(TEAM) Aphrodite - delivering Tigers in 2010

[Devi#1]

Hib. Don't worry about big baby. U never really know how big baby is until he gets here. Arjun was 4.9lb at 32 week ultrasound. & remember u can't control how l&d is going to end up.

Belly is flAt because of the belly band help. It's remarkable.
My milk came in today!! Arjun is having a field day & feeding almost every hour!!!!!

 

[Devi#1]

Birth story.

I went in for induction on 25th sept at 8 am they started with pitocin. I was 2cm & 100% effaced.
8:30 doc came & broke waters.
Pretty soon started having killer contrax 2 mins apart!! Painful like hell.
I labored on till 4 when I couldn't stand the pain anymore. Was checked & told I was 4 cm only!! I got an epidural.
Painfree I was 7cm at 7pm & 10cm at 10pm

When I was 10cm after a hour or 2, started pushing only to find out baby head was not in ideal position & let's try and turn it by pushing at a angle. Anyways after doing all this at 4 am babys head was stuck in a position where it was hard to push out. Doc tried 2 rounds of vacuum with no luck to suck out baby.. Didn't want to injure baby so gave up.

After 21 hours of labor & close to 4 hours of pushing Arjun was born via c/section at 5:18-am on 26th sept. 8lb 6 oz. 20cm!!

 

[Joli]

Good grief, Devi, what a story! I honestly can't imagine having to go through the labour, vaccum and then c-section. What a trooper you are!! On the belly band did you end up using "Bella Band"? and if so, are you comfortable wearing it with a c-section? How's the breastfeeding going with the milk coming in? I really hope I'll be able to breast feed without toooooo much difficulty.

 

[ClaireNicole]

Awwwww Devi!!!!!!! My fav part of your whole birth story was where you said pain free after the epi! Your baby just didn't want to come out huh!!! I'm really finding myself super excited to breast feed!!!!!!!!!

 

[GossipGirly]

yeh me 2 claire! cant wait be devastated if i cant do it so some unbeknown reason x

 

[Tinkerbell500]

Wow Devi that's some birth story! After such a long labour too! At least little Arjun is here now and feeding well. So pleased for you!

I will post my birth story soon but been suffering a bit with baby blues and feeling the need to rest. Little Theo is doing really well though and only waking once during the night for a feed. He's such a contented little fellow.

Hope all you ladies are well

 

[LittleAurora]

thats a very unusual name...how is it pronounced?

Tink your wee man looks so funny in that pic...like he is plotting!!

can we have more baby pics please!!

and some more babies born!! lol

 

[ClaireNicole]

I will volunteer to have the next baby! I'm ready to get this little kicker OUT OF ME!

 

[Joli]

ClaireNicole - I think you are next in line with Hibiscus, can't believe you two are only a day apart! I'm totally ready to have baby now too - well, I'm ready, but we still need to move apartments in 2 weeks...but apart from that! haha.

Tink - sorry you're suffering from baby blues - did you have the same with your other babies? we're here for you!

Devi - Please sent pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aurora - how are you doing with little Amelia?

 

[2016]

Ladies...

Here is today's bump pic and my progression on the journey so far:
https://lh6.ggpht.com/_F9Szj08yWMk/TKWKNbHr9pI/AAAAAAAAA14/LMRKHSLqAUA/s800/5weeks%20to%2028%20weeks.jpg

Apologies but this was the least p'd off face I could muster today. I have been feeling progressively more stressed and down because of work this last week. I am exhausted! I keep begging them to take the pressure off of me but they don't....up until the point I have to keep dashing to the loo when the stress triggers BH or I feel dizzy, sick or have palpitations. Got to the point where I cry just at the thought of going to work and cry from relief when I get into my car at the end of the working day.
It has to stop. So I am going to the GP today to get signed off for a week at least and maybe they will get a shock (because I have never had a week off like that) and will sort out my workload!
In any event, I am sure I have a cold now too and am shivery, sore throat, achy blah blah. My body is telling me to slow down/stop....so I am going to do something I never do and listen to it!

 

[Devi#1]

pic of my baby

https://picasaweb.google.com/sweetgols/Arjun?authkey=Gv1sRgCNHl4sLB4uKHGw#5522827737136464546

 

[Tinkerbell500]

2016.... You are right to listen to your body and shame on your work for putting you under that kind of pressure. You should ask them for a pregnancy risk assessment of your work and that will raise a few hairs on the back of their necks! Take care of yourself and your baby and rest hun. Lovely bump collage btw!

Devi..... Absolutely beautiful pics of baby Arjun! Some really lovely ones of you and DH too! Bet you are super proud! What a yummy scrummy new mummy you are!

 

[ClaireNicole]

Devi- you have such a cute family!!!!! Arjun is beautiful!! Have you ever seen those movies where a girl gives birth and then looks amazing and your like "yeah right cause that happens".... you look like one of those movie women lol All put together and pretty! I'm so excited for you!

 

[Devi#1]

Haha ya right I look like a swollen fish!! So pumped with those iv fluids. I love arjuns pics with dh though they are great!

 

[2016]

Devi...what special photos those are! Were these taken the day he was born? Did you have a pro come out to do them? Gee I wish I looked as fantastic as that while 'puffy and swollen'...you look fab to me!

Tink...believe it or not they HAVE already done an assessment then ignored it! Doctor was very angry I'd let myself get so run down and signed me off for 2 weeks at least. What a weight that's been lifted off my shoulders.

 

[Devi#1]

They were taken the day after.. our hospital has professional photographer company come around and do a photoshoot & we can buy the pics if we want to ... no obligations..

2016 - take lots of rest love.. u dont need squiggle making an appearance so soon.. take rest, go & decorate nursery / shop!! relax.. glad your doc gave u a 2 week time off note..

MM - how are u doing??

I am ok.. just hurting when i get up off the couch / out of bed.. insision hurts a bit then.. other than that.. all good..
I am wearing the belly belt/band that the hospital gave me.. the one that I had bought myself i cannot fit into for some reason it is too small..
My nips have taken a beating.. Arjun sucks so hard! But all worth it in the end when the doc told me yesterday that he is gaining the weight back that he lost intially.. YAY! Arjun didnt go potty for 2 days.. i got worried.. yesterday he had a Poop exlposion day.. YUCK!!!! LOTS of poop everywhere all day long all over his clothes & everything! How life changes, before I would run away from a baby with a poop explosion & now i wash poor little baby covered in poop with no objection.. hehe..

 

[MommyMichele]

I'm good! Just busy but not with Charlie really, my family is visiting. Charlie is a good nurser!

I'll give you more of an update when .... I have full use of both my arms... some one is napping in the left arm!

 

[LittleAurora]

ohh those pics are sooo cute!! you look amazing!

 

[LittleAurora]

here is a quick photo update from us!!

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'tallica baby!!!
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[GossipGirly]

devi - he is such a cutey and such amazing pics I love the one of him and daddy touching noses so sweet.

aurora - how grown up is your little cutey looking already! she is adorable, I love the one of her smiling lying with her arms out and her little metallica boxer pose

Iv gone all gooey and excited to meet my lil girl now the little horror loves to keep me up all night with her hiccups and boxing my sides whichever way i lie!