Babies Born October 1st ~ 15th 2008

[PinkPalace]

Georgi! jump on in! it is nice to have someone from our due group in with me

Well last night was a semi better night. DS fed 3hrly overnight which is a vast improvement!
I encouraged him to cluster feed every hour from 5pm-8pm... so he had a full belly... Before hand he was cluster feeding at 2-5am!! my supply must have been low!

Ethan is looking around more now - wide eyes! i think they are brown... hard to tell but they are def not blue like DD's were!

kurazia - we were public (although i had a home birth lol) so no bills.. but i feel for you. Has your baby bonus come in?

Itsme - We did the same with DD - had to hold realy tight for about 10 mintues until she would settle. - are you swaddling bub?

[Trillian]

I noticed a few of you were thinking that there would be only 1 October group, but they will stay as they are in BellyBuddies, with a 1st-15th group and a 16th-31st group

[SunnyRain]

Pinkpalace: I'm struggling with lack of sleep. Jude might go for 3 or 4 hours from start of one feed to start of the next, but each feed takes an hour or more. He almost always poops either while I'm feeding him or after I finish feeding him, so I have to change his nappy at the end of a feed which completely wakes him up and makes him scream-cry so then I have to resettle on the boob and sometimes he'll poop again ... it's awful. I wish there was some way I could stop him from pooping during feeds because it's a logistical nightmare.

When I wake up to feed him, I can't open my eyes or find the strength to sit up. Sometimes it takes me 1/2 an hour to wake up properly, so add that to the time I'm not actually sleeping between feeds and I'm very lucky if I get an hour and a half sleep between feeds.

I really don't know how anyone gets anything done while feeding a newborn baby. I haven't even made it to get Jude weighed since we left hospital. I just got out of bed and it's already midday.

[Moi]

PinkPalace - We do swaddle DD. Sometimes it works really well and other times she can start crying when we do it. I don't know why she cries sometimes and likes it other times?

kuraiza - I'm going through the exact same thing with feeds as you are!! It takes me a while to wake up for night feeds.. and then I struggle to stay awake.. and it takes an hour to feed.. plus she'll poo in the middle or end of a feed or soon after a feed which wakes her up again! Last night I was up at 3.30am for a feed.. finished feed at 4.30am.. tried to put her to bed but she wasn't happy.. so tried to settle.. then finally realised she'd pooped. So I had to change her nappy and re-feed her at 5.30am till 6.30am! So I was up for a total of 3 hours in a row, plus the half hour it takes me to wake properly and the extra half hour to go back to sleep. I read somewhere that babies can poop anywhere from 10 times a day to every 10 days. We got a 10 times a day bub! I don't know how anyone gets anything done either. I've tried venturing out a couple of times and end up having to feed and change nappy as soon as I get out (even though I feed her just before leaving) and she spent the entire times out unsettled.

[PinkPalace]

itsme - i find most of DS crying is wind pain. ONce he farts or poos he is all good lol!!!
SOmetimes even if not after a feed you need to pick them up and burp them. They need to be burped anytime.

Kurz- I hear you! unfortunately i have no choice but to get things done with DS as i have a 16 month old too lol... who wants 110% of my attention. It means that DS sometimes has to be on his own for 10-15 even if crying so i can get something to occupy DD so she isnt climbing or pulling at my during feeds!

[SunnyRain]

Itsme: There's some consolation knowing we're not alone. I'll think of you tonight, knowing you're probably awake at the same time. That sounds just like my schedule.

Pinkpalace: Ugh, that sounds so tough.

[fussyB00ts]

just standing in while Hollye is taking care of the lovely Mia.

BIRTHS

Georgi - 28/08/08 - Byron John - 4lb 15oz - 7:14am

curl - 23/09/08 - Loralei Grace - 8lb 4oz

Belfie - 25/09/08 - Xander Jordan - 7lb 7oz - 1:35am

Didispunk - 25/09/08 - Jorda May - 6lb 14oz - 12:46pm

SamiH - 25/09/08 - Zander ******* - 8lb 1oz - 8:58pm

cocopop - 29/09/08 - Josef Justice Bernard - 7lb - 9:57pm

CathieW - 30/09/08 - 9.00pm
^^^- Sam - 7lb 3oz -Hana - 5lb 10oz^^^- born 12 minutes apart

Helly - 02/10/08 - Ewan Shaun - 8lb 9oz - 3:08pm

PinkPalace - 07/10/08 - Ethan Cruz - 7lb 7oz

Kuraiza - 07/10/08 - Jude Hugo Thomas - 5lb 10.3oz - 6:39am

Itsme - 10/10/08 - Maya Katherine - 8lb 13oz - 9:28am

Katones - 12/10/08 - Jack Anthony- 9lb 4oz - 10am

Csab - 14/10/08 - Olivia - 5lb 2oz - 2:35pm

AmandaJ - 15/10/08 - Julian Jesse - 7lb 11oz - 4:12pm

Sweetpea - 16/10/08 - tba - 8lb 12oz

Hippiemummy - 17/10/08 - Banjo

Tanstar - 18/10/08 - James Benjamin George - 10lb 0.84oz

Hollye - 22/10/08 - Mia - 7lb 12oz - 8:08

SneakySparkle - 24/10/08 - Evangeline Ruby Hope - 7lb 5oz - 2:00pm

hj1981 - 28/10/08 - Bianca Jane - 7lb 5oz - 12:20pm

[SunnyRain]

According to that list there are only 7 bubs born between October 1st and 15th. It would be nice to combine the October baby threads, wouldn't it?

[PinkPalace]

thats what i thought too kuraz! but we were told they were be kept seperated!
I wonder if we can beg?

[curl]

Hi all,

Belfie, SamiH and myself are in the Sept 16-30 and we are the only ones in it from our bellybuddy thread and there is only one other person besides that so its very lonely in there too. I'm sure that everyone jumps into each others threads for familiarity and I'd like to do the same in yours if its okay.

As for the sleep deprived new mothers out there, it does get better. You learn to cope with less hours sleep and your babies will start to feed more efficiently and sleep longer. The first 6-8 weeks of new babies lives is the toughest in my experience so just hang in there all zombie eyed. If you find yourself getting frustrated with bubs crying and nothing seems to work close the door and sit outside for a few minutes. You'll be amazed how much it changes the situation for you mentally and you will be more calm to deal again effectively.

Take care of yourselves and make sure you put those feet up every chance you can.

Curl

[Moi]

PinkPalace - I do try and burp DD during and after feeds. She doesn't seem to burp much though.. but does have a lot of wind coming out the other end along with all the poop! Not sure if there's much I can do about the wind down there. It seems to come out fine though!

kuraiza - Yes I must admit it is nice knowing that I am not the only one with a constantly pooping baby. Oh.. and I saw your comment on my bathing photo about bathing Maya properly... umm.. that's actually a picture of the mid-wife demonstrating how to bathe her. DH and I also struggle bathing Maya.. lots of squirming, legs and arms everywhere!

curl - It's good to see you in here.

[csab]

Hi all,


I have finally made my way here. I hope everyone is doing well. I will try and catch up soon ladies. So how many of us are breastfeeding? How are you all going with it? Olivia has been sleeping abit today, not all that surprising considering yesterday all she wanted to do was be on the boob. hehehe. Expecting she will be up abit tonight tho.

Take care all. Enjoy those new bubbas. hugs

[Lady-bug]

Hi all! Just thought I'd pop in to say hi! Even though I'm in the other group. I hope everyone is doing well. I'm slowing getting my head around being a mum but loving it soooooooooooooooooo much!

Take care everyone!

[Beach Mama]

Im dropping in to say Hi too even though we are in the other group too that I am far too lazy to find right now.

We are doing ok but I am struggling a bit with lack of sleep (who isn't) and carrying a heavy bub while recovering from the c/s. I have a 6 cm muscle separation and my back is overcompensating when I carry the little guy... He also is showing lots of signs of being super sensitive to what I eat and that unfortunately includes chocolate which is what Im craving - I swear I crave more when breastfeeding than pregnant! It's also amazingly hard with a toddler who is so active and pretty demanding.
Right that is all I can manage right now - off to peek in the gallery at your pics girls! to you all!!!!

[SamiH]

Hiya Mummies!!!

Our thread is soooooo quiet so thought I would pop into all my ole due BB lovelies.

Hope you are all enjoying your babymoon - slowly my brain is coming back and I can get a shopping list organised again But hubby away rest of week so I am sure I will be back in zombie land by the end of the week.

Get some rest when you can (of course I ignore my own advice though )

I WILL get a proper ticker with a pic, sometime before the end of the year ....

[csab]

Hi Hippie and Tan, so glad you have popped in to say hi.

Hippie - So glad you are enjoying being a mum, it is so rewarding. hugs

Tan - I hope your recovering well from your c/s. You know after my first c/s I was in so much pain could not believe how much pain I was in. My belly button was black too. Then with my 2nd c/s, I wasnt in as much pain, yet my belly button was black then too. Also had infections with both of them. This time I am still quite sore and tender, yet I have another infection now. Ohhh the joy. However I am amazed that my belly button isnt black. hehehe. My c/s scar this time tho seems to be lumpy. the others were smooth. hugs

[csab]

Sami - Hi hunny, I am glad too that you popped in. Gee we are all scattered arent we. hehehe. Cant believe zander is 1month old already. I hope you pay attention to your own advise hun and get some rest. hugs

[Beach Mama]

Cheryl - sorry to hear you have an infection hun. I didn't get one either time but am just so d@mn sore and frustrated and the silly feelings of "things weren't meant to be like this" are coming in..... slight case of baby blues here at the mo - I know they will pass like they did with Izzy... DH and I were just talking and I was crying and he goes - hun you know you don't do no sleep too well but get used to it! It's more that when i am awake I am so sore too though. Going out for the first time since being home for a week too today... going to sit in the park and let the little miss run riot. Sorry for the selfish posts ladies..... back in a few days hopefully in a much better frame of mind!