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Not sure how many of us will be in here, not many of us popped "on time".
I gave birth to Elise on the 12.12.08.
3.295 kg or 7lb4oz
51cms
and 33.5 head circ.
She has already gained back her birth weight and was 3.370 kgs last Saturday and she is developing a lovely double chin.
She's a good baby, doesn't cry unless she is hungry or needs a change etc, other than that she is contented, no hours of screaming so far like my first.
She seems to cluster feed between 7pm and midnight, every 1 - 2 hours but can go for a while during the day usually 3-4 hours sometimes more.
She loves a cuddle and won't go to sleep on her own, but I don't mind too much, I love to give her cuddles and they are only so nice and cuddly like this for such a short time.
I'm feeling extra happy today because the MIL has gone home after being here for 5 weeks. 1500k's is just the right distance
That's about all from me.
Hopefully some other mummies pop in soon
I know Aimee isn't a december baby but hopefully no one will mind if I stick with the same group as my belly buddies
ll80- glad everything is going well, thank god your MIL has left Im sure it will be lovely to have some quiet family time (well mabye not quiet with a newborn)
At our 6 week check Aimee was 5kg (she was 3.12kg at birth) so over 400g gain in a week. She is in the 90th % for weight and 75th% for length and HC. not bad for 4 weeks early. I woke to AF this morning. Not fair I am exclusiveley bf have put up with mastitis and thrush only to get AF at 6 weeks after the birth. I have told Tony all I want for christmas is a new body lol
Aimee is waking up once overnight for a feed she normally feeds at 9ish,2am and 6am during the day she generally feeds 2-4hrly. She still has explosive poos and waits until her nappy is off, so I had the fun of scrubbing poo off the nursery wall saturday afternoom yuck
hello ladies! so glad i found this thread - good to see you two in here too, where is everyone else? only just starting to get back on bb myself, been in a wonderful baby daze and nothing else has mattered. It still doesnt havent dusted my coffee table since she was born - usually this is done 2-3 times a week, but ATM i really dont give a damn!
Matisse is a homebirthed, cloth bummed, breastfeeding, sling worn, co sleeping little angel. So very proud
She was 3.72 kilos at birth, dropped to 3.52 in about 48 hours, then by 6 days after birth she was up to 3.9 kilos and get chubbier by the day. I think i'll get the midwife to weigh her again today, so curious!
Overnight she is just a dream, wakes once, no cries,has a feed then goes straight back to sleep in my arms, its so very lovely. During the day she has had a bit of colic and we now know she is a 3 burps kinda girl, BIG ONES!
ll80 - you are a strong woman hun, my MIL stays for about half an hour and thats enough!
sara - yummy poo wall - you should have taken photos, could have sold it as art!!
Glad to see that we have ventured over to the other side.
Just back from getting miss porky chops weighed - she weighed 3.47kg's at birth 52cm length - today 18 days later she weighs a whopping 4.15kgs - we are feeding via bottle but I'm expressing and topping up with a little formula as my supply can't keep up with her demand - she takes at least 6-7 bottles of 120mls each day and I still pop her on the boob whenever she is grizzly.
She is a lovely little thing - so far (KNOCK ON WOOD!!) she is a content baby - very little seems to worry her - she has suffered from some colic also and we changed her formula and introduced some infacol and brauers colic relief and it seems to have done the trick.
Her jaundice is getting much better and I can finally see what colour she is - i know that sounds funny but she has been pumpkin colour for the entire time.
She won't sleep in her bassinet through the day but will happily sleep in the bouncer in the loudest part of the house - she seems to like the noise from her big brother - i on the other hand would happily donate him to a good home free of charge - he has just discovered how to be naughty and loud all at the same time - IT"S DOING MY HEAD IN!!
on the plus side - i used my sling today and she loved it - so it gave me free hands whilst up the shops - BJ has decided to become a runner!!
OK enough waffle - looking forward to catching up - in the mean time if I don't get back on before Xmas - have a very MERRY XMAS one and all and enjoy the special times with your families - hugs and kisses xx
Gee I wish Elise would sleep at night, last night she was awake every 1- 1 1/2 hrs for a feed. She would only take one side at a time before zonking out so I am sure that's why, she just wouldn't wake up for the other side so I gave up.
I was so out of it at one point I couldn't remember if I had just woken up, how many hours it had been lol I think I was also dreaming about feeding her, took me 5 minutes to wake up and figure out what the hell was happening.
Elise hasn't had any colic or reflux (touch wood) she is a champion burper, farter and pooer just like her daddy lol.
On a sadder note MIL might be here in three weeks again, god help me, with the SIL and her tribe of three boys for a few weeks. What can I say about that except
Dianna Elise was a little jaundice as well, just today she is a nice pink and looking very pretty.
Sararose - LOL on the poo, DD was standing a bit close to the change table the other day getting a good look at how I change a nappy and Elise decided to do a good splatter, luckily her bum was pointed down at the time and it just went into the nappy underneath otherwise DD would have copped a face full.
Kitten - How you finding the cloth, I am finding it pretty easy not as much work as I thought it would be at all. I just ordered some CT's today cause DH is too unco to work out prefolds and covers.
Babies Born December 1st ~ 15th 2008
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