View Full Version : ~*~October 2007 Mummies chat...Number2~*~
I've got 2 questions to ask you ladies...
1. Do you use dummies/pacifiers/soothers (or whatever it's called)? Why and why not? which brand?
Lii started to suck his fingers (or fists lol), and sometimes he gets really cranky when he cannot find his fingers properly iykwim. Not so sure I should let him suck his fingers, or should I introduce the dummy? Are they bad for teeth or speach development?!
I occasionaly use a dummy for DD, i've used the happy baby ones, NUK, and the tommee tippie ones, with D I used Tommie tippee nu born range and Avent, I use the dummy every now and then if DD needs settling and nothing else will work (which isn't very often) the only thing with dummies is that they can get quite attached to them, but in saying that you can always take a dummy of them, if they suck their thumbs its harder to stop that iykwim,
2. What kind of nappies do you use? Disposables or cloth? Which brand, and why?
I am using Huggies infant at the moment, and not sure I should continue using Huggies. They're so $$$! and leaks sometimes anyway. I tried Mamia from ALDI, and it was good (no leaking or rash) but DH doesn't like it, and its a bit chunky. I thought about MCN, but the initial cost and all the washings put me off a bit....
i'm useing babylove at the mo, and am finding them great, as good as huggies are, I find that they don't last and long and not as good with value for money, I hate how their waist bands aren't very wide, which means that they usually have to go up a couple of sizes to get the width right, well thats what i've found anyways
Cassie hope you get lots of quality time with your DH
AnD05 I think we all are finding it hard to get quality time with our loved ones, I don't often spend as much time with DH as we probably should, he goes to work in the morning, then comes home at around 6pm, spends some time with DS and then he goes and does more work,
saremc if you find a suitable sling let me know, i'm thinking that my jazsling is just going to be too hot in the height of the QLD summer, and my frount pack will be too hot too
zenifa glad your DH's snip went well, its seams all final now doesn't it, a part of me is regretting DH haing his snip, but I know deep down that we can't keep on having kids, especially since we don't have a great pregnancy hystory
Jude sounds like Brion is comming along quite well, before you know it he'll be chewwing your ear off and talking non stop :ecomcity:
umm thats all I can remember at the mo so sorry if i've missed anyone
well its a quite day here, just doing washing, DS jumped into our bed last night and pee'd, poor boy looked so ashamed of himself when DH woke up to the wetness, so we had to stip our bed last night, i'm hoping that it doesn't rain today cause i've got the sheets and stuff on the line, and don't want to have to use the dryer if possible, i've been using it so much lately, :fingerscrossed: my power bill isn't going to be too high
Milliner
29-11-2007, 12:37
2. I use a combination of cloth and disposable nappies for both girls. Disposable at night and when we go out and cloth when we're at home (plus we have nappy free time too, in spring/summer on warm sunny days). I haven't tried Aldi yet (but plan to), and dont' mind snugglers, coles brand or babylove. I had some leaks with the woolies newborn brand and find huggies too expensive and not better than any other brand. I've got a variety of MCNs, mostly AIO, pockets and also use terry flats for DD2 (plus I had a nappy service for the 1st 6 weeks). I don't find I'm doing any more loads of washing with the nappies, if anything maybe it equates to 1 extra load/week.
Slings - I use the hugabub sling and the babasling, especially at this young age. Baby bjorn type carriers are good when they are older and can support their own head or sit up but I'm not the biggest fan of these as they are kind of held by their crotch which isn't the most supportive.
:iagree:
We use MCN and sposies. I use pockets mostly and sometimes fitted at night depending on how hot it is.
I love my Hugabub, well it's a calmawrap but it's the same thing they just come in brighter colours.
Well I went to an eye specialist yesterday because around 8-10 weeks ago my distance eyesight just went on me. I can still see just not very well. I was hoping that it was just a little fluid and it would all get back to normal once I gave birth but that wasn’t to be. I now have to wear glasses. The eye specialist said that my eyes must have been on the way out but my body was fighting it but the strain of the 3rd trimester was too much for my body to handle.
So, we were sitting in the optometrist getting some sunnies ($400 later) and Mirabella did the biggest spew in her pram. Her little cacoon was full of spew all her clothes were wet it was everywhere. I was going to meet a friend for lunch but we had to come home, I couldn’t have her sitting in a spew filled pram.
mischief79
29-11-2007, 20:19
Damn this witching hour!! It's getting longer every time. The only good thing is that the last 6 nights she's slept longer than 6hrs after it. Last night was 8.5. We've had a bath, gone for a walk, burped and farted and fed and cuddled. Does nothing work? Even rang the parent helpline for a break cos DHs at poker and won't come home straight away (that's a whole nother vent!)
Here she goes again.....
TeamAwesome
29-11-2007, 20:27
visit from my MIL went well, she was only here for an hour or so, no passive agressive comments abut anything I'm shocked. THEN I got the biggest surprise this afternoon as I got a phone call from Aden telling me I needed to go check for something at the door and I open it to find that it was him!! YAY! so I don'thave to go to the airport with the kids late tomorrow after all... We still have to go to Bris tomorrow to take back his uniforms and some work gear assigned to him (they don't pay them out unless they do this) but at least I won't be on my own.
Jo- I've been looking into slings myself but was concerned about the heat as well and came across these Mesh ring sling (http://bearhugbaby.com.au/shop/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=9) Haven't bought one yet but am seriously considering it.
Mel- I'm going to get glasses, I've got an astigmatism which has been slowly getting worse over my last two pregnancies and I've been waiting until after having bub to go get some. Shame you didn't get to catchup with your friend hope she understood.
oops there's Angie not asleep like I thoughtl
Hope you all had a great day girls!
Nat
mischief79
29-11-2007, 21:11
Thank goodness DD is finally asleep, i was about to walk out! Poor little thing just kept looking at me with her little eyes while she was screaming. All I could think is that she's thinking "why isn't mummy helping me". I couldn't make her stop, not matter what I tried. I felt like such a failure, it was horrible. I feel physically sick that I couldn't take her pain away. This is the first time that I just had to let her cry it out because nothing, absolutely NOTHING was working. I could feel wind buildup in her tummy, it was so tight. She builds them up over the day when they don't come out. Has anyone tried Infacol?
Nappies I use BabyLove during the day but at night I use Huggies because they hold more. Less leakage. But Huggies are expensive to use all the time!
Dummies I use the Tomee Tippee orthalogical (sp?) ones which are supposed to be okay for their mouths without causing problems. Started using one when I needed to stretch out her feeds and when she was first really unsettled a few weeks ago. Now it is a god send. It calms her down (except tonight!). The plan is to keep using it sporadically (big word!) and then wean her off it when she's one. It does the job now, so whats the harm?
Glasses I've noticed my eyes getting steadily worse over the years. I'm getting old at 28! Pretty sure it's because I read far too much and did a lot when I was younger under the covers with a torch because I was supposed to be asleep. My sight got worse when I was preggers and was a good excuse to get new glasses. They are a little bit strong now, but I think they look nice.
Slings I've had a look at a Baba Sling, but still not sure. At the mo we're using a borrowed front pack but want something that I can use longer. Also worried about heat in summer. Maybe I'll just buy one and see how it goes.
Mrsgreen - Sounds like things are going too well. Maybe you need a weekend away instead! With your kids, I think you're pretty lucky that you can leave them and they'll settle down when ready. I'm pretty sure that DD is getting to that stage, she'll self settl if shes really tired, but a bit of encouragement is needed still
AnD - I don't feel like we get any quality time. That seemed to stop as soon as we got married, we spent heaps more time together before. I think now DH thinks that we have our whole lives together, so why fit it all in now? Because I want some things now, that's why!
Antl - on names, DH decided that if its a girl I choose and if its a boy he chooses (very modern!). The name he came up with if its a boy is Sterling/Stirling. It makes me think of beer or cigarettes, not what I want for my child
SeeJay - my feeding prob is the other way. I decided to BF exclusively for 6 months, so if I'm away from her or DH is getting up at night, I use EBM in a bottle. The last week she has decided not to take it. She spit it out, clam her mouth shut and fuss. As soon as I give her the boob though (a lot later to see if she's hungry to take the bottle eventually) she gulps it all down. How do I get her on a bottle? Sorry I can't help with your problem.
panic as well when I leave DD. I've only done it twice for an hour each when I raced around the supermarket. It was horrible and I'm not in a hurry to do it again.
Michblb - I had DD weighed last week and she was 5.5kg so I'm guessing she's around the 5.7kg mark now as well. I had to get her out of the Huggies newborns a while back because they were leaving such marks on her legs. Problem is that I stocked up before she was born and now have about 400 extra nappies that I can't use! The Infant ones fit so much better though
Catalyst - glad you're feeling better. I know what a relief it is to finally start to get on top of things.
Erin - how was Elton John? I saw him in Adelaide last year and it was great! A heap of people ran from their seats at the back to stand near the front, why didn't I think of that?
Saremc - Hope you're feeling better. I've heard that gallstones are quite common after pregnancy. I think someone told me more so if you've had a c-sect, but not sure. Does that mean an operation?
Zenifa - childcare for us is probably in August next year, and I can't bear to think about it. What happens during an interview? Hope your hubby gets through okay. I've been told that the procedure is reversible?
Hmmm, its getting late and my screaming princess is still asleep. Time for me to jump in the shower (about time!) and crawl into bed.
Hope everyone has a good night
Good evening ladies!!
I'm on here as I tried to go to sleep early, but couldnt' as my boobs were getting big and sore, and now I'm waiting for DD2 to wake up for a feed........now should I wake her at 10pm or keep waiting? Anyway while I read the posts I pumped out 140ml in 10 minutes, ah that feels better.
My visit to work went well, everyone loved seeing me and the girls, DD1 charmed them all :p and DD2 was an :angel: We had some nice cake that I baked and it was great to catch up with them all, it had been 3 mths since I'd seen most of them. As I expected they are all very keen for me to come back, which is flattering and nice to feel wanted, but right now I am happy at home with my girls and can't imagine going back til this time next year at the earliest.
Mischief - hope you and bubs are okay, its frustrating and you can feel helpless when they cry, are in pain and you can't fix it. No I haven't tried infacol but my CHN recommended Marina's mixture (which I haven't tried either), available at the chemist and has natural stuff in it, rather than chemicals in Infacol and works just as well she said.
Like you I am using Baby Love nappies, but have had no leaks.
Dummies - the orthodontic style of dummy/teat is a lot of baloney according to my LC and says the cherry shape is best, esp for a bf bub. She says don't waste your money on expensive dummies/teats, the cheap brands like happy baby work just as well.
I'm also using my baba sling and its great, I haven't found it to be too hot and I'm in Brisbane, where it does get very muggy.
Can't help you out with the feeding, as my DD2 won't take the bottle, despite me getting a teat that looks like my nipple and even stretches like a nipple, she only wants mummy!!
Childcare interview isn't scary at all, it just involves the director chatting to parents, showing them around the place, going through forms, their policies/procedures, paying fees and getting to know the child and also a chance for us to suss them out and answer our questions, it all was very positive. We decided to wait til after DD1 turned 2, to put her in care, til now its only been DH or the grandparents apart from me caring for her, so this is a HUGE step for us.
DH is doing well, still a bit sore and tender but he's coping well, supposed to go to work tomorrow and then off to Townsville Sunday-Thursday. Lets put it this way, we wouldn't do the snip if we were considering a reversal, its supposed to be difficult and painful and very costly ($6000 DH was told).
One thing that did upset DH (& me) was the Dr who saw him for the consult before the snip, asked him about my opinions, details of our kids and reminded DH that DD2 was still at risk of SIDS and would our kids dying affect his decision. I dunno, but hearing this really upset me, as none of us want to think of our kids dying, esp when its a difficult decision to make (to take the step of permanent contraception) and DH was nervous enough as it was.
Nat - glad the visit with your MIL went well. The Mesh ring sling looks quite good, but honestly I havent' found it too hot yet in my babasling or my hugabub type sling. What a lovely surprise having Aden come home early!!
Mel - I wear mainly contacts, but have glasses too - yes your eyesight is affected by pregnancy, last time I found my eyes were drier. Sorry to hear about your DD's :barf: in the pram!!
Jo - yes I understand what you mean and how you feel. How is your DH post-snip? DH has to have his semen analysis on 13th Feb, so we're hoping to have a good result and romantic Valentine Day next year, we've even got the swanky meal booked!! Just have to rope the grandparents in for babysitting ;)
I agree with you, the babylove nappies are great, and I'm going against the grain, I'm no fan of huggies.
Cassie - hope you are feeling better soon and can enjoy some quality time with DH.
Okay, time for me to go now and feed DD2 and then sleep. Good night ladies :sleeping:
sam's mum
30-11-2007, 08:55
hi all...
we don't use dummies. I tried with DS because he had silent reflux, but he would never take it, so I didn't force the issue. I am not a big fan of dummies to start with and was only trying it as a last resort.
we use huggies nappies, I only buy when they are on special and then stock up. If you have got a whole heap that you aren't going to use are they still in the box? You could take them back and ask to switch sizes.
I have a babasling that I got off ebay and I love it. I haven't had a sling before and I wanted one that I didn't have to fuss around trying to get it tied up. Hasn't been too hot for it here in Brisbane so far.
DD has been feeding really well and is sleeping quite well too. I am really low on sleep though. sooo tired. DH just doesn't understand coming to bed quietly, even if I am asleep he wakes me up to talk. :hair:
oops, DD is awake, better go, BBL.
Well it has been an interesting few days for us here....
Wednesday was such a full on day for us. We went to mother's group and really enjoyed it - had a lady from Playgroups NSW come out and get us to sing and play with our bubs which I just loved. I chat and sing to Hannah all day long but for some mums it was all a bit new (!?!? - found that a bit odd but anyway....) and another girl and I had a blast being really silly with our bubs together :p Got some very sad news from her too though; one of her besties was due last week and booked her in to be induced Wednesday, but before that they did a scan and ctg and found no heartbeat...the baby had passed away :gloomy: and instead of being induced Wednesday she had a funeral for her baby on Tuesday. This shook me up so badly to hear this news.
Then we rushed off to mum's and then took my sister to the airport. Her bestfriend and boyfriend and his mum were there and while they were in the queue waiting to put their luggage in I went off and fed Hannah in the most poorly designed parents room ever. She was irritable and distracted and then this stupid cleaner came in and banged everything so loudly that Hannah kept jumping and coming off the boob and then this lady's walkie talkie went off right in my ear! I let her know I wasn't happy....st*pid woman! :hair: Had some tears when my sister left, but we know she will be having a great adventure and hope that she will be safe.
Then heading back to mum's got caught in hideous trafffic.....(peak hour in Sydney is *not* fun) Gave Hannah a feed and had to go straight afterwards so really there was no time for long goodbyes which in a way was probably better for me. Got to Acer and had some disgusting old food and then the concert started. Elton John really is an incredible performer; he sang for nearly 3 hours straight! Incredible. I kept dozing off though - a bit embarrassing! - especially during the lovely instrumental parts! Got stuck in the carpark for an hour heading back to mum's but finally got there at midnight and Hannah was asleep on my mum. Every time mum tried to put her down she would wake, but I don't mind that. Just means she gets nice cuddles with her granny :hugs: Apparently she had no trouble with the bottle but only took 60ml - I thought she would take more but I guess she wasn't hungry... When we got home she had a quick feed off only 1 side and slept until 5am.
Yesterday we had lunch at my old work which was nice and then met DH after work to see my eternity ring made up (without the diamonds in it) and it will be ready in about a week :smiliedance:but he says I have to wait till Christmas Day to get it; that's ok, gives me something nice to look forward to.
Then last night Hannah was quite obviously in pain; she was fussing and crying and I thought she was tired - wrapped her up to go to sleep - nope, not tired, and munching on her fists so I thought hmm, she's hungry but she kept pulling off and then started screaming - this is *not* a baby who screams so I was very worried. DH and I both tried to console her with no luck; tried lots of different positions for wind and the best thing was to hang her along my arm with her looking at the floor ikywim and that helped a bit until my arm was about to drop off and I had to move her - well, it was all back on so we decided to give her a bath. She cried but was less intense and we checked her temp - 37.4 - and her heat rash flared up badly so DH was quite worried by that too. I ended up I couldn't talk because if I did I would have just sobbed; it broke my heart to see her in such distress and me not able to do anything. After we dressed her she was looking for my boob, so I put her on and within seconds she was asleep! I pulled her off and she started crying again, so put her back on and for the next 15 mins or so she sucked lightly on and off until she was *really* asleep - so we took this time to go to bed (round 10pm) and she slept through until 5am!!! Obviously the poor little thing had exhausted herself! She fed at 5, then again at 7:30 (when she had a huge projectile spew - the biggest I've ever seen her do) and then went straight back to sleep and is still sleeping. Phew! So it has been rather eventful here!!! I'm hoping she is ok now. We are planning a very quiet day to just have mummy & Hannah time. And stuff the jobs, too :D
Sorry I haven't even read the last few posts, but will try to bbl for personals.
mornign everyone, we're on our second thread already, how cool
erinp what a busy few days you've had, glad ya enjoyed the concert, how awfull about that chic's siter, that is so sad, how heartbreaking for the whole family, makes you realise how special these babies are, :fingerscrossed: tonight is a better night for you,
sam's mum glad things are going well with you guys, I hear ya with the sleep, i'm so tired these days, even though i'll get about 7hrs at night, sometimes 6, that should be enough really, I think i'm lacking some vits and probably low on iron too
zenifa Dh has recovered fine after his snip, he's still to go and be tested to make srue its worked, it should've been done a while ago, cause its been 10wks today that it was done
Milliner bummer about your eye sight, sucks big time ay, I had to get glasses this year too, I was shocked to see how blind I was, I didn't even notice untill I put DH's glasses on and omg I could see so much better, its worrying really, all this time I had been driving around and I didn't know that I couldn't really see, how bad is that
mischief79 wow your so lucky with her having thoes long sleeps, I would probably wake up in a panic if DD slept that long lol, :fingerscrossed: she continues to do thoes long sleeps for ya
Nat that mesh sling looks real cool, its a shame it costs so much, DH would probably kill me if I spent that much on another sling lol, he already hates that i've got 3 prams :laughing:
Cassie I just told hubby that I probably wouldn't get his reversed, I told him that a needle will do and i'll just extract the suckers out :laughing:
well today is another quiet one, i've got to go out sometime and get a birthday pressie, cause DS has been invited to a birthday party tomorrow, what to get a 4 year old, hmm, better put my thinking cap on lol
DS isn't going to preschool today, he flatly refuses, can't really blame him, i'm not liking the one he's in anymore, so i've managed to get him into another one but he doesn't start there till next year
anyways better get some washing out and do the housework, chat with ya's later
SeeJay - my feeding prob is the other way. I decided to BF exclusively for 6 months, so if I'm away from her or DH is getting up at night, I use EBM in a bottle. The last week she has decided not to take it. She spit it out, clam her mouth shut and fuss. As soon as I give her the boob though (a lot later to see if she's hungry to take the bottle eventually) she gulps it all down. How do I get her on a bottle? Sorry I can't help with your problem.
Problem is that I stocked up before she was born and now have about 400 extra nappies that I can't use! The Infant ones fit so much better though
Do these babies ever do what they are told?:confused:
With the nappies - perhaps see if you can sell them to another adelaidian? *hint, hint*:)
As for more personals, I'll have to BBL, duty calls yet again:hair:
Milliner
30-11-2007, 13:20
We went to the MCHN yesterday and Mirabella has put on 755gms in 2 weeks, she was really happy with that. She does at least one HUGE projectile vomit everyday and I mean HUGE, so I was a little surprised to hear that she had put on so much weight. We had a trip to the dr today to see if we could get something for her, he just gave us some losec and is also sending her for an U/S on her tummy so we will see what happens.
She is 1 month today I can't believe how fast time has gone. DS will be 2 in just over a month :eek:
Hi everyone
Im glad I didnt post yesterday as it would have been the complete opposite of the day im having today.
Penny and I am having a great day.
Just quickly yesterday I took Penny to see CHN and she had gained 200grams in a week, I dropped her dummy in the street and she seems to hate the pram now and screamed when I put her in and half of the way home before falling asleep for 10mins. She had two 30 mins sleeps yesterday and was unsettled most of the day until falling asleep from 630pm to 10pm last night.
When DP got home I had a big cry which was needed.
So today Penny has had some great sleeps and not unsettled at all.
DP reminded me that babies arent robots and like us will have good days and bad.
Penny and I are having a girls night DP has a bucks night, hopefully be home after midnight but either way its Friday so yay weekend tomorrow.
No personals today just many :hugs:to you all and have a great weekend.
mischief79
30-11-2007, 13:43
Mrsgreen - Good advice. I'll try pushing on her belly if it happens again tonight
Zenifa - are you on leave from work? Thats long maternity leave, or is your job role open? That's terrible that they brought up the subject of SIDS. Every mother is aware of it, but who wants to openly talk about it. I guess they were hoping you'd thought it thru properly, which you would have I'm sure. Its a big decision
Sams Mum - My DH is the same. He thinks I'll wake up for anything, but God help me if I try the same to him!! Good to hear your DD is going so well.
ErinP - Thats terrible about your friends baby. I hope she has a lot of support around her. Your night last night is pretty much mine word for word! Its heartbreaking when they are screaming for no reason and there's nothing you can do to stop it
Truly Blessed - we have a b'day party tomorrow as well, except for a 3 year old boy. I just got a play tool set for him, I have no idea what little boys like these days. All my friends have girls
SeeJayElle - hint taken!! A friend offered me to swap them for a bouncy bassinett this morning, so I'll check that out first. What suburb are you in?
Milliner - thats a great weight gain!
Quiet day here today. Bit hot to take Katelyn in the car. After her screams last night she ended up sleeping for 8.5 hrs which was GREAT. Then she was up and down all morning feeding and napping and has just gone down for her big sleep (I hope so anyway). This one she self settled for.
Done a bit of housework, but feeling pretty low. Waiting for DH to get home so I can go to the chemist cos I ran out of my anti-depressants. I should know that one day off at the moment is not a smart idea. i lost the plot at him on the phone before, but things will get better.
Enjoy your day ladies
Hi ladies
Had an okay evening, fed DD2 at 10.30pm and she was up again at 4.30am , so it was nice to have 5.5hrs sleep straight!! DD1 came in and woke me up at 7am after her shower with DH shouting, 'mummy wake up and i'm nude!!':laughing: Took me a while to get myself and the girls organised.........Dh put on a load of washing before he left for work, but forgot to empty a tissue out of a pocket, and there is bits of tissue all over all the clothes:banghead:
Got to my friends a bit late, but had a great time catching up with my friend who had her bubs at 2 days after me and the hostess whose bub no 2 is due in march and meeting a couple of new mums, yummy lunch and now we're home, DD1 is napping.
sorry no time for personals, will try to feed DD2 and we'll both have a nap together.
Will BBL!!:wave:
Vent warning -Darn this head cold - boogies, swollen glands, aches!:hair: I was meant to actually have some adult interaction and a bit of a break this weekend and now I get to stare at these 4 walls.
Zenifa - The SIDS thing was probably just another thing they had to tick off on their list as 'discussed'. Maybe the first visit would have been the more appropriate time:shame:
Mischeif79 - I'm in TTG council. Just let me know if it's a goer or not with the nappies and about how much you would want for them. Then I can ask DH.
Perhaps the screaming tired her out. Not really a pleasant way to get the nice gap though.
Cenni - It would be a heck of alot easier if they were robots! It makes it hard to plan outings etc when they are so unpredictable.
Milliner - :fingerscrossed: You get some answers. Its so annoying when everything is labelled as colic.
erinp - any chance bubs is a bit constipated?- Mine acts up when a back log is on the way.
Mrsgreen - hope you dont need a transfusion:fingerscrossed: Maybe a bit of rest (funny I know) would help. Also *uses mother's voice* are you eating red meat with a source of vitamin c?
Another tough mum here:wave:. Unfortunately bubs just has to wait for me to finish going to the toilet! Seriously I havnt known picking them up at every squeek encourages good behaviour. If bubs cries I will see what the issue is but wont necessarily pick her up. For bed time it's feed burp nappy feed bed. If her cries increase in intensity then I will burp her then put her back. No rocking or patting unless she's in pain or we are waiting for the bottle.
Zenifa - are you on leave from work? Thats long maternity leave, or is your job role open? That's terrible that they brought up the subject of SIDS. Every mother is aware of it, but who wants to openly talk about it. I guess they were hoping you'd thought it thru properly, which you would have I'm sure. Its a big decision
Yes I am on maternity leave and the time is open- ended. I only get 12 weeks paid, and the rest is unpaid, so I can go back when i want to, but I'm in no hurry atm. The person employed to replace me, started this week (yes 3 months after I left, its pretty hard to replace me ;))
Vent warning -Darn this head cold - boogies, swollen glands, aches! I was meant to actually have some adult interaction and a bit of a break this weekend and now I get to stare at these 4 walls.
Zenifa - The SIDS thing was probably just another thing they had to tick off on their list as 'discussed'. Maybe the first visit would have been the more appropriate time:shame:
Hope you are feeling better soon SJE :hugs:
Re: SIDS, I am pretty well informed as I used to work for the Coroner and Forensic Pathololgists and was a bereavement counsellor for families who lost a child to SIDS. I worked closely with Sids and Kids and was on the roster for their 24hr child death line .............BUT, I did think it was inappropriate to be discussing this just minutes before he was going to perform a vasectomy on my husband. I understand that they need to make sure you have made an informed choice, but to discuss an emotive issue at a vulnerable time is a :nono:
Cassie - my DH is leaving on Sunday arvo for Townsville and won't be home til Thurs evening. Will have a bit of help from my parents, ie on Mon night they will look after DD2, while I take DD1 for her swimming lesson and on Thurs accompany me for DD2's immunisations. I am not looking forward to the evenings, as that is when I will miss DH and his help with the girls, but its only 4 nights.
Hope you are feeling okay and that the Paeds and Specialists can sort out Afrika's vision.
Erin, Milliner and Cenni - hope you and your bubs are doing okay - they all seem to have good days and bad days, hope you have a good weekend.
Tomorrow we're off to Pixifoto for a photo session (we're not big fans, but they are digital now and we want our freebies!!), and then its a lunch with extended family at my parents house.
Sunday, DH leaves after lunch for Townsville, so just a quiet day at home with the girls.
Waiting for DH to get home, but that is another story, won't vent now, but lets just say after having an exhausting day with the girls, I was not impressed that he was coming home late :hissy:
Might put up our :tree: tomorrow.
Have a great weekend everyone, I should be back on Sunday once DH has left.
Tomorrow we're off to Pixifoto for a photo session (we're not big fans, but they are digital now and we want our freebies!!), and then its a lunch with extended family at my parents house.
Be carefull lol, now that they have gone digital they are even more evil lol, cause they do some fab things with the pics to get you to buy them, oh and they are dearer now for what you get, which is a shame
Thanks for the warning Jo!!
We've got a photo session booked with Little Images the following Saturday (another freebie), so we'll need to restrain ourselves at Pixi and not buy too much. We always say we'll just get the freebie, but usually there is one or two others we really like. Our best session ever though was a year ago with DD1 at Portrait Place.
Also I can't believe that DD2 will be 2 mths old tomorrow, the time has just flown!!
We've booked in for our free holiday at Paradise resorts on GC the week before easter, should be fun!!
pmsl Zenifa, thats what we did,
did the free pixifoto on the sunday, then the following tuesday I took the kids to another photographers where I had won a sitting and free huge photo,
I did buy a few pics from pixifoto, but only cause I did the same with DS when he was the same age, so now they have the same amount of profesional photos, oh and they were just too cute to leave there lol
at the other place, i'm just getting my free big pic and I got a pic of DS, its a real boy pose, I love it, oh and I didn't have to pay for it, mum did when she came over lol
mischief79
30-11-2007, 20:51
SeeJayElle - I'm ttg too, r/park. I;m seeing my friend tomorrow about the bouncer, if it's like the one I've already got I'll let ou know about the nappies
The tears have stopped with DD, time for bed!
Hi girls
Well haven't posted lately but have been reading - didn't go to MILs on Thursday as Charlie's cousin was sick and I didn't want her to catch it so a nice day at home. Thursday night ended up a shocker though - she woke up 4 times for a feed, grazing on her bottle which she never does. Then a big cockie walked on my foot and freaked me out so was awake an extra hour finding it and killing it, :thumbsdown:
Then after the 7am feed she did the biggest spew ever in our bed and I lost it crying, was just so exhausted and then had to shower both of us, change her, change the bed sheets. DH was wounderful he came home at 1 and worked from home so I slept from 11 to 4. Felt half human again.
Friday was uneventful another day at home, we had friends come around in the evening to watch a DVD and get takeout. It was fun although alittle annoying as they both tried to play with Charlie while I was feeding her. Anyway she woke at 11pm and wouldn't go back to sleep, a bit unsettled. DH couldn't settle her so tried to help but as soon as we turned the lights out (she normally goes to sleep with a light on) she screamed! So out came the panadol - DH convinced she was in pain. I don't agree with giving it for being 'unsettled' atm she is getting a dose almost once a week - on the nights he looks after her. So had another argument about that. Apparently DSSs virtually grew up on the stuff and DH can go through a pack of panadol in a fortnight - I guess he sees answers in medicine. We have tried to talk about it and in the end agreed to disagree but if I don't want her to have it the only way is for me to look after her every day of the week, day and night. Am thinking of doing it but will probably lose my sanity. The 2 nights of unbroken sleep just saves me for the rest of the week. Anyway sorry for the long vent just so frustrated that he doesn't see it's not the best thing for her. :hair: Feel a bit sorry for him too cause the older she gets the less he is able to settle her cause she just wants mum. Makes him feel awful.:(
The builders are meant to be coming today to install our glass doors but if it rains they won't. Other than that not much planned, just shopping etc.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Hi everyone!
Had a nice couple of days. Thursday tried DS out in a baby bjorn a friend lent me. I know that arent the best carriers but I hadnt tried DS in any sort and this was a spare. He fell asleep after 10 mins but boy did it kill my shoulders! They were really sore beforehand so it certainly didnt help them! But it was nice to have hands free and not push a pram around town.
Thanks to everyones advice about spending time with partners, you all make excellent points especially that of 'we have to make time'. Unfortunately we don't have any family here to babysit, just FIL who I love dearly but wouldnt leave my DS with! We are lucky that we do 'talk' a lot, it's just finding the time!
Actually it was funny because the night I posted about not seeing DH, DS was asleep by 7:30pm and just as we were sitting down to relax the phone rang. Some of the cattle that DH runs on FIL farm had escaped and were out on the road! So off he went only to return at 10pm! Typical that when DS is asleep DH is not here (not that it was his fault)! At least I had a nice quiet relax by myself. But then we were up chatting till midnight and by then DS had woken for a feed. I spent the next couple of nights catching up on sleep!:sleeping:
Very quiet weekend here, just going into town later to get some DVDs for tomorrow as we will be housebound all day. They have a major Triathlon down here and all the roads around us are blocked off, oh well, it will be nice just hanging around the house with DH.
Mich - Sorry to hear Thurs night was so yucky for you, glad you got to catch up on sleep on Fri though, makes the world of difference! It is very hard when you disagree on something to do with the kids. I find it VERY hard to let DH try and settle DS as he just can't seem to do it - he just wants his mummy! I feel bad for DH but don't want to let DS get so worked up that it's impossible to settle him at all. :hissy:
At least you can talk about it, I think its very important to keep those communication lines open. If Im feeling frustrated at DH I let him no through conversation and ask him how he feels or what he thinks about what I think (IYKWIM?) Doesnt always work but if I kept it all bottled up Id explode! Hope things settle down for you.
SeeJayElle - Hope you are feeling better soon, it sucks you are not well. Take care
Zenifa - Hope you are Ok with DH leaving this arvo. It will be hard but you are so wonderful, Im sure you cope better than you think. It does make it hard knowing that it is only you though in the evenings to deal with both girls, hope they behave for you!
Mishief - Hope you are doing ok. Its so hard trying to get used to bubs crying for no reason. My DS has a terrible time between 7pm and 9/10ish. I get truly frustrated as I dont know what else to do. Ive learnt that all I can do is wait it out. I try different things with him like put him in his swing, when hes had enough, we hold him, feed him, put him in his rocker....then finally he does sleep (although it feels like he will never go down!). I find that time of night quiet hard but at least its not during the middle of the night!
Erin - glad concert was good, thats funny you were napping! Someone said it perfectly and I needed to hear it too - 'Babies are like us and have good and bad days' - I must remember this!
Quick question - How long does you baby sleep during the day? DS was having 3 sleeps of about 2hrs but has now cut himself down to 45mins! Is this normal? I try settling him back to sleep after this 45mins as I thought he was just going through the sleep cycle but it's impossible! Once he's awake thats it! He's not overly grumpy either so I figure he can't be too tired? Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
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Quick question - How long does you baby sleep during the day? DS was having 3 sleeps of about 2hrs but has now cut himself down to 45mins! Is this normal? I try settling him back to sleep after this 45mins as I thought he was just going through the sleep cycle but it's impossible! Once he's awake thats it! He's not overly grumpy either so I figure he can't be too tired? Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!
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Thanks And
Good point re communicating, at least we are still talking this w/e :laughing:
I've noticed the exact same thing with Charlie her naps during the day used to be long - at least a few hours and I could get things done but now shell sleep for 40 mins to an hour if I'm lucky. Unfortunately once awake Charlie will grizzle so if she's tired I put her back to sleep or put her in her swing - and sometimes she drops off to sleep or if shes wide awake I put her in the baby carrier and we do housework or in her play gym.
I've also noticed when we're out she won't nap at all unless it's on me and as soon as I put her down she wakes up, or in the car she'll sleep a bit sometimes. I think she's aware that we are somewhere different and is too busy looking around. So if we go anywhere during the day she's v grumpy in the evenings.:hissy:
I agree with Cass re reading your bub, if Finlay is still showing signs of being tired, yawning etc then let him sleep more otherwise maybe let him get up for awhile and then he might want another nap.
Jo – excellent you got the photos done and won a freeby! :thumbsup: I’m still waiting for the shots we had of Charlie when she was 2 weeks old.
Zenifa – awesome you booked the free holiday, did you need to book flights or are you in Queensland already? I forget how relaxing the Gold Coast is until I go back there to visit my family. I agree with the bad timing about discussing SIDs but I guess some parents aren’t as informed as you are and they ne. ed to make sure. Hope you enjoyed lunch at your parents place.
Cass – hope you enjoyed your weekend with the kids, how does cuddle time work? Don’t you cuddle Afrika when you pick her up from the change table etc? I give Charlie lots of cuddles and couldn’t imagine having a particular time for them. Although I don’t pick her up everytime she cries either, I’ll see what she wants, give her a dummy (which she loves – she sucked her hand as a newborn) or sometimes I hold her hand and she stops crying when I touch her. If she won’t settle where she is I’ll pick her up though.
Mischief79 hope you aren having a better day sending you lots of :hugs:and back to feeling ok. Great that Katelyn got such a long sleep, can I ask if you did anything to encourage her to self settle? Apart from Charlie falling asleep in her swing I’ve never been able to get her to put herself to sleep in the bassinette. If we leave her for awhile she gets so excited she gets exhausted, grumpy and more awake than before, she thinks it’s play time.
Jillian – sorry to hear about your day. Your dp makes a good point sometimes I forget aswell there could be no reason for them to be grumpy. Like today Charlie was a bit out of sorts, only drinking half her bottles, grizzling for no reason. It sounds like you’re getting some good support from him which is great. Excellent weight gain too. Also I sent you an email re the catch up (and Del) to see if we could find a day the week after next that we can all make it – it may be in your spam folder.
Sam’s mum – I agree with the sleep, it makes everything seem sooo much worse than what it is. And my DH is the same, can’t walk quietly to save himself although your hubby trying to talk to you must be really annoying – have you told him off? When DH was doing night feeds he used to put the light on and feed her at the end of our bed – so frustrating now we sleep in different rooms.
Nat – what a great surprise, he must have known how much you weren’t looking forward to it and I love the way he did it. I was expecting you to say a delivery guy with flowers or something was there. God it’s so much easier to go anywhere with two, especially actually getting out of the house. And I’ve only got 1 child!
Erin – no dramas you had to go, still haven’t got back to SnapFish, oh well will try to do it next week. Sent an email around tonight so hopefully we can work out a day soon, am looking forward to seeing how much Hannah has grown.
Mel – bugger re your eyesight, I too have dodgy long vision and it makes things like shopping and driving annoying. Do you have private health cover to get some $ back? I hear ya re the massive :barf: Charlie did one yesterday morning and it is just amazing how much comes out of them, it just doesn’t stop and there is no hope of cleaning up the big ones, both Charlie and I needed a shower!
Didn't do much today just washing etc. My sister came over tonight to see Charlie and was holding her without supporing her head so had to show her how. After holding her for a few minutes Charlie started to cry so she handed her back and that was the last hold she wanted. When she has her own bub - they are TTC atm, I think she'll enjoy Charlie a bit more.
Well off to MIL's friend's house tomorrow for a xmas lunch which we do every year, should be nice but another long drive - can't be bothered really but am sure we'll have a good time once we get there. On the plus side Charlie will sleep really well after a big day out.
Sorry if I missed anyone and have a good Sunday.
Cass, sending you lots of :hugs: it must be so difficult, I think you are coping so well with the continual crying/whinging. Much better than I ever could. I really hope that the new paed can give you some answers. It must be hard not to like your baby or enjoy them when they are young even though I am sure that deep down you love her.
Hey quick qu we bought new bottles with a variable flow teat - they are tommee tippee bottles with some brand of teat which fits them - sorry can't remember from the packet but basically the harder she sucks the more milk she gets and if she doesn't suck much, hardly gets any. We tried them tonight and she sucked as per normal but hardly got any milk. Sorry if you've told me before but what brand teat do you use and is this the right variable flow thing? I thought you said you could control the flow but with this one the baby controls it?? Luckily they were cheap so if they don't work we haven't wasted alot of $.
Thanks for your advice.
mischief79
01-12-2007, 23:11
What a hot busy day today! Would have loved to stay at home under the air-con but we had plans. Firstly a birthday party at one of those kids fun houses which was great. A good idea for when DD grows up a bit. No mess to clean up after its finished! Then went to the shopping plaza near us and drove around for 20 minutes looking for a park. In the end I gave up and went home before I got out of the car to hurt someone. People are so rude and they push in! If DD wasn't in the car I'm sure I wouldn't have been so restrained. Went back 2 hours later and got a park right near the door. Had a few presents to pick up for a christmas dinner we went to tonight. A friends catch-up we do once a year, and 4 of us now have little girls under 9 months. Only the babies get presents now. Katelyn got to meet Father Christmas and she keot looking at him as if to say "who are you?" But her photo turned out really nice.
Dinner went well. DH played cricket in 37degree heat all day so we were running late but he managed. Can't have been too tired, he's at the football club now catching up with mates! Someone has to stay home with the baby.....
Katelyn was SO GOOD all day and tonight. No real tears, she smiled and coo-ed and just sat around. I was so happy, She made me look good!
Took a while to get to sleep just now though. I've left her in her bassinet and just checked on her, fast asleep. Which means bed for me and some much needed sleep. She only went 4 hours last night and then 30 minute naps, I think it's the heat.
AnD05 - DD sleeps for about 30mins a few times a day and one big sleep for about 2 hours. She used to sleep more, mostly longer blocks but doesn't seem to need it now. She's content when she wakes up and doesn't grizzle during the day. When she starts looking tired (can be anywhere from one hour to 4 hours) I put her in her bassinet and she goes to sleep.
Michblb - I didn't really do anything to get her to self-settle. For the first few weeks I was constantly pushing thew bassinet, walking her around or cuddling and patting and it was driving me crazy. I was getting up every 3 hours and was exhausted. One day I put her down to sleep at night and then walked out to finish doing a few things. It sounds horrible, but I was so tired I forgot about her (yes, I feel TERRIBLE about it) and ended up reading a book. By the time I remembered I hadn't put her to sleep yet, I went in there and she was out cold. Next day when she was ready for a nap I tried the same thing and..... YAY! Now I just make sure she really is ready for a sleep, I cuddle her for a few minutes to make sure theres no burps left in (what usually stops her from sleeping) and then she goes down and I walk out. If theres no noise I leave her. Sometimes it takes an hour for her to sleep (I creep in and peek through a gap in the bassinet!) but eventually it works. I think thats helping her with her night sleep being longer too (except for last night). That was a bit of a ramble, but I think it makes sense
Mrsgreen - How do you know about vision problems at such a young age? I have terrible eye sight as does most of my family, so I'd be interesed to know about DD. Hope your appointment goes well
morning everyone
well i've just finnished putting up the xmas tree :tree:, I love xmas, i've been hanging out for ages to put ours up, it looks so pretty, I usually put all the pressies from family members underneath, but won't be this year, too much temptation for DS I recon lol
Michf sounds like the teat that you've got is the one with the cross for the opening, I quite like thoes ones, cause they don't leak when ya tip them upside down
Cassie good luck with the paed appt, hopefully its nothing serious with the eye sight
well I just poped in to see what I had missed for the day, hope ya's have a good sunday :thumbsup:
Good morning ladies!!
Hope you are all getting a good nights sleep and your bubs are doing well for you with the feeds and sleeps.
Well DH came home on Fri at 9.30pm, 4hrs late due to some 'business meeting' that ended up at the pub. Now normally I don't begrudge such things but we'd had some plans and he told me at the last minute, and I was tired and grumpy so I didn't take it too well. Its all fine now, its amazing what sleep can do!!
Today we went to Pixifoto, 1st thing after breakfast and it was disasterous. The lady kept trying to get us into uncomfortable poses on the floor (DH is still feeling a bit sore and tender), DD1 would not cooperate at all :hair:, even with bribery and then when photos were taken there was always one of us with eyes closed etc. It was a frustrating 40 minutes, our free photo was one of me, DH and DD2 (DD1 wouldn't even come into the shot), and we bought one of DD2 on her own and the only other good shot was one of me and DD2. Suffice to say Pixifoto had their work cut out for them today and they didn't make much $$ from us. We ran into a friend while waiting to see our pics and she told us we look shattered from the experience. Later I told DH I had booked us in with another photo place for next week, but he doesn't want to go, so it could just be me and the girls (I've got a week to work on him while he's away!!).
I was pretty tired, as I didn't sleep the best last night, so after this photo session I was hoping for a nap, but my parents rang and wanted us to come early to help with lunch, so we did and then our relatives arrived late, so we were very hungry (not a good combination with me, tired and hungry makes for very snappy and grumpy, not good for socialising ). The lunch went well and it was nice to catch up with uncle/aunts/cousin and the girls got some nice presents...........but by the time we came home at 4.30pm, I was totally exhausted. DD1 hadn't had a nap and DD2 hadn't slept since our Pixifoto shoot at 9am, so I put them to bed before 5pm and I had a snack and was in bed by 6.30pm. I got up just before 1am, to check on DD2 and express, ended up doing a feed and here I am!! DD2 slept for 8hrs:yelclap:!! I had a sleep for 6hrs :smiliedance:
Hi everyone!
Zenifa - Hope you are Ok with DH leaving this arvo. It will be hard but you are so wonderful, Im sure you cope better than you think. It does make it hard knowing that it is only you though in the evenings to deal with both girls, hope they behave for you!
Quick question - How long does you baby sleep during the day? DS was having 3 sleeps of about 2hrs but has now cut himself down to 45mins! Is this normal? I try settling him back to sleep after this 45mins as I thought he was just going through the sleep cycle but it's impossible! Once he's awake thats it! He's not overly grumpy either so I figure he can't be too tired? Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
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Thanks Anna, yes I've accepted that DH has to go away today and its only 4 nights, and I've got backup from the inlaws and my parents if needed, so I'm hoping it will be fine and I'll cope with the girls. DH and I will talk in the evenings, and that will be the time when I miss him, once the dinner/bed routine is finished and I can rest!!
Now I'm not quite sure where I learnt this, but I was told around this age, bubs have sleep cycles that last around 45 minutes, so its normal for them during the day to have shorter naps, and that sometimes they will stir after 45min but can still get back to sleep with soothing (unless they need a nappy change, as they won't be hungry) or after a short play.
I can't really give you any advice as from 11am - 5pm most days Ximena will have frequent feeds and only a few catnaps (no more than 45mins) and is awake lots, quite content - loves to be cuddled or have tummy time or in her rocker etc.
Hi girls
Then after the 7am feed she did the biggest spew ever in our bed and I lost it crying, was just so exhausted and then had to shower both of us, change her, change the bed sheets. DH was wounderful he came home at 1 and worked from home so I slept from 11 to 4. Felt half human again.
Friday was uneventful another day at home, we had friends come around in the evening to watch a DVD and get takeout. It was fun although alittle annoying as they both tried to play with Charlie while I was feeding her. Anyway she woke at 11pm and wouldn't go back to sleep, a bit unsettled. DH couldn't settle her so tried to help but as soon as we turned the lights out (she normally goes to sleep with a light on) she screamed! So out came the panadol - DH convinced she was in pain. I don't agree with giving it for being 'unsettled' atm she is getting a dose almost once a week - on the nights he looks after her. So had another argument about that. Apparently DSSs virtually grew up on the stuff and DH can go through a pack of panadol in a fortnight - I guess he sees answers in medicine. We have tried to talk about it and in the end agreed to disagree but if I don't want her to have it the only way is for me to look after her every day of the week, day and night. Am thinking of doing it but will probably lose my sanity. The 2 nights of unbroken sleep just saves me for the rest of the week. Anyway sorry for the long vent just so frustrated that he doesn't see it's not the best thing for her. Feel a bit sorry for him too cause the older she gets the less he is able to settle her cause she just wants mum. Makes him feel awful.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
:hugs: to you, sounded like you had a rough time with Charlie and her big spew. It must be tough when you and DH have differing opinions on stuff to do with Charlie, but you need to do what is right for you and if the compromise is keeping your sanity and letting him do things his way with her while you are resting, so be it. Yes its hard for the dads, as bubs often only wants mum. I do agree with you though, Panadol should be used only when bubs needs it ie in pain or has a temperature, teething etc but I can understand your DH's frustration when she is unsettled and needing to fix it (we've had this in the past when DD1 was unsettled and DH thought panadol would fix it, I gave in once and he gave her a dose, it did nothing). In my case, DH does baths and cuddles but feeding is a mummy only domain atm, X still won't take the bottle, so I'm doing every feed!!
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Good point re communicating, at least we are still talking this w/e
I've noticed the exact same thing with Charlie her naps during the day used to be long - at least a few hours and I could get things done but now shell sleep for 40 mins to an hour if I'm lucky. Unfortunately once awake Charlie will grizzle so if she's tired I put her back to sleep or put her in her swing - and sometimes she drops off to sleep or if shes wide awake I put her in the baby carrier and we do housework or in her play gym.
I've also noticed when we're out she won't nap at all unless it's on me and as soon as I put her down she wakes up, or in the car she'll sleep a bit sometimes. I think she's aware that we are somewhere different and is too busy looking around. So if we go anywhere during the day she's v grumpy in the evenings.
Yep some babies won't sleep in cars or prams or when they are out and others do and don't wake up between transfers in/out car and pram. Yes most will be grumpy and unsettled if they are overstimulated and that often happens if you've had a busy day out and about. Watch for tired signs and try to get them down then as its the best chance for a longer sleep.
No, I don't cuddle her whenever I pick her up... she hates to be cuddled, so cuddle time for us consists of lots of crying, as does anything else that involves touching her.
Got Afrika's appointment with a new paed on Tuesday and then back to the GP Wednesday (he likes to do follow-up appointments for everything, he is very much the 'concerned' type of doc). I just hope there is surgeory or treatment that can correct it, then hopefully we can get along with our child for a change
Sorry for the pity post... I've just had enough of it now, 10 weeks of having a difficult child that you don't like just sucks... and it makes it hard that DH has no feelings for her either. Thank god I have Logan to make me smile everyday!
:hugs: to you Cassie, it was sad to hear how tough things are with you and that you have to cope on your own a lot with a toddler and now a baby that has hearing/vision probs, feeding issues and isn't generally a happy bub. No wonder its hard for you and DH to bond with her. I hope you get help with Afrika's health issues so things improve.
A friend of mine whose bub had similar vision issues (we was also 6 weeks prem), has glasses and had an op to correct some eye turning and vision issues and is doing well, but he didn't have surgery til he was over 1 (I guess surgery is usually avoided in babies until they are a bit older and can cope with the procedure and anaesthetic etc). Thinking of you Cassie and feel free to vent any time!!
Jo - now that we will have all had a better sleep, today we plan to put up our :xmastree: tree, like you, the presents won't go under til Xmas eve, as DD1 has really discovered presents in a big way since her 2nd b'day in August and loves to open presents, even if they aren't hers, so I can't trust her to keep the pressies under the tree for three weeks!!
Anyway I'm off to bed for more sleep. Bye!
mischief79
02-12-2007, 20:57
First, a vent.
It is 9.30pm on a Sunday night. The time when you're meant to be at home with your family unwinding and getting ready for the week ahead. Where is my DH? I don't know! He played an extra game of cricket today (something to do with missing at Easter) and so instead of our one day of the week together, we had nothing. He played yesterday as well, and then we went out for a catch-up christmas dinner with friends. I took DD down this afternoon to watch for a bit because he wanted to show her off, but he did that and then went back with the boys! I came home cos it started getting windy and dusty and said "see you when the game finishes". That was at 6 o-clock. 3.5hrs later?? I thought he'd rush home to spend time with us!!
Thats enough of that vent....
Zenifa - Do pixie photos give a free one? Do you need to pay for the session? I love freebies! At least you got a nice photo out of the day, so i'm sure it was worthwhile.
Mrsgreen - I'm sorry to hear that it may be worse for Afrika. Things are probably worse than you think, although mothers instinct is pretty strong.
Thanks for the advice you gave me a while back about self-settling. It is working wonders! Now I pat her tummy, kiss her forehead and say "ni-night" and then walk out. As you suggested, if she's not screaming in pain I let her go..... it works!! She must do it during the night as well because 5 out of the last 6 nights have been 7-8 hours solid.
Planning to put the christmas tree up tomorrow. Brand new tree, tinsell and decorations this year. Why? Because my cat wee-d on it last year! First time he's done that ever and he is 7 this year. Hope it doesn't happen again.
Hmmm, there is the front door.
gosh its been quiet in here, must of been me, am i a thread killer?
Mischeif :hugs: to you about your DH. You may recall my previous post, I mentioned my Fri night when DH came home 4hrs late (yes he'd had Weds/Thurs off work due to having the snip) and was due to go away today, so silly me thought he would want to spend Fri night with his wife??
Lets hope your DH comes home soon.
Pixifoto - in your bounty bag you probably have gotten some vouchers for Pixifotos, where the photo session is free and you get a free 10" x 13 " photo, but of course they try to sell you more photos/packages. We only bought two photos, plus we get our freebie, the upside of an unsuccessful photo session is that we've saved money, we still have 4 vouchers to use til DD2 is 2yo, so lots more opportunities for photos, plus there are other companies too, we always go for the freebies and rarely buy photos - they have to be exceptionally good for my DH to part with his $$, he's a bit of a perfectionist with that sort of stuff.
I had a pretty good sleep last night, so I felt better today, not as grumpy and tired. It helped also that DD1 had a nap today (she missed her day sleep on Fri and Sat which made me more exhausted) and also DD2 has been sleeping really well today too!!
DH made me an omlette for breakfast and we had a good morning, he left at 1pm :crying: but its only 4 nights til his home and he rang at 5pm to chat to me and DD1.
We put up the Xmas tree, but will need more decorations, so it will be fun to buy those with DD1 & DD2. DD1 and I did some craft and finished making our Xmas cards for the family, lots of stickers, glitter and paint, fun and very messy!!
I had a friend come over this evening to have dinner, see the girls and catch up which was lovely, we had takeaway fish and chips, and now I'm about to crash and go to bed.
Not many plans for tomorrow, need to do some grocery shopping and take DD1 to her swimming lesson.
Good night :sleeping:
Hi
Thanks Cass I read your post on Sunday but didn't get a chance to reply. We have 2 Avent bottles, which are the ones we tried no 2 teats on so will look for them when I'm at the shops next. DH didn't want to buy anymore Avent bottles because they were $13 as opposed to the TT which were $3 and we've had a bit of leaking from the ones we have. Although I looked up the Avent website and found out you have to screw in the teats very carefully, so not having any problems now.
Mischief - interesting how you got her to sleep, have tried leaving Charlotte a couple of times like that but she has never put herself to sleep unless it's in her swing. Might give it another go though. That's pretty poor your DH did'/t even call, no excuse for that. Hope you milked it for all it's worth.
Jo - well done on getting the xmas tree up, we were thinking about it this weekend but that was as far as we got
Zenifa - thanks for the thoughts, yep am a bit over things atm, especially when I don't feel comfortable handing her over to DH much. It must make them feel awful though. I didn't think a bub so young would show a preference for a parent. Bugger re the photos, at least you didn't overspend.
Well had a s**t night last night she went to bed at 11pm fed at 1, 3 5 and 7. So frigin over it - instead of taking a full bottle she grazes and has about 50mls then either falls asleep or screams at me. Am taking her to the GP to ask for a referral to the trazilian (sp?) people. Most bottles she only takes between 30 and 60 mls then will cry and be really unsettled. Until every 3rd or 4th bottle when she is starving and has about 100mls (still less than what she should be having) which means she only goes between 2 or 2.5 hours between feeds, which is so annoying. It has mucked up her night routine and she isn't napping much during the day. Continually grizzling and crying for no reason I can work out. I know it is illegal to sell babies on ebay so does anyone want a 9 week old? Free to good home, I woke up this morning thinking as much as I still love her I don't like this baby anymore, am just so exhausted, even after some reasonable sleep on Fri/Sat night.
Anyway enough of a vent, sorry for the pitty post. And DH got two good nights (one Panadol fueled) on the weekend when she only woke up once, then twice gggrrrrr.
Better go get ready for the doc, BBL for an update.
:flowerz:Hello!
Thanks for the tips on sleeping guys, its so great to hear what others are doing at the same stage as DS. He is still only normally napping for around 45mins during the day a couple of times, yest he managed a 2hr one when we were planning on going out :baby:! I do try and settle him back to sleep if he wakes, this rarely works and he is happy and content when he is awake so I don't battle with him too much! He sleeps great at night so I really can't complain!
Yes Zenifa you must be a thread killer :p its so quiet in here! Hope you are going well without DH, good that you have help if you need it though with your parents and PIL. I never received any bounty bags? Where should I have gotten them from (sorry bit behind here!)
Good to hear you got a couple of decent photos, sounded like hard work though! Im not sure when to organise a prof photo shoot for DS?? Hhmm must see what I can organise, its a bit hard where I live cause there aren't many options!
Mishcief - Hope you DH turned up at a reasonable hour? :detective: I just don't think they actively 'think' about us sometimes. How did putting up your xmas tree go? I asked DH to get ours out of the shed like a week ago....hhmm do you think its been done? NO! Must get onto that or it'l be xmas before its up and since we are having everyone to our house we should get a wriggle on!
Mrs Green - Sorry to hear you are going through such a rough time with Afrika. I don't know how you cope and please feel free to vent on here anytime you need,do whatever you need to to keep sane. I hope the Drs pick up whatever the problem is, you sound like you know what it is already you just need answers on how to deal with it. Goodluck hun :hugs:.
Nat - That was such a lovely thing DH did, I bet you were soooo surprised!! I hope you are enjoying time with him home :yelclap:.
Well, had a pretty quiet weekend, Sat caught up on heaps of washing and ventured out to get some DVDs, managed to grab some maccas (yucky but was easiest/closest things as we were starving) and eat it down the beach. Sunday we walked down the road to watch some of the Triathlon, goodness I don't know how they do it!! Then we watched 2 Dvds! So nice to sit around and relax, DS was very well behaved too! Then in the evening we went down to the finish line to see how a friend of ours went, he finished in 10hrs13mins which is amazing for his 1st Triathlon!!
Off to a friend from mothers groups house today for lunch, then have to drop something off at my old work and then grab a few things from coles.
Hope everyone has a lovely week!
A
Mich - Sorry to hear about your rough time. I hope the Gp can help. I'm sorry I can't offer any advice or shed any light on your problem, all I can do is this :hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs::hugs:
Take care
A
sam's mum
03-12-2007, 11:33
just a quick post before we go to play group.
I hope that everyone is more ready for Christmas than I am. We have got the kids presents bought and that is it! The tree :tree: went up yesterday :yelclap: . We have got ours inside a playpen so that DS can't get to it.
oops, forgot that I was half way through posting...
back from playgroup now, had a good morning with the kids, next week is break up and Santa might be coming!
forgot everything I was going to say, better have lunch BBL.
Hi
Well had a nice weekend here went to a first birthday and went and checked out toysrus had some really good stuff too!
Feeling cr@p with my cold got really bad last night that DP had to feed Bella a bottle of EBM, and today am fasting for my ultrasound on my chest which is bad as i really want some panadol and water!! :gloomy:
We are going to be putting the chrissie :tree: up tonight which will be lovely our first christmas as a family.
I just realised i have to go to centerlink at some stage and medicare to claim :banghead: grrrr!
things with Bella are getting much better have found the wonders of a dummie we swore that we wouldnt use one but after finding out that Bella wanted to suckle to go to sleep which was making her get really bad wind (we think) but after just one day with the dummie it has made the world of difference my boobs feel full for once and she gets full of a feed :smiliedance:
I have read the post but my head feels like its going to fall off but i will be back later to catch up on things hope everyone has a good day!:flowerz:
Thanks And and Cass for the hugs.
Well GP wrote a referral to the tresillion people and suggested feeding her sitting upright more - as she could have reflux but he didn't really know. Rang the tresillion ppl and they want us to do a home visit or day stay. They think Charlie has a lax soft palate and her sucking mechanism is the problem. So need to go back to the GP tomorrow to get her pallate or basically the back of the throat checked. And we may need to go to thicker formula. The nurse thought that changing the teat to a medium flow probably made it harder for her to control her sucking and I have noticed she has been worse since we switched over. It has also made her have alot more coughing fits.
Anyway incase anyone is interested the other signs of this problem is a clicking sound when sucking, sounding nasaly or 'rattly' after feeding, milk coming out the nose and baby struggles to suck enough milk - Charlie is continually dribbling and we have to reposition the bottle.
Anyway it is just such a relief to know that there could be a legitimate reason for her being so :hissy:lately and not feeding. I already feel like a weight has been lifted from my shouders, the packet of tim tams I bought helped also.:laughing: Hopefully if we get her feeding issue sorted she will go back to 4plus hourly feeds and maybe sleep longer at night :fingerscrossed:
Ah that must be what it is Cass cause we don't pull them apart either - so think I'll start doing that. I would be happy to keep using Avent as we have a number of different types it's hard to know if the teat/bottle is a factor in her feeding issues. Cass you poor thing, it must be so difficult to have this with a bub you struggle to feel for. I was starting to feel so low and exhausted, i wanted to put her in her car seat for the night so I couldn't hear her scream at all and have a full night's sleep, terrible thought I know. You are doing so well to continue to cope with it, I can only imagine how much harder it is with Afrika. Now that I know Charlie prob has a sore tummy I feel sorry for her and am a bit more understanding. Sending you back lots of hugs too, we both need them!!
Hi everyone, the thread killer is back :laughing:
Things went okay last night, decided to cosleep with DD2 when she woke up for her feed (something I can't do when DH is around and its so tiring getting up) and that seemed to work okay, but I did worry about her burrowing under the covers and at one point she wet through her nappy and clothes onto our sheets but it wasn't too bad as we got up at 7am (which is better than 6am most days).
Took DD2 to get weighed and she's 60cm long and over 6kg!! Did some grocery shopping and just the usual cooking/laundry chores. My parents are coming over later to help when I take DD1 to her swimming lesson.
Zenifa thanks for sharing the story about your friends child with the vision problems. Am hoping that she won't end up having to wear glasses... I can't imagine trying to make young kids keep them on!
Hope you get to enjoy the few quiet nights ahead of you.. just think, on the upside, you have less washing/cooking/cleaning to worry about while he is away.
Mich, big I understand exactly how you are feeling right now. Least you have had some good times to make up for the bad ones too. Hopefully it is just a stage and she improves for you soon. Gotta love the fact that DH can help out since you are FF. Just think of all those mums who don't get nights off and have broken sleep for over a year
I actually do the night feeds all by myself, but I get DH to get up in the morning (for the 1-2 days a fortnight he is home) and feed them both and start them off for the day. I find just being allowed to wake up not running really helps me get through the day.
With the teats, I have found if DH washes them they leak, and if I wash them they don't... so I have put it down to the fact I take the teats out of the white bit to wash them, then just pull them back in (not sure what you were saying about screwing cos I just pull them back in and they are fine), but DH doesn't take them out. His are guaranteed to leak (hence, I don't let him wash the bottles anymore, like ALL of the housework). The avent bottles are expensive, and those particular variable teats are about $10 for a pack of 2 also. Well worth the money IMO. There are bottles in the same shape as the avent and should allow you to fit their teats into them I would think, although I have never tried it so wouldn't know. I like the fact that with avent, everything is the same size and they all work together ifkwim.... especially when it comes to the sippy cups and that sort of stuff.
Got my implanon taken out today, shame it didn't work for me, but it was worth the try I guess. At least on the pill I won't get periods, although it can make my cancer spread faster. Bloody hormones
Sorry to anyone I have missed, DS just woke up and DH is off at the shops so I have to go rescue his room before he gets too enthused! Hope you all had a great w/e. And thankyou to everyone for the support and kind words, much appreciated!
Yes I am one of those mums that has done all of the feeds for the last 9 weeks and hasn't had a night off, I'm coping okay, some days I do get a bit tired, grumpy and irritable, but I just keep telling myself this won't last forever, I will have more than 6hrs sleep one day!!:fingerscrossed:
Cassie, lets hope they can fix Afrika's vision without resorting to glasses or surgery.
Sorry to hear your implanon didn't work out ........have I missed something do you have cancer? You mentioned something about the pill not letting it spread faster? Sorry to be nosy :hugs:
Hi
Zenifa - thanks for the thoughts, yep am a bit over things atm, especially when I don't feel comfortable handing her over to DH much. It must make them feel awful though. I didn't think a bub so young would show a preference for a parent. Bugger re the photos, at least you didn't overspend.
Well had a s**t night last night she went to bed at 11pm fed at 1, 3 5 and 7. So frigin over it - instead of taking a full bottle she grazes and has about 50mls then either falls asleep or screams at me. Am taking her to the GP to ask for a referral to the trazilian (sp?) people. Most bottles she only takes between 30 and 60 mls then will cry and be really unsettled. Until every 3rd or 4th bottle when she is starving and has about 100mls (still less than what she should be having) which means she only goes between 2 or 2.5 hours between feeds, which is so annoying. It has mucked up her night routine and she isn't napping much during the day. Continually grizzling and crying for no reason I can work out. I know it is illegal to sell babies on ebay so does anyone want a 9 week old? Free to good home, I woke up this morning thinking as much as I still love her I don't like this baby anymore, am just so exhausted, even after some reasonable sleep on Fri/Sat night.
Anyway enough of a vent, sorry for the pitty post. And DH got two good nights (one Panadol fueled) on the weekend when she only woke up once, then twice gggrrrrr.
Better go get ready for the doc, BBL for an update.
:hugs: to you Mich, hope your Drs appt went well and that things improve with Charlie, sounds like you are having a rough time. We're thinking of you and feel free to vent or pity post anytime you need to. Sounds like you will be able to get some good help from the tresillian nurses. Interesting theory about the lax soft palate, I think my DD2 has some of those signs, and sounds when feeding, often I thought it was due to my fast milk flow and that she was struggling to keep up with it, and when it happens she can get very windy and unhappy, its only shortlived though thankfully and she goes off to sleep okay. Yes I agree, timtams or chocolate usually helps me cope with these things!
Hello!
Thanks for the tips on sleeping guys, its so great to hear what others are doing at the same stage as DS. He is still only normally napping for around 45mins during the day a couple of times, yest he managed a 2hr one when we were planning on going out ! I do try and settle him back to sleep if he wakes, this rarely works and he is happy and content when he is awake so I don't battle with him too much! He sleeps great at night so I really can't complain!
Yes Zenifa you must be a thread killer :p its so quiet in here! Hope you are going well without DH, good that you have help if you need it though with your parents and PIL. I never received any bounty bags? Where should I have gotten them from (sorry bit behind here!)
Good to hear you got a couple of decent photos, sounded like hard work though! Im not sure when to organise a prof photo shoot for DS?? Hhmm must see what I can organise, its a bit hard where I live cause there aren't many options!
Well, had a pretty quiet weekend, Sat caught up on heaps of washing and ventured out to get some DVDs, managed to grab some maccas (yucky but was easiest/closest things as we were starving) and eat it down the beach. Sunday we walked down the road to watch some of the Triathlon, goodness I don't know how they do it!! Then we watched 2 Dvds! So nice to sit around and relax, DS was very well behaved too! Then in the evening we went down to the finish line to see how a friend of ours went, he finished in 10hrs13mins which is amazing for his 1st Triathlon!!
Off to a friend from mothers groups house today for lunch, then have to drop something off at my old work and then grab a few things from coles.
Hope everyone has a lovely week!
A
Sounds like you had a great weekend.
Not sure if bounty bags are a QLd thing or not, they just have lots of ads/samples/vouchers/promotions and you get one during pregnancy, one when bubs is born and one from target afterwards. I haven't really called on the grandparents for help yet, I'm doing okay so far, although it is constant and tiring.
There is no right time to get prof photos done, depends on finances, time and your bubs, I would wait til he is smiling more regularly. If you or your DH are great at taking photos or have family/friends that can take one as a family, then that is a bonus and you don't need to spend as much $$.
Hi
Well had a nice weekend here went to a first birthday and went and checked out toysrus had some really good stuff too!
Feeling cr@p with my cold got really bad last night that DP had to feed Bella a bottle of EBM, and today am fasting for my ultrasound on my chest which is bad as i really want some panadol and water!!
We are going to be putting the chrissie tree up tonight which will be lovely our first christmas as a family.
I just realised i have to go to centerlink at some stage and medicare to claim grrrr!
things with Bella are getting much better have found the wonders of a dummie we swore that we wouldnt use one but after finding out that Bella wanted to suckle to go to sleep which was making her get really bad wind (we think) but after just one day with the dummie it has made the world of difference my boobs feel full for once and she gets full of a feed
I have read the post but my head feels like its going to fall off but i will be back later to catch up on things hope everyone has a good day!
Sara, hope you get better soon, you've been ill for a while it must be hard for you, DP and Bella. Glad to hear the dummy is working for you, if it means you and bubs are happy, that is all that matters. Best of luck for your chest ultrasound. Just think once you get the medicare/centrelink stuff sorted, you'll have extra $$ to treat yourself!! Take care and best wishes.
I am off as I can hear both girls grumbling for me. Bye!!
Zenifa, thought I'd better post so you don't get a complex :laughing: Great weight gain for X and good your parents are helping tonight.
It was interesting because all of the signs the tresillion nurse mentioned described Charlie to a tea so will have to see if it helps. It is good that X doesn't seem to get too worried about feeding.
I know I shouldn't complain as there are mums out there who are getting less sleep than me, you must be really exhausted. Hopefully DD2 will take the bottle soon. Unfortunately I've never coped well on poor sleep so am grateful for the 2 nights - although my sleeping cycle is getting so interrupted that I struggle to get back to sleep after feeds or on these two nights.
Sometimes co-sleeping doesn't give you a great night's sleep either, especially if you aren't used to it. I think sub-conciously we worry about them being in the bed with us which can wake us up.
Sam's mum - don't worry we have done nothing towards xmas so you are doing well.
Sara - Sorry to hear you aren't well sending you lots of :hugs: and hope you get better soon. That would be awful not even being able to have panadol. And it can make doing simple things like Medicare seem like a huge task - just do what you can and rest as much as possible.
Well have spent so much time BHing today that have ignored house work - kitchen a mess, couldn't wash today as it's raining. Better go and start stacking the dishwasher.
Thanks Mich, like you I don't cope well with little or interrupted sleep, even I'm surprised how well I cope some days, but as X only gets up once/night I feel pretty lucky and she's thriving!!
I might continue with the cosleeping for the next couple of nights, as I like having X with me and it means I don't have to get up (& it won't disturb DD1). I am so surprised at how well the girls have been sharing a room, no problems :fingerscrossed:
Cassie - sorry to hear about your cervix and the cancer cells, :fingerscrossed: you can get it sorted soon and continue with your plans for baby no 3. What are the risks of having the 3rd bubs first and then getting it treated?
Hope you get some rest, and that is great that next time DH returns you will have 5 days quality family time together.
Have to dash, I can smell my DD1, I think she's done her 4th poo today :eek:
Yes the smilies changing is confusing me, I am sure this one is new :raspberry:
Cassie, sorry to hear about ya cancer cells, just got a Q though, i've had CIN 3 cells (which is the grade below cancer) and I got mine taken out straight away, no offence or anything, but why do you still have the cancer cells? how come they havn't been taken out yet? I would've got it sorted right away before I even thought about falling preg,
zenifa sounds like X is doing really well, great weight gains, Alexis is only just over the 4kg mark, so still tiny lol, If DH wasn't at home I would be co sleeping all the time, I can't risk it when he's in the bed, cause he moves lots
Mich sorry to hear your having a bit of a rough time of it at the mo :hugs: hopefully the doc can sort it out for ya, Alexis has been feeding every 2-2.5 hours today, I think she's going through another growth spirt, its so tiring, so I can only imagine how your feeling doing that all the time, thank god growth spirts only last a day or two
AnD05 you should have gotten a bounty bag from your hosp, if you go to the bounty website, I think you can request one through there
saremcbummer your still unwell, how did your ultrasound go?
sam's mum good plan with the play pen, I was going to do that a couple of years ago when DS was a year and a half, but I ended up not doing it for some reason (oh wait I remember now we didn't have a tree cause I sold it to come over here lol)
well nothing new here, i've got DS's kindy xmas concert thing tomorrow, so that will be fun, and iv'e got to take him for his 3 year old CHN appt, so a busy day really, i'm going to pay off one of my xmas laybuys why i'm out and about, i'll pick it up on the weekend when I don't have DS, cause I don't want him to see what i've got him
Cassie - sorry and please don't be offended, but I agree with Jo - you really should get this cervical cancer cells out before you TTC #3, just so that you have a less risky pregnancy and your health is better. Its just my opinion and I'm sure you will do what is right for you, as you know with young kids, your health is paramount.
I'm also a light sleeper and the kids can be noisy and as I am not doing it all the time, I like to do it when DH is away.
Jo - X is in the 90th percentile, so you can't really compare her to other bubs, she's a boobie monster and really long too (which is weird because DH and I are short-average height). Hope you enjoy DS's kindy concert and goodluck with his CHN appt. Wow you will be busy getting laybys and wrapping pressies.
Got back from swimming and it was hectic getting the girls fed and to bed, but I survived, off now to relax.
Not much on tomorrow, just playgroup.
Good night ladies :sleeping:.
wow 90th percentile, thats one big bubba ya got there lol, man I wish Alexis was even in the 50th percentile, the CHN keeps telling me not to worry about which percentile she's in, cause she's curving right, just below everyone else lol, she did jump a percentile though so spose thats a bonus
oh and nah i'm never busy wrapping up pressies, i've already wraped some of them, I tend to wrap as I go, not so much work then, although one of DS's I can't wrap cause its a bike :smiliedance: can't wait to see his face on xmas day when he see's it
mischief79
03-12-2007, 21:22
Lovely day today. DD had a great night, slept 9pm until 4am with no wake-ups, back down at 5.30am (she wanted to play, not sleep) until 8am then slept 8.30am - 11am. It was great. I fed her in our bed at 8am cos DH was at work and she settled again so quickly. I'm tempted to make DH sleep in the spare room so that I can feed in bed every night and settle her quicker.
Got a phone call from my sister who was going shopping at Harbour Town (life DFO's) and I decided to go meet her. Only problem is the 50 minute drive which felt like forever. It was a nice afternoon though and i found a few nice things for DD. Every time I go shopping I realise how much I could spend on her. I've gone from being a shop-a-holic to not wanting to buy anything for myself. Its all about her now!!
DH came home on time today (!!) and then went straight to bed. His reason? He's tired and needs a rest. Hmmmm, not going to go there!
DD is sleeping soundly at the moment. The wonder week she was having seems to be over because the screams at bedtime are now minimal. I'd like it to stay that way.
Zenifa - I forgot all about my third bounty bag. Thanks for reminding me. Last time I got DD weighed was almost 2 weeks ago (I'm going to go again this week) and she was 95th percentile for weight and 90th percentile for height. Like you, I don't think I'm going to have a dainty child
Mich - Sounds like you had a terrible night. If she's feeding so frequently, can you maybe just cuddle or rock her or whatever you do to get her to resettle and not feed her until the next one? After a while she might realise that she doesn't need to feed so often and will then be hungry and feed properley. Thats what I had to do, except we did it during the day, I'm not sure what it would be like at night.
Hope things work out with the tressillion people. Question - who are they and what do they do?!?!? DD has all the symptoms except not sucking enought milk because she gulps it down. No matter what position I get her in she always makes the clicking noise. Might get her checked out.
AnD05 - missed out on the Christmas tree today, shopping came first! Gonna try tomorrow after mothers group. I'm exhausted just thinking about 10hr triathalon.
Saremc - I started using a dummy for DD to get her to sleep because she would suck her fists. Like you I never wanted to use one, but at the moment my thoughts are "if it works, I'm gonna do it". I'll wean her off it at some stage.
Hope you're feeling better soon and that the ultrasound helps in some way
MrsGreen - I'm sorry to hear about your health issues. I have a friend who has early stage cervical cancer as well and she just had all the cells frozen off (with like dry-ice). Except she doesn't have any children yet and is worried about her chances now.
okay, I really am going to bed in a minute .....just a quick post from me.
Jo - DD2 is 90th percentile for length and weight, but DD1 was always average and now to see her you wouldn't know, she's a solid little unit (not fat just robust). I'm surprised at how well DD2 is thriving, that breastmilk is amazing!!
Mischief - yes I need to go and get my 3rd bounty bag, I'd forgotten too! As long as bubs is healthy, I'm not worried about size!!
Like you, I find if DD2 is having trouble feeding/settling which isn't often (usually due to fast milk flow or gas/wind) it is always easier to feed her in bed and she settles quickly. That is why I always bring her in to bed at 6-7am feed, as DH is usually about to get up anyway and its my last chance for more sleep before DD1 gets up.
I also find when I'm shopping, i always tend to find stuff for the kids or others, hardly ever for myself!!
Hope you have another great night.
Oh the funniest thing, DD1 is telling people who ask that 'daddy is away on a bear hunt':laughing: which is better than his last trip to Townsville, when she told people he was off to the moon to get cheese!! What an imagination, reminds me, must get DH to get a bear before he comes home.
My angels went to bed (DD1 at 7.15pm, DD2 at 7.30pm) and are still asleep, so I'm about to crash too, goodnight!!
Hi everyone well i managed to get to 4pm today without food or drink! Think i did very well and only got a little grumpy (although still feeling like death :gloomy: so made my day pretty misirable) The ultrasound went ok i was naughty and read the results and i have a gall stone and fatty something on my liver which will probably mean a strickt diet (which is weird coz i eat pretty healthy anyway) so am going to the doctors tomorrow to get results and see about this silly cold that just wornt go away! also taking Bella just to get checked she locked a bit sick this arvo so just want to make sure am also keeping an eagle eye on her too.
Cassie - sorry to hear about your health problems as well hope all will be ok! :hugs:
zenifa - will totally treat myself when i get the $$ am going to buy new clothes for chrissie something that is my new size!!
mischief - Totally agree with the dummy will wear her off it but the best thing is as soon as she is asleep she drps it.
Well thats all from me, sorry if i missed ayone hope you are all going well, going to find the choc chip cookies then a feed and then to :sleeping:land
Night ladies
oh so you only had CIN 1 before Logan, sucks that they dont' take it out then
when I went for my first smear ever in 2002 i was found to have already CIN3 so it was taken out asap, with the cheese slice, so they took a hunk of my cervix out
hope they get onto it soon if yours has progressed to CIN3 already
Well back from the gp and am more confused then ever, her soft palate appears normal, no ear infection, need to do a urine sample to check for infection in bladder. Although she only takes a full bottles once every 5 or 6 hours, she has gained over 300g in less than a week, now in the top 95% of weight for age and dr thinks we could be overfeeding cause she is grazing. Suggested if she's crying and fussing at feed time just don't give it to her.
Mischief - the Trisellion service is free and provides advice, home visits and services at a centre from nurses if you are having problems with your baby/toddler. Here is the website if you want to look:
http://www.tresillian.net/
You need a referral from gp or CHN to use the service or you can call the 24 hour felp line anytime. DSSs slept overnight there as he used to scream for hours and they discovered he was on too fast a teat, and was getting a tummy ache so DH changed the teat and he was much happier. They help alot with settling, sleep, feeding issues etc.
Thanks for the advice too:thumbsup: it was on the money basically what dr said also. Yes they are a money pit, Charlie has more outfits than I do and because things are cheaper I tend to buy more of them than things for myself too. DH or I now sleep in the spare room and Charlie is in bed with us - it makes putting her back to sleep so much easier. I know we can't do it forever but it works for now.
Cass, hope that the cancer doesn't progress, it sounds like you are on top of it and prob not worrying about it helps too. Believe me Charlie is a quieter bed partner than my DH - who snors loudly, I can hear him through 2 doors snoring away in the spare room.
Sara - sorry to hear about the gall stones but at least you have a diagnosis now (no more fasting hopefully for awhile) and a diet will be a bummer but you'll prob feel better for it. :iagree: you can never be too careful when it comes to bubs even if they aren't sick it's worth getting them checked. Hope Bella is ok.
Zenifa, great the girls are sharing a room so well and both in bed early. How cute what DD1 said. I can't wait until that age, you might have to remember some of these sayings for her 21st party. I remember DSS1 asking at 6yo what the pill does, when he saw me take it. DSS2 answered that he knew how it works - I took the pill it landed in my tummy ontop of the baby and made me vomit the baby up, and that is how it stops you being pregnant.:laughing: (I love this smile! - just gotta use it again:laughing:)
Jo - glad they got your cancer out, reminds me better go have a papsmear (dam wish they'd bring back the blue face with big black eyes!)
Hope everyone is having a good day, BBL.
Morning!
Well DS has had a great night of sleep - fed at 9pm asleep by 9:30pm-4:30am! Then fed and asleep by 5am-now which is almost 10am! :cloud9: It's funny though because I actually got 6hrs straight sleep but when I woke up I felt worse than when I usually get 3hrs! :dizzy:
On the downside he has started being difficult around feed times again. He will only feed for like 5-7mins then pull of screaming in pain, I burp him and wait a while till he's settled and try feeding again and he just screams his head off. I wait again and maybe on the 3rd go he sucks away for another couple of mins. Im wondering if he just doesnt need anymore than he is getting the first time. He seems to be having more wind pain than usual to, hhmm will have to just work through it I guess. I haven't had him weighed properly since he was 31/2wks old, they did weigh him with his clothes and nappy on at the hospy the other night and he was 4.8kgs which was fine. I have an appt on Thurs with CHN so it will be interesting to see what he actually is. He has plenty of wet nappies but has gone down to only 1 poo a day instead of pretty much at every feed, but I heard that is normal so I will just keep an eye on him I guess!
Well he has just woken up so Id better go and feed him! Will be back later for personals!
A
Hi guys
Does anyone have any suggestions on baby swings (the mechanical ones)? I am going to buy one this weekend for DS. Not sure whether to go the bigger ones that swing both ways or a smaller 'take along' one?
A
Hi everyone, hope you are all having a great day!!
Mine has been good so far, went to playgroup which was fun and both girls are having a nap which is great, gives me a chance to relax.
Sara - :hugs:good luck with getting your results from your Dr. I wonder what sort of diet they will have you on? Will you have to get your gall bladder removed. Hope you and Bella are well soon!
Cassie - my night was okay, last night DD2 went to sleep at 7.30pm and was up at 1.30am, 4.30am and 7am, but as we were cosleeping, I just popped my boob in her mouth and kept sleeping (did nappy change at 1.30am and 7am) ........bliss:cloud9:
DD2 seems to have her longest sleep anywhere from 5-7.30pm and usually goes til 1.30 -2 am, which is a little frustrating, as I'd rather she skipped the 2-3 am feed than the 10pm one. I'm finding if I wake her up for the 10pm feed, she doesn't sleep any longer and is still up at 2am anyway and then again around 6-7am. If anyone has any tips I am happy to hear them.
Mich - sounds very confusing when you get conflicting info. Its great to hear that Charlie is doing well growth wise and is putting on weight, I guess as they get older they do need to feed less frequently, but have a larger quantity. I'm no expert though as I have bf both girls, so I'm unsure what quantity they are getting, I just know they have enough wet nappies, put on weight and seem content. Hope she doesn't have a bladder infection :fingerscrossed:
Anna - great to hear that Finlay is sleeping so well, hopefully you will feel better from getting extra sleep and not worse!! My DD2 is also down to one poo a day which is normal, but still has 5 or so wet nappies per day.
If you milk flow is fast, sometimes bubs has to swallow fast to keep up and swallow air, which can make them more windy .........one way to get around this is to express some of the foremilk off, it slows the flow down and bubs gets to the creamy hindmilk quicker!! My DD2 does this too and finds it hard to attach if my boobs are too full, but i dont' like to express as it just increases my supply. Also she's not taking the bottle, so I've got lots of EBM stored in the freezer .......will be handy when we start solids, in 4mths, who knows she might change her mind and take the bottle before then :fingerscrossed:
Might take the girls for a quick trip to the library when they wake up, I've got a book to return and its been a few weeks since DD1 borrowed some books.
Tomorrow I have some friends visiting and Thurs we are visiting the daycare centre so DD1 can get used to it, and it is the day when DD2 gets her 2mth immunisations, not looking forward to that!! DH is home on Thurs night which will be great Valentine!!
Better go I can hear X stirring!! Bye!:wave:
Didn't you have 2 yearly smears? I've been having mine 6 monthly for years.
nah I was naughty and didn't go for my first smear till after I was 21, whoopsy, learnt my lesson, I go yearly now
I remember my letz procedure, I watched half of it, well untill they got the cheese slice thing out lol, I watched one of my biopsy's too, once I saw the first I had to turn the tv off for them to do the second cause I was horrible, even though I didn't feel a thing
Jo - glad they got your cancer out, reminds me better go have a papsmear
CIN3 isn't actually cancer, just the grade that they give the cells before they turn cancerous
sounds like your little one is doing well with that weight gain,
Does anyone have any suggestions on baby swings (the mechanical ones)? I am going to buy one this weekend for DS. Not sure whether to go the bigger ones that swing both ways or a smaller 'take along' one?
I had a fisherprice take along swing for DS and hated it, he was a decient sized baby and it didn't swing very well, so I went and brought a bigger one, and I loved it, the one I had would swing by its self when bubs cried, it was great and a real life saver when DH was away, i'm getting a swing for Alexis too, but a take along one cause we don't have the room for a big one any more
laurannson
04-12-2007, 18:12
Howdy!!!!!!!
Wow I haven't been on for ages-don't know where the time has gone-but the days are all flying past!!!!!
Hope everyone is well-will have to catch up in personals later!!!!
Well Samuel is going great guns-very placid and feeding well-albeit a bit more often in the evenings,but is at least settling easier!!!!
Last night he did 10pm,2 am and then 6.30 so I can't complain!!!!
DH went to Adelaide for the weekend for a friends 40th,so it was a very busy weekend for me with the 4 kids-just survived!!!!!
A quick question for all the expert expresses out there!!!!!!!......when do you express-after each feed,from the same side or other side,how much do you express each time etc.etc.??????Although I have breastfed all the kids I haven't expressed at home before,but want to give it a go-to have a stash handy......just in case!!!!!!
Do you have lots of bottles to express into each time-probably silly questions.......sorry!!!
Well Lauren(DD1)has finished school today.....how early is that,and doesn't go back till February!!!!!!What a long time to amuse her for!!!!!
Anyway hope to check in tomorrow-hope everyone has a good night!!!
Cheers!
I can't think of what brand my swing is, might be fisher price, but it is quite high and has a bar with toys and lights and music, Logan absolutely loved it (has 10 speeds too).
Well, Afrika is back in the hospital. The paed said there is nothing wrong with her eyes but she is unusually unsettled and unhappy, so he admitted her for a night or two. Of course, the registrar then said there is nothing wrong with her at all other than her hearing and asked me why I admitted her I told him give her to me and let me take her home because my life would be a lot easier. My stupid DH took the pram out of the car too, so I was standing in the hospy carrying both of them for over 3hrs! I am so tired I am ready to pass out! I don't get what they are going to be able to tell me what I don't already know, I have just about had it with specialists and this child, the whole thing is a royal pain in the backside.
Sorry yet again for the vent, Im just sick of the whole thing and wish they would hurry up and tell me what the hell is wrong with her, or just let me get on with my parenting :crying:
Oh Cassie, sending you lots of :hugs::hugs::hugs: it must be so hard for you, managing with Afrika and not knowing what is wrong and what can be done to help her given she's so unsettled and unhappy!!
Just vent away, sorry I can't be more help, but I can listen!!
Howdy!!!!!!!
Wow I haven't been on for ages-don't know where the time has gone-but the days are all flying past!!!!!
Hope everyone is well-will have to catch up in personals later!!!!
Well Samuel is going great guns-very placid and feeding well-albeit a bit more often in the evenings,but is at least settling easier!!!!
Last night he did 10pm,2 am and then 6.30 so I can't complain!!!!
DH went to Adelaide for the weekend for a friends 40th,so it was a very busy weekend for me with the 4 kids-just survived!!!!!
A quick question for all the expert expresses out there!!!!!!!......when do you express-after each feed,from the same side or other side,how much do you express each time etc.etc.??????Although I have breastfed all the kids I haven't expressed at home before,but want to give it a go-to have a stash handy......just in case!!!!!!
Do you have lots of bottles to express into each time-probably silly questions.......sorry!!!
Well Lauren(DD1)has finished school today.....how early is that,and doesn't go back till February!!!!!!What a long time to amuse her for!!!!!
Anyway hope to check in tomorrow-hope everyone has a good night!!!
Cheers!
Sounds like your DS has the same sleeping pattern at night as my DD2: 10pm, 2am and 6am.
Here I am finding it tough coping with two on my own for 4 nights, I can't imagine how you survived the weekend with 4 solo!!
I'm not an expert expresser, but I will express when I feel very full, esp if i know they are too full and DD2 will have trouble attaching and flow will be too fast for her, so it can be either before a feed or after (if she's only had one side and I know the side that hasn't been fed on will be too full and sore if I leave it til the next feed, hope that makes sense). I usually get 100ml per side and it takes about 5mins each side to get that. I only put EBM in a bottle if I'm going to try feeding it to DD2 within 24-48hrs, if not then I put them in snap-lock bags, labelled with the date and quantity and freeze (when they are defrosted for use, then I put them in a sterile bottle). Hope that helps answer your question.
I have the opposite prob to you, I have a stash of EBM in the freezer, but a bubs who doesn't like the bottle.
How soon can you give bubs EBM from a cup I wonder? Atm she only takes the breast and so far that is okay, but I would like her to take the bottle occasionally in the next couple of months.
My day went pretty well today, girls fed, bathed and in bed by 6pm :smiliedance: Now I can relax and have some me time and get some sleep.
Good night :sleeping:
Bloody BH I started personals but I lost half of them, will try again, sorry if they are shorter this time.
Cass - sending you lots of :hugs::hugs::hugs::hugs:I'd send you more but have reached the limit sounds like you need them, poor thing not having the pram and the stupid registrar. Hope you get some good sleep tonight and feel better about everything tomorrow.
Anna - CHarlie has a Fisher Price aquarium, take-a-long swing with 10 settings, she loves it and will often just sit there looking around and most times falls asleep. It has lights and music, and you can control the volume (great feature :thumbsup:) We use rechargable batteries so it doesn't cost a fortune. Best thing my Dad bought us, we didn't think we needed it cause we have a vibrating bouncer with lights/music as well but couldn't live without it. Also we didn't have the space for the larger ones.
Re the feeding, it sounds exactly like what Charlie does, she cries/screams as if in pain but settles easily if you take the bottle away, also moves her mouth away from the bottle and spits it out if you try to force it.
Laurannson - glad that Samuel is sleeping so well and you did a great job looking after 4 kids. DD1 must be in highschool or a higher grade?? DSSs are finishing soon, it is early especially as they have such a long holiday. If I couldn't come back as a newborn then it would be a school student.:laughing: Sorry can't help you with expressing - formula fed here.
Zenifa, sounds like you have another busy week planned, unfortunately i don't have advice about dropping the 2/.3am feed, but will be interested to see any replies. Charlie is the same a couple of times she dropped the 10pm feed, Today she went the longest ever between feeds, nearly 6 hours but it was between 1 and 7pm gggrrrr Yep I've been going by wet nappies too, the CHN and tresillion say she should be having approx 150mls per feed about every 3 to 4 hours and at one stage she was drinking most of it - prob why the good weight gain. But now the gp says we are overfeeding on this amount so am just going by her now. If she spits out the bottle we stop and it seems to be working today. Think we were getting too hung up on how much she should be having not wanted.iykwim
Well had quite a nice day today, Charlie had some long sleeps so got some washing and sorting things. Paying for it now though, she's up and screaming. Watched Babel on DVD - so well done, just really slow. Had bacon and eggs at about midday - so much for the diet, am hopeless! Feeds went ok today so we'll see if it continues. Hope everyone has a good night.
sam's mum
04-12-2007, 20:06
How soon can you give bubs EBM from a cup I wonder? Atm she only takes the breast and so far that is okay, but I would like her to take the bottle occasionally in the next couple of months.
It depends how desperate you are...
with DD1 I was back at netball when she was 5 weeks and left her with mum and an expressed bottle. there was no way she was going to take that bottle for mum, so mum put the milk in a sippy cup and fed her slowly. can't say that she had the cup often, but it did work that young.
a small miracle hapenned at the shops today for us, two hours of shopping with both little kids asleep in their pram. I am so glad that both seats recline or poor DS would have been very uncomfortable, as it was Belle would kick in her sleep and kick him in the head. :laughing: didn't disturb him though.
better go, master two is cooling himself by dribbling his drink down his shirt.
Hi guys
I havent been on here in ages. My demanding DD doesnt give me a minute to myself. :hair:
Weve spent the last 24 hours in our local hospital where they have a sleep/feeding program to help parents cope with their little darlings.
Little Sophie was ruling my life and it was gettting a bit ridiculous. It was all my fault of course because i let her get away with it.
Main problems were she wasnt sleeping during the day, she didnt know how to put herself to sleep, she was crying all the time, and she was snacking on the boob constantly.
So at the hospital they got us into a routine where she has to feed only 3 hourly, have awake time for about 1.5 hours during the day, put her in the cot awake and get her to learn how to put herself to sleep and learn how to recognise tired signs.
I had no idea babies her age were only supposed to be awake for 1.5hours at the most during the day, poor thing was constantly tired, hence all the crying and i had no idea. I guess that was why i was offering her the boob all the time, mistaking the crying for hunger not tiredness.
The only part of the program which i dont think ill be using is the controlled crying, i just cant do it. Otherwise the program was great and she is sleeping heaps more and is crying alot less now.
This all means that ill now have time to come back to bubhub, woo hoo!!!!
I have my life back!
Looking forward to reading through all the posts and seeing what everyone has been up to.
Were off to get her 2 monthly jabs now, ive got DH to meet us there as im too much of a wuss to go in with her.
Catch up later!
Yep so true Cass easy to get hung up on the number of mls, Charlie was spitting out the teat and turning her head away but I think we were trying to force more into her (mostly at night in the hope that she would sleep longer stints) but 3 hours seems to be what she is happy doing, so be it. Last night was ok woke for feed at 2am, 5am and then had a 40ml snack at 7. Am only making up 120mls now and she has polished off a few full bottles - which is a first, no cries or tantrums so :iagree: it does save your sanity. I think this morning Charlie's wrap came lose and she was thrashing around - kept waking me up but I mistake that for hunger sometimes. oh well, gave her 40mls then she played for an hour!
Well already had a stressful morning, new cleaners are here - tried to cancel them cause the builder came to put the glass doors in the back of our kitchen. I thought the builder would cancel again (about 5th time) because of the rain but he just put up a tarp and started cutting into the concrete. Had to get up in the pouring rain at 8am and clear leaves out of the gutter cause the kitchen was flooding:rain: And she was screaming, didn't have any dummies steralised. DH normally makes up bottles etc but didn't this morning oh and one of the cats has a massive infected absis (sp?) on her back so off to vet tomorrow. Other cat due for vacination soon anyway so will take both. Booked it for 6.30 pm when we can both go or I'll take them and leave Charlie at home with DH.
Anyway I started this post at about 9 this morning so this is kinda an update - the builder knocked out half the wall and then found the beam which is meant to support the bi-fold doors is rotten with termite damage so had to go and buy another one - extra $400. Darn this old house, never wanna do anything else to it! I say that everythime though
So sitting in the nursery with Charlie while the cleaners/builders work around us, no nap time today - too noisy, although she slept through the concrete cutter.:baby: Last day of mother's group today but am not going to go if it's pouring and the doors still aren't in, will see.
Anne
Great that you are back and so glad that you got things sorted out with Sophie,:thumbsup: it must have been really hard no knowing why shes was crying and cranky all the time. It's great you got into a program at the hospital as the tresillion people can have a long wait for some of those things. I'm sure you'[ll both be:chillpill:ed now that there is some sort of routine.
I know when Charlie kinda goes off her milk and gets out of her routine, it's always a struggle until we are back in it. Not that it is very rigid - just feed every 3/4hours, nappy change, play time, tummy time, nap, then it starts again.
Apparently sleep promotes sleep and if they nap alot during the day it is meant to mean a good night's sleep although Charlie slept the majority of yesterday away and then secreamed for an hour or so before the 11pm feed so not sure if I'm convinced about this one.
Oh and she's just doing her 2nd poo for the day which is great - one happy buba today!:smiliedance:
Does anyone know of anything to give them for constipation - friend of mine was asking, found in a book that massaging the colon left to right and right to left can help. Any other ideas?
:flowerz:Morning!
Hi MooMoo so good to hear from you! Sorry things have been so stressful and I am glad you are getting them sorted out. This understanding baby business is so difficult sometimes :confused:, all I can say is I hope it gets easier! To help me understand DS's different cries a friend lent me the Dunstan language DVD. Its about the 5 different sounds (cries) that babies do. There is one for pain, lower wind pain, tired, hungry and uncomfortable. Its quite hard to pick them sometimes but since watching the Dvd I am able to pick things up I would have missed earlier and have been able to help DS according to what he needs. Just an idea if you are still stuck! Can't wait to hear more from you!
Sams mum - Yay for your dream shopping trip - you know it will never happen again right :biggrin:. When DS did it a couple of weeks ago (normally he hates shopping and screams until I go home) I kept checking to see if he was still breathing in the pram because I couldnt believe it! Its funny how easily pleased we are these days!
Mich- Glad to hear your swing has been out to good use. I think it will be the same for DS, I can't wait to get it! Yup will def be getting rechageable bat to save on $$! Its good that Charlie is sleeping longer stints, I hope it swaps to the night time for you though!
Cassie - :hugs:to you hun. Geez I hope those drs sort out their cr*p, it must be taking such a toll on you. I hope you got some much needed sleep and rest.
Im of to mothers group today. Then got to pop into Harvey Norman and print some photos off to put into DS's Possum Magic baby book. I finally filled in the details and just need to add the photos, I still havent started his scrapbook though!:shame:
Hope everyone is having a nice week
A
Mich - :hair: What a bugger of a morning you poor thing! Things always seem to happen all at once just to make things interesting. I hope you manage to get some rest with all that going on in your house. Good luck getting to mothers group too!
A
sam's mum
05-12-2007, 11:26
Hi all, just a quick one.
the day stay clinics are great aren't they. I went with DS and within a week our life had changed hugely. He went from horror child to angel.
I had never bottle fed my other kids and so when I was having to express to feed Belle I stressed a lot about how much she was taking at each feed. Mum was worried that this was going to be a barrier to me getting her onto the boob - because I was so fixated on how much she was getting, and when they are on the boob you don't know. Mum was right, and I did worry to start with, but I am over it now. (doesn't really help you guys, just in the mood to share)
Belle is starting to stretch at night now and last night fed at 8.30pm and then not until 3.30am. at 1am she made a few noises but I lay in bed pretending it wasn't happening, and next thing it was 3.30am.
better go, my sis is coming over with a DVD and I am in pjs. she will forgive me though, cos she luvs me.
sam's mum
05-12-2007, 11:28
Sams mum - Yay for your dream shopping trip - you know it will never happen again right :biggrin:.
A
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Anne
Great that you are back and so glad that you got things sorted out with Sophie, it must have been really hard no knowing why shes was crying and cranky all the time. It's great you got into a program at the hospital as the tresillion people can have a long wait for some of those things. I'm sure you'[ll both beed now that there is some sort of routine.
I know when Charlie kinda goes off her milk and gets out of her routine, it's always a struggle until we are back in it. Not that it is very rigid - just feed every 3/4hours, nappy change, play time, tummy time, nap, then it starts again.
Apparently sleep promotes sleep and if they nap alot during the day it is meant to mean a good night's sleep although Charlie slept the majority of yesterday away and then secreamed for an hour or so before the 11pm feed so not sure if I'm convinced about this one.
Oh and she's just doing her 2nd poo for the day which is great - one happy buba today!
Does anyone know of anything to give them for constipation - friend of mine was asking, found in a book that massaging the colon left to right and right to left can help. Any other ideas?
Offering bubs cooled boiled water with a little disolved brown/raw sugar is supposed to help with constipation or prune juice (when they are a bit older ie starting solids at 6mths). My CHN told me its okay to give the cooled boiled water now .....which reminds me I must give some to DD2 today, she has been only doing one poo a day which is normal for this age........not sure if its tiredness or not, but I can't remember her doing a poo since Sunday and today is Weds :eek: (wish they kept this emoticon the same as before with the big eyes!!) .....so I think it might be two days since her last poo, I've heard they can go up to 10 days .....will take her to the GP if nothing happens by Friday.
Yes sleep is supposed to promote sleep but its tricky as its a fine line, you don't want them to sleep all day and then be up all night!! Depriving them of sleep during the day means they are overtired and it makes them harder to get to sleep at night. One has to find the right balance!!
Morning!
Hi MooMoo so good to hear from you! Sorry things have been so stressful and I am glad you are getting them sorted out. This understanding baby business is so difficult sometimes , all I can say is I hope it gets easier! To help me understand DS's different cries a friend lent me the Dunstan language DVD. Its about the 5 different sounds (cries) that babies do. There is one for pain, lower wind pain, tired, hungry and uncomfortable. Its quite hard to pick them sometimes but since watching the Dvd I am able to pick things up I would have missed earlier and have been able to help DS according to what he needs. Just an idea if you are still stuck! Can't wait to hear more from you!
Sams mum - Yay for your dream shopping trip - you know it will never happen again right . When DS did it a couple of weeks ago (normally he hates shopping and screams until I go home) I kept checking to see if he was still breathing in the pram because I couldnt believe it! Its funny how easily pleased we are these days!
Mich- Glad to hear your swing has been out to good use. I think it will be the same for DS, I can't wait to get it! Yup will def be getting rechageable bat to save on $$! Its good that Charlie is sleeping longer stints, I hope it swaps to the night time for you though!
Cassie - :hugs:to you hun. Geez I hope those drs sort out their cr*p, it must be taking such a toll on you. I hope you got some much needed sleep and rest.
Im of to mothers group today. Then got to pop into Harvey Norman and print some photos off to put into DS's Possum Magic baby book. I finally filled in the details and just need to add the photos, I still havent started his scrapbook though!
Hope everyone is having a nice week
A
Haven't seen the DVD but saw an Oprah show about it, sounded interesting.
Looks like I'm the only mum here without a swing for her baby?? I've got a vibrating bouncer and a rocker, can't really justify the $$ for such a happy baby!!
Thanks for the reminder Anna, I need to finish DD1's baby book and get started on DD2's before I forget!!
Now....to find some spare time to do it, when i have a spare moment I'm either having a shower, sleep, eating or on here :rolleyes:
Jane - Lucky you for having such a great shopping trip and thanks for sharing your experience with EBM and a sippy cup. Just wondered, as if we have no further luck with the bottle we may need to consider this. I don't need to leave DD2 atm and do all her feeds, but I'm sure the time will come when I want to go out with DH on my own for a date night and we need to sort out how she will take EBM.
I'm not actively trying to cut out the 2am feed, but that is the one I want DD2 to drop first (so she starts to sleep 10pm-6am), I might try waiting a little before I respond when she wakes up at that time to see if she's really hungry or just stirring and can resettle herself.
Anne (MooMoo) welcome back!!:smiliedance: Glad to hear that your local hospital's sleeping/settling program worked out well for you and Sophie. Sounds like you learnt a lot and things are going well with you and bubs. I agree I'm not a fan of controlled crying, but the staff are a huge help in getting a routine and recognising tired signs and teaching bubs to self soothe/settle.
I think you aren't alone, a lot of us find it hard to recognise our baby's cues ie tiredness/ hunger/ wind/ boredom etc As time goes on you will get better at it.
Hope all goes well with the needles, it will be us tomorrow.
Our morning has been nice, a dear friend came over to visit (her DD was at school and she left her DS with her DH), so it was weird to see her without her kids, but great as she loved playing with my girls and we could have girly chats and catch up. Now I've got my 2 girls down for a nap, should go and get lunch and make a start on dinner.
BBL :wave:
Milliner
05-12-2007, 13:17
Anne - Welcome back! Great to hear that you are getting things sorted out. We did a day stay with DS when he was around 3 months old, it did work wonders knowing all the tired signs etc. We too don't believe in Controlled crying, DS will be 2 in jan and we have never had to CC him (not that we would). If you don't feel comfortable with it then don't let anyone tell you otherwise. God, it would just break my heart.
Mirabella had her Ultrasound yesterday, she didn't like it very much. Poor little thing, it took them about 20 mins to do it and they had 2 docs there. We get the results tomorrow so :fingerscrossed: there is nothing wrong. She is still waking every 2-3 hrs at night, but I don't mind it's not like I have to get out of bed or anything just pull my top up and pop her on :laughing: DS is sick atm so they have both been a little grumpy.
Milliner
05-12-2007, 13:46
No it's for frequent projectile vomiting to check for Pyloric Stenosis, her dad had it and they wanted to just rule it out with her vomiting. She vomits a huge amount at least once a day until she is bringing up bile and also has blood in her poo.
afternoon everyone
MooMoo good to see ya back, glad things are looking better for you, which hosp did you go for the sleep school? I didn't know that any of them did that here
Cassie hope Afrika gets to come home tomorrow, you would think that they would talk to you first before changing her formula,
Milliner what was the ultrasound for? I probably missed the post where you've already mentioned it lol, we're still waiting for a appt for Alexis's ECG scan, hopefully they will do it soon
michblb what a busy caotic morning for ya, hope they finnish it all today so you guys can get back to normal
laurannson
05-12-2007, 17:34
Hi all-just a quicky-as kids are fighting in the background!!!!!!
Thanks heaps Zenifa for the reply-exactly what I needed to know-will give it a go tomorrow!!!!
Well as DD1 started school holidays today(she is in pre primary)we have had a quiet day at home,and 1 of DD1 friends came over for a play!!!It is going to be a long 8 weeks till school go back-don't know how I will cope!!!!!!Michblb-DD1 goes to a private school,and they always start later and finish earlier than everyone else-not happy about it-especially when they are finishing sooooo much earlier than everyone else.........lucky we like the school so much!!!!!
Well had better go and sort this lot out-will BBL!
Cheers!
Milliner
05-12-2007, 19:05
It’s perfectly normal for an exclusively breastfed baby at 5 weeks of age to feed every 2.5-3 hrs. I am sure crying from hunger would make her throat sore. If she was in pain she would let me know about it.
evening everyone
well its a quiet night here, DH has gone into work, and DS is at his nanny's and DD is in bed, not used to it being this quiet, don't know what to do with myself lol, i'm going to go and attack DS's bedroom tonight and sort out his toys, he's going to get a few things for xmas so I thought I would sort though everything and find the broken things or the things he doesn't play with anymore and give them away
Milliner I agree its normal for a baby to feed every 2.5 - 3hrs, especially during the day, and if bubs thoat was sore she probably wouldn't be feeding much at all so you would know that way
laurannson it is a long time to be off school isn't it, its hard to keep them occupied that whole time, have you got any plans for the holidays at all?
mischief79
05-12-2007, 21:05
I've just read the last few pages and don't remember any of it! It seems that the more sleep I have the tireder I get.
All going well here. DD woke up for a feed at 4am today which was her first night feed in about 5 days. She's been sleeping from 9-10pm until 5-6am which has been fantastic. The tears have dropped off, the only little problem we have is feeding. Nothing major, I just can't tell when she's finished at the moment on one side. She used to pull straight off when she was done but now she keeps going when there's nothing coming. My nipples are feeling bruised!
Went shopping today. Shops are starting to get too busy. I only have one more shopping outing and then I am not going near another shop (except supermarkets!) until next year. I STILL haven't put up the christmas tree. My sister is coming up on Saturday so she can help me.
I thought of something important that I wanted to write, and it's just flown out of my head! I never really understood how tired new mummies really get, and I'm getting around 5 hours a night. I have a new appreciation for my own mother now, and for anyone with more that one child. I know this will be me one day (hopefully soon) and I hope I'll be ready!
On expressing, I do it once a day after the mid-morning feed. I do 50ml each side and put it in the fridge. If she doesn't use it that day (not at the moment, still refusing a bottle) I chuck it or put it in the freezer. I bought the freezer bags to store it in.
Someone told me that you can figure out how much EBM to give your baby based on weight?
Katelyn's just put herself to sleep which is good. She won't do it in the middle on the night if she wakes up, but I'm working on that one....
Have a good day ladies
TeamAwesome
06-12-2007, 06:53
Hi girls,
so many posts to catch up on so I won't do personals today but will start trying to do them after today.
Well it's been great having Aden home! It was such a lovely surprise for him to come home the day early and he's now turned my birthday into a birthday week (partly due to expecting him to start back at work earlier then he is now going to be).
Monday ~ I had a massage which was just what I needed, so lovely and relaxing I came away feeling revitalised and very refreshed~I think that's just from having my first real me time in ages though lol (Aden and the kids bought my present while I did that- yep his first trip shopping on his own with all three and he did beautifully)
Tuesday~ I got my present which was a beautiful leather messenger bag then we went to look around the area we're pretty sure we want to buy in and have decided to rent there for a year first and that will give us a chance to keep our options open while deciding if we like it, so we did a drive by of some rentals and then we had to of course check out the local shopping centre facilities and we did some shopping. I got two lovely skirts which you can change into like 100 different styles of skirts and dresses.
Wednesday~ I got pancakes for breakfast then I took the kids to play group and Aden went and brought Libby's birthday and Chrsitmas present and also brought me a leather wallet (yay more presents!), then he made me lasagne for dinner (ok it was frozen but it was still good cos I didn't have to cook it)
Today ~ I get to have my hair done. I've been given a price limit but that's it he told me he just wants me to feel pampered.
Tomorrow ~ no current plans but am hoping to talk my way into being taken to the dfo as I need some new clothes and shoes. A girl needs a new look to go with her new hair ;)
Saturday (My actual birthday) ~ my MIL and SIL are coming over at some point and we will do the birthday cake and party hats (it's not a party without hats)
OH just so you know I'm never pampered or spoilt like this but Aden said to me he realised I've sacrificed a lot over the last year and wants me to be pampered. (yes I am milking it a little but I've decided he's right)
Angelina is doing beautifully. She is feeding and growing, has slept much better after catching up my supply and has grown heaps now only wakes around 12-1am then again around 5-6am. She's such a chubby bubby, I've not been weighing her (no point when you can see by the fat rolls and having to go up a size in clothes and nappies that she's doing well) so will be interesting to see her gains in two weeks when I take her for her needles. (I also think my GP will be surprised as she was telling me I'd probably need to wake her to feed cos she was so small when I first took her in. lol.)
well better get the big kids breakfast.
Hoe you all have a good day girls!
Natalie
sam's mum
06-12-2007, 10:29
Natalie - what a wonderful week you have had. I am so jealous. oh well, tomorrow I have my work Christmas lunch, that will have to do me.
Cassie - I hope that you manage to get Afrika sorted out and settled. It is so wrong that health professionals don't listen to mummies. after all, we are the experts on our children.
Milliner - at this age it was 2.5 to 3 hrs that that they told me to feed DS during the day. He was a snacking baby and I had to stretch him to the 2.5 to 3hrs. hope that the ultrasound gives you the answers that you need. DS had an ultrasound at 6 weeks to check his kidneys and bladder, easy to tell an adult to keep a full bladder, not easy for a baby :laughing:
well, what a night. Belle was fed and asleep by 9pm, but DD1 wasn't home yet. Biodad had taken her out and she was supposed to be back at about 9pm. It is a school day today after all. At 10.30 I rang DD and asked her where she was - in the city!!! :banghead: . So it was after 11pm before she got home. I let her sleep this morning and she has only just left for school now.
Belle slept until just after 4am, fed for 20minutes, straight back to sleep and not awake until 7.45am. I like that she is stretching further, but I also like to start the day at 7am. oh well, we will get there.
I had been thinking about what someone had said about the 1hr 30min awake times, so at 9.30am I put her to bed, not a peep or a squeak or a whimper. not sure how long it took her to go to sleep, but she was asleep at 10am when I looked in on her.
hope everyone stays well
Hi :flowerz:
Well we are stil sick went to the docs and we have a virus but she does'nt want to put us on anything, Bella's urine results came back all is ok, and i have a gall stone which i will have to get taken out :no: i just hope i dont have to give up BF as we are just getting the hang of it. But the beast thing of all i dont have to go on a diet i just have to stick to what i eat now which is really healthy (except for the occasional treat) and i am building up to doing exercise.
So apart from feeling liek cr@p im ok just worried about Bella.
Spent an hour on tues and then two hours at centerlink yesterday just to do a five second job no a happy chappy they kept coming up with of you will need this and this then they lost the copys of our id :banghead: with them atm but at least it is all sorted and i dont have to worry about it anymore!
Going to look at mothers world this arvo with my sis (she is preggers) im so excited!
Bella sleep for maybe four hours yesterday the whole driving and moving around really disrupted her and now she is overtired what trick can i do to get her to catch up on that sleep as i know she really needs it??
I have watched that DVD on baby talk was really good and its true the words do match!
antlmummy - i am so jelous thats what i need!!
mischief79 - i have the same question so not sure of the who expressing thing atm.
mrsgreen663 - :hugs: sorry to hear about you troubles, hope it gets better from now.
Milliner - hope the u/s results go well!
Sorry if i have miseed anyone hope you are all going well and has anyone heard from robinson??? ive been reading but cannot remember if i have seen anything from her, think i will have to msg her lol.
We put the chrissie :tree: up now im in the spirit so im going to get my crafty stuff out and get making, i also need to take the chrissie photo and send cards and do my bith story i have notes jotted down but just have to get the energy to type it lol. oh yeah i treated myself and go a couple of new clothes i was in dire need as nothing fits i lost a heap of wieght it was stange shopping for myself but got some good bargens and a really nice skirt to wear at chrissie!
Well thats all from me im going to have a rest and ill try and bbl to catch up
Hi All
Its an absolute miracle though somewhat scary too. DD1 passed out on the lounge for an early morning sleep. She has not done that in ages. Anyways I thought about all the house work and jobs that needed to be done and said stuff that - I'm going to take a few minutes to come on here and try to catch up :tongue:
Saremc - When will they take out the gallstone? Will they let you take bubs in to the hospie? It would have been nice if they said you must eat at least 1kilo of chocolate per day.
MrsGreen - Hopefully you get a solution soon. Have you tried googling some of the symptoms on the net?
Surely the doctor would be sending bubs to specialist and not just a hospie stay?
Are you able to get a bit of a break for yourself everyday? It must be very wearing to be dealing with that situation everyday. Perhaps when everyone is asleep just go outside or even just go for a walk to feel a little more human. Its important to take care of you too:thumbsup:
Antlmummy - Its great you had such a nice week with all your birthday celebrations and stuff. What did you do to 'catch up' supply?
Cannot wait until bubs sleeps through. Bloodshot eyes with serious baggage underneath dont look good with my new clothes:biggrin:.
DD1 slept through the night (10pm til 7am) at nine weeks so here's hoping that DD2 will follow suit:fingerscrossed:
What age and where did bub first smile?
DD1 it was on waking one morning and seeing mummy. She was 7 weeks.
I'm grinning like an idiot at DD2 all the time and still havent had one. There have been windy smiles in her sleep but thats it:confused: Come on bubba, mummy just wants a little smile to make all her hard work worth while!
Swing - We have a big one, fisherprice flutterby. DD1 loved it but DD2 isnt as keen but its early days yet. For some reason DD2 prefers the bouncer with me bouncing it to keep her happy!
Hope everyone is having a good day
mum_inlove
06-12-2007, 12:36
Hello all!!
I haven't been on this thread for ages..I'm trying to catch up tho'. I've been reading the thread no 1 from the first page, still have lots to go. So I think I might just start again!:tongue:
Well, Olivia is now 6 weeks old. She's doing really good. She's putting a good amount of weight, she's so chubby! She's starting to stretch longer between feeds, but once I think that we might starting to get into a routine, she'll change, lol. She only wakes up once during the night, now. Well it'll depends on her last feed. I normally feed her EBM around 10pm and she'll wake up around 3am or 4am for the next feed.
I'm getting good at settling her as well as putting her to sleep. Actually I was reading one of the post from MrsGreen that young babies only wake up for an hour or so, so after her feed, I'll let her play for a bit, then as soon as I see a tired sign, I'll pop her in the bassinet. She'll lay there, looking around, next thing she'll just fast asleep. But once I miss that tired sign, it'll take ages to settle and put her to sleep.
Ds is up to mischief so I'll bbl to do some personals:wave:
TeamAwesome
06-12-2007, 14:21
Hi girls,
back from my "me time" hair cut (I think I'm starting to get some catch up "me time" after 3.5 years, I've never seriously done it before now) I decided to just get it cut was considering a colour or some foils/streaks but thought it was a bit too long to be away from bub if I did that. so it's a good 6inches shorter I feel so much lighter (It was belly button length now it sits around my bra strap)
Angelina did her first real smile last week and is now very, very smiley the last few days and she's 6 weeks today (wow where did that go?)
SJE- I didn't actually do anything she was just feeding longer (vs 10min super feeds) and waking up a couple of times night to catch my supply up herself.
Cassie- I hope they get her problems identified soon, I hate when they don't believe you as the mother it's kind of like WHY would I bother spending all the time with Drs and specialists if you didn't believe something was wrong?
Sara- enjoy your time with your mum and sister. Congrats on the weight loss and it's good you're going and buying yourself some clothes, we always tend to put ourselves last, learn to pamper yourself witht hings like that whether you need them or not (I barely buy clothes or even get my hair cut, today was only the third time in four years)
well I'm waiting for this grocery home delivery service we're trialling ,so not looking forward shops over the next few weeks as Aden has to go away for a couple of weeks for work, he leaves Saturday night and gets back two weeks later. After that though he's home(well working near home) until March at least. For only $14 on top of the groceries and I don't have to go to the shops in the chaos with the three kids. plus the vegies and fruit are from the farmers markets in Bris and the meats are from a butcher who sources meats locally so also nice and fresh.
better go the kids are asking for some help.
be back on in a few days girls, so have a great weekend!
Natalie
Grizabella
06-12-2007, 14:28
Hey guys - just a quick update
Toran is going great - feeds every 4-5 hrs and sleeps through at night. Last night he slept from 12-8! He is now in size 00 very comfortably so he is a big boy - will get him weighed at the CHN at next weeks appt. He's been smiling for a cple weeks now - very cute.
Brion has been out of sorts from his molars. The last two are coming through so they are hurtin him a little. He is very cuddly at the moment though - so lots of hugs kisses and rubbing of noses :)
Had a blast with my bestie - she has gone back home now though. Miss her heaps already. Will be going to stay with her in Adelaide next yr for a bit - depending on when she gets deployed (she's an officer in the RAAF). She bought me a web cam/mike for my bday pressie though so will be able to chat with her online :)
Have my BIL's wedding this weekend and Brion is a page boy. He tried on his suit last week and looked very spunky! Hope he behaves - though the other little flower girl is the same age and just as mischeivious! Could be funny :laughing: Then a friend of mine is getting married next weekend and I am going to that, and the day before her wedding it's my birthday. Then Chrissie after that so will be very busy here!
Have the chrissie tree up and looks great. Got my fibre optic tree and brand new deccos on Mon. Brion thinks it is awesome, and hasn't touched it which is awesome for me. He just likes to sit and watch the colours. So didn't need to buy a playpen to put around it which is good.
Have been slack coming online. Have had time for it - just havent been on. Will try and be a little more consistant coming on and seeing how everyone is going.
Hi all
I've read the last few pages but am gonna pop off for a nap so willd o personals next time.
Well booked into the tresillion day stay for tomorrow, there was no wait - they got the referral today, due to dodgy fax and booked me in for tomorrow, amazing - it's a full day 9 to 4 thing, unfortunately DH had meetings so am going by myself but didn't wanna give up the booking. Although she has settled down and is feeding better now, which was the main reason we wanted to go, I'll still be interested to see what they say and to see if they can get Charlie to put herself to sleep in her basinette. That will be a first.
Went to MILs today and then shopping to get the footmuf for the pram - only 5 mopnths after odering it. MIL was on a mission to buy :tree:presents for DSS and DH so we went everywhere looking for a laptop bag - didn't get time to buy more wraps from Myers cause it was past feeding time and Charlie was screaming. Ended up holding her by her nappy facing forward so she could look out, made her happy for awhile, until feed time. Anyway I'm happy got Krispy Kreen dohnuts hhhmmm
Well off to vet tonight, oh and the photos we had done of Charlie when se was 2 wks old are ready, :thumbsup:so excited but can't pick them up until Monday, hoping to scan them and put a link up -see how I go!
Have a great weekend everyone.
Hi everyone! Great to see so many of you back on here! Just a quick post from me, will be back to do personals later.
While I was reading and catching up on posts, DD2 did a poo!!:yelclap: Its her 1st one since Sunday, I tried her on a little cooled boiled water with disolved sugar (hard to get her to take it from a spoon, she had maybe half a teaspoon?), and she'd had her immunisations this afternoon (one of the side effects can be runny poos) - so I don't really know what precipitated it, but I'm very happy (yes I'm easily pleased).
Had a busy day today, left DD2 with mum and dad for a couple of hours while I went with DD1 for a play at day care. DD2 didn't take the bottle, but I was back in time for her next feed thankfully and she guzzled it down!! DD1 and I enjoyed the daycare, staff and kids are great, DD1 seemed to settle in well, wonder how she'll be on her own next year?? We'll see.
We had lunch at mum and dads, put DD1 for a nap and then mum and I took DD2 for her immunisations, mum held her while they were done, my hormones/ emotions were barely contained, I hate needles, and can't bear to hold her and see her cry in pain etc (yes I'm a wuss:o!!). I bf DD2 while we waited the 10mins before they were happy for us to go (she had no adverse reactions) and she seems okay so far, just needs lots of cuddles:hugs:.
Now we are home and relaxing, waiting for DH's flight to arrive and for him to come home (luckily his work provide cab vouchers so no trip to the airport for us). I made dinner :chef: for tonight yesterday (lasagna), I've done a little tidy up for DH and now I'm off to play with the girls til my man comes home :smiliedance:
DH has the day off tomorrow, so we might take DD1 to daycare again for a couple of hours and we have a GP appt to get our moles checked, but just a nice family day tomorrow (long weekend for DH, lucky man!).
Hope you are all doing well and will try to be back for personals later!! :wave:
mischief79
06-12-2007, 19:32
Antl - sounds like you are having a fantastic birthday week! Hmm, wonder what I can do to get DH to do that for me! I'm getting a facial on Saturday morning with a voucher I was given. My first "me" time since Katelyn was born. I'll miss having her with me though. What company do you do your home shopping with? It's something I'd like to try for when I'm too busy.
Sams Mum - Its sounds pretty terrible to have your rountine thrown out by someone else. I'm realising that some kids need it to cope with everything else going on. Your night rountine with Belle sounds like it's going well
Saremc - I avoid Centrelink as much as I can. If I can do it on the phone or at the Family Assistance Office even better. I think it's their business to waste your time. Hope the virus passes soon
SeeJayElle - DD started smiling at 5 weeks. We were watching DH play indoor soccer and she just started grinning. She hasn't stopped since and is giving little giggles now.
I swapped about 400 nappies for a cool bouncer that DD loves. She wasnt comfortable in the one I already had
MumInLove - Im the same with the tired signs. If I miss them then she gets overtired and wont self settle, meaning more time trying to get her to sleep.
MrsGreen - Excersising is meant to release endorphins in your brain - the happy chemicals. People who are depressed or feeling down/lethargic are encouraged to excersise because you get such a rush. Great coming from me, I actually sit on the couch and watch the exercise shows! Hope Afrika is coming along better
Catalyst - Wow, sounds like you have a busy social calendar at the moment! Enjoy!
Michblb - Krispy Kremes!! We don't get them in Adelaide. Occasionally we have had some sent over (by work associates on planes/business) and they are a rare treat. I envy you people who take them for granted!
Zenifa - I've been told that by about 8-9 weeks babies will only poo once every few days, sometimes only once a week. The CHN told me so that I wouldn't freak out when she didn't have a dirty nappy after every feed. Supposedly its really hard for a baby to get constipated, especially a BF baby.
We have our immunisations next Tuesday and I am dreading them. Glad you got through them
What a hot horrible day today. Windy, overcast and 37 degrees. This morning before it was too hot we raced over to the shops to pick up the last bits and pieces. Christmas shopping is officially finished! Picked up a swing for a friend's baby which is due next year. Same as ours which is a Childcare 'Denim Bear'. DD loves it and it has a speed dial and toy tray. $199.95 down to $41.96..... can't complain about that!
DD put herself to sleep this afternoon and stayed down for 3 hours which gave me a chance t catch up on housework. Wonder if DH will let me get a cleaner!?
Now it's bath time and then ready for bed :sleeping:
Mischief79 - Cool about the bouncer/ nappy swap, it would have saved you a bundle! And wow what a bargain on the swing! Did you smell that smoke at your house yesterday? Scared the heck out of me, I thought the house was on fire!
Zenifa - You can see the relief on their faces once they have done a big poo. DD2 seems to like Thursdays to do her weekly one. Its usually massive and cant be contained in the nappy:eek:.
How lovely to have DH home for the weekend- Lucky you!
Michblb- Hope your day service went well today. Did they say anything interesting?
Catalyst - Toran is a decent size:thumbsup: What are you feeding him! It sounds like Brion is being a good boy atm. Hopefully it will continue for the wedding.
Is it the two year old molars he is getting?
Antlmummy - You had some seriously long hair. It might be nice with the shorter style during summer.
Getting the groceries delivered for $14 will be well worth it. Do they have those multiple children trolleys at the local supermarket? If not, shame on them. Mums do most of the food shopping dont they?
MrsGreen - Its almost like the paeds dont believe you or something - How annoying!:confused:
You must wonder why you bother with the exercise if the results arent showing. Might as well have a siesta and a glass of wine!
Dont worry - my weight isnt changing atm either. Doesnt help with all these christmas parties!
Mumin love - Have you tried to stretch the times out a little at the night time or are you letting her take the lead?
Have a good weekend everyone!
Hi all
Quick update on the trisillian visit but will be back later to do personals.
Well the feeding problem which she was initially referred for had fixed itself by the time we saw them so the nurse just said keep doing what we're doing. She said the going off the milk was prob due to her either being over-tired or because we changed the bottles and teats, which makes sense. Charlie's sucking seems ok and mouth/palate so all looks good. Their digestive system can be a bit lax in the early days.
The best help I got was with her putting herself to sleep nin a cot, we did the gentle rocking to sleep, using a hand on the chest (for 20 slow counts) approx 1 minute. If she was aggitated the nurse said rock her more vigerously from side to side and when she settles slow it down more. Also keeping one hand over her eyes (although not touching her) so you can't make eye contact. When she was quite and eyes closed we would leave the room. The nurse said try this 3 times and if it still didn't work try putting her on her side, one hand on shoulder the other hand on hip and rock her back and forth. If this still didn't work then pick her up and cuddle to settle her and try again if you feel up to it.
Oh and asked about encouraging longer sleeps during the night, she said best thing we could do is put her to sleep during the day in a darkened room (so she gets used to sleeping longer in the dark, inc night), and use the bath as a nighttime/sleep routine, massage etc. We'll give it a go during school holidays but when DSSs are here just too hard. I shower her with me usually in the am so we doin't even have a baby bath - used to use the kitchen sink but she wouldn't fit now. So will have to think about that one.
Ooops back to the sleep thing - it took 15 min the first time, she slept for 40 woke screaming, then took another 20 mins of settling before she went for a longer nap. But the best bit when I got home (she had been up for 2 hours) and was starting to get sleepy, i put her in her cot in the dark and she put herself to sleep within a few minutes, no crying.:smiliedance::smiliedance: It was sooo good. Was really impressed with their service, they weren't judgemental and I was the only one there - another couple were meant to come but cancelled, so bit quiet but a nice day.
If you have any troubles settling, pyutting to sleep etc can'[t recommend them enough.
Anyway gotta make a few calls before 5 but will BBL. Hope everyone had a good day.
Nah didn't get laptop bag Cass, DH v picky, think he'll like a funky Diesel oen which costs $150, but too much for Mil so was gonna offer to go halves since I didn't get him a b'd present.
Hey funny thing this morning, DH wanted to do the do but I was runniong late so I said ok but only if you feed her and make up0 the bottles, well that put an end to that request.:laughing:
Hi everyone!!Just a quick post from me.
DD1 woke up this morning and wasn't herself, she had breakfast but after that was off all food/drink, had a fever and was lethargic (she woke up around 7am, and was back asleep from 10am - 1pm).
I gave her a bit of panadol at 1.30pm and we went to the doctors at 3pm - he thinks she has gastro and she projectile vomited at the end of the consult :barf:
So :gloomy: weekend dealing with a sick toddler with gastro which is highly contagious and trying to prevent DD2 getting it which will be hard, just hope DH and I don't get sick at the same time.
Not sure if we picked this up from playgroup or daycare (as a few playgroup kids have had it in the last few weeks), but it $ux.:crying:
Better go both girls are in full witching hour mode, better go relieve DH .....wont' be back for a little while.
Hope you all have a good weekend!!
Zenifa – you poor thing, sounds like a nightmare, sending you lots of :hugs: Hope DD1 gets better soon and know one else gets it. At least DH will be home to help with your sick toddler.
Mischief79 – Fantastic price on the swing :thumbsup:and great you got 3 hours uninterrupted time yesterday.
Jude – what a busy time for you guys, hope Brion does well at the wedding, would love to see some photos. Excellent Toran slept through the night and he is a good size. Charlie went straight from NB to oo as well, she is 6 kg. Hope Brion goes ok with the molars, poor might.
Nat – am so jealous of you’re me time and being spoilt although you do deserve it. I’m going to the hairdresser tomorrow and am so overdue. The home delivery service is a great idea, DH used to get that too with DSSs and it was bliss, the delivery cost seems pretty reasonable too. Will you keep the service or just use it until March?
Cass – sorry to hear about the hassles you’ve had lately but glad you are coping ok and awesome Afrika smiled, must make you feel l;ike all the hardwork is worth it.
Muminlove – great that Olivia is doing so well and good to see you back. Waking once in the night is excellent, unfortunately Charlie still does 2 feeds per night but I’m hoping she’ll drop one soon. Yep it can be so easy to miss that one yawn or that quick glazed eye look especially because the next second they’ll be laughing and playing again.
SJE – not sure the exact age Charlie smiled but it was prob about a month or so ago, maybe longer. It all seems to merge into one now. I can’t even remember her very first one! Hope the breastfeeding is going well for you.
Sara – Sending you lots of :hugs: sounds like you’ve had a bit of a rough time, hopefully you’ll feel better after the operation, great you got some nice clothes, it’s hard to find time to shop for yourself.
Jane – great that Bella is stretching through the night, why o why can’t mine??? Sounds like a bit of drama with DD1, it is very late for a school night and you would have been worried about her. It was very nice of you to let her start late, not sure I would be that nice!
Jo – hope you’re going well and you got DS’s toys sorted. We’re not giving DSSs much for xmas this year they have so many toys already but hardly play with them.
Sorry if I missed anyone better go and DH has threatened to ban BubHub from our home computer – he works in IT and could do it too! Think he wants some attention:laughing:
TeamAwesome
08-12-2007, 00:54
Hi ladies,
Well I didn't get to go clothes shopping as they begged Aden to go up on Friday but have the promise of going to not just DFO but Harbour town as well, I was giving him the option of one or the other and he said he'll take me to both... yes he's a bit crazy but he knows I desperately need some new clothes I've barely bought anything in ages apart from my maternity jeans and well obviously I'm not pregnant any more so no use for them. He wants me to feel happy with how I look.
So I had to drive him to the airport tonight, that was an experience and a half, going down was good but Angie got woken up when we swapped over at the museum and so I dropped him off at 7.20pm then went to the petrol station on the way out of the airport and ended up no leaving there until 8.20, managed to keep going until 8.45pm when she got histerical and had to stop again, nearly had a truck run me over at some road works cos he didn't seem to believe he should be doing 40 like they wanted us to so he sat on my tail then I kind of side swiped a lost truck tyre that was half way into my lane and freaked myself out.(checked it when I got home and no damage thank goodness!) then of course Angie woke up again and so am just about to go off to bed now.
Mich- I will keep the service as long as I can.
SJE- yes they have the toddler and baby trolleys but they're hard to get and even then Ty will only be able to keep up for so much of the shopping time, he's great for short trips but long ones generally involve a tanty or two.
well off to bed for me hopefully Angie will sleep for a good 3-4 hrs so I can snatch some decent sleep.
I'll try to get on again tonight to catch up on personals but I'll see how tired I am.
Cass :laughing: how funny, wish my DH felt the same
Nat, you poor thing sounds like a nightmare drive. Hope you got some sleep in the end, it's awful driving when they are hysterical, I pull over too.
On Thursday when I went to MILs it was feed time before we left so tried to give her a bottle she was too busy laughing and smiling at me so off we went and within 10 minutes she was hysterical. Was on Anzac Bridge (so no where to stop) and had to wait to get to a servo where we spent half an hour calming down having a bottle. It's so frustrating sometimes. :hair:
Well Charlie had a great night last night (of course it wasn't mine) gggggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:hair::ha ir::hair: she went from 10pm to 6 with only 1 wake up at 3am. Anyway got up early and we've had a nice play. Now she's napping and DH is gonna drop me off at the hairdressers.
Have a good day.
Another quick post from me. It was a rough afternoon and night with DD1, she was very feverish, and hard to settle at bedtime, then we had a big thunderstorm so I settled her at 2.30am, DH re-settled her at 4.30am and then she was up around 7.30am.
Luckily DD2 has been well and fed at 10pm, 2.30am and 7.30am, so I'm feeling okay today. Its great to have DH here as its a team effort dealing with the 2 girls.
DD1 seems a little better today, at least she is taking a little food and water.
I went out to do some grocery shopping, so that was my respite while the 2 girls napped at the same time.
We've got a few DVDs to watch when the girls go to bed, so we're hibernating this weekend.
Sorry for no personals, witching hour is almost upon us.
Bye :wave:
sam's mum
08-12-2007, 17:12
I feel bad posting how well Belle is going (not to mention probably jinxing myself) but I think that we are starting to get the hang of this.
Last night she went from 9pm to 5.30am, fed for ten minutes, then back to sleep until 7.40am. she is settling herself to sleep really well first sleep of the day, and fairly well the rest of the time. She is a feeding monster just before bedtime which I think is helping her through the night.
It makes such a difference to your outlook to get a decent period of sleep at night, I had forgotten what it was like.
hope everyone is well - how is this heat... :sunshine:
mischief79
08-12-2007, 17:27
SeeJayElle - yep, smelt like it was next door. I made DH go and check in the garden!
Michblb - its great the the feeding fixed itself and sounds like you got some fantastic tips on sleeping and settling. Hope it continues. Are they in every state?
Zenifa - doesn't sound like you are having a good weekend. Sending good vibes that DD1 gets through it and no-one else gets sick.
Antlmummy - glad you ended up home okay. Trucks seem to think they own the road!
Sams Mum - doesn't a bit of sleep make all the difference!
Went to the sleep clinic at CHY yesterday morning, except I mucked up the times and got there too late! Oh well, we'll go again next Friday. Went down to see my best friend after that. She flew to Canada today with her DH and 10 month old DD. She'll be gone for a whole month! I miss her already, how will I make it?!?
Last night was my work Christmas dinner. Mum was going to babysit but then DH decided that he didn't want to go. "You're on leave, so you don't really work there, and I'm tired". Hmmmm, needless to say an arguement followed. Mum was already at our house (she lives an hour away, so not easy to come over) so she followed me to the hotel which was 40 minutes away. Ended up being a really nice meal and it was good to catch up with them. Except that I had to lie and say that DD was a bit unwell otherwise I would have looked bad. Thank goodness the food was nice because they mucked up our orders, and it took 3 hours for our dinner! Has anyone heard of 'frozen cheesecake'? They thought that our booking was for tonight, so I think that they just forgot to take them out of the freezer. Tasted like Sara Lee, but frozen?
Went and had microdermabrasion done this morning. I had TERRIBLE skin when I was a teenager. Feels great now, except I need 5 more treatments. At $100.00 each..... then I spent $196.00 on skin care lotions. It's Philou, meant to be some wonder stuff. I'll give it a go, but it would have been cheaper to stay in bed!
Lazy day today. The christmas tree is halfway up. My goal is to have it completely finshed by Easter!
Morning all
Hope you got some sleep last night, I didn't do too bad, went to bed at midnight and work up about 8.30 this morning.
Well got my hair done yesterday - no longer a blonde but a dark brunette. I'm still not used to it - a friend took a picture of us and I looked at it and thought where am I?? :laughing:Didn't recognise myself with different hair, neither did DH when I got home.
Then had to drop into the shops to get nappies - on the last 3 and alcohol for lunch at a friends house, took me ages the shops were disgusting, i was hot and over it. DH wantd to pick up DSSs cause they get on well with the couple who put on the lunch so we were nearly 2 hours late!! Had the sh*ts. Lunch was lovely but Charlie was very unsettled, tried to put her to sleep in her pram but just kept waking up so let her sleep in my arms for an hour or so.
Got home at 6pm and so exhausted, but DH had promised another friend we would drop in for xmas drinks so he left us at home and went by himself. By 10pm he still wasn't home so fed Charlie in our bed and tried tro sleep in the boys' bedroom but couldn't. Rang DH at 11pm he was still there.:hair: got the sh*ts again cause it was my last night off baby duty. He finalloy got home just before midnight so I could finally put inb my ear plugs and go off to sleep. Really disappointed he went out so late without even asking or a phone call. Not up yet to argue so am stewing abit and sent nasty text last night. Sorry for the vent but I'll be stuffed if I'm gonna do most night feeds all week so he can be up for f**ing xmas partys gggrrrrrrr.
Jane - great sleep, glad she is sleeping through
Mischief - not sure if the service is in other states, I had never heard of it in qld where I grew up. I want to get microdermabrashion (sp)? too but couldn't while I was preg. Was your skin sore or red? Am a bit nervous about doing it.
Cass, I bought some coloxyl too and they say put it in the bottle but we are already putting infacol in so didn't wanna do both. Did you give it to Logan in a plastic dropper or put it in the bottle? Thanks, hope Afrika hasn't been too painful :hugs:
Zenifa, hope DD1 gets better soon, sounds like she is on the mend slowly, enjoy your DVDs.
Well not much on today, bit of stuff to do around the house, have a good one.
Thanks Cass, might try the coloxyl with the infacol then, I don't think she has had bad wind in quite awhile so haven't noticed a huge difference since doing the bottles that way. Both of us have noticed though she is getting harder to burb, just taking longer so I wondered if her body is getting used to the infacol and it isn't as effective, but I don't want to stop just incase. When we first started using it I could pick her up and she would burb almost straight away.
I shouldn't complain as much as I do, I know there are other mums doing it much tougher than me. Hope you get some decent stretches of sleep tonight.
I always thought it created the big air bubble and pushed it down through their system instead? Didn't work for either of my kids though so I wouldn't know.
I think venting is healthy for this system lol, we all need to vent, especially about DHs :laughing: I am sure I would be if mine was around to complain about :biggrin:
Had to syringe feed Afrika again this morning, it is getting ridiculous having to do it when she is almost 3mo now! Poor Logan is teething too, I feel so bad when there is nothing I can do for his teething pain, they give him absolute hell. Anyway, better get some stuff done while they are both (:fingerscrossed:) taking a nap.
Yep you're right the main ingredient is a surfactant and it makes her fart and burb like a trooper. Funny I think these days I complain more about things on BH than to anyone else, guess it's the understanding audience. On a few days when DH has been gone all day and all night, it's actually been easier cause I don't have to get a propper dinner and less mess.:laughing:
Charlie has been napping for a few hours now which has been nice. I hate when they wake up after 40 mins or so and are grumpier than when they went to sleep, which she did around lunch time so glad she is having a long one.
Poor Logan, hope his teeth come through soon and he's happy again. Not looking forward to that stage.:thumbsdown:
mischief79
09-12-2007, 20:41
DH's can be a pain can't they! I'm sure they don't mean to be so inconsiderate, I reckon they just don't think as much as we do! My DH will stay at the cricket club, or duck round to a mates house and think nothing of coming home a few hours after he's meant to. But if I did that?? Another story.....
Michblb - Infacol - this is what we're using at the moment. DD was having a hard time getting wind out and would end up in pain. Brauer's Colic Drops didn't work, but Infacol does. She farts like a trooper now. Mostly when she's asleep. Her little facce scrunches up so much!
Microdermabrasion - I thought that it would hurt, but it doesn't. Kind of scratchy and sucky. Was a bit red after and the sun hurt, but now it feels great. Going back for 5 more treatments. I had HORRIBLE skin as a teenager
Mrsgreen - did the hospital stay give you any answers for Afrika? Is she maybe just a fussy baby? I'm sure that you're doing all you can, and it must be hard with Logan teething at the same time. Do you have close friends or family that could give you a night or a couple of hours off whil DH is away? Might restore some sanity
Today was another lazy day. Woke up feeling quite refreshed. Why? Because DD slept from 10pm until 8am solid! This is the longest sleep she's had in her life (!!) and i will be extremely happy if she keeps it up. I know that she can get through the whole night now without a feed, so unless she didn't feed properley during the day, instead of feeding if she wakes up at night now I just re-settle her if she can't do it herself.
Most things with Katelyn are going well. She's self-settling most of the time now, except during the night if she wakes up. I'll still take her to the CYH sleep clinic, in case she reverts to old behaviour.
My poor little muffin did have a screaming fit about lunch time. DH was carrying her around the house and she threw her head back and then forward again and smacked her little nose hard against his collar bone. I thought she'd broken something! Took about 20 minutes to calm her down. Hope she doesn't do that again in a hurry!
Went food shopping this afternoon. Coles had BabyLove nappies $11.00 off. I use these during the day because they leak at night time. $11.00 is a great saving! Except they only had one large pack of Infant's left so I couldn't stock up.
DD is asleep now, so I think I'm going to enjoy a nice glass of wine to unwind. She won't need a feed for a while, and if she does there's EBM in the fridge.
G'Night All :sleeping:
TeamAwesome
09-12-2007, 21:54
Hi Ladies,
just quickly popping in before I go to bed. It's been an interesting weekend. No visits from my mother, thank goodness. She found out our phone number and where we live and then called and abused me, so we stopped answering the phone and so she called and abused my PIL's, charming woman she is, still banging on about **** from years ago which has nothing to do with PIL's and she thinks we (inc PIL's) all need to go to mediation to work through our problems... hahaha... yeah um no but thanks for playing... the problem is her, no contact = no problems this works for us but she just doesn't get it, too self centred to figure it out. I thought the silence would speak volumes and hopefully get her to change unfortunately nothings changed, except she's just now seeing a therapist who clearly isn't really helping, My MIL now finally "gets it" which is good though. (sorry for venting, I've resigned myself to the fact that my mother and I can never have normal relationship which is sad but she is far too toxic to be in our lives, the kids don't ned people like her and neither do I, I don't like cutting her out but it's what has to be done and the last week has shown us that it's the right choice)
Cassie - I so understand the teething it's hard, Libby has been waking every few hours in pain from hers the last couple of nights, that's more then Angie is waking to feed! I made the kids all have a nap this afternoon as I was wasted and then cos Libby didn't go to sleep as soon as Ty did (once again due to teeth) I just put on a dvd for him when he woke up and gave him a few cookies in a bowl for afternoon tea so I could catch a few more mins sleep.
Mich - vent away it's a pain when you're expecting them home and they aren't there. Hooray for getting your hair done, I bet it feels great even if it is taking you a bit to get used to.
mischief- what lovely sleep you got I'm not surprised you feel refreshed! hope they continue for you.
well this has taken me longer then I thought it would I started about 9pm and it's now just after 10pm here (had Libby wake up while I was in the middle of typing it) so I better catch some sleep while I can.
Hope you all get a good night sleep girls.
Natalie
mischief79
10-12-2007, 11:29
Thought I'd hop on while I had some spare time..... but there's not much to reply to!
Antl - sounds like a terrible situation with your mother. But you're right, sometimes it's better to have no contact and just let things go for the sake of your own sanity and your childrens. At least your PIL's are normal (?)
Started my weight loss today. As you can see from my new ticker, I piled on a massive 40kg when pregnant. Lost quite a bit over the first 2 weeks and then bits and pieces up until now. I was 66kg when I found out I was pregnant at 4.5wks and was 105kg the day I gave birth. I've got down to 81kg now and my goal is 65kg. I went from a size 10 to a size 16! I have no clothes that fit, except for a few cheapo shirts that look like bags. I finally feel healed properley from my c-section and the exercise starts today. I've been eating fairly healthy, but gotta get my butt moving. Did a mini yoga this morning (10 minute basic) and then the Sculpting program that is on Discovery Health. I figure if I can do one program in the mornign for toning and walk with the pram each night then it's a decent start. DD slept through it this morning which was good.
It's lunch time, off for a nutritious wholemeal salad sandwich. Just gotta stay away from the block of chocolate in the pantry!
:flowerz:Hi everyone!
Well I've been MIA for a few days and it's taken me a while to catch up on all the posts but I finally managed! Now DS will wake up before I finish replying though!
Glad to hear everyone is doing so well with their bubbas! Yay for all those sleeping such great sleep at night! That is amazing and must be so good to get all that sleep. DS isnt doing too bad, still wakes once a night. He usually goes down around 9pm after a feed and wakes anywhere between 2am-5am, then back down till 7am-9amish.
We have been away for a couple of days (up in Perth) and he coped really well, still slept great! Except for yesterday when we dragged him to a couple of different friends houses, hence he didnt get his usual day sleeps and we had one VERY overtired unhappy baby last night! He finally settle down in the swing and slept for 30mins then I fed him and tranferred him to bed. He then slept till 5am and went back down till 9:45am and then back down at 10:30ish and is waking now at 12ish! I felt soooo mean!!
Anyway lovely weekend seeing SIL and her family and a couple of sets of friend who hadnt met DS. He was an :angel: and put on a lovely show for them all with lots of smiles!! We now have friends who are over from Brissie coming down today to stay a couple of night with us. They have an 18mth old too, he is such a cutie! I madly rushed around this morning cleaning the floors and luckily everything else was pretty clean! Have lots of washing to catch up on though lucky its such nice weather so will all dry quickly! :sunshine:
Right on cue DS is awake! Will try and pop back later for personals but may not get for a few days - once friends have gone!
Hope everyone has a lovely week,
A
Hi all
Why oh why can't my buba sleep through the night??????????????????????????????????????? Sorry one last vent!!!! Thought I'd see if Charlie could go longer than 4 hours last night between feeds. She was starting to grunt and make noises but I just left her, next thing she was screaming her lungs out, uuummm answer is not yet. ggrrrr anyway was burping her at 3 am and she too banged her head on my shoulder and screamed again. Went back to sleep though but by 4.30am she was wide awake:hair: so pulled her over to me and fell asleep cuddling her, well I did, don't know about her but she was quiet.
Had a few jobs to do today but now back home and DD is asleep. Think I should wake her up otherwise she won't sleep tonight.
Hhmm re weightloss - have decided that I am too slack to go on a diet - macers for lunch today and too lazy to get to the gym, even though they have child care so am just gonna learn to like my poddgy tummy until I can be bothered doing anything about it.
Hope everyone is having a good day, will BBL to do personals.
TeamAwesome
10-12-2007, 13:04
Hi Ladies,
looks like I might be the new thread killer LOL. (ETA ok so maybe not)
Mischief - yes my PIL's are pretty normal, especially when compared to my mother. The have their quirks like everyone else but certainly none of the hangups my mother does.
Good luck on your weight loss journey! It'll be hard but totally worth it! Mind you all the current fashion seems to add on extra kgs you don't have regardless of what you look like (I personally want to get my thighs and bottom back and tone up my tummy and work on my core to streghten my back.)
Mich - lol I like your style! I am a perpetual procrastinator. Don't worry all babies are different. Angie has nights of waking frequently and others where she sleeps pretty well.
AnD-sounds like you had a nice weekend! enjoy your day, hope you get all your washing done (I never remerber to do mine on nice days and then it's rainy on the dyas I do, do it.
Hey ladies
:sleeping:
Well i been MIA as well must be a few of us lol, well had a quiet weekend but Bella has got some bad wind and is just so overtied from going out alot last week that we are only finally getting some good sleeps again.
Antlmummie - sorry to hear about you mother think you need a :hugs:
Goodluck with your weight loss im going to start next week lol (will see ho it goes) i havent put on any weight but i do want to fit into a size 12 so im going to go for it.
Mitch - :hugs: hope buba will start sleeping for you i know how frustrating it can get.
Well thats all from me my brain is fired plus there is house work to be done so i better get to it will BBL hopefully!
:flowerz:
Hi everyone!! Hope you all had a great weekend.
Thankfully DD1 has recovered from her illness, we don't think it was gastro, as she only vomited when the GP (not our usual one) shoved the depresser down her throat to examine her - no vomits or runny poos !!
She is back to eating, drinking and her usual cheekiness and no fever .........gosh its so hard when you have a new bub and another sick little one!!
Didn't do much on the weekend, except a little housework and rearranged our study/office into a playroom, so we have the computer there and all the toys - yes we've reclaimed our lounge/living room after 2 yrs of toys everywhere!! YAY!!
DD1 spent the morning with her grandpa, while mum and I did some last minute Xmas shopping (for some extended family) and ran errands. Mum opened a bank account for the girls, so we can all start putting a little savings away for them.
Now we're home, DD1 is having a nap :fingerscrossed:, and I'm trying to get DD2 to sleep - she must be going through a growth spurt as she's feeding lots (I know they feed more when the weather is hot, but this is ridiculous). Last night she feed (almost continuously) from 6pm -10pm :eek: slept for an hour and then DH brought her to bed for me to feed again at 11pm. She then slept til 4am (I was hoping she would sleep til 6am, but it was not to be) and then was up again at 6.30am - so there was no routine - no sleep, 5hrs, 2.5hrs??? Her pooing is back to normal, once daily, lots of farting/burping too.
She was great today while we were out for a few hours, but now she is resisting a sleep again (despite being fed again!!).
Better go now and try and have a lie down with DD2 and we can both rest, as we have to go to DD1's swimming lesson in a few hours.
Tomorrow is our playgroup xmas party and then in the afternoon, I've got a photo session booked for the girls (rescheduled as it was meant to be on Saturday just gone).
Will be back to do personals when I can.
Also if anyone knows anyone wanting Wiggles tickets for the Brisbane show next Monday, let me know via PM.
Bye for now :wave:
Milliner
10-12-2007, 15:21
Hi all
Why oh why can't my buba sleep through the night???????????????????????????????????????
We often say this about our 22 month old. I stopped expecting DS to sleep through when he got to about 6 months, it will happen when he is ready. Trust me I know how frustrating it can be.
Michblb - Forgive as my brain is malfunctioning today. Do you feed bubs up to the eyeballs at short intervals in the day? Also if bubs wakes have you tried resettling with a dummy?
Mel - please don't say that, I couldn't handle2 years of this, although on the plus side when I go back to work DH and I will do night on/night off so I'll actually get more unbroken sleep. I wouldn't feel so bad except for hearing about everyone else's bub sleeping through the night.
Zenifa, so glad that DD1 has recovered, hope you have too. Sounds like you have the house sorted. Wow that is an all you can eat buffet:laughing:. Charlie is draining her bottles and I even made 30mls more, which the greedy guts took all at about 11 last night...in the vain hope she would sleep longer. It must be this age cause Charlie resists every nap I put her down for, after a few cries in protest she is asleep.
Sara - glad that you and Bella caught up after your outings, they just don't nap as well when out and about.
Anna - sounds like a hectic time but great that DS coped so well. It's so enjoyable to catch up with people and show them off isn't it? Enjoy having your friends stay.
Mischief - I'm so impressed with your regime, it is difficult to stick too but the ticker is a great idea to keep you on track. Chocolate is such an awful temptation, I've had worse cravings than when I was preggers and for salt. Last night I made smoked trout fettucini and when I had the salt out for seasoning I just ate it off my fingers?? weird. Interesting re microderm. am dying to go to my beautician (and get a massage) but weekends are so busy in the lead up to xmas it's hard to get time and a pass out from my DH:laughing:. Hopefully in the new year.
Nat, you poor thing, sending you lots of :hugs:
Sorry gotta runt to the vets quickly will be back to finish shortly, but don't wanna lose what I'd already done.
:flowerz: Im back!
Ive sacrificed a walk down to the beach with our friends so that DS can have a nap - he is still catching up from yesterday and I'm hoping he isnt going to be to unsettled tonight with our visitors here and all!
Zenifa - Glad to hear DD1 is back to her usual self. It must be so tricky with 2 of them and hoping they dont catch it from the other one! That does sound like you have one hungry bubba there! Good luck keeping up with her! Have fun at your xmas party and at the photo shoot, hope DD1 cooperates a bit better than last time :thumbsup:.
Mich - Yup Cassie is right 'sleeping through' for bubbas under 6mnths is only 5hrs sleep :rolleyes:. I know it's hard and I hope Charlie gets there soon for your sake.
Saremc - Hope you got your housework done! Glad Bella is catching up from last week, out and about really does drain them doesnt it!
Mischief - Sounds like you have a very realistic plan there for you weightloss, its fantastic! Well done :yelclap:! I lost all my preg weight but have the flabby tummy, id love to tone that up again and get slightly more 'fit'. I dont do anything at the moment but really want to start walking, just need to get my lazy a** into gear!!
Antlmummy - Thanks, I did get all my washing done, phew! Bugger about your mum, but you sound like you know how to deal with her, glad your PIL are fairly normal! Wonderful to hear all your pampering too, you deserve it! I bet you can't wait to splurge on clothes at Harbour town! I just bought a couple of tops when we went up to Perth, I really wanted more but we kinda ran out of time, plus it was ridiculously busy!!
Ok well better go and make a salad ready for dinner, when DS wakes up I prob wont get much time to do it!
A
mischief79
10-12-2007, 18:58
The day was goin so well. Yoghurt, fruit, HEAPS of water and a long walk with DD in the pram this afternoon. My sister is staying over tonight so we got dinner..... KFC!!! All my good intentions went out of the window! Oh well, a minor setback and I'll keep going tomorrow.
AnD05 - its great catching up with friends. What a great chance to show off the gorgeous bundles! Enjoy your few days with friends. Hope they are good houseguests
Michblb - sounds like things weren't going well at night for Charlie. I don't really have any advice for you, just lots of good thoughts
Zenifa - glad your girls are feeling better. Good thing it wasn't gastro, could have been worse for you if it was. The constant feeding sounds like its wearing you out. Does a dummy work to stretch the feeds out? I had to use one because DD was like that and my nipples were getting bruised. Mangaged to stretch out to 3.5-4 hours now. She's not starving, she's getting bigger!
Planning on going to Rabbit Photo tomorrow to get some calendars made up to use as christmas presents, and to get my Bounty Bag from Target. I thought I'd thrown the voucher away and they won't give you one without it.
:wave: Hi October mummies!
I have not posted on here for ages, but have been reading all the posts and keeping up with whats going on. Great that everyone's bubs are doing so well! Can't believe they are getting so big already :bee:
I find it hard to find the time to post, my hands are mostly full looking after bub! Can't believe how much time it takes, and so funny to think that I was planning on being back at work already part-time, that plan sure went out the window quick!!
Well Sam is doing well, 9 weeks old now and 5.4kg. No feeding problems here, however she is not much of a sleeper. She is good at napping during the day, normally goes down for 4 sleeps during the day, but only for about 45 minutes each. And at night the longest she has ever slept for was 4 hours (but she's only done that once!), normally 3 hour blocks are the best that she does. I am jealous of all the bubs out there that are sleeping longer at night, some days the tiredness really catches up with me!!
I would gladly welcome any ideas and suggestions for helping her to sleep a bit longer! I realise she will start to sleep longer when she is ready, just wondering if I am doing anything wrong that might be reinforcing the shorter sleeps :confused:
She's just woken up, hopefully BBL...
The day was goin so well. Yoghurt, fruit, HEAPS of water and a long walk with DD in the pram this afternoon. My sister is staying over tonight so we got dinner..... KFC!!! All my good intentions went out of the window! Oh well, a minor setback and I'll keep going tomorrow.
AnD05 - its great catching up with friends. What a great chance to show off the gorgeous bundles! Enjoy your few days with friends. Hope they are good houseguests
Michblb - sounds like things weren't going well at night for Charlie. I don't really have any advice for you, just lots of good thoughts
Zenifa - glad your girls are feeling better. Good thing it wasn't gastro, could have been worse for you if it was. The constant feeding sounds like its wearing you out. Does a dummy work to stretch the feeds out? I had to use one because DD was like that and my nipples were getting bruised. Mangaged to stretch out to 3.5-4 hours now. She's not starving, she's getting bigger!
Planning on going to Rabbit Photo tomorrow to get some calendars made up to use as christmas presents, and to get my Bounty Bag from Target. I thought I'd thrown the voucher away and they won't give you one without it.
DD2 won't take a dummy and DD1 won't give up her dummy (sigh) what can you do huh?:rolleyes:
I got my bounty bag from target yesterday, very dissapointing, two sets of wipes, 2 nappies and a baby wash sachet.....:thumbsdown: what happened to all the good freebies and samples??
DD2 was great last night.........despite not sleeping much between midday and 5pm, she had a couple of feeds and slept from 7.30pm til 4am!! That was over 8hrs!!:yelclap: I had a 6hr sleep which was great. :sleeping:
Got back from our playgroup xmas party which was lots of fun, the girls got books from santa - lots of food & playing (2 of our playgroup mums had their 3rd bubs each last thurs, both boys and one even came to the party - amazing!)....now I'm trying to get them both to sleep, so they aren't too grumpy for the photo shoot later :fingerscrossed:
Speaking of babies, one of my best mates, who some of you may remember I attended her blessingway last month up at Maleny? She had a baby girl last night and all are well :smiliedance:
Bye for now and I promise to try and do some personals this week!!
Well i think i jinxed myself with my last post...
Even though things are a bit better, shes been really grizzily the last few days and just wants to be held all the time, it seems like we're going backwards and shes reverting back to her old ways :hair:
I couldnt even put her in her rocker for 5 mins this morning so that i could get dressed, she screamed her head off, was red faced and there were even tears! :hissy:
(there was tears from mummy too... :crying:)
Not having a good time lately, im stuck in the house with her, its too hot to go anywhere and even if we did its too much of a mission when shes carrying on like this.:(
We were doing well with our 3rly feeds and daytime naps but thats out the window and shes back to snacking and not sleeping :hair:
Im hoping that its a growth spurt shes having. Shes 9weeks on Wednesday, anyone elses bub behaving differently at this stage?
Okay, now that shes asleep on my arms im going to try and read the last few pages and catch up with eveyone.
Shes 9weeks on Wednesday, anyone elses bub behaving differently at this stage?
MooMoo Sam has been the same this week. Feeding a lot more often, and quite unsettled at times. I have put it down to the heat - pretty sure this is the reason for more feeds anyway. I too know what you mean about not going out when they are like this, I nearly cancelled one of our outings on the weekend. But in the end I packed her up and dragged her along - and she was a little :angel:! Makes me wonder if they don't get a little bit stir crazy sometimes too, as she always seems to enjoy a change of scenery, even if she is being grizzly at home.
I have been putting her in the lounge (in the aircon) for her day sleeps too - just too hot in her room.
:detective: Does anyone else have any tips for keeping bubs cool in the heat?
Hello ladies!
I've been away for a while...had been running around orgnizing some paperworks to register Liibaan's birth (and my marriage...) with Japanese Government. Can't believe how much documents I have to collect and copy. And too many forms to fill in ...:hair:
Lii's been circ'ed last Wednesday. Procedure went well, and he's doing alright.
I don't know if this is the growth spurt or not, but Lii has been feeding quite frequently as well (every 1 1/2 to 2 hrs!). Or could I be losing my supply? I used to be able to express almost 200ml, but now I can only do about 80ml...my breasts don't get as full as before either. I am starting to worry a bit...
It was so funny yesterday. Lii was crying at his usual witching hour, then there was an ad for Victoria's Secret fashon show...as soon as he saw those girls in lingerie, he stopped crying and staring at TV!! He was sleeping on the swing in front of the TV when the fashon show started, but he wake himself up just in time and start watching. He's a naughty boy...:shame:
Better get going now so I can start :chef: before Lii wake up!
Hi All
Its been so long since I have posted and I cant really remember what I wrote last time and Im too lazy to go back and check. :p
Penny is going great, she is having her 2 month needles tomorrow, Im not looking forward to it, DP is coming too YAY, really wanted Daddy to be there for these first ones although it was hard for him to get the time off work.
I myself had two blood tests today, DR ordered a glucose test to check how my sugars are going since I had GD.
I have been feeling generally ok but its better to follow it up again now Penny is 8 weeks old.
I have read most posts and Penny is also not sleeping that great during the day and I have found by around 3pm she is so tired and grizzly I cant put her down but I really dont want her to fall asleep while I am holding her to prevent that freak out when I put her into her bed.
As for nights she is having longer sleeps anywhere from 5 to 6 hours which is lovely.
Hey, this has probably been asked and answered but how many mls of breast milk should an 8 week old be getting at each feed?? or over the day??
sam's mum
11-12-2007, 20:46
Good to see you pop in stranger :wave:
Um, as far as knowing how many mls bubs is getting, you shouldn't :p You can't know how much bubs is sucking out of your breast, and you have to rely on the fact they are gaining weight and don't look dehydrated. All milk, whether breast of formula, is worked out on a ratio of 150ml per KG. In saying that, Afrika most days only drinks 1/4 of that, so it really is just a guide and it isn't healthy for mother or child to get hung up on numbers (I went insane doing it with both of my kids in the early days). Why are you concerned about how much she is drinking?
I know that when I went out to a lunch last Friday and had to express a bottle for him to give Belle while I was gone, I really wished I knew how much she was going to need.
mischief79
11-12-2007, 20:54
Just a quick one cos we had needles tonight and DD is still pretty grizzly. She was giggling and coo-ing before the nurse came in and she looked so cute, even enjoyed the oral liquid. Fast forward a few minutes to a screaming baby and a crying mummy. It was HORRIBLE and I never want to do it again. (well, I will at 4 months, 6 months etc.....!) I put her on the boob straight away and she calmed down pretty quickly. All good at home, just a few grizzles. She's laying in bed going to sleep, might need some encouragement tonight.
DH ended up in hospital today cos his back hurt at work and he started getting pins and needles. No dramas, just a muscle strain. Big baby is lying on the couch watching cricket so he must be feeling better.
Hey, this has probably been asked and answered but how many mls of breast milk should an 8 week old be getting at each feed?? or over the day??
I express 125ml each day into a bottle to use "just in case". I'm not comfortable feeding in public yet. Most times if she takes her bottle its between 80ml and 120ml. Kind of depends on when she fed last or how she fed last. I'm just demand feeding at the moment. She seems happy with that, and her last weight 2 weeks ago was 5.4kg, so she'd be close to 6kg now.
Just out of curiosity how come you are registering it in Japan instead of here when the baby was born here? I didn't even know you could do that, I thought the country they were born in was where they had to be registered? (that is the way it works in relations to north/south america and australia, as when we looked at surrogacy we were going to have implications bringing the child back to australia).
Glad to hear the circ went well, doesn't take long to heal at all does it... I was very surprised to find Logan was healed the next day.
its all changed now, I have to regester Alexis too, well not with the Japanese government, but the NZ one, Alexis isn't attached to any country yet, and cause DH and I are kiwi's Alexis will be one too when we apply and pay for it, will do her passport at the same time
well I just worked out how much Alexis should be getting each day (breast milk I mean) Last night we gave her a bottle, her first bottle in quite a few weeks, she drunk 125mls easy as, I expressed while she was being fed and I got about 130mls, so she is getting enough from me cause I worked out that she should be taking about 96mls at the mo, mosly she feeds of one side every 3-4hours and i'll probab have about that amount on one side then, more first thing in the morning, so now I feel confident that she's getting enough :yes:
RE the trying to keep bubs cool, i'm having a bit of a hard time with that too, Alexis likes to be wrapped to sleep, so I do so with muzlin, i've brought some thinner stuff that my aunty is edging for me, so she'll still feel secure but it will breath better, anyways, we have no aircon, and only have fans, so this will be a fun summer lol
oh got a question for ya all, whens it best to take the babies swimming? DS was a winter baby so he never went for his first swim till he was about 8mths old, we went swimming on the weekend, and DH wanted to take DD into the pool, but I said no, cause the pool wasn't under any sun protection, and we have no swimmers for her (can you even get swimmers that small?)
So, if a baby is registered in another country then, would they have to apply to be able to live in this country and have to go back and forwards inbetween like adults do while sorting it out? I know that doesn't apply to NZ but it does to most other countries. When did it change? 'cos I was just talking to some lawyers in the US last week and as far as I was aware the laws hadn't changed... maybe it is just different for different countries, or different if the baby is actually born in our country and not born somewhere else and trying to be brought in.
it all changed in 2001, as you will know NZ'ers get to live here for as long as we want :D, i'm not sure sbout other nationalities though
TeamAwesome
11-12-2007, 22:45
Hi Ladies,
it was interesting last night and yesterday as the heat is really getting to Angie. I had to give her a shower with me last night (and then massaged her a little with some lotion to help keep her cool) before giving her another feed and she finally went off well to sleep. Not quite so hot tonight but was very sticky again today and a few sleeping issues though not as bad as yesterday.
I agree if you need to wrap go the thin muslin! I used them with Libby (she was born just before Christmas) that were only one layer thick and was perfect. I only put Angie down in her nappy and singlet doesn't even need a wrap (occasionally a light muslin over the top but nothing else she gets too hot) also if you have a thicker mattress protector that'll make them warmer too! I use the fluffies ones normally but found a terry toweling one last night and it seems to be doing the trick much better with this heat, so something else to think about for those of you having bub sleeping issues.
I just got off the phone to Aden and he's told me to look around for somewhere nice to go for our anniversary in Feb as we've not done anything the last couple of years, been told we can go to the Goldie or to Noosa or wherever I want(within reason of course, I'm assuming the versace is out but you never know) for a couple of nights, we need some special time for our anniversary, (bub may or may not attend depends on how she is around that age)
well I better get going to bed while I have the chance.
Hope you all get a decent amount of sleep girls!
Nat
luckie_me
11-12-2007, 23:23
Hi, just wanted to pop in and say HI!
My ds2 was born on the 11th of Oct,
He is 8 weeks 2moro, hes 61cms and 5.5kg
Hes a pretty good bub, sleeps from 8pm to 7 - 8 am
:D
Hi luckyme :wave:
congrats on bubs :smiliedance: whats his name? did you have him at gold coast hosp?
oh cassie, I didn't explane that properly, in 2001 what changed was the nz entitlements, as in we can't get the unemployment benifit anymore, parenting payment and we can't be aussie citizens till we've been here for 2 years, but aparently that might be changing soon
Liibaan's situation is a bit complicated...
As he was born here, he has QLD birth certificate, and automatically he's an Australian citizen as DH has AU citizenship. As I am a Japanese citizen, if I want to give Liibaan Japanese citizenship then I have to register Liibaan with Jap govt. He will have until he turns 22 to decide whether he wants to be a Japanese citizen or other country's citizen (as Japan doesnt allow dual/multiple citizenship).
its all changed now, I have to regester Alexis too, well not with the Japanese government, but the NZ one, Alexis isn't attached to any country yet, and cause DH and I are kiwi's Alexis will be one too when we apply and pay for it, will do her passport at the same time
Ah, DH has NZ citizenship as well (he first settled in NZ as a refugee) so then I have to register Lii with NZ Government as well? Do they have time limit? (Jap govt requires you to register within 3mths of birth, no citizenship if late!!).
Also, DH is from Somalia, and according to him he still is a Somali citizen...and Lii should be automatically be somali citizen as well. Japanese government wants to know all the citizenship details for Lii, but I can't really check anything about Somali citizenship law (or any other law for that matter). DH doesnt have any legal documents from Somalia anymore (no birth certificate/passport) so cant really prove he is a somali citizen either. Well I guess if we pay somali government or one of the warlords:rolleyes: some $$$ I am sure I can get any kind of documents I want, but I can't be bothered anymore:hair:
Good early morning everyone!! Just fed DD2 and now I'm expressing the other side (if not I'll be in pain and leaking by the next feed).
The girls did both nap yesterday and the photo shoot was another failure, DD1 would not cooperate despite pleas, cajoling, and bribery :hair: On the positive side, we could some gorgeous shots of DD2 smiling which made the whole exercise worth it. The lady doing it offered me a another session later this week to try to get a shot of the girls together, but I don't know :confused: do you ladies think I should put myself through this again to get a Xmas shot of the girls together?
Well i think i jinxed myself with my last post...
Even though things are a bit better, shes been really grizzily the last few days and just wants to be held all the time, it seems like we're going backwards and shes reverting back to her old ways
I couldnt even put her in her rocker for 5 mins this morning so that i could get dressed, she screamed her head off, was red faced and there were even tears!
(there was tears from mummy too...)
Not having a good time lately, im stuck in the house with her, its too hot to go anywhere and even if we did its too much of a mission when shes carrying on like this.
We were doing well with our 3rly feeds and daytime naps but thats out the window and shes back to snacking and not sleeping
Im hoping that its a growth spurt shes having. Shes 9weeks on Wednesday, anyone elses bub behaving differently at this stage?
Okay, now that shes asleep on my arms im going to try and read the last few pages and catch up with eveyone.
Well my days with DD2 aren't really consistent so I can't really say she's in a routine during the day (we try to follow feed, play, sleep) so her feeds/sleeps vary but this last week, either due to heat or a growth spurt she's feeding more and napping (not sleeping), so your DD could be going through the same phase too.
Everyone is different and you need to find your best way to cope, but I found it could be good to go out with bubs, DD1 always was an :angel: when we were out, so I used to go out with her even if she was grizzly. Also it was to preserve my sanity too!!
Hope things improve :hugs:
MooMoo Sam has been the same this week. Feeding a lot more often, and quite unsettled at times. I have put it down to the heat - pretty sure this is the reason for more feeds anyway. I too know what you mean about not going out when they are like this, I nearly cancelled one of our outings on the weekend. But in the end I packed her up and dragged her along - and she was a little ! Makes me wonder if they don't get a little bit stir crazy sometimes too, as she always seems to enjoy a change of scenery, even if she is being grizzly at home.
I have been putting her in the lounge (in the aircon) for her day sleeps too - just too hot in her room.
Does anyone else have any tips for keeping bubs cool in the heat?
We have fans in the bedrooms but aircon in the lounge (which is sufficient to cool the whole house, as its small 3 bedroom). Currently I have DD2 sleeping in the lounge (aircon is only on during the day though), with a muslin wrap (so she doesn't get cold) and also I only have her in a nappy and thin singlet during the day and give her lots of bf to keep her well hydrated.
I find though, even with an airconditioned car, it still gets very hot in the back, so I haven't found a solution for that yet. Also if its really humid, I will give DD2 an extra bath and massage to cool her down if needed and she's unsettled.
Hi All
Its been so long since I have posted and I cant really remember what I wrote last time and Im too lazy to go back and check.
Penny is going great, she is having her 2 month needles tomorrow, Im not looking forward to it, DP is coming too YAY, really wanted Daddy to be there for these first ones although it was hard for him to get the time off work.
I myself had two blood tests today, DR ordered a glucose test to check how my sugars are going since I had GD.
I have been feeling generally ok but its better to follow it up again now Penny is 8 weeks old.
I have read most posts and Penny is also not sleeping that great during the day and I have found by around 3pm she is so tired and grizzly I cant put her down but I really dont want her to fall asleep while I am holding her to prevent that freak out when I put her into her bed.
As for nights she is having longer sleeps anywhere from 5 to 6 hours which is lovely.
Hey, this has probably been asked and answered but how many mls of breast milk should an 8 week old be getting at each feed?? or over the day??
Welcome back Jillian, hope all went well with Penny's needles and your blood tests. Its hard to know how much bf babies get and need, but at a guess I would say around 100-130mls. I just demand feed DD2 and she won't really take the bottle, and I gauge if she's having enough by the number of wet nappies (needs 6 daily) and if she's putting on weight and seems content and sleeps well. From your post, sounds like she's doing wel, so don't worry too much!!
its all changed now, I have to regester Alexis too, well not with the Japanese government, but the NZ one, Alexis isn't attached to any country yet, and cause DH and I are kiwi's Alexis will be one too when we apply and pay for it, will do her passport at the same time
well I just worked out how much Alexis should be getting each day (breast milk I mean) Last night we gave her a bottle, her first bottle in quite a few weeks, she drunk 125mls easy as, I expressed while she was being fed and I got about 130mls, so she is getting enough from me cause I worked out that she should be taking about 96mls at the mo, mosly she feeds of one side every 3-4hours and i'll probab have about that amount on one side then, more first thing in the morning, so now I feel confident that she's getting enough
RE the trying to keep bubs cool, i'm having a bit of a hard time with that too, Alexis likes to be wrapped to sleep, so I do so with muzlin, i've brought some thinner stuff that my aunty is edging for me, so she'll still feel secure but it will breath better, anyways, we have no aircon, and only have fans, so this will be a fun summer lol
oh got a question for ya all, whens it best to take the babies swimming? DS was a winter baby so he never went for his first swim till he was about 8mths old, we went swimming on the weekend, and DH wanted to take DD into the pool, but I said no, cause the pool wasn't under any sun protection, and we have no swimmers for her (can you even get swimmers that small?)
DD1 first went for a swim at the beach and the pool when she was 3 mths old, and yes we did find swimmers that small that fit - you can get the all in one bathers with a zip (either front or back) or just get a rashie shirt and put a swim nappy on. DD1 loved her baths and her swims in the pool/beach.
We're planning a holiday to Mooloolaba over NY and DD2 will be 3 mths on NY day, and we will be putting her in the pool and maybe beach for a quick dip. We will start swimming lessons with her in March/April.
Hi, just wanted to pop in and say HI!
My ds2 was born on the 11th of Oct,
He is 8 weeks 2moro, hes 61cms and 5.5kg
Hes a pretty good bub, sleeps from 8pm to 7 - 8 am
Welcome Luckie me!! Congrats on the birth of your son!! What is his name? Also what is your secret to getting him to sleep 11-12 hours already??
Oh I thought that was the way it always was. The town I grew up in was half kiwi populated (my guardians were kiwis) and they had always been able to go back and forwards between the countries, as far as I knew anyway.
Nat that sounds lovely to be able to get some time away and together for your anniversary. Does he have to take time off work for it or does it work in with his swing? Is he working away permanently now, or was it just a temporary situation?
The heat does suck with such young babies doesn't it. After having Logan it became a necessity for us to change our aircon system (we had an evap upstairs but switched it to refridgerated that goes to most rooms in the house now), although it cost us a new car and a holiday! Well worth it now though, I love being able to set the timer to come on in the kids rooms when the morning sun starts to shine into their rooms, is helping them sleep in better.
Well, better get to before it is time to get up again. Afrika is feeding better occassionally, but is waking more frequently for no good reason... didn't help that I pulled my neck when I went to kiss her during her screaming session at 5am
Why oh why do they keep moving these smilies around, takes me longer to find what I am after than it does to type the post! And why the 2 Xmas trees I wonder?
Sorry to hear Afrika is waking up more frequently, but great that she is feeding better. :iagree: like you I find the changes with these smilies is annoying, I seem to take ages to find the ones I want.
Okay pumping is now over, I'm off to bed, hope you are all getting a good sleep :sleeping:
Ah, DH has NZ citizenship as well (he first settled in NZ as a refugee) so then I have to register Lii with NZ Government as well? Do they have time limit? (Jap govt requires you to register within 3mths of birth, no citizenship if late!!).
Also, DH is from Somalia, and according to him he still is a Somali citizen...and Lii should be automatically be somali citizen as well.
as far as I know you can't be a citizen everywhere, so bubs can't be a citizen of the 4 country's you've just mentioned, although you can have dual citizenship with australia and NZ, oh and just cause bubs has a QLD birt cert, doesn't make them a citizen, unless you or your DH/DP are aussie citizen's yourselves, might pay to ring somone in sydney, they will beable to help you
be back soon with personals
hello, my names annette, my DD was born on the 8th of october, weighing 4.45kg and 57.5 cm's long (big bubba for my first!!)
she is only about a kilo heavier now and 64.5cms......
...does anyone have a suggestion on how2 to settle bubs without a dummie??...id like to use one but she refuses it!! the only way i can calm her atm is to put her on the boob!!!!:rolleyes:
sam's mum
12-12-2007, 09:31
my youngest two have got dutch passports as well as Australian. We didn't have to notify their births though, just take their Australian certificates to the dutch embassy and fill out the passport applications. DH has got two passports as well. not sure what his citizenship status is though, Netherlands keep changing their laws.
hello, my names annette, my DD was born on the 8th of october, weighing 4.45kg and 57.5 cm's long (big bubba for my first!!)
she is only about a kilo heavier now and 64.5cms......
...does anyone have a suggestion on how2 to settle bubs without a dummie??...id like to use one but she refuses it!! the only way i can calm her atm is to put her on the boob!!!!
Welcome Annette and congratulations on the birth of your DD!!
My DD2 also doesn't take a dummy, so to settle her I give her cuddles, or rock her in my arms, use a rocker, giver her the boob or just pat her gently on her tummy. Although I don't do controlled crying, if she isn't hungry, hot/cold or need a nappy change, we try to let her self soothe, and that could mean a couple of minutes of crying/making cooing noises and then she goes off to sleep. If her cry was distressing then I would pick her up of course!! Good luck, it can be hard at times to settle/soothe a new baby!!
I agree with Jo, you will not be able to make baby a citizen of that many countries. I don't understand why you would also want to register in NZ if neither of you are in fact truly new zealanders and you aren't residing there either. I think it is important for a child to have a place to call home and being a part of every which country may cause them some serious identity issues. Please don't take that in a nasty way, I am just talking from experience as a child and believe it is something you should consider seriously before making any decisions, although the fact that he can decide himself before turning 22 sounds great.
Welcome to the thread Luckie Me, can't wait to get to know you and your family, and congratulations!
Zenifa you didn't seriously type that post 1 handed while pumping did you (takes 5 minutes to find suitable smiley)
I've got to buy tickets for Matchbox 20 today, I hate it when non-computer people ask you to do things for them all the time (plus I know I will foot the bill) :mad:
On a good note, only 12 hours til hubby gets home :smiliedance:
Oh yay I see they brought :devil:one back too, I have missed this one when explaining my child, lmao. HAGD e1, I am sure I will be back soon!
Cassie, I typed most of it one handed, but did stop a couple of times and pump with two hands and yes it took ages to find my 6 smilies!!
I bet you can't wait to see DH, enjoy your time with him and we'll understand if we don't see you on here for a bit. How long is he back for? Do I remember you saying that he would be home and not working for 5 days in a row!! Sounds great.
Dh is taking next Monday off to take DD1 to the wiggles and go to the dentist, so as a result, this week and next he may have to work back an hour a day (just to get all his work done), which will be frustrating:hair:, as when he got home last night, I had weathered the storm of two grizzly kids :hissy:and making dinner - when he walked in the door, food was ready and both girls blissfully asleep!!
Just a quiet day at home for us, after being out for the last two. Its pretty hot here so trying to keep cool and :fingerscrossed: my washing is dry before the storm. Oh! playschool has ended, better go and see what DD1 is up to.
BBL bye for now!
[quote=zenifa;2178486]Welcome Annette and congratulations on the birth of your DD!!
My DD2 also doesn't take a dummy, so to settle her I give her cuddles, or rock her in my arms, use a rocker, giver her the boob or just pat her gently on her tummy. Although I don't do controlled crying, if she isn't hungry, hot/cold or need a nappy change, we try to let her self soothe, and that could mean a couple of minutes of crying/making cooing noises and then she goes off to sleep. If her cry was distressing then I would pick her up of course!! Good luck, it can be hard at times to settle/soothe a new baby!!
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Thanks for that, atm i usually just walk around with her and she is happy till i put her in bed lol:rolleyes:, i usually let her moan and groan but i cant stand her crying:( so i have to go pick her up,
she usually sleeps from 8pm till 6am with just a 3.30am feed, its just the day that i cant settle her!!! Just gotta soldier on!!
Annette
I've got the same as you, a bubs who sleeps beautifully from 6-7pm til 6-7am with just one feed, but during the day she only has naps and loves to be held/cuddled all the time, that is why I use a sling!!
Hi all,
Better day so far thank god, i was dreading it to begin with but shes been great so far.
Night was a little better, fed at 11pm, 2, 5 and 7. Although i did have to get up about 10 million times to put her dummy in grrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:They are a lifesaver but boy are they a curse as well :mad:
Slept 8am-10am and i put her down again at 11.30 and she went straight to sleep, no crying, no rocking, patting, singing, nothing, i cant believe it! Shes still asleep now, this is fantastic!!
Im going to go out and buy a swing this afternoon, she doesnt like her rocker much so i need somewhere to put her down and keep her somewhat entertained as well.
Okay, ive read through zillions of pages so will attempt some personals....
Da!mn, little angel :devil6:has just woken up.....
bbl.................
Hi all,
Better day so far thank god, i was dreading it to begin with but shes been great so far.
Night was a little better, fed at 11pm, 2, 5 and 7. Although i did have to get up about 10 million times to put her dummy in grrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:They are a lifesaver but boy are they a curse as well :mad:
I've often considered sticky tape!:hair:
My DD1 has always used a dummy to sleep:sleeping: but we've been lucky, if it fell out while she was asleep, she didn't noticed and kept sleeping, thankfully!! It must be a real pain to be woken up repeatedly to put it back in:hair:. I know some mums have had several in the cot, so (a slightly older) bubs can find one and put it back him/herself. We never needed to do that.
We are having no luck weaning DD1 off the dummy atm :hissy:(& don't even ask about TT :no:), we are so thankful DD2 isn't interested and doesn't need one!!:smiliedance:
My day was okay today, the washing got wet and DD1 was nappy free but only sat on the potty and wouldn't do wee.........she's stubborn and can hold on for ages, I finally caved & put a nappy on her when she went to bed. DD2 took 60mls of EBM from a bottle which was great :angel: and she's been wonderful, laughing, lots of fun!
Better go and have a rest now, as DH is due home soon!!
Hey All
Penny had her needles today and she cried only a little-I was happily surprised. We went to the health clinic to have them done and all the other babies were screaming, I was nervous but Pen did very well.
Thanks all for your comments and answers to my breast milk question.
Thanks Cassie, I really only wanted to know because when I do express and replace a feed with that express milk-- Im always thinking is it enough??
We are off to a wedding this Sat and I wanted to express as the dress I have chosen is really not breast feeding friendly :laughing:
Usually Penny does take anywhere from 70-120mls of express so Im happy with that.
And yes she is gaining weight and having many wet nappies.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH, being a first Mum I worry about most things.
Thank goodness for BH.
:hugs: to you all.
mischief79
12-12-2007, 20:44
A quick one..... someone won't sleep, and ER starts in a minute!
We had needles last night. She was grizzly when we got home and wouldn't settle. I gave her half the recommended dose of Baby Panadol and then she slept solid from 10pm until 10am with no wake-up's at all. Is this because of the needles or the panadol? I hope its just the start of a new routine!
Back tomorrow for a proper post, ER has priority right now!
TeamAwesome
12-12-2007, 20:50
Hi Ladies,
We've decided to just stay on the coast as Angie will only be 15 weeks on our anniversary and I am now narrowing it down to where I want to go, my criteria is pretty simple really and good as it narrows it down heaps just a pain going through the other ones. I want a double spa bath, a king size bed- very important when you're used to sleeping mostly on your own as both try to take over the bed. oh and kitchen would be nice too lol. I'm thinking a b and b cottage would be nice.
anyhow Angie is about 5.8 kgs now (I jumped on the scales with her) so she's a real chubby bubby and almost in 00 singlets (she's pretty short in comparison so still fits 000 outfits) and I have of course realised Libby was in 00 when we were in WA so I've got hardly any 00 basics and just winter kind of stuff so I have an excuse to do a bit of shopping (any excuse works but a good one is even better as it's more justified ;) )
Cassie - yes he'll have to take time off work to do it which is a pain. HIm working away is just temporary until the project locally is bak on track (they keep getting rained out)
I'm glad to hear Afrika'a feeding better, must be good to see that improvement ven if it's making her wake more, I hope her sleeping improves for you again. yay for your DH coming home! I personally find I relax so much more when Aden's home.
Welcome Anette! sorry I don't know anything about dummies (my kids both used teething ones when teething but that's it) but my first did literally feed all day like that and used me like a dummy, all babies are different, some like dummies some don't. If you're stopping her feed too soon she may actually not be full as she doesn't get the hind milk just the thirst quenching foremilk. So try not to let her fall asleep unless she's been there awhile (having a wet washer nearby can help). Also make sure you drink plenty of fluids as that will help your milk supply. If you are able to feed while lying down so you can rest also.
Luckie me- welcome!
Don't be afraid to join in girls, we're all very friendly, all kind of in the same boat (as in we all have young babies)
oops there's some serious thunder and lightening happening so will have to come back tomorrow to finish this.
have a good night girls!
Natalie
mischief79
12-12-2007, 21:05
I'm such an idiot!! I had everything done in time to settle down for ER. Had a slight problem though, I was ready for it at 9.30pm, and it was on at 8.30pm. My night is over. I am so upset I'm going to bed to sulk.......
Hey there girls!
Once again it has been awhile since I have posted. Just wanted to pop in and say "Hello".
My little man is going to be 11 weeks on Thursday, I cant believe he is almost 12 weeks old already. Time sure has flown by!
He is finally starting to get into a routine, his smiles are just gorgeous and I get so many of them everyday now. I have almost completely weened him off the breast now. He is lactose intolerant like my first son was so I am giving him S26 Lactose Free Formula now.
I have been so busy preparing for xmas, I want this xmas to be extra special because its my babies first xmas and also because last year was so awful for me since it was over xmas and new years that I lost my little Peanut :(
I am loving being a mum of a little baby again so much that I am thinking of trying for number 3 sooner than originally planned. I was gonna start 'trying' middle of the year but now I am thinking we might start 'trying' after new years. I gotta discuss this in more detail with my hubby but I think he will agree that we should start 'trying' again ASAP since I had so much trouble falling pregnant last time and we are thinking we might want 4 kids now!
Anyways I hope you girls and your bubs are all doing really well. I will post again soon.
Tam
xx
evening everyone
nothing much going on here, I gave DD another bottle today of EBM, she wasn't too happy at first with me holding here and shoving a bottle in her mouth, I think she was wanting the fresh stuff lol, she took 135mls, the little guts, I expressed after and I got 130 out of one side, no wonder she only feeds one side at a feed, when I can get that much out of one, so i'm now happy that she's getting enough,
pebbles good to see you in here again, glad Ty is doing so well, hard to believe that our little bubba's are going to be 3mths old soon
mischief79 I always do that, think something is on at a certain time, only to find it was earlier in the night, anyways 10pm till 10am is impressive, was probably a mixture of both the shots and the panadol that did that, the nurse that gave Alexis her shots warned me that she might be a bit sleepy
Nat Angie is a big girl, well she is compared to Alexis, she's only 4.5kgs, well as off last friday she was, good luck with finding a nice place to stay :yes:
MooMoo isn't it frustraiting when they rely on their dummy's so much to go to slee, they are definatly a life saver sometimes, i'm trying to get DD to take a dummy (I don't want her to suck her thumb) and we're not having much luck, one day she'll suck real well and take the dummy, other days she won't have a bar of it
Anette welcome to our lovely thread,
Hi everyone
Well have i had one bad day Bella just wouldnt sleep she would feed and feed and feed then i would put her down she wake right up again so i tried burping her etc... nothing would work untill DP got home from work she had her bath and went straight to sleep! :hair: so after getting no time to myself it was a godesend when the lady from hugabub called to say the sling will be in the mail today (i had to choose a different colour) so im waiting with :fingerscrossed: that it arrives tomorrow as it is express hmm i hope so.
When you BF i have been told to give her 20/20 on each boob then i have been told just to do the one??? Help not sure which one i should be doing??
Also when is the best time to express? im sure i have asked this but ol brain up there isnt working quite well,
Welcome Luckie me and Anette!!
Cannot remember which one of you is 21 but im the same age with my first Isabelle Grace hope you are both coping ok!
antlmummy - can i come? some time away would be great! lol :D
Hi pebbles annd Cenni glad to hear Pennys shots went well.
Bella uses a dummie but she just drops it out of her mouth when she is aleep and doesnt wake :smiliedance:hope she doesnt get to attached.
Well thats all from me i was waiting for Bella to wake but from the little sleep she had today she might be out for a while! Night:sleeping:
When you BF i have been told to give her 20/20 on each boob then i have been told just to do the one??? Help not sure which one i should be doing??
Also when is the best time to express? im sure i have asked this but ol brain up there isnt working quite well
you can do either, 20/20 each side, or just one, it doesn't really matter, as long as they are getting enough each side, I can do one side a feed cause I know there is enough there, I do offer the other side though and sometimes she take it other times she doesn't, normally its the evening feeds that she takes both sides cause I don't seam to have as much then
as for expressing, morning is a good time really, cause thats when you will have more milk, if you want to build up your supply at the same time, express after each feed, you will probably find that you won't get much, but it all adds up and you'll start producing lots of milk too, but if you want a decient amount in one hit, do it after the first feed in the morning
Back again, pumping as DD2 has slept for 6hrs, so I needed to get some relief before I feed her. She is stirring, so time for a quick post from me.
I'm such an idiot!! I had everything done in time to settle down for ER. Had a slight problem though, I was ready for it at 9.30pm, and it was on at 8.30pm. My night is over. I am so upset I'm going to bed to sulk.......
:hugs: to you!! I'm a fan too and watched it tonight. My DD2 also was very unsettled and wouldn't get to sleep til 8.30pm, kept feeding her and burping her, was so relieved once she went down, as it had been a tiring day!
evening everyone
nothing much going on here, I gave DD another bottle today of EBM, she wasn't too happy at first with me holding here and shoving a bottle in her mouth, I think she was wanting the fresh stuff lol, she took 135mls, the little guts, I expressed after and I got 130 out of one side, no wonder she only feeds one side at a feed, when I can get that much out of one, so i'm now happy that she's getting enough,
pebbles good to see you in here again, glad Ty is doing so well, hard to believe that our little bubba's are going to be 3mths old soon
mischief79 I always do that, think something is on at a certain time, only to find it was earlier in the night, anyways 10pm till 10am is impressive, was probably a mixture of both the shots and the panadol that did that, the nurse that gave Alexis her shots warned me that she might be a bit sleepy
Nat Angie is a big girl, well she is compared to Alexis, she's only 4.5kgs, well as off last friday she was, good luck with finding a nice place to stay
MooMoo isn't it frustraiting when they rely on their dummy's so much to go to slee, they are definatly a life saver sometimes, i'm trying to get DD to take a dummy (I don't want her to suck her thumb) and we're not having much luck, one day she'll suck real well and take the dummy, other days she won't have a bar of it
Anette welcome to our lovely thread,
Jo, that made me laugh, as I just pumped 140mls off one side and about to do the other. DD2 had 80 mls today, after my last post I got another 20mls into her. It took her a while to figure out the bottle but once she did, she fed well. It took ages for her to drink it though, she's much more efficient at the boob.
Hi everyone
Well have i had one bad day Bella just wouldnt sleep she would feed and feed and feed then i would put her down she wake right up again so i tried burping her etc... nothing would work untill DP got home from work she had her bath and went straight to sleep! so after getting no time to myself it was a godesend when the lady from hugabub called to say the sling will be in the mail today (i had to choose a different colour) so im waiting with that it arrives tomorrow as it is express hmm i hope so.
When you BF i have been told to give her 20/20 on each boob then i have been told just to do the one??? Help not sure which one i should be doing??
Also when is the best time to express? im sure i have asked this but ol brain up there isnt working quite well,
Welcome Luckie me and Anette!!
Cannot remember which one of you is 21 but im the same age with my first Isabelle Grace hope you are both coping ok!
antlmummy - can i come? some time away would be great! lol :D
Hi pebbles annd Cenni glad to hear Pennys shots went well.
Bella uses a dummie but she just drops it out of her mouth when she is aleep and doesnt wake hope she doesnt get to attached.
Well thats all from me i was waiting for Bella to wake but from the little sleep she had today she might be out for a while! Night
Hope you enjoy your hugabub, I love having DD2 in mine and get comments everytime we go out in it. She is so cosy and adorable, she loves it.
You can do either, 20/20 or offer one side. If your breasts don't feel too full and your bub seems to have fed enough, that is what matters.
I usually offer both, but most of the time she only has one side. I express at night only because I get very full breasts that can get painful (& interfere with my precious sleep) and if she only feeds from one side, it could be 10hrs between feeds for that side,so I express for my own relief and to prevent engorgement/mastitis. The best time to express is morning, as your supply goes down in late afternoon/evening.
you can do either, 20/20 each side, or just one, it doesn't really matter, as long as they are getting enough each side, I can do one side a feed cause I know there is enough there, I do offer the other side though and sometimes she take it other times she doesn't, normally its the evening feeds that she takes both sides cause I don't seam to have as much then
as for expressing, morning is a good time really, cause thats when you will have more milk, if you want to build up your supply at the same time, express after each feed, you will probably find that you won't get much, but it all adds up and you'll start producing lots of milk too, but if you want a decient amount in one hit, do it after the first feed in the morning
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Welcome back Tammy, great to hear your update, wow, can't believe our bubs will be 3 mths soon!!
Yes, it will be exciting first Xmas with our new bubs!
Okay got 60 mls from the other side, time now to feed DD2 and then sleep :sleeping:
Good night everyone!!
you were up early Zenifa :yes:
I know what ya mean about feeling full, Alexis can be about 8-10hrs between feeds on one side, so i'm quite often full twice a day, i'm not expressing off any of the excess at the mo, only cause i've still got alot of milk in the freezer, so i'm only expressing when i'm giving her a bottle, so i'm replacing what I take out, after this sunday though (i've got DH's work thing) we'll be out most of the day and night so she'll be bottle fed during that time, and cause i'll be drinking I won't beable to keep some of the expressed stuff, so after sunday i'll have to express in the mornings again to keep up my stock in the freezer
well nothing much going on here today, just cleaning and stuff, boring really, i'm hoping to go out tonight and pick up one of my laybuys for xmas, can't wait cause I love to wrap things, oh and i've got to go out at some stage and get BIL and his girlfriend their pressie
hope everyone has a great day
Hello ladies,
Lii was a bit grizzly last night, but managed to put him down around 8pm...then he only woke up at 4am! Nice change from every 2 hrs.
Nothing much happening here today. DH is off work today but he is still :sleeping:, as he finished work after midnight...we'll probably go shopping later...
as far as I know you can't be a citizen everywhere, so bubs can't be a citizen of the 4 country's you've just mentioned, although you can have dual citizenship with australia and NZ, oh and just cause bubs has a QLD birt cert, doesn't make them a citizen, unless you or your DH/DP are aussie citizen's yourselves, might pay to ring somone in sydney, they will beable to help you
DH has both Aust/NZ citizenship...I've checked NZ government website and it seems that Lii's case falls under a "NZ citizen by decent"...but like you said, you have to pay $$$ to register it, so dont think I will be doing that. We are not really planning to move to NZ, so no need for citizenship now. Just needed to check the law to see if Lii's entitled to be or not, because Jap government asked me to check and if he is, I have to notify them (eventhough I am not registering him with NZ govt). Sooo complicated :thumbsdown:
my youngest two have got dutch passports as well as Australian. We didn't have to notify their births though, just take their Australian certificates to the dutch embassy and fill out the passport applications. DH has got two passports as well. not sure what his citizenship status is though, Netherlands keep changing their laws.
I guess if Netherlands Govt allows you to have 2 passports, then they allow to have multiple citizenship...Japanese government is very strict on this, no other citizenship/passport if you are Japanese. Hence the need to register with them...
I agree with Jo, you will not be able to make baby a citizen of that many countries. I don't understand why you would also want to register in NZ if neither of you are in fact truly new zealanders and you aren't residing there either. I think it is important for a child to have a place to call home and being a part of every which country may cause them some serious identity issues. Please don't take that in a nasty way, I am just talking from experience as a child and believe it is something you should consider seriously before making any decisions, although the fact that he can decide himself before turning 22 sounds great
Oh, no not really....I don't really want Lii to have too many citizenship/passports situation, as it would be just a nuisance....but I want to make sure that he has the "option to choose" Japanese citizenship. I dont think we will be moving to NZ or Somalia (no way!!!) so I dont really care about those 2 countries, but Japanese goverment does care if he is entitled to be citizen of any other countries....
As for "home" country, I don't really think citizenship will have any effect on that. I am a Japanese citizen, and I consider myself as a Japanese, but my home is here in Brisbane. I don't feel home when I stay with my family in Tokyo anymore (even before I got married and have my own family I felt that way). As soon as I see the Brissy scenary from airplane, I feel *HOME*.
Lii will have to face identity issues to some degree later anyway, because of his mixed heritage... He doesnt look 100% Japanese or 100% Somali, and he will grow up in Australia. I wouldnt be surprised if he just wants to be an "Aussie Kid", but I want him to be proud of who he is, where his mum and dad came from.
luckie_me & confusd - Welcome, and congrats on your bub!
MooMoo - Did you get a swing? Lii loves his swing...it's a god-send!
Cenni - Glad that needles went ok!
mischef79 - Lii sleeps for long time when he has panadol too...Oh and sorry about ER!
antlmummy - b&b for anniversary sounds nice....hope you'll find a nice place!
Pebbles - Yes time flies indeed! glad you are enjyoing being baby's mum! I do enjoy but cant really think about #2 just yet....
saremc - I normally try to offer both, but Lii only takes oneside most of the time. As for expressing, I do after 4am feed or 7am feed. I think in the morning you have more milk so its easier...
Zenifa - I've PMed you!
TrulyBlessed - Happy shopping and wrapping! We don't do Christmass, so no wrapping for me this year which is cool, cause I am never good at it!
Well better go and wake DH up. dont want to miss the whole day!
Hi ladies
Well I did get back a few days ago and was half way through a post when DH needed the laptop so sorry for not replying/doing personals.
Well Charlie has been so so, whingy today and sleeping ok, with 2 feeds during the night but I think my sleep is so f**ed that I now can't sleep when she is.:rolleyes:
Putting her to sleep in her cot during the day was going well until I had a few days out and she would only fall asleep in my arms. Home today and she has forgotten how to go to sleep in her cot. Anyway got her down for one nap but gave up this arvo and she is asleep in my arms. The tresilian method of settling is great if you don't have a life but if you are out and about it doesn't work, she is too exceited to go to sleep on her own.
Anyway went to MILs on Tuesday and finished xmas shopping,. yeah! Then had the first social catch up from mum's group on Wednesday which was fun, alot smaller than our actual group so easier to chat to people. But I left just on feed time, didn't realise the time so had to go back to the cafe, feed Charlie and ended up joining another mum's group for a 2nd coffee.
Also weigher her at the hospy - Charlie has put on 350 grams in a week so she now weighs 6.35kg!! I know this is too much and am trying ot stretch her between feeds but she can only go so long before she gets so worked up she won't feed/settle etc. Anyway diet for both mum and buba I think!:laughing:
We have a Sydney Bub Hub catch up tomorrow with Erin, Dell (DelliBelli) and myself so hopefully the weather is ok. Looking forward to seeing the girls and bubs!
Hope everyone is well and bubas are being :angel:s
Will do some personals next post.
you were up early Zenifa
I know what ya mean about feeling full, Alexis can be about 8-10hrs between feeds on one side, so i'm quite often full twice a day, i'm not expressing off any of the excess at the mo, only cause i've still got alot of milk in the freezer, so i'm only expressing when i'm giving her a bottle, so i'm replacing what I take out, after this sunday though (i've got DH's work thing) we'll be out most of the day and night so she'll be bottle fed during that time, and cause i'll be drinking I won't beable to keep some of the expressed stuff, so after sunday i'll have to express in the mornings again to keep up my stock in the freezer
well nothing much going on here today, just cleaning and stuff, boring really, i'm hoping to go out tonight and pick up one of my laybuys for xmas, can't wait cause I love to wrap things, oh and i've got to go out at some stage and get BIL and his girlfriend their pressie
hope everyone has a great day
Jo, given that DD2 takes only the odd bottle here and there, I've got a big stash in the freezer. I feel bad expressing and then letting that liquid gold go down the sink. I hope that DD2 will take a bottle a day (just for one feed) so I can use it up. I only express when I feel I need to, as I don't want to increase supply, its plentiful atm.
I've got one layby to pick up and then all my presents are will be wrapped and ready, hope to do it this weekend when I can borrow mum's car, as the blackboard I got for DD1 is too big for our boot and with two car seats (its a sedan) we can't put seats down.
Aki - I've PMed you too!!
Our morning has been busy (warning, a little vent coming)- DD2 got up at 6.30am for a feed, then we got ready to drop DH at the bus-stop and then the plan was to drop DD2 at mum's so I could go with DD1 to daycare for another play to get her familiar with the place, people and routine. Mum was called in to work at the last minute (she has actually retired, but is going back for a few days as a favour, as they are busy pre-Xmas) but I only found out when I pulled up this morning to find dad in the front garden. I was frustrated :hair:, but later felt guilty and selfish, my parents help me out whenever I need it and they need to have their own life too. But this was planned and I felt mum could of called me last night to let me know. Anyhow, I took both the girls to daycare and it went well, was quite tiring. All the kids were fascinated by DD2 in my sling and DD1 had fun.
We're home now, had lunch and now hoping they both have a nap, as I would like a rest too!! I've got dinner on in the slowcooker (lamb roast :chef:), washing off the line, no more chores for me today, just keeping up with my 2 girls.
Hope everyone is having a great day.:sunshine:
Hi ladies
Well I did get back a few days ago and was half way through a post when DH needed the laptop so sorry for not replying/doing personals.
Well Charlie has been so so, whingy today and sleeping ok, with 2 feeds during the night but I think my sleep is so f**ed that I now can't sleep when she is.:rolleyes:
Putting her to sleep in her cot during the day was going well until I had a few days out and she would only fall asleep in my arms. Home today and she has forgotten how to go to sleep in her cot. Anyway got her down for one nap but gave up this arvo and she is asleep in my arms. The tresilian method of settling is great if you don't have a life but if you are out and about it doesn't work, she is too exceited to go to sleep on her own.
Anyway went to MILs on Tuesday and finished xmas shopping,. yeah! Then had the first social catch up from mum's group on Wednesday which was fun, alot smaller than our actual group so easier to chat to people. But I left just on feed time, didn't realise the time so had to go back to the cafe, feed Charlie and ended up joining another mum's group for a 2nd coffee.
Also weigher her at the hospy - Charlie has put on 350 grams in a week so she now weighs 6.35kg!! I know this is too much and am trying ot stretch her between feeds but she can only go so long before she gets so worked up she won't feed/settle etc. Anyway diet for both mum and buba I think!:laughing:
We have a Sydney Bub Hub catch up tomorrow with Erin, Dell (DelliBelli) and myself so hopefully the weather is ok. Looking forward to seeing the girls and bubs!
Hope everyone is well and bubas are being :angel:s
Will do some personals next post.
I agree Mich, it can be hard to get good settling and sleeping from bubs when we go out and about, but at the same time, we can't just stay housebound or we'll go stir crazy!!
My DD2 is resisting sleeping in her cot and prefers the snuggle bed, rocker or our bed :rolleyes: so atm as long as she sleeps I don't care where!!
She loves the toys on her rocker, the playgym (which I have over the snuggle bed when its time for a play) and some of her toys, she's really interacting so much more!! While I did my last post, I had DD2 in my arms and was holding a little mirror, she was fascinated at her own reflection, which helped me type my post in peace!!
Has anyone noticed their bubs is vocal when they are on the phone, often I won't her a peep out of DD2, but as soon as I'm on the phone she is making noises!
Charlie's weight gain is great and on the upper end of normal for her age, don't worry as long as she and mum are healthy, weight isn't an issue!!
Hope you, Erin and Dell have a great meet-up tomorrow :ecomcity: and say hi to them from me!!:wave:
Just had to share this, when I finished the last post I thought I heard DD1 stirring in her room and thought, must check to see if she's up to mischief ..........well I found her unwrapping 3 of her sisters Xmas presents :hair::banghead: so much for her having a nap, better go and check that she is behaving and off now to re-wrap those presents!!
Hi ladies,
Well Sam had her longest sleep ever last night - 4 & 1/4 hours! Normally she only sleeps for 3hrs so I was very surprised. No extra sleep for me though, of course I woke up wondering what was going on and had to go and check on her! :rolleyes:
She is doing well with her daytime sleeps, I just put her in the hammock, give her a bit of a bounce, and she will put herself to sleep. Still only sleeps for 45 minutes though during the day, not sure if she should be sleeping longer - she sure is wide awake and happy :goodvibes: when she gets up!
She has been co-sleeping with us until now, but I have started putting her in her hammock at night this week. Seems to be going well. I also feed her in her room with just the night light on (before we were going to the lounge with the telly on!) She seems to be feeding a lot quicker and resettling easily, so hopefully with time the night sleeps will continue to get a bit longer.
We ordered some calendars online from Snapfish for Sam to give to the grandparents for Christmas :noel: Got an email today saying they have already been shipped! That is awesome considering I only ordered them yesterday - can't wait for them to turn up in the mail so I can have a peek!
I think I hear the mailman now... might go and check! :D BBL
TeamAwesome
13-12-2007, 14:54
Hi Ladies,
it's a bnit of a me vent today as I'm having a bad day with my back today (I think due to the weather change last nighht) so am trying to take it easy but have so much to do as due to bub being unsettled with the heat I've not gotten any washing done lately and of course there's dishes which aren't being done but I can't stand up for long at the moment just too sore so have had some panadeine. I didn't sleep well because of it (but due to night feeds I couldn't take it as I would have been too sleepy which isn't good if something happens and some quick thinking is required. I Want my DH home for a cuddle and he's miserable being away from us, (though this is more cos of the treatment he's getting for speaking up on safety issues as they seem to be doing things however they want and not thinking ahead and when he stepped into stop a potentially dangerous situation (he was seriously concerned one of the guys would be killed in front of him) he was just shrugged off and then when he pressed again was told to get Firetrucked, the WHSO on site has no idea about the kind of things they were doing but DH says it's common sense stuff they're ignoring, so when he saw the site manager they asked he what he was doing about it (duh, telling him) he said if they keep it up they can book him a ticket home as he won't be responsible nor work with people who have such a disregard for the safety of everyone. Let's just say none of the guys are really happy about him speaking up so now they're treating him like dirt. I knid of feel like the mum in that add where she sees her little boy get hurt but he's really a teen and I want to go hug him and make it better but I know he's "big boy" who can take care of himself. I'm going to get the kids a shirt which says something like Dad rocks on it and take a pic with my phone and send it to him which should cheer him up.
Mich- don't worry about the weight gain trust me your GP won't, they only worry if it's not much gain. If you're plotting her growth on the growth chart in her baby book it's what's normal for her not other babies. a chubby bubby is good in that if they should get sick or go off their milk for whatever reason they have a bit of store there.
Zenifa - what a pain, I've not wrapped any presents yet partly for this reason (bar my SIL's cos I arranged it into a box, lol) I got a great tip to leave them all in black plastic garbage bags and tape them up so if the kids stumble across them they can't see what they are and can't get into them without leaving some evidence. (also means you could wrap them and then hide them in a plastic bag if you want, I've just not had a chance to do any wrapping yet)
and yes I understand a courtesy call would have been nice even if you have been relying on them a bit they are your family after all and they aranged it with you (I remember getting told off for calling my MIL when Libby was only a couple of months old as MIL and SIL's were off to the Goldie for the day and I should have known (apparently I'm psychic) Aden was away and I didn't have my licence and desperately needed something for one of the kids basically straight away and had to take a taxi as I couldn't get hold of anyone else and was supposedly able to rely on them, oh and she's told me she'd be over that afternoon to help me out with something and I was calling to see if she could come earlier.:hair:)
hmm I better start organising some dinner otherwise we'll starve.
Hi ladies!
Shocker evening last night. I must have eaten something that didnt agree with DS and he had lower wind pain all day! Then by evening he had had enought. Poor little thing was absolutely screaming! Finally fell asleep by 9pm. FIL dropped off a swing last night too, we finally got one. Its the fisher price aquariam cradle one, I put DS in it this morning and he loved it!! :yelclap:
Well I feel much better now after a trip to the chiro this morning! To top things off when I came home DH had washed up and done 2 loads of washing! He never normally does anything when I leave him at home with DS! So then I was able to vacuum and mop our floors, they were filthy from having our visitors coming and going.
Had a busy couple of days but back to some normality now. DS must be feeling it too, he had a 3hrs nap this morning and has been down for 2hrs now! I'm glad he is sleeping though cause I am taking him up to school (my old work) for a catch up with everyone as it is the last day of school today! Hopefully he will be an :angel:!
Zenifa - Glad trip to daycare went so well with both girls, can understand the frustration! Hope you got the pressies rewrapped :eek:, that reminds me, Id better get on to that, I have to send some over to QLD for my family!
Mich - I agree its so hard keeping any sort of sleeping habit consistent when you go out. DS tends not to sleep when being help by anyone and will only nap in his pram for a short while. Then you end up with an overtired grumpy bum at the end of the day! :rolleyes: GOod luck getting things back to 'normal'.
ikran - Hope the citizenship details get sorted soon, I hate doing all that sort of stuff, so much paperwork! Have fun shopping! Yay that Lii slept till 4am! DS used to do that but lately he has been waking at 2ish and then though til 7ish so not so bad, still only getting up once!
Jillian - Glad to hear everything is going well, especiallly the needles! They are scary huh, not looking forward to the next ones either!
Cassie - hope your enjoying time with DH!! Must be so great to have him home!
Saremc- DS usually only takes one side, like the others, sometimes I do offer the second one but he isnt interested. I can tell he is getting enought because of his sleeps, wet nappies and weight gain. Hope this helps.
Antlmummy - Sounds like a great idea with the b&b. I hope you find what you are looking for, its so nice to have something to look forward too. We are heading over to Melbourne in March for a g/f wedding - I can't wait!
Pebbles - So glad to hear how well you are going. Yes time flies indeed! Now when people ask how old DS is its sounds weird saying 9wks!!
Well, DS is about to wake up. Hope everyone is having a lovely week!
12 days till :tree:!!:smiliedance:
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Springpetal - yay for Sam sleeping longer:yelclap:!! Its so exciting isnt it! :fingerscrossed: It stays that way!!
Antlmummy - :hugs: to you hun, sounds like you've got a lot going on there. I know how sucky it is with a sore back, i constantly have headaches from my neck and upper back. I wish there was some permanent fix! Take care, and I hope everything at Adens work settles down, the poor guy. Trying to the right thing and he gets stung for it - totally wrong!!:mad:
Nat :hugs: to you, hope your back gets better soon. Just do the essentials and try to rest as much as you can. I really feel for Aden, he is doing the right thing for speaking up esp about safety issues, its a shame he's being treated poorly because of it, your idea to cheer him up sounds great, not just a picture but also get the kids on the phone telling him what a great dad he is!!
I agree with you about the weight gain, once bubs start to crawl, stand and walk all those fat rolls will disappear!!
I had wrapped presents and put them in big bags and hidden them, but DD1 had found one hidden in her wardrobe, so I've re-wrapped and found another hiding place.:fingerscrossed: DD1 and DD2 are both sleeping now, its a miracle!!
Hoping my mum calls tonight to let me know her plans for tomorrow, as I was thinking of going back to the daycare for the morning with DD1 but if she's busy I can either take both girls or just have a quiet day at home. I'm just the kind of person who needs to know before, I'm not that spontaneous now i have kids, I like to be organised, so I can plan what I'm doing .....esp as it could mean a sleep in for me!!:laughing:
Anna! Great to hear from you and that Finlay loves his new swing!! Hope he is good for your trip back to school and well done to your DH for doing the dishes and laundry, I would be encouraging that behaviour!!:yelclap: Hope your neck and upper back improves!!
Milliner
13-12-2007, 15:29
Sorry this is my cr@p attempt at personals.
Springpetal - How good are the hammocks!!!! We got Mirabella one on the weekend and she loves it. I wish I had one with DS. We have the miyo baby hammock, she is only in there for day sleeps atm, and I still find it easy to co-sleep at night.
I went in there today and she had done a poo explosion all over her mattress in the hammock, lucky it was easy to clean.
Mich - Having a routine can be hard when you want to have a social life, or any form of a life :rolleyes:. BUT, If I have a full on day one day and DD doesn't get much sleep I will try and stay home the next day to let her catch up on some sleep otherwise she goes feral. :devil6:
We got Mirabella's Us results back and she has Pyloric thickening, so that's the cause of her projectile vomiting. She also has some spasming in the valves. We just need to keep an eye on her and if it gets worse she may need an op to open up the valve.
I have booked her in with the osteopath next Tues just to check all is ok with the rest of her body.
Milliner
13-12-2007, 15:33
Zenifa - What a cheeky girl you have there! :devil6:
Zenifa - What a cheeky girl you have there! :devil6:
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Your new avatar pic is very cute! Hope all is well with Mirabella - does this affect her feeding and sleeping? Hope things improve for her!!
I agree if I have a really busy day I try to have the next day at home, so that neither of the girls gets too feral.
I can't believe they are both asleep!!
Oh! I had a call from my work and one of the project officers has begged me to help them out and do some narration on a DVD for them (in one of my native languages, they couldn't find anyone else), so I'm supposed to go to the local ethnic radio station this Sunday for a couple of hours to do it :dizzy:. I got the translated script and I'm freaking out:footinmouth:, its really long, in much more formal language than I'm used to and I SO regret agreeing to do it, but now I can't let them down!!:( Oh well at least I have a couple of days to practice it (reading it aloud) and I am hoping to run it past my parents..........argh i hate the sound of my voice, so recording as a DVD narration is just going to be agony. I definately need to :chillpill: on this one.
Afternoon all!
DD had the best sleep ever last night from 9.30 to 3am!!! :yelclap:Im feeling somewhat human for the first time in weeks!
Even hit the shops this morning which im paying for now as her sleep is all over the place and she wouldnt go to sleep in her bassinett when we got home :mad: Shes now asleep on my lap but everytime i try and put her down she wakes up :mad: No dinner again for DH tonight... :rolleyes:
Im not even going to attempt personals from 2 weeks ago coz theres been too much :ecomcity:, but at least ive caught up and know what eveyones been up to!
Zenifa... hope your dd keeps her sticky fingers away from your new hiding place! Cant believe you were up typing and pumping at 3am!!! My eyes are barely open when i do that ungodly hour feed! Good that your morning turned out OK in the end, lets hope your parents tell you their plans for tomorow in advance!
Sare...has your hugabub arrived? Ive heard good things about them on here. I would like to get one but I bought the ergo carrier which im not impressed with or rather dd isnt, so i cant really justify another expensive sling if it doesnt work out. Hope you have a better day today. It seems to be good days and bad with our bubs at the moment. At least there are good days i suppose...
Pebbles... wow good for you wanting a crack at number three already! Wish i could say the same but my hands are more than full with one at the moment. Things seem to be going really well for you, hope it continues!
Jillian... your lucky that your dd was well behaved for her needles, my little one had a screaming fit, im just glad that dh took her in as I wouldnt have been able to cope... I could hear her screaming from the waiting room and it just broke my heart... I know what you mean about being a first time mum and worrying about everything, im the very same. Its hard when we havent been through it before. Have fun at the wedding on Saturday!
Cassie... sorry to see that you've been having such a hard time with Afrika, i feel bad complaining about my lot when i read what you've been through. Glad it seems to be improving a bit for you. Hope you have a nice time with your DH. Thats good advice about the dummies, its best to do it now at this early stage before she gets too dependant on it. As you say theres always her hand to suck, even though i wrap her, her hands always seem to make their way to her face...
Nat... wow thats a great weight for Angelina. My dd is 5.4kg and is in OO and some O's. Shes very long though, takes after both parents :D Thats terrible about your DH, not fair when you try to do the right thing.
Mich... im the same as you with a cranky bubba if we go out anywhere. It isnt fair that thats the price we pay for having a life. Enjoy the meet with Dell and Erin tomorrow, say hi from me!
Ikran... great sleep from your little one too! Yep i got my swing yesterday and a great bargin too, i got a Bambino Swing-O-Matic on sale for $60 down from $200, i was one happy mamma to pick up this bargin! I put her in it this morning and she seemed to like it but had a whinge not too long afterwards, typical!
Jo... good luck with the christmas shopping,its maddness out there. None for me this year, its going to be a very quiet one for a change...
Springpetal... im getting those calenders done for the grandparents too, my DH who is a clevercloggs is making them himself! My little one was the same as yours last night, i had to keep checking her as it never happened before.
AnD... glad its a better day for you today. We all seems to be having up and down moments with our little ones at this stage, at least we know its normal behaviour for their ages. Have fun at the school!
Cant believe ive finished all that and shes still asleep! Ok maybe i can transfer her to the bed and try and start dinner...
We got Mirabella's Us results back and she has Pyloric thickening, so that's the cause of her projectile vomiting. She also has some spasming in the valves. We just need to keep an eye on her and if it gets worse she may need an op to open up the valve.
I have booked her in with the osteopath next Tues just to check all is ok with the rest of her body.
Sorry to hear this Mel, poor little Mirabella. Good luck with the osteo visit and hope it improves for you and she wont need the surgery.
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Your new avatar pic is very cute! Hope all is well with Mirabella - does this affect her feeding and sleeping? Hope things improve for her!!
I agree if I have a really busy day I try to have the next day at home, so that neither of the girls gets too feral.
I can't believe they are both asleep!!
Oh! I had a call from my work and one of the project officers has begged me to help them out and do some narration on a DVD for them (in one of my native languages, they couldn't find anyone else), so I'm supposed to go to the local ethnic radio station this Sunday for a couple of hours to do it :dizzy:. I got the translated script and I'm freaking out:footinmouth:, its really long, in much more formal language than I'm used to and I SO regret agreeing to do it, but now I can't let them down!!:( Oh well at least I have a couple of days to practice it (reading it aloud) and I am hoping to run it past my parents..........argh i hate the sound of my voice, so recording as a DVD narration is just going to be agony. I definately need to :chillpill: on this one.
Wow thats exciting, and a little scary at the same time...
What language is it in Zenifa?
Oh and arent you supposed to be napping with your DD's? :shame: :laughing:
Anne, yeah I wish. They were both only asleep at the same time for about half an hour, so no time for me to have a nap. DD2 is still sleeping but I'm doing some colouring in with DD1.
The languages are Serbian and Croatian, its a DVD about stigma reduction for people with mental illness, not very exciting but I know it will be a good experience and I'm helping them out.
Mum rang and she's working again, but at least I now know in advance (she will come over after work to help me rehearse this DVD narration), might have a day at home again tomorrow or pop into the library for story time, see how this evening pans out.
Better go, DD1 needs all my attention.
Bye!!
Hi Girls
Wow look at this - I am posting two days in a row!
Jo – Yes its amazing how fast time has flown. It feels like only yesterday we were pregnant and wandering when our little babies were gonna enter the world!
Saremc – I got a sling last week, it is wonderful!
Zenifa – Thanks! I am definitely looking forward to xmas, it should be lots of fun. Although next xmas will be better coz our bubs will actually know what is going on and be able to open prezzies themselves!
Ikran – Wow that’s a nice long sleep! Tyson used to go 2 hourly but now he goes 4 hrly in the night and 3 hrly in the day.
Mich – Ugh I know how ya feel, Tyson usually only goes to sleep in my arms. He hates his cot. He is fine in his Bassinet at night but I gotta take him out of that soon so god knows what I am gonna do!
AnD05 – Yes it was definitely weird today when somebody asked how old Tyson is and I said 11 weeks and they are like “So he is almost 3 months old” and I am like “Yeah, wow that feels weird!”
MooMoo – Oh thanks, I hope it continues to go well too. Isnt it amazing how that extra couple hours sleep makes ya feel sooooo much better!
Milliner – Oh poor little Mirabella, hope that improves for you soon hun.
Well that was my attempt at persons, probably could have done better but at least I tried!
As for me, I am doing ok. Tyson is still not sleeping great but he is not terrible either so I don’t mind. I have finally caught up with my housework for the first time since he was born! Anyways I better go have some dinner. Hope everybody has had a great day!
Milliner
13-12-2007, 19:07
Zenifa - Sleep what's that??????? She actually went 3 hrs betwen feeds last night so that was good for us. She only feeds for maybe 5 mins not even as her tummy can't handle it, it take a while to get through the small valve. It was explained like a blocked sink, it just sits there and can't get through only little trickle at a time, so if she has a big feed it can't fit and sits there until she can bring it up but then she will bring up everything. As a friend said to me today we were lucky that my dr actually listend to me and didn't just pass it off as reflux.
evening everyone
Milliner my DH had a problem with his valve, but the oposite, his didn't work, as in didn't keep the acid and stuff in the tum, so he had servere reflux, had to have a op to fix it, glad Mirabella got looked at, and you guys can get it sorted
Tammy good to see you in here again, glad Ty is doing so well, and yay for catching up with your housework
Zenifa good luck with the narration, so are you croatian or serbian?????
MooMoo yay for the little extra sleep last night, you've got a swing ay, does she sleep in there for you during the day so you can get things done?
well thats all I can remember for now
I didn't end up going to pick up the laybys tonight, DH didn't get home till late, and by the time we had tea it left a hour for me to get there, wait in line and stuff, so couldn't be bothered, so I just went down to the local mall, went to Target and picked up DD a little dress to wear on xmas day, they have 20% off dresses and the dress I saw was already discounted, so I got a $20 dress for $11, yay for me,
laurannson
13-12-2007, 22:19
Hi all-just a quick one from me-I have got a lot of catching up to do here-what have I missed?!?!
Well I have definitely had better weeks-gastro Sun/Mon,then it took me till Tuesday night to realise I had Mastitis as well-I was putting down my feeling crappy to the aftermath of the gastro!!!!!!!!!!!!(how embarrasing!!!!):p
Am now on antibiotics and feeling lots better!!!
Luckily only 1 of the kids got gastro as well-but she :barf:all inside the car,so I have had to get the car detailed today,as not matter how much I cleaned it......it still smelt!!!!!!
So now I am way behind in my xmas shopping,as I had planned to get a friend to babysit this week so I could do it all,but didn't want her to catch our bugs ,so will try again next week!!!!!
Samuel is going well though-he turned 8 weeks today,and although he is still feeding every 3 hours or so.....he is just lovely-very placid and cruisy!!!!!
I have to get his needles done this weekend though-so am dreading that!:(
Well I can here Samuel stirring-I look forward to catching up with what has been happening with everyone else......hopefully tomorrow!
Take care.:hugs:
Sue
Zenifa - Sleep what's that??????? She actually went 3 hrs betwen feeds last night so that was good for us. She only feeds for maybe 5 mins not even as her tummy can't handle it, it take a while to get through the small valve. It was explained like a blocked sink, it just sits there and can't get through only little trickle at a time, so if she has a big feed it can't fit and sits there until she can bring it up but then she will bring up everything. As a friend said to me today we were lucky that my dr actually listend to me and didn't just pass it off as reflux.
:hugs: to you, sorry to hear Mirabella is having troubles with her feeding and her sleeps, hope they can find a way to improve this for her and you too!! Yes its great your Dr listened and had it checked out.
evening everyone
Milliner my DH had a problem with his valve, but the oposite, his didn't work, as in didn't keep the acid and stuff in the tum, so he had servere reflux, had to have a op to fix it, glad Mirabella got looked at, and you guys can get it sorted
Tammy good to see you in here again, glad Ty is doing so well, and yay for catching up with your housework
Zenifa good luck with the narration, so are you croatian or serbian?????
MooMoo yay for the little extra sleep last night, you've got a swing ay, does she sleep in there for you during the day so you can get things done?
well thats all I can remember for now
I didn't end up going to pick up the laybys tonight, DH didn't get home till late, and by the time we had tea it left a hour for me to get there, wait in line and stuff, so couldn't be bothered, so I just went down to the local mall, went to Target and picked up DD a little dress to wear on xmas day, they have 20% off dresses and the dress I saw was already discounted, so I got a $20 dress for $11, yay for me,
Well actually I'm neither Serbian nor Croatian. The quick version - my dad is Slovak and my mother is Hungarian, hence ethnic minorities who were born in the former Yugoslavia, but their common language was Serbo-Croatian. We have a large family spread out over the Balkans including Slovenia, Macedonia etc. So I was born here (my parents migrated when they got married, after living in Germany and Austria) and grew up speaking all of those languages. So yes I'm a true polyglot!!
Sue hope you and the kids are okay and gastro-free, sounds like a tough week. Good luck with getting Samuel's needles.
DD2 slept yesterday from 3pm-9pm!! So I fed her and she went back to sleep (but did have a few scary choking noises as my milk flow was fast and possetted a bit). She was up again at 3.30am and 7am, so not too bad, she's now happily playing under her playgym in the snuggle bed.
Not much in the way of plans for today, might take DD1 to the library to get some books and for story time, don't have the energy to face day care today, esp as I'll have both girls with me.
Hope everyone has a nice day, what are everyone's plans for the weekend?
Well actually I'm neither Serbian nor Croatian. The quick version - my dad is Slovak and my mother is Hungarian, hence ethnic minorities who were born in the former Yugoslavia, but their common language was Serbo-Croatian. We have a large family spread out over the Balkans including Slovenia, Macedonia etc. So I was born here (my parents migrated when they got married, after living in Germany and Austria) and grew up speaking all of those languages. So yes I'm a true polyglot!!
wow a bit of a mixture ay, how cool growing up with a wide range of nationalities, so how many languages do you know? or speak?
well Alexis did 9.5 hours last night, is that normal for a breast fed baby? i'm worried that she's sleeping so much and not feeding enough, I put her down last night at about 7.30 - 8 and she didn't wake up till 5am, had a really good feed (my boobs were full so she probably got about 150mls from one side) then I had to wake her up just before 9am and she didn't feed for very long, probably between 5 and 10mins (my boob was very full so going by feel she might have taken about 70 odd mls, cause she didn't empty it but it was very deflated from what it was, so that side went about 12 or so hours between feeds, is that alright? does anyone know? I don't want to loose my supply cause she's sleeping so well if that makes sence
TeamAwesome
14-12-2007, 11:03
Morning Ladies,
still feeling sore and sorry for myself. MIL's last day at work today as she's quit, so I will be taking her up on her truly generous offer (insert *drippinginsarcasmsmiliehere*) of "knowing" what it's like to have three kids (still :laughing: about that one as her age gaps were 22months then 5.5years) and to call if I need any help. I will be calling but I have to clean up a bit first as she forgets what it's like to have young children in the house (don't want to put up with the comments etc)
Oh well she told DH it's expected as it's family that I ask so she'll be getting asked a lot in the coming weeks... I'm even considering sending Ty and Libby up one night over Christmas/New Year week so they can spend some qualiy time with their grandparents:devil: (the bonus of us having quality time together is just good for us)
I was pleasantly surprised to put Angie down a little bit ago while I did something and came back to see her holding herself up on her arms for more then a couple of seconds like she did the other day:eek: WT? for 15mins she did it! she's only 7wo! My baby is growing too quick already!:crying:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r123/ellemfamily/CIMG2512.jpg
Just realised Angie must sound like a HUGE bub when she's one of the youngest in our group! She seems pretty normal to me only having had bigger/longer babies then most but I've not had her properly weighed or measured can just see the differences for myself and changes to know that she's growing well so don't see a need apart from going in for the 2, 4 and 6month check ups (though admittedly I kept a closer eye on the other two's weights but purely cos they started teething early and I had to use panandol)
here's a pic of all three kids from a few weeks ago I was going to use this for a Christmas email to my family and friends but she's changed so much I need to update it again, but it's still nice to have them.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r123/ellemfamily/Nat3kidsig.jpg
Mel ~ Glad to hear you have found out what was wrong and that you now can keep an eye on it. Also good you had such a great Dr! Hope the osteo helps as well!
Tammy ~ good to see you back, glad to hear you're going well and I think it's great you want to continue on for #3!
Sue ~ I hate when that happens (the spew in the car) we've had a few of them with our long car trips and takes ages to get rid of the smells. I've found orange power carpet and upholstery good for the cleaning up and getting rid of smells and I also use a carpet deodouriser spray as well, as I find if I don't get onto it within 24hrs the rest of the seems to soak up the smell. (can you tell I've done it a few times now?) Glad you're feeling better and I hope no one else gets gastro and it all goes well for samuels needles! Also don't feel embarressed. You weren't feeling the best and with the other kids to deal with it takes a bit to realise just how sick we are sometimes.
Zenifa~ wow you most certainly truly are a polyglot! Good luck with the narration I'm sure you'll be fine!
Anne ~ yay for the great sleep, I hope it continued last night as well for you! and what a great bargain you got for the swing! I just bought one online last week and it arrived a couple of days ago but it's the plug in fisher price one.
Ikran- how interesting about the japanese citizenship. I can't say I'm surprised as I used to learn Japanese in school (was more interested in the cultural side and traditions then the language though lol) but still its interesting what other countries do. Good to know Lii can choose for himself!
that's about all I can remember and as I've been tyuping and getting interupted lots for a while I'm sure there's more posts now which I'll try to reply to later on. Off to go keep myself sufficiently drugged so I'm not too cranky for the kids!
Hope you all have a good day girls
Natalie
Milliner
14-12-2007, 11:11
evening everyone
Milliner my DH had a problem with his valve, but the oposite, his didn't work, as in didn't keep the acid and stuff in the tum, so he had servere reflux, had to have a op to fix it, glad Mirabella got looked at, and you guys can get it sorted
The funny thing is DP has Pyloric stensis when the valve is completely closed so you get nothing at all. He had the op at a few days old to open it. The dr said it was interesting as it’s not hereditary but strange that Mira has a similar problem just not to the extent that DP had.
well Alexis did 9.5 hours last night, is that normal for a breast fed baby? i'm worried that she's sleeping so much and not feeding enough, I put her down last night at about 7.30 - 8 and she didn't wake up till 5am, had a really good feed (my boobs were full so she probably got about 150mls from one side) then I had to wake her up just before 9am and she didn't feed for very long, probably between 5 and 10mins (my boob was very full so going by feel she might have taken about 70 odd mls, cause she didn't empty it but it was very deflated from what it was, so that side went about 12 or so hours between feeds, is that alright? does anyone know? I don't want to loose my supply cause she's sleeping so well if that makes sence
I wouldn’t worry that she went so long, you would not lose your supply from one night. She is probably getting enough during the day to not feed over night. Anyway there are always the yummy cookies you can make to boost your supply, they won’t to any good for the waist line though. :laughing: Make the most of the good sleeps as it may not last. :devil6:
TeamAwesome
14-12-2007, 11:17
Jo -you're supply should be fine but if you're really worried, express from the side she just fed from and then start again at the other one at the next feed (or express from it if she's still sleeping.) if the weather down there on the Goldie is anything like it is here on the sunny coast I don't blame them for sleeping so much! Angie slept from 7 til 2.30 then 3.30 til 8.20.
Have to make this a super quick one.
Zenifa- You are attempting the TT thing too. DD1 is able to hold her bladder when the nappy is off and can identify wee and poo so I thought we would have a go at TT. The nappy free time resulted in a really nasty poo accident all over the carpet and playpen. She then got upset because she had poo all over her feet too :eek:. I got the distinct impression that this needs to be done on hard, easy clean surfaces!
Is DD1 showing signs of being ready? Whats your plan to TT and how are you doing it?
Grizabella
14-12-2007, 11:30
hey guys just another quickie from me :)
Things have been going well. Toran had his CHN appt on Tues. He is 6.19kgs and 61cms tall. So a big lad. he is in the 90th percentile for his age (7weeks). Also had his GP check, heart hips and spine are all good, testes are descende. Very happy everything is fine.
it's my birthday today and I hav been spoilt! Stu took me to get my eyebrow repierced yesterday so that's done, plus I got a second one in so I have two in the same eyebrow. He also took me to buy my birthday present. I got a new digital camera and touchscreen colour printer/copier/scanner. So cool! The photo print quality is the same as photo labs which is awesome. We also bought a Dyson vac as our old vaccuum had died. It was really groos all the dust that came out of our carpets! Our old one had really lost it's suction so hadn't done a decent job for ages it seems.
Then Stu's parents came round. Stu had organised a surprise dinner with friends for me! So his parents watched both boys while we had a great dinner :D
The best bit is Toran had a bottle at 7pm and then slept through til 7am!!!!!!!!! 12 hours!!!! What a little champion!
Gotta go. I am at Stu's work (my work too but I am technically still on leave) we are getting a whole heap of stuff to finish off the top bar for reopening this Sunday. So I had better go and do some work!
wow a bit of a mixture ay, how cool growing up with a wide range of nationalities, so how many languages do you know? or speak?
well Alexis did 9.5 hours last night, is that normal for a breast fed baby? i'm worried that she's sleeping so much and not feeding enough, I put her down last night at about 7.30 - 8 and she didn't wake up till 5am, had a really good feed (my boobs were full so she probably got about 150mls from one side) then I had to wake her up just before 9am and she didn't feed for very long, probably between 5 and 10mins (my boob was very full so going by feel she might have taken about 70 odd mls, cause she didn't empty it but it was very deflated from what it was, so that side went about 12 or so hours between feeds, is that alright? does anyone know? I don't want to loose my supply cause she's sleeping so well if that makes sence
I speak 4 languages fluently and 4 languages fairly well (can't read/write well in those though), plus I learnt German at school for 4.5yrs (won an ward too, but once you know a few languages, learning another is quite easy). I am teaching my girls to be tri-lingual, at least verbally (not so worried about the written language).
Lucky you, having Alexis sleep for 9.5hrs, that is great, its stuff I dream about (or would get woken by with big boobies)!! I don't think your supply will diminish with the odd long sleep but if it became regular I guess your supply would adapt so you don't leak too much/get engorged. Just breastfeed each side til its empty and give her as much as she will take and express if you feel you need to.
Have to make this a super quick one.
Zenifa- You are attempting the TT thing too. DD1 is able to hold her bladder when the nappy is off and can identify wee and poo so I thought we would have a go at TT. The nappy free time resulted in a really nasty poo accident all over the carpet and playpen. She then got upset because she had poo all over her feet too . I got the distinct impression that this needs to be done on hard, easy clean surfaces!
Is DD1 showing signs of being ready? Whats your plan to TT and how are you doing it?
I'm certainly no expert on TT, in fact a real novice. When we are at home DD1 is nappy free and she is good at telling me when she needs to wee or poo (she usually asks for a nappy when she needs to go), but I try to encourage her to use the toilet or the potty. Its a struggle to get her even to sit on it, let alone do her business there. We've got a reward chart up now (ones you can get for free from BH) and stickers and she gets one for sitting on potty, wee, poo and washing her hands afterwards.
We have only had one accident and it was wee on our leather lounge (& her fave lamb toy) but it was easily cleaned.......poor you .....with the poo, we've got carpet too!!
I think DD1 is ready, as she can hold her bladder and can tell me before she needs to do poo and wee, eg two days ago, she held on til I put her nappy on for bedtime, but she needed to go earlier, but was too stubborn to use the potty and just kept holding on, despite my gentle persuasion, pleas, bribery, use of the rewards stickers etc.
She says the right things, that she's a big girl and doesn't need nappies, however when it comes to action, she won't use the toilet or potty yet. At daycare she is fascinated to see other kids using the toilet, wearing undies and no nappies.
We have no real method for TT her, we just have the potty there and always offer it, but try not to push her or make a big deal, some gentle encouragement and persuasion and at this stage she still has a nappy for all sleeps (day and night) and when we go out. I've got pull ups but I tried them on her once and she wasn't keen..........so she's showing signs that she is ready, but she isn't REALLY ready yet.
Good luck with your TT journey, ours is still at the early stages :fingerscrossed: no nasty accidents for either of us.
hey guys just another quickie from me
Things have been going well. Toran had his CHN appt on Tues. He is 6.19kgs and 61cms tall. So a big lad. he is in the 90th percentile for his age (7weeks). Also had his GP check, heart hips and spine are all good, testes are descende. Very happy everything is fine.
it's my birthday today and I hav been spoilt! Stu took me to get my eyebrow repierced yesterday so that's done, plus I got a second one in so I have two in the same eyebrow. He also took me to buy my birthday present. I got a new digital camera and touchscreen colour printer/copier/scanner. So cool! The photo print quality is the same as photo labs which is awesome. We also bought a Dyson vac as our old vaccuum had died. It was really groos all the dust that came out of our carpets! Our old one had really lost it's suction so hadn't done a decent job for ages it seems.
Then Stu's parents came round. Stu had organised a surprise dinner with friends for me! So his parents watched both boys while we had a great dinner :D
The best bit is Toran had a bottle at 7pm and then slept through til 7am!!!!!!!!! 12 hours!!!! What a little champion!
Gotta go. I am at Stu's work (my work too but I am technically still on leave) we are getting a whole heap of stuff to finish off the top bar for reopening this Sunday. So I had better go and do some work!
happybirthday Jude!!
Great to see you back and things going so well!!
Sounds like you are getting spoilt with pressies and dinner, enjoy!!
Toran seems to be doing well with his growth and his sleeps!!
Nat - those photos of your kids are gorgeous!! Hope you get some time to rest and relax and recover!!
Definately take your MIL up on her offer, any break that you can have from the kids will be good for you and esp if you and DH can have some time together (even with just Angie, it will be nice!!)
Well, DH has finally done his Xmas shopping, he just had to buy for me and his mum, I've done the rest (I'm under strict instructions to not look at our bank details online to ruin his surprise), and of course bought himself 2 pairs of shoes (can't complain as I got myself 2 pairs of shoes when I did my Xmas shopping, oops!!). He's got his work Xmas party this arvo/evening so not sure when he'll be home. Mum is coming over later to help with the narration.
The girls are sleeping but I think I can hear DD1 stirring (phone rang before and I think it woke her up :hair:). Took the girls to the shops to get a few supplies and library story time today and within minutes of our arrival and into the 2nd story, DD2 did a massive poo :barf: (of course my nappy bag was still in the car, me thinking I wouldn't need it as we'd only be 30-60 mins at the most) and all the spare clothes I had for her were too small :eek:, so I had to clean her up as best I could (lucky it was just the nappy and clothes, my sling was spared). So it made for an eventful morning, now I can try to relax before the witching hour and dinner/bed routine starts.
Plans for the weekend - we're picking up our Xmas layby on sat morning, and leaving the kids with mum and dad while we do this and in the afternoon visiting the inlaws (my FIL complained that he hasn't seen the girls for a while, given that MIL has come to playgroup etc). Sunday arvo is my narration, other than that we are relaxing at home, watching a couple of DVDs, etc.
Better see what DD1 is up to. Bye!
happybirthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDE happybirthday sounds like you've had a good couple of days, Toran sounds like he's doing good, and yay for the 12 hours, you must feel lovely and refreshed after getting lots of sleep
have fun with the TT ladies, I tried TT DS at 2 he was showing ready signs and would go to the loo every now and then, then he went backwards, so I though stuff it, i'll just let him do what he wanted and when he was ready to do it himself, one day he decided that he didn't want to wear a nappy during the day, so I would put him in undies and take him to the loo every 30mins for a while, and he was fine with that, it only took a couple of weeks and he would take himself, then one night he decided he didn't want his night nappy anymore, so we bit the bullet and he was good, he's had the odd night accident, and the odd day accident but he's done really well, i'm happy that he did it himself and in his own time cause then it was less stress
Thanks for sharing your TT experience Jo, I am also trying to take the less stressful approach, if she sits on the potty that is great, if not we use cloth nappies and she will TT when she is ready. I especially haven't pushed it, as its still early days with having a new sister, which may be why she's not ready to give up her dummy yet either!!
You won't believe it, DD2 has done another two poos!! :eek: Bit of a change from last week when she didn't go for 4 days!!
TeamAwesome
14-12-2007, 15:04
happybirthdayHAPPPY BIRTHDAY JUDE!! HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A FABULOUS DAY!!happybirthday
On TTing - We follow our kids leads, we're hoping to have Ty and Libby TT in the new year! If we'd continued to follow Ty's lead when he really started showing signs he'd have definitely been TTd by now! Libby asks frequently to sit without a nappy on the potty and has been on the actual toilet a couple of times so it will only be a matter of time for her! Plus she loves her Dora and Pooh Bear undies!
Zenifa ~ WOw 4 languages fluently!:yelclap: How amazing for the girls, to be tri-lingual would be awesome:smiliedance:! I wonder if they'll be like my PIL's neighbours kids. They are German and have always spoken in German and English to the kids even have German Au pairs to help enforce the German influence. Their DD who is 6yo would fluently switch between German and English while talking to you. Was rather amusing to me this tiny little 3-4yo just babbling excitedly and I didn't have the heart to tell her I didn't understand everything she said and would mostly just work it out for myself from the English. Very cute!
mischief79
14-12-2007, 18:43
Wow.... what a lot to read!! I was paying attention to everything, even took a few notes..... then DD woke up crying and is still going. I've brought her down to stay with my parents for a few days because they live about an hour away so drop in's aren't easy. She's been unsettled since we got here last night. Screamed until she could hardly breathe last night before falling asleep with exhaustion. Now it's happening again, but my sister is trying to calm her. Not having much luck from the sounds of it!
On what I've read and remember:
Babies who won't take a dummy: DD wouldn't take one to start with, but she fussed too much. I had to hold it in for a while, and now it works a treat. She was sucking her fists too much without it, and I thought that I can wean her off a dummy when ready, but I can't wean her off her thumb (Pretty sure chopping it off is NOT an option)
Self-settling - DD does this pretty well most of the time, except if she wakes up during the night
Night-feeds - I know that she can make it through at least 8 hours without a feed at night, so if I can resettle her if she wakes without feeding, I will. 9pm until 5am is getting pretty regular now
Overseas registrations - wow, sounds like a lot of work for some countries, but I think it's great for the child to have options later in life for citizenship. I like the country (Can't remember which one) that gives you the option to choose up until age 22
Baby hammock - what is it? haven't heard of this. Any good?
Zenifa - that's great about all the languages you know. What a fantastic start to culture and language for your children. My dad is dutch, but we don't know how to speak it. I learnt Japanese for 5 years and was pretty fluent in year 12, now I remember nothing. Such a shame.....
To everyone who is getting great sleeps from their bubba's - :thumbsup:, and to everyone who's babies are still feeding through the night - :hugs:, I'm sure they'll get there soon.
Milliner - Glad to hear that you've got a diagnosis for Bella. Must be a relief to know now what is wrong so that you can treat it. Hope it goes well
Welcome to the newbies. I'll chat and reply properley soon.
Staying at mum and dad's tonight so I have plenty of people to watch Katelyn while I sit on Bub Hub!!
Stay sane everyone....
Well I'm just having a rest before I face a whole pile of dishes :(
The afternoon went well with mum coming over, we did a read through of my narration and we're going to practice again tomorrow, and I'll do a final read through on Sun morning before going in for recording in the afternoon. DD1 was very distracting, as she is used to having her mum and grandma's attention all the time, even DD2 resisted a nap to come in on the action. :laughing: Luckily mum stayed to play with the girls so i could get dinner done, what an effort, both are now asleep and DH isn't home yet, at his work Xmas party.
Better go and tackle those dishes so I can rest before going to bed.
Hope you all have a great weekend!!
Babies who won't take a dummy: DD wouldn't take one to start with, but she fussed too much. I had to hold it in for a while, and now it works a treat. She was sucking her fists too much without it, and I thought that I can wean her off a dummy when ready, but I can't wean her off her thumb (Pretty sure chopping it off is NOT an option)
Self-settling - DD does this pretty well most of the time, except if she wakes up during the night
Night-feeds - I know that she can make it through at least 8 hours without a feed at night, so if I can resettle her if she wakes without feeding, I will. 9pm until 5am is getting pretty regular now
Overseas registrations - wow, sounds like a lot of work for some countries, but I think it's great for the child to have options later in life for citizenship. I like the country (Can't remember which one) that gives you the option to choose up until age 22
Baby hammock - what is it? haven't heard of this. Any good?
Alexis has been trying to get her thumb as well, so i've been trying to get her to take a dummy, but she won't, she just won't suck on the damn thing, like you said its easier to take a dummy away than a thumb lol, so I want her to take one, especially since we'll be flying early next year so i want her to have one incase she doesn't want to suck on me on the way up and down
on the other hand, she sleeps so well, self settles well, and is generally a happy relaxed baby, do I really want to give her a dummy and maybe ruin all that? I so don't want her sucking her thumb though, oh what to do what to do
oh and as for the hammock, they are a little bed in a style of a hamock, so it swings and stuff, you can have them on a stand or hang them from the ceiling, have a google, you'll easily beable to find one to have a look
well hubby has just installed vista ultimate on my computer, so i'm going to have a wee play
happybirthday Jude!!! Have a great day!
Got my Hugabub its great it is taking time to work out hoe to tie it and im weening Bella to get used to it but i have to say it is really comfy to wear (but i do need to go to the chiro)
Had DP work chrissy party tonight it was good but im wreaked and we are headn to the Brisvegas to see DP's family and have a eairly christmas (yay!! "sarcasm" really not looking foward to it)
I have been reading but im to tied to think about personals so will say nighty night have a great weekend eveyone!!
Oh yeah had a bad gall attack on Monday and will hopefully see the sugrgon soon! (it was really painful nore painful than contactions!) but did get some good pain relief from the Docs and had some good sleep DP took care of Bella got to love him Valentine )
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Hey everyone, has been a while since I have been on here, so thought I would stick my head in and see how everyone is doing?
Happy Birthday Jude :flowerz:
Alot has been happening here, with getting ready for xmas and building our new home I have hardly had time to scratch lol.
How is everyones lil bubbas doing?
Jaxon will be 11 weeks next tuesday! How time is flying.
He is such a good boy, I cant believe I somehow managed to get 3 awesome sleeping children, I thought for sure he would be a nightmare and my luck would of run out haha.
He has his last bottle at around midnight before I head to bed then thats it till around 9.30 the next morning, its great he has been set in this routine for about 5 weeks now so cant really complain!
My other two kids are doing are doing great, Mikaylah turned 1 last month, so that was a bit sad and exciting at the same time.
Bother her and Mason are loving there little baby brother and everyone is getting excited for christmas.
We were supposed to be in our new home by now, but there has been so many delays, the date keeps changing, but at the mo things look pretty set for end of Feb.
How is everyone going with there christmas plans? I hope you are all finished your shopping coz its an absolute nightmare at shops everywhere from now, I have been finishing up the last of my shopping over the last few days and its a nightmare LOL
Anywho shall stop babbling.
Hope you and your babies are doing well!
Do we have a thread with recent pics of our bubs? I would love to see all our october bubs now! And I would love to share one of Jaxon to :D
Shall pop back in again soon
Julz xoxo:xmas:
Evening all
Three hourly feeds again here last night but got a sleep in till 9 as DH took her after the 7am feed and let me rest :cloud9:
Today we hit the shops to get a few chrissy presents, wasnt as busy as i expected and she was well behaved which was the main thing. She loves being out looking around her but doesnt sleep, so when we go home we had one tired cranky bubba on our hands. Finally got her to sleep at 8pm and shes still asleep now. Will have to wake her about midnight if she doesnt wake up, feed her up and then hopefully she'll give me a good night sleep till about 6, i wish!! :rolleyes:
Julzy.. good to see you back and hear that things are going well for you. Wow thats an amazing sleep for your bub, whats your secret?? Im so jealous!!
Cassie...ah you poor thing, bacterial tonsilitis is nasty. Hope your DH can stay with you till your better. Sending you lots of :hugs:
Sare... good luck with using the hugabub, sounds like your happy with it. Sucks about your gall bladder, hope you get to see the surgeon soon, that pain can be nasty.
Jo... i got some great bargins in target too, they've got some lovely baby clothes eh. No my dd doesnt sleep in the swing unfortunately, shes not too keen on it but am hoping shell like it as she gets a bit older... Wow 9.5hrs sleep for Alexis, thats fantastic!
Lauranson... you poor thing, youve had a double dose of it, good that your feeling better now. Hope Samuels needles went ok, my little one screamed her head off poor thing...
Zenifa... how did the narration go??
Nat... wow cant believe your DD is holding her head up so well, thats geat and shes only 7 weeks, very advanced! Your kids are very cute!
Jude... another great bub whos sleeping through, can we swap?!!! You ladies are sooo lucky, i would love a full nights sleep...
Wow you were spoilt on your birthday, great pressies!
Night all, sending sleeping through vibes to all the bubbas!:babydust2::baby::babydust2:
morning everyone
well I should be in bed right now, but i've just finnished wrapping up what presents I brought today and worked out what I had for who, DS is going to be so spoilt this year, he's got heaps lol, bad mummy keeps spending money on him lol, poor Alexis doesn't have much, i'm feeling bad, cause for DS's first xmas he got heaps, so I might have to go and buy a couple of xtra things for her :yes: oooh I can't wait for xmas day, can't wait to see DS's face when he wakes up xmas morning :smiliedance: he's really getting into it this year, we took the kids to get their santa pics taken today, I get the pics later in the week, so thats cool, can't wait, got a package for $10, has 2 calenders, 4 6x4's, 4 with a xmas border, and another 2 the next size up I think, oh and with the package I got 50 free photo's to be developed, and half price of picture frames, so i'm a happy chappy :smiliedance:
Zenifa how did it go this afternoon?
MooMoo :fingerscrossed: the little one lets you have a little more sleep tonight, bummer she doesn't sleep in her swing, hopefully she will soon, Alexis was the same today when we went shopping, she only slept for like 5 secs while out today, the rest of the time she wanted to be out of the pram so she can look around, very frustraiting when I had heaps of shopping to do
Cassie hope the tonsilitis goes soon, nothing worse than having a sore throat, i'm sure you'll be fine when DH goes back to work
Julzy good to see you in here, glad the wee man is a good baby, and yay for him sleeping well, how are you coping with having the 2 yonger ones so close together?
saremc yay for getting a hub a bub, everyone I know thats got one just raves about them, i'm trying to pick one up on ebay cheap, cause I can't afford to buy brand new, hope ya get to see the surgeon soon, is it the gall stones that are more painfull than labour??????? I remember someone telling me that a while ago, hope you don't have another attack before you get seen to
Nat what a cute photo, she's definatly doing well, Alexis can hold her head up really well too, she's been holding her head up really well from the time she got out of the humidicrib, when we went for her 8wk jabs the nurse commented on how well she held her head up and was up on her elbows, especially at that stage she was only 4wks corrected in age
well thats all for now, I better get my butt off to bed, have to get up early in the morning, have to go and get some nappies, do a bit of xmas shopping, then get ready to go out for DH's work do, we're going go cart racing, then comming back here and getting ready to out out for tea and drinkies at the casino, so that will be fun, so I doubt i'll beable to get online tomorrow, busy busy
hope ya's have a great day
TeamAwesome
16-12-2007, 06:26
Hi girls,
was having a bit of a down day yesterday so decided not to post as I was feeling very negative over no one really coming to Libby's birthday next saturday and wondering why I was even bothering, but I'm bothering because it's all about Libby not the people who can't be bothered coming. they are the ones missing out not Libby. As Ty says we only need "balloons, party hats, decorations, a cake and some candles" and as far as he's concerned you've got yourself a party! Love that boys attitude on life! 8-9 weeks apparently notice wasn't enough for people (inc her two aunties) but hey as I said their loss not ours.
My kids finally seem to be back to sleeping in until around 7am! Talk about helping a girl feel more normal! Hopefully they'll continue sleeping well after Aden comes home or at least they start doing it again quickly after he comes home and stays home.
Jo- that's awesome about Alexis doing it at 8 weeks 4 weeks corrected! They just don't seem to stay babies as long as they used to.
Sare- I hope you get your gall bladder dealt with soon, it can't be easy with a new bub and that kind of pain. A good friend had to have her gall bladder out a few years ago and they did it via keyhole (don't know if it's standard or not) but her advice was to 1) never underestimate how big a deal the surgery is, 2) keep yourself sufficiently drugged (ie don't try to cope with the pain so stock up on the pain killers) and 3) if you've got kids organise help for at least a week after! She was somehow thinking key hole will only leave little holes, I'll stay over night in the hospy and then be back at work in a couple of days. She spent a week in bed instead. not trying to scare you (really hope I'm not) but just trying to say be prepared as she thought she was but wasn't and you've got a bub so you need to be a bit more prepared. better to be overprepared with a lots of help lined up then not have enough. Much easier to send them away then to get them back.
Anne - I find mine like to still be wrapped up somewhat as they seem to get startled easily by it as they do start to fall asleep otherwise, I will do Angie later on and post a pic to show you how I do it which may help you. Also I don't know what setting you have yours on but I find only need the lowest one when they are still small.
To those who intend on doing some Christmas shopping in the next few days! Good luck! I hope it doesn't put your bubs too much out of sorts for you and you can get it done quickly and as painless as possible!
I'm going back to bed until my two bigger kiddies wake up.
Have a great day girls
Natalie
Yesterday I went to mum and dads solo, so I could rehearse this narration uninterrupted and that went well. Had a nap yesterday after lunch, as both girls were sleeping at the same time and then in the afternoon we visited the inlaws, that went well, despite DD1 going to bed 2hrs past her usual playtime. DD2 was very good, smiling entertaining her grandparents and feeding/sleeping well. I had to wake her up to feed at 11.30pm, as I couldn't sleep (nervous about today, lots on my mind but still very tired) and then she woke up at 3.30am and 7.30am, so I did manage to sleep okay.
Just a quiet morning and this arvo I go to record this narration, DH and the kids are coming for moral support and will play in the park while I'm doing my thing!!
Nat :hugs: to you!! Ty is right, you have all you need with your family to have a great party for Libby!! :party: In years to come she will remember the fun she had with you, Aden and her siblings, not 'who couldn't be bothered to come to her party', try to not let that spoil your fun too!!
Great to hear they are sleeping til 7am, I was lucky today DD2 got up at 7.30am, and DD1 at 8.30am!! :smiliedance:
Jo - enjoy your day today and yay for Alexis doing so well!!
Anne - hopefully you had a good night last night. The three hourly feeds will soon stretch to 4 or longer, I know at the moment it feels like forever. Hang in there!
Cassie :hugs: and hope your tonsillitis gets better soon.
Julzy - welcome back, great to hear that things are going so well with you and the kids!! I am envious of Jaxon's long sleeps!!
Sara - sorry to hear about your awful gallstones attack, hope you can see the surgeon soon and get some relief in the meantime.
Thumb/fist vs Dummy - I guess its personal and given my own experience atm where DD1 won't give up her dummy, I'm glad DD2 can self soothe and settle and she only sucks her fist/hand when she's hungry rather than constantly for comfort, so I'm not worried!! Her little chubby fingers and fists look so cute no wonder she wants to suck them :baby:
Good luck to anyone attempting to go Xmas shopping. Unfortunately I couldn't get my layby yesterday and will have to do it Thurs. I am so relieved all my Xmas shopping is done, and I dont' have to get much food wise as we're out Xmas day with family and then a few days later we're off on holidays.
Okay off now to practice my narration and see what the girls are up to.
Bye!! Have a great Sunday everyone!!
:flowerz: Hi
Zenifa - Good luck with your reading today, Im sure you will do great! Must be nerve wracking though, glad you had your mum to help you out.
happybirthday Jude for the other day! Sorry its late, havent been on here for few days. You sounds like you had a great time and were very spoilt - just the way it should be too! Wow Toran is doing so well, that sleep is amazing! I think Id faint if DS did that!
Anne - Did you get that nice long stretch? I hope so! DS has decided to stop doing long stretches and has resorted back to 3hr wake ups but instead of feeding him I give him the dummy to try and resettle him and Ive been lucky to have then woken up 2hrs later :smiliedance:. I know if he was hungry when he first woke up he def wouldnt have gone back to sleep! I just wish he would sleep through and not need the dummy!! Good luck with it all!
Damn....DS has just woken up...must of heard me typing :detective: Will try and get back later for more personals and an update!
Does/did anyone have a problem when their kids went in the swing with it affecting their self settling out of the swing? SIL has me worried....As I mentioned above DS used to sleep 5/6/7hrs but this last wk he is requiring resettling after 3hrs, not a feed but his dummy, hhmmm any hints would be handy.
Also DS tends to go to sleep around 9pmish I then get him up for a feed before I go to bed around 11pm. By doing this am I not letting him learn how to sleep longer in between feeds? Am I encouraging him to wake more often? I hope this makes sense! Any ideas would b great thanks!
A
Thanks Cassie for the tips. I keep forgetting to give things a few weeks and expect to see things happen in a few days :o. I didnt think the swing would affect him too much, I only put him in it in the evenings when he gets really funny, sometimes he just sits there, other times he naps and other times he cries so I just play it by ear! I hope you are feeling better soon too, and that the rest of the troops don't get it!
Zenifa - Forgot to say love the change of avatar! :thumbsup: You inspired me to update mine too!
Jo - I havent bought much at all for DS! DH and I decided that because he is too little to understand we are just putting some $ into his bank account. We did buy him a few little things and Im going to try and find a few other little Steve Parish books he seems to like. I can't wait until he gets older and we can see the joy on his face!! I bet your DS will be sooo excited!!
Nat - :hugs: to you! Ty and the girls are right, its Angies close family is all that matters! Have fun organising all the bits and pieces!! :party:
Julzy - Great to hear from you and that everything is going so well! You sound very busy with the house and all, it must be all very exciting too! When should it be ready by? Glad Jaxon is sleeping so well, makes a difference when they do!
Saremc - Hope the gall bladder thing gets sorted soon you poor thing! Glad your partner is helping out. Hope your trip to PIL isnt too bad!
Not much to update here, had a busy week with visitors and was lovely to have the house back to ourselves! Tried to do some xmas shopping yesterday but didnt end up getting what we wanted. I did manage to buy a pair of pants and a top though :cool:. This week just starting to get things organised for xmas day as we have everyone coming here, I am dreading doing the big food shop. My Sil is coming with me but she insists on getting soooo much! Hhmmm wonder how many kilos I will pile on? Lucky it's only once a year!
Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend! Its raining here and quite cool - very bizzare considering how hot its been! Lucky I got the washing done yesterday.
A
mischief79
16-12-2007, 15:54
Does/did anyone have a problem when their kids went in the swing with it affecting their self settling out of the swing? SIL has me worried....As I mentioned above DS used to sleep 5/6/7hrs but this last wk he is requiring resettling after 3hrs, not a feed but his dummy, hhmmm any hints would be handy.
Also DS tends to go to sleep around 9pmish I then get him up for a feed before I go to bed around 11pm. By doing this am I not letting him learn how to sleep longer in between feeds? Am I encouraging him to wake more often? I hope this makes sense! Any ideas would b great thanks!
A
I wouldn't worry about the swing and self-settling. DD only goes in her swing when she's wide awake though. She settles during the day and at bed-time on her own with no problems. I'm not as strict as Cassie though! If she needs an extra cuddle or rocking sometimes then so be it. But then again, all babies are different.
With waking for the last feed, I wouldn't do it. After we left the hospital I never woke at night to feed. DD averages 9 hours solid at night now so if she wakes up I don't feed her unless she is SCREAMING for it because I know that she can last that long. I'd let him go a few nights and see what happens. Hopefully he sleeps through it and you can get some extra :sleeping:
Natalie - so sorry to hear that people aren't making the effort for Libby. Kids don't think about it the way we do and probably have just as much fun with only a few people. It will hopefully be more special with only the people who really want to be there. Sending my birthday wishes..... and have a piece of cake for me!!
Zenifa - goodluck with your narration today, sounds like you've done heaps of preparation so it will go smoothly. (You're probably doing it as I type!)
Truly Blessed - that's a fantastic Santa package price! I paid almost $30 in myer and only got 2 medium photos and 4 wallet size photos. Yours sounds heaps better
Sare - what's the HugABub like? I've been meaning to buy one (looked at a Baba online) but still not sure. What weight can you use it up to?
Hope the gallstones aren't too bad and things get fixed soon
Cassie - you're not having a good run at the moment are you? Tonsilitis is horrible at the best of times, let alone when you have two kids to look after. Good to hear that you're over the worst of it. Good excuse to eat heaps of ice cream though!
Julzy - haven't met you on here before, but hi :wave:. Sounds like a good night routine you're in. I can't complain about DD at the moment, she's averaging 9 hours solid right now. (Hope that continues)
MooMoo - much as I love taking DD shopping, sounds like we're in the same boat. She just wants to look around and not sleep, meaning extra tired when we get home. Just glad that all the Chrissy shopping is over and I don't really need to take her anywhere at the moment
Well, not much happening with me at the moment. Still at mum and dad's until tonight so she's got them and my sisters fussing over her. I've had a few naps and spent too much time on the computer! Driving home in a few hours though, starting to forget what DH looks like!
Thanks Mischief it is so hard to know what to do! Because he goes down at 9pm and I havent been going to bed till around 11pm its hard not to do it cause then I know Ill get at least 3hrs straight sleep instead of probably 1! Selfish reasons I know :D. The few times I did leave him sleep he went to about 1amish then 5/6ish then 9/10ish which means I get up 2wice a night (instead of 1) and have a late start to the day. Oh well, nothing much planned this week for early mornings so will prob give it ago again, maybe things will change as he is getting older. Enjoy seeing DH again!!
Thanks to everyone for their well wishes, your support does mean a lot and I appreciate it!
I've come back and the narration recording went fantastically:yelclap:! I got there a tad early and watched the DVD it is for (starring all my old workmates) and then recorded it and it went smoothly:ecomcity:, so yes all that rehearsing and preparation paid off!! Another bonus is that instead of getting paid my usual rate (public servant), I can invoice them as a private practitioner (that is 4 times the rate!!):smiliedance:
Just quick one from me, will be back later to do personals!!
Anna - love your avatar, must put one on of X smiling:p!!
BBL!!
:wave:
laurannson
17-12-2007, 09:40
Morning!!!!
I will try a few personals this morning-I can never keep up though,as I forget what everyone has written!!!!!!!!:p
Zenifa-congrats on yesterday-you could start up your own narration business.......might be some money to be made!!!!!!!
AnD05-Samuel is also now wanting to feed 3-4hrly overnight,after having 1 long stretch for a few weeks,which I was enjoying!!!!I also keep putting the dummy back in to try and drag him out,but I must admit,when I am really tired I do just end up feeding him,as I know it will get him back to sleep!!!!!To me they are still babies though,and I don't cope well with a crying baby!!!!!:(
On the dummy issue both my girls used a dummy just to go to sleep until they were both about 2 1/2 years,and getting rid of them was no prob at all!!!!!Santa claus took Laurens,and left her lots of toys,and the easter bunny took Annalises and left her a soft toy......and chocolate!!!!!I found at this age they understood enough to reason(or was it bribe them?!?!?)but they only ever got them when they were going to bed-kind of like a cue I suppose!!!!
Jackson(DS1)is a thumb sucker-which he sucks too much (IMO)and gives himself Dermatitis from sucking it soooo much-I tried to give him a dummy instead-but he wasn't interested!!!
So there are definitely pros and cons for both-whatever suits your family is the best for you!!!
mrsgreen-good on you for getting into the spare bathroom-really what I should be doing now.....instead of being on the computer!!!Hope you and Afrika are feeling better!
Antlmummy-like you have said kids love the simplest of parties at her age,and the people that don't make the effort to come are truly missing out-can't wait to hear all about her party on Saturday!
Trulyblessed-hope you had a ball at DH xmas party.....did you like the go cart racing?I would love to give it a go 1 day!!!!!
Anyway better go -haven't cleaned up from brekky yet!!!!!Hope everyone has a good day!!!!
xx
morning everyone
man i'm so so so so so so sore this morning, who would've thought that go carting would be so hard on ya body lol, we had heaps of fun, and I came 4th in the race we had :yes: so that was good, if ya's ever get a chance to go go carting then definatly do it, its so much fun :yes:
Zenifa glad the recording went alright, and yay for getting payed 4 times the amount that you normally would get
laurannson I know heaps of people that have gotten rid of the dummys the way you did, seams to work, I was lucky and didn't have to do that, DS just did it himself, cause it got a hole in it and I refused to replace it, they hate sucking on somthing that doesn't suck very well lol
AnD05 if you can do it, when he wakes up after a couple of hours just leave him, unless he's screaming blue murder lol, DD sometimes wakes in the night and grizzles and what not, and normally if I leave her for a few mins she will drop back of to sleep, if she's hungry after a few mins she starts screaming lol, its all up to you though, with DS he wouldn't go to sleep without his dummy, so during the night when he woke i had to get up and shove it back in again, and probably because of that he didn't sleep though till after 8mths of age, all my fault really, by not letting him learn how to self settle, I didn't mind it though but I definatly wouldn't cope with doing that this time round,
mischief79 hope you had a safe trip home
well I better get going, just wanted to pop in here to see how we're all doing, i've got my auntie arriveing soon, and DS is still in bed (after not sleeping last night) so I better get him up
chat later
Hi Everyone
Zenifa - If you are a practitioner what is your offical title then?
In reading all the posts, its amazing how different all our babies are in their habits and preferences! It goes to show there is no perfect recipe to having a happy healthy bubs. It seems to be a case of trial and error for each baby and lifestyle :idea:.
Trulyblessed - Do you have any pictures of you go carting? I could do with some cheering up today.
Feeling a bit like my first car today. Tired, crusty with no get up and go. My eyes are the roadmaps and they have serious baggage:)
Cant wait til bub sleeps for 9 hours or more! DH is heavily involved with work so I'm doing all feeds and toddler management. Giving her feeds closer together in the evenings, a top up before bed and then giving her the dummy if she wakes too early seems to be giving us an 8 hour gap. Hopefully she will give me bigger gaps soon or Dh is able to help out.
She weighs about 4.5 at 8 weeks. Not the biggest I know but she's following her growth curve so that's all that concerns me atm. Gotta love those smiles - Makes it all worth while!
:flowerz:Hi!
Thanks guys for all your tips. Last night I decided to miss the 'dreamfeed' and see what happened. He ate at 6pm but didnt go to sleep till 9pm, I did try and feed him then but he didnt want a bar of it - poor little tike had an upset tummy from something I ate! 2nd time that's happened this wk, but this time it went through me too :o! Anyway once he'd finished screaming he fell asleep at 9pm and didnt wake till 3am! Quick feed & projectile vomit :no: and slept from 3:30-8:30am. I was very happy with this but I only think he slept till 3am because he'd worn himself out screaming! Anyhow, we will see what happens tonight!
Jo - Sounds like you had a blast! How cool you got to go carting! Hhmm didn't think it would hurt your muscles though must be from tightening everything up. Hope it doesnt hurt for too long! Yup I do wait to see what DS decides to do during the night before getting up to him, Im hoping last nights no need for dummy will continue!!
Zenifa - yay for 4 x the amount of $$!!
Seejayelle - Sorry to hear you are feeling cr*ppy today. Hope you get some much needed rest soon, when does DH's work ease off? :iagree: with your comment about how different everyones bubs are! Its amazing!
Well still yucky weather here today but I have to run into town to drop off a present we bought ages ago for the Wishing Tree at Target, go to HBF to claim my midwife cost and maybe pick up a DVD :D. I want to get out Santa Claus 3, I watched the first one last weekend and then they showed the 2nd one last night so now Ive gotta get the 3rd!!
Oh also, very annoyed as our camera decided to die on Fri! We did buy it like 3yrs ago but it cost us an arm and a leg back then! I rang the shop were we got it from and the guy was just like 'It will be cheaper to just buy a new one cause it will cost $100 just to inspect it' then however much to replace whatever needs replacing (he didnt even know what the problem was) Hhmmm not happy Jan! Not sure what to do as I really want a camera for xmas day with DS and the family!!
A
Hi everyone!!
I've just come back from meeting up with Aki and Liibaan (IKRAN) for morning tea, she is lovely and her little DS is sooooo CUTE!!
Got a little time to post on here, as DH is out with DD1 seeing the WIGGLES :yelclap:!! (its a xmas present from DD2 to DD1). I'm enjoying my chance to relax as we've got a busy afternoon, dental appt and swimming lesson. DH and I are getting a check up and DD1 is coming along to get familiar with the place as she'll have her 1st check up next year.
DD2 slept last night 8pm-4amm :smiliedance:!! I had to wake her as I needed to feed her and express, then she slept from 4.30-7.30am, so not too bad.
Now for some personals
Anna - sounds to me like DH needs to get you a new camera for Xmas or you might to get one for him/yourself, as you will want to get a snap of DS for his 1st Xmas!! Hope you have a better night tonight, yay for 6hrs sleep, but :no: to the screaming and projectile :barf:
I know what you mean about bubs sleeps - I too end up often skipping the dreamfeed at 10pm, esp if DD2 has gone to sleep after 6pm (ie between 7-9pm), but I find it makes no difference. If I wake her at 10pm or not, she still needs a feed between 3-4am!! I wish she would have the 10pm and sleep through to 6 or 7am, but she's not doing that atm, but she can do 8hrs as she did last night, so why can it be from 10-6am??
SeeJayElle - :hugs: to you, hope your day improves.
I am qualified in psychology and social work and have been in the field for quite a while (a decade), my official title is 'clinical specialist' and that is what I was employed as in my last job with Qld Health, and I do private counselling work too. The private work is best for $$ and very child friendly as I work only the hours I want and only take on as much work as I want to do. There are some benefit with working for a govt orgn though such as sick, annual and maternity leave entitlements, great super and working in a team, rather than working solo, so I like to do a bit of both - but not for a while yet, want to spend as much time and enjoy DD2, as she is my last baby!!
Yes I agree the smiles make it all worthwhile!!
Jo - great to hear you had so much fun go-carting, hope the pain eases up and you have fun with your auntie!!
Sue - you could be right, there is definately some money to be made and its always good to know there is lots of work around, when I need it.
Sorry 4 anyone I missed but DD2 is calling 4 a feed!Bye!!
Hi girls, well it has been weeks since I've been on so I feel a bit like an intruder now! :o Things have been going well for Hannah and I. I have been blessed with a very easygoing and happy little girl who is (as Mich has described her) a very 'portable' baby (as in she'll go anywhere happily...) We have been flat out the past few weeks, especially with Christmas just around the corner. On the one hand I can't wait for it to be over, but then I am really excited with it being Hannah's first Christmas. Ok, well, I haven't read any posts so I will keep this short and try to catch up a bit while I have the chance!
Hope everyone and their bubs are going well!!
Hello Everyone,
Like Erin I also havent visited for a while, only today I really started getting organised for Christmas. We dont even have our tree up yet :o but are putting it up this Thursday night.
Today I put up some decorations and it feels like Christmas, so Im really excited.
The wedding we all attended went very well on Saturday, Penny slept through the long ceremony but was awake 90% of the reception, she loved the music and the attention. DP and I also had a great time, was lovely to dress up, eat nice food and be social.
On Sunday we had a pre Christmas lunch with my family and Penny was a little grizzly after her big night but again we had a good time.
Today Penny had two long sleeps (which she hasnt done for a while in the day) and tonight has been asleep since 7pm, she usually has a feed between 10-11pm, so might not get time for personals but plan to read back now to see how you all are going.
:)
Morning, i'm tired and still a little sore this morning :yes:
Jo - Sounds like you had a blast! How cool you got to go carting! Hhmm didn't think it would hurt your muscles though must be from tightening everything up. Hope it doesnt hurt for too long!
well now I thought that too lol, I wasn't sore right after the carting (well a little but only cause I had bruises on my calf muscles cause i'm too short and they were resting on the axel) any ways, its just my arms that are sore, oh and my back where there is a bruise, thoes carts just vibrate so much and are so hard to control and stear when your going 40 odd k/p/h without seat belts, so here's me bracing myself everytime I came up to a corner lol
well nothing new here, good to see you both in here again Cenni and Erin, glad the little ones are doing well :yes:
Jillian and Erin, great to see you both back here and glad your two girls are doing so well!!
Not much new here - DD1 and DH enjoyed the Wiggles yesterday but were late home due to bad traffic on the gateway as a result of 2 accidents.
The dental appt went well, DD1 enjoyed the ride in the chair and getting a sticker, we'll see how she goes with the real thing next year, when the dentist has to get her open her mouth :laughing: Swimming went well too, it was the last class for the year, boy were well pretty tired after our big day yesterday. DD2 slept for 9.5 hrs from 7pm til 4.30 am!! Shame I was up earlier though to express a little, as I was too full to sleep comfortably.
Had some friends over this morning for a playdate which was fun and DD1 enjoyed exchanging Xmas presents with her little friends. Off to do the same thing again this afternoon and I've got my bookclub tonight, so yes another busy one for us!! They don't call it the silly season for nothing :p
:wave: ladies!
Well just popped on to finally post my birth story in the Birth section if anyones interested. I hate trying to write about such a huge experience as it is so hard to put into words, all the emotion seems to be lost, oh well I tried!
Quiet day for us, just catching up on some washing and having a rest day as we have a busy week ahead of us.
DS has just woken so will BBL for personals!
A
TeamAwesome
18-12-2007, 16:26
Well today has been somewhat useful! I've done washing, finally got someone out to do the lawns! (everyone else I've spoken to has been rude about the fact they're busy until well and truly after Christmas! They might be but they certainly didn't entice me to use them with their bad attitudes! It's funny how people who don't seem to have good people skills insist on working in a job where they need to interact with customers as a main part of their business!)
Jillian and Erin - welcome back!
A - I agree it is hard to write a birth story but you did a good job!
Z- you sure are keeping busy! Yes it'sdefinitely the silly season!
Jo- sounds like you had fun! I've been asked to go go-karting many times as well as to go do paintball but cos it's with "the boys" I just know I'll end up more injured being the small delicate little flower amongst the big tough guys. DH and his bestfriend used to muck around as they've both done martial arts and I could be on the opposite side of the room and still end up injured in some form or other.
Oh just remembered I need to call the cheese cake shop and the seafood shop to organise christmas ordering and Libby's birthday cake. so I better go do that while I remember otherwise we won't have a cake for Libby's birthday or yummy seafood for Christmas!
sam's mum
18-12-2007, 17:41
just a quick update, I am supposed to be cooking dinner.
Belle has been to the doctor today because the CHN thought that she could feel a click in her left hip, the doctor thinks he can feel a click in both, so now we have to get an ultrasound done. I wasn't really worried about it until I read up a bit on other people's stories. I got an ultrasound appointment for next week, but I now I want it tomorrow (well now really) so that I can find out if it is a problem or not.
while we were at the doctor I got Sam checked because he has been hot and lethargic and I thought it might be the start of tonsilitis. yep, this is his third dose in 12 months.
BBL.
Hi Girls :wave:
How is eveyone??
Well have i had some big days, the trip to the PIL's was horrible everywhere i went with buba so did DP's Stepmum and sister and when she cried it was like a swam of ppl coming over to see what was wrong :banghead: so anoying grrr!!!
We took Bella to the Doctors last night as all day yesterday she just seemed off and her cry was really week. We found out she had a bit of larangitis (sp??) which really sucks (and while we were there they weighed her and she isnt putting on enough weight) so we will be waking her to feed as she is getting so tired and lathargic.
I had the start of a gall pain thisarvo so i have to see the Doctor tomorrow along with Bella
The hugabub is great love it it take some time to get used to tieing it but after that it is great!!
Thanks for all the well wishes about the gall stones i hope it wont get too bad.
BBL :flowerz:
Hi everyone, just another quick post from me.
Its been a busy day and I'm feeling pretty tired. DD1 has been so excited as she got 4 lots of presents today :noel: Not sure how she will cope come Boxing Day when all the presents will have stopped!!:rolleyes:
Got home just in time for DH to arrive to take over care of the girls so I could go to my bookclub Xmas party, but I got a call after an hour, DD2 wasn't taking the bottle and was gettin distressed, so I rushed home, gave her a huge feed and she's asleep now thankfully!!
ladies!
Well just popped on to finally post my birth story in the Birth section if anyones interested. I hate trying to write about such a huge experience as it is so hard to put into words, all the emotion seems to be lost, oh well I tried!
Quiet day for us, just catching up on some washing and having a rest day as we have a busy week ahead of us.
DS has just woken so will BBL for personals!
A
I posted in your thread Anna, your story really moved me, by the end I had shivers, it was a great birth story, thanks for sharing it!!
just a quick update, I am supposed to be cooking dinner.
Belle has been to the doctor today because the CHN thought that she could feel a click in her left hip, the doctor thinks he can feel a click in both, so now we have to get an ultrasound done. I wasn't really worried about it until I read up a bit on other people's stories. I got an ultrasound appointment for next week, but I now I want it tomorrow (well now really) so that I can find out if it is a problem or not.
while we were at the doctor I got Sam checked because he has been hot and lethargic and I thought it might be the start of tonsilitis. yep, this is his third dose in 12 months.
BBL.
:hugs: Sorry to hear Sam may have his 3rd bout of tonsilitis in 12mths, that is a real bummer, esp so close to Xmas, its awful when little ones are sick.
I have a history of hip problems (from birth and have had lots of surgery, hence why I had to have c/s for both DDs), and as a result both of my girls were very closely examined at birth for any hip dysplasia, clicking etc and also both had hip ultrasounds at 4 weeks, thankfully they are both fine. DD1 developed normally, reaching all her milestones, walking at 13 mths etc and we hope for the same with DD2. Having said all fo that I can understand why you are worried.
I agree you need to get her seen by a Paediatrician and have a hip ultrasound as soon as possible, so if treatment is needed, the sooner the better. :fingerscrossed: her hips are fine and its just some normal developmental clicky hips and nothing more serious (as it was with me!!) Try not to let any horror stories you read on BH or elsewhere on the internet get to you. I had a friend whose DD had to wear a brace for a few months as an infant but now over a year later is just like any other little toddler. Good luck.:hugs:
Hi Girls
How is eveyone??
Well have i had some big days, the trip to the PIL's was horrible everywhere i went with buba so did DP's Stepmum and sister and when she cried it was like a swam of ppl coming over to see what was wrong so anoying grrr!!!
We took Bella to the Doctors last night as all day yesterday she just seemed off and her cry was really week. We found out she had a bit of larangitis (sp??) which really sucks (and while we were there they weighed her and she isnt putting on enough weight) so we will be waking her to feed as she is getting so tired and lathargic.
I had the start of a gall pain thisarvo so i have to see the Doctor tomorrow along with Bella
The hugabub is great love it it take some time to get used to tieing it but after that it is great!!
Thanks for all the well wishes about the gall stones i hope it wont get too bad.
BBL
:hugs: to you, hope this gall pain improves and that Bella gets better poor bubs, it must be painful for her to have laryngitis, and it won't help her feeds either.
Good luck with it all!!
Good night ladies!!
mischief79
19-12-2007, 04:32
Forgot to turn the computer off before I went to bed, may as well use it.
Its 5am, why am I awake!?!?!
DD seemed out of sorts yesterday. She was feeding almost 2 hourly and went down for a 45min nap after every feed. She hasn't been like this in weeks. Also had screams before bed. I know, witching hour, but again hasn't happened in about 2 weeks. She's been sleeping 9 hours solid for a week and just now woke and woudn't resettle. I ended up gettng up and feeding her. Now she thinks its playtime! She's all smiles, I'm all yawns.
She's 10 weeks on Thursday. Any reason why she's suddenly changing her ways?
Oops, there she goes again.....:crying:
Its 5am, why am I awake!?!?!
DD seemed out of sorts yesterday. She was feeding almost 2 hourly and went down for a 45min nap after every feed. She hasn't been like this in weeks. Also had screams before bed. I know, witching hour, but again hasn't happened in about 2 weeks. She's been sleeping 9 hours solid for a week and just now woke and woudn't resettle. I ended up gettng up and feeding her. Now she thinks its playtime! She's all smiles, I'm all yawns.
She's 10 weeks on Thursday. Any reason why she's suddenly changing her ways?
Mischief Sam has also decided that she is ready to get up at 4:30 or 5am every morning so far this week! Like yours, she is all smiles and just wants to play (this is her doing her little happy dance :smiliedance:) no chance she is going back to sleep! Sleepy mum has to play with her for an hour or so, and then she will have a feed and go back down for a short nap around 6:30/6:45.
Sam's day naps are also 45 minutes long (and this is pretty much as regular as clockwork!) I am hoping she will have some kind of growth spurt soon and settle into a different pattern, cause I can hardly get anything done around the house during her short naps, and I don't know how much longer I will last getting up at 4:30am each day!! I am definitely not a morning person :dizzy: Hope things settle down for you soon too!
Hi ladies :wave:
Well, we have had a busy few days here. Visited with some friends and their new bub on the weekend - so cute :yes: Made Sam look so big though, compared to a newborn bub! Still can't belive she has grown so quick, I can hardly remember when she was that little. Kinda makes me a little bit sad that she is growing so fast, but then again I love all the new things she is learning to do every day.
We have made a few trips to the shops in the last few days (finally finished the :tree: shopping!) and Sam has been great! She seems to be getting used to her pram, and will happily get pushed around the shops for an hour or two before she drifts off to sleep. Its a cheap Christmas here for us, we just can't afford to go all out on presents like we usually would. But we have made sure that Sam has a little gift to give everyone.
Our calendars from Snapfish turned up in the mail on Saturday - they are awesome! A few photos turned out a little darker than expected which is a shame but on the whole they look great. Can't wait to see the grandparents' faces when they open them :yelclap:
We were supposed to meet a friend for coffee this morning, but Sam did a huge spew all over me and herself just before we walked out the door, so we didn't make it :no: Unfortunately my friend doesn't have a mobile so I had no way of contacting her to let her know we couldn't make it - hope she didn't wait too long for us as I feel so bad keeping her waiting. Hopefully we can reschedule for another day and the spews will stay away.
Well, my little angel has just woken up so I better go, have a great day everyone :bee:
DD2 slept last night from 8am til 6am this morning :smiliedance:, thats 10hrs straight!! Hope I don't jinx myself, as its only been once, but I will be happy once this becomes more consistent!!
Unfortunately I was still up around 3.30am to express, as my boobs were big and sore and I couldn't sleep until I had relief, decided not to wake bubs this time!!
Went out this morning to pick up some photos from our 2nd photo shoot which turned out better than expected, posted my Xmas cards (finally) and went to the library storytime which DD1 really enjoyed. DD2 wouldn't take EBM in a bottle, and was very windy so I ended up bf her, and once home she was unsettled, windy and hungry - took over an hour to finally get her to sleep (bf her in bed which finally did the trick!!).
DD1 also was resisting her nap for an hour, but is finally asleep ...:yelclap:
Just relaxing at home for the rest of the day after our busy morning.
Tomorrow I've got to take my car for a service, pick up my Xmas layby and my niece is coming for a visit in the afternoon.
Mischief - my DD2 also has 45 min naps during the day, but lately her sleeps at night are getting longer, which is great (prior to that though she was up for a feed at 2am, which slowly got pushed to 2.30, then it was 3am, 3.30 and 4am and last night it was 6am), just hope my milk supply settles down as I dont' want to be up expressing for much longer (esp as our freezer is full of milk and DD2 still doesn't like the bottle :hair:)
As Cassie said, it could be a growth spurt, one is usually due around 12 weeks, but can happen earlier in some bubs and that means their sleeps change and need lots more feeds, usually settles down after a few days.
Better go and get started on dinner while the girls are asleep, Bye :wave:
TeamAwesome
19-12-2007, 14:23
Hi girls,
just a quick one from me as I have lots to do and not enough time to do it in.
Aden is coming home tomorrow morning (was meant to be Saturday morning!) we've not got much food in the house (getting lots delivered tomorrow afternoon though) so I need to get a couple of basics and Aden's present which I was hoping to take MIL with me to get as I have to go to Bunnings but not enough time to organise it. I'm wanting to do some serious cleaning with IL's coming on the weekend and on Christmas Day so we don't have to spend his time home cleaning. the upside of him coming home is a bit less stress for organising everything.
well have to get to the shops hope you're going well girls
hi ladies
Sorry no personals, just popped in quickly to say hello, it's 8 minutes until feed time and yes I'm making her wait:laughing:
Carlotte is going well, 12 weeks today ND CHUBBY, last week she weighed in at 6.4 kg but haven't had time to weigh her this week.
She still wakes twice in the night for feeds:hair:so have been napping alot during the day as am so exhausted. Although last night she lasted from 11pm to 5am without a feed , a breakthrough!:smiliedance::smiliedance:6 hours!! had to keep satickinf in the dummy and patting her baCK TO Sleep but am not complaining.
Hoping she can go 7 hrs tonight :fingerscrossed:
Anyway things have been crazy lately, finishing xmas shopping tomorrow and madly cleaning house before visitors.
Hope everyone is well and bubasare behaving.
mischief79
19-12-2007, 15:46
Going by what some of you have said and what I've read, I think Katelyn is having a growth spurt. She is still feeding 2 hourly today and seems a lot more tired. She's sleeping constantly it seems. Went down for a sleep at 2.30pm and kept waking up every 15 mintutes. I decided that she's still tired (!!) and just stroked her head and temples until she fell asleep again. Had to do that a few times and she's having aproper sleep now. Hope that helps for later tonight.
There's a little family coffee shop near my house that's not all commercial, nice comfy couches and a kiddies play area. Walked down with the pram to get out of the house and had a nice coffee (decaf!) on my own and read a magazine. Nice to get out without having to put her in and out of the carseat.
DH had a job interview yesterday and hopefully finds out today. He still has a job, just ready for a change. Maybe getting this new job will put him in a better mood!!
Taking DD to CYH tomorrow to weigh her. Haven't done it in over a month, so I'm curious as to what she is now.
Cassie - I loved the 9hours sleep at night routine she had for a while. I know they can change, but I want that one back!!
Springpetal - sounds like our babies are acting the same! Too bad you missed coffee with your friend. In this hot weather I seem to be craving "proper cafe" coffee for some reason
Zenifa - when DD stretched out her night feeds and slept through more (until lately!!) I was waking up in agony in the morning. I would be so swollen and my bra and pads would be soaked through. A few days ago I realised that it wasn't happening anymore. Maybe my milk is regulating? I can still express once a day so the supply seems okay
Antl - did you mention Bunnings?! It may be sad, but I love that place!
Sare - I hope Bella gets over her larangitis soon. Is it something that you can catch as well?
Jane - Hope the ultrasound goes okay for Isabelle's hips. Like Zenifa said, it may not be as bad as some make it out to be
Mich - 6 hours sleep is great!! Yep, I'd start working towards 7
Well, I can hear the little bundle crying, so nap time is over.
Belinda
Hi All
Zenifa - Those qualifications will be really useful once the kids become teenagers:thumbsup:
Wow what a lovely gap DD2 gave you. Annoying having to pump in the middle of the night though. Can't they invent a machine that pumps whilst you sleep?
Springpetal - Wouldnt it be lovely if they stayed little! But then we can always look forward to some grandchildren to spoil.
Mischief Sounds like our bubs sure are acting the same - I put Sam down for a sleep this afternoon and she woke after 20 minutes, so I resettled her and then she slept for 1hr 45mins! That is 1hr longer than her usual day naps. Yay! :smiliedance:Hope they both settle into a mummy-friendly sleeping pattern for us soon! :p
Mich 6 hours sleep is great! Can't wait 'til Sam does that! Hope Charlotte keeps sleeping well for you.
Antlmummy Glad to hear your hubby is coming home early. I am sure it will be easier getting everything ready for Christmas with him around to help out :yes:
Zenifa Wow! 10 hrs straight - thats excellent! Hope she keeps up the long sleeps for you, and the milk supply settles down to let you sleep through too ;)
I remember somebody a while back asking about the baby hammocks, we have an Amby Nature's Nest hammock, it is just fabulous. They cradle the baby nice and snug, and when bub starts to stir the hammock rocks/bounces which helps bub to resettle. Sam has already figured out how to kick about to make it swing, so sometimes she wakes up and just starts playing around. Very cute! :D
Hi All
Zenifa - Those qualifications will be really useful once the kids become teenagers
Wow what a lovely gap DD2 gave you. Annoying having to pump in the middle of the night though. Can't they invent a machine that pumps whilst you sleep?
Springpetal - Wouldnt it be lovely if they stayed little! But then we can always look forward to some grandchildren to spoil.
:iagree:
I would love a pump that worked while I slept!!
Oh please don't remind me, I'm trying to enjoy my DD's baby and toddlerhood, I can't even contemplate being a mother to teenagers yet!!
Mischief Sounds like our bubs sure are acting the same - I put Sam down for a sleep this afternoon and she woke after 20 minutes, so I resettled her and then she slept for 1hr 45mins! That is 1hr longer than her usual day naps. Yay! :smiliedance:Hope they both settle into a mummy-friendly sleeping pattern for us soon! :p
Mich 6 hours sleep is great! Can't wait 'til Sam does that! Hope Charlotte keeps sleeping well for you.
Antlmummy Glad to hear your hubby is coming home early. I am sure it will be easier getting everything ready for Christmas with him around to help out :yes:
Zenifa Wow! 10 hrs straight - thats excellent! Hope she keeps up the long sleeps for you, and the milk supply settles down to let you sleep through too ;)
I remember somebody a while back asking about the baby hammocks, we have an Amby Nature's Nest hammock, it is just fabulous. They cradle the baby nice and snug, and when bub starts to stir the hammock rocks/bounces which helps bub to resettle. Sam has already figured out how to kick about to make it swing, so sometimes she wakes up and just starts playing around. Very cute! :D
Yes we'll see how things go tonight, i hope she starts sleeping in 6-8 hr stretches regularly, but the odd 9 or 10hrs would be welcome too!!
I just want my milk supply to settle a bit, this waking up and expressing is getting tiresome, esp as DD2 doesn't even want to drink EBM in a bottle!!
Going by what some of you have said and what I've read, I think Katelyn is having a growth spurt. She is still feeding 2 hourly today and seems a lot more tired. She's sleeping constantly it seems. Went down for a sleep at 2.30pm and kept waking up every 15 mintutes. I decided that she's still tired (!!) and just stroked her head and temples until she fell asleep again. Had to do that a few times and she's having aproper sleep now. Hope that helps for later tonight.
There's a little family coffee shop near my house that's not all commercial, nice comfy couches and a kiddies play area. Walked down with the pram to get out of the house and had a nice coffee (decaf!) on my own and read a magazine. Nice to get out without having to put her in and out of the carseat.
DH had a job interview yesterday and hopefully finds out today. He still has a job, just ready for a change. Maybe getting this new job will put him in a better mood!!
Taking DD to CYH tomorrow to weigh her. Haven't done it in over a month, so I'm curious as to what she is now.
Cassie - I loved the 9hours sleep at night routine she had for a while. I know they can change, but I want that one back!!
Springpetal - sounds like our babies are acting the same! Too bad you missed coffee with your friend. In this hot weather I seem to be craving "proper cafe" coffee for some reason
Zenifa - when DD stretched out her night feeds and slept through more (until lately!!) I was waking up in agony in the morning. I would be so swollen and my bra and pads would be soaked through. A few days ago I realised that it wasn't happening anymore. Maybe my milk is regulating? I can still express once a day so the supply seems okay
Antl - did you mention Bunnings?! It may be sad, but I love that place!
Sare - I hope Bella gets over her larangitis soon. Is it something that you can catch as well?
Jane - Hope the ultrasound goes okay for Isabelle's hips. Like Zenifa said, it may not be as bad as some make it out to be
Mich - 6 hours sleep is great!! Yep, I'd start working towards 7
Well, I can hear the little bundle crying, so nap time is over.
Belinda
Sounds like your supply is well established and settling down. I have had an oversupply for a little while now and should not be expressing, as it increases the supply, but not sure what else I can do, to relieve the pressure. Might contact my LC for some advice!
DD1 is up now, I've fed her, we played with the ball, did some craft (card making), dinner is done (slow cooker), now off to check on DD2 (she woke up at 3pm, I bf her in bed and she went off to sleep again!), when she wakes up I'm giving her a bath.
Will be pop back in later if not then tomorrow!!
Bye!
mischief79
19-12-2007, 19:07
Zenifa - I agree with Cassie. I've heard from women who weaned immediately in hospital that the only way to stabalise/diminish your supply is to express a little to ease the discomfort, and then your body will adjust over time. Can take a few days (of engorgement) but will eventually fix to what your baby wants/needs. You can always reboost your supply when you need by expressing then. (say if you want a night out and need to leave bottles of EBM) Supposedly it only takes about 2 days to boost your supply if you had no prior problems.
Sprinpetal - do babies sleep overnight in the baby hammocks? Or are they just like the motorised swings for day use and naps only?
Dinners done and cleaned away, DH's lunch is made for tomorrow and Katelyn is fed. Time for her bath and then bed - hopefully before ER starts at 8.30pm. Not making the same mistake as last week and thinking it starts at 9.30pm!!
mischief79
19-12-2007, 19:08
Ok, better go get both kids in the bath so I can have some 'me' time, I am already dreading the thought of 3 under 3 :o
Cassie, did i miss something?? Are you pregnant??
Belinda
*vent* warning!! :no:
Aagghhh Im so over these screaming periods in the evenings. Its doing my head in (Cass I don't know how you do it when Afrika cried all day!) I don't know what else to do, do they ever end? I hate not being able to help him, he just constantly has pain, then vomits, then pain, then vomits...this goes on for hours every night! He won't feed properly because he's in pain then is starving after hours but is so worked up he won't lie still to feed. I really thought his wind issues/vomiting would ease up soon. I dread the evenings cause I get so tired and frustrated not knowing what to do with him, I move him in to all different positions but nothing works! DH is out at a dinner because he volunteers for Rotary, it just reminds me that I can never get out in the evenings, not even for a walk with him in the pram (selfish I know) or have people around because DS is so unsettled.
So sorry, just had to get that out, feels slightly better!:dizzy:
[quote=mischief79;2198428]Sprinpetal - do babies sleep overnight in the baby hammocks? Or are they just like the motorised swings for day use and naps only?
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Mischief The hammock is basically another option instead of a cot. To start with Sam only used it for day sleeps as we co-slept at night, but now she sleeps in it all the time. Here is a pic of the hammock, and Sam in it :)
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And Sorry to hear you are having such a rough time with Finlay in the evenings. I don't have any helpful advice, but hopefully things will settle down for you soon :hugs:
SeeJayElle You're right. They are so lovely when they're little, but there is so much to look forward to as they grow up! It kinda spins me out to think someday Sam will be the one having babies, and then I will be a grandma! :goodvibes:
Zenifa, I know I don't breastfeed so I am not a lot of help... but do you express until you are empty, or just a small amount (enough to relieve yourself to be able to sleep)? If you are only expressing a little, then shouldn't your supply adjust to thinking it is only a small feed rather than a full one, eventually lessening your milk production overnight? I am sure you are probably already doing that anyway but just thought it worth mentioning in case.
Ok, better go get both kids in the bath so I can have some 'me' time, I am already dreading the thought of 3 under 3 :o
Zenifa - I agree with Cassie. I've heard from women who weaned immediately in hospital that the only way to stabalise/diminish your supply is to express a little to ease the discomfort, and then your body will adjust over time. Can take a few days (of engorgement) but will eventually fix to what your baby wants/needs. You can always reboost your supply when you need by expressing then. (say if you want a night out and need to leave bottles of EBM) Supposedly it only takes about 2 days to boost your supply if you had no prior problems.
hopefully before ER starts at 8.30pm. Not making the same mistake as last week and thinking it starts at 9.30pm!! Oh no I missed it last night :doh:
I usually only express a little, just enough for my boobs to not feel too full or painful, so I can sleep and also so that when DD2 feeds, the flow isn't too fast, as she then gulps lots of air (leading to more wind :no:) and sometimes her almost choking from the milk shooting out everywhere!! Sometimes I get 100mls from each size in 5mins, and I still feel pretty full!!
Last night DD2 slept from 2.30pm-7.30pm (I woke her to bath and feed her) and then 8.30pm til 4.30am and I didn't have to get up to express!! :smiliedance: I was pretty full though and it took a bit longer to feed (due to what I mentioned in the previous paragraph) but she went back to sleep from 5am-7am ; had to wake her as I was going out to get my car serviced, pick up layby etc.
We are now home and the girls are napping, before my niece comes to visit in a couple of hours.
Anna - sorry to hear you are having a tough time with Finlay, sorry I have no good advice, just :hugs:, hope it improves!!
Hey Cassie
Yeah I was wondering about Abeckaj too, hope she and the twins are doing well!!
As I've mentioned previously I have a massive milk supply this time round, and litres of EBM in the freezer (was wondering about donating it to a milk bank as DD2 doesn't seem to want it, and its too much to use in her solids, which isn't for at least 4mths anway .....Jo if you are around do you know much about the milkbank at the GC??). Yes I too was surprised I didn't have to express last night, I mean DD2 is 12 weeks next Monday, so I would of thought my supply would settle down.......I am very rarely feeling empty!!
Sorry to hear about Afrika's weight gain (which reminds me I wanted to get DD2 weighed this week but just haven't managed to get to a chemist with scales), hope you can manage things til after Xmas as I agree you don't want bubs in there (hospital) until you have your appts, plus you will want her home for Xmas, as it will be her first!! Sometimes though even if bubs is starving hungry they can find it hard to eat!!
Better go, have a pile of dishes to do :thumbsdown: and I can hear DD1, who should be sleeping :banghead:
afternoon everyone
Zenifa, give john flyn hospital a ring, thats where the milk bank is, i've got heaps of milk in the freezer too, at one stage the pottles of milk had taken over the freezer and there was little room for the meat and veg and stuff, slowly getting down on the amount in there now, my supple has slowed down a little now, not feeling as full in the mornings, apart from this morning Alexis did 10hrs and my right boob was full as a ball so she fed off that side (would've got over 120mls from that side, my left side was fairly full so I expressed 100mls out of that side, so I wouldn't explode by her next feed which was 3hrs away, was the first time I had expressed in ages, usually I can get away with being in pain for a hour untill she feeds
Cassie bummer about her weight gain, hope she puts on a bit this week for ya
springpetal if I had room I would so get a hammock, I think they are fab, and they look so cool too,
AnD05 hope things settle down for you soon chick, how awfull with the screaming and all
well last night I had the bestest sleep, I got 8 and a half hours, cause Alexis slept for 10 :smiliedance: my cleaver we girl
better go, bbl to continue this post, the little girl is grizzling
Hi girls,
Thank you so much for the :hugs:, they were greatly appreciated! He ended up getting to sleep by 10pm.
Cass I can't believe you - your a nut! I feel bad for keeping you awake now! Thank you for your ideas though. From what you said I don't think its Reflux becuase he eats a fair amount every few hours not in small amounts. I also think the crying is def because of a pain and not the other way around. I am going to try missing out my morning weak coffee and see if that helps, also considering going back onto infacol. I took him off it to see how he was going, then I have just started him on Bruers Colic Relief but that doesnt seem to be doing anything! So now I think the infacol helped more than I realised, but can't fully remember! I don't eat a lot of dairy, only milk in my tea/coffee which is twice a day and only a tiny bit. And nothing else in my diet jumps out at me as to what could be causing it. Oh well, Il just keep plodding along.
Sorry to hear Afrika's not putting on much weight, my problems seem so pety in comparison to yours :o. I really hope they can figure something out soon, it must be so tiring, I really don't know how you do it, you really are wonderwoman!
Zenifa - :smiliedance:for DD2's sleeps!! That's amazing, and great that your (.)(.)s are easing up on you too!
Jo - :smiliedance:for DD's sleeps too!! You must of felt sooooo great after that wopper!
Had a nice day today, got haircut - much better now! Actually got a nice surprise - the girl there gave me gift voucher that my parents had organised for me for xmas! I didnt use it this time as I thought I would save it for the new year and get a colour/foils done.
Went to chiro - a little better and then went to a friends house to have lunch and make some xmas presents. We bought Maxwell & William salad servers and then used wire to place beads down the handles (wrapped the wire around the handle with the beads threaded on), sounds strange but they look cool! I did a blue set, they are just something different to give.
Ok better get back to the little man, he's actually been quiet for 10mins in his swing :cloud9:! Oh no I probably spoke too soon....
Hope everyone is having a lovely week! Only 5 sleeps till :tree:!!
A
mischief79
20-12-2007, 20:59
Cassie - thats great about your sister. what a lovely thing to be able to tell her she's an aunt! Enjoy your peace and quiet. Sounds like you may need it. From what I can tell, you have the patience of a saint. I think I would have sold my child by now! (that of course, is a joke)
And05 - sorry to heat you're having a hard time with Finlay. The CYH can organise some time for you at a special clinic. I know the one in SA is for 4 nights and you have a nurse with you and its for feeding/sleeping difficulties. I'm sure they'd also help with what you seem to be going through. It must be hard on you and him.
Zenifa- sounds like your having a smooth ride at the moment! Hope it continues
Still nothing exciting happening here. Katelyn slept for 3 hours this morning 9.30am-12.30pm, and then napped on and off all day. She's gone down just now at 9pm so hopefully that big sleep won't throw her out tonight. Shes still feeding constantly. I was worried there wasn't enough milk for her, but after a feed I can still express a heap. If she doesn't work through it soon I'll take her for a check up after christmas.
Went to see a girlfriend today which was nice. Her baby is 6 weeks older than Katelyn, but mine is bigger and longer by far! DD isn't a chubba, just a big girl! I definately don't have a future Kate Moss, all small and frail!
Off to see MIL tomorrow. I feel bad because she is paralysed on her right side (has been since age 3) so she doesn't drive. DH is working 10 hour days plus sport and just doesnt have time to take DD around. Sometimes its just too much for me to do on my own. Then I feel bad because she doesn't get to see her as much as my own mother does. I'm so close to my mum though, I'm sure MIL understands. A lot has happened with her lately that just annoys me. She was meant to move into a home and then decided at the last minute not to. After I'd done all the running around at 38 weeks pregnant! Hmmmmm
[quote=mrsgreen663;2201594]Brauers colic relief isn't really for wind, and I've never heard of it working for anyone for wind. I think it is more of a relaxant for the digestive system, not quite sure what it is meant to achieve though because it never worked for either of mine.,.. but for when the time comes, I can't recommend their teething relief enough! :yes: It was recommended to me by a friend and I have now recommended it to another half dozen people all of which have loved it. It's a nice alternative to panadol and you don't feel too bad for giving it to them if you aren't quite sure if it's teeth bothering them because it's all natural.
You should take a photo of those salad servers, they sound cool! Bet you feel so much better after a hair cut too!
That's why its not working! Ok he's back on infacol today and we will see how that goes! Thanks Cassie!
I would take a photo of the servers but our camera died! The guy who we got to look at it said its totally stuffed :hair:. We don't want to make a rash decision on one before xmas so are going to borrow FIL's for xmas and then hopefully get one in the after xmas sales. Im so lost without it!
Well, have a gf coming over for a coffee this morning, she hasnt met Finlay yet so that will be lovely! Then Im off to try and find some throw away xmas plates - don't want to do all that washing up on xmas day! Also desperately need to get out into the garden and finish the weeding :crying:I hate weeding! I managed to actually start the other day but its so hard with DS! Anyway it must be done!
A
Mrs Green - Dont ppl move out of the way when they see a double pram coming? They should unless they want bruised shins. Those prams dont seem to like tight corners.
What is bubs age v's gestational age now?
Zenifa -I would love to have such good milk makers like you have. Maybe you have extra hormones, milk ducts or something?
Michief79 - Great to hear your bubs is thriving.
:thumbsup:
By the looks of things we are getting the years rain today! There goes my plans! Ah well - we need it.
Bubs is doing well and is a relatively good bubs. Though she did play up for DH last night when I went to a work do.
She has a top up at about 10:30pm and then wakes us up at about 3:30am, 5:30am then about 7. I keep sticking the dummy in because I know she can do 8 hours without a feed. The silly thing is at 7 she goes into our bed where she promptly falls asleep. She has me all figured out, wake up mummy enough and she'll cuddle me in her bed - little monkey!
Have a good weekend all. Tuesday is all of our babies first Christmas:tree::smiliedance:
Hi everyone, just another quick one from me as I am hoping to have a nap!!
Had an early start this morning, DD2 slept from 6.30pm til 5.30am, that is 11 hrs :smiliedance: and I had 8 hrs straight, the first time in almost 3mths!!
So it meant an early start to the day which is fine as I didn't have to express or wake in the middle of the night. Took DD2 to mum and dads, while DD1 and I went to daycare for a play this morning, ran a few little errands and now we're home for a sleep and a relaxing afternoon at home!!
Now for a few personals.
afternoon everyone
Zenifa, give john flyn hospital a ring, thats where the milk bank is, i've got heaps of milk in the freezer too, at one stage the pottles of milk had taken over the freezer and there was little room for the meat and veg and stuff, slowly getting down on the amount in there now, my supple has slowed down a little now, not feeling as full in the mornings, apart from this morning Alexis did 10hrs and my right boob was full as a ball so she fed off that side (would've got over 120mls from that side, my left side was fairly full so I expressed 100mls out of that side, so I wouldn't explode by her next feed which was 3hrs away, was the first time I had expressed in ages, usually I can get away with being in pain for a hour untill she feeds
well last night I had the bestest sleep, I got 8 and a half hours, cause Alexis slept for 10 :my cleaver we girl
better go, bbl to continue this post, the little girl is grizzling
Well done to Alexis for the long sleep :smiliedance:
I will give John Flynn a call and find out, it seems such a waste if DD2 won't have the EBM, its like liquid gold, so if it can help a premmie baby or someone else, it will seem worth all that effort of expressing, sterilising pump etc.
Weeding? What's that
I don't even attempt anything outside other than a little hand watering (which is simply because I WANT to do it and get some fresh air). I have told Simon my job is inside and his is outside so he can either do it himself or pay someone lol. It is a bit easier when they're a little older though. We used to put Logan in his walker on the lawn because all these new 'safe' ones now days are too hard for any child to actually push around, so he used to just be stuck sitting there with his toys while we did the gardening or went swimming.
Good idea waiting to buy a camera. I would love to do the boxing day sales this year but will be on my own so not even going to think about doing it with a double pram.
Yes I agree that some people may be envious of my supply, but it can be painful at times. I'm like you, don't do much yard work, a little watering, a little sweeping, but no lawn mowing, edge trimming and no weeding!!
Am I crazy? DH and I are thinking of doing the sales on Fri 28th Dec at the new DFO (5mins away from inlaws) and leaving the girls with the inlaws for the morning??
Mrs Green - Dont ppl move out of the way when they see a double pram coming? They should unless they want bruised shins. Those prams dont seem to like tight corners.
What is bubs age v's gestational age now?
Zenifa -I would love to have such good milk makers like you have. Maybe you have extra hormones, milk ducts or something?
Michief79 - Great to hear your bubs is thriving.
By the looks of things we are getting the years rain today! There goes my plans! Ah well - we need it.
Bubs is doing well and is a relatively good bubs. Though she did play up for DH last night when I went to a work do.
She has a top up at about 10:30pm and then wakes us up at about 3:30am, 5:30am then about 7. I keep sticking the dummy in because I know she can do 8 hours without a feed. The silly thing is at 7 she goes into our bed where she promptly falls asleep. She has me all figured out, wake up mummy enough and she'll cuddle me in her bed - little monkey!
Have a good weekend all. Tuesday is all of our babies first Christmas
Not sure why I have so much milk, but its obviously good stuff, as DD2 loves it and is thriving, which reminds me, I really should try and get her weighed next Monday (as she'll be 12 weeks). Not sure about hormones or extra milk ducts, but when the (.) (.) are full and the let down happens, it can spray in up to 5 different directions :laughing: poor DD2, if I'm not careful her face is drenched before she even starts to feed!! Yes I can't wait for X's first Christmas!!:noel:
My pram is the sort where one sits in front of the other, and I can turn mine on the spot so is perfectly fine around tight corners. It really isn't much different to a single other than being longer. I got a 4 wheeler though, not a fan of the 3 wheelers especially in the doubles.
Afrika is 14 weeks (corrected age of 11 weeks) and still acting like a 1 day old pain in the *** :rolleyes:
Ok, off to do some exercise while the kids are asleep, yuck!
I am the same as you, I have a tandem, with DD1 in the front and DD2 at the back and its really easy to steer/turn, and its a 4 wheeler, I 'm not a fan of 3 wheelers at all!!
Exercise.......what is that?:detective: LOL!!!
laurannson
21-12-2007, 15:13
Hello everyone-thought I would get on the computer as I have 5 spare minutes!!!!!!
Well we had mothers group here this morning from my DD1 group-we still get together every Friday morning after nearly 6 years,go out to dinner together heaps,and have even been away a few times.......just us mums!!!!:yelclap:
There are 6 of us,and although everone else only had 2 kids(pikers!!),it is quite a gathering each week-love it though,and feel very lucky to have met such great mums!!!
Well Samuel had his needles on Tuesday,and was quite unsettled for the rest of the day,and that night-poor little lad!!!!
He has been dragged around from pillar to post this week-out to dinner,and quite a bit of time at the shops(!!!!),so I can't wait to slow down a bit,and just stay at home!!!
He is still feeding 2x a night which is starting to wear me down a bit.....but he is only 9 weeks still-so I'll let him get away with it for a bit longer!!
Oh DD1 has a friend over at the moment,and they have just woken DS1 from his sleep so had better go and sort everyone out-hope everyone has a good night!!!
Take care!:hugs:
Grizabella
21-12-2007, 23:56
Hey guys - glad to see all are well - despite a few hiccup with feeds/sleep :)
Toran is still going great guns - a chirpy little fella hge likes to "sing" to us and his face lights up when he hears or sees Brion. Brion has been beating up kids at daycare - so that is fun - he doesn't do it at home so it is hard to deal with it as you can't punish him for somethinf hours after the fact. He has been getting better - but still has bad days - the other day he hit a carer so hard it left a mark on her face!!! I t felt bl00dy awful about that!
Stu has been working his **** off. they re-opened part of the pub last week so he has been run off his feet getting it ready etc. He has had about 3 days off in over 5 weeks. So needless to say I have been busy with the kids and by the time it comes to the puter I get to reading your posts and then I have zero energy to reply!! I am going back to work in a few weeks - mainly for fun - don't really need the extra cash - though every little bit helps. Stu wants me back cos I am a better barmaid then the others there and cos the locals are sh!tty I haven't come back yet. Grumpy old boozers!! :laughing:
We are having a BBQ here for Christmas - only a small gathering though - cos Stu's family are going away and my family isnt very big at all. Tehn have a family friends place to go to on Boxing Day. It's a tradition to go there every Boxing Day I have been going since I was 19.
I am going to see Chris Isaac and The Divinyls on Sat!!! So excited!!! Going to have a few drinks too. I am going with one of my best mates. She works for a radio station here so she got free passes. Nice hey!! Her other half and Stu are going to look after the boys.
Finally have all my Christmas shopping done and dusted, very happy about that. this is the last yr I am going to leave it to the last minute! :laughing: Who am I kidding! I say that every year!!
Anyway I have to go - I do my cleaning at night - so have to do some more washing and tidy the kitchen. Bye!
Hi all great to hear you are all going well! aside from some feeding/sleeping problems but at least its all worth it in the end!!
Well Bella and I are going ok she is still a little sick but i have been topping her up at feeds which had been helping her (much more colour in her face) and i have been having attacks still but nothing can be done till after chrissie so i have to survive on pain killers till then :gloomy: I have got panadine forte but it is too strong and i cannot get up to Bella and im :barf:so i have a less stronger one but it still is bad i hate it but its the only way.
Went shopping with my sis today had Bella in the hugabub she loved it and fell asleep and slept for ages :smiliedance:
I am in need of boosting my supply! i have been expressing (when im not feeling sick lol) but i was wondering if there are any other ways of doing it???
Well if im not back before hand hope you all enjoy chrissie as im sure we all will (yay for bubs first chrissie!)
MERRY CHRISTMAS
:tree:
Good morning, I'm up early as I need to express, but DD2 is still asleep, its been over 10hrs already!! :smiliedance: Hope this lasts and my supply adjusts.
Sue - glad to see you pop back in here, sounds like you have been busy.
Jude - great to hear from you too, enjoy your concert tonight!
Sara - to boost your supply its important to be having a healthy diet and drinking lots of water, as well as expressing after each feed. You can buy/bake lactaction boosting cookies, and you can take fenugreek to also help boost your supply. You can always call ABA or a LC for more info/advice about this. Good luck and hope you and Bella are both better soon.
I've read the posts, done a quick pump and reply, off not to get some sleep if I can!! Off to my auntie's for a xmas lunch with all her kids and grandkids today, should be fun!! Have a great day everyone By!:wave:
Just went back to catch up on replys to my last post lol, slow I know but better late then never i say haha
TrulyBlessed - Having the 2 kids close together has been great, I had prepared myself for it to be this big nightmare with screaming children LOL But thankfully it has been fine, I am enjoying it all!
AnD05- House should be ready end of January early feb :yelclap: Sooooo cant wait!
Mischief79- Hi and nice to meet you :) glad to hear you bubby is doing well with her sleeping to, she looks like a real lil cutie hehe
Sams Mum - Sorry to hear about Belles clicky hips, hopefully the U/S shows nothing that cant correct itself :hugs: My oldest son used to suffer tonsilitis terribly, he got to the point where he was getting it at least once a month, have had so many dramas getting him in for surgery, and now it appears he is growing out of it anyway LOL It sure does knock them around but hey! Have you taken him to the specialist?
Have read all the other posts up till now, but have ran out of time to reply lOL, house work calls as my SIL will be here in about and hour and im still in my pyjarmas haha
take care girls and If i dont get on before christmas, I hope you all have a fantastic day and santy is good to you all hehe
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Julz xo:flowerz:
Morning everyone
Zenifa you were up early, can I ask you how often she feeds during the day?
saremc sorry to hear your still having a few attacks, hope its not long after xmas that they do somthing
Jude good to hear Toran is doing so well, he sounds so cute, you'll have to send me a updated pic of him :yes: bummer about Brion being a bully at kindy, I don't know what I would do it that was Jacob, will be cool for you to go back to work,
laurannson wow your group has been going for ages, hope it continues,
well nothing much going on here, just about finnished my xmas shopping, just got to get bil and his girlfriend something, then i'm done, got DD a exersaucer thing the other day, so happy I just love it, can't wait till she's able to use it, I'm giving it to her for xmas anyways, cause her pile of xmas pressies compared to DS's is just pittifull lol, so now I don't feel so bad that she's not getting much, not that she'll notice anyway lol
laurannson
22-12-2007, 16:32
Wow-2 days in a row for me,I haven't done that in a while!!!!!
Zenifa-10 hours.......wow,you lucky thing!!!!!!It must be all that great milk you are making!!!!!I am going to tell Samuel that the other kids are sleeping that long now.....and he should as well!!!!
Wish me luck!!!:D
Catalyst-enjoy the concert tonight-I keep seeing it advertised on TV,and it looks great-so make sure you enjoy!!!!You have to let me know which pub you work at-might have to pop in for a drink 1 day!!!!:yelclap:
Saremc-hope you are feeling better really soon,and they sort out the problem for you-not a nice thing I'm sure.:hugs:
Trulyblessed-I have the same problem as you-DD1 hasn't got as many pressies as the rest of them,as she has got just a few "good" presents-which I worry she will notice on Xmas day.....might get her to open Samuels pressies as well!!!!!
Mrsgreen-I'm the same as you-outside is DH domain,and although it is neat and tidy,he only has Sundays off to tend to the garden!!!Unfortunately I don't have a green thumb at all,so I would probably just kill everything anyway!!!!!!!!
AnDO5-we are heading down your way over the new year period(to Cowtown!!!!)so we should tee up to go for a coffee if you are keen!I know it is crazy down there that time of year-so you may well go away to get away from it all!!!!!
Anyway today has been a good day -DD1 had her last teeball game for the year,which is good,as it is a effort to get everyone ready for her 8.30 game-DH takes DS1 with him to work,and I take the other 3 ,and then we go and pick up DS1 after the game-he would run amok toooo much if I took him!!!!!!!!!Samuel has been cruisy today,but definitely not sleeping as much as usual........hopefully he is saving it all up for tonight.......we live in hope!!!
Hope everyone has a good night!!!
Cheers!:D
Jo - |Yes I was up early, the last couple of days from 5-5.30am, I'm not really sure of how many feeds I give DD2 during the day, probably 4-6 from 6am to 6pm. At the moment she's having a growth spurt as I fed her 3 times in the last 5 hours!! She doesn't sleep much during the day, just a few 45min naps, but perhaps that is why she sleeps so well at night. Who knows?:detective: I just hope it continues and I don't jinx myself!!
Sue - good luck having a word to Samuel, hope he listens!!:laughing:
Just got back from the big extended family Xmas do at my auntie's, it went okay, given that DD1 skipped her nap to attend and then most of my cousins were nearly 2hrs late :hair: We busted a gut to get there, and were nearly half an hour late, (but would of stayed home and given her a nap had we known when the others were arriving) and had to wait for the others before we had lunch (2pm and we'd had breakfast at 7am, so we were starving!!) and halfway through dessert we had to leave as DD1 was overtired and DD2 wouldn't sleep either!! Was a bit disappointed as DH wasn't much help and I was just constantly attending to the girls, with my mum's help. Didn't really get a chance to catch up with my cousins, who I only see once/year, so not really relaxing one for me. We rushed our goodbyes, grabbed the girls presents and left. At least Xmas day with our immediate families won't be so hectic and we will be home for naptime!!
Off now to try to relax. Hope you are all having a great weekend!!
:flowerz:Hi!
Just a quick one as DS is about to wake up for a feed then we have to pop out and do a few things!
Zenifa- Sorry to hear you had such a hectic lunch, I hate it when you don't get a chance to catch up or relax! All I can say about X's sleep though is that - Im JEALOUS! :yes:
laurannson - Not sure what we are doing over the New Year Period, may well make a trip to Perth you are very right when you say it gets crazy down here around this time! Will let you know!
Jude - Have fun at the concert tonight! How exciting!
Well better go I can hear him awake! BBL
:xmastree::reindeer:
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laurannson
23-12-2007, 09:59
Howdy all -just a quick one for me!!!!
Zenifa-I had that chat to Samuel last night,and guess what.......he slept from 9.30pm to 4am!!!!!!!!!I couldn't believe it ,and although I kept waking up,I was giggling to myself all night, I had to tell you!!!!!!:D
I feel like a new woman!!!!!:p
Hope everyone has a great day!
Cheers!
Howdy all -just a quick one for me!!!!
Zenifa-I had that chat to Samuel last night,and guess what.......he slept from 9.30pm to 4am!!!!!!!!!I couldn't believe it ,and although I kept waking up,I was giggling to myself all night, I had to tell you!!!!!!:D
I feel like a new woman!!!!!:p
Hope everyone has a great day!
Cheers!
So happy to hear that Samuel listened to his mummy and had a long sleep :yelclap: well done and I hope it continues for you :fingerscrossed:
My gorgeous angel DD2 slept for 12hrs last night, 6pm-6am, but I did have to get up at 4am to express, but it was okay, I got back to sleep easily.
Have a great day everyone!!
Milliner
23-12-2007, 10:15
Hi girls just a quick one from me.
My puter died last Saturday night and I only got it back on Thursday.
I took Mira to the Osteopath on Tuesday, she was FANTASTIC. She is still having the odd projectile vomit but it's getting a lot better. She is now sleeping really well. Last night she slept from 10.30pm - 4.30am, 10 min feed then slept till 6.30am feed, sleep till 9am. She is being such a good girl. I think it's a combination of the osteopath and hammock. Ever since we bought the hammock she has slept longer and settled easier.
I bought her a Bumbo seat for christmas so she should be able to use that in a couple of months.
Morning all,
Feeling a bit sorry for ourselves here today. I had an upset tummy yesterday arvo/night, poor DS was up a couple of times with major :barf:and DH was up with headache and feeling sick too! Not sure what its all from but we are all feeling slightly better this morning just very :sleeping:. DS managed to keep everything down after his 9am feed so that was reassuring.
We are taking him to get his photo with Santa today, hopefully he will be in an ok mood! Then we have to go and do the big xmas food shop - YUK! - I hate food shopping, doesnt make it any easier when you feel sick!
Other than that not a lot happening here.
Laurannson - yay for Samuel listening to you, thats so funny! I have tried that same talk with DS but it doesnt seem he is as obedient as yours! :shame:
Zenifa - WOW 12hrs! Please please please tell me your secret! :D I put DS into his cot yesterday for all his day naps (instead of the bassinet) and he slept for 2 x 3hr naps! So I thought Id put him in there to sleep overnight as it seemed he liked the extra space and I thought he'd sleep for longer, but then the poor little tike was sick so we shall try again tonight! Wish me luck!
Milliner - So glad to hear the osteo helped Mira, it must be so nice to see an improvement! Hope the lovely sleep continues for you!
Only 2 more sleeps till :xmastree:!!! yay!!!
Milliner, so happy to hear that Mirabella loves her hammock and the osteopath helped, she is doing great with her sleeps!! Hope it continues!!
Anna - Hope you and the family are feeling better and good luck with the shopping and Santa photos today. I don't really have a secret, but I will say that DD2 doesn't have long sleeps during the day, usually just a few 45min naps and she has frequent breastfeeds, sometimes every 2hrs, but I'm not so bothered by that (esp when we're at home or at mum or mil's place as I can have her nap/feed anywhere, anytime, its just hard if you have to go out), at least she is getting a good sleep at night.
We have a few errands to run tomorrow, so DH is taking us out for breakfast and yes we have to face the dreaded food shop on Xmas eve!! Not looking forward to it, as I loathe grocery shopping at the best of times, but with the Xmas rush :thumbsdown:
Will try to get DD2 weighed tomorrow, as she's 12 weeks :smiliedance:
Have a great day everyone!:sunshine:
mischief79
23-12-2007, 20:46
It's been a few days since I dropped in. I've read all the posts but too many to reply to!
Not the best at my house at the moment..... prepare for a little whinge:
DH and I are fighting like crazy. We've been married just over 3 years now, but we only new each other for 6 months before we got engaged, then got married 9 months later. Pretty much jumped right in. Things were FANTASTIC at the start (first 2 years) then slowly went downhill. I feel more like his mother than his wife, I look after EVERYTHING, he doesn't have to do a thing but go to work (I worked full time before maternity leave). His lunch is made, clothes laid out....the lot. I even put the rubbish out! Lately it's just getting too much. There is NO affection. I ask him for a cuddle and he says no, I walk up and put my arms around him and he pushes me away. "Not now", "I'm too hot", "I'm tired".... I'm at the point where I'm ready to walk. I made an appt for us to see a marriage counsellor on Jan 2nd, and pretty much told him if he doesn't come then DD and I are gone. Now I'm scared he won't go and I won't know what to do. Am I strong enough to leave? Its a lot of things that are going wrong. I'm sick of the man I love and married yelling at me and swearing at me. Then I think that it's not fair to take Katelyn from him, but then I think that I don't want her to grow up in a hostile environment. What to do?????
Sorry for that, I need some words of encouragement and advice!!
On the baby front, Katelyn is doing really well. Still havent weighed her lately but she's pooping well and outgrowing clothes so I'm not worried. Still a bit fussy the last few days, sleeping more and feeding every 2 or so hours. I'm suire she'll settle down.
Well, she's asleep, and had her last feed so time for me to relax with a glass of wine. (There's an EBM bottle just in case she wakes up soon, can't ahve her getting drunk!).
Night All......... :wave:
TeamAwesome
24-12-2007, 04:01
Belinda- hugs to you honey! IF your DH won't go at least go for yourself, talking to a counsellor might help you work out a few things, how to approach him with what you need from him etc.
FWIW - my DH and I were only going out just under 6months when we got engaged and were married about 6months after that, I don't think it's the short time frames of knowing each other but obviously his expectations of you are out of wack! Him taking out his frustration/stress or whatever on you verbally isn't right and I hope you can sort it out as you're right it's not a good way for Katelyn to grow up.
Liberty's party (if you could call it that) went well! only PIL's came over, but Libby enjoyed herself and got spoilt! We gave her a doll stroller (it's part of a set with a bouncer, capsule which turns into a swing and a highchair, a port a cot, a baby harness and a baby bag which she is getting for Christmas) and a Dora plush cuddle doll which is about 10cms shorter then Libby! lol
I made her a kind of scrap book style of thing but on a canvas with the word Princess in wooden letters that I painted myself then I painted the canvas and added some scrapbooking letters to make the words; imagination, strength, beauty, compassion, hope, talent, wisdom, love and faith. (all good things for a princess to have I think ;) )
Anyway I just wanted to jump on and let you all know her days went well I have lots of pics to post but am having issues with photobucket so will have to some back at some stage. Angie has her needles today and I have to have a papsmear (not looking forward to that.) but we're also ducking out early this morning as I spotted something I wanted and Aden hasn't gotten me anything from the kids yet, hopefully we'll be early enough to avoid the crowds. Only have a few things to pick up food wise but its really just the seafood and our Christmas mudcake (we don't like fruitcake so mudcake is our christmas cake)
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with your babies! Don't forget to take lots of pics girls!!
Natalie
Grizabella
24-12-2007, 12:13
Belinda - so sorry to hear things aren't going too smoothly on the relationship front. All I can say that if your Dh won't go to counselling and risk losing yourself and your DD then he is an idiot and a break could be for the best. However that hasn't happened yet so maybe try to face that situation if it happens, don't stress yourself out on whatifs ok?
Maybe write down in a letter how you are feeling and also pop in it how much you want things to work and that you think counselling is going to be the best thing for both of you. Some men blank out when you try to talk to them about things - just out of stubborness, if you write a letter he can read it and take it all in without emotions getting in the way. I don't know about you - but when I try to talk to Stu about some things my emotions get in the way and all he sees is a blubbering or yelling mess, not the atual issue I am trying to address. A letter cuts this out it can prevent you from saying things you don't intend or mean.
:hugs: I hope you have a good Chrissie and things don't weigh too much on your mind. I also hope your DH pulls his finger out soon and things become a little better between the two of you.
Hi all
Sorry another quick one from me as DD is about to wake. Well had xmas lunch with DH's family as we won't see DSSs for xmas day. It was a lovely lunch and Charlie got alot of cute pressies.
Finally got a Santa photo with Charlie on the 4th attempt, 1st time Santa was out to lunch, 2nd she was crying as hungry, 3rd time :sleeping: and 4th time lucky! :thumbsup:
Well sleeping has gone to pot since the weekend, DH was on duty Friday night but she woke at 3am and refused to go back to sleep, instead laughed at him. I took over at 5.30am so he could have a rest. The last two nights have been back to 4/3 hour stints between feeds ggrrr so tonight am gonna try again for 6/half hours tonight.:fingerscrossed:
Other than that everything is going well, got a new laptop for early xmas from DH, it's excellent so have to get him something better than a diesel bag at the sales for his pressie. For xmas off to DH's sister for lunch and then having my sister over for dinner.
Hopoe everyone is well and bubs are good. Will try to be back more regularly once xmas and all the cleaning are finished.
Hello everyone!! Firstly, I want to wish you (& your bubs and family) a very :tree::noel: Merry Christmas :xmas:and Best wishes for the New Year 2008 :party:!!!
DD2 is 12 weeks today and I got her weighed today, she's 6.5kg, exactly half the weight of DD1 who is 13kg!!
Was up early this morning 5.30am, but had another great night where DD2 had slept over 11hrs!!! Please Santa I've been good all year, make this last!!
We went out to run a few errands, had breakfast out at a local cafe and did a little grocery shop, back home by 10am!! So we've relaxed at home today, and I even had a nap!! We've just put the girls to bed, DD1 is very excited about Santa coming (although its her 3rd Xmas, its the first where she knows what its all about, yes presents!!) and she left water for the reindeer :reindeer: in a bucket, a beer and mango for santa!!
It will be a great day tomorrow, must check the batteries are charged for the camera (photo and video)!! Breakfast and present openings at home, then lunch at mum and dads, home for a nap and afternoon/evening with the inlaws!!
Belinda - sorry to hear that things aren't going too well with you and DH, hope you find the counselling helpful and DH agrees to go and try to repair the relationship!!
Nat - I had been thinking about you and Lib on Saturday, hope the party went well!! Sounded like you were very creative with her gifts esp the princess stuff!! Hope Angelina's needles went okay and your smear too (I had mine done at my 7 week postpartum check, hadn't had one for about 3 years!!).....Yum mudcake, yes I'm no fan of fruitcake myself!!
Jude - great to see you back here and your suggestion of putting feelings down in writing was a good one!! Have a great Xmas with your boys!!
Mich - welcome back, hope we get to see this Santa pic with Charlotte, given it took you 4 tries to get it!! Hope you have a great Xmas day, and good luck with the sales (DH and I are planning to go on the Friday).
Off now for dinner. Bye everyone and have a great XMas eve and Xmas day tomorrow :xmastree:
mischief79
24-12-2007, 21:09
Natalie - your princess gift sounds beautiful. Something she can keep forever to look back at. I wish I was creative! How come women can go through labour and birth but we shudder at a papsmear!?!? Thank you for your words of encouragement
Jude - thanks for the great advice. A letter sounds like a good idea. Going to try and write one after Christmas
Mich - when Katelyn wakes during the night (which is rare now-a-days) she always thinks it's play time. When I wrap her to put her back to sleep she laughs at me. I think she knows I think its adorable and will pick her up for another cuddle!
Zenifa - Sounds like you've had a great day! I've asked Santa for a solid 10 hours a night.... let's see if I've been a good girl! I definately think I have.
Well, we're at home in the morning. I'm going to do breakfast for DH and I - croissants and bacon & eggs. Then he'll take DD to his mum's to see his uncle while I organise things at home. Just at home for lunch, hopefully Katelyn will have a big sleep. My mum and dad, sisters and one of their boyfriends are coming for early dinner with MIL. Should be interesting.... nothing special this year. We always go to my parents, but this year thought we should include MIL for Katelyn's first christmas. She can't travel too far and my parents are an hour away, so all at our house. Mum and dad are bringing EVERYTHING though, including plates and serving ware!!
Have a great day tomorrow everyone!! Can't wait for the new year when things can slow down again.
:tree: :xmastree: :xmas: :reindeer: :snow: :noel:
I got to use them all!!!
:xmas:
Hi all hope everyone has the batteries charged for tomorrow!
I cannot believe that it is chrissie tomorrow wowo the year has gone so fast!
Belinda - hope you are ok! :hugs: to you, all the advice i have is go with your heart and ry and work it out if that doesnt work then you will know what to do. I hope you have a great day tomorrow.
Well not alot from me Bella put on 300g which is great and i need to go and pump as my boobs are sore, i am so tired so better go and get this done so i can get some :sleeping:
HAVE A GREAT DAY TOMORROW
MERRY CHRISTMAS
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:snow:
:xmastree:
:tree:MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE:tree:
Hope everyone has had a lovely day with their new additions :yes:
we've had a good quiet day, had MIL over for lunch (I cooked a roast) so that was good, DS got spoilt rotten by "santa" and DD got lots of lovely gifts, we're just waiting for FIL to arrive from NZ, havn't seen him for a while, he flew in about 6.30 tonight aparently
well thats all from me at the mo, i'm going to get some pudding, didn't have room for it after lunch so i'm going to have some now
will catch ya's all tomorrow
:xmas:MERRY CHRISTMAS!:xmas:
Hope everyone has had a great day a quiet one for us out to grandparents for lunch am so full it was so yummy.
Bella got spoilt and clucked over, after luch i was so beat i went for a sleep and to feed lying down and had nearly everyone come in to check :banghead: just wanted some peace and quiet!
Tomorrow we are going to my sisters place to relax and have lunch which will be nice, well im off to bed now to get soem beauty sleep.
Oh yeah i got engaged this morning :smiliedance: at 1am!! we were up feeding Bella and i said ohh its christmas, so we decided to swap gifts (i got DP a really nice chain) and he got down on one knee and propsed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg i was in tears and of course said yes the ring is beautiful will take a piccie for you to see!!!! Valentine
nighty night
oh almost forgot will have to do my birth story at some stage lol.
Grizabella
26-12-2007, 01:42
Congratulations Sare!!!!! What wonderful news! :D
Merry Christmas everyone! We had a lovely day - Brion really enjoyed himself - it was the first Christmas he really got into. We had my family over and had a BBQ, tonight we went to a friends for another BBQ and tomorrow we are catching up with Stu's parents and then going to family friends for dinner. Hope tomorrow isn't as hot as today though - it was sweltering!!!
Toran was a bit unsettled today because of the heat. He wasn;t crying - just wasn't going to sleep as easily. Now he is in the aircon of our room and has cooled down he has crashed out - I am going to join him, but first I am going to leave you with some pics from today :)
OUR CHRISTMAS (http://s56.photobucket.com/remix/player.swf?videoURL=http%3A%2F%2Fvid56.photobucket .com%2Falbums%2Fg177%2FBrions_Mum%2FChristmas07%2F 8ca7c5d2.pbr&hostname=stream56.photobucket.com&fs=1&os=1&ap=1)
:tree: Merry Christmas:tree:
How did everyone go with the celebrations? I Hope everyone is having wonderful time:)
As I mentioned before, we don't do Christmas so it was quiet christmas eve for us. Me and Lii watched Carols on TV at home, and it brings back a lot of happy memories for me...as a little girl I used to sing all those songs at church (I was Catholic before I converted). Not sure DH would have liked if he was there, but I had fun singing along those songs to Lii:laughing:
Yesterday, we've got a big surprise....DH's kids (from previous marriage) arrived from Melbourne unannounced!!! We knew they were coming this holiday, but wasn't expecting till sometime later. His EX didn't call us until kids were on the flight!!!!:mad: I can't believe she did this to us...I had no room prepared for them, and there were no kids friendly food at home. As much as I love these kids, it was soooo stressful. But the good thing is that kids fell in love with Lii. It's so touching to see them hugging and kissing Lii. He's a one lucky guy to have such a nice big sister & brother.
Today, I have to somehow think of the way to entertain them on my own as DH has to work:hair: Not sure how I will cope being mum to 3 kids suddenly. Wish me some luck!
Hi all
Just popped in quickly before going to :sleeping: and had to say
congratulations to Sara (hope I remember ur name right), that is so romantic and a lovely time for him to propose.:smiliedance: Better than my DH who proposed in the toilet:laughing: yep real romantic here!
Belinda, so sorry to hear that you aren't happy and things aren't going well with your hubby. :fingerscrossed: that counselling works out for you guys and while I'm sure you have received lots of advice on what to do, make sure at the end of the day that you are happy. You deserve to be and a wonderful, loving partner. Sending you lots of :hugs:
Hope everyone had a lovely xmas and Santa found your place. Charlie was spoilt - she had more pressies than any of us under the :tree:. Had a lovely lunch at DH's sisters place - lots of prawns and cold meats, salads etc. Then my sister and BIL came over for dinner. We were going to get the BBQ going but were so full just had chicken skewers and salad. Then today went to a friend's place for a few drinks. Off to the sales with some girlfriends tomorrow. So busy few days. DH has been great - he did a extra night for me so have had 3 nights of good sleep in a row, yeah! Back on duty now so better get a few hours before the next feed.
Hope everyone is well.
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