January Snowdrops 2016: 58 BFPs and counting (12 boys / 8 girls / 4 surprises)!

[sportysgirl]

Gorgeous photos!

 

[embeth]

Gorgeous pics Donna, so cute xx

So quiet on here at the moment...hope everyone's doing ok?

I finally have Isabelle's specialist appointment about her hip tomorrow! So so nervous, the ultrasound woman said if they find her hips normal on examination then they probably won't do anything as her ultrasound was only just off normal. Really hoping they find no major issues.

I also have my breast ultrasound as a follow up to my mammogram later on in the day.. All in all I'll be glad when the days done!think I'll be saying a little prayer tonight that all is well by the end of the day.

Xx

 

[DannaD]

Thinking of you Embeth! I'm sure all will be fine and you'll soon have peace of mind. I had a breast US couple years back, the doc said right away all was okay

 

[Bevziibubble]

Hope all goes ok Embeth xx

 

[Lucy3]

That's a big day embeth! Will be thinking of you xx

Aww cruz is a sweetie Donna.

All ok here. We just got back from a week on the east coast of America. Took us 30 hours in travel to get home! 😱 Kids were great considering.

Annabel is still sleeping well, such an improvement to my first! My period didn't really get any further than spotting so now I'm thinking it wasn't actually a period??

 

[Frustrated1]

Good luck today Embeth. For what it's worth, my friends little girl got put in a harness and they coped really well with it. She was in it for a few months and wasn't the least bit bothered. She was also the first in our group of babies of ten to walk so it never held her back.

Donna, lovely photos 😊

Lucy, wow that's some trip with two small kids! I thought the UK to Perth sounded a long way (there is a chance my husband will go for a business trip at some point in the next year and we would go with him and make a holiday of it).

Corey is guzzling down his Neocate formula despite the foul smell and taste. Am still giving him 2-3 breast milk feeds a day to try to keep some antibodies going into him. Am not sure whether the benefits of the breast milk outweighs the discomfort it causes him. He is much more settled overall but still has bouts where he seems to be in pain with his tummy. My supply is also dropping despite the pumping and remaining on such a strict diet is making me feel run down. Must get some vitamin and mineral tablets to try and supplement everything I'm missing. Corey projectile vomitted up almost his entire formula feed last night at 20.30 and I was certain he would wake in the night through hunger but my good little boy made it through until 06.20. Not sure I'll be able to get him back down when he finishes this feed though and I've only got 90 mins to get myself up and ready and my 19 month old up, feed, dressed and pack lunch made before heading out the door and I need to finish pumping as I only managed to do one side before Corey woke!

 

[donnarobinson]

Aww bless him good boy Corey .
Me personally I would just give him the formula and stop breast feeding but Ino how much it means to some ladies and I've never breasfeed so easy for me to say.

Ur did kids great Lucy X
Good luck embeth sure Al is fine

Cruz is still sleeping good at night but is finding it more hard to settle in the day has decided he doesn't really want to go in his Moses basket now he's much to aware and awake for that lol so he's napping in his bouncer Chad but not for very long the noise stops him I think lol Chad was the same as a baby such a cat napper X

 

[embeth]

Thanks all 😉

Isabelle's scan was quite good news.. Her angle on her hip has improved and is now regarded as normal.. The only thing is something to do with the coverage on the joint... Is very slightly under what the like so want to scan again in 5 weeks, if it's improved they will discharge her if is the same probably just rescan again at a later date. She said as it stands she doesn't need treatment.she was saying theeee are probably a lot of babies who if scanned would have the same but never get seen as they aren't sent for scans.. This is all because that doctor on the day she was born was so rough with her hips.. The physio we saw today agreed he shouldn't have been.. Would have been a non issue if it wasn't for him!!

My scan was all clear.. She also said the mammogram report looked fine just milk ducts so just need to go to my follow up next week and hopefully get it all confirmed.

All in all a good day just keeping my fx Isabelle can be discharged when we go back next time xx

 

[donnarobinson]

Aww glad all is ok Hun !
All this worry just cuz that Dr.

Cruz has started to be harder to settle to sleep in the day now
He doesn't just drop of easily like he did he's to nosey lol.
He cat naps drops of for a bit then wakes up Chad was the same .
He sometimes has a dummy I really don't wNt him to have one but it's so easy to just give it him wen he's really tired and won't settle he doesn't have it for bed or in the night only in the day time but I don't want it causing any troubles or him wanting it for bed as he gets older he doesn't always like it and spits it out but I'm sure chads such a good sleeper cuz he never depending on a dummy . He does fall asleep on his bottle for bed but so did Chad at his age he was in bed for 6.50 tonight he was knackered I'm finding it hard to get a good evening routine going wiTh bath and then bed and it stresses me out X he gets over tired atill seems to sleeping well at night thank god X
Anyone else's baby have a dummy or cat nap
It's hard cuz obv the boys make so much noise in the day he can't sleep x

 

[embeth]

Thanks Donna X

Isabelle is a massive cat napper! She never has long sleeps in the day. I have been trying to get her to have a dummy occasionally she will but slot of the time she won't. I wish she would as she is a real stress head all day and it also makes it easier for me to wean from breastfeeding at night when the time comes. My first had a dummy until he was 2 never caused any problems xx

 

[Bevziibubble]

That is great news Embeth, you must be very relieved!


We have used a dummy with James and I'm now regretting it as he is way too reliant on it already and he just wants that all the time. He has started preferring it over breast feeds which isn't good as he obviously needs to feed, and recently his latch has been really bad, which in addition to his tongue tie is making things even worse. I'm worried he won't be gaining weight. So I've stopped giving him a dummy from today, which is hard as it works so well with settling him as he doesn't seem to get much comfort from me. He's totally different to my daughter who was and still is very clingy to me.

 

[oox_tasha_xoo]

Olivia doesnt have a dummy, wouldnt take to it but im glad really. She struggles sleeping over my 6 and 4 year olds racket lol.
glad it went well embeth x

 

[Lucy3]

So glad it went well embeth xx

Annabel won't take a dummy not a bottle! 😫 My son was the same. It's boob or nothing it seems. Even expressed milk in a bottle won't cut it. Argh!

She's sleeping 8pm-4.30am every night, I'm loving the consistency. My son was all over the place for the first year. She's going to be 3 months soon... Half of my loves seeing her grow and change into a little girl but the other half of me is sad to see my little baby get so big!

How's everyone doing?

 

[donnarobinson]

CJ had a dummy no problem only had it for naps and bed then stopped it himself .
Chad wouldn't take a dummy I tried everything
Cruz does sometimes suck it only normally when he's upset or tired in the day and won't settle he doesn't have it at all at bed time .
He goes to bed at 7 has been slightly earlier past few nights and he wakes once most night sometimes twice
He has done a 9 hour stretch a few times
Last night it was 6.50pm - 1.30am then he stored at 6.15am so got him in wv me for a hour then we got up

I hVe my first weigh in at slimming world tomoz wish me luck I hope I've lost I cheated and weighed my self at the Drs I had lost 5lb by there scales but Ino every scales are different X

 

[embeth]

Thank girls.

Lucy my ds2 would never take a dummy or bottle! It was just breastmilk.. I didn't manage to wean him until 2&1/2! Isabelle isn't keen on the dummy, we have given her expressed milk in a bottle which she takes quite well tho.. Need to keep giving her the odd bottle or I'm sure she ll stop taking them aswell. She is such a madam in the day really hates her car seat will just scream and scream and won't really sit in her chairs at home.. It's either in her ergo on me or on her playmat.. Impossible getting things done or playing with my toddler X

I've felt exhausted today, think all the stress of yesterday plus I went on a run last night just taken it out of me!

 

[Lucy3]

Annabel HATES being in the car. It's awful! She screams and gets all hot and sweaty. It's been like this the last month. Anyone else have the same problem?

Embeth Annabel only really likes her swing, which has been an absolute life saver!! I haven't got her a playmate yet 🙈 Keep meaning to!

Good luck with your weigh in Donna!

 

[embeth]

That's exactly how Isabelle is in the car just doesn't stop screaming.. Is really hot by the time she gets out then u pick her up and she's fine immediately!! Maybe I should try a swing!?! I spend my life doing things with one hand at the moment!

 

[Bevziibubble]

Swings are amazing! It's the only way James will settle, he doesn't even like me holding him half the time


Both my kids have eye infections yet again! James is particularly bad and his eye has swollen right to his temple Just waiting for the doctor to call me back with an appointment.

 

[Lucy3]

Awww hope Holly and James are ok x

Get a swing Embeth! I borrowed a friend of mines. It's literally changed my life!! She's currently sleeping in it now. She'll even put herself to sleep in it! That's interesting Isabelle hates the car too. What do you think it is? Car sick maybe? Even when I sit in the back and hold her hand it doesn't make any difference.

 

[embeth]

I'll have a look for one! I don't think it's car sick with Isabelle as she screams in the house as soon as she's put in it.. If I carry her into school I it to take my eldest two in everyone hears her coming!😂 She's getting a name for herself! Even her lovely bugaboo I have is hardly used as she screams in that too!!

Hope James and hollys eyes get sorted bev.. Isabelle keeps getting green gunk in her eyes I've been using breastmilk on them! X