Skybie- Never considered Depro is it? Maybe I should look into that one too. Jeez, does my bloody head in, too many choices.
Sangie- Ever since I got this munchkin outta me I've been randy as!!
No way considering more children until Frazer is at least 3 so am looking for something long term. I got AF 4 weeks post pardum since I wasn't breast feeding, I'm guessing that's why it returned so soon. After using Fertility friend to concieve, I can read my body much better and am pretty sure I'm ovulating/ have ovulated already!! This is officially the 3rd time I've ovulated in about 6 years!! Crazy stuff.
Lemon Detox is the one from the ads. It's a Lemon and Palm tree syrup drink that replaces all food for 10 days. Day 7, 3.6 kgs and counting...
Pooley - very jealous that your on the lemon detox.....i find it strange though that people can live on lemon juice alone! No reason you lose weight! I have been having one glass of hot lemon & water to help speed up the metabolism, but i think it has gone through my milk cause V is really red in the fanny and bum and i think it might be the acidity. Did it take you a long time to concieve F?
Sangie - I am the same as you - not needing contraception! I just wanted to heal first though. I had labial grazes and a small tear and i just want that to be good as gold before i get back on the 'ol horse. If i have a few ****tails in Tonga, he may just get lucky!
Skybie - welcome to the group - congrats on the birth of little Isabelle. Did you labour early or was she bought into the world early for medical reasons?
AFU - not much to report. Violet will not go in the pram which is making it hard to exercise. I can't listen to her scream for that long so have given up. We thought it was the brace making her uncomfortable but apparently not. I hope she learns to like it though....i didn't pay all that money for nothing! She hates the car as well. I have come to learn that i do not have a placid baby at all. She is mega clingy, hates the sling, i feel like i am trapped in the house.
We are off on our holiday in 2 weeks - starting to freak out about what to take.
Anyway...thats about it - hope everyone is doing ok....taurean how are you honey? How is Izzys weight gain going?
i had a second degree tear and jumped back on the horse 4 weeks after Iz was born hehehe, couldnt help myself, was suprised that nothing hurt at all, was expecting it to.
My water broke at 35 weeks, spent a week in hospital and she decided she wanted to come a week later, the doctors wanted her to stay in a bit long so she wasnt classed as premature but she didnt want to wait...neither did i to be honest!but we were really lucky and she was born absolutely perfect, no troubles breathing or with her attatchment at all.
Question..bit of an odd one too, Isabelle is fully breastfed and over the past few days her poo's been a little green, compaired to bright orange. I rememeber the health nurse saying when she was newborn that green poo means too much foremilk and not enough hindmilk, but i dont know if its because she's getting to much foremilk or if its because she's getting older. what colour are ur babies poo's?
Skybie - V still has the bright orange...i read green can mean too much lactose, or being overfed or underfed or maybe the start of a tummy bug.
Does she completely empty you each feed or are you feeding from both sides? From what i understand though baby poo is never supposed to be green.
good job at getting back on the horse!
Last edited by Sanchez; November 1st, 2009 at 04:03 PM.
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Ah sooner or later there was bound to be talk about poop!
Ethan's is orange/mustardy colour and he is bf but occassionally gets a formula top up at night. Is she having any formula cos that would make her poop a little green. If not then I have no idea?
Sanchez bugger about Violet hating the pram. I hope she learns to like it. Maybe try ease her into it by wheeling her around the house for a few minutes at a time? Or hang a pretty toy for her to look at? Wish i was going on holiday.
Pooley wow on your weight loss, I'm jealous! Bugger that AF arrived so soon. I'm hoping mine stays away for a long time yet. I didn't get AF for 8 months after DD was born so fingers crossed that happens again. I'm in no hurry to get the evil witch back!
Ethan has slept so much today. He only woke to feed and then straight back to sleep. It's so unlike him, I hope it doesn't mean he will be up all night now
Pooley, I am not sure what to do about contraception either. Probably won't have another, but never say never lol. The midwife gave me a script for 100 condoms, but at the current rate of use they are going to last the next 4 years lmao!
Skybie, orangey coloured poo here. I would love to TT my DS, but he doesn't seem to want to. I am seriously over toddler poo nappies.
Sangie, hope E slept well at night for you. How is your DD going with E? Is she still happy with him? My DS was going really well but this week we have reverted back to being silly/tantrums when we pay too much attention to Amelia, especially if DH picks her up. Oh well, this too shall pass...
Sanchez, hope V settles down for you soon. I am jealous of your trip away, we never go anywhere.
Taurean, Janine, Kosi and everyone else, hope everything is going o.k and you are just too busy being mum to post
Must be poo day soon, A keeps waking up and crying for a few seconds before going back to sleep. That usually happens when she has been brewing up a stinker for a few days lol.
We had a few really clingy days when I couldn't put her down, but today she has managed to sleep on the couch a few times without waking as soon as I put her there. My back is really sore from lugging her around all day.
Well we've had a few full on couple of weeks. I posted in the General Discussion when I was at my lowest and poured my heart out so feel free to have a read, I won't repeat it all here. I'm feeling a lot better for opening up to the BB girls though as I realised what I'm going through is quite normal and none of it is 'my fault'. It's a pretty sad read, I think PND was a knocking on my door that morning. We have a doctors appt this week so will chat to the gp about it and see if I should go on some meds. I have suffered from depression in the past and was on medication for a year so I'm not scared to go back on the meds as I know they have helped in the past. They just keep me level and lately there have been days where I really need that.
On a positive note, our breastfeeding is going well! Yerhar! I'm a bit worried that Izzy isn't getting enough milk but she's filling out and has gone a kilo over her birth weight (finally!) so she must be ok. She's still in 0000 clothes though (000 in Wondersuits) and I had to buy her some summery 0000 clothes as she had none! I never expected her to stay so little for this long! I'm not expressing that much any more, only if I want a top up of EBM on hand or if I'm engorged. I'm still giving her a top up of formula a day though, usually in the early evening when my supply is low. It's working for us so I'll continue with it for now.
Sanchez - have a read of my other post hon. Our little girls sound very similar I feel your pain. It can be very isolating and extremely tiring at times. But hey, Tonga - you lucky bugger!! I'm super jealous! Have always wanted to go there. I'm too scared to holiday with Izzy yet. Might try a weekend away closer to home first.
Gotta run, back for personals soon. Izzy is ready for a feed and I mean NOW! lol
Taurean - honey i could have written that post myself. You are right we seem to have similar babies! I have been trying to get her to sleep since 2pm and it is now 8pm......it shouldn't be like this.
I have stopped going out - makes things easier....am about to do my first online grocery shop! I need to buy new clothes so will wait till late night shopping, hopefully she will go down for the night and i can race to the shopI! I hope you are feeling better - and none of us are bad mothers, we just are doing the best we can with fussy bubs.
It is good to hear you are positive about meds if they are needed - there is such a stigma with PND and it is so easily treated.
Anyway - i am completely worn out - so am off to bed.....at least she is not too bad overnight - only wakes twice. She wakes up and looks at me and DH, knows we are there and goes back to sleep!
She has gone up to Infant nappies......we were having major blowouts! So sad....not a newborn anymore.
Am excited i finally bought a Bebe Sleeping Bag for her to sleep in - love them....hope she likes it!
Sanchez - have you considered that V may have reflux??? It's looking like that is Izzy's problem - silent reflux. I was worried my supply wasn't good again so phoned my LC to discuss things with her this morning and she assured me all was good but couldn't understand why Izzy is so unsettled. She asked me a few things about Izzy and I answered 'yes' to all of the questions so she is pretty sure Izzy has silent reflux. I will be so pleased if that is the reason for her being so unsettled. I know she's in pain a lot of the time so it would be great to have something to help her. I'll be discussing it with the gp as well on Thursday. Boy our doctors appt is going to be full on - so many things to sort out!
Art - PMSL about the condoms! That stash would last us a bloody long time too! We are yet to get 'back on the horse' and I'm in no hurry either. DH has been great about it thankfully. I'm just too tired and not really in the mood either. I've got the mini pill but am yet to start taking it. If the opportunity knocks, we have condoms ready to go. I can't imagine using them any time soon though. Gosh, how sad!
Sangie - did Ethan's good run of sleep continue?
Skybie - another Izzy! Welcome!! I'm sure you'll love our group My Izzy has slightly different poos as she has a bottle of formula each day. Izzy's were orange/mustard when she was exclusively breastfed but now they are more like a thick putty (foul!) and are sometimes mustard in colour but more often greenish/grey due to the formula. If your Izzy is breastfed only, she should really be doing mainly orange/mustard poos. It could be possible she is getting too much foremilk. If she has a quick feed on one side then offer that breast first again next. My health care nurse told me 10mins or less is too quick on one side for my Izzy. She normally does 20 minutes per breast. Check with your health care nurse.
Pooley - I did the lemon detox diet a few years ago. I didn't lose much weight at all but I did feel great! How did you go in the end?
Nicola - Indigo is doing really well! Izzy does a massive sleep at the beginning of the night - between and 8 hours - but she normally goes down at 6 or 7pm so I miss out on a bit of the precious sleep time. Wish I could get her to start that sleep later but there is no keeping her up and I've tried a dream feed around 10ish a couple of times and it just stuffed things up. She still woke at 2am each time
Hi Kelly, Kosi, BoB and PB! What's news with your rugrats?
Us - Izzy has had a really good day today. The past two nights were a bit unsettled after her big 'first' sleep (from 7pm - 2) so that was tiring. I didn't really get any more sleep after the 2am feed both nights. Managed to get little Miss down for a 3 hour nap yesterday though and DH got her down at 6am this morning so I got to catch up on some sleep. This morning was bliss as DH got up to her around 5.30 and I went back to sleep (finally!) then I woke at 7.30 to...wait for it...silence. It was so weird! I woke up on my own for a change and felt great! Izzy was sleeping, DH had snuck off to work and I was feeling refreshed for a change. I got to wash, dry AND straighten my hair. What a luxury!
Although it's been a good day, Izzy still hasn't slept much so it's any wonder she bombs out at 7pm. I read up on silent reflux after chatting with my LC this morning and Izzy has so many of the symptoms. It was all so obvious watching her today. I hope some meds will sort her out, the poor little thing. I've booked her into a chiro on Tuesday too and they are going to see if they can fix her reflux/colic - whatever it is she has!
Time for me to get ready for bed. I'm hoping Izzy will do a long stretch again so I can get a good sleep before the first feed. I'm recording my two fave shows (Packed to the Rafters and Private Practice) so I'm quite looking forward to the first feed so I can watch one of them.
Hi girls, i ment to come back to this sooner, just been busy.
The mystery of the green poop was solved, DF gave her a bottle of formula while i was out shopping because she wouldnt stop crying and he didnt know what else to do, i thought it was odd she didnt want a feed for a while after i got home!! so its slowly returning to the bright orange!!
Taurean. im so used to calling her Izzy that Isabelle almost sounds strange to say!!!
i've tried the dream feed a few times aswell but she always ends up being wide awake for a few ages after it, so i stopped!
Sanchez, i hope bubs is being a little bit less challenging for you and ur getting to go out, some days i dont want to leave the house either but with 2 its a bit hard because DD1 has things she likes to go to.
Artichem, they give scripts for condoms?!
Hi to everyone else, hope ur all not completely exhausted!
AFU Izzy has had some very restless days lately and i feel like she's constantly on my boob, i love breastfeeding but im strugglinga bit mentally with the constant need to be on me, she wont take a dummy so im acting as a bottle and a dummy ATM, its very tiring, my house looks like a bombs hit it because i just cant seem to get anything done. i put her in the close carrier and get a few bits done but as soon as i take her out she starts screaming again.
DD1 is going really well with her TT, she's at kindy today for the first time in knickers so will be interesting to see if she has any accidents there.
Bubs is up, BBL with more
xxx
Hiya,
Pooley, Sky and any other of you crazy cats back in the sack - good on you! I thought i'd be back to normal sooner but with an epi which took a long time to heal we waited quite a while. I have to say it was a lot less comfortable than i expected, i guess its all a bit tender inside still - hopefully wont take long to feel normal again - that is if we can pick the right moment, last time we tried T woke up and started crying - too hard!
Sanchez - god speed to you, V hating the pram and car must be difficult.
Taurean - will be interesting to hear about the silent reflux diagnosis - i understand that is really difficult to deal with Hope you can work on some solutions asap! It can get quite draining being home alone all the time. I hope you have a good circle of friends who can pop by, and we're always here online to listen. Also, great work on the feeding! What would be your advice to get supply up quickly - or at all! Isn't it funny how Izzy still woke at the same time regardless of the dreamfeed. My health nurse recommended we don't bother trying to do a night feed with Tadhg, because it interupts their sleep cycles and can make it harder to get back into a deep sleep - and they are so hard to wake up that you never get a good feed in anyway, or end up with wind later in the night from not burping etc. We tried it last night - he fed at 6:30, went down at 8pm, and woke at 5:30! I got straight up to feed as i was worried he'd be starving after that long, but if he does it a few nights in a row i'll be working on getting him to 6am. Or.. it may just be a fluke! Will see what happens tonight.
The health nurse also said all Tadhg's "symptoms" seem to point to milk intolerance, which i had actually considered but didn't realise he was so clearly intolerant. This includes spilling curdled milk a long time after a feed, slightly rough skin on his face and eyebrows, trouble digesting / gurgling tummy, crying in his sleep from wind, lots of gas!, lots of liquidy poo (at least every feed in our case). So i'm changing his formula to S26 which is apparently the best for milk intolerance, and cutting dairy from my diet (not excessive just no milk, cheese, yogurt etc). Looking forward to the results!
She also said a 10 week old baby should take 3-8 minutes to drain a breast, so leaving him there for 20 each side - no wonder he falls asleep and comes off really hungry and upset! I was feeling drained, he was tired, and all for not enough milk. I really don't know where my logic was - that i have less milk therefore should feed him longer!? Even in the 24 hours i've cut back to 10 minutes a side I feel much better about feeding, and he is happier!
So all in all it was a great health nurse visit!
Hope you other girls are coping with the demands of feeding so often and clingy babes - must be a stage they go through huh. Lucky they are so cute!
ps. almost forgot to add - T is now 4.7kg, yay! - but still in newborn nappies at 10 weeks old, infant diapers are coming soon...
Kelly - good luck with changing formula, fingers crossed it does the trick and makes Tadhg a lot more settled. YAY for the long night sleep!
Taurean - good luck at the gp. Hope you can get your girl sorted out soon. Reflux must be so painful for the poor little thing. Yes Ethan is still sleeping really well at night but day sleeps are a bit of a struggle some days. He gets very windy some days and that wakes him up and stuffs his day up totally.
Skybie - My DD had her first outing in undies yesterday and did really well. I'm so happy that she has TT'd but also a little sad as she looks so grown up in her undies! Glad you sorted out the poo issue!
Art - DD is still being great with her little brother and surprisingly there has been no jealousy. I try to spend some time with her everyday doing a special activity. Gets hard if Ethan is having a clingy day though.
AFU we are plodding alone. E has good and bad days and still gets a lot of wind which really upsets him. He has his 8 week check up and weigh in tomorrow so I might ask the nurse if she has any more suggestions. Otherwise I guess I just have to wait until he outgrows it. We are really lucky at nights though and he generally sleeps from around 10-10.30 pm through to 5.30-6am. I literally run to bed as soon as he goes down for the night!
This will be quick she is crying with DH trying to calm her....another day - she has been awake since 6am.....yawning frequently but will not let herself go to sleep. Eyes are heavy but will close them for 3 minutes and then wake up with a lot of energy again.
Taurean - my baby isn't really unsettled though - doesn't scream for no reason, does cry when we put her down but she loves to be held....is izzy frantically screaming?
Skybie - i am the same (dummy and boob), i too am struggling mentally and finding it tough not to walk out for the afternoon and pray she will take a bottle from someone. I have a close carrier and she hates that too!
Kelly - my bub spills curdled milk a long time after a feed....maybe i should look into that...
Well its 1pm and Im still in my Pjs..The boys both have colds and are a bit RS and Indigo is resting in her rocker..she had her needles yesterday and was very cranky in the arvo/evening.
Im not on any contraception yet but have looked into numerous things and have decided if DH doest get a vasectomy soon then I will get the Depo injection. The implanon made me a psycho and I dont want anything inserted eg. Mirena or Copper IUD. I have only got back on the horse once and have to constantly fight off DH as I havnt been feeling up to it completely and Im totally paranoid about getting pregnant.
I had some issues with my c-section scar that opened up so have had to have a wound dressing on it, it seems to have healed now though.
Kelly - You may need to consider Neocate formula if the milk thing doesnt improve. It needs to be prescribed by a paediatrician.
Im currently organising the boys combined birthday party for the end of the month and we will be going out next weekend for DHs birthday but other than that its same old here. I think I may go have a shower soon.....
I'm sure all of you have mothers groups that you have been roped into with the maternal child health centres you're visiting. Although I am enjoying going to get the info, I do find that I get the "I don't wanna go's" before I go, as its such an effort to get ready... and I'm always paranoid that Ava will crack it big time while there and I will look like a hopeless mum. Had an interesting session there on Monday, topic discussed was sleep and settling. Not sure if you have had been told info like this before, but thought I would share what I learnt, as it may help with settling our bubbas and save our hair tearing out moments!
Watch out for the following signs, as they are indicators that bubba's are getting tired:
hiccups (guessing if they appear a while after feeding..) red eyebrows and eyes, sucking on hands (could also be baby discovering her/his hands thou), getting really active/fidgety and of course yawning (duh!)
It was also mentioned that dream feeding works better on babies a little older than mine. (I always find Ava wakes up when I try and handle her). Ava is 8 weeks tomorrow! Time really flies.
For those who were asking about the pill etc - OB has put me on a low dose pill called Yaz. So far I have had no side effects (apart from forgetting to take it at the same time each day). I found using inplanon made me gain weight, as I used that when it first came out. And since the injection is similar to inplanon, I didn't try it, as it lasts 3 months, so I worried, that if I did get side effects I was stuck with it for that whole time.
And We have just gotten back on the "Horse" again. I was worried I would pop stitches etc. Till I have been on the pill for a couple of weeks, we are using condoms too.
For those girls that are formula feeding - do you find your baby stores up a poo for a few days? Ava pooped Monday before and after Mothers group, but I'm still waiting for the next "installment". With the amount of feeds she is having (5 - 6 a day and up to 180mls) I would have thought she would be "more regular".
Sanchez - I really feel for you! Ava loves car rides, falls asleep really quickly, and same with the pram. I don't think i would cope if she didn't like them. As much as I like hanging around home (especially after a few days of outings) I like knowing I can go out and she is happy riding around with me.
Ava is just on 5 kgs and has moved to infant nappies. Still has her clingy moments, but is a pretty good girl really. Last post I mentioned we were going to the docs... well, I opted to go later on that night instead of the morning as it was an hours wait and my preffered doc was on later that night. Hubby and I went together and waited 2 1/2 hours to see the doc, and Ava chucked a massive overtired wobbly in the waiting room. The receptionist was nice enough to warm up her water so I could give her some formula, which settled her for a little while, but screamed again while in with the doc. So that was very tiring! We are inbetween sizes... she can still fit in some 0000's but is mainly hanging on 000's now.
We had a really good night Sunday. She went down after a feed and a bath around 9pm and I woke at 4 am thinking.. I haven't heard from her yet. Went and checked as I kept thinking the worse... (is that a new mummy instinct. Always worrying about the worst?) and she was fast asleep, but I wasn't convinced. So after stewing on that for 20 mins, I went and checked on her again and she was definately asleep and fine. She slept till 5:30! But it was a fluke, as i tried replicating the same routine last night and she woke at 12:30 and then at 5:30.... And I had a migrane to boot! Not fun.
aww crap... someone has woken again!
Hope all you ladies are well and things are getting better! Or are going really well!
Hugs to your bubba's!
Skybie - yeah, Isobel sounds a bit strange to us too as Izzy has really stuck! I love both names so much though
Sanchez - Izzy doesn't scream, she's just unsettle during the day. Well she has been for the past couple of weeks now. She has little cries during a feed sometimes and often cries not long after being put down. I got her down for an hour sleep this morning and I had to rock the bassinet 6 times in an hour to resettle her as she was crying in her sleep. I really think it is silent reflux so I can't wait to see if the medication works.
Kelly - thanks hon. I do love knowing I can vent to you girls at any time of the day. I love the support in our group. Thankfully I have lots of support around me in Perth too. My mothers group is a godsend too - the girls are lovely and it so nice to know we are all going through the same things. As for your supply, I strongly suggest going on Motillium. It's worked wonders for me. I have Motillium (double the dose the gp prescribed) and Fenugreek (herbal remedy) three times a day and I let Izzy feed as much as she wants to. I also try to express once a day too just so I have a top up (or a full feed) ready in a bottle but it also gets my boobs thinking Izzy has had another feed and more milk is produced. I expressed 170ml total the other morning and my LC said that was great. I have expressed up to 200ml though.
Sangie - wind is a right nuisance, hey! Izzy has that issue too. She farts A LOT (and my god they smell!) and burps after her feeds but she often has wind pain. It drives me mad. I give her Infacol with each feed now and it does seem to help. Izzy is only pooping roughly every 4 days so I think that causes her a bit of pain too, especially as she has a formula feed each day. Poor little things!
Kosi - thanks for the sleep and settling info. We had a similar chat at our mothers group the other week. Some of it was really interesting. I'm loving my mothers group and wouldn't miss it for the world. The girls are lovely and we have a good gasbag every time. Izzy is always so settled there too, not sure why!
AFU - we've had a reall y good day although poor Izzy has suffered a bit with the heat over here. DH got her to sleep for me this morning so I could have a nap and I managed to get her down for an hour again this morning and an hour and a half this afternoon! I'm so pleased! I also took the bassinet off our pram and put Izzy in the normal part of the pram today and she slept! She looks so tiny in it and the straps are a bit overwhelming but hey, it seems to work for her so I think we'll be selling the bassinet. At least we got 8 weeks use out of it.
Time for bed. Missy is sound asleep so that means it's bedtime for me too. Night girls!
Thanks Taurean - i went to the Dr yesterday and got the domperidone / motillium - so hoping it kicks in soon! 170ml is awesome! I am currently getting about 60ml No wonder Tadhg is hungry.
Kosi - we're about the same, just on 5kg and in between 0000 and 000 - i'm trying to get wear out of as many clothes as i can! Have just decided to buy some more newborn nappies though, even though they are getting on the small side, as they are cheaper - so i'll see how much longer we can use them - and save the rest for next bub!
Nicola - i hope your boys are coming right.. poor wee things - and poor you getting run ragged. I'm really trying to enjoy just having 1 at home - it will never be the same again ;-) We'll se ehow we go on the formula - i've decided to try and work hard on BF so we dont need formula, and see how we go.
Sanchez - we have times like that with Tadhg, where he wont sleep - and often i find its due to trapped wind keeping him awake. Could be worth a long winding session to see if it helps V? Also, if you are finding her windy or unsettled, i'd definitely think about milk intolerance - were either you or DH intolerant as kids. If you stop eating milk products and there is an improvement - you'd soon know
Sangie - these bubs and their wind! I hope they work out how to bring it up themselves sooner rather than later!
We're having a tricky day, every time i put T down to sleep he lies there awake or does little cries/groans trying to bring up wind. For some reason its not coming up when we burp him after a feed, or even when we trudge upstairs to rub his back (get a nice big burp and think - ahh!...) about 3 times before he will go to sleep - and he gets cranky because he is tired. Just went to sleep almost 40 mins after going down - phew. Ah well, he has had a couple of 45 min sleeps so he'll be ok.
Day 4 and still sleeping through from 8pm - yay.
Janine - how are you going? You've been quiet, hope the exercise plan is coming together How are you finding time?
Sorry to hear about everyone's windy babies. Frazer is generally pretty good and after watching the Dunstan baby language DVD it kinda helps to know whether he's screaming cause he's over tired or still has wind/ burp to get out.
Taurean- lost 3.8 kgs in the end of the 10 day detox. Since eating have kept 2 off still and am waiting for the 12 week mark to get back the gym for some aerobics and weights. Am really missing it atm. Maybe u should consider some counciling to deal with some of the stuff you're going through atm. I have had 4 sessions now for anxiety and post traumatic birth stuffand it's nice just to vent and get things out. I am lucky they are running a post natal well bing session for new mums out my way. Some of the stuff other Mums have been through/ are going through is horrific. It is nice to get validation from others that it's normal and common and that motherhood isn't all rosey. Lot of mothers you meet just don't talk openly about things that are bothering them outta shame I guess so it's good you are happy to share with us.
Well, Frazer went for his immunisations on Friday and I'm glad DH came because even he had trouble keeping his leg still for the jabs. I think he screamed more from just being restrained than from the atual pain! Had to do his measurements etc and here is a comparison from birth.
BIRTH
Weight- 4.325kg Length- 53cms Head circ- 36cms
8WKS
Weight- 6.78kg Length- 58cms Head circ- 39cms
Obviously he's in the 97th percentile for weight fitting into OO's and crawler nappies!!
Still am undecided on contraception but am thinking that the pill would be the least invasive and not have the affects that some of the others do.
Some one was asking if I had trouble having Frazer. Not so much trouble as a saga of sorts. Short story is had my Implanon out in June last year, waited for AF which did not return until November. Before then I was getting tested for all sorts of things which was when they discovered polycystic ovaries. Was diagnosed with PCOS and told to "just keep trying" no intervention was needed, even though I obviously wasn't ovulating and therefore couldn't get preggers. Changed docs, next one told me I didn't have PCOS and should just wait a bit longer for AF and not to worry. Meanwhile was going mental thinking I'd never have a baby and watching as everyone around me fell pregnant at a drop of a hat. Started doing Fertilty Friend and ovulation tests, taking Vitex tablets anything that would help get things started. Had first AF in November and conceived with Frazer after 2nd AF in December. Extremely lucky but was six months before my body was working again.
Anyway, that wasn't really a short story and am feeling a little emo rehashing it so am gonna go and look at my little boy now so it can all float away outta my head. Not by far, the worst TTC story but emotional for me none the less.
good job at getting back on the horse!
I feel your pain. It can be very isolating and extremely tiring at times. But hey, Tonga - you lucky bugger!! I'm super jealous! Have always wanted to go there. I'm too scared to holiday with Izzy yet. Might try a weekend away closer to home first.
Hope you can work on some solutions asap! It can get quite draining being home alone all the time. I hope you have a good circle of friends who can pop by, and we're always here online to listen. Also, great work on the feeding! What would be your advice to get supply up quickly - or at all! 
Isn't it funny how Izzy still woke at the same time regardless of the dreamfeed. My health nurse recommended we don't bother trying to do a night feed with Tadhg, because it interupts their sleep cycles and can make it harder to get back into a deep sleep - and they are so hard to wake up that you never get a good feed in anyway, or end up with wind later in the night from not burping etc. We tried it last night - he fed at 6:30, went down at 8pm, and woke at 5:30! I got straight up to feed as i was worried he'd be starving after that long, but if he does it a few nights in a row i'll be working on getting him to 6am. Or.. it may just be a fluke! Will see what happens tonight.
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