We made the trimesters pass quickly!

[Mummy to be x]

Thanks ladies who've asked about me.

I came in on Wednesday and won't be allowed home until the earliest the end of the week, I've only seen Madeleine once as she hates hospitals and finds then so scary.

I have an infection which is a water infection and it's spread into my kidneys, on an ultrasound they found that my left kidney is very narrow and swollen and it seems it's been that way since birth, it's only because I had a c section my immune systems been very weak and I've not been able to fight the infection and it's completely taken over my body. It's taken them several days to find which antibiotics I need and now they've found them they need my temperature to drop and at the moment it's not doing that! I've had a tube inserted into my side to drain my infected kidney and I will need a stent in there for long term and possibly my kidney removed if it doesn't work well enough, they won't do that now due to me still recovering from a c section.

I'm actually on maternity ward right now (we had to fight for it) so I can get Archie in as the other wards are full of poorly people and they don't advise babies on those wards.

I think this has been one of the hardest times of my life knowing I've yet got another week away from my babies.

 

[ab75]

Amy thats shit that you're going to be in another week but glad you have Archie with you now. Hopefully the antibiotics work for you soon. Sorry you will have to have the stent in long term! !

Carly I'm sure Lucy will be getting enough. Are you getting plenty of wet and dirty nappies? Xx

OMG. The snow has reached Aberdeen! ! Dh went to leave for work and it is very heavy. Not looking forward to going out in that tomorrow.

Zoe has fallen asleep on the couch. Don't want to take her to bed yet as she is coughing a lot and sounds like she is going to be sick. I think I might put her in my bed tonight so I can keep an eye on her xx

 

[Mummy to be x]

I would of discharged myself but it would be too dangerous as right now I need my anti biotics through IV and that can't be done at home. It Absolutly sucks but I've no choice in the matter, I do have my own room on maternity with a tv so least I'm not on a ward.

My gran has offered to take Madeleine to her house up north for a few days which would keep madeleines mind away from the whole 'mummy not been at home' situation.

It's just such a nightmare that it's happened soon as I gave birth

 

[ab75]

Thats good that you have your own room.
Poor Madeleine. Probably going to your grans would be good for her, like you say it'll be a distraction. She'll be missing her mummy though.

Hope you feel better soon xx

 

[Carlyp1990]

Amy im so sorry to hear that your still in hospital like you say you need the antibiotics though so it's the best place to be at the moment. I'm glad you've been given a room on the maternity ward too so Archie can be with his mummy!
I hope madeleine has fun with your gran and it does help her to be distracted for a while. She must be so confused with everything that's happened over the last month hope your home and we'll soon xx

Amanda yea lucy is having plenty of wet and dirty nappies (she even poo'd mid nappy change yesterday and I caught it with my hand ) I'll just be worrying for nothing but that's what mums do! I hope zoe isn't sick but maybe some mummy cuddles will do her good good luck in the snow tomorrow zz

 

[Swtpinkbabi]

Amy I hope you get better soon and not have to lose a kidney.
Ab I hope Zoe feels better soon.
Carly your doing fine. My LC said not to worry about how long babies feed. She showed me a way to tell if baby is full or not. When your feeding her, if her hands are still clenched then she's not completely full. But when her hands are straight out and you lift her arms and they fall like a limp noodle then she is full.
I promise it works, it's helped me know when I can put London to sleep in his bed and he actually stays asleep for an hour or so until the next feed.

 

[Kiwiberry]

I an so sorry Amy . That is so sad you have to go through this, especially right after having Archie. I hope those antibiotics kick in soon and you get to go home with your babies .

 

[UniqueBeauty]

Sorry you're going through that Amy, must be so horrible being away from your babies I hope you get better soon

A-J keeps falling asleep and feeding like that too, Carly. Through the day she's amazing with sleeping and feeding but at night she was up at every hour again. Feeding for 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 10, 20 My boobs are SO hard it's horrible x

 

[ab75]

Beckii I was like that last week. I went for a hot bath and expressed and massaged my boobs. I also hand expressed into a towel one night in my bed as my boobs were like rocks and Frazer wasn't latching properly. Been fine since then xx

 

[Carlyp1990]

I did the same as Amanda and expressed a little in the bath too xx

 

[brunettebimbo]

I expressed in the bath too. Really helps with the soreness.

 

[Kiwiberry]

I tried hand expressing and I just can't seem to do it . Nothing comes out when I just message my boobs. How do you do it?

 

[brunettebimbo]

Have you done it in the bath? I find the warm water helps.

 

[Kiwiberry]

Nope I have not! Thanks BB, I will try that next time.

Do you try and get most of the milk out or just some? I was thinking of trying it to help increase my milk supply. I don't "need" it increased, I just want it increased so I can express more of her vitamin bottles at once lol.

 

[ab75]

I had an electric breast pump when Zoe was born Suzy and got myself stressed as I never got much when I used it. So I hand expressed instead. I just rub, squeeze my breast for a few seconds then squeeze and pull the nipple, almost like milking a cow lol xx

 

[brunettebimbo]

I only just did a bit just to relieve them a little because they were engorged.

 

[Kiwiberry]

Thanks you two!

My electric pump works great when the motor isn't crapping out. I think I'm going to get a new one but a different brand. It still works with the crap motor just takes a lot longer to get milk out because it has a weak suck.

I was going to hand express to help it increase faster.

 

[ab75]

I only did it as I was engorged too xx

 

[UniqueBeauty]

I did that last night in the bath so OH could try feed Aimee-Jo. It didn't relieve it a huge amount but now I have the problem eith the other one. Constant pins n needles feeling x

 

[Swtpinkbabi]

So I started having pain again on the right side of my tummy. I thought it was the incision, but it looks great. I guess it's internal pain. It really hurts when I lean over to pick London up out of his sleeper. I hate to have to take pain meds again, hope it goes away soon.