An update

Today Taylor, Baby Daddy and I went for a family walk, initially I had wanted to walk around the outside of the park for an hour but instead we wove our way through the gardens, it was nice. probably nicer in summer when the weather is on our side and the flowers are blooming... Taylor slept through the whole thing... she has been getting better at sleeping.. well I am still happy about last nite where she slept for 7 hours straight.. clever wee poppet... She has also started smiling and goooing and gaaing and being oh so cute.. She finally started to like the bath but we have opted to shower her which is WAY easier.. she doesnt seem to mind the shower either which is fantastic..

time flies

I can't believe Taylor is 5 weeks old already.. time has flown by! She has been on a few more outings since I am no longer on house arrest.. I haven't had my blood pressure tested lately but my swelling has subsided so I hope that everything has returned to normal.. I am still expressing/breast feeding but Taylor has gone from 90ml a feed to 120-150 (still feeding 6-7 times per day).. I am struggling.. have brought emergency goat's milk formula but don't want to use it until I really have too.. my frozen supply is dwindling too.. going to try add a few extra pumping sessions in but it seems ever since she is awake more often I have less time to squeeze everything into one day.. I love it when her dad comes home from work so I can have my hands back :) 

Had our first plunket nurse visit today, Taylor weighs 3.9kg which I think is still slightly puney for a 5 week old but she was 3.1 when she was born so I guess that's good... I was sure she was going to weigh over 4kg she is feeling heavy and has giant cheeks!!!


Here she is milk drunk after a feed.. soo cute :) 

our first family outing

Yesterday we went for a walk with Taylor to the mall, luckily we only live 10 minutes walk away... it was a bit chilly outside but she stayed asleep for the  whole trip.. I had an emergency bottle in my handbag just incase tho.. it was nice to get out of the house after being on house arrest.. it was the first time I had been out since I was finally discharged from hospital.. Taylor and her Daddy had been out before, she went to family dinner at her grandparents house last Sunday... looks like she slept through that trip also from the photos I have seen :) She has begun  to eat heaps, I think she is having a growth spurt.... feel like I cant keep up with demand and am seriously considering switching to formula.. the only things stopping me are the fact that breastfeeding helps with weight loss and the amount of money that was spent on the medela swing electric breast pump that I have only been using for a little over a week.. oh and that breast milk is cheaper than formula... something to think about :)

The wait is over.. and has been for awhile!

 She's here... and has been for two weeks. Taylor Sofia arrived on the 1st of June at 3.36pm by emergency c-section weighing 7lbs exactly. She also had a full head of hair (black) which is just what I wanted and it almost made the heartburn worth it!!..

Unfortunately I developed pre-eclampsia and had to spend what seemed like forever in hospital... I never even had a contraction and now I have a baby, it seems so surreal sometimes..I went for my routine midwife appointment on the 31st and she recommended I go to the hospital to get some blood tests done.. I was admitted straight away and they tried (three times) to induce my labour.. but that never worked, so after 24 hours they decided an emergency c-section might be the best option seeing as I wasn't dialating or contracting! And since my blood pressure was 178/115 and the placenta had stopped doing its job... I had an epidural but I dont think it was strong enough because I could definately feel them messing around with my insides after they had whipped her out... I think I cried through the whole thing and I was to afraid to look at her at first since when they ruptured my membranes there was merconium in the water so I was afraid something would be wrong.. turns out the only issue was her having the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck (same was I came into the world also)... After the birth her dad held her for ages with the proudest smile on his face and now two weeks later he still has the same goofy grin and never seems to want to put her down :)

About 30 mins after she was born my blood pressure and blood test results will still terrible so I had to spend the night alone (except for the midwives) in intensive care... and I kept getting texts from people complaining they had to hear about the birth from my sisters on facebook.. well sorry people but I was really sick.. The next day I got shipped up to the maternity ward and had a constant stream of visitors when all I really wanted was an endless nap.. Taylor is a good sleeper though so i'm not really complaining.. I was actually having to wake her up to have a feed some days!!

Normally after a c-section you would get kicked out of hospital after 3 nights.. I was there for 8!! Pre-eclampsia sucks, I am still on blood pressure medication which makes me sooooo tired... I'm happy I have a good milk supply and can express and have her Dad feed her because I just want to sleep all the time!! I am also happy that my once a day chocolate bar addictiion has subsided after the birth... I think due to all the swelling.. my edema was up to my hips the day I was admitted to hospital... i gained about 30 kgs during pregnancy and I am happy to see the scales still dropping 1kg per day at the moment... which reminds me I want to google to check how quickly the uterus shrinks back, I was watching Kendra and she reckoned hers was still out there when her baby was 4 months old.. but I didnt think that sounded right... I just have a little pouch left that I need to get rid of so that my jeans can do up again.. I can now fit most of my shoes, but I have have edema from mid calf down in both legs so I can;t get my boots on, which sucks considering winter has just hit... I found a pair I want to buy but I need to wait for my swelling to go away before I can try them on! Oh yeah anyways I think I have lost 20kg so far and have 10 to go to get to pre preggo weight, but ideally I would like to lose 15 because prior to pregnancy I also gained a little more... hmmm 

Oh well thats enough typing for today, I think I might just upload some pictures of my beautiful baby, who looks nothing like me, shes super cute like her Dad :)

Time Flies

Still no baby... I feel cramps and I wonder.. is this it? and then they go away and I am slightly relieved... judging by the pain of some of the cramps I am not looking forward to a drug free labour...

I am getting sick of waiting... to entertain myself I have been watching episodes of Kendra and the Hills on DVD and getting jealous of the drinking and little outfits they get to wear and I start pondering a new wardrobe for myself.. then I check my bank balance and realise thats not going to happen.. this year at least anyways.. So now I have a new hobby.. selling stuff on tradme and making ugly monster toys out of scraps of fabric... Selling stuff always seems like such a good idea but I never make as much money as I expect and then there is the whole waiting for payment and sending chase up emails to people.. couple that with the stress of potentially going into labour at any minute it has been a slightly stressful hobby.. I bet my blood pressure isn't to flash at the moment.

It has been raining for an entire week now I think... it sucks... I had intended to walk everyday leading up to labour but at the moment I dont want to even leave the house.. so on the upside I have been cleaning :) I tidied wardrobes and cupboards and I have packed and repacked my and the baby's hospital bags.. The temperature is dropping and every time I seem to add another woolley item to the baby'a bag. I don't know why I keep calling her 'the baby' as she does have a name.. Taylor Sofia... I am 99% sure that it will stick :) I hope she looks like a Taylor when she gets here.... We have some pretty clear scan pictures, I can't decide if she suits it or not!

Is she here yet?

Finally! I am 38 weeks pregnant… Full term… pity that doesn’t give me a set date as to when mini me will be gracing us with her presence.. I could pop tomorrow, or not for another 4 weeks… I am already getting impatient, I just can’t wait to meet her, but as eager as I am to meet her I am also freaking out.. I don’t know what to do with a baby.. I have never changed a nappy in my life!! Here’s hoping I don’t break her!

I think I am experiencing braxton hicks contractions, I am googling madly to see if thats what they are.. I am thinking  that since my stomach is contracting and pushing bubs down its making itfeel like she is punching my cervix.. I am not looking forward to real contractions!


Had another midwife appointment this week and my blood pressure is higher and I had protein in my pee, so couple those factors with my giant swollen feet/ankles/legs and fingers and face for that matter it looks like I am an ideal candidate to develop preeclampsia.. which is not good.. except that maybe I will need to be induced and be a little bit closer to sleeping on my stomach again!! I am 38 weeks (by LMP) so it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world if baby popped out to say hello.. I am expecting her to pop out early anyway, but thats just because I am so impatient and can’t wait to meet her!!


I also have been diagnosed with polyhramnios (excess fluid) and I read that often women with lots of liquid end up bursting sooner rather than later becuase there is just no room in the uterus for baby and all that liquid… despite aquiring these rare pregancy related issues I dont think pregnancy has been that terrible.. althought considering how many babies are born on a daily basis perhaps they arent that rare at all…

I have survived my first week of maternity leave. I haven’t yet managed to spend all the money I have been saving to cover my ‘poor’ weeks, but I could have! I found the most perfect boots at Witchery so watch this space to see if they join my already large shoe collection.. I wanted to try them on but since I had to go out an buy a pair of slip on SIZE 9!!! to last me until the end of my pregnancy and despite having my feet up I still have massive legs, I decided against that idea… Only a few weeks then they will be mine!! Also saw multiple jackets and tops that I wanted but since I have no idea what size I am going to be after lil miss pops out I thought it better not to buy anything.


The reason I was in town instead of lying on the couch watching sky was because my work was throwing me a ‘happy leaving to have a baby’ lunch.. I even got presents.. well baby did! So cute and they also gave me a reusable nappy… i’m not sure that I will be using it in the first place for it to get reused but i might run out of disposables one day!!


During this week off I have had plenty of time to watch tv.. there seems to be a million (yes one million) programmes about new mothers. I have seen more ‘births’ this week that I had ever in my life… I am relieved to see how small babies are when they pop out. I had never really had much to do with babies before so I never realised they were so teeny tiny… although according to my last scan at 36 weeks baby is measuring bigger than she should so maybe she won’t be that teeny tiny… will keep you posted tho!

Impatiently waiting

I have no idea what I am going to do to keep myself entertained while I wait (impatiently)… My social life has also dwindled over the past 8 months and I find myself with more and more free time, which I usually spend surfing the net and I am becoming inspired by people’s blogs and found myself thinking “hey, if they can do it, so can I”. I find myself drawn to blogs about crafty ladies and ladies with babies… So that’s what I intend (and I always have the best intentions) to blog  about…. So stay tuned…