There is no greater struggle as a mother than having a baby girl that thrives on breast milk (bm) and being a mother who can't supply her with what she needs. When she was about 10 weeks old I completely went dry. Just woke up one day and boom no more breast milk. Hardly knew what to do with myself. So I figured we would as we did with my older daughter Tegan and we would mix half formula and half bm until I was totally out and then we would go to straight formula. Well, Laney had a terrible time when we were doing the half and half, she was constipated and spit up every time she ate.
Lucky for me a dear friend told me about bm donation and I was super excited about it except turns out it is extremely hard to find someone that is willing to donate on a regular basis and consistently and with in a close driving range but at this point honestly I am willing to drive anywhere to get a large amount.
that's all for tonight....stressed and exhausted from searching all night for someone to donate some bm to my amazing and beautiful little girl! So if anyone is reading this and knows of someone willing to donate near Mitchellville iowa or really up to 5 hours away ill gladly drive! email me with anything that will help. rahnibrose@yahoo.com
Showing posts with label baby#2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby#2. Show all posts
Monday, January 13, 2014
Friday, September 27, 2013
Welcom Laney Jo
On September 24, 2013 we welcomed a beautiful healthy baby girl.
Turns out she was a lot littler than we were expecting! But she did have a big chubby face! And some rolls on her legs, you know the kind that you just wanna squeeze, ya that's been a hard thing to fight lately!
It was so much fun getting to have Laney to play dress up with, that hair and her being so tiny, I changed her outfits and hair bows constantly!!
We stayed our regular 3 days in the hospital for a C-Section. I really wasn't ready to go home, it was so nice being taken care of and having every want or need waited on by someone else. The reality of coming home was a bummer to say the least but, it did mean that I was going to have both my babies under the same roof though (which was the scariest part of all I think!) I snuggled Laney as much as possible at the hospital but definitely enjoyed all the help from the nurses.
Idk if I'm ready to go home but... I better get ready! :)
Scheduled C- Section due to baby measuring large
Last picture of pregnant me!!
Daddy is ready to go!
Laney Jo Brose
7 pounds 13 ounces
20 inches
12:32pm
7 pounds 13 ounces
20 inches
12:32pm
Turns out she was a lot littler than we were expecting! But she did have a big chubby face! And some rolls on her legs, you know the kind that you just wanna squeeze, ya that's been a hard thing to fight lately!
And did I mention the hair....Oh the hair!!! The nurses were obsessed with her hair, they kept putting bows in it and anytime she would make a noise they would hurry to pick her up so they could use that as an excuse to pick her up and play with her and her hair!
And those cheeks....OMG!!!!! Between the cheeks, the rolls, and the hair! It's impossible not to spoil her and squeeze her as much as possible!
My mom watched Tegan for us while we were in the hospital (And Aunt Cindy helped too!! Thank God for my family!!!) She waited until the 2nd day we were in the hospital to bring Tegan up to the hospital to visit us and meet her new sister. I was still getting over the surgery and working on getting feeling back in my legs, plus I was in some pain that night so the 2nd day was better.
When they met it was adorable. Tegan didn't quite understand what was going on. She wanted us to come home with her which was the hard part, explaining to her that we still had a few days we had to be away from her while mommy healed and they checked out her sister.
Tegan couldn't believe the baby had so much hair!
Love at first site and a life long friendship <3
Laney bought Tegan a few presents for their first meeting!
It was so much fun getting to have Laney to play dress up with, that hair and her being so tiny, I changed her outfits and hair bows constantly!!
We stayed our regular 3 days in the hospital for a C-Section. I really wasn't ready to go home, it was so nice being taken care of and having every want or need waited on by someone else. The reality of coming home was a bummer to say the least but, it did mean that I was going to have both my babies under the same roof though (which was the scariest part of all I think!) I snuggled Laney as much as possible at the hospital but definitely enjoyed all the help from the nurses.
Idk if I'm ready to go home but... I better get ready! :)
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Slacker
Some serious slacking on my part has been going on. If you can't tell by the lack of posts :-/
This pregnancy has been a roller coaster to say the least. I have had extreme migraines and body aches! I am not all "holistic" or anything by any means but I do SWEAR BY peppermint extract! It has helped so much with the migraines and even little headaches, a little dab on my temples and back of my neck right at the hair line and viola no more headache!! Round ligament pain, a dab on the area and viola no more ache! Lower back pain, a little dab and....well you get the idea! This stuff is absolutely amazing!!
Thank God for our chiropractor also! Mitchellville Family Chiropractic is pretty amazing! I swear by Chiropractic visits especially when pregnant! {SIDE NOTE}--When I had Tegan it was amazing to me how easy my pregnancy was after I started going to the chiropractor. And labor....so smooth and easy! The day of Tegan's birth I went into labor at 8A.M., saw the ob and was told I was almost thinned out all the way but still wasn't dilated enough to need to go to the hospital. Ate some greasy McDonald's (I know smart huh!!) and then went to the chiropractor. Yes you heard correct! I was dilated to a 4 90% thinned and having contractions and I went to the chiropractor! Kari Swain (Swain Chiropractic in Altoona, IA) is one of the most amazing women/Dr's I have ever met in my life! She is so insightful and helpful and flat out AMAZING!!! she adjusted me (As well as she could in a standing position) and gave me a couple exercises to do when I got home to help drop baby down into ready, set, go position and to thin me out completely and start the "bringing home baby" process. Came home did these exercises and went back to the ob after an hour. He took 1 look and said to get to the hospital. Once there things changed...hinse having a C-section.. :-(-- Needless to say when I found out I was pregnant this time I instantly called the chiropractor {SIDE NOTE}--Had to start going to Mitchellville Chiropractic due to a change in our insurance and Swain chiropractic doesn't take our new insurance. And paying out of pocket and then fighting the insurance company myself....not happening! So we still love Kari and Alicia and all their staff but had to go within range of our insurance!-- This pregnancy has been by far worse then my first but thanks to the chiro I feel good enough to not want to crawl in bed under my covers and remain in the fetal position for the remainder of this pregnancy!
On another note...We are 31 weeks pregnant today.
Everyone's favorite question: "What are you having"
With Tegan we told instantly even had our parents there with us to find out at the time we did. This time we want to keep it a secret. It has a few family members pretty crabby but honestly that just makes me want to keep it a secret that much more! We were going to do a reveal party but after seeing how bent out of shape people got we decided to keep it a secret until birth. :)
This pregnancy has been a roller coaster to say the least. I have had extreme migraines and body aches! I am not all "holistic" or anything by any means but I do SWEAR BY peppermint extract! It has helped so much with the migraines and even little headaches, a little dab on my temples and back of my neck right at the hair line and viola no more headache!! Round ligament pain, a dab on the area and viola no more ache! Lower back pain, a little dab and....well you get the idea! This stuff is absolutely amazing!!
Thank God for our chiropractor also! Mitchellville Family Chiropractic is pretty amazing! I swear by Chiropractic visits especially when pregnant! {SIDE NOTE}--When I had Tegan it was amazing to me how easy my pregnancy was after I started going to the chiropractor. And labor....so smooth and easy! The day of Tegan's birth I went into labor at 8A.M., saw the ob and was told I was almost thinned out all the way but still wasn't dilated enough to need to go to the hospital. Ate some greasy McDonald's (I know smart huh!!) and then went to the chiropractor. Yes you heard correct! I was dilated to a 4 90% thinned and having contractions and I went to the chiropractor! Kari Swain (Swain Chiropractic in Altoona, IA) is one of the most amazing women/Dr's I have ever met in my life! She is so insightful and helpful and flat out AMAZING!!! she adjusted me (As well as she could in a standing position) and gave me a couple exercises to do when I got home to help drop baby down into ready, set, go position and to thin me out completely and start the "bringing home baby" process. Came home did these exercises and went back to the ob after an hour. He took 1 look and said to get to the hospital. Once there things changed...hinse having a C-section.. :-(-- Needless to say when I found out I was pregnant this time I instantly called the chiropractor {SIDE NOTE}--Had to start going to Mitchellville Chiropractic due to a change in our insurance and Swain chiropractic doesn't take our new insurance. And paying out of pocket and then fighting the insurance company myself....not happening! So we still love Kari and Alicia and all their staff but had to go within range of our insurance!-- This pregnancy has been by far worse then my first but thanks to the chiro I feel good enough to not want to crawl in bed under my covers and remain in the fetal position for the remainder of this pregnancy!
On another note...We are 31 weeks pregnant today.
Everyone's favorite question: "What are you having"
With Tegan we told instantly even had our parents there with us to find out at the time we did. This time we want to keep it a secret. It has a few family members pretty crabby but honestly that just makes me want to keep it a secret that much more! We were going to do a reveal party but after seeing how bent out of shape people got we decided to keep it a secret until birth. :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)