Questions for a new mommy?

LovetheMarriedLife

I always loved when new moms would stop by on 3rd tri. DD is napping on me making it hard to get up and be productive, so does anyone have any questions?

DD is 6 weeks and EBF. She was born 4 weeks early via cesarean. 

MRSGOLABONTE

Yes, can you tell me when I'll stop freaking out about being a mother soon and actually be excited to welcome Baby Girl into the world? ;-)

LovetheMarriedLife

Not until a few weeks after she's born...maybe more

tinktats

what does EBF mean? Its been a while since i've been on here.

 

LeeAnn

mommy to Cammi 4/26/05, expecting a baby boy 1/14/09

audreyf1978

What did she weigh since she was 4 weeks early?

jade_sweatpea

What kind of bottles do you use for EBM and when did you introduce her to the bottle?

LovetheMarriedLife

tinktats:

what does EBF mean? Its been a while since i've been on here.

 

LeeAnn

mommy to Cammi 4/26/05, expecting a baby boy 1/14/09

Exclusively breast fed

bstngrl578

For no reason other than curiousity, why was she 4 weeks early?

CONGRATS, she is adorable!

jade_sweatpea

Oh duh I read that wrong I thought you were saying you expressed breast milk duh lol

LovetheMarriedLife

audreyf1978:

What did she weigh since she was 4 weeks early?

She was 5 lbs 3 oz. 

They did the c-section because they thought her growth was being restricted, but she came out 8 oz bigger than the u/s tech predicted...she is about 8 lbs now.

LovetheMarriedLife

jade_sweatpea:

What kind of bottles do you use for EBM and when did you introduce her to the bottle?

We are using Playtex drop ins with the slow flow nipples. She actually had a few bottles in the hospital b/c they didn't want to wait for my milk to come in to feed her since she was so early, but by the time we left, my milk was in and she didn't get another bottle until 4 weeks. 

I was really stressed about nipple confusion because everything you read makes it sound inevitable, but we ended up giving in and giving her a pacifier around 3 weeks and she hasn't had trouble with that either.

LovetheMarriedLife

bstngrl578:

For no reason other than curiousity, why was she 4 weeks early?

CONGRATS, she is adorable!

 She was measuring small. Since she was still breach they couldn't induce and since her fluid levels were a little low, they couldn't try to turn her either. We went in for a routine u/s and were told we weren't leaving without a baby! It was scary, but she was/is happy and healthy. Didn't even have to go to NICU.

Ekko

Is it everything you thought it'd be?

bstngrl578

LovetheMarriedLife:

bstngrl578:

For no reason other than curiousity, why was she 4 weeks early?

CONGRATS, she is adorable!

 She was measuring small. Since she was still breach they couldn't induce and since her fluid levels were a little low, they couldn't try to turn her either. We went in for a routine u/s and were told we weren't leaving without a baby! It was scary, but she was/is happy and healthy. Didn't even have to go to NICU.

That is great to hear! Congrats again!

LovetheMarriedLife

Ekko:

Is it everything you thought it'd be?

It is more than I thought it would be, but different. The first few weeks I felt guilty because I didn't feel attached to my dd. Its so hard to explain this without sounding awful, but I just didn't feel that overwhelming love and fulfillment I was anticipating, and I thought something was wrong with me because of it.

In reality, it just took some time to adjust and now I feel my love for her growing everyday. She has started to coo and smile and every time my heart melts - it never gets old.

I feel soo lucky to have been able to take 10 weeks off work because she slept the first 5.5 weeks and I would be missing all of the changes she is going through now if I had only taken 6 weeks. It really is amazing to watch them grow and know that you created them.

Ekko

    I can't wait.

kittytaylor1

I don't have any questions (at this point anyway). I just wanted to say congratulations!!

LovetheMarriedLife

Thanks!