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BeautifulBoys
06-09-2008, 09:22
:ecomcity:
Hey thought we could start another thread..we chat so much!
Nice to hear from you honeymoonbub:Dyour DH sounds like a sweety....my DH gets choked up too;)...im in bed by 9.30pm how can you manage to watch a dvd @ 10...:laughing:
We also do Feed/play/sleeps..works well for us.
Casey a bit constipated....down side to formula...he struggling....got some prunes to boil & give him some,he has coloxyl drops aswell but don't want to use them all the time.
Beautiful day in Hobart:yes::sunshine:
BeautifulBoys
06-09-2008, 14:53
Wonder why it doesn't highlight up? Maybe it needs to have STICKY next to it ...
August chat getting to long........
jasserben
06-09-2008, 15:24
You girls that do the feed, play, sleep...do your babies self settle with or without a dummy? I've tried this today as DS seems to be fussing a lot at the boobie before his catnaps & I figured he just doesn't want it. He'll always have a big feed before a big nap though. I have noticed the tired signs this arvo so I put him down in his cot & he started to fuss so I gave him his dummy...haven't heard him yet :fingerscrossed:
Also, do any of you have the fisher price kick & whirl carnival? It's the best investment ever. I have started to put DS2 under there & he spends ages watching the lights & balls spin around. He is so bored by his play gym & there's only so much of my face he can take :laughing: DS1 was like this too & he learnt to bring his legs up & hit the dangly things which made it start up again. That then taught him to roll over :D
I really do need to encourage rolling over.... more floor time maybe? Any other suggestions?
Someone needs to PM a mod to make this thread sticky. Just not sure who...
Sam's been great today. We went shopping, got FIL's Father's Day present. Fed him in the Parent's room (man, there are some characters in those places....!), had some desert and a coffee in a cafe.
Sam woke up with a gunky eye this morning. I squeazed some breast milk onto a cotton wool ball and cleaned his eye. Man it felt wierd MILKING myself onto cotton wool but it worked! :hugs: His eye looks much better.
Will try and post a pic of what he's wearing today. DH picked out the cutest top in PP the other day and he's wearing it today.
Chais has no interest what so ever in rolling. I think it will be quite a while before he does.
I got my fathers day present finished. I scrapbooked a page & put it in a frame.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/present.jpg
My new cloth nappies have arrived. I LOVE these nappies from Bonnibuns. I sent her the material & shirts & she sewed a matching piece on, so in summer he can just wear the nappy & shirt. I'm so happy with how they turned out.
This is Chais in his Bunnies nappy. This is daddy's fav!
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/bunnies.jpg
Some customs I got made from Bonnibuns
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/Project8.jpg
Nappies from CGR design
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/Project7.jpg
Cute pics kotakai. Your scrapbook page looks awesome! :thumbsup:
kotakai those nappies are great, maybe I should get a waratahs one for DH..he is more a union fan, my dad would love the rabbitohs ones though.
I love the collage as well I am so not creative in that way!
in terms of rolling, Pip seems to want to do it whenever she is on a table or something- eg at my parents house. I don't change her on the floor as they have a large dog and she seems to want to roll then, but not so much when on the floor. her play gym seems to entertain her at the moment. tummy time is a different thing...she is only just starting to do it without crying straight away...managing to distract her with the fire for a couple of minutes at least.
does anyone know of a place to get a nice pair of baby shoes, I want a pair to go with her collette dinnigan dress for the wedding we are going to, totally useless, but want her to look nice!!!
I just sent a PM to Tam re making this thread sticky.
oconky, I'll let you know if I think of any nice shoes...
Hi All
Have been reading but not posting much..been a bit stressed about life in general, but seem to be coming out of it now.
Am jealous of all your sleeping babies. Gabriel only has catnaps during the day...generally 20-40minutes...sometimes I'll get an hour. Of a night he seems to have gone backwards...used to sleep x2 3-4hour stretches from 11pm...Now settles about 9 sleeps 3-4 hours then has 2 hour stretches and fusses instead of settling right a away... And of course I dont feel like going to bed at 9pm ..only garenteed time I get to myself all day really....so miss out on a big sleep.
We do the Feed, Play, Sleep thing, but as he pretty much demands 2nd hourly this doesnt allow much sleep time...which is some of the problem I think...as by the afternoon he is overtired and difficult to settle. So have taken to walking him in the wrap with the dog for an hour Good for both of us.
Its been gorgeous weather the last week...so have been out in it a bit. He hates the pram..Crazy that I have to get him out and cuddlehim back to sleep in the midle of a walk..GRRR. I think it's because as yet he cant see much from the pram so he just thinks Im trying to get him to sleep (NOT his favorite thing), where as if I take him places in the wrap or baby bjorn I turn him round face on now...and he sticky beaks at everything.
He doesnt cry much...hardly at all really... just is awake and likes to look at everything. He loves lying on the floor.....(thinks light fittings are facinating for some reason).. and likes his rocker or lying in the pram with dangles. He quite likes it outside too, parked under a tree...so next week I am going to attempt some weeding.
He doesn't mind tummy time...but only for about 5 minutes at a stretch. But will do two or three stretches in a session some days. Not looking like rolling yet though....though he twists around so much sticky breaking at things...maybe he'll end up doing it by accident soon.
Kotakai..love the nappies. So far only the Itty Bittis and WaggleWees fit Mr G...he's long and skinny with a tiny bum and legs....so a lot are just too big around the waist as yet. He wees so much .... his huggies leak of a night now if I dont change him...which of course wakes him so make it hard for him to re settle. I have a Baby Beehind Bamboo..meant to be good for night time...but every time I put it on him he has pooped in it...rarely poops of a night except when I put that nappy on... Maybe trying to tell me something:laughing:
Ems glad your op went ok...hope you're feeling much better by now.
Someone asked about what to do if they swallow a coin... unfortunatly all of the Aus coins are too big to pass through, usually ending up stuck in the oesphagus...which makes them drool and cough and generally feel yuko. So you need to take them to ER where they'll arrange Theatre to get it out. Anything smaller...I think its about <15mm..that will pass.. The you'd watch them..if they are ok 24 hours later (by which time it shoud be well and truely though the oesophagus which is generally the narrowest bit) then watch their poos...unless its something sharp or a watch battery. If its a watch/toy battery you need to get it removed pretty soon as if left the acid leaks and it can be nasty..
Ok going to jump into bed to get whats left of his 3 or 4 hour stretch...seeing as he settled at 9pm...I may get a couple of hours. Once or twice he has surprised me and gone 5-6 hours...but I think they were flukes:yes:
Oh shoes...
Mr g doesnt have any ...but you sould try one of these places
http://www.babypaws.com/
http://www.pediped.com/Product/CategoryInfo.aspx?cid=52
Honeymoonbub
06-09-2008, 22:01
You girls that do the feed, play, sleep...do your babies self settle with or without a dummy?
I use a dummy - depends on what Austin is like. He loves to comfort suck, so he loves his dummy - but I am very strict on when he can use it - only when he is going to sleep if he wants it - not during the day (meaning when we are out and about etc), and I take it out just before he is fully asleep - that way he learns to go to sleep without it if he wakes up during the night - seems to be working well. I never thought I would use a dummy - hated them...now i love them! Someone said to me that unlike their thumb you can eventually take a dummy away from them - and, since I had to have braces from sucking my thumb - that really appealed to me!
:ecomcity:
Nice to hear from you honeymoonbub:Dyour DH sounds like a sweety....my DH gets choked up too;)...im in bed by 9.30pm how can you manage to watch a dvd @ 10...:laughing:
I am very rarely in bed before 12 - I am such a night person! Hate mornings...Unfortunately Austin doesnt see it that way! I am sure I will eventually have to change habits.
Bellalegos - Sounds like your settling is going well - and good on your DD for crying at the voting- thats how we all feel about politicians! Lucky none of them tried to kiss her!:laughing:
Shereejoy - It wasnt really any one thing that happened to me - my pregnancy was perfect - not a problem, but the birth was terrible. I wanted a very natural birth - and instead had every procedure possible and a CS. I stopped counting after 30 internal! Had gel, the tape, the drip, they ruptured my membranes (most painful thing I have ever experienced). Had painful contraction start on the Thursday morning - and keep going every 20 mins minimum for the next four days - most painful and draining thing I have ever been through - lots of complications through out...and with all that labour - only ever progress 4 cms! Even with the drip in for 24 hours - with contractions 2 minutes apart - Youch! That drip is deadly - I tear up just thinking about it. Then finally had the CS - which breaks my heart just thinking about it now - so much for my natural birth! Then had excess blood loss - very scary and talking about that is just too much for me right now - scariest time of my life...and poor DHs. Oh - sorry , forgot to mention he was 15 days overdue and 10lb 15oz...hence all the intervention.
After all that had the most terrbile time feeding - cracks, bruises, grazes, thrush, mastitis - all within the first two weeks. Austin is now eight weeks old - and only just last week got back to his birth weight. Which of course was a whole other dilema...as was his suppected whooping cough which he went on antibiotics for and then got several infections as a result afterwards...We just seemed to have one thing after another, after another. And everything that was supposed to happen naturally (birth and feeding) didnt happen for me - felt like my body was such a failure.
BUT...We are doing really well now - and we are so very happy. It all seems to have just clicked. I dont talk about the birth much - I havent even told my mum everything. But I am slowly dealing with it. And this week I entertained the thought of having another one in the future - something a few weeks ago sent shivers down me!
Anyway ...enough complaining from me. I look at little Austin and he was so worth it - every tear spent was worth it in the end!
Quick question - has anyone's bubs eyes changed colour? I read it can take up to a year - but didnt know how early it can happen?
Honeymoonbub
06-09-2008, 22:26
Hi c38...great to hear from you again. Sounds like you are doing it tough..But doing a great job at the same time! Gabriel is lucky to have a mum like you - And I am sure things will settle down soon. It did for us - just clicked on day. Sounds like you are very intune as to what he likes and doesnt. I take my hat off to you single girls - I dont know how you do it!
I can picture you walking around hobart with the pram - have to say i am jealous - I love hobart - and it would be so peaceful to walk around of an afternoon (minus crying baby of course!) Hobart just has the best feel to it I think - reminds me of when I used to live in England.
:hugs: Honeymoonbub, that sounds awful. Glad to hear you're doing better now.
I think Sam's eyes have been going darker, more brown now. He's 11 weeks...-ish.
Sam's just gone down after he's been awake for 5 hours. He wasn't that bad, even laughing at me each time I tried to put him down! He just wasn't sleepy. That was his biggest awake stint ever, so let's see how long he sleeps for now! :fingerscrossed:
Great to know you're still around C38!
:wave: c38. Good to hear from you. Sorry you're having a bit of a hard time. Sounds like you're doing a great job though.
BUT...We are doing really well now - and we are so very happy. It all seems to have just clicked. I dont talk about the birth much - I havent even told my mum everything. But I am slowly dealing with it. And this week I entertained the thought of having another one in the future - something a few weeks ago sent shivers down me!
I'm so glad things are going so well now. It's totally normal to still tear up when you think about it. Gosh, Dakotah's been in remission 5 years this November & depending on the day, I sometimes still can't talk about it without getting a lump in my throat, where other days I'm fine.
Sam's just gone down after he's been awake for 5 hours. He wasn't that bad, even laughing at me each time I tried to put him down! He just wasn't sleepy. That was his biggest awake stint ever, so let's see how long he sleeps for now! :fingerscrossed:
Chais has done the laughing when you're trying to put them to bed thing a few times too. It's so hard to keep a straight face & not talk to him when he does it. It's so cute! Hope you get a nice long stretch out of him :fingerscrossed:
Not sure what sort of shops are at your westfield oconky, but do you have one of those cheap chinese shops? They sometimes have the cutest little shoes.
Shereejoy - It wasnt really any one thing that happened to me - my pregnancy was perfect - not a problem, but the birth was terrible. I wanted a very natural birth - and instead had every procedure possible and a CS. I stopped counting after 30 internal! Had gel, the tape, the drip, they ruptured my membranes (most painful thing I have ever experienced). Had painful contraction start on the Thursday morning - and keep going every 20 mins minimum for the next four days - most painful and draining thing I have ever been through - lots of complications through out...and with all that labour - only ever progress 4 cms! Even with the drip in for 24 hours - with contractions 2 minutes apart - Youch! That drip is deadly - I tear up just thinking about it. Then finally had the CS - which breaks my heart just thinking about it now - so much for my natural birth! Then had excess blood loss - very scary and talking about that is just too much for me right now - scariest time of my life...and poor DHs. Oh - sorry , forgot to mention he was 15 days overdue and 10lb 15oz...hence all the intervention.
Quick question - has anyone's bubs eyes changed colour? I read it can take up to a year - but didnt know how early it can happen?
I am so sorry the experience was so awful for you. My story pales in comparison, but I was really traumatized at the time. Its only now that I'm realising it wasn't THAT bad. And like you, I can finally think about another one now, but the first 6-7 weeks I swore DS would be an only child. His eyes were dark grey when he was born, and they're very blue now. He's ... 10 weeks old tomorrow.
BeautifulBoys
07-09-2008, 07:05
You girls that do the feed, play, sleep...do your babies self settle with or without a dummy? I've tried this today as DS seems to be fussing a lot at the boobie before his catnaps & I figured he just doesn't want it. He'll always have a big feed before a big nap though. I have noticed the tired signs this arvo so I put him down in his cot & he started to fuss so I gave him his dummy...haven't heard him yet
Also, do any of you have the fisher price kick & whirl carnival? It's the best investment ever. I have started to put DS2 under there & he spends ages watching the lights & balls spin around. He is so bored by his play gym & there's only so much of my face he can take DS1 was like this too & he learnt to bring his legs up & hit the dangly things which made it start up again. That then taught him to roll over
Yes I use the dummy...He loves it....at night he doesn't need it or just for a min or two then spits it out,during the day I wrap/dummy/pat & put him in his bouncer,we are out alot during the day so he sleeps in the pouch.
I need to try & use it less...he will depend on it too much...I try take it out once nods off.
I really do need to encourage rolling over.... more floor time maybe? Any other suggestions?
Someone needs to PM a mod to make this thread sticky. Just not sure who...
Sam's been great today. We went shopping, got FIL's Father's Day present. Fed him in the Parent's room (man, there are some characters in those places....!), had some desert and a coffee in a cafe.
Sam woke up with a gunky eye this morning. I squeazed some breast milk onto a cotton wool ball and cleaned his eye. Man it felt wierd MILKING myself onto cotton wool but it worked! His eye looks much better.
Will try and post a pic of what he's wearing today. DH picked out the cutest top in PP the other day and he's wearing it today.
I used to squirt Casey in the eye with my boobi milk...hehe.....too lazy to get the cotton wool out,he had a gunky eye for awhile.
Just put Sam on the floor lots of tummy time he will roll when hes ready/you can also lay him on his back pull one arm over & let him use his own strength to pull him self over on to his tummy....Casey has about 5mins on his tummy few times a day,he gets cranky when hes had enough...I will have a look to see when DS1 rolled.
Chais has no interest what so ever in rolling. I think it will be quite a while before he does.
I got my fathers day present finished. I scrapbooked a page & put it in a frame.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/present.jpg
My new cloth nappies have arrived. I LOVE these nappies from Bonnibuns. I sent her the material & shirts & she sewed a matching piece on, so in summer he can just wear the nappy & shirt. I'm so happy with how they turned out.
This is Chais in his Bunnies nappy. This is daddy's fav!
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/bunnies.jpg
Some customs I got made from Bonnibuns
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/Project8.jpg
Nappies from CGR design
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/Project7.jpg
How cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOVE the picture framed...I enjoy scrapebooking,never have time anymore.
Will have to start again as Im doing a scrapebook each for the boys.
Hi All
Have been reading but not posting much..been a bit stressed about life in general, but seem to be coming out of it now.
Am jealous of all your sleeping babies. Gabriel only has catnaps during the day...generally 20-40minutes...sometimes I'll get an hour. Of a night he seems to have gone backwards...used to sleep x2 3-4hour stretches from 11pm...Now settles about 9 sleeps 3-4 hours then has 2 hour stretches and fusses instead of settling right a away... And of course I dont feel like going to bed at 9pm ..only garenteed time I get to myself all day really....so miss out on a big sleep.
We do the Feed, Play, Sleep thing, but as he pretty much demands 2nd hourly this doesnt allow much sleep time...which is some of the problem I think...as by the afternoon he is overtired and difficult to settle. So have taken to walking him in the wrap with the dog for an hour Good for both of us.
Its been gorgeous weather the last week...so have been out in it a bit. He hates the pram..Crazy that I have to get him out and cuddlehim back to sleep in the midle of a walk..GRRR. I think it's because as yet he cant see much from the pram so he just thinks Im trying to get him to sleep (NOT his favorite thing), where as if I take him places in the wrap or baby bjorn I turn him round face on now...and he sticky beaks at everything.
He doesnt cry much...hardly at all really... just is awake and likes to look at everything. He loves lying on the floor.....(thinks light fittings are facinating for some reason).. and likes his rocker or lying in the pram with dangles. He quite likes it outside too, parked under a tree...so next week I am going to attempt some weeding.
He doesn't mind tummy time...but only for about 5 minutes at a stretch. But will do two or three stretches in a session some days. Not looking like rolling yet though....though he twists around so much sticky breaking at things...maybe he'll end up doing it by accident soon.
Kotakai..love the nappies. So far only the Itty Bittis and WaggleWees fit Mr G...he's long and skinny with a tiny bum and legs....so a lot are just too big around the waist as yet. He wees so much .... his huggies leak of a night now if I dont change him...which of course wakes him so make it hard for him to re settle. I have a Baby Beehind Bamboo..meant to be good for night time...but every time I put it on him he has pooped in it...rarely poops of a night except when I put that nappy on... Maybe trying to tell me something.
Ems glad your op went ok...hope you're feeling much better by now.
Someone asked about what to do if they swallow a coin... unfortunatly all of the Aus coins are too big to pass through, usually ending up stuck in the oesphagus...which makes them drool and cough and generally feel yuko. So you need to take them to ER where they'll arrange Theatre to get it out. Anything smaller...I think its about <15mm..that will pass.. The you'd watch them..if they are ok 24 hours later (by which time it shoud be well and truely though the oesophagus which is generally the narrowest bit) then watch their poos...unless its something sharp or a watch battery. If its a watch/toy battery you need to get it removed pretty soon as if left the acid leaks and it can be nasty..
Ok going to jump into bed to get whats left of his 3 or 4 hour stretch...seeing as he settled at 9pm...I may get a couple of hours. Once or twice he has surprised me and gone 5-6 hours...but I think they were flukes.
Oh shoes...
Mr g doesnt have any ...but you sould try one of these places
http://www.babypaws.com/
http://www.pediped.com/Product/CategoryInfo.aspx?cid=52
Hey C38 :wave:....its so hard when ya sleep deprived....your a wonderful mum! How you do it on your own I dont know....you need a medal!!
Im here if ya ever want to meet for a coffee & walk.
Took the boys for a big walk yest along the beach side....beautiful weather,bit cloudy today...
I use a dummy - depends on what Austin is like. He loves to comfort suck, so he loves his dummy - but I am very strict on when he can use it - only when he is going to sleep if he wants it - not during the day (meaning when we are out and about etc), and I take it out just before he is fully asleep - that way he learns to go to sleep without it if he wakes up during the night - seems to be working well. I never thought I would use a dummy - hated them...now i love them! Someone said to me that unlike their thumb you can eventually take a dummy away from them - and, since I had to have braces from sucking my thumb - that really appealed to me!
I am very rarely in bed before 12 - I am such a night person! Hate mornings...Unfortunately Austin doesnt see it that way! I am sure I will eventually have to change habits.
Bellalegos - Sounds like your settling is going well - and good on your DD for crying at the voting- thats how we all feel about politicians! Lucky none of them tried to kiss her!:laughing:
Shereejoy - It wasnt really any one thing that happened to me - my pregnancy was perfect - not a problem, but the birth was terrible. I wanted a very natural birth - and instead had every procedure possible and a CS. I stopped counting after 30 internal! Had gel, the tape, the drip, they ruptured my membranes (most painful thing I have ever experienced). Had painful contraction start on the Thursday morning - and keep going every 20 mins minimum for the next four days - most painful and draining thing I have ever been through - lots of complications through out...and with all that labour - only ever progress 4 cms! Even with the drip in for 24 hours - with contractions 2 minutes apart - Youch! That drip is deadly - I tear up just thinking about it. Then finally had the CS - which breaks my heart just thinking about it now - so much for my natural birth! Then had excess blood loss - very scary and talking about that is just too much for me right now - scariest time of my life...and poor DHs. Oh - sorry , forgot to mention he was 15 days overdue and 10lb 15oz...hence all the intervention.
After all that had the most terrbile time feeding - cracks, bruises, grazes, thrush, mastitis - all within the first two weeks. Austin is now eight weeks old - and only just last week got back to his birth weight. Which of course was a whole other dilema...as was his suppected whooping cough which he went on antibiotics for and then got several infections as a result afterwards...We just seemed to have one thing after another, after another. And everything that was supposed to happen naturally (birth and feeding) didnt happen for me - felt like my body was such a failure.
BUT...We are doing really well now - and we are so very happy. It all seems to have just clicked. I dont talk about the birth much - I havent even told my mum everything. But I am slowly dealing with it. And this week I entertained the thought of having another one in the future - something a few weeks ago sent shivers down me!
Anyway ...enough complaining from me. I look at little Austin and he was so worth it - every tear spent was worth it in the end!
Quick question - has anyone's bubs eyes changed colour? I read it can take up to a year - but didnt know how early it can happen?
Casey eyes are blue,hoping they stay that way! hehe
I know how you feel,I have had 2 emerg C-sections,DS1 major life threatening complications,nearly died with him,Casey was much better but sadly I never got my Natural birth...he was 9lb 1oz...one day past EDD...Breastfeeding was a issue has I had a low supply,I too felt like a failure...but am happy & at peace now two beaut boys..if ya ever need a chat PM me:hugs: Healing takes time.:kiss:
I need to cut back the dummy use too.
Hi c38...great to hear from you again. Sounds like you are doing it tough..But doing a great job at the same time! Gabriel is lucky to have a mum like you - And I am sure things will settle down soon. It did for us - just clicked on day. Sounds like you are very intune as to what he likes and doesnt. I take my hat off to you single girls - I dont know how you do it!
I can picture you walking around hobart with the pram - have to say i am jealous - I love hobart - and it would be so peaceful to walk around of an afternoon (minus crying baby of course!) Hobart just has the best feel to it I think - reminds me of when I used to live in England.
Im in Hobart and its gorgeous...been here for just over a yr........love it!!.Im actually from NZ;)
oconky, check out a christening shop. These are Sam's christening shoes. I think they'd be very pretty on a girl! :thumbsup:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=488
thanks for all the shoes suggestions girls.
:hugs:c38 re: sleeping, Pip only catnaps as well, but I do have DH at home which makes a huge difference.
:hugs:to honeymoon and shereejoy
Pip's eyes are still blue/grey like her dad's and I hope they stay that way.
better go....DH is tidying up outside with Pip... I am meant to be looking after her!
mos yep more floor time to help him roll but im trying not to encourage it too much as ive had one early mover and one late mover and im def hoping for a l,ate mover this time lol. he can staylittle forever lol
c38 dylan has patches of regression with sleep pattern too he was sleeping thru a while back and now he is back to 2 feeds thru the night. i think he may be having a growth spurt and/or getting a cold. he is huge now people cant belive his age when i tell them. he also hated the pram and id end up carrying him while pushing an empty pram lol but he is starting to like it a bit now as we vcan put it to semi upright position when he is awake
honeymoon bub:hugs::hugs::hugs: u poor thing i had a traumatic birth with my first too and its something ive never gotten over. just work through it in your own time. we are all here for u:hugs:. also i was a non believer in dummies. first two never had one and subsequently my 5yo is still sucking his thumb:eek: definately wish id given him the dummy so i could take it away. dylan has a dummy too
dylan still has blue eyes so does my dd. ds1 changed very slowly to brown prob from 3 to 8 months? hard to remember.
our day time self settling is going great making such a diff he is starting to have a few 30 min to 60 min sleeps a day now and put to sleep all by himself:smiliedance:
tough week for us this week. as u all know weve been having long term behavioural problems with ds1 brayden. this week we got some answers. they say he has ADD( attention defecit disorder no H for hyperactive) and ODD ( oppositional defiance disorder) and aspergers syndrome which is a spectrum disorder associated with autism. pretty tough news. i cant even talk to my family much about yet so dunno why i can come here and say it maybe cause i know u guys will be supportive. my family are gonn say oh thats ridiculous nothing wrong with him. which i wish was true but i know something is wrong or else he wouldnt be this way. so i was shattered at first but then i guess he is still the same little boy he was the week before. and at least we may be able to help him more if we know what is actually wrong. dunno if im in denial i keep questioning it reading through all the symptons thinking yes/no/yes/no. im sure he has ODD that i was expecting. but the others i dont know? i dont know if his symptons are severe enough to fit aspergers.couldnt he just be socially immature with no empathy and small repetetive movements? couldnt other "normal" 5yoshave those things too? so anyway im going in a few more weeks to get a 2nd opinion from a different pyscologist and we are seeing another paed too to put the doubt from my mind i guess. i suppose i was hoping to be told my parenting sucked and i was to blame or something so i could fix it. dh took it pretty well but im not sure he fully understands the weight of aspergers syndrome. so yeah tough week for us
Mum of Midgeys
07-09-2008, 13:03
You girls that do the feed, play, sleep...do your babies self settle with or without a dummy?
I've given up on the dummy, only because DD has no interest. I offer my finger if she's fussing at going to sleep, which she seems much happier with, but she's been pushing it out with her tongue if she doesn't feel like it as well. And I can take it away still, once the eyes start getting droopy ;)
I really do need to encourage rolling over.... more floor time maybe? Any other suggestions?
Just lots of floor time so they can kick around, tummy time to build up the muscles... but while generally rolling happens at 3-4months, some bubs can take up to 6 months. Our bubba's still have lots of time :yes: Did ya manage to get a pic of Sam in the shirt?
I got my fathers day present finished. I scrapbooked a page & put it in a frame.
That is just beautiful hun - so clever! And those nappies are just brilliant... might have to put some money away to start buying some..
Am jealous of all your sleeping babies. Gabriel only has catnaps during the day...generally 20-40minutes...
He hates the pram..Crazy that I have to get him out and cuddlehim back to sleep in the midle of a walk..GRRR. I think it's because as yet he cant see much from the pram so he just thinks Im trying to get him to sleep (NOT his favorite thing), where as if I take him places in the wrap or baby bjorn I turn him round face on now...and he sticky beaks at everything.
Great to hear from you again hun! Big :hugs:... I can't even imagine doing this parenting alone - you are a very strong capable lady doing a wonderful job by the sounds of things. Khirra generally only does those catnaps during the day... which some days ends with a very grizzly over-tired little miss! And I also have those issues with the pram Although she is starting to get a little better now she's bigger and can 'sit up' in the pram - I've propped the seat up and keep her in place with her mate Jerry the Giraffe :laughing: and she lasts a bit longer. Mind you, I've only been taking her in the pram if DP or Mum has been with me... otherwise I just use the sling or baby bjorn
Quick question - has anyone's bubs eyes changed colour? I read it can take up to a year - but didnt know how early it can happen?
Big hugs hun - you sound like you're in a much better place after going through all of that. I get nervous at times thinking about birth again, and I only had such minor hiccups - you're another very strong Mummy :goodvibes:
As for the eyes... Khirra started lightening at about 8weeks maybe? They're a very light blue now. Got her Daddies eyes. My mate, who's DS1 has blue eyes took her 2nd little man to the Pead when he was only a few week old, and he told her they were going to be brown... apparently when they shine a light in their eyes they can see the brown behind the blue? He's 3 weeks behind Khirra, and his eyes have turned brown now.
I'm so glad things are going so well now. It's totally normal to still tear up when you think about it. Gosh, Dakotah's been in remission 5 years this November & depending on the day, I sometimes still can't talk about it without getting a lump in my throat, where other days I'm fine.
Gosh, another amazing Mummy. I can't even imagine having to go through that... get shivers even thinking about it. :hugs:
O'Conky - I'm not sure about the shoes... my Mum has bought quite a few very cute pairs for DD from a shop called Bright Bots in Brissie.. don't know if they're anywhere else... But very cheap. They're meant to be 0-3months, but they're still huge on her, but she is a bit of a midgit, lol.
Mum of Midgeys
07-09-2008, 13:28
tough week for us this week. as u all know weve been having long term behavioural problems with ds1 brayden. this week we got some answers. they say he has ADD( attention defecit disorder no H for hyperactive) and ODD ( oppositional defiance disorder) and aspergers syndrome which is a spectrum disorder associated with autism. pretty tough news. i cant even talk to my family much about yet so dunno why i can come here and say it maybe cause i know u guys will be supportive. my family are gonn say oh thats ridiculous nothing wrong with him. which i wish was true but i know something is wrong or else he wouldnt be this way. so i was shattered at first but then i guess he is still the same little boy he was the week before. and at least we may be able to help him more if we know what is actually wrong. dunno if im in denial i keep questioning it reading through all the symptons thinking yes/no/yes/no. im sure he has ODD that i was expecting. but the others i dont know? i dont know if his symptons are severe enough to fit aspergers.couldnt he just be socially immature with no empathy and small repetetive movements? couldnt other "normal" 5yoshave those things too? so anyway im going in a few more weeks to get a 2nd opinion from a different pyscologist and we are seeing another paed too to put the doubt from my mind i guess. i suppose i was hoping to be told my parenting sucked and i was to blame or something so i could fix it. dh took it pretty well but im not sure he fully understands the weight of aspergers syndrome. so yeah tough week for us
Oh, more big :hugs:. My Mum is a Learning Support Teacher, and has helped so many kids with Aspergers. Some suggestions for your beautiful little boy... (who still is your beautiful little boy Emma - he is simply going to need a different sort of encouragement from your other two) This is great age to start with teaching empathy, facial expressions and emotion - so be encouraged by that!
There's a great book you can read to him called 'All Cats Have Aspergers'. It is a beautiful book that he will be able to relate to, specifically designed for kids.
Start by teaching facial expressions by getting a magazine with different faces and putting the word underneath and dicussing the emotions. Or just use your face (e.g. this is Mummy's cranky face, happy face, etc) and ask him to make that face. Sitting in front of a mirror while doing this is a good idea.
You can start introducing him to textures and stuff (lots of Aspergers kids don't like the feel of clothing on their body, for example). Some also don't have a concept of if it is hot/cold (e.g. they may want to wear a very hot jumper on a hot day) so going through 'what day it is today' and the weather - so you and he can decide together what wear.
Socially... it really depends on him. Most don't like being touched. Some Aspergers kids can't stand noise. Most have a lot of trouble interacting with the other kids. But if it is confirmed that this is his problem, you know can preschool/school can help with an Aide and help him out a lot.
Diet can also make a huge difference - watch presevatives... I'm pretty any with a preservative number over 200 can affect behaviour. And maybe see if wheat/gluten affects him.
There a lots of support groups out there for you. It would probably be great for you to join one, to have other parents going through the same thing.
Some books - any by John Robinson (has written about his life with Aspergers)
This site from Book in Hand -www.aspia.org.au/books.html has great books and resources
Or this site is fantastic - www.tony (http://www.%3Cb%3Etony%3C/b%3E)attwood.com.au
If you like hun, PM me, and I can get some resources for you from my Mum. But remember, these kids are always something special, and beautiful kids. They always have something that they just excel at in life. And he'll be fine and learn to adjust to his environment :goodvibes::goodvibes::goodvibes:
:hugs: Supermumof3, the second opinion sounds like a good idea even if it's just for your peace of mind. Let us know how you go...
We're here even if it's just to talk. :hugs:
ems, forgot to get a pic of Sam in his cute outfit but I will definitely get one the next time he wears it. :thumbsup:
He slept until around 5;30 this morning... not long enough!
:hugs::hugs::hugs:Supermomof3. A shock I can imagine... He's still your darling boy, and now you are going to be able to help him. As Em has said, there is so much you can do to help him understand the world better now and improve his behavour, and help him to become happier. Your family will understand as they become better educated about his conditions. It's a lot to take in though. A second opinion is always good for peace of mind. Then take each thing step by step..
thanks for the kind words girls and thank u so much ems for all that information ill be heading out this week to get some books about it. we have been aware of the probs with recognising emotions for some time now so we have been working on that a bit he seems to have no grasp of empathy though. he has a very difficult time socialising with other kids and he mistakes other peoples intentions a lot. he does have issues with loud noises but not with clothes . now that u mention it he does seem to have trouble with hot/cold and he has a very high tolerance to pain, he doesnt like being touched and he has a few repetitive movements that he does.
i just rang my brother and sil and told them. they are bth psycologists and it was a really great chat they had lots of helpful suggestions and ideas. talking to mum is gonna be tough though.
u know i hardly ever think to put dylan on his tummy suppose i should. someone bought that lamaze tummy time thing a while back? maybe kotakai? cant remember anyway who ever has it is it good?
as for the eyes wonder if it would work if we all shine torches in our bubs eyes?:laughing: not sure mine will i think dylan might be gonna stay blue
:hugs: supermum glad to hear you are starting to tell people, though remember it is your family and son so it is important to feel comfortable with telling people for your sake. sounds like you already have access to some resources which is great and a second opinion is definitely worthwhile.
take care
BeautifulBoys
07-09-2008, 16:56
mos yep more floor time to help him roll but im trying not to encourage it too much as ive had one early mover and one late mover and im def hoping for a l,ate mover this time lol. he can staylittle forever lol
c38 dylan has patches of regression with sleep pattern too he was sleeping thru a while back and now he is back to 2 feeds thru the night. i think he may be having a growth spurt and/or getting a cold. he is huge now people cant belive his age when i tell them. he also hated the pram and id end up carrying him while pushing an empty pram lol but he is starting to like it a bit now as we vcan put it to semi upright position when he is awake
honeymoon buu poor thing i had a traumatic birth with my first too and its something ive never gotten over. just work through it in your own time. we are all here for u. also i was a non believer in dummies. first two never had one and subsequently my 5yo is still sucking his thumb:eek: definately wish id given him the dummy so i could take it away. dylan has a dummy too
dylan still has blue eyes so does my dd. ds1 changed very slowly to brown prob from 3 to 8 months? hard to remember.
our day time self settling is going great making such a diff he is starting to have a few 30 min to 60 min sleeps a day now and put to sleep all by himself
tough week for us this week. as u all know weve been having long term behavioural problems with ds1 brayden. this week we got some answers. they say he has ADD( attention defecit disorder no H for hyperactive) and ODD ( oppositional defiance disorder) and aspergers syndrome which is a spectrum disorder associated with autism. pretty tough news. i cant even talk to my family much about yet so dunno why i can come here and say it maybe cause i know u guys will be supportive. my family are gonn say oh thats ridiculous nothing wrong with him. which i wish was true but i know something is wrong or else he wouldnt be this way. so i was shattered at first but then i guess he is still the same little boy he was the week before. and at least we may be able to help him more if we know what is actually wrong. dunno if im in denial i keep questioning it reading through all the symptons thinking yes/no/yes/no. im sure he has ODD that i was expecting. but the others i dont know? i dont know if his symptons are severe enough to fit aspergers.couldnt he just be socially immature with no empathy and small repetetive movements? couldnt other "normal" 5yoshave those things too? so anyway im going in a few more weeks to get a 2nd opinion from a different pyscologist and we are seeing another paed too to put the doubt from my mind i guess. i suppose i was hoping to be told my parenting sucked and i was to blame or something so i could fix it. dh took it pretty well but im not sure he fully understands the weight of aspergers syndrome. so yeah tough week for us
:kiss:Oh hun you have had a tough week,as the girls have said its good to know whats happening with your wee man,I agree to get a 2nd opinion & a 3rd.
What is the difference between ADD & ADHD is one more diet related etc...medication?
Thinking of you :hugs:
Oh, more big My Mum is a Learning Support Teacher, and has helped so many kids with Aspergers. Some suggestions for your beautiful little boy... (who still is your beautiful little boy Emma - he is simply going to need a different sort of encouragement from your other two) This is great age to start with teaching empathy, facial expressions and emotion - so be encouraged by that!
There's a great book you can read to him called 'All Cats Have Aspergers'. It is a beautiful book that he will be able to relate to, specifically designed for kids.
Start by teaching facial expressions by getting a magazine with different faces and putting the word underneath and dicussing the emotions. Or just use your face (e.g. this is Mummy's cranky face, happy face, etc) and ask him to make that face. Sitting in front of a mirror while doing this is a good idea.
You can start introducing him to textures and stuff (lots of Aspergers kids don't like the feel of clothing on their body, for example). Some also don't have a concept of if it is hot/cold (e.g. they may want to wear a very hot jumper on a hot day) so going through 'what day it is today' and the weather - so you and he can decide together what wear.
Socially... it really depends on him. Most don't like being touched. Some Aspergers kids can't stand noise. Most have a lot of trouble interacting with the other kids. But if it is confirmed that this is his problem, you know can preschool/school can help with an Aide and help him out a lot.
Diet can also make a huge difference - watch presevatives... I'm pretty any with a preservative number over 200 can affect behaviour. And maybe see if wheat/gluten affects him.
There a lots of support groups out there for you. It would probably be great for you to join one, to have other parents going through the same thing.
Some books - any by John Robinson (has written about his life with Aspergers)
This site from Book in Hand -www.aspia.org.au/books.html has great books and resources
Or this site is fantastic - www.tony (http://www.%3Cb%3Etony%3C/b%3E)attwood.com.au
If you like hun, PM me, and I can get some resources for you from my Mum. But remember, these kids are always something special, and beautiful kids. They always have something that they just excel at in life. And he'll be fine and learn to adjust to his environment
Lovley post :goodvibes:
jasserben
07-09-2008, 17:12
Hi girls...for the breastfeeding mums, are any of you having trouble feeding at the moment? For the past few days, Nicholas has been really fussy & will pull off after a bit & just cry. Sometimes he'll cry before I even put him to the breast & I have to convice him to suck with his dummy & then quickly swap with my boob. I don't know how much more of this I can take. It's really getting me down & I'm sick of being rejected :( As a result of this, he's not really finishing his feeds properly & isn't always emptying my breast. He has been very windy lately & not a lot seems to be helping with that but he's even doing it when I know he definately is hungry. The only time he doesn't seem to fuss is with his feeds in the middle of the night. Is this a normal phase for a 2 - 3 month old? I'm at a point where I'm thinking of calling a lactation consultant.
been searching through those sites ems thanx heaps
bb im not too sure yet about the differences its all pretty new to me i know the H stands for hyperactivity but im not sure if medications are the same no idea yet really. from what they say there is no medication for ODD or aspergers ( otherwise known as asparagus in our house at the moment:laughing:) so when they say medication to me it is for the ADD. my sil told me they can now do testing for ADD at westmead childrens hospy so im planning on insisting on that testing before starting any meds
jasser ive had that trouble with dylan too and he seems windy when it happens try the other breast sounds weird i know but sometimes dylan will be crying and pulling on and off and i have no clue whats going then for some reason he will take the otherside happily enough who knows? def try the lactation consultant for some ideas. is the milk gushing too fast? u could try expressing some out to get to a slower flow
sm3 - thinking of you and your family. no one wants to hear those words from their dr, but i think we know so much more about all of those things these days than we ever did before and i hope you can find something that will help your little man.
i think i might be getting (or have?) mastitis in my right boob. But reading the symptoms, it might not be. It feels like the breast bone is bruised, it hurts SO MUCH to touch. But I don't have any other symptoms. It is not fun.
On a funny note, we were out all day today, and when we were at my mum's tonight, went to change DS's nappy and we had no more nappies in the nappy bag!!! Ended up putting a burp cloth on him as it is an old cloth nappy anyway. But no liner, no nappy cover...luckily he just peed in it on the way home and we got a disposable on him.
u know i hardly ever think to put dylan on his tummy suppose i should. someone bought that lamaze tummy time thing a while back? maybe kotakai? cant remember anyway who ever has it is it good?
:hugs: As everyone else has said, I'd get a second opinion too. It sounds like you'll have some great family support though & Ems84 had some great suggestions. Even though I personally don't know much about it, we're all here if you need to talk.
Yes it was me who had the tummy time thing. I think it's fantastic & it's cheaper at Big W, but Chais is still quite little, so I haven't put him on the spinning thing yet. I do sometimes just lay him on the mat part, but he also hates tummy time, so I don't do it as often as I should.
Mum of Midgeys
07-09-2008, 20:04
been searching through those sites ems thanx heaps
bb im not too sure yet about the differences its all pretty new to me i know the H stands for hyperactivity but im not sure if medications are the same no idea yet really. from what they say there is no medication for ODD or aspergers ( otherwise known as asparagus in our house at the moment:laughing:) so when they say medication to me it is for the ADD. my sil told me they can now do testing for ADD at westmead childrens hospy so im planning on insisting on that testing before starting any meds
Not a worry Supermum... hope it helps. It's fantastic that you have that sort of help in your BIL and SIL. Not sure why it's going to be hard to tell your Mum about it, but :hugs: for when you do hun.
ADD and ADHD are pretty similar, but basically the difference is that ADD is just a short attention span whereas ADHD is that they can't sit still; always have to be doing something. I'd definately get that test done hun; ADD seems to be so over-diagnosed. And they are both generally treated with Ritalin... mum's said she always try diet before medication though...
Hi girls...for the breastfeeding mums, are any of you having trouble feeding at the moment? For the past few days, Nicholas has been really fussy & will pull off after a bit & just cry. Sometimes he'll cry before I even put him to the breast & I have to convice him to suck with his dummy & then quickly swap with my boob. I don't know how much more of this I can take. It's really getting me down & I'm sick of being rejected :( As a result of this, he's not really finishing his feeds properly & isn't always emptying my breast. He has been very windy lately & not a lot seems to be helping with that but he's even doing it when I know he definately is hungry. The only time he doesn't seem to fuss is with his feeds in the middle of the night. Is this a normal phase for a 2 - 3 month old? I'm at a point where I'm thinking of calling a lactation consultant.
Sorry Jasserben, the only time Sam fusses at the breast is when he has wind or needs to swap breasts. Have you been eating anything different???
Hi All
MrG has been a realgrot tonight. I took him to my parents for dinner... He cried most of the time. He was obviously over tired and over stimulated. Fussed at the breast and fought all efforts to settle him...with bouts of big grins at grana and grandpa in between. Worst he's been of an evening since the early days ... even then he fed fed fed..didnt cry.
Anyhow I got home at 9.30 and decided I'd try a massage to try and slow things down before tryng to get him to sleep..talk about a comedy....
He screamed because I took his clothes off. Got him settled and the dog comes in jumps around, which he thinks is hilarious and begins laughing...so hypes up. Then the dog knocks the hall door open...letting in the cold breeze... so have to get up and fix that...he gets cold and scared left on the towel on the floor. for a second..so cries....so I settle him then back in to it, and decide to roll him on his tummy....he screams again...thrashes and knocks the bottle of oil all over the floor (lucky I have wooden floors)... I gave up!! Rocked him to sleep in the rocking chair with the rest of the classical music CD... a good 20 minutes...and put him into bed...Lasted all of five minutes, hes now awake grinning at the light fitting (he has a thing for light fittings.) Grrr Normally he's asleep by now!
Supermomo3 ; one of my firends who lives in Canberra has a son with ashbergers and ADD...(no ODD). He had learning difficulties. He is quite obviously different in his behaviour and speech (literally talks like Rainman), so it was apparent quite young that he had issues, but initially they put it down to his history of chronic ear infections, hense hearing problems and poor vision. Since he has been diagnosed though, he has gone ahead in leaps and bounds. He is on Ritalin. My friend was very anti, however, her Paed talked her into giving him a two week trial..but not telling the teacher. The teacher rang them after three days, wanting to know what they had done...was he on meds...as his behaviour at school was so much better...he was actually concentrating and learning stuff!. He only has the Ritalin on school days. He is even getting on better with other kids at school and last time I spoke to her she was thrilled as he had made friends witha kid in the street who was coming over regularly..where as in the past other kids tired of him. Not saying that your boy needs Ritalin... as Ems said there is so much more knowledge now around additives and also structured routines etc.
Jasseerben: try having a look at the Kellymom site.
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/baby/fussy-while-nursing.html
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/baby/back-to-breast.html
There's a whole section on fussing at the breast, as well as breast refusal. Mr Gwent through a period of fussing, pulling off, scratching and clawing at me etc at about 6 weeks..it was awful.I think it was colic/reflux related. He doestn do it now, but at the end of a feed during the day he pulls off, then wants to go back on, and gets crankier and crabbier.crying etc, sometimes he's take the other side sometimes not... Im not sure if it wind or what but I give him the dummy and burp and distract him and he settles. Your issue sounds more like breast refusal for some reason... if it doesnt settle soon a phone call to an Aus Breast Feeding Counsellor or session witha Lactation Consultant would be a good idea
jasserben
08-09-2008, 06:36
thanks for the replies girls...if it keeps up I'll be going to the clinic on Wed.
Also...are any of ur bubs going backwards in their night sleeps? My lil guy used to sleep 8 - 10hrs straight, then it dwindled back to 6 - 8, now it's right back to 4 - 6 hrs. No idea :no:
Hi All
Sorry I havent been around much, just very busy with daily tasks.
Supermumof3 - good call to get second opinions, but if the diagnosis is correct at least now you know and can move forward in getting the best care for your littlie.
C38 - Im sorry G is still not sleeping well. dont be dishearted, IT WILL GET BETTER!
Sorry no other personals, but Im still reading trying to catch up.
Im a little concerned re DD2, she still isnt laughing yet, although smiles all day. Also, I have only seen a little tear once in her eye about 2 weeks ago, shouldnt she have real tears now when she cries?
Another question, when do their eyes change colour? Hers are still steel blue and not a hint of changing (theres no blue eyes in our family)
You wouldnt think Ive already had a baby before, with all my silly questions.
DH left in a huff this morning, why??? Because he couldnt find the lid for the container for the cotton sticks, accused me of throwing it out... God he is getting so grumpy, Im really getting sick of it. Now to do some work. Have fun!
c38 yeah brayden doesnt talk funny. he can be overly loud especially in the wrong places so we are having his hearing tested again too but then arent all 5yo boys a bit loud? i guess thats the trouble im having and why im after another opinion is that he definately does tick some of the boxes for "asparagus" but then not all of them and i wonder if the symptons he does display are bad enough i mean couldnt he just be socially immature? or is it just denial on my part lol. same with add the symptoms are ones that i would imagine most little boys show like innability to concentrate or focus on things they are not interested in? um yes me too. or unable to follow several instructions, losing things ? i mean he is only 5. ticks every ODD box though so i cant really deny that. ugh im sick of thinking about it
sk6 dylan is really only just beginning to laugh and when he does it it seems to be by accident iykwim. and i have green eyes and dh has hazel eyes but bray has dark brown eyes and i think dylan is going to have blue so who knows? maybe it throws back from further back in the family
yes jasserben dylan does the same with his sleep pattern fe weeks ago was sleeping 9 hours straight everynight now doing about 4.:( no idea why sorry im putting it down to a cold followed by a growth spurt as he has been feeding constantly. i had a littly tanty last night and cried to dh i just want 1 hour without bub. as im bf him i never go anywhere without him and ive never tried expressing to a bottle i really should do that.....im starting to think about giving up breast feeding not sure when i will. was hoping to get to 6 months
c38 dylan is always a bit of a grot as u put it when i take him out he seems to prefer being at home with his own bed etc and once he gets overtired u just cant please him
is anyone else still having pain when feeding? i only get it on the one side its always quite sore to feed on but its not like excrutiating just makes me whince a bit
dylan is now getting into even more 00s he got so big so quick
whats everyone planning on getting bubs for xmas?
Now for another SUPER dumb question.....
what is a "sticky" on a thread???
Now for another SUPER dumb question.....
what is a "sticky" on a thread???
There's no dumb questions here. I don't know what it means, but it makes the thread stay at the top regardless of when the last post was.
Mum of Midgeys
08-09-2008, 09:34
Hi All
MrG has been a realgrot tonight. I took him to my parents for dinner... He cried most of the time. He was obviously over tired and over stimulated.
DD gets like that if overtired/overstimuated. Then like Gab something will distract her and she'll smile, then it's like she remembers 'cr*p! I'm meant to be cranky!' and she breaks out into another wail :laughing: It's funny when I'm not tired with the effort of trying to calm her :rolleyes: DP however always gets a laugh out of it.
I'm a little concerned re DD2, she still isnt laughing yet, although smiles all day. Also, I have only seen a little tear once in her eye about 2 weeks ago, shouldnt she have real tears now when she cries?
Another question, when do their eyes change colour? Hers are still steel blue and not a hint of changing (theres no blue eyes in our family)
You wouldnt think Ive already had a baby before, with all my silly questions.
DH left in a huff this morning, why??? Because he couldnt find the lid for the container for the cotton sticks, accused me of throwing it out... God he is getting so grumpy, Im really getting sick of it. Now to do some work. Have fun!
They're not silly questions at all! I wouldn't be too concerned about the laughing thing... I can't remember how many weeks is she now? As long as she's got all those gorgeous smiles you were talking about and interacts with you. You could always ask the CHN though? Khirra really only gets a tear if she's totally worked up, and even then it's literally only one or two. We just had the eye-colour conversation - you must be in sync with us subconsciously! :laughing: I think the general consensus is that some bubs eyes are changing colour now-ish, but apparently my eyes (hazel) didn't change until about 8 months! (My biology teacher always told me in high school I was a genetic freak - apparently brown eyes in uncommon with red hair - but that went down a treat with the rest of the class :o) And hugs for your morning with DH. They can just rub us the wrong way sometimes, can't they?
c38 yeah brayden doesnt talk funny. he can be overly loud especially in the wrong places so we are having his hearing tested again too but then arent all 5yo boys a bit loud? i guess thats the trouble im having and why im after another opinion is that he definately does tick some of the boxes for "asparagus" but then not all of them and i wonder if the symptons he does display are bad enough i mean couldnt he just be socially immature? or is it just denial on my part lol. same with add the symptoms are ones that i would imagine most little boys show like innability to concentrate or focus on things they are not interested in? um yes me too. or unable to follow several instructions, losing things ? i mean he is only 5. ticks every ODD box though so i cant really deny that. ugh im sick of thinking about it
whats everyone planning on getting bubs for xmas?
Aw hun. I totally agree with you about the ADD... those characteristics are totally normal of a 5 year old boy!! Hence what I said about being over-diagnosed... or at the very least over-treated with the Ritalin with some kids. I'm not against Ritalin or anything - for some parents and children it would be a god-send, but I think it is used as a 'quick fix' sometimes. Just IMO. But even if he does have ASD, he only sounds like he's at the lower end of the spectrum. But definately shop around for someone who you feel comfortable with in their diagnosis. Like you said, it would be awful to put him in 'that box' if you're not sure he is. But he's not any different to who he was last month :kiss:
Well, my Mum goes home today. Sigh... I'm honestly trying very hard to enjoy living over here, but I just want to move home. DP is so steadfast on us staying here for like 4 years though, so we can get ahead financially. But that means having the next bub over here as well... it all seems so much harder. I just have to work on my attitude, I guess, as DP informs me :shame:
Bellaleggos
08-09-2008, 10:24
:hugs:Supermumof3 - I don't know much about these conditions, but I'd definitely seek a 2nd opinion. My sis is a primary school teacher and she has so many kiddies that are on Ritalin - a lot of which she says need not be.
sk6 - my DD had tears from when she was a couple of weeks - I don't think there is a general time when they should've appeared. There are a couple of little ones the same age as DD in mothers group who don't have tears yet. When DD sobs the tears roll out and she soaks her wrap :no: poor little thing.
As for eye colour I am really hoping she keeps her blue eyes so she will have a bit of me (she looks so much like her dad).
Ems - My OH has red hair and brown eyes - and so do his brother and sister - I'll have to tell him he's a genetic freak now :laughing:
C38 - huge :hugs:to you - I don't know how you do it on your own. I admire you so much. My OH is contemplating going up North to work (to earn some good money so that I won't have to go back to work) and I am so dreading being on my own - especially not having any family around. I'll draw my courage from your example if it does happen.
Ems84 - if you need to meet for a chat let me know - we could always meet at a central point as you're SOR aren't you?
thanks for the replies girls...if it keeps up I'll be going to the clinic on Wed.
Also...are any of ur bubs going backwards in their night sleeps? My lil guy used to sleep 8 - 10hrs straight, then it dwindled back to 6 - 8, now it's right back to 4 - 6 hrs. No idea :no:
Sam has gone backwards too... :o I get four hours now after I'd managed to get him out to six for a while. :crying:
Daisy Boo
08-09-2008, 12:26
Hi girls...for the breastfeeding mums, are any of you having trouble feeding at the moment? For the past few days, Nicholas has been really fussy & will pull off after a bit & just cry. Sometimes he'll cry before I even put him to the breast & I have to convice him to suck with his dummy & then quickly swap with my boob. I don't know how much more of this I can take. It's really getting me down & I'm sick of being rejected :( As a result of this, he's not really finishing his feeds properly & isn't always emptying my breast. He has been very windy lately & not a lot seems to be helping with that but he's even doing it when I know he definately is hungry. The only time he doesn't seem to fuss is with his feeds in the middle of the night. Is this a normal phase for a 2 - 3 month old? I'm at a point where I'm thinking of calling a lactation consultant.
Jasserben - Michael is doing the exact same thing. But he has reflux so I'm not sure if it's related. He is also refusing to drain the breast.I'm going to the clinic tomorrow so I will find out.
[quote=supermumof3;3021290]is anyone else still having pain when feeding? i only get it on the one side its always quite sore to feed on but its not like excrutiating just makes me whince a bit
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I had the same problem. Turns out both nipples were cracked but only one side hurt.
When are the next lot of injections? Is it 4 months?
I was giving Michael his medication for reflux last week when DD stuck some cheese down the bottle. I had to go back to the GP for a new prescription. Lucky he saw the funny side of it and didn't assume I was a druggie...
When are the next lot of injections? Is it 4 months?
I was giving Michael his medication for reflux last week when DD stuck some cheese down the bottle. I had to go back to the GP for a new prescription. Lucky he saw the funny side of it and didn't assume I was a druggie...
Yes next needles are 4 months. Chais is 4 months today!!!!
This was taken today.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/4months.jpg
Don't you just love it when your kids like to 'help' :laughing:
What medicine is he on? We started on zantac but he's now on losec.
Chais is really a cutie.
Older siblings are such a 'help' :o DD1 was trying to feed DD2 a rissole the other day.
DD2 is still an angel, luckily as DD1 is a bit of a terror atm, i think it is a combo of being sick and getting her 2yo molars, what fun! :smiliedance:
How is everyone feeling about TTC? I cant stop thinking about having another baby, which is silly because IF we did it, we wouldnt try for another year or so. But its on my mind constantly, its like i;m a bit obsessed. :cool: I think I need to remember what it was like being preggo and how much I hated it!
BeautifulBoys
08-09-2008, 15:54
Yes next needles are 4 months. Chais is 4 months today!!!!
This was taken today.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/4months.jpg
Don't you just love it when your kids like to 'help' :laughing:
What medicine is he on? We started on zantac but he's now on losec.
Too cute!!!!!!!!!!
Chais is really a cutie.
Older siblings are such a 'help' :o DD1 was trying to feed DD2 a rissole the other day.
DD2 is still an angel, luckily as DD1 is a bit of a terror atm, i think it is a combo of being sick and getting her 2yo molars, what fun! :smiliedance:
How is everyone feeling about TTC? I cant stop thinking about having another baby, which is silly because IF we did it, we wouldnt try for another year or so. But its on my mind constantly, its like i;m a bit obsessed. :cool: I think I need to remember what it was like being preggo and how much I hated it!
You are crazy....:laughing:.mind due everytime I look at Casey he makes me clucky..but no more for us :no:......
Chais is really a cutie.
Older siblings are such a 'help' DD1 was trying to feed DD2 a rissole the other day.
DD2 is still an angel, luckily as DD1 is a bit of a terror atm, i think it is a combo of being sick and getting her 2yo molars, what fun!
How is everyone feeling about TTC? I cant stop thinking about having another baby, which is silly because IF we did it, we wouldnt try for another year or so. But its on my mind constantly, its like i;m a bit obsessed. :cool: I think I need to remember what it was like being preggo and how much I hated it!
I too want to do it again. I loved being PG. I just don't want to do it again under the in-laws' noses! So it means we will wait until we're able to move out of here.
Just wrote a big long post but lost it... :crying:
Been to Max Brenners today. For those that have been under the rock as I have, it's a chocolate restaurant. I had the choc fondue for 2 (but ate most of it myself!) and a hot choc. Felt like I was pregnant with a choc baby afterwards! :laughing:
Can't stand the MIL today. Think am just grumpy as DH kept Sam and I up from about 3am until just after 5 with his snoring. It was LOUD! I actually FLINCHED it was that bad! He also does that stop breathing thing... freaky!
My latest pet hate is people who use the lifts in shopping centres when they don't NEED to. They say not to take prams onto the escalators... so we wait... for THREE LIFTS full of people with NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM! This is RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ESCALATORS!!! :hair: So the fourth time the doors opened to show a lift FULL, DH stands there and tells people to get out and walk up the escalators, lazy (bleep,bleep,bleeps). Another couple with a double pram walking past saw us and joined in, her asking the people in the lift if their legs were broken!!! :laughing: The lift went again and this other couple said they didn't need to use the lift but were waiting with us to make sure we got in the next one. We'd been there waiting like 10 mins at this point. He went on to say it made him sick how some people are. His wife would be heavily PG with a pram too but STILL people wouldn't even LOOK at her. She said she was trying to get the pram off the bus one day and people were STEPPING OVER IT to get on first! :eek:
The general public are morons and SOOOOO insensitive. The next time I am waiting for a lift with the pram and that happens, I am going to stand in the doorway until people get out... unless of course they are old or unable to walk up stairs. These people today were all in business suits and YOUNG.
Thanks for reading my whinge!
Ooh, but here's a funny story:
The other day we were trying to find parking in the "mothers with prams" parking and it was really busy and this guy in front of us parked and then we noticed that he had a car full of adults... no pram, no kids!
So DH and I started! :laughing: I pointed out the signs and DH was asking where THEIR pram was! (All from within our own car) The guy drove off! :laughing: So we got the parking spot and were laughing our heads off as we soooo didn't expect it to be that easy and were just whinging really but didn't honestly expect him to just give up like that! :D
Hi Ladies,
I have finally taken the time to log on and write a few things. I haven't had a chance to read through the posts to find out how everyone is going, but I will certainly take the time to do so. Well I don't think I have posted since May and after my little one arriving a week late on the 10th June 2008, life has not been the same (for the better of course)!
So I gave birth to a healthy 7pound 4 ounzes baby girl on the 10th June. We named her Amaya (pronounced A-my-a). Not a straight forward labour but she was worth it! so she is now 3 months old and is such a joy to be around. I have been fortunate in the sleep department and she has been sleeping solidly through the night since she was about 6 weeks old. She goes down after her last feed for the night at about 10.30/11pm and generally wakes at around 5.30/6am. she has another feed then and we head back to sleep until around 9.30/10am. She cat naps during the day but I am fine with that as I am getting my sleep of a night. Amaya gave her dad a wonderful present for fathers day, which consisted of her first attempts to pull herself up to sit. Now she is doing this all of the time. Even when propped up, she is still not propped up far enough according to her:laughing:..... We have also started rolling to the side. I hate to admit that the first roll was towards the tv while I was trying to change her bum! All in all I am loving being a Mum. She is always full of smiles and is really easy going. I have really been blessed with this little one.
I hope all is well and everyone is happy and healthy!
Em
em11e. It's great to hear from you! I too had mine on the 10th of June... but 2 weeks early.
Glad to hear you're still around. Congrats and all the best. :thumbsup:
Ooh, but here's a funny story:
The other day we were trying to find parking in the "mothers with prams" parking and it was really busy and this guy in front of us parked and then we noticed that he had a car full of adults... no pram, no kids!
So DH and I started! :laughing: I pointed out the signs and DH was asking where THEIR pram was! (All from within our own car) The guy drove off! :laughing: So we got the parking spot and were laughing our heads off as we soooo didn't expect it to be that easy and were just whinging really but didn't honestly expect him to just give up like that! :D
go MOS- you tell them, it is very frustrating, people think you can get out of the way really quickly as well....der it is a pram!!
Yes next needles are 4 months. Chais is 4 months today!!!!
This was taken today.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/4months.jpg
Don't you just love it when your kids like to 'help' :laughing:
What medicine is he on? We started on zantac but he's now on losec.
chais is soo gorgeous! I have to find some time to post some updated piccys...
em11e welcome back and congrats, I too am a semi- newcastle girl- live near Morisset out on the lake. sounds like you are doing very well and Amaya is progressing well. Pip was on her tummy this evening and nearly rolled (she did with my help!) it is good, but scary as she'll have to be watched more closely...
Ooh! Emm11e - By the way, I was NoosaMumToBe... I moved back to Sydney 8 days before Sam was born and then changed my name!
Here are a couple of recent piccys of Pip....thought I might as well do it now!
http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/oconky/?action=view¤t=IMG_2144.jpg
http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/oconky/?action=view¤t=IMG_2136.jpg
Aw cute oconky
Does everyone shorten their kids names, or use pet names, I have noticed a lot of us do. DD2 is Hannah but she gets called Hans, Hanny, or as DD1 likes to call her, Hannah Banana, which in turn gets shortened to Hans Banans...
Morning girls
Chais and Pip are very cute!
Emm11e - welcome back!
MOS - you go girl! Let me guess....Westfields Parramatta?? I gave up taking the pram there with DD1.
My vent re inconsiderate people, at our local Woolies, there are 2 disabled and 1 pram parking spot, all next to each other. Drove in the other day and all 3 were empty. Well had this old lady in a scooter in front of me (the oldies normally never use the parking spots, they park there scooters next to the front door, which is fine). Well this old dear, parked her b!oody scooter in the pram spot, then very easily walked into Woolies. I was furious, I was going to give her both barrels, but I was so cranky, I just decided to keep my cool and not say anything.
If I see this happen again, I will politely go and speak to them. Ive been given a serve a couple of times before about using a disabled toilet when Ive had the pram, when Ive explained to the person trying to tell me off there was no parents toilets, they shut up quick smart! Ahh, vent over!
Yep sksix - Parra Westfield. The shopping centre where the lifts only go to SOME levels and to get to the others, you either use the Myer or DJ's lifts or the travellators at the opposite end of the shopping centre. It's ridiculous! :hair:
And it's almost impossible to get into the shopping centre from some of the carpark's entrances only have those really narrow escalators that my Stider doesn't fit down... hence my frustration with people who park in the pram parking without prams!!! :banghead:
My SIL has a holiday house at Chain Valley Bay. One year we went up there, spent the night at Doyalson RSL and ended up skinny dipping in the lake around 3am! :laughing: (Many years ago!).
Sssshhhhhh but I just got my first Mystery Shopper assignment! :laughing::yelclap:
Sssshhhhhh but I just got my first Mystery Shopper assignment! :laughing::yelclap:
what is a Mystery shopper assignment??
BeautifulBoys
09-09-2008, 11:35
I too want to do it again. I loved being PG. I just don't want to do it again under the in-laws' noses! So it means we will wait until we're able to move out of here.
Just wrote a big long post but lost it...
Been to Max Brenners today. For those that have been under the rock as I have, it's a chocolate restaurant. I had the choc fondue for 2 (but ate most of it myself!) and a hot choc. Felt like I was pregnant with a choc baby afterwards!
Can't stand the MIL today. Think am just grumpy as DH kept Sam and I up from about 3am until just after 5 with his snoring. It was LOUD! I actually FLINCHED it was that bad! He also does that stop breathing thing... freaky!
My latest pet hate is people who use the lifts in shopping centres when they don't NEED to. They say not to take prams onto the escalators... so we wait... for THREE LIFTS full of people with NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM! This is RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ESCALATORS!!! So the fourth time the doors opened to show a lift FULL, DH stands there and tells people to get out and walk up the escalators, lazy (bleep,bleep,bleeps). Another couple with a double pram walking past saw us and joined in, her asking the people in the lift if their legs were broken!!! The lift went again and this other couple said they didn't need to use the lift but were waiting with us to make sure we got in the next one. We'd been there waiting like 10 mins at this point. He went on to say it made him sick how some people are. His wife would be heavily PG with a pram too but STILL people wouldn't even LOOK at her. She said she was trying to get the pram off the bus one day and people were STEPPING OVER IT to get on first!
The general public are morons and SOOOOO insensitive. The next time I am waiting for a lift with the pram and that happens, I am going to stand in the doorway until people get out... unless of course they are old or unable to walk up stairs. These people today were all in business suits and YOUNG.
Thanks for reading my whinge!
:iagree:Great whinge by the way :laughing::yelclap:
Ooh, but here's a funny story:
The other day we were trying to find parking in the "mothers with prams" parking and it was really busy and this guy in front of us parked and then we noticed that he had a car full of adults... no pram, no kids!
So DH and I started! pointed out the signs and DH was asking where THEIR pram was! (All from within our own car) The guy drove off! So we got the parking spot and were laughing our heads off as we soooo didn't expect it to be that easy and were just whinging really but didn't honestly expect him to just give up like that!
Oh that does tick me off too :shame:
Hi Ladies,
I have finally taken the time to log on and write a few things. I haven't had a chance to read through the posts to find out how everyone is going, but I will certainly take the time to do so. Well I don't think I have posted since May and after my little one arriving a week late on the 10th June 2008, life has not been the same (for the better of course)!
So I gave birth to a healthy 7pound 4 ounzes baby girl on the 10th June. We named her Amaya (pronounced A-my-a). Not a straight forward labour but she was worth it! so she is now 3 months old and is such a joy to be around. I have been fortunate in the sleep department and she has been sleeping solidly through the night since she was about 6 weeks old. She goes down after her last feed for the night at about 10.30/11pm and generally wakes at around 5.30/6am. she has another feed then and we head back to sleep until around 9.30/10am. She cat naps during the day but I am fine with that as I am getting my sleep of a night. Amaya gave her dad a wonderful present for fathers day, which consisted of her first attempts to pull herself up to sit. Now she is doing this all of the time. Even when propped up, she is still not propped up far enough according to her..... We have also started rolling to the side. I hate to admit that the first roll was towards the tv while I was trying to change her bum! All in all I am loving being a Mum. She is always full of smiles and is really easy going. I have really been blessed with this little one.
I hope all is well and everyone is happy and healthy!
Em
:wave:Hey good to see ya back!
Aw cute oconky
Does everyone shorten their kids names, or use pet names, I have noticed a lot of us do. DD2 is Hannah but she gets called Hans, Hanny, or as DD1 likes to call her, Hannah Banana, which in turn gets shortened to Hans Banans...
Jacob gets Jakey,Casey well hes just Casey at the mo...prob Cas...:laughing:
BeautifulBoys
09-09-2008, 11:43
Allo Allo...
Well both boys have a cold...DS1 has a runny nose & a bad cough...Casey is getting it too....:no:...........nasty bugs!!
DS1 was WONT take panadol or anything...:hair: so I have to drug his milk :laughing: So im stuck home all week.............:crying:..............Poor wee man....have made some biscuits today & have dinner going in the slow cooker...so no rush tonight....its hard when there sick....all DS1 does is whinge all day long,Im the same I suppose when im sick...its not much fun at all.
Casey slept from 9 till 6.30 :smiliedance:what a champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!We usually have alot on during the wk..mums grps/playgrps etc...
I brought Justine Clarks DVD&CD its great DS1 & I were grooving to it this morning...if you don't know who she is shes the chick of playschool....
Chow
BeautifulBoys
09-09-2008, 11:46
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They are both gorgeous!
Wow, very cute BB! :thumbsup: He certainly has your eyes. :yes:
what is a Mystery shopper assignment??
Well there are some companies who hire a Mystery Shopper to go into their business and either enquire or make a purchase, etc and then fill out a questionnaire as to the service, how friendly the staff were, how tidy the register area i, etc, etc... Can't give out any specifics but they cover any costs plus pay about 20dollars. It's not much but for someone who frequents the shops, it'll pay for my coffee while I'm there! Also tax free as classed as a hobby. :D
You get Emailed assignments and if you want it, you go to their website, express interest and they call you if you get it. This one for me includes a phone enquiry then a visit to the business.
Casey definitely has your eyes! they are all getting soo big.
second mother's group today and we had a play therapist come it was quite good as we are already doing things she suggested which is always nice to hear.
speaking of working ( well shopping MOS!) my boss rang me yesterday, been playing phone tag ever since so not sure what he wants???? we did talk about some casual work but I am not sure now:rolleyes:
supermum- here I was thinking there were no coasties around.....
dondons- it is funny we don't call Pip, Pip we use her full name Phillipa or Missy- we use that soo much people probably think that is her name. I just type Pip as it is quicker!
anyway ...gotta go, tried to get a longer sleep from her but it is not working today!
Ooh! Forgot to report that Sam slept from 9pm last night until 5:30am!!! :smiliedance: Don't know why and the only thing I did differently was I swaddled him again. I had stopped for a while but since he's been sucking on his fist, it gets very cold at night when he leaves it out of his blanket still covered in drool!
I am going to need to put him in his cot soon. Will need to rearrange the room to fit it in here. Is anyone else keeping bub in their room? I feel like a psycho but it'll just be easier for me that way. I can also picture the MIL and SIL going in there early in the morning and picking him up the second he whimpers. They'd never walk into our room so having the cot in here means I get to be the first one Sam sees in the morning. Is that being over-protective, not wanting the extended family to take that from me? And then when DO I move him into the spare room?
I also don't want to have to get dressed and layered to get up for him in the middle of the night. They keep all the windows open all night and I am a woos when it comes to the cold!
Just put him in his bassinet and he has about 15cms until his head touches the end. He's 13 weeks today.
BeautifulBoys
09-09-2008, 14:13
Ooh! Forgot to report that Sam slept from 9pm last night until 5:30am!!! :smiliedance: Don't know why and the only thing I did differently was I swaddled him again. I had stopped for a while but since he's been sucking on his fist, it gets very cold at night when he leaves it out of his blanket still covered in drool!
I am going to need to put him in his cot soon. Will need to rearrange the room to fit it in here. Is anyone else keeping bub in their room? I feel like a psycho but it'll just be easier for me that way. I can also picture the MIL and SIL going in there early in the morning and picking him up the second he whimpers. They'd never walk into our room so having the cot in here means I get to be the first one Sam sees in the morning. Is that being over-protective, not wanting the extended family to take that from me? And then when DO I move him into the spare room?
I also don't want to have to get dressed and layered to get up for him in the middle of the night. They keep all the windows open all night and I am a woos when it comes to the cold!
Just put him in his bassinet and he has about 15cms until his head touches the end. He's 13 weeks today.
Yes Casey will be in our room for a while,or he will only be right in the next room as in our room we have no room to set up a cot,but we have a upstairs area(kinda like a rumpus) next too our bedroom,I want to keep a eye on him especially now he has a cold again!! :no:
Sids recommend up to 12months old don't they?
Jacob went into his own room @ 8wks but I want to keep Casey closer to me as we had that scare @ the start when he was struggling to breath...now im just paranoid...:)
Thanks BB I feel so much better now. I might use the SIDS thing as my official excuse!
DH is doing an online typing tutor and tests himself every now and then. He's been doing it for days. He has already said he's min fourty WPM for this poke job and he has the interview on Thurs. He's gotten up to 35wpm so far. I just did myself and got sixty-seven wpm! :laughing:
Also, spoke to someone at my old work and they have popped aside a laptop keyboard for me and will fix this under warranty... as I have "no idea what happened to it"...?!?!?! :rolleyes: How wonderful is that? And they will fix while I wait... just goes to show it's not what you know, it's who you know!;) Since my mystery shopping assignment is in that area, I am going in on Thurs to get it fixed. YAY!!!
Also found out if DH does get this poker job, neither of us will be allowed to play on that site. It's understandable since he will have access to view people's hands, etc. It just means I need to blow the 10dollars I have in my pot if he gets the job! Good fun!
Hello am still here, just had a really busy few weeks.
DD still sleeps in our room and will for a while yet. She's sleeping in her cot all night now and she's slept 9pm to 5am last night and 2 nights ago :yelclap: I'll feed her, and by 5.30am she's back asleep in bed with me for another 2-3 hours. It's marvelous because am still trying to get her sleeping in her cot during the day. I do get catnaps from her. She's also better in her pram since I propped the bassinett mattress up and started her on her 2 hourly feed.
How did everyones fathers day go? I'll have to post some pics soon.
Our bubs are growing so fast. Each day DD changes a little and she's losing her hair, what little she has :eek:
:hugs: c38 am thinking of you.
Summer gets called sum sum or dim sum :D
MOS when do you hear about the poker job?
Great pics sk6 and BB and :hugs: for your sick wee ones BB.
oconky how do you like mothers group? is there a website for them? I would like to go to one,
Lost 3kgs so far on WW ladies :smiliedance: Though still havent got to spin yet.
Congrats on the weight loss k8y. How long did it take to lose those 3kilos?
DH has his final interview tomorrow and then I suppose they will call him after that. They've been very quick calling him after each step though. Good thing is I get to hang at Westfield Chatswod tomorrow as his interview is near there. I can't wait!
Hi again Ladies,
I haven't posted any pics of Amaya yet, I will try and organise to get some on shortly. I'm not sure if someone has already come up with this, but is there an msn messenger group running for our month? If not would anyone be interested in giving it a go?
Has anyone started back at work yet? I am wondering how people feel about it. I may have to return to work in about 8 weeks and I so don't want to but I may not have a choice.
Em
Congrats on the weight loss k8y. How long did it take to lose those 3kilos?
DH has his final interview tomorrow and then I suppose they will call him after that. They've been very quick calling him after each step though. Good thing is I get to hang at Westfield Chatswod tomorrow as his interview is near there. I can't wait!
:fingerscrossed: MOS. Hope he gets it! And great about Sam's sleeping. Hope he keeps that up! I don't think you're nuts to not want MIL or SIL to get him in the a.m. You or your DH should be the first ones he sees!
Nicklas sleeps in our room, but has done the last few nights in the portable cot next to the bed. He had been sleeping in bed with us. He'll go down anywhere between 8 and 10, then between 1 and 2 he wakes up and we give him a FF. He's usually awake for less than 30 minutes, and then sleeps until 5-6. At least, 3 of the last 4 nights that's how its happened. So hopefully that continues to work.
My mum is having him overnight Friday night so hubby and I can have some "us" time. Not sure how that's going to go, but we don't live too far away if we have to go get him.
I went to the child health nurse yesterday. Spent about 45 minutes with her. She said that Nicklas should be awake for about an hour and a half then want/need a sleep. He is sometimes awake for HOURS. He's put on 2.5 kg and grown 6 cm in 10 weeks! Unfortunately no signs of self-settling anytime soon tho :(
Congrats on the weight loss k8y. How long did it take to lose those 3kilos?
Took 3 weeks, so approx 1kg per week and I feel like I eat plenty. I've had tim tams and a night out which included a couple of pizza slices etc. It's great :thumbsup:
My mum is having him overnight Friday night so hubby and I can have some "us" time. Not sure how that's going to go, but we don't live too far away if we have to go get him.
I went to the child health nurse yesterday. Spent about 45 minutes with her. She said that Nicklas should be awake for about an hour and a half then want/need a sleep. He is sometimes awake for HOURS. He's put on 2.5 kg and grown 6 cm in 10 weeks! Unfortunately no signs of self-settling anytime soon tho :(
Enjoy your couple time. Do you have anything planned for it?
Re the needing sleep, my DD can sometimes be awake almost all day. Sometimes a brief catnap here and there. My paed even said it's normal for a bub to be awake all day (but not practical for us!). Take the CHN advice with a grain of salt. After a feed and play with DD, I try and get her to have a nap and if it doesn't work then we just have quiet time together until her next feed or I give her just a little bit of booby to help send her off to the land of nod. Not the best thing I suppose to do, but I don't do that very often. Only when she's overtired and cranky.
Mum of Midgeys
09-09-2008, 21:12
Ems - My OH has red hair and brown eyes - and so do his brother and sister - I'll have to tell him he's a genetic freak now
Ems84 - if you need to meet for a chat let me know - we could always meet at a central point as you're SOR aren't you?
:laughing: I'm sure he'll be thrilled! ;) And thanks for the offer to meet up Bella - that's lovely of you. I don't want you to have to listen to me belly-ache, but I'd be happy to meet up for a coffee! I'm in Rossmoyne, just near Willeton/Shelley. So if you do wanna catch up sometime, we could always go to Subi or something? Whatever's easy for you - I don't mind travelling a bit.
DD2 is still an angel, luckily as DD1 is a bit of a terror atm, i think it is a combo of being sick and getting her 2yo molars, what fun!
How is everyone feeling about TTC? I cant stop thinking about having another baby, which is silly because IF we did it, we wouldnt try for another year or so. But its on my mind constantly, its like i;m a bit obsessed. :cool: I think I need to remember what it was like being preggo and how much I hated it!
Oh the poor thing. Hope she's doing better soon. As for TTC, I do talk about it a lot. Or rather I talk about the next bub a lot. DP has had enough of it though, so I guess I've got to find another interest :laughing: ...it just seems a natural thing to think about though, to me. Glad someone else is thinking about it too!
Aw cute oconky
Does everyone shorten their kids names, or use pet names, I have noticed a lot of us do. DD2 is Hannah but she gets called Hans, Hanny, or as DD1 likes to call her, Hannah Banana, which in turn gets shortened to Hans Banans...
DP calls Khirra 'Nuggsy', as in 'Nugget', which is what he calls kids (don't ask, I don't know either, lol). I occassionally call her Kizza, and I wish I didn't because it sounds a bit Kath & Kim :laughing:. I usually try to make sure I call her Khirra so she recognises it, otherwise she's going to grow up thinking her name is Nuggsy, lol.
Allo Allo...
Well both boys have a cold...DS1 has a runny nose & a bad cough...Casey is getting it too...............nasty bugs!!
DS1 was WONT take panadol or anything... so I have to drug his milk So im stuck home all week...........................Poor wee man....have made some biscuits today & have dinner going in the slow cooker...so no rush tonight....its hard when there sick....all DS1 does is whinge all day long,Im the same I suppose when im sick...its not much fun at all.
Casey slept from 9 till 6.30 what a champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!We usually have alot on during the wk..mums grps/playgrps etc...
Oh, hope your little men get better soon, poor things. And what a good sleep!
I am going to need to put him in his cot soon. Will need to rearrange the room to fit it in here. Is anyone else keeping bub in their room? I feel like a psycho but it'll just be easier for me that way. I can also picture the MIL and SIL going in there early in the morning and picking him up the second he whimpers. They'd never walk into our room so having the cot in here means I get to be the first one Sam sees in the morning. Is that being over-protective, not wanting the extended family to take that from me? And then when DO I move him into the spare room?
I think you're being totally resonable hun - I'd be doing exactly the same thing if I was in your situation! I'd move him into another room when you have your own place again, lol. And yay for another good sleeper!
Hello am still here, just had a really busy few weeks.
DD still sleeps in our room and will for a while yet. She's sleeping in her cot all night now and she's slept 9pm to 5am last night and 2 nights ago
Lost 3kgs so far on WW ladies Though still havent got to spin yet.
Was wondering about you my dear! Glad to see you back!
That's great about Summer's sleeping! And congrats on the weight loss - you're doing so well! I need to take inspiration from you.
My mum is having him overnight Friday night so hubby and I can have some "us" time. Not sure how that's going to go, but we don't live too far away if we have to go get him.
Hope Nicklas keeps up that sleeping pattern for you! And it will be nice to have a night out - hope you enjoy it!
Welcome back Emm11e :) Amaya's a beautiful name!
As for me, we have mates from Brisbane over til Monday. Which is nice... they're trying to convince DP to move back home too, lol. Poor bugger. Khirra's been a shocker with her sleeps during the day today... only about four 20min - half hour naps the whole day. She wanted to go to bed at 7.30 tonight though, and she's still out to it. (when i say 'wanted' she gets to a point of an evening when she's just not comfortable in our arms. Put her in her bassinette, and she's straight to sleep) She usually sleeps through from about 8.30/ 9.00 to about 5.00 / 6.00... 7ish, if I'm lucky. So dunno if an early night tonight will mean I'll be up early tomorrow. We'll see!
Mum of Midgeys
09-09-2008, 22:11
Meant to say, everyone's bubba's are just gorgeous. They're all getting so big!
We bought Khirra a jolly jumper yesterday, because she just always wants to be 'sitting' or 'standing' - she loves it! She's too small - she bounces around chewing on the top of the chest pad :laughing: Have put a pic in, cos she looks so small in it. And added one of her and her Daddy on Father's Day... it's my fav at the moment :goodvibes:
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/ems84_photos/khirra070.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/ems84_photos/khirra052.jpg
emm11e, You can join our MSN group. We've all posted pics, etc as it's secure. Just make sure fluffball (who's the administrator) knows who you are when you request access. Here's a link:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/noosamumtobe.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=514
I think if you try to view it, you won't be able to but can request access from there. Just be sure to put your BH name in the request.
See you on the other side! :D
:-)
Sam slept from 10:30 until six am!!! Wish me luck getting him to go back to sleep though! :rolleyes: He seems WIDE awake!
We bought Khirra a jolly jumper yesterday, because she just always wants to be 'sitting' or 'standing' - she loves it! She's too small - she bounces around chewing on the top of the chest pad :laughing: Have put a pic in, cos she looks so small in it. And added one of her and her Daddy on Father's Day... it's my fav at the moment :goodvibes:
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/ems84_photos/khirra070.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/ems84_photos/khirra052.jpg
OMG that 2nd pic is so cute :goodvibes:
Sam slept from 10:30 until six am!!! Wish me luck getting him to go back to sleep though! :rolleyes: He seems WIDE awake!
Congrats :yelclap:
Here are some pics of fathers day:
DP and Summer after DP finished the 10km bridge to bris charity run:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=525
Summer, always has smiles for her mum:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=526
DP just unwrapped our fathers day gift:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=528
Pics of our pressie:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=529
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=530
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=531
Great photos everyone, you can see that they're all getting bigger. I still can't believe how fast it's going!
k8y, that present is just beautiful. Did he love it? You did a really great job of it. And congrats on the weight loss :smiliedance:
Congrats MOS on the great sleeping :thumbsup:. We're finally back in a routine (touch wood!), that's going well. He has a bottle at 6, bed at 7, then sleeps to around midnight, has another bottle & straight back to sleep until around 6am. I'll be very excited when we can cut out that midnight feed, but it's a huge improvement.
I did that mystery shopping a couple of times about 10 years ago.
My 1st 2 loved the jolly jumper & were both in it from 3 months without a problem. Chais is 4 months & no where near being able to use it! (and don't let anyone tell you it will hinder her walking, both mine walked at 10 mths. Babies will walk when they're ready whether they use jolly jumpers, walkers or nothing)
We don't have a nickname for Chais, I have no idea what you can shorten it to??????
Welcome back emm11e, beautiful name.
Well Chais had his 4mth needles yesterday & he was fine. A little cry but then stopped. She went to give him the oral one & I said, Oh he prob won't take it as he hates taking his medicine, but of course he made a liar out of me & drank it all perfectly :laughing:
He now weighs 5.9kg (clothed & in a cloth nappy), which is up 3.5kg from birth, he's 59cm long, which is up 10.5cms from birth & his head is 41cm, which is up 8.5 cms from birth! He has a big head :laughing:
I take a photo on the 8th of each month next to his teddy to see how much he's grown. This photo shows the comparison. He really chubbed up between 2 & 3 months.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/comparison.jpg
I'm having mothers group at my house tomorrow so I really should be cleaning, but wasting time on the internet is much more fun!
Have a great day everyone.
Mum of Midgeys
10-09-2008, 09:43
Sam's doing well with his sleeps MOS! :yelclap:
K8y - your present is just beautiful. It turned out sooo well. I think I'll have to pay you to make a present up for me next father's day! :laughing: And that smile of hers is just gorgeous :yes:
Kotakai - Chais is getting so big! Those monthly progression pics are fantastic - he looks like such a little man now! Glad he went well with his needles :thumbsup:
Khirra still managed to sleep to 6am this morning after her early night last night...:fingerscrossed: she decides to do it again tonight... lol, wishful thinking, no doubt!
Took 3 weeks, so approx 1kg per week and I feel like I eat plenty. I've had tim tams and a night out which included a couple of pizza slices etc. It's great :thumbsup:
Enjoy your couple time. Do you have anything planned for it?
Re the needing sleep, my DD can sometimes be awake almost all day. Sometimes a brief catnap here and there. My paed even said it's normal for a bub to be awake all day (but not practical for us!). Take the CHN advice with a grain of salt. After a feed and play with DD, I try and get her to have a nap and if it doesn't work then we just have quiet time together until her next feed or I give her just a little bit of booby to help send her off to the land of nod. Not the best thing I suppose to do, but I don't do that very often. Only when she's overtired and cranky.
k8y the mother's group was organised by the local child health nurse agency, not sure if it is different in queensland. I like it as it is local and all my friends who have kids live at least 40min away, it has been good so far and starting to make new friends, there is not too much comparing which is good.
congrats on the weight loss...I am now going to the gym and get weighed next week so will find out if it has done anything!
speaking of nap time- Pip put herself back to sleep for the first time yesterday!!!!! she slept for her normal 40 minute and woke up, she was grizzling in her cot, but not doing too much, so I thought I'd leave her for a couple of minutes- next thing she is back asleep and slept for 2 hours!!! so I have decided not to rush in like I normally do unless she is crying!
Meant to say, everyone's bubba's are just gorgeous. They're all getting so big!
We bought Khirra a jolly jumper yesterday, because she just always wants to be 'sitting' or 'standing' - she loves it! She's too small - she bounces around chewing on the top of the chest pad :laughing: Have put a pic in, cos she looks so small in it. And added one of her and her Daddy on Father's Day... it's my fav at the moment :goodvibes:
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/ems84_photos/khirra070.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/ems84_photos/khirra052.jpg
those photos are great. I wish it was warmer here to get her into some summer stuff!
kotakai- the comparison photos are great, he has grown soo much.
MOS- we have had Pip in a different room from day one, but there is literally no room in our bedroom for a bassinet or cot, however in saying that I too would be keeping Sam in your room being with the in laws, mum stayed over one night a while back and got up to Pip before me and that annoyed me (for no good reason) but I know how you feel and given it could happen all the time.
Honeymoonbub
10-09-2008, 10:07
Hi Bubhubbers!
Thank you so much for all your support from my last post - its nice to know that you guys are there for us! I am so glad that I stumbled across this site! You have all been such a great help!
I had two psychologists come out today to talk to me about my birth and feeding difficulties. they are from the Mothers Group that I mentioned that was for mthers who have had stressful beginnings. It was great to have a chat with them. I find it hard to admit that I had a hard time as I am such a stroing person and am always on top of things. But it was great to talk about it. Trie so hard not to cry...but alas! lol. I have never cried so much in my life after falling pregnant!:laughing: I mentioned to them about you girls on here. I said there is a site called bubhub have you heard of it. And one them smiled from ear to ear and said yes - then quickly stopped smiling....must be a bubhubber!;)
k8y - As oconky said - the mothers groups are arranged through the CHN. You have to call the 1300 number and book into them. They will find one in your area. Although you might have to join on halfway through now. They are called first step classes - but are really mothers group
Oh...gotta go..hes awake
:yelclap:Sam slept again until 10:30! :smiliedance:
honeymoonbub, you've done well to have been able to talk about your expewrience like you have. Keep in mind they're not all like that so you could go ahead and have an easy labour next time.
k8y - AWESOME present! :yelclap:
kotakai, I wish I'd done something like that with Sam's pics... They look sooooo good and really show how much he's grown!
BeautifulBoys
10-09-2008, 13:10
Hello am still here, just had a really busy few weeks.
DD still sleeps in our room and will for a while yet. She's sleeping in her cot all night now and she's slept 9pm to 5am last night and 2 nights ago I'll feed her, and by 5.30am she's back asleep in bed with me for another 2-3 hours. It's marvelous because am still trying to get her sleeping in her cot during the day. I do get catnaps from her. She's also better in her pram since I propped the bassinett mattress up and started her on her 2 hourly feed.
How did everyones fathers day go? I'll have to post some pics soon.
Our bubs are growing so fast. Each day DD changes a little and she's losing her hair, what little she has
:hugs: c38 am thinking of you.
Summer gets called sum sum or dim sum
MOS when do you hear about the poker job?
Great pics sk6 and BB and :hugs: for your sick wee ones BB.
oconky how do you like mothers group? is there a website for them? I would like to go to one,
Lost 3kgs so far on WW ladies Though still havent got to spin yet.
we had a great fathers day!
well done on the weight loss,im aiming to walk everyday...but am eating more...dunno been hungry the last few days & being stuck @ home with two sick kiddies...close to the pantry...:shame:...lol
Meant to say, everyone's bubba's are just gorgeous. They're all getting so big!
We bought Khirra a jolly jumper yesterday, because she just always wants to be 'sitting' or 'standing' - she loves it! She's too small - she bounces around chewing on the top of the chest pad Have put a pic in, cos she looks so small in it. And added one of her and her Daddy on Father's Day... it's my fav at the moment
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/ems84_photos/khirra070.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/ems84_photos/khirra052.jpg
aww beaut!
OMG that 2nd pic is so cute
Congrats
Here are some pics of fathers day:
DP and Summer after DP finished the 10km bridge to bris charity run:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=525
Summer, always has smiles for her mum:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=526
DP just unwrapped our fathers day gift:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=528
Pics of our pressie:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=529
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=530
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=531
How beautiful is that gift!!
Nice pics....shes so cute!
Great photos everyone, you can see that they're all getting bigger. I still can't believe how fast it's going!
k8y, that present is just beautiful. Did he love it? You did a really great job of it. And congrats on the weight loss
Congrats MOS on the great sleeping We're finally back in a routine (touch wood!), that's going well. He has a bottle at 6, bed at 7, then sleeps to around midnight, has another bottle & straight back to sleep until around 6am. I'll be very excited when we can cut out that midnight feed, but it's a huge improvement.
I did that mystery shopping a couple of times about 10 years ago.
My 1st 2 loved the jolly jumper & were both in it from 3 months without a problem. Chais is 4 months & no where near being able to use it! (and don't let anyone tell you it will hinder her walking, both mine walked at 10 mths. Babies will walk when they're ready whether they use jolly jumpers, walkers or nothing)
We don't have a nickname for Chais, I have no idea what you can shorten it to??????
Welcome back emm11e, beautiful name.
Well Chais had his 4mth needles yesterday & he was fine. A little cry but then stopped. She went to give him the oral one & I said, Oh he prob won't take it as he hates taking his medicine, but of course he made a liar out of me & drank it all perfectly
He now weighs 5.9kg (clothed & in a cloth nappy), which is up 3.5kg from birth, he's 59cm long, which is up 10.5cms from birth & his head is 41cm, which is up 8.5 cms from birth! He has a big head
I take a photo on the 8th of each month next to his teddy to see how much he's grown. This photo shows the comparison. He really chubbed up between 2 & 3 months.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/comparison.jpg
I'm having mothers group at my house tomorrow so I really should be cleaning, but wasting time on the internet is much more fun!
Have a great day everyone.
Love the pics...neat how you have taken those photos;)
BeautifulBoys
10-09-2008, 13:18
OH MY LORD!!! :hair: 2 sick kiddies!!!!!!!!! need I say more...I really didn't think a child could whinge so much.. he is sick poor thing~ bad cough...Casey's cough is worse they going to docs Friday...stuck indoors makes me :hair:......
Gotta go they are both SCREAMING!!!!! :crying:
Daisy Boo
10-09-2008, 13:33
Yes next needles are 4 months. Chais is 4 months today!!!!
This was taken today.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/4months.jpg
Don't you just love it when your kids like to 'help' :laughing:
What medicine is he on? We started on zantac but he's now on losec.
He's on Zantac. The GP increased the dosage. It's been nearly 2 weeks and I haven't seen a difference. What made them change Chais to Losec from Zantac?
He looks so cute in the photos.
Aw cute oconky
Does everyone shorten their kids names, or use pet names, I have noticed a lot of us do. DD2 is Hannah but she gets called Hans, Hanny, or as DD1 likes to call her, Hannah Banana, which in turn gets shortened to Hans Banans...
Yeap I call Kirilly Kirry or Miss K. I call Michael Mikey
Congrats on the weight loss k8y. How long did it take to lose those 3kilos?
DH has his final interview tomorrow and then I suppose they will call him after that. They've been very quick calling him after each step though. Good thing is I get to hang at Westfield Chatswod tomorrow as his interview is near there. I can't wait!
MOS My favourite place is Chatswood Chase. Happy to meet you there one day if you like.
OH MY LORD!!! :hair: 2 sick kiddies!!!!!!!!! need I say more...I really didn't think a child could whinge so much.. he is sick poor thing~ bad cough...Casey's cough is worse they going to docs Friday...stuck indoors makes me :hair:......
Gotta go they are both SCREAMING!!!!! :crying:
Oh hun. I know how hard it can be. Lots of these :kiss:. Hope they get better soon.
k8y, that present is just beautiful. Did he love it? You did a really great job of it. And congrats on the weight loss
He loved it :thumbsup: it was done for his office.
My friend is loaning us their jolly jumper. I think they're great and DD loves to stand.
Gotta go they are both SCREAMING!!!!! :crying:
:hugs::hugs: BB
Bought Summer a hat from pumpkin patch today. Soooo cute! We di our fruit and veg shop this morning then spent the afternoon wandering around the huge nursery not far from our house, has massive display gardens, cafes, pools etc. Summer went in the sling and wore her little hat :goodvibes:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=532
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=533
MOS My favourite place is Chatswood Chase. Happy to meet you there one day if you like.
Sounds like a nice idea. If DH does get the job there, I plan to pick him up once a week or so. I'll keep you posted. He finds out next week.
He said it went well but there are 2 jobs and he's applying for the higher paying of the two. They've asked him if he'd mind starting out in the lower paid position which was fine as it was only 5k less. He found out today the guy made a mistake and it's actually 11k less... Anyway sounds like he'll enjoy it so we'll see what they come back with...
I noticed Sam's nappy had leaked as I was putting him in the car so it was very hectic trying to get out of here.
Just got a great pic of him so will post later.
k8y how gorgeous does Summer look in that hat?! I got Sam one for 2dollars50 at the PP outlet and I can't wait for him to wear it.
Our tennants aren't signing another six mth lease as she has cancer and is PG. How awful. So they might have to move back with family. This means they're not locked in and will just go month to month... Good for us too.
k8y how gorgeous does Summer look in that hat?! I got Sam one for 2dollars50 at the PP outlet and I can't wait for him to wear it.
Our tennants aren't signing another six mth lease as she has cancer and is PG. How awful. So they might have to move back with family. This means they're not locked in and will just go month to month... Good for us too.
Oh what a bargain :yelclap: make sure you get a pic for us of him in it. Babies look so cute in hats.
Thats so sad about your tennant :(
Bummer about the job being the lower paid one. Are you going to go back to working for your old boss?
I hate the thought of going back to work now. I think I want to convince DP for me to finish my uni degree full time before I go back to work. It would mean an extra 6 months on top of my 12 month maternity leave, but it would be done then and I would go back to a higher paying role because of it.
Is anyone else working yet? sk6, did you even stop work you busy bee? :laughing:
Oh what a bargain :yelclap: make sure you get a pic for us of him in it. Babies look so cute in hats.
Thats so sad about your tennant :(
Bummer about the job being the lower paid one. Are you going to go back to working for your old boss?
I hate the thought of going back to work now. I think I want to convince DP for me to finish my uni degree full time before I go back to work. It would mean an extra 6 months on top of my 12 month maternity leave, but it would be done then and I would go back to a higher paying role because of it.
Is anyone else working yet? sk6, did you even stop work you busy bee? :laughing:
lol, I had 2 weeks off after having DD2, afraid Im not very good at being a SAHM..bit sad I know. I only work 3 days 9-2pm, so its pretty short hours.
BTW, any of you girls planning to go back to work and need child care, if you havent put your name down please do NOW. I put DD2 name down when she was 4 weeks old, all 4 centres told me we wouldnt even be looked at before January 09, fingers crossed a spot will come up at family day care soon (our preferred option).
Oh what a bargain :yelclap: make sure you get a pic for us of him in it. Babies look so cute in hats.
Thats so sad about your tennant :(
Bummer about the job being the lower paid one. Are you going to go back to working for your old boss?
My old boss originally said they'd work around me with baby, but when I went to talk to him, he asked if I could ditch Sam for a full day a fortnight. So I told him no... HE was the one who asked for my help. I didn't ASK for work. Anyway, he said he'd have a think and get back to me. I'll call him when DH starts work and follow up...
Mum of Midgeys
10-09-2008, 19:22
Bought Summer a hat from pumpkin patch today. Soooo cute! We di our fruit and veg shop this morning then spent the afternoon wandering around the huge nursery not far from our house, has massive display gardens, cafes, pools etc. Summer went in the sling and wore her little hat
Aww, she looks so darn cute! Hats are so gorgeous on bubs, aren't they?
BB - you poor thing! :hugs: Hope your boys gets better quickly!
How many of us are planning to go back to work? And when? I'm going to do the SAHM thing indefinately. At least until all of the kids are at school. I dunno about my sanity though :laughing: I might have to do a uni course part-time...
I hope to do the same ems but if I work, we get out of here quicker so not sure....... we'll see I suppose.
I'm doing the SAHM thing too at the moment. I'm just so thankful we can manage that at this stage. I can't imagine having to put Nicklas in daycare, but I know some people have no choice. Hopefully we can continue to make things work.
No definite plans for our date night Friday night, but probably dinner and a movie rental and an "early night". Poor DH has been so patient and understanding, and Friday night I'll have no excuse. I just hope Nicklas is ok for mum. He's been getting REALLY upset around 6:30 each night. Those of you who have mentioned "arsnic hour" on here before, are you still having it? Or did you find a way to curb it? We gave him a bath tonight and then I popped him on the boob, and he finally calmed down and has gone to sleep. My mum lives with and looks after her mum, and I'm worried that if Nick has one of these fits, nanna will never want him to stay again!
babywez, we didn't do anything but Sam has outgrown the arsenic hour. He still has his moments though.
And this might make you feel better: my sister's boy didn't sleep through and was really difficult at nights. My mum had him one night (overnight) when she went out and she let him cry for 5 mins and he ended up self settling and sleeping through. So you never know!
Babywez: :hugs:Dont worry granma will cope...jut enjoy your night;) We dont have arsenic hour as such anymore (that went from about 3pm until 11pm).. but occassionally of an evening if Gabiel's had a busy day he's a real grot to try and get to settle...will fight and fight sleep.
He still dosent sleep through the night... I get one 3-4 hr stretch then some 2 hour, and just lately he's been fusing about going back into bed at the 4amish...so takes me to 5-6 am to get him back to sleep....then hes awake again at 7...and wants to play after that feed.
I'm wondering if he's going through a growth spurt or something this week as the last few mornings hes been demanding 1- 1 1/2hrly and drinking until he's literally overflowing (sit him up and he spills) and crabby in between the feeds..needing cuddling off to sleep as he wont settle to play.. Who knows.. all I know is that it wont last.. thinking back over the last 9 weeks, things seem to go in 2-3week cycles. So hopefully in a week or so he will go back to longer stretches.
He had his needles today... Hardly cried, but was grotty this evening so I gave in and gave him Paracetomol just in case it was related..
Hes now asleesp and I sense a deep sleep..so hopefully will get some longer stretches tonight.
BB:hugs::hugs: I really dont know how you get through the day with two...let alone two sick ones.
k8y...that hat is just darling on her!
Out of interest, how many points are you allowed while Bf on Weight watchers? I did the point thing years ago with sucess..but slowly put it back on again after about 5 yrs... got preggers and added another 20kg. Have lost 10... but none for past few weeks. Am starting to walk more, but will prob start watching the diet with a bit more ernest in a few weeks...
Honeymoonbub. I'm glad you are working though your tramatic birth.. Wonderful you can start to talk about it ... its only been a few weeks..and boy haven't they flown. I dont like to talk about mine much and it was no where near as traumatic.
Ems84. I'm hoping to last out until about March/April next year..then am hoping to go back 5 days a fortnight. I may need to do the odd single day from about Feb..dependant upon finances
Oh dear I can see the blankets moving....:o
Hi everyone:wave:
Long time no see! I haven't been around for ages, have had some stuff to work through - I kind of lost the plot for a while, got a bit overwhelmed with it all, but am back on board.
Have quickly read through your posts to bring myself up to speed with how everyone is going, am loving the photos of all your bubs, I cant believe how fast they are all growing, and getting cuter each day!
Great to read that most bubs are giving their mums more hours sleep these days. Liam has given us a couple of 7 hour nights! But he still gives us sleepless nights as well.
Had my first mothers group meeting, it was so noisy! There were probably 12 bubs all singing at once, Liam was one of the noisier ones!:laughing:
Liams going really well. Hes 12 weeks old today, and loves nothing more than slurping on his hands. Hes givenup the dummy, he uses me as a dummy, falling alseep on the boob, which I dont want to become a habit, but its really sweet at the same time.
Hes funny to watch with his ball. He will tap it and watch it roll away, then he will stare at it and rev himself up - arms flapping, legs kicking, mouth making kissing noises. When that doesnt make the ball come back, he yells at it! That works, as its me who rolls it back to him, and the whole thing starts again!
This is my current favourite photo of Liam. Im a bit behind with my pictures, hes about 8 weeks old in this one, his belly is now too big for this tracksuit!http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll187/kyles72/P81600011.jpg
Sorry no personals from me. Will get back into the swing of it soon.
Take care everyone:flowerz:
Good to hear from you Kyles. :hugs: And glad you're OK. :yes:
[quote=babywez;3030954]I'm doing the SAHM thing too at the moment. I'm just so thankful we can manage that at this stage. I can't imagine having to put Nicklas in daycare, but I know some people have no choice. Hopefully we can continue to make things work.
DP and I have had the dreaded return to work conversation. He stupidly got fined for speeding a few days after Amaya was born, if he loses his drivers license (he drives for a living) it means that I will have to go back to work full time. I am not looking forward to it and I will know more on the 23rd of this month. It is such a strange feeling for me to even contemplate going back to work and leaving Amaya. There have been more than a few tears shed!!!! I don't think that there is much flexibility in going from full time to part time but I was hoping to go back to work 2.5 days a week and not until after christmas. I am feeling very frustrated and disappointed. :(:(:(:crying::mad::crying:
jasserben
11-09-2008, 04:56
Hi everyone:wave:
Long time no see! I haven't been around for ages, have had some stuff to work through - I kind of lost the plot for a while, got a bit overwhelmed with it all, but am back on board.
Have quickly read through your posts to bring myself up to speed with how everyone is going, am loving the photos of all your bubs, I cant believe how fast they are all growing, and getting cuter each day!
Great to read that most bubs are giving their mums more hours sleep these days. Liam has given us a couple of 7 hour nights! But he still gives us sleepless nights as well.
Had my first mothers group meeting, it was so noisy! There were probably 12 bubs all singing at once, Liam was one of the noisier ones!:laughing:
Liams going really well. Hes 12 weeks old today, and loves nothing more than slurping on his hands. Hes givenup the dummy, he uses me as a dummy, falling alseep on the boob, which I dont want to become a habit, but its really sweet at the same time.
Hes funny to watch with his ball. He will tap it and watch it roll away, then he will stare at it and rev himself up - arms flapping, legs kicking, mouth making kissing noises. When that doesnt make the ball come back, he yells at it! That works, as its me who rolls it back to him, and the whole thing starts again!
This is my current favourite photo of Liam. Im a bit behind with my pictures, hes about 8 weeks old in this one, his belly is now too big for this tracksuit!http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll187/kyles72/P81600011.jpg
Sorry no personals from me. Will get back into the swing of it soon.
Take care everyone:flowerz:
Liam is so gorgeous :)
Where did u get the tummy pillow & ball? I so need one.
BeautifulBoys
11-09-2008, 07:08
He loved it t was done for his office.
My friend is loaning us their jolly jumper. I think they're great and DD loves to stand.
BB
Bought Summer a hat from pumpkin patch today. Soooo cute! We di our fruit and veg shop this morning then spent the afternoon wandering around the huge nursery not far from our house, has massive display gardens, cafes, pools etc. Summer went in the sling and wore her little hat
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=532
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=533
Cute!!:p
Aww, she looks so darn cute! Hats are so gorgeous on bubs, aren't they?
BB - you poor thing! Hope your boys gets better quickly!
How many of us are planning to go back to work? And when? I'm going to do the SAHM thing indefinately. At least until all of the kids are at school. I dunno about my sanity though I might have to do a uni course part-time...
Im going to be a SAHM untill the boys are at kindy/school then do a couple of days a week,help pay the bills,I am a Doula/birth attendent aswell so thats my hobby,its good to have other interests...wouldn't mind training to become a childbirth educator..see what happens....i would go insane if i didn't get out of the house!!
Babywez: Dont worry granma will cope...jut enjoy your nightWe dont have arsenic hour as such anymore (that went from about 3pm until 11pm).. but occassionally of an evening if Gabiel's had a busy day he's a real grot to try and get to settle...will fight and fight sleep.
He still dosent sleep through the night... I get one 3-4 hr stretch then some 2 hour, and just lately he's been fusing about going back into bed at the 4amish...so takes me to 5-6 am to get him back to sleep....then hes awake again at 7...and wants to play after that feed.
I'm wondering if he's going through a growth spurt or something this week as the last few mornings hes been demanding 1- 1 1/2hrly and drinking until he's literally overflowing (sit him up and he spills) and crabby in between the feeds..needing cuddling off to sleep as he wont settle to play.. Who knows.. all I know is that it wont last.. thinking back over the last 9 weeks, things seem to go in 2-3week cycles. So hopefully in a week or so he will go back to longer stretches.
He had his needles today... Hardly cried, but was grotty this evening so I gave in and gave him Paracetomol just in case it was related..
Hes now asleesp and I sense a deep sleep..so hopefully will get some longer stretches tonight.
BBI really dont know how you get through the day with two...let alone two sick ones.
k8y...that hat is just darling on her!
Out of interest, how many points are you allowed while Bf on Weight watchers? I did the point thing years ago with sucess..but slowly put it back on again after about 5 yrs... got preggers and added another 20kg. Have lost 10... but none for past few weeks. Am starting to walk more, but will prob start watching the diet with a bit more ernest in a few weeks...
Honeymoonbub. I'm glad you are working though your tramatic birth.. Wonderful you can start to talk about it ... its only been a few weeks..and boy haven't they flown. I dont like to talk about mine much and it was no where near as traumatic.
Ems84. I'm hoping to last out until about March/April next year..then am hoping to go back 5 days a fortnight. I may need to do the odd single day from about Feb..dependant upon finances
Oh dear I can see the blankets moving....
It does sound like a growth spurt C38,sounds like hes feeding well now:thumbsup:...you must have a big supply now?
Hi everyone
Long time no see! I haven't been around for ages, have had some stuff to work through - I kind of lost the plot for a while, got a bit overwhelmed with it all, but am back on board.
Have quickly read through your posts to bring myself up to speed with how everyone is going, am loving the photos of all your bubs, I cant believe how fast they are all growing, and getting cuter each day!
Great to read that most bubs are giving their mums more hours sleep these days. Liam has given us a couple of 7 hour nights! But he still gives us sleepless nights as well.
Had my first mothers group meeting, it was so noisy! There were probably 12 bubs all singing at once, Liam was one of the noisier ones!
Liams going really well. Hes 12 weeks old today, and loves nothing more than slurping on his hands. Hes givenup the dummy, he uses me as a dummy, falling alseep on the boob, which I dont want to become a habit, but its really sweet at the same time.
Hes funny to watch with his ball. He will tap it and watch it roll away, then he will stare at it and rev himself up - arms flapping, legs kicking, mouth making kissing noises. When that doesnt make the ball come back, he yells at it! That works, as its me who rolls it back to him, and the whole thing starts again!
This is my current favourite photo of Liam. Im a bit behind with my pictures, hes about 8 weeks old in this one, his belly is now too big for this tracksuit!http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll187/kyles72/P81600011.jpg
Sorry no personals from me. Will get back into the swing of it soon.
Take care everyone
Nice to have you back!! :yes:
I was going to tex msg you the other day as I noticed it had been awhile since you posted,It is very overwhelming the first 6weeks I was in a daze with both of my boys...but then there is a light at the end of the tunnel! very cute pic!
I'm doing the SAHM thing too at the moment. I'm just so thankful we can manage that at this stage. I can't imagine having to put Nicklas in daycare, but I know some people have no choice. Hopefully we can continue to make things work.
DP and I have had the dreaded return to work conversation. He stupidly got fined for speeding a few days after Amaya was born, if he loses his drivers license (he drives for a living) it means that I will have to go back to work full time. I am not looking forward to it and I will know more on the 23rd of this month. It is such a strange feeling for me to even contemplate going back to work and leaving Amaya. There have been more than a few tears shed!!!! I don't think that there is much flexibility in going from full time to part time but I was hoping to go back to work 2.5 days a week and not until after christmas. I am feeling very frustrated and disappointed.
Oh you poor thing....its just not FAIR!!:hugs:
babywez, we didn't do anything but Sam has outgrown the arsenic hour. He still has his moments though.
And this might make you feel better: my sister's boy didn't sleep through and was really difficult at nights. My mum had him one night (overnight) when she went out and she let him cry for 5 mins and he ended up self settling and sleeping through. So you never know!
Hopefully Nick outgrows it too! Soon! My husband's niece/goddaughter first slept through the night when he was baby sitting her. His sister was not too happy about that!
Babywez: :hugs:Dont worry granma will cope...jut enjoy your night;) We dont have arsenic hour as such anymore (that went from about 3pm until 11pm).. but occassionally of an evening if Gabiel's had a busy day he's a real grot to try and get to settle...will fight and fight sleep.
He still dosent sleep through the night... I get one 3-4 hr stretch then some 2 hour, and just lately he's been fusing about going back into bed at the 4amish...so takes me to 5-6 am to get him back to sleep....then hes awake again at 7...and wants to play after that feed.
Sounds like Nicklas. But we've discovered the DREAM FEED. And it is dreamy! He has been going to sleep between 7 and 7:30 pm, DH gives him a dream feed bottle around 10, and he'll last until about 1-2 am. This morning he lasted until 3:15 am!!!! So I got about 6 hours straight last night. Unfortunately I couldn't get back to sleep after feeding him at 3:15.
DP and I have had the dreaded return to work conversation. He stupidly got fined for speeding a few days after Amaya was born, if he loses his drivers license (he drives for a living) it means that I will have to go back to work full time. I am not looking forward to it and I will know more on the 23rd of this month. It is such a strange feeling for me to even contemplate going back to work and leaving Amaya. There have been more than a few tears shed!!!! I don't think that there is much flexibility in going from full time to part time but I was hoping to go back to work 2.5 days a week and not until after christmas. I am feeling very frustrated and disappointed.
I'm sorry :( I hope he doesn't lose his license! Don't they have a bit of compassion for people who need their license for work? Was it his first fine? :fingerscrossed: it works out. I wouldn't mind working 2 days a week, my sister can babysit mondays-wednesdays as she works thursday-sunday. But finding a job that will let you work 2 days a week isn't easy.
BeautifulBoys
11-09-2008, 07:25
The boys are still sick...Casey worse:( cough bad,he still smiling though:D....going to the docs tomorrow,i've starting cold n flu tab i dont want it! have a girls night out on Sat cant be sick for that ...... i never get out!!!! haha:smiliedance:
Well girls breastfeeding is all over red rover.....hes weaned himself..but im ok with it all:goodvibes:nothing comes easier for me...birth/labour & breastfeeding(supply issues)....:rolleyes:
Hasn't helped that Casey had a cold when he was born(5days old)this is his 3rd one!!!!!!!! we are only 3months old..poor might...so thats made feeding hard.
Oh well least now i can get DRINK!!!!!!!!!:thumbsup:
What colour a formula feed babies poo's meant to be...??? greenish??
Morning all
Not too bad a night here. Managed to pat him back to sleep wthout feeding him once..so got two three hour stretches...well he did..I was awakepatting him of course.:laughing: He seems to get colic or something that wakes him...sometimes it doesnt..hes lying there asleep bringing his legs up and thrashing from side to side with his head, moaning in his sleep poor mite. He doesnt seem to get it during the day...
Babywez I tried a dream feed once. He'd been aslseep since 8.30 and it was 11pm// Little rabbit woke up as soon as he'd finished at teh breast and it took me an hour to settle him...so until about 1230. At that time he was in a pattern, whereby he would have slept to 1230-1pm.....so I would of been better off sleeping rather then trying to feed him to gain a few more hours...:o
em11e If your DP loses his licence he could maybe try going to court to get a restricted licence seeing as he needs it for work has a family blah blah. Basially they grant him a licence so that he can drive during work hours only. A girl I work with who lives in the country with no bus service got onewhen she lost hers from too many speeding fines.
Kyles72..Welcome back! I was losing the plot there for a few weeks too.... but seem to be on top if it again now. I think the lack of consistant sleep and reality of life day in day out with a bub just gets to you now and then. For me..it still beats working..even on the most frustrating days:p
BirthingBeauty. Poor little Chaise, he has had a bad run hasn't he. Must be that side of the river!:laughing: Hope he's better soon. I was talking to someone from work the other day, and it is a really bad season for bronchiolitis...thy have 3 rooms full of sick bubs, when we usually only have 2. Croup is also about.
Bugga about the boobie feeds. But you did well to struggle on as long as you have, with him being sick, two kids and supply problems. I only have enough as I was able to do nothing but feed basicaly for those first few weeks. Even now though I wonder sometimes as he still wants to feed 2nd hourly most of the time...which is probably why he doesnt sleep long periods. I'm told often things stretch out more when they get to 3-4 months...so :fingerscrossed:
And yes formula poos are sometimes a greeny grey/brown due to the iron in the formula. You mentioned he gets constipated...is he on S26?? That's known to cause constipation in a lot of bubs.
Those of you who have mentioned "arsnic hour" on here before, are you still having it? Or did you find a way to curb it? We gave him a bath tonight and then I popped him on the boob, and he finally calmed down and has gone to sleep. My mum lives with and looks after her mum, and I'm worried that if Nick has one of these fits, nanna will never want him to stay again!
DD still gets it now and again :rolleyes:
k8y...that hat is just darling on her!
Out of interest, how many points are you allowed while Bf on Weight watchers? I did the point thing years ago with sucess..but slowly put it back on again after about 5 yrs... got preggers and added another 20kg. Have lost 10... but none for past few weeks. Am starting to walk more, but will prob start watching the diet with a bit more ernest in a few weeks...
c38 I'm on 28 points a day. It's quite a lot and most days I can't even use them all up. I've been on WW before to help with my winter kg's when I put on 2 or 3 here and there and most I got was 18 points so it goes to show how much your body burns with the BF. I have a thing for brumby's banana bread and it must be one of those low 'GI' foods as I have some most days with a piece of fruit for afternoon tea and it keeps me going for hours :thumbsup:
Hi everyone:wave:
Long time no see! I haven't been around for ages, have had some stuff to work through - I kind of lost the plot for a while, got a bit overwhelmed with it all, but am back on board.
Where did u get the tummy pillow & ball? I so need one.
WB Kyles72 :yelclap:
Liam is so gorgeous.
I too want one of those tummy pillows and ball. Do tell!
DP and I have had the dreaded return to work conversation. He stupidly got fined for speeding a few days after Amaya was born, if he loses his drivers license (he drives for a living) it means that I will have to go back to work full time. I am not looking forward to it and I will know more on the 23rd of this month. It is such a strange feeling for me to even contemplate going back to work and leaving Amaya. There have been more than a few tears shed!!!! I don't think that there is much flexibility in going from full time to part time but I was hoping to go back to work 2.5 days a week and not until after christmas. I am feeling very frustrated and disappointed.
:hugs: c38 always has sound advice. See if he can get it just for work purposes. I too know someone that has happened too and they got to drive just for work only.
Mum of Midgeys
11-09-2008, 10:30
Long time no see! I haven't been around for ages, have had some stuff to work through - I kind of lost the plot for a while, got a bit overwhelmed with it all, but am back on board.
Glad to have you back hun! Liam is just such a cutey!! And I had a fair few weeks there where it just all felt a bit of a blur too - great that you've made it through the haze ;) ... tell you what, I don't know if it's that nobody warned me about that after having a baby, or in my naivety I just didn't listen :laughing: Will know for next time!!
DP and I have had the dreaded return to work conversation. He stupidly got fined for speeding a few days after Amaya was born, if he loses his drivers license (he drives for a living) it means that I will have to go back to work full time. I am not looking forward to it and I will know more on the 23rd of this month. It is such a strange feeling for me to even contemplate going back to work and leaving Amaya. There have been more than a few tears shed!!!! I don't think that there is much flexibility in going from full time to part time but I was hoping to go back to work 2.5 days a week and not until after christmas. I am feeling very frustrated and disappointed.
Aw hun, that must be awful when you weren't planning on it. :hugs: I'd definately ask for the provisional licence though, like the girl's have mentioned. My sister's BF lost his licence and got the work licence...and then got caught for some traffic offence while on that...iiiiidiot. So just make sure your hubby behaves while he's on that :p
Im going to be a SAHM untill the boys are at kindy/school then do a couple of days a week,help pay the bills,I am a Doula/birth attendent aswell so thats my hobby,its good to have other interests...wouldn't mind training to become a childbirth educator..see what happens....i would go insane if i didn't get out of the house!!
That's fantastic - I definately get the feeling you would be wonderful at that - you're always so lovely and supportive on here! Have you attended many births? Hope your boys pick up soon. And that you stay healthy for that well-deserved girl's night out!! (that you can now enjoy a drink or six on ;)) Sorry Casey's weaned himself though... you did do a tremendous job for 3 months!! As for the poo, DD's was greenish for a fair few weeks on formula, but it's a mustard colour for the most part now.
I wouldn't mind working 2 days a week, my sister can babysit mondays-wednesdays as she works thursday-sunday. But finding a job that will let you work 2 days a week isn't easy.
Very true. I've been trying to look for some WP stuff I could do from home in a few months, but it looks pretty shakey.
Even now though I wonder sometimes as he still wants to feed 2nd hourly most of the time...which is probably why he doesnt sleep long periods. I'm told often things stretch out more when they get to 3-4 months...so
And yes formula poos are sometimes a greeny grey/brown due to the iron in the formula. You mentioned he gets constipated...is he on S26?? That's known to cause constipation in a lot of bubs.
Glad Gab had a better night... hopefully your rest gets better soon!!
As for the length between feeds, Khirra's 3 1/2months now and still tend to want a feed every 2 1/2hours. And she's on formula. She's still not a big eater though, usually about 90-100ml. I didn't know that about S26! My mate's bub is on that and he has a hard time with constipation... interesting.
It's nice that most of us can spend a good few months with our bubs before going back to work!! I'd hate to be in a position where I had to go straight back... it used to make me so sad seeing 6 week old bubs coming in to day care. Not that I'm judging - I know some people have no other way - but I felt bad for both the mum and bub. Must be so hard!
Well, Miss Khirra taught herself to roll from her tummy to her back a few days ago (can't do back to tummy) which was very exciting, but now it's near impossible to get her to do tummy time - the tricky little thing just keeps flipping herself onto her back. :rolleyes:
Anyway, she just woke herself up with a spew. Have a nice day girls!
I'm having one of my 'I can't cope days' :(
DD is on a 2 hour feed routine and everyday is spent feeding her for 1/2 hour, trying to entertain her for 1/2 to 45 mins, then calming her the rest as she screams and cries. Finally now and then get a sleep out of her, only to put her down and she wakes up and cries. It's exhausting.
After 2 hours, repeat the process. All day! It's only better if I put her in the sling, but honestly, I can't carry her around in that all day every day, it's not practical.
Am going mental :hair:
I've just had to put her crying in her cot and walk away for 5 mins and have a cry myself.
It just gets so hard doing this day after day after day.
I might get her down for 10 mins only to go and madly fold some washing and put it away, to come back the next day and DP has messed it all up in his search for what he's wearing that day :hair:
Better go and grab little DD. She's in her cot screaming and I feel so guilty for grabbing this 5 mins to have a whinge :crying:
I'm having one of my 'I can't cope days' :(
DD is on a 2 hour feed routine and everyday is spent feeding her for 1/2 hour, trying to entertain her for 1/2 to 45 mins, then calming her the rest as she screams and cries. Finally now and then get a sleep out of her, only to put her down and she wakes up and cries. It's exhausting.
After 2 hours, repeat the process. All day! It's only better if I put her in the sling, but honestly, I can't carry her around in that all day every day, it's not practical.
Am going mental :hair:
I've just had to put her crying in her cot and walk away for 5 mins and have a cry myself.
It just gets so hard doing this day after day after day.
I might get her down for 10 mins only to go and madly fold some washing and put it away, to come back the next day and DP has messed it all up in his search for what he's wearing that day :hair:
Better go and grab little DD. She's in her cot screaming and I feel so guilty for grabbing this 5 mins to have a whinge :crying:
We all have days like this, and its OK to feel the way you do. These days can be very overwhelming, and walking away for 5 minutes is the best thing for you and bubs. Hope your days get better very soon!
k8y chin up love, it will be better tomorrow. Not much we can say, apart from we've all been there and all understand. Eat chocolate, solves all the worlds problems. :yes:
Kyles your boy is a real cutie :)
I'm also not planning to go back to work until the girls are at school, so at the least it's still 5 years away (presuming I have no more kids :o). I did a few hours work from home when DD1 was about 1, it lasted about 9 months, until I was ready to pop out DD2. I must admit, while the money was fun, I ;m not jumping back in too quickly this time, was a real struggle working at nights when DD was in bed, partic when I had bad m/s and DD was being a terror. I'm not super keen on the work, it's ok, but I wouldnt rave about it and really the only thing I miss from my last job is the social interaction. I always imagined filling my days with volunteer work/helping at the kids school, etc. Who knows what might happen.
:hugs::hugs:k8y Sounds just like my days. Doesn't 2 hours go by quickly!!. Often I'm wondering why hes whinging and patting my shirt...and throwing his head back mouth open...to assume the feed postion.. It feels like only half an hour since we were last in that postion...but when I look at the clock..NO its at leat 2 hours.
Some days It gets to me thinking..hmm this is what Ive got to look forward to tomorrow and tomorrow...
We have one set routine and thats that we go for a walk around 3-4pm dependant upon feeds and cat naps,with the dog. I find myself looking at my clock thinking is it walkies time yet.??.:laughing::laughing:
I had visions of maybe getting some wedding done..as he likes sitting in his rocker... So took it outside today. Hmm he didnt like the rocker so much today... Ah well, got the clothes on the line.
ho hum, hes awake from his 20 minute sleep...BUT hey..ITS WALKIES TIME!!:D:D
BeautifulBoys
11-09-2008, 14:44
C38: Casey is on Karicare thickened formula,much better than S26 JMO as DS1 was on that & it did give him a sore belly & constipation,Casey did start on S26 & was pretty good but he spewed alot so much better on the thickened,DS1 was always spewing...I own lots of bibs :laughing:
Thanks for you advice & kind words...
K8y::hugs: What can I say but I know how you feel I often have days when I think Im going loose the plot...:hair: my patience wears very thin with DS1....I said to DH Im not sure if im cut out for this motherhood stuff...he said of course you are....everyone feels like you @ some stage....so I want you too know you are the best Mother Summer will ever have...its so hard when you have a demanding baby...feed feed feed!! hahaha Have you thought about going to a Mother baby unit somewhere you could spend the day,they look at how you Feed & settle etc...maybe something to think about if you haven't? Summer is she hungry after those 2hours or just wanting cuddles & to suck,when they get tired they often will suck/feed as they get confused I think....look hun your doing a amazing job! :hugs::hugs:
BeautifulBoys
11-09-2008, 14:48
:hugs::hugs:k8y Sounds just like my days. Doesn't 2 hours go by quickly!!. Often I'm wondering why hes whinging and patting my shirt...and throwing his head back mouth open...to assume the feed postion.. It feels like only half an hour since we were last in that postion...but when I look at the clock..NO its at leat 2 hours.
Some days It gets to me thinking..hmm this is what Ive got to look forward to tomorrow and tomorrow...
We have one set routine and thats that we go for a walk around 3-4pm dependant upon feeds and cat naps,with the dog. I find myself looking at my clock thinking is it walkies time yet.??.:laughing:
I had visions of maybe getting some wedding done..as he likes sitting in his rocker... So took it outside today. Hmm he didnt like the rocker so much today... Ah well, got the clothes on the line.
ho hum, hes awake from his 20 minute sleep...BUT hey..ITS WALKIES TIME!!:D:D
Im finding if I can get Casey past the first sleep cycle he will sleep longer,he has his day sleeps in his bouncer or in my pouch if we are out,both boys have been asleep since 1pm:smiliedance:
Enjoy your walk I go about 4.30pm....my new thing taking the dog...ahhhh peace n quiet !!
Enjoy your walk..nice day today
BeautifulBoys
11-09-2008, 14:51
Quote ems84: That's fantastic - I definately get the feeling you would be wonderful at that - you're always so lovely and supportive on here! Have you attended many births? Hope your boys pick up soon. And that you stay healthy for that well-deserved girl's night out!! (that you can now enjoy a drink or six on ) Sorry Casey's weaned himself though... you did do a tremendous job for 3 months!! As for the poo, DD's was greenish for a fair few weeks on formula, but it's a mustard colour for the most part now.
Thankyou :hugs:
I have my 2nd birth coming up she is having a VBAC!! Shes due end of Oct...very exciting :D
Have you always formula fed ems84?
not sure about my sahm plan. got a letter from work today actually stating 13th may 09 as my return to work date:laughing:, dont like their chances. just dont wanna let my job go as its great hours i pretty much tell them what ill work and alright pay. i used to do 4 days a week 9am to 3 pm then i cut back to 3 when pregnant prob go back to just 2 for a few years i guess. and i have no real skills or training as ive been busy having babies not too sure if id get another job with such great hours.
k8y and c38:hugs::hugs:. we def all have tough days. try the choccy:D
dylan been on 2 hourly feeds during the day and 3 hourly at night now for a few weeks started with a cold now i think it may be a growth spurt ive had some awful moments where i have burst into tears as its all just so hard. even contemplated giving up bf just so i could spend any time away from dylan.my little porker has put on over 500grams in 10 days:eek: all he does is eat and hardly ever poos :laughing:
c38 good on u getting out for a walk each day, wish i had the motivation. we have a killer magpie lurking in our yard at moment so we only do a quick dash for the car
Mum of Midgeys
11-09-2008, 16:16
I'm having one of my 'I can't cope days'...
Oh hun :hugs:. Just like the girls have said, we all have those days. But as BB said, a Mummy is the most capable person there is for their little bundle (even though we don't always feel it!) and there is no guilt in taking 5 minutes to take a deep breath! You know Summer will give you a smile, and that will give you the strength to do it all again :)
Eat chocolate, solves all the worlds problems.
:laughing: This is my new mantra!!!
Hmm he didnt like the rocker so much today... Ah well, got the clothes on the line.
ho hum, hes awake from his 20 minute sleep...BUT hey..ITS WALKIES TIME!!
:hugs: for you too C38 - enjoy your walk!! I should be doing the same after having KFC Popcorn chicken for lunch :o... but we were at the shops and it was right there!... lol. Isn't it amazing how getting washing on the line is an achievement these days?!
I have my 2nd birth coming up she is having a VBAC!! Shes due end of Oct...very exciting
Have you always formula fed ems84?
Ah, well you're definately the perfect person for that job!
And no... had that stint of expressing exclusively for a month when DD was born as she had a bad tongue tie and just couldn't draw the milk from me. She's really only gotten the hang of sucking correctly about a month ago, and she got her tongue snipped at 3 weeks. It was just too much expressing for 2 hourly feeds (considering it took like an hour to express enough) and in the end my milk started dwindling until it dried up, before she learnt how to draw the milk out. Neeevermind.
we have a killer magpie lurking in our yard at moment so we only do a quick dash for the car
Yucko, I don't blame you for not walking! I hate swooping magies, mean little buggers they are!
emm11e, sorry to hear about hubby's license... hope it goes OK for you.
k8y - :hugs: I think Summer sounds quite demanding and any of us would be having the same issues. Just remember, its not your fault and it will get better. :hugs:
I did my Mystery Shopping this morning. Man it's hard to go somewhere, PRETEND you're interested in something and then say no without buying! Great fun though! As I was leaving some staff members were really mucking around, throwing things, etc... :laughing: Will be in m report! :laughing:
Ooh and laptop fixed!!!!! :smiliedance:
HI SK6!!!!
Mum of Midgeys
11-09-2008, 16:43
Ooh and laptop fixed!!!!! :smiliedance:
HI SK6!!!!
:laughing: You crack me up MOS
Glad it's all fixed for you :yelclap:
jasserben
11-09-2008, 18:51
Liam is so gorgeous :)
Where did u get the tummy pillow & ball? I so need one.
For those of you who are interested...I did some shopping today & found the tummy time prop. It's a Bright Starts Sunny Smiles Tummy Prop & Play Mat. Cost me $40 from Toy's R Us.
I couldn't find the ball but that doesn't matter as we already have some from DS1.
DS2 seems to like it better than being straight on his tummy...he hates tummy time.
shereejoy
11-09-2008, 19:53
Hi guys,
I got lost when you all changed threads and didn't realise :cool:
I am bridesmaid for my sister in May and she is putting pressure on me now for my size so she can get dresses!!! What tha..... I am not happy about this, as it is really important for me to breastfeed this time round and I am not going to try to loose weight right now when things are going well for us (for a change). I just know I really have to work at it - to loose weight and I am not going to make my milk dry up in the mean time, esp when I have 8 mths to go! Any advice on what exercise I can do. I am thinking I am only allowed to exercise. No jogging or aerobics.
Well in the last few days we are going great guns. Just hoping it continues. Riley hasn't liked sleeping thru the day but we finally seem to be developing a pattern in the last few days. His first feed starts at 9am of a day and then he will have a very short catnap at 10.30am, feed at 12pm, asleep by 12.30pm (then has 3-4 hours), feed at 4pm (with a catnap in between), 6pm, then last feed at 7.30pm and asleep by 8.30 to 9pm and will wake at 5am for a feed.
Lets just hope that continues. Things are finally coming together. For now...... hehe
I am guessing Riley is about 6.3kgs approx at 11weeks of age, don't get weighed until next tues. But last Tuesday was 6.160kgs. So if he is about 6.3kgs, then he has put on 3kgs since birth and probably even more by next weigh in next Tuesday. So he is a budda baby and done so well compared to my first child. Lachlan (my first son), was only 6kgs at 6mths of age.
shereejoy
11-09-2008, 19:58
:hugs::hugs:k8y Sounds just like my days. Doesn't 2 hours go by quickly!!. Often I'm wondering why hes whinging and patting my shirt...and throwing his head back mouth open...to assume the feed postion.. It feels like only half an hour since we were last in that postion...but when I look at the clock..NO its at leat 2 hours.
Some days It gets to me thinking..hmm this is what Ive got to look forward to tomorrow and tomorrow...
We have one set routine and thats that we go for a walk around 3-4pm dependant upon feeds and cat naps,with the dog. I find myself looking at my clock thinking is it walkies time yet.??.:laughing::laughing:
I had visions of maybe getting some wedding done..as he likes sitting in his rocker... So took it outside today. Hmm he didnt like the rocker so much today... Ah well, got the clothes on the line.
ho hum, hes awake from his 20 minute sleep...BUT hey..ITS WALKIES TIME!!:D:D
That is way too funny.... you crack me up.
shereejoy
11-09-2008, 19:59
I'm having one of my 'I can't cope days' :(
DD is on a 2 hour feed routine and everyday is spent feeding her for 1/2 hour, trying to entertain her for 1/2 to 45 mins, then calming her the rest as she screams and cries. Finally now and then get a sleep out of her, only to put her down and she wakes up and cries. It's exhausting.
After 2 hours, repeat the process. All day! It's only better if I put her in the sling, but honestly, I can't carry her around in that all day every day, it's not practical.
Am going mental :hair:
I've just had to put her crying in her cot and walk away for 5 mins and have a cry myself.
It just gets so hard doing this day after day after day.
I might get her down for 10 mins only to go and madly fold some washing and put it away, to come back the next day and DP has messed it all up in his search for what he's wearing that day :hair:
Better go and grab little DD. She's in her cot screaming and I feel so guilty for grabbing this 5 mins to have a whinge :crying:
Big hugs to you hun. Some days it is all too much hey! I know exactly how you feel at times.
He's on Zantac. The GP increased the dosage. It's been nearly 2 weeks and I haven't seen a difference. What made them change Chais to Losec from Zantac?
The zantac was working, then it just suddenly stopped. He was on 1.4ml 3 times a day & his paed didn't want to up that anymore, so he changed him. The losec isn't working though & the last few days have been a nightmare. He screams at every feed, not being able to drink properly from the pain & he's started spewing again. I'm waiting to hear back from the paed to see if I can up his dose.
Bought Summer a hat from pumpkin patch today.
Too cute!!!! I need to get a hat, just haven't found one that fits that I like.
How many of us are planning to go back to work? And when? I'm going to do the SAHM thing indefinately. At least until all of the kids are at school. I dunno about my sanity though :laughing: I might have to do a uni course part-time...
With my 1st 2 I went back to work when they were a month old, as I had no choice financially. Granted, I worked for family, so I took them to work with me for 4 hours till mum could pick them up & take them home, so that helped. This time we're renting, & I plan on being a SAHM till he goes to school. I hate not having extra money, but I just love being at home with them.
Hi everyone:wave:
Good to hear from you, he's very cute!
The boys are still sick...
What colour a formula feed babies poo's meant to be...??? greenish??
Hope the boys are feeling better. Nothing worse than having everyone sick at once. Chais's poos are a greenish colour. They are like a play doh type consistency now which is great, so when he poos in his cloth nappies, I can just tip it out so easily.
Well, Miss Khirra taught herself to roll from her tummy to her back a few days ago (can't do back to tummy) which was very exciting, but now it's near impossible to get her to do tummy time - the tricky little thing just keeps flipping herself onto her back. :rolleyes:
Very clever :yelclap:, there'll be no stopping her now. I don't think Chais will be rolling for ages, has no interest & it prob doesn't help that cause of his reflux he doesn't get laid on the ground, he sits in his bouncer at an up right angle. Just checked DD's book & she rolled tummy to back at 3 1/2 months, but didn't go the other way until 5 months.
I'm having one of my 'I can't cope days' :(
:hugs:Hope you're feeling better. Just know it's totally normal & we all have days like that.
Ooh and laptop fixed!!!!!
Yay!
Lets just hope that continues. Things are finally coming together. For now...... hehe
Glad to hear he's going so well.
Just uploaded some new photos.
We bought Chais a new toy & he loves it. When you kick the ball, it makes the bear light up & music play.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/newtoy.jpg
Giving daddy big smiles tonight
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/smiling4dad.jpg
Having a shower with daddy
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/showerwithdad.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/showerwithdaddy.jpg
Cute pics kotakai!:yelclap:
I'm watching something on september 11 on foxtel & it's just horrible watching it all again. I was pregnant with Dakotah when it happened, & I remember thinking, what sort of world am I bringing this innocent baby into. I've been to America once since then & I was so scared flying, thinking something like that could happen again.
I just uploaded some new pics to our msn page.
For those of you asking about the tummy pillow...you dont need one. Just use a rolled up towel...that's all the Physios use at work
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/c38cassandraspictures.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=551
k8y Are you going to try and get into a new mums group per honeymoons instructions?? It's good fun meeting the other mums, you also find out lots of info about resources in your area, eg Playgroups, toy libraries etc
I'm also going to start postnatal physio classes next week, and am hoping to get into a mums and bubs yoga class. Duno how the munchkin will go, but will give it a whirl.
Kotakai:Bummer about the reflux. Losec can take a while to get into their system. In theory it should work beter then zantac. Poor little man with all that pain
Hi everyone
. But we've discovered the DREAM FEED. And it is dreamy!
Glad the dream feed works for you. I tried doing it one night, by the time I managed to get the bottle into Liams mouth, it had leaked onto the cot and all over his face, woke him up, and he didnt feed anyway!
The boys are still sick...Casey worse cough bad,he still smiling though..going to the docs tomorrow,i've starting cold n flu tab i dont want it! have a girls night out on Sat cant be sick for that ...... i never get out!!!! haha
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Hope the boys start getting better soon. Have a great night on Saturday, and have a drink for me!;)
. I think the lack of consistant sleep and reality of life day in day out with a bub just gets to you now and then. For me..it still beats working..even on the most frustrating days
Im hearing ya! Im not due to return to work until April next year, but the idea is so foreign to me its like thinking about moving to Mars.
Well, Miss Khirra taught herself to roll from her tummy to her back a few days ago (can't do back to tummy) which was very exciting, but now it's near impossible to get her to do tummy time - the tricky little thing just keeps flipping herself onto her back.
Well done Khirra!:yelclap:
I'm having one of my 'I can't cope days'
Aw, hun.:hugs:Like all the others have said, we've all been here. Hope tomorrow goes more smoothly for you. How cute is Summer in that hat!
I did my Mystery Shopping this morning. Man it's hard to go somewhere, PRETEND you're interested in something and then say no without buying! Great fun though! As I was leaving some staff members were really mucking around, throwing things, etc...
I used to do Mystery Shopping too. I quit when I kept getting the same furniture shops over and over. I never got KFC etc where you get reimbursed for what you buy. As I work at a bank I couldnt do banking jobs due to conflict of interest. But it was fun to get paid for shopping and nosing about!
For those of you who are interested...I did some shopping today & found the tummy time prop. It's a Bright Starts Sunny Smiles Tummy Prop & Play Mat. Cost me $40 from Toy's R Us.
I couldn't find the ball but that doesn't matter as we already have some from DS1.
I got given the mat and the ball so thanks for providing this info. Here are a couple of pics of what they look like closer up if it helps:
http://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll187/kyles72/th_DSC00164.jpghttp://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll187/kyles72/th_DSC00163.jpg
[quote=shereejoy;3034329]Any advice on what exercise I can do. I am thinking I am only allowed to exercise. No jogging or aerobics.
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I would suggest just walking or cycling. I like to think of walking as "exercising without exercising".
Kotakai - great photos! Chais has such a gorgeous smile!
This is my third attempt at this post, not sure what Ive been doing to delete the post TWICE! Thanks for all your words of support. Am feeling so much better now that the weather is improving and Liam and I are in more of a routine and we understand each other better.
Also thank you all for your compliments for Liam! We think he's cute too, but we are totally biased!
OK, hopefully this post doesnt delete again..
Take care everyone
Gorgeous photos C38. Gabriel looks so handsome in his groovy hat!:)
Yay, you did it Kyles!:yelclap:
Well I feel a little off tonight. I had an incident with the SIL. Each Thurs night we have a family dinner and we all get together. So tonight, she was her usual self, wanting to hold Sam, burp him, etc and I was cool with it especially since I was busy trying to get my Mystery Shopper report done. Then after she puts Sam down, he's crying so DH takes him for a bit. He couldn't settle him, so I took him and then she came and got him off me... Not until she'd walked into the kitchen and told me he needs burping. I laughed and said "Can you see where he is?... I AM burping him". He was on my bl00dy shoulder!
Then afterwards, we put him down again and then I go out the back to eat with the kids. The kids eat first (there are about 12 adults and 6 kids) but we were waiting for an adult who was running majorly late. So I ate with the kids as I wanted to eat while Sam was asleep. As my meal was finishing, I walk inside and she's got Sam again and he's screaming. She asked if the dummy next to our TV was OK and I told her it was dirty as had run up and down MIL's black fluffy (smoker's) cardigan. She said "Too late, it's in his mouth". I told her I really wish she'd asked me or come and got me and she said to get a new one. I said "It's too late it's in his mouth"... I got a new one.
Then I came back and asked DH who was sitting in the lounge room right outside the bedroom door if he was crying for long. Her daughter said he'd just started. I told her he sometimes cries and then goes back to sleep... (was angry at her just going into our room and getting him).
Then as I'm walking off (to try and calm down), she said to Sam "Do you want your mummy?". So I turned around and she gave him to me. Then she said "He really likes it when you hold him upright. He doesn't like it when you lie him down"...... WTF?! :confused: Maybe I flew off the handle but I immediately got smart with her and did this big sarcastic "REALLY?" and she didn't get it. She said "Yeah" so I replied "I had NO IDEA what he liked"...
Earlier, she told me off for stretching his legs up towards his chest. I do this before I change his nappy EVERY TIME and not once has he not laughed. He LOVES it and farts or poops most of the time. She told me not to do that to him. I looked at her and said her name in a tone as if to say "Pllleeeeeease" and she apologised for being bossy. She KNOWS she gets bossy. She is ALWAYS telling me what to do with him, what he likes, not to do this, etc, etc... :hair:
So I admit it was a little nasty and shouldn't have been a smart ar$e but then she just said "Nothing I ever say is right" and stormed off. So I yelled after her "I'm SICK of people telling ME what MY SON wants and needs". I couldn't help it.
She completely ignored me for the rest of the night and lives 4 doors down. Our paths will cross and I feel sooooo guilty now but am still very angry. I wonder when she will ever realise I am doing a good job and don't need "teaching" how to be a mum. BTW her kids totally don't respect her and I don't WANT to be a mum like her. She has NO PATIENCE for kids but LOVES them when they're babies (she says so herself) and can't stand hearing a baby cry, so picks them up at the first second.
I spoke with DH and he thinks I should go and talk to her tomorrow. I just can't. She will mull over it for a few days and then confront me. I am happy to wait for that. I hate confrontation. DH was also peeved that she just walked in and picked him up. I also had a chat with him about putting the cot in our room when the time comes for that reason and he agrees with me which is good. He said he can picture her running to him early in the morning thinking she is doing us a favour. She is always up here as she lives so close.
Sorry for rambling but I just have a mixture of feelings: anger, guilt, sadness. I am just sick of her telling me what to do with my child. The highlight of her day would be getting to hold Sam but she has 4 kids of her own that he just yells at all day.
I was just telling the other SIL the other day that I felt the MIL was backing off a little and I could tell I was becoming more relaxed with her now too. I hand him over to her much more than in the beginning.
Thanks for reading if you've gotten this far. :(
Oh and I have to report, Sam did the biggest man-burp this morning. I'm not talking a little baby burp but it sounded like DH had skulled a whole can of coke and belched. Like the drunk character on the Simpsons!
Ooh, forgot to say, Sam slept from about 11 last night until 7 this morning!!! That's the longest sleep in so far. We went back to sleep again and do every other morning too but that's the latest his sleep-throughs have gone to! :yelclap:
My babys eyes have gone brown! I noticed in those pics I took yesterday in the evening with the flash they looked brown. This am they look quite brown.. he does have a suit on with lots of brown in it through.
I'm a bit sad. I have brown eyes...so he gets them from me :D but his dad has gorgeous dark blue eyes, and I was kind of hoping:cool:
He slept from 7pm to 10.30pm then 11 until 1am then until 4.. from 4.30 h decided he wa awake, wanting to smile and giggle. How mean does it feel to sit in the dark rocking them for 30 minutes, trying to get them to sleep...when they obviously aren't tired. I ended up putting him in bed with me:o finally about 6am he gave in and went to sleep...until 7.30...then managed to get another 20 minute nap out of him after a feed....until I heard the poosploshion at 8!:laughing:
Hes asleep now in his cot...been there for 30 minutes:yelclap: I have been putting him in his room of a day.... Feels SO weird not having him in the corner of the lounge where I can see him.
MOS :hugs: Dont worry your SIL will come round. Surely she will think about it and relise she needs to respect you more re Sam
K8Y...hope today is better for you
Bellaleggos
12-09-2008, 09:46
Hi guys,
Hope you are all having ok days.
Feeling very sorry for myself today. I felt like I had swollen glands on the left of my face on Weds but didn't take a lot of notice. Since then it has got worse and I have what I think are ulcers in my mouth - same side - there were 2 yesterday and now 4 today. My face feels all swollen and I can't get a Drs appointment till tomorrow. Thank goodness I have a darling DD who sleeps 11 hours at night and goes down fairly well in the day.
For those of you who look forward to dog walking time - I'm with you :D I so look forward to when my OH comes home and I hand the baby over and go and escape for 20 mins with the dog. I've started taking the dog with me on my walks with the baby too - but it's a bit stressful as the dog is very strong and is always pulling me one way or the other sniffing :laughing:
MOS - I'm sure your SIL will come round. Just don't back down - that family need to know you are Sams mummy!
Sheerjoy - why can't you do aerobic exercise? I haven't heard about exercise drying up your milk supply. I would guess walking is the best exercise to do. I said I was going to walk every day, but haha, right. I play tennis and do Wii Fit, and those are pretty good, and no problems with my supply.
MOS - sorry about your SIL. I am having problems with one of my sisters. Actually, I'm not anymore, b/c as far as I'm concerned, there is no relationship there. It is a shame, but she's so self absorbed, she has never acknowledged Nicklas and changes the subject when someone talks about him. She is impossible. Nuff of that, I've washed my hands of her.
Nicklas slept from 11-4 last night - getting better! Then we from about 4:30-6 and 7-8:15. He's also FALLEN ASLEEP BY HIMSELF TWICE today. Sorry, I am so excited about that. I put him in his little chair while I did the dishes, and he has fallen asleep sucking his thumb. Not happy about the latter part, but happy about the falling asleep! And this morning DH put him back in bed with me when he went to work, and he fell asleep then for about 45 minutes. I'd like to put him in his cot now, but I'm afraid moving him will wake him up.
Daisy Boo
12-09-2008, 11:14
lol, I had 2 weeks off after having DD2, afraid Im not very good at being a SAHM..bit sad I know. I only work 3 days 9-2pm, so its pretty short hours.
BTW, any of you girls planning to go back to work and need child care, if you havent put your name down please do NOW. I put DD2 name down when she was 4 weeks old, all 4 centres told me we wouldnt even be looked at before January 09, fingers crossed a spot will come up at family day care soon (our preferred option).
We had the same problem with Kirilly when I was looking to go back to work. In the end Family Day care came through for me. It was not my first choice but it has worked out really well. And it's so much cheaper. It allows me to keep her in care while I get quality time with Michael. Otheriwse I would have to pay $92 a day for her at a centre.
BeautifulBoys
12-09-2008, 19:09
Hi guys,
Hope you are all having ok days.
Feeling very sorry for myself today. I felt like I had swollen glands on the left of my face on Weds but didn't take a lot of notice. Since then it has got worse and I have what I think are ulcers in my mouth - same side - there were 2 yesterday and now 4 today. My face feels all swollen and I can't get a Drs appointment till tomorrow. Thank goodness I have a darling DD who sleeps 11 hours at night and goes down fairly well in the day.
For those of you who look forward to dog walking time - I'm with you I so look forward to when my OH comes home and I hand the baby over and go and escape for 20 mins with the dog. I've started taking the dog with me on my walks with the baby too - but it's a bit stressful as the dog is very strong and is always pulling me one way or the other sniffing
MOS - I'm sure your SIL will come round. Just don't back down - that family need to know you are Sams mummy!
Hope you feel better soon...
I have a dog who drags me along the footpath..ends up being a run....haha
Sheerjoy - why can't you do aerobic exercise? I haven't heard about exercise drying up your milk supply. I would guess walking is the best exercise to do. I said I was going to walk every day, but haha, right. I play tennis and do Wii Fit, and those are pretty good, and no problems with my supply.
MOS - sorry about your SIL. I am having problems with one of my sisters. Actually, I'm not anymore, b/c as far as I'm concerned, there is no relationship there. It is a shame, but she's so self absorbed, she has never acknowledged Nicklas and changes the subject when someone talks about him. She is impossible. Nuff of that, I've washed my hands of her.
Nicklas slept from 11-4 last night - getting better! Then we from about 4:30-6 and 7-8:15. He's also FALLEN ASLEEP BY HIMSELF TWICE today. Sorry, I am so excited about that. I put him in his little chair while I did the dishes, and he has fallen asleep sucking his thumb. Not happy about the latter part, but happy about the falling asleep! And this morning DH put him back in bed with me when he went to work, and he fell asleep then for about 45 minutes. I'd like to put him in his cot now, but I'm afraid moving him will wake him up.
Thats great!!
We had the same problem with Kirilly when I was looking to go back to work. In the end Family Day care came through for me. It was not my first choice but it has worked out really well. And it's so much cheaper. It allows me to keep her in care while I get quality time with Michael. Otheriwse I would have to pay $92 a day for her at a centre.
We use Family day Care for DS1 its really good,I like the family enviroment.....the lady who looks after him is wonderful.
Just uploaded some new photos.
We bought Chais a new toy & he loves it. When you kick the ball, it makes the bear light up & music play.
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/newtoy.jpg
Giving daddy big smiles tonight
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/smiling4dad.jpg
Having a shower with daddy
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/showerwithdad.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk174/kotakai_chais/showerwithdaddy.jpg
aww cute!
Yay, you did it Kyles!
Well I feel a little off tonight. I had an incident with the SIL. Each Thurs night we have a family dinner and we all get together. So tonight, she was her usual self, wanting to hold Sam, burp him, etc and I was cool with it especially since I was busy trying to get my Mystery Shopper report done. Then after she puts Sam down, he's crying so DH takes him for a bit. He couldn't settle him, so I took him and then she came and got him off me... Not until she'd walked into the kitchen and told me he needs burping. I laughed and said "Can you see where he is?... I AM burping him". He was on my bl00dy shoulder!
Then afterwards, we put him down again and then I go out the back to eat with the kids. The kids eat first (there are about 12 adults and 6 kids) but we were waiting for an adult who was running majorly late. So I ate with the kids as I wanted to eat while Sam was asleep. As my meal was finishing, I walk inside and she's got Sam again and he's screaming. She asked if the dummy next to our TV was OK and I told her it was dirty as had run up and down MIL's black fluffy (smoker's) cardigan. She said "Too late, it's in his mouth". I told her I really wish she'd asked me or come and got me and she said to get a new one. I said "It's too late it's in his mouth"... I got a new one.
Then I came back and asked DH who was sitting in the lounge room right outside the bedroom door if he was crying for long. Her daughter said he'd just started. I told her he sometimes cries and then goes back to sleep... (was angry at her just going into our room and getting him).
Then as I'm walking off (to try and calm down), she said to Sam "Do you want your mummy?". So I turned around and she gave him to me. Then she said "He really likes it when you hold him upright. He doesn't like it when you lie him down"...... WTF?! Maybe I flew off the handle but I immediately got smart with her and did this big sarcastic "REALLY?" and she didn't get it. She said "Yeah" so I replied "I had NO IDEA what he liked"...
Earlier, she told me off for stretching his legs up towards his chest. I do this before I change his nappy EVERY TIME and not once has he not laughed. He LOVES it and farts or poops most of the time. She told me not to do that to him. I looked at her and said her name in a tone as if to say "Pllleeeeeease" and she apologised for being bossy. She KNOWS she gets bossy. She is ALWAYS telling me what to do with him, what he likes, not to do this, etc, etc...
So I admit it was a little nasty and shouldn't have been a smart ar$e but then she just said "Nothing I ever say is right" and stormed off. So I yelled after her "I'm SICK of people telling ME what MY SON wants and needs". I couldn't help it.
She completely ignored me for the rest of the night and lives 4 doors down. Our paths will cross and I feel sooooo guilty now but am still very angry. I wonder when she will ever realise I am doing a good job and don't need "teaching" how to be a mum. BTW her kids totally don't respect her and I don't WANT to be a mum like her. She has NO PATIENCE for kids but LOVES them when they're babies (she says so herself) and can't stand hearing a baby cry, so picks them up at the first second.
I spoke with DH and he thinks I should go and talk to her tomorrow. I just can't. She will mull over it for a few days and then confront me. I am happy to wait for that. I hate confrontation. DH was also peeved that she just walked in and picked him up. I also had a chat with him about putting the cot in our room when the time comes for that reason and he agrees with me which is good. He said he can picture her running to him early in the morning thinking she is doing us a favour. She is always up here as she lives so close.
Sorry for rambling but I just have a mixture of feelings: anger, guilt, sadness. I am just sick of her telling me what to do with my child. The highlight of her day would be getting to hold Sam but she has 4 kids of her own that he just yells at all day.
I was just telling the other SIL the other day that I felt the MIL was backing off a little and I could tell I was becoming more relaxed with her now too. I hand him over to her much more than in the beginning.
Thanks for reading if you've gotten this far. :(
Oh and I have to report, Sam did the biggest man-burp this morning. I'm not talking a little baby burp but it sounded like DH had skulled a whole can of coke and belched. Like the drunk character on the Simpsons!
Oh you poor thing...it must be so frustrating!!! I would have lost my cool aswell there is only so much you can take...she should worry about her own kids...I know she is Sam's Aunty but thats it a "AUNTY" she has her own kids to care for,I guess you can say thanks yes I KNOW!! when she offers advice...I agree keep Sam in your room...I would leave it for a few days....hopefully she gets the message! haha
Hang in there.....:hugs:
Ooh, forgot to say, Sam slept from about 11 last night until 7 this morning!!! That's the longest sleep in so far. We went back to sleep again and do every other morning too but that's the latest his sleep-throughs have gone to! :yelclap:
Great stuff!
Hi guys,
I got lost when you all changed threads and didn't realise :cool:
I am bridesmaid for my sister in May and she is putting pressure on me now for my size so she can get dresses!!! What tha..... I am not happy about this, as it is really important for me to breastfeed this time round and I am not going to try to loose weight right now when things are going well for us (for a change). I just know I really have to work at it - to loose weight and I am not going to make my milk dry up in the mean time, esp when I have 8 mths to go! Any advice on what exercise I can do. I am thinking I am only allowed to exercise. No jogging or aerobics.
Well in the last few days we are going great guns. Just hoping it continues. Riley hasn't liked sleeping thru the day but we finally seem to be developing a pattern in the last few days. His first feed starts at 9am of a day and then he will have a very short catnap at 10.30am, feed at 12pm, asleep by 12.30pm (then has 3-4 hours), feed at 4pm (with a catnap in between), 6pm, then last feed at 7.30pm and asleep by 8.30 to 9pm and will wake at 5am for a feed.
Lets just hope that continues. Things are finally coming together. For now...... hehe
I am guessing Riley is about 6.3kgs approx at 11weeks of age, don't get weighed until next tues. But last Tuesday was 6.160kgs. So if he is about 6.3kgs, then he has put on 3kgs since birth and probably even more by next weigh in next Tuesday. So he is a budda baby and done so well compared to my first child. Lachlan (my first son), was only 6kgs at 6mths of age.
I had one of my best friends as a bridesmaid, she was breastfeeding her 3month old girl,I had her dress made as soon as she had bub,then she got fitted again a wk before the wedding as she was loosing weight from feeding...wasn't a big deal to me & there was NO way I would tell her to shed a few pounds....or put pressure on her....:hugs:
Thanks guys for your encouraging words re the SIL. DH and I had a loooooooong chat about it last night (from about midnight when we went to bed until about 2:30am) and the more we chatted, the more things I remember her ordering me around with. Like I remember when I was changing Sam's nappy and she was watching, his dummy fell out. He was due for a feed and I know at this time, that I need to keep the dummy in whilst changing him. So when it fell out and I reached to put it back in, she said "Don't put it back in". I stopped and looked at her and said "OK then, just wait for the screaming". As if on cue, he started screaming for it. So she told me to put the dummy in. I did and then gave her a big sarcastic "Thank you". She responded by referring to herself as a "bossy boots" so I told her that I KNOW MY SON and was putting the dummy in for a reason. I just can't believe some people.
I have never had a real argument with anyone in DH's family and I felt soooo guilty about it until my long chat with DH. He told me to make sure that I spell out to her the way she makes me feel when she tries to tell me how to care for my own son (She makes me feel useless, and like she has no trust that I can look after him). So I will... that's IF she ever talks to me again! It's wierd. I think she would have no idea how much she's offended me or over-stepped the line. The amount of times she's said to me in that WHINY tone "Oh but he's MYYYYYY NEPHEEEEEEWWWWWW". Oh PUH-LEASE!
DH also said he DEFINITELY wants Sam in our room as long as possible.
I am so happy that he feels the same as I do. I initially thought he would think I was being my usual over-protective pedantic self. He did say that I am a bit over the top with his mum and he's noticed I've let go a bit with her which is good but he acknowledges his sister is way too much. He made a point of saying that Sam and I are his family now and we are his number one. He said he just wants to keep me happy before his sister. He does want to make sure I get along with his mum but beyond that, it's all good as long as his little family are happy. It was very sweet. :valentine:
Anyway I've still been feeling sick about it all day but hey, what can you do? You know the feeling when things just aren't right? Even my own MOTHER doesn't try to tell me how to care for him. Gggrrr... :hair:
Went to a friend's place tonight to watch the football. That was nice.
I am off now to Google the dimensions for my Boori Cot so that I can measure up the room and figure out what we need moved to fit it in here. It has abig drawer along the bottom which is great as we need more storage. :thumbsup:
Shereejoy, that's not very nice to be asked to lose weight. She should take you just as you are. When I was getting married, our closest friends were trying to fall PG via IVF. We asked both of them to be on our bridal party but I specifically told her that I completely understood if she backed out at any point and them having a baby was more important but if she was heavily pregnant by the time our wedding came and she still wanted in, I would be honoured to have her and her baby belly as part of our wedding. Asking someone to be on your bridal party should be about the bond or friendship you have with them, not how they will look in the dress. Pfft! BTW, the friends in question took 6 years to conceive that baby but had their second only 2 weeks after I had Sam. :yelclap:
Good night all and big hugs to those who need them. :hugs:
PS. Has anyone heard from Fluffball? It's been a while... :confused:
BeautifulBoys
13-09-2008, 06:03
Thanks guys for your encouraging words re the SIL. DH and I had a loooooooong chat about it last night (from about midnight when we went to bed until about 2:30am) and the more we chatted, the more things I remember her ordering me around with. Like I remember when I was changing Sam's nappy and she was watching, his dummy fell out. He was due for a feed and I know at this time, that I need to keep the dummy in whilst changing him. So when it fell out and I reached to put it back in, she said "Don't put it back in". I stopped and looked at her and said "OK then, just wait for the screaming". As if on cue, he started screaming for it. So she told me to put the dummy in. I did and then gave her a big sarcastic "Thank you". She responded by referring to herself as a "bossy boots" so I told her that I KNOW MY SON and was putting the dummy in for a reason. I just can't believe some people.
I have never had a real argument with anyone in DH's family and I felt soooo guilty about it until my long chat with DH. He told me to make sure that I spell out to her the way she makes me feel when she tries to tell me how to care for my own son (She makes me feel useless, and like she has no trust that I can look after him). So I will... that's IF she ever talks to me again! It's wierd. I think she would have no idea how much she's offended me or over-stepped the line. The amount of times she's said to me in that WHINY tone "Oh but he's MYYYYYY NEPHEEEEEEWWWWWW". Oh PUH-LEASE!
DH also said he DEFINITELY wants Sam in our room as long as possible.
I am so happy that he feels the same as I do. I initially thought he would think I was being my usual over-protective pedantic self. He did say that I am a bit over the top with his mum and he's noticed I've let go a bit with her which is good but he acknowledges his sister is way too much. He made a point of saying that Sam and I are his family now and we are his number one. He said he just wants to keep me happy before his sister. He does want to make sure I get along with his mum but beyond that, it's all good as long as his little family are happy. It was very sweet. :valentine:
Anyway I've still been feeling sick about it all day but hey, what can you do? You know the feeling when things just aren't right? Even my own MOTHER doesn't try to tell me how to care for him. Gggrrr... :hair:
Went to a friend's place tonight to watch the football. That was nice.
I am off now to Google the dimensions for my Boori Cot so that I can measure up the room and figure out what we need moved to fit it in here. It has abig drawer along the bottom which is great as we need more storage. :thumbsup:
Shereejoy, that's not very nice to be asked to lose weight. She should take you just as you are. When I was getting married, our closest friends were trying to fall PG via IVF. We asked both of them to be on our bridal party but I specifically told her that I completely understood if she backed out at any point and them having a baby was more important but if she was heavily pregnant by the time our wedding came and she still wanted in, I would be honoured to have her and her baby belly as part of our wedding. Asking someone to be on your bridal party should be about the bond or friendship you have with them, not how they will look in the dress. Pfft! BTW, the friends in question took 6 years to conceive that baby but had their second only 2 weeks after I had Sam.
Good night all and big hugs to those who need them.
PS. Has anyone heard from Fluffball? It's been a while...
Im glad you had a real good chat with your DH....it all works out in the end:hugs:
Sounds like you both have a wonderful relationship.
No where is fluffball :confused:.......busy with her kiddies...& life in general.....shes lurking around im sure....haha
Oh poo just finished reading posts and heard DD wake up :hissy:
MOS you must have the patience of a saint. I'm glad you and DH had a good chat about things. Hopefully it will all be a bit smoother for you until you leave there.
sk6 good advice. I put my name down at the child care centre I wanted as soon as I found out I was PG :D
Oh I best go. She's not getting back to sleep. DP has her though.
Better day yesterday, thanks ladies. She went down in her cot for 2 x 40 min naps and we went for a trip to the shops so she had a lovely time in her sling.
Also last night she slept from 8.30pm to 5am :eek: Amazing. I was laying in bed watching Step Up on tv and I had her with me while DP watched footy out in the lounge. Was going to put her in her cot but I fell asleep about an hour into the movie. Then woke up at 5am to her fidgeting.
Off to the Gold Coast today. A friend and I are getting our hair coloured and cut. Should be a nice time away from DD which I never have. She will appreciate me more when I get back ;) Have to get cracking on expressing some milk though so DP can look after her. Won't be hard. My boobies are at maximum capacity after such a good sleep from her. I soooo suffer from oversupply....
Sorry no more personals. DD has reached her highest lung capacity so doesn't seem that DP is getting her back to sleep!
BeautifulBoys
13-09-2008, 13:04
Oh poo just finished reading posts and heard DD wake up :hissy:
MOS you must have the patience of a saint. I'm glad you and DH had a good chat about things. Hopefully it will all be a bit smoother for you until you leave there.
sk6 good advice. I put my name down at the child care centre I wanted as soon as I found out I was PG :D
Oh I best go. She's not getting back to sleep. DP has her though.
Better day yesterday, thanks ladies. She went down in her cot for 2 x 40 min naps and we went for a trip to the shops so she had a lovely time in her sling.
Also last night she slept from 8.30pm to 5am :eek: Amazing. I was laying in bed watching Step Up on tv and I had her with me while DP watched footy out in the lounge. Was going to put her in her cot but I fell asleep about an hour into the movie. Then woke up at 5am to her fidgeting.
Off to the Gold Coast today. A friend and I are getting our hair coloured and cut. Should be a nice time away from DD which I never have. She will appreciate me more when I get back ;) Have to get cracking on expressing some milk though so DP can look after her. Won't be hard. My boobies are at maximum capacity after such a good sleep from her. I soooo suffer from oversupply....
Sorry no more personals. DD has reached her highest lung capacity so doesn't seem that DP is getting her back to sleep!
Enjoy getting your hair done you deserve it!!:yes:
Mum of Midgeys
13-09-2008, 16:08
I am bridesmaid for my sister in May and she is putting pressure on me now for my size so she can get dresses!!! What tha..... I am not happy about this, as it is really important for me to breastfeed this time round and I am not going to try to loose weight right now when things are going well for us (for a change). I just know I really have to work at it - to loose weight and I am not going to make my milk dry up in the mean time, esp when I have 8 mths to go! Any advice on what exercise I can do. I am thinking I am only allowed to exercise. No jogging or aerobics.
Glad everything is going well with Riley hun! As for your sister - has she had kids? Surely she can understand it's a mission just to brush your hair with a new bub, let alone worry about your weight too much! I wouldn't stress too much though - they can take it in come closer to the time.
Just uploaded some new photos.
He is just so cute hun - getting so big!. It's co gorgeous watching them in the shower with their Daddies, isn't it?
I just uploaded some new pics to our msn page.
Those pics are gorgeous C38, Gab is gorgeous. You can definately see the brown in his eyes in a few of them. (just for the record, I love the furniture in your house! lol)
The yoga class sounds fantastic!... wonder if there's anything like that around here? Will have to look into it!
Hi guys,
Hope you are all having ok days.
Feeling very sorry for myself today. I felt like I had swollen glands on the left of my face on Weds but didn't take a lot of notice. Since then it has got worse and I have what I think are ulcers in my mouth - same side - there were 2 yesterday and now 4 today. My face feels all swollen and I can't get a Drs appointment till tomorrow. Thank goodness I have a darling DD who sleeps 11 hours at night and goes down fairly well in the day.
Bella, hope you're feeling better hun. I've got an earache and called to get in the doctors on Wed, but couldn't get an appt until Tuesday :rolleyes:. Glad your little girl is settling so well still! You're going to have to give me some tips on the daytime naps, I think! DD is fine with nights , but days are just turning into more of a battle. I need to do something now before some bad habits start to stick.
Nicklas slept from 11-4 last night - getting better! Then we from about 4:30-6 and 7-8:15. He's also FALLEN ASLEEP BY HIMSELF TWICE today. Sorry, I am so excited about that. I put him in his little chair while I did the dishes, and he has fallen asleep sucking his thumb. Not happy about the latter part, but happy about the falling asleep! And this morning DH put him back in bed with me when he went to work, and he fell asleep then for about 45 minutes. I'd like to put him in his cot now, but I'm afraid moving him will wake him up.
That is fantastic!! My DD needs to take a page out of his book :laughing:
Thanks guys for your encouraging words re the SIL. DH and I had a loooooooong chat about it last night (from about midnight when we went to bed until about 2:30am) and the more we chatted, the more things I remember her ordering me around with. Like I remember when I was changing Sam's nappy and she was watching, his dummy fell out. He was due for a feed and I know at this time, that I need to keep the dummy in whilst changing him. So when it fell out and I reached to put it back in, she said "Don't put it back in". I stopped and looked at her and said "OK then, just wait for the screaming". As if on cue, he started screaming for it. So she told me to put the dummy in. I did and then gave her a big sarcastic "Thank you". She responded by referring to herself as a "bossy boots" so I told her that I KNOW MY SON and was putting the dummy in for a reason. I just can't believe some people.
I have never had a real argument with anyone in DH's family and I felt soooo guilty about it until my long chat with DH. He told me to make sure that I spell out to her the way she makes me feel when she tries to tell me how to care for my own son (She makes me feel useless, and like she has no trust that I can look after him). So I will... that's IF she ever talks to me again! It's wierd. I think she would have no idea how much she's offended me or over-stepped the line. The amount of times she's said to me in that WHINY tone "Oh but he's MYYYYYY NEPHEEEEEEWWWWWW". Oh PUH-LEASE!
DH also said he DEFINITELY wants Sam in our room as long as possible.
I am so happy that he feels the same as I do. I initially thought he would think I was being my usual over-protective pedantic self. He did say that I am a bit over the top with his mum and he's noticed I've let go a bit with her which is good but he acknowledges his sister is way too much. He made a point of saying that Sam and I are his family now and we are his number one. He said he just wants to keep me happy before his sister. He does want to make sure I get along with his mum but beyond that, it's all good as long as his little family are happy. It was very sweet.
So nice that your DH has your back hun. And as for feeling guilty, I don't think you should at all. Sam isn't her son, and just having her own kids doesn't make her an authority on your baby. I hate conflict as well, but I think if I had someone like that in my ear, I would have done exactly the same as you. If anything she should be coming to you to apologise for being so over-bearing and interferring. Whew. You've got me all riled up for you :laughing:. Just stand your ground hun, like your lovely hubby said. Big :hugs: for having to deal with it.
Off to the Gold Coast today. A friend and I are getting our hair coloured and cut. Should be a nice time away from DD which I never have. She will appreciate me more when I get back
Glad you had a better day yesterday :thumbsup: And enjoy the trip to the hairdressers!! Are you planning on doing anything different with it? Enjoy and relax :)
Ok, I think I might have goofed last night. I had 2 glasses of wine between 5 and 7 pm. At 8 pm I BF Nicklas, who then slept until 3:15!! I of course woke up TWICE, worried he was not breathing or something. I couldn't believe it, he has NEVER slept that long. Was it the wine? Then mum babysat him for most of the day today (date night last night got cancelled and turned into date day today - long story) and he slept for 3 hours this morning. Both sleeps are highly unusual, and I was hoping he's just starting to settle in, but my grandmother has me convinced I got the poor kid DRUNK and that's why he slept so long? I wanted to be happy about his sleeping, but now I feel guilty.
c38 baby and yoga sounds great. They have that here in bris too so let us know how you get on with it.
ems84 I went a fair bit blonder (lots of blonde foils) and was growing out my fringe but had it cut back in again as it's too hard to grow out while BF as it keeps hanging in my face and I was tired of just pinning it back with a bobby pin, I felt so daggy.
:hugs: for your earache. I'm with you on the day time naps too. It's so difficult - such hard work. I just keep perservering (sp?) in the hopes that it just works out. When I do know she's tired, I try to keep it routine like and draw the curtains, wrap her in her wrap the same way, rock her and gently pat her butt. I'm hoping this will be her trigger to sleep until I can eventually get her to self settle. I'm not sure if cot mobiles are good ideas or not but DP said she went off to sleep after watching hers for 5mins today after she was semi-settled.
babywez I'm not sure on the alcohol front. I've a wine with dinner once or twice and it hasn't changed her sleeping habits, so hopefully it's the start of bubs sleeping longer for you :fingerscrossed:
Had a lovely day, but did feel anxious at leaving DD and I missed her terribly. Rushed in the door at 6pm (we left around 11.30am) to give her cuddles and she was asleep in her cot! Didn't take long for her to wake though so I was right in there to grab her :laughing: I just couldn't wait to get home and was saying to my friend in the car on the way back that when she's a pesky 2yr old, I'll probably be saying 'I don't want to go home yet!'
babywez I'm not sure on the alcohol front. I've a wine with dinner once or twice and it hasn't changed her sleeping habits, so hopefully it's the start of bubs sleeping longer for you :fingerscrossed:
Had a lovely day, but did feel anxious at leaving DD and I missed her terribly. Rushed in the door at 6pm (we left around 11.30am) to give her cuddles and she was asleep in her cot! Didn't take long for her to wake though so I was right in there to grab her :laughing: I just couldn't wait to get home and was saying to my friend in the car on the way back that when she's a pesky 2yr old, I'll probably be saying 'I don't want to go home yet!'
:fingerscrossed: indeed! and I felt the same way with Nicklas today. My mum had him from 8-3! It was nice to spend the day with DH, but I missed Nicklas terribly! It was much easier to leave him with mum when he was a few weeks old. Now that he smiles and laughs and plays, being away from him is HARD. And mum said he was talking up a storm today, and laughing and playing. I hate missing that!
babywez - Don't stress about the wine. I'm sure once or twice won't kill them. I try to hold Sam's feed off for 2 hours after one drink but people tell me I'm being stupid... :confused:
We went to a friend's place today and she had a breast pump she'd bought and tried to use but couldn't. So we sterilised it at her place today and I gave it a go. It worked but I have NO IDEA how much to express. I might go off and Google it now. It takes a while and can be quite painful. Another friend said it just takes a while to get used to. Today I expressed just over 50ml and Sam guzzled it down then I put him on the boob and he kept going. So not sure... This time (just now), I've expressed 85mls and DH is feeding him. He really enjoyed it today. He wanted to feed him but not desperately but now he said he's really glad he did. He said he really liked Sam's big eyes looking up at him as he fed.
Another question: If we are going out tomorrow and I want to express a bottle late tonight while Sam sleeps, how would I manage the temperature of it? So say I express at midnight and refrigerate. When I go out tomorrow, do I just take it and give it at room temp? I have NO IDEA!!! :confused: Or do I freeze overnight and then let thaew in the nappy bag? That doesn't sound right... Sam''s on the boob now. Looks like 85mls is not enough!
Hi everyone:wave:
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Feeling very sorry for myself today. I felt like I had swollen glands on the left of my face on Weds but didn't take a lot of notice. Since then it has got worse and I have what I think are ulcers in my mouth - same side - there were 2 yesterday and now 4 today. My face feels all swollen and I can't get a Drs appointment till tomorrow. Thank goodness I have a darling DD who sleeps 11 hours at night and goes down fairly well in the day.
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Owee, you poor thing. Hope the ulcers arent giving you too much grief. So impressed that your bub sleeps 11 hours at night! Whats your secret?
He made a point of saying that Sam and I are his family now and we are his number one. He said he just wants to keep me happy before his sister. He does want to make sure I get along with his mum but beyond that, it's all good as long as his little family are happy. It was very sweet.
Awww your DH sounds like a real sweetie!
Bella, hope you're feeling better hun. I've got an earache and called to get in the doctors on Wed, but couldn't get an appt until Tuesday
Owee to you to Ems. Its so frustrating when your in pain and can't get to the doctor for a few days. Hope its not too bad for you.
ems84 I went a fair bit blonder (lots of blonde foils) and was growing out my fringe but had it cut back in again as it's too hard to grow out while BF as it keeps hanging in my face and I was tired of just pinning it back with a bobby pin, I felt so daggy.
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Your hair sounds fab. Im with you on the trying to grow the fringe out. It takes ages with looking daggy, and as soon as Ive grown it out I get it cut straight back in too!
Another question: If we are going out tomorrow and I want to express a bottle late tonight while Sam sleeps, how would I manage the temperature of it? So say I express at midnight and refrigerate. When I go out tomorrow, do I just take it and give it at room temp? I have NO IDEA!!! :confused: Or do I freeze overnight and then let thaew in the nappy bag? That doesn't sound right... Sam''s on the boob now. Looks like 85mls is not enough!
I sometimes express so DH can feed Liam. I generally do about 150 mls - not all at once, and I refrigerate then freeze. When I go out I always make sure I can get a cup of hot (not boiling) water to heat the bottle up and take it thawed.Not sure if thats a practical solution for your query though...:confused:
Hope you are all having a good weekend. My DH decided to take Liam to Nanas today to give me some time out. What a sweetie! However, by the time I changed the sheets, did 2 loands of washing and hung it out, dishes, vacuumed and mopped, brought washing back in, and ironed and folded, then made a shopping list for the groceries, DH was home:rolleyes: and I was exhausted:rolleyes:. DH was also exhausted as apparently Liam screamed for 45 minutes straight and no one could work out what was wrong. Welcome to parenthood! DH wanted to ring an ambulance (no, really!), and I said "Why didnt you ring me?" Nana lives 10 minutes away, his answer was he didnt know if I would be at home! Hello, thats what mobile phones are for!
So Im trying to tell DH "Yeah, he gets like that sometimes" and hes saying "No, you dont understand, the screaming was really bad". What does he think its like when hes at work? Im sure I will never understand men!
Anyway, Liams fine, Im assuming he was just cranky and overtired, like all babies get.
Have a good evening all! Take care:flowerz:
:laughing: Too funny Kyles!!! I wonder what the ambo's would have done that he couldn't!
And thanks for the suggestion. We are going to check out the markets at Fox Studios tomorrow morning and have a coffee so your idea is perfect. I just realised I had the Kid Wrangling book and consulted it. It gave me all of the answers I was looking for, so all sorted now thanks! :thumbsup:
I will refrigerate overnight and then take the bottle with me and then ask for a cup of hot water to sit it in while we're having a coffee. I hope to feed him a bottle of EBM each day just to get us both used to it... Well, I need to get used to pumping but Sam had no probs taking to the bottle - he guzzled in about one hundredth of the time it took me to pump it -and it is an electric pump! Any ideas how to make it com out faster? I don't think I would have been able to do 10mls with a HAND PUMP!!! :eek: Am going to get some of those EBM bags from the chemist tomorrow so I can have a few ready to go if I want to have a few beers or something.
DH is going to take me to the races the next time they're on as it's only at the end of the stret. I have told him I need a new outfit first as I would feel like a fat old frump (have you SEEN the way these girls dress for the races these days?!)... Oh boy I feel OLD! :eek:
I have had a breast pump since Nick got here, and it DOES get easier. I just expressed 160 mls, and I have another one of 180 mls in the fridge from this afternoon. Breast milk in the fridge (according to the manual I got with mine) is good for 48 hours, or it is good in the freezer for 3 months. I have never frozen it, so I'm not sure about thawing/heating, etc. But someone else on here mentioned once that breast milk is ok at room temp for 8-10 hours. I like having at least 1 bottle of expressed milk so that mum or DH can feed Nicklas, or sometimes I feed him the bottle, just to give the boobs a break, then express some more later. I either stand it in boiling water or I microwave it for 25 seconds.
In other news, we just got new neighbours and they are SO NOISY. If they wake up Nicklas, there's no telling what I might do!!! :hair:
Bellaleggos
13-09-2008, 21:30
Hi all,
Ems - Hope your earache is better. I cancelled my Drs appointment today as I do feel a bit better. Got some stuff from the chemist last night for the ulcers that help.
Ems and Kyles - it really is hit and miss in the daytime as to whether she sleeps. I'm not sure why but I feel happier leaving her cry a bit when I'm on my own with her, than I do if my OH is here :confused: It always seems harder at weekends. I'm not sure if she's clued up that there's more people to attend to her if she cries :D This arvo she was fed and then we popped out to Bunnings - she yawned all the way there and back and was almost asleep, so I scooped her out of the car straight into the cot where she screamed for over an hour - with 5 mins break for a quick sleep here and there!
As for the nights - she's been a good sleeper since she was about 4 weeks, when I started the bath around 6 to 6.30, feed, put to sleep in a dark room routine. It got rid of arscenic hour completely. She seems to know that once she has the bath then it must be nearly bed time. She rarely cries when I swaddle her and put her to bed. I make sure the room is dark and don't switch the light on (I use the light from the bathroom next door), swaddle her, give her a kiss and then leave the room. It's usually around 7ish and she's asleep by 7.30 - quite happy chatting away to Pooh bear on the wall above her bed for 30 mins or so. I go back and tuck her into her sheet and blanket before I go to bed then. Since last Monday she's been sleeping 11+ hours. I usually hear her stir around 6ish but she doesn't actually cry until 7ish or thereabouts :D:D:yelclap::yelclap:
shereejoy
13-09-2008, 21:34
I just thought I would mention not to heat breastmilk in the microwave, I have read that it zaps all the nutrients out of it. Only stand it in warm water if you want to heat it.
Nite all, just spent 3 hours getting bubs to sleep. Hopefully he is down for 10hours now, has been doing that for us lately, hope it continues.
I don't understand these children who don't want to go to sleep thou...............
Thanks Shereejoy, I just read that in my Kid Wrangling book. I like the idea of sitting it in hot water anyway - much easer! :thumbsup:
Thanks babywez, knowing that the BM is good at room temp for that long is good - it means we can go out and don't need to stress about it staying cool. I will however get one of those bottle coolers. This may just change the way I do things! We can now go shopping and take a bottle in case. It's MUCH easier than trying to discreetly feed Sam in a cafe because I can't be stuffed sitting in the parent's room for half an hour!
I'm going to try some things on in a shop next week for $20! :laughing: :D
I had a bath with Sam before. The in-laws were out, so I jumped in the bath and then DH got Sam un-dressed and then brought him in. I put him in it up to his neck and he gave me the biggest smile EVER! It was sooo cute. He smiled so much. It was like he was just staring at me with the biggest smile. I think he is the cutest thing ever and I love him so much I feel like I'm going to explode. We took him to a friend's place today and they have the same activity mat/gym thingy as we do so Sam laid on it for HOURS laughing and playing. He was such a good baby today. I think he's making up for it now though - He just won't go to sleep. He's lying next to me on the bed sucking on his fist. He's not hungry as I put him back on the boob half an hour ago and he sucked a few times then stopped. He chucked it up 5 mins later.
I wish for everyone, a good, solid night's sleep.
:)
Bellaleggos
13-09-2008, 22:13
Hi MOS - that's how I heat up DDs formula - put boiled water in a jug and put the bottle in it - far safer than a microwave as it heats through much gentler and more even, and I'm not sure what a microwave would do to the plastic bottles.
I had a bath with DD tonight too! What a lovely experience, though I was a bit nervous as she was a little slippery:laughing:
:iagree: Bella - Thanks.
Also, if there is anyone who hasn't yet shared a bath with their bubba, I highly recommend it. I am trying to talk DH into it. I just so loved every second of it and Sam relaxed and seemed to really enjoy it. I washed his hair too although I also felt really paranoid with his slippery little body - how TINY do their butts look and feel without the nappy on?! SOOOO CUTE! :D
Anyone seen Fitness Corner on Fox 8 at 12:30am? It's a bunch of scantily clad women doing provocative excercises and ONE MAN in the middle... I think it's got NOTHING to do with getting fit! You tube it if you can - it's funny! They camera is right behind them just as they are about to bed over! :laughing:
Hey, does anyone know when's the best time to express? Like if I don't want to give it to him right away. I want to have a few ready in the freezer for when we go out or when I just want a break... but I don't want to do it if I'm not going to leave anymore in my boobies for Sam when he's hungry...
Morning all, hope you are all well. Another quickie from me.
My DD1 is a big SEVEN today! Where have the years gone...
She and DH have just left for the first Nippers for the season, they can only stay till 9am, then scoot home, quick shower and then off to her party at the bowling alley which starts at 11am.
We are all organised, DD1 "iced and decorated" her cake, which looks interesting to say the least, Im sure the kids wont notice. She made green icing and put white chocolate drops all over it...not my choice but she is very proud of her efforts. I made my normal chocolate lemonade cake, which people normally love, its very moist and yummy.
We gave her a new boogie board, totem tennis set, kids trivial pursuit and a soccer ball, she loved all of it! Mum gave her a new cossie and rashie, and the outlaws gave her an atlas (better than last year, when they sent nothing).
Dont know how many kids will turn up, as 5 didnt even rsvp..grrrr, p!sses me off, as you still have to have party bags, and cater for small prizes in the party games for them, just added hassle and expense. Why cant parents pick up the phone and ring??? Enough whinging.
Hope everyone has a great day, talk later.
MOS expressed milk can last at room temperature between 8-10 hours. I have the ABA Breastfeeding Book as I joined up. Room temperature is what they're used to as well, so if it isn't cool anymore then I wouldn't worry about heating it either.
Also, expressed milk lasts for 3-5 days in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer.
Best to express in the mornings as you have a bigger supply too!
I use a manual pump and it's really easy. Takes about 15 minutes. I didn't express enough yesterday (it's so hard to know how much they need) and DP had to give her formula. She did fine on it though. We had some of that s26 made up stuff in the cupboard for emergencies so DP used that. I will know for next time though.
Oh DD is up. We're off to see the Picasso exhibit today at the Gallery of Modern Art. It's last day showing in Bris and DP and I don't want to miss it.
DD slept through again last night :smiliedance: She went in her cot at 7pm, I got her out for a feed at 10pm and put a bigger nappy on her, she slept till 5.30am, got her out and laid down in bed and fed her (so comfy) and she slept till now (9am). I kept waking up to check on her though and kept having trouble getting back to sleep :rolleyes:
Well 10am and wee'd through three outfits already.. MR HOUDINI WEE I'm calling him. Dunno whats up with my nappying skills this am... 2x were huggies, third time was mcn. Ah well asleep now.
We had a bathlastnigt too. He doent go much on it until I put the jets on...think he likes the wall of bubbles it makes:o
Had pretty good night here too...slept from 830 to 2.30 then 3am until 6.30, then until 830:D
MOS Dont try to express enough for a whole feed. Just do 10-15 minutes each side. Once a day, (unless you're desperate to get eough for a specific event) otherwise you up your overall supply too much. To work out how much you times his weight in kg by 150ml and divide by 8 (if he normally feeds roughly 3rd hourly) or 6 (if he feed roughly 4 hourly). Usually works out around 150-180 mls at his age. Though this is the estimate for formula fed bubs. Breast fed baby's often dont take quite as much each feed as they feed more often, and take differing amounts depending upon what they are up to. as k8y said, breast milk is fine at room temp for 8-10hrs...so if its been chilled in the fridge, just put it in one of those insulated bottle bags and it should be fine. If it's a really hot day, then freeze it and put in the bag and defrost it when you need it under warm running water.
happybirthdaySK6 DD1 hope the party goes well
sk6 - I'd be calling those who didn't RSVP and ASKING if they were coming!
happybirthday to your DD1 too!
Thanks C38 for the info. I knew you'd have all the answers! So I really need to freeze small amounts then put them together... good to know as I really don't need anymore supply!
Not going to Fox Studios as DH's mum was called to the hospital at 1am this morning to be with her sister when they told her that her husband had died. He'd been in hospy with failing kidneys and pneumonia and is in 70's but still sad..... so I'm watching kids and then going up there later. When someone dies, they all sit together mourning every day until the funeral - VERY full on.
shereejoy
14-09-2008, 10:52
Ohhh how sad MOS.
This bathing with your bub sounds like a plan! Just not sure how I do it with a toddler too. Riley and Lachlan have been having baths together lately. I did bath with lachlan when he was a bub, so maybe I just say I have experienced it already and not worry about Riley mmm........
People are so rude when they don't RSVP aren't they!!!!!!!!!!!
Well it took us three hours to get Riley to sleep last night. So we got him down at 10pm and he slept until 6am. What a good boy. Haven't seen a 5 or 6 hour from him in quite a few days now, hopefully they have disappeared!
MOS you can leave it in the fridge and add each days expressing to it until you get enough,as long as you freeze it before 5 days. I used to only get 30-50mls at a time. That was in the early days though. Some people though are never great expressers. I froze some 100ml and 50 ml lots so that I can just defost one bag and save the next if its enough. My breast pump died... second hand one from ebay... but when I get it fixed, and now I have more of a supply I'll probably do a few 200ml bags. I want to get a supply up so I can go back to belly dance class soon, and also closer to when I go back to work, ill try and get a few bags done so that I dont have to worry if I dont get to time express at work.
Hi all,
been away for a few days in Sydney staying at my SIL whilst they are overseas, been good catching up with people and going to a surprise 30th, back home now...breifly caught up with the goss!
:iagree: Bella - Thanks.
Also, if there is anyone who hasn't yet shared a bath with their bubba, I highly recommend it. I am trying to talk DH into it. I just so loved every second of it and Sam relaxed and seemed to really enjoy it. I washed his hair too although I also felt really paranoid with his slippery little body - how TINY do their butts look and feel without the nappy on?! SOOOO CUTE! :D
I did this with Pip whilst we were in Sydney as we don't have a very big bath so haven't done it before- it is really good.
MOS expressed milk can last at room temperature between 8-10 hours. I have the ABA Breastfeeding Book as I joined up. Room temperature is what they're used to as well, so if it isn't cool anymore then I wouldn't worry about heating it either.
Also, expressed milk lasts for 3-5 days in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer.
Best to express in the mornings as you have a bigger supply too!
I use a manual pump and it's really easy. Takes about 15 minutes. I didn't express enough yesterday (it's so hard to know how much they need) and DP had to give her formula. She did fine on it though. We had some of that s26 made up stuff in the cupboard for emergencies so DP used that. I will know for next time though.
Oh DD is up. We're off to see the Picasso exhibit today at the Gallery of Modern Art. It's last day showing in Bris and DP and I don't want to miss it.
DD slept through again last night :smiliedance: She went in her cot at 7pm, I got her out for a feed at 10pm and put a bigger nappy on her, she slept till 5.30am, got her out and laid down in bed and fed her (so comfy) and she slept till now (9am). I kept waking up to check on her though and kept having trouble getting back to sleep :rolleyes:
we are going to try the bigger nappies tonight too as when she sleeps through she usually wets through. though the last couple of nights have been difficult, Pip usually slees 11-7ish, but it was 1am before she got to sleep properly in the last 2 nights. she gets hungry really late??? try to feed her more during the day, but of course it doesn't work. hopefully being back home will get back into a bit of a routine.
Mum of Midgeys
14-09-2008, 18:32
ems84 I went a fair bit blonder (lots of blonde foils) and was growing out my fringe but had it cut back in again as it's too hard to grow out while BF as it keeps hanging in my face and I was tired of just pinning it back with a bobby pin, I felt so daggy.
Sounds luuverly K8y! Glad you had a great day. Very jealous - I tried to get them to start working my hair blonde again, but because I used a DIY kit in my hair before I had DD, they couldn't as it didn't mix with the chemicals in their stuff. So had to go brown. :hissy:
So Im trying to tell DH "Yeah, he gets like that sometimes" and hes saying "No, you dont understand, the screaming was really bad". What does he think its like when hes at work? Im sure I will never understand men!
:laughing: Oh dear. They just don't have a clue really, do they? Sweet of him to take him out for a while though!
Ems - Hope your earache is better. I cancelled my Drs appointment today as I do feel a bit better. Got some stuff from the chemist last night for the ulcers that help.
Glad to hear your ulcers are feeling better hun! How long before your rellies arrive now?
Morning all, hope you are all well. Another quickie from me.
My DD1 is a big SEVEN today! Where have the years gone...
happybirthday to your big girl! Hope she had a great day!
been away for a few days in Sydney staying at my SIL whilst they are overseas, been good catching up with people and going to a surprise 30th, back home now...breifly caught up with the goss!
Glad you had a good time! :yelclap:
Well, my sister arrived today, and Khirra's been giving her lots of laughs and smiles - very cute. DP's even been talking about maybe moving back home sooner... think having his mates over here and someone to have a drink with has made him realise we're bored and lonely over here :laughing: We shall see.
:hugs: ems. I know exactly how you feel about wanting to go home. Have you been back for a holiday or anything yet? You only moved recently though, right? I mean in the last year or so...? Before we moved to Noosa, DH and I were itching to get away from everyone and the business of Sydney life. We just wanted to be isolated. So I would NEVER regret the move because if we hadn't done it, we'd still be itching to get away. Having said that, we did make some great friends but they are nothing like those you've had for years. We appreciate our friends and family so much more now as we were so lonely before. It's horrible being lonely, especially when you have things you want to share with your close friends, like a new family member.
Although today was a sad day with a death in the family, I actually had a good day at home. We watched the nephews, DH had Sam for about 5 hours while I went to Woolies, got the ingredients for lasagne and then came back and made it for the whole family. When I say the whole family, I cooked for us two, the in laws, DH's brother and his family (2 boys) and DH's sister and her family (4 girls). So I made 2 huge lasagnes and got compliments all afternoon. It was good because both of the SIL's were paying their respects all day and helping with tea and coffee, etc at the house and my MIL was looking after her sister all day. So nobody expected it. DH called them around 4pm and told them I've cooked for them all if interested. So some came and grabbed and took it home but everyone loved it. I NEVER get into the kitchen here. The last thing the MIL said as she was leaving for the hospital at 1am this morning was to put the mince meat back into the fridge. She would have worried that nobody was eating if she wasn't here!
I also did the washing and DH made their bed (as I didn't want to go into their room), I tidied, did all of the dishes, dried off the clothes aswell as feeding during the day and making bulk food!
We left Sam with the SIL today (yes, the one that wasn't talking to me - will get there soon!), while we went and paid our respects tonight. I was sitting next to my MIL when she asked DH if he'd eaten. Both him and his niece answered by telling her that I had cooked lasagne for everyone and it was beautiful. She gasped, grabbed my hand and whispered "thank you". That was my best part of today. It was very sweet.
Tomorrow I am going to make my chicken, leek and mushroom pies - YUMMO!
So, on the SIL update, she came over this afternoon as if nothing hed happened. I am happy as I don't like confrontation really but I am aware and the next time she starts to give an impromptu mothering lesson, I will very nicely let her know how it makes me feel. I am going to be prepared for it with a plan of telling her nicely but in a way that will get through her head this time. Will keep you updated!
I wish there was a cartwheel icon on here...NICKLAS SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT! He slept from 8 pm until 5:30 am, and may have slept longer, except DH's alarm went off and woke me up, and I got up and went loo, then he was stirring when I came out, but still asleep. My boobs hurt so much though I got him up and changed him and fed him. I'm still in shock. God I hope this lasts.
MOS - firstly sorry about the passing of a loved one, it is always a very sad time when you loose a family member.
EMs - its very hard being away from family and friends, I too am in the same boat. Some days the loneliness is deafening, other days I have good days. All of our family is in Sydney, but to move back would cost $10s of 1000s, so don't want to do that just yet, will stick it out for a couple more years and see how we go. I love where we live, just the lack of social life annoys me, and we have no one to babysit, so have had 2 nights out by ourselves in 2.5 years.
Thanks to everyone for the well wishes for DD1 birthday, the party went off really well and she got some nice gifts. We were all exhausted yesterday afternoon.
Well Im off to the shops this morning, have a good day all.
jasserben
15-09-2008, 06:35
What are you ladies doing to get ur bubs to sleep through??? Mine has gone completely backwards. I used to get 8-10 hours out of him & now the most I get is 6hrs & he stirrs from his middle of the night feed so I'm up & down until about 5-6am anyway. How long are ur bubs napping through the day, are they breast or bottle fed, how often are they feeding? Mine is breastfed & used to feed every 2 - 4hrs. Now he's only feeding after he wakes & only sometimes has a top up before he naps. Is this normal for the age??? I thought if I could get him to feed more regularly during the day he'd not be so hungry at night but he just won't take it if he's not hungry. Any suggestions?
I wish I could tell you what I did to make him sleep through the night, b/c I'd do it again today! He didn't nap much yesterday, so was probably more tired than usual. He is breast and formula fed and had a FF at 6 pm, and around 8 passed out in his little bouncer and we put him in his cot where he stayed until 5:30. I have been trying to get into a routine of putting his jammies on at 7 pm and having some "quiet time" to calm him down, don't know if that helped or not. I've never got more than 5 hours out of him until Friday night when he went 7 1/2 and last night when he went 9 1/2. Saturday he napped quite a bit during the day and didn't sleep well that night. So I don't know. Sorry I can't be of more help. But I do find he sleeps better and longer after a FF. I'm sure the BF fanatics will have a field day with that comment.
This is our daily routine, DD2 is bottlefed. All times are approximate. There is play time after each bottle and before sleep.
5.30-6am, morning bottle, then about 7.30 she falls asleep for 30-60 minutes.
9.00 - bottle then again about an hour later brief sleep
1pm bottle, then brief sleep
4-5pm bottle
5.30-6pm sleep (she is very grisly by this time)
8pm - I get her out of the cot and try not to stir her too much, nappy change and then bottle. She normally goes back to sleep.
She will then sleep normally till about 5.30am, though may sometimes grizzle through the night, I just pop the dummy back in and she normally settles.
I am very lucky at the moment, but Im well aware that this routine could go out the window in the blink of an eye, especially when teething starts.
So anyone who's bub is still not sleeping, please dont get discouraged, they will all get into a sleep pattern when they are ready. Its also a lot easier the second time around as I find Im more relaxed around DD2.
Bellaleggos
15-09-2008, 10:13
Jasserben - my daily routine for DD who is FF is;-
Wakes up 6.45ish - get her up 7ish when she has a bottle, play and down for a nap around 8.15am
11ish - a bottle, play and down for a sleep
3ish - a bottle, play and nap
6.30ish - a bath, then bottle and in bed by 7ish - she's usually asleep within 30 mins and self settles.
The morning nap is usually quite successful though she wakes after 40 mins exactly - always - it's hit and miss whether she'll go back to sleep. Afternoon naps aren't as successful but I don't really mind as she sleeps so long at night.
She has been this kind of routine from 4 weeks - and dropped a feed at the start of last week when she started sleeping through - I think it's more luck than anything I'm doing tho!
:hugs:Ems - my parents arrive 3 weeks Wednesday, and although I'm looking forward to it so much, I'm also already worrying about them leaving as I know they'll be so upset to leave their first grandchild. My mum used to be bad enough just leaving me and my OH! I really can't see us moving home (my OH definitely wouldn't and I'm not keen either) so the best I can hope for is to be able to afford to get home once a year - this may mean putting up with my OH going away to work to earn more money, and it's already hard enough here without any family, so to be on my own with DD is scarey, despite the good friends I have - so it's all swings and roundabouts.
BeautifulBoys
15-09-2008, 12:26
Well I had a girls night out Sat night:smiliedance:my headache has finally gone:laughing:had so much to drink too much that I :barf:..........in my kitchen sink!!! haha :o.........I had a blast though so much fun.......don't think Im as young as I used to be!
Casey still has a bad cough & snuffles....poor guy:(......he still smiling......Jacob better today hes at family day care......I had mums grp at my place...we have a small grp only 5 of us,I have Jacobs mums grp tomorrow so that will be more hectic....2 yr olds running everywhere.....:goodvibes:
after reading everyones posts lately im wondering if im smothering dylan?? so far ive been away from him 3 times in his life.
20 mins while i went to the chip shop and he was with dh( rang dh once while gone)
10 mins when i dropped dd off at a friends house he was with dh
20 mins while i picked up lunch he was with sil( rang sil twice while gone lol)
thats it.
i really do not want to leave him with anyone not even dh i cant imagine leaving him for several hours id be a nervous wreck. am i being silly? guess i dont really have anyone to leave him with so i dunno my dh isnt home a lot he is away working at moment for 10 days
bb girls night sounds awesome im hanging out for that moment
jasserben dylan is a bit the same used to sleep 9 hours now doing 3 hours at night, he is getting better of a day and prob has 3 or 4 thirty min sleeps throughout the day where as he used to do only ten min catnaps. they all start sleeping in their own time guess just keep trying to teach se;lf settling or if bubs is just whingy dont get him straight away wait for a cry. wrap them. hmm dunno what else really think a lot of the time its just up to bubby. mine is breast fed was feeing every 6 hours now down to 2 or 3 maybe having a growth spurt? who knows
mos glad to hear things going well with sil, just keep doing it your way theyll get the msg after a while they prob just think they are helping and dont realise how rude they are being. sorry to hear of a loss in the family:hugs:
ems :hugs: poor thing must be so hard being alone:hugs:
bella i get ulcers from being dehydrated nasty stuff hope yours are getting better
:yelclap: congrats on the sleep babywez
BeautifulBoys
15-09-2008, 14:43
after reading everyones posts lately im wondering if im smothering dylan?? so far ive been away from him 3 times in his life.
20 mins while i went to the chip shop and he was with dh( rang dh once while gone)
10 mins when i dropped dd off at a friends house he was with dh
20 mins while i picked up lunch he was with sil( rang sil twice while gone lol)
thats it.
i really do not want to leave him with anyone not even dh i cant imagine leaving him for several hours id be a nervous wreck. am i being silly? guess i dont really have anyone to leave him with so i dunno my dh isnt home a lot he is away working at moment for 10 days
bb girls night sounds awesome im hanging out for that moment
jasserben dylan is a bit the same used to sleep 9 hours now doing 3 hours at night, he is getting better of a day and prob has 3 or 4 thirty min sleeps throughout the day where as he used to do only ten min catnaps. they all start sleeping in their own time guess just keep trying to teach se;lf settling or if bubs is just whingy dont get him straight away wait for a cry. wrap them. hmm dunno what else really think a lot of the time its just up to bubby. mine is breast fed was feeing every 6 hours now down to 2 or 3 maybe having a growth spurt? who knows
mos glad to hear things going well with sil, just keep doing it your way theyll get the msg after a while they prob just think they are helping and dont realise how rude they are being. sorry to hear of a loss in the family:hugs:
ems :hugs: poor thing must be so hard being alone:hugs:
bella i get ulcers from being dehydrated nasty stuff hope yours are getting better
:yelclap: congrats on the sleep babywez
No of course your not smothering Dylan,I think its wonderful how you don't want to leave him,I do think about Casey alot when Im not with him...he has a cold & all Sat night I was checking my ph the girls said PUT IT AWAY he will be fine...His Daddy is super dad! Really good with both boys...does it all.
Sounds like a growth spurt...or he wants to boost your supply... :-)
BeautifulBoys
15-09-2008, 14:45
:hugs: ems. I know exactly how you feel about wanting to go home. Have you been back for a holiday or anything yet? You only moved recently though, right? I mean in the last year or so...? Before we moved to Noosa, DH and I were itching to get away from everyone and the business of Sydney life. We just wanted to be isolated. So I would NEVER regret the move because if we hadn't done it, we'd still be itching to get away. Having said that, we did make some great friends but they are nothing like those you've had for years. We appreciate our friends and family so much more now as we were so lonely before. It's horrible being lonely, especially when you have things you want to share with your close friends, like a new family member.
Although today was a sad day with a death in the family, I actually had a good day at home. We watched the nephews, DH had Sam for about 5 hours while I went to Woolies, got the ingredients for lasagne and then came back and made it for the whole family. When I say the whole family, I cooked for us two, the in laws, DH's brother and his family (2 boys) and DH's sister and her family (4 girls). So I made 2 huge lasagnes and got compliments all afternoon. It was good because both of the SIL's were paying their respects all day and helping with tea and coffee, etc at the house and my MIL was looking after her sister all day. So nobody expected it. DH called them around 4pm and told them I've cooked for them all if interested. So some came and grabbed and took it home but everyone loved it. I NEVER get into the kitchen here. The last thing the MIL said as she was leaving for the hospital at 1am this morning was to put the mince meat back into the fridge. She would have worried that nobody was eating if she wasn't here!
I also did the washing and DH made their bed (as I didn't want to go into their room), I tidied, did all of the dishes, dried off the clothes aswell as feeding during the day and making bulk food!
We left Sam with the SIL today (yes, the one that wasn't talking to me - will get there soon!), while we went and paid our respects tonight. I was sitting next to my MIL when she asked DH if he'd eaten. Both him and his niece answered by telling her that I had cooked lasagne for everyone and it was beautiful. She gasped, grabbed my hand and whispered "thank you". That was my best part of today. It was very sweet.
Tomorrow I am going to make my chicken, leek and mushroom pies - YUMMO!
So, on the SIL update, she came over this afternoon as if nothing hed happened. I am happy as I don't like confrontation really but I am aware and the next time she starts to give an impromptu mothering lesson, I will very nicely let her know how it makes me feel. I am going to be prepared for it with a plan of telling her nicely but in a way that will get through her head this time. Will keep you updated!
That was very thoughtful of you :D yummo!
Im sure everyone appreciated alot....
Sorry to hear about your loss....:hugs:
Glad things have settled down with your SIL :thumbsup:
BeautifulBoys
15-09-2008, 14:57
What are you ladies doing to get ur bubs to sleep through??? Mine has gone completely backwards. I used to get 8-10 hours out of him & now the most I get is 6hrs & he stirrs from his middle of the night feed so I'm up & down until about 5-6am anyway. How long are ur bubs napping through the day, are they breast or bottle fed, how often are they feeding? Mine is breastfed & used to feed every 2 - 4hrs. Now he's only feeding after he wakes & only sometimes has a top up before he naps. Is this normal for the age??? I thought if I could get him to feed more regularly during the day he'd not be so hungry at night but he just won't take it if he's not hungry. Any suggestions?
Babies have a mind of there own :laughing:..just when you think everythings going well they go backwards:confused:..little monkeys.....
How old is your bubs?
With Casey he is all bottle fed now....
Wakes anytime from 5/6.30am has a bottle then play then wrap & back down bout a hour later 90% of the time he sleeps in his bouncer during the day or pouch as Im out alot with Jacob.
Feeds 3 hourly...I give 150ml but am going to up it soon as sometimes he is still hungry.
He is usually a catnapper...45mins to a hour..
If I can get him to sleep through his first sleep cycle he will sleep longer...
Night time he has a bath @ 8ish then bottle down by 8.30/9 wrap (no play)
Sleeps through....so far :fingerscrossed: since he was 8wks old apart from his growth spurts.
Sorry I have no real advice here...& casey is my second! haha
He may be trying to boost your supply,growth spurt...I would also suggest offering the breast more during the day but like you said If he doesn't take it you can't force him...do you massage after his bath that may help?
BeautifulBoys
15-09-2008, 14:58
I wish there was a cartwheel icon on here...NICKLAS SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT! He slept from 8 pm until 5:30 am, and may have slept longer, except DH's alarm went off and woke me up, and I got up and went loo, then he was stirring when I came out, but still asleep. My boobs hurt so much though I got him up and changed him and fed him. I'm still in shock. God I hope this lasts.
Yippee...what a champ :thumbsup:
BeautifulBoys
15-09-2008, 15:00
:iagree: Bella - Thanks.
Also, if there is anyone who hasn't yet shared a bath with their bubba, I highly recommend it. I am trying to talk DH into it. I just so loved every second of it and Sam relaxed and seemed to really enjoy it. I washed his hair too although I also felt really paranoid with his slippery little body - how TINY do their butts look and feel without the nappy on?! SOOOO CUTE! :D
I haven't had a bath with Casey yet...lots of showers thou:p I often had a bath with Jacob I agree its so gorgeous..I still love my baths with Jacob..haha....I love babies little hands & feet..aww
I wish there was a cartwheel icon on here...NICKLAS SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT! He slept from 8 pm until 5:30 am, quote]
:yelclap:Well done! Doesn't it take you by surprise when they sleep the night through? And Im hearing you with the sore boobs, when Liam sleeps through, mine feel like they are ready to explode
[quote=sk6;3042957]Thanks to everyone for the well wishes for DD1 birthday, the party went off really well and she got some nice gifts. We were all exhausted yesterday afternoon.
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I didnt get on yesterday to wish your DDhappybirthday. Great to hear the party went well. Kids birthdays are so exhausting arent they?
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[quote=Birthingbeauty;3044114]Well I had a girls night out Sat night:smiliedance:my headache has finally gone:laughing:had so much to drink too much that I :barf:..........in my kitchen sink!!! haha :o.........I had a blast though so much fun.......don't think Im as young as I used to be!
LOL good on you!
after reading everyones posts lately im wondering if im smothering dylan??
I dont think you're smothering Dylan at all. Mum takes Liam for a couple of hours each week so I cango shopping etc, and I spend all that time thinking of him, and checking my phone, and looking at his photos in my phone anyway.
MOS - sorry to hear of the death in your family. Its lovely of you to do the cooking, a very thoughtful gesture. Glad things are smoothing out with your SIL and you have a plan for when it happens again.
Well, Liam is sleeping through most nights now We put him down between 8.30 and 9pm and I hear him chatting away at about 6am and doze off again, hes still chattering or gone back to sleep when I get up at around 7.30, with watermelon sized boobs. I certainly dont take this for granted though, and go to bed each night half expecting to be woken up
Weather is dreadful here today, windy and rainy. Am trapped indoors and getting cabin fever. Tomorrow Im taking Liam to Bendigo to visit my grandparents. Not sure how he will go travelling 2 hours each way.....Im sure he will be fine and hopefully sleep for much of the journey.
Will be back later. Hope everyones day is going well.
supermumof3, I don't think you're smothering Dylan. I am the same. We both left Sam for 2 hours last night but it killed me and I so didn't want to... I feel pressured to leave him. DH constantly goes on about how we dn't get alone time out together anymore. He's taking me to the races but only for a few hours as it's at the end of our street and we can be home within 10 mins of a phone call.
Today I've almost made chicken, leek & mushroom pies. I just need to put into the pie dishes and cover with pastry - my fav part! I am feeding right now. Expressed a little more this morning... so almost have a bottle for the funeral Wed. Will take the pump and batteries and express in the car if I need to get some out! Better than having to feed in front of hundreds of relo's... (yes - HUNDREDS). Deaths in the family aren't as rare as in smaller families. The is another relo who is in such a bad way they're not telling him about this one dying. He won't understand anyway... so I fear this won't be the last IYKWIM? Very sad.... :no:
On a brighter note, I went to Westfield today and got some bottles and a cooler bag for them... got the friend that gave us the pump some things to say thanks - hats for each of het kids from PP and the cradle cap shampoo I use as she was asking about it the other day...
It's so hot here. I have Sam in his underwear! As short sleeved, no leg jumpsuit thingy. Very cute!
Well finished feeding so must go finish my pies. Bye all! :wave:
SMO3, the only reason I can leave Nicklas for a whole day is b/c he's with my mum and I trust her. I would be ok leaving him with DH, too, but those are really the only 2 people. It was much easier when he was a newborn to leave him, b/c I didn't feel I was missing much, but now that he is smiling and laughing and talking, it is much harder. I missed him all day Saturday, but it was good to have a day with DH.
I'm going to have to try this bath thing out. MOS, what cradle cap shampoo do you use? I need to use something on Nicklas. The health nurse said to just use baby oil?
I havent had her weighed since 8 weeks. she was 4.5kg
she is 14 weeks now and i havent had her weighed so i jumped on the scales for a rough estimate.
6 kg approx. this cant be right?
stg, sounds right to me. I did same with scales 2 days ago and got roughly 7kilos. He was 4.95kilos at 8 weeks so very similar...
I'm going to have to try this bath thing out. MOS, what cradle cap shampoo do you use? I need to use something on Nicklas. The health nurse said to just use baby oil?
I use Medela Baby Shampoo for Cradle Cap. Got it in the chemist but it's what they used at the hospital when he was born. Comes out like foam wash hand soap - remember the foamy stuff?! :thumbsup:
Pies were yummy! :thumbsup:
mos ive looked everywhere for that shampoo which chemist do u get it from?
i dont leave my kids with my mum really at all thats a whole other story and dhs parents are away for a few months so i havent really considered it. i guess if i had to i would leave him with my sil but she has 4 kiddies of her own so id feel bad. i havent really needed to so for now he goes everywhere with me:D. dh just doesnt seem to be able to work out what he wants etc yet probably cause they just dont really get enough time together. hopefully his work eases off a bit.
yummo those pies sound good making me hungry
stg dylan is about 6.5 kgs so sounds about right to me. he is getting soo chubby now all rolls looks so cute. he has been in his "undies" today too lol hot here.
bb we joke and call dh superman here too lol he can fix / build/ make anything very clever:thumbsup:. ds#1 is such a daddies boy that it doesnt leave much time for anyone else iykwim he is very demanding and dh tries to be very patient and spend time with him but i think ds#1 needs to learn to share with his little bro
oh and meant to say dylan is really getting the self settling now, at first he would be in there looking around grizzling etc for like an hour for the last few days when i put him in there i wal back past like 3 mins later and he is already asleep:baby: :yelclap:. night time is going backwards fast though.......:crying:
hmm has anyone else bubs started dribbling all of a sudden? i wonder if this means teething? surely its a bit early? he has been reall dribbly all of a sudden and come to think of it a few times lately ive though he seemed quite warm like he had a temp
i saw the health nurse a couple of weeks ago and told her Nicklas had been really drooly and sucking on his fists a lot. She said the sucking is normal - its how babies explore and discover things - they put them in their mouths! And that creates saliva that they haven't figured out how to swallow yet so it just comes out of the mouth. Makes sense, I guess, and anything to believe its not teething! I think there's a lot of bubs with all the drooling though, surely not ALL our bubs are teething early.
oh yeah thanx does make sense he is really into eating his hands lol thats all he does. every now and then he wriggles his way over to the side of his playgym thing and can eat the side of that and he is most pleased with himself:laughing:
BeautifulBoys
15-09-2008, 18:43
hmm has anyone else bubs started dribbling all of a sudden? i wonder if this means teething? surely its a bit early? he has been reall dribbly all of a sudden and come to think of it a few times lately ive though he seemed quite warm like he had a temp
Yes Casey is! :baby:
DS1 didn't seem to drool much at all even when was teething.
Think I will grab some of that Shampoo you girls are talking about Casey has a dry scalp.
Think I'll get Casey weighed thurs,hes such a buddah now :p
Mum of Midgeys
15-09-2008, 20:27
Thanks so much for the hugs and support girls. I know I shouldn't whinge so much when so many of us are in the same boat, and I've only been here since Feb. :o
When we decided to move over here, I wasn't preggers, and then DD was a very pleasant surprise. I didn't want to change our plans as DP was, as you said MOS, very itchy to go somewhere different and try something new, and I didn't want to take that opportunity away from him. And I guess I thought I could do it even with a newborn. But the 2 year plan went to a 5 year plan, blah blah blah... I know I wouldn't have a problem with being over here if DD wasn't part of the equation as we would be able to travel on a weekend and I'd be working and meeting people. Being close to family wouldn't be so important to me.
But DP seems to have come to a decision that he's not having fun over here, and he knows I'd move home happily, hehe....sooo, we're moving home in November :eek::yelclap: So we'll stay at my Mum's until he finds work (he's looking at a couple of jobs in Toowoomba and Gympie, but at least that's driving distance to home, lol) then build a kit home. So I'm pretty excited :D Gawd knows how that man thinks sometimes though, once second I'm being unreasonable because I'm asking him to just consider a 2-3 year plan then he does a complete backflip. Anyways don't look a gift horse in the mouth!!
As for the drooling and fist sucking, Khirra has taken it up as a profession I think :laughing: Very messy. But very cute.
Stg - like the girls have said sounds about right. DD is 16 weeks on Wed and is about 5kgs, 5 and half maybe.
Anyway ladies, thanks for listening to me vent. You poor things. I haven't told anyone but my sister yet, just incase he changes his mind ;)
Congrats ems, what wonderful news. :yelclap: This way, your DP has had the experience and found the grass is not necessarily greener on the other side. It's a hard decision to make once you've gone to all of the effort of re-locating. You think maybe you should give it more of a go, but if you're not happy now while it's all a novelty, then it won't get any better. Well done to your DP for making the decision. You now have November to look forward to and you will be able to share Christmas with friends and family too.
On the flip side, have fun living with family! :laughing:
Today DH told me he's had a really nice 2 days - I've cooked his favourite meals and we've both been happy, etc. The in-laws have been out all both days and I've been able to cook so have been much chirpier - it is bound to end soon! :rolleyes:
Sam and I had a bath again tonight. He's started to kick and splash now and it makes him laugh and flicker his eyes like he's scared of getting water in his eyes. Very cute. I was holding him at one point with one hand behind his head and the other under his bum when he FARTED! IN MY HAND! Then he gave me this BIG smile...aaahhh... I'm in love!
Off to bed to watch a movie with DH now. Have a nice night all. :hugs:
shereejoy
15-09-2008, 20:59
Yes started drooling today here too and sucking his fist for the past week. Sometimes you wonder if they are still hungry.
Riley did a poo in the bath tonight, so we had to evacuate he and his brother and start all over. He hasn't done that in a while.... ooops..... so grose!
Ems - great news hun! :fingerscrossed: to your DP finding work quickly.
Re: the drooling - yep, its going on here too. I find Im changing Liams clothes 2-3 times a day because they're drenched in dribble, and his hands are all gooey which is annoying as I love holding both his hands in one of mine when hes feeding.:goodvibes:
:hair:Trying to find something nice to dress him in to visit the grandparents tomorrow. Most of his cute 000 outfits are too tight across his belly, all the 00 outfits are too long in the arms and legs. I might have to settle on one of his jumpsuit thingy's. How boring!
Anyway, Ive just gone to check on him, and hes sound asleep with hands poking out of the wrap as always. Theres nothing more peaceful looking than a sleeping baby..........and on a random note, theres nothing more cosy than a cat curled up next to an open fire!
Have a great night everyone and take care:flowerz:
shereejoy
15-09-2008, 21:03
When we decided to move over here, I wasn't preggers, and then DD was a very pleasant surprise. I didn't want to change our plans as DP was, as you said MOS, very itchy to go somewhere different and try something new, and I didn't want to take that opportunity away from him. And I guess I thought I could do it even with a newborn. But the 2 year plan went to a 5 year plan, blah blah blah... I know I wouldn't have a problem with being over here if DD wasn't part of the equation as we would be able to travel on a weekend and I'd be working and meeting people. Being close to family wouldn't be so important to me.
But DP seems to have come to a decision that he's not having fun over here, and he knows I'd move home happily, hehe....sooo, we're moving home in November So we'll stay at my Mum's until he finds work (he's looking at a couple of jobs in Toowoomba and Gympie, but at least that's driving distance to home, lol) then build a kit home. So I'm pretty excited :D Gawd knows how that man thinks sometimes though, once second I'm being unreasonable because I'm asking him to just consider a 2-3 year plan then he does a complete backflip. Anyways don't look a gift horse in the mouth!!
As for the drooling and fist sucking, Khirra has taken it up as a profession I think Very messy. But very cute.
Stg - like the girls have said sounds about right. DD is 16 weeks on Wed and is about 5kgs, 5 and half maybe.
Anyway ladies, thanks for listening to me vent. You poor things. I haven't told anyone but my sister yet, just incase he changes his mind
:yelclap: for getting your way in a round about kinda way :laughing: Don't ever try to work men out cause you never ever will..... :laughing:
chaiseandlarasmummy
16-09-2008, 08:25
Hi ladies,
I haven't posted in a while but i still read all the posts.
Lara is just so easy, i remember being much more stressed out with DD1.
We do have some exciting news, Lara rolled over from back to tummy yesterday and gave me the cutest continuous laugh when i tickled her. She sounds so much like DD1.
DD1 turns 2 next week so i'm busy organising her party for this sat. Have hired a jumping castle which will be heaps of fun. Got lollie bags sorted, pick up balloons on sat morning. Just waiting on the RSVP's GRRRRR to buy food and softdrink.
Well best get ready for swimming
happybirthdayChaise!!! :yelclap:
happybirthday to Chaise!!
happybirthday chais.
Pip is drooling lots too and the chn said the samething- just can't swollow yet.
had mother's group today , session was boring but making friends which is good. ems congrats on the future move back!
we have a wedding on sat- Pip gets to wear her dinnigan dress!! we are taking her to the ceremonybut not the reception, mum will be looking after her, it will be the longest she has been away from both of us.
bb hope i will not be as hungover as you- no offense!! but well done
anyway better go put pip down she is asleep and dh needs some help with the deck..still being built!
Not much going on here.
DD is getting better at sleeping in her cot during the day. I've just been so persistent, follow the same procedure when it's time for sleep and if she wakes up when I put her in, then I just settle her again and put her back in there!
Next, it'll be on to self settling. She is slowly learning it. At night, she's just so tired she conks out so I just plop her in the cot easy peasy now.
DD drools too and sucks her fists.
Supermumof3 I have only been away from DD twice for a period of more then 20 minutes. The day I went clothes shopping for the wedding (4 hours) and my hair done on Sat (gone 6 hours). I thought about her every second I was gone and couldn't wait to get her in my arms again! The break is so needed though, you don't realise until you have it and when your re-united (LOL) it's so much more special.
happybirthday to Chaise!
ems84 congrats on moving back - thats fabulous news!
Kyles72 I agree, I just love to look at DD's face when she's sleeping.
MOS lol on the farts. DD did a poo soooo big yesterday, that I had to take a photo for DP before I threw the nappy away LOL (i've since deleted the photo from the camera as it felt so inappropriate to have a photo on there just focused on her little veejay region) but DP just had to see the poo :D
BB how are your little ones getting on with their colds? poor mites. Is Casey a little buddah now? lol. I should weigh DD. 2 weeks ago she was 4.45kg. About 170gm a week she's putting on. She eats heaps though, I think she has DP's hollow legs.... (lucky her she didn't inherent my stumpy ones LOL)
happybirthday chais.
Pip is drooling lots too and the chn said the samething- just can't swollow yet.
had mother's group today , session was boring but making friends which is good. ems congrats on the future move back!
we have a wedding on sat- Pip gets to wear her dinnigan dress!! we are taking her to the ceremonybut not the reception, mum will be looking after her, it will be the longest she has been away from both of us.
bb hope i will not be as hungover as you- no offense!! but well done
anyway better go put pip down she is asleep and dh needs some help with the deck..still being built!
Oh oconky did you find something nice to wear?
Pip will look so gorgeous. What shoes did you end up finding for her?
Hi all, :wave:
k8y, you sound so much better today than last week. Glad to hear the sleeping's coming around. You sound very positive. Congrats!
oconky, enjoy the wedding.
We went to DFO today and actually bought some things! We normally don't find much there. I got a black top for the funeral tomorrow and some brown shorts and 2 tops from Just Jeans. The tops are so nice and summery. I can't wait to wear them. They even have about 5 buttons down the front for easy BF access! :thumbsup: Just need a wax - booked for 8:30 tomorrow morning, before funeral.
My old boss called this morning and wants me to work Friday all day. He said I can bring Sam "if I wish". The thing is, Sam doesn't sleep all day as he once did. He naps and plays and although he's a great baby, I'd never get anything done. So I told him I can do 8:30 - 2:00 but can't have any more milk ready by Fri as it's aking a while to express. I also have a mystery shopping assignment Fri arvo and I really enjoy those so I still want to do it.
So all sorted! Will feed as I leave and leave at least 2 bottles for DH. His mum can also look after him if she wants and he needs a break.
We had a chat before about our plans for the next few years. We've come to a decision and I'm happy I now have something to look forward to. He is going to look for casual temp work rather than full time. He will earn as much as possible and we'll keep paying a much as possible off our mortgage. Then next winter, we will go to England to visit the relo's for approx 6 weeks. It will be their summer. I also have a cousin in Spain managing some villas on the water somaybe go there for a week or so too amongst other places... I will work every second Fri with my old boss and get as much to do from home and also Mystery Shopping for a bit of fun.
Once we come back from OS, we will stay here a bit more and when our mortgage is low enough, we will either move back into our unit or get a bigger place. At his point, we will start trying for bubba number 2.
This way we spend more time here which is better in the long run, but seeing my family again and an overseas trip is enough for me for it to be worth it. I only function properly when I have a realistic goal to work towards. I can't wait to show Sam off to his family!!! :D:smiliedance:
Well, Nicklas didn't sleep through the night completely last night, but DID sleep from 8 pm until 4 am, so that's a good 8 hour stretch. I think he's finally figured out the difference between night and day. I'm so proud of him! I hope I'm not jinxing myself by posting this! Every time he smiles at me I think my heart is going to explode right out of my chest! I can finally start talking about bub #2 now because it all is finally worth it. The first month I wasn't so sure!!
Oh oconky did you find something nice to wear?
Pip will look so gorgeous. What shoes did you end up finding for her?
yes I found a dress in Jacque E floral style with cap sleeves and a v-neck that with a pair of grandma undies doesn't look too bad.
I found a pair of pumpkin patch shoes at dfo they are just plain white with a little bow. the dress is pink and I have a plain white cardigan if it is needed for her. I'll make sure I post some photos afterwards.
Hi all, :wave:
k8y, you sound so much better today than last week. Glad to hear the sleeping's coming around. You sound very positive. Congrats!
oconky, enjoy the wedding.
We went to DFO today and actually bought some things! We normally don't find much there. I got a black top for the funeral tomorrow and some brown shorts and 2 tops from Just Jeans. The tops are so nice and summery. I can't wait to wear them. They even have about 5 buttons down the front for easy BF access! :thumbsup: Just need a wax - booked for 8:30 tomorrow morning, before funeral.
My old boss called this morning and wants me to work Friday all day. He said I can bring Sam "if I wish". The thing is, Sam doesn't sleep all day as he once did. He naps and plays and although he's a great baby, I'd never get anything done. So I told him I can do 8:30 - 2:00 but can't have any more milk ready by Fri as it's aking a while to express. I also have a mystery shopping assignment Fri arvo and I really enjoy those so I still want to do it.
So all sorted! Will feed as I leave and leave at least 2 bottles for DH. His mum can also look after him if she wants and he needs a break.
We had a chat before about our plans for the next few years. We've come to a decision and I'm happy I now have something to look forward to. He is going to look for casual temp work rather than full time. He will earn as much as possible and we'll keep paying a much as possible off our mortgage. Then next winter, we will go to England to visit the relo's for approx 6 weeks. It will be their summer. I also have a cousin in Spain managing some villas on the water somaybe go there for a week or so too amongst other places... I will work every second Fri with my old boss and get as much to do from home and also Mystery Shopping for a bit of fun.
Once we come back from OS, we will stay here a bit more and when our mortgage is low enough, we will either move back into our unit or get a bigger place. At his point, we will start trying for bubba number 2.
This way we spend more time here which is better in the long run, but seeing my family again and an overseas trip is enough for me for it to be worth it. I only function properly when I have a realistic goal to work towards. I can't wait to show Sam off to his family!!! :D:smiliedance:
k8y you do sound like you are well in control now!! we are a lot better with our day sleeps which is good- sound like we are doing similar things.
MOS- went to DFO as well last week but didn't see any good summery tops which are needed, but I don't think I went into just jeans...got to look at my old clothes and see what fits!
congrats on making your plans for the future, as you say if you have a goal or timeframe you can usually last longer!!!
shereejoy
16-09-2008, 19:46
Well, Nicklas didn't sleep through the night completely last night, but DID sleep from 8 pm until 4 am, so that's a good 8 hour stretch. I think he's finally figured out the difference between night and day. I'm so proud of him! I hope I'm not jinxing myself by posting this! Every time he smiles at me I think my heart is going to explode right out of my chest! I can finally start talking about bub #2 now because it all is finally worth it. The first month I wasn't so sure!!
8 hrs is still definitely a sleep thru, well done Nicklas. :yelclap::yelclap:
Mum of Midgeys
16-09-2008, 21:09
Evening ladies
Thank you all very much for the lovely support re: the move. I'm heading back on the 1st November with DD, so only 6 weeks to go :smiliedance: DP is going to get his cousin or mate to fly over and drive back to QLD with him, as we just wouldn't be able to do the drive with DD... would take forever and just be cruel for her. She hates the car for 8 minutes let alone 8 hours a day.
MOS - yay for your future plans! I definately agree having a plan and a timeframe makes things so much better. And how exciting getting to go and see your family! Thoughts are with you for tomorrow. Meant to say the other day that I'm so happy for you that your MIL appreciated all the work you did cooking and cleaning for her and the rest of the family, too. Must have been lovely for you.
C&LMummy - happybirthday to Chaise! And well do to Lara for rolling :yelclap: Clever little thing!!
K8y - fantastic work with the daytime sleeps! You sound like your doing a great job. Funny about the poo, lol. DP would kill me if I took a pic of Khirra's - he gags everytime I make him change one. Big wuss he is ;)
OConky - you'll have to take a pic of Pip in her dress for us. And have a great night out!
BB - good on you for having such a great night out with the girls! Planning on doing it myself when I get back to brissie. Let the hair down for a few hours :p Hope the boys are feeling better.
babywes - what a great job Nicklas is doing with his sleeps! Hope he keeps it up for you!!
Kyles - Hope you and Liam had a great day with the grandparents. He was spoilt rotten with kisses and cuddles, no doubt?
Shereejoy - 'getting my way in a round-about way' :laughing: If only I knew how I did it!!!
shereejoy
16-09-2008, 21:25
Not long now then Em. where are you going to?
Just loaded a pic of my gorgeous boy above. Isn't he cute!
shereejoy
16-09-2008, 21:27
Forgot to mention, got Riley weighed today. He is now 6.435kgs. Slowed right now in weight gain. Only 270grams over 2 weeks. Is that ok?
Honeymoonbub
16-09-2008, 21:50
Good evening everyone!
Sounds like you are all doing really well...and are just as in love with your bubs as i am with Austin! How can something so small melt your heart so much!:goodvibes:
Ems - another QLD mum then....Glad to hear it! welcome back. You must be so excited.
k8y - Glad to hear Summer is settling down for you for her sleeps. Soon it will just click I am sure. Glad to hear you got your hair done too....dying to have something done with mine!:hair:
SMO3...I have left Austin once...for about 20 mins! And even then i rushed home! I dont think its smothering....not when they are this little. Obviously if they were 18 I would reconsider:p. I am going to go to the hairdresser sometime soon so i have to get ready to leave him then....or have half a haircut!
MOS - great to hear you're working out a plan. The last time DH and I made a 5 year plan was on our honeymoon....one week later I found out I was pregnant...so much for that plan!:laughing:
Sheerjoy...Are you BF or FF. I know for BF bubs is perfectly ok to have 50g one week and 300 the next. They are all over the place. I thought FF were more consistant...but could be wrong...Oh Jedi c38 where are you? We need your advice???
We stayed down the GC last weekend which was lovely! Stayed at the Crowne Plaza, so we got to have breakfast in the revolving restaurant. Austin was fantastic and slept well. DHs work hired out Seaworld for the night so we went there which was so much fun. I said to DH that I wasnt going to BF in public there as it was a work function, and whilst I BF in public everywhere else - I didnt want to just in case I offended his bosses (all middle aged men). But, when we went to the seal show - there were 7 other women in the stroller section bf:yelclap:! So I did....How great is that! Its good to see more women BF out and about.
What do you girls do? Who BF in public and who doesnt? And what's your limit. Eg quiet corner of a cafe, main walkway of shopping centre, no limit?
On not such a good note - had a spot on my arm checked with the doctor on Thursday - she got me in to see the specialist first thing Friday morning who said it looked worrying. 7.30am Monday had it cut out (20 stiches later). The results came back today - malenoma! I couldnt believe it. Thankfully its only stage one sun cancer...but still it was so scary! I was so worried it would be worse, and even though it is cancer I have to go in and get more cut out of my arm and they think they will get it all. I have been awake at night waiting for the results just imagining the worst, so its a bit of a mixed emotion of relief and shock.
So girls...GO AND GET YOU SKIN CHECKED! This only changed colour after giving birth to Austin and was already a stage one cancer! It can happen so quickly. And I am not a sun person...I hate lying in the sun etc...so it can happen to everyone. I want you all to promise me you will have your skin checked next docs visit!
Anyway, enough rambling from me!
Where are Bree and Carla Young?? They were two of my favourite bubhubbers...hope you are still lurking!
VERY cute Shereejoy! :yes:
I think any weight gain is good - as ong as it'not a loss I wouldn't worry. You're doing a great job. :hugs:
Hi Everyone :wave:
I've just read through, but forgot to multiquote & have to get DD ready for school so no time to go back, so I'll try to remember as much as I can.
C&L mummy -happybirthday Chaise & yay for Lara rolling! What a clever girl. We're no where near that yet.
Ems84 -That's great news about moving home. How exciting! 6 weeks will just fly by.
MOS -Sorry about the death in your family, but that's lovely that you're cooking for everyone. Maybe your MIL might see that you can do it & let you do it sometimes now? Fantastic news about your plans. It's always good when you have a goal.
Sherrejoy -I think his weight gain is fine. Any gain is great. Great job!
Honeymoon -:hugs: about your news. Yes, I must check my skin, it's one of those things I tend to put off through lack of time, but will def make time now.
oconky -Can't wait to see a photo of her in her dress. Glad you found some shoes. Have a great time.
sorry if I've missed you, my memory isn't quite what it used to be!
Well Chais has been put on Elecare formula, as he was screaming every time he tried to drink & it was getting worse. His paed said this formula is good for reflux & also allergies. It seems to be working as he'll now drink it fine, although we haven't toally got the reflux fixed, so we still get screams from that & he vomits now after every feed, which he never did. It's such a juggling act trying to the meds exactly right.
He also drools heaps too & loves to suck his fist. Got some more nappies yesterday. Star Wars, Winnie the Pooh & Spiderman. They are so cute. I'll take a photo when I get a chance.
He had the worst diarrhoea last night at 1am. It was everywhere. I had to wake my DP up & get him to run him a bath to wash his legs & back down & of course I'd just put a clean cloth nappy on, that has a white inner! I put it straight in the wash & thankfully it washed out, I'll put it in the sun today & re wash it, just to make sure there's none left inside it. Not sure why, hope it's not the formula, as it's been 3 days since he started it.
I've gone back on Tony Ferguson & started actually using my Wii Fit & I'm in agony! I'm the world's most unfit person, so my legs are killing me! I've lost 3 kgs so far though, so I just keep reminding myself, it's all good :laughing:
Well, must go get in the shower, sorry for the long :ecomcity:, that's what happens when I don't get a chance to post for ages :laughing:. Have a great day!
kotakai, hope Chais gets better soon. And congrats on the weigt loss. Well done! :yelclap:
Funeral today...... got wax this morning so can wear my black skirt. Was scary!
Good morning everyone!
Shereejoy - cute pic on your avatar!
C&L -Well done to Lara for rolling:yelclap: And I hope Chaise has a great birthday - sounds like it will be heaps of fun.
MOS - Thinking of you and family today for the funeral.:hugs:
Ems - 6 weeks to go! The time will absolutely fly by
Honeymoon - Melanomas can be scary. Glad to hear the doctor detected and removed everything so early. I always get my moles and freckles checked when Im at the doctor, did lots of sunbaking as a teenager, and my skin is so pale like Nicole Kidmans. Have been lucky so far.
Well, visiting the grandparents went well. Liam lasted about an hour and a half of the 2 hour car ride each way before needing a feed, which was easy. Grandma had gotten on the phone to say we were coming so got to catch up with several uncles and aunts,all dying to see the baby, and got even MORE presents! Most of which Ive put away for Christmas. This child has more toys than Toyworld, I swear.
He slept through again last night:thumbsup:. Up at 3.30 which was ok as he went down at 8pm, completely tuckered out, and I wasnt too far behind!
Have mothers group today, but not much else planned. Have a great day everyone and take care:flowerz:
I have had several spots removed in the last year, but thankfully they've all been benign. I grew up on the beach, golf course and tennis court, and have had several severe burns plus my mother has had 2 malignant spots removed. It is scary, especially living in Australia. My American husband still doesn't realise how much worse then sun is here.
Nicklas has now slept longer than 7 1/2 hours 3 nights in a row. Sunday night was 8-5:30, Monday night was 8-4 and last night was 8-3:30. I'm not too keen on the trend developing! Hopefully he keeps sleeping through.:fingerscrossed:
BeautifulBoys
17-09-2008, 13:15
Well, Nicklas didn't sleep through the night completely last night, but DID sleep from 8 pm until 4 am, so that's a good 8 hour stretch. I think he's finally figured out the difference between night and day. I'm so proud of him! I hope I'm not jinxing myself by posting this! Every time he smiles at me I think my heart is going to explode right out of my chest! I can finally start talking about bub #2 now because it all is finally worth it. The first month I wasn't so sure!!
Thats great...8 hours...fingers x he keeps it up!
Hi all,
k8y, you sound so much better today than last week. Glad to hear the sleeping's coming around. You sound very positive. Congrats!
oconky, enjoy the wedding.
We went to DFO today and actually bought some things! We normally don't find much there. I got a black top for the funeral tomorrow and some brown shorts and 2 tops from Just Jeans. The tops are so nice and summery. I can't wait to wear them. They even have about 5 buttons down the front for easy BF access! Just need a wax - booked for 8:30 tomorrow morning, before funeral.
My old boss called this morning and wants me to work Friday all day. He said I can bring Sam "if I wish". The thing is, Sam doesn't sleep all day as he once did. He naps and plays and although he's a great baby, I'd never get anything done. So I told him I can do 8:30 - 2:00 but can't have any more milk ready by Fri as it's aking a while to express. I also have a mystery shopping assignment Fri arvo and I really enjoy those so I still want to do it.
So all sorted! Will feed as I leave and leave at least 2 bottles for DH. His mum can also look after him if she wants and he needs a break.
We had a chat before about our plans for the next few years. We've come to a decision and I'm happy I now have something to look forward to. He is going to look for casual temp work rather than full time. He will earn as much as possible and we'll keep paying a much as possible off our mortgage. Then next winter, we will go to England to visit the relo's for approx 6 weeks. It will be their summer. I also have a cousin in Spain managing some villas on the water somaybe go there for a week or so too amongst other places... I will work every second Fri with my old boss and get as much to do from home and also Mystery Shopping for a bit of fun.
Once we come back from OS, we will stay here a bit more and when our mortgage is low enough, we will either move back into our unit or get a bigger place. At his point, we will start trying for bubba number 2.
This way we spend more time here which is better in the long run, but seeing my family again and an overseas trip is enough for me for it to be worth it. I only function properly when I have a realistic goal to work towards. I can't wait to show Sam off to his family!!!
How exciting your plans sound wonderful...I have a friend in Wales I would like to visit one day & travel around.
Congrats ems, what wonderful news. This way, your DP has had the experience and found the grass is not necessarily greener on the other side. It's a hard decision to make once you've gone to all of the effort of re-locating. You think maybe you should give it more of a go, but if you're not happy now while it's all a novelty, then it won't get any better. Well done to your DP for making the decision. You now have November to look forward to and you will be able to share Christmas with friends and family too.
On the flip side, have fun living with family!
Today DH told me he's had a really nice 2 days - I've cooked his favourite meals and we've both been happy, etc. The in-laws have been out all both days and I've been able to cook so have been much chirpier - it is bound to end soon!
Sam and I had a bath again tonight. He's started to kick and splash now and it makes him laugh and flicker his eyes like he's scared of getting water in his eyes. Very cute. I was holding him at one point with one hand behind his head and the other under his bum when he FARTED! IN MY HAND! Then he gave me this BIG smile...aaahhh... I'm in love!
Off to bed to watch a movie with DH now. Have a nice night all.
Classic...
Ems - great news hun! to your DP finding work quickly.
Re: the drooling - yep, its going on here too. I find Im changing Liams clothes 2-3 times a day because they're drenched in dribble, and his hands are all gooey which is annoying as I love holding both his hands in one of mine when hes feeding.
Trying to find something nice to dress him in to visit the grandparents tomorrow. Most of his cute 000 outfits are too tight across his belly, all the 00 outfits are too long in the arms and legs. I might have to settle on one of his jumpsuit thingy's. How boring!
Anyway, Ive just gone to check on him, and hes sound asleep with hands poking out of the wrap as always. Theres nothing more peaceful looking than a sleeping baby..........and on a random note, theres nothing more cosy than a cat curled up next to an open fire!
Have a great night everyone and take care
He would look gorgeous in anything!
Forgot to mention, got Riley weighed today. He is now 6.435kgs. Slowed right now in weight gain. Only 270grams over 2 weeks. Is that ok?
Sounds good to me...how old is he?
I get Casey weighed tomorrow he is just over 3months old,Im thinking maybe 6.5Kg?
Good evening everyone!
Sounds like you are all doing really well...and are just as in love with your bubs as i am with Austin! How can something so small melt your heart so much!
Ems - another QLD mum then....Glad to hear it! welcome back. You must be so excited.
k8y - Glad to hear Summer is settling down for you for her sleeps. Soon it will just click I am sure. Glad to hear you got your hair done too....dying to have something done with mine!
SMO3...I have left Austin once...for about 20 mins! And even then i rushed home! I dont think its smothering....not when they are this little. Obviously if they were 18 I would reconsider I am going to go to the hairdresser sometime soon so i have to get ready to leave him then....or have half a haircut!
MOS - great to hear you're working out a plan. The last time DH and I made a 5 year plan was on our honeymoon....one week later I found out I was pregnant...so much for that plan!
Sheerjoy...Are you BF or FF. I know for BF bubs is perfectly ok to have 50g one week and 300 the next. They are all over the place. I thought FF were more consistant...but could be wrong...Oh Jedi c38 where are you? We need your advice???
We stayed down the GC last weekend which was lovely! Stayed at the Crowne Plaza, so we got to have breakfast in the revolving restaurant. Austin was fantastic and slept well. DHs work hired out Seaworld for the night so we went there which was so much fun. I said to DH that I wasnt going to BF in public there as it was a work function, and whilst I BF in public everywhere else - I didnt want to just in case I offended his bosses (all middle aged men). But, when we went to the seal show - there were 7 other women in the stroller section bf! So I did....How great is that! Its good to see more women BF out and about.
What do you girls do? Who BF in public and who doesnt? And what's your limit. Eg quiet corner of a cafe, main walkway of shopping centre, no limit?
On not such a good note - had a spot on my arm checked with the doctor on Thursday - she got me in to see the specialist first thing Friday morning who said it looked worrying. 7.30am Monday had it cut out (20 stiches later). The results came back today - malenoma! I couldnt believe it. Thankfully its only stage one sun cancer...but still it was so scary! I was so worried it would be worse, and even though it is cancer I have to go in and get more cut out of my arm and they think they will get it all. I have been awake at night waiting for the results just imagining the worst, so its a bit of a mixed emotion of relief and shock.
So girls...GO AND GET YOU SKIN CHECKED! This only changed colour after giving birth to Austin and was already a stage one cancer! It can happen so quickly. And I am not a sun person...I hate lying in the sun etc...so it can happen to everyone. I want you all to promise me you will have your skin checked next docs visit!
Anyway, enough rambling from me!
Where are Bree and Carla Young?? They were two of my favourite bubhubbers...hope you are still lurking!
OH THANKGOD!! yes thats a lesson for all of us to get checked....I will do!
kotakai, hope Chais gets better soon. And congrats on the weigt loss. Well done!
Funeral today...... got wax this morning so can wear my black skirt. Was scary!
Thinking of you today...xx
BeautifulBoys
17-09-2008, 13:22
Boys are better :hugs: Casey still has a cough poor fella,bit off his milk today too :confused: he has really rosy cheeks & drooling....DS1 starting teething @ 3months...maybe he is...
Having him weighed tomorrow....hes put the beef on now:p
Had some Mummy & Jacob time this morning it was great I took him to the shops & the park....Casey was at nanas for a hour.
Beautiful day in Hobart best go put the next load of washing on the line...do some ironing :rolleyes:
Had Mums grp @ my house yesterday....oh my lord.....haven't had it for awhile...chaos....haha toddlers & babies everywhere...I was stuffed yesterday :sleeping:
Im finding Casey is stirring more in the middle of the night....Im having to put the dummy in...Im thinking maybe hungry? Dunno he doesn't actually wake up,has been sleeping through for the last 6wks or so....hmmm not sure....
shereejoy
17-09-2008, 14:30
Sheerjoy...Are you BF or FF. I know for BF bubs is perfectly ok to have 50g one week and 300 the next. They are all over the place. I thought FF were more consistant...but could be wrong...Oh Jedi c38 where are you? We need your advice???
We are breast feeding.
shereejoy
17-09-2008, 14:31
On not such a good note - had a spot on my arm checked with the doctor on Thursday - she got me in to see the specialist first thing Friday morning who said it looked worrying. 7.30am Monday had it cut out (20 stiches later). The results came back today - malenoma! I couldnt believe it. Thankfully its only stage one sun cancer...but still it was so scary! I was so worried it would be worse, and even though it is cancer I have to go in and get more cut out of my arm and they think they will get it all. I have been awake at night waiting for the results just imagining the worst, so its a bit of a mixed emotion of relief and shock.
So girls...GO AND GET YOU SKIN CHECKED! This only changed colour after giving birth to Austin and was already a stage one cancer! It can happen so quickly. And I am not a sun person...I hate lying in the sun etc...so it can happen to everyone. I want you all to promise me you will have your skin checked next docs visit!
Omg, glad all is ok. What a reality check huh.... pretty scarey!
shereejoy
17-09-2008, 14:36
Well Chais has been put on Elecare formula, as he was screaming every time he tried to drink & it was getting worse. His paed said this formula is good for reflux & also allergies. It seems to be working as he'll now drink it fine, although we haven't toally got the reflux fixed, so we still get screams from that & he vomits now after every feed, which he never did. It's such a juggling act trying to the meds exactly right.
My first son was on Neocate which is very similar to Elecare. It is so thin, no wonder he is vomitting more, lachlan did. Have you tried thickening it with the Thickener? I don't think that is made up of cows milk, might be, does anyone know? For us Lachlan would then not drink it when we thickened it so I don't think I ever investigated it and yet not thickened it would all come back up. Just a never ending battle, no wonder he was never a big weight gainer.
shereejoy
17-09-2008, 14:38
TSounds good to me...how old is he?
I get Casey weighed tomorrow he is just over 3months old,Im thinking maybe 6.5Kg?
He is 12 weeks on Friday.
Not long now then Em. where are you going to?
Just loaded a pic of my gorgeous boy above. Isn't he cute!
That pic is gorgeous!!! and the weight sounds fine.
Good evening everyone!
On not such a good note - had a spot on my arm checked with the doctor on Thursday - she got me in to see the specialist first thing Friday morning who said it looked worrying. 7.30am Monday had it cut out (20 stiches later). The results came back today - malenoma! I couldnt believe it. Thankfully its only stage one sun cancer...but still it was so scary! I was so worried it would be worse, and even though it is cancer I have to go in and get more cut out of my arm and they think they will get it all. I have been awake at night waiting for the results just imagining the worst, so its a bit of a mixed emotion of relief and shock.
So girls...GO AND GET YOU SKIN CHECKED! This only changed colour after giving birth to Austin and was already a stage one cancer! It can happen so quickly. And I am not a sun person...I hate lying in the sun etc...so it can happen to everyone. I want you all to promise me you will have your skin checked next docs visit!
Anyway, enough rambling from me!
Where are Bree and Carla Young?? They were two of my favourite bubhubbers...hope you are still lurking!
:hugs:on the cancer glad you got it checked...I should do the same, hope you get the all clear when the rest is removed.
Boys are better Casey still has a cough poor fella,bit off his milk today too :confused: he has really rosy cheeks & drooling....DS1 starting teething @ 3months...maybe he is...
Having him weighed tomorrow....hes put the beef on now:p
Had some Mummy & Jacob time this morning it was great I took him to the shops & the park....Casey was at nanas for a hour.
Beautiful day in Hobart best go put the next load of washing on the line...do some ironing :rolleyes:
Had Mums grp @ my house yesterday....oh my lord.....haven't had it for awhile...chaos....haha toddlers & babies everywhere...I was stuffed yesterday :sleeping:
Im finding Casey is stirring more in the middle of the night....Im having to put the dummy in...Im thinking maybe hungry? Dunno he doesn't actually wake up,has been sleeping through for the last 6wks or so....hmmm not sure....
you poor thing with them still being sick! Pip has stirred a couple of time the past few nights which is unusual... has been hungry once, the other times I have got her back to sleep.
MOS- take care today and :hugs: for you and your family.
I just put Pip back to sleep after she woke up after an hour, she had the bottom lip out ready to cry, it was soo cute I nearly started laughing, but managed to keep it in so she didn't totally wake up. and just kept patting her...back asleep now with a smile on her face!!
got Pip weighed yesterday with clothes on and she was 6kg and she is 14 weeks tomorrow, figured she is about 5.6-5.7 naked, going to bare weigh her and then weigh her clothed next week at the last formal session of mothers group so then I can just weigh her clothed from then on.
babywez- Nicklas sounds like he is sleeping well...at least it is a few hours, though bugger it is going backwards.
anyway off to the gym soon... congrats kotakai on your weight loss...getting measured today so will see if the gym has made any difference!
shereejoy
17-09-2008, 15:03
Thanks girls for the reassurance on the weight gain, just that he has never gained that little since he was born.
I was thinking though, he was only weighed a couple of weeks ago and really in that 2 weeks he has been having a bath with his big brother and kicking up a storm and also has dropped a feed and sleeping thru, so really taking that into consideration, no wonder he is not gaining huge weight anymore. So that weight gain is just fine. You are right as long as he is gaining, it was just that he has never gained such a small amount.
So yesterday he was 6.435kgs, 63cm and HC was 41cm.
I was looking thru his brothers baby book last night and in one week Lachlan lost 60 grams and then 2 weeks after he lost 240g in a week! When I look back, Lachlan struggled with life so bady with his severe reflux, poor mite!
My first son was on Neocate which is very similar to Elecare. It is so thin, no wonder he is vomitting more, lachlan did. Have you tried thickening it with the Thickener? I don't think that is made up of cows milk, might be, does anyone know? For us Lachlan would then not drink it when we thickened it so I don't think I ever investigated it and yet not thickened it would all come back up. Just a never ending battle, no wonder he was never a big weight gainer.
Yeah, I've tried with the thickener, but haven't got the right amount yet. I put too little in, he still vomits, I put more in, he won't drink it & goes back to screaming :hair: I hadn't thought about that though, he may also be allergic to the thickener????? I could put up with the vomitting if we could stop the screaming from pain in between bottles. If the losec isn't working by next week I'll call his paed back & see what I can do.
Love everyone's new avatar pics, very cute!
Just catching up on all the reading, lol, you all talk too much!
Was the cradle cap shampoo MOS was talking about called Mustela? i cant remember...
Was the cradle cap shampoo MOS was talking about called Mustela? i cant remember...
Yep, that's the one! :thumbsup:
shereejoy
17-09-2008, 18:07
Yeah, I've tried with the thickener, but haven't got the right amount yet. I put too little in, he still vomits, I put more in, he won't drink it & goes back to screaming :hair: I hadn't thought about that though, he may also be allergic to the thickener????? I could put up with the vomitting if we could stop the screaming from pain in between bottles. If the losec isn't working by next week I'll call his paed back & see what I can do.
Love everyone's new avatar pics, very cute!
Off memory I don't think it has cows milk in it. I am sure medical professionals recommended it to me, so I would doubt they would tell you to put it with neocate/elecare - which are cows milk protein intolerant formulas anyway.
Thanks MOS, just ordered it online as the chemists here dont stock it, and didnt offer to order it in, which was annoying.
Yeah a bit annoying but they might have to put in a minimum order or something... still would have been nice to explain. Best of luck with it. I hope it works for you. It's nice to massage into their head too as it's nice and foamy already and it feels soft as you rub it in.
shereejoy
17-09-2008, 20:00
Took lachlan back to the doc today. He has had a cold and a red inflamed ear. Dr wanted to check his right ear again after a few days of antibiotics. Now that the infection has settled he can see a hole in his eardrum. We have now been given a referral to see the specialist in Rocky.
This is going to be fun. 2 kids in a town I know no-one. 3.5 hours away. Not looking forward to the trip.... oh well..... gotta get it sorted.
Oh Shereejoy, you poor thing. :hugs: So has he just perforated an eardrum with the infection or something? If so, I had that a few years back and it does heal... :yes:
I hope it turns out OK for you. Sending good vibes anyway. :goodvibes:
\He would look gorgeous in anything!
Aww thanks BB! And right back at ya:flowerz:
Forgot to report back about today. Sam was amazing. He slept on me in the sling for the whole church ceremony. Then we came home and I fed and changed him while DH went to the cemetery. Then he came back and got me and we went to the funeral hall together. Once again, Sam fell asleep in the car and slept on me until we were about to leave.
We had a nice arvo, just lying around. We went to bed at 2am after watching a movie and Sam was up again from 4 to 5 and then I was up at 7:30 to make my wax appointment. I must say I have the bestwax lady - She does half leg, bikini, underarm, eyebrow and lip for $30. I always tell her it's WAY too cheap - I would pay $90 for all of that in Noosa!
Tonight I expressed some more and as I was watching the milk come out, I noticed a litte red dot so I stopped to take a look. It was a little dot of blood... so it appears I've over-done it... What should I do now? It hurts a little bit but I haven't fed him since... I'm worried it's going to hurt and then not heal. k8y - You've been through some pretty bad cuts / grazes, how did you make them heal in the end? Any recommendations? C38??? :o
I feel sooooo stupid! I have been desperately trying to do small amounts every now and then but I need enough to leave him for the day on Friday... :( Stupid, stupid, stupid!
Oh and DH had a shower with Sam tonight - very cute. They BOTH loved it! :thumbsup:
My Little Sweet
17-09-2008, 21:14
Hi everyone :wave: i am new to this website, i have a 14 week old DD who is just wonderful. She is growing up so fast i don't know where the time has gone. Since birth she has already put on over 2 kilos and grown 12 cm! I hope that i can join in and start chatting to you other June mummies!!
Tonight I expressed some more and as I was watching the milk come out, I noticed a litte red dot so I stopped to take a look. It was a little dot of blood... so it appears I've over-done it... What should I do now? It hurts a little bit but I haven't fed him since... I'm worried it's going to hurt and then not heal. k8y - You've been through some pretty bad cuts / grazes, how did you make them heal in the end? Any recommendations? C38??? :o
I had that happen & it can be quite painful. I just used to coat my nipple in lansinoh (sp?) & found it healed in a few days as long as I did it straight away.
Hi everyone :wave: i am new to this website, i have a 14 week old DD who is just wonderful. She is growing up so fast i don't know where the time has gone. Since birth she has already put on over 2 kilos and grown 12 cm! I hope that i can join in and start chatting to you other June mummies!!
:wave: welcome to our June group. Everyone is really lovely, so jump in & start chatting. What's your DD's name? My DS2 Chais, is 19 weeks today & I also can't believe how the time flies.
He had a bath tonight with DP & loved it! He's starting swimming lessons next term (I've started all mine around 5 months), so I hope he loves that too.
Hi everyone :wave: i am new to this website, i have a 14 week old DD who is just wonderful. She is growing up so fast i don't know where the time has gone. Since birth she has already put on over 2 kilos and grown 12 cm! I hope that i can join in and start chatting to you other June mummies!!
Hello and welcome!
All the June ladies are really nice, but they talk way too much, lol! So chat away.
Tonight I expressed some more and as I was watching the milk come out, I noticed a litte red dot so I stopped to take a look. It was a little dot of blood... so it appears I've over-done it... What should I do now? It hurts a little bit but I haven't fed him since... I'm worried it's going to hurt and then not heal. k8y - You've been through some pretty bad cuts / grazes, how did you make them heal in the end? Any recommendations? C38??? :o
I tried not to use lansinoh too much as I think it can 'clog' your milk flow? or some such thing. I did use it sparingly.
My crack was so painful and nasty though and had it for a couple of weeks after trying just lansinoh, then I started using a nipple shield on that nipple and after 3-4 days the crack healed. Is it a crack or just a little dot? a dot should heal rather quickly for you and perhaps a shield might be overkill??
I would also hand express a couple of drops of breastmilk onto the affected area and let it dry as well.
Sorry no more personals. I've been awake since 4.30am after a few dreadful nights. I think I'm suffering from terrible dermatitis on my hand. The itch is literally driving me mad and I was crying my eyes out this morning :crying: (along with DD who was crying for her wind pain - poor DP). I started using a dermaid .5% cream on it yesterday but it's not helping with the itch. I'm going to ring Dr as soon as they open to make an appointment. Has anyone else had/have this? :crying::crying:
Some recent pics of C.
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I tried to access the group, but it said the group didnt exist, not sure whats wrong there.
BeautifulBoys
18-09-2008, 07:03
Took lachlan back to the doc today. He has had a cold and a red inflamed ear. Dr wanted to check his right ear again after a few days of antibiotics. Now that the infection has settled he can see a hole in his eardrum. We have now been given a referral to see the specialist in Rocky.
This is going to be fun. 2 kids in a town I know no-one. 3.5 hours away. Not looking forward to the trip.... oh well..... gotta get it sorted.
poor thing...horrible,DS1 has had a few nasty ear infections,not nice at all.
Hi everyone i am new to this website, i have a 14 week old DD who is just wonderful. She is growing up so fast i don't know where the time has gone. Since birth she has already put on over 2 kilos and grown 12 cm! I hope that i can join in and start
chatting to you other June mummies!!
Welcome:wave:..........I have two kiddies,DS1 is 2.5yrs old his name is Jacob & we also have Casey another boy...hes prob 14wks to...haha
I go in months now...he will be 4months on the 5th Oct....everyones real friendly.....hope you can keep up:ecomcity:...lol
I tried not to use lansinoh too much as I think it can 'clog' your milk flow? or some such thing. I did use it sparingly.
My crack was so painful and nasty though and had it for a couple of weeks after trying just lansinoh, then I started using a nipple shield on that nipple and after 3-4 days the crack healed. Is it a crack or just a little dot? a dot should heal rather quickly for you and perhaps a shield might be overkill??
I would also hand express a couple of drops of breastmilk onto the affected area and let it dry as well.
Sorry no more personals. I've been awake since 4.30am after a few dreadful nights. I think I'm suffering from terrible dermatitis on my hand. The itch is literally driving me mad and I was crying my eyes out this morning (along with DD who was crying for her wind pain - poor DP). I started using a dermaid .5% cream on it yesterday but it's not helping with the itch. I'm going to ring Dr as soon as they open to make an appointment. Has anyone else had/have this?
you poor chook....im guessing it hurts aswell as itchy? go to docs get some stronger cream...:hugs:....Casey woke at 4 this morning....very hungry...:sleeping:
Some recent pics of C.
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I tried to access the group, but it said the group didnt exist, not sure whats wrong there.
How cute!
Hi All
How gorgeous sk6... love her dress
k8y; yes sounds like you need a stronger cream from Dr:hugs:
MOS expressing shouldn't be THAT rough on you. If the pump has an adjustment, maybe turn in down a fraction. Like K8Y said express a little milk onto the sore spt and let it air dry. Use lanishoh sparingly. If it's realy sore you can get Hydroderm breast pads from chemists or Big W. Hoepfully it's small and should heal up pretty quick though.
:hugs:To Honeymoonbubs re your mole. How lucky they found it early.
Not a lot changed here. Through Gabriel seems to be sleeping longer, most nights now he sleeps two lots of 3-4 hours...so 9pm to 1, then through to 5 then goes back to shorter sleeps... During the day Ive been putting him back to bed if he only sleeps 20minutes.. Sometimes it works and he sleeps another 1/2 to an hour. Otherwise hes grizzly...
He's decided he hates the car though. Screams until hes sick then screams more...:( I'm hoping its just a phase:fingerscrossed:
oh dear speaking of litle men who only sleep 20 minutes then gizzle....
Sorry no more personals. I've been awake since 4.30am after a few dreadful nights. I think I'm suffering from terrible dermatitis on my hand. The itch is literally driving me mad and I was crying my eyes out this morning :crying: (along with DD who was crying for her wind pain - poor DP). I started using a dermaid .5% cream on it yesterday but it's not helping with the itch. I'm going to ring Dr as soon as they open to make an appointment. Has anyone else had/have this? :crying::crying:
Can highly recommend the Dermaveen range of products for inflamed or itch skin. I use the bath oil and Moistering Lotion. They arent expensive and you can get them from the chemist. These were the only products that calmed my skin when I was on some really nasty medication for acne, my skin was read raw and cracked everywhere, and Dermaveen really helped sooth the itchiness.
Hope you get it sorted really soon.
Mum of Midgeys
18-09-2008, 09:33
Alright ladies, be prepared for a long one... miss one day and I'm snowed under with chat to catch up on! :p
We stayed down the GC last weekend which was lovely! Stayed at the Crowne Plaza, so we got to have breakfast in the revolving restaurant. Austin was fantastic and slept well. DHs work hired out Seaworld for the night so we went there which was so much fun.
On not such a good note - had a spot on my arm checked with the doctor on Thursday - she got me in to see the specialist first thing Friday morning who said it looked worrying. 7.30am Monday had it cut out (20 stiches later). The results came back today - malenoma!
The weekend away must have been great hun! How scarey with the melanoma, you poor thing. At least they caught it nice and early - good on you for being aware. I've got a thing on my hand that I got checked last year... the guy froze it off, but it's come back, so I've been meaning to get it checked again. Definately will now! And drag DP in too, he's got moles on his back that he never gets checked.
Well Chais has been put on Elecare formula, as he was screaming every time he tried to drink & it was getting worse. His paed said this formula is good for reflux & also allergies. It seems to be working as he'll now drink it fine, although we haven't toally got the reflux fixed, so we still get screams from that & he vomits now after every feed, which he never did. It's such a juggling act trying to the meds exactly right.
I've gone back on Tony Ferguson & started actually using my Wii Fit & I'm in agony! I'm the world's most unfit person, so my legs are killing me! I've lost 3 kgs so far though, so I just keep reminding myself, it's all good
Oh the poor little mite. Hope it settles for him soon. And good on you with the 3 kilos! I've decided to do the Tony Ferguson thing too... wanna loose 5kgs before I head back home.
Boys are better Casey still has a cough poor fella,bit off his milk today too he has really rosy cheeks & drooling....DS1 starting teething @ 3months...maybe he is...
Im finding Casey is stirring more in the middle of the night....Im having to put the dummy in...Im thinking maybe hungry? Dunno he doesn't actually wake up,has been sleeping through for the last 6wks or so....hmmm not sure....
Glad your little men are doing better! Sounds a bit like teething... poor bubba if he is!
Khirra's starting to stir in the night as well :confused: She's been putting herself to sleep for the night at about 7pm lately though, and then waking up at like 3am. She hasn't woken during the night for a feed from about 6 weeks. Ugh. lol. Then she's ready for another feed at about 6am. Don't know if I should try keeping her up a bit longer at night so she sleeps through? Probably not... would really only be for my benefit :o
I just put Pip back to sleep after she woke up after an hour, she had the bottom lip out ready to cry, it was soo cute I nearly started laughing, but managed to keep it in so she didn't totally wake up. and just kept patting her...back asleep now with a smile on her face!!
That bottom lip pout is just rediculously cute isn't it?!
Took lachlan back to the doc today. He has had a cold and a red inflamed ear. Dr wanted to check his right ear again after a few days of antibiotics. Now that the infection has settled he can see a hole in his eardrum. We have now been given a referral to see the specialist in Rocky.
This is going to be fun. 2 kids in a town I know no-one. 3.5 hours away. Not looking forward to the trip.... oh well..... gotta get it sorted.
Oh hun :hugs: Poor little thing! When do you have to do the Rocky trip?
Forgot to report back about today. Sam was amazing.
Glad he did so well hun! And that wax price is rediculously good - I've paid $16 just for eyebrows! DP love having showers with DD too, they both laugh the whole way through, lol. So sweet seeing them with their bubbas! You poor thing with the nipples. I know when I was solely expressing for Khirra (whole feeds every 2 hours) my nipples were TRASHED. Just rubbed red raw... honestly they were soo feral looking. Hope it fixes itself up soon hun, and doesn't cause you too much pain :hugs:
Hi everyone i am new to this website, i have a 14 week old DD who is just wonderful. She is growing up so fast i don't know where the time has gone. Since birth she has already put on over 2 kilos and grown 12 cm! I hope that i can join in and start chatting to you other June mummies!!
Welcome hun! Look forward to you joining the chatter, and best of luck keeping up with it :laughing:
He had a bath tonight with DP & loved it! He's starting swimming lessons next term (I've started all mine around 5 months), so I hope he loves that too.
How have your kids gone at starting at that age hun? I want to start Khirra at about 6 months but people have been doing the 'oh I don't think she needs to start that young' thing. Which she doesn't necessairly, but I think it's a great tool for them. And a bit of fun!
Sorry no more personals. I've been awake since 4.30am after a few dreadful nights. I think I'm suffering from terrible dermatitis on my hand. The itch is literally driving me mad and I was crying my eyes out this morning (along with DD who was crying for her wind pain - poor DP). I started using a dermaid .5% cream on it yesterday but it's not helping with the itch. I'm going to ring Dr as soon as they open to make an appointment. Has anyone else had/have this?
I used to get really bad dermatitis on my hands from working in daycare (washing hand a gazillion times a day with disinfectant wash). I got some medicated honey ointment from the chemist (said it was good for eczema) and it worked a treat. Your's sounds a bit nasiter than that though hun, so maybe the doctor's treatment would help more. Hope it feels better soon!
Some recent pics of C.
Just gorgeous hun! That dress and picher combo is so sweet!
Girls I really need some help, DD2 has had very mucky, runny and smelly dirty nappies for over a month now (this is every day btw). They often have milk curds in them.
I rang the CHN, she was no help. So three weeks ago I changed her formula to no avail, exactly the same problem.
Last week I took her to the Dr, had pathology done, and it came up all good, no bugs in her tummy. The Dr offered me no other advise or how to fix the problem.
She is VERY windy when she is going to the toilet and pull faces as if she is uncomfortable.
Any advice, as I dont know who to go to from here, I just know something is wrong, maybe an intolerance, but how to I find out if thats the case.
LOL, BTW Im not obsessed with baby poo, I just know something is wrong.
Im going to put me last post out to the general forum to see if I can get some suggestions. but please if anyone here can help, Im listening.
sk6, did the Doc do allergy tests or just test fo bugs, etc? I knew a wonderful Dr but he's now retired. He spent soooo much time with his patients. Even came into work to check on mum every now and then discreetly when she was on anti-depressants because of the step Dad. He was a real sweetie and figured out my problem when I had dermatities from a metal button on my jeas. He didn't stop until he figued it out. I think if you feel something is wrong, then see a different Dr and maybe ask for some allergy tests. Take a pic of the nappy or make sure C has one baking when you go in there and they can experience it in person! Good luck.
Welcome mybabyq. We do all chat a lot - k8y's the worst... :laughing: :D Nah, we all share it around a fair bit I think. We've had some really interesting discussions: you've come in at the baby poop discussion, we've discussed rectal issues, breast feeding, getting back into the sack, etc, etc... We all know each other VERY intimately by now! :yes: Welcome! :hugs:
ems, I don't know you expressed solely for feeding. I can't seem to get enough out for a whole feed at once. It takes me about 4 times to get enough out for what I thought was one feed but DH fed Sam last night the 125mls I had ready... and he was STILL hungry! So now I'm worried I won't be able to keep up! I need to express enough today to leave him for 2 feeds worth tomorrow. I have 50mls to get me started... When does it get faster? And thanks for the help with my cut but it's only a tiny dot and isn't really that bad. I think I just freaked myself out. I am just going to use the breast milk thing. I fed Sam on it at 4am and then as soon as it was a bit sore, I switched breasts.
k8y, I've had dermatitis on and off over the years but never that bad. Sorry can't help - hoe it gets better for you though. :hugs:
Gotta go cut hubby's toenails. Does anyone else have to do this? IT IS GROSS!!! But he can't reach to do it himself... Hmmmm.... Yeah right! :rolleyes:
Mum of Midgeys
18-09-2008, 10:39
Girls I really need some help, DD2 has had very mucky, runny and smelly dirty nappies for over a month now (this is every day btw). They often have milk curds in them.
The poor thing. I'd ask to her her tested for intolerances hun. My mate has two boys who are intolerant to the protein in cow's milk, I think. Josh was on special perscription formula as a bub and now drinks soy or goat's milk as a 4year old. Jake, who's only 2 months has been put on the formula now, and is much happier (no longer constant runny poos and not as much wind pain - he was a very unhappy bub - they thought he had rota virus for like the first month of his life) It sounds similar to your DD's symptoms.
ems, I don't know you expressed solely for feeding. I can't seem to get enough out for a whole feed at once. It takes me about 4 times to get enough out for what I thought was one feed but DH fed Sam last night the 125mls I had ready... and he was STILL hungry! So now I'm worried I won't be able to keep up! I need to express enough today to leave him for 2 feeds worth tomorrow. I have 50mls to get me started... When does it get faster?
Well, I was lucky in that I only did it for the first month, so she really only had about 60-70ml at the most each feed. First thing in the morning I could express 150ml+, but by the end of the day it was a very long process. Lots of time spent on the couch like a cow - had two pumps going at once :laughing: Must've looked quite a sight. As for when it gets faster... i think it just depends on the person. Some people get bucketloads without any effort and some people can barely get 20ml. So no help hun, sorry! Hope it does become easier for you soon though :hugs:
Honeymoonbub I meant to give :hugs: for your melanoma. How scary for you. I too have moles and get them checked at the cancer clinic but have been remiss since being pregnant and noticed quite a few new spots recently so best get checked, thanks for your reminder!
kotakai :hugs: for your bubs. It must be terrible (not to mention all the washing you must do!). Congrats on the weight loss. Am right there with you on the 3kg too (have to do my 'weigh in' tomorrow and log it online so hopefully have lost more since).
k8y; yes sounds like you need a stronger cream from Dr
Thats what he prescribed, so hopefully it works.
Sounds like little Gabriels sleeping patterns are getting better?
DD was like that too and is just now getting more familiar with sleeping through the night so hopefully he will realise soon that his mummy needs a nice long sleep!
Can highly recommend the Dermaveen range of products for inflamed or itch skin. I use the bath oil and Moistering Lotion. They arent expensive and you can get them from the chemist. These were the only products that calmed my skin when I was on some really nasty medication for acne, my skin was read raw and cracked everywhere, and Dermaveen really helped sooth the itchiness.
Hope you get it sorted really soon.
Thanks sk6, thats really great advice. The Dr also advised the same line and I bought the wash and moisteriser etc while I was there. I have used it already and the itchies feel better.
He said because I haven't had this skin condition before, it's likely something triggered it. Particularly if I have bubs because am always washing hands/using wipes and it can open your hands to irritants and DP changed our clothes detergent a couple of weeks ago (something that was on special :rolleyes: - I can't complain as he does the supermarket shop) so I'm wondering if thats a major prob. I've gone back to our original omo sensitive today and am rewashing mine and Summer's clothes. It's mainly on my right hand and I do soooo much bottom patting and back patting with that hand that it seems likely. Will see how it goes :fingerscrossed:
sk6 love your photos. Celeste is soo cute. The last one looks like she's waving to you!
Khirra's starting to stir in the night as well She's been putting herself to sleep for the night at about 7pm lately though, and then waking up at like 3am. She hasn't woken during the night for a feed from about 6 weeks. Ugh. lol. Then she's ready for another feed at about 6am. Don't know if I should try keeping her up a bit longer at night so she sleeps through? Probably not... would really only be for my benefit I used to get really bad dermatitis on my hands from working in daycare (washing hand a gazillion times a day with disinfectant wash). I got some medicated honey ointment from the chemist (said it was good for eczema) and it worked a treat. Your's sounds a bit nasiter than that though hun, so maybe the doctor's treatment would help more. Hope it feels better soon!
Maybe a growth spurt for Khirra if starting to wake up again during the night? I've tried keeping DD up later and it didn't work for me. To be honest, the better she sleeps during the day the better she sleeps at night for some reason. Thank you too, I hope it clears up for me. I never realised the pain that people went through with this :no:
Girls I really need some help, DD2 has had very mucky, runny and smelly dirty nappies for over a month now (this is every day btw). They often have milk curds in them.She is VERY windy when she is going to the toilet and pull faces as if she is uncomfortable.
sk6 my DD's poo's sound similar along with the windy and faces when going to the toilet. She's down to one VERY messy poo a day at the moment. She is also has colic. Could it be that Celeste is a wee bit colicky? DD's BF and when she does her fluffy's at the time of her poo's they're a bit smelly.
Your doc sounds rather unhelpful. Have you tried seeing a paedaetrician? I wish I could take DD to hers all the time rather then the doc as they are so much more helpful and knowledgeable.
Welcome mybabyq. We do all chat a lot - k8y's the worst...
k8y, I've had dermatitis on and off over the years but never that bad. Sorry can't help - hoe it gets better for you though.
Gotta go cut hubby's toenails. Does anyone else have to do this? IT IS GROSS!!! But he can't reach to do it himself... Hmmmm.... Yeah right!
:p to MOS and welcome mybabyq!
Thanks and oh gross, won't get me near DP's toenails. He's actually lost one at the moment after getting stepped on at footy. Ewww!!!!
Here are some pics of Summer's hand and foot sculpture that arrived today:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=564
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=565
Honeymoonbub - its good news they caught the melanoma so quickly.
K8y thanks for the mention of colic. She has been very chucky since having the bad nappies...but she isn't in any discomfort from wind, and sleeps and feeds very well. I have booked her into see my normal GP on Monday (this appointment was for me, but I will have to wait, lol), and will bring up I think its some sort of intolerance.
K8y the hand and foot sculpture is great!
Oh dear
Feel lke the typical "housemum" today.
Gabriel was sleeping when I last posted....had planned to eat,check emails and BH then shower before he woke. Of course he woke...so went in to try and get him back to sleep. ENded up lying on my bed with him...we both slept until 1130!...so am still in my PJs:o
Ah well..just hope no one pops in...house is a mess..
Actually hope someone does ...can throw Gabriel at them..while I have a shower and do the floors..LOL
K8Y.. wonder if it could be the baby wipes. A lot of the girls I dance with use baby wipes to get their make up off...I can't..burns my face. I was worried how Id go with using them all the time for the little butt, but so far so good...though I do use face washers with plain water in between a bit too. Have you changed hand soap?
Ops just read about the laundry detergent... hmm could be, though you'd think you'd have patches on your body as well..
SK6; k8y is right, you need a referral to a Paed. All of the formulas for allergy are on script that can only be written by a paed anyhow. You could try a soy based formula or goats milk formla and or I think there's an infant version of acidophilus tablets. But it would be best to get a Paed to take a history and investigate for you rather then just experimenting willy nilly. Can't remember if you're in Canberra or Syd... in Syd you'd probably be able to see a Paed Gastroenterologist.. not sure if Canberra has them or like here ...just generalist Paeds.
Kotokai :Hope Chais settles soon for you. From memory loose poos on Elecare is quite normal, espescially to start with....as like breast milk they digest it so well. Have you tried posting in the reflux threads, Theres some mums there with good advice, also theres an Australian support group...the link i in the reflux thread. It's possible also that hes sensitive to the thickner, though some kids tolerate it.
Oh well better stop wasting the day. It's a lovely 20 deg and Im inside in my jammies:o
BeautifulBoys
18-09-2008, 12:59
sk6, did the Doc do allergy tests or just test fo bugs, etc? I knew a wonderful Dr but he's now retired. He spent soooo much time with his patients. Even came into work to check on mum every now and then discreetly when she was on anti-depressants because of the step Dad. He was a real sweetie and figured out my problem when I had dermatities from a metal button on my jeas. He didn't stop until he figued it out. I think if you feel something is wrong, then see a different Dr and maybe ask for some allergy tests. Take a pic of the nappy or make sure C has one baking when you go in there and they can experience it in person! Good luck.
Welcome mybabyq. We do all chat a lot - k8y's the worst... :laughing: Nah, we all share it around a fair bit I think. We've had some really interesting discussions: you've come in at the baby poop discussion, we've discussed rectal issues, breast feeding, getting back into the sack, etc, etc... We all know each other VERY intimately by now! :yes: Welcome! :hugs:
ems, I don't know you expressed solely for feeding. I can't seem to get enough out for a whole feed at once. It takes me about 4 times to get enough out for what I thought was one feed but DH fed Sam last night the 125mls I had ready... and he was STILL hungry! So now I'm worried I won't be able to keep up! I need to express enough today to leave him for 2 feeds worth tomorrow. I have 50mls to get me started... When does it get faster? And thanks for the help with my cut but it's only a tiny dot and isn't really that bad. I think I just freaked myself out. I am just going to use the breast milk thing. I fed Sam on it at 4am and then as soon as it was a bit sore, I switched breasts.
k8y, I've had dermatitis on and off over the years but never that bad. Sorry can't help - hoe it gets better for you though. :hugs:
Gotta go cut hubby's toenails. Does anyone else have to do this? IT IS GROSS!!! But he can't reach to do it himself... Hmmmm.... Yeah right! :rolleyes:
GROSS!! no i don't have to do that :laughing:
My Little Sweet
18-09-2008, 13:03
Wow you ladies do talk a lot!! Thanks for the warm welcome tho i appreciate it. My DD's name is Quinn. We are still breastfeeding which has come good now although she is starting to be really fussy.
OK not sure where to start-
C38- Good on you for getting some more sleep! I love laying down with Quinn sometimes its the only way to get her to sleep at all. And i wouldn't worry about being in pj's til lunchtime you have a little baby i am pretty sure its expected!
SK6- i am not sure about the poo but i hope you figure it out soon. And those photos were so cute! i love little baby dresses.
K8y- i am glad you found dermaveen, i worked in a pharmacy and know that is pretty much the best over the counter stuff around. And congrats to you and Kotakai on the weight loss, are you breastfeeding still? i would love to loose weight but i am too afraid of losing my milk oh and the thought of running with my giant (.Y.)'s now is just painful! so not really sure where to start.
Mumofsamuel- I would express most in the mornings as that is when i am fuller, i also used to get some drops of blood which really scared me but i would do what someone else suggested and just rub some breastmilk on it and let it air a little. i didn't find lansinoh helped me but so many do its worth a shot.
Kotakai- I am with you on starting swimming lessons early too. Q loves having baths and showers so i can't wait to see her in the pool.
Again thanks everyone for being so welcoming!
I do have a few questions if you have time to help? i am so confused about naps and routines??Q was sleeping 8 or 9 hours but after her growth spurt 2 weeks ago is still waking up every 2 hours at night! she hardly sleeps in the day unless i lay with her or go out in the pram but i am finding she wakes up after about half an hour. i am getting so tired which is pretty typical for a new mum but i think i can't remember the last time i had more than 2 hours sleep in a row.
Also did anyone see the melbourne age yesterday?This is my cousin, she is so brave!
http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-toddlers-toes-turned-into-fingers-20080917-4i4e.html
(http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-toddlers-toes-turned-into-fingers-20080917-4i4e.html)
shereejoy
18-09-2008, 13:10
Sorry girls no personals, am in desperate need for a bit of shut eye while the boys are down. Just wanted to report though that:
We went to CHN appt today for Lachlan - his 2.5 year check. And he weighs 11.5kgs. Still just a little tyke. He is still following his line along the 3rdish percentile. So really as long as he follows his line and he always has, he is doing ok.
I spoke to her re: lachlan's hole in his eardrum and apparently yes it means it is perferated. We are wondering if he has had this problem for quite some time. Hence his night waking, his obsession with sucking on his bottle to go to sleep and also his ongoing feeding issues. Makes you wonder!!! Anyway hopefully we will see the ear/nose and throat specialist within the month and finally get ontop of it, once and for all.
As for his assessment. She confirmed with me what a good boy he is. In that he will happily play by himself and amuse himself. Lachlan didn't stop babbling the whole time and I was a bit concerned with his speech up till now (as he is hard to understand), but she said that was all work in progress and he is attempting and that is the main thing. So all in all, this is the most satisfying thing as a parent, the confirmation she gave me that he really is a such a good boy, makes you feel so proud. :)
Oh dear
Feel lke the typical "housemum" today.
Gabriel was sleeping when I last posted....had planned to eat,check emails and BH then shower before he woke. Of course he woke...so went in to try and get him back to sleep. ENded up lying on my bed with him...we both slept until 1130!...so am still in my PJs
Ah well..just hope no one pops in...house is a mess..
Actually hope someone does ...can throw Gabriel at them..while I have a shower and do the floors..LOL
K8Y.. wonder if it could be the baby wipes. A lot of the girls I dance with use baby wipes to get their make up off...I can't..burns my face. I was worried how Id go with using them all the time for the little butt, but so far so good...though I do use face washers with plain water in between a bit too. Have you changed hand soap?
Ops just read about the laundry detergent... hmm could be, though you'd think you'd have patches on your body as well..
I wondered if it could be the wipes too, but I've been using them for awhile now so I thought, why would it just flare up now. I am getting DP to buy ones that are 'sensitive' and will alternate with wash cloths. I think I reasoned it was washing powder was because I'm always washing my hands, putting them in detergent making my hands more susceptible to the irritant rather then my whole body. If I washed my body all day like I did my hands, perhaps it might flare up more on my body? that was my thought process anyway.
I'm glad you got to lay in with Gabriel. That time spent with them is so precious! I love it when Summer wakes up around 5am. I feed her then bring her in to bed with me. I love the cuddles and I love waking up and seeing her sweet face near mine, sleeping so peacefully.
Wow you ladies do talk a lot!! Thanks for the warm welcome tho i appreciate it. My DD's name is Quinn. We are still breastfeeding which has come good now although she is starting to be really fussy.
K8y- i am glad you found dermaveen, i worked in a pharmacy and know that is pretty much the best over the counter stuff around. And congrats to you and Kotakai on the weight loss, are you breastfeeding still? i would love to loose weight but i am too afraid of losing my milk oh and the thought of running with my giant (.Y.)'s now is just painful! so not really sure where to start.
Kotakai- I am with you on starting swimming lessons early too. Q loves having baths and showers so i can't wait to see her in the pool.
I do have a few questions if you have time to help? i am so confused about naps and routines??Q was sleeping 8 or 9 hours but after her growth spurt 2 weeks ago is still waking up every 2 hours at night! she hardly sleeps in the day unless i lay with her or go out in the pram but i am finding she wakes up after about half an hour. i am getting so tired which is pretty typical for a new mum but i think i can't remember the last time i had more than 2 hours sleep in a row.
Also did anyone see the melbourne age yesterday?This is my cousin, she is so brave!
http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-toddlers-toes-turned-into-fingers-20080917-4i4e.html
mybabyQ yes I'm glad I found the dermaveen too, though thanks to sk6 I would have bought it then on her advice :thumbsup: It is really good. It's actually helping with the mad itching (such relief). It's still there but it's more comfortable.
I'm also breastfeeding too. I'm on a weight watchers plan that accounts for points for a breastfeeding mum. It's tops! I eat heaps :D
I'm not sure about Quinn's sleeping habits. I struggle to get DD to sleep during the day in her cot (she's in there now :smiliedance:) but she's always been a good sleeper at night (gosh I hope saying that doesn't jinx me).
Your little cousin is so brave. Isn't it amazing what they can do these days!
Kotakai I meant to mention too that I am putting DD into swimming as soon as I can. Most bubs love to splash around and how much fun will it be! My only concern is that I can't wear breast pads in the pool LOL (might have to get a black cossie so doesn't show leaks when not in the pool :p). BTW I only leak little drops not rivers, so I wouldn't be subjecting everyone to swimming in it - but it would probably be good to, nice for your skin (think I'm getting sidetracked). Thats what happens when you get your bub sleeping in a cot during the day - it happens so rarely that you don't know what to do with yourself or where to start on everything that needs doing!
Sorry girls no personals, am in desperate need for a bit of shut eye while the boys are down. Just wanted to report though that:
We went to CHN appt today for Lachlan - his 2.5 year check. And he weighs 11.5kgs. Still just a little tyke. He is still following his line along the 3rdish percentile. So really as long as he follows his line and he always has, he is doing ok.
I spoke to her re: lachlan's hole in his eardrum and apparently yes it means it is perferated. We are wondering if he has had this problem for quite some time. Hence his night waking, his obsession with sucking on his bottle to go to sleep and also his ongoing feeding issues. Makes you wonder!!! Anyway hopefully we will see the ear/nose and throat specialist within the month and finally get ontop of it, once and for all.
As for his assessment. She confirmed with me what a good boy he is. In that he will happily play by himself and amuse himself. Lachlan didn't stop babbling the whole time and I was a bit concerned with his speech up till now (as he is hard to understand), but she said that was all work in progress and he is attempting and that is the main thing. So all in all, this is the most satisfying thing as a parent, the confirmation she gave me that he really is a such a good boy, makes you feel so proud. :)
Sounds like Lachlan is progressing just fine. What a weight off your shoulders :hugs:
Oh bugger DD is stirring. Lasted 40 mins! (minor miracle).
Hi everyone i am new to this website, i have a 14 week old DD who is just wonderful. She is growing up so fast i don't know where the time has gone. Since birth she has already put on over 2 kilos and grown 12 cm! I hope that i can join in and start chatting to you other June mummies!!
Hi mybabyQ and welcome.:shakehands: Isnt your cousin brave! Its amazing what the medics can do now.
We've had some really interesting discussions: you've come in at the baby poop discussion, we've discussed rectal issues, breast feeding, getting back into the sack, etc, etc... We all know each other VERY intimately by now!
:laughing:OMG I never thought of it like that before! But youre completely right!
Oh dear
Feel lke the typical "housemum" today.
Gabriel was sleeping when I last posted....had planned to eat,check emails and BH then shower before he woke. Of course he woke...so went in to try and get him back to sleep. ENded up lying on my bed with him...we both slept until 1130!...so am still in my PJs
Ah well..just hope no one pops in...house is a mess..
C38 Im like this most days. The state of the house doesn't bother me anymore, and anyway, you got to spend a wonderful morning snuggling with Gabriel - gotta prefer that to vacuuming and doing the washing!
As for his assessment. She confirmed with me what a good boy he is. In that he will happily play by himself and amuse himself. Lachlan didn't stop babbling the whole time and I was a bit concerned with his speech up till now (as he is hard to understand), but she said that was all work in progress and he is attempting and that is the main thing. So all in all, this is the most satisfying thing as a parent, the confirmation she gave me that he really is a such a good boy, makes you feel so proud.
Glad to hear that all is well with Lachlan, its always a relief to hear everything is going well, isnt it. Hope you got a bit of sleep while the boys were down as well.
sk6 - Lovely photos of Celeste - shes got such a gorgeous smile!
Well, not much going on here today. Liam is alseep in his cot. I normally put him in the rocker in the lounge during the day for his naps, but Im hoping that in the cot he goes for more than one sleep cycle. He was up at 3am last night, had a huge feed, then chucked all over his pjs, I changed him, then he did a MASSIVE poo that exploded up his nappy all over his fresh pjs so had to change him again:hair: of course after all this activity, he was wide awake and ready to party. Got him back down at about 4.45. Havent had to deal with that for a while.
Another thing quickly, DH has taught Liam to blow raspberries, much to my displeasure! Now he does it ALL DAY and as hes got no control over his saliva yet, he sprays everywhere and then gives a huge smile like hes so clever (:laughing::D) Those smilies are in brackets because I try so hard to ignore the behaviour, but there is always a huge giggle ready to burst out of me! Goodness only knows what DH will teach him next!
Enjoy the rest of the day everyone. Take care
sorry no personals as too much to read!! though mybabyQ- your daughter and mine have the same birthday!! Phillipa is 14 weeks today.
well just a bit of a whinge....got weighed at the gym yesterday and I have put on 3kg :hair:(so yes K8y or kotakai I have your 3kg sure you don't want them back!!!):laughing: to be fair I have kept eating as though I was still breast feeding so not unexpected, but disappointing anyway. that is it...need to be a bit more careful with the food and increase the exercise intensity a bit more!!!
have had a good last couple of days nothing really interesting, got a couple of good photos of Pip doing tummy time which I'll try and post next week with photos of the wedding.
anyway I am going to bed as DH is staying up with Pip tonite (bit of a guilt trip!) as I am buggered- must have been working too hard at the gym today ha ha.
take care all....
Some recent pics of C.
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I tried to access the group, but it said the group didnt exist, not sure whats wrong there.
She's beautiful! She still looks quite little, how much does she weigh now?
How have your kids gone at starting at that age hun? I want to start Khirra at about 6 months but people have been doing the 'oh I don't think she needs to start that young' thing. Which she doesn't necessairly, but I think it's a great tool for them. And a bit of fun!
They've been fine. By the time Dakotah was 1 she could jump in, go under, turn around & swim back to the wall. Unfortunately when she was having her chemo she couldn't swim cause of her central line, so she missed out between the ages of 1 & 2. When we started again at 2 it was like starting from scratch & much harder, so I think the earlier the better. They both still go now (6 & 5 yrs old) & are very good swimmers. Makkai has only just turned 5 & can swim freestyle & backstroke, easily in the 10mt pool. I think he could easily do 25mts. Dakotah has gone up to the next level where they teach them breaststroke! She's great at freestyle & backstroke too, but is struggling getting the kicking right for breaststroke. I don't blame her though, I'm not the best at that either!
Girls I really need some help, DD2 has had very mucky, runny and smelly dirty nappies for over a month now (this is every day btw). They often have milk curds in them.
With all of Chais's feeding & reflux probs, I've been reading lots on different boards. Can't remember exactly as it all seems to blur together after a while, but it def sounds like an intolerance. Chais has been changed to Elecare as he was still reacting to soy, so his paed thinks he might be intolerant or allergic to milk proteins as well. I'm hoping it's something he'll grow out of though, guess time will tell. But yeah, if you can, see a paed & get them to do more tests. Do you have a health care card? If so the prescription formula is only $5 for 8 tins!!!!
Here are some pics of Summer's hand and foot sculpture that arrived today:
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=564
http://groups.msn.com/June08-mumsnbubs/k8yphotos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=565
These look great!
I do have a few questions if you have time to help? i am so confused about naps and routines??Q was sleeping 8 or 9 hours but after her growth spurt 2 weeks ago is still waking up every 2 hours at night! she hardly sleeps in the day unless i lay with her or go out in the pram but i am finding she wakes up after about half an hour. i am getting so tired which is pretty typical for a new mum but i think i can't remember the last time i had more than 2 hours sleep in a row.
Also did anyone see the melbourne age yesterday?This is my cousin, she is so brave!
http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-toddlers-toes-turned-into-fingers-20080917-4i4e.html
(http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-toddlers-toes-turned-into-fingers-20080917-4i4e.html)
Chais is 19 weeks today, and it's only been in the last few weeks that's he's finally got into a routine that is working well. He was in 1, but then got all screwed up with his last growth spurt, so maybe she too is just getting ready to change into a new one. :hugs: I know how bad no sleep is. We still don't sleep through the night, although I'm not complaining as it is a huge improvement to where he was.
Your cousin is very brave. I too think it's amazing what dr's can do these days.
We went to CHN appt today for Lachlan - his 2.5 year check. And he weighs 11.5kgs. Still just a little tyke. He is still following his line along the 3rdish percentile. So really as long as he follows his line and he always has, he is doing ok.
Glad his check up went well. It is always great when it gets confirmed that you're doing well with them.
Honeymoonbub
18-09-2008, 22:42
Thanks for all your :hugs: girls...much appreciated! I had the rest cut out today.I have a hole in my arm that is about 15cm long, 5 cm wide and 3cm deep. It looks disgusting! over 50 stiches later hopefully it has all gone. I cant pick DS up for 6 days now (havent been able to pick him up since monday). Makes BF rather difficult - but mostly I miss our fun play times. My family and DHs family have been great and there is always at least one person here to pick him up for me! Boy, it is painful today!
I am glad I have prompted some of you to get your moles checked. For those who havent yet - the doctor said that it is quite common for women who have just had a bub to be diagnosed with skin cancer, as the pregnancy hormones spur on the sudden growth of the abnormal cells. So if there ever was a time to be checked - now is it!
We are breast feeding.
Then that is a perfectly normal weight gain Sounds like you are doing a great job!
Dr wanted to check his right ear again after a few days of antibiotics. Now that the infection has settled he can see a hole in his eardrum.
Poor little guy, Hope u r ok after that diagnosis - its always hard to know that they are in pain. :hugs:for you! When do you have to go to Rocky?
Tonight I expressed some more and as I was watching the milk come out, I noticed a litte red dot so I stopped to take a look. It was a little dot of blood... so it appears I've over-done it... What should I do now? It hurts a little bit but I haven't fed him since... I'm worried it's going to hurt and then not heal. k8y - You've been through some pretty bad cuts / grazes, how did you make them heal in the end? Any recommendations? C38???
Firstly, sorry for the loss of your family member:hugs:, as for your nipple- the ABA recommend just breastmilk and airdry. I had a monstor of a crack that took 8 weeks to heal...yowch! But the breastmilk worked the best out of everything I tried. But it sounds like the suction on your pump is too high - it shouldnt hurt that much, and it shouldnt leave little blisters.
Hi everyone i am new to this website, i have a 14 week old DD who is just wonderful. She is growing up so fast i don't know where the time has gone. Since birth she has already put on over 2 kilos and grown 12 cm! I hope that i can join in and start chatting to you other June mummies!!
Hi!! Always great to welcome new mums! But be warned...sometimes its hard to keep up with us all!;) I saw your link to the Age...Does this mean you are a Melbourne girl? What a brave cousin you have! She looks like a gorgeous little girl!
I think I'm suffering from terrible dermatitis on my hand.
:hugs:...That must be driving you crazy - Hope the cream helps!
He's decided he hates the car though. Screams until hes sick then screams more... I'm hoping its just a phase
Have you tried a toy for him to watch? DS was terrible in the car until we hung a toy over the seat - now he loves it!
I've got a thing on my hand that I got checked last year... the guy froze it off, but it's come back, so I've been meaning to get it checked again. Definately will now! And drag DP in too, he's got moles on his back that he never gets checked.
Definaitely do - as i said pregnancy can cause them to develop quickly - so the sooner the better. My DH hasnt ever had his done...so we are off tomorrow to get him checked.
I do have a few questions if you have time to help? i am so confused about naps and routines??Q was sleeping 8 or 9 hours but after her growth spurt 2 weeks ago is still waking up every 2 hours at night! she hardly sleeps in the day unless i lay with her or go out in the pram but i am finding she wakes up after about half an hour. i am getting so tired which is pretty typical for a new mum but i think i can't remember the last time i had more than 2 hours sleep in a row.
Also did anyone see the melbourne age yesterday?This is my cousin, she is so brave!
http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-toddlers-toes-turned-into-fingers-20080917-4i4e.html
DS started waking more during the night, so I left his lullaby CD on repeat (the one I put on everytime he goes to bed) and it seems to help him to self settle during the night - now he is back to longer sleeps. Could he be cold / hot or something like that which may cause him to not go back to sleep? Who knows...maybe tonight he will just switch back again...so hard to tell isnt it!
So all in all, this is the most satisfying thing as a parent, the confirmation she gave me that he really is a such a good boy, makes you feel so proud.
:yelclap:Thats great! You must be a proud mummy!
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