Well girls - for those who are interested here's a link to Alex's birth story.
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...a-long-173336/
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Well girls - for those who are interested here's a link to Alex's birth story.
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...a-long-173336/
Not feeling well :( Bubs been feeding since 5:30pm on and off, and hasen't settled, and for some reason this feed I just couldn't get her on properly and felt ill. Hubby is going to FF, and let me rest. Off to bed. I feel like a bad mum :S Sigh why does every decision seem like the wrong one at this stage?
Cool birth story CK. I am hoping for a Vbac next time :)
Well done Amanda your little girl is beautiful :)
Edit: Ok feeling better this morning Every feed has been no bottle since last night. Rest did me good. :D
Hope everyone is doing great today and had a good night and their babies are well! :) Also, my husband took this picture yesturday and I thought I would share :)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1-21115449.jpg
Aw thanks ladies :)
CK, thats really good advice, ive started tickling her and it does briefly wake her up, so yay! thanks!! she seems to be lasting longer each feed, so i guess its just something that can be an issue when they are really really young still! SO cute that Alex is doing actual smiles!!! Thats so cute!
Jan, aw thank you :) i REALLY was glad to hear what you said about the second birth often being easier, cos i reckon id be so much more nervous going into a second labour after now after knowing what my first one was like! So thats good to hear!! Thanks for your nice words, i really do feel great about what i achieved, now that im starting to kind of get over the initial shock of it all! Good advice with the clothing... i ended up calling the hospital cos her temperature was staying around 36 degrees and i was worried that was too low, but the midwife said its really nothing to worry about too much, and to just rug her up for bed if its cold in the room!
Nikky, hehe yeah, stitches down there really are highly uncomfortable..!!!!!
Mollie, nice to meet you!!! Congrats on the birth of baby Aubree-Rose!! Yeah, it seems the falling asleep while feeding thing is kinda common then!
Im still having issues with the pain from mine, is anyone else who got stitches still really really sore!? im almost getting a bit scared that i might be getting an infection in the wounds, but it might just be due to the large number of stitches as to why its taking a while to heal.
Lolpigs, she is gorgeous!!!!!!! What a cute little face! Awww!!!!!
Midwife came to visit today and they asked me to undress Violet to get her weighed, and as soon as i took off her nappy she peed ALL over the place, it was very cute / gross at the same time haha.
Amanda maybe ring the hospital and they will be able to advise what is normal for pain etc.
Lolpigs she is just beautiful :D
DD slept super well last night. Had two feeds through the night with her last stretch of sleep lasting 5 hrs till 8:30am this morning and gave me 8.5 hrs sleep, yay got to sleep in LOL. She has fed alot today though and been quite unsettled and my nipples are still giving me grief. Attaching is so painful but eases off. The scabs are gone but the skin underneath is really red and sensitive.
I'm here lol.
Mollie, I'll add you tomorrow :)
Busy day today, sucks hubby goes back to work tomorrow :( wish he had more leave
Hmmm, I'd maybe get them checked out or ask your midwife Amanda - but on day 5 after birth I was still quite tender especially if I'd been doing a lot of walking, sitting on very hard or very soft surfaces or if I didn't lean *exactly* the right way for a pee to avoid it dripping onto my stitches (gross huh?). I took a lot of salt baths (make sure you rinse well after), used icepacks and made sure to clean well after a trip to the loo - try using a squirty bottle of water then pat gently dry. The good news is that now they're feeling a LOT better, mostly through the itchy stage and really only hurt if I've had a really busy day.
DH went back to work today - Alex and I had a quiet day at home other than a quick trip to the shops to stock up on snackables. Supposed to be quite warm here tomorrow and Thursday, so not really planning a huge amount of running around.
Those stitches sound painful! Itching when healing would be the worst :lol:
Good news I only used bottle once yesturday :D
Here's hoping for a bottle free dayoday and no pumping *crosses fingers*
Wow, that's awesome! Fingers crossed for you for none at all today :)
Stitches are a bit uncomfortable, it's mostly because of where they are being a sensitive and ummm, "high use" area that makes them annoying. Trying to do a poo is the worst bit, but I have a big container of metamucil to help there.
Last night was a bit bleurgh - was really hot and sticky and Alex is like a little hot water bottle, so feeding him was making both him and me really hot and yuck. Had to put the a/con on and cool him down a bit before he'd settle enough to feed properly. Makes me wonder how I'm going to manage when it really heats up...
That's great news! I hope you have a bottle free day today.
It's cold and constantly raining here! No hot weather for us this week. All you can do is pump the air con when it is that hot. We had a 36 degree day last week and air con saved us!
Miss J takes an hour to 1.5 hr to settle after each night feed. It's driving me batty!!!!
Thanks :-)
:lol: I can imagine CK movicol is great too if you get bound up, its gentle and dosent create dependanc. I used it after my ceaser because the pain meds were blocking me up. Straining with an abdominal wound is yuck.
Miss J sounds like Lilly evenings are like acid ATM with her only settling at midnight after being awake on and off from about 4pm :wall: she did sleep almost 5 hours last night so happy days.
How many feeds should she be having now 6-8 with 6-8 wet nappies and 1-2 dirty ones a day? Trying to track it better now going for fully BF
We had a really unsettled day yesterday with Abby. She wasn't settling well as usual and only really slept if on me and that was only very short cat naps. By 7:30pm last night she was so upset we took her for a drive to try and settle and soooo glad that worked and she was so tired she slept all night till 7:30 this morning. I wasn't too worried about her feeding cos she fed so much yesterday. Starting to wonder if it was something i may eaten that upset her cos she seems alot more settled today.
On a good note had her weighed on Monday and she had put on 140g in 4 days so she's doing well.
Lolpigs they say at least to aim for 8 feeds a day for a BF baby and 2 soiled nappies at least in a newborn.
Thanks Dan I'll keep an eye on it. My LC just said so long as your getting the weight gain and she is well your doing the right thing.
I am having unsettled times with Lilly too. Seems to be just before a BM, screams and cries. From what I'ver read it's normal? and she isn't constipated. Distressing :(
Lolpigs that's probably true. I got a friend on FB that feeds only 5-6 times a day and her bub sleeps all night so I guess each bub is just different.
Yeah I'd go with the so long as they're gaining weight and have plenty of wet/dirty nappies they're fine theory too - Alex can vary feeding anywhere from 5-6 times a day up to umpteen times a day depending on his mood, so I don't think there's any set minimum number.
I know it's early still but I booked him in for his first visit to the Dr today, for the 5th Jan for his 8 week check and vaccs. Wanted to make sure he could get in to the clinic I've been going to since DD was born, and even better, he's going to see the same doc too :)
CK, thanks for the advice!! The stitches are feeling slightly less sore today, so im hoping theyre slowly getting better! I know what you mean with trying to avoid the sting of getting pee on the stitches, its so not fun hey! im trying to keep them as clean as possible in the shower etc, so hopefully theyre not going to get infected.. they just hurt to wash too much so im hoping what im doing is enough! uhh, really the must uncomfortable place for stitches hey!
WIth breastfeeding / nappies, my bubs seems to be making too many dirty nappies! Probably like 10 a day?! and rarely are there any that are just wee. i guess its so different from one baby to the next!
Does anyone else's babies do sudden gasping breaths in their sleep? like real hurried breathing? it freaks me out a bit! Violet sounds really like shes gasping for breath sometimes... then it seems to go away.. maybe its her dreaming?! She squeals in her sleep sometimes too!
Weird breathing in little babies is completely normal. So long as they're not stopping entirely for any more than a few seconds at a time, they're fine. Apparently it's because their nervous systems are still quite immature and still getting the hang of regulating their breathing rhythms. And yes, they do dream too - some studies say more than adults as they have a longer period of REM sleep. Which makes sense when you think about how much their little brains have to process with everything they're learning.
Amanda I was just thinking the same thing today with Aubree's breathing... and was planning on asking the clinic nurse tomorrow when she comes out for her visit...
CK thanks for the reassurance :)
Being a first time mumma is stressful - So much to learn!
:lol: Lilly monster dreams really loudly wakes me up crying out in her sleep at night. I must be frightened of falling asleep feeding her at night hubby says I panic in my sleep looking for Lilly :redface:
Oh poo. Alex has a gunky eye. Oh well, we're going to the doc tomorrow for our WC shots anyway so might ask them to take a quick squiz
Yeah lilly keeps getting that now in the other eye. I've been wiping clean with a cotton ball with a bit of BM on it cleared it up in the other eye. Its a pain
For any one that is interested :)
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...y-long-173697/ This is the link to my birth story :)
P.S Its LONG!
Hmm OK so looks like only supply issues I have are in the evening Bubs is OK till about midnight when she needs 30ml top up to get settled, think this will improve?
Definitely - look how much things have improved already!
Fwiw, if I was ever going to worry about supply, it'd be in the evenings. I know he's getting some because I can hear him swallowing, but the way he cluster feeds from about 5pm till 8-9pm I sometimes wonder if he's going to run out. But your body adjusts. The more you put her to the breast in the evening, the more your body will get the message that she's hungrier at that time of day and eventually will start to produce more in the evening.
Just peeking in
Mollie I will add you to the list soon, promise :)
Had a bad day yesterday and ended up an emotional mess. I have a huge split in each nipple which was making it extremely painful to feed. I made the decision to formula feed and express last night. Today my boobs feel better but I still see the splits. Should I wait until they aren't visible before going back to feeding? Ive also decided I hate bottles lol, way to much clean up and effort.
Last night was 3 formula feeds and 2 EBM. I also have 2 more EBM bottles in the fridge. I miss feeding him and our cuddle time but hubby loved feeding him.
:hug: Amumma been there. My lc got me to rest for 24 hours when I had blisters. I would try to get back to breast after that time based on what my lc advised me, do you have one you can call? Make sure you don't hurt yourself when your pumping and you air dry your nipples with BM on them as much as possible. It will heal them fast. Is your attachment OK?
Thanks cK, yeah Lilly is doing the same thing then from 10-12 I don't seem to have enough. Hopefully the boobs get the message. I am pleased it is only i bottle a day now. I hear you Amumma about cleaning them.
I also had to buy a sling for around the house as Bubs doesnt want to be seperatd from me all afternoon and won't sleep anywhere else.
:hug: Amumma!! The air drying with BM will help! You could also try a nipple cream called Lansinoh - I had a huge blister on one of my nipples while I was in hosp and the midwives gave me that to use, but the next day it had healed and I could feed on that side again!
So small freak out... Aubree had a feed at midnight, and then didnt get to sleep til 2am, but then she didnt wake up til 7am for another feed... Should I have woken her up sooner for a feed???
oh noes after bubs sleeping a 4 hour and 3:45 hour stretch she woke up after her last feed after and hour had both sides and dosent want to settle :(
Mollie my LC said to encourage them to sleep at night as much as possible and not to wake them
Ok I kind of feel better about it.. The clinic nurse is coming out today I will speak to her about it as well.. Although she will probably tell me the complete opposite and I will be all nervous about it again!!!
So how is everyone today? I was planning on going out this morning, but after the 7am feed, we all went back to sleep :) I think its because the weather here is absolutely BLERGH!
Ugh, hot and sticky already and it's only 10am - and I *have* to go out this afternoon, got a Drs appt for DH and I to have our whooping cough booster and I want the doc to take a look at Alex's eye. Plus I still need to organise his birth registration and all that.
On the plus side, my ergo arrived today! I think I might use it mainly for shopping etc where there's air con though, as the newborn insert feels quite warm. Will have to see how we go.
Lilly has started refusing to go to sleep because she might miss something.. gah! Everytime she is fussing I doubt my supply. I hate that I do that.
finally got her to sleep after much protesting from her, 30mins of sucking time. the dummy is always the last resort but only thing that seems to work in this situation with her :(
It is cold and rainy here today, ocassionally it gets hot and sticky becuase of the humidity.
My sleepy wrap arrived today hooray :) So if she starts her usual drama this arvo at least I can get a break and she can get some rest.
I was going to go to medicare today, to hand in my form but because we had a bad night and she was up until 2am we didn't get out of bed until after her 2 night feeds until 11:30am after her first day feed.
I will have to go tomorrow. They are hasselling me about the forms from hospital. I sent off my forms to BDandM but still haven't heard from them either.
CK I love my ergo for out and about, and my sleepy wrap for home.
Spoke too soon awake again :( this is weird behaviour even a bath didn't help
Edit: Wew sleep! :D /dances
Ok do fed this morning with minimal pain. Hopefully it keeps up :)
Fingers crossed for you Amumma, just make sure she gets right on there attachment wise so it dosent hurt this was they key with making my soreness go away and healing mine.
Amumma glad to hear things are getting better with the nipples :)
Lolpigs We did the same thing this morning, after the 7am feed, we all went back to sleep with 11! Half the day gone! Oh well... Nothing like a lovely sleep to make you feel good during the day...
So the clinic nurse has just left... and I must say that I am pretty pleased with myself now that I know that everything is going good with Little Aubree...
So day 12 and she is weighing in at 3230g (so she has put on 230g since birth) She has grown approx. 2.5cm, and even her little head is 2cm bigger :) I had a really good chat with her about her feeding and she told me that as long as she is having 6-8 feeds a day, and lots of wee's and poo's there isnt an issue and she is doing just fine.
Its amazing how when someone who specializes in children's health tells you your doing a good job you believe it.. But when its someone else (like my mother) I still second guess myself...
The weather here has been a doona + couch + movie day.. Which is lovely because it means that I can have lots of cuddles with DH and Aubree <3
Doing a great job Mollie :-)
I have just realised Lilly has to have quiet otherwise she does no feed well. So I have to take her to bed to get a good feed.
AM it kills me when Abby first attaches but then is ok for the rest of the feed. My nipples are so sensitive ATM it's really not funny. I know attachment is ok as they describe that is ok but geez I wish this pain would just go cos it's really starting to get to me.
We had DS2 in hospital this morning for surgery to remove his tooth - that was super stressful but glad it's over now.
Well, doc says it looks like conjunctivitis rather than a blocked tear duct, gave him some eye drops for a couple of days and keep on with the cleaning with breastmilk. Looking slightly better today, hoping it clears up quick.
Went and did his birth rego so he's all proper and legal now :)
Dan I hope your son feels better soon. I always getsomepain at latch but not heaps. This disapates fast.
Aww boo Ck I hope he feels better soon. I hope Lilly does not have that. Hooray for being legal!
I had an emotional day, I had to give bottle twice, It was a weird day. I hope tomorrow is better. Gets me down :(
Ok so how do you tell if you have enough milk? He's taking both sides twice, sometimes only getting an hour between feeds. I'll find out today if he's still gaining or not but I'm worries he's not as settled.
Is he settled after feeds or still hungry? Is his output Ok?
Weight gain is the other way.
How I knew. I didn't have enough: baby was loosing weight not gaining not gaining (14% in first 3 days), baby would not settle after feeds and would still cry like she had not been fed (outside of afternoon/evening cluster feeding) her urine output was low as was her dirty diaper output.
A lc can check how fast your flow is and help determine if it is low or that is just the way Bubs feed.
Now when I feed I watch Bubs arms, the more relaxed they are an further away from her face the more satisfied she is. I don't time it or clock watch anymore.
Hope this helps