January Jellybeans 2013!...

[darkstar]

I thought I got lucky and skipped all the "is she here yet "calls. Wonder why everyone feels they are going to be left out of know when she makes her appearance??

This teaches me next time to tell people Im due one month after the actual due date

Its starting here too..
I had a subtle message last night from a friend saying shouldnt he be here by now? My mother is more sledgehammer like and says "any twinges?" In a text message each morning. We asked her to be at the birth so I think she likes to check in before work each day in case I have been labouring all night

 

[darkstar]

Scan day tomorrow & I'll find out if I'm being booked in for induction or left to potentially go beyond my due date. I think I'd rather go into labour naturally, but am nervous about the size of the baby if I go much over (even though I know it won't be huge).

Also seeing the midwife on Thursday for my regular checkup, though it would be easier if they could just do my blood pressure etc tomorrow & save making the extra trip

Good luck for the scan

 

[Lillian33]

Another question for those of you bf'ing

My boobs are killing, 1 of them is enormous,and both rock hard

Jake is constantly wanting to feed, so I'm not sure if he's not taking enough, and seems to be crying every half hour. I'm wondering if its a good idea to pump so I can see much he takes and feed just 1 feed in a bottle? Would this effect his bf?

Do you think he could be having trouble latching properly due to the size of your breasts? I recall someone posting on here that they expressed a little first to relieve the fullness of the breast and that helped their LO latch better and then drink more and drink and do it calmly. But as you said you could try pumping/bottle feeding once and see how you go? xx

 

[Lilahbear]

Does anybody have a problem with their breasts leaking loads at night? It doesn't happen during the day, but last night I managed to soak through, two set of breast pads, two pyjama tops and two bras. I figured it might stop once my body regulates how much milk I need, but I don't know how long that will take and I am tired of waking up soaking wet.

 

[DittyByrd]

Does anybody have a problem with their breasts leaking loads at night? It doesn't happen during the day, but last night I managed to soak through, two set of breast pads, two pyjama tops and two bras. I figured it might stop once my body regulates how much milk I need, but I don't know how long that will take and I am tired of waking up soaking wet.

Early on I leaked terribly. Last night my right breast leaked. I think it depends on how I sleep and the pressure on the breasts.

FWIW, the lactation consultant told me to be careful side sleeping and having my arm put pressure on the side of my breast as this can cause blocked ducts. But if you are leaking it's a lot less likely to happen!!!

Also, for the engorgement questions from earlier:

LC told me to pump off 0.5-1oz of milk off of each breast 2-3x in between feeds just to a comfortable point. If comfortable, don't pump. The engorgement and pain subsided within 1-2 days and my breasts were much more comfortable in short order.

 

[Leinzlove]

My January Jellybean... Zoela Dawn

6lbs12oz 19 1/2 iches long... Arrived January 15, 2013 @ 12:15pm (Eastern)

 

[darkstar]

Awwww Zoela is beautiful, congrats!

 

[DittyByrd]

Awwww Zoela is beautiful, congrats!

Congrats Leinz!

 

[SAS1]

Congrats Leinz! She's adorable!

 

[els1022]

Congrats Leinz! She's beautiful.

Lilah, I wake up wet every morning! Baby sleeps with me and I think her nuzzling causes me too leak more. I also have a huge supply and my breasts are rarely empty.

 

[Nikkilewis14]

i posted this in my journal and fb so sorry if you're all reading it for the 3rd time.

So Remi has a follow up appt with the pediatrician who saw him in hospital during his stay, it was suppose to be on the 31st but they rang today with an opening so i went in.

He's concerned about how big Remi's head is and more importantly he's mostly concerned about how big the fontanelle on his head is and i must admit it is a HUGE hole. I assumed when he was born it was a big hole because he was early but he's past his due date now and it's still big, for WEEKS i could still feel it on the top part of his forehead thats how dar forward it came.

So the doctor ordered an ultrasound to be done in the next 10 days, where they look at the fluid around the brain and in the brain as apparently large fontanels are associated with too much pressure within the cranium.

Hope everything turns out ok! Lots of prayers your way!


Sorry cant help on the bf issues ladies...

 

[Betheney]

Another question for those of you bf'ing

My boobs are killing, 1 of them is enormous,and both rock hard

Jake is constantly wanting to feed, so I'm not sure if he's not taking enough, and seems to be crying every half hour. I'm wondering if its a good idea to pump so I can see much he takes and feed just 1 feed in a bottle? Would this effect his bf?

If he's crying every half hour maybe he is really hungry and your full boobs are showing that there's plenty there he just might not be taking it.

As someone else said it might be a latch problem.

Babies will always drink more from a bottle though so it's hard to equate a bottle amount to a breastfeeding amount. It wont hurt your breastfeeding i wouldn't think by giving him one bottle, the nurses at the hospital told me nipple confusion doesn't happen as often as women think especially when they are still getting lots of breast.

Maybe your cutting your feeds off short of when he's really finished. Maybe what you think is finished and full isn't actually finished and full. If he is crying every half hour then feed him every half hour, Remi definitly has painful days like that and then days like today where he wants to feed every 5 hours (which is concerning me). But it's okay for some feeds to last 40 mins, sometimes i think Remi is finished but he really just needed a rest. Is baby sucking and swallowing, watch babies jaw and see if it looks like he's doing proper feeding and moving his mouth and really getting into it.

 

[Betheney]

Does anybody have a problem with their breasts leaking loads at night? It doesn't happen during the day, but last night I managed to soak through, two set of breast pads, two pyjama tops and two bras. I figured it might stop once my body regulates how much milk I need, but I don't know how long that will take and I am tired of waking up soaking wet.

oh yes! when my breast were full and massive everyday i didn't leak a drop, now they're settled down i leak everywhere. How weird is that.

From memory i leaked with Eva and it stopped eventually. My leaking now is also less and less as each week goes on so hopefully it'll stop soon.

 

[ARuppe716]

So dh and I pretty much take turns on diapers... We're sitting here watching a movie and Oliver is totally blowing out his diaper and is really gassy. Dh is doing everything he can to delay and I'm just sitting here laughing because the last one I had was minor

 

[Kaiecee]

Leinz
Congrats so beautiful

 

[Kaiecee]

Why is my pic always showing up sideways ???

 

[brieri1]

Lilah's bilirubin count is 15.8 on her 4th day of life. I'm so worried. The pediatrician has us supplementing with formula now to bring it down, but she's so lethargic, its hard to get her to eat much of anything. I'm so scared.

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Lol amanda... Poor ella in constipated! We do suppositories n karo syrupto help her along til she gets used to herforula...she never spit upon it... And no more diahrea but now shes clogged poot thing!

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Her formula*

 

[Nikkilewis14]

This is why i hate typing on my ipad! You wouldswear i was illiterate lol.