May 2014: Newborn snuggles while we await our comrades from the Drop Zone!

[MoominAndMiniMoom]

The Maybies are on the move to Postnatal! This is for graduated Maybies (and other baybies due in May but with other ideas; the almost-Maybies!) to discuss adventures in sleepless nights, nappies and lovely newborn snuggles. However you feed, however you nappy, however you give birth and however you like your tea - if your baby was born in May (or was supposed to be!), this is the post-natal club for you!

ohdear tell everyone to get stuffed! Nothing worse than being told what to do with your own baby. For some reason people feel the need to tell you how to do everything! You just keep doing what you're doing, being a fab new mum

moomin what a nightmare all the politics around your baptism/thanksgiving! Hope you get something sorted soon.

mummycherry glad to hear your doing better with the nights etc! Olivia was really good last night, slept the whole time in her cot and went right back to sleep after each feed so I'm a happy (rested) mummy today.

curls yay for getting home!! It's very overwhelming finally being left to your own devices once your home and realising it's all on you now! I'm not BF so can't give any advice on that but once you get into a routine you'll be grand. One piece of advice, if you want to burst into tears for no apparent reason...do it! You'll feel tonnes better afterwards I know I did!

Health visitor has been- she's lovely! She was pleased I asked her to hold baby while I saw to the dog! She's paeds trained so could answer what I asked!

I fell asleep around 10pm last night and didn't wake until the 3am feed god that sleep was amazing! Dh did the 630 feed so I just laid down while he did them. Feel so much better! Hv happy with baby!

curls feeding definitely gets easier. Its tricky to start with as you get used to getting the latch right, spacing feeds out and before you know it you will be glad of the convenience-no sterilising, packing up bottles, you can just leave the house in the morning and spend as long as you want out with no worries about feeding the baby.
If you have any particular worries let me know I'll try and help. Although I've been lucky and not had many problems after the initial stage I might be able to help.

Thanks for the support everyone! Those of you who mentioned getting into a routine, what sort of a routine do you have and hold old is baby? It would be great to get an idea of how soon I can expect to find some 'normality'!

Well done ohdear! So pleased you've had a better day.

Mummytobe glad Olivia is doing well too.

Curls, I'm fb my DS he is 6 days old now. I'm finding that he feeds every 3-4 hours, I give him an initial feed for about 10 mins, then we change his nappy and then I feed him again (same boob, sorry if that's too much info!) for another 10-15 mins and he rolls off when he's ready. Then he will sleep for 3 hours or so. We try to put him down as soon as we are confident that he's not windy and he sleeps quite happily in his basket. Worked all this out on Wednesday but I think probably every baby is different, you just need to be patient and follow your instincts :) I've found the bf is really helping me feel a bit less emotional too as I get a rush of those pesky hormones when he does. Are you finding it uncomfortable or just exhausting? Have lots of bottles of water to hand and a packet of biscuits ;) DH caught me tucking into chocolate digestives at 3am last night lol!

Curls I meant bf not fb -no idea what that even stands for!

Glad you've had a better day ohdear :)

Callie's first long car journey tomorrow, two hours to go back home. I'm so excited! Going to try and convince OH that she's wearing his family Christening gown, we should have it at my parish church where they're very modern and progressive, they have a young vicar who is absolutely lovely and they'll probably be much happier to do the service we want than the church OH wants :) feeling more positive about it now

We're FF, but at 12 days, ds1 wakes, nappy change, takes some bottle, winds, takes more bottle, winds then down in his Moses basket and he sleeps for around 3 hours. DH & I take it in turns (roughly) to do the feeds so the sleeper gets around 6hrs unbroken, which is heaven!

Had some photos done of him today, managed to spend £230... Eek!

potato that's exactly the same as my routine! The only thing is I'm the one who does all the night feeds as OH is still not confident changing nappies lol this is the first time he's ever had any sort of contact with a baby!! I'm getting him well trained throughout the day though and I get a nap in the afternoon he'll soon be doing his fair share of nights!

moomin glad you're feeling better about it all now! Good luck on the car journey

Good work moom, sounds like you've got that situation in hand now ;) hope the car journey goes well... I've haven't been out the house yet!

Mummytobe sounds like your on course for training OH.

My DH hurt his back today so we are both literally crawling up the stairs. DS has decided to cluster feed today so has pinned me down for the past three hours and now finally seems to be settling. Not holding out much hope for tonight :( we are day 6 now. Anyone else have a growth spurt then?

We're day 25/26 and were
Roughly on 4oz and he sleeps between 3/4 oz! Once he's fed nappy change and winded then put
Back down! He's used to this as that's what they did on nicu!

He's started lifting his head when he's laid on my chest,
Is that normal?

ohdear Celyn does it, she seems to think lying on our chests = tummy time. Until she tires herself out and falls asleep!

ohdear Celyn does it, she seems to think lying on our chests = tummy time. Until she tires herself out and falls asleep!

For then who are mummies now. Did you send thank you cards to them who sent gifts?

I will be ohdear, (well I aim to) but just haven't got round to it yet!

I counted I need over 50!!

I'm planning on sending some out too but just not got round to it either! Although I reckon I'd need about the same ohdear. It seems people are very generous when it comes to babies!!

Same here ohdear! Planning to send but not managed it yet...my friend has made me cards though so all I have to do is write them. Had bloody DH's family here all afternoon, just wouldn't take the hint to go. In the end I had to take myself upstairs for a sleep as I was so exhausted. I love having people round but I've been really clear, no longer than half an hour at the moment as it's too much for both of us. Am I being really mean :(?

mummycherry you're not being mean at all. That's one of the reasons that we've been taking Olivia to see the family at their houses that way we can get up and leave whenever I've had enough. It's exhausting enough without having to entertain guests on top of it all! I can only imagine how you're feeling though considering your BF so must be in event less sleep than me if Alfie is feeding non stop.

I went to my friends and her little girl started crying when I left!

Trying to find a baby group is hard work when there nothing available !!

Hi, new here (and to posting on MN generally) and not sure if it would be ok to join this thread (I gave birth on 6 May but wasn't on the drop zone thread)? No worries if not-don't want to intrude.

welcome cat! anyone can join, being on the antenatal thread isn't a requirement :) no rules here (in fact a few of us didn't have our babies in may at all so if there were rules we wouldn't be allowed here!) :)

hi cat! Nope no rules here, welcome aboard :) tell us about yourself (if you can tear yourself away from newborn snuggles for long enough!)

Hello all, just found out we have a pn thread! (I think you started I while I was giving birth!!)

I haven't told my birth story and don't want to take up lots of room here, but if your interested you can read it on my blog here

Hopefully I can keep up better with you all here than I did on the antinatal thread!