June Bundles of Joy - 2016

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Rhi I didn't go into 'proper' labour until 4 days after loosing my plug and having a bloody show so hopefully it'll happen soon for you.
 
Lavo, I had the same feelings about breast feeding. I still do actually. You're not alone. Rationally, I do believe formula is best for my baby and for my sanity as she was losing too much weight with breast milk and I like to monitor her supply because of that (know how many oz she has per day). Ironically I saw about 4 or 5 lactation consultants at the hospital (pretty sure I saw one every day I was in the maternal child unit). All they said was her latch was great just keep it up, but I think she just couldn't stay awake long enough or would get frustrated and cry... waking her up constantly was a battle I just couldn't bear to face anymore and none of their advice to keep her awake seemed to work (nor would I want to do it long term).
 
I think however you feed your littles, formula or bf doesn't matter. Are they happy and healthy? Nothing else matters 💖
 
I completely agree but it does make me feel really sad when people want to bf but are let down by not receiving the support they needed right away. In the early days it's much harder than ff and the help and support should be consistent across all areas.

I was so lucky with both kids that the help I received in hospital meant that we had no feeding issues by the time we were discharged. The feeding specialist I saw this time was pushy and got some people's backs up which isn't nice but for me it was what I needed - pumping on in NICU/SCBU was a bit much for me and I hated it. If she hadn't been more scary than the situation I may have backed down from it lol
 
I've just had the MW give baby girl a formula top up. She weighs 9lb 6oz and was crying for hours tonight. I think she is just hungry. I can't wait for my milk to come in but for the first time ever one of my babies has had a top up.
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it. But if it wasn't for you ladies and the discussions we have I never would have thought about topping up with formula whilst i wait for my milk.

Good luck Rhi, I hope baby comes soon. Xx

I'm sorry there are no personal catch ups. I'm in the hospital until probably Monday and struggling with the pain after an emergency c section.
Once I'm home and recovering better I will write my horrible birth story. How I went from a 2 hr homebirth previously to a 13 hr emergency section defies belief. :-( xx
 
Teeny, so sorry to hear about the c section :(. I hope the pain becomes more manageable. Wishing you a speedy recovery <3
 
Woke up twice last night. Once in agony. With back pains and that awful familiar "I need to go and I need to go now feeling" as in the toilet lol. Felt almost confused from the pain at one point and nearly threw up. I was basically confused from waking up in so much pain... but it lasted a grand total off 15 mins!!

WOKe up again at 3am shaking with adrenaline. Teeth chattering etc. Took my bp and it was up for me but by no means high. This lasted a while before I managed to fall asleep again.

I think its safe to say all these stop starts and nights of pain have turned me into a nervous wreck ! =(
 
Rhi that's awful. You're going to be completely exhausted before this baby even arrives :( :hugs:

Teeny, it sounds like something went very badly wrong for you. Glad you & baby girl made it through & wishing you a speedy recovery from the c-section - mentally &physically :hugs:
 
Oh Rhi, you poor thing. At least I didn't have anything whilst waiting so no false starts or teasing. I really hope baby girl appears soon as I know the wait is agony. Xx
 
To make things worse I'm basically housebound at this point as I can't walk more than a few steps. I'm not sure how it's possible for the baby to be this low and for nothing to happen. I'm probably like 6cms lmao. My son has Tuesday off for the teachers strike and I'm actually debating not sending him in on Monday either just because I seriously can't manage the drive to and from =( it's the lifting my two year old in and out the car that does me in =(

Oh well sweep on Wednesday. Fingers crossed!!!

Teeny :hugs: sorry u needed a section!
 
Teeny - I'm really sorry that labour was so traumatic , I wish you a very speedy recovery :hugs:

Rhi - that's horrendous, I think given all the problems you're having they should have offered you a sweep sooner, I hope it gets things going for you. Is there anyone that can do the school run for you even just a few days? :hugs:
 
I agree vanilla but they wouldn't even entertain the idea when I mentioned it. Oh well. Eh. Unfortunately not; literally everyone else has to go to work. My sister is home from uni but doesn't drive and she is the whole other side of town.

On a more positive note. I think my stomach might explode hahah... my youngest was 9lb. And I know bump size isn't really any indication of baby size but I have never had such a bump ! Yikes! Probably because it's my third though. I'm only 5ft mind so I'm very much a weeble right now :haha:
 

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Your bump is lovely Rhi. Xx

At least by Wednesday, if baby girl hasn't come you'll know how dilated you are honey. I'm sure she'll just pop out in a flash.
 
Sorry to hear that you had to have a section teeny, I hope that your recovery is speedy. <3

I can't believe that they've made you wait this long Rhi, considering how uncomfortable you are! I definitely feel for you as I was getting to that point myself. I know that I wasn't lucky to have developed the pre eclampsia but at least it made them do something for me!

Rupert seems to be better for the formula feeds. He is just about taking 60ml at each feed, although it is taking an age at times as he is lazy! He is a really alert baby but once he is asleep it is difficult to get him to cooperate.
 
Hannah has been having a lot if spit up. Any advice? She only has four outfits at the moment so it's difficult.
 
I need to sit down and read the past 2 days properly, I am so behind! We went to a wedding and a birthday party yesterday so we were v busy.

We had our last midwife visit today! :happydance: Juniper (finally) gained 160g in 5 days! :happydance: So is only 34g off her birth weight now.

To those struggling with breastfeeding, we had an awful start even with tons of support in place. (Because of Micah's weight gain probs early on I insisted on referrals for Juniper before she was even born). If you still feel like breastfeeding is what you want then ask for a referral to an infant feeding specialist. But if not then my son thrived on a mix of formula and bf, formula is such an importa
 
so sorry teeny :( thinking of you and hoping you recover quickly

rhi omg i HATE the starts and stops!!!!!! i hope baby comes soon!
 
Karli, I'm not sure but her one month appt is next week so I'm going to ask the pediatrician about it.
 
Sorry you had a section teeny hope recovery is nice and speedy for you X

That's fab about junipers weight gain angel!

Hang in there rhi not long to go at all!

Afm I'm so tired, Henry just doesn't really sleep at the moment. He was crying and cluster feeding solidly from 8pm to midnight last night. Then even once he went down he was up every couple of hours for feeds until 7:30am when he decided he was up get the day and again wanted to cry and be constantly on and off the boob all morning! Doesn't help my eldest is suddenly going through a phase of constant tantrums and bad behaviour and also woke up twice in the night screaming for me. We went out for a few hours and typically Henry napped soundly the whole time!
 
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