Babies Born April 16th-30th 2009 #1

[Santosha]

Hey there Melanie and Organicem. My little Ivy was born on April 27th, 5 weeks prem. so I'm moving groups (as most of my belly-buddies group are just starting to have their bubs).

We've just been enjoying our first few days at home together after Ivy spent her first weeks in the Special Care Nursery. Such a relief to have her with us - was the hardest thing I've ever done, having to leave her in hospital every night. She's doing really well and getting stronger every day. We've had trouble with getting her to stay awake long enough to get her to feed well (apparently a really common issue for premmies) so so far she's really quiet, sleepy and calm and has barely ever cried. Today she had her first big yell at me sore tummy I think) and I think she's really turned the corner as far as feeding and energy levels go... bye-bye peace and quiet!!

This is my first baby and I am in awe of her, of my body for creating her and of how much love one person can feel. Just incredible... and so excited about the journey to come.

Look forward to getting to know you and other April Mummies.

[berrme]

Hi Kat. Sounds like you have had a rough start. How wonderful to have your little girl home with you! She will find her voice, that is for sure. The quiet doesn't last very long.
Even with my second I find myself just staring at him amazed that I could make him. I am not sure you really ever stop being awed by them... they change so much all the time, there is always something new to be amazed by.

Organicem, 5 hours isn't too bad. Sometimes when DS1 would get sick or was teething etc, and started waking up again, I thought it would have been better if he hadn't started sleeping through. It always seems harder to get up when you have gotten used to a full nights sleep again.
How many children do you have? Just the 2 girls?

[4cheekyboys]

Hi all! I just found my way here today. I had my bub on the 30th April. I need to get a new ticker.
So what am i up to...Lachlan only sleeps 2-3 hours at a time. I'm pretty exhausted. He's also very windy so i'm cutting out some foods to see if what i'm eating is affecting him. I've cut out whole wheat, chocolate, dairy, onions and broccoli. Breastfeeding is going good. I'm a regular jersey cow. lol

Going from 2 kids to 3 was not as hard as i thought it would be.

[nellnell]

Hello hello hello

It's a bit quiet in here.

I had my second bub on 26th April. Master K entered this world at 11.40pm after a 2 day induction with stopping, starting, contractions of my own and ones generated by the synto. Long story. Was induced as DS was not growing well and smaller than my 1st bub. He turned out to be 2.66kg (5lb 14) and 47cm long. Definately on the small side but healthy.

I was monitored externally on and off for the induction and progressed slowly. I was expecting a faster induction as my first birth only took 4.5hrs of active labour with only 45 mins of pushing. This one took 36 hours to progress to 2cm!!!!!!! and then 2.5 hours from 2 cm to birth. Man, second time round was so much more intense than 1st time.

I was determined to go drug free (which I achieved with my first) but after 36 hours of hard slog I was encouraged to use the gas even though I didn't want it. I think it was more for the midwife than me! Anyway I used it for 3 contractions and ditched it. Apart from the gas I went without any other drugs and got the birth I wanted.

So now I have a beautiful newborn boy and a 23month old girl.

We moved houses 1 week after master K was born and have only just hooked back up onto the internet. I'm now living closer to family and friends and have a great support network.

Even though this was my second birth, I am still amazed by my body and women's ability to birth babies. This time around I felt my baby's head on crowning and after the head was born and what an incredible feeling.

Feeding is going well and after an unsettled 5 days, last night was wonderful. I feel like I'm much more in touch with DS and what he needs now. It's only taken 3 weeks!!!

Anyway, looking forward to chatting about out beautiful children and the beginning of their journey through life.

[nellnell]

Hi 2 CB,

Congrats on your little boy. You say the transition from 2 to 3 kids wasn't as hard as you thought........how so. I'm trying to talk DH into having another bub (not fro a few years though) and may wait until my DD goes to school.

I'm flat out trying to cope with 2 kids and quite frankly it's ...... hard at times. Hats off to you for coping really well.

[berrme]

Hi Nell Nell and 2cb. I knew there were other late April mums out there.

Nell Nell, I have had people tell me that the transition from 1 to 2 kids is much harder than 2 to 3, and once you have 3 you can keep adding and it makes no difference. I hope it is true because I also think having a newborn and a toddler is hard at times. I still want a third though.

2cb, it doesn't sound like your diet is much fun at the moment. Has ditching chocolate made any difference?
I hope Lachlan starts sleeping a bit longer for you, at least at night. I don't know how you do it! I get cranky if I have to get up more than once between 8pm and 6am. I have obviously been spoilt!

Byron has been a bit nicer with his baby brother over the past few days. It seems to only be when he gets tired that he wants to be really rough.
Edward is still being lovely. He has worked out how to cry loudly now though, so when there is something wrong we know about it!
I had to bite the bullet and buy a couple of pairs of pants to fit my temporarily bigger bum in them today. It is really frustrating when your maternity stuff is too big but your normal clothes are too small. I managed to find some at the DFO so they were cheap. Hopefully they won't fit for very long. I had to resist the urge to buy more baby clothes. There really is no point when Edward is growing the way he is.

[4cheekyboys]

Hi 2 CB,

Congrats on your little boy. You say the transition from 2 to 3 kids wasn't as hard as you thought........how so. I'm trying to talk DH into having another bub (not fro a few years though) and may wait until my DD goes to school.

I'm flat out trying to cope with 2 kids and quite frankly it's ...... hard at times. Hats off to you for coping really well.

Going from 1 to 2 was really hard for me but now the 2 boys play with each other and i can do what i need to do with the baby. Plus my oldest is in Prep so he's not home all day. lol

Melanie - i haven't noticed much difference with my diet yet but i've only just started it. I'll give it a couple more days and if there is no difference then i'll go back to normal.

I'm utterly disgusted with my post baby body. I gained so much weight this time. My maternity stuff is too big but my regular clothes are too small. I'd say i'm a size 18 right now. Which is the biggest i've ever been. I have 9kgs to go to my pre-preg weight and then 10kg more after that. I'm actually looking forward to getting back into shape.

[nellnell]

2cb - I didnt think about the older two being able to play together. That must be handy. I just read that Lachlan was windy. Hope you work out the diet thing soon. I thought the same thing with DS only 5-6 days ago but things have settled down. DS also only sleeps 2-3 hours but I've found that if I stay positive, and don't get frustrated when I get up in the middle of the night, things go so much smoother.

berrme - yeah a third is on the agenda for me, but DH says no. I gave away all my girls clothes the other day and had a good old cry about it. DH understands my thinking, but.......maybe it will be on something we can work towards in 3-4 years or so, definately not as close together as my current 2.

I'm struggling with getting DD and DS into and out of the car, particularly when we are on a busy street or carpark. Luckily DD is willing to duck under her brothers carseat and emerge on the left hand side of the car at the moment. Any suggestions about what is working for you guys?

[berrme]

nellnell, so far I haven't had to get in and out of the car anywhere particularly busy. My DS1 is a real pain about getting in his pram at times (he thinks he can walk everywhere but it takes forever ) so I make sure I have him strapped in before I even contemplate getting bubs out. Otherwise I haven't had any real issues so far.
I can imagine that it would get to be a bit much having girl clothes and boy clothes at the same time. Seems a shame to get rid of them though, especially if you are wanting another one down the track. That is one plus of having another boy... Edward will get to be the hand me down kid.

2cb, I am not feeling too bad about my size, I am only a 14 at the moment, normally a 12, it is more that it is really annoying having nothing that fits properly. I put on over 20kg with DS1 and felt pretty ordinary after I had him. It still didn't take very long to get rid of it though. It will feel really satisfying when you get to where you want to be!

[Jas]

just popping in to say hi!! I probwbly already know most of u from bellybuddies but will be back later to read through and introduce myself