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Sending hugs pg. It sounds like things are progressing just slowly.
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Awwww PG, I hope things come along quickly and soon. With the missing tickers I forget your gestation but I think you are 'overdue' right? You were close to my due date..... 
Squig, a few hours in the crib in the morning? Sounds like bliss!
Squig, a few hours in the crib in the morning? Sounds like bliss!
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My due date was the 4th June but I was thinking he would be here about the 10th as my dd was a week overdue.
I've had some more bloody show (I hate that phrase) today and the odd few cramps but nothing like yesterday at all. I'm seeing the Midwife tomorrow so hopefully she can do another sweep and let me know if the pains I've felt are actually doing anything at all. Otherwise I'll have to wait till Monday for an induction time.
I've had some more bloody show (I hate that phrase) today and the odd few cramps but nothing like yesterday at all. I'm seeing the Midwife tomorrow so hopefully she can do another sweep and let me know if the pains I've felt are actually doing anything at all. Otherwise I'll have to wait till Monday for an induction time.
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Oh PG, I am so so sorry. It’s awful. I hope you go into labor very very soon.
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Allie, I spoke too soon. She obviously heard me & has refused to sleep unless being held since yesterday afternoon. But she seems to be having some digestive issues which are causing her extreme discomfort. There's a it of poop but it really pains her to get it out, even though it's runny not hard. So I'm not really sure what to do. If anyone has any experience or advice, I'd like to hear it. She is now exclusively formula fed but she strained a lot even when she was getting breast milk.
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Big congrats PG!
DH is back to work since yesterday. Today is my first full day with both kids. I hate to say it, but the TV has been on for most of the day. Not sure how else I would manage right now. I envy those whose partners can take off for a week or two. After one decent night Theo went back to not sleeping. Not one minute in his bassinet. At 2am he finally fell asleep first on me and then in bed next to me. Im terrified of something happening. I really need him to sleep in his bassinet. According to my Fitbit Ive have an average of 3h7min of sleep this week. Its so exhausting.
How is everyone else?
DH is back to work since yesterday. Today is my first full day with both kids. I hate to say it, but the TV has been on for most of the day. Not sure how else I would manage right now. I envy those whose partners can take off for a week or two. After one decent night Theo went back to not sleeping. Not one minute in his bassinet. At 2am he finally fell asleep first on me and then in bed next to me. Im terrified of something happening. I really need him to sleep in his bassinet. According to my Fitbit Ive have an average of 3h7min of sleep this week. Its so exhausting.
How is everyone else?
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Woo hoo pg congratulations. What a whopper.
We just had our first weigh in and little man has only lost 3oz which is 2.6%. They were well impressed as she said c section milk doesn't usually come in til day 5 and we are day 3 and already full. What can I say I have super boobs.
We just had our first weigh in and little man has only lost 3oz which is 2.6%. They were well impressed as she said c section milk doesn't usually come in til day 5 and we are day 3 and already full. What can I say I have super boobs.
I'm glad it all turned out okay!
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Congrats PG! We have such similar experiences this time around!
Our first night home was rough. Baby didn’t want to sleep in her pack n play either. We need to figure something out for tonight.
Our first night home was rough. Baby didn’t want to sleep in her pack n play either. We need to figure something out for tonight.
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Congrats PG!!! Can't wait to hear more!!
Oh, mom, embrace the TV time. Seriously. Do what you can. I am glad my sleep tracker and fit bit are missing lol. It's ROUGH. I feel you on the sleep. It is the worst to be so sleep deprived....I am also ealous of those who have spouses off longer and I was 'lucky' to get two weeks but it's mega stressful when DH finally does get home after 12 hours. Ugh.
My dad IS here helping with the dog and DS for 5 days, thank goodness, so grateful. It doesn't make Clara sleep better though.
But I'm still grateful. I shoudl be sleeping now as Clara is finally asleep and DH sleeping next o me but I wanted to get caught up and spend 10 minutes online 'me time.'
Oh, mom, embrace the TV time. Seriously. Do what you can. I am glad my sleep tracker and fit bit are missing lol. It's ROUGH. I feel you on the sleep. It is the worst to be so sleep deprived....I am also ealous of those who have spouses off longer and I was 'lucky' to get two weeks but it's mega stressful when DH finally does get home after 12 hours. Ugh.
My dad IS here helping with the dog and DS for 5 days, thank goodness, so grateful. It doesn't make Clara sleep better though.
But I'm still grateful. I shoudl be sleeping now as Clara is finally asleep and DH sleeping next o me but I wanted to get caught up and spend 10 minutes online 'me time.'
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My first night with Dylan has been very hard, no matter what I try and do his breastfeeding latch is awful and I have had constant lipstick nipples which are now extremely sore. He doesn't open the bottom of his mouth far enough and I can't seem to tilt his neck to go bottom on first.
Last night he fed from 9pm till 4am and was still demanding more but I'd had 20 minutes sleep in the last 24 hours so a student Midwife took him for an hour. We've tried feeding again from 5-7am and still no matter he's got a poor shallow latch. He's definitely getting plenty as we're on poopy nappy number 5 but I need to sort out his breastfeeding otherwise I'm going to struggle to continue. I was able to do it with my daughter so I don't know what's wrong this time.
Last night he fed from 9pm till 4am and was still demanding more but I'd had 20 minutes sleep in the last 24 hours so a student Midwife took him for an hour. We've tried feeding again from 5-7am and still no matter he's got a poor shallow latch. He's definitely getting plenty as we're on poopy nappy number 5 but I need to sort out his breastfeeding otherwise I'm going to struggle to continue. I was able to do it with my daughter so I don't know what's wrong this time.
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Has he been checked for tongue tie as that can create a shallow latch. Ollie just constantly fed the first night too but it's good to bring in your milk.
Do you have a breastfeeding support worker in your area that can come give support at home.
Do you have a breastfeeding support worker in your area that can come give support at home.
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PG they are all so different. Your night sounds like my second day/night - Susannah was feeding constantly fir 13 hours & somehow still not full. Eventually the midwives took her for me for a few hours. She had a good latch so I don't know what the problem was. Definitely ask to see your bf support person & ask for tongue tie check (I believe that's why bf didn't work for DD1 & by the time it was snipped, it was too late). I didn't realise bf was so sore & difficult although I still would've liked to continue for another while. However, don't beat yourself up if it doesn't work out. You're trying, & Dylan is getting your colostrum.
Topaz, good stuff! No one told me that c section milk comes in later & the midwife made me feel like something was wrong with me when mine wasn't in on day 3. It came in overnight though & I woke with even more epic boobs 😉
Mom, that sounds very rough. I have DH until mid September & Susannah will be nearly 4 months then. Both my girls woke at the same time this morning (for the day I mean, obviously I was up several times in the night!) & I was wondering how I would manage if I'd been on my own. Hats off to you & no guilt needed for the TV, this is survival mode time so you just do what you need to do!
Allie, you're so right about getting a little me time. I hope you did sleep though.
Curious, hope you can figure something out to get some sleep. Did you choose a name? I don't recall seeing it but I may have forgotten!
Who else are we waiting on news from here, not the FB group - I've lost track of whether all the babies are here.
Susannah is doing better today, I think she was a bit unwell as she was a different baby after we gave her a small dose of calpol (having taken medical advice), much less unsettled. She's usually pretty chilled unless she's hungry or has wind or needs to poop, & as you all know, it's so hard when you don't know how to help them when they're upset ☹️
Topaz, good stuff! No one told me that c section milk comes in later & the midwife made me feel like something was wrong with me when mine wasn't in on day 3. It came in overnight though & I woke with even more epic boobs 😉
Mom, that sounds very rough. I have DH until mid September & Susannah will be nearly 4 months then. Both my girls woke at the same time this morning (for the day I mean, obviously I was up several times in the night!) & I was wondering how I would manage if I'd been on my own. Hats off to you & no guilt needed for the TV, this is survival mode time so you just do what you need to do!
Allie, you're so right about getting a little me time. I hope you did sleep though.
Curious, hope you can figure something out to get some sleep. Did you choose a name? I don't recall seeing it but I may have forgotten!
Who else are we waiting on news from here, not the FB group - I've lost track of whether all the babies are here.
Susannah is doing better today, I think she was a bit unwell as she was a different baby after we gave her a small dose of calpol (having taken medical advice), much less unsettled. She's usually pretty chilled unless she's hungry or has wind or needs to poop, & as you all know, it's so hard when you don't know how to help them when they're upset ☹️
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Ill get caught up when I can, congratulations on the new babies!
Ethan Boyd was born at 1:10pm by scheduled c section, he never turned and was still breech.
Hes been up all night cluster feeding with a bad latch, lipstick nipples here too Im afraid, the lactation consultant couldnt fix it either.
Ethan Boyd was born at 1:10pm by scheduled c section, he never turned and was still breech.
Hes been up all night cluster feeding with a bad latch, lipstick nipples here too Im afraid, the lactation consultant couldnt fix it either.
Congrats FX!!
I have one of those babies who wont open his mouth and pulls off. The pain is barely tolerable when he tries to latch. Some times it takes 10min of on and off. I will fight through it as I know it will get better with time. We are most successful latching if his neck is in the opposite hand on the boob he is nursing on. I sit up. He lays on the arm/my legs and I hunch over him holding my boob with the other hand and trying to direct it into his mouth. Once he has a decent latch I try to switch arms to cradle position and get more comfortable. Works better some times than others. Had a better night last night. I had him sleep in one of those boucy seats last night and that seemed to work better.
I have one of those babies who wont open his mouth and pulls off. The pain is barely tolerable when he tries to latch. Some times it takes 10min of on and off. I will fight through it as I know it will get better with time. We are most successful latching if his neck is in the opposite hand on the boob he is nursing on. I sit up. He lays on the arm/my legs and I hunch over him holding my boob with the other hand and trying to direct it into his mouth. Once he has a decent latch I try to switch arms to cradle position and get more comfortable. Works better some times than others. Had a better night last night. I had him sleep in one of those boucy seats last night and that seemed to work better.
