Roll-call!! Due June/July/August 2013

[cvd]

Maple, it was lovely! A real celebration of our little girl. My house is now packed full of pink and frilly things, I'm just feeling so blessed. I laid out all of our gifts and snapped a photo just to post here, but it won't upload for me!! Gah! I'm so frustrated. I'll try again today.

How are you and those beans feeling?

Glad the shower went so well!!! Can't wait to see your pic. I'm sure it must feel so much more real now that she's coming

[Mrs_P]

cvd hudson sounds like he is doing great, don't let her worry you. Mine only ever nursed for 10 mins every 2-3 hours to, i had a good let down and a fast milk supply as long as he seems content he's doing fine. I spent ages trying to find ways to get mine to nurse longer til the midwife actually saw them feeding and how much how fast they swallowed they all got plenty they were just efficient at it

[Praying4Pink]

I go in to the Dr. today to begin my weekly appointments. I think they will do a group B-strep test and check to see if I am dialated which I usually am a little at this point. I'm excited to see if things are moving along.

I just had mine done two Friday's ago. Still waiting for the results though. They said a week but I called on Friday (after they cancelled my appointment) and they had not gotten the results yet. I really hope I don't have to get the antibiotics this time because then I can simply get a hep lock instead of the actual iv line. That was a super pain trucking that drip every time I wanted to go to the restroom or move through my contractions.

[Praying4Pink]

cvd hudson sounds like he is doing great, don't let her worry you. Mine only ever nursed for 10 mins every 2-3 hours to, i had a good let down and a fast milk supply as long as he seems content he's doing fine. I spent ages trying to find ways to get mine to nurse longer til the midwife actually saw them feeding and how much how fast they swallowed they all got plenty they were just efficient at it

Mrs. P I would like to know if your babies had any problems as far as gas or reflux or colic because of your let down? I am only asking because my first attempt at bf'ing my son was an epic fail so I am trying to get as much information as possible this go round. I have heard that fast let downs can cause a baby discomfort or gas so I was just wondering. Also, when I pumped for my son...man my milk was flying out like crazy so maybe that accounted for him not wanting to breastfeed? Just curious is all.

[Mrs_P]

its so weird how they do things differently between countries we don't get the group strep b test thing or an internal (unless you are in labor)

[Praying4Pink]

Went to the doctor today!
Hudson now weighs 7lbs 10oz (left the hospital at 7lbs 4oz). All looks well. He has a little bit of jaundice being a bit early but it's normal she said. She sounded concerned about his feeding though.. cause he only nurses about 10 mins every 2-3 hours. That's how DS1 nursed. I thought 6oz gained in 6 days sounded ok - I just have boys who eat efficiently lol! I have to go back next Wednesday to make sure he's reached his birth weight (again, she seems so concerned, I think he's doing fine, he's only 4oz away).

cvd Hudson looks like he is doing great! I'm no expert on the bf'ing so I can't help there but he looks healthy to me. I think as long as he is gaining appropriately and he seems satisfied then it should be fine. I just went to a bf'ing class and the LC there said it may take up to three weeks for them to get back to their birth weight and/or surpass it. Again, I am def no expert but just thought I would share.

[Mrs_P]

Mrs. P I would like to know if your babies had any problems as far as gas or reflux or colic because of your let down? I am only asking because my first attempt at bf'ing my son was an epic fail so I am trying to get as much information as possible this go round. I have heard that fast let downs can cause a baby discomfort or gas so I was just wondering. Also, when I pumped for my son...man my milk was flying out like crazy so maybe that accounted for him not wanting to breastfeed? Just curious is all.

No not really, my first had a lot of feeding problems but that was more due to his special needs (looking back he struggled even then with the breathe suck swallow rhythm) but thats how i ended up with such a good milk supply, i expressed every few hours with a hospital grade pump and ended up producing 60oz a day (i felt like a cow!). With the other two it came back just as strong and as much but it was so much easier. Neither ds2 or ds3 had reflux or anything and i never really got much gas out of any of them either, none of them were sicky babies either.

From memory ds3 struggled a little at first and would pull off looking a bit shocked and end up covering himself in the milk before he'd try again. I would definitely try it with an open mind, i was adamant after the problems i had with my first i wouldn't feed my second but he took to it like a duck to water and it was so easy.

It does make sense though that a fast supply could cause gas but i'm not sure there is anything you can do to slow it down

[Mommyof3boys]

I just got back from the Dr. and I'm not dilated yet but he did do a quick ultrasound to make sure the baby was head down because the heartbeat was up so high and he wanted to make sure. The head is down but just up really high still. I told him that I wouldn't be sad if the baby had turned into a girl so he checked and said that if I hadn't told him it was boy he would have said he didn't know because he wasn't sure and what he thought might be boy parts looked more like the cord. I told him that I am going to buy boy stuff because it appeared pretty obvious in the last ultrasound and I would rather waste my money buying a few boys things and get pleasantly surprised then be sad again if I got my hopes up for a girl. But I can't help being a little excited that maybe there is some hope.

[Mommyof3boys]

Praying- I didn't even know that they would do a hep lock until this pregnancy and I am definetly going to see if I can have one too. My labors are really quick and I hate being tied to that stupid IV pole and it seems like it takes FOREVER to get them to take it out afterwards. They did induce me before so I guess they would have had to give me one, but I'm going to see if they will try just breaking my water this time if it comes to that those if things get going on their own without pitocin.

[cvd]

cvd hudson sounds like he is doing great, don't let her worry you. Mine only ever nursed for 10 mins every 2-3 hours to, i had a good let down and a fast milk supply as long as he seems content he's doing fine. I spent ages trying to find ways to get mine to nurse longer til the midwife actually saw them feeding and how much how fast they swallowed they all got plenty they were just efficient at it

Thanks for the reassurance mrs p! I was the same way as you with DS1 and he's never had a weight problem so I didn't see her concerns. I had to laugh at your comment about DS3 pulling away looking shocked and getting covered. I remember that happening too!

Praying - I went to lactation consultants and everything because I honestly thought I was drowning DS1 with my let down etc lol he adjusted after a little bit. We did notice a bit of gas issue in the beginning but it went away, we played with his legs to help him. I hope nursing goes smoothly for you this time! I get a lot of pain in the beginning because BOTH these boys are just rough eaters (again, I seen numerous people the first time thinking it was a latch issue but nope, he just ate hard and I'm sensitive lol!) but just keep on trucking! I hope it works out