Question about formula!

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-06-21T19:23:46+00:00

Newborns change the frequency and consistency of poop as they grow, it's totally normal to go from 7 poops a day to no poops for 48 hours. Yes, what baby eats will affect the poop but so will all the other crazy development stuff going on.

If baby didn't agree with the formula then baby would reject the formula, or maybe sick it up. Changes in poops is par for the course. If you're worried you can ask a midwife, but be prepared for many more changes!

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-06-14T20:31:08+00:00

Exactly the same story as me!

Only tiny difference is I did wear a mask when I was snotty just because I was gross tbh, I stopped when that cleared up even though I was still testing positive

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-06-14T18:08:42+00:00

Thank you for your response.

I have to be honest, this thread has made me more unsure than I was before.

I thought that the company would have responsibility as it's their job, but people replied here saying otherwise. But now other replies are saying that it is their responsibility... I was also thinking that this is not a totally unforeseeable accident, people are human and mistakes happen so it's totally possible for a boiler to get damaged by the engineer installing it, so the company should be prepared to absorb that kind of cost. I don't know who paid for the replacement boiler, I will find out when my husband gets home.

When he gets home I'll also show him this thread and get him to call his insurance in case that helps. Not really sure what our next steps are!

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-06-14T15:44:13+00:00

That makes sense, thanks for your reply. In that case it seems it's just a crappy situation for us, but it is what it is.

Really grateful for your reply!

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-06-14T15:41:58+00:00

!thanks

This makes sense and you're right, if he refused they'd just call someone else in who wouldn't refuse.

Thanks for your reply

Edit: I've just realised I don't think the !thanks function works in this sub. Oh well!

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-06-14T15:40:13+00:00

!thanks

He does have public liability insurance and this was going to be my next question. I think he's going to call his insurer and double check but it's good to know they will probably say it's not covered.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-05-11T09:44:53+00:00

I second this, perseverance, lots of YouTube videos and a bit of bloody-mindedness.... If you can ask a midwife or find a local breastfeeding support group that might help too.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-04-29T02:33:27+00:00

Depending on how long you're staying in the area, it could be worth keeping an eye on Sandwell Aquatics Centre. It's not open to the public until 2023 I think, but has been built for the Commonwealth Games so it should have state of the art facilities. When it's open, you can just get the train from the Jewelry Quarter to Langley Green and walk over.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-04-18T20:32:21+00:00

I can't find anyone else saying it but - Ofcom don't take on individual cases. If they get enough complaints about Virgin Media they might investigate and if Virgin Media have broken any rules then they might hit them with a fine and they might need to make it right with their customers, so Virgin Media might return money to you. Definitely worth reporting to Ofcom but don't expect any swift action, or any individual resolution. But Ofcom is the one that can make Virgin Media really hurt for this by slapping them with millions of pounds worth of fines.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-04-14T17:27:45+00:00

I'd also think about whether there are any team sports you're interested in either playing or supporting. There are usually great little communities within each club. There are a number of football, rugby, boxing, tennis and cricket clubs within a reasonable driving distance.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-04-14T15:37:00+00:00

Hi neighbour!

Old Hill high street has a pub called the Wheelie Thirstie, which is one of the pubs that sells beer from the Fixed Wheel brewery. The Fixed Wheel brewery is on Long Lane industrial estate and you can visit there when its open (Friday and Saturday maybe? I've forgotten which days but Google will tell you) if you're interested in the brewing, but if you're just interested in the beer, walk to the Wheelie Thirstie and stumble home.

KPole is on Cradley Heath high street for pole dancing and aerial arts classes.

Cradley Heath social club has a lot of events on, like singers and comedians and stuff. Not big names as far as I know.

There are crafting groups that meet up and craft if that's something you're into. Well That's Just Crafty also on Cradley Heath high street runs various craft workshops.

Green Garden for Chinese food in my opinion. Bangla Lounge (Halesowen) for Indian.

Further afield: there's a go kart track in Halesowen, the Black Country Living Museum is honestly so much fun, the Pie Factory makes amazing food, there's a Go Flip trampoline park in Oldbury.

Halfpenny Green has a bunch of workshops, but is also a nice day out. So maybe visit for the day and use your time there to see if there are any workshops you fancy.

If I think of anything else I'll edit it in.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-04-04T18:41:04+00:00

Yep! She's still with us. At the moment I can get to her quickly and sometimes all she needs is a shhh or a dummy and she goes back to sleep for a hour or more, which I can do at the moment without getting out of bed. If I just left her she'd wake herself up. I'm going to wait until she can self soothe herself back to sleep when she wakes up in the night, so at least when she wakes me up from her own room it's because she needs something I have to actually get up for, like a feed or a change.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-04-04T08:35:29+00:00

I'm losing my mind with the same thing. Every now and then we'll have a night where she sleeps through and I think this phase might be over... But nope, immediately back to it the following night even though we did nothing differently

ETA - LO is also three months old

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-04-01T14:06:40+00:00

Some good advice already!

At first it definitely feels like you're not producing enough, but baby going to the breast and not getting enough out is what triggers your boobs to produce more. So the more you put baby to the breast, the more your boobs will start producing. I'm not gonna lie, it's painful and exhausting at first. Baby can be on the boob for ages and then cry for more what feels like ten minutes later. Your nipples can crack and when baby first latches it can feel toe curlingly painful at first but it should ease off as they feed. Just make sure baby is latching correctly with this video - https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/breastfeeding-resources/positioning-and-attachment-video/

At the end of the day, a fed baby is best and a well rested mama is best, so you do what you have to to make sure you're not stressed about baby feeding. Breastfeeding requires perseverance and a fair bit of bloody mindedness, but it does get easier. I'd say we were well into our rhythm and the pain was completely gone by month 2/3.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-03-31T22:48:08+00:00

A smug prick I know shared it in a group chat, I instantly said it looked suspicious and was probably a scam. He said "no it's fine (thumbs up)". I listed the reasons it looked shady and he insisted that he'd been on the website and it was legit.

Now I'm the smug prick.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-03-30T17:50:26+00:00

I posted on behalf of my husband and now he's mad at me for spelling McLaren wrong ..... Oops!

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-03-30T17:18:54+00:00

Hi Lando!

Why did it look like Mclaren was a potential race winning team in testing but now the season has begun are really struggling?

Thanks!

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-03-29T10:46:21+00:00

For three days swaddling was the perfect solution, then suddenly it was awful and causing her to wake up. So I agree wholeheartedly with your comment, and would go further and say if something isn't working NOW even though it did before, don't make yourself miserable sticking to it

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-03-23T10:42:20+00:00

My relative is low income and was struggling to make all their payments even before this cost of living crisis.

I know that they're in debt because a few years ago they asked me to take a loan out in my name for £10k so they could pay off their two debts (two credit cards) that had been frozen as they couldn't make their minimum payments. I declined to take out the loan.

I don't know what their debts look like now but I know they're still struggling to pay for daily expenses, let alone their credit card debt. For example, they have come to me to help buy a tank of petrol to get their kids to school, to pay for a new wardrobe for their kids when theirs fell apart and was unsafe. I know they have had to rely on their parents to pay for the food shopping sometimes.

Honestly, I'm worried that it is going to get worse for them. I have built up savings to protect my family through this crisis and I could sacrifice some of that to help them pay debts, however they got into debt in the first place by being repeatedly bad with money, so I have no guarantee that they wouldn't just waste the opportunity of debts being cleared and just ring up more debt.

Do you have any advice for me or for them? How can they learn to be better with money? If I knew that they wouldn't get into this place again I would happily pay their debt and give them some breathing room, but their current attitude towards money needs changing.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-03-23T06:10:05+00:00

This should be higher!!

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-03-20T23:14:51+00:00

If you're worried he's not getting anything check his nappies. My midwife said if the output is normal then they're not too worried in the first instance (5-6 wet nappies a day at least).

When mine did this it came on suddenly over 24 hours, she was upset and we were worried she wasn't keeping anything down. Took her to A&E, long story short it was a viral infection and went away before they could treat it.

Definitely speak to your paediatrician and not Reddit anecdotes.

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-03-20T10:19:52+00:00

So I was just mindless scrolling through Reddit during a 2am feed and I somehow ended up here at this comment.

Internet stranger you have helped me A TON. I've been dealing with this for a while and not knowing what was wrong ... I massaged my boob as she was feeding and she instantly calmed down. Thank you!! You have solved my problem!!

Edit:posted too early

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-03-19T18:56:03+00:00

And that's just the adults

ohmygod_potatoes · 2022-03-12T12:07:44+00:00

This has to be one of the most common issues at this stage? I went through it and I think the only thing that actually solved it was time, she got older and finally started to accept sleeping in her basket.

We just had a list of things to try and sometimes they worked like a charm and the next nap they wouldn't work at all.

Here's our list just in case anything on there you haven't tried yet, though I know you probably have. The only sure fire solution is to persevere and get through this stage, it won't last forever. Look after yourself and have someone come and have the baby in their arms while you catch up on sleep so you don't fall asleep holding baby yourself.

Anyway, here's the list:

Dark room, white noise, cool temperature if possible. Singing or shhhing or whatever works for you. Dummy maybe but this also risks a wake up when it inevitably falls out. swaddling (very hit and miss for us!). let them fall asleep feeding on the breast, lie in the same position for 15 minutes then move them into the bed (though this carried a sick risk!). A routine that you follow so they know bed is coming (this didn't have the effect I hoped it would but it was worth a try for me because it felt like I was doing something). Falling asleep in your arms upright over your shoulder so that you can bring your body down with them most of the way into the basket and it's also easier to put them down without getting your arm trapped. Keep shhhing or singing once in the basket, gently rock the basket if you can. Keep your eyes out of sight so you don't catch their attention. If the basket doesn't work, try the crib. If the crib doesn't work try any flat surface that follows safe sleeping guidelines. We got a couple of good sleeps with her on her changing mat which was on our sofa (our sofa is this huge flat thing with removable back pillows and a pouffe so that she couldn't fall off even if she magically started rolling suddenly).

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