Congratulations Kirsten!!!!!!!!!!! :
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Congratulations Kirsten!!!!!!!!!!! :
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wow, everyone has picked such beautiful names for their bubs!
Who's posted pics yet? I wanna have a squiz heheeh. I love seeing bubbas.
I hope everyone is settling in well with their little ones.
Prama, I'm sorry ur having problems. is bubba chomping once he is partially asleep? Bry does that when he's almost asleep and I have to stroke his cheek to remind him to suck properly...sometimes I have even had to use a damp cool face washer to wake him to finish feeding properly...
I admire you for holding on and trying so hard honey. It's not easy when there are problems. I hope things settle down for u soon honey *hugs*
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Hey everyone, just introducing myself to the thread!
I have been vaguely following so far, but look forward to getting to know all of you and your babes a bit better!
Alexander was born Saturday 23/02, and we came home yesterday.
So far he is an absolute gem - i am enjoying it while it lasts!
My milk came in within 36 hours, so he is feeding brilliantly, if not for the fact he has his night and day a bit mixed up! But i'm sure we'll get him round the right way eventually.
I'll try and catch up on what I've missed in here, but congratulations to all of you and your new bubbas!
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General question - I used to have a "quick reply" option at the bottom of each thread and now dont have that option and have to press "reply to thread" which takes me to a new screen. Has everyone elses set up changed or just mine ???
Kirsten - big congratulations to you and DH on the arrival of Benjamin David (another lovely name).
Hi to everyone else. Can't believe how little time there is to get on line. I used to be on here all the time. Doesn't help that our computer pooped itself and we are currently using an old one which is soooooooo slow !
How many of us are using dummies. i fully intend on using one (I had one until I was 5 and started school andMum made me give it up !!) but not too sure if I should introduce it at this stage. Are we supposed to wait 6 weeks especially if exclusively breastfeeeding.
Another question - for those who haven't got supply problems with breastfeeding are any of you expressing and storing milk for the occasional bottle feed. I have no idea when best time to express is and when to introduce a bottle. Some say don't introduce too early but others say don't leave too late as they may never take bottle.
God its just so confusing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Went to ultrasound place yesterday for a scan on the lump in my breast. They put a needle in there to send some cells off to pathology but Dr doesn't think a problem - more than likely a cyst/abcess as contained pus (sorry TMI !). Will find out on thursday. In the meantime taking antibiotics. So all that rubbing and massaging probably wasn't the best thing for it seing as it wasn't a blocked duct.
With the help of my mum we are going to brave the shops after DS next feed. Wish me luck. Can't wait to able to drive again. Should be able to by this time next week !
Hope you are all coping as best you can and life is getting a little easier. Sorry for long post.
xx Jacki
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Jacki i am expressing a little bit but that's because i have too much milk already and it's uncomfortable if i don't! I know that won't help the 'too much' problem but i'm in utter agony otherwise, and he doesn't always want a 'top up' which is when he takes the second side.
When i try to introduce the bottle, i'm going to try and do it as a starter feed on the bottle and let him finish on the breast... or something like that... Don't know how it will go but it's the best i cam up with.
As for the dummies - i was going to but i'm sort of going to wait and play it out. I think dummies may have the same issue with a bottle - if you wait too long they may not take... who knows! Alex likes to suck on his hand a lot for comfort (he's managed to coordinate his thumb in there once or twice, lol) so i'm not going to offer the dummy for a while...! But i do know i had one pretty much from birth!
Oh & good luck with your trip to the shops!
Last edited by The[cookie]Doctor; February 27th, 2008 at 10:44 AM. : eta
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Ash, it takes a few weeks for ur milk supply to settle in. Mine has now settled and I am not uncomfortable anymore. I did worry that that meant I was not making enough, but Bry is settling fine and sleeping well and is gainging weight so he is getting enough. Also feeds are taking less time as he gets the majority of the milk quickly so it used to take me 45 mins to feed him, it's now taking me 20-30 and he generally only needs one side unless he's unsettled or starving. I was even able to feed him last feed and express 80mls. Considering I don't express well, I think that's good.
It should all settle down soon. I hope the pain lessens for u.....
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Yep, I have lost my quick reply box too, I think I noticed it missing last week...was hoping it would be back by now!!
Anyhoo, all is well here, sore nipples are slowly getting better, which is a relief, I am not as engorged as I was two days ago which is lovely, the pain when trying to sleep was agony..lol..and now bubs can get a half decent grip, which is helping!! Still feeding roughly every 3 hours, he still sleeps alot during the day and is getting better during the night, so we are slowly getting there.
We had a visit from the HN on Monday and Noah has put on 90g since we left the hospital! Yay!! Hopefully he keeps it up, we'll go to the clinic next Wednesday to be weighed again, so will be anxious until then..lol..
Jenjams, wow 10.30-5 am! Nice! It sounds like your little girl is doing so well!!
Jackie, I was expressing up until yesterday, as my boobs were so full, today they have settled down alot , but I would like to have bottle handy in the fridge in case DH wants to feed him, so might get that happening tomorrow again. We have brought a dummy, but we havent given it to him yet, I dont think he needs it just yet, he dosent cry for long periods of time, oh except for bath time..lol.. with DD we introduced it on day 18 and she took to it well. Gosh I hope that the results from your lump come back negative! After DD was born I found two in my right bb and had scans etc but they just turned out to be Fibro-adenomas...it was still worrying though!! I hope your visit to the shops was a good one!!
Katkins, I checked out your family montage! So gorgeous and what a great idea!!!
OKay, better go! Hope you are all well and happy!!!
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yup, it's p!ssing me off that the button now takes me to another screen, it's so hard to refer to other posts. I dont like having to keep scrolling down.
A quick one cos i have to go feed bub now
jacki - hope the lump's ok. xoxoxo
A quick update which i hope answer your question:
The Early Childhood Centre put in me in touch with Family Care in Parramatta, and we had a 1.5 meeting with the LC.
It was good, she really helped with bub's attachment, our options etc. So, right now, we're bf-ing each feed, though my milk is still very little, we're topping up with formula. I'm using the nipple shield for now, as it's still sore and bub still chomps. I tried without it, it was painful and I think physically and emotionally Im not ready to try without it yet. Bub's a bit better at attaching now, so it's a little easier. He knows to open his mouth and look for the nipple but having him on the breast for almost an hr, still leaves him hungry. I'm still not making enough.
It's already getting a bit tiring as the feeds are now every 3 hrs instead of 4 hrs with formula. With formula, DH would feed him while I had a sleep.
She told me to bf and then express straight after for 5-10mins. I only had a few drops! I think i must be only feeding him 20mls cos he drank abt 50mls of formula afterwards. I had him on the breast for almost an hr. I hope my milk comes in soon. My GP has given me Motilium but that will take several days to kick in. I cant wait to get 80ml or more like you Katkins and Ash! It's so sad.....
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The quick reply button has gone
I want mine back too.
I have pictures of my little girl... Well not so little. She has had a growth spurt and has outgrown huggies newborns... So we are onto the Aldi nappies now. They are heaps cheaper from what I hear, just as good.
Anyway I have pics on my facebook page. I am about to do another ticker and will put one there.
I am exclusively breastfeeding Amber at the moment. I am not expressing at the moment. Every now and then we have given her a formula bottle but I am trying to persevere with the breastfeeding. We go to the Maternal health nurse tomorrow so will see how the weight is going.
My girl slept from 1030 til 5 last night and the night before. She then has a feed and goes back to sleep til about 9. The health nurse says it is ok for her to do that if she is putting on good weight. But then I kind of feel bad thinking she is missing out on a feed. Plus when she wakes after such a long sleep, my bb's are so full and firm, I feel like an amazonian woman!
Amber has half taken to a dummy in the last couple of days and we try and use it to settle her. During the day, it takes awhile for her to get to sleep. We put her down in her bassinette and she sleeps for 10 minutes then wakes up. So we have a learning curve to go.
Welcome Ash. Sounds like you had a great birth and a great start to your son's life. My milk didnt come in until after we got home from hospital. They did send me home from hospital a day early though.
Jacki- good luck with the outing. We went on our second outing today, just to the shops. Amber loves the baby bjorn and loves the car. She will go to sleep in a moving car.
Prama- I hope today is a good day for you and your little one.
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