Babies Born August 16th - 31st 2008

[MrsFabuloso]

Hiya girl,

well we're having a better day today. I'm no longer feeling feverish or sooo tired. Mastitis sux. My bb is still sore and when I feed I get hot poker feeling pains in it. It's also still pretty damaged, Liam pulled off it today still sucking and sucked off a bit more skin as well as the bit of skin growing over the bit he sucked off a week ago. My left bb is sore a little though fairly managable. I was in absoluteltears last night with feeding...again! I just wish it was easy. It was so hard with DD and I though this time I would know what to do and it would be easier, not breezy and not not painful, but not like this, not the in tears sobbing kind of painful again. I'm going to the bfing clinic tomorrow agian to see if they can help. It's the same LC I saw for Lily's problems so hopefully she can help me this time.
Anyhooo......

Niamh, I can't imagine trying to be a mamma to 4 young children without your family/good friends to support you. And moan away, we're here to support each other.
Thanks for the well wishes. I do feel much better.

Milly, sorry to hear your DH is away for so long. I'd seriously be insane if my DH went away so much. I really wouldn't cope alone. All that cooking, cleaning, looking after kids....the monotony would kill me without adult interactions. Though I am assuming you're not seeing other people much...that's based on my life, LOL!!

Everyone else, hello, I hope you are all well and your bubbas are behaving!

[snowchickie79]

hang in there belinda , you will fall into a rythm that works...i remember with nixon , i hung out in my jammies all day ...

charmalea - Yep rythm is all good just my supply that fell off the face of the earth. All good now and it's back. A day of eating like there was no tomorrow (all healthy tho) and drinking like there is no drought, OH and not to mention some naps (first i took since coming home) and all sorted. Chloe is now settling much easier and sleeping like she's working 10 hour days. I am having to wake her at night after 6 hours to feed or she'd stay asleep up to 11 hours (11 hours has been her longest so far)..

Hello Mind if I join in

I had my little girl just a week ago today and she is great a real good baby its me thats not so great seem to be a bleeding sore girl bits crying mess when do those baby blues hit

I guess it is because im so far away from my family they are all in Ireland really missing them think a early night is in order That will sort me out for sure LOL

Sorry for the moan a minute post

Welcome Niamh to the thread.. Must be really difficult being away from your family.

arrrgh what the hell has happened to my left boob !?!?!?!?!?! its sooo engorged i cant even get my sore red stinging nipple to come out ... i am too scared to pump as i dont want to empty it and then get engoreged all overagain ...
every time gab suck at it its like hot pokers shooting through it ... and its tender to touch around the nipple area , im hoping its not thrush ... im sitting here with my boob out giving it fresh air ... i think i did something to it when i had a washable breast pad in and left it too long ... ( i knew i should leave those things alone till my milk selltes and im not leaking ... i couldnt help my self , they are too soft ) and last night i could sleep with my right boob out and gab would latch on herself and i wouldnt leak .. but my left ... oh i dreaded that feed ...i dont know if i should just to to a baby clinic to see a nurse or a doctor for it .... had to take panadol for the pain

charmalea I'd say express a little before each feed to take the edge off.

and she has a sticky eye this morning any thing I can get for that

Yep give the breastmilk a whirl. I got told the same thing and it works. Just a drop in the eye at each feed. Only took 1 drop to sort out Chloe's eye and if i see it coming back then I just put another drop in.

Hiya girl,

well we're having a better day today. I'm no longer feeling feverish or sooo tired. Mastitis sux. My bb is still sore and when I feed I get hot poker feeling pains in it. It's also still pretty damaged, Liam pulled off it today still sucking and sucked off a bit more skin as well as the bit of skin growing over the bit he sucked off a week ago. My left bb is sore a little though fairly managable. I was in absoluteltears last night with feeding...again! I just wish it was easy. It was so hard with DD and I though this time I would know what to do and it would be easier, not breezy and not not painful, but not like this, not the in tears sobbing kind of painful again. I'm going to the bfing clinic tomorrow agian to see if they can help. It's the same LC I saw for Lily's problems so hopefully she can help me this time.
Anyhooo......

Everyone else, hello, I hope you are all well and your bubbas are behaving!

Kellieem - Chloe does the same thing with pulling back her head with my nipple still in and gave me some great grazes. My LC told me to keep my hand at the back of her head and at the slightest bit of pulling back to hold her head in place so she can't pull back. And if chance I miss the sign and she does it and doesn't let go then detach her and give her a "time out" before putting her back on. LC said she'll learn she cannot do it or she gets taken off.. Seems to be alot better.

[PlonkeeMumma]

Hi Ladies

Glad to hear everyones bubs are doing well.

ouchy on the mastitis Kel - hope it gets better fast for you.

Milly - hope you get some decent sleep too - i can't imaging coping with dh at the moment - you must be one amazing person!

Things here going mostly well - the bf is now fine after some bleeding and most of the pain has stopped thankfully - i had a great lc at hossy who showed me the correct position with a doll - belly button to belly button and it has worked wonders for me! For saying i fed ds2 for 13 months i never really felt comfy with the position and now its great.

Isla is sleeping really quite well, some nights i only have to get up once, others a few times but she goes to sleep inbetween feeds so im not complaining.

Only downer is that my c/s scar has opened today - went to drs and they have dressed it and given my antibiotics and i have to go in again on Sat to get it checked, it got me abit down as everything was going well and this is such a backwards step, feeling sore and walking hunched again - back on the panadols.

Isla crying for feed now so better go - take care will try and be better and posting in here than in belly budies!!

Julie x

[*charmalea*]

ouch julie , i hope your scar heals up soon , it must be a sign that your doing a bit too much me thinks ....

on wed i spent the whole day in bed .. it was soo nice , just me and gabby ... and then yesterday we all went into brisbane to ther dfo and shopped for about 5 hrs ... i really needed some new clothes so we went there , i know i will lose a bit of weight between now and summer but i really couldnt hang oiut in maternity tackpants till then !!


gabby is windy one too.. we tried happy baby newborn size but she just gags on them , so i'll try the premmiee size , or avent ....maybe even the nuk shape ...she needs something i get no sleep , i want to help her ease her pain by letting her suckle but she'll drink more and make it worse... i can her her tummy gurgling and i hate seeing her wince in pain

i think this pain in my nipple is called a vasospasm... my left is still really bruised a sore... when gab comes off the nipple its white, and a bit ridged.. so her attatchment must be that great...so on monday when we go for a check up i will ask about it ...

right its about time i cleared up my freeezer space .... what should i do with my placenta??? im thinking of planting it but not sure what kind of plant...

have a good day , and try to rest everyone

[Niamh75]

hello every one thanks so much for the kind words

Im not doing to bad now still finding it hard but at least I have DH at home at the minute or ild be a walking zoombie lol

Eireann is mixed up with her day and night at the minute I think she woke every 40 minutes last night so im knackered today our DS he is two woke up at six and woke us all up so I got up DH got Eireann back to sleep but think im to wound up to sleep now house is just to noisy for me to sleep any one else notice there hearing is super sensitive now

oh I tried the Breast milk and its working great stuff LOL

*charmalea* shopping I need to do the same all my clothes are huge now I had a very big bump looking forward to some nice trousers and tops again, our little girls have the same birthday did you know you were having a girl Im still trying to get used to girl bits after boys for so long LOL

kellieem i hope the LC can help hard enough getting BF established with out getting Mastitis on top of it I think your doing great to be sticking with it you should be proud

oh any good tips on were to get good Breast feeding bras for big boobies LOL I want good support I have two and they are just to big and uncomfortable wearing my maternity bras at the minute have to figure out the sizes and tips would be great

[Melsta]

Lea - i have the nuk newborn dummy for alicia and she happily sucks away. its the only one she took to of all the brands. Ali uses it to fall asleep on but then spits it as she converts to the land of nod ....Nice effort going shopping - DFO is great i love the sydney one ... hope you found some good stuff ....

Julie - ouch on your scar .... how painful it must be !! Have you noticed yor scar seems bruised? Mine is quite tender above the scar line and I have to wait for DH to come home tonight to take me to the dr to check it as it is also tender to touch ....

Belinda - sounds like you have a nice little sleeper there - 11 hours wow!!! Has scott gone back to work yet ??

Niamh - Welcome to our group! I hope you find support & friendship in here in the absence of your family - not that anything can replace family but you are free to moan away in here all you need to in order to keep sane!!

Kell - sorry to hear you have been having a tough time hun. All sounds so painful for you ... hope things continue to improve for you so you can feel like your old self again xo

Milly - hun more power to you for coping without dh .... you are superwoman!!! i love the bribe tactics but should be a fun show .... i got my blues day 4 i think but at night when everything seemed a thousand times worse - still does too lol !!! if only we lived closer then i could legitimately offer if you needed anything while dh was away just holler out .... xo

Danielle - how are you going milk supply wise now hun ?? hope things are improving? have you decided what you are doing for your birthday yet ??


We are going ok here. Really getting frustrated at the whole no driving no lifting things rule when I normally am so organised and have everything done ... hard to learn to rely on others so much .... DH working hard but hopefully home early today so I can go to dr otherwise waiting for weather to clear and i will walk down. Ali had sticky eye as well and nurses said the same about breastmilk as it is full of natural goodness !!!

Ali doing well - 4 weeks old next monday on dates cant believe how quick it is going. she feeds every 3-3.5 hours like clockwork and is gaining weight nicely. this morning she has been a little horror though. i feed her at 630 and she still not fully asleep she gets herself to the point of sleep then wakes up again lol ... aaargh lololol one of those days today ....

hope everyone going ok today. is everyone stoked about fathers day - i cant wait to spoil dh on his first one !!!

[Melsta]

Niamh - we posted at the same time hun. Not sure about vras but i find the bonds bf bras sooo comfy and really supportive plus they arent too $$$$$$

[Tegam]

Wow you have all been so busy...

No time for personals..sorry.

Thomas is tougne tied, evie was too so it doesnt suprise me too much. What was funny is that it took me two weeks to figure it out. My nipple was sore after feed and white and bent...but no did i think about it LOL... need more sleep - if to make logical decisions

Got an appointment in at a specialist tuesday, its a quick cut but do wish DH was going to be home.... oh well.

All kids slept well last night just not at the same time but happy to know that we are getting there and wont have to give up one for adoption! LOL

i will write more personals later, am trying to get organised so i can have a sleep today

take care