Must be an age thing, cause exact here, straight after bath or shower it starts. Since having Em, Df has had to take over the bathing of Ash and now he understands why I was getting so frustrated with her at night, fighting to get her PJs on and get teeth brushed.
I am sorry but this is a really selfish post but am hoping you can help me. I feel so dumb asking these questions...
How often am I supposed to bath DD? Last night and tonight I just washed her face and her girly bits with a face washer and have cleaned her umbilical chord stub with a cotton bud but I havent bathed her since DP and I did it in hospital on Tues arvo. Is that really bad?
Also my milk has come in yesterday and today and the sideof my boobs feel like big lumps. I dont fel sick and it doesnt hurt, its just really heavy and hot. Is this just the milk ducts filling or are they blockages?
How often do you guys feed in a night as well?
Sorry or the questions I just dont know what is normal?
ali millie has had 5 baths in 3 weeks!!! they dont need them and as millie was overcooked and dry skined we have limited them!!
boob is it the outside of the breast that are lumpy??? those ducts fill first, i had the same problem, what i did was feed in the football hold as the lower jaw then drains those ducts, worked a treat for me. i also used cold/wet washer out of the fridge to help with any swelling and soreness.
millie feeds 2-3 times, shes demand fed so whenever she asks for it.
these are not silly questions hun!!
AJP - Alex was born on the 20th Feb, can you please change the date listing in the above post?
Shell - the midwife signed me off last friday and said that the nurse would contact me this week - although I wasn't being put on the priority list as everything is going really well, so maybe they will contact me tomorrow or next week (maybe I just live in an area with a lot of priority bubs!)... Although I still have the contact with the midwife from the midwifery program, so I'm not on my own, but still would like to get things sorted out.
THanks Jols. Yeah its the outsid of the boobs kind of under my arms. I am only feeding her int he football position as I feel un-co any other way and my boobs are massive!!! I am going to get some new BIGGER mat bras tomorrow! I had E cups but need bigger!!!! Oh dear!
Good to know about the bathing thing. I wasnt sure whether I was jsut being slack but that sounds like a good number to me.
I am just doing the demand feeding but making sure she feeds at least every 4 hours but am worried that if I feed hjer too much that my supply will continue to increase!
The midwife came today and she has only lost 90grams (which is great). I just forgot to ask so many questions.
I might go put a cold wet washer in the fridge for some relief.
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23rd Feb Traceyandtribe - Milana Matilda Rose -8lb 3oz
will fix tomorrow i really should go to bed!!
such a girl!!! Born at 3:12am. Oh and weight tuned out to be 8lbs 1oz.
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