MSE Parents Club Part 10

Krystaltips · 9 February 2010 at 5:09PM

Oh wow Mel! Glad everything was OK, How do you feel about it?

redmel1621 · 9 February 2010 at 5:11PM

Krystaltips wrote: »

Oh wow Mel! Glad everything was OK, How do you feel about it?

Little bit shocked I think, given dh family history...we are both very happy though:D Told the boys and they are happy too:D

got-it-spend-it · 9 February 2010 at 5:12PM

I'm so pleased for you Mel! I know you were worried so a big yay for everything being alright x x

Glamazon · 9 February 2010 at 5:12PM

Sami_Bee wrote: »

:rotfl:i BET THE MUTTERING WAS (oops caps!) "oh !!!!!! she's forgotten to get me a clean nappy, whats she doing I could pee any minute now, tut"

I can't do nappy free with Ed he seems very angry that he has a winky and I'm scared he's gonna damage it :eek:

Jack loves being naked - in fact the other night he missed his foot and grabbed his winky instead :eek: He was having a right tug on it - I thought he might pull it off :rotfl:

He seems a bit calmer now and has just drained a 6oz bottle and had a poo! Still not sure if it's teeth or tummy

Anyhow ....................................................................................

A massive thank you to all those who posted, PM'd & text me :kisses3:

I know I shouldn't feel the way I do, I guess it's just hard. I think most of my problem is that I'm tired, Jack is not well and it just seemed to get on top of me.

My operation wasn't for vanity reasons but I guess part of me thinks 'You could have coped with big boobs' but in reality I know I couldn't have - unless you've got them you don't understand. Another part of me thinks that maybe I should have tried harder to BF or even express just to make doubly sure there wasn't any milk BUT the sane part of me knows I made the right decision to FF.

Congrats to Mel on team pink!!

Choppy - your envelope made me LMFAO :rotfl:My poor postie I wonder what he thinks!

Thank you very much!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Krystaltips · 9 February 2010 at 5:13PM

In that case Mel, I'm really pleased for you

Sami_Bee · 9 February 2010 at 5:28PM

OMG Mel, what a (happy) shock! I guess baby will be having lots of new things not passed on from Kai then!

(I think my OH may not like you though, I've never know someone who got pink 4th time, this makes me want #4 if even more if 3 is blue

) xxxx

Elle - just been reading the nhs leaflet and loving;

Breast milk can be expressed (squeezed) into a bottle, either by hand, or using a manual or electric breast pump.

SusanC_2 · 9 February 2010 at 5:30PM

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Susan - can I ask that maybe you might remove the bit about 'maybe formula isn't as good a breastmilk' from your post. In the current situation even I don't want to hear Breast is Best any more and I BF. Not meant as a criticism but maybe we should all be a little more conscious of how others feel and may take our posts... Hope you don't mind....it may be related to the tetchiness noted above

Yes you can ask. Initially I did mind as I thought it was unfair that you ask me to change my wording in a post where I have been apologising for any contribution I have made to making anyone feel bad and have made a great effort to word things carefully to avoid upsetting anyone considering that when someone told another poster that their reason for switching wasn't "good enough" you didn't feel it necessary to ask them to change their words. On reflection though I realised that you wouldn't have said anything if you thought I was an unreasonable person or deliberately malicious and insensitive to others feelings so I take it as a compliment that you felt able to ask.

Due to you request I have gone back and read my post and did consider rewording it but I think that taking into account the whole of what I wrote I was reasonable and was not bashing anyone over the head with "Breast is best" so I am going to leave it as it stands. Although I have not changed it, I will bear your comment in mind in furture discussions.

I will also add that I am happy for anyone to point out at any time if they think I have said something which is hurtful or insensitive to others. I do make a conscious effort not to and I try to be particularly careful on the subject of breastfeeding and weaning but that does not mean I always succeed and I would rather someone point out my error than that I go round hurting and upsetting other people. I would say though that in some cases it might be more sensible to do so by PM as I fear that if you publically criticise my relatively moderate statements regarding formula vs. breastmilk it may make others feel there is no point in trying to be moderate as people are going to object anyway. That is not how I took your point but I can see that it could be taken that way and I wouldn't want the flames to be fanned further.

Do I make any sense at all?

Fitzio · 9 February 2010 at 5:35PM

Congratulations Mel! Very pleased for you.

Had a brief catch up - Glam, hope you are feeling better.
I can sympathise with the big boobs thing, and you know I have asked you about your surgery before. One of the main reasons I haven't done it is because I thought I probably wouldn't be able to BF and wanted to leave the option open. As it was, I tried, and it was the size of my boobs that stopped me BFing! They were too heavy and big for H to latch on to. And they were so big, I couldn't even see if she was latched on properly or not. I had lots of help from around 20 BF Support Workers and countless midwives (they made me slings to go round my neck to take the weight and all sorts!) but it didn't work. Point is, even if you hadn't had your surgery, you might have still had problems. I was upset at not being able to BF (I expressed for a few days but H was dehydrated from phototherapy and needed a top up) but there is no point in dwelling on it. What's done is done. I made my decision and I am happy with it.

Please make sure you are getting help from your OH. I think you need support in RL, not just on here. Don't wait until you go back to work as you might get a shock if nothing changes. Sort it out now.

Feelie - hope you are well too and that I didn't upset you with anything I said. I know your beliefs are important to you and I don't want to think that anyone is upset.

MFD - glad your OH is home from hospital.
SS - hope you get good news on yours soon.

SugarSpun · 9 February 2010 at 5:36PM

redmel1621 wrote: »

Right without turning us into the preg thread I went for scan and am very happy to say everything is perfectly fine and I was worried over nothing! Apparantly placenta is anterior which is why I have barely been feeling movement, phew! Baby was a flasher too;):D

Oh my, how exciting!

Also exciting is that OH will probably be home tonight!!!

Apparently there is nothing to see, and the painkillers he has for his back are really hard on the pancreas and liver, which might explain his pain. So either he can have a precautionary CT scan tomorrow, in which case he plans to sneak home for a couple of hours this evening to get some pants and a kiss, or he can come home and get new back pain meds from someone who actually understands contraindications. :j

<fluffy>
I complain about him a lot and he does stuff that makes me :mad: but I do love him and he is the best husband (and daddy to Molly) that I could wish for.
</fluffy>

feelinggood_2 · 9 February 2010 at 5:36PM

Thanks Fitzio, that means a lot that you said that. I think I've been a bit OTT at the moment, because I'm considering giving up breastfeeding.

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