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baby2310
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Well ladies i'm off to hospital this afternoon.
My waters might have broken (although i suspect probably not).
Woke this morning and bed was a little damp
Popped a pad on and it's been dry since but hospital want to see me to double check.
I feel so silly! I'm fairly sure they haven't broken, no contractions, baby moving around still and dry ever since.
I'll update you all when i get back x
My waters might have broken (although i suspect probably not).
Woke this morning and bed was a little damp
Popped a pad on and it's been dry since but hospital want to see me to double check.
I feel so silly! I'm fairly sure they haven't broken, no contractions, baby moving around still and dry ever since.
I'll update you all when i get back x
trixie79
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hi guys... conor had his apt! his losec has been increased....thats all!! i hope it works...the past 2 days have been ok but the nights are abit messy. he struggles to stay awake at 7pm for his last feed.....he was unconsious at 6.15 last nite, i only got 2 oz into him and he slept till 12.30 and back down at 1.30am and slept till 4.30am and dosed, grunted and stuff till i had to get up with him at 5.45am and i managed to stretch the next feed till 6.15am and 11am....now he is in his cot 12.45pm and i hope he sleepsfor an hour or so....then ill give a feed at 3ish and 7ish.......
he cries solid from abt 5 o clock from tiredness.............we had to bath him at 5.45pm last nite! any advice???
he cries solid from abt 5 o clock from tiredness.............we had to bath him at 5.45pm last nite! any advice???
baby2310
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ladies how did labour start for you?
2 nights ago i noticed a little bright red blood when i wiped, since then nothing though.
started getting shooting pains on and off in my lower back on left side where my kidney is and lots of low pressure and movement from baby.
does this sound like beginning of labour?
i've read lots on signs and symptoms of labour but still have no idea if this is it or not lol
2 nights ago i noticed a little bright red blood when i wiped, since then nothing though.
started getting shooting pains on and off in my lower back on left side where my kidney is and lots of low pressure and movement from baby.
does this sound like beginning of labour?
i've read lots on signs and symptoms of labour but still have no idea if this is it or not lol
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So sorry you are going through that trixie. It sounds like how Giada was when she had her days and nights mixed up...all her long periods of sleep were too early. ONe day it just changed, so I hope it changes for you too. ALthough now she is up all day and she is grumpier when she is awake a lot lol, so it is a trade off. It seems you are stretching your feeds out...I can't seem to do that yet. Giada is getting great at night, but during they day she screams for food and then slowly eats a bit and then 45 minutes after she is done she will want more etc. The only way i can stretch her feeds out is If i put her in the car or sometimes take her for a walk, but it is cold and i'm too lazy to always go out into the cold. Oh well, someday this will all be in the past and we will be onto the next thing to worry about. I hope Conor gets on a good night sleep schedule soon so you can get some decent sleep!
Baby I'm not sure if it is labor. I was induced, but I lost my mucus plug the night before I went in and I had been having pains for a day or two...I thought they were gas but found out they were contractions when I was hooked up to the monitor. You just never know. I hope it is starting soon for you!
ANy news workingttc?
Dreamer that is awful about your 6 week check up. My doctor spent quite a bit of time with me, checking for pain at the opening and any pain in my uterus, as well as a breast exam, talk of contraception and how I was feeling in general. What is the point of a 6 week check up if they dont check you down there?? They are supposed to make sure everythign is healing well and no signs of infection etc. The dr totally did not do his job. If you feel unusual at all you should have another dr look at you.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Baby I'm not sure if it is labor. I was induced, but I lost my mucus plug the night before I went in and I had been having pains for a day or two...I thought they were gas but found out they were contractions when I was hooked up to the monitor. You just never know. I hope it is starting soon for you!
ANy news workingttc?
Dreamer that is awful about your 6 week check up. My doctor spent quite a bit of time with me, checking for pain at the opening and any pain in my uterus, as well as a breast exam, talk of contraception and how I was feeling in general. What is the point of a 6 week check up if they dont check you down there?? They are supposed to make sure everythign is healing well and no signs of infection etc. The dr totally did not do his job. If you feel unusual at all you should have another dr look at you.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
trixie79
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I was induced too baby, but did bleed a couple of days before I think, look back on the posts And you will see way we all said then! Its true you don't rem!!!
Strange we just trained. Conor to feed 4 hourly! But that last feed at 7 is a struggle, he is just wore out...his first sleep is good And he gets at least 6 hours sometimes 7! But after that be just grunts!!! Do you change her nappy in the middle of the night??
Strange we just trained. Conor to feed 4 hourly! But that last feed at 7 is a struggle, he is just wore out...his first sleep is good And he gets at least 6 hours sometimes 7! But after that be just grunts!!! Do you change her nappy in the middle of the night??
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How did you train him Trixie? I would love to train Giada to go 4 hours, or even 3 for that matter. Like I said she is great during the night, sleeping longer and longer each week, but during the day she eats little bits like every hour and a half...she acts like she is starving to death and then I feed her and she takes a long time and either falls asleep or just sits there happy with the bottle in her mouth. I can't get ANYTHING done!
It sounds like conor is doing pretty well, sleeping 6 hours at first! GIada would be awake a lot like that too, and then one day it just changed where she was tired during the night and would start falling right back asleep after eating. I feed her about 3/4 bottle and then change her diaper and then feed her the rest and rock with her til her eyes are closed and then swaddle her and rock another few minutes. I feed her for about 50-60 minutes and then spend about 5-15 minutes rocking her. Every once and a while she is wide awake and it takes more effort, but usually she falls right asleep after eating. ALl of sudden she did this and stopped sleeping so much during the day...maybe around 8-9 weeks and then each week since then has gotten better and better. I bet in another week conor will be doing just fine after that first night feed. I keep thinking back to how horrible it was the first couple weeks trying to breast feed...setting my alarm for every two hours and spending 45 minutes feeding her, then changing her diaper, and then pumping for 15 minutes and then waking up 45 minutes later to start over...aaahhhh I don't even want to think about it. So glad most of us are past that stage!
any news working or baby??? Hope everything is well!!
Hope everyone is else is doing well too!
It sounds like conor is doing pretty well, sleeping 6 hours at first! GIada would be awake a lot like that too, and then one day it just changed where she was tired during the night and would start falling right back asleep after eating. I feed her about 3/4 bottle and then change her diaper and then feed her the rest and rock with her til her eyes are closed and then swaddle her and rock another few minutes. I feed her for about 50-60 minutes and then spend about 5-15 minutes rocking her. Every once and a while she is wide awake and it takes more effort, but usually she falls right asleep after eating. ALl of sudden she did this and stopped sleeping so much during the day...maybe around 8-9 weeks and then each week since then has gotten better and better. I bet in another week conor will be doing just fine after that first night feed. I keep thinking back to how horrible it was the first couple weeks trying to breast feed...setting my alarm for every two hours and spending 45 minutes feeding her, then changing her diaper, and then pumping for 15 minutes and then waking up 45 minutes later to start over...aaahhhh I don't even want to think about it. So glad most of us are past that stage!
any news working or baby??? Hope everything is well!!
Hope everyone is else is doing well too!
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ahhhh bliss erin just went 8 hours between feeds, mommy is a very happy girl! she's doing really well, had her weighed on friday and she is 12lb10!!! another lb in a week and a half! She's outgrown some 0-3month clothing whooops! But 3-6 month is too big. She's following the 75th centile nicely though
any news workingttc or baby? baby, i had mild pains/contractions on the sunday night a couple of times, then through the monday (she was born 8am on the tues). i didnt notice any difference with movement or pressure, but she was always very low. i had some red/brown blood for a bit before but ill have to read back as i cant remember when.
thanks stranj. i went back to the doc, and they examined me, she said its healed nicely, no infection or inflammation, and that the tear in the labia has healed like that, and theres nothing they can do now. i was like what about the pain, cant live like that with dtd being painful and she said it probably just needs more time to heal fully and not be tender. (i really hope so!!!!!!!). my oh found a lump on my right breast the other day, so i have another appointment to get that looked at today. better safe than sorry. i have no idea how long its been there, as with breastfeeding he hasnt tended to feel them so much
hope everyone is well, not too tired and enjoying time with their babies/last few nights of good sleep before babies arrive lol
any news workingttc or baby? baby, i had mild pains/contractions on the sunday night a couple of times, then through the monday (she was born 8am on the tues). i didnt notice any difference with movement or pressure, but she was always very low. i had some red/brown blood for a bit before but ill have to read back as i cant remember when.
thanks stranj. i went back to the doc, and they examined me, she said its healed nicely, no infection or inflammation, and that the tear in the labia has healed like that, and theres nothing they can do now. i was like what about the pain, cant live like that with dtd being painful and she said it probably just needs more time to heal fully and not be tender. (i really hope so!!!!!!!). my oh found a lump on my right breast the other day, so i have another appointment to get that looked at today. better safe than sorry. i have no idea how long its been there, as with breastfeeding he hasnt tended to feel them so much
hope everyone is well, not too tired and enjoying time with their babies/last few nights of good sleep before babies arrive lol
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Hi ladies, no news here! Had some cramps this morning similar to very mild period pain but only had it a couple of times within about an hour and then nothing so not convinced it was anything other then baby and my body teasing me lol!
Making the most of the sunshine and just chilling now, it'll happen sooner or later no point worrying.
Has anyway heard anything from working?
Making the most of the sunshine and just chilling now, it'll happen sooner or later no point worrying.
Has anyway heard anything from working?
trixie79
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How did you train him Trixie? I would love to train Giada to go 4 hours, or even 3 for that matter. Like I said she is great during the night, sleeping longer and longer each week, but during the day she eats little bits like every hour and a half...she acts like she is starving to death and then I feed her and she takes a long time and either falls asleep or just sits there happy with the bottle in her mouth. I can't get ANYTHING done!
It sounds like conor is doing pretty well, sleeping 6 hours at first! GIada would be awake a lot like that too, and then one day it just changed where she was tired during the night and would start falling right back asleep after eating. I feed her about 3/4 bottle and then change her diaper and then feed her the rest and rock with her til her eyes are closed and then swaddle her and rock another few minutes. I feed her for about 50-60 minutes and then spend about 5-15 minutes rocking her. Every once and a while she is wide awake and it takes more effort, but usually she falls right asleep after eating. ALl of sudden she did this and stopped sleeping so much during the day...maybe around 8-9 weeks and then each week since then has gotten better and better. I bet in another week conor will be doing just fine after that first night feed. I keep thinking back to how horrible it was the first couple weeks trying to breast feed...setting my alarm for every two hours and spending 45 minutes feeding her, then changing her diaper, and then pumping for 15 minutes and then waking up 45 minutes later to start over...aaahhhh I don't even want to think about it. So glad most of us are past that stage!
any news working or baby??? Hope everything is well!!
Hope everyone is else is doing well too!
we literally didnt feed him till 3 hours to the minute whether he was crying or not!!!!then once we got that long we went to 4 hours to the minute....sometimes we would feed a little early but generally stick to it! its hard but we used the dummy and some cool boiled water in between the feeds usually work.
we didnt change conors nappy last nite and he settled much quicker....you could try that at nite.....
he slept from 8.30 till 2.30...took 5 oz and the slept till 6...i changed him into his swaddle and took him into our bed to his daddy and he slept till 8 on him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!it was great!....
he feeds usually for 30 minutes at 2am and falls asleep, when i put him down he wakes after a few minutes so i go back in and lift him, rock him for 2-3 minutes and put him back down.....this doesnt work as well at 6 in the morning though cause he is grunting like mad at that stage! we put him in his own room at 5 weeks and i have the monitor on beside me at nite......we half the big cot with the bumper....seems to work well.
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Hey everyone!! Wow, I'm so behind on everyone's posts, so I'll try my best to respond to everyone!
Baby, sounds like the end may be near for you! I never had any labor signs of any kind, so I'm no help there. But I'm sure you'll be holding your baby in no time!!
Dreamer, 8 hours!! That's fantastic!! The most I can get Jack to do is 6 hours, but he's at least starting to do that nearly every night. Such a relief. I'm glad you were able to go back to the doctor and get a proper check. I hope the lump is nothing serious. I know sometimes my breasts will feel a bit lumpy if there's a particular area that didn't get emptied out well from pumping. Maybe that's all it is (just an inflamed mammary gland or something). Fingers crossed it's nothing serious!!
Trixie, glad to know things are starting to get better for you and Conor. Like Stranje said, at least the worst is behind us...it can only get better from here!! Oh, and I no longer change Jack at night unless he's had a big poopy diaper. Even if it looks like it's only a little bit, I leave it alone. I've found he goes back to sleep much better if I don't change him.
Stranje, that is excellent that Giada is such a good sleeper. I can't wait for Jack to start sleeping 8 hours! It will be fantastic! As far as eating during the day, I have Jack on an every 4 hour schedule (8,12,4,8), then bed. I had to start trying to distract him when he would start showing signs of hunger (give paci, walk around, put him in the swing anything). Just try to stretch it out as long as possible! Also, have you thought about increasing how much she takes in each feeding? If she falls asleep, maybe try changing diaper or taking her clothes off so she's not as warm and may stay awake to finish her feeding? I don't know. These are all things I've tried and it seems to help. It took him about a week to get pretty good with his schedule. Now, sometimes I even have to wake him up to eat!
Working, I hope you are cuddling your precious little one by now! Can't wait to hear how things are going!!
Like I said, Jack will now go about 6 hours at night without waking. We put him down at 8 and he usually goes till about 2. This is the longest stretch we get. He wakes again sometime between 5 and 6. I just give him a small bottle at this time (like 2 or 3 oz), and put him back down till 8 am. Then we get up for the day. I wish he would not need that 6 am feed, but I can't decrease the amount any more than that or he won't go back down to sleep. It's great that he goes down at 8 because it gives me and the husband some time to ourselves, but it sucks because I usually can't go to sleep til 10 or 11, so I still only end up getting 2 or 3 hours sleep! But hopefully this Baby Boot Camp will do what it's supposed to do and he'll be sleep 12 hours within the next 4 weeks!! We shall see!!
On a much better note, Jack is starting to smile a lot, and I love it!! Usually it's after he eats and is happy, he'll just sit there and smile at me!! It melts my heart! So sweet! I can't wait until he starts laughing too!
So what kind of activities are y'all doing with your babes? Sometimes I'll put Jack on his playmat or swing. He loves looking at the mobile. Sometimes we'll go walking around in the yard on a pretty day. But i'm kinda unsure about what all things I can do with him while he's this little. I'm so ready for him to be able to play!!
Hope you all are doing well!!
Baby, sounds like the end may be near for you! I never had any labor signs of any kind, so I'm no help there. But I'm sure you'll be holding your baby in no time!!
Dreamer, 8 hours!! That's fantastic!! The most I can get Jack to do is 6 hours, but he's at least starting to do that nearly every night. Such a relief. I'm glad you were able to go back to the doctor and get a proper check. I hope the lump is nothing serious. I know sometimes my breasts will feel a bit lumpy if there's a particular area that didn't get emptied out well from pumping. Maybe that's all it is (just an inflamed mammary gland or something). Fingers crossed it's nothing serious!!
Trixie, glad to know things are starting to get better for you and Conor. Like Stranje said, at least the worst is behind us...it can only get better from here!! Oh, and I no longer change Jack at night unless he's had a big poopy diaper. Even if it looks like it's only a little bit, I leave it alone. I've found he goes back to sleep much better if I don't change him.
Stranje, that is excellent that Giada is such a good sleeper. I can't wait for Jack to start sleeping 8 hours! It will be fantastic! As far as eating during the day, I have Jack on an every 4 hour schedule (8,12,4,8), then bed. I had to start trying to distract him when he would start showing signs of hunger (give paci, walk around, put him in the swing anything). Just try to stretch it out as long as possible! Also, have you thought about increasing how much she takes in each feeding? If she falls asleep, maybe try changing diaper or taking her clothes off so she's not as warm and may stay awake to finish her feeding? I don't know. These are all things I've tried and it seems to help. It took him about a week to get pretty good with his schedule. Now, sometimes I even have to wake him up to eat!
Working, I hope you are cuddling your precious little one by now! Can't wait to hear how things are going!!
Like I said, Jack will now go about 6 hours at night without waking. We put him down at 8 and he usually goes till about 2. This is the longest stretch we get. He wakes again sometime between 5 and 6. I just give him a small bottle at this time (like 2 or 3 oz), and put him back down till 8 am. Then we get up for the day. I wish he would not need that 6 am feed, but I can't decrease the amount any more than that or he won't go back down to sleep. It's great that he goes down at 8 because it gives me and the husband some time to ourselves, but it sucks because I usually can't go to sleep til 10 or 11, so I still only end up getting 2 or 3 hours sleep! But hopefully this Baby Boot Camp will do what it's supposed to do and he'll be sleep 12 hours within the next 4 weeks!! We shall see!!
On a much better note, Jack is starting to smile a lot, and I love it!! Usually it's after he eats and is happy, he'll just sit there and smile at me!! It melts my heart! So sweet! I can't wait until he starts laughing too!
So what kind of activities are y'all doing with your babes? Sometimes I'll put Jack on his playmat or swing. He loves looking at the mobile. Sometimes we'll go walking around in the yard on a pretty day. But i'm kinda unsure about what all things I can do with him while he's this little. I'm so ready for him to be able to play!!
Hope you all are doing well!!
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I must admit I'm jealous everyone is getting some good stretches of sleep out of their babies. We still don't make it much longer than 4 hours at a time. And lately the girls have been super fussy.. constantly grunting, complaining most of the time when they are awake. It has been really frustrating. I read somewhere that 6 weeks is a really rough time, and the girls adjusted age will be 6 weeks tomorrow, so hopefully there is a light at the end of the tunnel (and it's not a train lol).
On the plus side, the girls are doing they overnight oxygen test tonight. Fingers crossed this means that they will be able to come off the oxygen by the end of the week. That will be so wonderful, it really is annoying to have all the tubing around and having to lug oxygen tanks with us anytime we want to go anywhere. Think good thoughts for us!!!
On the plus side, the girls are doing they overnight oxygen test tonight. Fingers crossed this means that they will be able to come off the oxygen by the end of the week. That will be so wonderful, it really is annoying to have all the tubing around and having to lug oxygen tanks with us anytime we want to go anywhere. Think good thoughts for us!!!
