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I was renting the hospital grade pump for 4 month and had just recently returned it a few days ago. I am now using the medela advanced double pump and it feels like a down grade! I pumped right after feeding zachary and it was a nightmare. I got a few drops. The suction is weaker compared to the medela symphony. Husband agreed that if it still doesnt work out for me, we upgrade to a hospital grade pump.

Zachary has been bottle feeding ever since he was in the hospital, so he knows how to bottle feed, he just prefers the breast. He will only take the bottle if he is really hungry.


Ashley - sorry about the bleeding nipples, I'm glad to hear that its getting better. Why are you losing weight? Is it because of breastfeeding? I've always wanted to lose a few extra pounds and was able to knock off 12 pounds compared to my pre pregnancy weight and now it seems like its not going down anymore.
 
Im back to my pre-pregnancy weight too, i didnt even realise till i stepped on the scales! It is hard to remember to eat somedays and we haave these greedy lumps sucking all the caloires out of us lol
 
hey ladies just wanted to let you know that im still hanging in there, was in the hospital for 2 days with the worse Gastro flu ever I was so dehydrated it put me into labour but labour stopped once I started to feel better, I so didn't want to give birth while feeling like that.....Im feeling better today, just counting down the days till I can hold my wee man
 
Hey girls, I hope you don't mind me gate crashing but have been reading your thread and you all seem lovely and was hopeing to join in?
My story is a bit different in that I have 4 children that I love dearly and hubby ( been together 17 years) had a vasectomy 4 years ago (regretted straight away and said we would get it reversed if we ever had the money).
(I did go on the vesectomy reversal thread but no-one goes on there)
Anyway hubby had a vesectomy reversal 10 days ago (he still has swollen balls sorry if tmi) and hopefully are nearly ready to ttc.
Hubby and I are 32 and I just need some people I can confide in.
As I know this is slightly different to most of you girls I hope you all don't mind.
 
Welcome Jojolouise, I wish you lots of luck!! How old are your children?

Sorry ladies, I've been a bit AWOL. I hope you are all well. I'm jealous you are all back at your pre pregnancy weight! I'm a stone over mine but I was underweight when I started, but I want to be back to how I was you know.
Darcy is doing really well, I can't believe how big she is getting. I'm going to get her weighed this week to see how big she really is. She is sleeping well at night, she finishes her last feed at about 11, wakes up at about 6ish, I get her out of the Moses basket at 8ish, give her a boob, fall asleep for an hour and a half, feed her the other boob, back asleep for an hour then up for a bottle!! Suits me!
 
Hi blondiejay, and thanks to the welcome.
I have 2 boys and 2 girls, my eldest Corey is 12, then I have Kian 6, Ebonie 5 and Anaya 4.
It took me a while to fall pregnant with Kian (after a mc) and then it was like a bus in that I waited ages for one to turn up then 3 came at once.
I have just lost all my baby weight from my last, and now are ttc lol.
 
Oh wow such a short space between them, fair play!! Where are you from? I live in London, my oh is Irish.
 
I live in Swindon so not that far from you really, my nan and grandfather are Irish, my hubby's grand farther is Irish as well lol.
When my youngest was born I had a newborn a 13 month old and a 26 month old and of course an 8 year old.
Tbh when you have 3 going to 4 ect is not that hard.
 
welcome I have 4 kids as well 2 boys and 2 girls, Emma is 10, Jake is 8, Zach is almost 6 and Marlie-Jay is almost 4 and im due with another boy Domenic in 2 weeks
 
Welcome Jojolouise!

You and Christie are both super mamas! I applaud you both. I am still debating on whether to have 3 or 4 kids. I only want 4 kids because I love the idea of 2 boys 2 girls. I'll come to a decision once I have number 2.

Susi - Do you give Darcy a bottle of formula before bedtime? They are right around the same age but Zachary still cannot sleep through the night. Last night he went to bed at 11:30 and woke up at 3:30. Thats the latest he's gone in awhile. He usually averages 3 hours. I'm wondering what I am doing wrong...
 
Aww thanks hello-kitty, I don't regard my self a super mum though, my kids are my world and love them more then anything.
Hi Christie, how did you find your pregnancy with no 5 with having the other 4?
I'm a little worried about my 6 year old as he has a few disabilitys but I'm sure we will get through them.

My children never slept through the night untill they were about 18 months, no matter what I did to get them to, I guess some children just don't sleep a lot, or when they are small there tummies are tiny and get hungry quicker.
How old is your lo Hello_kitty?

Happy Mothers Day to you all. X
 
Happy Mothers Day ladies! I'm still in bed feeding Darcy, just opened a lovely card and was given the Great British Bake Off cookbook. We have my mum, brother and his partner round this afternoon as my oh is making slow roasted pulled pork with pears. I've made a white chocolate and ginger cheesecake for dessert, yum!

Jojolouise, I live right by Heathrow Airport, so handy for our trips to Ireland!

Lily, I breastfeed first but not much comes these days and then give her 4oz then at night age gets 5oz. Each baby is different though. She is a bit of a nightmare with daytime naps.
 
Blondiejay Your about 50 min drive away from me, I loved watching great British bake off, the new one starts in a few months I think.
Even though I have Irish family I have never been, hubby has though quite a few times.
 
I've just flicked through it, I would make everything that's in there. I'm never going to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight now! Haha

I love Ireland, the people are lovely, it's clean and they sure know how to have a great craic!
We are going back for Easter for a week and not telling his mum. I can't wait to see her face when we arrive at the house!
 
Would love to go to Ireland will defo have to take the kids over there soon.
We are going to Cornwall for a long weekend on Friday, my sil and nephews live down there.
We are staying in a caravan as sil has a cottage on a farm and its very cramped if 10 of us are in there.
 
Jojolouise said:
Aww thanks hello-kitty, I don't regard my self a
super mum though, my kids are my world and love them more then anything.
Hi Christie, how did you find your pregnancy with no 5 with having the other 4?
I'm a little worried about my 6 year old as he has a few disabilitys but I'm sure we will get through them.

My children never slept through the night untill they were about 18 months, no matter what I did to get them to, I guess some children just don't sleep a lot, or when they are small there tummies are tiny and get hungry quicker.
How old is your lo Hello_kitty?

Happy Mothers Day to you all. X
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it isn't to bad my lack of sleep all stems from the pregnancy, my 8 yr old has Aspergers, ocd,adhd and gad so that takes its tole
 
Aww hunni, my 6 year old has autism, hypotonia and DCD, he has nerolergy tomorrow and also has to go for blood tests (for celiac) and also has bad alergies and we have Epi pens for him.
It can be hardwork and rewarding at the same time.
Only 2 of my closest friends know about the vasectomy reversal, as I can not be bovered with "why you have 4" and "are you gonna cope" ect ect, we have no help from family apart from fil (he looks after the kids maybe once a month if that for a couple of hours).
My hubby works as a postman, I stay at home as the amount of appiontments my son has ect, it would be hard to keep down a job.
 
I've never been to Cornwall, although I would so love to. It looks beautiful.
Hope all goes well at the appointment tomorrow.
You and Boxxey sound like Supermums!!
 
Wow this thread is active again! :D

Welcome to the thread jojolouise!! good luck with ttcing :) I've heard it gets easier the more kids you have.. maybe its the routine who knows :haha:

My uncle and aunt were over this morning to meet cassidy so that was nice :D

darn mothers day isn't until may over here in the US.
Not only that our time change is TODAY instead of when the uk's is. :growlmad:
 
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