November 2012 - losing sleep and losing weight

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River slept from 9:30pm until 4:00am last night Saul did not, but I do not mind. Progress!

Can't remember who mentioned a small weeping hole in cs scar (my tablet blanks out the rest of the page when I write a post for some reason) I would definitely get that looked at, pronto x

No BPLP I thought you were supposed to give it afterwards? I thought it thickened the milk but the doctor said it acts as a little raft on top of the milk in the stomach and stops it coming back up?! I asked if that could be dangerous as they could then bring up thicker stuff and choke on it, but he said it was fine am a bit confused by it really. Do u give it to your LO before a feed?

Difficult vq. What's his phd researching?

Ds after drinking 6oz (yay!!) does not want any more milk but wants to eat his fist?! He is doing this after every feed now. He sits quite happily, drooling, shoving his fist in his mouth? It's quite cute!! Guess he's just discovering himself!!

Thanks catbag, it was me. Back to the docs tomorrow then!

English Literature. Not terribly useful or transferable. J also chews his fist. I wish he would learn how to suck his thumb!

Interesting though!! I'd either do that or history if I had time.

Right were going swimming tomorrow. His costume came through and nappy cover. The cover is bright pink. Should I send it back?! Really thought I'd bought blue lol

Could not cope with a dog, or a cat, or a horse at the mo, but when they go to school then that is a another entirely

Sounds like a period fatima particularly if you have the grouches. I am still having my mammoth period. 16 days now. Completely pissed off with it. Have now been bleeding continuously, bar 2week gap, since 8th November.

Sympathies vq that seems really unfair. Are you still in your pjs?

Are you all packed yw you seem very chilled about the whole moving thing, I think I was a nervous wreck int he days before we moved!

Off for sneaky daytime shower!

Kissys the packet says give it afterwards, but my gp told me to give it before. It seems to have worked a treat for us doing it that way - I haven't really questioned why though!

Dots had her jabs and 8 week check this am and since we got home she won't feed she's never turned the boob down before?? and cries out if I don't hug her and rock her - will invest in some calpol when I go to get dd1 and then take dots to bed - the first night in 3 weeks she didn't go 12-7am and it would of course be the day I start doing the am school run too - she went down at 1 and then up at 4.30 and then didn't go back down

I'll try giving it before her next feed then, thanks BPLP. Do you give it at every feed?

candy I was told to expect A to have diarrhea whilst I'm on the antibiotics, he hasn't had so far, but what you described would be what I'd expect. Jeep feeding, make sure LO's not dehydrated etc.

glenda really eggy stinks farts from A too!!

VQ try Ultimate Appliances or Jade Appliances online for washing machines. We used the Which free trial to find a good one in budget & then shopped around... :)

No horsey it's a similar word it just strikes fear into each and every French person and brings out their inner hypochondriac It of course can be serious but the older generation are very OTT about it.

Dogs are hard work I know I couldn't rehome mine and consider us lucky to have such a nice one. I'm just a shite owner at the moment.

Kissys I was giving it with every night feed a week ago when she was bad (not in the days as I keep her upright in sling/bouncer which gets us by). Think I may have overdone the caffeine somewhat as am filthy coffee/chocolate addict so have sadly stopped coffee which does at least seem to have helped. Currently just giving her one lot with a bottle of ebm before bed which means she can sleep semi-flat.

Good job as it was a sodding nightmare getting up 3 times a night to mix gaviscon with ebm then heat and get it down her...

I think it must be my period sophia and stunt my lochia seemed to have stopped last week, just a bit of browny discharge (sorry tmi) so I only needed to wear a thin liner. But now I need a pad on again and it's redder. It's not v heavy though and I haven't got cramps. Bloody hell, I was hoping EBF would mean a while before AF returned.

Been for a walk to the supermarket and the doctors (to pick up another Nystan for M as I knocked it over and spilt 3/4s of it). M was awake the whole time and crying half of it, then just as we came back up the hill 2 mins from home she falls asleep. So I've left her in the pram so I can whack some tea in the slow cooker and hopefully have a brew in peace.

Got a few questions and moans, they might have been covered in earlier threads so feel free to ignore....

Kissy Antacids aren't licensed for over the counter sale for babies but can and are prescribed by bog standard common or garden GPs - ours are. He might be out of his depth but that is a cop out answer - gaviscon is just the cheapest. Ring the surgery and ask for a second opinion - you've clearly met one of the profession who thinks reflux = colic and has never had to hold a screamy refluxy babe and try to get them to sleep :( T*sser!!!! Good luck xx

*Am I the only one who hasn't had sex yet?! M is 6weeks 4days and I don't feel like it. Party because I'm knackered and I don't see when we'll get chance but partly because I don't feel attractive at all. I feel all wobbly, my boobs are huge but saggy and I feel like I have a bucket fanny I'm worried about doing it incase it hurts after the 3rd degree tear or if it's rubbish.

*also, linked with the above, I've got a party on Saturday, what the hell do I wear? Going to have to see if I can fit in some of my Pre-pregnancy black skinnes and maybe buy a top I can pull up for breast feeding. But I feel like a frumpy, milk machine so I can't imagine feeling very attractive

*Those who are EBF, how long are you planning on doing it for? I want to try still be BF when we go on holiday in May as it will be a lot easier. But I can't imagine having no time to myself in all that time. I suppose if M settles in to more of a routine and more time between feeds ill have chance to pop out on my own? I could do with introducing some EBM at some point, I don't want a bottle refuser.

*Is anyone hoping to go back to work part time after mat leave? If so, when are you asking work if it's ok?

I'll leave the questions/moaning at that for now, don't want to bore you all.

BPLP I am having real trouble getting to take it, wish I'd expressed and given her a bottle b4 now! Is it too late to start expressing at nearly 8 weeks do you think? I try and keep her upright all day too. Actually I found a website that does cot wedges to keep them more upright when sleeping. Might try one of those maybe here if u fancy a look

I have one hours peace from DD while she's at nursery. Currently sitting on the couch after my low fat lunch watching J sleep. He's in the car seat as we were out but I reckon he will wake soon so I've decided it's ok to leave him this once bad mummy alert .

I might try a wee lie down myself but need to get DD at 4pm so seems pointless!

fatima you must have done it at least once eh ;-) I too am yet to do the deed post baby. Too bloody tired!

I think am in denial about the housemove on friday and taking an 11 week old on a plane to the mainland. I keep telling myself its a noisy prop plane so no one will hear if he kicks up merry hell and there will only be a dozen or so folk on there to totally piss off and flash my tits at anyway....

Have packed a wee overnight bag for J and a contact lens case, fresh knickers and nighty squeezed in for me - how can someone so small use the entire hand luggage allowance!? DH the cat, fish tank, cot etc are driving down / getting the ferry and will arrive (snow permitting) late evening - J and I arrive first thing on Fri morn so are heading straight to my sisters. Sadly our furniture doesn't arrive until tues!!!! The packers descend tomo!

VQ massive slap to DH and a big hug for you. Has day improved?

I'm another who has got her period at 6 weeks despite exclusively expressing grrr

Fatima I shall express for as long as I can...I have already asked for them to consider part time at work.

I have got back in my size 12 jeans... Woohooooo!!

Thanks YW I thought as much, wish I'd stood up for myself and challenged him earlier on but I just felt like crying so went home

Fatima - definitely not the only one! DD is 6 weeks old, if you listen hard you can hear my knees knocking together at the thought. I too have a party on Saturday so have gleefully unwrapped a breast pump today (words I never thought I'd say) in the hope that I can bottle feed her some ebm whilst out and therefore wear something lovely - sadly am as yet unmilkable it would seem...

Kissys - don't think it's ever too late to start expressing. Have been doing it by hand so far which made me feel like a cow until pump arrived (see above for spectacular failure thus far).

And Fatima no you are not the only one who hasn't DTD, I just can't face it but know I have to soon or DP will probably explode!

Fatima moan away! Our sex life is getting back to normal but my DS is 11 weeks so am much further down the road than you! Be kind to yourself, we didn't DTD for 7 weeks after the birth - the good news is, even with an epis I don't think I'm errr anymore (how to put this?) roomy?!!!! Actually more sensitive bizarrely.

I'm thinking about doing 5-10 hours of freelance a week in the next couple of months or so. But it'll largely be proof reading and stuff I can fit around the baby.