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Hawksmuir wrote: »

We bought about £250 worth of reusable nappies, liners, pants etc, before Cameron was born.

Now at 16 weeks we have hardly used them, however we have taken them out of the packaging so they were easier to store. (Tommee Tippee size 1)

Will this be sellable on ebay ?

Why on earth not ??? I can't go back to dispicables now .......

But to answer your question:

If you have actually used them, then it is against ebay rules to sell USED reuseables, however, if you have just prewashed them, then you will be fine.

One place to sell used nappies is usednappies.co.uk, but you can also find another thread about selling them here.

HTHs

tsstss7

3KIDSNOMONEY wrote: »

Hi everyone, just after a bit of advice.

I am breastfeeding my 3 week old and feel as though i ought to continue, i have bf for 7 months before and know i can do it. Finding it difficult as i have other children and am thinking about introducing a formula feed in the evening to give the option of OH feeding and so that i know that baby has had a good feed before bed and hopefully might sleep better. Has anybody else tried this, did you regret introducing formula?

Also, i passed my driving test when 36 weeks pregnant and have my own care now, but am avoiding driving with baby in the car. eventually i am going to have to drive with him in the car. Was anybody else nervous about driving with a newborn?

Another question, Thinking about introducing 'bedtime' to baby already by putting him to bed at 7.30 every night. mainly because my son who is nearly 5 still doesn't 'do' bedtime and i really think i will need some routine this time. Did anyone else try this?

Thanks everyone.

hi 3 kids

i do the ff before bedtime as lo wont sleep at all without and I can never pump enough for a full feed (or even half) and was becoming sick to death of pumping due to numerous bfeeding problems. However I must admit that it can cause problems in supply so I would have prefered to pump, and it definately doesn't make my baby sleep through 7 till 7 -he has never gone more than 8 hrs between feeds even when fully formula fed.

"nanny knows best" advocates expressing with or after first feed and that might have worked for me as I have more milk then BUT have to do school run so no time to fit it in.:rolleyes:

Best bedtime advice I was given previously is to introduce a relaxing routine 9bath story bed ) and to do half an hr earlier each day until you reach the time you think is right - this works on all littlies up to about 6 or 7 by which time they know what you are doing!

tsstss7

3KIDSNOMONEY wrote: »

Hi everyone, just after a bit of advice.

I am breastfeeding my 3 week old and feel as though i ought to continue, i have bf for 7 months before and know i can do it. Finding it difficult as i have other children and am thinking about introducing a formula feed in the evening to give the option of OH feeding and so that i know that baby has had a good feed before bed and hopefully might sleep better. Has anybody else tried this, did you regret introducing formula?

Also, i passed my driving test when 36 weeks pregnant and have my own care now, but am avoiding driving with baby in the car. eventually i am going to have to drive with him in the car. Was anybody else nervous about driving with a newborn?

Another question, Thinking about introducing 'bedtime' to baby already by putting him to bed at 7.30 every night. mainly because my son who is nearly 5 still doesn't 'do' bedtime and i really think i will need some routine this time. Did anyone else try this?

Thanks everyone.

hi 3 kids

i do the ff before bedtime as lo wont sleep at all without and I can never pump enough for a full feed (or even half) and was becoming sick to death of pumping due to numerous bfeeding problems. However I must admit that it can cause problems in supply so I would have prefered to pump, and it definately doesn't make my baby sleep through 7 till 7 -he has never gone more than 8 hrs between feeds even when fully formula fed.

"nanny knows best" advocates expressing with or after first feed and that might have worked for me as I have more milk then BUT have to do school run so no time to fit it in.:rolleyes:

Best bedtime advice I was given previously is to introduce a relaxing routine 9bath story bed ) and to do half an hr earlier each day until you reach the time you think is right - this works on all littlies up to about 6 or 7 by which time they know what you are doing!

daphne_descends

3KIDSNOMONEY wrote: »

thanks for your replies. gonna try expressing before i try formula milk. once i have worked out how to do the pump i got new off freecycle. Really could do with oh feeding last feed as so tired and bf makes me feel worse and going to try bedtime routine. he can't weigh much over 9lb so i am not expecting him to sleep thru yet but a few hours would be good. does anyone
else find that bfing suppresses their appetite? i'm ok when not feeding but as soon as he's feeding i can't eat.

been leaving baby with mum if i have to drive anywhere but this isn't ideal when bf'ing so gonna have to start driving with him. midwife says that babies are more resiliant than you might think and my 'jerky' driving won't do him any harm - i just get so nervous that i want a bit more confidence first - just wish i had done it years ago as bringing up my other kids when i had to walk everywhere or use buses or miss out on doing things was really hard.

What pump have you got? I have tried two - and got nowhere at all with a Boots own brand one, but better success with a MAM handpump - I gave that up though so would happily pass it on to you if it might help.

I am not trying to start a debate on breast vs formula - Elliot has had formula and I don't know how much longer I will breastfeed for (claustrophobia is kicking in) but do be aware that any formula you do give does reduce the benefits of breastfeeding. If I had known I wouldn't have given it but there you go... what's done is done but I wish someone had told me that there are risks not only to your supply, but the likelihood of allergies and future problems does increase with any formula given. I do sympathise with how draining it is and that's without 3 others to look after.

My appetite has never been so erratic, I could barely eat for days after the birth, and am off so much that I used to eat, and fancy things I never liked (I'm NOT pregnant!)

My mother has driven for the last 25 years but is still terrified with Elliot in the car so sounds normal to me - I'm sure you'll relax with time

SusanC_2

tsstss7 wrote: »

"nanny knows best" advocates expressing with or after first feed and that might have worked for me as I have more milk then BUT have to do school run so no time to fit it in.:rolleyes:

That's when I express as well as expressing from both sides before I go to bed. I did try expressing while feeding but Alice got such a shock from the noise of the breast pump that she stopped feeding and it was too difficult to juggle a baby and a breast pump.

3KIDSNOMONEY

Thanks for the offer fac73 but the pump i have got is a mam handpump which i got off freecycle brand new. i will let you know how it goes. really don't want to give up feeding but not sure if i can carry it on this time as so tired,

dougggie

hi all, great to be finally joining this thread! My little boy Edwyn arrived by emcs on 15/03 and life has been wonderful chaos since.

unfortunately as a result of the c section have had lots of b/f probs and jaundice so have to express as well as supplement with formula. Think the formula is causing a few stomach upsets so can someonr remind me which brand was mentioned earlier in the thread to avoid or recommend? So tricky with him being less than 2 wks but have been using hipp baby and don't think his stomach is coping, but ebm isn't enough

tsstss7

Hi dougggie

congratulations on the birth of your little boy!

I had similar problems to you as I ended up having to have a section and couldn't breastfeed at all until 5 days after birth. Ds was in scbu and was being formula fed to regulate blood sugar levels and by the time he came out the only bmilk he had recieved was expressed.

Ds started on aptimil (which is the one talked about earlier in the thread) but had terrible colic so we switched to Aptimil easy digest which seemed to help a bit. However since then we've also had no problems with hipp and other milks so I think it may partly have been due to his age.

Becles

Agutka wrote: »

I spent the whole weekend listening to 'in my day' comments from older family members. Apparently I was weaned on mashed vegetable and chicken soup, much earlier than 6 months.
My SIL is the worst. She acts like an authority on children, or worse than that, a baby nutritionist! Grrrr. All her 'advice' comes with a good dose of 'you should be' 'you can't' 'why aren't you' :mad:

Get used to it! My SIL had her first baby last July, so she is 3 months younger than Charlotte (who is my third!). I'm such a bad mother as I don't do this and I don't do that and "guidelines say"...... zzzzzzzz

It gets worse when you get into the "playground politics" when they start going to nursery/school. You get the holier than thou people "I wouldn't dream of letting my child do that", the superior beings "of course he's being doing that since he was 18 months old", the always pristine people who look down their noses when you turn up in saggy jogging bottoms and tatty hair as you're running late, and so on.

You need to learn to grow a thick skin and let it all wash over you. As long as you are bringing up a happy healthy child and you're happy, then who cares what anyone else says or thinks?!

I like this thread as people are so friendly and nice with each other. People say try this or try that, and others come back and say what did and didn't work for them. Nobody gets huffy or looks down on people, and I really value the friendships on here because of that.

daphne_descends

IT starts in pregnancy though, doesn't it? There will always be someone to tell you that they ate pate every day for nine months, just as there will be someone to sneer at you for having a soft boiled egg!

I remember a MALE friend telling me what I should be feeling at various stages of pregnancy and how I would cope with birth etc - I wanted to punch him! Still do in fact

I just smile and nod now, 'yes that's very interesting, I'll take that on board, thanks', whilst thinking 'whatever'