Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2009

[*noni*e*]

weve had a tough couple of days here.. constant feeding or screaming.. weve had to put bub on the bottle because i had plenty of milk and even though he was drinking regularly he wasnt pooing and he wasnt weeing enough.. i tried and tried but the screaming got too much it was constant i sent dh for enough to make one bottle in the hope it would settle him long enough to get us to the drs without a nervous breakdown.. as soon as he had it he was a different baby, calm and quiet.. got to the drs and we told him about being pretty much decided to switch over and when the dr had a look at him he said he looked quite dehydrated and underfed despite me constantly feeding him.. when he was weighed he still hadnt put on any weight which keeps him at 3kgs still 285g short of his birth weight at 2 weeks old the poor thing.. dr said we deffinately made the right choice and to continue with formula making sure he feeds atleast every 4 hours and we must go back on monday to have him weighed because he is in desperate need of a weight gain.. poor little man.. im quite dissapointed that i cant bfeed but the differences in bub are encouraging.. hes weeing much more and he even did 2 poos last night which is great after his 1 week between poos.. hes much calmer between feeds and weve been able to put him down which is nice too its nice for Asha too coz im actually able to give her attention now that im not busy crying coz William wont stop crying or feeding him...
anyway thats my epic story hope all the other bubbas are going well!!!

[Rhia]

Hey everyone

noni e- glad to hear that things are going well again for you! Im sure he will start putting on the weight in no time

misty- congrats again! Thats really good that everything is going great at home and that your DD is trying to help out- sounds so cute even though she may get in the way

Saffi- Hopefully you had a better night last night and were able to get some form of sleep

AFM- Daniel is still doing well. We have switched over to formula too. My milk came in and I tried my hardest to b/f him but in the end it was just too painful for me, even though he was latching right! It started to really get to me and atm its better for me to not be stressed. Unfortunately the 'baby blues' set in yesterday and I had a massive cry in the shower last night. But I do feel a lot better today just needed to clear my head I think.
At the moment his feeds are around 3-4hours. He can go longer in the night, had an awful night on wednesday where he wanted a bottle almost every hour n a half. Trying to get him to stay awake during the feed can be hard but he is slowly drinking more so yay!
Im also excited about the fact my body is slowly going back to normal. After Daniel was born, the doctor too 1 hour to stitch me back up. SO PAINFUL!! After 3 days in hospital they found I was a little anemic so I had to stay longer but Im finally starting to feel like myself again and Im able to walk properly!
Quick question- Does/Has anyone ever started chaffing (sp?) on their bum from the maternity pads?? I have and it hurts! Im using bepanthen on it atm, but just wondering if anyone else has encountered this before?
ok this is turning into a long post!
Hope all is well with Mummies and their babies

[Saffi]

Hi ladies

Rhia - you must have a lot of stitches! Can't help with the chaffing, perhaps change brands or the pads more often????
Misty - WTG on the 3 hour labour, but shame no pain relief.
Noni - hopefully now you will have a more content baby.

We have started topping up with formula here too. The MW suggested that I do 2 hourly BF feeds, expressing afterwards, and the occasional top up with formula to increase my supply. Problem is I can't seem to fill up in 2 hours to satisfy her. This leads to pulling on and off, both of us getting frustrated etc. Hopefully I can build up my supply so only have to use formula every now and then, but its ok if we have to use it permanently too. As long as she is growing and happy I don't care. DS was on formula since he was 5 months old and he turned out very healthy.

Speaking of DS I have noticed that he is doing more naughty/attention seeking behaviour. We are trying to give him heaps of attention but sometimes just can't be everywhere at once. He does seem to be interested in her tho.

[*noni*e*]

Just popping on to say yes I've had the chafing too but I havnt figured out how to fix it

[salboo]

Hi Everyone! Look forward to chatting to you guys!

Baby Max arrived on the 06/08/09 12.09 pm by caeseran.
We're doing well, he's been a good baby so far. Can have awke periods for up to 4 hours during the day! ( At least it's not during the night.) He does sleep for a 4.5 hour sleep during the night, so I'm pretty thankful for that! However the POO, I call him the poo machine, 3-4 times during a 24 hr period! Uggh!

Poo aside, love being a mummy second time around!!

[tk1999]

♥ Babies Born ♥
♥ August 1st ~ 15th 2009 ♥

1st Aug - *noni*e*- William (Billy)
1st Aug - Ellee05 - Zahli
1st Aug - Larne80 - Chloe Jacinta
3rd Aug - CassBlob - Eloise
3rd Aug - Willow - Dean Ryan
5th Aug - Saffi - Imogen (Immi)
6th Aug - RhiaMaree - Daniel
6th Aug - salboo - Max
8th Aug - MeganH - Emily
9th Aug - tk1999 - Caitlin- born at 34+1 (EDD 19/09/09)
11th Aug - CheezelMonster - Peter
11th Aug - MegsMum - Emma Jade
12th Aug - misty - Sebastian James
20th Aug - Koru - Orla
24th Aug - Trish - Alana
24th Aug - Happy Mummy - "DS"
30th Aug - Issy - Lochie

[~Hestia~]

Hi girls & bubs!!

My 9 pound son Peter arrived on August 11th after a 22 hour labour. He was named after my dad who passed away 21 years ago on the same day - some things are meant to be. I am so in awe of the fact he picked this particular day to arrive

Peter is really difficult to settle during the night & poos twice everytime I feed him!!

[tk1999]

hi everyone - hope you don't mind but I put together a list of our treasures! If you would like to add any info please let me know.

Saffi - can you please let me know what date Immi was born and I will fix up the entry for you. Thank you for your message re Caitlin. I have included an update below.

Cass_blob - Eloise is such a pretty name - simply stunning

RhiaMaree - Daniel

Saffi - your DSs nickname is so cute. My youngest sister called me Sissy for the first three years of her life because she couldn't pronounce my name.... and it is not even a difficult one lol

Noni - hope your DD settles down once soon.

Misty - Sebastian shares his birthday with my best friend - it is a great day to be born!

Salboo - yeah for being awake during the day!

Cheezel - golly... I remember the day you got your BFP!! Congrats on Peter... he sounds like a special lad to pick such a significant day to meet you!

I have loved reading your stories on where you are all up to... I am a first time mum and all these experiences are new to me... I cannot wait to get Caitlin home so I can go through these experiences as well!

My milk came in overnight of day 4 (Thursday 13/08/09) and I have been busy expressing 4th hourly so that when Miss C has her tube feeds they can be of EBM rather than formula - I don't have anything against formula but I am so glad that I am able to give her EBM for the majority of her tube feeds and then BM for her feeds from the boob. She is doing so well and is having 3 feeds from the breast per day (the other 3 feeds are done via her tube) so I am travelling to the hospital for her 8am, 4pm and midnight feeds... it is tiring but I would move heaven and earth to do whatever needs to be done for her.

Keep up the good work mums

xox