Babies born~October 16th-31st 2010 #1

I wish I could say the same about the bfing... my supply id going down hill and i am struggling to pump out enough for a feed. I am over having to pump all the time and also try and bf. Why cant i just have 1 child who will attach? I think I will get a nipple shield to try again but last time I tried she just sucked the top of my nipple and it killed. I dont know what to do any more. Well got to go pump... am doing 3 hourly pumps to try and increase supply. I hope it works. Sorry no personals.... hope youre alll well.

Mini sorry to hear that BF isn't going well for you, I can't imagine how stressful it is trying to feed and pump and deal with the other girls as well. I really hope that you are able ot increase your supply and that Amy learns to attach. Just remember that you will know what is the best thing to do for you and your family, and you are giving it a red hot go!

Hi everyone I am back! Thanks for the congrats, time is flying so quickly!

Our friends left at lunchtime and DD1 is in daycare and Miss A is asleep :D

Firstly big :hug: to Mini, hun you are doing an amazing job, can you get into your GP to get a prescription of Motillium, it works better than Maxolon and will help with your supply, have you managed to get a nipple shield, both DD's woujld jsut suck ont he end of the nipple they just couldn't take the whole thing in, and the shield does do wonders in this situation, they don't cost much and they just make a huge difference and it doesn't hurt :hug:

Well done Retro, I am glad things are going well for you and BF'ing Eboni and I am thrilled you have the confidence to BF in public, I have done it quite a few times with DD2 already, and it is pretty tricky with the shield at times as well :lol: I hope the UTi clears very quickly for you.

Ali ~ I hope you have had a lovely daya t playgroup with your two LO's :)

Welldone JJJ, 7 days you are doing a great job!!

Sassy ~ I have been either going with just DD2 shopping or by myself and using online !

AFM ~ Bfing is going great, still using the shields and I have decided to not wean off them for a while yet, DD is putting on weight, is settled and a pretty calm baby, she is 3350grams at 5 weeks old, she is filling out a bit more and seems to be doing it a lot quicker than her sister did, but she is growing in length likey crazy, suits with feet are just not going to last her, the 0000 are really baggy, but in a couple of those she is starting to push on the length :lol: nothing like her sister who is a really shorty! I put her in a NB PP top yesterday and it was like a dress :lol: but still cute!

Our "routine" as much of a routine we have, has been all over the place last couple of days, but now our visitors have gone I want to get DD1 and DD2 back into some kind of rough routine, well atleast enough so I can work out the daycare dop offs and pick ups!

Must run for now, got some cleaning and sorting to do!
xxoo

Mini - I admire your dedication to keep trying to express and breastfeed, sounds like you are doing your best, and it can't be easy with two other little ones to care for as well. Have you seen the lactation consultant yet? Or maybe been in touch with the ABA? You sound like you are well informed anyway and doing everything you can - I really hope things turn around for you in the b'feeding area, but if not, know that you have given it your best shot and you just need to do what is right for you and your family.

Beema - great news on the weight gain and growth for and Miss A, you deserve and easy time of it now! Way to go on the public b'feeding too!

Retro - things in your worl sound like they are going really well which is wonderful to hear. And I think it si awesome you have been feeding in public too! I am still not confident enough but know that I'll need to give it a go sooner or later!

Ali - I think even doing a school run with three is an amzing effort! Hope you have a nice day today and playgroup and it all goes smoothly for you.

JJJ - great news that all is going well with you too - I hope it continues to stay smooth sailng for you - must make the transition easier for Jamie too when things are going so well.

AFM - Edward had his 4 week check up with the Maternal Health and Childcare Nurse today. He now weighs 4650grams (little chubby fellow! He has put on 1kg since birth now!) and height is 55cm. He is a growing boy that's for sure! I start mothers group next thruday which i am looking forward to. My SIL is visiting this weekend so it will be nice to have some family around for a couple of days. Not much else to report here.

Hope everyone else is doing well. I have to say that I think all of you who have more than one must be super women! Edward seems to (joyfully) take up every moment of my day - so I think you are all doing a fab job to be caring for a newborn and also taking such good care of your other little ones too!

we havent even had our first check up yet coz the nurse only works tuesday and friday and coz not open yesterday she coming fri i think or i might be going there not sure

figured out why jamie is so bad at the moment hes got more teeth coming through gah but a plain old teething ring works a treat

squidge has dimples well i think i saw them and if thats the case shes gonna look my sister bad lol jamie looks like DH's brother its so scary to see lol

Thanks girls, I have done the nipple shield now... not great :( I was hoping for more success but I just dont see ithappening and I dont think my mental health is going to stay strong for much longer. I have been in tears for the past few days over the feeding issue. I have put so much effort into it this time around and I am struggling to let go and move forward with formula. Every feed Amy takes a bottle because she just wont suck at the boob. And I give her a good go every feed. I have had to give her formula 2 times now because my supply dipped, mainly due to stress. I am getting run down too. GgGrrrr this has happened with each and every baby I have had. I have the equiptment, just my girls wont suck. I know my sister and I did the same thing... maybe gentetics???? LOL Anyway I hope you are all well and your bubs are growing strong. Sorry for the me post, once I have made a firm decision I will be back on here to let you know

i was opposite i was sucking too hard on my mum poor thing she ended up bleeding and we werent getting any milk for 3 weeks and her mchn ended up giving her formula and telling her its ok if u dont succeed

were going to be moving closer to melb by next yr fingers crossed

sorry i have been mia i have been very sore and have rellies visiting and just have not had time to get on the comp.

i will write up the birth story when i get more than 5 mins, but basically i went in at 6.30am had gel, broke my waters at about 1.30pm was 3cm dilated, had epidural 4 hours later after not dilating anymore, it didn't work and i had a patch that i could still feel :( was not good :( i ended up having her at 11.26pm after episiotomy and help from suction as she was in posterior position, so i am waiting for stitches to get better before spending long periods on here.

she is a little cracker though, she is a little boob monster and is a pro at bf! i am so lucky, she sleeps 4-5 hours a go at night, i love her to pieces!!!

she was 7lb1, 50cm, born at 11.26pm, her name Kayla Jayne Evelyn is that all the details?

i will do persies when i have caught up with everyone! hope you are all ok :)

yep thats everything was she born the 22nd? cant count lol

yay to booby monster got one here too :) stitches suck i had a pretty bad tear with jamie and it was so painful to sit or do anything

squidge is sleeping really well at night 4 -5 hour stints wish she would start being awake more in the day though lol im getting bored i think were gonna go down to the park today coz its a nice day

hope all the bubbas are doing well xoxoxox

Mini - sorry to hear you are having such a tough time hun. Big hugs. Just keep remembering you have done your best for your little ones and that as much as you want it to work out, if breastfeeding doesn't work out then you have not failed in anyway, sometimes it just doesn't happen for one reason or another. You have struggled and put so much more effort into it, so don't forget to be proud of yourself too. This can be a teary time as it is, so know that you can come in here and let it all out.

SPF - ouch, hope you heal up soon hun. But yay that the induction worked - even though you are sore now it is great you didn't end up needing a c-section. Great that Kayla is sleeping so well too - hopefully getting enough rest will help you heal up quickly.

JJJ - that's great you might be moving closer to melb - how far out do you live now? Brilliant Squidge is sleeping well and feeding well for you too. 4-5 hours sleep in a row must feel like bliss!

AFM - went walking again this morning (am trying not to overdo it after the c-section, but am finding a daily walk does wonders for my mental health! Sitting at home alone all day sends me a bit crazy!). I stopped by a cafe on the way home to get a takeaway coffee but ended up waiting for ages and little Mr Edward decided to crack it and wasn't taking no for an answer and screamed the cafe down until I summoned up the courage and gave him a feed. Granted, I was in the outside courtyard, and no one else was sitting out there (just some foot traffic) - but I was very proud of myself for doing a feed in public!

:hug: :hug: :hug: Mini, it is ok, what ever you need to do, we are here to support you, have you posted in the BF'ing support section? If you include Barb Glare in the title she is amazing and can put you in contact with someone in your area who can help you out, DD1 was a terrible sucker and I had to tickle her under the chin, strip her down to her nappy to get her to feed, she was a sleepy crappy sucking feeder, but we got through it. Although I can only imagine how much harder it is with two other little girls. Be gentle with yourself and take care .

My nipples were bleeding quite badly at the start with DD2, she was very rough, but now that it has all healed and I am sticking with the shields we are going along nicely and generally pain free.

Welcome Back SPF!!! It can be hard having visitors, especially when you want to rest and recover as well, I am so glad things are going along so well for you!! I look forward to reading your BS :D

Thanks Bubble!! Wow isn't Edward doing fabulously what a great weight gain!!! WTG go on the public BF'ing!!

I hope that everyone else and their bubba's are going well :hug:, I must run as it is feeding time again! xxoo

awesome on the bfing in public ive only done it at mothers group and in the mil's shop so it hasnt really been much public lol

at the moment were in St Arnaud which is in central vic and we are 300 kms from my mums in south east suburbs hoping to move out there or essendon area hoping to organise before christmas but it doesnt look good at the moment lol

Thanks girls it means alot to me with your words and advice. I have decided to hire the pump for 4 more weeks and just need to breath! Amy decided tohave a good go and managed to do 30 sucks without a break! Better than 2 or 3! I posted in the bf support section... just going to check now... or after I feed Amy or clean up the mess or cook dinner! And welcome back SPF... congrats:)

Oh J- I live in Springvale south... wheres your mum?

Hallam =] we'll have to hook up next time im down lol

and one of the places we could be moving is noble park so watch out lol

Sounds good:) Definately up for a catch up

Hi all. I thought I'd pop in and introduce myself.

My baby boy Campbell Nicholas was born on October 20 weighing 2520 grams. Head 33cm. Length 48.5cm. He was born at 35+6wks and came home last Friday after 9 days in the SCN. He is doing really well so far. He is on a 4hrly routine and is being bottle fed EBM. My DD is fantastic with him, we caught her in his room the other day "reading" to him!

Birth was a much better experience than first time around! I had a vaginal birth with an epidural which I was glad i opted for as I ended up needing a manual placenta removal so it was able to be done without delay. When I had dd I had no drugs for the delivery and ended up with a spinal block after the fact for a MROP so I wasn't taking any chances this time!

The midwives in the SCN were fantastic (we had a great experience with them when dd was born also) and we were glad we chose to return to the same hospital.

So right now we are enjoying having our little man home and getting a kick out of DD's response to him.

Jo.

welcome :wave: jo i'll add u to the list wat time was he born?

just a tip even though i have no idea u may want to if u feel like hes a bit behind visit the group where he would be if he was born term obviously its not there yet but yeah i found my DS being full term and at the start of his group i visited the earlier group just to check up so i wasnt worried xoxoxoxox :)

Hello marknjo!! Welcome to our baby buddies :)

AFU- Eboni is now weighing 4.25kgs. seen the nurse on tuesday and in a week Eboni had put 300g on!! i was shocked!! We've only used one box of newborn nappies well almost used them and then she will be in infant. She is sleeping more during the day, sleeps maybe 4hours and then at night say she feeds at 11pm she is up at 1am and then 3am and then 5am, so she is waking every 2-3hours some nights and its starting to take its toll on me seeing as my DP doesnt help most nights and he has told me i'm a broken record when i ask him to do something....

Happy 3weeks Eboni!! where oh where has the last 3weeks gone?

ETA- Eboni is spewy!! spews after most feeds, its doing my head in, i keep thinking to take her to doctor.. must go she is doing a poopie i must clean up lol

well we got weighed today and we are 4020gms gain of 285gms from discharge and 60gms over birthweight :) and now we are 52.5 cm long :) go go super booby milk :)

marknjo - welcome to the group! Glad to hear everything is going so well fo you and that the birth was a great experience. Sounds like you were really happy with the hospital too which is great - which one in Melb did you go to?

Retro - sorry you are getting sleep deprived hun, make sure you try and have a snoozr during the day if you can to try and bank up some sleep for the nights. It can be tough doing the night feeds and especially when it is so regulalar. I found Edward went through a grwoth spurt around three weeks and had a few really bad nights (u every hour), but it settled down after a few days and now I get 2-3 blocks most nights again. (If I get at least one solid block of three hours I find it easier to cope). Must be hard with DP not keeping you company - can you compromise with him and ask him to keep you company for one particualr feed? ie the 4/5am (or last) feed of th night? He might be more open to it if he knows he only has to do one a night? Or maybe ask that he help on the weekends? So you can look forward to the company a couple of days a week? You are doing afantastic job with Eboni so you should feel very proud!

JJJ - I am in Balwyn Nth, us Melb girls will def need to have a catch up when you move closer. Will be nice for you to be near your Mum too.

Nothing new to report here, just very in love with my little Edward and for the first time since he was born had 4 hours sleep in a row last night!!! I woke up so confused and panicked becasue I had been asleep so long! LOL

Welcome marknjo- sounds like you are doing well with your little man and dd. I had my 3dds at Monash. Oh and thats a great bday for him, not only is the date cool, my birthday is that day too. DD3 came on the 19th so we will be doing loads of celebrating together:)

Retro sounds like E is going great guns... just need to work on getting more night sleep. Definately sleep during the day when she does.

Bubble- yay on 4 hours! isnt it funny how we panik if they sleep for longer... quite often i will pop my hand near their noses... even with my big girls!

J- well done

Hi everyone eles. just typing 1 handed again. We are doing ok. Have got4 weeks pump hire left so if Amy hasnt got the hang of it by then I will swap her over... shes getting ther sometimes though, so it gives me hope. Other than that shes good. Shes hungry hungry from 4pm til about 10pm and feeds every hour or so. zzzzzshe does 3-4 hourly over night too. My big girls love her so much, they want to be with her all the time! ok.... take care

JJJ - thanks for the tip. I will probably hang out in both groups. I am not too worried about his development as I went through it all with dd also so know what to expect. At almost 36 weeks he shouldn't be too delayed anyway, just needs to beef up a bit!

Bubble - I went to Cabrini. Couldn't speak more highly about them, so well looked after.

Mini - how nice that you will be able to celebrate your b'day together. Monash is closer to our house but when we did the tour of Jesse Mac the midwife was a cow so she turned us off going there as I thought it would be just my luck that I would get her for the delivery! After doing the Cabrini tour we were sold and then we were so well looked after with DD that we didn't even consider going somewhere else second time around.

We are out at parties all weekend so it will be a test to see how portable the little man is, we are hoping he is like his sister. The little miss was born at the start of hockey season so pretty much from the day she came home she was at hockey at either my or DH's games. She is very social and I think this has a lot to do with her being around lots of people from day 1 (well week 5 anyway - she was in SCN for 4 weeks!).

Well better get moving with shower etc. DH is at golf and as soon as her gets home at lunch time we have to head out. Loving the weather in Melb today!

Marknjo what kind of hockey do u play? Dh plays ice and used to play inline as well. Where about do u live? I am in springvale south. As for moving groups I don't think there's a need to. Ur lil mans earliness won't make difference.
Am loving the weather today... done so much houseworkand.feeling.great. ok am on.my phone expressing better go.

Hi everyone!!

I am spewing, wrote a post and thought I'd posted it but must have closed the tab instead :wall:

Welcome :hello: MarknJo, I'm a mum to two prems as well, DD1 was born at 33+4 and Anastasia at 35+5, and it was a huge battle to get that far :lol: you are more than welcome to stay here and chat :) I used to play field hockey when I was @ uni :D

Mini ~ you are doing a fabulous job hun, so so proud of all you efforts - 30 sucks is a massive improvement!!! We've got lovely weather too, I been doing lost of housework too, just gotta clean out the fish tank and hopefully I may get to do some sewing!!

Bubble ~ wooohoooo for four hours sleep!!! Brilliant, and happy 1 month to Edward!!

JJJ ~ fabulous weight gain for your little girl :leap: for passing her birth weight!!!

Retro ~ wow isn't Eboni doing fabulously with her weight as well :excited: DD2 is spewing a well, and I am not really enjoying my new "scent" acidiy BM" :rofl: hopefully it settle soon!

AFM ~ Miss A is doing well, seems to be having a longer sleep in the afternoon, I am hoping that she does that at night time instead, but she is going 3 hours or so at the moment over night, she was going four hourly... maybe another growth spurt!

Other than that nothing much to report, Paed appointment next Friday, she is growing a lot quicker than her sister did, the extra two weeks made a big difference to her ability to suck and she feeds so much better so I guess that is why... and off to the WCH next Saturday for her US.

Have a lovely weekend xxoo

lol beema i discovered that smell today omg i didnt know where the smell was coming from and it was my BP :o

Mini - I play field hockey for Mentone. I love it! We used to have a bit of a social hit at inline a number of years ago, even have an inline stick but haven't used it in years! We are in Dingley so not far from you at all!

Beema - we play melb uni & monash uni, maybe I have played against you! 2 prems also something in common! Although my pg's were pretty straight forward, I just expressed cooked them. Everyone says they were both just in a hurry like I usually am!

The little man has been quite spewey today after his feeds, I am wondering if it is something I ate but can't think what it could be. Hopefully his tummy will settle down for the next feed.

Fantastic day today in Melbourne, absolutely loved the weather!

hey marknjo, nice to meet you. congrats on your baby boy.

bubble, i know how you feel, everytime i wake up i am convinced i have fallen asleep feeding kayla and have rolled on top of her. i quickly get up and check to see if she is in her bassinet. i am totally paranoid about it.

hang in there mini, i hope amy can get the hang of feeding soon. i do seem to find kayla needing more feeds from about 5pm-10pm, but then she does go 4ish hours at night so i can't complain there.

retro, could you try and get dh to maybe do one nappy change in the night then bring eboni back for a feed? i find even this is a big help.

triplej, sounds like jasmine is doing really well feeding, she has grown heaps!

sorry back for more persies tomorrow, kayla is hungry!!

Another exciting time... Amy just had about 35 sucks in a row from my right boob.... this side i find harder to feed her from. So yay... things are slowly happening. Have health nurse appointment and physio for her foot today. Pumping my boobs so sorry no personals:)

:rofl: JJJ

Woooo Hoooo Amy :cheer: great news Mini, I used to count the sucks with DD1 so I know how exciting each ome is :hug:

Marknjo ~ I played in SA, so wouldn't have seen you on the field ;)

man that wasnt funny it was a feral smell its off breastmilk its so weird

Hi Girls- Still around, have been reading but running out of time to get a full reply typed.

Welcome Marknjo, congratulations on the arrival of your little man.

Retro- Night feeds can be so tough. Does Eboni feed from both sides at night or is she falling asleep while feeding? What I have found helps is I feed Kate from one side, and she usually drifts back off to sleep, so I get up and change her nappy, this is enough to wake her up and she usually wakes up enough to feed from the other side. I am generally getting between 3 1/2- 5 hours out of her over night.

Mini- You are doing a great job with keeping up with the feeding and expressing, I know how hard having 2 other kids at home is when you have a baby, I can't imagine having to find time to express as well. Woohoo, for 35 sucks, fingers crossed she is starting to get the hang of it.

Ooohh I hear stiring, better be quick!

Things here are great, Kate is sleeping and feeding really well. She generally has at least 2 good blocks of 2-3 hours sleep during the day and a couple of short sleeps, so I am managing to get on with things at home. She was weighed last week and she is a fraction under 4 kgs, so she was nearly 200gm above birth weight within 8 days of being born. We have an appointment at the children's hospital next tuesday to get her heart murmer checked.

I had better go, will try and pop back in later to catch up on some more personals.

ETA- JJJ Kate was born at 9:57am for the list

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man that wasnt funny it was a feral smell its off breastmilk its so weird

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It isn't the best smell, at least you worked out what it was!

MarknJo - That's great you had such a good experience. I went to Frances Perry and found them to be wonderful (in fact my favorite midwife also lives in my neighbourhood and I've bumped into her twice at our local cafe already!). My Ob also had a lot to do with my positive experience, I think he is wonderful and can't imagine having another baby under the care of anyone else!! : )

Mini - way to go on 35 sucks - every step closer is a huge win! Well done for doing such a wonderful job!

Ali - great news on the weight gain, and it is great Kate is sleeping a little longer during the day to help you get on with things anf spend time with the other two.

Beema/JJJ - sounds like an awful smell -- I'm not looking forward to my first encounter!

SPF - hope all is going well with you. Is good Kayla is having some longer blocks of sleep at night, hopefully she will stay in that pattern for you. Edward also has periods during the day where he seems to feed non stop, but then will have one or two 3hour blocks at night which is good.

Sorry if I've missec anyone - am typing one handed and feeding!

mnj: welcome

just had a quick read through but cant remember much lol
mason must be having a growth spirt i swear the last few days he has been on me nearly non stop.
i nearly finished my chrissy shoppin yesterday yay!!!!!!!!!!!!! im so glad i did most of it b4 mason was born
i will try to pop in more regularly. DD has been playin up pretty bad at the mo. she wont sleep in her own bed of a night so the last 3 nights we have been makin her and there has been lots of screamin and crying.

ok well it looks like me and jazzy have thrush bloody dummy well bloody jamie for stealing it and putting it everywhere

TripleJ: how does the dummy give thrush? wat does it do to ya boob?

is anyone else not gettin notifications that there is a new post?

im getting them not sure

if there not steralized they can grow the thrush on them moisture can cause thrush its stings and when u get cold it hurts but i thought it was just still sensitive nipples i just have to be sure to change my Breastpads more often and now we have the daktarin oral gel the nilstat stuff is gross this one is just as sticky but its not bright yellow and doesnt stain so hopefully it will be cleared up soon :crossfingers:

hows everyone else going?

bugger about the thrush jjj, hope it clears up soon with the nasty medicine!

sassy you might have to resubscribe to get the notifications. and good to know someone elses baby won't stop feeding, i thought it was just kayla!

bubble, sounds like we have a similar night pattern. i am surprised how good she is being, it's early days but i hope it lasts!

afm, stitches seem to be healing nicely now, thank god. that was the worst part of the whole thing, they were so painful.
kayla is doing really well. she has been so good :) she does feed a lot during the day though, but i think she does it for comfort more than anything, so i have to get her out that habit!

is anyone else finding their baby is getting red spots on their faces from the heat? i'm trying to keep her cool but don't want her to get cold.

im finding mozzies bites on jazzy and shes a bit red from the heat but it doesnt seem to affect her shes ok

SPF ~ they might be milk pimples, compeltely normal and fine and they will come and go.

JJJ ~ I hope you get the thrush under control quickly

Sassy ~ wow you are organised for christmas!!

Bubble ~ hopefully it won't be for a long time!

AFM ~ DD came to a work meeting with me this morning, she only made a few noises, but I was able to rock her capsule a bit to settle her again :) Poor little sweet is throwing up all so much, even a couple of hours after a feed, we are off to see her Paed on Friday, so will have a chat about whether it is reflux or not then.

Hope everyone is keeping well xx