New Baby Check-in!

[ls2012]

This may be a bit early, but since we already have some new moms/ babies I thought we could start a check-in so they don't feel left behind in the wait for others to join. So... ellabee , beachdreamer , allisong87 , dancerspose

Baby Age/ Weeks Postpartum:

How Are You Feeling:

Baby Highlights:

Struggles:

Goals For The Day/Week:

Pics (optional, of course):

[pivot]

*stalking this thread so hard*



signed an end of the monther.

[zcookiemonster]

Hehe same here pivot

[ellabee]

Baby Age/ Weeks Postpartum: 2.5 weeks

How Are You Feeling: Overall pretty good!

Baby Highlights: Omg the baby grunts. I forgot how completely adorable all the noises were. Also, the way he smiles when he's milkdrunk and falling asleep. He's also pretty good at night. On a typical night he gives me at least one 3.5 hr stretch. I sleep so freaking soundly during that time. I feel like I'm getting more solid sleep than when I was pregnant and uncomfortable lol.

Struggles: Ugh. We had to go back into the hospital for 3 nights because B was jaundiced. We're also still going in for frequent weight and bili checks. That had been a major struggle.

Goals For The Day/Week: Make sure B gets great feeds in. Fx his next bili levels next week are lower.

Pics (optional, of course): we get our newborn pics back sometime next week, so looking forward to that! Here's a few. The second one is my "I'm ashamed at how milkdrunk I am" face lol.

[allisong87]

Baby Age/ Weeks Postpartum: 1 week 1 day

How Are You Feeling: Physically not terrible, just a little sore every now and then. Mentally/emotionally - exhausted.

Baby highlights - N is still in the NICU. He was moved the other day from an incubator to a crib. He is still working on taking all of his feedings and last night I was told he took a full feeding without needing his feeding tube. Everything is right on track for him to come home soon however we have one stumbling block. His umbilical cord isn't drying up at the base like it should have already so they're waiting to see what is going on with it. It could be that it's because it was just a huge cord (and huge it was) and is just taking its time or there could be something going on behind it. I am still trying to make sense of everything the doctor has been telling me but it's difficult. It could be some kind of duct remnant with would require surgery. I'm just a mess over it. I just want him home.

Struggles: just the back and forth to the hospital and not having him home with us. It's really taking a toll on me.

Goals For The Day/Week: just getting through it.

Pics (optional, of course):

[Deleted]

@ellabee- OMG! All that hair!!! I love it!

[staz]

OMG THE BABY PICTURES!!!!!! You ladies made some cute babies!!!

[coffeeonice]

Jan 26, 2017 13:09:06 GMT -5 pivot said:

*stalking this thread so hard*



signed an end of the monther.

I spend a solid 30 minutes of my day staring at my calendar willing it to reveal something important. Just tell me when!Now I can stare here some of that time. 👀

[coffeeonice]

allisong87 he really is "seriously handsome" FX everything clears up with LO's umbilical cord so you can take your baby home stat!

[monicageller]

ellabee OMG, he is the cutest!!

allisong87 I'm sorry he's still in the nicu, that has to be so rough. Prayed that he is home and doing great soon.

[Evelyn3]

allisong87 I hope he's out soon! I could only imagine how much you want him home. Hang in there!
I hope his umbilical cord ends up being nothing but slow at drying due to it being big.

ellabee adorable photos!! Hes such a cutie

[beachdreamer]

ellabee, oh my gosh, he is so cute!! Love the hair.
allisong87, I wish I could give you a hug. The exhaustion of the NICU is so so hard. I hope N can come home soon. He is seriously adorable.

AFM
Baby Age/ Weeks Postpartum: 2 weeks today

How Are You Feeling: Physically pretty good, other than tired. I have to remind myself I'm still healing. Some days, like yesterday, my body reminds me too by getting pretty sore again.

Baby Highlights: M is still in the NICU. Everything has been completed from his checklist to come home except for feeding. We are in the middle of his 48 hour countdown right now. Hopefully the lightbulb has clicked and he takes his next few feeds to be discharged. He loves being snuggled, and he gives the cutest little smiles -- milk drunk/gas bubble smiles, but still adorable. He is a pee-er! He pees out his diaper and all over his clothes, blanket, and bedding at least once a shift, sometimes more. DS1 wasn't like that. I think I'm going to get peed on a lot with M.

Struggles: Trying to balance time to pump, running to the hospital to visit M, and spending quality time with DS1.....oh, yeah and finding time to eat. I'm always hungry but am not doing a good job of fitting food in as a priority. We also haven't spent much time working on nursing so I'm hoping we can find time for that once M is home.

Goals For The Day/Week: Day -- Bring M home! Week -- Survive our first week as a family of four at home, and without my parents around to help. (They leave today)

Pics (optional, of course): I have never been able to successfully post picture on here. If anyone can give me a quick how to, I'm happy to share one.

[notagoddess]

ellabee, he's adorable! I'm sorry about the need for phototherapy, that must have been tough. I hope it's smoother from here on out!

[notagoddess]

allisong87, omg he's the cutest! I hope you can bring him home ASAP so you can all be together.

[notagoddess]

beachdreamer, I hope you can bring M home very soon! Hugs to all the NICU mamas.

[dancerspose]

ellabee I hope you can stop the weight/bili checks soon!
allisong87 I hope he gets home soon!
beachdreamer FX the second half of the feeding countdown goes well!

Also, seriously adorable little babies!

As for us:
Baby Age/ Weeks Postpartum: 1 week today!

How Are You Feeling: I'm doing alright, mostly just sore. I felt really great overall the first few days, but I think as the initial rush of endorphines wore off I got more sore. Tired, of course, but it's amazing how quickly my body adjusted to so little sleep.

Baby Highlights: Does just the fact that's she's here count? I can't decide which I love more, snuggling with her on my chest, or watching DH snuggle up with her on his. It might be a tie.

Struggles: Well, we had a major breastfeeding breakdown last night. I went to start a feeding and just bled all over the nipple shield. Then I couldn't get anything out of the other breast. Cue both Z and I crying hysterically (poor DH). Luckily I had tested the pump earlier that day and had enough for one feeding, which I gave her while DH ran out for some formula. Since then we've been alternating pumped breastmilk and formula. Looks like my other nipple was probably only one feeding away from bleeding too, and my concern is that the nipple shield is what's causing the irritation and Z still won't latch onto the breast directly. Now that I'm pumping, and seeing that I'm not getting as much as I'd hope and how hard it is/how long it takes to get what I do...I'm guessing she really wasn't getting enough food. She was definitely eating because she was meeting all the pee/poop counts, but I don't think she was satisfied. I left a message with a lactation consultant today to try to get an appointment. I'm hoping to see her early next week, which will hopefully give my nipples time to heal. So, right now it's pump and bottle feed/formula feed. I'm obviously not thrilled about it, but at least I know she's getting the amount of food she needs, and I'm doing what I can to keep/build my supply.

ETA - I forgot to discuss our other potential struggle that I am just trying really hard not to overanalyze and google too much.  Z tested out of range on her newborn screening for one of the test, tyrosine.  I'm really hoping it was just a false positive or because she was early and the re-test will be fine, but in the meantime we need to see a GI doctor next week (Thursday).  We'll repeat her newborn screening tests Monday, but I'm not sure we'll have the results by the time of the GI appointment.  Like I said, I'm just trying to keep away from Google with it...

Goals For The Day/Week: Fix the whole breastfeeding thing.

Pics (optional, of course): I'll be back later to post those from tapatalk

[billybumbler]

dancerspose she's so adorable! I hope the LC can help you with breastfeeding soon!