Due Jan 2008.......................Asleep on our feet..............zzzzzzzzzzz.....................

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Hello
am over here...!!!

Morning Everyone

Regarding the Breast feeding - my hospital provide area to make up formula milk, along with sterilisor that can be used.

I was quite happy to hear this as at the moment I dont think I will be breastfeeding my LO. I have already been getting very looks when people hear this, but I may change my mind once she is born. I dont think not feeling a want to breastfeed my baby automatically makes me a bad mother, but I know a lot of people tend to view it like that

Thank goodness add me to the have done nothing at all, not looked at anything not bought anything or thought about anything list.

My hospital wrote saying formula not provided unless in emergencies so bring your own - but i am up for having a go at bf . need to something to lose the weight easily and thaat sounds like a plan.

the sticker place is the 51 percent discount store its on ebay they have 100's from princess to nemo to winnnie the pooh, we quite like the noah's ark things - actually my sister found these stickers not me so I cant even claim to have done that!!

I was meant to start a 6 week fraud trial yesterday but my client pleaded guilty so now a dilemma. I have only one real case left to do a murder beginning on 12th november until christmas. I have some work to do on that but do I take another case to fill the time?? Very tricky one.

Was good at the weekend went and had a gym induction new pregnant program sorted out but on sunday me and my not preganat sister went to pregnancy yoga - i must be very immature sis too as the teacher started doing this humming thing and my sis and i could not look at each other for fits of the giggles. Decided not for me will stick to legs bums and preganant tums.

First antenatal class tomorrow - yikes

cazzybaby - I wouldnt worry abotu what others think...everyone has their own view on how to bring children up...its your baby, so do what you feel is best for both of you..If you dont want to, then dont...plenty of bottle fed and breast fed babies..and all seem to do perfectly well! xxx
Im going to try and BF , but wont beat myself up....petyy much going to go with the flow of things i think?

Cannot believe that mums are made to feel bad mothers for contemplating bottle feeding their baby.
TBH i did breast feed both mine. DS was brill and i fed him for nearly 9 monhts but dd was a pain and i only did it for 4 monhts with her.
I will do it again though with this one as i swear it was the best diet i have ever doen
I would do what makes you a happy , as they say a happy mum = a happy baby !
P.S Don't forget bringing up baby on tonight !

oh cazzy, seriously youjust have to ignore people... they love to spew all the breats is best thing (which we all know) but if you have decided it isnt for you then people should just respect that. I see people BF for 6 months or whatever and then give jar food (again personal choice, nothing wrong with it) but I BF for only about a month in all with a lot of that being expressed but cooked all my DS's meals from scratch which was important to me.

My MIL BF all her children for a year, which was great but from 3 months gave them juice out of a bottle, and weaned them by feeding mashed up food from a bottle, I see the last two as complete no nos for me and think that is counter productive after BF and giving all that goodness, but we all have our own little things and waht works for one doesnt work for everyone and some people emotionally find BF hard, I had a friend who hardly ate and was really stressed with a new baby and her father (a GP) said that if she was that stressed and down she wasnt relaly providing that much "goodness".

I think BF is brilliant when it works well for all involved but sometimes it just doesnt or people are just not comfy with it. There are so many decisions that need to be taken until your child is 18 or whatever....this is one little thing int he scheme of thing.

Sorry for the rant... just pisses me off when people get judged like that

Oh yes cant wait for second episode. I actually found it interesting... there was a massive debate on it on GMTV this morning... the C4 producer and someone from some league or another.

Regarding BF and bottlefeeding - believe that you should do whatever you think is right. I found BF really hard and felt like such an incompetent mother when I was struggling with it and it was such a relief to express and formula feed.

Anyhow ladies - do you think we should start another thread?
How about - showing off those bumps... (being really unimaginative today).

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/1368/396073?rnd=1191320988673

Sorry to crash for a moment, but ladies for the meet up - incase you dont still have the link.

Beller - are they having a laugh?? you are going to be kanckered after doing all that!

Nicky6 - am jealous of the humming at yoga!? We have NONE of that at mine! Just lots of pelvic floors - all together now ladies CLENCH!

Lilyloo - Totally agree Happy baby = happy mum!

Cazzybaby - good for you. It's your baby - go for it and ignore any stupid comments.

oh and totally agree with mixedmama - I made all the purees when it came to weaning time and my dd was a lot healthier in first yr of life than many of her mates who had been breastfed for 6 months. It is 1 little thing in the scheme of things and its very easy to forget that when your hormones are all over the place and the pressure is on.

Do whatever is best for you!

I now feel empowered.

I'm wondering if maybe when she is born I might feel a really strong urge to breastfeed her will wait and see!

Can't wait for second episode of bringing up baby tonight!!

Was discussing it with my mum last week and she said that rather than leave me outside to get fresh air she used to put me in my buggy in the garage with the door open so I didnt get wet from the rain DP thought this was hilarious!

UGH! Jealousy over meet up. I used to love that restaurant when I was in London. Now in wilds of rural Wales. Hope you have fun!

Hi everyone, I have also done absolutely nothing in preparation, except writing llots of lists. I am not too worried about the baby's room, as it will be in with us for the first 6 months or so. I have my eye on a nappy bag, but it's a bit expensive and I'm trying to persuade myself I can justify it.

Awen and Gingeme - hope your dss are feeling better.

Sabinar - can I ask where you are staying in Barcelona?

Lilyloo - hope you feel better soon.

Hello to everyone else

The one thing that does worry me about BF is I have a real problem with being out and about BF. I have no problem with others doing it, but just cannot do it myself. I am hoping to get over this this time as I really do want to commit to it. The problem is that all the support that was available to me with BF (and there was loads) was just so militant and so anti-FF that it made it difficult to focus and accept that help easily... sounds strange I know.

Sieways i love writing lists.... always doing them.

One of the things that puts me off is BF in public, I know it shouldnt and that it is totally natural, maybe its to do with my age, but I would feel so self concious. I hate the thought of people looking at me and would feel really exposed. But then I guess a way round that for me would be to express before i went out then bottle feed??

I agree that happy mum = happy baby. do whatever feels right xx

Ds and I are snuggled on sofa watching dr who episodes. He wkoe me 12 and 3am. He managed a whole glass ofmilkshake this morning, without tears!! He used the syringe. Just glad he got a drink in him Temp is still 38 but hoping he is on upwards slope. He managed to go till 9am without more medicine. At the moment he is all snuggley and lovely.

Ds1 and baby were poking eachother this morning. Was lovely. Sure i could feel a foot or an elbow/knee was definately knobbly!

We need a new thread soon! Cant believe we are final trimester.. perhaps title should have something about pumpkin tummys as nearing halloween

Gingeme - how is ds today?

love to all xxxx

I agree MM with being out and about and doing it. Some people just don't care and I do!

Sideways - show us which nappy bag! Where's it from? They have some fab ones in Blooming Marvelous.

MM - meet up. Will speak to the babysitter (dh!). Would lvoe to meet you all and love the venue.

Cazzybaby - my mum used to leave me asleep in the house when i was a baby and pop off to the shops opposite and have a note in her pocket 'if i get run over, baby in number 50 fast asleep'. Nice eh??

Ah cute suggestion for thread Awen - give ds a BIG cuddle.

cazzy - with ds i bf him and did feel uncomfortable in public. This time am going to get some bf tops and also i feel more confident (assuming baby takes to it). My massive boobs put me off tho.

gave it to ds. He said aww does she know me. i said she knows you're poorly. he said whats her name? I said betty xx

Ah bless! I hope ds liked the betty cuddle! Wish I was at home cuddiling my dd. xx

If the LO is like DH, I shouldn't have any problem BF!

DH finds it absolutely fascinating that my boobs are leaking, while I (still) find it slightly disturbing!! At least I've got used to sleeping on a towel at night

I'm another one of the "haven't done anything" crew - I have vague plans, but nothing actually happened yet! We were offered a cot-bed from a friend of a friend, went round to pick it up to find out its a junior bed, and not at all cot-like, so although it might come in handy one day, we're still going to have to buy a cot. I guess another trip to Ikea is necessary, but definitely need to clear the spare room first!

We have loads and loads of baby clothes - all hand-me-downs, but they're still all in bin bags in the spare room, so that's another task, but we can't do that until we've cleared the room, stripped the (horrible woodchip) wallpaper, got a new carpet (maybe), bought the furniture etc. Eek so much to do!!

On top of that, we can't take out the double bed in there (or change the carpet) until the beginning of december as my stepdad is coming up to fit our kitchen and will be sleeping there....add me to the "I'm buggered if he comes early" crew!!

As for the BF thing - I really hope I can BF, I've got huge norks and they've got to be good for something - they've been leaking long enough. Also I'm lazy, and it seems like an easy way to lose weight and saves all that sterilising bother! I'm not anticipating that it will be easy though - I'm going to order lansinoh in advance, and maybe think about local anaesthetic spray if its really bad.

Right, off to meet DH for lunch

right logging off to snuggle more and also hide his eyes from scarey bits.

Naetha - I wouldnt worry about it too much there will just a come a point where you will just decide to do it, sounds silly but you will.