May 2007 - The babies are arriving!!

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Thought i would start the offical May 2007 thread as it is May and we have now had our first offical May baby - even though we have 6 naughty babies who queue jumped and arrived in April .

Probably be a while before there are many messages but a least we have a thread now

Go on SOH - try the dummy. C has one and its a godsend. Both DDs had one and gave it up at 2 1/2 no problem. She might not even want it anyway but its worth a go, you may have to hold it in for a while til she gets the hang of it.

C been weighed today (will be 6 weeks on saturday) and is 11lb 7 oz (75th centile) - 59 cm long (91st centile)with a head circumfrence of 40.3 (91st centile).

Also in 2 sessions today I have expressed 4 oz of milk for DP to try tonight for the first time.

I passed the depression questionnaire with flying colours (scoring 5). Today is a good day.

Hoping it is for everyone else too. x

Great weight Sky! Did you find out if the meaty/gristle thing was okay? Had something similar myself a few days ago...

SOH - She said it was probably retained placenta -I said wouldn't it be red and bloody and she said no because it would be decomposing! Yuk!!

Hopefully all will be ok now. Hope you feel better soon too.

yuk at meaty gristle. reminds me of...um perhaps i should mention east end pies...

how do you get baby stats! am jealous grrr. they only give us weights here.

right, off to visit JL and convince her staying in hospital is no fun!

have baby in sling so can touch type again! yay as not v good at txt spk!

catch ya laters

xx

CM do your troos look like this?

Ha ha, no BB but I love the sweater. They look more like this

aha! they are what the nct peeps I know call 'yoga trousers'. the top reminds me a little of the cream one you sent for L. I am jealous and want one for me lol!

That is apparently what some folk use them for If I am honest I am actually wearing a pair of Boden pull-ons which some on MN would consider to be a much worse sin than velour

Sorry I disappeared. I remember making a cheese sandwich, sitting down to eat it, sort of slumping sideways to latch Mathilda on while I ate and the rest is a bit of a blur. There is a very strong possibility that I may have been asleep for the last three hours. Currently watching Gladiators on Ftn. Oh dearie me.

hurray SOH sounds like that is just what you needed..hhhmmm not sure about the Gladiators bit though

I've got some girlfriends coming round as dh is off on a spy mission and we are going to eat pizza and drink wine, well they will drink the wine and I will watch, it upsets J's tummy too much

Ooh can I come Cam? I'm entirely normal and I want to see what international man of mystery's wife looks like. All Bond girl like, no? Legs that go on forever, flawless skin, effortless sleek hair. I just know it.

I'm having spinach and ricotta cannelloni tonight. Yum.

Mathilda has gone 3hrs between feeds all day. Longest ever.

Cam

Cam's DH

We all know that Cam is really Jordan in RL..We established that a long time ago!

I have taken to wearing fishermans trousers someone bought back from Thailand for me..they are very loose and I hope look slightly edgy with a flip flop hence no one will realise the real reason im wearing them is that my ass wont fit in any of my other pants..

SOH-I too am cripplingly shy in RL..first time I went to Bumps and Babes NCT group with Lily I was nearly sick with nerves...if I can do it you can!B and B best to go to maybe as well as they are organised around birth month of the baby, hence non of the Mums will know each other that well as they will only have been meeting for a few weeks as yet, so get in there now love!(I ve actually been brave enough to organise the May group for here this time as well, the more you do, the braver you get!)
OI BTW..Lily had a dummy and I dont think Ive let her down in any way!!They arent the anti christ you know!Mae will have one when I need some sleep as well, so there!(sticks tongue out emoticon!)

So what youre all saying re successful looking after babies plus older DC's is, make sure the older ones go to nursery, pre school or some such..o oh, I am SUNK!We cant afford to send Lily to cm whilst im off..(we might might be able to stretch to one day a week)We do have things to do every day though..its just wether ive the energy to do em..

Lily has croup..she is really poorly bless her .Mae will no doubt get it as well, DH is already coughing away, (though is it possible for adults to suffer with croup ?)So im the last one standing and I feel a bit knackered!

2 STONE largegandt?Im not having it...im sending you some more KK!I will not be the fattest person on this thread!!Have had to borrow some size 14 jeans from a friend..have never been more than a 12 in my life and usually a 10..I am outraged!

Sorry for long post..want to ask you all re my current moral dilemma, but will do so tomorrow as you are all most likely fed up with my rambling by now..adieu!

Hey all. Well we've been busy in the MKG house. We are all sick including little Cruz today he is 3 weeks, and he has his first cold already. On the positive note we went to the doctor for his first official weigh in and he is now 8lb 4 oz so he has regained his birth weight and then some, he also grew half an inch. It makes me feel good because I haven't given him any formula other than the 1 oz the other night when I was too sick to bf at 1am.

I have to say that I have magic births because whenever I give birth someone I know finds out they're pregnant with ds1 my sister found out she was pregnant the day we brought him home, and now with Cruz my friend told me she was pregnant when she came to visit me when he was 1 week. I think that I have the magic touch.

PMSL SOH, if only..........

Morning all, sorry to hear so many are poorly. MKG hope you're all feeling beeter and Scooter I hope Lily (I love that name) is ok and your dh too!
SOH I have given in to a dummy this time round. Ds never had one and I don't like them really to be honest but R is such a sucky baby. If you put her down awake in her rocker chair or on the floor for a kick she practically rolls right over looking for something to chomp on. She just needs something to suck and if she doesn't get it she just cries and cries and it waers me down. When the answer is so simpl I can't hold off I'm afraid. If it falls out in her car seat she practically does a back flip to suck on the head huggers!!
We don't have much planned for today - good job as the weather is so shitty! I knew it was going to be stormy as I was wheezing like a trouper yesterday - that sort of weather always affects my asthma. I've got to go to the post office to post my sister's birthday pressie and my dad's Father's Day stuff and need to pop my friends daughter's 11th birthday card round then it's nut much else for the rest of the day really - jusy my ever-growing Mount Everst of ironing to contend with....

hello ......I am new to this thread and wondering if I could join it as I had baby that was due 24 May but who came a whopping 15 days later on June 9th. I kind of was following the antenatal thread but didn't keep up. But it would be great to have communication, support, identification etc....

I am all a bit confused about the whole routine thing; about putting baby in one, should I implement one? keep looking at one certain famous book about routines and getting confused and overwhelmed by all the information. Basically all the midwives said different things, some approving of routine, some saying that I should demand feed and let him sleep...it's all confusing!! Also my little baby, 5 days old, sleeps in the day and then wakes 3 times in the night for a feed, snuffling and moaning. So we're knackered. Shouldn't I try to keep him up in the day?? How does one enetertain such a small baby?? Questions questions!!! Can you tell I'm a first time mum and baffled by this little being....Anyway hi all and I look forward to getting to know you all....

Scoot sorry about Lily, Jasper has been up allllll night with a bad cold and cough so maybe he's croupy too, what do you do to ease it? Don't you need steamy humid conditions? Also i can beat you on the mahooosive arse/thigh scale - i had to buy a size 16 troos when i am normally a 12 and they are not even velour...

Talking of velour, Bond girls I think you will find SOH, are far too skinny to look good in velour, I look more like this Its important for dh's job that I blend in and don't give him away.

How do you know that you've crossed over from a simple case of baby blues/fatigue and into the land of PN depression? Need some other opinions here...

(I've had AN depression before - angst over baby taking over my life/body etc etc but this is different, I think...)

I wake up feeling angry and stressed -this progresses to feeling hopeless and uninspired, then by late afternoon it becomes a case of resignation and apathy. By bedtime I almost have some confidence to confront my new life, but then I crash into bed and it starts again. What am I so upset I bout, I don't know. Well actually it's our financial situation (shite), my body (still looks farking pg), and sheer irritation at loss of control over my life and how pathetic my days have become. It's only really been bad for a day or two - is this normal, or ??

decided if I had to ask then it was a case of needing help. Off to the GP...(sigh). I had so hoped I was not going to go through this again...!

Hello Strangers!

SOH - FGS, you did not "let down" Mathilda during labour. I can empathise, because I let things like that get to me too, but you're just going to HAVE to snap out of it. You are being more stubborn about breastfeeding than anyone I've ever heard of. She's over 4 weeks now. She won't get nipple/ teat confusion at this stage. Start expressing and when you have 3oz - let DH give her a feed at the weekend and GET SOME REST! I know DH is working super-hard, but you are too! You are keeping two people alive - you and M. It's exhuasting. Great news that she was going 3 hours between feeds yesterday. I hope she keeps it up.

BTW - A took a dummy for two days and then refused them. However, when I KNOW she's had a big fat feed and is still rooting; I give her my little finger to suck. It either calms her enough to get to sleep or if she won't calm down I know she's either got wind or is genuinely still hungry. (Almost never the latter).

I wonder if M was "snacking" and not taking a full feed and therefore not sleeping very long?

MrsJB - You poor thing. I think you've done incredibly well up to now. Is there any possibility of seeing some sort of lactation expert - just to set your mind at rest that you've done all you can? I know it's a bit more difficult for you, with not having the NCT and stuff. Most importantly, DO listen to your own advice and don't feel bad if you decide to pack it in. Every baby really IS different.

Well having finally managed to heal my nipples and not wince in agony every time A latched on I got feckin' mastitis on Tuesday night. Probably self inflicted as I decided to walk 45 mins to my NCT meeting and walk back again. Felt bullet-proof at the time, but 2 hours after getting home I was in tears, pain in right breast, flu-like symptoms... Boo. HV & MW both said I prob succumbed as I was low from overdoing it. (Take note SOH) Luckily as nipples were healed, it wasn't too awful to keep putting A to the affected breast and between that and a hot water bottle I managed to clear the infection. Had to spend the day in bed yesterday as I was actually too weak to walk further than the bathroom. Feel fine today, but suppose I ought to take it easy!

Oh, if you can join a "new" group at NCT, mine is a "post-natal course", it's less daunting, because everyone is new and nobody knows each other.

Am considering "the deed"... And planning to get a new Mirena IUS fitted at my 6 week check.

A doing well. Was weighed today (2 weeks old) and is a whopping 10lb 8oz. She was 9lb 5oz at birth. Biffa Baby. It's no wonder I'm losing weight. Was chuffed to have lost 2 of the 3 stone I gained just by giving birth, but have shed a few more pounds since. Unfortunately was at least 20 lbs overweight before getting up the duff, but this is a good start!

Welcome JanW! I wouldn't worry about routine for the first two weeks. Get your feeding established first. Read er "that book" by "that woman" by all means, but perhaps also read Baby Whisperer or Baby Secrets too as they're less regimental. Then you can choose which regime is most likely to suit you.

One good tip for night time is to make sure you're fully awake for the feed so you can keep baby awake and ensure he gets a full feed and not just a snack.

Lilkel, sorry you are feeling crp. I hope you feel better soon. Keep talking, we are always here for you.

TYG, poor you with the mastitis, sounds awful, glad you are feeling better today. Well done A for putting all that weight on.

JanW, Welcome. We are a chatty bunch, great to have a newbie at this time.

SOH, have you eaten today?????? hey!

Scoot and MKG families get better soon.

Hello to everyone else.

Thank you all for your kind words of wisdom over my bf troubles I have nearly got my head round a soloution.
Well, Jorja has put on weight, back to birthweight finally and a little more. Only taken 4 weeks to get there though.
She has put on 7oz in one week. YEY! Bottles are definately the way to go for her. My life has turned around in the last 4 days since giving more bottles, mostly breastmilk too which I'm very pleased about. Today I have already expressed 12oz hehe. The last two nights she has fed at 11pm, 4am and 8am, not bad hey?
And A did the 4am feed, which I have to say was pure heaven.
I did cry infront of the midwife though, explaining what we were doing now and with her trying to reassure me about Jorja not being on the breast I burst into tears. lol I know things are so much better this way for both of us but I really miss the on breast closeness. MW said to feed her breast when I go to bed and first thing in the morning, even if she has a bottle straight after but it will give US that time together, she said it shouldn't confuse her either. Thought that was quite a good idea so may try it tonight. Going to do SOH's bath advice too, I haven't had chance for a nice long bath since she was born but now she is going 4 hrs between feeds I reckon we would have time to have some skin to skin in the bath. See feeling much better about it, have nearly talked myself out of feeling bad.

Ohhhh I'm loving my smilies today.

SOH - hope that M is continuing to be a good girl for you today. I hope that you are able to rest a little more and also hope that you are eating!!

TYG - Ouch poor you re the masitis and well done for continuing to bf despite it. I was only wondering yesterday how you were doing.

Welcome to JanW, congrats on your little man. I echo what TYG said about not worrying about a routine at this early stage. I am only starting to try a routine and Ella is 9wks old.

Ella had her first set of jabs this afternoon She was very brave, but i felt awful. Had to wait around for 10mins to make sure that all was ok and then came home.

Hey MrsJB - took me so long to type my post that i hadnt seen your post.

Great news on J's weight gain and glad you have found a solution