March Mama's! 2012 :) - 33 pink , 24 blue and 17 yellow bumps! 33 Babies!!

[citymouse]

Proud to say I can't read it as OP is safely on my "la la la I can't hear you" list.

OMG, you guys, I can't think about anything except Doritos. How can I get some Doritos?

 

[Kel127]

Mitch- This early in life, you are all she knows, so thats where she wants to be! Connor only slept on me for the first 3 weeks of life, and gradually learned to sleep on his own, and was sleeping through the night in his own bed by 3 months!

 

[firsttimer1]

Rashy - which flavour? i like the chilli ones.... yum. What time is there - could you get some? i totally want some now but its nearly 10pm.

 

[lozza1uk]

Actually they've locked the breech one, won't be long til they lock the new one either i guess.

Those of you that have had contractions, does the baby continue to move through them? I've had a couple of tightenings this evening which are a bit cramp like (tbh I never really had period cramps so nothing to compare to) but the baby seems to keep wriggling through them which I think is what actually makes it a bit painful. I just cant tell if it's a contraction or not, thought it might be more obvious!

 

[emera35]

Mitch if you want to cuddle with Mia then do it as much as you like, if you want to put her down and avoid peperoni on her head, then do. If she doesn't like it, she'll let you know!

As far as getting them to sleep... generally i find nappy before feed is best as then they get all sleepy with the milk. A good gentle burping, bit of a snuggle and then down for a kip If they grumble a bit and moan when you put them down, give it a minute to see if they settle. Often just going from on their side/upright to lying down can take a bit of getting used to. All babies are different though. Freyja likes to have her hands out, and seems to settle down best if she can hold my fingers and/or have my hand on her chest. Roh had to be tightly swaddled, with arms strapped down and touching him would over stimulate him. So just try different things and find out what works for you

MsC i'll have to check out those links. I used the proscribed "holds" for feeding for the first couple of days to make sure her latch was developing correctly, but now its much more casual. Mostly she's almost sitting in my lap now whilst feeding, that or we lie down at night. If i'm too sleepy to put her in her basket i just turn her around after the feed and we sleep sort of like spoons, its pretty safe like that and she sleeps really well

I'm tired today, did way too much walking really, the growler is growling about it!!

On the plus side, Freyja is now an official person

 

[firsttimer1]

ive not had contractions so im no help i know that digs doesnt seem to move through my hicks tho? or at least i cant feel movement.

i dont get period pain either but have defo had some on/off cramps last couple of nights.

edit to add: yay for little Freyja now being official... welcome to the official world heehee

 

[emera35]

Lozza i could feel movements through both my labours, less with Roh as he was small, and got distressed but yeah they do still wiggle. Saying that though, doubt i'd notice movement much during a full on contraction, they are kinda overwhelming!

 

[firsttimer1]

''any baby yet?''

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[citymouse]

And now somehow baby is managing to do something to the ligaments (I guess?) on the inner corners of where my legs attach to my pelvis...? And it makes them feel this "twang" and then the leg feels weird, and then she does it to the other side... strange!

 

[Glowstar]

Mitch - can only reiterate what everyone else has said. At this point you are both learning from each other. I used to do exactly what Emera did. Nappy change always first...feed...wind and then a cuddle and then try and settle in moses basket. Also I had one that HAD to have her arms out and one that loved being swaddled so it's finding what works best

Lozza - both mine moved a lot during BH's or contractions...this little guy does and it's MEGA uncomfy! A low dull period ache is a good sign though...maybe things are starting to happen

City - yay for getting a Dyson...they are fab especially if you have a dog

I got my hair cut today...so I'm hoping will make an appearance in the next 48 hours so I can look nice in my post delivery shots ....yeah....fat chance
I weighed myself tonight...I'm 12 stone exactly so I've put on around 28lb as not sure weather I was just under or just over 10 stone to begin with. I'm happy with that and will hopefully only have a stone to lose after baby

 

[kymied]

Mitch I'm reading The no cry sleep solution since the idea of letting a baby cry it out makes me really nervous. I haven't gotten very far but it does say that if you let a baby sleep on you all the time that they'll always want to sleep on you. She suggests letting the baby fall asleep on you and after a bit when they get to the limp limb point putting them down in their bed. She says not to neglect completely baby snuggles as they are a time you will only get once in their life but also to get them used to sleeping in their own bed. I wouldn't worry about it in the first week or two.

Posted on my facebook "The Jewish superstition is to put scissors under the bed to cut the strings holding the baby in." Scissors are going under my bed tonight! If I go into labor tonight does that mean the baby is Jewish. I'm ok if he decides to be.

 

[citymouse]

LOL, Kymied!

I have that book. Forgot to read it.

Also ordered "The Happiest Baby on the Block" DVD. I have the book but the DVD will be easier to rope DH into.

Moved some stuff into the cabinets! Very happy about that!

Did not get Doritos. Very sad about that. (FT, I'm a classic Nacho flavor girl.)

 

[wondertwins]

City, the Happiest Baby people have certified instructors who teach workshops of the techniques. In ATL, they even have private classes where they come to your house and work with you and your baby. Im sure the samething exists in your big city.If your DH isn't into reading, that might be another way (other than the DVD) to enlist his involvement.

 

[kymied]

Well my feet and ankles are officially swollen. I'll show the doc that tomorrow as a reason to do a S+S. They'll have to take pity on my poor feet right?

And now a rant. I went to help my husband with working on the room tonight. I was touching up the edge of the paint while he was prepping to primer the closet. Basically he just wanted someone to talk to while he worked. I mentioned that when my mom was helping that a screw got dropped in this crevasse in the floor created when he put in a new door that wasn't exactly the same size. That basically stopped him in his tracks completely. He was so concerned about finding this freaking screw. He just sat there. He started saying how when my mom helps out that he has so many more things to clean up after her. OK my mom has been coming over two or three days a week for the past three weeks. She's the only reason there's paint on the walls at all. OK she doesn't do things exactly how he does it but if he's the only one that can do things perfectly he should have done it freaking months ago. It's too late to care about all the little details. I think he did a crappy job plastering the cracks in the walls, there's even more rough texture than there was before but oh well the room is painted now, too late. So basically the whole conversation ended with me bawling my eyes out and him STARTING painting at 11 pm. I'm sick and tired of treading so carefully as to not stress him out but when he's stressed out nothing gets done. He doesn't understand why I want the room done BEFORE the kid arrives. He magically thinks that he's going to have more time to work on the house when he goes on leave. Whatever happened to he's supposed to help me recover and deal with a needy infant?

And my feet hurt. I'm going to bed. My husband is going to be all grumpy tomorrow because he stayed up too late working out of guilt. Goody. I hope for his sake the scissors under the bed don't work.

 

[Nicnak282]

Hiya lads

Poor you Kymied!! Although I did giggle when you ended your rant about your hubby with 'and my feet hurt' !!!!! Hope you feel better in the morning and that the scissor trick worked out for you...Jewish or not!!!

AFM - I am still at home...managed a few hours sleep in between contractions and got up around 4.30am as my hot water bottle had cooled and was in pain. After yet another BM wacko i wiped and noticed a bloody show!! Hopefully this means things are moving, albeit slowly!!

I have a midwife appt this pm so if the contractions don't get any nearer before then I am going to see what she says otherwise I'll be off to the hospital...c'mon out little baby!!!!!!

Hope all you new mamas are just loving being at home with your beautiful little 's!!!!!

Lots love xxxx

 

[citymouse]

Good luck, Nicnak!

Kymied, aw... they just don't get it. Tonight my DH went out for drinks with a colleague (business drinks) and got home and was like, "I'm sooo tired!" meanwhile I've done six loads of laundry today, cleaned the kitchen twice, and sorted out the baby's room for about two hours. So he got in bed while I was still hauling laundry up the stairs.

Women are just made of much tougher and more practical stuff than men!

 

[KellyC75]

Women are just made of much tougher and more practical stuff than men!

WSS ^^

 

[waula]

Nik - good luck hun - all sounds promising!!!! xxxx

Kym - sadly the naughty DH behaviour doesn't stop when LO's are here!!! and your poor feet...get him to give them a rub. demand it. use your hormones!!

x

 

[Glowstar]

Nik def sounds like things are happening...I really hope you progress more today

Kym - can only really echo what City said. I've been the same this pregnancy, pretty much done everything men just don't get the whole nesting thing at ALL!!!

Waula - just cos I need my baby now as your blanket is sitting in his car seat in the back of the car waiting for him to come home

 

[loolindley]

Oh my god. Seriously, I promise I have caught up and I had loads to comment on. Loads. I got angry at dh's in the right place, took note when I should have done, thought about advice I could give, enjoyed bump pics and everything....but can I remember any of that now I can actually comment????

What a blooming night. I think there is a bus shaped hole in my skull. Need to phone triage to find out if it's normal that she can't poo even though she has been trying desperately for 12 hours. there is a fuzzy line between feeling like a failure and calling because it is the best for your baby.