Babies Born ~ March 2012 #2

[Novella]

Bengal and welcome, how early was your little one, I'm sure I read your BA but can't remember off the top of my head. Congrats for being home now

ETA just saw your ticker Bengal congrats on twins, 32 weeks I hope your NICU stay was good as possible. How big were your bubs? Dd1 was born at 36+2 and DD2 was 35+6 I'm lucky this was the first time I made it to term at 37+4.

Nickers what a pain little R is waking while your expressing, I'm sure they time these things just to keep us on our toes. my BF had been expressing and was worried that other mums would judge her on 'bottle feeding' her baby too but she realised she didn't care how other people were feeding their babies so they probably werent thinking about what she was doing. We are sooo much harder on ourselves as mums compared to what everyone else thinks, I bet anyone who knew you were full time expressing would be in awe of you like I am, it's a hell of a commitment

Peanutter hope you and your family survived your first day back at work

Buffy enjoy your weekend away, I wouldn't worry about the noise too much anyo e with kids asking people with a newborn to stay would be well aware of how noisy the little mites an be

H has been doing well today, still a bit sleepy after her vaccinations. I've started the house work but abandoned it as I can't be bothered and I'm sure it will still be there later! My project for this weekend will be to bake some bread as I have never done it before, off to get the cookbooks out.....

[Novella]

Nickers and peanutter as you are both using/going to use a lot of EBM out of interest do you use a bottle warmer or hot water to heat bottles of EBM. I kinda wish I had got a bottle warmer with my other dd's as I went back to work a lot earlier, but I can't justify the expense just for occasional use this time around

[lct76]

: I bet anyone who knew you were full time expressing would be in awe of you like I am, it's a hell of a commitment

Absolutely agree, you are doing an amazing job for Ryker and you deserve a medal for persevering, not judgement!

[Elocin]

Nic, what SR said hun. Honestly, it doesn't matter how you feed your baby.

If I was in that situation, I wouldn't blink an eyelid at someone who cracked out a bottle and feed their bub.

We are always harder on ourselves. Always.

Big hugs my dear. Whatever you do, we are holding your hand x

[Novella]

March Baby Buddies



Skybie: Addison Jane, 28 February
DonnaJayne: Pipa Mary, 1 March
peanutter: Judah Samuel, 7 March
fuzzywuzzy: Milana, 7 March
Rosey: Little Girl, 7 March
Elocin: Connor Neil, 12 March
smekko: Nate William, 15 March
kelsbels: Finnian Levi, 15 March
me-lisa: Alicia Cate, 17 March
sararose: Helena Kate, 17 March
Bengal: Bella Skye & Blaze Midnight, 17 March
Nickers: Ryker Thomas, 24 March
buffy1: Willow Dona, 25 March
Mylitta: Arlia Feyt, 26 March
Razzberry: Oliver Noah, 27 March
zilly: Samantha Alice, 28 March
Nel.B: Lachlan Anthony Michael, 29 March
m+w=peanut: Addison Ava, 30 March
sloane: Keely Paige, 31 March
lct76: Yves William, 1 April
Miss E: Cooper Robarts, 2 April

updated (if anyone needs adding or Ive made a mistake let me know so I can fix it up )

[DonnaJayne]

March Baby Buddies



Skybie: Addison Jane, 28 February
peanutter: Judah Samuel, 7 March
fuzzywuzzy: Milana, 7 March
Rosey: Little Girl, 7 March
Elocin: Connor Neil, 12 March
smekko: Nate William, 15 March
kelsbels: Finnian Levi, 15 March
me-lisa: Alicia Cate, 17 March
sararose: Helena Kate, 17 March
Bengal: Bella Skye & Blaze Midnight, 17 March
Nickers: Ryker Thomas, 24 March
buffy1: Willow Dona, 25 March
Mylitta: Arlia Feyt, 26 March
Razzberry: Oliver Noah, 27 March
zilly: Samantha Alice, 28 March
Nel.B: Lachlan Anthony Michael, 29 March
m+w=peanut: Addison Ava, 30 March
sloane: Keely Paige, 31 March
lct76: Yves William, 1 April
Miss E: Cooper Robarts, 2 April

updated (if anyone needs adding or Ive made a mistake let me know so I can fix it up )

Hi, can I pls be added?
Pippa Mary born 1st March tx

[DonnaJayne]

Hi Everyone,

Just spent a large amount of time trying to catch up on everyone's posts! Gee, if you don't come on here it really gets away with you! LOL.

I hope that everyone is getting a little bit more sleep, it is so hard to keep going every day without a good amount of sleep. I think you are all wonderful!

I am fairly new to this thread thing, and some of the abrieviations have got me stumped, if anyone can enlighten me:
Sub?
DTD?
There are a few more but I can't think of them right now.

My DH was giving me a hard time about resuming things in the bedroom too! We did once at 5 weeks, but I had some pain afterwards, so I made him wait another 2 weeks, but since then things have been pretty good. Although, most nights I am tired so the libido is not the highest! I get the whole thing about our bodies not being ours though, sometimes it feels like we give up so much and it is all just taken for granted!

We have managed to get some daily routines going and it seems to help to keep me sane, and Pippa is sleeping well so that also helps with getting the other 2 organised. Pippa still has reflux, but some days are worse than others. I've got her booked in the doctors next week as her poo is a really dark green colour and I just want to check that things are okay.

We are relocating to NSW in 3 weeks, so I am going to be busy packing and getting organised, but I am going to try and get on here daily so I don't miss out on too much

xx

[sloane]

nikkers - i agree with the others that most people wouldnt even notice. and if they did & they're a parent then they should know that there's diff ways ppl feed babies & we all have our own reasons. you're doing an amazing job with the expressing - i have no idea how you do it!



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[Miss E]

Nikkers, I get where you are coming from on this, I sometimes have similar thoughts in relation to my CS's. But like all the others have said, most people wouldn't give it a second thought, and those that do would be full of admiration - full time expressing is a mammoth task. It just shows what an amazing mumma you are!

Welcome Bengal - great to have you in here. How's it all going now you're home, have the twins settled in well?

Peanutter, how was the first day back? Did you manage to squeeze in expressing amongst all those meetings they had lined up for you?

Buffy, have a great weekend away. Like Sara said, I'm sure nobody expects a newborn to be quiet all night. Don't stress yourself out worrying about disturbing their sleep, if you're lucky you might even have someone be kind enough to bring you a cuppa while you're up.

Sara, you'll have to let us know how the bread baking goes. I've always liked the idea of baking my own bread but never actually had a go. I've often thought I'd like to buy a bread maker but don't have the kitchen space, hopefully our next house will include my dream kitchen

ZIlly, I hope Sam was a little bit more settled for you today. Sound like she certainly kept you on your toes yesterday you poor thing.

lct, that's great weight gains for your little man! It's great that you've worked out his tired signs, I'm really struggling to identify Coopers at the moment and as a result struggling to get him to sleep. What are Yves giveaways?

AFM I had the morning from hell today. DS1 is still being really difficult with the CC drop off and is delaying the whole thing as much as he can. Getting him dressed is an absolute nightmare and the last two days he's gone in shorts and a tshirt (it's been freezing in melb). This morning I'd had enough and had a little temper tantrum before we left the house, thankfully DH took over and sorted things out. Cooper has also been incredibly unsettled the last few days. This morning I thought I'd try him on Infacol and see if that helped with his wind. It seemed to at first, but within an hour or two he became horribly unsettled and almost refluxy in his behaviour. The poor thing was screaming in pain. I finally got him to sleep at around lunchtime and he had a good 3 hour nap (I also had a much needed cheeky nap). Thankfully, after he woke up he was much, much better. Then I picked DS1 up, and that went relatively smoothly, as has dinner time... Just bed time to go...

I've also been meaning to say that if you'd like to add me on FB send me a PM, I'd love to add those of you who I haven't got on and see the pics of your gorgeous little people.

[skybie]

Pretty sure I have most of u on fb but if I dont, skye pope is me
WillBe back later on my phone atm

[buffy1]

nic, how's Nixon feeling? Did you get to the GP? RE: expressing and bottle feeding, I can only echo what everyone else has said. Don't let those thoughts get to you - you are doing an incredible job with Ryker. No one would judge you for expressing, if anything they'd admire you (like I do) for what a hard slog it is. Life never works out the way we think it will, but sometimes it's for the better. Your little man is absolutely thriving, he loves you and we do too!

Bengal, welcome! Congratulations on the (very early) birth of Bella and Blaze, I remember reading your BA and thinking what gorgeous names they had. What a journey, I bet you're glad to have them home. I'd love to know more about the three of you

sararose, did H cope ok with her needles? I agree, housework can always wait. Good luck with the baking, I've only made bread once or twice but really enjoyed doing it - and the house smells amazing.

Miss E, sorry about your rough morning and DS1's reluctance to go to CC (and get dressed!). Made all the more difficult with little Cooper's tummy ache, no doubt. What a shame the Infacol didn't work - that refluxy scream is so awful. Good that you both finally got some rest.

Peanutter, how'd you go today? Skye, Elocin - howdy.

Evening to everyone else.

AFM: had a very peaceful day, we just hung out at home - so cold outside. W got to have regular naps and was much more contented for it. I even found some time to do hair, paint nails and watch uninterrupted TV!

Had more success with the self-soothing, it's fascinating to watch that little baby behaviour and get to know them. She had a lovely two-hour nap on Dad's chest this arvo while I slept, it was SO good. Will see how things go overnight, planning an early one in case we have another feed-a-thon. Catching up with a friend for coffee tomorrow morning and then heading to the beach. Looking forward to it.

I'd also love to get to know others on FB and see their bubs if they're happy to share. Just PM

[nickers]

Begnal- congratulations and welcome on in! I hope Blaze & Bella are going well. My first sone was born at 33weeks and spent 4wks in nicu & scn. Please stick with us, but one thing i would say from experience is not to expect your little miracles to do things at their actual age (im sure you know this already anyway) so if another bub in here is smiling,rolling, sitting etc your little bubs are a whole 2 months behind them, and then even still prems really do things in thier own time and may take a wee but longer than even their corrected age to catch up.

buffy- enjoy your coffee tomorrow! do hair and paint nails wow go you!! i was appauled at the fact tonight i looked down at my belly to see how scaly and dry my skin was and the fact i hadnt even been taking any notice to have seen/felt it before now...

Sarah- i actually bought one recently off quicksales. it is a fisher price brand and its a thermo mug but the cap part that goes over it is also a cup, so u pour the hot water into it. definatley better than taking a seperate thermo thing plus a mug to be able to pour it in. i think i googled "bottle warmer" anyway looks like skye has hooked you up which is great

Thanks for all your lovely kind words, i know its stupid the way i think, you'd think now thrid time around i would be over it. you guys are right, i dont judge other people on what or how they do things so they are probably not judging me either, its me judging me lol! and i guess a tad jelous of other peoples births and feeding etc.

one of the lovely mums from school gave me her pump to borrow thismorning and OMG soooo much easier!! No more tennis elbow for me, i have been using the Medela hand pump but its hard work especially for doing it all the time. this one is "pigeon" brand i think and its quiet and easy peasy!!

So i took Nix & Ryker up to the gp cause i had already booked R in tomorrow for his needles and thought maybe he could see both boys at once, glad i took him cause he did. SO Ryker had his needles, little brave boy, screamed initially but settled quickly, then he was the quietest he has been at witching hour and snoozed away.... still had his unsettled period after that but i also talked about reflux as i have been their twice b4 i know whats going on so got him on Zantac, hoping it helps him, hate seeing him scream in pain and i know how it feels cause the reflux i had in pregnancy was horrid. Doc said Nixon's chest was all clear and just viral, which i beleive in some ways as apparently there has been a bit ofit in his class room but on the other hand he is looking the same way as when he had bronhcitis (minus the cough) the high temps, vomitting, glassy eyes.....anyway hope he gets through the night ok and see how he is in the morning.

On a sad note when i got home with them i see a helicopter in the air hovering, wondered what it was but then left my mind. 30min later i heard on the news a 6yr old boy had been hit by a car and on life support and had been air lifted in our subburb. My heart stopped, not knowing which school he was from (we have 5 primary schools around us) and hoping it wasnt his school and one of his class mates (cause i picked him up at midday). Ive since found out it was a little boy from another school, it was right at school zone time and at a busy round about (the news said it was a P plater which automatically u think prob not watching,speeding or doing something they shouldnt have) praying for the little boy tonight and it really hit close to home

[Elocin]

Hi girls,

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

I have a quick question... What are you dressing your babe in for bed?

Connor has been waking every 2 hours for the last few nights but barely feeding. I think he might be cold because he cuddles in and goes straight back to sleep while in my chest.

I'm going to the shops today so should I invest in a swaddle or a Grobag??

[skybie]

A wears, a singlet, body suit, wondersuit and her bat wing swaddling thing, and 2 blankets on her in bed.

BBL xxx

[nickers]

Do u have a thermometer in the room to know what temp it is? I have an avent One which u can also put in water when bathing, but ryker wears a bonds singled which buttons like a onsie, then either a wondersuit which covers feet and hands or some other suit and socks on his hands. Then he is wrapped up I put a beanie on him the last few nights and he has 2 lighter wrap/sheets plus a thicker one mote blanket like. The temp in his room last night said 18 which felt quite cold. He slept snugly for 6hrs so I figure his temp is just right

[Novella]

Helena wakes heaps more when she isn't toastie. She doesn't like being swaddled so I'm putting her in a jumpsuit with mittens and a 2.5tog grobag. We have been having the heater o. Until H wants a feed around 9-10pm then I change her put heron the grobag and turn the heater off and then pop her down for the night after the feed. Has been working well as a. Night routines she has her big sleep then. Overnight our room is about 16-18c

During the day I use a light blanket as I prefer her her to have her short sleeps during the day

I got grobags on eBay from the uk for half the price

Nutter glad your feeling better chick

[lct76]

GAHHH, quick vent. Breastfeeding, it can be awesome or it can suck... or not suck, in the case of my son! He has started to fuss and scream after only a minute or so of latching, and I am using several position changes and swapping boobs constantly to try and get enough milk into him to settle him down. He is using my nips like bubble gum and I just feel sore and grumpy every time I need to feed him. I feel guilty as I know its my fault - due to the pain I have given him a bottle too often lately, and he is now getting frustrated with my slower delivery system. So I realise I have to get back to a steady supply by bf often and also pumping more frequently. Have just ordered a Medela Swing, as have been using a medela manual pump and I HATE that stupid thing! (DF calls it the plastic masturbator!) Nickers, I have no idea how you have been using one for all your feeds, that is just incredible! No wonder you were getting tennis elbow! Glad you have got an electric pump now. Really hoping the swing will work better for me and we can get back on track asap.

Anyway, thanks for listening to that rant, I have been reading so much lately about bf and was getting a bit wound up about the situation, so just needed to get that out.

Peanutter - so glad you are feeling better, really hope you can get some rest and fully recover before heading back to the office.

Everyone else - happy Sunday evening! We have walked and bathed the dog, fed and settled the bub, and are now nestling down in front of the fire with some new magazines Hopefully some peace awaits you all tonight ladies x

[peanutter]

elocin: DS2 sleeps in a singlet, full length romper, and we wrap him, then there's a sheet and light blanket over him, to his chinny-chin-chin. otherwise, singlet, long arm no leg romper, and a thick sleeping bag. most of our sleeping bags were either gifts or picked up second hand at baby markets (for $8 each! score!)

sararose: thanks, babe


lct: with the pulling off and screaming - DS1 did this for a period around 6 weeks old. it was frustrating, upsetting, and just completely sucked balls ... and then it stopped as randomly and suddenly as it started. I remember posting about it, and so many other women jumped on to say their little ones did a similar thing, between 5-9 weeks and that there's a wonderweek in there, etc etc ... yay for the electric pump: one of my best investments ever, and I mean EVER. I had to use a manual one once, and I got something like 40 ml from half an hours work!! I was so peed off, given I (at that point) would normally have pumped 40ml in the first 2-3 minutes, and would have ended up with 240ml or so ... gah! I don't know why, but those manual ones and my boobies just don't communicate ... I hope you (and nickers!!) get lots more love from the Swing.