June Bundles of Joy - 2016

[Lil_Pixie]

Georgia has so far been awake for 2.5 hours lol. She's just chilling in her chair though - xander has given her a bunny and a hamster teddy. And by given I mean played with them on her head

Dory I wanted to say rouseable but I couldn't think of the word! I think growth spurts tend to make babies sleep a lot, maybe Juni is just sleeping and growing?

 

[jalilma]

After a very slow and long induction.... My yellow bump turned pink and Kailani Sky entered the world 6/27 at 130pm... All 7.8 lbs of her...

 

[vaniilla]

jalilma - huge congratulations on your little girl! she's beautiful.

 

[Teeny Weeny]

A huge congratulations on your princess Jalilma. Xx

 

[mum22ttc#3]

Congratulations jalilma

 

[AngelofTroy]

Congratulations!!!

 

[Squig34]

Aw look at that gorgeous girl - congratulations Jalilma!

Pixie!

Angel I think that's totally normal as long as you can rouse her. Not that we ever need to rouse Róise... Juni is still so little.

Getting a massage this morning! So great for my poor back with all the stooping needed with babies!

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Awww lovely ! congrats!!

afm- still in pain alllll the time which isn't helping my mood and today is my original due date so it's the date from which everyone will start bugging me with idiotic questions like " not had that baby yet?" and "still pregnant then?"
No i'm a bloody pillow smuggler. bugger off
I have a midwife appointment for some reason, i had a text yesterday reminding me, so they have mistakenly booked me a 40 week app, i don't wanna be rude and not go but at the same time i already got told they wouldn't give me a sweep so i have to go all the way up there for a pee check and to have my tummy measured... meh

I don't want to be induced and i can't stop thinking about it, my husband is adamant that i should "just get on with it" and it's "nice to be organized" i almost feel like he is happy about me reaching my due date as it means he can plan work around the baby!

Tmi- but the pressure in my bum/ lady area is so intense the last 24 hours that i can't walk very much, it's not painful it's more like i'm trying to not crap out a cannon ball with every step lmao. I'm surprised i don't have the worst case of piles! Fingers crossed eh haha.

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Oh God the back ache! There is no position to change a nappy that doesn't kill my back - enjoy your massage!

Jalilma congratulations on your little girl! Such a beautiful name

 

[Lil_Pixie]

OMG rhi! Smuggling pillows and crapping cannon balls - you're having a busy Tuesday

Will you try to talk them into a sweep? They gave angel a sweep earlier than planned - might be worth a try!

 

[Teeny Weeny]

Rhi, you are hilarious! Happy due date.
With all the pains you describe how is that baby still in there?! Try and talk the midwife into checking you at least. Tell her about the pain and how you are having trouble walking. Xx

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

I have no idea how she is still in there haha. With my last baby I walked around 4cm dilated for over a week! haha. My body knows how to really cling onto them doesn't it.
I was told at 41 weeks i was 4cm and my waters were "bulging" and they booked the induction as a "just incase" and i went to 42+1 yikes ! No idea how i manage it lol.


My husband said the same thing just now when i text him "get her to look it's a her bloody job" but she basically refused a week ago. It's the same midwife who laughed when i expressed genuine concern at labouring so quickly with my previous children that i would give birth on my own at home etc... she laughed it off. Last week i told her i was struggling to walk and i told her about allll my pains and cervix pressure and stabbing and she said "all normal at this point, not long to go now" I was like :/ rarrrrrr It's like i wasn't looking for sympathy i want you to look at my lady garden! now! maybe i should just stroll in like " LOOK AT MY FANNY"

 

[Teeny Weeny]

Tell her you understand it's not protocol for a sweep, but you would like to be checked for progression. She is there to listen to your concerns and help you out. I'd be surprised if you weren't dilating. Xx

 

[AngelofTroy]

OMG rhi! Smuggling pillows and crapping cannon balls - you're having a busy Tuesday

Will you try to talk them into a sweep? They gave angel a sweep earlier than planned - might be worth a try!

I was going to say Rhi, it is definitely worth asking. At my 38 week appointment they were adamant I wouldn't get a sweep at 40 weeks but I asked anyway and she had no problem doing one! I was talking about my anxiety, don't know if that helped.. Definitely play up the pain angle and try to get her to take pity on you!!

Juniper has been a bit more awake today. Pixie and Dory you are both so right that it is hard to adjust to seeing her as a well baby. I am so nervous about her weigh in, I just really neeeeeeeed a decent weight gain to motivate me to continue with exclusive bf. I am just so tempted to fill her up with formula before every weigh in! I do miss knowing at least some of what she is having in measurable amounts and the security that comes with that. However, my best friend is FF her baby and he took ages to regain his birth weight, so I am aware there are no guarentees either way.

I would love to stop pumping too, but OH loves giving her her little top up bottle at night, and also I don't want her to forget how to take a bottle as we will want to give some formula when I start working overnight again.. Tbh I will probably give some formula earlier than that, but it feels like a personal challenge to successfully breastfeed exclusively! I just need to know that we can do it, I think it would really heal old wounds from my experience with DS.

 

[AngelofTroy]

Oh and the last 2 nights my 3yo has woken in the night with a fever, but been fine in the day?! It is making me so paranoid about Juni catching something, I am taking her temp all the time. Plus I am exhausted as I am up with her loads overnight but now also settling him and fetching him water/calpol/cuddles!

 

[Teeny Weeny]

Oh poor Micah. I hope he is better soon.
With the BF, Juniper should be just fine with all the antibodies you are providing for her. Xx

 

[mum22ttc#3]

Rhi I agree with the others about at least asking her to do a sweep, the most she can say is no. Good luck with your appointment.

I have the HV coming in a few hours, it says on the letter to allow 1 1/2 hours for the appointment so god knows what she needs to do? I'm assuming he will be weighed but we're not even signed of from the midwife until tomorrow

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Thanks girls! i'll see what happens !
Angel it sounds like you are doing an awesome job with the breastfeeding! I remember how hard it is, and i remember trying to express... yikes! i could never manage to get anything out. I think i was too inpatient with it all. I breast fed my youngest for a year so i was happy enough with that but i remember being very stressed out that i couldn't physically see the amount going in etc

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Ahh congratulations jalilma! She's beautiful

Why do they not offer 2nd time mums a sweep at forty weeks? I thought it was just because you don't get the appt at forty weeks, I didn't realise that even if you do attend the appt they still just won't do it?? X

rhi hope you're in less pain soon.

In some ways I'm slightly envious you still have it all ahead of you, I'm struggling this time with how fast it's gone. I think it's a last baby thing all of our home visits with the midwife and hv are finished now, DH is finished pat leave and back at work, visitors have died down and Henry has outgrown all his first size stuff I feel like the newborn chapter is finished now and it's happened too quickly!

 

[joeybrooks]

Angel im very like you. exclusively breastfeeding is a personal challenge for me because I beat myself yp so badly after failing last time. Bar 15mls of formula that the hospital insisted I give him he has had nothing but breast milk. ive about 3 litres in the freezer and 6 full bottles ib the fridge. he is latching on now with the shields so not entirely sure what to do with this massive stash but at least its there if I need it