Another one with back and hip ache here, especially when I walk or stand for a while. My back got pretty bad yesterday but I think I wasn't sitting very well when holding and feeding her. I'm also back to waking feeling stiff and sore in my hips and back. I didn't have an epidural but I did have SPD when pregnant. Going to try and up how many times I do my pelvic floor and maybe try some stretches and see if that helps any, if I can get Charlotte down for a bit.
Sorry to hear about all the c-section infections, aches and pains, and everything else.
Congratulations for all the new babies (forgot that in the last message)
@UKtoSK Charlotte's feeds are similar. I'm not sure whether her short feed times have been due to the thrush or not but 5-15 mins per side seem to be her usual thus far, which has thrown me a bit as DS2 was a 15-30 mins per side, even when cluster feeding and swapping between the two. Yesterday she was certainly cluster feeding in a manner like you've described, so it was a fun day spent under a baby.
I think the thrush must definitely be gone for that to happen and she's trying to build my supply back up since it no doubt dropped with her only nursing for 2-5mins or 2-10 mins every 2 hours for over 2 weeks, with a few longer feeds thrown in when she started feeling better. It definitely reminds me of when she was first born and encouraging my milk to come in. We didn't have this during weeks 2 and 3 when it's also expected due to a growth spurt, I'm assuming because of the thrush, so we're obviously having it now at week 5. Its a lot harder to manage with 2 other children and DH at work. She won't settle with DH either so it's all me.
@Pegase I did wonder a bit about reflux, with the hiccups, preference for being upright, it sometimes sounding like she's swallowing something she's brought up and being fussy and hard to settle at during and after a feed sometimes, but it's not all the time so I'm not sure whether this is it or not or just growth spurt/hunger etc. I did mention it to the infant feeding lady who rang yesterday and she just said bits of that are normal and to just put her back to the breast if she has hiccups. We so far also have once a week where she brings up her feed within moments of finishing it 🤷♀️ I don't know enough about reflux and silent reflux but I think I might just keep an eye on it for now, with us having the disruption due to thrush.
@umabb we're doing reasonably well at night, once I actually get her settled, which can take some time at the moment. I've even had 3 5-5.5hr stretches, which has been amazing. Generally she wakes once, like Zach, has a short feed and settles again easily back to sleep. She used to be a bit like Zach during the day as well, going down OK in the carry cot for a while once settled but that's mostly gone to pot with the thrush affecting her feeding. We've had a few decent naps in the carry cot in the last few days, except yesterday, mostly just the one after a good lunch time feed, so the two definitely seem linked for us. Hopefully once this cluster is done and her feeding is improved, we'll see improvements all round. We had 2 lovely nights almost a fortnight ago now where she did 2hr stretches in her crib at night, but that changed as the thrush came back again. I don't mind the co-sleeping for now though, if we both sleep so well. I'd just like to go back to her at least having 1 decent sleep in the carry cot so I can have a bit of time for me as well as with the boys.