March & April 2008 Mummies

Thought I would start up a thread and if Emma would be so kind as to make it sticky that would be fab.

Will get around to posting photos soon, just need to get my a into g and download some.

Well Liam was a right angel all day yesterday, but last night he decided he would wake at 10.15pm, 1.30am (ended up finally getting him settled about 4am) and then 6.15am and he has slept like a trooper today again. Not sure what the go was there maybe different surroundings, could have been a little cold or my mw thinks it could have been my milk coming in properly. So here's hoping for a slightly better night. Its a real pain getting in and out of bed after having a section and also have to wear a cathetar. Fingers crossed that can come out on Wednesday. I have to have a cystogram (where they run dye through my bladder to see if all is well) before they will remove it. DH was just wonderful last night he would get Liam out of bed for me, change his nappy and then put him back to bed. I feel really bad for him as he must be just as shattered as me.

Lockie has taken to his little brother really well and loves to give him kisses and cuddles. It looks so cute.

congrats mummy...how come you got to go home..i had to stay with my catheter etc for 4 days well 2 day catheter and 4 day stay!:( (i had to have it for a while due to blood in wee) and yeah my wee man did sleeping during the day and not much at night for a while too..i read your story just glad things are going ok for you and you have a great Dh to help..!

Hi guys I just twigged i should be posting in the mums section rather than the pregnancy section now.   I guess old habits die hard.

I thought I would post in both Jan and Feb mums and March mums since Gabrielle was supposed to be a Feb baby but born on 1st March.

We are doing pretty well here, still just letting her wake whenever at the moment as she is less than 2 weeks old, but we'll see how it goes and if she gets into a routine herself or not in a few weeks, I haven't found the night feeds too bad, its just sort of automatic how you get up and feed and back to bed, she usually wakes about every 4 hours but sometimes 3 and sometimes 5-6, and she settles well, only grizzles occasionally, I guess i am lucky there, she is content to look at her black and white book in her cot before drifting off.

We are wrapping her, but she usually manages to get one arm free while sleeping. And I always give her a bit of cuddle time before putting her back into the cot, but she is always awake when I put her back to bed. At the night feeds I keep her in her room and keep it darkened and I sing to her when I cuddle her, I am trying to keep the day and night feeds different so she knows the difference or starts to learn the difference, but its all a bit of an experiment for a first timer anyway, so we'll see how it goes.

No probs Kawww, we all understand!! I am hoping to see her at the antenatal coffee group tomorrow maybe.

OK, cos I'm a geek and like lists ...

Look at all that pink!

31st January: Tishy (Trish) - Eimear (1:49pm, 2.2kg/5lb) & Aoife (1:50pm, 1.64kg/3lb 10oz)

1st March: mum2bx2 (Haley) - Annabelle Jade (12:15am, 2.64kg/5lb 13oz) & Lachlan Xavier (12:15am, 2.81kg/6lb 3oz)
1st March: lucky3rdtime - Gabrielle Catherine (10:50am, 3.02kg/6lb 10oz)
2nd March: Tiff - Rohann Grace (2:22pm, 4.14kg/9lb 2oz, 53cm)
3rd March: Pesky (Jane) - Olivia Grace (2:00pm, 3.57kg/7lb 14oz)
3rd March: Leeann (Leeann) - Chloe Anne (9:18pm, 3.40kg/7lb 8oz)
5th March: Lockie&Liam (Dawn) - Liam Harry (12:53am, 4.02kg/8lb 14oz, 57cm)
5th March: AmeliasmumHelen (Helen) - Amelia Dawn (11:15am, 4.10kg/9lb 1oz)
5th March: Nic01 (Nicki) - Isabella Aislyn (12:35pm, 3.885kg/8lb 9oz)
9th March: butterfly13 (Heather) - Andrew David (11.16pm, 3.68kg/8lb 1.5oz)
12th March: bizzy (Deborah) - Eden Loyis (4:18pm, 4.00/8lb 13oz)
17th March: emmaohara (Emma) - Sophia Elizabeth (1pm, 4.02/8lb 14oz,56cm)
??th March: nicci (Nicci) - Lincoln ()
24th March: mummydee (Daphne) - Lilia Eva Anne (9.20am, 4.13kg/9lb 2oz, 51cm)
26th March: daizy (Christy) - Maddison Grace (8.25am, 4.25kg/9lb 6oz, 48cm)
26th March: jodie (Jodie) - Hannah (10.54pm, 3.35kg/7lb 6oz)
29th March: anjiebaby (Anj) - Billie James LeRoy (11.37pm, 4.07kg/8lb 15.5oz
31st March: kiwiwonder (Margo) - Katerina Joan (2.28am, 3.015kg/6lb 10oz)
31st March: delnic2005 (Katrina) - Alexander John Tony (8.57pm, 3.31kg/7lb 4oz, 52.5cm)

2nd April: solgirl (Gaylene) – Paige Elizabeth (3.91kg/8lb 10oz)
3rd April: zacksmum (Shar) - Zack (5.08am, 3.97kg/8lb 12oz)
7th April: zakjac (Kylie) - Mihlan Carys ()
11th April: marg1 (Marg) - Holly Maryrose Steiner()
12th April: nonny () - Sasha ()
25th April: kaiz231 (Kylie) - Jackson (4.17kg/9lb 3oz)


Apologies if I've missed anyone, feel free to add yourself in (or let me know and I will if you like)

Edited by mummydee

doubledee can you add to Gabrielle that she was born at 10.50am and weighed in at 3020g or 6lb 10oz.

Fingers crossed she is asleep, haven't heard any grizzling for about 15mins, just lately she doesn't settle so well in the afternoon, still goes down eventually, but sometimes I don't think she sleeps between one feed and another in the afternoon, but is mostly quiet through it so I just leave her in her cot until she kicks up.

Tishy I can't imagine how much more difficult it must be with twins, when i was first pregnant i thought it might be nice to have twins, but now I'm happy with just the one

My midwife told me that I can either use the mini pill, IUD or condoms.
I was on the mini pill before but I'm not sure how likely it is I'll remember to take the pill at the right time every day now

We're thinking about going for the IUD, however it seems so final and eliminates the risk of any 'oopsies' I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing. LOL!

She also said it's recommended to wait 2 years for your body to recover after a c-section. Has anyone else been told that?

2 years is probably the time it'll take for me to recover from 2 newborns anyway

7 hours old


First bath


Isn't love grand


The men in my life

Liam looks just beautiful Mummy2one

Right have read through all the posts so think I have caught up on all the going ons.

Rachel - Gabrielle is adorable, is that blonde locks I can see.

Lockie hasn't woken touch wood during the night yet, I was so scared of that happening. Lockie is still pretty excited about the whole thing of having a baby in the house and all a bit much for him. Yesterday DH called into our neighbours to finally tell them that Liam had arrived and they have two girls (who Lockie plays up to big time anyway), he was so excited to show them his little brother it was very cute. We are finding though that we wants to be around us constantly and the whole nap time, bedtime takes alot longer. It's like he needs the reassurance. It took him until 8.30pm to go to sleep last night, with DH going in and saying good night to him again and then he was asking for me, hence I couldn't go as I was feeding Liam at the time. It must be so much for a toddler to take in. So girls expect some behavourial changes I would say.

Can't remember what Liam did on Monday night but last night it was even better. He woke at 7pm, down finally by 9pm (after a couple of poo episodes), woke at 1am (he wanted to celebrate his 1 week birthday), down by 2pm and woke just before 6am, down again by 6.45am and then went back to sleep until 9am. Finally got him to sleep at 11am. He gets unsettled if he has a funny tummy and can't poo, and you know he wants to but there doesn't seem to be anything you can do about it. Might ask mw if she can recommend anything.