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October 2011 - Let the poo obsession begin

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PenguinArmy · 13/10/2011 10:55

Come chat, moan, boast (by stealth of course), vent, rage, relax, worry and be reassured. Welcome to all the new babies. Stats thread here

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PenguinArmy · 27/10/2011 19:10

oh sassy :(

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MamaMaiasaura · 27/10/2011 20:19

Sassy - is Jacob similar age to my Samuel? (he will be 4 in December). Since Jessicas arrival he has completely stopped nursing, doesn't want to come anywhere near me when I'm holding Jessica. Last night he woke needing mummy and same this morning. Was such a relief in a way that he wanted me. He is interested in her but from a great distance. I do feel like the closeness we had is affected at moment and I do so miss him.

Had midwife again for 5 day check. They are happy with her jaundice and looks cleared. She never lost birth weight and has gain 4oz so now 9lb7oz. Bfing going well, milk well and truly in and she's very efficient lol. Its so true about forgetting pain fast as I'm now thinking a 4th would be lovely Grin def think hormones are rampaging! X

BB3 · 27/10/2011 21:07

sassy huge hugs when my Ns

CheshireDing · 28/10/2011 02:42

BB3 I hope it sorts itself out as some have said it can.

Hopefully it is not chicken pox Sassy, fingers crossed for just spots :)

BB3 · 28/10/2011 06:06

Random half post ! When my niece arrived Karahan (ds) stopped speaking and withdrew from us all and it's heartbreaking. Nothing we can say will change that for you but you will get him back x We are not there with the speech but he's more affectionate than ever. Give him time, it's a big change. he'll get there xxxx

CheshireDing · 28/10/2011 08:15

Poor Poppy she is a right snot bag this morning, I have a sore throat and she has a cold so didn't sleep exceptionally well but considering the snottyness I forgive her :(

This also just gives her another noise to add to her reportoire of petting zoo sounds!

My friend has just had a baby and lives in a different county, so far the mw has been out to see them every day for the last 5 days!! I am wondering what the hell they talk about for 5 days on the trot and how they can afford to have mw going round for some many days. We saw ours the day after for a check up, then once for the heel prick and we would have been discharged then if the cord had come off.

Thinking of using bf as a form of contraception has anyone else tried this before?

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PenguinArmy · 28/10/2011 09:45

I really wouldn't chesire although my periods were back at 10 weeks last time.

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Engelsmeisje · 28/10/2011 12:54

Lots to catch up on again! Sorry for the mammoth post.....

Awen re: your FIL 70th, if you don?t feel up to it then don?t go. I wouldn?t have felt ready when Max was a week old. We?re going to a family thing this Sunday, but I think that extra week makes all the difference.

Irish Clare Over here the MW don?t seem so concerned about waiting 4-6 weeks to express, but they do recommend that you use a special teat which LO really has to suck on, rather than a normal one which can make them a bit lazy. I expressed last week when my milk was slow coming in and also had to supplement with some formula since Max had lost more than 10% of his birth weight. He hasn?t had any problems with switching between the 2. Re: farting ? Max delights in waiting til I?ve changed him then looking me straight in the eye and having a massive shit! Has also been snorting like a little pig while sleeping, especially when getting towards feeding time. DH was a bit concerned and asked me if it?s normal (I had to remind him of the noise he makes snoring while he?s sleeping!).

BB3 Sending you big hugs. I?m sure Ayse-Rose will be okay if the doctor says it?s manageable. But I think it?s normal to be upset ? you just want them to be okay?

Cheeky Am seriously considering getting a smart phone for the sole purpose of amusing myself during night feeds!
sassy Sorry to hear you?ve been having such a rough time of it. Sending you Thanks

I had a bit of a cry last night. We took Max to see my parents where they?re staying (essential for me to practice with the car seat!). We got home at a reasonable time so I suggested we go straight up to bed?of course Max woke up straight away! But I thought, perfect, I can feed and change him and then go to bed at a ?normal? time. Took ages and he wouldn?t settle but was fine until DH walked into the baby room to see what was going on. Made me feel such a failure that he?d come in, as if I wasn?t coping, which I know is not true, but still. Since it was still relatively early (only 10.30) DH settled him and put him to bed. I?ll put it down to hormones?guess we all need a good cry sometimes eh?

My mum and dad are leaving today Sad . Has been so nice having them here. Next week will be a bit more peaceful I guess (so more MNing!). Just had my first proper visitor outside immediate family, one of my colleagues who turned up with lovely goodies from the English department and a personal present too. Was so lovely to catch up and start sharing Max with everyone else!

Hope everyone?s having a good day.

Engelsmeisje · 28/10/2011 12:58

Oops, didn't see you post cheshireding. Over here (the Netherlands) we had 4 home visits from the MW in the first week (plus called them out once mroe about Max's collarbone) and our kraamzorg (like a home help/maternity nurse, but not a nurse) who was in for the first 7 days from about 8.30 til 15.00. Absolutely amazing, helped me in and out of bed at first, fed me, showing me how to do everything. reckon I would have given up BF if she hadn't helped me. Was a bit overwhelming for DH having someone in the house the whole time but really took the pressure off and my house has never been so clean (trying to keep it that way!)

Engelsmeisje · 28/10/2011 12:58

Your not you

Ferino · 28/10/2011 16:20

hi all,

I lost this thread from my list for some reason but hopefully back up and running now. Been too shattered to post anyway after a few bad nights but we're back to 2 feeds the last two nights so fingers crossed that's the normal pattern emerging. I managed to forget myself and eat chilli a couple of days ago and only just realised that might explain the projectile poo coming out of DD at 4am - oops! Duvet cover is in the wash for the second time trying to get it out...Blush

Can I ask a slightly personal question? Can you take the pill when BF? I'd like to get back on it (took it for my skin as well as you know what) but suspect it probably messes up the hormones. I was on the combined pill but maybe the progesterone only one works better for BF?

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PenguinArmy · 28/10/2011 16:26

I think you can't take the combined one but can take the progesterone one. IME at your 6 weeks check-up they will try and force it on you anyway Grin

Wow at two feeds a night. DS didn't need as much winding last night so I got loads more sleep but he still fed on average every 90 mins

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CheshireDing · 28/10/2011 18:18

Yes Penguin is correct my GP said I cannot take Microgynon (the combined) as one of the hormones in it is not suitable for bf.

I have gone today and got the Progesterone only one from her prescription but I just felt a bit odd taking it every single day (there is no weeks break) and you don't have a period. As we were thinking of trying for baby number 2 in about 6 months I wasn't sure that I wanted to have had no periods in between that time.

CheshireDing · 28/10/2011 18:20

Oooh forgot to say Poppy is booked in for swimming at the end of November. She might not be but I am very excited. Not sure how we are going to be there for 9.30am though!

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PenguinArmy · 28/10/2011 20:29

anyone else got itchy breasts?

I keep giving myself weird red marks as I scratch without realising, but the same spot over and over.

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Penelope1980 · 28/10/2011 22:45

I have itchy breasts too!

cheshire I like the idea of swimming with my baby too, how do the lessons work?

Hmmmm you have all reminded me of the need to figure out contraception ...

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PenguinArmy · 28/10/2011 22:50

DD adores her swimming lessons, she started weekly at 4 months. At the young age despite what they say you your doing is getting them familiar with water. They get you to set tasks, say certain things each time. Ours had them going under water from the very get go, others are more sedate. Mostly you just walk around holding them afloat maybe pretending to do otherwise Grin e.g splash splash, kick kick, moving their limbs in a certain way when getting in and out of the pool so when they're old enough to understand they'll start moving themselves in that way.

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CheshireDing · 29/10/2011 01:19

It's waterbabies.co.uk pene.

I imagine it will be a case of floating around and some underwater stuff but I am looking forward to seeing Poppy's face in the water. It's not that cheap but there is no small warm public baby pool near us. The will probably try and fleece us for the underwater photos too but we can say no and I just thought it sounded like a bit of fun. The water has to be 30% (I think) so the course is in a pool at a private house - oh how the other half live.

CountryMama · 29/10/2011 04:45

I did water babies last time - its great. It was good for me as well as my daughter. The underwater photo is amazing too. The only thing is its expensive. My friends tried other companies but didn't like them.

Penelope1980 · 29/10/2011 07:37

Water confidence at a young age is such a good idea - I think I'll look into something like that as we go to the beach a lot and want him to be as confident in the water as possible

MrsP81 · 29/10/2011 11:48

Oooh, I want to take Abigail swimming too! I didn't learn to swim until my early 20s so I'm really keen to get her in the water early. However, I'm not the most confident swimmer still, do you think babies can sense this?

I don't know what to do about contraception, I vowed I would never go back on the pill as it wasn't until I came off it that I realised it was causing me problems. Although that was the combined one so maybe the other one will be different.

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PenguinArmy · 29/10/2011 12:07

You won't have to swim yourself, in fact there's no reason for your hair to even get wet. They can't actually learn to swim until at least 2 I think and once they are a bit older then a lot of council pools have separate heated little pools that toddlers/babies can use. Also you can get them used to water as they get older by getting in the bath with you, getting them comfortable having water thrown over their heads etc. Just saying if it's a bit pricey this isn't necessarily the key age to get them used to it. DD had a gap in swimming when we moved back to the UK and pretty much started from scratch again (although she picked it up pretty quickly). I'd say from 18 months she's started to have the memory to pick up things and for them to stay there, rather than doing what felt natural. The ILs pay for ours now, otherwise we'd just go to the local pool.

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Ferino · 29/10/2011 14:54

Good info on the swimming - I'll definitely check that out too. We all learned as little babies and swimming has always been one of my favourite things so I'm mad keen to get DD into the pool and happy there asap.

On the contraception front - did any of you c-sectioners (either now or last time) 'recommence marital relations' (!) before the 6 week mark? I'm not seeing the GP to check until then and a bit embarrassed to ask anybody in real life if it would be reckless to consider it. Mind you, it would involve being willing to forgo some precious minutes of sleep so not sure if it will ever actually happen again!

LittlePebble · 29/10/2011 20:24

Argh E has done nothing all afternoon except the following: he feeds then after about twenty minutes falls asleep on the breast, then when I take him off and put him down, he wakes ten minutes or so later and screams until he gets fed again! Hoping that he won't carry on through the night... Confused

MrsP81 · 29/10/2011 21:06

I have had a similar afternoon pebble! Here's hoping it means they will have a lovely long sleep tonight. Hmm