BF - I swear by Lansinoh. It's thick and soothing and you don't need to worry about washing it off before a feed. I agree also that applying some breastmilk and letting them air dry. It does get better Hun, I promise xx
We started ear drops last night with Ellie and she seems a little more settled. We got a 4hr and 3hr block of sleep last night and she is settling quite quickly. Still she had quite a lot of white creamy discharge coming out of her ear. I guess I'll find out on Monday what the treatment plan is after we get the culture results back. She also has an infected finger which my dad had a look at today (he just happens to be a hand surgeon!) and he said to continue to use betadine drops and only change the dressing once a day. It looks so painful though.. Really really bad
Anywho, we will persist and revisit next week if it's still the same.
BF - huge congrats on the arrival of Adam, sorry for the slow response I'm just finally catching up on where everyone is at.
I agree with BR lansinoh is great, I have been using it on my cracked nipples and it works a treat.
'A' has not been attaching well and has done some damage to my nipples to the point one was bleeding yesterday. I have a referral to the lactation nurse for some help but in the meantime I'm using the lansinoh, nipple shield and expressing up to one feed per day to help reduce and heal the damage.
BR - I hope little E's ear and finger improve quickly. I may have missed reading but what happened to her finger for it to get infected?
Ashlee - your pics on FB of E are sooooo gorgeous you must be one super proud mumma. He looks like he's going absolutely great guns with the weight gain, yay.
Emmalee - I've been using sudocrem at almost every change just as a preventative. My SIL swore by it and by using it regularly it stopped any redness or rashes before becoming a problem. The only time there's ever been a problem has been during teething.
Bella - your amazing to be back and under your pre-pregnancy weight. I am hoping I can get back there really soon. I weighed myself on Friday when we got home from hospital and I had lost about 5-6 kilos, which means I have about another 6 to go. I ended up gaining around 12 kilos all up in the end.
So, we've had a few tough nights so far, A started cluster feeding on the first night home from about 1am - 5am, so very little sleep was had. Next night was the same but a bit more prepared, and managed 5 hours straight sleep for everyone once the cluster had finished. So, come last night I was mentally prepared but the cluster feeding didn't continue as before, she just cried her little lungs out for no apparent reason. Luckily DH had the touch and managed to calm her at 4am, while I quietly lost my s$@t and had a big cry. I had no idea feeling so helpless would be so heart wrenching and hard. She finally went off to sleep after another feed at 7am and is still asleep now.
I'll be trying to catch a few extra 40 winks today to too up the sleep reserves, I'm running on almost empty at the moment.
We also bought our dog home yesterday, he had been staying with my folks while in hospital. Their introduction was reasonably successful, but will have to be closely monitored. It's a big adjustment for him, but I think it will work out. It's just unfortunately added another layer of complexity to an already challenging situation.
Well that's enough whinging, the good stuff...I just absolutely LOVE her to bits, even in the hard moments I still manage to look at her and she makes my heart melt. DH this she's just the bees knees and comes up with the cutest nicknames for her. He's going to be an amazing dad.
Sorry for the huge post, just trying to play catch up and have a vent.
I hope your all recovering well, have behaving bubs and enjoying your newborns. And if your not that you are at least getting some support and know your not alone. XXX
Re: Babies born ~ May 2014
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