Postnatal ward blues!

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So still stuck on ward because little man wouldn't wee. They were happy for me to go home all yesterday but no dice. . Last night he chose to finally piddle all over me at 1:40am HURRAY and has proceeded to cluster feed since then.

I'm sure its probably the dreaded baby blues kicking in making me but I am currently apoletic with Grrrr at the lady in the cubicle opposite me who has been on her mobile literally ALL night, making no attempt to hush her voice and has requested she be allowed extra visitors at gone midnight because they are already 'at the hospital'. I currently know all of her business and everyone who is 'outs' business.

If I look at it logically its probably not really her, just a day three of lack of sleep, bus ran me over, episiotomy aching combined with jealousy that she is formula feeding and just keeps requesting bottles which is sounding like a nice tempting option right now. sigh

Can't wait to go home. 4 hours and then they can start the discharge. Stares intently at clock...

Sorry, de-vented. Feel better now.

Hooray for piddling babies
I think you are being remarkably patient with the lady on her mobile.
Really hope you get to go home.today.
And CONGRATULATIONS! Boy or girl?

Thank you Turnips

I keep trying to remind myself we are all a bit battered, bruised and dealing but my eye is twitching each time I hear a new call start.

Can't wait to take my gorgeous little boy home to see his first Xmas tree and his home! Only 3.5 hours to go. I just wish he'd get off my poor boob but no joy!

I feel sorry for the poor people she is phoning too unless they love abroad!
How lovely to be bringing your DS home at Christmas. DS1 was on scbu over Christmas and actually it magical. The lovely people at Bliss put together stockings for the babies. And the nurses made cards from the babies with their footprints on. (Although I did panic when I sae DSs feet had a green tinge to them)
Are you having a quiet Christmas or going to someones?

Ahh I know this feeling, and I'm only night 1 into the post natal ward blues!! Everyone else is bottle feeding, and silly baby has decided she will only sleep in my arms :( I want to go home xx

But YAY kchapper induction success after that waiting eh?

Aww BLISS are fantastic, that sounds so lovely! it must have made a difficult time much more special!

The phone calls seem to have stopped...for now and now I'm horribly aware of silence and sore nipness...damn, who knew phonegate was a welcome distraction!

Also congratuations!

Turnips We are supposed to be doing the day at PILs but that was when his due date was a much more reasonable 6th of Dec! I think we might go for Xmas lunch then head back home to hibernate until the end of Jan!

Sounds ideal, can I come. I will cook, clean, scare away the visitors that you don't want, and escape the chaos of all the family descending on us

Have a lovely Christmas when you get home.

Why do you need to wait 4 hours? Just tell them you're off is my advice.

They say they will get the discharge stuff ready for then. Dunno why not before but I still need to sort out my lift!

I wish I was all backbone and could have left at half one this morning when he finally went!

FF may seem like a tempting option more but just remember that if you can get on with breastfeeding, IMO out will be soo much more convenient in the long run! (Quite apart from the health benefits)

I had a shocking time with breastfeeding to bring with but am so glad I persevered - love the simplicity of just whacking my boobs out rather than having to bother with formula, bottles, sterilisation etc!

And FWIW I actually look back on my time on the post natal Ward with real nostalgia and fondness now, to be honest I pretpretty much felt like that at the time too! I loved the 24hr support, having fid bright to me and not having to do anything except cuddle my baby and receive visitors :) (oh and get used to the, um, rigours of breastfeeding). Hah, talk about rose-tinted glasses!

Seriously, though, am actually a bit jealous reading your post, despite Phone Woman...

My advice is to get a new backbone, tell them dp is coming at 10 to collect you. You have to leave then because (invent a reason)
Good luck

Congratulations on your son! Hooray and serious well done for getting the hang of breast feeding. But oh my god I share your pain about the post natal ward. Literally horrific. Hang in there you will be home soooo soon and will be able to snuggle up in bed for as long as you want (bar Christmas Day at the in-laws it sounds like!). Ooh stay on top of your pain relief medicine - don't wait for the pain to start take it as often as you can. Merry Christmas and many congrats on your baby. X

Oh yes hippie much better than the induction waiting but that ended in an ECS hence my 3 day stop here I'm currently angling for early release xx

Congratulations
Stick with bf it's soooo much better for you and your baby. Just think when mrs phone woman goes home she can't just request bottles she will have to wash, sterilise and make up her own and all you have to do is pop your breast out. Instant warm milk. No need for screaming hungry baby in your house because he won't have to wait as your milk is instant
Hope they let you out soon op. Enjoy and have an awesome Christmas!

Congratulations! I am sure the constant bfing is annoying/stressful atm but honestly it is a really good thing stimulating your milk. My milk always comes in on day 3 and I always cry and find everything very emotional.

DS was born at home but we had to transfer in postnatally as he was surprisingly tiny (4lb 11oz) and they wanted to check blood sugar levels. This came back fine then they starting muttering about something else, even though his paeds check was all fine. Then stressing about me, I wasnt allowed to walk carrying the baby, despite having walked into the hospital carrying the baby an hour after he was born . In the end I walked out, told them I was leaving, they said paperwork would be ready, it wasn't......I said I would go and send dh to collect it later, they agreed then when he went back they aid that they couldnt do that for confidentiality reasons. It didnt really matter though or make much difference though.

So well done you for lasting so long, I really couldn't hack it.

Got a backbone and ended up going home at about 8ish!

My boobs are now huge and powering out a fair bit of milk and so I'm finding feeding little man so much easier already, def will be sticking at it for all the reasons above and more!

So lovely to be in my own space and have DP. First time with us all together as a family had been incredible. Best day yet.

Have had few hormonal wobbles but having some sleep is helping massively.

Good luck to any of you ladies still waiting to go home! Hope you get out soon.

Right, time for sleep!

Hope you are having a lovely time at home!