Folic Acid addicts annonymous...

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Here we are ladies!

I think the pregnancy does a pretty good job of preparing you for broken nights, in fact, certainly after DS2 I slept for longer after he was born than when I was pregnant!

DS1 was different story completely, he was BF for half an hour on the hour, literally half hour on, half hour off.... it drove me in sane!

I think ds slept longer than I did in the last month of my pregnancy.

Had exactly the same BF experience with dd1 Nat, half an hour on, half off, all through the day and night. Remember having to peg it to get to the shops and back, without some old dear saying 'ahh, isn't your mummy feeding you?' . Have to say that's partly why I resorted to bottles with dds 2 & 3

I'm hoping to BF this time round.

I didnt with ds, but then again, mw's, hv's and nurses at hosp were all useless!!

DS2 was a dream to breast feed 10-20 minutes every 2-3 hours, no engorgment, no sore nipples at all, he made it very easy for me

For you Diege at nosy women.

I think it is a shame in a way, I had no support from anyone to BF DS1, and I really struggled with it, but then DS2 was so easy and I had a BFC ringing every 5 minutes just to see we were still doing OK, and MW/HV were all over the place. Oh well, at least if DC3 turns out to be like DS1 I should be able to do something with the support!

I really struggled and then just gave up. All I got from HV was "keep trying" But when ds wasnt latching on and wasn't getting any milk at all, I had no choice.

So fingers crossed next time I'll get some help.

sleep, what sleep? that went out the window when i became a mother! last night, i was up at midnight, 4am and 5am, i helped DS do a wee, so that he does not wet the bed. DS is 3 yr 8 months.

does lifting at night help them get it? i mean, waking up to go for wee i mean.

I think sadly a lot of the (non)support varies from area to area. As with much of the NHS it is postcode lottery.

GJ, if you got a MW who was well up on the latest advice re. BF etc. then you will be fine. There are places you can go to for BF support, MN (!), Le Leche and the other one that my tired brain can't remember right now, but I didn't even know these places existed when I had DS1.

Heron, TBH it has been that long since DS1 was trained I can't even remember when he came out night nappies, but I don't remember specifically getting up to take him to the loo. I think we just watched his liquid intake after 6 o'clock, and made sure he had a wee before getting into bed.

Oh the joy of potty training. I have it all to come.

I dont feel sick anymore, is that good or bad?

Means I can eat some chocolate

For my 2nd child, i really want to try BF. I had a c-section with DS, and i had postnatal as well, so BF was not a success...cracked nipples! also i kept thinking that i did not have enough milk

Dh just asked me how long I have until I can test.
Do these men not know that its annoying enough to have to wait for 2 weeks without them asking.

Its 11 days by the way.

My main advice about potty training is not to force it at all. DS1 was edging closer to 3YO, I kept getting the potty out telling him how to use it etc. he was having none of it. Then he got severe gastroenteritus(sp?) about a week before his 3rd birthday so we went back to nappies full time, obviously, he wasn't well enough to hol dhis head up on the worst days so there was no way we were going to have him trasping to a potty! Anyway about two weeks after he got better, I said to him now he was 3 years old and such a big boy, he didn't need the potty, nope he needed the toilet, and that was it, from that day on he just 'got it' he was ready for it I suppose! I think within the first month or so we had one accident, and that was it!

Gawd I waffle on...

Agree about the potty training. With dd1 we did it by the book, with dd2 were 'led' by her (and nursery did a lot too). This time with dd3 who's 2.3, we're in no rush. Will wait until she shows an interest, and as with dd2 will keep pull-ups on in bed until they are 'dry'. I did ask my HV about 'lifting', and her advice was that it's seen as a little 'old fashioned' now . Now it's more about limited liquid after tea, but keeping pull-ups/PJ pants on until they are able to last through the night. Apparently. If I were you HERON I'd carry on with the lifting if it's working for you, while knowing that it's OK to go down the nappy pants route too!
Re: BF, I actually really enjoyed bottle feeding with dds 2 & 3, possibly after on-demand nightmare with BF dd1 (though stuck it for 6 months). I'd like to give it another go, possibly mixed feeding (which the MWs don't like)bearing in mind that I will be returning to work after 4 months or so, so might go down the BF/expressed breast milk in bottle route, just to avoid the problem with getting them to take a bottle after the breast! Poor nursery workers had to spoon feed dd1 her milk!

I want to express milk as I just wouldn't be able to BF in front of people except dh so I'll have to express

Hi - finally found you all... haven't been on for a while again. Have some questions about folic acid ironically -

1. Mine (pregnacare) say to take with a main mean, but I keep forgetting (as am feeding dd, then getting her ready for bed etc) so does anyone know if I can take them at another time, or what happens if not with a main meal?

1. Does anyone take the Omega 3 supplement as well? My box of FA came with Omega 3 - but not sure whether or not I should be taking them.

My dd is 15 months old and am still bf. Am hoping to ttc in May, just wondering whether she will self-wean, or whether I'll be bf through pg. Hmm... will see...

i will sign off now, about to go home. bye all!

Diege, i will keep on with the lifting, i think DS will be devastated to go back to wearing nappies...

Hi HAPPY!!! Glad you found us all! Re: time taken of FA, it's just for easier digestion if taken with a meal so I'm told. Still does what it's supposed to do at other times, but might 'repeat' on you if taken on an empty stomach. I pop mine last thing before bed. Re: omega 3, think you can buy and all-in-one pregnancy supplement (in fact I think there is a pregnacare plus that has omega 3s in it?). Last time I took pregnacare, along with a pregnancy omega one from Boots???.
Re: bf when pregnant, no expert here, but think you can continue ok?? Others will probably be of more help!

Bye Heron, Have a nice evening.

Hello Happy, Sorry I dont have an answer but I think when I know if I'm pg I will be buying Pregnacare. I want to take Omega 3.

I always thought I wouldn't be able to feed in front of anyone, and with DS1 I didn't, just made it all the harder for myself! With DS2, I quickly learned how to get him latched on without flashing my nipples! I fed him everywhere from pubs/restaurants, to parks and the dreaded Wobbly Bobs... I think, believe it or not, the time I felt most uncomfortable until I pulled myself together was actually in my mums living room, with BIL's and Mum's foster son there, even DH raised an eyebrow at me, though not for long!

Pressed send to quickly....

Bye Heron, see you soon xx

Hiya Happy BF while pregnant is fine. I think lots of people do say that their DC's tend to self wean when you get pregnant because it does have an effect on the milk, but others can and will just carry on.