Getting out of the house for 9am

[BabyOrSanta]

This sounds like such a silly problem but I'm a bit worried and would like some ideas...

DD has her 8 week appointment on Wednesday at 9am and I'm not sure how we're going to get there timewise!

Normal routine:
5.30 DP gets up, gives her a bottle and changes her
7.00 DP goes to work sometimes she's settled (not good for this situation) sometimes she grumbles and stays awake (ideal, we'll both get up for the day then! But rarely happens)
9.00 DD and I get up, have a really good bf feed and cuddle on the sofa. Usually lasts around an hour, boob 1, rest, change, boob 2, rest. Even if she hasn't settled back down, she doesn't want a bf before then. Sometimes it gets to 9.30 before she wants a feed
She then has her nap for about half hour/an hour then it's into a routine of feed/change/nap for the rest of the day with me usually getting dressed around 12ish and her "getting dressed" when she wakes after that
She's quite Velcro at the moment and will only be put down when she's in a deeper sleep but not for long
She bfs during the day and my boobs are ready to feed her when she wakes!!! So I wouldn't want to wait to feed until after the appointment if I didn't have to
We've had latching troubles so I'm a bit nervous about feeding her at the doctors for a full feed
The doctors is around 20-25 minutes drive away in school traffic
I think that's all relevant info

So my question...
How would you attempt to move our routine around for Wednesday? I don't want her crying with hunger while at the doctors or have to do a full feed there as I think the doctor will judge and I also need her looking her best so they don't think I'm neglecting her! I also need to look okay so they don't think I'm neglecting me...

Any ideas?
This routine has been going about 2 weeks so I don't think it will change before Wednesday

Honestly op you just need drag your arse out of bed. How do you think those of us with school aged dc manage.

Just get up and go woman. 😄

Honestly. Get up at 7.15,wake her at the last minute, set off at 8.15, feed here there. It'll be fine.

She’s so tiny so just get up when you need to and go. Personally I’d get up at 7.30-8, have breakfast and get dressed, get the baby up, feed baby, dress baby and go. Feed again at the doctors if needed.

Your baby is 8 weeks.
What you think is a routine now will change in a couple of weeks time.
I feel like you are over thinking this massively.
I know it probably helps to feel like you are in control but it really does change all the time. You'll make yourself ill if you try to plan for absolutely everything.
I mean this in a nice way.

Oh I know that! And I think I am possibly being slightly PFB or maybe I'm just a worried first time mum?

How would you manage her feeds?

I suppose the other option would be to take a bottle with me, just in case? I can pump when we get home I suppose?

You really don’t need the baby to look her best. If the sleepsuit she went to bed in is clean then that’ll be fine. The doctor won’t care (although leggings may be easier for jabs). You are massively overthinking this.

Most mum's I know that breast feed have found feeding during and after the injections to be the best way to soothe baby after. It's totally normal to over think it, don't be too hard on yourself.

Tbh it's great the appointment is at 9am, means you can keep a good eye on her all day, my dd 8 week jabs were at 4pm and I hated putting her to bed and worried about her all night.

Babies at that age are very flexible.
If you can’t leave her then get up and shower while your DP is there.
Feed her as best you can before you have to leave.
You can feed her at the doctors, no one is going to look twice. She doesn’t need to “look her best”, just stick her in a clean sleep suit.

Just feed in a corner of the doctors. That's what I did.
And then when the doctor came and got me, I dropped the baby because I was startled hearing my baby's full name being said by someone else.
I'm sure the doctors won't judge you. Just take what you need to make your trip comfortable

How would you manage her feeds?
This is a good thing about breastfeeding, just feed when needed. You don’t need a full on feeding session every time, she can have 5 minutes while you’re waiting, a quick feed during to distract her and whatever else she needs afterwards. If pumping feels easier than do it but it wouldn’t have been for me.

Can you get up a bit earlier?

If it's worrying you op why don't you call the dr and see if you can move the appointment?
It's partly true what others day: just haul ass, routine doesn't rule at that age etc, but it's obviously bothering you.

The dr won't judge you for feeding there, and if you're feeling stressed or anxious they should understand, you can talk to them about it.

But if it's stressing you this much, pick a time of day that feels better and ask to change

You’re definitely over thinking it.
Get up at a time that allows you enough time to get you both ready. Feed the baby when she’s hungry. I fed mine in the waiting room before and after jabs.

Oh and a clean baby grow and recently changed nappy and a baby that is obviously fed and cared for is all you need. Don’t see how else you can make an 8 week old look their best :/

Just feed her when she wants one. Don't bother with a bottle. Have you not bf'd out before? If she's having her hand as well, I always bf'd mine as they had it done to keep them calm.

Jabs not hand !!?

I took my baby in her slepsuit and fed her there while I waited. It's really not a problem, you can do it!

I think I am definitely overthinking this but I feel like I need A Plan.
Unfortunately they only do the appointments on a Wednesday morning and they send them through the post so I assume they will have them all booked now but I will phone and ask...
I love the fact that I'll eventually be able to feed out and about but DD is having latch issues so I'm having to keep relatching her... I feel sort of nervous about that as I hate doing it but it needs to be done but I'm worried the people at the doctors think I'm just taking her food from her all the time! (My mother thinks this)

I already know what she's going to wear (unless she has a massive growth spurt between now and then... but I doubt it...).
A dress which is so so easy to put on and tights that are slightly too big which are also easy to get on.

Could bf her in your car (parked outside the surgery) before and after? I’ve done this when taken DC for jabs. I try and avoid early morning appointments to be honest!

No one in the waiting room will think anything about you breastfeeding. They’ll be too busy thinking about their own reasons they’re at the doctors. If they’re looking over it’ll be because you’ve got a tiny baby and people like babies. That’s all.

Thank you for the encouragement!!!

I think I'm just really worried she won't latch properly so even if I start to feed her at home she could scream in the car and when we get there and what if she doesn't latch properly and what if she completely fills her nappy and what if and what if...
It's only maybe once every two days she completely loses her latch now but, being at home, we can sort it. I can see myself sitting in the doctors, crying, with a screaming baby who's got a completely filled nappy... then being called in. That would be a complete nightmare!

If you are having latch problems, feed her at the doctors. Ask the doctor or better a health visitor for help and advice (check for tongue tie).

Why are you bothering with a dress and tights OP!!?! Just put her in a sleep suit!

You think the doctor is going to judge you or think you are neglecting your baby because you’re breastfeeding her in the doctors office?? What the fuck???

try getting up at 7 when your Dh leaves, quick shower and breakfast, then BF baby and you are good to go!