July 07 DDC Mamas--- July Thread - Page 2

[manitobamama]

Originally Posted by BrownEyed

I thought I'd check in here today.

Things have been great here. I got my Harry Potter book today and have spent the day nursing Adrienne and reading. She's such a laid back baby.

Funny story:

Yesterday morning I was getting ready to give Adrienne a bath. She was on the bed with DH and I was by the dresser getting everything ready. I look into the dresser mirror to see DH feverishly shooing away our 4 cats, who it seemed had decided that they would be much better at bathing her. The poor thing was covered in kitty slobber. But I guess when she grows up we'll learn there are much worse things that she could be covered in.

We had a similiar experience with our dog she finally has decided that this baby thing isn't so bad. Although she still get upset when she cries, but so does everyone in the house. Our dog was licking her arm and then I realized she was licking Emerson's bum! She was lounging in my arms naked and the dog decided she needed a bum bath! ( I had just changed her so her bum was quite clean) but still gross!

[2much2luv]

I love the animals lovin' on the babies stories. Our cat simply sniffed her in one of her first days here and hasn't given her a bit of attention since.

Haven is doing well. Almost three weeks now. Oh no! That's close to a month! Almost one month old!?!?! This is going to go by all too fast for me. Anyway, we're all doing well. She is slipping so seamlessly into our family. What an easy transition we're having.

[phathui5]

BabyBaer is 2 days old today. We still have to come up with a name for him... I'm starting to feel like a slacker. The other three were named by now.

[rosadesal]

2much2luv LOOK AT THOSE EYES!!! WOW! so big

[rosadesal]

grace is 3 days old (well, in a couple hours!) and we're doing really well. i havent had the energy to put together a birth story, mostly because i think im still trying to wrap my mind around everything. my milk came in last night, so we're working on that, and im a lot less swollen. labor was really intense and my body is slowly recouping. we've had two pee diapers so far today and im very excited about that!

www.flickr.com/photos/nashifeet
lots of pictures there

[luckydog]

I'm lurking and loving all these baby pix!!

rosadesal: LMAO at the kitty pr0n shot!!!

[rosadesal]

so this is my first baby and im trying to master the whole nursing while lying down thing...

oy
my right boob has decided its a sprinkler.

[Mel L]

rosadesal- I was just checking out your beautiful baby, but I was thinking she looked bigger than my 6 week old (well, mine was a month early). Then, I checked out her birth weight, and she is bigger than my girl. No wonder! Your little one is so cute! Nursing on your side takes a little time, but it is a sanity saver!!! Make sure to have something under you though because I have puddles of milk every morning. We have a waterproof pad on our bed, and I use toddler prefolds under us during the night. Enjoy!

amnda527-Newborns nurse forever...or at least they can. Bella was nursing for a good hour to hour and a half and ready for more just a little time later. Now, she is settling down to about 30-50 minutes depending on the time of day. I remember when Benji would eat on both sides and burp in 10-20 minutes so I know this will go by so fast!

I weighed Bella today in an unofficial way, and she was 9 pounds and a few ounces right after her feeding. That is not bad for a pre-termer who weighed 5lb12oz just 6 weeks ago today.:. Basically, she is gaining about a pound every two weeks. Is that normal? Benji was always trailing behind despite being ebf so I have no idea! I can't believe she is growing so fast!

What else.... My sis and nephew are in town to meet the baby, and the boys are having a good old time! They are having so much fun, but they nearly drive us crazy everytime they are together.

Finished Harry Potter a few days ago, and it was really good. I am rereading parts of it now that I know the whole story.

Somehow, my house was really clean for the first 4 weeks, but now it is a wreck. I really think that was because dh didn't have a full week back at work until 4 weeks, but it is driving me crazy! I want my clean house back. Oh well! Guess I should clean a little while dh and dd are still asleep. Have a good one all!

[javamama]

Mel- Me too with the house! I was so proud at how we were managing for about 4 weeks. Clean house, folded laundry...... Suddenly I'm falling behind...Yikes!

We are 6 1/2 weeks here. Claire appears to gaining on track, whatever that is. At least her arms and legs are chubbing up and those cheeks! It makes me sad that she is growing so fast! Part of me can't wait to see what kind of little person she is growing into, the other could stay at this stage forever. She is most certainly our last and I want to breathe it all in.

My pediatritian does a well child visit at 8 weeks. That is my deaddline to figure out what to do about vaccinations. We declined Hep B. That one was easy to refuse because it is not a childhood ilness. The other ones I am on the fence about. My other kids are fully vax'ed, but we delayed and spread them out.

Nursing: I agree about the side lying position being extremely useful. We are mastering that finally and it helps me sleep better and lets her nurse longer. Otherwise, if I am sitting up I feel impatient for her to finish (or wake up too much to go back to sleep)

Harry Potter: Loved it! I am sad that it is over. Anyone have a few good book recommendations. I like to read while nursing.

Yard work is calling (it is finally under 100 degrees here today)

Heather

[BrownEyed]

I would love some books recs too, there's only so much tv watching I can do lately.

As of today I'm back in my prepg clothes. It makes me said because I loved my pg body being slightly filled out.

Harry Potter was amazing! I'm filling my void with fanfiction these days. She's 3 weeks as of yesterday and already DH swears her first word will be a spell from the books.

[rosadesal]

book recommendations:
my doula brought me some anne lamott. i havent started it yet because im too busy being on my computer and nursing the sweetest, biggest baby in the world, but ive been told she'll be my new favorite author.


grace had her first pedi appt today (i hate doctors with a passion) and did really well!!! aside from the doctor asking us if the homebirth was an accident, everything was good, and the doctor seemed pretty impressed at how well grace is doing. she's up 6 oz. from her birth weight too, she's now 10lbs 8oz. on wednesday she was i think 9lb 14oz. i have a chunka monka! i love her.

im doing better with freaking out about having to share her with the world now...its been an up and down last few days, where ill go from being okay to suddenly feeling completely robbed and needing to mourn the loss of her life in my womb. i cant believe she'll be a week old tomorrow.

how is everyone else doing?
would anyone be interested in a pea in a pod sling? i dont feel like posting it for sale yet because its not that important to me to take care of right away, but i bought it from someone on TBW and its beautiful, hemp fleece with ocean thread, but its too small. i cant fit grace in it. i'm 5'5", and i have no clue how much i weigh right now but id say im average size. im pretty sure its a size small. http://www.mom-and-me-creations.com/peainpod.html. $50 plus shipping?

also - i managed to soak through two layers of breast pads, a bra, one shirt, and then a changed shirt that looked like someone spilled water all over my right side in the end. im pretty sure i could have rung out the first shirt too. the whole pediatrician appt this morning threw off my body, plus her crazy nursing last night made my breasts think they needed to make ten times the milk. now that we're home, everything is better.

[tripmom+]

Ugh! Ditto on the house situation. It was so clean before the baby was born and now it's all I can do just to get the dishes in the dishwasher!! Although, I am impressed that any of you had it together for 4 weeks.

Heather~Would you mind sharing your delayed vax schedule that you used with your other children? This is the first time we will be delaying vaxes and I'm just trying to get an idea of what other people have done. Thanks!

[Emma's_Mommy]

thank god i found this thread....i didnt want to post in our DDC b/c it isn't a pregnancy thing.....

why the hell am i soo sad?? serously i cry all the time and i feel like im going crazy....i'm crying right now and i dont really know why....i posted pics in our DDC and i cried...people come over to see the baby and i cry....

someone tell me how to make the waterworks stop!

[pilllowhead]

Erika, has your milk just come in? I cried all evening and felt low for days before and after. I still feel low, don't want to leave the house, in fact all I want to do is be with my children and EAT! oh, baths are great as well but I just have this sense of the meaninglessness of life if I go out or am away from Greta for too long.
Can you read a good, light book? I just read some No. 1 ladies detective agency books, they were great

[tripmom+]

Erika,

I can totally relate. I'm surprised how with every pregnancy my postpartum hormones did different things. This time, from about 7-10 days after Hayleigh's birth, all I did was cry and cry. It seemed to hit around 7 pm every night and last all night long, for me. For the past few days, it has seemed a bit better. Hopefully, it will pass for you as well.

[Emma's_Mommy]

yep it's milk city over here.....my milk actually came in 2 days after she was born!!! OMG it was soooo painful and my OB actually kept me in the hospital an extra day to get it under control!

i am just glad i am not the only one who is a walking waterfall....i was begining to think there was something wrong with me

[fw221]

OH PLEASE! NOT THE CHOCOLATE!!! Giving up cow's milk was easy. Same with cabbage (although I'm a little sad about coleslaw) and broccoli. But CHOCOLATE?!?!?

I made choc chip cookies the other day and Thomas has been having a little trouble at night. Last night I had a brownie after dinner and he was just a wreck at bedtime. The brownie was the only thing out of the ordinary in my diet yesterday. *sigh*

[pilllowhead]

No, chocolate? I've upped my coffee intake since Greta was born and am not observant enough to notice any change in her.
By the way Barb, how's the mastitis?
Well this isn't such an active thread as before is it? Are we all just high on baby hormones or confused about where to post given the move? I'm still reading so many birth stories daily, and loving it though I do wish I could wean myself some from the computer. Dh and Ds have gone for a "hike" today to practice for a hike they want to do when we're in Ireland next month. Ds just got his first pair of hiking boots and they are so cute: I want to go too but we're trying to take it easy with Greta for these first couple of weeks, last time I flew to Canada (and got married ) at 3 weeks postpartum!

[rosadesal]

i am having some SERIOUS bfing issues!!!!!!!
my left boob HURTS! i think shes getting too much boob in her mouth, and im not letting down very well on that side, and it just plain hurts so bad that i either cry or have to switch sides because i cant handle the sting. ive tried heat and ice, ive tried different positions....it just always feels full, and painful, and im really dreading when she wakes up and wants to eat. im so frustrated.

[Emma's_Mommy]

Ouch that sounds painful! are you sure you arn't getting a clogged duct on that side....those can be painful!

has anyone else started pumping yet? I swear i have enough milk for 10 babies......ok not really 10 but more than my baby is eating, so she will nurse one side for 20-30 mins and i will then pump the other side b/c i will get super engorged if i don't!

I never had this much milk with dd1 so this is such a huge adjustment!