January 2018 Babies Club

bee06

Pocos wrote: »

I know logically I shouldn’t feel guilty! Just can’t help it!

A sippy cup from 4 months brilliant thanks for letting me know!

I know, easier said than done!

Toots

Little one is drooling like mad lately, I think teething has started. My son was the same but it took months before the teeth actually came through. I've 2 bibs on the baba now and they're almost soaked through :pac:

saggycaggy

Did you try the sippy cup Pocos?
My wee man is 13weeks tomorrow and will not go near a bottle!!I've poured so much breastmilk down the sink after trying him on the bottles.
I'm due to go to a show next week so not sure what I'm going to do -my husband might have to wait outside

Loads of drooling here too Toots,and eating his hand buy doesn't seem to be in any discomfort or anything thankfully.

Toots

Yeah lots of chewing hands here, too. She's also had a good chew of mine and the hubby's fingers. My little boy has wanted her to have a chew on his too, but we're trying to discourage that, because once she actually has teeth she could hurt him if she bit him too hard.

We had to leave the little one with my parents for the day this week, so I left a couple of bottles and plenty of bags of breastmilk, plus a couple of the premade formula cartons in the unlikely event that they ran out of breastmilk. Well, we arrived back about 5 hours later... ALL the breastmilk was drunk plus one of the cartons! I'm surprised the child didn't explode! I think every time she cried, they panicked and thought she was hungry so they fed her :pac:

Pocos

saggycaggy wrote: »

Did you try the sippy cup Pocos?
My wee man is 13weeks tomorrow and will not go near a bottle!!I've poured so much breastmilk down the sink after trying him on the bottles.
I'm due to go to a show next week so not sure what I'm going to do -my husband might have to wait outside

Loads of drooling here too Toots,and eating his hand buy doesn't seem to be in any discomfort or anything thankfully.

Hi saggycaggy

We bought the sippy cups and it says 4 months so waiting till later in the week. She will be 4 months on Wednesday! Probably won’t make a difference but if it says 4 months I tend to go by the packaging!

Oh the amount of breast milk that has gone down the sink is cruel!!! Such a waste! Someone said that sometimes they don’t like breast milk from a bottle but try them on formula! So we have the instant stuff so gonna try the formula and see does she like that! I had planned on EBF till 6 months but a bottle of formula here and there won’t be the end of the world!

We have given it a 2-3 week break so hoping when we revisit it she will be more open to the bottle! She is 17 weeks tomorrow so I’ll let you know how we get on!

Mad drooling and hands in the mouth here! No sign of major discomfort. There was 2/3 days where she was very upset and couldn’t eat as it seemed to hurt her as she latched on. One dose of calpol was needed those days. The form was much better after she taking it so she must have been in pain! Rest of the time she’s been fine

heldel00

Hi all. Yes our little dolly is like a tap. We regularly have to change vest and top if we've forgotten to put on a bib. Haven't given calpol yet but have it on standby.

Husband has really got into having a little girl. He comes from a family of 6 boys and was quite panicky about knowing what to do (as if its any different!!!)
Well i nearly dropped the other day when he asked me for a different top because the one i gave didnt match her leggings!!

bee06

Any unused breastmilk can be kept for other uses like in a bath, healing nappy rash, cuts, burns or cradle cap. You can use put it up their nose if they have a cold (works better than saline drops), heals conjunctivitis. It has amazing healing powers. And you can get breastmilk jewellery made as a momento as well.

rainbow kirby

We have the drooling and hands in mouth here as well. I'm getting wet patches on my tops every time A goes in the sling!

My 2 year old had chickenpox last week, we're in the awful waiting game now to see if A gets it...

donkey10

Toots wrote: »

Yeah lots of chewing hands here, too. She's also had a good chew of mine and the hubby's fingers. My little boy has wanted her to have a chew on his too, but we're trying to discourage that, because once she actually has teeth she could hurt him if she bit him too hard.

We had to leave the little one with my parents for the day this week, so I left a couple of bottles and plenty of bags of breastmilk, plus a couple of the premade formula cartons in the unlikely event that they ran out of breastmilk. Well, we arrived back about 5 hours later... ALL the breastmilk was drunk plus one of the cartons! I'm surprised the child didn't explode! I think every time she cried, they panicked and thought she was hungry so they fed her :pac:

OMg i can totally relate to this. He was left with my mother in law and i had told her what he was to drink etc and if he cries to entertain him by walking him around on her shoulder or playing with a puppet he likes. I came back and she hadnt listened said he was hungry he was then overfed and wouldnt sleep that night it was a disaster

donkey10

bee06 wrote: »

Any unused breastmilk can be kept for other uses like in a bath, healing nappy rash, cuts, burns or cradle cap. You can use put it up their nose if they have a cold (works better than saline drops), heals conjunctivitis. It has amazing healing powers. And you can get breastmilk jewellery made as a momento as well.

Is there an expiry for the breastmilk that it can be used for those things

donkey10

saggycaggy wrote: »

Did you try the sippy cup Pocos?
My wee man is 13weeks tomorrow and will not go near a bottle!!I've poured so much breastmilk down the sink after trying him on the bottles.
I'm due to go to a show next week so not sure what I'm going to do -my husband might have to wait outside

Loads of drooling here too Toots,and eating his hand buy doesn't seem to be in any discomfort or anything thankfully.

Whats the idea of the sippy cup?

bee06

donkey10 wrote: »

Is there an expiry for the breastmilk that it can be used for those things

I don’t know exactly and can’t find any guidelines but I would say for external uses there would be no issues but I’d be more careful if using for eyes or nose infections. You need such a small amount for them I just hand express then anyway. I just freeze anything that can’t be drank again (mark the bag and store it away from the normal stash) for future use.

saggycaggy

donkey10 wrote: »

Whats the idea of the sippy cup?

It was mentioned as a suggestion from 4months when the baby won't take the bottle

mojesius

Hi ladies.hope it's all going well. Our little girl has definitely started teething as well... everything in the mouth now! We have given her Calpol a few times and bonjela. Bought those teething granules as well, will try them later

On a personal note, how are ye getting on with shifting the baby weight? I'm 3.5 months pp, weight seems 'stuck' by around 1.5 stone. Havent dropped any weight on the scales since just after she was born. It's so disheartening. I'mil doing pilates twice a week and 3 very short jogs a week (3k) plus baby walks and watching what I eat as much as I can with bf but extra weight seems stuck sorry, I know it's trivial and I need to be patient but fitting into clothes is tough... maternity gear is too big and normal wardrobe is too small still. How are ye finding it?

Have any of you brought your baby swimming yet? Thinking of taking her for lessons next month

Pocos

Hi mojesuis

Sorry to hear you are struggling with the weight! And it’s not trivial! It’s important to feel like yourself! Also be nice to be back to your regular clothes! Fair play to you with the Pilates and running and breast feeding!!! That’s amazing!

It’s probably not what you want to hear but my baby is 4 months old. I’m about 2 or 3 pounds over where I was before I got pregnant! To be honest I found the weight went pretty quick. I put it down to breast feeding so I’m surprised you are struggling and not losing the excess pounds! Now my mum and sister always lost baby weight quickly so it could be genetics too! Do you have female family members who had babies? Did they struggle? Are you someone who usual struggles with weight? Is this your first baby?

It can be disheartening when you are trying and working on it! I wonder how others are getting on! Hopefully you will start to see results soon!

mojesius

Thanks Pocos. I thought the weight would come off a bit quicker too with bfing but I guess I'll need to be patient. At my ideal weight before I was pregnant, I was running quite a lot and fairly fit. Prior to that for years I struggled with weight a bit - had to work for it. Girls in family who've had kids tended to keep some on, so I guess I'll need to work it off harder.

I definitely overindulged just before she was born and after on chocolate and take aways, only cut that out since Easter so will just keep it up and see how I get on. I thought bfing would suck it all out lol but need to also be a bit more regimented on healthy foods. Also I'm mid 30s, maybe metabolism is a bit slower

All my skinny jeans are laughing at me lol

rainbow kirby

I'm still huge, but my comfort eating doesn't help. It took me a long time to lose the weight after #1 and right now I'm 2.5 stone heavier than I was on my wedding day 3 years ago, which is a bit embarrassing.

heldel00

Mojesus you sound like superwoman!!

When i got the nerve pain in my shoulder after she was born i didn't eat a meal for 3 weeks. Went to skin and bone but just couldn't eat.
Then i was put on pain blockers that slow metabolism and people pile on weight so I've been cautious since then but am back at prebaby weight.
That's not much help to you but helps me to have a bit of a moan!

Just to add - i may be back at prebaby weight but my shape has changed considerably. Hips are wider than ever before which gives the illlusion of a flat arse. Used to be quite proud of my ghetto ass!

mojesius

rainbow kirby wrote: »

I'm still huge, but my comfort eating doesn't help. It took me a long time to lose the weight after #1 and right now I'm 2.5 stone heavier than I was on my wedding day 3 years ago, which is a bit embarrassing.

I know how you feel! My first anniversary is coming up and I watched the video the other night, didn't appreciate my figure then at all (unknowingly was early in pregnancy at wedding). I comfort ate a lot if I'm being honest during the day when husband was at work. Hard to find time to cook decent meals and I was craving chocolate like mad.

I can imagine it's much tougher after the second baby!

mojesius

heldel00 wrote: »

Mojesus you sound like superwoman!!

When i got the nerve pain in my shoulder after she was born i didn't eat a meal for 3 weeks. Went to skin and bone but just couldn't eat.
Then i was put on pain blockers that slow metabolism and people pile on weight so I've been cautious since then but am back at prebaby weight.
That's not much help to you but helps me to have a bit of a moan!

Just to add - i may be back at prebaby weight but my shape has changed considerably. Hips are wider than ever before which gives the illlusion of a flat arse. Used to be quite proud of my ghetto ass!

That sounds awful, hope the shoulder is better now! Nothing worse than back/neck/shoulder issues. May I ask by being cautious what did you do? 3 square meals and no snacks?

I know what you mean about the hips. You'll get your ass back! Im carrying all the weight on my thighs and ass, stomach is going but scales not reflecting that. Patience it is!

heldel00

No shoulder is still completely paralysed. The bigger my baby is getting the harder it is to manage. 12-18 months recovery. Could cry when i think about it but it could be worse.

By cautious i mean:
Dinner almost always eaten by 6pm
Only snack on fruit after that
Do i really need that biscuit??
Lots of water (well i do drink lots of diet coke too if I'm honest)
Mints (i find that if im really craving something I'll just have a milkymoo. Lasts a while and takes the "want" off of me)
2 boiled eggs in morn (keeps me going until at least late afternoon)
No sweet things in the house (i have a packet of jelly babies for the toddler and gingernut biscuits for the husband because i can't stand either and wouldn't eat them if ya paid me!)

That sounds terribly regimented but we let loose at weekends!

BTW i booked 4 nights for myself and husband in Portugal. Children will stay with my parents. Beside myself with the excitement of a lie in!

donkey10

heldel00 wrote: »

No shoulder is still completely paralysed. The bigger my baby is getting the harder it is to manage. 12-18 months recovery. Could cry when i think about it but it could be worse.

By cautious i mean:
Dinner almost always eaten by 6pm
Only snack on fruit after that
Do i really need that biscuit??
Lots of water (well i do drink lots of diet coke too if I'm honest)
Mints (i find that if im really craving something I'll just have a milkymoo. Lasts a while and takes the "want" off of me)
2 boiled eggs in morn (keeps me going until at least late afternoon)
No sweet things in the house (i have a packet of jelly babies for the toddler and gingernut biscuits for the husband because i can't stand either and wouldn't eat them if ya paid me!)

That sounds terribly regimented but we let loose at weekends!

BTW i booked 4 nights for myself and husband in Portugal. Children will stay with my parents. Beside myself with the excitement of a lie in!

You are really strict on yourself! BTW fruit is very high in suger are you snacking on it a lot? If so this could be causing you not to loose the weight.

Do you not eat lunch? Maybe try get that in too.

Portugal sounds fab! We were going to go away but were just too afraid of bringin the baba with us in case somethin happened and we needed hospital etc

Pocos

mojesius wrote: »

Thanks Pocos. I thought the weight would come off a bit quicker too with bfing but I guess I'll need to be patient. At my ideal weight before I was pregnant, I was running quite a lot and fairly fit. Prior to that for years I struggled with weight a bit - had to work for it. Girls in family who've had kids tended to keep some on, so I guess I'll need to work it off harder.

I definitely overindulged just before she was born and after on chocolate and take aways, only cut that out since Easter so will just keep it up and see how I get on. I thought bfing would suck it all out lol but need to also be a bit more regimented on healthy foods. Also I'm mid 30s, maybe metabolism is a bit slower

All my skinny jeans are laughing at me lol

Ah I think when pregnant we all over indulge! I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 35 weeks so probably when I was gonna go mad with eating I had to be good and actually lost a good few pounds as I was diet controlled with the diabetes! Then after she was born the weight just fell off! Now I do eat relatively well but I have a chocolate bar a day and a can of Diet Coke (don’t drink tea or coffee) so it’s my caffeine hit to keep me going at 3pm! Maybe a few biscuits here and there too..

See if your family members kept weight on you are on the back foot with genetics going against! I’m very lucky didn’t have to worry about the weight! But don’t feel guilty about thinking about it! Feeling like ourselves is important!

As for wedding day weight versus my regular weight I wouldn’t even bother to compare! I was only on broccoli and chicken for weeks before wedding! Torture diet

As for shape I totally agree mine is different! Like I’ve still 3-4 pounds to lose and it’s all on my thighs, stomach is ok but not as toned as pre pregnancy! But you are pregnant 40 weeks so probably takes 40 weeks to get back to what we were! babies are only around 16 weeks so need to give ourselves a break too

Toots

I lost weight during my pregnancy, but I'm plus size to begin with so it's not like the baby popped out and I suddenly had a fab figure. While I didn't gain weight, a 10 and a half pound baby really took it's toll on my waistline - it looks like a deflated balloon and I doubt it'll ever recover :pac:

I tried on swimsuits the other day (terrible idea) and was nearly in tears because they looked so awful, but my hubby gave me a bit of a talking to and basically said give yourself a break, the baby's only 12 weeks old. I'm looking forward to he weather getting better so I can get out for walks with the pram.

Pocos

Toots wrote: »

I lost weight during my pregnancy, but I'm plus size to begin with so it's not like the baby popped out and I suddenly had a fab figure. While I didn't gain weight, a 10 and a half pound baby really took it's toll on my waistline - it looks like a deflated balloon and I doubt it'll ever recover :pac:

I tried on swimsuits the other day (terrible idea) and was nearly in tears because they looked so awful, but my hubby gave me a bit of a talking to and basically said give yourself a break, the baby's only 12 weeks old. I'm looking forward to he weather getting better so I can get out for walks with the pram.

Well how many woman are ever happy in a swim suit?! Baby or no baby! As for the weather hasn’t it been rotten?? I thought January baby would be great.. weather bad for the first few weeks when baby small then spring would come when baby gets bigger.. ah I don’t think we’ve had a spring! Winter just went on forever!!!!!

heldel00

donkey10 wrote: »

heldel00 wrote: »

No shoulder is still completely paralysed. The bigger my baby is getting the harder it is to manage. 12-18 months recovery. Could cry when i think about it but it could be worse.

By cautious i mean:
Dinner almost always eaten by 6pm
Only snack on fruit after that
Do i really need that biscuit??
Lots of water (well i do drink lots of diet coke too if I'm honest)
Mints (i find that if im really craving something I'll just have a milkymoo. Lasts a while and takes the "want" off of me)
2 boiled eggs in morn (keeps me going until at least late afternoon)
No sweet things in the house (i have a packet of jelly babies for the toddler and gingernut biscuits for the husband because i can't stand either and wouldn't eat them if ya paid me!)

That sounds terribly regimented but we let loose at weekends!

BTW i booked 4 nights for myself and husband in Portugal. Children will stay with my parents. Beside myself with the excitement of a lie in!

You are really strict on yourself! BTW fruit is very high in suger are you snacking on it a lot? If so this could be causing you not to loose the weight.

Do you not eat lunch? Maybe try get that in too.

Portugal sounds fab! We were going to go away but were just too afraid of bringin the baba with us in case somethin happened and we needed hospital etc

When i read it it sounds a lot worse than it is but when I'm at home i have to be more aware. I'd pick all day and as they say "little pickers wear bigger knickers"! It's just with the painblockers and the effect they have on your metabolism, i have to be strict with myself. I'll be reducing the tablets soon so i can let rip then!

We need to remember that less than 4 months ago we had a human being inside us! We're fecking superheroes!!!

Pocos

Hello ladies,

Just looking for some advice! My husband, little one and I are off to costa del sol for ten nights end of May! Baby will be 20 weeks and I won’t have started solids, she is EBF. So from a feeding perspective there isn’t anything I need to bring..

Does anyone have any advice on bringing small babies abroad? I’m not sure are we mad but I can’t wait to get 10 days of sunshine and for my husband to be off and helping me mind baby for ten full days! That’s the best part

Thanks in advance all advice greatly appreciated

saggycaggy

I'm not helpful in terms of a holiday Pocos but I'd say it's a great time to get away with the baby-before food prep and crawling etc.

Just wondering have you had any luck with the bottle?? I haven't at all and booked tickets for a show last November which is tomorrow night thinking the baby will be well used to bottles by then :P
I just fed him to sleep there, took an hour.....I'm not sure what's going to happen tomorrow night:eek:

Pocos

saggycaggy wrote: »

I'm not helpful in terms of a holiday Pocos but I'd say it's a great time to get away with the baby-before food prep and crawling etc.

Just wondering have you had any luck with the bottle?? I haven't at all and booked tickets for a show last November which is tomorrow night thinking the baby will be well used to bottles by then :P
I just fed him to sleep there, took an hour.....I'm not sure what's going to happen tomorrow night:eek:

Hi saggycaggy

I’m not sure if this will make you feel better or not! Bottle is slow going here! We haven’t replaced a full feed with a bottle but have gotten one or two ounces into her! Nothing major though! But def more willing to try the bottle! Doesn’t get as frustrated by it as quick! But I wouldn’t say it’s a success yet!

How about you?

I had my night out last Friday and I left at 7.30 and was home 10.15! Not a big night but enough I could relax for a little bit with no baby! I just fed her at 6.30 before I left and fed when I got home! Also husband dropped me out with her in car seat so she slept 50 mins when I was out! Could you do something like that?

saggycaggy

Pocos wrote: »

Hi saggycaggy

I’m not sure if this will make you feel better or not! Bottle is slow going here! We haven’t replaced a full feed with a bottle but have gotten one or two ounces into her! Nothing major though! But def more willing to try the bottle! Doesn’t get as frustrated by it as quick! But I wouldn’t say it’s a success yet!

How about you?

I had my night out last Friday and I left at 7.30 and was home 10.15! Not a big night but enough I could relax for a little bit with no baby! I just fed her at 6.30 before I left and fed when I got home! Also husband dropped me out with her in car seat so she slept 50 mins when I was out! Could you do something like that?

I'm thinking the same-the show is in town (Dublin City Centre) at 8.30pm and over around 10.30pm so really I shouldn't be away for more than 3 hours but it's the getting to sleep at night that's the biggest problem. He might have to come into town to collect me instead of getting the bus :-)

My wee man will put the bottle in his mouth and play around with it but won't drink/suck, I'm happy to keep exclusively bfeeding but it'd be nice to know I can get away for a few hours without worrying about the little one.