It is Amara's 5th day and I am still bleeding, although not too worried. I think I tend to bleed when I am up and around more - like today. It is not bright red however, but I am still getting some tummy pains also, but I think that is the uterus shinking back to size which takes some time. how old is your bub? If you are still bleeding more than you think you should in a couple of days, go and see your GP to make sure all OK.
Breastfeeding can be very hard the first time around. It does take patience and i DO UNDERSTAND at night we do not have this!! If I can offer some help I am happy too - all is going well for us the 2nd time around. Remember that not just you but the baby is learning too. Amara sometimes takes her time to get her mouth in the right position.
Lansolin is a wonderful product to help sore nipples - I always have some handy and put it on every second feed or so. I also have Bosom Buddy - a special gel packs for your breasts - to cool them when that milk is making your breasts feel like cement and you look like Dolly Parton!! I am a now a 14 C and although this may seem not that big to some, for a 10A girl, it is!!!!! It won't last too long however ...
Me-Lisa - I think I bled for about 2 weeks, maybe slightly more. Max is nearly 3 weeks now and I'm just getting a yellow discharge. Quite yucky - I hope it doesn't go on for too long!
Sorry to crash this thread, but to let you all know Sydney Mooses Hubby just posted her birth announcement in the Feb belly buddies thread, wasn't sure how to link to it???
Hi everyone!
We are doing what AJC is doing and joining in this baby born group, even though Charlie was born in November.
He's doing what any newborn is doing, so I think it's better to be in this group as we all are struggling with the same thing, sleepless nights, feeding etc etc
Congratulations everyone! Woo hoo, it feels so long ago that we were all joining our Belly buddy group and announcing our pregnancies but are now holding our little one's in our arms
Woo hoo!!
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