Dream- omg congrats I am so so excited for you, fingers crossed it all goes smoothly!!
Stella- we are adjusting really well thanks! Yesterday was tough, as Erin wanted cuddles all day, and wouldn't let me put her down, but today has been much better! In general she is a dream! We get 4 hours between feeds at night, and between 2+3 during the day, which is perfect!
Lady- we also got sent for growth scans because lo was measuring small, try not to panic! Erin was only born 5lb 9.5oz, so she really was tiny, but with a little help in controlling her own temperature, we were out of hospital in a couple of days, braving the big wide world! You would never know she had that issue now, she is always warmer than me!
Afm...well Erin really. Erin is finally gaining weight! She got back to her birth weight on Monday, and today weighed in at 5lb 13oz! ...its starting to feel like reverse weight watchers we go to so many weigh ins! We seem to have finally cracked the right feeding pattern for her! Basically we discovered that Erin uses my boob as a comforter more than a form of drink, so although she does drink from it, often she was just suckling on the end of it, or even going to sleep with it in her mouth! We think this is because Erin struggled to latch properly when she was born, because her mouth was so tiny, and she was sleepy because she couldn't control her temps....first we were combi feeding with formula, to boost her calorie intake, but this gave her tummy aches, so we tried nipple shields, which helped a little (many midwives hate them, but if they work, why not!) But Erin was still falling asleep before she was full! So I bought a breast pump. Started off with a cheapie manual, but decided that as we could see progress we would get an electric. We bought a second hand lansinoh breast pump for £35 on eBay, and its made the world of difference! I pump about 3oz from each boob after each feed, give one boobs worth to her then, and store on in the fridge for overnight so I don't have to pump overnight. As soon as we started doing this, her weight started creeping up. What I learnt from this is not to panic. There are so many feeding choices, we were always going to find one that worked for us eventually...however, finding the right combo for her was definitely more stressful than labour itself!!
Bit of a rant there for you, but thought you may be interested to read a bit of what its been like for us! ...we are loving life though! Me and Erin try to go out somewhere every day, even if its just to the supermarket! It takes us hours to get anywhere, because all the grannies want to stop for a chat! Secretly we love it though
Hope you're all doing well, I'm always reading your posts, even if I don't get a chance to reply!
