MSE Pregnancy Club 25

Rups32

thanks for that fluffnutter. hope you have been well.

Rups32

ooohh we had our eye on this and its still on offer:

http://www.mothercare.com/Mothercare-Summer-Oak-3-piece-Nursery-Furniture-Set/psR3155-1,default,pd.html?cm_sp=ProductFeatures-_-Category%2520landing-_-Mothercare%2520Summer%2520Oak%25203-piece%2520Nursery%2520Furniture%2520Set

i want to get it but i dont know why DH is uhming and erring. grrr

emsaint

Congratulations Kitten and Rj on your bundles of joy

Before i have a rant, i need to check that it wasn't Rups32 on the 250 bus from Brixton to Croydon last night. I'm certain it wasn't but i don't want to put my size 6's in it.

Well i was getting on the bus and this bloke shoved me out of the way and said my wife is pregnant and needs to get on the bus. As i was on the way home from work and not being my usual lovely self replied and this is a couple of bowling balls up my top then:D. He looked me up and down and snorted she's 20 weeks gone. My reply was i'm 37 weeks so **** off. He shut up. His wife was mortified and the other women on the bus were laughing. The bus driver shouted to the bloke "don't mess with a woman due to birth in a few weeks you fool".

Thing is it's the fact he shoved me that wound me up, my pregnancy is high risk and i'm disabled so a shove could have had me on the floor . The bus was empty and his wife got a seat. Some people are so rude.

tattoo-

Thanks ladies, I will deffo give it a go, I guess I'm just worried about the pain and wanting to give up. I will just blame the hormones lol

LadyMorticia

savageHK wrote: »

if you believe the pro-breastfeeding crowd, practically any breast can breastfeed, only a very very small minority can't. I have two breastfeeding books lurking in my to-read pile, will see what they say!

ikkle87 wrote: »

Yes hun, just might need to express via hand/pump a little before hand to draw the nipples out or you can buy a little plastic thing called a nipplette to help x

little_miss_moneysaver wrote: »

LadyM it's completely up to you how you feed your baby. A few of my friends have tried bf and then stopped after a day or so and have been made to feel guilty by midwives etc for stopping, you've got to do what's right for you too do don't be bullied into thinking otherwise. I was in hospital for 4/5 days and on bed rest for the first 1/2 days so midwives helped me to hand express the first milk. Literally only 2mls came out. So if do have a section and are in a few days they could help with that until you get home so baby gets the colostrum? Baby took a while to learn how to latch so I fed him with the syringe so he didn't miss out.
I would chat to your dr/pharmacist about if this is possible. One of my meds was safe in pregnancy but can cause toxicity through breastmilk.

Thank you for the replies. My MIL says that I shouldn't feel guilty if I want to bottle feed but I already have a massive guilt complex about everything else so feel guilty about this too!

I'll look into the expressing thing etc. Thank you.

I'm on Tramadol and there is conflicting information about whether it's okay to breastfeed on it or not.

dizziblonde

Oh I'm glad we're getting onto the "breastfeeding is hard"... with the implication that bottle feeding's the easy way out insinuations - they're always welcome.

Why don't we just change it to "breastfeeding is hard... bottle feeding can be a pain in the butt - none of it is easy" and quit the value judgements.

Oh and the "you mustn't be bonded with your child if you didn't breastfeed it" - yeah - obviously I must just be some rabid child-hating cow. That one is INCREDIBLY insulting - and ball-oxs.

zcrat41

Interesting reading about all the thoughts on bf. I have another question to add - can you express just like every once in a while? I'm worried about the lack of sleep and figured that if once a week DH could bottle feed with expressed milk overnight I'd be able to get at least one good night's sleep a week!

Emsaint - loving your response to selfish pg man!

colli

gggrrrrrr Dizzi I'm angry on your behalf! :mad:. All I can say is that you're better off out of that mum's group, who wants to be friends with people like that?! I bet EVERY woman makes decisions that are "against guidelines" whether they be about breastfeeding, sleeping or whatever for the sake of their sanity and it's got chuff all to do with anyone else.

FWIW my mum breastfed me for 6 months (I'm the eldest) but just couldn't do it with my sister. Guess which one of us was the healthier child?! I caught everything going whereas my sister was rarely ill.

I'd love to breastfeed my baby and am going to give it my very best shot and we'll take it from there...

mishkanorman

tattoo- wrote: »

Thanks ladies, I will deffo give it a go, I guess I'm just worried about the pain and wanting to give up. I will just blame the hormones lol

:rotfl: I wouldnt be worrying about the pain of feeding, you have the birth to get through and ANYTHING after that is minor


I would definitely try it at least, it also has health benefits to yourself no-ones mentioned such as helping to contract the uterus and you burn calories whilst doing it so helps you lose some of the baby weight. The chemicals released when feeding also make you feel pretty chilled out, well did for me any way

The main piece of advice i found helped was If it isnt going right know when it back off and when to follow your instincts - it isnt supposed to hurt but can even when done correctly - for some it just doesnt suit.

For me personally I will be breast feeding, I had a much better bond with my youngest through feeding and the less hassle for trips out/visits and fitting it into a busy day made it all so much easier,


Rups - look out for a pm, now sorting it

moneypuddle

Hi - just popping in - Has anyone bought waterproof sheets for their moses basket and/or cotbed?