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

[Scally]

Kellie- ooooh i'm going to have a nosey through the beginning of this thread. I am so happy we have all made friends on here, its so nice to talk to people who know exactly what you are going through!
My god that is alot of expense on milk! I think weaning him at 4 months is a good idea, seeing as he doesnt take much milk per sitting, it might fill him up for a little longer- not sure it'll have any effect on the milk intake for a while yet, do you think he might be happier on powder now he is happier in himself?
Good luck with jabs, let us know how u get on, fingers crossed he has no reaction this time.

Inoue- I think i would break down majorly if i got pregnant now (mind you it would be the whole mary and joseph thing if i did!).

I'm not sure when i'm going to wean Poppy, i weaned Izzy at 4 months as she soooooo needed it, downing 9oz/12oz bottles and still screaming for more! but with Poppy she is content with what she is getting (for now). I am still trying to get her to take a dummy/cup/bottle- but not having much luck!

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[Inoue]

Lol, cant really figure out why I wouldnt really be bothered, think im more concerned whether my body is ready to carry another one but I think its a long shot to be pregnant, im praying I didnt hit my fertile window, I think I might of not ovulated... Im going with that

Reimi is on 7oz and sometimes wants more so I cant wait to get some grub into her. Ive brought some baby rice, baby porridge and rusks.

Hows the weight loss going? Im stuck at 173lbs and trying desperately to find the motivation to get into the 160's. I would just rather snuggle up on the sofa with a cup of tea and a chocolate bar

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[Scally]

Bless Reimi and her big appetite, i loved weaning Izzy, such an exciting time.

Lol we'll go for you not ovulating at that time!

I still have another half a stone to go, this past week i really havent bothered, scar feeling rubbish so felt like eating rubbish! The week before we were all ill, and the girls were very high needs so ended up eating junk! I have also made cupcakes twice this week with Izzy which is not helping at all! Lots of excuses i have just lost the motivation for now, i hope i get it back!

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[Inoue]

Yay for only having half a stone left! I have about 2 stone left to lose. I doubt ill make my lowest weight again so guess im really rooting for 1.5st loss . Weve just been our for fish and chips so better not start the diet today .

Im really looking forward to weaning, I have my Disney princess bowls waiting! Lol

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[ttc_lolly]

Good luck with weaning if you do decide to start Kellie. He'll still need the same amount of milk though so hopefully you can get him on the powdered stuff to save yourself some money.

I'm in no rush to wean yet, Millie's definitely not ready and I don't want to risk any milk supply issues or her getting any stomach problems. We have been colic free for a few weeks now, last thing I want is her getting tummy ache/bowel problems!

Anyone know how Sarah's getting on? It's lovely seeing her Logan pic updates on FB I hope they are all okay.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

 

[pops23]

Hi ladies! Glad to hear you and your babies are getting on so well

I've been having a rough time with my mum, not sure if I've mentioned before but she has motor neuron disease and has really taken a then for the worse in the last few weeks. The stress is taking its toll and affecting my supply, as is the fact that I went on a diet (got about 2 1/2 stone to lose at last check a few weeks ago!) and as a result having major feeding issues. 90% of the time when I try to feed Flynn he just screams, it's awful, and he's going through a growth spurt which really isn't helping. After a lot of tears and upset I've decided to cut back on the breast feeding and only feed him myself morning, evening and night, he's going to be on bottles in the day and for bedtime which he seems much happier with. I think I was determined to continue because I felt I should, even though he is perfectly happy, if not happier on a bottle. So I'm going to feed him 7am, 10am and then bottle 1pm, 4pm, expressed bottle at 7 and formula for dream feed and then breast feed during the night

In other news, Flynn was sleeping through the night, 10/11 through to 7. But this week started him on evening routine, he's down by 8 latest so we finally have our evenings back! But he's waking in the night, not sure if its related, pretty sure it's a growth spurt, but he's not waking until 4/5 am so not to bad. Tryinh to decide whether to stick with dreamfeed or whether to skip it and see when he will sleep to but I'm too scared!!

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[pops23]

Ps I think I will wean at around 4 1/2 months if the signs are there, I'm looking forward to it! Xx

 

[kellie_w]

Oh tori, so sorry to hear about your mum. It's a awful illness and it must be awful seeing her go through it. Huge hugs to you don't stress or feel bad about the feeding, my support lady said even 5mls of breast milk a day is enough. You have to do whatever makes Flynn happy. I think you may be in a wonder week at the moment, sleep goes to pot completely!

Lauryn, I don't blame you for waiting, if Millie's just calmed then don't rock the boat! I heard from Sarah this week, I hope she don't mind me saying but Logan's good, but not much has changed. Still a waiting game. I still think of her and Neil every single day, they are amazing how they have coped.

With the weight loss, well mine was more a gain! Put on all I lost and joined weightwatchers weds. Loving it at the moment, I get 36 points a day which I can't eat all of them!

Took Oliver for his injections today, the nurse wouldn't do them due to him having diarrhoea for 4 weeks. We were given a emergency appointment, and now the doctor thinks oliver either has a milk allergy or lactose intolerance due to his poo being full of mucous and curdled milk consistency. We need to get a sample and wait for the results. If negative, he has to move to a lactose free milk from the chemist until his tummy is normal. The worst part is the doctor noticed his uti and that he hadn't been referred for a kidney and urinary tract Ultrasound.If under 3 months, they are ment to be checked for development problems or kidney reflux within 6 weeks. The doctor who diagnosed didn't do this, and we now have 2 weeks to get a scan appointment. With the nhs this seems really unlikely! x

 

[kellie_w]

Girls, a heads up incase you haven't seen. If any of you use huggies nappies, stock up as they are being discontinued next month x

 

[Scally]

Hey Lauryn! Lovely to hear that Millie's colic has calmed!

Pops- so sorry about your mum, must be so stressful and upsetting for you. Sounds like you dont need to worry about a diet right now, just keep yourself healthy and look after yourself. You have done so well with the feeding, sounds like u have had a tough time of it, its great that he's so happy on formula and sleeping so well, 8-4 is brilliant!

Kellie- How do you feel on the ww? My friend has had lots of success on it, shes lost 15lb in about 7 weeks!
Did they say when they would vaccinate him? After all the investigations? I think you have been treated so badly by your docs, glad they are finally doing their jobs now! Let me know if you need anything

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[pops23]

Poor Oliver hope you get that scan date ASAP!

Xx

 

[Inoue]

Just deleted everything i wrote.. lets try again!!


Pops, sorry to hear about your mum, it seems to be putting a lot of strain on you . Definatly forget about the diet for now, all that can come later. Youve done so well with the BF, i gave up at 3 weeks as it just wasnt for me anymore. Try not to feel bad that your not 'supplying' him with it as much, any little bit you do give will help him and you will also keep your bond.

Kellie, not the best news you wanted to hear about little Oliver. Things like this shouldnt get over looked, especially with how little our babies still are. I hope they get you in for the scan soon, surely you should get priority if he's been having funny poo for sometime now.

Glad that Sarah is ok (as best as possible!), i sometimes send her a FB msg just to keep in touch, she's still one of us girls

xx

 

[Inoue]

Period started and first pill taken.... Phew!!

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[Scally]

Phew! X

 

[Inoue]

Yep! Think ill crack out the wine tonight . Ive been in bed since 11am, bleeding is ridiculously heavy. I was going through a pad in 25 mins then when trying to get a new one on, blood would already be going down my leg . Ended up getting faint so put Reimi in her cot and I got into bed and called marc home from work. Bleeding has eased a little (one pad in an hour) so feel better now

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[Scally]

Oh my god Inoue that sounds awful! Could u ring hv/mw to check that's normal? I heard that the first period can be bad but surely not that bad, poor u, glad marc could get back from work and look after reimi x

 

[Inoue]

It was horrific, didnt think it would be that bad?! . Its ALOT lighter now (pad change every 2h) so im up and walking around the house. I was going to call up nhs direct if it didnt get easier, thought I might need A&E if it kept going like it did. Do you know if were allowed to use tampons now? Know they said not to when I had my d&c so clots come come out, does the same apply after childbirth?

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[Scally]

i would say not to with this first one, especially these first couple of days x

 

[Inoue]

Cheers . I used one yesterday just to give me a break from pads but will now stay on pads. Its eased up alot more, kind of like a medium flow.

Managed to get around Morrisons so all good. Cant believe how much food has gone up in price. There's only 2 adults to feed and it came to £45, thats excluding frozen foods so will prob spend another £20 on Thursday when up town. I remember me and marc used to live on £10-£15 a week a few years ago. Either were getting gready (definitely buy alot more than I used to!) or food prices have doubled!

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[Scally]

Glad its eased, u had me worried there!

Food shopping is so expensive now, we have started shopping at Aldi now, and we meal plan and shop for a month and then do little weekly shops of milk, bread, fruit and veg. We spend about £180 per month all in including nappies etc. That and petrol are just insane!

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