Its June!!!!! 20 week scan next month!!! Whos with me?

[ttc_lolly]

Sorry I've been awol ladies, have been so busy with the move and everything plus we have no broadband until Friday. Sarah I'm devastated for you I can't believe what has happened. I really hope Logan is back home with you and Neil soon

Definitely no babies this year for us! OH doesn't want anymore at all, and honestly Millie is so much more harder work than her big sis was that she's put me off any more I'm sure that'll fade away as time goes on and I might be able to change his mind in 4-5 years!

Happy New Year to you all nothing new to report here really. Millie's belly button is still weeping but it doesn't smell and its not red/sore looking but she's had to have some swabs taken at the hospital to check it isn't infected, should hopefully hear back about that on Friday.

 

[time]

Hey lauryn! I presumed you had no broadband yet at the new house! Wrens belly button is also a little weepy still.. Thought that was normal to be honest but I'm seeing my health visitor tomorrow so will ask her then! X

 

[ttc_lolly]

It's been hell with no internet luckily I've had plenty to do otherwise I could have easily gone mad! I miss coming online at stupid o'clock when doing night feeds the most! I have hardly any phone signal and no 3G coverage here either so it's been a bit lonely with no outside contact!

I suppose it depends when the clamp falls off as to whether it should still be weeping or not. Millie's fell off on day 4 and the doctor agreed it should be fully healed by now. I can't remember when Amber' s healed up but it definitely didn't take this long. I think it's best to ask your HV just in case

My healthy eating and fitness is supposed to be starting from tomorrow! actually looking forward to losing this jelly belly and not eating as much crap as I had been!

 

[pops23]

We're going to start trying next Christmas/ start jan 2014 to try for a two year age gap, but deffo having a year off, want to enjoy Flynn and enjoy not being duffed! ;-)

Time glad to hear all is well with wren

Ally sorry to hear you've been poorly, hope you start to feel better soon. Can't believe Oliver and poppy are due their jabs already! Time is flying xxx

 

[Scally]

lauryn- hope the move went well, nice to have u back. i would be lost without the internet, i come on so much when i'm nursing- usually thats why i have no capital letters etc!
how is millie harder work than amber?

x

 

[pops23]

Hi lauryn! Glad to hear all went well with the move cx

 

[ttc_lolly]

We just got really lucky with Amber I think, she was as good as gold - hardly cried, wasn't overly sick or fussy and was Sttn by 3/4months. Millie isn't sick at all really but she's pretty fussy and she cries soooo much. I'm sure she has colic/really bad wind which is probably the cause but she is hard work, I'm just hoping it passes soon. I'm winding her plenty, have recently started giving her infacol and I lay her on my chest or on my lap (on her front) to help ease any discomfort but nothing seems to really help. I think if she had been our first we would definitely have been put off a 2nd!

 

[time]

Aww lauryn wren is the same sometimes, she is just a very windy baby. The health visitor told me to hold off using infacol if I can help it so I've just been winding her an awful lot mainly on my knee on her tummy which helps a lot. I find holding her like that and standing up and patting her tummy also really helps. Also holding her legs in to her tummy for a few seconds then releasing is good. Her wind is in her bowel apparently rather than stomach hence why getting a burp out doesn't always help.

Had an amazing night lastnight, little wren had just 30ml at 9pm so I thought we were in for a bad night, but she didn't wake up again til 2.45!!! That's almost 6hrs straight it was brilliant! Hoping she only gets better

 

[ttc_lolly]

I actually keep forgetting to give her the infacol so she's not had much of it tbh! I have been massaging her and moving her legs in a bike riding motion but I think last night was probably the worst we've had with her so far non stop screaming (not normal cries) from around 6PM to 11.30-12 ish, it was awful. I've booked a gp appt for later today just to get her checked out because I really dont want to go through that again!

That's brilliant time, go wren

 

[pops23]

That's awesome time! we had a pretty good night too, Flynn had bath at 9, boob and then 80ml of expressed at 10, he settled around 10.45 and slept till 4! Xx

 

[Scally]

Poor millie, hope the doc can help her out today.

Good sleep for Flynn!

I am struggling with trying to get Poppy down at a reasonable time- she will sleep downstairs on the sofa or on Dave until about 10, i'll feed her, but she wont settle until about midnight! Mind u saying that she'll usually sleep until 5ish then, this morning was 7! But i would like her to have a more reasonable bedtime- but she cluster feeds so much i cant see how i can, and she wont settle upstairs earlier.

I think my scar is coming to a head today, i think the abscess has burst as a section of my scar is now full of blood and puss (bleurgh!!!) so now we have to see if it gets reabsorbed or whether its going to split the scar, its freaking me out, it looks disgusting!
Luckily Dave has taken today off again, i think i would panic slightly with that and having both girls to look after!

x

 

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[Scally]

My gosh sarah what else do u need to do? I can't understand why your birth wasn't discussed before?! It could have been sorted before now.
So fantastic that u can now visit with neils dad and he will take care of logan when he leaves hospital, that's one big relief. And great about it being proven that u couldn't have shaken him. There was no trauma to his head so surely that proves it was something from the birth or a long time before u took him to hospital.
It must be so frustrating for u, everything is backing u up, with glowing social workers reports but still he isn't coming home? I really don't get it x

 

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[ttc_lolly]

Blimey Sarah you poor thing sounds like they are making an absolute mess out of everything and the consequences of them doing so are so high you'd think they'd be doing a better job your update sounds so positive though, I hope they come to their senses soon and Logan is back where he belongs.

Ally that sounds so bad are you in a lot of pain? I hope it doesn't burst

Millie's swab came back clear, so looks like her belly button is just taking a bit longer to heal. The doctor agrees that it's colic/bad wind she has and he said to continue using infacol but also try it with gripe water and see how she gets on. If no improvement, or the crying becomes too unbearable to take her back and we can try prescription stuff. I bought some gripe water straight away and that plus the infacol has made a massive difference already... although I'm now sat relaxing in the tub and can hear her crying downstairs and OH trying to soothe her spoken too soon perhaps!?

 

[Scally]

Awwwww Lauryn- i hope the infacol and gripe water helps, colic is horrible, Izzy had it and the only thing that worked was colief. Glad Millies belly button isnt infected.

Sarah- i hope today goes ok xx

Well i woke up this morning, went to the loo and saw blood dripping down from my scar, so now its started weeping and is freaking me out even more! lol. I am sat here with a sanitary towel on it waiting for the doctors to open. I really hope the whole lot doesnt open as its about a third of my scar and in the middle section so it wont be pretty. Its actually not too painful unless i move so if i lay/sit still its fairly pain free. I feel dizzy and sick but think thats more psychological than anything else!

x

 

[kellie_w]

Oh sarah, im so pleased the shaking has been ruled out, and that neils dad has been made logans carer, its all steps in the right direction. Surely if there are no marks on logan there is absolutely nothing you can be blamed for and it should be straight forward from here? Though I guess not with all the procedures that have to be followed. Will you take things further when you are cleared?

Ally, I know I have been what apping you but sending another hug and get well from here.

Lauryn I think we have matching babies. I haven't wanted to write anything cos of what Sarah is going through, I feel I shouldn't complain at all but I am struggling so much. I just need to release this as I have no one else to talk to. This crying is destroying me, its been 4 weeks of up and down and getting worse. Im so lucky he is sleeping so well but the days are long and hard. 4 hours last night he screamed constantly. Every waking moment is just crying. I feel im neglecting luke as oliver needs comforting all the time and I hate hate hate it. There us nothing obvious thats causing it so I cant do nothing. Why have I got such another unhappy baby? Luke was exactly the same. I must be doing something wrong

 

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[ttc_lolly]

Thanks ladies Kellie I definitely think we are in the same boat, you are not alone and it certainly is not your fault are you using anything for colic? I must say last night was so much better than she's been in a long while but I don't want to speak too soon! I also feel bad on Amber as Millie is pretty much all consuming and I seem to be the only one out of the 2 of us that doesn't get as stressed with her luckily Amber has been fine and is still her happy little self, so looks like it's just me feeling guilty ridden. I also haven't spoken about it too much, one because I've not had the net so couldn't get online but also because it is a little embarrassing. I am coping but its bloody hard, I was looking forward to this newborn and young stage so much when I was pregnant and now I just can't wait for it to be over!

Ally, that would freak me out so much. Did you have this last time too?