Mayhem Babies! May 2011 mummies and babies

[new_to_ttc]

I wouldnt have lasted a week if George didnt wake up lolol not that I minded we had some gorgeous snuggles on the sofa together George was cooing and looking at both of us and really engaging awwwww

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Those of you breastfeeding and those lurkers planning to breastfeed, make sure you treat your cracked nipples promptly, don't miss a feed, make sure you DRAIN because OH MY GOD, if I thought mastitis was bad, double mastitis is MUCH worse.

 

[Wiggler]

ouchies Brandi

 

[new_to_ttc]

oh no Brandi that must be so painful. Ive massaged all my lumps, can you still get mastitis without blocked milk ducts? I think I need to look up this condition Ive heard so much about it but know nothing about it. Only pain I get is latching on, i was kinda hoping this was normal and will go soon???

 

[mummy3]

Brandi I really hope you've got antibiotics!

New, these tiny babies are the cutest moodkillers How's your OH taking to George?

Eilidh is sleeping alot again today, really need her awake so she sleeps tonight

 

[Wiggler]

New, I had the latching on pain once the cracks had healed up, I thinks it was just my nipples adjusting to baby abuse, its totally pain free now. Do read up on mastitis though, I really hope I never get it, it sounds so bad! x x x

 

[mummy3]

Mastitis needs a lump in the breast for definitive diagnosis but it can be a very small lump so you may not notice it. You would have fever and redness though. Blocked duct is the lump without infection

 

[new_to_ttc]

lol mummy, yeah but so worth killing the mood their little cute faces and coos lol and OH is totally smitten with George. he had me really choked the other day, he was nursing George on his shoulder, while putting some lunch together for me and then kissed us both onthe forehead, it was so precious. There was another moment today where george was giving OH snoggy kisses and blowing bubbles on him, then as quick as nothing he snuggled into his arm and just napped I had to snuggle in OHs other arm to stop the hormonal tears flowing, and he just held us both.

 

[Wiggler]

Awwww!!!

 

[mummy3]

New that is so precious, I'm very happy for you

I noticed Anja felt a bit hot as I as changing her and she's being quiet so took her temp and it was 101 in the armpit, then gave her tylenol and 30mins later its 102.5. Getting ibuprofen on the school run but a bit worried, she has no cold symptoms just suddenly got a fever, also was completelyfine this morn.

 

[Wiggler]

Oh no, I hope her temp comes down and she feels better soon

 

[new_to_ttc]

awww I hope she is ok hun the calpol will just take a short while to kick in, try tepid sponging her and limited cotton layers

 

[mummy3]

Thanks ladies She's naked now except for her nappy, just tookit again and its down to 102 but the tylenol doesnt seem to be doing too much. Poor thing whimpering

 

[BrandiCanucks]

I don't have any lumps that I can feel in my left breast, but it started this morning and got progressively worse throughout the day. It started with an engorgement type pain that progressed into a burning and throbbing pain. I was getting a letdown every 20-30 minutes that felt like a charlie horse or a contraction. I couldn't even breathe through it. I was screaming through the 15 seconds and I was crying. I held it all the way home from Zoe's appointment and got a ticket for wearing my seatbelt improperly.

It was 23 degrees outside with humidity, and I forced my husband to leave the windows up and the air conditioning off because I was shivering so badly that I was begging for the heat to be on. Throw in a massive migraine, skewed vision, nausea, extremely fatigured to the point that you don't even have any energy to, not only keep your eyes open weak left arm that takes all my energy, which isn't much, to lift halfway and my first fever in 13 years (38.6) and you've got double mastitis.

I took a bath and I was so cold that the water was as hot as it could go and I was still shivering. The heat did relieve some of the pain but as soon as I stepped out, it was back to full-blown agony and shivering.

I took some Motrin (Ibuprofen), an anti-inflammatory, and pumped to relieve the pain and engorgement and the medicine has kicked in now and I feel slightly better, but man, this friggin sucks. My midwife called in a new antibiotic for me, which my husband is going to pick up soon, and I'm on strict bedrest for the next 48 hours. I'm only allowed to get up to eat and to use the bathroom and heat Anberlin's bottles. She advises not to be up for longer than 10 minutes at a time and to pump, pump, pump until I'm done the antibiotics (or nurse, nurse, nurse, but given the weak suck and cracked nipples, I'm choosing to pump every 3 hours. If there's no improvement after 48 hours, I may be hospitalized for IV antibiotics.

Speaking of Zoe's appointment, we took her to see the ear, nose and throat specialist today and Zoe's tonsils and adenoids have grown significantly since February (her head has not) and are obstructing her airways even more. Zoe will be undergoing a tonsilectomy and adenoidectomy between September and November and will be staying overnight because of her condition. I'm scared as hell, but I know everything will be okay.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Mummy, has she had roseola? If not, a fever can appear out of nowhere and last 3-5 days and not have any other symptoms, but once the fever breaks, she may break out in a spotty rash all over her body that goes away in about a week. It's most common in children under 5 and usually affects the 1-3 age group most often.

 

[mummy3]

Brandi I'm sorry she has to go through the operation and I really hope she feels a lot better after. Glad you're resting hun

Got an appointment for Anja in an hour so a big walk and I'm possibly completely overreacting but better safe than sorry, she was also a preemie and I know they dont react to illness well.

 

[mummy3]

Brandi, nope dont think she's had that, will ask the doc about it. I dont get how shes got this fever so fast, she was acting noral when we went out this am and felt normal temp when we were cuddling

 

[BrandiCanucks]

That happens with roseola. Zoe had it when she was 15 months old and she was perfectly fine all day, even an hour before the fever started, and just out of the blue, she went from normal to 103 in an hour

 

[mummy3]

Thats justscary huh! My kids do get high fevers but usually with other symptoms. We're all set to go now, just have to feed Eilidh quickly then off

 

[Wiggler]

After much persuasion OH has agreed I can have lay ins every weekend to make up for the fact that I'm up every night feeding Bethany