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Oh wow yes baby was back to back hence why he came like he did.
Her episiotomy has apparently gone quite far into her butt cheek and last night she said it felt like her stitches were tearing, I mean it’s the bum so i can imagine so after all the sitting helping look after little un!
She’s only on ibu and paracetamol as didn’t want anything stronger, wow morecash that sounds challenging but it’s how we face the challenge isn’t it.
My hormones have been easily triggered as well this week!!
Just woke up at 3am for a feed, starting slightly to get used to it. The initial wake is horrible but then it gets easier the longer you’re awake. I still can’t wait for him to sleep through though, or around 5 hours when he can, as that’s how long daddy’s. 39yr old bladder can go before he needs to wake 🤣
My youngest is 8 and I’m still looking forward to them sleeping all the way through 🤣🤣🤣
… it does get better though.
A friend said the big milestone for him was when they can shower themselves.
Massive congratulations! It is the best feeling in the world holding that newborn for the first time. I was pretty much the last person in the ward to hold her as a few issues. But...my god, worth the wait.
As a few have said. Really look after yourselves too, especially your OH. And don't want to bring it down, but with a full on birth like you guys have had, look for signs of PND. Hopefully it won't affect you at all.
I've now got to go and wake my 14 month old up next door as she is still exhausted from our daddy daughter day yesterday at a soft play centre. Finally she is sleeping through!
Wow! Not exactly an easy birth, but congratulations to you all! Also, welcome to the world young Reuben!
Thanks all, and sorry about the terrible grammar. I was half asleep when I wrote that…
Keep an eye on the episiotomy wound, it's no fun if they get infected. (Have t-shirt and can provide gory graphic detail if needed). (You don't need it, really you don't).
Well done Mrs chrisyork and enjoy every moment with Rueben.
Fwiw, we discovered that 4 hours uninterrupted sleep was the point we didn't feel like death the next day. I started cycling to work after MCJnr was born, as I'd been driving in but had no recollection of the journey.
(I also fell asleep in a work training session on at least one occasion, but as all my staff were mums over 40, they understood and left me to it.)
WooHoo, huge congratulations!
We had a relatively straightforward birth thankfully but even that felt like a wild ride as a first timer.
Our little man is 16 months old now and he's my best mate. He follows me everywhere. People think he's older than he is because he's tall and running around so well. He's trying so hard to speak so he's constantly babbling nonsense.
He sleeps now but that first year was brutal. We were both running on empty the whole time, it was really bleak.
Now it's fun, mostly, but still constant hard work. We couldn't have another one with no family around as it's been way too hard. I can't think of anything worse than having a toddler and a new baby at the same time, especially when you can't phone someone when you're desperate for a break or need some sleep.
Thanks all, and yes we’ve had the episiotomy wound issue only the other night when her wound was excruciatingly painful resulting in 11pm call to emergency mat number and trip into hosp.
Best news not infected and healing well, pain was just due to it being at that stage and even The morning after she was totally different. Has also gone from taking 2x para and 2x ibuprof at once to having them separately that may help. Crucial to just keep those drugs coming and don’t falter though, if this helps any new mums going forward
I will say though, after a whole sleepless night because he wouldn’t settle with the go-egg night light/thermometer on we are having to sleep with a side lamp on in the bedroom every night so it’s not dark.
Ever since doing that he’s just waking up every 3 hours for a feed and then going back to sleep. If it’s dark then just can’t settle…. I plan on gradually making the room darker to see if he gets used to it. Using a less wattage bulb for a week, then just keeping going til it’s almost dark. May take weeks but it’ll save our electric! 🤣
Try a Phillips hue bulb. You can dim them pretty well.
Morning all,
Just wanted to a general consensus…. So baby is doing everything it should however 17 days after birth after a feed or at other times I can hear alot of mucus that sounds like it’s in his throat.
He does breathe normally and can sleep quietly but if he tucks his neck to squash it again comes back the rattling mucus sounds!
Partner says it’s normal for babies to have mucus as they can’t clear it themselves but he seems to still have alot. Even the midwife hasn’t suggested it’s an issue but not sure how closely they looked as doesn’t tend to happen during the day.
Any thoughts? I’m not concerned really as he’s doing everything he should but is it normal? This morning he was laid in his crib all happy and then he must’ve shifted some mucus that made him sound rattly again and was instantly crying clearly from discomfort.
Be keen to know if many others experienced the same?
Well he’s 4 weeks old today!
Learning that you don’t wake a baby up to feed it, that at least double the time you think you’ll need 🤣
Also struggling to see how people in the breadline as such afford to maintain a baby! Breast feeding and the costs of the tools you need, the bottles, steriliser, just everything….
Also to single Mums I have absolutely no ideas how they do it as the two of us are still looking forward to recouping sleep and can’t imagine doing it alone!
I’ve also learnt that the tiredness makes me look illiterate after reading that above update back! I’ll blame predictive text though
Sleep deprivation is hard! I've become clumsy and forgetful and no matter how many times I need to wake up in the middle of the night, it never gets any easier.
still looking forward to recouping sleep
Ha ha ha ha. Maybe when they leave home.
It seems he’s started to dribble out part of what he eats too at any time now and get more fussy at night so we had a horrible night last night.
Nothing planned and we will be doing nothing, hoping to go watch Cyclocross tomorrow morning but if tonight is like last night that won’t happen! Fingers crossed!!
Just a wee thought - if you can arrange space for one of you to get a proper nights sleep it’s totally worthwhile. I basically decamped to the spare room when both of ours were tiny so I could sleep better. It meant I had a lot more in the tank to keep the house running during the day, as well as becoming the designated driver.
Obviously everyone’s situation will be different so I can see how this might not work for everyone.
the two of us are still looking forward to recouping sleep
I'm still saying this 18 months in. We both just stagger around like zombies all day. He basically wakes up screaming at 5:30 every day.
We've been sleeping in separate rooms almost the whole time. He wants nothing to do with me during the night so luckily I get to avoid him and hopefully be functional during the day.