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...
As Curl previously said there is only curl, belfie, myself and one other lady has popped in once in our baby thread ..... so I am jumping in here and figure we can not worry about the 5 days difference from when Zander was born to 01/10 hehehehe.
Kuraiza - I understand re the visitors - i loved having my sister here a week after he was born, but with her two kids as well, not so great. Her nearly 3 year old is very active (read : nightmare) - or maybe it just felt like it when he got his energy boost at 7pm and I just wanted them all to shut-up! THen a couple of days after she left my MIL came - didn't do anything either around here apart from hang out a couple of loads of washing - and even one day around 4pm I was feeding and my DH said to ME - what are we doing for dinner tonight - I was a bit abrupt and said surely between the two of you you could sort out something for us all to eat without me doing it??!!??!!
Itsme - I am feeling the not napping thing today I tell you - but DD is home and running me ragged as well argh .... much as I love em ..
jump on in samih! I few girls have jumped it. We asked if the groups could be combined but i dont think so... do people want me to post a thread to the mods asking directly?
Anyhow i have the flu feel like poo, dd is getting over HFMD and i worked out DS is crying approx 7-9 hrs a day! omg... atm he is asleep on his belly on my bed. i needed him to sleep and i know it is against the rules but omg! He also has a snotty nose which makes it hard for him to breathe overnight.
So is a litle sucky here atm. thank god it is the weekend tomoz
HAPPY HALLOWEEN to everyone... i have my lollie bags ready for the kidlets inthe street when they start a knockin!!
Aw hi Sami- Im crashing too!!! Bummer about the IL's - I'd be annoyed about dinner, and have to say I've done nothing but rest and feed James since being home. We have been lucky with friends popping over with dinner etc too.
Amanda - Yeah I have a nice tube thing but it gives me a bit of a tummy ache at times so I have been a tad norty and not wearing it every day. I got mum to get me some of those knickers too but I really need them to come up to my ribs - if they sit just above my belly button it hurts and my separation is right above that - ah well - am just being super good with sitting up etc.
Georgi - awww Byron has nearly hit James birth weight of 4560g!!!! I can't wait to get away too but I think it will be a little while away yet! Those shots are nasty - not looking forward to them although I have to say Izzy wasn't tooooo bad with them. I hope Byron settles down soon for you.
PP- Hope you get better soon lovely and Ethan too, nothing worse than being sick really and having to look after sick little ones as well. Our little man wants to sleep on his tummy too - can't wait til he is rolling and he can!
Kuraiza - hun - hang in there, it is such a huge adjustment in the first few weeks but if you are feeling terribly blue let your MCHN know hun. I have good and bad days and on the bad days I know it is literally just lack of sleep that I don't cope with very well - everything seems like the end of the world really and Im still sore from the c/s. Hope you are feeling brighter soon love. As far as the chocolate goes - I know there are a few triggers like chocolate, caffeine, onion etc... and I ate a putt load of it the other day - which coincided with a really bad night so I just put 2 and 2 together. He was drawing his legs up, straining and groaning and generally having a bad time of it all.
Itsme - I know the feeling all too well after my first c/s and now this one. I hate that I will never birth my babies and won't go for a number 3 purely because I can't do another c/s.... I haven't debriefed or really thought about not getting my vbac this time around, but in time I will write a huge boo hoo I think. I did it with Iz and it did make me feel better to get all my feelings about it out. Yes our aim was to get our gorgeous healthy babies that we now have and love, but it is ok to grieve the birth we didn't get.... there is nothing wrong with that at all hun. Don't forget you can go for a vbac with your second too, so may still get the birth you wanted.
That's all the personals I can manage sorry! Our little man LOVES sleeping on us and we manage to alternate him sleeping in his cradle and on daddys chest each day - mine smell too milky so all he wants is more feeds so its up to him for now! Mum made me a HAB too and DH has been loving wearing it while playing with Izzy while I rest! Super easy and only $20 compared to $140 for a real one!
James tends to sleep ok but we have to make sure he has huge burps after a feed and then lots of upright time or else he does little chucks and then gets the hiccups and wakes up. Ok gotta fly ladies - grizzly little guy! to you all!
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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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