MSE Parents Club Part 6

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Glam, he is totally cute

Angela, I agree with the other 2, see if you can talk to your consultant or MW and they will be able to help you work through it. Or talk to all of us

Skinty, other than calpol and lots and lots of hugs, or a cool cloth on the forehead if there is a temperature, not sure what else you can do. It normally only lasts form a few hours to a couple of days and then she will be right as rain again

((hugs ))

tiamai_d

angela6834 wrote: »

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

It still wasn't your fault, one day you'll beleive me

Fritha_2

Lu_T wrote: »

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

Pain on letdown was always my biggest symptom of thrush, in fact, apart from one random time it's the only time I've felt let down. Lots of probiotic stuff is what finally saw off our thrush!

I think (Krystal?) that 'painful' letdown can just be a symptom of fullness, I asked my big boobie that question a while ago as I had a random painful letdown that was a sharp pain (unlike my thrush pain which was more a pushing pain) and two others said they had the same thing sometimes and she explained why and I'm sure it was something to do with fullness, gaaahhhh Krystal help, I made a right hash of that one!

skintchick

Fritha wrote: »

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!

I use a KAri Me. I do have a ring sling as well (SLingEasy) but it was a gift and I don;t like it that much.

I'm having an issue right now with the sling giving me blocked ducts in my right boob if I wear it for over 4 hours - now Lilia is heavier it's obviously pressing somewhere but I can;t work out where and it's so annoying! I can clear it within a few feeds but I do fear mastitis if I can;t one day.

I can;t work out how to BF while wearing her though - just can;t see how I'd get her in the right position.

emlou2009

keelykat wrote: »

Re-posted as it went to bottom of the last page *blushes*

I've got some good news, about an hour ago I was stood hugging my husband-we both looked down at Elliot who was standing by his toy box, he then let go and took 3 steps all by himself!!

*proud mom moment* lets hope he does it again!!

keely.

:j:T yay well done elliot!!

Glamazon wrote: »

Jack in his bouncer - Day 6

he is SO gorgeous!

Krystaltips wrote: »

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!!

they did it on 4 ingredients today, how random!


i have just munched on a super tasty microwave syrup sponge well half of one, the other half is staring at me, OH better hurry up putting seth to bed if he wants his share... :think: :drool:

Fritha_2

Lu_T wrote: »

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

Celia record feed once was 11 hours straight, trust me if I could have made him lactate I would have done! That made me pmsl btw :rotfl:

tiamai_d

Skinty, I usually dim the lights, stick on baby tv (a dreamy journey is on through the night with soothing music and pretty colours), dose them with paracetamol, get some soft blankets and cuddle up for a long night when of mine are feeling poorly, regardless of age.

Krystaltips

Lu_T wrote: »

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

Erm, got me thinking now... The thrush could be contributing to it, thrush pain is usually more shooty and deep inside rather than at the nipple... My let down is definitely less uncomfortable now than it was but can't really pinpoint when it became so... In fact I only realised because you asked... I think it's one of those gradual things that you don't realise... It also happens a lot less randomly now too...

ETA... Fritha, you're theory could work in that you have a more prolific supply in the early days and are often quite fuller at each feed, as supply evens out to what baby needs, you're less full at the start of the feed and at random points in between...

Off to bed... Baby is grumpy...

Tigsteroonie

elle_gee wrote: »

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?

Stop filming? Heck, they wanted to film my section - and got told a very firm No :rotfl:

They came back about 4 days after the birth (on my invitation), filmed me & Marley talking about how it had gone and how we felt now, took some footage of Andrew in SCBU, and the NeoNatal Consultant offered to talk to them on camera about the problems with very premature babies. We then had to stop filming rather abruptly as my section wound decided to flood the floor of SCBU

They're holding back at the moment (the presenter had her daughter just over a week ago), but I will see if they want to do a final filming session shortly, now that life has settled down.

Glamazon

Fritha wrote: »

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

I've got him some tiny baby ones that actually fit now

I told OH u were 'the sling lady' when I mentioned Monday to him!

I think I'm deffo going down sling route - I like yours but also the greeny one I tried last time. This time I can try it with a baby in :j:j