Mayhem Babies! May 2011 mummies and babies

[heyyady]

do the dump and pour one- super easy!

where's Mummy with our BFP????

 

[new_to_ttc]

Arghhhhhhhhhhhh I need to vent!!!!!!!!!!!

My friend is giving me a hard time about George going on bottles! Well More the other way, I was talking about him going to need bottles in nursery and she is giving me a hard time for wanting to continue BFing at home. She said I should just start giving him the bottles now, but I dont want to She Bf her LO and weaned him onto the bottle in October (he a May baby too!). She is saying that I shouldnt be BFing at home and bottle at nursery it should be one or the other. She said I should start cutting out the Bfs now. Its got me really upset, its hard enough as it is but I dont want to stop feeding. Im not even properly organised and accepting he will need bottles 2 days a week but I think he'd be better taking the bottle from nursery and breast from me, and thats how i want it.

Do you guys think (and you can be honest because Im already uoset so wont make it any worse) but should I start giving him bottles at home???

 

[24/7]

Bottles at nursery and breast at home is fine. In my journal most people have BF success stories, but none are stopping to go back to work, and are either expressing or LO wont have milk during the day. One lady is already back at work and its working out fine to just BF on days off and evenings etc. Dont give up BF if you and George arent ready. xx

 

[new_to_ttc]

I suggested he have his milk in a beaker at nursery??? She said he was too young??

 

[24/7]

No hes not - Sam has his afternoon milk in a cup. Where he wont BF as he wants at nursery, he may just eat more, and then make up for milk at home anwyay. xx

 

[new_to_ttc]

Thanks hun, I may send a beaker in then, oh I have no idea, until he is there I dont know what he'll want lol i think he would happily go all day without milk if allowed lolid feed him before he goes and when I pick him up and for bed etc, so he may only need 1 milk feed a day anyway, about 3pm with his big sleep.

 

[heyyady]

You guys will settle into a routine- be it solids at nursery and bf at home or 50/50 bottles and bf, whatever. Don't stress it hon! And if anyone can attest to the success of half FF half BF it's me and my girls! It's all good, don't let your friend stress you out. Whatever worked for her, works for HER.

 

[24/7]

Its so hard to tell what they are going to want when we arent there. Gah, why are we doing this new?!?!?!?! According to entitled to, we would get HB if I didnt go back, so we may be just ok, but I cant do it still, I'm forcing myself back!! I dont want us to be another family on benefits!! xx

 

[new_to_ttc]

Thats why Im going back!!

thanks heyy, just dont need the moidering finding things hard enough as it is

 

[new_to_ttc]

I find it hard to comprehend that with Joshua I had been back in work 2 months already!!!

 

[24/7]

I'm not judging anyone who does it different, but I dont want to raise Sam on benefits. We are his parents, we chose to have him, and we will pay for him. If we both work then we dont need them, so I'm of the opinion I therefore should work, as much as I'd love to be at home with him, I dont feel it is my right to do so, and anyone else should pay for it.

I feel I should atleast give going back to work a good try. xx

 

[new_to_ttc]

I understand that 24 each persons circumstance is different but i feel the same, I chose to have george and I would prefer to work to support us, althou I require tax credits ive worked since I was 16 and paid all my tax n NI so dont feel so bad taking it, to me feels more independant that dss xxx

 

[24/7]

I would so love to be a SAHM, and I am hoping if we have a second I can take a career break for abit longer

Sam has worn me out today - Had to all be out by 8.30 so I could have my hair done, then finished the last shopping for christmas, so just food to go now, then Sam has just had me walking to the kitchen all afternoon so he can see the kettle. xx

 

[new_to_ttc]

George doesnt like fish fingers & beans lol however he does enjoy my chips lol (they baby friendly!) He is munching his way through them so guess thats better than nothing lol

 

[24/7]

I havent given Sam beans yet, only spagetti, but he loves fishfingers. xx

 

[new_to_ttc]

thinking about it he didnt eat his sweet potato with beans on, I thought it was the potato, maybe was the beans lol

 

[mummy3]

Hi!

New, your friends talking crap You really dont have to give bottles at home (unless of course you want to?!) and he can definately have his milk in a sippy cup Give him a feed in the morning then as soon as you get him in the pm, any chance of going there to give him a lunch feed? You may find he bfs more at night to compensate but you'll be fine. Dont feel pressured to feed any way other than how you want too

24, totally agree with you re benefits, I'm very proud that we are able to provide for all 4 without any government assistance but every situation is different

Hi Brandi! Hows your lot today?

Going to try some of those soups heyy Sorry your hubby has man flu lol

Got blood test this morn at docs, he thought my coil falling out was hilarious

 

[new_to_ttc]

how long until you get the results?? A man would find that hillarious

I havent seen my rota so i have no idea what I'll be working, plus its subject to change on a daily basis so I dont think I should feed at the nursery incase I cant make it one day, plus as he gets a little bit older he will cling on to me and know i am leaving him and it will be so hard for us both. I definitely dont want to give him bottles at home yet, I just dont feel ready. Thanks guys, I really started wondering if i was being totally selfish and unfair on george xxx

 

[mummy3]

Hopefully have them this afternoon, nervous

You're definately not being selfish to George hun, totally the opposite!! The longer you can keep bfing him the better After I had Freja I went back to uni when she was 1, I pumped there lol but generally the days I was there she would drink regular milk or juice/water and bf morning, evening and tbf a few times during the night lol. It was pretty easy to set up a routine so try not to worry too much at that aspect and as you cosleep the night feeds should be a lot easier Still it will be hard to leave him

 

[harveydog]

Arghhhhhhhhhhhh I need to vent!!!!!!!!!!!

My friend is giving me a hard time about George going on bottles! Well More the other way, I was talking about him going to need bottles in nursery and she is giving me a hard time for wanting to continue BFing at home. She said I should just start giving him the bottles now, but I dont want to She Bf her LO and weaned him onto the bottle in October (he a May baby too!). She is saying that I shouldnt be BFing at home and bottle at nursery it should be one or the other. She said I should start cutting out the Bfs now. Its got me really upset, its hard enough as it is but I dont want to stop feeding. Im not even properly organised and accepting he will need bottles 2 days a week but I think he'd be better taking the bottle from nursery and breast from me, and thats how i want it.

Do you guys think (and you can be honest because Im already uoset so wont
make it any worse) but should I start giving him bottles at home???

New you can do both, I've heard about it loads of times. Never mind that lady, do what you want to do and if George doesn't like it then change if not if it suits you both then go with it!