Thought i would join this forum as i have just given birth to my second little girl, Rachel on 13 April 2009. We also have a 20month old, Alannah, so life is very busy at the moment as we all adjust ( the 20 month old has had her world flipped upside down!!!)
Looking forward to sharing our experiences and asking lots of questions of you all.
Nik. sounds like a wonderful birth. Cant wait to read the full version!
Auzzie. what a good size bub!!!!! I was expecting a biggie, but turns out he was only a 7 pounder...
My little man was born 2 weeks ago and is doing great. Look forward to getting to know you all better... although suddenly I have nowhere near the amount of time for BB as I used to...
Hi everyone,
Congrats to everyone on the birth of their new bubs.
Can't believe my little man is 3.5 weeks already. Time has flown and we're loving every minute of it.
Still recovering from a c/s which makes doing some things a little difficult, but I have had DH home and he still has another week off so he has been doing all the housework, nappies etc. I have just been concentrating on feeding which was rough for the first couple of weeks.
Looking forward to getting to know everyone better, and I hope you are all enjoying your new babies.
Me too
Lachy arrived on the 6th, 8lb 11 or 3930gms. Was posterior and was vacumed out in the end, but is all goodski now. He eats heaps, 100-150mls!! and sleep like a rippper,5 hours at a time.
Overall, we are very happy and we think we will keep him, though he has been warned to be on his best behavior or we will make him an outside baby
Nice to meet you all, I never joined my pregnancy group and I kind of regretted it, so here I am
Welcome Shelley! lol at deciding to keep him!!
I wouldn't know what to do with myself if Noah slept for 5 hours!! For the last 2 days he has been feeding every 2-2.5 hours but things seem to have improved this afternoon. We made it 3.5 hours and it's been nearly 3 hours again now since his last feed. I have no idea how much he is having though as I am b/f, but I have been expressing once or twice per day to help with early supply issues I was having and I get about 100mls in just under 10 minutes, so I am assuming that must be roughly what he is having at a feed??
Forgot to add some details in my first post...Noah born 8th April by elective c-section as he was breech. Weighed 3.42kg (7lb 9oz) and 50cm long.
Hey Megan, congrats on the boob food, I couldnt do it, the pain was unbearable, I would rather have 10 babies than go through that pain. I ended up getting really depressed and resented him everytime it came to a feed. You girls that tough that out are hardcore
Seems like Noah goes well in the eating department too. I recon we got super lucky with this kid, hee hee, the middy told us not to get lulled into a false sense of security and go for another. She recons you only get one good one
You must be buggered, you wouldnt be getting much sleep eh? Isnt it hard to sleep during the day when they do, your brain tells you it's the smart thing to do, but the rest of you says shiat, 5 mins of peace, get some washing done
Its worth it tho...... I think I love him more and more each day.
I completly understand about the pain. I was so close to giving up a couple of times in the first 2 weeks. the cracks, bleeding, it was excruciating. If we weren't an hours round trip to the local 24hour supermarket, I would have sent DH to get formula at 2 am during the first week we were home! Then when he was 2weeks 1 day old it stopped. They only took a day and half to heal and it was so much better. I was so relieved not to be in tears at feeding time anymore. They were starting to get a bit sore again with this 2 hourly feeding, but I'm hoping that isn't going to last.
It's been great having DH home. He gets up to Noah in the middle of the night to change him and brings him to me to feed, then he burps him and puts him back to bed. It's going to be a shock to the system when he goes back to work in a week! I hear you on the day sleep. I have had a few, but I feel guilty doing it as when I do I literally feed, sleep and feed again. I sleep a bit longer in the mornings by going back to bed after his 6 or 7am feed so don't get up until 9am or sometimes 10am and then I usually don't bother with the afternoon nap.
Hi girls!!! I can't believe it's taken me this long to find this thread.
Anyway... some of you already know me, due to being Belly Buddies, but for those of you who don't...
My little princess Zahley was born on the 13th April at 12:05pm. 7 pounds, 3 1/2 ounces. 3 1/2 hours of active labour and about 10 minutes of pushing. This was my first birth experience without an epidural... She was a week early but is absolutely perfect. The first thing she did when she came out was start chomping on her hand, so no real surprise that she's an expert feeder... loves her booby! This is my second baby and second lactation and I found it so different to the first time with my DS. Still difficult for those first couple weeks, but we pushed through and have come out happily on the other side.
I also have a DS Caeleb, who is 22 months old. He adores his new little sister and just wants to gives her loves and play with her all the time. It's hard for me to explain that she can't play yet... doesn't seem to bother him though. I caught him trying to put on some bunny ears on her head the other day.
Can't wait to get to know you all and your little ones of course.
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She was a week early but is absolutely perfect. The first thing she did when she came out was start chomping on her hand, so no real surprise that she's an expert feeder... loves her booby!
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