Sorry for not posting yesterday but I forgot I had MG and with Dh home, it was bed time before I knew it! Went to the Dr with Sam and its a new Dr we are seeing and she was awesome. She thoroughly inspected every bits and pieces of Sam and has found nothing wrong so far but she said to keep an eye on her andbring her back next week if she was still unwell but told me that if I felt I wanted to bring her in every day if I was in doubt to do so. It was good news to hear. Sammy was smiling at her and everything. So it appears that my instincts were right and its a little tummy bug. She seemed better yesterday and even better this morning. The spewing has slowed a LOT and she is back to sleeping her usual patterns ( thank god for that!) and has actually been sleeping from 7pm til 5am for the last 2 nights!! Hope the trend last. So the last thing we need to get sorted is her weight gain but am fairly confident that with less spew we will be back on track next week.
Other than that, MG was good, it was our last one with an EC nurse and we all shared what we found had been the most positive and the biggest challenge for each one of us. One mum broke down as her little bubba is very difficult to settle and she felt like a failure because of it and it was amazing the support everyone gave her. I think it has brought the whole group together to share a few "soul baring" moments. My biggest challenge I have been founding is getting back into the intimacy and romance with DH and we had a big chat about it last night. I realised that its almost like I forgot how to be romantic and I have a pretty negative image of my body at the moment. I think Dh kinda understands a bit more where I am coming from and I feel the better for it! Poor DH, we had a couple glasses of wine and he most likely thought he's get lucky, instead he ended up having me in tears! lol He has taken Sammy out for 2-3 hours as he is preparing a surprise for me and 'needed" Sammy for it..so I was told to relax and take it easy. I feel so lucky to have such a good hubby. Enough about me anyway!
Rainbow: OMG, I really hope little Bella is better and been thinking about you a lot. Hope you have some good news for us and that Bella is a healthy little vegemite
Antheia: I am dying to know but I think its great to have secrets sometimes....so will wait til you're ready to show/tell the world. Good luck with your project hun!
Jords: I'm so sorry you feel awful and totally understand why as I felt the same. It's hard to imagine that YOU as their only source of food is not producing enough and it just doesn't feel right but Before you start with formula, you should really see an LC. They are really nice and will support you in making the right decisions for Winter. At this time, our boobs start to settle and they may not appear to have a lot of milk. What my LC has me doing is feeding Sam as per usual and express right after I feed her 3 times a day ( alternate feeds) for 5-5-5-5 ( 5 on the right 5 on the left, then back to right for 5 and finish on left for 5) If you can't do that long or your boobs get sore, just do 5 and 5 and make sure that one of them is around dinner time. What I do is I express first thing in the morning as my boobs are full. then one at lunchtime and one around 5 ish. You may not get a lot or maybe none at all but it will help with nipple stimulation and produce more milk...but that was for me, just contact your EC centre and wishing you good luck...and remember you are doing a GREAT job and IF you have to resort to giving formula, it's ok too, don't beat yourself up about it. On a higher and happier note, yes...Mortimer, Glumpty Glumpty is indeed Marvin in our household and goes everywhere Sammy goes. She's also got the Lamaze snake as well and like them a lot.
Sterla: How is the gorgeous Oli and mummy doing? Have you gone back to your pram walking yet? Hows the packing of your house going...you must be getting so excited but packing with a 3 month old bubba in the house just can't be that easy! Make sure you get help
Blip: You just love to stir the pot at MG don't you? LOL Just keep in mind that sometimes you may hurt that mum's feelings though, everyone has got their own way and make their own choices on how to raise their babies even though you may not agree on the method, she will want to share her experience with the group. I'm sure you'll agree that our feelings and emotional state, especially as new mums, are quite fragile and just make sure it doesn't come as a criticism as opposed to a discussion. I am not saying this to lecture you, as I truly admire how you stand up for what you believe in and how you seem to have researched your decisions, but just to maybe let you know of how it may be received on her end. Hope I haven't overstepped my boundaries by saying this. What did the speech therapist say? I am not sure I got what you meant re: him scaring you...Did I miss a post maybe? Am also really curious to see what the nutritionist has to say..how could they know what the bubs need? Let us know how you go.
Question for all...do all your bubs wear jammies to bed?? Sam's been only wearing singlet and nappy but as the weather is getting cooler, am thinking about putting her in jammies, but not sure of what to dress her in so she doesn't overheat but isn't cold either...suggestions?!?!
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