Meet Lilly Lorraine Manning ♡

Hi Dolls, 

So I have been MIA on my blog as you would all know I was pregnant and expecting my daughter on the 4th of May! Well my due date came and a week later on the 11th of May 2015 at 1:46pm after 13 hours of being induced My Beautiful daughter Lily Lorraine Manning was born at 7poud11oz 50cm long! 

My labor was not what i expected or planned in my head! after a week of being overdue, it was mothers day, I was certain that she was going to come I had a gut feeling! at 12am Monday the 11th of May my waters broke! and I when they broke I noticed they were a green colour I called the hospital and they had a feeling by the description of the water that she had done her first  poo inside the womb (meconium Aspiration) so they had to induce me! It was the worst pain when they put the drip in my hand! After they induced me my period camp contractions went to intense 2 minute apart contractions to where I couldn't sit or stand or move! After 7 hours of no pain relief I decided to get the epidural, while I was waiting for the epidural I was on the gas it was the best thing ever I was drunk but I wasn't but it felt like it! an hour later I got the epidural! and I didn't feel a thing! after it was done I could finally relax and get to sleep! But still worried because I was only 3cm dilated and had already been in labor for 8 hours! So I had the talk with the doctors and they said if I don't dilate in the next 3 hours I will need a caesarean and that was my worst nightmare!! So I could finally sleep and after 2 hours I started getting the bad contractions again and I could feel everything! My epidural wore off and I started getting pushing pains the midwifes told me that I won't need to push I won't need to push I won't be dilated! WELL! they checked me and I was 11cm dilated and her head was close to coming out! so they got me ready to push and 46 minutes of pushing Lily was born! She was so beautiful and looked just like her dad, I couldn't stop crying! she was sucking on her hand and calmed down and just stared at me! It was just beautiful! 

Everything was going great until midnight, and she was vomiting! the nurses ran blood test and found out she had Jaundice and her blood was thick and she was dehydrated! My heart was broken, she had to go into the special care nursery for a week! And it was the hardest week of my life, she progressed after my milk came in and I could properly breastfeed her! 

So Thats my Labor story! I would do it all over again! Just to see her little face again 

Lily is now 2 months old! and she is doing so well! she is started to talk and sit up and grab toys and she sleeps through the night in her own bed! I couldn't ask for a better baby! She is just perfect!!! 

 Lily straight after she was born. 

Lily at 1 week old

 Lily at 2 week old.

 Lily at 4 weeks old

Jack, Lily and I at her Christening 

 Lily at 6 weeks old 

 Lily First outing at Taronga Zoo Sydney! 

Lily at 8 weeks old. 

 Lily at 10 weeks old 

 Patry animal Lily at 11pm 

 My Beautiful darling one of her photoshoot photos!. 

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30-34 weeks Pregnancy Update ♡

 Hi Everyone! 

So I'm back with another pregnancy blog update! I have finally hit the end of my pregnancy and into my 30 weeks! As soon as I woke up and I was 30 weeks I really felt like I was 30 weeks pregnant! Even tho my pregnancy has gone super fast, I felt like I had been pregnant forever that day! I felt so tired and exhausted and all I wanted to do was sleep and lay in bed, Which wasn't possible as I was away in Queensland spending time with family and friends before my baby girl comes! What I didn't realize at the time was when my belly was hard every now and then and I was having some pain I was having Braxton Hicks! I always thought they were going to be painful but they weren't ( hoping contractions are the same haha) But everything has been going well, all measurements, heart rates, my blood pressure is fine! Me and my Partner started birthing and parenting classes, and I'm so glad we did! We have just so much more knowledge about birth after birth and caring for our daughter after she is born! We still have one more class but we really enjoyed it! If you are struggling with the thought of birth and having a newborn I highly recommend attending one of these classes it makes you feel 100x better about labor and delivery! So now I'm 34 weeks today! ( 23rd March)

 

 

 

How Big is my Baby: According to my baby app ( Pregnancy +) My baby should be between the size of a winter squash and a honeydew melon Length about  42-47 cm and at 34 week weighing in about 2kg

Stretch Marks: AHHHH I HATE STRETCH MARKS!!!!!!! why do they have to be pink and itchy seriously hate them! they have been so itchy and I have been so bad and scratching them and I noticed a spot under my belly on my underline where I had been scratching I have got little stretch marks! My skin is so dry and I know not to scratch but dam I had to! so I now have some fresh marks but still dealing with the ones on my stomach which is my main concern! I never really had a belly I was always flat stomached and had hips! being pregnant I have gone outwards not sidewards so my stomach has stretched!!! But I have been Rubbing just Bio Oil in and Parmers Coco stretch cream in every night and I was using the Frank Body Scrub until I ran out! but that has really helped the colouring!

Maternity Clothes: I have been buying more maternity clothes as the further I have been going through my pregnancy as my belly is sticking more and more out, I'm finding the maternity clothes are becoming more and more comfortable for me and my belly! I have said goodbye to my underwire bras and hello to my Maternity Bras, which are actually so comfortable! and Hello to big ass belly maternity undies!

Food Cravings:  ALL I WANT TO DO IS CHEW ON ICE CUBES!!!!!! This is all that my craving is! Is chewing on ice cubes, I don't know what it is but it's all I want, I pacifically go through McDonald's to get a large cup of ice! I checked with my Midwife and she said it's normal and she went through the same thing! I thought I was going crazy and turned into a crazy person

Movements:  Her movements are alot more, and alot more at night! I'm starting to notice what body part is what when she does move and punch me in the stomach! It's mainly her feet! But I love the feeling of her moving and punching me!

What I miss:  I miss having breath, I run out of breath so easy now it's so hard to have a conversation! I miss not having a belly but I love my belly! I miss my size 12 clothes and I have really missed going out and having a drink at dinner!

What I'm Loving:  I'm loving counting down and preparing all my baby girls stuff getting the last of her nursery ready and just preparing everything for her to come home and making sure everything is perfect for her!

Lifestyle & how it's changed:  My lifestyle hasn't changed I'm still the same person, just abit more moodier and grumpy! I had a very chilled quiet lifestyle before I feel pregnant and I still have that lifestyle I still try and have a social life but it's becoming harder being pregnant! 

Bump Photo:

 

 

So this is my belly bump photo at 30 weeks!

 This is belly bump photo at 31 weeks and 5 days

This is my belly bump photo at 32 weeks just fitting into my uniform!

 

This is my belly bump photo at 34 weeks!