Just wanted to say Janine - your pics of E are amazing. So small and adorable. If V didn't resemble robocop I would have loved to have got early shots of her!
Lol, I haven't been getting the thread e-mail updates so once again Its been ages since I've posted!
Hope everyone is doing really well! We are absolutely loving it now the feeding issues are sorted! We are having another weigh tomorrow in and expect it to be really good as Lottie is getting heavier in my arms, no doubt!
Sleeping is still going beautifully and I'm getting 8 hours sleep a night with only the one feed at 4am. We are getting lots of smiles now and her head control is amazing. She's started trying to roll over which seems a bit early but its wonderful to see her thriving
Taurean, Wonderful news on the weight gain! Your hard work has definately paid off! I'm getting 80mls now per express so I'm thrilled (compared to the 30 odd I was getting!).
Kosi, Have the il's left yet..? Smoking inside, what the hell??
Janine - Gorgeous pics!! Emily is a sweetheart Hope the wedding plans go well, sounds wonderful!
Sangie, how are you feeling and hope the wedding went well!
Sanchez, I know how you feel about the "advice" Its a bit much hey.. just smile politely.. My Mil was making me feel a little guilty about the top up formula we had to use.. In the end I made my point that our little girl was thriving and its no one elses business.
Can someone please remind me how to upload a pic into my sig.. I'm hopeless!!
DH has 4 days off from today, we are loving it! Have a great weekend everyone!!
Just a super quick one from me on my way out... to a night on the town!!! :O
I successfully expressed for the first time today and had mum come over and see how Emily would go drinking from the bottle, she took to it like a duck to water! I also now know my boob holds 125ml of BM before it's empty. So because I now know I can do that, i'm leaving mum with a bottle of milk and i'm going to a mates birthday thing. I won't be drinking but i'm excited about being dressed up and going out nonetheless.
Sanchez & PB, cheers for the photo comments, we were really pleased with how they turned out
We are trying to pack and clean up etc but its just not happening as I find it hard to just get dressed at the moment.
Indigo weighs 3.59kg as of friday so she is still tiny but has put on just over 1kg since she was born a month ago. Im only pumping 1 bottle of EBM a day so it will probably be gone soon.
I thought I would mention about the Angelcare Sensor Monitors - make sure you dont have a fan blowing near them as this will effect the alarm - they are so sensitive that they pick up on the slightest sense. I know this from when Wyatt was a baby I took him out of the bassinett and went away and then realised the monitor was still on but wondered why the alarm hadnt gone off.....the fan was blowing on it!!
Nicola, I know what you mean about finding time to get dressed! The only reason I have time for a shower is that I have one with Amelia while DS is in the bath too lol.
Sanchez, I read your other thread and I don't have any advice if it is a supply problem, but Miss V is about the right age for a growth spurt where they just want to feed and feed for a few days. You may find that in a day or so she will just stop the constant feeding on her own accord and instead want to sleep heaps.
Not a lot happening here - I finally got some strawberry plants in the garden yesterday and then what happens? Snow!! It has been snowing for the last 7 hours. DH is hoping for a snow day tomorrow but I am guessing we will just get messy slush.
Have had a rough couple of days with Violet not sleeping longer than an hour and continuously wanting to feed. I was worried that my milk supply wouldn't be able to keep up ect - but some lovely BB ladies put my mind at ease and she has had a better day today.
I gave her a bottle of EBM last night as i was beside myself - by the end of the bottle she had the whole idea of how to suck on the teat. I am almost ashamed that i was so narrow minded before i had her with the comments i made such as "my baby will never use a pacifier" and "i won't give my baby a bottle before 3 months" Those things seem so ridiculous now!
Kosi - glad to hear the inlaws have left the reservation!
I wonder if anybody has any tips on how to start expressing some EBM to store. I am not sure how to get started without losing a feed IYKWIM. Should i try overnight when i tend you have fuller breasts and try and feed twice on one side and pump the other? Wonder if anyone else has a good routine?
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Hope the wedding plans go well, sounds wonderful!
Those things seem so ridiculous now!
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