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Hang in there ladies still waiting the wait will be well and truly worth it!
Blossum I love that you have the same name short listed just the other way round.
 
River12 said:
Hang in there ladies still waiting the wait will be well and truly worth it!
Blossum I love that you have the same name short listed just the other way round.
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She is worth the wait indeed but i have no patience :haha:
 
Sorry not been able to get on for a few days, not sure where the time is going ? I think Jake is having another growth spurt, he's been feeding constantly again today, about every 2 hours for s good 45 min feed. My boobs now feel completly empty, so not sure what to do tonight? Will there be any milk there or do I need to supplement with some forum?

Off to catch up on everything from the past few days...
 
Hello everyone!

Well last i managed to post on here was before our scheduled c-section on the 15th, and boy have we been on a journey since then! So in between the clerking for surgery and the scan at the start of the surgery (about 12 hours) the little pickle had managed to turn around! We couldn't believe it! So from there they decided to induce me due to my bp. So had 3 rounds of gel on my cervix, which didn't seem to do much, so on the third day they broke my waters, then 4 hours later put me on a hormone drip with an epidural. The epidural only worked on my right hand side, but decided to labor through with sensation on the left, managed to go from 1cm to fully dilated in about 5 hours, then started to push! so after an hour an a half of pushing, they could see his head but he was transverse and stuck. I was exhausted and the pain where he was stuck was excruciating. So babies heart rate started dropping, so they took me to theatre and tried forceps 3 times with no success, so after all this, Finlay Cole Osman was born at 3.46am on Friday the 18th of January by emergency c-section. For the first 3 days we were feeding by breast, and doing pretty well, but when my milk changed from colostrum to milk, the amount didn't increase. So after a night of constant nursing, screaming and upset, the midwife came and sent us straight to the SCBU. So after another 2 days in hospital, we found that my milk was only a tiny percentage of what he needed. So we have switched to bottle feeding and everything is so much better. He put on 250g in 24 hours! So we're back home, he's a week old and I finally feel like we're living life again. We are so in love with him it's unreal.
 
mellywelly said:
Sorry not been able to get on for a few days, not sure where the time is going ? I think Jake is having another growth spurt, he's been feeding constantly again today, about every 2 hours for s good 45 min feed. My boobs now feel completly empty, so not sure what to do tonight? Will there be any milk there or do I need to supplement with some forum?

Off to catch up on everything from the past few days...
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He's cluster feeding to increase your supply! The feel of your breasts is a poor indicator of milk supply. Don't supplement and just let him nurse. He'll increase your supply for you in anticipation of his growth spurt. :)
 
Its been so lonely. I keep trying to have company come over so I'm not just by myself day in and day out, but Lilah can't seem to sleep when anyone else is here, and then I have to deal with a screaming baby from being overtired for several hours. I don't know how to get her more acclimatized to noise. I nursed her almost constantly for three hours while my best friend and her daughter were over today, but I eventually had to ask them to leave so my newborn could sleep. I don't know what to do about it.
 
Sounds rough brieri :(. Maybe u can try playing music while she nurses? Like in the background? Maybe shell get used to it...sorry cant e of more help :(
 
Sam at 3 weeks old! He loves his swing! We weighed him and he's up to 8 lbs 5 oz and is 21 inches long! My little man is growing so fast!
 

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mellywelly said:
Sorry not been able to get on for a few days, not sure where the time is going ? I think Jake is having another growth spurt, he's been feeding constantly again today, about every 2 hours for s good 45 min feed. My boobs now feel completly empty, so not sure what to do tonight? Will there be any milk there or do I need to supplement with some forum?

Off to catch up on everything from the past few days...
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Hope it's going alright tonight Melly! Ditty is right, you'll still produce milk even when you don't feel full & he needs to feed at these times to boost your supply to cater for his growing needs. It can be a bit rough when they're going through one of these periods though! See how you get on. Hope you're getting some sleep.

I can't sleep again. I'm worrying about everything & just can't relax away from DH & not being in my own home.

My mother has (speaking through my father) told me she doesn't want to heat the house at night when the baby is here as the boiler will keep her awake, but the room temp is only about 13 degrees with no heating. (too cold for baby) She's said she'll see how it goes for a couple of days, but she isn't sleeping well & can't cope. I said, well what about when the baby cries, she said it wouldn't bother her when we arranged all this & he said apparently she was sleeping better back then :(

My parents also look after my niece when my sister works & she is full of cold at the moment & I'm worried about catching it when I'm only just about well for the first time in weeks... and it's dawned on me that I'll have no control over who comes to the house when the baby is here & whether they're well. Plus I have no clue what I'll do if I have a section as DH can't take time off. I can't stay here until I can drive - I can't handle it.

I know I sound really ungrateful & they're being so kind helping me out & there's no other way, but I feel really uncomfortable & negative towards the whole birth now & I can't say anything to my mum when she's like this as she can't cope & it always ends in her getting mad & crying, or having a huge go at me, when I'd rather reason things out calmly. I just want DH & our own family space back. Hoping DH will make the drive tomorrow & give me a pep talk!

Sorry for ranting, I needed to get it out! Been awake for a couple of hours & only a couple more hours before I'm up, so I'll try & sleep, but not holding out much hope :(
 
brieri1 said:
Its been so lonely. I keep trying to have company come over so I'm not just by myself day in and day out, but Lilah can't seem to sleep when anyone else is here, and then I have to deal with a screaming baby from being overtired for several hours. I don't know how to get her more acclimatized to noise. I nursed her almost constantly for three hours while my best friend and her daughter were over today, but I eventually had to ask them to leave so my newborn could sleep. I don't know what to do about it.
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That does sound tough! I think Nikki's suggestion is good - music or radio or TV in the background? I also think it's difficult when you're stuck in the house by yourself. Are there any local mum's groups you could go to? I know it's maybe a little early at the moment, but it really helped me with DS to have something to go to for a short period, to get out of the house & break up the day.

Hope it gets easier :hugs:
 
Blossom, not all babies have a hard time sleeping while hearing other noises ....in fact, ella sleeps better when others are around and we play static or lullabies from my iphone... Dont think the boiler for heat will have much of an effect to her.. U really want baby warm, if shes cold though, shell let u know :) shell cry :)
 
Nikkilewis14 said:
Blossom, not all babies have a hard time sleeping while hearing other noises ....in fact, ella sleeps better when others are around and we play static or lullabies from my iphone... Dont think the boiler for heat will have much of an effect to her.. U really want baby warm, if shes cold though, shell let u know :) shell cry :)
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Lol! She's not worried about the sound of the heating system keeping the baby awake, my mum think's it'll keep her awake at night, she'd rather it was cold & quiet... except as you say, if the house is cold, the baby is gonna cry & wake her up! Think I'm just going to bite the bullet & talk to her about it! Just wish this had been brought up months ago when we discussed that the baby would need the heating to be on, rather than a couple of days before my due date.
 
CharlieO huge congrats on the birth of your little Cole! I was wondering how you had gotten on, glad you have your little man with you now! Thanks for sharing your birth story as well :)

Blossom, so sorry you're having a rough time, I completely understand you needing your own space, I would go mad! Don't stress about the c-section thing, I'll be crossing my fingers you don't need one! If you do though, not sure if they'll do it in the UK but here I was cleared to drive after just 3 weeks, I healed very well & midwife gave the all clear, so that could be a possibility. Sending hugs :)

Sending hugs your way too Brieri, really hope you feel a little better soon, it definitely can be lonely & very hard, but concentrate on the things you love about your little girl.

To all those waiting, I'm willing your babies out!!

Hope everyone else is well!

xxx
 
Thanks for the bf advice ditty and blossom, Jake was screaming inconsolabley from 9pm until 1am, wanting to feed continually, and at 1am I caved in and gave formula as the poor little guy appeared to be starving. He fell asleep straight after for 4 hours by which time I had some milk again.

Blossom, how about having an oil heater in your room, I have a delonghi dragon for a back up heater and they soon warm a room up. As for driving, my insurance said I can start driving as soon as I want to, as long as the Dr didn't instruct me not to, the hospital just told me to check with my insurance co.
 
41 weeks today and she won't budge!!

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I was told 2 weeks before driving after my c section. I was always told they like you to wait because you're still healing internally and if you were to get into an accident it could be extra harmful.
 
jellybeans said:
41 weeks today and she won't budge!!

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I know how you feel. At 41 weeks I was induced for 2 days and still didnt make progress. Ended up with a c-section. Hang in there its almost over :)
 
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