Hi Everybody!
Welcome to Lisa and her lil girl!
Bec - Jensen seems to cluster feed when he's hungry, mainly at the witching hour and its a madhouse. He's still carrying on during that time, but I find if we move around and distract him, when he does eventually go back on, he feeds well. Also, we've found the same thing at night - Andrew cuddles him coz of the mummy milk bus!
Neuri - Oh! with the colic. For now, we seem to have passed that! I think Ive narrowed it down to what might have caused it, or at least contributed. Salami (who could resist after 9mths?), Tea and softdrinks. When I express, I express til they feel empty, but with the size that they are, I doubt they're empty. I can get 120ml out of both. The more your body thinks bub is feeding, the more you will produce (apparently).
Ali - Wow at your pram! What a score!
Kirsten - Welcome back! Congrats on Laura! Jensen was 3820g (8lb 7oz) 52.5cm with a head circ of 35. It was a VB, and he was a week late (lucky me). Yesterday (tuesday) at our 5wk checkup, he was 4.9kg(starkers) 55cm head circ 37. He's growing well. 00's ! Wow! Every baby is unique. Despite saying that, a few of the other girls have said they're babys are there too, but Jensen seems to be in 000's, even some 0000's! Really depends on the brand. Don't worry about your size, or what you (or your baby) look like compared to others. You've just had a baby. Yes, so have those others, but everyone's unique. I feel totally insecure around other mothers, my size is an issue to me too, but my insecurity is that others will see that my nervousness (at everything!) and wonder what on earth possessed me to have a baby.
Sara - I've posted my birth story! If I ever remember any more, I'll be sure to add it.. I'm forever being reminded and remembering stuff ... Like I really procrastinated with making a music CD to play. On the way to the hospital, we were listening to 4kq (a classic hits [60's, 70's & 80's music] radio station here in brisbane - I'm sure they have the equivelent everywhere else). When we were finally taken to the delivery room, I got Andrew to see if the radio worked, it did and we listened to that through-out it all. It was some how relaxing/comforting listening to something other than what you would have chosen for a CD and what you heard your parents listening to (or if your older - you listened to) when you were a kid!
Kirst - Jensen had been having real trouble sleeping thru the day. After I posted that big post, he slept in the day the following days. Crazy lil monster must know what I'm thinking.
Claire - Welcome to you and Cameron! Hope things went well at the Paed! How's your injury?
Sehra & Kirsten (everyone really) - STAY POSITIVE!
Just gotta say... Wow at the 00's! The 000's I put Jensen in seem to be WAY too big! I thought 000's went to 3mths and 00's from 6. But, just thinking they also do say 000 up to 6kg, so yeah. ok I'll shut up now. Things have been going great here since my last post! I get really upset when he's upset and he's frustrating me no end. There's been no more colic episodes (fingers crossed) but he gets whingy and cries for no reason... He thinks he's hungry but wont eat. So I have to distract him, which for him is just leaving the bedroom or office and walking round the loungeroom or front verandah.. any change of scenery. Today I was ready to hand him over to just about anyone, but remembered at the dr today, I have 1kg to go to be back to pre-preg weight (I had lost that one, but alas, it found me again). So, we went for a walk. It was supposed to calm him and make him go to sleep, but instead he was enjoying it - like he was sight-seeing. He was good after that. He had his bath round 7. J&J baby bedtime bath - what a great thing! He has that, feeds and its right off to sleep! We're trying to get him to sleep in his own room, at least during the day, but he likes cuddling. Oh well, the older he gets the less he's gonna wanna do that so I better make the most of it. Tried tonight, for at least til we went to bed. We let the cats in and had to shut his door and that was the end of that. Came and cuddled with Andrew.
We had our 5-6wk checkup. Jensen's doing wonderfully. I got the dr to check my stitches (tear and episiotomy), and they're not fully healed. She's advised us not to dtd for a few more wks yet. I had to let her in on the fact that we've already done that, and was probably the reasont the stitches were the way they were. We must have just agigtated them. I don't think she was impressed. Baby brain kicked in and I forgot to say to her that I wasn't well. I'm losing my voice (and depending on the time of day - lost my voice) with a headache and incredibly sore throat - which doesn't help when you've practically gotta yell so someone can hear you. Also, Andrew came home with some bad news. His nan, who his parents were caring for - they live with her as live-in carers in her house while we live in theirs - now has to permanently live in a nursing home. Her infected heal wasn't healing and is now gangrenous. So... where do we go from here? Will have to discuss everything with Andrew's parents this weekend.
We're slowly making the transistion to cloth. The Babylove nappies were giving him a rash, so were sending them back for a refund - which'll be used to buy at least one (pff) cloth nappy. My Tax Return's in so I'm gonna go shopping with my sister and buy some clothes that make me look better (and coz she disgrees everytime with what i wear).
I can't think really right now. I'd better be off to bed, Jensen's due to wake up shortly for his middle of the night feed. Anything I've missed will have to wait!
Goodnight!
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