MSE Newborn to 1 year Baby Club 1

Gillyx

I had an epidural and a boy who wouldn't latch and he only lost 3oz of his birth weight. Interesting to hear that though. I got told the same thing about the kidney failure, in all seriousness I think they over react and do it because formula feeding is easier for them x

katiechoc_2

Welcome and congratulations to all the newbies! Hope everything settles down for you all soon.

Turtle I'm another fan of dentinox - G got cradle cap really badly and also scratched all his hair out but it only took a couple of washes with dentinox and it cleared up. I think the first hair always drops out anyway so don't beat yourself up. George has some new hair coming through now.

He's still sleeping atrociously, up 4 times last night and then up for the day at 6.30 . Been reading a tesco magazine about weaning though and getting quite excited about getting started! Going to get bowls and stuff this week and speak to the hv on Tuesday.

sunshine_1988

Hi katie
Sorry to hear sleep still bad
Hopefully its that he is ready for weaning and it settles down soon. Hope the HV can give you some advice if not.

I was super excited about weaning too. I do think that just a small meal mid evening really filled him.

X

sexymouse

Yes I had an epidural during the birth due to the length of the labour and it was also a forceps delivery. I was on the epidural for over a day! It will be interesting to see when he is weighed tomorrow as none of us were expecting him to be big from the fundal measurements. Thanks for the info on this - it's something I didn't know.

Well this afternoon we had success of a type - he latched on to the left breast for around 5 minutes and actually had a feed - we both ended up with milk all over us when he came off the nipple! I also managed to express with a hand-held pump so that I could feed him from the right breast when he woke up around 20 minutes later still hungry, but he also needed to have a top-up with 5ml of formula. Moon was able to give him the breast milk and the formula so think he was pleased with this. Jonathan is currently asleep in his Moses basket absorbing some of the last sun?rays of the day to help his jaundice.

silly_moo

turtlemoose wrote: »

Did you have an epidural during the birth? I ask because it can cause baby to retain fluids, causing an inflated birth weight. Meaning when baby loses weight in the first few days, it can seem more than it actually is because their birth weight wasn't accurate. My baby lost 11.8% and got made to feel like dirt, I had a paediatrician tell me that I was causing my baby to be dehydrated, and that my decision to breastfeed was going to see my baby in intensive care with kidney failure :eek: it meant my baby got given 100ml of formula, before I had the courage to say no and got some decent BFing support. I will always resent that so-called doctor ruining my boy's virgin gut, especially when there was no need. He's had nothing but breastmilk before and since though.

That's really interesting, I didn't know that. I also had the epidural and maybe our LO didn't loose 15% of his weight like we thought he did.

I'm not saying that the doctor did the right thing by giving your LO some formula and I'm glad (jealous) that you're able to continue breastfeeding but I've learned that in certain circumstances a formula top-up is necessary. At least it was for us.

The hospital tried to persuade me to give him formula from day 1 but I didn't agree and now feel bad about it as our little guy did get dehydrated. He only had one wet nappy in 24 hrs and no dirty nappy in over 48 hrs and my baby brain hasn't realised this is not right. When they checked his sodium levels at the hospital they were seemingly way too high. If we had waited any longer before giving him formula it could've ended badly. My stubbornness and the total "anti-formula" attitude could have caused him a lot of harm.

janninew

sunshine_1988 wrote: »

Welcome cherylpop I will add you to our list tomoro when am on laptop if you like.

Hi janinne, fab about Poppy sleeping in her cotbed :j how did you do it in the end?

X

I didn't do anything hun! After our last failed attempt and Poppy got very upset I hadn't tried her again and was just letting her sleep in her moses! Over the last week she just seemed to grown up a little (probably doesn't make sense, but I had a feeling she would be ready!) so I decided to try her again last night and she was fine! We only had one wake up at 3.00am but that was due to a dirty nappy. Hoping it wasn't a fluke and she settles again tonight - fingers crossed!

sunshine_1988

janninew wrote: »

I didn't do anything hun! After our last failed attempt and Poppy got very upset I hadn't tried her again and was just letting her sleep in her moses! Over the last week she just seemed to grown up a little (probably doesn't make sense, but I had a feeling she would be ready!) so I decided to try her again last night and she was fine! We only had one wake up at 3.00am but that was due to a dirty nappy. Hoping it wasn't a fluke and she settles again tonight - fingers crossed!

Oh brill xxx

janninew

I wish I could offer some advice with regards to getting started with breastfeeding but I can't really as my situation was quite different and I end up expressing for 14 weeks to keep Poppy fed. I am an expert on feeding by expressing only! She is still breastfed now and it was true for us when people say things just seem to 'fall into place.' I had a real battle, but I'm very stubborn and it was only my own feelings of guilt that stopped me giving up, I was lucky not to have any pressure put on me. I really want to breastfeed her until at least February when she should have been born.

The only advice I have is to do what feels right for you and your baby. I don't let other people's opinions bother me when it comes to feeding my baby. My Cousin who has a baby who is 7 months was shocked that I gave her an Ella's pouch when we met for coffee on Friday! Somebody shoot me, giving my baby baby food! :rotfl:

delain

silly_moo wrote: »

That's really interesting, I didn't know that. I also had the epidural and maybe our LO didn't loose 15% of his weight like we thought he did.

I'm not saying that the doctor did the right thing by giving your LO some formula and I'm glad (jealous) that you're able to continue breastfeeding but I've learned that in certain circumstances a formula top-up is necessary. At least it was for us.

The hospital tried to persuade me to give him formula from day 1 but I didn't agree and now feel bad about it as our little guy did get dehydrated. He only had one wet nappy in 24 hrs and no dirty nappy in over 48 hrs and my baby brain hasn't realised this is not right. When they checked his sodium levels at the hospital they were seemingly way too high. If we had waited any longer before giving him formula it could've ended badly. My stubbornness and the total "anti-formula" attitude could have caused him a lot of harm.

Sillymoo I wish I could thank this post twice.

I tried to bf DD1 and after 3 weeks of hell on a stick where my ex insisted 'breastmilk is only natural its the only thing she needs millions of women have.done it before' all the while she was losing weight, crying for boob ALL the time, I was sore and crying, and I got to the point where I could hardly even look at her, all because I was getting 'breast is best' shoved down my neck all the time by ex who wouldn't entertain top ups.

Anyway after 3 weeks the HV intervened and DD1 was switched to FF and I could finally bond with her.

It was a huge contributing factor in my PND and I get mad when people seem to think bf is the only way to bond with your baby!

Btw that isn't a criticism of anybody here more a rant about stupid clueless men :rotfl:

*Nutella*

cherylypop wrote: »

Hi can I join in please-nice to be involved in mummy conversations... Baby Samuel was born 15 August this year and ismy first-looking forward to being involved in MS conversations for mummies-thanks!

Congratulations and welcome! Hope your little man is doing well and that you're enjoying being a mum x