MSE Pregnancy Club IX

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Hurrah for new jobs!

I am attempting to work from home today but I can't find a comfy position to seat my laptop. Grrrrr.

Hope everyone is well today

jillie1974

morning all!!
sugarspun so sorry you're having all these problems at the moment. hope you get everything back today. and you are feeling better as well.
duuno what it is at the moment people seem hellbent on stressing us pregnant mothers!! *waving fist* go away and leave us alone! :mad::mad:

havent read the 'debate' on the parent thread but i did read the majority of the article that krystal posted here. BF v FF will always raise arguments. its amazing now that i think of it but the whole thing of raising children, being preganant etc brings out a side of people that i dont like. sometimes i feel like i'm being talked down to and feel a bit of an idiot.
thats why i like on here :j cos no-one does that. and no question or musing is wrong. and there is always someone to point you in the right direction for 'official advice'
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18 weeks today!! only another 22+ to go!!!

searching_me

morning bump buddies ...
i woke up thinking id slept in and id only fallen back asleep for about 15mins :rotfl: so plenty of time as i dont leave til 9:20 but at least im ready ....
dont wanna work today i wanna go lay in the sun tell a lie i wanna go to the beach but heyho work it is im gonna work through and not take a lunch so i can finish at 3 again im cheeky x

Glamazon

Morning!

I feel shattered today as I'm in really early for me! Not sleeping great at the moment - can feel that pg insomonia starting me thinks!

Jillie - 18 weeks today :T

If anyone else tells me how HUGE I look I might smack them - everyone's like 'Wow r u only 18 weeks?' - My bump is starting to hurt now and feel uncomfortable when I bend over or lean to the side - I feel like I'm squashing Bean!

Just gonna nip back and catch up from last night

feelinggood_2

Great news on job AM! Fingers crossed for us too, found out OH doesn't have a job to go back to yesterday!

Glamazon

Krystaltips wrote: »

I don't give advice, I give information and support

And there's no reason why you can't feed with enhancement... It's actually more likely that ducts weren't cut than reduction surgery...

Krystal - any websites or info that you know of for people who have reduction surgery (twice)? Like stats as to whether it's likely I can BF - I had the Anchor Shape surgery

Millie's_Mum

I don't want to ignite the BF/FF debate on here but can I just say that I think I could have been better prepared for Breastfeeding and so can I recommend to all you ladies who are intending to BF that you do a bit of reading about breastfeeding and how it works?

I've had some incredibly dodgy advice from health professionals (and other people) when I've asked questions about BF/positioning/whats normal for a BF baby/breastmilk and so I now do a bit of research before I ask or to check out the answers I've been given.

Maybe Krystal could offer some 'recommended reading'? (I mean things like what you said yesterday about empty breasts, My HV is always banging on about empty breasts and you said thats a myth)

searching_me

YAYY!!! AM OH! and im sure your OH will find another one soon feelie x

feelinggood_2

Millie's_Mum wrote: »

I don't want to ignite the BF/FF debate on here but can I just say that I think I could have been better prepared for Breastfeeding and so can I recommend to all you ladies who are intending to BF that you do a bit of reading about breastfeeding and how it works?

I agree with that. The only way I'm (just about coping) with my failure at breastfeeding is the fact that I know I really did know what to do, it just didn't work. I can take some solace in the fact that more than 12 full qualified people haven't been able to get him to feed - it just isn't working!

Krystaltips

Glam, just for you BFAR (breastfeeding after reduction) ignore the picture on this link, it's an awful demonstration of positioning!

MM, the one that most people would recommend is called 'So that's what they're for' by Janet Tamaro... And for those that read the article and found the global stuff interesting, The Politics of Breastfeeding by Gabrielle Palmer is fantastic. Originally written in 1988, it's been updated this year... I've been fortunate enough to meet Gabrielle and hear her talk a couple of times, and some of the information she has is an absolute eye opener... Especially about our own government and the dairy industry...