Babies Born January 2008 #3

[Mads]

Now, I wanna know how everyone else is doing- not getting on as often!

Maz, Whats the update on little Matty? Hope you are doing great.

QueenMab, Has Scarlett settled a little more?

Sazz, Celeste was also being unsettled, hope she is doing well

Carol, Hi to you and Jackson!

Mel, Is the mastitis really settling down? Is Flynn settling down with the antibiotics too. Hugs to you :hugs:

Tascha, Hi to you and Joshua

Mrsr and Karen, when you pop in let us know how you are going

Marknjo, you posted at the end of the last thread so might have been missed by afew people. Welcome, little Caitlin must have given you a massive shock- 6 weeks early!! Hope she is doing wonderfully. Come and post anytime

If I missed anyone, sorry and hello!!

[QueenMab]

Whoa... I've missed heaps again... & I promised I wouldn't!! Doh!!

Congratulations everyone on getting your birth stories done... I don't even want to think about it, & everyone that says child birth is/was a b1tch, I AGREE!! I went into it thinking "It's not going to hurt, it's natural" so much so that I went to the birth centre & didn't even consider pain relief.... what was I thinking?!

I'm sure if I told certain ppl how Scally was born, ie: No drugs, water birth, they'd think "What a perfect birth!" but I know it was less that & more I THINK I'M GOING TO DIE!!

Oh, also, congratulations to everyone that has trouble getting ready in the morning... I have trouble getting ready by the early evening!!

Hawksy, Scarlett is okay... we still have our hella bad days but she's been pretty consistant with her night sleeps so I am not feeling so crap/stressed if she won't go down during the day... plus she's just happy if she's 'attached' lol so if I've got nothing pressing to do I'll just settle in & listen to the radio.

I'm feeling even better today as it was decided that we wouldn't be moving after all & I am really relieved that all that stress is gone & I don't have to pack anymore... saying that however, I still have to UNPACK a bunch of stuff.

Sorry for no personals... if y'all would slow down some I could try to keep up lol, I have GOT to try to log on more during the day.

Hope everyone has a great night, I will TRY to check in tomorrow... also, PITA not having quick reply... why?!

[Billy Ocean]

Jen, what happened with the nurse?? I can't believe they did that. How disgusting. I was telling my maternal health nurse today and she told me to tell you to call them. She said that was terrible... I hope they helped you and I hope Amber is going ok.

Jo, phew, thought you had run away. Tell Chris to get his own damn dinner or grow bb's to feed Sophie!

Jess - NO MORE NOISY TREE! woo hoo! How'd your nurse appointment thing go?

QM - sorry, we talk a lot... It's all the coffee I drink!

Mary, glad Sammy is ok and pmsl at you driving down to you DH's work. I am tempted NOT to write this and jinx myself but I love the mornings. Billy is so great. I get up EARLY and feed him and have a coffee. Then I put him in the cot with the radio going and he is pretty good while I have a shower. I even manage to wash my hair. Then I get out, somtimes have another coffee, give him a bath and we contemplate the day. If he's shi**ty, I might go back to bed with him. I'm sure their habits change though so I'm going to enjoy this while it lasts.

Oh Mary, thank you for remembering MarknJo. I was thinking about that post in bed last night. Welcome!!! Sorry for not say hi before!

Um, I need the quick reply back. It's doing my head in.

Went to the maternal health joint today. Billy's put on more weight. I'm so pleased. We've changed formula though to the NAN HA1. Better for allergies as he has been sounding very congested in the night. I'm allergic to dairy products (you wouldn't know it... remember my cream cheese cravings? ) so he might be too. He's also 3cm taller than he was at birth. Cool! Other than that, not much else has happened. I hate the hot weather.

Well, going to put my thank you cards together. I'll be back later or tomorrow.

I hope you all get some sleep.

x

ps. Where is Maz? I text her but haven't heard anything... I hope you're ok Maz.

[jenjams]

Well she came today. Amber has put on 190 grams in 4 days so she is healthy. The last couple of nights Amber has settled for some ok sleeping. She has a good sleep during the day too. But I am at witching hour at the moment. She is awake from about 4pm- whenever I can get her down, Tonight OMG. All she wants to do is be attached to me. I feed her, we wrap her, she wriggles and starts crying again. She then wants to be attached to me again. I have no supply left after that I reckon. But seeing as she has put on so much weight I am at a loss. We have had DP top her up with formula a few times so she is predominately breast milk with a little formula. I sometimes feel conflicted that I am doing this... I didnt tell the hospital midwife this because I felt it was wrong to do so.
Babies will not just eat and eat and eat like dogs do will they? They will stop once full right? I dont want to overfeed my baby.
I am trying to get her into a feeding pattern but if she just wants food what should I do?
The maternal health nurse is going to contact this week.
Sorry selfish rantings again.

Has anyone else had these problems in the first week or so?

Yep I am a lot tired this evening. We didnt sleep well last night.

[Billy Ocean]

Jen, maybe she's not getting enough from you? I don't know. I would tell the nurse about the formula though. It's not wrong. She was hungry otherwise it wouldn't have settled her. Don't feel bad. She's getting most from you anyway.

I do think they stop when they're full. They told me in the hospy that they will come off when they are ready. I truly don't think you can over feed them but that's another question to ask the nurse etc.

Don't worry about what they think - she's your baby and you are doing what you think is right. I just think you should tell them so they know exactly what she's getting - then maybe they can explain why she wants to feed all the time.

I hope you all get some sleep tonight.

x

[JCE0810]

Jen- when sophies had enough EBM she pushes the bottle out of her mouth. Dont be ashamed to be topping Amber up with the formula its not wrong.

Kate- me run away? haha not likely. I've told Chris to cook his own dinner and he didnt seem that keen wasnt too keen on my putting the breast pump on his man boobs either .

MarknJo- welcome, sorry i didnt log on last night. How scary your bubs was 6weeks early.

Mary- Yeah VERY quiet for me , the computers are all set up now & networking. The laptop is predominately for me & Chris has the desktop upstairs, i only had to wait to use the internet as he was setting up the network.

I was wondering myself where Maz is, was going to ask if she recieved my parcel. Please log on and let us know how your going.

Have to go Sophie is stirring and its almost feeding time.

[hindonly]

Hi Girls oops I meant Mums,lol. Sorry I haven't been posting as much! I s'pose - I dont know why but I loved our last thread! Attachment issues haha...

I've had so many pages to catch up on... & no way I can respond to all of it!

Jen - It can be difficult to know at times what to do with bubs Especially if the crying on & off just seems like a constant thing. With our first it was hard. Not much sleep for me. I remember walking her up & down the hallway singing to her, rocking her whatever did the trick! Every baby is different. Jackson has in the last week or so become quite windy come night time & it takes us awhile to settle him down to sleep but I still dont think he was as bad as Cara. But maybe thats just because this is our 2nd time around and we're more exp'd & confident! Jackson is also breast/bottle. I think its the formula thats causing the wind so we've changed to see if it makes a diffence. Hope so. Dont feel horrible about using formula! Okay We do what we need to do for our babies! I've never had enough to go exclusive. And had alot of painful moments trying to b/feed.OUCH.

Mary - I'm still around! thanks for asking about us Mums who haven't been on in awhile Just trying to catch up with alot of friends as well & having 2 kids to care for during the day I dont always get the time on here. Have to find a few minutes before bedtime to come in & say Hi And it can be hard to do things when you want with a bubby too! Our Jackson is normally awake from about 5 or 6 til 9ish or so - & if I dont prepare dinner earlier while he's sleeping its hard to do later on while he's awake because he demands my time too! I guess you soon learn their sleeping pattern so you plan around that,lol.

Is everyone eating okay??!!

It can be hard when you have bubs to make sure that you are actually getting enough to eat... I think thats why I lose my weight quickly for that very reason. I just get so busy caring for everyone else that I come last! So just make sure - like I'm trying to do- that you do get the food into yourselves & the fluid as well. Especially if youre b/fing.

Kate, Jess,Jo, April - big hello's to you all. Sorry I haven't personals for you but I promise I'll catch up next time okay! Glad ur all going well though & your bubs.

Jen- Which formula are you using & does it seem to make Amber windy at all? Or maybe its too soon to tell yer. Couldn't tell with Jackson till about a wk ago Arghhh...'

Chat again soon