July 2008 - Now our babies are arriving let's have a thread to talk about them...

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Hi ladies
I know there are many of us still to pop but thought it would be nice to start a thread that we can come to once the LO's are here

Abbie is 4 weeks and 3 days old today and my due date isn't here yet

Abbie is doing great - eating and sleeping and very content. The feeding was hard going at first as it is very frequent with her being early but I think you actually get used to being tired

Someone (sorry can't remember who) was talking about bottle and bf together and nipple confusion. Well all the times I have bf I have done so exclusively even when it was very difficult - I am stubborn As Abbie was early and lost a good bit of weight the mw advised topping her up with ebm through a syringe. This was tough as I was bf then trying to express only to bf 1 hour later - so I gave her formula to top up. Giving her the milk in a syringe became difficult as they tended to spurt the milk too quickly at times. So I gave her a bottle to top up( Tommee Tippee - closer to nature) and it was great!!

I bf her all day and then top up after bf at night to get a bit longer sleep - it's working - she is putting on weight and no nipple confusion

sorry for huge post - hope you will all come over and join me!!!!!

Hi All, things are a bit manic here and sod it, Orlaith has sussed that I'm on MN and has immeidately started grumbling! So, a quick catch-up;-

Dummies - both ddi and dd2 had them for sleeping, dd2 gave hers up herself at 2 yo, dd1 sent hers to Santa when she was 2.8yo. dd2 didn't miss them, dd1 asked for them a couple of times but we just reminded her that she had sent them to Santa for another baby to use, and she ws fine with that. As far as I am concerned, if the dummies soothe them, then fine. We are trying to get Orlaith to take one, as she is already finding her thumb and, as Sweetkitty says, we can't take her thumb away!

Min912 don't feel bad - bfing is always difficult to get right IME. I know you;re not supposed to hold your boob away from your baby's nose when you;re feeding but honestly, if I didn't do that (espec when lying down) Orlaith would suffocate!! Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? I'm quite blessed in norkage department...

Oh, got to go get crying baby and get older ones off to hairdressers. I'll catch up with everyone else later

Have uploaded some more pics if anyone wants to look xx

Fistly before I say anything else, OMG OMG OMG MY MA HAS BEEN PAID Whoopeee, I'm rich.. (not for very long as I need to pay off my Credit card, which I've been living on, waiting for this money!!!)

Right down to business -

Minipink Abbie is beautiful, and as for your son, (Is that the swimmer?) He's so handsome!

Min Don't stress too much about your latch, you must have been doing something right to get this far, the more you stress the less likley it will be to get it right! Each baby is different, DS1 didn't take to it at all, but DS2, took to it like a duck to water, just do it how you feel comfortable.

pigley, I agree with the 'triggers'we don't have a 'routine' as such. In the day Sam tells us when he's hungry and tired and at night I wash him (Not bath every night, but if no bath then a good sponge down) and put him in his PJ's at about 6ish, he then has his last feed at some point near 7.30 (we let him tell us when this is) and into his Moses Basket, usually he's still awake, but he settles himself quite nice. we aim for both kids in bed by 8, then we can eat tea and watch tele in relative peace. IMO Its easier to get a routine if you already have children as you need to be that little bit more organised, esp at bed time.

Hi all,

Nice to read all the updates from people, hoping for all the wee ones wind / reflux etc gets sorted out and you all start sleeping more soon!

Our wee one has been diagnosed with reflux, been on gaviscon for 9 days, did sweet FA apart from stop the posseting, which really was not a problem anyway. Now on Domperidone and Ranitidine, things seem slightly easier now (even after two days). Has'nt stopped her eating though, she loves her grub, 10lbs 9 oz (at 6 week check), G.P. and HC happy, she really is thriving
Last night we had a 6 hour sleep!, from 23:30 till 05:30 this morning, mind you, she was shattered, had a wee bit of an upset tum at 21:00 for about 40 mins, stopped her napping.

Take care

The 'spongs

question about stitches

i had my baby nearly 5 weeks agvo, but i still feel strange at the front, sometimes really uncomfortable, i havent braved lookin in the mirror to see, but wen im walkin it feels like pins are pokin me dere..help!!

sorry for tmi

or bending

forgot to add i had a labia tear

pluck up the courage to look!
you can ask your doc at your 6 week appt if it's normal - I don't know because i had 3 babies and never a stitch. (No comments about the size of my fanjo please!)

Mummy2be, I'm only speaking from personal experience but I had a labial tear with three stitches and at the time the midwife said that the end of the lowest stitch could potentially jab into the other side of me and so to be careful when sitting etc. As it turns out it wasn't a problem, but if it had been they could have cut it shorter (think it needed to be longer to begin with). Do you have a local midwife unit where you could go and they could have a look and trim if necessary??

Thank you all so much for your support about bf, I spent a lot of time last night weeping about it and today although I still feel a bit crappy the fact is that she's moved from around the 62nd percentile to just under the 75th, her wind isn't that bad, and ultimately although I can adjust my support of her and make a conscious effort not to bend towards her, I can't get her to open her mouth longer and gape properly for love nor money. So I might go back to the clinic on monday/post something on here to see if anyone has suggestions (because we did manage it once on our own yesterday) but if she's going to make clicky noises while feeding, then well, tough!

DS was different, he was such a greedy gannet he was very amenable in the open-mouth stakes. However he would nearly always fall asleep feeding and according to the clinic that's a no-no, babies should always spontanously come off when they've had enough.

min912 the real thing you need to watch is if you get sore Kez sometimes latches herself at night whole I am asleep and makes me sore cos she is not quite on right. You feeling sore is norm the first sign or a poor latch.

Poor Kez had her first jabs today and is really out of sorts

Oh and Kez falls asleep feeding 90% of the time I taught breastfeeding for 12 years never said that was a no no at all.

kaz - Poppy had jabs on wednesday and is still grumpy today.

new pics of Kezzy on profile

Beautiful pictures Kaz I've yet to capture a smiling one, she is growing so much.

Is that you in the paper about BFing too?

Madam is abck up will do a proper catch up later x

min912 - I have 4 boys and 2 girls and both of the girls were much harder to establish bf with - they both didn't want to open their mouths - like little birds and dd1 often made the clicky noises. What I do is support Abbie's neck with my arm along her back but with forefinger up back of her head to give some support. I try to tease her with the nipple, tickling her nose a few times with it and then I do go towards her and put nipple well in her mouth as near the roof of her mouth as possible. This worked for me eventually and now although she still doesn't open her mouth very wide she has learned the correct position for the nipple (most of the time) So you see trial and error and patience even after 6 children xxxx You will find your way....give it time...thinking of you xx

Yep it is me sweetkitty I said they could take a picture of Kezzy but when they came to take it she was stuffing her face as usual

OK, desperately needing help ladies. I have a small black spot on one of my nipples, which seems to have a white centre. DH reckons it looks like a blood blister. I have been feeding Orlaith through it, but it quite honestly feels like someone is sticking a needle into me. I have no signs of a blocked duct or mastitis, and the rest of my breast feels fine. Does anyone know what this is? (Will post on feeding thread too).

hi guys just got back from gt yarmouth just a quick question

kaz when was kez born as she is smiling also how she has grown already

samuel is nearly 8 weeks now and not even a hint of a smile yet is this normal?

i got the first proper smile..5 weeks tmw..and she rolled over on her back,clever baby!!!

i have just been skimming the posts about the relations topic

i think me and my dh must be a bit over sexed then as we are like 2 teenagers most of the time even after 7 dc

were always kissing when were out always hold hands

i kinda got back in saddle so to speak quite early on as well

lost count how many times in the last 3 weeks

i was on pc in dining room and he was on pc in hall he texed my pc saying wanna be sneaky for 5 mins while dc quiet see thats what we are like here i know thats personal but we still have so much fun and a laugh together we dont like being apart
is this strange but i dont belive the magis so to speak should be gone from a partnership or marriage even after loads dc we try to keep things alive iyswim

disneystar Kezzy is nearly 9 weeks now has been smiling since about 4 weeks and just started laughing and Cooing too Just done a check because I was not sure social smile (smiles in response to another person) starts by 3 months Kezzy was another early smiler but we are all different sure your Sam will be doing things she is not. Like all of us babies do things at different rates. Babies copy your expression so keep smiling at him and I am sure you will get one back. 0-3 months Baby milestones: Factors that affect babies' development

Poledra it could be check how you are latched. If it feels like knives though another possibility is thrush/Candida check LO's mouth if it has white spots in it call the doctor and get both of you some treatment LO liquid stuff probably nystatin you probably fluconazol (Diflucan) www.breastfeedingmums.com/dr_jack_newman_fluconazole.htm

Hi All, so ,much to catch up on after 10 days off piste.

Well, we got Bahrain and now in a sort of routine. Re the plane journey - the Close carrier was fantastic and Logan slept on me the whole way. It was lovely. He bf'd twice on the plane but not enough to stop my boobs getting engorged - first thing i did when i got to the house was to sterilise the pump and get it off - 4oz in ten minutes!!

DS1 and DS2 start school on Tuesday. Logan is being a poppet - had a difficult few days but is great now. Will be persisting with bf for a couple more weeks - at least until after his first DTP jabs on 11 September.

Will spend some time reading the posts so sorry no personals but hope you are all well.

donutmum so9 glad the journey was ok and all dc well and happy i know what its like to uproot and move

hi all busy day just told DP I am having 10 mins on here, the two older ones were playing on my bed today under the duvet then they both fell off and bumped heads DD2 has huge bruise on her forehead but poor DD1 burst her lip and has the msot horrendous swollen lip I have seen and some more bruises. Also DD2 woke up with an exploding nappy and DD1 was sick loads today, oh the joys. We have been rushing about all day I managed to get my hair cut first time in about 6 months feel a bit more human now. B is doing fine up about twice at night but feeding and going straight down. She smiles loads too if you talk to her, I also love the excited kicking and punching thing they do when you talk to them so cute. She rolled half way over and got stuck, I love that too when they roll over and then think opps what do I do now and wail.

Donutmum - glad your journey went well, what is Bahrain like? Do you think you will like it?

Kaz - you are right they are all very different DD2 was quicker at everything than DD1 but I reckon she had a head start being almost 2 weeks late so she was 4 weeks older than DD1 from the off IYSWIM. No one believed she was a newborn I think she came out 3 months old could hold her head up from the off too. I don't want B to start growing up too soon I am loving the newborn stage it's so precious passes too quickly.

disney - how do you manage it? I would love to find the time to but by the time I get the older ones to bed, sort stuff out have a shower, nurse B then go to bed doesn't leave time for much else plus I suppose cosleeping doesn't help much either. I suppose you have the absence makes the heart grown fonder thing going on too with your DP being away a lot.

poledra - don't have a clue about the black spot thing, apparently I have had thrush twice never hurt me but LO had white mouth. Best to get it checked out.

min912 - hope you are feeling better about BFing you must be doing something right for her to be putting on weight etc B sometimes does the clicky noises too I take her off and put her on again, if your nipples aren't sore and she's gaining weight pooing and peeing lots then I think things must be fine. Don't you go beating yourself up too much

Right best be off and feed B again, her 0-3 month sleepsuits are looking a bit snug already better get some 3-6 month ones sharpish.

sweetkitty i guess its true we are apart a lot hes going to scotland for the week on monday i always feel a tinge of sadness when he tells me even though weve spent 9 days together
i always leave him hidden notes like in his lunchbox or work notes he leaves me them in the fridge etc.... were always silly

we bought 2 laptops this week so we can speak to each other at night now

samuel being a right grump toight off to bath him in a minute he doesnt like that either but hes had an upset tummy as his poo is a greeny colour he was awake for 8 hours yesterday crying on and off i so need a good night tonight
sams sleepsuits the newborn ones no good now hes gone into 0-3 mths now hes a tiddler but is 63 cms long gonna be tall and skinny like my charlie