Hi everyone I've been so quiet - babymooning and riding the high. The tear is healing perfectly and I don't feel it anymore except some pressure and pulling when I initially sit down, and then again when I first stand up. Milk came in yesterday in hilarious fashion, DD1 climbed into bed for her usual I'm-up-at-the-asscrack-of-dawn cuddle, leaned on my boob and milk gushed through my pyjamas and wet her. She thinks it's hilarious to tell everyone, and announced it to about 10 people when we went to visit our neighbours yesterday.... LOL! Feeding is great, she has latched perfectly since her first feed and my nipples seem to be handling it all well. She's a fairly typical newborn. DD1 has had a few moments but that's nothing unusual PMSL! She's sooooooooooooo tiny though - DD1 was 8lb 6oz and seems so huge now! How can not even 400g and an extra cm in length make such a difference!?!?
Had total visitor overwhelm on Wednesday and many irrational tears and by the third lot of unexpected visitors (who arrived at 5.30pm), I just refused to be social... I stood in the kitchen and did the dishes to avoid them. I just couldnt do it. Feel a bit guilty now though... DP was awesome, she has been totally amazing, I think I've fallen in love with my whole family all over again!
Am writing my birth story... It's kind of epic but should be up tomorrow maybe.
Cassius - lol@ the leakage! I certainly haven't got that problem , only when commencing a feed - the other side leaks and I have a small nipple wet patch :-/
Miss K has has heat rash plus that hormonal rash they get (milk spots I think alot of people call them) and I have done nothing about it. I thought about putting some sorbolene cream where it is a bit dry but don't want to muck around and make it worse, so I haven't done anything. Maybe a squirt of breastmilk might help??
Indad - Welcome! So glad you are enjoying your babymoon. lol@ DD#1, too cute! Don't feel guilty about needing a break from visitors. It's lovely that people want to visit but truly after labour and getting used to having a newbie again they really should think twice about bombarding you. So glad you are getting tons of support from your DP too - makes a huge difference hey?!
I think I am in for a tough night. Miss K has been snack feeding every couple of hours and is really fussing at the breast, particularly the left so not sure what is going on but hoping it will settle down as we have a wedding tommorow.
we are also in the land of upset baby she has been sooo awesome and happy and sleeping beautifully...and then last night just hasnt been able to poo and is really upset about it. I really feel for her and have been giving her a nice bath each day (so yesterday and today...normally only go once a week with the newbies) just to try to relax her body and kick her poo out hahaha. ah well, 4 weeks of awesome, one night of crap. i like those odds.
RCC: this is my thinking too. she has the hormonal rash as well and i am reluctant to put anything on it. maybe the breastmilk is a good idea
Cass: She's 10 weeks tomorrow Apparently wonder weeks go on corrected age not actual, or so says the app! So she's 3 corrected. Think she had a growth spurt though, had a power spew about an hour ago - all over the swing so I'll have to figure out how the cover comes off and wash it in the morning. That's a lot for 10 days. Can't believe no offer to help..
Auds I'm always up for a catch up if you want to let the older kids play together. Hope you're feeling ok.
HPL Glad you're DD is loving Bax Sound like you're all doing wonderfully
I'm sure I've missed someone. Sorry to whoever it was.
Taking DD for a weigh in Monday. Pretty sure she'll crack 3kg!! 00000 finally fit perfectly
Good morning all, little miss is officially one week old. I am so in love, she is such a good baby, I've had to wake her for feeds!! And when she does wake up herself she just makes little cite noises. Hates having poo in her nappy & loves her bath. My other girls are do good with her & haven't been too smothering!! Although I was in the laundry yesterday & DD1 says "mummy come here", I walked in to the lounge to see her holding the new baby.!! She had taken her out of the rocker by herself!! Instead of freaking out I explained she can only hold the baby when mummy is with her!!
hahaha Nel, i would of freaked lol. but yeah, we also have had to do some basic reminders about how to play with their little sister hehehe.
it's great to hear that your new baby is giving you a gentle transition! my little one was very similar; whereas DD2 was always awake from day 3 and never slept hahaha. so relieved that i have a relatively chilled kid this time
AFM: entering day 3 of no poo. she is not liking it!
Here in melbourne it is FREEZING...had to bring out some of the wintery baby clothes that my two bigger girls wore. far out brussel sprout. apparently there is even snow falling in the mountains
We finally have poo lol! we went to visit another BB lady to hand over our birth pool and have a catch up and play etc and DD3 chose that moment to evacuate her bowels of course it went EVERYWHERE and we had no spare change of clothes ahhh so organised when i go out bahahahaha!
we then had a MACH nurse appt for the 4 week weigh etc and she has stacked on in the last two weeks 740gms! wahoo! and that was post-poo hahahaha. she she is now sitting at 4.440kgs. wahoo. little porkchop.
not much else to report really. have the house back to just us (mum left yesterday) and it does feel nice. although the vacuuming needs doing and the fridge needs restocking but seriously with 100km hour gusts of winds i am happy to just stay home for today.
Do. Not. Talk. Winter. 39 here, hottest day I've ever had in Brisbane and it s u c k s. our spare change of clothes is a Singlet thrown in the nappy bag! We are just soaked in sweat, poor bubba just wants to feed feed feed, but she keeps sliding off the boob!
Dying in Brisbane... was 43 when I picked DD1 up from daycare at 4.30pm. DD2 has it right, all she's doing it feeding and sleeping.
It's so hot I made myself a Spider and the ice cream had melted in my glass before I had a chance to add the soft drink! Not even kidding. It was only a matter of minutes!
OMG! we NEED to swap places hahahaha! i have the HEATING on. i kid you not! BAH! i HATE the cold!
Schonell: woo hoo! that is awesome she is cracking the 3kg mark! she must seem so much bigger to you now..and to think that she is still smaller than DD3 at birth lol. no doubt you'll look back at the photos when she is a grown woman and be shocked at how wee tiny she once was!
Audax: oh dear to the sliding off the boob...i cannot even begin to imagine that down here where the snow falls in summer.
Indad: i totally LOL'd that your ice-cream melted before the soda was added hahaha, reminds me of an old garfield comic where he ran out of milk before he ran out of cookie
Ok, best be off to get....my ugg boots on...and a big woolly jumper (i reckon just reading that will have you girls pass out in the heat even more )
Coming up to 3 weeks here (although I don't want her to be growing too quickly, so I say two and a half and a bit weeks )
Frustrating times for me this week Uterine infection, UTI, ANOTHER lot of antibiotics. My tear isn't healing, so 2-3 weeks of bedrest (over Christmas, yeah ok...). Had another blood test to check my iron because of persistant bright-red blood loss and losing clots, dizziness, headaches, and other wonderful symptoms.
Fortunately, DD2 is chugging along perfectly and we're not having any sleep or bfing issues. My partner has just started 5 weeks off which will make rest easier.
I've been so quiet - babymooning and riding the high. The tear is healing perfectly and I don't feel it anymore except some pressure and pulling when I initially sit down, and then again when I first stand up. Milk came in yesterday in hilarious fashion, DD1 climbed into bed for her usual I'm-up-at-the-asscrack-of-dawn cuddle, leaned on my boob and milk gushed through my pyjamas and wet her. She thinks it's hilarious to tell everyone, and announced it to about 10 people when we went to visit our neighbours yesterday.... LOL! Feeding is great, she has latched perfectly since her first feed and my nipples seem to be handling it all well. She's a fairly typical newborn. DD1 has had a few moments but that's nothing unusual PMSL! She's sooooooooooooo tiny though - DD1 was 8lb 6oz and seems so huge now! How can not even 400g and an extra cm in length make such a difference!?!?
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she has been sooo awesome and happy and sleeping beautifully...and then last night just hasnt been able to poo and is really upset about it. I really feel for her and have been giving her a nice bath each day (so yesterday and today...normally only go once a week with the newbies) just to try to relax her body and kick her poo out hahaha. ah well, 4 weeks of awesome, one night of crap. i like those odds.
ahhh so organised when i go out bahahahaha! 
Uterine infection, UTI, ANOTHER lot of antibiotics. My tear isn't healing, so 2-3 weeks of bedrest (over Christmas, yeah ok...). Had another blood test to check my iron because of persistant bright-red blood loss and losing clots, dizziness, headaches, and other wonderful symptoms. 
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