The 5th Gemini luxury bus - the one with babies!

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As we have all our gorgeous babies now, welcome aboad the 5th Gemini bus.

Drinks and previously banned foods supplied in bulk, Car seats installed, slings and prams at the ready, as we head into parenthood, and all the excitement, and sleepless nights our little ones will bring along the way.

Omg! We just had a poo explosion! Dd2 didn't have one yesterday, well it's come out today like thick yellow korma and its everywhere, even on her cheek, in her ear?! It looks like she's been dunked in shit

Hah hah that is bad kitty. Poop on cheek yuk! Baby pear pooped on DH this morning but only on his clothes. To answer your question his last feed was at 8pm for 30mins then I woke him at 2:15am for another 30 minute feed. Rock hard boobs woke me up at 1am. Basically I think what you're saying is tonight I have to ride the pain and last until he wakes. I'm just worried I might explode or even worse get the dreaded M word if I wait too long

pear Do you have breast shells? They're truly fabulous for taking the edge off the swollen feeling! You just pop them inside your bra for a bit & the slight pressure they exert around the areola encourages let-down & you can then collect the milk & store it for use later, unless the shells have been on for a long time & then it's a contamination risk. The first few times I used them I was so engorged that I dripped 2oz into one shell in 15 minutes! They make you feel soooo much more comfortable though! Might help if you're determined to not wake him. I wouldn't leave him if I was desperate to feed him, personally. The way I see it, it's an adjustment for both of you & it's ok to ease into dropping feeds! Be kind to yourself!

Or express the top off to ease the pain, that way you'll still have plenty left in them to feed. at night my 1st side refills before he's finished the 2nd.

Stood in town getting funny looks for laughing at "dunked in shit"

Wow pear he made a drastic improvement then from every 2hrs to over 6 no wonder you were full, because we had no problems dd has just gradually gone longer and longer in the night so ive not had that engorgement really,agree with frus and Jojo the shells are the best but if you havnt got them maybe just take the edge of them with expressing 1 or 2 oz off, I still wouldn't wake him as the aim is to get him to sleep as long as possible at night in the long run but that's just me and there's no right or wrong it's just hit your body hard because its such a big improvement, to be honest they will probably feel better tonight and one more night and they will have adjusted if he hasn't changed, when dd1 first slept through my boobs leaked like mad at 5 in the morning but it only lasted 2 days then that was it
Yes frus it was literally dripping off her and I went to put the nappy in the bin while she was on the mat and came back to dd1 cleaning her with a tea towel we just had to put her in the kitchen sunk in the end as it was everywhere you've never seen anything like it, I almost took a pic to put on fb for your enjoyment lol

Does that mean pear he only had one feed last night?? From what you said a few days ago that's wow!!!

Kitty I leak rivers every morning after 5. I had maternity pads pressed to them last night as I couldn't find the breast pads in a hurry. Classy. Goodness knows what DH thought. He wasn't in my good books last night anyway. Stroppily asking in the middle of a middle of night feed if I could turn the light off. I believe "Um. No." Was my answer.

I'm really engorged come morning. I think it is because he's gradually sleeping longer at night. First feed of the day on each side is such a relief.

I've had a few poo explosions. I bought some new skirts last week as I can't fit into my pre-pregnancy simmer skirts/shorts yet so have nothing to wear in this heat. First day in pretty new skirt poo explosion meant it got covered in poo. Also took out my top and the curtains next to the changing table!

Kitty ~ yes, last night was the first time he did only one feed in the night if the 6am feed doesn't count! I know...I'm totally amazed too!

Thanks for everyone's advice. I don't have shells so I'll just express a small bit each side if it gets bad again tonight.

Hah hah all the poo stories are so funny

LOL oh my goodness. I just dropped my scrambled eggs on M's head from laughing at "dunked in shit"!

It takes a day or two for your body to adjust to the increase or decrease in milk demand. You can just do a small expression of the milk for comfort (rock hard boobs are not fun trying to sleep through). It's when you completely empty the breast is when you would risk continuing to make the same amount. You have a capacity for making a ton of milk at night so I wouldn't worry too much about being "empty" after expressing milk.

at the maternity pads frus!

Update on the hubby: final post-op visit with doc yesterday who took out the disgusting splints out of his nose and we are officially SNORE-FREE! I didn't even know dh was in bed with me last night. Miracle.

Not waking him up otherwise ill have kitty on my doorstep hah hah!

Lol at image if self looking through people's bedroom window for pear armed with a pump!
Yes pear if he woke up at 6 that is officially morning therefore he only had one feed, well done baby pear what a good boy you are! I bet you didn't for see that a week ago!
Bring did he have surgery for snoring or was that just caused by the operation?
Poor m, egg on her face
I would be sympathetic frus but have to say I've had a few choice words with dh if he's dared to wake me while doing one of his one off feeds however as you do them all its your prerogative to do as you wish plus the same rules do not apply to them as us obviously!

Oh and thank you for thermal images of frus with maternity pads stick to her boobs and lors curtains caught in the poo crossfire, it sounds like a massacre and brightened my day
I won't laugh at the new skirt lor, that was just mean

Do all you ladies leak a bit? I don't leak at all, so I'm worried I don't make enough milk. I am however sitting here listening to baby girl pooing happily, so I'm relieved I didn't break her after all!

I took her into work today, she was passed around like a parcel for over an hour and slept through the whole thing. I then fed her in the middle of the library and drove home in a panic that she was overheating in the back if the car. I think we might stay in tomorrow and potter in the garden.

Argh why are all bra fitters so mean to me? I got told off by the JL fitter for not getting fitted earlier. Urgh sorry I've been kind of busy with a newborn plus I was told that the nursing bras I brought before my due date would fit after. Not my fault M&S is so rubbish! And hello why can't you just be pleased I'm here now? If I had the energy I would complain

Lib I don't leak.

I'm officially a flasher

Thing is kitty is I've had the side light on for most night feeds in the past 9 weeks!

I didn't leak with dd2.

A side light is totally acceptable frus yanbu!
Loving the flashing story, I don't think I've lost a boob but definatly walked round without pulling my top back up after a feed with bra on show!
Pear I've never even been measured, they'd have a field day with me!
Lib, I do leak but I don't think that's an indication of how much milk you make just your body type as I never feel that full but can leak just thinking of dd! If she's gaining weight then you've nothing to worry about

Agreed with kitty re: leaking. It's actually tiny muscles in your areola that control the ducts in the nipples and some are just more relaxed than others. I have one side that leaks constantly and the other that barely drips with a let-down (now) when I was feeding #1 it was just ridiculous the amount of milk that I was leaking. I used to have to wear Ds's disposable baby nappies in my bra at night as to not soak through my bra and the towel and the mattress! If your baby seems satisfied with a feed, is weeing and pooing regularly, and is gaining weight, you're definitely making enough milk :).

These babies are all about the poo explosions this week! Sorry to hear about your skirt lor!

Just asked DH about the light incident, and he has no recollection of it. Lol.

Thanks for all your concern. Fortunately, the skirt survived with some swift washing. The cream curtains were a bit more tricky to get out the turmeric coloured poo, but Vanish is good stuff.

Nappies bring! And you laughed at my maternity pads.

Not laughing at you Frus with you and just bringing back memories of the nappies in my bra! Now DH was definitely the one laughing at me at bed time. Nothing sexy like nappies in your bra!

Yay for baby smiles today! Sweet, sweaty, baby smiles. Best feeling in the world.

Lib ~ agree with you, vanish is a life saver at this precise time in life and I'm sure the next few years too!

I meant Lor

Mind you I use the Sainsburys pre stain spray and that does the job just as well as vanish. Not sure what the price difference is!