January Jellybeans 2013!...

[ARuppe716]

Congrats on the milestone... I look forward to adding one!

 

[AJThomas]

I cosleep too Els and i cant imagine having to get up otherwise! I'll just pass on a tip my cousin gave me in case you don't already know, if u do feeds lying on your side sometimes (side lying?) make sure baby's head is propped up/elevated as the milk can run down into her ear canal and cause infections if she's lying flat.

But side lying feeds are great, just pop a boob out and go back to sleep, only issue is I still have to sit up to burp him or he pukes, or has tummy trouble and fusses a lot.

 

[Betheney]

Sassy, i hope this doesn't come off as bossy. Just remember if you want to keep breastfeeding, you need to pump EVERY feed that you supplement with formula otherwise your supply will drop. The nursery told me if you leave more than 6 hours with no feeding or pumping it sends signals to your brain to decrease milk production. But i think it's only crucial in the early weeks... but i'm not sure if that's 6 weeks or 12 weeks.

Plus if you pump then bubba can have breastmilk still if bubba doesn't feel like latching.

 

[Nikkilewis14]

All of these babies are so perfect and beautiful! congrats again to everyone..its hard for me to get a moment to hop on and catch up here so i apologize

Ellas now constipated so ped told us to insert the tip of a thermometer covered in vaseline and voilaaa! She poooooped! She actually enjoyed it and felt soothed! We also had to mix 4oz water with 4oz light karo syrup, boil it and add 1teaspoon of this toevery 2 oz bottle..it should act as a stool softener ...hope it helps her til she gets used to the iron in the formula..poor thing...

My tailbones still not healed...cant even get work done at the comp since i have to lay on my side... Ob wanted to send me to e.r. For x rays but i dont wanna go to the e.r! I told them illtry toget thru the weekend and they said if not, go in on monday to get checked out... No fun!

I broke my tail bone with my last...it hurts ALOT Im sorry your still in so much pain.

How long did it take for the intense pain to go away?! For work, i spend a lot of time in front of the computer and even with a donut to sit on, i cant do it for more than an hour without being in excrutiating pain :/. Luckily with pain pills i can get up to feed, hold, and change ella but then once she falls asleep i put her right in her sleeper and have to lay down or nap... Its absolutely awful!

 

[AJThomas]

Nikki soooo sorry you're having so much pain, hope u get some relief soon.

Question, if I eat irregularly or pick at my food and get gas or some other tummy trouble, does it affect baby's tummy too?

 

[mommyof2peas]

All of these babies are so perfect and beautiful! congrats again to everyone..its hard for me to get a moment to hop on and catch up here so i apologize

Ellas now constipated so ped told us to insert the tip of a thermometer covered in vaseline and voilaaa! She poooooped! She actually enjoyed it and felt soothed! We also had to mix 4oz water with 4oz light karo syrup, boil it and add 1teaspoon of this toevery 2 oz bottle..it should act as a stool softener ...hope it helps her til she gets used to the iron in the formula..poor thing...

My tailbones still not healed...cant even get work done at the comp since i have to lay on my side... Ob wanted to send me to e.r. For x rays but i dont wanna go to the e.r! I told them illtry toget thru the weekend and they said if not, go in on monday to get checked out... No fun!

I broke my tail bone with my last...it hurts ALOT Im sorry your still in so much pain.

How long did it take for the intense pain to go away?! For work, i spend a lot of time in front of the computer and even with a donut to sit on, i cant do it for more than an hour without being in excrutiating pain :/. Luckily with pain pills i can get up to feed, hold, and change ella but then once she falls asleep i put her right in her sleeper and have to lay down or nap... Its absolutely awful!

I feel your pain Doc said this baby will more then likely break it again because it's been broken once before.

I'm not going to lie, it took a couple months before I could sit on the floor or a bench for long period of time. But after a couple weeks on pain meds I was able to function on just Tylenol. It still hurts if I sit on hard things for too long. Just take some time to stretch out if you need too on your side or tummy to take the pressure off.

I read that it can take up to 6 months to heal and some people will go as far as having the bone removed.

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Oh my, yea im going to go to my ob mondayi think... I know theres not much he can do but prescribe me painpills...im just going to expect the worse and deal with it the way i can which is just as u suggested ( lay down, pills, etc) ....he also suggested seeing a orthopedic doctor too...so well see... Thanks again!

 

[sassy_mom]

Thanks for the reminder Betheney! Any advice on it is helpful and never bossy! I've been pumping today and have found this ... my right side which is the one I leaked like crazy from, I got nearly 5 oz and could have kept going. My left, I struggled to pull 1oz out. What is that about?! She has never liked feeding on my left side and my other daughter was the same way.

Nikki I'm so sorry to hear you are in so much pain. I hope you can heal quickly and in the mean time, I hope you can find some relief!

Els congrats on the milestone! I hope to be able to have the same.

Blossom I am finding it difficult with my older one. But in saying that, I have been having bf'ing issues that have caused me to not be able to sleep until basically the morning. Now that I have some idea of what is going on, and have prepared for it tonight, I am hoping tomorrow will bring a much better day. I think it also depends on how the older one is towards the new baby. Mine is very affectionate and wants to help so I feel lucky because of that. I have an extra set of hands for the small things. You do the best you can though. I think if I were getting more sleep ... or at least being able to go to bed before 7 am ... things would be a lot different.

The swelling in my feet has gotten ridiculous. It now hurts if I move them or try and move my toes. I have them propped right now but I feel like nothing will take down this swelling. I couldn't even put my shoes on today. Hoping a restful night will help. If not, I may give the doctor a call just to double check on it.

Ok ladies ... hope you all have restful nights. I'm off to bed!!! Feels good to say that. Even if it is 1 am!

 

[fingersxxd]

My yellow bean was also blue. Born 2046 hrs on the 12th. Also his due date. Was 8lbs 11.5 ozs completely naturally, not by Choice.

 

[MissMummy2Be]

I managed to breastfeed from Wednesday until yesterday (Saturday) afternoon but i am very happy with myself and my choice to switch her. when we left the hospital on Friday she weighed 2815g/6.2lb today when she was weighed she was 3000g/6.61lb and she will be weighed again on Wednesday

 

[Soniamillie01]

Hi ladies

Sorry I've been absent, hope everyone is well.

Congrats to all with new arrivals and I hope those over due don't have too long to wait.

All is well here. Archie has really settled since we've switched to formula. It wasn't my ideal feeding scenario but I had to do what was best for him as he was struggling to breast feed as it quite badly tongue tide. He lost 300grams at day 5 which is just in the borderline, midwife happy with switch and is back Monday to weigh him again. He is going to hospital Friday to have his tongue snipped

I've been quite up and down emotionally but think that's mean mainly due to the feeding issues and lack of sleep. Before he would wake every hour wanting to be fed but obviously wasn't getting enough to sustain a good routine. That was making me really sore as well. We've also been indundated with visitors which has been lovely but it's been hard to get our routine sorted, which I am glad we have now and also have struggled a little with listening to everyones opinions on how they would do it and how they would raise their child - so annoying, this was bad enough during pregnancy and looks like it will continue!

I hope everyone is doing well x

 

[Lilahbear]

Congratulations fingersxxd!

 

[Betheney]

Congrats fingersxxd, I swear your last post was incredibly recent and I don't remember it mentioning labour. Was it a quick labour?

Sassy - My left side I have problems with too. The nipple is just a few millimetres different in length compared to the right but it makes such a huge difference. My left always has a smaller expressed amount to the right. Both my babies didnts seem to show a preference but the latch is always very fiddly on the left.

Also this could very well be all in my head but I found one side would give milk constantly for 20 mins I'd feel a letdown but ot was always giving milk and after 20mins I'd end up with say 100mls. The other side would give me nothing then I'd feel a letdown and get 50mls just about when thee 20mins is up I'd see that I still only have 50mls and I'd get upset that the boob isn't working as well then all of a sudden I'd get another*letdown of 50mls. I kept thinking that if o stopped expressing that little bit earlier I would of completely missed it.

If you do want to up your supply on that side I'm sure you know to pump more on that side. I cheat and feed off my bad side first a little more than I should rather than starting off the one I finished off. I've never run this by my nurse it's just something I decided to do to help that side gain supply. It's not every feed just a few more than normal.

OH something I did notice I feed better in my bad side using the football hold and feed on my good side using the cradle hold. Poor Remi, I hope he doesn't mind always feeding lying on his left side. Lol..

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[Nikkilewis14]

Sassy my swelling is still there in my legs only, but it goes away each day... For.a good 5 days i couldnt walk either it hurt so bad from the skin stretching... U had an epidural right? I heard from the pushing and the epi and if u had putocin u will have significant swelling also after birth...but it doesnt hurt to get checked either . Hope it goes down for u!

 

[els1022]

I cosleep too Els and i cant imagine having to get up otherwise! I'll just pass on a tip my cousin gave me in case you don't already know, if u do feeds lying on your side sometimes (side lying?) make sure baby's head is propped up/elevated as the milk can run down into her ear canal and cause infections if she's lying flat.

But side lying feeds are great, just pop a boob out and go back to sleep, only issue is I still have to sit up to burp him or he pukes, or has tummy trouble and fusses a lot.

Thanks for the advice AJ! She does tend to let milk run down her face bc I'm still making way more than she needs. Luckily I can just pat her back a little and she burps on her own, or she'll do it without me having to do anything. I just worry that she'll never sleep without me now...

Sassy, i hope this doesn't come off as bossy. Just remember if you want to keep breastfeeding, you need to pump EVERY feed that you supplement with formula otherwise your supply will drop. The nursery told me if you leave more than 6 hours with no feeding or pumping it sends signals to your brain to decrease milk production. But i think it's only crucial in the early weeks... but i'm not sure if that's 6 weeks or 12 weeks.

Plus if you pump then bubba can have breastmilk still if bubba doesn't feel like latching.

Betheney, my LO went 6 hours without a feed last night and I was wondering if it's gonna mess with my supply if she starts doing it regularly. what do you think? She's a month old now and probably at least 11 lbs.

 

[sassy_mom]

My left side is still giving me trouble. It hurts so bad and I can't get anything out. I've tried squeezing the nipple, rubbing the whole breast ... I started using my pump and can't even get an ounce out. I really want to ease the pain. Any thoughts???

 

[DittyByrd]

My left side is still giving me trouble. It hurts so bad and I can't get anything out. I've tried squeezing the nipple, rubbing the whole breast ... I started using my pump and can't even get an ounce out. I really want to ease the pain. Any thoughts???

Try a warm shower and warm compress. That can get milk moving, esp with a clogged milk duct or poor flow. You can also use ice packs to decrease the swelling and pain.

Heat before nursing, cool after nursing. That's what the LC told me.

 

[claireb86]

Looked at my discharge notes and my labour was 1hr 5mins, 14 mins pushing and 13 mins 3rd stage. I loved my water birth, would recommend to anyone, great feeling to deliver your own baby.

Jacob isn't sure what Joshua actually is lol, he knows he is a baby but I don't know if he actually realises Joshua is a real person lol.

Very tired today as Joshua was awake alot last night, I think he is nocturnal!

 

[oorweeistyin]

Looked at my discharge notes and my labour was 1hr 5mins, 14 mins pushing and 13 mins 3rd stage. I loved my water birth, would recommend to anyone, great feeling to deliver your own baby.

Jacob isn't sure what Joshua actually is lol, he knows he is a baby but I don't know if he actually realises Joshua is a real person lol.

Very tired today as Joshua was awake alot last night, I think he is nocturnal!

Wow that was quick...... well done. I hope I get to do it on my own too.

 

[AJThomas]

Els, Cayde sometimes burps on his own too but I often need to burp him more than once or he gets a tummy ache and sleep is out the window.

Also I think it's internally that the milk can drain into the ear canal, I guess when they're swallowing.