Discovery Home & Health

morning all (yawn, an early one again)

joanne well done on getting into your jeans! fab! not quite bk in my size 12's yet but 14s are feeling bigger.. haven't got much to lose just 2 stone.. are you back on your lemon diet yet?

soo tired today, only been up once in the night but it's these early mornings that are killing me..soo not used to it ollie has always loved a lie in never up before 9.30am. i'm thinking of putting phoebe in her own room soon, think she'll prefer it in there rather than being disturbed by us stumbling to bed or df's alarm clock in the morning.

anyways i'd better go get breakfast on

take care all

love

karly x

quick post as I am finding less and less time for myslef here.
Ella feeding more, I think she is going through a growth spurt, tried the new bigger hole teat and its of no use, she just chokes, feels like I am drowning her so back to the medium sized teats we go.
Also noticed that Ella definatley prefers the bottle to breast, she gets all frustrated and really does not want to suck properly so am not too sure how long I will be breast feeding for.

sorry girls, gotta go

well done on all the weight loss!!!

Hi All

Karly poor you with the early mornings saying that im used to them as i used to be up at 7 as it was.

Joanne hope Lucy is well and she sounds a happy bunny on the milk she has.

Liz hope you and Harvey are well.

Kirsteen hope you and Caitlin are well.

Gosia, you need to do whats best for you and Ella and if you are finding she prefers the formula then so be it. Have you tried expressing then using it for 1 feed and formula the rest. re the time to yourself i know exactly what you mean the older they get the less time they sleep so less time you get to do a bit of your own thing...

Well Becki is fine a little noise box at the moment she gets so giddy its hilarious. For the past week she has slept from half 8/nine o clock until half 5 or like the past 2 days 7:00 its great but im not sure how long it will last. She is still in her size 1 nappies lol and just moved into her 0-3 clothes for the length as she is long.

well its nice an windy here so doubt we will be going a walk. ive done the cleaning and re-arranged the lounge.

Hope everyone is well

speak soon

Caz

hi everyone!

wow joanne on the size 14!! if only!! im finding it quite hard at the mo lost 12lb farely quick but nothin since!! im so fed up iv sent DH out for a take away! naughty I know!
sorry to hear you have been a bit down, I know the feeling Dh and mum and MIL have asked me to see the GP its not a nice feeling is it but there must be light at the end of the tunnel, Im going back to work next week Iam alone most lf the time at the mo and am thinking mabe I need to be around people but Im dreading leaving Harvey!

Im getting used to the early mornings too Karly! Harvey wakes up early although in a really good mood so I cant moan, He only takes 4 feeds a day now, the HV said as long as he gets 21oz or 1 pint of milk a day he is fine and he is on 7oz bottles lol so he wont waste away! he sleeps from approx 7pm to 5am then will go back down till 7.30am Iv tried putting the last feed back but it doesnt suit him, he wakes at the same time and is extra tired the following day! hes an angel!

Harvey has begun getting excited and a little laugh comes when he smiles he is forever kicking his feet and moves around his cot at night! DH calls him happy feeet! we went and bought him a new playgym its fab, when he kicks the wheel spins and he loves it! we also bought him a little arch for his car seat with some toys dangling. I attached it to the pram and later found two yellow marks on the white lining of his pram! grrr so not too impressed as its hand wash only and not sure it will come off!!

any ways will speak soon
liz xxx

Hi All
Gosia Lucy was very similar with the breast & well has settled well on formula she is taking 30oz a day at least last night i had to give her 7oz through the night lol i normally do 5oz bottles but going to put them up to 6oz i think...

Liz PND ain't nice but happens the important thing is to get help, even just talking helps... Also re weight loss Liz it will happen just give it time if your feeling lousy you will eat i do the opposite i stop eating i have to have regular weigh ins with my surgery nurse to keep mine under control as i got obsessive with it after joel was born think i lost 8stone then in 12 months...

Karly not done the lemon diet but if anyone wants to try it then i would happily explain it!

Well today we had a day at lichfield bower it was'nt that gr8 but the kids enjoyed it was a day out with shaun & his daughter too so i managed to sneek drew of for a fathers day present for shaun from her & lucy... bought him a dad ring but i have to say it looks crap LOL but she chose it lol so i hope he likes it...

Lucy doing fab i guess now out of first size clothes into 0-3months..... And i swear she is smiling lol

Speak soon
Joanne x

morning all

joanne - aww lucy smiling bless how cute, have you managed to catch her on camera yet? phoebe has started smiling over the past few days too, melts your heart doesn't it.

gosia, i agree with monkey over the bottle/breast issue. i'm suprised you've kept up with it this long as sounds like really hard work! it's apparently common for them to favour bottle feeding as it's not as hard work as breast feeding.

liz - lol @ happy feet! sounds like harvey is coming along great, what a sweetheart. sorry to hear you're feeling down, has your HV done the PND test on you? mine's today. hope you're feeling better soon.

monkey wow you're so lucky becki is such a good sleeper, long may it continue.

best go, got hv in a bit to do my PND test and weigh phoebe.

take care all

love

karly x

p.s have just put some new pics on facebook if you want a look.

hi all

The PND test is that were you tick how you feel on the form? well I ticked what I thought she wanted to hear and scored 3.
Thats before it became obviouse to DH and my mum. I have always been quite calm but Im thinking that its a come down from the pregnancy, I have had 2 miscarriages and then to finally have Harvey i think its all connected, I also had a hard time with the hospital and had panic attacks when I got home I didnt say anything to the midwife because I didnt want her to think I couldnt cope.
Im gonna phone the docs for a appointment this week, thanks anyway girls
Il post again later speak soon
liz xx

Liz Big hugs hun I know where your coming from its hard to finally realise you have what you have wanted for such a long time then you have the respnsibility of another human being who relys on you for everything.... please do go & see your gp it will help you hun...

Right heres one up for debate CONTRACEPTION I am looking into this although I am still technically single me & shaun are getting along fab lol... whats everyones thoughts i was thinking about the implant.... but never had it before... only the pill & the pill injection have i had

Speak soon
Joanne x

hmm contraception can't say sex is my top priority for now lol! i've been on the mini pill since i was 16, never had any problems so
i'm going to go back on it. cant take it whilst breastfeeding though so have gotta go on another one, did the same when i was bf ollie.

have got to be super careful, dont want to be a pregnant bride.. not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just not for me..

Liz
Sorry to hear your feeling a bit down. As others have said just talking to someone can help.
this is the link to the pnd test. http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40002172/ you click on your answe and it calculates it for you.


well we had a full 12 hours sleep last night........ she is such a darling.

Karly im on cerazette i think it is - mini pill for use when b/feeding. i bought Ginger biscuits other day and DH asked if i had something to tell him lol - told him i like them dunked in coffee !!! classy eh

be back shortly

caz

Karly how did phoebe's weigh go?

Monkey 12 hours, OMG how envious am I???
you are so blessed!!
I have thought of expressing but its such a mission for me , it takes me 30 minutes to get 2oz out and I have to squeeze my breast and pull it and all sorts of things to get milk out.

Liz hunn its very veru normal to feel the way that you do, and as the girls say it would help you tremendously if you had somoen you could dicuss your feelings with, just remember we are here for you..

Joanne I havent thought about it, I heard you dont really ov when you breastfeed, its taken us 4 years to get pg so I am not worried about it at all, not planning on using anything.

gotta go wash somne bottles and off to bed (yawn...)

Hi All
Thanks for the thoughts on contracepetion i actually did'nt know about breastfeeding acting as a barrier until i read something at the hospital LOL.... I will discuss things tomorrow I just don't want any mishaps.... if & when i get into having a life again!!!!

Speak soon
Joanne x

Thalks girls! am going to see the doctor tomoro and gonna have a look on that site in a min too.

The doc gave me noriday although I havent started it yet its a mini pill and abit different to the combined that I am used to, I havent used anything for well over 2 years and cant really be bothered with it but will have to get my act together! lol I also read the leaflet that came and it said that if I was to get pregnant on it then it could cause limb malformation which alarms me, I asked the gp as it worried me and they told me that the chances are slim but still not 100% about it, will discuss it tomoro, I cant take the combined because I have high cholesterol and have history of migrains, I have been advised against the coil because of the miscariages and cant stand the thought of the implant (i dont like needles) so back to the drawing board! lol

bought Harvey a new car seat he is so big his cary seat was so heavy and he didnt look comfy so we bought him a britax combined one he loves it!
well gonna go make some tea!

speak soon thanks again! its nice to know im not going mad!

liz xx

afternoon all

a rare moment of peace as both kiddies are asleep at the same time for once, yay

monkey - 12 hours sleep?! wow i am green with envy! yes that cerazette is the same pill i was on before when bf, gonna ask the doc for some more at the 8 week check..

gosia - have you tried expressing using a pump? it's much easier than hand expressing. i can usually express quicker than phoebe feeds, normally takes about 10 minutes to get about 5oz but i guess everyone's different.

i know bf does offer some protection against getting pregnant, not having periods is good too but i'm going back on the pill just in case.. be warned tho you're mega fertile after just having a baby.

phoebe was 11lb 5oz at the weigh in yesterday, little bess. PND score was 6 which was ok.

liz - omg harvey's outgrown his car seat already? which one did you have? we have the silvercross one, lasted ollie until he was 9 months and ready for a forward facing one!

has anyone been out with your partner and left your baby with a babysitter yet? think we're going to for the first time next week as i'm dying to see the sex and the city film. not going until after they're both in bed asleep though, sounds silly but i don't trust anyone to have her whilst she's awake just yet as i know she can be difficult at times and can't bare the thought of her being upset and me not being there..

left phoebe with df twice, both times have been a disaster and he's had to call me to come home as he couldn't cope as she wouldn't stop crying! so it looks like i'm taking her with me to weight watchers this week.

speak soon

love

karly x

Afternoon all

Well I took lucy to get weighed today she was last weighed 22/5 so 6 days ago & the little madam nows weighs 10lb 8oz which means since last weigh she has gained 1lb 1oz, HV wants me to try her back on aptimil to see if she is ok or lactose intolerant but my argument is why mess if it don't need fixing... Lucy is obviously thriving! Also asked if i should up her milk intake to 6oz as she is totally draining a 5oz bottle where i was told no if she needs another bottle 2hours later feed her!!! yet bumped into my midwife who said up it as she watched her drain a bottle so now i am who do i listen to mood..... Lucy is taking 30-35oz in a 24hr period but when she wakes through the night Lucy can drink 7oz so i really don't know what to do LOL.

Also bought another pushchair today for when i have lucy on my own as phil & teds is heavy LOL... I bought a koochi pushchair which was reduced in argos to £50 it comes with a footmuff, changing bag & raincover so a bargain lol & its red....

I hope your all ok
Speak soon
Joanne x