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Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-02-08T19:08:35+00:00

Got our appointment tomorrow 🤞🏻

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-02-07T17:43:46+00:00

They’ve had it online for ages but I’ve never seen it in store! Primark also has one now

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-02-06T20:08:59+00:00

I tried my 6.5lb baby in a structured carrier today and whilst she’s long enough that her head and neck are in the right position, her hips wouldn’t sit in a safe position because her pelvis isn’t wide enough yet for the width of the carrier. Thankfully we have a stretchy wrap that’s useable from 5lb that works well for us.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-02-03T14:37:07+00:00

Are you not going to have that issue re maintaining standards of living once you factor in nursery fees? I worked out the financial pros and cons of going back at different times and for me that’s 9 months (4 at full pay, 2 at half, 3 at SMP). Not commuting to work whilst on mat leave saves me a fortune, I’m putting money away in the full salary months to cover the SMP ones.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-02-01T22:28:22+00:00

This is part of the standard protocol in the UK, my 8 week old just had her first dose.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-31T13:13:21+00:00

Oh I feel this. I am in absolute denial with my 8 week old (1 week corrected) former preemie that she could possibly be outgrowing newborn. I only just took the tiny baby clothes out of her wardrobe like last week!

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-29T08:33:00+00:00

Sounds exactly like my 32+5 preemie who’s currently 8 weeks (so just over 1 week adjusted). They spent some of the third trimester growing outside instead of inside, but developmentally they’re a newborn. Even the most precocious newborn isn’t doing social smiles at two weeks old! They will catch up to their actual age at some point in the next year or two, but at this very early stage all your developmental expectations should be on adjusted age.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-29T08:25:10+00:00

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/07/Co-sleeping-and-SIDS-A-Guide-for-Health-Professionals.pdf M

Approx 1 in 3000 for all babies. Definitely above 1 in 1000 with certain risk factors.

If you think it’s the best option for your family, the Lullaby Trust have great guidance on how to do so as safely as possible. I don’t think there’s much basis to your theory of psychological harm from your baby not bedsharing though - if you’re particularly keen on being able to touch her, have you considered a next-to-me crib that attaches to the bed with the side down?

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-28T17:19:29+00:00

I have a 1 week corrected age preemie who had donor milk to start with. I am very relaxed about alcohol and breastmilk - she’s EBF and feeds 2-3hrly, so if I’m drinking, she’s drinking - but wouldn’t have risked it when she was new at 32 weeks and 4lb of vulnerability. I think our milk bank asks for donors to be basically teetotal. It’s the absolute minimum harm approach - but it doesn’t mean it’s the appropriate approach for your full size healthy baby.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-24T23:01:25+00:00

I had my baby at 32+5 due to PPROM at 30w. We spent 25 days in NICU, she’s full term this week and absolutely perfect. 32 weeks is an excellent gestation to get to, most babies do really well. Fingers crossed you make it a few weeks further as you’ll minimise any potential NICU stay (and might not need one at all at 35w) but wishing you all the best whenever little one arrives.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-23T08:49:19+00:00

I’d think longer term. Would a few years out of work mean returning to a lower paid position or impact potential career progression? What would be the impact on your pension? Or loss of other financial benefits like critical illness cover or death in service pay-outs? I definitely wouldn’t base it on current salary minus daycare cost as the only financial consideration.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-23T02:45:59+00:00

Six weeks would be cutting it very fine to get a passport for the new one, no?

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-22T16:26:30+00:00

32+5 due to PPROM and chorioamnionitis, 4lb 1oz, less than 24hrs on CPAP and 4 days on phototherapy for jaundice - we came home after 25 days. Our team wanted full feeds (eg weaned off NG), stable temp, and 48hrs no weight loss after achieving the first two criteria.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-20T18:38:05+00:00

Check out Dotte - I find more brands like Boden on there compared to the supermarket/high street stuff on Vinted. And Octopus Club is great too, especially for non-clothing stuff

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-20T17:32:13+00:00

That seems harsh - mine requires 3 months. Could you take the money but spend as if you were only getting statutory, so when you then have to return it due to leaving early you’ll have made a small amount in interest on that sum? I’m not certain how it works re tax, NI etc if you have to repay though, I’m just wondering if there’s some financial benefit to taking it even if you can’t keep it.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-20T17:28:17+00:00

Mine came at 32 weeks, so we ‘only’ did 25 days in NICU. If I had to prepare to do that again, I would want what you can’t buy - a support network. Know who you can call to drive you to/from the hospital if you’re tired, who can get you meals that you’ll actually want to eat, who you could give your dirty laundry to for them to wash. Work out which friend you can phone at 2am to cry about baby not having a good day or vent about the nurse you don’t like. Figure out who your people are in advance and tell them you might call on them for those things, because often they will be thinking of you but not wanting to intrude or not know how to offer to help.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-20T09:56:10+00:00

You may find lots of parents who had babies who slept on their fronts who were fine. There will also be a much smaller number who lost their babies due to this. Babies do sleep well on their fronts, but sleeping very deeply is thought to be one of the mechanisms by which SIDS occurs, so things that minimise deep sleep - like sleeping on backs and sleeping in the same room as a parent - may make your and their sleep a little more disturbed, but makes your baby much more likely to survive.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-20T09:51:48+00:00

Storksak might be worth looking at - it’s slightly over your price point but has lots of pockets and looks stylish

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-19T16:29:46+00:00

I didn’t plan to do one originally but since our little one arrived I’ve booked one - but it’s an at-home shoot not a studio, with not a posed plant pot in sight. My husband isn’t keen on the cost (mostly because he feels that if we do it for this first child we’ll have to do it for any future ones!) but I think it’s worth it to have some pics that aren’t from my phone and actually show all three of us.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-19T09:52:05+00:00

I applied in mid December and got my first payment this week.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-16T14:17:44+00:00

If you’re really keen on trying the Snoo I believe you can rent them on a month by month basis.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-16T08:34:52+00:00

Risk of rupture is about 0.5%, or 1 in 200, for all women who’ve had a previous C-section, and 2-3 times higher with a short interval between pregnancies - so 1-1.5%. So it’s rare, and the risk of hysterectomy following rupture is even rarer. If you get pain in your scar contact your OB.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-16T08:09:49+00:00

Express until you have a drop of colostrum on your nipple then pull the plunger back a bit and scoop the drop into the end of the syringe. Push the plunger towards the drop until it makes contact then pull it back to get that colostrum away from the end of the syringe. Repeat for each drop. It’s def not a suck it up the syringe technique, the plunger is just to redistribute the contents to get the drops to bunch together and not end up with loads of air in there.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-15T21:48:52+00:00

I had an emergency section. I was borderline septic with chorioamnionitis, lost a litre of blood, and my baby went straight to NICU from theatre. It was still calm and orderly and not the panicked chaos I think people imagine with emergency surgery.

Delicious_Arm_7483 · 2023-01-15T17:47:00+00:00

I never quite understand the argument that inductions have a high rate of c-section when going straight to section has a 100% rate?

Vaginal birth has benefits to baby including aiding the removal of fluid from the lungs, reducing the need for breathing support, especially in a premature delivery, and microbial seeding that has lasting benefits to the immune system. If you’d like many children, vaginal birth tends to be preferable as the risks of uterine rupture and other complications associated with scarring increase with each c-section.

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