Babies Born September 2007

Sherie it is funny you should say that about Noah's name as in Hebrew it actually means comfort and restful... thanks to all for the well wishes.
Joasia (glad you found us!) - yep Noah does the same - lots of grunting in his sleep, he farts a lot too and i can always tell when he is pooing in his sleep as he stays asleep but face goes red and he scrunches it up and grunts. it's kinda cute...
MD - iwas told the same thing about the bleeding, to look out for clots but that it could get heavier and lighter at doff stages. mine was v light and watery to begin with and then got darker and heavier. I had 2 HUGE clots at the birth that they had to get rid of (I am talking cricket ball size) so I was really worried i would get clotting, they said there was no correlation.. and that i should look out for clots over the size of a 20 c coin and then gushing blood after a clot. if you are worried though, i would call up and ask - it cant hurt and def better to be safe and not to have the worry. HTH

Yay for Joasia finding us all hiding in our secret new thread...! LOL Definitely chat to OB about the bleeding, lucky I'm having a follow up appt with BossMan OB on Wed so will ask him about mine then (along with a long list of other questions, I'm sure LOL)!

Elisabeth doesn't grunt in her sleep but has earnt herself the name of little squeaking mouse on account of all the cute lil squeaky noises she makes...! :)

Well I had another little cry with the midwife today. She said it is like that at almost every house she visits, so that makes me feel better. And it's nice to know that some of you are having 'meltdowns' too.

DD has only put on 70g since leaving hospy 6 days ago. So now she is right on the 10% weight loss from birth. Midwife didn't seem too worried about it but she is going to weigh her again on Thursday. I don't think I can feed her anymore, she is so unresponsive when she is sleepy. I've been trying to express a little bit at the end of the feeds today, just to build up a supply so that DH can do the occasional night feed and really there isn't much left once she's finished with it, so she's obviously getting as much as she needs at the moment.

She's just done a huge poo too, that leaked over the pillow I was using to rest her on. Whoops.

Pregpan - Noah is a lovely name.

Sherie - glad the feeding is sorted.

Leemar - good luck with the thrush.

MD - I was told that the bleeding could pick up again, however unless it was solid clots (ie not stringy ones) it wasn't a problem.

My bleeding has pretty much stopped now. Have a lot of maternity pads to pass on to my sister as it was very light the whole time.

hi again
joasia - Hannah makes so many noises when she's asleep - we've nicknamed her 'Peppa' as in Peppa Pig.
When she is asleep on her tummy she doesn't seem to make the noises though.
I thought my bleeding had stopped - as hadn't seen any for a few days, but then it came back again. It seems to stop and start.

Cally I cried as well today. I am feeling trapped because I can not drive the car yet. I think I will have to drive next week. My belly is kind of sore today. I am not sure if it is suppose to be like that.

The boys are being very naughty today as well. I asked DH if he can come home early today. I think I am in need of some retail therapy.

Hi ladies!

I finally made it in here....been trying to get my butt in front of the computer for a few days, but haven't quite made it lol.

Great to have a place we can come in and chat with other's whose bubs are around the same age.

We started off a bit rocky, with some attachment problems, and crazy feeding routines, but things are evening out now and she's settling down nicely. Last night she slept from 9pm til 5am....8hrs!!!....i was so surprised....and felt quite refreshed this morning, even though my boobs were enormous and had leaked all through the bed during the night (i was so fast asleep i didn't even notice Ha!). I realise this was probably a one-off, but hey, it's nice when it happens!

It still amazes me how much they change within a few days. I was looking at the pics taken when she was only hours/days old and compared to what she looks like now, a week or so later, and it just blows me away. She's so gorgeous, i just beam at her when i see her little face staring up at me, waiting to be fed or changed or cuddled. I had a male friend "whinge" to me yesterday as his partner is 37wks preg and is starting to "moan and whine" about how she's feeling....his comment was "she knew what she was getting into, she should just get over it!"....apart from the urge to slap him in the forehead, i calmly reminded him that she didn't get into this predicament on her own. It's those moments of pure love, when ur heart is just bursting with joy, as your looking down at your little one that you realise...this is why we do it. I hope he gets the picture.

Hi 1127 (hope you dont mine me shortening your name Lol)
I agree with you SO much, I was just thinking how much Noah has grown up... already I want him to slow down!
had our toughest night yet last night... lots of waking in the night and he was so hard to settle even with a feed... pretty tired today! My BIL is in town today to meet Noah, so exciting - am sure it was hard for him to come down too, as he has a little one 11 days older than Noah - I cant wait for them to meet (I guess in a few wks when i can go to melb). So it should be a nice day (DH is getting him from airport now!).

Morning All,

Pregpan- I hope you have a lovley day with your BIL.
Ele_ven27- Welcome.

Well Finally I got some sort of sleep last night. Olivia didnt wake up till 2am this morning. Oh I hope she does it again tonight. The Thrush is all but gone now. I hope it doesnt come back.

I hope everyone has a lovley day.

Hi 11 and welcome to the thread - gee I hope you did some "educatin" on behalf of your pregnant friend!! :) While you're amazed at how much your little one has changed, I'm amazed at how much I see reminds me of her behaviour in utero. There's a particular way she stretches then rolls her head and I think - I remember feeling that exact same movement! And as to her being a Donkey Child, yep those little feet are still up most of the time, kicking whatever they can!!

Well Squeaky Mouse kept us up last night with feeds EVERY TWO HOURS (& that's not from end to start of feed, that's from start to start so IDK, maybe just over an hour of sleep between feeds....)! Poor thing I think her tummy's all windy and hurting from the ABs I am taking. We had the Dunstan baby language DVD out last night and it didn't help decode any of the squawking...

Pregpan how exciting about BIL meeting Noah!

Cally and Leanne and everyone else who's having a rough time I hope you get to do something nice today. We went out and had our first proper public BF at Michel's Patisserie yesterday - there was a huge table of menopausal women there all chatting away and cooing over how gorgeous E is so it was a nice place to get started - you could "feel the love" in the room...! :)

Renee, how are you going, are you managing to eat yet?

MD- Congrats on your first public outing. How is your belly going? Mine was pretty sore yesterday but seems to be ok today so far. I am feeling much better today again so far as the days not over yet.

Have a great day

Leanne - tummy is feeling much better - still oozing though not actively spitting like it was (nice to not have to get up and strip the bed, wash the pjs and ten sets of undies first thing in the morning)!! I've stopped taking the digesic (still had a couple of days worth but forgot to take it on time and didn't really hurt so I've switched over to Panadol now). Had a moment yesterday when we were out - I was sure I was about to start haemmoraghing or something, the cramps were so bad, turns out it was wind pain hahaha! It's more sort of achey pain now and I still feel really tired. I guess the trick is not to overdo it on any given day...

MD- I am glad your tummy is feeling better. I know what you mean about wind pain that was me a couple of weeks ago.lol. Oh well I suppose we will be back to normal soon, or what ever normal is hahahaha.

I am looking forward to going out on thursday to the shops and get Olivia weighed.

Woohoo on your trip out - something nice to look forwards too - when you do think you're going to try driving?? DH is home for another few weeks so I'm not going to try until he's nearly back at work again. Good timing having him home for the school hols! :) I have told DH we have to go out every day this week - just little trips - to get me used to things like having a shower in the morning and making mental lists of things to do - gawd my brain can still only handle one thing at a time!

Morning all (I just scrape in with the 'morning' part LOL). I nearly had a teary moment last night, just from being overtired mainly. Paige was being a little rotter nearly all day and I just about cracked it with her, as I don't want to yell at her or discipline her as she might resent Alister for it (most of the time she was poking him etc) kwim? So I just have to be more creative with my methods with her ATM.

Alister gave me a good 6hrs sleep last night, I was expecting him to wake at 2 but he woke at 4 instead, then he went right back down after his feed and woke again at half 8. Gosh I hope this lasts though.

Marydean, glad to hear the wound has started to settle down for you and is starting to feel better. Fingers crossed last night was a once off for you and Miss E gives you a better night tonight.

Leanne, I'm looking forward to going out on my own tomorrow too. Alister needs some clothes and stuff and I just want to get out. DH brought enough food while I was in hospital not to need groceries this week, but I still want to get out.

Cally hun, don't worry about Katie's weight too much. Paige lost just over the 10% and it took her a good three weeks to get back to her birth weight and was also just a slow gainer too - averaged about 100gms a week. You have to look at weight gain over a 4 week period and get an average as sometimes they can put on heaps on week and hardly anything the next. Plus sometimes they might grow longer in a week too and not 'put on' so much. You are doing a great job though.

Hi ele_ven 27 and welcome! Glad to hear you've got the feeding sorted - it's half the battle won isn't it? I hope the (.Y.) aren't too sore after being so engorged last night.

Joasia, haha! you found us LOL. Ouch at the daktarin experience too, I was cringing along with you when I read that. has your infection from the stitches cleared up?

Jaz, I love Hannah's nickname - Paige has a talking Peppa Pig and I can just picture her making those little noises, so cute!

Pregpan, IKWYM about them changing so much. They develop their own character's so quickly and grow so much.

Well its busy in here today.

Pregpan Noah is a gorgeous name. How exciting getting to see your BIL.

Ele I know what you mean about them changing. I made a photo montage of Logan today and it blew my mind to see how much he has changed. I cant wait for him to be able to smile and giggle and all the other milestones, yet I dont wan thim to get any bigger or change anymore.

Leeane well done getting rid of the thrush.

Well I am on the verge of giving up breast feeding. My right bb is shot. I have gotten rid of the mastitis but yesterday my right nipple was so sore I couldnt feed him, it left be in tears when I tried. Went to the Dr today who said there doesnt seem to be any infection just the nipple is tender from him having to feed off that side all the time to clear up the mastitis. I have to feed off the left and express the right, which still hurts but not as bad. Now my right bb is hurting again I am worried the mastitis is already back and in a different spot. I am hoping it is just bruised and tender or something along those lines. I dont have the hard spot yet but did have a fever when I was at the Dr. Feels like i have had nothing but trouble with feeding so far. Ok vent over sorry about that.

I hope everyone else is well. Enjoy your day.

Katie, don't apologise for having a vent. These first few weeks are rough enough as it is without having a bout of mastitis to boot. You've done really well to persevere and get rid of it, and it is a very hard decision to make when thinking about giving up BF. If you knew that you would have no more problems once your nipple is better, would you keep going with it? If so then keep going, as it does get better.

Thanks Sherie. I am pretty determined to keep persevering and will do so for as long as possible. Its just so hard to stay positive, especially when you add being tired to the mix. I am confident we will get past this and feel good knowing I have my gorgeous dh supporting me no matter what I choose to do.

hi everyone
ele - congratulations on the birth of Jasmin - i love that name
Pregpan - hope you had a good day with your bil. Fingers crossed you have a better night with Noah tonight
Leanne - glad the thrush has cleared and what a good girl Olivia is letting her mummy have a little bit of sleep.
Sherie - 6 hours sleep!! that's fantastic. Maybe Alister could have a gurgle in Hannah's ear lol.
Katie - you poor thing :( i hope all of the ouchiness disappears for you so you can enjoy feeding Logan. I hope the Mastitis doesn't return. Has your fever subsided?
Went for our second Clinic visit today. Hannah has grown 2.5cm and put on 600g in 2 weeks. This was good news for me, because she was just under her birth weight at our first visit - when she was 2 weeks old.
I then took the girls for a picnic in the park. I need to make sure that i still make special memories for them even though Hannah is keeping me busy.