Re: New Mommies to be May, June & July 2011

Mornings

Wow, another baby being born today......... There is so many yet to come.

Another bad night for me last night. I was so hot - there was a mountain wind blowing. So another coldfront is on the way.

I have so many stuff to do, but today I just don't have the energy at all!

Thamu, nice on the prezzies!!!!

Hi ladies,

Just a quick update - baby Jack arrived on Monday weighing 3.3kg. We are both doing well.

He is feeding every 4 hours and is so calm and perfect! I am besotted with him.

We get to go home tomorrow and I can't wait!!

Thinking of you PhillipaJane

All the best Philipajane today, am so excited for you.

@Solo, Mendymel and Esmari I too hate th sleeping now as you jsut can not sleep and have to wake up forever to go to th toilet I wish the baby is here already. Because you are consious you exert soo much pressure on your sides than if you were sleepin. Anyway we are almost there.

@Solo am soo happy for yu with this change and I wish my DH as loving as he is cd also take such interest in little things for th baby. But I guess people are different

@Tanasha mine leek too but not much I just feel the time is nigh

@new mommies, Betty_F, MisDee, Karieh, Laurakm sooo envy where you are now God willing we shall be sharing this space too

AFM, I was called back to th office eysterday by my manager and suspected the office had rustled something. so after a chat with her she led me to th Boardroom where all other ladies were there waiting for me. The office had bought th green set of bath, bucket and warm clothes for th baby and a packet of huggies new born. am glad and happy that they went out of their way. Came back home and cried, I know you are all saying she is wierd and ungrateful, but well I guess am wierd but maybe I look back to when am given a chance to get things for others. Anyway ladies am glad this is over for me and went straight afterwards to Mr Price Home to finalise bedding for LilOne and I think we are done in that dept. I guess th nursery will always be work in progress.

Typin this at 3Am can't sleep

hello

i'm typing with one hand cause it's bf time.

Just wanted to come and say congratulations @Laurakim. Hope ou're enjoying your little one.

@Phillipajane, Enjoy this last few hours of being pregnant, I'm so excited for you.

@Mandymel & Esmari, i can feel your pain about being uncomfortable. I actually learned to sleep in a sitting position (I still sleep like that now) around the 35 week point cause i was just so uncomfortable any other way.

@Thamu, Ugh, so sorry about your colleagues not throwing you a shower. How disappointing.

@Solo, I am so so happy for you. You and BF have really come a long way. I just smile reading your posts these days.

Hello TaNasha, Karienh, Meags and BettyF

Otherwise, me and Ayanda are still doing great. He's gained a whooping +-600g since leaving the hospital just less than 2 weeks back. And i was worried i would not have any milk. But to me he still looks tiny. Still trying to get used to waking up 3 times to feed him at night, not to mention i'm a very light sleeper so i hear every little abnormal sound he makes, then it takes me forever to fall back asleep.

TaNasha dont squeeze the nipples in order to try express.
It can bring on contractions which you dont want yet.
If you are not leaking enough to store then just wear breastpads to prevent any embarrassing moments

Laurakim - congratulations - so glad everything went well

PhillipaJane - are you excited or nervous? What time are you going in? Hope everything goes well. And enjoy your first moments with your girl - it's so special.

BettyF - I'm in awe - I don't know how you do that with 2 kids - I only managed a bath late this afternoon and I only have one small baby.

Solo- glad bf is fully on board now! It's great having someone thats excited with you. Don't worry about the colostrum, I never leaked anything but when I put Keagan on my breast the first time there suddenly was more than enough colostrum. And my milk came in the next day.

This was my second day om my own with Keagan and it went well - better than yesterday I get a bit overwhelmed at times when I think that this is permanent. He takes so much time - I always thought people with newborns who said they didn't have time for anything else was crazy, but he really does take up almost all my time - It's crazy.

Oh Phillipa, we posted at the same time..

Good luck for tomorrow. When I was in the MC, the bag had some stuff in there like a pack of diapers, pads, surgical spirits and some toiletries for baby.