This thread is for parents who's baby was born June 1st-15th 2010 #1
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Hi SAK....no, I'm not joining you....yet. In fact, unless he hurries up and arrives within the next 3 days, I'll be in a different thread But I wanted to say hi anyway! Hopefully MissyMoo and Kanga will join you soon!
I'm here, just took me a bit to find the thread, lol...
2nd night home much better than our 1st! my oldest only got up once to go to the toilet and crawl into our bed at 5am (which is a record!!)...little man dozed on and off since 4am, and now is sleeping soundly in the loungeroom with the lights on, tv on, kids running around! ok, what ever works, lol....I think his room is too cold so will be getting a small oil heater today to just take the chill off...then he should sleep better in there...
I just got the news that Smamfa's baby boy has arrived - Zachary Christopher Ocean weighing 8lb 2 oz. Sooooo exciting!!
Missymoo - from your facebook updates and your posts here, it sounds like everything is going super well. yay!
Mez - your pics are gorgeous! We also bought an oil heater for X's bedroom. We just turn it on to heat the room and turn it off once she is put back to bed. It's working well for us so far. I think it is overkill here though, it doesn't get that cold - I am just being sooky for her.
AFM - I have mastitis!! I thought it was the flu, went to the GP and had a temp of 39.8 and she gave me the drugs. We also had a post natal appointment on the same day and the midwife explained to me what I need to do etc etc. (Massage, rest, heat packs, cold compresses, expressing, keeping fluids up) Feel so ordinary and been in bed for almost 24 hours. Hoping I get better soon as I feel like a terrible mummy not being able to look after my little one, only feeding her and otherwise DH does everything
hi ladies just wanted to pop in and introduce myself, my name is klee and my little man, kristian, arrived on the 10th June. we were induced two weeks early due to previous stillbirth. so far settling in pretty well, as well as you can when you move house as a 1 week old lol
I'm here. But feeling a bit foggy about everything so will come back when I'm feeling a bit more normal. Glad to be in this group though! By the way, my last post was less than two hours before I went into labour!
to all the new babies and for all the beautiful mothers!
Well Elijah is still doing very well, going to take him to the clinic on Monday to get him weighed. I love knowing how much he's gained hehe especially after his last gain of 300 grams in 4 days!! Ashton still adores him but has backed off! Let down still hurts like hell, and the other day I heard ANOTHER baby cry (on the telly of all places) and had 2 wet spots on my top LOL Think I'll need breastpads this time. Didn't with Ashton so it's a pain! Though he did feed a lot more than Elijah so that might be why. He really is perfect, just sleeps and feeds. Loves showers but hates baths. Prefers to be held upright and loves to snuggle into me in bed. Oh I love him so much it's made me want 10 more babies!
How is everyone settling in? Are the bubbas sleeping well? Feeding well? I hope you are all resting as much as possible. 4th time around I've learnt! When Ash sleeps, Elijah and I sleep. If I am tired I will pop Ashy in his pram and put a movie on and lay down. No point stressing the small things either, housework really CAN wait while I nap or rest LOL Taken me 4 babies to let it go and realise I can't do everything when it needs doing, and I feel so much better for it! I don't even feel sleep deprived!! Or maybe I am so sleep deprived I am delusional LMAO
Things are going well here. I've had a few anxious days between the birth and settling in at home, thinking that my antenatal anxiety was turning rapidly into PND, but I'm doing much better now that the hormones are settling down and things are looking decidedly less scary than they were! Feeling very positive and enjoying my little man. He is delightful! He bobs his head around when he looks for the boob, and smiles cheekily at my nipples. It is so cute!
We're co-sleeping and so far this is really working well. DS is easy, relaxed, content and a good sleeper. I love listening to his snuffles and grunts in the night, and I'm getting better at not waking up every time he snorts. Boob feeding has been an experience in itself, and I can see why lots of people find it really difficult and feel like giving up - but I've had lots of support from the midwives and my Doula, and we're bfing like experts already! DS has been preferring the left boob and struggled with the right, but he's doing quite well in football-hold on the right, so that's going okay. It's possible that his position in utero, and his delivery with the vacuum have caused him some neck pain stopping him from doing the madonna hold on the right. We're still practicing with feeding whilst lying down but we'll get there.
DS has regained his birthweight already, and is really alert and doing everything he should be. Everyone has been very impressed with his recovery from the birth, after he was on the CPAP for a little while. And we went down the street today with DS in the HAB, and got lots of nice smiles and comments from strangers in the street. That was kind of cool!
Mel, I don't know how you handle four boys as a single mumma, you really are a legend. I'm doing okay, but there's no way I'd be where I am without my DH helping me with cooking, cleaning, nappy changes, sleep, etc etc. You deserve a medal for how relaxed you seem to be! And thank you for your lovely comments in the BellyBuddies thread, I appreciate it
Hi to everyone, especially to Klee and baby Kristian! Glad you can join us, and my heartfelt sympathies for the loss of Phoebe.
hi guys! i found you! and i made it into this thread by 1 day!
it's 1am, and i have Jack asleep on my chest... i'm tired, but i can't seem to sleep tonight - i keep waiting for him to wake up. which is why (for the moment anyway) i have him on me. fingers crossed he can sleep longer than an hour!
So I had him sleep on my chest until the next feed (3:30am!), and then I fed him, changed him, and put him down by 4am. And he's still asleep! I slept in the room next door until 7:30 (DH slept on the nursing chair until 6am, he just told me), then I crawled back into bed with DH until just now. I'd still be asleep if I wasn't so hungry.
Not a bad end to a night that I was certain was going to have hourly feeds & lots of crying (from me & Jack). I wouldn't mind a few more of these confidence boosters.
I have been MIA because I've been bedridden. The mastitis really knocked me around, the fever was a shocker and it's just this afternoon that I am feeling a bit better. I've been on the antibiotics since Wednesday! I really overdid things, X is a good sleeper (3-4 hourly) and I was off to weddings, visits to family a few hours away and then I went back to work last Tuesday........midwife lectured me and said I was sick because my body was telling me to slow down. I have learned I can't live my life the way I used to, I need to slow down and I am not superwoman. A hard lesson to learn but easy to remember when the consequence has been so hard. I have been bedridden with fever for days and only been able to feed X, DH has had to do everything else.
Hi Klee- look forward to getting to know you
Seph- sorry to hear your birth didn't go as planned. I read a book once called of mice and men and this whole pregnancy journey keeps reminding me of that book. "the best laid plans.....". Saw ur pics on facebook, just gorgeous!!!
Entreat- sounds like you are enjoying things but losing a but if sleep. Please please try and rest, I wouldn't wish sickness on anyone while our babies are so tiny. We need to take care of us to take care of them.
Missymoo-how you look after 4 is simply amazing and inspiring. And you seem to do it taking everything in your stride. I'd love to hear your daily routine!!
Congratulations to you all on your babies. Am I the only one with a girl?
X is doing great, sleeps 3-4 hourly at night and 2-3 hourly during the day. She has snout 6 hours of awake time each day and about 4 hours of this is in the morning. We haven't been home enough to get into a routine so we have no times or anything. We are ending the day with a bath, some awake time and then a feed. She is a happy little thing.
I have SO much milk, another contributing factor to the mastitis. I have to go to bed at night with a towel strapped to my chest! Also when I feed, my other breast leaks badly. I hAve now taken to catching the drip and I get about 40ml's per feed! Midwife said that my milk will regulate and it should all settle down. I hope it does soon because right now breast feeding is pretty messy.....and painful because of the lumps, but they are getting better.
I am really glad to be in this group with you all. Xx
I don't get on here much with a 3 year old and a 2 week old but will try to!
Just a quick run down.
I had my 2nd daughter on 4th June by elective Caesar. Jessica was born at 12:05pm and her big sister Olivia (3 in July) is just in love with her - but is being a very naughty girl as well.
I had a C-Sect because I had a 3rd degree tear with Olivia and that was just awful.
The first 2 weeks have been a roller coaster with feeding, the same problem I had with Olivia. I expressed feed her for 3 months, tried desperately to do feed Jessica. Everything seemed to be going ok (same old cracked nipples etc). Apparently the attachment was spot on but it was still hurting me! The lactation nurse put it down to ultra ultra sensitive skin/nipples. So I am expressing all feeds, very tiring and a lot of work. BF just doesn't work for me, I was a mess for the 2nd week but since Friday I have decided to express for at least 2 months.
Other than that, Jessica seems to be a great little sleeper. She was jaundice so she may still have a bit of that in her, but we have been lucky with her sleeping routine so far, we just have to try and give her some awake time during the day - its SO hard, she usually crashes straight after the bottle.
Anyway, just wanted to come and say hi, will read some of your stories now. I will try to get on once a week but its a bit hard - I have hardly turned on my PC since being home, lucky DH is home for 1 month and has his work laptop - I don't have to leave the couch
ok, so it's in the early AM for me again! just had a good feed with Jack & am trying to get this last burp out of him. He just had a stellar sleep (about 5 hours!), but I'm hoping this feed will tide him over until 5am at the earliest. I've watch the critical bits of the Dunstan baby language dvd, and it has been really interesting. hopefully it will help in calming my nerves. I just changed him & he was making the 'Eh' sound, which is for needing a burp. So I tossed him up on my shoulder & taptaptap, out it came! He's down now & appears to be asleep.
i am feeling an almost constant anxiety that i can't seem to put a finger on. like I'm about to go on stage. i don't know how many times i cried yesterday - it seemed almost constant. mum is going to take a week off work to help me get sorted. i'm not worried about the feeding as i know he's getting more than enough. i'm mostly worried about sleep for DH & me, and why i seem to really struggle to settle Jack. But then, even with him safe & sleeping, I have this feeling in my chest like I'm holding my breath. But you're right SAK, I need more sleep. Poor DH looked as ragged as I have ever seen him, but he let me get some extra hours sleep. I'm also scoffing some homeopathic meds a girlfriend gave me & it seems to be helping.
We also went for our first walk in the pram today - I did two blocks because I was a bit sore, but DH continued for another. After he stopped crying, Jack just laid back & watched.
Welcome to Flossie & Klee!
Flossie - I have flat & sensitive nipples, which didn't help when I was feeding after the c-s & still had very low feeling in my breasts. A bit of damage sustained on the first feed! But thanks to the breast feeding homeopathic kit, tonight was my first pain free feed. Fingers crossed it continues. In the hossy, every second nurse wanted to see if I was latching him properly because of the soreness, and they all said the same thing: the latch is perfect.
SAK - no good about the mastitis. I've been using a heat pack to soften up the hard bits, and try to massage them before & during a feed. Overabundance is a massive understatement for what I'm providing! I named my left boob Mt Vesuvius, and the right one Mt St Helens ('cause she's smaller) - always a good sign when you name them after volcanoes!
Seph - top work on feeding. I find the football hold is the only way I can feed for now. Mum's trying to teach me the rest, but Mt Vesuvius just runs like a tap & Jack ends up wet & frustrated.
Missymoo - you are such an inspiration. even with the help I'm getting, I'm struggling to see past the end of the day & stay positive, but I really like reading your status updates on FB. How you are juggling those 4 boys is a mystery to me, but they are inspirational.
Just a quick one from me. Hi and welcome to Flossie!
Entreat, your anxiety sounds awful, I hope it eases for you, and I'm glad your Mum can take some time to help out. Feel free to talk about it here - as you know, overcoming anxiety has been a big thing for me, and I'm happy to share if you think it will help. Make sure you access all the help you can, whether it's from your Mum, the MCHN, an LC or a postnatal Doula - although not sure how much help there is in sunny Kalgoorlie!
SAK, bummer about the mastitis, I hope you're resting up and feeling better.
My first MCHN visit is tomorrow afternoon, and I guess I'd be excited if I actually knew what she was coming to do - apart from weighing DS, I have no idea what her job is. Plus, I feel like I'm covered with support from my Doula and my GP who are both fantastic.
I'm meeting with my old psychologist a couple of times to try and debrief the birth. I have a lot of grief to go through, particularly about the first hour after the birth, which was such a sacred thing for me, and has been lost forever because of DS's condition in the last stage of labour. I will eventually write it all down and process it. I'm grateful though that everything else is feeling much better - my attachment and love for DS is second to none, and I'm enjoying motherhood. I'd like to be able to move past the birth so that it's not affecting me like it has been.
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But I wanted to say hi anyway! Hopefully MissyMoo and Kanga will join you soon!
to all the new babies and
for all the beautiful mothers!
That was kind of cool!
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