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???
Oh no!!! I typed up a big post to catch up and had some personals in there and lost it!!
Never mind...will have to try later on as I think Ava is about to wake!
Here is a few pics of our gorgeous Ava! We still can't believe we made her
BF is going really well for us. After having attachment issues in hospital and having to express with BM top ups. I am happy to say that I haven't had to express since Sunday! And she is feeding heaps better on the L side now! I'm so proud of the two of us. I haven't had to use the nipple shield since Sunday either. I've just persisted. Me-lisa - have you tried using the expressing machine to help bring your nipple out? MW told me to do that and so did Mum. It does help. Also just before the feed play with the nipple for a bit. Hope you're going well with it hun.
Runner - it was so great to meet you in hossy too! So glad you came to my room and found me! Lovely to meet Amara too!
DH went to work yesterday and I cried!! Today I also cried when he left just cos' i love having him home with us he is so helpful. He is so hands-on with Ava and such a great Daddy to her. I am so lucky he can cook us meals cos' TBH eating is the last thing on my mind lately!!! lol in between feeds and settling..... we're doing great though. She is more settled during the day and more unsettled at night but it seems to be the way with newborns and most of you are finding the same with your bubs by the sounds of it.
I'm coping pretty well with the tiredness. I didnt get much sleep in hossy either. Ava slept from 10pm til 2:30am last night! What a dream.... it was wonderful. then she was restless until 5am we'll get there... only early days yet so i'm just going with the flow... not much else i can do. Still getting used to being a milk machine, takes some getting used to!
My nipples leak so much.... does anyone else find that? I can't complain though i must have a great supply. just have to remember not to walk around the house without a bra pad on.
My lower back and tailbone is SO SORE still as Ava was posterior!! So much bruising down there from all that pushing that I did.... was about 1hr 45mins of pushing I think.... what a killer.... I found that the hardest part. My stitches are still very sore and I'm afraid to look at my Vagina after seeing it the other day in the mirror. Whoa. Never mind, I birthed my daughter so it's worth it
Hope you're all doing great - I did do personals but lost them in my other post and now I have to go.... hungry monkey calling....
Birth Story hopefully to be done tomorrow!! Cant' wait to read them all....
sydney Moose has had her baby?? yes??? Congratulations, we hope to hear all about it.
Ren - so happy breastfeeding is going well for you and Ava...that is wonderful. it was great to meet you and put a name to a face..... I can totally relate to your feelings of your hubby going back to work, mine will go back next week, and I will miss him. we had a special day today - as Logan is at school and when Amara is sleeping, we just sat there and talked.
Being from Melbourne however, it is hard NOT to feel extra sad about the raising death toll from the bushfires. My brother and sister in law is in the Kinglake area. They are Ok and so is their house, but many of their friends are missing or dead. Just horrific.
I will not end a bad note however! Amara is 1 week old tomorrow.......wow.
Ren, how do I change my ticker??? I know it is easy, but can you remind me?
Hi everyone, it has been nice having some cooler weather here in Sydney with a bit of rain. Not so good for washing but nice to be able to snuggle up with Emily and keep her warm. I know I just had a baby but this weather makes me want to bake. I think I will make some chocolate muffins tonight while DH is here and can take them out of the oven if Emily needs me. I think I am having more cravings now I am not pregnant! I want to drink coke (but trying not to have too much) and eat choc muffins.
Ren: I saw your pics. Ava is gorgeous. I can see why you are such a proud mum. I keep looking at Emily and thinking she is just perfect (even when she spits up milk on me). I am so happy to hear BF is going well. I wish it was better for me but we will get there. I have not been trying too hard to not use the shield today. It is just such a fight to get her on the breast...I can't believe how distressed she gets and how she relaxes and sucks well with the sheild. I definitely need some help but might try on my own for a little bit longer.I Might also try expressing like you suggested to get the nipple out. Any suggestions are welcome. I also have a VERY sore tailbone. Sitting down is some uncomfortable as is going from sitting to standing. It has been a week and a half and does not feel like it is getting better.
Yes...breast are VERY leaky. Emily and I were so sticky and covered in milk after one of our feeds today. They also sometimes just start leaking like someone has turned on a tap. Breast pads are a great invention. A friend told me that the washable ones are softer and better so I am going to get some tomorrow.
gypsy: Thanks for letting me know. Emily is 11 days old some hoepfully bleeding will ease up in the next few days. It does feel lighter today.
Runner: Hopefully bleeding is easing up and had no pains today. Feeling less concerned but will see GP if by next week I am still seeing red blood. Good to hear Amara is doing well. It is good to hear your brother and sister in law are ok but the fires are just awful. Both DH and I tearing up watching the news tonight. It is hard to imagine that so many could have died. If this fire was deliberately lit then that person must be carrying massive guilt. I hope the police can find them.
Ren: Gorgeous pics, glad breastfeeding is going so well .
Me-lisa: I still have quite a bit of bleeding myself the MCHN told me today to call my doc if it hadnt cleared up by week 3 and also if i developed a temp or had any large clots to go straight to the hospital.
Josephine: hope you and caleb are feeling better soon
Gypsy: Glad to know that the bottle didn't interfere at all with BF. I think i will have to try that out soon.
glad i'm not the only one with leaky boobs. We're are having attachement issues atm especially at night when he sleeps for longer because of oversupply. He doesnt need to suck just open his mouth and catch the jet so he gets a bit lazy and wont attach properly, very difficult to cope with at 3am. i'm trying to express first to stop the let down being so strong. Also having some choking, vomit, hiccup issues cause he feeds so quickly. i've been told that all this will settle down around week 4 can anyone confirm?
Hi guys, just a quick one as the little man is starting to let me know it's almost time for another feed.
Me-Lisa, I had discharge for 5.5wks with Ben and nearly all of that time it was at least light pink. I've only just stopped getting bright red blood now and Jared is over three weeks old, so I'm guessing it will be the same this time around. I find that if I've been out and about I tend to bleed more.
Breastfeeding is going really well at last! We're attaching properly on both nipples now which makes it so much easier. I ended up expressing and feeding Jared with a bottle for a few feeds on my left side because it was just too painful. The little bugger seems to feed so much - I was expressing 100mls, feeding him that and then he was having the other side! We thought Ben was a pig, but this little one is even worse! He's already in 000s too!
Okay, gotta run, he's starving again If only I could get the boys to stop tag-teaming their sleeps, we would be so happy and well-rested!!!
Just a quick one to pop in and say hello and congrats to REN and Sydney Moose! on the safe arrivals of their little girls
not much to report on from me - Ella has been very unsettled the last two days so im struggling a bit - just cries all the time and will not settle unless in mine or DH's arms and even then its only for about 15mins before the crying starts again.....is anyone else having this problem, i'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed
Gill - I have this at times and over the past two days as well (however more because Caleb has had a bit of gastro this time) I went and bought a baby bjorn carrier and its wonderful, it allows him to fall asleep on me and i can still do other things (like eat lunch!!!!) I was against it at first because i didnt like the idea of him not sleeping in bed but at this young stage its harmless, i think they just have their clingy days where they just want to be with mum/dad.
Like i said the only thing i have found to work is the carrier for me and when hes really asleep i can either just leave him there and continue on or put him down to sleep in his bed.
Good luck hun!
Well as for me, like i said we have had a bit of gastro and its made him not sleep well, we have elevated the top part of his bed so that hes not lying completely flat (to help with the wind) and given him some gripe water. Last night we decided to go for a long drive around 9pm and it put him to sleep so well that he slept for 5 hours!!!! it was wonderful. I havent had time to do anything lately because his sleeping is out the window but his wind seems to be being "released" so the gripe water must be working (although he absolutely hates the taste of it and gags and spits it back up when we give it to him)
Gill, I had a night like that with Jared and the only thing that really calmed him down was being on the breast. I had him on there from 4pm until midnight, with only a quick break to have dinner and trying several times to take him off, which ended in screaming Thankfully it seemed to only be a once-off as we haven't had a repeat performance. I hope Ella settles for you soon.
I am so proud of myself - I got myself and both boys dressed and fed and out the door to be at the hospital for a 9:30 appointment this morning Even a couple of the midwives said that it was quite and achievement Jared had to have a third heel-***** test. He has elevated results for Maple Syrup Urine Disorder. Now we have to wait another 10 days for the results. I'm trying not to worry in the meantime, but it's hard!
gill- I am also having the same difficulty. Emily sometimes falls asleep after a feed but at other times like last night and this morning she is awake and crying on and off until the next feed. Sometimes it is just that she wants to be cuddled to sleep but other times she seems to not be able to be settled. It is very frustrating as I wish I knew what she wanted. Last night I think she had wind as she was upset and squirming heaps and nothing seemed to work. I think I have heard that if I eat too much dairy it can make them upset in the tummy. I had a big banana smoothie which might have been the problem.
Disgirl: Well done on getting everyone organised and to an appointment. I went to the shops yesterday and it took so long by the time she was fed and I had a shower but when we got there she was great. I think she likes to sleep in the pram.
Josephine: A friend lent her her baby bjorn and it is great. It does allow us to be able to do simple things like eat and keep them settled. I have heard that they are too young at this stage to pick up bad habits of needing to be cuddled to sleep so I am glad of that as it is really nice to be able to cuddle them until they are sleeping.
I better eat some lunch while she is asleep. How quick the day goes...
thanks for the feedback and im feeling better now that i know im not alone! - Ella settled better last night but was up again at 3am and stayed awake and niggly until i fed her again at 5.30am then she fell asleep on the boob and let me actually put her down in her bassinette (a rare achievement!) and slept til 8.30am.
I know it takes time to get them into a routine im just telling myself that the first 6-10 weeks are the hardest and they are still learning (like we are) and adjusting to life "on the outside"!
Jo - im tossing up between the Baby Bjorn carrier and the hug-a-bub as i think this will really help her as she loves being close to either me or DH - thanks for letting me know that so far the BB is working great guns for Caleb!
has anyone heard of or know anyone that has tried the routines from the book "save our sleep" by Tizzie Hall? Im trying Caleb out on it today, he sleeps really well at night so thats not a problem but his daytime sleeping is pretty whack. I know routines shouldnt be a big priority but i at least want to give it a try, if it doesnt work im not gonna stress and hold him to it.
Josephine: I have not heard of that book but I had been reading a book called babywise. It encourages establishing a routine of feeding. Emily is generally feeding fairly well on 2 1/2 - 4 hours between feeds except for nights. Sometimes we need to wake her to feed if longer than 4 hours but she is now often waking up after three hours. What routines does your book suggest?
We are still having some difficulty with getting Emily to sleep between feeds. She just screams when we try to put her down and even keeps crying and kickingwhen we pick her up. She did it yesterday and stayed awake from about 6pm to 11pm (sleeping for minutes and then waking and crying again). I fed her at six, then at 8pm then at 10pm and got her to sleep at 11pm. I am really not sure why she is doing this as at other times she just happily goes to sleep. She did it again this morning between feeds. I feel terrible that we cannot even calm her but picking her up. Does anyone have any idea of other things I can do? It generally starts 30 mins after a feed and we check her nappy. It is just a normal thing?
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!!
Jo- i have that book called save our sleep...good luck,worked 2 days and out the window...will try it again later on,i also have a book called what to expect the 1st year,they say those routine books for sleeping are a load of crap especially since you have a newborn and they will find there sleep pattern(that and every baby is different),,,i had Nixon in a good pattern but the last 3 nights are out the window,he wont go to sleep between 730pm and midnight like he used too,he would rather sleep all day and i have trouble keeping him awake,he goes on his play mat(asleep)in the pram(asleep)in the car(asleep) the bassinette(hell no its evil as its associated with sleep)grrrr little terd!!!
Sounds like there is a few of us going through the same thing,tomorrow night im restarting to the routine,bath bed by 730pm,lets see how that goes,usually i feed him and hes a drunk monkey,,but noooooooo not at night time,i fed him lay him on me,burp him n cuddle then he sleeps n goes in bassinette.,,that not working either
anyway im going to try put grizzle-bum back down,he wont self settle,i did put him in with me the other night in one of those beds that goes in ur bed...lights out,hell no im not co-sleeping,ill never get him out,,,hehe...am gonna try the late night drive tonight if it gets to midnight and he still being a squirrel(thats what dh calls him when he being naughty)
Gonna buy the baby bjorn too...friend got it and swears by it..
cheers n keep smiling thru the tears,tantrums an sleep deprivation
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO YOU ALL
Well so far so good, he stuck to the routine like clockwork and after the 10pm feed he slept till 4.30am and back up again at 7am...
I paid $5 for this routine, here it is for bottlefed newborns aged 2-4 weeks old:
By two weeks your baby should be back at his original birth weight. If your
baby has regained his birth weight and is over 3kg/7lbs, you may advance to
my two to four week routine. If your baby has not regained his birth weight, or
is still under 7lbs/3kg, please stay on the newborn to two week routine until
your baby has reached these goals.
Feed times Sleep times Bedtime
7 am 8.15 am 7 pm
11 am 12.30 pm
3 pm 4.30 pm
6 pm
10 pm
7 am
Wake your baby up and give him a bottle-feed. You will wake him and feed him
even if he last fed at 5.30 am, so he is always starting his day at the same time
and on a full tummy.
8.15 am
Swaddle your baby and put him down in his bed on his back awake and allow
him to self-settle. I recommend you use my safe bedding guide for where you
live as a guide for what bedding to use.
11 am
Wake your baby up and feed him a bottle.
12.30 pm
Swaddle your baby and put him down in his bed on his back awake and allow
him to self-settle.
3 pm
Wake your baby up and feed him a bottle.
4.30 pm
Swaddle your baby and put him down in his bed on his back awake and allow
him to self-settle.
5.30 pm
Wake your baby up and bath your baby, or give top-to-toe wash.
6 pm
Feed him a bottle.
7 pm
Swaddle your baby and put him down in his bed on his back awake and allow
him to self-settle.
10 pm
Wake your baby up and feed him a bottle.
Your baby will need other feeds in the night but always feed again at 7 am.
lets hope this sticks cos he seems pretty happy with it
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we'll get there... only early days yet so i'm just going with the flow... not much else i can do. Still getting used to being a milk machine, takes some getting used to!
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- just cries all the time and will not settle unless in mine or DH's arms and even then its only for about 15mins before the crying starts again.....is anyone else having this problem, i'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed
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