MSE Newborn to 1 year Baby Club 1

toniq

Jess has 20mins in the morning,then 20mins around 5pm then starts her night time around 9pm, she is stirring, gonna get some floor time bits out so she is distracted when she wakes and doesn't cry! Ah well at least i got a few sips of a coffee!!!Hope u get cooking done xxx

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whowants2brich

PS If we get more than 90 minutes before feeds at the moment, we are doing well. But most of the time, if we put him down, 15 minutes later he is wide awake and asking to be picked up and to have some attention. Unfortunately, when I'm not looking, he gets fed, rather than reading, play time, etc...

turtlemoose

welcom whowants2brich! do you have any proper breastfeeding support groups nearby, not just a mum and baby group? Might be worth visiting.

I find BFing much quicker than bottlefeeding, especially when you take in to account the sterilising etc - although R is not used to bottles so that may be why.

If you think that your LO is not satisfied at the breast, it could be that he is a little bit of a lazy sucker (especially if he's used to bottles!) and not getting enough of the hindmilk (that's the fatty, calorie laden good stuff!) - it doesn't come out immediately so they have to work for it. Google Dr Jack Newman, and look up "deep breast compressions". They push the milk forward in the breast, and I know when I am expressing for my freezer stash, I can see the colour change when I do the compressions - it becomes much yellowier/creamier. You can do the breast compressions while feeding (although does take a couple of goes to get the hang and not pop the baby off! stick with it!), and it can make baby a) encouraged to keep going as they may get a squirt of milk causing them to automatically swallow and b) get the fatty milk in them quicker rather than a belly full of watery foremilk.

Although, please remember, that in hot weather, babes will probably want to drink more, just as you do - and nature is clever enough to make the BM more watery when baby wants it to be. Welcome to the world of on-demand BF! We are 11 weeks here and I promise it gets easier the bigger they get, but as I was told by a lovely midwife in the hospital (the minority!), that it is the 4 Ps..it takes Patience, Practice and Perserverance but it all Pays off in the end.

Just a thought, as you are doing a formula top up, is your wife expressing (hand or pump, doesn't matter) at the time of that feed? She will need to do this to trick her body in to thinking that that level of milk is required....remember the more you take the more it makes.

Sammie_03

Woo hoo I managed to cook all the veg and blend the fruit whilst Noah watched mickey mouse clubhouse!! He started getting hungry so I'm just feeding him whilst the veg cools down then I can blend it all, freeze it and I'm done for the next 2 weeks!


My kitchen looks like a bomb has hit it though!!


Xx

turtlemoose

oh and toniq well done on a PM nap! I also struggle with afternoon sleeping, but he has put himself down for not one but TWO naps today so I am in a little bit of shock!

It's excellent as I have had to prepare some tribunal stuff AGAIN and it's pretty much the most important document of the whole case, so mega stressful. It's done now, just scanning it and it gets emailed at 5pm. This is scary stuff and I am worrying about not having a job to go back to at the end of it all (legally they can't do that but ...in reality i'm sure there's ways they could make it happen).

leannekr

hiya all i've been on here before but not for a long time I just wondered if anyone knew how to get over PND without seeing a gp I hope people don't think i'm jumping on this thread just for help but I literally have no one to talk to about it and I really don't want to visit the gp if anyone has any expeirence with pnd please message me thanks x

*Ro*

Hello all xx

Leannekr - ((( lots of hugs ))) I'm am sorry you are feeling down, I am afraid that I don't have experience of pnd but I have found this link that may help
http://www.pndsupport.co.uk/
There are some other ladies in here who have suffered/are suffering with pnd you are very much not alone. I understand that you don't want to see a Gp but please try and talk to someone who is a professional. Having a baby is very hard what with all the hormones, tiredness and stress. We have all had tears too. I don't know your situation but feel free to say what you want here we all understand how hard being a mum is but if you are feeling down you will get better, posting on here regularly knowing you are being listened too will help as well xxxx

turtlemoose

It's quiet on here tonight!

Leanne I don't have any experiences to share but I hope some of the other ladies will be along later or tomorrow and may be able to help you x

Sammie i'm impressed at your forward planning, well done!

I have got 7 oz of milk in my fridge that I'm going to freeze, does anyone know if I can put Mondays (from about 3pm) milk in the same container as Tuesday's (11am), or do I need to keep them separate?

*Ro*

Turtlemoose

I agree extremely quiet not normal am sure they will be back on tomorrow!

Sorry am no use re the breast milk, I never froze mine I only had such tiny amounts when I did it ages ago and Scott is ff now.

Whowants2brich - hello glad all going ok.

Toniq :hello:

leannekr

hello again thanks its not my daughter as such that i'm stressed with it's more her daddy i'm feeling a bit better now just was really upset earlier i'm not sure if its pnd i'm not really depressed, my daughters amazing i'm just so stressed out and tired since she's been crawling and climbing i'm finding it difficult to make time for myself i've not been eating just living off energy drinks so keep getting headaches but i guess i just need to get daughter in a routine and relax a bit more.

Thanks ladies means a lot to finally feel someones listening my oh never does! x