2015 October Owls! | The chicks are hatching! *16 boys & 8 girls so far!*

[WW1]

Congrats Rainstorm!

 

[Aliop]

Congratulations Rainstorm!! Enjoy your new baby girl

 

[geordiemoo]

Congratulations xxx

 

[Tink1o5]

Congrats

 

[Twag]

Congrats rainstorm

 

[tallybee]

Rainstorm congrats Hun xxx

 

[shelby1090]

It's been forever since I posted but I've kept up with everyone. Congrats on all your babies! Anyone still pregnant? I'm due this Friday and feel so ready to meet my baby girl. I'm a centimeter dilated and 80% effaced and she's a -1 station as of last Thursday. I have my next appt this Thursday and I'll be scheduling my induction in case she doesn't make her appearance by 41 weeks. I've been walking, birth ball sitting and dh and I have tried dtd. Even got a sweep done last appointment and nothing but cramping. Been getting nauseous at night again now and some braxton Hicks. I'm just so ready to meet our little Lila and be her mommy!! Anyone else waiting to enjoy their babe?

 

[Twag]

Still waiting here too
Hope she doesn't keep you waiting too much longer

 

[2have4kids]

Rainstorm glad to hear your labour was great, congrats on your little girl!

 

[WW1]

Still waiting here - not very patiently!

 

[Twag]

Very impatient here too lol

 

[Aliop]

Hope the rest of our October mummies are enjoying their last few days/weeks before their LO's arrive & I hope they arrive soon for you

How's the new babies going? My little boy is a different temperament to my others (not sure why this shocks me lol), I've had to co-sleep with him as he will not have a bar of his cradle or bassinet he sleeps right in the crook of my arm and likes to feed on and off ALL night long I unwrapped him at 2am this morning, changed his butt and basically woke him right up with the intention of him having a good feed and then good stint of sleep but he wasn't having it! Took one side and then sound asleep and wouldn't attach again, woke an hour later looking for the rest vicious cycle!! Trying to work out how I am going to juggle everything with all the kids next week alone anyway, that's my sleep deprived complaint lol

 

[Charmed86]

Aliop, Oliver is exactly the same. I had to give formula as my milk never came in (thanks nature) & O will have up to 1L of formula a day, in hourly chunks. It's absolutely exhausting.

 

[Dark_Star]

My boys feed for an hour at a time every 2-3 hours... when you factor in bum changes and getting them back to sleep, there's very little time to spare. Once one is fed and clean the other needs it, I'm not even eating until the afternoon most days.

 

[lucylu79]

My induction was booked for 6.45am this morning and i' been dying t get on here to tell you all that Dougie Jack was born on Sunday 18th at 4.31pm after my first contraction at 2.30pm! It was all so fast I had him at home!!!

I will post a full birth story as soon as I can, he's just perfect, feeding is hard as my milk hasn't come in yet and i'm so sore! Might try a bottle of formula today just to give me a break...i've only slept about 10hours since fri!

Labour dust to everyone patiently waiting

 

[Aliop]

Congratulations!!! Very quick arrival!

 

[WW1]

Congratulations lucylu - that was speedy!

 

[apreslaube]

I'm sorry I haven't been on in a couple weeks. As expected, I have PPD and I'm now starting to feel better - went on meds last week. I'm struggling to breast feed as I have low supply but I'm working hard to increase it. Baby is doing well. I hope all the other babies are doing well and the ladies waiting, I hope you have a safe and quick delivery.

 

[geordiemoo]

Congratulations Lucylu!

Aliop, Lois is really excellent, such a chilled baby - just like her sister which we weren't expecting at all, really thought we'd get a livelier one but there is still time! I chose to ff and she's feeding really well, 4 oz every 3/4 hours. Sleeping mostly in between which is getting very dull for her big sister! We have had lots of issues with throwing bottles up as she's been snotty for the past couple of weeks and burping takes an age, she drinks a bottle in about 20 mins but burping her 3 times through the bottle takes at least an hour. Finding it a whole new experience having to cope with two, especially getting ready for school in the morning and I'm lucky to have had help every day as I'm unable to drive. Dreading after half term when I actually have to get us all out of the house and to school all by myself. Mostly I'm trying to rest and get sleep when I can to get fully recovered from c-section so that we can all start getting out and about more and trying to enjoy Lois as I know she will be my last baby.

 

[Aliop]

Aliop, Oliver is exactly the same. I had to give formula as my milk never came in (thanks nature) & O will have up to 1L of formula a day, in hourly chunks. It's absolutely exhausting.

It sucks so bad, I am running on empty which I am sure you are too I decided to try and give a dummy last night to stretch him to two hours between feeds and got him in his cradle asleep for a whole 2.5hrs!! I'm not a dummy fan and haven't used one with my others but desperate times and all LOL

My boys feed for an hour at a time every 2-3 hours... when you factor in bum changes and getting them back to sleep, there's very little time to spare. Once one is fed and clean the other needs it, I'm not even eating until the afternoon most days.

I'm exhausted thinking about having to do everything twice

I'm sorry I haven't been on in a couple weeks. As expected, I have PPD and I'm now starting to feel better - went on meds last week. I'm struggling to breast feed as I have low supply but I'm working hard to increase it. Baby is doing well. I hope all the other babies are doing well and the ladies waiting, I hope you have a safe and quick delivery.

Glad to read you are starting to feel better PPD is awful, glad you're getting help early on

Congratulations Lucylu!

Aliop, Lois is really excellent, such a chilled baby - just like her sister which we weren't expecting at all, really thought we'd get a livelier one but there is still time! I chose to ff and she's feeding really well, 4 oz every 3/4 hours. Sleeping mostly in between which is getting very dull for her big sister! We have had lots of issues with throwing bottles up as she's been snotty for the past couple of weeks and burping takes an age, she drinks a bottle in about 20 mins but burping her 3 times through the bottle takes at least an hour. Finding it a whole new experience having to cope with two, especially getting ready for school in the morning and I'm lucky to have had help every day as I'm unable to drive. Dreading after half term when I actually have to get us all out of the house and to school all by myself. Mostly I'm trying to rest and get sleep when I can to get fully recovered from c-section so that we can all start getting out and about more and trying to enjoy Lois as I know she will be my last baby.

Louis sounds like a dream baby, I'm jealous lol We have lots of burping time here too, he is quite windy and miserable when he has trapped wind. Next Monday I am on my own with all four and have to do the school and preschool run and I am pooping myself over it already, no idea how to make it work but I guess we will have to somehow.

We had his newborn photos taken yesterday, can't wait to see them. Nothing exciting happening today, trapped in a bit of a Groundhog Day thing. He seems so little I have only taken him out once to the photographer and I'm normally a have to get out every day type of person so I think I need to bite the bullet and just get out. For some reason the thought of him losing it in public is incredibly stressful (has been with all my children) and him not sleeping well makes it even worse I think.