September 2012 babies - warmest welcome!

[Macaroons]

Here's the new thread for September babies fresh from the oven!

I'm a first time mum and I'm struggling with breast feeding at the moment, my 6-day old DS always seems to be hungry (a feed every 2-3 hours, each lasting roughly an hour), and when he's hungry he's very aggressive towards my nipple it really hurts! Any tips out there? And how often do you feed your baby and for how long?  how do you teach your baby to be gentle on the nipples?

Good luck to those still waiting for their babies to come out! Will be watching out for more baby news!

[MadMonkeys]

Macaroons - it's entirely up to you. I went every two weeks or so to start with when I had DD1, but I certainly won't be going so often with this one, or at least I won't keep it up for so long. I found it reassuring with DD1 as I hadn't had a great deal to do with babies before so I didn't know how much she should be growing etc.

For anyone with discomfort in the nether regions I recommend toddler wipes for the backside - much less abrasive than loo paper and flushable too

Oh, and I found that sore nipples stick to breast pads much less if you put lansinoh on your nipples and on the pads. Here endeth todays lesson!

[Smallgreenone]

mexem you can take lactulose in pregnancy ask to be prescribed some it does work but you must remember to take it with meals. I kept forgetting.
Also dried apricots tend to do the trick for me!

[MissCoffeeNWine]

Yes I'm still going with the wakeful feeding baby. Baby just likes to feed from about midnight to morning, she is an early Sept baby, a few weeks in now so she's not trying to stimulate my milk to come in. I just feed her all night laying down in bed, get quite a lot of sleep like that, never have to get out of bed. Stayed in bed 10 hours sleeping and latching on Sunday, nice and warm. It's alright in the day we just bf in the sling so I can get things done and get out and about.

I wouldn't want to give a bottle this early when she is still learning to bf. I worry about confusion and supply and she also has tongue tie.

I have also been living on dried apricots! Yummy.

[meXem]

update My DP went shopping this morning and came back with Fybogel and more dried apricots (I can't get enough of these since I became pregnant anyway) The pharmacist advised that lactulose would take 3 - 4 days to work and could make for an unpleasant labour if i'm on time. The fybogel was horrid to drink and I'm still immensely uncomfortable but in the past hour have started to pass a lot of wind and have had the loudest stomach rumbles (to the point that the dog keeps looking at me with her head to one side trying to work out where the noise is coming from!) so hopefully these are good signs

[MrsNPattz]

Thanks rachel, we have called him Joshua Jack, middle name Jack after my little brother , what is your little one called?

Hope you survived your OH's first day back at work - mine goes back a week today and I am dreading it trying not to think about it!

[Macaroons]

Congrats mrs pattz!

I seem to be developing sore throat. hope it won't develop into a cold / flu! Is my breast milk still safe to drink?

[MakeTeaNotWar]

macaroons yes absolutely and you'll protect baby by passing on your immunities so baby won't pick up the bug too!

[Rachel130690]

MrsNPattz we called him Herbie Edward. I chose his middle name. :) we have mostly had good responses about his name with the exception of one silly bitch woman. But it's not a name for everyone but my wee man suits it so much. (And if he really really hates it he can always go by Edward or any other NN)

I survived alright today, although I was a little bored. Herbs wouldn't settle in his cot much so spent most of day on my knee. Mw came and he is now 7lb 12oz. He a wee tubs, just looks so tubby in the face. Can't believe how much he's changed in over a week.

[MrsNPattz]

Thanks Macaroons

Lovely name Rachel, so unusual and I'm sure he will love it! Glad you got on ok! It's wild in Aberdeen tonight - winter is definitely on its way

[MadMonkeys]

Macaroons your milk will be fine. Just watch out for mastitis - the symptoms are the same as the flu - achy joints etc, but usually with hard red hot bits on your breast.

We didn't need a bottle last night, hurray! We jolly well shouldn't need any now as I seem to have enough milk to fill the titanic. My cup overfloweth, as it were!

Mw coming today for the heel prick test etc so it will be good to see if our little lady has gained/lost weight.

Everything seems so much easier second tme round. I'm enjoying it so much more because I'm not worrying about things like I did last time. We gave DD2 a bath yesterday. It was a major trauma when we bathed DD1 for the first time, but this time it was a bit of a non event, in a good way.

meXem any joy?

[Rachel130690]

MadMonkeys when mw done my wee mans heel prick she rubbed too much on his foot and then couldn't get the bleeding to stop. Poor wee man.

We are having a lazy few days and me and Herbs are lying cuddling in bed :) he keeps smiling at me, although I am tempted to go shopping to buy some new jeans.. Though don't want to leave the house. It's horrible outside, my garden has turned into a swimming pool :(

[meXem]

madmonkeys yes thankyou :) contractions started at 2am this morning and then bowel movements at 9am (sorry TMI) also Vast amounts of show this morning ( didn't realise how yukky that would be!!) contractions are now 3-5 every 10mins and bloody painful very intense but only lasting 20-40 seconds so MLU has told me to stay at home until they are at least a minute long. No sleep since 2 so shattered and not looking forward to the next stage.

[MadMonkeys]

Oooh, meXem how exciting! Hope you're getting on ok and you have your baby soon.

[MrsNPattz]

Good luck meXem!

[WhereAreMyShoes]

Good luck meXem. Hope all is well.
I'm just trying to get my head round having two children!
My son has been brilliant and although I feel guilty for not giving him as much attention due to constant bfing it means he can spend quality time with his dad.
The midwife came today for heel prick test and weighing (day 5) and she is just 40 grams below her birth weight. She's like the model child! DS lost 10oz by day 5 due to my lack of fluids from the blood loss so it's good to see I did a better job this time!
Somehow I'm managing the tiredness much better than I thought I would. Probably because the birth was straight forward.
Ooh, I love the snuggles!

[Smallgreenone]

Good luck mexem!!!
I love the snuggles too! I let DS sleep on my chest all afternoon whilst I watched a film, it was lovely. Is it spoiling though? Not sure I care if it is it was a precious afternoon, he won't be this tiny for too long.

[WhereAreMyShoes]

I don't feel it's spoiling them to let them cuddle up at this age. They've suddenly been taken away from hearing your voice and heartbeat up close so it's comforting to them.
DD has only spent about 2 hours in all asleep in her cot so far. She sleeps on my chest at night.
When DS was newborn I hardly put him down. He sleeps on his own bed no problem and since he has been able to roll over he hasn't slept in my bed at all.

I say make the most of these precious times, you'll never get them back. I'll choose sitting on the sofa all day cuddling over baby groups and hoovering any time!

[funchum8am]

Good luck mexem!

I am still not showing any signs of having this baby soon (now 40+6) but it is lovely to come on here and see what lies in store - it sounds like you're all doing a wonderful job with your LOs.

Rachel - love the name Herbie Edward!!!

I woke up this morning with really sore hands for the fourth day or so running, and having checked the web I realise I have got carpal tunnel. Now surely it is NOT FAIR to get a new symptom of pregnancy AFTER your due date?!

I am booked for induction next Tuesday at 40+12 if nothing happens before then. I would at one time have said I would refuse induction but now I will be begging them to get things moving!!!

[MrsNPattz]

funchum I suffered with carpel tunnel too, midwife gave me splints to wear at night - first night I had them on I went into labour at 2:30 am haha so not sure whether they work! But get your labour going

[funchum8am]

I did ring the midwife in the end to check that the CT wasn't a sign of anything else like a blood pressure spike. They were lovely and said I could go in for monitoring if I wanted but since baby is moving fine there is nothing to worry about so I didn't go in. But did have a tearful meltdown at home for about ten minutes! Fine again now.

Intrigued by the idea of splints bringing on labour...maybe I could make my own out of some bandages and a bit of metal...!!!

[MrsNPattz]

Haha could do!

Aw sorry you were feeling a bit miserable - hope your little one makes an appearance soon

[Smallgreenone]

Going to a wedding tomorrow and taking 4 week old DS- wonder how much of the wedding I'll see and how much will actually be spent stuck in hotel room breast feeding!

[Rachel130690]

smallgreen I do the same, I have him cuddling me as much as I feel I can get away with, although I think my Oh is getting annoyed that I don't do much else atm. Have been meaning to Hoover and wash floors all week and still haven't managed it. But I don't care. I love my wee mans cuddles :)

Funchum thank you very much, it's an unusual name and I wasn't sure about it but do far has only had good responses. :) hope your CT goes away soon and your baby comes. I think it's great having an end in sight. I felt that when I got my induction date you can relax a bit as you no if it doesn't happen before then your not going much longer. Although was a bit gutted I didn't go myself but I was so happy to get my boy out.

So Herbs got his newborn hearing screening done today and both ears passed :) he wouldn't settle while in hospital so had to get an app to get it done. He has started to be very unsettled in evening/ now time and I have no idea what to do to help him settle. He has already had 8oz in the last 4 hours, have changed his nappy and winded him. Any other ideas?

[ballroomblitz]

Just checking in and it's lovely reading all about your newborns. Can't wait to be holding mine now.

I hope everything went well for you mexem

Welcome MrsNPattz . My bro studied in Aberdeen and I visited him there quite a few times. Can well believe when you say it was wild. I swear it was the coldest place I have ever been - and I live in N.I so no stranger to the cold and wet

41 weeks tomorrow and still no sign of an appearance here either. Have spent the last couple of days quite depressed and tearful about it as all the flurry of activity and excitement became an anti-climax. Got my head round it today though. Section is only four days away so there is light at the end of the tunnel. Not looking forward to another cs but has to be done from the looks of it.

[Smallgreenone]

Rafe gets a bit grouchy in the evenings toorachel my answer is more boob and more cuddles!!! Glad everyone agrees about cuddles. I am currently sat up in bed with him asleep on me- I daren't move incase I wake him but would quite like to go to sleep myself!