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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 6,553
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We're home! We came home Monday afternoon. I have written out my birth story but it was three pages long, so you will have to let me edit it down to eliminate some of the rambling. In the mean time, I thought I would share the good stuff... pics!
Nursing is going well. It took us about a day to get down. She is a champion latcher! Even the nurse said so because once she is latched it is really hard to break the seal.  My milk came in yesterday, so she's a happy girl. Question... when does it stop hurting so darn bad? It only hurts for the first couple of minutes, but it is pretty toe-curling painful.
Sleeping is a challenge right now. During the day she sleeps no problem and when she is awake she is happy, but at night she gets fussy, awake or asleep, for what seems like no reason. I don't get it. I don't think she likes to sleep on her back either. Any tips here are appreciated.
Anyway, on to the pics!
Here's my beautiful girl... Introducing Charlotte!
Probably about an hour old:
VERY proud daddy:
You can tell we are paranoid first time parents, already using the little nose/mouth sucker.
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 6,194
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She is so beautiful! Congrats momma.
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Mama To 3 Amazing Boys
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Just the other side of sane!
Posts: 7,140
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OMGosh, she is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! WOW!!! And look at all that hair!!! Did you have really bad heartburn?? And that is the PROUDEST daddy I've even seen!  You can see on his face that he's in heaven!!! You all look amazing!!! The breastfeeding will stop hurting once you're used to it! Are you engorged??? That's hellish pain!!!
Congrats again to both of you! She is just gorgeous!
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<-- Just do it.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: The Tar Heel State
Posts: 6,308
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She is absolutely gorgeous and I LOVE all of that hair! Congrats on your precious little girl, mama!!
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 6,553
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Thank you! And yes, I did have quite a bit of heartburn throughout the pregnancy.
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Mamma to Mia
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Grimsby, England
Posts: 19,304
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Awww shes gorgeous Krista. Look at all the hair!!!
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Ian, Morgan and Isabella!
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Posts: 6,244
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oh goodness shes adorable!! Look at that hair!! The pain should start letting up in a day or 2, even though shes got a good latch, her sucking so hard is whats causing it. Sorry shes a sensitive sleeper at night! Shell figure it out soon enough 
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 3,169
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Holy cow, I think she truly has Kennedi beat on the hair at birth!!
Congrats sweetie, she is just gorgeous!!
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,931
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You're right....we are glad you're back and everything but we really just wanted pics muaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhaaaa! she is beautiful!!!! Your DH looks so deliriously happy too!!!! I am so excited you named her Charlotte...she's going to be like a total princess!!!! Can't wait to read your birth story! I hope the BF'ing stops hurting real soon...it never hurt me really.....the engorement hurt more than anything really and that only last like a day or two!
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 14,576
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OMG! She is goregous! She has so much hair! I want to see more pictures of her.
I remember the first couple weeks I curled my toes and braced for the soreness when he first started sucking. It gets much better after 2-3 weeks. After that it gets easier and easier.
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 8,102
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OMGGGGGGGGGGG she is SO GORGEOUS! all that hair! (ha i know every single person says that but how can u not!?) and donald looks like he's in heaven - adorable!! i can't wait to see more pics 
i hope BF gets easier, i'm sure it will, my mom always told me it will hurt at first but get better so that sounds pretty normal to me. i'm glad you got a good little latcher!
thanks for updating & the pics! can't wait to read your birth story!
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 8,090
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She is just precious!!!
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Aimee wife to Jeremiah mommy to Adeline Louise
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,116
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She is a doll!! Love all the beautiful dark hair. What a stunner
As far as advice for for not sleeping and night and being fussy....I think that is pretty normal. Really you are lucky, some newborns are fussy all day too! If she likes her tummy, try laying her across your lap on her tummy and rubbing her back.
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Earth
Posts: 6,570
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OMG KRISTA YOUR A MOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is beautiful I just love all her hair!!!! I'm glad nursing is going well and don't worry that pain will go away soonish. Are you co-sleeping??? Landen liked sleeping on his side before I started to co-sleep, and when I started co-sleeping he was fine on his back as long as I was next to him
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Barbados
Posts: 18,988
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She's gorgeous! Congrats to you and your DH.
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♥ Mommy of three ♥
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Europe
Posts: 3,343
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Congrats!!! She is so gorgeous! Loving all that hair!
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 27,373
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she's so gorgeous...love her hair! congrats!
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Super Moderator
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Georgia
Posts: 33,072
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Congratulations! She is simply GORGEOUS! I loveeeee her full head of hair! Was that a surprise for you two to see? Goodness she is just adorable and you two look like very happy proud parents!
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 6,553
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Angelaosaurus-rex
Are you co-sleeping???
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If you consider one of us in the living room falling asleep with her on our chest, yes! But no, we are trying to get her to sleep in her bassinet in our bedroom. I'm beginning to think laying her on her belly is our only option. I'm going to ask the doctor about it tomorrow at her first appointment.
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Originally Posted by LadyCoconut
Congratulations! She is simply GORGEOUS! I loveeeee her full head of hair! Was that a surprise for you two to see?
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Yeah, actually it was! It is in the birth story, but the first time the nurse checked how dialated I was and she could actually feel Charlotte's head, she said we had a bald baby, just like daddy. The next time it was "well, maybe a little hair, but it feels like peach fuzz." When I was pushing and the nurse could see her head I got the "omg look at that hair!" I love her hair, it is so soft and shiny, it makes me jealous!
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Originally Posted by Resi
OMG! She is goregous! She has so much hair! I want to see more pictures of her. |
You will get some soon! I got a few professional pics done when a photographer came by at the hospital. I should be getting those soon and you know I'll post them.
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: NJ
Posts: 10,429
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Oh Krista, she's is so gorgeous!!! You both look so incredibly happy and in love with your little girl!
Breastfeeding was always pretty painful for me the first two weeks and even though they had great latches and everything my nipples still cracked and bled. But after those two weeks it was completely fine. This time was the only exception as I had zero pain nursing Lila, except for the contractions the first few days.
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