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Hi Hot momma's!
Hows everyone? Today is the first day for mum and Sammy on their own as DH has gone back to work this morning. AS much as I was ready to have hom go back to work, its actually been quite nice to have the whole house to myself (well almost!!) and I am enjoying my first day as a stay at home mum! Sammy has been good, a bit fussy over the breast sometimes but usually, its because she needs to be changed ( she doesn't like to feed with a dirty nappy, how very ladylike!) but all and all, she is doing well and settling really well.
Blip: I can see your frustration with the MCHN, is there perhaps another one you can consult with or is she the only one? How much weight has Darren put on/lost since he has been out of hospital? I;m glad he has started to put on weight, I'm sure he'll fatten up in no time! I think your LC had a point though. I;ve got a bouncer and Sammy is almost able to fit into it now but I agree with your LC (and I know you may not want to hear this),but it is important that you do get a bit of time to yourself (even if its for 5 minutes) mummy matters too, its not about being selfish either, its about balance, but you do what feels right sweetie.
Sterla: Glad to see Oli is doing well and has been a good baby. As for BF in public, I;ve done it in the car a couple times in the back seat in the Mall parking lot. That can be an option for you if you feel a bit intimidated but the nursing rooms are great at my mall, a nice curtain and bench, not sure what they are like in Tassie. In the end though, if Oliver is hungry and you have to feed him in public, just don't worry about it and if some people stare at you or give you dirty looks, well let them stare or ask them if they'd rather have hear screaming baby, its all very natural and the bub usually covers 90% of the breast. It will get better the more you do it.
Melanie Kate: hows it all going? If you are wetting all these wet nappies AND putting on weight, I dsare say your little buba is doing just fine!
Andjxx: 600 gr is great!! I usually get Sammy fed and asleep within 1.25 hours, apart from her 2 "witching" hours which usually is from 10:30am-11am til about midday and dinner time til about 7pm but some days are better than others. Although there was 3-4 days over a week ago where she turned into a lil fuss-pot and wouldn't sleep for ages. I hope Harris settles a bit for you and gives mummy a bit of sleeping time at night soon. Is Harris sleeping more than 3 to 3.5 hours during the day in one sleep?
1pj: I wish they could tell us too, but then we wouldn't all be on here rattling on about what we THINK they are telling us eh? :P I hate it when Sammy starts creaming in public too, makes me feel a like a bad mum even though I know I am not. I'm sure we'll all get better and more confident as we go along.
Hi to everyone else I missed...One more question from me, where can I find a free baby ticker??? CAn anyone tell me?
My little princess is about to wake and I need to put the washing out first so better get going :)
Hope everyone has a fantastic day!
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moose: click on mine and a website pops up! i know i need me time - thus darren is sleeping on the couch now (doing a very cute attempt at catching flys!)but i like being with him (he sleeps in bed with me!) plus with all thats happend with him i find its better for me to have him near me becuase that way i know he's ok...and i know hes warm after it went from being 30+deg to 18 in the space of 24hrs lol. your lucky with sammy she only has 2 witching hours - darren is 'witchy' from 5pm-9pm normaly...then up again at 11:30pm- midnight so feeds can finish at 1:30am (with all this issues with feeds!) darrens birth waight was 7 pund 14oz. hes now 8 pound 2oz (which isnt huge...but its SOMETHING :dance: ) hopefully it'll be uphill from here!
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Morning ladies.
Blip: Sorry you're having such a hard run with all these 'professionals'. I'm glad Darren is putting on some weight though :). I know what you mean about taking a while to feed. For me to give Oliver a proper feed (usually with a couple of nappy changes and burping sessions in between) takes at least an hour if not longer. He feeds really well for the first 10 minutes or so, but then he slows down and often gets distracted or sleepy, so I need to change him or burp him to wake him up. Plus, I think he gets so much milk in those first 10 minutes that he probably starts thinking he's full! :D
Moose: Glad you're enjoying your first day by yourself (sort of). My DH has gone back to work this week, but just for half days. Next week he's back full time though. I ended up sort of feeding Oliver in public yesterday. We were shopping, and just as we got to the check-out he woke up and really, really wanted a feed. He was crying and crying - so I left DH to deal with the groceries, and I went back to the car and fed him in the car. I haven't tried a mother's room yet - I will though.
How is everyone going with bathing their bubs? I still get a bit nervous doing it. We gave Oliver a bath last night, and he seemed to really enjoy it! He was calm the entire time - didn't fuss at all, and it actually seemed to calm him a bit. How does everyone's bubs enjoy (or not) their baths?
Hope everyone is doing well.
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Sammy LOVES bath time as does Daddy too! The counter we bathe her on is a bit tall for me so its not the best position but Sammy has never even whimpered when we put her in the bath, she loves having a washer over her and we move her from one end of the bath to the other and she even pushes herself off sometimes (with a little help!!)
1st day still going great, went for a lovely walk and some grocery shopping which is when Sammy woke up and got very cranky, thank goodness, I only live 1 minute from the shops, so we rushed home, had a feed and she went back to sleep. It's time for mummy nap now I think too!
ok she is awake, no nap for mum just yet!
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Afternoon all,
Lachlan loves his baths/showers as long as I'm with him!
Had him weighed and measured today!
...::: BIRTH :::... (7/2/09)
Weight: 2714 grams
Length: 46.5cms
Head Circumference: 35cms
...::: 2 Weeks :::... (6/3/09 should of been 21/2/09)
Weight: 3220 grams
Length: 49.5cms
Head Circumference: 36.5cms
...::: Total :::... (6/3/09)
Weight: ^ 506 grams
Length: ^ 3cms
Head Circumference: ^ 1.5cms
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MelanieKate: Love your new avvy! :bluecheer: That's fantastic that Lachlan is doing so well! :D
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Congrats MelanieKate and yay for Lachlan!!!
I worked out my new ticker
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sterla - darren LOVED his bath in hossy. at home. not so much, so im thinking next week i'm going to run a big bath and have one with him (he needs one in the mean time...but when i have my time while chris is at work)
moose: yay for going shopping! well done on gettin out the house! darren wont go in his pram (it has a bassent thingy to go with it) unless he's alseep...like...fully alseep or full as goog on food!
MelanieKate: woohoo your lad is growing!
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Top o' the morning to you ladies!
Blip: bummer about Darren not wanting to go in his pram, maybe put him in and then get moving, Sam will whinge until I get rollin and the movement kinda settles her, same thing with the car capsule. Once he gets bigger, you can get a baby Bjorn or get yourself a sling, this way you can still do stuff.
Alrighty, off to have a shower and then tidy up the house. Am really starting to enjoy this not working thing!!
Hope everyone has a fantastic week-end full of well fed & settled babies
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Stupid question for 2nd time mums....you know when you dress the bubs and its not hot hot, but is a nice 23-25C with a nice breeze, would you keep the singlet under the clothes? I find they bunch up and JB gets hot in it. I can see in winter where you would want the singlet as a double layer but what about summer?!?!?
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Hey girls!!! I haven't been on BB much these days and when I am, I'm in the BFing threads as I've had some BFing issues I've had to work through.... it's been full on!
But Ava and I are getting there.... hopefully soon I'll be a pro!! Still expressing for top up feeds and if I don't have enough EBM to give her, I use formula. We have had the help of a Lactation Consultant who has been fantastic support and advice. Wish I'd done it when I left hospital rather than wait 2 weeks. My R nipple has only just healed it was very damaged and painful, i would cry every time she got on and I'm pretty good with pain normally.
Ava loves her tummy time each day and her bath time.... we make it really fun and we sing to her while she's in the bath and she loves it. We pour water over her head too as a MW told us to do that from day 1. Get her used to it and when she starts swimming school hopefully at 4mths she won't be too scared of water.
Baby Blip - how are things with feeding going? I know you've had a few problems aswell.... do you find it's gotten easier the last 2 weeks? I feel each week does get easier.
Sterla - love your new ticker!!! I love mine too! sounds like your little guy is getting fed well and BFing is going well for you... keep up the great work. I'm a bit envious cos' its' been so hard for us here with the whole BFing thing.... but we are getting there. Expressing is so time consuming so if you can avoid it, then avoid it! I have to express after each feed for top ups.
Ava was slow to gain weight and lost some weight, gained, then lost etc due to feeding issues. On Monday, she was 3.78kg and yesterday..... 4.11kg!!!!! :cheer: WOOT!! She's gained so much..... YAY. Such a petite little 8pounder. She's still in size 0000!
:grouphug: big hugs to you all and your bubs! My little girl is 5wks tomorrow!!!! OMG it goes too fast..........
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hello hello hello! i promise to do a proper post and get involved in conversation with everyone soon! just letting u know i am lurking and reading everyones posts!
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Welcome Renstar! I love your new avvy! :D I've been stalking a few of your breastfeeding threads. Sorry that it's been so tough for you - I'm sure you'll get there. I've been relatively lucky with b/f, except for my silly flat nipples. I've been using a nipple shield to help with that, but am worried that I (and Oliver) are getting a bit too attached to them. I really need to start making more of an effort to wean us from them.
That's fantastic with Ava's weight gain! :cheer:
Not much news from me today. Oliver and I are just cruising along. We have a check-up on Tuesday - can't wait to see how much he's gained!
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ello my lovies! miss me ;-)
Moose: its funny but i've tired darren in a moving pram and he's too alert for his own good, he cant see whats happening so he HATES it! haha. as for the car, he can see light moving so rearly falls alseep in the car. but i did *just* put him in his bouncer 'cus i had to pee, he semi woke up i put his dummy in and Bang, he's a sleep! hehe so i get some BB time now! :dance:
ren - im glad your little 8lb'er is going well ;) i've found that a) throwing ANY clock out the widow has helped and doing what I feel is best because dispite being told his has toung tie (which im starting to really doubt, as he put on 120G before i put him on the bottle!) he's getting there. but i find out tomorrow! i've been following your thread in the BF support and you're doing so, so well keep it up!
sterla - thank-you for the comment about my avi, i only just saw it. i've had the last few days as 'darren days' where all i do i eat, sleep and feed him. and i've found it much better! im with you with the flat nipples, the LC i saw told me to feed with them, but at/toward the end of the feed take it off so you're both relaxed and see how it goes. i've done this and darren gets two/three sucks then gets annoied lol so it goes back on! but its getting there!!
afm: sorry i havent been around. i've been working on fattening my little light bulb (darren) up! and i think its working. i also went to the GP about his refulx and got some stuff for it (it tastes horrable!) which is helping. i see my (evil) MCHN tomorrow, this time im demanding she meusre him, not just waigh him. and if he's gained then i'm going to shove it in her face MY WAY worked, not hers! and wednesday i see the LC again, hopefully to prove that darren dosent have toung tie, and that hes just a lazy little sucker! but i feel good about things and i intend on staying this way. so i hope it all goes well tomorrow and i dont end up screaming at the MCHN...cus she's really...stupid! haha
Ooo darrens up, better go feed him!
Hope you're all doing well!
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Hi Blip! Sounds like you're doing what feels right for you and for Darren, which I think is the best thing for any mum. I hope Darren has put on lots of weight! We have a check-up tomorrow - I'm quite interested to see how much weight Oliver has put on, cause I can already see new fat rolls popping up everywhere - and he's almost outgrown his 0000 clothes!
Yeah, I love your new avvy - there are so many fantastic new ones popping up everywhere.
I did one attempt at feeding without the nipple shield today, but it didn't last long :(. I don't know if it was Oliver not attaching correctly, or just because my nipple was already a bit damaged - but it hurt so bad, and I could see where it was becoming more damaged almost straight away. *sigh* Oh well, I'll try again tomorrow.
Oliver is having a very sleepy day today. He's been sleeping almost all day, apart from waking for feeds and when we went to the supermarket earlier on. Hopefully he's sleeping lots while he's growing! :)
How is everyone else doing?
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sterla - aww :( you'll get there! maybe see if you can see a LC at the local hossy? thats where i see mine? i'd say oli would be growing. as my evil MCHN says "babies need to sleep to grow" im glad he's out of his 0000's! thats one thing i missed out on. darren went strait into 000's!
went to the evil MCHN today. he's put on 60g since last thursday! (or 85g since last she saw him last week) and with that i promtly told her "well i've thrown your rutein out the window and started our own rythem. he's up for 2hrs asleep for 2. it works for us. he's happy, im happy neather of us are stressed!" she told me off for not giving him EBM at each feed (hello, i use BOTH SIDES NOW!) and i told her i'd rather give him ALL i have, then risk having my supply drop. she was happy he'd put on something, i was extatic. he's also grown 1.5cm in 4 weeks (i dont care if thats good or bad...) i'm happy that things are going right...but she made one comment that i almost walked out of her office for. i told her i was following what darren wanted...she told me that i was the adult and had to set the rules and i said "hes the baby going on instinct, im a mother trying to find and follow mine. he knows better then i do" she didnt like it. sorry to her but sometimes books are useless...and i dont think she liked the fact i'd igored what she'd told me to do ehehe...but its working...if it wasnt then i'd start doing more of what she said...but...to me what she told me...it was far, far too regimented for such a small baby. but thats just me and im most likely too much of a softie for what its worth!
Anyone else had hi-powered poo that explodes out the sides of the nappy or up the back? darrens started doing this...its so amuseing but soo bad...
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Had a check-up this afternoon. Oliver has put on 540g in the past 8 days, and has grown 1cm in length! One happy, proud mama here! :D
:bluecheer: Go Blip Go! :bluecheer:
How are you other lovely mummies doing?
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WOW Sterla thats awesome! Sammy has put on 380gr in 2 weeks since we last saw the nurse, so we are happy with that too.
Blip: Thats encouraging love, hang in there, Darren will fatten up in no time!
Mxx
