~February & March Mummies and Babies~

[talulahgosh]

Hey everyone, Eli is still in the NICU. Two steps forward, one step back. But he is making progress and the pneumothorax is shrinking so that is good. Because of the pneumothorax we aren't really allowed to pick him up or touch him which is horrid, but they are going to help me at his next feed and see if he will latch. My milk came in and the hospital have given me a fab pump to use. Just feeling a bit deflated, I thought we would all be home together by now instead he is in a different wing of the hospital all alone. But the hospital is wonderful, we are feeling very pampered and spoiled. The staff are all so kind and helpful.

I am trying to keep up with this thread, but it is hard from my phone. I hope you are all ok and having a good weekend.

 

[diane]

Talulah so glad your lo is making progress, must be so difficult tho for you hoping you're all home and well soon xxx

Anybody else still feeling low when thinking about the birth of their los? I really enjoyed labour, I found it so empowering and felt so strong in myself, but I hate the fact I couldn't push her out and had to have forceps I just feel like I failed to get her out myself! As I said, I enjoyed labour just wish id succeeded at the end too!

 

[HL28]

Talulah congratulations!! Only just seen that you've had bubs. Hope Eli makes a speedy recovery. Xxx

 

[Sassyjane]

I'm gonna bloody kill him!

1st he left the lid off the box I use to store the sterilised bottles etc, then he told me I've got it easy cos I've got '9 months off work'..... Urm I'm going back in July ass, and hardly got it easy!
He is laid on settee in his pjs still watching bloody csi! He is obsessed, he also missed the fact little man had been sick and left him laying in it cos he was having a smoke!

 

[Maddiie]

Oh sassy i font know how you put up with him.

I feel like everyone's skivvy and fed up of the MIL taking my son off me. "nanny feed you" FUCKING NO. I have to make to bottle and then she gets to feed him ? Er no. Oh and I set up everything ready for a change... Nanny change you? Then she changes him and picks him up walks off leaving me to tidy It all up! It's a joke we went to theirs for bunch before Paul had work were there for about 90 mi s then Paul went to work I was left feeling bad cus u didn't want to stay there so felt like we eat and ran and i was not letting them see him enough I really didn't want to be stuck there all day with his mum n his and my face . Oh and I get comments like oh maddies kept him All to herself tonight... When he's only asleep Anyway! And oh he's MINE. I'm so fed up with it all i ended up going mad at Paul, not spoken to him all day then he rang me just now which ended up me going mad at him again I loose my temper then I'm just left feeling like the bad guy. Urgh :/xx

 

[nicky1987]

Maddie this is exactly what I dread!! Won't mind people helping out but she's my child!! And I don't want people round all the time!!

Nearly told my grandma to fuck off the other day! She lives just down the street from me and I've not seen her since Christmas!! When she had to make the effort - now he's like ooo I want to know straight away and ill come see you - why?? You dont bother with me and I'm your grandchild so why bother with your great grandchild!!! Arghh!!

 

[babybee]

HL28, my oh is back tomorrow too, I feel so sad! I'm lucky that he works 8-4 so he's back home by 4.30 but still!!

DW, just chat away! I'd have just had my first baby. It was a pretty traumatic delivery as she wasn't well (I've written up my birth story in the announcement section) but I'm adjusting to motherhood very slowly and am on the forum daily seeking advice and looking at different threads for tips and ideas!

Diane, totally know what you mean about feeling down about the delivery. I was so eager to face labour and it all happened so quickly and suddenly. I think I think about it every day actually but I'm becoming less obsessed about it now.

Maddie, that sounds really frustrating! I know they mean well but I think they forget how demeaning it makes us feel. Today I was breastfeeding and my mum asks me if she can hold her. I mean really! My mums so cute and adores her little granddaughter but I think she realised she was being pushy!

Talulah - loads of love and hugs!!

Sassy, I would be so mad too. CJ is so lucky to have such a wonderful mummy!

I have to take my little one to get her BCG jab tomorrow as I live in a high risk area for tuberculosis. Does anyone else need to do this?

Xxx

 

[Sassyjane]

Talulah, so glad that Eli is on the men's, hopefully it won't be long until you are back home, all together as a family! Lots of love to you all!

Diane, I know what you mean about feeling abit low..... For me it was managing to get to 10cm with no help/pain relief then needing an emergency section, I'm still kinda stunned from it all to be honest!

Maddie, my munchkin is passed from pillar to post, but I am soooooo lucky that people ask me first, especially our families, I can't imagine what it must be like for you to have someone like that, and I'm proud of you for not punching your mil in the face..... Hopefully you and Paul have got things sorted out too, I'm sure he understands about you loosing your temper, I would too! Sending big hugs to you and gorgeous lil man!!!

Nicky, my gran has been moaning about when she is gonna get to see me and CJ, and to be honest, she gives more of a damn about my uncles side of the family, mum has organised going out for tea tomorrow evening to get it over and done with! She forgets I live in hull and can't drive for two more weeks!
I wanna punch her 24/7 though! Lol!

I have just fallen into bed after expressing, up again at 4am to do the same, hope I can keep up with CJ's milk demands, little chunk just took a 5oz feed, but hoping he will sleep longer.... He is staying with daddy all night tonight as he is staying up to get ready for his night shift, I might actually get some good sleep, I love my munchkin but boy is he noisy! Lol!
This time in 12 hours I'll be on my way home until Wednesday!!!! Yaaaaaay!!!!

Hl28 good look with the school run, and babybee, good luck with the jab, hope lil miss is ok and you don't get too stressed either! I don't know if we have to have the bcg jab I'll have to look at that! I didn't know there were many high TB areas these days (but I forget where abouts you live cos in blonde and shattered! Lol)

Sending much love to you all from us both! X

 

[HL28]

Babybee maybe breastfeed while the has it done?! I will when B has any jabs. Will hopefully help soothe them and that's definitely Beaus favorite place to be!! And good luck to u too with OH back in work.x

Maddie that would drive most people nuts I don't blame you!! Yesterday when we had house full I took beau back for a feed and she'd actually latched off and fallen asleep but I carried on pretending she was feeding coz I didn't want to hand her to anyone else!! Think that's partly why I had a melt down I NEEDED her back! My OH sent me to bed then I nabbed her back and got some chilled feeding time. X

Sassy enjoy ur sleep!! X

Diane does your hospital provide counselling to discuss your birth? I've heard some do. It may help. And you did fab don't feel bad hun xxx
Hello everyone else xxx

 

[talulahgosh]

babybee, bcg is a standard vaccination given at birth here, Eli hasn't had it yet because of being unwell but he will.

Eli had a great night. He should be out of nicu today and if he feeds well, maintains temp, breathing etc stay ok we could even leave hospital tomorrow which would be amazing. At the weekend they were talking about it being a lot longer in hospital, so fingers crossed.

Once we are home I will be able to catch up properly with you all, I find it difficult to forum from my phone.

 

[clairebear22]

Hey ladies! Harry finally decided to arrive at 1.50am on Saturday morning so I thought i'd come in and say hello. I've missed a few births but I promise i'll have a nosey very soon. Harry surprised us all by being a little 6lb 1oz tiddler at 13 days overdue!!!!

I'll be back soon. Hope everyone and their newbies are well! x

 

[Sassyjane]

Yay congratulations Claire, and welcome to the world Harry, can't wait to see photos!!!

I just went downstairs to find CJ with a bottle stuck in his mouth that he wasn't drinking, meaning I've just thrown 2oz of precious ebm down the sink..... Every time he moves, makes a noise or kicks the blankets off numnuts assumes he is hungry..... The thing is he does that all night long when he is here with me, and normally will wake to be fed!

Also tried to express sat down there with him watching dancing on ice with his earphones on, he might as well not be wearing them it was that loud, so told him id come up to bed and express as was doing my head in, plus I don't like dancing on ice, he was like "no I'll put normal tv on for you" then preceded to put on something he wanted to watch not what I wanted to watch, stressing me even further..... Managed to get 3oz out but even more stressed now as used to get about double that for the 4am, 9am and midday feeds, and for some reason I'm not now! Wondering if its worth a few days of manual pumping to see if that would help as that's when I was getting loads! Just seems odd my supply seems to have dipped since I've been on this new antibiotic/my anxiety meds! X

 

[babyem]

It could be that your stressed? That affects milk.suply quite abit x

x Lexi-Mai Louise Birkett's Mummy x Sharing a birthday with her baby boy buddies Ethan and Aaron!! x

 

[HL28]

That's great news Talulah!!! And congratulations Claire xxx

Sassy it's prob stress like babyem says!! I'm rubbish at expressing so have no personal experience or advice. But was told peace and quiet, baby near you and try and relax! Easier said than done!! Xxx

 

[babybee]

Sassy I live in Tottenham (not near the crappy football stadium thankfully). There are lots and lots of immigrants here who won't have followed the same health screens we all have so that's why this area is high risk for TB.
Goodluck with the expressing. Try to relax a bit and use the manual pump and see how it goes.

Tallulah, that's brilliant news!!! Soon you'll have him to look after. The nurses in NICU had to teach us how to change a nappy.

Claire, congratulations on your teeny tot! Babies are so funny, mine was 9 days early and weighed 8lbs2 and was 56cm! Had she not been born by Caesarian I wonder what size she would've been!

HL28, I hate my baby being passed around too and think ill use that trick.

Xxx

 

[babybee]

Also I think my lo has trapped wind, should I use infacol?

 

[HL28]

Babybee B.really windy too. And sick a lot at night coz I feed her laying down and fall asleep. I tried infacol once and she was really sick after a feed but I keep meaning to give it another proper go!! As in every feed for a day or so. She's so noisy from being windy xxx

 

[Sassyjane]

Well I got 120ml out, not as much as I was getting but still not bad!

My bag is just about packed and ready to go, have fed little man and he is fighting sleep at the moment, waiting for him to go off so I can get showered and sorted out! Sooooo much to prepare to go away with a 4 week old!!!

Speaking of 4 weeks old, can't believe he is 4 weeks today, it's gone sooooooo bloody quick it's unbelieveable!!!

Hl28 and babybee, hope your gorgeous LO's are ok and the wind settles, I think we have been lucky so far with wind, not had any **touch wood**..... Well I don't think so anyhow!

Little man is star fishing on my bed, he looks soooooo comfy! He is going in his travel cot tonight, hope he sleeps as well in there!

 

[Sassyjane]

At my parents, just had lunch and going into town soon to get Mother's Day cards for my grans! Out for a meal with them tonight!
X

 

[Drummers_wife]

sassy "numnuts" done my head in when you were pregnant but I think he irritates me more know xx
enjoy ur few days away I bet ur supply and anxiety will be bettee being away from him xx

were doing well here xx Quinn enjoying bf and sleeping for 2-3hrs in between feeds less jaundice today and mw happy with me an him xx bp seems to be holding with the labetalol xx

sent from my snazzy new Galaxy S3 xxx