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June 2012 - Jubilant mums of Jubilee babies

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TeaandHobnobs · 02/06/2012 16:32

It is Jubilee weekend Crown - awaiting those babies!

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mrsshears · 06/07/2012 06:08

Tea I think maybe you have a point with that theory about bigger babies being slower to put weight on,dd is 4wks today and i think i will leave further weighing until her 6wk check to avoid me obsessing over her putting enough on.

ffnorm That sounds like dd1's health visitor, she made me feel totally crap as a first time teenage mum.

CathFin · 06/07/2012 06:55

With DD the HV quite often used to send me into a total panic with their shoddy advice, with DS1 I knew enough to totally ignore them and never went to get him weighed.

I'm getting the midwife to come back next week to weigh DS2 again after our rocky start with him being ill. He is 4oz over birth weight so I'm not too worried but it will be better than having to go to the health center and queue to see a HV who will no doubt wind me up!!

ffnorm · 06/07/2012 07:56

Thanks everyone - will take her back to weigh next week but will definitely be employing Tea's approach Grin,

Anyone got plans for the weekend? We are going to my friends 40th birthday lunch tomorrow at a restaurant,should be lots of children, so presuming it'll be quite laid back which is good as I'll prob spend most of it with my boobs out Grin

Do any of you get a really painful "pricking" sensation through you boobs?

McKayz · 06/07/2012 08:00

Ffnorm yes I do!! I was going to see if anyone else does. It bloody hurts

Kveta · 06/07/2012 11:51

I'm getting the tingly/pricking boobs too, always followed by a gush of let down. it's delightful...

ffnorm your HV sounds like a numpty. glad you are aware of that though :o

Emilie has a cold still and so didn't sleep last night, preferring to feed every 45 minutes or so. think the heat didn't help. she's all snotty today poor thing.

we're off to the local fire station open day tomorrow, and the olympic torch is going by there too, so should be a fun, if soggy, day out.

CathFin · 06/07/2012 12:28

Yes me too, sure it hurts more this time, really makes me wince when my milk 'arrives'!

McKayz · 06/07/2012 12:37

Does it settle down?

TeaandHobnobs · 06/07/2012 13:40

I had that for a while (real wincing and eye crossing every time my let down happened!) but I can't feel it at all now.

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TeaandHobnobs · 06/07/2012 15:15

And now I've said that, it just happened at the last feed Hmm

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Shelduck · 06/07/2012 15:39

Just got DS into baby carrier for the first time, and had a little wander to postbox. He's less than half the weight i lost after giving birth, but i could already feel i was going to have to be careful of my back. How the hell did we carry those bumps around without crippling ourselves?!

Kveta · 06/07/2012 16:44

what carrier do you have? I had a baby bjorn type with DS and it KILLED my back. have a sling this time and OMG it is so much better, and Em is heavier than DS was! have done some long walks with her in it and my back is fine. worth trying different carriers out anyway :) (I have a Bondolino this time, but the Ergo, Beco, and Boba slings get good reviews too)

Miniangel · 06/07/2012 17:49

Hello everyone. Marking my place on this thread atlast.

Talking of backs -my back and legs are killing me. Anyone else had that after a c-sec? How long does it take to recover. I am hoping the epidural and spinal they gave me didn't knacker my back for good.

TeaandHobnobs · 06/07/2012 19:03

Poor mini Sad Can't offer any advice on the c-section, but I had an epidural and on my postnatal visits, my midwife always asked me how my legs were feeling. Could you call your midwife for advice?

Just been looking for scratchmitts - not all of DS's babygros have those integral ones - and thinking they will be useless and fall off, when I spot these. It's like a baby shrug! Ha! How bonkers! well also kind of clever I guess

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CathFin · 06/07/2012 20:39

Aaargh DD has a temperature. Please can we have no more illness in my house!!

ceeej · 06/07/2012 22:52

mini is the pain particularly in your calves? That can be a sign of thrombosis so I'd get in touch with your midwife if it is.

smallwonder · 06/07/2012 22:53

Cathfin Never rains but it pours :( Hope she's on the mend asap.
Mini Post section had sore legs and scar area often hurt when walking. Legs hurt around this time of night if i've been busy all day. How many days are you now? Keep taking your pain relief, it's important :)
I think I've missed a lot of posts -- hope anyone I don't see on FB is okay and that respective LOs are thriving :)

DS is over a month old now. Weighs just over 10lbs, only one visit left by HV thank God. Haven't many complaints, pretty much exhausted like most of us are but getting out and about and managing to keep on top of the day to days best I can. We just had 7 under 7 here this evening and us 4 adults, actually enjoyed it and we all managed to sit down and eat in relative calm.
Am so hoping for some better weather. Still raining here.
[waves to all]

smallwonder · 06/07/2012 22:55

x-posts Ceej. I didn't think of that. Good advice there. The kind of pain i'd experience is the aches one experiences after a good old walk. HTH.

smallwonder · 06/07/2012 22:56

Hmm definitely bedtime

Shelduck · 07/07/2012 08:50

Hi kveta yes, it's a baby bjorn. Was hoping it would do the job, but looks like i might have to bite the bullet and start investigating slings. Oh god...that means going out shopping. I don't suppose my local tea shop would stock them, would they? because quite frankly that's the only place i really want to go to today! Grin

McKayz · 07/07/2012 11:30

DH is really coming home this time!! He has got flights booked!! He lands in Manchester at 10 past 10 Monday morning. So he should be home in time to pick up the boys from school Monday afternoon. So we've decided not to tell them so that he can surprise them. Grin

Warlin · 07/07/2012 11:45

Morning all

McKayz great news about DH..you must be so excited.....nothing but admiration for how you have managed on your own and with other DC

DS just started crying so going to have to make this a quick one. Had our consultant apt the other day and the good news is he thinks that although DS's hip is still clicky, it doesn't feel like anything is wrong with the joint so he's hopeful the scan won't show anything...fingers crossed. He did say that because he was 3 weeks early, his hip could be clicky for a bit longer than most babies. So relieved about that. Everything else was fine too. DS did a massive fart and poo when consultant had the stethascope on him and was nearly deafened Blush

We had an ok night last night. Am raging with Dh though as I went for a nap yesterday evening and Dh fell asleep on sofa with DS beside him. So dangerous to do unplanned naps together and am panicked with all sorts of horrible thougts. He's now in the huff as I freaked with him :( Tiredness really is tough for everyone. Need to be a bit more tolerant and less prickly with him...just sent him out with the dog so I could get tidied and sorted. I nearly find weekdays easier now as I have a routine, whereas at weekends that is always upset and I get stressed by it. Anyone else find that or am I a control freak??

We have friends coming his afternoon to meet DS. After this I've decided to try and take a break from visitors for a while as it's been relentless for the last 6 weeks and I'm getting fed up!!

Sorry that was a bit of a wingy post!

On the baby bjorn front, I have been using mine round the house but havent actually done a walk yet...I find the pram easier. Will report back on the sore back front afterwards...it better not hurt though as I bought the one with extra lumber support. I think you need to make sure they are properly fitted..ie the belt part tight enough etc...

Are the slings not difficult to put on?

TeaandHobnobs · 07/07/2012 12:08

Warlin I prefer weekdays because I can just get on with the day myself, and do things when I choose (DS permitting of course!) whereas DH just manages to massively piss me off at the weekend by getting in my way and generally not really helping Angry - quite happy to do fun things like cuddles and baths, but nappy changes are avoided as much as possible Hmm

I try not to be too grumpy with him, because he does do things like stay up to give a bottle so I can get some more sleep, but the cynic in me thinks he just does the bare minimum so I can't really complain about him! And I hate that I always have to ask him to do things - DS is his son too, and he should just do things when they need doing, like I have to day in, day out! Ooooo lots of pent up rage there from me....

I have a stretchy wrap sling - it took a bit of practice, but I can get it on and off pretty swiftly now. It's like having a hands free cuddle! So nice Smile When he's in it, I spend all the time kissing the top of his head Blush

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McKayz · 07/07/2012 12:34

Now I prefer weekends. No school runs to do!! Plus every other weekend the boys are with their Dad (like this weekend) so I have plenty of time to watch my crap on tv tidy up!!

emblosion · 07/07/2012 12:44

Hi everyone! Sorry for being awol, been trying to keep up with everyone on facebook :)

Can't believe DS is 9 days old! The last week has gone by in a haze and DH and I are like ships passing in the night. Am exhausted but feeling a bit more like myself so that's good.

Haven't read all the posts but hope everyone is ok and enjoying their babies x

Kveta · 07/07/2012 13:46

I managed to nurse in the sling today! whilst the olympic torch went past, of course...

and sat for a while in the mess room at our local fire station to feed Em - definitely my two strangest places to breast feed :o