This thread is for parents who's baby was born January 16th-31st 2010 #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:
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Last edited by Olive; July 24th, 2010 at 09:10 PM.
girls,
well i was due to have my baby charlie in feb but she has come early to us and we had her jan 21st so i suppose im a part of this group im so happy to finally be here as our little one took us so long to get and im just very proud and happy to finally be a part of a BABYS BUDDIES GROUP
hope to get to meet some more lovely girls in here soon .
Yay our baby buddies group has begun!!!
Welcome Smithy and congrats on the birth of Charlie!!!
My firstborn- a daughter Zoe Marie Teresa was born on the 19th of Jan via C section.
I'm sure the other ladies will join us soon
I am with Smithy
Our little girl was born on January 24th at 11.47 pm (due 12th Feb) 3.3kgs
First born Natual birth - needed some help on the way out as she wasnt breathing - No pain killers
Hope to meet some lovely ladies in here where we can talk about our little ones
I'd love to join this group too. We had our fourth little boy, Hugh, join our family on 24th January. I had irregular contractions on and off since Friday night but hadn't dilated at all by lunchtime on 24th. Got to the hospital at 4pm and was fully dilated and waters broke at 4:15 and he arrived at 4:31. Guess when he's ready there's no stopping him!!
Look forward to supporting you ladies and having a chat - provided the kids give me a chance
Hi girls! My baby girl Vaeda Arkady, born 21st January - shes our first. I did plan to go natural but ended up having an induction which was followed by an epidural, which was then followed by a caesar when the heart monitor showed that Vaeda was in distress. I'm not really disappointed at all about how it turned out though - was so amazing to finally hold my *daughter* in my arms and once that happened I didn't care about anything else.
Vaeda is going wonderfully and is gaining weight well and doing all the things she should be. I on the other hand have been having a hard time dealing with not getting any sleep! I thought that the sleepless nights I had during pregnancy were going to acclimatise me to it all, but it really didn't. Feeling like a zombie! Not looking forward to when my husband goes back to work next week, thats for sure.
Congrats to all the other girls here on the birth of their little bundles of joy!
Hi Smithy, Colestar & Vin ... nice to see you girls have transitioned over to this thread from our pregnancy buddies group!
to everyone else ... my name is Karen and I gave birth to my third child, Luka Bodhi on the 28th of January via c section. Luka had to have some help getting going as well, and has become some what of a pin cushion with some further complications ... but I am happy to report that he is starting to go really well, jaundice levels are dropping and he is putting on weight .. yay!
Look forward to getting to know you all and to continue the friendships I made with Smithy, Colestar and Vin.
Have been having some trouble with breastfeeding lately, Vaeda was doing it like a pro for a week but now it's gone back to hurting again. Had a LC come out yesterday, she basically assured me I was doing everything textbook, the problem is that Vaeda just isn't opening her mouth wide enough. It was wide enough before but since my milk has come in I have gone up two cup sizes and I just don't fit in her mouth anymore!! (or any of my bras) LC showed me how to feed lying down, which is a bit better, and says that Vaeda is still learning so I just need to stick it out for another week or so while my boobs calm down and Vaeda learns/grows, then everything will magically sort itself out. Hope she's right!! Luckily time is flying for me at the moment so I won't have to wait very long have another LC appointment next week.
Just sticking my head in to say HI it's so nice to see my bellybuddies starting to talk babies!! Have a great time and hopefully I'll be in the next group.. or the one after... please God not the one AFTER that...!
Congratulations on your little bundles, such a joyous time.
My second little girl was born 29th of Jan, little Naomi Charlotte. She was induced with a lot of gels and waters breaking, and after a few hours they decided my contractions weren't effective enough. So I said epidural before drip. And apparently she didn't want the epidural because she crowned while we were setting up for it. Very sudden!
Vintrar - I hear you on the breastfeeding. Naomi was starting to get the hang of it and now it's painful again. It's only been a week for me - so Im going to give it another week. Hopefully it settles down. Otherwise I might see a LC next week.
kazaraz - Glad to hear lil Luka is getting better and putting on weight
Vintrar & Karamine - Hope your lil girls get the hang of the boob soon
I am having some trouble with wind and Jayde. She isnt burping well and keeps getting a belly ache. She had some problems feeding when she was born - and may just be a windy baby however I have tried so many things when I feed her to get her to burp, Including changing formula an all that...she has otherwise been such a good baby...I am just worried after last night (as she vomited) that she might have a little tummy bug - she has had runnier poops as well...
Hi Girls....
I only lasted 2 and a bit weeks with my b/feeding.
Milk dried up
Good on those who are persevering
Colestar- I hear you on the wind.... I always breathe a huge sigh of relief when Zoe does a huge burp!
My issue is with hiccups... I have very severe baby brain and cant remember what causes them.... Anyone know?
I only signed up to BB in the last weeks of my pregnancy and so never joined a Belly Buddies group.
My son V. was born on 21st January, 11 days overdue and a medically indicated induction (not just for dates). He's our first child. It was a crazy labour, but we got through it. There were some worries about jaundice after he returned a positive Coombs test, that seems to have cleared up now. Breastfeeding was super-painful at first, still is a bit on the left side. I guess I have some residual nipple damage: hope that goes away very soon. The child health nurse did a home visit today and reported that he is stacking on the weight though, and he was already pretty big at birth. So that's good.
Emma09 - Jayde use to get them before she was born at least 4 times a day - after alot of feeds she gets them now...poor little thing they dont hurt them thou, like they do adults...you can get something for them at the chemist apparently...
Vaeda gets hiccups almost every meal! It's so hard to deal with, even though all the research I've done and all the midwives I've spoken to say that babies do not care in the slightest, I can't stop thinking about how much it hurts my chest when I get a bout of hiccups and I worry worry worry...
Vaeda gets them halfway through a feed and still wants to keep going! She makes a cute sound like a squeaky toy every time she swallows haha.. Actually latches on really well when she's got the hicccups so it's a good time to feed her
Hello to everyone and congrats on all the babies, I have finally gotten around to joining the thread, our second little girl, Chloe May, was born on the 29th, at 9.47am, 9lb 1oz (4120g) and 56cm long. Our birth story is here https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...y-arrival.html
She has been a boobie monster since birth, feeding every 2 hours for 20 minutes for the first 4 days, my milk was overflowing at day 3, lucky she has backed down to half an hour every 3 to 4 hourly. Took her a good few days to learn but is going brilliantly now, my grazes have all healed. She has such a feroucious suck it was near impossible to get her off, and the mw's kept commenting on how strong she is, its like trying to wrestle a tiger.
She is sooooo noisy, she makes constant hummmmmmssss and little grunts and mouse noises while sleeping. Lucky I have adapted to it quick, Amelia never did it, and I am sleeping through it now.
Her big sister just adores her and spends all day checking up on her, reading her books and playing cup a teas with her. We are getting her gp checkup tomorrow so we will see what the little porka has put on.
Vintrar/Kamarine - has anyone suggested expressing a little before a feed to make the nipple and areola more soft. Mine are normally very solid and flat with no give, so when my milk comes in they are rock solid, making it difficult for bubs to latch on, I need to express about 30mls before each feed or its impossible.
Emma/Vintrar - both of my children suffered/suffer from hiccups just about every feed and even in between, and although they will tell you that it doesnt bother them, Chloe thrashes around and carries on until they stop, I know there is nothing I can do about it but I feel so sorry for her. Its caused by the diaghragm doing something out of whack, some say in newborns it happends more regularly because it is still immature.
Hellooooooooooo I'm here! Finally made it! Just replying so this comes up in my subscribed threads for now, and I'll chat more during the week after hubby goes back to Melb for work.
Hi SMithy, Kaz, Colestar & Vintrar! & Ali too, you sneaky-peek
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Babies born~January 16th-31st 2010 #1
girls,
im so happy to finally be here as our little one took us so long to get and im just very proud and happy to finally be a part of a BABYS BUDDIES GROUP
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