Tiah is a chilled out little being as well, she has taken to breastfeeding so well.... I am feeding her as much as possible and expressing at the end of each feed so her dad can give her a bottle once a day. I am not sure if that is the right thing to do, but it seems to be working!
I was pretty chuffed when we left hospital and she had only lost 44g from her birth weight... after a crappy labour it was nice to be doing something right.
Is anyone else dealing with stitches? I had an episiotomy (is that what its called???) ... and god damn it is hard trying to do what I need to when my lady bits hurt so bad Right now I am sitting on an ice pack while Tiah sleeps trying to get some relief!
My little man is also very placid, much like my first. I thought for sure it would be different this time around. Time will tell. He has taken to breast feeding really well. Sleeping alot. He made it back to birth weight by day 4, so we are happy with his progress.
RE: Stitches, I had a C-section, so I have stitches. They are a bit ouchie, especially in deeper. Im trying to not take too many painkillers.
Anyone have any mood swings? I am. Feeling quite meh at times, usually when he is asleep and I miss him.
I cried last night because I made myself honey crumpets then saw the peanut butter when I put the honey away, and wished I had peanut butter on toast. This ended with DP finding me sobbing in the kitchen because I was "The huge honey eating milk cow" He has been so good though, when I cry he knows to just hug me and I will eventually calm down.....
I also went to get my eyebrows done today and when I turned my head my shoulder smelt like Tiah... yep cried there too. Then I sped home and grabbed her of my sister before I even put down my bag!
Yeah, mood swings here too. Except I feel a bit more down than up which worries me a bit. I am so glad he's here and I'm very protective of him, but then I sit down and I think how much my life has now changed and I really miss my old life sometimes, ie taking off to the shops whenever I feel like it, just getting in my car and going wherever, sleeping through the whole night. I know it sounds selfish, but I'm finding this whole 'life adjustment' a bit hard. I feel panicky just thinking about taking him out of the house So I hope it's just a rough period one goes through sometimes in the early days and doesn't lead into something worse.....I have also been feeling so hot and sweaty in the last few days. I wake up for his feed in the middle of the night absolutely drenched in sweat, my hair is stuck to my neck like I've just stepped out of the shower, my nightie is soaked right through, and during the day I just feel so bloo*y hot! I've also been off my food for 3 days now, I've actually had some runny poo to begin with and then just been off my food. So yesterday afternoon I gave him a feed at 5.30 with my expressed milk (I had visitors again so didn't b/f) and I've noticed he was rather unsettled after that and when I changed his nappy a couple of hours later, he had a really light runny poo. So I'm not sure if I have a bug and passed it onto him via breast milk. I'm paranoid now so I have given him formula at 5.30 this morning (I would normally put him onto the breast). Does anyone know if this chopping and changing between breast milk and formula can upset bub's tummy??
Thanks mum2missm. I really appreciate your post, it's made me feel a lot better. As for the drops you put in your formula, is is b/c your DD had a lot of wind or she had tummy pains b/c she had trouble passing it? Cameron has a LOT of wind, he seems to be farting all day, but sometimes he curls himself into a tight ball and I assume it's b/c of the wind????? Will look into it hun.
PS You've changed your user name?? I'm thinking of changing mine too......
So, I just took Tiah for her newborn photo session......
She refused to sleep, cried and cried and pood on the photographer.... for 4 hours straight. We have to go back next week because she just wasnt having any of it. So of course I cried all the way home in the car, because I had been looking forward to the photos for so long and I felt like if I was more confident in what I was doing that Tiah would have been more relaxed as well
Then I cried to DP that next week she will be too big and not look right in the photots, his response? "Well after this morning she deserves it, we will put a huge blown up picture of her all buddah and fat in the loungeroom and show it to her friends when she is in high school" hahahahaha
and right now I am eating chocolate and feeling sorry for myself while Tiah..... sleeps! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Right now I am sitting on an ice pack while Tiah sleeps trying to get some relief!
He has been so good though, when I cry he knows to just hug me and I will eventually calm down.....
So I hope it's just a rough period one goes through sometimes in the early days and doesn't lead into something worse.....I have also been feeling so hot and sweaty in the last few days. I wake up for his feed in the middle of the night absolutely drenched in sweat, my hair is stuck to my neck like I've just stepped out of the shower, my nightie is soaked right through, and during the day I just feel so bloo*y hot! I've also been off my food for 3 days now, I've actually had some runny poo to begin with and then just been off my food. So yesterday afternoon I gave him a feed at 5.30 with my expressed milk (I had visitors again so didn't b/f) and I've noticed he was rather unsettled after that and when I changed his nappy a couple of hours later, he had a really light runny poo. So I'm not sure if I have a bug and passed it onto him via breast milk. I'm paranoid now so I have given him formula at 5.30 this morning (I would normally put him onto the breast). Does anyone know if this chopping and changing between breast milk and formula can upset bub's tummy??
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