Becc - I didnt see it but I saw the adverts. I am all for breastfeeding but I am with you on the creepy factor once they get that old. I know that isnt a popular opinion in the breastfeeding circles..... but it is def not for me!
Teresa & Miamunchkin - maybe your bubbies are having another growth spurt?
AFM - I spent all night last night in emergency with the worst stomach cramps, I actually thought I was in labour again. I had them all day, but kept putting off going to the Dr because it was my first day alone with Tiah as DP went back to work and I didnt want to have a winge and drama on my first day flying solo! The hospital was USELESS. Waited for nearly 2 hours while people with cracked thumbs or needing to get a cast removed went in before me... all the while crying out in pain. When I finally get seen they seem clueless as to what is wrong, do the most painfull internal I think has ever been performed, give me panadiene and tell me to see my Dr tommorrow.
I go see my Dr, he performs an ultrasound. I have retained products and an infection. He couldnt believe they didnt do a scan and start me on antibiotics straight away. I have to see how the antibiotics go and may need a D&C
Now I have to have someone come and help me during the day, because I cant stand up straight from the pain and cant lift Tiah by myself. On a good note though, she smiled for the first time yesterday... she must have known her mum needed it
Becc- so jealous of you and your long night sleeps! Though I can't complain too much as Adrian has a big 6 hr sleep from about 7pm-1am but i don't go to bed till 9ish, then he's awake every three hours. Not too bad but i miss sleeping in!
Meercat- That's awful about the hospital! How useless when you were in so much pain and not one nurse or doctor thought maybe it was an infection! Duh! I was just common sense to give you an ultrasound! What were they thinking! Hope everything gets better soon and try and enjoy the extra help around the house. Big hugs!
AFM- Adrian has been good but seems to be going through a growth spurt as he is feeding lots and i keep running out of milk and im worried bout my supply. I have to keep topping him up with formula or else he sucks and sucks at the boobie and cries when he doesn't get enough. Poor little monkey I'm taking fenugreek to help with supply but doesn't seem to be doing much and its all i can taste for hours after, Yuck! Was going to try and make the Lac cookies but time to go to the shops and to cook them seems unlikely.
Has anyone found that one boob produces more milk then the other? My left seems to only get about 40mls at a time whereas my right gets about double that? Weird.
Anyways, sorry i can't remember any other personals, hope everyone is doing well, thanks to all the ladies who are now my friends on FB, all your baby photos are precious.
Meercat, I had that with DD. Honestly have no idea how I made it through the first 4 weeks with her. I was so sick & can hardly remember most of my first four weeks with dd. We found out cos I passed a large piece of placenta when I was on the toilet a week after dd was born. They put me on antibiotics & confirmed it with an ultrasound. Three weeks later I still had retained placenta & ended up with the d&c. Was a totally different person after that. Please go back to the doctor in a week & get another ultrasound done.
I have lost the weight alot quicker this time, feel so much better & wish I had known then what I know now. My bleeding went to mild a week after Jax was born. With Maddi it was still bright red fresh blood after 4 weeks. If anyone is still having alot of bleeding get checked out. It sounds gross but I really think they should actually look at your pads and what you are passing a week or two after birth. This issue would be picked up so much quicker if the did. Sorry for the tmi but it is an infection & it is dangerous. People say it is hard with a new baby so I pushed through thinking that was all it was. It can be hard, but what I experienced was beyond hard.
Please please please anyone who still has alot of bleeding, go & get checked out.
Miamunchkin - Big hugs...Jayden often only feeds one side as well at times...Hopefully he settles down for you soon..Try not to blame yourself...these cheeky babies just do their own thing sometimes. I know how hard and frustrating it can be though!
The only thing I can suggest for bubs that aren't having full feeds and you're probably already doing it is I usually change the nappy after feeding one side and it wakes bubs up enough that he usually feeds a bit more...worth a shot...
31becc - Wow on that sleep - amazing!! Hope she keeps it up for you!! Omg...no I didnt' see the bfing show - 8yo??? That seems so unecessary!!! I've fed all my kids until they were 1yo and that was plenty for me!! LOL!
Meercat - You poor thing!! I'd be complaining to the hospital if I was you - they should have at least checked you out properly considering you've just had a baby!!! What a disgrace!! I hope your starting to feel better quickly...xoxoxoxo
Jellymaker - I've always had one boob with more milk than the other - my right boob is also heaps bigger - LOL!! God knows what the state of them well be after 4 years of bfing when I'm done...lol...will need to go and invest in some good bras I think!! hehe.
Mel4d - Sorry to hear you went through so many dramas as well..wise words of advice from you about seeing a dr!!
Well, I'm tired - but then we all are aren't we?? LOL! Bubs seems to gets more unsettled as the night progresses...He always screams after his feeds and has some good burps happening...but we got a brief smile last night and another today!!! Can't wait until it's a more regular occurence! He's been loving looking at his big brothers though as long as they can stay quiet while their close to him!
I'm so going to bed in a minute - my eyes can't focus on the computer screen properly...lol..
Miamunchkin, Cameron has also been taking about 3/4 of his feeds lately, which makes him want food earlier for his next feed. I'm putting it to a growth spurt, he's supposed to have one around 6 weeks?? The other thing I was going to suggest is to try a diff. formula. I was talking to my hairdresser last Friday and her daughter had a baby girl in early March. She ended up trying 4 different formulas before she found one that agreed with her little girl. Cameron was still farting a lot and appeared unsettled from early evening and again from about 6 am, and the hairdresser said it's most likely the formula. So I changed from S26 Original to Nestle Nan H.A Gold and he seems OK on it. He's still passing a fair bit of wind, so there is another one Nestle Nan Pro Gold that I might try. Failing that, and having tried pretty much all of the formulas now, I'll have to see if he's lactose intolerant. I would have stuck to the S26 Original but my chemist told me they really need the 'Gold' version as it has all the goodies babies need for development.
Teresa, I was going to suggest the same thing as Krisvee, changing his nappy and waking him up. It works for my wee man most of the time, although a few times he refused to wake up the little bugger!
Becc, wow, Matilda is awesome for sleeping that much!! Very jealous hun!! B/F at 8 years??? OMG
Meercat, OMG hun! I can't believe you were so sick! That is so dangerous to have retained products, can't believe they didn't pick it up earlier! I remember when I birthed Joshua, my placenta didn't come away completely as he was born so prematurely (so the placenta wasn't ready to come away 100%) and they whisked me away for surgery right there and then. My doc said you can die if something gets left in there and you develop a nasty infection I got the antibiotics straight away too, but still passed pretty big clots at home a week later. It was gross!!!! I hope you won't need the D&C and feel better soon
Jellymaker, my left boob is bigger than the right, but I had heaps more milk in my smaller boob!! Go figure!! The only thing they told me to get more of the supply going when I was b/f was to drink heaps of water, eat properly, plenty of rest (yeah right!!!!! are they mad????) and keep b/f frequently as it's supposed to build up the supply.
Mel, you poor thing! My OB told me that if my bleeding doesn't subside in a week or so or if it increases to tell him as that might be a sign of infection, so I knew what to look for.
Krisvee, someone told me that the wind builds up in the evening from the whole day and that's why bubs get more unsettled then. So happy for bub's first smile hun!! I'm still waiting for mine!!
Well, this morning I had a cracker. I fed Cameron at 4.30 (DF fed him at 10.30 last night, OMG couldn't believe he slept for that long!) and I burped him but didn't get too much of a burp.....I put him back to bed, and I could hear him wriggling away for aaaaages, so I thought he had wind....so I got him up half asleep, and massaged his belly furiously, and did the whole legs up to the chest thing and the bicycle leg thing, and then I help him upright on my chest and then........a massive burp followed my half his food!!!! the poor thing was still half asleep, thank God, as normally that would make him scream, and then I had to change his whole outfit as it was soaked and smelly. Back in bed now sleeping, that was obviously what kept him wriggling away for ages. I learn something new every day!
Hi to everyone else, and I hope our bubs will start smiling soon!
Meercat, that is terrible! I hope the pain eases for you quickly, it must make things so difficult trying to take care of Tiah by yourself
Beata, aww poor little fella, bet he felt so much better after having a spew though.
Krisvee, yay for smiles!! There's nothing better than baby smiles.
Mel, that must have been awful
Jelly, yep one side of mine (the left) seems to always be fuller, but having said that I find it easier to express from the right side, go figure.
Mia, hang in there, I hope he's taking his feeds properly for you now
Bec, wow marathon sleeper!! Harri's had 1 night where he slept 7 hours, could have been more but I got worried (and my boobs were absolutely bursting) so I woke him up to feed.
Teresa, well done for persisting with the bf as long as you did, you should be so proud of yourself
B, ah regular feeds at particular times, I think that's just a pipe dream for us at the moment haha
Hi to Insom and Con, hope your bubbas are going great
AFM: Harrison is 1 month old today!! The time really has gone so fast, sometimes I wish he was tiny still, but at the same time I just love watching him grow and learn new things. We had smiles not too long ago and they're becoming more frequent now. Harri also rolled onto his side for the first time a couple of days ago, as well as that if he holds my fingers he can pull himself to a sitting position. I am amazed at just how strong the little fella is, its not often he flops his head either as he's usually holding it up by himself. He cracked the 4kg mark this week, which made me very happy, not only that he's put on weight but that I've been able to nourish him and help him grow.
We're house hunting at the moment (not easy with a 1 month old and a toddler) I really can't wait to move as we've outgrown our unit and it's horrible and cramped, can't wait for space!
Hope everyone is doing well
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