Belfie, poor you! I feel for you I really do. That dreaded flu I picked up at the hospital visits wrecked havoc over my entire family and I was the only one not able to take anything. I was told in the past that nasal sprays are okay to use but I'm always sceptical too. My understanding is that nasal sprays are safe while breastfeeding. If you're uncertain ask another chemist or google the company that makes sudafed for more info. Ummm, I think.... mothersafe might have some info too, worth a shot perhaps.
I have a daughter who is almost 9. My boys are 5.5y, 3y and 7wks!
Good question about the car. We are looking at getting a 4x4 or ppl mover. We are waiting on some money!
I have just joined this website,
My beautiful baby Sophie Charlotte was born by emergency C-Section at 11.pm on Friday the 26th of September. She is my first baby.
I am adjusting to five hours sleep a night, although she has slept 8 hours straight last saturday
Hi Everyone,
I finally managed to sit down and look at Belly belly for the first time since Madeline was born. I was in the pregnancy thread 15th-30th Sept so I had been keeping track of a few of you. Belfie so far is the only one i know, however i think that most of the other lovely ladies went early so they are in the thread before this one. Anyway it will be great to get to know you all and your babies.
Well things are going better for me now, the first 4 wks were hard. I had a pretty hard labour (30hours, failed vaccum and an emergency c-section), so recovery has been long and hard. I have also had quiet alot of trouble feeding (cracked nipples, engorgement, slight mastitis, thrush which i still have and low milk supply). I'm pretty happy though as i have managed to feed only breastmilk and haven't had to supplement with formula.
Madeline is gorgeous and is growing so fast, now weiging about 9pound. She was born 7pound 4oz 53cm and 33cm head cir.
So about feeding, is anybody else having trouble (sorry i haven't read through the forum to see). I have been seeing a lactation consultant at the hospital once a week which has been great. I am trying to treat thrush but the medication that is recommeded is $285 for 28 tablets. RIDICULOUS!!! So i have to persist with creams and fewer tablets and see if that works. I would love to hear from anyone who has had this problem.
Anyway i will try an post as often as possible. I don't have access to computer very often.
Cheers
Angie
I wasnt around in the pregnancy thread as I was busy moving back from the UK to Brisbane. I flew in at 32wks pregnant so as you can imagine getting settled and ready for giving birth with a toddler in tow took priority over the internet!
Well Xavier was born on due date 28th Sept at 02:10 in the morning. I had a very quick labour 2hrs and 10 mins. Only just made it to hospital as the first hour I was not in any pain. I delivered him in 10 mins with just gas and air to push him out.
I had no stitches and recovered very quickly.
He weighed 3.6kg at birth and was 320g over birth weight by 10days.
He has just has his 2mth vaccinations and is sleeping hence getting a chance to type and his sister Erykah who is now 3.5yrs old is in daycare (she was born here in victoria)
He weighs 5.9kgs today and although he has reflux it has been controlled from him being 4wks old with Zantac. He is a very sicky baby though it is getting better (fingers crossed) when he is sick it is a whole chuck and change clothes for me and him! Took time to get my head around that as my daughter wasnt a sicky baby.
He sleeps well at night though I am still up twice in the night to feed him. I get about 4hrs sleep out of him at the longest stretch but I think my body is used to it this time round as I do not feel anywhere near as tired.
I have a demi pair for 3 months to help with my DD and the housework but I am finding this a hindrance rather than a help so will not be continuing with this after the 3 months are up. Long story.
I am struggling to know what to dress him in here in Brisbane as I am so hot not being used to the humid heat and I find I am going out and people have their babies all wrapped up and I have him in a little singlet and his nappy. I have started to put him into a full sleepsuit at night as I think he is waking due to being cold. I have 2 gro bags on their way from the UK (they are much cheaper over there) so I hope this helps they are 0.5tog ones which will help with him kicking off his covers.
Well I will shut up now as I have gone from sitting in the background to my life history in one go.
Hi guys, It's been ages since I've posted anywhere let alone here...I'm time poor, that's my excuse.
Gobblygook - what kind of ppl mover were you considering? I was looking at Kia Carnival but am open to suggestions but it would need to fit a pram too. All those car seats take up so much room too so width is an issue with many cars. I hope you are still getting plenty of rest with bub because I know you can't catch up properly with other siblings in the house.
SophieW - welcome aboard bellybelly and congrats on the safe arrival of your baby Sophie. With the light in the nursery issue, I have tall lamps in the girls rooms with a dimmer on them which I've found invaluable and they double as nightlights for when they are older. Long nails... I use a baby emery board instead of scissors. Babies tend to hate this too and will wriggle and cry. I just don't like using scissors or clippers on thei r little fingers so the emerys work well for me. But I agree with tazzy, when they're sleeping is always the easiest time.
tazzy - I hope Shayla is still doing really well.
oopsadaisy - your birthing experience sounds horrific! I also commend you on your breastfeeding efforts. Breastfeeding luckily has come fairly easy to me. First time around my milk was delayed but I perservered and expressed between feeds and then it was smooth sailing after a month. With DD2, she was a natural and I was too. DD3 its the same. Its nice to hear how in awe and love you with Madeline you are after such a rough start. Loralei screamed for her needles and then settled beautifully within a few minutes. I didn't give her panadol but I had it handy just in case. As far as christmas presents for fairly new babies... anything recommended for 6 months and upwards are great. I know they're not 6 months yet but not far from it either. Just a tip. Only get toys that are noisy if they have volume control and off switch, most fisher price toys are fantastic. Gloworms are good too and they are from birth. Baby tad by leapfrog is good too.
candyjay - welcome anytime. It doesn't matter that you didn't birth at this time many of us have crashed our due threads instead of birth ones. Plus, our thread seems to be in desperate need of more people.
Jo - sounds like you've had quite a few months! Move overseas, quick birth, NO STITCHES!!!(if only that were me) you had my dream birth! But contending with reflux sounds awful for both you and Xavier. As for Brisbane heat, do you have airconditioning in your home? If so, put it on dehumidify and you will find your home much more comfortable. Slight changes in humidity make a huge difference to your comfort levels and moving o/s is a really big leap. I lived in Brisbane for 2 years and our house was HOT, no insulation in roof, no aircon, I melted for the first six months until I acclimatized. We luckily had fans in the ceiling.
Hi Sami and Belfie I hope your X and Z are doing really well and letting you both rest lots. Loralei has three nights in a row gone down at about 9.30pm and woken between 6am and 6.30am... I am no longer in sleep deprived ogre mode!
Anyway, girls need attention now. Bye for the moment.
Jo: Hi and welcome to our thread. It seems like you've have a pretty busy couple of months. Moving from the UK to Aus is one big move especially so far advanced in your pregnancy. I moved house whilst i was preg and i found that difficult but it was only a few suburbs away, not a few countries
Gee your labour sounded pretty intense, isn't it thought that when a birth happens so quickly that it can stress the body out? I would have liked a labour like yours, but i am just so happy that Maddy is safe and well.
I don't live near Brisbane so i can't help you out on the weather situation but because xavier was born in Aus he wouldn't know how cold it is in the UK so you would suspect that he would feel it to be colder here than what you do. Gee does that make sense?
Thankyou for your advice on the Christmas presents i will look into a few of those ideas. Can you tell me what a gloworm is. I'm guessing its a worm that glows in the dark, like a comfort toy, so that bubs doesn't get scared in the night?????
Curl: Great to hear from you again. We need more people in this thread. Wow to Loralei sleeping through the night. I am also very lucky as Maddy generally sleeps 7-8hrs sometimes 9 and has been since she was around 4wks. I still have to get up once in the night and express though (due to all my feeding probs and low milk supply, plus my boobs get too sore). Maddy has recovered well from her injections. I haven't taken the bandaids off yet as i know that will incur pain too. Sometimes i wish that the nurses wouldn't put them on and just apply pressure for a bit instead. I had my hep B and Cervical Cancer vacc a few weeks ago and left the bandaids on for days. Especially hard to take them off when the area is still tender from the injections.
Everybody else: We need more posts, hope to hear from a few of you soon
I will post more later as I am heading to DFO to get an outfit for Sat night I am out with a group of expats mums for a xmas/bday drink. It is my actual bday so I will be having a soft drink to celebrate!! BF so cant have a drink. I am looking forward to it.
I will post later to let you know how I get on with the outfit. I have lost some weight since giving birth and I have a long way to go to get into my pre pregnancy clothes.
Xavier did well after his vaccinations and again I havent removed his plasters either.
. I was told in the past that nasal sprays are okay to use but I'm always sceptical too. My understanding is that nasal sprays are safe while breastfeeding. If you're uncertain ask another chemist or google the company that makes sudafed for more info. Ummm, I think.... mothersafe might have some info too, worth a shot perhaps.
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It seems like you've have a pretty busy couple of months. Moving from the UK to Aus is one big move especially so far advanced in your pregnancy. I moved house whilst i was preg and i found that difficult but it was only a few suburbs away, not a few countries 
. Sometimes i wish that the nurses wouldn't put them on and just apply pressure for a bit instead. I had my hep B and Cervical Cancer vacc a few weeks ago and left the bandaids on for days. Especially hard to take them off when the area is still tender from the injections.
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