september edd new babies arriving come share the ups and downs here

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Hello. Think i was first to deliver off the September EDD thread so waving to see if anyone else out there yet to join me :)
Had my 2nd DD on 26aug by C-sec. We now home but struggling with BF and baby lost 10% body weight in 3days. Started to top up with formula in syringe to try give cracked. Bleeding nipples a rest, but milk is starting to drip out now leaking everywhere! Hoping for a better night tonight after 3nights of hourly feeds and snatching 2-3hrs of sleep.
Anyone else struggling too?

wonderful lunch out yesterday - there three hours and lo didn't cry, need changed or fed and got passed from one lady to the next and was happy as a sunbeam. Food was amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Today we have the dreaded 2nd set of vaccinations as lo was 12 weeks yesterday (or a quarter of a year as oh pointed out !) then off to see ds1 in his nativity play - elbows sharpened for the bun fight that is all nativity plays (why do parents get so silly !) and then tomorrow off for very posh coffee morning with two friends and our mums somewhere in the Dorset countryside (must work out how to get there !) relaxing weekend on it's way I hope!
Ds1 back at school but still not 100% but he didn't want to miss out. I still feel crap and have decided that I will now try a saline nasal spray to see if that helps because my cough is just chronic still. So glad I am no longer a smoker or I would be in real problems !
Well ladies - have fun today

We've got first lot of jabs in a minute. Can't believe we are over a month late with them as the vaccination clinic has been booked solid for the last 5 weeks!

Minky, glad you had a lovely lunch, hope the nativity is good. I get to go to the first of many next week; v excited. DS is going as a spider ; not sure where exactly it mentions a spider in the bible? Sorry you're still feeling rotten, hope it gets better soon. Maybe lots of cake on your coffee morning will help?

Minky - well done on a lovely lunch out - and hope you have a nice weekend. Hope you're feeling better soon.

Falalala - not sure what I'm getting for LO... probably very little as I guess she'll get from others and don't want to go mad. OH has next Thursday off and we aim to do some shopping in the morning (she's got her 2nd set of jabs in the afternoon)... so behind with things... and we have the kids this weekend, which means our weekend of shopping for them has gone out the window! - hope jabs go ok... get the Calpol ready!

Candr - hope your LO ok after jabs - Calpol should help if not, and will also help to settle them for a sleep too (hopefully)

Got LO weighed today (had to pick up tablets from surgery and as baby clinic every Thursday afternoon thought I may as well)... she's 12lb 5.5 oz now (12 weeks tomorrow) and bang on 50th pc. Yay!

HOpe everyone not getting blown away - weather here horrible and they've promised snow tomorrow Means I might get to stay in all day and have a quietish one but also don't get to see a friend who've we've been trying to meet up since LO born ... so hoping it doesn't snow!

Just a quick question - My LO is also chewing away on her hands/fingers - and a number of you have mentioned giving your LOs a muslin or cloth to chew on... in terms of having to sterilise everything is it ok to give a muslin? Sorry ... this is silly question but just wondering... if the muslin is clean / straight from being washed is this ok?

ps DSD has her Christmas concert tonight but they only started practising last week! SHe walked in yesterday after school where they'd done the dress rehersal and I asked how it went..."just as I thought... rubbish, no one knows their lines!" Oops... hope it goes better tonight in the real thing!!!

snowysebs I've not sterilized muslins that I've given Lo to suck but do tend to wash them daily as get used to mop up dribble sick of that day etc. I sterilized all plastic toys as they came out loft from DD1 and prob will prob continue to wash plastic toys in Milton every couple weeks as she uses them more.
DD1 got her first school navity next week, bless her she been singing songs at home I've never heard before....what's happened to "away in a manger" is that old hat now?

Sebs, I am a strong believer in not sterilising as I am lazy think a bit of grime is good for their immune systems! DD sucks on her muslins but I can't always vouch for their cleanliness! I reckon that, even if you did them on a boil wash, by the time a muslin's dried - even if you tumble dry - it'll be far from sterile anyway.

Weather here is also foul but I'm betting it's nothing compared to yours Sebs. I'm still holding out with no central heating, just the rayburn on its lowest setting!

DD had jabs today and has been hellish since, constant grizzling and went bonkers when I tried to give her calpol and puked it all up. Tried some calprofen a couple of hours later and she did the same again so not really sure what to do now as I have no idea how much she got of either. Silly baby. If only she realised that in a year or two she'll be yelling for "more pink medicine" because she loves the taste of it

For DS xmas gifts I have got a bouncy ball that lights up with glitter in, some bath toys and some toy cars as DH works with cars and wanted to be the first to get some for DS. Think grandparents will prob go a bit crazy despite bneing told not to. Ordered high chair today as has been happy sitting in friends one, will be lovely to have him at table with us and will help with baby led weaning.
My DS still not really holding things but will suck on my shoulder when teething so lots of soggy tops and a bit of a bruise on shoulder, would prefer him to suck toy or muslim.
Hope those of you feeling poorly get some TLC at home and a bit of a break over the weekend.
Cant wait for DS to do school plays, have been as a nursery worker, teacher and a nanny never as a mummy

Nativity hilarious - having a quirky child meant he performed balanced on one leg while picking his nose - another family video that can't be shared with grandma ! Grumbly baby after jabs - would have liked a bit of a break from the crying but dh is out playing snooker so I guess I will just blend the day into evening shift and then night shift ! Cheeky fit suggested I could do the am school runs too to give h a break - I know the type of break I am thinking of but it won't involve a lie in !

Hello hello, mind if I join? DS born 5/9/11 so hopefully I'm qualified for this thread

I've had so many issues that I've got a whole other thread going about DS's weight gain (or lack thereof) but would like to join this one to have a chat and vent from time to time. Sorry I'm late in and haven't read the whole thread from the beginning! I'm new to mn and a first time mum so if I break protocols please be gentle with me!

Quick pitstop. I'm so tired at the mo. Think it's the cold weather. Dd had her second lot of jabs yesterday and seems fine with them just like DS was. She's still not mastered the sleep during the night and wakes u around 4:30 reluctant to sleep although she is sleeping from 5:30 thru to 4:30 waking briefly for feeds and falling asleep straight after.
Xmas pressies...... Difficult for dd but overspent/guilt spent on DS. We got a vetch baby walker fisher price story book and you know what I have forgotten what else. They are all wrapped up. However dd didn't get much compared to DS who is stocked up with ninjago . I usually buy what I think my kids will like as the in laws get inappropriate things and my parents. Get them something small and give them money. In fact a lot of my side of the family gift cash (the Chinese way).
I am that my hair has started shedding and it is literally all over the place and shedding a lot worse than last time. My scalp can be seen quite clearly from the front and it is nonstop itchy . I'm hoping it will pass quite quickly. I've still not visited work.
Steralising muslin? I've never heard of doing that, needless to say that I don't do it.
Hope the jabs are going well for you all and LO's aren't reacting badly to them. Sleep dust to all.

Oh, I forgot. Hi and welcome sciencegeekmum! I am a science geek mum too .

Thanks Summerpixie. I'm up feeding LO again... Glad someone else is having the hair issue, I literally had handfuls come out when I washed it yesterday!

We are having probs with LO not sleeping through. For two weeks he did 8:30 to 4:30 at least without waking, and then back to sleep until 8 after a feed. But the past week he's been waking at 2:30 and struggling to get back to sleep afterwards. This morning I got him to sleep and he's just woken me again, which isn't too bad. Any ideas why he's regressed?

And the science geeks shall inherit the Earth...

Hi sciencegeekmum welcome we are friendly bunch on here mixture of 1st, 2nd and 3rd time mums. Your Lo might be waking up more if on growth spurt u didn't say if you were BF or formula. I know with BF my Lo sleep goes bit haywire if its hungry day or pooh day as she tends to pooh every fourth day :)

I tryin more now to get Lo to settle off boob, this morn 5am had to change her nappy she didn't want feed so we just laid on bed I dozed she fell asleep again until 7.30am after just little wiggle no tears.

Thanks Smile. I'm bf him, I hope it is a growth spurt as he's only been putting on an ounce a week for the last month, been referred to a paediatrician by the GP! My LO also has rare poos, once every 6 days atm, so goodness knows where all the milk's going!

I did similar to you this morning, took LO into bed with me, worked better than trying to settle him in his cot!

Afternoon all. Thanks for your responses about using muslins as comforters. Think I'll go with you lot and as long as they're clean I'll give one to LO to use as a comforter - although right now she's on her playmat, one hand playing with the rattle toy and one hand being chewed!!!

Well, had some snow flakes falling today... so have decided to stay in today. Me and LO shall stay warm indoors. OH has his Xmas party this afternoon so hoping he doesn't come home too drunk - his company lays on a taxi for all employees to come in and get home after the party... how good is that??

Welcome Sciencegeekmum... I'd agree with Ssmile and say it's probably a growth spurt or just babies being babies. My LO was going from 10ish till 5 or even 6 in the morning without waking, but has recently changed and goes 10ish till 2 or 3, and then wants feeding, and then after about half hour/three quarters hour to get back down, will go to 7ish. Although we quite often have to put her in bed with us after the night feed due to taking ages to settle her down , and giving up after 4 or 5 goes! Mine is bottlefed, and by right should be sleeping through, but I am getting the idea that NO baby conforms!!!

A definite downside of being bottlefed is therefore the number of poos... mine has at least one a day... I'd say one day - one and then the next day two poos. Quite often means lots of change of clothes!

She's rolling onto her side on the mat now... won't be long I think and she'll be rolling over although at the moment, if I put her on her front, she doesn't like it and doesn't know what to do! The way she kicks her legs though (particularly when nappyless on the change mat) when she starts crawling it'll be watch out!! Feel sorry for the dog when she does crawl...!

Burst into tears in the middle of the night... things get on top of me occasionally and think they are now. Sounds like my brother is heading for a nervous breakdown, so very worried about him. He lives about 3 hours away so it's not like we can pop to see him.

But, LO seems to smile and giggle everytime I look at her, and that just makes it all so much better...

But... one really lovely thing to look forward to tomorrow... picking up engagement ring!! Got it last Saturday and it's being altered (secondhand ring) so getting it tomorrow. Haven't told many people and going out with "the girls" next Saturday night so going to just wear it and wait for them to notice!!! Then wait for the screams...

snowy that's great news! Have fun surprising your friends

Just a thought about your brother... Could you set up a webcam and Skype him to keep in contact? I found it helped alleviate my depression better than a phone call...

Plus he'd get to see your LO lots more!

Sciencegeekmum - that's a good idea... I'll see if we can set it up. Thanks

Hi Sciencegeekmum, hope things are OK for you, it all sounds a bit stressful but, as you say, we're here to listen to you vent when you need to. Which is just as well as I am now going to do a 'woe is me' post:

Got a cold; DD having rubbish reaction to jabs; DS going through a horrible whingey phase; DH working late tonight; got woken up at 4.15 by DD for a feed then she did a big poo, then she was sick all over my bed so didn't get back to sleep until gone six.

Then had to get up at 7.00 as today was the pre-school Christmas outing for which we had to accompany our children (so I didn't get my usual morning off), DD grizzled the whole way round the bird sanctuary and then howled as soon as we got to the soft play bit so I couldn't go and play with DS as I had to hold her the whole time. Then this afternoon we went to the park and I accidentally knocked DS off the bit you stand on to go on the death slide and then it rained and we got drenched.

On the whole, a thoroughly rubbish day where DS, DD and I all took turns crying!

Sebs, I reckon you're right when you say that no baby conforms. I'm not entirely convinced about the notion that FF = more sleep either as I know so many exceptions to the rule that I don't think you can call it a rule really (maybe more a myth, perpetuated by evil people like Gina Ford!) Conversely I have quite a few friends whose BFed babies slept through very early; and in fairness, last night DD went from 7.30 - 4.15 which is nearly nine hours!

I am for your ring Snowysebs and also my best mate had a baby yesterday which has made me so it's not all doom and gloom!

Falala, sounds like you've had a horrendous day, I feel for you.

My DH is out at a Christmas do tonight and it's usually his responsibility to do the bedtime routine. Well it didn't go quite as well as I wanted - took an hour longer than usual so I've only just finished my dinner. Don't know whether to feel angry or resentful at DH for going out, but I guess I can't keep him locked up! It's so annoying that as the bfing mum you're tied to your DS - he needs feeding every two hours at the moment, wish I could go out to the Christmas party!

And for anyone that might be vaguely interested in my back history my previous thread is here

Welcome sciencegeek - haven't had a chance to check out your thread but feel free to spew forth when you need to - always helps ! On the feeling envious of oh note, I used to feel like that with my first two dcs and finished feeding them earlier than necessary just to get my independence back but this time with dc3 I am seeing it differently and realising that this time will be gone in a blink and I will never have this amazing protected time or bond with ds2 again yet I have a life of partying still to come. I now love the feeds and the special bond only I have with lo and it's really made me so much happier this time thinking this through - saying that I also know that it's really tough getting used to being a new mum and it's fine for you to feel that way - think we would all be lying if we hadn't felt envy at some stage - it's a hard phase.
Sebs - congratulations on your engagement - that's lovely news and hope that rind sparkles only slightly less than I am sure you are at the moment. Sorry to hear it's been a bit dampened by your brothers difficulties but try not to carry to much worry on your shoulders because you need a bit of protection still too.
Falala - sorry about your day (she starts singing "things can only get better" in an off key tone !). It's the weekend now so relax.
Very jealous (well jell in Essex speak) of sebs snow - I want some - don't get much down here in Poole !
Summer - glad you are okay, even if a bit tired - sending you some magic sleep dust.
Have to go now as eyelids won't stay open.
Btw I have a bteastfed baby who poos at least once or more a day - they are all different even in their poop habits !

Argh baby woke up same time despite going to sleep an hour late!

Wise words minky, I'll try and change my attitude a bit. I've fought to bf so shouldn't really resent it now! Was just having a low point.

I need more sleep, hope DS goes back to sleep quickly!

GO TO FECKING SLEEP! Keep bfing DS to sleep, leave him asleep, two minutes later he's awake again and if I leave him he just starts to cry. I am so fecking pissed off now it's unbelievable. This has happened four times so far.