The final December 2016 thread?

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Old thread was full, so I'm setting up grumpy corner over here

Still no movement. How do I make my baby poo
Kitkat how long will you be waiting for a scan appointment? Hope all is OK. I know what you mean about having 10 mins mummy daddy time but this baby malarkey is also knackering, can't be bothered (I'm a bad wife).

Rosie I'm prepared to be shouted down for this and - disclaimer - I have not tried this myself - but I do remember reading that an infant can be encouraged to poo by very gently inserting and twisting a ky or Vaseline coated cotton wool bud in their bottom, then bicycling their legs. I've just looked up this method and come across lots of mumsnet threads where it is shouted down as too invasive so I don't know...

Rosie I'm sure I've read before that giving baby a small amount of boiled water (like an oz) can help baby poo. Worth a shot maybe?

Thank you for your replies re: hip scan. I was anxious they were going to have to sedate her or something to do it so feel more reassured now. No idea exactly how long a wait we have, although I think within the next month-ish. Hopefully it'll just be a pre-cautionary thing.

Rosie the midwife told me to give baby an ounce of cooled boiled water if needed to assist with pooing. It has proved effective on the couple of occasions we've needed it.... (Too effective it has seemed dealing with the resulting change!)

Hope everything goes well at the scan kitkat whenever it may be.
I was told a tiny bit of orange juice added to boiled water helps, although hoping by now baby has had a poo rosie

Co sleeping has become official here, otherwise I couldn't cope, she does a good stretch from 10-2 but after that she's awake til 5 or 6, the noises she makes are unreal!

thanks everyone but we are currently on hospital. tried everything yesterday, boiled water with a tiny bit of brown sugar, I ate loads for f

don't know why it's posted half my post but cut a long story short, lo has an infection so I've antibiotics and tests in hospital. still no poo and trumps are getting smellier. hope everyone else is OK.

Hope you're all ok Rosie

Rosie, my DD 8 days old dos have a problem pooing and her farts just got continuously smellier for a few days then she had a huge poo and has been regular ever since. Take heart

Hope all is okay nurse.

How is everyone getting on.

Thinking of you and lo nurse

Sorry to hear your news nurse. Hope things are improving for you and your little one. x

thanks everyone. we are ok, seems slightly better though still having moments. waiting for a lumber puncture, they tried twice yesterday so fingers crossed they'll get it. it's so traumatic watching them do stuff like that but I know it's needed. we will be in until Monday but I think lo is already looking brighter. so finally 2 poo explosions today. hope everyone else is doing OK x

over a week since the last birth announcement and this...isn't a birth announcement. 41+1 today and had three hours of what i assumed was contractions this morning. then nothing. i feel as though it will never happen. are there any other december lurkers still waiting?

good wishes to the rest of you. sounds like you are all coping admirably with the challenges of the first few weeks!

How worrying, nurse, I hope little one feels better soon.

We have the opposite poo problem, BabyBonkers poos constantly!

My body is wrecked 😔 It wasn't great to start with but although my legs and arms are back to normal, or possibly scrawnier, my belly is flabby and comes with a lovely overhang. I don't know if that's normal or as a result of my c-section but can't imagine how it will ever be right again. And I can't exercise properly for weeks yet. I cleaned the bathroom and wafted a hoover about yesterday and ended up sore.

On the up side though, my infection seems much better and the gp found a least risky antihistamine so my rash is clearing up too! This time next week I might be 'well'!

bonkers I know it's hard, try not to worry too much about your stomach at the moment, it stretched to a miraculous size to accommodate your baby, it needs a bit of time. Glad your infection has cleared up.

Not long now Wilf I hope they haven't left for the January thread, I'll miss them if they have

Bonkers I had a section last time too and the overhang does go, promise!

Thanks for the advice about nocturnal babies guys. We are steadily getting there!

Hugs to all of you, I'm sure you're all doing a brilliant job

No birth announcements for ages, is there a postnatal thread yet?

This poorly baby business is exhausting, how do mums cope? Thanks for the support, things seem to be looking up a little.
I've caused mumsnet uproar by starting a post asking whether ebf mums who can't leave baby should be offered a meal. Actually caused uproar and it was just a wonder. Oops.
hope everyone else is OK. Still no news for some?

This poorly baby business is exhausting, how do mums cope? Thanks for the support, things seem to be looking up a little.
I've caused mumsnet uproar by starting a post asking whether ebf mums who can't leave baby should be offered a meal. Actually caused uproar and it was just a wonder. Oops.
hope everyone else is OK. Still no news for some?

I did look in at that thread nurse, I think it would be nice if they could, but at the same time I understand how much pressure is in the NHS at the moment, that being said I think some posters were a bit twatish with their comments (I got a bit annoyed so stopped reading after a few) and should have considered the fact that you're obviously a new mum, with a poorly baby and a thousand postnatal hormones raging around who is also emotional as well AND that it was an innocent question to distract you whilst you're in hospital. I hope you don't feel put out by some of the comments
How is baby now? Hope things are better x

Thanks Bigfam. I really didn't expect all that, people can be morons. I dont expect a 5* service but a littke help at the time woukd have bee nice.
Anyway, lo is a little better thanks. He's slept alot today although will only sleep while being cuddled, he hates the cot. Still waiting for tests results. Treating as a bad infection but nothing specific yet. My Mum came today and brought a bag full of food which will last me a few days but I'm not telling that horrible thread that x

Nurse there certainly are a few pilllocks around, don't take it to heart. I was once flamed to the ground when non sleeping DD was tiny asking if DH should sleep in the spare room when he needed to get up very early / loud alarm going off. You would've thought I was asking him to sleep in a cold, wet dungeon from the responses I had

nurse you should just hide/avoid that thread, there are lots of nice posters but some full on cunts too, I went back on there and after reading I had to post, it made me so angry. This is what I posted (so you don't have to go back on there)

*I think some of the people come on here just to have a dig and don't even bother to read the original and subsequent posts, you should be ashamed of yourself for kicking someone when they're down, a new mum who's already emotional as hell with a baby that's poorly in hospital no less!

I'm not saying you shouldn't express your opinion, but there are better ways to go about it. Do these people just lurk on threads & jump on one where they think they can cause upset?!*

Glad your lo is a bit better and you've managed to get some food, take care x