Beach Bump Graduates!

[Clareabell]

Am SOOOO tired today. Niamh is so constipated and has spent the whole night howling and grunting. D is at work all day not back til 5.30pm and has been gone since 7am so we are going to take a walk over to my parents and hopefully I can get asleep while Gran looks after Niamh and we will get a roast chicken dinner at the same time! Yummy!!

Cant believe my little girl is 4 weeks old today I have no idea where the time has gone and it feels like she has been here (causing trouble) forever!!

Hann - Sweet about Greg and Annabelle. D is like that with Niamh, its really sweet. Especially when he dresses her and then tells her how fabulous she looks, I have clearly inflicted a little to much Gok on him lol

As for my fat tummy! I dont think it will ever go with any about of sit ups and dieting. I have the sexy c sec over hang too!! Im working the wrinkled look and will be investing in some good control pants.

 

[DragonMummy]

I have a control swimsuit type thing from M&S. it removes any muffin top. Happy day. I also have the sexy section apron. it's worse than after I had H I'm sure....

 

[mummySS]

What's with the section apron? Do they sew it up like that on purpose??

Claire, happy 4 weeks to little niamhy!

DM - sounds like a nice day you've got planned

 

[Clareabell]

It's possible they do, lol you would think while they are down there they could of atleast loped it off!

 

[Sherri81]

Hey ladies. Sorry for being MIA. The laptop is now a paper weight and I'm waiting for my new one to come in the mail. It'll be a few weeks still...

I have read this entire thread though!

Let's see, what's happening here... My tummy looks atrocious! I still have massive bruising all over from my needles. Wherever I had built up scar tissue, it's sorting itself out but leaving nasty bruises behind. Am worried I will end up with a permanent shelf under my c-section incision. I guess time will tell.

I have not lost a pound since he was delivered. It's pissing me off. I pump a good 12-16 ounces a day, and I walk every other day, and I'm not eating as much as when I was pregnant, and I'm still sitting at over 200.

I am walking despite being in terrible pain from my incision. They believe I tore around the muscular stitches. My external incision healed brilliantly, but yeah, internally is a different story. Not much they can do about the internal stitches though as they don't want to reanesthetize and fix them. So I still take an awful lot of pain pills after walking. Walking also causes more bleeding and leakage of some whitish fluid. I've yet to stop bleeding for a single day.

Colby was in the NICU for 12 days and for the first 6, they wouldn't let me try to breastfeed, it was all pumping. He has never fed properly from the breast since. I have been pumping and he gets about half his feeds from breastmilk. My pump rental ends august 3, and I don't know if I want to renew it, so he may go full on formula then. I don't feel guilty about it. Whatever works right. When we do eventually switch it will have to be slow since he needs to come off my metroprolol slowly.

We have let him tummy sleep a bit. The health nurse said it was alright as long as the surface was hard and he was being monitored.

The rooting is just a comfort thing and also because their mouths are the only thing they can control 100%, so don't worry or feel bad that they're trying to get at your breasts. Colby roots on me, my dad, Ian, granny, the couch cushion etc...

His sleep issues are slolwy getting better, thank God. He still doesn't sleep as much as other babies though.

Had my baby shower 2 nights ago andboy did I ever clean up!!! Lots of clothes, a Bumbo, a play mat, 2 memory boxes, bath sets for me, quilts, blankets, photo albums, car seat covers etc... Just tons of stuff really.

Had to suck it up and get a minivan. So we traded off my beautiful, much loved, almost paid for, 2008 Jeep Liberty on a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan. I just couldn't get Colby's carseat into the backseat properly. It's an extra long carseat, and extra wide, so yeah, it didn't fit into any vehicle but a minivan. So yeah, I'm officially a soccor mom now I guess

That's about it. I'll get more consistent when my new pretty pink computer is in.

 

[Hann12]

Linds - my pump is the medala swing - it's really good! I have nothing to compare it to though!!

Caz - you sound like you are happier now and it us just important that you feed him and keep him safe a happy, nit what you feed him. I do understand though because I felt so guilty because I pumped last night and this morning but she would nit have fed otherwise!
The issue appears to be with my left side which is weird as I found it so much easier to latch her with the left side at first!
Anyway she is currently latched to my right and seems happy. Still going to the breadtfeeding cafe tomorrow for help!

Claire - aren't our husbands cute with them!! I love seeing Greg all soft about her!!

Sherri - nice to hear from 'you and hope 'you are okay - saw your post on fb about Colby crying, didn't sound fun so hope it's got better

 

[caz_hills]

Re breast pumps I have the mini electric pump from Meleda as well - my friend gave my hers as she only used it once. We weren't sure whether to buy another one but it's been great and does the job - I can get 100 mls out in the morning pump in 20 minutes so it works for us. And so small. The bigger ones they say are better but are more expensive so we haven't bothered buying or renting another one. We're happy with what we have and it does the job!

Sherri - nice to hear from you. It sounds like you had a rough ride being in hospital for so long and things. Hope you're improving and thinking of you. xx

Hann - hope you're having a good day. I'm finding every day a little better - still quite low but hopefully on the up! Thanks for thinking of me. x

 

[Sherri81]

I rented the Medela Symphony. It's almost as good as the hospital ones. It's portable sort of, and if I wanted to buy it, they have them on sale for 239.00, which isn't too bad.

 

[Hann12]

Caz - so happy you are feeling better!

Greg just bought me an iPad 2 so I can keep updated on this etc while BF! He gets that it can be quite a lonely experience! I'm loving it!

Annabelle just fed from me for an hour yay!

 

[Doodlepants]

Meh.... I'm off to the docs in a min- I think I have mastitis Had a bad blocked duct yesterday that won't go, am in agony today and now have a high temp that's not going down and getting shivery..... What a pain in the arse!

Will catch up later- hope you're all ok

 

[caz_hills]

Doods - sorry you're unwell. Hope you feel better soon.

Hann - it's my 30th in August so I've asked my parents for an ipad as I'm using a laptop at the moment and it's a bit bulky. My iphone is great but not big or quick enough. Also harder to use one handed when feeding/expressing!!!

AFM - planning to get an early night in case Ajay doesn't sleep again. Then tomorrow we are registering Ajay's birth - so exciting!

 

[DragonMummy]

oh no maria, thats no fun. i thought i had it last week but the duct cleared thankfully.

hann - yay for annabelle! in a couple of weeks she'll be able to take a full feed in 10 or 15 minutes, no fuss!

sher youre sounding more like you. this pleases me, we've all been a bit worried i think - youve been sounding rather hollow.

my pump is an avent. i havent properly used it yet - i just dont know when in the day i should pump!

 

[Doodlepants]

Linds apparently the morning is good- they say 4am but I think any time in the morning should do it!

 

[DragonMummy]

they can do one if they think i'm going to pump at 4am

 

[Sherri81]

Yeah, it's been a bit of a rough haul so far. The no sleep, lack of help, and then the grumpy baby were taking a toll. Ian works from about 3AM to about 5PM. So he'd usually come home, fall asleep, wake up to eay, then go to bed at 9PM. He wasn't helping out much at all with the baby. And I'd been dealing with Colby, pretty much on my own, at the hospital the whole time. So I think I was getting worn down. I still get grumpy when he is screaming and not sleeping. But when I've got help, it's a bit easier to take.

Also not having a computer has been getting at me. Seems stupid, but when I do have a minute, it would be nice to check facebook or come on here, properly, not on a slow, clumsy iPod. It's like being cut off totally, and every now and then I do need that release. So ordering the new laptop has also been a bit of a relief. Getting the van has helped as now I can actually get around instead of being stuck at home.

Stopping pumping constantly so all he gets is breast milk has also cut me some slack a bit. There's less pressure on me, and I'm not feeding for 45 minutes, then pumping for half an hour while listening to him scream and not being able to do anything about it, then trying to calm him for like another 45 mins, getting like 10 mins of sleep, then starting all over again. Cutting out all the pumping has lightened the load a bit.

So things are geting settled a bit here and I'm starting to feel more like myself. It would be nice if the weight would start dropping off though. Getting under 200 would be the cats ass!

 

[curlew]

Hann - the cluster feed that Logan does is definately increasing my supply and he only does it for a couple of days then goes back to normal feeds. Hope you enjoyed your day with your friends coming over.

DM - I have got my pump out as its an electric avent one too and I hope its working! At least I have the manual one as well so if the seals aren't working I can at least do what you have done and swop them. Can't beleive Sophie is smiling already, how cute.

Caz - glad your midwife is supportive of your expressing and top up with formula. Hpw are your feeling today honey?

Claire - sorry Niamh had a bad night last night. Hope you managed to get some rest today.

Sherri - great to hear from you. Glad Colby is doing well even though he isn't sleeping too great. Sorry to hear that you have strained your stitches, try and take it easy to let them heal, I know easier said than done with two kids to look after lol.

Doodles - hope you managed to get your mastitis looked at and that its been caught quickly.

AFM - went to Loch Katerine today and took a picnic. Its a lovely place to go for a walk as its all road around the loch but closed to traffic and its fairly flat. Excellent for a pram. Logan was great and was loving looking at the light being reflected through the trees. Had a bit of a struggle breastfeeding him in public today but think its cause it was so hot and I had a thin small sheet over him to keep the sun off which he wasn't too impressed with. Planning to have a day at home tomorrow to do ironing and some housework. Hope we have a better night with Logan tonight and that he has longer between feeds.

 

[DragonMummy]

Its the seal with te plastic bit in the middle. The two shiny new ones do cock all, the manky 5 year old one works a treat!

As for the smiling, Harry was one of those babies who developed beautifully but waaay behind everyone else! he didn't get a tooth til a fortnight before his first birthday - some of my mates babies had a full mouthful by then! It's nice that Sophie is doing something promptly! She's being a little madam again tonight, won't settle, constantly on my boobs. She's not even feeding, she just gets cross. I think it could be something like colic, just less hideous than when Harry had it and just fecking screamed non stop for several hours. She just fusses.

 

[Clareabell]

Your not alone Niamh is being a madame. Has been fussing since 7pm, had a bottle did feck all still whiney, spent long periods trying to inforce a dummy, no luck.

11pm bottle she has taken an ounce and is now spitting it me and pulling a face as if im feeding her arsenic. She wont go in her basket she wont even lie inetween me and D she is insisiting in being in my arms!!

Think she is trying to give me a break down as she hardly slept last night either. Plus its really hot tonight too!

 

[Hann12]

Claire I hope Niamh settled, it's awful when all they want is to be held and you just want them to sleep!

Doods - hope you feel better soon, sounds nasty!

Curlew - it sounds like you had a lovely day! I haven't had to BF in public yet, kind of dreading it as I know the first few times will be awkward but I need to just bite the bullet and do it soon!

I am proud to say that our gorgeous girlie was amazing all day yesterday with her sleeping and eating patterns and then tonight she slept in her own bed (amazing I know!) from 10.30pm - 1.00am had a feed and was back to sleep (again in her own bed from 2.00am -4.45am. I am now feeding again. To do that after no previous sleep on her own is quite frankly the thing of miracles! I am so proud at the moment!

 

[caz_hills]

Hann - good Annabelle! What an amazing start - she is a star!

Clare - I'm so sorry you had a bad nights sleep - did she settle at all? Big hugs to you.

Linds - I'm with you - I should be pumping in the middle of the night (Neel asked me last night, surely you'll pump? - I said no!) but I can't be bothered!

AFM - Neel let me sleep from 10 - 3.30 when Ajay woke up but Ajay slept in his crib (yes his crib!!!!) from 12.45 am - 3.30 am and then from 4.30 am (after I fed him) until 7.45 am! I feel almost human this morning - I wish every night was like this.... can someone tell me that it is?!?!

Quick question - what do your little ones wear at night? Neel put him in a sleeveless vest last night and he was swaddled but his arms popped out over night and he seemed cold. I think we should have him in the full sleeved and full trouser onesies but what do you guys do?

Off to register his birth at 10 am - then he will be official!

Thanks!