June 2008 Mummies!!

Hi girls....
we are back at home had a lovely 2 days at river Ridge birthing centre (I went there postnatally after giving birth at WAikato Hosp). The midwives there were so helpful, and man the food was yummy!

So hayley made it (just!) into the June babies Born at 12.55am on 30 june.
My milk has come in today so she is feeding better and getting a full tummy! have had MIL and my friend come over for a visit today...MIL helped with housework and made us dinner which was lovely. Hayley is now sleeping, so think I might duck off for a quick rest! Will post photos in the next couple of days!
I am loving seeing all the photos - gorgeous wee babies we have!

CuriousG- I am so pleased to hear that there is light at the end of the tunnel.......! Zec is also feeding for around 6 hours in the evenings,, with about 10min intervals in between feeds all evening. Its exhausting and every night I think, yay, he is filling up so he will sleep longer at night but no...

Welcome back aussiegirl! Cant wait to see pics of Hayley

I had a night of 2 hourly feeding on Tuesday - omg was I tired and fed up! But I didn't swaddle him so I think he may have been waking up more because of that. I swaddled him last night and he was back to his usual 3 - 31/2 hr sleeps so will definitely keep wrapping him that's for sure!

My little boy is getting so big now, he's almost 2lb heavier than when he was born!





Had to post this one cos it cracks me up every time I look at it!

Congrats Tammy!! Cant wait to see pictures!

josephina your little boy is so cute!!! Love the little smile, Caden is starting to smile now aswell, its so cute

thomasina I know how you feel with the night time feeds, I dread them aswell, its cold and I feel like a zombie! Caden is waking 3 hourly so Im lucky there, but he had a really unsettled night on Tuesday and he would only sleep on my chest, everytime I tried to put him in his bassinet he would cry but last night was good, his last feed was about 12, then he slep through until 3.30, then slept till 8.30.

kateandahalf, my nipples were munted when I got out of middlemore, the pain was so bad and it made me feel sick with fear and dread at the thought of feeding him. When he latched on I cried cos it hurt so much.
I dont know how I did it but I did, I totally lathered my nipples in PureLan, and It really helped them heal, now feeding is fine, it hurts when he first latches on but then after a few seconds its fine.
Stick with it and I promise its gets better I didnt believe it, but it truly does get better.

Well Im off to lie on the couch before Caden needs feeding again, he is a little piggy today!

Hey guys

Well Libby has just had her 3 week growth spirt and it felt like she was permantly attached to my boobs lol.
Now it's over and we are back to normal which is great, she sleeps fot about 4.5 to 5hrs at a time at night which I love, especially since I cant sllep during the day with having a 2.5 yr old to deal with as well.
The midwife came yesterday and my little fatty is now 8pd 1oz, shes growing way to fast

Just had our final mw home visit, Blake put on 420gm in the last week and is now a massive 3.26kg I can't believe he'll be due for his first immunisations next week, although I think I might delay them a couple of weeks.

Sheena how does Caden like his hammock? Blake LOVES his, and he tends to sleep longer in it as well. Last night he was so sound asleep in it that I slept on the couch so he could stay in it all night, I just didn't have the heart to wake him up and take him upstairs to his cot (and it meant I could watch the tennis during his feeds which made the time go so much faster )

Yay for the sleep- in Cadensmum and sorry to hear your still feeling sore after your section, I was given codiene which helped me alot in the beginning, but it doesnt take long for things to get back to normal. Altho every now and then my stitches pull a little. But just take it easy, which it sounds like you are anyway

Today is Zec's official due date and he is 22 days old already! Im glad he didnt arrive today cos it is snowing heavily! So I took him out for a quick photo, his first snow fall!! exciting.

josephnia wrote: Just had our final mw home visit, Blake put on 420gm in the last week and is now a massive 3.26kg I can't believe he'll be due for his first immunisations next week, although I think I might delay them a couple of weeks. Sheena how does Caden like his hammock? Blake LOVES his, and he tends to sleep longer in it as well. Last night he was so sound asleep in it that I slept on the couch so he could stay in it all night, I just didn't have the heart to wake him up and take him upstairs to his cot (and it meant I could watch the tennis during his feeds which made the time go so much faster )

Caden loves his aswell, he usually sleeps ages in it, I use it during the day, otherwise he just hangs out in his bouncer.
DF's parents came over today armed with gifts from all the rellies, Caden got lots of cool clothes Mostly bigger sizes so thats good cos I feel he is going to get big fast!
Im not feeling so sore today so my c section scar must be healing up well now.
I woke up this morning with the sorest boobs ever!! They were SO full, Caden hasnt had as many feeds today so he must have been getting heaps from each feed!
He is in in bouncer watching what DF and I are doing at the momment, he is so cute!

Sheena - I've been wondering about using our bouncer with Olie but wondered whether it would provide enough support for him yet - how are you finding it? Ours is quite upright so I'm thinking I might try to push the seat back a little bit more.

Congrats Natty and welcome to Blaise.

I have also just started using the bouncinette because Zechariah is alot more wakeful now. At first he would just cry when I put him in it but now he seems quite happy. Its sort of upright but he seems to be able to support himself ok. Its nice to put him somewhere other than his bassinette when I want a break from him.

Congrats Natty on your safe arrival of Blaise