We made the trimesters pass quickly!

[brunettebimbo]

That's brilliant news with the weight gain. What made you think it wasn't working?

 

[0203]

I think I just felt a bit overwhelmed with different people giving different advice and I stopped trusting myself....plus this sounds ridiculous but it had stopped hurting and my boobs felt completely normal. He had a few bad latches yesterday but today has been brilliant again

 

[brunettebimbo]

Your boobs will be softer because your milk is regulating.

 

[Carlyp1990]

That's great news 0203
Amanda has shared a pic of Frazer over in her journal xx

 

[brunettebimbo]

Tristan really is not adjusting to being a big brother well at all It's breaking my heart. He is totally and utterly smitten with Elijah luckily but his attitude towards me and Dean is awful. He's always been really placid and laid back but he is really angry at the minute, he's stamping his feet, paddying, crying all the time, hitting etc. He hasn't used his taggy blanket in months but he's gone back to wanting it all the time plus he will root out a taggy whenever possible eg tag on my breastfeeding pillow. I know it's all a massive change and it's all new but I don't know what to do to make this easier for him. Elijah sleeps most of the time at the moment so wanting to sort it out and make it easier for Tristan before Elijah needs more of my time.

 

[UniqueBeauty]

I worry about this BB. I think the older they are the harder it is because they understand a lot more. With Jay only being 2.5 he knows theres a baby coming but I'm not sure he actually understands iykwim? I worry he'll get jealous. I don't really have any advice because I haven't been through it but I hope he returns to his old self soon.

I wonder how Amy is getting on.. x

 

[ab75]

Sorry bb. Hope Tristan adjusts soon. It'll have been hard for him when you had to go back to hospital too.

How are you today Carly?


I came on hoping from an update on Amy xx

 

[Carlyp1990]

Sorry I haven't any advice either BB

I'm ok thanks Amanda, still sore and having the odd irregular tightening but plodding on. Thankful I have no more nursery runs to do until lucy is here and I feel upto it

How's life with little Frazer? Xx

 

[ab75]

Hopefully they will start getting regular soon.
Good. Midwife just came in and did all his paediatric checks. He hardly made a sound. He is so content. Hope that doesn't mean he is going to be up all night lol xx

 

[Swtpinkbabi]

Congrats AB

 

[Swtpinkbabi]

She is 6 pounds 5 ounces her last doctors appointment! She is probably closer to 6 1/2 pounds now though. Will find out exactly how much on Friday. She only sleeps at most 4 hours and that's when she has a bottle of EBM mixed with formula (for her vitamins and reflux meds twice a day). She wakes up for every feeding almost unless she stays up a long time after her last one. She won't sleep soundly unless I'm holding her, so it's a bit hard for me to get good sleep lol but I'm managing ok.

How is baby London doing with his breastfeeding and sleep?

Here is a picture of Riya right now sleeping on me.

https://i.imgur.com/i9X2ISw.jpg

Aww she's adorable. London does about the same sleep with a bottle of EBM. Nursing he only sleeps one in a half to two hours. I'm still not convinced he's getting much milk with nursing. I've been trying to nurse more because I still want him to have EBM when I go back to work, but I'm so tired I haven't kept up on pumping as much. I hope my supply isn't suffering. He's being really fussy today, just wants to be held while he sleeps but I want to sleep too. He sleeps pretty well when he's swaddled, but around 3 to 5 am feeding, he doesn't like to be swaddled afterwards and then he fusses for 2 hours and is over tired. I'm thinking of buying a baby swing so I can .

 

[Carlyp1990]

I've been researching back to back labours to make myself more prepared and I've read that when the baby's head can't engage due to the position if the mother doesn't stay active or take up positions to encourage the baby to move then labour can stall. I honestly believe that's what's happened to me twice because the hospital insisted i wasnt ready to go in and told me to rest and now my body has given up trying. I'm feeling so deflated xx

I'm glad all his checks game back ok I'm so happy for you.

Hope amy is enjoying Archie cuddles xxx

 

[ab75]

I just kept walking last night and bouncing on my ball. Not going to lie the back pains were quite sore.
The pain when I was having him was sore as he was turning as he was coming out. But that was sore in my lower belly.
My midwife was amazing. I think her stopping me pushing too quick helped me not to tear.
I knelt on the floor having him leaning on the seat bit of the couch xx

 

[Carlyp1990]

You did amazingly well!
I'm determined that next time I will not be "resting" like I've been told to do the last 2 times. Surely contractions 3 minutes apart for 5 hours means something is trying to happen! I'm not being fobbed off next time... If there is a next time! Xx

 

[UniqueBeauty]

That must of been so frustrating Carly. I was rushing round the house before and started to get period pains so immediately stopped x

 

[Swtpinkbabi]

Any news from Mummy yet?

 

[Carlyp1990]

It really wound me up beckii! I know full well if I'd have gone to hospital then she would have been here by now!

You make sure your not doing too much, you don't want oh to miss the birth!

Still nothing from amy pink Xx

 

[brunettebimbo]

That's how I gave birth Amanda. It was my midwife that told me to. I was kneeled on the bed leaning over the back of it. I do believe that is then reason my birth was much quicker and I only had a first degree tear. I was on my back last time and ended up with an episiotomy.

I haven't heard anything from Amy.

Is it normal to not bleed for 2 days then have small gushes of bright red blood again?

 

[Carlyp1990]

Yea hun, you bleed if you've been moving around so you've had 2 days at the hospital where I guess you've not done much but you've been moving around more today I would imagine xx

 

[Swtpinkbabi]

I hope everything is going well for her. How are you ladies feeling today? Any other babies trying to make an appearance today?