👣 November/December 2020 babies! 👣

[danielasummer]

Mummas that are still waiting for their babes to make their appearance -

@EithneBlue - due 21st November - surprise
@kkr168 - due 26th November - boy - 2TM
@phe694 - due 27th November - girl - FTM
@Babyhope98 - due 28th November - girl - FTM
@Babyevictionimminent - due 30th Nov - boy - 2TM
@Awkes - due 1st December - girl - FTM
@amyyy1 - due 2nd December - girl - FTM
@alphabetti - due 8th December but induction booked for 2nd December - girl - 3TM
@excitednerves - due 5th December - girl - 2TM
@lc86 - due 6th December - boy - 3TM
@danielasummer - due 9th December - surprise - FTM
@Kj1010 - due 13th December - 4TM
@jalu47 - due 13th December - boy - FTM
@FTM1512 due 15th December - girl - FTM
@Nic2908 - due 15th December - boy - FTM
@viixie - due 16th December - surprise - 3TM
@Charl88 - due 17th December - boy - 2TM
@loobeelou - due 26th December - girl - 2TM

Congratulations to...

@Jwl45 - baby girl - Elsi - born 9th November
@peachypetite - baby girl - born 20th November

Also tagging @MummytoMatildaX @PipTed @MySafeSpace @Asianchick6693 @Jellycat2020 @Dee96 @LRHRN @roro87 @MrsSmith2020

Feel free to join :)

@Pinktruffle I learnt the hard way on my first two and tried to be Wonder Woman! Ended up with pnd on them then. Listening to my body this time and enjoying my little one, everything else can wait 🥰

@lc86 I'm exactly the same this time around. Sleeping when baby sleeps. There is no night and day in my house at the moment.
She's been really fussy today on and off the boob every 20/30mins but falling asleep and then really windy.
Struggling to express much today 2-3oz out of both boobs (combined) in 10mins before it was a good 8oz so now I'm worrying my milk is drying up.

HV has told me to limit dairy from my diet and if needed top her up with lactose free formula so may try that if she's not settling still xx

It’s so hard with husbands being at work! I also agree there’s so much conflicting advice stuff it and just do what works for you and your baby.

Also I completely agree with it not being day or night. I’ve had to start napping when she Naps, I’m house proud so it’s hard but there is no point trying to be Wonder Woman.

@LRHRN lower express of milk could be due to where you're worrying about it though, it's a vicious circle! xx

@peachypetite yes I know what you mean, me too normally.. but honestly, you and the baby are more important than clean dishes and a shiny floor xx

I haven't cleaned my kitchen floor properly since my baby was born, it's been swept but not steamed. I care very little at the moment to be honest, and again, I'm usually very house proud.

During the day he wants to be held or he won't sleep so I'm not getting much done at all, even going to the toilet is a challenge. We are going to stay with my parents over Christmas, I'm so looking forward to having some help!

@lc86 @Asianchick6693
Did you have to wake your lil one after they slept till 6? I'm still having to wake for feeds during the day tho which breaks my heart when he's sleeping so peacefully as I know what's to come but not so much at night now. He sleeps roughly for 3 hours at night which I can deal with.

As for breastfeeding in public I don't feel comfortable doing that just yet. Even at home I'll go to another room if anyone else (other than my husband) is around, I don't want the criticism that I'm doing it wrong etc etc
There's been a lot of family pressure comparing me to everyone else so don't need anymore to add to it.

@MySafeSpace I know what you mean with the breastfeeding pressure. With my 1st my husbands extended family were really funny about breastfeeding and whenever the sleep conversation came up and he was awake every few hours they just automatically blamed my feeding. It was so infuriating and unsupportive.
Your all doing amazing. The first few weeks are so hard no one can ever prepare you. Even though I know what to expect with this one, I'll prob still be a broken mess like the first time. Xx

@MySafeSpace I'm still waking up my LO for all her feeds if it comes to 3 hours otherwise she would happily sleep through. I think the only one she wakes up before me is around 4am after her bottle feed. Usually I'm so tired I knock out and then she wakes me up with her crying/fussing for a feed. Also there are some times during the day she wakes up before 3 hours for a feed too. I also hate waking her up, would be sooo nice if I could leave her and sleep but that's just wishful thinking!

@Asianchick6693 sorry if I missed something but why do you need to wake her to feed? Does she need to put weight on?
With regard to housework we are managing to keep the kitchen tidy in terms of dishwasher and sink but nothing else, and it’s an achievement just to keep on top of her washing so she has clean outfits and muslins. Everything else can wait. It’s not important.

Hope all has gone well and you have your boy @Kj1010 💙

@MySafeSpace didn't have to wake him for the 6am one but have had to wake him for every other feed today, every three hours we are doing. Takes so long to wake him sometimes too, we end up stripping him off each time xx

@peachypetite my midwife and health visitor have both told me not to go any longer than 3 hours without feeding her and to wake her up for it. She's been putting weight on fine, I was told the same advice at the hospital no longer than 3-4 hours between feeds. When she had her tongue tie cut the midwife there also told me to wake her up during the feed if she fell asleep on one breast and to offer the other. She referred to each breast as 'Dinner' and 'Pudding' lol! She also has had jaundice and it has not yet cleared so maybe to ensure she doesn't get dehydrated? I don't know tbh I just assumed this how often babies need to be fed x

I'm having to wake him up every 3 hours as he dropped 8% when weighed yesterday x

I was told to feed every 3 hrs too. She only dropped 5% of her weight midwife said was great for breastfed baby x

@peachypetite I was told every 3 hours because my baby did lose more than 10% of her weight but I think in general you should do it because their stomachs are so small they need to feed little and often when they are first born. I was told if you leave it more than that it's not good for them as they can be over hungry when they wake up and it can really unsettle them.

@Charl88 yeh it's so unnecessary and I wish they'd just back off. I'm already feeling abit down about the feeding situation so I don't need their comments. Thank you for understanding where I'm coming from tho, nice to know we aren't alone in all of this.
You'll do fab when your lil one arrives x

I was told to feed every 3 hours as my lil boy dropped 8.8% from birth weight and is very slowly putting back on, was due to be discharged today however he didn't put enough on over the weekend so we have to go back at the end got the week. Think we're gonna try and top up with a bottle after ive fed him to see if it helps. He's just had a mad couple of hours where he fed from me for 30mins, a lil snooze and then drank the expressed milk I'd just pumped (boobs too sore for him to take directly from me) and then was still rooting so husband just gave him a formula bottle which he guzzled down. I think we've created a milk monster but I can't not feed him when normally it's a struggle to wake him for it

Hi all. Hopefully some of you remember me. I had my baby 2 weeks ago. I was induced at 39+1 because my first was really fast delivery and there was some concern over her growth. It was quite horrendous as I more or less went off like a rocket contracting like crazy in reaction to the drip. No pain relief like my first. Three days after I went home from hospital I collapsed and ended up back in hospital with sepsis and a blood clot in my leg. Was too ill to have baby with me so was away from her for two days before I discharged myself. Just finished my antibiotics and blood thinners and finally starting to feel better physically but not much sleep happening as dh is back at work and little one is awake every 2/3 hours at night which I know is normal.
Reading through it sounds like you're all doing amazing jobs with your little ones. Motherhood is bloody hard!

Hope I can join.
FTM - due this Friday 11th December - surprise gender.

I have tried to read the whole thread but got up to page 7
Some great tips on breastfeeding @LRHRN

I just ordered the pump your midwife recommended so thank you for that.

I tried to colostrum harvest for the first time the other night and got 4ml. So hoping the pump will help and I really like the idea of expressing for the night feeds and for daddy to have some feeds.

I had a sweep today midwife said I am 1cm dilated and soft cervix so seems to be well so far.

Suppose it’s just a waiting game now waiting for the unknown.

Congratulations to everyone who has there babies. So nice to hear so positive news and cute stories.

@MummytoMatildaX beautiful name it’s one on my list too! I feel it’s going to be a popular name xx

I have over 19 names. So difficult to choose just 1 hahah

@chubbyhotchoc
I remember you from another thread. So glad your baby is here safe and well. Congratulations

Sounds like it was a tough ride. Hope you can manage to get some rest take it easy. Xx

@chubbyhotchoc How lovely to have an update from you! Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. Sorry to hear about the complications after her birth, it sounds really scary but I hope you are on the road to recovery now, all the best!

Hi All sorry I've been absent. had a little of a rough time in hospital wasn't able to breastfeed as he wasn't latching and they wouldn't give a bottle until his blood sugar was low. We got home and I realised he could barely take a bottle even it was running down his chin. Turns out he has a tongue tie so trying to get it corrected. He is six days now and colic started yesterday not sure if it is because I'm mixing breast milk and formula

@chubbyhotchoc good to hear from you. Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl. Sorry to hear you had such a difficult time after the birth, I hope you are recovering well now and are able to enjoy spending time with your new baby xx