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^^My fav! Love, love the aqua...and I do have a thing for awake babies. Those gorgeous eyes.
So glad to hear from you Lassie. Alex is amazing, such a cutie! I am so glad he is a dream baby :)
Hang in there Surgena! She (and, yes, she is a she!) will be here soon. Baby has a mind of her own. My little lady likes to show me who is boss too.
And Rosie, I wouldn't worry too, too much about the smaller size. My good friend has three boys and her third is substantially smaller than her older two. And always has been (he was a surprise baby and everyone was betting girl because of him being smaller in utero). Her older two are quite big for their ages and her third is a peanut in comparison. Just by nature. I don't think 10lbs and 21in sounds that bad as far as proportion and for the age. It seems like most babies are between 9-12 pounds around 7 weeks. I know my first was below the charts at 7 weeks (he was 8 pounds, but had bad acid reflux and it was untreated until then). But I think 10lbs seems pretty average. He might just be a slower grower.
Does anyone else have a barfy baby? Mine is so flipping barfy. Lol. I literally go through so many clothes (me and her!) a day and had to stock up on barf rags. She is growing fine and not uncomfortable when she does it (my first had acid reflux, but actually never threw up), but gosh it is maddening. Kid can hit the wall from 5 feet away!!
my third little man is the smallest of my bunch by quite a lot, he was the biggest born whereas the others put weight on fast he pretty much stayed as he was. Both ds1 and ds2 are big for their age and way taller than everyone else, ds3 isn't exactly small but he is no where near as big as his brothers. All mine are taller than they are wide to so they have always been on the lower percentiles for height, its just how they are built.
In my opinion as long he is feeding happily, seems contended and is putting on weight (even if its slow or he is staying the same as long as he isn't loosing it) and seems healthy your fine, he could just be due a massive growth spurt too
All these babies are so precious! We are one lucky group of ladies!!
Thanks ladies, you made me feel much more at ease :-). Seems as if a lot of third boys run small...haha. I am more than okay with having a shorter boy since my first two are projected to be 6'4" and 6'8"!
^^Holy bananas! You have some serious height in your family!! Both of my guys are tall and prolly will both be over 6', but certainly not that tall. No wonder your third seems shrimpy in comparison! Genetically, someone has to get the smaller genes :) He does sound fine though...it's just our jobs to worry about our babies.
hotdogz, yes we have serious height going on! My 2 yr old looks like he is 4. He wears 5t clothes and size 13 shoe, it's rather scary! My dh says Teddy will just be the runt of the family...I am cool with that as long as there is no bad reason he isn't growing. My husband is about 6'5" so they get it from him, not from little 5'6" me!
Anyone ever gotten pregnant within 6 weeks of the last pregnancy? Dh and I had an incident at 6 weeks..so about 10 days ago and I am scared to death I am pregnant!! I heard how fertile you can be. I have not gotten a period at all. Totally freaking out...
You nursing exclusively?
I would say if you are nursing exclusively (no formula) and haven't had a cycle, your chances are super-duper low for a pregnancy at 6 weeks.
However, if you are formula feeding or even supplementing with formula, I would be taking a test in the next couple days. It is certainly possible to get preggo within the first six weeks. My aunt did. She had Irish twins born 11 months apart, second one was a week late. She got preggo right around the 6 week mark.
Some nursing women do cycle early, even with exclusive nursing. But it's usually the women who get their period back really early. Supposedly the earlier you get a period back after nursing the less likely you are to ovulate beforehand (aka: someone cycling at 2 months PP probably will get a period before ovulation, someone cycling at 14 months probably will ovulate before getting a period).
Any news from Surgena?? I am a bit stalkerish at the moment ;)
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I wouldn't worry too much Riosie...6 weeks would be super early for ovulation to happen. Are you BF'ing? That delays it even more. I am pumping only and that makes AF return faster than exclusively BF'ing and I still haven't had mine return.Quote:
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3men - OMG those pics! So, so cute!!!!
I was only pumping too and my pump broke middle of night one night so I lost my supply and gave up. Didn't have the budget for a new one. I always got my cycle back by 6 weeks with my others so I was assuming it would be the same this time around. Hopefully it's just late!
Wow. You aren't one of the lucky ones to have later-returning cycles. Yuck! But hopefully you are in the clear. I would keep an eye out the next couple weeks though.
Can't wait to hear about Surgena! I hope all is well.
Had a light pink once today when wiping and cramping. Hoping it's my impending period...ugh
Sorry! I'm in the middle of frequently breast feeding so rarely have laptop on my lap anymore! On my phone. Will try to upload some photos later. Willow born on 31st May at 1.37pm and weighed 8lbs 11oz (2 pounds bigger then her big brother was.)
I'll get more details in later when I use my computer. :) I looooooove newborn smell! Ahhhhh - so beautiful!
Ruh roh. How many days since the "encounter." That sounds remarkably like implantation. But I hope it goes which way you want it to!Quote:
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Yay! Yay! Yay! I am glad you are over the moon in love. Can't wait to see her :) What a good sized girl!Quote:
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The encounter was may 22 or 23rd I think?? Still no bleeding today. Mild cramping here and there...still hoping for a period though. Good news if I am pregnant I did a hardcore girl sway! haha.
Surgena, congrats! I bet she is beautiful, can't wait to hear some details and see pics!
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When are you going to TEST? I get my period back at 6 weeks with all mine as well... Altho I was never brave enough to have sex til after my dr app... And this time I'm not having sex til he's fixed lol
Sometimes these things happen for a reason, hoping it turns out the way you want!Quote:
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congrats surgena, glad willow arrived safely x
Anyone thinking about doing the le diet to lose the baby weight? I have about 10lbs I'd like to lose. Do you ladies know if it's ok to do when your nursing?
I am doing the LE diet to lose weight but im not breastfeeding. I would think it could possibly affect your supply since you usually need more calories when BF.
Rosie do I need to start the poas or else threat again???? lol
Rosie how much weight have you lost?
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I've lost 12 lbs so far. I was 180 at delivery, went down to 164 2 weeks after d date and I am now about 150-152 8 weeks later with the LE dieting.
She is gorgeous surgena!!!
Suregena she really is a beautiful baby. I can't get over how amazing all of the babies born in this group look. They are all gorgeous!!!!
Congrats on the weight loss Rosie.
Thanks Three, hopefully I'm not pregnant and about to gain it all back :p I still want to lose 10 more!
I am doing LE diet for sway purposes already and I have upped my calorie limits to make sure my supply stays up. So far it has been OK. There are some days when I don't drink much water that I notice supply going down but then I drink tons and eat some more and it comes back fast.Quote:
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Aww Otis and Willow look so cute together. You guys sure make cute kids Suregena. Do you think you will have another baby in the future? I would love to Cyrus makes me so clucky in an ideal world i would have a bunch of kids but DP feels that 4 is enough for him :(
She is gorgeous Surgena!! Congrats again :)
I'll have to post some new ones of J when we get her professional ones back. I can't believe she will be a month this weekend. Bittersweet how quick it's gone.
I admit, I already am planning our next one ;) I think I am nuts! Lol. Our number is four, so I am trying not to rush into it. We are young, so we don't have to have our next right away. But it's amazing how baby nuts I get even after just having a baby! I do like them close, so it won't be terribly long. But I won't have a period for a year or so.
Congratulations suregena, beautiful little lady you have there xx xx
You are doing better than me! It was my b-day after Brady was born and we moved so I ate nothing but junk! I am seriously the heaviest I have ever been and I hate it. I have lost 5 lbs so far but it seems like it is coming off slowly.Quote:
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My hubby would be happy at two but I told him, as I'm only 27, I want to keep the option of a third open. So he's cool with that aas he likes being a daddy... just would have to be more financially secure. Maybe not within three years, but I want the option there. :) I honestly can't imagine being done with this little girl.
I have to admit, I'd have one more if my dh said yes. I'll be 38 next month and dh will be 40 in September. Financially we couldn't do it, and my dh is stressed out enough. But I don't think I'll ever stop wanting a sister for my dd. I'll just keep my thoughts to myself...lol.
^^Honestly, it will be DH stopping us at four that will "make" me stop. He doesn't want more than four. And I am okay with that. But I really think it will be sad for me, no matter gender (I don't really have a preference for next time). I just can't imagine how I will feel when we are done and I have no more babies in my future. We are young (28), so it's not an age thing. But financially and space-wise, it's not smart for us to have more than 4. While I was pregnant I was thinking of even stopping at three. But now that she is here, I know she isn't it for us. But I don't know that I will ever feel that it is "it" for us. Ya know?
Well I am hanging at the number 3 for a while! Got my period today so no fourth kid for me yet!! I am so relieved especially since we have pretty much decided to be done with babies and adopt an older girl in a couple years.
Now that we have all had our little ones i think we could move ourselves over to the 1st year club :)
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/firs...baby-club.html