Soniamillie01
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Will be thinking of her, will check her journal out x
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Keeping everything crossed for a safe delivery, must be really scary
Lol that is close! Which hospital are you at? I'm haywards Heath and assume you are too as think it's the closest to BH? I've just finished my last ante natal there today
Yeah, same hospital, but my classes dont start until the first week of december, and they're not at the hospital, but my doctors surgery! Weird! Did you like the hospital? From what we've seen from our scan appointments they've been really good. x
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Yes they've been really good. The classes were amazing, I think because I am out of area they are done at hospital and earlier but not too sure, could also because I am really early Jan so booked earlier, your end of jan I think for memory?. My class was quite quiet just four mums to be and they were expecting 14! They've been really good and I've certainly felt very well cared for so far, fingers crossed that continues only thing that is a pain is parking!
only thing that is a pain is parking!
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Yes! My hisbands family harassed me until I finally caved. The one aunt MADE me tell her bc she wanted to give me a personalized present for baby shower. So, I caved and told her and guess what... Had my shower and NO personalized gift!!! Manipulation!
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Not sure if this is of interest to anyone but has been in our news today. . .
More new mums are opting to breastfeed but very few stick at it for long enough, latest UK figures reveal.
The 2010 Infant Feeding Survey results from a poll of more than 10,000 women show 81 in every 100 start breastfeeding, up from 76 in 2005.
But after one week less than half of all new mothers are still exclusively breastfeeding.
And only one in every 100 manage the full recommended six months, the NHS Information Centre found.
This rate has remained static for years, despite repeated public health messages about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for six months for infant health.
Across the UK, 69% of mothers were exclusively breastfeeding at birth. At one week this had fallen to 46% and by six weeks the figure was 23%.
The data reveal three-quarters of mothers want to breastfeed and more than four in five say they are aware of the health benefits.
About a third of mothers were still breastfeeding (although not exclusively) at six months.
Common reasons for stopping breastfeeding were problems with the baby rejecting the breast or not latching on properly, having painful breasts or nipples and feeling that they had 'insufficient milk'.
Women were also less likely to try or persevere with breastfeeding if they themselves had been given formula as a baby and if none of their mum friends were breastfeeding.
Rosie Dodds, of the National Childbirth Trust, said the figures were a step in the right direction.
"There are some positives. Things are moving in the right direction, but in the UK we started from a low base with few women breastfeeding in the 70s.
"Confidence in breastfeeding in the UK is still very low and that is one of the reasons why many women use formula feeding as well as breast milk.
"It is important that mothers do what they feel is right for them and their baby and are given enough support and information to make this choice."
The latest figures also show that fewer women are smoking and drinking alcohol during pregnancy and more are taking recommended supplements - folic acid and vitamin D.
In the UK, 12% of mothers continued to smoke throughout their pregnancy in 2010, down from 17% in 2005.
More new mums are opting to breastfeed but very few stick at it for long enough, latest UK figures reveal.
The 2010 Infant Feeding Survey results from a poll of more than 10,000 women show 81 in every 100 start breastfeeding, up from 76 in 2005.
But after one week less than half of all new mothers are still exclusively breastfeeding.
And only one in every 100 manage the full recommended six months, the NHS Information Centre found.
This rate has remained static for years, despite repeated public health messages about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for six months for infant health.
Across the UK, 69% of mothers were exclusively breastfeeding at birth. At one week this had fallen to 46% and by six weeks the figure was 23%.
The data reveal three-quarters of mothers want to breastfeed and more than four in five say they are aware of the health benefits.
About a third of mothers were still breastfeeding (although not exclusively) at six months.
Common reasons for stopping breastfeeding were problems with the baby rejecting the breast or not latching on properly, having painful breasts or nipples and feeling that they had 'insufficient milk'.
Women were also less likely to try or persevere with breastfeeding if they themselves had been given formula as a baby and if none of their mum friends were breastfeeding.
Rosie Dodds, of the National Childbirth Trust, said the figures were a step in the right direction.
"There are some positives. Things are moving in the right direction, but in the UK we started from a low base with few women breastfeeding in the 70s.
"Confidence in breastfeeding in the UK is still very low and that is one of the reasons why many women use formula feeding as well as breast milk.
"It is important that mothers do what they feel is right for them and their baby and are given enough support and information to make this choice."
The latest figures also show that fewer women are smoking and drinking alcohol during pregnancy and more are taking recommended supplements - folic acid and vitamin D.
In the UK, 12% of mothers continued to smoke throughout their pregnancy in 2010, down from 17% in 2005.
snowangel187
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I know I commented once, but I was thinking you know what makes me even more mad. We did announce our name (cause dh can't keep his mouth shut) and I've been harassed nonstop by my inlaws trying to get me to change it. For a while they called with new ideas everyday until dh told his mom that if she couldn't stand the name she didn't have to bother seeing the baby if it was really that big of a deal and that we had chosen our baby's name and that was it.
so when I was telling my sil about the convo she said "just because the baby has a stupid name doesn't mean we don't want to see the baby" 
I was so mad I couldn't believe she had said that to me!
people really are ignorant.
Yes they've been really good. The classes were amazing, I think because I am out of area they are done at hospital and earlier but not too sure, could also because I am really early Jan so booked earlier, your end of jan I think for memory?. My class was quite quiet just four mums to be and they were expecting 14! They've been really good and I've certainly felt very well cared for so far, fingers crossed that continues
Oh man, are you right about the parking!!! Someone else I know only had 4 in their class - makes me wonder why people dont want to go, but I guess maybe if they're not first time mums, they've done it before! I def want to go to mine!
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Sonia - I'm not in the UK, I'm in Canada but the issue is similar here despite the fact that we also have a year on mat leave. I know SO few who stick to exclusive bfing, it's actually pretty sad - there always seems to be some excuse that they quit and stop so quickly. I'm planning to do whatever I can to ensure I bf exclusively for at least 6 months.
My gf decided it was too hard to work up her supply and claims she just doesn't produce enough (which u can't in the first little bit - u have to work at it) and another was my cousins wife who got mastitis and now does 1/2 and 1/2 as well. I'm not sure why people are so quick to give up. I plan to use as many resources to accomplish it - I don't think that's unreasonable - I know it will be hard work!
My gf decided it was too hard to work up her supply and claims she just doesn't produce enough (which u can't in the first little bit - u have to work at it) and another was my cousins wife who got mastitis and now does 1/2 and 1/2 as well. I'm not sure why people are so quick to give up. I plan to use as many resources to accomplish it - I don't think that's unreasonable - I know it will be hard work!
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Me too. What shocked me is the amount who stop within a week! I'm going to give it all I've got to BF till 6 months either via breast or express as we plan to introduce a bottle so others can feed as well.
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My goal was one year with dd. I made it almost 18months. 
It is very time consuming and can be emotionally draining. I suggest taking some "me time" to keep yourself sane. I was for a short time considering stopping at 9 months, but then decided I didn't want to have to wean her off a bottle. She had only had a bottle 2-3 times with breast milk. I think dd may have been a little more demanding then some babies only because she refused to eat any type of solids til she was a year old. 
She will eat just about anything now, she eats all types of fruits and vegetables so I'm very thankful for that. She even eats veggies I won't touch with a yard stick. 
I'm glad she's not picky and make sure any variety of food is available to her.
As for this baby, I plan to exclusively breastfeed for one year again. I'm hoping I'm not too overwhelmed with nursing and caring for a wild 4 year old. I am very determined to "go without" or "suffer" myself so that baby gets what she needs tho.
My friend who had to go back to work at three months continued to pump but had to supplement because she didn't produce enough. She works at a hospital so she did every "trick" to increase milk supply with no luck, and then her dr prescribed some pill that she took for a week and it worked and now she doesn't need to supplement. I understand its just not for some people or whatever but if u really want to be successful look into a lactation counseler most offer free classes or help through the hospital. There is only a small amount of women who are not successful due to medical reasons.
It is very time consuming and can be emotionally draining. I suggest taking some "me time" to keep yourself sane. I was for a short time considering stopping at 9 months, but then decided I didn't want to have to wean her off a bottle. She had only had a bottle 2-3 times with breast milk. I think dd may have been a little more demanding then some babies only because she refused to eat any type of solids til she was a year old. She will eat just about anything now, she eats all types of fruits and vegetables so I'm very thankful for that. She even eats veggies I won't touch with a yard stick. I'm glad she's not picky and make sure any variety of food is available to her. As for this baby, I plan to exclusively breastfeed for one year again. I'm hoping I'm not too overwhelmed with nursing and caring for a wild 4 year old.
I am very determined to "go without" or "suffer" myself so that baby gets what she needs tho. My friend who had to go back to work at three months continued to pump but had to supplement because she didn't produce enough. She works at a hospital so she did every "trick" to increase milk supply with no luck, and then her dr prescribed some pill that she took for a week and it worked and now she doesn't need to supplement. I understand its just not for some people or whatever but if u really want to be successful look into a lactation counseler most offer free classes or help through the hospital. There is only a small amount of women who are not successful due to medical reasons.
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Our hospital gave us some details of classes locally which I'll definitely be going along to. I will have to express due to going back to work but plan to do bottle (expressed breast) and breast from about 4-6 weeks as they said best to introduce from that point if you plan to. Definitely want to give it my best shot.
Last night as I updated I was trying the self expression to see what happened and for some reassurance that BF was possible following surgery. Well today my boobs are rock hard and leaking all over the place
Last night as I updated I was trying the self expression to see what happened and for some reassurance that BF was possible following surgery. Well today my boobs are rock hard and leaking all over the place
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We don't even know gender and some people are convinced we know but aren't telling people. How silly. It's like nobody can delay gratification!
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Funny story: We had a roofer come to our house today for an estimate. He was 30 minutes early and was knocking on the door as I was drying off from a shower! I did the 8mo pregnant lady shuffle to try to get dressed and put shoes on so I could let him in! I answered the door panting! I'll have you know I got dressed completely (with socks AND shoes) in less than 3 minutes.
Wow Snow! I can't believe she said that to you! I don't understand what is up with people and baby names. With DD, we were originally going to call her by a shortened version of her middle name (Her middle name is Callaway - family name passed down - and we were going to call her Callie ... Her grandfather has the same middle name and we call him Cal) But DH and I decided we wanted to use her first name instead and my MIL refused to use her first name. For the first 3 months of her life, she called her Callie. We were at a family Christmas party and someone asked ME her name and my MIL said her name is Callie and I had had enough. I got angry and said NO IT ISN'T! Everyone just looked at me but I was done with her thinking she could call her that. She never did after that day. 
When I was in the hospital and the nurse was hooking me up to the monitors, she asked if we had a name picked out and I told her what it was and she went from happy to somewhat annoyed and said my daughter named her daughter something similar and I don't like that name so I call my granddaughter what I wanted. These people are weird!
I don't remember exactly what the name was that you picked but I remember you posting it here and I thought it was really pretty. I remember telling DH how cool I thought the name was.
When I was in the hospital and the nurse was hooking me up to the monitors, she asked if we had a name picked out and I told her what it was and she went from happy to somewhat annoyed and said my daughter named her daughter something similar and I don't like that name so I call my granddaughter what I wanted. These people are weird! I don't remember exactly what the name was that you picked but I remember you posting it here and I thought it was really pretty. I remember telling DH how cool I thought the name was.
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Funny story: We had a roofer come to our house today for an estimate. He was 30 minutes early and was knocking on the door as I was drying off from a shower! I did the 8mo pregnant lady shuffle to try to get dressed and put shoes on so I could let him in! I answered the door panting! I'll have you know I got dressed completely (with socks AND shoes) in less than 3 minutes.
I know just what u mean! It amazes me how quickly I'm out of breath and panting
I don't remember this with my first pregnancy (this bad) and I worked until the day before I delivered her. but then on the other hand I didn't have her so was able to nap when I wanted 
