The Nappy Lady

Brrr, I want to leave that thread well alone Sillywoman RIP I say! One of my Facebook contacts had put it on her profile, and when I saw it I just had to copy it across to here, it made me chuckle too! Molly

....then again maybe I will regret it, but anyway, I came across it via Facebook so here goes... http://mamamojo.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/breastfeeding-in-public-warning-offensive-content/ Not intended to offend anyone honest (goes to take cover until she can judge the reaction)..... Molly

Hope all Mums have a wonderful day and get suitably pampered......come on babies, sleep late for us tomorrow! :)) Molly x

I will be there ladies, just let me know the time and place, local is good for me, but not essential. Molly

MrsP, when you see the tiny babies in special care it is unbelievable isn't it...I thought I knew what to expect, but they were just so tiny it took my breath away. I had a lovely moment when I went to one of the coffee mornings, chatting to a man on the way up in the lifts who had a newborn car seat with him so I asked if he was taking a baby home that day and he said yes and asked if I was there to visit someone (I had my youngest with me, but she was a beefy 7 month old at that point). I told him I was a milk donor and it turned out the baby he was taking home that day was one of twins - both had been in SCBU, but the stronger of the two was already back home. He was so appreciative of having had access to donated breast milk for the babies during the first few days and asked me to thank all other donor Mums on his behalf - which I did at the coffee morning, but will do again here now. My donating days are over, but keep up the good work ladies. Molly x

Me too!!!

Brat.. Banana, rice, apple grated, and toast. But water and B Milk best til he is ready. Hope it passes quickly, not what you need right now. Am sure at his age he'd wake up if feeling sick again. M xx

I thought the question about 'is the forum friendly' (or something like that) was a tricky one....in the end I wrote a comment at the end to say that I felt the Family Room was generally very friendly (exclusing a certain recent thread), but that other parts of the forum tended to be less so. Molly

Yes, thanks for that - I think if you are already a donor they will take it, but not if you are just offering to start donating. Forgot to mention that. Molly

I think if you look under the mattress of the Bugaboo Pram there are D rings you can attach a harness to. Very few people use them though (hands up I didn't though I knew they were there). I think if going up and down steps and on public transport I would be inclined to use one, but if on the flat, walking in the park say, with my hands through the safety strap on the handle I wouldn't bother. Molly

Ahhh, thanks - didn't want to say anything as you were clearly talking about disposables, but very happy to lend you some cloth night nappies to try if you want to. Molly

I have one of those sleep positioners that APenn mentions - you can have it if you want it as it is in a pile of stuff that needs to find a new home, just let me know. Molly x

Hi Ladies, I'm afraid I work Thursday's so can't join you :-( Maybe next time. Good days for me are Wed or Fri, and I do have to be back in Nunhead for a 3.30pm school pick up. I guess Peckham Rye Park is a bit easier for me, but happy to come over to Dulwich Park. Hope you have a lovely meeting next week. Anna75 - Good question. I was very positive about birth as my Mum had 6 children and had always talked to me about birth and told me very positive things about it. I felt that being at home in my own 'safe' environment, where I could be totally relaxed, and having 1-1 care from a midwife at home would mean that things were less likely to go wrong, or would probably be spotted quicker if they were. Also, I knew we were only 5-10 mins from Kings which did help. If I lived in the sticks, 2 hours drive from the nearest hospital I guess I may not have gone for a home birth. All of that, combined with the fact that I talked to the homebirth midwives who told me that they very, very rarely 'blue light' a Mother in (I can't recall exactly but for my key midwife I think it was once in 3 years) - most births that end up in hospital do so after a calm discussion of the situation and then make their way in under their own steam and quite calmly after gathering together what they need helped to reassure me that it was right for us. I do understand that it is not for everyone though, having the choice is wonderful though. We are very lucky in this area! Molly xx

Hi Yorkie, With my 1st I went back to work when she was 9 months old and she was with a childminder from 8am to 5.30pm. She would never take a bottle, nor formula milk, so in the end she just had a breast feed in the morning, then as soon as I picked her up, and at bedtime. At 12 months her Dad started putting her to bed so she dropped the bedtime feed, but we carried on doing a morning feed until she was about 16 months old when it fizzled out naturally (DD2 very different, but that's another story). During the day she had water from a beaker, and solids and it seemed to suit her fine....I did worry at first but she was clearly thriving so eventually I relaxed. I didn't have to express at work thankfully, though I was a bit lopsided by the end of the day!! I do think it would be worth having expressing gear with you for the first week or two just in case things get desperate. I was amazed by how quickly my body adjusted, and actually at weekends she would breast feed much more and it didn't seem to cause any problems. The human body is just soooooo clever. Hope it all goes well for you. It is a really hard and emotional time (I remember sitting in the car outside my childminders, clutching the steering wheel and sobbing on the first day back to work), so don't worry about the way you are feeling it is all totally normal. I think the thought of going back to work and leaving them is worse than the reality though. There are good things about it once you are there, like feeling so efficient, and having a lunch break where you get to relax and read a book, or go shopping etc. Big hugs, Molly x

Where are you actually based Lou (just trying to work out what would be fairly close for you). Molly

Oooh Yorkie, you can come and see my Mountain Buggy if you want, I'm really pleased with it. Molly

So pleased for you prm. I too remember being blown away (both times) by seeing such a complete little person in there at 12 weeks, when there is nothing to show for it, and no feelings of kicking etc. yet either. Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy. Molly

Hi Sophie, I have has two home births, would always be happy to share my experiences with others. Molly x

Scans have moved on hugely in the past 6 years - from having a scan in 2003 with our first, when it was just general measurements, nucal fold and nasal bone, to the scan in 2008 when they also took blood to assist with predicting the likelihood of downs, plus measuring blood flow through the baby's heart and also digestive system. My hubby and I were really amazed by how much better the latter scan was, the images we saw were much better quality too, similar to the 23 week scan with DD1. I have always felt so lucky to be close to Kings with access to cutting edge medical knowledge/testing that is not available at all other hospitals. Have had quite a few transvaginal scans (due to miscarriages and going to the Early Pregnancy Unit for checks from 2 weeks onwards each time) - below 12 weeks this is the only way they can do a scan, and have to say I have never found them to be uncomfortable, though I agree the 'probe' can look a bit daunting, it really is fine. Also took part in the Harris Birthright research in terms of measuring the cervix etc and the only thing I recall was it being a bit annoying to have to hang around even longer until they were ready for me, having already done all the other bits and being ready to go home really. All the sonograhers have been OK, some friendlier than others but never had any issues with them (apart from getting there at 9am for our appointment and seeing most of them roll in at about 9.30am!!). For our 12 week scan in 2008 we actually got a very well spoken English Lady and my hubby and I looked at each other in amazement when she came out to call us because we were fully prepared for someone who would struggle to pronounce our name, it was quite a funny moment. She was a lovely lady, and with our history really took a lot of time to reassure us and told us to go away, stop worrying and finally enjoy the pregnancy...which we did! Oh - re the scan pictures, don't do what my hubby did - decided to laminate them to keep them safe - and of course they are on heat sensitive paper so he destroyed them :-( Thankfully I had retained one of the three to take into my work, so we didn't lose the lot (otherwise he would have been in BIG trouble). Hope all goes well tomorrow prm and you enjoy seeing your baby for the first time. Molly x

Harris Girls, Sunday 12.30, ?5 per session, one hour. Molly x

I reckon in the summer we should have a 'buggy meet' in the park so all the pregnant ladies etc can come and try the various ones out!! Molly

Happy shopping!!! Xx

I loved it when Abbeys mum was saying about Abbey telling her and asking if she was disappointed in her and Mum saying how could I be? Also her boyf saying he wouldn't cry and them of course being v emotional when baby was born He was brilliant with her, have a strong feeling that they will work out just fine long term. Re C sections, interesting to see how they manhandle baby out quite roughly as I always imagined it being gentler that way (am sure it is gentler than being squeezed k out the other way mind you!). M

Don't know if I have this right but thought if you get chicken pox vaccine then you are more likely to get Shingles in adulthood and that is a more serious illness? Could be wrong but am sure I was told this at some point. I agree CP is a total pain though, youngest still to have it and just praying it happens at a time that isn't too disruptive. Molly

That's her Fuschia, Claire Battersby. Personally I would go with someone local, the last thing you need right now is the stress of travelling all over London for treatments. Very easy for me to say now I've got my 2nd I know. But I think stress and worry contributes massively to the success of any fertility treatment / issues so feel it is important to keep life as simple as possible at times like this. Hang in there, it took us 3 years, 3 miscarriages and an ectopic before we managed to have our second (was good at falling pregnant but no good at keeping them :-( ), but we got there in the end. Hugs, Molly x