(44) Little Presents - Due in December 2013

[SugarBeth]

Will turned 3 weeks old yesterday. He's already 11 lbs and in 0-3 outfits. He's such a chunker, he gains about 1 lb a week somehow. It's funny, because I lose about 1 lb a week!

I was 163 lbs when I gave birth, and I'm currently 135. I have ten more lbs to lose before I'm back at my happy weight.

Will is getting more and more nocturnal, somehow I can't fix his sleeping schedule! He's up most of the night and all morning and then sleeps all afternoon. My daughter sleeps all night, so I'm one tired mommy!

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[AJCart]

I put on about 15kg during the pregnancy and had lost 17 last week. A tonne of the weight I put on though was fluid in the last month or so.

Roxy got a perfect bill of health at her 6 week gp check. She has her visit with the child health nurse tomorrow morning and she will be weighed and measured then. She is wearing 0-3 months too, although some are a touch too big for her.

She has pretty much got the hang of the whole day vs night thing. She only has 1 night time feed around 2am.

She's about 3 weeks old in the photos, as I don't have any more recent photos saved on my tablet, only my phone and facebook!

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[Kaiecee]

Has anyone's baby developed baby acne ?

 

[Lara310809]

Vayda is in 0 to 3 month clothes as well. She was underweight when I was nursing her bc she wasn't getting enough and would only nurse on one side. So I started pumping and supplementing with 2 to 4 oz of formula and she went from 6lbs 13oz at 2 weeks to over 10lbs at her one month check up! I pump 25oz a day but she still acts hungry so she has a few oz of formula still.

Oh and I think I'm on my period I thought that didn't happen while breastfeeding.

Lara how are your older girls adjusting to Molly?

sadly periods can still come; I got pregnant with Molly while EXCLUSIVELY breastfeeding my second baby obviously you can still be ovulating so use contraception. I got my period back at 6w with my first (though I was combifeeding), and 12w with my second (exclusively BF). I expect to have mine very soon; my postpartum bleed has only just come to an end; still have pink when I wipe so a few more days.

My eldest two absolutely love Molly; they can't get enough and they want to play with her, but all she does is sleep. It's good for me but frustrating for them.

 

[Mom2Hope]

my baby boy has baby acne...its annoying...but we keep him all cleaned up and use bath stuff for sensitive skin...

 

[Kaiecee]

Jacobs acne is going away we use aveno baby and it's working just takes forever to go away

Be carful ladies who don't want to get pregnant I got pregnant with Jacob 2 months after having Riley 2 babies born in 2013

 

[Skadi]

If you are pumping and supplementing with formula rather than exclusively breastfeeding you are pretty likely to get your period. Mine started right away after Keira because I was exclusively pumping (since she was too small to feed through anything but an NG tube for the first 6 weeks of her life) and for some reason your body knows the difference between a pump and a baby.

Ava went from 7 lbs 4 oz to 9 lbz 6 oz so very happy with that. (Exclusively BFing here!)

I'm still a little surprised at how pale she is compared to Keira, she looks like a white baby!

 

[ready2Bmum]

Hi everyone!
I haven't been on here at all lately..looks like everybody is busy with their new family members

You ladies are doing great with the weight loss! I returned straight back to my post baby weight, but since I had quiet a bit to loose anyway I better get started on that!

Muire is now 6 weeks old. She is a beautiful, happy, healthy little girl. Her nights were all over the place in the beginning, but in the last week and a half they seem to be settling into something that resembles a routine!
I found the whole experience very scary and overwhelming in the beginning, luckily my OH was off for 4 weeks to help me. By the time he went back to work I was starting to feel like myself again. At this stage we have our own little routine during the say and all is good

I never got around to writing a birth story but basically I had a failed induction which ended in an emergency section. I wouldn't choose the same birth again, but Muire was perfect after it and I healed well and quickly so all's well that ends well!

I love seeing all the beautiful baby pics here. Its just crazy that we all started this journey together and now here we all are with our little bundles too busy to even log on!
I hope everyone is doing well.

 

[Lara310809]

My dad was here when Molly was born (I'm English and all my family are in the UK still), and he only left last week. This Sunday my mum flies in for a week, and only after that am I starting on the diet. I can't organise myself enough to eat low-fat etc. I weighed myself a few days ago and I'm back to my pre-preg weight (actually I'm 3lb lighter, which is the exact same thing that happened in my last pregnancy too!), but I still have the 40lbs I gained in my first pregnancy to lose, so I still have a way to go :/

 

[brit3435]

Ladies, I love all of the baby pics, we all had such CUTE babies!!

Sugarbeth- I can't believe how quickly your stomach flattened out, that is awesome. I feel bad for you that baby Will has his nights and days mixed up though

Skadi- Thanks I'm glad to know its normal for my period to come back so soon since I'm pumping.

Lara- Congrats on getting back to prepreg weight! That is fantastic!

Ready2bemum- It was a huge adjustment for me too when I had my first daughter, it took a couple of months before we settled into a routine, this time around was much easier

AFM; had my 6 week appt. this week. My dr. also said that with pumping its normal for my period to come back sooner than with nursing but he said it was a bit early for it to come back (I had my first period at 5 weeks and stopped nursing/started pumping exclusively at 2 wks) and that it meant I was very fertile. This makes me very nervous because we don't want any more children and my only option for birth control is an implant which I'm not sure I'm comfortable with. Has anyone else resumed sex with their significant others? I was in the mood all the time during pregnancy and now I NEVER am. Also, I'm having a lot of pain after my pumping sessions...anyone else have this, its like a sharp deep pain in my breast...?

Oh and Vayda started smiling and giggling over the past 2 weeks.

 

[brit3435]

Oh and here's my reverse bump pics. I still have about 7lbs to lose to get back to my pre pregnancy weight. I also still have a little bump that I like to call the remnants of Vayda LOL.

 

[ready2Bmum]

Brit..I'm the opposite to you with sex. I wasn't in the mood at all during pregnancy from about 20 weeks on. I felt so massive and uncomfortable all the time, sex was the last thing I wanted.
Now I really want to get our sex lives back but between night feeds, exhaustion and not having contraception yet we haven't looked at each other yet! It has been sooo long
As for contraception, I've opted for the copper coil. There is no hormone in it (which is important for me with pcos), it lasts 5-10 years depending on the type and once it's in place you don't have to think about it. I'm just waiting for my appointment.
Would this one or the mirena coil be an option for you?

 

[brit3435]

Readytobemum my dr did recommend the mirena but he said it does have hormone in it and it has strings that I would have to check every month to make sure it's in place which makes me nervous. My insurance deductible also started over on jan 1 so it would cost $600 to have it put in. For now I'm going to temp and use condoms before ovulation, but I'm not happy about it.

 

[Kaiecee]

I had the Mirena and never checked the strings in 5 years and there was never an issue

I'm not using anything now I got the pill but dh told me he doesn't want me on it so we will see since our boys are 10 months apart I don't want to get pregnant too fast

 

[ready2Bmum]

Ask about the copper coil Brit. No hormone and it's been around longer so might possibly be cheaper. It still has strings but my doc never said I'd have to check every month. Just that they're there for me as reassurance. Worth asking

 

[ready2Bmum]

I had the Mirena and never checked the strings in 5 years and there was never an issue

I'm not using anything now I got the pill but dh told me he doesn't want me on it so we will see since our boys are 10 months apart I don't want to get pregnant too fast

Kaiecee how come he doesn't want you taking it? Are you trying for another?
Can I ask how hard it is having your little ones 10 months apart? We are discussing when we might try for our second, I don't feel I could handle two babies so close in age.

 

[DHBH0930]

You ladies look great! I'm so jealous! I gained WAY too much, went from 155 to 230! I've been down to 190 since about week 2. The rest I'm going to have to work at, a lot of it is in my belly, I literally have a fat flap. My belly hangs down over my csection incision, I have to lift it up to clean my scar I feel so disgusting cuz of it, I hope when I loose more weight that goes away. So needless to say I'm 5 weeks out from csection and sex is no where in sight since I feel hideous.

I love my little girl and she does okay at night, a couple or few 2-3 hour chunks of sleep. However she hasn't been napping at all during the day minus a couple 10 minute naps she is up ALL day, 10 hours straight! she also wants to be held the whole time she is up. It's making me a bit crazy! I barely have time to run to the bathroom without her throwing a fit. I've tried so many things, white noise, dark room, rocking her walking with her, etc hope she starts napping again soon!

Love is a crazy thing, no matter how miserable I am with no sleep and no time to myself without having to hold her, I'm still crazy about her, she is the love of my life

She is also my new favorite thing to photograph

 

[Kaiecee]

She is so cute

I had a c section about 6 weeks ago and have been dtd for about 4 weeks now I don't really care about weight so much dh loves me noatter what and tells me 1,000 times a day but for sure would like to loose more for myself I need to figure out what birth control I'll be using since my last 2 were birn in the same year but I definitely want to try for a girl

 

[brit3435]

DHBH she is so beautiful! I love that picture! Most of the extra skin should go away but it may take sometime. After my first daughter I got below my prepregnancy weight but still felt flabby. It wasn't until she was 18 months old that my tummy felt tight again.

It seems like a lot of ladies on here had c sections! I'm sure that is a huge process to heal from but maybe a little easier to get back into Dtd after? I've never had one so I don't know but I tore a little during delivery had stitches and although the dr said it's all healed it still hurt when we had sex for the first time last week.

Vayda has been consistently sleeping for 6 hrs at night waking up for 15 mins to eat and then goes back to sleep for another 4 hrs. However during the day she won't sleep for longer than 30 mins unless I hold her. It's hard to try to help my older daughter use the potty, fix her lunch, and get her ready in the morning while holding Vayda. If she is awake I put her down and she cries the whole time, I feel like there's not enough of me to go around and it's just me at home with the girls from 7 am to 630 pm while dh is at work. Making dinner is nearly impossible

 

[Kaiecee]

Ready2bmum

Actually it's easier than I though Riley just turned 1 year this month and is already in his big boy bed without any problem and sleeps really well so that helps I'd rather get all my kids done so I can enjoy them all I also have a 6 year old and 12 year old who I share custody with my ex I get them 2 times a month and during the Summer I have them.

Dh wants me to get knocked up right away lol and were not trying but whatever happens happens we are really trying for a girl so that are family is complete I'm ready to have a girl after 4 boys lol