Mayhem Babies! May 2011 mummies and babies

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Grrr, Dylan is really trying it on today :( I hope he has a nap soon, he is so tired and grumpy.

Got a letter from the council, the letter from the HV hasn't helped at all. Still no response about the doctors letter so OH is ringing on monday.
 
Wiggler, I think it was you that wanted a breast pump.... Boots have an electric TT one for halfprice at the moment. xx
 
Thanks hun, but I am avoiding the TT one like the plague, it has terrible reviews x x x
 
I'm really tempted to hire a double one, but the cost puts me off.... xx
 
I wouldnt rely on the monitors, but id certainly be more relaxed with a monitor. My friend is giving me the money for them and her hubby will take them back :) So now I need to find something else, Im wondering if the hammock muffles out the sound because he is so inclosed?? In which case Im stuck as to what to get, and think mat or video is my only way forward :dohh:

Heyy great to hear the girls are doing so well, and fabby news about your supply, really do hope it builds itself back up!

meow is the monitor bit a sound monitor? Can you hear Josh breathing?

my boobs are soooo full! lol George has taken to 3 hourly feeds, after 2 days of hourly feeds lol Although he is staying on longer and emptying the boob, but he is only taking 1 side, so the other is going ages between its turn and filling up sooo much, I even had leakage over night as he went 4 hourly in the night lol

Awww george is wide awake and both the boys are laying side by side and george is cooing at Joshua :cloud9: Although he (george) keeps looking to me as if to say rescue me he is crazy! lolol
 
I recommend Avent Isis IQ Duo. It's on the pricey side, but it's well worth the money and in the end, is cheaper than renting. It drains me in less than half an hour (but I had a darn good supply again), and is so darn comfortable. I can get 4oz in less than 5 minutes. You could even settle for the Uno, which is the single electric. I freaking LOVE this pump.
 
Happy belated due date, heyy!! That's awesome news about their weight and your supply! Keep at it!

We have the AngelCare monitor too. We use the breathing pad until they can roll off it. Right now, we use it for Zoe though, until she has her surgery. No scares so far :thumbup:

So, I wasted my day in hospitals, but I'm glad. The silly healthline told me that her symptoms weren't cold or reflux symptoms and to get her to a hospital. Well, FIL decided to get married yesterday so we scrambled for a babysitter and since Mike had the car, I went to the local hospital instead of driving out to Children's like I usually do. After 3.5 hours in the waiting room, they told me there was still 11 people ahead of her, so I asked how there are 11 people ahead of a month old baby who is struggling to breathe and is gasping for air. "Well, all her vitals looked good upon examination..."

...Umm, what vitals? The ones that weren't done? The nurse weighed her and got the history as to why we were coming in, but never took her temperature, never did blood pressure or her pulse rate, yet somehow, the numbers were on her chart to reflect perfectly normal numbers. I'm curious as to how the nurse got those numbers when it would have required me to remove Anberlin's sleeper and her sleeper never came off. The nurse wrote her heartrate down as 124...I know for a fact that she is ALWAYS between 140 and 155, and that was backed up at Children's.

We bolted. And you bet there will be a complaint filed come Monday. How the hell can a hospital get away with falsifying vitals? If what was happening with her was serious and she, God forbid, died, you bet your ass there would be a HUGE lawsuit.

So we went to Children's, where her heartrate was 148 (not surprised), and she had a fever (the other hospital wrote down that there was no temperature), and in the end it was determined that she caught my cold, which I thought was allergies, and she's having trouble with postnasal drip.

I'm glad I made a fool of myself though and it wasn't serious, rather than not having checked at all and it be something serious.
 
Glad Anberlin is ok brandi. :hugs:

Will have a look at the agent pump now, just wary of spending alot as with my manual one I only get a maximum of 2oz and am worried I'll spend alot and then my supply will disappear and it will be a waste xx
 
I have two Avent manual's as well and while I get a decent amount, I always get less when using my manual than I do with my electric. Have you tried the fenugreek yet to help increase supply? After my mastitis, I lost my supply and after a week of 2 capsules 3-4 times a day, latching her or pumping every 3 hours, I was able to regain most of my supply. It works very quickly.
 
Oh, also even after you're not pumping anymore milk out, keep pumping for an extra 10 minutes. It seems like a waste of time but you'll be telling your breasts you need more milk and within a few days, you'll see more of an increase. That also helped to increase my supply back. I went from 23oz, down to 6oz after mastitis, and now I'm back up to 14oz.
 
Yeah keepin pumping for a while after the last drop increases supply:thumbup:

Brandi:hugs: That hospital sounds dangerous, make sure and get the complaint in, another baby might not be so lucky! Did you know fil was getting married?!

Heyy:happydance: They're doing so well, omg at 14+lb of baby though lol, that would be very uncomfortable! Will your LO's be going to a developmental pediatrician? Any new pics of the girls?:flower:

New, wow George is such a nice boy glad you got some extra sleep! Lol at Joshua.

Wiggler:hugs: I hope your OH can sort something out.

24, did you get the extra clothes for Sam?

We had an awful night last night. Eilidh was great slept from 9 to 3 as usual then 4 to 7 but our neighbours decided to have a rave :shock: pounding bass all evening and well into the night. DH went to complain and the guy had to be held back from hitting him! We pay a fortune for this place and we've been complaining on and off for 4 months now, had cops out like 3 times:growlmad: So I think time to move, eek!
 
Ouch, sorry for all the noise and seemingly incompetent cops.

Did you hear about the 14lbs 3oz baby boy born in Salinas, CA? His size has caused some issues so he's in the NICU.
 
We did indeed invest in more clothes mummy, and Sam still has plenty of room in them despite them only being for up to 7lbs?! Funny boy! :D

I haven't tried the fenugreek yet, but will give it a go. :D

Sam seems to have come out of his growth spurt now, and instead of spending the day crying for food, he has been happy and sleepy, and I feel so much more relaxed which is nice!! xx
 
Wow thats massive! Must be really odd seeing him next to all the teeny preemies:wacko:
 
Mummy Im not sure if George is just being nice to mummy or feeling a little under the weather :( He has slept most of the day, he is still being sick and has very loose bowels. Im actually starting to wonder at what point I see the doctor again, he has no temperature, and no apparent signs of dehydration nor does he seem in any discomfort. He does however have a not very smiley face! Bless him lol

I didnt really want to take him out anywhere but as we had no food in we had to go to the supermarket, so I gave my baby carrier a try and I am totally surprised by how comfortable it was and not heavy to carry. I will most certainly be using the carrier again especially for the quick trips here and there, so much easier than the pram!

brandi, your FIL just went off and got married? That hospital sounds really bad, I would definitely make a complaint. Im glad its nothing serious with Anberlin, and you both shift your colds quickly!

24 glad you are feeling more relaxed hun! I cant imagine how huge George would look next to Sam lol George is now fitting in 0-3 trousers which previously looked way too baggy (although fine in length) so he has been in sleepsuits and dungarees lol

Have you and your DH given anymore consideration to the new job and move mummy? Would fix your stalker and raver issues in one lol
 
That was what Sam was like the week before last new, and we did go to the doctors just to put our minds at rest. :hugs:

I'd love to see Sam next to George!! :D I have my first baby coffee morning on tuesday and the baby is a week older than Sam and I cant wait to compare. :p xx
 
Im going to see my friend on Tuesday morning too and her baby is about a week i think older than George, and he has been weighed and is more than George now but I think George will still look bigger, he is now 59cm! lol
 
How much does George weigh now? Sam is 8lbs7oz, yet doesn't look it and nobody ever thinks he is as old as three weeks?! xx
 
Anberlin is the opposite. She's 8lbs 13oz but she's so long that everyone thinks she's at least two months old.
 
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