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September 2013 Moms
katiezab
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How is everyone doing?
katiezab
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Let's get some encouragement going here! How is life with LO? If you are still pregnant what is going on in your life?
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Re: How is everyone doing?
J+E ~ 08/25/2007 DD#1 ~ 05/11/2010 DD#2 ~ 09/25/2013 DD#3 ~ 06/09/2016 Baby #4 Due ~ 01/16/2023
Other than that, LO is great. He is gaining weight and bfing like a CHAMP!
Bfing is going very well so far. As always, I am nervous my supply will get messed up, but so far it has been great. LO got his first bottle last night and it went well. I just hope he does not regress at all on the boob once he gets used to his daily bottle....
My 21 month old is doing better than he was. We are all adjusting. Today has been an excellent day so far!
I am having major postpartum perineum pain. I had a really bad tear and the stitches are killing me. I didn't have bad hemorrhoids while pregnant but man they are wicked right now. Actually going in to see my doctor this afternoon to see how things are healing and maybe get some pain meds. I just can't hardly stand it anymore, and I really just want to enjoy this time with my newborn!
Congrats to all you new moms! Your posts are very informative and I'm trying to learn from all of you before this LO comes.
It's been rough for me. I had to go back to work after one week off - I still had my staples in. So I never really hot to rest up. It's slowly getting better. She has been sleeping longer thankfully.
Things are going pretty good. She was a really easy baby, but Saturday night and yesterday she turned into a pumpkin. Just super fussy. Wants to be held. But not like that. Like this. Nevermind, not like that. Like this instead. That's nice. Oh wait, no it isn't. I hate not knowing what will soothe her!
Breastfeeding is going pretty well. Still sore nips but she eats like a champ and as of last Tuesday (2 week appt) she had gained a pound. They will weigh her when I go to a breastfeeding support group on Wednesday, so I'm looking forward to seeing how much more she has gained. She definitely looks like she is filling out.
He seems to be doing ok. His baby acne just started and his poor face looks so rough. He is still not latching to breast at all and still struggles at times too latch onto a bottle. He gets so frustrated when he can't figure it out and so do I. I'm pumping, but he's still getting mostly formula. I can't seem to up my production.
He's had a rough morning. Just crying and fussing all day unless I'm holding him. Makes for one very tired momma. I'm on day 4 of headache, and it's wearing on me. I still haven't got much of an appetite, which might be part of why I'm almost back to prepregnancy weight.
Overall, he's still doing alright. I'm struggling and DH is going through a rough time right now with him. I hope everything calms down soon, for all of us.
BFP #1 8/25/12 EDD 4/28/13 Blighted Ovum, D&C 9/20/12 at 8w6d. I'll always remember the first one. My baby Grace. BFP #2 12/26/12 EDD 9/4/13. DS born 9/7/13. My sweet rainbow.
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We had a ton of issues bf-ing so we are on just formula now, soy actually, since she had issues with really excessive spit up. She is doing much better now and has been sleeping about 4 hours between night time feedings. My MIL is coming tonight to give us a break on the night shift. I don't really think it's necessary but it will be nice for us to get a full night's sleep, especially for my fiance since he's back to work now. We'll see how it goes!
Congratulations to everyone with new LO's and hang in there to all of you who are still waiting, you'll have your outside babies soon enough!
I did drop my EMT class and I will have a spot in the next class. (This was not baby related though). It makes things a little less stressful.
As for me, DS is 4w 1d. I can't believe my baby will be a month old on Wednesday! He has his 1m ped appt tomorrow night.
I'm feeling like an all you can eat buffet. DS has been nursing every hour. It's crazy. But he's latching. Sometimes better then others. Last night he spit up blood which scared me but it was an isolated incident and the nurse at the call center said I probably have a cracked nipple and if he was nursing too vigorously he could have sucked blood out of it. I pumped overnight to give it a chance to heal and make sure he wasn't spitting more up when not nursing.
Other than that I'm just tired today.
I feel pretty good overall - could use a little more sleep, but who couldn't. 4 lbs up from pre-pregnancy and back in my regular clothes, but the mark of motherhood is definitely upon me with the squishy belly and stretch marks.
Good luck to all you mommies with inside babies - luckily you can't stay pregnant forever and you will be holding yours before you know it! I know it's uncomfortable, but try to enjoy some aspect of each day. I was so surprised my LO came early that I didn't really have time to come to process the fact that she was here!
Still having discomfort and pain from my stitches, but I definitely feel improvement.
Actually put on some makeup and we stopped at Panera's on the way home from the doctor. I almost feel like a normal person, again!
I'm nervous for when we go back to work because it means finding a new routine. I try not to think about it but it's pretty hard not to.
My baby blues are gone. I think getting out and keeping busy has definitely helped with that.
I still get scared of doing things wrong but I have to tell myself that we are doing a good job.
I've been feeling some anxiety and baby blues creeping up a little but I've been able to focus on the positive. My husband and I haven't been getting along so that doesn't help, but my older children have been so helpful and they are smitten with their little brother
All in all the 3rd time around seems to be a smoother transition, even though my last child was born 8 years ago, it's almost like riding a bike... Almost.
Son is 10 yrs old
Daughter is 8 yrs old
Son is Due Sept 18, 2013
Springtime, there was just to much going on here that we just couldn't pull it right now.
Thank you. Half my class was dropped due to test scores. I was doing great, struggling a little but was pulling through. Airway management is a beast lol. But it will be great when the next class starts
Tomorrow, we are on our own for the first time since DH's paternity leave is over and he's going back to work. I'm a little nervous, but we'll be ok.
I had some baby blues the first few days, especially around breastfeeding. I had to accept that I don't have enough supply to completely meet her needs (due to a past breast surgery), and that we would need to supplement. It was something I knew was most likely to happen, but is still difficult to take. I also had some cracked and bleeding nipples in the first week, but that has all passed now. I'm glad that even though we breastfeed and bottle feed, she doesn't have issues with going back and forth. I always offer breast first then bottle if she's still hungry, except when I feel I need a break and we may offer a bottle first. She's nursing about 5-6 hours a day.
I'm not anywhere near my pre-pregnancy weight, so a little jealous of those already getting back into their clothes. I'm 40 lbs over that right now. I am able to get back into some of the maternity pants I had to stop wearing a couple months ago, but my thighs and butt are still too big to get near pre-preg pants. Boobs are too big for pre-preg shirts, too, so I'm still in all maternity clothes.
Jamie