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Jan 2012 - Higgs Boson Gang pt1

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Oeisha · 10/01/2012 22:09

Link to antenatal thread for convenience

Not a very good title, but it will suffice 'til we fill this one in record time!

Congratulations to all that have popped so far! Thanks Bear

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fishandlilacs · 08/02/2012 21:24

he spat it out a few mins later and did a bit more screaming. I found this simplynoise.com/ white noise generator and now he's fast asleep in the sling.
DH is out tonight so I am having to struggle on my own after a very long day with both kids at home.

fishandlilacs · 08/02/2012 21:26

Something to share a funny wee scottish folk song my dh came up with while pacing with the boy.

We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
We take 5 paces forward and turn around some more,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor.

We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
We dae the walk of doom until we wear a hole in the floor,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor.

We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
And if we we stop the walk of doom, it makes the bawby craw,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor.

We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
We dae the walk of doom until Daddy can't take any more,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor.

We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
We hope and pray he goes to sleep, but he always answers "Waaaugh"
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor.

We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor,
My arms are weak, an I want to punt the little sod oot the door,
We dae the walk of doom, up and doon the floor.

fishandlilacs · 08/02/2012 21:28

oiesha my lovley-you sound so akin to how I was with dd. Yes there is a let up and yes you can enjoy it. Right now though it sounds like your dr's grand plan of "struggling on" really isn't working. You sound like you need to get some proper help for the way you feel.

You will get there xxx

MissRee · 08/02/2012 21:34

Love the song fish Grin

shonnomanom · 08/02/2012 21:54

OBEM
How terrifying was that forceps delivery?! I was trembling just watching it.

Hugs to anyone that has had to go through that x

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Oeisha · 08/02/2012 22:12

sho yes, they're not great, but ultimatly if you've been struggling for 3 frikkin hours, bliss, though from the anoumt of blood and gunk on the floor (when a doc says "watch out, lots of blood and gunk" you've got to assume it's a fair bit), it must look hideous from the outside.
From what the GP said lastnight, and how DH described what they did, Abi was still OP with the forceps and apparently this makes it easier...

fish I feel more rational. This isn't as good as it sounds. It means I'm crying less, but also means I'm feeling less of everything...caring less about Abi crying, caring less about eating, about how I am. The only things I still really care about are my DH and my cats - I'll cry about how neglectful I am of them Confused Seeing the HV tomorrow. Will go over the depression thing again. Abi's doing so well with formula she's basically getting no breask milk. Especially now the doc has told me formula is preferable over potentially infected breastmilk...if I was BF he said it would be different, but for now to not give it to her. And I'm only getting 30-40ml per breast, so not enough for a feed (she's doing 90-120ml each feed...hungry for 7lb11oz).

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MissRee · 08/02/2012 22:23

I literally cried all the way through that forceps delivery... massive respect to the ladies who had them. I thought labour was hard but in comparison, i might as well have been squeezing a poo out!

MissRee · 08/02/2012 22:26

I also now want to go and get Freya out of her Moses basket and give her big squeezy cuddles.

MakesCakesWhenStressed · 08/02/2012 22:30

I don't know how any of you are still watching obem. I haven't been able to since I had baby cakes

shonnomanom · 08/02/2012 22:51

ree I had just fed Charlie and still had him in my arms. Squeezed him extra tight after that x

Moobee · 08/02/2012 23:06

We're all postnatal now aren't we? I've been avoiding mentioning my rotational forceps delivery as I didn't think it was fair before we all delivered. Grin Pre-birth, keillands, episotomy and third degree tears were the things that worried me most. Guess what I had?

Other selected highlights include the time when docs and midwives thought I was having kidney failure as my catheter bag was only filling with blood despite them pumping fluids into me. luckily it was just severe dehydration which was the result of vomiting every time I so much as sipped water during the previous 20 hours of labour.

In the end it wasn't so bad as the staff looking after me were fantastic and I got to meet my daughter which was amazing. Also, I loved my epidural. After 13 hours of induced labour it was bliss.

Moobee · 08/02/2012 23:09

I'm not watching OBEM now either...

Moobee · 08/02/2012 23:25

Actually, just read the OBEM thread and from peoples' reactions it sounds like that lady had a worse time than me. Seren was fine the whole time and came out screaming. Don't think I'll watch it all the same.

addictediam · 09/02/2012 06:44

Yes moobee I'm the last from the antinatal thread.

So my birth story. I woke up on Tuesday morning at 5am having more of those annoying hb's went for a sweep at 12 where I found out I was 4-5cm, I went to boots to pick up dds milk, phoned my mum to ask her to come and get DD, packed her a bag and started to get really uncomfortable. Arrived at hospital at 3pm was examined at 4 when I was 6-7cm and had an epidural. Progress slowed due to epidural, but as there was no real pain I wasn't particularly bothered! By 7.30 I was 8cm and 9.30 fully dialated. Baby's head was very high so we waited an hour before pushing, unfortunately baby didn't move and contractions slowed. I started pushing, we thought forceps /vontuse would be needed as pushing wasn't doing much, then all of a sudden she decided she wanted to be born, almost 'fell' down, I pushed her head out, contractions stopped and she was pulled out by the mw at 11.06.
reading that back it sounds pretty relaxed, but the pushing was quite traumatic and I've only glossed over the details!
She weighed 10lb 9oz bf hasn't gone well, she just wasn't interested in latching on and after almost 8 hours (4 trying to get her to latch on) she needed food, gave bottle and made decision to continue with the bottle :(
She seems to be an 'easy' baby but won't sleep for longer than 30mins unless being held. We will work on that today!

Hope everyone else is doing well.

fishandlilacs · 09/02/2012 08:22

Morning guys, I have been awake half the night-not because of my boy but because I passed 3 huge clots (ping pong ball sized) last night and I'm quite worried. My lochia hasn't eased off at all and now it's worse than ever.

docs today methinks.

Moobee · 09/02/2012 08:59

Addicted, welcome! Thanks Seren wouldn't sleep alone to start with. We coslept for about the first 3 or 4 days. After that, she was fine in her Moses basket.

Fish, get thee to a doctors. I think they'll be extra worried if there's any fever, odour or pain, but lochia should be easing off by now. Hope it's ok.

fishandlilacs · 09/02/2012 11:27

I can't watch OBEM anymore either but then I was only able to watch it once anyway.

welcome to the dark side addicted-the sleepless bleary side.

I ended up ringing the comuunity midwives today re the lochia-she is suppsed to be calling my doctor for me and getting me an appointment because I can't seem to get through myself. She wants me to be seen today. I'm really worried-i dont want to go back into hospital :(

Moobee · 09/02/2012 11:33

If you're not ill in yourself they probably won't keep you in - mine didn't. Fingers crossed for you x

ParsleyLion1 · 09/02/2012 12:25

Welcome addicted and huge congrats Thanks

fish fx it's OK. Hope you get seen today. xx

ParsleyLion1 · 09/02/2012 12:36

bless - I'm housebound at the moment. Not allowed to drive and pavements too icy to walk down the hill. My elderly neighbours just called round to check if I needed anything as they have just managed to get their car out. Grin

Actually I feel a bit guilty as I didn't realise they were stuck. I would have send OH round with the salt/grit yesterday if I had realised.

On the plus side I couldn't settle Thea properly after her mid morning feed - not crying just wouldn't stay settled. I put her in the basket and started pottering about as hadn't had any breakfast and she has settled herself! A first....

MakesCakesWhenStressed · 09/02/2012 13:17

I'm bothering the gp again as baby cakes seems to wake up spluttering when laid flat and i'm worried this cold is starting to affect his chest. Just waiting for a call back as don't want to go in unless we have to as it's such a palaver going out!

FrillyMilly · 09/02/2012 13:20

How are the PGP sufferers getting on? Mine has all disappeared except for my hip. My hip was the worst part of my PGP. I was signed off because I couldn't physically do the commute to work. I slept on it the other night and it was really sore in the morning. It's still aching sometimes and it seized for a minutes. I'm worried it's going to be a problem for a long time.

fishandlilacs · 09/02/2012 14:44

frilly my back and hips are still sore too-took about 4 months after dd to go away totally.

dr's @ 3.50pm to find out about these clots.

booked me and baby for osteopathy on sat hopefully will cure the evening screamfests.

ParsleyLion1 · 09/02/2012 16:20

what does the osteopathy do fish? I've heard of people doing it but not sure what they actually do

fishandlilacs · 09/02/2012 16:48

Cranial osteopathy is especially beneficial for babies-it's incredibly gentle manipulation of the plates of the skull which undones any damage done by the journey through the birth canal/forceps c section etc-ideal for babies before the plates set.

It cured my daughters fussiness and i have known many other children to benefit from it.

I go to have my back and pelvis manipulated-it helps redress the unbalances done by carrying huge babies in ones womb as well as every day stresses and strains. We get into bad habits with our backs very easily.