thanks girls.. geez no one told me being a mum we freak out about EVERYTHING!
PP - im going to replace all my teats today anyway as i heard once they get abit of thrush on them u cant really get it off and its not worth keeping them. Its ok they arnt very expensive.
Kuraiza - fenugreek are pills. they taste bad enough as it is, no way i could have it as tea.
good night here.. freezing cold tho! what the hell is the deal with this weather.. brrrrr
Mia fed at 11:30pm and 4 and thats it.. shes still asleep now. About to go cough loudly to try and wake her tho coz we need to go out and i like to let her tummy settle for atleast an hour before getting in the car!
oh my goodness what was happening yesterday? You were all having crazy days!
I went to the hairdresser with my MIL (arrrgh ) but I can't complain too much cos I got a lovely colour to hide those new mummy-greys! X was also very VERY wide awake yesterday but wasn't unhappy, just bright-eyed and busy tailed. Smiled at everyone in the hairdressers (except MIL HAHAHAHA!) and then also wide-awake early evening... then after 8pm small feed... slept till 5.30am!!!! OMG I knew he'd be tired, but wow.
Had my LC out earlier this week (while sis & fam were visiting - so was crazy busy, but great fun! shame she had to go home ). Anyways, LC confirmed what I suspected... BF'ing just ain't working for us - inverted nipples & nipple shield, plus high palate, plus very snorty mouth-breathing baby who breaks attachment about every 4 sucks!!!! So we're sticking with the expressing & bottle and trying for 1-2 BF's per day just to keep our hand-in, but not as our major method of feeding cos he just gets sooo frustrated and feeds were taking waaaay too long (and most of the milk ended up out not in!). I've also got extra bits & bobs so I can double express which is AWESOME! I'm getting heaps more in 1/3 the time!! I just need to buy a pump now so I can return the hired one (it'll be too expensive otherwise) and we'll cross our fingers that as he grows, our BF'ing might get better. I'm determined to hang in there and giving him boobie juice as long as possible & so is DH - so it helps that he's supportive. On the bright side, DH (and my sis when she was here) can bottle feed him which is really nice. I think X loves it cos he always gives his daddy lotsa huge smiles
But I'm still grateful cos even though our BF'ing has been kinda cactus, he's such a cruisey little dude! I've uploaded some more pics (I'm addicted) of my handsome little pudgy man!
Sorry - I'll catch-up on personals later... but having been following how you're all going - and seriously, surely today HAS to be better?!
Cheers,
Belfie
Last edited by belfie; November 22nd, 2008 at 07:11 AM.
ok my decision has been made. I had a big talk last night with DP and this is what we are going to do. Im going to express 1-3 times a day so she can have 1-3 BM bottles a day. The rest will be formula and once or twice a week i will try and re attach her to the breast. We are going to take tit nice and slow and hopefully if my supply favours me i will be able to wean her gradually off the bottle and formula all together. I feel much more at peace with this decision coz she is still getting full feeds from my breastmilk. hope that makes sense.
Hollye i have given up the boob sad to say.. but honestly i can't watch Jack scream because he is constantly hungry.....and i have rock boobies at the moment.... and a nice tight bra on.....soreness is slowly going...
katones - Hugs! U have made the best decision for bub, dont beat urself up. Are u weaning him off slowly or have u just stopped. The only problem with just stopping is u may get blocked ducts or even mastitis. AAfter a FF mayb put him on both sides for a minute or so to get rid of that built up milk. Your body will soon realise not to make much and then it will stop.
Went to the chemist. Seems Mia does have oral thrush. He gave me some drops to give her. 1ml 4 times a day.. gave her the first dose at 12:30pm and oh my.. she wasnt impressed. She got herself worked up, overtired and she was hungry. So she fed after it and i tried putting her back down but she had other plans. Lots of rocking and a nice warm bath she finally went to sleep at 3pm. Its true, they can be so difficult when they are over tired. It doesnt help that Mia WANTS to stay up as she so curious and just loves looking at things and people and she fights her tiredness. By the end tho, she does give in to it.
Got some new teats today and went to big W and they have the box's of nappies for $32 so i grabbed another box. Shes still in newborn size but i got the next size up coz we got lotsa newborn ones and i think give it a week or 2 and she wont fit in them anymore.
anyway while shes sleeping im gonna go get some housework done.. looks like a bomb has hit this place!!
Believe it or not we are still around!! There just hasn't been time! Bethany is going great although like most of the babies seems to be really unsettled lately, must be that 6 week faze the books mentioned!! She wants to be awake and doing things but get bored and then over tired well I am sure you all know the story. Andrew is back at work and for awhile we had a good routine happening...lately though it has been hour by hour. I had my 6 week check and my iron is still shockingly low after my post partum hemorrage so I guess that isn't helping. And to add to all this the wet season has started it is hot and muggy and miserable....Gee I am just a ray of sunshine aren't I!! It was good to read and see how all your bubs are going. Hopefully I will get better at getting on more often, we have our Ergo carrier now and Bethany is quite happy for mummy to have computer time if she is in her Ergo!
Well I might try for a nap...
ahhh quite a good day here. She hasnt been any trouble at all! Shes not liking the thrush drops but shes gotta have them. They are cherry flavoured but that doesnt make a difference to a newborn. I expressed 80 mls earlier, so i still have plenty of milk which is good. Her next feed will be full EBM so im hoping it goes well. Need to get another 20 mls in that bottle first for my lil piggy!
Shes in her bouncer next to me atm, happy as larry. We just went outside to catch a little sunshine (only about 2 mins of it) and she loved it. She really enjoys being outside. got too cold tho.. bummer! Im hoping that this expressing is going to keep my supply up enough........ it should and when she goes back on the breast my body will start producing more again yeah?
Belfie - good to hear ur having a good day! and woohooo on a good night. I thought Mia feeding at 11:30pm and sleeping till 4am was good lol she had a feed about 8:30 before that. All in all she usually does about 4 hours between feeds but during the day she can feed every 2 hours. Depends on the day and her really. Im lovin the little double chin shes got
amy_o - im not sure if we have met? wow that 6 weeks goes quick doesnt it. Mia will be 6 weeks in 1.5 weeks! gotta organise my check up too.. *sigh* I have an appoitnment on monday for the pill but its gonna have to be the mini pill now as im still expressing. did u have to have a pap smear for ur 6 week check? what exactly did they check?
anyhoo my little princess is sound asleep in her bouncer now.. hrmmm wondering if i should just leave her there or put her to bed?? shes smiling in her sleep lol must be a good dream! a pic of her right now.. asleep.. yes her hair permantley sticks up like that!! - - https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...3&ppuser=13682
mwah xoxoxoxoxoxo
Last edited by [M]umma[M]ia; November 22nd, 2008 at 03:38 PM.
Well I'm incredibly jealous of you all for having a good day because almost every day for me is terrible. Jude is just impossible to settle during the day, sometimes he crashes but then only sleeps for 1/2 an hour. He's better at night, but I've had insomnia lately that sucks.
Does anyone else have excruciating back pain? I can't hold Jude up to feed him or rock him in my arms to sleep because I am crying in pain and I don't know what to do. I have to feed him lying on my side but I don't think he feeds very efficiently that way.
) but I can't complain too much cos I got a lovely colour to hide those new mummy-greys! 
X was also very VERY wide awake yesterday but wasn't unhappy, just bright-eyed and busy tailed. Smiled at everyone in the hairdressers (except MIL HAHAHAHA!) and then also wide-awake early evening... then after 8pm small feed... slept till 5.30am!!!! OMG I knew he'd be tired, but wow. 
). Anyways, LC confirmed what I suspected... BF'ing just ain't working for us - inverted nipples & nipple shield, plus high palate, plus very snorty mouth-breathing baby who breaks attachment about every 4 sucks!!!! So we're sticking with the expressing & bottle and trying for 1-2 BF's per day just to keep our hand-in, but not as our major method of feeding cos he just gets sooo frustrated and feeds were taking waaaay too long (and most of the milk ended up out not in!). I've also got extra bits & bobs so I can double express which is AWESOME! I'm getting heaps more in 1/3 the time!! I just need to buy a pump now so I can return the hired one (it'll be too expensive otherwise) and we'll cross our fingers that as he grows, our BF'ing might get better. I'm determined to hang in there and giving him boobie juice as long as possible & so is DH - so it helps that he's supportive. On the bright side, DH (and my sis when she was here) can bottle feed him which is really nice. I think X loves it cos he always gives his daddy lotsa huge smiles 
sad to say.. but honestly i can't watch Jack scream because he is constantly hungry.....and i have rock boobies at the moment.... and a nice tight bra on.....soreness is slowly going...
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