Moms of Early (September) Babes, Enter Here!

von1976 · September 2016

I delivered at 37w5d. Originally my EDD was 10/2, so I joined this month board. But I noticed now that I've input my baby's birthday (9/16), The Bump has decided to move me to the September 2016 Moms board.

What are other moms of early arrivals doing? Are you switching BMBs or sticking with O16? Will we eventually start parenting threads so we can commiserate and ask for advice?

So many questions, I know.... I'm just coming up for air after having some feeding issues with our now 4 day old. Thankfully, it's looking like the issues are resolved and now I can be social and stop being in "OMG BABY" mode 24/7!

UponAStar16 · September 2016

Hell no to switching, girl you are stuck with us! Just kidding, of course you could participate in other BMBs if you want but I think after spending our whole pregnancies with October it may not make sense to suddenly go to another BMB. I'm in almost the same exact position - I knew I'd be delivering early with an induction by the last week of September (and she came even earlier) but I started and stayed in October bc of my due date. I think once these babies are all born, the difference of a couple weeks won't matter at all when we talk about parenting stuff. I was going to see if there was a postpartum thread or something though so maybe you just started it? I'm bumping primarily during night time feedings but sometimes feel weird participating in the regular threads or even bumpers in the night. Maybe it's hormones- I've been feeling like a superlurker NOT at all bc any of our O16 ladies haven't tried to make me still feel welcome! In case you didn't see yet, our ticker change even was modified to accommodate our kind

von1976 · September 2016

Hey! Great to hear from you. I guess I did just make the first PP thread, LOL!

I'm mostly super late night/early morning bumping too, I'm up nursing LO and then pumping to build my supply and to offer LO some pumped milk/formula to supplement. We had some severe (12%) weight loss that we caught on day 3, caused by a severe tongue tie we caught and fixed on day 4. It takes forever and I'm super bored because hubby is usually sleeping. But LO is back up to within 8% of birth weight and seems to be gaining well, so we're discontinuing formula and focusing on breastmilk. I literally went from feeling like a total mom failure to feeling like superwoman in 24 hours.

The hormones are AWFUL and I go on horrible, ugly crying jags at the drop of a hat. My husband is being so patient with me and super helpful. I have no idea how I could do this without him.

I didn't notice the ticker since I was mobile bumping... but my Lilypie one needed updating... so DONE!

How's your PP journey going? How is LO doing?

UponAStar16 · September 2016

Ooh I'm glad the BFing progress made you feel better - it's definitely an awful feeling when things aren't going how they should, and the feeding thing feels SO personal even though it has nothing to do with your mommy powers! We had an amazing NICU lactation consultant who was like a therapist the first couple days while we were separated. LO is doing good, still getting into a routine but I'm probably just overly focused on her eating/sleeping/pooping. I'm sorry your hormones are going wild, hopefully they even out soon! I'm still in pain a little from CS and crazy swelling in legs and feet but more wiped out than anything, super pale and weak plus seeing spots sometimes even without exertion. I'm almost hoping at my appt this week they send me for a transfusion, which happened with a friend and worked like magic, so we'll see.

mothernorth · September 2016

::Lurking::
YOU BELONG TO US.

UponAStar16 · September 2016

Hahaha see? @von1976 you're not allowed out even if you actually wanted...which I'm sure you don't!

mkc3888 · September 2016

I'm staying weather they like it or not. Even though I'm not on much lately.

mrszoess · September 2016

yeah sorry i'm totally gonna be a september too and i ain't leaving

von1976 · September 2016

@UponAStar16 I'm sorry you're having a rough go of it recovering, but it sounds like you had an excellent team for support in the hospital. That is amazing! Glad your LO is doing well, and I hope you're feeling better soon!

October is where I'll stay! I really wanted an October baby... But this got me out of getting anything for my hubby for his birthday (which is today!).

I'm off to my first LLL meeting here with LO shortly. Hope to hear in from other PP moms, too!

missmaehurt · September 2016

I definitely never thought of switching. I know all of you on O16, I don't think I ever even lurked on S16. Hazel's EDD was 10.10, not once in my mind did I think I would have a September baby. Heck even when I went in to L&D last Tuesday I was insisting I was still having an October baby lol. Silly me! And I'm still in the "OMG BABY!" mode. It's been way more of an adjustment than I thought it would.

OrangeEv · September 2016

Quick reply but I am so staying here! I can't wait to see all of your babies when they decide to come out!
Feeding iiiss stressful. And trying to get enough sleep. But I love him so much so I don't care.

annabenanna · September 2016

NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO LEAVE.

*shuts door and locks it*

ibabyloveb87 · September 2016

It's like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in here.

gatorMom2014 · September 2016

I'm staying too. Question--has anyone found any nursing clothes you love? I like my medela bras, But I never did find any thing I loved top wise with the last pregnancy.

serenaxo84 · September 2016

I just got this shirt in the mail from gap:
https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=15098&vid=1&pid=112788002

It has snaps up the side and it is loose fitted. I also have a short torso so I think I will be able to wear it with leggings.

I also just ordered this from old navy- I haven't gotten it yet so not sure how it will fit.
https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1018239&vid=1&pid=344958012

I am also debating ordering these but don't want to spend the $$. They are pretty popular with the mom/Instagram bloggers
https://www.blanqi.com/collections/leggings/products/high-performance-high-waist-leggings?variant=536460581

I am on the hunt for a good nursing tank and some good oversized cardigans.

I haven't tried any of these out though cause LO isn't here yet!

jbal918 · September 2016

I'm staying put lol... I'm sure the September ladies are great but I like it here

annabenanna · September 2016

@serenaxo84, now I want/NEED those leggings!!!!!

von1976 · September 2016

@serenaxo84 I don't plan to buy or use nursing clothing other than nursing bras. The two shirt method seems to work for me. I wear my nursing bra with a maternity tank over it and then another maternity top over that. Pull up outer top, pull down tank layer, unsnap bra, and expose minimal boobage.

nlane0723 · September 2016

Staying here. Y'all are my BMB bitches now. #pregnancypact

UponAStar16 · September 2016

@gatorMom2014 I got the nursing Henley tank from Target which is fine for a basic nursing tank with built-in bra but the one I got is loose on the right side so it doesn't stay snapped...I haven't been out really but imagine that would be an issue haha, and when I can I'm gonna go to Target to get a replacement. Otherwise just wearing Motherhood Maternity nursing nightgowns at home but curious what others are doing bc I haven't gotten out really yet!

UponAStar16 · September 2016

Btw I never thought I'd be so happy LO had a huge wet and poopy diaper just now when I checked to wake her up to eat! It had been a couple days and I was starting to worry. Celebrating with a CapriSun and granola bar while she eats

von1976 · September 2016

@UponAStar16 OMG,your post made me laugh. We had to supplement with formula for one short day, which is horribly constipating. She didn't poop for 48 hours! We were extremely worried because she was slightly jaundiced and really needed that poop. When she finally did poop, it was an enormous blowout and we had to give her a bath. Except instead of putting a diaper on her while my hubby ran it, I just swaddled her in a blanket. Then suddenly my jeans were wet with pee, and when I handed her off to hubby so I could change, she had pooped again in the blanket. Ugh! Parent life lesson #1: always replace your child's diaper, NO MATTER WHAT.

Yay for poop!

sgrho2 · September 2016

Due on 10/6 but Nicholas came early 9/13. I'm staying put. Besides, have you seen any of S16's threads? Uh...no.

jbal918 · September 2016

@sgrho2 hahaha I'm going to have to look at the S16 threads!

kmvisioli · September 2016

@von1976 awesome job getting that baby back up to weight!! We had a similar experience with DS1 and it is rough! Hang in there, mama, you are doing great!

allison_smith_6212 · September 2016

gatorMom2014 Here's one of the items that I loved with nursing last time: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003IYYE98?ref_=ams_ad_dp_asin_1 it has clips and "invisible elastic" options that you can attach it the nursing bra that you are wearing. I found this much easier than multiple layers of tops.

serenaxo84 · September 2016

@von1976 are you large busted? I love the idea of the tank top trick but I am not a huge fan of wearing a tank under a shirt and I am rocking a 32H right now- so idk if it would be easy to get the boob out and in easily??!

freckledlemonade · September 2016

@serenaxo84 I don't have those leggings (still have an inside baby) but I got the Blanqi maternity leggings at the beginning of this pregnancy, and I'm still wearing them. They're some of the most comfortable and flattering leggings I own. The only downside is the crotch area seems a bit sheer, at least on my maternity ones, so go with dark undies. I'll be getting the support ones too postpartum, the mat ones have been worth every penny!

serenaxo84 · September 2016

@sidecarsareforbishes ohhhh good to know!!! I love a real review!! I have a great pair of Ingrid and Isabel maternity leggings and from 2 pregnancies worth of wear, I noticed that the crotch is a little sheer when I sit down on the toilet. I was also thinking the leggings are $88 but they are $60! That for some reason seems so much cheaper hahha! I feel like the support will be good for my c section and mommy belly that I will need to work on...eventually.

freckledlemonade · September 2016

@serenaxo84 When I got mine they were also doing a 20% off your first purchase if you sign up for emails, so even cheaper!

von1976 · September 2016

@serenaxo84 Yes, I'm rocking 34J/K right now and I don't have too much problem with it. It should work regardless of size.

serenaxo84 · September 2016

@von1976 that is good to know! I was thinking all those great tricks only worked well for smaller busted ladies... like everything else!

missmaehurt · September 2016

I definitely want to get a few good nursing tanks for when I go back to work because I'll have to pump while I'm there, but does anyone have a suggestion for a good bra while pumping? I have the double pump and find it to be a bit challenging to hold both pumps and still massage the tissue.

mkc3888 · September 2016

@nataliemaephotography the lactation consultant told me if I had an old sports bra to cut holes in it. I did and now I can pump and do things, like bump or massage my breast at the same time. I just put on the sports bra and marked where my nipples were and cut holes just big enough to fit the breast shield in. It's been working thus far and it's cheaper than buying a pumping bra.

mrszoess · September 2016

@mkc3888 that is freaking brilliant.

OrangeEv · September 2016

How much sleep are you all getting? I literally got 20 minutes. And then accidental naps while nursing. This baby just turns so fussy at night, all night.
Signed, Zombie Mom

missmaehurt · September 2016

@mkc3888 That's genius!! Thanks for the tip.

@OrangeEv I think I've slept a total of 7 hours since we left the hospital Monday evening. I feel like my eyes don't focus and I'm on autopilot. My dad came over today to watch Hazel while I tried to sleep, but with the c-section I have a hard time getting in a comfortable position since I'm typically a stomach sleeper. She's also got her internal clock backwards, so she's wide awake at night and sleeps all day, this mom has not adjusted to that yet.

NoraAurora · September 2016

@nataliemaephotography - depending on your budget I'd recommend the Arden or the Rumina. Never used the Rumina but it gets good reviews and it's half the price of Arden (I LOVED the Arden for EPing with DS). Both are on Amazon prime, so bonus.

von1976 · September 2016

I did the same thing as @mkc3888. Except I used a wireless soft cup bra rather than sports bra. Same idea. I look like vogue style Madonna wearing it. It's ridiculous. But whatever.

@OrangeEv I got zero sleep the first two nights because I was terrified the baby would stop breathing if I didn't watch it. I'm not kidding. I had a sobbing fit trying to explain to my husband why I legitimately could not sleep. When we were doing the triple feed nonsense I got hardly any. Maybe 2-3 hours broken up into chunks of forty minute intervals. Now that I'm pumping to build supply and supplement during the day, I just breast feed at night and it's so much easier. I got maybe 4-5 his last night in one hour chunks. It was glorious and made me f feel like Superwoman.

OrangeEv · September 2016

@nataliemaephotography Yeah 7 hours seems right. Sorry about the c section discomfort, that makes it even worse I bet.

I am so desperate for sleep that I wouls consider driving us to Walmart to see if they have a rock n play. Apparenly those things work miracles

von1976 · September 2016

OrangeEv said:

@nataliemaephotography Yeah 7 hours seems right. Sorry about the c section discomfort, that makes it even worse I bet.

I am so desperate for sleep that I wouls consider driving us to Walmart to see if they have a rock n play. Apparenly those things work miracles

Yes! Go buy a RNP. We have a co sleeper which we wanted to use, but LO hates the wide open feel of it, even when swaddled. So we started using the RNP. Works great, but she has to be sleepy to tolerate it. I put her to sleep on the boob and then transfer her over. We don't even use the rock or vibrate functions, she just likes feeling secure. So maybe the car seat would work, too? I know they're not supposed to sleep in there long term, but for one night until you can go buy a RNP?

We plan to transition to the cosleeper in a few weeks when we've got the hang of this and aren't so sleep deprived.

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