Discovery Home & Health

hi every1! hope every1 is well.

kate, i also noticed reply thing is different weird how it bought my post up for you 2 edit!!
i have heard midwifes generally get weights wrong? so you may have another 6lber like ben!
will send you some early labour vibes so you sis gets to see her lil niece before she goes away!
how is your swelling?

amy, hope things are still going well now that you have ciaran all day! how did the lunch meeting go?

hi angel, hope your feeling better keep your chin up.

pobs, mw didnt say anything about possible weight, but when i have a scan two weeks ago at that time they reckoned baby was weighing around 5lb 10oz!

well i had a surprise baby shower last night which was great fun! ate loads and played fun baby related games etc
just off out now to see sister in law have full dress, hair and makeup rehearsal for her wedding day, which i cant attend because shes getting married in cyprus not long after baby will be born. speak sooon xx

Hello ladies.
Just wrote out my post and i clicked on a different page and it deleted it.
Has anyone got the reply box at the bottom of the page now and when you go onto a different page it doesn't save it?
Really annoying!

Angel- Hope you are feeling better today.
I had a not so good day yesterday. Ciaran wanted feeding every 2 hrs and i just couldn't get anything done as he got so desperate for it.
But he has been the complete opposite today feeding more like 3-4 hours and sleeping most of the time.
Just by coincidence the health visitor phoned and i asked her if it is normal for him to want feeding so much and she said he is probably having a growth spurt.
Are you still bleeding? I thought it would stop by today but i keep getting 1 bit of blood every day just enough for a panty liner.
It is really annoying!
I might ask the midwife on here what is the norm.

Pobs- My dh did the bath yesterday after he got back from work. I might ask if he wants to make that a regular thing i think he would love it too.
We had no choice to do it yesterday he had a pee and poo explosion in his nappie.
Poo up his back and when i took off the nappie he peed up his chest.
So a bath was essential!

Paula- It's a shame you will miss out on your SIL's wedding but you have something better to look forward to!
Lunch was really good thanks we had a muffin in costa coffee. Tasty!

Anyway Dh doing dinner again.
He is so good and taking turns doing things.
I never really believed people when they said looking after babies is like a full time job.
I think i would be doing less if i was working!
Love Amy and Ciaran. xxxxxxxx

Just found this if anyone else wondered what was the norm.

What is lochia?


Every woman bleeds after having a baby. Postnatal discharge, known as lochia, is how your body discharges the lining of the womb after birth. It may come out in gushes or flow more evenly like a normal period. As healing continues and the womb grows smaller, the flow of lochia will slow and turn from bright red to pink and, eventually, to yellow-white.

How long will it last?

You may bleed for as little as two to three weeks or as long as six weeks after birth. The flow will taper off very gradually. Red lochia should not persist for more than two weeks, although if you try to do too much too soon it may start flowing again. If you see bright red blood, it's a sign to slow down.
Do I need to do anything about it?


Not really. Just make sure you stock up on maternity pads before your baby is born - two or three packs should do. (Read more about how many pads you'll need after the birth.) Tampons are off limits for the first six weeks because they can introduce bacteria into your still-healing uterus and cause infection.
When should I call the midwife or doctor?


Call your midwife or doctor if the bleeding:

• soaks more than one towel an hour

• remains heavy and bright red after the first week

• returns to bright red four or more days after birth and does not improve with bedrest

• has large blood clots (bigger than a 50p piece)

• has a foul smell and you come down with a fever and/or chills.

Evening all,

I feel absolutley worn out today how about you????? Miss Scarlett has not wanted to conform to our new routine today and has been unhappy allday. I hvae tried to cut back on her formula top ups and try to just breastfeed and express but its just not working out at all she is just so hungry I thought that expressing would help me produce more milk but it is just dwindling by the day. I gave her a formula feed tonight in the end as she just wouldn't settle and used my pump to express but I could only get out 2onz...she is on 4onz bottles. Just spoke to df as he is at work and her agreed we will have to formula feed and I will keep expressing for as long as I can so she gets some boobie milk. I feel really sad I haven't managed to get to grips with it. Sorry just wanted to get that out, been stuck in on my own allday with poor hungry Scarlett
Has anyone elses babies suffering with terrible baby acne????? Scarletts little face is covered at the minute. Looked it up and apparently its normal, I don't remember my other having it.

AMY....Sounds like Ciaran has been going through a growth spurt, last week Scarlett was the same, wanting to feed constantly. Poor Ciaran messing himself, Scarlett did the same yesterday morning all over me!!!! she was in a nappy but she just exploded bless her and it came pouring out all over my lap...it was like butterscotch angel delight LOL, my dd's thoughts not mine. Is Ciaran sleeping any better at night??? Sacrlett hs taken to waking at 4.45am and then not wanting to go back to sleep in her cot. As for the bleeding (think it is slightly different for me having had a c section) but I am still bleeding on and off, The other day I though af had returned but it was over by the afternoon so i'm still having to wear a "just incase" towel

Kate....No news from you today, hope its for a good reason

Angel....How you feeling hunny???? Is Mason any more settled at night now???? Scarlett has started sleeping in her grow bag now and she loves it. Its only a 2.5 tog so ideal when its too hot for swaddling. Have you managed to get out for any more walks???

Paula.....Hope you have found the weather slightly cooler today. How lovely you had a baby shower, who organised that for you???

Waves to sezzy if you are reading (although i'm sure your not doing anything other than cuddling your new pink bundle!!) Hope you are getting on with the feeding ok.

Think thats everyone who has posted. Scarlett is up in bed although she keeps stiring, the fisherprice monitor we bought is sooo clear considering it was a cheap one, well worth the money girls if you have yet to get one. I'm hoping she holds out for her 10-11 feed as DF wants to do it when he gets in form work. He was so upset about having to go to work today as he only got to see her for a couple of hours today and for some of that she was napping. I felt really bad when he rang and I said I had just bathed her, he sounded really down but needs must hay!!

will leave you all in peace for another day.
hugs to all Pobs xxxx

Hi ladies, still here , just been laying low as I'm feeling so fed up and uncomfortable. At least the weather has cooled down a bit. Baby's head is soooo low down, I posted a bump pic on msn and you can see how low my bump is, just hope she comes out soon as I'm not much fun to be around. Did anyone else get hacked off with strangers commenting and asking how long you've got left, or saying wow you're ready to drop - grrrrr!!!

Pobs, sorry Scarlett is a bit out of sorts, hopefully she'll get into a nice predictable routine soon. Sorry the bf isn't going too well, are you drinking lots of fluids, I remember drinking loads of water while I was feeding which really helped.

Amy, yes being a mummy is a full time job! hardest job I've ever done but soooo fulfilling. You sound like a natural to me.

Paula, swelling isn't as bad as it was but feet are still puffy and I can still only wear flip flops. How lovely you had a baby shower did you get lots of nice presents?

Jessley, good luck for the induction tomorrow, thats if you haven't already had your baby. Check in if you can.

Sezzy, hows it going? dying to hear from you its not the same without you! and I am dying to see some pic's of little Carys!!!

Angel, how is Mason doing, hope you are having a lovely time with your mum. Have you had any luck getting him sleeping in the moses basket again?

Hi to everyone else and all the lovely babies. Can't believe there is only a handful of us left who are yet to have our babies.

Right will do the stats.

K x

STATS FOR SATURDAY 2ND AUGUST

BABIES DUE JULY/AUGUST 2008

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Jessley2002..41+6 ..due 20th July - GIRL

Paula7...... 38+5 ..due 11th August - SURPRISE

Meadow..... 38+3 due date 13th August - GIRL

Katew1977.....38+1 ..due 15th August - GIRL

Emzieh.....36+4 ..due 28th August - BOY


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BABIES BORN

POBBINS - SCARLETT DAISY, 8LB 3OZ, 2ND JULY

KIRSTEN P - GRACE ELIZABETH, 7LB 20Z, 2ND JULY

BABYNO.5 - ROMAN DEAN, 5LB 13OZ, 3RD JULY

ANGEL - MASON GEORGE, 10LB 10Z, 5TH JULY

KIRSTI - MASYN, 6LB 14OZ, 7TH JULY

AMY - CIARAN JACOB, 7LB 2OZ, 10TH JULY

UALREADYKNOW - LUIS JR, 7LB 10OZ, 13TH JULY

PYJAMA GIRL - GRACE EMMA, 7LB 10OZ, 15TH JULY

SEZZY - CARYS BETHAN, 8LB 7.5OZ, 26 JULY

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AMY'S PREDICTIONS

Pobs- 2nd July, 7lb4oz
Kirsten- 7th July, 7lb1oz
Angel- 9th July, 9lb2oz
Pyjamagirl- 15th July, 7lb8oz
Ualreadyknow- 19th July, 8lb1oz
Jessley- 21st July, 7lb9oz
Amy- 30th July, 8lb2oz
Kirsti- 15th July, 7lb2oz
Sezzy- 5th Aug, 8lb1oz
babyno5- 10th July, 7lb
Paula- 16th Aug, 8lb1oz
Meadow- 17th Aug, 7lb6oz
Kate- 19th Aug, 7lb5oz
Emzieh - ???

Hello everyone!! ((((waves))))

Not liking htis new 'reply' function, grrrr, how am I supposed to remember what was said on previous pages when I've got a sleep deprived baby brain!?!?!

So sorry not been on so long but time spent typing is time not staring in love and adoration at my beautiful girl so I haven't been able to drag myself away. Carys is angelic most of the time LOL! In our first week we have learnt that she is a little milk monster, that she prefers my right boobie to my left (much faster let down reflex I think, she has to work hard at the left one LOL!) and that she does NOT like to be woken up before she is good and ready LOL! We were waking her every 4 hours if necesary for feeds and the last two days she has screamed the place down and got quite distressed. Last night we ended up back at the MLU for a couple of hours to calm us both down enough to feed her LOL! So we decided today not to wake her any more and to feed her on demand, and she hasn't cried once. She got weighed today and has only lost 5% the little star, she's just over 8lb now.

KAte, I hope you are bearing up, those last few days and weeks are tough aren't they, I had a right paddy on here i remember. I swelled massively aafter the birht as it was so hot and it's only just going down now. Looking forwad to your news when it comes!

PObs, ah, you're doing the right thing with Scarlett, she needs to feed and you're persevering with BF as long as poss, every BF is of benefit and I was bottle fed from 1 week and it hasn;t done me any harm LOL!> Shame about your DF. My DH is already dreading goign back to work love him. I'm glad I've got my year off but bet it flies by.

Amy, you are a tonic, always so positive love you! Ciaran sounds like a good baby. My DH and I hvae decided he can do the bathing too, at the mo he does almost all the nappies and I get the fun bit (feeding) so it seems only fair to me that he gets a fun bit too. PLus she loves being bathed by her daddy more than her mummy!

Paula, oooh a surprise baby shower, I had one of those, did you have a great time? What did they do, we had lots of baby related games including a sweepstake on weight, date of birth etc. I didn't win grrrr.

Angel - poor you - you do loads for your BF can'tbelieve she's being a madam. Hope your hormones are settling a bit now (((((hugs))))). IKWYM, i really really miss being pg which is why I can't put Carys down, at least I can cuddle her even if I can't feel her kicking inside me. I had to sleep with her in the bed for teh first few days so she could kick and hit me from the outside *(that sounds so violent! But you know what I mean). DH has persuaded me to put her in her Moses basket now, she sleeps like a log in it if she's swaddled but I miss having her next to me. How are you adjusting to having 4 kids now, it kinda hityou hard at first didn't it? And can't believe Mason is in 3-6, wowsers!!

Did I get all our regular posters??? Can't believe I can't skip back a few pages to check, ggrrrr again. Hi to everyone else. Have done this whole post 1handed so sorry for mistakes etc.

Back soooooon!!!

xxx

I posted photies!

Still can't believe I've got a girl baby.... was convinced I was having a boy....

xx

Sezzy, its lovely to hear from you. Sounds like you're really enjoying motherhood and Carys sounds like such a good little girl. Will go and look at her pic's in a mo

Well I'm more than a little frustrated. At 5pm I started getting period pains, pains down my thighs, backache and braxton hicks which didn't subside after moving about. Was really hoping things were starting up then we sat down for dinner at 7pm and by 7.30pm everything stopped and now all I'm left with is a baby with hiccups! to say I'm peeved is an understatement. Aaarrgggghhhh I just want my baby!!!

hello ladies,

Just dropped by to check in on our Kate.
Sorry you're still waiting for baby to arrive Kate. Hvae everything crossed that you don't have to much longer to wait. What a tease baby is, letting you get your hopes up this evening. I really think you haven't got much longer to wait hun...as ive said before both my two were two weeks late so know how you feel, can totally remember being fed up. Chin up matey, sending you hugs ((((()))))

Sezzy....Carys is gorgeous, lovely pictures. I love the close up one of her her face...she looks suprised to be here LOL. You sound so happy and totally in love. Good for you with regards to the feeding. I have put Scarlett on Hipp Organic today and have been expressing. Feel abit like a weights been lifted knowing what i'm doing abit more now. LOL about Carys having a favourite boobie

Hope all went well for Jessy, i'm sure she must have her baby by now.

Well its been a little cooler today for you ladies still carrying. I'm really looking forward to us all moving over to the parenting thread...god knows I need alot of advice LOL

hugs and waves to all....amy, Angel, Paula etc. Hope you girls are all doing ok.

Off to make Df dinner he will be home shortly and to get my expressing going. Pobs xxx

testing new ticker xx

try again xx

STATS FOR SUNDAY 3RD AUGUST

BABIES DUE JULY/AUGUST 2008

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Paula7...... 38+6 ..due 11th August - SURPRISE

Meadow..... 38+4 ..due date 13th August - GIRL

Katew1977.....38+2 ..due 15th August - GIRL

Emzieh.....36+5 ..due 28th August - BOY


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BABIES BORN

POBBINS - SCARLETT DAISY, 8LB 3OZ, 2ND JULY

KIRSTEN P - GRACE ELIZABETH, 7LB 20Z, 2ND JULY

BABYNO.5 - ROMAN DEAN, 5LB 13OZ, 3RD JULY

ANGEL - MASON GEORGE, 10LB 10Z, 5TH JULY

KIRSTI - MASYN, 6LB 14OZ, 7TH JULY

AMY - CIARAN JACOB, 7LB 2OZ, 10TH JULY

UALREADYKNOW - LUIS JR, 7LB 10OZ, 13TH JULY

PYJAMA GIRL - GRACE EMMA, 7LB 10OZ, 15TH JULY

SEZZY - CARYS BETHAN, 8LB 7.5OZ, 26TH JULY

JESSLEY........INDUCTION 3RD AUGUST...... AWAITING NEWS!!!

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AMY'S PREDICTIONS

Pobs- 2nd July, 7lb4oz
Kirsten- 7th July, 7lb1oz
Angel- 9th July, 9lb2oz
Pyjamagirl- 15th July, 7lb8oz
Ualreadyknow- 19th July, 8lb1oz
Jessley- 21st July, 7lb9oz
Amy- 30th July, 8lb2oz
Kirsti- 15th July, 7lb2oz
Sezzy- 5th Aug, 8lb1oz
babyno5- 10th July, 7lb
Paula- 16th Aug, 8lb1oz
Meadow- 17th Aug, 7lb6oz
Kate- 19th Aug, 7lb5oz
Emzieh - ???

Afternoon ladies

Well my induction day is here BUT......
Guess who decided to put in an early apperance?
Lily Rose was born lastnight at 11:58pm weighing 7lb exactly,

Will try and get back on in a bit as i am exahusted and the other two DD's are being a nightmare lol...

thought i would let you know

Ah Jess,..
CONGRATULATIONS hun, on the arrival of little Lily Rose!! That is beautiful name! we said you would go before induction eh!!
Hope everything went smoothly, and you are getting some rest.. dont forget to share your birth story with us soon!

well, the list is getting shorter!
Hmmm, wonder who is gonna be next.
My mum went back home this afternoon, trying to keep busy so i dont dwell on it,
be back soon for more personals and update lol, but right now need to feed mason as he has just awoken from a 4 and a half hour 'nap' lol!!!!

Emma & Mason. xx