Babies Born ~ July 2012 #1

[MummyNaomi]

subbing - and then I'll go O/due and have an August babe

Char - last time I remember having the cramping for good 2-3 weeks - but it made my uterus and belly shrink back at an amazing rate so the pay off was good!

I'll add the birth list as everyone subscribes to the thread!

[MummyNaomi]

Babies Due/Born July 2012 - Our Arrivals

19th June - Cathie5 - William
4th July - lise - Atticus William
5th July - Charlotte91 - Co.lby Tay.lor
10th July - JennaJayen - Emily Jane
12th July - ~Ash~ - Bethany Maye
14th July - Maruschke - Baby Girl
15th July - MelissaI - Eliza Grace & Gemma Claire
24th July - PacRakMG - Baby Girl
24th July - k4t - Baby Girl
25th July - MummyNaomi - Annika Lee
2nd August - Nat82 - Hugo Bryan Alexander
8th August - cmkm - Jacob Louis Harrison

[lise]

I'm here!

Atticus William, born 4 July weighing 4.1kg via emergency c-section. Not what I had planned at all but in the end you just want them out safely. Still a little sore and probably overdoing it but that's life I think when you have a toddler too. Cathie don't know how you do it with 7!!!

Like Colby Atticus is more awake at night. Last night was the first he's spent in his own bassinet which was lovely (he's been sleeping in my arms which has meant I sleep half sitting up, not fun) but the trade off was he was awake every 45-90 mins rather than the 2-3 hours I get if he's in my arms...

Well he's awake now so better go.

[JennaJayen]

I'm here too!

Emily Jane was born July 10th, weighing 3.95kg. Discharge weight was 3.67kg, not sure what she is now with all the cluster feeds she's been having the last couple of days, guess I'll find out next week when the mchn visits.
So far she's breastfeeding like a pro, has her days and nights messed up a bit but slept for 6 hours straight last night, I needed it but my boobs were so full and sore for it lol I'm producing so much milk at the moment I'm having express between feeds so I'm not in pain.
I have a 2nd degree tear as well, she was in such a hurry to get out once my waters broke, the stitches are hurting a lot but slowly getting better thanks to painkillers and an ice pack lol
Just waiting for her to wake up for her next feed before I head off to bed.

[*beannaithe*]

Hi there July mummies and bubbas!!!!! My wee girls and I will be jumping in to join you tomorrow :0

[Maruschke]

Our little girl joined us yesterday! 5lb11oz of pure joy, but she is in the SCN for a while.

[Charlotte91]

Nice to see this thread filling up!!
Welcome to your little girl, Maruschke! I can imagine how petite she is. DD was 5lb 2oz when we got her home from hospital. I hope that your SCN time is short and sweet. SCN is pretty crappy at times. Remember, you are your little girl's advocate. You're the mummy.

Can't wait to hear of the twin's arrival, Melissa!!

Jenna: Emily is gorgeous! She's got such a squishy face! Sorry to hear of your stitches. I know what you mean about the boobies. Colby slept for 4 1/2 hours and I thought I was going to pop. Little munchkin was hungry but had to wait til my milk stopped squirting everywhere. I know I'm going to regret saying this, but he just doesn't cry. I woke up after 4 hours and he was just chilling in his rocker looking around. I can tell when he's hungry because he gets grunty and tries to suck his fingers. The only time he's cried was in hospital, and when he goes in the bath, even then it's just one or 2 cries. It's pretty confusing and I'm worried there's something wrong with him. He's a baby, surely he should cry more??

Lise: Hope you are recovering from your c/s. I hope, even though it was an emergency c/s, that it was a good experience. Feel free to vent here any time if you need to. It took me a long time to get past my c/s, but I know now it was for the best and I am OK with it.

Little Man is awake still and wants to feed again. Still having trouble with my left side. I wait until my milk has settled right down, but he just won't stay on.