TTC A 2012 BABY - THE GRADUATES PART 4!

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Mamma and McKayz's thread!

It's the home run ladies

Helloooo!!

I've had 2 of my Uni friends from oop north come and stay for 2 nights. Yesterday we went for a drive to a country pub in Kent and then to Knole Park in Sevenoaks to see the deer. Today we've been round the shops and they're heading back oop north soon. Tonight DP's best mate is coming over to meet Violet. Then on Thursday DP is off to Latitude Festival til Monday. I was a bit nervous of all those days by myself but our friends have really rallied round and I've got a different person staying every night but Sunday. Going to be such a help, just when I want a shower or loo or something. So lovely and I'm feeling great about it. Wouldn't have worried me so much but today my parents flew off to Finland for a month to see family so I'd have been all alone if I'd suddenly needed help. No worries now though!

I've been having a few doubts with BF mck because although everything's fine in the day I'm expressing in the middle of the night to get the 2 bottles we do at bedtime/night feed. It's just not sustainable and I'm wondering about doing those 2 bottles as formula. Thing is I don't want to do anything to wreck breast feeding... Still weighing up my options.....

Lovely that you got to meet up with epic and bun, trouble. Wish I lived a bit closer to you guys

Why do you express at night mamma? I don't understand I don't think.
I'd happily meet up in Kent if you fancy...say Tunbridge Wells? fools too if you can make it?

I'm up for that! Be warned, if its a weekday, the hyper toddler may be coming too.

Sorry to hear about the struggles bfing. You've received sound advice already, just do what's right for you. A happy mumma makes a happy bubba hun lol. (disclaimer; I may have been lurking on the what's wrong with netmums thread) :o

Well, things have been...interesting here. Uti followed by ds getting a cold, he's given it to F and I. She woke up at 3.15 this morning (how am I still functioning?!) And now, to top it off, the uti is trying to come back. She's slept all day so I have visions of another sleepless night. Can't ask dh to help as he is working in South London tomorrow so has an early start.

I was amused this morning when dh came down, I'd walked the dogs hoping she'd sleep in the sling (she did) and he just kept saying "but how did you walk the dogs?" Poor man couldn't get it as he normally walks them on weekdays.

Wish me luck! :o

Good luck!

I think we're in for a long night too Lauren just will not settle tonight - am so tired. We've tried everything. The only thing that seems to settle her is letting her hold hands while she falls asleep, but of course that's only until she wakes up and realises we've gone Time for some tough love I think! Back to the in and out method Fingers crossed it works, as I don't think this sleep deprivation is doing me any good at all See you on the other side

I think I'll be having a sleepless night. She's been sleeping most of the evening. I'm already feeling exhausted after last night when I couldn't sleep.

oh goodness! Good luck all! Hope you all get some sleep!

Well we're up again for yet another bloody feed Surely it's too early for this! Although random thought for the evening - if the HCP's calculate adjusted ages for premature babies, should they also do the same for very late babies?

Would love to meet up! Tonbridge Wells isn't far

I've got into a bad habit expressing at night. Reasons being ive struggled to find a good moment in the day where I can get enough as Violet's not keen on being put down anywhere. Then in the night my boobs were so engorged I had to let them down. Once V had had her bottle of expressed milk I'd offer her the boob as a top up. She rarely took it as the bottle was enough. We've had her night time change and feed to 30mins which has been great for our sleep. Anyway, tonight I'm offering boobs first. Will be a longer night time feed but least no expressing. Just means I need to find some time to get her bed time bottle expressed. I'm not convinced so far. V's almost finished the second boob as is wide awake. She's also been a nightmare this evening. Cry cry cry every time she was in the Moses basket. So she ended up on my chest for the first 4 hours. Need her to settle from this feed and go in the basket coz she's getting a bit heavy for my chest!

davina how are you doing?

Back up again Frustrating as we decided at the weekend that we'd make a concerted effort to catch up on some sleep. Seems the lovely kiddies have other ideas

Sounds difficult Mamma Hope you managed ok tonight

DH is trying to get DD to go to sleep. I've fed her and if I try to feed her again she falls straight to sleep but wakes up if I move her. I'm tired.

Woo!! I've managed to catch up with draw something!

Well done - I've loads to catch up on. I didn't have the brain power for it last night. Shame really as being up every 2 hour meant I had the time So tired today though. How did you get on? Did DH manage to settle her for you?

Yeah but only by her sleeping on his chest and him staying awake. But it meant I got 2 hours sleep.
Did you have a bad night then?

Yeah although she settled fine, just wanted lots of feeding. Well I say that - the last time (about 5am) when I just gave her her dummy back and she settled So I've no clue

Hooray, meeting up would be great! Tunbridge wells is pretty much between here and London DH works in tonbridge so I can get a lift home too (will get the train there as doubt you'll want to meet at 07.30?! bun, epic is it doable for you?
I think I am missing the point mamma (awful memory), why does she need an expressed bottle?

Good morning all! I feel terrific! Still a bit congested but the little treasure slept loads last night! She had a few quick feeds when she stirred but that's nothing really.

She did vomit over me so much I needed a shower, but I can live with that! Hope you all have really great days!

McKayz, how does dh like having his little girl? Are they bonding well and giving you a rest?

He's really enjoying it. He gets confused though as the boys obviously call him by his name, so he sometimes says things like "come have a cuddle with X" and then realises that he is Daddy

Aww, how sweet Maybe you Gould have got him one of those 'I'm the Daddy' tshirts!

So glad you're feeling better fools not at all, oh no

Well we're supposed to be visiting my mate today and we agreed to be there for 10am but of course little madam is still sleeping! Ordinarily I'd wake her up, but I don't think thats such a good idea after last night. So I sent her a text to let her know we'd be a bit late (my mate that is, not Lauren ). Luckily, she'd had a similar night to me so she's not ready for us anyway

Gould?? I meant should of course - stoopid autocorrect

I've just added a picture of Rosalie in her Arsenal kit.

Aww she's so gorgeous! Shame about the Arsenal kit

The expressed bottles came from her time in SCBU. We were told to express as much as I possibly could and give her top ups after feeds. So if I wasn't feeding her I was expressing. Started getting bored of this and she was gaining weight well so stopped expressing in the day. We found that it really helped to keep her bed time bottle though because it got her off to sleep quicker and for longer. So I needed to express for that and then did the same for her night feed. Want to keep the bed time bottle up because it just helps us get guaranteed longer sleep.

Tonbridge Wells it is then! But not at 7:30am

I hope you have a good day after your rough night davina.

How's your DH loving being a daddy mck?

I see! I guess it must make a big difference then as you're losing sleep from expressing at night? I hope you can find a solution that works for everyone! I'll PM you my email address so we can arrange a meet up!
mckayz that picture is so cute!

Well I bf only last night at her night feed and even though I thought she was looking bright eyed, suddenly at the end she just konked out! So wasn't bad or long afterall. Wil have another go tonight but still not managed to get her bedtime bottle expressed...

Thanks trouble. Will go check

Hooray! That's great news! FX for tonight!