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thread: Babies born ~ January 1st-15th 2011 #1

  1. #91
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    hi all

    Crumpet: hope you are going well

    Sorry lacking personals again....

    afm, have only just got internet back not sure what happened to it. Malaila had not been sleeping well and has been rather cranky so then won't feed properly- although last night and today she has been better. MIL annoys me to no end, she came over last night I had Malaila asleep and she proceded to talk to her when she's supposed to be sleeping. I was so annoyed cos then she was wide awake and was then awake cranky and grizzly for the next 4hrs! I was nearly in tears MIL is really getting to me! Oh and she keep s calling her "her baby" or her "little girl" NO SHE'S NOT SHES MINE! far out cranky much! Oh and then says how much she looks like DH but then as soon as someone says she looks a bit like me she's like no I think she looks like DH. FAR OUT! On the up side My parents are coming over to stay for the weekend tonight so that should be good.

  2. #92
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    Hello lovelys, we really are quiet in here now days! All those lovely newborn cuddles

    Im trying to be up to date in here cause as on monday the school routeen is up and running again and with 4 and on my own its going to be nuts! Wish me luck.

    My Inlaws are up and i am so not in need of more f'ing children! Im tired and emotional and ready to crack, will let you know if i do blow a fuse and tell them where to go! They are staying at a motel so at least thats some relief! \

    How can one person get to the age of 59 and have never grown up, f'ing 3 yr old!

    OH EM: i feel your pain, at least mine live 1500kms away. You wont be able to stop her calling Malaila anything but you can stop her going into her room when she is sleeping. And by the way i cant get over how much she looks like you, ill have to go and have another look at your DH but she is all you around the eyes!


    I suppose just lessons to be learnt for when we are MILs...

    Miss Molly has some wind/poo issues at the moment, like all of mine she is just learning the feeling of storing up the poo rather than doing one each nappy change. Pity its a 4am issue

  3. #93
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    It IS quiet in here now isn't it Tegam

    Good luck with the school routine next week. We still have another week of holidays and then DH will be here for the first week of drop-offs, so I still have a couple of weeks before I have to sort it all out on my own.
    Grrr, your inlaws sound awful Yours too Em. I guess I'm lucky in that regard....

    Poor Miss Molly (I love calling her that!). So, does she not poo all day or night until that one poo? God, I think Josh would explode if he tried to do that!

    Us: Things are still going REALLY well with Josh, still not so great with DS2. He's been shocking at night lately. I'm up at least two hours a night with DS2 every night and not always all at once. Last night he knew he'd pushed me too far though because he let DH put him back to sleep, which he normally won't do. Josh is a delight though. Sleeps for long periods of time both at night and during the day and feeds like a champ. He also has very clear tired signs and goes off to sleep SO easily. I really hope he's going to keep this up

    We went to an indoor play centre this morning and ended up staying for four hours!!!! Never been there for that long. The two older boys had a ball and Josh slept for most of the time, waking up long enough for a feed, a quick play with his Aunt and older cousins and then back off to sleep. As I said, he's a delight!!!! Now DS2 has crashed, Josh is still asleep and DS1 is exhausted on the lounge so I'm going to see if I can catch an hour or two of sleep myself.

    Hope you're all well and enjoying those gorgeous babies of yours!

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    yes she stores all that poo, does one about 7pm if im lucky and then at 4am. you can feel the bubbles start in her belly for a few hours before the poo comes. other than that she is a dream. longest sleep in a row tends to be 4hrs, most of the time only 3. once this poo thing is settled i think it will be much easier DS is waking once a night and DD2 is awake up to 4 times but when i am on my own i just let her crash with me so only wakes me oncec Still 3 kids waking me once or twice each, a baby that doesnt let me go to sleep until 10 and a son who starts the day at 5am then school routeen... far out. lucky this stage like all the rest doesnt last long.... who needs sleep

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    Ok super quick post, home from hospital yesterday and I think I have ten minutes before mr sam ba lam wakes up. He was born via an awesome c-section (staff were nice and we were able to do everything we wanted) cos 24 hours of labour had done nothing and I was very tired. He was still high up during the c-section! 4.1kg and 52cm, head cic 36cm. My newborn looks like a 3 month old in my arms! He's just the right size for Daddy though. We were left alone for skin to skin and with a few minutes he was breastfeeding like a champ. No major probs b'feeding since then, milk is pretty much in. We do have windy problems though! Can't quite figure out how to get rid of the wind! He's such a gorgeous little boy - blonde hair that's already turning to curls and big blue eyes (which may go green). He has a bit of jaundice, which sucks, his levels have always been fine and we're just trying to feed it out. I'm recovering well, just taking panadol and feeling really well. Super tired of course

    Have to go cuddle my boy

    -DH is so completely smitten, so wonderful! So happy!

  6. #96
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    Yay congrats Kit im a bit slow but didnt forget

    Well were now affically in this group lol bout time i say. Miss Phoebe decided she wanted out and wanted out fast will come back for full story.But i went home the same day the hosp stay was awful! will fill that in later too.

    She is such a cutie. She has a full head of dark hair and has dimples too lol She has been pretty good have had many probs with feeding tho first not enough milk she would latch on feed fall asleep i take her off and she would scream and repeat the whole process for hours! Then i had too much and even after expressing my boobs were so big she just couldnt latch on grrr seemed like i couldnt win.So ive now resorted to just expressing lol.

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    Kit - that's great! Glad you're recovering ok - what a long labour! Well done He's a similar size to David except David was only 3.9 kg, and I thought he was big when they handed him to me, so I know how you feel! Gotta love the blonde curls! Glad that feeding is going well too

    Tegam - All the best with the school runs this week - it seems so early - our schools still have a couple of weeks off I think, or at least a week and a half - they go back in Feb. What a great positive attitude you have! I would be asleep on the floor with your current night schedule

    Disgirl - so glad that Josh is being so cruisy for you, especially with DS2's night wakings - hope Josh can keep it up and hopefully DS2 will improve soon now that he's getting older.

    Afm, David seems to be settling into a routine - I feel like he's a bit of a guinea pig, I've been trying lots of ideas out to see what works - poor kid. So, last feed is 7pm, then he wakes around 12:30 and 4 for feeds, goes back down nicely each time, then I get him up at 7am for the first morning feed, although sometimes he's awake earlier with wind issues. I've found his best daytime sleep session to be first in the day, so at about 8am I put him down and he sleeps for around an hour and a half to 2 hours. So if he doesn't get a full sleep later on, it's not so bad because he doesn't end up so overtired. He often had wind issues around lunchtime, so I'm avoiding putting him down for a proper sleep then, just put him in the pram or on the floor so he can nap if he wants to. I'd like him to have a sleep in the arvo, but that's not really sorted yet. If he gets 4-5 hours of sleep during the day, that's a good day. I feel much more confident now that I've figured out a few things that work, mind you, that can all change in a matter of days I guess!! Loving being a mummy

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    fo3 - we posted at the same time Sorry that the hospy wasn't a nice experience for you - glad you could come home early though. Maybe when your boobs settle down a bit, Phoebe will latch on a bit better. How's the expressing going? I couldn't get a lot out at first (mind you, I only expressed the odd feed here and there). I'm planning to do some expressing each morning this week if I'm home to get a store in the freezer for later, so hopefully it will be a bit faster now that feeding's more or less established.

  9. #99
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    My Inlaws are up and i am so not in need of more f'ing children! Im tired and emotional and ready to crack, will let you know if i do blow a fuse and tell them where to go! They are staying at a motel so at least thats some relief! \

    How can one person get to the age of 59 and have never grown up, f'ing 3 yr old!
    oh lordy sounds like ur having a hell of a time withe the IL's.... wish i lived closer so u could come play at my house!

    Us: Things are still going REALLY well with Josh, still not so great with DS2. He's been shocking at night lately. I'm up at least two hours a night with DS2 every night and not always all at once. Last night he knew he'd pushed me too far though because he let DH put him back to sleep, which he normally won't do. Josh is a delight though. Sleeps for long periods of time both at night and during the day and feeds like a champ. He also has very clear tired signs and goes off to sleep SO easily. I really hope he's going to keep this up

    We went to an indoor play centre this morning and ended up staying for four hours!!!! Never been there for that long. The two older boys had a ball and Josh slept for most of the time, waking up long enough for a feed, a quick play with his Aunt and older cousins and then back off to sleep. As I said, he's a delight!!!! Now DS2 has crashed, Josh is still asleep and DS1 is exhausted on the lounge so I'm going to see if I can catch an hour or two of sleep myself.

    Hope you're all well and enjoying those gorgeous babies of yours!
    josh sounds like a gem hun! i think Summah and Josh might have got the memo about being good sleepers!
    sorry to hear DS2 is still not doing well at night.....

    yes she stores all that poo, does one about 7pm if im lucky and then at 4am. you can feel the bubbles start in her belly for a few hours before the poo comes. other than that she is a dream. longest sleep in a row tends to be 4hrs, most of the time only 3. once this poo thing is settled i think it will be much easier DS is waking once a night and DD2 is awake up to 4 times but when i am on my own i just let her crash with me so only wakes me oncec Still 3 kids waking me once or twice each, a baby that doesnt let me go to sleep until 10 and a son who starts the day at 5am then school routeen... far out. lucky this stage like all the rest doesnt last long.... who needs sleep
    u have well and truely turned me off anymore than 2 kids!

    Ok super quick post, home from hospital yesterday and I think I have ten minutes before mr sam ba lam wakes up. He was born via an awesome c-section (staff were nice and we were able to do everything we wanted) cos 24 hours of labour had done nothing and I was very tired. He was still high up during the c-section! 4.1kg and 52cm, head cic 36cm. My newborn looks like a 3 month old in my arms! He's just the right size for Daddy though. We were left alone for skin to skin and with a few minutes he was breastfeeding like a champ. No major probs b'feeding since then, milk is pretty much in. We do have windy problems though! Can't quite figure out how to get rid of the wind! He's such a gorgeous little boy - blonde hair that's already turning to curls and big blue eyes (which may go green). He has a bit of jaundice, which sucks, his levels have always been fine and we're just trying to feed it out. I'm recovering well, just taking panadol and feeling really well. Super tired of course

    Have to go cuddle my boy

    -DH is so completely smitten, so wonderful! So happy!
    he is soooooo cute hun, and well like i said on FB so nice of u to name him after me!
    whats his middle name, if he as one?

    Afm, David seems to be settling into a routine - I feel like he's a bit of a guinea pig, I've been trying lots of ideas out to see what works - poor kid. So, last feed is 7pm, then he wakes around 12:30 and 4 for feeds, goes back down nicely each time, then I get him up at 7am for the first morning feed, although sometimes he's awake earlier with wind issues. I've found his best daytime sleep session to be first in the day, so at about 8am I put him down and he sleeps for around an hour and a half to 2 hours. So if he doesn't get a full sleep later on, it's not so bad because he doesn't end up so overtired. He often had wind issues around lunchtime, so I'm avoiding putting him down for a proper sleep then, just put him in the pram or on the floor so he can nap if he wants to. I'd like him to have a sleep in the arvo, but that's not really sorted yet. If he gets 4-5 hours of sleep during the day, that's a good day. I feel much more confident now that I've figured out a few things that work, mind you, that can all change in a matter of days I guess!! Loving being a mummy
    nice work david and jen!! it feels good when they are a bit more predictable hey!!

    FO3- sorry ur hospital stay was crappy

    AFU:

    well we had a lovely day at the beach on thursday, was exactly what we all needed i think. wasnt a easy day but we all survived, and lost about 5kg each in tears, well summah didnt DH and i did.....

    Summah is still going great guns, at her check on thursday she had put on 510g in 2 weeks and another 2cm in length!
    MCHN is rapt with her progress and how placid she is, so thats really nice to hear!

    had a emotional mummy moment last night....
    we went out for dinner, and i got summah dressed in her first dress, and sadly i have to admit DH and I BOTH cried she looked so cute! how bloody pathetic are we!

    this week i have my 6week post delivery OB appt so that should be a barrel of laughs! other than that a quiet week, which im soooo thankful for! i just said to DH its nice to look on the calendar and only have my OB appt booked in and NOTHING else!

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    Jen: The lady next to me in hospital had a baby that was 43cm, Sammy just looked huge!

    Tegam: Sammy does the same poo thing, he gets hard to settle in the middle of the night and draws his legs up so we've been trying to be extra vigilant about burping (the books say to hold him upright and pat his back, they didn't mentio ANYTHING about what to do when he flings his head around wildly!) but I'm still quite cautious with him. But I can feel the bubbles/gurgles a few hours before that, how do you work it out??

    Crumpet: His middle name is Catcher (from Catcher in the Rye, the story within a story bit). His first name was going to be Catcher, but it didn't suit him. He was a Samuel. So he's Samuel Catcher Lucas. We figured cos we had a short last name we could fit 3 names in there, lol.

    AFM: Sammy didn't settle for 5 hours today, my Mum's staying and my sister came over so there was too much going on, he's been asleep for an hour or so now. So I'm off to nap

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    Will come back to catch up more later but was wondering is Disgirl could take a look at this thread for me??

    frothy poo, hind/fore milk imbalance or lactose issue???


    YAY Kit, love the names! You will want to take a look at the thread too

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    Tegam, sorry, I'm no help to you Poor Miss Molly. I'd call the ABA. I've had a problem with oversupply of milk, but it's all been on me, and the boys have just taken themselves off tap when they've had enough. The week that my milk came in with Josh, I expressed just enough to stop my boobs from throbbing and I ended up with 160mls - which only took 5 mins to get on a hand pump. It runs in my family, my mum use to be asked to express while she was in hossy with us lot, so they could give her milk to the premmie bubs in SCN. Anyway, sorry I couldn't help.

    Kit, yay, you're here!!!! Sam is indeed a big boy! At least he used his extra time on the inside to do some growing. Joshy has no such excuse He just wanted to keep us waiting. Don't you love watching your DH with bubs? I love watching my DH with the two bigger boys now too - he's such a hands-on daddy, I'm very lucky
    Josh is also a head flinger! We can't just hold him against us with one hand like we did with the older two. We always have to be ready to catch him when he throws himself backwards. I dread to think what he'll be like when he gets a bit bigger.
    With Sam, try different positions and methods to get the wind up. I find letting him lie on his back for a few minutes after a feed before sitting him upright helps, and then I usually support him under the chin and across the chest with one hand and use the other hand to pat or rub his back. Other times, I need to lie him on his tummy for a wee while before holding him up. It's all trial and error unfortunately - no magic fit for all bubs!

    Ah Crumpet, you should go for more than two kids! After a few years of little sleep you kinda just get over it So far I'm loving having three boys, but we'll see how I go after tonight (first night on my own!) and then when DH goes back to work for good.

    Jen, it is all trial and error, as I said to Kit. Each bub is sooooo different, even my three are all different so what works for one, doesn't work for the other. Sounds like you and David are getting yourselves into a nice routine though

    FO3, sorry you are having a rough time with breastfeeding. Hopefully your boobies will settle down once the supply is established. I had to express a bit when my milk was coming in because of my porn-star boobs - I swear when I went to feed Josh one time he had a look of terror on his face! You know it's bad when two experienced midwives come to your door and say "Whoa! Dolly Pardon!" My mw kept saying "They're unbelievable!" and "You poor thing!" All good now though, we're back to a regular E/EE

    Us: all going very well still. Josh is brilliant at night, can't say the same for his big brother.... DH is working tonight and I'm on my own with the three of them. Should be interesting when DS2 and DS3 are up at the same time! Thankfully though, he has another two weeks off after this so that will be a big help. Josh is looking more and more like DS1 every day. Poor little guy, I can't help comparing them and calling him a mini-DS1!

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    Crumpet: His middle name is Catcher (from Catcher in the Rye, the story within a story bit). His first name was going to be Catcher, but it didn't suit him. He was a Samuel. So he's Samuel Catcher Lucas. We figured cos we had a short last name we could fit 3 names in there, lol.

    AFM: Sammy didn't settle for 5 hours today, my Mum's staying and my sister came over so there was too much going on, he's been asleep for an hour or so now. So I'm off to nap
    oh hun thats so cute!!! love it!!!!

    poor sam, i find Summah gets over stimulated pretty quick with a lot of ppl around, but she has improved thankfully.

    Ah Crumpet, you should go for more than two kids! After a few years of little sleep you kinda just get over it So far I'm loving having three boys, but we'll see how I go after tonight (first night on my own!) and then when DH goes back to work for good.

    Us: all going very well still. Josh is brilliant at night, can't say the same for his big brother.... DH is working tonight and I'm on my own with the three of them. Should be interesting when DS2 and DS3 are up at the same time! Thankfully though, he has another two weeks off after this so that will be a big help. Josh is looking more and more like DS1 every day. Poor little guy, I can't help comparing them and calling him a mini-DS1!
    i can tell u now there wont be number 3, ill be lucky to get number 2!
    although, in conversation last night something came up about being induced and he said yeah next time we will wait and see when and if u go into labour so im thinking he is changing his mind slowly. mind u we still wont start trying till mid next year at the earliest, i need a break.
    and we have to have a chat with my OB about how long i need to wait inbetween with my stitch and stuff like that.....

    how did u survive the night last night??

    AFU: hmmmmm whats been happening here.......

    well not a massivr amount really.

    Summah is being a angel which is good, she is becoming such a little person now time is flying! she will be 6 weeks tomorrow!

    im a bit stressed, have got a massage and facial booked for saturday, 2.5hrs worth, and DH is going to have Summah with him which is fine but he is working at his mums house so she will be there..... u can see where im going with this im sure!
    but my appt is at 130 so she should sleep while im gone, but im worried MIL is going to hang around her like a blue-a$$ed fly and try to keep her awake.
    so im going to go to drop her off and feed her as i usually would around 12:30 and then put her to "bed" in her pram, and ill be giving DH orders that she isnt to be passed around and stuff but if she cries like she does in her sleep i know MIL will pick her up and rock her to sleep.....


    grrrrrrr...... i wish DH was just going to be home with her. and if she doesnt sleep in the arvo she will be FERAL coz thats her biggest sleep of the day!

  14. #104
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    Hello ladies!

    I thought I would come and join you all in here

    Well, where to start? I know a few of you (:wave: Tegam and Disgirl) but will introduce myself anyway,

    I'm Kellie, or Kel, whichever you prefer. I had my little Heffalump 10 days ago now (OMG, was it really that long ago already??), after what felt like the LOOOONGEST pregnancy in the world, lol. We named him Caelan James and he was born on the 14th Jan, weighing in at 3.8kg, 57.5cm long and 36cm HC and he is bub #3 for us. We had a wonderful drug free labour and birth, with only ARM in way of interventions. Labour niggles started at about 5am Friday morning and progressivley got stronger as the day went on. We went to a playcentre with our older two kidlets, then left whent hings were getting a bit too hairy for me to bear in front of strangers, lol! I went to hospital at about 5pm and was told I was 4-5cm. Laboured for another few hours moved around got in the shower, sat on the fitball and was just generally really restless. Caelan seemed to be going nowhere, but then all of a sudden whilst sitting on the toilet, I started to vomit and push (sooo not a pleasant way to do things! But it happened with DS1 as well) so I got on the bed (I like to birth laying down) and about 30mins laterI started pushing again and about 3 pushes later he was out and that was with coaching from my doula and midwife not to push! I gave myself a tear needing 4 stitches and multiple grazes because he was born so fast. But he was absolutely gorgeous and DH and I fell in love instantly. He is long and skinny and rather resembles a skinned rabbit, lol!
    Unfortunately I lost a fair bit of blood (I have had significant to severe PPH with all 3 births, plus one of my angels) and needed a blood transfusion. DS then started vomiting bile and was terribly sleepy and difficult to wake and was taken to SCN to be tested and monitored. I was so sad to have no baby with me as well as no toddlers or DH. I have never felt so alone. After a few days of monitoring and tests, the doctors came up with nothing to diagnose DS with and sadi some babies a just slow to get their motabolism going and it seems that that was what happened with DS. He finally pooed on day 6 and was allowed to come home with me!
    He has been a little up and down with his sleeping and feeding and is still a little unpredictable. It seems to be every second night he barely sleeps, sleeps really well through the day and then that night he sleeps like an angel! I am hoping the sleeping like an angel stays and the restless nights fade away, lol! Surely I have to get one good sleeper out of three...??

    Ok ladies must go a certain little someone is stirring...

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    Hello ladies!

    I thought I would come and join you all in here

    Well, where to start? I know a few of you (:wave: Tegam and Disgirl) but will introduce myself anyway,

    I'm Kellie, or Kel, whichever you prefer. I had my little Heffalump 10 days ago now (OMG, was it really that long ago already??), after what felt like the LOOOONGEST pregnancy in the world, lol. We named him Caelan James and he was born on the 14th Jan, weighing in at 3.8kg, 57.5cm long and 36cm HC and he is bub #3 for us. We had a wonderful drug free labour and birth, with only ARM in way of interventions. Labour niggles started at about 5am Friday morning and progressivley got stronger as the day went on. We went to a playcentre with our older two kidlets, then left whent hings were getting a bit too hairy for me to bear in front of strangers, lol! I went to hospital at about 5pm and was told I was 4-5cm. Laboured for another few hours moved around got in the shower, sat on the fitball and was just generally really restless. Caelan seemed to be going nowhere, but then all of a sudden whilst sitting on the toilet, I started to vomit and push (sooo not a pleasant way to do things! But it happened with DS1 as well) so I got on the bed (I like to birth laying down) and about 30mins laterI started pushing again and about 3 pushes later he was out and that was with coaching from my doula and midwife not to push! I gave myself a tear needing 4 stitches and multiple grazes because he was born so fast. But he was absolutely gorgeous and DH and I fell in love instantly. He is long and skinny and rather resembles a skinned rabbit, lol!
    Unfortunately I lost a fair bit of blood (I have had significant to severe PPH with all 3 births, plus one of my angels) and needed a blood transfusion. DS then started vomiting bile and was terribly sleepy and difficult to wake and was taken to SCN to be tested and monitored. I was so sad to have no baby with me as well as no toddlers or DH. I have never felt so alone. After a few days of monitoring and tests, the doctors came up with nothing to diagnose DS with and sadi some babies a just slow to get their motabolism going and it seems that that was what happened with DS. He finally pooed on day 6 and was allowed to come home with me!
    He has been a little up and down with his sleeping and feeding and is still a little unpredictable. It seems to be every second night he barely sleeps, sleeps really well through the day and then that night he sleeps like an angel! I am hoping the sleeping like an angel stays and the restless nights fade away, lol! Surely I have to get one good sleeper out of three...??

    Ok ladies must go a certain little someone is stirring...

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    Hi Kel! Welcome to our little group

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    Hello ladies!

    I thought I would come and join you all in here

    Well, where to start? I know a few of you (:wave: Tegam and Disgirl) but will introduce myself anyway,

    I'm Kellie, or Kel, whichever you prefer. I had my little Heffalump 10 days ago now (OMG, was it really that long ago already??), after what felt like the LOOOONGEST pregnancy in the world, lol. We named him Caelan James and he was born on the 14th Jan, weighing in at 3.8kg, 57.5cm long and 36cm HC and he is bub #3 for us. We had a wonderful drug free labour and birth, with only ARM in way of interventions. Labour niggles started at about 5am Friday morning and progressivley got stronger as the day went on. We went to a playcentre with our older two kidlets, then left whent hings were getting a bit too hairy for me to bear in front of strangers, lol! I went to hospital at about 5pm and was told I was 4-5cm. Laboured for another few hours moved around got in the shower, sat on the fitball and was just generally really restless. Caelan seemed to be going nowhere, but then all of a sudden whilst sitting on the toilet, I started to vomit and push (sooo not a pleasant way to do things! But it happened with DS1 as well) so I got on the bed (I like to birth laying down) and about 30mins laterI started pushing again and about 3 pushes later he was out and that was with coaching from my doula and midwife not to push! I gave myself a tear needing 4 stitches and multiple grazes because he was born so fast. But he was absolutely gorgeous and DH and I fell in love instantly. He is long and skinny and rather resembles a skinned rabbit, lol!
    Unfortunately I lost a fair bit of blood (I have had significant to severe PPH with all 3 births, plus one of my angels) and needed a blood transfusion. DS then started vomiting bile and was terribly sleepy and difficult to wake and was taken to SCN to be tested and monitored. I was so sad to have no baby with me as well as no toddlers or DH. I have never felt so alone. After a few days of monitoring and tests, the doctors came up with nothing to diagnose DS with and sadi some babies a just slow to get their motabolism going and it seems that that was what happened with DS. He finally pooed on day 6 and was allowed to come home with me!
    He has been a little up and down with his sleeping and feeding and is still a little unpredictable. It seems to be every second night he barely sleeps, sleeps really well through the day and then that night he sleeps like an angel! I am hoping the sleeping like an angel stays and the restless nights fade away, lol! Surely I have to get one good sleeper out of three...??

    Ok ladies must go a certain little someone is stirring...
    hi kellie!!

    congrats on ur little man!

    sounds like a rough few days for u guys as well, glad ur both well now!
    i had a PPH this time, about 1.5lt, knocks u round for the first couple days thats for sure.


    hope the sleeping habits settle into a good pattern for u guys!

  18. #108
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    Jan 2008
    Brisbane
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    YAY Kellie, clever girl having a baby on the 14th
    We are all lovely and like to talk, we have settled down a little at the moment but i bet that ramps up again!

    Molly is a little like Caelan and i dont really have any idea of a routeen at the moment, but with school starting this week and miss molly being in and out of the car twice a day 5 times a week not sure she really will get to have a routeen. And thats not with the other kids, swimming lessions, choir, piano, kindy gym, tap, jazz and playgroup.... then there are play dates!!! Far out im stuffed reading it all...how will i find the energy

    Cant believe you made it back to cobar so quickly! Was it that bad at your mums When does DH go back to work??

    everyone else!

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