June Bundles of Joy - 2016

[Squig34]

Joey glad to hear you're starting to feel better.

Also I discovered that some Sure Start groups offer baby classes so i've contacted my local one to find out & also to ask if they're free. I'd love to take Róise to some.

Here is my gorgeous wee dote today!

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Squig our sure start has tons of classes and groups. Some of them ask for a £1 donation but they're otherwise free.

Róise is so beautiful!

 

[Boo44]

Squig it was at our local sure start tiny baby group that I met my mummy friends we all had babies within a month of each other and I first went when Jack was 5 weeks old. I didn't know anyone but neither did they and we became firm friends. We all still meet up every week we've all had more babies since then and they're my first port of call for mummy problems! I can't recommend it enough xx I think it was the equivalent of NCT friends for me as I never did NCT

Joey so happy to hear you're feeling a bit more on the up xx

Pixie it's so good to have you and dory here to empathise with the preemie stuff and fire questions to also

 

[Boo44]

Little dude today

 

[Starlight32]

H is so fussy right now. Not sure what's the problem

 

[vaniilla]

Gorgeous photos

Starlight - I hope she settles soon

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Sorry everyone. Been a blur of feeding and sleep deprivation will catch up soon. Hopefully!
I'm off to murder my husband for snoring .... rarrr

 

[Starlight32]

She finally settled! And then let me sleep but I don't want to get my hope up that it will continue. Fed at 6pm. Bed at 7pm. Woke to feed again at 1230am (now lol).

 

[Squig34]

DH & i had massages yesterday & tired wouldn't be in it. I am exhausted today & that's after an early (ish) night & making DH get up to baby twice so I only got up at 6.10... better planning required in future! (DH is now deservedly sleeping. If he's not up, I won't wake him til 10 & only because we have visitors coming at 10.15!

Róise seems to have a fair bit of wind. She doesn't seem to have any real difficulty releasing it, but should I give her infacol before feeds anyway?

Boo lovely pic

Rhi, understandable! Hope you & Alice are doing well!

 

[Boo44]

Feeling like a new woman after 4 solid hour sleep followed by quick feed and MAJOR nappy then 3 hours solid sleep! :woohoo: which could have been much more but we had to set the alarm for the school run

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Sounds heavenly boo! Gives me something to look forward to! After I posted I Gave up on the bloody Moses basket and let baby sleep in bed. I managed a solid hour! I'm actually chuffed haha.I've now had four hours sleep since delivery... yikes.
Hoping midwife comes out today she never showed yesterday.

I'm sure other ladies here bedshare ? Just looking for reassurance I think . This was the only way my last baby would sleep also. But people are very negative about it I find .

 

[Lil_Pixie]

I am so jealous of all the sleep! Georgia went to bed at 10, got up for a feed at 1.30 and didn't go back to sleep till 4.30 then up for the day at 6.30. Little witch!

I'm being a really bad parent today and letting Xander have the day off school. There's a teachers strike on so his 4yo cousin is playing at our house today but he should be in school. He's only in nursery so doesn't actually need to go but it's still school - I feel like such a baddy, but I felt worse thinking Lola is playing with his toys all day and he's going to school lol.

Boo I feel the same, I don't know any other preemie mums so I really appreciate having you guys to bounce things off of. G is 8 weeks old this week but she's still a complete floppy newborn

Arthur is beautiful!

Squig I don't know about the infacol. I would have thought maybe not if she isn't struggling? When we gave it to Xander it worked for a while but then stopped having any effect so I'd maybe hold off in case you really need it later?

 

[Teeny Weeny]

Rhi, I have shared a bed with baby girl since the first day. I don't want to, but she just won't settle in the basket and I need sleep! She has slept so beautifully only waking once each night whilst in bed with me. I don't want to co sleep so I am going to try harder to get her to settle in her basket. But for now, I have had sleep and after my horrible experience and being awake for so long I'm just trying to catch up on sleep and feel human again.

I'll try and do a proper catch up soon. I'm still reading all the time. Xx

 

[Becyboo__x]

Sounds heavenly boo! Gives me something to look forward to! After I posted I Gave up on the bloody Moses basket and let baby sleep in bed. I managed a solid hour! I'm actually chuffed haha.I've now had four hours sleep since delivery... yikes.
Hoping midwife comes out today she never showed yesterday.

I'm sure other ladies here bedshare ? Just looking for reassurance I think . This was the only way my last baby would sleep also. But people are very negative about it I find .

I don't fully bedshare Sydney has always been fine at night feeds then goes straight back in her cot to sleep she has a smaller cot not the bigger ones .. I gave up with Moses basket too after few days my son never liked it either .. But at about 5/6 if she stirs I have her in my bed because she doesn't settle again and she seems to with me ..

Do what feels best for you anyway I'm not one to judge and others shouldn't it's your baby .. I understand all the negative comments about it but it's your choice c

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Rhi I read some guidelines about safe sleeping with a newborn like where to position them ect and I'm sure it said of you follow them then it's absolutely as safe as baby cot sleeping.

I actually had an okay night last night, Henry only woke twice and just for feeds then fell straight asleep after. It's weird some nights will be like that then others he is up and down constantly.

I'm worried I'm getting mastitis both boobs are huge and have painful lumps and nothing seems to have worked to get rid of them and I feel like I've got the flu this morning.

 

[karlilay]

Squig, I wouldn't bother with Infacol if she seems to burp ok. I had to give Infacol to my eldest because I would sit for 20 minutes at a time trying to get her to burp and it was murder. It's just another thing to remember when your going out otherwise
Róise is beautiful. I love her outfit. ❤️

Arthur looks like he's filling out a bit Boo! He will overtake my little budda soon

Hope your recovering ok Teeny.

My kids are off today Pixie, we are meeting friends at the park later for a picnic and then taking them swimming at school as they have a pool and the parents run swim club. Hopefully that will shatter them. They're sat on Minecraft in their pants atm.

Poppy wakes for food the same time every single night and has done for weeks, it makes me laugh because I wake up now if she doesn't and then she will wak e a couple of minutes after. Had a much better day yesterday and she slept well, Gripe Water is the magic solution I'm sure if it

How's everything going Rhi? How are the boys taking to their sister?

 

[Dory85]

Sounds heavenly boo! Gives me something to look forward to! After I posted I Gave up on the bloody Moses basket and let baby sleep in bed. I managed a solid hour! I'm actually chuffed haha.I've now had four hours sleep since delivery... yikes.
Hoping midwife comes out today she never showed yesterday.

I'm sure other ladies here bedshare ? Just looking for reassurance I think . This was the only way my last baby would sleep also. But people are very negative about it I find .

We bed share. She's only been in her crib twice but I'm happy with her in my bed because we did the same with my son and he transitioned fine. I LOVE bed sharing and being able to smell her head all night. She goes 3-4 hours between feeds overnight because she's so content.

Check out the Infant Sleep Information Source for guidelines on safe bed sharing. I believe there has not been 1 case of SIDS where all guidelines were followed, making it safer than a cot (co sleeping death normally refers to on the sofa which we all know is unsafe). I hate the scare mongering and misinformation out there. My brother lives in Singapore where they actively encourage bed sharing and think the western world is bonkers for our negative attitude towards it.

 

[AngelofTroy]

That is great Boo! Well done Arthur

We tried to ditch the 11pm expressed milk top up last night and put her down earlier.. worst night so far! She just wouldn't settle after her 2.30am feed. I don't know if it was the earlier bedtime, the lack of bottle (only 30ml though) or something else entirely! She slept a lot yesterday too so might have been that...

Anyway we have learnt not to change lots of things in one go as now we are stumped! Trying to decide what to go with tonight!

 

[AngelofTroy]

Juniper sleeps swaddled in her moses basket until whatever stage of the night I give in and cosleep Micah did the same at this age and still moved to a cot in his own room at 3 months old.

 

[Lavochain]

Just got back from the GP, I've got to go straight to A&E for a blood transfusion. The hospital should have never let me go apparently, but they just decided to take the chance. My levels were critical enough for a transfusion in hospital and they haven't risen at all despite the tablets. I feel totally failed. To top it all off Rupert has got to be seen by the paediatrician as he still hasn't pooed, his tummy feels soft but they don't want to take any chances. What the hell is going