April Mummies 2011

[Tasha360]

No idea Gem, get yourself checked asap hun xxx

 

[gertrude]

hello ladies

sorry I've not been around for a while - I've been having a nightmare with feeding her and her losing weight. I also got very depressed/anxious about it and lost the plot somewhat last week

anyway, she's still only 7lb 5 @ 6 weeks so we're switching to bottle feeding as BFing wasn't working for her - well we're still combi feeding for as long as I can but the bottle comes first

I've been so disappointed with myself, it's been a horrible journey so far but I'm hoping I'll start enjoying it from here

 

[Mrs-C]

hello ladies

sorry I've not been around for a while - I've been having a nightmare with feeding her and her losing weight. I also got very depressed/anxious about it and lost the plot somewhat last week

anyway, she's still only 7lb 5 @ 6 weeks so we're switching to bottle feeding as BFing wasn't working for her - well we're still combi feeding for as long as I can but the bottle comes first

I've been so disappointed with myself, it's been a horrible journey so far but I'm hoping I'll start enjoying it from here

Don't beat yourself up about it. We struggled with BF and LO was loosing weight (she was only 5lb 13 to start with). I got myslef in a state which didn't help the situation and after FF but trying BF and expressing as well, we ended up going to FF. The midwife agreed after I made the decision that it was best for LO, but that they can't tell you that in case you complain later on that they suggested it

Once I stopped beating myself up about it and saw her gaining weight and doing well, I have learned to live with the fact that it didn't work for us. I know I tried all I could.

 

[SazzleR]

Also- sometimes Rosie WILL NOT SLEEP and will be on the boob ALL THE TIME and sometimes she's just not even eating- comfort sucking bc she wont sleep! So I've noticed if I lay down with her and give her the boob she falls asleep pretty good and fast- IDK if you wanna try that but it has been working wonders for us!

Thanks for the tip I might try that if we have another period of non sleeping!

The maternity health worker who's coming to see me once a week til Rex is 8 weeks cos I'm BFing told me to have an afternoon nap with him in bed if he won't settle! I thought we shouldn't really have them in bed with us?! But she said we're low risk for SIDS (BFing, non smokers etc) so as long as I'm in bed alone & only use a thin duvet then it's fine & he should sleep really well. Not tried it yet as too worried but it's good to know it's an option. x

 

[MissFox]

gertrude- you gotta do whats gonna work- and I know it's hard to not feel bad about it but hopefully FFing helps

sazzle- The nurses also stressed to me about how bad belly sleeping was (she was sleeping on my chest in the hospital - and the first 10days or so we were home- but she slept that way and i didn't want to put her down) I lay down with her and once she's asleep and unlatches herself I move my breast from her mouth and leave her sleeping on her side- just scoot back a couple inches to make sure her face has enough breathing space. And if Rex is doing good iwht moving his head on his own he will be fine. It's seriously the only way I can get her to nap sometimes.

 

[JakesMummy]

If the setting is safe - no pillows near his head, and blanket up to waist etc then sure it is great! At night time, Amelia wakes quite often, so even though she is FINALLY fine in her basket (after putting her to sleep on her belly - (I know, I know, but Jake was the bloody same and my niece and nehew!) she will wake at night for feeds and I just pop her into bed with me and we lay side by side facing each other - the first few times I often fell asleep and scared the shit out of myself, so will now go on my phone and come on here to keep myself awake! But shes very content this way - but she takes FOREVER to wind - ugh, no matter what position etc she takes ages and even then she'll still be bringing up wind 30 minutes later, farting and possetting milk everywhere - Think the biggest problem is a very fast letdown and she gulps it down, therefore taking in too much wind.

Apart from t his we are doing ok - I am extremely tired, but my toddler is going through the terrible twos and they are horrid! I was up at 6am and havent stopped since! In fact, I complained to DH that I found it exhausting and this was his reply "Yeah, I haven't heard the end of it". Cheeky arsehole! So I replied "how about you do everything in the house, clean , cook, take Jake out to pre-school clubs playgroup, cook dinner and have a baby attache dto YOUR nipple all day - lets see you whinge then" Not to say Jake is a livewire and ran out the back door today, and is forever attacking the plug sockets. Nightmare!!!

 

[MissFox]

Sounds like you've really got your hands full Jakes!!! I often use my phone and come on here to keep myself awake too! I don't tend to nap with Rosie when I feed her laying with her but sometimes when she wakes up in the morning I will occasionally fall asleep for a little while with her.

UGH! I have similar talks with my DH. I can't complain about BFing at all though!!! DH gets mad and says that it is my decision to do it and if I want help then we can switch to formula. UGH! lol- I tell him he can get a job to pay for all of it and then we'll talk. He's been working but only making enough to scrape by- formula isn't an option - we can get some from WIC but my milk is free and I'm not having issues with it so why stop?

 

[RiRi]

Yey I've made it over here now
My April sweetpea Poppy was born on the 27th April 2011 by emergency c section can't believe how quick time flies and she is 3 weeks old!!

 

[Emmy'sMommy]

Hello cookiedough, elliesmummy, lynne and RiRi!! Congrats on your little ones

Gem-I'm not sure hun but i would def get it looked at!

On a random note..It was SO cool seeing my hometown and high school on American Idol! Now i hope she wins..lol Go Lauren!

Hope everyone else is doing well!

 

[Emmy'sMommy]

Bath time
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After bath
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[CottlestonPie]

Ugh, i'm exhausted.
I think Toby might be going through a growth spurt. He's been guzzling 5oz so fast today!
His sleeping pattern has gone crazy too. He woke up at 1:30 this morning and wanted playtime and didn't properly settle again all night... so his "naps" today are lasting an hour or more and then it's back to non-stop crying and niggling when he's awake.
Also he's being really clingy. He's only settling on me. He's refusing to settle anywhere apart from on my chest. So for over an hour I've been sat here needing a wee, needing to do his bottles, etc, but I don't want to move or I'll wake him up; and if he's sleeping this long he must need it!

No housework is getting done today...

 

[CottlestonPie]

Emmys, those pics are adorable!
I'm dreading bathtime tonight lol

 

[SazzleR]

Cottles I sympathise! I've got nothing done today either. Rex has his first cold. It's breaking my heart! So h hasn't slept all day apart from about 20 mins on me & he just wants to be on me constantly. He's struggling to feed cos his little nose is blocked so he's not taking much at a time so has wanted to feed loads.

I'm also worried cos his poo has gone green. Googled it & it says it's too much foremilk so I'm hoping it's just cos he's struggling to feed with his blocked nose & not a major BFing issue. If they stay green I'm ringing out of hours doc cos I'm panicking he's not getting enough food. DH got some saline spray on his way home so hopefully that'll help.

It's awful when they're I'll isn't it. I just feel so helpless. Wish I could tale the germs away.

 

[MissFox]

Sazzle sorry to hear about the cold!! Rosie had a temperature last night but think it was from her throwing a fit. It didn't go away but when I calmed her it did go down.
Rosie also went through a green poop phase and I thought it was foremilk too but I tried feeding off one side per feed and it didn't help. What's really helped me is pumping in the morning. I have a really gOod article on breastmilk- ill post it when I'm on my computer.
Also my WIC lady said that its completely normal for them to have green poop and so have a bunch of other BFing moms

 

[SazzleR]

Thanks MissFox. Your posts put my mind at ease! Would be great to read that article if you get a chance to post the link. x

 

[chocojen]

Hi everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know George was born on 10th of May but I am a sweetpea through and through and so excited to be joining you all.

I had a pretty traumatic birth experience....briefly:

Started having contractions on saturday night...pretty mild and didnt need any pain relief but couldnt sleep so got up at 5am on sunday. All day sunday contractions continued and were about 8 minutes apart but come the evening they got worse and were around 5 mins apart. I phoned the midwife led unit where I had been hoping to give birth as was due for induction on monday so wanted to let them know what was happening. They asked me to go in and get chhecked, I was 3-4cm but as i was coping with the pain they sent me home and advised me to start using my tens machine. I went back in the morning after being awake pretty much all night with the pain and was still the same so was advised I would have to go to the main hospital unit for induction as planned. Spent the day on the birthing ball in and out the bath and one last walk. Got to the hospital around 6 and had one pessary. By 2am I was transferred to the labour ward in established labour. They had a pool available in the morning and I laboured in there using entonox until reaching 7cm at around midday, had my waters broken and after 2 more hours in the pool ahd not progressed so went on a hormone drip. I eventually made it to 10 cm and started pushing with no pain relief....pushed for 2 hours and nothing happened so got taken to theatre had a spinal and they attempted forceps....then ventuesse and then did an emergency section....he finally arrived at 2132 on tuesday weighing 9lb 90z....guess I was right to be worried about his size!!!!!

Anyway sorry that was not as brief as I thought it would be!!!! We are recovering now although breastfeeding has been a disaster...he just wont latch on. In the end the MW have advised me to start bottlefeeding as he was losing weight and becoming jaundice. We are now giving him mostly formula and one bottle a day of expressed milk (wuld give more but dont get enough). I still try to latch him on but he just wont suck and gets so stressed by it that it upsets me!

Right gonna leave you in peace now.....great to have joined you guys finally! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Tasha360]

yay Jen, he is scrummy! xx

 

[2ndtimeAbz]

congratulations jen! You look so chuffed in ur pics

 

[CottlestonPie]

Woo congrats Jen! Sorry you didn't get the birth you wanted but aww look at him... Well worth it!

Toby hasn't stopped crying and fussing all day. He's been wide awake for soooo long. The hour sleep earlier is all he's had today pretty much. I'm not sure if I should worry? It's making me so sad seeing him like this. And I'm exhausted. Im not sure I can keep this up all night, I've had nearly no sleep for 21hrs. It really is like he's regressed to how he was a month-ish ago

 

[Emmy'sMommy]

Congrats Jen! He is adorable!