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@MrsH: can't wait to be able to post here!

I agree, great idea!

Things have been going pretty well. DD is 2 weeks old! DS is adjusting, having a hard time sometimes when I am nursing or pumping. DD is doing really well, starting to get more alert during the day and is starting to do a 4 hour stretch at night sometimes. We had some weight loss issues at first, but she is gaining well now, which I am feeling relieved about! DH went back to work last week, but has had time off with New Years and what not. I am nervous for today because I have no help planned and it is a 10 hour work day for DH so we are on our own for a while! Oh, and recovery has been going pretty well! I am so thankful for my VBAC and that I can easily lift and hold my kiddos without worrying about an incision!

@Vegmama: I hope your recovery goes well and that a LC can help with her latch!

@Navy_Mommy: Alternating between coconut oil and calendula nipple cream. Both can be applied & not washed between feedings!!

I have to admit that life is super hectic. DH's broken leg has made a smooth recovery from the c-section very difficult for me. I'm trying to take it easy, but it's hard because he can't do much.

Little babybehr is doing alright, or so I thought. He seems to be nursing well and pooping/peeing enough, but the pediatrician says he hasn't gained enough weight. He's still not at birth weight. They are thinking tongue tied. It wouldn't be a big deal but I'm having flashbacks to when DS#1 was a newborn and how he couldn't ever figure out nursing, thus requiring formula at 3 months bc he as about to be labelled failure to thrive. I really don't want that to happen. Why can't I make boys who nurse well?!?

On the plus size, DS and DS love those new baby brother and are so very sweet with him! It melts my heart how caring they are with him

How are all you mommas doing?

We are doing well here! Nights are rough since our LO wants to eat every hour almost. He is breast feeding really well and was back to his birth weight by 6 days! He is not fussy, just wants to eat all the time! He is a good baby overall and we just love him like crazy!

@creativemomma15: Sorry im taking so long to get back to you. Things have been crazy! Baby girl got to come home about 2 weeks ago. They did a sleep study test and found out that she has severe premature breathing. They allowed her to come home on apnea monitor. We had to go through the équipement training and it CPR and first aid in order for her to come home. The monitor detects whether or not she stops breathing or her heart stops beating. We have had 4 events since she's been home.

They've been waking up about every 2 hours to eat or stayed awake from 11 p.m. To 4 a.m. What a horrible witching hour to pick. BH and I I have been working on a schedule and we have one down but its not maintainable and are hoping to hire a nanny so that I can get some sleep. Going 48 hours of 2 hours of sleep just doesn't cut it.

I hope everybody else is doing well I see the boys aren't nearly as active I'm sure that's because we are all way too busy can't wait to see pictures of everybody!

@Sugar.Biscuit: I'm glad you posted an update, I've been thinking about you! That sure sounds scary and I hope that your sweet little girly grows out of it soon. I also hope you get some sleep soon.

@creativemomma15: Did you get your supply back up? That has been my biggest concern since day one since DS#1 had a poor latch which resulted in my horrible supply and then his poor weight gain. So, I've been obsessed with my supply with DS#2.

Things are starting to settle here, a little bit. We have been very lucky to have an endless visitors, who do less visiting and more working. Since DH isn't able to do much (we go back on the 18th to find out what the next step is) it is nice to have someone else do baths or clean the kitchen etc. DS#2 is up to 10 lbs, which I guess is good. I think he's gaining enough. He's also started to smile a little! I can't believe he'll be 6 weeks old on Friday, that's when DD smiled for the first time!

@creativemomma15: @MamaBehr: wow I reread my previous post and realized how bad my voice type sucks. Lol. I've been able to finally get some sleep. DH covered 6 hours over night this weekend twice for me & the last two-three days they have been on a 3hr feeding schedule so I've been able to get an hour or two of sleep between & I've been able to get that sleep in my own bed!! Whoop whoop! DH has been hurting a lot. His pain has flared up pretty bad & I've had to do most of the care for the babes on top of most the house work. its all he can do just to get through a work day.

@MamaBehr: what did I miss about our DH? Im glad you have had so much help. Im a little jealous lol. My brother had 2 24/7 helpers for the first two weeks with each kid & I have my mom every now & then with two kids. I feel like its made me stronger but still. Hope all is well.

@Sugar.Biscuit: DH broke his tibia in two places and required a rod to be placed in the bone two weeks before DS#2 was born. It was and is as horrible as you can imagine. I agree with you, that this is all going so fast! 6 weeks yesterday! I look at him and think that some moms have to go back to work already, I can't imagine.

Went for my first PP run today! It wasn't fast, long, or even feel all that good but I did it! I just hope I don't regret it tomorrow

Well, after spending pretty much the entire week in the hospital, dh and I are finally home! We got home yesterday afternoon and we got such better sleep last night! Even with the wakings. It was glorious. I'm recovering from my c section really well. Everyone comments on how well I'm doing. I'm kind of surprised myself! I'm so glad that I got one.

Lily is also doing really great. She lost 9.5% in the hospital and got very slightly jaundice. So we went to our ped today and her jaundice is all gone and she had gained an ounce already! So all is well on that front.

Breastfeeding is going pretty well. I think she latches pretty good and her poops have changed over to the yellow seedy poop, so she's getting plenty. My nipples are sore and one has 2 tiny scabs on it. I'm unsure if I should go see a consultant. We would have to pay out of pocket and send it in to insurance. I'm not sure if our insurance covers it. I'm not sure if I really need it either. Although I have only fed in football hold and couldn't figure out the others.

Lily is just so adorable and I totally feel like this:

@MamaBehr: so you don't think I should go? You're right that I don't really have a specific issue that I'm dealing with. Are little scabs normal? On the 2nd/3rd day is when it started getting painful, but is that just from my nips getting used to nursing?

I think we would pay like $125 and then have to send it in to our insurance and hope that some of it would get covered.

@MamaBehr: OK thank you for the advice! I think I am going to skip it and just look up online how to do the other positions and if anything specific comes up, I'll make an appt. We don't have a ton of extra money which is why I was unsure if I should do it or not.

Lily slept for 4 hours straight last night! She actually could've slept longer but I woke her up to eat because I wasn't sure if I should let her sleep that long or not! My DH is still complaining that he's tired. I keep giving him looks and being like, really? Lol ugh. But honestly, he has done a lot for me since I shouldn't do a lot with my incision.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

@MamaBehr: so cute! I'm half wanting my LO to stay little and snuggly forever, but I'm so curious to see what her little personality will be like and I can't wait to hear her giggle! How exciting!

Well, things are going eerily well our house. I was convinced DS2 would be a devil baby since DS1 was so easy, but so far so good! He sleeps well, nurses well, isn't fussy AT ALL. I'm still just waiting for the shit to hit the fan, honestly.

DS1 is in love with him. He constantly wants to "hold" him and "help" in any way possible (he's only 22 months). I have felt instantly better after giving birth.

Tandem nursing has been a little weird. There have been a handful of times I nursed both boys at the same time and feel like a mama pig with her piglets lol. But making milk for 2 hungry boys (I call DS2 a milk monster and DS1 will look at him and go RAWR!) makes me STARVING! All I do is eat, breastfeed, chug water, breastfeed, repeat. Lol.

Hey January mamas, how are things??

I am finally over this stomach bug that I've been fighting since last Tuesday. It was awful. I was so exhausted and poor Lily was fussy several times because I think she was feeling some of it. Her poop was green a few times which was freaking me out so we went to a lactation consultant on Friday. I found out that she is pinching my nipples, especially the left one, when she nurses. It's not super painful, just uncomfortable. But the consultant couldn't figure out how to get her latch to improve. I'm just hoping that the pain will slowly subside as time goes on. Anyway, I ended up going on a BRAT diet and drank pedialite/Gatorade combo and I think that's what really helped me feel better. Her poops are back to normal, so it must have been from me being sick.

Her sleep is going pretty well I think. I'm currently trying to get her days and nights switched around. And I think I was getting her up prematurely at night to feed because she was squirming and grunting, but I let her do that and she went back to sleep! So she slept for a 4 hr stretch last night before I woke her up because my boobs were about to explode, lol. So we'll see how long that lasts!

I hope the rest of you are hanging in there!

@Sugar.Biscuit: I'm glad to hear you're making progress! That is alot of formula to go through. That shiz is expensive, so I'm excited for you that your supply is getting better!

We have Lily's 2 week appt this morning, I'm curious to see how much weight she's gained! When we went to the lactation consultant last week, she had gained 5 oz since leaving the hospital. I hope she is up near her birth weight today.
I also went to my 2 week follow up for my c section yesterday and I have a yeast infection around my incision. Blech. I'm having to put cream on it twice a day. Hoping it gets better quick!
Nursing keeps improving for us. She gets a good latch almost every time now and it is not nearly as painful. So, Yay!
DH and I are hoping to head to a mom's consignment sale this morning. We're hoping to score some good stuff! I've never been to one before, so I'm going in totally blind, lol. Wish me luck!

@Sugar.Biscuit: I love that meme! Glad things are looking up for nursing! I can't imagine how expensive special formula is for 2 babies!!

@abbydabbydoodlebug: glad nursing is looking good for you too! How was Lily's 2 week appt? I hate that you got an infection! I got one "down there" and then got an eye infection from sleeping in my contacts too much. Yuck. It definitely sucks to have that on top of everything else!!

@MamaBehr: 2 months already?!? Crazy!!

My little man is a nursing champ! He was back to birth weight by 5 days and at his dr appt this week, at 5 weeks he is 10 lb 14 oz! He loves to eat! Our biggest problem is he is colicky! Last night I took him for a drive and 1:30 am because nothing else would make him stop crying. It was awful. I hope he comes out of this soon, or my sanity might disappear forever!!!

@MamaBehr: I tried taking mothers milk or something like that...it didn't work. I ended up getting mastitis & a sinus infection while taking them so my supply took a big hit anyways. I was triple feeding for a while & that helped.

@Sugar.Biscuit: oh man, I'd be so mad too! I'm thinking of doing dairy and soy for 2 weeks and then testing a little bit with the soy and see if it bothers her. The good thing is that my DH is going todo it with me, so we will both be healthier. It will be good to set up good eating habits for us before Lily starts eating solids. I sure am going to miss pizza and ice cream though. Oh well, at least I have her as motivation.

This not being gold anymore thing sucks. I can't even see the threads that I started which means I can't see all your lovely baby picture updates unless I go gold again...

SO both babies have slept through the night TWO nights in a row!!! Last week my LC told me to just start nursing one kid at each feeding & that I probably wouldn't need to pump anymore just increase my tandem nursing each day to try and increase my supply. Yeah....that seems great on paper. Tandem feeding two babies that like to play with the nipple is a bitch so my supply took a hit. I rented a scale to see how much they are actually getting from me. FX I can get my supply back up.

On the lighter side of things our little ones are over two months old now & awake more & more each day. They have been cooing for weeks now, baby girl more than baby boy, & have started mimicking facial expressions. They love making kissy faces and sticking out their tongues. They are alot more interactive with their toys & have started grabbing them and holding them.

DH on the other hand well...If looks could kill I would have killed my husband this morning as he walked up to our perfectly content son in the swing (as he was heading out for work) & "played" with him for 2 seconds & walked away. Who gets to take care of the now freaking out baby while their Cheerios turn soggy. Yup that's me. He even asked what when I shot him a look. After I said we had a perfectly content baby till he messed with him his response was really. I just looked at DH then the baby and back at DH with a "yeah really" look.