I thought this would be a good place to introduce myself, hope that is alright. I had my baby girl just over 2 weeks ago, on the 17th of March. She was 2 weeks early (EDD 31st March), 2.9kg and 50cm long. Labour was spontaneous and lasted about 12hrs, I decided not to have any drugs and ended up with no tears or need for cuts/stitches which I am pretty proud of. I did have to have my waters broken so it was not a natural birth. She lost 12% of her birth weight in the first few days which was terrifying but is now over 3kg! Breastfeeding was really tricky at first but I think we are getting the hang of it now and they are really happy with her gains. I'm 21 (was 20 when I found out I was pregnant) and living with my partner who is 24 (about to turn 25 this month). I've been lurking around the forums for a couple of weeks now and really look forward to getting to know you all
Jitterbug - welcome!
I fell pregnant with my first baby at 20 yrs of age. I can remember people making me feel like I was so young but I felt very ready and capable. It used to p*** me off no end.
Now I am 40 and have had my 3rd baby and am at the other end of things - funny thing is everyone thinks I am in my 20s still so I just get very normal responses until they see I have teenagers.
I should say that Tirion Shaye was born on 16th March 2009 at 1412hrs by csection and scored 9 and 10 on her apgars. She weighed 3280grams and is now 3610g.
She never separated from either parent for a full 2 weeks from arrival and presents as very settled in demeanor
Of course I would have liked to experience vaginal delivery but I have to say that the staff at the hospital went to great lengths to provide an intimate and special time for all of us. We felt very relaxed and grateful.
Now - considering my options re doing some on-line teaching at home in a few weeks. It is hard to know if I will be ready to dedicate time to it at this stage. Babies change and things happen and I just dont know. Is anyone else looking at work options?
Bron, No i didn't know that, thanks for sharing.
I'm going to be a SAHM for awhile, but eventually i would like to go back to school.
Welcome Jitterbug & i was 21 when i 1st fell pregnant & 22 when i had my 1st DD.
Cookie & I went to a b/fing class today & the LC said we are both doing extremely well.
She showed me an easier way for Cookie to attach. Also taught us to let the baby come to the nipple instead of us bringing the nipple to them. Can't believe how a few little things like that make such a difference.
we are still having some sleeping problems as she wants to sleep all day and wake up at night. we have tried to wake her and keep her awake but she is stubborn(like me). she is feeding well bottle feeding and has put abit of weight on. i cant believe how quick the time is passing by, i am looking forward to her interacting a little bit more.
hello jitterbug - i was 19 when i fell pregnant was 20 when ds1 came, i had the same looks from people that i was young to be having a baby. although some of the midwives i had were treating me like dd1 was my 1st and not 3rd i had to remind them that i was capable and prepared, it did get a bit frustrating.
Hi ladies, I'm still here, just been so flat out atm. *sigh* it never ends.
Took Noah to get weighed today & he has gained 290gms, very happy with that.
HI to everyone, hope you are all doing well I'll pop back asap, LOL which is never these days, it's too hard to drag the girls off the pc.
Jo how much did Noah weigh at birth & how much does he weigh now?
Treena hope Ally gets her sleep sorted out soon for you & i also can't believe how quick time is going.
AFU-Cookie is 2 weeks already time is going way to quickly. I am looking forward to when Maddi & Cookie can interact more with each other tho.
Our Health nurse comes out on Monday, looking forward to seeing how long Cookie is now, she's is going to be very tall like me i think.
Treena 217 - I was pleased to hear you are not going back to work full time. I get worried about people who do in the first few months as I have seen some women fall apart as a result. What you are doing sounds stretching but not devastating. Arent babies hard to get them to reverse sleep cycle!! I just dont turn any lights on at night - I use the light of my mobile to attach Tirion. She sleeps as soon as she is fed but sometimes that is in bed with mum and dad. She does play more during the day. I dont know if that is just a case of luck though.
DD has a bit of a cold - as does DH. So I have been getting less sleep. Just had a 2 hour nap and feeling better.
I am finding it hard to get in to some sort of productive routine. Have not been a SAHM for a very long time.
Trinity - glad to hear bf class went so well. Hope everything continues to become easier. I love that you still call your baby Cookie - a cool nick name!
When I had DS2 we all called him BJ. At the time this was not a rude abbreviation. Benjamin decided he did not want the nick name when he went to school so it was abandoned but we still meet up with people today who call him BJ because of those early years!
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