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Congratulations Kel, Brett and Brandon on the arrival of "Hunter Henry"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy for you guys!

I woke a few times during the night and checked my phone and was just HOPING that you had already had bubby!!!!!

So your predicitions of a Boy right at the end were right!

Am sooo happy for you guys!

Can't wait to hear your story and see pics!!!!!

Hope you & Hunter are doing well!

And that the labour went smoothly!

CONGRATULATIONS Kel Brett and Brandon.

I can't wait to hear about EVERYTHING!

I bet you are just on a big high right now!

I hope Brandon took and is taking well to his new little brother and just loving him!

Look forward to hearing from you even if briefly as I know you will be busy when you get home not to mention just wanting to chill and get to know your new little man and settle in as a family of 4!

Welcome little Hunter Henry - I bet you are just as adorable as your BIG BRO B!!!

Oooo can't wait for a pic!!!

Lots and lots of love Hayley, Jake, Sophie, Gracie and Chloe!

p.s. I wrote in whatever last night really late and now I know that you were holding your precious baby already!!! hehe

The next journey begins....

~WELCOME HOME KEL!!!!~

Gosh I am so excited for you and just can't wait to see a picture!

Hope Brandon is loving his little brother!

And hope you are feeling great!!!

Ohhhh I am really hanging for some pics or news or something now Kel.

You are so keeping me/us in suspense! lol

Nah I totally understand you are busy etc and just probably enjoying your little family!

Still thinking of you!

I've been thinking the same. hehe.

But at the same time I so know how busy those first few days are and when you get a break you just need to rest.

Can't wait to see pics!!!!!

A big humungous thankyou for all your kind words and congratulatory messages on here, facebook and in the texts of course on the birth of my GORGEOUS lil bundle Hunter. I am so so so so so so so so so in LOVE!!!!!

I really appreciate it!

I know, I am sorry I have kept you hanging! I was coming on here yesterday hence my updated status in fb but as soon as I sat down our house was flooded with guests - as you do - but I thought I would take 5 mins to say hi now and do a quick lil update, altho I have to admit I am sorta kinda not in the putery mood for obvious reasons right now!

I am not going to be long on here, still getting into the swing of things of course with two littlies at home but so far so good, everything is PERFECT!

I actually have them both sleeping soundly for the moment!

I def had the 3 day blues hit me the other day and was really really emotional! I was crying tears of joy one minute at how blessed and in love I am with ALL my beautiful boys and crying in amazement that we made such a gorgeous baby once again and then crying cos I think back to being pregnant and how that felt and how fast things are going to go now and crying at the memories of labour and the birth (which was fantastic btw, will share that another time) and you know all those first things that you relive in your mind over and over again and get emotional cos they have passed! so am dealing with things very slowly one step at a time.
I have been feeling pretty good yesterday and today and is not till late at night when I stop and think that things come out so I try to keep busy iykwim!

So far B has taken to Hunter 'pretty' well. We are having a few moments but that was to be expected I guess, Brandon is learning that he has to now share our attention and to be honest its a learning thing for us too cos its crazy how much we obviously used to just focus on him and now its so much harder with two, especially as Hunter needs so much attention atm of course and we dont want to be yelling at B for this and that all the time so we bite our tongues and try to think how hard it is for him. Poor lil thing.

We are thinking this is going to break his Mummy boy personality a bit cos he has been completely all over Brett since Hunter and I came home and wants to spend most of his time with him. He even seems a bit angry towards me which is a bit sad but I understand, he is only 2 after all.

Definitely need those eyes everywhere, we have had Hunter laying down on his little couch in the lounge a few times which is a bit stressful so I dont do it too often as B is always in his face, wanting to sit beside him, touch him and if we arent looking might throw a teddy or something in his direction! Its nice him wanting to sit beside him tho and show such an interest in him, just a bit scary at the same time as he is a bit unpredictable!

Breastfeeding, dah da da dum.....is fingers crossed touch wood thankfully going well atm! Hunter is much better at it than B was thank god! He is not so much of a muncher altho my nipples are totally shot to sh!t but its only bad for a few mins while the latching on is happening and I just curl my toes and grit my teeth till its comfy again. The first night home Hunter decided to wake every 2 hours for feeds then the 2nd night he slept from 8pm -2am which was awesome but holey dolly parton boobs batman! I woke up sooo sore, just laid for half an hour with my boobs out and a towel under me waiting for him to wake which he did and all was good. The midwife said this should settle soon and I think it already is so thats good.

He feeds pretty quickly, 5-10 mins and he is done, take ages to burp (just like B used to) and then is normally okay for a couple hours. He was doing 5 min feeds and then feeding in an hour which I soo didnt like and didnt want to do and the midwife said to me that he was only feeding cos he was probly settling his tummy, she said if he is seeming to want it after such a short time its a belly ache and I should be strong and hold him out for at least 2 hours so I have been doing that and she even said it was okay to give him a dummy to suck on for a bit if it helps get him past it. I must admit I have given in a couple times and its so true, he has played me well! lol Cos he will fall asleep in mins.

This seems so quick to me tho.....Hayles??

She said its fine for him to feed such a short time but I guess cos with B who never seemed to settle with bf'ing (I would feed him for half an hour on each side and he would still be upset) so this quick 5 mins, burp, 5 more mins or so and he is done doesnt seem right? is it? I thought they had to get the hind milk and that took longer or is this down the track a bit, he is only 5 days old I guess!

Also atm, she told me to only feed from one side each feed. I always thought that you fed from both breasts at each feed but she said later on you can but for now while its establishing, you wanna make sure he is draining them properly so just feed from one. She is a lactation consultant so I know she knows what she is talking about but most ppl I thought did both boobs?? Plus then I think well when do I change and feed from both? Just when he seems unhappy?

ohhh so many questions, this is new territory to me cos I wasnt expecting it to work! lol Hayles if you can answer any of those for me thats cool!

Anyway just wanted to check in and say thankyou and that all is wonderful and blissful and I am floating on air! I said I would be quick and have gone on for ages but I am sure you wont mind!!

Plus birth story and pics still to come I promise, but here is a sneak peek! I am sooooo happy with my birth! And Hunter is soo beautiful and I am sure I am not just biased lol, he is so much like his big brother was its crazy!

Hope to get back on and talk to you both soon!!!

xoxo

WELCOME BACK KEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gosh its so good to see a BLUE post from you!!!

Glad to hear that everything is going well.

So glad to hear that Breastfeeding is going well! I'm so happy for you!

Reading what you said about B taking so long sounds just like Ella.

I have heard different things about feeding from both sides or just one. I think its like alot of things and changes every few years when they do "new" studies. LOL.

I really hope it continues to go well Kel! Sooooooo incredibly happy for you!

I'm sure Brandon will settle in to the big brother role really well soon. Sounds like he is doing fairly well anyway!

Thanks for the update!!!!

Can't wait for pics!!!!!! hehe!!!

WOW that was great to read!

So glad all is doing SO FANTASIC!!!

Those blues do suck but you sound like you are getting through them and hopefully they are will pass completly in no time.

SO awsome to hear the birth was fantasic - YAY!!!

Can't wait to hear it - but take your time as I know it it takes time for your emotions and the high of it all to all settle down before you can even begin to possibly put it into words.

B sounds like he is taking it all very 'normal'. It would be a little hard sensing some anger towards you but he will get past that and thats just his way of expressing him self and dealing with it as you know.

Cute he wants to sit next to him etc. Nawww brothers bonded forever hehe.

SO glad for you BF is going well.

My nipples dispite perfect latching always were sore for the first 1 - 2 weeks so hopefully yoursheal up soon. Sounds fine though that they only hurt for those first moments.

Woo hoo for the 8-2 feed on the second night. Ouch for your boobs. He obviously did a great job at getting your milk suppy in and up and then went "Mmmmm great my tummy is full". hehe

Ok well what the midwife said to you I agree 100% completly - sounds like GREAT advice to me!

Sophie took alot longer to feed in the first weeks but after that she only took 5 - 10 mins. Gracie and Chloe both took 5 - 10 mins max from the very first days. Seems weird huh but yes it is fine! Just means he is a very efficient feeder (bonus!).

You also may have a very forceful letdown (i did) - I don't know if you can feel the letdown yet or not( you probably know its ok if you can't or even never do but most people start to feel it within a few weeks). I think with g and c I felt it sooner though. Soooo with this it can actually cause such young babies to get a stomache ache - so what the midwife said with holding him out to 2hr minimum is very good advice as by feeding him sooner will actually make it worse and create a vicious cycle of tummy pains for him. He will still be getting the hind milk but cause he is so efficient he may still get a big dose of the foremilk too - so IF you do notice when your boobs are quite full before a feed then you feed him and an hr later he does seem to have a pain perhaps next time you feed him you could just hand express a little bit of milk even till you start to get a letdown then feed him so he gets a little less foremilk - will make him tummy more settled.

On the one boob thing - YUP one boob is best in my opinion. You sound like you have plenty of milk so definalty and based on the short feed thing - definatly one boob. He is full after 5 - 10 mins so if you go putting him on the other boob he will probably vomit it up as it will be ready to just squirt straight ot into his mouth very forcefully (plus 'more' foremilk).

If you didnt have much milk or he was taking alot longer to feed and then pulling off the boob continuously as if he isnt getting any from that one anymore and then still looking for more then you would put him on the other breast. I think I actually fed Chloe on one breast each feed for the first 6 month and then after that it was only occasionally I fed her off two. If you feel your supply is low or when he seems to be doing the hungry growth spurt feeding to get your supply up then you can do both.

The ONLY problem I ever found with feeding off one breast and cause they fed so quickly is that they just get on and get off and doesnt always leave enough time to stimulate your breast to keep a good milk supply going. Atm you wont have that trouble as he is so young and your supply would be great having only come in days ago. So keep in the back of your mind for a couple of weeks time or whenever it may be that your milk starts to really settle down...to try and get him to suck on your boob after he is finished feeding for just a bit longer. So if he comes off stuffed then just burb him or whatever then just pop him back on just to give that little extra stimulation to keep you supply in good nick. hehe Even if for a min.

So yeah you will know when to change to both breasts if and when he keeps coming off as if he is still hungry but not getting anything from that one boob anymore.

On the other note - (I dont mean to confuse you) from my experience it can sometimes be a challenge working this out as somtimes if you have mistaken a pain or tirdness for hunger and are feeding them and they keep pulling off it may just be cause they were only latching on to help ease the belly ache (hence when a dummy is handy) or latching on cause they were so overtird and just wanted to fall asleep and thought ok sucking a boob will help me sleep. Then when they start getting a mouthful of milk they pull off and cry then latch on and pull off and cry and it would be easily mistaken for low milk supply or the need to swap breasts but really they are pulling of cause they dont want a feed they just wanted to suck for either of the obove reasons.

Just something to keep in mind - usually I found this was more common the sooner the feed was from the last one. Another good reason to stick to a 2 hr minimum. In the next week or two I personally found upping that minumum to 2.5-3hrs worked better but you will work that out - whats right for hunter.

Gosh i can crap on!!! lol

I am certain hunter is an absolute CUTIE! I am sure you are not biased either!

Thanks for the update not being in a puter mood and all. I know what thats like - you want to let everyone know how happy you are and how everything went but to actually get on the puter and type it out can seem a bit too much kinda thing.

Just ENJOY your Blissful time!!

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