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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!
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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.
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ok well it looks like me and jazzy have thrush bloody dummy well bloody jamie for stealing it and putting it everywhere
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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?
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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?
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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.
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im finding mozzies bites on jazzy and shes a bit red from the heat but it doesnt seem to affect her shes ok
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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
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wow i hope shes ok and u can get her diagnosed ok well jazzy's mouth has already started to clear up but i'll be taking a bit longer i think stupid thing is i think i was the one who started it but i dont know how i havent had antibiotics for ages and that normally causes mine might be the moisture in the bps and the fact thats its been really warm wish i had more bps meh i'll just have to keep washing them every day and im eating yougurt so im hoping that helps too
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Beema- back at work already!!! Good luck finding out about dd... hope she is ok.
SPF- sounds like milk spots to me too. Amy has them and as beema said, they come and go and are completely normal.
JJJ- hope the thrush goes away quickly
sassy- xmas shopping..... wow! youre a star!
bubble- sounds like its all going well for you. your sleep sounds great
AFM- still working hard on the bf, feeling rather relaxed. Just super tired and am struggling to stay awake especially now! Went to the health nurse on Monday and Amy has popped on 470gms in 2 weeks and has also grown 1.5cm since birth. So things are going well despite still having to express all the time.... ok must go do it before I crash out:)
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Hi all we have our first MHC visit tomorrow, I am keen to see how much weight Campbell has out on. I have been sticking to a strict 4hrly routine as I am paranoid that he won't grow but if he is doing well then I will look at letting him wake us during the night rather than setting my alarm. Even an extra hour of sleep will make a difference.
I have a doc a ppt tomorrow to get some drugs for my milk supply as I am only just producing enough and if Campbell starts taking more I won't be able to keep up. He is currently taking 90mls a feed but it won't be long before he needs more. I managed to express with dd until 4 1/2 months without the need for drugs but this time it is not as easy!
JJJ - I just noticed where you live. Small world, my mum was born and raised in St Arnaud! Left there many years ago though!
Well back to bed for me now, just finished expressing! Sweet dreams all!
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beema: DD spewed heaps when she was a bub. it lasted till she was like 6months. she used to do huge power spews every feed and i was so worried she wasnt gettin any of the formula. because she was puttin on weight the docs never did anything about it. I hope things get better for u or something gets done about it.
mnj: r u expressing for every feed?
mini: nice to hear bubs is doing well and ur doing a great job with expressing.
JJJ: good to hear jazzys mouth is clearing up.
hmmmm do u have to wear Breast pads all the time or is it just till ya milk gets itself sorted out? i noticed i can go without them of a night now but i am not game enough not to wear them during the day lol.
anyone thought of contraception yet? i was lookin at gettin a mirena but i am slowly chickening out lol. i didnt like the mini pill cause it has to be taken basicallyt he same time everyday and u def cant miss one.
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hello!! We are still around! just havent had time to post...
JJJ- hope the thrush is getting better... It hurts me too when i attach Eboni but im not sure if its thrush or just poor attachment on my end.... but i can see anythng in her mouth and then i freak when she spews and i see chunky spew but i can wpe it off.. and yes i too need to remember to change my breast pads i just forget oops..
Sassy- I havent thought bout contraception.. my nurse is pushing it EVERY visit! and im not kidding, she is saying the mirena or implanon but im not so keen. i was thinking the mini pill but not sure if ill remember to take it.. so i'm stuck on what to do.. ad if i say im not going to use anything she will suggest that i do and also my mum will say i should use something.. im not intending on DTD for awhile!!
Marknjo- Campbell will grow.. and put on weight! hope your appt with the doctor goes well and your milk supply builds up. Have you seen the lacation cookies?? there is a recipe somewhere on here.. they are yummy!
AFU- We are going good.. So Eboni got weighed on monday and she put on 340g!!! so she weighed 4.59kgs! in two weeks she has put on 640g!! im doing good!! I expressed some milk twice this week and DP gave DD it. she took almost 90mls the other day and last night took 60mls out of 100mls. I havent been napping when she has.. i forget and when i realise im tired she wakes up.. LAst night i was getting frustrated with feeding she had great attachment the other week and now not so great. but its still alright she still feeding. I bf in public today at a busy shopping centre. well wasnt in the busy part but it wasnt in the parents room! Woop Woop
Sorry if i missed anyone
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public bfing for the win lol i havent needed to coz if shes in the car or the pram she sleeps
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Hey retro.... where abouts did you get the brewers yeast for the cookies? Also did you have to buy a huge bag of flaxseed meal? I went to buy a bad and its kind of pointless paying that much money for something you only need 2 spoons worth! I will have to make them up as my supply goes up and down. Apparently my nipples are huge thats why my girls have rouble latching on and when I saw my girlfriends niples today (she was bfing her bub) I can see why! I thought my nipples were normal, but they arent.... I am obsessing about nipple sizes now!
Anyway I am so tired. Amy is waking a few times a night.... I wonder when I can let her sleep through coz she went back to sleep with us and missed a feed last night. I think she did about a 5 hour stretch but dont want to do it again if shes too young?
Anyway talking crud coz I am tired....
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happy 4weeks Eboni and Mason!!
Mini- I havent made them but my sisters have. You can gt brewers yeast from health food shops. I'll have to ask my sister about the flaxseed meal.. My nipples are small i think. Its my aerola thats HUGE!! I was told by my sister when i was starting to bf that i needed toget most of my aerola in Eboni's mouth. I was like huh? she didnt realise i had HUGE aerolas haha.
ETA- I think Eboni slept from 10ish or bit before untl 2.30
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Happy 4 weeks Eboni and Mason :dance:
Anastasia is now 6 weeks old (and one day!) :leap:
Thank's everyone, we hope we get some answers as well, she is growing like a weed so I reckon that that shell be easily over the 3.5kg mark, other than the reflux (we think) it the only issues, other than her hip scan tomorrow. We are off to the Paed today, my confidence was rocked this morning, Miss A was coughing and chocking on her vomit in her bassinett and was having trouble breathing, it was horrible, her mattress was elevated and it had been two hours since a feed, which she had slept on her tummy on my chest in the glider recliner chair, I am just glad that her appointment is this morning, because this isn't normal :(
Mini ~ I would ring a couple of health food stores and see if they have it in bulk bins, that way you can just buy a couple of scoops rather than a huge bag. Let Amy deman what she wants, if she is putting on weight and has plenty of wet and dirty nappies, I would let her sleep a bit longer if she needs to. Youa re doing such a great job hun!!!
Retro ~ all of my aerola never fit in DD1's mouth, I don't think they are particularly big either :lol: Miss E is going great guns with her weight, you are both doing a great job.
Sassy ~ contraception, not yet, just using condoms, I'm not a fan of the mini pill so not going there this time, may discuss the other options with my OB, but I'm not keen on the implanon either lol!
marknjo ~ how did you appointment go?
Bubble, SPF, Ali, hope you are all goind well :hug:
Must run, demanging 2 year old and I have to get organised!
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Beema all the best with your appointment, thanks for the tips about the health food stoors. I will jump on the phone today. Although my supply is up and down all the time and today its huge! Amys face was covered as was her jump suit and my hand and if she doesnt wake up soon I will burst!
marknjo- how did you go at your appointment? Did you get your supply drugs? Actually I could make a batch of the lactation cookies and send some your way seeing you live in the next suburb! I also drink Activite regularly and take fenugreek tablets and have the occassional oats for breakfast.... seems to be helping as with lots of water!
sassy I havent thought about contraception yet. I suppose with my other 2 I was already heading towards formula so now I am looking more towards bfing I need to know what my options are. More than likely this is our last baby but if on the odd chance we were to decide to have one more then it would be starting next year... if we decide this is it then we will be looking at pemenant options....
Ok... Rebecca is hasseling me.... bbl for more personals:)
