Babies born~December 1st-15th 2009 #1

[Tilda]

hi BS just a quick one because I have matilda asleep on me. Wanted to let you know the burping worked magnificently! No hysterical crying today from awful pain. Thank you!!!!!

[BrusselsSprout]

YAY! I am so happy! Sounds like we have the same baby Great, keep me posted! You should consider seeing and osteopath too then - Since we went with Eva she has been a dream - seriously napping all day and sleeping well at night and no crying...I hope this keeps up for you Tilda!

[*suz1*]

Hi Girls,

Finally I have some time to myself today. Craig didn't sleep and Ryan was cluster feeding this afternoon so there was no Wii Fit time. I'm so tired I think I'll post this and go to bed. At least it's not hot tonight.

Tilda - I love how our little group can teach us something new. That's awesome that BS's burping tip worked for you

BS - Your nursery is gorgeous and very stylish. Eva's a lucky girl! The burps, farts and poo noises that come out of Ryan are unbelievable for such a small person! It must be even funnier with a girl, for some reason we expect baby girls to be delicate little flowers. Are you using a baby monitor with Eva in her room? I've had Ryan (and Craig too) in his own room from Day 1 and never used one.

Sesame - Now that BS mentioned it I realised that Ryan does the nipple pulling thing too. That's usually when I burp him and offer the other boob. Ryan's feeds have come down from over 40 minutes to 10, so I don't think your feeds are too short. I did a Mum & Bub class with Craig that was free at our hospital and it was great (but you could only go until bub started crawling). That parking situation sounds awful, I hope you can make the bus work.

Carmey - My DH has also put on the sympathy weight. He needs to lose 20 or 30kg! We're both fairly sporty people, so I have no doubt that he can lose it. That's great that Jack's back to sleeping again.

Alison - Geez girl, that's bad news, but good in a way because it justifies the c-section. Are you OK? That would have been awful to hear. I hope you don't mind me asking, did your OB say that you're at risk of having the same infection again? Did he say why it would be too risky for you to have a VBAC?

AFM - I took Ryan to our local Maternal and Child Health clinic today. He's 62cm, weighed 6.375kg and his head was 39cm. The little guy's weight has gone from the 75th percentile, to the 50th and now up to the 90th! He was losing weight before I started using the nipple shield, but seems to be fine now that I've stopped using it. I missed his 8 week immunisation because we were on holiday and didn't know when we were coming back. I couldn't get an immunisation appointment with either my GP's surgery or the Maternal and Child Health nurses, but when I told the clinic nurse today she squeezed me in on Friday at one of the other clinics. Phew! Only 2 weeks late My postnatal checkup went well and it was pretty funny that my GP raised the contraception issue first. She's given me a prescription for the mini-pill. DH isn't sure that I need it because my period didn't return for over 9 months with Craig (but we didn't care if I fell pregnant straight away). With 2 kids already I don't want to fall pregnant too soon, so I think I'll fill the prescription. Any one else on the mini-pill?

Hi to everyone else!

[Alison1973]

Hi Girls - thanks for all your lovely comments about my news from the OB, was a massive shock!

Hi Suz - thanks mate, yes, does justify the c-section! He said I would have to be very unlucky for it to happen again as it was rare to have happened in the first place, but because it DID happen it puts me in a high risk category for my next labour so would be watched like a hawk. He said if everything was going ok he would allow me to try for VBAC if I wanted but his professional opinion would be to do a c-section just in case. I mean, at the end of the day, I think I'd be worried and the fact that he said it was so serious and that she really could have died and even the pathologist couldn't believe it as he'd never seen a baby survive it before has got me thinking maybe I shouldn't risk it. But I will wait and see how I go when I'm in that situation again. Pretty full on information to take in. As for the mini pill, my OB gave it to me too but I've decided not to bother, because I half BF half FF I'm not sure it will work properly and I sometimes miss a BF if I haven't got enough so I think that lowers the coverage of the mini pill, it's only safe if you take it at exactly the same time etc - too risky for me. I'll wait and see how long I can BF for.....besides, we are really thinking of trying again when Amelia is 12 months so I think we can grin and bear the condoms until then.....of course I could change my mind before then and go back on the pill!!!! Oh and talking of periods, I got mine today...is that because I'm not breastfeeding properly as in exclusively????? How does that work?

Hi Carmey - my DH has put on weight too, how funny!!!! At least we have an excuse! My OB gave me the red light to start the ab exercises so I'm on a mission to tone up the flabby guts and thunder thighs!

Hi BS - yay for Eva sleeping in her cot again, Amelia managed 6.5 hours in hers last night and 1 hour in it this morning - was out the rest of the day!

Hi Sesame - your fitness class sounds fantastic, I should look into that given the swimming one is a bit off and on - you can't get in every week which sux!

Well everyone I went to look for another pram today, I really like the Steelcraft Strider Plus as it takes a toddler seat, I prefer thee Steelcraft Strider 4 but it doesn't take a toddler seat - I prefer it as it's a little smaller and over $200 cheaper......just don't know what I'd do if I have another bub in 18 months/2 years without a toddler seat. Any suggestions, should I get one that you can or does it not really matter? DH likes the 3 wheeler Phil & Teds that has a toddler seat at the back but it's only forward facing, you can't have it facing you as well and I want that right now.

Gosh how hard is it!

[Tilda]

Good morning girls. I'm hoping to get a post in while Matilda has her (hopefully) long morning sleep.

BS - thanks again for the great burping tip! Matilda actually even enjoys it. She thinks its a great game being swished around. And I found it also helped if I bounced gently on a fit ball when she was up on my shoulder. We avoided the really awful crying episodes and she was actually happy most of the afternoon! She still got a bit tired and grumpy towards 7pm but that was lack of sleep, not pain. The pics of the nursery are great! It's great how well Eva has transitioned to her own room.

Alison - It must have been a terrible feeling to learn how bad the infection had been. It doesn't bear thinking about what could have happened. Did your OB tell you how you could have got the infection? Did it have anything to do with the stretch and sweep. I remember you felt pretty terrible after it. About prams - maybe you should go the full hog and get the Phil and Ted one. And don't beat yourself up about wanting a different pram. A friend of mine has just gone through 9 prams!

Suz- You're doing so well to cope with a newborn and toddler. My doctor said he'd prefer it if I didn't go on the mini pill if possible. So we're just going to use those very sexy latex things. He said that while I'm stil doing night feeds breastfeeding gives you the same protection as the pill but I'm not sure if I want to test that or not.

Sesame - I'm glad BS's burping trick is working for you too. Matilda only does pretty short feeds on a 2 hourly routine during the afternoons. I'd prefer it if she'd go longer because I think she'd sleep better in the afternoons but its hard to get her feed any more than 20 minutes on one side.

Carmey - I'm so impressed you're running that much already. I'm challenged to do a walk with the pram at the moment. And it sounds like the weight is dropping off you.

Hi Kanda, Hannah.....oh no I hear Matilda. Arrgh, was really hoping for a morning off. Oh well. See you later hopefully!

[Mummy-Lani]

Hi girls,

Just a quick one to say hi.

Alison how scary for you. Don't stress about wanting to get another pram that is quiet commn not to like what u first buy. My sister went through 4 or 5 prams. Hence why I researched heaps on prams.

BS glad Eva is adjusting to her room nicely. With they way her nursery looks why wouldn't she love it.

Tilda Glad to hear Matilda is better. I hope she goes back to sleep for you.

Sesame great to see u back. Poor Liam and being sick hope he is on the mend.

Hannah n Carmey hope u are both going well.

Well I am happy with how Jett has been the past week. It is like I have a different baby. The infacol has made a huge difference. We are having 4hrly feeds thru the day and 6-8hrly through the night. Let me tell you I feel wonderful as I am getting plenty of rest. I hope it continues :crossfingersellAell I am getting my hair done today hooray I have 7wks of regrowth not a great look. We are also going to speak with the church minister this afternoon to try and arrange jett's christening.

Hope everyone is well to you all and your beautiful little ones.

[Tilda]

Hi Suz - the sister of a friend of mine fell pregnant 3 times while using breastfeeding as contraception! And they now have 4 kids Not sure of all the details (ie if she was doing night feeds etc) so maybe she wasn't doing it correctly.

Hi Lani - Jett sounds like a dream. Infacol must have been a life changer for you! Hope it keeps up. Sleep is a beautiful thing!

afM - well Matilda went down again after a feed and has been asleep 2 and a half hours. Now I'm worried she's sleeping too long!! How long does everyone else let them sleep during the day. I never let her go more than 4 hours between feeds but do you think day time sleeps can be too long even if they fit into the 4 hours between feeds? I'm wondering if she'll sleep badly this afternoon (but she seems to no matter how long she sleeps during the morning).

[Alison1973]

Hi Tilda - he didn't really say, I asked if I would've been carrying it before and he said no it happens after your waters break, well he broke my waters in hospital so I can only guess I picked it up in hospital. He did say I was extremely unlucky as this type of staph infection is very very rare, trust me! I'm just grateful that he acted so quickly, he not only saved Amelia's life but possibly mine as well. He said it's a very fast acting infection so they are amazed they got it before it even infected Amelia let alone killed her!

Hi Suz - my sister fell pregnant when her son was 4 months old and she was exclusively BF'ing!!!! I only bled lightly for yesterday so not sure if it was my period after all, nothing today or last night, weird! Unless it's because the OB was poking my tummy on Monday, maybe that released something that was still left over, ha ha.

Hi Sesame - my pram is fine in general, it's just hurting my hands, I have bad shoulders and a bad wrist - this one you have to hold this button, click that lever, press that pedal etc to collapse it and it's caning my hands!

Woop, Amelia's awake, gotta run......she upstairs in her cot, only lasted 40 minutes but better than nothing! 6.5 hours last night, this time she woke up because her foot was stuck in the slats - she didn't have her grobag on last night but a similar type sleeping back thing that's open at the end. I'm off to buy a breathable cot barrier today to stop all this happening and see if we can go back to 8 hours!

[*suz1*]

Hi Girls,

After cluster feeding yesterday afternoon and evening, Ryan fed last at 7:30 and fell asleep by 8. I stayed up until midnight because I thought he'd wake around 10ish for another feed but he didn't. When I went to bed I thought he might wake around 1, but he didn't wake for a feed until 5! That's 9 hours! Craig dropped a feed early on but I thought he was 4 months old when he stretched his night sleeps out to 9 hours. Ryan seems a bit young so I don't think I'll get a repeat 9 hours tonight.

Alison - Pretty scary stuff, but as you said you can cross that bridge when you come to it. I didn't get my go ahead for a VBAC until I was 34 weeks pregnant with Ryan, there's a few things to rule out first (baby's position, placenta position etc) even with a low risk VBAC. With the mini-pill I have friends who fully FF and their GPs pushed them to go on the mini-pill straight away, so it should work for you so long as you take it at the same time each day. There is a good chance that you can't fall pregnant in the first 6 months if you exclusively BF around the clock, but even my GP warned me not to rely on that (and I have at least one mate who fell pregnant when BFing). It works because BF produces prolactin which inhibits the hormones which make you ovulate. If you BF at least 85% of your feeds, have not had your period and your bub is less than 6 months old then you are unlikely to fall pregnant (but if you have ovulated you wouldn't know until you'd had your period). With the periods, everyone in my Mother's Group was different. All the FF girls I know got their's back straight away and I think I was one of the last at 9 months. So maybe the comp feeds have brought your's back early? But I'm sure I can think of at least one exclusive BFer in my Mum's Group that also got hers back at 2 or 3 months. With the prams, I got mine not knowing how long the gap between babies would be for us, so I didn't even look into toddler options for it. All I can get is a skateboard attachment or side car buggy. I did want the Phil and Ted's, but there's nothing wrong with my Swallow Beema so I'm going to trial the skateboard thingy first. Not sure which pram you should choose, but like Tilda I know several people with 3 or more prams. Maybe get the best one for you now. You can always sell it if you end up needing a tandem pram.

Tilda - Yes, that's what my DH was thinking, that I should be right for at least the first 6 months withouth using anything. I think I was down to 2 BFs a day when my period finally came back last time, which was a bummer because we actually wanted to go again straight away. It then took me 6 months to fall pregnant, so DH thinks that we would be fine if we don't use anything but I just don't think you can guarantee the same again. Like you, I don't want to test it! I hope Matilda gives you a break today

Ryan fell asleep in my arms while I typed, so I put him in the cot and went to the loo. When I checked on him, Craig had climbed in too! I'm going to post a pic of them on FB.