Babies Born ~ September 2014

Yaya yaya my baby is here. He is perfect. Huge feed after birth then 6hr sleep now on the boob again. Quick birth but we knew that would happen. DH and I in the bathroom, I was standing! No idea it was going to happen that quick. Was having less than 30sec contraptions that I thought just were not good enough to be doing anything. Then half way through one it changed to a push, his head. Lucky I make an unmistakable noise when pushing and DH pulled downy pants and supported the head. Maybe a minute later the body was out, DH passed him straight to me. then called the kids in to the room, then MW came 45mins later after DH text her to say baby was here :) placenta birthed about 10mins after MW arrived. Gee I love that soothing feeling of that coming out. 4kg, head 36cm, length 37cm. He is my most cooked and biggest baby and longest baby :) he is perfect and still without a name.
Sorry it's short and sweet but I know how much we love to hear the details.
I love Homebirth. Well I guess 2x free births :)

Well done Tegam! & a huge congrats too :)

Wow what a story!!! I'm in awe Tegam.

Awwww congrats so happy for you!!!!!

Wow, 2 seasoned parents right there! Sounds like an amazing birth experience, congratulations :D

Well done Tegam! Bet the kids loved it :-)

Best day ever!!

Congratulations Tegam!! And well done to all our babies staying together! Yourself and your DH are troopers! I was petrified that's how my birth would happen and you seem so calm about it all! So happy for you xx

Phy- let's hope your new bundle doesn't follow in DS1 footsteps.
This may sound naive but what is witching hour?? Torah has had about an hour each day or a period where she just isn't as content to be our down or even settle in our arms as she normally would... At first this was after her 5am feed but now she is skipping that it's around the 11pm feed!! Could that be it?

Thats witching hour wannabubby... Zen has a period of abut 2-3 hours after waking int he monring and before sleeping at night where he is unsettled, noting much settles him, so I am trying to get hm in the hugabub to calm him but he isnt too keen on it yet.

Congrats again Tegam! I am not sure where I posted my congrats... I am so sleep deprived...

So good to know is normal, it seems to stress DH more then myself though, I've helped out with nieces enough were they are babies that I've been able to keep my calm so far, but last night I could see it was really getting to him =( just trying to remind him we are lucky she is as placid and content as she is and that moments like that are perfectly normal lol xx

Tegam that sounds beautiful, congratulations again!!

We have witching hour pretty bad here. From about 5pm-9pm she is pretty much screaming. It's exhausting!
Apart from that she is gorgeous! I will try to post more in here. Have been a bit slack.

I had a visit with the lactation consultant today, OMG so glad I went! I thought we were going really well with bf and we were but there's a whole new kind of 'going really well'. She took me right back to what we were doing in the beginning before all the different advice undermined my confidence. She had me reclining comfortably, allowing Lachlan to do what babies are born to do, find the nipple and latch on. She also advised me to pump the other side while he feeds so both breasts will flow better. That solves the problem of choosing between baby time or pumping time. She also noticed he has thrush making his little tongue sore :( he is currently milk drunk on boobie milk with his head on my chest (aawwww). We are both so happy going back to what felt so natural for us...

Sounds wonderful eivie.

My dream sleeper became a boobie monster this afternoon. Feel it's going to be a longish night. DH tried to give me an hours sleep while he was settled and I got all sookie and couldnt stand to be away from him! Silly girl that I am I bet I regret that in a few hours :)

Well done Eivie that's fantastic xx sometimes you just need that reassurance that mum knows best!

Tegam I know what u mean.. Poor DH sometimes he really wants a cuddle but I just get teary if he takes her away cos she is so beautiful to look at xx

Eivie- that sounds great! Well done mum and bub.

Awesome stuff eivie!

Tegam I was the same after Zen was born he slept for 6 hours. Had I known it would have been the last time I would get that long to sleep in a row I would have napped but all those endorphinsand adrenalin!

I got my photos from labour and birth, pretty cool! And I think I can manage the witching hours ok with my plan. Zen loves showers and it calms him down so we will shower him in the evenings and hopefully it will end the crying for the evening. In theory. Lol!

Phyrephly - evening baths always helped DS. Walks helped too. Sounds like a good theory to me.

Afm- was back at hospital yesterday due to pain. Found blood in uterus so hopefully that will drain. If not will be back next week. I feel a bit pulled around and it is taking its toll on my milk. Reduced milk everyday and it's making me sad.
My princess is happy regardless. She is more alert everyday, but sleeps well. Holding her brings so much joy.

Oh no wiliever! Hope your uterus gets sorted, how painful and annoying! Xx

Oh no Williever, hopefully it gets better quickly. Have you spoken with a lactation consultant about the milk? They might have some very simple advice like enjoy lots of skin to skin. Might be worth trying the lactation cookies to help maintain your supply too. Big hug...

Phyrephly that sounds like a great plan, I really hope it helps calm him down :)

Hi ladies, been reading but hard to find time to post! All my 'spare' time is spent catching a few zzz, housework or eating!

Williever sorry to hear about the pain and infected uterus :( Hope the blood drains soon. Keeping up milk supply at this crucial time is hard, it feels like a full time job! I keep worrying about it too.

Phy that's cool you have photos already!

Eivie awesome about the lc. Where did you find her? Our council has a drop in centre with a lc, I may go next week just to check everything....

Tegam congrats again and hope everything he going well with your new little man :)

Afm - had mchn home visit wed and she said we were giving too much formula top up. Said to wean him off it and bf more frequently which I've been trying but it's just too tiring. We're getting there though, today he's been on 20-25mls down from 60. Dh goes back to work next week and I'm quite worried how I'll go with both kids - dd seems to always wake up when I am feeding bubs! I guess I'll have to work something out...

Cattie it was a hospital lc, I had to wait 2 weeks to see her. I'd definitely recommend seeing the council one. The feeding experience can become really stressful when we have to supplement and express and the lc took me back to basics and it's a relaxing bonding time now.

I'm jealous.

I have ordered everything ready to make cookies. I need a nipple shield but supply is not enough to use that...... So pumping small amounts again. If by next Friday it's still this low or lower I'll pack it in.

I've got to fill in the birth certificate form and PPL this weekend. That is my aim, but I also wang to make a quick blanket...... Sewing always wins ;-)

Are you able to pump and bf at the same time Williever? That's made a huge difference for me. It makes more milk flow so better feeding for bub and better pumping session. It also means you don't need to find extra time for pumping. The lc showed me how to hook the pump into my bra so look mum, no hands! Obviously it needs to be an electric pump... I agree with setting boundaries for yourself though, it can be very stressful and draining trying to increase your supply and you have to be realistic about how far you are willing to go. If mum has no time to do anything besides worry about milk production it's not a good situation.

Oh and ugh paperwork - I need to do mine too. I hate filling out forms!

Hi guys. Sorry it is hard to keep up and type one handed. Will get on the big computer later to see how everyone is.

We are all. My little man is a dream baby. Can't believe he will be three days old at lunch time. I love him. He has settled in so quickly. The other kids love him. Only last 260gms which I'm not surprised my milk is coming in quickly. He is so quiet. He tries to cry but then goes 'oh ok do what you have to then give me a boob'. Didn't even move when he had the newborn screening test. I think I may have paid all my rough baby dues with DD3 :)

Wow Tegam that's great! Maya is the opposite, even the MW commented on her being a drama queen! Haha. Hey have you made baby boys name official yet?

Eive and Williever, I was able to complete my PPL application via an app on my iphone! I just took a photo of the important back page and uploaded it. It's called the Express Plus Families app.

I have been very quiet too sorry ladies. Maya is great and I've enjoyed one week of the school holidays with 3 kids. Unfortunately DP and I aren't on the same page (putting it mildly) but I'm hoping today's a new day and we can start afresh (really I mean is his attitude to start afresh!). Anyway...

After feeding non stop for a good few days and expressing when I'm not feeding, I have a huge amount of milk. I wish I knew my secret and I could share it with everyone but I don't know exactly why I always get so much milk, unless it's just the non stop feeding I persist with in that first 3-5 days. Hey my nipples nearly fell off but it was worth it!

Thanks Jessica. I'll give that app a try although I have already filled in the form this morning. Go me!!
I hope DP's attitude fix up happens!

I don't know what I can do about this milk situation. It's the same as last time. Will call a LC next week and bake the cookies. I have tried pumping and pumping but nothing from left boob. Right boob now producing less. Ugh. Disappointed.

Williever, I can't pump anything from my right boob but I can tell bub is getting milk and he pulled off the other day and had milk running down his cheek! Don't think that because it doesn't pump that there is no milk...

Thanks for the app tip Jessica, will check it out.

I know but nipples are inverted so i need the shields. And nothing is coming through the shields.

Hmm I'm trying to think of some good advice Williever! Good on you for persisting.

I agree with Eivie, sometimes babies just get more milk out than the pumps too. It happened to me just yesterday, I gave her a bottle of expressed milk when I was out (actually we were in the car and DS1 fed her while I was driving, so so cute and helpful!), so as soon as I got home my boobs were full and aching. So I expressed on each side and only got 60ml. Normally I get over 100ml!

I can't recall your previous posts but is bub settled after a good feeding session (say 20mins each side?)? Sometimes Maya feeds for an hour plus. It's tiring but I know if she keeps feeding she will probably sleep longer.

I have (almost) no problem with being at home with 5 kids on this beautiful grand final day. But I do have a problem with being so busy it has taken me over 2 hours to finish a cup of tea! Although I don't think it's the 5 kids part that's caused it, but just the joys of having a newborn.

Newborn Cold Tea Syndrome ;-)

Ah, I'm not sure if you mentioned the inverted nipples before Williever, that would make it more difficult. The lc is definitely a good idea.

Lachie is all dressed up for grand final day in his hawthorn hoodie, so cute lol. Go Hawks!

We are going for the Swans. I might have a sleep though..... Sorry sporting Gods!

I am going to give the feed and pump a go. I just hate watching her suck and get nothing.

Wrapping? I don't think she likes it. Does anyone not wrap?

Maybe think of it as boobie time rather than feeding time, do skin to skin and just enjoy it. That way she's suckling which tells your body you still want milk but you don't feel like you're depriving her. She'll get the comfort of boobie time even if there is no milk for her. You can give a bit of formula first so she's relaxed.

I found brewer's yeast tablets at chemist warehouse, trying those while I wait for my big bag of powder to be delivered for more cookies.

Wrapping isn't working for us now, he gets very angry lol.

Eivie an Williever, DS1 Hated wrapping and we never did it. But Zen loves it, I guess it depends on the kid :)

As for feeding, the mor baby sucks the more milk you make, so I second the boobie time, loads of skin to skin and let her sucle. Williever I have flat nipples before DS1 was born and it took a week for my milk to come in. More importantly it took a week for my nipples to not be flat. They were literally flat! Keep at it, you are doing great. An LC would be really helpful :)

Another bub here that hates to be wrapped. She groans and squirms and tries to push her way out of the wrap. She gets really upset. We're using a sleeping bag now. She now sleeps with her arms up above her head and legs kicking around. :lol:

Yes again to the skin/boobie time. Something really helpful my MW told me was that newborns pain relief is boobie sucking. I also read it on the internet (so it must be true!). So they suck not only to feed but for pain relief, comfort, and other reasons. It made me think ok, if she is unsettled, why not whip the boob out!

Oh and about the wrapping, Maya loves sleeping in swaddle/gro bag things. They aren't too restrictive around the arms. I'll check the brand and let you know!

How can a newborn be awake for four hours?! I am going mad.