February '15 babies - appearing thick and fast!

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Our first thread on the 'other side'. And may all our soon to be mummies join us in this adventure through the early days of parenthood as we continue to share exciting times.

Aww bless him Memphis hope it helps!

Thanks for the advice ladies one of the nipples is flat I may look for one of those breast feeding classes! I will also I will look online WhyO to see more! He's a little feeding machine at the mo so needs to feel right

Hope it helps, Memphis.

It's got me wondering about my LO. He rarely burps after a feed and he's very grunty and grumbles a lot. Worth speaking to GP?

Been discharged by MW now, not sure who to contact with questions!

Aww bless him Memphis hope it helps!

Thanks for the advice ladies one of the nipples is flat I may look for one of those breast feeding classes! I will also I will look online WhyO to see more! He's a little feeding machine at the mo so needs to feel right

Thanks all, he is now sleeping with no grunting, snuffly snoring but no grunts.

Frenetic worth talking to gp about I honestly thought reflux was vomiting and high pitched screaming, baby doesn't do either of these. Regarding advice you will now have a HV you can contact with any concerns until your DS turns 5 years old. They should visit around day 14 and continue visits if you request additional support, if not you can make appointments as and when they want you to or you want advice to see them at docs this is for weigh ins and general support. If by day 16 you havent had a call from hv call docs for info.

HV visited yesterday, just not sure whether to speak to her or GP with regards to just advice.. He really hangs onto his wind, I can rarely burp him successfully.

I'm perhaps being an over paranoid FTM, every little things seems to be worrying me at the moment, really feeling anxious about DH going back to work next week and us being hours away from any family.

Advice of any sort you go to the hv even things like how to cope doing things once dh goes back to work but anything where you may need medication or if ds is ill go to your gp, remember when in doubt we are here to offer advice on who to call.
Some babies do hang on to their wind and hsve no issue I never thought it could be reflux was shocked when doc said it was reflux, im on baby number 2 and still have wobbles and unsure moments. How far Re you. From your mum? Once you are back feeling ok do you drive? Would you visit her for a few days?

Frenetic for general things and things where you can't decide if its worth a gp trip HV. GP for medical problems like reflux and general illness.

Re wind try infacol as a first step - in some its no help, in others it brilliant.

I remember being petrified when DH first went back to work after DS. It was better than I'd envisaged though and DH was good and would take DS for 30mins or so when he got back from work to give me a break.

I'm a good couple of hours from family, when I drive it'll be easier to visit some local friends that don't drive. My MIL is also happy to stay a couple of days when DH is back at work.

I'm already on the radar for the HV (history of clinical depression). I've been well for several years now, but I have to admit that I'm terrified of suddenly nosediving while completely alone! Think I'll be heavily relying on Internet support!

Frenetic I am also on radar due to pnd last time, I was shitting my pants but just knowing the support is there if I need it has helped, please please don't feel you are alone, and talk to them if needed. my big issue last time was asking my old shit docs for support and got none until I was completely messed up. My hv team are great on depression issues.
Agree about maybe trying infscol, didn't do jot for ds but worth a try msde my friends baby burp straight away

Thank you.. I'm just very aware of how quickly the tide can change with mental health. I managed to survive grieving my Dad without backsliding, so I know I can cope with big events. This is obviously very different though!

LO is currently asleep on me after having his first proper vom all over DH. Think his eyes were bigger than his belly... He had a huge guzzling feed!

Hello ladies, just checking in quickly. Baby Lancashire was born after her long induction on Tuesday morning at 6.30 am weighing 5 lbs 8 oz (GD? ). However it's been a bit hectic here. Will be in for a week as my temp spiked during labour and have passed some infection to her. She had a lumbar puncture today to make sure she doesn't have meningitis, but she is alert and generally ok.
She is a bit grizzly tonight and I keep crying because I've not slept more tham 1 or 2 hours at a time since Thursday night. Thank god my mum had driven down to help otherwise I'd have been sectioned by now!
Hopefully she will sleep for a bit now she's had her antibiotics and mum is staying with me in the room tonight. I'm trying to sleep. ..

Congratulations Lancashire! That sounds scary, hope you're feeling as well as can be in the circumstances!

Just finished a night feed. Hoping Ewan can work some magic on my grizzly bear.. Seriously sounds like he smokes ten a day. Neither DH or I are smokers, and he hasn't been near anyone who smokes.

Congratulations Lancashire!
Good old Mums! Mine is hopefully staying next Thursday as OH away! Frenetic I'm really anxious about OH going back too he does so much I just have decided to sort a routine out for LO and I (as much as you can do) so I feel more in control... Queue laughter at getting a two week old into a routine!

Lancashire congrats, hope all settles down and you get home with no fuss very soon.

Little miss I know what you mean about routine I stsrted doing things like cleaning bottles and measurimg formula in the mornings when dh was off....more my own routine, im quite settled into it now.

Ds is now guzzling bottles down in minutes its an amazing change overnight

Congratulations Lancs, sounds scary, hope the hospital stay doesn't send you too doolally!

Got even less sleep last night. There was only one settled period of over an hour (0130-0345), apart from that he didn't sleep more than 45 mins at a time. And even when he did he was grizzly It's local family centre hv drop in this morning, was going to check it out and get him weighed anyway but will be speaking to the hv for definite, the lack of sleep will kill us before too long.

Ladies, how do you all find the time to be on here? Sincere admiration to all you ladies! My time management/multi tasking abilities disappeared with my last 'push'!

Bobby is doing great. I'll update with birth story later and read all goings on here.

Ciao

blank the baby just sleeps on me all day then in bed he lies on my chest until fast off so all I can do is look at ipad as he sleeps.
my bottles are sorted first thing or in night as I make bottles so nothing else to do apart from read, school run and stare at baby
geeky goodness me hope things improve soon.
ds slept until 3am then 6.15 then left for work soon after. the gaviscon is amazing he looks more relaxed

Having an emotional one today. Expressing round the clock is awfully trying. I know I'm trying to do what's best, but I'm exhausted and sore. And even though I know I shouldn't feel guilty, I do. Achingly so that BF didn't work out.

And so I press on, feeling somewhat confused and despondent. Hoping this feeling will pass and I'm just particularly tired today.

Oh my goodness asked to join this thread then immediately disappeared as finally got to go home which was fab but then spent next 48 hrs trying to work out what you do with a newborn & 2 year old! In particular an overtired been missing mum while been spoiled a lot by grandma & been poorly 2 year old!! She is in nursery today so having much more chilled one.
Congrats to the new arrival.
Frenetic: that sounds really tough. I don't know how anyone just expresses. I had lots of feeding program probs with DD & at one point got banned from feeding from one boob as nipple damage too bad but set my limit as if told to solely pump would need to stop. Not surprised you are feeling emotional & drained - be kind to yourself baby will be fine however that are fed.

Also my very trivial reason for posting... Anyone got any advice about changing boy nappies? I can't seem to catch their nappy wee & am going through babygrows at an amazing rate! Had to give DS a bath yesterday as his hair was full of wee!

addicted do up one side then peep in and check willy is pointing down.....a pointing up willy will result in wet clothes

Just checking in! Whilst still trying to catch up with the thread.

Had my baby last Wednesday following the elcs so we're week and day old! Stayed in 2 nights and 2 days and just wanted to go home... was quite noisy on the ward! Loved my sushi my hubby treated me to! Had my low point on Saturday (our 1st day at home when I totally didn't know what were doing )and cried a lot even in front of my mw we're much better. Milk came in on Sunday and i was assured that if she produces nappies she must be getting all she needs. We were nearly on her birth weight on day 5 so chilled on that front. Good to read that we're not the only ones with settling down issues during the nights. Can zombie manage now but dreading the time when DH goes back to work.

Clara was born at 6lb 6oz so all her clothes is too big but I'm not bothered at least she swaddles a bit in her massive sleepsuits.

How many babies are we still waiting for? Hope it goes all well for you

Just had a little nap so better go and check on my lo and dh and catch up with your developments from this week!

Ooh sushi need some of that... Day 18 here and baby has our cold I think, coughing and a bit blocked up. With one at school and the other nursery we are always battling something. Otherwise well, feeding plenty and although she wakes often in the night she doesn't take too long to go back to sleep. I change her nappy and feed her with just a nightlight and we are co sleeping.

Anyone know what greenish poop means? I have heard wind, allergies, cold... Not every poop but sometimes.

Honey I've heard green poo can be a sign of cows milk protein intolerance, lactose intolerance and if bf not getting enough hind milk /getting too much foremilk in comparison (either by not staying on the breast long enough or by swapping breast too soon)

Had an awful day and night. Day 29 here and I'm struggling. We're still on formula top ups every meal. Expressing not working as I get so little out and I'm worried that my little boy gets that little when he feeds on me.
Anyway it takes ages to settle him after his 11.30 feed- he's not sleeping till 2.20-3 then waking up at 4 to start again.

I was so tired today I shouted at him while I was trying to get dressed. It makes me feel so bad that I screamed at a 4 week old baby to shut up when all it was was that he was hungry.