October 2013 Bus Graduates: the one where we're not pregnant anymore

[MrsHoratioNelson]

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Aw roofio sounds lovely!! I agree on the ff front and feeling more normal now.

Congrats Flyer! So pleased for you and lets hope its the first of many and the first few weeks become a distant memory :)

Really glad and not at all jealous that lots of people had better nights last night. I was pleased that Ali slept for 2 hrs straight on her Moses basket. I have since informed her that younger babies ( she's 8 weeks today) are doing 5 hour stints and that I expect to see improvements this week! She also makes tonnes of noise when in light sleep - lots of grunting, the odd squeal and a wired sort of guinea pig noise.

Your weekend away sounds lovely roofio!

That's a great break flyer!

No such luck here. It's half four and missy has been awake fussing since before two :(. She's also turned into a Velcro baby and won't stay in her cot for any significant length of time.

Have been lurking on this thread but will try and post more xx

We have the grunting and squealing here too

That's fantastic news flyer. It is incredible how much better & brighter life can seem after a decent sleep/no mega-crying fits. I hope you're feeling good today.

Thanks for the reassurance on poor DS's behaviour. I love him so much but he is driving me insane & that makes me really unhappy. He quickly figured out I wasnt picking him up (hand span gap between stomach muscles,anyone else had this?) due to physio telling me my stomach was buggered & therefore no lifting him,so if I am insisting he do something he doesn't want to do,he starts off with the "no,I don't want to" which rapidly & irrationally escalates to "stop talking to me" & throwing himself to the ground. I just love it! His night time sleep has also gone to shit & there's only so much I can take!! But I am glad to know that others are having the same issues exactly & that with luck it's an age thing & not a reaction to his new sister (so I can stop beating myself up). One other thing - he keeps being unkind to the dog. This is what makes me the maddest & most upset. The dog is incredibly patient & good & they have grown up together for the last almost two years but I don't want Harris to feel he is in a situation where he has to become defensive. W doesn't hurt him but laying on him or sneaking up on him while he's asleep & then making silly noises in his face make me uncomfortable. Does anyone have any tips on how I can better explain to my son why he can't treat Harris like that? I have tried gentle explanations,discussions of not treating friends/animals badly,shouting when it is happening. Nothing works & all approaches have made him turn on the water works & make himself hysterical. I know I need to be firm & consistent but I'm losing it more & more quickly when I rarely got properly cross before because he would respond as appropriate after a gentle reminder previously.

Sorry roofio I meant to comment on H's fantastic sleep too! Good work & long may it continue :)

Frantically trying to catch up!

I'm quiet on the thread because, while I can read one handed, I haven't got the knack of typing while feeding.

Can't remember most of what I was going to comment on, but here goes.

I have a glass of wine most nights. It's just the one and I really look forward to it. I read a really good article about alcohol and breastfeeding recently, will try and dig it out. Basically, it's even less risky than we thought.

I have thrush in my nipples, no sign of it in Baby G, I have 3 conflicting courses of treatment/advice from 3 different health professionals and am totally bamboozled.

G slept for 4 hours, followed by a change, feed, settle for an hour and then had another 3 hours last night so I'm a happy bunny.

Stupid first time mother question time: what is a dream feed and should I be doing it? How can I tell if a nappy is just wet or if it's dirty too? How can I get her to swallow less air when she feeds? Poor wee toot suffers badly from wind and I'm sure it's mostly what she takes in while feeding.

I have a grunter here too, she makes the most bizarre range of noises!

Nope, can't find it. The thrust of it was that the concentration of alcohol in breast milk is the same as in your blood (which we know). However, even if you're drunk (which you wouldn't be if in charge of a small baby anyway) the percentage by volume of alcohol in your blood is something like 0.5%. In other words, someone could be steaming drunk, but someone else couldn't get drunk from drinking their blood. The level of alcohol in breastmilk is similarly low.

Hope that makes a little sense!

Tucking my DD (nearly 7) does that to my DS (nearly 3) so if you get an answer on how to stop it please let me know. Dinner last night descended into chaos after DD started roaring like a lion at DS who started shouting back louder. Needless to say after drinks got spilled and DD fell off her chair they both got a time out and dinner got binned

jelly I am so glad I'm not the only one dealing with roaring & squashing! Sorry you're experiencing it too though.

Roaring, screeching, saying everything in a 'monster' voice here. Also he tries to press his head right up against the baby when he kisses her.

Very impressed by all the good sleeping!

Sadly not replicated in our house - S has been in some discomfort for last 24 hours, lots of squirming, protest cries and farting... I think he is having real trouble digesting something. Really painful to watch.

I am bf but using the odd bottle of formula (ie one a day max, if he needs topping up at night).

Can't work out it if was something I ate - edamame beans??(Dr Google tells me soy is a common problem)

Or fact that we switched formula brands on Thursday morning (Aptamil to Hipp).

It started on Saturday afternoon and he hasn't had any formula since Friday night. I had edamame beans on Friday night and Saturday night.

Anyone else had experience switching brands or eating something their LO objected to?

Thank you!

Fergus definitely objected to a curry last week georgie. He was very squally the next day.

broccoli can be an issue,onions & garlic too. I had to cut out lactose when bfing my 1st baby. That helped but eventually it turned out that he was intolerant of all dairy but that wasnt until I had stopped breastfeeding. And the main issue that lead to me cutting stuff put was poor weight gain over a period of months (dropping thru centile lines) & never ending sickness. That's why I own so many muslins...

Edemame beans could well be your culprit...

oh god,have I killed the thread?

Haha tucking, what did you do? I agree beans could be the culprit, ds had an awful night after ate beans, but I dare not try them again to confirm that was the case.

My ds is.2.11, and I am having the same problems as you guys. But where are all of the other naughty nearly 3 year olds. I swear everywhere I go every other child is calm, and its ds charging around shouting in people's faces and waving sticks in a menacing fashion. He is a lovely boy, but he just seems so bloody boisterous and aggressive in his play that others children his age.

bowlfull you should come and meet my boisterous boy. Would make you feel better! I totally relate to sticks waved in front of people's faces in a menacing way and everything else.

interesting what you say about beans, broccoli and curry... I had beans last night, curry the night before and then pasta with broccoli the night earlier. And my baby has been very unsettled the last two days... would make sense. Had a boring and inoffensive dinner tonight to see if he gets better.

I know it was discussed a few weeks ago but I'm a bit behind on this thread with my end of October baby... how long did your lochia last?

ps. soup THANK YOU so much for your insight re: wine and BFing!

My lochia had finished a couple of weeks ago, Clapham (at 4weeks) but I was left with quite a lot of mucous for a further week, which was sometimes a bit brown (apologies for the TMI).
But then I started bleeding again yesterday?!

In other news, my boy just beamed at me. No mistaking it for anything else. Amazing feeling! Don't know how many we'll get in the next few days, but it gives me real hope

Yay for baby A shire.

Clapham mine has just about stopped now, been veryt light for the last week, Thomas is one month today.

Ditto on the boisterous 2y old ds! Did an impressive headbutt on his little sis while I was breastfeeding this evening.and more thanks to soup for the booze/bf info. had my first drink this afternoon- champagne with my mum's roast dinner!

Well done all the good sleeping babies we still havent had more than 3-4 hours straight here. Usually only 2-3 at night still.

I was going to ask about lochia too - i am still bleeding a bit at 5+ weeks on and off, anyone else? Also keep getting mild period pains which get worse if i overdo it (i had cs) does anyone know if this is normal?

Hi all, can I join in? I have been reading a bit over the last few months but felt ill during the pregnancy and exhausted for the last few weeks and was never able to catch up. I had my lo a month ago today, a little girl called Chloe, born by c section after finding out she was breech in the last week before I was due. Hope things are going well for everyone. Would somebody mind adding me to the fb group?

Hi purplegiraffe, welcome & congrats on the safe arrival of Chloe x

Still bleeding at 4 weeks but it is on & off now. Not much cramping, only get the odd pain usually after increased activity.

Tucking lol, not killed it. I am now thinking the curries I've had on the last 2 nights have caused the increased fussing, wind and refusal to feed properly!!