E slept much better last night. Fed at 11, settled by 12 (including feed time) Slept till 3:30, back in cradle by 4:30, then asleep till 6:30. Then she slept in with us till 9:30 when we all got up. Mum is still here so she was up with J. He got up at 8. Hoping for the same tonight. I bought the wind drops, and they are getting her to do much bigger burps. So maybe they have helped.
Hello all!! Can I join in here?
Grace was born on 1/3/09 at 2.38am so I just missed out on this thread but I wanna stick with all my Belly Buddies!! If I can keep up that is.
Still recovering from c-section.
Learning to breastfeed and OUCH!! Some of you probably read my thread on it before. Anyways, this new mummy stuff is a lot harder than I expected. It seems like nothing went according to plan! Was in labour for 33hrs, never got to fully dialated, she was too big for me to come down far enough into my pelvis they think. Had an epidural, didn't work, so they took it out and put it in a different place. Then when they went to top it up for the cesar it didn't work, i wasn't getting numb. So they took that out and I had a spinal which went wrong and i was numb up to my neck and felt like I couldn't breathe. So not exactly the natural birth I had planned And now with the breastfeeding I just feel sore everywhere.
Tell me it gets better!!
Shell, no indication how long it will take...all I keep hearing is how they will be better in no time and it gets easier etc...I can't wait for the magic day when feeding doesn't hurt!
Megie, glad you had a decent night and sleep in!
Hi Heaven Wow your labour sounds extreme, so sorry you had to go through all that. I'm with you on the bfing! I am finding it such a depressing and painful task at the moment and I think I get more worked up than Leon when he's hungry coz I know how much it's going to hurt! I'm using nipple shields now and they have made it a lot less painful, still painful but I can at least feed him. Just waiting for my stupid nipples to heal
Anyway, I have some time to myself as Mum's taken Leon asleep in the HAB to show off to our neighbours. Might have a bath...
Meg, we had better night too last night, just hoping tonight is similar. Glad the wind drops working, might have to get some cause Em been bit unsettled today always looking like she trying to push something out and drawing her legs up.
Heaven- yes it gets better! Altho at this stage its sometimes hard to believe, sounds like quite a long, traumatic labour for you, have you got your partner or anyine around to help you out so you can recover?
Holly- Glad the nipple sheilds are helping somewhat. My nipples are no where near yours from the sounds of things and I'm finding feeding painful so I do feel for you. Hope you got that bath in.
I'm just feeling bit blue today, exhausted even tho we had a better night, just Em been unsettled alot of the day and I get sore and tired having her on and off the boob constantly. I give her a dummy sometimes just to give my breasts a break but as soon as it falls out she starts screaming.
Well my ABs have finished, my epi is feeling better and we've had a few good days with Isabel. She's been more settled, have been out and about during the day and she sleeps in the pram and car and doesn't scream all day.
Here's hoping it continues...
She is still punching out one four hour sleep at night and then will be up and down around that. Its not too bad I think... but DH gets really frustrated with her when she's unsettled. This morning she fed at about 5.30am and has been pretty much awake since then. We can't put her down as she cries, so we try to settle her, she'll calm down but we can't put her down again. Sigh!
I've been told by the MCHN not to try the wind drops just yet, but to give it more time.
Shell, I know what you mean about feeling a bit blue. Its tough isn't it, not being able to do more?
Holly, well done for persisting with the feeding. It does sound like most of us in here are breast feeding. Also, the ABA says that you cannot overfeed a breast fed baby. Formula, yes, but b/f no. Someone also told me not to worry about how much goes in, but to worry about how much comes out.
SJ, hello!! Welcome! Sounds like your labour was pretty full on. Hope you are recovering ok. Yes, it does get better!
OP - You poor thing. I hope things improve soon. it is hard. My ds (J) was just the same, but it only lasted till he was about 7 weeks. I just used to put him in a sling.
Also I have learnt from last time to go with what I want to do and not let the health nurse upset me with telling me what i am doing wrong. This time last time I was just about to be admitted to the mother/baby unit at North Park (Melbourne) with PND. I was shattered and beside myself. So far I seem alright, but I am keepoing a close eye on my feelings, and if I get even and inkling, I am going to go back to North Park as they were just brilliant. Also for anyone in Melb with Private Health insurance, if you have troubles down the track with feeding, sleep or weaning problems, North park is awesome. They are a bit like sleep school, but you get to go in for 4 nights for any of thise issues. If you are there for PND, you stay as long as you need to be there.
Had an alright night. E fed at 12:30, then straight back down till 3am, then up again at 5am, 7am and 8am. She was SO hungry. *sigh* as bad as this sounds, I am wishing the next couple of months away. I am just not that in to newborns, but I adore them once they are a bit of character.
Oh it sounds like everyone is having the same dramas!! Breastfeeding is feeling a little better today. I'm trying to get her on as soon as she wakes up so she's not screaming and vicious!! lol.
Funny poo explosion story. We were awoken to a huge noise in her nappy!! lol. So DH goes to change her and I went to see the damage. As he's lifting her legs to put the new nappy on she's not quite finished and poo goes everywhere and hits me standing 2 metres away!!!!!!!!!!!! It was all down my front. I think it would have hit the other side of the room if I wasn't standing there!! Unbelieveable.
I can't believe how much Grace is feeding today, it seriously feels like she has been on the boob more than off!! How will my nipples ever have time to heal!!
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And now with the breastfeeding I just feel sore everywhere.
Wow your labour sounds extreme, so sorry you had to go through all that. I'm with you on the bfing! I am finding it such a depressing and painful task at the moment and I think I get more worked up than Leon when he's hungry coz I know how much it's going to hurt! I'm using nipple shields now and they have made it a lot less painful, still painful but I can at least feed him. Just waiting for my stupid nipples to heal
Its tough isn't it, not being able to do more?
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