Mother of all conception months Graduates

[vbaby3]

Madly i'm making teagan 4oz bottles but she usually only takes 2-3 ozs.A couple of times just this wk end she drained the bottle,and this was a 1st.
And because she's doing well most nights she's only on 6 bottles,sometimes 7.I can't fit anymore into the day.Last wk end i kept a note of what she took in 24hrs,it was around 18-23 ozs.
I know her brothers were easily on 36-40 by her age.

She's on the no 1 teats too,faster flowing milk would aggravate things for her but it does take ages for her to feed.
It feels strange after having such good feeders in the boys.She literally is drinking no more than she was when she was a wk old.I don't know how she managed to put weight on but she did,even though it wasn't as much as it should have been.
Fingers crossed charlie has some weight on this week.My gp didn't seem concerned.She said Teagan was healthy looking and so alert and responsive that she was doing great,so I'm ignoring all their charts and graphs!!

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Thank you vbaby thats exactly what my Dr said too That Charlies alert, well looking and looks healthy honestly I really dont know how they manage to put even a tad of weight on and I too find it strange cause Oliver loved his milk and guzzled it away whilst I just cant seem to get Charlie too take it Hes just had a bottle and taken 2oz Am thinking that as soon as hes old enough to wean once we wean him he wont entertain milk anymore

 

[tas1]

That's terrible about your dr vbaby,I think you should complain about that dr! I'm sure there was something in paper or on news about a new policy coming in that if a mother brings her child in and is really concerned the dr will investigate as mothers know their children best and I thought that was a good policy

Oh my word while I was hoovering caden has decided to draw on my Walls again! He did this when I was pregnant and he said I drew the sky mummy and I was like oh very nice then it dawned on me there was no paper in the dining room and he had drawn all over my wall the pics were quite good you could tell that is was people lol he hasn't done it ad bad this time,I've told him no more crayons and he's not bothered maybe I'll tell him no telly for the rest of the day! I always find out when he is naughty when I'm busy with caleb and can't do anything he must know! Little sod lol still love him though

Xx

 

[molly85]

oh bugger just seen a job like mine but 9-5 its really flexible working with young people. would mean going back in august though oh bum what to do??? i know techniqally they can't not give you a job coz your on mat leave when it's with the same employer but they can employ some one with the highest points coz they can start sooner. Oh damn do Apply?

 

[gilz82]

What have you got to lose by applying Molly If you get it then you have to go back early if you accept it. If you don't you haven't lost anything and still get some more time at home with Abby.

 

[Sofiekirsten]

Hi Ladies!

Such a bad night with Jake he was up every 2 hours!!

I have Jake on size 1 teats but it is taking him an hour to take his feed....Thinking about trying him on size 2 teats and see how we go from there??

 

[molly85]

oh how about the vari flow ones? abby guzzled on size 1's . bum must remember to get more teats at some point.

i may just apply i could alsoget a company car if I got it lol yikes Abby hasn't had a decent nap all day

 

[tas1]

Go for it Molly! And caleb has been the same today just my lucky I actually have to do stuff which has now been left undone!

Xx

 

[molly85]

i have laundry to hang and a shirt to iron. nothing else will get done

 

[tas1]

Oh man I hope caleb sleeps tonight he hasn't had much of his half 6 feed coz he's too tired! Think I'll feed him abit early for his last feed and pray he sleeps all night! Feeling so tired myself

X

 

[molly85]

fingers crossed here to. damn i need to get abby bathed and she keeps nodding off.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

:wave: I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will write a proper birth story when I can. Absolutely exhausted, but so happy! Wee man is sleeping 3-4 hours after a feed. He's a boobie monster! He loves to feed and latches himself on

Oh and as the cardiologist put it his heart "Looks bloody good to me!"

 

[gilz82]

Congrats again Ozzie

Another gp from our practice phoned me back and he'd spoken to my paediatrician at the hospital and I've to take Noah to hospital tomorrow at 12. I just hope he's not as bad tonight as he was last night or I'll be too tired to take him

Weird tmi question but here goes anyway do any of you smell different in the lady garden area now than before. Not a remotely bad smell just a different smell to pre pregnancy me? If not please don't all laugh at once

 

[tas1]

So glad everything is ok Ozzie and Alex is fit as a fiddle he is one tough cookie!

Gilz I think my lady area smells the same but then my memory is bad! Maybe ask your HV or gp! Glad things are getting sorted for Noah fingers crossed for tomorrow

Xx

 

[molly85]

tas are they going to sniff it?
im waiting for the yucky pad aroma to go and iv been showering twice a day

 

[gilz82]

It's really hard to describe it's not a bad smell or anything just seems different to before. Maybe it's just to do with all of the hormones settling down.

Noah is lying in his crib screaming so seem we are in for a similar night to last night, poor wee soul

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Poor wee Noah

As for me, in spite of probably jinxing myself for later, we had a great first night at home. My milk has come in and Alex feeds for about 40 minutes and then sleeps for 3-4 hours I've attached a couple of pics.

It may be lack of sleep, but DH was pretty much not all that helpful last night, lol! I asked him to go change Alex's nappy I think twice and he asked why I was changing it so much, lol! He thought I had asked him to do it four or five times! I said that Alex hadn't even been up that many times. Poor DH. I think he was very worried about us in the hospital and didn't sleep well.

Strangely, I don't feel much different Maybe it's just because it's the first night and I don't know what I'm in for yet!

 

[madcatwoman]

Morning all
lovely pics ozzie.

we did well last night!. bed at 9.30pm, feed at 4am and up at 7.45am

I would do a longer post but Bailey is winging!

 

[madcatwoman]

ok, so he's kipping, i'll carry on!........

Gilz, not noticed a different smell, but, im still having to where a panty liner, stopped bleeding but theres still some sort of discharge so its hard to tell until that finishes

Let me know how noahs appointment goes!

well, as for the colic. i tried the crystals(thanks gilz). I didnt have one single tear from Bailey, he was happy as larry. dont know if it was the crystals. the very small feeds i was giving him or the fact he was on my chest most of the evening!

 

[molly85]

well we tried the 10pm bed again baring a to late bath and going 2 hours from the end of a feed (bleugh) it wasn't to bad she was awake again smack on 10am so might try and up her day time feeds to see how that goes. I feel human so thats fab.

Ozzie they don't improve much I think PB's oH and Vbabys hubbys are the best the rest are a bit lost we must train harder.