Hey rachel
Charlie is now 3.4 kilo's and is doing fantastically. We had to give up on breastfeeding though, he just couldn't suck strongly enough to get enough milk and was losing weight, but is now on formula and gaining weight at a rapid pace! He is still feeding every 3 hours, so it's a tag team effort from both his Mum's so we don't go crazy from lack of sleep but we are soooooo grateful to have him home and healthy....
Keep going Sal, loving hearing your story about Brendan!
Another day of pains and Ob's. Nothing really happened today.
17th Feb 2007
Still nothing progressing, still having pains. DP comes down to visit for an hour or so. Mum goes home to do some housework and change of clothes ect. She had been staying down with me since he previous Saturday, mostly sleeping in the car and random hotels if she was able to get a bed.
hi sal, sal and charlie,
im soo pleased he is putting on weight, aslong as he is getting a feed it doesnt matter whether it is ff or bm...he is so cute i was lookin at his fb pics yeasterday n left comments.
im soo pleased for you.
sal keep on talking huni its hard to think how you coped.
love rach xxxxxx
Thanks for reading!
My mum is fantastic I definately wouldnt have coped so well if it werent for her.
18th Feb 2007
Today, I'm starting to get really sick of the hospital food. They never put enough on your plate I'm pregnant feed me! lol.
Still in pain, pains are getting more intense and I am now started on some panadol and heat packs for pain relief. I'm also given sleeping tablets after my midnight Ob's. 4 hours solid seep is better than none.
Some more family visit today, I now have some fresh fruit and some recent mags to read.
Today starts as the last week has, obs and then breakfast. Mum comes in to visit as soon as the ward opens, 8am. Now we have a collection of things to do, UNO, poker, Canasta and Eucha. Cards are easy to pack away if need be. mum has also started bringing in outside food, the breakfast is not sufficient enough to hold me over until lunch comes and lunch is not sufficient enough to hold me over until dinner comes.
Today my team of doctors are happy with things appearing somewhat settled. I am actually given permission to go down into the town of Subiaco to do some shopping! OMG I dont think I could have left that room quick enough! We were given a time to be back by for Ob's.
Mum and I were a bit naughty though, instead of going into Subiaco we actually went out to Carousel, which for those in Perth know that thats not a little drive from Subiaco. LOL. While we were there I bought some more clothes and even bought a few tiny little things for bubs.
We were back by the designated time and everyone was happy.
After I had my Ob's done we went up to the ward lounge to play some cards. During the game of cards I once again started to feel more regular contractions, bugger, must have been all that walking around! This time instead of going to the labour ward I was shipped of to MFAU (Maternal fetal Assessment Unit) There we stayed for around 2 hours and they were happy that things were going slowly and I was sent back to the ward.... just in time for dinner!
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How wonderful of your mum to stay with you like that. Mums are great aren't they
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