Sticking Together Crew

[sspencer99]

lo jen its changed im sure its a girlie now lol

well heres some bump piccies

yay for dressing josie up

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Awww, what a cute bump!!
I think it's a boy... hard to tell by the scan pics but the bump looks like a boy... and you're all baby... I forget what I said before, but right at this moment I'm gonna say boy.

 

[truthbtold]

Hi ladies. I cant believe Josie is a month old already. Time is flyibg by time for team blue. Whose due next?

 

[babydustcass]

Awww cute bump stace!
We are bf-ing Andrea, it's going well but just waiting for it to settle down. My let down reflex is really fast and macie has trouble keeping up with the fast flow, it's almost like an explosion in her mouth and she gags, chokes and coughs and when she pulls away the poor love gets a face full of milk spray. It also causes her to be burpy as she is swallowing air to try and keep up Mw said it should settle down but I'm yet to see an improvement.I was actually just doing a bit of research on it and apparently you can express your let down bit into a towel and latch on when it's slowed. The first oz or so average is quite watery and is disposable unlike the hindmilk which is fatty! Didn't know any of this! Will talk to my mw again next week if things don't improve like she said they will. Apart from the start te rest of the feed goes ok! Did you encounter anything similar?

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Erika, I believe Helen is the only one due in Dec... and then we have you, Vicki, and Sarah due in Jan.

 

[cranberry987]

We got our boys name....need some help with girls names....any opinions welcome..or suggestions...heres some on the list

Molly
Faye
Orla
Maeve
Naomi
Clodagh
Ellen
Iris
Eliza
Clara
Ciara

lots i know...we can't decide!!!!!

I rly like Molly. All the old fashioned names are coming back now aren't they.

 

[cranberry987]

And really I dont know how the human race survived on bfing. It sounds so HARD! It's a wonder we didn't die out. My nips are killing me from expressing today. If I had to do that every few hrs it would be torture

 

[Traskey]

I'm late to the party, as usual, but

Congratulations Rachel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10lbs 6oz, is amazing Photos are beautiful x

 

[QueenVic]

Helen - why are u expressing? If u don't mind me asking, incase I missed it!

Jen - I'm good thanks! Getting some hard kicks from pickle today ouch but not usually bad! Get tired on and off, hips hurt bad sometimes in the night and still have carpel tunnel in my hands but apart from that can't complain haha

Sarah - I like Molly aswell, from the list

Stace - cute bump!! I think boy but not 100% ...

Andrea, Cass and Raych hope you are all enjoying the beautiful babies and not too tired !!

Hope everyone else is well

 

[QueenVic]

anyone tried perineal massage - my friend reccommended to me!!

I just started it a few days ago with oil from Mothercare think its olive oil with calendula and I got some RLT and Clary Sage.. just need to get EPO.. might aswell give it all a go!

 

[cranberry987]

I'm diabetic so might need to suppliment feeds after birth

I'm doing perineal massage. Well, dh has to do it as I can't reach properly. Def need oil as the first time we did it without and thought would be ok and his thumbs got stuck! OUCH!!

 

[AmaryllisRed]

I'm gonna have to google perineal massage when I get a chance, 'cause I don't think I understand what it is...

So, Sarah, if you don't mind saying, what's your boys name?

I'm starting to worry about my dr's appt... I feel huge and I haven't been on the scale in a long time but my guess is that I've gained too much... And I'm not sure I can do anything about it in five days.

 

[Sun_Flower]

Speaking as someone whose perenium is not as it used to be, I would FULLY advocate anything that helps it get through labour. I had some perineal massage gel and never really got round to using it - not saying it would have meant I didn't tear at all, but ANYTHING that might have helped is a good thing, lol!

Breastfeeding isn't easy, my nipples are already sore because it's difficult getting Eden to get a good wide latch every time, but she's feeding so that's something. I'm going to persevere as long as I can though!

Going to head on over and make myself a parenting journal now I've got five minutes - Eden's half asleep in her moses basket and due another feed in an hour and a half so I've got the time now. I fed her at 7.30 then went to sleep till 10.30 and OH kept an eye on her, woke up and fed her again at 10.30 and changed her etc, now OH is getting some sleep and I'm having a little time on here then going to sleep as well. Not sure I'd call it a routine but we're trying - hoping to have a little more luck sleeping tonight then we did last night as she has her night and day mixed up atm

Can't believe all the bump and pregnancy progression - everyone's doing so great, can't wait to meet the next baby

 

[truthbtold]

Jen dont feel bad most people do gain more weight and they gain it faster with the second baby.

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Thanks, Erika. I just feel blah. And I don't think I'll be able to take it if she yells at me about it.
I did finally step on the scale, and it says I've gained about 20 lbs, which puts me at 32 total if I gain one pound a week for the rest of the pregnancy. I'd be okay with 32... But I think our scale is a little lower than the dr's...
Holy moly! Looking at my pregnancy journal, I had gained 25 at week 25 with DS, and 33 lbs at week 30! So I'm actually on track to gain less this time...
I suppose I just need to try to exercise more and eat healthier for the next 11-12 weeks and not worry about it beyond that.

Watch me as I sit here and DON'T eat a bunch of chocolate...

 

[QueenVic]

Jen I had gained 33lbs as of my last appointment ! but I was quite small to start with..
Not much i can do about it as exercising loads and eating healthy 90% of the time.. the other 10% is chocolate

Off for labour ward tour now ahhhhhh

34 weeks

 

[sept10]

Well my bump is mega big - according to the scales i've gained bout 22lbs....mw doesn't weigh me though - cause i wasn't over or under weight to start with they don't seem interested in weight gain - just measuring my bump!

gonna start perineal massage from 34 weeks i think....don't fancy getting dh to do it though....hmmm......i guess if i can't reach by then i may have no choice...haha maybe i should rush the idea passed him now to prepare him!!

heres a link i found from an NHS trust about it

https://www.oxfordradcliffe.nhs.uk/forpatients/090427patientinfoleaflets/090924perinealmassage.pdf

 

[sept10]

oh forgot...our boys name is Darragh......thats the irish spelling...will probably use the more english spelling so people will promounce it proberly...Dara x

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Vicki, happy 34 weeks!! Whew, this is going fast!! Lovely bump! Do you have names picked out yet?

I was really hoping I'd gain less this time around so that maybe I'd have less to lose and be able to get back to where I was pre-first-pregnancy. The way it's looking, that would give me about 45 lbs to lose to be happy... I think it's doable... I'll be a mom of two, and I don't think I'll have much time to sit around eating cookies...

Took a bump pic... looks like a pillow up my shirt again... ... No time to upload right now but will do later.

Sarah, does Dara rhyme with Sarah or with car-uh? I'm not too familiar with Irish names but I see a lot of them on this site. And my guess is that Americans are notorious for mispronouncing them.

 

[truthbtold]

I never get on the scale and when im at the doctors I stand on it backwards. With all the other things you worry about with pregnancy weight is the least of my worries. As long as my blood pressure is fine and I pass all my gestational test im fine. Im a gym nut so the weight will come off.