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Yaaay!! You're doing so well Lolpigs!
I dunno about losing any weight with the BFing considering how much I'm eating at the moment! I'm constantly ravenous, or if I'm not starving I'm thirsty. I do try to make sure it's healthy stuff and water mostly though. Be interested to see how much Alex has put on, because I swear he feels heavier every morning.
Thank you thank you :) all your support means alot
Omg had first pizza with meat on it last night in 9 months YUM
Lol I am eating like a pig too at the moment. Sustagen and up and go are stapels atm,along with chocolate and freezer meals haha
HELLO LADIES! Have been rather MIA, sorry, hospital didnt have internet reception and then took a little bit of time to just settle at home!
Firstly, here is a picture of my beautiful girl laying on my chest :) its not the clearest picture but she looks so sweet :)
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...mummy-baby.jpg
And here is her face :)
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...97-new-075.jpg
I will read through what everyones been up to soon too!
SO, little bit of a run down of what happened on thursday!!
So, the hosptial had called to cancel my induction cos they were so busy- i was so annoyed, but then started getting tummy pains and wondered if it could be labour, eventually they got to being quite regular and painful and i was SO happy that my body seemed to actually be going into labour on its own! But yeah, the feeling of contractions wasnt exactly like what i expected, it was more like this tight band accross the lower part of my tummy and it came really quick and painful and was basically like getting one of those awful leg cramps in the middle of the night that take your breath away! thats the best way i can describe it... and yeah progressively more painful! I was expecting a more dull ache i think!
Stayed at home till 6pm when the contractions were 3 mins apart then went to the hospital where they said i was already 4cm dilated, woo!! waters broke probably an hour later and they like, flooded the floor, and every step i took another massive puddle would come out! After that happened they got really strong and so we jumped in the shower where i stayed for maybe another 2 hours, where i was finding the pain almost unbearable, i was screaming through most contractions and unfortunately was so overwhelmed by it all that i didnt think to ask for the gas... anyway not long after i was screaming that i needed to push - the pressure was SO strong, and i had read that was what it felt like when it got to the pushing stage, but the midwife seemed skeptical cos it had gone so fast, anyway, got on to the bed, babys heartrate had dropped so they had a whole lot of people in there, electrode on babys head and yeah, fully dilated! So, i tried the gas cos the pain was so bad, but they took it away from me cos it made me to dopey and i couldnt concentrate on pushing.. from there, the rest was really quite traumatic, the pain of pushing her out was unbelievable, and i was screaming and begging for an epidural or c-section which i knew wasnt possible but i felt i couldnt bear the pain of pushing her out... DH said it was really hard for him too cos i was begging him to somehow help and he felt so helpless. but in the end i finally heard them say they said her eyes were out, then her whole head, then her shoulders, then the rest of her body came out really fast and they put her on my chest and yeah it was the most amazing feeling, DH was crying, i think i was too shocked at it all to cry! it was the most incredible pain ever, the pushing part, and i got some bad tearing, so much so that it took them about an hour and a half of stitching me up and the dr lost count of the number of stitches.. all these doctors were watching the stitching to learn from it, cos it was apparently a bad shape tear, or should i say several tears! i used the gas before they stitched me up cos i was scared of the local anaesthetic, and i completely tripped out on the gas cos it was up as high as it could go! oh and by the way, after the delivery, someone brought me in some toast with jam and a cup of tea and DH fed me the toast - it was like the BEST thing i had ever eaten, hahah. i think ill remember that toast forever!
I feel a bit traumatised by it all, doing it with no pain relief, considering i am a pretty small build, and had a baby over 9pounds! turns out cos she was overdue that some of the areas in her skull that generally overlap thru the birth canal had already fused together so her head couldnt go smaller when she fitted through, like it normally would. hence some of the tearing was so bad.. but i am SO proud of myself, and i just love her SO much, and if i had to do it all again for her, i would in a second.
For my next baby, i think id defintely be getting an epidural!
i feel so many emotions at the moment, its hard to get my head around everything.. its unbelieveable how intense the love is for them so instantly! And i feel such an overwhelming feeling of just wanting to protect her from everything, she seems to tiny and helpless! i just look at her little face with her little eyes staring at me and i cant help but cry sometimes at how amazing she is and how unbelievable happy i am to have her..! i love her more than anything in the whole world, and feel like the luckiest person on earth :)
im recovering okay, the stitches have been really painful and thats probably been the worst part - also have some really bad muscle issues where the muscles have seperated badly - the physio thought about 8cm of seperation so my tummy looks gross at the moment, im just hoping with physio i can get it back to being flat again, or at least kinda flat haha.
breastfeeding is a bit of a challenge, she latches on really well etc, and my milk has come in fine from what i can tell, its just she falls asleep almost instantly when she starts sucking, and then if i try put her to bed, she cries cos she is hungry, and then i have to try feeding her again, and she falls straight to sleep, etc etc... so i guess its a bit of a slow process, trying to get her to feed properly!
I also kinda find it hard keeping her the right temperature, i really have to rug her up to sleep cos ive taken her temp and its around 35.6 sometimes, despite being in a singlet, long onesie, wrap and blanket tucked in.. its worrying cos SIDS guidelines say not to overheat them, but then she is too cold so easily! anyway, i called the hospital and they werent too concerned, they said just judge by how her hands and feet feel and dress her accordingly. so i guess thats something that ill get the hang of eventually too! she makes alot of noise in her sleep, gurgling, snuffling noises and its hard not constantly being awake all night checking on her!
ive got a midwife checking on us tomorrow or wedneday cos she lost almost 10% of her birthweight, which is apparently okay, but i hope that when they weigh her she has started to gain some weight.. i think its cos my milk hadnt come in yet that she was losing a bit, and now that it has, she should be fine!
ANyway a bit of a rollercoaster the last few days, ill try read through everyones comments and catch up on whats been happening with everyone! Thanks for all the well wishes in the Belly Buddies forum :) sorry everthing in this post is a bit of a jumble, its all a bit of a jumble in my head so i just typed it all as it came to me!
hope everyone else is going wonderfully well!!
Wow, Amanda - you did so well hun! And she is absolutely gorgeous :) My midwife said a trick if they fall asleep too soon while feeding is to tickle them gently on the arm or the torso (but not the cheek as they'll try to turn towards it) or to sit her up and burp her then reattach etc. Though I'll admit, sometimes Alex still sleeps through all of the above - less often now though.
Great to hear from you Amanda!! She is gorgeous!! Does she have blonde hair? Too cute :)
You did sooo well!! Natural on your first go!! My second birth was so much easier than my first so you will be fine next time. She is a big baby, I can't believe you pushed her out! 9 pounds!! I found the crowning to be the worst, that burning feeling. The head is so hard to get out, especially in your situation. It is an overwhelming love.
With the clothes, I go by the weather. It has been so variable here. We've had 36 degrees - short sleeve jumpsuit with muslin wrap (no blanket). 19 degrees - long sleeve jumpsuit/ bonds wondersuit, muslin wrap, cotton blanket double folded. 25 degrees - long sleeve jump suit, muslin wrap, single fold cotton blanket. Our house is mostly warm as we have large windows but is colder at night. Feeling the hands and feet does help as well as their chest.
I hope you heal well and soon!
We've had an unsettled day today. The Naan hasn't agreed with her as she was getting constipation. Back on to S26 Gold. A nurse from the hospital rang to check on how we were doing. It was so nice to have someone understand that she didn't attach, wasn't sucking and we had to go to formula. She was supportive, so different from the nurse that came for the home visit. She said that nurse was not professional giving me guilt trips especially when it was out of my control. I'll be going to a different clinic I think.
Well, appt with the nurse went well - he's put on just shy of 400g since we got home 8 days ago, the little guts! So he's regained birth weight and then some. The nurse was also pretty impressed with how well he's holding his head up and that he's giving us proper smiles, not just wind grimaces :) He's just such an awesome clever little man, I find him constantly fascinating and could watch him for hours.
Yay Amanda! Glad you are back online!
Nawww Ladies, our babies are the CUTEST babies EVER!
Oh my, I weighed myself today and er... I have LOST over 9kgs!! and no, the 4kgs of Zoe is NOT included :P ... hehe
I didn't actually put any weight on while pregnant! So all that puking made me lose the 9kg! now to just keep it off and start getting rid of more of it!
Can't believe lil miss Z is 3 weeks old today :O ... seriously, wtf did that time go???
Oh and don't know if I told you girls or not, but got a phone call last week, and the kindergarten I wanted Harriett to go to, but she missed out and there were 8 people on the waiting list in front of HER!, anywho, they called and had a spot for her! So woohoo she is going to the one we wanted! So happy! wow, she starts that in Feb :O
Okies, Amanda, every time I read yr story my legs snap shut! ouch!
Hope everyone and their bubs are doing well xx
Dan Im not sure if you have tried it but the midwives gave me this cream for my nipples called Lansinoh - I had blisters on my nipples the first couple of days and after using that cream and letting them air dry they have gone away, plus you dont have to take the cream off when you feed bub... With the blockage you could also try cabbage leaves, its supposd to help, but not sure if it does or not....
Amumma - could you add me to the list please... Aubree-Rose 12/11 :)
Amanda - WOW! That is all I can say!!! As for the feeding I have the same thing with DD, I just take her off burp her, and she usually wakes up..
Well we have had a good day here today, Aubree fed at midnight, and then didnt wake for another feed til 5am... I freaked out a little, but my mum reassured me that its ok because she probably had a really good feed at midnight.. Ahh the joy/stress of been a first time mummy!
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