Kymmy I started bleeding heavily again last week with lots of clots, sorry TMI!!. After going to the clinic for James today I was told to go straight to my ob. Now I am having ultrasound tomorrow and have been told I might be back in hospital wednesday morning! So you should maybe let your doc know if it doesn't settle quickly.
Are you bf? If you are I didn't think you got AF? But I may be misinformed?
James has screamed from 1pm til now, I don't kmow how much of this I can take.
Alison, I still can't wear my rings yet either, bummer cos i got a lovely new one from dh when James arrived!
Hi Tygress - OMG are you ok? What do they think it is then? Like you I didn't think you got AF while BF'ing. Wishing you the best with your ultrasound and hope you don't end up back in hospital, keep us posted.
As for James, you poor thing, Amelia has been the same the past couple of days, not too bad today thank goodness, I thought I was going to slit my wrists the day before yesterday however! Hope he settles soon and you get some rest.
And congrats on the new ring, I'm still waiting for mine!!!!
Last edited by Alison1973; January 4th, 2010 at 05:06 PM.
Well i thought you weren't supposed to get AF while BF either but i got it exactly 4 weeks after DD was born and every 28 days after that so i suppose BFing isn't reliable for everyone!! My midwife said since it happened with DD it'll probably happen this time around too.... awesome! I think i will give her a call and just check...
I haven't been game enough to try my ring on again! Wedding ring is still at jeweller getting fixed anyway! Weighed myself today and i've lost 13 kgs so far... 7 kgs to go!
Tygress: Goodluck with your u/s... and with settling James.. it's bloody hard work! I don't remember it being this hard with DD but that was 10 years ago and i probably just can't remember! haha!
Hey Kymmy - you probably just had more energy 10 years ago, I know I did and I'm 36 now, yikes! Well done on the weight loss, I've got 7 kgs to go as well! Groan.
AFM - just changed a pooey nappy, only for her to poo as soon as I did up the tabs, grrrr. The only downfall with combining BF'ing with formula top ups, you get the runny BF poo and the stinky formula poo combined, awesome! Had a massive explosion like on the poo explosion ad yesterday, went up her legs and onto the car seat and seat belts, everything, mmm mmmm!
Alison-possible retained placenta, sorry tmi! This may also explain why i have had next to no milk. The middie in the clinic said what was happening def wasn't normal and to get sorted asap- so that combined with James' afternoon scream fest had me in a mess tonight, now my mum thinks i have pnd cos i was bawling!
Of course James has been settled since dh came home!
Poo explosion - i've still got that one to look forward to!!!!
Hi Tygress - oh wow really! Gosh.........hope everything is ok. If you do will you have to have surgery to get it out? Poor you, that's all you need right now is to have to go back into hospital.......unless of course it gives you a break in an odd way!
PND, gosh, we all bawl, especially at the moment. Nup, you're just normal.
I have the same, DH came home and Amelia has been asleep since, WTF!!!
And Kymmy - Tygress is right, maybe you're extra fertile. I forgot my sister fell pregnant when her son was 4 months old, she was bf'ing but was still ovulating and didn't know it. Her kids are now 15 and 16 but boy did she do it hard at first, 2 kiddies in nappies, was like having twins. LOL
Im glad Im not the only one with an unsettled baby!
Alison - dont you just LOVE a poo explosion like that, lol
Kymmy - I too got AF around the 6 week mark. I didnt think you got it either with bf but my bf wasnt full on so thats why I thought I got it. I bleed for a solid 7 days too
JDsmum - my little man has had lots of wind problems from the beginning. We've been giving him infacol since he was 4 weeks old, it helped a bit but he still got it bad sometimes. I have just in the last few days changed formulas to one for colic called Novalac but if anything have found his wind WORSE Im now contemplating going back to Karicare Gold! Its so awful when they are crying in so much pain and you cant do anything to help them. I hope you can find something that works for you. Good luck.
Natty - you poor thing. I can totally understand how you are feeling. Its nice to have your other half around to help out. My DP went back to work today and I was all alone again at home. I miss the help and company. It was nice to have him home for the past week and a half.
Hello to Ubba, Heavenly, Telly, Tygress and Billykat.
AFM - took Trent to the GP today as the MHCN heard a heart murmur when we had our 8week check up on New Years Eve. The GP said it was very faint and doesnt think there is anything to worry about. He told us to come back in a months time so he can check it again. Also we are concerned with Trent's hearing as we sometimes wonder if he can hear us and things. Again the MHCN rang a bell and he didnt respond the 1st time but did the 2nd time. Same with at the GP, he rattled some keys near him, didnt respond first time, but did the 2nd time. We also did the clapping test near his ears to see if he flinches but he didnt. Again the GP said he will check it again in a months time. I am praying he doesnt having hearing problems. Also Trent now weighs a whopping 5.7kgs!! He gained double the amount he should have He is in the 70% range for his weight. He has lots of beautiful baby rolls, hehe The GP was happy with everything else so I am a bit more relaxed now. Will keep an eye out on his hearing. Otherwise he is a very happy and healthy little boy, always smiling at us which is ADORABLE
Take care girls and hope your bubs are all behaving and letting you all get some SLEEP!
Hi Miss Magpie - wow Trent sounds like a lovely growing boy. I think I have a girl like that, she likes her food! I'm half bf'ing and half formula feeding these days - mostly top ups, do you do both or just formula? I'm past feeling guilty as it keeps her happy. I was wondering though if it would bring on ovulation/AF earlier, I'm still mostly bf'ing though, pretty much every feed but one, some times two. Good luck with the hearing thing for Trent, you have reminded me to book in for Amelia's free hearing test, must do that tomorrow! I'm sure Trent will be fine. I can't believe he's 2 months already, wow time flies huh! Amelia has just started properly smiling, can't wait till she's doing it all the time too!
Thanks for all your support....it's so hard sometimes isnt it?
I have now got some Infants Friend which we did use for JD but I cant remember if it worked or not so we'll see how it goes....how do you give stuff like that to your babies?? She spat it out when I gave it to her straight so I put it in with some boiled water and she drank most of that and tried the same this morning but wont take it now....I'll try it again before her next feed and she might be hungry enough that she'll just drink it....
Poor DH last night...after finally getting her to sleep after hours of her being up, napping for 20 mins then up again I went to bed at about 10 and then he stayed up watching TV and she must have woken up sometime after that and I just couldnt get up I was that pooped....next thing I remember is waking up at 1:40am and he was still sitting on the lounge with her...I was mortified!! I feel so guilty with him being up all that time and me sleeping when he's working 2 jobs...anyway, I fed her and she went back down until nearly 7am....with us both on the lounge though...god I'm going to die on that thing!
Geez...she's awake again now - been up since 7am just got her down and I can see her arms and legs flapping around!!! GOD!!!
Sorry no personals....will come back later fingers crossed and finish this!!
Hope everyones bubba's are behaving! Not like mine!!
Hey ladies, i have been reading but having a real hard time trying to post, probably the reason why my posts are always halfarsed.
miss magpie my gosh he is rolling!!!! wahoo!! What a clever little man! i remember kaili was rolling early too, (although not that early), and when i told the middies they didn't believe me! grrr. Thats great news, before you know it he'll be sitting up Gosh these babies need to stop bloody growing!!! i want them to be little for as long as possible hehe
ALison i hope you enjoyed your afternoon tea. We had playgroup this morning and it was very hot too. breastfeeding theo under the mum's house with absolutely no wind, i almost died!!! and you know how they're like a hot little waterbottle at the best of times, gee i swealtered. i hope youre ok getting the pram in and out, take it easy remember!! a friend of mine pulled her stitches out last week from doing too much, so its definately possible! and i bet very painful.
kymmy mon is right, nice hot shower and massage the lump, heat packs, and see your dr. I had mastitis with kaili and faaarrr out it bloody hurts!!!! i hope it clears up for you asap! glad archie is sleeping well, cosleeping is grand! haha, i let theo have his main sleep in his cot, then early hours of the morning i put him in with me and we both sleep great (well, me not so much - but him definately! haha). I know we'll both regret our decisions later on when we can't get them OUT of our bed, haha, but we'll just deal with that when the time comes hey! I was like you too, i remember with kaili my bleeding had stopped, and i had already had my first period when i went for my 6 week check up! sucks doesn't it! you hear of these women getting lucky with no period for 6 months or so - and you're still getting monthly! argh! Haven't gotten mine yet this time round, so fingers crossed it'll stay that way for a while.
JDs mum, with Kaili we had marina.. something? totally forget the name. But the only way i could get her to have it, was to squirt it down the back of her throat with srynige (sp?) thingo! I know that sounds terrible, but i had a lot of troubles, and it worked well - because obviously she had no choice in the matter. I would time it well tho, make sure she took a breath and then bam! squirt! she would cry becuase it gave her a bit of a fright - i hope this helsp!
Tygress i hope everything works out well with the retained placenta. They would obviously have to put you under a general to remove it? would definately explain the milk supply. If it is that, and they remove it, would you then be able to begin bfing again (if you wanted) ? just curious thats all.
Hey billy! hope everythings goin well!
AFM - i've been really organised these past two days, which is making me feel great! The only thing is i'm sacrificing my sleep, hahaha. always one or the other! TOnight i've made a chicken lasagne, hope it tastes good, and more importantly i hope the tomato base doesn't upset my little man.
went to the clinic yesterday and had theo weighed etc. He put on 600 grams in two weeks, which i'm stoked about, and he has also grown 8.5cm since birth! woohoo! The midwife is saying he's going to be a tall guy, as both his arms and legs are quite long and lanky. His sister is also a tall girl, she's in the 90 percentile.
anyway, i've gotta book him in for his needles (he's 6 weeks today! noo!) is it true you now book them monthly, rather than weekly???? ie, he'll get done on the 24th of jan (born 24th nov), as opposed to at 8 weeks ?
okay i gotta go and have some girl time with dd, poor little darlin'
xx
im feeling like a bit of a stalker, haha. i just had a squiz through the august bellybuddies group to check on bondi. I'm so excited for her, i really want this to be it, i've never wanted it more for anyone than for her, and i've never even met her, hehe. is that normal? i just had a quick look, she's 8 weeks and starting to get morning sickness. we all have to have our fingers and toes crossed for her! arh.. yep totally lost the plot - total stalker! haha
theo has been sleeping for 3 hours now and i'm swiddling my thumbs wondering what to do. DD is at my mums house for the arvo. I couldn't probably organise dinner but i've got my heart set on takeaway.
took dd to swimming lesson today, the first one since theo was born. it was great, really nice to have our time together again. she loved it, made my day!
hmm, other than that i'm pretty boring today sorry
alison i don't know much about heamorroids sorry. i know i got them from theo's labour (really big ones according to DH, hahaha), but thats about it. it still hurts a bit when i poo, sometimes they bleed, but other than that i've had no discomfort from them. i'll ask at my checkup appointment, but its not for another 2 weeks.
kymmy hope you're starting to feel better. ouch when archie pulled back with it still in his mouth they're so beautiful tho, you could never get cranky at them! hahaha, wonder if i'll be saying that when they're teenagers!
ookay. i'm going to go do some boredom eating.. how terrible is that!?
Had a massive explosion like on the poo explosion ad yesterday, went up her legs and onto the car seat and seat belts, everything, mmm mmmm!
hehe
mon is right, nice hot shower and massage the lump, heat packs, and see your dr. I had mastitis with kaili and faaarrr out it bloody hurts!!!! i hope it clears up for you asap! glad archie is sleeping well, cosleeping is grand! haha, i let theo have his main sleep in his cot, then early hours of the morning i put him in with me and we both sleep great (well, me not so much - but him definately! haha). I know we'll both regret our decisions later on when we can't get them OUT of our bed, haha, but we'll just deal with that when the time comes hey! I was like you too, i remember with kaili my bleeding had stopped, and i had already had my first period when i went for my 6 week check up! sucks doesn't it! you hear of these women getting lucky with no period for 6 months or so - and you're still getting monthly! argh! Haven't gotten mine yet this time round, so fingers crossed it'll stay that way for a while.
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