MSE Parents Club Part 6

Fritha_2

elle_gee wrote: »

I was just sat looking through the pics then looking over at Rhys sat in his bouncy chair and I'm just proud, not upset

*bursts into tears yet again*

keelykat wrote: »

Elliot who was standing by his toy box, he then let go and took 3 steps all by himself!!

Rock on Elliot! :T

Glamazon wrote: »

Jack in his bouncer - Day 6

*melts* the big socks are adorable, he's just gorgeous!

Skint, if it was me, and in fact it has been me many times, I'd just leave her plugged in, my general philosophy is if in doubt bung her on the milk. It seems to cure most of Celia's cisises! Or, I take her for a walk in the sling, or me and Himself rotate, I milk her up then he slings her then we swap! *hugs* we lurched from drama to crisis when she was small we at least get gaps now however miniscule they feel!

three2be

skintchick wrote: »

Hi all

Hi lurker from pg thread again lol
Thought i would suggest a deep bath, fill it right up so it imitates the womb. It worked with my DD but not DS but may be worth a try if all else fails.

No bubbles though or it becomes stimulating instead of relaxing.
HTH

Tigsteroonie

elle_gee wrote: »

Angela, is there any type of counselling service at your hospital? We have something called "Afterthoughts" where you can go in to talk to a midwife or doctor about your birth experience and then they can refer you on if you want to talk to a counsellor about it..

I'm not sure whether my hospital offers anything like that through SCBU, but I've had very good support from the team running the Placenta Clinic (who spotted my problems & organised the fortnightly scans etc). The consultant came and saw me four times when I was on the ward post-birth, just to see how I was doing; and the research midwives visited me no end of times whilst I was there, and have since also phoned me to see how I am doing. I even texted one of them when I was having a day of baby blues, and got a visit and a cuddle!

angela6834

tiamai_d wrote: »

DS2 is 4 now and honestly, it does get better. Just don't bottle it up, any outlet you can find that you feel comfortable with, use it. I look back now and I can say and fully beleive that what happened was not my fault. Sometimes pregnancy and birth doesn't go right and I was just one of those unlucky few who had a complication through no fault of my own. The first year was hard, everyone I knew told me to forget about it and be grateful we were both here and I felt so bad that I couldn't. I now know that I was having a completely normal and natural reaction to a traumatic event, had I been in a car crash people would have been more supportive but pregnancy is seen as natural so people don't understand how you can be traumatised by it and women are under pressure to keep the bad feelings to themselves.

Something bad happened to you and to your baby and it's ok to feel upset by it. If you ever want to talk, PM me, I had a mini breakdown when DS2 was a year old, my marriage broke down and I didn't see how it could ever get better, but with some counselling for post tramatic stress and some understanding it did get better. I do still have bad days and the pregnacy with Amber was emotionally hard, but in a way having her has helped.

Thanks for delving into something i understand cannot have been easy for you and the offer to talk. I think the problem lies in the fact the pregnancy was progresing okay but it was my body that let her down. I had to have the section due to something wrong with me, not with the pregnancy. What an emotional day its been x

Lu_T

Skinty - Alex had his jabs last week and wasn't too bad, but was grouchy the next day. I'm sure it will pass by the end of tomorrow. Just keep on doing what you're doing. If cuddling and suckling is what she wants then go ahead. I know how exhausting it is for you (when Alex had a phase like this at 6 weeks I used to make moo noises whenever he was clamped to me) but it really will seem like a blink of an eye once it has passed.

Krystaltips wrote: »

He's lovely Glam

Bruno, Aimee loves nothing more than throwing off her poncho towel and tearing round bare arsed!

Tigs, That skin to skin is amazing stuff... Hope you get many more hours!!!

Congratulations Elliot!

Carla, how did the rice go? We just had some tonight, cooked in my new wok... I did it all in one go rather than 2 lots, was yummy!!

Weezl, thanks for the link, I'm just reading it now while hubby watches frost and nixon... Will comment in a while if anything occurs to me

Imogen was wandering round in her just knickers on Saturday after we got back from ballet and I'd taken off her leotard so she could go to the loo. All of a sudden she jumps into the living room bucko and shouts, "Ta da!" waving her arms in the air. Then, "I'm a rude-y dude-y!". To finish with a flourish she grabs her dinky (our word for bits) and says, "Look at my squidgy dinky!". So proud of herself. We were in stiches :rotfl:

tiamai_d wrote: »

Do you find you sweat more because of breast feeding? I seem to sweat a lot and it really smells. :rolleyes:

I sweat loads at night when I was first breast-feeding. It's one of the things I hate about it - that and wearing a bra in bed. It seemed to pass at about 6 weeks though and it didn't happen in the day.

Krystal or others who BF - is your let down still really painful & strong even after a few months? Mine is and when it happens randomly when he's not feeding it's really sore. Is this right? I'm still struggling with thrush (nearly 6 weeks now) so don't know if it's connected

elle_gee

Oh tigs, I meant to ask you earlier.. Have you seen anymore of the tv crew or did they stop filming and coming to see you after you found out Andrew would be coming sooner rather than later?

skintchick

Krystaltips wrote: »

She'll probably be right as rain after a good sleep skinty... Does taking her for a walk in the pram get her off to sleep usually? Caitlyn tends to drop off with motion but wakes when it stops... But she then is usually a lot calmer and more likely to sleep again without getting over tired...

Nope, she only sleeps in the sling but that never works at night for some reason. Usually she goes to sleep on one of our chests once it's bedtime (determined by her yawning).

BrunoM wrote: »

Aww Skinty good luck very upsetting when they're just so miserable. I'm afraid I've got no useful advice - sometimes they just can't handle whatever is upsetting them and they need comforting "all night" with breaks... I think Calpol and being there is about all you can offer. If co-sleeping is an option it might help... also might not... it might be a long night fingers crossed for you.

We already cosleep so will be doing that tonight as well.

I guess I could just keep feeding her. I don;t mind so much but it's the crying that's hard. She looks so miserable and is obviusly wanting to feel better and be smiley but feels too rubbish - her eyes are just pleading with me to make it stop

Fritha_2

skintchick wrote: »

I like using the sling cos she sleeps in it and people think it is so cute I'm almost a local celebrity now! (The crazy sling lady lol).

am hoping by 12 weeks she will be able to be put down more so I can do stuff.

lol I know the sling lady thing very well indeed, what kind do you have btw, I'm nosey :-)

Typing while feeding is an excellent skill to master, Celia lies on pillows (when she starts she's in it for the long haul my arms couldn't cope!) and my laptop is next to me!

angela6834

skintchick wrote: »

- her eyes are just pleading with me to make it stop

Oh Skinty, that just broke my heart. I really hope she settles down soon for you both. Take care, will be thinking of you tonight x

Lu_T

Oh, and yey Caz on the job and Elliot on the walking. :T

[QUOTE=Fritha;25106507
Skint, if it was me, and in fact it has been me many times, I'd just leave her plugged in, my general philosophy is if in doubt bung her on the milk. It seems to cure most of Celia's cisises! Or, I take her for a walk in the sling, or me and Himself rotate, I milk her up then he slings her then we swap! *hugs* we lurched from drama to crisis when she was small we at least get gaps now however miniscule they feel![/QUOTE]

Fritha - I'm really hoping it's just the sling you swap, not the milking her up :rotfl::rotfl: