Woo Hoo - It's October!

I forget who was talking about baby poo but Jeremiah's poop is like a greenish color and is mixed with yellow also.. I mean it is not the tarry meconium type poop it is solid and is like tie dyed green and yellow. Um I didn't have stitches or nothing with Jeremiah or Faith but did with my first Elijah and some of your bleeding may be from your stitches healing up since it has only been a lil over a week. I do remember seeming like I bled alot with Elijah more so than Faith or Jeremiah and I think that was the culprit: the stitches... because they never technically get dry nor does the tear or cut(whichever you had) so they take a bit longer to heal. I know I think I just now stopped bleeding from having Jeremiah yesterday. I mean it let up significantly after the first week or so but was still there.. and even seemed like a few times was done but came back, but I think I am done with pads for awhile...btw how long after you stop post partum bleeding do you start regular period anyone know?

Also Jessi the soreness of your stitches and feelin like ur tearing em apart should let up within the next week or so. But I can tell you this when I went for 6 week check up and when dh and I DTD after me having my firstborn(the one I got stitches with) it kinda hurt a bit at my exam and dh and I proceeded with slowness.. even though stitches were gone and dissolved it felt to me like they were still there for there first few times.. I mean nothing horrendously painful or anything but a bit of soreness. Just figured I would give you the heads up anyways hth you..

Amy- not sure if your lo cord fell off yet but Jeremiah's when the outside stump fell off (at 11days old) I could still see inside the bellybutton like a whitish color thing I think it was another part of the umbilical cord in there and I just continued to alcohol swab for another day or two more to dry that part out. it oozed a bit of blood not bright colored blood more brownish here and there but all better now. I also noticed with Jeremiah toward the last few days before it fell off the stump kinda had an odor to it..shocked me at first because the other two didnt have that but all turned out well. and about the diaper issue Jeremiah had the same problem with soaking through alot and seeping out the sides onto back and etc I am using white cloud diapers because they were cheaper and we didnt have alot of cash to get diapers so I think partly that could be a culprit but I noticed it happened more before the stump fell off because I was folding the diaper down away from umbilical cord which made the diaper not fit as well. so all the soaking through may get better when he can wear the diaper up over bellybutton after the stump falls off.. I know next time around though I am getting Jeremiah's LUVS because they have leakguard guarantee and if they leak through I will save my receipt and the upc symbol and call them and complain about em and get me some diaper coupons(sometimes they even send you a coupon for a free package of diapers wooohooo those are always a good thing FREEBIES) anyways hope all that helps and sorry for such a long post

Jessi - it will feel different while you heal. I remember after ODS was born (my only vaginal birth), it was at least a couple of months before the pain was completely gone -- and i tore with him because he was a foreceps delivery.

AFM: I can't believe it, but Logan slept for 4 hours 2 nights in a row!!! I'm so excited!!! I hope this continues...and DD is sleeping better too - I think part of that is because I am doing better. We spent all day Saturday working on her going pee in the potty -- she managed to do it a couple of times so we've made some progress! And last night all her diapers "disappeared"...i got the goodnights for her at night and she'll either be in pull-ups or underwear...i am so done with her in diapers! she is literally too big for them and i'm tired of changing her....hopefully this will continue and she'll be at least day-time trained by thanksgiving! sooner would be nice, but i'm not pressing my luck!

hope everyone else had a nice weekend....time to grab something to eat before Logan realizes he's in the pack n' play and wakes up!

Elise- Good luck with the potty training!My first was difficult and then we changed babysitters and she said she'd help ou.So his first week he could wear diapers but his second week he had to use the potty.He was trained pretty well within a few days.Second DS was very easy...And since then he's only had 3 accidents and it's been over 2 years(he's 4 now).We gave m&m's as potty rewards and let them try to hit cheerios in the potty as incentives..may not work for a girl tho...LOL.Woohoo to Logan sleeping 4 hours for you!!

Jessi- I'd really call your doctor...Seriously the bleeding concerns me alot.Even the overnight pads are fairly thick.Your nether regions will be sore and tender for at least another week or so...I still had a touch of tenderness up until just about week 3.And that's when DH caught me after one of THOSE type of dreams where you wake up in the mood for some love.If you tore you may be tender for a bit longer, especially if there are stitches...But if you are showing signs of increased bleeding and you haven't been overdoing it then call your doctor, please.

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Jessi,

I had a C-section but I stil ahve bruises from teh student nurse who had to dig to get my vein 2 weeks after, with my first baby I had her vaginally and I tore all teh way up to my butt (sorry TMI) and after 6 weeks I still had to sit on thoswe blow up inner tube looking things. It was aweful!!! I am so glad I get to have C-sections now!!! Good luck on the pain talk to your docotr abotu teh bleeding please it sounds like you might have an infection.
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OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I sent that link to everyone I konw how scary that is like the thing for halloween too! thanks for the info jessi!