October 2011 Moms

I am a mom of two!

Aidan Wilhelm made his grand debut yesterday at 4.02pm via emergency c/s. No VBAC for this mama. Apparently, my body doesn't do dilation and my babies' hearts don't do contractions. I went into labour around 4am, got to 3min apart by 9am, went to the hospital at 1pm - and after some dicking around in triage they finally got me on monitors and once that happened all hell broke loose and they started prepping me. 

Never even saw a delivery room. Oh well, I can live with this.

Aidan looks just like his big brother did. At 7lbs7oz he is an oz lighter and he seems a bit more delicate, but other than that.....just like Alastair. He latched well, we got skin on skin right out of he OR and I have even managed to latch and rematch with no help. Now he has been sleeping for nearly three hours. My milk is not in yet, but that's no surprise.

I lost a bunch of blood and have a fever now, but I do feel ok over all. I am totally in love with my little man. Totally worth it.I sent DH home to take care of Alastair and let he ILs sleep in their own house. He'll spent the day and night tomorrow - once they make me get up, when I will actually need him. 

He was great once I had refreshed his memory on labour - the time before will be told on Tuesday. He is so in love too, though. 

Well, photos to come. And whoever wants to hare bfing tricks, especially after c/s....spill it!

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  • Congratulations Nita!! I want pictures. 

     Just nurse as often as you can for the milk. I think it took about five days for mine to come in.  

    So happy for you and your family.  Love to you all.  

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  • Congrats Nita!!!!!! So happy for you and your family. Hope you are feeling better soon. And sorry your birth story wasn't perfect but glad you can live with it. Hope to see pictures soon!
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  • Congratulations!
    The advice I would give is don't give up. It took my milk 2 weeks to fully come in but I gave her whatever I could and supplemented with formula. Side nursing and using the boppy helped alot because of the incision. Football hold works too but didn't seem too comfortable for both of us.
    Congrats again and the same to little brother.
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  • Yay! Congratulations! I'm so happy for you. Aidan sounds like a wonderful baby boy. It took about 5 days for my milk to come in, too. That was fine, because colostrum was all LO needed until I had milk for him. Like Joolz said, just BF as much as possible in the beginning. I was BFing every 1 1/2 to 2 hours around the clock for the first few weeks. It was a lot of work, but worth it. Having a great latch right away is awesome! Best of luck to you!
  • Congrats! I second the nurse as much as possible. Even if it feels like your boobs are going to fall off.
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  • Congratulations!  I can't wait to see some pictures!
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  • congratulations!  another vote for nursing nonstop.  it can be tough those first few weeks and finding a support group if you get discouraged can be a real help.  can't wait to see him!
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  • Congrats!! Put that baby boy to your boob often, every 2 to 3 hours. Wake him during the day to eat, my milk came in faster the second time, less than 48 hours after I had him. That is great if he is latching well, that is half the battle! Use lanolin and soothies if your nipples get sore.

    Yay!! So happy for you Nita!
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  • Congratulations on your healthy baby boy, Nita!!! I am so happy for you! And how wonderful that he is BFing well even before your milk has come in!

    I'm sorry you didn't get the VBAC you wanted, but it's great you and the baby are both okay. I hope you have a smooth, fast recovery! Can't wait to see pictures!
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  • Congratulations Nita!! I'm glad you and baby are doing well, I can't wait to see pictures!

     

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  • Congrats, Nita!! Sorry to hear of the complications, but glad all are doing well. Definitely want to see pictures. :o)

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  • Wahey!! Super congratulations!!!!

    So glad you and babe are doing well. Cant wait to see piccies 

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  • And the first of the second wave of October 2011 babies is born! Congrats Nita!

    Others have given you solid advice. I just wanted to say I know how much you want to make bf'ing work this time, and that you CAN do it! Remember to go by diaper output to determine that he's getting enough and weight gain obviously, but many babies lose up to a pound before they start gaining back, and to NOT think automatically that history is repeating itself and it's not going to work out if he loses weight the first week or two.
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  • Congratulations Nita!!! And welcome to the world little Aiden!! Like others said, just nurse as often as possible. My little guy was in the NICU for a week and it took my milk about 4 days to come in. I pumped in between nursing to help my milk come in, per the nurses and dr's suggestion. 
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  • Congrats!! I'm so happy for you!
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  • Congratulations!! so happy for you

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  • Congratulations Nita!! Gone and back before we even missed you! It sounds like Aidan is a boob man so hope it works out for you this time. Looking forward to pics.

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  • Oh, Nita! I'm so happy for you and your family. Congratulations on your sweet little man.

    As others have said, nurse often. I credit a lot of our success to my DH, actually. He was a huge source of encouragement and even set alarms and sat up with us in the night for the first week or two. With support from your family and a lot of boob time, I'm sure things will work out for you this time. Best of luck! 

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  • Yay!! So happy for you Nita!! Congratulations. I wish you best of luck with bfing, I agree with pp, just nurse as often as possible... It will work, stay positive.
      
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  • Wahoo!  Congratulations, Nita, that's so wonderful!  I was pretty sure you had to be in labour when there were no posts from you yesterday, so I was thinking of you and hoping for the best.  I'm sorry you didn't get your VBAC, but so glad you've got your beautiful second son and that he's latching well.  That's such fantastic news!  Can't wait to see photos!  Now make sure you rest and recover well, and soak up every precious second with your beautiful family! 

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  • Congratulations, Nita!
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  • Woohoo! Congratulations! Can't wait to see that little baby boy!


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  • YAY! Congrats Nita! Can't wait for the photos!
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  • congrats nita!!... I cannot wait to see some pictures.

  • Congrats! I wish you a speedy recovery. Post pics when you can!
  • Congratulations!  What a fabulous name :0)  I love that he's such a lucky weight.  Can't wait to see pics.
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  • Congratulations! I can't believe an October mom has a new baby already! Sorry you didn't get your VBAC like you wanted, but in the end all that matters is a healthy mom and baby.

    I agree with all the PPs to just BF as often as possible. My milk took almost a week to come in. I was stressed that he wasn't getting enough to eat and I think the stress caused it to take longer. And definitely go see an LC if you are have any trouble. They were a great help to me.

    Can't wait to see pictures!

  • Congrats!!!! Cannot wait to see pictures!
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    Congratulations Nita!! I want pictures. 

     Just nurse as often as you can for the milk. I think it took about five days for mine to come in.  

    So happy for you and your family.  Love to you all.  

    All of this. It took several days for my milk to come in.  

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  • Yay! Congratulations Nita! So happy for you and your family. Sorry you didn't get your VBAC, but glad to hear everyone is doing well. Enjoy your time with your new lil guy!
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  • Congratulations!!! So happy for you!! Can't wait to see pics :)
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  • Congratulations Nita! Im so happy for your entire family.
  • Congrats! I'm glad you and your newest little man are doing well.

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  • Yay!!!  Congrats!
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  • Nita!!! XOXO!!! Congratulations! Just nurse as often as you can. So happy for you!
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  • Congratulations Nita!  I'm glad everyone is doing well!  Can't wait to see see pictures. 

    (Thanks Crystal)

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