MSE Pregnancy Club XI

Glamazon

oops just crossed posts with SSS

Glad Leila is doing well - I hope I get on OK with the TT manual pump, I don't think I could spend £90 on something like that!!!

searching_me

back from town, tidying up and going through my cupboards ... phew! ...
glam i love you at the mo your really giving me the enegry to get going... ive got a question for you as you seem to be an absolute domestic goddess at the mo ... you ever used coconut cream??? i got 2 little cartons of it and i wanna get rid in a baking or cooking kind of way...

Mrs M i LOVE the smell of bleach the swimming pools are heaven for me x

money_maker_3

Hi Glam, you feeling lonely ????

I had 2 of Jasmines friends here today to play, so have been a little bit busy running around after 3 6 year olds !!!
They have just gone home and I am sitting with a nice well deserved cup of tea !!

MrsTinks

sugarspunsister wrote: »

Thanks for the fab BS Mrs T and congrats on Lexi (beautiful name)

I'm in exactly the same position...

Leila is feeding happily from my right boob, and I think we're just starting to get there with the left one (after 9 days). I can only feed in the rugby ball position at the moment (with lots of pillows!) - but it seems that as she gets stronger and more feisty the better she's persisting and doing better with the other boob.

I had an Asda Tommee Tippee Manual Breast Pump but on the first day back from the hospital I sent OH to Boots to buy a Medela Swing. Best thing I've spent £90 on in a long time. It's kept my milk supply up fantastically in the neglected boob and also given me a couple of breaks in the afternoon when OH can take over.

The manual pump just completely frustrated me in it's flakiness (kept losing the vacuum) and made my nipple sore.

I have had a little soreness, but have kept up religiously with the lansinoh cream and just kept relatching her if it was hurting for longer than literally a couple of seconds. I can't say the soreness has really been a problem at all past day 6.

Huge labour vibes to Krystal and Candice - hope you both go tonight!

That makes me feel a little better it's all well and good hearing the MW etc telling me that it's normal and it will get better etc etc but hearing it from someone a few days ahead of me makes it a lot easier to believe that we CAN do this
I have some nipple cream upstairs but not sure what make... I've just been using vaseline to be honest and it does seem to be making a difference so will see how we go and if it doesn't improve I'll try lansinoh

And I know £90 seems a lot but it's seriously well spent money if you're needing to express... certainly if you're expressing colostrum - might be easier to use the manual ones when the milk is in For now though I can heartily recommend the medela I just love how compact it is!

And speaking of which... gonna go express some more I think that way it's ready for later when I go to bed and DH can do the late feed hehehe

SugarSpun

Goodness, I went into the bedroom to lie down for ten minutes and get out of the heat, and it's three hours later!

New plan:

Put away second lot of dishes
Shower
Take a couple of belly pictures
Give stuff to people coming for it
Dinner
Spend at least three hours on paper
Bed

Glamazon

SM - I am glad I am inspiring you! My kitchen looks the best it ever has in the whole year we have been here!!

Try this thread - I saved it to my favourites on the internet

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=11226339&highlight=coconut+cream#post11226339

I searched for coconut cream - you can use it in curries (instead of yoghurt) and there are some other dishes as well.

MM - I am very lonely. OH been in work over the whole bank holiday! He's off tomorrow!
Hopefully just 4 more days in then a few weeks off - I say hopefully cos OH's work haven't confirmed which date they are finishing yet :mad:

searching_me

glam do you know how much i love you x

money_maker_3

My house still looks quite tidy after the kids have been !!
I havent however been in Jasmines room yet !!!!!!!!!!!

I am not going to do too much this week though, as I think I overdid it last week with house work and my back was absolutely killing me !!
Plus I am all excited about my scan on Thursday as I will be given my date for the section so I will know the very latest that I will have my bubs !!!!!!!!

carlamagee

afternoon....
...anyone any reccomendations as to how to gt a bit of motivation!? feel like i could curl up and sleep for a month. so much to do, so little energy.

money_maker_3

ice cream or chocolate treat for yourself after you have done something !! That normally motivates me to at least stand up !!