Congrats v1ck1! You'll have to update when you have a name. We struggled for a boy's name, too. Had a list of 25+ and then started to narrow things down using meaning and numerology. We think his name really suits him. By the time I went in for induction, we were pretty sure of the first name, but the middle name was initially our second choice, but it really fits him. Good luck with selecting a name.
Nikki, glad things are going well and you're recovery nicely. She is beautiful.
Rachel, I really hope things start to progress for you. That really does sound awful.
Thanks for the advice ladies. The nipple cream is starting to work its magic. As for swaddling him, we do, but we have to leave his hands out. He hates having his hand constrained. He did manage 2 feeds today of breast only, which is a first. Then the last feed was 20 mins one boob, sleep and hour, 20 mins the other boob, sleep an hour, 60ml formula top up, wide awake and chilling in his bouncer. It's so hard to tell when he's actually hungry as he finds sucking very soothing. I do the brush the cheek and see if her moves his mouth towards it. He's already using a soother as he gets frustrated when he can't get his thumb in his mouth. It really is, let me suckle on anything please. We are being very careful with the soother as we need to know when he just wants to suckle vs when he actually wants food.
Yesterday was a bit much. 8 days post-emcs and was getting cabin fever after spending 8 days in hospital an then stuck inside at home. Decided to go to costa around the corner and turned out to be a mistake. The pain came rushing back last night and he had to have formula feeds only as I couldn't manage to have him on me to breastfeed, nor could I move and pick him up, so my dw had to do the feeds at night. I felt too awful to even express. Still wasn't great this morning. Managing better now, but I've been on ultra light duty today.
I spoke with the support worker who rang to check on Aidan's jaundice and me and she seemed to think Paracetamol with codeine would be okay with breastfeeding. I've seen mixed things about this. I know in hospital I was given cocodamol and morphine whilst breastfeeding. Am I being paranoid. It's only 16mg per dose. Has anyone been given pain relief like this post-csection whilst breastfeeding? I took one dose and then second dose was just paracetamol, but there is a difference in the level of pain that is reduced.
The pain increase is bad enough that we've pushed our newborn photoshoot back a week to next Tuesday. There is no way that I could cope with getting there tomorrow. I'm still not sure what in the hell I'm going to wear for the family shot. I can't even entertain the thought of wearing jeans yet and I don't really own much else. I've been living in sweatpants. I don't even have yoga trousers to wear. I may have to try jeans and just change into them there for the photo and back into sweats after for comfort.
Hope everyone who's given birth is adjusting well and enjoying their newest family members. I still can't stop watching him. Good luck to all who are still waiting. I hope to see announcements soon. Hang in there.
overdue induction is 42 weeks here as well. Dovekie can you still have a waterbirth if you refuse induction then? I assume you're having a waterbirth at the hospital, do they have a cut off? Rachel I can't believe you're still going! You poor thing 
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thing is her feeding habits today and yesterday have screwed my milk production. I'm supposed to be waking her now for a feed but she fed the most she ha done before bed since spice was born so she ain't ready to wake up for a good while yet. 
