Babies Born ~ February 2012 #1

[phebee]

Blixie my little DD (first time I've written that! ) also has an u/s for a clicky hip at 6 weeks too. I'm pretty sure it's the left too.


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[Blixie]

MummzySair - E's discharge weight was 3290g so that makes it a 675g gain in 2weeks 6days. Still doesn't sound like much

phebee - good luck for your little bee's u/s

it's DP's first day back at work today so far so good DD1 is sick (seems like there's been at least one of them unwell constantly since E was born...) and sooky but has playdough to keep her amused and DD2 is playing too (for now) E was up every 2 hours last night and DD1 was up in between so i'm running on empty. Got E's hand and feet moulds done today now the wait to get them back. Hope everyone is well

[skybie]

Hey Chick!!!!
DD3 was born on the 28/02/2012 3220gms and 50cms long
still struggling to believe she's really here. Hope you're getting some sleep hun xx

[*The_Mrs.*]

violets u/s is tuesday..i hope its ok and i will let u guys know

[Ladylove]

Congratulations ladies! My H. onor Lily was born on the 15th

[Ladylove]

My lactation consultant told me that newborns put on somewhere between 150-250 grams a week on average so the weight stats of all the bubs here sound pretty much right. H only put on so much weight in a week because her paranoid mother kept waking her day and night to feed because she lost a little more than average at the beginning.

Speaking of, H had a devil day yesterday- feeding every two hours and pretty much crying all day. She would not sleep at all until just after 7:30 last night. Luckily she then slept through to 1am then woke again at 4 and 7 so that's a good sleep for mama and baby.

TM thinking of Violet- good luck with the US.

[beansbeans!]

Hi all,

Apoligies for not posting. But I am reading and I check in as often as I can! We've been pretty busy here since Arabelle was born, and that things are slowing down my lack of sleep is starting to catch up on me. The two big girls are being awesome at helping me, but they have got some major competitive streaks that are causing come trouble at the moment.

As of yesterday I had my first hard day with Arabelle, she jsut would settle, seemed like she was in pain, and just not happy. And lucky me its lasted through til today as well. Last night she didnt settle at all, then today she just wasnt her normal self Shes in bed now, but Im not getting my hopes up just yet. Through my panda black eyes I can see another long night ahead of me. Doesnt help either that Im starting to dread the nights because the big girls get up and help me, which means I often have trouble getting them back to sleep, and then they are tired throughout the day as well But I do love how kind they are in thinking they need to help me. And nothing I say or do will get them back to sleep until Arabelle is safe in bed, fast asleep.

[Ladylove]

Beans how old are you other two?

[beansbeans!]

Beans how old are you other two?

DD1 is 4, will be 5 in sept

DD2 is 2, will be 3 in nov.

Quick question, for those who have applied for baby bonus, has anyone started getting theirs yet??

[Blixie]

*The_Mrs.* - Good luck with Violet's u/s

Ladylove - thank you! That info makes me feel better

beansbeans! your girls sound like real sweeties. But i bet it can be frustrating for you!
as for baby bonus yep, got my first payment on the 24th a week after we put the paperwork in

[Ladylove]

I just completed the final form for parental leave so I assume it will come in a couple of weeks. The hospy gave me the form along with the signed proof of birth as I'd pre-applied online before when I was pregnant.

[beansbeans!]

mmm, we've been waiting for it for a few weeks now. My short term memory is gone atm but I know we put it in a while ago, same with birth certificate and havent got that either yet

[phebee]

Wow! I actually have time to get on here... DD is sleeping and DH is NOT wanting to use the computer! :O So where to start? The last 2.5 weeks have been a whirlwind! I guess now I have time to post my birth story.... finally! I am now a proud and exhausted Mummy to Emily Kathryn.

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It all began when we were admitted for induction at King Edward Memorial Hospital at 4:30pm on Friday 17th February. DragonTurtle went in at the same time to be induced. She was in Bed 3 and I was in Bed 6 We spent a lot of the time texting each other back and forth about our progress, updating on the FB group and she came to visit me in my room several times

The original plan for me was to have a Foley’s catheter to induce labour, but they discovered DD's head (not knowing what gender she was) was off to one side a bit and decided it would push it further away, so they changed it to gel, which they put in about 6pm ish. That evening DT and her DH came to my room and the 4 of us sat chatting for ages, it was quite a party! 12 hours after the gel (very early Saturday morning) the gel had not done anything to my cervix, but I was having contractions that I couldn’t feel. The monitor was picking them up but I wasn't! I was thinking 'Excellent!" lol. They didn't want to overstimulate my uterus and cervix, so they decided to wait a bit longer to see if I should have a second round of gel. Saturday morning around 10am they they decided, yes, another round. They said "I'll just go and get the doctor" and we waited and waited.... DT came by again and told me she'd been waiting and waiting for her waters to be broken. Apparently they had 4 other women in advanced labour and 2 emergencies and were flat out. Finally about 1pm they came in and the shift had changed and the people who were on told me I could have another gel. I told them I knew and I'd been waiting.

So that was given and another 12 hours later they checked again. Still hardly any progress and this was Saturday evening. Foley’s catheter was now an option though as her head had moved to the right position. This was inserted at some point during the night 10pm ish? (it’s all a blur now) and was due to be checked Sunday morning. Foley's gave me painful contractions right from the get-go so after they did it I had Panadeine Forte and a sleeping tablet. When the contractions continued to keep me awake they gave me a morphine injection in my bum and I finally slept... and very well! Sunday morning came and yes, by 10am there was 2cm dilation, enough to break my waters. But then they were flat out busy again. At 2pm, finally they were able to break my waters and put me on the oxytocin equivalent (forgotten its name) drip and true labour began. I lasted 6 hours relying only on a heat pack on my back and breathing techniques. Finally I opted for an epidural and that was put in at 8pm. Contractions were still making slow and erratic progress and by about 3:00am - 4:00am Monday morning (exact time?), I was still only 3cm dilated. That was when we decided to do a Caesarian section. I was prepped and taken to theatre and Emily emerged at exactly 5am on the dot, 20th February 2012 3750g/8lbs 4oz, HC 34cm, length 51cm. A beautiful bundle of joy with a lovely head of hair. She is just gorgeous


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Since then we have had a lot of ups and downs, more downs recently as she is a very difficult baby to feed. She is a very slow eater, inefficient sucker and sleeps on the job. The last 3 nights she has refused to settle after the evening feed and I've been absolutely at the end of my rope. I finally managed to get about 5 hours sleep (broken up) this morning but it seems like a LONG time since the last one. I've been crying every day except one. That was about 5 days ago and I even cried on that day out of gratefulness/happiness that I have her. But lately it's been frustration/desperation/I'm a bad mother etc.. I'm really hoping things turn around soon. We're seeing a lactation consultant who found she has oral thrush and has given us a cream and a gel for treatment. Really really hoping this works to clear her mouth and she can feed better and sleep better from it! So it's just taking each day as it comes. DH has been wonderful for the most part. He gets grumpy on little sleep and was a bit difficult last week, but this week the roles are reversed and he's been the one trying to calm me down and doing everything for us, lol. Hubby of the year!

[Ladylove]

Oh Phe it's hard isn't it. I really feel for you - I've been super emotional too and a friend reminded me that it's not JUST the intensity of first time parenthood and lack of sleep but our hormones are still out of wack. For some reason this made me feel better about my emotional state!

[phebee]

Yeah I figured that was part of it. This is the 4th night in a row that Emily is refusing to settle after her evening feed. Prior to that it was every 3rd evening. Before that not a problem. It can last until anywhere from 12am - 3.30am. But she sleeps really well in the daytime mostly. She's turned nocturnal

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[Ladylove]

Oh gosh you poor thing. Honor gets pretty unsettled but it's mostly in the day or evening.

[*The_Mrs.*]

Hey everyone..Violet has been diagnosed with reflux
The Dr. put her on a med for it and Im not happy about it..he said if it doesnt help with 4 days we can take her off and maybe its somthing else. Thats what I am hoping for

[Ladylove]

Bugger TM. What made you or the Dr suspect reflux?