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

[Scally]

Totally understandable Sarah, huge hugs to u, please keep us updated on fb, thinking of u xxxx

Lauryn- Glad Millie is responding well to gripe water and infacol!
I am the same with the feeding too, in bed, i fall asleep and then transfer her once i wake up! I also cannot be bothered to express, our pump is sooooo noisy it gives me a headache, and it just takes so much effort! Can i ask your reasons for delay? We delayed the MMR with Izzy and will with Poppy after talking to a few about it.

Pops- sorry to hear Flynn has been poorly, it sounds horrible, how are you feeling today?

Time- my 6 week check was very good, lots of measuring of Poppy, seeing if she could lift her head, hip check etc etc. For me it really helped me as thats when they discovered i had the infection, it probably would have taken me a while to actually go for that alone.
Unfortunately my scar isnt healing well, i now have two holes in it, still leaking lots of horrible stuff, i am going to the nurse to get the dressing changed again today so think i might ask what on earth is going to happen- surely i cant go on like this much longer, two lots of antibiotics, second course now but still lots of gross stuff, not being able to bend/lift, rest as much as possible etc. Dave has got to go back to work next week, then what? Two children and a mum that cant do much!

Inoue- Hope the HV goes well, let us know how much Reimi weighs now! How are you feeling now? How are you coping with lack of sleep?

Kellie- Good luck with the cambridge diet over the next couple of days!
Poor Ollie, how is he doing today?
I am dreading the jabs, Poppy has hers tomorrow, i know i will cry! Luckily Dave will be there too!

Dave has been off all week which has been lovely as all his family have been down for our 2nd christmas! It has been so nice but absolutely exhausting!

x

 

[ttc_lolly]

Ahhh that's good you have your mil doing it to kellie, you can spur and motivate one another I like SW but I usually fail with it because the weight comes off too slowly, whereas a VLCD it just drops off and you see results fast! But going to do my best and I'm really motivated so hopefully I'll stick to plan! I only put on a couple of lbs or so with Millie, that's because I actually lost weight during 1st & 2nd tri. I was bigger to begin with though, still carrying weight from Amber's pregnancy.

Ally, I did a lot of reading up and research when Amber was a newborn and I just wasn't comfortable with her having so much put into her body all at once at such a young age. After lots of consideration we decided to let her natural immunity do its job and then we (begrudgingly) went and had hers done a little before she turned 4months and we'll do the same again. We also delayed the MMR too

 

[time]

Good luck with the diet Kellie! Never heard of it before but it sounds brutal! My sil did slimming world and loved it but again gave up when the Loss slowed down. I'm so lucky I am only 3lbs off my pre pregnancy weight god knows how but I'm so so thankful. I put on just over 2 stone!
I saw your Facebook post about vaccinations.. It's made me look into it more and I just don't know if I want them so young. How do you go about delaying them? How do the doctors react the to you doing that?!
I was under the impression they checked 'down there's at the 6 week check?! Maybe not!!

Glad you are seeing the nurse today ally I would definitely push for an answer as to what's going to happen as they can't just leave you like that! Let us know how it goes!

Wrens hasn't been weighed for a week but she had put on exactly 2lbs then!! She is very greedy! That works out at an ounce a day since birth!

 

[ttc_lolly]

Ally so sorry completely missed out the part about your scar I'm sorry it's still not healed, hopefully the nurses help you out. It sounds odd no one is making more of a deal about it

Time, you will get a letter through the post with an appt on for Wren's vaccs. With Amber's I just ignored it! They sent a second letter out with new appt on and I called and just cancelled it. I took her for a weigh in at a HV clinic and explained to them I was delaying her schedule and they just did her 6-8week check and that was that. It's your decision totally, don't let anybody try and push anything on to you. No one has ever batted an eyelid or said a word to me but a nurse did pester my friend a little and she just told her straight!

 

[Inoue]

Its my birthday today!, im quarter of a century old! (and im sat here at 4am praying the bottle warmer will hurry up!)

Got on fab at 6 weeks check. Reimi is now 11lb 4oz which is 75% centile (sp?) and 60cm long which makes her 95% centile, shes going to be one tall lady! Lol. She did all the other tests which she passed with flying colours, one very happy mummy! I have my 8 week check on 25th.

Kellie. We may be good support for each other! As of Saturday im going on fatloss4idiots - very strict metabolic diet, I managed to lose 9lbs in 11 days last time and it kick started me to my 3 stone loss, im hoping I can do it again. Not an easy diet like yours so im here if you want to chat

Xxx

 

[Scally]

Glad your 6 week check went well Inoue! Go Reimi!!!!!

Got some good news about scar finally, even though there is now 3 holes the nurse thinks it is healing well and that all the yucky stuff inside has finally come out, and now its just getting rid of the yucky stuff on the outside (she used better language than me! lol). So on Monday I am going to her to get the bandage changed again, she is going to do a swab in one of the holes (slightly ewwwww) and to see if maybe i could stop my antibiotics (not very sure on this might need to take for another week). So even though its going to take a little while to fully heal I am so happy that it is getting better, and there is an end in sight!!!!!

x

 

[ttc_lolly]

Great news Inoue, sounds like Reimi is doing fabulously

That's great Ally, what a relief I'm sure hopefully the swab comes back clear x

 

[Scally]

Happy birthday Inoue! X

 

[kellie_w]

Happy birthday inoue! I would love to diet buddy with you! The first 3 days have been hard but I'm so determined to do this! Never heard of your diet, what does it involve? X

 

[Inoue]

Its 4 meals a day and it generates a list you can eat, no allowances. For example, my breakfast tomorrow can be hard boiled egg, fruit salad and glass of 1% milk, you eat all or part of that menu but you must stop before your full. Ill have a fruit salad and milk . Then same goes for the rest of the meals bit different food groups (scrambled egg, bacon, veg, nuts, ham, chicken). No sweets, chocolate or drinks over 10 cals. Its a hard going diet but it always seems to work.

Congratulations to reaching 3 days! Its such difficulty from what were normally eating. Hiw much are you hoping to lose in total? Are you just after weight loss or toning?

Had a pretty crap birthday as it all went tits up but Im hopeful next year will be better. Just need Reimi to play up tonight to finish me off

Xx

 

[kellie_w]

Oh no, what happened to make it go wrong? Your diet sounds like the terri Ann 123 diet, I was going to do that as the weight dropped off people! Good luck for your first day tomorrow! I'm want to lose 67Ib, need to get off the weight from two babies! I'm really missing food, its hard to get my head round that I'm not going to eat food for 12 weeks! I love how you say no sweets etc over 10 calories, that puts every sweet out the window! How quick does your diet work? I should be at or near my goal within 12 weeks x

 

[ttc_lolly]

Keille well done on completing day 3 hun, that's your first milestone and biggest hurdle I think. It's so so hard adjusting to not eating food - really silly but I used to miss chewing so I'd chew whilst drinking my milk shakes haha! Have you cheated and weighed yourself yet, or are you being good and waiting the week?

A few of my friends are currently doing 30 day shred and I'm contemplating giving it a go I really need to get exercising as I know deep down that's really the only way I'll ever get the weight off and keep it off. It's just soooo much hard work

 

[kellie_w]

Thanks lauryn! It has been hard, especially with olivers crying returning, that with hunger has nearly drove me insane. I always turned to chocolate for comfort . Luckily, we decided to give the gaviscon a go and since starting it we have a different baby. I hope it continues to make my diet easier! I am being bad and weighing daily, yesterday after 2 days I had lost 5Ib. Cant wait to weigh in the morning! Im with you on the chewing, I brought some gum as its allowed as long as you dont chew for more than 3 mins, it tasted sooooo good! I have a huge roast potato craving right now at 2.30am! Whats the 30 day shred? X

 

[Inoue]

Wow! 67lbs to lose in 12 weeks, that 5lbs a week! You go girl!!!

I have 34lbs to lose - im hoping to lose it by /MayJune time so i can look hot for summer . Ive heard v good things about the 30 day shread but its not great if you want results on the scales, its more for the losing inches and defining/toning, maybe best for when your near your goal just to finish you off and look fab!!

My diet lasts 11 days then you have 3 cheat days, followed again by the same pattern (i only do it once as i cant manage 2 cycles) Here's the website: https://www.fatloss4idiots.com/ (you have to pay a one off fee for the diet generator but the few pages beforehand are good to read).

Im not sure if your on MFP kellie but here's my profile if you are a member or want to be a member, you can add friends to rally each other on etc: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/kitjos

xxx

 

[ttc_lolly]

I've never heard of that diet Inoue.. what happens when you lose the weight and need to return to normalcy? Is there a plan to then keep you at maintenance?

Kellie, that's brilliant I used to weigh myself everyday too! It gives you the motivation to go on each day I think. You'll have lost the weight in no time at all.

30 day shred is a plan devised by Gillian Michaels, the trainer from Biggest Loser. Those guys all lost lbs and inches, I think when you have weight to shift and you do that it's just going to drop off you. Once your then slimmer your body will start to tone up. Can't see my muscles anyway through the fat

 

[ttc_lolly]

P.S glad to hear the gaviscon has helped Kellie! Long may it continue

 

[Scally]

Woohoo to the gaviscon Kellie!

Lauryn- how long r u planning on breastfeeding for? are u planning on doing the diet after?

All these diets sound really interesting, i think with the one u are doing kellie i would really miss the chewing! well done on it so far! how much had u lost this morning?

x

 

[ttc_lolly]

I'm doing Slimming World Ally and it's fine to do alongside breastfeeding I'm on day today. I hadn't really thought about when we'll stop bf'ing tbh. I'll be happy if we get to at least 6 months/weaning stage, and if everything's still going well then I guess we'll continue until she's 1. I'd quite like her to self wean by then I think x

 

[Inoue]

Lolly, you can slide back into bad habits when you stop the diet but as long as you move onto good/healthy food then you'l be fine (worked for me anyway). I find this diet is more of a mass kick start then I take over the reins after 11 days .

Were all doing different diet/lifestyle changes, will be awesome to see results in the summer time! X

 

[kellie_w]

Feeling so pathetic. Have quit the diet already today, I felt like I was dying. My legs and arms would hardly move, I could hardly walk or even lift ollie, my throat and mouth hurt from the orange sweetener I was having in water and everytime i drank more of it i gad the feeling of my throat closing up. I was majorly miserable but the turning point was nearly collapsing in town, followed by sweating and shivering with chest pain and racing heart. Yep, I'm feeling a failure, I know the first week is hard but surely that can't be normal? I am joining wes on his low fat and calorie diet, so 1000 cals of food rather than 400 of powdery crap. I'm not giving up on losing weight but need to be well for my children! X