Babies born~January 1st-15th 2010 #1

[Laranna]

jenjams, i think bubs has to be one month before you can use the wind drops (infants friend, infacol, etc). Hope all goes well with the breastfeeding clinic tomorrow.

hummingbird, DD feeds for about 20 minutes each side with a burp and a nappy change in between. Then she often has 5 minute snacks in between feeds. Feels like she's permanently attached to my boob sometimes! I'm starting to consider a dummy just to satisfy her sucking needs and to give me 5 minutes to go to the toilet! I'm holding off though so we'll see what happens.

lucylu - hope the finger is better!

illeyena - I did the breastfeeding clinic with DS due to low weigh gains. It was good in that it was great support to continue BF'ing but bad in that each week I was so stressed that DS hadn't put on weight. I'm so glad it's working out this time.

feeb - awesome work on the weight gain and growth!

teagz - nice on the sleeping, enjoy it because at some stage it will change again (just a forewarning!) I had a blocked duct too last week, managed to clear it with extra feeding and some expressing. Glad you got yours sorted cause they are ouchies!!

Zarava - you are a supermummy!!! I don't know how you do it all. What's your secret?

So jealous of you girls with the weight falling off!! I'm one of the unlucky ones who don't *sigh* I've lost all bar 1kg of my pregnancy weight and I still need to lose 3 more on that to get back to pre-children weight. I just sit on the same weight. I guess I'm not putting it on, so it's a good thing.

Well, DD has major cluster feeds in the evenings for several hours. Makes it hard to get things done. I'm typing here with one hand while she feeds (you get good at doing things one handed whilst holding/feeding a baby!) so I apologise for any typos.

DH goes back to work tomorrow after having a month off so it will be a shock to both of us I think!

[feeb]

Hi all,

Eluned dont stress I also dont loose wg with BF!!!!!! I have been BF for nearly 19 months straight and wg is not something I loose grrrr. you will be fine on your own with 2, I found it scary on first day alone but its not to bad in some ways easier as you know you are alone so just find a way to do everything, housework doesnt matter!!!

~ Zarava Flutterby ~ you are great at getting out with 2 kids!!!!!! I wish it was easier for me to get out but once I have 2 in pram getting up and down steps at front of house is so hard due to wg of pram with kids in it and pram. No driving is driving me nuts but also no off street parking will make it hard to go out anyway on my own.

Teagz well done on routiune, glad to hear BF is getting easier and that ducts were cleared.

illeyena glad bubs is putting on more wg, slow wg gain in stressful I had issues with DS1.

jenjams you can use infants friend and brauers before 1 month but not infacol. They can be a god send!!! infants friend helped DS1 and brauers is helping DS2.

as for us DS2 needs to learn to sleep at night without being in bed with me as I get to sore lying in same spot all night.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Zarava - you are a supermummy!!! I don't know how you do it all. What's your secret?

Well, DD has major cluster feeds in the evenings for several hours. Makes it hard to get things done. I'm typing here with one hand while she feeds (you get good at doing things one handed whilst holding/feeding a baby!) so I apologise for any typos.

Def not supermummy... just mummy and loving it... lol
Zara is cluster feeding at night aswell, about every 45min for 3-4hrs, yesterday she did it in the morning and was ok at night.. whats the go with that... crazy kids.
Normally she does it right as i'm cooking tea or eating tea and getting A ready for bed

~ Zarava Flutterby ~ you are great at getting out with 2 kids!!!!!! I wish it was easier for me to get out but once I have 2 in pram getting up and down steps at front of house is so hard due to wg of pram with kids in it and pram. No driving is driving me nuts but also no off street parking will make it hard to go out anyway on my own.

Oh hun theres no rush, no driving would drive me nuts too.. i find i put A in the car 1st (leaving Z in the house) and then i run back in and get Z... lol

Let me just say though girls i have had LOTS of practice i have 4 brothers under the age of 15 all of which i have helped raise, i used to babysit 4 kids every Friday night for my aunt from the age of 13.
The only reason i get out and about is to keep A occupied, she is a full on never stop kind of girl and sometimes it's easier to strap her in and let her watch the world go by.

[Bun]

Hi guys, i thought it was finally time I joined here. I had my DS, Joshua Harrison, on 13 Jan, 2 weeks early. He weighed 7lb 10oz and is just adorable. It was a difficult delivery ending up in theatre with forceps and almost a caesar and I am not supposed to be lifting anything heavier than him for 6 weeks. But there is no way that is happening as I also have a nearly 2 year old wanting to be picked up all the time! So far DD is doing ok but can get a bit too rough with the bub sometimes. I am lucky to have had my sister staying and she has been amazing, but she leaves tomorrow. Then a few days later my parents arrive for 10 days and then I really am on my own! I am a little worried about how I will cope with 2 on my own but hopefully we will get into a routine.

DS feeds like a trooper and put on 340g in 6 days when the MCHN came out. I have heaps of milk and he seems to choke on it and gets a lot of wind so I am heading out soon to get some Brauers colis relief for him, hopefully that will work.

I have read through everyones posts and wanted to respond to so many but now I can't remember who said what! And my little man has just woken up for his next feed so I need to get going. Will BBL to catch up properly!

[feeb]

Bun hi there and congrats!!! Love the name!! Bit biased I am as DS2 is Harrison.

Dont stress too much about the lifting just minimise what you actually do, I am in same boat I had a cs and have a nearly 19 month old at home who doesnt walk yet grrr and a nearly 3 week old and have been home on my own all day since last wed!!! (plus 1 day week before)
I have been changing DS1 on floor where possible and only lifting him in and out of high chair and cot.

[Party-of-five]

Hi Girls and hello and welcome bun

Feeb+ DD2 has been good the last few nights cause i was having the same problem with getting sore laying in the same spot and for about a week DH slept on the lounge so Milly and I would have plenty of room in bed Ive found that putting her in her bassinette for all her day sleeps has helped( she was just sleeping anywhere before...lounge, bouncy, pram)

Eluned+ hope your first day without DH is ok ive had a week of DH back at work now and its been pretty good

jenjams+ we havent got a double stroller yet but Ive seen the one i want just have to get around to getting it

I have to say Im a bit in love with Brauer colic relif atm its so nice not to have Milly screaming in pain every afternoon

DS started back at school today so we thought we would walk him so mum came round and off we went with out realising it was a 4km round trip Im a bit unfit so i nearly died...should have eased into it with a few shorter walks first i think lol

[feeb]

Lucylu DS2 sleeps in bassinet in day which is why I get so annoyed that he wont at night!!! soooooo frustrating!! Brauers colic relief is ace I am so glad it helped you also.

[helle]

hi lovies

well i got a little velcro baby today... just wants lotsa snuggles! glad we got air con

leah, yep my boobs are starting to settle down now thank goodness. not a fan of sore nipples ><;; good going with the weight too. i'm finding it's falling off of me too with little to no effort on my part. i'm down to 80kg's now, got up to 94kg's when i was pg... only 5kgs more to go and i'll be back to my pre-preg weight... wouldn't mind a little extra to go though i'm quite liking my post baby bod... except for the saggy belly skin but i'm told that will shrink back in time!

eluned, yep i am prepped for it to all go pear shapped dont worry def enjoying it while i can though.

well i must be off, little man wants his tucker! sorry for the short persies, i'll get there eventually! xx

[Hummingbird]

LUCYLU I hope your burn is on the mend....sounds nasty!

ZF Yay for getting out and about...I am going to start doing that more, but just wondering how to time it re feeds as will only have to make short trips due to my messy feeding at the moment (milk going everywhere!!). Do you just do little trips or feed Z when your out?
BUN Welcome! I have the too much milk problem too...I can’t wait for them to settle down and stop dripping all over me, I want to have a shower after every feed (not just the ones I get vomit on me!)
Hello to everyone else!!

DS seems to have a bit of a routine I think?? He’s pretty good in the morning going about 3 hours between feeds during daytime and then in the later afternoon into the evening he’s a bit unsettled and wants more feeds and then at night will go 5 hours between feeds. I know that we’re probably quite lucky and it might change but it’s nice for the moment!

It’s really great watching the belly get smaller isn’t it! I have been weighing myself weekly and due to again tomorrow, I am excited as I think I’ll be pretty close to my pre-pregnancy weight. Not that I look it cause my legs could do with a good run and I have a big cut across my belly from the CS...but baby steps I guess.

How are the ladies that have had a CS feeling? Underneath my belly button but above my soon to be scar when I brush/rub over it, I can feel like pins & needles. Is this just the nerves re-joining? I have a dressing that I leave on for 6 weeks straight so I am looking forward to going to my OB to get it removed at the 6 week checkup and see how it looks. I also drove on the weekend and wasn’t as scary as I thought! So I think I will be out and about a bit this week....maybe.

Today is the first day that I feel more normal, I think the hormones have settled and I’ve been out and about a bit more. Managed to do a couple of loads of washing, mopped, dusted, went for a walk (only a couple of KM, but was enough for my belly!) and now only starting to think I should have had a nap as DH will be home soon! Anyway hopefully this energy will only get better and I will be able to do alot more.

Hope everyone is well, sorry for babbling too much!

xx

[illeyena]

Hummingbird - i had a c/s also and recovery has been great. I feel fine to drive but haven't as yet only because DH is still home so he has been doing the driving. i don't have a dressing though, that got removed at the hospital. i have had no mobility issues or with lifting etc. am getting frustrated not being able to err do the deed (I must be doing okay!!) - that I will leave until 6 weeks though just in case! I have to make my 6 week appt asap though!! i've not been good at making appointments lately as I also need to see my GP. it seems the MHCN is the only appt that's being made these days!

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

ZF Yay for getting out and about...I am going to start doing that more, but just wondering how to time it re feeds as will only have to make short trips due to my messy feeding at the moment (milk going everywhere!!). Do you just do little trips or feed Z when your out?

Today is the first day that I feel more normal, I think the hormones have settled and I’ve been out and about a bit more. Managed to do a couple of loads of washing, mopped, dusted, went for a walk (only a couple of KM, but was enough for my belly!) and now only starting to think I should have had a nap as DH will be home soon! Anyway hopefully this energy will only get better and I will be able to do alot more.

for the burst of energy, glad your feeling more 'normal' today.

At the moment whenever i can i feed Z then leave the house, that normally gives me about 2-3hrs without having to worry about her.
If she needs a feed while out i go to the parents room and i tuck a cloth nappy in b/w my bra and my (.)(.) so when i leak i don't get it all over myself.
I do the same if we are in public view but i use a muslin wrap over D and tucked into my straps or the top of my top so no-one can see.

The best part is at the local SC there is 1 parents room that has some little playground equipment, so i go to that one and let A run feral while i feed Z..

[feeb]

My cs wound has been infected have just finished antibiotics, and am cleaning with betadine, still smelly but problem is that over hang part that doesnt allow it to get air at it grrr being bigger person grr. Hope it clears up soon.

Even 18 months after having DS1 I still had a patch that was altered sensation on belly its very normal due to nerve endings being severed.

I haven't driven as not ment to drive for 6 weeks so girls check with your car insurance people as if you have an accident you may not be covered. I know that last time they said to me I could drive as long as OB gave me clearance. I took the time to not drive to get routine set up a bit. As also lifting pram in and out boot of car is to heavy.

[lindsaymaree]

Hey guys,

Wondering if I can join in a little late? my BB time's been seriously cut since the little one arrived and I haven't been able to be very active on here.

My names Lindsay and my little man Austin made his arrival into this world on the 6th Jan (4 weeks today!) I've been reading all the posts in this threads and it's so great to see everyone going through the exact same things we are.

The last four weeks have been the most amazing and the most testing, I'm still struggling to believe that this amazing little creature is mine. I swear I could stare at him for hours. However I could also do with a new set of nipples and a comatose sleep.

We've managed to FINALLY get breastfeeding down pat *does happy dance* and we're now tackling settling. What works one day seems to be the exact opposite the next!!

Does anyone have any funny stories from the first few weeks with bubs?? I had my first "poo" experience this week. DP went back to work for the first time on Monday, while feeding Austin he let go a series of crazy loud farts so I got up to change him. Nappy was choc-a-block full so I got rid of the and was half way through the change, pick Austin up to set his new "white" outfit on the change table, and I hear the start of a fart, "uh-oh" I look down into my little mans big eyes and say "ooohhh no don't you dare", well he did...one big sloppy mustard poo explosion all down mummy's front, all over the cream carpet, change table and aaalllll over his beautiful outfit. Cleaning the mess up one handed and trying not to spread it even more was certainly an adventure!!

Look forward to sharing stories and advice with everyone here! xxxx

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Lindsaymaree & Petalpetal, have added your details to the birthday list on the 1st page.

Petal - was it the strep bacteria that you had? I had that too with DD1 and freaked cos i ended up having her at home alone breach and it was longer for her head to stay in, they had to monitor both her and DD2 for the full 48hrs in hosp to make sure their temps didn't rise. It's scary isn't it.
Hope your recovery from the c/s is as quick and painless as possible, sounds like it's been a bit of a journey.. hope your backs ok.

Lindsaymaree - hehe funny stories.. DP had a bath with DD1 the other night and i suggested we pop DD2 in with them while i ran her bath... well she proceeded to poo in the bath on DP... haha DD1 has NEVER until yesterday poo'ed in the bath
Your DS shares the same birth date as my DD...

Eluned - thx hun, well done on the walk!
I'm finding when i'm home alone at night Z tends to wake right as i'm cooking tea or putting A to bed... i mean seriously, does she have a sensor or what and then i have the same issue trying to get A to sleep when she can hear Z.
I have found as horrible as it sounds if i shut the sliding door and then A's door she can't hear her and i have about 5min b4 Z goes nuts... lol OR i put Z in the swing and quickly quickly get A to sleep...

[Laranna]

Welcome petalpetal and lindsaymaree!

Must be a day for poo...this afternoon I was sitting on the couch feeding DD and she started farting and grunting which usually means she's pooping. Then my lap felt quite warm and I looked down and there was poo running out both sides of her nappy and all over my leg (was wearing jeans). I had to squeeze my legs together so it wouldn't run down between them and onto the couch! DS was watching the wiggles and the closest thing nearby was her wrap, so I had to use that to put under her and make a dash for the change table. She was still pooping as I was taking her nappy off. My goodness, there was enough poo there to sink a battleship! Ahh I can only laugh.

I've tried the dummy a few times this week and she won't take it. Spits the dummy (literally) out and cries worse than she does without it! So I'm not going to bother with it at this stage and just go with giving her booby. Thank goodness DS has been ok. I make sure I read and interact with him heaps while I'm feeding DD. I feel bad that he's not getting as many cuddles from me atm

[~Minny~]

Wow! Cant keep up with it all!

Feeb - i think it was you have an infection in your scar? I found i had an infection on monday as well but it doesnt seem to be in the scar its internally near the scar above and below it....very red and swollen, meds seem to be working at the moment which is good otherwise i would need surgury to help drain it Have the antibotics that they have you on effect feeding?