Hi ladies, I suppose i'll start the thread by introducing my georgous baby girl.

Amelia Julie, was born on the much sought after date of 11/11/11 (like mummy told her to) at 1.23am. weighing 9 Pound 4 (4200g) and 50cm long. she came into the world after 1.5 hours of labour (24 mins of actual pain)

Couldnt be anymore proud to have a beautiful baby girl and her over protective "Big brother".

Feel free to join in on this thread. We have all been there for each other while we were pregnant and uncomfortable, seems only fitting to be there through the good and bad times of parenting smile

Amelia sleeps all day/all night, wakes up every 6 hours for feed/burp/change and then goes back to sleep so nothing much happening here yet (not that im complaining)

yay, we're finally getting a few bubs born to start up this thread smile

my little girl Jessica Skye was a good girl and came 1 1/2weeks early like she was told (to avoid other b'days). born 29th oct 2011 at 2.18am after only a few hours labour but 2hrs pushing. weighing 6 pound 8 (2.9kg) she is the second girl for us but she gave us the gift of being able to hear (both myself and dd1 are hearing impaired).

two weeks later she is still having a feed every 2-3hrs, especially since the last few days have been pretty hot. i'm still waiting for her to sleep through at least half the night, but i think i might have to wait a little longer smile
anyways, must be off, gonna try and do a few things while she's meant to be going to sleep

Congrats to both of you on your lovely little girls!!! Great birth date Manda. DP really wanted that for our DS too smile

My DS Jacob William was born on the 31st of Oct, weighing 7lb3.

We had a few nights early last week where he slept 5 hours gasp but unfortunately is back to 3 hourly feeds. His dad is being great at night time, getting up with us to change nappies and burp. I am not looking forward to when DP goes back to work on Tuesday.
What is everyones plans for night feeds when your other half is working? I am planning on letting him sleep but am a little daunted by this!

I had mastitis flare up today sad it SUCKS but am taking it easy. Not having an easy time feeding this little man...
Please someone tell me BF gets easier?!?!?!

Hi guys,

Ella-Rose was born 4 weeks early on the 14.10.11 she weighed 2.35kg or 5lb 2oz. She was a tiny 47cm long.

Ella-Rose now weighs 2.66kg and put on 200gms in tha last week. Good girl!

I am trying to breatfeed her and did really well until my expressed breastmilk I had from the hospital ran out. The pump I have at home is a hand pump and no where near as good as the electric pump at the hospital. I have added a formula feed at around 8-10 pm. This has resulted in her sleeping between 3-7 hours at night. Although famous last words as last night she woke and fed (brestfed) at 1am, 3am and 5am.

She is a very spilly baby and I have now got her on baby gaviscon. For baby number 1 this was very effective but has not worked so far. The other thing I am trying is Soy formula. Baby number 3 is dairy intolerant so I cannot rule it out with her. If she is dairy intolerant I will have to cut all dairy out of my diet for as long as she is breastfed.

As to the quiestion does breatfeeding get easier. Like most thigs you practise it does get easier. I would encourage you to seek advice and get the latching checked if it hurts too much. If the nipples are damaged you could try a breast shield but these can reduce supply.

i finally had emerson james who was due 10th of nov but was born 2:47am 14th of nov he waighed 3.5kg 4p 14oz and was 51 cm tall just a quick one as baby need a feed

Congratulations girls!

Spencer came 2 days after his due date on the 5th November 2011. It was Guy Fawkes here in NZ so when he came out and things finally went quite, all we could hear was fireworks going off everywhere smile Was pretty special. He weighed 3414grams and was 51.5cm tall. I had a 9 hour labour with 2 hours of pushing. Little man was posterior and turned on his own at the last minute. He came out with his left hand by his face smile He latched on pretty much straight away and we had some amazing bonding time. My partner filmed his first feed smile Spencer's putting on quite a bit of weight and is filling out very well. We're so proud of him and are loving having him in our lives.

Congrats to all you ladies who have had there babies. I cant wait to join you in this thread, but i feel like this baby just doesnt want to come out!!

congrats to everybody smile

my darling daughter was born 8 nov weighing 3.3kilos and 50cms long. she is picture perfect! she looks so much like her big brother, you know they are siblings it melts my heart. big brother adores his sister, always kissing her and trying to hold her! he helps me look after her its gorgeous!

she is feeding every 2 hours, it feels like im constantly feeding her lol i am bf and its the best thing ever, i didnt bf my son because he was tongue tied but she has taken it right on. its so easy and feels so natural i love it smile she is sleeping a lot also, and starting to be awake a bit more too. she hates her baths and getting changed, and is forever doing a new poo for me to clean!

as for myself, my body is getting rid of this fluid fast. i am waking up soaking wet in the night from my body sweating out fluid! my breasts are very swollen and sore, i am leaking through my breast pads constantly lol.

would like to hear how you all are doing and your babes!

Hello Mums

Ella-Rose and I have been busy we have joined a parent course for mums with new babies. Last Thursday we made footprint casts which was awesome. It is lovely to talk with these mums and for me to be reminded of some of the neat things that I did with my other kids when they were younger.

Ella was weighed today and continues to put on weight. Topping her up with Soy formula is helping to reduce the spilling. Her top ups are reducing though which must mean she is getting more from me. Yay. Although I did have to be told to eat and drink more. I am no feather weight at the best of times and was enjoying losing some weight. Through out my pregnancy I did not gain any weight and was back in my pre-pregnancy clothes as soon as my c-section wound could cope with it. Why oh why can't my body just chew up all the fat to breastfeed.

I took Ella-Rose and helped her choose her gifts for Christmas for the family. I set her a $4 limit per person and she did very well. Unfortunatly I love the shopping not so keen on the wrapping and I think she wont be very helpful at that. She was fabulous at the shopping just slept the whole time.

I forgot to mention that when Ella-Rose was shopping for the family, she managed to buy herself a couple of darling little dresses from Pumpkin Patch. Little Minx!

KA7747 - Sounds like a lovely outing you and ella had. smile judging by the happiness in your writing it seems like everything is starting to look up for you smile

It has taken Amelia 7 days to set her own routine and go to bed at 9, wake up at 3 for a little feed then wake up at 6.30 for a feed and stay awake. it took her bro 3 days but im not complaining, shes perfect and very well behaved and i know im lucky to have such a content and easy going baby smile she sleeps heaps but actually stays awake in her pram alot and just looks around, i couldnt ask for a better baby smile

I hope the rest of you ladies arent loosing too much sleep and are just as lucky as i am to have such a good baby. the month is almost over so hopefully soon there will be alot more chatter in here and alot more babies being born smile

Being a mum is awesome.

Ella-rose has poohed through all her clothes and when I went looking for a singlet for her she managed to vomit all down my front.

I have decided it is acceptable to wrap her in a cloth nappy and cuddle her while I drink my luke warm cup of coffee and overcooked pizza.

Most of the clothes that fit her are drying and not yet dry enough to put on her. Such is life and I am sure my husband will come home soon and ask why I have not done the dishes!

I recall with my eldest when this stuff happened I would stress but right now I am almost amused. I truly must be going round the bend.

Oh well I will enjoy my coffee and pizza, change myself and put some of Ella-Rose's clothes in the dryer. As to the dishes my husband can do them himself.

Hope you guys are all have a great day.

KA7747, sounds like your having lots of fun keeping clean dry clothes on both ella and yourself!! i have the same problem some days/nights, although i'm lucky i can put clothes on the clothes airer in the laundry overnight and they're dry by morning. we had pizza last night for tea and got to eat about 2 pieces before we realised that jessica had spewed so that was it for tea for me and into the bath for jessica!!
Manda, what's your secret to getting amelia to sleep from 9 till 3??? Miss Jessica usually goes down around 8, wakes at midnight, then again between 3 and 4 and then again from 6.30 on. i am lucky to get 6hrs interrupted sleep most night, the other night, it was 5hrs, and i had a flat out day the next day, which was yesterday.

Jessica is slowly starting to drink more (she's on formula as she wouldn't latch on and wasn't feeding properly) so i'm hoping she'll start sleeping a little more at night, and then i'll be able to go to bed a little later than 8.30 tongue she's normally pretty laid back, doesn't cry much unless she's hungry, got wind or needs a pooey bum changed and loves her big sister too who helps out with bathing and the occasional feed.

anyways, i'm off to do some dishes and washing while missy is asleep, till next time smile

Sorry meerkat, if i knew the secret to how to make babies sleep for longer i promise i would tell you.

I'm glad both DS and DD both slept right through since 3 and 7 days respectively, but a lady said that it could have something to do with my milk must be rich or something (but i think she was just saying that as Amelia has milk pimples on her cheek and so did DS). I'd also like to point out that although she sleeps for the 6 hours im constantly waking up checking on her so its still interrupted sad

KA7747 - i know you have other kids but as soon as i read your post about the cold pizza and warm coffee i thought "Welcome to motherhood" tongue

I decided i wanted a little nap this morning so i told DH to watch the kids (he had the day off) so i just fell asleep and he comes in the room saying "Mum, Amelia need a nappy change, she stinks" unfortunately he doesnt change newborn nappies, with DS he started changing nappies at about 2.5months old (when they're not so breakable he reckons). then i went to changed her but she was just blowing off, so didnt have to change her afterall. I went back to sleep then he wakes me up half hour later saying we had to go to his dentist appointment so got very little sleep

well i better go and start cooking dinner, since DH is playing the PS3 (again sad ) and i think Amelia will wake up soon for another feed. she starting to sleep all the time except now she wakes up every 3.5hrs during the day for a feed, luckily the night routine is still the same. Bye smile not long now and a few other people will be joining us in this thread

Just home from the hospital. Little miss has diahreea (runny poos) so possible a tummy upset. After getting a wee sample, the emergency doctor said I could bring her home to wait for the smelly stuff.

It was lovely to get home to find a courier had delivered a parcel, we won a Winnie the Pooh prize pack from Huggies. Awesome

Now I just need another type of poo....

Hey everyone, great to hear everyone is doing well and aren't losing too much sleep.

Our son Diezel Jay was born at 1:43pm on 16/11/11, 7 pound 11, 5 days after his due date. 9 hours and 45 mins of labour, 20 mins of pushing. No ring of fire yaaay! But 2 small tears and 2 stitches.
He is BF well and like some other new mums on here i'm leaking all the time, soaking breast pads through and the night sweats are horrible! Very happy that because of this i'm back in my pre preg clothes 9 days after birth grin

Also, why doesn't anyone tell you about the number 3's! Every time i change DJs nappy he does a huge pop off and squelchy poo which covers the whole change table! Then he follows it up with a massive gummy smile. Adorable! Love being a mum sooo much!

Heya everyone. Leilani Rain was born on the 24th November after 3 weeks prodromal labour, 1 week early labour but only 1hr active labour and 10minute delivery.
We are yet again attempting to BF but after four failed attempts with my other children I don't fancy my chances. Already I am having supply issues but reassure myself that we are only up to day 3. ATM Leilani is feeding about every 2 hours for 1/2 hour but is constantly troubled by wind and gas pains, disturbing her sleep.
During the night from about midnight till 5am she is on the breast continuously, refusing to settle and I am so ready to throw in the towel to BF due to this factor alone.
I still have mixed emotion though. I really wanted to see if I could make it work this time but on the other hand I know my bottle, formula fed babies are just as healthy if not more so as Mummy was less stressed/tired.
We'll just have to wait and see........

the poo/spew stories made me laugh smile this morning I was changing DS and he projectile pooed and I jumped out of the way so ended up with a whole lot of runny poo on my carpet. sigh! shouldn't have moved as its easier to clean clothes than carpet but I guess its just a reflex when there is poo shooting at you wink

I'm joining in. Mya is my entry ticket - born on 22/11/11.

Jessi, I'm also having BF issues. If memory serves correct (it's really bad these days), you had problems with placenta delivery? This COULD have something to do with it. I was talking to my midwife today and she said that sometimes when there has been a problem delivering the placenta naturally, it can cause other issues. My MW is prescribing some domperidone for me to take to try and increase supply. She said it's actually an anti-nausea pill but it seems to help with this. The other option is fenugreek. I'm trying expressing by hand and by pump (pump not so good results) and it's all a bit sad right now, but I've already seen a slight improvement over 24/36 hours with hand expressing. I wouldn't be able to feed baby on what I get, but topping up with formula hopefully only as a temporary measure.

It's incredibly frustrating, I know. I also know what it's like to be stuck with your baby on the breast for several hours and my guess it's the only way you can settle her because she's hungry. I've been known to doze while in the chair and a few nights ago I ended up just leaving her to cry (sad I know). I stuck plugs in my ears and dozed in between bouts of hunger and felt awful for it later when I realized she was crying because she was starving.

I'm also experiencing mixed emotions with regards to formula and breast milk. One seems a lot less hassle in the long-term, but short term it's proving very difficult. The formula is nourishing in contrast with my scant supply.

KA7747
Good stuff winning the prize pack! I bet that was a nice surprise.

congrats to the girls who have joined us recently with their new bubs smile

silver and jessi, don't beat yourself up too much about bf, i tried, but jessica had trouble latching on, so i hand expressed for a week and was cursing the milk that was soaking into the towel and not going into the bottle. i finally got a pump, but by then my milk was drying up so we put her on formula. it took us a bit to find a formula that settled with her and since then, she is packing on the pounds!!
i went to the child health nurse today for measurements, etc. she is sitting nicely in the middle of the growth charts for both weight and length, whereas dd1 was always just below. i also got a couple of tips for feeding, so now she is scoffing down her feeds, with a bit of luck, this might lead to better burps, less spews and, fingers crossed, a longer nights sleep smile
miss bee, i can't blame you for jumping out of the way of shooting poo!! although yes it would be easier to clean clothes than carpet.
ka7747, jessica had a bad belly ache in her first week, when we realised what her problem was (which didn't take us long) all we could do was sit her in whatever position she was comfortable and pat/rub her back during her bouts of screaming, and wait for the poos to come. next time your missy gets one, try giving cooled boiled water in little sips, it might help soften things a little, and keep her mouth moist through her screaming.
anyways, better go and get the washing off the line, jessica decided to spew on the towels i put down for her to lay on before and after her bath this morning, i swear i am going through detergent and nappy san like it's going out of fashion with all her clothes i am having to wash!!

I still want to give the BF a try. Got my domperidone today, so will report on my findings as to whether it helped increase production. I'm also still hand-expressing, but midwife said only to do it during day light hours. Something about more prolactin? So, I'm not the only one using a towel...nice.

Meerkat, you've no doubt been through the mill a bit with having a wee girl so early. It's not until now that I have a child that I can even begin to grasp the stress you've been under.

Yay new babies, woohoo. Congratulations.

I had a goal for Ella-Rose, one I arbitrarily came up with that I wanted her to be 3 kg by the end of the month. Today she weighed in at a hefty 3.085kg. I was so delighted.

She was weighed at the docters just after her 6 week vaccination so the injections probably helped with her weight gain. This afternoon she has been impossible so I am writing this from work where I have come after leaving my little one at home with her dad. Hehe he helped make her so he can cuddle her and I have not managed month end from last month and it is nearly month end again.

I am so enjoying Ella-Rose as she moves into that more alert stage, she enjoys tummy time and is smiling. The other day she even played with a toy. It was on a floor mounted ring and was probably more accadental playing than anything but I thought it was awesome. I would love to have her lying with her nappy off but she still gets cold very quickly so that will have to wait.

I am still smiling to myself about her pamol presciption as the nurse checked her weight for the amount of pamol and it is a small amount of 1.8mil. Then at the pharmacy they came to see me to check her weight as they could not believe she was being given so little. Just one of the little things that happen you smile about.

I understand the breast feeding struggle and a natural way I have heard of to try and increase your supply is yeast balls. There was a recipe at the hospital which I diddn't get but I am sure you must be able to google one. Please note: I have not tried this but my sister-in-law said it was effective.
I am also companion feeding. Ella-Rose gets both breats first and when they feel empty (i.e really light) if she wants more I top her up with Soy formula. Don't feel guilty about companion feeding as they are still getting the anti-bodies and getting enough to eat and you remain human. I suggest giving them as much to eat as they want before their big sleep at night. This works well for us and we are now getting around 6 hours at night.

Good luck and keep smiling.

I'm sorry to hear that some of you other are having trouble with breast feeding as well, but its nice to know I'm not alone. We had formula top ups too but are back to fully breast feeding again. I still have a lot of damage that hasn't healed but its getting easier every day. I'm glad I stuck with it, I came very close to stopping. Lots of tears over the last few weeks but am looking forward to when all the damage is healed and it doesn't hurt anymore!
DS quite often empties both boobs in the evening, so I have a bottle of breast milk on stand by that I have collected during the day in shells. I started with almost no milk and now I'm leaking... can't win!

DS has had nappy rash, I felt so guilty sad. poor little guy. I have been trying out a few different brands of nappies so see which suits us best and think it might have been caused by a certain brand we were trying this week. I had DP pick up a different brand on the way home from work last night and I saw an improvement this morning, and this evening it is almost gone.

We have all out six week checks and vacs booked in, can't believe how fast they have come around!

KA7747 I am so jealous you are getting smiles! I get a few windy ones every now and again from DS but not the real deal yet. He has started 'talking' and cooing though which is pretty cool! He likes talking to the pictures I have put up next to his change table lol which is way nicer than when he screams through a change.

Silver Nailpolish best of luck with the domperidone. Will have my fingers crossed for you!

Lovely to read what everyone else is up to... keep it coming xx

ok, i need to vent, but don't want to on facebook, so i'm gonna do it here sad well, miss jessica was a good girl last night and went down at around 7pm, (in her own room now) so by 8pm i decided i would go to bed too but i had to get up three times before 9.30 for two phone calls that were for me, and some panadol for a headache, so it was nearly 10pm when i finally fell asleep. but i was up again just before midnight for jessica and she stayed up for two hours cause she had one last burp that she wouldn't get up, and no amount of back rubbing in every position, laying down and sitting up again, etc, etc, would get that burp up, so by 2am, i'm tears cause she won't go down, and cursing dp cause he gets a full nights sleep every night and only helps feed if i ask him to. i nearly woke dp twice but each time i went to wake him, she fell asleep in my arms, so i'd put her down, and 5min later, she's awake again!!
when she finally fell asleep, i couldn't so ended up writing a letter to dp explaining how i felt (which he briefly looked at when he got up for work, screwed it up and threw it at me (bad aim though!!) and said, "why don't you talk to me??" my answer, cause he doesn't take in what i say, he butts in and doesn't let me finish and reckons i'm whinging and that i'm the one that wanted another child, (he did too, just doesn't acknowledge it) so i have to put up with it, "i'm the mother"!!
well jessica finally fell fast asleep, until 3am, for her next bottle, just cause she's only been asleep 1 1/2hrs, doesn't mean she's not hungry!! lucky for her, she didn't quite finish it and fell asleep again, and stayed down by 3.30am, but, she was back up again at 5am, aarrgggghhh!!! this is when the mini argument with dp happened. so now, who knows what his mood's going to be like when he comes home from work, and i am still deciding whether i want to give him the silent treatment or not, and so far, i can see jessica is going to be a handful today as well, yep, she's crying again after nodding off for a couple of minutes!! must go, and see what her problem is this time.
thanks for listening girls, cause not many people know what it's like with a baby that won't settle while you're running on less than 6hrs sleep

hey ladies, sorry i havent been on for awhile, just finished moving house and getting settled into my parents house. i am so exhausted just because when im not doing amelia im doing something else, i havent had a break in about 2 weeks sad

sorry to hear about the ladies struggling to bf, im worried because my boobs are never full, i dont have enough milk, but then i tell myself Amelia isnt crying all the time and she feeds every 3-5hours so she must be getting enough. maybe its because they've grown so much they have plenty of room for milk? dont no. i wish the ladies struggling luck and that they find what works for them, even if that does mean having to formula feed.

Meerkat, i can so relate to the comment "well your the one who wanted another kid", he wanted her too, i just really wanted another. DH barely hold Amelia or has anything to do with her, its sad but i know its because he doesnt feel comfortable around babies, as soon as she can be interacted with im sure he'll spend time with her. thats what happened with ds.

Amelia has her fathers temper. easily moody. when she wants to be picked up she will cry hysterically, she can turn it on like a lightbulb, and out of nowhere. and everytime i think something has bitten her or hurt her but as soon as she is picked up, shes quiet.

Shes starting to smile on her own, its so cute and she loves her grandad, everytime she hears him she looks that way and she even reached out to him to pick her up the other night (i think its more accidental but oh well)

i call her "little miss" and DS calls her "Mia" and DH calls her "Beautiful"

KA7747 - wow ur bub is tiny espicially for 6 weeks smile Amelia is 4.5kg and 3weeks old

heeellloooo all,
been in and out of hospital. was there 6 days after eli was born
had my son Eli by emergency C-section after 2 failed inductions and an allegic reaction to the gel, hes in good health his mummy is taking it easy kidneys and liver coped quite the hit.

born 26/11/11
1.06am
3.5kg

finally home =)

KA7747:
It sounds like your wee one is really starting to thrive. And clearly all the milestones that she's reaching are making you very happy. I'm pleased.

Manda, I hope you get break soon. I can't imagine what it's like having to move house when you've just had a child and you've got to look after her and your wee boy too.

Meerkat, I think about my night last night with Mya and how I attempted to put her to bed six times after the one feed and she started up straight away and I hear you. I guess my girl had wind too, but I didn't know. She was quiet as a mouse until I put her in the bassinet. It can't be good when your man doesn't listen. I'm sure a vent will have at least let it out and yes, we do know what it's like to be sleep deprived!

Pixel, Congrats on your little guy. Eli is a great name! It sounds like you went through a lot to bring him into this world and I hope you're getting plenty of rest and have tons of support from significant other and family.

My midwife visited today and when I mentioned I've still got small clots and very minor pain (I think it's just gas) in belly, she decided that I should have an ultrasound to make sure all the tissue that shouldn't be there is gone. I suggested if she's going to order a scan that they check my left ovary is good because I had ovarian cancer in 2005 and I need a check every year. She thinks that perhaps if there is something left inside me that could be the reason I'm struggling with milk. I'm not that optimistic (if only it could be that simple!).

Good Morning,

I am up very early this morning. I went to change Ella-Rose this morning and in the split second I took the nappy away she peed the bed. I diddn't see her do it but as it flowed down the slope of the matteress and seeped into my underwear I sure felt it. Why do they have to do that the very day after you have changed the sheets!

Needless to say we got up and I fed her in the lounge seated on a mountain of clean washing as every other seat had something on it. We watched BBC world news, YAWN. Then she rewarded me by vomiting on her new clothes and giving me lots of smiles.

Her father is still sleeping like a baby and boy I wish it was me. I do feel for those whose partners are less than helpful. My husband can be thoughtless but is a very loving caring father. Picture this the other day I got a migraine. My head hurt so much I was unable to co-ordinate holding baby to my breast so I asked him to make her a bottle. So off he went he then brought it back and handed it to me. I lay there eyes shut with the baby in one hand and the bottle in the other. It did take him about five minutes but he finally figured out it was beyond me and took the baby and the bottle away. I can only assume he fed her because the next thing I know it's 4am in the morning and little miss is crying in her bassinett.

Ah kids who would have them. Just you new mums wait my 10 year old lazely put some meat in the freezer for me and did it in such a way the door did not close properly. Lets just say she was not popular. The only saving grace was it was found before everything had completely defrosted. My two boys ate partly melted ice cream until they felt sick and we have had quite a bit of meat for yesterday lunch and dinner. More BBQ today and tonight and tomorrow.

The freezer incident was just after I had found a bag of rubbish she hid in our spare room and rotten apple cores in her bedroom. We had only just thown her school bag out, it was so foul (and old) that we were not even going to bother cleaning it. I tell you I never did anything like that as a child and struggle to understand why she can't put her rubbish in the rubbish bin????

I just can't wait to see what challenges this baby has in store for me. I would love to post a photo but have no idea how and a search did not help me. Any suggestions?

Our baby girl Zara arived at 3.08pm on Thursday 01 December so have only made this forum by default as I was due Novemeber 30.

At least Movember was over so no porno mo in photo's I am sure that's why she was holding on.

Any breast feeding tips anyone can share seems to be going ok I think usual sore nipples etc just concerned that she is not getting enough. Baby sleeps well but apparently babies who don't get enough sleep well. She has plenty of pooey nappies which is a good sign.

Today she feed one feed for over an hour and the next for only a half hour. Not really consistent but she had floopy hands and arms after the short feed which apparently after looking online is a sign she has had enough. My milk spply has only just come in as she is only 4 days old.

Hard to know if she is getting enough and they say to empty onside before the other how can I truly know that the side is empty. She doesn't reject the side like they said she would most likely do.... so confusing and frustrating.

Congratulations Vanessa!

LOL @ porno mos

Good luck with breastfeeding. It's not always as straight forward as they say. The pooey nappies are definitely a good sign.