Babies born ~ May 2014

Massive congratulations BF, wow I think I was expecting a pink one for some reason!! Sorry to hear about the tear you poor thing. Hope you're enjoying those newborn cuddles.
Wow, all of our bubs are here, and just before may ended.

Oh congratulations BF!!!

That's all our bubs here right?

How is everyone going?
We are on day 5 here and everything is going really well.. Not to jinx myself or anything!
Millie is such a calm and content bub, barely cries or make much of a fuss at all. Hoping she stays this way haha

Downstairs is feeling much better than expected as well, considering the stitches and all..

I still can't believe I'm a mum now.. I just keep staring at her and thinking wow is this tiny little thing really mine? Did I really make that?? Haha so surreal.

Hope everyone is recovering well!

Emmalee, we are still waiting on shanleem :). Fingers crossed for any moment now.

Yay BF!!! Well done on producing a little bundle of blue and welcome earthside little Adam :loveshower:

So Ellie is having some gas pain and it seems to be worse at night. Poor love. As a result she doesn't like to be put down after 5pm and is up and down all night. I've been bringing her into bed with us in the wee hours of the morning just so we can get a block of sleep longer than an hour. Seems to be helping.

She also has an infected fingernail which is causing her some pain. We had a wound nurse look at it yesterday (who also happens to be my sister) and she said it was bad but looks as though it's on the mend. So we are using betadine, breast milk and letting it air to dry out.

Other than that she is now 2 weeks old and I'm starting to feel physically better so am looking to start walking with her to shed the baby weight. Went for a walk with a gf and her 3mo this morning. Was good to get out and move.

Question: what is the bleeding supposed to be like after 2 weeks? Some days I'll get hardly anything on a pad and then other days it will be like I'm on the 1st or 2nd day of my period. I know it's supposed to last up to 6weeks but I just expected it to get lighter and lighter and not have this stop start business.. Anyone have the same?

Shanleem welcomed little Alexis to the world... Our babies are all here!!! :hooray: :leap: :loveshower:

My birth story is up! Under pregnancy and labour-> birth -> birth stories :) :)

BR - yes my lochia did exactly that this time - I thought it was gone by day 14 - wrong lol it was then stop start till just over 6 weeks. I'm 12.5 weeks post partum and got my first PERIOD 3 days ago! My milk hasn't even dried up and I only stopped expressing a couple of weeks ago :(

Thanks Ashlee. I was thinking there was something wrong like retained placenta or something because I'll have a bleed and then nothing for a day or so, then another big bleed. I've booked an appt with my OB for 6 weeks PP and want to get a Pap smear so hopefully it's cleared up by then. Sorry that AF has come back. My first AF after going birth with DS2 was so painful.. Like I was having afterbirth pains again. I am
Not looking forward to that!!

How is everyone healing up *down there* ? I recovered pretty quickly :)

Mine is doing that too BR. I can go a day with barely anything, then I feel a gush and it is fresh, but I don't think it is something to worry about. And like you, I need to get a Pap smear done.


I am still loosing weight. I am 2.7kg less now than I was when I got pregnant, but I was pretty overweight before, so I am just pleased to see the kg coming off. We are still just eating paleo mostly. Not dieting cos I eat as much as I want, just not eating certain types of food.

Mine seems to be dying off aswell, and is quite light.. I've just swapped to regular pads rather than the maternity pads so at least is doesn't feel like I'm walking around with a pillow between my legs!!!

Also down there seems to be healing quite nicely, although it was never overly painful.. And I was stitched in two places!

Finally getting into the swing of breast feeding after a few appointments with a lactation consultant and some sore sore nipples we are finally getting some good feeds under our belt :) (with the help of a nipple shield and a very supportive/encouraging hubby)..

Day 2 cluster feeding all day OUCH! Normal for day 2 or have got a hungry boy??

Totally normal BF, he's just trying to bring your supply in ��

Yeah normal, but just make sure he has a good latch. If it hurts slide your little finger in and distach him and let him relatch or your boobs will get sore and grazed. And make sure you ask for help from the mw's if you arnt sure.

Congratulations Bunnyfeet, Shanleem & Porsche. Hope you are all enjoying newborn cuddles.

Bf - day 2 was the worst for cluster feeding & all she wanted was boob all night too. I resorted to the dummy early hours if morning after bad night. It gets a lot easier & your boobs feel a lot better once milk comes in (day 3).

BR - I am still bleeding one day heavy one day light too. I did have retained placenta though & just had d&c monday so not expecting the bleeding to stop just yet. As long as there are no golf ball size clots it should be fine. I knew I had retained placenta & was so uncomfortable I knew I had infection. Ring your dr/midwife if you are worried - that's what they are there for.
I hate pads can't wait to not have to wear one!

Hope the rest of our may mummas are doing well. It's my birthday today so enjoying my day with my family

Hi everyone, sounds like you're all doing really well.
We came home today, so we're finding our feet and settling in. DH has been amazing already, he ordered me off to bed for a couple of hours sleep once we got home and had a feed. Feeling so much better for it.
We're having some trouble with lazy attachment so working on that at the moment, dom nurse comes tomorrow so will be asking for a little advice. Milk came in today too, so very heavy and hot boobs. I'm thinking of expressing a but just to keep comfortable, anyone got any suggestions about whether this is a good idea?

I'll come back later to catch up in where everyone is at and tell you about the labour, but long story short I technically had a 3 hour labour and a 2nd degree tear. Prostin labour was VERY intense.

How amazing that all our bubs are now here. I can't believe how much I love her already, it's crazy!!!

Happy birthday Beau!! Hope you're having a wonderful day xx

Shanleem - I would express to ease the pain and discomfort and also good to have the breast milk available in the freezer should you need it for whatever reason. I now try to pump after the 6am feed because E is only nursing off one side before she gets full so my bewbs are full and sore too. I have a few 100mL in the freezer now which makes me feel better.

So, E has had some yellow discharge coming out of her right ear today and her finger nail is infected so ended up taking her to the GP this afternoon. She now has antibiotic steroid ear drops to use over the weekend and I'm to report back on Monday to the GP to confirm if the symptoms have cleared. GP also took a swab so will know what the bacteria is and can treat it with other Abx if needed. Poor little girl.

Thanks girls. Yeah he's still cluster feeding but im so raw im expressing and syringe feeding him here in hospital. Think my milk is coming in today. I feel raw - should I be feeding through the pain or giving them break with expressing?

Sorry to hear E is not well poor little mite hope she heals quickly