Here is an update I got from Sarah's friend this morning. 
Congratulations Sarah and Will!
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| Noah James Isaiah and Isabella Rose Marie were born at about 9:30 this morning! They are BEAUTFIUL! Very tiny! (noah is aLOT bigger than Isabella!). And have quite a lot of hair! They are going to be in neonatal for this week and then in the hospital for another week. Anyway! i really really really want to tell the WHOLE story, but that's for sarah to do! so just letting you know that is all is well and that mommy and daddy are very impressed with themselves! love, Rose |
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That's awesome! I can't wait to hear all the details from Sarah!
OMG, they are beautiful and perfect! I just love them sooo soo much...i can't write much now because i am sooo tired, but noah was 4 lb 8 oz and Bella was 4lb....noah was 16 " long and Isabella was 14 ". They are so tiny and perfect and i have never loved anything this much (bar jesus!).
The birth...whoa not what i expected AT all! I can't tell you about ti now but it was pretty crazy.
They can't be in the room with me...which makes me a bit sad...but they are still not breathing really really well.
i'll be in hospital until next week and the twins will be able to come home around the 17th of march. (long way away!)
so much love to everyone, Sarah and Will
Parents of Isabella Rose Marie and Noah James Isaiah
my heartfelt congrats to both the proud parents! you are both amazing as are the babies I'm sure Wink They sound so tiny. My smallest baby was 8lbs...Anyway, get some rest but you better post a pic asap! kisses to the babies!
Isn't it fun to be a mommy!? Congratulations to you and Will. Have fun just getting to know them both. Get rest when you can. Don't worry about us...we'll survive for a short while without the birth story. Wink
Smooches to them from us. Very Happy
Congratulations, Sarah and Will! How fun! I also can't wait to see their pictures!
My twins were 5lb. 8oz. and 5lb 13oz. I think that in the 4s is normal for twins born that early, but they keep them till they're 5 lbs at least. That's if I remember correctly. Do get as much rest as you can, once you get home it will be much harder.
Congrats again, and let us know how you and they are doing!
Hey guys...still not quite enough time to write my birth story but everything is going well...
I've been up and about...but not heaps because my "wound" is still quite tender and getting itchy Anxious
I got home yesterday from the hospital....it wasn't really that fun coming home without my babies Sad but Noah is comign home on Wednesday Very Happy He's gained so much weight already. He weighs 5lb 4oz now! He's such his own little man...very alert and ADORES Will!!!
Bella will still be in for another week or so they predict. She's still very tiny and not feeding well. She only weighs 4lb 3oz and is tiny and a bit fragile looking! She's very beautiful though! I dont like the idea of splitting up her and her brother, but i sooo want to take Noah home!
Our families have been so great and Will has jsut been amazing. I just can't thank God enough for these beautiful children!
Anyway i bigger updated story soon, but i jsut wanted to let you know i'm in love!
Hi Sarah,
Thanks for the update. I'm glad things are going well over all. I will keep little Bella in my prayers. I'm sure it's hard to leave just one there, but that is what's best for her right now. I'm glad everyone is being so great. That makes things much easier! Update again when you can.!
Love and hugs to you and your babies!
I'm sure it would be so hard to come home without both babies! I'll continue to keep all of you in my prayers. Smile Are you trying to breastfeed them?
You sound so happy and content! Yay!
Hi guys!
A very tired mommy here!
Noah has been home for 3 days now and reality is somewhat setting in. It's still incredibly hard all round at the moment and i'm freaking out a little bit (ok A LOT!) because i really want to breastfeed them, but it's not going well and because he's preemie he desperately needs his nutrients. He just can't latch on. And so i want to be at the hospital with Isabella all day to, but i can't because oh Noah, because he doesn't travel very well in the car and it's really hard spending the day at a hospital with a baby in ur arms and one in a humidicrib.
Isabella is not going very well. She has a lot of respiratory problems and has dropped down to 4 lb 2oz. They are predicting that she will be in for at least another week, if not 2. Sad
So yeah. Mom is helping out where she can, but seeing as i'm breastfeeding and i'm trying to be as self sufficient as i can, theres not a lot she can do. I figure if i can't look after one baby by myself wat chance do i have with two?
And i'm still not completely mobile and it's all just too hard!
Anyway i have to go because Noah is crying his sad little cry.
over and out ladies
Oh sweetie. (((HUGS))) It will get better. I know it's hard at first, especially with one still in the hospital. I had one (actually, my girl, too) that had to go back and stay for awhile. They know how to take care of her and she'll be well enough to come home soon. Does anyone stay with her? As much as you'd like to be self-sufficient, I don't recommend that just yet. You are dealing with so much. Recovering from a c-section, 2 babies, breastfeeding. I know how hard it is to let someone help, but you really have to if you want to survive this time with any shred of sanity left. I know I had this desire to be "supermom" when my twins were born and do it all myself, just to prove I could do it. But I couldn't by myself. I actually quit breastfeeding Ellie when she was in the hospital because it was too hard to nurse one, pump for the other and then feed her with a bottle. It was like having to do 3 feedings every time. That was just too hard for me. I will keep you all in my prayers. Come here any time for support and encouragement. Hugs to you all.
I'm sorry you are having such a rough time. If you have to pump and bottlefeed, perhaps this would be a better option. The hospital can provide you with a kick butt pump! Then you can feed in comfort and not have to worry about latching on problems. If he cannot latch properly, your milk supply could go down cuz of lack of stimulation. I regret not choosing to pump when my son was little. I tried to breastfeed and it just didnt work for us. Dont feel guilty if you choose to go with bottle. Some people will try to make you feel bad but your sanity needs to come first. Besides, with the bottle, daddy can take turns feeding too. Sorry to hear that your daughter needs to stay in the hospital longer. take care.
Sounds like things are getting stressful. A lot of the frazzled life will regulate itself in the next week as you get more used to mommyhood. I remember just sobbing I was so tired and confused and sore. I had a hard time BFing, but I really really really wanted to do it, so I ended up sticking with it. I ended up helping my DD latch on by dripping formula down my finger and into her mouth and then after she knew what she was going to be getting, she latched better. Are you using the football hold? A great resource for BFing that I love is www.kellymom.com - check it out.
I'm sure Bella is going to be getting stronger very soon and able to come home. Hopefully you can send your mom and Will to the hospital some so that you can stay home with Will and pump/nurse.
If you can, try to just lay down and have them do as much of the changing diapers, holding, etc, and have them bring him to you when he's hungry. In a couple of weeks, you'll be up and around and able to take on a bit more, so it's important to not overwhelm yourself right now. I won't tell you to drop nursing...because I know that's all anyone ever told me. Wink That is up to you, and no matter what you decide is okay. If you want to continue to try, know that that is okay. If you want to stop, know that that is okay too. Do you have a lactation consultant at the hospital you can work with?
(((Hugs))))
I am not having too much fun at the moment.
Being a parent is harder than i ever could have imagined. I am constantly worrying and when Noah is finally asleep i worry that he's going to stop breathing or something and i'm always worrying about Isabella, because she is so tiny and fragile. They are three weeks old tomorrow...
Isabella paediatrician predicts she will be home next wednesday and as much as i want her home with me,....i am so so scared because i am struggling with Noah. At least he is breast feeding better now. i have been expressing for isabella and for noah, i swap noah between a bottle and the nipple because i will be going back to school in the fall and he needs to be able to swap around. physically he is doing fabulously. he weighs nearly 7lb now and that helps because it makes me less scared to hold him!
Will is being an absolute rock, he's doing all sorts for me, but it's tiring him out, and i'm just constantly in a foul mood and that can't help. i try to tell him how much i love and cherish him, but usually i'm too annoyed for some reason or another!
gosh i hope this ends soon! i just feel horrible all the time and i have really terrible thoughts about how i should have just had them adopted. then i feel really bad and end up crying heaps and heaps, becuase i love them sooooo much, it's like i can't feel it because it's to powerful.
we took noah to church for the first time today. It was great there. i was happy for a while. anyway, we are off to the hospital for a while to see little bella. she has finally put on some weight though. she weighs 4lb 9oz now...so yeah things are getting a bit better.
just an update...sorry it's so depressing!
Hi Sarah,
I know how hard it is and I'm so sorry. I think I cried every day the first 6 weeks. I'm sorry if that doesn't cheer you up, but at least know it gets better. Are you getting enough sleep? Sometimes it would help me to let someone else get up with them during the night....just for one night....so I could get a full night's sleep. That really does wonders. As hard as it is to let someone else do it, it makes you feel so much better. I don't know how it is for you, but I also took an antidepressant for awhile after the birth, just because it was so overwhelming. (((HUGS))) How I'd love to be there to help you! I'm glad to hear that Bella will be coming home soon. That will probably help a little, too, to not have you all split up. I still pray for you.
((((Hugs)))) Thank you for the update hon. I'm so sorry to hear that things are still so hard. Sad I promise it'll get easier with time. I would encourage you though to talk to your doctor...you might have some post-partum depression right now, and that can be helped with medication. It sounds like you're doing a fabulous job with them...Noah sounds so nice and healthy. Isabella will be able to come home soon, and while that'll be hard, at least you won't have to run to the hospital every day anymore.
Big (((hgus))) honey. I wish you lived closer so I could help!
Hello All!
I am VERY VERY VERY Very Happy VERY happy to report things are MUCH better! Turns out i DID have acute postnatal depression, which suprised me, but since we hit the one month mark things have been so much better! Isabella came home on the 22nd of March and as much as i was so scared, it really improved things. It meant less travelling and having noah and bella together relieved me as they seem to draw a certain strength from each other.
Poor Will! I didnt even realise how horrible i was being to him! I am jsut so thankful that he is patient and loves me and the twins enough to stick around!
Erm, now i am just really really enjoying being a mom to my little babies! They are so beautiful and it just amazes me how quickly they grow! Noah is already so alert and has grown! He has also more than doubled his birth weight! Go little man!
Isabella is still struggling a bit in the weight department (she weighs 7lb though...much better) but she is just such a princess....beautiful features and really soft hair...i'm waiting to see whether their eyes will change colour!
well it's about 9 days until my due date weirdly....anyway i dont think i have anythign else to say but i might have forgotten so ask me if you want to know something (i love talking about noah and bella...lol)
love, sarah
Woo hoo! woohoo
I'm so glad that you're doing so much better, and I'm glad you got checked out. Were you able to keep breastfeeding?
Life sounds good now, and that's just wonderful!!
Yes things are EXCELLENT! Very Happy I love being a mommy to my little boy and girl, everyone should be so lucky.
I am still breastfeeding and LOVING IT! i'm so glad i persevered, cos it's definately worth it. Although we bottle feed them expressed milk to so Will can help and so they are SO attatched (i think it's me that has the attachment problem!)...
erm We dont seem to DO a whole lot, but just doing nothing with my family is better than doing something with anyone else!
Will officially proposed last night Very Happy so very happy about that. The wedding will probably be about januaryish all things going to plan. I know i want to spend the rest of my life with him and i look forward to growing old with him and that's how i know he's "the one". I feel so lucky that we made it through everything...i nearly aborted, and then wills accident and then i decided to keep them and all the health problems...it was so worth it!
i'm sure you all know wat i mean!
Happy 5 week birthday to Noah and Isabella! yay! so proud of them!
Sarah,
I am so sorry, that I have not written. I have just read your last post.
You are awesome. Has anyone told you that? I want to add that Will is awesome too. Has anyone told him that?
A wedding!!!!!! That is so great.
I had post partum depression too and after the twins it was worse than with the other kids. But it does go away and yours seems to be fading fast.
My twins were 7lbs and 5 oz and 6lbs and 2oz. and only 5 days early.
You have made it through a very tough time and things will only get better. You will still have days, but we all do as mom's.
Make sure you get your rest, even if you have to ask for help once in a while.
I am so happy for you and have enjoyed seeing you go through this time in your life and come out a better stronger person.
Congratulations on the wedding!!! That's awesome.
I'm so glad things are getting better. I, too, had postpartum depression after my twins. I'm glad it's getting better so quickly. How are the babies doing at night? Are they getting up a lot? Do keep us posted, I love hearing your updates!
Glad that breastfeeding worked out! It's always a relief to get over that initial mountain of difficulty. I hope I don't have that same problem again with this one. Neutral It's normal for them to want you versus a bottle with your milk...you're the mom. Wink My DD would never take a bottle with EBM in it. She'd rather starve unfortunately. How long are you going to try to nurse for? I nursed my DD until she was 2-1/2.
Congratulations on the proposal! I'm so happy for you both. Smile You each have so much to be thankful for!
haha!
I am super excited about the prospect of marriage, even though it wont be for a while....still VERY determined to finish school!
I love breast feeding but it does suck at time. Isabella takes a bottle REALLY well, but Noah pretty mcuh refuses, and that stresses Will out a bit, but we're taking it as it comes at the moment. Everyone's tired so we are jsut working around each other...I pretty much sleep whenever the babies are alseep, including during the day. Will is still at school, but he's doing excellently and also as he is still on crutches...he is an inspiration.
I would LIKE to breast feed until at least 6 months if not 12 months, but i'll have to see with school and everything. It's tricky juggling it all...but i am definately not giving it up before 3 months.
Isabella is a night owl. Most of her awake time is at night. She usually goes to sleep at about 4:30 am and then wakes up and 7, stays up until about 8ish (max) goes to sleep until 10:30-11, stays awake until 12-12:30, sleeps until 4ish (sometimes longer...that seems to be her biggest stretch) then stays awake (makes herself REALLY tired) sometimes until 6 or 7 and then she's really cranky and she sleeps until about 12 and then i give in and take her to bed lol and she sort of wriggles around until 4:30 so yeah.....
Noah is very different and doesnt seem to get woken up by Bellas antics...He usually goes to bed at 7, wakes up at 12, is up for half an hour, then sleeps until 5, is up for half an hour, sleeps till 7-8 and sort of follows that pattern the whole day.
So this whole thing becomes stressful because they are never really asleep at the same time! Good for one on one time, but horrible for sleep deprivation! We're getting used to it though because it is a scattered sort of pattern!
I've been getting better at asking for help, like if i'm really really dying of tiredness and i know that either belle or noah is jsut sooking and has been fed, i can get mom or Will to take charge for half an hour or so....it makes all the difference. I defiantely wouldnt have appreciated half an hours sleep pre-twin days!
Thank you all so much! I think it is you that is awesome in all this! Without you, my babies may not even be here!
love (a very tired) sarah
That sleep schedule sounds hard! At least you have some help, and I'm glad you're able to sleep whenever you can. Lots of women (myself included) just won't give in. Razz Maybe with twins you just have to. Wink It will get easier as they adjust more. (((Hugs)))
All i can say is...my belly is HORRIBLE! i would like to be thin again and i dislike the stretch marks IMMENSLY!.
this is a new revelation of mine....any tips of lightening them or fading them or SOMETHING?
LOL I suppose it's not a laughing matter. They will lighten with time. Mine (3 1/2 years later) are still here, but definitly not as visible. I suppose it depends what you do to get rid of them, but I don't think they ever completely go away. But don't worry, you probably won't get any new ones if you have any more babies. Wink My friend uses some stretch mark lightening cream from Avon. (Don't know if you have access to that there) I do think excercise helps, too, once you're up to it. I hate excercise, so I never tried that, but I'd imagine toning up those muscles and skin a little bit would help, too. Right now, though, you have much more important things to worry about than what your belly looks like. Although I wouldn't let anyone (including my husband) see mine for at least two months afterwards. lol You're young, your body will return to normal soon.
Welcome to my world. My kids won't need a globe for studying geography cuz I have the whole world of roads mapped on my belly! The scars are wretched and although they will fade, they still stay ugly. Trust me they are the battlescars that come with motherhood and they are there to stay unfortunately. Unless you can save the money for a tummy tuck that is. Sorry I cannot be more uplifting but I don't sugar coat much....lol. Try cocoa butter, the pure kind. that helps a little. Good luck and whenever you get down about your body, just look at your kids and you will be reminded that a few scars are worth it.
Sarah,
You are so wonderful and honest. I remember back when my twins were babies and I thought I would never get a full nights sleep ever, ever again.
Take one day at at time, sometimes one hour at a time. This was advice given to me from a woman who had had two, yes two, sets of twins bandhead
Get as much sleep as you can and they will, I promise get on an easier schedule with time.
Ask me any questions you would like and I will try and remember what I did. My twins were number four and five, so I had three other children to take care of too. If I can do it anybody can. Patience is not one of my virtues. LOL.
I was going to give you the "battle scar" line too. That helped me not care as much. Knowing that all moms have them, and that's the price you pay for having babies. Nothing really makes them fade except time. Even once the weight is gone, you'll still have them, but they won't be as noticable.
Sorry to give such bad news...but give your babies a snuggle and remember it's worth it. Wink
LOL! I had to give them both a BIG cuddle to remind myself how my looks dont matter that much...lol...though i would still like to get back into shape. I have to say, I havent "bounced" back as much as i had hoped.
Guess what everyone? It was their due date on Tuesday! I couldnt believe it! And they are already six weeks old! Time flies WAY to fast lol.
They are getting SOO big already.
Noah seems to be focusing on things a little bit more (perhaps that is just my motherly wish lol....Will says he doesnt see it)
What i am really really hanging out for is a SMILE Very Happy
Noah has completely caught up (actually slightly overtaken!) to "normal" (average) babies of his age! He is actually 6 oz above average! yay! go him!
Isabella is still my tiny little fairy princess, but has made it to the 8lb mark! She appears to be feeding well, but i dont thnik she's getting as much as she makes out...sneaky girl.
It's funny how quickly they have their little quirks isnt it? They are so different!....both of them have dropped a night feed this week...i'm not sure if it's temporary, but i hope not! the extra sleep has done me WONDERS!
Well, i'm out to find me a weight loss buddy! Any takers?
Sarah,
Dropping a night feeding is huge. They may revert back a night or two, but usually this means they are on their way. So don' t fret it if a night comes up and they wake up an extra time. You always want something more when you can't have it as much as you want. Wink
Like you said time flies so fast and before you know it you will be chasing them around. But that time also passes. So enjoy this time when they stay put where you put them and you don't have to worry about them getting into anything. yahoo
Keep us posted. It is fun to relive those days of baby twinhood with you.
They always say that it takes 9 months to put the weight on, and it'll take 9 months to take it off. Breastfeeding is going to help a lot, since they're literally sucking the calories off of you. Wink You shouldn't diet, but you should eat healthy, and get some exercise when you can. I bought an exercise bike and rode that for 30 minutes a day to lose my weight.
They'll probably drop that one feed for good. That way you'll have one good stretch of sleep for 3 or 4 hours, which is nice! I remember the first night Evie slept through the night...I woke up so scared something had happened! And I had leaked all over the darn bed and had rocks for boobs...oh the fun of it. Razz Enjoy this crazy time!
Hello all!
We've had a scary couple of days here!!!
Last Thursday Isabella wasnt feeding very well and seemed to get a temperature but it wasnt that bad. After a while her temp hit 40 degrees....I dont know wat that is in US degrees but it's mighty high and i was so scared. she started having convulsions and we live right in the country...the nearest hospital is at least half an hour away. We called an ambulance and they sent a helicopter and airlifted her to the city. She was throwing up everywhere, and sweating and she was so tired she couldnt even cry. she was trying to fall asleep and would have to throw up again. It was the most horrible thing i ever had to witness. And Will and Noah had to drive to the city so i was worried about my little Noah.
When we got to the hospital she had all different drips and things....i still dont really understand what they were doing...she was so dehydrated i just felt so guilty taht i had let her get that way...let her get that bad.
Anyway they stablilized her, but she can't feed so she's still on a drip. Her weight has dropped down to just 6lb and she just sleeps all day. Will and Noah and i are staying in the city at the moment while Isabella gets better. It's sooo horrible, but the doctors say she's on the mend. They have just diagnosed her with a bad bout of gastro....apparently she has quite a weak immune system and her heart and lungs are too strong. Not great news.
Noah, on the other hand, is doing brilliantly. He smiled at will the other day and i have never seen will so excited. Will is not on crutches anymore...but he's a little slow.
I'm still sore really and quite tired from everything. I have lost a lot of weight from the stress...which is not a good way to lose weight in my opinion. So then i get stressed about the fact i lost weight from stress.......can you tell i'm rambling to pass the time?
Noah is asleep and Will has gone to a physio app so i'm all alone.
I never really thought being a mom would be like this. I knew it would be hard and that you would love them heaps and heaps and do anything for them, but the fact is that when Isabella was sick i told myself that if she died i would never forgive myself. and i couldnt imagine my life without her.
funny how much changes in just 7 weeks isnt' it?
Well if you have read this far you are a hero!!!!
With any hope, Isabella should be home by early next week, seeing as she got out of ICU today.
i meant her heart and lungs AREN'T*** to strong...sorry ladies!
p.s. i'm still worried about Kaitlin....have you heard from her Rose?
Hi Sarah,
Poor you and Bella! That's how it was when Evie got the flu - but she was 18 months...scary, but not as scary as 7 weeks. She would wake up just long enough to throw up and fall right back asleep. You did all the right things, and I'm sure she is going to be just fine. It's hard to know when to call the doctor and when you're just being paranoid. Wink I just call them any time something is going on...just in case. I'm sure you'll do that now too. Razz
I haven't heard from Kaitlyn, but I know was a very private person, and once she had decided and all, she didn't want her family to know what she considered. She ight've just moved on...but maybe once the baby gets here she'll come back to brag...it's hard not to! Smile
Hi Sarah,
Don't be so hard on yourself....when my twins were born it only took 4 days for me to have one of them back in the hospital, so you're doing good! Ellie also was dehydrated and I thought the same thing....how could I have let this happen? But when they're so tiny you just don't know if it's something you should ask the doctor or not. My mom finally told me I needed to bring her in. It is scary....the worst feeling to watch your little baby lying there with all those needles, tubes and machines. But, like Rose said, you did the right thing, and she'll get better. I will pray that she recovers quickly. And puts on some weight, that little peanut! Isn't the first smile the greatest??!! I had been so tired and just wanted to cry all the time until then, and then it was all worth it! I will continue to pray for your family.
Sarah,
What a scare!!! I am so sorry that your little girl got so sick. It is a good thing that she slept so much, that I'm sure helped to regain some strength. Sleep is a healer in and of itself. As mothers we do our best and that is all you can do to. You are not a doctor and even doctors as parents make the best judgement calls they can.
You are very young and handling all that life has thrown at you like a real champ. We are all very proud of you.
Prayers that Isabella will get stronger each day. She probable will continue to sleep more and that will be good.
Hi Sarah,
I wanted to say, I've been reading through your posts and wanted to say how brave and amazing I think you are, especially for someone so young. You've had a lot to deal with, but you seem to be doing so well. Congratulations!
I hope your little girl is doing better, and that your little boy is continuing to thrive!
Best wishes to you and your family
Hey Ladies...thank you all for your support in the last week...probably one of the hardest weeks of my life....
Isabella is still quite sick...we took her home on wednesday morn and she was back in by the afternoon. She's not feeding very well so we are having sort of lactation counselling..or something of the sort.
They were 2 months old yesterday!! Can you believe it!! I can't. Noah is just growing more and more all the time! He's smiling his gummy smile Very Happy and has a funny little husky laugh...
My little Bella still hasnt smiled...I worry if she's unhappy...i dont know anymore...i worry about her so much. She's still only about 7.5lb...and her weight fluctuates so often...she has really bad reflux and cries a lot. she sleeps a lot during the day and stays awake a lot of the night. Noah sleeps about 6-7 hours straight per night...but it doesnt help cos bella is always up....i'm just getting really tired again...
anyway....i dont have much else in my life anymore sadly...no i take that back i love my babies to death...i just can't wait until they get past this stage i guess.
much love, sarah, Isabella, Will and Noah
Sarah,
I'm sorry things are so difficult. I pray that Bella will get better and have a smile for her mommy soon. Just take a day at a time and celebrate the little things
Hi Sarah, ((HUGS)) I'm sorry that this is difficult right now. You are doing an awesome job. I wish things were going a little better for Bella. I will pray for her. Are you still breastfeeding her? I'm wondering if she's getting enough? Have you tried supplementing with a bottle? That worked for my Ellie who wasn't eating well and got dehydrated. Have they suggested maybe trying a soy formula? My kids who had bad reflux did much better on soy formula. Sometimes babies are lactose-intolerant for awhile, which means they're allergic to milk. That's why they tell you not to start regular milk until they're a year old. So if you're putting dairy products into your system, they're getting into her system through your milk, and if she's allergic to it, that could be causing the reflux (or making it worse) and slow weight gain, since she's throwing it back up. Just some suggestions. That's what we worked through with a few of ours. If it's as simple as changing what she eats, she could be doing better in no time. That's about all I can think of, though. I will pray that between you and the doctor, you can figure out the problem and she will be well soon. Keep your chin up, sweetie, you're a wonderful mommy! And don't worry, this phase will end. It may feel like it takes awhile, but try to enjoy the good things, it will be done before you know it!
Gosh those early days just drag on so much...I remember them well. It was a confusing time of no sleep and sore nipples for about the first 6 weeks for me. I hope the lactation consultant was able to help you. I agree that maybe she has a food allergy or dislikes something you're eating. You might have to try to switch to a bland diet and add things one by one to see if they cause a problem with her tummy. I've known babies that couldn't handle spicey foods, dairy, certain vegetables, etc. I'm sure the lactation person will help you get that stuff figured out. It does get easier, so if possible, stick with it.
Is she not latching properly? Is that what you mean by not feeding well? Or is she just not interested?
Poor baby and mommy. I'm sure this is so hard on everyone there, and I hope that people are being nice and helping as much as possible. ((((Hugs)))) Update us when you can.
Thanks guys! Very Happy It's been a bit rough again lately hasnt it? My life has been very up and down in recent times!
Bella is most definately on the mend! angel13 She's been beautiful the last couple of days, and we have been giving her supplement bottles thanks Chriss bigarmhug very helpful. She took the bottle quite well. I think she must have been really hungry. She felt like she was latching on properly, but she musnt have been. Noah seemed very "excited" to have his sister home again! binky She also has a pacifier and she seems to enjoy having something to suck on, even though i wasnt keen on her having one....the silence is golden (and temporary my step mother tells me. She says wait until Bella hits about 1 and cries even time the thing falls out of her mouth....for now i am cherishing the sleep).
The church has been so lovely lately community The pastors lovely daughter (who is 20) and her husband have been jsut so helpful. They have a young daughter and Danielle has been reassuring me that i'm not going insane at all it is simply adjusting to motherhood lol. comfort so that has been really nice to have someone to talk to. Will has been busy with school and he had his birthday today occasion4 bighug love5 he is 18 (an adult in australia!!) he can now drink occasion5 which he assured me he would not being doing much of.
Noah is getting so strong! He hasnt rolled yet...but i just keep thinking he's going to! lol I know it's early...but we'll see. Do you ladies find it weird how fast time goes? Because i have nearly been here a year now....and in the time have had a son and a daughter! laughing4 who i love to pieces.
Will decided today that he wants to go to uni and study journalism...which seems very ambitious but i'm sure he can do it lol! He'd be good at it i thnik. So anyway i am positively rambling.
OOOH!! i nearly forgot to say! We set a date for the wedding! Sunday, February 11th, 2007...so we've got a little under a year to plan the whole thing. which seems like a long time but it's not! So it's all very exciting here...but it will be excellent when these little twins hit around the 3 months mark i think! lol i'm willing away their lives! naughty me!
so thank you Jesus Pray for all my good fortune and thank you ladies for listening to me ramble about goodness knows wat!
lots of love, Sarah, Will and the twins
Hi Sarah!
I'm so glad to hear that the supplementing is working. What a blessing! I'm glad it was such an easy fix! If Bella's anything like my Ellie she'll be just as big as her brother in no time! Don't worry about the pacifier....right now you've got to do what you've gotta do to keep your sanity! It may not be fun to have to take it away later (probably 18 months or so), but it shouldn't be that bad, and by that time you'll at least be sleeping all night (hopefully!). I'm glad to hear you've got someone to talk to that is helping out once in awhile. She's right, it's a huge adjustment, you're not losing it!
Happy Birthday to Will! Wow - 18! You two have been through a lot in your young lives. Congrats on setting your wedding date! Start counting down the days! That will give you something to do to take your mind off babies every now and then. Not like you need something else to do....you know what I mean.
I'm so glad you stayed around here, Sarah. It's so fun to see how things are all working out for you. I hope you still stay around for awhile!
Hmm not really much to say, but i'm bored Brick wall
I wasnt too impressed with Will last night...He came home quite drunk at some late hour and knocked over a chair and woke up Bella, who had been horrible all day...*sigh* i didnt want to get angry at hime because it was his birthday, but i did anyway! I ranted and raved about how he's a father now and he can't just drink and blah blah blah, what kind of example is this to his son and daughter. He apologised this morning. I had never gotten so worked up before! I guess i'm just tired. I can't believe the twins are 10 weeks old...everything is just a daze! lol
erm, not a lot else. My dad came and visited me the other day. I really really didnt want him to come, but he was civil, if not kind. so yeah. That's about it. lol I'm so tired anyways i might try to get some sleep!
p.s. i'm so excited for Kaitlin...i can't believe she's due!!!
love Sarah
Sorry to hear about Will...I hope it was a learning experience for him so that he isn't quick to repeat it. Hopefully he was just trying something new.
I'm glad to hear (in the post before) that things are looking up! It must seem like a rollercoaster! LOL
(((Hugs))) to you hon.
Hello all!
Just a little update! Noah and Isabella are nearly four months old! Unbelievable! It's just scary how quickly time goes.
I can't remember what i posted last time, but things here are pretty cruisy. Will and i have just been busy planning the wedding and looking after the kids. Looks like the wedding will be in about April next year at the moment.
I'm back to school on the 24th of July! I just can't believe it and neither can my friends! It's all very surreal, but very real. Will is living with me and my mom at the moment, but in the spare room. No more relations until we're married. I dont want any more babies for quite a while and it just doesnt feel right anymore, now that we aren't kids.
Um Isabella is finally smiling! Beautiful little princess! Noah is just such a boy and is full of beans. We have been so lucky with their sleeping. They virtually sleep through every night. Not every single night, but most.
So that's about it! i live a relatively boring life now, but love my kids and will to bits!
Sarah! Great to hear from you! You've survived! Life gets so much easier once they're sleeping through the night, doesn't it?! I'm so glad to hear how well you're all doing. Wow, back to school already! What will you do the the babies while you're there? Tell us your wedding plans....will it be a big wedding, etc? I love to hear those kinds of things! It's so nice to hear your updates, I'm glad you keep us posted.
Yes i have been a bit MIA reacently haven't i?
I'm very nervous about going back to school! But i want to finish...i only have a semester to go anyway!
Noah and Bella will be with my mother on Mon, Tues and Wed, and i will have them Thurs morning and Will looks after them in the afternoon and i have Friday's off. So it's going to be tricky. Bella takes bottles but Noah won't, so that's our current issue!
I'm so excited about the wedding! I've always wanted a big dream wedding, but it's going to have to be within reason.
We had originally booked the church for February the 11th, then that seemed too close, so we moved it to April, but now it's back on in February again! So February the 11th it is!
Neither Matt nor i have many silbings, so we're trying to keep the wedding party small...as for dresses...no idea yet!!
But i'm very very excited! There's still so many things to organise
Sarah,
I truly believe you have made it through the toughest part. Sleep is such a biggy. I hope going back to school goes well for you. You will feel very different this time about everything especially teenage issues. But just remember how fast time goes by and before you know the semester will be over and you will move on to the next stage in life.
When I think back to your very first posts I am thrilled to see the strong, beautiful, young woman you have become. I believe that was all of about one year ago. Sometimes it helps to look back to see that the tunnel we were in always has another end to come out of. A sunnier side. And your beautiful little babies and your upcoming marriage to Wil is all proof of that.
Take care and do good in school and keep us updated. I know it will be hard, but just a quick note to say you're doing good.
I just loved reading your story and it reminds me how tough those first few months are (and the part about not being able to sleep because you were worried about them not breathing) brought back so many memories...im glad to hear you survived that difficult time period and i hope things keep getting smoother for you and wish you luck with your future
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