Babies Born July 2007 #3

Hi everyone
For those who don't know me I thought I would drop in and introduce myself. I am another "shoulda been born in the July 2007 thread" woman. Little Zac was due on 20 July but hung out a full 2 weeks until 3 August before making his appearance!
I briefly posted some weeks ago in the August thread and have not been back since. My hubby only went back to work today so I have been making the most of all available sleeping opportunities!
Zac is doing ok he has put on about 500gm since leaving hossy he is sleeping relatively well during the night but has been a bit more unsettled during the day especially in the early evenings.
All in all (touch wood) we are getting there but I suspect the real test begins now that I don't have dad at home all of the time!
Anyway that's enough about me hope you are all doing well. My little fella is waking up for a feed so I will attempt a return for personals later in the day!
Have a good one.
Belinda...

Hi all,

Sorry haven't been around much - been so busy these last few weeks.

I have put some pics of Olivia on the website - she is so beautiful! My brother was visiting this weekend and bought her the cutest pink pair of NIKE shoes!!

I am still having issues with breastfeeding, I have stopped and started 3 times now and I am at my wits end so I am going to continue to express until Olivia is about 3 months old then will stop and go to formula - I am a bit upset about it but I have tried and tried to b/f with a lactation nurse and she is latching on ok but she just HURTS so much!!

My tear is slowly healing, it still gets sore sometimes when I am sitting down, I just wish it would hurry (as does DH).

Hope you are all well, I will try and be back soon to check on all the news and see some pics posted. Olivia is about to wake for her next feed so must do some things before she does!

Luv to all!
Floss xx

Hi All,

Tracey - you mentioned Zyon had a blistered butt. Can you tell me what it looked like and did it heal itself. Georgie has right in her butt what is like a blister (raw skin but never bleeds). It's been there for a good week. She doesn't seemed bothered by it at all when pooing but not sure what it is. Visiting the MCHN on Monday so going to ask her then.

Everything is going well with us, I've started to try and get Georgie to self settle a little more ie. I will let her cry a bit when I put her down for a sleep. If she really starts to cry I will go and rock her with my hand on her stomach until she stops crying.

I got in the mail today details of the mothers group from my MCHN. It starts on 11th Sep. Looking forward to meeting other mothers in the area.

Bridee, Zyon's butt cheeks) were kinda blistered from the acid poo due to the wind in his gut & the excess lactose he was drinking from the foremilk... So basically nappy rash...?

Indah has right in her anus a little blister(?) but it's just like a skin tag in her anus... It has never bled or caused her any issues...
Maybe it's similar!???

OOOh Floss, giving Olivia EBM is great... I gave up with maddy but succesfully fed both Indah & now Zyon... So the troubles your having now wont necessarily mean you cant breastfeed future babies! Best of luck!

hi all,

Hi Belinda, Good to hear things are going so well. We are on day 3 of no daddy being home, and it's getting easier. Especially if I get sleep at night. I have posted in the august thread too, but I have been coming in here a lot too, as I would love to stay chatting to all these lovely ladies.

Flossie, glad to hear your mending well. Sorry the bf isn't going as you would have hoped. you never know Olivia may still decide she wants to give boobies a chance. Baby shoes are so cute, always good when someone else pays for them too.

Bridee, yay on your mums group. I hope you enjoy it.

Tracey, Xavier has a patch where he looks like he's peeling, tmi, but more beside the ball sack. is that similar to what happened to zyon, or did he have full on blisters. I've just been putting a little curash on so it doesn't get worse. Xavier doesn't seem worried by it though,
my how are you supposed to know what your doing is right? I think I'll ask the mchn on friday when we visit.

hi,

Its a freezing cold day on the gold coast (way too cold to take a baby out and about) so I am stuck in the house. The fridge is getting empty of yummy food so I hope the weather clears up soon.

I feel bad sending the kids to school in such freezing cold weather and I worry that they might get a nasty flu - its been such a cold winter this year. I hope that doesn't mean that summer will be extreme too.

Jordan has been pretty settled however the last few mornings he has woken up a bit earlier than what I would like.

Has everyones bleeding stopped. I still have quite a bit of spotting and it will be 3 weeks on Thursday. My afterbirth pains were not too bad after the birth of Jordan. Infact I think they were quite mild in comparision to the pain with baby number 4. I had regular doses of panadine though - so maybe that did the trick.

Jordan has had conjunctivitis the last few days so I am treating it with breastmilk.

My shoulders are feeling a bit tense and sore from holding Jordan alot on the weekend - I need a massage!

Tracey, Fran & Veronica - I hope your babies have a more settled day today ((( big hugs )).

I have been in my pj's pants all day today. I put on a tshirt with them but they were just so comfortable (and all the other comfortable elastic waist clothes were in the wash).

Well, I better cook dinner - Luv ya all ... xo Dee.

dee i'm 3 weeks friday. and I still have I'd call it a little more than spotting, but I was told it could go for up to 6 weeks, so I'm not worried. I normally have a 6-7 day period, that is really heavy at the start. i think if I compare a normal day to each of the 6 weeks, it's kind of similar if that makes any sense.

Hi everyone...I hope you are all doing well...I'm a bit exhausted for personals, but hope to return tomorrow with some more energy. Just wanted to update you on Alessia's progress. I attended a breastfeeding clinic today and we managed to get her feeding again...it feels different though, I know her attachment is not the same, but she was content enough to have 2 lots of 4 hour sleeps after the feeds. We'll see how we go tonight though.

Alessia has put on just over 200 grams since being discharged from hospital...so she's nearly back at her birth weight which is great. The midwife thought that she may be going through a growth spurt at the moment and my supply of milk may not be fast enough for her needs and that may be why she's fussing on the breast. Only time will tell.

Anyways...back to the old pump and grind *lol* Can't wait to burn this darn breast pump! Take care everyone!

Rebecca, it was a bit worse than peeling skin, as his poo was pretty much burning acid... But now he's getting more hindmilk it's changing & less acidic... But I got some cream from Dr which has cleared it up he's back in cloth & we are just using Bepanthen on it now!

As for bleeding mine stopped (with each birth) about 10 days after & I havent had anything since PHEW!

But my periods are usually 3-4 days max!?

YAY Fran on the feeding!!!!

Hi everyone,
Sorry I haven't been on. Still very busy with the house inspection etc. But good news we had our first offer today:dance: We are meeting with our agent tomorrow to discuss what we will do. So hopefully there will be no more need for open houses and inspections :pray:

Jack has had a rough couple of nights. I think he has just gone through another growth spurt. Will find out on friday when we are off to the docs for his 2 month needles. Can you believe it he will be 8 weeks old on Sunday, I can't get over how time seems to be flying bye. Kind of upsetting really, :cry: I don't want him to grow up so soon, Charlize as well. Before we know it they will be giving attitude, moving out, getting married, and OMG I will be a grand parent:redface: O.k. well I'm getting a little carried away here.:p

Flossie, I think you have done such a wonderful job to B/F as long as you have, and to make it to 3 months, you should be soooo proud of yourself. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to keep at it if I were in your shoes, well done.:clap: Glad to hear the tear is healing too, and I bet you your DH can't wait either.

Jem, OMG we are similar. I too jumped on the scales the other and was shocked to see how much I have to go. I guess it's not that much in the big picture, it is still scarey to see what I weigh. I have made some enquiries about joining a gym down nears mums place, so I could drop off the kids and retreat for an hour or so a few days a week. I think it will do me the world of good. Big yey on getting Charlottes pictures developed. I have a pile of Jack's to get into his album, might try that on Saturday morning if we don't have to have another open house.:rolleyes:

Regarding bleeding ladies, I drew the short straw with both babies. After Charlize I spotted until she was about 7 weeks old. And this time around I had a Marina (sp?) put in at 5&1/2 weeks when I was still spotting slightly and now after I had it inserted I'm back to a little heavier than spotting, and yes he will be 8 weeks on Sunday. So definately drew the short straw with this.

Fran, glad to hear your feeling more confident now with B/F hopefully Alessia will sleep like a champ tonight.

Dee, OMG how bizarre is this weather up here ATM. The wind is absolutely terrible, the rain in nice and much needed but we could do without the wind.

Rebecca & Bridee, Jack had a similar rash to what your discribing when he was a couple of weeks old. I went and sore a MCHN about it and she said to stop using wipes and use cotton balls in warm water with a touch of bicarb in it. I was a little hesitant at first but tried it as well as using Anolin cream and it worked wonders. Cleared it up within a couple of days. Then I went back to using J&J senstive wipes ans haven't had a problem since.

Anyway must be off, tomorrow is another busy one. Take care and until we speak again.

Hi all,

Fran, good job, on the feeding, I know everything is going to be falling into place. But don't burn that pump too soon, in a few months you might want it back so you can have just a little you time. But maybe not for a few months :lol:

Tracey, poor little zyon, it's bad enough when your as big as us and it gets acidy. I'm glad it's healing up though. I have to admit I didn't realise the whole foremilk and hindmilk stuff, you have made me a little more cautious at making sure xavier is sucking for long enough.

Mel thanks for the tip on the water and cotton balls, I might do that, maybe I'll get some of those 'swispers' sp when I do the shopping, they might be easier to manage than cotton balls 'cause they are flat.
Yay on having an offer for the house. I hope these are the new owners and they want to pay high above your asking price :lol: and there are no more open houses etc, etc,

To everyone else I hope your feeling well, and getting sleep. I don't want to speak too soon, but we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel here. Xavier seems to be getting better and better at sleeping at night.

Hi Ladies,

Sorry i have not been around, but have just been so exhausted!! I hope your all going well and your bubba's are being good. Im too tired for personals atm, but hopefully things will settle soon and i will have more time here. I will try to remember a few things i just read lol!!

I had two 2nd degree tears and some grazes, and it has been 4 weeks and im still finding it uncomfortable to go to the loo, and sometimes a bit painful (depending on the amount of water i drink)

Fran im glad alessia has started taking the boob again. Ethan also refused the boob and i too was devastated, unfortunately we tried everything and he wont take it back, and he wont drink EBM either so he is now on formula, im still pretty upset about it as i really wanted to b/f or at least express for him:cry: Now im on a course of tablets to dry up and stop the milk, i will cry the day nothing comes out!!

On the nappy rash, tracey, ethan had a blistered but too, he also had what looked like a graze around the bottom that did end up bleeding, but healed nicely with amolin cream, it was from really acidy poo's.

Any one with an up all night, short sleeping, reflux, colicky bubs i can really sympathise lol Ethan was waking up every 1.5 to 2hrs for feeding up until sunday, when he wakes up he is awake for anywhere from 1 to 3hrs screaming from pain because he has reflux and just wont part with the wind, he really gulps down his bottles too so we are going to go and try to find a slow flow bottle, my breast milk flowed real fast too. The bottle ethan uses now is an anti colic, but doesn't seem to work to well. The longest ethan has slept for is 4 hrs but it was only once lol. He is going longer between feeds now, being on the bottle, but still doesn't sleep because of the wind!! By the time i manage to get his wind up and him settled and asleep, he only stays that way for 2hrs then gets hungry again!

Ethan had home visit from the CHN yesterday and i couldnt wait to get him weighed but he was asleep and we didnt want to wake him, so i will go see her in 2wks and we will do it again.

Does any one elses bubs scream blue murder at nappy change time?? As soon as i pop one button on ethans clothes he starts screaming and doesnt stop till his clothes are back on. He is great with his baths though..once he is in he stops crying, then crys when i take him out lol.

Also during the pushing stage of labour my coccyx (sp??) was broken, so im seeing the physio 3 days a week and having it ultrasounded, i sit on rolled up towels and use a heat pack at night in bed, but still have a fair bit of pain. Has this happened to any of you? and do you know of other ways that i could help relieve it?

Ok well i must go and prepare ethans bottle as he is stirring now, and then i have to go out to the chemist, its sooo cold today and i really would just like to keep ethan home, but it must be done.

Hopefully there wont be such a big time gap before im here again.
HUGS TO ALL YOU WONDERFUL MUMMA'S :)

Jessikah

Hi ladies,

I have just read how everyone is going ans I am really feeling for you lovely ladies that are up with unsettled windy babies - hugs to you all.

Fran - I hope the improvement with the feeding contiues hun and you are doing a great job sticking it out.

Jessikah - youch at the broken Coccyx bone - you poor thing I don't have any other suggestions I am afraid.

Bec - Happy birthday for the other day, I am so sorry I missed posting on your actual birthday.

Mel - that is so exciting about a possible offer, it is such a relief when you finally don't have to keep the house spick and span for inspections - and yay on the idea of having some time out to go to the gym, that sounds like a great idea.

Trace - you poor thing with Zy being so unsettled with all of the wind pain. You are absolutely right though, I don't think it matters how many bubbas we have, they are all different and take their own figuring out iykwim.

ohh I have lost my train of thought, one child just got up, so had to take the opportunity to go and get the vacuuming done and now another is outside! lol No wonder I never get any longs posts done anymore!!! :cryinglaugh:

Angus is still a fantastic bub, does get quite unsettled through the day every second day or so, especially if he hasn't had good sleeps in his bed. But he is awesome over night, usually goes down about 10-10.30 and he wakes somewhere around 6am, this morning was 7am. The older boys are stillw aking through the night though, so we have sleep deprivation from a 3yo and a 1yo, just not the newborn!!! go figure.

He is going really well with the feeding as well, my only problem is that my milk comes soooo fast that he also can get quite windy and in pain, but I am trying to really make sure I burp him well and get most if it out.

With stitches, I didn't have any this time, but I did with the first 2, and especially after NO 1 which was also a forcep delivery, the stitches, bruising and swelling took a good 6-10 weeks to go down for me, the stitches still "caught" every so often for prob 6 weeks, but then I had alot of aching down there going on as well.

I also bleed for the full 6 weeks, with it only just going now, most of the time it is like day 2/3 of a period bleed.

I can't believe Jack is nearly 8 weeks, and that most are 4,5,6 weeks already - this is really flying for me!

4 and a half weeks till we move - wooohoooooooo

wow,

jesikah, you are doing a fantastic job with all you have been through. Sorry I'm no help on the Coccyx either. With the tear I found drinking more water, and going regularly helped. Sorry to hear about the bf not working out. your comment about the day nothing comes out brought a tear to my eye. I'm so much more emotional these days.
What sort of formula is he on, my 2 nieces both had to have special ones, one low lactose the other soy. that reduced their wind and screaming

Relle, thanks, good to hear angus is going well hope he keeps sleeping for you

Thanks bec, i hear you on being emotional these days i have been the same.
Ethan isn't having a special formula, he is on S-26 Gold, Alpha Pro. I dont really think there's much else i can do about my coccyx, but was hoping,lol. I was told though that it is a slow process but eventually the pain will subside a bit, but will always be uncomfortable.

Hey everyone!

Jessikah - i hear you on the colicy and reflux bub!! Avaleigh is the same - doesnt want to part with her wind!! Its so hard but just got to keep reminding myself that it wont be like this for ever. What is a coccyx??? Doesnt sound very good!!

Fran - great to hear that Alessia is improving!

Relle - wow angus is a great sleeper!! Cant wait for Avaleigh to sleep like that. I have been getting sleep from 10pm to 4am but last like i only got til 2am. I think this is because Avaleigh fell asleep in her daddy's arms and the other nights she was screaming from 5pm to bath time at 8.30pm..

Mel - yay for the offer on your house!

We are giong to go and see Jason's sister's baby boy tonight. He was born Tuesday night I think! I dont even know his name - haha great aunty hey! Went out and bought him a little outfit and about 2 new outfits for Avaleigh!! LOL I just cant go past all the littke girlie clothes. They are soooooooooooo cute! I cant wait for the weather to warm up so I can put Avaleigh in her little outfits.

Evening everyone...I have some really encouraging news...Alessia has been exclusively breastfed for the last 24 hours...woohoo! Let's hope it continues. We had our MHCN appt today and everything looks good...she's an alert little thing and so placid...we just love her to bits!

Again, no time for personals, but just wanted to send out some big hugs to Jessikah *hugs* Hun, sounds like you're doing it tough but you are sounding really positive which is great. I hope your hubby is giving you lots of cuddles and treats for being such a great mummy.

Okies...dinner's ready and I seriously need to eat...even though I've got 10 kilos to lose now to get to pre-pregnancy weight, need to make sure I make some great booby milk!

Just clocking in to say hi to all.

Fran - yay on Alessia feeding from the boobie for the last 24 hours. Well done for persisting.

Mel - yay on the offer on your house - fingers crossed it all goes through for you. Great idea about joining the gym - good chance to get fit and have a break from the children.

relle - Good to hear from you. wot a great sleeper Angus is - being the third child he just had to fit in didnt he LOL!!

Jessikah - SOunds like youa re doing a great job but its tough isnt it when you are not getting enough sleep. What you are going through sounds just like what we went through with DS2. But I can tell you it does eventually end and DS2 is now a great sleeper and eater.

V- I am the same about wanting the warmer weather to hurry up so I can put Charlotte in some of her cute clothes!!

Tracey - you poor thing with Zy being unsettled with his wind pain bt I am glad to hear things are settling down.

Flossie - good to hear from you. You are doing amazingly well with feeding Olivia. Good on you. I am glad you are healing - wont be long before you are back to normal. Take care of yourself. I had a look at the photos of Olivia - she is gorgeous.

Hi to everyone else.

Me - not much new to report. DH and Oliver went to the shack for a night so I was at home with Jesse and Charlotte on my own - so it was still busy but slightly less frantic than normal. Both Jesse and Charlotte slept really well so we are all feeling good at the moment.

Ok thats it for now. Will BBL to see wht else is going on.
Take care
Jem