June 2012 - Jubilant mums of Jubilee babies

[TeaandHobnobs]

It is Jubilee weekend - awaiting those babies!

Brilliant McKayz!

ooh, I was going to ask McKayz! that's brilliant, you must be so excited - as must he be! he's going to meet his daughter at last!

thanks for all the lochia reassurance, I think it was worse with DS but had PPH with him too, so just recall lots of blood for a long time. booked my 6 week check up today (end of july) so will worry if it's not over by then!

Yes, same here with the lochia. Love the hamster analogy, kveta!

that's fantastic news about DH, McKayz! I forgot he was away. Makes me for whining that I don't have enough time with mine at the moment.

DS has been very restless last two days, and rarely settles fully. Clear from his facial expressions that he keeps trying to fart, which is so incredibly sweet, but i wish i could make it better for him. Something that mummy can't cuddle better. Is 2 weeks too early for colic? We're giving him infacol, but presumably if it was full-on colic, we'd know about it?!

We've just been discharged by MW. Now just to wait for the HV to get in touch. I am tempted to ring them instead and suggest I go to clinic instead of them coming here.

MW came and discharged me this morning so I asked about the bleeding and she said it was normal, probably the final shrinking of the uterus into the pelvis (I think she said), difficult to keep up with all these doctors and medical types!

The midwife won't discharge DS until we are back home but doc just now said that if B's bloods come back clear today they might discharge us from hospital this evening?!! He is still v sleepy though.

Great news McKayz!

He is asleep and I can't sleep! Three week old ds has had terrible colic and still jaundiced. Went to prolonged jaundice clinic today for bloods. He is struggling with his latching on and feeding been a bit tricky to say the least. I a, beyond tired. Dh skipping with three year old so they get sleep but he is being an argumentative git anyway! Trying to get dh to give ds2 a bottle so that we can mix feed him so I can get little break but dh is reluctant and ds2 is not keen either. The teat looks so much bigger than my nipple!
Al so in this weather what are people putting babies in? Long or short sleeves? I am quite paranoid about him getting too hot and spend the night checking temp and taking blankets on and off!

poor you Ginga! hope you get soome rest soon, it's so much harder with an older child to deal with too!

we are dressing Em in a vest and babygro most days, but not much else when out and about.

she has been weird with poo - initially, from about 5 days old, she had one epic a day, then on monday this week, she did nothing, was getting a bit concerned, and yesterday did 2 epic poos, and has had 2 already today too! she's feeding like mad too, so possibly just growing again. Weird though, 2 people today said what a tiny wee thing she is and she must have been very low birth weight then were horrified when I told them her actual birth weight. bizarre.

I have just ordered christmas and birthday presents for the children (DS will be 3 in september) as had an ELC 20% off code - if you want to be ludicrously well prepared for christmas too, it's CROCODILE :)

better go wake DS up, he's been napping for 90 minutes, and whilst I love the nap time, I do need him to be ready for bed before midnight, sigh!

Yes DS is also in the pattern of 1 epic poo a day. I'm fairly sure something in the antenatal info i had said something about "about the size of a £2 coin". Bloody hell, no!

DS and i have just been on our first trip out of the house on our own. (I'm really living life on the edge as you can tell!) Met a couple of other mothers (to be) from my antenatal classes, and feel so much better for it. Have a feeling that DS is going to be subjected to every Baby Music Time / Baby Pilates / Baby Chartered Accountancy or whatever such nonsense classes that i can get to! Or just wheel him around the supermarket until at least three old ladies have cooed over him.

OMG, I have zero time to keep up with you all. Baby firefly cluster feeds from 8am to 1pm and then 6pm to midnight or later.... in between I either sleep or go out for some fresh air... or have MW visits. Hope to get into a routine where I can keep up with you all better. Baby is utterly scrummy though and I am v v v happy. Hubby and I had one day at home together before he went back to work though which was really crap.

I might get round to posting my nightmare birth story sometime!!

Hugs to all.

FF
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Hi all.

Should have said before warlin I was ellybett. Suppose I'll have to think of something else now I have done the bump!

Fab birth story mckayz, glad it went how you wanted. So pleased your dh is on his way back to you soon.

shelduck with dd1 I stressed so much about fact she only kipped on me instead of in her basket. I realised with hindsight that I should have savoured the snuggling but in my sleep deprived condition of the time I felt I was doing it wrong. Congrats on your solo voyage!

Very organised kveta! I don't know about Christmas but I know I forgot its my birthday this weekend!

Did anyone else have jaundice in the early days with their LO's? I think Elin has a touch of it, she's a very sleepy baby so its a struggle sometimes to keep her sucking for long enough periods, frustrating.

Night all, see you in the wee hours probably!

Hi everyone, it takes so long to keep up with reading your posts, I never write my own. Mckayz love the birth story and the fact that your DH is coming home. Feel so bad now about grumping about my DH return to work!

Shelduck accidentally found your ff thread today trying to work out what bottles are best for expressing. Some really interesting stories and noticed that so many people seemed really pleased you had started the thread. I met with the ladies from my antenatal class today and it does give you a big boost. Will also be getting LO signed up for baby accountancy ASAP!!

Anyway, anyone with recommendations about best bottles, teats etc to get for an almost exclusively breastfeed baby whose mummy might want a very occasional cheeky night off being milked would be greatly appreciated. Also - when it is safe to start her on bottles without making her forget what to do with my nipples. Have had conflicting advice so now feeling really confused!

Big wave to all the other new mums. Not sure what I would have done without these threads and the Facebook page. Just reading everyone's experiences makes you feel so much better about everything as you realise you are not alone with so many of the things that are happening!

Rachy not sure if I have banged this particular drum on this thread yet, but our hospital recommended NUK teats - the latex ones, although theses perish quicker than the silicone ones. The shape of the teat is supposed to encourage baby to use he same mechanism as breastfeeding.
DS has had two bottles per day of 20ml expressed milk since week 2, and has been fine to continue breastfeeding.
You can buy them online from the NUK shop, or they are sometimes in stock at mothercare or your local pharmacy.

DH isn't going to be home until sometime next week now. The guy replacing him still needs his passport back from the Angolan Embassy. Useless people.

I wish DD would go to sleep. I need a wee and she cries if I put her down

Oh McKayz that's rubbish! Really hope the hold up won't be too long.

Thomas still thinks that being up all night is the business. I am so desperate for some sleep!

Sorry to hear that mckayz. That sucks.

I too have a wide awake baby, she's full of cold (at 5 days old!) so not finding it easy to settle. Compared to all afternoon where even dd1's paddy didn't wake her! Good thing she's so blooming cute!

Thought I'd update stats:

25th April: TeaandHobnobs DS 4 lb 11.5 oz
2?th May: Fanbelt DD
27th May: Warlin DS
28th May: HorseyGirl1 DS
31st May: KatyJ26 DD
6th June: Smallwonder DS 7 lb 9 oz
7th June: Mammainthemaking DD 8 lb 2 oz
= Bumper1 DS
8th June: SeriouslyStrongCheddar DS 6 lb 13 oz
= mrsshears DD 10 lb 12.5 oz
9th June: Ginga66 DS 8lb 2 oz
10th June: Ceeej DD 6 lb 12 oz
= Ffnorm DD 8 lb 7 oz
= Thedogwalker (now Mammato2boys) DS 6 lb 15.5 oz
= BlueAndRedMakePurple DS 9 lb 10 oz
12th June: Kveta DD 9 lb 4 oz
= Annakin31 DD 7 lb 7 oz
13th June: Alligatorpie DD 7 lb 6 oz
= Novmama DD 7 lb
14th June: Blondiedollface DD 8 lb 7 oz
15th June: Star DS 8 lb 9 oz
= Rhibutterfly DD 7 lb 13 oz
16th June: Shelduck DS 7 lb 9 oz
18th June: DairyNips DS 5 lb 13 oz
= SpecialJK DS 8 lb 6 oz
= bemybebe DD 7 lb
19th June: AmethystMoon DD 7 lb 6 oz
20th June: McKayz DD 9 lb 6.5 oz
= PinkPanther27 DD 8 lb 14 oz
= justwantscheese DD 9 lb 13 oz
21st June: CathFin DS 9 lb 2 oz
= Fireflies DS 9lb 7 oz

Baby Firefly fast asleep instead of begging for food. Don't know what to do with self!!

Just adding myself in

25th April: TeaandHobnobs DS 4 lb 11.5 oz
2?th May: Fanbelt DD
27th May: Warlin DS
28th May: HorseyGirl1 DS
31st May: KatyJ26 DD
6th June: Smallwonder DS 7 lb 9 oz
7th June: Mammainthemaking DD 8 lb 2 oz
= Bumper1 DS
8th June: SeriouslyStrongCheddar DS 6 lb 13 oz
= mrsshears DD 10 lb 12.5 oz
9th June: Ginga66 DS 8lb 2 oz
10th June: Ceeej DD 6 lb 12 oz
= Ffnorm DD 8 lb 7 oz
= Thedogwalker (now Mammato2boys) DS 6 lb 15.5 oz
= BlueAndRedMakePurple DS 9 lb 10 oz
12th June: Kveta DD 9 lb 4 oz
= Annakin31 DD 7 lb 7 oz
13th June: Alligatorpie DD 7 lb 6 oz
= Novmama DD 7 lb
14th June: Blondiedollface DD 8 lb 7 oz
15th June: Star DS 8 lb 9 oz
= Rhibutterfly DD 7 lb 13 oz
16th June: Shelduck DS 7 lb 9 oz
18th June: DairyNips DS 5 lb 13 oz
= SpecialJK DS 8 lb 6 oz
= bemybebe DD 7 lb
19th June: AmethystMoon DD 7 lb 6 oz
20th June: McKayz DD 9 lb 6.5 oz
= PinkPanther27 DD 8 lb 14 oz
= justwantscheese DD 9 lb 13 oz
21st June: CathFin DS 9 lb 2 oz
= Fireflies DS 9lb 7 oz
27th June Crackersncheese DS 6lb 4oz

sorry your dh is not back yet mckayz

tea Dd can be a monkey in the night too,exhausting isnt it.

Hope eveyone is ok,i'm a little concerned about dd's weight,she is now 4 weeks (tomorrow) and weighs 11lb,she lost nearly a pound after birth so i suppose her weight is actually ok but because she was 10 12 1/2 at birth it doesn't seem to be enough iyswim,she is happy and health though so maybe i will just see how she goes.

Tea did i read on an earlier post you had quite a lot of blood loss? I lost 1400mls during and just after my section and have been put on ferous sulphate.

It's quite a nice day here so hopefully dd may get to wear one of the many summer outfits she has been given,i really need to get out and buy her some clothes to suit the bad weather too but as i'm not driving again yet it's tricky,has anyone else started driving after a section yet?

Mrsshears a friend of mine had a 10lb baby, and he has been slow to put weight on - I wonder if that is common for many high birth weight babies? Also the neonatal nurses told me that breastfed babies are often slower gainers at the start, but will soon ramp up. She is happy and healthy, so be confident

I had 700ml blood loss and was put on ferrous sulphate too - I reckon it was about a week later where I stopped feeling anaemic. Was pleased to see the end of black poo!

Thomas has a small spotty rash over his torso and a bit of his face. It's pale red, tiny spots, but disappears under a tumbler so not massively concerned yet. Does this sound familiar to anyone, before I give in to my first PFB urge to take him to the GP? He doesn't seem distressed or anything - he still a little cranky but i reckon that is just from his cold and general wind issues...

Hey everyone - it's been too long,I realised I was going mad when I scoured the fb thread for Kveta's lochia comment and couldn't find it then realised it was on the MN thread.

My bleeding has slowed down to a trickle of light pink brown,just wish it would go away completely as I am not a fan of sanitary towels but now at least,I can chuckle at the dead hamster idea

McK how rubbish about your DH

I too had a largish blood loss of 1300ml so taking my ferrous as well as Vit C as it increases the uptake of iron but looking forward to losing the black poo (glad it's not only me Tea)

Tea it may well be a heat rash as it's quite humid today but see how it goes And is he otherwise well?babies are prone to viral rash when they are unwell.

Rant alert HV student came to the house last week because of DD's prolonged jaundice,told me to attend the clinic yesterday and have the jaundice looked at by the HV.I'm not worried about the jaundice as she is awake and alert,drinking well and EBF plus it's getting less and as the MW said on discharge,it's also probably partly her colour as she is mixed race.

Anyhow,I attended the clinic and because that's what you do,I weighed her. She had been weighed last thursday,so the gap was only 6 days and she had gained 120g/4oz. Proceeded to get a "talk" about feeding her more and using EBM top ups as it was a small weight gain.I was as it is not normal to weigh so frequently as it can cause undue worry (not quite a direct quote from the red book) and now I must return next week for follow up. I am so as I am not worried about her and am very pleased at our bf success but if I had been less sure of myself,I may have gone off thinking my breast milk wasn't good enough. She was 8lb 5oz at birth and is now 9lb 3oz.

And breath...

What utter bollocks ffnorm - 4oz in 6 days sounds like a great weight gain to me! Stick your fingers in your ears and go "la la la la la"

(just to clarify, bollocks to the HVs, not to you obviously )

Weight gain here has been very sporadic. We were doing 10-40g in 4 days to suddenly 300g in 6 days at her last weigh in. As long as baby is healthy and producing dirty and wet nappies then things are going to be different between babies and days. Some days babies guzzle milk all day, others they sleep and chill. HVs seem to have a reputation for putting the fear of god into new mums!

Yep, hv I had for dd1 is not
allowed in the house this time after making me feel like a shite mother due to not regaining weight quickly enough. On her advice I topped up with formula which affected my supply so bf went out the window.

This time I'm trusting my instinct. I've already received conflicting advice from different midwives so I'm going to smile, nod and do what I thinks right!