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StuntNun · 21/01/2013 12:47

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1660171-November-2012-the-best-post-natal-quiche-on-MN

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StuntNun · 25/01/2013 10:15

NEW THREAD ALERT

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1668060-November-2012-Dont-forget-the-tummy-time

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BigPigLittlePig · 25/01/2013 10:16

I read all your posts with a Scottish accent Grin I used to do this when reading a novel sometimes

glendathegoodwitch · 25/01/2013 10:17

Tiger - one word SWADDLE!! Seriously get a thin shawl/large muslin and swaddle LO - I try once a week to get Dottie in her gro bag as she fidgets and gets stressed by having her arms restricted when falling asleep - but the Moro reflex just wakes her up - her arms are everywhere hittin the side of the crib etc.... So we are still swaddling and once asleep except last night she sleeps so well!!!

Try it and let us know how it goes xx

DesperateHousewife21 · 25/01/2013 10:20

Hope everyone is well, Im so rubbish at keeping up nowadays. Where do you all find the time? Esp those with more than one dc!

DD is still an angel, sleeping all night with a feed usually around 5am.

glendathegoodwitch · 25/01/2013 10:21

Yay that's brill vq - it's hard but usually persevering with something works - long may it continue!!!

I'm trying a different posting style - I'm reading the thread and instead of waiting to get up to date to post I'm posting as and when I see something to comment on

If I yap toooo much and clog thread up with nonsense please throw cushions at me so I can snuggle up on them and recoup some of the lost sleep

Evilwater · 25/01/2013 10:21

Feck I've lost my red book!
Evil

glendathegoodwitch · 25/01/2013 10:26

Detective - wow did you make good on your promise?? Is that why dp is being a darling??

NotSoNervous · 25/01/2013 10:30

PR yeh my dog is a staffie Smile he's not really interested in her, if I'm holding her he'll come and sniff her feet then nudge me for a fuss and is she's on her play mat he doesn't go near her. Ovb I don't leave them alone together but he sees it as his chance to climb on my lap Grin

I found it hard when Dd had her first bottle of BM and got very teary. It's only now that it doesn't bother me to much and I think it's because now when she has it it gives me a chance to do something for me I.e bath, book, iPad or play with the dog, but before she was having it to get her use to bottles and I think I felt pushed out of my job kinda thing if that makes sense? Feeding is our cuddle time

KatieLily12 · 25/01/2013 10:49

Hi thetiger LO sleeps ON me an it actually helps a she's not flat on her back, I can let her suckle on my little finger if she keeps stirring etc. I also use a sling all day so she naps better and I have a few moments of hands free to feed myself/ go to loo etc. I find she sleeps better at night this way too as she's not so wired. Does that help at all? It sounds to me that you're doing a wonderful job to be honest. Can you prop pillows do you can feed reclined and rest a bit/ keep LO upright?

VQ thanks, I need a safe place right now

KatieLily12 · 25/01/2013 10:53

Thanks pig (not sure I like that ab!) Is there a good manual one? I'm getting desperate here as feeds are dwindling and OH schedule early morning meeting so bang went my opportunity to express.

Going to GP later to start rat. Drinking fennel tea and eating porridge till it comes out of my ears.

detective well jealous of your bacon Sarnie!

KatieLily12 · 25/01/2013 10:55

Ooooo agree with glenda about the swaddle tiger I use flat cot sheets which are massive as she hulk smashes out of anything smaller and pop her on side crib as they tend to roll into you otherwise.

Well I did before shit hit the fan..,,

Sophiathesnowfairy · 25/01/2013 11:12

I am lost in the maze of our thread! Where the feck was I?

kirrinIsland · 25/01/2013 11:15

Horsey are you planning to go back full time? If so, would/could part time to start with work? Then you could go back a bit sooner but still be there for weaning etc. Failing that, do you have KIT days? An odd day at work here and there might make a difference to how you feel?

DD1 is driving me nuts. She is tired and needs a nap but is fighting it every step of the way. If she doesn't drop off soon it won't be worth napping at all as she has to go to nursery later. No nap + nursery will not make for a fun evening!

NotSoNervous · 25/01/2013 11:17

[bgrin]

MadamGazelleIsMyMum · 25/01/2013 11:22

kirrin I was about to suggest that for horsey too - I am doing a KIT day next week and one next month as I need to train someone on something. Will be a good test run to get us all out the door on time, and to remind myself (a) to enjoy the mat leave time I have left and (b) how nice it is to be in the land of the grown ups again. horsey, might that be an option, to test the water?

YellowWellies · 25/01/2013 11:38

Katie , tiger hi there! I've got a 13 week BF reflux DS. Omeperazole and me cutting dairy and soy entirely out of my diet is the only thing to work for us. His crib is propped up too so the stomach acid can't rise at night - he cannot sleep flat. His reflux now is only noticeable when he's ill or I've accidentally eaten dairy or soy. The difference from when he was unmedicated is AMAZING you wouldn't know he had reflux now so please know that the nightmare ends and the symptoms do go. We don't have inconsolable crying fits anymore! The diet changes are super hard but worth it - and if one meds isn't working for you - try another. Don't be fobbed off xx

BigPigLittlePig · 25/01/2013 11:40

Katie I have an avent one cheapest I could find, already had avent bottles in the house but I think what works for one person isn't guaranteed to work for another. I only express occasionally, if I know I'm off out somewhere/have someone coming over. When I was in hospital with LO (she lost lots of weight & was jaundiced) they tried an electric pump and it didn't work. Not a drop although was a bit stressed From what others have said, the electric ones do seem better if you plan to express regularly as they are on the whole quicker. Sorry if that's rambly, feel a bit dopey today Confused

Thechick · 25/01/2013 11:41

Thanks for the blog advice, will check them out. I have my LO sleeping on me whilst I watch the tennis on bbc2. I'm a Federer fan and want him to win, but I don't think he will. I really should be sleeping, I'm knackered, had a bad night.

BigPigLittlePig · 25/01/2013 11:42

Ooh yes, and what yw said re: reflux.
Tea, coffee and chocolate make little pig bad. I forgot about the chocolate bit though and in hunting for the reason for her bad bad nights/screaming fits the other day, dh pointed out I had consumed some most of a box chocolate Blush Luckily milk seems ok - good job because I'm not sure I would have the dedication to cut out cheese!

blonderthanred · 25/01/2013 11:45

TheChick - snap! I am also watching tennis with curled up LO snoring on me. We are rooting for Murray though, love Fed but Murray has improved so much over the years, he deserves it.

My husband would leave me for Roger. I think I'm safe though.

StuntNun · 25/01/2013 11:46

Looking back at one of your posts yesterday Zcos made me remember when I was making scrambled eggs for DS2 last year he went to pick up one of the eggs so I said, "Don't touch that, it's been up a chicken's bum". He said, "Really?" So I had to explain to a confused five-year-old where eggs actually came from. He was very surprised as he had thought they were "made in a factory"!

I had no idea there were period tracker apps Pass slopes off to decommission spreadsheet.

Kissy at ten weeks I don't really feel the letdown any more unless I've gone a long time between feeds or more likely forgotten what I'm doing and fed on the same side twice resulting in a cannonball boob.

You're in for a treat GT, the first series of Dexter just gets better and better all the way through.

Zcos on the Angelcare monitor, think of it as being like a smoke alarm - just because it goes off doesn't mean your house is on fire.

Katie don't let anyone pressure you into giving formula if you don't want to. It isn't always a quick fix although for some people it has been a life and sanity saver. Personally I have already decided that I will be happy with exclusively bfing for six months. So in my head the cut off is 15 May, from this date I will consider introducing formula if I think it will benefit J or myself. I think it is helpful to set yourself a deadline because then mentally you only have to get that far.

Tiger my neighbours' son was like that, they didn't get any sleep for months but the ranitidine sorted it out for them so it's probably worth a try.

I have cracked the problem of replying to posts on my phone by reading MN on Safari and replying through the MN app so I can leave my post open while I'm reading and add a paragraph at a time.

My ILs are smuggling a haggis back from Scotland today so we're having a Burns supper tonight as long as they don't get arrested!

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KatieLily12 · 25/01/2013 11:50

Eff it. Just read the things to cut out pig

Will try that as well as continuing low dairy. Bugger

KatieLily12 · 25/01/2013 11:52

Hi stuntnun yes I had that deadline too but other issues have made things a bit more difficult

Also,

There's a MN app????

TheTiger · 25/01/2013 11:59

glenda I have some of those huge Muslims, every time I've tried swaddling he gets so angry trying to fight his way out but I am going to try again tonight. Do you swaddle your daughter when she is awake or asleep?

katie how does she sleep on you? Do you lie n your back with her lying on you? Will also try this. I do love co sleeping with my little snuggly boy, but am just reaching breaking point.

YW thank you. It's nice to hear a positive story. I have made a GP appt for Monday to ask for meds. Did you go straight to omeprazole? How do you manage to get him to take it?

StuntNun · 25/01/2013 11:59

If you're struggling Katie why not revise your deadline to say 4 months then see how things stand then. I had problems bfing my first two: DS1 couldn't latch on and needed to be fed with nipple shields but loved the bottle; DS2 had lactose overload which caused him terrible pain. J is easier to feed than those two though so hopefully I'll make it to 6 months this time round. Hopefully you'll be able to resolve the issues, YW has been through it all and has lots of good advice. Btw the MN app is a bit crap.

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