April 2007 - Every thread of wit has been extrapulated from me i'm afraid... I have a newborn baby!

[ellenkpa]

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hi ladies
still catching up but where do I get a miracle blanket?

As for DS1 he is the same age as mine, and was THE worst for going to bed. I was absolutely useless at it, the best advice i could give on that is to let partner put them to bed and to be stupidly strict about it, that worked for us and now he is totally fine, BUT it took 3 years to get there .

Hi ellie i'd be interested in one of those too and :

ps did u escape stretchmarks???

i've found one on this website just wondered if mothercare or anywhere sells them

I have one stretchmark, starts at my belly button and heads downwards, as i lose more weight it gets longer

Can you believe I now have MASTITIS!!!! Is there any other bf ailment I can get !!!! Tongue tie, oral thrush and now this. Feeding is painful again and now I feel like I've got the flu too and am running a temp. Have been in bed all afternoon. And sis is here visiting too

octo DO EXPRESS from the sore boob. Hand if you can't bear the pump. I think I've got mastitis because I wasn't doing it enough and trying to rest the nipple to heal.

Sorry not to catch up properly. Am feeling lousy.

Hope everyone's ok xxx

Eca i'm feeling pants about bf too.......

eca

just checking but did you know the temp and flu symptoms are related to the mastitus?

Hi ladies.

Oogs, you sound at the end of your tether hun. You are doing an almighty job.

Tili, lovely to see you back on here. It is hellish isn't it managing 2!

How is everyone else managing 2 or more? Are you bathing them together?
B and K are not alligned at all!

Pinions, don't envy you or any of those with dh's away or working all hours.

Dh is away this Wednesday night, and Wednesday is the day I have the 2 of them all day. Absolutely dreading it. I could go and stay with my parents, but it is more of a hassle packing stuff up for 2 kids for just one night, and I never sleep well at other people's houses.

I hate the evenings I have to say.

Bathed K at 6.30, bottle at 6.45 and in her basket in her room at 7.20 - result - NOT! Woke up again at 8.00 ish grizzling, so dh brought her down here. Now making out she is starving again. Dh has taken her for a walk in the pushchair to put her off for a while. How can she still be hungry after having a 4oz bottle 2 hours ago??? She usually goes 3 or 4 hours during the day, why can't she do the same in the evening????!!!!

I am going to head to bed soon I think. Not sure what sort of night be ahead of me.

Hope everyone is ok, and not suffering too badly with various ailments.

Lots of love to you all. xx

OMG!!!

I think mammyjo got her miracle blanket in Mothercare.

I am startingbto get tough with the crying here - last night just put her in bed, lights off, and then lay there listening to the yelling for what felt like ages, but was probably only 20 mins, DD1 didn't wake up, and DD2 did settle in the end.
i was feeling very smug 20 mins ago as DD1 is asleep upstairs, and Orla was asleep in her bouncy chair in then kitchen, having gone off after yelling while I was cooking. However, O is now awake and feeding rather fretfully. Wonder if the real reason might be tiredness, but I haven't really started putting her down in the evenings yet.

Oh eca you poor love. You are really having a pants time. A heartfelt hug to you sweetheart.

ooooh, oooggs and pinions, if your dp/dh does shifts, does that mean they wear ......

uniforms

ellen - yeh, i did know. I'd gone for a sleep late morning and woke up shivering etc and realised it might be mastitus, then checked boob and huge red patch, hot and painful.

Pinions - it's hard isn't it? I'm dreading the night shift tonight. Pain is bad enough in the day, but everything seems worse at night.

As every mn is fantastic though. It turns out that the dodgy antibiotics the doc gave me last sat are the right ones for this, so have started taking them already. Just hope it clears things up fast. Doc said could be 72hrs before I feel better

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks for the virtual hig SOKL! The support on here really helps.

oh well Eca, at least the dodgy doc proved useful in the end

SOKL - not bathing together here yet, am feeling a bit daunted by the logistics! Might start putting Orla to bed at a reasonable hour soon rather than keeping her up until I go to bed. I am planning to bath Orla first, then Niamh, then string Orla out while I put Niamh to bed, then feed Orla and put her to bed afterwards. I'll let you know how it goes . . . Probably won't start until O is 8 weeks though.

Eca - sorry to hear you are feeling even worse than i am. I have just about had it with bf cos i think the thrust is making a comeback, apparently it never really goes while bf. Did you read the bullying bf link i just posted quite interesting!

Am gonna persevere but have to say worried that they put on more weight with ff.

and ellie - sorry to disappoint u but no uniform! DP has just walked in and asked him to post a reply but he was scared off, bless.

i am that dp was scared of me

not an unusual reaction tho

see, even you ladies have been scared off now

Am feeling brave and posted on the BF thread ellie.

are you mad

Pinions and Eca - sorry to hear you are both having a crap time with the bf. Eca - hope you get the mastitus sorted with the abs soon.

Pinions - what thrush symptoms do you have? With DD1, I was told we had it - she had a white tongue, and I had shooting pains in my breasts, and DD1 was sometimes very fretful feeding. We treated it for months, but in the end, the HV decided we didn't have it . I had the shooting pains early on this time too, and tbh DD2 is sometimes fretful and tricky to latch on, but am fairly sure we don't have it this time. There is some good info on the Breastfeeding Network website - I think it's something you can sort while breastfeeding, with the right treatment. It would be a shame if it put you off feeding when you've come this far.

i'm not far from giving up bf.
i leak loads and if i don't change the breast pads every 2 hours i get sore nips from the moisture.
and cos i'm on my own i long for a break, but just don't have th opportuunity to express enough for that. have been using the occasional feed of pre-mix aptimil when needed.

Good evening - I am exhausted after our wee Zoo expedition ........ Glad it is over ....

Have read through post, but head is soooo full of goop, don't really know what to say .....

Nice to "see" Yvie popping in - and a couple of others who I haven't "seen" for a wee while!

How is everyone this evening? P isn't settling, which is soooo unusual for her - DH is out & I am just feel so goopy and just want him to be here to cope with me, iykwim!!?

Blob.

I feel a slating coming on and don't really feel up to it tnite.