babies and bumps mixed thread -May babies are coming!

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Here's the new thread, for bumps and babies before we all graduate together!

Parsnip....maybe bravissimo for bras???

Ice sounds just like my DH but substitute it for 2 hours at the gym!

Parsnip try Royce brand. I wear those at a G/H cup

Much better day today - went to an excellent country park with two massive adventure playgrounds for DS and we walked him a couple miles around the fishing reservoir. I say walked, he rode his daddy's shoulders a fair distance shouting "Gallop daddy, gallop!!" Then a picnic, another walk and final swings before heading home. Babyice was as good as gold in the sling as we played and walked. BF in the car when we arrived and again on the picnic rug - a happy little grub.

We had chilli and garlic steak on the BBQ for tea. Both boys are asleep and we are about to watch Outlander - what a perfect day. Oh wait, no, toddler is still awake....seriously, how on earth is he not exhausted???? Is there no end to his boundless energy??

How's grouchy kiwi getting on?

Sounds like a lovely day ice.

We have had DS2 Christening this weekend which has been fab. Great to get the family together and both kids on best behaviour. Priest made a real fuss of DS1 and almost encouraged him to run around the church. He had a great day!

DS1 ' S behaviour has also improved over the last few days. He has had a nasty eczema flare up which is finally responding to medication. Wondering if that was more of the problem rather than new baby. Who knows!

Family will all be gone in a couple of days and we will finally get into a proper routine.

Hope you've all had good weekends.

Everyone seems to be settling in lovely with their new additions

Wow christening already that is organised!

I'm with you on the boundless energy! The days DS1 doesn't stop he seems to take ages to fall asleep but the days we haven't really done anything he's gone in seconds!

DS2 doesn't seem to stop feeding! Quite glad I switched to bottle now as I think I would have lost the plot at least I've been able to hand him over! Don't know how you all do it!

DH finally back at work and it's been nice to get back to our normal life a bit. Went to toddler Grp this morning and pottered about the hide doing some housework and playing in the garden. DD was a Velcro non stop feeder and DS didn't nap but the sling and an early night solved all that and it was surprisingly relaxing and stress free. Everyone fed and nobody dead!

However, I need to get DD registered tomorrow and wil have to take DS on my own and try to stop him destroying the registars office.

I love this MN mantra of everyone fed and nobody dead - woohoo!! Am in awe of the mums of two (or more) who are still sane!
DP has gone away for the night for work, he left at 4.30 this morning so we've been on our own since then - and for the first day since he went back to work 2 weeks ago I also had NO social plans! It's actually been a perfect day so far - we went back to sleep after a 4am-ish feed and slept on and off till 10, then I took breakfast back to bed and fed her again on and off all morning while watching a few episodes of a series on Amazon prime - had a super late shower then did skin to skin for an hour or 2, and eventually had lunch at 3, went out at 4 and sat in the park in the sunshine with an iced coffee for a few hours - and bought a spendy fancy cake on the way home - feeling pretty good about my day so far! Although when I was feeding DD in the park hidden by the sling I managed to get her weirdly latched and now seem to have a blister on my boob - ouch!!

cant that sounds absolutely perfect!

Hi everyone. Fell out of the thread for a while.

Hope things are going well for everyone.

My Mum left today to go back to NZ so it's all change here. DH is having a week of leave so that will help but it's time to sort myself into a routine for the sake of our older girls. I'm not much of a routine-driven person so this will be a challenge! Neither of the older ones go to nursery so we rarely have anywhere to be by a specific time.

GrouchyBaby was baptised yesterday and we had a lovely - though exhausting - day with everyone. DH's family decided they needed to come to ours for lunch afterwards so I had to sort a meal for 6 extra people. So glad Mum was here or I possibly would have told them to sod off.

Two weeks old tomorrow. Can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. Thankful for a relatively easy baby so far; I'm told that's not unusual for third children. I guess they're used to noise and just have to fit in with what's already going on.

That does sound amazing cant. I wish I had done more of that when DS was tiny instead of taking him to classes that he hated and trying to be generally productive. Poor DD gets dragged about to toddler stuff all day.

Odog Have been dragging her on coffee dates every day up to now and do plan to do groups/classes etc mostly for my own benefit but I think I'm a bit more appreciative of the massive benefits of a quiet day now too, I think maybe I was scared of staying home alone all day if that doesn't sounds nuts?
Am super impressed with these early baptisms grouchy and Tristan, it must be so lovely to have an official welcome for your little ones! (Needless to say the Frenchman isn't much of a churchgoer so no chance of it happening over here! We just had a lovely FaceTime call with him in Paris where DD was gazing intently at the screen the entire time, completely calm and alert - 4 weeks old and she gets more fascinated and fascinating every day!! I think I'm lucky too, I get the feeling she is quite an easy baby if you ignore the occasional terrible night!

Everyone sounds like they're doing really well. Cant your day sounds perfect!

We've had a bit of a traumatic day. DS had his tongue tie snipped and has been so unsettled since the poor little thing. This afternoon he's literally been either feeding or crying. Latch felt much better initially afterwards but now my nipples are getting sore again and I'm trying not to use nipple shields anymore.

Parsnip so sorry to hear that - but just wanted to say the midwives I spoke to didn't seem to think it was a problem that I was initially using nipple shields for every feed (up until a week ago), so maybe if it helps you can keep using them? We are using them for some feeds now but probably only about a quarter (instead of 99%) as sometimes DD just can't seem to latch.

Your poor wee DS, Parsnip. Hope he heals quickly. How sore is sore? Mine still hurt when DD latches on, but settle after that. If it's longer than for latching then I'd probably continue using the shields till your nipples have healed. I had a lot of pain initially with DD2 and the breastfeeding consultant I saw said that it was fine to use the shields for as long as I felt I needed them. I fed DD2 for 14 months without trouble once the pain subsided.

Sounds like a lovely day can't I need to start getting out and about a bit more. We've gone on walks and to the shops but not been for coffee or anything yet and not breastfed in public yet either. I bailed on coffee with my nct group today as still dont feel confident to go out with her. I need to get some better breastfeeding clothes and cover ups as well as a sling. Are you using the Innoo sling we bought in the Facebook group? I've not got on with mine too well yet. Anyone got any sling recommendations?

parsnip we got dds tongue tie snipped today too. We paid to get it done privately in the end as my poor nipples couldn't wait any longer. DD has also been very unsettled since and is feeding but keeps getting frustrated and coming on and off the boob. I've fed without shields today but she's been constantly feeding for a while and nipples are starting to get sore again. Ive had the latch checked by two lactation consultants and countless midwives now and theyve all said its good so I hope she learns how to use her new tongue function soon and feeding improves.Thankfully she's asleep now so my poor nipples and are getting a break! Still need to buy a dummy too!

We use a Philips dummy, DD absolutely loves it. She's only had it a week and I'm already nervous about weaning her off it if she carries on like this. Limiting it to bedtimes but I think she'd happily keep it all day.

What classes/groups are people thinking of doing? I didn't do NCT (bitterly regret this now) so really want to meet some mums with babies of a similar age. Was thinking baby massage and baby yoga sound fun. Will also take her to a baby group once she's old enough to engage with the toys and other babies a bit more and doesn't just want to sleep and feed!

frozen and parsnip hope the feeding is going a bit better today. DD still wants to feed constantly and to be honest I'm at my wits end with it. Feel tied to the sofa a lot of the time.

29 I did baby massage with DD and loved it. I wish I'd done it sooner as she was very colicky for the first few months and I think it would have helped. It's also great for people who are shy (like me!) as there's no pressure to interact with the other mums during the session, you just focus on baby. Then as you get more confident you can hang around after the class to chat.

I've not found any groups here yet, I can't walk very far at the moment due to back pain, I'm hoping that will get better soon and I'll be able to explore more.

So jealous of dummy success. Please don't worry about it yet 29. I have found it a god send for DS over the last 2 years. Great for when they are poorly or going through development leaps and need extra comfort/help with sleep. He still has it now for naps and bed and his teeth and speech are fine. It was basically surgically attached to him for the first 6months and reducing his dummy time was done gently and gradually over time so it wasn't an issue. I'm sure he will give it up at bedtime in his own time. DD has taken to not feeding to sleep but needing to just put her lips/cheek against my boob while I rock her. The girl needs a dummy!

I did baby sensory, baby yoga, baby massage, swimming. The lot with DS. It was excessive. I needed to get out of the house as that was what I had been used to pre-baby. DS screamed through most of them but I liked talking to the other mums so wasn't all bad. After he was about a year old we stopped and we do a couple of village hall/church playgroups and we still do swimming lessons as DS learned to love it and I think water confidence from young is important. Poor DD is just dragged along to these strapped to my chest in a sling. We spend a lot more time at home and actually I really enjoy it.

So yesterday DS didn't nap at flaked out on the sofa at 5.15pm (but slept until 5.30am which isn't much earlier than normal for him). Today he did nap but I woke him up after an hour and one failed bedtime attempt later he is still bouncing off the walls. No idea what the answer is.

It takes a couple of days of 1hour nap for the magic to kick in! DS was in full negotiation mode tonight - he needed a drink of water, he needed a snack, he needed to check if his brother's cot was alright, he wanted me to sing a song, he didn't like that the third time I tucked him in that I said goodnight too quickly, can I check on daddy etc etc etc. he's quiet now but that's 45 minutes after "bedtime" because today he got an hour and a half nap. (Yes, I fell asleep with DS2 snuggled against my boob in bed, my bad!)

The lot with DS. It was excessive. I needed to get out of the house as that was what I had been used to pre-baby. Swimming, music, two different toddler groups. I needed out a.m and p.m but won't manage many baby classes this time until first son hits nursery. We do two toddler groups and a gymnastics class. (running around after footballs and charging around trying to avoid falls from beams and ladders)

I liked the music one best

Ice and Odog I was the same. Did every class going with DS1. This one will get swimming and is getting baby reflexology. The rest is him being dragged to DS1 school run, gymnastics and swimming plus 47689 parks

Hi all! Mine is now a week and a half old - seems like sooooo much longer!

I'm going to be looking for baby classes but I live in a village close to a tiny town so might be tricky. I'm already driving after my section though, which will make it easier.

nicky I live in a small village and the nearest town in tiny but there is loads on so you might be surprised. 2 toddler grps in the village and lots of classes in surrounding towns/villages within 10min drive. Eg baby sensory, music classes, swimming plus more. Ask at your nearest children's centre - that's where I found out about everything after I had DS.

Am I being unreasonable (I know I am...) for resenting DP for his frequent decisions to work from home now because it means I can't spend the morning watching TV and eating biscuits??

YANBU and I'd like to add that you should still be watching TV and eating biscuits, chocolate ones, or cake.

AIBU to claim that when I need to make tea, put the shopping away, entertain the toddler and feed the baby it isn't the best time for DH to announce that he needs to hose tree sap off his car?!

How are all the beautiful babies? How are all the mummies feeling?