MSE Parents Club Part 9

karen1907

Oh all your kind comments are making me cry - thank you

I joined a breastfeeding group when Tegan was 2 weeks old luckily - would recommend it to everyone. A few of us from there meet up at each others houses on a monday as well (altthoug with this weather it is hard to get out)

I kept asking my HV about the feeding and she checked and said Tegan was latching on okay so the only thing I can think is that I am getting tired and not eating/drinking enough which is affecting my milk supply?? Maybe OH will take over a bit tomorrow so I can get a bit of rest and me time.

I know that she will take a bottle after expressing over christmas( I use the freebie bottle that was mentioned on the pregnancy forum that is meant to resemble the way babies breast feed called breastflow )

SugarSpun

tiamai_d wrote: »

SS, did Molly like her apple then?

The !!!!!! look on her face was wonderful - but she loved it and was grabbing the spoon to get more of it into her :rotfl:

SeptemberBaby wrote: »

Very exciting, SS! Have you booked your flights yet and forgiven the postman?!

I've found the most absurd flights - £885 each if we fly from Munich to Heathrow, then get ourselves to Gatwick and fly from there (three hours after the first flight lands :rolleyes:) but if we make our own way to Gatwick the same flight is £495. Since you can get to and from Gatwick for £49, I think they're being ridiculous!

Just waiting to see where we need to stay, so I can see if a package is better value, then I'll book :j

I'd never buy the Paul Frank stuff, Boo, but I'm very pleased that BIL will :rotfl: I just wish it was a neutral colour for recycling for the next kid (just in case).

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

The blanket is the same as the inside lining of the footmuff - white with what looks like fruit polos on it

Ooooh that's not what we have. *wants*
Lovely of your husband, too - and I do think it's wonderful that you both have such a good relationship with the practice wife. And that you call her that.

Tia, your footmuff sounds lovely

Karen, Feelie's advice re breastfeeding is very sensible - I find that Molly won't entertain a bottle but during growth spurts all I seem to do is sit under her while she feeds ... and feeds ... and feeds. But they only last a few days to a week at a time, thankfully.

Bruno, the US passport's fairly easy to get, although you need colour photocopies of all your documents. They don't need you to actually give them your passports for any length of time though, hence Molly has a US one but no German or UK one yet.

boogellyboo

Karen huge hugs, I know where your coming from as Tegan sounds just like Isla. I still have the odd sob to OH as I just feel like no matter how much I feed her its never enough to settle her properly so Ive also been toying with a formula feed at night.

The problem we have is its very hit and miss if she'll take a bottle of ebm so formula could be just as much faff then I still end up breastfeeding so have even less time of an evening.

You've done great feeding this long, I now set myself a goal of 'just one more day' and then if I get through that 'just one more' So far its working for me.

weezl74

elle_gee wrote: »

Did that routine come about so you could enjoy your daily dose of AT interuption-free, weezl? :rotfl:

:rotfl:do you know, I've gone right off him now! I think it might have been a hormone blip . Perhaps Alan as a middle name for Kester in tribute though?

xxx

elle_gee

*hugs* Karen xx

I suggest flapjack and porridge (or any other form of oats!) for energy and milk supply

boogellyboo

elle_gee wrote: »

*hugs* Karen xx

I suggest flapjack and porridge (or any other form of oats!) for energy and milk supply

I made a big batch of flapjacks the other day and OH kept scoffing them! I tried pointing out they were really for Isla and he was denying his daughter but he had none of it. *wanders to kitchen to check if all the ingredients are in to make more*

angelfairy

weezl74 wrote: »

:rotfl:do you know, I've gone right off him now! I think it might have been a hormone blip . Perhaps Alan as a middle name for Kester in tribute though?

xxx

i should hope so, he is yuk yuk yuk and he looks like a duck

(apologies to anyone else that has a AT fancy)

Tigsteroonie

After GISI's photo of Henry in his bumbo yesterday, I said I'd upload a photo of Andrew in his - to give you an idea of his size!

elle_gee

boogellyboo wrote: »

I made a big batch of flapjacks the other day and OH kept scoffing them! I tried pointing out they were really for Isla and he was denying his daughter but he had none of it. *wanders to kitchen to check if all the ingredients are in to make more*

OH is refusing to buy more golden syrup after the last tin accidentially spilt all over the cupboard :whistle:

boogellyboo

Tigs that piccies adorable!