Babies born ~ April 1st-15th 2011 #1

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This thread is for parents who's baby was born April 1st-15th 2011

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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:

Helpful Articles
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?

Helpful Forums
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids


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:

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

Helpful Forums
Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum



Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Helpful Articles
Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Recommended Reading List

Helpful Forums
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing


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
Gentle Parenting Forum

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[4125amandah]

Hoping to see my belly buddies group in here soon.

xx

[Shar]

Hey amandah!!!
Glad im not the only one with the 'wrong date' in this baby buddies.

In case there are ladies not from our belly buddes group -

I'm Shar and i had Archie George on March 27th, 1 week, 1 day prior to edd. He weighed 3.2kg/7lb 1oz.

[redgum]

I am hoping to sneak in with you ladies too... For those not on belly buddies, I had willow 38+6 her EDD was 2 April but arrived 25 March.

So excited to have 'graduated' to baby buddies

[kristi14]

Im staying with u girls too

[Danielle_NZ]

Hey ladies :-) I'm Danielle, had my third boy this morning at 10.30am via csection. Oliver Hendric Rack, 9 pound 2 ounces, 52cm & head 37.5cm. Born at 38 weeks 3 days. My biggest goal is to tackle breast feeding, so far, I THINK, so good.

[tanyaya]

hi all

i'm tanya, i had Barney Gustaf Ivan last Friday (April 8), weighing 3.5kg, 51cm- waterbirth - yay!

[redgum]

Hey Danielle,

Congratulations on baby Oliver and welcome back to our group!!

[4125amandah]

Congrats Danielle!!!!!

Intro- I'm Amanda and I had my first boy on the 17 match at 2.30pm, at 36 + 5 my edd was supposed to be 9 april. weight 2960 ,height 49cm, head 32cm. a successful VBAC!!!!!

[Shar]

Hey ladies :-) I'm Danielle, had my third boy this morning at 10.30am via csection. Oliver Hendric Rack, 9 pound 2 ounces, 52cm & head 37.5cm. Born at 38 weeks 3 days. My biggest goal is to tackle breast feeding, so far, I THINK, so good.

Congrats Danielle, welcome Oliver!

[4125amandah]

Well what a night.....

Poor Theo was awake screaming for hours, 5 to be exact, and nothing would calm him down, so after seeing an after hours doctor we were still no better off.

I took him to see my doc this morning and they said it would be either colic or reflux, but after seeing the mw this afternoon, and viewing his body language the mw said it is silent reflux, and that the AR formulas are really good for that, so will give it a go.

stat update-
weight- 3.7 kilos
height- 52cms
head- 35cms

after starting the formula and also giving infacol, he has been great today, so fingers crossed it will keep working.

[Aussiegirl777]

Hello Everyone!!!!!!

Firstly - Congrats Danielle on the birth of Oliver!! I really like the name Oliver.

Well........it's been a while since I posted on here. Our little man Cade Mitchell was born just over a week ago on the 6th April. We ended up having to have a C-Section which wasn't what I had expected but as long as the little guy made it safely into the world I'm happy.

I laboured for 10 hours before we realised that things were not progressing the way they should. I laboured drug-free which was my intent and thanks to Calmbirthing I can honestly say I loved my labour and my DP was an absolute rock to me through all of it.

Cade has turned my/our world upside down and I am so glad that we were blessed to have this baby.

Now onto breast feeding - MAJOR STRUGGLE - My milk still hasn't come in that much. It takes up so much of my day trying to breast feed a huge baby, then supplement and then express more milk in an attempt to get the feeding right. So many times I would like to have given up in the last few days but I am struggling on. Partly because DP is pushing me (he does this because even though I am tired and say I want to stop he knows me too well and wants me to succeed at this).

Speaking of DP - What a man I have. The guy has hardly been more than 2 steps away from the washing machine which is filled to the brim with gifts of clothing (this kid won't have to have any new clothes until we get his school uniform!) He does all of our sterilizing, he makes up the bottles, he does most of the nappy changes and makes sure that I am remembering to eat. Motherhood is huge! The control freak in me will have to step to the side and let a new part of me take over.

Well that is enough rambling from me. Cade is asleep but due to wake up soon for another feed. Did I mention how wonderful he is???

[tanyaya]

hi there aussie

glad to hear that your DP is such a star - this is really a big time for the whole family and it's great that you're DP is so supportive.

i too keep looking at my little man and falling more in love, he is the (equal second) bee's knees.

i'm currently on the BFing/expressing/supplementing round about.... having had a decent night's sleep last night though, means that i'm a little more able to cope with it all today. having said that, i'm considering getting an au-pair for the final 2 months before we move o/s, as DH must go back to work and I wonder how i'm going to keep up with my 2y.o. man, who has boundless energy.

hope you're all loving every minute of this up-and-down rollercoaster ride.... enjoy!

xx

[redgum]

Aussie - I am with you on breastfeeding, it's been a real struggle for me also. I spent a good part of last week in tears about it and hired a private lactation consultant. I went onmottilium but since came off as it gave me heart palpitations. I really thought I would BF willow over a year but due to supply issues I will be lucky to get to 3 months. It's very hard emotionally as it's supposed to be the natural thing, but I have had a readjustment this week. What will be will be and being miserable about my lack of supply was ruining my experience and negating any benefit of breast feeding. I guess my advice to you is try not to worry about it, I am doing 50/50 at the moment and I know Tanya is doing the same. BF isn't easy and it's not always the natural thing we think it's going to be. I do hope though yr milk comes in and you can enjoy a long BF career

Well done on 10 hours of drug free birthing Hun. I am so glad you loved your birthing experience. Calm birth was the best thing I did in my preggy and I absolutely loved birthing Willow too . I am so happy DP is so supportive. Has Cade made a visit to the shop yet??

One more thing... If you get really stuck on BF I found the private LC to be amazing, but also try not to beat yourself up over it like I did. It's hard and your definitely not alone.

[4125amandah]

Evening Ladies,

The bf issue- Dont beat yourselves up... They say Bfing comes naturally, but I am yet to meet one mother that this has happened to. With DD i tried for 3 and a half weeks to get her to latch, which she refused to do and would get so upset and distraut that I decided the bottle was best, esp seen as I had a low supply. She did ok on the bottle, and we realised that her lack of food intake was due to her illness to. But it was a case of if I kept trying to BF she would have failed to thrive, and the stress it caused me was horrific, I would cry every time I tried and failed- which was alot, and ended up with PND. So what I am saying is that BFing does not work for everyone, I have even known ladies that have hired a LC for all three of her babies and was not successful once. Keep your chins up, and do whatever makes you feel comfortable and happy, dont worry about the hype that breast is best, as many a babies have thrived on either BF or FF.

Good luck ladies.

xx

[Aussiegirl777]

Good to hear that others are sharing the BF journey (struggle). Today one of the midwives from the hospital came to visit and we told her the trouble I have been having. She suggested I try a nipple shield and it is really helping. Cade is attaching much better and he is not refusing me any more, which is a relief. I still top-up with formula after he has had a go and I also express after each feed but all up today I have expressed 100mL which is the best I have done so far. That will go towards the middle of the night feed that DP will give him. It's boosted my confidence to keep trying.

How is everyone else sleeping? And eating for that matter. I find the day goes so quickly that I'm not getting a chance to eat. I feel hungry all the time but then something else needs to be done and I forget to eat. I NEVER forget to eat, ever. so this is new to me. I don't feel like cooking and DP is doing so much already that I wouldn't expect him to take that on as well so last night was toast with cheese and some ham. Tonight I think my SIL is bringing something. I think I will have to get my act together tomorrow as DP has to work and I want him to have something nice to eat when he gets home.

Pumpgirl - I haven't been to the shop yet as we only got home from hospital yesterday and time has just flown by. Plus because of the C-Section I can't drive for 6 weeks so going to the shop is on the backburner for now. Also we have been inundated with gifts and well-wishers and I'm feeling a little fragile and I don't think I can handle being swamped with people wanting to check Cade out just yet so we might go and visit next week when, hopefully, things have settled down a bit.

O.K. That's it for me now.

[Shar]

Aussie- glad to hear someone suggested an option for you that has proved successful and made you feel more confident.
Its worth exploring every avenue.

[tanyaya]

hi aussie et al

re: nipple shield
my empathy - unfortunately when using the breast pump for the first time at the LC yesterday, the pump/suck was set to too high and my nipple really hurt afterwards.... it's still hurting today, and i kinda wince when i see bubba coming for the breast. have been rubbing the wonder creme on it (thanks for reminding myself now)....

re: sleeping
i'm sleeping FANTASTIC now that barney is supplementing 50/50 - he's finally getting full now, before he was on the boob for hours and hours on end, now he pretty much wakes to feed, then conks out overnight (with one feed)..... this was just last night though - let's see what happens tonight

re: eating
i was a food lover before but now i'm absolutely RAVENOUS (or ravishing, as i sometimes say ... my tip is to boil some hard-boiled eggs in the morning - they're a great snack, and get hubby to buy some protein-rich snacks, like nuts, muesli/health bars - and have them on hand, near your feeding chair. also it helps to have dinner/lunch made up ahead - if anyone offers to help you out, ask them to make a casserole. if/when you get time to make your own food, make big batches that you can refrigerate/freeze for future meals.

my little bubba is one week old tomorrow!

Tan xx