How is everyone going this week?
StawberryFields I'm glad to hear your girls are happy and alert, thinking of you as you prepare to bring them home!
Stoked- haha thats awesome weight gain! nice work congrats again on Zac!
Mum2Ramone- so great that you have healed so quick! I am not sore there at all now, but pelvic floor still fatigues and still a bit of bleeding.
catetay- hi!!
I must say I'm struggling a little. This is my first and gosh its a steep learning curve! I'm dealing better than I thought with the tiredness, but I think EJ has the dreaded "reflux", and I spend all my time worrying about it!
He's been heaps better last few days actually, as I implement more and more strategies that I read about. (Being vigilant about keeping his head higher than stomach at ALL times)
But I am really struggling with "awake time". I know he's only 3 1/2 weeks, and there will be time to sort it out later, but it seems all his awake time is spent with him getting distracted and cross at his belly grumbles or hiccuping violently, or just staring at the wall. sigh. sometimes he will still be sleeping even 4 hours after a feed, then have a feed and right away he's giving me tired signs. Other times I try to chat to him but he wont look at me, or he is constantly frowning and grimacing as his belly gurgles away. Then he'll scream and be impossible to put to sleep, as if he's overstimulated. Other times he won't sleep at all, but he's yawning so I dont want to overstimulate him, but then he just sits there calm and awake and stares at the wall and I waste all this awake time.
He did give dad his first smile last night (typical, I spend all day with him, then he smiles at dad) so I guess he is happy sometimes, but I am worried that he wont grow up happy if he is always in pain! I just want him to be a happy content little baby.
I've got an appointment with my lovely GP tomorrow so I'm sure she will set me straight, but just thought I'd share with you guys how I'm feeling, especially as some of you have had kids before! Any reflux issues? I keep going to post a thread in the main forum, but every day is so different, I'm never really sure exactly what the problem is!
Wow time has gone quick... Hope all the little precious babies are doing well and their mothers healing well
We are just enjoying every day , She sleeps alot so Im enjoying hanging out with DS when she's asleep and having alone time with her when she is awake of a night....
She makes the funniest noises shen she is sleeping. She is feeding very well ( breastfed on demand) but she still looks so tiny. She was her birthweight at a week old .. 2680 grams and its been another week since then so I wonder what she weighs..
Are you still all having midwife check ups etc or are you just waiting for the 6 week post partum appointment?
Also when do you think itS safe to start trying to tighten up these stomache muscles ? 6 weeks? I didnt have to do anything last time but my body is a bit less forgiving as I get older
congrats again on Zac!
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