19th October Ladies ... **5 Births Already**

[ay2808]

Hey ladies. Gorgeous baby Caitlyn arrived ON 19TH OCTOBER at 4.14am weighing 6lbs 10oz. Unfortunately I had to go to theatre with a 3rd degree tear but we are home from hospital now and both doing fine. I'll elaborate later! Haven't had a chance to read the last weeks posts but I hope ur all ok and on the way! X

 

[nypage1981]

Congrats! What a punctual little girl!

 

[x-TyMa-x]

Congrats ay !!! .... Yay due date baby!! I will updat the 1st post xx

 

[Phantom710]

AY--how exciting!!!!! One of our babies was on time Congrats can't wait to share mummy stories with you too.

NY--My belly i still all jelly as well, I thought for sure since I had lost all but a few lbs of what I'd gained by 4 days PP I'd have a bit firmer of a tummy. Haven't weighed myself recently, almost afraid to. LOL. When I was in ER with Mastitis the other night the nurse asked if i was anorexic because I weighed myself at home and told her I didn't have a huge appetite.... WELL DUH, my boobs hurt and I just had a pretty painful birth. of course I don't want to eat like 10 burgers. lol

 

[nypage1981]

Lol like anorexia would be your problem at the time, just worry about my pulsating boobs biotch!

 

[x-TyMa-x]

Im having my sweep today ladies .... fingers crossed it works .... 8days overdue now and really wanting to meet my little miss x

 

[Phantom710]

am hoping it works for you. ur not the only one who cant wait to see her

 

[katerdid]

^^ agreed!

Congrats ay!!!

 

[x-TyMa-x]

Back from the sweep she said i was very favourable and soft in there but my cervix is still fairly posterior, she said she managed to get the tip in to do the sweep and now ive had some blood in pants, baby is 4/5th palp whatever that means , Shes also booked me in for induction on sunday xx

Im just really hoping that this works!!! xx

 

[Phantom710]

at least you have an end date inside, but I really hope you can go naturally.

 

[x-TyMa-x]

Me too xx

 

[ay2808]

How is everyone? Any new arrivals? I'm loving being a mummy but wow it's full on! I've found breastfeeding hard - it's 3 steps fwd, 1 back. I'm constantly paranoid that she's not getting enough food and is sleepy. She majorly favours the right so the left doesn't seem so full. I really hope it doesn't stop producing milk. I felt like I had cabin fever yesterday. I didn't get out of my pjs til I had a bath in the evening and it Just felt like I hardly even left the bedroom. But we did our first trip to the supermarket today and it all went fine so that has boosted my confidence. Well, feeding time again! X

 

[Phantom710]

ay--Glad to hear from you. Breasfeeding has been kinda up and down here too. His pediatrician has asked me to start taking Brewer's Yeast Tablets. Had to go to a few different stores to find them, but eventually did at a health/vitamin place here. 2 tablets every 6 hours for a MONTH, it's supposed to make my milk thicker and fill him up more as we're constantly having to supplement with formula. He's so big he needs about 18 ozs a day, and I'm making around 12-14oz. I only know that because I've been pumping trying to increase supply and when I pump I get about 2ozs from both breasts combined.

 

[ay2808]

Hi Phantom. Is it working for you? I had my midwife visit today and she is past her birth weight at 9 days and they only expect back to birth weight by 2 weeks so that has helped reassure me. Typically I went to feed her on the left with the mw and she latched on perfectly! It hadn't been like that in over 24 hours! I think she's having a growth spurt today as i feel like I'm a feeding machine!

 

[nypage1981]

Phantom maybe though if he nurses he gets more than the 12-14 ounces cuz we always pump less than baby gets....that's why just pumping can decrease supply a bit.

 

[Phantom710]

really Nicole? I didn't know that. Weird. Everyone told me pumping helps increase.

Ay-- Don't know yet, it just my second day taking the tablets but I think I MAY be producing a bit thicker of milk because he slept a lot better last night. This morning though he's been on the boob like non-stop. WOnder what that's about?

 

[nypage1981]

I think pumping helps increase after nursing baby because it signals the boobies to make more than what baby got.....also would help if LO was sleeping while you would want to nurse and so just pump to keep em going. But LO gets more than the pump so what you can pumpnis not indicative of your supply.

 

[katerdid]

Breast feeding is all supply and demand. The more you suck out the more they make. If you pump right after nursing it won't affect your supply tho - its just as if baby stayed on a bit longer.

 

[Phantom710]

Ahhhh this is all so confusing. I wish I just had a power up button to tell my boobs to make more. lol

 

[nypage1981]

how come nursing then pumping does not up supply?