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May 2017 #16 Sleep deprivation, mumnesia and first smiles

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crazyzooo · 11/06/2017 09:46

New thread to celebrate the small things (like first smiles and eating steak with one hand), commiserate over the less fabulous stuff (poonamies, vomit eruptions and wind spring to mind) and someone to talk to at 4am Grin

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crazyzooo · 11/06/2017 09:50

This made me laugh!

May 2017 #16 Sleep deprivation, mumnesia and first smiles
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jennymac31 · 11/06/2017 10:18

Thanks for setting up the new thread.

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dreamofhungarianlanterns · 11/06/2017 10:25

Ha ha crazy brilliant picture! And great title thanks.

Last night was weird, we re-homed the ducklings yesterday so night nappy changes were missing me being able to look out of the window and see them waddling or splashing about in the garden. I might put my most persuasive face on and suggest a pond visit today... I've included pics of their neighbours on either side Smile

May 2017 #16 Sleep deprivation, mumnesia and first smiles
May 2017 #16 Sleep deprivation, mumnesia and first smiles
May 2017 #16 Sleep deprivation, mumnesia and first smiles
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BouncingBlueberry · 11/06/2017 10:41

@dreamofhungarianlanterns can I come visit please?
Jacob has had his fussiest 24 hours. He's really caught me off guard by it and this morning I was pulling my hair out. He's a bit calmer now thank goodness. We got discharged from midwife on Friday. He's now at or was on Friday 8lb 7oz so after an 11% weight loss he's now 7oz over Birth weight. The boy literally does not stop eating.

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dreamofhungarianlanterns · 11/06/2017 10:54

Blueberry of course, you and Jacob welcome any time! Well done on the weight gain, terrific work.

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mightymouse76 · 11/06/2017 10:55

Thanks @crazyzooo...that picture!! 
@dreamofhungarianlanterns I'd like to come too please, perhaps along with our entire group? Grin

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dreamofhungarianlanterns · 11/06/2017 11:03

Mighty you may have the beginnings of a cunning plan there!! Only slight spanner in the works is that I don't actually own this stunning property, DP is paid to make it look amazing 😉

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teainbed · 11/06/2017 11:09

Found you! Thanks for the new thread.

@BouncingBlueberry I hear you! And similar here, I just can't seem to fill him up. And struggling a bit with naps and putting him down to sleep. DH is away from Monday to Wednesday which isn't going to help things either. I even counted the weeks until he can get some solid food. Blush It's still quite a long time!

@crazyzooo that photo demonstrates how I feel most of the time!

@dreamofhungarianlanterns gorgeous pictures, you must live somewhere really lovely!

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BouncingBlueberry · 11/06/2017 11:19

@teainbed I may have done the same with the counting down to solid food last night and he's only 17 days old - yes I feel like a bad mum. I think he's maybe having a growth spurt so hopefully this unsettledness won't last too long.

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Rustler74 · 11/06/2017 11:28

Hope this works to place mark! Love the monkey @crazyzooo

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mightymouse76 · 11/06/2017 11:36

@BouncingBlueberry @teainbed mini is one month and one day old and is insatiable. I've had him on the boob on and off since 7 and every time he falls sleep on it/I put him down, I get hungry faces, grizzling and rooting until I pick him back up. Seriously not sure what he's getting from me any more!

If anyone's interested, I made some flapjacks on Friday with the supposed galactagogues- oats and fenugreek. Just combined oats w melted butter, coconut oil and honey, sliced banana, grated apple, whatever nuts I had to hand and lots of raisins. Also chucked in some turmeric, cinnamon and allspice. Bake for 25 mins. Sort of like a cross between and Indian confection and a hippie flapjack. No idea whether it's helped my supply, and no chance to continue the experiment as oh finished the last two for breakfast. Might suggest he puts baby on his boob as payback.

@dreamofhungarianlanterns. I'm impressed!
If your OH ever needs twenty or so new mums and newborns to help out, you know where we are Grin

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Badgerbird · 11/06/2017 11:55

Hey everyone!

God I nearly broke last night. It's hard work isn't it!
Mw in morning says Carla looks like a healthy baby and is putting on weight which is brill. She hadn't had yellow poo yet though which slightly concerned her so I needed to feed more (ouch!!)
She was so fractious last night, screaming and unsettled. We made decision to give her a bottle of formula in middle of night to help fill her up and encourage wet/dirty nappy as I was worried I just wasn't making enough fir her. This decision made me cry and feel like shit even though I have absolutely no judgement of people who ff and thought I'd be fine with it. Damn exhaustion and hormones!!
Come the night feed, as daddy cracked open the formula I changed nappy..... massive yellow poo!! Smile Followed by a great breast feed and top up with expressed breast milk followed by another big yellow poo later. Very happy mum and dad!!

I will give her formula if she needs it though, I don't want her going hungry poor poppet. TT tomoz so let's see if that helps feeding.

Happy Sunday all and thinking about those still to waiting pop! Is it mrspage? BrewCakeFlowers

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savagehk · 11/06/2017 13:04

Went to the midwives yesterday after not being discharged at 10 days old because baby savage was 10g under birth weight. Hmm (with a nice long feed just after being weighed if course).

She's now 4.44 kg so has put on weight fine and we were discharged.

Glad i went though as it was the midwife who delivered her, so nice to see her again :)

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mightymouse76 · 11/06/2017 13:22

@Badgerbird
I reckon it's the hardest thing I've ever ever done! Well done for getting through the night. They do feel endless sometimes. I'm just glad it's summer and it's light early-I imagine this is harder during long dark nights!

Re ff, I feel like shit everytime he has it- oh regularly offers so I can have a sleep but I always say 'oh I'll just put him on the boob once more' thinking somehow I'll magically full him up this time (I don't ').
Wish I could express more when he's napping to top him up but it getting an ounce each time Confused making me feel even more like a failed mum. I'm trying to limit formula to one a day (oh night feed) but on days like today where he's either crying or boobing, I feel guilty that he's still constantly hungry so ff seems like the only way to satisfy him...

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MrsJW15 · 11/06/2017 13:28

This feeding thing is so difficult! Where are the instructions for the baby?! Miriam is mostly fine except sort of 7-11ish when she really fusses. Can't decide if I should start expressing to top up then or if it will mess with her latch.

We saw the midwives on Friday at 2 weeks plus one day and she's still not back at birth weight although they didn't seem worried about her and haven't suggested formula yet.

@Badgerbird once those poos start they never stop! 

@mightymouse76 I've been eating lots of oaty things. I don't really like fenugreek though.

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newbieho · 11/06/2017 13:44

@crazyzooo thanks for the new thread. The pic made me smile as baby newbie likes to move while feeding (ouch!).

@dreamofhungarianlanterns what a beautiful garden! Love it. Ducklings grown up do much - good work!

@Badgerbird baby newbie has got TT treated tmrw as well. We are going to Kings in the afternoon. Hopefully the snip will help with latching/ excessive winds and ease nipple pains.

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CoxsOrangePippin · 11/06/2017 13:45

After a couple of days of hourly feeding, LittlePippin has so far today fed three hourly and slept in between. And instead of being grateful I'm worrying there's something wrong! Blush this is just the start of 18 years of worrying right?

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1004Rise · 11/06/2017 13:51

Placemarking, thanks for the new thread! Need to catch up now!

Did @mrspage1985 have her baby yet? Do we all have babies now?

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newbieho · 11/06/2017 13:55

@mightymouse76 @Badgerbird feeling guilty is a horrible thing, isn't it? I am doing mixed feeding and give a formula either in the evening or at night. It's the only way to prevent my boobs from falling off and I can't do expressing with cluster feeding baby. I felt like sugar at the beginning but there are worse things in the world.

@CoxsOrangePippin Can I ask Little Pippin to have a word with baby newbie please? Three hours break between feeds sound like a godsend.

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Rabbitykins55 · 11/06/2017 14:00

Thank you for the new thread!

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vanilla8 · 11/06/2017 14:12

2 weeks and 1 day here and seem to be in the middle of a growth spurt too. Feeding every hour and a very fussy night two nights ago where he just didn't settle.

We had an episode of 4 nappy changes in half an hour last night with lots of explosions, I told DH it was him sharing the workload seeing as though I've been cluster feeding!

We have the health visitor for a weigh tomorrow as he was still 7% below birth weight a few days ago, although she was happy he is alert and plenty of wet nappies.
I might ask for latch to be checked as still find it takes a few attempts of him latching on ok, and although can't see obvious tongue tie I notice his tongue doesn't come out past his lips

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crazyzooo · 11/06/2017 15:11

Aaargh! I want to stamp my feet like a toddler and shout "It's NOT fair". 6 +5 post partum, EBF every 2-3 hours/24hrs a day, no expressing/bottles/dummies - I have a period AngryAngryAngry

Having a large pitty party!

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EsmesBees · 11/06/2017 15:40

Lots of hugs to all those struggling with breastfeeding. We are bang in the thick of the hard bit, it really does get better very quickly. It's pretty normal for them not to seem full all the time as your supply adapts to their growing needs.

Baby Bees is 2wk2d and we had a terrible night. She is also fussy and windy in the evening, and was hard to settle at 11. Then at 3 she was wide awake after a feed, so woke DH up and handed her over, only for dd1 to wake up at 5.30!

Crazy that is not fair at all! Hopefully it's not too painful for you.

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PeachIcedT · 11/06/2017 16:43

We are now in post natal clubs! I decided to start expressing and getting DH to give the milk at the 5am feed for a bit of a break. But she is so variable - Friday night she only took 50ml of the 120ml available (remainder went in her bath the next day) then last night she guzzled 100ml then still fed off me! Sometimes it really feels like she wants to eat constantly- if I put her down now she'd wake and that little tongue would start poking out for a feed (but she is conked out in a temporary milk coma on me at the moment).

I still get fleeting thoughts of switching to formula, especially once DH is back to work. But so far seem to be able to express a decent amount, as long as she sleeps for me to do it!

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CoxsOrangePippin · 11/06/2017 16:49

@esmeesbees how long til it gets better though?

@newbieho maybe ask a baby who has managed the three hourly feeds for more than 12 hours in his whole life though! It's already back to normal here.

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