June Bundles of Joy - 2016

[Becyboo__x]

I've had some what "smiles" my son did early but they say it's not proper smiles I've heard ..

Also had a chuckle which I wasn't expecting



Sure I already uploaded this one but can't remember ..
Suffering with tummy problems atm with her still she's having Infacol which helps a little but she's so unsettled and I can tell she's in pain

 

[vaniilla]

Becy - I love that photo it's so cute! she looks so happy

I'm sorry to hear she's having stomach upset, have you tried colief drops too?

 

[Becyboo__x]

Spoiler

A few photos I took

 

[Becyboo__x]

Becy - I love that photo it's so cute! she looks so happy

I'm sorry to hear she's having stomach upset, have you tried colief drops too?

Never heard of them? I'll have to look my sainsburys only sells Infacol or gripe water and they can't have that until over a month or something .. She's ok at night but daytime just seems she can't be put down and kicks her legs really hard and whacking her hands around on top of screaming it's horrible

 

[Dory85]

All this talk of weight made me get Georgia's red book out and I realised they didn't actually plot her birth weight. She was born on the 7th centile and is just below the 25th now. I feel a bit crap about it tbh. I know I'm obsessing over weight but my other two had no problem. Even Aaron regained the centile he dropped with meningitis in about a week.

Has anyone else got babies that aren't gaining as they should? It's all new to me!

 

[joeybrooks]

I'm almost the opposite dory. ethan was born at 36+6 and was 6lb 9.5 and there was so much pressure one me re his feeding get and weight and wet nappies etc. It was what made me give up trying to breastfeed as it was like I was being given selfish wanting to bf when the poor child just needed to eat.

This time my big lump Leo was 8lbs 12.5 and no one really cares if he eats (joking). He is getting expressed breast milk as I haven't been able to get him to latch bit I am going to get help with it so hopefully it will work eventually (my husband helped me get him on tonight for 20 mind and he guzzled it. When I use the double pump I'm getting about 150 mls in a half hour so he is getting lots of it. Last night he went down at 11pm after a feed and I woke at 4.30 and he was flat out. I woke him and fed him but when I told the mw that today she said there was no need as there are no weight concerns. It is actually really nice to have that pressure off this time so I can only imagine the pressure you are under dory, especially with everything else that happened.

 

[Tinky_82]

Beautiful pics Becy.
Sorry Dory I have no experience but I know how much I used to worry about weight.

 

[AngelofTroy]

As of last night Juniper is off the glucose drip and doing well with a mix of formula and breast feeding. Still on IV antibiotics for a few days, but we hope to be on a ward together by today or tomorrow and go from there. I am disappointed not to be exclusively bf at this point but she needed to be on greater volumes than I have at this point to come off of the drip, and on the drip she wasn't hungry enough to feed... So it was a catch 22. My milk is starting to come in now so hopefully we can get her onto more breast milk and less formula as time goes on.

 

[Teeny Weeny]

Love the pics Beccy. She is adorable. Xx

Angel, I'm glad Juniper is doing better. It will be so much better for you to be together and I hope it happens today if she is well enough. Xx

 

[Tinky_82]

Great news about Juniper Angel - she'll be home before you know it. Have they said anymore about what kind of infection it is?

 

[vaniilla]

Dory - DS was born just under the 5th, until at least around 5 months he always hovered between under 5th and under 9th, some are just slow growers but it doesn't mean it's a bad thing.

Becy - they're drops that go directly into their milk, I've read lots of good things about them and I think they're suitable from birth.

Angel - That's great news that she's doing well, I hope you're able to room in today.

Lavochain - Happy 38 weeks to us!

I hate not knowing when baby will make an appearance, I like to be able to plan everything in advance and I'm worried about her arriving at silly o'clock and us having to take ds to hospital!

 

[Lavochain]

Great news about Juniper!

Happy 38 weeks vanilla! Where has the time gone? Hurry up babies.

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Angel I'm. So glad Juniper is doing so well! I had massive problems with milk supply in the first week but once things got going it progressed really quickly.

On the Tuesday morning I had no milk at all, Georgia was being given 100% formula (which they had to remove from her stomach because she couldn't digest it, she was so distressed and hungry I was honestly hated myself) by that evening she was on 50/50 @and by Wednesday afternoon she was on 100% breastmilk.

Once your milk starts to come in the volume they need is so small it doesn't take long at all to keep up with demand!

Fingers crossed you can be on the ward together later today

Joey that's great that Leo is doing so well and there's less feeding pressure this time! I'm supposed to wake G after 4.5 hrs but she's never slept that long lol.

How fab that he had such a good feed, hopefully you can build on that now until you get feeding to a point you're happy with.

How are you feeling in yourself today?

 

[mum22ttc#3]

Happy 38 weeks vanilla.

I'm also worried about not knowing when baby is going to arrive. In a way him waiting until induction would be a lot easier, I just do t want to wait that long. I'm also worried that he'll arrive quicker than dd4 who was only a 2 1/2 hour labour. We already live 40 minutes from the hospital and what with having to arrange childcare on top of that it is worrying me a little.

 

[AngelofTroy]

Angel I'm. So glad Juniper is doing so well! I had massive problems with milk supply in the first week but once things got going it progressed really quickly.

On the Tuesday morning I had no milk at all, Georgia was being given 100% formula (which they had to remove from her stomach because she couldn't digest it, she was so distressed and hungry I was honestly hated myself) by that evening she was on 50/50 @and by Wednesday afternoon she was on 100% breastmilk.

Once your milk starts to come in the volume they need is so small it doesn't take long at all to keep up with demand!

Fingers crossed you can be on the ward together later today

Joey that's great that Leo is doing so well and there's less feeding pressure this time! I'm supposed to wake G after 4.5 hrs but she's never slept that long lol.

How fab that he had such a good feed, hopefully you can build on that now until you get feeding to a point you're happy with.

How are you feeling in yourself today?

The problem is that at 9lb she needs quite a lot, they have an equation for it and want her on 46ml every 3-4 hours! I just can't make that on day 3! They are happy with her last 3 blood sugars though and are letting her wake to feed now and said i can try smaller top ups if and when i think she has had a good feed I am pumping after feeds too to help supply as she hasn't been feeding brilliantly on me, but that is just one more thing to coordinate!

 

[GeralynB]

I think it's strange knowing she'll be here on Friday (unless she decides to come before that) but it does make it easier this time especially for arranging child care. I was so surprised when my water broke with my son at 38 + 1. I fully expected to be late with him.

My lower back is killing me! Like it feels like it's going to give out when I'm walking. I'm very ready to get my body back to myself

 

[joeybrooks]

pixie I'm feeling a good bit better today. Thanks to all you lively ladies, it is so nice to be able to share without any judgement. I know it's still early in the day but I haven't really felt tearful. I caught a glimpse of Leo's hospital wristband from the hospital earlier and it stirred emotions so I'm going to put it away in his wee memory box.

my husband has to work ught share tonight but my mum is coming over to stay with me so I'm looking forward to that as we can have a good we chat etc and she is so amazing with my son (not ready yet to call him ds1 ornoldest).

on a totally different subject we have been promising him a birthday party for ages and more fool me I thought I'd be in a fit state to hold it. His birthday is Saturday and I am not letting not pass without marking it so my mum has offered to throw a small party at her house for him for just family. It would mean none of his friend's were there though. However we have agreed that on a nice day in July we will hire a bouncy castle or a party center or something and have a party for him. does that sou do weird???

 

[mommyxofxone]

Dory my first was born in the 98th percentile, and in a month she had gained a full pound. Even after 2 days in the hosp and to the peds she hadn't lost any weight on strictly bfing. It was insane!!! IMagine my shock when we got to her yearly appt and she was only 16lbs and in the 5th percentile. I wouldn't worry about it too much! it's just how they are in the beginning and doesn't seem to matter much in the long run! my girl is still in like the 7th percentile. she's just tiny.


anyone else getting super frustrated?! I had tons more plug last night and thought some was a little pink tinged, and it's getting harder to pee as i think his head must be super low and starting to block things, but OMG i want him to just come out. According to my dates on ff i'm due tomorrow. And i'm just sad he's not here yet. And then the induction date for the 29th is making me super anxious. i don't like it one bit.

 

[Dory85]

Angel I'm. So glad Juniper is doing so well! I had massive problems with milk supply in the first week but once things got going it progressed really quickly.

On the Tuesday morning I had no milk at all, Georgia was being given 100% formula (which they had to remove from her stomach because she couldn't digest it, she was so distressed and hungry I was honestly hated myself) by that evening she was on 50/50 @and by Wednesday afternoon she was on 100% breastmilk.

Once your milk starts to come in the volume they need is so small it doesn't take long at all to keep up with demand!

Fingers crossed you can be on the ward together later today

Joey that's great that Leo is doing so well and there's less feeding pressure this time! I'm supposed to wake G after 4.5 hrs but she's never slept that long lol.

How fab that he had such a good feed, hopefully you can build on that now until you get feeding to a point you're happy with.

How are you feeling in yourself today?

The problem is that at 9lb she needs quite a lot, they have an equation for it and want her on 46ml every 3-4 hours! I just can't make that on day 3! They are happy with her last 3 blood sugars though and are letting her wake to feed now and said i can try smaller top ups if and when i think she has had a good feed I am pumping after feeds too to help supply as she hasn't been feeding brilliantly on me, but that is just one more thing to coordinate!

My Georgia just wasn't interested in feeding at all on the first day and on the second day she was too jaundiced to be allowed to spend any time out of multiple phototherapy (the feeding bags are only single therapy) so she had lots of formula in the beginning. Within 48 hours of her having attempts at the breast I was getting over 200 mls every 3 hours (I have no issues pumping). Remember it is all about supply and demand. Give it time.

Rang the health visitor about G's tongue tie referral today and it hasn't even been started yet. I'm so annoyed.

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Had a 38 week appointment after all today ! So that was a surprise. I really like this midwife haha. Got everything booked in for the next month. My sweep is booked for the 6th .... how depressing is that it seems about a billion years away =(