Babies Born May 2007

This thread is for parents who's baby was born in May 2007

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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:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids.

Sleeping Support:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

Got questions?

Post your questions in the forums mentioned above, or in the following forums where you're sure to receive many friendly responses!

General Baby & Toddler Forum
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum


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Hey girls!

I am an April mummy but don't want to leave my May belly buddies group, so I hope you don't mind me posting here?

So we're familiar with each other and our babies, I thought we could all fill out this quick quiz??

Your name: Ashlee
Partner's name: Scott
Ages: 19 & 23
Location: Loganholme, Qld
Baby's name: Blake Riley
Sex: Boy
First, second, third etc baby: First baby (first grand/great grandchild on BOTH sides)
Birthday: 21 April 2007
Time: 6.25am
Weight: 2.870kg or 6lb 5oz
Length: 52cm
Head Circumference: 34cm
Natural or C-Section: Vaginal birth with gas, episiotomy.
How many weeks gestation: 36 weeks and 2 days

If there are any other questions to add let me know! If you don't feel comfortable answering them, that's fine also!

I look forward to sharing the journey of motherhood with you all!

Hi there!!! :hello: Ash!

My bubs also arrived early and so was born in April also, but if everyone doesnt mind Id like to also stay with all you girls :)

Your name: Angela
Partner's name: Justin
Ages: 21 & 23
Location: Morayfield, Qld
Baby's name: Jade
Sex: Girl
First, second, third etc baby: First baby
Birthday: 28 April 2007
Time: 12:31pm
Weight: 5lb 12oz 2635grams
Length: 49.5cm
Head Circumference: 33cm
Natural or C-Section: Vaginal birth with gas, episiotomy.
How many weeks gestation: 36 weeks and 2 days

Cant wait till everyone is in here!!

hi girls! i also have an april baby that was due in may. i went to check up on all my bellybuddies and the thread is now closed. :cry: i also hope noone minds me staying in the may baby buddies.

Your name: Lee
Partner's name: Keith
Ages: 29 & 27
Location: Sth coast, NSW
Baby's name: Baden
Sex: Boy
First, second, third etc baby: First baby
Birthday: 30th April 2007
Time: 10.37am
Weight: 3240gr (7lb 1oz)
Length: 50cm
Head Circumference: 34cm
Natural or C-Section: C/section (breech baby)
How many weeks gestation: 39weeks and 4days

just a quick shout out to kristen, kelly and sarah - congrats on the safe arrival of your bubbas!!! :D

tan - wishing you all the best for tomorrows induction!!!

am going to check out everyones websites over the next couple of days to have a squiz at all the gorgeous bubbas. :) ive done a yahoo album which i will update every couple of days. just have to figure out how to add the link?

baden and i are doing well.

Hi Lee and welcome to May mummas!, and congratulations on the birth of Baden!! Of course you can join here, all 3 of us so far are April mummy's posing as May ones lol but it's too hard to give up the girls I got to know and love over the last 9 months!

I just checked out Baden's piccies, what a handsome little man you have there :D And don't mummy and daddy look so proud!!!

hey guys...cant post...mason is howling!

Hi everyone,

I am also an April mummy but would like to remain in the May thread. I'd just like to say
Congratulations to Kelly on the birth of Luke James.
Congratulations to Kristen on the delivery of Mia Charlotte.
I can't wait to hear about your little bubba's.

Julian has just woken up so gotta go!

Your name: Dan
Partner's name: Dave
Ages: Both 28
Location: Victoria
Baby's name: Olivia Anne
Sex: Girl
First, second, third etc baby: First baby
Birthday: 9 May 2007
Time: 1305
Weight: 3850g or 8lb 8oz
Length: 50cm
Head Circumference: 36cm
Natural or C-Section: Vaginal birth with gas, episiotomy.
How many weeks gestation: 39 weeks and 4 days

Lee and Jan we would be devastated if you didn't say in May bubbies with us. We have all been through our pregnancies together and now we get to share the journey of being parents and watching and sharing stories of our little ones growing up. Wouldn't be the same with you.

Tan - Thinking of you today. Can't wait to hear the good news on the arrival of your gorgeous bubby.

Can't wait to get to know the ladies and babies from the other May group. Might go do some reading through their journey and posts.

Catch up soon cause I'm going to take advantage of Olivia being a sleep and grab a nap myself,

Luv Dan.

Your name: Sarah
Partner's name: Justin
Ages: 27 & 33
Location: Horsham, Vic
Baby's name: Noah Michael
Sex: Boy
First, second, third etc baby: First
Birthday: May 14 2007
Time: 7:13pm
Weight: 3790gms 8lbs7oz
Length: 51.5cm
Head Circumference: 35.5
Natural or C-Section: Emergency C/S after failure to progress
How many weeks gestation:40 + 1

I thought while Noah is on the boob it would be a great time to post. I find I am not online much anymore, I can't stop staring at Noah and playing with him. I keep thinking that someone is going to knock on my door and ask to have him back. Justin and I got lucky, our little man loves the booby eats every 1 1/2 hrs, sleeps well and only cries during nappy changes and fusses while being put into the bath. That being said, I had a nightmare labour which I will get around to telling about sometime, it was a long 2 days.

So hello to all the May Mummies, I can't wait to chat when I figure out some sort of schedual, this is my second day out of hospital after all. I will pop in as much as possible.

Tan, best of luck with your induction, I can't wait to hear the news!

Hugs to Jan and Dan and Danni & Sarah (are you joining us here Danni?!?!)

Your name: Heather
Partner's name: Mike
Ages: 27 & 31
Location: Erskineville Sydney
Baby's name: Ivy Elizabeth
Sex: Girl
First, second, third etc baby: Second baby, first girl grandchild to be born into both families!
Birthday: 8 May 2007
Time: 5:16am
Weight: 3.140kg or 6lb 15oz
Length: 47.5cm
Head Circumference: 34cm
Natural or C-Section: Vaginal waterbirth, 1hour 15mins short!
How many weeks gestation: 38 weeks exactly

Thought id just introduce myself. Im quite busy at the moment, and also just soaking up my little darling, not online very much also at the moment but will be soon im sure.

just dropping in to see if there was any news on tan?

its hard to get online now huh? ;) i wasnt even sure if i was gonna join the babybuddy thread but i missed everyone!

baden is having a bad day today. he wants to be held and everytime i think he is asleep and go to put him down he just cries and cries and cries. i cant wait for hubby to get home.

we are going to get some pixie photos done tomorrow afternoon, using our free coupon out of the bounty bag. i didnt realise we dressed them though - i thought they dressed them up. now i have to go shopping and try and find something to fit baden. he is just wearing bonds 0000 suits at the moment. normal 0000 clothes are still to big!!! i hope i can find something cute. i also hope he doesnt cry!!! fingers crossed.

hope everyone is happy and well.

It is hard to get online, not so much to read the posts but to write one? I just want to spend my days staring at Noah.

Lee- Badens photos are gorgeous, he really is tiny. Good luck finding a cute outfit for tomorrow. How long did it take for the pain of the c/s to go away? Everytime I try to get into or out of bed I feel like someone has stuck hot razors into my scar. It has been 4 days since the surgery though.

Time for yet another feed, it has been every 30 mins since lunch now, must mean a big sleep is on it's way..

Will keep checking for news on Tan, I hope her induction went better than mine.

Your name: Danni
Partner's name: Dale
Ages: 22 & 24
Location: Melb, Vic
Baby's name: Mason Jack
Sex: Boy
First, second, third etc baby: First
Birthday: April 15 2007
Time: 4.29pm
Weight: 2800grams, 6lb2oz
Length: 48cm
Head Circumference: 35.5
Natural or C-Section: C/section- breech bub
How many weeks gestation:37+6

ok ok, i guess ill join you if i have to! ;) hehehe

Im here finally! sorry guys...

Mason is about to wake up AGAIN! lol...im so much happier today. For those who dont know, i ran out of milk and today it is finally back!

Yay! Great news Danni, the way my boobs are feeling I was almost going to offer you my milk ;) I begin operation express tonight. Noah is doing a good job atm he has been attached to my bb for the last hour now.

thats so great sarah!! I had so much milk for the past 4 weeks that I was gunna offer it to others too! ;)

Yes do express, it can help Juz to bond with him too.

Really quick one from me. Just wanted to check if there was any news from Tan????

Hope everthing is going ok for them and she's holding her little one in her arms.

Hi Nurse Dan. My name is Leanne and my bubba Kaitlyn turned one on 9 May!!! Congratulations on the birth of your little princess Olivia. She's gorgeous. Seems like just the other day I was introducing my little one.
Enjoy !!!! And to all the other May 2007 mumma's and bubba's. It's a great journey.

Yeah where is the news from Tan?

Danni I commenced operation express last night with very little success. it is the first time I cried since Noah was born. 1 hour produced 10ml.

I have a poo question, Noahs poos are very watery with mustard coloured micro pebbles but sometimes there is more sometimes there is less, this started yesterday. He isn't running a temp or anything though.

A whole new bag of worries once the munchkins are out!

Just a quick one for me ATM just to introduce myself.

Your name: Melissa
Partner's name: Paul
Ages: 26 & 30
Location: Quakers Hill NSW
Baby's name: Isobella Rose
Sex: Girl
First, second, third etc baby: First baby
Birthday: 4 May 2007
Time: 1:06 AM
Weight: 4300 grams or 9lb 8oz
Length: 52cm
Head Circumference: 34cm
Natural or C-Section: Vaginal birth with gas, episiotomy.
How many weeks gestation: 39 weeks and 5 days

it seems all vag births had episotomoies :(

Sarah: keep pumping, dont stress. and the poo is normal :hug:

I would have rather had a vag w/ epi than a c/s anyday. I want to have 4 kids though and now I can only have 3 :(

I will keep on trying to pump if I can be bothered, my bb hurt a bit so I might give it a rest for a few days. The poos are starting to thicken up again thank god, I was starting to think the worst.

Noah is sucking his thumb right now, it is so cute! Well my scar is hurting like nothing else so I might put my feet up and see if that helps. I can't be stopped with cleaning and I think it is doing a number on me.

Hi guys!!! Just thought I would pop in here and introduce myself!! Toby is still in the SCN, this is his 12th day, but GUESS WHAT!!! We are picking him up today!!! I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!!!!!!!! So I'll be in here soon after I calm down and get used to my new little man being home!! Hope everyone else is going great!!

Danni, YAY for your milk coming back!! Mason will be happy!!

Sarah, I had a c/s too, my second one and this time I am taking Nurofen if I need it every 4 hours. And I read on the box that breastfeeding mothers can take it. I hope that helps you. I so know what you are feeling ATM!! Really try to rest too, that helps so much..

Your name: Alex
Partner's name: Nick
Ages: 28 & 26
Location: Werribee, Vic
Baby's name: Toby James
Sex: Boy
First, second, third etc baby: Second
Birthday: 7th May 2007
Time: 9:03pm
Weight: 7lbs3ozs
Length: 49cm
Head Circumference: 35cm
Natural or C-Section: Emergency C/S
How many weeks gestation: 37 weeks 5days

WHOO HOO ALEX FOR PICKING UP YOUR LITTLE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know that feeling, driving away WITH your baby is so surreal after days of driving home without him. Oh I am so happy for you hunny!

Dan-Hmmm you're right...we all must have small cooters or big headed babies lol!

Alex, YAY!! Cant wait to see you guys today :D

Sarah: STOP CLEANING! you are gunna end up back in hospital woman! Yes take nurofen it may help. otherwise you really need to rest.

tans baby is here!! read HERE!!!

Hi Mummies!!

Danni just had a look at your latest photos, Mason is adorable. How much is he weighing these days??

And Happy one week Noah. Oh and Sarah STOP being a compulsive cleaner it isn't going to do you any good!!!

Lee how did the pixie photos go?? I am going to get Isobella's done soon too, maybe at the end of the week or the beginning of the next one.

Dan how is Olivia going?

Alex how is it having your little man Toby at home?

Ashlee I wouldn't have said Isobella was small with a big head - LOL I would have just said she was big all over - At 4.3kgs.
We had our birthing class reunion on Saturday. It was fantastic to see everyones bubbas; but the oldest one in the class (her name was Tahlia) and she was born at 2.28kgs 6 weeks ago and my Isobella was the youngest at 2 weeks old and twice her size!!! I have put the photo in Isobella's web site and some others if you want to have a squiz

yes everyone i have put new pics up on Masons site. He is weighing 3.8kilos or 8 pund 5oz :)

Hello!!!!!

I'm finally home from hospital and can't wait to catch up with everyone!!! Hmm, best I officially introduce myself first!!

Your name: Kelly
Partner's name: Ryann
Ages: 29 & 31
Location: Perth, WA
Baby's name: Luke James
Sex: Boy
First, second, third etc baby: First baby (although we lost one at 10wks in May 2006)
Birthday: 15 May 2007
Time: 11.11pm
Weight: 8lb 11oz
Length: 53cm
Head Circumference: 34cm
Natural or C-Section: c/section after 20 hours of labour.
How many weeks gestation: 40 weeks and 5 days

Sorry guys, must go - will try and pop back on later to catch up!!! I'm loving my little man though and being a Mum - it's great!! Luke is just the most adorable little boy. Will try and update some photos in the next few days and must remember to change my ticker!!!

Take care.

Kelly xxx

Hi girls, Noah has been sleeping for the last hour and I figure I have another 20 mins before he wants his next feed, maybe I typed too soon :rolleyes: Everything is going well, he has a healthy appetite and today I started writing down the schedual today and he is feeding every 1 1/2 hours or more frequently like 5 mins every 15mins. Eek I did speak too soon. My nipples just seem to get more and more sore :crying: The funniest thing today is I let my dog in to give her a bath and when I picked her up my let down refllex went into action. Just goes to show how bonded I am with my dog.

I saved all the info of us May Mummies into a word doc so I can have a read at some stage and get to know the girls who were not in the same belly buddies thread. I can't wait to have a moment to catch up, I will try for later on tonight. Noah just finished his feed and promptly soiled his nappy so I better change it then get dinner started. Hope everyone is enjoying their babymoons as much as I am!!!

welcome home kel!!! :D

sarah: noah is feeding too frequently and youre gunna get worn out! Are you still expressing?

I have found that Mason is NEVER satisfied from breast feeding alone, he always needs a bottle afterwards as a top up, or a full bottle.

Danni, I am trying out feeding on demand and seeing how it works, it seems to be working well in the fact he never cries unless getting a nappie change or undressed but it is time consuming. My only concern atm is that he may not be getting enough hindmilk. I will be calling the ABA and getting advice from them in the next couple of days when I work out the pattern. There he goes doing the tongue movements again letting me know he wants the boob, it has only been 10 mins, I will try to distract him first. Oh the fun being a glorified milk machine ;)

apparently it is now claimed that there is no such thing as hind milk and that it is all good for bubs. However I reckon my beginning is much different than the end.

Give them a ring and see what they say babe....but dont wear yourself out :hug:

Hi there mummies,

With dinner done and Olivia sleeping soundly I thought I'd pop on and catch up with everyone.

Tan - Hope you're enjoying your little girl and recovery quickly. Can't wait to see a photo.

Danni - You're little man is growing so quickly I can't believe it. It's fantastic to hear that your milk is back. Aren't our bodies amazing?

Sarah - Sorry to hear your nipples are sore. After each feed I rub hindmilk into each nipple and let them air dry. It seems to help me alot. Something to try maybe. It's a great idea to call the ABA. I visited a lacation consult last Thursday (the best thing I've done) and will visit her every week until I'm comfortable enough to stop. I agree with the others, don't worry so much about the housework. My house is a complete pigsty and we have to move this weekend :wall:.

Lee - Hope Baden's feeding is all sorted out for you and that you are loving being a mum. I love checking out your website for photos.

Kelly - Welcome home gorgeous. Hope you are recovering well and you and Lukas are settling in beautifully to home. Can't wait to see some photos.

Mel - You sound like you are absolutely loving being a mum and eveything is going well. I hope it is for you two. How's your gorgous girl? Here photo is gorgeous. She is so alert. Olivia sleeps so much that we are still waiting for the have those gorgeous awake periods.

Ashlee - Your little man seems to growing quickly to after this early arrival into the world. How long was he in the nursery for?

Alex - Well how amazing was it picking up your little man today? Can't wait to see some photos.

Olivia, Dave and I are going along really well. She sleeps for anything up to 5 hours at a time, wakes up for a feed and goes back to sleep. She has regained the weight she lost in the first few days. Our breast feeding is going good NOW. I have to use a nipple shield or she has no hope at all of attaching and express after each feed. It is working well.
This week is going to be chaos. We are moving on Saturday, haven't packed a single thing and our house is a pigsty. Tomorrow is the the start of us cleaning and packing. Dave heads back to work on Monday so after our feral weekend and not having his help I'm unsure how I'm going to go without him here to help. I think that is going to be a bigger shock to the system than coming home.

Well I'm off to have some ice-cream and head off to bed when CSI finishes.

Catch up soon,

Luv Dan.

Dan: so great to hear youre doing so well! Persevere with the nipple shield for a week or so and then try to latch her again with the help of the LC. Mason was on a shield for 2.5 weeks and now he is on his own :D

Dan-That is excellent news that breastfeeding is happening for you!!! Blake is growing well, he was born 2870g, lost 220g, went back up to 2950g, then to 3200g then 3600g at last checkup over a week ago. He has been feeding almost DOUBLE the amount he was though so I predict he will be close to 4kg next time we weigh him :D He was in special care for 7 days, it felt like 7 years though, and they wanted him in there longer on the feeding tube, but I refused and made them take it out. They are so lazy, rather chuck it through a tube than persevere with a bottle!!

Wow sorry that got so long and out of hand lol

Hi Everyone, hope you are all well rested this morning.......

Glad to see you in here Kelly and can't wait to hear more from you about your little man and to see some pics

Dan sounds like you have a great schedule with Olivia already. 5 hours is a great sleep! How long does she stay awake for in between sleeps?? Oh a good luck with the move. I hope it isn't too stressful.
Isobella is good still hasn't really settled into a routine yet and she was a really restless the night before last and all day yesterday. She seemed to be very clingy and unsettled wanting to feed constantly; but because I wasn't getting a long enough break and some rest in between feeds I wasn't producing enough milk to satisfy her. SO I had to send hubby out to get some formula to see if that would help. But alas like the dummy she wouldn't take the bottle. So I had to try and squeeze some in at a time until she had atleast 30mls and then gave her the 'real thing' to settle her. Hopefully she is better today; as I was really struggling not to loose the plot especially since I hadn't had more that 10mins sleep at a time. I finally got her to sleep at 2am with a quick feed at 5 without her fully waking up and she is just stirring now.
But you are right I am loving being a mum and she has been so alert since the day that she was born and she is such a strong little thing!! And she has such a beauuutiful smile!
Actually Sarah you should be careful that the same doesn't happen with you. Make sure you get the rest in between. I was told by a midwife at the clinic that the more you rest the more milk you produce. So forget the cleaning in between.

Wow Ashlee that is fantastic weight gain for Blake. You sound so relieved that you have him home and with you. It must be a great feeling.

Well better go see how little miss is as my milk is fully loaded and ready to go.:lol:

Chat later mummies xx

HELLO EVERYONE!!!!!!

My first post since I've come back from hospital over the weekend, with our gorgeous darling little girl. Energy has been sapped (as well as my time) so barely have a chance to come on here anymore! Should settle down so I can read about your lovely little ones as well I'm sure :D

Quick shout out to all of my May Belly Buddies - can't wait to hear how everyone is going!!

As for me - here we go!!

Your name: Kristen
Partner's name: David
Ages: 27 and 40
Location: Victoria
Baby's name: Mia Charlotte
Sex:Girl
First, second, third etc baby: First baby
Birthday: 15 May 2007
Time: 4:22pm
Weight: 8lb 8oz
Length: 52cm
Head Circumference: 35cm
Natural or C-Section: Vaginal birth with some gas and NO TEARS! YAY!
How many weeks gestation: 40 + 6


Tan - CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of Isabelle. I think it's absolutely wonderful that we have so many Isabelle/a's from the May group! We decided on Mia in the end otherwise it would have made another one from us as well!! haha

Danni - Can't believe how old Mason is already! I am having milk problems too - Mia developed jaundice in hospital and had to go under lights as well as be supplemented with formula to flush it out as I wasn't producing enough. I've hired the same commercial pump I used at the hospital which I have at home now ($33 a week but so worth it if it will get my supply up quickly) so hopefully that will do the trick. Glad to hear it's back to normal for you.

Sarah - Darl - I hear you about the nipples!! Mine are KILLING - dry, cracked, grazed, red, bleeding, blistering... TERRIBLE. I had midwives in the hospital check my attachment each time and it's still not right. I think I might see a LC for a day.

Actually, can anyone recommend a great one in Melbourne? I'm out west.

Lee - How is the feeding going with Baden?

Kelly - Welcome home!! Can't wait to hear more about how things are going with you!

Mel - You sound like you are getting about as much sleep as me!! haha ie - NONE! But it's so worth it isn't it??!

Ashlee - WOW! Sounds like the feeding is going brilliantly!! Congrats on his fab weight gain!!

Alex - Congratulations on your little one coming home!! How is it going now?

Dan - Glad to hear feeding is going well. How has the nipple shield helped? is it just to protect damanged nipples, is that the point? Or help attachment? Haven't used them yet but maybe I should? Good luck with the move too - I don't know how you do it!!

As for us, it's Mia's week birthday today (haha, I'm going to be one of those mums.. I can feel it... everything will be a milestone ;)) and I am LOVING being a mum.

The website has been updated with a couple of her pics for you to have a look at as well and I will get around to posting her birth story as well. Although it was really difficult and bloody painful I am so glad to be home with her and stare at her all day long. I still don't quite understand how she fit in there... but she's SO CUTE!!!!!