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How exciting for a new thread - two FESHspring due shortly!

Thanks Rots. He's 6 weeks now so it does sound like hopefully temporary oversupply as you say. It literally does seem to have happened in the last week. We've only just started the expressed bottles in the last few days so I doubt that this has done it, and in any case I do express the feed in the evening as well - although maybe expressing more than he is actually taking perhaps? I had a read of kellymom earlier and it said to only feed from one side over a few hours until you are sure that that breast is empty and not to express the other side it unless just a small bit to relieve discomfort and that way the breasts will find their correct supply level themselves. I'm trying to do that now whereas yesterday I did pump each side after feeding which prob hasn't helped. Thanks for the number though, I will definitely give them a call in the next few days.

Oo oo mas has had her booby!! See other place!

Congratulations Mas!!!!

Go mas !!!! Wonderful news!!!

Car situ sorted. Very happy again.

Bloody nag nearly killed me tonight. Took him for some inhand walking as they are on house arrest due to snow. Well the eejit, who I almost had to beat along this morning to even manage a continuous walk, decided something was scary and was rearing and bombing round me terrified. Cue quick return to it's box once I'd got the leadrope round it's nose to regain control. Frigging fruit loop.

Now for some serious q's- my boobs keep leaking. Yday one leaked thru the breast pad, the bra, two vests and a jumper!! Then in the night the other boob leaked thru my vest (pad had moved) and my nightie. Anyone know why?? Will it stop?? MB is eight weeks now.

MB has a horrible nasty skin thing on his chops. Started off as dry skin but now it's gone crusty and looks sore. Also his cheeks are getting sore, think it's from milk. Is wiping off with damp cloth enough? Should I put owt on it? Also same goes for his neck. In between his fat treble chin it's all red and sore. Again it must be milk. I've been cleaning it, patting it dry then olive oiling it. Tho I wonder if I should use sudocrem ? Thoughts?? At this rate Social Services are going to be a-knocking!!

rots the wrap is easy! I surprised myself that I managed it. I think I had MB too high. He cried!!! What's the reasoning for "not having the baby's chin on it's chest in sling" and how do you avoid it?

MB is self harming. Today we have sliced our nose and punctured our chin. So he's now in gloves to protect his good looks.

silv Bear got a "thrush" like infection in fat folds in his neck, we slapped sudocream on it and it was gone by morning. That's all it was I think, milk running in to the crease. It helps a lot when they're on their tummy lifting their heads up and looking around. We discovered it of course the morning of HV... so I admitted I'd only just discovered it and that's why he was smothered in sudocream.

Silver, my boobs are the same... I seem to be suddenly full of milk and particularly at tnight first thing in the morning. Also babymoo's cheeks and neck the same (except I am worse as I just thought it was normal - oops). His cheeks just feel a bit rougher than rest of his skin and the folds of his neck are a little bit spotty - like sweat rash. I've just been washing it and drying it every day but no cream.

Fucked up afternoon naps today and he screamed at bedtime and wouldn't take any milk until he'd napped for 30 mins. what a drama queen. Last night great though - slept from 12 - 4am adn then woke up again at 7. It would have been a better night;s sleep if we hadn't kept running into his room to check on him!

Rastus had chapped cheeks but that was because he was sleeping face down in his own dribble so i suspect not the same cause as the rest of you - however, bepanthen or sudocrem sorted it right out, as did getting to him before he had done too much mithering and thus produced litres of saliva

Bear's had dry cheeks too a couple of times - I think like us it's a cold air outside and central heating inside thing. I put a little dab of Burt's Bees stuff on him and he's right as rain quick enough.

Some arsehole in a car hit jb on his bike last night and drove off. :( Another car stopped and everyone leapt out to make sure he's OK. I wish they'd taken the numberplate - hit and run with cyclists is taken so seriously here it's unreal. I can only assume they were drunk. Worst thing? He wasn't actually on his bike, nope - he'd borrowed mine!

I've got a 6 month check-up with the HV/doctor on Monday. 6 months? I've had a baybee for 6 months?

Thanks for the advice. Have shoved Sudocrem in his neck fat, tho that in itself is a bit of a bloody krypton factor moment as baybee refuses to cooperate.

Skin across forehead is flaky but red underneath so wonder if infected? No doubt it will result in yet another trip to the doctors.

Am really pissed off! I started watching something on Iplayer, only saw it half way thru and I've gone back to watch it just now and it's gone.

MB is asleep next to me in the bed. Not sure what was wrong with him but he was really screaming and getting in a tizz so a bit of a cuddle and a "aahhh oooohhhh" and he's asleep.

I am thinking that I may try and put him in his Moses for daytime naps with the blinds/monitors and see how we go. Prolly wont go very far am sure. Wont be long before he has grown out of his Moses . My little baybee is not longer little..... well to be fair even at birth I am not sure he could be considered to be little.

Gah - child has woken up! Not even been asleep 10mins!!!

Hope JB is ok!! Flipping cowards!!

Alps the fuckers. Drink driving pisses me right off. Why do people do it?

Peppa's cheeks dry too. I have resisted using anything but have slapped a bit o burts bees on and all seems good.

Great news about mas!!

Had an outing fail this morning. Mr C is at work and I thought a simple trip in the car to Boots to buy new breast pump (mine is about to conk out any second) would be easy...hell no. By the time I go both kids in various layers of clothing and then into the car I realises Mini Oke had done a poo (he was shouting poo poo poo so couldn;'t really be ignored). So unloaded the kids form the car, changed mini Oke and got them back into the car only to hear peppa do a gigantic poo. All out of car again.feared ignoring that one and she would have shite all up he back and through her clothes. It wouldn't have been so bad if it was the summer but the number of layers they were both in is just ridiculous. I found out that it isn't even that cold today! Evetually managed it but that is about all I did manage this morning.

Mini Oke is still being a terror at night bah!

oks I feel your pain! First solo outing with child. I am exhausted!!! Got emergency appt at Drs. Well leaving the house was challenging enough. Tried to leave early to get petrol. Typically MB filled his fresh clean nappy so cue another change.

Got to Drs. MB screamed like a banshee. Think cos too hot as it was like an oven in there. So stripped him off. So then had nightmare of not having enough hands. Turns out he has cradle cap on his face. Got cream but it's steroid - would you use it?

Put him back on car, then head to stables and unload MB and have s bloody tussle with the pram chassis. Frigging thing. I hate it. Did what I needed to do there, cue another wrangle with the chassis. Then go and get prescription and it's raining so end up battling with the car seat raincover and then another row with the chassis. Get prescription. Go back to car. Remove car seat from chassis which is darn awkward. Then kick the living shit out of the chassis.

Come home, bayberry wakes and screams. Now held hostage by bf'ing MB.

What a day. Can I go to bed plz?

silv Bear has had a tiny bit of cradle cap on his scalp. Tbh I've "left it" for all intents and purposes. I'm now just bathing him every 2 days and to help his scalp I sort of gently scrub it with a muslin cloth in the bath and I dab a dot of olive oil on it - as you say, not sure I'd put steriods on it! Also put sometimes Burt's Bees oil in bath.

Hmmmm I'm really not sure either. Called HV but they are not there. Think it's appeared as a result of my mastitis meds. Cradle cap is yeast based.

Blimey Alps is your bike alright or will you be needing a new one

Not liking the sound of juggling two children Okie - who do I phone to cancel???

When LC had the cradle crap I tried olive oil but it made her hair all greasy so I left it and the stuff eventually disappeared. Listen to your intuition Silv - if you're not sure 'bout the steroids then maybe hold off for a few days and try something milder in the meantime.

2 more days at work then mat leave starts - yippee!!!

Kate'sHavingHerBaybeeeeSoon I going to get some Double Base cream. GP did say that the condition does go if it's own accord. I read online stupidly that it may last til they are two!! Wouldn't be so bad if in scalp but it's on his face.

Maternity leave already !???? Welcome to the club!!!

Question for the horsey gals - how far gone were you when you relinquished control of handed over shit-shovelling duties to someone else???

DHorse is now on deep litter so is not too arduous atm but am wondering whether I should slow down a bit after a spectacular fall in a large muddy puddle t'other day (landed on well cushioned arse so no damage done)

I have full livery so it wasn't an issue. I think silv kept going until the very end - although in less adverse weather conditions of course.

For the last two weeks HI was instructed and supervised did the heavy duty mucking out as I couldn't bend down without it wing uncomfortable or getting stuck. Now HI is allowed to go go yard on own! Yup have promoted him to unsupervised access!

MB and I have just got back from yard. Nag is not going out as early as perhaps life pre MB. But hoss is patient. I s'pose I pay for it with a trashed bed!!

Gotta go MB audibly filled his nappy then gave me a smile and a sort of chuckle!! Rascal!!!

Oh and pls to advise best yard boots/wellies? My nice MH short boots are getting ruined!!!

Dubarrys!!!! I loves mine

They are too good to get wet/muddy!

Hope you have all got through xmas in one piece and not too turkey/mince pie stuffed. It has been one surreal christmas this end - I'm hoping next year might be a tad less knackering!! Hard to believe this time 7 weeks ago I had a newborn baby...

We've got a quiet night tomorrow planned. Nice dinner, bottle of champagne and hopefully no crazy antics from babymoo whilst we watch Jools on the telly and then go to bed at 1201!

I haven't posted very much of late mainly because I feel like all I do (or want to do) is whinge. So here goes. I'm feeling pretty fed up to be honest. I feel like I haven't been out, and don't feel like going out whereas everyone else (NCT etc) at my stage are all going out for dinner or whatever willy nilly. Babymoo won't take a bottle despite buying every one that's been recommended (I'm waiting on playtex to be delivered tho so maybe...), i'm tired of feeding every 2-3 hours round the clock with no respite and no apparent let up. My folks are going home tomorrow after the xmas stay and frankly I'm dreading it. I feel completely exhausted the whole time, I've still got thrush and so has babymoo. My undercarriage is so swollen with it I can't stand up for very long. And he pulls off alot and doesn't feed very well so then it's more often feeding. My supply seems to have gone up which is good I guess but had to get up in the middle of the night before a feed to hand express - I only barely touched my breast and it was literally pouring out for a good twenty minutes before I felt comfortable. I'm terrified of getting blocked ducts again/mastitis so trying to balance that with not pumping too much and making the problem worse.

I know I'm whinging and I have nothing to complain about but xmas has been a bit of a non event with terrible colds/coughs, our heating keeps breaking and has cost a fortune that we don't have and I feel like every week there is something that goes wrong with either me or the baby and I'm living at the doctors. I hate being like this and in a way I'd rather not see people and feel like a whinge. So instead you lot have got it both barrells!!

Anyway on the good side he is gorgeous, smiles like a loon constantly and is a general delight. He's growing and doing so well, I feel guilty saying all of the above. I guess I just need sleep and to feel better. I just would love to know when I get to feel like myself again. I think mr moo is a bit sick of this whinging, tearful wife he seems to have been stuck with.

Rant over, As you were. And a very happy drunken new year to you all.

Oh moo - if it's any consolation we went out for our first meal last night on Rastus's 6 month birthday so you aren't alone.

What you feel is entirely normal, don't forget your hormones are not back to normal yet and you have a gazillion new things to process when you are tired out and emotional.

1. undercarriage - are you using tea tree oil and salt in your bath? Add TCP. If you are not feeling better in a week, speak to your doctor to make sure there isn't anything more serious going on. Mine was v uncomfortable for about 5-6 weeks but all the additions to the bath helped enormously, and you had more damage than me.

2. feeding regime - is he baying for food every 2-3 hours during the day? Hunger cries are braying and rhythmic and are often accompanied by rhythmic kicking and other movement. Boredom cries are irregular and uncoordinated and often include pauses to see if you respond. Night times are a bit different, but during the day you may be able to shunt the feeds on by a half hour or even an hour if you are mistaking boredom for hunger (I made this mistake - distraction led to 3-3.5 hr intervals instead of 2-2.5 hr intervals)

3. exhaustion - is normal but is not helpful to your immune system so it may be prolonging your thrush. Have you tried any natural thrush remedies to complement your medicine? It strikes me that if you can shoehorn MB into a nap/feed/play routine now xmas is over you will have time during his naps if not to sleep, then to lie quietly with your eyes closed and a damp flannel over your forehead. Ask your man to take him for a walk for half an hour on a weekend morning just to capture that 'me time' - even a little bit is invaluable. His role is to support you through this difficult bit (for better for worse?) and you need to offload some of the burden if just for a little while.

4. Feeding - your supply will settle down once you are into a feeding regime. MB may be pulling away because your flow is too fast so it sounds like you are doing the right thing by expressing. Are you doing it first thing in the morning to get rid of the majority of the excess? Keep going with the bottles, perhaps do the round o them all again to see if anything has changed, e.g. maybe his mouth shape has altered or he has become more dextrous with his tongue so it suits a certain teat shape.

The only other thing I can say is that it really does get better, and you become better at coping with everything. MB is getting everything he needs, but you need to make sure you are. Prevail on your good chap - it's a temporary state that he needs to help you through and let's face it, you'd do the same for him if the roles were reversed. The more he helps, the quicker he gets the old moo back. If that isn't an insult

Shite I mean babymoo not MB - sleepless nights see!!