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...

He makes me breakfast every day

Ethan is not happy, he has a grumbly tummy and has been bringing up flem. Yuck! We've been up half the night but oh well. I hope he's ok.

Oh dear, I accidentally fell asleep with Z beside me on the bed snuggled up against me. That's the second time that's happened - I fall asleep while breastfeeding and he clings on for dear life and sleeps too as he likes the position. We must have been like that for about 2 hours .

Gah! I just wish my stitches would ease up a bit ! :(

FOD poor you, how long has it been now? Has anyone looked at them to make sure they are healing ok? If yours are like mine you'll suddenly find one day when you can sit and move freely without that pully feeling.

They went in a week yesterday. I think the individual stitches are healing now but it all just feels so sore!

The midwife looked at them and said they look fine. No infection or anything.

A the fore/hind milk thing would explain why he is still mooching for formula after breast milk maybe. My milk came in on day 3 but I don't think I'm managing to express enough to boost su

Supply.

I can't even speak to a paediatrician etc as my hospital don't do the op, we've been referred to Preston. I could ring the infant feeding team on the ward, they told me 15 minutes per side and to do both sides at once while I am exclusively expressing or it will take too long. I just feel really guilty as its not easy for anyone and yet you all seem to be managing even though its really hard.
When is your midwife again FOD? A friend if mine had managed to get a knot in her stitches, on quick snip and she was comfortable again!

srcond I did that with Ethan the other night, once on me and once next to me. Scared me shitless when I woke up!

Well he fed at 9 and since then has stopped bringing up flem and farting like a trooper, and now his tummy isn't as grumbly. Here's hoping he's feeling better.

FoD I remember my stitches from dd being sore for a good 2 weeks. Hang on in there, hopefully they'll feel better soon!

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Anything local, WillYule?

I think it all just feels a bit bruised now. I am hoping they ease up soon!

willyule it sounds like you're doing really well. We're not all managing - I'm increasing formula top ups as Z isnt growing at all on breast only - so please don't feel like you're struggling through alone while everyone else does marvellously - this is a really hard business, isnt it, for something that is supposed to be natural, and by the sounds of it you are doing a grand job.

I second pidj and secondsop - I'm a pathetic mess after this c section, fucked up today by watching Michael mcintyre and laughing too much earlier and am now in agony. dreading leaving the house to go to a neighbours xmas gathering in an hour :(

Thanks all it does help knowing its not just me. I am okay in the days but feel a bit shit at nights.

Pidj the breast feeding support network basically said we can't do anything to help until the tongue tie is cut and just to keep my supply up until then.

Yes Clarella I hate the thought of going out. DP has said don't you feel claustrophobic but actually no I could stay here forever and the wirkd can fuck off I've banned all visitors tomorrow and we're gabbing a family day in preparation for Christmas Eve and day when were booked bloody solid.

I've explained to DP that its all a bit much but he's trying bit to piss off his extremely volatile and stroppy mother who cries when age doesn't get her own way. I may need to become a little more volatile myself!

Willyou we've got a tongue tie here too but it hasn't affected the feeding like they thought...our appointment is 9th jan but the MW did say you can get it snipped privately and that's it's much quicker and not that expensive at all - have you looked into this? Just a thought...

I was terribly anxious going out at first, and still recovering from the C section, but it's improved a lot. It's had to - in laws have been here nearly a week and haven't stinted in organising places we need to be/ people we need to see/ shopping expeditions we must go on / huge flat pack furniture we have to build. Lucky my husband and I are so solid - otherwise I'd have gone bonkers by now.

This morning 3 more family members arrived from abroad, but I bravely let them go ahead shopping in central London with my husband but without me, so I could nap while Little C does. Quite proud of myself. Got an hour; she's still asleep but so bloody loud.

Grrr mil had ds and he was rooting then started crying but she still didn't give him back just commented on how it's nice to hear a baby cry

Spotty, my Mum did that all the time with my first, thought I was just hogging the baby!! She knows now to hand this one over as her behaviour before created epic baby and mum meltdowns.

I saw some posts unthread about hind milk and foremilk. Kitty wasn't getting the hind milk when my milk came in, as I had not long finished feeding my DS my milk came in on day 2 and very abundantly so she got swamped. The foremilk makes the baby really really windy, they need to get the rich hind milk because as I understand it, it contains something that breaks down the lactulose? The only way I managed to get her to reach it was to repeatedly I put her on the same breast until it was empty, that could take over 3 hours on and off. The result it a very chilled content baby, no meltdowns like those early days, no gas, she just does the most enormous poos.

I don't know how you get the right amount of hind milk when pumping, kellymom may have some good info.

Sorry to jump in - will catch up properly later- just worried ad know I'm prob being neurotic and pfb but my mum was driving us back from a family party and she got a speedbump really hard and we all jerked and Dash squeaked. It won't have hurt his head or anything serious will it?

spotty sounds just like my mil - wont give baby back until she leaves the house and wonders why I'm reluctant to let her hold him

Sorry for all little posts - just trying to catch

FFS -catch up. willyule yup my mil also cries when she doesn't get her way and tells us out behavioud is terribly hurtful to her. Then DH feels guilty and I want to kill her cos she knows exactly how to manipulate him if she carries on as she has been she isn't going to be allowed to see Dash as its all too stressful

honey he'll be fine dd throws toys on ds's head and he's ok (nothing too heavy obviously!)

Heheh thanks spotty just so annoyed she wasn't being more careful with Dash in the car