Totally Talkative, Crazy 1st-timers (NTNP/TTC #1!) - [22+ BFP's & 18 babies born!]

[MommaAlexis]

Some pictures of Lara

 

[Ezza BUB1]

Some pictures of Lara

Yay thanx Alex I love baby pics xxx

 

[sharonfruit]

I read this as

I had beer Once coz I was really sore

glad your doing well I'm getting nervous - breastfeeding is my most nervous part, more than giving birth! X

 

[flapjack10]

How funny that I didn't even blink at that and just read it as normal! I had my "Erin's autocorrect filter" on!


xxx

 

[Laura91]

Hi everyone :wave:

Had my scan this morning, all pictures are in my journal

Everything was perfect x

 

[xopiinkiieox]

Still no AF here...all BFNs, no sore BBs, no cramps...?? CD36 today...had been having 28 day cycles before my MC, then 30-32 day cycles after MC. 36 days is a loooong cycle for me. With all the other possible medical stuff I have going on, this is really the last thing I need right now!



I hate being broken.

 

[JJsmom]

Still no AF here...all BFNs, no sore BBs, no cramps...?? CD36 today...had been having 28 day cycles before my MC, then 30-32 day cycles after MC. 36 days is a loooong cycle for me. With all the other possible medical stuff I have going on, this is really the last thing I need right now!



I hate being broken.

Hopefully you'll get a bfp soon! Maybe you just O'd late like I did! I've never had long cycles either and I'm on CD36 as well. I'm hoping for you!!! Massive hugs!!! You should never feel broken!! Praying for you!!

 

[xopiinkiieox]

Thanks JJ! I needed that! FX for you!!

 

[JJsmom]

FX'd for you too!!

 

[Sharris]

Hello Ladies, sorry I've been so absent lately, I've had quite a few very busy weeks lately.. I'm not going to post any of the negativity or stress here.. since it's not good for anyone's pma.. (and i already got it out in my journal for the most part )

Congrats to all the new BFP's!!

I can't believe 6 babies have been born already!!! Congrats all you ladies on your beautiful babies! I've been so excited to see all the baby pics! I hope you're all doing well!

afm, I'm currently day cd40 and my cycles average 35 days.. idk whats going on, I know I've got a fairly stressful situation going on right now, but I honestly don't feel stressed out at all.. I feel oddly calm comparatively..

 

[BabyBumpHope]

Aww Alex - Lara is so sweet she looks big compared to our twinnies.

Please accept my apologies for not coming on here very often - I very rarely get chance to even go to the toilet! Haha. Being a mammy to twins is hard work but I wouldn't change it for the world!

Promise I'll get some pics on once I have chance to upload them from the camera

X

 

[JJsmom]

So glad to hear from you BBH!!! Glad the twins are good!!! Can't wait to see pics of them!! I couldn't imagine how busy you are with twins. I remember how hard it was with one!!

 

[MommaAlexis]

She's a little porker, 9 lbs a few days ago haha

 

[BabyBumpHope]

Wow!! My two were both 4lb 13oz when they got weighed on Wednesday!

X

 

[MommaAlexis]

Holy moses! Are you BFing? she doesn't even feel like a newborn to me, she's really sturdy like her dad. It's nice not feeling like she's gonna break lol

 

[BabyBumpHope]

I was trying to breastfeed when they were in SCBU but they didn't develop the sucking and swallowing reflex until they were a couple of weeks old. They were being tube fed until they were able to get bigger and stronger and suck on the breast. I was expressing from day one and had a great milk supply. Eventually I did manage to get them on the breast - it was the best feeling in the world! I even managed to feed them both at the same time - such an achievement seeing both their little faces staring back at me! We came home from hospital exclusively breastfeeding so I was advised to stop expressing so that I didn't over stimulate and get engorged and develop mastitis. A couple of days later I noticed my breasts weren't filling as much as they had been and the babies weren't satisfied with what they were getting - I went on the pump at home out of curiosity and there was hardly any milk there. I broke my heart! I persevered with it for another day and there was less and less and the babies were getting more and more upset when they were on the breast sucking and not getting what they needed. I'm bottle feeding them now as my milk has totally vanished

I was really down about it for day's but everyone keeps telling me that I have done a fantastic job - its hard to get 34 week babies to the breast in the first place - especially after my little boy was really poorly for the first few days of his life (he needed to be ventilated as couldn't breathe by himself). When they were in hospital they were getting loads of my expressed breast milk then whatever they got when on the breast. I suppose 3 weeks of breastmilk is better than none

X

 

[sharonfruit]

BBH well done for getting them some breast milk when they were so tiny and sick - that is such an achievement! I am sure it did them the world of good, and I can understand how difficult it must have been for them to learn how to breastfeed when they were so tiny. I am sure they will be absolutely fine feeding from the bottle now and it will probably be a lot easier for you and your OH in the long run xoxo

 

[Ezza BUB1]

BBH im so glad to hear you guys are doing well... wen did you get out of the hospital??? i know how hard it must have been for you as i went through the same thing... i hope your lil bubbas are doing well now... even if they arent on the boob .. at least they got the goods in the beginning thats the most precious parts. at least they are both putting on weight now yay... i cant wait till Pyper reaches 3kgs shes not far off now and doing really well. I cant wait to see pics of your lil bundles and maybe hear a bit of your birth story if your willing.

lots a love xoxoxo

 

[joo]

Well done BBH!! I think they got the breast milk at the most important time when they needed it the most, and I bet it was wonderful getting to experience them BF and both at the same time too! xxx

 

[MommaAlexis]

I don't think I could breastfeed two at the same time, laras a pain in the butt on the boob. She wriggles around and shoves her hands in the way and rips it out of her mouth. I need eight hands as it is! Great job though, maybe those three weeks were all they needed after all.