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

[yazzy]

Ahh zephyr that's good news about Aria. If she was sicking up loads that explains the low weight gain. Fingers crossed all goes well now.

I was just looking at water baby classes which they do here...quite expensive but meant to be really good. Can't wait to take Lola swimming.

 

[KendraNoell]

My little man is 2 weeks old today! In some ways it feels like each individual day drags on and on, and then altogether it feels like its totally flown!

The Dr's are very pleased with his weight gain- they want the baby to be at birth weight again by 2 weeks old. By 10 days he was 2.5 ounces over birth weight and today at 2 weeks he is 5.5 ounces over birth weight, at 7lbs 1 oz

As for me, I tried very hard to breast feed, after a few days it was obvious that I wasn't producing as much as the little guy wanted and he and I would sit up all night being so frustrated with everything. Gradually I was supplementing formula and finally two days ago I pulled the plug on breast feeding. I attribute his awesome weight gain to the formula. Honestly, my theory is if baby is happy and mom is happy, that there is going to do more good for this child than the bond of breastfeeding, especially when it isn't really a bond when both mom and baby are irritable, tired and stressed. My demeanor and attitude has changed a 180 since I went to formula and it allows dad and grandma more freedom to come and help me out when I need a break and we don't have to work our lives around each feeding.

I'm glad I stopped when I did because I haven't totally ruined the idea of breast feeding. When we try for another I will give it another go. If I would have tried for a few more weeks I could have ended up hating it so much that I wouldn't have given my future children a go at it. Luckily I found a lot of support on BnB for mothers who gave up on breast feeding for whatever reason (I haven't pumped or breast fed in over 24 hours and I'm not even engorged, just a little sore, which means I am really not producing anything at all) and my family supports me 100%. I have had a few snarky people make comments about formula feeding but honestly I gave him my colustrum when he was first born which is the best stuff for him, and when I get really engorged I will manually pump enough to take the pain away and maybe have some stored to give him a breast milk bottle every now and then. But I am happy with my choice.

 

[wavescrash]

I forgot to say Aria vomits heaps has done since birth. Everyone kept telling me it was normal but this was insane amounts of spew, almost whole feeds. Once we switched her to formula it was easier to get an idea of just how much she was vomiting.
Last night when I did the shopping I brought a thickened formula for regurgitation and she has kept all her feeds down since last night!
My midwife said to try another one after using this one for a few days but if the other one I try doesn't work then we will have to stick to this formula for now. I really hope this is just her problem, the vomiting mixed with really passive suckling.

Hopefully she starts improving even more and things do a complete turnaround for you!

In some ways it feels like each individual day drags on and on, and then altogether it feels like its totally flown!

Same here! Each day is the same thing over and over, drags on and on and on but then I look at the bigger picture and she's already 3 weeks old, not too far from being 1 month old! I can't believe it

We've already talked about the BF thing but I'm glad you made your decision and that it's one you feel better about. We had about the same experience regarding BF so I understand 100% where you're coming from and feel the same way as you do... I gave up before I hated it completely and didn't want to try again in the future. Hopefully things work out for us both when that time comes.

 

[KendraNoell]

So with the Moby wrap, is there an age where you're supposed to wait until you use it? What about the regular baby backpack things? Just wondering if there is an age restriction.

 

[wavescrash]

The Moby wrap is intended for babies between 8lbs and 35lbs and not for preemies unless a doctor okays it. But there's a "newborn hold" which is the way Hannah's in the Moby in the picture I posted. It's supposed to be really good for babies with colic or reflux problems because they're kept upright. As for the other types of carriers, I don't know.

 

[KendraNoell]

I just read up on them, I have one of the front-carriers and I was just thinking how much easier it would be to run errands that way.

 

[wavescrash]

One thing I've read is that the backpack type carriers aren't good for LO's hips or back. I don't know if it's at a certain age, only certain carriers or how reliable that is (forget where I read it even).

 

[rjsmam]

hey ladies.... can't believe how old your babbas are already!!!

zephyr - here's hoping that lump is reducing & hope the new formula works out

kendra - definitely sounds like you've made a wise decision re the feeding, bf-ing just isn't that easy for some people & you have to do what's best for your lo & yourself

afm - well obviously i'm still here & still pregnant!! a friend asked me how I was on facebook & I commented that was dreading going 2wks overdue - a young male friend commented something along the lines of 'embrace it & baby will be along when ready'....... i commented in return that as soon as he was 40wks pregnant with a space hopper up his jumper, then we could talk about 'embracing it'..... i have been bouncing on my ball, have eaten a whole pineapple & trying to keep active..... i don't want to be induced!!!

anyhoo - hope everyone is having a great wk end

x

 

[zephyr]

No new babies yet? I thought for sure I would come back to some baby announcements!!

Aria kept all feeds down over the weekend with the new formula Her passive sucking is really drawing out the time of feeds though! Sometimes we sit for over an hour feeding her.
I hope her next weigh in on Wed is good news.
Max is so funny, his growling he started he has kept doing it. cracks me up.

Took this photo today Aria with the green bib, Max in the blue. She had just tried to claw her eyes out :/

 

[yazzy]

Great news about Aria, really pleased she is doing well. Lovely pic of them both, they are very cute.

Kendra you can't feel bad about giving formula, you have to make the best decision you you and your baby.

Rjsmam I'm thinking of you and hoping your baby arrives this week...come on LO!

Lola has her 11 day midwife appointment today. If all is well they will sign us off to the care of the health visitors. She settled into 3 hourly feeds yesterday and last night which was good. She spends a little more time awake every day and absolutely loves her cuddles!

 

[frangi33]

ah its so lovely to hear about your bubba's!

Today is my due date but no signs yet - I was hoping by now I would have lost a bit of my plug or had some false starts but I've had nothing - send me some magic labour dust ladies - plllllllllllllleeeeaaasseeee?!

 

[anti]

Frangi sending labor dust your way!!!

Hope everyone else is doing ok. I'll have to update the front page at some point, just don't have time to do anything anymore!! This newborn thing is hard work!! I love her to bits but struggling with the breastfeeding a bit and the lack of sleep and all that!!! Ash has a slight tongue tie so latching her is harder than it should be. My nipples are so incredibly sore coz I had to use nipple shields to get her to latch but she was only pinching my nipple. Had a very good assessment today and am now managing to latch her without the nipple shields!!! Yay!! We have been referred for her tongue tie and might new to get it snipped, but I'm hoping that we can work around it and get her gaining weight and latching properly so that we don't have to go that route. I can't imagine having to put my baby through that. only time will tell I guess and hoping that breastfeeding will get easier over the next week and not hurt so much!!! I was on the verge of giving up at one stage but feeling a bit better today. Will see how we go though coz it takes about an hour to an hour and a half to feed her... Then not long after she's looking for more so it's really tiring! Can't believe how time consuming things are these days!!

Anyway... I'm off to have a cup of tea before she wakes for another feed. Thinking of you all.

 

[frangi33]

ah anti glad to hear you're getting help and you know what the problem is - a friend of mine had a baby with a slight tongue tie and they decided it wasnt worth having anything done and managed to work around it - so fingers crossed for you both.

Oh and thanks for the labour dust - I think I need heaps of it lol

 

[rjsmam]

hey all... am now overdue & starting to worry about being induced...... having loads more cramps all day again today & after ages on the gym ball am now having intense tightenings & pressure but it'll probably tail off again

frangi - bucketloads of labour dust to ya....

anti - good to hear from you, i've never heard of getting it snipped it sounds scary, i hope the weight gain piles on & it gets easier for you



x

 

[yazzy]

Frangi and rjsmam sending you both lots of labour dust! I hope your babies arrive soon!

Anti I know a couple people who's babies had tongue tie and had it snipped and they said it wasn't that bad so try not to worry. I hope you can work around it tho.

Lola had her 11 day midwife appointment yesterday and all was well. The midwife said they like to see babies have got back to their birth weight...well this little porker was 6lb 1oz born, 6lb at 5 days and at 11 days was 6lb 11oz!! The midwife was amazed lol. My days are flying by at the moment but I am loving every minute of them.

I hope everyone else is doing well.

 

[anti]

Yazzy that's great about Lola!! Are you breastfeeding??

Thanks everyone for the encouragement about the tongue tie. My nipples are so sore from using nipple shields and ashlynn not latching onto them properly!! Hoping my nipples will feel better soon now that I have her latching directly to the breast! This breastfeeding thing is really challenging and its so tempting to give it up!!

 

[yazzy]

Anti yes I'm breastfeeding and its so much easier 2 weeks along. I was really sore and would wince when Lola latched on but now its absolutely fine so if you can stick at it, it definitely gets easier. Everyone told me the first few weeks can be really hard but after that its ok as long as your producing enough milk etc. Although Lola has always latched on ok she even finds it easier now and I swear her face lights up when she knows what's coming. How are you getting on with everything else? I've had a very chilled couple weeks which I think has helped.

Going to try to attach a pic I took of Lola this morning....

 

[rjsmam]

yazzy - that pic is adorable - the wee darling!!! the socks are like big snow boots on her, too cute!!!

x

 

[yazzy]

Hee hee thanks rjsmam...the thing is her feet must be really long because they actually fill the length of the sock foot bit lol. Very cute how they reach her knees tho. Its so hot here today I thought I'd let her legs have some air!

 

[RBurnett]

Not been on here for ages but wanted to congratulate anti on the birth of your baby