I'm going to try this one last time... I've tried posting like 3 times but nothing is showing up! =(
Hi everyone!!
I can't believe I'm in single digits...its almost time for us. Well actually its any time for us now! I saw my WIC consultant today and she gave me some grief about my weight-im up to 25lbs gained. Meh. I had also drank about 32 oz of water right before I was weighed, so there's that. All my clothes still fit so I'm not concerned. They gave me some DVDs and booklets and told me I had to come back once the baby has been born, but I'm going to delay a month as that office is full of tiny germy children.
Anyway, don't feel guilty about not breastfeeding. There's a gazillion people out there who weren't and turned out just fine- you have to do what is best for you and the baby. KEslinger- have you tried mother's milk tea and alfalfa? That's what our consultant recommended to us. You should also see if there's a milk share/bank in your area- many women have too much supply and they donate to a bank that sterilizes the milk and distrutes it at a low cost.
Can't believe you're in the single digits now! I was just 1 day ahead of you and imagined that count down!!! I never had another appointment with WIC, only the classes. My next appointment is an actual appointment AND class. It's in July. I'm dreading taking the baby in there. The other thing is, one of the ladies there told us we need to bring our vouchers back and exchange them for new ones since I've had the baby. Another lady there said no, we don't. So, now I'm trying to get in touch with person #1 to figure out what the heck to do!
Today I'm feeling a lot better about everything. I guess I just needed to shed a few tears since my plans were trampled all over. Both of them. Haha. Babies do run the show, and, there are plenty of things that we have no control over. I've only tried the fenugreek and today it does seem like I have a bit more. I do need to pump again right before noon so we'll see if I get any more than I usually do. I know it's still not enough for a whole feed for her but every little bit of mom juice is good. If the fenugreek is working I'll rent the pump through my maternity leave. If it doesn't work I'll continue taking it until it's gone, pumping what I have, and then return the pump back to Kaiser.
I did look into donated milk... at milk banks you're looking at $3.25-5.00 per ounce (usually 4-5 dollars is the norm). I also briefly looked into Human Milk for Human Babies but OH and I decided that I'll pump what I can and the rest she gets in formula. No harm done. I tried, and, am still trying and that's what matters. We've gotta get some weight on her!
hi i'd like to join.
i just had my first scantoday and i am now due on 30/11/2012
my midwife has scared me tho.. told me as i was a uk 18 i would have serious complications ... bit worried now
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Don't be scared by that. I would actually, if you can, find a new midwife. I'm bigger than you and they made me aware of the risks but also explain that Jane Smith who is a size 4 can have all of the same complications as a bigger woman. Some people start out with higher risk profiles than others with diabetes, high blood pressure, etc, but nothing to freak out about. I did develop preeclampsia towards the end, I was induced at 37 weeks, but all was good until then. My step sister who is your "average" size girl, healthy, etc was also diagnosed with toxemia/preeclampsia in her pregnancy and had an emergency induction at 36 weeks. Anything can happen to anyone. Just remember to try and stay healthy. Being pregnant doesn't mean you get to join the eat-a-thon. Continue to exercise moderately and eat healthy but don't be afraid to splurge. Don't starve yourself. Your body will work it all out.
The only people who gave me a weight range in which to gain was WIC, not my doctor.
Yeah, don't be scared, whoever you saw was full of crap and trying to scare you into not gaining any weight.
CaliGinger- that's weird, I gained more than that when I was pregnant and never had the WIC lady or a Dr or anyone say anything different.
Kes- It's actually called Gripe Water, its a natural mixture with fennel and some other stuff in it, I got it at Safeway, they have two flavors, I got the apple one, its funny when he takes it cause he's like, wtf is this? I've been drinking nasty smelling formula all day. LOL
Oh Okay... I know there are a few different brands, I had never even looked at safeway.
Formula does smell quite disgusting. The Similac is the worst. Gentlease by Enfamil is right there with it. Alyssa won't eat either of those. The Similac she'd eat in the hospital mixed with breastmilk but made faces eating it. The Gentlease she'd eat mixed with breastmilk during the night but the next day she wanted nothing to do with it at all. She actually start vomiting everytime she ate it. Back to Enfamil Premium (Lipil) with no problems. Doctor said it could be just her gut maturing since she was early, and all babies go through some form of gassiness and what not. She seems to be doing well with it. We were also told to expect more spit up as they get older, that's normal, too.
I started out prepregnancy at 285, lost 10 pounds in the first trimester and kept it off through the second. During my third I got to 289 then 293 when I was admitted the first time for observation and that 24 hour urine test. Now, on a daily basis I teeter between 268 and 270. I want to lose about 40 more pounds. Can't wait to be able to start exercising and what not. I'm not one to over do it but I keep eyeing my exercise ball and keep thinking of the gym downstairs that's air conditioned. Even though I weigh less than prepregnancy some of my pants still fit weird. I attribute that to the spreading of the pelvis and what not. I'm sure it'll all go down in time. My stomach, still with it's "extra" curves, is a lot smaller than it was before I got pregnant. Now to keep it up. Hmmm.
I think the baby was going through some weird growth spurt or something yesterday. With the cluster feeds of 1 ounce every hour, then a 2 hour nap, then taking 2-3 ounces per feed. She normally eats 1.5-2 ounces. We let her wake up on her own last night, and she did, no more alarms for us. She got up every 3-4 hours which is just fine. Better than the every 2 hours I was having to set my alarm for before. Either that or she was just catching up on everything that she was behind on. And, we finally got another poopy diaper last night. A VERY full diaper. I guess her norm is one big poop every 2-3 days. She was like that in the hospital too, but, we get plenty of wet diapers which is a bit more important than the poopy ones. Her tummy is never hard and distended and she never seems uncomfortable so all is well there. I'm hoping for a 4 ounce gain by next week. I'd love for her to be back up to birth weight so we don't have to go to the doctors every week. Kaiser gets enough of my money as it is. Today she's back to 1.5-2 ounces every feed, we'll see if that picks back up or not.
State Disability sent me some stuff in the mail. Can't wait to start getting that income though, it'll be a big relief. Just getting the papers and seeing that I alone can afford rent (barely) is a huge relief to both of us. This month we couldn't really make rent. =\ We talked to the apartment manager and she said that it's totally understandable and hospitals want their money first without thinking of others, whether they can live or not. She said that because we've never been late before that she won't charge us a late fee. Yay!
I should get some laundry done but I almost want to leave it for OH. I cleaned the kitchen while she napped earlier... she's been doing a lot of that. And, I got to catch up on some hours letting her wake on her own. I don't make OH get up in the middle of the night. It's been hot as hell here and he works all day and is usually outside. He gives me a bit of a break and the option for a nap when he gets home (I usually don't take that offer for some reason). I get a nice long shower and what not at that point. The best part is, he acknowledges that taking care of the baby is work. He apologized for not helping much during the night, I told him that it's okay (though at first it pissed me off when I was tired and he was grouchy haha)... I know that he works all day trying to bring money in to get us from point A to point B. He said "I know, but you don't need to work all day AND all night!" It's nice to be recognized. I've adjusted really well to waking up in the middle of the night and everything. After I feed her here in the next 30-60 minutes I think we'll take a short nap. Shhhh. Don't tell anyone.
My grandmother did a similar thing back in the 50's when my mother was born. Her milk was too rich for my mum and made her sick so she expressed it off and it was used for premie babies to build them up. Obviously formula really wasn't up to much then so having this extra rich breast milk really helped bulk the babies up.
I just know that we'll all get through it in the end.
Good luck!
