Emily0505
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My journey into motherhood for the second time, was not straightfoward. It was a long and difficult journey filled with heartache and loss. There were times when I honestly thought that I would never have another baby but after nearly 2 years and 3 miscarriages, I found myself pregnant again. Despite my whole heartedly expecting another miscarriage, on the 13th May my beautiful rainbow baby daughter arrived.
Her birth was super speedy and she was very nearly born in the car! We arrived at the hospital at 2.10 and she was born at 2.12! If we'd have hit traffic or a red light or two then we'd not have made it!
Yet again I'm experiencing supply issues and breast feeding hasn't gone according to plan. Eleanor's weight has been up and down depending on how much formula she's been supplemented with and with the possibility of a hospital admission on the cards, I had no choice but to predominantly feed her on formula. I still feed her myself while waiting for her bottles to cool but the majority of her calories are gained from formula. I'm taking fenugreek supplements and today got a prescription for Domperidone from the GP. I do not think that my supply will magically increase enough to cut out the formula but if my supply goes up at all then that's brilliant but even if it can just be maintained as it is, that's better than nothing.
She is such a good baby and on the whole she's very content. Cameron absolutely dotes on her and always wants to give her kisses and cuddles! Seeing the two of them together my heart could just burst with love!
I'm feeling very well both physically and mentally and I'm hoping that I've escaped PND this time. Although I'm very disappointed that we've failed at bf again, I'm not beating myself up over it and I'm generally finding things much easier this time around for sure.
Here are some photos of my due date bumpy, 16 days post partum (in pre pregnancy jeans!) and my beautiful baby girl!
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Her birth was super speedy and she was very nearly born in the car! We arrived at the hospital at 2.10 and she was born at 2.12! If we'd have hit traffic or a red light or two then we'd not have made it!
Yet again I'm experiencing supply issues and breast feeding hasn't gone according to plan. Eleanor's weight has been up and down depending on how much formula she's been supplemented with and with the possibility of a hospital admission on the cards, I had no choice but to predominantly feed her on formula. I still feed her myself while waiting for her bottles to cool but the majority of her calories are gained from formula. I'm taking fenugreek supplements and today got a prescription for Domperidone from the GP. I do not think that my supply will magically increase enough to cut out the formula but if my supply goes up at all then that's brilliant but even if it can just be maintained as it is, that's better than nothing.
She is such a good baby and on the whole she's very content. Cameron absolutely dotes on her and always wants to give her kisses and cuddles! Seeing the two of them together my heart could just burst with love!
I'm feeling very well both physically and mentally and I'm hoping that I've escaped PND this time. Although I'm very disappointed that we've failed at bf again, I'm not beating myself up over it and I'm generally finding things much easier this time around for sure.
Here are some photos of my due date bumpy, 16 days post partum (in pre pregnancy jeans!) and my beautiful baby girl!
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