MSE Parents Club Part 16

wendz86

It is a strange feeling but you can't see anything happening and it is nice to be awake so you know whats going on!

I didn't enjpy the early days either, enjoying it much more now.

tsstss7

I have to buck the trend and say I loved the first four weeks with a passion. Quite makes me sad to know I'll never have that again (too old now lol). I had a cs too (every time) so had to really slow down during this time so it meant I got forced in to spending oodles of time with my new little one. My problem was I resented any intrusions into my baby bubble - esp problems with feeding which meant I had to pump 8 times a day for both ds2 and dd.

I have to echo above advice regarding c sections the sooner you are up with catheter out (ie able to make it to loo unaided) the better generally. BUT please dont overdo it ...people in the beds next to you will be treated to groans and sighs of pain when you have used your quota of pain killers and they aren't touching it! When I had dd the woman in bed next to me did this (I thought she had a normal birth because of it - she was eating chinese food with a bevvy of visitors and getting up to dish out food to them etc).

With my cs's I was on my feet after about 10/12 hrs the first two times times but longer for dd as she was a planned cs and this was done in the morning consequently I was in bed all that day and wasn't really allowed up until the following morning.

Can I do a baby crow lol dd has two teeth :-) no signs of any others coming to join them though. Not sitting up yet though so we haven't properly weaned as I am "sort of" following guide lines so waiting until she is 6 mths and/or sitting up to wean.

I am looking for a high chair that is both supportive and easy to clean - we aren't near an ikea so cannot get the antelope one so am hoping for suggestions - does anyone have a good one to recommend preferably with a plastic tray as I had a wooden oneb before and got annoyed that highchair toys sucker plates etc wouldn't stick. Thanks for any word of wisdom x

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Wonder_Womble wrote: »

Thanks for the info and advice ladies. I'm proper bricking it about the section :eek: I've had major surgery before but that was under a GA, I think it is the thought of being awake when they slice me, but in the same respect I don't want a GA - contrary or what :rotfl::rotfl:

i didnt really get the chance to think about it to be honest,, ive had two easy natural births (well as easy as it could be when it hurts lol) then with lo it was an emergency . they was going to put me out but whn i got in the room they fount babys heart beat again so said i could have an epidural, honestly i didnt feel a thing, a little rummage of movement but no pain. until the epidural started wearing off then they gave me some morphine and pain killers

*Dee*

hi everyone

I normally lurk but i thought i would pluck up the courage to post. I have a little girl who will be 12 weeks on sunday. She is quite a good girl but is waking at 4-4.30 every day! It doesnt matter what time i give her a dream feed she is still awake then, she does go back down but not till 6! Has anyone got any ideas to get her to sleep through later?

Dee xx

Doglover

Hi Dee, glad you've decided to leave lurkdom! Congrats on your DD.

I can't help that much as my LO isn't a great sleeper...but... Dream feeds don't work here! There is a pretty big growth spurt at 3 months so it's prob that. Are you able to top DD up during the day and combine with it a last thing dream feed? It may just be that she'll need the 4am feed for a while until she's past this growth spurt.

Can't help witg the delay in her going back down. What time do you put her to bed?

Gillyx

I don't have a baby (yet) but I'd say 12 weeks is still young to be expecting to sleep right through, even with dream feeds. What time do you put her down?

I'd say waking once a night, you're doing excellent at such a young age My friends little boy is around the same age and the health visitor was really complimentary to her about her baby only waking once a night. (He was breast fed and put on to formula around 12 weeks and was sleeping with only 1 wake up within 2 days!)

gizmodo_2

Dee, it's really hard to give advice about sleeping as I am learning all babies are different, what works for one doesn't for another. Also what works now doesn't work later! What is her sleep/feed routine like?

My DD was sleeping about 9pm - 7am at a guess at that age. But it went pear shaped at 16 weeks (probably the growth spurt) and she started waking 1-2 times in the night for feeds again. I fed her at night for about 4 weeks until I felt she was doing it out of habit rather than hunger, and that was when I introduced a dreamfeed (not really a dreamfeed as she woke for it) and also putting her to bed earlier and on top of that sorting out her day time nap routine. Since about 20 weeks old she'd been sleeping 6:30 - 7:30 (with the dreamfeed at 10pm-ish), then she naturally dropped the dreamfeed after a few months weaning. It's been a lot of intuition and what I feel is right, but I also think I've been incredibly lucky...I'm going to be in shock if the next baby doesn't sleep!

jenjade

hey just popped in to say hi and see if there are any familiar names which there are loads of!

I have 4 weeks left before i come and join you all ;-) can't wait. i have been reading this thread for a while!

Doglover

Looking forward to all the preggo ladies coming across soon!

*Dee*

Thanks for your replies she was sleeping till 6 up until last week when it just stopped. We have tried keeping her up later but that just resulted in a very tired baby screaming till 11 as she refused to sleep and then she still woke up at half 4!
I might try an extra bottle during the day and see how that is. She tends to go down about 8 normally but if we have guests or are out then it's later as she is nosey and likes to see what's going on!!