This thread is for parents who's baby was born November 1st -15th 2008
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Can't wait for some of you guys to make your way in here!
Ethans going well - had the midwives visit today and they were happy with how we are both going - they went to do the heel ***** test etc and then realised he's not even 48h old yet!! So they're coming back tomorrow to do that and weigh him...
He's not feeding that much - I'm having to wake him which is really strange as the other boys fed every 1 1/2-2 hours before my milk came in! He was up last night with wind and a tummy ache so not sure what will happen tonight!
Have had heaps of visitors the last couple of days so am looking forward to a quieter day tomorrow...I haven't had any naps today so am starting to feel really tired...Hope to get the boys off to bed early so I can have a sleep as well!
Krisvee - I am lurking around don't worry. Logan is 1 week old today, I can't believe how fast it has gone. I stayed in hospital for a few days as i needed time to rest up after the exhausting marathon event of his birth. When they did the heel *****, they took 3 tries to get enough blood. The midwife thinks that she just was being too gentle and not squeezing hard enough. He didn't mind too much though.
Most of my visitors came whilst we were in hospital, and we have basically had no-one come over until today. It was really good and gave us all some rest time.
I just can't imagine how tiring it would be having a newborn as well as two others... i imagine it would be your rest time that was most effected. I hope you have an easier night tonight xx
Kylie - Great idea to stay in hospital and rest!! Good for you! Poor bubba having 3 goes at getting his blood...awwww. Thats nice that you've had some peace and quiet at home...
We'll see how he goes tonight...he's been a bit unhappy this evening but is down for a sleep now..I always find these early days hard as I don't know if it's wind or if he's still hungry...my milks not in yet so waiting for that as well...
Kylie - I hear you on the heel ***** taking more than one go, and my girls had to have bloods taken daily for 3 days to check on their jaundice levels. I think they both ended up with at least 5 heel ***** holes on each foot. They coped really well with it though, better than I did anyway!
Kristee - Hope your milk comes in soon and that Ethan starts to feed more frequently and without being woken.
I have one great feeder and one lazy feeder, which is making it a little tricky to feed them both at the same time, so I haven't been twin feeding yet. I ordered a twin feeding pillow yesterday, so when that arrives I will give it a go. Amber (who is the good feeder) has put on weight since we left hospital and was almost back to birth weight when weighed last on the 5th of Nov. Kaylee initially lost weight, but when weighed 2 days later had gained. As she is not a great feeder, I am really hoping that she has gained again when we get her weighed on Wednesday. I have plenty of milk, she is just too lazy to suck for very long.
Both girls were very unsettled yesterday, so I'm hoping today is a little better.
Hi everyone
Thought I'd try to catch up, how is everyone going? 3 months now, wow that goes fast.
We have been through the works, but hopefully everything will settle down soon.
Had mastitis last week, lucky I got antibiotics pretty quick and didn't end up with the horrible flu symptoms that go with it, this week we have gastro, ended up in hosp on thur as I couldn't keep anything down, not even water. Feeling better today, Df and mum have it now though, ooppps
Hope everyones doing ok in this horrible heat.
Time for a feed, chat soon
Hi everyone
how are you all?? we are ok jarvis is going really good now he is 5.4kg now he is such a happy baby it's so good that he is like that but as for immy she is still not well we took her to drs and we are waiting to hear from the peads to see what they are going to do i just hope they dont take to long to do it as she is only 9 kg and isn't eating only drinking milk i'm not sure how much more of her crying i can take she cries all day non stop it is really starting to make me go crazy oh well i must be off
hi everyone
how are you all?? things here are going good. Jarvis is sleeping well and is sleeping about 10 hrs a night, but its starting to get hot here again and he hates it and its too hot to sleep in our room so i have been sleeping on the sofa bed for the last 5 weeks. I have been so tired and it doesnt help that my b12 levels are low and i cant have another shot till next week i just dont have the energy to do anything during the day and the heat isnt helping i feel so bad that i havent got the house fully clean all the time like it was i just wish i could get my energy back and get it all done. oh well thats enough from me today
take care
lira
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Long time no post and yes our posts are getting shorter and shorter, such demanding lil people aren't they? lol. Good to see everyones lil bubs are growing well, Charli gets weighed again on Friday, im estimating she'll prob be almost 6kg by now.
Getting her photo's done tomorrow...can't wait. I def wont be paying anywhere near $4000 though. I'm just getting them done through Now 4 Ever photography, they do 3 dif shots and they are only about 240 including the negatives. Driving me a lil crazy some days, she's only going 2.5hrs between breast feeds but last time i talked to the MCHN she said it was normal cause she was demand feeding. Anyones elses bubs doing this?
Alyssa started kinder last week, and she absolutely loves it, she says everyday she wants to go and learn and when she comes home she tells me all about it and how she made everyone cards. The teachers think she is great and she is just so clever i couldnt be a prouder parent
Well i hope to hear some updates soon, and hope everyone continues to be well and all the lil bubs keep growing strong.
We seemed to have dropped off in this thread - cmon girls where are you???
I had Logan weighed last week at his 4 month appointment and he now weighs 7.5kg, what a chubba, and he is 65cm long. That is an increase of 1.3kg and 6cm in 2 months. He has stopped sleeping all night and now just wakes up once during the night. I have to get used to broken sleep again! He has also started screaming when i put him in his cot at night. There is usually no reason (that i can figure out) just that when he lies down he screams and when i pick him up he stops. This can go on for up to an hour! Anyway other than that he is a gorgeous, smiley boy. He isn't rolling over properly yet but can roll from tummy to back when I put a rolled up towel under his arms. I hope you are all doing great.
Babies Born November 1st ~ 15th 2008
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