MILLIE ADOPTS A UNIQUE FEEDING POSITION HA HA !!!




24 HOURS OLD GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES AND MILLIE

WHAT an incredible emotional and moving 24 hours we’ve all had – none more so than Millie !!!

What an absolute dream mum Millie is !!!

OK the best thing to do is start at the beginning…

I spoke to a lot of you on the phone yesterday…

And I guess you could see how excited I was – very wired and high ha ha…

OK – around 4pm on Monday evening Millie began the first stages of labour…

She was restless and panting and anxious…

She eventually settled in her whelping box around midnight…

MILLIE SETTLES IN HER COMFORTABLE WHELPING BOX

I stayed on the sofa next to her and had to let her out a couple of times for the call of nature…

Otherwise she slept reasonably well until 4am…

My partner came down to give me a break – but I couldn’t sleep !!!



MILLIE AND HER DADDY


By 10am Millie was pacing more often…

She sat next to my partner on the floor and her tummy suddenly contracted four times…

She jumped up with alarm as her waters broke…

As if by magic she ran to her whelping box and began pushing…

Within a few minutes the first puppy was born…

My heart skipped a beat as I wondered how Millie would take to this…

I needn’t have worried – we helped her clear the little girls mouth – who let out an almighty squawk !!!

Millie was absolutely fantastic – she instinctively ate the placentae leaving a perfect little strand left…

Within 13 minutes Millie was pushing again !!!

Another little Goldendoodle girl puppy arrived in the world and again letting out an almighty squeak !!!



AND THEN THERE WERE TWO GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES !!!


The next three came at 10 minute intervals and we began wondering just how many were in there lol…

The scan had shown us at least 5…

Within a few minutes the sixth arrived…

This time he came out tail first with one leg showing…

Despite Millie’s pushing he would not budge…

We managed to calm her down and get a little traction and with on last push out he popped…

He was a little listless but a good licking from mum and he coughed out some mucus and was fine…

In fact he’s become a right noisy little puppy !!!



NINE PERFECT MINUTES OLD GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES


After nine we were hoping that really was it – after all Millie only has nine nipples !!!

We waited and watched as mum cleaned and loved her litter…

After an hour we decided that was indeed it and gave them a little privacy (watching from a distance)…

Millie was incredible – none stop cleaning nudging and positioning the little pups where she wanted them…

We offered her some water and she gulped it down bless her – thirsty work indeed…

After 3 hours she sat up – it was a sight to see nine little doodles dropping off her lol…

She ran to the patio doors – raced outside and had the longest wee in history…

She immediately flew back to her Goldendoodle puppies and organized them where she wanted…

What an absolute star she is!!!




NINE NIPPLES AND NINE GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES !!!


For the next three hours mum and the puppies bonded and slept on and off…

Millie was exhausted but still woke immediately she heard one of them cry…

By 8 pm we felt it was the right time to clean the whelping box…

Millie was a little nervous about getting out – but we placed the puppies in a snug box where she could see them…

She even enjoyed a sponge down with warm water…

Once the bed was clean and snug mum and pups settled down for the night…

I decided to stay on the sofa near them over night – but not interfere…

I’d love to say Millie and me had a unbroken nights sleep – but with nine little pups hardly !!!

The short video shows mum and her pups first thing this morning – so happy and contented…

And what beautiful colours they all are – my partner calls them the Spice Girls ha ha…




THE SPICE GIRLS AND BOYS CUTE DAY OLD GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES


Being a former nurse I just HAVE to weigh and monitor my charges lol…

So I’m adding completely safe paper colour coded collars and weighing the pups daily !!!

I shall keep you all informed of their progress so stay tuned !!!

I really should be tired – but this has been such an amazing experience I’m wide awake !!!

I am so proud of our little girl it’s untrue – she has been and is being simple amazing…

We are blessed with Millie and I know her puppies are going to make people so very happy…

Ok I shall write more later – until then lots of love from me Kate…

And of course love licks and wags from Millie and the Spice Girls and Boys!!!

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