Oh mini your poor little man is certainty having a rough start. You poor mumma it must be so frustrating and stressful for you. s to you both
Moi im glad the antibiotics are already kicking in for you. Hope its not too uncomfortable for you.
Bought a pump today! I plan to have him fed ebm when i go back to work in jan/feb but seeing as he wont even take a dummy, i want to start getting him used to a bottle now. I figure ill just get dp to give him one every now and then. Ive gotten all medela stuff and opted for the expensive bottle that has to be sucked like a breast. Now I have some questions because im terrified of messing up my supply or him losing interest in my boobies :-(
1. How much will he take in a feed?
2. When do I pump? He usually only has one side per feed of a morning so after a feed should I just pump the other side? I don't want to end up with all hindmilk or all foremilk..
3. Is it ok to start now with him only being 2 months old or should I wait longer...
Oh its scary messing with something that works well as it is..
Moi hope the antibiotics help... If it's having trouble healing i swear by coconut oil it's soothing and antibacterial has healed my scar so much faster as my last csection took 6 months to heal.
Mini I hope everything goes ok sorry ur having a rough time, reflux is so hard my first had it and was on meds and I'm pretty sure Easton had it tho its mild at the moment just wakes him up all the time just bought a rocker/cradle which is on a 45degree angle first night tonight I'm hoping it helps us
Peace I have always offered both sides and used to just express after the feed so if you know he won't want the other breast within an hour then express that side I know girls who pick a completely none feeding time in the evening to express a full feed just remember u won't get out as much as he will and its good to do it at same time everyday as usually after 6-8 weeks your body makes what he needs
We r good Easton's growing so fast he put on 660gms in a fortnight! Still not sleeping great think due to reflux/wind and has just finished a wonder week so hopefully will settle a little more
Hi girls sorry I've been mia its so busy as a family of 6, and I've been down with the flu on top of it all.
Laila is going well full of smiles, she was weighed weds and since birth she has gained 1.5kg she is now 4.3kgs (still a little feather weight though lol) she has reflux but a happy spiller (all the kids have been) just means extra washing for mummy lol.
I'm doing ok still have lochia (but not bleeding?) scar is sore again thanks to the flu (have me a fever last weekend!)
Keen for more sleep. I am not in bed each day til after 3am! Then Iidt get up to the boys I'm lucky to get 3hrs at the most! But lack of sleep and whole newborn stage hasn't affected me its the happiest I've been (and yet I had problems with someone trying to tell me I'm depressed which caused a bit of anger not from just me!) everyone was like what the?! I think they couldn't help but stick their nose in supposedly your depressed if you have a daytime nap (seriously this person had kids yet they have no clue!)
Anyway I thought I would sneak on quickly and say hi! I hope all you mummy's and bubs and going well too, I am going to spend time with my family this weekend before they go off on their holiday over east. Kids will miss their grandparents for those couple of weeks!
Blue - Thanks. I hadn't heard of using coconut oil on scars before. Might have to get some.
Peace - I usually express after the last feed of the day when Milla will (hopefully) have a longer sleep. Though lately I'm too tired to bother.
Mini - Thinking of you. DD1 had to have one op when she was 2 which was just getting grommets put in & I was a nervous wreck. I can't imagine having to go through so many. :-(
I think my infection is nearly gone but it still doesn't look right so I don't know whether to go back to my GP. :-\
Milla is suddenly feeding for only a very very short time each feed, so wants to feed much more often & isn't sleeping much either.
Thanks blue. I've picked a time in the morning to pump when dp is home and I pumped at 1am this morning because I had two massive boobs after Henry had a 5.5hr sleep!!!! Best sleep I've had since before I was even pregnant! Anyway he took a bottle of ebm this morning which is exciting! There's an event next month I'd love to go to with dp so maybe I can leave Henry with my mum for a couple of hours
Gosh ashie I must be depressed too. Day naps are my favourite!
Moi I hope you are feeling better and your dd is feeding has improved again.
Peace yay for Henry sleeping well! I've had alot of sleep over this weekend dh has been home and gosh it's been good to sleep! He did look after all four kids and he was like little miss wanted extra snuggles wasnt allowed to leave his arms and boys were punching up lol. I was like yep that's my day sweetie. He has also seen that miss likes being awake all night but have found out she loves being wrapped and to be put in her cot awake she'll nod off within minutes! Stroking her hair, nose or eye brows will send her to sleep quicker too.
By far she has been the easiest bub no where as restless as the boys (and I thought they were easy going!)
Dh is also happy I finally been happy to dtd and wasn't incomfortable at all (which I'm glad I waited!)
No signs of an af yet, ob thinks I have tail end of lochia (which is better than what I'm used too with whole bleeding issue) he and I hope that things are sorting themselves out.
Wow, lots has been happening since i last was able to jump on.
mini, how did L go yesterday?
Moi, did you go back to the GP? how are you feeling?
Ashie, hmm depressed if you have a nap during the day? then it is every mother I have met. And its not like depression has one indicator. Silly person.
Peace, glad the expressing went well for you.
We've been well but DH decided we needed to sell the house and move closer to my work so i dont have a four hour commute every day (what i had suggested almost a year ago...oh well) and of course he has done nothing to get the house ready. I'm actually getting really peeved about it. All he does is sleep and watch tv while i look after the baby, paint, clean, organise.... I'm tempted to move without him. I'd be doing less work even without "help" with the baby.
Hunter is growing so well. He put on just over a kg from his birth weight in one month. I have tried to give him a bottle of ebm but he just wont take it. I'm very open to advice. i had to try expressing after getting mastitis coz he only eats a small amount at most of his feeds. He has also started sleeping longer at night. I usually get a least one 4.5-5.5 hour stint.
Do you think babies dream? Hunter cries in his sleep and seems distressed until he wakes up. It breaks my heart, coz he cries like he is so scared and in pain - he has never cried that way when he is awake.
Hi Miloro, glad your little mans growing big and healthy. Henry does the same in his sleep. He half wakes with a very sad heartbreaking cry. A cuddle and some reassurance gets him back to sleep quickly though. Apparently it's got to do with the REM thing they do in their sleep. They're constantly learning and sending random messages that make them suckle, pull faces, cry etc. So I'm told anyway Can't help with how to get him to drink a bottle! Henry did it one day and not the next. Sorry to hear your hubby's not being particularly helpful. Does he work or are you both off at the moment?
Ashie what's the bleeding issue you have had previously? I have constant light bleeding now. It's a joke.
I left my mobile sitting on a feeding chair in a parents room yesterday and someone has pinched it so I've lost the last month or so of Henry photos. Shattered!! What's wrong with people? I've disabled it so they won't even be able to use it now it's just wasted. People suck.
Miloro glad your little man is doing well, little miss too has cries in her sleep usually she'll settle down but sometimes a good cuddle makes her feel better.
Peace that's terrible someone stole your phone! Reminds me to put my photos on the computer tonight just in case. Lately I've been just as bad leaving it about (lack of sleep maybe?)
I spoke too soon I think I have af!
My bleeding problem is a spot or have a small flow most of the month every month defently see your doctor to rule out any underlying conditions jic also their are meds that can stop it if its hormonal issue (I got given this giant smartie to take which Unfortunatly didn't work for me last time lol)
My doctor day pp bleeding can occur for longer like 3 months but after that usually somethings up then.
I think af is here boo! But hoping it disappears completely I havent had much of a break from spotting/bleeding. Kids gave mummy a sleep in so no nap needed today lol. Little miss still keeping us in awe last night I put her in the cot she was watching her daddy sleeping and was smiling at him! Certainly a daddy's girl!
Hi ladies... This might be quick because my little man is unsettled today. His op went well on Monday and we were able to go home that night. I've just been giving him regular panadol, so I think he must be due some. We also got news that he still had mild hydro nephroses so that means that we can stop the antibiotic and have a scan for his kidneys in a few months. We just need to watch he doesn't get any utis. He also had his hip scan last Friday and has mild abnormalities. Got to go...
My daughter Ella was born on 31st August. She was very determined to be punctual, waiting until her due date to arrive despite my waters breaking 59 hours earlier!
We're breastfeeding, which is going great now after a rocky start. Came very close to switching to formula as I had cracked nipples and mastitis at the end of the first week, and just couldn't take the pain anymore. Took a break from BFing and expressed for more than a week. Ella has been back on the boob for nearly two weeks now and is gaining weight like a champ.
Welcome and congratulations on your daughter. I'm Melissa and I have 3 girls and a boy, Lachlan who was born on the 14th. He was a breech birth, he's had 2 operations for inguinal hernias, has some hip issues and kidney issues. Is formula fed and has reflux. That's it in a nut shell!
I've just started exercising again. Is like to lose up to 20 kgs. I'm on my exercise bike and just doing squats, lunges and whatever else I can do in my kitchen! I'm so unfit.
Sorry to hear about your little boy's issues, what a lot for such a little man to go through!
And what is it with babies and digestive issues??! It must be some sort of built in design flaw
Ella doesn't have reflux but seems to be in so much pain every time she does a poo. And her little (or not so little) baby farts are so funny!
It's the one thing no one told me and that has surprised me most about being a mum - how absolutely hilarious babies are! My husband and I are forever cracking up at her.
Mini great that your little boys op went well. Fingers crossed for no uti's. I think they're pretty rare in boys? I hope so. Good on you for getting active again! I get motivated and go for one walk and then skip it the next few days and have to start over again...
Hi Emilykate and welcome. Far out, you weren't labouring that whole time were you? I'm glad your bfing journey is improving for you. I love it but consider switching at least once a week when I reach my limit lol. Haven't yet though!!
I'm sick nauseas, heaving, light headed and zero energy. It's like ms all over again and it's got dp freaking out that we'll be giving Henry a sibling way ahead of schedule! I think he's way off and it's something else because I've barely stopped bleeding so I doubt it's possible. Off to the doc in the morning.
On the upside Henry loves a sick mummy. He gets to snuggle in bed with the booby all day! Perfect!
Hi Peace, and thank you
Odd question but how are your boobs? I only ask because mastitis can have flu-like symptoms...when I had it I was throwing up and exhausted and had chills etc.
As for the long labour...well I guess it depends who you ask! I would say yes, but the hospital records disagree... My contractions started within hours of my waters breaking, and at the end of the first day they were strong enough that I couldn't possibly sleep or even lie down...but they were coming at irregular intervals and far apart, anywhere between 6 and 20 minutes, so not considered labour...I was thinking, if this isn't labour, how awful is real labour going to be?!
I asked to be admitted anyway after labouring (or not?!) at home with a TENS and a Swiss ball for a couple of days, because the pain was getting to the point where I *really* wanted to use the gas. Contractions were still averaging around ten minutes apart though. They did an exam and were shocked that I was 8cm - I cried with relief, they had given me the impression that I probably wasn't dilating at all! They put me on the oxytocin drip though to augment my labour, as apparently "it's impossible to push a baby out with contractions coming ten minutes apart". Didn't bring them any closer together though, just made them crazy painful. I was only on the drip for an hour when I ran into the bathroom because I felt this urgent need to get something 'out' of me...IYKWIM...and before I knew it was squatting against the sink and could feel the baby's head coming. She was in my arms 18 minutes later, I birthed her in only three contractions - still coming nearly ten minutes apart! So apparently it's possible after all?! Quite funny really, but according to their strict criteria, I wasn't actually in labour when I gave birth!!
You can probably tell lol but I'm a bit miffed about being put on the oxytocin. I had been determined to do things as naturally as possible, and I know she would have come eventually on her own. And maybe not have been born so very fast, I tore quite badly unfortunately.
[RANT OVER]
Sorry I have been missing in action - I bet some of you thought I must have fallen off the face of the earth - no just been very very busy. I have just read all your posts and want to give hugs to those that need them and am amazed at how quickly these bubbas are growing.
We have had a really rough start with DS - you may remember he was quite jaundice and required a readmission for phototherapy. At the same time of the admission he was finally diagnosed as having a tongue tie but the hospital staff wouldn't snip it as the medical staff said it wasn't affecting feeding despite him not pooing properly (basically not at all). I organised to see a lactation consultant who specialises in tongue tie and her husband is a GP who does the snip then and there. He fed like a trooper after that and it was pain free!! Well I am pleased to say that the jaundice resolved itself around 5-6 weeks so that was great. However, shortly after that hospital admission he developed a really bad nappy rash (so around 2 weeks old) which I could not resolve no matter what cream I used - I tried them all barrier creams, zinc creams, steroid creams, antifungal creams, antifungal creams with a steroid - we tried nappy free time, cleaning with only water - you named it we tried it. I ended up taking him to the GP at 5 weeks as it had been there for 3 weeks despite my absolute best efforts and she took swabs and it turns out it was a staph infection. We, of course, got the results via phone from my GP whilst I was in QLD for my sisters wedding so I had to take him to the hospital to be seen by the paediatrician who prescribed antibioitic. Getting him to take 1.8ml of that was not fun. We celebrated my sisters wedding and drove back to NSW but the rash was still there but it hadn't spread any further (thanks to the antiobiotic) and it wasn't as angry as I found a cream in QLD (zinc & castor oil cream) that really helped it but it wasn't going completely. I ended up taking him back to my GP just before 8 weeks old and she referred us to a paediatric dermatologist and organised for us to see him the next day. He said it was an errosive nappy rash and advised us to use a powder which I call the miracle powder as it cleared the last of the sores up within 48 hours. It was great! the next day he slept more than he ever had in his life (as each time he would wee or poo he would wake when it touched the sores) and then that afternoon he had no colour and hadn't been feeding very well as he was so congested but had been slightly congested since birth - new things were that he was quite lethargic and had a fever so we took him straight to emergency. With all his history including recently stopping antibiotics they thought he may have had an infection that had been 'treated' or masked by that recent antibiotic and was now sepsis. We were rushed down to the resus area where he had a lot of tests including a urine sample being taken (it was heartbreaking to watch the cannula go down the eye of his penis) he also had a lumbar puncture to test his spinal fluid as he was presenting as septic. We were admitted and he was started on IV antibiotics and fluids to rehydrate him. The preliminary tests showed he had an infection but we had to wait for all the tests and cultures to show exactly were the infection was. The next day DS had developed a rattle in his chest and was so mucosy (he was coming out his nose - out his bottom when he had swallowed it) and they were able to diagnose him as having bronchiolitis - so he was started on oxygen and the antibiotics could be stopped. That was last Friday and we got to go home on Wednesday 2 Oct... but were readmitted on Thursday afternoon as he wasn't maintaining his breathing at home.
As I said it has been a very full on 9 weeks and I cant wait to be on the other side of this all.
s to you both
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just bought a rocker/cradle which is on a 45degree angle first night tonight I'm hoping it helps us
I know girls who pick a completely none feeding time in the evening to express a full feed just remember u won't get out as much as he will and its good to do it at same time everyday as usually after 6-8 weeks your body makes what he needs
My contractions started within hours of my waters breaking, and at the end of the first day they were strong enough that I couldn't possibly sleep or even lie down...but they were coming at irregular intervals and far apart, anywhere between 6 and 20 minutes, so not considered labour...I was thinking, if this isn't labour, how awful is real labour going to be?! 
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