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Feb/March 2023 Birth Club
TeddyBeans · 08/03/2023 17:54
Hello my lovelies! I thought I'd make a post birth thread so we can continue our chats now that our little ones are earthside. Feel free to tap out!
20/1 - botleybump 💓 (due 23/2)
10/2 - Amy1303 💙 (due 27/3)
12/2 - Babynum2 💙 (due 5/3)
12/2 - Cams50 💙 (due 2/3)
13/2 - LizziBee 💙
14/2 - BabyNumber3OnTheWay 💙 (due 28/2)
18/2 - Ubbee 💙 (due 27/2)
19/2 - beatingheartbaby 💓 (due 14/3)
21/2 - suchardchoccy 💓 (due date baby!)
22/2 - muminlndn 💓
24/2 - saltandpepperr 💙 (due 6/3)
24/2 - mrs2022 💙 (due 24/3)
25/2 - JTB123 💓 (due 1/3)
25/2 - Splashh 💓 (due 8/3)
26/2 - GreenIsle 💓 (due 7/3)
26/2 - LaForza101 💙 (due 3/3)
27/2 - EastyBaby19 💙 (due 4/3)
27/2 - Katdemar 💙 (due 4/3)
28/2 - TeddyBeans 💓 (due 26/2)
1/3 - Franklin123 💓 (due 13/3)
2/3 - Thirdtimesacharm3 💙 (due 6/3)
2/3 - allthingssparkly 💙 (due 6/3)
3/3 - Blondewave 💙
3/3 - June628 💓 (due 8/3)
3/3 - Noodle20 💓 (due 7/3)
6/3 - Shep21 💓 (due 18/3)
7/3 - MoronikaFaceache 💓 (due 1/3)
7/3 - Room4onemore 💓 (due 17/3)
TeddyBeans · 20/03/2023 22:15
@beatingheartbaby not sure, I've never had a section but Google results vary from 2-3 weeks up to 6 weeks. Maybe have a look to see if you can ask a midwife online? I did a virtual chat with one when I wasn't sure if I should bother my own midwife with what felt like a silly question
beatingheartbaby · 21/03/2023 04:10
@TeddyBeans ah that's a good idea, didn't know virtual midwifw was even a thing!
@Dreamingof3 yeah I am healing ok and pat the 4 week mark now so would probably be ok I'm just paranoid.
Couldn't really enjoy baths when I was pregnant as would end up stuck in the tub 😂😂😂 so looking forward to actually being able to get in and out of one on my own
TeddyBeans · 21/03/2023 09:20
Well my airbed has died a death, I don't know why as there's no obvious hole, so I got to spend last night in bed with DP 🥳🥳 nothing beats your own bed! Little miss slept beautifully in her cot. She woke up for feeds at 1.50 and 5am - the latter was a 30ml top up so hoping she'll drop that one soon 🤞
How's everyone else getting on with sleep?
Perexi · 21/03/2023 12:57
TeddyBeans · 21/03/2023 09:20
Well my airbed has died a death, I don't know why as there's no obvious hole, so I got to spend last night in bed with DP 🥳🥳 nothing beats your own bed! Little miss slept beautifully in her cot. She woke up for feeds at 1.50 and 5am - the latter was a 30ml top up so hoping she'll drop that one soon 🤞
How's everyone else getting on with sleep?
Ah shame it died but bed sounds much nicer to be in your own bed! Feeding/sleepwise that sounds awesome!
We're still trying to get him to sleep in the next to me crib but he's just not a fan! On us or the sleepyhead is his thing, although after us tag teaming holding him all night he slept in his crib 8am to 10.45 and I feel amazing for a bit of unblocker sleep!
I'm still trying to establish milk supply - c-section and losing a litre of blood seems to have really hampered it so were formula feeding on the main and expressing 6-8 times a Day but only getting enough for one feed atm 🤦🏻♀️ really hoping this improves so we can do a bit more but trying to not put too much pressure on myself.
Blocklynn · 21/03/2023 13:34
@TeddyBeans not so great on the sleep front.
She is quite unsettled at night, I think she might be struggling to poop and getting tummy ache 😣
As I have been struggling DH has been sleeping for a few hours in the evening, then doing night shift downstairs with Evie and then me getting up and him going back to bed about 5-6am.
We can’t carry on like that forever though so not sure what else we can try.
Perexi · 21/03/2023 13:49
Shep21 · 21/03/2023 09:18
First day today for me being a solo parent after pat leave has ended! Not sure how I feel; not overly nervous as I have no expectations of what I’ll get done, or won’t get done! But very much thinking it’ll drag!
Oooo good luck, hope it goes well! Good to not put any pressure on yourself.
Shep21 · 22/03/2023 04:14
First day alone with little miss went fine! She happily goes down if she’s asleep and fed so managed to have some time to get washing done! It’s great not to pressure yourself and loads of family keep saying they can come and help. However it feels great keeping on top of everything myself. Obviously if she stops letting me then it’ll have to change! But for now I’m enjoying her being so chilled out!
Dreamingof3 · 22/03/2023 05:07
Shep21 · 22/03/2023 04:14
First day alone with little miss went fine! She happily goes down if she’s asleep and fed so managed to have some time to get washing done! It’s great not to pressure yourself and loads of family keep saying they can come and help. However it feels great keeping on top of everything myself. Obviously if she stops letting me then it’ll have to change! But for now I’m enjoying her being so chilled out!
Sounds like you smashed it 🎉
TeddyBeans · 22/03/2023 07:29
Amy1303 · 22/03/2023 02:06
So lovely to see all these beautiful babies being born!
Baby boy is exclusively BF has been feeding every 3-4 hours until this evening where he wants to feed every hour, is this normal? I'm exhausted
Xx
Sounds like cluster feeding, he's probably having a growth spurt!
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