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Okay, Alannah was due the 5th October so right now I would be in my 39th week. No way in the world would I have made it this far! lol Elective c-section was booked and nicely timed for the 24th September.....but at 2pm on the 19th Sept after a deep one hour sleep, I woke up and moments later heard POP...my waters broke. Alannah was born at 4.37pm via c-section. Weight 3.2kg and 50cm long. A baby sister for Bailey (2006) and Noah (2008).
Even though she came mid Sept, I am sticking with my October girls, some of whom I formed a friendship with back in the ttc days.....feels like only yesterday!
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Last edited by Vixstar; October 1st, 2010 at 06:12 PM.
yayy ill be joining you in here soon Vix... cant wait. hopefully he arrives sometime in the next few days or heads are gonna roll lol (can you tell im over it)
Today is the 5th October and that means today is/was Alannahs actual due date!
Still a little all over the palce at night with feeds. Last night I climbed into bed after 9pm.....was up again 5 minutes later. I was almost asleep too. (Does not take long to fall asleep these days! lol) Then at about 11pm, the same damn thing happened. Then we did a 2am feed and then a 6am feed. Basically, I am very glad this is our last baby. I really struggle with the after midnight feeds now. I used to just roll outta bed, fed and go back to bed but Alannah is soooooo not her brothers!
Forgot about moving on to this thread too.......lol
Nice to see you both in here - have subscribed to it now so will make sure to post in here and read everyone's posts! Hopefully we'll have some of the other Mummy's joining us soon!
Off to bed now, bubs just had another feed and went to sleep almost instantly - yay!! (I'm exhausted right now......)
Can't believe my cheeky monkey is already 1 week and 2 days old!! Time sure does fly by TOO fast!!!!
Happy 3 weeks Alannah......mmmmm........that means a month next week and then only 11 months till she is one! See what happens when you add a ticker for their first bday, time speeds up!
Okay, I think we are sorting ourselves out. Have kinda drawn the conclusion Alannah is cluster feeding from after dinner onwards till about midnight / 1am. She slept from about 1am till I woke her up at 7.30am this morning so gotta be happy with that. Am feeding her every 3-4 hrs during the day and prolly every 2 hours after dinner.
Tonight I will just sit up with her as she won't settle and hates being put down for even 5 mins during 'those' feeds. I am also starting on Fenugreek Flow (tea) to help boost my milk.
HWow Nikki and Pretz - a week old already.
Nikki - Yep mastitis gone. Stress related and also I think coz it was the side I was sleeping on. Just started feeds from that side for a cuople hours and a hot shower and it went away! Phew!!! With Bailey I had it for 6 weeks straight and was on so many antibiotics and ended up weaning him at almost 8 months. Was like having the flu for 6 weeks with all the aches and pains etc Someone said i should have been admitted to hospy....not really sure about that though! lol
Pretz - how are you going hun? Bet your Mummy is super proud. First grandbaby????
Wrote a post this morning and lost it.....how annoying!!
No, not FF top up feeding, was just having a moment but am over it now!!! My milk supply also seems to have increased heaps in the last day or two, i think i was probably a bit more stressed than i realised with the chnage of leaving hospital & coming home, then the inlaws were here on my doorstep an hour after we got home and i just wanted time with Ty & DH, that was stressful! MIL even took pillowcases back to her house to iron them for me , WTF??? ...i iron nothing!!!
Vix - know what you mean about the feeding & unsettled period, Ty is unsettled between 6/7pm until about 11pm just wanting to be fed and cuddled, then cuddled & fed, he then sleeps from about 11.30 to 2.30/3am, then awake again at 6.30/7am, i figure can't complain about that & once he sorts out the cluster feeding (whenever that is!) we'll be getting plently of sleep. I think you mentioned tired signs, we're pretty good at recognising them, but sometimes(see below) his will to fight against sleep is SOOOOO strong!!
Ty had a pretty good daytime routine going over the weekend( was even self settling with only a little grumble!) but is being a little monkey today & is really fighting sleep. He is one very strrong minded little boy, but i suppose he gets that off both his parents!!
Hope you are all enjoying your newborn cuddles & getting sleep when you can! xx
PS. just updated ticker & my little monkey is finally asleep, heres hoping it is more than a catnap
Last edited by Sparkles; October 11th, 2010 at 11:30 AM.
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Hi guys. Thought I'd best drop by
Will come back to catch up, but have too much to do right now. DH did a great job here by himself, but never quite got to folding & putting washing away & let the little ones trash their room I'd leave it, but I can't. Its getting on my nerves coz I left it yesterday!
Summer is doing ok. I'm feeling better today than I was yesterday, but thats coz I got some sleep. I think we'll be co sleeping from day dot this time around. I co slept with DD2 & DS, but I like to wait til their a bit older. I don't think missy will give me that choice. She won't sleep without me there. Well not at night when its quiet... She's great through the day when its noisy!
Anyway, will get back when I can in the next few days x
m/w has just left, she was very happy with everything and proud of me for over coming boobie problems whilst keeping my cool (sorta)
Cooper has lost exactly 200g and is super happy and healthy.
speaking off Cooper, hes waking up and i want a cuddle will be back on later
Pretz: i also sustained a 2nd degree tear, which i also had with DD. I tried looking the other night like the midcall midwife suggested i do but i couldnt see any stitches, my pain has mostly gone now dont need to take anything for it. Hope you feel better soon :hugs: Like Vix i'll wake Benjamin if he's been asleep for 4.5hrs which i've only had to do a few times, otherwise he'll wake when he's hungry.
My 1st post in this thread...Madison is 2 weeks old tomorrow!!! time seems to be going very fast right now. Hmmm...maybe its just a blur due to sleep deprivation lol.
Have an appointment on Sat with Rachael Wilson Photography (she has a facebook page) for piccies with bub, my daughter, DP & me - am very excited her pics are so gorgeous!!! I've never had anything like this done before. previous bubby pics of my DD1 & DS were pixiphotos back in the day lol.
Hope you are all enjoying your newborn cuddles... nawww....I reckon there is nothing better than newborn bubby smell...its so pure & sweet
Vix - Thanks for your post and advice about waking Noah. I feel bad that I have to wake him for his feeds during the day and night, but the Clinic Nurse said that because he is still a bit jaundiced and because he hasn't reached his birth weight again yet that I should feed him every 3 hours during the day and every 4 hours during the night, and because he is such a good boy and sleeps well, I have to set an alarm and wake him up to feed him. Luckily once he is awake he feeds well and he feeds for longer now and during the day he seems more content, alert and active after his feeds before falling asleep again. He does seem to look a little less yellow to me now and has a pooey and wet diaper everytime I change him just before I feed so I'm guessing that it's all good. Thrilled to hear you sorted out the pediatrician appt and that you're booked into another one now. Hope he is good.
Nikki - Thought I'd post in here instead of reply in the Belly Buddies thread. Wow, Ben has gained a lot of weight in the last week, but that's fantastic news!! Hope you have been getting some rest and good sleep inbetween his feeds.
Bonham - Glad that you found the thread and glad to hear that your 2nd degree tear is healing nicely and that you don't need to take anything for it anymore.
Beckles - Yay on the appt with the photographer today. I had a photographer come around yesterday morning to take some photos of Noah and should get them in the next week or so. Can't wait!! I hear ya on the time going by fast. My Noah is already 2 weeks and 2 days old today too. Perhaps it is the sleep deprevation that makes time seem to go by faster lol.
Clover - Glad to hear that your DH did a great job by himself at home, although I'd feel the same about not wanting to leave things he didn't get around to. It would drive me nuts too.
Raffy - Glad that Coop is doing well, even though he lost 200g. Noah was 4.030kg at birth, then lost weight to 3.660kg and was 3.770kg on Wednesday when I weighed him. The nurse said he should regain his birth weight by next Wednesday or be close to it, so I'm hoping that he will be back to 4.030kg+ otherwise I'll probably worry about it. lol
Sparkles - I'm still bleeding too and it's been 16 days for me now. My bleeding isn't very heavy anymore, but like Clover said when you feed it may become heavier/redder, I have found that is what happens with me. I would say that what you're experiencing could be normal, however if you're unsure, give your midwife/OB a call to check just to be sure.
Brydz - You should stay here with us. You don't need to move on to another thread even if Vinny is born outside of the "1 October to 15 October 2010 date range". Vix and I both had our bubba's before 1 October and we're going to stick here with you girls. Our bubba's are all the same age anyway so I don't think it matters.
AFM, have been really tired the last 2 days as I have been feeding Noah every 3 hours during the day and every 4 hours during the night to try to get his weight up for when I get him weighed next Wednesday and to help flush out that last bit of jaundice he still has. It's killing me though because by the time I get him settled, have brekky, a shower etc, it's almost time again for his next feed and I don't get to nap inbetween. lol Guess it will get better with time though. My 2nd degree tear pain is slowly getting better. Still needing to take some panadol at times during the day but it's much better than it was a few days ago.
Well then, off to go have a cuppa tea with my Mum.
Anyone else have an unsettled bub during the day? Ty just hates sleeping during the day, he fights & fights it, then is overtired so he is cranky and the cycle continues!!
He has been great at night though, generally one wake up & up to a 7 hour stint of sleep!! But the days are driving me insane, he just wants to be on my boob all day (sleeping & feeding ....or a combination of both ).
Hope everyone is well.
Sparkles, are you still wrapping him? Maybe you have it too quiet or something? I know Summer is only starting to settle at night now coz she didn't like it quiet. I think now she's getting used to it.
Just a quick one from me, need to go do groceries while both kids are reasonable!
Re the bleeding - mine had almost disappeared and over the last 3 days has gone back to a deep red colour. Cant remember what is normal, but still only going through one pad a day. Anyone elses pelvic floor still sore too?? Mine aches by the end of the day - guess thats what i get for having a 9 pound baby this time
Vix - Thanks for letting me know about the growth spurts at 2, 4 and 6 weeks. I didn't know.....would probably have read it in my book somewhere but haven't had the chance to do any reading since giving birth. lol Hope Allanah settles into a routine soon and that she gives her Mummy some well deserved sleep. Glad to hear you were able to settle her yesterday and hopefully it's not bad reflux that she's got. Awesome that you made the boys some colouring books - that's very clever and you're right, not many Mummies would do that so good on ya!
Beckles - I have only been separated from Noah once now for about 10 mins and I must say it felt like the longest 10 mins of my LIFE!! I just went to get some milk and bread at the shops while my Mum stayed at home with him. I hope that you enjoy your Powderfinger concert in a few weeks and the "ME" time! Once we're in a routine and my Mum goes back home to South Africa I will be leaving Noah with his Daddy too on a weekend and go do my shopping and take a bit of a time out for "ME".
Clover - I was up every 2 hours feeding Noah last night as well. He didn't feed for very long though, but it took nearly an hour to settle him and then just as I drift into a deep enough sleep, he'd wake again and I'd have to feed him again. It kills your head when you finally get about 2 hours sleep and then have to wake up again. I have been waking up with a throbbing headache every morning for the past 3 mornings... Awesome about the jumpsuits your CHN gave you and that Summer is growing well.
Raffy - Sorry to hear about Coop's projectile vomiting. Noah has had a few bouts of vomiting too, but nothing too bad and I usually end up with most of it on me and him. lol I hear ya on dreading being on your own when your DP goes back to work and your Mum going back home. It's a real help to have someone around to help out, especially being a first time Mummy. I should be ok by the time my Mum goes back to South Africa in December as Noah will be about 10 weeks by then (holy cow, that sounds scary thinking of my baby being 10 weeks then). You should post some piccies on FB of your hair and well done on weighing less than pre-pregnancy. I only have about another 3kg's to lose before I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight.
Group Question - I have read that it can be normal as it's part of the recovery, but does anyone else also suffer with really bad lower back pain/tail bone pain at the moment? I guess it's normal and that it takes time for everything to heal when pushing out a baby (especially a 8pd+ baby) but my entire lower back/lower pelvis/bum/v-jay-jay is tender, sore and achy constantly and panadol and a heat pack doesn't really seem to do much anymore!! Bring on the physio on Friday!!!
AFM, I'm getting Noah weighed again tomorrow at the CHN and clinic and really hope that he is back to his birth weight or over his BW tomorrow, although at the rate he has been feeding, he should be or else I must be hallucinating that he is feeding that much!! lol
Best be off, the little man is fussing so guessing it's feed time again....have a great arvo!
Babies born~October 1st-15th 2010 #1
Happy 2 weeks Alannah 
Helloooooooo*echo echo echo*.........
(I'm exhausted right now......)
Happy 3 weeks Alannah
I'd leave it, but I can't. Its getting on my nerves coz I left it yesterday!
Thrilled to hear you sorted out the pediatrician appt and that you're booked into another one now. Hope he is good. 
Awesome about the jumpsuits your CHN gave you and that Summer is growing well. 
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