Babies Born July 2007 #5

[Jas]

Hi everyone,

How are you all I am doing really well.

V, the dress is gorgeous. Although I don't personally know you from chatting to you all these months it seems as though it really suits your personality!

Fran, I can ver ymuch understand your situation I had the same thing happen where Noah was pretty much putting on no weight I eventually had to start giving Noah formula top ups and I was taking tablets to increase my supply feeding every time then topping Noah up and then expressing etc etc and many appts and anyway none of it worked for me so I have now switched to just formula feeding. And I know that in Noah's case it was definitely the best thing for him (he was in special care on the night of his birth and needed to be tube fed etc) anyway I hope you can increase your supply and breastfeed if that is what you want. I was also taking a supplement called fenugreek (7 tablets a day) you can buy it with all the multivitamins thats what the CHN recommended to me to try before maxalon because it's natural.

I personally never thought I would formula feed I didn't even think of it as a remote option and I certainly never thought I would have a low supply, apparently it often happens with women that had gestational diabetes.

If you are feeling guilty or upset about the situation you can talk to me about it if you want because I understand.

Hope you are all doing well, my mind has wandered off so I will end my post here but I'll be back soon to chat.

Oh I also forgot I got my first AF the other day, what a disappointment and shock after so long without AF!!

[Fruitloop]

Hi all. Not too much to report today...Alessia got weighed and put on 210grams this week which is great especially given that we've been slightly concerned with her weight gains.

Jas thanks for your words of support. Breastfeeding is definitely something that does not come easy to me and I'm sure, a lot of other women. I don't know how far we'll be able to go - as long as Alessia is healthy, that is all that matters and it seems like you've done the exact right thing by Noah.

[Ngala]

AHHH!! I dont know what to do anymore... Avaleigh's feeding is doing my head in still. I've just spent the last 50 minutes trying to feed her and half of that time Avaleigh was crying whenever I put her to the boob so I would pull her away cause I thought she wasnt hungry and then she would start looking for food and sucking whatever she got in her mouth, so gave her dummy and she would drop it and scream!! Its really starting to frustrate me to the point that I want to give up.. I know I shouldnt be whinging because there are some that are doing it tougher than us, its just soo annoying cause everythng has been going great and then just turned to $h!t in the last 4 days... Yesterday when I went to the gym Avaleigh had 150mls of milk and then was still screaming for more about 1 hour later, so I fed her and she had probably another 60mls more... I dont know what to do. I am expressing my milk but dont want to give it to her to often in a bottle because its probably easier for her. I know that she just hates to 'work' for her milk.....

I know this is very selfish but I am thinking of quitting so I can get stuck right in to losing weight for my wedding. For all I know, my milk quality might not be the best?! But I can get up to 150mls from one very full breast so it shouldnt be that....

sorry for the whinge, but it feels good to get it out.. I am so hungry but we have got to go out now

[Fruitloop]

Veronica, I don't know how to help you (as one needing help myself!) but please don't doubt the 'quality' of your milk. It's perfect for Avaleigh - but there must be something that is causing her behaviour. Might be worth chatting to your GP or MCHN about it *Hugs*

[~*Niadalla*~]

V - this sounds like the issues i have had with Lach. he continually used to pull on and off, all the time screaming... starving, but being so damn fussy.
its def not ur milk. ur milk is made perfect for your bub. lach has calmed down a lot latly, but i still have the odd feed where hes a right royal pain.if its important to you to bf, then try and perservere. it does get better. i also found that lach was worst during growth spurts.... like today for example
plus the bf will help u shift weight much quicker than normal.

try and keep at it. the dummyspits are apain, but fingers crossed it doesnt last long... for u and i!!
oh and ive found, using a nipple sheild spmetimes encourages lach to feed lot better too.

sorry for my post, got the cranky one in my arms at the min.

will pop back later f his highness permits!!!lol

[kungfubecca]

Hi all

Lol sara at being the perfect mummy You can be the one that does everything from scratch that the rest of the mums are jealous of.
Great to hear that katelyn slept the yuckyness away. Maybe she will get a taste for sleeping 10 hours and keep doing it for you. What a nice doc you must have too. I'm sure the cake will be fine, how long until the baptism now? was it just a liquid that they put down her throat. If so it would have been for polio, I think it's called sabin, but I was told that had been included in a multi vaccine now. Maybe it depends where you go.

Fran, yay on the weight gain. I'm not sure if breast feeding really comes easy to anyone, it something that both you and bubs have to learn. It may sound like we are having an easy time, but I think it's 'cause Xavier is good at it not me. If he wasn't such a little piggy that will give anything nipple shaped a suck then we might have been buggered.

Veronica I've had a day or two like this and I just keep persevering. Every time without fail our problem has been that he is so very tired (possibly from growth spurts) that he needs to sleep but refuses to and because he isn't sleeping he thinks he's more hungry. Like if I was really tired I tend to eat more to make up for the loss in energy. Yet when he does go to eat it's a couple of sucks and then fussy boy is back, because his tummy says his full, iykwim. On those days if I can feed him enough to be calm, change him, and then whack him in the HAB, and rock him to sleep. I wear him for a while and he can usually get a decent 2-3hours. wakes up because he is actually hungry and feeds properly.
It has taken up to 2 days of doing this for him to calm down on occasion.

Nicki, hi good to hear things are improving. Has Lach had his imunisations yet? I'm thinking of going to the one at the lake next monday, he's 8 weeks this friday so I want to get these out of the way quick smart.

[Starfish]

Veronica - A few weeks ago Diana had the same feeding issues that Avaleigh seems to be having now. I can't remember how long it went on for (seemed like forever), but one day it just stopped and she was so much more settled. So please perservere. It is so worth it. BTW - your wedding dress looks great.

Sara - good on you for sewing and decorating cakes and all. You are a super mummy. I can't seem to get it together to do the dishes these days, let alone do something creative... Kaetlyn's dress looks beautiful.

Diana has had a good day today, after a few sooky ones. She did a gigantic poo last night, so maybe that's why she's in so much of a better mood today, lol. I have finally gotten around to posting some photos of her, as well as her Christening dress in the members gallery.

Hi to everyone else. Sorry for lack of personals. I am so tired, so will go off to bed soon.

[Ngala]

Thanks everyone for your support, I really appreciate it!! I am going to keep on going with the breastfeeding. I am sure that Avaleigh is just going through a growth spurt and trying to get my body to produce more milk. I've decided to not give her a bottle unless I really need to. I do have a bottle of 180mls of EBM in the fridge and it seems like such a waste to throw it away but its too late now to freeze it. What I am going to do is help with the build up of breast milk and spend a bit of time expressing after a feed and I will freeze what ever I get out, hopefully its what I need to build it up for Avaleigh!

Oh and thanks everyone for your comments on my dress!! I cant wait to get it and try it on in a size that fits me!

[BhoysGirl]

It's a quiet day in here today. We're having a really sleepy day in this household, which is a lovely change from yesterday, when he didn't sleep for more than half an hour at a time for most of the afternoon, so I was exhausted by the end of the day. I don't know if anyone else gets this, but sometimes by the end of the day my back is achingly tired from all the lifting & holding, especially on the non-sleep days. I think I find this worse than the lack of sleep for me.

It sounds like the fussy feeding is pretty common - Liam has his moments too. One thing that the paed said to me when we saw him last week was that it's important to remember who the adult in the relationship is, and to not let the child dictate everything. I found this helpful, cos it sort of got me to stop worrying so much about the fussy feeding. So, over the last week, if he fusses, I stop feeding & we do something else for about half an hour, sometimes more, until Liam gives me clearer "I'm hungry" signals. He has a really cute signal, basically moves his mouth & tongue as if he's trying to lap up some milk - it's quite adorable, and so far if I wait for this sign then I get a much better feed with him from there. It feels like we're "arguing" much less, and I think I've improved on picking the hungry/tired/bored signals a bit, which is good for both of us.

V – wedding dress is gorgeous, you’re going to look stunning I’m sure.

Fran – well done on Alessia’s weight gain – 210g is great for a weeks worth! I’ve been thinking about all the problems that you’re having with B/F, and I wanted to say that being a great mum is so much more than how they get fed, and from what I’ve read in your posts you’re a great mum, so whatever ends up working for both of you, Alessia is still a really lucky girl.

Sara, (the super mum) – did you get your christening cake ordered in time?

Jas – bummer about AF coming back so soon. I’m not looking forward to her reappearance at all, although I suppose on one hand it’s maybe nice to know that you’re in “working order” again.

Mel – what are you feeding him?? 7.1kg is very impressive!!

I can’t believe that I got this entire post written without a stir! I’m not going to push my luck anymore, I’m posting now, then heading off to do some dishes…woo hoo, life is just too exciting in this house

[nay23]

hi everyone I just have a quick question...I havn't posted in here yet cos my little boy was 8 weeks early. He was born July 12th Congrats to evryone with their new little bundles!
about 7 weeks after his birth we started to get back into the bedroom iykwim My question is that I am on the mini pill and havn't really had a period scince I stopped bleeding, the past couple of days I have been slightly bleeding- just a bit when I wipe is that normal? Or should I go to the doctor and have it cheaked out? Everything was normal at my 6 week check up
Thanks for your help
take care
xox

[kungfubecca]

Hi all,

Zofia, good to hear you guys are going strong!!

Veronica, glad your going to persevere. I was having an I don't want to do this anymore afternoon yesterday it felt like all he wanted to do was feed but wouldn't feed properly. So once nathan got home I actually expressed and handed bottle and baby to him. I needed a break.

Jan, you sound like your doing really well too. Good advice on the remembering who the adult is. It sure is hard sometimes to remember. Especially when your tired and if like me revert back to infancy yourself and get all sooky.

Nay23, welcome and congrats on the birth of your son. I'm sorry I can't answer your question though. I know nothing about the mini pill, or dtd after birth, haven't ventured there yet

[Ngala]

nay - Congrats on your lil boy!! Boys really did rule the july thread I just started the mini pill 3 or 4 days ago and for the past 2 days I have had a slight bleed, not enough for a pad just wearing a liner. How long have you been on the mini pill for?

[Meluchja]

Hey Veronica, it's funny that you say you started the mini pill only 3-4 days ago. And wasn't it just after that, that Avaleigh started to gety fussy at the boob. When I went on the mini pill for a month before we tried to conceive Jack, Charlize went right off B/F, I didn't know it at the time, but my Doc later told me that the mini pill can have an effect on the taste of breast milk, and not all babies like it. Maybe this could be why Avaleigh is a little fussy lately, maybe she doesn't like the taste like Charlize didn't???????????????? Might be something to look into. Oh yeah, and once we went off it, she was back to normal until I fell pregnant then my supply stopped. Interesting though, I'd be surprised that it didn't have something to do with it.

Nay, I'm sure everything is fine. But if you feel you would be of ease if you had medical confirmation, there is no harm in asking. But I would think, it would just probably be your body getting back into cycle or similar. How is your little man going anyhow?

We are well, don't have much time tonight, BBL tomorrow hopefully.

[Ngala]

Mel - I have thought that the mini pill could have something to do with Avaleigh being fussy. She was fussy a bit in the past but not as much as this week. She actually was a little better today and hasnt had the usual 5pm screams, so fingers crossed the rest of the week is good!

[Ngala]

Morning!!

ARGH I've got my period!!! I thought this day would be still agggggggggggges away but NOPE!! But I guess 8 and a half weeks after Avaleigh isnt too bad.. I am a bit scared to use anything else than a pad! LOL Its funny how we can go through child birth but afraid of something so small like using a tampon or even DTD!!! Maybe Avaleigh was so fussy because my period was coming?? *shrugs* DUNNO!! I guess we will see when its gone.

I hope everyone is well and good and getting lots of sleep!!

[Jas]

Hi Everyone,

V, I've also heard that AF coming back can effect breastfeeding, maybe a combo of the mini pill and AF coming back. Hopefully avaleigh will continue feeding well now that she has settled down, goodluck.

Fran, Hope everything is going well with feeding well just wondering if anyone has heard from some of the belly buddies ladies that I haven't seen any posts from....Debbie, Kristylin??
Just wondering whether Debbie had a boy or girl and how little maddy is going?

[Meluchja]

Hey Ladies,
I forgot to mention last night. We got our first giggles out of Jack 2 nights ago, so cute He is doing it all the time now when you pull funny faces at him. Charlee makes him laugh, which is cute too.

I just went shopping to get him some more clothes as he is now in size 00, hopefully they will last him alittle longer than the 000 did. I tell you, we would have saved so much money if we had another girl But I wouldn't swap him for the world.

[blueflower]

Oh V- sorry about AF!!! Hope full that will solve your BF problems? LOL she still hasnt arrived at my house!!! I was saying to aaron the other day, its been well and truely over a year!!! After going off the pill AF never arrived again (fell pregnant after 3 months but no AF!!). I am not in an particular hurry to get them either!! I know what you mean about tampons/pads and DTD. I guess we might be extra sensitive after 'whats gone on down there' IFYKWIM!!!

Well the cake got orederd in time, and I have done the shopping for the party, just have to but the meat tomorrow and aaron to get the grog, then we are all set! MIL and SIL's are coming over tonight to get everythign ready like salads etc as on sat there WILL BE NO TIME AT ALL to get it ready!!

My bro arrives at the airport at 10pm tonight and we are picking him up. I am excited as I havent seen him since mums funeral which was dec, and I was only 6 weeks pg at that stage. I have been telling Kaetlyn all week that she will finally get to meet her uncle Simon!! He talks to her over the phone which is cute, not like my brother at all!!

Mel- Kaetlyn has been giving giggles for at least 2 weeks now. Aaron is busy teaching her how to poke her tongue out!! Its cute but I know it will haunt us shortly when is all she does!!!

Jas- not sure about the others- some of them have posted after birth but havent been in here since. Will try and hunt them down and see where they are