I never participate, but had to this time! A huge congrats on your beautiful little girl. I hope everything goes smoothly and she gets to go home with her family soon!
I'm off to the hospital soon to see her! The Dr was saying that if she keeps doing well they might take the CPAP off her today and we will get to see her whole little face! *I now have tears just thinking about this....*
I have been pumping every 2.5hours since I got home but have yet to get anything....it's strange because whil at the hospital yesterday I got almost 4ml in two different pump sessions. So I'm trying really hard not to be upset about that. I'm hoping being at the hospital with her will help my milk to come in.
And it just occurred to me after seeing the Birth announcement thread that the only stat taht I actually know or even asked for was how much she weighed.....and that was 3lbs15oz. So I am making sure to get everything else today. After her birth I felt so loopy and out of it and could not focus on anything.
Hey @kashy17 don't worry about your milk coming in, just keep pumping every 2 to 3 hours for a few days and your body will do it's thing. We're supposed to have a few days of colostrum after birth, it's full of concentrated nutrients and antibodies. According to Kellymom:
Average Intake of Colostrum/Milk
Baby’s Age
Per Feeding
Per 24 hours
Day 1 (0-24 hours)
2-10 mL (<½– 2 tsp)
30 mL (1 oz)
Day 2 (24-48 hours)
5-15 mL (1 tsp – ½ oz)
Day 3 (48-72 hours)
15-30 mL (½– 1 oz)
by Day 7
30-60 mL (1-2 oz)
300-600 mL (10-20 oz)
Weeks 2 & 3
60-90 mL (2-3 oz)
450-750 mL (15-25 oz)
1-6 months
90-120 mL (3-4 oz)
750-1035 mL (25-35 oz)
References: ABM 2009, Mannel et al 2013, Mohrbacher 2010.
It sounds like things are going great, and I know the NICU nurses know what they are doing. @Kashy17 ,As far as pumping, can they loan you a pump while you visit in the hospital? Did you get a hospital grade one? My twins were only in special care for a week, but pumping around them seemed to help. You could also take home a blanket she was swaddled in for the baby scent.
Married - 7/29/06 Ben and Maggie - 4/10/09 Mia - 6/16/11 Surprise! due 2/23/17
Oh my God! I'm so late on seeing this but congratulations and hello little beautiful baby!!! This brought major tears to my eyes. So glad you and Anna are doing well!
@Partyof6? I have rented a hospital grade pump, so the same thing I used while in hospital. This morning I finally was able to get milk! After my visit with Anna yesterday and talking to the lactation consultant I felt more relaxed about the whole pumping thing and just had confidence that the milk will come. This morning I was finally able to pump 7ml! She is taking 5 at her feedings so I feel accomplished at achieving this!
Yesterday morning was a pretty rough one for me. I cried a lot. I stood in the shower and cried for a good 15-20 mins and then I realized I was out of shampoo and cried a bit more......I think because I was alone and had ho one here to watch me I just let go. But I feel much better this morning!
@kashy17 Awww man, I'm so sorry to hear that you had a rough day. This isn't the birth/newborn experience that anyone would choose and it's good to feel that loss and grieve it a little bit too. I've shed many tears knowing I won't go home with my baby right away and worrying about what it will be like when she's born. Not to mention the crazy hormones going on post partum. I'm thinking of you and sending you all the good vibes.
@Kashy17 Ditto to what @lemieuxk said! This is tough and not what any of us had planned. I broke down at bedtime last night and had a good ugly cry about being away from home for Christmas and how my daughter will feel about Santa coming to the hospital instead of our house. Silly reason to cry, with everything else that's going on, and I know in my head that she will be happy as long as we are together and we are fortunate that our hospital lets her stay overnight as much as we want.
@chef'swife I wonder if it would help you feel better, to talk to your daughter and tell her it would be nice for Santa to go to the hospital where you can all be together since you can't leave. She could send a letter to Santa asking him to go there instead of home. That way it will feel like he went there because she asked. It's so crummy to not get to do things how you were planning, but someday looking back and reading that letter to Santa, it will bring back warm memories of how the new LO came and how you all worked around it.
@Kashy17@lemieuxk@chef'swife Hang in there mamas! It is 100% okay to feel frustrated and disappointed. Hospital holidays are the worst. Do what you need to survive-- decorate your room if you can, cancel the day, bring your family to you! @kswiger06 had a genius idea to let your kiddo invite santa to the hospital.
Remember that this is just one year, next year your LO will be a one year old and full of smiles and giggles for you!
And if you don't start to feel better there is no shame in talking to someone. Our hormones are insane in pregnancy and postpartum. Medication or just talking to another person may help you.
Aaaaaaand my milk is in lol holy crap I feel "full" today! I'm just happy to say that I can now pump a feed worth of milk for Anna at one pump session currently. So 8-10ml of milk. Hoping to be able to take a bunch of milk in with me tomorrow.
I'm sorry I'm just catching up on everything now, but just wanted to say congrats @kashy17! Baby Anna is beautiful and I'm glad you and her are doing good. Congrats on the milk coming in too!
@Gretchypoo I've been feeling pretty good. Physically I feel fine. Still a bit crampy when I pump but that is normal. Emotionally better as well. Yesterday I didn't feel like crying all day.
Anna has been transferred to a much closer to home hospital. That was yesterday and we are happy about that. She was moved because she is just doing so well and didn't need the Level 3 NICU that she was in and now that she is much closer to home it is so much easier to get into see her for longer times and Daddy can see her at lunch break because he works so close to this hospital!! When I told my H now he could see her anytime he wanted too that was when he finally broke and had a cry. This man has been so amazing at keeping everything together....well there goes my no crying for today
Anna no longer needs to be on oxygen and is off the UV lights! I got to hold and snuggle her for 3 whole hours today! It was so nice. She is also pretty on top of being able to regulate her own temperature - one of the key things they need to do to be able to go home.
She is in there until at least 36 weeks - so 4 more to go. But she is doing so great that it might be a few days earlier And she takes her feedings like a champ! up to 17ml already! she's a little piggie like her big bro haha
Also her hair is looking a bit redder today so I may have a little ginger on my hands!! (It could just be wishful thinking on my part but I'm sure it does look redder today haha )
Re: I guess I am a December 2016 Mama now...
Me: 33 & DH: 33
Married: 07/2006
TTC: 10/2015
BFP #1: 11/2015, MC 12/2015 (7 weeks)
BFP #2: 06/2016, EDD 2/15/2017
Husband: 35
Married: June 2007
Son Max born 1/10/17
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Miscarriage @ 10 wks 02/28/2016
BFP 05/28/2016!
DD1- Aug11 Angel Baby- June13, said goodbye Oct12 DD2- Aug13 DD3- due Feb17
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DD born January 30 2017
Surprise BFP/MC April 2017
I'm off to the hospital soon to see her! The Dr was saying that if she keeps doing well they might take the CPAP off her today and we will get to see her whole little face! *I now have tears just thinking about this....*
I have been pumping every 2.5hours since I got home but have yet to get anything....it's strange because whil at the hospital yesterday I got almost 4ml in two different pump sessions. So I'm trying really hard not to be upset about that. I'm hoping being at the hospital with her will help my milk to come in.
And it just occurred to me after seeing the Birth announcement thread that the only stat taht I actually know or even asked for was how much she weighed.....and that was 3lbs15oz. So I am making sure to get everything else today. After her birth I felt so loopy and out of it and could not focus on anything.
Average Intake of Colostrum/Milk
References: ABM 2009, Mannel et al 2013, Mohrbacher 2010.
And here's the link I got that from: https://kellymom.com/ages/newborn/when-will-my-milk-come-in/
You're doing great momma!
BFP May 16th 2016
DD born January 30 2017
Surprise BFP/MC April 2017
TTC #1: 3/2016
Me 39 - DH 44
BFP 5/27/16 EDD 1/30/17
DD born 2/3/17
BFP #1 8/4/2015, MMC 9/24/2015
DD 2/13/2017
BFP #3 8/24/2017, MC 9/20/2017
BFP #4 11/14/2017, CP
BFP #5 1/5/2018, MC/BO 2/17/2018
BFP #6 7/15/2018, CP
BFP #7 12/15/2018, EDD 8/28/2019
Ben and Maggie - 4/10/09
Mia - 6/16/11
Surprise! due 2/23/17
This morning I finally was able to get milk! After my visit with Anna yesterday and talking to the lactation consultant I felt more relaxed about the whole pumping thing and just had confidence that the milk will come. This morning I was finally able to pump 7ml! She is taking 5 at her feedings so I feel accomplished at achieving this!
Yesterday morning was a pretty rough one for me. I cried a lot. I stood in the shower and cried for a good 15-20 mins and then I realized I was out of shampoo and cried a bit more......I think because I was alone and had ho one here to watch me I just let go. But I feel much better this morning!
@chef'swife I wonder if it would help you feel better, to talk to your daughter and tell her it would be nice for Santa to go to the hospital where you can all be together since you can't leave. She could send a letter to Santa asking him to go there instead of home. That way it will feel like he went there because she asked. It's so crummy to not get to do things how you were planning, but someday looking back and reading that letter to Santa, it will bring back warm memories of how the new LO came and how you all worked around it.
Remember that this is just one year, next year your LO will be a one year old and full of smiles and giggles for you!
And if you don't start to feel better there is no shame in talking to someone. Our hormones are insane in pregnancy and postpartum. Medication or just talking to another person may help you.
@lemieuxk and @chef's wife big hugs to you both as well.
Anna has been transferred to a much closer to home hospital. That was yesterday and we are happy about that. She was moved because she is just doing so well and didn't need the Level 3 NICU that she was in and now that she is much closer to home it is so much easier to get into see her for longer times and Daddy can see her at lunch break because he works so close to this hospital!! When I told my H now he could see her anytime he wanted too that was when he finally broke and had a cry. This man has been so amazing at keeping everything together....well there goes my no crying for today
Married: 9/2013
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She is in there until at least 36 weeks - so 4 more to go. But she is doing so great that it might be a few days earlier
And she takes her feedings like a champ! up to 17ml already! she's a little piggie like her big bro haha
Also her hair is looking a bit redder today so I may have a little ginger on my hands!! (It could just be wishful thinking on my part but I'm sure it does look redder today haha )