Beach Bumps - July Rainbows

[flapjack10]

Congrats A1983! Soz girls been really busy this week!

xxx

 

[girlinyork]

Congrats A1983!! Had a hunch you'd have a girl

Sorry I've been MIA. Had a poorly girl but she's on the up and up now x

 

[flapjack10]

Sorry to hear Elodie was poorly

Xxx

 

[A1983]

I will post soon but still very poorly-may nred

 

[A1983]

I will post soon but still very poorly-may need another blood transfusion-awaiting blood results. Im crying lots too and feeling very shut out-likeca milk machine with no energy who can't enjoy her daughter because I feel so weak did anyone else need a transfusion? Anyway full birth story and pics to follow when 100%. Hope you are all ok xx

 

[merristems]

Oh A1983 im sorry to hear youre having a hard time please dont stress about keeping us up to date, just focus on you getting better and taking care of your baby girl. Xxxxx

Afm, well Im feeling so big, mg tummy is tight as ive had acfew niggly feelings the past two days, had a sharp stitch like pain on and off last night, a d big blob om cm this am a d quite a bit of cm today too. So maybe baby is thinking about arriving maybe im just hopeful! Still feels posterior though I hope skippy can turn around during Labour, im contemplating acupuncture to turn and induce.

 

[Dollybird]

Aw a1983 sorry to fear u having a rough time. I haemorraged but didn't need transfused thankfully as my haemaglobin only dropped to 90 (was 143 prior). But I was anaemic cause of it and very tired.. Plus childbirth makes u tired anyway,. And emotional.. Don't feel bad about crying just do it.. Better to let it out than keep it in. I'm 3 weeks on and I still cry once a day- usually when I remember the labour/section. It's normal chick don't beat yourself up over it. You'll feel better in time. Lots of hugs xxx

Merri hope bubs turns and comes soon!! How exciting.. Keep us updated if anything happens!

Afm I've got a wound infection so feeling pretty pants. On antibiotics. Feels like such a let down.. Especially as I was just starting to feel normal again. Hoping the antib's do the trick and I heal quickly.

Hope everyone else wellxxx

 

[LVnMommy]

A1983 I had to have 2 transfusions:/ I was very weak for a week but I also had general anesthesia and csection

 

[JFG]

Hi ladies, how is everyone? Sorry I've been mia I wasn't expecting motherhood to be quite so demanding!! Erin has colic also which is awful but I've changed to Dr Browns bottles and Dr gave me infacol and touch wood she has seemed a bit better this week!

A1983 sorry to hear you're having a hard time, I haemorrhaged but didn't need a transfusion just an iron injection and as in anaemic I'm on iron tablets, it really does knock you about and makes you tired and weak on top of the normal labour/birth exhaustion & soreness!! I was lucky my mom took 2 weeks off work to help me after DH went back it was a god send and I'm feeling much better in myself now, you'll get there just rest when you can.

Merri - I hope baby makes an appearance soon and I hope he/she isn't posterior for you, it might turn rotate hips on ball and lean forward or go on all fours as much as poss, didn't work for me but worth trying lol

Xx

 

[merristems]

Thanks jfg! Yes still preggers not sure what way around baby is now Lol! Bored of ball knees and hips hurt from weight and spd, im just eager to begin the next phase now, but I think baby has other plans ie staying put til September!

Im sorry Erin has been bad, one of those parenting joys I guess, you are lucky your mum could help out, mine is retired so im expecting daily visits and food hampers! All this talk of hemorrhagin is scaring me!

 

[Dollybird]

Jfg jax had colic too at the beginning.. I found the infacol has been great at helping with it.. Can take a few days though so give it time. The dr brown bottles are fab- I use them too and all my friends swear by them. They are pests for leaking though.. Make sure if you're heating a bottle to loosen the lid or you'll have a milk explosion on your hands! Lol.
Aw merri hope baby comes soon!! My spd cleared up immediately after having the wee one, hopefully you'll get instant relief too.
Afm I'm a tired lady.. But Kinda getting used to lack of sleep if that makes sense?! I'm sure it'll catch up on me. I find it hard to nap during the day when he sleeps as I always find myself doing cleaning or washing or something. Still on antibiotics but wound looking better so hoping in almost healed. Hubby been off last few days so been enjoying spending time all three of us and we've done quite a lot (out and about) which has been nice. Hope everyone is well! Xxx

 

[merristems]

Hi all im still preggers! Thought id give you a bump shot! Hope youre all well and babbas are feeding, sleeping growing well xxxxx

 

[flapjack10]

Been MEGA busy, but hopefully getting into some form of routine now!

Love to all! Infacol is fab! Our poor windy babies! I find nappy off time and a warm bath works wonders for the colicy time too.

Merri I cant wait for your bubs to arrive! How are you feeling? Gorgeous bump!

xxx

 

[merristems]

Im feeling fine really fj, just tiered heavy sore knees sore hips but nothing I cant deal with! I cant wait to meet baby either! Feels like ive been waiting my whole life!

 

[A1983]

Hi ladies! Here are some pics of Nia (middle name Belle). Im still exhausted but it's more now from being a new mummy and not the iron levels and general anaesthetic-my birth story will follow soon I promise! Merri you'll be just fine but maybe ill wait til you've had your bubba ha ha!

Dolly I agree-I keep doing bits when Nia's asleep then being annoyed I didn't sleep. Although ive developed a bit of an issue with sleep anxiety since birth where as im about to drop off I wake with my stomach lurching it started with a cough after tube in throat from op and I then couldn't sleep through cough and panicked as I was simply exhausted after 6 nights of no sleep etc. Anyway im bfing so can't really take any anxiolytics but am allowed codeine so take that at night. Nia is strawberry blonde atm-any other strawberry blondes? Im a very naughty mummy and secretly hoping it turns blonder-apparently mine did after starting off a SB..we'll see!
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[flapjack10]

Gorgeous A! Sorry about sleep anxiety

Merri - here's some hoping it's not long for you!

It's hard via I feel like I have to keep up the house work do hardly nap. When I do decide to sleep is when she decides not to sleep! like you say dolly you do get used to it in a weird way!

Hope everyone's ok? Anyone had a day where baby just cries all day and you feel like the worst parent ever? That was my day yesterday!

xxx

 

[A1983]

Fj-and its normally when you think you've cracked it and got somewhere! Nia tends to be good during day then 4pm to her actually sleeping can be a nightmare-sometimes it's just 4 hours of restlessness other times like last night she kept waking after 10 minutes until 10pm. ..but she tends to sleep in 3-4 hour blocks which I think is brilliant for a 2 week old? How are your babies sleeping?

Im trying to keep ontop of the wind too-despite bfing she still has or needs a burp/fart/spit up after each break in her feeds (so 3 breaks in one feed) and sometimes just squirms and looks uncomfortable and so I don't know if its wind or not or she's tired anf getting grumpy..started using one dropper if infacol before each feed (though sometimes forget and nipple in mouth before I remember! ) do you give it before each feeding session? Also Nia sounds like a littke t-rex when sleeping! I used to think she was waking up and be like 'ohhh noooo please!' but now Ive learnt and read babies are very noisy sleepers!

 

[merristems]

Nia is beautiful A1! Nothing wrong with red hair either! But im biased! Sounds like youre doing a great job parenting you guys ahhh its just fab!
Well started loosing plug yesterday on my due date of all days! Feeling a bit tiered so just resting up today, buf want to tidy house ready for mw if I start labouring soon! I guess it could still be days though! I hope its soon I think baby is ready we are just warming up!

 

[flapjack10]

Eeeek that's well exciting merri! xxx

 

[flapjack10]

Yes A deffo when you think you're doing well. My mum says for every bad day there are two good days. I hope it was more than that, but ah well!

Martha doesn't 't sleep that much in the day. Sometimes she'll skip a nap and get over tired. At night she is really good though. We feed her at 7 then put her down and she sleeps until 12ish, but I dream feed her at 11 and she sleeps until 3. From about 4.50 she wakes us up by being so noisy in her sleep. Crying, grunting, chatting, but still asleep. So we try to soothe her and calm her until 7am. Last night she didn't start grunting until 5.45 - bliss!
I used to think she was waking too, but no - just noisy!
I give infacol to her before her feed, but if I forget I give it midway.

Xxx