Babies Born April 16th-30th 2009 #1

[AnnaChas]

Hi All!

I'm new to Belly Belly and am just finding my way around. My DS was born on 25 April 2009 at 4.31pm, 3.322kgs after an induced labour. No complications though, which was great! I was induced because my obs was getting worried about my blood pressure (I have type 2 diabetes, and had to have injections during the pregnancy).

I'm adjusting to being a mum fairly well (I think), though there are some down days! Hope you hear from you ladies soon!

[mustangsachy]

WELCOME Annachas! lovely ladies here you'll really like it my DS was born the day before your bubba - and my bday is 26th so you're in good company LOL

Lachlan has been going ok the last few days. went to my mothers group again run by CYH and all the babies are at least 6 weeks older - some are sleeping thru the night! i was gobsmacked! where can i get one?

have totally given up BF. am happy did 6 weeks and resolved to not 'mother guilt' myself that it didn't work out. he's a happy chubba bubba and putting on weight-300 odd grams in last week so

how do i get a 'baby ticker?' i've tried a few times but think preg brain has flown into mother brain! LOL

xx

[mustangsachy]

YAY worked it out with DP's help

[organicem]

mustangsachy, am glad that you are not letting yourself feel guilty. The fact that you are making sure your little one doesn't go hungry (and were able to feed for 6 weeks and actually tried) means that you are a great mum!!

[Ozziehoffy]

Welcome Anna

Sacha, you did a great job As for sleeping through, they all get there in their own time. Remember they are as you said at least 6 wks older!

Well my baby had needles today Also weighed..... he is now - get this - 6 kg!! YUP 6! I was like OMG ARE YOU SERIOUS! He's only 8 wks old! Mr porky lol. So cute though and into clothes Oskar was wearing at 3 months old.

Oh and Mel, we went to Chipmunks yesterday for playgroup and it's GREAT!! Oskar had a blast - hurt himself on the mega huge slippery dip which I was surprised he went down anyway but he was ok after a little cry and some of my hot chocolate lol.

[Jacks Mummy]

Hi everyone.

Just joined belly belly today and I am very excited to see there is group for the April babies.

My name is Maryann and my bub Jack is 7 weeks old and born on the 24th of April. He is my first bub and weighed 8 pound 11 ounces and 54 cms long. Jack was born via C section and I found the whole experience very enjoybale.

Baby Jack had a heart murmer detected at birth and since then we have discovered that he has a cardiac condition called a pulmonary stenosis. Doctors rate this condition as mild to severe and its most likely that Jack will need an operation within the first year. I try not to think about it too much but knowing this makes me a very "paranoid mummy".

Looking at Jack though you would never guess there is an issue. He sleeps well ( 5 hour blocks at night) and feeds well (formula).. I feel blessed and would call him an "easy baby" and we just adore him and spend way too much time staring at him!!!

Gonna go back now and read all the April mum posts and try to get an understanding of who is who.

C Ya - Jacks Mummy - needs help with a ticker and has no idea how to do this???

[AnnaChas]

Hello Ladies! Thanks for the friendly welcome! Hi Jack's Mummy! Good to see I'm not the only newbie here! Sorry to hear about Jack's condition, but am glad that he is doing well.

Being a first time mum, I'm not quite sure if I'm doing the right thing most of the time! DH says I'm doing fantastically and DS is happy and growing (we was 5kg at this 6 week check up, after being 3.3322kg at birth). Still, I do have a lot of insecure moments.

Completely bottle feeding now (have done since about week 2-3). Unfortunately, there was a lot of guilt going on with not being able to breastfeed. Feel better about it all now though. DH's family have been fantastic with everything and I'm thankful for their support and advice.

Haven't DTD yet - feel very, very unattractive at present.

Had my 6 week check up yesterday. All good and everything's ok so that's one less thing to worry about!

DS is a bit unsettled this week. Not sure if it's because of the cold or a growth spurt or what. He is usually so good at napping during the day, but this week has been an off week. We've had 2 nights in the past 2 weeks where he has slept from 11pm to 6.30am - we're hoping for more of those! Usually though, DS only wakes up once during the night (around 3am) for a feed and then it's back to sleep straight away. Am grateful that he doesn't need much settling at night!

JacksMummy - I just went to Lilipie.com and followed the steps to get the ticker - though it did take a while until I got it completely figured out!

[Maruschke]

Hello Ladies! Thanks for the friendly welcome! Hi Jack's Mummy! Good to see I'm not the only newbie here! Sorry to hear about Jack's condition, but am glad that he is doing well.

Being a first time mum, I'm not quite sure if I'm doing the right thing most of the time! DH says I'm doing fantastically and DS is happy and growing (we was 5kg at this 6 week check up, after being 3.3322kg at birth). Still, I do have a lot of insecure moments.

Completely bottle feeding now (have done since about week 2-3). Unfortunately, there was a lot of guilt going on with not being able to breastfeed. Feel better about it all now though. DH's family have been fantastic with everything and I'm thankful for their support and advice.

Haven't DTD yet - feel very, very unattractive at present.

Had my 6 week check up yesterday. All good and everything's ok so that's one less thing to worry about!

DS is a bit unsettled this week. Not sure if it's because of the cold or a growth spurt or what. He is usually so good at napping during the day, but this week has been an off week. We've had 2 nights in the past 2 weeks where he has slept from 11pm to 6.30am - we're hoping for more of those! Usually though, DS only wakes up once during the night (around 3am) for a feed and then it's back to sleep straight away. Am grateful that he doesn't need much settling at night!

JacksMummy - I just went to Lilipie.com and followed the steps to get the ticker - though it did take a while until I got it completely figured out!

AnnaChas - Faaarrrrk so my cover has been blown huh? Welcome to BB, I hope you get some support here and find a mummy group. Doesn't mummy guilt just suck? I had it big time about not being able to breastfeed. Felt kinda guilty for putting my needs above DD1, but I had to in the end. We just gotta do what we gotta do!

No DTD here either, I had an epi and oh God sometimes it still hurts. (There is no such thing as TMI on BB ). Plus the idiot doctor who sewed me up did it crooked . I haven't had the 6 week check up yet but kinda looking forward to it... it will be the last time I have to drop my dacks, after that I can get some of my dignity back that I lost at the birth.