Is there a breastfeeding while pregnant thread already?

[MummyBerryJuice]

If not would anyone like to join me?

Experienced and first time feeding while pregnant mums welcome. I'm almost 11 weeks with DC2 and am still feeding DS (15 months). We are currently working at night weaning him (although he is incredibly persistent) and he still feeds 3/4/5 time per day, although he is starting to eat more solids.

I don't know anyone in RL who has fed whilst pregnant or tandemed and it would be great to be able to share frustrations etc with others.

So please come and join me, or point me in the direction of the right thread

No worries. It is small tbh, but we don't watch much and I thing enormous flat screens like hers are vulgar

Had my hair cut today, had planned to just get it trimmed and neatened up but as I walked into the salon decided to get it chopped off. Now have a jaw length bob. Looks nice I think.

Hi KD how are things going otherwise? Any discomfort or irritability? I thought DS might wean at one stage but it seems to me he is right back at asking for many, many feeds a day. If you have to wean though, you may find that bribing with food/treats etc helps, I often resort to suggesting a biscuit or crisps if I just can't face another feed. Sometimes it works.

Ooh your hair sounds nice MBJ
I've had the same hair style for about ten years but I never seem to have the guts to change it. I'm always scared to go too short as I like being able to tie it back if it annoys me.

We have a scarily large tv. 'twas DH who wanted it. I'm actually quite embarrassed about it. When it arrived in it's box the box was mahoosive because it had the tv in it plus loads of padding and I almost cried at the size!

Feeding still going ok. Can get a bit niggly when she reaches the end if a feed and is just chewing on me. But I think that's annoying whether you're pregnant or not!

I'm just well jel because we can't afford a bigger one so hide it with snobbery

I think it must have been pregnancy hormones that made me do it,I'm glad I did though.but then you know how it always look brilliant when you leave the hairdresser. It's only the following day that you really know whether it actually looks good.

Let us know how you go tomorrow at styling your hair yourself.

Evening all,

Hope you've all had a pleasant day; well done you for going for the chop, MBJ- I had all my hair cut off after dd was born and loved it, but have grown it back now as I like the ease of a ponytail. Must go for a haircut before this one arrives - dh is a teacher so back at work soon. I keep meaning to make the most of him being about, I've got a bit too used to it!

My due date is the 25th Sep, MoonFace...eeek... and dd was born at 38 weeks, so could be very soon... double-eek! I just keep alternating between excitement and terror!

We are lucky enough to have a wonderful childminder who is going to have dd when I go into hospital - any time of day or night. All our family live far away so the childminder is probably the person she knows best and is most comfortable with after me and dh. DD has never had a night away from me either, and always goes to sleep nursing, so I don't know how nighttime will be. Although I wouldn't be surprised if she is good as gold and goes happily off to sleep with childminder! I had a cs first time as dd was breech so hoping for VBAC this time. Will try to leave going into hospital as late as possible. Anyone else had previous cs?

Anyway, I'm off to bed now with books I treated myself to today at Waterstones. Goodnight!

I'm worried that were DD to come early (likely as DS was born at 38weeks 6days we have a family history) and before my mum arrives, that MIL wil have some inconsequential vital golf match/bridge game and will forever hold it against me that she had to give it up to look after DS.

DH tells me that I'm being ridiculous

hi everyone!

I haven't had my hair cut in over two years. Had it done for our wedding. Then conceived ds on honeymoon. I have an irrational wierdness about getting my hair cut while pg. and didn't quite get round to getting it cut before falling pg with dc2...i had one period and didn't quite expect to get pg first time again. But was glad i did. Hair's getting bit unmanagable now but it'll wait!

Looks like you might be the first among us then loopy! What books did you get? Let me live vicariously through you! I really struggle to read these days.

Joyfull i really like having my mil nearby. I can see her for lots of little visits. My mum's and hour and a bit away at the seaside so we tend to go for a couple of intense nights. But this works for me as i know my mum would be annoying round every minute if she was closer (or drove) but mil gives us space.

Mbj from what i hear your mil will try and find a way to make you feel bad no matter what. I bet if you didn't need her help she'd be put out too.

Yes. She probably would.

I have had a very similar situation with my hair (and conception from what it sounds) Moon

Hi all. I'm another whO had one period then got Pregnabt immediately. Another friend in RL who was bfing when she conceived had that same pattern. I wonder if it's quite common.

Hope all you heavily pregnant ladies aren't too tired. Dd has woken up twice in the past week in the middle of the night bright as a button and refusing to go back to sleep for 60-90 mins. So I'm trying restricting her afternoon nap. Which is a pest as I like having a bit of rare time to myself.

Oh and I meant to say I had my first midwife appointment today. She asked about last period date etc and I said DD is breastfed and I've only had one since having her. The midwife just smiled and told DD she is a lucky girl. So not quite the horrified response I was expecting.

kd it's so refreshing to hear your mw's response! I haven't told any yet, hasn't come up...infact no one has mentioned feeding dc2 at all yet. Maybe they spotted my lentil loom.

Last week ds had four big night wakings, and two super late nights (inc my night out when he dozed fitfully in dh's arms till i got home, then woke and fed for hours.) and i seem to be awake a lot when if is asleep...so i am tired but wingeing about it on here helps.
Also dh is really good when home, and tells me to rest when ds does, and genuinly means it! So i do. Mostly...

I would not dare interfere with ds's naps...it turns him in to a terrible beasty! I'd rather a happy but awake baby than that creature. Plus his night wakings are developmental and won't last much longer. I hope... But i hope your tactic works with your dd kd, though i'll be jelouse!

Well I didn't even get a chance to mess with her nap. She woke after just an hour, clearly still sleepy and needing to go back to sleep. But she refused to go back down. She will no doubt be mega grumpy for the rest of the day.

I hope her sleep settles down. She's only sixteen months, and I thought the next regression wasn't supposed to be till eighteen months...

There is one at 15m (from edd rather than dob). That one trashed ds's sleep, but he came out of it sleeping through. Till now. Could it be that but late? Maybe your dd will sleep much better after like ds...fingers crossed for you.

Ds is a grump this avo too. He got really upset that i wouldn't get in his toy buggy.

Could be that but early. She was two months prem so fourteen months from edd. Ach well nothing to do but roll with it anyway.

She's just eaten half a tonne of porridge and fruit so is happy for now!

Bless your DS. I'm guessing you plus bump just slightly exceed the weight limit of the toy buggy!! We got DD a dolly at the weekend, her first. In the hope that when this baby comes she can feed her dolly when I feed baby etc. But she's throwing the poor thing around the place, poking it in the eye etc. Not sure how that bodes for how she'll treat her little brother or sister!

Ah, waking up in the middle of night is such a killer, especially when they won't go back to sleep. I suppose we're lucky that although dd wakes, she generally resettles pretty quickly- she probably won't tonight now . We gave in about 6 weeks ago and she is now sleeping with us again, as it is so much easier than getting up and down. Just not sure about the logistics when this one arrives! I've been waiting for months now for her sleep to magically sort itself out, but hasn't happened! And tried No Cry Sleep Solution 3 times (lovely ideas, but pretty unsuccessful for us), and then Jay Gordon which did make night-weaning fairly painless but hasn't actually really improved her sleep! Have any of you used any sleep 'methods' or do you think you will before the new arrivals?

KD, I had one period then pregnancy too, it does seem common. Glad your midwife was so positive, mine was too. I didn't mention it until fairly late on when she asked whether I planned to bf this one! She was definitely shocked but in a good way and was very much 'well done', which is pretty rare after about 3 months I found.

Moonface, sorry about your grumpy ds - I always find dd's grumpiness coincides with mine - of course, that is no coincidence, just not sure which precedes which a lot of the time! We've had a lovely cheerful day after a seriously grumpy Saturday, so fingers crossed for you tomorrow. I'm reading "The Finkler Question", enjoyed it so far, and got Phillip Pullman's "The Good man Jesus and the scoundrel Christ" to go next... if I get round to it!

to all.

loopy we have the same experience wrt night-weaning. We eventually sort of used Jay Gordon's method but actually DS was quite happy to stop being fed, but it has in no way improved his sleep. At least I don't lie awake with him dangling off my boob during the night.

Yes, I think your last sentence pretty much sums it up MBJ!

morning all...oh, no, sorry, it's not morning is it...it's THE MIDDLE OF THE F*%@ING NIGHT...what was i thinking?

Kd, you are so right about rolling with it. I think ds was 14m when it hit but 15m by the time it passed.

Too right about the buggy weight limit. I try to indulge his requests, but had no idea how i could even pretend on this one.

Loopy we've never tried to change ds's sleep, we're lazy leaving it to nature. Don't know what we'll do when the new baby arrives...

Ds's grumpiness normally matches mine too but not on this occasion. He just wanted to do loads of stuff i didn't...like push me half a mile the wrong way in a toy buggy, over a newly ploughed field to visit a horse..
I love philip pullman, do let me know if it's any good.

Mbj i've heard of lots of people having similar experiences with night weaning so you are not alone.

We've been up an hour now so hopefully ds will start winding down again soon. Will go find some threads to interfere with in the mean time.

Oh dear an hour already. Poor you Moon. You mus be shattered.

DS is consistently waking at around 5H30, kicks me and pulls my hair for about 20 minutes and then wants to get up.

Oh MoonFace thats waaaay too early. Actually I think mbj's DS is uncivilised with his early waking too.
My lovely little DD slept till a very civilised 7.30

But she is going through such a clingy phase and I'm feeling sick and tired and grumpy all the time. I feel I've been such a bad mum these past few weeks. I make sure we go out in the morning, then we have lunch and then nap. But I used to often take her for a walk or to the park after her nap but now more often than not I stick her in front of the tv!

DH is off work Thursday and Friday so he can do park duty and I can stay home and slob!

Massively uncivilised KD, massively

I'm tired and grumpy and generally foul-mooded too. Very emotional as well. Cried three times yesterday

Unfortunately DS's nap is in the morning, usually between 10-11:30 which means that I'm not really ready to sleep at that time but by mid afternoon when I am shattered, he is raring to go and wants entertaining. TV will only do for a little while too

Can you tell I'm feeling sorry for myself?

There has been a whole lot of mr tumble here of late. We have tons "taped" and he's recently become obsessed started asking for it. I'm indulging it in the hope he'll get over it...and it happens to have come at a convenient time tbh.

Ds fell asleep at seven, got up again at ten for 90min, taking me way pHumph. prefered bed time. Then up again at have five, and is now falling asleep again. Humph. We were out all day so he should have been exhausted.

I feel sorry for myself too atm mbj. What made you cry? Is it ok now?

Ds has fallen asleep so i'll doze...

Sorry you're both feeling a bit down MoonFace and MBJ. Is it just hormones? Or is something else up?

All fine here. I told a friend today that I'm pg and she was asking when I'm going to stop BFing dd. She said she thinks there's a specific point in your pregnancy when you medically must stop. I said I'm playing it by ear.

Today I started my latest tactic of 'don't offer don't refuse' on her mid afternoon feed. She only really has three feeds anyway. So I put her down for her afternoon nap without a feed (she fell asleep in the car on the way home so I did cheat a bit). When she woke up I've just offered her some warm milk with a teeny bit of hot chocolate powder in it. Just cows milk. She's never drunk more than a sip of cows milk before but she had about 70mls of if. My plan is to reduce the chocolate power gradually down to none. I do worry about her fluid intake as she just takes teeny sips of water from her silly cup. And even with the three breastfeeds a day she often had really dry nappies.

Well, hope you're all having a good day.