MSE Pregnancy Club 17

maureenjscott

SJ - well done, the pictures are gorgeous! Hope you get a good nite tonight! Good luck with the scheduled feeds!

Welcome to the new folks on the list!

Labour vibes to NikkiT and anyone else who's needing!!

Gonna check out my local tesco in the morning see if they've got the baby thing going on! I dragged the cot out of the storage cupboard earlier tonight - cant wait to build it!!! Just need to find some bolts! lol
Then awesome DH brought in KFC bucket!!! He's so good... how do I tell him I forgot to arrange a babysitter for our Valentine's Dinner night out tomorrow nite!!!??? :eek: argh!
mo x

Sarah_Joanne

aless02 wrote: »

SJ, how on earth are you doing scheduled feeding? If I tried to do that, Finn would wail the house down until the 4 hr mark as quite often he wants it sooner than that...do you just let him be hungry until then or what? Not criticising, but just curious as to how it works!

Well, basically I had been feeding on demand as suggested by MW, so every time last night that I put him (asleep) in his basket he'd wake up and root around, stick out his tongue etc like he was hungry so I was putting him to the breast he was latching on, feeding for a few minutes and then falling asleep. So i was leaving him a little while then putting him down but every time he'd wake back up and the cycle would start again!

This morning I was so tired as this had gone on from 1.30am til 5am and I was exhausted! So I decided after I fed him around 8am that I would leave him even though he looked hungry and so I didn't feed him til 12.30. He rooted around a bit and stuff was generally happy til then. Did the same until 4.30pm and the same til about 9pm although he was still waking up, mumbling, whimpering, crying a little but settling himself. Then I also decided that maybe he was a bit cold so I wrapped swaddled him and put a hat on and he went down into his basket and didn't really hear a peep from him (apart from a really loud stinky poo) until 1.30am

Fed him, swaddled him and he's gone back down and still sleeping soundly.

So I think basically he was possibly just too cold and was liking the boob for comfort and the warmth of being held. He was ok when we held him too before, obviously cos he was warmer then too, was just when I put him in his basket that he complained.

I feel bad that I didn't realise sooner but it is a steep learning curve so not being too hard on myself!

So I'm not feeding bang on 4 hourly or anything, but I'm making sure I leave it til i know he'll be hungry and not just feeding whenever he roots around!

Not sure if that's what you meant and sorry it's long winded but hope it maybe helps?!

Anyway, back to bed now, night! xx

barksavingmad

Morning ladies, woke up with stinking cold but feeling happy as saw sprout last night. I'll chat later as got a day at work today, but here he/she is (OH and I think he!) - hope you're all ok with me posting it up for you to see x

PrincessPlaty

Just a quick heads up ladies the Boots Natural Touch Feeding Bottles x4 were originally £11.99 a box they have been reduced to £3.00 a box because they are being discontinued.

Please dont be tempted to buy them! I paid full price for them before i had Kaden was only using them for storing expressed milk in and letting DD1 feed bubs but they leaked everywhere! I brought 8 of them and everyone of them was the same! :mad:

Luckily they took them back and let me exchange them just thought i would warn you incase any of you had brought them or were tempted by the low price!

Huge labour vibes for nikkit!!

Appropriate vibes for everyone else!
xx

kindofagilr

nikkit72 wrote: »

lovely pics sj, and yes I'm still here, little man very quiet tonight , think its all work I done today, I hope its a good sign , he's saving energy for the birth . I wish , x

Tv time now see you tomorrow

I hope little man was saving his energy to be born!

Jolene yeah I can see how that is, like I'd love to know when beany was coming but at the same time if I had a date I think I would be constantly checking the date and gettig stressed about it lol

Twinkles can you talk to your MW? maybe ask them if they can start you off? Idont know if they would but because of your illness they might be able to do something?

Welcome Elanic :-) xxx

Som I hope your OH has a nice birthday, and its a shaem you had to stop aquanatal

barkingsavingsmad s/he is gorgeous

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tired, and I have a slight headache, and my wisdom tooth is hurting

I think I have a headache cos I am tired? I dont want to keep taking paracetamol!

Well I am going to log off anf watch tv see if I can get rid of headache

nikkit72

morning all,

oh how i feel rough , i had contractions again in the night for about 5 hours and thought i would get up and go and have aparcetamol and a bath , so while water heating up had a bounce on ball , and voila NOTHING !!!!!!!! all stopped again,

The contractions last night were mostly in my lower back , would start off in back for about 40 secs then filter round to belly for about 15 secs then go away , this was about every 4 minutes ,from about 2 am, omg i am really feeling !!!! now., i have the most awful headache imagineable , right at front of head and really painful , not sure to do with being tired, the contractions or what, and my ankles are so painful like i have run a mile, not swollen though .

The pain seems to be coming back in my back but not as bad as last night and not going round front just all in my back .

im off to lie on sofa be back in a bit

Somnium

DP - Duplicity was ok for something to watch at home, wont go down as one of my fave films but wouldnt say it was bad, a lil hard to follow at one point but quite clever

SJ - sounds like its working for you and thats what matters

barksavingmad - thanks for sharing the scans, very cute

kindof - hope you shake headache soon x

nikkit - hope you feel better after your nap.

OH just got up and is now walking dog so making him sausage sarnies He asked why I hadnt written baby girls name in his card and had just written bumpette so looks like we'll be sticking with the name we have. I think he is secretley hoping she'll turn up today hehe, where as I wouldnt mind here showing up on my birthday in 4 weeks cos she'd only be 7 days late then lol, tho as time passes dont think I'll have the patience.

kindofagilr

nikkit72 wrote: »

morning all,

oh how i feel rough , i had contractions again in the night for about 5 hours and thought i would get up and go and have aparcetamol and a bath , so while water heating up had a bounce on ball , and voila NOTHING !!!!!!!! all stopped again,

The contractions last night were mostly in my lower back , would start off in back for about 40 secs then filter round to belly for about 15 secs then go away , this was about every 4 minutes ,from about 2 am, omg i am really feeling !!!! now., i have the most awful headache imagineable , right at front of head and really painful , not sure to do with being tired, the contractions or what, and my ankles are so painful like i have run a mile, not swollen though .

The pain seems to be coming back in my back but not as bad as last night and not going round front just all in my back .

im off to lie on sofa be back in a bit

(((hugs)))

I really hope little man comes soon for you, your not having a good time.

Thansk Som, its gone for now so must have needed a nap.

I feel so bad, my brother is 30 next week and he asked if me and mam wanted to go halves on 24 seriers 1-7 inc redemption cos it was £75 on play.com well I went to order it this morning and the price has jumped to £150

So I had to text him the bad news about it cos we cant afford 150 and to ask if there was anuthing else he wanted

and he replied saying there is nothing else, all he wanted was that, so that made me cry

he has text back saying sorry but he's in a bad mood today

But I feel so bad that I'm just gonna have to get him money for his 30th

Me and OH might be going to pics tomorrow I want to see avatar or valentines day, and I might suggest we go to pizza hut too nom nom

neneromanova

Is anyone else feeling horribly uncomfortable even at 13 weeks? Also how soon did you all feel your second kicking? I think I can feel flutters....but don't know if that's just gas *blushes*

Here is my scan of bubs, or "Dave" as the OH is calling him/her. He wants to call it Dave after David Gilmour if it's a boy....I said no!

maureenjscott

kindofagilr wrote: »

(((hugs)))

Me and OH might be going to pics tomorrow I want to see avatar or valentines day, and I might suggest we go to pizza hut too nom nom

Kindof - me and DH are going to cinema and pizza hut tonight for our Valentine's night - brought it forward as the 50% off vouchers for the hut finish today - this is the last nite for using them - if you need a link i'm sure it'll be on the MSE main site somewhere or pm me and i'll email you with it. Just thought i'd let you know in case this is of use! hope you dont mind.
mo x