The pain is lessening, except on the ridges that are a little blistered, so I expect that will settle soon. My milk is coming in today and she started gulping, so I hope she can relax her grip and her jaw so that it widens up a little. The mw and I think it might be that not only was she small for dates, but not really 39 weeks, either, which could explain the latch issue. She had a thick coating of vernix all over her, to support our theory, as well as just not opening her mouth wide enough. She'll catch up and we're not too worried about it anymore. It's NOTHING on the damage DS gave me, with nipple vasospasm chucked in for good measure!
Tegam, you are so right - I'm swearing like a trooper and popping the Panadeine for these after pains! I'm taking raspberry leaf tea again and DP is out at the health food shop sourcing some tissue salts recommended by another mw colleague of my mw's. I'm going to massage in my postnatal oil blend, some of my magnesium oil blend AND whatever DP brings home to see if I can get off the tablets. I'd very much like to do a number two at this stage and the panadeine is not helping my case much!
My mw and I were discussing baby blues and that I didn't get them with DD1 and doesn't look like they're looming for this one - we seem to think, anecdotally, that HB circumvents the baby blues - what do you ladies think? I definitely got them with DS, who was a perfect birth centre birth. Staff check ups, hospy furniture, visiting hours etc...all stuff I didn't have to deal with for the last two.
Anyway, it would be interesting to read from you who have had both or only homebirths
MASSIVE congratulations SJ!!! what lovely news! What a pain in the bum (or nipple to be exact!) about the BF issues. I wonder if the very quick entry has something to do with it? I know that my DD2 was a shocker with attachment and in the end an osteo really helped. my second stage with her was roughly 6 minutes and she came out well and awesome but a bit scrunched.
Oz: are you thinking of popping placenta pills? If so, then i guess find someone (if you havent already!) now I also picked up a pack of over the counter voltaren for the afterpains. It worked a treat. I also swear by my calendula tincture for any swelling grazing etc that might happen in the perineum area etc. You can get those from your local health shop or naturopath. if you are up for it, also ask a naturopath about a postnatal pack. I was always a bit worried about developing PND as i had it really bad after DD1 (birth trauma in hossy unfortunately), so she got me together a whizz bang pack of disgusting tasting herbs to take after bubs was born. it was fantastic and i HIGHLY recommend doing it as the burst of energy that those things gave was fabulous.
SJ: no PND for either of my HB babies! BUT, the high that i got from DD2 (which lasted almost 2 years lol) didnt happen this last time. i had a really rough start though with hospital admission 5 weeks PP due to a PPH and my energy was just shot to pieces. but even so, and even with a kid that had some neurological issues and all the stress related, i managed to avoid the PND bullet. which i am thankful for as it is truly the toughest gig to get through. even the memory of it all these years later still can stop me in my tracks and gives me cold chills. it is just so awful.
You guys are right! where are all the March and April babies to fill our calendar?! quiet year...maybe Abbott becoming minister for women and PM turned us all off
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