MSE Pregnancy Club 25

scottishchick27

Congratulations Kitten, can't wait to see a picture xx

zcrat41

Huge congratulations kitten - hope you are feeling ok x

got asked to be a godmother today which was a bit of a surprise but a very nice one! Enjoyed having a wee cuddle thinking it'll be me soon.

Candycane_2

Amazing news kitten and lovely name too.

ikkle87

congratulations Kitten xxxx

PurpleFairy26

Aida wrote: »

Congratulation Kitten!!! So happy for you :j:j:j.

Ladies did you buy our breast pump second hand or new? Does Avent bottles fit Medela pump?

There should be a small bottle, a medela one, that comes with the pump. You then attach that, pump in to there. I just then transferred it into freezer bags and labelled it and froze it until I wanted to use it.

Word of advice from my first, the only bit of advice that I followed from gina ford was to start pumping even minute amounts after two weeks and storing them. Otherwise when baby has a growth spurt about 6 weeks your body won't have enough milk to feed their hunger. This is often the time that most people give up. I didn't pump every day or anywhere near as structured as she had in her 'plan' but I did as and when I felt I had time and could and it made a big diffence.

Hope that helps someone.

Massive congrats kitten. Like many, I've been lurking regularly for your post

Rups32

overdone it this evening. came home and started on dinner and it took me forever to follow this recipe. DH is at kung fu and his brother was at gym so i am still waiting for dinner to cook in oven and i have just sat down. i am so so tired. i washed up as iwent along as i dont want bil touching dishes now i want to go and sleep. ;( and am hungry. stupid food. i made a mess in the kitchen too and have cleaned the counters but cant do the floor so will ask bil. might as well.

rjh090384

Ok ladies birth story time.

Show at about 7am on Monday 27th contractions soon after. Went to mlu to get examined - 2 bloody cm. did sweep and apparently plug came out more.

More contractions through the night - went in again 7am ish to mlu again. Still only 2cm but clearly regular contractions did another sweep and said u can go up to consultant led for induction. Went up got a private room due to latex allergy whoop. Sat around contracting. Three hors later I wanted pain relief. Was refused gas and air as not in established labour but said u can have pethidine. She examine me agai to check I wasn't established still 2cm. Took the pethidine. Slept a lot. It wore off by about 6pm. I sent oh to go get midwife as I felt like they were very close. She said sheds t want to examine me as new shift was coming on and they would want to examine me but no reason why I can't have gas and air. While waiting for it she realized how close contractions were and said oh dear I better check you. Gas and air yum 5cm dilated up to delivery an hour later.

Queue more pethidine and loads a gas and air. Had to be on constant monitoring due to baby being so over due and big. Can't really remember much until pethidine wore off - queue lots of waters breaking and wetness and ouchie noises head out then I wedged people to hold my legs back to get rest of him out cos he was so big.

Popped out - he didn cry I was panicking - turns out he just a chilled wee man as his apgar was nine.

Got stitched up. Second degree tear. Fed him Shower and back down to out room by 5am - then they asked when I was going jenny grumpy old midwife. To which I replied when I'm ready lol.

Wee man is an angel. Stitches not so good apparently they missed a bit so just have to see how it heals. Home now. He's a hungry boy breast feeding then being topped up by 20. Ml of formula as my milk not in yet.

I have no idea how I managed to do it at all. Other half was majorly supportive! His name is Myles by the way. If anyone knows how to put a pic up from Facebook feel free

Rups32

ah rjh poor you. such hard work. but the end result was so good hey? lovely name for your little man. congrats again. hope youare resting and healing well. thanks for sharing the story..

where is this face book group of yours?:)xxx

mintedby30?

Huge congratulations to kitten and rjh!!!

morocha

Hey, just an observation...

I bought a electric breast pump but i am only planning to use it so DH can share the experience with me and give me a break, also MIL can look after baby maybe an odd time when we go out.
When my little girl was having a growth spurt (sp?) all she wanted to do was to be at my breast all the time, which i left her, then my breasts started producing even more milk to cope with her demands... i never heard that they go hungry when they are havin a growth spurt?