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SI Graduates - From pots to bumps

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eloiseislost · 22/03/2021 08:45

@AdriannaP
@ComebackQueen

I think it's just us at the moment (sorry if I forgot anyone) but hoping that more and more of us will be joining soon!
I figured it would be nice to stay in touch here too, throughout the exciting yet nerve-wracking next stages! 💞

How are you getting on? 🙂

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eloiseislost · 05/10/2021 02:40

@ComebackQueen Huge congratulations mama!! 💙 You did amazing!
I hope you recover quickly and your son is in your arms soon! ⭐️

I found the ward midwives hit and miss to be honest! My advice is don't try to get out of bed this soon after the operation. Keep buzzing them. The burn is normal, I still have it occasionally 5 days on. If it's localised to one side, it may be the anchor stitch -I was told all normal. Take all the pain relief you can get! Remember you can always ask for more/different combinations. Let me know if you have any questions! I'll be awake all night anyway! 😄

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Remembermee · 05/10/2021 08:44

Oh my word @ComebackQueen congratulations! How many weeks were you? It must have been scary. Hope you’re feeling a bit better.

AdriannaP · 05/10/2021 08:50

@ComebackQueen congratulations 🥳 🥰❤️
Wishing you a good and speedy recovery and that you can hold your lovely baby boy soon. Hope you get all the care and painkillers you need and look after yourself! Sending you all best wishes.

Bluey18 · 05/10/2021 08:57

Congratulations on the birth of your little boy 💙 @ComebackQueen, wishing you a speedy recovery and that your baby is home with you soon.

Honestly, and I say this as the most mild mannered person most of the time, I found you need to make a bit of a fuss or they will fob you off. I had my DD in the first week of Oct 3 years ago, busiest week they'd had all year apparently so they were stretched but you need help you should get it.

Agree that I experienced burning at the beginning too, if it lingers later on, ask the doctor (or your GP/Health visitor if you are home at that stage) to have a look at it for you, they will look for any signs of infection. That usually just means a course of antibiotics to clear up.

primrosechill · 06/10/2021 12:51

@eloiseislost @ComebackQueen wow I step away from the thread for a week and we have two babies on this thread haha! Congratulations to the both of you, absolutely wonderful news - you make me so excited for when my time comes ha (but please cook in there a bit longer, little one, mummy and daddy need to move into the new house first 😆)

Sorry to hear you found the midwives hit and miss. I love nhs dearly and I am so effed off with how little they get paid but a part of me can't help but feel like surely you should have some calling to do a job like that and ahould find it within you to be kind to new mamas, especially as they are recuperating.

How is everyone else doing? Anyone with a due date soon? I lose track ha. I'm officially entering third trimester this week 🥰

Remembermee · 06/10/2021 18:04

@primrosechill just entered 3rd trimester myself. C section planned for 1st Dec which would make me 37 and a half weeks.
When's your due date?

primrosechill · 06/10/2021 21:39

@Remembermee I'm due January 9th but I have this weird feeling she will come super early and will be here before christmas - maybe because a lot of babies in our family do. I might be completely wrong now and will probably find myself ay 41 weeks begging for an induction lol.

Exciting that you have a date already - sorry if I missed it in previous posts but is that an elective C-section or is there another reason for why you already know it won't be a vaginal birth?

Remembermee · 06/10/2021 22:26

@primrosechill no don’t worry I’ve not been very active on this thread as have felt very overwhelmed throughout the pregnancy.

Funnily enough all my family are born in Dec and my official due date is 19th dec. I’m have a elective c section because I have a terrible fear about giving birth naturally. It’s one of the reasons why we never tried for a baby before. I’m almost 42 now.
However, the c section should be less complicated because I’m carrying twins. I actually wanted it earlier than the 1st Dec because I keep thinking my babies will come so very soon.
I’m still carrying them high but have the tummy of a full term singleton in there. Very uncomfy and anxious and panicking about my waters breaking! And anxious about the c section too as I’ve never had an operation before. I don’t think I can think beyond that at the moment lol

If you’re due the 9th Jan then you’re not far behind me in gestational age! Do you know if you’re having a boy or girl? Ours are both boys which I was pretty gutted by when I first found out but have got used to it now!

ComebackQueen · 07/10/2021 13:13

Thank you so much ladies.

So glad to know the burning is normal and it was mainly on one side but I’ve now been able to get a regular supply of drugs so I feel better besides walking a bit too fast when going to see my little one in the ward.

Ive also been asked to take some injections which sting but the midwives have been doing them for me but I need to do for six weeks so dreading when it comes to me going home with them in hand!

And to think I heard C sections were supposed to be the easy option, recovery has been harder than anything I’ve ever done before and that’s from someone who has had laparoscopic surgery twice before!

@Remembermee I was 36+4 days so almost full term at 37wks but I had issues with baby growth before so that why I freaked out he came early.

He is doing so amazingly well everyone from doctors to midwives have said he is small but strong and I just can’t wait to take him home.

I feel so happy to know my baby made it earth side.

I can’t wait to hear more birth stories.

I hope @AdriannaP and @eloiseislost your little ones are doing well.

It feels so surreal to think I have a baby!

Blessings and love to everyone of you all and also to the beautiful ladies on the original insemination thread, I pray everyone gets their happy ending, no matter the journey and the time!

AdriannaP · 07/10/2021 15:03

@ComebackQueen I have the injections too, you will get used to them very quickly. Glad to hear you are feeling better - take your time to rest and recover. Most births are difficult (I had very painful stitches after my first and was shattered) and it takes time to recover - unfortunately at the same time we have to care for a newborn and don’t get much sleep!
Also wonderful to hear that your little one is doing well and is strong. I am so thrilled for you and your family (and everyone on this thread) that you got your little baby. It’s a true blessing and I am so so grateful the journey has ended with a beautiful baby for us. My little boy is 3 weeks tomorrow and he is doing well and gaining weight. Also blessed with a fairly good sleeper so I don’t feel too exhausted at the moment.

AdriannaP · 07/10/2021 15:06

@Remembermee all the best for your section. Try not to worry your waters might not break before the c section. If you are anxious about the c-section could the midwives help you or suggest relaxation techniques. Hope you get the support you need.

Two healthy boys is a wonderful blessing 🥰💙

AdriannaP · 07/10/2021 15:09

@primrosechill hope the rest of your pregnancy goes well too! I share your NHS experience: some of my midwives have been very hit and miss and one was very rude actually (and thankfully she was only covering a bit of my birth). Also some try and make you feel bad after birth for the smallest things and put a lot of pressure on new mums. I am glad baby is here now and thankfully I didn’t need a big intervention like one of the midwives suggested.

Makingnumber2 · 17/10/2021 09:10

Wow congratulations @ComebackQueen! Sorry that’s so belated - I keep not getting notifications from this thread! I hope you and baby are doing well and hope you and baby are doing well too @eloiseislost!
@AdriannaP great to hear you and your little boy are also doing well.
I feel like the weeks are starting to fly by now- 11weeks until EDD and I still have a lot of stuff to organise.

ComebackQueen · 19/10/2021 22:45

Thank you @Makingnumber2

Baby and I are home and doing well touch wood. Getting used to the stop start bleeding though, I thought once it tapered off it means it stopped but today the bleeding is bright red but apparently that is normal. Ugh!

@eloiseislost how are you and baby doing? Is your recovery going well? My staples are now out and healing well with only lingering back ache which I think is from me being naughty and lifting and bending down when I shouldn’t have been!

Looking forward to seeing more birth announcements on the thread now.

Btw we called him Oscar!

Bizawit · 19/10/2021 23:19

Awww welcome home Oscar!!! Love that name 😍. Congratulations @ComebackQueen. Glad to hear you are home and all is well xx

Makingnumber2 · 20/10/2021 07:04

Lovely name choice! Yes I remember the post natal bleeding hung around a lot longer than was desirable with my first. Stock up on those mega pads!

eloiseislost · 31/10/2021 07:11

Hi everyone! Little Iona is taking up most of my time so I haven't been here much.
After a rough start with breastfeeding issues, we have now found a rhythm and kind of a routine!
I have recovered fully from the c-section (exactly a month ago) although I still feel numb around the incision area. The midwife had warned about this. I had the dissolvable stitches so I guess they're gone (I'll have to… ahem… shave to check 🤣)
@ComebackQueen You chose a lovely name for your wee boy! How is he doing? And how are you?

Can't wait to see more birth announcements! 🌈❤️

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ComebackQueen · 03/11/2021 00:03

@eloiseislost so glad to hear your fully recovered from the C section and, that breast feeding is going well now.

As yours was an elective and mine was an emergency c section it might explain why I’m really feeling my back even with going light on lifting last few days and l, I’m at four weeks post op too!

Other than that the front side of the section seems better with only sporadic twinges and, I’ve lovingly been christened Kangaroo by my nephew due to my pouch which doesn’t seem to be deflating, probably as now I no longer have HG I’ve been eating everything not nailed down.

Weirdly, all those people who had HG and said you instantly forget how horrific it was almost like you never had it… they were so right, it’s like it never existed since Ozzy arrived.

Random question but what’s the average ounces I should expect Ozzy to be on at four weeks? I ask only because I’m FF and, the HV told me to feed on demand but the hospital gave me instructions to use birth weight x 2.5 and, we have purchased baby scales that midwives use and find the little one is always hungry despite us following the hospital guidance to the letter for feeds every 3 hours.

Also, we were told no more than eight feeds so at three hourly intervals but if I were to follow the feeding on demand routine, I’d be constantly fixing him a bottle.

I also have a lot of spit up and regurgitation from Ozzy and, we had to change formula because midwife suspected acid reflux so went from aptamil to hipp organic.

I’m just so confused and HV seems fo insist FOD whilst midwife has said she’s inclined to go with hospital on discharge.

I’ve searched MN and people have said some of their babies guzzle six ounces at four weeks so I’m like WTf

Makingnumber2 · 03/11/2021 07:02

Hipp organic should have a guide on side of box for how big a bottle a baby will eat at diff ages.
In your red book from health visitor you should find the WHO growth chart which shows the curve baby should be following based on birth weight- so that might give some help?
Glad you and Ozzy doing well!
I would feed on demand personally but I’m deffo not an expert!

ComebackQueen · 08/11/2021 01:11

@Makingnumber2 yes, I’ve decided to feed on demand these last few days and, weirdly, most of the time since I changed to FOD, Ozzy is following a 3 hour window but sometimes he just wants his milk a little earlier and I’m not stressing and just giving it to him.

Per HIPP feeding chart he should be approaching 4 oz per feed and about 6 feeds in 24 hours.

Sometimes he only takes an ounce or two and other times he takes the full 4 once spaced out over 8 feeds but when I’ve calculated how much he has had over 24 hours it’s roughly tallying with the box instructions so I feel relieved I’m not a complete failure LOL.

Btw anyone who’s little cherubs may be suffering from acid reflux Dr Brown’s bottles are a god send.

Tommee Tippee anti colic bottles are absolute rubbish and the bottle leak. We had invested in so many and they’ve all just leaked and disintegrated within weeks.

Mam anti colic bottles are good only for the self sterilisation element so are handy when I’ve been at my mothers for a few days.

But Dr Browns even though fiddly to clean, 10/10 for reducing wind and Ozzy is the most comfortable with these.

I also seem to have a baby that doesn’t burp quickly so my feeds are taking a lot longer than before. I feed upright, keep him upright for 30mins after a feed and try every burp ring technique known to man and do not always get a burp or a fart from him….!!!

Bluey18 · 12/11/2021 22:16

Had baby boy today, 7lbs 8oz, no name yet! DD is besotted (well over video call so far so good) and we are very happy. I hope all the other mums are getting on well and that the time speeds by for everyone else 😊

ComebackQueen · 12/11/2021 22:52

OMG yay @Bluey18 and wow a very healthy weight too. heartily congratulations to you and your family.

Sending you blessings and positive vibes, aww I bet your daughter can not wait to get her hands on her little brother,

Bizawit · 12/11/2021 23:13

Congratulations @Bluey18!!! Such wonderful news 💗💗. Do you think you will be able to take him home to meet your DD soon? Xxx

Bluey18 · 13/11/2021 09:03

Thank you ladies so much! We will be going home tomorrow I think, was hoping to get out today but our hospital aren't 100% happy with little man's feeding (they are very strict) 🙈. DD keeps saying her brother is coming, it's sweet 😀. Let's see how long it lasts 🤣

Makingnumber2 · 13/11/2021 09:33

Oh huge congratulations @Bluey18 what wonderful news! Hope you and baby are doing well. So lovely your DD is so excited to meet her new little brother- long may it last!!

I am getting very jealous now of everyone having their babies- two of my friends have had babies in last week and one has a scheduled c sec next week. I’m so fed up of being pregnant and only 33.5 weeks. 😱 trying to be positive but constantly exhausted and uncomfortable and generally grumpy. My poor DD and DH 😂 Hope those of you still going are being better preggos than I am! Sending love to everyone xx

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