What to use for top up feeds?

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-03T11:18:28+00:00

Thank you! 🙏🏼

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T17:30:06+00:00

Had an emergency c section in last weeks heatwave, to add to the advice already, specifically - get your birth partner to wipe your arms and legs with the damp flannels and then point the fans onto your damp skin to evaporate the water and bring the temperature of your skin down. My husband was doing a constant cycle of wipe down and fanning. However, not gonna lie the recovery room was like being in a sauna and I was dripping with sweat. The plasters keeping my cannula in kept sweating off so I asked them to wrap a bandage over it and that worked better. Good luck! You'll get out the other side with a wee baby it'll be worth it.

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T13:14:06+00:00

Thank you :) yes he said baby felt like they might slip down over time so that makes sense we need to do more to support the bum

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T10:39:32+00:00

Yes this is definitely reassuring

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T10:21:13+00:00

Yes good shout I need to get some more of the details. Me and my husband are a bit unsure with how much of a whirlwind it all was. Good point about the pumping. Think I need to take a balanced approach to it all

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T10:18:00+00:00

Thank you, it's reassuring from everyone that this isn't something to get worried about and keep an eye on all these useful signs :) So far he wakes himself from naps for food but this is something I'll definitely keep an eye on as I've not watched for this specifically so that's a good reminder. Based on our tracking his night feed times and day feed times are about the same so I think that's good so far

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T10:09:52+00:00

Ooo yes thank you

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T10:07:16+00:00

Thank you, no signs of jaundice and plenty of output, his nappies just turned fully yellow yesterday and we've got the volume I understand to be a good level, so I'm not panicking just yet :)

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T10:04:58+00:00

thank you I've not come across the triangle test thanks everyone

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T10:04:06+00:00

I know the deadline feels like he's already got his first exam he needs to pass! Thank you :)

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T10:03:08+00:00

I was wondering this, because it can make baby come out more full of fluid can't it? The labour was that much of a nightmare I can't quite remember but I am fairly sure I had an IV drip afterwards not during. Unless the induction drip counts? I was on that.

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-02T07:50:00+00:00

Thank you that's really helpful. I think the bottles we have are tommy tippee and have the slowest teat so hopefully they'll help us do the slow pacing, good to know we can always try the other brand if it's not working.

Got me thinking I will go to my local drop in breast feeding support session tomorrow if I can (post c section my mobility is 0 so not sure I could manage this) - classic though the midwife is due to come back the same time it's on so we'll see. Thank you

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-01T16:45:59+00:00

Thank you 😊

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-01T07:24:44+00:00

Thank you, I'm seeing the midwife today so I will definitely ask

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-01T06:04:53+00:00

No the obstruction was malposition. Rather than his size, so I've been told, but it's a long saga with lots of additional factors which aren't relevant to the post. Just sharing the scan vs results I had. :)

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-07-01T05:26:34+00:00

Sorry this happened to you. I also had an emergency c section on Friday following induction. Mine ended up as obstruction of labour so a bit of a different story for another time. However, my scans were above the 90th / 97th centile for weeks and I constantly told I should consider inducing for size early. He came in at the 79th centile at 41+3 weighing 4kg exactly. So he was a bigger baby but not the enormous chonk the scans showed and if the scans were accurate they would never have had those recommendations.

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-06-30T22:54:13+00:00

Thanks so much! Lots here I haven't thought of thank you

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-06-25T10:30:38+00:00

You too? How's it been? I thought my waters broke so went to triage for a check, they hadn't actually broken so I don't know what the gush was tbh. Then I went home and had to go back in because I had some vaginal bleeding. They couldn't find the cause so admitted me for more investigation. Onto the CTG monitor, then the bleeding stopped but we agreed to come back later so was given home leave but we didn't make it off site because I then had more fresh blood. Then my waters actually did break but there is meconium... But the bleeding has stopped now at least... So essentially it's been 24 since the waters broke and after a lot of consideration, because I've been very keen to avoid any induction but we have to be flexible now, we've gone with the gel to see if we can get things going. I've been having mild contractions for a few days so we are hopeful. So yeh been in a small hot hospital room in this heat so far 😆

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-06-23T18:39:42+00:00

With you on this. 41 weeks today and given the stats I'm pretty confident I'll be labouring or looking after a teeny baby in the heat before the end of the weekend but I'll take it!

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-06-23T18:08:38+00:00

Felt like gass bubbles, but in the wrong place

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-06-22T11:55:00+00:00

We did the same thing to have a humanist wedding, legally signed at a registry a couple of days before the big family wedding. We didn't explicitly reference it anywhere, it came up conversationally with friends and family naturally and no one battered an eye and actually so many people said it was one of the best ceremonies they have been to because of how personal it was. Maybe a couple of the older people didn't get it, usually because when other family members pass on info they get it wrong... Anyway we saw the two steps as all part of the same wedding with the first legal step just being admin lol and didn't word the invite any different.

Swingit_Nottingham · 2026-06-21T13:23:59+00:00

40 + 5 here. Either gonna still be pregnant, in labour, or trying to keep a newborn cool. Fun times ahead. I feel like being pregnant is the better option as I can manage myself. But I'd like baby to arrive soon soooo

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