MSE Newborn to 1 year (& beyond!) baby club 3

ashtray_heart

Thanks saffagal and lazywife. The last few nights my DH has slept in spare room and I've had her in a grobag, in a babymoov next to me. She then sleeps for 3 hours, wakes up to feed and goes back to sleep. Much better.

Saffagal

I wonder where Nutella has gotten to?

fran-o

Gone very quiet on here. Hope everyone is well.

Planning our first holiday abroad with little man, hoping to book something in the next week or so for mid September, prob Menorca, Majorca or similar. Anyone got tips for holidays/ flying with toddlers? he'll be about 20 months by the time we go..

minimuffin12

Hi fran, we went to majorca in june before ds turned 2. We took loads of books and snacks on plane and he was happy enough to look out the window/ read/ colour in and had a doze on way there. We went there as it was a short flight, 2.5hrs. We went to cala dor and I would highly recommend where we stayed, very family friendly and a lovely resort.

Dont think i have been on this thread for ages but im now pg with baby 2, (11weeks) altho sadly had a mmc in march.

Also wondering where nutella is?? X

BeNiceToMySelf

congratulations for baby 2 minimuffin & sorry to hear about mmc, hugs x

nattykins

Hi guys, I'm graduating from the pregnancy thread to here.

My son Logan is nearly 2 weeks old and I'm finding it tough going at the mo. We've had some good nights but theres other nights where my son is constantly attatched to me. I just burst into tears and feel really miserable. He also appears to be going through a phase of not wanting to be left to sleep alone. Me and my husband are both exhausted. I know it should get better but its hard at the moment

dizziblonde

ashtray_heart wrote: »

Went to GP about LO's umbilical hernia. Essentially will likely need an op but she is too small atm. Need to watch my diet carefully as gas pushes it out and she is a windy baby. Infacol definitely helping with wind. Doc suggested I co-sleep to get some rest as am BF and she still won't go in moses basket. Does anyone co-sleep and have advice?

I'm not around on here much these days but my eldest had quite a big umbilical hernia (looked like a little elephant trunk on her tummy). GP was pretty unconcerned - as long as you can pop it back in and it's not becoming "stuck" (although it was a horrid squelchy type noise doing that) then he reckoned it would resolve itself in time. Now aged 3 she's got a proper neat and tidy inny.

BeNiceToMySelf

nattykins wrote: »

Hi guys, I'm graduating from the pregnancy thread to here.

My son Logan is nearly 2 weeks old and I'm finding it tough going at the mo. We've had some good nights but theres other nights where my son is constantly attatched to me. I just burst into tears and feel really miserable. He also appears to be going through a phase of not wanting to be left to sleep alone. Me and my husband are both exhausted. I know it should get better but its hard at the moment

Hi nattykins
congratulations on the arrival of Logan, great name!

It does get better day by day. I remember counting the days until it got better that's how hard it was.

To be perfectly honest all babies don't want to go to sleep on their own and even then wake up for frequent feeds. I'm not sure if you are breastfeeding, but if you are then baby needs the night time feeds to stimulate your milk supply - that's when the important hormones are the highest. Learning to breastfeed in side lying was fantastic - try to visit a babycafe if you can to get help.

You sounds as if you are going through a lot of shock and tiredness too - it is a big shock to the system for most people. I really thought my life was over! I think I had this misconception that I would have a baby that woke up every 3 hours, wanted a quick feed and then let me get on with my life! How wrong I was. There seems to be a wrong view that a 'good' baby sleeps through the night but a 'bad' baby doesn't and it's the parents fault - this isn't true at all, most babies don't sleep through the night especially at 2 weeks.

If you think something is wrong with your baby always get them checked out with your gp and you can get them weighed to check they are growing. I found mum groups and baby cafe a complete lifesaver - I needed support cos I was hanging on by the skin of my teeth.

hope this helps, big hugs x

nattykins

Thank you for your lovely advice BeNice!!

Well, last night I made the decision to switch to formula. I can't tell you the amount of relief I felt, I feel like a MASSIVE weight has been lifted!
Given the choice between carrying on breastfeeding and getting post natal depression (was heading down that slippery slope) OR formula feeding my baby boy and being happy and having a beautiful bond, I know which I'd prefer!!!! I need to do what is right for me, as that has a knock on effect on my son and also my husband. I would always choose happiness over anything else!

Mrshaworth2b

You have to do what is best for you and your family and don't feel guilty about switching. My one regret about my first was worrying about what people would think of me bottle feeding when all that had been rammed down my throat was breast feeding.

At least your partner can help feed now and give you a little rest. Feeding is a bonding time anyway regardless of whether the baby is attached to your nipple or a teat.

Congrats to minimuffin sorry about your previous mmc.

I'm 24 weeks now and have been feeling like death for the last few weeks, I'm on iron tablets now but Dr took my bloods 10 weeks ago for something unrelated and didn't tell me my iron was already low, had to find out from the receptionist looking at my notes on Monday.

Lo is looking forward to the new baby, thinks they will be able to go on slides together and play dinosaurs, keep telling him they are pretty boring for a few months first so he's not dissapointed haha.

Really hope Nutella is ok, anyone heard from her?