January Jellybeans 2013!...

[Lillian33]

Oh Sassy I'm sorry you're having a rough time Harry does that on the breast sometimes but I think his is gas. As the other ladies said, perhaps try another nipple or a different brand of bottle maybe? Hopefully your hubby's idea works & she settles into drinking properly soon. Big hugs x

 

[sassy_mom]

Thanks ladies! Tried the bottle with the slightly bigger nipple and we only had one time that she pulled on the nipple. I took her off, calmed her down, burped her and she went right back to eating.
She is taking 3-4 oz. She tends to eat 4oz after a good sleep. Sometimes during the day, she is still only taking 2 so I never know how much she will eat. I'm just always prepared.
I'm so exhausted after today. My oldest had a rough night and was having some pains ... so I had both girls crying and this was just as DH was walking out the door for work. I'm about to head to bed to try and get some rest after this day. Here is hoping tomorrow will be better.

 

[Soniamillie01]

sassy

I've got to get up and out of the house by 8.30am, it's currently 5.55am and I swear Archie can sense it so wants to feed / be cuddled all night. I'm exhausted

 

[River12]

Hi ladies,
I know I dont post on here much but just wanted to say we had a little girl. Ivy fiona born 13th jan weighing 7lb 14oz. She is just perfect and we are so in love. It was truly something else watching my OH fall instantly and unconditionally in love at first site.
She was 3 days early. It was quite funny, we went to bed the night of the 12th and I was always paranoid about my waters breaking on my mattress so I had a garbage bag and towel under the sheet, this night I said to OH my towel is too low, he said its fine but I knew he just didn't want to get up to adjust the sheet. I no sooner laid down and jumped straight back up saying my waters had broken. This was at 11pm. Contractions started immediately and were 2 mins apart but only lasting 20 to 40 seconds. We went to the hospital at 1am and they wanted to monitor ivy. She was posterior so laying on my back was the worst. She had me is that position for 1 and a half hours and gave me panadeine forte. She then examined me and I was only 3-4cm dialated. She said it would be a long while and even tho I had delivered before (we lost our son at 18 weeks) and proceeded to tell me that delivering a fetus is very different. He was not a fetus to us he was our son ans she was incredibly insensative. By this stage I was just furious with her and she tried to get my OH and sister to leave. Luckily they didn't. She then chucked us in a room and left until about 6am. She examined me again and was shocked to see I was now 9cm. She rushed me to the delivery suite and I requested an epidural and she laughed as it was too late so I had to settle for the gas. I began pushing but ivy just wouldn't budge. Another hour and a half later still nothing so she had to be vacuumed out. I was cut but she came out all at once and I tore so badly I had a 3rd degree tear. I had to be taken to surgery to be stitched up. I'm terrified I'll never be the same down there again or it'll affect any future births I have. It's now day 10 for me and I think I'm doing ok.

I have been trying to read and catch up as these discussions are so helpful! Especially about bf'ding and the baby blues. I had a terrible day yesterday it seemed like she just didnt want me at all. She was awake for 5 hours and only napped on and off for 10 minutes at a time.

 

[BlossomJ]

Nell & Lillian - Thank you! I'm a little excited in case it works! Hope so!

Sassy - So sorry she's been exhausting you. Hopefully you've cracked it with the bottle teats! Hope your older daughter is feeling better too

River - Glad your little girl arrived safely, even though it doesn't sound like the best experience! Hope you heal well - it will take a while, but you'll get there! Love the name by the way... We're actually considering Fiona Ivy for our little one (the other way around to you - we've got 4 picked out though)

Sonia - How nice of him! Hope you're ok today & he lets you catch up on some sleep later

I'm not sleeping to well either. Feels like I'm awake all night between toilet trips and rib pain!

 

[BlossomJ]

Yea thats what ive been doing, demand feeding.... Its exhausting sometimes lol..i just hate to see her fuss!... Hubby on the other hand will just let her cry, i hate it!

My DH never seemed to be as bothered by DS crying as I was & wouldn't try to get to the bottom of it very quickly. Does it just sound way worse to us mums?... Or does it get them out of doing as much?

La Mere - Lovely

 

[Lillian33]

Congratulations River!! Thank you for sharing your story, sorry your midwife/nurse was so insensitive & awful. Bet Ivy makes the whole experience worth it

 

[ARuppe716]

Congrats River!!

So after our nighttime shenanigans yesterday, Oliver decided to give me almost 5 straight hours! He probably would have kept sleeping but I didn't want my boobies to wait too long! But I feel like a new person! I was exhausted going to bed last night, this was much needed. And dh locked the cat out of the room to make sure we had a little peace... Seemed to work well and the cat doesn't even seem upset!

 

[BlossomJ]

That's great ARuppe! Hope today goes just as well

 

[ellahopesky]

anyone else still waiting? im due in 2 days!! x

 

[oorweeistyin]

anyone else still waiting? im due in 2 days!! x

Yep, I'm due in 3

How you getting on, any developments?

 

[jellybeans]

yup i'm still waiting i'm 4 days over!!

 

[ellahopesky]

no real signs for me yet i dont think! a few niggly pains here and there but thats it. my last 2 were 7 and 6 days overdue so this baby will probably be overdue too! people are driving me crazy telling me "oh not long now!" - it feels like its forever away! got a sweep booked in for 31st jan so hoping things start happening before then. how about you oorweeistyin?

hope things start happening for you soon jellybeans! any signs at all?

 

[oorweeistyin]

no real signs for me yet i dont think! a few niggly pains here and there but thats it. my last 2 were 7 and 6 days overdue so this baby will probably be overdue too! people are driving me crazy telling me "oh not long now!" - it feels like its forever away! got a sweep booked in for 31st jan so hoping things start happening before then. how about you oorweeistyin?

hope things start happening for you soon jellybeans! any signs at all?

Hi Ella, absolutely nothing I have a sweep in the morning so I hope that it works!

I know I have texts everyday since last week....is he here, any twinges? Aaaarrrrrgh if he was surely I would have told them lol

Yep my last was late and then a failed induction, ended up emcs.....so getting anxious as desperate for a vbac.

Oh jellybeans how you coping?

 

[jellybeans]

i'm getting impatient lol getting uncomfortable...my midwife refused me a sweep yesterday
so not impressed she didn't even give me an induction date! i feel like i'm going to be pregnant forever!!

i have had some BH's but they disappear it's so frustrating!! It feels like our little girl doesn't want to come out and meet us lol

 

[Betheney]

Just here to give you ladies some hope. I had zero symptoms leading up to labour. Then at 39+3 my waters spontaneously broke!!! So don't lose all hope just because you've had nihjt symptoms.

But my waters broke at 6am and the night before I was jogging and kicking around a football. So it might of had something to do with it.

 

[oorweeistyin]

Jellybeans why did she refuse to do sweep?

I'm consultant led so I think that is the reason that I'm getting mine 2 days before EDD. They know I'm desperate for vbac and the longer they let me go the less likely that is to happen for me

Betheney I can hardly walk never mind play football! lol

 

[Betheney]

Lol oh you poor thing.

My cousin was offered a sweep at bang on 37 weeks because she was considered full term which is crazy if you ask me.

 

[jrowenj]

Amanda, glad to hear Oliver let you get refreshed!

 

[jellybeans]

Jellybeans why did she refuse to do sweep?

I'm consultant led so I think that is the reason that I'm getting mine 2 days before EDD. They know I'm desperate for vbac and the longer they let me go the less likely that is to happen for me

Betheney I can hardly walk never mind play football! lol

apparently it's because my cervix is probably still closed...that was her words....she didn't even do an examination to see if it was closed or not if it had been then i wouldn't of minded...she said because i was only 3 days over it's likely it wouldn't do anything so she'll give me one at my next appointment which is 41+3 or 40+10 as she put it....she just seems lazy to me and didn't want to help me! i'm hoping i won't get to my appointment next week!!!

As my OH walked out the room he looked at the other people waiting and said "if you've got any sense change your midwife" that was the highlight of my appointment!