BloominRoses welcome to the thread and congrats on Seth. I see he is 2 days corrected - he came a wee bit early didn't he! Would love to hear about your birth.
PB - I must have missed your post ? where are you heading off to? Somewhere lovely I hope. You will have to let us know if you discover something obscure that you should have taken, but didn?t. I am dreading packing for our week away next month ? who knows if you can buy nappies in Tonga? Pack everything and hope for the best I think! Jealous that C is giggling ? V has only just started smiling.
BOB ? I don?t live too far from you by the sounds of it! Thanks for the updates.
Sangie & Art? I didn?t scrub her too hard ? but she certainly doesn?t smell anymore! Sangie have you tried pumping after feeds to increase supply? That?s what I did and I think it?s helped.
Janine ? your photos are fantastic?I love seeing them on FB. How are you going without DF? I certainly feel for you ? you must have supportive family and friends? Is Emily drinking more is that why your concerned about not keeping up? Last time I think you said shes drinking 180mls? Is that right?that?s a lot to pump! Props to you!
Pooley ? OMG Frazer is a big boy! Is your DH tall and strapping ? maybe he will be like him! Your arms must be getting a workout! I wonder if his weight will plateau or if he will keep going?
AFU - had a bad day yesterday.....she wouldn't sleep at all. I think part of it is she is not used to being able to kick her legs and so she would start to drift off and then she would startle and wake herself up (swaddled or not). Think it will take some time until she gets used to not having the brace. so she wouldn't sleep or be put down, had to go to a physio appointment to check on the old pelvic floor muscles (still very weak - not cool), she screamed, had tears pouring down her face, so i started bawling and stayed like that all afternoon. then i felt ok and by DH made the mistake of pointing out my pudgy tummy - started bawling again.....not a good day! Finally she went to sleep at 8pm after being awake since 5.30am.......i felt like a woman on the edge!
Sanchez - I hope you gave your DH a slap down for pointing out the tummy!! How insensitive! men, pfft sometimes they just don't think. I have a very supportive family all very close so i'm lucky... i think i'd be lost without my mum. She comes over for a couple of hours a couple of nights a week when DF is away to give me a break. Emily was drinking 125mls but is now on 160 - 180mls. I got a prescription for Motilium today to increase milk supply, hopefully it works! Sorry to hear about your crappy day, i get them sometimes too... especially when DF is away.
Bloomin Roses - Welcome to the group, would love to see pics of Seth!
I'm doing this one handed whilst expressing so just a short one from me.... Emily has gained another 260gms in 8 days so although the expressing is exhausting at least i know it's paying off. i'm taking fenugreek and start motilium tomorrow... hopefully these make a difference and i can get a good storage of milk happening.
DF is home!!!!!!! yay! Just got back from picking him up; from the airport so I have him all to myself for a week before he goes back to work again This means i'll have more time to express and shower and eat lol. I start Lite n Easy next week and have started an exercise regime in my quest to lose 8 - 10kgs, wish me luck!
Janine, sounds like Emily is doing really well, I hope you can build up your supply a bit more.
Sanchez, we had one of those no sleep days a few days back. Makes for a very long day. And OMG what was your DH thinking pointing out your tummy? Especially on a rough day!
BOB, lol, must have got my wires crossed.
A discovered her tounge the other day and now we play at poking tounges at each other which makes her smile. Very cute.
Sanchez - big hugs to you! That sounds like a really rough day! I hope V has fallen back into routine since then and you are starting to feel a bit more human. Maybe this is the 7 week change / growth spurt a few of us have experienced - my advice would be to check she is really topped up with food, as she might be hungry for a couple of days - and then sleep for a couple of days. But i guess thats the fun of babies huh - you never know!
Janine - you are doing great keeping up with EBM for Emily! I wish i had the patience to do that, although I'm thinking it might not be such a bad idea, as T drinks faster from a bottle. A couple of thoughts on supply - apparently direct stimulation increases milk, you could try putting Em directly on the breast once a day or just letting her nuzzle around skin on skin after a feed; and my health nurse keeps asking if i'm drinking and eating enough - as that can have a big impact, so if you notice supply drop off with the diet and exercise plan you might need to increase again. But good on you for getting into the exercise my inspiration!
BloominRoses - welcome to the group, wow Seth was a really early bub. How is he going developmentally? Is he similar to his adjusted age, or already heading towards smiling etc? Would love to see pics and hear about how big he was and is now etc
Art - that is so cute that A found her tongue I've been trying to get T to copy me poking out my tongue for a week or so, but no interest yet, although he does think its funny.
AFU - We are still struggling with feeding and its taking an hour or so each time - partly because he falls asleep all the time, stops sucking, doesn't latch properly then gets winde from sucking air, then i need to make a bottle topup for half the feeds! It goes on! DH is home today and has seen what its like, along with me complaining of a sore back from trying to hold T in the right position - and we both agree it might not be worth continuing with the BFing. Although he did make a good suggestion which was using the rugby hold for the "slow" side because T definitely has a prefered side to lie on - and apart from the fact i can't work out how to sit comfortably while holding him sideways - he latched heaps better and sucked. So i'm going to try and suss this out. Sleeping is still going pretty well, with 6am wake ups the last few mornings, although i still hear him stirring with wind in his tummy a few times during the night. I'm thinking he will learn to get it under control / outgrow it - it doesnt seem to help hugely to wake up up and rub his back, so as long as he isnt in too much distress / actually awake...
We are having issues waking him for his last feed, possibly due to all the issues above he is actually just really tired - but he does have a bottle for the 9-10pm feed. I'm not sure what we can do about this one, maybe move the last feed earlier - as he seems to crash at 8pm regardless of the day he has had. Any ideas would be welcomed
Long weekend in NZ - yay!
BloominRoses, I forgot to welcome you. I have been following a bit of your story in other threads. I am so happy that things are looking up. Must be such a relief for you.
Kelly, before I had DS we had some friends complaining that their bub went to bed at 6pm and woke for the day at 4am and I was thinking 'just keep him up later...simple' lmao. Then I had DS and realised that you just can't keep a baby awake when they decide they need to go to sleep.
A quicky for those starting exercise programmes - it can mess with your supply so make sure you build up slowly. Hope you can figure out the hold, I attempted that once but couldn't manage it.
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Art - PMSL about keeping a baby awake. I thought the same thing before becoming a mum and yeah, I've since learnt that is just isn't that simple. Izzy nodded off for her big night sleep at 5.45pm last night and there was no stopping her. She was out to it!
Kelly - who would have thought feeding your baby could be so difficult! Izzy is much better now during the days but she is a shocker on the breast at night - fusses and pulls at my nipples which hurts like hell! I'm not sure why she keeps doing it at night but it's driving me mad and I often wind up giving her a bottle just to save my boobs. Our feeds generally take an hour too, sometimes longer. She is quicker during the day for some reason though. Izzy has wind too but seems to get most of it out on her own - she farts like a trooper! It's hilarious!
Janine - if you can do a bit of BF as well, it will help with your supply. Emily sounds like she's doing great though - well done! Just be aware that both dieting and exercise will have an affect on your supply and I'm not sure the drugs will make any difference in those circumstances.
Sanchez - how are you going hon? Izzy has been quite unsettled since last Wednesday night. I suspected it was a growth spurt and the health nurse agreed today. Do you think V was going through the same thing? There is a pretty major spurt between 6-8 weeks. How is she going now with the brace off? Must have been weird for all of you! Does she fit into smaller clothes now?
Bloominroses - welcome hon! How is little Seth doing???
PB - you are doing so well given your rocky start with the feeding issues! I sometimes wish I had just switched to fulltime formula and saved myself all the stress with my BF issues. Lottie sounds adorable. I hope you're having a fabulous holiday. Can't wait to hear how it went and what you packed/forgot to pack!!
BoB - how's Jackson? Did the sling work well? We've only just started using our Bubba Moe with Izzy and she loves it. Nods off every time! She looks so uncomfy in it though but I guess she can't be if it sends her off to sleep. Slings are a damn good invention
Sangie - how's Ethan going lately? Sounds like he is an awesome sleeper! Very jealous!
Pooley - Frazer is doing brilliantly!! Have you got some pics we can see? What size is he in now?! As for the whooping cough, I had my booster before leaving the hossi (my OB arranged it) and DH needs to get his soon - must get onto that.
Hi everyone else!
AFU - We suspect Izzy has been doing through a growth spurt as she has been quite unsettled since last Wednesday night. She seems a lot better today though so hopefully she's coming out the other side. She has been super clingy and very hard to settle for her day sleeps - lots of crying from both her and I! Mum and I attempted a shopping trip last Thursday which turned out to be a disaster. Izzy ended up screaming blue murder and I wound up in tears so mum took us both back to her place and sent us to bed. It was so good to catch up on some much needed sleep.
Izzy was doing well with her night sleeps but that has changed with the growth spurt too. She's back to 4-5 hours between feeds at night (which is still great, I know!) and still waking at 5am to start her day. That is driving me nuts but the health care nurse said it's quite normal as they tend to tune in with nature. Bloody birds and no day light savings!!! Oh well, I'm sure 'this too will pass'.
On a brighter note, our little girl has grown again!! She had her 6-8 week checkup today and her stats are now:
- weight: 3960 (was 2962 at birth)
- length: 53.8cm (was 49cm at birth)
- HC: 38cm (was 34cm at birth)
It's any wonder she's been a bit out of sorts with all this growing going on! It's nice to know that all our hard work with feeding is paying off. Finally.
We had a bad night last night which was mainly due to the heat and both of us being overtired so we've had a lazy day in bed today. We have literally being lying around since 10am this morning. I managed to get a couple of hours of sleep and a lot of rest and Izzy is clocking up 4 hours and still going! She really needed the extra zzz's too obviously. I hope this is another sign the growth spurt may be over. Will be interesting to see how she sleeps tonight.
We had our newborn photos taken on Saturday and Izzy was brilliant. Was a right show-off for the camera and was awake for the entire session! She managed to wee on both DH and I (separately) too. Classic. We are going through all our photos this weekend (pregnacy and newborn/family) so hopefully I'll have some to show you guys within a week.
Better run and check on our sleeping beauty again. Thank god she is sleeping properly again. Woohoo!!
I have been lurking around, but haven't posted in a while.
Taurean - Sounds like you are going through what Ava has just started to go through... Unsettled and clingy. Refuses to go to sleep and then gets grizzly and overtired. I might have to get our sling out if she stays clingy, but I tried it on the weekend with her, and I find it comfy but doing much in front of me is hard... but it might be that I just need some practice.
I put her down after her bottle this morning, and she was quiet for 5 mins, so I thought "great! I can have a shower". As soon as I got in she screamed.. mind you it was fake crying.... so I let her go, and I think she wore herself out. She started up again once I finished and I put the dummy in and she is now happily off in la la land, mouth wide open. Feel bad for making her cry, but I got OB and normal docs to go to today as well as mothers group... And I really feel like taking a page out of your book and having an all day bed day! That sounds really good to me right now!
We are now on full time formula. I gave the last of the EBM over the weekend and Im happy. MHN said that she has gotten all the needed nutrients and antibodies etc over the first month, so has got a good start. We had a weigh in yesterday arvo and Ava is now 4.88 kg (10 pound something) and is 54 cm long! She was 3.2 kg when born, so is a little guts when it comes to food. She is taking anywhere from 120 - 180mls each feed. Sometimes she will guts 180 down for two or so feeds in a row. Im guessing that it is the days when she is having a growth spurt.
We went to Point Lonsdale (Vic coast near geelong) for a long weekend. I have discovered you can't pack light when you got a bubba! Prams, sling, bedding, clothes, nappies.... And the list goes on. But I have to say, for her to be in a strange enviroment, she really coped well, and slept well! I got 9 hrs out of her one night! but I think that was a fluke. The last day we hopped on the Queenscliffe - Sorrento Ferry and went home the long way via a friends place and from their place to home she was fast asleep! So I really can't complain too much about her at all!
Hope you ladies are all doing well. I must get organised to get to the GP, and hopefully it means I can be home for a rest before the OB and mothers group this arvo. I have the CBF's today. Would be happy snoozing on the couch in my PJ's!! But I might just have to reserve another day this week to do that!
Hugs to your bubs! XO
This means i'll have more time to express and shower and eat lol. I start Lite n Easy next week and have started an exercise regime in my quest to lose 8 - 10kgs, wish me luck!
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