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Just popping in quickly to say hello! Alana Jade was born on the 24th of August after a 4.5 hour labour. She weighed 4.21kg (not at all dainty LOL) and was 52cm long. She is feeding like a champion and settling in well.
Caden Andrew Linton born on the 23rd August at 2.05pm( just a day after his dad(me) born on the 22nd). He weighed in at 7 pound 13 ounces (around 3.54 kilos).
Hello there!
I've finally got round to finding the 'baby' thread
Orla Patience was born on August 20 at 2.05am weighing 3.24kg. Feeding well so far and getting used to my new life as a mummy
Hope everyone is well and that we'll be seeing everyone from the belly buddy thread in here very soon!
Welcome Dropbear and congrats on the arrival of Caden! It's lovely to see a dad in here . My DD Alana was born the day after my birthday too! Your Caden was born on my birthday LOL!
Hi Heather! Great to see you in here, I hope all is going well
Welcome also mad4e and congratulations on the arrival of Aiden!
We're going well, I'm feeling so exhausted though. I'm also a bit nervous about DH going back to work next week, I have no idea how I'll go doing kinder drop offs with 3 kids in tow!
wow...here we all are in our new thread...how exciting!
Well, just to recap...baby Lochie was born 23rd August at 3:36pm weighing 4.14kg (9lbs2oz) 53cm, head circ 36cm (Butterfly, our bubs were almost identical in all measurements!)
After a 13 hour labour (yes he took his time...he was so big and needed time to turn after being posterior for a bit) 4 of which were spent at home...we left for the hossy at 7cm dilated with buldging membranes and delivered naturally (we got our VBAC...YAY!!!!) along with a natural 3rd stage...bubs came out with his luggage! It was the most amazing experience of my life and DH was a puddle of tears as he watched his 2nd little man enter the world! We had a lovely hour long skin to skin...no swaddling just naked skin contact and a nice long breast feed before Lochie had to have his first bath (we would have waited a few days except he decided to crap everywhere and cause he came out with the placenta he was covered in blood!)....very messy delivery! I got a 2nd degree tear, but nothing too bad except for the few grazes that couldnt be stitched (bit stingy at loo time...!). DH, DS1, new bubba and I all went home 3 hours later to our very own warm and cosy house....no better feeling!
We couldnt have imagined that the delivery of our second son would go as smoothly and calmly as it did and we feel so empowered by our experience!
Now, the journey becomes extra interesting as we begin our new lives as a foursome...I cant wait! DS1 is absolutely in love with his little brother too and we are so proud of both our boys.
Congratulations to everyone else on the arrival of your bubbas.
As for things now...Lochie is doing very well. He has gained back his birth weight now and is just beautiful. We had a few attachment issues last week which had me expressing colostrum by hand and sucking it up with a syringe and finger feeding for the first day or so before my milk came in properly on day2/3. I then had to feed with a nipple sheild and express in between feeds to keep my supply going. However, we both had a successful day yesterday as Lochie fed without the nipple sheild for the second half of the day. Over night however, we were back to the sheild as I didnt want to fuss him around too much at 3 in the morning. But today, we are doing well again without the sheild and I am hoping we have turned a corner. DS1 was a champion feeder so this was a new experience for me, but I have stayed calm and persistent...
As for sleep...he is doing well. He feeds only once during the night (and goes straight back to sleep!) and sleeps till about 7:30-8 which is lovely! He did however pull an all nighter (hehehe) the other night which was nice, but I am under no illusion that this trend will continue. I remember DS1 was a great sleeper until 6 weeks when they start to wake up a bit...we then had to start from scratch. Lochie however has a very relaxed disposition and im hoping that continues.
Well, thats it for me for now, sorry for the essay
I hope you are all doing well.
Issy
P.S - Did anyone else get the baby blues? I did on about day 3/4 and it was horrible, i felt miserable. I never had it with DS1...maybe the drugs and interupted horomone process as a result of c-sec???? Who knows. I was warned about it, but didnt give it much thought...boy it surprise me! All better now though.
I'm only new to belly belly but im so glad i signed up!!
I had my baby girl Lillia on the 26th of august 2009 she weight 7pound 14 (3.656kgs) at 5.28am!!! Long labour but such a beautiful healthy little girl!!
Babies Born August 16th ~ 31st 2009
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born 21/8/2009 at 6:55pm, 8lb 4oz, 52cm.
. My DD Alana was born the day after my birthday too! Your Caden was born on my birthday LOL!
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