TTC A 2012 BABY - THE GRADUATES PART 4!

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Mamma and McKayz's thread!

It's the home run ladies

And sorry fools but I did at your biscuit incident Aren't little boys fun?

Mckayz I have some shields I can post to you and some lanisoh cream, it's been opened but hardly used. I think you are doing well to get her to feed from you at all, it's not easy, don't be too hard on yourself
Bun, don't worry about getting the direction wrong, I didn't notice we have been doing lots of tummy rubbing and bicycling
Jake is on his 11th oz do milk since 7pm the hv asked if he was feeding normally and I said yes but he obv wasn't as he was taking 2oz 2-3 hourly, bad mummy I just hope he doesn't get constipated again and we end up in a vicious circle.
OH suggested we start trying for another baby in the next few months!!!! Whilst I want to get the whole pregnancy thing over and done with I would like to go back to work for a little bit, I think a year is a bit close together and I've only just been discharged from clinic! Am off for a waxing tomorrow so I guess we can practice
Hope you all get a good nights sleep

Fools my OH says your DS deserves a biscuit, not sure why though!! I have a horrible feeling him and jake are going to gang up on me! Hope yours and buns little angels behave better tomorrow!

Screw you guys! He did not deserve a biscuit! The little darling was good as gold once daddy arrived home. Grrr. I was desperate for him to go to bed by 5 and now miss him. I'm nuts. He has come to the conclusion that when he smiles because he is happy, I must be happy too.

So, my mum had an operation yesterday requiring a general but won't tell me what. All went fine so am now trying to guess what she had done. Care to weigh in? I should mention, she's a bit of a prude.

Right, I'm going to bed. Started week two of couch to 5k and have jelly legs.

Erm yes you are nuts fools. But that's why we love you FWIW I don't think he deserved a biscuit but I kind of admire his style! I have no idea what operation it could have been, but if she won't tell you then I guess it's possibly something bowel/reproductive related?

Personally I'd agree with you ellie in a year being too close together. There are 2 years 2 months between my two, which was about what we wanted. With hindsight, I'm glad that's what we decided (and were fortunate to catch on about that time too). The bit we didn't do was consider what stage DS would/could be at when Lauren would come along. As it is, it's fine. But for me now, thinking about having a baby when the other is only 1 would be much harder because they still need a lot doing for them at 1. Jake may only just be walking, if at all, and his language skills are unlikely to be particularly developed. Of course this can be perfectly fine, but if I were in your position I'd consider where Jake's likely to be development wise and how that would impact on you when you are a) heavily pregnant and b) with a newborn and severely lacking in energy from sleep deprivation and feeding. If nothing else, that may give you the ammunition to talk to your DH about waiting a little bit But practicing is always fun

I've sent one of you an awful picture. I think I need more practice at bf and drawing.

Ellie that would be lovely if you are sure? I have 21 months between the boys and I would say now they are 5 and 3 it's a brilliant age gap. But the first 6-12 months is quite hard. Especially if you end up with a non sleeping one like DS2!!

I think she's going to be a windy baby. She farts for England already. I wish she'd sleep in her basket as well. I don't mind co-sleeping at all but I never feel like I sleep properly.

Mckayz Yep, it's fine do you want to pm me your address and I'll get them in the post ASAP. I didn't sleep well to start with when jake was with us but I do now
There are 14 months between OH and his sister so that way have influenced things, I shall stick to my plan of at least 2 years

I just weighed myself.

Why???

If you're anything like me, its so that you know what your starting point is for when you're ready to start losing weight Then when you've lost it all you can say I've lost x pounds!

Can I start now?

I'm not going to bother dieting for a couple of months or so. I am going to hopefully lose some weight by doing the school run again. It's up a hill so I now have a pram to push which must help.

Definitely! The school run will more than likely be all you'll need to do I haven't dieted as such, just tried not to go mad and not to eat too late. The walking is what makes the difference. But remember not to go too mental in the early days as of course you also need to heal, rest and bf takes an awful lot of energy So no trying to catch up to fools and her running just yet crazy woman that she is

I don't think I'll ever be a runner!!

Crazy for running? I would be! But.... can you keep a secret.... I'll whisper.... I CHEAT! The dog has been trained to pull on command so I just send her off and hang on for dear life! She was quite lazy yesterday though. I actually had to do it myself What Davina says is eminently sensible, McKayz. Careful eating and walking should get you back in your pre pregnancy clothes in no time! Just look at Trouble. It took her no time at all!

Ah now we know where your DS gets his style from fools I can keep a secret, although I'm not sure posting it on the Internet was a good idea if you wanted to keep it quiet! My DS is very whiney at the moment, although its only when he's tired luckily.

Speaking of tired, we had a funny old night last night. Slightly later than normal feed at 8.15 followed by one at 1am then 4am when Lauren decided it would be a good time to get up for the day Not helped by the fact that she also needed a nappy & bed change zzzzz Needless to say, today's been a very lazy one so far.

Anyone else at this shit shit shit weather?? Don't they know I meticulously timed my pregnancy so we could enjoy the summer?? I don't have a proper waterproof do if we did venture out I'd get soaked!!

MW has just been. DD is jaundice so the MW doesn't think she is feeding properly. So I need to feed her more, which seems a bit strange as she feeds quite a lot anyway.

But she didn't watch a feed because DD is asleep having just finished feeding.

She hasn't been weighed yet. They are waiting until Monday to it which also seems weird to me as DS2 was 2 days old when they decided to weigh him.

That does seem strange McKayz It sounds like she's insinuating that her supposed lack of feeding is causing the jaundice, when in fact breastfeeding usually prolongs the jaundice symptoms And even more odd that she didn't weight her if she thinks she's not feeding right? What do you think about how she's doing?

I don't think she is latching on properly despite what the midwives say. The pain is the worst pain I think I have felt. Maybe not as bad as labour but not too far off.

MW said I could try expressing and feeding her using a cup. How do you feed a baby using a cup?

Oh you poor thing It's unbearable pain. Have you a local bf support group you could go to? RL help is what you'll need I suspect, and the MW's aren't always the best to help (not trying to diss mw's at all, but I suspect the training on bf is intermittent given how many threads I've read on here about mw bf support). The first couple of months are the worst

I've no idea about feeding cup - maybe ellie has some experience she can share?

Lauren's being so fussy today. She's absolutely knackered, but refusing to go to sleep I'm wondering if its another growth spurt

mckayz you poor thing. Cup feeding just means tipping a drop of milk from a small cup (like medicine cup) into their mouths. One of the many unsuccessful ventures in feeding my bottle refusing baby. If your milk hasn't come in properly, could you try expressing into a syringe to get milk in? We did that with DD at the start.

Failing that, Lansinoh, shields, and a BF consultant must be the way! Keep checking for tongue tie (a tie, or heart shaped tongue tip) as I know other MNers with Jan babies who have only had TT confirmed this month

Right, cut feeding is messy so bib, cloth etc!! Use an eggcup or the lid from a bottle, something with a soft edge and put about 10/15ml in put the edge on her bottom lip and tip the milk to the edge and she should sort of lap it up, don't pour it in otherwise she might choke on it, for the jaundice, strip her off as much as possible and put her near a window, daylight helps to get rid of it, she might need a little blood test, like the blood spot test to check her jaundice levels if it doesn't sort it's self out, jake was jaundiced too. Let me know if there is anything else I can do/help with

Cup feeding even

Many babies are jaundiced mckayz, something like 60%! Fyfe was, it was never suggested that it was anything to do with him not feeding properly. I found it really hard bf at first, I was crying in anticipation of the feeds at my lowest point...definitely use the shields and know that although hard now it is so easy in the long run!

DD has a tooth! Unfortunately, she just used it to bite my nipple - I have little fang marks and she made me bleed

Things are hard at the moment - we're not getting much sleep and teething is making her very grumpy. Am nearly as tired as the first month .

How am I meant to keep DD awake for a feed? She needs a feed now but just doesn't want to wake up. She'll latch on but is asleep within seconds of being on.

Have you stripped her to her nappy/changed her? Tickle her feet, just annoy her!!