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The March-ers 2019 - Baby Talk #1

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Angelmiracle · 02/03/2019 23:29

Congratulations to all the mamas with their new babies 🌸

Now the fun really starts 😄

@toastfiend - baby boy - 28/01/2019
@TheWanderlust - Baby girl - Althea - 7lb6oz - 16/02/2019
@PurpleFlower1983 - Baby girl - Matilda - 17/02/2019
@Wineandchoccy - Baby girl - Lois - 6lb12oz - 19/02/2019
@Harley8888 - Baby boy- Logan - 7lb4oz - 01/03/2019

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PartridgeJoan · 03/03/2019 00:36

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Angelmiracle · 03/03/2019 00:41

@toastfiend - baby boy - 28/01/2019
@TheWanderlust - Baby girl - Althea - 7lb6oz - 16/02/2019
@PurpleFlower1983 - Baby girl - Matilda - 17/02/2019
@Wineandchoccy - Baby girl - Lois - 6lb12oz - 19/02/2019
@PartridgeJoan - Baby girl - Daisy - 8lb6oz - 24/02/2019
@Harley8888 - Baby boy- Logan - 7lb4oz - 01/03/2019

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Angelmiracle · 03/03/2019 00:43

Im so sorry I missed you out @PartridgeJoan I hadn't gone through the whole thread again! Added tothe newborn list now.

Congratulations. Hope Daisy and you are doing well x

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PartridgeJoan · 03/03/2019 00:57

No worries @Angelmiracle :) we're good thanks - cluster feeding!

TheWanderlust · 03/03/2019 01:55

Good job @Angelmiracle at keeping us all in check! We've been on quite a journey all together!

Harley8888 · 03/03/2019 17:15

Can you believe it?! We have certainly been on a journey together.

How is everyone coping? I'm on day 2 and still can't believe what just happened haha

HidCat · 03/03/2019 17:50

Hi ladies, just place marking in anticipation!

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Angelmiracle · 04/03/2019 21:00

@NotDoingThat - Baby girl- 20/02/2019

Tagging you in our first Postnatal thread!

Congratulations!

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Harley8888 · 05/03/2019 10:53

Hi ladies,

How is everyone doing with the lack of sleep. I'm able to function as it doesn't have huge affect on me but my husband has become a different person.. He is SO disorientated during the day.. really confused.. slurring.. He has to go off for several naps during the day which leaves me to do most things. I don't know how to help him. I've been looking at multi vitamins and stuff that he could take but there's no actual advice about it.

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Angelmiracle · 05/03/2019 11:24

@Hermagsjesty - Baby boy - 04/03/2019

Congratulations!

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PartridgeJoan · 05/03/2019 22:37

Hey @Harley8888 didn't want to read and run. I've found a similar thing with DP as he really struggles to get back to sleep once he's woken up (whereas I just drop off!). I don't really have any advice but you're not alone! By around day 6-7 he got so tired that he was eventually able to cat nap a bit more, but even now (day 9) he's still knackered. Once he goes back to work he'll be sleeping in another room which should help

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Angelmiracle · 06/03/2019 00:56

@cardboard33 @wordsmithereens @SharonO225 congratulations on your new arrivals!!

Tagging you all in our postnatal thread.

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cardboard33 · 06/03/2019 05:57

How the hell did I end up here??? With a child?!

@harley888 my husband is similar, he's picked up a cold/man flu in last 24 hours and is always unbearable when he's ill .. add a new baby that neither of us know what to do with beyond trail and error = not fun. However we are on night 1 as came home yesterday evening so just happy if we keep baby alive at this stage... I've probs had about 3 hours of sleep in the last few days and just keep getting really emotional due to lack of sleep..

Hermagsjesty · 06/03/2019 09:37

Thanks for adding me! Hope you’re all doing okay. Very happy to be home with DS and to have survived our first night!!

Hermagsjesty · 06/03/2019 18:21

@harley888 and @cardboard33 - my DH is similar, I’ve had to send him up to rest while I get the kids to bed as he’s really struggling. I think I’m actually feeling a bit better than him on the lack of sleep - because despite the physical pains post labour I’m riding such a wave of hormones/ Adrenalin.

With our middle DS - who wouldn’t sleep other than on someone - we worked out a rota where I went to bed early (8ish) while DH sat up with the baby, then I’d take over around 11.30 then and do the middle of the night he’d get up early (5ish) and take over to give me another couple of hours, that way we were both getting an unbroken block of sleep. Last night we just muddled through but tonight I think we’re going to try that again.

cardboard33 · 07/03/2019 05:46

@hermagesty we did that too from late last night .. figured we may as well make use of our large ish house & beds!! Trouble ATM is that he's taking ages to feed which only I can do....

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Angelmiracle · 07/03/2019 07:43

Congratulations @WhataLearningCurve and @babycatcher411 both with two new baby boys to add to the March-ers!! 💙

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Hermagsjesty · 07/03/2019 08:47

Well, DS is now happily snoozing in his pram having been completely unput-down-able all night! He’ll sleep after a feed but only on one of us so, DH did 9-11 while I slept then I sat up with him 11pm.-4am during which time he fed ALOT then DH took over until the big kids got up at 7am. Trying to keep reminding myself how new he is in the world and that he’ll get there in the end!

PineapplePrincess · 08/03/2019 00:57

Hi guys, can I please join...?

We have just welcomed a second little boy to our family on 27th February. DS5’s birthday was the 28th February to just missed a double birthday!

DS born at 37wks, following a number of miscarriages, a fairly bumpy pregnancy and then being pretty unwell in the lead-up to the birth.

We got home from hospital on Friday last week, readmitted this week due to severe jaundice. Baby has been on photo therapy for last two days and have narrowly avoided transfusion. Feeding has been problematic, but not sure at this stage if this is due to jaundice too.

Feeling very emotional after the roller-coaster of the last few years as well as the last few days/weeks. Thankful that baby is here in one piece, but still terrified that something will go wrong.

cardboard33 · 08/03/2019 03:34

Welcome @pineappleprincess sounds like you've had an emotional and scary week since your latest addition was born. How have your other children taken the news about his health?

My baby was born at 37 weeks exactly too - it's our first & just was not expecting him now, fortunately had an easy pregnancy & didn't feel I'd got to the stage where I could count myself as heavily pregnant yet let alone the other side of it

Hermagsjesty · 08/03/2019 09:03

Welcome @pineappleprincess - no wonder you’re feeling emotional. It sounds like you’ve really been through it. Hope you’re being well looked after.

DS slept in his basket for almost 2hours last night - having been completely un-put-down-able previously so that feels like progress. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen until 5am (DH and I were holding him in his shifts before then) and then I had to get up at 7 to get the bigger kids ready for World Book Day but still it’s given me faith he’ll be able to do it in the end!!

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Angelmiracle · 08/03/2019 11:03

@Jellybean023 - Baby girl - 21/03/19
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Congratulations- tagging you also in our postnatal thread

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Jellybean023 · 08/03/2019 12:18

Thanks for tagging me

WhatALearningCurve · 08/03/2019 18:07

@PineapplePrincess mine has jaundice too - seems to come and go and is definitely related to his feeding as when he's struggling to feed he looks like a Simpson and when he's feeding okay he's just got a nice tan! C section was Wednesday lunch time and been told I'm in hospital till at least Monday for them to monitor the little man. Hoping his infection makers begin to reside today because otherwise they've mentioned about potentially looking at more severe causes like meningitis but trying not think of that and concentrating on the fact that if there is anything wrong then I'm definitely in the best place for him to be treated.

Harley8888 · 10/03/2019 08:53

@pineappleprincess wow that does sound like an emotional rollercoaster. Hope things start to settle for you soon.

We've just had a stream of visitors mostly from my side. It has been so stressful..my mum's the one organising these visits and I keep saying no and to wait for a few weeks but she thinks it's rude to say no to people wanting to come... It's been difficult.. my brother and his girlfriend came yesterday from 11am to 5pm!! A part of me feels bad saying no but we just need our space .. I tried to explain to my mum but she says I will hurt their feelings. I guess my feelings aren't important...

Today we have more visitors coming... my mum tells me the use the opportunity to rest and catch up on sleep but that's not what I want.. I want to be able to sit in my living room with my baby and watch TV and be in my own space not be summoned to go to sleep while Logan is being passed around like pass the parcel.

When we don't have visitors my mum is round every single day.. she does help with dinners etc but all she does is say I'm doing things wrong and that's not how they did it 30 years ago! I can't do anything for my own baby without a stream.of criticism. I'm exhausted from dealing with all this more than I am.from having a newborn!!

Sorry for the rant! I started and couldn't stop lol