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Do have a good think about the breast feeding. I fed mine for a long time - in fact I didn't have a bottle in the house. When my grandchild first came to live with me at two weeks old, I had to be shown how to make up a feed and had to go out and buy steriliser tabs/tank etc. So much of a performance! Having done both types of feeding now I'm in no doubt as to which I prefer. Obviously it's a very personal choice and not everyone is lucky enough to be able to do it. I count myself very fortunate that I had loads of milk and no problems at all. Best of luck either way. Oh dear - I'm really broody now.  |
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Goodness, I do believe all the females on here have gone quite broody already, and we have to wait until July for the outcome  Sorry about that  - I shall keep you all posted! |
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Exactly the same with me - and my daughters- Milly. No grandchildren but I would have to learn about all these bottles and sterilisers etc if that ever happened!!
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« Reply #3153 on: 19:39:48, 06-01-2008 » |
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Exactly the same with me - and my daughters- Milly. No grandchildren but I would have to learn about all these bottles and sterilisers etc if that ever happened!!
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« Reply #3154 on: 19:57:41, 06-01-2008 » |
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Well I'm certainly not feeling broody but I can personally recommend the NCT Antenatal classes for both expectant parents to attend well in advance. Not just to inform about breastfeeding (though they did give me very helpful advice and I was lucky enough to have no problems every time) but we were also prepared for lots of other aspects of life with a baby, including the possibility of a Caesarean section becoming necessary - and I ended up having one 3 times! Best wishes for a happy pregnancy trj and Mrs trj.  These babies are a lot easier... |
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« Reply #3155 on: 20:05:55, 06-01-2008 » |
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The midwife told me first time round that the secret of getting enough milk going was to drink plenty of water in the first 48 hours after birth. I got through a few litres but believe me it works. You wouldn't think that something so simple would be the answer but it is.
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« Reply #3156 on: 20:16:09, 06-01-2008 » |
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I don't think we ought to swamp Mrs RJ with advice. She'll get quite enough! Some of the "experts" on childbirth etc. are a real pain (I don't mean people here, of course!). I remember feeling very much bullied by the Natural Childbirth Trust people. You can easily finish up feeling as if your body (not to mention your baby) doesn't belong to you at all.
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Best wishes for a happy pregnancy trj and Mrs trj. These babies are a lot easier... Maybe for the owner, but not necessarily for their mother! |
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« Reply #3158 on: 20:28:16, 06-01-2008 » |
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I don't think we ought to swamp Mrs RJ with advice.
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« Reply #3159 on: 20:34:07, 06-01-2008 » |
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I don't think we ought to swamp Mrs RJ with advice. She'll get quite enough! Some of the "experts" on childbirth etc. are a real pain (I don't mean people here, of course!). I remember feeling very much bullied by the Natural Childbirth Trust people. You can easily finish up feeling as if your body (not to mention your baby) doesn't belong to you at all.
You're right of course Mary. Some people do feel intimidated by the "breast is best" table-thumpers. It was great for me but of course everyone has to make up their own mind and not be bullied by so-called "experts". Both my daughters-in-law have bottle-fed so it shows that I'm not intimidating about it at all. I told them my experiences but appreciated that it was their decision to make. One absolutely didn't want to (guess which one that was! ) and the other one said she tried her best but there wasn't enough. Both boys are big, strapping healthy children as mine were, so no problems there. |
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Both my daughters-in-law have bottle-fed so it shows that I'm not intimidating about it at all.
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« Reply #3161 on: 20:45:10, 06-01-2008 » |
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I remember feeling very much bullied by the Natural Childbirth Trust people.
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« Reply #3164 on: 23:25:50, 06-01-2008 » |
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Hello. Milly, and thank you for asking. I'm a lot better but I still feel rather low, so I shouldn't really be in the Happy Room - except of course it may cheer me up. No energy at all.
A happy bit of news - my son is getting married this year. This is no surprise to anyone, since it's been obvious right from the start (a year last Easter) that he had met the right girl. Nice to know that they are actually going to marry, though! I'll get me 'at.
My sister's getting married this year, too! They got engaged last August/September after going out since around the November before. (They'd been working together for a few months before that - my sister did part of her nursing training at the hospital where he works.) I was surprised at the range (and depth) of the reactions I had to the news - like with Mary's son, it was obvious my sister had met the right person, but I hadn't expected them to get married, at least not so soon (my sister's only 25), and as well as being very happy for her I've also found myself dealing with feeling quite possessive towards her all of a sudden, as well as getting very depressed last autumn that she'd found someone and I hadn't at all despite being two years older. |
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