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im a little worried about jazz she hasnt gained much weight at all according to the scales only 20gms in a week but 100gms the week before but shes grown 4 cms in 2 weeks so the MCHN said that could be why she hasnt gained much weight she said we'll see next week then worry about it wow i love her she makes me feel so good all the time well except with jamies talking but thats a whole nother thread
Ali: thanks hun. Great to hear nothing was detected on the tests.
JJJ: r they still doing bare weight or with clothes?
still bare
Sorry girls I have been so busy and every time I try and post... like now.... someone wants me! All is going well. Amy had her check up and has gained 420gms in 2 weeks and is now 4.1kg and 52cms. Shes doing well although must be having a grownth spurt coz all she does is eat! And cry! B/fing is still the same although i do think she is getting there slowly! Hopefully soon she will be able to do it on her own without the constant ebm top up. I express 4-5 times a day for her feeds and it does my head in.....
ok... am needed! hope youre all well x o
Hi everyone I guess we are all really busy at the moment with the new little one's :)
JJJ ~ how did your weighin go on Friday, been thinking of you and hoping for a good gain, DD1 was a slow gainier so I understand the stress of it :hug:
Mini~ wow WTG Amy and you that is a fabulous gain!!! You are doing an amazing job expressing and BF'ing darn proud of your efforts hun!! :leap:
Ali ~ great news on the test results wonderful news and big weight off your shoulders :dance:
Sassy ~ I hope you are getting more sleep hun, mine seems to have tapered off, waiting for Miss A to start sleeping a bit longer again.....
Bubble ~ that is great news from your check up, I am glad that you have further info about why the CS was done, it helps deal with it if it wasn't what you had planned for :hug:
AFM ~ Miss A is doing a lot better on the Losec, I attempted to drop it down and it was a big FAIL, so we will stick with it and see how she is in a few more weeks, they often say at around 3 months of age is enough. She is gaining weight well and has cracked the 4kg mark at 8 weeks of age :D I am really proud after such a difficult BF'ing journey with DD1 is is awesome to know that my body can actually do it!
I had my check with my OB this week and it was lovely to catch up but the news was dissappointing :( My uterus tore up on the left hand side during the CS so any future babies would have to be delivered by CS due to the extent of the tear :( The septum can't be removed it is too wide and thick, so we will always be high risk of M/C, Breech Babies and Pre Term Delivery. I am just not designed to carry babies to term, so I guess I just have to live with the fact that I will always have prem babies... I will also have to be medicated from early on and back on bed rest just to carry as long as possible, so it really feels quite sucky that any future pregnancies are going to be the same or worse again ~ I guess I am just not going to be one of those "barefoot and pregnant mothers to be!"
I hope everyone else is doing well and would love to hear an update on you all soon!!
Hey Beema sorry to hear about your ob appointment... are you thinking of more babies already???? Great stuff on Miss As weight gain and also well done on such a better journey with b/fing. You should be so proud of yourself.
I am home alone this weekend...dh comes home tonight. I survived! I have even done the housework! It helps that the girls have been great most of the time. Last night I even got some half decent sleep. I have been giving Amy bottles though instead of offering the boob too much this weekend coz of being home alone. It gives my nipples a chance to settle too coz with all that expressing and trying to feed/wrong attachment, they start to hurt a bit. I am so hoping for things to change really soon. I spoke to my LC on Friday and we are looking to have an end date around 10th December, which is only 2 weeks away. I dont know if I will be ready by then because I am actually seeing slight progress although I dont want to be expressing for an extended period coz its not pleasant and takes up time and I want to do 1 or the other. I re tried the nipple sheild the other day but it only aggrivates my nipple. So esentially I think its that she has a petite face, little mouth and my nipple is large, making it an effort to get on right and by that time she is all tired out. I read somewhere that the 5kg mark is when they seem to get big and stong wnough to make it work, so I will really try to hold off making decisions til then. Shes 4.1kgs now so maybe another onth or so?
Ok enough rambling from me. Please send me some postive b/fing vibes.....
sorry about the news beema :hug:
well its good news jazz gained 170gms in a week :) yay shes now 4.3kgs feels like shes slow to gain but then i realise jamie was FF and little jazz is exclusively BFed so that would explain it i dont think im ever gonna give her a bottle coz i really can be bothered expressing plus its more painful than feeding u guys that do it all the time deserve a medal coz u have to express then feed the baby it must take all day and u wouldnt have time for anything else
positive BFing vibes mini xoxoxoxox
hope all the bubs are doing well im sure we'll have more time to talk when the bubbas get a little bigger =]
Beema - sorry to hear about your bad news. Just remember you did a wonderful job of carrying Miss A as far as you could, and although it wasn't easy you did a great job and you are certainly a strong woman if yu need to tackle it again. Great new on her weight gain though - great job on the breastfeeding!
Retro - you FB pic this morning with Eboni in bed is so cute! She looks like she is doing great. Happy 22nd for this week too!
JJJ - woo hoo for the weight gain - you must be doing a great job with her feeds!
Mini - I am very impressed that you had all three on your own on the weekend (and managed housework too!) - and all of that amongst expressing too - super woman! DD3 is a lucky little girl. Sending you lots of positive b'feeding vibes.
AFM- Edward is doing well, he has his 8 week check on Thursday - he looks like he has grown even more since his 6 week check so it will be interesting to see how much weight he has put on. I put him into 'big boy' nappies on the weekend, he is officially out of newborn nappies.... : ( They still fit him (snuggly) but he was filling them up too much (with wee) and they were leaking. I change them really regulalrly but because he is feeding so much I think even one of his wees was too much for the nappy to handle!
Hope everyone else is doing well and gradually getting a bit more sleep!
sorry i havent posted in awhile.
bubble- yea it is cute. i found her sleeping like that i just had to take a picture, thanks for the birthday wishes :) this year has flown!!
Mini- Bfing vibes sent your way
Eboni got weighed last week she put on 270g so weighed 5.22kgs. she is getting weighed this afternoon. gets her needles next week. have to go for her 6 week check up with the MCHN. Feeding is going great guns :) When its booby time i generally say " do you want booby"" and her face lights up :) She is doing gummy smiles and cooing and making noises . i love the noises she makes while feeding. and she has a little laugh. Gosh i love her!! dont know where i'd be without her
I've been eating and eating but not feeling full!! she is feeding more
Hope all you mummas and bubbas are doing well!! and i will try to come in more often and i still have to put my birth story up!! talk about lazy haha
ETA- Eboni has been out of 0000 clothes for a couple weeks, is in 000 clothes and also out of newborn nappies. and is in infant nappies, has been for maybe 3weeks or so i dont know exactly
ur doing awesome with eboni go super mummy milk :)
jazz is gonna go for her needles in 2 weeks so not looking forward to that one i have her in 000 clothes but they are very big lol
Eboni now weighs 5.4kgs!!
Overnight my boobs didnt fill up :( but there is still milk in there... im not sure whats going on.. what can i take to boost my supply? previously my supply was fantastic! and always felt full..
Retro- I wake up like that sometimes, remember it doesnt mean that you don't have milk it probably means your supply is evening out. I would wait and see how she feeds over the course of the day before you get too worried about not having enough milk- I know on days that I wake up FULL of milk it takes Kate most of the day to really get them empty rather than absolutley draining them each feed.
retro: i have read that soon ya milk starts to settle into at i needed so ya boobs wont feel real full but there will def be enough milk there, if ur owrried try the milk shake it tastes good. 1 cup of activite, 1 cup skim milk powder and 1L of milk. have one big glass of a morning and then the rest over the day keep doin for a few days.
bub sookin bbl
were doing well here were having a few issues with sleeping arrangements she has an aversion to the basinet but i got her to sleep in it for half the night last night yay to me i think my milk is settling too and shes feeding less often so shes getting filled up which is good
Miss A is in 0000, her waist is still skinny :lol:, but the 00000 target pants fit her now :D
I have put her in some 0-3month clothes and she is swimming in them but she'll grow into them, she is growing a lot quicker that DD1 did :leap:
Still in Newborn Nappies, hoping that the IB's will fit properly soon, but not far off as her legs are chubbing up and I believe we are going to have a baby who has some rolls on her legs - we waiting 12 months for DD1 to get a leg roll PMSL!
I have to take A for her needles now she is over two months old :o
Sounds like your milk is just settling Retro, mine did as well, I don't really feel full much, but there is definitely enough milk there!
I hope everyone else is going well, must run I have to get work done while A is asleep!
mason is still feeding heaps. guring the day if he lasts 2 hrs my boobs end up sooooo sore. he is sleepin 2.5hrs at night. he wnot sleep in his cot of a day. he loves his swing but i dont want him to get used to being rocked to sleep we made that mistake with dd. he also doesnt sleep much of a day. maybe i am missin his tired signs and he gets over tired
hey all... just killing time while i pump... although a bit awkward to type! just a bit of excitement.... took A to the osteo today for the second time and by tonight i am prett sure we had a successful feed. It took about 45 minutes both sides and although she was on and off a fair bit, she did also drink a bit too... her next feed was 2 hours later... well apparently coz i left the kids with dh while i did some late night xmas shopping! yay anyway! so how long is everyone taking to do a feed? would it be considered a proper feed even though i have to rre attach her a fair bit?
Oh shes also been unsettled and feeding 2 hourly lately. think shes having a growth spurt.... smiling and cooing!
better go.... wiggles concert tomorrow with my big girls
well feeds now take 30-45 mins but thats both sides including a nappy change in between it can sometimes stretch into an hour
last night jazz had her last feed at 10:30 pm and didnt have another one till 8 this morning :) gotta go for my 6 week appt to see the doc about contraception :o no little accidents gonna happen here and i dont think im protected coz im not feeding over night all the time