May 2012 babies - so far 8 yellow, 22 blue, 21 pink!

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Yazzy- yay! Congrats! My due date "buddies" have had their babies and we all went before our due date (so weird it's tomorrow and Hannah's almost 2 weeks old!!)

Rjsmam- ooh good luck. Hope your dad is okay!

So many babies around here! It still feels surreal! I can't believe it's our time after waiting so long and we're all having out babies!!!

 

[frangi33]

omg ladies! All these babies! congratulations - I've not even experienced any braxton hicks so who knows when my little girl is going to make an appearance

 

[rjsmam]

my poor dad had some complications & had to have open surgery instead of keyhole so is in hosp until Mon/Tues at least..... and my dh is still moaning about his ear infection (after seeing my dad on morphine/oxygen etc I wanna tell him to shutup but am refraining )

after the midwife apmnt i mopped floors, weeded garden (must have been amusing for my neighbours), repotted patio plants, walked to meet ds from school & visited at hosp.. having more contractions tonight & constant crampiness & stabbing pains in my cervix, will just need to wait & see if they intensify i guess.


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It's so weird because I can hardly remember what it felt like to be pregnant and we're not even 2 weeks PP yet! I'm so glad I can't complain about those aches/pains any longer.


We took Hannah to the doctor yesterday for concerns over her breathing but they said everything seems okay and to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get worse. She has thrush so I have to give her Nystatin 4x a day. I was really excited over her weight gain though.

She was born at 6lbs 5oz.
At 2 days old, 6lbs.
At 4 days old she was 5lbs 15oz.
At 1 week old she was 6lbs 8oz.
At 11 days old (yesterday) she was 7lbs 5oz.

She's put an a whole pound since she was born!!! I was worried she wasn't getting enough through breast feeding but she's been eating like crazy. Glad to see it's paying off

 

[zephyr]

Waves glad to hear about the weight gain. I have the same worry but they will be weighed tomorrow so will find out then. Thats really good how quickly she gained!

Congrats on the new babies i feel a bit sad im missing out on the action in this thread but am glad i can still read parts on my phone

The in laws been txting OH trying to get him to convince me to use formula. Hes getting a bit annoyed with it now. We have cancelled all visits till they are back in a routine cos they woke em up yesterday morning and aria was unsettled all day afterds. She slept in the evening for a few hours then screamed her hed off till 2am. It seems to happen on days people visit even if its a short visit so no ones coming over now.
Of course my milk is being blamed by the family lol oh well bugger em OH is out at te moment buying bottles so i can start pumpping like mad just iin case iit is me. Im gunna stubborn this one out i have a point to prove now on top of doing what i feel is best for us.

 

[wavescrash]

Waves glad to hear about the weight gain. I have the same worry but they will be weighed tomorrow so will find out then. Thats really good how quickly she gained!

Thanks! Good luck with them getting weighed tomorrow She's spent most days glued to the boob so I'd be surprised if she didn't gain that much! Good luck with pumping as well.

 

[zephyr]

Haha i know that feeling! Im camped out on my couch again. I have a lump at the moment and am on antibiotics so its been a bit sore but i am so determined to make this work! Im just glad max has that boobie cos hes a good feeder. Aria seems to have the problems she gets too sleepy so i have started changing her in the middle of a feed to wake her up again see if that works.

 

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Ouch! Hopefully that clears up soon. Hannah's not the best at feeding and it's become a total struggle. We've been combi feeding and I've been pumping when I can. I feel like BF is contributing to PPD (pnd) to be honest :/

 

[zephyr]

Awh is that cos of frequent waking and feeding? Its really hard aye. Is the pumping helping at all? I didnt want to pump and use a bottle but will try anything to help.
I hope that feeding gets easier for you a few more weeks away and it should be easier these early weeks are really tough!

I have not left the couch since i last posted. It really is feed one feed the other. Thank goodness for trashy day time tv!

 

[KendraNoell]

Ugh waves I am feeling some PPD too, is there a group formed for us yet to talk about our babies and issues we're having?

 

[sharon0302]

Hi gals. Seth was born at 2.52am on 9th May at a tiny 5 lb 4.5 oz. Labour became bit of.a nightmare and have some 3 rd degree tear but we are both doing really well and are hoping to get home today. Everything happened so.fast after pessary oh even missed the birth by 10 mins, we post pic later.

 

[rjsmam]

Sharon - congrats!!! welcome to the world Seth. sounds like it really was fast, so sorry about the tear, hope it's not too awful, can't wait to see pics when you get a chance!


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[zephyr]

More babies! yay congrats I ran out of credit on my phone so cant read anymore till I top up....so sad arr well, 2nd evening in a row the babies have slept long enough for me to check stuff online and have a shower, which is great cos I got puked and peed on today and was feeling a bit ikky

 

[wavescrash]

Ugh waves I am feeling some PPD too, is there a group formed for us yet to talk about our babies and issues we're having?

Other than threads in the Baby Club... not really. But if you need to or want to talk you can always PM me here or message me through my Facebook (https://facebook.com/birdsthatsing).

Awh is that cos of frequent waking and feeding? Its really hard aye. Is the pumping helping at all? I didnt want to pump and use a bottle but will try anything to help.
I hope that feeding gets easier for you a few more weeks away and it should be easier these early weeks are really tough!

I have not left the couch since i last posted. It really is feed one feed the other. Thank goodness for trashy day time tv!

The pumping helps when she gives me time to actually pump. She's most comforted when we're holding her and sleeps longer that way as well. And then in between that, she wants to eat. OH works 7-5 each day so it's just me and her all day long so I usually pump in the evening or when she's asleep around midnight. I managed to pump one side this morning before she started fussing. It's hard because I have a fast let down so she fusses so much at the breast and winds up drowning in milk. During a feed last night, I offered here the breast and same as usual, drowning in milk and struggling to latch and stay on. She just kept pulling away and screaming bloody murder. I guess she slept through her hunger pains so when she finally woke up she was "starving" and was so upset she couldn't get milk right away. I don't like to let her cry and sitting there listening to her scream for 15 minutes unable to latch and eat, I felt so upset for her. I just gave her a bottle so she could eat and feel better and satisfy her needs. Then she slept in my arms and I dozed on and off and was unable to pump until this morning so I was really engorged. Milk was just pouring out and I knew she wouldn't be able to feed with them like that so I gave her another bottle and managed to pump the one side.

I just hate seeing her struggle so much to get the milk she needs/wants from me every single time we feed.

 

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Hi gals. Seth was born at 2.52am on 9th May at a tiny 5 lb 4.5 oz. Labour became bit of.a nightmare and have some 3 rd degree tear but we are both doing really well and are hoping to get home today. Everything happened so.fast after pessary oh even missed the birth by 10 mins, we post pic later.

Congrats!!! Sorry labor wasn't better for you but I hope you have an easy recovery!!!

 

[anti]

Congrats Sharon!!! I really need to update the front page with all these births!!


I had a sweep today... Feeling a bit violated if I'm honest! Hoping it works though coz I'm booked in to have another one on Monday and I really don't want another one!!

 

[rjsmam]

oh anti that sounds rough - hope it works for you!!

a brief post today as am kinda low - ds is better & back at school but dh is off work again with sick bug, i know he's sick but seriously he's doing my head in as he's so self absorbed - hasn't asked how my dad is (who's in hosp after major surgery) or how i am, or how contractions are doing......... long story short I've been sleeping (or attempting to) on sofa & am shattered whilst he's spent all night & all day in our bed.... sigh, i knew he was v selfish when i married him but it rankles at the moment.

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anti - good luck with the sweep working!

rjsmam - sorry to hear he's being such a butthead. i hope things get better soon.

 

[anti]

Rjs sorry to hear about your OH being a twat. My OH is sick at the moment to and keeps me up all night with his coughing and all that. Really beginning to lose my temper with him! I've been so hormonal these last few days. Couldn't stop crying yesterday and this morning. Now I'm really ratty and getting pissed off at anything and everything and I've broken out in spots as well. Hoping it's all good signs!! My OH came home and started telling me all these horrible things about sweeps not working for women. He's been talking to guys at work who's wives have recently had babies. Lovely... Now that they know I've had a sweep and he's come home to tell me horror stories I'm not in the best of moods!

I still have no other signs but really hoping something will happen this weekend. Really don't want another sweep on Monday!! Hope I get some sleep as well with OH coughing all night!!!

 

[rjsmam]

Thanks Anti - gosh sounds all so similar - i am not usually a crier at all but was blubbling like a fool this morning too! full term is really not fun huh.

i'm heading to MY bed in hopes a good few hrs sleep at least - good luck, here's hoping you get lots of zzzz's!! or if you don't i hope it's baby related & not oh!



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