creche of may 2007!

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welcome to our second post natal thread!

oh and how long do i express for

Morning all! Wow cm that was some post! Glad to hear G is a little more settled. Hope he has another good day today and that you soon find out what is wrong with him.
LG and T can't stop thinking about clotted cream on scones now! Hope you have a lovely time with Mrs JB.
JW sorry know idea on expressing but good luck.
Had first post-Ruby serious hangover this morning. Went out with a friend last night, ahd a bit too much wine and boy did I regret it this morning. I felt dreadful. However, the weather is lovely and head has cleared so we're off for a walk to town. Anyone need anything...

Julie - re expressing. If I feed and express at the same time then next time round I just feed from whichever boob feels bigger (cue attractive squidging boobs action). If I express and I am not feeding then I feed from the other boob next time.

Charley - that was one major post! You must have been exhausted!! Poor you re George it must be so worrying. However, do remember that babies go up and down so quickly so he will probably be back with you quicker than you know. Don't feel guilty about Benjamin though - it was not your fault. You loved him and nurtured him for all that time when he was growing in you and the fact that he was able to have some time with you when he was born is so important - arguably he had that time BECAUSE you had looked after him so well when he was still inside.
lots of love and prayers
A

MrsJB just came for tea.....all the way from France AND she bought me a huge box of yum white vino blanc

Have posted pics on of Beau and Jorja together, they were so good! Beau and Jorja slept so we could concentrate on eating scones Maddie, Hugs and Harrison all played in the garden chasing my bunnies round. Did i say i had new bunnies? Florence and Jemimah (mimi and Flo)

It was lovely, she looks fab and not like she has just had a baby at all Hair all immaculate too Scoot, it was painful to see such sleek unfrizziness.

Have not started expressing yet, have just sterilized the breast pump. Will be making up stocks in the freezer for DH to feed Beau when he is back from Sea. He went for 2 weeks this morning Lucky i had MrsJB to cheer me up.

gorgeous pics - lovely to think of you all meeting up!

white vino blanc....numptey....vino blanc was enough info, doh!

Good afternoon lovely ladies
Long time no post! I have been busy trying to find my feet with Leila. Generally she is a good baby and fairly easy going, but now has reflux so is more than a bit stressed, the poor lamb 9and poor mum!)However, I feel blessed that so far this is the only real problem I have encountered.

CM - my thoughts are with you and your lo. It sounds like he is on the mend, but I cannot imagine how stressful this is for you.

I am off to the doctor's now, but wanted to pop by and send my love to all the fabulous mums and the wonderful, special babies.

x

I just read that post again - my grammar is appalling! I am blaming it on bugger all decent kip

anneme - lol at breast squeezing to decide which it is to be - i do that all the time. embarrasingly i don't even notice i'm doing it anymore and happily grope myself in public

JW I try and express the 'other' boob after a feed. if you are feeding both sides, you can express both sides one hour after a feed. L only has one side, so i'm left with a very painful one each time - esp in the night so its great to express then and be able to sleep with a 'soft' chest! As for length of time, I keep an eye on how quickly its coming out. every now and then I change the position of the pump and more comes out. i usually get between 1 and 3 oz per session and stop when i can't see milk squirting out.

ED - look forward to seeing you on tues!

By the way - any of you read about mumsnet in the news - in metro yesterday and in the times today re the shrek/madeleine thing. lol at them describing mumsnet as the 'daddy' of parenting blogs. .

see you all on tues - don't forget to email me if you want somewhere to park in da green.

xx

Charleymouse, have a ridiculously huge hug from me.

How frightening for you. I'm glad that G sounds a little better and am keeping everything I have crossed for a continued improvement. It's seemingly unfair how much life is chucking at you atm. I will be thinking of you.

Had a bash with my brand new electric breast pump and after a hefty 5oz in 8 minutes I think I deserve to be on the honours list you have going atm. You can keep your Biggest and Smallest babies, I'm having the Freakiest Milk Producer In All The Land award. And away to the circus for me. All very well and good, but will M take a bottle? Pah! She's a bright lass, gives me her 'that doesn't even remotely resemble a nipple' look, turns up her nose and starts the inevitable pointed staring at my chest. Honestly, the flapping and smiling she produces as I whip out a nork, very reminiscent of DH in identical situations.

Stupid mare that I am I've dropped my mobile phone in a jug of lemon squash. TYG been trying to get in touch but can't find your email address and phone is obviously buggered, can you email me or CAT me so I can bug you re why you really must stop sending me things in the post. [humbled]

MrsJB has sent me sour apple sweets. My absolute favourite and I've eaten far too many of them whilst bf today. M is covered in a sugar trail. Wonder if the British weather has shocked her into a catatonic state as yet. Very of the clotted cream and scone shennanigans detailed above. And the company of two MN matriarchs in the shape of LG&T and MrsJB, perfick.

Immunisations tomorrow and I can't even think about it without sobbing. Had my 8wk check today and the GP warned me that her legs 'may be sore for a few days' afterwards. Nearly broke down there and then just imagining it. When did I get so pathetic? Needles in my baby, how very dare you. DH is coming with me to hold her while they do it because I'll run out of the surgery clutching her to my chest a la nutty woman that I become when people wave needles at M. 8wk check was fine, M all present and correct, no problems. Didn't ask me anything other than 'are you depressed?' and 'does your wound weep?'. A resounding no to both then and I was allowed on my merry way. Was looking forward to her asking about contraception too, practiced my 'chastity belt' line down to a tee but she obviously didn't want to know and I though it might have been weird to launch into the topic unprompted.

No idea if it's the cold still but M is sleeping at night again. Managed 5 hours and 3 hours last night and has been asleep for the last 3 hours. Goodness only knows how long it'll last. My breasts are about to explode though even with expressing.

Ooh that ping means my Hearty Fishermans Pie is ready to be devoured.

Hope everybody is well and surviving the constant drizzle.

xxxxx

My Word Charleymouse, whatta post! Large medal for responding to most of the folk posting on here.

I have bought a vibrating chair now - had £5 off in ToysRUs. Wish I had bought one sooner - DS loves it!

The pukiness seems to have settled now - he was very mucousy too - I think he might have a cold - he is snuffling a bit. You feel so helpless when babies get a cold don't you?

I am going back to weightwatchers once the doc has given me the OK at my postnatal check. Apparently you get more allowance in cals/points when you are breastfeeding. I need the discipline to shed the 2 stones I was trying to lose before I became PG - already weigh 10lb less than when I became PG, which is a good start. I want to be fit and healthy for my kids.

SOH, lol re the contraception talk. My community midwife mentioned it on her last visit 'Have you decided what form of contraception you are going to use?' and I burst into fits of laughter - erm, co-sleeping with a 6 week old baby tends to do the trick. That and a road map of western europe marked out in red on a flabby belly overhanging a sore section scar and the last thing on your mind is when you might be getting your next shag.

am renaming myself ermentrude the cow. My god the medela is fab. Although Archie must be going through a growth spurt as he has fed every hour and a half today and have expressed in the am and tonight. Lord nows what is going to happen to my supply reckon I will have bowling balls by the middle of the night.

Thanks for the advice girls am rubbish at this breast feeding malarky and knowing whats the best thing to do.

Get your bikinis out girls its going to be sunny this weekend

GB I bought a vibrating chair for Alana a couple of weeks ago and it is a godsend. I mainly chose it because it was pink and girly (after 10yrs of blue boys things I was desperate for a change)and it had a toy bar but the vibrating is an added bonus. Alana sits in hers quite happily while i get on with things and if she is sleepy the vibrations send her to sleep quite nicely. I actually feel guilty that both boys just had normal bouncy chairs and nothing as fancy

Ds1 spent the day at my old secondry school doing a music workshop and it suddenly hit me that this time next year he will be getting ready to go to secondry school for real, god i feel old!! Im dreading having to reach a decision about where to send him, we cant agree on it at the moment. I loved my old school and have so many fond memories, sometimes i wish i was still there lol and i want the same for ds1 but at the moment he would rather go where his friends are going than go to the school which is the best (which is actually my old one)I guess I can understand that but if we send him to the wrong school it can affect his future. Aaargh!! Does being a parent ever become easy On a lighter note though my old music teacher remembers me after 13 years (and its not because i was naughty lol)Ds1 mentioned that i used to go there and when the teacher heard my name he started telling ds1 stories about me. I think it fascinated ds1 that, yes his mum did go to school once, albeit a long time ago, and that I wasnt always the moaning minnie i am now

Before i go to bed i just want to say that those pics are lovely LG&T. It amazing how quick our LO's have grown and how much they have changed from when we first put their pics on our profiles. Does anyone else think time going too quickly though? sometimes it feels that A will be walking before i know it (ds2 was walking at 9 months!)

Lovely to hear from you Giger, you sound great.

I too have the medela but have yet to use it, i had it all plugged in and sterilised the day before yesterday. However after putting it together, setting myself up i couldnt get it to work Cue an angry LG&T launching said breast pump across the room while yelling

"whats the point, everything i buy doesnt work"

I think i was having car flash backs.......DH came up the stairs and pointed out that i simply had not put in the little white valve

SOH dont stress about the jabs, they last a second and she may not even yell. I have fed mine while they happen Just dont spray the nurse

TYG you are such a lovely, MrsJB loved my nappy bag and i was reminded of your thoughtfulness. SOH i feel we should accost her and shower with kisses and hugs.

School run now, am ready early for the second morning running, bloody easy this parenting nonsence Of course i have already emptied the washing basket and hoovered right through, HA! PMSL ROFL

Ginger even....

Hate making school decisions, i keep waiting for a grown up to come and take over

Morning!!

Nothing to report just wanted to say Hi!!

I am typing one handed - DS snoozing in his chair, and avent pump on right nork.
Oh how I love multi-tasking.

DD hasn't gone to school today - she has a fever and headache, and is snuggled under a blanket on the sofa with doodle-doo on the TV

Morning all,

LG&T what lovely piccies of Beau and Jorja and also of Hugs and Maddie. I am really looking forward to my visit from the JB's next Thursday.

Pebble, how scary to have to start thinking of things like that!

Not such a good night for Ella. Wouldnt go to sleep and eventually gave in at 9.30pm. She looked so poorly bless her, kept sneezing and eyes watering and being sick. Gave her some calpol and that seemed to do the trick. Poor little lamb. Seems a bit brighter today which is good.

Looking forward to Tuesday. Will be nice not to be the only one with a baby

OOH, I thought I was doing well getting 125ml/ 4.5oz in a few mins just now , but SOH has stolen my thunder, dammit. Will have to invent something else to get a prize for. Tch.

Hi all, Arlen has just had his baby check and it seems he will need an operation he has a hydrocele (sp), dr was very nice, he needs to go back to his paed who just discharged us a couple of weeks ago , needless to say im quite worried about it, also had his jabs today - 5 in 1 seems alot for ickle baby body, ayway he was fine quick cry and has been sleepy i have calpol at the ready just in case,

lgt lovely pics of beau & jorga

off to eat big choc and console myself

Hey Lupins, poor little A on both the jabs and his required op. Just had a look on the web and it seems quite common in newborn males.

AM Thanks, I am not overly worried about it, just a shock really, poor little guy has only had 2 feeds all day his jabs have really washed him out, he was giving some pained faces and getting gripy so gave him his 2.5 dose of calpol and he has settled, has been very stranged not having to feed all the time today

Hello all

So sorry have not been able to get on due to internet not working....again! Must say I am finding myself in a worse mood every day, when will this sodding weather get better? I feel utterly depressed and have given up on my diet. I'm eating nothing but crap and doing no exercise because I can't get out due to the awful weather.

My mum's getting more down by the day as well for the same reasons and said today that she feels like she needs time alone and wants to leave for a few days. This comment left me feeling completely broken and responsible for the way she is feeling. Now starting to feel as if me and Charlotte are putting too much pressure on everyone. My mums getting a bit funny with me recently and making me feel even worse. Everything and anything that goes wrong seems to be my fault. I don't understand.

Lottie was weighed yesterday at her 6 week check up and is now 9lbs 6oz! All appears to be ok with her - hated the doctor. She had to check me over too and gave me an internal and wasn't exactly gentle! Horrid woman. Also said that C may have problems with her sight as she wasn't folling the brick she was dangling in front of her. C was actually following it for a while but soon lost interest, and at 6 weeks I'm not expecting her to have super human powers of the eyes! Ffs, what is it with some people. I was then told 'keep an eye on her to make sure her eyesights ok, blah blah blah' to which I responded 'Can you blame her for not being interested in your silly brick after being stripped, poked and prodded by your cold hands?' She always follows me and everyone else in the house so I have no doubt that she is fine. What is it with people always trying to make us worry more than we already do!

Have still had no word from C's dad since I saw him a few weeks ago apart from a text explaining he 'hadn't forgotten about her, but was real busy helping his friends move house'. To which I promptly replied 'good to know where your priorities lie, grow up peter pan.' Haven't heard from him since. Twat.

Have however made a claim for maintenance and given them all his details so they will be getting in contact with him for money. Good luck with that, he's unemployed - agian.

Anyway, dinners now ready so will be on later to catch up unless internet decides to pack up again. Love to all x

LWandLottie I feel for you and your mum, you musn't go blaming yourself for how she is feeling I'm sure she doesn't feel its because you and Lottie are there, maybe she feels its best she goes away so as not to bring you all down with her? I hope it all sorts itself out soon.

hello to everyone else, LG&T my sympathies for 2 weeks on your own, dh comes back tomorrow, a week earlier than expected, phew as I have to cope with extra ballet lessons a ballet exam and a birthday party this weekend. You sound very organised I'm quite Send some supermum vibes my way!
Loved the pics, by the way.

I wish I could express, I just don't know when I could find 5 mins to do it..

I hope G is feeling better CM.

J is now doing so well at night, 7.30 to 2.30 then 5.30 then 7.30 so I can't complain. He has a big week of vaccinations next week, a BCG on Wed, then his DTP on Thurs, poor boy.

Lets hope the sun keeps shining this weekend