Dashing through the snow... One escaped early, which December baby is next?

[HoneyMum21]

Getting the thread ready when all the Christmas puddings start making appearances...

Because of the way our midwife clinics fall I won't get my discharge appointment until the 31st. He was born on the 8th! Lol not that it really matters, we're doing ok. Can't believe he's a week old tomorrow!

I've only met my community mw once at sixteen weeks! I've been discharged now too...

Just marking my place, then I'll catch up.later when I.can charge my phone!

Z was weighed today, not back at his birthweight yet and has only put on 10g since day 5. The midwife wondered whether his birth weight was wrong as she said he didn't look like a baby that had weighed 3kg. She thought that because my body has had a lot to deal with re the high blood pressure, I might not be producing the good fatty milk yet. She's coming back next week to weigh him again. She wasn't worried about dehydration or anything and said he looked fine. His feeding curve has also been a bit different as he started off on formula only for 5 days so he would have lost more weight from day 5 onwards when we got him breastfeeding so it may well be that he dipped down and has climbed back up again in the past 10 days. He is feeding well and producing nappies. She also said it wouldn't do any harm to give him the odd formula top up like we've been doing about once a day.

So I can't see the bf lady I saw at the antenatal class because I've been discharged from the midwives so now I have to phone the children's centre to get the number of a peer support worker and then phone them. It seems like a lot of hassle and makes me want to cry (I won't though I'll just moan on here)

MW been for his weigh in, gained 60g since 5 days (now 8days). Still on 10.4% lose since birth, but hopefully won't need another visit after weigh in on Sunday. His jaundice is also improving. Now to dig DH out of bed and think about heading for F's hearing test!

Spotty I was told the peer support would be coming to see us yesterday, but didn't come :( going to try to go to the support group on Monday at Sure Start, I need to start baby socialising!

We don't have another group on until Christmas Eve

Sounds like I'm but the only one who's been fed up with waiting for visits that never happen! We just had our first HV visit - she was lovely, very enthusiastic and a bit scatterbrained, and said there's never to early to start expressing and freezing breast milk. So now I need to do a bit of research into pumps etc.

She also said I should express so when my husband's parents are over, 'you two lovebirds can go out to dinner!' I like her style!

We had discharge from MW and met the HV today...Aurelia's weight is on the up 5lb 14oz - 6lb 2oz

We were also give the ok to express so I may try a bottle a day and see how we get on!

Day 4 here and we are feeding constantly. I'm totally done in and can't wait for dh to get home. Not sure how I'm going to make dinner for the other 2. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

Also his cord is looking like it might get infected as it was cut so short. It looks horrible.

My milk.has come in and my boobs hurt and I have a headache from all the feeding.

Hoping for better soon

Oh kate bad day Can the boys have beans on toast? Dd has had a fair bit of oven food lately unfortunately but it won't be forever

Edward James was born at 8.13am today. Labour lasted 3.5 hours only. He was born 45 mins after we got to hospital. Gas and air only with a nice second degree tear to his name. He is beautiful!

Welcome FoD not many more left to come over here now!

kate I'm also suffering with headaches, I've literally had a permanent one since delivery, makes things so hard

We're feeding every 3 hours or so but it takes well over an hour each time not sure how that's going to work when dh is back at work next work. I have to say the sling has been amazing and it means I can get things done and she falls asleep every time she's in it.

I found day 4 and 5 hard, feeling totally overwhelmed and I also cried most of the day as I can't remember the moments after Keira was born as I went into shock and I feel really bad about it. Bloody hormones!

Congratulations friend of Dorothy !

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Congrats dorothy. Great choice of name - snap with the first name!

Baby has his first cold - just been to minor illness clinic as he is all hot and sniffly and cross and sneezy. They obviously diagnosed us as PreciousSecondBorn-itis.

Congratulations FoD

I think we need a list for keeping track! I'll kick off...

PurplePidjin - Raphael 6lb3oz 19/11

Are we doing the list in birth order or just as we get round to adding ourselves?! Will update when I get to the computer!

Birth order, I reckon

HoneyMum - Dashiell Vig 4lb14oz 25/10
PurplePidjin - Raphael 6lb3oz 19/11

PurplePidjin - Raphael 6lb3oz 19/11
RarelyUnreasonable - Edward 6lb 140z 23/11

cross post! Glad I'm not the only non-December one sneaking in

HoneyMum - Dashiell Vig 4lb14oz 25/10
PurplePidjin - Raphael 6lb3oz 19/11
RarelyUnreasonable - Edward 6lb 14oz 23/11

HoneyMum - Dashiell Vig 4lb14oz 25/10
PurplePidjin - Raphael 6lb3oz 19/11
RarelyUnreasonable - Edward 6lb 14oz 23/11
SpottyTeacakes - Felix 7lb 12oz 26/11

HoneyMum - Dashiell Vig 4lb14oz 25/10
PurplePidjin - Raphael 6lb3oz 19/11
RarelyUnreasonable - Edward 6lb 14oz 23/11
StaceyM - Ethan Timothy 7lb 7oz 8/12