June Bundles of Joy - 2016

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Oh good luck all you ladies that are in labour this morning. I woke at 5.30 with the heat and couldn't get back to sleep, seems I've picked a great morning for it lol.

squig, are you on e ward or in Johnston house? sorry to hear that you are having difficulty sleeping and that Roise isn't bf great but I'm sure she will get the hang of it in a few days. hope all goes on with the geneticist, but it's good that she has no chromosomal abnormalities.
 
Midwife been I'm in labour 3cm dilated stretchy cervix had a sweep too

Contractions every 5 minutes just got to keep active she's really low though they said she should be here today
 
Squig34 said:
Good luck Karli & Becy!

Great bump Joey :)

Dory, so sorry to hear that Georgia's reflux is getting worse & she's suffering so much. My friend had to go dairy free with her second baby as it was going through her bm.

Joey, we're in til at least Monday - Adam had extra digits on both his hands & one foot & Róise is exactly the same. Adam had no chromosomal abnormalities & Róise is checking out perfectly (although her chromosomes haven't been tested) but the paediatrician wants to have a chat with the geneticist anyway.

Boo, I a really enjoying getting to know my baby :) but she's been really sleepy today & won't breastfeed so we're having to supplement with formula. She's away basically being force fed at the moment :( I don't know how they expect her to bf when they're forcing her to eat food she doesn't want every 3 hours? I got no sleep last night (not due to Róise, who slept loads) so I haven't had the energy tonight to do much more than try for a couple of minutes to latch her on for each feed (she took a good bf at 8.15pm; that was the first & only all day). Hopefully i'll have more energy today & we'll have more success. I plan to keep trying with bf but I hate that she has to be force fed in the meantime. I can hear her crying; I feel like crying too!

I'm pretty stiff today so sleeping is difficult again but I'm resting more at least than last night. Plus have to get up every 3 hours to feed But I was at least able to take a shower!
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Be gentle with yourself squig, this is typical baby blues time.

Try offering the breast before anything else every 3 hours. She has been through a lot being born so is worn out. She will wake up more in time. Plenty of cuddles and skin to skin should help.
 
Becyboo and Karilay - you're both in my thoughts. I hope your labour's are progressing quickly and smoothly.

Squig sorry you're feeling so tired etc. With the bf I had trouble for the first few days getting ds to latch - I kept asking for help while in hospital and we eventually got there. So I second what Dory said but try and have someone there to help each time. I had lots of different midwifes with lots of different techniques and one finally clicked.
 
Was hoping for a baby or two by now but I'm probably a bit early!

Good luck becy and Karli. So excited for you both

Thanks for explaining that dory. I feel much more aware with this my third baby of things like reflux colic and allergies and all the possibilities it makes me nervous. These poor little newborns deserve an easy time but it can be such a rocky road for them can't it!

Ah Squig that happened to me too. Arthur had low blood sugars so they suggested supplementing. I let them cup feed him formula. His problem was prematurity and poor latch. Like dory said we persisted with BF and cup fed him after a 'feed'. He didn't crack the latch until end of day 2 but I had no milk in yet at that point so still had low sugars! They say sometimes a bit of supplementing helps them to wake up and get stronger and that in turn helps with the latch and getting breastfeeding sorted. So definitely don't feel guilty. Róise will get there in the end xx
Also as for the extra digits I'm sure she's just like her daddy but hope all checks out ok. We had a nervy time with Arthurs kidney and whether it was syndromic or not but it isn't x
 
Ooh becy and karli, hope this is it for you :)

Sorry I don't have any advice on reflux

Afm, hadmy baby shower today and got lots of nappies! which will come in handy haha was a good day overall
11days and counting :)

Goodluck ladies
 
Beccy and Karli - I hope things are progressing well for you both. I can't wait to see your updates!

:hugs: squig. My experience was slightly different in that G was too premature to feed at all for the first week. I had no milk at all so she was given formula through an ng tube until I was able to express and then she was fed bm through the tube.

I didn't understand how she would ever be hungry enough to wake for a feed and learn I'd she was full up all the time but it does work itself out. As she got a bit bigger I would do her nappy right before feeding time and wake her enough to try to breastfeed. If she fed for more than 5 mins she skipped the tube feed. The first few days she was too tired to feed more than once or twice in the day but it progressed to fully breastfeeding really quickly :hugs: :hugs:

As tinky said is there there a feeding support team there? Use all the support you can get - you'll get there!
 
Good luck girls!!! =)

Just a few days then I'm going to yank this baby out hahah. Or at least start thinking about eviction attempts. No point telling me they are a waste of time (cos I know) but I can't just sit here whilst I go two weeks past due ...again =(
 
Rhi I am the same, completely resigned to the fact that no eviction methods work but doing them all anyway!! Last night I was on my ball for hours, folloeed by sex, and a relaxation cd with clary sage oil.... Nowt! Tonight going for a curry with my family, walking rhe 30 minutes there and back too!
 
Thanks for all the bf encouragement ladies :) there is a support worker but she doesn't do weekends; however the midwives are great so i've asked them for help. Róise has a wee touch of jaundice but the paediatrician thinks it will be well below the level needed for a blood test (it's 111). I'm not therefore overly concerned at this point.

Joey, i'm in Johnstone House so much quieter than E ward I would imagine, despite being a bit noisy!

Looking forward to seeing pics of your babies, Karli & Becy! Hope things are going smoothly!
 
Ooh good luck beccy and karli! I'm going to be religiously checking this thread now all day! X
 
Becy and Karli - I hope things are progressing well :hugs::dust:

Squig - I'm sorry to hear she's having feeding problems, hopefully as she gets bigger it will get easier and the problems should start to resolve.

mum22ttc#3 - Happy 38 weeks! :)

Starlight - happy due date! :D
 
Baby arrived at 10.04, weighing 8lb 13.... She is perfect. Oh and I had no pain relief.... Again ��
 
Karli - huge congratulations! I'm sorry to hear you weren't able to have pain relief :hugs:
 
Sydney Rose was born 9.01am weighing a tiny 7lb 1oz!! To my shock she's tiny had my home birth natural no pain relief she came too quick I was in agony though absolute agony

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