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"September moms" reunion - updates please!
OK, all you in the huge September 2003 due date crowd, let's hear from
you. How are you and the little one(s) doing? Zeldabee - how are you doing with the PPD? Linda/GoofeeGyrl - are your bf issues working out OK? I've been thinking about you two. I had my postpartum check up two weeks ago and I'm fine. I'm relieved to report that I've got no hint of PPD, which I'm even more sure now that I had after Julie's birth, by the contrast to how much calmer and happier I am now. Also, so far I'm *very* relieved that I've got no sign of the bizarre, insanely itchy rash that developed a couple months after Julie's birth and lasted 6 months. For the most part, I'm functioning. I'm getting out and seeing people and taking care of things like grocery shopping and laundry. We've been going to playgroup and now Julie has an "intro to preschool" class twice a week for 1 hr, 15 min. She was upset at drop-off a couple times but calmed down in a reasonable period of time and then had a great time. I haven't cooked dinner more than twice since Jaden was born, I don't think, but we've survived somehow. Bless the frozen food industry. Julie has seemed to cope extremely well with having a sibling. She's let me know she misses my full attention but is very patient about waiting until I can finish whatever I'm in the middle of doing before getting her something she wants. Jaden is doing *fantastic*. He smiles whenever he's talked to and says, "coo" and "gaaa". His whole face lights up and he wiggles all over when you sing to him. He's getting very good head control too. His two month check up was yesterday and he's 13#, 9 oz, up 6 pounds over his lowest weight at two days old. He eats like a horse. My day, roughly, goes: Jaden gets up between 7:00-7:30 Feed Jaden Shower Feed Jaden while supervising Julie dressing herself Wash and dress Jaden Feed Jaden Get Julie's breakfast, and mine, if I'm lucky Feed Jaden Go out - Julie's class/errand/playgroup/etc. Feed Jaden Get Julie's lunch Feed Jaden Supervise Julie getting ready for nap Feed Jaden Eat my "lunch" (by this point it's usually 3:30) Feed Jaden Feed Jaden Feed Jaden (afternoon cluster feed) Put Jaden in swing so I can eat dinner Feed Jaden Feed Jaden Feed Jaden. (evening cluster feed) Jaden finally falls asleep, around 10:00. Collapse in bed around 10:30. Up approx. every 2 1/2 hours all night until 7:00 am. Oh, yeah, and throw in several diaper changes scattered in there somewhere. :-) -- Cheryl S. Mom to Julie, 2 yr., 7 mo. And Jaden, 2 months Cleaning the house while your children are small is like shoveling the sidewalk while it's still snowing. |
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"September moms" reunion - updates please!
Sounds like you're doing great! Thanks for the update.
BTW, your day (and night) looks a lot like mine, lol Kari mom to Kaylie (7) Noah (4) and Xander (5 weeks) |
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"September moms" reunion - updates please!
We're doing great too! DS has his 2 month visit next monday, and I am
really excited to see where he's at with weight and length - he seems like he's growing so quickly to me! The first few weeks were really rough - LOTS of ups and downs, insecurities and anxieties, and a lot of pain from bf. All of that is much easier - I feel more confident, and feel like I am learning more about who DS is, which is so neat. He's been smiling since week 4, and has this wonderful grin that just lights up his face. He definitely has his fussy times, but they don't freak me out anywhere near as much as they did. I get out of the house every day, and go to two different moms groups and a bf support group, and I'm starting to make friends with some of the women in the groups, which is nice. We're starting to get together outside of the groups, which is fun. I am really really enjoying the time I get with DS, I really do love being with him, even when it's hard, and I can't even describe the love I feel for him, the joy he brings, or just how completely darn cool he is! - Lissie (first time mom!) |
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"September moms" reunion - updates please!
OK, all you in the huge September 2003 due date crowd, let's hear from
you. How are you and the little one(s) doing? I'm glad that you did this, I have been thinking it would be a good idea since there were so many of us! This will be long! Motherhood the second time around is absolutely wonderful, so much easier for me than the first time around. Not only am I much happier, but I also feel that I bonded with Eva a lot sooner, there is a very close bond between us already, which I did not feel with Sophie for several months. I never posted a birth story, but in a nutshell, my water broke and since I was GBS+ this time, I went into the hospital just a couple hours later just because I was really paranoid about that. After some time with just cramps (as I had for several days before that day) I was put on pitocin. One hour after that I was in so much pain with what the nurse said as "just cramps" but actually the only way I every felt contractions with both babies, I got the epidural. 30 min later Eva was born, after 5 pushes during 2 contractions; less than 7 hours after my water broke. Linda/GoofeeGyrl - are your bf issues working out OK? I've been thinking about you two. We breastfed immediately after she was born for about 2 hours, it was a great experience, this is when I felt that immediate bond. She did fabulously at the hospital, latch was perfect from the start. I went home feeling like a champ, I was finally breastfeeding and it was going well, I felt so powerful! (BF with Sophie was a horrible mess from the beginning, I was all bloody and sore and she cried constantly, I only ended up doing it for 10 days or so). After a week of fewer and fewer diaper changes, an increasingly sleepier baby, and my gut feeling that things were not right, I went to see an IBLCC who put us on a regimine of breast, supplement, pump. Turns out I have Insufficient glandular tissue and all the pumping and fenugreek, etc would produce nothing more than 1/2 ounce each pump for all that time. I did this for a few weeks, with a lot of comfort nursing. I cried every time I nursed her, I felt horrible that she was such an anxious and happy nurser and I could do nothing for her. She started to get fussy at the breast, thanks to her getting what she wanted immediately from the bottle and not from me. The whole SNS thing seemed just as awful to me. I decided it was just better for my mental health to not do it at all. In the end it was the right decision for us. I continue to mourn our nursing relationship, but then I think of those who have worse problems, like not getting pregnant at all, etc. On that depressing note... Eva is a fabulous baby! She is barely fussy, except a little in the evening hours, and very easy to calm, all I have to do is pick her up and cuddle her and she's fine. We had one day where she cried for a few hours on and off, but that is it--so far! She's getting big too. She does not go in for her 2 month WBV until next Thursday so I don't know the stats, but she has grown out of most of her 0-3 month clothes length wise. Sophie is making the adjustment better than expected. She loves to "pet" the baby, like she's a dog. She also likes to hold her (but it gets old fast) and make her smile. She's a great little helper, fetching things for me when I ask. She does wake more at night and is much more frustating during the day. I could not get an appt for my post partum appt until next week, 9 weeks after the fact. Par for the course with this practice. I am feeling great physically, it was a super quick recovery thanks to such a super quick labor. I'm trying to get the weight back off, it took about a year with Soph, but I think just taking care of two kids might help it all come off sooner. We are back at playgroup every week, and Sophie only took two weeks off her gymnastics class. I try to get out once a day, but some days, like today, it does not happen at all. In the end, all is well and I am very content. Once we get on the ball and find a house to buy, things should be just about perfect, in my eyes. Although I must say, I am already thinking about the possibility of a third, we'll see how our financial future shapes up in the next few years. Thanks for posting this, Cheryl, I look forward to all the other stories. Linda Mommy to Sohpie, 2.5 years and Eva, 8 weeks |
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"Cheryl S." wrote in message ...
OK, all you in the huge September 2003 due date crowd, let's hear from you. How are you and the little one(s) doing? Cheryl- It's great to hear that you and you family are doing so well! I haven't been on the newsgroups much, gee I wonder why?! Ben is great! We have good nights and bad nights. A good night is sleeping from 10 until 3 or 4 then up again around 6 then up for the day at 9. A bad night may go something like last night. Awake until 1 then up every half an hour fussing until 4 or 5 then up for the day at 7. The other children adore him, he is never for want of arms to hold him. He has lost all his hair on the tops and sides and only has a fringe on the back and a funny little combover like area at the crown. The children (and I) have literally rubbed the hair off the top of his head, my two year old will sit next to me while I nurse, suck her thumb and absentmindedly rub his head. My 9 and 10 year olds are a big help-they love holding him and he really likes them-at least for a little while. Nursing is going fine-he is a bit of a snacker and seems to be on all the time but that's what 7 week olds do. He is a little guy though. Only about 11 pounds at 7 weeks. His 2 month WBV is the 20th, I doubt he'll be over 12. He is SUPER smiley and we all live for those big toothless grins. He spends a LOT of time in the sling. I vacuum, do laundry, load and unload the dishwasher, teach, shop all with him in the sling. He went to Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey last week and slept the whole show in the sling (yes, I took 6 kids from 10-6 weeks to the circus by myself). I don't know what I'd do if he didn't like it. He also has a high need to suck and we finally found a pacifier he likes and can hold in his mouth by himself. I'm doing well. There aren't enough hours in the day and I could certainly use more sleep but no signs of PPD. My 6 wk PP visit was unremarkable. All the parts are where they should be and I'm below my prepregnancy weight. Now only 50-60 lbs more to go:-p A few pics of Ben and one with the whole crew from Halloween: http://www.growthspurts.com/view.asp?s=95774 (((HUGS TO ALL)))))))) I really MISS being pregnant with you guys, it was so much fun to be belly buddies! Karen |
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"September moms" reunion - updates please!
Cheryl S. wrote: OK, all you in the huge September 2003 due date crowd, let's hear from you. How are you and the little one(s) doing? I'm really late in responding to this thread, but here goes. I can't believe it's been over 9 weeks now! To make a long story short, we are doing great. Joel is huge - he weighs just about 7 kilos now, which is over 15 lbs, and is 63,5 cm long (25,5 inches). He is eating a lot, obviously, and bf is going really well. I had my 6-week checkup 3 weeks ago, and everything was fine. My episiotomy had healed well, my bp was normal, and my hemoglobin was 131 (or 13.1) even without iron supplements. I still have maybe 6-7 lbs left of my pg weight, and that is fine. In addition to walking 4 miles 5 days a week, I do a long run on Sundays - I'm up to 75 minutes now, which feels *so* good. I have had some PPD issues and Zoloft has helped me tremendously. I have felt quite energetic and even started volunteering at the local family cafe/meeting place for kids and parents. Still, I notice these cyclical shifts in moods depending on my hormones, and have occasional days when I'm pathologically cranky. Grrr!! :-) Big sis Emilia is still entranced but sometimes also annoyed by her little brother, which I think is quite healthy. Joel smiles at her and tolerates her games with supreme patience. He's still pretty mellow, although I do have to watch what I eat - cow's milk doesn't seem to agree with him. I plan to bf exclusively for at least 6 months, which I'm sure will cause amazement, because in Finland it's quite common to start solids at 3-4 months. I think my SIL started her twins on mashed potatoes at 2 months. I don't have a big problem with fatigue. Joel usually sleeps about 4 hrs at a stretch at night, nursing once around 3 or so and then once early in the morning, after which we take a nap before we actually get up around 8.30 or so. Oh, and I tandem nurse - it's so cute to have a 4-year-old and a 9-week old nursing at the same time. Emilia isn't always very polite about waiting, but fortunately I have plenty of milk. What else? Joel was somewhat jaundiced, not at birth but later on, at 6 weeks or so. It was normal "breastmilk jaundice", but of course the well-baby clinic wanted to have it checked out and it was a bit of a hassle. I mean, it was good to rule out some problem with his liver, kidneys, or blood, but even after that had been done, one pediatrician suggested stopping bf for a few days and putting Joel on formula, just to make a diagnosis. I mean, if the "condition" is harmless and we'd just go on bf afterwards anyway, why risk a good start to nursing? I had no intention of giving him formula, but had these horrible images of shutting myself in a closet with him, screaming "over my dead body!" with the healthcare professionals beating on the door. I looked the thing up and was armed with printouts from Dr. Newman ("It is *not* necessary to stop bf even for a short time!"), but luckily, it was never mentioned again. Joel's bilirubin went down anyway. We are having a welcoming/naming party for him on Sunday, with 35-40 guests coming over. Looking forward to that. I guess I should do something to prepare - is it possible to be too mellow?? :-) Tiina SAHM to Emilia,4 and Joel, b. 09/06/03 |
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Tiina Kartovaara wrote in message ...
Cheryl S. wrote: OK, all you in the huge September 2003 due date crowd, let's hear from you. How are you and the little one(s) doing? Here's another late one chiming in. I finally finished Aamon's birth story and posted it in another thread. We're all doing wonderful. It has been quite a change to get used to a baby in the house again, but his brothers are so wonderful with him. Caleb (7yrs) will come home from school and the first thing he does is beg to hold him. Even if Aamon starts to get fussy, Caleb wants to keep holding him and rejoices so much when he's able to calm him down. Ethan (5yrs) isn't as enamored, but does have to slather on a kiss each time he walks by him. Now that he's smiling and cooing a lot, Ethan is getting more interested in him. We could all listen to his "ah-oos" all day. Aamon's starting to sleep for 5 and 6 hour stretches at night which is so wonderful. My older boys were both such horrible sleepers that I prayed every night of my pregnancy for a good sleeper this time. He's also not sleeping in our bed anymore, which was another cause for rejoicing. It took a lot longer to move the other boys out and I've never slept well with an infant in bed. He is sleeping in his carseat instead of the crib, but we'll tackle that once he develops a more regular schedule. All this sleep has been great, especially since I went back to work last week. I'm only working half days until after Thanksgiving so we've been able to ease into things slowly. Yesterday was Aamon's 8 week appointment. He's 16 1/2 pounds, 24 3/4 inches long, and his head is 16 inches around. I was actually starting to wonder if it was healthy for him to be so big, but the doctor said that there's no such thing as being overweight when you're two months old and breastfed. He just thinks I have extra rich milk. Aamon is a great traveler and has already been on a plane for a trip to San Diego. We have a 4 hour drive tomorrow to go to my parents for Thanksgiving, but we've done it twice already and he's done wonderful each time. Hope all the other September babies are doing great! ~ Sher and Aamon (8 weeks tomorrow) |
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