Sorry guys, haven't even had time to read through all the posts and catch up but just wanted to let you know that everything went well with the LC and hopefully we're on the road to improving my right boob problems. The night before I saw the LC I noticed quite a few 'grazes' on my nipple and by the time she came, they were cut and bleeding, just to add to the pain!! It's definitely an attachment problem, so we worked on a few alternatives. Crazy how he can attach perfectly on the left side but not on the right. Anyway, I have to rest the nipple for a few days, so I've hired an electric breast pump and am expressing from the right side and still feeding on the left. Its working ok but it's just such a pain to have to sit down and feed, then express. It's so time consuming, hence why I haven't had time to catch up on everything.
Other than that, all is going pretty good. I'm still quite tired but generally we're getting quite a bit of sleep, so I can't complain. Luke's been having a bit of a whinge lately but still settles quite well - thank god for the dummy - we're big fans of it over here but will try and get rid of it by 6 months - we'll see how we go!!!
Also had an appointment with the health clinic nurse - hmm, might of already told you that but he weights 4.6kg already!!
Am going to try and drive this weekend too - I'm sick of being stuck at home!! If I had an automatic car, I'd be in it by now but with the manual, I've been a little more hesitant. Must go, will try and keep up soon, I promise!!!
Kelly, glad things are working out with the BFing hun! Though I hear you on the expressing being hard work! I'm only doing it during the day now, but it does take up alot of time! We love the dummy too I'm planning on giving it a year....but I bet it ends up being more LOL. As a dental nurse, I say better a dummy than a thumb!
Good luck tomorrow Kristen, for a big increase!
Ash, huge huge hugs hun. We're all here for you so please come and vent when you need to. I hope you're all feeling better soon, you're really doing it tough ATM.
WTG Sarah, I'm so glad you got to see the specialist! Sounds like you're really on the right track
God I need some sleep! Here's hoping we all get some tonight.....
Hi Everyone, this has taken me two days to get this post together (lucky I use word to put it together first so I don’t loose it)
Well thankyou everyone for the b’day wishes. Isn’t it funny how Rae and I were born the same day and are now sharing a May mummies thread with our beautiful little girls. Actually I have to say that we lost touch for a couple of years but our pregnancies have brought us back together and I have to say that it was a shame that we did loose contact especially when there are so many similarities between us (such as we both married men named Paul and both got married only a few weeks apart)
My back is on the mend too – thank goodness as I really felt quite hopeless not being able to run around after Isobella. It was so painful. Isobella had been asleep and thought I would do a quick tidy up of the house and decided to do a quick sweep. Half way through sweeping my back was a little sore so I thought I would sit down for a minute and when I did I started to get pains down my leg then Isobella started being real restless so I thought I would put her next to me on the lounge and have a nap myself until she was due for her next feed. Well when we woke up I went to sit up to feed her but realised I couldn’t get up I was stuck! So I fed her lying down and then tried to get up again and sharp pains shot up my back and down my legs. There was no way I was getting up on my own and the phone was too far to reach to call someone. So I had to wait till Paul got home lucky I wasn’t in pain lying on my side. When he got home I told him I was stuck; so he came over a gave me a hand up and as he did I screamed in pain. He went white from my screaming and crying. Also because I had been there so long I was busting to go to the toilet and had to crawl from the lounge room to the toilet while he called my mum to come and look after me as he had to go to work the next day and couldn’t take the day off. I am so grateful that my mum came to help because I couldn’t straighten up at all. I was feeding Izzy bent over and couldn’t even burp her! I am still sore now but atleast I can stand up and carry my daughter around the house.
Not going to be able to do many personals as there was so much for me to catch up on but some one was talking about expressing and having difficulties getting the milk to flow. I have found that if I use a hot face washer and put it around the boob for a minute or two I am able to express better and I even seem to be able to get a bit more than if I didn’t - HTH
Also Lulu I am using the same bottles as you but she doesn’t seem to like them very much so I am going to have a look at getting something different to try. As I went to the Pink concert on Thursday (my first time away from my princess) it was my birthday pressie from DH and she wouldn’t feed without crying and getting very upset (won’t be leaving her again until she feeds from a bottle without any worries but it had been a short notice thing so I didn’t have much time to get her used to the bottle)
T4AA how fantastic was the Pink concert!! I had general admission tickets and I was right up the front only metres away from her. She is a fantastic entertainer and fit too! I couldn’t believe some of the stunts she did. When she swung over the crowd I was almost able to touch her.
Kristen do you use a pump or do you hand express. If you are using a pump try to maybe hand express a little first then use the pump it might help the let down of the milk.
Tan Yay on being able to drive! I keep forgetting about you guys that had the c/s and not driving I think I would have gone crazy if I hadn’t been able to drive.
Ash sorry to hear about the PND and we are all hear when you need us.
Tara I had Isobella measured today and her 6 week stats are 5590g an 59cm long with a HC of 37.9cm
Also Isobella has her days and nights mixed up so finding it a little hard ATM. Am trying to keep her awake through the day but nothing seems to be working she is still awake now better go
Good morning ladies,
This post is going to have to be quick because we are still having internet issues and it drops out all the bloody time so I'll try to answer the questions that you have all been asking and do personals at the same time. It's driving me crazy and we can't get our broadband connected for another 2 weeks or so. GGRRRRR!!!!!!!!
Olivia is growing really well. She was weighed yesterday and is now weighing 4395gms, 54cm and HC is 38cm. Our breast feeding is going really well but we just can't do it without a shield but i don't care. It works with the shield so that is all that matters. Leo is a big boy a 59cm but as long as he's growing it doesn't matter. Apparantely Olivia has a big head.
We are also having a lot of sleeping issues here as well. Seems that all our bubbies are working against us. If we hold Olivia and let her fall asleep in our arms and then put her in her bassinette she sleeps for a few hours until her next feed but trying to get her to settle herself in her bassinette is just not working. The MCHN gave us a lot of awesome advice yesterday and we tried it last night and the little turd wouldn't settle and we gave up after 1hr 45mins and picked her up and of course she was asleep in Dave's arms within 5mins and then slept until her next feed. We are going to work really hard on this over the weekend and if we can't get it sorted out we are going the parent and baby unit for their help next week.
The MCHN said to put her in her bassinnette when she is awake so she knows where she is. When are putting her to sleep in our arms and then putting her to bed when she stirs a little bit she is startled and scared because she doesn't know where she is or how she got there. Makes sense, I guess. We are just going to have to perserve and be strong. I'm just not. I hate my little girl being upset but this is one thing that she has to learn.
She also told me that I was having her up for too long. Olivia was up for about 2 - 2 1/2 hours from the start of a feed to being settled again so she was just exhausted. At her age she shouldn't be up for more than 1 - 1 1/2 hours at a time.
Ashlee it is fantastic that you were strong enough to get some help. Here's hoping that you and Blake both get better soon and your AD's help you.
To the mummies having trouble with expressing I too never got much out. On a really good express I got 90mls from both breast in total but I agree that our breasts are very sneaky and have heaps more milk than they let on. Plus don't forget that our babies suck is so much more effecient than expressing so they can get much more than we can expressing. Hoping that all nipples clear up and b/f issues are working themselves out. Plus, every feed they get is a bonus and if they need to have formula then they need to. I have a tin in our pantry for just in case situations.
Danni & Tan (and anyone else whose interested) - remember I mentioned in our belly buddies thread that I was coming to Melbourne in July. I will be there from 9th - 13th of July and was wondering if we could catch up??
Well I had better go and do some housework unfortunately but I'm more likely going to lay down on the couch with our puppies and give them some much needed attention. Tomorrow Dave is going to look after Olivia for a few hours so I can go shopping and have a bath. I adore my angel and husband more than life but I need a few hours by myself just like Dave needs daddy daughter time.
I promise that I am reading everyone posts and I'm thinking about you all but having trouble posting with this internet. I'm here though cause I couldn't be without belly belly. I love this place
Catch up soon lovely ladies,
Luv Dan & Olivia.
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I'm planning on giving it a year....but I bet it ends up being more LOL. As a dental nurse, I say better a dummy than a thumb!
for a big increase!
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