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BeautifulBoys
01-08-2008, 07:23
Hey I just made a new thread up for june...never mind we can stay here!!
Its MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!happybirthdayTo ME!!!!!!!
:wave:
Found it!
Happy Birthday BB!!!
Happy Birthday BB!!!! Hope you have a great day!
I missed saying Happy Birthday to Bella and...oh who else's birthday was it?.....well happy birthday to you too!
I msg'd stg but haven't got a reply, I hope she's OK! Either that or she hasn't got any credit left, let's hope it's the latter.
Well that was just the scariest 2 minutes of my life!!!!!!!!! DS1 and DD were eating breakfast and DS2 was kciing around on the mat. I was stacking the dishwasher and I heard DS2 cry all of a sudden and it was a funny cry, look over and DD is standing there with her spoon in her hand. I just yelled "no!" and ran over and he's stopped crying by this stage and is choking, she'd "shared" her toasted museli with him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I nearly died. I grabbed him and turned him over and scraped all the museli out, he had a few more chokes and coughs and a good cry, then all he wanted was booby and now he's asleep. Ooooh boy. I'm still shaking!
I don't know how many times I've told both of them not to give him anything to eat or drink. She got a fright too and was just standing there saying "I was sharing Mummy, I good girl, I sharing". Poor little thing, had to try to explain to her that DS2 is too little and he hasn't got any teeth and that you have to have lots of teeth before you can eat "big person food" that she eats and that giving DS2 food hurts him and he could end up in hospital very sick.
Let's hope it sank in! So scary how quick something can happen.
oh god fra99le :hugs: how scary..
happybirthday BB!!!!
happybirthday InGi!!!!
Trying still, to settle DD since 9am feed so we can go for a walk, then come home and make cupcakes :chef: then DD and I are going to start looking at organising the christening and plan the invitations etc - so much fun! will plan a big bbq do on the deck out back for after.
Had another miserable night with the cluster feeding. I'm getting really over it, it's getting me down :gloomy: just because it goes late into the night and I get so tired. Come morning after sleep all is ok again.
Oh she is finally asleep - time for that walk - a pre-emptive (sp?) strike on the cupcake calories LOL
Happy brthday to Ingi, Bella and BB!!!
happybirthday
Fa99le- how scary, hope you have managed to calm down a bit now.
congrats and lucky you to those whoses bubs are sleeping through, Pip's are increasingbut still a 2-4 am feed, every bub is different though!
wow Ingi move to melbourne- big change, no wonder you are busy. I love mel, eould live there except fam are all in NSW!
Bellaleggos
01-08-2008, 10:40
happybirthdayBirthing Beauty, and thanks to everyone for my Happy Birthdays yesterday :D
OMG Fra99le....glad he's ok:hugs:
:party:BB
Supermumof3 it's Gabriel as in Gabe-riel..not as in GaB-riel...if that makes sense... My parents had the same question ...LOL.
I scared myself last night... Gabriel was being difficult to settle...so I decided Id take him to bed with me..feed/settle him (he LOVES snuggling in my bed)..then put him in his bed (his pram beside my bed)... Hmm woke up at 5am to him reattaching himself...!! Now he doesnt want to settle in his bed for his usual mid morning sleep...
Feels all grown up now we are in this section:o
BeautifulBoys
01-08-2008, 12:43
Happy Birthday BB!!!! Hope you have a great day!
I missed saying Happy Birthday to Bella and...oh who else's birthday was it?.....well happy birthday to you too!
I msg'd stg but haven't got a reply, I hope she's OK! Either that or she hasn't got any credit left, let's hope it's the latter.
Well that was just the scariest 2 minutes of my life!!!!!!!!! DS1 and DD were eating breakfast and DS2 was kciing around on the mat. I was stacking the dishwasher and I heard DS2 cry all of a sudden and it was a funny cry, look over and DD is standing there with her spoon in her hand. I just yelled "no!" and ran over and he's stopped crying by this stage and is choking, she'd "shared" her toasted museli with him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I nearly died. I grabbed him and turned him over and scraped all the museli out, he had a few more chokes and coughs and a good cry, then all he wanted was booby and now he's asleep. Ooooh boy. I'm still shaking!
I don't know how many times I've told both of them not to give him anything to eat or drink. She got a fright too and was just standing there saying "I was sharing Mummy, I good girl, I sharing". Poor little thing, had to try to explain to her that DS2 is too little and he hasn't got any teeth and that you have to have lots of teeth before you can eat "big person food" that she eats and that giving DS2 food hurts him and he could end up in hospital very sick.
Let's hope it sank in! So scary how quick something can happen.
oh my how scarey you poor thing:hugs:
K8y....I know how tiring it gets all you want to do is sleep and you can't because they just wont settle:sleeping::hair:.....i was over it yest,DS1 was driving me around the bend,both him & Casey have a cold....:kiss:
Getting a facial and full body massage tomorrow my bday pressi,got some vouchers/money/choc/cds...more to come too im spoilt!!:p
Casey is asleep in my arms whats new..haha:rolleyes:
BeautifulBoys
01-08-2008, 12:46
Happy brthday to Ingi, Bella and BB!!!
happybirthday
Fa99le- how scary, hope you have managed to calm down a bit now.
congrats and lucky you to those whoses bubs are sleeping through, Pip's are increasingbut still a 2-4 am feed, every bub is different though!
wow Ingi move to melbourne- big change, no wonder you are busy. I love mel, eould live there except fam are all in NSW!
Hows the topping up going?
Casey usually gives me 4/5 hours straight,so goes down between 8.30/9pm(after bath) the best he has done was 3.50!! but then he up at 6ish...so his sleeps all over the place too,other times he can wake 2hourly:sleeping:
fra99le, how awful. Lucky you were paying attention. I bet it all felt like it happened in slow motion.
Sam's been annoying all arvo - Feeds, grumbles until burps, looks around happy on my shoulder for half an hour or so, sucks ny cheek, then grumbles again until gets more booby... have been feeding on and off for a while.
My new plan as per paed worked for a few days but now Sam won't have a bar of it. He started sleeping for 6 hours straight but now wakes every 3 hours again. Tried to re-settle using dummy and anything I could but nope... no luck. Last night I was so over it, I just fed him and put him back down rather than even trying to hold out. It's much quicker that way! Now he's on boob doing... NOTHING! Not even sucking! Little sh!t!!!! :hair: (OK I don't really mean that!).
I have decided I am not going to give DH one of those keyrings as I've found a digital frame keyring instead! It was in Myer for $29.95 and I've put heaps of pics on it for him & it's now charging so it'll be all ready. It's awesome! Ii must say I want one too - they came in pink and I am a pink freak!
My mum's divorce went through yesterday... and they are being evicted from their shop today due to unpaid rent. I feel sorry for ny mum but the only thing that comes to mind re step dad is "karma".... evil I know. Mum's moved in with her man now and he's looking after her. She's going to start looking for a job in Brissy soon. Anyone know of anything?! :laughing: Seems funny, her working. She worked n the shop but it was HERS... she hasn't had a real job in over 12 years!
mos sam may be having a growth spurt? or just feeling cranky and looking for the only comfort he knows. dylan does the same some days he will feed every 2 hours. some days he just wants to sleep with booby in his mouth. not much u can do i guess. it seems long and hard now but honestly we will just blink and theyll be 1 and we will all be on here wondering where our babies went:crying:. im just trying to enjoy him as much as i can and not get too stressed about the tough parts. my baby is mr super chucky today! pretty much every item of clothing he owns is now in the laundry. and mine too. not to mention the car seats etc:hair:
does anyones baby frown a lot? dylan is frowning all the time, he gonna get frown wrinkles lol
Mine frowns too. Makes him look like his grandad (DH's father)!
:laughing::laughing: i tell dh dylan looks like him as he is always cranky too
Well my heart rate is finally back to normal, will just have to keep a closer eye on them I reckon!
MOS my DS has been feeding like that too the last couple of days, it'll be a growth spurt, feeding more to increase supply so they can get more! DS1 did it at about the same age, (DD never did, but then she's midget and just didn't grow much! Was talking to a friend today and her 7 1/2 month old has just weighed in at 10kg, my DD didn't weigh that til she was 2! LOL) He had been (before the last 2 days) been having a feed at about 8:30 or 9 and going down and sleeping until 5!!! One morning he even made it until 6:45!!! Woohoo!!!! Hopefully once this growth spurt is over he'll go back to it, was HEAVEN, even if I did still have to get up to DS1 to take him to the loo and DD to put the covers back on her. He would feed 2 or 3 hourly during the day still, which I really didn't mind if he was sleeping like that at night, needed to make up a feed or two!
I get so cranky sometimes as DS1 waking up to go to the toilet, sometimes it's twice a night, but then I'd rather him get up that him wet the bed, just hard at 3am, I"ve tried not giving him anything to drink after 5 or 6, but then he wakes up thirsty, don't know if I can get him out of that habit or not. Think I'll get DD a sleeping bag that way she can't kick off the covers!
C38 I have never mastered the lying down feeding and I think one reason that I haven't gone out of my way to do it is that I can half fall asleep sitting up in bed feeding, I'd definately fall asleep if I was lying down and I'd be so scared that I'd roll over on top of them or roll over and push them out of bed!!! Just a paranoia that I have, lol. Admire those who can though, how much extra sleep would you get!?!?!
Supermum I know what you mean about all the clothes in the wash, DS has been throwing up heaps too. I've got sooooo much to do and I hate using the dryer as it bumps the power bill up too much. so It's a load at a time over the clothes horse, think I need to invest in another couple!
BB hope you enjoy your massage etc, draw out every last minute!
Oconky Pips feeds will stretch out, think how much better it is now to EVERY 3 hours at first!
k8y hang in ther honey! And you are sooo right about sleep! How mcuh more sane do you feel after you've had some!
Have fun with all the invites etc, sound like it'll be a ball!
Well better go and put this lot to bed, they are running amok and driving me nuts!
Thanks fra99le - I think you're right about the growth spurt... well at least I HOPE you are because then that means THERE IS AN END TO IT!!! :smiliedance:
I have a wax appointment tomorrow morning. I have SOOOO let myself go. I haven't had a wax in... oh since about 2 weeks before we moved. We moved a week before I had Sam and he's now 7 weeks so... IT'S BEEN TEN WEEKS!!! ARGH! :eek: I even trimmed them with the clippers a few weeks back when the armpit hairs started to get caught in the roller of my roll-on deoderant! :laughing: I am seeing my old wax lady from years ago. She used to charge $20 for half leg, bikini and underarm so we'll see how much inflation has affected her prices! I don't mind though as I always thought she was too cheap! Am also getting eyebrows and (don't laugh!) lip done so I will feel like a million dollars! (PS. my lip isn't that hairy but I like to get it done every now and then).:D
Hows the topping up going?
Casey usually gives me 4/5 hours straight,so goes down between 8.30/9pm(after bath) the best he has done was 3.50!! but then he up at 6ish...so his sleeps all over the place too,other times he can wake 2hourly:sleeping:
The topping up is good, she seems to be more settled with it which is good and looks like she has put on some weight and the breaks aren't too bad the last couple of mornings it has been about 10 then 3 then 6.30- but I have been going back to sleep after the 6.30 feed so feel OK sleep wise! I am making the cookies and also on the motilium but that has only been in the last 2 days so will see how we go.
Pip frowns as well- looks very much like her dad- though she looks more like him anyway. will have to get some photos up again soon.
this weekend we are having the anti-natal class catch up...be good to see how the other bubs are going, though it means I miss out on catch up with my old football teammates at our home ground again- I always have something on when they are playing close by!
MOS I was going to ask you about your paeds plan- I tried it a couple of times, worked once, but not the others, but because she has been waking between 3-4 hours I haven't worried about it too much anyway.
DH is baking some more cookies...isn't he good.
mos- that sounds like a great idea for fathers day...might do it for the grandpas as well! it is really annoying I have dh birthday plus both FIL and my dad all next week, and then have to think of fathers day pressies straight away!
going to go snuggle with dh for a bit before Pip wakes up!
snuggle? gosh what is that? i think my 3 are on a rotating shift to ensure that between them they see to it that mum and dad are never left alone long enough to snuggle.
fra99le my 4 yr old doesnt get why bubs cant have food yet either and ive been a little worried he will try smething like that! how scary for u :hugs:
morning all. just lately dylan has started to kinda "talk" in his sleep? like cooing and little noises and stuff but he is sound asleep. and three times now he as actually laughed(like chuckled) in his sleep but he has never done it when he is awake yet. he must be dreaming right?
Tam-I-Am
02-08-2008, 08:33
Hi guys :wave:
Fraggle - how scary for you! Your poor DD, I hope she didn't get too much of a fright! How's your little man doing since then?
MOS - sounds like a growth spurt to me too - hopefully it'll end soon! :)
Well, things are pretty awful here most days...*Sigh*....DS's silent reflux is just not being well controlled, DH gave me giardia (dodgy drinking water) and I've been on antibiotics for a week for it, and they're giving DS colic, and DD's just had a bout of gastro *double sigh*. Luckily it seems to have bypassed the rest of us - but I'm still wary as the friend I caught it from got it 2 days after her DH and 4 days after her DS...so we'll see how we go over the weekend.
Oh, and for what its worth - I would KILL to have some of the sleeping routines your bubbas have! DS feeds 2 hourly throughout the day ATM, and 3-4 hourly overnight. Sleep? What's that? I can't wait for him to stretch it out a bit - especially the day feeds, believe it or not. He wakes up, feeds, wants to play, then it takes him sometimes 1/2 an hour to get him to sleep - then he only sleeps for 20 minutes or so, and wakes for his next feed! I have a feeling he's perpetually over-tired, but don't know how to break the cycle.
Supermum I always wonder whether they do actually dream! We've got giggles and "talks" from DS2 while he's been asleep and awake! Soo cute, Love It!
MOS I know what you mean about letting yourself go, I'm the same, but trying to organise waxing appt and someone to babysit at the same time is not working! LOL, I'll be a yetti before I get to it.
Tam - You poor thing, giardia, gastro and colic (and a hubby lol, only joking DH:D) :hugs:to you and let's hope when you stop the antis that DS settles a bit more, and you can get a decent stretch of sleep!
Oconky now I want some cookies too! Have to and bake some I reckon.
Tam-I-Am
02-08-2008, 10:47
Oooh, ooh - fraggle - do some lactation cookies...they're DIVINE :D You might be exploding out of your bras after a batch though :p but (if your DH is gullible) you might get them all to yourself :p :laughing: I told my DH that they would make him lactate - so he ate three of them while staring me down :laughing: Oh well - was worth a shot! :p
Gabriel giggles in his sleep too. or sometimes gives a really short cry..
Ah 3 more weeks until I can drive. It's starting to drive me crazy being so house bound... It's a pain having to rely on others ....well mostly my mum to go anywhere. I'd love to go get my legs waxed..or to go wander around the shops on my own. As much as I love my mum, shopping with her is not the same....especially as I'm so used to shopping alone. I feel like I have to justify everything I put in my trolley.... and clothes shopping is hopeess as she has totally different ideas as to what I like both for me and Gabriel.. Though I duno how Im going to ever shop for clothes for me again , without someone to hold him... be buying heaps at Target an taking them back if they don't fit I guess
Ah well just my moan for the day:D
Hi everyone:wave:
Gosh, Ive fallen behind here! Happy belated birthday to Bella, InGi, and BB - hope you all had a great dayhappybirthday
Tam-I-Am:hugs: what a few days you've had! Hope everyone is starting to feel a lot better at yor house.
Have already forgotten everyone elses news (sorry), so big :hugs: to all.
Last night Liam slept for almost 5 hours straight! Yay! Shame the time was 5.45pm to 10.30pm, and then he was in the mood to party allnight! But at least its progress.
Does anyone else feel a bit sad that their bubba is no longer a newborn? Liam is changing so much every day, and while I absolutely love it, sometimes I find myself pining for that tiny little bundle I brought home from hospy, yet on the other hand, I find myself thinking "I cant wait until he's doing this and that"
I don't have any news at all....not that its been quiet!! Have a great weekend everyone and take care:flowerz:
Oh I meant to add, I got my Boobybib yesterday. They are really good and comfy, maybe a bit hot wearing it in bed, but absolutely no leakages, just like it says on the box. And for $20 its money well spent:thumbsup:
kyles im sad too:crying:
tamiam how old is connor now?
c38 some shops have 1 larger changeroom for disabled and prams so u can try things on and take pram in with u. i know most of the dept stores like target etc do and most the jeans west just jeans etc. i find it harder with the older kid. if i try things on with 4yr old around he waits till im half naked then escapes underneath and starts climbing under into other peoples changesrooms:eek: as u can imagine the other half naked people are not impressed:laughing:
kyles $20 is that new?where from? i searched on ebay and got nothing
supermum.. I think we got 5 minutes of snuggles on the couch before Pip woke up!
c38- i know what you mean about clothes shopping, i left pip at mums yesterday for 2 hours to get stuff done by myself, was hard to do but made it a lot easier.
kyles i was just thinking that pip is more baby than newborn now and am sad too...made worse y the fact that our computer died as dh was making a cd of all our photos of pip so have lost all of them from her first day, have all the others thank good, but i had a good cry when i found out..have to just have my epi induced memories of holding her for the first time i guess!
proud of myself today 2 loads of washing and a walk so far...time to somehow eat some lunch and more lactation cookie...dh took the ones with the extra choc to work today not happy jan!
kyles $20 is that new?where from? i searched on ebay and got nothing
I found them under Baby/Maternity Clothes/Breastfeeding, but Ive just gone back and there aren't any more.
Also Fra99le posted a link to the website in the July thread. HTH
Tam-I-Am :hugs: Hope everyone gets better soon.
C38 - You end up shopping in places the pram can go with you - I spent lots in Esprit the other week and I'm sure it was because of the extra big changeroom!
Kyles - I get sad too but it just reminds you not to wish this time away by wanting them to grow up quicker to do things like talk, etc...
Got wax this morning. Feel much better! :thumbsup:
Also ot ridiculously expensive christening gown... SIL bought it and she wanted to but itwas hard to talk her out of frilly bonnets and stuff... man it was PAINFUL! She even said she wanted him to wear something SHE likes and then realised I was next to her and then corrected herself to say ".... we like". Still, she went way overboard. She was trying to talk me into silky white sailor suits too. Oh boy it was awful... She would hold up a few and ask which one I liked the best, so I told her. Then she'd hold up the one SHE liked and say "What about this one?" and "Do you like this one instead?"... so I said that if she wants to get the one she liked, go for it... but if she doesn't want to know what I like (the plain and simple ones), then to stop asking! In the end I won... plus she added HEAPS of other stuff, rattle, monogammed towel, blanket, a cross, a massive box for it all, etc, etc. I just can't believe how much it all was. It's like a wedding - everything gets increased in price because it's for a christening! :eek:
To whoever was wondering about getting cuddles, we just did... in the middle of the day - you take it when you can get it!!! :laughing::D
supermumof3.. SNAP. was going to askt eh same question re the boobybib. I found a secondhand on ebay,one but its only size10 (might be ok for one of you skinny gals) and some in an ebay shop (by searching for booby bib), but they oly have pink, and they are $59.90
Ahha, had forgotten about the bigger changerooms. Ah well, can't drive yet anyhow. And dont want to buy clothes yet, until a few more kgs are gone. I am a bit sick of my tracky daks, or stretchy black trousers. My scars too sensitive as yet to think about wearing anything else. I'm still wearing the super huge granny knickers I got mum to buy when I was in hosptal....would be nice to be able to wear "normal" knickers again..
I've just been having a snuggle too...not THAT kind though. .. (goodness only knows when I'll ever, if ever, get one of those again).. A baby snuggle..for an hour on the couch. He's only 3 weeks but you guys are right, it's going too quickly... :(
BeautifulBoys
02-08-2008, 17:46
mos sam may be having a growth spurt? or just feeling cranky and looking for the only comfort he knows. dylan does the same some days he will feed every 2 hours. some days he just wants to sleep with booby in his mouth. not much u can do i guess. it seems long and hard now but honestly we will just blink and theyll be 1 and we will all be on here wondering where our babies went. im just trying to enjoy him as much as i can and not get too stressed about the tough parts. my baby is mr super chucky today! pretty much every item of clothing he owns is now in the laundry. and mine too. not to mention the car seats etc
does anyones baby frown a lot? dylan is frowning all the time, he gonna get frown wrinkles lol
When babies frown its usually means they are tired,thats what the CHN told me.
Casey frowns alot too.
sorry don't have enough time to catch up on all the posts...:ecomcity: haha....
Massage n facial were absolute bliss:cloud9:didn't want to leave
Im feeling tired nothing out the ordinary.:sleeping:
Both boys have colds so Casey's sleep is disturbed there for so is mine...haha...
C38 i was naughty and drove as i felt fine and wasn't on medication,so have my g/friends here after only 2wks,with DS1 i waited till he was about 5wks old,some insurances prob wouldn't cover thou.
:wave:
I also drove after about 3 weeks - only short distances to the supermarket etc, I was going insane at home!
Well, Ive just gotten into the 21st century and have re-installed MSN, would love to chat to you all, so what do I do now? Do you PM me your addy and I invite you? Or do I wait for you to invite me? Its all changed since the last time I had MSN installed.
BTW Liam doesnt frown much, but he does stare into space at blank walls, which Ive also been told is a sign of tiredness - but one fruit loop told me that babies are psychic and can see ghosts and thats what he's looking at:laughing::eek::no:
BTW Liam doesnt frown much, but he does stare into space at blank walls, which Ive also been told is a sign of tiredness - but one fruit loop told me that babies are psychic and can see ghosts and thats what he's looking at:laughing::eek::no:
:laughing: Maybe Sam sees Elvis then - that may expain his funny lip curl as he's staring off into space!!! :D
Tam-I-Am
02-08-2008, 20:36
tamiam how old is connor now?
He's 9 weeks old today :)
Connor frowns a lot too - I don't think its tiredness. From what I can tell, different babies have different tired signs - but Connor's are that he gets whingey and his movements get jerky. He can go from being quite happy and contented to literally 2 seconds later, tired and needing to go to sleep.
:laughing: Maybe Sam sees Elvis then - that may expain his funny lip curl as he's staring off into space!!! :D
Hes actually got a little white jumpsuit, and when he wears it with his big belly, I think he does look like Elvis!:laughing:;)
oops! I mean Liam has a big belly and looks like Elvis! Not Sam! I must be tired:)
Hi Ladies,
After bath time I like to lay Sam down on a nice blanket and take as many pics as I can. Sometimes I get a few good ones. I've just uploaded some onto the MSN site.
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=366
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=367
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=368
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=369
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=370
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=371
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=372
:-)
He's so cute MOS. :thumbsup:
He looks like he's changed a bit, has he? I can't believe how much Chais has changed. He's 12 weeks now.
Here's some current ones of him
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180149.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180163.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180182.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180298.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180261.jpg
Also MOS (and any other Sydney people that would like to meet up), is Friday 29th August good for you?
P.S happybirthday to all those that have recently had one. Hope you got really spoilt!
Hi Kotakai, Yes Friday 29th is perfect. Is there anyone else or is it just us two? I don't mind... they don't know what they're missing, eh?! ;)
Where should we meet? Hhmmmm... Any ideas?
And yes, Sam has changed HEAPS. Not sure if it's just me but he doesn't even look like the baby I gave birth to!
Chais has a cute smile - and there's one where he looks like he just blends into the blanket!!! :laughing:
Ooh! Don't answer about where to meet - we'll PM details. I could imagine some wierdos watching us meet! lol
Don't know how and I have no pointers... but...
SAM SLEPT FROM 9:30PM TO 5:30AM!!! :smiliedance:
Am not expecting this to happen again though as he has a tendancy to tease me like that! He didn't even whinge for the dummy... just slept. So it was nothing I did at all! :eek:
yay mos!!:yelclap: dylan the same its nothing im doing just him choosing to sleep. ive been pretty lucky had 2 boys who were good sleepers and dd who was terrible so i think its just up to them and there isnt a great deal we can do to make it happen. we even tried sedating dd(on the drs advice to try an establish a sleep pattern or just any sleep at all) and she was still up 20 mins later. she still not much of a sleeper now at 10.
aww mos and kotakai very cute, ive been slack i really must start taking more pics
tamiam dylan is sleeing at night but like connor he feeds 2 hourly of a day and sleeps around 15 mins at a time. i pretty much hold him all day or he cries.at least its not all night too.
well im not sure his frowning isnt ghosts or tiredness i thought he was just cranky lol
Yay Sam!! MOS were you checking on him all the time though? I did with mine, I'd be expecting them to wake and when they slept through I'd be up every couple of hours anyway seeing if they were! Photos very cute by the way, hey is his hair reddish or is it just in the photos? My MIL wants all mine to have red hair and says they all have an "auburn tinge" even though they are both blond! Even DS2 she says has it, which I must admit in a couple of photos it does look like it, but he's got blond regrowth just like the other 2 had so I don't think so.
Kotaki Chais is sooooo cute! Think we must have the same taste in clothes too, I think I've got most of the outfits for DS that Chais is wearing, LOL.
Kyles glad you like the booby bib! I know what you mean about it being a bit hot, but hey with no leakage I'll put up with it too!
Supermum I'll see if I can find the details for the lady that I got mine off, (how long can you look at stuff you've bought off ebay?) I know that she had just shifted to Creswick becuase she actually rang me after i got them to see if they fitted alright! She was lovely.
Tam I think if I made lactation cookies I would pop!!!! LOL, but I might try them just to see if DH would believe me that he's start lactating. LOL, I can just imagine your DH staring you down while he ate them:laughing:
They certainly can go from being awake to tired in 2 seconds can't they! Although my DH's solution to every problem that he comes across with DS2 is "ooh I think he needs more boob" LOL, even if I've onlyjust finished feeding him.
Speaking about tired, I think my little bloke has hit that point now! Better go
the photos are great kotakai and MOS!
in terms of meeting up, I live on the central coast but hubby is working from sydney now so will be staying there a bit, so may catch up with you at some time, will keep that date free and let you guys know.
MOS- congrats on the sleep- hope you got to sleep for most of that time. i was actually going to ask all of you whether any of you had tried to implement a routine for your bubs yet and whether it was successful or peoples thoughts on it. Pip is not too demanding so I am not too worried, but was watching a show where they managed to get a routine from a 6 week old and sleeping through the night. just wondering how other people have gone with it.
didn't end up going to the anti-natal catch up today, feel a bit slack but needed sleep and by the time I woke up Pip needed to be feed so we would have been at least 90 minutes late!
Yay Sam!! MOS were you checking on him all the time though? I did with mine, I'd be expecting them to wake and when they slept through I'd be up every couple of hours anyway seeing if they were! Photos very cute by the way, hey is his hair reddish or is it just in the photos? My MIL wants all mine to have red hair and says they all have an "auburn tinge" even though they are both blond! Even DS2 she says has it, which I must admit in a couple of photos it does look like it, but he's got blond regrowth just like the other 2 had so I don't think so.
No idea at all where the red hair came from but it is there. When people comment on it I just cross my arms and say "I know [DH] has a LOT to answer for!"... My mum has red hair on her side further up the family tree but it's certainly not DH's side. He has mid eastern background and he's got nice olive skin and dark features. His family laugh and call Sam "the aussie grandchild", etc. It's funny! He's a novelty alright! ;-)
And I've since found out that DH got up around 2am and settled Sam until about 3 when he went to sleep next to him in our bed. So he slept for 5.5 hours which is still great but DH got some nice play time and cuddles and I got to sleep so that was nice of him. I slept through it all so no, I wasn't up checking on him worried! :o
Am doing our tax returns and am procrastinating so better get back to it. :hair:
Oh and oconky, if you want to catch up another time, I'm pretty flexible and I'm sure we can figure out a time when we're all free. Just let us know when you're going to be down and we'll sort something out.
Bellaleggos
03-08-2008, 16:33
Congrats on the sleep MOS. I have to say Maia-Anne teased me once last week with a 7 hour sleep but now she is back to every 4 hours at night. She does sleep longer in the day tho - but that's not when I want her to!
As for routines - I'm trying my best but it's not happening as she feeds at different times. The one thing I do now do tho is put her to sleep in my room in her bassinet as soon as it gets dark - that way we have missed arsenic hour for the last 3 nights, as she associates the dark bedroom with night time.:smiliedance: I stay with her for about 10 minutes and then she usually nods off.
I'm trying to get my OH to bath her every night but it's difficult as her feeding times vary so much still at the moment. I'm sure it'll even out of the next few weeks tho.
We have our 6 week checks this week. Bub is on Monday evening with the GP and Tues with the CHN, then I need to make an appointment for me.
BeautifulBoys
03-08-2008, 16:55
Don't know how and I have no pointers... but...
SAM SLEPT FROM 9:30PM TO 5:30AM!!! :smiliedance:
Am not expecting this to happen again though as he has a tendancy to tease me like that! He didn't even whinge for the dummy... just slept. So it was nothing I did at all! :eek:
WOW thats great MOS!! What a good boy Sam & nice of your DH to settle him aswell.
My DH is great like that too,since Casey has some top ups DH could give him a bottle if I wanted him too but at that time I have lots of milk so I enjoy feeding even if I half dead:sleeping::laughing:but during the day I can have a break & someone else can give him a top up.
Casey also has ginger auburn hair its a throw back from my grandfather(my dads father) who I never met,looks like he gonna have blue eyes too just like his mummy:p
BeautifulBoys
03-08-2008, 17:01
Hi Ladies,
After bath time I like to lay Sam down on a nice blanket and take as many pics as I can. Sometimes I get a few good ones. I've just uploaded some onto the MSN site.
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=366
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=367
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=368
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=369
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=370
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=371
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=372
:-)
Oh MOS he is a real cutie pie:p
He has lots of hair too & it is quite auburn..beautiful
BeautifulBoys
03-08-2008, 17:04
He's so cute MOS. :thumbsup:
He looks like he's changed a bit, has he? I can't believe how much Chais has changed. He's 12 weeks now.
Here's some current ones of him
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180149.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180163.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180182.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180298.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180261.jpg
Also MOS (and any other Sydney people that would like to meet up), is Friday 29th August good for you?
P.S happybirthday to all those that have recently had one. Hope you got really spoilt!
Kotakai he looks like such a big boy...awww so cute!:cloud9:
in terms of meeting up, I live on the central coast but hubby is working from sydney now so will be staying there a bit, so may catch up with you at some time, will keep that date free and let you guys know.
MOS- congrats on the sleep- hope you got to sleep for most of that time. i was actually going to ask all of you whether any of you had tried to implement a routine for your bubs yet and whether it was successful or peoples thoughts on it. Pip is not too demanding so I am not too worried, but was watching a show where they managed to get a routine from a 6 week old and sleeping through the night. just wondering how other people have gone with it.
Def let us know if you can make it. It would be great to meet everyone.
I hope by writing this I don't jinx myself, but since having to put Chais on soy, I have a pretty good routine.
7.30am -Get him up for a bottle (he's usually awake, although if he wasn't I'd still wake him up otherwise he wouldn't get it until after 9.30am due to getting kids to school & he'd be starving by then)
12ish -next bottle
5ish -next bottle
10ish -next bottle
He'll then wake in the night around 3 or 4 & he'll have another bottle, then up at 7.30 the next day to do it all again.
I find about an hour & a half after he has his bottle (suffers reflux & bad wind so it can sometimes take almost an hour to keep him upright & make sure all his wind is gone), he's getting tired so I put him down for a sleep. In his bassinett if at home or in his pram if we're out. Generally will self settle with a dummy (which he usually spits out), but do sometimes have to pat him at first.
Sometimes will only have a cat nap, but will just lay there awake, other times he'll sleep for a couple of hours. Had a couple of times where he sleeps for 3 or 4. Got 6 hours out of him the other night :thumbsup:
I'm following the E.A.S.Y routine from the baby whisperer & I've found it to be working well.
E-eat
A-activity
S-sleep
Y-your time
What she says is that by following this, when your baby grizzles you'll know exactly what the reason is (depending on whether you're up to the e,a or s) & you can sort them out.
Sounds good kotakai - I hope he keeps it up for you! :fingerscrossed:
BeautifulBoys
04-08-2008, 08:26
Def let us know if you can make it. It would be great to meet everyone.
I hope by writing this I don't jinx myself, but since having to put Chais on soy, I have a pretty good routine.
7.30am -Get him up for a bottle (he's usually awake, although if he wasn't I'd still wake him up otherwise he wouldn't get it until after 9.30am due to getting kids to school & he'd be starving by then)
12ish -next bottle
5ish -next bottle
10ish -next bottle
He'll then wake in the night around 3 or 4 & he'll have another bottle, then up at 7.30 the next day to do it all again.
I find about an hour & a half after he has his bottle (suffers reflux & bad wind so it can sometimes take almost an hour to keep him upright & make sure all his wind is gone), he's getting tired so I put him down for a sleep. In his bassinett if at home or in his pram if we're out. Generally will self settle with a dummy (which he usually spits out), but do sometimes have to pat him at first.
Sometimes will only have a cat nap, but will just lay there awake, other times he'll sleep for a couple of hours. Had a couple of times where he sleeps for 3 or 4. Got 6 hours out of him the other night :thumbsup:
I'm following the E.A.S.Y routine from the baby whisperer & I've found it to be working well.
E-eat
A-activity
S-sleep
Y-your time
What she says is that by following this, when your baby grizzles you'll know exactly what the reason is (depending on whether you're up to the e,a or s) & you can sort them out.
good stuff! :thumbsup:
Glad it's working for yo Kotaki!
I've done the same thing with all my lot, although last couple of days I've been doind Eat, Activity, Eat, Sleep. He's been going 8 or 9 at night until 6 in the morning, so figure he's missing out on a couple of feeds so need to make them up! He was only having cat naps during the day and then waking up and wanting more, so I thought I'd give him some more before he went to sleep. Seems to be working for me, he's sleeping at least 2 hours during the day at a time. The only thing I'm getting a bit worried about is him getting used to feeding to sleep during the day! Although I try not to let him I keep him awake and tryto even just change his bum after the second feed so that he's still "awake" (even if he can hardly keep his eyes open! LOL, got that real "milk drunk" look)
Bella I do the same thing at night, but him in the bassinet in my room, does save arsenic hour doesn't it LOL! As for them sleeping longer during the day some tell you to wake them during the day so they don't sleep as long and others say that it doesn't make a difference, that they'll do it in their own time. I must say I've always woken mine, as I figured that their bodies woud know they haven't had a "long" sleep yet and might do it at night! Don't know if it actually worked or whether it was luck and they were going to change by themselves anyway.
My Dh was bathing out little bloke each night too, but him going back to shift work doesn't mesh with a routine of any sort!!!! I find it so hard myself to get a routine as I wouldn't ahve a clue what day of the week it is! There is absolutely so consistancy in his roster so you can't predict anything, I never know when the weekend is as I associate when he has his days off as that and that can be anytime! Bit easier now that I've got DS1 in kinda on Mondays, I have something to tell me what day it is!
He's actually at kinda now, so I better get off here and get some stuff done around the house while I've got one less munchkin under my feet making a mess as I'm tidying up!:p
Hmm Gabriel doesnt seem that have read the Y section of that book....most of the Y time is spent getting him to sleep if he doesnt get another feed after A. And even then as soon as he senses I'm doing something for me...he wakes:D... Though I can't complain he sleeps prety well overnight..at leat two 4 hr stints..
We went to a baby shower yesterday (one of the million of my workmate who is preggers). Which was great. Lovely to see everyone and the other babies which have all grown. One person really pi$$ed me off though. She obviously had a cold/flu herself ..then I get told her 18mth old spent two days in hospital earlier this week with a viral thing... And she was letting him run all over tha place playing with the other younger kids and babies. I was trying to avoid both of them as much as possible, but everytime I moved, it seemed she did too...I even told her that I didnt want her near Gabriel (nicely)but I think she was so busy socialising she kept forgetting. :hair: I really can't believe that a nurse would have such little common sense then to go to a baby shower full of pregnant women and small babies when they are sick:hair::hair:
Vent over
I'm braving it today and wearing normal knickers,...so far so good, even though they sit right near the scar... :D
As for the driving. Up until the last few days my wound was still pretty sore. I'm sure there's something dodgy with how they've put the muscle back together on one side... Plus I vacuumed a couple of times and upset it. So I havent actually felt I should be driving. But I recon by the end of this week I'll be more then fine....the only issue is my mother...it's probably not worth the stress if she finds out I've driven...seeing as she was there when the Dr old me not to until afer my 6week check up:)
The photos osSamuel and Chais are so cute. I havent taken any for a few days. Due to again tomorrow....1 month old WOW... My baby's growing up!
I just heard from STG, she said she's good but has a lot going on, Charli's father found out about her. She said Charli is good, settling well for her, she's "talking" heaps and lots of smiles. She hasn't got access to the net ATM but will have from the 17th so will catch with us all then. Said to say thanks to all for caring:)
Thanks for the update Fra99le.
C38 - I have 2 friends that aren't talking for the same reason. One took her son to the other's house with gastro and the other's daughter ended up in hospy 3 days later as dehydrated from gastro. The first won't even admit it was her fault or at least say sorry. She started saying "Maybe [her son] didn't have gastro as it wasn't THAT bad"..... duh! I told her every child handles things differently.
1 more day until we go away!!! :smiliedance:
Morning everyone,
I like the sound of the EASY system, will try to get in in place, we will see.
Got bub weighed today, and guess what, she is 3.39kgs (8 pounds)!! whoo hoo, she is such a big girl now! I know he is still little compared to everyone elses bub, but I'm soo happy! She now has 3 chins...
Good to read everyones news, I'm sorry I'm not posting much, I am trying to keep up with everyones posts. Its just between ferrying DD1 around, work, home and baby, there aren't enough hours in the day.
Good to hear STG is OK, hope the baby's father isn't giving her too much grief.
C38, I hate when people are sick and the come to a gathering, especially when there are new borns or little ones.
Daisy Boo
04-08-2008, 11:31
He's so cute MOS. :thumbsup:
He looks like he's changed a bit, has he? I can't believe how much Chais has changed. He's 12 weeks now.
Here's some current ones of him
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180149.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180163.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180182.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180298.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/P1180261.jpg
Also MOS (and any other Sydney people that would like to meet up), is Friday 29th August good for you?
P.S happybirthday to all those that have recently had one. Hope you got really spoilt!
Hi Kotakai,
Would love to catch up too. The only thing is Fridays are my worst days as I have both kids at home. But just work around me if that's the only day you and MOS can do. Plus I think you guys live near each other and I'm in the Inner West.
Def let us know if you can make it. It would be great to meet everyone.
I hope by writing this I don't jinx myself, but since having to put Chais on soy, I have a pretty good routine.
7.30am -Get him up for a bottle (he's usually awake, although if he wasn't I'd still wake him up otherwise he wouldn't get it until after 9.30am due to getting kids to school & he'd be starving by then)
12ish -next bottle
5ish -next bottle
10ish -next bottle
He'll then wake in the night around 3 or 4 & he'll have another bottle, then up at 7.30 the next day to do it all again.
I find about an hour & a half after he has his bottle (suffers reflux & bad wind so it can sometimes take almost an hour to keep him upright & make sure all his wind is gone), he's getting tired so I put him down for a sleep. In his bassinett if at home or in his pram if we're out. Generally will self settle with a dummy (which he usually spits out), but do sometimes have to pat him at first.
Sometimes will only have a cat nap, but will just lay there awake, other times he'll sleep for a couple of hours. Had a couple of times where he sleeps for 3 or 4. Got 6 hours out of him the other night :thumbsup:
I'm following the E.A.S.Y routine from the baby whisperer & I've found it to be working well.
E-eat
A-activity
S-sleep
Y-your time
What she says is that by following this, when your baby grizzles you'll know exactly what the reason is (depending on whether you're up to the e,a or s) & you can sort them out.
I found that my daughter had a definite routine when she was FF as well. Not find the same with Michael and he is BF. He is very unsettled through the day but he is sleeping through the night. The earliest he wakes up is 5.30am then yesterday it was 6.30am and today 7am. I'm putting him down at 9pm.
C38 - I have organised for a LC to come and see me today. They are not cheap so I'm hoping this is worth it. But thankyou so much for your support. It's starting to get me down that I can't get this attachment correctly.
Fraggle - I worked out why I couldn't see any photos. Drumroll please - are you ready for it. I wasn't signed in. It used to automatically sign me in and now it doesn't...
Butterflies&Hurricanes
04-08-2008, 11:37
Hi ladies
Hope you are all well! Nice to see you all so chatty.
My boys are keeping me busy - especially DS1! (Newborns are sooooo easy compared to toddlers IMO) DS1 started having night terrors a few weeks ago (dont wish that on anyone!) and then last night obviously had a nightmare of some sort, got spooked by his own shadow on the wall (from the nightlight) and went bonkers. Had to sleep in our bed with us and now today is still so freaked he wouldnt have his day nap in his room so I had to set up the portacot in the study. And thats where he is sleeping right now! :rolleyes: I am soooo tired! Hardly slept a wink last night.
Anyway so sorry that I havent been posting... busy busy busy. Mothers group starts tomorrow and I'm looking forward to it... hopefully meet some nice mums in the area!!
DS1 also has his first day in Day care tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous about that.
Good to hear STG is ok!!
MOS I hope you enjoy your trip away!! Enjoy having your men to yourself!
SK6 - :smiliedance: for your little girls 3 chins :p
Everyone else - hope you are enjoying your bubs. Dont they just grow too fast!! Jasper is in 000 clothes already :crying: WAY TOO FAST!!!!
OK I am off to do some washing and then to find a Phil & Teds on ebay!
by the way, I am in Sydney too so count me in n the meet!! Let me know where, when etc!! Would love to meet you lovely ladies!!
It's great we have some more takers on the meet! :yelclap:
Hope things get better for your nights Fluff. :hugs:
BeautifulBoys
04-08-2008, 11:57
Hmm Gabriel doesnt seem that have read the Y section of that book....most of the Y time is spent getting him to sleep if he doesnt get another feed after A. And even then as soon as he senses I'm doing something for me...he wakes... Though I can't complain he sleeps prety well overnight..at leat two 4 hr stints..
We went to a baby shower yesterday (one of the million of my workmate who is preggers). Which was great. Lovely to see everyone and the other babies which have all grown. One person really pi$$ed me off though. She obviously had a cold/flu herself ..then I get told her 18mth old spent two days in hospital earlier this week with a viral thing... And she was letting him run all over tha place playing with the other younger kids and babies. I was trying to avoid both of them as much as possible, but everytime I moved, it seemed she did too...I even told her that I didnt want her near Gabriel (nicely)but I think she was so busy socialising she kept forgetting. I really can't believe that a nurse would have such little common sense then to go to a baby shower full of pregnant women and small babies when they are sick
Vent over
I'm braving it today and wearing normal knickers,...so far so good, even though they sit right near the scar...
As for the driving. Up until the last few days my wound was still pretty sore. I'm sure there's something dodgy with how they've put the muscle back together on one side... Plus I vacuumed a couple of times and upset it. So I havent actually felt I should be driving. But I recon by the end of this week I'll be more then fine....the only issue is my mother...it's probably not worth the stress if she finds out I've driven...seeing as she was there when the Dr old me not to until afer my 6week check up
The photos osSamuel and Chais are so cute. I havent taken any for a few days. Due to again tomorrow....1 month old WOW... My baby's growing up!
Oh that does annoy me especially when people know that you have a young baby & let there kids that are sick come near them:devil6:Casey has his second cold now but thats because DS1 has one & picks up bugs from his friends & daycare.
Can't be helped & it does build there immune system up.
My tummy still aches when I've been doing alot,careful with the vaccuming C38 don't over do it.:D
Brave girl normal knickers:p
Hello Fluffball we've missed you:hugs:
Casey just spewed up all my boobi milk:barf:....don't ya hate that..haha
so gave him a top up of formula got the thickened stuff & he burped not a drop of spew came out...grrrr...haha
he went down @ 9pm ish last night woke @ 3am then 5.30 :yelclap:
Both Jacob and Casey still have colds...but they are clearing up now.
Just took them for a walk pushing DS1 in the pram & Casey in the pouch..phew wee hard work up those hills but I need to burn the fat of my butt somehow...haha
Going to make some lactation cookies 2moro,anyone know how many you need to eat to help the milk supply out?
Heard that Green Tea is good also for supply anyone else heard that?
Butterflies&Hurricanes
04-08-2008, 12:08
Hello Fluffball we've missed you:hugs:
Going to make some lactation cookies 2moro,anyone know how many you need to eat to help the milk supply out?
Heard that Green Tea is good also for supply anyone else heard that?
Thanks hun! Missed you guys too!
As for lactation cookies... I've made 3 batches so far and eaten most of them myself :laughing: but I couldnt tell you how many you should eat cos I dont have supply issues... I think its made my milk richer though...
I just needed to confess my piginess:o
Hey fluffy you're back! Have to agree with you, newborns are a breeze! DD1 is much harder work and demands much more of my time. Beware new mums your cute little bundles will be toddlers one day and will have you questioning your skills on a daily basis!
Good to hear The Stig is ok, sounds like she will have an interesting story to tell when she's back on line!
EASY mmm sounds good but not sure about the Y. What does this mean :detective:. Can someone please tell DD1 what Your Time is lol.
DD2 is 2 months old and seems to be back to her old sleeping habits during the day, she either wants to be on the boob or asleep. She was having quite a bit of awake time up until a few days ago, now she just wants to sleep and is pretty cranky when she doesnt get it. What do you all think, another growth spurt ? Thats what I;m putting it down to but who knows?
:flowerz:
We went to a baby shower yesterday (one of the million of my workmate who is preggers). Which was great. Lovely to see everyone and the other babies which have all grown. One person really pi$$ed me off though. She obviously had a cold/flu herself ..then I get told her 18mth old spent two days in hospital earlier this week with a viral thing... And she was letting him run all over tha place playing with the other younger kids and babies. I was trying to avoid both of them as much as possible, but everytime I moved, it seemed she did too...I even told her that I didnt want her near Gabriel (nicely)but I think she was so busy socialising she kept forgetting. :hair: I really can't believe that a nurse would have such little common sense then to go to a baby shower full of pregnant women and small babies when they are sick:hair::hair:
I totally hear you on this!:yes: Having 1 child who had Cancer & another being a prem, both of which can't go near sick people, this used to drive me crazy. As it was we rarely went anywhere with Dakotah, so it used to drive me insane if we did venture to a party or something & there were quite sick people there spreading their germs.
I just heard from STG, she said she's good but has a lot going on, Charli's father found out about her. She said Charli is good, settling well for her, she's "talking" heaps and lots of smiles. She hasn't got access to the net ATM but will have from the 17th so will catch with us all then. Said to say thanks to all for caring:)
Good to hear everything's going well. Thanks for letting us know.
I like the sound of the EASY system, will try to get in in place, we will see.
Not sure if I can put the link, but if you google Tracey Hogg Baby Whisperer, you'll find her website which is full of great suggestions.
Hi Kotakai,
Would love to catch up too. The only thing is Fridays are my worst days as I have both kids at home. But just work around me if that's the only day you and MOS can do. Plus I think you guys live near each other and I'm in the Inner West.
I found that my daughter had a definite routine when she was FF as well. Not find the same with Michael and he is BF. He is very unsettled through the day but he is sleeping through the night. The earliest he wakes up is 5.30am then yesterday it was 6.30am and today 7am. I'm putting him down at 9pm.
Does a thursday suit better? I'm happy to skip Mother's group to catch up.
Yes, the routine didn't start working well until he went on the bottle. It's only been in the last 2 weeks, and he is 12 weeks old now, so it has taken quite a while to get here.
the EASY idea sounds good though, i would be like Fra99le at the moment with the extra eat in there!
well my good news is that Pip slept from 12 -6.30 this morning which is a record for her, so actually feel like I have had some sleep took a bit of effort to get her down- DH tred first giving her her top up at 10, but then I had to give her more booby before she went down, a nice pressie for DH birthday.
she gets weighed again today and am looking forward to seeing how the tops ups are going, though can see the difference in her face!
:hair: to those who have very annoying friends who bring sick kids to things!
my in laws came by yesterday, MIL acted quite weird, kept saying can I have a hold, and then when she did- pip starting crying so she handed her back straight away, wouls have thought with all her self-proclaimed skills she would have settled her but no...now how am i meant to feel comfortable leaving Pip with them in the future if she won't even hold her for 10 whilst she is crying? it will be interesting as she was really offended that they didn't get to look after our nephews when they were really little, however if she did the same thing with them, I can totally understand my SIL not letting her...might have a chat with my sil about this,,,gotta talk to her about our pram which she gave us anyway.
anyway just finished expressing and am going to get a bit more sleep before getting ready for the day!
have a good day all.
good to hear stg is ok :thumbsup:
I went to a baby shower on the weekend. Totally boring. No baby games :no:. Ate everything in sight and left after 2 hours :D
Off to ob today for 6 week checkup. Might swing by child health and weigh DD.
DD still suffers terrible wind. Gripe water and infacol do nothing for her :no:
Sorry no personals but laptop battery dying. Just wanted to say bye and request you guys don't chat too much as I will have to catch up on Thursday! :wave:
BeautifulBoys
05-08-2008, 13:18
good to hear stg is ok :thumbsup:
I went to a baby shower on the weekend. Totally boring. No baby games :no:. Ate everything in sight and left after 2 hours :D
Off to ob today for 6 week checkup. Might swing by child health and weigh DD.
DD still suffers terrible wind. Gripe water and infacol do nothing for her :no:
Try Infants friend next,I have them all:laughing:Casey gets really bad wind at times too:crying:poor bugger.
yep dylan has a lot of touble with wind too,makes it hard for me to know what i can eat. at the moment he goes morelike Eat Activity Eat Sleep for ten mins only if mum holds me Eat again! anyone say milk pig?! think he must be growing as he is feeding evry hour thru the day for over a week now im going crazy:hair:. i said to dh the other day i just wanna get away from him, he eats every hour for an hour, only sleeps if i hold him, settles only for me screams if dh holds him im going out of my mind:hissy:. imagine being alone for like ten minutes *sighs* ok sook over.
oh and yeah id take the newborn anyday over a toddler too even though after the sook i just typed u may have thought id choose otherwise lol
k8y a lot of the wind trouble seems to come good once they start solids i know its still a while away but at least there is hope. might be something in your diet? its hard to figure out though.
when do they start solids these days? anyone know? i thought it was around 6 months? but not sure ill have to look into it
Tam-I-Am
05-08-2008, 14:17
6 months is the recommended age these days :)
I started DD1 on cereal at about 4.5 or 5 months, then mushed vegies and fruit at about 6 months.
k8y shame to hear about Summer's wind, infacol seems to be working for Pip.
guess what-Pip put on 630gm in 2 weeks- now 4.3kg....guess i am bf anf ff on an ongoing basis!! don't mind as i know it works!
supermum :hugs: about Dylan not going down, i don't have that much of a problem til about now but she is grumbly..better go feed!
Daisy Boo
06-08-2008, 08:34
Does a thursday suit better? I'm happy to skip Mother's group to catch up.
Yes, the routine didn't start working well until he went on the bottle. It's only been in the last 2 weeks, and he is 12 weeks old now, so it has taken quite a while to get here.
Thursday does suit me better but I don't want you to miss out on mothers group. I know how good they can be.
:hugs: supermumof3, you make my issues seem like nothing!! I have heard too that it is around 6 months that you start the solids. I put the tiniest smidgeon, so small you could hardly see type thing, of jam on my finger and popped it in her mouth. She sucked on my finger with much interest. I hope it wasn't the wrong thing to do, it was so miniscule. I was just eating my jam toast and she was looking at it with such fascination!
Congrats on the weight gain oconky. I'm glad it's all working out for you.
Just now baking some peanut butter and white choc chip cookies while Summer is for once sleeping in her cot.
I managed to go to medicare today, do the fruit and veg shop, went to the cheesecake shop for a quiche to divvy up and freeze for dinners and when she's up - it's bath day! I feel so productive :yes: It's all thanks to the moby wrap. She just passes out in it every time she's in it and won't wake up until I take her out of it. Makes it so easy to do things at the shop too without having to lug a pram around at the same time.
Tomorrow is housework day and walk day. Plus I want to get started on designing the invitations for the christening and contacting the chapel to book in a date.
How is everyone going? Haven't heard from fluffball in an age??? :confused:
I will try the infants friend. I bought some the same time I bought the infacol - figured it just save time that way :rolleyes: and yes, at least I know this won't last. I just hate seeing her having her little pains as she is such a beautiful good little poppet.
She started her cooing in the last week or so, but no smile yet! Hope it's coming soon. I love her so much and the love just gets bigger and brighter every day :cloud9:
Has anyone got a baby wipes warmer? Summer hates the cold wipes. I googled the warmer today and noticed some comments that a nurse mentioned to someone that the warm moist environment is a breeding ground for bacteria. I was thinking of buying one today but had never considered this, so I didn't end up getting one.
k8y my issues are the same as yours lol:laughing: yours are not nothing, dont forget dylan is sleeping thru at night so im just whinging about day time. today im having a good day. dylan has been asleep for over 2hours!!:yelclap: in the day time wow! dont quite know what to do with myself actually. my house is already pretty clean thanks to getting a bit of help from dh on the weekend. my dd went off to school camp this morning, i feel sick at the thought of it. i always overly worry about paedophiles. like i know we have to keep it in mind but seriously id keep hailey holding my hand till she was 20 if i could. so im terrified of her being away and she is probably off having the best time not even thinking of me lol, lucky it s only for 2 days. she is such a good girl i miss her already:crying:.
holy cow k8y u have been busy today while ive been lazying around perhaps i should get up and do something. i sooo want a moby wrap now but im not sure if it would be a waste seeing as he is already 10.5 weeks old. how old do u think u would still be using it till? plus dh will kill me when he sees it as i am supposed to be attending shoppers anonymous :laughing::laughing:
HI All
5 mins respite while Gabriel hasa laugh at his toys. He's quite smilely now, and coos athis toys already... but it wont last long this time of night
I flucked a Moby wrap for $29 on ebay should get it this week.... I also got my Baby bjorn pouch on Ebay for $30... The pouch does give me back pain though... but hoping this may improve once my CS heals a bit more. Actua;l;y managed a 40 minute walk with Gabriel in it and the dog today...
Some good info here re when to intro solids and the reasons to delay until 6-12mths...
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/index.html
ops he's cracked it....will try again later:o
Hi ladies! I'm new to this chat, and barely made it in - DS, Nicklas, was born June 30th, making him 5 1/2 weeks old. It was a couple of weeks after the birth before I could sit, so did all my feeding lying in bed. Unfortunately made the mistake of keeping him in bed with me, instead of having hubby move him to his cot, now he won't sleep unless he's in our bed! Figuring we'll wait until 2-3 months old and then MAKE him sleep in there. He also likes to sleep on mine or DH's shoulder, and as soon as we put him down, he fusses, until he's back on the shoulder. Afraid we've created a monster already!?
It helps to read all your stories, especially about sleeping and schedules. Glad to know we're not the only ones whose "schedule" is all over the place. Some days just finding time to eat is a challenge and I don't get to shower until DH gets home to watch him.
I thought it would get better, but all of you who say infants are easier than toddlers are scaring me!
BeautifulBoys
07-08-2008, 08:07
k8y my issues are the same as yours lol yours are not nothing, dont forget dylan is sleeping thru at night so im just whinging about day time. today im having a good day. dylan has been asleep for over 2hours!!in the day time wow! dont quite know what to do with myself actually. my house is already pretty clean thanks to getting a bit of help from dh on the weekend. my dd went off to school camp this morning, i feel sick at the thought of it. i always overly worry about paedophiles. like i know we have to keep it in mind but seriously id keep hailey holding my hand till she was 20 if i could. so im terrified of her being away and she is probably off having the best time not even thinking of me lol, lucky it s only for 2 days. she is such a good girl i miss her already
holy cow k8y u have been busy today while ive been lazying around perhaps i should get up and do something. i sooo want a moby wrap now but im not sure if it would be a waste seeing as he is already 10.5 weeks old. how old do u think u would still be using it till? plus dh will kill me when he sees it as i am supposed to be attending shoppers anonymous
You sound like me I worry about things like that,but in the majority of cases sexual abuse is done by a family member(so I've heard) not random strangers:eek:..scarey thought..so I tend to think there is more good out there than bad otherwise we would never let our kiddies out the door,there is nothing wrong with being protective im sure your DD will be having a great time...Its natural to worry:yes:
Hi ladies! I'm new to this chat, and barely made it in - DS, Nicklas, was born June 30th, making him 5 1/2 weeks old. It was a couple of weeks after the birth before I could sit, so did all my feeding lying in bed. Unfortunately made the mistake of keeping him in bed with me, instead of having hubby move him to his cot, now he won't sleep unless he's in our bed! Figuring we'll wait until 2-3 months old and then MAKE him sleep in there. He also likes to sleep on mine or DH's shoulder, and as soon as we put him down, he fusses, until he's back on the shoulder. Afraid we've created a monster already!?
It helps to read all your stories, especially about sleeping and schedules. Glad to know we're not the only ones whose "schedule" is all over the place. Some days just finding time to eat is a challenge and I don't get to shower until DH gets home to watch him.
I thought it would get better, but all of you who say infants are easier than toddlers are scaring me!
Hello:wave:
Welcome....
My DS2 is 9weeks old today,he loves to be held and cuddled....He comes into bed with me in the wee hours of the morning...sometimes it just easier..haha,he has first sleep straight up in his bassinette & on a good night he'll go back in then come into my bed bout after 5ish....:sleeping:...oh so buggered as last night he was restless after his 3am feed.
Yes babies are easier than toddlers!!!!:laughing:
Morning Girls!
Welcome babywez! Babies are easy! Wait till you have a 6 year old with attitude.... DD1 said to me the other day, "you know mum, you have a bad hair day everyday. When are you going to fix your curly hair?" Gee thanks kid!
Off for coffee this morning, which will be nice, and will finally book a hair dressers appointment, I havent had it cut or coloured since before DD2 was born, god the greys are scary.
C38, was it you who was going to brave the normal knickers? How did you go with your scar?
Im going to enjoy my day off today, god I was tired from work yesterday.
Hope everyone has a lovely day.
Morning Girls!
Welcome babywez! Babies are easy! Wait till you have a 6 year old with attitude.... DD1 said to me the other day, "you know mum, you have a bad hair day everyday. When are you going to fix your curly hair?" Gee thanks kid!
Oh geez, kids do say the darndest things! I can't wait to see what pearls DS comes out with...will have to keep a journal of them.
Tam-I-Am
07-08-2008, 08:39
Hi guys:wave:
k8y - yeah, I wouldn't go the wipes warmer. It always seemed like a particularly bad idea to me. We mostly use modern cloth for Connor, so I pour a little water from the kettle over some cloth wipes for him. Its always warm, sometimes on the cooler side sometimes warmer, but never freezing. If I'm using disposable wipes and feeling particularly generous I'll chuck them in the microwave for 20 seconds or so to heat them up for him...That seems to work well.
SMo3 - I have a hug-a-bub (basically the same as the moby wrap) and I LOVE it. I wouldn't be without it. In the early days, before Connor was medicated for the silent reflux, some days it was the only place he would sleep. Even now, if we're off to the shops or go out for lunch, its so easy to pop him in it and he'll go straight off to sleep :D I've heard other people say they were still using theirs when their bubs were 9 or 10 months old, and they switched to an Ergo then (which is what we're planning on doing when Connor gets too big for the HAB).
Welcome babywez :) For the record - I think those people are crazy! DD is 3 y/o and MUCH easier to care for than DS (9 weeks). She's pretty self-sufficient and entertains herself...but having said that we've had a fairly rough time with DS that's only just starting to come good now...so maybe that's contributed to me saying that!
As for me - Somebody slap me to see if I'm dreaming. Connor only woke once last night between 9:30pm and 8am :eek: at about 1:30am. Usually he would have woken at least twice or three times in that space of time. Usually I get a wake up call at midnight, then 3:30 and sometimes 6:30 or so too! I had 5.5 hours sleep - all in a row last night! And before that 3 hours! Making a total of 8.5 hours!! I feel completely refreshed! WOW!
We've also discovered that if we try and rock Connor to sleep, he fights and fights and fights it, screaming and crying and FINALLY drifting off after sometimes 40 minutes or an hour. If I pop him in his cot still wide awake and stand there and pat his tummy for a bit....and then leave....he will drift off to sleep in 10 minutes :smiliedance:
Maybe these baby shenanigans aren't so hard afterall! :p I'm so glad he's starting to settle better. It must mean he's in less pain, which can only be a good thing!
k8y my issues are the same as yours lol yours are not nothing, dont forget dylan is sleeping thru at night so im just whinging about day time. today im having a good day. dylan has been asleep for over 2hours!! in the day time wow! dont quite know what to do with myself actually. my house is already pretty clean thanks to getting a bit of help from dh on the weekend. my dd went off to school camp this morning, i feel sick at the thought of it. i always overly worry about paedophiles. like i know we have to keep it in mind but seriously id keep hailey holding my hand till she was 20 if i could. so im terrified of her being away and she is probably off having the best time not even thinking of me lol, lucky it s only for 2 days. she is such a good girl i miss her already.
holy cow k8y u have been busy today while ive been lazying around perhaps i should get up and do something. i sooo want a moby wrap now but im not sure if it would be a waste seeing as he is already 10.5 weeks old. how old do u think u would still be using it till? plus dh will kill me when he sees it as i am supposed to be attending shoppers anonymous
congrats supermumof3 on the daytime sleep :yelclap:
I plan on using my moby for a long time to come. She's such a windy baby that laying up against my chest while sleeping helps settle her no end!
I too, would feel the same way about sending DD away. How hard it must be to let them go :hugs:
Tam-i-am if I leave DD in her cradle and let her whinge for ten mins she sometimes goes off to sleep on her own. Othertimes she gets too worked up and I get the guilts and go and grab her like I've done now. So no housework started yet :rolleyes: just a load of washing and a 30sec attempt at vacuuming. Might have to get the wrap out in a minute :D
Thats a good idea about warming the wipes :thumbsup:
:laughing:sk6:laughing: too funny
dd was once watching one of those infomercials for like the abswing or what ever and she turns to me and dh and says "thats what u guys need!"
ds has lately taken to saying "ooh that lady is really old isnt she mum?" loudly in public to embarrass me:laughing:
As for me - Somebody slap me to see if I'm dreaming. Connor only woke once last night between 9:30pm and 8am :eek: at about 1:30am. Usually he would have woken at least twice or three times in that space of time. Usually I get a wake up call at midnight, then 3:30 and sometimes 6:30 or so too! I had 5.5 hours sleep - all in a row last night! And before that 3 hours! Making a total of 8.5 hours!! I feel completely refreshed! WOW!
We've also discovered that if we try and rock Connor to sleep, he fights and fights and fights it, screaming and crying and FINALLY drifting off after sometimes 40 minutes or an hour. If I pop him in his cot still wide awake and stand there and pat his tummy for a bit....and then leave....he will drift off to sleep in 10 minutes :smiliedance:
Congrats on the good night's sleep Tam. I too had a wonderful night's sleep. We just got back today from Bowral and we had a WONDERFUL time - so good that I cried last night as I didn't want to come home... :(
DS slept from 10:30pm and then he fussed a little at 2:30am and I put the dummy in. Then the next thing I knew, it was 5:30am and he was crying for a feed. He fed really well, purped and went back to sleep until 8:30am. We had pancakes for brekky and then came home.
On Tues night (our first night in Bowral), I baked those yummy chicken, leek and mushroom pies in pink ramekins and put and "I" on the top of one, a heart shape on the top of another and a "U" on another. So I put them all in a row and they read out "I [heart] U" - very cute! And they were yummy too! ;)
On the whole sleep thing, I was having a nosey in another section the other day and read something that I think is very helpful and I've tried to keep in mind. I know different things work for different people but I'll share it anyway...
Someone said that if you teach your baby to self settle, then eventually you'll be able to put them in their bed and leave the room and they'll put themselves to sleep. So each timw you're putting them to sleep, put them in their bed and pat their chest while sushing them and when they're ALMOST asleep, leave the room. The shushing time should get shorter each time until they know that their bed means sleep time. So Sam's been putting himself to sleep if I help him get very drowsy. I am trying to keep in mind if I rock him to sleep, etc, he will get used to it.
As I said, different things work for different babies but I've found this one very helpful. :thumbsup:
K8Y Must be the day for fussing. Gabriel has been fussing all morning. Have got him to sleep three times for a total of about 12 minute each. (He did sleep his usual 3hrs, then 4 hours overnight) He usually has another at least 2-3 hr sleep in the morning, before he starts the fuss.
I managed a shower during one of these sleps, but still haven't had breakfast....though made lactation cookies yesterday...so have been binging on them...Will be pooing like a trooper by tomorrow:laughing:
He's asleep again now..:fingerscrossed: There was just a knock at the door and it was the postman...the moby wrap I brough through Ebay just arrived. So have tied it on to try it out. If he sleeps for a decent time, I will use it when we take the dog for a walk this arvo..
good point mos. i just plonk dylan in bed when he lookstired and he oftennods off himself. sometimes he actually wants to be put down. ill be holding him and he will be fussing so i put him in bed and he is happy. i did the same with other ds and has always been very good at putting himself to sleep. i used to feed dd to sleep and it grew into an enormous problem for us.
Bellaleggos
07-08-2008, 14:14
Hi girls,
Well done on the good nights sleeps you have been having.
Baby has a cold so is not a happy bunny at the moment - she just seemed to be recovering from her stuffed up nose which she had from birth and now she has a runny nose. I've been using the suction thing from the Fess Little Noses stuff, to get a lot of it out but I just want to be able to blow her nose for her poor little mite.
She had a really bad day yesterday and was literally screaming for most of the day, but she must've been so tired she slept for 6 hours and then 2 lots of 5 hours, and she's into the next 5 hour session now so she must be catching up on her sleep.
So we're not going anywhere today and I've had the heating on low all morning to keep her warm.
Does anyone have a heater in the babys room? I want to put her in her own room shortly but it's freezing in there at the moment and don't really want to put the reverse cycle heating on in there as I'd have to put it on for half of the house that isn't used (not to mention it blows out cold air once it reaches a certain temperature). But I want one that is safe and preferable thermostat controlled. Does anyone have any suggestions?
OK now my turn to whinge about SICK PEOPLE! Thanks in advance for listening/reading... OK background info: My SIL (DH's sister) lives 4 doors down the road. She has 4 girls and there is almost always one of them off sick. When I was growing up, I had to be on my death bed to get a day off school and even then I'd be confined to the bed with NO TV and no fun stuff. These kids aren't allowed to watch TV during the week (unless sick) as they are all quite overweight and their mother is trying to encourage them to get out of the house instead of watching the idiot box.
On Monday I went to her place to help cook for Sam's christening (we're already starting to prepare and freezing). She had a sick daughter so when she went near Sam I said to her "You're not sick are you?" and my SIL said "You're not one of THOSE are you?"... HELLO?! :hair: So I said "I was sick last week and Sam got sick too and I'm NOT going through THAT again". Her daughter said it's only a stomach bug... HUH? A NON-CONTAGIOUS STOMACH BUG?! I was alone and DH wasn't with me and I've since felt angry with myself for not just walking out. I just ignored it... :(
So this arvo the SIL comes over with yet another sick daughter. When she walked in, I said to her "What's wrong with you?" and she said it's her eyes so I told her if it's conjunctivitis I don't want her near me as it's highly contagious. She said it's not that and it's not contagious so I asked her what it was and she said she didn't know. I told her if she didn't know what it is, then she can't be sure if it's contagious or not and not to go near Sam. (DH saw the whole scene and he's more pedantic about it than I am - he was actually angry at me last week for not leavng after the other incident)...
So then her mother walks in, wants to hold Sam (she's the one who goes NUTS over babies and has to take over). I give him to her and DH tells her he doesn't want his sick niece near him. She brushes him off as if it's nothing. Then a few minutes later, the sick niece is holding him. DH and I looked at each other in shock and I left the room as I was soooo angry. Then I heard the yelling. DH explained to her he'd already asked her NOT to go near him and she's HOLDING HIM. If she's SICK, she's SICK and shouldn't even BE HERE, etc, etc. I was listening from the bedroom, loving my husband more and more by the second! :smiliedance:
Thanks if you've got this far - I feel much better now. I know I ramble a bit! ;)
Tam-I-Am
07-08-2008, 14:23
Bellaleggos - we have an IXL pacific wall heater (>click (http://www.ixlappliances.com.au/image_bank/main.php?g2_itemId=5160)<) in Claire's room (and one in ours - where DS sleeps ATM).
They're brilliant - the smaller ones are cool-touch, they are thermostat controlled and easy to use and install, they come on castors, or you can fix it to the wall, and they don't seem overly expensive to run...we've noticed a small increase in our powerbill but not huge.
ETA: MoS - I hear you on the sick people! Had a friend come over because she 'had to get out of the house!' with her 2 kids last week, mid-week (she usually works full time so it was a bit surprising that she was home from work...should have asked more questions BUT have breastfeeding brain! *sigh*). She got here and I asked where her DH was and she tells me that he's been vomiting all night! Sheesh! She went on to tell me that she thought it was just a bad batch of apples because her son had been vomiting the day before - but she hadn't because she hadn't eaten the apples!!
Not too hard to guess what happened - Claire got gastro, my friend got it the day after that. DH and I and Connor missed it, though, thank goodness.
Some people!
Does anyone have a heater in the babys room? I want to put her in her own room shortly but it's freezing in there at the moment and don't really want to put the reverse cycle heating on in there as I'd have to put it on for half of the house that isn't used (not to mention it blows out cold air once it reaches a certain temperature). But I want one that is safe and preferable thermostat controlled. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Bella, we have one in our room and Sam sleeps in his bassinet in here too. We have a column heater which is quite safe and it's set to a thermostat too. The problem we've found though is that Sam gets a little blocked up in the nose when we have it on all night as it dries out the air in the room. So we just heat before we go to sleep and then I turn it back on around 5am. It's good though - heats the room quite well with no burning smell like some fan heaters do - and it's good for warming clothes for a few minutes even though I'm not supposed to! ;)
:laughing:sk6:laughing: too funny
dd was once watching one of those infomercials for like the abswing or what ever and she turns to me and dh and says "thats what u guys need!"
ds has lately taken to saying "ooh that lady is really old isnt she mum?" loudly in public to embarrass me:laughing:
Wow, being told you need an abswing! lol.
MOS - I hear you re sick people, really gives me the pip, especially with bubs being so young.
If they are off school or work, then they shouldn't be around other people.
Hi been thinking about what I said, re babies being easy work, that sounded really flippant and rude to new mums. So what I should have said is, babies are certainly much easier the second time around.
Does anyone have any pointers for me for tomorrow morning? Sam's getting his 8 week shots. A friend told me to give him baby panadol an hour before but I don't want to give him drugs unless he needs them IYKWIM. Is there a trick maybe with feeds? Should he be recently fed or in time for a feed? And is there a chance everything will be fine and he will come out of it with NO sore leg, no runs during the night, etc? I mean are there some kids that just cop the needles and don't react at all?
TIA.
BeautifulBoys
07-08-2008, 17:08
Does anyone have any pointers for me for tomorrow morning? Sam's getting his 8 week shots. A friend told me to give him baby panadol an hour before but I don't want to give him drugs unless he needs them IYKWIM. Is there a trick maybe with feeds? Should he be recently fed or in time for a feed? And is there a chance everything will be fine and he will come out of it with NO sore leg, no runs during the night, etc? I mean are there some kids that just cop the needles and don't react at all?
TIA.
Casey just had his & sorry its not much fun for you:crying:poor bubbas,I gave Casey panadol I did the same for Jacob,I breastfed afterwards to try calm him down as there was a few tears:( if Sam is fed before you go naturally he will be more settled while your in there,then just offer him some boobi afterwards,Casey had no swelling on his legs but im sure they were a little tender so i made sure i was careful taking his pants off etc also no runs,reactions are rare.
Hope that helps,baby panadol is very safe and can't hurt:yes:
Tam-I-Am
07-08-2008, 17:11
MoS - "They" advise not to give panadol before hand as it can actually mask a reaction, which isn't good - also they might not need it, in which case you've dosed them unnecessarily.
My best tips are to just be prepared for a few tears (sometimes even yours!), and offer the breast (or bottle) afterwards to help settle him.
Don't forget your blue book either :D
BeautifulBoys
07-08-2008, 17:12
Hi been thinking about what I said, re babies being easy work, that sounded really flippant and rude to new mums. So what I should have said is, babies are certainly much easier the second time around.
:iagree:
Thanks ladies, I like Tam-I-Am's response best. This is why I don't have any Baby Panadol in the house yet - have not had a need for it and don't think there's any point in giving it unnecessarily. I know it's safe but I try not to use things like that if I can get away with it. I myself have had Panadol twice in the last year.
Thank you. Will make sure he's been well fed and will offer the breast afterwards to calm myself down... oh I meant to calm SAM down! ;)
I can see I will be a nervous wreck as I feel like crying whenever he sticks his bottom lip out just from a bit of wind! DH is coming with me for moral support! :thumbsup:
WOW 8 weeks already MOS!
I'll be giving Paracetomol prior to immunisations. The recomendation now is not to unless the child is unsettled post....as the new acellular vaccines are less likely to cause any rection....but they still hurt in my opinion. And YES, ome babies do get through it with no noticible effect, most are just a bit "off" for the net 12-24hrs. Well that's my experience giving them in hospital anyhow.
Well the Moby didnt work..he's just wanted to be fed or held today..though we did go for a 40 minute walk and he slept in the Moby..I think it is slightly better on my back and scar..
:fingerscrossed:Asleep in pram again now..
Oh and normal knickers are FINE!!:D
mos i saw our dr a week b4 dylan had his and he told me to give him panadol? so i did. he seemed fine didnt cry much at all. had swollen legs and a bit of a reaction to the rotavirus vaccine. my other never reacted in anyway as far as i can remember
what tam is saying does make sense though i never really thought of it like that. generally they dont really cry for long:hugs:
sk6 thats how i felt too more so that its easier 2nd time round. i also find the toddler part tougher as u know sometimes they are just trying to be irritating where as babies are hard work but u know they cant help it
seriously my ds has not stopped talking all day today:ecomcity::ecomcity: my ears are hurting lol
yes dylans room is really cold too but he doesnt go in there yet, though im noticing he is running out of room in the bassinette and he is just startingto make tiny attempts at rolling to the side, he is still long way off actually be able to roll though so ill have to start thinking of moving him to the cot pretty soon
Just changing mr crabby.. and put on his black jumpsuit, he has a bright yellow singlet on and it reminded me of the BEE SUIT that you won MOS.... Now come on...you must have tried it on him. WE WANT PICS....:laughing::yes::laughing:
:laughing::laughing::yelclap: yes show us mos!!!!!!!!
Well Chais had his paed appt today. He's now 13 weeks old & 4.4kgs :smiliedance: That's 2 kilos above his birth weight, little piggy. I'm so happy that he's taken so well to the soy. He has chubby cheeks now & doesn't look anything like the tiny baby that he was.
Hope you're all well & that you're getting some sleep.
And MOS if Samuel has a dummy, just be ready to stick that in when he has the 1st needle. That's what I did with Chais & that shut him up. Chais was fine after his, cried for second & that was it, no reaction or fever.
Hi all:wave:
Just have time for a quick hello...hope everyone is well.
The last few days DS has been permanently attached to me...feeding alllllll day long...must be a growth spurt.Today wasn't so bad,I actually got to do some housework.
He's been sleeping well at night though...last night and the night before he slept for 6 hours straight,had a huge feed then went straight back to sleep for another 4 or so hours.:yelclap:
:fingerscrossed: he continues to sleep like this!
He had his immunisations yesterday...Poor bub,I've never before heard the sound of the cry he cried,when the doctor jabbed him,it was heartbreaking! :crying: He was so upset for a few minutes,I was too.One leg has a red lump at the injection site,but otherwise he's ok.
Had him weighed,he's now 5.6kgs (lightly clothed) and has grown 10.5cm since birth. I've been slack and hadn't weighed him since he was 4 weeks old so I got a shock to see he was over 5 kilos. I could tell he was putting on weight,just didn't think it was that much!
Someone (MOS?) mentioned that the heater in their room is drying out bubs nose...put a bowl of water in the room...it helps keep the air moist...we had the same problem,as we keep the oil heater on all night...now DS's nose (or ours) doesn't get stuffy.
Welcome to the group babywez:wave:
Thanks Raven, that was me. Will keep the bowl of water in mind. I like your new avatar! Very cute! :thumbsup:
Just changing mr crabby.. and put on his black jumpsuit, he has a bright yellow singlet on and it reminded me of the BEE SUIT that you won MOS.... Now come on...you must have tried it on him. WE WANT PICS....:laughing::yes::laughing:
OK... I will try to remember next time I'm not going out in public soon and he's in a good mood. I haven't yet tried it on - but I will - I promise!!!
And MOS if Samuel has a dummy, just be ready to stick that in when he has the 1st needle. That's what I did with Chais & that shut him up. Chais was fine after his, cried for second & that was it, no reaction or fever.
Thanks kotakai, will have dummy AND breast ready! I hope the dummy works and I don't need to flop old flappy out! :laughing:
It is nice to hear some bubs had little or no reaction.
Tam-I-Am
07-08-2008, 21:48
Connor squawked a little as the needle went in (and I don't blame him!), and had small raised red welt for about 2 hours afterwards - and little bruises the next day. I THINK it might have contributed to his silent reflux worsening over the next week...so he was a bit fussier and a bit harder to settle - but other than that he seemed fine....
One more whinge from me... My MIL has this THING that she does that REALLY gets on my nerves. Tonight I went to go out the back just as everyone was singing happy birthday to DH. I actually RAN for the back door as I knew exactly what was going to happen. It was cold out I know but I had wrapped Sam up tight and he was mid feed so I was only going out for 20 secs to see him blow out his candles.
So as I get to the back door, she screams "give him to me" and I said no I'll just be a sec and she said "no I'm cold" (limited english) and took him off me. I went out the back for 20 secs then when I walked back in and put out my hands to her, she pulled him back away from me and closer to her and said "no". I just said "I haven't finished feeding him" and I took him as she was giving in.
She does the "NO!" thing CONSTANTLY. If she holds him and he falls asleep on her and I go to take him to put him in his bassinet, she does it and says "He's ASLEEP" as if I'm stupid. Tonight I told her he CAN sleep in his bassinet (after all that's what it's there for!) and then she pulled him away and said "I'll put him to bed". MAN IT SH!TS ME.
So tonight I came into the bedroom and just cried as I finished feeding him. Next time I am going to curtly ask her not to pull my son away from me again.
I think maybe my period is coming. I am quite moody and am feeling less like taking other people's sh!t IYKWIM? Am I overreacting? Maybe she doesn't know she's doing it but it makes me want to stomp my foot and run off crying every time she does it. I feel sooooo sick to the stomach from holding in my anger.
Sometimes I think I could handle staying here an extra few months... tonight is NOT one of those times!:hissy:
aww mos :hugs::hugs:he is your baby just keep telling them
MOS get your hubby to have a polite and frank chat to her. Give it a few days, if it doesn't get better, then you will have to talk to her, very calmly but very directly. I'm afraid you really need to nip this in the bud, NOW!
Well last night after dinner I came back into the kitchen from hanging out the washing, and I found DD1 washing up (with cold water, god love her), I asked her why she was doing the washing up, her response "So you can sit down mummy, that way you wont be cranky all the time".... I just went into the loo and cried....I feel like I'm a cranky cow 24/7, gee I felt like the worst mum in the world. So im determined to try and control my temper, not get upset and not to sweat the small stuff...and remember to BREATHE!
I think I might ask him to say something the next time she does it. Then if she does again, I will just say "Dont hold my son away from me".
That's really sad what your DD said... but very sweet of her to think of her mummy like that. You've done well to raise such a loving and caring little lady. :hugs:
I think the whole thing about this "no" thing with the MIL is her boy language more than anything. She really pulls Sam back from me as if she's protecting him FROM ME. It makes me feel like she thinks I'm going to hurt him.
Anyway best be off as have to get ready for his shots.
Have a good day all.
x
MOS :hugs: your MIL is a right cow. How long now till your free?
c38 sorry to hear the wrap didn't work as well fo you. I hope it gets better. At least it's good on your back and scar, I found the same thing.
sk6, your little DD is so sweet, god love her.
Oh the dreaded needles. I've still got 2 weeks to stress about that.....
DD taking awhile to settle from her 7.30am feed this morning. She lasted 10 mins in the cradle :rolleyes: but I think it's the wind pains that wake her up. Hopefully it will all get easier when she stops getting such bad wind, nothing is working. I'm going to try a change in diet. Try and eat plenty of fresh fruits, vegs, porridge and limit dairy and processed foods.
Goodbye my beloved chocolate :crying: At least if it works it's incentive to help drop the baby weight.
kelectable
08-08-2008, 09:01
Hi everyone,
i know i dont post to much but am constantly reading the thread am glad everyone is sounding like they are all having their ups and downs like me (yay im normal)
I asked a little while back about milk pimples well it turns out what we first thought were milk pimples turned into eczema Hunters poor face started off with a few dots to a day later whole face covered in them his nose was the only place it was clear. So stopped all bath products (was using Avado) and started using QV wash and covering his face in sorberlene. The dr gave me some cream but really didnt want to use it unless i had to and two days later his face went from this http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/Talorc/100_0390.jpg
To this
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/Talorc/100_0393.jpg
So am very happy we didnt have to resort to the cream.
This week Hunter started to smile and laugh i cannot explain the feeling you get when you get the first one and first laugh all i know is it is best feeling in the world but jeez is it hard to capture it on film i finally scored the end of one yesterday and changed my avatar to it :D.
Well thats all the news so far with me continue enjoying our beautiful creations :valentine:
Great improvement kelectable, glad it worked!
DD still hasn't smiled for me yet, should I be concerned?
When I look at her or talk to her, she doesn't focus on me at all. She just looks around. Ususally I just make her cry. It sounds silly but I don't know if thats normal or there is something wrong and am I overreacting?
Great improvement kelectable, glad it worked!
DD still hasn't smiled for me yet, should I be concerned?
When I look at her or talk to her, she doesn't focus on me at all. She just looks around. Ususally I just make her cry. It sounds silly but I don't know if thats normal or there is something wrong and am I overreacting?
K8y - trust your instincts, if your worried take her to the dr or CHN to get checked. Im sure she is fine, but get her checked if you need peace of mind.
kelectable
08-08-2008, 09:54
our minis are not even a week difference k8y so i wouldnt be too concerned they are all different and with hunter it was a total shock that he smiled i wasnt expecting it yet.
Was just feeding DD2, when she did a "bottom burp" that was SO loud, it starled her!:laughing:
Well done kelectable with Hunter's face. You id well. I am assuming it was the steroid cream you were trying to avoid using? Well done for sorting it without resorting to the cream. It can get expensive if you rely on it so you've done well! :thumbsup:
MOS :hugs: your MIL is a right cow. How long now till your free?
Thanks k8y - I think I need someone else to call her a nasty name every now and then - makes me feel better! ;) Only 8 more weeks until our unit is free... but not sure if going into it or not. Even DH said yesterday on our way back from Bowral that he is getting frustrated living with his parents. I breathed a massive sigh of relief because if he feels it too, he's more likely to want to change it. I think we can get away with taking Roxy into the unit but it would be painful. I'm just not sure if it's worth it or not. If we move out west another 10mins or so, we can get a house for the same price as our unit pretty much - we just need to think about where we want to live as I'd really love to STAY somewhere next time we move!
Anyway my wonderful little man was sooo brave with is shots this morning. He had one in each leg and one by mouth (liquid, not shot!).
He didn't even flinch with the first shot but he cried a little with the second for about 5 sec and then he was fine again. Our trick was DH held him down and I chatted to him with the dumy ready. Kotakai, thanks for the dummy tip - it worked a treat! He's now sleeping in his bassinet. I just took the dummy out and whacked some Panadol in even though I said I wouldn't as the Dr told me to. He said it can take up to an hour to work so better to just do it as soon as I get home.
Now for my whinge. DH was going to the footy with a friend tonight and I was going to hang out with the friend's wife as they lived near the ground. Now the friend has pulled out but DH is still going as he's taking his nephews but it leaves me with NOTHING to do. I SOOOO don't want to sit at home with his parents. The MIL is driving me insane and I'm so p!ssed at her still over last night, that I fear I might snap. Oh well I'm sure I'll find someone to hang out with anyway. Might just go and sit at SIL's place until DH drops her kids back.... just hope she's free!
And k8y I'm pretty sure Sam has a few weeks on your Summer and he has only just started smiling properly this week. He smiles lots now. I think the first one was about 2 weeks ago but they were scarce - now they're often. But I don't think Summer's behind at all.
Warning TMI coming: I have still felt the odd tearing sensation when I do an extra big poopy and then I bleed... Dr said I have fissures and I now have cream. He also said I should be ating lots of fruit & veggies. My diet since moving in here has gone up the sh!t. We eat no veggies or fruit unless it's deep fried or part of a heavy garlicky dish.
So starting whenever I get to Woolies, I am going to start steaming veggies to eat as a side to these heavy meals. I know DH would love it too. I just hope I can do it without the old bat hovering over me telling me I'm doing it wrong. Then again, I've NEVER seen her cooking veggies!
Warning TMI coming: I have still felt the odd tearing sensation when I do an extra big poopy and then I bleed... Dr said I have fissures and I now have cream.
Oh I get that with extra big poopies too. I wonder if I have these fissures too. Perhaps I should see the doc?
I too have been slack with my eating habits :rolleyes:
Summer was following my finger around with her eyes just before and watching me. I think I may be overreacting....
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 11:50
MoS - "They" advise not to give panadol before hand as it can actually mask a reaction, which isn't good - also they might not need it, in which case you've dosed them unnecessarily.
My best tips are to just be prepared for a few tears (sometimes even yours!), and offer the breast (or bottle) afterwards to help settle him.
Don't forget your blue book either :D
"They" who are "They"????
I told my Doc & he said its ok to give it also when DS1 had his needles a different Doc said the same thing I guess there are many opinions on it.
I think giving panadol before a baby has a immunisation is fine the poor things are having needles..ouch:crying:
Each & every to there own I suppose
What are fissures? Are they haemmoroids?
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 11:55
WOW 8 weeks already MOS!
I'll be giving Paracetomol prior to immunisations. The recomendation now is not to unless the child is unsettled post....as the new acellular vaccines are less likely to cause any rection....but they still hurt in my opinion. And YES, ome babies do get through it with no noticible effect, most are just a bit "off" for the net 12-24hrs. Well that's my experience giving them in hospital anyhow.
Well the Moby didnt work..he's just wanted to be fed or held today..though we did go for a 40 minute walk and he slept in the Moby..I think it is slightly better on my back and scar..
:fingerscrossed:Asleep in pram again now..
Oh and normal knickers are FINE!!:D
:iagree:I gave panadol..poor things,it hurts!!
Bugger about the moby..keep trying:D
sk6 I think they're like little tears on the inside of the anus that don't heal. From child birth...
And BB, the Dr was surprised I hadn't given Panadol before going. Sooooo many people have differing opinions.
And YAY k8y - :yelclap:
I think I will be going with the panadol.
sk6 I googled the fissures and it's like a tear on the inside that has trouble healing if you keep doing big poopies.
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 11:57
What are fissures? Are they haemmoroids?
Slight tears? C38 will know..
I have had Internal Roids:crying:...i notice blood when i wiped...ouch!:(
Butterflies&Hurricanes
08-08-2008, 11:58
Hi ladies
I'm still hanging about here! I'm suffering horribly from a cold/sinus - just read that I cant take anything to clear up my nose as it dries up your milk too... how poo! I'm not happy!
Jasper is being a cranky pants today too. I wonder if he is feeling rubbish too! I was thinking its probably a growth spurt though seeing as he is 6 weeks tomorrow...
I have a (silly) question for those that went public... People assume that cos Jasper is my 2nd bub I know what to do but I had DS1 in England so am lost as to how things are done here.
Jasper is 6 weeks tomorrow - what happens with his 6 week check? Am I supposed to just take him to the GP? Do I go to the GP for my 6 week check too?
Gosh I am so clueless.
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well.
MOS - I dont knwo how you have managed to keep your cool with your MIL so far! I would have lost the plot ages ago!!
Chat soon
sk6 I think they're like little tears on the inside of the anus that don't heal. From child birth...
And BB, the Dr was surprised I hadn't given Panadol before going. Sooooo many people have differing opinions.
And YAY k8y - :yelclap:
snap MOS!
I had a caesar but it says they can be caused by severe constipation which I had during my week at hospy when I couldn't move my bowels and had a terrible time of it
:rolleyes:
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 11:59
I think I will be going with the panadol.
sk6 I googled the fissures and it's like a tear on the inside that has trouble healing if you keep doing big poopies.
:laughing:Haha..i always do big poopies....thats why i've had a few issues with no2's...all gd now though touch would,i have to squirt stuff up there:laughing:
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 12:01
snap MOS!
I had a caesar but it says they can be caused by severe constipation which I had during my week at hospy when I couldn't move my bowels and had a terrible time of it
:rolleyes:
Me too...having a c-section really takes a toll on the body as everything is pulled and pushed around...i didn't go for 5days!
This is gross but I don't think I'm goig to like sticking cream where the sun don't shine!!! :laughing:
BB what a drag this whole business is. My poor bowels have just never felt quite right since my caesar, I guess they got moved around some when they were getting bubs out :rolleyes:
Think I need to go to the chemist and get some cream too! Woke up very sore this morning down there...
i didn't go for 5days!
7 days for me :crying:
Edited to say I also get the worst wind ever now. No wonder poor DD is so bad. I trumpet like a trooper regularly.....
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 12:04
Hi ladies
I'm still hanging about here! I'm suffering horribly from a cold/sinus - just read that I cant take anything to clear up my nose as it dries up your milk too... how poo! I'm not happy!
Jasper is being a cranky pants today too. I wonder if he is feeling rubbish too! I was thinking its probably a growth spurt though seeing as he is 6 weeks tomorrow...
I have a (silly) question for those that went public... People assume that cos Jasper is my 2nd bub I know what to do but I had DS1 in England so am lost as to how things are done here.
Jasper is 6 weeks tomorrow - what happens with his 6 week check? Am I supposed to just take him to the GP? Do I go to the GP for my 6 week check too?
Gosh I am so clueless.
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well.
MOS - I dont knwo how you have managed to keep your cool with your MIL so far! I would have lost the plot ages ago!!
Chat soon
:wave:Hey
Make an appt with your GP for the both of you say its your 6 week checkup and bubs, so you will need a double appt,then you will need to make one with your local health nurse if you haven't done so.:D
Hope you feel better soon,what about panadol & lemon & honey drink!
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 12:06
7 days for me :crying:
Edited to say I also get the worst wind ever now. No wonder poor DD is so bad. I trumpet like a trooper regularly.....
Me too! haha..my bowels still dodgy:laughing:
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 12:07
Think I need to go to the chemist and get some cream too! Woke up very sore this morning down there...
I got some gd stuff from chemist has a numbing agent in it! :yes:
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 12:09
This is gross but I don't think I'm goig to like sticking cream where the sun don't shine!!! :laughing:
Haha its a mission:laughing: i had to c**k my leg on the bathroom sink so i could see where to squirt the damn stuff....:laughing::laughing:
Hope you feel better soon Fluff. I had my check-up at 4 weeks with the OB but my GP today asked if I needed a check-up / pap smear, etc. So I would make appointment for both of you.
Think I need to go to the chemist and get some cream too! Woke up very sore this morning down there...
sk6 - I literally feel like a tear is being re-opened when I have a hard bowel movement. Dr told me to get cream which is over the counter so if you want to try it, it's called Proctosedyl. Might save you the embarrassment of asking your Dr... if it''s the same thing. I have no visible roid so Dr said it must be fissures. Have to use cream 3 times a day for a week, then twice a day for a week ten once for third week. Hope tha helps anybody else with poblems!
Sam's awake but smiling and seem OK. Nope, he's sh!tting - grunting away on my lap!
I got some gd stuff from chemist has a numbing agent in it! :yes:
Yep, this one as a local in it too! :thumbsup:
Bellaleggos
08-08-2008, 12:44
Just a quicky before I go change madam - I can hear her grunting so it must be poo time.:laughing:
For those with fissures - you can buy cream at the supermarket in the pharmacy aisle - saves the embarrasment of asking for it. Also take something like Fybogel to soften your poo. I'm on iron tablets and I've been having the same probs as you lot.
MOS - re lack of veggies - get some of the little packs of snap frozen veggies - I use Heinz Steam Fresh - they take 2mins 45secs in the mircrowave and because they are snap frozen are just as healthy as fresh - and it means you don't have to spend long in the kitchen with that mother in law of yours :D
i have fissures too:no: ive been to much of a sook to see dr about it so thanks guys im going to get the cream tomorrow. im over it been 11 weeks now
k8y dylan was about 6-7 weeks when he first smiled, he was the same didnt even look at us. took him a few weeks to get going with the smiling too and he doesnt really laugh yet where as ive noticed some of the others say their bubs do. id say u got nothing to worry about she still got heaps of time
mos just tell mil the dr said u need more veg in you diet for sams milk she cant argue with that
Thanks supermumof3 - Will tell her just that!
And I'm glad to hear me being gross and spilling my disgusting details has opened up this discussion - if it helps one person it's worth it! :laughing::thumbsup:
And thanks re the veggies Bella! :thumbsup:
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 13:37
Hope you feel better soon Fluff. I had my check-up at 4 weeks with the OB but my GP today asked if I needed a check-up / pap smear, etc. So I would make appointment for both of you.
sk6 - I literally feel like a tear is being re-opened when I have a hard bowel movement. Dr told me to get cream which is over the counter so if you want to try it, it's called Proctosedyl. Might save you the embarrassment of asking your Dr... if it''s the same thing. I have no visible roid so Dr said it must be fissures. Have to use cream 3 times a day for a week, then twice a day for a week ten once for third week. Hope tha helps anybody else with poblems!
Sam's awake but smiling and seem OK. Nope, he's sh!tting - grunting away on my lap!
haha its so cute when they POO :laughing: Casey is so noisy...
I don't have visable roids either so maybe thats what mine is too? Well the cream worked :D:o
shereejoy
08-08-2008, 15:25
Hi all, been missing in action for a week as we had paed appt and gyno appt in Mackay (3 hours away). Just a fleeting visit sorry, so sorry for no personals. I am following the Tizzie Hall routine for Riley and just started so trying to get it all happening. Really need a routine this time and a good one at that, having a toddler and all!
My appt went well, wound is had healed really well this time. Had a papsmear and find out results in 3 weeks. So hopefully it is still only low grade or even disappeared - NOW WOULDN'T THAT BE GR8.
Riley's appt didn't go so well. I have just been told by paed he has a heart murmor. This has really put a good run to a negative spin. Not only has he got a belly button hernia, tongue tie, hyraceal (fluid on the testicals), but now a god dam HEART MURMOR. Poor tyke. I need to do some research to find out if I should be worrying or not! I guess I am just guilt ridden atm! Wondering what I did wrong when I was pregnant. And also wondering if other things are going to pop up with his health in the future. I know I should be positive, but I just feel ordinary - like I have caused these things. Sorry for the downer gals, just needed to vent!
Shereejoy :hugs:Don't blame yourself. It sucks but sometimes these things just happen for no reason. It's not your fault. :hugs:
BeautifulBoys
08-08-2008, 16:23
Hi all, been missing in action for a week as we had paed appt and gyno appt in Mackay (3 hours away). Just a fleeting visit sorry, so sorry for no personals. I am following the Tizzie Hall routine for Riley and just started so trying to get it all happening. Really need a routine this time and a good one at that, having a toddler and all!
My appt went well, wound is had healed really well this time. Had a papsmear and find out results in 3 weeks. So hopefully it is still only low grade or even disappeared - NOW WOULDN'T THAT BE GR8.
Riley's appt didn't go so well. I have just been told by paed he has a heart murmor. This has really put a good run to a negative spin. Not only has he got a belly button hernia, tongue tie, hyraceal (fluid on the testicals), but now a god dam HEART MURMOR. Poor tyke. I need to do some research to find out if I should be worrying or not! I guess I am just guilt ridden atm! Wondering what I did wrong when I was pregnant. And also wondering if other things are going to pop up with his health in the future. I know I should be positive, but I just feel ordinary - like I have caused these things. Sorry for the downer gals, just needed to vent!
:hugs:oh hun,its just gd they have picked it all up early,he will be just fine :yes:
I also have that bk by Tizzie Hall.
Bellaleggos
08-08-2008, 16:29
Shereejoy :hugs:to you. My baby has a heart murmur too, the paed said it's nothing to worry about and that they usually go by 6 months. My mum said that my uncle had one for years when he was a child and it didn't cause any probs. :fingerscrossed: this will be the case for our littlies.
MOS more on the veg front - those frozen ones come in packs of 3 or 6 I think and you can get different mixture e.g. carrots with broccoli and peas. I swear by them now as I can never be bothered to prepare veggies. Theres enough in a packet for 2 but i often have 1 to myself. AND my chef OH says because they are snap frozen they are sometimes fresher than the 'fresh' veggies you get.:yes:
shereejoy
08-08-2008, 16:32
Thanks gals, I am sure he will be ok. Just was havin a downer.
I guess my first son was just such a severe refluxer, tube fed and allergies, that I was hoping to have a good run this time. Which things have been going gr8 with his feeding which I was so excited about - like I was doing something right for a change, and now in the last week his feeding has subsided alot, only feeding 5 mins at a time and even that is a struggle!! On and off, on and off, lots of wind, just a vicous circle.
Trying to do this routine of Tizzie hall and it is prooving quite challenging. Have so many questions to ask if anyone can help that is also doing the same routine of Tizzie's. What if they only feed for 5-10mins (with struggle) on one breast and never get to the other one, how do I change the routine?
He was feeding super on 3 hourly and then it just recently went haywire, then changed to 4 hourly for a couple of days (where not much improvement), and now have started Tizzie's routine.
Hope this all makes sense, I was cruizin, but now I feel frazzeled, now that things have gone bad!
shereejoy
08-08-2008, 16:34
Shereejoy :hugs:to you. My baby has a heart murmur too, the paed said it's nothing to worry about and that they usually go by 6 months. My mum said that my uncle had one for years when he was a child and it didn't cause any probs. :fingerscrossed: this will be the case for our littlies.
MOS more on the veg front - those frozen ones come in packs of 3 or 6 I think and you can get different mixture e.g. carrots with broccoli and peas. I swear by them now as I can never be bothered to prepare veggies. Theres enough in a packet for 2 but i often have 1 to myself. AND my chef OH says because they are snap frozen they are sometimes fresher than the 'fresh' veggies you get.:yes:
Oh great thank you for the info. Appreciate that. I wasn't really told much about it.
They are hoping his fluid on his testicals goes away by 12 mths, and his hernia will correct itself and yes we have another paed appt at 6mths to see if heart murmor is still there. His tongue tie we got cut when he had his circumcision.
Hi all, been missing in action for a week as we had paed appt and gyno appt in Mackay (3 hours away). Just a fleeting visit sorry, so sorry for no personals. I am following the Tizzie Hall routine for Riley and just started so trying to get it all happening. Really need a routine this time and a good one at that, having a toddler and all!
My appt went well, wound is had healed really well this time. Had a papsmear and find out results in 3 weeks. So hopefully it is still only low grade or even disappeared - NOW WOULDN'T THAT BE GR8.
Riley's appt didn't go so well. I have just been told by paed he has a heart murmor. This has really put a good run to a negative spin. Not only has he got a belly button hernia, tongue tie, hyraceal (fluid on the testicals), but now a god dam HEART MURMOR. Poor tyke. I need to do some research to find out if I should be worrying or not! I guess I am just guilt ridden atm! Wondering what I did wrong when I was pregnant. And also wondering if other things are going to pop up with his health in the future. I know I should be positive, but I just feel ordinary - like I have caused these things. Sorry for the downer gals, just needed to vent!
Oh you poor thing! At least the drs have found the probs and they can fix.
Well went to the chemist for 'the cream", spoke quietly to one sales girl, told her what I needed, she put in on the bench, then I kid you not, I had five other chemist staff and 4 customers gooing over the bub, all while the flipping cream for haemmoriods sitting on the bench for everyone to see. So 10 people in our face and then the chemist girl asked me about any other meds in on, so have to pipe up in front of all these ppl, Im on the pill and which one....Far out batman! I just wanted to die....Then they all discuss her starsign....I was just hoping she might start crying or puke or something, just to get me out of there...
Anyway, cream applied and feeling much better!
You lot crack me up...nothing sacred...
My bowels have never been better since pregnancy....very weird...probablymore to do with being at home and finding time to drink enough..
as for those of you with fissures or Piles...the treatment is similar..the ointment only masks the symptoms... Basically you need to keep regular and loose to allow the splits to heal (or in the case of haemorrhoids to take the pressure off and allow them to go down) So easting planty of vegies and fibre, even adding a Poop softener such as Lactulose or coloyxl and drinking lots and lots of water will help.
Tizzie Hall routine for Riley and just started so trying to get it all happening. Really need a routine this time and a good one at that, having a toddler and all!
My appt went well, wound is had healed really well this time. Had a papsmear and find out results in 3 weeks. So hopefully it is still only low grade or even disappeared - NOW WOULDN'T THAT BE GR8.
Riley's appt didn't go so well. I have just been told by paed he has a heart murmor. This has really put a good run to a negative spin. Not only has he got a belly button hernia, tongue tie, hyraceal (fluid on the testicals), but now a god dam HEART MURMOR.
:hugs:very unlikely you did anything... Most of these things just happen..
Hydroceles and navel herniss generally fi themselves. A tongue tie is nothing really unless it affects feeding... As for the heart murmor... Did he he say he will follow it up?? This is why they get a Dr to see your bubs at 6 weeks. There are a few holes in the heart which close within hours to 6 weeks of birth due to changes in pressures within the lungs and blood/heart. If they did the check before 6 weeks then most babies would be diagnosed with a murmer...ie it's actually quite normal before 6 weeks to have a murmer It is highly likely its just one of these holes being a bit slow causing an extra sound that the dr can hear. As long as bubs looks healthy, is puting on weight then its more then likely innocent...and willfix itself. Worrying heart conditions cause a beathless type illness, sweayness, cough,puffyness, generalised blueness and failure to put in weight..even moost worrying conditions can be fixed with surgery nowadays. But I bet your bubs has fix itself type..if the Dr was worried about the murmer oud still be up north seeing a Pead Cardiologist
shereejoy
08-08-2008, 18:27
You lot crack me up...nothing sacred...
My bowels have never been better since pregnancy....very weird...probablymore to do with being at home and finding time to drink enough..
as for those of you with fissures or Piles...the treatment is similar..the ointment only masks the symptoms... Basically you need to keep regular and loose to allow the splits to heal (or in the case of haemorrhoids to take the pressure off and allow them to go down) So easting planty of vegies and fibre, even adding a Poop softener such as Lactulose or coloyxl and drinking lots and lots of water will help.
:hugs:very unlikely you did anything... Most of these things just happen..
Hydroceles and navel herniss generally fi themselves. A tongue tie is nothing really unless it affects feeding... As for the heart murmor... Did he he say he will follow it up?? This is why they get a Dr to see your bubs at 6 weeks. There are a few holes in the heart which close within hours to 6 weeks of birth due to changes in pressures within the lungs and blood/heart. If they did the check before 6 weeks then most babies would be diagnosed with a murmer...ie it's actually quite normal before 6 weeks to have a murmer It is highly likely its just one of these holes being a bit slow causing an extra sound that the dr can hear. As long as bubs looks healthy, is puting on weight then its more then likely innocent...and willfix itself. Worrying heart conditions cause a beathless type illness, sweayness, cough,puffyness, generalised blueness and failure to put in weight..even moost worrying conditions can be fixed with surgery nowadays. But I bet your bubs has fix itself type..if the Dr was worried about the murmer oud still be up north seeing a Pead Cardiologist
Thank you so much for putting my mind at ease. I really appreciate it. Thanks for the info. So glad I went for a 6 week check up now though, because I live out bush, no-one was pushing to see a paed, only when I discussed with the doctor out here re: his tongue tie, she said she would do a referral for a general six week check anyway.
Yes he has been gaining weight really well. But in the last week he def hasn't been feeding well and I am concerned where we are heading. He has been doing brilliantly until now. His skin is def of pink nature. If anything he has very blotchy/red skin, always looks like he is cold.
The reason why the paed actually picked it up, is because I told her he has been very snuffly and congested and I showed her one side of his tummy that pertrudes in and out alot and she then proceeded to check his back and that is where she heard the murmor. She never told me why his tummy was pulsating in and out alot though.......
oh I second...or third the Heinz vegies... Lived off them last few days...can cook and eat them during a catnap in arsenic hour.. the meat part is often Ive given up on or eaten one handed about 10pm. They are really yummy...and not expensive $2.99 for 3pk... cant buy and do fresh ones for that
Um who/what is the Tizzie Hall method??
sheerjoy, I'm sorry things are seemingly all going poorly at the moment. I hope that things pick up for you and bub soon...sending good thoughts your way! It is NOT your fault.
Boy, reading all your posts is making me feel so much better, but at the same time more overwhelmed, if that's possible. There is so much to think about, to worry about, to pay attention to...and I'm tired. Aren't you all tired?
When DH comes home at night I want him to take our son so I can do "normal" things like laundry and cook dinner and do dishes, and I feel guilty, like I'm palming him off on hubby, but then I get PO'd at hubby for not snatching him out of my arms and WANTING to take him.
I think I'm just overly sleep deprived at the moment and going a little insane. It sure helps to have this forum and more specifically this thread!
sheerjoy, I'm sorry things are seemingly all going poorly at the moment. I hope that things pick up for you and bub soon...sending good thoughts your way! It is NOT your fault.
Boy, reading all your posts is making me feel so much better, but at the same time more overwhelmed, if that's possible. There is so much to think about, to worry about, to pay attention to...and I'm tired. Aren't you all tired?
When DH comes home at night I want him to take our son so I can do "normal" things like laundry and cook dinner and do dishes, and I feel guilty, like I'm palming him off on hubby, but then I get PO'd at hubby for not snatching him out of my arms and WANTING to take him.
I think I'm just overly sleep deprived at the moment and going a little insane. It sure helps to have this forum and more specifically this thread!
Youre just tired! Not grumpy..
WOW! we haven't had this much chat for ages. I love it!
Hopefully it will all get easier when she stops getting such bad wind, nothing is working. I'm going to try a change in diet. Try and eat plenty of fresh fruits, vegs, porridge and limit dairy and processed foods.
Goodbye my beloved chocolate :crying: At least if it works it's incentive to help drop the baby weight.
I noticed a huge change in Chais when I gave up things. I'd suggest googling it & checking out what you shouldn't be eating, as citrus fruit is on the no no list, along with broccoli, cauliflower & cucumber from memory.
I asked a little while back about milk pimples well it turns out what we first thought were milk pimples turned into eczema Hunters poor face started off with a few dots to a day later whole face covered in them his nose was the only place it was clear. So stopped all bath products (was using Avado) and started using QV wash and covering his face in sorberlene. The dr gave me some cream but really didnt want to use it unless i had to and two days later his face went from this http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/Talorc/100_0390.jpg
To this
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/Talorc/100_0393.jpg
So am very happy we didnt have to resort to the cream.
This week Hunter started to smile and laugh i cannot explain the feeling you get when you get the first one and first laugh all i know is it is best feeling in the world but jeez is it hard to capture it on film i finally scored the end of one yesterday and changed my avatar to it :D.
Well thats all the news so far with me continue enjoying our beautiful creations :valentine:
I'm so happy his face has cleared. My 1st DS had really bad eczema at 2 months, just like Hunter, but it went away & (touch wood), he's almost 5 & it's never come back.
DD still hasn't smiled for me yet, should I be concerned?
Chais is 13 weeks & has only just started smiling & only then it's very occassionally, & when he feels like it, not when you smile at him IYKWIM.
I have a (silly) question for those that went public... People assume that cos Jasper is my 2nd bub I know what to do but I had DS1 in England so am lost as to how things are done here.
Jasper is 6 weeks tomorrow - what happens with his 6 week check? Am I supposed to just take him to the GP? Do I go to the GP for my 6 week check too?
Gosh I am so clueless.
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well.
Yep, your GP can check him over, usually just do weight, height & head circum. & ask how you're feeding & if you have any questions. You can get checked out at the same time. Just be prepared that you'll no doubt be given a pap smear & an internal to check everything is where it should be.
Riley's appt didn't go so well. I have just been told by paed he has a heart murmor. This has really put a good run to a negative spin. Not only has he got a belly button hernia, tongue tie, hyraceal (fluid on the testicals), but now a god dam HEART MURMOR. Poor tyke.
:hugs: I'm sure he'll be fine. Chais has also either got a hole in his heart or a murmor, they're not sure, but either way his paed isn't worried & said they usually fix themsleves.
Trying to do this routine of Tizzie hall and it is prooving quite challenging. Have so many questions to ask if anyone can help that is also doing the same routine of Tizzie's. What if they only feed for 5-10mins (with struggle) on one breast and never get to the other one, how do I change the routine?
Not familiar with her routine, but does she have a website? The one I follow has a great website that gives you great ideas to try when things aren't working.
Well one of the bonuses of not breastfeeding is that I can now drink! I don't drink much but was given a 4pk of vodka mudshakes for my birthday last year (I was just pregnant, but my friend didn't know), and it's lovely to finally be able to drink them.
shereejoy
08-08-2008, 19:48
sheerjoy, I'm sorry things are seemingly all going poorly at the moment. I hope that things pick up for you and bub soon...sending good thoughts your way! It is NOT your fault.
Boy, reading all your posts is making me feel so much better, but at the same time more overwhelmed, if that's possible. There is so much to think about, to worry about, to pay attention to...and I'm tired. Aren't you all tired?
When DH comes home at night I want him to take our son so I can do "normal" things like laundry and cook dinner and do dishes, and I feel guilty, like I'm palming him off on hubby, but then I get PO'd at hubby for not snatching him out of my arms and WANTING to take him.
I think I'm just overly sleep deprived at the moment and going a little insane. It sure helps to have this forum and more specifically this thread!
Don't worry, does it help if I say to you, you are not the only one!!
Bring on three months I say, things always seem to settle down then.
wow didn't log on yesterday and now heaps of messages.
Pip too had her injections today very distressing for me!! Didn't use panadol but she had some about 1.5hours ago (about 8 hr after) as she had a slightly higher temp and was just not herself- feel quite proud that I can say that knowing her IYKWIM!! now looking a lot brighter and has fed properly for the first time since the injections...only bugger is I'd like to go to bed!
thanks for the info on the fissures- I chickened out asking my doctor about it today...mainly cause mum came with me as DH is in Brissy...I will get that cream or something, I use metamucil most days as I am scared of not doing it...not that my diet is that bad.
MOS- went to the paed yesterday and forgot to ask about the not feeding of a night, remember after you saw yours, but now that Pip is on the formula as well she is sleeping more anyway, so hence why I didn't ask! she got the all clear which is good.
:hugs:shereejoy, hope that he is Ok and you take care.
have had a couple of big days with the paed and injections, plus visited friends and was at my parents last night for my dad's Bday...it os good to start feeling a bit more normal again!
MOS- shame to hear that you MIL is still bothering you...mine is an interesting character doing the opposite to yours...not spending any time with Pip, but I am sure she will get offended if I don't let her babysit!
BTW for those sydney people I will be in sydney next friday and will be staying at the in laws whilst DH is working, be happy to catch up with people, MOS- they live at west ryde so not far from parra area, I know sydney well too so no worries about that. maybe we can compare nasty MIL stories!! don't want to spend the whole day/evening there with them without DH.
well might go change the channel to check out the opening ceremony!
Nothing like anii (plural of anuses!) to get the chit chat going again! :laughing:
I can do next Friday for the meet. Maybe we can then do a Thurs next time when ummm... was it Kirrilly's Mum who could make it on a Thurs? Sorry, too many people to keep up with! Either way all's good with me.
DH went to the footy tonight and they lost (don't ask WHY he follows Manly!) and I stayed at his friend's place and hung out with his wife. It was nice. Sam only woke up for a feed and went back to sleep only after giving my friend a smile first! Very cute - on demand too!!! :yelclap:
sk6 - Glad to hear you've got the cream sorted... funny about the chemist, eh? And it has that small town feeling where you just KNOW that if there was anyone else there that you knew, they'd soon hear about what you bought and why - small towns!
oconky - Sam had his shots today too. He has slept more today than he ever has. He's asleep now but I need to get the big thick jumpsuit off him before I go to bed. He's been fine all day so those worried about getting their babies' shots done, don't - your baby might be fine. Having said that, I know it's not over yet and might be eating my words soon enough!
BeautifulBoys
09-08-2008, 05:45
Oh you poor thing! At least the drs have found the probs and they can fix.
Well went to the chemist for 'the cream", spoke quietly to one sales girl, told her what I needed, she put in on the bench, then I kid you not, I had five other chemist staff and 4 customers gooing over the bub, all while the flipping cream for haemmoriods sitting on the bench for everyone to see. So 10 people in our face and then the chemist girl asked me about any other meds in on, so have to pipe up in front of all these ppl, Im on the pill and which one....Far out batman! I just wanted to die....Then they all discuss her starsign....I was just hoping she might start crying or puke or something, just to get me out of there...
Anyway, cream applied and feeling much better!
:laughing:When i went too the chemist my mum asked for me:oLOUD enough for everyone to hear she said do you have H/roid cream my daughter needs H/roid cream shes just had a baby:eek:we laugh now...it was so funny, everyone just looked oh i wanted to hide...
oh I second...or third the Heinz vegies... Lived off them last few days...can cook and eat them during a catnap in arsenic hour.. the meat part is often Ive given up on or eaten one handed about 10pm. They are really yummy...and not expensive $2.99 for 3pk... cant buy and do fresh ones for that
Um who/what is the Tizzie Hall method??
She brought out a book called Save our Sleep,I have it,it worked with DS1 but I didn't use till he was about 8months old,as i took the dummy away,this time I have looked at using it for Casey but hes breast/top ups & its confusing as her routines are quite strict 4 hourly etc.
sheerjoy, I'm sorry things are seemingly all going poorly at the moment. I hope that things pick up for you and bub soon...sending good thoughts your way! It is NOT your fault.
Boy, reading all your posts is making me feel so much better, but at the same time more overwhelmed, if that's possible. There is so much to think about, to worry about, to pay attention to...and I'm tired. Aren't you all tired?
When DH comes home at night I want him to take our son so I can do "normal" things like laundry and cook dinner and do dishes, and I feel guilty, like I'm palming him off on hubby, but then I get PO'd at hubby for not snatching him out of my arms and WANTING to take him.
I think I'm just overly sleep deprived at the moment and going a little insane. It sure helps to have this forum and more specifically this thread!
:sleeping:we all feel like that....:hugs:
WOW! we haven't had this much chat for ages. I love it!
I noticed a huge change in Chais when I gave up things. I'd suggest googling it & checking out what you shouldn't be eating, as citrus fruit is on the no no list, along with broccoli, cauliflower & cucumber from memory.
I'm so happy his face has cleared. My 1st DS had really bad eczema at 2 months, just like Hunter, but it went away & (touch wood), he's almost 5 & it's never come back.
Chais is 13 weeks & has only just started smiling & only then it's very occassionally, & when he feels like it, not when you smile at him IYKWIM.
Yep, your GP can check him over, usually just do weight, height & head circum. & ask how you're feeding & if you have any questions. You can get checked out at the same time. Just be prepared that you'll no doubt be given a pap smear & an internal to check everything is where it should be.
I'm sure he'll be fine. Chais has also either got a hole in his heart or a murmor, they're not sure, but either way his paed isn't worried & said they usually fix themsleves.
Not familiar with her routine, but does she have a website? The one I follow has a great website that gives you great ideas to try when things aren't working.
Well one of the bonuses of not breastfeeding is that I can now drink! I don't drink much but was given a 4pk of vodka mudshakes for my birthday last year (I was just pregnant, but my friend didn't know), and it's lovely to finally be able to drink them.
yippee!!! I can have a wine or two as Casey has formula top ups...bonus:thumbsup:
BeautifulBoys
09-08-2008, 05:54
:smiliedance:Casey slept through:smiliedance:......8-30pm till 5am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done Casey:yelclap:
Now you all know this is a once off...:laughing:..it will be 2 hourly tonight..haha...last night i was even sitting on the loo thinking i wonder when he will sleep through...mind due he usually only wakes @ 3am ish..for a boobi feed..
put on 250gms last wk...he is 5.28kg and 58cm long....
I can do next Friday for the meet. Maybe we can then do a Thurs next time when ummm... was it Kirrilly's Mum who could make it on a Thurs? Sorry, too many people to keep up with! Either way all's good with me.
I can also do next Friday & am happy to come to parra area.
:smiliedance:Casey slept through:smiliedance:......8-30pm till 5am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:smiliedance: yay for Casey (& mum 2!) I hope he backs up & does it again tonight. I still haven't had a night like that, but I know it will eventually come, preferably before he's 1 :laughing:
Had to drive DP to work at 5am this morning. It was 4 degrees when we left home & 0 when we got there :eek:
Off to watch my son play his last soccer match for the season & then to get some photos printed. I want to do some scrapbooking.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
wow 8.30 till 5 that is great BB ...I am happy with 11-5 at the moment. Casey sounds like he is putting on good weight too.
MOS- Pip slept heaps and didn't feed much until the panadol, has woken up fine this morning so think it is all good....bonus she has just put herself to sleep in her cot which is great!! she is getting all excited at the moment as she has just realised she can use her hands IYKWIM, so just spent 20 minutes playing with herself!
I too can have a couple of wines due to formula top ups...had a really nice red for DH birthday on tuesday....mind you the 2 large glasses hit me for 6!!
ok off to shower and then go out....have to get some cream....will share my embarrassing chemist story on my return.
Kotakai and MOS will PM soon re: meet and any others- let us know.
foot to mention, last night spent some time looking at Pumpkin Patch specials on line...bought some winter gear for rest of this winter, plus summer and a couple of things for Pip for next winter- one jacket was $44 and got it for $15...about 10 items and only $100 total....gotta kerb the spending!
Hi All
I'm crabby today.... crabby at teh dog craby at thehousework, crabby at my mum..LOL
Not crabby at my widdle man though. He used to sleep after his 730ish feed until about 9.30 whihc was great as it allowed me to get resed and do some house stuff before we started for the day...but now he wont... But this am was happy at least...so I just put him in his rocer in the bathroom while I showered and put wasing on...is now asleep...hmm hopefully long enough for me to vacuum and wash the couch....Bloody dog came in ith muddy feet and jumped on both couchees....and has been running about lke a madthing...Grrrr Should justput him out and shut the door I know.
they are aslssp side by side ..kind of...dog snoring in his beanbag...Gabriel in his pram..:laughing:
Mum woulld love that Tizzie book then. She was going on on the phone lastnight about how when my milk comes in he will be satisfieed and I can MAKE him sleep in a four hourly pattern. COuldnt help but snap at her...that breastfed babies don't nec fit a 4 hourly pattern. She replied ...wll they used to.. AGhh...from she who didn't; breast feed!!! She;s obcessed with himbeing in "a routine" I can't get it across that I'm happy with him as he is.. Some days of course it would be nice if he would sleep a little longer...but he sleeps well overnight..and I am working on trying to lengthen th day time sleeps. But can't get it across that he's MY BABY...and I'm happy...enough.. My thoughts are that they are really only babies for a year...and by then most of them are sleeping long periods at night and one to 2x during the day.... So it wont last forever..and I want to enjoy him ....wont be long and he'll be a horrid preteen who "hates" me. I just wish she's accept that things are not so bad It feels like shes trying to make a problem out of something that isn;t...or that she doesnt trust that I can deal with him...
Grr...
Anyhow vent out!!!
I must say she has been very good, and without her I don;t know how i would have got through the past few weeks as far as getting food etc.... As I say...I just wish she;d stop stressing over the baby behaviour stuff.. It's not like she lives here and has to deal with him
Hope all the bums are good today...LOL
SK6..don't worry about the chemist people.. Sounds like they were all so enraptured by bubs that they wont even remember what you were there to buy.:D Even if they do...they sell lots of tubes daily..not like theyd really care...believe me... Prob half of themselves using it:laughing:
Was going to add if your having probs pooping.....make the lactation cookies... Don't realy think they help my milk production...but definatly make me poop..LOL
Oh and think it was K8Y and BB who mentioned the flatulence post CS....:wave:yup me too... Poor Gabriel...I worry when he sleeps in my bed sometimes tha I'll gass him. Have startled him a few ties when Im feeding with the noise:laughing::laughing:
Oh re the MOby...
It's definatly better on my back. I think it just odesnt work so well around the house as like the Baby Bjorn he likes me to be MOVING. As soon as I start wlking, youd think I'd suddenly turned an off switch or drugged him zzzzzzzzz!
Ops awake...and foot rocking pram not working...best do some patting...
k8y dylan was about 6-7 weeks when he first smiled, he was the same didnt even look at us. took him a few weeks to get going with the smiling too and he doesnt really laugh yet where as ive noticed some of the others say their bubs do. id say u got nothing to worry about she still got heaps of time
thanks supermumof3, I'm pretty sure she smiled this morning. Not 100% though. We sure do worry about the smallest things!
:hugs: shereejoy, what a tough time you and your little man are going through.
So easting planty of vegies and fibre, even adding a Poop softener such as Lactulose or coloyxl and drinking lots and lots of water will help.
Thanks c38 the coloyxl was taken this morning.
Boy, reading all your posts is making me feel so much better, but at the same time more overwhelmed, if that's possible. There is so much to think about, to worry about, to pay attention to...and I'm tired. Aren't you all tired?
When DH comes home at night I want him to take our son so I can do "normal" things like laundry and cook dinner and do dishes, and I feel guilty, like I'm palming him off on hubby, but then I get PO'd at hubby for not snatching him out of my arms and WANTING to take him.
I think I'm just overly sleep deprived at the moment and going a little insane. It sure helps to have this forum and more specifically this thread!
Always tired :sleeping: my DP doesn't race in after work and hold little DD either. I'm usually so competent now at knowing what she wants and settling her that I think he feels a bit nervous to butt in and say hey, can I hold her. Usually I have to ask him if he wants to, and he's like YES PLEASE!!!! LOL
I noticed a huge change in Chais when I gave up things. I'd suggest googling it & checking out what you shouldn't be eating, as citrus fruit is on the no no list, along with broccoli, cauliflower & cucumber from memory.
Chais is 13 weeks & has only just started smiling & only then it's very occassionally, & when he feels like it, not when you smile at him IYKWIM.
kotakai thanks, will google the diet details today. I try so hard to make her smile and she just gives me weird looks as though I'm a total idiot! lol
DH went to the footy tonight and they lost (don't ask WHY he follows Manly!) and I stayed at his friend's place and hung out with his wife. It was nice. Sam only woke up for a feed and went back to sleep only after giving my friend a smile first! Very cute - on demand too!!!
Isn't it great when your baby makes you look like your a calm, competent, in control mother :laughing: which of course you are MOS!
yippee!!! I can have a wine or two as Casey has formula top ups...bonus
Can't remember what wine tastes like :crying:
Casey slept through......8-30pm till 5am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done :thumbsup:
Oh re the MOby...
It's definatly better on my back. I think it just odesnt work so well around the house as like the Baby Bjorn he likes me to be MOVING. As soon as I start wlking, youd think I'd suddenly turned an off switch or drugged him zzzzzzzzz!
Ops awake...and foot rocking pram not working...best do some patting...
Yes I too find that with the moby you have to be moving around when your using it, hence why it works so well for me at the shops, though once she's good and asleep for awhile I can stop.
Grrrr to all the people who try to TELL us how to look after our bubs. I have people saying 'you have to try sitting her upright and patting her to get the burps out' like der, I'm not an idiot, or 'are you burping her in between boob changes?' or 'gripe water is great, you should use it if she's windy', like I haven't tried it or anything else under the sun :hair:
On a good note, I went into shops yesterday, my first 'just ducking to the shops moment' rather then a mammoth planning event days in advance lol, picked up some photos, ordered a nice rectangle 'photo keyring' for DP - of the photo that is my avatar - bought a new frypan, went to mothers direct that sells all ABA items so I bought a hotmilk bra for $35 on sale!!! The white one with the red and blue flowers on it. Its the best maternity ever. The fit is fanastic and so is the shape it gives, and it's pretty and they stock it in my gi-normous knockers size!!! They're on sale because they are bringing in a new line. They only had one bra in the whole range in my size though, so I'm going to look online to see if I can buy more before the new range comes out, which the lady said would be another month or so. I also bought another fantastic one - the bravado bra. Totally unattractive but soooo comfy. Did all the above in under 2 hours and home just in time for feed.
DD takes forever to settle in mornings. I managed to have a quick shower with her in the cot, but she started grumbling as I was rinsing off... Then wouldn't settle and wants more boob. It's now 11.30am and I still haven't managed to iron my pants and get dressed. Sitting here in dressing gown and boobies now leaking all over it grrrrrrr
Butterflies&Hurricanes
09-08-2008, 10:39
Hi girls
How is everyone today.
Just another quick question... Is anyone still bleeding?? :o Jasper is 6 weeks old today and I am still bleeding. Well not bleeding bleeding but lets just say stuff still comes out daily thats brownish and yesterday was on the pinkish side. Not enough for a full on pad but I wear a liner so as to not have to change knickers...
Is this normal or should I be worried. I didnt have this happen last time!! I havent made my 6 week appt yet and will prob only get one for end of next week so thought I would ask you guys...
YAY for Casey! :smiliedance:
oconky - Awesome PP bargains - I love ther online clearance store! There's a great outlet store at Birkenhead too. I got a few good bargains the other day - Pants for $9.95, beanie $3, pack of 2 bibs $3.95... :thumbsup:
Sam has been fine - the only reaction I would say he had from the shots was he slept LOTS! I didn't even give the Panadol at 6pm as Dr told me to!
Ooh! I picked him up last night to put him in his bassinet after he'd crashed out on the boob and he let out the biggest chuckle in his sleep!!! SOOOOO CUTE! Oh and oconky, can't wait to hear you chemist story - make it good!
C38 - Your posts always make me laugh!
Well done k8y on the 2 hr shopping trip! I am off to the shops today. Need to get a few things but mainly need to find some bra straps to go on my ginormous fine lines strapless bra. I have the bra but the straps that came with it are stored in the garage somewhere! :laughing: I bought it when I was first PG so it should fit. We have a 21st tonight - DH's cousin. I have a very nice black dress which looks quite raunchy looking on my new CURVY figure! I get to wear my new shoes and I can't wait! We are however going separate to the oldies so that we can leave early if we want - LOVE having a baby as an excuse to escape the family do's!;)
Fluffball, check out the old chat section as I think someone else asked the same question. I thought you had a good response to it though when someone else asked about it... Could it not be AF coming back???
Well I will be off now - need to get ready and get out of here! PS. Still not used that cream yet as am a little fearful of what it will feel like... YUCK! :o
Butterflies&Hurricanes
09-08-2008, 11:55
Fluffball, check out the old chat section as I think someone else asked the same question. I thought you had a good response to it though when someone else asked about it... Could it not be AF coming back???
Yes I remember that... but whoever it was (sorry cant remember) was only 4 weeks post having baby... I know its normal to bleed up to 6 weeks but I thought that by 6 weeks it would have stopped. Hmmm maybe I am just worrying for nothing.
Enjoy the 21st MOS!!
shereejoy
09-08-2008, 12:04
Hi girls
How is everyone today.
Just another quick question... Is anyone still bleeding?? :o Jasper is 6 weeks old today and I am still bleeding. Well not bleeding bleeding but lets just say stuff still comes out daily thats brownish and yesterday was on the pinkish side. Not enough for a full on pad but I wear a liner so as to not have to change knickers...
Is this normal or should I be worried. I didnt have this happen last time!! I havent made my 6 week appt yet and will prob only get one for end of next week so thought I would ask you guys...
I still get bits and pieces, more spotting. It seems to be gone and then comes back again! But def tapering off now. Do you think urs is tapering off?
shereejoy
09-08-2008, 12:07
Yay for Casey. Gosh my boy must be a porka. He weighed 5.28kgs at 5.5 weeks of age.
This last week has me concerned though, but will see what the scales say I guess. These quick feeds now makes me wonder what is going on.
Does anyone else's baby suffer badly with Wind?
Riley comes on and off the boob sooo much, hence getting wind, well I think that is his problem. Even when he is sleeping, he moves and grunts and groans in his sleep - in such discomfort, hence why he was evicted from our room.
shereejoy
09-08-2008, 12:11
foot to mention, last night spent some time looking at Pumpkin Patch specials on line...bought some winter gear for rest of this winter, plus summer and a couple of things for Pip for next winter- one jacket was $44 and got it for $15...about 10 items and only $100 total....gotta kerb the spending!
Must have been the night for shopping online at pumpkin patch. We did the same. Sooo sooo cheap!
shereejoy
09-08-2008, 12:13
Hi All
I'm crabby today.... crabby at teh dog craby at thehousework, crabby at my mum..LOL
Not crabby at my widdle man though. He used to sleep after his 730ish feed until about 9.30 whihc was great as it allowed me to get resed and do some house stuff before we started for the day...but now he wont... But this am was happy at least...so I just put him in his rocer in the bathroom while I showered and put wasing on...is now asleep...hmm hopefully long enough for me to vacuum and wash the couch....Bloody dog came in ith muddy feet and jumped on both couchees....and has been running about lke a madthing...Grrrr Should justput him out and shut the door I know.
they are aslssp side by side ..kind of...dog snoring in his beanbag...Gabriel in his pram..:laughing:
Mum woulld love that Tizzie book then. She was going on on the phone lastnight about how when my milk comes in he will be satisfieed and I can MAKE him sleep in a four hourly pattern. COuldnt help but snap at her...that breastfed babies don't nec fit a 4 hourly pattern. She replied ...wll they used to.. AGhh...from she who didn't; breast feed!!! She;s obcessed with himbeing in "a routine" I can't get it across that I'm happy with him as he is.. Some days of course it would be nice if he would sleep a little longer...but he sleeps well overnight..and I am working on trying to lengthen th day time sleeps. But can't get it across that he's MY BABY...and I'm happy...enough.. My thoughts are that they are really only babies for a year...and by then most of them are sleeping long periods at night and one to 2x during the day.... So it wont last forever..and I want to enjoy him ....wont be long and he'll be a horrid preteen who "hates" me. I just wish she's accept that things are not so bad It feels like shes trying to make a problem out of something that isn;t...or that she doesnt trust that I can deal with him...
Grr...
Anyhow vent out!!!
I must say she has been very good, and without her I don;t know how i would have got through the past few weeks as far as getting food etc.... As I say...I just wish she;d stop stressing over the baby behaviour stuff.. It's not like she lives here and has to deal with him
Hope all the bums are good today...LOL
SK6..don't worry about the chemist people.. Sounds like they were all so enraptured by bubs that they wont even remember what you were there to buy.:D Even if they do...they sell lots of tubes daily..not like theyd really care...believe me... Prob half of themselves using it:laughing:
Was going to add if your having probs pooping.....make the lactation cookies... Don't realy think they help my milk production...but definatly make me poop..LOL
Oh and think it was K8Y and BB who mentioned the flatulence post CS....:wave:yup me too... Poor Gabriel...I worry when he sleeps in my bed sometimes tha I'll gass him. Have startled him a few ties when Im feeding with the noise:laughing::laughing:
Oh re the MOby...
It's definatly better on my back. I think it just odesnt work so well around the house as like the Baby Bjorn he likes me to be MOVING. As soon as I start wlking, youd think I'd suddenly turned an off switch or drugged him zzzzzzzzz!
Ops awake...and foot rocking pram not working...best do some patting...
You do what you think is right honey. You are right they are only babies once.
Me on the other hand, finding a routine is working well this time round, having a toddler as well. Atleast I know when I can do things with him.
But each to their own.
shereejoy
09-08-2008, 12:14
thanks supermumof3, I'm pretty sure she smiled this morning. Not 100% though. We sure do worry about the smallest things!
:hugs: shereejoy, what a tough time you and your little man are going through.
Thanks c38 the coloyxl was taken this morning.
Always tired :sleeping: my DP doesn't race in after work and hold little DD either. I'm usually so competent now at knowing what she wants and settling her that I think he feels a bit nervous to butt in and say hey, can I hold her. Usually I have to ask him if he wants to, and he's like YES PLEASE!!!! LOL
kotakai thanks, will google the diet details today. I try so hard to make her smile and she just gives me weird looks as though I'm a total idiot! lol
Isn't it great when your baby makes you look like your a calm, competent, in control mother :laughing: which of course you are MOS!
Can't remember what wine tastes like :crying:
Well done :thumbsup:
Yes I too find that with the moby you have to be moving around when your using it, hence why it works so well for me at the shops, though once she's good and asleep for awhile I can stop.
Grrrr to all the people who try to TELL us how to look after our bubs. I have people saying 'you have to try sitting her upright and patting her to get the burps out' like der, I'm not an idiot, or 'are you burping her in between boob changes?' or 'gripe water is great, you should use it if she's windy', like I haven't tried it or anything else under the sun :hair:
On a good note, I went into shops yesterday, my first 'just ducking to the shops moment' rather then a mammoth planning event days in advance lol, picked up some photos, ordered a nice rectangle 'photo keyring' for DP - of the photo that is my avatar - bought a new frypan, went to mothers direct that sells all ABA items so I bought a hotmilk bra for $35 on sale!!! The white one with the red and blue flowers on it. Its the best maternity ever. The fit is fanastic and so is the shape it gives, and it's pretty and they stock it in my gi-normous knockers size!!! They're on sale because they are bringing in a new line. They only had one bra in the whole range in my size though, so I'm going to look online to see if I can buy more before the new range comes out, which the lady said would be another month or so. I also bought another fantastic one - the bravado bra. Totally unattractive but soooo comfy. Did all the above in under 2 hours and home just in time for feed.
DD takes forever to settle in mornings. I managed to have a quick shower with her in the cot, but she started grumbling as I was rinsing off... Then wouldn't settle and wants more boob. It's now 11.30am and I still haven't managed to iron my pants and get dressed. Sitting here in dressing gown and boobies now leaking all over it grrrrrrr
People are definitely full of advice and opinions huh! This all happened to me with my first.
kelectable
09-08-2008, 13:51
I was going to ask a similar question about bleeding fluffball. I was spotting till 4 weeks and never bled heavy after having Hunter at all but this week I got my period on exactly the 5th week of having him. Is that normal to get your period before 6 weeks?
kelectable
09-08-2008, 13:54
shereejoy we got Hunter weighed on tuesday exactly 5 weeks old and he also weighed 5.28kg and he is now in 00s he has also grown 7 and a half cms since birth to. But he was 4250g at birth.
shereejoy
09-08-2008, 14:03
shereejoy we got Hunter weighed on tuesday exactly 5 weeks old and he also weighed 5.28kg and he is now in 00s he has also grown 7 and a half cms since birth to. But he was 4250g at birth.
Yeah well my boy was born @ 3.475kgs. So he has grown heaps, and am thinking he is on the bigger side????
My first born was this weight at 4mths old!!!!!
My bub must be a REAL piggy then...we weighed him today at Amcal and (with clothes on) he was 5.75 kg...he is 6 weeks old on Monday!!!
Also had a dr. appointment this morning and he suspects a mild case of reflux, and recommended trying to get him to sleep on a 30 degree angle since he seems much happier upright than he is on his stomach. Now I'm having troubles getting him to burp after his feed...have tried everything so now DH is trying. Poor kid!
Since we're on the topic of weight, Sam was weighed yesterday at 4.9kilos...almost double his birth weihgt (2.575kilos) at 8 and a half weeks! :yelclap:
Trying to get ready for this party but am now stuck feeding... :rolleyes: Me-thinks we'll be a little late... :(
BeautifulBoys
09-08-2008, 18:05
wow 8.30 till 5 that is great BB ...I am happy with 11-5 at the moment. Casey sounds like he is putting on good weight too.
MOS- Pip slept heaps and didn't feed much until the panadol, has woken up fine this morning so think it is all good....bonus she has just put herself to sleep in her cot which is great!! she is getting all excited at the moment as she has just realised she can use her hands IYKWIM, so just spent 20 minutes playing with herself!
I too can have a couple of wines due to formula top ups...had a really nice red for DH birthday on tuesday....mind you the 2 large glasses hit me for 6!!
ok off to shower and then go out....have to get some cream....will share my embarrassing chemist story on my return.
Kotakai and MOS will PM soon re: meet and any others- let us know.
I know I feel pi##ed of one glass
How sads that :laughing:
Hi All
I'm crabby today.... crabby at teh dog craby at thehousework, crabby at my mum..LOL
Not crabby at my widdle man though. He used to sleep after his 730ish feed until about 9.30 whihc was great as it allowed me to get resed and do some house stuff before we started for the day...but now he wont... But this am was happy at least...so I just put him in his rocer in the bathroom while I showered and put wasing on...is now asleep...hmm hopefully long enough for me to vacuum and wash the couch....Bloody dog came in ith muddy feet and jumped on both couchees....and has been running about lke a madthing...Grrrr Should justput him out and shut the door I know.
they are aslssp side by side ..kind of...dog snoring in his beanbag...Gabriel in his pram..
Mum woulld love that Tizzie book then. She was going on on the phone lastnight about how when my milk comes in he will be satisfieed and I can MAKE him sleep in a four hourly pattern. COuldnt help but snap at her...that breastfed babies don't nec fit a 4 hourly pattern. She replied ...wll they used to.. AGhh...from she who didn't; breast feed!!! She;s obcessed with himbeing in "a routine" I can't get it across that I'm happy with him as he is.. Some days of course it would be nice if he would sleep a little longer...but he sleeps well overnight..and I am working on trying to lengthen th day time sleeps. But can't get it across that he's MY BABY...and I'm happy...enough.. My thoughts are that they are really only babies for a year...and by then most of them are sleeping long periods at night and one to 2x during the day.... So it wont last forever..and I want to enjoy him ....wont be long and he'll be a horrid preteen who "hates" me. I just wish she's accept that things are not so bad It feels like shes trying to make a problem out of something that isn;t...or that she doesnt trust that I can deal with him...
Grr...
Anyhow vent out!!!
I must say she has been very good, and without her I don;t know how i would have got through the past few weeks as far as getting food etc.... As I say...I just wish she;d stop stressing over the baby behaviour stuff.. It's not like she lives here and has to deal with him
Hope all the bums are good today...LOL
SK6..don't worry about the chemist people.. Sounds like they were all so enraptured by bubs that they wont even remember what you were there to buy. Even if they do...they sell lots of tubes daily..not like theyd really care...believe me... Prob half of themselves using it
Was going to add if your having probs pooping.....make the lactation cookies... Don't realy think they help my milk production...but definatly make me poop..LOL
Oh and think it was K8Y and BB who mentioned the flatulence post CS....yup me too... Poor Gabriel...I worry when he sleeps in my bed sometimes tha I'll gass him. Have startled him a few ties when Im feeding with the noise
Oh re the MOby...
It's definatly better on my back. I think it just odesnt work so well around the house as like the Baby Bjorn he likes me to be MOVING. As soon as I start wlking, youd think I'd suddenly turned an off switch or drugged him zzzzzzzzz!
Ops awake...and foot rocking pram not working...best do some patting...
Your mum means well C38 my mum was on a strict 4 hourly routine with us it was the done thing back then,whether you were bottle or breastfeed it was 4 hourly :laughing: doesn't always work like that,i actually read that alot of babies that were born in the 60's/70's were FF as mothers had lower supplys because they were so strict with routines.
Hi girls
How is everyone today.
Just another quick question... Is anyone still bleeding?? :o Jasper is 6 weeks old today and I am still bleeding. Well not bleeding bleeding but lets just say stuff still comes out daily thats brownish and yesterday was on the pinkish side. Not enough for a full on pad but I wear a liner so as to not have to change knickers...
Is this normal or should I be worried. I didnt have this happen last time!! I havent made my 6 week appt yet and will prob only get one for end of next week so thought I would ask you guys...
Hey fluff...how ya feeling...my bleeding stopped when Casey was 3wks old,but when i had a pap smear at 6wks..well he tried to do one but couldn't:(he said there was old blood there close to my cervix etc,so im sure its all normal mention it to doc anyway.
Yay for Casey. Gosh my boy must be a porka. He weighed 5.28kgs at 5.5 weeks of age.
This last week has me concerned though, but will see what the scales say I guess. These quick feeds now makes me wonder what is going on.
Does anyone else's baby suffer badly with Wind?
Riley comes on and off the boob sooo much, hence getting wind, well I think that is his problem. Even when he is sleeping, he moves and grunts and groans in his sleep - in such discomfort, hence why he was evicted from our room.
Yes Casey suffers with bad wind at times,he moves/grunts etc in his sleep,i use gripe water/infacol/infants friend,poor things:(
I have Casey in our room as he still has the snuffles & i like to keep a eye on him.
Casey was born 9lb 1oz so he has steady weight gain.....DS1 was 7lb exactly & i found he put more on each week but think he had more formula top ups,Casey is more breast.
As long as he gains weight im happy,the CHN said as they head towards 3months old the weight gain tapers off a bit.
Yeah well my boy was born @ 3.475kgs. So he has grown heaps, and am thinking he is on the bigger side????
My first born was this weight at 4mths old!!!!!
DS1 was born smaller so his weight gain each week was more so when he was 6wks old he weighed what DS2 did when he was born :laughing:
I think if they are born bigger the weight gain isn't as much not all the time of course.
BeautifulBoys
09-08-2008, 18:09
Since we're on the topic of weight, Sam was weighed yesterday at 4.9kilos...almost double his birth weihgt (2.575kilos) at 8 and a half weeks! :yelclap:
Trying to get ready for this party but am now stuck feeding... :rolleyes: Me-thinks we'll be a little late... :(
Get used to being late :laughing:
Have fun:smiliedance:
BeautifulBoys
09-08-2008, 18:10
Now i've made those lactation cookies do they actually wrk or am i just gonna get fat & poo heaps:laughing:...i didn't halve the recipe i have enough to feed a whole maternity unit:laughing:
shereejoy
09-08-2008, 20:14
I know I feel pi##ed of one glass
How sads that :laughing:
Your mum means well C38 my mum was on a strict 4 hourly routine with us it was the done thing back then,whether you were bottle or breastfeed it was 4 hourly :laughing: doesn't always work like that,i actually read that alot of babies that were born in the 60's/70's were FF as mothers had lower supplys because they were so strict with routines.
Hey fluff...how ya feeling...my bleeding stopped when Casey was 3wks old,but when i had a pap smear at 6wks..well he tried to do one but couldn't:(he said there was old blood there close to my cervix etc,so im sure its all normal mention it to doc anyway.
Yes Casey suffers with bad wind at times,he moves/grunts etc in his sleep,i use gripe water/infacol/infants friend,poor things:(
I have Casey in our room as he still has the snuffles & i like to keep a eye on him.
Casey was born 9lb 1oz so he has steady weight gain.....DS1 was 7lb exactly & i found he put more on each week but think he had more formula top ups,Casey is more breast.
As long as he gains weight im happy,the CHN said as they head towards 3months old the weight gain tapers off a bit.
DS1 was born smaller so his weight gain each week was more so when he was 6wks old he weighed what DS2 did when he was born :laughing:
I think if they are born bigger the weight gain isn't as much not all the time of course.
Yeah like you said not always.
My first son was lucky to put on 60-80grams a week and he was born at 2.88kgs.
Riley has been putting on anywhere from 220 - 510 grams a week since he was born and he was born at 3.475kgs.
I don't think my mum means to undermine me...she thinks she's looking after my welfare. She wants me to have time for myself. And in her day "good" baby's all slept 4 hours between every feed... Which of course no baby did really....or very few. And yes BB, that's the theory why Breastfeeding became unpopular during the 60-70s as formula companies along with a few well meaning Baby Experts popularized the belief that good babies only needed to fed 4 hourly. Of course for most breast feeding women this was not enough stimulation to stimulate and maintain supply.....so they gave up and gave formula..because they felt the pressure for thier babies to conform.. I could go on...But I'd sound like a Breast Feeding Nazi....LOL
I don't really know what she thinks I should be doing... it's been freezing here most days... I'm VERY happpy to be inside cuddling my little man..not that thats all I do... Lets face it, it wont be long and there will be mothers group, and PlayGroup etc etc.. It's nice to have this time just for us. Besides, its bronchioltis season...I dont really want him out in public or mixing wiht other peoples kids...
Shareejoy. I can see the sense in building a routine if you have a toddler...but I really have doubts that a strict 4hrly regime...espcially if its around the clock.
I am actually trying to teach him self settling and to sleep longer periods in the daytime....but I'm not getting overly stressed about it. He really is a pretty good baby.
His average "routine"
Sleeps from 11-12at night until 2-3 (once 530am) then feed and sleeps until 6-730am. Then used to feed and sleep again, but last few days has slept then played for an hour or so....then feeds then plays then feeds, and by 11ish goes to sleep again.. this sleep can last 1/2hr to 3hrs. Then He feeds and Plays for a while. He may have another brief nap....Around 330-4pm we take the dog for a walk and he sleeps in the carrier for about an hour. On return he feeds, then plays...and usually I can get him to sleep for 1/2h to an hour while I do something about tea. Then he feeds, and naps on and off until he settles finally at 11 or 12.
Hes actually asleep now and has been since 845pm...
So Like I say.. I don't thnk hes all that bad.. Mum just thinks shes helping...
Oh for those with windy bubs....are their poos quite runny???....like yellowy greeny fluid....or more like mustard....some fluid, but some less fluid, with what looks like seeds in it?? If bubs has squirty liqud poos, and is windy and uncomfy...then it could be because they get too much foremilk and not enough hind "fatty milk".. This can be helped by only feeding one side per feed....and even if they have a play then want a top up..repeatedly putting them back to that side within a two hour period....as long as you can get them to take it. If they flatout refuse ...then change sides. This is to enusre they get the higher fat content milk. It has more fat and less lactose so is more likely to keep them settled and also less likly to cause wind. I read that the fat actually sticks to the ducts, and it is easier for the baby to get when the breast is emptier as then they are drawing more directly on the duct. At the beginning of the feed they get the watery milk that is sitting there...as you let down..more of this watery milk rushes out of the ducts, the fat lingering on the walls of the ducts... It was described as drinking the cappachino then, using a straw to draw up the frothy -cream off the sides of the cup.
If you have supply issues or dont think one side will be enough..then at least feed for as long as you can get them to staye on each side. ie if they drop off, then burp them and try putting them back to the same side.. Or for supply problems, change sides every 5 minutes a couple of times, then let them drain the last side. Hope that makes sense..
Hmm is it obvious that Tv is boring me and Gabriel is asleep?? Am going to try going to bed....no doubt he'll wake then, for his feeding frenzy post settling for the night:yes:
C38 should the poos be like mustard with the seeds or the other one? Sams are like that but VERY runny too...
Back from party. Sam slept in the corner in his pram for quite a while. Then when he woke up he was passed around our table which was fine... but then as soon as I got him back, some relo came and hovered behind me until I looked at her and then she put her arms out. So I handed him over... and then she was off! I couldn't believe it - she was a cousinof DH's but I haven't seen her in years and don't really now her. She took him all around the room (there were about 100 people there) without saying ANYTHING to me. No "I'll be right back" or "Can I take him to show my sister?". She just left.
So I sent DH to go and retrieve him. He got Sam back and then ANOTHER relo took him off him too! Then he was passed around a few more times and then someone els brought him back to me. He was starting to whinge a little and sucking on his hands so he was hungry. I knew this as I was just about to feed him when he was hijacked! All the time I had my SIL rolling her eyes at me, telling me he'll be fine and not to worry.
I just felt very p!ssed that someone would just walk away with my son when he was only 8 weeks old without ASKING and then pass him around the room like a bl00dy TOY. :hair:
Oh and an older male relo pretended to dip Sam's hand into his scotch and coke so I glared at him and told him not to. My MIL told me he was only joking but I wasn't in the mood for that kind of humour so didn't take to it very well!
I will try your advice C38 re: feeding for windy bubs. My poor DS has been miserable with wind the last week or so.
Last night his poos kind of turned a brownish colour, and were thicker/stickier (if that makes sense). Its normally the yellow/mustardy type poo. Is that normal? And this morning he's hardly eaten anything at all, and everything he did eat, he threw back up. Now I don't know whether to feed him again or not.
On an upside, he slept for 4 hours in his COT last night. A small victory, but a step in the right direction. Normally he won't sleep unless he's with us. We elevated his mattress to help with the reflux, and I think that helped a lot. He may have slept longer, except I think the mattress was elevated too much and he'd toppled sideways.
Lastly, he does this really cute half sneeze thing. Do all babies do that? He'll do a real sneeze, but then he does another and just kind of shakes his head and makes the "ah-hoo" noise, but doesn't actually sneeze. Sometimes he does it 3 times in a row...must figure out how to get this on video!
sorry no funny chemist stories for me! the lady was very nice and descreet actually! haven't used it yet either.
just tried on a top that i thought would fit to wear to a hens next sat night- hence my trip to sydney and i can't do it up due to my boobs, will have to go out and buy another..just finding the time!
c38 thanks for reminding me about the foremilk, i think Pip is a bit lazy in getting it so might try a bit harder!
BeautifulBoys
10-08-2008, 11:20
I don't think my mum means to undermine me...she thinks she's looking after my welfare. She wants me to have time for myself. And in her day "good" baby's all slept 4 hours between every feed... Which of course no baby did really....or very few. And yes BB, that's the theory why Breastfeeding became unpopular during the 60-70s as formula companies along with a few well meaning Baby Experts popularized the belief that good babies only needed to fed 4 hourly. Of course for most breast feeding women this was not enough stimulation to stimulate and maintain supply.....so they gave up and gave formula..because they felt the pressure for thier babies to conform.. I could go on...But I'd sound like a Breast Feeding Nazi....LOL
I don't really know what she thinks I should be doing... it's been freezing here most days... I'm VERY happpy to be inside cuddling my little man..not that thats all I do... Lets face it, it wont be long and there will be mothers group, and PlayGroup etc etc.. It's nice to have this time just for us. Besides, its bronchioltis season...I dont really want him out in public or mixing wiht other peoples kids...
Shareejoy. I can see the sense in building a routine if you have a toddler...but I really have doubts that a strict 4hrly regime...espcially if its around the clock.
I am actually trying to teach him self settling and to sleep longer periods in the daytime....but I'm not getting overly stressed about it. He really is a pretty good baby.
His average "routine"
Sleeps from 11-12at night until 2-3 (once 530am) then feed and sleeps until 6-730am. Then used to feed and sleep again, but last few days has slept then played for an hour or so....then feeds then plays then feeds, and by 11ish goes to sleep again.. this sleep can last 1/2hr to 3hrs. Then He feeds and Plays for a while. He may have another brief nap....Around 330-4pm we take the dog for a walk and he sleeps in the carrier for about an hour. On return he feeds, then plays...and usually I can get him to sleep for 1/2h to an hour while I do something about tea. Then he feeds, and naps on and off until he settles finally at 11 or 12.
Hes actually asleep now and has been since 845pm...
So Like I say.. I don't thnk hes all that bad.. Mum just thinks shes helping...
Oh for those with windy bubs....are their poos quite runny???....like yellowy greeny fluid....or more like mustard....some fluid, but some less fluid, with what looks like seeds in it?? If bubs has squirty liqud poos, and is windy and uncomfy...then it could be because they get too much foremilk and not enough hind "fatty milk".. This can be helped by only feeding one side per feed....and even if they have a play then want a top up..repeatedly putting them back to that side within a two hour period....as long as you can get them to take it. If they flatout refuse ...then change sides. This is to enusre they get the higher fat content milk. It has more fat and less lactose so is more likely to keep them settled and also less likly to cause wind. I read that the fat actually sticks to the ducts, and it is easier for the baby to get when the breast is emptier as then they are drawing more directly on the duct. At the beginning of the feed they get the watery milk that is sitting there...as you let down..more of this watery milk rushes out of the ducts, the fat lingering on the walls of the ducts... It was described as drinking the cappachino then, using a straw to draw up the frothy -cream off the sides of the cup.
If you have supply issues or dont think one side will be enough..then at least feed for as long as you can get them to staye on each side. ie if they drop off, then burp them and try putting them back to the same side.. Or for supply problems, change sides every 5 minutes a couple of times, then let them drain the last side. Hope that makes sense..
Hmm is it obvious that Tv is boring me and Gabriel is asleep?? Am going to try going to bed....no doubt he'll wake then, for his feeding frenzy post settling for the night:yes:
Sounds like your Mum has been wonderful,wish my Mum was here but she lives in NZ.
With the poo's you have us all thinking...:laughing:
Casey has breast & formula his are mustard in colour,sometimes runny,but mostly just mushy IFYKWIM,no pellets at all...like the one I just changed now @ the end of his pooing it was very runny it squirted out..haha but that has only happened a few times,I try & feed for as long as he wants or he pulls off or nods off then burp,sometimes i put him back on that same side but he can get fussy so i swap sides & he swallows better...A QUESTION C38 'the hindmilk looks creamy white & the foremilk is clearer,so it doesn't take Casey long to get the hindmilk if thats the case as i notice when i express when it changes colour,is this the case am i on the right track?
We always pick your brain:rolleyes:
C38 should the poos be like mustard with the seeds or the other one? Sams are like that but VERY runny too...
Back from party. Sam slept in the corner in his pram for quite a while. Then when he woke up he was passed around our table which was fine... but then as soon as I got him back, some relo came and hovered behind me until I looked at her and then she put her arms out. So I handed him over... and then she was off! I couldn't believe it - she was a cousinof DH's but I haven't seen her in years and don't really now her. She took him all around the room (there were about 100 people there) without saying ANYTHING to me. No "I'll be right back" or "Can I take him to show my sister?". She just left.
So I sent DH to go and retrieve him. He got Sam back and then ANOTHER relo took him off him too! Then he was passed around a few more times and then someone els brought him back to me. He was starting to whinge a little and sucking on his hands so he was hungry. I knew this as I was just about to feed him when he was hijacked! All the time I had my SIL rolling her eyes at me, telling me he'll be fine and not to worry.
I just felt very p!ssed that someone would just walk away with my son when he was only 8 weeks old without ASKING and then pass him around the room like a bl00dy TOY. :hair:
Oh and an older male relo pretended to dip Sam's hand into his scotch and coke so I glared at him and told him not to. My MIL told me he was only joking but I wasn't in the mood for that kind of humour so didn't take to it very well!
Glad you had fun...did you have fun?
I think its quite rude of people to just take off with your baby like they have a RIGHT when they don't..especially without asking :shame: as you hardly knew her,I guess now as Casey is my second bub I just hand him over....:laughing:But I felt the same as you when DS1 was newborn.
Thanks BB I've been feeling like a bit of a psycho since last night! Yes I had an OK time... I think I just enjoyed getting dressed up more than anything. Oh the food was nice too! :thumbsup:
And I also wish my mum as near me. She is however coming down with my sister and her baby for Sam's christening this month so I'm so excited for that. My sister will get to meet my brothers from England which will be nice. Oh and this one will be funny: My dad (who is now re-married with 4 sons in England) confessed his un-dying love for my mum the last time she was there. He is still married but I think his wife cottoned on to the fact that he lied about an innocent dinner with my mum when she was there. Mum just thought it was an innocent catch-up until he confessed his love and told her he had to get a hotel room as he'd told his wife that he was out of town on business... hmmmmm... so they'll all be at the same party soon. Great fun!:laughing: PS. My parents got married at 17, had me at 19 and then divorced by he time I was 3. Since then they've both re-married, had more kids and are now in their mid 40's... I do NOT still harbour dreams of my parents ever getting back together! :no:
oconky - You should have made something up about the chemist trip!
BeautifulBoys
10-08-2008, 14:20
Thanks BB I've been feeling like a bit of a psycho since last night! Yes I had an OK time... I think I just enjoyed getting dressed up more than anything. Oh the food was nice too!
And I also wish my mum as near me. She is however coming down with my sister and her baby for Sam's christening this month so I'm so excited for that. My sister will get to meet my brothers from England which will be nice. Oh and this one will be funny: My dad (who is now re-married with 4 sons in England) confessed his un-dying love for my mum the last time she was there. He is still married but I think his wife cottoned on to the fact that he lied about an innocent dinner with my mum when she was there. Mum just thought it was an innocent catch-up until he confessed his love and told her he had to get a hotel room as he'd told his wife that he was out of town on business... hmmmmm... so they'll all be at the same party soon. Great fun!PS. My parents got married at 17, had me at 19 and then divorced by he time I was 3. Since then they've both re-married, had more kids and are now in their mid 40's... I do NOT still harbour dreams of my parents ever getting back together! :no:
oconky - You should have made something up about the chemist trip!
Nothing wrong with being psycho :banghead: I get like that too :laughing:
Thats classic about your Dad was your mum surprised that he still felt that way about her?
Does your step mum know?
Where does your Mum live again?
My parents are divorced have been for a very long time,My Dad has also got re~married again 18yrs this year,so I have a half sister who's 10.
My Mum has never meet the man of her dreams...:(Hopefully one day a Rich man will sweep her off her feet.
Don't think step mum knows everything but he sent his oldest son a text message about always lovig him at about 2am when he was supposed to be away on business... so when he walked out of his room the next morning and said "Dad, why did you tell me you loved me in that text this morning?", his wife flipped... very rightfully too! My mum had been ignoring him so he had no idea he'd sent it to the wrong name in his address book!
Andmy mum lives in Brissy.
I have 4 brothers from my dad's second marriage and a brother and sister from mum's side... many uncles plus one aunty for Sam!
Just got the weekly digest from our msn group, so I got on to see what's new. Why do we have a man in our group????
BeautifulBoys
10-08-2008, 18:39
Just got the weekly digest from our msn group, so I got on to see what's new. Why do we have a man in our group????
Haven't been on there for ages...A man how strange :confused:
BeautifulBoys
10-08-2008, 18:42
Here is a pic of Casey taken a few days ago...
Rather cute I think but Im just a tad biased:laughing:...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/BABYBOYno2
Just got the weekly digest from our msn group, so I got on to see what's new. Why do we have a man in our group????
WTF?! :eek: Fluffball?????
Cute pic BB - I think Same wore that same white fluffy outfit today. Was half price last week in Target - $9! :thumbsup:
BeautifulBoys
10-08-2008, 18:56
WTF?! :eek: Fluffball?????
Cute pic BB - I think Same wore that same white fluffy outfit today. Was half price last week in Target - $9! :thumbsup:
You had seen that pic I've up loaded more:D
Yes that was his going home outfit,not sure if he wore it home so thought it would great in his photos.
Have a look again...
Oh he's sooooo gorgeous BB. He definitely has his mummy's eyes. I love the hat too! :thumbsup:
BB he's gorgeous!
Look MOS you've hit 1500 posts :yelclap:, makes my amount look pathetic :laughing:
Those of you using MCN's, how much time do you waste each day searching for new ones? It's all I seem to do at the moment. I want some in character prints, & can't seem to find any. It's so hard too as they make them all sound so fantastic, but they're not cheap so you really want to know they're going to work.
shereejoy
10-08-2008, 19:44
Ohhh how cute is Casey. well done.
I am desperate and needing to know how you all get your babies to sleep. My child is sooo hard to get to sleep! Just when we think he is asleep, we put him down and he wakes. He is the biggest trickster ever!!!
Had two crying babies tonight, my 2 year old and my baby, I am soooo doing my head in with all the crying.
Shereejoy, I know they're all different but I give Sam a big feed, burp him and then as he's drifting off, I swaddle him tight and then hold him until he's ALMOST asleep. Then I lay him in his bassinet and he drifts off to sleep on his own. Sometimes if he's a little unsettled, I shush him and pat his chest until he nods off. The dummy helps me sometimes too.
I would assume though that you've already tried that... I have no tricks, sorry. Hope it gets better for you! :hugs:
Butterflies&Hurricanes
10-08-2008, 19:55
Dont have much time but...
Man in the MSN group?? Please explain?? I havent given anyone new access lately... any everyone else that was in there had given me a bubhub name...
Hi girls!
Just a quick one, DS about to wake up for his feed. Been busy with the kids and DH and was my Dad's B'Day today so in town for luch with him then took him to the movies for his birthday, saw Dark Knight, was a great movie! (I took him as my Mum falls asleep in every movie that she's been too! Not a big movie or tv person)
We got BIG snow ATM. about 3 inches at back door!
Wow, snow?! Where are you again fra99le?
Fluffball, the guy has a pic of himself there. It says he's from Toronto but Email is Georgina something... and I think someone's name IS ACTUALLY Georgina...
So if there's anyone out there who is set up as a man on MSN, please let us know.
Sam just vomited all over the keyboard. He wasn't even over it - he was sitting on my lap and did a projectile! I quickly cleaned under a few keys, etc but now the left arrow's not working. :banghead:
Dont have much time but...
Man in the MSN group?? Please explain?? I havent given anyone new access lately... any everyone else that was in there had given me a bubhub name...
If you click on what's new & scroll down to new members, it's the one called desired guy. If you click on it it says he's from toronto with a picture of a guy. It also says he gets all msgs straight to his inbox!
Is that one of us or a ring in?
Wow, snow?! Where are you again fra99le?
Fluffball, the guy has a pic of himself there. It says he's from Toronto but Email is Georgina something... and I think someone's name IS ACTUALLY Georgina...
So if there's anyone out there who is set up as a man on MSN, please let us know.
Snap! LOL, I was obviously typing at the same time! I thought the same about Georgina, so lets hope so.
kotakai, I think the name in the Email address (Georgina) is one of us... might be innocent.
BB. They sure didnt mix him up in hospital....definatly has your eyes.... Gorgeous boy
LOL, was thinking ..just as well I had no Idea I was having a boy, or I would have half the same clothes as the rest of you:D
Gabriel finaly asleep....been crabby this evening.. Wonder if he'll last as long as lastnight when he slept from 8.45pm to 2am...then fed at 4, then slept until 8
Shareejoy, generally I feed or rock him until his eyes are closing or he has nodded of, then put him in has bed wrap him (if I havent already) and pat him until he's asleep. At the moment his bed is his pram...so if he stirs I then just rock it for a bit or pat. During the day when he's not so fussy I try and stop the patting or the rocking when he is calm and his eyes are looking heavy(rolling in that pre sleep stage).. Sometimes he goes off on his own this way. If he's really fussy..like tonight... I hold him in my arms, pat him and bounce on the fitball...or put him in the sling or at least hold him uprght and dance around... occassionaly the classic ant-colic position (face down, laying on your forearm with head near elbow) and patting works.. All a matter of trial and error. I have resorted to lying on the couch or in bed and breastfeeding him to sleep (no fail method...so far)...but then he usually ends up in bed sleeping beside me, which scares me (the SIDS thing) a little. Sometimes I put him on his side in the bed to settle him...then roll him back to his back once hes in a sound sleep.....often this works if I put him in and the eyes spring open...I wrap him tight, put him on his side and pat him ...then turn him back about 20mins later. Babys have a sleep cycle of 20mins light slep/20mins deep. So sometimes you have to rock or pat for 20+ mins ...until they reach the deep stage...
katokai... I have been good as far as the MCN go so far, as I have quite a few different ones (just one or two of each)...though not many fit as yet...so am waiting until I trial them before I buy more.. Though I did order some medium IttyBittys the otherday on sale. I read the thread on here a lot as re others opinions on them....though there are SO many. And what suits one bub doesnt suit another it seems. So far the Itty bittys, one called a Waggle Wee and the bamboo BabyBeeHinds have been the best. But mostly at home I use muslin prefolds...as they wash so well and dry overnight on the airer. I do still tend to use sposies overnight ..the few times I've tried MCN he's poo 'splosioned at the first feed..and I only have a few bamboo ones...so I've reached for a sposie... What ones are you using mostly so far??
I do still tend to use sposies overnight ..the few times I've tried MCN he's poo 'splosioned at the first feed..and I only have a few bamboo ones...so I've reached for a sposie... What ones are you using mostly so far??
I only have 6 so far, so he quite often has sposies on. He's only done 2 poos in them so far :laughing:
I have 4 patooties (which I love but she's had so many orders she's not taking any more for the moment) & 2 nappylicious ones. They only came last week & have only just used them this weekend, but so far, so good. I've just ordered 2 cushie tushies couture minky ones tonight & am thinking of trying the itti's since everyone raves about them. What I'd really like to find though, is a store that will custom make with material of my choice.
Butterflies&Hurricanes
11-08-2008, 06:41
Girls just to set your mind at ease... Desired guy is actually one of us... I wont out her... she can do it herself ... and maybe explain the photo, name etc. LOL
Had a really rough night last night. Nicklas was waking up every hour or so, grunting like a mad man. It sounds like he is really straining to poo, but his poos are still mustardy and runny/gooey. They're not hard. I've read online this is "normal" but geez, dunno if I can do 6 more weeks of nights like last night...or 6 more weeks of him in seemingly so much pain.
ust a quick Hi before I jumpin shower duringmy window of Gabrielsleep
Katokai try Waggle Wee, she makes customs.. Her nappys are a bit different, a pocket style. I only have one but it works well. Contained a pooexplosion when we were out and about. They go on with a snappy, so for a new born they are good a you fdont hae to worry that the snaps or velcro is not positioned to make them small enough. I think from the blog she has just had a new baby herself so might be a bit slow at the moment. Um I'm sure there are others that do too.. will try and think back to the nappy hunt sites...
Babywez; sounds s bit lke colic..poor bubby. No garentee it will go if you changed to formula.
Girls just to set your mind at ease... Desired guy is actually one of us... I wont out her... she can do it herself ... and maybe explain the photo, name etc. LOL
That's a relief! I just didn't like the idea of a strange guy looking at all our private pictures.
Had a really rough night last night. Nicklas was waking up every hour or so, grunting like a mad man. It sounds like he is really straining to poo, but his poos are still mustardy and runny/gooey. They're not hard. I've read online this is "normal" but geez, dunno if I can do 6 more weeks of nights like last night...or 6 more weeks of him in seemingly so much pain.
Are you breastfeeding? If so, maybe change some of the things you are eating. My DS was the same & his paed thought he might be lactose intolorant, so he had me eliminate dairy for a week, as well as other breastfeeding no no's like chocolate, soft drink, citrus fruit & some vegies, and it really made a difference. Took a couple of days to notice a difference though.
Also, I think it's been said, but if you are breastfeeding, the milk that comes out first is high in lactose & can upset their little bellies, so maybe try expressing some just before he drinks, so then he's getting to the thick hind milk that fills them up more.
Chais was upset & in pain for 11 weeks before we worked out the problem, so I know how you feel. :hugs: hope today's a better day.
Had a really rough night last night. Nicklas was waking up every hour or so, grunting like a mad man. It sounds like he is really straining to poo, but his poos are still mustardy and runny/gooey. They're not hard. I've read online this is "normal" but geez, dunno if I can do 6 more weeks of nights like last night...or 6 more weeks of him in seemingly so much pain.
Also meant to add, if you are breastfeeding, I was told by my paed to take fibre tablets (or some form of fibre) as that can pass through your milk & help them with their pooing. Chais was the same (& still is!) seemed to struggle, grunt & groan, but when it finally comes out it's soft.
My laptop is screwed. I feel sooo peeved for sitting with Sam in front of it but his vomit seriously FLEW! Have to call Toshiba today... hope it doesn't cost a fortune... :o
Warranty won't cover baby vomit, eh?...
About 5 keys won't work but one of them is part of my password to log on!
OUCH! He just head butted me! He's taken to throwing his head back & forth in tantrum!
Morning all
Can I admit something to you girls???
I honestly didn't know before our discussions that BF babies got wind. When I had DD1, the CHN told me they didn't, lol. Obviously she was wrong?
MOS, pretty sure no HW warrantee covers spills of any type, I have asked our HW tech at work for any advice for you.
Its freezing here, think I will move to somewhere warm, like Tassie.
Have to take bubs to get her needles today, Im dreading it. I WLL BE BRAVE!
Thanks sk6 - I'll wait to see if you come up with any suggestions.
Don't stress about the shots. It may not be bad at all. Sam was fine...
And yes, BF babies get wind too - silly CHN! Maybe a boob nazi trying to fool you!!!
Thanks sk6 - I'll wait to see if you come up with any suggestions.
Don't stress about the shots. It may not be bad at all. Sam was fine...
And yes, BF babies get wind too - silly CHN! Maybe a boob nazi trying to fool you!!!
MOS - just heard back from our tech, he said if you know how, take the keyboard out of the laptop to dry (Im sure you know how to do that! lol) But he said, you would be voiding the warrantee by doing that.
I would clean it up the best you can, then try to dry it with a hairdryer on the lowest setting. Otherwise ring Toshiba, hope its not r00ted.
Your right, the CHN was a boob nazi, as I recall, probably trying to "punish" me for FF! lol!
Quick post. DD being a right royal princess. Perhaps growth spurt coupled with wind has left me with no sleep :sleeping:
Isn't the MSN 'guy' kirrilly's mum? I thought we'd had this discussion awhile ago and hence why we did the new call up thingy....
DP saw the moby in action at the shops yesterday for first time - most impressed.
Best go, princess is demanding me. BTW lucky those who's bubs sleep in a cot. Still can't get DD to settle in one for very long at all. Even at night.
BeautifulBoys
11-08-2008, 12:59
Morning all
Can I admit something to you girls???
I honestly didn't know before our discussions that BF babies got wind. When I had DD1, the CHN told me they didn't, lol. Obviously she was wrong?
MOS, pretty sure no HW warrantee covers spills of any type, I have asked our HW tech at work for any advice for you.
Its freezing here, think I will move to somewhere warm, like Tassie.
Have to take bubs to get her needles today, Im dreading it. I WLL BE BRAVE!
I remember when I had DS1 I was told that you didn't even need to wind a BF baby:confused:Well we all no thats no true! haha
Oh needles....:hugs:
Tassi is B%%DY freezing...
My laptop is screwed. I feel sooo peeved for sitting with Sam in front of it but his vomit seriously FLEW! Have to call Toshiba today... hope it doesn't cost a fortune...
Warranty won't cover baby vomit, eh?...
About 5 keys won't work but one of them is part of my password to log on!
OUCH! He just head butted me! He's taken to throwing his head back & forth in tantrum!
Sorry I had a chuckle:laughing: Something you can tell Sam when hes older:D
Quick post. DD being a right royal princess. Perhaps growth spurt coupled with wind has left me with no sleep
Isn't the MSN 'guy' kirrilly's mum? I thought we'd had this discussion awhile ago and hence why we did the new call up thingy....
DP saw the moby in action at the shops yesterday for first time - most impressed.
Best go, princess is demanding me. BTW lucky those who's bubs sleep in a cot. Still can't get DD to settle in one for very long at all. Even at night.
Casey settles well at night in his bassinette but during the day he only catnaps,at the moment hes in the bouncer with me rocking it he sleeps where it works during the day.
Hope you get some rest K8y:hugs:
shereejoy
11-08-2008, 13:17
What bf babies don't need to be burped!!!! What a crock!!!!
Daisy Boo
11-08-2008, 14:13
I was going to ask a similar question about bleeding fluffball. I was spotting till 4 weeks and never bled heavy after having Hunter at all but this week I got my period on exactly the 5th week of having him. Is that normal to get your period before 6 weeks?
With Kirilly I got my periods back at 4 weeks. With Michael I'm still to get them. Although I did spot the other day and thought I might be getting them but it stopped.
Ohhh how cute is Casey. well done.
I am desperate and needing to know how you all get your babies to sleep. My child is sooo hard to get to sleep! Just when we think he is asleep, we put him down and he wakes. He is the biggest trickster ever!!!
Had two crying babies tonight, my 2 year old and my baby, I am soooo doing my head in with all the crying.
I'm on my own for the next 3 nights so I'm scared I'll have 2 screaming babies. I had the LC here the other day and she said that babies this age need to be awake 1 1/2 hours between feeds. I feed Michael then I lay him down to play, then I feed him again and by that point he gets tired and goes to sleep. Doesn't always happen but at the moment it's working for me.
Wow, snow?! Where are you again fra99le?
Fluffball, the guy has a pic of himself there. It says he's from Toronto but Email is Georgina something... and I think someone's name IS ACTUALLY Georgina...
So if there's anyone out there who is set up as a man on MSN, please let us know.
Sam just vomited all over the keyboard. He wasn't even over it - he was sitting on my lap and did a projectile! I quickly cleaned under a few keys, etc but now the left arrow's not working. :banghead:
Well I'm Georgina. But that's the first time I've been told I'm a male. I better check my bits.
Morning all
Can I admit something to you girls???
I honestly didn't know before our discussions that BF babies got wind. When I had DD1, the CHN told me they didn't, lol. Obviously she was wrong?
MOS, pretty sure no HW warrantee covers spills of any type, I have asked our HW tech at work for any advice for you.
Its freezing here, think I will move to somewhere warm, like Tassie.
Have to take bubs to get her needles today, Im dreading it. I WLL BE BRAVE!
Good luck SK6. Believe me it's harder for you than for them. They forget. You don't.
Well I still have snow lying around my place! It is sooooooo cold here! We seriously had a 30cm drift at our back door last night! Poor Millie, my goat, when I let her out this morning, she wanted to come inside! She thinks she's a dog, she'll even chase the ball with the dogs. LOL.
DH had to go to work this morning a 4am. I didn't really want him to go, Road very slippery and little front wheel drive doesn't exactly handle bad road conditions well and 4WD way to expensive to travel long distances! I swear it uses about 30L/100km!!!
Did anyone else wehn they got their group certificates look at how much they had earnt and wondered where it had all gone? Thing are so tight here ATM, phones are even disconnected as can't pay anything until Thursday! (OK no more whinging about money, no one wants to hear it and we all in the same boat! Sorry!)
The "guy" in the MSN group is Kirrilys mum I'm sure! I'm sure we asked that question in the when are we due thread. (see breastfeeding brain is worse than pregannt brain I think! LOL) \
Kirrily's mum you even have a lovely photo of a guy with curly dark hair and a gotee!
MOS I'd give the hair drier thing a go, I've done that with my mobile phone several times and it's worked! (Don't ask, kids are obsessed with my phone and it's been dropped in ALL sorts of places!)
Kids loved the snow this morning, DS1 was thrilled that it was still there at Kinda, got to go out and play in it properly. They had a ball. DD had the coldest hands. She wanted DS2 to some and play with her, lol, she get's a bit lost a home when DS1 is at Kinda, doesn't know what to do with herself!
DS2 is doing pretty good, he's over his growth spurt, but I think that he's going to get a cold in the next couple of days as I've got one so there goes the 8:30-5 sleep at night! (hehehe can't complain that he's sleeping like that at only 2 months though, fantastic!)
Well I spose I better go and organise something for tea, I really have the can't be bothered and down in the dumps today. Chin up chook, get over it!
mos hope you get your laptop working ok..bit scary , i will have to be more careful!!! my hubby would kill me.
well i had a nice shopping trip out today while dh looked after Pip. got a top for the hens i am going to on saturday and started scoping ideas for a dress...also bought stuff for Pip...i can't stop myself.
btw am wearing my hot milk outfit today soo comfy...dh looked at it (i am expressing at present) but hasn't said anything ????
god it is annoying when chn tell porkys i got a few at the beginning, which is one of the reasons i had trouble with feeding Pip.
thought I had my periods back last week...but it was just spotting from the mini pill :hugs: to those that have got them back...unless of course you are trying again!
thought I had my periods back last week...but it was just spotting from the mini pill :hugs: to those that have got them back...unless of course you are trying again!
I didn't get mine back until about 8 or 9 months with both DS1 and DD. Think it's amazing how quick some people can get theirs back how how long it can take for others! Even girls who were breastfeeding I knew to get get it back nearly straight away where as I took ages! (am kind of expecting it to take ages again! :fingerscrossed::D)
I would love to try again, I want to even it up and have 4! DH is NOT AT ALL keen for another one though, DS2 was a suprise so better just be thankful for him.
BeautifulBoys
12-08-2008, 06:50
mos hope you get your laptop working ok..bit scary , i will have to be more careful!!! my hubby would kill me.
well i had a nice shopping trip out today while dh looked after Pip. got a top for the hens i am going to on saturday and started scoping ideas for a dress...also bought stuff for Pip...i can't stop myself.
btw am wearing my hot milk outfit today soo comfy...dh looked at it (i am expressing at present) but hasn't said anything ????
god it is annoying when chn tell porkys i got a few at the beginning, which is one of the reasons i had trouble with feeding Pip.
thought I had my periods back last week...but it was just spotting from the mini pill :hugs: to those that have got them back...unless of course you are trying again!
what porkys did the CHN say? :laughing:
If you don't me asking whats the reason for topping pip up?
I had supply issues, I think my supply is pretty gd now,but Casey is so used to having the bottle top ups and its easier for him he doesn't have to wrk as hard as he does on the breast, he refused the boobi all day yest :( i was sad,
he was just really fussy i gave him the bottle & he gulped it,he still has a cold so drinking a bottle has been easier,also i think that was the reason for him not sucking hard enough to draw down the milk when he was first born.
Has pip refused the boobi yet?
Bugg3r!!!
the tooth fairy forgot to come last night! So I wrote this letter for DD1 for when she comes home from school today;
Dear A
I am so sorry I let you down last night and didn’t get to visit you. You see, I had to visit so many children in Sydney, I was just too tired to fly up to Queensland. So I visited you when your Mummy was picking you up from school. I have left a little extra money for this tooth as a special treat.
With love and kisses,
The Tooth Fairy xx
Have left $5 with the letter on her bed. Poor little thing was very disappointed this morning, I just forgot last night.
The needles went OK, poor DD2 howled, I was a mess. But they had to be done.
I had a client my age who had Polio as a kid, she was in chronic pain 24/7 and limped, she walked like an old lady. Thats enough for me to go through with vacs, I would never want to see anyone, let alone my children go through what that poor woman went through every day of her life. BTW she grew up in Vietnam.
BB- it wasn't do much porkys as the way I was told to feed Pip so I wasn't giving her enough, I was essentially told only to give one side, was doing that but she wasn't actually sucking well and no one noticed in hospital and so it wasn't till a while later we worked out why she wasn't settling or gaining much weight.
I am not sure whether it is a supply issue or a bit of a lazy thing on Pip's behalf when it gets to the hind milk TBH. sometimes when she whinges on the boob I can still get milk out by hand expressing, other times I can't, and with her not putting on much weight, we top her up...she is now much more settled and putting on goodweight
:hugs: about him refusing the booby, Pip hasn't done that though does love the bottle, she has a cold too so taking more from the bottle in the last couple of days.
I am still on the Motilium and have been told to up it if I don't see an improvement in supply by next week. I have decided that if the increased dose in that doesn't work over the next month, I will slowly wean her as I am finding it very frustrating doing both.
Cute note sk (that number no longer working on keyboard!!!) :laughing:
I need to vent.
I'm so upset.
Every single day it takes me till after lunch time to make the bed, do the dishes and try and shower.
Right now I have DD screaming in my ear and I'm still in my pj's covered in dried leaked breast milk and vomit from the night. My hair all over the place. I feel so festy.
I put her down in her cot and she just wakes up and starts screaming and won't settle. I have to hold her constantly otherwise she crys and I can't do anything. I can't even shower and get dressed :hissy::crying::hair:
She was doing her tits in the cot while I just did the kitchen before and I felt awful and I just cried and slammed dishes around. I got pee'd off at the mess DP made in the kitchen cooking dinner when I should be happy and grateful that he cooks dinner for us anyway.
Last Friday night DP went to play footy and little Petie dislocated his elbow again and I couldn't do a thing about it until DP got home as he wasn't answering his phone due to playing footy. Petie just gave me disappointed sad hurtful looks because I wasn't comforting him.
My house is a mess. Dust and dirty floors and mess everywhere because it's all I can do just to manage a shower and clean dishes by lunch time let alone do any housework. My friend came around yesterday and I was so embarrassed because I still had flowers sitting in a vase festering away from 3 weeks or more ago - that she gave me!!!
I'm trying to get organised so I can go to the shops to buy a million and one dummies to try out on her. What are peoples opinions on putting something on them to make them more enticing? friend yesterday mentioned putting a tiny smidgeon of glycerin (sp?) on them?
She's now fallen asleep - finally - but she's now due for a feed. It's taken 4 hours to settle her and now I have too feed her and try and do it all over again. I will go shower now and put her in her cot but guaranteed she'll wake up as I'm rinsing off and start crying because I'm not holding her :hair: I don't even manage a 1 minute shower and yet DP wakes up and goes and stands in the shower for 15 minutes.
Vent over :(
I need to vent.
I'm so upset.
Every single day it takes me till after lunch time to make the bed, do the dishes and try and shower.
Right now I have DD screaming in my ear and I'm still in my pj's covered in dried leaked breast milk and vomit from the night. My hair all over the place. I feel so festy.
I put her down in her cot and she just wakes up and starts screaming and won't settle. I have to hold her constantly otherwise she crys and I can't do anything. I can't even shower and get dressed :hissy::crying::hair:
She was doing her tits in the cot while I just did the kitchen before and I felt awful and I just cried and slammed dishes around. I got pee'd off at the mess DP made in the kitchen cooking dinner when I should be happy and grateful that he cooks dinner for us anyway.
Last Friday night DP went to play footy and little Petie dislocated his elbow again and I couldn't do a thing about it until DP got home as he wasn't answering his phone due to playing footy. Petie just gave me disappointed sad hurtful looks because I wasn't comforting him.
My house is a mess. Dust and dirty floors and mess everywhere because it's all I can do just to manage a shower and clean dishes by lunch time let alone do any housework. My friend came around yesterday and I was so embarrassed because I still had flowers sitting in a vase festering away from 3 weeks or more ago - that she gave me!!!
I'm trying to get organised so I can go to the shops to buy a million and one dummies to try out on her. What are peoples opinions on putting something on them to make them more enticing? friend yesterday mentioned putting a tiny smidgeon of glycerin (sp?) on them?
She's now fallen asleep - finally - but she's now due for a feed. It's taken 4 hours to settle her and now I have too feed her and try and do it all over again. I will go shower now and put her in her cot but guaranteed she'll wake up as I'm rinsing off and start crying because I'm not holding her :hair: I don't even manage a 1 minute shower and yet DP wakes up and goes and stands in the shower for 15 minutes.
Vent over :(
Oh honey..what can I say. We all have bad days or weeks. But i can tell you it will get better and easier.
Have you got a sling or pouch you can try to put Summer in? I know if bubs is unsettled her sling is the only thing that works.
When I had DD1 as a newborn, the CHN told me if it all got too much, put her in her cot (she cant hurt herself), let her cry and go and have a 5 minute shower or take a cuppa outside and relax for 5 minutes. Very hard to do, but it does refresh you.
If you are BF, can you express some milk and get DH or a friend to feed her so you can have a break?
Just try to try to look at your household jobs, as indervidual tasks and just try to tackle one at a time. Dont try to do everything as this will be too overwhelming.
And you are allowed to be tired and grumpy, new mums usually are, because its such a huge job to look after a baby.
So vent away, we are all listening.
BeautifulBoys
12-08-2008, 12:42
Bugg3r!!!
the tooth fairy forgot to come last night! So I wrote this letter for DD1 for when she comes home from school today;
Dear A
I am so sorry I let you down last night and didn’t get to visit you. You see, I had to visit so many children in Sydney, I was just too tired to fly up to Queensland. So I visited you when your Mummy was picking you up from school. I have left a little extra money for this tooth as a special treat.
With love and kisses,
The Tooth Fairy xx
Have left $5 with the letter on her bed. Poor little thing was very disappointed this morning, I just forgot last night.
The needles went OK, poor DD2 howled, I was a mess. But they had to be done.
I had a client my age who had Polio as a kid, she was in chronic pain 24/7 and limped, she walked like an old lady. Thats enough for me to go through with vacs, I would never want to see anyone, let alone my children go through what that poor woman went through every day of her life. BTW she grew up in Vietnam.
Oh my sk6 that is so sweet...she will love the surprise!!
BB- it wasn't do much porkys as the way I was told to feed Pip so I wasn't giving her enough, I was essentially told only to give one side, was doing that but she wasn't actually sucking well and no one noticed in hospital and so it wasn't till a while later we worked out why she wasn't settling or gaining much weight.
I am not sure whether it is a supply issue or a bit of a lazy thing on Pip's behalf when it gets to the hind milk TBH. sometimes when she whinges on the boob I can still get milk out by hand expressing, other times I can't, and with her not putting on much weight, we top her up...she is now much more settled and putting on goodweight
about him refusing the booby, Pip hasn't done that though does love the bottle, she has a cold too so taking more from the bottle in the last couple of days.
I am still on the Motilium and have been told to up it if I don't see an improvement in supply by next week. I have decided that if the increased dose in that doesn't work over the next month, I will slowly wean her as I am finding it very frustrating doing both.
Yes I know it can be frustrating doing both,Today Casey loves the boobi :confused: :yes:maybe having a off day,Im not on Motilium I was when I can home from hospital,Casey is 9wks now so I'll get going as I am till hes 3months then see how my supply is.
How old is PIP?
I need to vent.
I'm so upset.
Every single day it takes me till after lunch time to make the bed, do the dishes and try and shower.
Right now I have DD screaming in my ear and I'm still in my pj's covered in dried leaked breast milk and vomit from the night. My hair all over the place. I feel so festy.
I put her down in her cot and she just wakes up and starts screaming and won't settle. I have to hold her constantly otherwise she crys and I can't do anything. I can't even shower and get dressed
She was doing her tits in the cot while I just did the kitchen before and I felt awful and I just cried and slammed dishes around. I got pee'd off at the mess DP made in the kitchen cooking dinner when I should be happy and grateful that he cooks dinner for us anyway.
Last Friday night DP went to play footy and little Petie dislocated his elbow again and I couldn't do a thing about it until DP got home as he wasn't answering his phone due to playing footy. Petie just gave me disappointed sad hurtful looks because I wasn't comforting him.
My house is a mess. Dust and dirty floors and mess everywhere because it's all I can do just to manage a shower and clean dishes by lunch time let alone do any housework. My friend came around yesterday and I was so embarrassed because I still had flowers sitting in a vase festering away from 3 weeks or more ago - that she gave me!!!
I'm trying to get organised so I can go to the shops to buy a million and one dummies to try out on her. What are peoples opinions on putting something on them to make them more enticing? friend yesterday mentioned putting a tiny smidgeon of glycerin (sp?) on them?
She's now fallen asleep - finally - but she's now due for a feed. It's taken 4 hours to settle her and now I have too feed her and try and do it all over again. I will go shower now and put her in her cot but guaranteed she'll wake up as I'm rinsing off and start crying because I'm not holding her I don't even manage a 1 minute shower and yet DP wakes up and goes and stands in the shower for 15 minutes.
Vent over
Please vent away!!:kiss: Im hearing ya I have days where I feel like I can get nothing done!! ITS SO FRUSTRATING:devil6:...grrrr Casey often wants to be held however he is getting better where he likes to lay under his dingle dangle thingy,Does summer like that? or she still a bit young.
Sometimes we feel like we have to be super women or super mothers but infact we don't,I have washing & ironing coming out of my ears,the beds are still not made either,I have some housewrk to do now.
I don't have Jacob tues so I whisk around the house to clean up & don't know why I bother as its messy again 2mins later...so yes my showers were very quick at the start slowly getting longer....so my dear there is HOPE....Summer will begin to settle by herself soon,Casey only ever Catnaps during the day,sleeps longer if in my arms....
So don't stress too much about the housewrk(easier said than done i know) as I get SH*TY when the house looks like a bombs hit it!
A LITTLE SAYING GIRLS.........
CHILDREN NEVER REMEMBER HOW CLEAN THE HOUSE IS BUT THEY DO REMEMBER HOW MUCH TIME YOU SPEND WITH THEM.
So don't feel guity!!
So this should apply to me to....:laughing:
shereejoy
12-08-2008, 12:51
I need to vent.
I'm so upset.
Every single day it takes me till after lunch time to make the bed, do the dishes and try and shower.
Right now I have DD screaming in my ear and I'm still in my pj's covered in dried leaked breast milk and vomit from the night. My hair all over the place. I feel so festy.
I put her down in her cot and she just wakes up and starts screaming and won't settle. I have to hold her constantly otherwise she crys and I can't do anything. I can't even shower and get dressed :hissy::crying::hair:
She was doing her tits in the cot while I just did the kitchen before and I felt awful and I just cried and slammed dishes around. I got pee'd off at the mess DP made in the kitchen cooking dinner when I should be happy and grateful that he cooks dinner for us anyway.
Last Friday night DP went to play footy and little Petie dislocated his elbow again and I couldn't do a thing about it until DP got home as he wasn't answering his phone due to playing footy. Petie just gave me disappointed sad hurtful looks because I wasn't comforting him.
My house is a mess. Dust and dirty floors and mess everywhere because it's all I can do just to manage a shower and clean dishes by lunch time let alone do any housework. My friend came around yesterday and I was so embarrassed because I still had flowers sitting in a vase festering away from 3 weeks or more ago - that she gave me!!!
I'm trying to get organised so I can go to the shops to buy a million and one dummies to try out on her. What are peoples opinions on putting something on them to make them more enticing? friend yesterday mentioned putting a tiny smidgeon of glycerin (sp?) on them?
She's now fallen asleep - finally - but she's now due for a feed. It's taken 4 hours to settle her and now I have too feed her and try and do it all over again. I will go shower now and put her in her cot but guaranteed she'll wake up as I'm rinsing off and start crying because I'm not holding her :hair: I don't even manage a 1 minute shower and yet DP wakes up and goes and stands in the shower for 15 minutes.
Vent over :(
Big hugs to you hun. It is sooo hard huh! Hope things improve soon for you.
shereejoy
12-08-2008, 12:53
Oh honey..what can I say. We all have bad days or weeks. But i can tell you it will get better and easier.
Have you got a sling or pouch you can try to put Summer in? I know if bubs is unsettled her sling is the only thing that works.
When I had DD1 as a newborn, the CHN told me if it all got too much, put her in her cot (she cant hurt herself), let her cry and go and have a 5 minute shower or take a cuppa outside and relax for 5 minutes. Very hard to do, but it does refresh you.
If you are BF, can you express some milk and get DH or a friend to feed her so you can have a break?
Just try to try to look at your household jobs, as indervidual tasks and just try to tackle one at a time. Dont try to do everything as this will be too overwhelming.
And you are allowed to be tired and grumpy, new mums usually are, because its such a huge job to look after a baby.
So vent away, we are all listening.
Great advice there hun!
shereejoy
12-08-2008, 12:55
Please vent away!!:kiss: Im hearing ya I have days where I feel like I can get nothing done!! ITS SO FRUSTRATING:devil6:...grrrr Casey often wants to be held however he is getting better where he likes to lay under his dingle dangle thingy,Does summer like that? or she still a bit young.
Sometimes we feel like we have to be super women or super mothers but infact we don't,I have washing & ironing coming out of my ears,the beds are still not made either,I have some housewrk to do now.
I don't have Jacob tues so I whisk around the house to clean up & don't know why I bother as its messy again 2mins later...so yes my showers were very quick at the start slowly getting longer....so my dear there is HOPE....Summer will begin to settle by herself soon,Casey only ever Catnaps during the day,sleeps longer if in my arms....
So don't stress too much about the housewrk(easier said than done i know) as I get SH*TY when the house looks like a bombs hit it!
A LITTLE SAYING GIRLS.........
CHILDREN NEVER REMEMBER HOW CLEAN THE HOUSE IS BUT THEY DO REMEMBER HOW MUCH TIME YOU SPEND WITH THEM.
So don't feel guity!!
So this should apply to me to....:laughing:
Posts like this makes you remember that we are all going through the same things and we are not alone. Nice post.
shereejoy
12-08-2008, 12:57
Well we finally got Riley down at 9.30pm last night. So atleast it wasn't 11pm like the night before. So there is progress. I felt so drained though after starting his bed time process at 6pm, and I put in more of an effort then the night before too! Little bugger.
But I can't complain he then slept till 4am. So really really happy with that. Can't have the best of both worlds I guess!
Just got him weighed at the clinic and he is now 5.54kgs. Wade now calls him budda baby. He is long at 59 cm, but also broad across the chest.
kelectable
12-08-2008, 13:00
[quote=Kirilly's mum;2931694]With Kirilly I got my periods back at 4 weeks. With Michael I'm still to get them. Although I did spot the other day and thought I might be getting them but it stopped.
Thanks, I thought it wasnt normal im glad im not the only one. fra99le i would love to have waited 9 mths till i got mine back :laughing:
K8y hunter is the same i think he is asleep and then i put him down and as soon as i walk out the room he screams again.
I know this isnt something you are meant to do but in the day time ive started proping him on my pillow and this seems to work not sure if its coz it has my smell to it or not. Ive also used one of my jumpers i was wearing as a blanket that has my smell on it to. And with the cleaning of the house nothing usually gets done at my house till my fella is home and then i hand pass him the mini and clean so i can start the morning with a clean house.And thats only when i have the energy to do it.
kelectable, sounds like you've got it all under control then! You do what you have to do, right? :thumbsup:
Don't want to brag in light of k8y's post but Sam slept from 10:30 until 5:30 so I'm happy today!
k8y - I would assume you've tried the sling... As some others have said, Summer's safe in her bed so if you have to, just let her cry for a while and have a break yourself. If all else fails, then stay in your PJ's and when DP comes home, just cry! He seems like such a sweetie he will immediately try to help!
I hope it gets better...:hugs:
shereejoy
12-08-2008, 13:27
[quote=Kirilly's mum;2931694]With Kirilly I got my periods back at 4 weeks. With Michael I'm still to get them. Although I did spot the other day and thought I might be getting them but it stopped.
Thanks, I thought it wasnt normal im glad im not the only one. fra99le i would love to have waited 9 mths till i got mine back :laughing:
K8y hunter is the same i think he is asleep and then i put him down and as soon as i walk out the room he screams again.
I know this isnt something you are meant to do but in the day time ive started proping him on my pillow and this seems to work not sure if its coz it has my smell to it or not. Ive also used one of my jumpers i was wearing as a blanket that has my smell on it to. And with the cleaning of the house nothing usually gets done at my house till my fella is home and then i hand pass him the mini and clean so i can start the morning with a clean house.And thats only when i have the energy to do it.
Gosh Hunter sounds like Riley, you think he is asleep and then you put them down and then they are bright eyed and bushy tailed.
I talked to CHN today about this and you really have to spend that 20mins with them to get them past that first 20min sleep cycle. Cause I find once Riley is past this he will sleep from 1-3 hours easy. It is just getting him there!
BeautifulBoys
12-08-2008, 13:30
kelectable, sounds like you've got it all under control then! You do what you have to do, right? :thumbsup:
Don't want to brag in light of k8y's post but Sam slept from 10:30 until 5:30 so I'm happy today!
k8y - I would assume you've tried the sling... As some others have said, Summer's safe in her bed so if you have to, just let her cry for a while and have a break yourself. If all else fails, then stay in your PJ's and when DP comes home, just cry! He seems like such a sweetie he will immediately try to help!
I hope it gets better...:hugs:
Yippee Sam!! Good Boy for his Mummy and Daddy:yelclap:
k8y - Sometimes the strangest things work. I've learned Sam likes TV. Sometimes if he's grumbly, I put on colourful cartoons and wheel his bassinet in front of the telly... Just enough to blow-dry my hair or do something to make myself feel human again!
Maybe go for a walk outside with the pram?
chaiseandlarasmummy
12-08-2008, 14:58
Hi guys,
We just got our new computer so DH will be setting it up tonight and tomorrow I will be back on board. It’s been killing me the last 3 months without my internet.
We are doing great, DD1 is such a little tantrum princess now which is great fun! Just to warn you it really is true about terrible 2’s. Lara is doing great she has started sleeping 9-5 which is fantastic and I feel alive again. Really no complaints from me.
This morning Lara was lying down on the rug and I was in the laundry I walk out and dd1 has picked her up and is walking towards me. Very scary and I didn’t want to run and frighten Chaise coz I thought she might drop Lara. Luckily she held on tight till I got there. It was so cute tho Lara was happily smiling in Chaise’s arms. I will not be leaving Lara on the ground unless I am watching every second.
Fluffball- Twas I who was still bleeding at 4 weeks and still am now at 7 weeks but I did go to the doctor and she said she thought it was an infection so I’m on drugs AGAIN to fix it up and they do seem to be working I’ve had no blood at all today. Fingers Crossed it stays away.
K8y- It does get easier. Lara had a bad week last week, I think a growth spurt. I agree Summer is safe in her cot so go and have that shower! You will feel much better after a shower. I think do what you have to settle her so if putting something on her dummy works and you’re happy to do it then go for it. Try not to worry about what others think, it is you that needs to cope. I did it with Chaise and do it with Lara when all else fails.
Can DH have a day off work?? You sound like you need a day to get on top of things again and then you’ll feel better. I can completely understand about the housework getting you down. I cannot function until I have showered and have a clean organised house.
Speaking of housework i should get that load of washing out of the machine.
Hi Ladies,
Well it has been weeks and weeks since I have been on. So I just wanted to quickly jump on and say hi to you all. I hope everyone is doing well with their new lil bundles of joy. I cant go back and read the thread as it would just take too long, time I just dont have.
Riley is doing well. Stacking on the weight. He was 6440g at 8 weeks, a heavy boy. He looks more like a 3 month old than an 8 week old!
He has pretty bad reflux though and am still breastfeeding but having to top up with a thick formula to help him. Hopefully this works (only started it today)
He sleeps through at night, which is wonderful. Last feed is 10pm and then he wakes anywhere between 5.30am and 7am. Cant wait to cut out that 10pm feed and perhaps have the last feed 8 or even 9pm.
Having trouble with him sleeping in his cot during the day. A work in progress.
I went through a bit of PND but am feeling much better now. Its just a lot harder than I thought it would be and I have a relatively good baby!
Anyway better go. Riley needs settling again! He lasts about 10mins in his cot before I have to resettle. And controlled crying has not been working for him.
Take care xox
Hi Bree, :wave:
Great to hear from you. You sound really well. I'm happy you're feeling better. We missed you! :hugs:
Thanks everyone :hugs:
Such a stressful day. I did jump in the shower and sure enough she started crying as soon as I started to rinse off. Mind you, I didn't jump straight out for her either. I felt terrible as she'd been crying for most of the morning while I changed bed sheets and cleaned the kitchen from last nights dinner.
I went to the shops - she won't even settle in her pram. I had to use the pram rather then my moby wrap as I wanted to try on a sports bra for walking in. She screamed half of Myer down - I was so stressed. My face was all red from the stress and feeling anxious. I carried her around, then had to go to parents room. She sucked for awhile then chucked it all up. Eventually she was so tired from crying all day and not sleeping all day, that at 3.30pm she passed out in the pram. Long enough for me to buy some sports shoes. Got home and she grizzled again. Changed her bum and fed her and only just asleep again now. I'm buggered :sleeping:
Who was it that said they do their housework when DP is home? I was thinking of that too. Until DP came home and I'm too tired after such a stressful day. I'm more of a morning person, always have been. So being anchored to her all morning and most of the day while nothing gets done is very hard to get used to. I am so anal about having a clean house because if my house is clean, then I don't feel stressed. Though BB your comment about the baby remembering your time with them rather then your clean house was very good.
Got some dummies. :fingerscrossed: one of them works. Shereejoy I'll try holding her for 20mins after she goes to sleep tomorrow (if she goes to sleep during the day :rolleyes:) and see if that works.
I can use the wrap around the house if I get desperate (she hates the sling), but I hate using househeld chemicals and stuff cleaning bathrooms, floors etc if I have her wrapped around me. Not easy to clean bathrooms with her either.
Congrats MOS on your bubs sleeping all day :yelclap: I'm sooooo jealous!!!
DP has her now. I'm suppose to go and have another shower as she did a chuck down my boobs and it's all pooled in my bra. Only because she was so worked up from being overtired.
Sorry no personals. I'm a bit caught up with my whinging today :o
:hugs:k8y it is very hard....hope you got sometime to relax ...a few good suggestions already said, I can't think of anything else really.
BB- Pip is 9 weeks on Thursday which I think makes her a week behind Casey, sounds like pretty similar thoughts there!
welcome back chaiseand larasmummy and bree glad to hear you are going well.
well I have my first night by myself, hubby is away until thursday evening...bit nervous, but considering he rarely gets up of a night when he is home anyway I don't think it will be too bad...but it is tough when you can't hand them over!
just to let you all know again there is a Sydney catch up on friday for any of those that do not know details and want to come PM me or MOS! ( just putting you in there MOS).
might veg a bit as Pip will be up again soon.
Hi All
Latest news here is that Gabriel as deeloped a rash At first I thought it was ust the horonal rash that bubas get, but its finer and the litle bumps are closer together, and its also started to appear on his chest this afternoon. He's not obviously distressed in any way by it... Have a Drs appt on Thursday, but am kind of hoing its gone by then. Am using Sorbolene on it (and Ive ony ever used plain water or QV oil in his bath) incase it's eczema.
He's been full on feeding the last few days here as well...(so I know how you feel about housework K8Y. And I'm not one who norally gets too stressed about housework..) Last couple of nights he has settled from 9.30ish then slept 4-5hrs..which is nice...but of course Imstll up...so dont get as much sleep as when he settled from 11-12ish.. Ah well no doubt he'll change soon.
K8Y..You can hold her fot he 20 mins, though if you are trying to get her to settle in bed, settle her in your arms, then ensuring shes firmy wrapped, put her in her bed...and pat or rock her every time she starts even the slightest wriggle...you may need to put on hand firmly oer where hre amrs. are to stp them wriggling out, and to make her feel close to you and pat her hip quite firmly i.e, her head houlc rock a wee bit....until she's drifting again... Hopefully then after the 20minutes she may settle there....if you rock her in your arms, you may find deep slep or not...she wakes once put in the bed
Whoever mentioned controlled crying...It's not recommended before 6mths and even then is likely to fail until they are quite a bit older. Theres a few threads on here about it
Bree27: Glad you are feeling better. I agree this motherhood thing sure isnt that easy.
To thicken his feeds you can get a product called Karicare Thickner (the chemist should have or be able to order for you)..its a powder you mix with a few spoonfulls of EBM to a runny paste and then give it halfway through or at the end of a BF....it thickens in the stomach. Certianly sounds as if the reflux isn't effecting his gowth though..:D
k8y - I SO know what you mean about not being able to relax if the house isn't clean. I have always been a clean freak too and soooo many people told me I have to let go of that when baby comes along... I am yet to test it out since I don't exactly DO any cleaning... but it would be very very hard... PAINFUL really!
:hugs:
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