*Infinity* : i too read your BA and your little girl sounds like a fighter! i hope its a smooth road that you'll walk, she has the best mummy for her!
Erica: Ahh sweets, when your DH goes back to work it'll sort its self out. as for night and day - i know with DJ i let him sleep with the certons open in his room of a day and night closed them - so when he went to sleep it was like KWIM? also you'll find that when your little man was most active in the belly is when he'll be most active now!
Hello laides.
Mr Vic (0r monkey as he's known LOL) is in SCN. due to an infection which has the peads scratching their heads about. (trust, its my son who makes them wonder whats happening LOL) he's been there since he was about an hour and a half old. but doing well. shows no signs of being sick - other then the numbers from the bloods he's had done. they're mainly worried about meningitus at this point - as they did a Lumber Puncure yesterday and the pre-limb results showed white blood cells (i think the number was around 16 - or something so low) which means there is/was an infection but we'll *hopefully* find out what it was on monday (they need 48hrs to grow a culture) and depending on what it is he'll be home in 10days or upto three weeks (tendays starting from the day he was born BTW) so now we wait and see. other then that he's good. Ohh and has toung tie (again had that with DJ - so it was expected) but he's very, very good at breast feeding. the only down side is my nipple is a little mis-shapen but meh. its worth it. (the pumps the hospital hurt more then Vic do! haha) my milk came in yesterday so i was in tears on and off. but going good now. on monday DH, Vic and myself are *all* having a blood test to rule out any gentic flock up. but thats a maybe as the peads dont seem to think it is - i kind of would like not to have it - seeing as i get the short end of the stick and they'd need to take 50ml of blood from me (and 40ml from DH and 3ml from Vic) but we'll do it if need be. my feet...well my cankles are HUGE but thats due to the SCN and lack of ablity to "put my feet up" and my max 4hours sleep a night isn't helping also but hopefully it'll get better now Vic is on 4hourly feeds in SCN, so it'll give me more time between feeds to be at home (during the day - as next week DH will be back at work so night feeds will be EBM) now i better head off back to the hospital. as Vic will need a feed at around 9- 9:30.
i'll be nice having some other mummies to talk to :-D
Dansta - Hope they come back with an answer for you quick so you can get your (not so little) boy home soon, it must be so hard being away from bubs, and there's nothing like being sleep deprived and having your hormone levels drop on day 4 to make you extra emotional at the best of times - but he sounds like he's doing well despite the infection and being such a nice hearty size can hopefully only help.
Poopie/Erica - Yup. Tell me about it, Lilah didn't sleep AT ALL at night for the first 10 days (well on the boob and for maybe 10 minutes after she came off before waking wanting more), so I got spits and spurts of ten minutes through the night and couldn't sleep through the day because it's day time + DD1. She's sleeping at night now and only waking for feeds thank goodness but compared to the first few week am on cloud 9.
Infinity - Are you in the boarding room at the hospy or do you live nearby so at home? Hope the nurses there are really great with you and bub.
dan- hope victor gets to come home soon. its nothing too serious and he can come home soon.
ah sleep, wats that again??
belle- def crash our thread, we wont tell
mr c is going pretty well, is already back up to his birth weight though he has had conjunctivitis but apparently its really common... doesnt make me feel any better about it. i expect mr c to self settle soon tho, both DF and i are both really heavy sleepers so whenever he wakes up he has to wait for a bit b4 someone responds. i no a couple of times it has been a while despite him being in the bassinet less than a metre away from our bed *guilty face*
my only sad thing is hes a daddy's boy already. at least once a day he wont stop grizzling until i give him to DF for a cuddle.
has anyone else's skin gone really bad since bubs was born? i swear its like ive just hit puberty again!!!
on a different note DF has taken 2 weeks off (goes back on thurs) but has had to go into work twice since mr c was born, has to go in again on tues and has been on his work laptop the rest of the time AND his work called him on thurs arvo despite knowing that i went into labour on wed night. freaking ridiculas, spesh since the new contracts have come in and the one they gave DF is bull, basically going from assistant manager of a small department to manager of the entire lab with a pay cut cos he will be on salary rather than hourly. he has to go in on tues when the managing director is over to "negotiate". god if i had anything to do with it..................
blah anyway im off to have a snuggle and stop being cranky
Belle - please come back to our thread! We won't say anything!
cmarfol - yep, DH took his laptop home while on paternity leave last week and actually had to go back into work on the Monday (the day after we got home!) I was livid... but wow, calling him the day after you gave birth is not on!
Dansta - so sorry to hear about Vic, but you are the best mummy to look after him and I'm sure he'll be home in next to no time!
Rumpledelf - Congrats on having your baby - 4th July bubba! Not sure if you'll join us on this thread now??
Hello to everyone else
How is everyone going with night time feeds? I'm finding that Lachlan is up at around midnight, 3am and then 6am.. or there abouts. I spend around an hour feeding him and settling him so I get around 2 hours sleep inbetween. I've also taken quite fondly to afternoon naps, so most of the house stuff (laundry, tidying etc) gets done in the morning.
DH went back to work today so Lachlan and I went for our first shopping trip. He's still sleeping peacefully in his stroller so I'm not going to move him. The trip went off without a hitch, but I felt bad cos it was quite chilly outside and I was sure his little face was getting cold.
I'm EBF and things are going pretty well. Lachlan gets the hiccups basically after each feed. Its the most cutest thing ever.. but you can tell that he gets jack of it after a while and there is nothing I can do other than pat him and cuddle him. He also spits up a little after each feed. But he is SUCH a gutzy boy... I have to try and yank him off mid-feed for a burp cos if I don't then he overeats and spits up everywhere. Boobies are still majorly sore and huge, I'm managing to express 50-80mL and am freezing it so that DH can feed him if I go out.
I really want to go and see the new Twighlight movie - New Moon.. so I'm going to venture out next week with my sister to see it and DH will look after Lachlan. I'm a bit nervous about it... but I'm sure it will all be fine!
OK, I'm going to get some cleaning up done and make some chicken patties for dinner before my little boobie monster wants his next feed.
Erica xx
Oh yeah! Almost forgot - I've lost 10.5kg in 12 days!!!! Woo - freaking - Hoo!!!
Dansta: i hope all goes well with your LO will be thinking of you
Infinity: your little girl sounds like a fighter, i hope its all going well.
Little Chloe is now 2 weeks and 3 days old, its been good so far but i think she eats far too much but doesnt bring anything back up so i imagine she needs to have that much??
I started off BF until my left nipple got grazed *ouch* the midwives all had different ways of telling me how to feed and it wasnt working for me and in the end she really damaged it so she was getting a right BF then a left EBF. i was shocked to see how much i expressed from one breast - between 90 and 110ml and she would have the whole amount and keep it all down!.
i am now back to BF on both breasts thank goodness it is so much easier than having to express at all hours of the morning. Hopefully the BF continues to go well it still takes me a few attempts to get her on right but im sure we will get there.
as for sleeping she has had a few sleepless nights but overall she seems to be fine. Last night she had a feed at 11pm and slept to 4am, that seems to be her routine now she has a block of 4 - 5 hrs sleep at night - for now anyway im sure she will change soon. i was concerned about her sleeping so long but she seems to be getting enough milk and has wet and dirty nappies at every feed. Im going to weigh her today to see how much she has gained since leaving the hospital should be interesting i have a feeling she is close to 4kg now - she was 3.522 when born and only lost 80gm by the time we left the hospital.
anyway thats all from me i may try to have a little nap while Chloe is sleeping.
Erica: i too lost 11.5 kg in 2 weeks, but still another 10 to go and i have a feeling the last ten will be the hardest. I cant wait to start exercising but have to get the all clear from Dr first (had a c section not sure how long i have to wait until i can do things)
I apparently got the good model of baby. He eats, he sleeps very well, he poops. My milk came in today so I can't quite put my right arm down all the way lol
Had the breastfeeding nazi (can we say that?) around yesterday, since we only stayed in hospital for about 15 hours we get daily home visits. Got told off for not feeding him often enough - except for 10pm-2am he's feeding every 4-6 hours, every 2 hours in the hungry patch. She can sod off, he's happy, his poop is yellow now, and noone is sleep deprived.
My toddler thinks he is the best thing since sliced bread. It is so cute!
And afterbirth cramps are truly awful. Nice to know they get worse with each baby
Edit: ah, weight. I'm in no rush to lose mine. Need it for breastfeeding. Apparently over 8kg of the 21kg I put on was just baby and baby related goo, so what's left is reserved for baby munchies. But I have to go to the medical centre today so I have to find some jeans that fit ...
i too read your BA and your little girl sounds like a fighter! i hope its a smooth road that you'll walk, she has the best mummy for her!
who makes them wonder whats happening LOL) he's been there since he was about an hour and a half old. but doing well. shows no signs of being sick - other then the numbers from the bloods he's had done. they're mainly worried about meningitus at this point - as they did a Lumber Puncure yesterday and the pre-limb results showed white blood cells (i think the number was around 16 - or something so low) which means there is/was an infection but we'll *hopefully* find out what it was on monday (they need 48hrs to grow a culture) and depending on what it is he'll be home in 10days or upto three weeks (tendays starting from the day he was born BTW) so now we wait and see. other then that he's good. Ohh and has toung tie (again had that with DJ - so it was expected) but he's very, very good at breast feeding. the only down side is my nipple is a little mis-shapen but meh. its worth it. (the pumps the hospital hurt more then Vic do! haha) my milk came in yesterday so i was in tears on and off. but going good now. on monday DH, Vic and myself are *all* having a blood test to rule out any gentic flock up. but thats a maybe as the peads dont seem to think it is - i kind of would like not to have it - seeing as i get the short end of the stick and they'd need to take 50ml of blood from me (and 40ml from DH and 3ml from Vic) but we'll do it if need be. my feet...well my cankles are HUGE but thats due to the SCN and lack of ablity to "put my feet up" and my max 4hours sleep a night isn't helping also but hopefully it'll get better now Vic is on 4hourly feeds in SCN, so it'll give me more time between feeds to be at home (during the day - as next week DH will be back at work so night feeds will be EBM) now i better head off back to the hospital. as Vic will need a feed at around 9- 9:30.
its nothing too serious and he can come home soon. 
though he has had conjunctivitis 
but apparently its really common... doesnt make me feel any better about it. i expect mr c to self settle soon tho, both DF and i are both really heavy sleepers so whenever he wakes up he has to wait for a bit b4 someone responds. i no a couple of times it has been a while despite him being in the bassinet less than a metre away from our bed *guilty face* 
AND his work called him on thurs arvo despite knowing that i went into labour on wed night. freaking ridiculas, spesh since the new contracts have come in and the one they gave DF is bull, basically going from assistant manager of a small department to manager of the entire lab with a pay cut cos he will be on salary rather than hourly. he has to go in on tues when the managing director is over to "negotiate". god if i had anything to do with it.................. 
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