MSE Parents Club Part 11

jennynoo

Aww, all these people suffering with BF. I don't know if this will help but here is my experience of breast feeding:

I remember thinking this should just be natural and easy but nothing ever is and it took ages to learn how to do it right and even now we still have occasional issues. I couldn't have coped without having my sisters to ring to ask them for advice (both had just given birth a few months before me) so do try and get advice where you can if you want to continue. Things that helped me were putting finger in Erin's mouth to the roof of her mouth before latching her on so she remembered how to suck! Stopping her falling asleep while feeding so she would get on with it. Practising how to de latch a baby without pain! (So you can retry the latch when they do it wrong.) Lansinoh -lots of!, occasional expressing in the shower, telling myself if I could make it to two weeks I would be ok, trying different positions - inventing some of my own - lying on my back was sometimes quite useful when I was really struggling. Pulling on Erin's chip/lip after she was latched on incorrectly. And what a relief when I found out I could feed Erin lying down and fall asleep There might be more but I can't remember now, thinking back on it it's been quite a struggle but I've finally got to the stage where I love doing it and am really going to miss it when I have to stop.

Hugs to those who are struggling and I hope you find the help you need or can move on to FF.

Glamazon

Aless - did DH ever get his road tax back?
I had forgotten about mine and found the special delivery ticket in my purse.

£120 I had forgotten about! :j

Right, I'm off to bed and hope I can fall asleep before midnight *sigh*

pigpen

For those with BF woes...

Feel free to PM me I will do my very bestest to help.. I have seen a few of you are struggling but not read through anything but the last few pages.. I have a couple of years training (NCT BF counsellor) and 12 years experience I could offer to you if you wish?

EA.. Lily is a whopper of a baby.. many people struggle to BF larger babies that is the way of things. It actually takes 6 weeks to get bf established but if you decide to mixed feed or even move fully to FF before then does it really matter so long as you are happy and healthy and baby is growing and happy.. is there anything else more important?

There are so many things in life to make us feel bad and so many choices to make regarding our children sometimes the right ones are the hardest ones but does FF really count as neglect? You are providing an adequate source of nutrition for your child.. There are so many worse things you could be doing!

Chill.. stop beating yourselves up.. and employed bf counsellors are the most judgemental of people when it comes to supposedly giving impartial advice.. hence I refused to work with them!!

tiamai_d

Girls, it took me 3 babies to get BF 'right' and even then we had problems. I'm not in any way less of a mummy because I chose to ditch the stress and use formula.

Anyhoo, I'm off to bed now I have had my Caprica fix nighty-night xx

Oh, should I send Chris to nursery or keep him off so I don't have to get up and dressed and run about? Is it really lazy to keep him off or is my rest more important that 1 day of nursery (DH is off thurs and fri so I can bully him into taking him). Actually, I will take my own advice and keep him off.

Sami_Bee

BrunoM wrote: »

I say "good thinking batman" too Sami, and people look at me oddly

I am ok, keeping up with thread but not posting recently, bit of a funny/stressed mood in the last week or two, nothing in particular, posts from you lot alternately making me upset that I can't do more to help, jealous of your great times, or want another baby
I am still around!

They are obviously jealous of how cool we are with our funky phrase
hope you're feeling your usual self again soon

I'm off now peeps sleep tight

tiamai_d

No !!!! sherlock is a fave of mine, as well as good thinking batman!

cazscoob

hi all i had a really good night, no bullying me into going back lol! i had a really good chat and in conversation i brought up how i would love to do child nursing or midwifery, a guy from the next table came over and was talking to me about it as he is in his 2nd year of nursing and wanted to give me advice on getting in etc:D one thing he did say was that you wouldnt get in if you suffered from any type of depression do you think PND would be covered under that?
Anyway its given me a few thoughts and im thinking about doing the breast feeding support and access to nursing course this year, maybe give myself a taster of things to come?
Food was fantastic and i only had a few drinks, on the whole a very MSE night as i only spent £22!!!

*HUGS* to all those in need and hope things get easier for you and hugs for everyone else as a few drinks make you feel happy

tiamai_d

Caz, glad you had a good time!

I don't think that's true about depression, my mate from last year is in her 1st year Uni and suffers from depression. Plus, PND is hormonal so not the same as depression.

tiamai_d

*grabs Searching and has a random feel* hello lurker!

Buttonmoons

I still can't tell weather I have tonsils or not lol