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[Marie1990x]

@daniki @RRAEE @whatdoyouthink123456 @carolinep3

Went to reply on the other thread but it’s full!!!

@Marie1990xI know it was the way things were phrased to me, the lactation consultant was in today and was so lovely, made me feel better. She’s a lot better today her colour is so improved and her feeding, they set me up with a pump so can see exactly what she’s getting. She’s off the lights now, staying tonight again only because she needs her bloods redone again tomorrow so no point driving home 2 hours today and a 4hr round trip tomorrow 🙈 but god I can’t wait to be home 🙌🏻🙌🏻

@Daniki gosh would have expected a bit more curtesy from a medical professional with a new mum!
oh good glad she’s doing better and going in the right direction 😊 will be home before you know it! Yeah that’s a long round trip! Will all be worth it when you’re hopefully back tomorrow x

@Marie1990xsorry iv been very lax on this! She is getting on good her levels have stayed down thankfully so she’s discharged from hosp officially! Just to have to keep flushing it out off her through her feeds but she’s feeding great and lots if wet and dirty nappies! How are you getting on? Xx

@Daniki oh don’t apologise! Life is chaos with a newborn 😂. That’s great she’s doing so well 😊. How are you doing?
yeah all good here thanks! Feel like times gonna go suuuuper slow now xx

@Marie1990xdoing good, sleep can certainly do wonders for your mental health!😂 she’s feeding well now and almost back to birth weight! I’m breastfeeding her tho and now have thrush, it’s so painful! Waiting on script from doc. My son has the vomiting bug today so we’re all stuck together in the house as the storm is giving really bad from here shortly, really hope we have no power outages 😭 what week are you on now? 😍 xx

@Danikioh amazing 😍!! Are you all settled back at home now?
ueghh school/nursery bug season 😫😫 hope he’s okay!

the storm is over here now, I’m loving it to be fair. Love cosy season 😂.

I’m 32 weeks now. So should be around 7 weeks until my section, still waiting on the date 🙄 xx

@Marie1990xall settled back at home thankfully! The night feeds, god you forget it all 😂 but she’s not too bad she’s back at her birth weight now so don’t have to wake her anymore, she usually does a good stretch at some point during the night, mg husband gives her a bottle of formula at night which gives me a block of sleep somewhere, he’s gone back to work today!

any word on section?! They’re leaving it close 🙈

@Danikiamazing news! So glad you’re all settled in 🥰. Hahah I can imagine! And then with an older child to contend with on top of the night feeds, I’m a bit scared 😂.
Definitely good to have a decent block of sleep and share the load. I’ll be fully formula feeding, so my husband will have no choice but to do some night feeds 😂.

How are you recovering from the section? I’m getting nervous about the procedure now!

Nope still nothing! I’ll be 34 weeks this week but my midwife appointment isn’t until a week on Friday when I’ll be 35w! That’s when she’s sending the referral and should get a consultation appointment 5-7 days after that 🙄. Hoping I can get the date I want and it be confirmed soon, the thought of going into spontaneous labour without a solid date is petrifying me xx

@Marie1990xjesus that would scare me a bit too that’s cutting it fine 😂 but look all will be fine, but I hope you get your date soon and can start counting down the days then! Great job, once the husband is in on the feeds at night it takes a lot of pressure off! We seem to be going through a cluster feeding stage from 6pm-10pm 😂 we eventualkt end up giving a bottle then in the end as she’s fussing on me so I’m wondering if she’s even getting milk at that stage 🫣 but she’ll sleep great then after that, my husband put her down at 11, I went to bed at half 10 and she slept until 5am and then slept again until 7am after a quick feed. Can’t complain with her sleeping anyway! 😂🥰 compared to my son, god he was never full and never slept 😂😂 he’s been great tho, they’re at a good age now to be helpers and he loves being one so I imagine your daughter will be the same!

@Daniki awww amazing little sleeper! I’ve heard a lot of people say girls sleep better than boys 😅. My daughter was a great sleeper from the get go so I’m dreading it this time round as I just expect all babies to sleep that well 😂.
That’s great that he’s loving being a big brother 🥰 bet it’s so sweet seeing them together. Can’t wait!
Yep I hope so. Every other thing that comes out of her mouth is what she’s going to do to help her baby brother. It’s sweet and hope it actually happens haha.

Baby’s been soooo active today and now suddenly stopped so starting to get anxious 🫣. Can’t win, when my ribs are being prodded and bouncing off my bladder I wish it was less, and now it is I wish it was more 😂

Spoke too soon, wild child is back in action in my tummy 😅

@Marie1990xita a constant worry isn’t it! Baby was always more active at night for me and in the hospital they’d do the ctg monitor in the mornings and you’d have the click the button at the movements and so many times I wouldn’t feel anything but you could see that the baby was really active on the screen!
god my boy wasn’t a so great sleeper but he suffered badly with reflux from the start so it was more likely due to that poor thing! Thank god none of that this time round 😅

@Daniki yep definitely! Our lives just revolve around worrying about children now forever 😂.

That’s so good she’s a better sleeper; makes all the difference getting a good rest.

my daughters full of cold now which doesn’t help when I feel so crap, too pregnant for this 😂

Hi @Marie1990x and @Daniki hope you're both doing well and @Daniki congratulations on the birth of your baby girl.
Just popping in to say thank you much for all the IVF tips, I did my first egg retrieval last week and I'm really pleased with the results. I was on NMN for about 6 months, but then stopped during stims.
Who can say what impact it had, but the number of blastocysts I got really exceeded my expectations.
Have to do a freeze all because my hormone levels were off before collection, but now feeling hopeful for 2026.

@CoolSummer89that’s great I’m glad you got good results! I had a freeze all too, and a lot of people reckon a frozen transfer yields better than a fresh. Plus your body has that time to recover from stims etc, do you know how long you have to wait for transfer? 🥰

@Marie1990x god I’m very forgetful these days to keep up 😂 how r ya getting on, any luck of getting a date yet? Bub is all congested now really hoping she doesn’t get a temp or anything 🙈

@Daniki No idea! Spoke to someone at same hospital who was told they would initially have to wait until Feb after their failed transfer back in September! But then she got in touch again to say she was then offered November.
I started my period yesterday so let them know so I could be told next steps, but still haven't heard yet. Ideally I would like January so I can have a couple of drinks over Christmas...

@CoolSummer89ahh that’s great news you had a positive retrieval. 2026 will be the year 🙌🏼🤍!!

@Danikihaha newborn forgetfulness is real, I won’t hold it against you 😂.
Nope still no date. I had my referral appointment though so should get it through soon hopefully.

The tiredness is hitting hard now at 36 weeks. Don’t know whether it’s being heavily pregnant, or my daughter being off pre-school to be honest 😂

@Marie1990xit’s prob both 😂 god even tho I only saw my son on Sundays at the end of pregnancy I would be wrecked! And we would only be going for dinner and a nose around the shopping centre 😂 36 weeks tho, how exciting! And insane to have no date yet but I’m sure you’ll get it this week I would hope!?

@CoolSummer89oh hopefully it won’t be long wait, Jan would be ideal and you could have a wee bub in arms for next Christmas 🥰

@Danikihaha honestly cannot wait for school to open tomorrow! I’ve finished work now too so hoping to chill for a bit, much needed right now!
The consultant said my letter with the date should come through in 7-10 days, so hoping I’ll get it this week. Sounds like a lot of places don’t give it until you’re like 38 weeks!
How’s your little lady getting on?

@DanikiI finally have my date! 26th November, VERY close to my due date (3 days before), so hoping he stays put until then

@Marie1990xhappy Days! So close to my bday 😂 how exciting tho, I hope you get to rest and relax over the next 3 weeks! Little lady doing good, bit congested but feeding and sleeping well! Had a review today about my pregnancy and all went well she said it seems I still have some inflammation high in my body so I’ll have to really think about things and get it sorted out if I want to have another baby-couldn’t even think of it right now 😂😂

@Danikihaha when is your birthday? Everyone is telling me they’ll be surprised if I make it until then, so just hoping he stays put.
Awww glad she’s doing well! And sleeping like a little dream still 🥰.
Oh wow how can your mind even think about that right now while you still have a newborn 😂.
I know we are done after this one, but if I had to
make a 100% decision straight away I wouldn’t trust my current instinct 😂

@Marie1990xwell did you receive your date yet?! My bday is the 30th! We’re up for the night feed here, she wakes every 2 hours 😆 praying for a long stretch soon!! 😂

@Daniki yeahhhh, got it through for the 26th but they called me yesterday and brought it forward to the 24th, so a week on Monday arghhh! I’ll be 39+2.
I’m in so much pain now though can hardly walk, hoping he stays put until then. Still feel like I have so much to do, it felt like I had ages and all of a sudden it’s nearly time now I’m panicking about getting stuff sorted and not feeling physically up to actually getting it done.

Ah bless her, it’s almost forgiving for the interrupted sleep when they’re still so tiny and cute though isn’t it 😂

@Marie1990xaww 10 days!! How exciting 🤗🤗 I know it feels so rushed at the end, on d you have your bag packed you’re good to go!! Just think you’ll be pain free(ish) soon enough 😂 I know looking at her wee face you just get over it 😂