How are all you new mummies doing?

[mrssmith2011]

Kaedin personally I would pick her up and feed her. She will take her bottle even if she is asleep. Joseph is older but I won't let him go more than half a hour passed his usual bottle time. xxxxx

 

[Kaedin]

Thanks ladies, just did my first dream feed. She took a full 8oz, got 2 burps and a 2 big farts and she's now in her moses basket sleeping again.

 

[Pumpkin9]

Ah well done, so satisfying when they take a full bottle and are sound after

 

[Mummybexee]

Well done!! I dream feed Oscar every evening to get all his bottles in him

Hopefully she will sleep through tonight for you!

 

[Jojo84]

Jojo, was that your friend who always cancels?

Yes it was! Realised today that I actually haven't seen her since before I was pregnant!!

 

[douglasxox]

I was always too scared to try and dream feed Ruri as he had bad reflux when he was newborn.

Kaiden I'm impressed you're even letting your ex see Hayley with all his carry on!

I've just done all OHs paperwork and now I'm off to bed! I'm working tomorrow and I just can't be bothered after today! And my house is a mess

 

[Jojo84]

Dream feeding Luke makes his sleep
Pattern awful! He gets what he gets and eats food 3x a day so I font bother. He's dropped a bottle now and only gets milk at 9,12,3 and 6

 

[T84]

Back to work already Douglas?! we are getting earlier and earlier in the mornings... I'm pooped!! Hopefully just a phase, I way preferred 8am!!

 

[hayes]

Harry has suddenly decided between 5.39-6.30 is time to get up! I don't mind after 6 but 5.30 is a killer!!

Michelle.x

 

[douglasxox]

Not officially back but have been working on and off since Ruri was about 8 weeks? Maternity pay is just so shit I need all the extra I can get!

I'm just so tired these days, I can't even blame Ruri as he's good at night so I've no idea what it is! I could just sleep all day

 

[Maud]

Don't forget you can only do 10 kit days during your whole maternity leave without losing your maternity rights. You might want to save some for towards the end - I reckon I'll need some retraining before going back to work!

 

[Kaedin]

Hayleys reflux is still bad, but the anti-reflux formula is making a bit of a different. The dream feed didn't really help, Hayley woke at 4am, then 5:30am then 7am with a nappy that had leaked wee all over her back, sleeping bag, moses basket sheet and her mattress. I'll be doing a big wash today then. The nappy was my own fault really, I didn't change her bum when she came home from my ex as she was sound asleep. Should have just done it when I done her dreem feed, urgh. Shattered now.

Oh trust me I don't want to let him see her, but at the same time he does has the right to see her, but he needs to understand he has responsibilities if he has her just as much as a right to see her. Including making sure she's taken care of. Which he isn't. Asked him what he needed when he picked her up, he said just bottles, I asked him if he had the anti-reflux milk, he said no he's just going to give her the stage 1 milk that he still has. I nearly flipped! He wants to be giving her a different formula from me on a wednesday, saturday and sunday..that will totally mess up her stomach. I don't know if he's just totally clueless or just a total idiot. The thing is he can buy her new formula and his own bottles seeing as he still hasnt paid a penny towards hayley and we've been split nearly 5 weeks.

 

[T84]

Not officially back but have been working on and off since Ruri was about 8 weeks? Maternity pay is just so shit I need all the extra I can get!

I'm just so tired these days, I can't even blame Ruri as he's good at night so I've no idea what it is! I could just sleep all day

I said this to my friend one day, how am I still so tired when she's sleeping right through til 8? But as she pointed out, I'm then literally on the go til god knows what time at night, even when she's napping I'm doing housework. The times that you do sit down, your thinking of your next move. It's just constant. Earlier bed times for me I think x

 

[Jojo84]

Well seems as of this morning and hubby's little decision he was feeling frisky watchinge brush my teeth I'm
In the 2ww. Oops,

 

[T84]

Kaedin I think he's just being immature and winding you up. It's so hard but try not to bite, all it does is upset you more. it's just for the short term hopefully til things are legally sorted. I would forgive the feeding thing (if I read right she had been fed at 4 and was back at 715) unless you had asked him to feed her to keep to her to her routine, but he has to get his shit sorted for when he has her and make sure he has all the right stuff. Sounds stupid, but write him a list of things he needs to buy for her to be safe and comfortable with him and say your not happy for him having her without these items.. Keep hold of his reply as I'm sure it'll be smart arse! Also, If he doesn't spend the time with her and she is at other peoples, it's HIS loss. She gets plenty love from you and your family. It's a horribly sad situation but it'll be him that misses out.

 

[douglasxox]

Not officially back but have been working on and off since Ruri was about 8 weeks? Maternity pay is just so shit I need all the extra I can get!

I'm just so tired these days, I can't even blame Ruri as he's good at night so I've no idea what it is! I could just sleep all day

I said this to my friend one day, how am I still so tired when she's sleeping right through til 8? But as she pointed out, I'm then literally on the go til god knows what time at night, even when she's napping I'm doing housework. The times that you do sit down, your thinking of your next move. It's just constant. Earlier bed times for me I think x

You're definitely right. Even when I do sit down, my brain doesn't seem to stop! I just feel lazy and I hate it. I end up in bed thinking it's about 9 when really it's past midnight then up again at 7!

 

[Pumpkin9]

Kaedin, I reckon he's saying these things to get to you and has no intention of doing what he says! Hope he knows you can only keep opened milk powder for 4 weeks!

I'm doing 3 kit days soon, one sept, one oct, one nov (avoiding Christmas like the plague lol).

Quite looking forward to it, but it will be interesting seeing how I feel leaving Thomas. He'll be with his grandparents though

 

[douglasxox]

I must admit going to work for the odd day/few hours has been good for me. It feels nice to use my brain again and my parents love having Ruri. What's even better is finishing for the day and knowing I'm not back in the next

 

[Pumpkin9]

I really miss work some days, was talking about work with hubby the other night and I really miss the buzz I get from it

 

[Jojo84]

I'm dreading work I do love working but I hate my employer