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Hey S...poor ds being windy hope he is better soon...that must be hard having 2 ages and having to tell people all the time...hope your getting some rest. Mwah :hug:
Rach75 hope you get some answers too, how frustrating :hug:
DM Thats great she is sleeping better what did he tell you to do? Hope the aldies can ease your fear about a pap smear they really are not that scary, but I can understand the fear...I have been liucky the last 2 i had was when i was pregnant so my ob did them...I am not so keen on a man doing it ...stupid i know.
dont you love it when your baby starts to smile :) It just melts your heart :)
Oh anyone who doesnt have me on facebook feel free to add me so i can see pics of your little ones :) http://www.facebook.com/Boomba82
Hope your all well and have a great monday :grouphug: xx
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BloominRoses- Welcome! Whats your Ds name? I may remember you if I know his name ;)
Rach75- Really hope you get your answers and can start to move on with your life without this stress.
boomba- The link you gave didn't work for me :(
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Dm oh bummer...my profiel is pretty private...pm me your name and I will add you :) xx
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Hi to everyone!
I have been MIA for about 2 weeks and it has taken me the past 3 days to catch up on all the posts! :redface: I wish i could manage all the personals but too much has happened.... although as i was reading the posts i kept relating to things that we are all going through.
I'll just do an 'all about me' post today and try to stay on top of it from now on!
I had bubby weighed at 4 weeks and he was a little elephant at 4.9kg.. but i am just glad he growing and feeding well so don't mind this too much. I read that all of our bubs are gaining weight really well which is great news and testament to how well we are all doing as mum's (be it for the first time or not!)
Eli is still sleeping through most nights - he goes to bed approx 8pm and wakes at 4-5am.... i know there was some discussion in the past few days about that being a concern but i love the sleep. Not only does it mean i get a decent night sleep but is means that at the end of each day there is a little time for DH and me... it's just nice to have that time to remember that before there was Eli there was us first.
Although the down side to having a baby that sleeps well at night seems to be that he doesn't nap much during the day! He generally has only 1 decent sleep each day (about 2-3 hrs) but other than that he only has small cat naps... this wears me out!
Eli and I both have our 6 week check up next week.... i didn't realise that i would have to have another pap smear... i had one early in the pg also so had just thought i was good for another 2 years.
I have a couple of questions that i am hoping you ladies can help me with.....
1. When i express milk i don't seem to get hug amounts, yet i can feel it is there. At most i have been able to get 150ml but this is early in mornig after first feed when i feel fullest when i express later in the day i get very little (30-50ml).... any suggestions on increasing this? I am currently using the Tommee Tippee freedom manual pump but am wondering whether perhaps this one is not great and not giving me enough suction....?
2. How are you all coping with feeding/settling in hot weather? I had a few days where i was in tears because i couldn't get Eli to eat properly and realised it was because with the BF he was so close to me and it is hot! I am now feeding him while lying down on my bed so that he is not too close against me but just wondering if anyone has other ideas on keeping bubs cool while feeding (we have a/c in our bedroom but not ducted through rest of house)?
Aargh, my full time job was much easier than looking after a baby..... but i wouldn't trade this time for anything!
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Hey Tammie! I lie wiht Flynn most days if its hot and we dont have the aircon on and jsut a fan on us. You shouldnt have to get another pap smear if you ahd one while pregnant! I wont be getting another till 2 years time :) Not sure on the expressing I dont express..although I had to the other night F hadnt woken up and had only fed from ones side the feed before and i was in agony...I managed 210mls! Ds1 is drinking it :) So glad Eli sleeps well for you! Makes the world of difference hey! So glad your back :hug: xx
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hi ladies,
WB tammie :) i have no idea about the expressing thing, i only express at night after ive feed her and im lucky to get 100ml from my right side and about 5ml (if that) from my left and i didnt even feed her on that side.
with the settling in hot weather, we have air con so its nt so bad. but i was up at MILs place a week ago and it was about 37degrees my poor Ali Baby she was soo hot and sticky, she was very unsettled and only slept after we put her in a cool bath then in just a nappy we aimed a fan at her and put her in her bouncer she slept for a little while. i've never tried feeding lying down, ill have to give it a go one day soonw hile im still bfing, ive managed to finally actually really convince dh to let me ff, so ill be off to get some more bottle today so i can start weening her onto it, im thinking of still doing a morning and night bf but im nto sure, what do you ladies think?
Kass, dh doesnt want me to join a mother grp coz he thinks they are stupid. coz he's a tiny bit controlling :redface:
anyway must be off, take car eladies
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I am so glad to be back - thanks Boomba and Stevie!
This hot weather is not great for bubs, but i am managing....
Stevie - with the bf or ff.... i do 100% bf atm but have heard that a ff before bed can help bubs sleep better (it is meant to sit heavier in their tummy or something so can help to make them sleep longer).... maybe worth a try both ways just to see what works better for you and A.
Boomba - you must have stacks of milk to be so sore after missing a feed.... i am sore in the mornings after no feeds during the night but other than that if i miss a feed during the day i just feel fuller but no pain....
Have a great day to all!
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Hi everyone, it's been busy in here! Good to see some of our old bellybuddies back here :)
Thanks to those of you who made me feel better about my birth issues.... it seems so silly as ultimately the main thing is that I have a beautiful healthy bub so how she entered the world should be irrelevant. There are so many women who are not so lucky and I know I am truly blessed so why can't I shake these feelings? Grrrr, anyway I think there is a more appropriate place to post these issues.
Rach2281 I keep forgetting that we are in the same area! I would love to meet up with you and little Evangeline. I'll PM you my details
Tammie, the hot weather is awful! Thankfully we have air con but it still gets disgustingly hot and hard to keep the little one cool. Feeding is really hard as they get so hot when you feed them. Often I wipe her head with a damp wash cloth during feeds and I find this helps a lot.
As for the expressing I'm about the same as you and funnily enough I have the same pump! I sometimes wonder if it is not the best pump in the world and although I find it satisfactory it's certainly not great as often i know there is more milk in there and I just cant get it out. I find massaging my bb's while expressing can help to release more milk. As for qty I get about the same as you and morning is definitely the best time for me as it flows much better, also one side is much better than the other!
Stevie hun, I don't want to sound rude or out of place but your DH does sound rather controlling and I really don't think it is good for you. You have every right to join a mothers group if you so wish, you also have every right to ff your baby if you think it is the best thing to do, especially with all the bf trauma you have been through. I think it's important that your DH understands that you are doing things / making decisions in the best interest of your baby. As for the bf morning & night I would definitely give it a go if you feel comfortable doing it as it might help to slowly reduce your supply rather than just quitting cold turkey.
I have an app with the local health nurse today so I will get to see how much weight my litle girl has put on. I'm a little nervous actually, really hoping she is doing well. We have had a few problems lately with feeding/wind/settling. Leila used to get wind occassionally at night but it never seemed to cause too much drama as eventaully she would burp or spew and she would settle. Lately she's been a fussy feeder, sometimes screams while feeding even though she is hungry and she isn't pooing as regularly - but when she does :o But, it often causes her discomfort and she'll cry before she poos. I'm thinking about taking her to the chiro as I've heard this is really good for colic / digestive problems. Does anyone think this might help?
I'll post later to let you know how much progress little miss Leila has made - hoping I can say she's a big fatso :lol:
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Ok just got back from the health nurse feeling on top on the world! My little girl is doing just beautifully :clap: She's now 56cm and 4.5kg which the nurse said was fantastic progress, plus she's meeting all of her milestones and more - the nurse said most babies don't do a lot of the things she's doing now for another couple of weeks :dance: I'm so proud of my little girl, I'm just so happy right now!
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Fi - :clap: Thats a great gain, i can understand why you are so happy. heheh, yes send me a PM. It will be great to meet face to face :D
Stevie - awww hun i must say i do agree with Fi. I meet my mothers group all from here actually, and if it wasn't for there love and support, im not sure how i would have delt after losing Lilli. There are both pro's and cons for joining one, but in my experience its all been good. And no it didn't come across the wrong way, and thank you :redface:.
Tammie - For expressing, i was told always best to do it in the morning, as this is when your supply is the higgest. I do it after a nice warm shower, as this seems to help my let down happen more efficent. As for increasing supply, have you tried the lactation cookie recipe??
A big :hello: to everyone else.
AFM well Evangeline is a big 9wks old today. Wow thats gone fast. We had her weighed today aswell, 4.45kg, 54cm. So she's put on almost 1.5kg since birth, which means around 160gms a wk she is averaging. The HN said she is putting on the reccomended weight :dance:
Also i put 2 vids up on FB yesterday of her, hehehe, you girls have to look, she is a charcter aready lol.
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hello ladies :)
fi and rach2281: i know DH is very controlling and i know it has to stop :( im going to apply myself more to fix this, as i said we have a few issues that need to be sorted, and i love that man so i will go to whatever length i need to to make him see he cant treat me the way he does, and if i cant make him see .. well then i dont want to say what will happen, i wont be bringing my baby up in that kind of environment, i know its "our" baby but if he loved me and Alissa enough he will change.
Thanks for the support tho guys, i know you all mean well :)
and dont worry rach, MIL is taking e to a mothers group when it begins again next year, she thinks its really important that i get out there and meet mums that are in the same boat as me, plus to get me out of the house.
well wish me luck guys, i am officially weening Ali onto formula (for the most part) i am going to try and keep a morning and night feed but ill see how i go. i know the engorgment isnt going to be mush fun :( so im not looking forward to that :(
but i have to go and feed the lizards, DH went and brought 2 new baby ones which means i have to go back to chopping up meat instead of just chucking a rat in there like the others do now :( bloody men....
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Stevie - im here wishing you the best of luck. i hope my previous post didn't sound rude :redface: my DH use to be a bit of a control freak, but actually it was him talikng to his mates that changed that :) anyway im here if you ever need someone just to chat to :hug:
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Rach: you didnt sound rude at all. Its nice to know you guys care enough to be honest with me.. even though i already knew what you guys were saying. lol.
Well im off at 10 to get Ali's 2 month needles done :( imnot looking forward to it :( a couple of friends of mine have said its a good idea to give her some panadol about half hour before she gets her needles, so this is what im going to do, it cant hurt can it?
Im also going to be getting her weighed, 2 weeks ago (which made her 6 weeks) she was 4.2kg and 56cm long. Ill update you guys when i get home.
anyway i'll bbl :)
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just thought id update you ladies on how we went at the doctors today, my poor darling screamed her head off, i had to get MIL to hold her while she got them done while stoo by watching and bawling my eyes out (silly i know), the nurse kept telling me "she's ok, she needs this" and i kept saying " i know i just cant stand seeing her in pain" the she told me "she'll need you for all the hard times like these in her lives and you need to be there for her so harden up!" :(
i felt aweful and i still do that i couldnt hold my baby while she got her needles next time i will, and i wont cry :(
anyway on an upside, she now weighs 4.410 and is 57.5cm long, i think i have a long baby LOL.
anyway off to do some house work.
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Great news on the weight gain Rach2281 & Stevie :clap:
Stevie :hug: I think I am going to be exactly the same when Leila get's her needles which is next Tuesday, they want to do them at 6 weeks instead of 8 - maybe because it's xmas? Don't be too hard on yourself and don't listen to that silly nurse!! From what I have heard most mothers cry when their baby get their first needles so it sounds like you reacted in a very normal manner. Well done!
:hello: to everyone else
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Aww stevie its sooo tough hey! When DS1 got his first needles i wanted to feed him as they did it and the nurse said no...broke my heart..everytime after that i fed him as he was getting it...instant comfort. Could you give her a bottle next time maybe? :hug:
Fi I would wait till after xmas beofre getting them done personally...but its up to you :hug: Its a hard desicion all this needle and vax stuff..Ds1 had all of his, but its still a hard choice.
Rach hope Jacks op went well. :hug:
Well my boof head is 6.2kgs! :o I am so shocked at how big he is! I think all the Mchn thought he was older than 5 weeks!
anyway mwah and :hug: to everyone xxx
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We've got our 2month needles on the 16th, so I'm REALLY not looking forward to him getting the needles, but am looking forward to see how he's progressing
:hello: to you all
