CBFM (thread/statistics) graduates TTC,BUMPS & BABIES 2011/2012

[baby2310]

Congratulations stranje, she is adorable!
hope yo heal quickly and the pain soon subsides x x

 

[LadyL]

Congratulations stranje!! She is precious! What a beautiful family you have!! Hope you get to feeling better soon!

Good luck to you over the weekend and Monday Trixie!
And then Claire, you're next...
Wow!! We will all soon be holding our little ones! Seems so unreal! I can't wait!!

 

[Claire1]

Yay!!! Congratulations Stranje, she is so beautiful. Picture perfect family I hope you are feeling less sore now.
Not long to go Trixie, bet you cant wait
Oh my gosh....I AM next!! When did that happen ha ha?! I am very ready for it now, been pregnant for ages.
Hope everyone else is doing well? x

 

[trixie79]

i cant believe im having a baby....its really sinking in, im dreading the labour, maybe more than i thought...i just hope its not as bad as last time....jes it was bloody horrific, the doc says the uterus has a memory...thats wat im worried abt!!!!

 

[lilrojo]

Best of luck Trixie.. and its gonna hurt lol its a baby coming out from down there.. LOL But really best of luck to you hun..

Cant believe were all getting so close to the end now.. so excited to find out what my baby is.. lol

 

[LadyL]

Just came on to wish Trixie good luck tomorrow!! I hope all goes well for you and can't wait to hear an update and see pics of your little man....

I hope all you other ladies had a good weekend and are hanging in there. I am starting to get pretty miserable and swollen! I'm hoping I can continue to work for the next 3 weeks!!

 

[_dreamer_]

Good luck trixie! Hope all goes well tomorrow

Hope you all had nice weekends?

Sorry to hear you are suffering lady. My sympathy comes to you with still working, I dont know how people do it til the end

 

[Claire1]

Thinking of you today trixie, hope all is going well and you get to meet your little one very soon
Hope all the other ladies are ok. Ive still no signs or anything, think i'll def be over due. xx

 

[baby2310]

Good luck today trixie, hope all goes well for you x x

 

[lilrojo]

Good luck Trixie..

 

[Tobaira]

thinking of you today trixie! hope everything goes well

congratulations Stranje!!!

 

[_dreamer_]

Hi ladies, i'm going to buy an ID bracelet for my OH as a new daddy gift and want to engrave it but unsure exactly what to get put on it.

I am happy to wait until after she's born so we know birth date and confirmed name.

Was thinking of Dad or Daddy and then maybe in smaller letters her name or birth date underneath. Or maybe '......'s Daddy' Does anyone have any other ideas or thoughts on that?

x

 

[StranjeGirl]

HI Everyone!

Thank you for all the good wishes! THey are much appreciated! Can't wait for you to all have your little ones in your hands. Try and get your sleep now!!!

Can't wait to hear Trixie!!! Hope everything goes perfectly and that you are feeling well by the time you read this!

How is everyone else doing? You are right around the corner Claire. Can't believe time is flying so fast.

I am exhausted lol! I am having major problem breast feeding. I really tried and became very sore and the baby was becoming very very upset and cranky, and she wasn't at all at the hospital...very mellow and content. We went to the doctor for her followup and she had lost 1 pound 2 ounces, which was about double what she should have lost. She also hadn't pooed in a couple days, so the doctor had to help with that. I had a lactation consultant come out and She wanted me feeding her every two hours (which i was trying to do but she wouldn't wake up to feed) but I had to start making her and then they wanted me to pump for 15 minutes after I fed. I was getting no sleep because I had a cranky baby who wasn't getting food so she was screaming and it would take forever to try and get her to feed, then I had to pump for 15 minutes, and then sanitize everything etc. It literally left me with no time to sleep in between or sometimes just a half hour. We went back to the doctor the next day and she had gained 1.5 oz, which was good, but I still was not getting enough to her as she was still cranky, and I was incredibly sore and bleeding etc, despite trying to get a proper latch taught by the consultant. SO the next night I supplemented with formula and she scarfed it down and was happy as can be. I felt so guilty that I had been starving her. SO I started pumping to let myself heal and am feeding her the pumped milk and then giving her formula. I'm still working with the consultant and trying, but my milk is still not fully in, so I am barely getting anything...definitely no where near enough to keep her satisfied. However, we went back the the doctor 2 days later (yesterday) and she had gained another 4 oz, so she is doing really well, and she started going to the bathroom the way she should. Now she is very content and happy. I am still exhausted as I am trying to pump as much as possible and I think my production is getting ever less due to pumping rather than having her on the breast, but I can only do so much. Hoping my milk comes in soon and I can cut way back on formula, and maybe even cut it out, but I kinda doubt it. At least she is seeming happy and healthy. Learning how to breast feed stinks Other than that things are great and although it's a lot of work dealing with ta newborn, it is so comforting to know she is here, safe and healthy...the lack of sleep is worth it not to have to worry about those things!

Hope everyone is doing well and getting excited!! Can't wait to see pics of our next little ones!!

 

[Claire1]

Lovely to hear from you stanje. Good news she is gaining weight and is much happier. I plan to breast feed if I can, but im not going to stress if i cant. Well done on how far you've come already, what a challenge it is for you. Dont put yourself under too much pressure though, happy mum means a happy baby! You do what you think is best, listen to your instincts and go with it I hope you can get a bit more sleep here and there soon.

I have a midwife app this week so we'll see how things are going, still dont feel as though the baby has engaged...who knows?

Dreamer, what a lovely idea for your other half. Im not very good with things like that, but what you suggested sounds lovely

I hope everyone else is ok, time is getting close for many of us now xxx

 

[LadyL]

Dreamer, like Claire said, all of your ideas you suggested sound great! I am such a terrible wife, I hadn't even thought of getting my hubs anything!!

Stranje, sorry to hear breastfeeding is so difficult. But hang in there and don't beat yourself up over having to formula feed her some. Having a happy, healthy baby is all that matters!! Good luck with your sleep. Hopefully it will get better for you soon.

Good luck at your appointment Claire. Hopefully they'll have good news for you and you'll be close to having your little one!!

Tobaira, I've been meaning to ask if your girls have gotten to come home from the hospital yet? I hope everything is going well for you and them!!

Had my 37 wk appt today....Of course, my little man is nowhere near ready to come yet. Not engaged at all or dilated. But my dr did say he won't let me go far over my due date. My DD is Feb 7th, and he said I would definitely have a baby before the 14th. So that's comforting I suppose.

Eeep....I'm a watermelon!! Last fruit box finally!!

 

[trixie79]

hi girls conor james whelan was born yesterday evenin at 1850 via emergency c section. Had 9 hours of labour has and air. Got epidural at 6 cm. Pushed 4 1 and half hours but he hadn come down enough. So had to get section. Very sore. Conor sleepin well. But wouldn feed last nite. 7lb 15 oz. Lots of red hair!

 

[_dreamer_]

Thanks for the update and congratulations on your little man trix! Sounds like you had a rough time, hope you recover quickly from the section, and good luck with feeding conor, hope today goes a little better xx

 

[Claire1]

Congratulations Trixie! Hope Connor has been feeding a bit better for you and that you recover quickly

 

[_dreamer_]

Had my 38 week app with my gp today. everything was good, he said her head is still a bit loose and reckoned about 2/5 engaged so a little progress since 36 weeks. Although to me she feels soooooooo low and I constantly have to pee, really thought she might have been fully engaged. and no internal thankfully haha. Tried to make my 41 week app but my midwife is fully booked. Was told to call the overflow number to get an app at the hospital instead, to be told they only book a week in advance so I need to call back at 40 weeks. Hopefully won't need to!

 

[workingttc]

Congratulations, Trixie!! So glad you and Conor are both doing well, although it sounds like the delivery was definitely a tough one! Looking forward to seeing a pic when you have time.