November 2012 - babies are here at last

[StuntNun]

This is the post-natal club for graduates of the November 2012 intake.

Congratulations Catbag, I love the names you have chosen too.

Sorry to hear you're struggling GT. There is loads on info on the Internet and baby websites. All I can say is please perservere as once you get past these early difficulties bfing is soooo convenient. I'm sure I mentioned that I had real problems with DS1 and could never get him to latch, DS2 was tricky at first but got there in the end. But I still wouldn't consider any other method of feeding this new baby, nothing but breast milk (and Calpol!) will pass his lips for the first few months.

Just a quick congrats to catbag , little and nervous , hope everything is well for all of you and can't wait to see some pics!

Not long to go now for the rest of us... 20 days until my due date!!

Congrats catbag.
Evil

Woohoo cat! Our babies have same birthday.

Managed to express today. Got just over half a Tommy tippee cup full!
Got him sucking for about 10mins today before hand. Then when he had tried 10mins of sucking gave him his formula n then expressed what I could. Still most of it came from left boob. If I got same from right could get a cup full. So glad there is milk there. As the few drops I saw yesterday made me think I had nothing. Will be doing alot more on the boob time tomorrow. N will look at all links u have suggested. Feel a lil happier about it now.

Ps I don't think my milk has come in yet. No melon feeling

My iron is low. Would that effect it?

Congratulations Cat, beautiful names.

Wow catbag those names are brill. Many congrats.

Xx

GT- congrats! [Grin] I've been expressing for two weeks and I've only manged to get 100ml from both breasts.

I can't believe it, my sister told me to rest, then she moaned yesterday that I hadn't seen my mom, BTW she has had a really bad cold. I saw her today as she is now well.
My sister phoned me up, and told me how great mum felt when I came over. She told me in her, I'm talking to a child tone. Grr.......
Evil

Yes GT low iron will affect your milk supply. Have u got iron tablets? If so take those and eat lots of dried apricots to help with the constipation they can cause!

Yes I have iron tablets, they didn't have them ready for when I left hospital. DH went and got them now.

We need to start thinking about names now. We have had the letter H given at temple. Crazy how name is not on my mind more! I keep forgetting my baby has no name.

Congratulations Cat. Another fan of those names here!

GT it sounds like you are doing great. Also, your milk may not come in all at once - mine seemed to do so more gradually this time. l also had one side seeming to work better than the other, but l kept alternating feeding and expressing on both and it evened itself out in the end.

Meant to say thanks for the advice re nappy changing. l think l will keep doing it each time l feed for another week or si then cut down at night. l am using disposables at the moment cos the newborn reusables l have would fit about 3 of him in (he is still very skinny)

Haha GT that must be a bit difficult to be given a letter to pick a name from! Good luck. Can't wait to hear the wee man's name xx

GT the longer you can get your baby to suckle the better, I can remember epic two hour session with my dd, it all helps the stimulation of the boobs and then more milk is preduced. Whap him on the boob as often and for as long as you can manage!

catbag congrats!!!

Wooohooooo, congratulations CAT at last! I bet you are so relieved!

Love the names too

Anyone else tempted to look "down below". I am but scared ill b scared for life!

Don't look GT! Everything has stretched and it will all go back to normal. I terrified myself by having a quick look at my stitches after DS2. I knew the stitches would look sore but I wasn't prepared for the umm... enlargement of the opening.

Just to update this thread too, Friday I had a beautiful baby girl by c section, were both doing really well and getting on well with breastfeeding touches wood she is absolutly tiny bless her

Congratulations catbag

gt I hope you can get some good support with breast feeding soon it is such hard work and we need alot of support and direction with it

Congratulations Nervous! Fantastic news.

The latest ante-natal thread is here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1593492-November-2012-babies-arriving-thick-and-fast if you're following both and want to mark your place.

nervous congrats!

Ain't it great being a mum! Laying in bed last night I couldn't help but just stare at him, had to fight to stay awake to look ( spesh after reading the climate change conv on the ante thread!) I love kissing him n looking at how he pouts his lips.
I'm so in love its disgusting lol.

Nervous Congratulations!

Thanks for all the congratulations ladies. I'm so happy I could pop.

GT obviously a good day for the having of perfect babies

Just to update DD2 arrived by ELCS on Friday. Got home today. DD1 being a little difficult but all is good.

petite congratulations. DD1 will get used to it. Make sure you do not try to be everything to everyone. It will not hurt either one to wait a few minutes or cry a bit. I remember that being the hardest thing.

Thanks for that advice. She's ignoring me at the moment, but she'll get there. It must be quite a shock after all.