hi can i join too? :d i was in the due march thread but bub had other ideas...
my beautiful boy leon was born on wednesday 25th at 7:30pm, 2854g. he was in a hurry to make his entrance - contractions started around 4:30pm out of the blue, i didn't believe it was the real deal until my waters broke at 5:15pm. my middy came around and checked me - i was 7 cms dialated rushed to birth centre (well tried to in peak hr traffic ) got there around 6:15 and a little over an hour later he was in my arms as he is my first, i'm a little concerned how quick any subsequent labours will be - i'm just glad he wasn't born born on the side of the road!
he is feeding beautifully, lost hardly any of his birth weight at his check yesterday. feeding is painful for me, but we'll get there.
looking forward to getting to know you all and your bubba's!
Going as good as can be here. Got a better nights sleep last night as we co slept. She did 9am to 2:30am then straight back down till 6:30 am. So that was nice. Still have to get used to her in the bed as never did that with J, but hey - whatever works.
Great to see you in here Holly! Hi Rainforest.
I really need to write my birth story. Will get around to it soon.
Welcome everyone! I am glad our little group is growing.
Miss Juliette is doing very well and seems to be feeding well just like her sister did. We have our visit to the MHCN tomorrow so I will be interested to see what she has to say. Although J is content to sleep in her basinette during the day for a couple of hours at a time she seems to be less settled at night. Maybe she has a bit of night and day confusion. She does seem to sleep better when she is in the bed with me so maybe she is just an advocate for attachment parenting
Nai - Seems like they all like to do that. I never thought that I would let a bub in bed with me, as J never did, but at the moment I will do whatever gives me a break.
Hi all just popping in quickly.
Gave birth to Emily Rose Lillian on 28th Feb, just snuck in here, lol.
Thankfully much faster labour than with Ash!
Just got home today and very teary, those baby blues drive me nuts!
Shell - It's part and parcel of a newborn. I have been teary today as Emilia is unsettled, and listing to my own baby cry really upsets me.
Funny that Emilia was nearly Emily. Then we both would have had Emily Rose!!!
Bad night last night. Up at 12:30 till 1:30 then 3:30 to 5, then 6 till 7. zthen J got up at 7. He is in childcare today. so going to try and catch a snooze at some point.
I'm thinking of hiring one of those baby hammocks, meant to be good for unsettled babies, thinking I should try anything at the moment!
Hi Laura, of course you are welcome in here!
Holly- Sounds like you are half way there with the feeding, when I think about the chunk missing as you put it it makes me cringe owwie!
OP- How did the night end up going?
Meg- Can be so much harder when there is a toddler to get up to too. I have put Ash name down at child care for one day a week for a break, just gotta wait for a place.
First day on my own today, so far so good (touch wood). Nick Jr is going to be our best friend for next few weeks I think!
Holly - chunks?! - Major ouch!! (sorry missed that when I was scanning the pages before).
Alex is more settled.. have been giving him tummy time and nappy free time, coz he was starting to look pink. Hoping to get out this afternoon - well that's the plan - hasn't worked so far!
Hi Laura! Come on in and join the sleep deprivation gang
DD1 had yesterday off childcare as it was a public holiday and we all went to the zoo - I am sooo looking forward to tomorrow when she goes back as she is doing my head in being home with me having had no sleep. Not sure what I was thinking going to the zoo on a public holiday in perfect weather - it was packed!
DD2 is not sleeping well at night - she feeds constantly for a couple of hours in the late evening/night and is determined to NOT sleep in her basinette at any cost. She will only sleep in her pram or on mum or dad. So I either need to walk all night or have her in bed with me. Hopefully she will come to terms with it very soon as I'm starting to get a sore neck from sleeping around her.
She is eating well so I'm sure she is not hungry - she has lots of wet and dirty nappies (definitely more than 6 a day) so I'm not concerned about that. I think she is just not happy about being out in the real world. I think she is going to be a porker too so she will fit in with the others here
Hi Laura!! Course you can join us! How's Bella going??
Tarkine, glad Alex is being a bit more settled. I've been giving Isabel a bit of tummy time today and I think we are going to give her some nappy off time today as well. Her bottom is getting quite red too.
Meg - you poor thing, that sounds like a shocker of a night! Hope tonight is a bit better
Nai - that's no good about J not sleeping anywhere but pram or with you! I think we are lucky that Isabel will eventually sleep in the cradle, even if it takes some time to get her there.
AFM - we had an interesting day today, Isabel was unsettled this morning but I got her down eventually and she had a nice sleep, I was able to change our sheets, clean the bathroom and do some other stuff which was good.
I've had her in a bouncer thingy this afternoon - she seems to quite like that. Except she's still quite windy and it doesn't help her wind really... she's having some nappy off time with daddy now (yay for Daddy being home!!).
OP - maybe I just haven't got the reserves to make her stick with the bassinette and I'm giving in too easily maybe it's 2nd child syndrome? I know I was much more determined to get DD1 to sleep in her bassinette and she NEVER slept with us in the bed...hmmmm....
rushed to birth centre (well tried to in peak hr traffic
) got there around 6:15 and a little over an hour later he was in my arms
as he is my first, i'm a little concerned how quick any subsequent labours will be - i'm just glad he wasn't born born on the side of the road!
laura, c'mon on board!
- well that's the plan - hasn't worked so far!
maybe it's 2nd child syndrome? I know I was much more determined to get DD1 to sleep in her bassinette and she NEVER slept with us in the bed...hmmmm....
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