Ok, I made it back, although I do have a little bub on my chest, lol!
Besides the mild germies, Kyson is doing really well. We had our MCHN appointment yesterday Kyson has put on 550g in the last two weeks. He is now just under 5kg (4.98kg to be exact). Looks like we're going to have to exchange our newborn nappies for infant because they are getting a little snug and I thin newborn is only meant to go up to 5kg.
Generally our feeding routine is still 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 hourly. During the day it's usually closer together, but at night we're managing to get it to 4 hours on some rare wonderful occassions. I was reading a study the other night about co-sleeping which mentioned that co-sleeping babies fed more often than those in another room, but that overall the co-sleeping mum and bubs still got at least as much sleep as the non-co-sleepers. In light of that I won't complain about the short sleeps between feeds
Jess - How did you manage to do so much while the boys were sleeping?! I have trouble getting anything done in the small breaks, lol. I'm lucky to even eat!
Niadla - I'm so glad that Allira's kidneys (and everything else!) are perfect. That's wonderful news. Plus 6.5 hours of sleep the other night must have been heaven!
Naomi - Kyson has mostly grown out of his 0000's too. The only ones he still fits in are the Pumpkin Patch singlet-suits. The ones with no legs, but do up under the bottom. I love them because they don't ride up like singlets can
It must have been so scary when it sounded like Bailey was choking! Sometimes when we're changing Kyson he'll get so upset that he coughs! I hate it. The poor little tyke just hates getting naked, unless we're having some naked skin-to-skin snuggles which he still loves.
BG - Good to see you in here matey! I hope all is well with Emerald and that you are recovering well
Kat - I hear you on the tiredness! Kyson was a bit restless after his 1.30am feed last night, but luckily we managed to catch a 1 hour nap together this afternoon!
JwithJ - Sounds like Master Jamie is growing nicely. 700g since birth already!!! Hopefully his eyes will clear up completely for him soon.
Krystie: his eyes are clear now but now hes got thrush in his mouth but a visit to the doc means he has drops i have to put in his mouth 4 times a day
BG: welcome home little emerald enjoy this time coz they grow way 2 fast lol and jamie is only 3 weeks old
Naomi: unlucky for u J is still ok in his 0000 so i dont know where hes putting on weight lol
Anyways everything else is going well feeding every 3.5 - 4 hours on formula getting him sleeping in his bassinet with his seseme street mobile no more DH having to bring him to bed just to sleep we were a little paranoid about sharing the bed coz DH is a smoker
he's in infant nappies coz at night he was wetting through them maybe i need to invest in some maz covers for night time lol
afm im getting sleep most of the time when J is sleeping but everytime i go to eat he wakes up for food lol and dinner always goes a bit cold maybe i should time it a bit better
hope everyone is well and hope our other belly buddies join us as soon as they can look away from their bubs for 5 mins lol
is it 2 early to want another baby? DH have discussed TTC starting in sept this year coz we want a sibling for Jamie close to his age and ppl have said to me isnt it a bit early to be thinking of these things seeings as i just had a baby 3 weeks ago
any advice????????????????????
I got clucky about 3 months after I had DS. It quickly went away until he was about 9 months old and when he was 11 months old, we started TTC #2.
Only you and DH can make the decision. My reasons for waiting a bit was so my body could have a bit of a rest and at least half recover from pregnancy and childbirth, as I have read that it akes 2 years for your body to fully recover.
Hi ladies! Sorry I haven't been around much - have been so busy and out just about every bloody day. Had a bit of a poo night last night, so we are staying home today and not letting anyone drag me out.... Did anyone elses bub cluster feed at 2 weeks? Brooky was sleeping 7pm till 4.30am since last Friday (I think) and last night she instead started feeding every 1-2hours up till now. I didn't expect her to keep the 7pm 4.30am, but I also didn't expect her to change to 1-2hour constant feeding... hopefully it's just cluster feeding from a growth spurt?! Wishful thinking anyway.
JwithJ - I don't think it's too early... It depends on you and your husband really. We couldn't wait to do it again soon as Rochelle was out and on my chest in the delivery room. We planned and decided to try again when she was 6 months. We're already talking about number 3 - I can't wait. We'll probably (depending on how things go with the two girls) try for number 3 at the end of the year... wouldn't mind the same sort of age gap! But we'll definately see.
Hope everyone else is well - it sounds like everyone is coping VERY well and enjoying the new journey. I'm suprised how easy it's been so far with two and so far Rochelle has been such a good girl and just loves Brooklyn. She kisses and strokes her hair a hundred times a day! I try and make sure Rochelle gets lots of attention so she doesn't feel left out and we haven't had a problem *so far*, but we're only 2 weeks in.
Niadla - I can't believe it's been 6 weeks for you already!
Ok, I'm gonna go before my little monkey decides she wants some booby again...
P.S. Girls with sore nipples, get on to those rite aid hydrogel disks, they are ace! Raindrops - I got thrush too, I guess I was more prone to it since I was on antibiotics from the placenta thing and since we had feeding problems in the beginning, I would just shove my boob in her mouth whenever she would open it (since it was a rare occurence) and didn't worry about attachement because I just wanted to get her to feed and therefore got a bit of damage which probably also contributed to thrush. Gosh it was unpleasent, but the pain and stinging is pretty much gone (we're still treating it though) so bf is MUCH easier!
Try and be back soon girls with more personals and catch up some more.
Kyson slept for over 5 overs straight last night! It was so nice to sleep for that long. His next sleep was only 2 hours, but I can forgive him, hehe.
Also, I forgot to mention that the MCH nurse was really surprised with Kyson's head control. He's so strong! Actually, he's strong all over. If I'm holding him upright he can even hold his own weight on his legs and stand up. I think he might take after me and be an early walker at this rate. Mum tells me that I was walking by 8 months!
JwithJ - Sorry to hear that Jamie has thrust. My friends baby has it too. How do you sterilise his bottles? My mum was telling me that when my twin brothers were young one of them got thrust too. She was told that she needed to sterilise the bottles for longer. She used to boil the bottles in water for at least 10 minutes. After that my brother never got thrush again. Not sure if that helps you at all though. Hopefully the drops will clear it all up soon
Oh, and I'm already thinking about another baby too! I'm loving being a mummy so much and already get sad about how quickly Kyson is growing up. I've been wondering how quickly I might start to ovulate again, haha! I haven't discussed it with DH yet though, because I'm still going to have to do a bit of convincing to get him to want another. He'd be happy to stop at Kyson because we already have his two sons from a previous marriage living with us too, but I know that he would let me have another if I really wanted to.
Catherine - Last night was Kyson longest sleeping stretch so far and it was just over 5 hours. Most nights now we are able to stretch out the breaks between his feeds to 3-3.5 hours, but during the day it's still closer to 2 hourly. Hopefully you'll be lucky and Brooklyn will go back to sleeping mostly throught he night for you.
Wow - I only got up once for a feed last night - how fantastic. I gave Bailey a bath about 8pm, then he was wide awake with Daddy for a few hours and had two four hourly feeds which meant I only got up at 2am - Nice! Might try the bath routine again and see if thats the key?
Jacinta - I dont think its too soon. My brother and I are only 18 months apart and have a great relationship so I think there are many good reasons to have babies close - you do whats right for your family. We will probably wait until after I return to work next year so we can save up for IVF/Maternity leave all over again, but I understand you thoughts as if our situation was different I would be keen to have another one 'soonish'
Catherine - With regards to us all coping very well; Coping - YES, Going Mad some days - YES, Being drunk with tiredness at times - YES. LOL Motherhood is easier and harder than I thought. I think my motherly instincts have come naturally and as far as caring for the little guy and following my intuition this has been a breeze, however adjusting to lack of sleep and the day flying by, still getting used to that hehehehehe. Glad to hear Ro loves her little sister so much, that is just tooo cute. Bailey has had a few days where he has cluster feed about 1.5-2 hours but I have just put it down to growth spurts as its usually only about 3-4 feeds in a row so far.
Krystie - wow re Kysons head and leg control, what a little strong man! Thats awesome, clever little thing. 5 hours is awesome. I am just waiting for Bailey to wake now for a feed, he is starting to stir a little. I find I have been doing a few feeds in bed laying down when I am really tired - the positioning was really difficult at first (I am more comfortable sitting in my rocking chair), but I found that Bailey kinda sorted it out for us, as long as I lay close enough to him, he seeks out the boob, and its relaxing. The funniest thing though was the first time I did it the other boob was leaking and I didn't realise he was getting a milk shower from up above as I was laying on my side so the other boob was hovering above him - LMAO
Niadla - How are you?
Had my OB appt yesterday, all is well. I was really teary when I was saying goodbye for the last time, no doubt thats common but it just felt sad to end (hopefully temperarily until Bub#2) that relationship
Have a great day. We have another busy weekend with my other brother and his family coming over from Shepparton to meet Bailey
kyrstie: ud be surprise how much i can get done in a couple of hrs lol i get sick of looking at the mess the joys of doing more then on task lol i do manage to eat at some point lol.
JwithJ: if u feel u r ready to TTC then go for it, its ur body and life u do as u see fit for u n ur family. personally i wouldn't be doing it lol
bg: i am glad to hear she is settling in well.and ur bf is going well 4 u.
snacks: i feel ya, andy is a 3hrly feeding guts lol which took awhile to get him to that.
Andrew is doing well, we have some routine which im happy to go with that. its funny i dont remember being in any sort of routine with ashley weird how it works. Andy now weighs 9lbs 19 ( he ws 8lbs 3oz when born) so he is doing really well. so i am happy. I am a bit behind in my studies so i am trying to catch up but am getting there. Hope everyone and bubbs are good.
Well all has been going well until tonight, CJ has not slept really since 11:30PM and just keeps wanting to feed then falls asleep for 10 mins before wanting more food! At 3:30AM gave up trying to settle her in her room and fighting off sleep while feeding her (any tips on good position for bf where you don't have to worry too much about keeping their nose free?) and decided to come online - so did a video conference with my mum and dad who just went goo goo over her and then she did fall asleep for about an hour (she seems to like being on the sofa next to me while I am online) but has just woken and had another feed and is semi asleep now - so fingers crossed she will sleep for a while now as I am shattered!
Looking forward to chatting more in this thread later today after some sleep I hope!
vic... i have big boobs and have to keep the nose free, i find lying on your side with bub tucked into your chest works. i prop up on my elbow to support my breast and hold it still for bub. the only other position that works for me, is sitting on the couch, sometimes cross legged with a pillow on my lap, then bub come across, almost from underneath. again, i have to hold my boob so she can latch. if this is confusing, i can email you some pictures. LOL my mum has taken heaps of BF photos to show in her conferences. LOL
the drugs from the c-section can take a while to wear off too, and they can interfere with bresatfeeding and sleep routines. just take it one day at a time, each day is different. and if you are still taking painkillers, although they say they are safe they can still disrupt baby a bit. i have found coffee makes ralie irritable too. had a cup and she didn't sleep for the whole day!! never affected Q. he is still a sleep avoided!! LoL
BG: Wow, that's an amazing sleep! She sounds like a happy little soul.
Naomi: Of course Bailey's cousins love him! Hope your weekend with the fam has been good.
Jess: Good on you for establishing a routine. I am still flying by the seat of my pants a bit. I am crapping my dacks at the thought of DH going back to work. Am going to have to work out a pattern before that happens.
Vic: Agh, we had a night like that a few nights ago. I've since discovered that if I feed Phoebs and she's sleepy, I'll change her nappy to wake her again then top her up. This helps her go for at least 2 hours. Bummer is that sometimes she poos straight after I've changed her, lol. Then I have to interrupt her to change her again.
Will endeavour to read CJ's story tonight...
Raindrops: What's this "two free hands" concept that you speak of?
had to get out of the house for a while today - was going stir crazy with cabin fever so went with DH to go to the shops and pick up some stuff from my bro's place - ended up being a much longer arvo than we expected, but Emerald was just perfect the whole time - she fed really well while we were out, slept in the car both ways (about 20 minute trip!) so all in all it was a good day. am rather tired now but i'll get over it i'm sure...
have appt with GP tomorrow, paed on Thursday and MCHN on Friday - big week coming up - i think today was a good idea just to see how she travelled! no idea how we're going to be ready to leave by 9.45 tomorrow given she seems to sleep really well from about 7 til 11... uh oh...
Vic! welcome to the thread!
Hi all. Very tired. We drove to Melb today but left DS with my parents... although DS refused to sleep last night ( Allira was her usual brilliant self), so DH and I are the most tired we've bene in months.
Not alot happening..... same old really, just thought I'd stick my cyber head in quickly.
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