Assisted conception success - due 2018 xx

[star25]

Wish you are doing so amazing, so what’s best for you and your babies and you will be all good, honestly you are doing all you can and it definitely isn’t easy!

Juliet, glad the twins had a great day, you must have been so Tired! You’re so nearly there now and I’m so excited for you!

The 7hr stretches have gone back to 4-5, actually even less now as he’s only gained 1oz in a week I have to wake him 3hrly at the moment to make sure he gets the milk higher in calories at night, it’s seems so wrong to wake him when he’s so peaceful! Going back in 2 weeks and hoping for a 6oz gain
Apart from that we’re all good still, hope all the mummie and Bavaria EE well!

 

[Wish2BMom]

ugh, yes, the crazy changing sleep cycles! I was a zombie at work yesterday b/c the boys had 3 hr ones the night before. But last night, T slept from 7:30-2:15! They then stirred at 4:15 and he drank an ounce and then woke up screaming (like a nightmare or something) a little after that but went right back down. And then my alarm went off at 5:30. But no one woke then except me so I got my pumping done, stuff ready for my day, stuff ready for DH's day and hopped in the shower. No one got up until I was out of the shower and T even stayed in his crib until I was dressed and ready to bring him down, while DH and M ate downstairs! Hallelujah!!

 

[star25]

Wish I love it when you have time to yourself to get stuff done, especially a shower!

You can see my last post was during a night time feed looking at the text at the end haha

 

[Juliet11]

wahhhhhhh i hate it when i write a detailed post and then there's some glitch at it disappears!!!!

Wish sorry the 7 hours stretches are not happening right now, but good to get him up for feedings. hope he gains those ounces for his next check-up!! you are doing great!

wish, you are doing amazing! trying to keep up the pumping and everything whilst having work to deal with!! but what a great morning you got with showering and getting yours and hubbys day all organized before they woke up! that is happy!

how is everyone else doing??? anyone vacation yet with baby??
my husband is optimistic that we will do "staycation" days while he is on paternity leave... going to the zoo, aquarium, etc. After of course i heal from the c-section!!!!
starting to have some anxiety about monday! i feel like we are done getting ready, other than car seat and baby cribs/bassinet/co-sleeper setups... and then other times i am like, no wait we have TONS TO DO AND WHY ARENT WE DOING IT?????? and then i can list a bunch of small things that we haven't done...
with the kids birthday party, it did set me back a few days on baby prep, but worth it to make the twins have a fun, special day. and now i am just exhausted from being almost 39 weeks along...it will all come together though just fine. i think the anxiety is more having the procedure and hoping it all goes smoothly...

 

[Wish2BMom]

juliet - so much to worry about at the end - I think it's cute how you've had 3 already and you're still worried! You're a pro, don't worry about it! flex those mom muscles and carry on! YOU GOT THIS!!

star - you're doing an awesome job too! I'm so happy for you that your diabetes is GONZO! one less thing to worry about!

no vacations or even notion of one until the summer. We just booked a weekend at a friend's parents' campground they own up in the mountains in July. I cannot wait! The boys will be over 6 mos old by then. I want to make something like that a tradition and it'll be easy knowing the owners (they are like family to us too). We also have another weekend booked at the beach in Maine at the end of August. It's sort of a family reunion on DH's side - all of the aunts, uncles and cousins used to go to the same motel every year for holiday. Now those cousins are doing it, still with some aunts and uncles, and now all of the new kids! I'd love for this to become tradition too!

 

[Juliet11]

wish thanks for the confidence boost!!!! funny how i still get nervous... about everything haha.

i had mucousy discharge today which isn't rare for me but there were brown streaks! i got all excited thinking maybe it was some plug! that would be crazy if this party started earlier than planned!

wish your summer vaca plans sound totally ideal!!! very fun and family friendly. i want to do camping this summer, but we always cihcken out since we have had kids for some reason. DS had night terrors almost nightly for many many months, so that was always hard for us. but he outgrew those thankfully. and now the question is what would baby sleep in? like a pack n play with warm layers and jammies ? or maybe the rock n play! those fold easily and could be transported and would keep baby away from cold ground.

hope everyone is having a good week! two more days and DH will be off of work for paternity leave!!!

 

[Wish2BMom]

yeah, I'd say either of those are great options for baby to sleep in. And just a warm swaddle of some kind. Go for it! Camping as a kid are some of my MOST favorite memories!!! The place we are going has cabins and yurts to rent so we're getting a cabin. So it's not FULLY camping Glamping, maybe! HAHA!

 

[Juliet11]

Sweet Maverick came earlier than planned, born on Friday the 13th!!!! I’ll write more when we are home again in a day or two. Overall we are doing well!!!!

 

[3chords]

Congratulations Juliet!! After such a hard pregnancy, you must be over the moon. All the best to you guys!

 

[star25]

Ahh massive congratulations to you all!! Hope you’re both well!

 

[Wish2BMom]

Congratulations, juliet!!! I hope everyone is happy and healthy and doing great!!
welcome to the world, little one!!

 

[Juliet11]

thanks ladies!!!

it has been a whirlwind!!!
i went into labor Friday morning... i was like, this can't be it!!! i had a full weekend planned and even a brunch a few hours later was supposed to have with some girl friends.
I got to the hospital and was at a 4. Had to decide fast if i wanted another VBAC or another c-sec. lots of tears and decided to stick to the plan. part of me wonders if it would have been a fast birth vaginally, but it doesn't matter now. he is here and is great!!!! love him so much! but wow am i tired!!! i forgot newborn nights, so tiring!!!!
he was 9lb9oz and 21inches!

 

[Wish2BMom]

holy huge boy!! i'm happy for you you didn't have him vaginally!!
So happy that everyone is doing well and he's healthy!

 

[star25]

THats brilliant Juliet! Glad you could stick to your plan, especially as he was quite a big baby bless him, Caleb was 8.15 but didn’t feel much different than giving birth to Madeleine at 8.2

Calebs weight gain is slow, couple weeks ago he put on half an oz in one week, the next week 1oz, last week the health visitor said he had put on 4oz but I didn’t have his record book with him as I stupidly took Madeleines and think she worked it out wrong and it was actually another 1oz gain
They advised to wake him 3 hourly at night as think it could be as he was sleeping 5-7 hours at night even though he doesn’t stop feeding before and after that and all day long! If no better weight gain this tues (they want to see 6oz in the last 2 weeks) then I will top up with one bottle of formula a day and see how that goes
Apart from that we’re doing good

How is everyone else?

 

[Wish2BMom]

aw poor peanut! If he's eating a lot he's probably just using it as fuel - is he growing taller quickly or wiggling a lot? I hope your next appt is positive!

things are great here! DH goes back to work next Monday and we put the boys in daycare. Another new routine to get used to but this should be the last adjustment for some time. We have their 4 month appt in a couple of weeks, on 5/16. I think they are weighing in at around 12lbs for M, 14.5 or so for T. They are both talking up a storm now, I love it. The little squeals just fill the whole house, it's amazing. Both have grown out of the infant inserts in the car seats, moved up diaper sizes (almost 2 for both!)...it's cool to see the development but I am ruing the day that my snuggles no longer put them to sleep.
Oh and T has his first (and hopefully only) PT appointment this Thurs for potential torticollis. He's been doing a LOT better and his flat spot seems to have evened out quite a bit so hopefully the therapist will think he's ok and doesn't need PT.

how's everyone else?

 

[Wish2BMom]

I hope all the US Mamas had a great Mother's Day yesterday!

 

[star25]

Hi wish glad to hear you and the boys are well and happy mother’s day for yesterday! Such a special one for you all

We’re all good, Caleb now has 2/3 4oz bottles of formula a day to top him up as is o the second centile and was on the 50th when born, he still breastfeeds just as much so has t really given me a break in that way lol
Apart from that he’s doing great, very happy and smiley

Madeleine loves him to bits and is never far from his side which is very cute

I hope everyone is well

 

[Wish2BMom]

so good to hear from you, star! I'm so glad all is going well. That's quite a weight loss, no? Though sometimes it's just a matter of ounces, I think. Timothy and Malcolm were off of each other's height by an inch or less and one was in the 15th %ile and the other was in the 60th. Weird.

The boys are great!! They started daycare a couple of weeks ago and besides the first day, they love it. We just got their school pictures which were taken their first day and little Timothy's picture has a little tear on his cheek . But they've never cried when we've dropped them off which is GREAT for my sanity. So it made things really easy. Other than that, they've been a bit more sniffly and have a cough but I guess that's to be expected for basically the next 2 yrs!
We are attempting sleep training as well now, just started last night. Malcolm was a champ but T needed a bit of comforting still. They are 4 months old today! Next doc appt is tomorrow and they have shots again
I think that's really it - they both babble and coo like crazy. Malcolm sounds like a little dove and then growls, it's hysterical. And Daddy is just the funniest, he can get an actual giggle out of him.

 

[Juliet11]

finally getting on the laptop and wanted to check in real quick,
it has been over a month now since little Mav man was born! he is a sweet baby but has some fussy nights that are super hard. hubby is still on paternity leave so that has been good. but managing all the kids has been nuts. but i am excited and feel good about our family and life!
how is everyone doing???

 

[Wish2BMom]

juliet - I'm tired just thinking about 4 kids!! that's so wonderful that you're feeling settled and happy. I love it!

The boys are 4 months old now and I can say I absolutely love this phase. For now, at least, we're done with daily meltdowns, nightly meltdowns - they are quite rare and we tend to know why they are happening and can work them out. Mostly, they are smiling, laughing, babbling, cooing crazy men. They make us laugh so much and probably b/c they are not yet rolling, they still aren't mobile or much to worry about so I can leave them babbling under their play gym or on their boppy or in their swing and go do dishes or laundry or something (always checking in - I'm not negligent!). They both mostly sleep through the night except for usually one bottle/diaper change. They are mostly putting themselves back to sleep, which is AWESOME. So everyone is getting sleep, everyone is calm and happy. Ahhhhhhhh! (KNOCK ON WOOD! )

would love to hear from everyone else too!