March Mamas 2012 Baby Group (Closed Group)

[blessedmomma]

morning/afternoon laddies!

loo- it really is crazy figuring out whats wrong. it probably sounds silly to you all, but with formula feeding i never had to do all this. i fed them, they were happy and healthy, slept good, etc. i feel like everythiing is an experiment with this baby. not enjoying experimenting on my baby, but sticking with it so far. i dont like the not knowing if he is getting enough/too much, massive feeding sessions, not knowing if what im eating is giving him gas/tummy ache, etc etc etc. also, in formula they have all their vitamins in every bottle. theres all this conflicting info on internet over whether you should give breastfed babies extra stuff like vitamin D or iron. i quit taking my iron and am now having heart palpitations (a symptom of anemia). nurse had trouble getting bleeding to slow after birth so they checked and i was still anemic. i guess i need to start it again so he gets some. dont get me wrong, he is worth anything i have to do. its still such a headache though and so confusing! BOO

he is now nursing to 11 or 12 at night. he only wakes up once usually but eats around 2 hrs when he does. this would be wonderful, but like you emera, i have 1 teething too. so my nights are generally...

finish nursing around 11 or 12, nurse again from 3-5, then stay up at 5 with my 1 yr old teether. essentially getting around 3 hours of sleep a night. night before last i got about an hour, had DH take half day yesterday so i could take a nap! i guess im still getting used to BF. FF was so easy for me and i had it down pat. could put them in sling and feed while cleaning, but cant get him to latch good yet in sling so here i sit all day on my butt. im used to being able to run my house very shortly after having a baby and i still feel out of commission with this one. i try to be supermom around here, feeling guilty about it all my DH and girls are picking up all the slack. im glad i raised them to be so helpful and to serve each other and our family... but dont want them to get run down with chores

sorry for the complaining

 

[citymouse]

Blessed, Em, and Widger... Doing this with two little ones qualifies you for a medal!

Ended up with about 4 hours of sleep last night. Now doing a morning feed and hoping it earns me a nap.

DH is being so great. Yesterday he woke me up because he was worried that she was acting too sleepy. And then we were on the couch and he said, "Oh, look at her little foot" in the most tender little voice I've ever heard. (A lot of her skin is peeling because she was in the sac an extra week.)

Did I ever share her stats? 7 lb 11.5 oz., 21.5 inches long.

 

[emera35]

Blessed BF does get easier after a while, practice lots with latching in the sling, it helps tons as you know if you caan be mobile and feed teething is a drag eh? I'm on about 4 hours of broken sleep a night total. Managing so far but I'm a bit tired! I too feel guilty if F is having a super feed, I hate not being able to do stuff with Roh you're still my supermum idol Blessed! Xxx

 

[mitchnorm]

Blessed...big. Please dont be too hard on yourself...you are doing an excellent job and i am sure things will get easier. I worry about M getting enough milk from me then at weigh in she does so well it makes me proud of her and myself. It is s great feeling to.know that we are giving our LOs everything they need. I still think.about partially ff every day but then change my mind and stick.with bf.....i am taking every day as it cones but wont feel guilty if and when i do switch.

Busy day getting M sorted into town for some bits and bobs then to.sil for her to get her weekly cuddles ha ha. Went to.boots and was going to.get the nasal drops for M...she was really bunged last night and woke herself up a couple of times (and was really noisy)...she went back.off to.sleep but i am sure that added an.extra feed cos she was probably thinking that while shes up she may as well have a little chow down....anyway they had nasal spray...does same job and thought it may be easier to.administer.....she is going to hate it ooopsie.

Any one elses LO tending to feed every hour from 7 til about 10am ....its like she is toppibg up her reserves from night before

 

[blessedmomma]

thanks ladies, sorry for complaining. i think lack of sleep is doing me in. i would be ok if i didnt have a teether right now. being able to go back to sleep at 5 when mason is done eating would be ideal. the rest of the kids sleep til 8 or 9. thats when mason eats again and when nathon used to get up before he started teething again. cant wait for these teeth to pop through. at least its the weekend now. DH gets up with him on the weekends, but has to get up at 5 for work during the week.

any easter plans for anyone this weekend??? we are making a turkey tomorrow and giving them easter baskets. also doing an easter egg hunt. we decided to do things tomorrow instead of sunday after church so theres not too much all in one day. i know 5 kids that are gonna be on a sugar high tomorrow lol!

 

[emera35]

Blessed my mum s coming to stay over easter. We are going to the childrens church service on sunday followed by an easter egg hunt! Should be fun!

 

[firsttimer1]

blessed - we are going to my mum and dads for easter sunday dinner and hope to go out for day tomo with george - if its not too

Ive just made my first ever from scratch calzone... Its HUGE. do any of you watch that american show ''man vs food''? this calzone is big enough to be on that. May have to take a photo

G is currently asleep on his dads chest

 

[firsttimer1]

Oh and Blessed - you are NOT complaining and never apologize.... i cant imagine how you do it all so well

 

[mitchnorm]

No plans here for Easter....usually try and go and see my folks for turkey and easter eggs but too far to go with M being so young and we saw them last weekend. Soooo i.shall be making the most of hubby being around and stockpiling some sleep

Blessed...never worry about complaining or ranting...thats why we are all here x x

Have a lovely weekend all....and get stuck into that choccy yum x

 

[Widger]

What a day. After mammoth cluster feeding session last night I'm exhausted. Up every hour until 4am. I'm hoping it was to get milk in which it defo is. My boobs are so sore. Trouble is during feeding session last night B would only take from one boob and then pass out, I tried everything to keep him awake but didn't work. I just have to hope it will be better tonight as I don't ever remember having this problem last time, or maybe I conveniently blocked it from mind.

When did your boobs stop feeling like bullets? I can't remember from last time. I'm massaging them as baby is feeding so hoping that helps with pain/engorgement etc.

Blessed - I feel for you. It's hard work.

Emera - I can't imagine being on my own with my boys at home, let alone outside and carrying.

Off to bed. Got to feed in hour and half... Hope to get more later this evening - fingers crodsef

 

[emera35]

Bedtime was a challenge! Just sat down and found a crayon in my bra!? F has slept for maybe 30 mins since 9.30am seriously hoping she'll crash out soon!!

 

[blessedmomma]

ft- mmmm DH makes yummy home made huge calzones too! it takes me two days to eat one. love that show man vs food. think that guy may die of high cholesterol some day though lol. food always looks yummy, but a steady diet of it, i dont know about all that!

you ladies are so sweet!!!

i really am very grateful for my life and my family. and for having other mommies on here with such understanding hearts

 

[lozza1uk]

So Z has slept pretty much all day from 12pm waking only for some feeds and a quick bath at 6pm. Thinking he's got things the wrong way round now I'm dreading being awake all night!

Blessed, you are supermum with your brood, can't imagine having more than 2 or even 1 right now!

Time for bed for me, stupidly haven't slept today while he's been on a sleep marathon, what an idiot.

 

[Glowstar]

Hi Lads!!!

Welcome Mousey and baby G lovely stats too

I've had a similar issue with the dog. We had days on end of visitors and the dog had to be seperated because she was so excitable. This has now resulted in her being overly nosey around baby. She's jumped up at the moses basket twice and keeps scratching my arm while I'm feeding him I'm hoping when we get in more of routine she will settle down better

MW didn't turn up yesterday but saviour was my own MW came today...no heel prick though because of Bank Holiday weekend so she coming back on Monday to do it. So feeling quite good because he weighed 8lb 1oz at birth and he's 8lb 1oz today so well pleased with that

Had a few teary moments yesterday and today....finding it a bit hard trying to keep 2 teenagers busy and a new baby

 

[citymouse]

Glowie, hope youre not up all night!

 

[crowned]

Widger, it took about 4 days for my boobs to get back to some semblance of normal, rather than rock-hard. I ended up using a warm washcloth a couple of mornings to release some of the pressure when it was just too much.

Blessed, I'm sorry you're having a rough time. I really hope it gets better for you soon!

Glowie, sorry things aren't easy right now.

DH is on sofa, sleeping with A. SOOOO cute!

 

[firsttimer1]

Ok.... this constipation is not on... defo getting some of the stuff lozza recommended, and im NEVER taking an iron tablet again! Humph.

Can i ask - am i the only one who has NOT had hard, sore or engorged boobs? is it because im really top heavy do you think?? or does digs drink so much they dont get a chance to fill up just a bit worried??

also, ive still not taken a nap in the day. i really should start esp if im stopping my iron pills its just so ODD sleeping in the day. but i guess when i get to the point of exhaustion, i will.

been given a thorntons choccy egg from mum.... YUM! x

Hope u ladies are all having a relaxing evening

 

[Glowstar]

I'm with you on the constipation Lozza and FT I did actually manage to go day after birth and then not again until 2 days later.
That was an awful episode because OH had gone for a nap. I left Jacob asleep in his moses basket downstairs thinking I would be OK to go for 2 minutes while I had the urge Ended up crying on the toilet for half an hour sobbing feeling like the stitch I had was splitting and I was giving birth again. Tried shouting OH to check on Jacob who couldn't here me
Tried taking two Senokot last night...NOTHING still not been so just had to take another two.
FT hope the lactulose works for you

 

[vitfawifetobe]

widger - george was feeding every hour last week, but now seems to have found a routine of midnight, 3am, 7am, 11am (which is lovely).... then it gets more frequent and eratic from noon - 10pm... but thats ok... as im awake i think our babies find their own routine eventually. and u will cope just fine

skadi - that video was great. last night george was going 'eh eh eh' and i would usually feed... but instead we burped and he settled down again lovely hope it continues to work

Vitfa - i didnt take my iron last night or this morning.... i NEED to go to the loo DH will kill me if finds out

rashy - lovely to hear from you and glad your at peace with no sleep!

no HV or MW visits today which is lush. ONE visitor coming tonight. Im hoping tomo will be TOTALLY visitor free Its tiring.

Ft is it bcus you are strugling to pass.
I have a mild laxative as totally constipated in reluctate to take it.
Feesh oj and tons of fluids normaly help me but please if ypu are struggling speaj to mw as they can rechrck your bloods
L

 

[emera35]

Constipation is the worst thing! Why does it happen right when you REALLY don't want to be pushing anything down there?!?! I'm finally now not terrified every time i need to poo! Gods i hate it though, rubbish!
Today i've also braved it and i haven't worn a pad. All good up to now, so think i'm all done with the bleeding! Still going to leave the spare pair of knickers in the changing bag though, just in case!!
I genuinely am shocked that F was awake for 12 hours today! She dozed for 30 minutes in the afternoon, but other than that she was awake all day. Most of that time she was grumbling or crying, or feeding My nerves are really frayed after that! Just feeding her now, she barely woke up and started rooting , and is now sleep-feeding really. I'm hoping she'll sleep well tonight after all that awake time!!