Well midwife has just left, everything perfect still
Looks like you aren't the only one with a little piggy Jennifer!! I can definitely stop worrying about DD1 hogging the milk or the super speed feeds lol.
Birth weight: 3844g
48hrs post birth weight: 3628g
7 days post birth weight: 4139g
500g in 5 days... she did a double take when she went to write it down and said I better just check that again lol.
Hehe Jellyfish, well done to your bbs! We didn't weigh Miss H but my m/w says at least 300 gms or so from looking at her. And she's def longer - since she's outgrowing the all-in-one suits.
Now I won't see my m/w for a few weeks and that'll be the last visit. Luckily I still get to catch up with her at the monthly HB get togethers. Also broached the topic of DTD and how everything will have healed and she thinks I should be fine from a healing POV (i only had a small labial tear and those apparently heal quickly). I told DP he could buy condoms yesterday. Don't want to be giving my m/w another reason to visit!
I weighed Madeleine on Tuesday and she was 3 ounces up on her birth weight. Mind u I'm not certain that that was 100% accurate. So I really only weighed her at the chemist to get a better idea of her starting weight.
Dd is starting to ask for bbs morning and night. To be honest tho I didn't mind this morning cos I was sooooo engorged! She waited quite patiently for Maddie to finish and then said "my turn" lol!
Have just read your birth stories Bella and Jennifer, both such beautiful births!
Moved a lot of our stuff over today, only the essentials left which we will do over the next two days. Then Sunday will be cleaning day before turning in the keys. Can't wait to get into our bigger place!! They say it was a bad time to move but it has been great for me, nobody is letting me do a single thing
Hi girls, hope it's okay if I join in!? I'm a bit late, my DD was born on 6th January at 10.51 am by c-section. Everything went well and she's a big healthy girl at 3.7kg (8lb 3 1/2oz) Still getting used to the whole newborn thing! She was very sleepy for her first week and a half but is starting to wake up now... We had our first cry-a-thon 2 days ago and she's being very unsettled these last 2 days too. I'm thinking growth spurt?!
Her big brother is 23 months and he's been soooo good about the whole thing. He loves his little sister, kisses her goodnight and gives her cuddles. Breaks my heart when he wants to cuddle me (if he's tired or hurt himself) then he realises that i'm busy with bub feeding or whatever and he can't just jump onto my lap he knows he has to sit next to me
Hope everyone else is doing well! Looking forward to chatting with you all
Midwife stopped our new place today, it has so much more space so we were showing it off a little haha. She was also impressed with DD2 who is now 4.31kg
First night in the new place went well. I love it here already and DD1 can't get over her own room, she loves playing there and slept the entire night in there after being in a room with me her whole life (although she had her own toddler bed so same room but own bed for the last 6 months and has been sleeping through in it for the most part for a few weeks now) so that was a relief. I kept checking in on her but she barely moved lol. DD2 sleeps in bed with us because I'm lazy
DD1 seems to be over feeding, I don't think she will completely wean just yet but I couldn't convince her to help relieve some engorgement yesterday and she didn't want a morning feed today. Still having her bedtime feed. I'm feeling good about it mostly because she seems to have come to her own conclusion that it is more for baby but a little sad too, she was such a booby monster that I'm shocked she is actively turning it down (have been doing don't offer, don't refuse for a while but was soooo full lol). She's 2 months off turning 3 so if she does end up weaning I'm pretty content with that, seems a good run really.
So in love with our family of 4, everything is just working! After DD1 was in bed we had a sneaky Mexican dinner and DD2 was settled in her crib while we watched some Community and I just started laughing because of how perfect it feels... happy hormones must be working overtime!
Well, H growing like a weed. I've got her in a 0000 suit tonight and the legs are really too short. I've packed away anything smaller (DD1 was in 00000 for at least a month and I still had those). She's getting really long. I might ask to weigh and measure her when I go to my HB get together next week. I'm kinda in shock that it looks like she's going to be a decent sized bubba after such a skinny minny first time around!
My sister is coming down on Thurs so I might pass on the 0000 stuff as well as my maternity clothes. Can't see us using them again! We aren't planning any more bubbas. Is anyone else (if you don't mind me asking)? I'd love to win lotto, never work again and have a couple more, but that really is the only scenario I can see leading to more in our family!
And I know I'm biased, but H is a pretty baby. All peaches and cream complexion and big blue eyes. I took her to church yesterday and she got a suitable amount of admiration for this proud Mumma. She still reminds me a lot of her big sister (at a slightly older age). I can't wait to see her first smile!
I also think she's got an old soul (even DP, who doesn't really believe in it, keeps saying it). She's very contemplative, will lie awake watching us for ages, with those deep eyes. I've always felt she's been here before and she really wanted to come back.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Jellyfish - what a great run your DD1 has had bfing! My DD1 stopped just shy of her fourth bday, with a little encouragement (she stopped for a week and I dissuaded her from trying again when she asked, but she didn't mind). I think letting your child self wean is a very rare and wonderful gift in our society.
Last edited by Jennifer13; January 23rd, 2012 at 08:31 PM.
We will def have more babies if we can jen. DH says he doesn't want any after 40. He is going to turn 38 nov this yr. so I have told him I have to pop the next 2 out in the next 2 yrs, lol!
We have only agreed to have another one tho. BH only wanted two, but will let me have three for sure. After that we negotiate. . My little cutie is putting on weight too. No idea how much will probably try to weigh tomorrow again.
Maddie is also an old soul I would say too. Does the same as you describe with ur little girl. Often sits and stares, very contented! I wonder about what everyone says about babies born in the caul... Maybe that has something to do with it.
As do the older siblings bfing. Dd is asking more and more and more. I have told her that because she is a big girl, she just has it at bedtime. Other wise she wants it everytime she sees dd2 having it. I must admit it is kinda funny seeing an older child feed and the conversations we have when we do! Lol! Tonight I asked if she was finished... With a mouth full of boob she says "not yet" except it came out "nob yeth". I don't want her to be disappointed but I am quite tired due to regular night wakes where Maddie struggles to latch due to my engorgement. So I need to limit it somewhere. Mindbu it fair breaks my heart when she gets upset if I turn her down. I have been offering her cows milk at that time or breast milk I have recently pumped.
Anyway welcome to our latest baby buddy . Nice to have you!
Bella - one thing I did explain to DD1 before bub and have been keeping up with now is that she has teeth for food but DD2 doesn't have teeth yet so can only have milk so her 'snacks' are milk etc so she has to have it frequently which seemed to make sense to her. DD1 got teeth early though so might have to keep a lid on the fact DD2 has them till she is 6 months lol. I am finding it a lot harder to feed DD1 too, it is a bit of a impatience I guess similar to breastfeeding aversion when I was pregnant so definitely understand how you feel. I'm trying to just ignore it and remind myself all the benefits but it is quite hard, someone mentioned somewhere that maybe it is instinctual so that you ensure bubs milk needs are met first? Sorry if it was you that said it lol fuzzy brain but yeah, that sort of makes sense to me.
Inlaws was horrible, more later though just wanted to mention the teeth thing in case it helped lol. Oh but will say MIL did mention baby looked like me and she couldn't see DP at all which after paternity test threats from her earlier in the pregnancy isn't a very good thing to hear sigh!
My MIL lost it at DP when Hannah was four days old and we haven't heard from her since. She didn't speak to us for five mths after DD1 was six weeks (ah peaceful!). She lost it over something completely made up (my Mum was here and she was jealous about the perceived 'better' relationship with DD1). So a sigh from me about ILs too.
I'm taking DD1 to the movies this morning. Hoping H sleeps through it.
Bella - you are going to be busy! Lucky you, you get to have more HBs!
DD2 is growing rapidly. I just gave away most of the 0000 suits to my pg sister who visited us over the long weekend. Hardly surprising given she has both sides just about every feed. I swear she has a double chin!
She's on the verge of smiling, I think I got a small smile this morning. She stares at me so intently. I wonder what she's thinking, she looks so wise! She's holding her head up quite well when she's watching me, although she still bobbles around a bit.
DD1 goes back to school tomorrow and is keen to show off her new sister. I'm less excited, all those germs at school and such a small (unvaxed) baby. I'm going to wear her in the sling. That should keep hands away from her.
I weighed DD2 at my HB get together today - just over 4kg (clothed). So even with taking clothes into account she's put on well over a kilo in four weeks. She's much longer too, I'm guessing my m/w will measure her next week at our (last ) appt.
Everything going well here babywise, she gets cranky in the car and if not picked up when she's awake. She prefers to sleep being held too, so I'm getting lots of use out of my carriers and sling.
We are well too Jen. I weighed dd at the chemists on Tuesday and she was 4.25 at three weeks. So that is up 625g in three weeks. She is insatiable today tho! Feeding non stop and still wanting more. ? Growth spurt?
the mchn visited yesterday and ds is almost back to his birth weight. he feeds well, but gets a tummy ache often and is a bit chucky. got an osteo appt next tues for him just to see if anything out.
dd had colic til she was 3 or 4 months, DS doesn't but we got some infant's friend yesterday to try and also gave him a dummyafter a feed which seemed to help a bit.
for those who are bfeeding toddlers/kids as well, has their poos changed since your milk came in? dd feeds 3 times a day (it would be more if she had her way atm) but her poos aare gross.
Hot1, DD2 gets a tummy ache as well, which is probably because she guzzles a feed so quickly! I have to hold her upright for ages afterwards. She is not chucky, unlike DD1 who was in bibs until 7 mths to catch the milk overflow, but wind makes her screech! It's about the only time she cries.
She also doesn't bf to sleep, partly because of that and partly because she likes to watch me intently for ages after a feed (except during the night, when there are no lights on).
We are loving co-sleeping here, she starts the night in her hammock most nights, but when she wakes it's into bed with us. We really need that king size, with the cooler nights all of a sudden everyone is in there and it's squishy!
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Don't want to be giving my m/w another reason to visit!
I've packed away anything smaller (DD1 was in 00000 for at least a month and I still had those). She's getting really long. I might ask to weigh and measure her when I go to my HB get together next week. I'm kinda in shock that it looks like she's going to be a decent sized bubba after such a skinny minny first time around!
DS doesn't but we got some infant's friend yesterday to try and also gave him a dummyafter a feed which seemed to help a bit.
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