October 2012 babies - we meet them at last!

[YompingJo]

Getting thread in place in readiness!

Hello hello

Things are better in the squid house, jess does gripe sometimes but it's only sometimes and we are better at soothing her now (bounce on gym ball, with her in sling, and white noise...!) She is sleeping better overnight mostly. Went from 1am to 7am this morning, fidgety, but only needed sleepy cuddles from me, no feeding or anything. Expressing is going well, I find if I stare at her cute little face or watch films with hot blokes in I can get out 8oz in a sitting - not too shabby! So I have about 24oz in the fridge currently AND my parents coming for two days... am really hoping for my first break away from her, lovley though she is. And maybe some hours in bed with the boy... boyfriend trialled the expressed milk last night and said she took it fine.

Have managed supermarket with car and sling; market walking with sling; registry office and shops and town centre with pushchair (she is so small in it!!)... and I went swimming last night which was just blissful, first bit of proper exercise since birth. Boyfriend took jess in the sling and waved at me from the sidelines. I feel physically normal, just tired and unfit. I am so lucky...

I had to buy her more dinosaur babygrows as she has outgrown the "tiny baby" ones my mum bought for me because nothing fitted. I can't believe she is growing up already...

this thread has moved so fast, -waves- to all the sleep deprived and sore nippled ladies, hope you are all healing and managing to get on top of things. Going to antenatal thread now to wave more pom poms.

Thinking of you crazypaving, the screaming is so so hard to bear. I have a list of things I work through now - feed, nappy, wind, cuddle, put in sling, bounce on gym ball, loud music, sing to her looking her right in the eyes, rinse and repeat... it is so exhausting in the night though. My baby is worse in the evenings and more settled overnight -fidgety and demanding at times but not screaming.
I don't know how you do it with two, you are a hero :( I hope it eases some soon.
I htink actually 6 weeks is when everything is supposed to be at its worst but that's a very ngative way to put it, I prefer to think of things getting better from 6 weeks onwards!!

Rare fillet steak and a huge glass of malbec

Just want to post my find of the week. My expressing pack came with nipple shells. I didn't really kno what for. My endlessly painful rub against breast pads or bra nipples have been comfy for last hour due to ventilated shells and silicon inserts. I could weep with relief.

On another, just tried to express to relieve some engorgement. Feckin well hurts too

huffle nipple shells? Not heard of them but definitely interested if they help alleviate sore nipples... Presume they are different to the nipple shields that can be used whilst feeding?

Yep October. Bought some nipple shields yesterday, ouch ouch Ouch. No these are Avent breast shells. V bulky under bra but I will try anything!!!!

huffle you poor chick - sending a hug - you sound like you are doing really well! Hope you mend quickly

Crazy hang in there! I have heard this magic 6 week mark too - but have also heard that's when colic tends to peak - so think it's all bollocks and depends on the bean. Some people told me their babies did improve at 6 weeks, but friend on Monday said "Don't listen to people who say that!!!"

October really glad heating thing worked. Where did you get the heated pad? After writing to use heat we haven't tried it ourselves because we can't get a damn hot water bottle - it's all those wheaty bags which don't really transfer heat! We haven't needed it yet but I like to be prepared for the worst! :o

Wantan wouldn't feel guilty at all getting help to get to supermarket! :) I haven't managed myself other than once with MIL - and we only live round corner from it And Elpis interesting about the taxis!

Squid glad Jess more settled :) We found that bean began to settle last Sun night so just before the 4 week mark - hoping the worst of the colicky-ness might have passed, fingers crossed. She still gets windy but it doesn't send her as mental as it did before unless it is really stuck. I've found eating beans / lentils seems to be the main culprit - and sure enough after eating some houmous that set her off again so seems to be pulses generally - which is an arse because I love them

Sorry if I'm missing people out. Am boiling up breast pump stuff, DH taking bean ON. Going to give her a midnight feed and express off other boob to avoid exploding boob syndrome. She has suddenly started going 6-7 hours between night feeds in last few days so if I feed her at midnight she might not even need a bottle till morning... wish us luck! Oh and she was 4 weeks when we introduced bottle / expressing - the Medela Calma one that came with pump - but had planned to do it a few days sooner just never quite got round to it... The days go by in a blur.

Also back taking painkillers again - one diclofenac in the evening :( Think I totally overdid things last week and feel like I am only starting to heal on the inside, things getting 'tighter' and getting that skin burny feeling on tum where nerves must be growing back. Wish I was numb instead the way other people seem to get after CS Really annoying as it feels like a step backwards, just hoping it won't last too long. It's been 4.5 weeks and I still wouldn't dare lift carseat etc - luckily friends and family are happy to do the driving / lifting so am at least getting out for the odd meal and coffee to stop me losing the plot altogether!

Almost bedtime, here's to well-fed sleepy beans all round ON xo

Hi there ladies, hope you're all doing ok. We've been doing well getting to know each other over the last few days, but the 'day 3' emotions hit last night and after a pretty fractious night I'm feeling weepy this morning. It does get better doesn't it?

smorgs you poor thing, believe me the day 3/4 emotions are the worst and seemed to be a one off for me. I was in tears virtually all day, blamed it on bf being tricky but think it must have been more than that as I was just streaming and felt totally out of control. The next day was lie someone had flicked a switch and I felt much stronger emotionally and physically. Be kind to yourself and know that this will pass.

angelico think the heated pad was just from Boots, one of those wrap style things that is meant for aching muscles and goes in the microwave but dorsn't get nearly as hot as a water bottle.

Smorgs it does get better, I promise. Just kind of... intermittently better at this stage but it does get better :) Hang in there

Those of you who were on the AN thead will appreciate the irony of this especially Midget - my plans for a full night of sleep were thwarted by the newly christened Mini Angelico Two Poo. Daddy was giving her a nice quiet ON bottle of mum's delicious dairy produce when she produced not one but TWO filthy nappies and promptly went apeshit at the excitement of it all. For nearly an hour, breaking off only to guzzle down bottle for more screaming energy. Thankfully then went back to sleep. She's lying dozing like an angel as I type, listening to the soothing 'whomp whomp' of Ewan the Sheep.

I should probably feel proud... like mother like daughter or something...

Thanks October will look out for it - could you link to it if you get a chance to browse online?

Angelico glad your l little I one is living up to the family name. Lol

Ok I feel a bit bad. Dh has "taken a shift" with the little one so that i can get some rest. They are in bed and is all tucked in with him on his chest after a failed attempt at swaddling and getting ds into the bassinet. Only thing is now they are asleep and mama bear is too nervous to sleep because 1 dh takes drowsy sinus meds that say do not operate heavy machinery .. I'm thinking that also should include do not coo sleep with a little one. And 2 dh gets major full body twitches when he is falling asleep and I keep envisioning him launching ds right out of bed with one of them... And 3 I see how awkward he is with trying to move ds from one position to another during the day, and think can he really manage to do the same in the middle of sleeping.

But dh only gets 2 nights a week where he doesn't have to work the next day, and this is really only his first full night sleeping with us in the same room and I don't want to question his abilities this Dion....so now I lay nervously awake in the dark watching them sleep until day wakes and it is my turn again.

Thankfully my parents are here tomorrow and I can privacy count on a nap our two in the day .

Sigh

angelico microwaveable hot water bottles to warm up baby's nest.

www.hotwaterbottles.net/

Has anyone advice or been given advice on eating when BF?? MW said to avoid onions and garlic as can give bubba wind. We had pasta with jar of sauce 2 nights ago and nappies were stained orange and even more plentiful!!!! Oh and we have dirty nappy with EVERY feed, lovely. All out lovely freezer food seems off the menu and trying to eat plain!!!! Not really been long enough at home to kno what normal baby is and don't want to risk aggravating him!!!!!

Can I also ask those of you who are expressing, does it hurt as much as latching on? And his latch is apparently perfect, so many midwives checked!! Just tried and reduced me to more tears. Not planning on doing yet really, too early but wanted a small amount to keep for his sticky eye as I'm not great at hand expressing. I hav the Avent electric pump

smorgs day 3 is a mofo. Even when you know to expect it it still gets ya. It does get better, honest.

angelico at mini two poohs. Annoying that pooh stopped sleep though. Had two myself yesterday. The pregnancy hormones have left the building.

huffle garlic won't affect all babies. I have had garlic, chilli, curry, no affect on master midge. Different things affect babies but I've never avoided garlic do would just try your lovely meals anyway.

Best go. Master midge has no conception if day and night. Fed all night, now sleeping all day do need to make productive use of time. DD has a party and I have a drs app do need to drag arse into town. Thankfully not on the tube as I would be paranoid with midge on the germy tubular system (paranoid mum emoticon).

Seem incapable of typing the word so without autocorrect changing it. nobber.

DD has just refused bottle again. She gets really upset. Bugger!

Parents are here and very willing to help but have still been unable to get more than 1-2 hours sleep as after epic feeding during the week and expressing, boobs are agony if baby doesn't feed every hour. now she doesn't want it every hour any more and I'm in so much pain.... presumably expressing more will make this situation worse?? i don't know what to do :( :(

Shee takes the bottle fine but haven't given her more than 2oz yet as cannot bear painful swollen boobs so keep taking her back off my mum :( Guess I hsould put all that milk in the freezer instead, so frustrating.

They are going tomorrow and I wanted a break so badly :(

Also tried to have sex with boyfriend this morning and it really hurt inside, he was nice about it and we had a cuddle instead (avoiding boobs) but it made me very sad ... just feel like my body is not my own

squid you could express a little off for relief but not more than a minute, then your supply won't go up. It should level off after a day or so.

I need that break too .

I think you are very brave for even trying sex. I am terrified!

Hi all, just a quick one to say Little Cherry Boy arrived at 11:05am Japan time (3:05am UK time) on Friday, October 26th, weighing 2996g (approx 6.6lbs?).[grin]
Will post birth story later as I'm on my phone and, of course, one handed! I'll just say it didn't quite go to plan. But we're both fine so I'm happy with it.
Will put name and photo on Facebook later.
Sorry haven't had a chance to read and catch up with all your news on here, will try tomorrow. Hope you're all well

Congrats cherry and mini cherry.

wantan have you tried diff types of bottle? We're going to try tonight. I'm just trying formula as I remember that last time expressing made my boobs so sore and was part of the reason I have up bfing completely.
Boobs sore today. DD2 has her first cold, bless, so didn't feed well in the night and was really fussy latching on and off, poor thing.

Hello all. I've been on the due in December thread up till now but ad DS1 decided to turn up at 33+3 on Thursday I'm hoping I'll be allowed to join in with you ladies chatting about newborns here. LO is currently in scbu but having expressed milk and doing well.

Of course you are welcome
To join us Honey sorry for the crap
One handed typing. Hope your little
One is out of SCBU soon. That must have been a shock
Coming that early!