March Mama's! 2012 :) - 33 pink , 24 blue and 17 yellow bumps! 33 Babies!!

[lozza1uk]

thanks for the reminder FT, i think i'll make those cookies today too if they'll go in the freezer.
Nothing going on here either which is good. I want to shake this cold before I go into labour! I also want to avoid sharing a birthday with my niece which is Thursday, so tomorrow or Friday, or the weekend would be great!

 

[Mrs Cupcake]

just logging on to see what everyone has been up to.... but i have been distracted by the fact that nic might be in early labour!! good luck

(ps FT is right, no queue jumping!!)

 

[Mrs Cupcake]

gorgeous baby pics laura. I cant see the photos of mitch and loo's babies because im not on facebook so i'll have to wait until they post some on here.

FT - just been reading back, sounds like you were having some symptoms last night?

Nic - def looks like early labour to me. if not, then things are at least going in the right direction.

AFM, i had THE WORST nights sleep last night. i nearly got up to play on the laptop. I was basically awake from 3am until about 7am. I then fell asleep until 9.30am. I am knackered now. I dont think i want labour to start today because im too tired. i kept having BH (def not real contractions) and they stopped me sleeping.

plan today is to make mitch's triple chocolate cookies for the freezer (and a couple for me!), make a quiche for dinner and maybe make a fruit cake.

im too tired at the mo.

 

[Widger]

Oh Nic, sounds promising!!

I've just come back from tumble tots and been bouncing on that bouncy castle again. All I ended up with was a stitch on the walk back home My stiff neck a little better.

So has Mitch called her baby girl Mia? I've not got you all on fb.

 

[kkl12]

Just jumping on to say hi to everyone and to let you know that Evelyn Genesis was born Sunday the 18th at 10:58 am. She weighed 7lbs.5oz. and was 21.8 inches long.
Because of the length of time my water was broken, both she and I developed a mild infection. After 24 hours of labor and and emergency c-section we are both well but still in the hospital. DH and I are so in love, she couldn't be more beautiful!!!
Will include pics when I get home and can't wait to catch up! xxx Kim

 

[lozza1uk]

Congratulations Kim! Beautiful name and can't wait to see photos!

Widger, yep, she's called her Mia.

 

[MsCrow]

*sigh*

4th round of feeding this morning.

I'm on my own, MrC's in town and just missed a train home so that's another hour alone...since 8.30.

Cry...clean bum...feed....no sleep...sick....cry....top and tail.....clean nappy....feed...no sleep...spit up...change bedding and clothes....feed. Cry myself.

Edited to add, congratulations Kim! Gorgeous name.

 

[Mrs Cupcake]

wow KK! thats great news! sorry to hear about the infections, any idea when you will get home? cant wait to see some pics!

 

[Mrs Cupcake]

MsC

sounds tough. At least you haven't got too long on your own. don't have any advice im afraid...

 

[lozza1uk]

MsC - No advice i'm afraid but I guess at a week in, things can only get better and it won't always be this intense. Concentrate on a day at a time and I'm sure (I hope at least) it will get easier.

 

[mitchnorm]

Hi ladies....data coverage is shocking to.update you all...hospital has no wifi.

Hoping to go home any time now...newborn checks all good and just waiting my final blood test results. On oral antibiotics now not iv yeah woop
We called our little girl Mia Grace Janet and wait for it.....i sm breastfeeding!!!!!!! It hurts a bit not sure how long i will try it for but seemed easy while stuck here.

Will update more when i get home this afternoon x x and promise to.read bsvk.thro everyones posts. I know about laura and loos baby baby.girls...is nicnak in labour? Can.someone make me some of my cookies and bring them ovet.

Have pics to.post too. She has lovely dark hair..bit wavy quite long

 

[lozza1uk]

Mitch - I think 3 or 4 of us are making your cookies today... i'm just off to the shops for chocolate! Think i might be a bit far away to pop over with them, but FT has tested that they freeze ok!

Congrats again on your gorgeous little girl - glad your huge baby fears were completely unfounded! And hooray for BF!

 

[Mrs Cupcake]

helloo mitch! lovely girls name. look forward to seeing some pics soon. great news on the breastfeeding too.

right i better get off my fat arse and go and do something. think i will start with the baking. sadly mitch im too far away to drop over some cookies...lol

 

[waula]

Mitch - awesome news!! Love the name Mia and very excited about seeing pics, not on FB either - I have a thing about babies with lots of hair!!!! hope you get home ok and get settled in ok and you're not inundated with visitors! Bet your family are so excited about having a little girl one! xxx

KK - Evelyn is our first choice girl name - I LOVE it!!! Glad she's here safe and hope your recovery from your C-sec goes ok...lots of rest and baby cuddles are needed! xxx

MsC - I'm with you hun...Noah having a grumbily day today - not sure if its one of those growth spurty days? He slept really well last night with 3 hr feeds but just unsettled today...already had 4 feeds since 9am boobs feeling a little bit softer and more normal today - was just squirting milk everywhere yesterday and he was feeding really well so i'm assuming it was just another burst of milk coming in! left boob just about recovered from sunday visitors and crappy feeding - still really intense when he gets on but can breathe through it. slathering on the lansinoh. i love that stuff.

FT - Noah's stump still on, bit minging but redness not spreading onto his belly - and yes, we bathed him with his stump still on - from what i've read it seems ok to do that!? Hope it is anyway!!

Nik - any progression???!

WT - how are the twins?? How are you???! How is the BFing going??? You are my hero xx

I'm very excited that Mitch's cookies can be frozen. I'm going to attempt to make a batch whilst he's snoozing...

xxx

 

[Glowstar]

Mitch - got your message was going to post but you beat me too it Glad you are getting home today and yay you for having a go at BF! love the name....and like Lozza don't remember that on your shortlist but I LOVE it

KK - congrats on your little girl, hope you are both doing well

MrsCrow - It does get a bit like that sometimes...feed/change/feed/change. She might be having a little growth spurt and increasing your supply. Your boobs do seem to deflate a little as you start to make milk on demand.
Have you considered a dummy? I know a lot of people don't like them but when you are BF a baby and they are a 'grazer' it can really help in between feeds. I used to find that they weren't really hungry but using me as a soother....only grazing at the breast and not really having a proper feed and this can mess with your milk supply too. If I had fed well an hour before and then not settled I would try the dummy to soothe them for a while so that when I did feed them again they were actually hungry.
Also I am sure there are BF consultants on call who can help you and give you advice

Lozza - hope you start to kick this cold soon

Cupcake - glad you are keeping busy but BOO HISS for being tired. I'm up most of the night hence I went back to bed again today at 9.00am and didn't surface until 12.00

 

[kymied]

So Blessed and KKL beat me and it look like Nicnak will too! I think that's everyone with my due date. Come on little dude you're being a slowpoke!

Congrats KKL I love the name Evelyn. Good job having a due date baby!

I'm totally jealous of all of your facebooking. Can I join in? Search my screen name @gmail.com and add me. This will of course make it hard to match up who is who.

 

[Glowstar]

Course Kymie....my initials are GU. will go and add you now

 

[MsCrow]

Waula, though I would never wish this morning on anyone else, it's comforting to read someone else is experiencing similar. I figured I'd ask you since we gave birth 3 hours apart...maybe Noah and Edith would be at the same stage, seems so! Glad you're healing ok....I found using the rugby ball position on the most damaged nipple for a couple of days really helped to it to heal - I'd sustained the nibbles when she was in a cradle position and I wasn't paying enough attention/assertive enough to re-latch her properly. Doing the same might help you?

Thanks for the advice Glowie. I think the problem is, last night she wasn't feeding for long so could go a couple of hours and then woke up again hungry so I know she was hungrier this morning hence just having to go with the flow. I was just huffed off that I was on my own for so long and beginning to feel like a milk machine. She's finally gone to sleep. I'll consider a dummy if she starts to comfort suckle but I could see her taking deep gulps each time she fed today so figured she needed it.

Waula, Edith's stump fell off the night before last and we'd gently bathed it in warm water and cotton wool. The midwife had bathed her in hospital so I'm sure it's ok to do so.

Great news you're trying BF Mitch, just go with it. It will get harder before it gets suddenly better.....read my mistakes and become the guru!

Thinking of you Nicnak!!!!

 

[crowned]

Congratulations to kkl!!
Love all the babies`names - all very cute!!

Can`t wait to see some pics (I`m not fb friends with you all either)

hooray for due date for me and Newfie today!

I thought baby might be coming this morning, as I woke at 3:15 with intense contractions, had a bit of a `clear out` as well as a bloody show (i think that was what it was - how much blood do you need for it to count? Please let me know - I need to know if this is actually a sign or not!!!) But everything tapered off after a couple of hours... still off and on contractions today though, so hope it's soon!!

 

[Nicnak282]

Hiya lads!

Not much progression here I'm afraid...still having pains/ tightenings but no further - not sure what is going on?!

Mitch - brilliant news hon!!!!! FAB name - can't wait to see some pics of your gorgeous girlie!!!!

Hubby has rung me 4 times now...excited much? I must have a uterus made of steel with all this latent/ early labour and still no baby!!!!

With you Kymied on FB envy!!! Feel I'm missing out - if anyone wants to add me let me know, hehee!

Will prob still be in some kinda labour for the next few weeks.....aarrrggghhhhhh

Xxxxx