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| Hmm, it's warm and I like it!! |
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| I don't want to get out yet!! |
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| You got me out!!!! |
Friday, 6 May 2011
First Bath at Home - Pics
Expressing
Is such a weird thing. So glad I bought a pump in advance in the sale, I've been using it twice a day for 20 minutes to combat my mastitis. And with Joel having a tongue tie, my right nipple is so tender and painful someimes I just express off it rather than let him feed as he does seem to chew that one rather.
His appointment has come through for 3pm on Wednesday via email from the consultant. She also said not to look at Youtube :( Oh dear. It's going to be grim.
His appointment has come through for 3pm on Wednesday via email from the consultant. She also said not to look at Youtube :( Oh dear. It's going to be grim.
Thursday, 5 May 2011
The Naked Truth
One's body is not what it used to be!!
The day I went for that first shower in hospital I was rather shocked at the jelly like stomach complete with overhang which actually has to be lifted up and cleaned underneath! :( It also has to be carefully dried else will smell bad! (the midwife used the phrase 'offensive' but she meant stinky.
The stretchmarks are puckered and although I can't see underneath without lifting it (which I'm avoiding as it feels weird) to touch it makes me think of Jabba the Hutt. Saying that, it's going down every day and my tummy button is slowly sinking inwards again so breastfeeding is working wonders there.
The boobs are massive, heavy and require some good scaffolding so I've bought two decent bras from Bravissimo which are doing a good job.
My ankles are back to normal, it took two weeks after the birth and they kept going up and down like yo-yo's in the meantime.
Clothes don't fit, maternity trousers are literally falling off me so joggers it is and I've never been a joggers person. And I have no tops to go with joggers, or to fit my giant boobs into so every morning is a dilema at the moment with a baby needing me and me dithering about what to wear!
So wasn't prepared for any of this.
The day I went for that first shower in hospital I was rather shocked at the jelly like stomach complete with overhang which actually has to be lifted up and cleaned underneath! :( It also has to be carefully dried else will smell bad! (the midwife used the phrase 'offensive' but she meant stinky.
The stretchmarks are puckered and although I can't see underneath without lifting it (which I'm avoiding as it feels weird) to touch it makes me think of Jabba the Hutt. Saying that, it's going down every day and my tummy button is slowly sinking inwards again so breastfeeding is working wonders there.
The boobs are massive, heavy and require some good scaffolding so I've bought two decent bras from Bravissimo which are doing a good job.
My ankles are back to normal, it took two weeks after the birth and they kept going up and down like yo-yo's in the meantime.
Clothes don't fit, maternity trousers are literally falling off me so joggers it is and I've never been a joggers person. And I have no tops to go with joggers, or to fit my giant boobs into so every morning is a dilema at the moment with a baby needing me and me dithering about what to wear!
So wasn't prepared for any of this.
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
This Morning...
I loved him just that little bit more if at possible...
How peaceful baby cuddles can be!! I'll have to post some of his shouting pics at some point!! He really looks like he's yeling at the world in them.
Had a leisurely morning of cuddles, feeding and expressing (yes at the same time!!) got showered and dressed then Mum came round to walk him so I could nap which I did until the phone rang and even made it to the shops for milk and posted a card to Australia so a good day today.
First day without antibiotics so hoping his tummy will sort, he'll be fuller for longer, the massage, hot water and expressing will keep mastitis at bay and the tongue tie appointment comes round quickly without taking any precios newborn time away! Quite a tall order so prayers to this end would be welcome.
Right Joel is sleeping which means I should be too!!
Had a leisurely morning of cuddles, feeding and expressing (yes at the same time!!) got showered and dressed then Mum came round to walk him so I could nap which I did until the phone rang and even made it to the shops for milk and posted a card to Australia so a good day today.
First day without antibiotics so hoping his tummy will sort, he'll be fuller for longer, the massage, hot water and expressing will keep mastitis at bay and the tongue tie appointment comes round quickly without taking any precios newborn time away! Quite a tall order so prayers to this end would be welcome.
Right Joel is sleeping which means I should be too!!
Monday, 2 May 2011
2nd May
1st anniversary.
One takeaway.
One baby feeding on left breast.
One balanced plate of food to right.
One early night in sync with baby.
We were more romantic in the morning though! I even got a lovely ''forever' Chamilia bead from Steve! He got computer games!!
One takeaway.
One baby feeding on left breast.
One balanced plate of food to right.
One early night in sync with baby.
We were more romantic in the morning though! I even got a lovely ''forever' Chamilia bead from Steve! He got computer games!!
First Week At Home Pictures
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| Watching the Royal Wedding at Grandma's house on Friday 29th April 2011. Here he is being 'blessed' by the Royal couple! |
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| Just hanging about looking cute. |
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| His thinking pose. Deep in thought in Aunty Hilary's arms. |
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| Meeting Great Aunty Joan. |
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| Night time feeding faces. Peaceful. |
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| Milk happy face!! |
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| His hands are up a lot. |
La Commode
I can't believe I've forgotten to mention this so far! It's too funny and clever to allow to disappear without a mention.
Pretty much on the first night I was home we realised I was going to have difficulties getting up and down my stairs. My house was built in 1901 and is a Victorian mid terrace and the stairs are pretty steep to say the least and the bathroom is a downstairs one added onto the end of the kitchen, so far away.
Steve had to help me sobbing up the stairs as I was frustrated at being so helpless and I was in pain and I called my Mum up to say I didn't know what I was going to do about going to the loo. She said 'leave it with us' and 30 minutes later she and Dad came around with a 'commode' that Dad had assembled from a chair frame, a toilet seat, a lidded old nappy bucket, a grow tall step and a British atlas! It has to be seen to be believed but it saved me this first week at home!!
Another unknown element to afterbirth is the incessant need to wee, a lot!! The bucket was pretty much full the next day and to think of the agony of getting to the bathroom and back 8 or 9 times that first night whilst feeding and trying to settle a newborn baby was too much to think about.
I shall try to get a picture up before it goes. My Dad is so resourceful!!
Pretty much on the first night I was home we realised I was going to have difficulties getting up and down my stairs. My house was built in 1901 and is a Victorian mid terrace and the stairs are pretty steep to say the least and the bathroom is a downstairs one added onto the end of the kitchen, so far away.
Steve had to help me sobbing up the stairs as I was frustrated at being so helpless and I was in pain and I called my Mum up to say I didn't know what I was going to do about going to the loo. She said 'leave it with us' and 30 minutes later she and Dad came around with a 'commode' that Dad had assembled from a chair frame, a toilet seat, a lidded old nappy bucket, a grow tall step and a British atlas! It has to be seen to be believed but it saved me this first week at home!!
Another unknown element to afterbirth is the incessant need to wee, a lot!! The bucket was pretty much full the next day and to think of the agony of getting to the bathroom and back 8 or 9 times that first night whilst feeding and trying to settle a newborn baby was too much to think about.
I shall try to get a picture up before it goes. My Dad is so resourceful!!
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