Kur - are you breastfeeding? could it be a blocked duct?
I had a 3 cm lump in my breast a few years back. It turned out to be a hormonal lump. They changed my pill and it went away.. hopefully it is the same!
Amanda - can you get julian to have a man to man to ethan re: sleeping over night lol!
PP: I'm hoping it's something like that. it is a 3cm lump like you described. It just appeared overnight a few months back, it didn't grow from a little spot. Also, I did have the GP check my boobs before I got pregnant and she didn't find anything so I'm optimistic, but there's going to be a nagging doubt in the back of my mind until my ultrasound next week.
csab - I am breastfeeding. I had very sore nipples with some grazes when I first started, but since then I haven't been sore. My problem has been that I often have to wake Maya for a feed! Then once she's awake I can't get her to go back to sleep and I have to constantly feed every couple of hours. I've worried about whether she's getting enough to eat actually, because when she's awake for a long time she'll often suck her hands or me, but maybe that's comfort sucking?! I just find it hard to know if I'm doing things right or not. Also I find it takes me about an hour to feed with my routine of feed, change and feed. How long do other people spend breastfeeding?
hippiemummy - Good to hear you are doing so well.
SamiH - I keep not napping during the day.. and every night think 'tomorrow I should have a nap' and then never do! I do need to take your advice to rest up!
Tanstar - I've been going through the same type of thoughts of 'things didn't go to plan'.. I cried for a couple of days when I got home about my c/s experience. I feel like I didn't get to birth my baby, someone else did it! I don't even know what it feels like to start labour - waters breaking, contractions, etc and I feel like I missed out on something. Plus the c/s was so quick and I wasn't even told that they had started. So I was still waiting for them to start, when I heard a baby cry and they showed me a baby saying it was mine. It took me a while to connect that the baby they were showing me was mine, which I find so sad that I didn't know she was mine to begin with. And then I was extremely sick for two days and missed out on the first two days of her life. I have since moved on and know that what matters is that I have my daughter and she is safe and well. But it still upsets me to think I didn't get to experience the labour I wanted.
AmandaJ - Sounds like you are managing well with 5 kids!
kuraiza - I'm finding it really overwhelming too. I have no idea what I'm doing either!! And even though I have family around in Melbourne, they aren't helpful at all (they sound like your in-laws). So I feel like I'm on my own. I found out a mother's group starts here on the 12th November, so I'm really looking forward to that!! I think getting out and meeting other women in the area will be very helpful.
It's Me I'm also feeding Julian for about an hour, and he is sleeping really well, so I wouldn't be worried with that length at this point.
Kuraiza wow that's a bit scary about the lump, hopefully it's nothing to worry about :fingerscross:
Tan I'm also wearing one of the sexy body stockings, but my separation was only 4cms so not as big as yours, did you also get told about wearing those undies that have the higher waist and pull you in like the stockings?
Hey girls... Looks like everyone is settling in nicely with their new bubs.
I just got back from 5 days away with DH & DS. We stayed in a permanent caravan at Lennox Head. It was nice but Byron had his shots on Monday & I think that's unsettled him. He seems to cry all the time & isn't sleeping as well. Now we're home I'm hoping to get him back into his routine & sleeping like a baby again. I'm doing fine though. Just being persistant. I've been tempted to use the dummy but still staying strong!
Byron was weighed & measured on Monday. He's growing so fast. He's now 4.43kg... He's doubled his weight in 8weeks.
I experienced my first up the back poo this morning. Lucky DH was home to help me clean Byron up. I'd heard of these poos but hadn't experienced it. We were amazed how much poop there was. No wonder he was restless this morning. Sleeping perfectly now.
Got the in laws coming tomorrow night & staying till Thursday so I don't think I'll get much BB time. I'll try to catch up with personals a little later...
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I've been going through the same type of thoughts of 'things didn't go to plan'.. I cried for a couple of days when I got home about my c/s experience. I feel like I didn't get to birth my baby, someone else did it! I don't even know what it feels like to start labour - waters breaking, contractions, etc and I feel like I missed out on something. Plus the c/s was so quick and I wasn't even told that they had started. So I was still waiting for them to start, when I heard a baby cry and they showed me a baby saying it was mine. It took me a while to connect that the baby they were showing me was mine, which I find so sad that I didn't know she was mine to begin with.
And then I was extremely sick for two days and missed out on the first two days of her life. I have since moved on and know that what matters is that I have my daughter and she is safe and well. But it still upsets me to think I didn't get to experience the labour I wanted.
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