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[braijackava]

Oh and I forgot.......30 weeks today!!!

 

[MumtoJ]

Brai / Tankit - sorry your having such hard times at the moment, OH and I are having to work real hard at not getting cross with each other - about to start building works and OH has finally realised they WILL NOT be complete when this one arrives unless we are very over due and the build goes perfectly smoothly with not a single delay !!! but now that he has accepted this at least we are having conversations about how to manage it...

Pinky hope your OH came home so you could rest and the swelling has gone down.

AFM - really uncomfortable at the moment and tired, starting to really look forward to D day but want this one to stay put until safe to come out - I know this is definately mother natures way of making labour seem like a good thing!!!

Sorry for those i've missed, finding it difficult to focus today.

 

[membas#1]

Our community health nurse is the head of the board for the breastfeeding thing in this region, and she is trying to get the nurses in High Level to change their attitude. The issue is that they are all mostly from different countries, and their religions believe that breastfeeding is a sign of being poor, and so they try to get you to bottle feed. Our nurse here said that we will have to be strict with them, as they will tell us that our baby isn't getting enough milk and is starving and keep trying to give us the bottle. I don't think I will have the patience for that, so hopefully they don't try it with me!

I got called in to go see the consult doctor tomorrow, so while I am there, I am going to see if they have a specific list of what I should bring.

I fell for that the first time. This time there is no way I'll be giving my baby any formula. I'm actually going to start pumping in Feb to see if I can collect some cololstrum so that if I have trouble with the latch again I can give the baby something. (they said they wouldn't release us from the hospital until Edward ate so I ended up giving in to giving him formula)

Sara - and here I thought all of Ontario's money came from Alberta?!

Tanikit - Sounds like it might be good to have your mom come early. You need support were you can get it.

Will that work? DH and I were trying to figure out a plan for if we have issues right away for breastfeeding as we will not do formula, or it would take a lot to get us to use formula. I may have to look into that--any cons to doing that too early?

 

[codegirl]

#1 - from what a read our body starts making colostrium before the baby is born so I figured I might as well give it a try. Between nipple stimulation being one of the ways to get "ready" for labour, wanting to avoid formula, and working the nipples early so that they aren't so tender at the start of bfing I figure it won't hurt to try.

I'm pretty sure that the hormones needed to actually make milk won't release until there is no placenta, I don't see any risks, BUT these are all assumptions on my part. I have done no research.

 

[readynwilling]

I'm actually going to start pumping in Feb to see if I can collect some cololstrum so that if I have trouble with the latch again I can give the baby something. (they said they wouldn't release us from the hospital until Edward ate so I ended up giving in to giving him formula)

I read about hand extracting (that doesn't sound right, but im lost for the term) some colostrum after 37 weeks and storing it in the freezer in Ina May's guide to breastfeeding (a really good book!). That way if your baby has latching issues or something right away you can feed them the colostrum by dropper She recommends freezing it in a sterile container, and i kept contimplating stealing a urine sample cup from my drs office, but always chickend out

 

[readynwilling]

Tanikit and Brai! Happy 30 weeks Brai!!

I had my first prenatal class tonight - i was the furthest along (one lady was one day behind me). And the latest EDD was April 16th, so we are all getting to the end! It was a good class. And DH cooperated!

 

[Tanikit]

Brai these last few weeks are so difficult - I am almost glad that I know baby will be here early - I doubt anyone would survive around me til 41 weeks pregnant (let alone me myself) My BP is rising slowly but should be fine for a while yet I hope - last time it rose at 36 weeks. I'm 33 weeks today.

Still at my inlaws though tomorrow I will go home (should have been today) I am still very miserable about the whole thing and know I will be in trouble with DH when I get home which is why I need to go sooner rather than later as we cannot be fighting when I go into labour - I do need him and he needs me, but we need to fix some stuff so that we are both being supported appropriately.

As for breastfeeding - my DD was fed formula in hospital a few times - she needed it the first night for low sugars and then the nurses took over and I was very cross the second night. At home I had to express and give it to her with a bottle by day 5 as she was starving, but I called a consultant and managed to get it right - I think it depends how important it is to you whether you breastfeed or not and how much work you are willing to put in - I will definitely call a consultant early this time if I have any issues as I benefitted a lot from the breastfeeding even though the first six weeks were very tough.

33 weeks and I have another appointment tomorrow. Baby has grown very big and I am constantly breathless. I have about 4-5.5 weeks left depending what happens from here on out.

 

[pinkycat]

You can defo hand express colostrum and freeze it. There will prob only be a few drops of it but it's meant to be very good for bubs

Im not having a good day, i was waiting outside playgroup and felt really sick and dizzy before 1 of the mums grabbed hold of me. I know i should get my BP checked cos i feel rubbish in general but DH work are being arsey with him finishing early and MIL is the only 1 in work so cant finish early and kids need picking up etc

Tanikit-i hope things are ok when you go home. My baby also feels really big and her movements are hurting me now.Not too long left now though xx

 

[MumtoJ]

Pinky, most chemists will offer a quick BP test and then if there is an issue you can phone Dr, MW or hospital as appropriate

I have had a couple of dizzy / sicky spells but my BP is fine, think mine is bubs pushing on a vein / artery

Hope you feel a bit better soon

 

[2nd time]

my baby girl is 11 months old and she just got her first tooth she cant wait to meet her sister. she points at my tummy and says baby their then blows rasberries on my belly lol

 

[pinkycat]

cathryn thats a great idea, thanks for that.
2nd time-your DD sounds so cute

 

[MumtoJ]

2nd time - bless her that is so sweet - DS gets a bit freaked out by my tummy at times with all the movements, but then gets cross when he puts his hands on it and baby refuses to kick!

Chrissie - hope you got on ok and have been feeling a bit better.

Tankit - hope your going home has gone more smoothly than you anticipate. Good luck with getting the relevant supports set up.

Brai, now you have your car money did you get the 4D scan? Did you have any luck with the unemployment?


I'm tired again today but did have a better nights sleep - didn't wake up for a wee which was good but meant I was fit to burst this morning, almost couldn't sit up without wetting myself I was so full!!!!

 

[msarkozi]

I think I had the worst sleep ever last night...I am soooooo tired today! I went to bed around 10:00 and finally fell asleep some time after, and then OH phoned and woke me up at 11:00. Once I fell back to sleep, I was up again before 1:30 and it took me awhile to get back to sleep....then I woke up around 2:30 for a quick pee, and then I have been up since just before 4:00! I couldn't get back to sleep at all....work is not going to be fun today!!

I'm cranky at OH. His friend flew here yesterday and is going to be living with us for a bit (which I am totally pissed about over this whole situation), and OH was done work around 9 pm last night.....well he never came home at all...when he phoned at 11:00, he said him and his friend and another guy were at the bar (he wasn't drinking though)....then I was texting him around 1:30......then he texted me around 4:15 to say where they were at then, and I told him to not bother coming home nor talking to me today! He has to work this morning as well, so I am sure he is already gone to work.

I am totally mad because when his friends wanted to go to the bar, he should have said he was going home instead of staying with them. And I don't know this guy that is going to be living with us at all, and I told OH that he isn't off to a good start with me liking him. He knows I am pregnant and ready to have a baby soon, and he needs to show me a little respect as well.......it's going to be a very long day!

 

[MumtoJ]

Melissa - hope he makes it up to you tonight.

 

[msarkozi]

thanks Cathryn. He just texted me asking if I was still mad, and I said yes. He asked me to please understand, and I said no and that he could have come home blah blah blah. He said it won't happen again, and I am just not bother responding.......

the thing is, he is going to come home tonight and just sleep all night since he hasn't slept yet....so he won't make it up to me....

 

[blessedmomma]

melissa- im so sorry hun. the last thing you need is stress on top of everything pregnancy already throws at us.

2nd time- she sounds just adorable. i didnt think my 1 yr old would understand much but he just loves babies. my 3 yr old has seen his daddy put his hand on my tummy to feel baby kick, so he comes up to me and puts his hand on my tummy and says the baby kicked him-even though he didnt.

tanikit- i hope everything is ok when you get home. and i hope you are able to BF this one too. if you stay on top of it it should work out.

afm- i cant BF. my sis and i have physical problems and knew from pretty young that we wouldnt be able to. it used to hurt my feelings when women would make comments about it, but im no longer condemned. it has always been funny to us how some women can claim to be more nurturing and natural by BF, but then be completely rude and heartless to someone who cant or chooses not to. there are people in my own family who even treated me like that. i dont think its their concern what is wrong with me, so i dont go into details. i guess they think i just choose not to BF and try to bully me around about it. i have an aunt who said one time, its the way God intended. it was hard not to be rude back. it apparently was not the way God intended for me to do it. its not an issue of me trying and giving up or something, or just not trying at all. some women can be very cruel and judging about things. i just know i am completely thankful God made formula. back in the day women who couldnt BF had to have someone else feed their babies. i would have missed out on all the bonding that comes from feeding my babies myself. He provided a way for me to still have the most important part of all of it and im forever grateful. i rarely ever have propped a bottle up- i can count on one hand for all 4 of them combined- and i completely enjoy feeding them and rocking them to sleep. my hubby even has probably only fed them a handful of times. its my time with them. it has given me a softer heart for women who just choose not to or try and cant do it. i have a SIL who was making comments about me not BF. she just had a baby and after several infections had to FF. im glad i didnt treat her the way she did me and even helped her out when she had questions about FF.

im glad i have you ladies to vent this to. i have heard some very cruel things in the past for not BF and because i dont care to explain why i cant (my body and its issues are really no ones business but my husband and myself imo) women can be very horrible about it. im glad i have an understanding/loving hubby that is very supportive though, and you ladies to listen as well!!!!!

 

[braijackava]

We actually decided not to do the 4d scan yet. If my high BP comes back, they will do a couple more scans before baby is here, and they have the 4d at the doctor. So I am hoping I get a free one! I called unemployment for 2 days and it was busy, but this morning my money is magically in my account?! Not going to complain, but still a bit confused.

 

[braijackava]

Nothing wrong with FF. I dont get why people think it is their place to say anything? I had my first son when I was only 16, and couldnt do the BF even though I tried. My second son was in the NICU for 2 weeks, so he had formula and expressed milk and then did formula and BF until 8 months. My daughter was strictly breast, just because its what worked with her. I dont notice any difference in any of them. The main reason I chose BF was for cost reasons. I dont think there is any huge difference in the long run between the two, oh except my saggy boobs....hahaha

 

[blessedmomma]

Nothing wrong with FF. I dont get why people think it is their place to say anything? I had my first son when I was only 16, and couldnt do the BF even though I tried. My second son was in the NICU for 2 weeks, so he had formula and expressed milk and then did formula and BF until 8 months. My daughter was strictly breast, just because its what worked with her. I dont notice any difference in any of them. The main reason I chose BF was for cost reasons. I dont think there is any huge difference in the long run between the two, oh except my saggy boobs....hahaha

thanks hun!!! believe me after 4 of them being on formula i dont want to know what we have spent!!!! i always thought it would make things easier with money and night feedings. i wish it worked out for me that way, but it just didnt. i used to feel guilty like my body wasnt good enough. i used to cry to my hubby about it especially when women were rude about it. when i got pregnant with this one i felt guilty about the cost of formula. my last one was 5 months old when we got pregnant so there will be no break between buying formula for at least 2 years. my hubby is sweet though and money doesnt concern him. he is very laid back and says things like, we will manage-we always do. i hope you get your 4d scan free!!!!! i have a regular one next tues, cant wait to see nathon again

 

[msarkozi]

I think it is a personal choice as to whether someone wants to breastfeed or not, and I don't think it is anyone else's right to have an opinion on it. I personally am not comfortable with it, and I only decided to give it a try because I found out it helps get the weight off quicker. So I have a selfish reason for trying, but I don't really care. In the end, it's your own choice as to what you want to do. As long as the baby is healthy, it doesn't matter how he/she is getting their nutrients!