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March 2020 babies

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Jesskir89 · 21/03/2020 21:54

Any new mums about? First timer here. Baby freddie was born last Friday 13th. Could do with some company especially in the early hours!!

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bellbaeu · 17/06/2020 12:36

I've let my sister, mum and mother in law hold Daisy. Their all furloughed so don't really go out unless necessary

singme · 17/06/2020 15:56

Thanks for replies. My husbands family live close by and we’ve seen them a fair bit since lockdown eased, in the garden only. They’ve also been out and about seeing people. I think a cuddle for MIL would be ok but I almost think the risk was lower before lockdown eased! DH not keen though so obviously we both need to be on board.

singme · 17/06/2020 15:58

@Fiddlesticks345 she just didn’t sleep at all lol! Naps were non existent and nights weren’t much better. But the last week or so she’s being doing 10-5/6am which is brilliant! The only problem is I haven’t done anything differently so I don’t know if it will last!

Smileyface32 · 17/06/2020 20:19

Hi everyone! I had a little girl in March. How’s everyone doing? I’ve started to feel really lonely now. Don’t know any mums locally and would love to find people but don’t know where to start.
Would be nice to just have someone to go for walks with and have a chat.

bellbaeu · 17/06/2020 20:42

@Smileyface32 hiya. How many weeks is your little girl? Mines 11 weeks and 2 days.
I'm also starting to feel lonely as well. My partners been back at work 3 weeks so just me and my babies. I also have a 15 month old so it's a bit manic.
I have a couple of friends with babies but they don't live that close and getting myself and 2 little ones ready and In the car to meet them just seems like to much hassle for me at the minute haha

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Jesskir89 · 17/06/2020 21:12

Hi girls, I let my mum hold freddie about 3 weeks ago with ppe on and after a negative covid test but that's it. Our dad's have never held him and he's 14 weeks on Friday. It's really getting me down now this shit has gone on for too long x

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Smileyface32 · 17/06/2020 22:26

@bellbaeu she’s 13 weeks now. My husband is working from home which has been really helpful but miss talking to other people. I haven’t even used my car much because I feel like there’s no where to go.
@Jesskir89 did you feel nervous letting your mum hold him. A family member wanted to push the pram the other day and I said no to that. Not sure if that was reasonable

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Jesskir89 · 17/06/2020 23:55

@smileyface32 you're not being unreasonable in any way and don't let anyone make you think you are. Your baby, your choice. I was very anxious and it was dh who suggested it tbh. I let her push the pram today for the first time but she's done everything I've asked of her to stay safe but I've not let her hold him again. It's so hard. I think after his last lot of injections in 4 weeks I'll feel better about it x

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abbs1 · 18/06/2020 11:06

Hey girls,
My husband and I currently live with his parents so theyve been able to hold him and my dad has been home for 3 months as hes elderly so now hes in our bubble ive let him hold Joseph. My husbands grandparents also have been home for 3 months and they came over to the garden so i let them hold him as they havent been to shops or anything.

His uncles and aunts and great uncles and aunts have seen him at a social distance but i wont let them hold him as most of them are still working.

I cant beleive Joseph is gonna be 3 months tomorrow already! Just wish i had some mummy friends close by. My nearest friend lives 1 1/2hours away.

singme · 18/06/2020 14:14

Sad it’s all just so sad that we need to be anxious around letting people meet our babies. Every time we see family I’m pleased but also trying to be so careful.

Met a friend with her baby the same age yesterday in the park which was lovely and went a little way towards making me feel a little more relaxed.

Minesril · 18/06/2020 14:24

Smileyface, I've just discovered an app called Mush which helps you find other mums in your area.

We had MIL and FIL round on Sunday. None of us have seen anyone apart from supermarket staff/NHS staff etc so thought sod it. There was no way we could keep our five year old from hugging them! MIL also cuddled the baby (FIL didn't as he's not a baby person!).

Smileyface32 · 18/06/2020 15:17

I reckon we will give it a few more weeks and then decide what we will do. My family need to learn to respect what we want though. Already had a falling out with the SIL as I said I didn’t want anyone to kiss the little one. She kept saying she would and I had to put my foot down with her. She hasn’t spoken to me since..oops!
It nice to hear some of you are letting family members have a cuddle. @Minesril I joined Mush ages ago but found no one messages each other.
I joined peanut last night. It seems like Tinder lol. Already had messages on there which is more than I had with Mush.

Smileyface32 · 18/06/2020 15:18

@abbs1 try the app peanut to see who is local.x

abbs1 · 18/06/2020 20:25

@smileyface32 i am on peanut and on my local groups but no one seems to be talking on them and when ive reached out to other mums in the area with messages they dont reply. Makes me feel really isolated for people my age and mummies to make friends with. :(

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Jesskir89 · 18/06/2020 23:03

@smileyface32 your SIL sounds really disrespectful so good on you for telling her to do one! Abbs glad you've had some support x

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MiniJMac · 26/06/2020 19:10

Hi all. I havent been on here for a while, nice to see some folks back.
@singme where abouts are you? Its pretty lonely for me where I am with no family near by and no new mums to meet. Penny is 11 weeks now and shes nearly mastered rolling over. She was born on the 7th April but was due 28th March.

Hope you're all coping well in this heat. Bring on the much needed thunderstorms!

singme · 27/06/2020 13:51

@MiniJMac I’m in Glasgow what about you?

Hoping baby groups start up again before the end of mat leave for us all!

Although I’ve found if I do go out in the morning it does mess up the naps for the rest of the day. Unless I drive about for ages to get her properly asleep! Need to work on that!

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Jesskir89 · 30/06/2020 20:18

How's everyone getting on x

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ArnottsEyebrows · 01/07/2020 04:18

Hey @Jesskir89 just up feeding! Going pretty well. Have been enjoying just one wake-up in the middle of the night for a while, though last night we had two- hoping we’re not having a sleep regression?! How’s everyone else doing with tummy time? Charlotte can push herself up and seems ok for a few minutes but then gets tired and wants turning over, feel guilty for maybe not doing enough when she was tiny?! She doesn’t seem close to rolling over. Just realised I have NC and can’t remember what I was before, but Charlotte was born 30 March.

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Jesskir89 · 01/07/2020 14:18

Hi @arnottseyebrows freddies the same he gets fed up with tummy time and an app I'm on encourages you to do it at 3 to 4 months so don't worry about not doing enough earlier. Freddie accidentally rolled over a couple of weeks ago but is now just rolling on his side and not over he was born 13th March x

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bellbaeu · 01/07/2020 20:39

Hi.
I've not been doing much tummy time with Daisy at all due to her having reflux. She really hated being on her front, will only tolerate about 30 seconds before she's either sick or frustrated. She's 13 weeks so feel guilty not being able to do it with her.
She does hold her head up when we're holding her so hoping that's helped

ArnottsEyebrows · 01/07/2020 21:57

Ah that’s reassuring Smile

gbee99 · 27/07/2020 10:49

Hi all, I've just seen this thread, my little girl was also born in March. Things are generally good, but like some earlier posts on here I'm starting to feel the lack of external support such as baby groups (still not started yet). I've also started seeing some friends/family but my little one gets very upset very quickly, not sure if this is due to lockdown or just a phase? I really want to be able to get a break when I can - my other half does help but he's working full time - so really want to have others look after her for a bit when restrictions are eased more, but not sure how she's going to be with that.

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Jesskir89 · 29/07/2020 12:04

@gbee99 apologies I did reply the other day but it didn't post for some reason. Welcome :) what's your LO's name? I've just started to let people hold freddie and he got upset at first but they soon get used to it. @abbs1 how you getting on?

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abbs1 · 29/07/2020 16:02

@jesskir89 Hey Jess gosh I dont even know where to begin. Its been a tough couple months with Joseph.
Joseph has a heart issue under investigation at the hospital and we had a few scares of not breathing so had to call the ambulance out a couple times. So ive been a bit of a mess lately. Thankfully hes been ok. Hes had his heart scan and waiting on follow up in a few weeks.
Also he has CMPA so hes been put on special milk and we will start to wean him from next week when hes 20 weeks to help his weight gain. Some of it is down to the heart issue and some is CMPA.
How are you and Freddie doing? x