Its June!!!!! 20 week scan next month!!! Whos with me?

[ttc_lolly]

I don't think it's just BF babies, Amber was FF and she was bad at night times too at first. It's just hit & miss! I'm ok with it though, I am getting enough rest and as long as Millie is gaining weight and happy then that's all that matters

Amber is really good with Millie, she doesn't pay much attention to her but likes to come over and give her a random kiss or head stroke she likes to help with nappy changes too and ''sings'' to Millie when she cries! Too cute!

 

[kellie_w]

Aww bless amber! How cute!

Wish I could say the same, Luke either pulls Oliver's hair or fingers, gives him the occasional shake or hits him round the head with a toblerone... The nicest thing he has done is ram a dummy in ollies mouth. Maybe it's a boy thing?!

 

[ttc_lolly]

Oh no!! I'd say boys are a lot more heavy handed so maybe that's why!? Amber loves dolls and pretending to take care of her little animal toys etc so I think she just sees Millie as one of them!

 

[time]

Aww millie and amber sound adorable together! Kellie I think luke being so rough must be a boy thing, my brother is 2years older than me and apparently used to pull my hair throw things at me all sorts!! Girls seem to treat babies like their dollys haha! I'm sure he will come round to him and they will be the best of friends.

Slept Sooo much better lastnight, wren only woke twice to be fed and changed. I think it may just be coincidence but what we did was put a hot water bottle in her moses basket 10 mins before bedtime so it was warm for putting her in, then we kept it upstairs and put it in her moses basket while we changed/fed her so again when she was settled back down it was warm and cosy. May have just been coincidence but she slept like a log and didn't keep waking herself up by moving and twitching around. Thought I would mention it incase some of you want to try may be worth a go!!

 

[Scally]

Sarah- so pleased your HV was much better, she must have been having a very bad day last time, i think you are doing amazingly well Sarah considering your recovery has been so horrendous! x

Inoue- how was your night? Sorry to hear you are sore down there. Yay for your milk coming in though, hows the other boob doing? x

Kellie- thats fantastic about the bottles, glad Oliver is doing so much better on them. Luckily my sister has 3 children and didnt want anymore, but its still upsetting for her i think as the option of children will be taken away from her.
Oh dear about Luke and his brotherly love for Oliver! lol. I expect they'll have a lovely relationship as they get older and Oliver becomes more of a play friend, it must be a boy thing! x

Lauryn- lovely to hear that Amber is so good with Millie, thats very cute! x

Time- we tried that with the hot water bottle, and sticking her blanket in bed with us whilst she feeds so its nice and snug, it did work but now we are on our third night of growth spurt so nothing is working at the moment apart from feeding her! x

I really dont mind feeding her constantly but this 3 week one is hard, this is the third day and night now, my boobs are so sore, and i am like a zombie! I co slept with her last night, didnt even really attempt to put her back in her moses basket as she didnt settle enough to do it.

We have woken up to alot of snow, which is very exciting! Hopefully we'll be going to see father christmas later, it seems alot more christmassy in the snow!

x

 

[pops23]

Hi guys!

Glad to hear wren slept well last night time, we've tried the hot water bottle but it doesn't seem to work so well for Flynn, however 3rd night of co sleeping went great last night, Flynn fed at 12 and 4 then woke at 7 and lee gave him a bottle if expressed so I could have some more sleep! It was so lovely snuggling with him but think I watched him more than I slept!

Ally sorry to hear Poppy's growth spurt party is still ongoing! Honestly how do you ladies with toddlers cope? I'm so impressed? Are you more used to the lack of sleep? Xx

 

[ttc_lolly]

Well Amber's STTN since 4 months old so I have no idea how I'm managing I suppose it just has to be done and I am loving bf'ing so it's all worth it. I can't wait for night feeds to be a thing of the past but I don't want to wish away these newborn/tiny baby stages because I know they pass far too quickly enough anyway without doing that!

Glad you had a better night with Flynn I have a couple of friends who co-sleep and they have much better rested babies and themselves for it.

 

[pops23]

I'm loving BFing too, I'm expressing as well so daddy can feed him too and can take bottles out in case BFing isn't possible

I must say that I love sleeping with him at night, he's so gorgeous and snuggly xxx

 

[Sarahcake]

It seems like Logan is going through a bit of a growth spurt as he's been hungry every couple of hours instead of the 4 hours he had been going between bottles. He's really grumpy at the moment bless him, spent most of last night screaming

When your co sleeping pops, what bedding are you using? I know that quilts are a no no as well as pillows. Logan seems to just want me nearby for comfort so am thinking about bringing him into bed with us for a couple of nights but I'm worried about getting too cold as its like 16 degrees at night in our room - even with the radiators on.

Sat at my second trial without catheter and it looks like the bloody thing is gonna be going back in for another week you get 3 pee's followed by a bladder scan after each then they make a decision as to weather to put it back in or not.

Managed to pass 350mls for the first attempt...but I'm still 250mls in retention really don't want the catheter back

 

[Inoue]

Fingers crossed you dont need another catheter Sarah . Your having a hard time with this aint ya .

Glad everyone seems to be sleeping better, still pretty crappy for me but dvds are keeping me entertained. Ive been bathing my downstairs with warm salt water and it seems to be healing a litte each day, much relief. Cant believe Reimi was a week old y'day, sometimes it seems like ive had her alot longer

On a side note, Reimi hasnt pooped in about 36hours. Shes doing plenty of wee's and drinking milk like normal but no poopey . Can this be normal at this stage? Xx

 

[Scally]

Sarah- i really hope the catheter stays out for you, seriously i have my fingers crossed for you! When i sleep with poppy, she has her sleeping bag on, and i put on my dressing gown on and cover my legs with the duvet but never have it up higher than my waist as she is low down on my boob. Not sure if this is the right way to do it, i am so worried about the duvet, i sometimes get a little chilly! Was it Time that was recommended a way to sleep by the MW?
Awww bless Logan with his growth spurt, hungry little munchkin xx

Inoue- sorry dont know about the poop but might be worth a call to your hv just to ask seeing as she is so little. Glad downstairs is getting a little better! I cant believe how fast the time is going, Dave had 3 and a half weeks off work and when she was first
born it seemed ages away but he's gone back and our little munchkin is that old already!

I seriously started cracking up yesterday with the lack of sleep, i couldnt string a sentence together and i was trying to text a friend and couldnt work out how to spell, i had a splitting headache and blurred vision! Think it was a mix of tiredness and a crappy amount of water compared to how much i had been nursing! Luckily last night, she settled between each feed, so even though the feeds were an hour apart it was great being able to settle!

x

 

[Sarahcake]

I can't believe that little Poppy is closing in on being a month old! It really is true when people say that they don't stay little for long eh!

The sleep deprivation sounds bloody awful I can't imagine how tired you must be right now, I'm guessing she isn't going long between feeds at the moment? Hopefully she settles down and let's you get some shut eye! I don't know how you ladies with more than 1 do it to be honest!

I was actually thinking of putting him in a sleeping bag and wearing my dressing gown, maybe putting a cellular blanket over my legs if I'm too cold. Think I may have an experiment this evening if Logan is still a little grumbly bum!

About to go for my second pee and bladder scan...hopefully I can empty myself this time. Got to be honest though, I'm not too hopeful that ill be going home without it today

 

[pops23]

I have the duvet over my bottom half and wear an open night shirt so that I can feed him, he wears a Vest and sleep suit and u have a cellular blanket over him, my body heat keeps him warm, haven't used the gro bag yet, is it too early? When are they recommended for?

I use pillows but shove them right under my head with my hand under them so I can stop them slipping and we've been sleeping like this for 4 nights now. He tends to sleep on his side into my boob but I make sure his arm is under Neath him so he could roll onto this back but not onto his front

Xx

 

[Sarahcake]

Aww that sounds so cuddly and cozy thanks a lot chick, think ill give it a go this evening and see how it works out for us.

 

[ttc_lolly]

Oh I hope you don't have to have it in for another week Sarah

Not 100% sure Inoue, maybe speak to a MW or HV? It might be the formula making her a bit constipated but I'm not sure how long her not pooing would be a worry x

 

[Sarahcake]

Gutted I failed the trial again. Am 450mls in retention. My choices were have another catheter fitted and come back in a week, doing this all over again and be shown how to self catheterise, or cut out the week of the Foley catheter and be taught to self catheterise. I've gone for the latter option. It's easy enough but it hurts and I have to do it 4 times a day feeling a little bit shit right now it has to be said

Hope all you ladies are having a better day than me.

Inoue, has Reimi been poop yet? If not, I would probably give your health visitor or midwife - depending on who your dealing with, a ring and ask. No idea how long between poops becomes an issue hope she is ok x

 

[kellie_w]

Oh Sarah, I'm so disappointed for you, how absolute rubbish how long will the self catherising go on for? I'm so sorry things haven't improved.

Inoue, my health visitor said that the maximum they can go without pooing is 10 days. Sounds a bit long to me, but that's what he said! You wait, you will probably get a Logan style poo anytime now!

 

[Sarahcake]

Lmao you saw that then Kellie? I told Neil not to put it on Facebook but he's got a sick sense if humour and did it anyways! My god...that poop!

Will have to continue the self catheterising until my urethra isn't swollen anymore which could take months apparently bleh, shit day!

How are things with you? Is luke feeling any better yet?

 

[kellie_w]

Luke is so much better thanks, back to his usual naughty cheeky self! He still is coughing and wheezing but hope today will see a improvement when he eventually gets up!

Last night was hell. I am so finding things hard with Oliver's feeding. We had a good day with the mam bottles, and the decline since has been unreal. He has cried and cried for the past few days, feeding is taking ages, and yesterday and last night it's started with only taking half a oz then arching his back, shaking his head and then absolutely screaming. If I lay him down, he near enough stops breathing from screaming so hard. He gets hiccups after every feed which upsets him more and has started sneezing loads, all a sign of silent reflux he cried from 1-5.30 and really seems like he is in agony. he will only stop crying and sleep if laid on his belly on my chest but upright. I'm going to try comfort milk I think, and speak to my hv as he called yesterday. Now the guilt of stopping expressing is even worse

 

[Scally]

awwww sarah so sorry to hear about u having to do that, huge hugs, hopefully it wont be for long. i know it sounds wierd but could arnica tablets help? could speed up the healing process?

awwww kellie that souns horrendous, it must be awful seeing him in so much pain- let us know what the hv says or maybe get him an app with the doc? huge hugs to u too x