[DonnaV]

Sounds like everyone is doing so well! Taylor doesn't have cradle cap, but my son did when he was born. I think we just kept washing his hair with a gentle soap.

Anyone formula feed? I am with Taylor and it seems that lately she is drinking about 4-6 oz at a time! I can't remember what my son was drinking at this age, but it seems like a lot to me. I mean, she's drinking it, and I'm not forcing her. If I stop at 4, she cries until I make a little more for her. I was wondering how much other newborns were drinking! She's only 3 weeks.

[jorstad]

i had contractions every 10 minutes on sunday the 15th all day
went in at 10 dialated to 1
walked for an hour because they wouldn't admit me
got the worst back pain of my entire life that brought me to tears
by 1230 they admitted me
got me some iv drugs while waiting for my epidural
no sleep all night my blood pressure kept dropping and setting off alarms
had to have pitocin to get me going in the middle of the night
but by 630 am i was to 10
did 2 practice pushes with the nurse
then 2 contractions and she was out so i guess the back labor was worth it
i pushed for 2 hours with carley

she gets the hiccups alot i am using gripe water
i pump and bottle feed at night she eats between 4-6 ounces

very tired and our door is a revolving door of vistors
but alot of the company comes with homemade meals so that is nice
i have had 6 meals so far and 2 more scheduled for this week and two other people bringing desert

i am back in my jeans thank god at least one pair so far i hate all the extra skin around my tummy
gross with stretch marks

jaime

[Cathy-TTC#2]

Hi Donna- glad you're doing well! I'm glad you asked the formula question. I'm Bfing, but was wondering how much to pump and save for each feeding. I just started pumping and am getting about 2 to 2-1/2 ounces per breast and Daniel will often times feed from both, so I"m thinking that he is taking about 4-5 ounces a feeding.

I would love to hear how much everyone else's LOs are taking in?

[jencat215]

let's see if this works Cathy... he is such a cutie!

[DonnaV]

Here is a picture of Taylor Rose! Sorry its such a big picture!

[jorstad]

i am trying to upload a pic and it says it exceeds the size

jaime

[jencat215]

Donna-Taylor Rose is adorable!

Jaime-I'd be happy to post your picture as well. If you want me to, send me a PM and I will send you my email address. Then send email me your picture.

Or, if you have Microsoft Office Picture Manager, I can explain step by step how to compress your picture for webpages so it will fit on here...

[Cathy-TTC#2]

Originally Posted by jencat215

let's see if this works Cathy... he is such a cutie!

Jen you ROCK! Thanks so much. Okay did you end up using Wndows Office Picture Manager? I have that on my computer. I will see if I can figure it out, but feel free to post how you did it!

Thanks again!!!

[Cathy-TTC#2]

Donna, she is precious!!!

Originally Posted by DonnaV

Here is a picture of Taylor Rose! Sorry its such a big picture!

[Cathy-TTC#2]

Jaime, thanks for sharing your story! WOW, you are back in your pre-pregnancy jeans?! I haven't attempted it yet, Somehow I think my "pouch" will not fit. Hey, I have a few more weeks to work out until Spring right?

Originally Posted by jorstad

i had contractions every 10 minutes on sunday the 15th all day
went in at 10 dialated to 1
walked for an hour because they wouldn't admit me
got the worst back pain of my entire life that brought me to tears
by 1230 they admitted me
got me some iv drugs while waiting for my epidural
no sleep all night my blood pressure kept dropping and setting off alarms
had to have pitocin to get me going in the middle of the night
but by 630 am i was to 10
did 2 practice pushes with the nurse
then 2 contractions and she was out so i guess the back labor was worth it
i pushed for 2 hours with carley

she gets the hiccups alot i am using gripe water
i pump and bottle feed at night she eats between 4-6 ounces

very tired and our door is a revolving door of vistors
but alot of the company comes with homemade meals so that is nice
i have had 6 meals so far and 2 more scheduled for this week and two other people bringing desert

i am back in my jeans thank god at least one pair so far i hate all the extra skin around my tummy
gross with stretch marks

jaime

[dukie41181]

Super cute babies! Thanks everyone for sharing pictures!

As far as how much the baby is taking in when he/she nurses...I haven't a clue! I was thinking about how to prepare a bottle with breastmilk also. I am exclusively breast feeding right now, but freezing breastmilk that I have to pump in order to get her to latch. I will eventually have to make bottles with it when I work. I think my nephew was doing 4oz. bottles around this age though.

Happily, I am back in pre-pregnancy clothes too! It feels great! To my pleasure, I've lost 21lb. since the baby was born and I haven't weighed myself in 2-3 days. I think its the breastfeeding thats taking it all off. After a good week and a half with feeding problems, we seem good to go over here...THANK GOD! That was perhaps the worst week and a half of my life! She wasn't latching properly, wouldn't eat, wouldn't wake up to eat even when we tried to do it, was fussy, lost about 15% of her body weight and would not latch on the left side at all. Thankfully, for the last couple of days she has been nursing A LOT! Seriously, a good hour each time she nurses. I find it difficult to leave the house because of her sporadic and long nursing sessions...don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about that given that she was struggling and I was quite concerned!

Baby calls!

[sun_101]

Nicholas will eat 3-4 oz of breastmilk or formula sometimes more depending on how hungry he is. I hate to waste my breast milk but sometimes he'll only eat 1 1/2 to 2oz so I never know and once I heat up my milk I don't use it again. I'm getting 2oz each side when I pump typically but that only let's me keep up with his daily needs now so I don't know what I'm going to do when he starts needing more. I can't store anything at this rate.

The pics are beautiful, and for those of you already in your regular clothes I'm jealous! I've lost 26 pounds but I still have the IVF weight to loose.

I had some pics of Nicholas taken now I'm waiting for them to come back!

Well I'd better run I'm at the Dr's for my post delivery chech up!

[jorstad]

jaimejorstad@comcast.net

[jorstad]

Originally Posted by jencat215

Donna-Taylor Rose is adorable!

Jaime-I'd be happy to post your picture as well. If you want me to, send me a PM and I will send you my email address. Then send email me your picture.

Or, if you have Microsoft Office Picture Manager, I can explain step by step how to compress your picture for webpages so it will fit on here...

jaimejorstad@comcast.net

[Mamashuga]

Donna Taylor looks great. Cathy Daniel is a keeper too. Is everyone amazed at how quickly the LO's are growing. My Jamie has refused the pacifier completely. She still is keeping me up at night where I sleep almost 3hrs and some nights she is up every hour. She is BF but only stay on the the boob less than 10min and wants to eat all the time. My eyes are so bloodshot red from lack of sleep. I have a long ways to go on my weight, I gained a ton of weight when I was PG (71lbs) so I know it will take me another year to loose it so I am still wearing my maternity clothes as they are the ones that still fit me. I have lost 38lbs but still have quit a bit to go.