August Mummies 2011 - 28 baby boys, 14 baby girls, and 4 beautiful angels so far xxx

[Jodie.82]

wow tjw im impressed all that going out i think im being a wimp!! ive lost all my weight too im thinner here one thing good aboyt the altitude
aw moomin your so brave i wanna go to the pub lol!

congrats stef i love the name Isla

well done proudmommy! yeah we are hourly some parts if the day and now seriously struggling with gas cleo was in pain all night with it and wouldnt sleep more than 30 mins a time i dont know what to do for her

congrats mothercabbage

 

[Vivienne]

Congrats everyone!!
Callum James Wood Packham, born Tuesday 16th 7.52 pm by emergency c section due to failure to progress during labour and foetal distress..
8 pound 2 ounces.

Sadly have been unable to get him to latch so am expressing and formula feeding. Also have been diagnosed with severe post partum depression so have spent 5 days in hospital while they try and sort me out. Haven't bonded at all with him sadly. It hasn't been a pleasant time to be honest. Am feeling so down
This whole thing was not at all what I expected.

 

[AuntBug]

Congratulations. So sorry you're having such a tough time. This isn't the experience I expected either, I know it can be tough mourning what you thought you would have.

 

[ProudMommy26]

wow tjw im impressed all that going out i think im being a wimp!! ive lost all my weight too im thinner here one thing good aboyt the altitude
aw moomin your so brave i wanna go to the pub lol!

congrats stef i love the name Isla

well done proudmommy! yeah we are hourly some parts if the day and now seriously struggling with gas cleo was in pain all night with it and wouldnt sleep more than 30 mins a time i dont know what to do for her

congrats mothercabbage

Same with J. I was up with him most of the night because of bad wind.
The best thing for that is gripe water. Always worked great with my girls. He's such a nightmare to wind. I spend more time trying to wind him than feeding. x

Congrats Vivienne. So sorry you're having a hard time. I didn't bond with my first because of post natal depression, so I know how you feel. The docs didn't notice it with me though and my depression became worser and worser. Nothing was done till 6 months later so I'm glad they know what the problem is and hopefully with the right support, you will be looked after and make a quick recovery

xsarahbellax I've been induced with all 3 my pregnancies.

Congrats again mothercabbage. Well done!!!

 

[Mummy~L]

Congrats Vivienne! So sorry you are having a tough time. Hopefully it will all start getting a bit easier for you soon xxx

 

[mothercabbage]

Congrats Vivienne sorry you are having a hard time..

@proundmommy...hows things... all good here! x

 

[xxyjadexx]

Sarahbella I was inuced
Congrats vivienne
X

 

[ProudMommy26]

Congrats Vivienne sorry you are having a hard time..

@proundmommy...hows things... all good here! x

All ok thanks Getting used to the no sleep now lol. How's your little cutie? Hope everything is going ok. x

 

[Stef]

Vivienne congratulations. I'm sorry your having a hard time. Hope you recover from the c-section quickly and get all the help and support that you need.

Jodie, it's awful when they have wind like that, it's exhausting and you feel so helpless, I had wind issues with Olivia and it was awful I tried everything and it was so hard.

Auntbug - how are things? Hope your little girly is doing great still??

Hope every one else is ok. Im hoping to come out of hospital today. Fingers crossed.

Xx

 

[moomin_troll]

wow tjw im impressed all that going out i think im being a wimp!! ive lost all my weight too im thinner here one thing good aboyt the altitude
aw moomin your so brave i wanna go to the pub lol!

congrats stef i love the name Isla

well done proudmommy! yeah we are hourly some parts if the day and now seriously struggling with gas cleo was in pain all night with it and wouldnt sleep more than 30 mins a time i dont know what to do for her

congrats mothercabbage

i also fed twice in the chinesse the other day. its not as bad as ud think. altho there wasnt many people around and my mum was there to watch zane.
im dreading feeding corey when its just me and the boys.

bite the bullet and just go out or ule go crazy lol

 

[tjw]

Vivienne, congratulations on your lil boy, have updated first post xx I had an emergency section with Ruby after a traumatic pregnancy and found it difficult to bond properly at first too. Never really told anyone but I felt like I was just going through the motions and never did get that sudden rush of love that everyone raves about. It was more of a gradual build up of love that took weeks before I really started to feel like we were bonding. I couldn't bf her either but didn't produce anything at all despite expressing till my nipples cracked and bled.

Hang in there honey, you're doing great, and getting help, before you know it you'll be enjoying being a mummy and these first few days will melt away into the background xx xx

 

[eandc123]

Hi all,

Congrats to all new mummies that I may have missed out on.

Vivienne hope you are better soon and I hope you are getting the support you want. Depression of any kind is not a nice thing and I know you will have the strength to get through this xx

AFM: I've finally updated my tickers It only took me a week and 5 days

I am also going to take advantage of my lazy day and the fact that Alexis is asleep to type up my birth story

She is so wonderful and aside from a couple of bad nights she is really relaxed and chilled out. I love her so much already and can hardly believe she is mine.

 

[CharlieKeys]

Congrats all new mummies hope everyone is enjoying their babies

vivienne - at least they noticed your ppd now and hopefully you'll start to feel better soon!

I cant remember who said they've not been out much? But def get out or you'll go stir crazy! I went out the day after and been out pretty much everyday since! Hoping to take the boys to the park in a bit

 

[BattyNora]

Definately get out, or you'll go mad! I've discovered feeding in public isn't as bad as I thought! I went to the pub on Friday with ladies from my NCT class and we all fed our babs at one point. I happened to be trying to get her to latch on as a group of lads all bundled in fresh from work...thought I'd find that kind of thing hard, but it was fine. We just got smiles from people!!

Also, fed Phoebe at a football match I went to y'day..once in the ground while they were playing and again in the clubhouse after. One bloke we know didn't realise I was even feeding and came to say hello. I let him know I was feeding and he was mortfied and avoided me after but if I hadn't have said anything he wouldn't have known!

How are you ladies doing it? I'm quite big on being discreet but refuse to stick her completely under a blanket. I've found a stretchy cami-vest underneath to pull down with nursing bra and another top to pull up is working well. I'll use a blanket to cover the side, or if its not too warm a open shirt that will cover any 'runaway flesh!'

 

[moomin_troll]

i noticed last night that my internal stitches have come loose i dont want to be checked out but suppose ile have to tell my mw tomorrow and if she says i need them redoing ile punch her in the face lol

corey has caught zanes cold so hes all snotty, the poor thing so im going to have to get him nasal drops tomorrow aswel. im covered in snot and sick right now

 

[sequeena]

Congrats all new mummies

Thomas' gunky eye has cleared up with the help of drops from the doctor but he needs to go back tomorrow as his poop has turned green and mucousy his poo was brown like a breastfed baby yesterday morning but last night it completely changed he is fine in himself though. He also needs to see the physio for his crooked hand and I will ask them to look at his legs as it's been 2 weeks since he was born and he still holds them in the breech position (he does stretch them but almost always has them pulled in, is this normal?)

 

[moomin_troll]

corey perfers to have his legs pulled up rather then stretched out, so i wouldnt worry too much but u may aswel get it checked out x

 

[abs07]

Congrats to all the new moms! So exciting!!

 

[AuntBug]

It's gotten a bit quiet here with all the new mummies. Hope everyone is doing well.

Well, it looks like we'll finally be able to bring Taylor home this week! She is out of the incubator and doing great, eating all her bottles without a tube and ready to come home already. We just need to make sure she can tolerate her car seat and we're good to go

 

[moomin_troll]

great news auntbug