Nov 2007..... Once we pop, we will not stop!!!

[sparklygothkat]

I can finally start this, as someone else has had her baby.. woohooo!

SparklyGothKat - 25 Sep (8 Nov) BOY - Callum Eden
KaylaBMummy ? South Wales - 18 Oct (8 Nov) GIRL - Katie

What a fantastic story RG! So positive! I hope those still to deliver read this and feel like there are good births out there! Send it to the Dec girls...

RGPargy - sounds like you had a fantastic labour after all that waiting and clearly so loved up now too How's Ellie doing on the bf front today?

Iris - very cute that Elliot smiled at you They certainly know how to tug at the heartstrings despite all the stress they give us.

Glad to hear people are venturing out with their babies already. We went out shopping at the weekend. It went okay but Sara did start screaming whenever we stood still. It'll all settle down soon - I'm sure it will be easier once the babies are in routines and we know when they are going to need feeding.

Sara's milk spots are on her face, neck and a little on her scalp. They look less sore than they did so I guess they must be on the way to disappearing. Health visitor confirmed they are perfectly normal and you don't need to treat them in any way except the normal wiping of face everyday with cotton wool and water.

Tried her in a baby bouncer yesterday and she loves it! I think she gets fed up staring at the ceiling in her moses basket but in the bouncer, she can look around. Also I cna rock her in it with my foot to allow me to do things like log in (am rocking her now!) and attend to DS.

Has anyone registered their births yet? I finally got round to making the appointment at the town hall today.

Callum has started smiling too. He is 10 weeks old, 4 weeks adjusted. I have a clever little man

Iris - She's doing ok i think. Obviously not taking much (about 2 or 3 sucks!) but when she's hungry she seems to take it ok. I'm just worried it's not enough for her, but she's sleeping well so surely if she ws hungry she'd be screaming??

Choudru - glad you have found something that allows you be a little free-er with Sara! I remember my bouncing cradle thing with DS was a godsend!!!! Naturally i've bought one for Ellie too.

ST - have already posted it on the December thread!

Hope you are all well today!

Great birth story RG what a legend!!! Anabel was back to her old ways last night waking evry 4 hours. She had a feeding frenzy from 4 till 6 this morning which was exhasting. I am having my first day by myself today as mum went back to NZ yesterday and DH is working but am coping well. Although I didn't get dressed till 1.30pm

I put Anabel under her play gym today and she hit and kicked the toys and stared at them as well. Its amazing how they change and develop and become more aware everyday.

Great story RG. it's wonderful that you had such a positive experience today.

refound you all x

Hey all...long time no post

Congrats to you all !!!

RG- you are truly a legend, i was screaming like a baby during my labour i have never no pain like it, obviously a complete wuss....

well heres the birth story of Ollie

I went into labour midnight of due date on 7 Nov, went from nothing to contractions every 5 minutes, went into hossie and was inspected by a scary stern faced mw who showed absolutely no hint of compassion, told me i was 3 cm dilated and left me and hubbie to it in delivery room. after that lovely mw came on duty ....yeah...by this time pethidine was starting to wear off but i had to wait another hours for top up, by this time i had had enough, i was constantly contracting and felt exhausted, to cut a long story short i had a epidural by an incompotent anethetist, he did it in the wrong place so i was still in losts of pain and felt like i was trying to push a melon out of my bottom...(isn;t that paion weird) after another few hours mw told me that she wasn't happy with epidural and got another snethetist in who did the job in 30 mins. I was sitting up in bed smiling and drinking tea, baby was still high, and i had another 1 cm to dilate, after 2 hours the doctor told me that it was best if i went for CS as i had been in labour for some time and that nothing was happening re: dilation, as that point i just wanted to get baby out. During CS the doctor cut through my bladder. Its was extremely scary as i was lying there cut open whilst hearing them paniking and trying to get hold of a surgeon to come and do repair urgently. Ollie was stuck and apparently he never would have come naturally but they got him out and I got to kiss him before i was put under for repair op.

Was in hospital for 10 days after, which in hindsight was good thing as i established BF and got ot spend one on one time with Ollie, who is absolutely scrumptious. I think maybe the hospital have some questions to answer and i will be contacting the birth reflections team,

the main thing is that Ollie is here and i don't seem to have any complications after op.

He is feeding every 3 to 4 hours during day and night, is awake and quite whingey from early evening to late evening, but apparently this is very common, though knackering for me and DH. He has also lost hair from top of head, but not the sides, and is very pimply (and a bit crosseyed he he he , but obivously to me is he gorgeous.

DS is generally good with him, patting him and calling him "my baby", altho' today i lost it at him (obviously more knackered then i thought)as i caught him trying push his finger in his eye socket,

its all a learning curve isn't it, even tho' its my 2nd

anmyway sorry for long post, will catch up again soon

good luck

Lxxxx

hi everyone - finally made it on to post-natal thread! excuse one-handed typing please, adam is having his tea . will go and post some photos now, birth story on other thread. looking forward to invaluable support, wish i could have got on here sooner as had bit of a roller-coaster week and alreadt feel better for looking at some of the posts!

Well, I had perhaps the most annoying stop-and-start induction and labor ever! I'd been having spells of semi-regular contractions for two weeks when I went in on Sunday the 23rd to start medical induction (this after trying every natural method known to humankind... apart from castor oil). I had Cervidil that night, which softened things up a bit, but didn't do much and left me emotionally frayed. I asked to go home, still hoping things would kick in, but had to report back for Pitocin on Tuesday.

Did 6 or 7 or 8 hours on Pitocin (same as syntocin) on Tuesday with no pain relief.. and only dilated another half centimeter (to 1.5). I cried, but in the next two hours I opened up to 3 cm, so I thought for sure things were getting going. Next morning they were supposed to break my waters, but two other women came in in labor with a third in the wings, so I got pushed to the back of the line, and it wound up happening the following morning (Thursday) although I started having strong contractions around midnight and couldn't sleep.

Waters broken at 6 am, some meconium but nothing the midwife was worried about (all of this is in the hospital, by the way). Checked a few hours later, and again there was very little progress, just to 3.5 cm. Got in tub so I could think (apparently that's fine this side of the pond, but you can't go more than 24 hours between waters breaking and delivery. Go figure). I asked for an epidural at 8-something, but didn't get it until 11 (and it took half an hour to put in, so it was noon by the time I really got it). They started the Pitocin again then, and finally at 8 pm (about 3 hours after the epidural seemed to lose its power, and 2+ hours of pushing) Nova Aster's head popped out four full days after the start of the medical induction proceedings. ARGH!!

Nova is in fine shape, all 8 lb. 11 oz., 21" long of her, with very big feet. She's feeding well, but with a nipple shield because her latch isn't so great. I am not getting to the computer very much.

Congrats to all the newcomers to the thread. Come on in and join us frazzled mummies

Saralou - glad you feel better for reading the thread. I would feel so alone if I didn't know so many mums were going through the same things as me.

Aiki - talk about a saga! You must be exhausted. Great name by the way - what made you think of Nova?

LizzieO - i was wondering how you'd got on since we were kind of in the same boat with previous premmies. I cannot believe they cut into your bladder! I hope you'll be taking it further.

As for DS - I don't blame you for losing it. My DS is usually great with Sara but he does try to get a little poke or pinch in there when he thinks I'm not looking. Is very very hard not to snap at him. I want to protect Sara but I don't want to alienate DS. He's got a lot better over the 4 weeks though.

Hope you're resting Loopy!

Big milestone for us today - I took DS to a toddler group for the first time for over 2 months. I didn't have the energy in late pregnancy, but thought I'd take him today and see how Sara dealt with it all. She was fine - slept a bit and then cried so I bfed her there and then she slept a bit again. DS had a great time and I bumped into a couple of people I knew from nct coffee mornings which was lovely for me. Even made a new aquaintance - one of the little girls seemed to get along very well with DS and her mum invited us round for a cuppa. How jolly friendly

Very glad we went - was a tonic for all 3 of us.

Me off to have a battenburg and a cuppa.

Hi everyone!

Choudru - sounds like you had a lovely time at the group! Am very at you having courage to feed Sara out and about. I can only just (i.e. last night) reluctantly do it with DS in the same room! It had got to the point tho where i didn't want to go upstairs and thought he'd have to just lump it. Spose that's what it's like when you feed in public for the first time?

Had a bit of a frazzled moment last night when Ellie screamed the house down for about 15 minutes at 3am and boy, has she got some lungs!! I was mainly worried about waking up next door because the bloke leaves for work at 4am-ish so the last thing i wanted to do was wake him up! However, DP was great and helped to calm her down when i was pacing the bedroom in the nude with tears running down my face She settled down eventually tho and then had a very short feed an hour later. She had a lovely long feed this morning tho and then laid there very contented just staring at me and looking around, looking like she had grown so much since Wednesday morning already lol.

Hello everyone

Having quite a chilled out day today as DS at nursery and then grans this am

congrats Loopy and anyone else that popped

Choudru - well done you really feel like you have achieved something when you get oout thehouse with both babes don't you, i have had a couple of successful and a couple of unsucessful trips out. BTW how was the birth ? did you have CS or go natural, i know what you mean about DS, he is generally lovely but as well as that he also has v.naughty moments, i have to keep reminding myself that he is only three

RG - i know exactly where you are coming from with BF, i have done it twice out and about now, once in an empty cornner of a pub at lunchtime, and also at a childrens party where i found a quiet corner, i'm also get the hang of discreet feeding now, draping a muslin over my shoulder, it took a while tho' to develop my technique, i can't be buggered to disappear off up to cold bedroon to bf everytime someone pops round. Still feel a bit weird doing it in front of other men ie. brother in law etc, but you have to just get on with it i spose
RE screaming in the wee small hours, Ollie had done that too, i think it seems ten times as loud too cos we are tired and more sensitive to it, plus everything is so quiet enyway it just amplifies the noise.

Its amazing isn't it how something so small can create such loud noise, i'm at the stage now too where there are times when i have to just let Ollie lie there and scream, when he's awake he just want to be held, but i just can't carry him about the house with me 24/7, especially when i'm trying to get things done or attending to DS1, its horrible though listening to them scream, but i guess thats why they have to do it , its their only form of communication. Sorry but my neighbours are just going to have to put up with it, after all we've had to put up with their bllody DIY noise !

i'm off to docs to see if he will give me all clear at 4 weeks after CS so i can drive

take care
LXXXXX

hi all Coby is month old today. I can't believe how time flies when you have a baby but drags when your waiting to have them.

He's feeding really well and i am also enjoying Bf. health visitor weighed him today and he's 9lb 11oz his birth weight was 7lb 1oz. So he's doing really well he's now on 50th centile and his weight is coresponding with his height.

Nights are still a bit rocky no routine as yet but hopefully it will get there. any tips are welcome....

Hi all.

Went to hosp today and Bp is back to normal which is a massive relief. I'm booked in for induction on Weds which I'm feeling fine about.

I probably won't log in again until his maj decides to make an appearance. So I hope everything goes well for all you lovely ladies and your sniffable bundles and I'll see you in few days.

Hi all, hope you all having a settled frazzle-free day but much love if you are not.

We have been out several times as a family and at the moment I just don't enjoy it - everyone drives too fast, it's too cold, he has been in his chair too long - worry, worry, worry! I drive myself up the wall. The first time we went out we had only got around the corner and I burst into tears. Like some of you on here I too feel a bit anxious about bfeeding in front of other people - even when i don't feel awkward other people seem too and it stops you from feeling relaxed. Plus I am not very good at getting him latched on subtly yet - I just have to wap my breasticles out . The DH doesn't mind but the FIL might object! Or he might not which would be even worse .

Ah well, at least I have stopped crying so much, I was like a leaky bucket at one point. Speak to you all later x

Hello everyone! Hopefully some of you will remember me from the ante-natal thread this is the first time I've got around to posting since Rebecca was born.

So the brief summary - I was due the 4th, had a really pants day on the 6th feeling tired and queasy (sp?), then had D&V in the evening, so inevitably went into labour that night when I was already exhausted and had zero food in me! Got to hospital 3am on the 7th hoping to use the birthing pool, but there weren't enough midwives to attend me (grrr). So just survived on gas and air, and got to 9cm dilated by about 9am. Baby was back-to-back and midwives started to worry about her heartrate and saw meconium, so decided to use ventouse to turn her quicker. She was born 9:55am and was absolutely fine. She came out so quick once she'd been turned that I tore all over the place and it seemed to take them ages to sort me out, but she was OK which is the main thing!

Got to go, R has woken up and needs feeding (she quite adamant!), so more later...

You know the thread title... can I just point out? Once you pop.. you will stop you know.. you won't just keep on going like a wet mogwai..!

Lizzie - yeah you're right about the quiet of the night amplifying a baby's cries! We've decided that next time i'll just take Ellie into her room and try and console her in there as her room has no neighbours connected to it, which should hopefull deaden the sound for our poor neighbours lol. Hope you got on ok at the doctors!

Berry - Time really is flying already for me too! Glad you are enjoying bf. It's fantastic isn't it. Coby has put on so much weight - great news! You'll get there in the end re the night routine. He's still very tiny. I think Choudru mentioned that if you take them out for about half an hour every day between 12 and 4pm they become adjusted to the daylight and then gradually tell the difference between night and day. Also, when he wakes up at night, keep evrything really quiet, low-lit and gentle so that he's not stimulated at all as this apparently helps with routines too.

LOM - good luck hunni. Keep us posted. Looking forward to hearing your birth news. xx

Sarah - I can imagine me being a worry-wart too when i'm out! I think my main worry will be bf in public but i spose i'll have to do it at some point or else i'll become a recluse!!

I am currently a leaky bucket. Keep looking at Ellie and at DP and bursting into tears. DP is being so supportive and helpful it's overwhelming. He always asks if i'm ok and if he can do anything when Ellie wakes in the night etc.

Milk's starting to come in now and i finally got Ellie latched onto my left boob earlier. She gts herself into such a state when i try it normally that i have to just stick her on my right boob quickly. I think i must have got her on quickly and at the right angle before she got herself worked up again.

BF is GREAT, isn't it?!!

Hi Geek. Glad Rebecca got here safe and sound. I feel your pain on the tearing front - i'm nursing stitches too!!

Hi all

Sorry, lost the thread !!

Not too bad a day here, little Daniel has decided to eat and sleep all day so far, so guess I will be up all night again, just what I need with the inlaws down this weekend! (grrrrrrr)

Did my first BF in public today - sort of! We took the girls to McDonalds for lunch and I took to the car and fed him in the car! Was still a little daunting not to be in the safety of my own house!!

Had a nice nap this afternoon, and have finally mastered feeding lying down, hoorah! Its so much easier!

Daniel looks like a little snake bless him, shedding a whole layer of skin! Poor little thing! Im sure its not uncomfortable for him though otherwise he would let me know!

Hope you are all well, and RGP - hope BF Ellie improves for you soon. If its any help, Daniel refuses my left breast most of the time too!

Hi everyone. We had a good day today as well. I took Anabel to school today as it was our christmas fair so she meet everyone and they all loved her. She was an angel and either slept or sat looking cute the whole time I was there. It was the first time I have taken her anywhere on my own so I was really pleased. DH went to brighton for work yesterday and when I got in the car today the fuel light was on Luckily I made it to work and back with ut running out as I didn't want to fill up the car with her in it.

As for Breastfeeding in public I have now done it twice and I say get 'em out girls and be proud.

My left nip is sore as I find it hard to latch her on that one. Maybe its a common thing??