Hi All

[Guest guest]

Thanks Elaine

Marie

[Guest guest]

Thanks Elaine

Marie

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear y'all are both doing well!!

Sandi

Hi all

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the congrats! and I are home and doing

fine. I am simply trying to adjust to the lack of sleep! Thanks Sandi

for talking with my hubby and passing the info onto the group. is

absolutely precious and has adjusted to nursing really well. I will post

more soon but I am going to take advantage of her sleeping at the moment.

Hugs to all the new members, new mommies and soon to be mommies!

Hugs

Merry Shaw

[Guest guest]

Hi Merry, Glad to see you and are home and doing well.

Marcy

Hi all

> Hi everyone. Thanks for all the congrats! and I are home and

doing fine. I am simply trying to adjust to the lack of sleep! Thanks

Sandi for talking with my hubby and passing the info onto the group.

is absolutely precious and has adjusted to nursing really well. I

will post more soon but I am going to take advantage of her sleeping at the

moment. Hugs to all the new members, new mommies and soon to be mommies!

>

> Hugs

> Merry Shaw

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear things are going well!

Some words of encouragement.....when your precious lil one hits six weeks she'll

be sleeping most of the night, waking up for one or two feeds. Kendra goes

down around 7pm and wakes up for a 3 am feed then back down til 7am. During

the day she'll still feed every 3 hours but least she's letting mommy get some

sleep during the night! We co-sleep and that is heaven in itself in regards to

getting as much sleep possible!

O

mom to Kendra Noelle 5-23-02

Hi all

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the congrats! and I are home and doing

fine. I am simply trying to adjust to the lack of sleep! Thanks Sandi for

talking with my hubby and passing the info onto the group. is

absolutely precious and has adjusted to nursing really well. I will post more

soon but I am going to take advantage of her sleeping at the moment. Hugs to all

the new members, new mommies and soon to be mommies!

Hugs

Merry Shaw

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear things are going well!

Some words of encouragement.....when your precious lil one hits six weeks she'll

be sleeping most of the night, waking up for one or two feeds. Kendra goes

down around 7pm and wakes up for a 3 am feed then back down til 7am. During

the day she'll still feed every 3 hours but least she's letting mommy get some

sleep during the night! We co-sleep and that is heaven in itself in regards to

getting as much sleep possible!

O

mom to Kendra Noelle 5-23-02

Hi all

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the congrats! and I are home and doing

fine. I am simply trying to adjust to the lack of sleep! Thanks Sandi for

talking with my hubby and passing the info onto the group. is

absolutely precious and has adjusted to nursing really well. I will post more

soon but I am going to take advantage of her sleeping at the moment. Hugs to all

the new members, new mommies and soon to be mommies!

Hugs

Merry Shaw

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear things are going well!

Some words of encouragement.....when your precious lil one hits six weeks she'll

be sleeping most of the night, waking up for one or two feeds. Kendra goes

down around 7pm and wakes up for a 3 am feed then back down til 7am. During

the day she'll still feed every 3 hours but least she's letting mommy get some

sleep during the night! We co-sleep and that is heaven in itself in regards to

getting as much sleep possible!

O

mom to Kendra Noelle 5-23-02

Hi all

Hi everyone. Thanks for all the congrats! and I are home and doing

fine. I am simply trying to adjust to the lack of sleep! Thanks Sandi for

talking with my hubby and passing the info onto the group. is

absolutely precious and has adjusted to nursing really well. I will post more

soon but I am going to take advantage of her sleeping at the moment. Hugs to all

the new members, new mommies and soon to be mommies!

Hugs

Merry Shaw

[Guest guest]

How exciting Sandi, I'm glad the gel is working for you, but hope that

everything moves a little slow for you until Sunday!!! Good luck!

Marcy

hi all

Just wanted to let you know I am having contractions. I have already had a

little bloody show so that procedure with the gel this morning is working

like hot cakes!!!! Hope I can hold out til Sunday. Will let you know more

later if I can!!!

(((HUGS)))

Sandi

[Guest guest]

How exciting Sandi, I'm glad the gel is working for you, but hope that

everything moves a little slow for you until Sunday!!! Good luck!

Marcy

hi all

Just wanted to let you know I am having contractions. I have already had a

little bloody show so that procedure with the gel this morning is working

like hot cakes!!!! Hope I can hold out til Sunday. Will let you know more

later if I can!!!

(((HUGS)))

Sandi

[Guest guest]

How exciting Sandi, I'm glad the gel is working for you, but hope that

everything moves a little slow for you until Sunday!!! Good luck!

Marcy

hi all

Just wanted to let you know I am having contractions. I have already had a

little bloody show so that procedure with the gel this morning is working

like hot cakes!!!! Hope I can hold out til Sunday. Will let you know more

later if I can!!!

(((HUGS)))

Sandi

[Guest guest]

Woohoo Sandi! Sounds like your little one is ready to meet his mama! Keep us

posted.

Hugs

Merry

hi all

Just wanted to let you know I am having contractions. I have already had a

little bloody show so that procedure with the gel this morning is working

like hot cakes!!!! Hope I can hold out til Sunday. Will let you know more

later if I can!!!

(((HUGS)))

Sandi

[Guest guest]

Woohoo Sandi! Sounds like your little one is ready to meet his mama! Keep us

posted.

Hugs

Merry

hi all

Just wanted to let you know I am having contractions. I have already had a

little bloody show so that procedure with the gel this morning is working

like hot cakes!!!! Hope I can hold out til Sunday. Will let you know more

later if I can!!!

(((HUGS)))

Sandi

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear all is well, Merry. Would you mind sharing what your lactation

consultant suggested. I'm sure many would be interested.

Thanks!

Jordan's Mommy

( in California)

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on myself

and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our little

angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps most of

the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am becoming

a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am so glad

that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch a nap

during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all clear

from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am soooo

grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months post-op

and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was 145

pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from goal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to be

able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear all is well, Merry. Would you mind sharing what your lactation

consultant suggested. I'm sure many would be interested.

Thanks!

Jordan's Mommy

( in California)

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on myself

and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our little

angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps most of

the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am becoming

a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am so glad

that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch a nap

during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all clear

from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am soooo

grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months post-op

and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was 145

pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from goal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to be

able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear all is well, Merry. Would you mind sharing what your lactation

consultant suggested. I'm sure many would be interested.

Thanks!

Jordan's Mommy

( in California)

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on myself

and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our little

angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps most of

the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am becoming

a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am so glad

that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch a nap

during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all clear

from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am soooo

grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months post-op

and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was 145

pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from goal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to be

able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Hi Merry, I am glad you and are doing so well. And congrats on the

super weight loss!!! That is just great! Take care BOTH of you!

Marcy

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on myself

and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our little

angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps most of

the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am becoming

a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am so glad

that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch a nap

during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all clear

from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am soooo

grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months post-op

and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was 145

pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from goal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to be

able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Hi Merry, I am glad you and are doing so well. And congrats on the

super weight loss!!! That is just great! Take care BOTH of you!

Marcy

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on myself

and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our little

angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps most of

the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am becoming

a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am so glad

that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch a nap

during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all clear

from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am soooo

grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months post-op

and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was 145

pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from goal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to be

able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Hi Merry, I am glad you and are doing so well. And congrats on the

super weight loss!!! That is just great! Take care BOTH of you!

Marcy

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on myself

and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our little

angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps most of

the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am becoming

a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am so glad

that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch a nap

during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all clear

from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am soooo

grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months post-op

and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was 145

pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from goal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to be

able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Well, I don't think we can call her little anymore...she's now 18 pounds! She

is such a blessing! She started rolling over on the 15th of July. Yesterday,

she discovered her feet...she loves to grab them while she's on her back. She

laughs hysterically when I grab her little foot and touch her nose with her

toes. )

Her physical development is a little behind for her chronological age...as is to

be expected. She's been prescribed physical therapy to increase her upper body

strength. And, it's working. I've seen a vast improvement in her head

stability and she's holding her head up more and more while on her tummy.

Thanks for posting the info from you lactation consultant. It's great to gather

all that excellent info!

Keep us posted onl your little one's progress. Sounds like you're having a

blast with her!

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on

myself and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our

little angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps

most of the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am

becoming a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am

so glad that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch

a nap during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all

clear from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am

soooo grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months

post-op and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was

145 pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from g! oal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to

be able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Well, I don't think we can call her little anymore...she's now 18 pounds! She

is such a blessing! She started rolling over on the 15th of July. Yesterday,

she discovered her feet...she loves to grab them while she's on her back. She

laughs hysterically when I grab her little foot and touch her nose with her

toes. )

Her physical development is a little behind for her chronological age...as is to

be expected. She's been prescribed physical therapy to increase her upper body

strength. And, it's working. I've seen a vast improvement in her head

stability and she's holding her head up more and more while on her tummy.

Thanks for posting the info from you lactation consultant. It's great to gather

all that excellent info!

Keep us posted onl your little one's progress. Sounds like you're having a

blast with her!

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on

myself and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our

little angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps

most of the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am

becoming a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am

so glad that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch

a nap during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all

clear from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am

soooo grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months

post-op and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was

145 pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from g! oal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to

be able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Well, I don't think we can call her little anymore...she's now 18 pounds! She

is such a blessing! She started rolling over on the 15th of July. Yesterday,

she discovered her feet...she loves to grab them while she's on her back. She

laughs hysterically when I grab her little foot and touch her nose with her

toes. )

Her physical development is a little behind for her chronological age...as is to

be expected. She's been prescribed physical therapy to increase her upper body

strength. And, it's working. I've seen a vast improvement in her head

stability and she's holding her head up more and more while on her tummy.

Thanks for posting the info from you lactation consultant. It's great to gather

all that excellent info!

Keep us posted onl your little one's progress. Sounds like you're having a

blast with her!

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on

myself and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our

little angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps

most of the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am

becoming a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am

so glad that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch

a nap during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all

clear from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am

soooo grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months

post-op and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was

145 pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from g! oal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to

be able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Hi -

Well one of the things she suggested was to focus on the complex carbohydrates

such as whole grain types of foods. I had been still focusing on my protein

regime. I am supposed to try and get in at least 5 servings of these carbs per

day. She said to focus on 2-3 servings of protein per day. Sometimes easier

said than done on the above. lol. I have increased my H20 from 8 glasses per

day to 12 per day as well. I assume all the above is helping or working. I

took in this morning and she had gained 10 oz in 1 week and they were

very pleased at the pediatrician's office. The other thing I have been doing is

not looking at the clock while nursing. When in the hospital they kept telling

me X amount of minutes on each breast. The consultant suggested letting the

baby nurse on 1 breast and completely empty it and offer the next breast at the

next feeding or if she still acts hungry I can move her over. The majority of

the calories in breast milk are in the hind milk which is at the end of the

feeding. Basically I am letting the princess dictate how much time we spend on

nursing and it helps. Lastly she recommended a book called " The complete book

of Breastfeeding " by Eiger and Olds. It has been pretty helpful however there

might be some better books, this is the first one I have looked at.

Now how is little Jordan doing?

Merry

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on

myself and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our

little angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps

most of the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am

becoming a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am

so glad that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch

a nap during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all

clear from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am

soooo grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months

post-op and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was

145 pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from g! oal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to

be able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Hi -

Well one of the things she suggested was to focus on the complex carbohydrates

such as whole grain types of foods. I had been still focusing on my protein

regime. I am supposed to try and get in at least 5 servings of these carbs per

day. She said to focus on 2-3 servings of protein per day. Sometimes easier

said than done on the above. lol. I have increased my H20 from 8 glasses per

day to 12 per day as well. I assume all the above is helping or working. I

took in this morning and she had gained 10 oz in 1 week and they were

very pleased at the pediatrician's office. The other thing I have been doing is

not looking at the clock while nursing. When in the hospital they kept telling

me X amount of minutes on each breast. The consultant suggested letting the

baby nurse on 1 breast and completely empty it and offer the next breast at the

next feeding or if she still acts hungry I can move her over. The majority of

the calories in breast milk are in the hind milk which is at the end of the

feeding. Basically I am letting the princess dictate how much time we spend on

nursing and it helps. Lastly she recommended a book called " The complete book

of Breastfeeding " by Eiger and Olds. It has been pretty helpful however there

might be some better books, this is the first one I have looked at.

Now how is little Jordan doing?

Merry

Hi All

Hi everyone! Well I am finally taking a time-out to update everyone on

myself and . It's been an interesting 3 weeks to say the least. Our

little angel is quite backwards on the whole day and night routine. She sleeps

most of the day and wants to bond with mommy in the middle of the night. I am

becoming a huge fan of co-sleeping. It seems to be helping a little bit. I am

so glad that my other kiddos are a little older and I can pop a video and catch

a nap during the day with them! lol I saw my OB-Gyn on Friday and got the all

clear from him. He has been so supportive of my weight loss surgery and I am

soooo grateful to have had him as my doc. I started the pregnancy at 4 months

post-op and weighing according to his records at 191. My weight on Friday was

145 pounds. Needless to say I was ecstatic to have been able to lose weight and

still have a healthy pregnancy. I am still 15 from g! oal but I know I can get

there.

I have been breastfeeding and at first didn't think I was going to

be able to pull it off. Her pediatrician was not impressed with her weight gain

and had me keep bringing her in for weight checks. I finally contacted a

lactation consultant and got some good advice on nursing her and better types of

foods to eat to improve milk production. She is nursing great and at about

every 3-4 hours. She goes back to the doc tomorrow for another weigh-in.

Hopefully all will look good. I wanted to say congrats to all of the new

mommies, and the new soon to be mommies! Also welcome to all of the new

members.

Nette - I am glad to hear you and baby are doing well. What a scary

experience. Take care of yourself and keep us posted!

Hugs to all

Merry

[Guest guest]

Have a wonderful labor and enjoy meeting ! Take plenty of

pictures!

Pam and (8-12-01)

> After finding out through U/S a few months ago that our daughter

will

> have a left clubfoot, we discovered this support group. We posted

> our results and have heard from some of you who have helped us

better

> understand this abnormality and how to go about fixing it. We

havent

> been posting much as we dont have the experience (yet) that most of

> you have. But we have been reading and learning! We are now in

our

> 38th week and expecting to be born any day now. We just

wanted

> to thank you all for sharing extremely important information and

> especially being here the day we found out about 's foot. I

am

> so happy I jumped on the computer that day and found you all. I

> literally went from thinking " my little girl is gonna be in braces

> all her life " to understanding clubfoot, if treated correctly, can

> lead to a perfectly normal life. And thanks especially for whoever

> created this group! You all are wonderful people!

>

> You all are sure to start seeing alot more posts from us shortly as

> we will be asking many questions as we go through the next year,

> especially the first 6 months. But we'll try not to be too much of

a

> pain in the you know what!

>

> Ed, Regina, and soon to be

[Guest guest]

hope all goes well with you during your labor and delivery - sending

you " hugs and belly rubs " from a fellow preggo!

Tia & Kelby

8-3-01 bilateral

EDD 12-17 with Hanna