June 2020 Babies-Newborn, snuggles, recovery, milk and night feeds! 2nd thread

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New thread!

We had our first tooth popped through the day before yesterday, which would explain his grouchiness!! Not weaning until six months as going to do baby led weaning, plus his high chair isn't being delivered for another couple of weeks, I think he is definitly ready and I'm so excited to start.
@Missgemini my little Freddie is the same, as soon as you put him down he flips onto his tummy but then screams at me after five mins as he can't remember how to roll back over.
@MrsMarrio that made me chuckle hearing about him huffing at you, they're really starting to come into their own. Freddie has started pulling the funniest faces!

@Cornishbumpkin Rowan is the same, pulling tongues and doing crazy eyes at the same time is his favourite at the moment.

He is grumpy though but he sleeps 23.00-08.00 so can't complain too much.

Any recommendations on what high chair to get from any second time mums? Literally have no clue

Hi ladies havnt been able to catch up much . We lost dps dad to Covid last week. I feel robbed he won’t see baby grow up . I’m glad we gave his name as a middle name .

@MrsMarrio we have a mamas and papas snaxx. I like it cause it reclines . have the Ikea one left over from dd for when he’s a bit older .

Jj picks at pieces of fruit while we’re eating ready to start weaning next week . Weve started a “ bedtime” hes generally asleep by 9pm now but is still waking hourly to be breastfed back to sleep. I just don’t know how to get out of the habit of feeding to sleep!

6 weeks till I’m due back at work, not one part of me wants to return this time round

@Mj2196 really sorry for your loss I lost my mum in April. I hope you and your husband can support each other through this awful awful time x

@MJ2196 so sorry to hear that. @mrssunshinexxx must be so awful, especially at this time of year.

@MrsMarrio very jealous of the sleep!! I'm a FTM but having trawled through lots of posts online about high chairs we've ended up buying the IKEA one and a footplate from an online store
@Mj2196 so sorry for your loss, I'm sure you will keep his memory alive for your little one to know all about him.
@mrssunshinexxx I'm so in awe of your incredible strength, I'd be absolutely lost without my mum and can't imagine the pain you must be going through but just seeing your posts on here I can tell your the most amazing mummy!

@Cornishbumpkin thank you that's very kind . I am completely lost without her she was my best friend, role model and mum but I have to keep going for my daughter because she doesn't deserve anything less than an amazing mum too like I had. Never thought I would lose her in my twenties the shock is unexplainable but im still here xx

@Mj2196 I'm sorry for your loss 💐 Must be a bit of a shock x

@Mj2196 so sorry that is so cruel.

If anyone is not sure about weaning I made a sort of BLW weaning plan with DD1 that I'm going to use again- basically self-fed purées plus finger foods. We had to start at 5 months with DD1 as paed said so but DD2 doesn't have same problems so we will be starting at 6. If anyone wants a copy then feel free to PM me.

I can't wait - it's my favourite bit of babyhood! DD2 very interested and reaching but not confident on the actual signs yet so we are waiting.

@Pegase I am loving weaning but a little nervous too and hoping it's going to make me eat better as I only want her having n amazing diet!
She has had banana sticks rolled in blitzed oats and mashed banana with breast milk and some of the blitz oats tonight it's so cute watching her eat I hope she doesn't go off the breast milk tho !

Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

My LO is having far too many ponami's for my liking. We use pampers baby dry size 4. I'm
Considering going up to 5 but I'm not sure if it's too early as she certainly falls within the weight category of the size 4's. She has rather thick thighs! 😬 Any one else in the same boat.

There is a June 2021 thread for people due next year...makes me feel nostalgic about pregnancy! I still can't believe I've given birth!! I think about it daily to be honest, in amazement.

Planning to start weaning on Xmas day (what better present!) when LO is 6 months old.

Is anyone managing baby classes of any sort? I have not. Any that have still been running have been full which is disappointing. Il keep checking.

Was your baby born on 25th June @Magpie21 ? Time flies doesn't it
I'm having abit of a hard time occasionally find myself wishing I had tried harder to have her naturally and not end up with a section I know the important thing is that she's here safe but I guess I can't help how I feel. I personally feel like a failure this is NOT me saying anyone who has a section is a failure it's just my opinion of my situation that is all my intention is not to make anyone else feel bad x

@magpie21 yes, we're having poonamis here as well, but size 4 is definitely the right size for us too.
It's still very weird to me that I carried a human being in my tummy. I do miss pregnancy sometimes :)

@mrssunshinexxx sorry to hear you're feeling this way. We all have a vision of how we think the labour will go. I was 100% low risk in pregnancy and fully expected a water birth in hospital. As it turned out, I was overdue by 2 weeks and had to be induced. Also ended up having an intervention. I went through a period of feeling bad that I couldn't do it the 'normal' way, but I can only be grateful for modern medicine for helping me out when I needed it. Please be kind to yourself. Sending hugs x

@mrssunshinexxx 29th June :-)
I have a couple of friends who have had a 'Birth Reflections' session to review their birth experience and they found it helpful. Perhaps you could see if your NHS Trust offer this. They had their sessions by zoom.

@Missgemini LO has had a poo party in 2 new outfits this week! 😩 I have picked up a pack of 4+, so il see how that goes.

By the way Sainsbury's have some gorgeous outfits at the moment!

In other news I used a hairdryer for the first time in 6 months this weekend! 😅😅 My hair felt lovely for it. Ha ha. My beauty routine is very simplified this these. To think I used to fake tan and curl my hair on a regular basis!

@magpie21 I've been getting his recent outfits from Asda online. Gone are my fancy days of buying them from mamas and papas and John Lewis. He just poos them all

Good for you regarding the hair. I'm slowly getting back into a beauty routine. Need to order some of my face creams, toners etc

@mrssunshinexxx I felt a bit like this about how my birth went, I had a birthing debrief via zoom last week and I would 100% recommend it! It’s really reframed things in my mind and made me feel a lot more positive about things!
It all happened so quickly and I was quite spaced out on gas and air towards the end lol so my memory was a bit hazy and therefore I think I was just holding on to the negative aspects!

@Magpie21 snap with the birth date! I was 12 days overdue was waiting to be induced at the hospital and there was no space on the labour but spectacularly went into labour naturally and they had to squeeze me into the labour ward!

Also in size 4 but I don't waste my money on pampers anymore, they only shit in them. The Aldi premium are really good, swapped to them after pampers and actually prefer them! And I'm absolutely brand snob too.

Just catching up on messages...@Mj2196 so sorry to hear your news, must have been an awful shock.

I use Pampers at night and Aldi in the day, we are size 4 in Aldi. I don't see much of a difference between the two but a while back he was having regular leaks at night so used pampers as thought he might need something a bit better, but theres probably no difference!

With weaning - I'm thinking of starting mine with a few teaspoons of veg puree see how he gets on. How much do people give a day to begin with? Do milk feeds just stay the same? I've read conflicting things and its all quite confusing!

I've @SRS1311 been reading a lot on Ellie's kitchen weaning guides (you can send off for a free pack which has vouchers in). We started on Saturday with just a couple of tiny spoonfuls of veg purée for her to get used to different tastes and texture. I have been giving her her normal milk feeds as and when she wants them.
Time wise I have tried to give it to her around lunch but today with will be teatime as we've been out and she has not napped well, I do wait about an hour after a milk feed so that she is not starving but hungry enough to want to try it!

@mrssunshinexxx I totally understand what you mean by feeling like a failure, I had a failed induction and ended up with a c section and felt like I didn't give him enough time to come naturally, I had a birth reflection a few weeks ago and found out he was almost completely back to back and it was an obstructed labour so never would have progressed to a natural delivery. I would definitly recommend a reflection if your hospital do it.

We are struggling with night time wee leaks, it seems to leak up his right side in all nappies that I've tried!!

Thanks all I think she was showing signs of getting tired from memory but it was more me I was only 6 weeks after losing my mum when I gave birth and she was meant to be my birth partner and I was struggling emotionally so much and being told I was only 2 cm after 26 hours of thick and fast contractions I just wanted it over with in hindsight I should of let them put me on the drip. I had had an epidural so I could try and rest but it trapped a nerve in my leg and was just agony so I was pissed off

I think you should be immensely proud of what you achieved! The stress of losing your mum and having a baby in a pandemic is no little thing! 26hrs is exhausting and there's no guarantee that the drip would have made any difference other than prolong things. You made a good choice before your little one got into too much distress and there are no prizes for having a natural birth over a c section xx

Hi all, catching up on everyone.

Weaning is going ok, gave her some porridge before her bottle tonight and she was so excited 😂 the arms were flapping, she was ready with her mouth open, i couldn't believe it.
She's watching us now too like a hawk eating or drinking, so she definitely having the want to try it bless her.
Going to give the veg puree a try at weekend, any recommendations?

Nappy wise, used Aldi from being born, never had issues.

Hows everyone getting on with their naps?
LO are abit all over atm. This morning she had a solid hour 9/10, 20mins at 12:30, 30mims at 3pm & again at 5pm bathed & bed at 8:30.
The other day she had a solid 2hr at 2pm, i mean i'm not complaining because i got LOADS done around the house 😂

I cant beleive my 4week lockdown for the salon finishes wednesday. I've totally switched off and taken every minute with LO this time round and I'm actually thankful for it, shes come on so much.

How's everyone doing?

All this weaning talk is getting me so excited! I dreamt about it last night :D
Sleep wise, his bed time is now much earlier (circa 7pm), but he wakes up up to 3 times before midnight for boob top ups. I can't complain too much. He used to stay up till midnight with us!

@Zoey92 glad you managed to get some quality time with baby. I hope work is ok when you reopen :)