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JULY 2014 - WE HAVE BABIES

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justhayley · 12/06/2014 22:20

Well it's only mid June but I hear we have our first July 2014 baby - congratulations MrsC, also hear there is one going to be joining us very very soon so thought it was time to start a postnatal thread! Wow can you believe it's that time already!!!

I hope to be joining you on this thread in the next few weeks - have no desire to get to 40 /42 weeks in this heat thank you.

For now congratulations new mummies ThanksWine xxx

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Plateofcrumbs · 24/09/2014 18:56

So far tongue tie op doesn't seem to be helping feeding and I'm having to put the poor mite through the ordeal of wound massage twice a day - we have to push very hard against the cut under his tongue for 30 secs. It's painful for him and just horrendous to put him through (in comparison his jabs were a walk in the park). Really really hope it improves his feeding eventually, I would hate to have put him through this for nothing

GrouchyKiwi · 25/09/2014 05:44

That sounds really unpleasant, Plate. Hope it's better soon.

Up far earlier than I believe exists with a very awake little girl. Not happy.

AuntieMaggie · 25/09/2014 05:52

Ditto kiwi. DS is gurgling and smiling at me!

ismarah · 25/09/2014 06:29

Plate as I understand tongue tie, it also impedes speech development? If so, even IF his feeding does not inprove, the op will help in the long run.

But it's shit in the meantime and I'm sorry you and DS are going through this.

GrouchyKiwi · 25/09/2014 09:37

Cute, Auntie. The smiles and cooing did help me feel a bit less put out. Managed to get back to bed at 6:30 and DD slept then till just after 9am.

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Plateofcrumbs · 26/09/2014 06:00

moresnow - he does have a lip tie but was told it didn't need treating.

Had a fright today - fell down stairs whilst carrying the baby. Fortunately I took the brunt of it although he did take a small bang to the head. Was a terrifying moment.

NancyinCali · 26/09/2014 06:13

Eeeek that sounds scary plate hope you're okay!

ismarah · 26/09/2014 11:37

My Swim Report (5th grade style)

We were in a 10am session and left the house at 9.30 as it's nearby. This gave me time to get her changed from pyjamas to wetsuit and swim nappy and me into swimsuit, but only just.
Swim nappy clearly required a better method to put it on than I had as the first thing I noticed when we were out of the changing room was that we had wet spots. Oops.
The wetsuit was very helpful because it kept her warmish and me holding her securely.
I brought her to the pool in her car seat with a waterproof sheet on top of it and a towel on top of her, then left the car seat by the side of the pool, ready for afterwards.
In the session she was crying at first and then settled in and really enjoyed herself. She was the only new starter today and the youngest by far.
Afterwards I put her back in the car seat and then got her dressed first. Undressing her from the wetsuit and nappy invoked screaming like she was being vaccinated but as soon as she was dressed and back in her seat, she got her bottle and was quiet. She's knackered but quite cheerful with it although we'll see how long that lasts when she wakes up ravenous.
And I didn't know any of the nursery rhymes. Stupid expattiness. We were also the slowest getting dressed afterwards, much like when I was 8 (and every class since) and always last. Hence the 5th grade report stylee.

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Howly · 28/09/2014 05:33

I started taking DD swimming at 7 weeks and she loves it for about 20 minutes of a half hour session and then she gets tired or hungry!! I'm yet to find a routine that works so that she is satisfied throughout! We use a swim nappy and then a happy nappy which is a secure wetsuit style nappy that keeps all the leaks in! DD is always exhausted afterwards and sleep for about 3 hours! Happy days!

DD has also had tongue tie cut, the specialist did it there and then. It's really helped dd feed more effectively as she doesn't have to work so hard to get milk out and can now stay fully latched on, she used to slide off before when she was tired!

AuntieMaggie · 29/09/2014 10:45

Ds has his first cold :( so we're cuddled up on the sofa while I watch the blacklist. If you haven't got any I recommend saline Nasal spray, snuffle baby vapour rub and a snot sucker thing - a friend gave me a 'first aid kit' when ds was born of stuff I would need in the middle of the night and these were included and I have mentally thanked her each time I've used them the past few days.

which swim nappies are people using?

lemonpoppyseed · 29/09/2014 19:10

For those July mums who are bf, have any of you gotten your period back yet? I have been feeling pretty grotty all day, and wonder if mine is on its way back. I'm hoping not; last time it didn't come back until DS was 14 months old...

liquidstatehasrisenagain · 29/09/2014 20:11

I didn't realise bf held off the periods. Complete numpty me!

I took DD swimming at the weekend with DH was all good and she enjoyed it lots but got cold after 20 mins. No family changing rooms available so we used cubicles side by side with me dressing DD and going to hand her over to DH when he was dressed so I could dress myself. Except he wandered off leaving me with DD and nowhere to put her. Hmm Bloody idiot. Ended up stomping out to reception in my swimsuit and handing him DD.

DD 12 weeks now, can't believe time has flown by. I was planning to move DD into her cot but have decided to put it back as I am away for a week and then she has her jabs so don't want to unsettle her too much. Plus am very lazy Grin

plate ouch hope you are both ok. These things happen so don't think you are a bad mummy.

sorry to hear about the cold auntie. The nasal things are fabs and am soooo glad we mums no longer have to suck the snot out like in the good old days (yuck...)

AuntieMaggie · 30/09/2014 09:15

No period here lemon

liquid my dp has similar stupid moments. Agree the time has flown by -ds is 14 weeks on Friday and I haven't done half the things I wanted!

Another day on the sofa here - he's not sleeping deeply enough to put him down during the day with this cold. And tbh if his throat hurts as much as mine no wonder. He's also very windy which is part my fault as he was upset enough with the calpol and nose stuff that I didn't want to disrupt him anymore by winding him in the night so he's parping away loudly on me in his sleep.

ismarah · 01/10/2014 17:23

Auntie sorry DS is poorly.

We also used a splash about happy nappy. According to their site you don't need any kind of liner so I didn't get one (DD quite reliably poos only in the evenings) but I suspect the best buy is probably to pick up the nappy, liner etc direct from their website. I had looked on Amazon but found it in Boots unexpectedly so picked it up there.

We're doing well, I think. Struggling to get any kind of routine going that involves anything other than baby. I have her in my arms far too much, she still prefers to graze and nap all day rather than have a decent size drink at a time. I therefore don't walk the dog enough, exercise or do anything work / craft / personal hygiene related and I'm starting to freak out about this a little. I suspect I'm being unnecessarily hard on myself as the laundry gets done, dinner gets made and the house is mostly not a tip. But I spent much of my pregnancy waiting for bean to arrive so I could get into a (new) routine so I'm concerned that I do nothing much at all..

AuntieMaggie · 01/10/2014 20:24

Not doing much here either ismarah - if you're doing laundry and dinner and your house isn't a tip you're doing better than me.

I still struggle to put ds down in the day - I've been trying to get him to sleep in his crib for naps but he just doesn't seem to sleep deeply enough for me to put him down :(

Plateofcrumbs · 02/10/2014 00:40

I worry that DS doesn't sleep unless held, period. Definitely need to start finding a way to train him out of it. He has slowly adapted to other things (I can at least put him down awake now, which was impossible a few weeks' ago). Night times are still spent sleeping on top of either me or DH, and am starting to feel we are storing up problems for ourselves by not trying harder to get him used to other ways of sleeping.

It is very cute though - I fell asleep on the sofa earlier so DH has taken DS to bed and if have just come up stairs to find DH asleep with DS and the cat both lying on top of him. ignoring how many safe sleeping rules this is breaking

FoxtrotOscarBackToEconomy · 02/10/2014 13:51

I'm also struggling to put DD down to sleep during the day. She often doesn't sleep deep enough for her to stay asleep when I try and move her. Night is fine so I'm very lucky! I'm keeping the house cleanish, shopping done, washing and ironing, but I'm struggling to do my decluttering tidy up and craft stuff. I also thought I would be dong more long walks. But I don't have a hugely long day once it have dropped off DS at school. I made a cake this morning! And chutney the other day.

I realised today that I am going back to work NEXT MONTH!!! Shock

AuntieMaggie · 02/10/2014 15:10

How the heck are you lot getting housework done or making cakes? I can't put ds down long enough for that!

FoxtrotOscarBackToEconomy · 02/10/2014 15:32

Housework = running around with Dyson hand held for 5 or 10 minutes
Cake = chuck ingredients into Kitchen Aid, precut liners for tin so about 15 mins to get in oven.

ismarah · 02/10/2014 16:03

DD does allow me to put her down though - makes all the difference! Awake she'll happily sit in her bouncer chair while I do things like cooking, asleep she's OK being put down. The trick there is not waking her up in the process of putting her down. That leaves me 10-30 mins to run around and do a few bits. I haven't dusted since before she was born (although DH has) but laundry gets done to avoid nudity, food shop to avoid starvation..

If you're struggling to put babies down, the right sling and bouncer will make a massive difference. Also, to be fair DD was born in June...so she's older than many on here...

Foxtrot how on earth will you cope?? I can't imagine!

Plateofcrumbs · 02/10/2014 21:54

Ah yes the sling is my saviour! DS loves it! Can they spend too much time in them?! He has been in it (on and off with gaps for feeds and a bit of interaction) for about six or seven hours today, most of it fast asleep. We've been into London, met work colleagues, out for lunch and a couple of hours in pub and DS has been utterly content throughout.

ismarah · 02/10/2014 22:06

Plate I don't think so - I'm sure babies get carried like that all over the world for hours?
Well done on the activities - we aim for about one a day, max. Otherwise bean gets really behind on eating and is therefore grumpy..

GrouchyKiwi · 02/10/2014 22:08

Reading that you guys are also struggling with housework etc makes me feel a little better (sorry). I manage to do a load of washing and sort dinner most days, and yesterday I actually vacuumed the house. But DD2 is a terrible day sleeper and DD1 needs all the time I can give her so DH always has jobs to do when he gets home. I feel bad about that.

DD2 is finally getting used to the Moby I borrowed from a friend so I've ordered one of those. Means I can do a few more things around the house.

Have you been doing much tummy time? I was pretty strict with it with DD1 but have been lazy about it this time. She's getting a strong neck without it.