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mplsmama - Friday, 20 June
Hey there, I was totally laughing when I read your story about the poop even getting on the closet door! What have our lives become?
I was supplementing Maisie w/ breast milk, but they had us stop the supplements b/c she was gaining enough. I would juust pump for 10 minutes at the end of feedings, a few times a day. I seem to have a ton of milk. I missed a feeding last night (Dan bottle fed her) and I pumped this morning & I got 5 oz! I couldn't believe it. I feel like a milk machine.
Maisie had a really rough night last night. Woke up about every hour. She still seems to have her days & nights mixed up. But the weird thing is that it's different every day... b/c there have been a few nights when she slept for 5 hrs at a time! I don't get it. I can't get to get this kid on a schedule, but then again she's only 3 wks old!
The little kiddo is waking now so I guess I better go get her! Hope you're well!

kelliepace - Friday, 20 June
My csection was.... well now that its over and I think about it... not that bad. lol. It sucked alot the first few days but I have been motivated to feel better by the newly found realization that IM NOT PREGNANT ANYMORE. When I went to the pediatricians (even though I couldnt walk) no one noticed me and it was the best feeling ever. I was just me and not the pregnant girl! Now all I want to do is wear normal clothes and go out to eat and have a margarita and be myself again!! I still hurt if I do too much though and they had to knock me out after they got him out because I could feel them cauterize me and jerk stuff around and it really hurt! Oh well daddy and I are having a good time because he sleeps so much at night and it keeps me feeling good. How are you!?!??!? and daddy?!

proudmama27 - Friday, 20 June
I went some of everywhere to get my pink and brown stuff. Since this pic ive gotten more. The set actually came from walmart online:) Glad you like it

nmck - Thursday, 19 June
Good for you! Remember I was 5 weeks into my recovery when Michael came home. For the first few weeks my walks were just in the hospital to visit him. I know exactly the pinching feeling you mean. Don't overdo it!! I also know how good it feels to just get dressed again too. Now I make sure I get dressed every day even if we don't have plans.

grapefruitjuice - Thursday, 19 June
ouch is right!!! there are a number of causes for mastitis, a few are not draining the breast fully (multiple times), not enough water can add to the problem, wired bras or too tight bras, not changing moist breast pads often enough (wet hot environment breeds bacteria), stress and serious lack of sleep, if the baby has thrush you can get a yeast mastitis, low immune system, even if someone in the family has flu or contagious illness, it can manifest in nursing moms as mastitis (boo on that!!!). mastitis is a bacterial infection in your milk ducts (it does NOT contaminate the milk, so dont worry!), that can be resolved with a conjunction of antibiotics, good nursing habits (turning babys chin toward blockage, thats the point of strongest suck on a lil un) pumping, heat application. theres loads you can do! symptoms of clogged duct are: tender sore lump(s) in the breast. it would not be accompanied by fever or other symptoms. best you can do is massage the area where the clog is, apply heat and nursenursenurse! mastitis symptoms: same as clogged ducts, add fever, chills, flu-like symptoms, nausea, achiness, vomiting, discharge not milk from breast, red /pink color over painful area, and hot to the touch. you gotta get treatment for a mastitis problem, or it can turn into a breast abcess, which is MAJOR yuck, you would have to have an incision made in the breast, and have the abcess drained. i am sooo glad i didnt let it go and went to the ER!!! sorry i babbled on, but hey, thats how i roll :P

lilgracie - Thursday, 19 June
Well Gracie has gone a 1/2 lb past her birthweight and the doc thinks she's fine. She even says that she doesn't have to have soy formula (which is AWESOME because we have a loooot of regular formula that was going to go to waste and that stuff is wicked expensive). Doc thinks she just has eyes bigger than her baby stomach and wants to eat more than she can handle. She said to feed her a little less and let her fuss for a minute before going back to sleep. And that if she really IS still hungry she'll let us know.

jcody777 - Thursday, 19 June
You SOOOO don't look like a beached whale!!
The first nurse that had him in the nursery after he was born did the faux hawk, we liked it so tried to keep doing it to him. It is harder than it looks to recreate!!

The part I hated about the csection was not being able to get out of bed to grab my son & hold him, or jump out of bed when he started crying. I felt SO helpless!! And the first time I went pee OMG, it was horrible!! The numb part didn't bother me, it was weird, but it didn't bother me.

Colton lost 2 oz for his first docotrs apt, what about riley?

Yeah, the bleeding sucks, I thought I would be done by now too, the nurses told me the more you try to do, the more you will bleed. So you may be over doing it. I know I am.

How about your damn emotions, I am fine, and then puff, I cry for no reason. Th nurses said with a c-sections your hormones kind of hit you hard. I don't have post pardum depression, but I have been a bit emotional if someone looks at me wrong.

Breast feeding is great, but 1 of my nipples kills me, it feels like pins & needles the first 30 seconds, then it goes away. How is it for you?

rochelle - Thursday, 19 June
HE GRUNTS ALL THE TIME!!! Ya I know what you mean Camden only does 3 hours tops and sometimes its 2.5 hes drinking 4 oz at night though! I have no idea how he does it...well I am off to his Dr. apt. I wonder if hes back up to his birth weight I will let you know, by the way what is rylie at now?

preciousangels2 - Thursday, 19 June
Yup, Malachi just turned 3 on May 31st. So far 3 is the same as 2 except he talks more and things like that. He understands more. He's awesome with Cayden though which is a huge relief. I was hoping that he would be potty trained by the time Cayden was born but that hasn't happened yet.

*bree;; - Thursday, 19 June
its been weird the past few days. she went from only breastmilk, to both formula and breastmilk, then only formula, then only breastmilk. poor kid has to put up with me. hah. i dont want to do formula really. it hurts her tummy. but until then, she was the pooping champ, i swear hah. now its nada. but she pees like every 30 to 45 mins hah.

preciousangels2 - Thursday, 19 June
Yeah, only 22lbs this pregnancy but 80lbs the last time! Yuck! LOL At least you've only got about 13lbs to lose! I'm finally now eating my first thing of the day. Everyday I haven't been eating until at least 12:30pm. Even then all I eat is lunch and then dinner. I usually do have a snack sometime during the day though. I hate how fast time goes by too. My little man will be 10days old tomorrow. He's getting circumsized on Tuesday. I feel so bad but I know it'll be fine. My first was circumsized too. I just really hope that my hubby can go with me. I don't know how I'll manage with Malachi and Cayden. Malachi runs ALL over the place and I can't chase him when I have Cayden.

*bree;; - Thursday, 19 June
breastfeeding is a pain, but i dont mind pumping cus i can watch her or do other things somewhat. and im not crying anymore from the pain hah. shes not pooping, and im freaking out. its been over 24 hrs

angelfinx - Thursday, 19 June
Oh you're lucky.. I still randomly bleed here and there.. I'm sick of it already... 8 days, damnit, I'm done! But it's OK. Hey, have you talked to your doctor yet about when it's greenlight to get pregnant again? I've heard 6 months and I've heard a year, but I haven't had my first post-partum yet, so I haven't had a chance to ask her. We're not really planning on having our 2nd until next year anyway but I was curious.

jcody777 - Thursday, 19 June
I ended up having a c-section, it was not as bad as I thought it would be. But I am exahusted, I have the hardest time getting up, and getting on here.
Riley is adorable!!

lilgracie - Thursday, 19 June
She vomits almost every day at least once. Some days are worse than others. I was uber worried but the doc says it's normal. She goes back tomorrow for her 2 week check and I'm going to ask about it again.

preciousangels2 - Wednesday, 18 June
It does get aggravating and I had to keep telling him over and over again to be quiet. It just doesn't work. I used to have a lot of patience but lately, not so much. I'm not eating much either, but I eat enough. I've lost 12lbs so far.. Kinda disappointed but hey, it's only been 8 days! And I only have 10 more pounds to lose to be back to pre pregnancy weight. Except.... I gained 80lbs with my first and only lost about 1/2 of it so I still have that to lose. Yuck. How discouraging! About the not eating thing, a nurse told me that it's really common for you to not have an appetite for a little while, like 2 or 3 weeks after baby is born.

nmck - Wednesday, 18 June
I say as soon as you are allowed to drive you should get out of the house! I just spent 4 hours out. Michael had an eye appointment and then we went to Walmart. It feels good to have been out of the house so long. It makes a huge difference in my mood, and I do not feel so isolated. It's like I am still a part of the world! LOL. Once in a while, people do try to stick their faces in his carseat, but I either speak up and tell them to stay away or cover his carseat with a super thin blanket. That ought to protect her from germs if that is why your doctor wants you to wait til 2 months.

rochelle - Wednesday, 18 June
Your so lucky! I cant believe she sleeps for 4 hours I get 3 if I am lucky! My new plan for night is to try and have my husband do the just before bed duty and then the 6 am duty I still am pumping so I have plenty of milk in the fridge its been great to now have a reserve I really dont like breast feeding in public...(the parents house ect.) I want to go to formula but inlaws are against it and so is my husband, I think not having a plan is just fine! Just do what works for you. Anyway were off on our first outing this weekend, a family reunion. I am a little nervious, but I love my family so we are going to do it!

*bree;; - Wednesday, 18 June
yeah, i have a pump. she would eat every 2 hours though, so i didnt really need to use it. so last night i was about to take my shower, and they were dripping. so i had to pump. after 11 hours, i got 5oz

rabekah - Wednesday, 18 June
Thanks for the advice. This bleeding is really annoying, I wish it would stop already. How's your little girl doing? She has such cute chubby cheeks!

angelfinx - Wednesday, 18 June
holy cow, 9lbs?!? Abby was 7lbs 8, that was big enough for me... LOL

They let me walk as soon as I felt able to.. which was about 6 hours after. Thing was I was bleeding so much I couldn't really walk without leaving a trail, heh, so gross. So I waited I think 10 hours before I did my first achey steps and the more I got up the better I felt.

I left the steri-strips on, I'm letting them come off in their own time.. I'm totally numb at my incision line though; its wicked!

preciousangels2 - Wednesday, 18 June
Today has actually been alright with the crying and stuff. But it seems like I felt like that ALL NIGHT last night. Maybe I just needed some sleep?? What does it is thinking about when I was in the hospital and having him and everyone was so great. I don't know if I'll ever get that experience again and I so want it. I REALLY want a 3rd child eventually but it seems like hubby is dead set against it. I don't know. I can't be done having kids at 22. I feel like jello too. I kept telling the nurses that at the hospital. My stomach is absolutely disgusting. It sags and I have TONS of stretch marks but I already had stretch marks anyway. Still, I feel gross and my hubby NEVER says you look good today or anything. Never. I didn't even hear it when I was pregnant. I just don't think he's very attracted to me anymore. Ever since I got pregnant the first time. I dunno.

preciousangels2 - Wednesday, 18 June
Not sure exactly how much he eats because I'm breastfeeding but it seems like he wants to eat constantly and that he's never full. I had that problem with my first so I stopped breastfeeding after 2 months. Last night wasn't too bad. Today will be the real test. Last night he was only gone for 4hrs. Today will be a full day. My 3yr old won't shut up or at least be quiet so every time I get Cayden to sleep, he wakes him up. Very aggravating. But last night was the best night of sleep I've gotten since we've been home. It was nice. I actually got 5hrs. Not all at once but still.

nmck - Wednesday, 18 June
Glad you are feeling ok. Michael is older than Riley, but developmentally he is kinda the same. He is just starting to be awake more within the past couple weeks. I just talk to him when he is awake. I sing some songs, and sometimes say prayers with him because they are rhythmic and the ones for little kids rhyme. We do have tummy time sometimes. I lay him on a mat on the floor with a couple of toys around. He doesn't even look at the toys, but he does picks up his head and move around. I just started putting him in his swing and bouncy chair. He is getting into a rhythym... He wakes up about 9. Sleeps later in the morning again. That is when I shower, make bottles, and do a load of laundry. Then he wakes up for a feeding. When he falls back to sleep, we get out of the house everyday. We go walk around Walmart, or the dollar tree, pick up a couple of groceries, or take walks around the mall. If i did not leave the house everyday, I would totally be depressed by now. He usually sleeps through our outings, but sometimes I end up carrying him and pushing a cart. When we get back home it is only an hour or so til Bobby comes home from work. Crap. He is crying now and I have to get him ready for a dr. appt.

nmck - Wednesday, 18 June
LOL! You will be fine. My incision is good now, but Bobby had to do wet to dry dressing changes on me twice a day fro about 4 weeks. It hurt like hell for the first couple weeks when he changed it! The doctor sealed it with silver nitrate when it was almost closed. You won't have a problem... I would have been fine if I hadn't had a staple pop right away. That spot never healed which caused the problem. Mine wasn't too bad. It was about 2 in long and 1 in deep. Another NICU mom that had triplets reacted to the staples and had to have them removed after just a couple days. Her entire incision opened and had to be packed for 2 months. Ugh! Still be careful to not overdo it though. I would feel stinging around the incision anytime I walked too much or anything for several weeks. How are you feeling with the hormones?

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