January Jellybeans 2013!...

[La Mere]

My little one has a cold too. It is hard cause there isn't much we can do for them, but I hate hearing her snuffling and trying to breath through her nose. Hope Sam feels better soon.

Thanks, Lilah. I hope Eva feels better soon, too.

 

[BlossomJ]

I am so sick of contractions that go nowhere 40 weeks 6 days today and I have another two days before I even get my first sweep.

Sorry you're fed up! I would be too Really hope it turns into the real thing soon!

 

[mellywelly]

I get those pains when he first starts sucking on the nipple, they seem to fade after a minute he has started. Man, every time they do he makes me pray, they hurt so bad! LOL

I get that on my ok side, but on the left it doesn't go away, it's all the way through the feed and stings like hell even when he's not feeding on it.

 

[La Mere]

Thanks to Sassy and Blossom.

 

[Kaiecee]

So dtd 2 times last night but I feel like I'm
Paying
For it now since where they cut me fory c section it's a little
Sore but it was really good lol

 

[sassy_mom]

Did it take anyone else a long time to stop bleeding? Chloe is 12 days old and while I'm not wearing hospital size pads, I do have to wear a regular size one because of the bleeding. No clots thank goodness but I am ready for it to stop already.

 

[Lilahbear]

Eva is 17 days old and I am still bleeding. It is getting less, but still a reasonable amount. I am so ready for it to stop too.

 

[La Mere]

No, not really.. I took a few weeks with Rayven and I've already stopped bleeding and Sam is 16 days old. I think its different for everyone of course... But I did take the same herbal birthing tincture with both of them and it has herbs in it that help stem excessive bleeding.. though I did start bleeding a little again the first time Hubby and I so we waited a little longer to try again... (sorry if tmi) I still can't handle doggy or spooning, but either of us on top feels great... sorry for going off on a sex-capade

 

[sassy_mom]

I was reading on average it takes 4-6 weeks. I tried to remember how long it took the first time and I think I remember still bleeding when she was 3 weeks but I had a lot of small clots with her. I guess I was hoping it would just be over already. I do remember that by the time I had my 6 week check up, I had stopped bleeding from giving birth and had already had a regular period. I remember they needed me to come in when it ended (if I remember this right) to put in the IUD I was getting.

Speaking of IUD ... has anyone had the paragard IUD before? We are done having children but I'm not looking to have surgery so want something without hormones (hormones in birth control does not agree with my body). Before we decided to have Chloe, we just used condoms .... or (tmi) a towel .... I went off Mirena 2 years before we TTC and I liked not having to take anything or have weird devices shoved up in there but it always made us worry that we would forget and end up pregnant before we wanted to. So as much as I would love to tell the doctor no thanks I'm fine we're going old school , I really have been looking into getting the paragard and just wanted to know if anyone has had it and what you thought of it.

*Also I'm a little iffy on getting it because like with Mirena there is the string that hangs out of your cervix ... when I had it, DH got stabbed a couple of times by it and could always feel the string when we were dtd. So I'm struggling with getting something like that again.*

 

[sassy_mom]

Also looking into Essure if anyone knows anything about that as well.

 

[La Mere]

Tbh, I don't know anything about that stuff... I've never even been on the pill, lol. We've always just used condoms or a vaginal film that is a spermicide. Sorry I am not much help. And wow, Sassy, you had already gotten your period back by your 6 week appt.? I didn't get mine back until after Rayven's first bithday!

Random question for moms of more than one... How long after you had your kids did you get your period back?

 

[Kaiecee]

I know with the mirena iud I had the strings shortened and never had an issue with it

And the discussion about bleeding I stopped bleeding pretty much within the first 4 days and now I have a panty liner cuz I might get the occasional spotting

 

[ARuppe716]

Yesterday was the first day I had no bleeding or spotting... Just discharge. I'm 15 post c section...

 

[sassy_mom]

I think maybe because I stopped bf'ing by the time she was 2 weeks it came back so quickly. I know bf'ing can keep your period away. I hated being on the pill. I was on that when I was 18 and I won't ever get back on it. Bleh! I know I don't want anything with hormones in it but I'm so scrambled on what to do. They cut my strings too and we still had issues with it. Drove us insane. I asked the doctor if he could have cut them again and he said not without making it where they would disappear completely. It is probably a good thing I'm still bleeding ... or else I might jump DH. At least it will give me some time to heal.

 

[DeedeeBeester]

I'm almost not bleeding too. I give it a couple of days to finish up. It's 8 days since Matthew. Nurse said not to DTD for 6 weeks and i'm keeping it that way. Haha, it's been hard though, with all the extra cuddling we can manage now without a bump.

I'm a little discouraged. When I pump milk I can only get around 1.5 to 2.5 ounces it seems. I'm sure Matthew is getting a lot more when he nurses, because I can see all the milk coming out, but I wish I was pumping more. After NICU I felt like I was chasing after him to have him breast feed, since I couldn't really do it 'til after 24 hours he was born. Hope I get more soon.

 

[La Mere]

I think maybe because I stopped bf'ing by the time she was 2 weeks it came back so quickly. I know bf'ing can keep your period away. I hated being on the pill. I was on that when I was 18 and I won't ever get back on it. Bleh! I know I don't want anything with hormones in it but I'm so scrambled on what to do. They cut my strings too and we still had issues with it. Drove us insane. I asked the doctor if he could have cut them again and he said not without making it where they would disappear completely. It is probably a good thing I'm still bleeding ... or else I might jump DH. At least it will give me some time to heal.

Yeah, I breastfed Rayven pretty much until about half way through 2nd tri. she can get super jealous when I am feeding Sam and she wants my attention, to cuddle or to nurse herself. I did jump my hubby, Sassy!! Of course I didn't hear any complaints!

I'm almost not bleeding too. I give it a couple of days to finish up. It's 8 days since Matthew. Nurse said not to DTD for 6 weeks and i'm keeping it that way. Haha, it's been hard though, with all the extra cuddling we can manage now without a bump.

I'm a little discouraged. When I pump milk I can only get around 1.5 to 2.5 ounces it seems. I'm sure Matthew is getting a lot more when he nurses, because I can see all the milk coming out, but I wish I was pumping more. After NICU I felt like I was chasing after him to have him breast feed, since I couldn't really do it 'til after 24 hours he was born. Hope I get more soon.

I never waited the full 6 weeks. I waited 4 weeks with Rayven and not even 2 weeks this time! Maybe I'm addicted! my midwife last time told me as long as it wasn't too painful and I was enjoying it, to have at it!

Drink TONS of water! I pumped about 4 oz total the other day and I could tell I still had some in there! I think I drink more now than I did while I was pregnant... And my breasts are still getting hard and leaking all over the place. They both started leaking on me while I was getting dressed this morning!

 

[Kaiecee]

Tbh, I don't know anything about that stuff... I've never even been on the pill, lol. We've always just used condoms or a vaginal film that is a spermicide. Sorry I am not much help. And wow, Sassy, you had already gotten your period back by your 6 week appt.? I didn't get mine back until after Rayven's first bithday!

Random question for moms of more than one... How long after you had your kids did you get your period back?

It depends on if u bf or not cuz I got mine back pretty fast with my 1st I wasn't bf'ing with my second I bf'ed 3 months got mine back couple months later

 

[Kaiecee]

I dtd with dh after one week it wasn't painful during the sex but I find I'm sensitive now with the whole cesarian

 

[DeedeeBeester]

I'm almost not bleeding too. I give it a couple of days to finish up. It's 8 days since Matthew. Nurse said not to DTD for 6 weeks and i'm keeping it that way. Haha, it's been hard though, with all the extra cuddling we can manage now without a bump.

I'm a little discouraged. When I pump milk I can only get around 1.5 to 2.5 ounces it seems. I'm sure Matthew is getting a lot more when he nurses, because I can see all the milk coming out, but I wish I was pumping more. After NICU I felt like I was chasing after him to have him breast feed, since I couldn't really do it 'til after 24 hours he was born. Hope I get more soon.

I never waited the full 6 weeks. I waited 4 weeks with Rayven and not even 2 weeks this time! Maybe I'm addicted! my midwife last time told me as long as it wasn't too painful and I was enjoying it, to have at it!

Drink TONS of water! I pumped about 4 oz total the other day and I could tell I still had some in there! I think I drink more now than I did while I was pregnant... And my breasts are still getting hard and leaking all over the place. They both started leaking on me while I was getting dressed this morning!

Yeah, I've been bad on my water drinking!

 

[EmyDra]

Baby Heath Alexander born 17th January 2013, weighing 9lbs15oz. Got to hospital and he was born an hour later in the pool