June Bundles of Joy - 2016

[Lil_Pixie]

Angel I was smelly too. I did have an infection in my uterus but the smell was there until I stopped bleeding. I'm sure it was the same when I had xander and I remember my sister phoning me in a tizzy over the same thing so I'd say it was normal. Definitely get checked out if you're worried hun

Georgia has her hearing test today. She's got to be asleep for it so I've tried so hard but the little monster won't wake up! She usually will sit awake in her chair for a couple of hours now but nope - 10 mins and fast asleep

Also - I completely know how exciting it is that she just goes to sleep on her own. Just not this morning!

Her cold seems much better, she settled down and stopped crying on the school run, and then slept 3.30 - 8.30 the little monkey! She's never slept that long over night

Rhi how were you last night? I hope you got some rest from the evil bh! Or I hope it got worse and you're in labour

Thinking of you teeny

Lavo how's your BP been over night? Are you in the high care ward? I know you said you were hoping to be sent to a ward but you didn't say where you are

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Morning !

Pix- it was the worst night yet, i'm convinced i'm in some kind of prodromal labour hell, but it only seems to exist when you talk to people on the internet It seems to be the norm for "contractions" to start at around 6.30 and carry on through the entire evening at this point. Last night they were so "tight" i nearly threw up, so for sure the worst they have been, but of course never ever reaching that "omg i need to go to the hospital" stage. The stabbing crotch pain is back, last night i got totally taken off guard by one as i was laying on the couch and i basically sat shaking for five minutes as it was the most painful thing i have ever felt! Then it happened again! basically like taking a knitting needle up the fanny with no warning at all. Then i lost a huge clump of plug, Then it all calmed down and i went to bed :/ with a mild period ache.
This morning i'm fine ! expect the bowling ball i'm carrying between my legs of course haha.


Good luck with georgias hearing test today it's so typical that she will be wide awake for her appointment. Especially as she had such a good night.

Teeny- thinking of you today!

Lavo- let us know how you are now, when you get a chance of course, I'm sure you said the hospital has crappy 3g/reception but if you do manage to get on Hope you are well. My hospital is like that also, you walk through the doors and it's like WTH, where has my signal gone?! same for the 3g, i swear it's almost like they are blocking it can they do that ?!

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Ha! That wasn't over night. She slept from getting home from school till I went to bed. She didn't have a feed from 2.30 till 9pm!

She didn't do bad over night - two three hour stretches so can't complain really

We've just arrived for her hearing test and as predicted the little horror has just woke up!

Honestly when you do go into labour it's got to last about 40 minutes - it's just getting ridiculous! I'm sorry it's been so rough, it's totally unfair!

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Ohhh, i misread my bad !
good luck, i was going to ask maybe the car would put her to sleep or the walk there etc but nvm

My last labour was an hour twenty minutes long :/ and the one before that (my first) was 3 and a half, so when they come. they fly out If it is 40 minutes i hope i make it to the hospital! eeeek.

Bit bummed out as it is my sisters graduation in 2 weeks, and there is no chance i will make it now IF baby had come at say 38 weeks it might have been do able. It was always a long shot though as it is a good 4 hour drive from where we actually live.

Got a text last night inviting me to one of my oldest friends baby showers (next weekend) took me about 3 minutes to stop staring at it like someone had taken a dump on my phone. AS IF I got invited to a baby shower NOW. I can't think of anything i would rather do less. OF course the invitation was perfectly reasonable and polite and i'm the one being a cow but even so. bugger off

 

[Starlight32]

Pixie, Hannah is also sleeping for longer stretches during the day than at night. Drives me crazy!

My husband did her first nightly feeding last night because he was already up and has today off. He kept talking to her during the change and feeding. Not sure if it's related, but then she was up all night. And if course I had to stay up with her and also listen to him complain. I would have rather gotten out of bed myself and did the feeding, since I would have stayed up either way if she didn't go back to sleep.

 

[Lavochain]

Thanks all. BP has been fine over night, giving birth seems to have done the trick along with the medication. I've got a million different artery lines and IVs in, they are taking them out at 2pm, then I should be moved from the high dependency to a normal ward. I may still be in for a few days as my BP hit 210/170 or something ridiculous during the labour, I suppose they want to be safe rather than sorry.

Rupert is doing well, he has taken on a lot of mucus so isn't as interested in feeding as he should be but he is having a clear out, which is wonderful He is very laid back, although hates his hat.

I'll have a read through what I've missed now, damn wifi.

 

[Lavochain]

Can't believe that he is all mine.

If won't be long Rhi and Teeny

 

[mommyxofxone]

Lavo omg look at that gorgeous head of hair! oh he's gorgeous!

Teeny you poor thing i'm so very sorry- i'm glad both you and baby are ok though!!!!! holy crap! hoping your induction goes smoothly

Angel- they didn't really say. they said it can smell 'funky and gross' but she made such a big deal when i told her it smelled bad- that i went into such a panic!!! It definitely smells. bad. but i think the pads i was wearing weren't helping either honestly. they are super absorbent and i don't know what kind of chemical is in them as soon as i leak into them it immediately sucks it into the pad and the color gets super dark and omg the smell. but the color of the blood is ok, it's turning brown finally, and i have no other symptoms at all, i'm actually feeling pretty good, so i'm guessing i'm ok? they just said to 'keep an eye on it.' they seemed satisfied with the perfect bloodwork.

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Congratulations lavo! He's gorgeous and I absolutely adore the name choice. Sorry it was traumatic for you but what a cutie

Angel I think it's normal for there to be a smell but if you're worried go and get it checked. I was the same for a few days when bleeding was heavier but its calmed down now.

What contraception is everyone taking? I'm ebf but I'm sure it's not 100% and we're definitely not planning any more babies. Not that DTD is on the cards any time soon! Silly vain worry but I'm a bit scared of how things are going to be down there?? I've noticed this time round how my tummy ect has not pinged back at all like it did after my first baby, probably due to already being stretched before and muscles not as good or tight but I'm wondering if this also applies to down there too and if sex is going to be crap lol? X

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Lol tink I'm terrified of dtd. G is 7 weeks old tomorrow so it's really time, but I'm. Too chicken

Lavo he is absolutely precious! All that hair and he looks so big!!

Starlight I'm not sure men every really get the whole bedtime thing my son is 4 and Carl still riles him up play fighting and ticking right before bed. The big dope.

Sorry about the rough night it doesn't feel like it but these days are so very short. Each day Hannah gets a little bigger and a little closer to a normal day/night routine and decent stretches of sleep. It'll creep up on you, I promise

I think for me the easiest thing about being a second time mum is I already lived through this and felt like it would never end, but it did of course. And now the memory of those days with Xander (and they were bad days,he was such a demanding fussy newborn) are a genuinely fond memory, even the night feeds!! I find myself most nights smiling through them and enjoying the sleepy feeds knowing that soon I'll truly miss them.

Georgia's hearing test was perfect! No issues at all

 

[karlilay]

Ive already dtd and after 3 babies all close to 9lb or over... its still the same

 

[AngelofTroy]

I don't even think there is a bad smell! My bleeding has almost stopped just a bit of brownish discharge that smells sweetish? A bit periody. OH just made a comment when I was changig a pad and i panicked :/
.i reeeeally dont want antibiotics unless i need them, as i am taking probiotics hoping to pass them on to Juni after all her antibiotics early on.

 

[karlilay]

Typing one handed so ignore bad grammar and spelling

Congrats Lavo he is stunning

Hope your ok Teeny...

I see you're still hanging in there Rhi

Not much going on with us, Poppy is sooooooooooooo happy today, the Gaviscon is defo working. Her little birthmark is getting so red, but not raised or grown. It gives me huge anxiety though, only for her... we will love her always.

 

[vaniilla]

Lavo - congratulations on your little boy I'm sorry to hear labour was traumatic, I hope you have a speedy recovery.

Teeny - good luck for today

 

[Teeny Weeny]

Not sure if I'm being induced today. They have no beds. Just waiting. And getting really cross. I'm even thinking about refusing induction until next week. X

 

[vaniilla]

No beds seems to be a common problem but the situation changes all the time, we were told in the morning it might not happen that day and a few hours later they called me in. I hope you're not kept waiting too long, the limbo makes time go really slowly.

Karli - she's beautiful

 

[karlilay]

Thankyou Vanilla, not sure if i already said congratulations

Teeny, when i had Poppy the ward was dead. There was me and one other lady in labour. But the induction suite was full. It does seem a common problem. I would be getting fed up too. Thinking of you.

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Oh teeny I'm sorry it's all so up in the air for you did they get to the bottom of baby's heart trace issues?

Karli poppy is so beautiful! I love her little outfit

Yesterday on the way home from school I was stopped.by a mum I've never seen before. She just noticed that G is a lot younger than he little girl and wanted to offer me all the little girls stuff they're finished with. It was so kind! But obviously stupid anxiety Jac has been repeating the exchange all night and day and convincing myself I was really weird she'll bring it to school today she said - what a lovely thing for a stranger to do!

 

[Boo44]

Pixie, Hannah is also sleeping for longer stretches during the day than at night. Drives me crazy!

My husband did her first nightly feeding last night because he was already up and has today off. He kept talking to her during the change and feeding. Not sure if it's related, but then she was up all night. And if course I had to stay up with her and also listen to him complain. I would have rather gotten out of bed myself and did the feeding, since I would have stayed up either way if she didn't go back to sleep.

If getting her into a day/night routine is important for you (which I understand as it is for me!) the trick is to keep all interaction quiet and dark at night, so don't talk to her, pick her up and cuddle etc but keep the lights dimmed and pop her back down with minimal interaction afterwards. In the day, chat and sing to her as you feed her, keep it bright and try and engage her afterwards (for like 5 mins but it gets longer!). That should help.
Oh and if you want them to go longer stretches at night than in the day then don't let them sleep for over say 4 hours in the day, gently wake and they will be hungry and will feed. If they sleep for such long stretches in the day then it stands to reason they will need more milk in the night to make up for it!

Of course if you aren't a jot bothered about routine and just want to be baby led then let them sleep as long as they want in the day and enjoy feeding them in the night! Just whatever works for you x

 

[Boo44]

Just to clarify that above is supposed to say don't talk, but DO cuddle etc as usual! For some reason my phone won't let me edit posts