Due in July 2012

[Canada8]

Here is a link on info of the pump I got

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f4lLDF2P4do

This link is fRom a customers review

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1paNYbOjxL0

 

[ktskittle]

Bug! Sending thoughts and prayers your way!!!
I got the medela pump. I plan on breastfeeding alone until 8 or so weeks and than mixing breast and bottle feeding (with only breastmilk) so that I can leave the house from time to time. I don't know how long I'll breastfeed, but I hope to at least be able to pump and use breastmilk until they are a year old and can switch to food and cow's milk alone... (I think I might wean off the breast and just pump and use the bottle when they start teething, but we shall see.)

 

[Canada8]

my bff did that KT.....she actually only pumped her milk and fed via a bottle....she didn't like the feeling of her son on her nipple, but wanted him to get breast milk.....it worked great for her...only thing I would suggest is, try to give baby a bottle of breast milk here and there in the first 8wks, just so he gets use to bottle....I have heard some babies getting use to nipple right away and never liking the bottle nipple....so glad you got the medela!!! I also got 2 of their bottles that is suppose to simulate a mother's nipple!!

Im going to do the same as you! Pls lets continue to share our experience with bottle breast milk and nipple....it helps a lot

 

[Flagirl]

bug- keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. let us know what happens.

canada- thank you! i need all the info i can get. i was thinking i was going to try to breast feed exclusively for about 4 weeks then pump so that i can leave and not worry about it and so that others esp hubby can feed her and bond with her.
ive been researching which bottles but i am not sure. my mom says to find several i like and buy a couple of all so that we can see what works. she said a lot of times certain babies will take to certain bottles better than others. i do want one that is like a real nipple as i have read about the "confusion" that can happen.

we finally got some great pix today. she was up and cooperating for the first 20 mins or so then she literally rolled over and went to sleep ha it was so funny. she got still and would not move at all. it was really neat. she is also grabbing her feet which was neat to see. i thought- i bet she is so bored in there ha

here she is.

 

[angieloo]

I've heard that playtex bottles are the most similar to a mom's but I'll probably get two kinds and see which works best.

I plan on breast feeding exclusively until 4weeks old and then alternating until about six months old. Then introducing formula and rice milk. I'm not set on it 100% so we shall see

 

[Canada8]

Omg flagirl! She is beautiful!!

 

[Bug222]

awww beautiful pics Flagirl!!!!

 

[AngelaSD]

BUG.... Keep your thoughts positive. Thoughts and prayers with you.

Fla- SHE IS BEAUTIFUL! You can like TOTALLY see what she looks like!!!!!!!!! amazing! At my first growth scan I was 27wks 5days and she weighed 2lbs 11oz so SUPER close to your girls! I was told she was in the 50th percentile! And yes she can measure bigger then smaller then fine lol all depends on her growing. When is your next one? She sounds just perfect to me!

Canada-thank you for the "novel" lol. We ALL like ANY information ANY of us have to share I think "The more you know the more you grow"...BAHHH haha.

I was wondering if -to your breasts- breastfeeding and the pumping are the same? Does that make sense? I plan to breastfeed till there are teeth, or a year old. I pray Im blessed with milk! LOTS of milk

SOOOO I have my baby shower Saturday!!!!!!

 

[ktskittle]

So cute FLAgirl!
My little one was 2 lbs 14 ounces at 26 weeks 3 days. AHHH! It's gonna HURT! Lol.
SO I think lo flipped right side up again today, because I dont' feel him nearly as much, and when I do, he is kicking my bladder. AND my bump changed shape when he did, it's sitting lower, and half the time I Feel like he is about to fall out of me!
On another note...
My crib bedding came in today and now I am not sure about doing blue stripes. Hmmm! What do you guys think?!? (Excuse the mess and boxes in the background.)

 

[AngelaSD]

LOVE the crib and EVERYTHING with it! Looks PERFECT! We bought a black crib very similar to yours! I love the curved back! You dont NEED the stripes if its a hassle dont Everything looks really nice! I was too doing stripes but i dont think were going to have time for it All well, think there is enough going on in baby rooms lol...Oh and my nursery has all of our living room furniture in it right now because the husband is doing the wood floors so when its done I promise to put up pictures too! Kt..EVERYONE.. can you FEEL when the babe changes position? I never felt it when she did move and I feel again like she did but I didn't FEEL IT happen ya know?

 

[Flagirl]

Thank you everyone!!!! I can't believe how much I'm in love with her already is anyone already overwhelmed by it??? Some days I am more than others

Angela- I thought they could change depending on when they are measured. Idk if I will have a next. Not sure about that. I'm not high risk or any complications so I don't think they do them often. As long and my fundus (stomach) measures normal then they are ok. Next week is my gttt so if it positive then I get monitored much more often and at the fetal maternal specialist often. I do know that bc I know a girl that had to go every 2 weeks bc of g. Diabetes in the 3 rd trimester. I hope everything is normal and in that case I will see her on 3 d once again around 30 weeks but then that's it. I may ask them to do one at 35 weeks though so i can prepare myself for delivery mentally. Lol

Have too much fun at your shower and like I always say- eat some cake for me please
Kt- looks greats!!!!!!!!!!!! And what a bit boy. Now I know what you are saying about him really really being big. That's a big boy for sure.

Canada- videos ad awesome. I'm sold on it! I'm taking it you did a lot of research and KT also got it so I'm not gonna spend hours researching it. Thanks to you both i can spend my time elsewhere and I need it bc soon much to do.

 

[Canada8]

Kt I love the crib! So cute!

Angela, yes brestfeeding from nipple and pump are the same, just the pump allows you to let hubby and others feed baby and allows more freedom for momma!

Bug222 did you go back to the docs after your GTT test? If so, what did they say? Do ou have to do another test?

Flagirl glad you found them useful. Yes this times did some serious research because my last pump,was from avant.....and I hated the Brest suctions and it was recalled due to BPA issues....so this time I looked for a hospital grade pump.

Well I am off to the Toronto baby show today! Sooo excited! They give out Free cans of all the formulas....I am going to store them as they are good for 2yrs....they have vendors from small local stores I can't wait to see what clothing is there and other vendors. I want to find a cute nursing scarp.....that thingy you can put around you and baby when nursing in public......there will be over 100 vendors and hourly baby workshops......learning how to baby massage, nursing what to expect the first few weeks home etc...I may have already had aa son, but that was five years ago and I need some serious brushing up! I will share anything interesting I learn with ou ladies

Cheers

 

[ktskittle]

Angela... I can tell he flipped because I WAS feeling hard kicks right under my ribs up high, but now I can't feel him as often, when I do it's on my bladder (although I think I feel very subtle head movements up high on occassion), and the shape of my bump has changed! He did this a couple weeks ago, and when he flipped I was awake and could feel him flipping over. When he flipped back, he did it in my sleep. It was the same thing this time... He flipped breech in my sleep.
Last time I was melancholic about him going breech because I couldn't feel him as often, but since he has gotten so big (and was keeping me up half the night with his kicking), I am taking full advantage of him being breech and finally being able to get some SLEEP! Lol!
So if I don't do stripes, what color should I paint? Ahh! I suck at this!

 

[Flagirl]

Kt- I'd pull out one of the lighter colors from the bedding. I can see light green and blue bc of the airplanes. I say a lighter color bc I prefer lighter walls but I've seen a lot of cute nurseries on projectnursery.com that have chocolate or navy walls for boys rooms and it looks really good. For some reason, I just would never do it but I see it and i really like it. Odd

 

[Flagirl]

Bug- any word yet?????????? I know you were going back to dr. But don't know when.

 

[Flagirl]

Oh and dang you Canada. I'm so super jealous about the show. I'd love love love to do that. No such luck here. Thats really neat though. Let us know about any cool new products or info though. I'd love to hear about them

 

[Bug222]

I did my second GTT on Wed... but can't get in for my growth scan until May 9th. So my next appt won't be till the 15th b/c he wanted to have the scan results the next time he saw me. We have a program in BC in which you can access your lab results online and looking at that all my GTT numbers are within the normal ranges so I am assuming that means I passed.

 

[ktskittle]

Yay Bug!

 

[Flagirl]

Yay bug! Hoping you're right and you passed. Wishing you well for your next appt. my gttt test is next tues and I'm nervous for some reason I think I just worry too much. We probably all do though.

Happy Friday everyone.

 

[Flagirl]

Ok I have been researching the bottle thing so that hopefully I can breast feed then pump and let my hubby or my parents help me.
I found this


https://www.lansinoh.com/products/rocking-feeding-bottle

Check it out and let me know what you think.