*** NOVEMBER 2011 BABIES ! *** Chrysanthe-Mums - 39 babies here already!!!

[Huggles]

are any of u first time mommys having that feeling of wanted to b pregnant again or is it just me..

Bby, I am already getting broody again as well Not so much that I want to be pregnant again, but I already miss the newborn stage. How quickly time flies!

Me too!
A fellow bnb friend of mine explained that 'want' as follows - made total sense to me:
When you're pregnant you're all excited about being pregnant. When you're TTC you're all excited about that and when you're talking about TTC you're all excited about that. I think that after you have a baby, there's a bit of a let down. You have a baby and that's great, fabulous, whatever, but now what? What is there to be excited about now? Developmental things, sure, but what about everyday excitement and planning? Babies don't do new stuff everyday. At least not new big stuff. When you're TTC there's the constant poas, sex to be had, symptom spotting. When you're pregnant, there's stuff to buy, a nursery to plan...once the baby's here, then what? You settle into being a mom.

so, my suspicions were confirmed today - i do have PPD (PND), so now I will be on Zoloft for the next 2-4 months until my hormones even out/go back to normal. I've never been on any kind of anti-depression medications before, so it's kinda scary. If Zoloft does not work, she'll try something else. i'm actually waiting for my Rx to be filled right now - i'm so hoping this works - i really, really want to feel like myself again, and i feel like i've been missing out on such an important time in my baby's life for the past few weeks mentally/emotionally.

i hope the meds work nice and quickly for you

 

[Huggles]

comparison pics:
1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months

 

[k8y]

huggles he is so much bigger! and so very cute. Love his cheeks!

 

[qwk]

I am soooo not broody at all! Waking up with my little guy everyday, never really knowing what the day will bring, getting to gaze at his beautiful face when he's sleeping, trying to make him smile and giggle - soooo much better and more fulfilling than being pregnant, to me anyway! I always felt I just wanted time to go faster when I was pregnant, but now I don't feel like that at all!

 

[Huggles]

I am soooo not broody at all! Waking up with my little guy everyday, never really knowing what the day will bring, getting to gaze at his beautiful face when he's sleeping, trying to make him smile and giggle - soooo much better and more fulfilling than being pregnant, to me anyway! I always felt I just wanted time to go faster when I was pregnant, but now I don't feel like that at all!

i must say i absolutely love spending time with and staring at my baby all day too. And when it's just me and him i don't even think about ttc. But when i hear other people making plans to ttc or starting to ttc then i feel left out and so i start wanting to ttc again even though i know it's madness (and i definitely won't for at least a year, but very probably two years). I want to enjoy logan to the full - he is growing up so fast!

 

[Mrs. AJ]

Fides, I am so sorry to hear that you are struggling. I've dealt with depression throughout my adult life, and I know how hard it is, and how real. I truly hope the medications help, they helped me tons!

 

[k8y]

fides hope they can help you soon. xx

 

[bbygurl719]

i think what it is for me is ive always loved kids and have always wanted them that i just want to keep having them lol. i enjoy her alot and it has nothing to do with settling in being a mom. i can also honestly say i miss my belly.. if it wasnt for us staying with my mom i probably would not be going on BC and would start TTC right away! me and DH decided that we will TTC one we kno in the 9 months we will have ella potty trained or try in a year!! i want my kids all close in age!! cuz DH already has 4 his oldest is 13 he next on is 11 so two yr age gap than he next one is 6 so five yr age gap and than ella with a six yr age gap!!

 

[DrGomps]

Oh Fides, I am so sorry to hear that you are dealing with this. THe most important thing is you are getting the help you need. I really hope the medication helps you feel like yourself again.

Huggles, its amazing the difference. Logan is precious.

BBy, that sounds like a good age difference.

 

[bbygurl719]

Hey everyone its been quite in here today how is everyone n babies!!

 

[k8y]

Were good thanks. Martha had her Jabs the day before yesterday and was a bit grumy yesterday, just wanted cuddle and boob all day, but she seems back to normal today. Hows Aaryella?

 

[pip7890]

We're good. Andrew has started fussing after his night feeds. It's taking at least an hour to settle him back to sleep.

For those who are mixed feeding, when/how do you give your formula feeds? Andrew breast feeds on demand and uses me a lot for comfort, and then I give him a 5oz bottle around 11.30 am, 5.30 pm and then around midnight. He'll wake around 3.30 am for boob. He takes a little but then faffs about. He'll have more boob between 6.30 am and 8.00 am and then faffs on eventually falling asleep. Boob at 11.00 am followed by bottle top up. Back on the boob about 3.30 pm faffing again. In the evening he'll be on and off. After his bath - about 8.30 pm - he has more boob and finally falls asleep about 10.00 pm.

I've allowed him to have boob on demand to get my low supply up. I'd like to get him having more focused breast feeds so I can actually get on and do things!

Sleep wise he doesn't properly "wake up" until about 9.30 am. He will have a good sleep after his lunchtime bottle (around 3 or 4 hours if I take him out for a walk) and maybe an hour after his tea time bottle. We'll only get a couple of hours after his night bottle by the time he settles.

Any advice on changing/improving his routine would be greatly appreciated.



Pip x

 

[notjustyet]

Fides I'm sorry to hear that you're having such a hard time, hope you start feeling like yourself again soon.

NO WAY am I broody!! One colicky baby is enough for me thank you haha! She is absolutely perfect but I can't imagine making it more difficult just yet... maybe in a few years though.

 

[wtt :)]

here's my now and then photo of Quinton - one is coming home from the hospital, the other is on Christmas (6 weeks)

Haha qwk, that santa/elf outfit looks like the one that Kenji got from his grandma cute!

 

[wtt :)]

God i dont have time to come on here anymore! we measured Kenji at home and he was around 24" long! He's probably around 12lbs too! He's a happy baby unless he'a hungry or gassy. He's developing so fast. Unbelievable! No no, not missing being pregnant yet lol. I haven't even had my postpartum check up yet but will next week. We want another one in a couple of years. For now, DH and i are enjoying this one
Hope you are all doing good

 

[bbygurl719]

Aaryella is doing great. at a month old i had to stop breastfeeding cuz ilost my milk supply so i have been FF and she was on good start gentle and she kept getting constapated, extremely gassy, and vomiting every bottle so we got her switched as of yesterday to good start soy and she seems to b doing really good on it.. the doctor gave me a script for WIC to get simailac but WIC doesnt do simailac so she asked if i wanted to do soy and i said sure i just dont want to see my baby girl vomit no more and she went on to explain that most breastfed babies cant handle just regular formula cuz of the different protiens and said they usually have to b on soy plus my mom told me yesterday that both me and my older brother had to b on soy!! but other than that she is such a good baby already getting so big. Me and other half decieded that we are going to TTC in septmeber/october time. im 22 and hes 33 so he wants to have them soon so when he retires we can travel just us... and ive always wanted my kids close in age.

 

[bbygurl719]

Here is Ella first pic 1 day second pic 7 weeks (today)

 

[Huggles]

great pics bbygurl - she's growing so nicely!
Glad the new milk is helping.

 

[Huggles]

pip - i used to give boob followed by bottle every 4 hours, but i was only getting about 5-10ml breastmilk out per feed so had to give formula with every feed (the most milk i managed to get was 20ml per feed, but by then he was already taking 120ml formula each feed so still nowhere near enough. So his routine was dictated by the formula. I don't think you can really have a set routine with breastfeeding - i think feeding on demand like you're doing really is the best. Not very convenient, but the best you can do. I think in a few months he'll settle into a more set routine.

You could also check out kellymom.com - apparently they have a lot of helpful advice.

 

[Mrs. AJ]

She looks great bby!

I think we'll probably start trying about a year from now. With Connor I was pregnant after three months, so hopefully I will get as lucky this time. Although I'll be 35 by then and know it may take longer...we'll see.