Nana good to hear that you had a better night sleep last night. Abbie was ok sleeping last night but she woke up at 12:00 and once i finished feeding her i had not even sat her up yet and she did a massive power vomit all over me. Not too sure why this happened maybe she wasn't hungry who knows?????????
Sarah hope you are all better soon...
Abbie has been ok apart from the power vomit night, she is probably the chuckiest baby i have had. Ican't believe how big she is getting already. Its sad that they grow up so quickly and get their own personality already.
She is getting cranky so i better be off and hope everyone has a great day and a great weekend if i don't make it in on the weekend.
Well had an ok night once i finally got Tiahna to sleep... fed her at 9.30 took me till 11.30 to get her to sleep but she slept til 4.50am... Yay a great sleep for her... then slept til 7.15
Had our 4 week check and Wow what a hige surprise and relief... She has gained 600g since our 2 week check... So happy...
Obviously my concerns about not having enough milk were all in my head... on another note she is now on zantac for silent reflux... hoping this helps her pains after feeds..
LMK- How often does she vomit- could Abbie maybe have reflux if shes vomiting like that??? but good thing is she's gaining weight not likly they'll do much if it is if she's gaining weight.
Nana- yay on the mastitis being almost gone.... and without the meds too..
well GTG sorry no more personals Tiahna just puked on me
Another great night's sleep - 4 HOURS!! I looked at the clock and saw that it was four hours since he went to sleep, and was silently elated... felt so good. OK, so he woke up every 2 hours after that, but it was such a good feeling to get that initial long sleep, I felt like I'd slept 8 hours! We went out in the city earlier, and Aadi was awake the whole time, but I only had to squeeze in one feed, and I changed him on the front seat of the car. DP is looking forward to the time when he can tell Aadi about the time he was butt-nekkid in the middle of Bourke Street on a Saturday! LOL! Since we got home, though, he's been feeding every hour or so, and just napping for 20-40 minutes. He's unstoppable. DP doesn't understand (but is grateful anyway) how I manage to get so much done during the week when I've got a velcro-baby attached to me all the time!
LMK - don't you love those power-vomits?! I got one like a fire-hose right down the inside of my sleeve the other morning. nothing like the feeling of chunky yoghurt in your elbow... ew! I feed Aadi almost upright, and sometimes completely upright lately coz of the blocked milk ducts, and it seemed to help a bit. Although he did a huge burp while still latched on yesterday - ooh that felt yuk!
It is surprising how fast they grow...
Jess - good news on the weight gain. I'm sure your milk supply is just the right amount. Good luck with the reflux treatment. How are you coping?
Sarah - how did your walk go? Hope Juliette's feeling better.
Good morning ladies. Hope you are all getting a beautiful lazy Sunday morning sleep-in. For me, the mornings are the only time I get some "me time".
Thanks for the welcome - Abb34 and Jess. Yes, Jess I was in the same belly buddies group - I just wasn't very chatty about pregnancy stuff for a while there in the middle so I stayed low for a while.
Happy to report that things are going well. Bubs is having excellent weight gains on booby milk alone. I am so happy, and relieved! My supply takes a while to get going and it is a relief to stop using formula.
As for the sleeping, bubs has regularly had 4 (and sometimes even 5!!) hours sleep a night in one go since birth (we have had the occasional bad night but not too many!). Feeding is then 2-3 hourly after that - and then there is the cluster feeding 2 hours before bedtime, so I am not too tired and a little bit lucky I guess. He does get a bit unsettled with wind though! Does anyone have any remedies for that?
I hope everything is improving on the cold front Sarah. Have you been naughty and driven yet? I am contemplating doing the same next week, but just me alone. I can't handle getting 2 children in and out of the car yet - especially the heavier and more defiant one!!
To the other c-section mums - when did you start driving again? Do any of you drive manual cars? The hospital physio said no driving for the first month. My OB said take things easy for 6 weeks. The month is up next week - another 2 weeks for the 6 weeks. It doesn't hurt too bad but I don't want to do anything silly. When the scar hurts it is mainly on the left side ie CLUTCH SIDE. Everything I have read about driving and c-section said you should feel comfortable pressing the brake pedal in hard enough in an emergency. But what about the clutch pedal - I have to push that in further and a lot more often than the brake in a manual - do you think I will jeopardise the healing process driving a manual too soon? We don't have any auto cars in our family.
I need to get out to appointments - plus I JUST need to get out!!!!
I was hoping to take the double pram down to the local market this morning. Looks a bit cold outside, but there is a little bit of sunshine that will probably last its usual 5 minutes. Crap winter weather in Melbourne ATM - although did manage a decent walk in the sunshine on Friday.
Sorry, no more time for personals - Bubs has just woken for his breakfast and DH can't do the job!
Ticklish, my insurance doesn't cover me for 6 weeks, so check with them first. I drove a little yesterday (5 minutes) and that was right on 6 weeks.
Be back later for a longer post, we had dad's 60th last night & didn't get home until 1am then had Zander dramas at 3am, feeding etc with Juliette, so I'm exhausted.
Ticklish i am also a c scetion mum and wont be driving until the 6 weeks is up, mainly for insurance reasons. I have felt fine for ages. I too want and need to get out of this house on my own, I am going crazy stuck here unless someone takes me out. I would talk to GP at your 6 week check up and ask. I have manual and auto cars but will be driving to auto as its bigger and the car seats are in there.
Sarah I hope Juliette gets better soon poor darling
NaNa glad you got some good sleep in last night, 4 hrs straigh is a blessing.
Jess congrats on the awesome weight gain, it must be a big releif to know Tiahna is doing well and you are also doing well in the BF dept.
LMK glad to hear you are also doing well and I am also amazed at how early the personality starts to show. Liam is starting to get really alert now which is great.
Abb34 glad Hamish is sleeping well also. I bet you feel great after a long sleep.
Well Liam is doing really well. He is spending more time awake which is nice and he is starting to giggle and he is smiling at us which is nice. He has done a few 6 hr stints in between feeds overnight which is awesome and I am feeling a lot better with the bit extra sleep. Today was my sleep in day so I got to hand the boys over to DH at 7am after I fed Liam and went back to bed till 10am (it was magic)
Liam will be 6 weeks on wednesday so its in the car and out we go on thursday I cant wait to hop in the car and get out there. We have 6 week check up tomorrow so will be good to see how he is and talk about my scar etc. I do have a few pains in the left but I think thats cause I started lifting Jordan to early. Its easing off now so hope all insides are healing ok.
Thanks Sarah and Deancey. I checked with my insurance last week and I can drive now and they will cover me if I have medical advice that it is okay. Physio said one month. Dr didn't specifically mention it but said take things easy for 6 weeks and no lifting anything other than Bubs. So basically if I do drive and bingle the car, I'd need a medical certificate to say that it was safe for me to drive. My insurance company doesn't have a blanket restriction on not driving after surgery.
Deancey - I am so with you in needing to get out.
My night wasn't too bad. I think we had 2 lots of 4 hours between feeds but I am a bit hazy on details at the time of night but I recall a 7.30ish feed, a 11.15pm feed and a 3.15am feed and then a 4.30am feed because he decided he wanted more than just the one side he took at 3.15am.
The other exciting thing that happened last week is that he is started to smile - it is just starting slowly only little ones but definitely smiles. He even smiled at our MCH nurse last week too so I know I am not imagining it because she said it was a definite smile too. We are also getting the curled lip and little cries when he doesn't like something, like the toy his brother stuck near his face yesterday. And he has started making that gorgeous baby gurgle noise too. It is so excting when they start to respond!
Hope everyone has had a good night and you are all bright eyed and bushy tailed for the day ahead.
TICKLISH
Last edited by ticklish; June 30th, 2008 at 07:34 AM.
and without the meds too.. 
only little ones but definitely smiles. He even smiled at our MCH nurse last week too so I know I am not imagining it because she said it was a definite smile too. We are also getting the curled lip and little cries when he doesn't like something, like the toy his brother stuck near his face yesterday. And he has started making that gorgeous baby gurgle noise too. It is so excting when they start to respond!
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