MSE Parents Club Part 10

got-it-spend-it

Beenie- if Henry has a bottle of EBM I tend to then pump when I next feed him, if that makes any sense! So next feed, he feeds off one side and I pump the other. Seems to work fine for us, but not sure if that's the 'proper' way to do it!

BeenieCat

Thanks guys... I'm pretty empty both sides at the mo she's been feeding all night, but if i can get her to sleep through i'll be full both sides in the morning so i could feed one side, express the other...

Or i might just not bother at all lol.

No real reason for it, just want to see if she'd settle better.

searching_me

:hello: mm hope you have a good first day back ... not gonna be the same ... will text you make sure you're ok x

My_Fathers_Daughter

Sami_Bee wrote: »

:T Maz fingers crossed it happens again

Weezl you are so lovely!

Hubby goes away for a month in the morning

You poor thing. I have severe missing hubby blues after just 4 days

BeenieCat wrote: »

hi all, just a quick q if nobody minds...

If i was to give Amber 1 bottle of formula tonight, should i be expressing in place of that feed?

I don't want to muck my supply up or anything, so if i need to express in place of the feed i won't bother.

One night shouldn't make a difference but if you regularly give a bottle and don't pump then you may lose that bit of your supply (if that makes sense) Your body tends to know what time it is. If you don't use your supply at say 8pm each evening then it starts to think that you don't need milk at 8pm.


Lots and lots of get well vibes to Tara's DGD and stay strong vibes for DD and Tara and DDOH. xx

ladybirdintheuk

MFD is he on the mend? Do you know how much longer he is likely to be in? You probably said already, and I've missed it, sorry!

A couple of nights without DH is sometimes good in some ways - I tend to sleep better without his snoring, and it is nice to have the option of the tv off, but not for too long

money_maker_3

I have a nice glass of smirnoff ice, have just painted my nails and now have my feet soaking in the foot spa !! Iam spoiling myself this evening

MFD - hows hubby doing?

sami, what time does OH go ??

aless02

aww SS, I loved Lyon! Lots of hills, yes, but a nice city (and yummmmy food!)

Ooo, I'll have to sneak over to the Preg Thread to see how SJ is doing, yay!

DH is making angry noises at me being on the comp again...be back later.

searching_me

sounds good mm ... well deserved before tomorrow x

My_Fathers_Daughter

ladybirdintheuk wrote: »

MFD is he on the mend? Do you know how much longer he is likely to be in? You probably said already, and I've missed it, sorry!

A couple of nights without DH is sometimes good in some ways - I tend to sleep better without his snoring, and it is nice to have the option of the tv off, but not for too long

In all honesty I don't think I appreciated the seriousness of the operation he was having when he went in so I wasn't really prepared for talk of 4 or 5 day epidurals and drains and physio to walk down the corridor

I still haven't been able to visit and part of me is very glad because I think I would have gone into meltdown seeing him all hooked up and helpless.

He still has the oxygen tubes up his nose and from all accounts is a very poorly man

He had one of his drains taken out this morning (which he said was gross because he had 12 inches of pipe inside him :eek:) and the doc said the other drain would need to be getting less than 30ml per day for him to be let out. Tonight he said the bag had 150ml in it

They have taken his epidural out, which is a positive step, but he is in serious amounts of pain, despite the multitude of painkillers he is being given (I had told him to take neurophen in with him like I did when I was having Benjamin )

He managed a standing up wee today :T and a walk down the corridor pushing his drip trolley so he is doing well. It is just all a bit of a shock.




My ex had a hernia op when I was with him years ago and he was out next day and, whilst he had to take it easy for a while, he was fine. I kind of expected the same thing here.

In actual fact they have cut through all his stomach muscles (again) and put a heavy duty mesh in place to keep his innards from popping through _pale_ then they have glued him back up - he is not happy - he says he looks like a cornish pasty :rotfl:


Sorry, you probably didn't want detail but typing it out and having a little cry has made me feel a bit better. xx

Becles

That sounds awful MFD. Hope he feels better soon xx

And take care of yourself too xx