Babies Born ~ November 1st -15th 2011 #3

aww LOL, the constant feeding could be a growth spurt! Z did the same thing yesterday! Kept eating and eating!

During the day she spends most of her asleep time in the swing!

I envy you girls and yr bubs pooping! Z isn't much of a pooper :| I like my girls to poop daily dammit! Don't get me wrong, she has only ever gone 2 days with no pooping. But other days she has a small lil poop and thats it. Then on other days she will have a substantial poop! I likey the substantial poops! (call me sick :P )

Harriett is learning to blow up balloons :| IT IS DRIVING ME CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZY!

Hope yr breasticles are feeling better today Miss Mollie... sounds flippin painful!

Danni, Cranks, Jan, AM and Amanda, hope you girls are all going well ... and bubs are being perfect!

(still not getting email notifications dagnabbit!)

xx

I'm not getting them either Nikky, I even manually subscibed to the thread they just suddenly stopped.

LOL you can have my Lilly if you like? We got 4 poops yesturday! Her's bother her and interupt her sleep so I think less would be better haha

I too hope everyones babies are well.

Definitely sounds like a growth spurt Lol.

Alex is such a little boy already - has a limited tolerance for shopping. Chucks a paddy if he has to stay out shopping longer than that. So we came home, he had his shower and a poo and then was in bed by 8pm last night. Slept till midnight, had a feed, woke at 2am just wanting a cuddle then slept through till 6am. I swear if he keeps this up I'm going to have to put a towel down on my side of the bed as I'm waking up leaking.

awwwww Harriett just fed Zoe for the first time!

Will put some pics up later!

She was soooooooo proud!

Im not getting email either... But there was a thread a couple of days ago, there is something wrong with them at the moment.. So i dont think anyone is getting them!

i HATE my body at the moment.... Mastitis.. and now i have spotting for the 2nd time this month.. Last time it lasted for a day! WTH is going on with my body!

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i HATE my body at the moment.... Mastitis.. and now i have spotting for the 2nd time this month.. Last time it lasted for a day! WTH is going on with my body!

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miss mollie, you JUST HAD A BABY!!! good ole hormones is WTH is wrong with yr body! expect it to last for the rest of yr life! (jk) but it will last for a while :) till everything sorts itself!
As for the mastitis, that one just sux the big one! Hope its easing for you xx

on a side note

THE CRICKET is FINALLY starting! yay

Hormones are a PITA! But Nikky is right, it's most likely what's causing the spotting etc. And making me leak like a sieve at the moment, even though I didn't have any problems with engorgement and leakage when my milk came in, I'm making up for it now. But it'll pass. It can take a few months for everything to settle back to normal, or the new post-baby normal at least.

Just got back from the CHN. Apparently bubs is doing well. Said we are doing the right things with settling. Just to keep trying. Still feeling really down about BreastFeeding. CHN couldnt explain what was happening with bubs being so Colicy on the BM. I dont think they really know. I don't think she really believed me when I said after I changed to full formula her symptoms setteled down. Husband says I'm too hard on myself but I still feel like a Failure.

Least I know she is happier on the formula. I am struggling to move past it emotionally, logically it makes sense to me. CHN said while BF Nutritionally superior some people just can't BF. Didnt really listen to all the troubles I had been having however, just said "so you have made your decision then" sigh. She also said it is important that if the BF is impacting the relationship negativley then you have to do what is best for both of you but it feels emotionally liek what is best for me not for her :S

The nurse told me to go back to demand feeding her so I will. I dont really know what I'm doing atm. Perhaps I'm just overwrought from no sleep.

Sorry for being a downer :(

Lolpigs I rang the aba last night because I was just so about the masitis and the lady just literally listened to me cry. And talked to me about how I was feeling. Maybe you could give them a call about how you are feeling.

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CK, I had a couple of nights leaks when Levi started sleeping longer. I started wearing two thick breast pads over lapped in the middle. I used the johnsons ones (purple and white box). I had to get up and change the pads during the night.

Lolpigs this is the time when you need to listen to your mummy instincts and follow that. The nurses and all can give us as much support and advice as they can but each bub is different and you are the one that has spent the last 9 or so weeks with your baby and know what is best.


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That assumes I wear a bra to bed. Too flipping hot at the moment and I can't stand wearing clothing to bed as a general rule. I looked at Alex's Gro-egg first thing this morning and it was still 27C in his room. Lucky he sleeps in our room of a night with the air-con. A towel will do for now I think, it should settle soon I hope.

Lol, Danni is absolutely 100% on the money. You're Lilly's mummy, you know her best and will get to know what works for her. If something stops working for a while (it'll happen now and then) move on to something else. Sometimes I think babies are a lesson in giving up control, as they're all little individuals and there's so much they do or don't do for reasons known only to them.

yep....what Dannii said!

Okay I have to share these pics...

Harriett fed Zoe for the first time today and she was soooo proud of herself!

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Thanks guys I appreciate it. I know in my heart this is the right thing to do, she has no more gut pains, not more screaming fits, she is just a normal cheeky baby now. She even poos better! She used to have massive cramps and difficulties now its a grunt and a red face and its done. The difference really is boggling I really can't believe it after being told so much that breastfeeding is best. Dosent seem that way for my DD. I feel really sad at the loss of that relationship, but I also feel sad that I spent so much time trying to get it going I feel like I've wasted 8 weeks. I've had a heart to heart with my DH becuase he was concerned I might not be bonding with bubs as well as I could becuase of it and seeing me cry alot, and I'm just going to focus on making her as happy as I can... and enjoy patting her butt when she wont go to sleep.. my god she needs some persuasion during the day to get some shut eye!

The nurse told me I was doing all the right things settling wise, and to persist for another 4-6 weeks and if it still isnt working I should get some assistance from Tressilian or Karitane. I have a friend from work coming to visit me who said she would help me out with settling to see if she can see anything at all.

CK I think your right about the control thing it really has been a hard and fast lesson on just letting go.

Harriet is adorable Nikky :) Your daughters have the most beautiful eyes.

Lol remember that if Lilly is feeling better, than you are doing the best for her, not you! If it were up to you, you would still be BF. With motherhood I think it helps to roll with the punches, not easy I know. I have had so many different opinions from nurses, some gave me a huge guilt trip about not BF, others were very understanding of what happened. Happy baby is the ultimate goal, right? Hugs

Nikky Im so jealous of all Miss Z's hair!! They are both ADORABLE!!!

Good grief Nikky, so much black hair!! And both of them really do have gorgeous eyes. Alex's eyes are gradually turning brown, but at the moment they're still sort of baby blue/brown.