April 2008 - the one where Scorpio and Millie show us all the 'through the night' trick

[Scampmum]

Sorry if someone else has already started one - couldn't find it!

Much better night last night, maybe due to gripe water?

Scamp if you had gone today I would have seen you as my appointment is at 1:40pm! Glad you found someone closer and I hope they help!

Sleep deprivation really is bad - I went through a real patch of insomnia for about 6 years - funnily falling pregnant cured it! I now sleep like there is no tomorrow when I do sleep! I hear you on the rage front - I get irrationally angry with everything and anything when deprived - so yes, basically I was a very angry woman for 6 years! lol Thank goodness I have the DH I have - don't know many that would have put up with me!

Scorpio - I so WISH I could have taken one of your kittens - but my 2 would have Not Been Impressed! IYKWIM!! I love kittens! I grew up with cats and kittens and it always broke my heart when they had to go to new homes beacuse I always named them and of course had made them mine. Very hard letting go!

Scamp -that makes sense. the lack of sleep makes me angry with DH for absolutely no reason at all. Last night I was furious with him every time he moved, as the bed creaks, but it was ME causing her to wake up, not him. I am so irrational at night, but I guess so long as I don't tell him I'm angry then its ok - it really isn't his fault...that way divorce lies....!
How sweet of your dad to help - I bet he looked cute with dd2 asleep on him! my mum and dad have been away for about 5 weeks now - I am looking forward to them getting back as I know my mum will do a night shift for me!

Great about not feeding till 3.45! Although I am a bit (Oddly enough, I am not of everyone whose babies are sleeping through, but I don't want to be the last one left with an annoying baby!)

phew all sorted the stupid bastards.

well done scorpio - that was quick!

Well it has been seriously about 20 phonecalls all with Mimi on boob whilst doing washing etc, lol.

They messed it up but will be sorted very soon. Our car payment comes out tomorrow and i could do without a bank charge, thanks. DH's mate also helped me out.

I just realised Mimi is 11 weeks and i have totally BF her for that long, am so amazed at myself. I know you lot have too but i thought the idea ws weird...

Well done Scorpio - on both counts - DH salary and breastfeeding!

dh went to the pub last night a pint was £6.60 !!

£6.60? A pint of what?

i know its so expensive....just ordinary beer. He was in supermarket this morning a six pack of beer worked out at 3.75 per can!!

I hope there were strippers or something else in the pub to make it worth £6.60!

Just read on an other thread that people sterilise dummies until LO is 4 months. I never sterilise it. Should I?

i don't.

Good. Thanks!

Hi! I'm new to mumsnet. Or not really, I've been reading old threads for hours and hours, mostly about feeding... My dd is 9 weeks old, her name is Ellie and she was born April 30. I'm bf-ing her and it was real hard in the beginning! So Scorpio I know how you feel, well done to us! I was gonna ask, did any of you have a baby that didn't put on weight at first? For us it took a long time to get the hang of bf, partly cuz I was given a lot of crap advice and I didn't know what to believe... In the end I guess I just went with my instincts (and some good advice!) and now we're fine since a few weeks back. She was born on 25th centile in weight but is now following the 9th steadily.
I agree with sleep deprivation, it makes you moody, down, aggressive, etc. It's not the real you!

Hi Annamama, welcome!
Peachy is the one to ask about weight and bad advice..She's been having a tough time, but seems like a very sensible woman!

Afternoon all

Hello Annamama, there have been a few with feeding/weight issues on here. Sounds like your doing a great job if shes following a line, doesn't matter which one it is.

ladybee sorry for the loss of your grandfather, writing something to be read out at the funeral is a lovely idea. Dont feel bad about not going it's so far with a LO and they are too little at the moment to leave them for that long.

VS, sorry to hear your not feeling yourself, think your very sensible to get down the Drs.

Oh... I guess those people don't wanna bore everyone with the weight/feeding issues again... Yeah, following a line is good (phew), dropping through the lines is not!
If anyone wants to email me and tell me what happened to them that would be nice!
anna (at) anna73 (dot) com

Hi anna

Sorry i don't know much about weight issues, but welcome anyway!!

tis horrid weather here, had mess about with money, 3 kitties have gone and i need a bath but no chance till 9pm.

dh is gonna pay for this

Hello annamama! If she's now following a line, that's fine (well, actually good chance it would be fine even if she wasn't). Sounds like a classic "catch down growth" pattern where your DD is genetically meant to be on around the 9th centile at this point in her development, was born on around the 25th owing to the marvellous growing environment you gave her in the womb , and has spent the first few weeks adjusting to her proper place on the chart.

I don't think Denny meant that people didn't want to post again (heck, we're always ready to witter on on this thread), just to encourage you that someone with experience would be along on this thread sooner or later.

Me, I've just not got DD weighed at all (or not since midwives discharged us at 15 days) and it's oddly liberating. But then she is a second child -- I don't know that I'd have been able to be that laid-back with a firstborn.

£6.60 a pint? They are having a laugh! I mean, I'm in London and it wouldn't be nearly that much (not in a pub, anyway).

Aha, yeah I guess that could be it. She is probably meant to be quite a "petite" girl. (I'm average for a woman but dh is small for a man.) Also I've heard that the birth weight can be misleading, some babies have more fluid in their bodies when their born, and a full bladder & lots of poo inside them which makes them heavier!

Aww, kittens... love 'em. They're walking, eating and ready to leave their mum at 8-10 weeks, JUST a little bit quicker developers than human babies.

ours are 8 weeks now.

Meant to also say: But I DID have lots of problems with bf, I made so many mistakes. One boob instead of 2, feeding every 3-4 hours (surely she can't be hungry AGAIN?), not letting her stay on for as long as she wanted (surely she must be done by now?), using nipple shields which made nipple pain worse, not eating & drinking properly (me that is), etc etc. But now everything is fine and I'm very happy about that!

I'd have a kitten but dh is allergic...

You've done a grand job to be still going at eight weeks, then. Well done!

Sorry if u took that as a snub anna it wasnt meant to be, just a well done.