Babies Born ~ February 2013 #1

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

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Breastfeeding FAQs
Is My Baby Hungry?
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?

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Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

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Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum


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Cuddle Me Mum
Recommended Reading List

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Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Slings and Baby Wearing


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Emily Rose born 23rd Feb :)

Indi Joyce born 12th Feb :)

Indiana May born 19th February :)

My little girl was born 24/1, but as she was born 4 weeks early it is likely that she will hit her milestones similar times to yours. Do you mind if I join here?

Chody yes you belong here with us x

She sounds like she's going really well Chody - great job!!

Well browsing these forums has succesfully kept me awake through another night feed yay xx

Susan - I do the exact same thing! It's a pity we can't coordinate everyone's feeds and have a big chat here each night/morning.

Lol oh bum I didn't think to come on earlier!

We had another pretty good night here we feed at 9.45, then wake at 12.40 then 4.40. Each feed change settle takes about an hour so I feel good! Although our last one ended with a free range wee when the nappy was in transit and so we had a complete outfit change as well ;)

hey girls, Curtis was born on 25th January but im hoping you dont mind me joining you in here! I want to be able to keep in touch with you all and hear all about your little ones as they grow.

Nope - welcome aboard Jules!!

Joeve - Indi feeds at similar times, 9ish, 1ish and 5ish - but totally has no routine during the day!

Joeve - DD2 is dangerous without a nappy - she not only wees but lifts her legs and fires off poos like missiles. Dave has been hit before. He was distraught and then as he was putting the new nappy on she also wee'd all over his hands! I still get a good laugh out of that. He is now a super fast ninja nappy changer!

Last night was good here. DH fed DD2 a bottle of expressed milk around 11 (I went to bed at 10). She then woke at 3:30 and then just recently at 7:45 (I've been up for an hour tho). Seems like they're all working 4 hourish overnight which is pretty good.

Hi girls! Just added my birth story, hope it isn't too long!

Girl born on her due date: 26/02/13 Kisty Valerie Tiger.

Born after 3.5 hr labor. No tears, placenta NOT retained, which was my biggest worry. feeding well, not sleeping though!

Both awaiting a poo!! (she has done 2 meconium poos just waiting for regular poo!)

Pic of Kisty uploaded to Life album

Nice tillie! I need to write mine I read through so many in prep for my labour and I honestly took on board a lot of things I learned from reading others experiences. So I will write one. I actually made some notes whilst in labour so I wouldnt forget.
My little girl hiccups after every single feed should I be worried? She did hiccup a lot in my belly but this is really hard for her she gets so cranky with them.
Ps nipples hurt :(

joeve I wouldnt worry about hiccups they are SO common. I hate when I have JUST laid DS down and he gets them. even my two year old gets them a lot!! not sure what sort of pain you're in with your nipples but do you have cream? Lanisoh was a lifesaver for me the first time around

We get hiccups very often too.

Gee, I'm tired at the moment. I really shouldn't complain as I'm very lucky with her, but tonight DD2 fed at 9:30, 1:30 and woke now for 5. I probably wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't for the fact I feel this will be my 'up time' for the day (unless she feeds super quick). I'm expecting that I'll probably get her back down around 6, at which point is it worth going back to sleep? I like to have showered before DH goes to work (easier with the two) and he is leaving just after 7 at the moment. DD1 will wake anywhere from 6:30......

Yes I have that cream :) they are just tender. She doesn't like to let go of them no matter what! It's like a nipple cripple lol
Chody we are almost in tune with you with our feeds last night although we managed to last til 5.45 for the last one. I actually feel good :)
I just heard a pooexplosion off I go ....

Kisty has done about 4 poos in the space of the night!

No poo for me...haven't even felt the urge! Its gonna be big! hehe...

Did damage to Lt nipple overnight, again...gonna have to express and syringe feed today i think.... Day 3 and already broken! At least my vagina feels great!

Morning all!.

Wish me luck! I need to go supermarket shopping this morning. It'll not only be the first time DD2 has come, but my first time taking the two girls! I hope it's not a disaster! I've never taken the two of them anywhere on my own, eeek!

Tillie I ended up meditating my poo out rofl.
Chody good luck!!

Joeve: I will try to breathe mine out when it eventually decides to show up!

Chody: good luck! i'm not going to do that it'll be coles delivery for us!

girls how do i change my ticker??

No idea I feel sad to change mine in a way! I was thinking you just delete the link then create a new one? Hopefully someone else knows!

You need to create a new ticker....

Shopping wasn't too bad. Although I did discover that those baby and toddler trolleys don't fit boxes of nappies in well - let alone two boxes!

Well done Chody on braving the shops with two little ones! I haven't been game enough to do that yet, online woollies shopping saves me!!

Omg it's so cold here and wet today! I feel like if I don't do washing for one day I'm going to get so behind...but pointless today. So cuddles on the couch with DP and Indi and a movie :)

Well done Chody on braving the shops with two little ones! I haven't been game enough to do that yet, online woollies shopping saves me!!

Omg it's so cold here and wet today! I feel like if I don't do washing for one day I'm going to get so behind...but pointless today. So cuddles on the couch with DP and Indi and a movie :)

It's cold and horrible here still we had visitors all day I am exhausted.... More coming tomorrow. We have filled the nursery with gifts which is lovely but I am overwhelmed with pink!!

Joeve - we got a ridiculous amount of gifts with DD1. It dies down a lot with number 2!!!

AFM - What a day! I'm exhausted and its not over yet.
Woke at 5 (didn't get a chance to go back to sleep after feeding).
The girls and I were ready by just before 9 (had just finished feeding again) so went to the supermarket
Back at 10
11ish DD1 went for a nap and I cleaned/played with DD2
2 got brave and went out again to sign DD1 up for swimming lessons (couldn't do it over the phone). Of course she wanted a swim whilst we were there so I went in with her whilst watching DD2 in her pram like a hawk.
4:15 - got home. Fed DD2. Got ready to go out again
5-7 - met DH at markets to do fresh food shop and dinner.
Now we just got home, put DD1 to bed and I'm feeding DD2 again. The trip home was NOT fun - DD2 was crying with hunger and DD1 crying/winging about bring tired...

I wish it was bed time for me!!!!

Oh wow what a day!
We ended up with 2 lots of visitors and DH finished with early so there were people everywhere. It was a bit full on but DD coped awesomely being passed around. I really was hoping it was home time for the visitors by the end.
I can not believe how awesome it is not to be sick all day every day now!! MS sucked so bad, I am a new person now I am not pregnant!!!

So glad that awful sickness is gone! xo xo

I'm glad you're feeling better Joeve. I also hate it when there are too many people around all the time. I like my own space.

AFM - Well I'm exhausted. I'm just expressing then off to bed. DH is doing the next feed (like usual :))

Chody: If you express for a feed. How many mls do you express for a feed? Maybe i shld do that too! I like the sound of it! I had DH give little girl a syringe full of milk (only about 5 ml) just to give my Lt nipple a rest it is soo grazed... :cry:
I know its about how i am attaching bub, but i just cannot get her on enough, it is fear, pain and bad aim... : o (
I've got those boobs that look like implants at the moment...

Ok so my amazing DD2 went down after her 10pm feed and slept til 4.30am, fed and was back down by 5am til 8.30am! I feel a million dollars today!!

I must say I am so proud of all you ladies getting out and about with your lil ones! I'm dredding DP going back to work and having to organise both girls and myself for the school run! Eeek!

Ok so my amazing DD2 went down after her 10pm feed and slept til 4.30am, fed and was back down by 5am til 8.30am! I feel a million dollars today!!

I must say I am so proud of all you ladies getting out and about with your lil ones! I'm dredding DP going back to work and having to organise both girls and myself for the school run! Eeek!

I'm with you Susan! i am not looking forward to doing the school runs 2 different schools, ballet for DD1 mon to thurs and tue and thur for DD2 singing and gym and gymbaroo thurs for DS (gonna change that to sat so DH does that).

I can't face shops with two little ones! Let alone 2 big ones!

Had my first poo last night! Was a success! ha ha!

Still hardly any sleep again last night... Should be sleeping now i might try!...

Susan - what a great sleep!

Tillie - I was told by midwives the following formula for EBM bottles - weight(in grams) x .03 - so a 3kg baby would be
3000 x .03 = 90ml

I use that as a general guide. Sometimes she wants a bit more, sometimes a bit less. I have so much EBM stored due to her time in hosp I have plenty to spare to usually put a little extra in the bottle and don't care if its not drunk (you need to throw out any not consumed after a feed). We heat it up by sitting the milk in the bottle in a bowl of boiling water for a few mins.

I reckon it's definitely worth doing if you can. We did it with DD1 too (although I would often need to express before bed and a little during the day to make enough for a feed).

Thanks for that info.

My nipples are soo sore... Bub has a pretty good mouth, but the fear makes me hesitate and then i miss the big mouth and she gets frantic....You know how it is.

Bub put on 30 g in two days which the home visit midwife seemed happy about.

I noticed that bub has a blood shot white of her eye above the inside of her eye lid and iris. I nearly had a heart attack when i noticed it. I told my midwife she said b/c i had a quick labor it has bruised her eye ball, poor baby!

Hope everyone is enjoying the w/e...

xo xo t

Tillie, I hear that! my boobs are like a size F and have been the whole pregnancy. The best position I have found is sitting bubs upright under my arm (like football) and having her face me when I attach seems to stop the grazing

Hope everyone is well, I dont usually have visitors till after 4 weeks I am a bit selfish with my time with my family and I am wary of exposing bubs to too many germs :)

Joeve: Glad the sickness is gone!

Gee I hate getting up at night. I know it doesn't last forever (I was extremely spoilt with DD1 - no more night feeding from 16 weeks), but I look at DH sleeping peacefully beside me and just wish lol. Oh well, it's prob the only time of the day I can cuddle DD2 and not have DD1 get jealous....

Chody: i struggle with nighttime feeds... DS didn't sleep through till about 8-10 months!

So tired!

We had a pretty good night woke at 12.30 then 6! I feel pretty good :)
DH is sleeping in the spare room at the moment which I think is helping as I am not under pressure to keep her quiet. He works early morning shifts so needs sleep which is fine. He takes her when he gets home as he misses her.
Last night we had the hugest green poo so of course I googled. Could be from too much foremilk... I am blaming all our visitors lol as I am rushing to feed her during the day so people can have a cuddle.
I just put out a no visitors warning for this week.
Sorry about the all me blurt then!