APRIL CHIT CHAT!!

DM, beautiful birth story!! Bet u can't believe she is here!

Z and princess, my ds2 (he's 5) was very clingy, drawing things like me in hosp and writing things like 'mum be ok, not die, operation ok' freaked me out! chatted to him and turns out he was worried about missing me whilst in hosp, wasn't about the op. He's been ok since girls here, no probs and less clingy.

Mocha, woo hoo, a girl for sure!! Love the scan pic. I got rid of boys baby stuff b4 falling pg, as was so sure dh wouldn't agree to a 3rd baby!

princess, not long now :)

I kinna miss my bump! never thought I'd miss my HUGE belly, but I always get like this after a month or so. Girls are almost 5wks, going so fast!

I'm on Fb if anyone wants to see pic's of the twins, just pm me. x

Ingle I totally miss being pg. Not 9 months pg but you know, 2nd trimester pg :)

I'm not on FB but pictures are the one thing I always wish I was on there for ... so many of my friends put their kiddos pics up and I miss out on them. Booo!

Mocha I'm glad you're finally starting to believe you can get rid of all your boys clothes! After DD2 I gave away ALL of my girl clothing. I was SURE we'd have a boy next, I really was, not even bc of swaying it was just how I felt. And I felt like getting rid of her stuff was like, good luck, KWIM? Anyhow I gave it all to a neighbor who has been dropping it all back by for me as her DD outgrows it :bigsmile: Unfortunately the way I deal best with some of my lingering sadness is shopping so DD3 needs to have about 4 outfit changes a day to keep up with all the clothing :oops:

Shopping for ds3 definitely helped with my GD too, though he definitely didn't need anything since with twin big brothers we already had two full boy wardrobes!

I keep thinking how I should be enjoying the pregnancy this time since I know for sure it's my last. I'm in the nice 2nd trimester period where I'm starting to feel baby move, I have a nice little belly, but I don't feel completely run-down yet...and still I find myself being impatient thinking that I just want to meet this little girl. September seems soooo far away.

Mocha, I'm the same way! Once I found out it was my lil girl in there, I literarlly just handed to be handed my newborn girl already, lol. I am impatient now because I know gender and just want to get the show on the road...trying to tell myself to enjoy every moment of this preg.

I bought DS2 a few new things too when I found out he was a boy because I wanted to feel special about having new clothes (his own things) plus they were two different seasons, so that was a good justification :rofl:

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Sarah you're so close to holding that newborn, you lucky thing!! Hang in there :)

You too, Zan and Danni, I'm amazed at how it has all flown by!

DM, that story had me in tears ... what a beautiful birth experience. Especially the no tearing (and no puking), that's downright wonderful Mama! I am so glad she is here in your arms now.

DD3 slept from 11p-8a last night! We're BFF now :bigsmile: If she does it again she'll officially be my favorite daughter :rofl: Saying things like that is good parenting, right? I frequently joke with DH that the college funds will be therapy funds if we're not careful :wink:

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DS2 is my favorite he still takes 3 hr naps and he sleeps from 8pm-8am... DS1 hardly napped and he is always up at 5:30-6am. Also DS2 is a mamas boy so he misses me even if I am in the other room.

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I bought DS2 a few new things too when I found out he was a boy because I wanted to feel special about having new clothes (his own things) plus they were two different seasons, so that was a good justification :rofl:

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Mine were even born the same time of year, so I really had no justification for the extra expense other than to make me feel better. DS3 looks a lot more like me than my other sons (which also helped a lot with my GD), and because he's got gorgeous blue eyes I've always liked to dress him in blue. My twins looked better in colours like brown, red and orange, so most of my baby stuff for them was in those colours. With this pregnancy I kept telling myself that at least this baby will be born in a different season, so I could easily justify buying all new stuff. I'm just happy I can buy some PINK stuff this time!

Yeah, it's been intoxicing shopping for the pink, I almost get a buzz because for a while there, despite the swaying, I wasn't sure I'd ever be there. I keep finding myself picking up new clothese for DS1 and 2 too while I shop because the boys do need some summer things and it makes me feel like I'm not just going crazy for the girl stuff. Though I have taken a break for now, cuz I wanna see what I get at my shower in August, and then I'm trying to wait for more Fall-ish/Winter things to come in, still a lot of summer clothese atm.

Thanks so much for reading my birth story!! xo It was the perfect birth to end my child bearing stage of life :HH: I've been feeling pretty amazing in the PP stage:) I think it was the placenta smoothie I had right after birth...sorry if I gross anybody out!! LOL! I've also dried the majority of it so I'll be blending it up for capsules in the next day. I'm hoping it'll help keep me stable and happy in the weeks to come. My bleeding basically gone now at 10 days PP. I'm almost ready to jump my husband!! :D

Princess- today is the day, right??? Easy labour vibes to you, Hun xoxo Can't wait to hear about your birth and your new little spud :HH:

Z-Holy crap!!! Not long now!!!!! Oh I'm so excited to see your little girl!!!

M- So glad your u/s confirmed girl for you:) Get rid of those boy clothes!!! LOL!

I'm hoping to pop by more often but right now I'm dealing with BAD nursing issues. My kiddo was severely tongue tied at birth and although we had it clipped at 6 days old, she still can't grasp the tongue movement she needs to nurse properly, so my boobs are ravaged and I've gotten mastitis already:( its been a long 4 days.

XO Much love to everyone on here~

So sorry you're having such a rough time nursing, dm - as I said on FB I got mastitis when my twins were around that age and it was not fun. My fever was up to 103 and my boobs were on fire.

We had major suck issues with one of my twins - he couldn't suck at all, which meant I had to syringe feed him pumped milk after nursing his brother. At 6 weeks he just suddenly got it - I hope it doesn't take that long for Felina!

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Thanks so much for reading my birth story!! xo It was the perfect birth to end my child bearing stage of life :HH: I've been feeling pretty amazing in the PP stage:) I think it was the placenta smoothie I had right after birth...sorry if I gross anybody out!! LOL! I've also dried the majority of it so I'll be blending it up for capsules in the next day. I'm hoping it'll help keep me stable and happy in the weeks to come. My bleeding basically gone now at 10 days PP. I'm almost ready to jump my husband!! :D

I'm hoping to pop by more often but right now I'm dealing with BAD nursing issues. My kiddo was severely tongue tied at birth and although we had it clipped at 6 days old, she still can't grasp the tongue movement she needs to nurse properly, so my boobs are ravaged and I've gotten mastitis already:( its been a long 4 days.

XO Much love to everyone on here~

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DM - I did the same thing with my placenta! I swear that is the CURE for pp depression.... I felt like I was on cloud nine for weeks! I also did the smoothie and capsules. I made them last - took them over a 30-day period. It was great. Will DEFINITELY be doing that again! I was trying to talk all of my friends into doing it and they looked at me like I had 3 heads LOL

So sorry you are having trouble nursing! I hope it will pass for you soon!

Ugh, I'm so sorry you're having feeding issues DM. Felina is lucky that her mummy will stick at it - I'm sure she'll be a little booby monster in no time :D

I'm waking up several times a night every night with a) period type pains b) the need to wee c) desperate for a drink .... and each time I can't get back to sleep again! Occasionally I get such a strong braxton hick that it wakes me up and I wonder for a moment whether my waters have gone or I'm in labour, thought it quickly becomes clear that I'm not! I have a child free day tomorrow so hopefully I'll be able to have a little nap to make up for the night time insomnia!! Despite the whinging I'm feeling pretty good at the moment. The baby pops in and out of my pelvis so there are still plenty of opportunities to walk without too much discomfort - when she's down low I look a sorry state though :D

I'm thinking of you today princesssarah - good luck!

DM I am sorry to hear about your little ones feeding issues. But I am jealous that you have already stopped bleeding:) I am still bleeding. It's not a lot, but enough to wear a pad every day and night.

Z- You are getting so close. How exciting!!!

Mocha- Yes throw away the boy stuff. You are having a girl! Woohoo!

Ingle- I just saw the pics of the twins on facebook. They are so precious.

Princess- I hope everything goes well and you get to meet your little man very soon!

We are doing well. My little one loves to nurse. I feel like she is constantly eating. She has a strong desire to suck even when she is not hungry, but she will not take a pacifier. At night I often have to nurse her lying down in bed because she nurses so long and then I can sleep too. She is doing better with spacing out her feeds a little. Sometimes she will go 3 hours but its usually just 2. I had to take her to the dr yesterday because her eye is oozing yellow stuff. The dr thinks it is a blocked tear duct infection. so now we have to treat it. But they weighed her and she is 7 lbs 13oz. So she is still tiny at under 8 pounds, but she is growing fast. It makes me sad since she is my last.

It may help to treat the eye with breastmilk too :D

Lobella- when you have let down, unlatch her and squirt a bunch of bm in her eye. Then massage it in over her tear duct. Do this every time you nurse her. It the the BEST cure for blocked tear duct:) And bum rash...and ear aches...it's magic stuff!!

Thanks for all the love guys:) It's so nice to have such sweet ladies in my life:) xoxo

I wondered about using breastmilk. Thanks I will try it:)

I think I have been living under a rock--I never heard of placenta smoothies! OMG Z and Princess will having their babies in no time! can't wait to see pics! i posted pics of my sweet girl on FB too if anyone want to see her--she's 9 weeks now and I can't believe how time has flown by! She smiles and coos and is very alert now. Dm sorry about the BF issues, those are the worst I think. Nothing is as frustrating as feeding issues and a new baby. I cried with ds2, ds3 and now my dd with bf issues (ds1 was born knowing how to bf) but it seems that 6 weeks is the magic number when everything including gas issues resolves. After 6 weeks they become booby addicts. Lobella--I too am trying to get her to take a pacifier. I have never had a child take a pacifier before but ds3 sucks his thumb still and I really want this one to take a paci--last night I went and bought a diff type hoping it would work. Anyone have secrets that will help her take a paci? I just want something that will soothe her for car trips, etc. ds1and2 took nothing and I felt like a human pacifier, ds3 sucks his thumb and plays with my hair--but now with a 4th child, I can't always be the human pacifier when I'm running around with errands and homework!

Glitter- both my other two took a paci. My son had health issues and was in and out of the hospital so he took it because it gave him comfort when he couldn't nurse. DD1 did not take one until she was 4 months old and I went back to work. I tried to get her to take one also but she wouldn't. I have tried 2 different kinds for DD2, but she only takes them evey once in a while. I am a human pacifier at the moment:) I go back to work at the end of July so I am hoping she will take one by then or maybe she won't take one until I am back at work. I wish I had some suggestions for you but I am in the same boat.

I agree--I'm not giving up ad will keep offering her one. Sometimes she just cries at the boob cause she doesn't want the milk to come out, she just wants to pacify and it breaks my heart to see her so upset when it lets down like a firehose in her mouth :( she will try sucking her hand too then she gets frustrated cause it wont fit in her mouth!

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Ugh, I'm so sorry you're having feeding issues DM. Felina is lucky that her mummy will stick at it - I'm sure she'll be a little booby monster in no time :D

I'm waking up several times a night every night with a) period type pains b) the need to wee c) desperate for a drink .... and each time I can't get back to sleep again! Occasionally I get such a strong braxton hick that it wakes me up and I wonder for a moment whether my waters have gone or I'm in labour, thought it quickly becomes clear that I'm not!

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i have been having the exact same things....word for word!!!

wont be long and our little ones will be here...:)

Dannikins--you're due soon too! I forgot, are you team green or did you find out! Wishing you all a healthy, happy delivery! Can't wait!

team green......

dannikins - I can't believe how patient you've been not finding out the gender. You're so close to knowing now!

Dannikins u must be so exicted to meet your new baby, even more so because of the surprise! You are a strong, strong woman!

Well Ladies.......Benjamin Evan entered my life Monday the 7th at 9:42pm! 6lbs 12oz 19 in
Went in for my Dr appt Monday at 1:30 he checked me and I was already at 4 cent. looked at my chart and said "hmmmm...your last labor was only 4 hours..I am gone call the birth center and have you go in now!" All the contraction I had been having all weekend long but never got close together enough to say "hey I am in labor"....well I was in labor! I got to the birth center at 2pm and at 3 the nurse checked me before giving me the pill to ripen the cervix more....and I was almost at 6! And I had a very weird labor....my contractions never got closer than 6 minutes apart! I will try to sit a write it all out in a day or so and share everything with you all! For now enjoy this picture of my handsome little man!

OMG he is SOOOOO adorable, princess! Great name, and great way to honour your angel with his middle name. Congratulations!!

huge congrats!!!and well done on your beautiful little man..;)

CONGRATULATIONS PRINCESS!!! He's gorgeous!!! Enjoy every second of your babymoon:) xoxo

Gorgeous! Congrats!

Congrats Princess!! He's a beautiful boy.

Ahhhh, how wonderful, he's absolutely gorgeous!! Congratulations - I'm overjoyed for you :D

Congratulations! What a sweetie pie! :)

Congratulations Princess!!! He is absolutely adorable.

How are the preggo ladies doing?

I'm suddenly so very tired! Probably not helped by the sleepless nights. I have period type pains waking me up throughout the night - but none of them during the day, perhaps it's the way I'm lying! Braxton hicks the whole day through (which reminds me, I've left my raspberry leaf tea stewing for rather a long time and I must rescue it!). I have had no desire to nest around the house which is rather disappointing as I'd hoped I might get some things done! I have a midwife appointment in the morning but I'm sure there'll be nothing exciting to report (we don't do internal examinations here and even if they did I don't think they'd find my cervix it's so high!). I'm going to the hairdressers afterwards and then for a coffee and some shopping so looking forward to that :D

Princess--he's adorable! I LOVE the middle name and how you honored your little angel! Enjoy him!!!

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How are the preggo ladies doing?

I'm suddenly so very tired! Probably not helped by the sleepless nights. I have period type pains waking me up throughout the night - but none of them during the day, perhaps it's the way I'm lying! Braxton hicks the whole day through (which reminds me, I've left my raspberry leaf tea stewing for rather a long time and I must rescue it!). I have had no desire to nest around the house which is rather disappointing as I'd hoped I might get some things done! I have a midwife appointment in the morning but I'm sure there'll be nothing exciting to report (we don't do internal examinations here and even if they did I don't think they'd find my cervix it's so high!). I'm going to the hairdressers afterwards and then for a coffee and some shopping so looking forward to that :D

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Any news Z? hoping the raspberry tea is working--it worked for me with ds2! can't wait to hear good news!

Princess I love the name and what a doll! Congrats to you and your family :) Can't wait to hear all about him!

Thanks Ladies......he a wonderful baby....he has such a little voice I can hardly hear when he cries and he only cries when he is hungry or dirty or when we change him! He is such a good baby so far.....with one exception....he is our night owl!:owl: Hopefully we can change that in the weeks to come! The little boys just love him! DS#3 took to him right away but DS#2 was not so sure of this new person in our life.....it took him almost 2 days to finally warn up to him! And DS#1 is acting like he could careless but I have caught him a couple times stoking his head gently or like yesterday I asked him if he wanted to hold him and he said no way! Well about a minute later DS#3 asked me to get him a cookie and I said to DS#1 here hold your brother..I dont want to....I said just for a second while I get your brother cookie....fine.....and as I got DS#3 a cookie I looked over and he was talking to him real quiet. As soon as walked back over DS#1 said here take him! So even though he is acting like he could careless he really does care and is glad he is here...he just is acting like a teenager!

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Any news Z? hoping the raspberry tea is working--it worked for me with ds2! can't wait to hear good news!

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No news, I'm not really expecting anything until around my due date at least but I'm still symptom spotting!!

well i have been nesting flat out all week, scrubbed and sorted the entire house, so at least i have all that stuff out of the way, as long as i can keep the kids locked in a cupboard somewhere so they dont trash the place.....

i wake up with the horrible cramps too, and really thirsty, and the last few nights i keep waking up, dripping with sweat, dont know what the hell thats about!!!

im having real trouble getting myself out of bed the last week or so, im just so tired, and have even fallen asleep during the day a few times, and im one of those people who cant sleep during the day for anything...

anyway, almost 37 weeks..:)
so we are just waiting to see when this LO decides to show up.
hoping its not while DH is working away...
he works away 3 days a fortnight, and its a 4 hour drive away.....my labours have all been shorter than that, so if i do go into labour while hes down there, the baby would be born before he even got home....
i have a back up plan in place, my mother and sister only live a few doors down, so if hes away, mum will take me to hospital and my sister will stay with the boys....but id really prefer hubby be there for the birth, especially with it being team green, i want him to be the first to know what it is....and i know my mother wouldnt be able to keep it to herself for 10 seconds....she would have it splattered all over facebook before they cut the cord.....

Congratulations, Princess! He is so beautiful!