Baby on it's way!!

[SunWorshiper_26]

Leaking fluid at the hospital to be induced. Haven't told anyone but my mom gunna wait to announce till baby arrives but I'll keep you all posted.

[lil_lady25]

Sun - mines the opposite. Babies latch on wonderfully but i'm not getting enough milk to feed both of the girls. Madison's getting 100% BM but Taylor is only getting about 10-20% a day and the rest is formula. I wish I was getting more. I can't imagine it will get much better since the girls are already 3 weeks old and it hasent improved. I'm taking Flaxseed and Blessed Thisle vitamins but I don't see a change at all.

[SunWorshiper_26]

Seattleview I'm glad to hear that I'm not alone with the difficult to BF premie!  She latches but her suck isn't so good. I've been pumping. What I've been doing is put her to breast at every feeding and then feed her a bottle of breast milk. We see our pedi tomorrow (mon) I am hoping that she gains weight well. She is really good at eating from the bottle I hope she gets better at the breast. I have so much milk that it drips all over her face lol!

[alyssagillstrom]

aww ! gGad Ellie is discharged and doing wonderful and you too. i bet you can't wait to get her home and cozy :) yay!

[seattleview]

I love that you were updating in real time on here!  I definitely thought about my medhelp friends during my ordeal, but things moved so quickly and crazily!  It's so nice to be back to some semblance of normal.  We have to monitor feeding very closely, too, even though our baby boy is doing great.  Had to rent a hospital grade pump and super sensitive scale to weigh him before and after each feeding, and are supplementing with formula with this tiny little tube right next to my nipple when he breastfeeds.  It sounded overwhelming and downright annoying while we were having our discharge lactation consultation, but it hasn't been so bad.  The good news is feeding will seem so much easier when we get to stop the weighing/supplementing nonsense - hopefully this Friday.


So glad you're doing well and looking forward to hearing that Ellie is coming home!

[SunWorshiper_26]

Thank you so much!!

I will never forget the ring of fire!!  

Ellie is doing wonderful hoping to be discharged from NICU on Sunday, she is just on observation right now. I was discharged tonight (Sat).

I am doing great just exhausted!  Ellie is learning to BF now and latches on great just needs a better su ck now so she can get more. Until then we practice lots and I pump and feed too.

I don't have my computer with me as I'm not staying at home since it's an hour and a half drive from the hospital but when I am home I'll post pics of Ellie :)

[TraceL]

Congrats on your new arrival, you did do well to post at the same time, x

[natashajay]

OMGosh i can't believe it!! and you posted throughout!!! what a trooper!
im soooo glad she is doing well! and that week in NICU will fly by, im soo glad you are feeding her, its soo important!...wow i cant believe ive only just found out and missed it all! I have been sooo tired and uncomfortable i stayed away from computer oh babe its brilliant news....i'll be bale to get on with your baby book now...a girl!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

[rccresswell]

Oh no so did you feel the famous ring of fire while you were pushing.  Oh my gosh I remember that like it was yesterday eeekkkkk I am not looking forward to it.  So glad everything is doing great :)

[alyssagillstrom]

What a little fighter. How cute that shes a little piggy :) so glad shes doing good, great to hear!

[SunWorshiper_26]

I was 35 weeks 1 day at her delivery. They think one week or less in the NICU :)

Thank you all for the love and support

[GBen]

CONGRATS!!!!!!
So happy for you and glad to hear your little girl is doing well.  How many weeks were you?
Best of luck to you and your new family....so excited to hear the news.

[Jennyeaton23]

Congratulations!!!! Take care of yourself and that little lady!

[Majikat]

That's awesome that she is doing so well!!! How long do they think she will have to stay at the hospital?

[SunWorshiper_26]

Thank you!!  She is off the ventilator and no oxygen needed now. Doing really well better than they imagined. They thought she would be on ventilator till tomorrow then oxygen but she's a trooper!  Didn't think she would eat and would start tube feeding tomorrow but she ate today from a bottle. I pumped and first feeding got half a bottle and she ate it all at one sitting!  Shes a little piggy ;).

I'm so tired and excited!!

[naturschld]

Congrats on your new baby girl!  Hoping everything goes well in NICU and she gets out soon.

[rccresswell]

That is AWESOME news!!!!!  congratulations!!!  I am so glad she is doing well and its a little girl.  I definately think I am having a girl now lol but we will find out in a few more weeks.  Once again congratulations and glad it all went swell!!!!!

[wannabeamommy0124]

lovee the name!! congrats on your little princess!! I too hope her stay in the NICU is a short one so you can go home an enjoy her to the fullest!! it sounds like you did great!! even though the epidural didnt work you made it!! and im sure it was very well worth it!!

congrats again! and cant wait to see pictures!!

[bubbahbigsis]

what a pretty name congrats again

[SunWorshiper_26]

Ellie Liore is her name :)

Ellie is in honor of my husband's grandmother who survived the holocaust and my grandfather

Liore means "my light" in hebrew

[bubbahbigsis]

congrats on your little girl

[Rellyrell]

Congrats!!!!! Enjoy while you can time flys..

[SunWorshiper_26]

Thank you!!

[spiritwolf31]

Congratulations on your new arrival!!

[Majikat]

awesome you did a great job!!!! :) hope she only has a short stay in the NICU