MSE Pregnancy Club 21

madnessandmayhem

Alfalfa wrote: »

Morning ladies and bumps and new babies! What a lovely day it is today.

Just had a quick look over the last few pages and want to say a huge congrats to the new mummies- well done!

Just about to go out shopping (highlight of my weekend, maternity leave is rather unexciting...) and me and OH were just talking about milk for our imminent arrival. I'm going to give breastfeeding a go but if it doesn't work out for me and the baby we're going to bottle feed. Got my steriliser, bottles, teats etc but just realised I have no clue what milk formula we should get! Can anyone suggest what they think is best??? Like I say, breastfeeding will be tried but if it doesn't work out for us I'd like to have some formula in the house so my baby doesn't go hungry! Any suggestions ladies???

Hi,
I would suggest getting just a few of the ready made cartons to start you off-a whole box of powdered milk is almost £9 :eek: and at least you will have some should you need to give bubs the odd feed through the night-you could always send oh out to get a box if you find you are going to need it, so you dont waste it by opening a biox just to give the odd couple of feeds as -I cant remember how long you can keep it for once opened???

Alfalfa

nic2075 wrote: »

Alfalfa- I started off BF both mine and stopped after a couple of months with DD and only a couple of weeks with DS.

For DD I used SMA and DS I used Cow & Gate. I believe they are all pretty much the same. Some babies don't get on with certain formulas so don't buy too many just incase.

I plan to BF again and if I give up I'll use C&G simply as it's slightly cheaper.
Aptimal is about £1 dearer than the rest.

It's great your giving BF a go, if you need to go get formula I'd just pick the 1 tin and see how baby takes to it. Hth

I was thinking of Cow and Gate, I've heard quite a few ppl say good things about it and my sister used it for my niece and nephew. Thanks for the help, think we'll get one tin today and see how things go x

madnessandmayhem

jojo1978 wrote: »

Morning ladies, what a busy day for announcements yesterday, have just about caught up.
Congrats kaylzbob and DueMarch. Sammy, i hope your silence is meaning things have progressed for you.
I think we have decided on a name, if someone can add it next time the lis gets done. (i'm struggling to do anything with only one spare arm )

Here's another pic of Henry James, named after mine and dh's grandads, i know they both would have loved to have met him.

Congratulations!! he is gorgeous and that is a lovely photo!!! I love the name as well-it suits him!! xxx

chickywiggle

what a lovely name (and meaning) jojo.

we used cow&gate milk for DS1 for no reason other then it was cheapest (by a few pence). just got one to stock up for DS2 then realised in tesco flyer SMA is now over £1 cheaper.... ohhh welll. C&G cartons make brill storage for dusters/ bibs/ spoons/ dummmies/ muslin cloths.

Apricot

Jojo - that picture is amazing! He is absolutely gorgeous!

I can't remember if I congratulated everyone or not but it won't hurt to do it again:

Congratulations Jojo, Duemarch & Kaylzbob - hope things have moved along for sammy!

Alfalfa I will probably buy a few cartons of Aptamil or Cow & Gate - I remember someone saying that SMA produces smelly sick! I will probably only get a few cartons though just in case it doesn't agree with bubs. Don't want to be stuck with a whole box full!

Teenie_D

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Waterbaby - 9th March 2011
coops228 - 18th March 2011 ? Planned C section 22/3/11
My1stbaby - 20th March 2011 ?
Mummy2angel - 20th March 2011:male:
Sammy_Girl - 23rd March 2011 :female:
Princess Coupon - 24th March 2011 :male:
gratefulforhelp - 24th March 2011 ?
annibee - 31st March 2011 :male:
Alfalfa - 31st March 2011 ?
dustystar02 - 1st April 2011?
Dipsy - 6th April 2011:female:
bellabear - 7th April 2011 :female:
TitchD - 7th April 2011 ?
sarahjanetim - 7th April
Ema_o - 9th April 2011:male:
Neeny82 - 15th April 2011
Keith - 15th April 2011
Cutterby - 18th April 2011 ?
wendz86 - 20th April 2011 :female:
vroombroom - 20th April 2011 :male:
iceicebaby - 21st April 2011:male:
Teenie - 23rd April 2011?
nic2075 -28th April 2011 ?
Charlie1978 - 28th April 2011 :male:
Chickywiggle - 1st May 2011 :male:
Digitalphase - 3rd May 2011 :male:
Fantafan - 9th May 2011 ?
Zebusi - 12th May 2011 :male:
Rachaelc - 12th May 2011 ?
Evansangel - 14th May 2011 :male:
becky_sleaf - 17th May 2011
Alamaya - 19th May 2011:female:
Fluffysox - 21st May 2011 ?
lizbob - 21st May 2011
madnessandmayhem - 22nd May:female:
GarnetLady - 5th June 2011 :female:
Abby35-10th June 2011:female:
Madbird - 13th June 2011 :male:
Perdi - 17th June 2011?
narabanekeater - 18th June :female:
Katrinadionne1808 - 24th June 2011
Smlsave - 25th June 2011
SDH - 29th June 2011 ?
Brednall - 1st July 2011
Kiraroo - 1st July 2011
mrsspendalot - 2nd July 2011 :male:
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Karen1907 - 7th July 2011
ds1980 - 7th July 2011
Kirstle99 - 8th July 2011 :male:
Chopsie&Chelvis - 10th July 2011 :female:
Supermaiden - 11th July 2011 :male:
star_ka - 11th July 2011
Pixiepops - 13th July 2011?
Firedrone - 15th July 2011 :male:
hattifattener - 20th July 2011
liley9 - 21st July
pipersky - 24th July 2011
sparkle76 - 26th July 2011 :male:
Apricot - 27th July 2011 :female:
Breast Cancer Survivor - 30th July 2011
Sequeena - 4th August 2011 :male:
harieta - 7th August 2011
My_Gorgeous_Ellie-Belle - 12th August 2011
c l a i r e - 14th August 2011
Doglover - 17th August 2011
Clarieloo - 19th August 2011
jcr16 - 21st August 2011
forumgrazer - 30th August 2011
ecoelle - 5th September 2011
little angel - 10th September 2011
Puzzledbubbles - 11th September 2011
ddebski_us - 17th September 2011
bella2121 - 23rd September 2011
MissWonderlust - 23rd September 2011
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:male:Hitchins - 5th March 2011 - 3.43pm -George Robert- 6lbs 1oz
:male:Babyboysmummy - 5th March 2011 - 11.45pm - Alfred 1.02kg/2.2lbs
:male:Kaylzbob - 9th March 2011 - 07:46am - Jack James Stephen 8lb 12oz
:male: Rockinbikergal - 10th March 2011 - 6.57 pm - Timothy James - 7lbs 4oz
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Teenie_D

Congratulations Due March!!

Jojo what a beautiful photo!!!

pigpen

Alfalfa wrote: »

Morning ladies and bumps and new babies! What a lovely day it is today.

Just had a quick look over the last few pages and want to say a huge congrats to the new mummies- well done!

Just about to go out shopping (highlight of my weekend, maternity leave is rather unexciting...) and me and OH were just talking about milk for our imminent arrival. I'm going to give breastfeeding a go but if it doesn't work out for me and the baby we're going to bottle feed. Got my steriliser, bottles, teats etc but just realised I have no clue what milk formula we should get! Can anyone suggest what they think is best??? Like I say, breastfeeding will be tried but if it doesn't work out for us I'd like to have some formula in the house so my baby doesn't go hungry! Any suggestions ladies???

I used aptamil for mine in conjunction with breastfeeding.

SMA was like white water and I may as well not bothered feeding them. We used Cow and Gate when the Aptamil was recalled one time and it made mine sicky and have a runny bum. I used Farleys (heinz) for DS1.. do they still even make it? lol

Evansangel

I use Aptamil because im a sucker for advertising. People say its the best so i believe them :rotfl:

Also, the SMA was a yellowy colour and made Lily sick. So i refused to use it lol.

Im 32 weeks today! :j
Only 8 weeks left, cant wait to meet my boy

wendz86

Jojo- beautiful picture and lovely name, I'm sure your Grandads would have loved to meet him.

I got my bag from Argos, looks like should fit everything so will try later. I still need to get an outfit together for leaving hospital. So far i only have the jogging bottoms.