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BeeWi ·
08/04/2012 10:50
Woohoo. Congrats to Knitterati & Arden. Is that us all brewed then? Time to go post natal? If so, it should be you that makes the round off post and loses this thread, Trouble 
Arden, I didn't want to say anything before everyone in this thread had given birth, but I found having an emcs pretty brutal...cannot believe anyone would actually choose to have a c-section. But I promise you, you will start recovering quickly. 4 weeks on I still get v sore if I do too much, but am better every day and am enjoying walking with the baby in the buggy so much now! Just make sure you stand up straight and try to let your scar air dry every day and for goodness sake don't go doing too much cleaning and make your stitches bleed like I did last week! 
Trouble- the sleeping is going a it better now, thanks. We're still on 3 hourly feeds but that's fine. After only putting on 100g a week for the first few weeks, Erin pt on 550g last week 
. I knew she was growth spurting, but an extra half kilo of baby in a week seems nutso! Thought she'd barely left my boob!
We're on to a new problem now though: the horrors of colic! For the last week, every evening she's been in such pain, only able to feed for a minute of two and then writhing in pain, bringing her legs up, kicking, screaming...absolutely heartbreaking to see. No method of burping seems to bring much up. It's had me in tears because it's just awful to see her like that. My MW said she might just be being fussy, so tonight I got my husband to video a few minutes to show her next time I see her so she can see for herself it's not just fussiness!
Luckily my parents have just arrived from the UK and are staying for 5 weeks, so it's lovely just to have that extra support 
.
How's the sleep going for everyone? Broody, any repeats of your 5 hours in a row? Any other news of you + your little ones?
knitterati ·
07/04/2012 01:59
Hey folks, sorry for the radio silence from me...baby Elena was born last week via EMCS weighing in at 7lb 11oz. We're both well and happy.
Loving being a mum!!
broodylicious ·
05/04/2012 06:29
Hi little oh I'm feeling your pain 
I only went a day over and I was climbing the walls.
As trouble says, you don't have to accept anything the docs suggest, its your body and your baby after all. Your MW sounds abso shocking! Is she young? I've found that although some of the young MWs are lovely, they lack the confidence and people skills of the older ladies - mine for example never once told me anything I should be experiencing or asked if I was feeling good. It was just a case of go in, urine check, bp check, Doppler out and cheerio. Rubbish.
Pineapple is the least likely of old wives tales to work too as you'd need copious amounts. Same for hot curries. my friend went into labour by having her DP rub the fleshy bit of her ankle between the Achilles at the back and the knobbly bit at each side so that backs up troubles suggestion. I think I started after a relatively hard day cleaning - my boss said cleaning floors did it for her both times so it could've been the same for me as I had been scrubbing like a beast!!
Stick true to you and your opinions and don't get pushed into anything. Hugs for you hun xx
TroubleAndFyfe ·
05/04/2012 03:51
kiki, it's great to hear that Ivy is doing well! The three month will be over before you know it too. I can't believe Fyfe is 5 weeks already, it's flying past!
TroubleAndFyfe ·
05/04/2012 03:33
Hi little. Firstly you do not have to be induced. As you know placentas do not spontaneously combust at 42 weeks, it is fine for some babies to take a little longer. I read that in France they would consider 42 weeks term and 44 weeks to be late for example. Obviously the placenta can become less efficient so regular monitoring is important. Someone in another group I'm in on MN just had her baby (by spontaneous VBAC) 19 days late as had a good, flexible consultant. Anyway, so, you can refuse induction (and any other intervention) and give your body a little longer to have the baby. The fresh pineapple is a myth do quite amazing the midwife is advising that, well, not a myth per se but you'd have to eat more than three whole pineapples for it to even begin to have an effect (more likely to make you sick or give you the shits) castor oil is much more likely to help, drink in the morning followed by orange juice to make it less unpleasant according to janet balaskas. Evening primrose capsules (ahem, inserted) can help to ripen your cervix and sniffing clary sage or using it in an oil burner can help to encourage and strengthen contractions. You can also get 'induced' (often called labour preparation sessions) by an acupuncturist who uses point that stimulate blood flow to your uterus which I have read has an excellent success rate, in fact, this service was offered on the NHS (2 sessions) where I used to live in London and is definitely what I would have done had I gone overdue even if I had had to pay for it.
Good luck, hope this helps!
Little30 ·
05/04/2012 01:55
Just so you all know I'm going to have a moan 
Due date was the 27/3/2012,over a week later I am still very much pregnant, managed to get a antenatal appointment last thurs, where the midwife (not my usual one) gave me a sweep and booked me in to be induced on the 8th April.
The last week every single evening without fail I am getting stronger and stronger contractions which then tail off and stop, the time between each also seems to get shorter the next day. I tried to get another antenatal appointment this thurs with the midwife, so I could have another sweep and just general chat (reassurance?) that everything was ok, only to be told she doesn't do interventions before labour and she's fully booked, she then told me to take a brisk walk and eat fresh pineapple,which by the way I have been doing every single day for the last 3 weeks!!!! needless to say she's not a very good midwife and my experience with her has been far from great.
I don't know what to do, ie where I can go for help as I don't want to be induced, this being my first baby I am at a loss. Any suggestions please?
TroubleAndFyfe ·
03/04/2012 14:37
Hooray! Well done poppy! Fyfe slept from 4am - 8am which was rather nice but was awake 2-4 
we normally have 2x 1 hour feeds but instead had 1x 2 hours, still, feels good to have a big chunk of sleep doesn't it? Even more so with you seeing as you didn't have to pay with a 2 hour feed!
How's the sleeping going now bee?
Did your pram arrive kiki? Enjoying it?
Hope things are going well for you with your recovery arden.
Any news knitterati?
Is anyone else still waiting?
broodylicious ·
03/04/2012 09:46
I am delirious!! Poppy slept from 130-530am this morning!! I'd fed her at 10.30pm but she didn't take much compared to the level she normally guzzles down, she woke again at 12.50am but wasn't screaming the place down like she has done before and took about 20 minutes worth of milk before falling asleep. Next thing I know, I'm woken up with those cute little gurgles and moans and lots of licking and chewing hand noises at 530am!! Yay!!
Minor achievement in the scheme of things maybe but I am v happy this morning
TroubleAndFyfe ·
01/04/2012 18:16
broody pretty amazing the love isn't it?! I'm still giddy with it a month on! Sounds like you had a tough start but brilliant you've got it sorted now and the shields are working out for you! I've heard too, that as baby's mouth gets bigger they can cope better with things like flat nipples so people can often stop using the shields a few months down the line or some people wait until the nipple is drawn out by the shield then remove it and re latch without until baby gets the hang of it. Not that you couldn't use them for your whole breastfeeding relationship of course! Really excellent result 7% loss after that kind of start, well done!
congratulations arden! Wonderful news! I hope you feel better really soon, I'm sure little Teresa is helping to ease the pain, so glad you're both okay! Enjoy your newborn snuggles!
broodylicious ·
31/03/2012 19:36
Yes!! Come on arden we're with you!! Hope you'll soon be posting birth news
Poppy, dh and I have had an interesting few first days. Bf proved to be v difficult for us at the start - she was latching on but kept coming off as she couldn't work out she has to suck to get the milk out so was screaming the hospital ward down! Wednesday afternoon, we came home and all was ok for a few hours...til she realised she was starving and she couldn't get it out immediately. Then followed screaming - I mean screaming! - until 530am Thursday. We called the hospital for advice at 2.30am and they advised hand expressing (I couldn't do it) and ff as a last resort. I'd got some hipp organic ready made stuff in just in case so she had 10mls and it settled her but only for half an hour or so. Anyway, MW came round thurs morning and was amazing. Sorted us right out - turns out I have flat nipples which was making it hard for her to get to it. She suggested nipples shields. It's now a doddle to feed and she is thriving - only lost 7% of her birth weight!
She had an ok night last night, sleeping well, feeding brilliantly, only one severe strop which resulted in me picking her up and putting her on my tummy in the bed for an hour. She was flat out and didn't even wake when I moved her back to her Moses basket or for her next feed an hour later!
The love I feel for her is amazing. Never thought I'd feel this way. My emotions are all over the place but the love is so flippin strong
TroubleAndFyfe ·
30/03/2012 01:59
Yay arden! that' exciting! How odd that you, kiki and me all had our waters go way before contractions started, that's quite unusual! sleep is a good idea as the more relaxed you can make yourself the faster things will move. I also did a long walk and sniffed my bottle of clary sage every few minutes [hugs tree emoticon] but there are lots of things you can try! Excellent they don't try to induce you for 72 hours! keep us posted!
TroubleAndFyfe ·
29/03/2012 17:52
I really think co sleeping might be worth a go bee, you must be exhausted. please don't feel like you're being moany, we're very happy to support you! Like kiki says I often have him in the crook of my arm, he loves that, DH doesn't want him in the middle of the bed so I have a long pillow (dream genii from pregnancy) which I put at the edge of the bed wedged in by the Moses basket and have him between me and the pillow. It doesn't feel scary though I was not keen on the idea before I had him. With him it was clear from day one that he didn't want to sleep alone so tried it straight away and now love it.
BeeWi ·
29/03/2012 04:30
Hey Kiki - another tough night but thank you for asking . Think I clocked up a grand total of around 3 hours sleep. Husband's first day back at work today and Erin is doing the usual- happy to sleep if I rock her, cries if I stop. Absolutely knackered. Luckily my folks get here on Good Friday and will be here for a month. So it seems just like a bit of an endurance test until then. Have tried feeding her more but she just seems to stop when she's full, no matter how much I coax. The walking and rocking to sleep seems a good idea but I think I may run into the same problems as when she's rocked in the bassinet- that she'll sleep but wake within 5 minutes if you stop. Also, I'm still quite sore from the c-section and walking with her isn't the comfiest of things, especially swaying movements or when I go side To side. Will give it a whirl though...would try pretty much anything at the moment!
Trouble - I'd be worried about cosleeping at night because our bed is quite high but quite little but might give it a go in the day. How do you manage to keep Fyfe safe? I'm a bit scared at the idea.
Sorry to be a right moaning minny. Erin is beautiful and I do adore her...just the lack of sleep is doing me in a bit!
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TroubleAndFyfe ·
28/03/2012 14:51
Fingers crossed arden!
I think it may have been growing pains/growth spurt kiki, thankfully he is back to normal today!
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