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February '15 babies - appearing thick and fast!

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GeekyHybrid · 18/02/2015 12:44

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.

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Memphisbelly · 28/02/2015 09:10

Popsicle that is a good article, the one big bit of advice that is true on there is 'if you are unhappy baby is unhappy if you are happy baby is happy' I totally agree with this, they can sense when you are stressing.
Im quite rundown at the mo, swollen throat, eye infection and massive lump on my head from headbutting corner of a cabinet in my tired state so dh did the night shift, baby didn't settle too well as he could sense dh was stressing when he wouldn't sleep, 2 mins on me and he was asleepGrin made me feel like I had super powers!

Popsicle30 · 28/02/2015 09:20

Yes I completely agree with that one too Memphis. I'm trying to be positive about everything and it's making me feel so much better than a few days ago. It must be making baby better...

Plus you are super woman!

Popsicle30 · 28/02/2015 09:21

Katsand that's useful about your dummy experience.

Popsicle30 · 28/02/2015 09:24

I'm on a roll this morning with posts but...

Has anyone else who is breastfeeding noticed if their body odour is more obvious? I'm showering daily and using deodorant but finding I'm smelling in the armpit area. My husband also noticed! Keep needing deodorant top up!

Memphisbelly · 28/02/2015 09:24

Exactly positive thinking is the key even when I feel I am only one step away from losing the plot!
Regarding dummy we have one, ds1 had one and adored it the baby not so much, he uses it mainly when really upset and in the carseat (hates the carseat) they actually recommend them now as it reduces the risk of sids but think it is from a month when bf.

Memphisbelly · 28/02/2015 09:26

Popsicle I am not breastfeeding and I have gone from never smelling to smelling like I have been to the gym. Apparently smething to do with your hormones after having a baby and it does settle.

Popsicle30 · 28/02/2015 09:46

Ah right! So we're all smelly! Haha.Smile

mildatheart · 28/02/2015 10:07

Another sweaty beast here. Good job we've got loads of time for long hot showers. Hmm
I kept noticing a sweaty onion smell and was horrified when I realised it was me!

Memphisbelly · 28/02/2015 10:20

Mild sweaty onionsGrin haha! My right pit honks so bad I had to buy some extra super strength deodorant, by the time I have done the school run I honk

purpleteapig · 28/02/2015 10:39

Glad it's not just me who's noticed they honk more now that the baby is here! During pg I barely needed deodrant as would never smell (and was always cold) but now I find I need to top up in the day.

My first day alone with both kids yesterday - felt a bit frazzled and it was just a steady stream of 'don't touch that, get off there, gently, NO' etc etc. Bless him, 2.5 yo is quite taken with the baby but just typically boisterous so will launch himself at him to kiss him or try and get into the moses basket with him. Note to self: try and be more patient. Hopefully it'll get easier when bf is in more of a routine...

JacktheLab · 28/02/2015 10:47

Sitting at the swimming pool watching dh and ds in the water and Phoebe fast asleep on my lap, why isn't the café open? I could be having a lovely coffee right now!

Frenetic hope you had a decent night? Make sure your dh takes the baby so you can get a nap at some point today, you'll feel so much better Wink

No sweating here as far as I can tell, but I must have a vomity odour, I've been puked on so many times in the last 24 hours! P has a snotty cold which is why she's been puking I think, hope that's the reason anyway

Memphisbelly · 28/02/2015 11:43

Jack have you got a snot sucker? They were great when ds1 had a snotty nose.

Just scrubbed my bathroom and dh mopped kitchen, baby has been asleep for nearly 3 hours. Amazing what you can get done when they will sleep off of you, ye naps in one of those ring cushions I think he feels he is still being held in it

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GeekyHybrid · 28/02/2015 11:45

So just when you think you can't take any more, Murphy's law delivers! Yesterday was OH's last early before the weekend off. LO went to sleep at 10.30, stayed that way until 3.15, completed that change/feed in 45 mins then slept until almost 7. So I got more sleep last night than the previous 3 put together!! However, he hasn't got angel status because at 7 am OH took him into the nursery for nappy change and he projectile pooed all over OH and the nursery carpet. There was even splashback off OH and back on to the cot Shock So OH issued a strangled cry so that I could rescue him without further mess. Cue scrubbing carpet at 7 ish and washing machine loaded Hmm
pop I'm another smelly one. Hopefully it will pass soon, my skin doesn't tolerate high doses of deodorant Sad

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freneticfox · 28/02/2015 13:33

Hoping to nap later, got visitors most of the day. So tired, am a bit like a zombie. Got some sleep at least between 5-9 after DH woke up.

I just hope things improve soon.

tiredvommachine · 28/02/2015 14:08

Hi all, don't know if I stink but I'm guessing I probably do! Grin

Alfie slept for three and a half hours in one go last night, past two nights it's been waking after an hour so pleased with that.
Amazing what little things we grasp onto and take heart from.

My 14 year old dd is currently pacing round the room with him whilst I eat some toast.... She's great with him and such a help.
A month and two days old today Smile

Memphisbelly · 28/02/2015 14:23

Ds2 slept for 5 hours today.....we had to wake him up to feed him and he has gone back off again. Shock Wonder when he will sleept like that at night

tonightsthekindofnight · 28/02/2015 16:00

Hey everyone.

The twins both slept from 7pm until 1pm last night. Going to try and replicate everything we did tonight!

They took it in turns to feed from four so by six thirty I was fed up. We took them to our room and gave them a really warm bath with Johnsons bedtime bath in. They then both had a massage with the same purple Johnsons bedtime cream. They both seemed visibly relaxed after this. I then fed them both and they had about 1oz formula top up each. I put them in their cot awake in their sleeping bags with dummies, night light and Ewan and that was it!

Hoping we can have the same result tonight! The big two loved getting massages as well!

Memphisbelly · 28/02/2015 16:08

Tonights that is fantastic! We have been doing bedtime bath each night and then I rub oil into his dry bits and he loves it, have bedtime cream but forgot about that. Lets hope you get the same tonight!

tonightsthekindofnight · 28/02/2015 16:32

Thanks memphis, hoping it's not just a fluke!! Out of interest what sort of oil do you use? Thinking of doing a baby massage class again as I really enjoyed it with my first and have forgotten all the proper 'techniques.'

LittleMissSunshine33 · 28/02/2015 17:52

Tonight fingers crossed for you it works again! I haven't thought about a bedtime routine a top up before going down sounds like a good idea. My LO doesn't like being naked otherwise is love to give him a bath then a massage! Let us know if it's works Smile

Popsicle30 · 28/02/2015 19:23

I want to start a bed time routine but am finding it hard when to bring in bath time on an evening. She usually sleeps well after her feed at 5pm and only wakes to feed after that. If I do a bath then she complains as she wants feeding. Any suggestions? I usually bath her on a morning and she enjoys it.

I've heard almond oil is good.

blankfornames · 28/02/2015 19:32

Yes, i feel like Im stinking also. Wake up lathered in sweat every morning despite sleeping topless!

Anyone out there feeling hugely emotional. I know it's all hormones but DH just has to look sideways at me and Im crying. Im worried about DS all the time and afraid that Im not doing right by him. How long can this 'weepy' phase last for? Im fine around visitors but once im on my own or with DH, Im a mess.

tonightsthekindofnight · 28/02/2015 19:35

Well so far so good, did all the same things and both girls are fast asleep together. I never bothered with a strict bedtime routine with my big two, they fitted around what we were doing and bathed when they needed it etc but I read a really interesting article about how babies as young as 4 weeks can learn sleep cues. I am really keen to persevere so we do the same thing at the same time each day.

Popsicle I think I have always found routine difficult to establish when they are little because they are so unpredictable and you almost take any settled time you can. I had to wake Martha to bath her tonight which seems crazy but I guess you have to pick a time and go with it?

mrshjb · 28/02/2015 19:38

The horrific sweating does pass. I think it lasted a couple of weeks for me. I was also absolutely drenched at night, no one told me to expect that at all!

I probably felt a bit weepy for a few weeks too. I used to think about what happened if I died and left DS or if something happened to him. I also found myself imagining scenarios where he gets bullied at school or beaten up on a night out. Really strange what post birth hormones does to you isn't it. I still worry not but not irrationally like I did at the start! (DS is 8 weeks today)

tonightsthekindofnight · 28/02/2015 19:40

Sorry blank, posted at the same time there. Sorry you are feeling so teary. It's still very early days and your worries sound like perfectly normal ones. Can you talk to your oh about how you feel? It seems a really good thing that you are aware of it. Hope you manage some rest tonight as lack of sleep certainly doesn't help. X