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!!
Hollye and Katones you've both done what is best for you and your bubs, it's such a hard decision, I know I've BTDT, big to you both, I hoope that your boobies adjust quickly.
Well I got my hair chopped off nice and short and already it's bliss, so much lighter and not as hot on the back of my neck, got some nice foils in as well. Will have to get ready soon for the BB dinner, I'm so looking forward to getting out of the house with just Julian and DH and will be great to meet some more BB girls.
*sigh* - much better day today ... actually surprisingly a good night too - after his piddly 6.20ish feed and bed, he slept until 2am which really surprised me, I thought he would be starving waaaay before then. Then he fed again at 5.30am, back to bed at 6am and then woke at 9.40am! So he definitely caught up on yesterday's lack of sleep, and wasn't really that cranky or anything .... fingers crossed another good night tonight.
We have been out and about doing things so he has been grabbing sleep in the car/pram but has been in the cot now for about 45 minutes so that is great too. I have expressed off 150ml for tomorrow's bottle, and still got 100ml this morning as well - having probs with him taking a bottle when he is over tired etc which is weird cos easier to get milk than the boob. But, he took 70ml bottle happily this morning and then boob, I just want him to get used to taking the bottle so i too can get to the hairdressers!!! So tomorrow we will try him with a full EBM bottle to make sure he will take a full feed from it first before I make the appointment, and a dental appt too ....
Amanda - have great fun tonight - I too wanna get my hair cut shorter, currently quite long mid back kinda, but I wanna go short too - do I have the courage .... ????
belfie - good to hear from you. Sorry the b/f has been a PITA - but you have worked through it all really well. I'm still hanging in there and like yesterday have a crapola day occasionally but on the balance we are ok with it all at the moment. My little Z gives all his smiles to our kids and so mummy and daddy only get a couple a day ... but the kids love it and rub it in!!
katones - how is Jack's tummy? Going straight to FF hasn't given him pains from having to digest formula all at once?? More importantly, I hope you can roll over in bed tonight and won't be too sore
Hollye - sounds like you are on a good plan with decreasing your feeds to look after yourself. Sooo time consuming expressing, but it is worth it if you can do it gradually.
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.
My check was to see if my scar had healed (yep) and to have to implant inserted (ouch! BTW you should see the brusie it is a beauty!) We also went over all my blood work cause I had a heap of it done for the visit to check my liver functions and that the gestational diabetes had gone (which it had) I should have had the pap smear done too but ended up having a converstation about future pregnancies with my GP(didnt like that converstation...because of the complicaitons with the birth and the last trimester, no more for me, i guess you never say never but that is how things stand for the time being.) so ran out of time! I have to go back though for more bloods so I will do it in a month or so. Otherwise just general checking on how I was going.
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...
to you both, I hoope that your boobies adjust quickly.
Much better day
I should have had the pap smear done too but ended up having a converstation about future pregnancies with my GP(didnt like that converstation...because of the complicaitons with the birth and the last trimester, no more for me, i guess you never say never but that is how things stand for the time being.) so ran out of time! I have to go back though for more bloods so I will do it in a month or so. Otherwise just general checking on how I was going.
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