*+* Feb 09 Mums April chat !*+* :)

[Seacretsquirrel]

Well another new month begins ladies.
Hope this one brings new milestones for our babies and fewer hiccups with our families.:smiliedance:

[gizmoduckus]

:eek: OMG!!! Are we in April already??????

[Seacretsquirrel]

YEP where has the time gone Riley is 1 month old already:eek:

[A'sMummy]

Happy April Fools ladies!!
Wow another month gone already! My gosh our bubs are growing up so quickly... too quickly!!

Well I have some bad news... my painful breastfeeding is back with avengance. I think I have come to the conclusion after so much heartache that I am switching to formula. Not ideal I know... but I just can't go on any longer :( I am stressed out thus making Anya stressed aswell. Not healthy for either of us! I am going to the Drs tomorrow to talk about it and see if there is any other way around it, but I think not. I think I am at peace with my decision now aswell.
I hope things pick up for you KJ and NB in the breastfeeding department, I am sendng you all the strength and well wishes in the world!!

In good news, we have a professional photo shoot with icandy photography on saturday for Anya... Cant wait!!! :smiliedance:
They do a good deal and take wonderful photos. http://www.candykidsphotography.com.au/

Hope you are all doing well!! Take Care!

[Lateralus]

C&C :hugs: Sorry to hear things aren't going so well for you in the BF department... You will know the best thing to do when it comes to persevering or preserving your sanity and switching to formula. It takes so much courage to make a decision either way! :hugs: I sometimes wonder if I have impacted on my bonding with Zoe by pushing through so much pain and having to spend so much time expressing rather than cuddling her... :confused:

Another question for those of you BFing 'normally' - how long does it take for your Bubs to feed? Zoe is spending 5-10 minutes on each side and then fusses and cried & I can't get her back on the boob. It seems an awefully short amount of time for her to be able to get enough milk in - but often she seems like she's had enough. Other times she'll still be hungry but not want to go back on the boob - yet drink some EBM or formula... It's very confusing and difficult to read her signals.

In good news, I seem to have managed to clear my milk blister... Wasn't as big a disaster as I was thinking. Apply a very hot compress to it and then hand express &/ or latch Z on - and it cleared within 2 feeds. Still a tiny bit sore, but I'd say about 90% better :smiliedance:

Went shopping today to buy some new clothes as nothing really fits any more and I figure I can't really get away with wearing my maternity clothes for much longer. Didn't go too crazy (2 pairs of pants & 3 tops) but enough to get by and make me feel like I can actually get dressed and look reasonably nice!

[JLeesmum]

hi guys, thought id join this thread, my baby boy Jyden Lee was born on 1-3-09 and doing great! even gave me 9 hrs sleep the other night!! im having probs breast feeding too so hes on formula and ebm. he was born 6lb.13oz and is 10.14 now!!:smiliedance:

[zephani]

I think I have come to the conclusion after so much heartache that I am switching to formula. Not ideal I know... but I just can't go on any longer :( I am stressed out thus making Anya stressed aswell. Not healthy for either of us! I am going to the Drs tomorrow to talk about it and see if there is any other way around it, but I think not. I think I am at peace with my decision now aswell.


C&C I totally hear what you are saying and I'm sending many :hugs::hugs::hugs:your way.

One of the main reasons I switched to formula was because Katherine and I were having major problems latching. She has a poor suck reflex and I have majorly flat nipples. It was often taking up to an hour and a half for her to latch and then I was worried about how much she was getting because I seemed to have a very small milk supply. She was getting distressed because she couldn't latch and I was getting distressed because she was distressed.

I was only going to formula feed for a few days to give myself a break but when I saw how happy she was formula feeding and how well she was thriving I decided to stay with it.

I'm glad you are at peace with your decision. I know how hard a decision it is to make and how guilty you can feel. You will know the right thing to do for you and your baby and the right time to do it.

[Seacretsquirrel]

C&C - I agree with the others so long as you are happy (or at least at peace) with your decision then it is the best thing for you and Anya. A happy baby and mummy is more important that whether you BF or FF.
KJ - as someone who is BF "normally" (whatever that is) Riley usually feeds for 5-10 mins (sometimes less) and then falls asleep. which is very frustrating esp when he falls asleep after only one side when it seems to take 4(or5) to fill him up. The older they get the faster feeds seem to go (or at least that is the way it was with DD) The long feeds were at the very beginning and when she was having growth spurts. Oh and my little sister would be full after only one side so that is normal too (so mum found)
AFM - went to a naturapath (sp) today for this persistent rash - she thinks atopic Ezcema (sp again sorry I am bad today) and has given me zinc tablets and some cream and suggested her - very expensive fish oil tablets too - but I am thinking I'll go with her dose but the supermarket ones (hers were $30 for 10 days worth) and I have to cut out a bunch of stuff from my diet (I am not going too crazy as I am BF but I'll give most of it a go and see what happens) if not back to the (hardly any English Dr's for me.... sigh):hair:
Riley is doing well will have to pop him on the scales at the chemist tomorrow to see how he is going for weight gain - I really need to sus out the CHN us here oh well he is happy and has heaps of wet nappy's so I am not concerned.

[natski]

C&C - hugs to you, and as the others have said, as long as you are happy and at peace with your decision, that is the main thing. It's best in the end to have a healthy, happy mummy and bubby than having a stressed out pair. She will still thrive on formula. And don't let anyone tell you that you're doing the wrong thing, because you're not. I'm not sure if you've contacted the ABA, but if not, maybe you could give that a try as the very last resort? In any case, good luck to you both, you will be fine.

KJ - 5-10 minutes is completely normal. She may fuss afterwards because her belly is just full. Olivia also feeds quite quickly, but then can feed for a bit longer sometimes - depending on the length in between feeds and how thirsty or hungry she is. She's a bit of a guts sometimes. I got a sheet from the hospital when she was born showing glasses of milk and how each baby varies with the time of their feeds and how much they take. Just how they vary when they only take one breast, two (or sometimes 3!!! - left, right, left!!!), fall asleep or suckle for comfort. Olivia sometimes takes one boob, refuses the other then decides she wants the second course after half an hour or so....it's all different!!!

SS - hope Riley finds relief with his rash!

[Lateralus]

SS my sisters DD3 has eczema & a friends recently recommend pure goats milk soap for it.. My sister says it has helped it more than any of the medicated lotions & potions she has tried....
:wave:Hi smashlee & welcome!! Congrats on your little one Jyden Lee - that's some good weight gain in only a month! :smiliedance:

[NewBeginnings]

C&C - :hugs::hugs: for you hun. Whatever decision you feel you need to make... do it for you and bubs. And don't let anyone pull you down for it! :hugs:

On my BF note... started on the daktarin... it's cleared it up heaps, as it has in B's mouth.... but my problem is another crack/split has appeared on the same nipple... but on the top... so it's deeply split top and bottom. It is so excrutiatingly sore to feed on that boob. I end up all tense and sore and in tears. It hurts so much :( I don't want to throw the towel in just yet... but the pain is so intense! Is there anything I can do to help with the pain? or to help them heal quickly?

Both T & B have been extremely feral lately. Both refused to sleep ALL day today... so they were awake from 7:30 this morning, up until bed time a little over an hour ago.. both whinging and whining, fussing and crying ALL DAY LONG! :dizzy: I swear I was going troppo by the end of it... I have no idea what their problems are... but I was really struggling to cope today! Doesn't help that B has his first lot of needles tomorrow! T used to go really fussy and yuk after them.... I only hope B doesn't... I just need a break! :gloomy:

[quitecontrary]

Here you are!!
Was wondering why it was oh so quiet, then I remembered we had a new month! I kind-of feel that my parallel universe of Mary is like being retired - every day is like Sunday but not as fun.
Today I broke my driving probation and got behind the wheel for the first time - I lasted the whole six weeks with G, but we were living at my parents so I had personal assistants on hand 24/7! I took the kids out to visit a friend - so it was a case of two firsts! We managed, so thats a good thing.
Last night was a little full-on with T, he was not wanting to sleep in the evening, then fed 2 hourly from 2 am - luckily dh could postpone his meeting today so at least I got some solid sleep from 7.30 til 9.30 this morning when T slept on. The night before he'd had a couple of long sleeps - but he just wants to keep Mummy guessing I think!
Will trundle off towards bed soon, he must be due for more milk soon!
Hope you all get good nights too!

[floodprincess]

Was wondering why it was oh so quiet, then I remembered we had a new month!

:) you have company there....I was wondering the same thing (all day I kept refreshing and wondering what was going on)..

My song is being sung so I'll chat later....

[Seacretsquirrel]

:crying:Fortunately the rash belongs to me :hair: have had it since Riley was born thought it might be psorisis but apparently not thnak goodness
Welcome Smashlee - I am really going to have to go get Riley weighed I am dying to know what he weighs now esp after all your bubs making such great gains - he is still in 0000's except in the full suits (not that he needs them up here) and some of the ones with the snaps at the crotch cause he is too long. Not sure if the others of you who had a girl first noticed a huge difference in the shape of your bubs - Zahlia was so much chubbier in the bum and legs Riley has no bum:laughing: other than that they are fairly similar (I was comparing pics earlier!
NB - take some panadol for the pain - not ideal but better than nothing! (others may have other ideas) good luck with battling on with both the BF and with 2 ratbags - I am going to be stuffed when DH leaves on the 13th 2 whole weeks on my own with the kiddies! I have been so lucky to have him home for the last 4 weeks he has been great taking Zahlia and letting me get on with feeding Riley - yike the thought of me and the 2 of them for 2 weeks is very scary - let alone when he goes to see for up to 8 weeks......:crying: Positive thoughts positive thoughts - don't stress about what hasn't happened yet!:goodvibes:

[natski]

NB - hope your boys have a happy day tomorrow and you get a bit of a break. Olivia had her needles last week and was very sleepy that afternoon and the next day so fingers crossed little B has a sleepy time from them too!

SS - I've found the same thing with the shape of girls vs boys. DS was quite long and lean, but Olivia is really chubby around the thighs and is a bit shorter. They were both similar birth weights though. So funny how different they are. She has so many more creases in her arms and legs than DS did!

Oops! forgot to say welcome to smashlee

I have DH working overnight tonight and I'm avoiding going to bed - I did this last night too and I was so exhausted this afternoon....why am I doing it to myself. I must get to bed...I just don't feel like it yet...I sound like a toddler! haha!

[OneCheekyMonkey]

Kate - Dane sometimes feeds 5 mins, sometimes 15, but during the day the feeds seem to be fairly short. If I am out and bub is fussy he seems happy enough to have a short feed and a top up 30 mins later. He seems to fuss if I am fussing, so I need to try and relax more NIP. I was worried about weight gain but he is gaining extremely well.

:hugs:to c&c, you must do what you feel is best for you and bubs. I can imagine that it is a very hard decision.

NB - I am sure someone has suggested this, but nipple shields? I am sorry to hear that you are in so much pain.


I have a qu but it applies to everyone with a new bub, so I will post it in the main section.

[Seacretsquirrel]

:smiliedance: Riley slept from 10pm till 3am had a feed and back down till 6:smiliedance:
AND Zahlia had a totally dry night - I didn't take her to the loo before I went to bed (which I have been doing till now) and she was fine just went as soon as she got up Iam so proud of my big girl :D
So a great night all round - except poor DH has to go to work with a bit of a hangover but that is self inflicted so he didn't get much sympathy - he has likened xxxx beer to KFC he has to consume it at a rapid rate till it is all gone even though it makes him crook the next day - have to go back to flash beers he drinks them more slowly:p - hmmmm me thinks he jsut prefers the flash beers:cool:
anyway off to do some housework while the kids are content then make some playdough for Zahlia - hopefully she won't eat too much:chef:

[megaminz]

morning all
little man did nearly 5hours of sleep in one go last night it was great

not so great is me today, yesterday I came to the conclusion I have to go back to work. With my hands making me finish work 6 weeks early, DH not getting the payrise he was promised we are getting too tight on money and its stressing me out.

It broke my heart to admit that I have to go back and the thought of putting my little man in care still kills me but I have to do it

[floodprincess]

:hugs: MM.....I can only imagine how you must be feeling!

:yelclap: to Zahlia SS...it's fantastic when they start having dry nights

And :hugs: to everyone else having feeding and other challenges - I hope your days get better really soon!

AFM, we managed roughly 8 hours unbroken sleep last night, I feel almost human (although woke quite a few times in the early hours of the morning panicking because I hadn't heard anything....a few tense minutes at her door listening for snuffles almost did my head in!!)

Anywoo - with body shapes, I've only had girls so can't compare to boys, but DD1 was cubby round the thighs and bum while DD2 has cubby cheeks & tummy (after feeding :)) but she's got thin legs and no bum! Nat - I hear you on the creases though! I don't remember having THAT many to clean with DD1...but I could be wrong (11 years fades the memory somewhat).

Have a great day ladies - I'm off to discover if I want to buy a sling or one of those backpack type things that sit over your front (and back for later) - which have you found to be better? I'm thinking I have to do something to free my hands up a little more during the days when Miss Monique won't go down except in my arm..

Talk soon

[Seacretsquirrel]

hey off to make playdough
but thought I'd ask the Mods to unsticky the Feb chat and sticky this one please.:cool:
Now the big decision what colour to make the playdough????:D

[quitecontrary]

Oh MM I feel for you. Can you go back part-time to start with? I know that the tax rate might mean that your take- home pay is still pretty similar. When do you think you'd have to go back?
NB oooh, I hope you can work out how to fix your nipple.
FP you're brave having Monique in her own room. Even though I seem to have the Mr Snuffleupagus of Rockdale I don't think I'd cope with him out of our room. Dh would have the kids in our room forever, he'd definitely never hear T if he was in the next room! Yay for the big sleep!

Toby managed two good sleeps overnight last night, I'm happy to say! He is back napping again now, and fingers crossed G is doing something similar in her room - she's not making much noise so I think I will leave good enough alone! At least its quiet out here!

[ardora]

Hi everyone, happy April!

Well, time is flying, G will be 6 weeks tomorrow and he got his needles today... they said that is better to get them before than later and even more if travelling by plane, so th epoor thing was crying and screaming and seemed to be in pain once home... he wanted cuddles and kisses which we gave him with a bit of panadol, he played and smiled a bit and he is now sleeping and resting.

Kate, G normally feeds between 15 and 25 minutes and only takes 1 breast. He has been a bit unsettled today but I guess that the combination between needles and 6 wk grow spurth is quite unmanageable.

Body shapes- G is quite slender and has no bum.

C&C, I also agree with everyone else, a happy and healthy mummy and a happy and healthy baby is what matters :)

Gizmo- I hope you are going better with your little one. I read your other post the other day (I don't know where it was) and I really think that is great you had the guts to post it, well done! you do what is best for your family and if that involves CC or whatever else, then so be it. One of my good friends has two reflux sons and she has been going through a lot in the last years and still there are people that try to tell her what to do!! Good luck and all the best for you.

To all the rest, :hugs: and :flowerz:, this post is too long already and I need to hang some washing (amazing the volume of washing generated by a little man!!!)

I don't remember who asked, but I am going to Spain to see family and friends :smiliedance:
Enjoy your day :goodvibes:

[floodprincess]

:hugs: again to everyone.....had a bit of a rough day here (I put it all down to the 6 week mark)...

QC, I'm not brave having Monique in her own room - it's more a matter of having no choice....there's just no space in my room and DH is a very noisy shift worker which makes co-sleeping very difficult....I'd love to have her in with me (DD1 strangely was totally the opposite, there was never any such desire - go figure??)

But I can rest easier because I have a fantastic monitor which picks up the slightest of sounds......so far, I have picked up Mum downstairs talking to her cats, a fly in Monique's bedroom and the next door neighbours talking (although I have a feeling they may have a monitor operating on the same frequency which would explain this phenomenon) :laughing:

Adora - you are a braver woman than I taking such a long trip with a little one....enjoy catching up with your family and friends.

And to everyone else - try to have a fantastic night....sending you all lots of :sleeping: vibes

[parentingrocks]

Well well well... hello there ladies!!! :wave:

I haven't been on here in soooooooooooo long. Hope some of you remember me????? :o

I became so hectic at work during the last few months of my pregnancy (I used to bubhub at work, naughty me!) and ended up with no time to get on here, then felt like there was no way to catch up with all the threads so I didn't bother, but I really miss all you ladies and all the chats, so I hope you din't mind if I jump back into these threads??!! :o

I had a baby girl Charli Rose, born on 10th Feb. 8.2 pounds, she is breastfeeding really well, but has a fair bit of wind and reflux, but all is now managable so we're doing heaps better. I am LOVING being a mum I never want to return to work but unfortunately I have to go back part-time in June.

Anyway, hope you all are well. Lovely to chat again!!

xxx

[floodprincess]

:wave: Solsen

Glad to see your back with us and enjoying not just motherhood but BF!!!

Looking forward to sharing the rest of your journey as we all progress :)

PS congratulations on Charli Rose - I really love that name, so pretty.....I guess she is the most beautiful thing in your world too

[readytogo]

Ive been lurking for several weeks but never awake enough to type!
K is doing well she'd eat the a$$ of a low flying duck if she had the chance!
I spend most of the day feeding, pumping and formula making as my supply isn't keeping her happy. At night we have her in our room and why we sleep she farts away happily in her cradle.
I know the feeling of going back to work I had two job interviews in the past 2 days and have seen the family day care lazy for all the paperwork so will most likely be going back last week of April. I have started expressing 3 feeds a day and giving K formula fr those ones so I have some stock for day care. She doesn't seem fussed with what she drinks as long as it's milk of some sort so guess I am lucky with that. Not much else happening except my ever growing pile of ironing and clean washing isnt getting any smaller!!:o

[floodprincess]

:) RTG...glad to hear things are going well.

I'm sure you have more than just me for company in the washing and ironing stakes!

I feel for those of you who have to start work earlier than anticipated.....I'm lucky that I dont' have to go back until the end of May, but I'm already looking into how I'm going to manage that changeover (currently 100% BF with no dramas and loving it, especially after having to stop by week 5 with DD1.....)

Look forward to more news of you as time goes by....:hugs:

[Seacretsquirrel]

Until last night your were not alone in the washing stakes - I finally managed to get the motivation and I now am up todate on all our washing (I don't iron so that is up to date too:laughing:- DH Irons his own uniforms if they need it lucky for me cause they are horrible you have to get all the creases just right and I am just not that careful:rolleyes:)
I feel for all of you contemplating going back to work I am lucky that I don't have to as yet unless we want to buy a house but I am not hanging out for that as yet - the DHA house we are in is fantastic and cheap rent so I am happy for now)
I am off to do some birthday shopping today we have 3 birthdays in early April (8th and 11th) so I need to get one of them in the post ASAP.
better go clean up the disaster that is Zahlia's breckfast! for some reason she is delighting in mixing her cereal, cup of "Tea" and far too much water.:hissy:

[natski]

:wave: Happy Friday everyone!

Well, I'm pleased to say I survived my first week (well, almost) without DH...and even managed a few outings also...phew!

Welcome back Solsen! And congrats to you on little Charli Rose, glad to hear you're doing well.

FP - glad to hear your BF'ing well - lucky you are because I'm your BF buddy and I have been hopeless at catching up on here lately! haha!

I'm trying to be a domestic goddess today, washing and all the housework...will see how I go. I haven't managed to do much this morning though. Definitely not looking like any kind of goddess at the moment!

I feel so blurgh about my weight right now - I was doing fine until we went into hospital with Olivia. I tend to stress-eat, and I was pretty stressed out, so made up for it in the eating stakes. I started exercising again last week but have done nothing this week, so will have to get back onto it. I just get so fr***en hungry while BF and just gorge on the wrong things. I know I shouldn't be dieting with full-time BF, but I'm going to start WW with the BF points. If it effects Olivia, I will stop. Does that sound selfish? Sorry for whinge and whine :(

On a good note, I heard from my ex-bosses about me being 'let go' - they actually had no idea about what was going on (they don't have much to do with the new company now), and they were really sorry about it and going to help me with some contacts for me to go out on my own. I'm going to set up my own little freelance business so I guess that's a bit exciting.

Is anyone clucky again? My neighbour just told me she is pregnant with her 3rd. So excited for her, but a little envious at the same time. I would really love another one, but I don't think we will for various reasons :hissy:

Anyway, hope you all have a lovely weekend and get some rest. Big hugs to those who need it.

xx

[quitecontrary]

Nat I am going to go back to ww in about 3 weeks time - then my membership at the gym will have restarted and I'll over my six weeks recovery time. So, we can keep each other honest here as well - I've been on the ww thread on the hub for years now it seems!!
We have just had an outing this morning - I had to go to the accountants so dh drove me and took the kids to a park up that way. Both the little ones are actually asleep - which hasn't happened for the afternoon sleep for a few days so its a blessed relief!
Am looking forward to the end of my enforced recovery period - and getting out just a little bit more occasionally. We all benefit from it, thats for sure!

[natski]

Oh yay QC, you can definitely keep me honest. I really need to join up to WW or something, but I will see how I go doing it on my own for now (now that I have no work coming in). I was on Jenny Craig before I fell pregnant, but don't feel like having to pay for all the meals right now. I haven't been game to enter into the weight loss threads yet....!

[Lateralus]

Hi Ladies :wave:

welcome back Solsen & congratulations on the arrival of Charli Rose.... I had wondered what ever happened to you... Did you end up having a C-Section or normal delivery? I know you were wondering which would be best for you.

Oh & welcome back RTG I can sympathise with you on the feeding/ pumping/ formula making/ bottle washing round-about.. It's a full time job isn't it?!

Natski glad to hear all is OK with DH away - I am sure you would have told us, but how long is he away for? Not too much longer I hope :fingerscrossed:

MM hon, sorry that you have to head back to work before you wanted it... It sucks that the decision has been taken out of your hands.. Bloody money, ruins everything eh?!

AFM - steaming ahead with the BF here - Zoe only needed 50mls of formula yesterday on top of breast milk and has not had any formula yet today :smiliedance: She's attaching reasonably well - I am still getting a bit of pain but there seems to be no damage being done... And it settles down once she's been on the boob for a minute or two. Because she's mostly BF now she is not sleeping as solidly overnight - but I knew that would happen and would rather more broken sleep for me if we can get her fully BF!

Had her paed appointment yesterday and she passed with flying colours. I had my OB appointment today - I felt a bit strange about it. I don't think I ever posted my birth story, but it was quite a traumatic birth/ delivery... And at the appointment today I couldn't bear the thought of having him do my pap test or even checking my perinium where the stitches were. I think he was a bit put out by that - but I don't really care. It's just a bit too soon for anyone to be poking and prodding me down there. Not from a physical/ pain point of view, but from an emotional point of view. Anyone else had a similar experience? :confused:

I am also feeling a bit blegh about my weight - haven't weighed myself post birth, but all my clothes are way too tight and uncomfortable. Because my milk supply is so temperamental though, I can't really do much exercise which I am hating. Oh well - am trying to eat sensibly and that's all I can really do at the moment. Now that I am having to go dairy free, cheese & chocolate are off the menu - so that should help with the pudge a bit! :laughing:

[parentingrocks]

:wave: hi everyone again.

Firsrtly - I forgot to mention to Natski - thanks for the PM on facebook, it prompted me to get back on here so here I am! Thank you. I missed bubhub.

KateJo - I did end up having a c section. Other than the reasons I posted about while pregnant I also ended up with some nasty hemorrhoids (sorry TMI I know!) that my ob checked out and said that if I went natural (which yes, I still had the option to) they would almost definately burst with the pushing.. so all these little reasons pushed me towards making the decision to have a c section... I was just a lot more comfortable with the idea. I am certainly dissapointed that I couldn't try natural because I would have loved to give it a go but I have to say the c section was the best experience of my life. I'm sure everyone is different but certainly did not need the 6 week recovery that everyone speaks of. I was off pain killers on day 5 and was up and about going about my normal life as soon as I was home. It was defiantly the right decision for me.

Anyway, I am sorry to hear that you had a bit of a traumatic experience with the birth, I'm sure down stairs will be healed in no time. Do you mind me asking what happened? Or if its too soon to talk don't stress I'm just creating conversation and a bit curious. So great to hear your breastfeeding is going well now, all that washing and sterilising must become so time consuming!

Well hello to everyone else whos on here today, hope you are all well and bubbies are sleeping and feeding well.

x

[natski]

:wave: hi everyone again.

Firsrtly - I forgot to mention to Natski - thanks for the PM on facebook, it prompted me to get back on here so here I am! Thank you. I missed bubhub.

No probs! Glad it brought you back to us :)

KJ - sorry, I think I was a bit misleading. I meant that DH has gone back to work, so this is my first week with him away during the day. He had I think 8 weeks in total, adding a few more weeks because Olivia was in hospital. And yay for BF going well! I hope it continues to be great for you.

I haven't read your birth story (if you posted one), and I'm sorry it was all traumatic for you. I too had my OB appointment on Monday and had a pap smear...so funny that you show absolutely everything to the man during childbirth yet a simple pap smear turns you all nervous and shy about the whole thing! I actually felt a bit sad afterwards as I figured it was my last appointment with him if we don't have any more kids (unless we have an accident which I'm likely to plan..oops!), but wanted to give him a huge hug and kiss but was too embarrassed about it and getting over the pap smear. Silly me!

MM - sorry to hear you have to go back to work earlier than expected. Try not to feel too guilty about putting your little man into care - if you're worried, maybe you could look into family daycare? It must be a hard decision for you and I honestly feel for you. :hugs:

Oh, and welcome back RTG!

Have a great weekend girls.

[Lateralus]

I never got around to posting my birth story - I did write it a few days after Zoe was born - but haven't wanted to go back and read it since then...

Long story short - initial foetal distress meant I could not have the water birth we'd hoped for because "more frequent monitoring was required". Waters were manually ruptured which I didn't want. She was posterior for a good part of the labour so was excruciatingly painful - in labour for 27 hours - she turned transverse (nose to my thigh) as she was descending so I never got the urge to push even though I was fully dilated - tried to actively push her out for almost 2 hours but ran out of steam at the end. She started passing meconium so had to be vacuum extracted and I had to have an episiotomy. I came out of it feeling pretty traumatised and violated. Seemed such a violent way for my little girl to arrive. It just didn't seem like the wonderful, natural event I had imagined.

BUT - one part of the birth plan we did get to stick to was the no drugs (well - I did have a bit of gas - but nothing stronger) so am clinging to that as our one victory over the medical interventions. Oh, and of course the main aim was to get Zoe out safely - which we did.

[floodprincess]

Hey Girls!!

Having a much better and more settled day here which is fantastic (mind you the house still looks like a bomb went off in it; was just enjoying the day).

Got a quick question for you all (feel a little silly asking it but what the hell)....who is using baby powder and if you don't mind, when, where and how do you find it?

I recently discovered some johnsons baby powder as I was unpacking the boxes in the bathroom last night and wondered if it was still used in this day and age...lol....I feel so daft at times, but in 11 years between the two kids, a lot has changed (it's sooo much like having my first all over again).

Anyway, must go, need to get ready to take Mum to the airport - she's flyign to Melbourne tonight to help my sister drive her 3 kids up here for a visit (Nephew #2 HATES travelling so it's easier to have 2 drivers so my sister can calm him while the car is still moving)....

Have a great weekend ladies and sending :goodvibes: and :hugs: to e veryone

[natski]

oh kate hun, i'm sorry you went through all of that. i know its hard to deal with, you are very brave for going through that for so long and perservering til the end. i too did not have quite the birth i wanted, but not as near as traumatic as your story, but as you say, we have healthy babies in the end, and that is what matters most:hugs:

[parentingrocks]

KJ - 27 hours of labour and only gas.. YOU ARE MY HERO!! :yelclap:
I'm so sorry to hear you went through all that though during your birth. Cngratulations on getting through it, you are so strong. Maybe when you're ready revisiting your birth story and trying to feel positive about it might help you to move past the negative thoughts you assosiate with it. At the end of the day you have your beautiful little girl so at least for all that pain you are blessed with a beautiful daughter forever. I hope you are feeling better about it all soon.

I'm off for now, having friends over for take away and tv!

Have a great weekend everyone.

[quitecontrary]

Kate I think you did write a bit about your birth experience. One thing is for certain your little girl came out to a lot of love - even if it was a traumatic time for you all to get her into the outside world.
Solsen I too felt pretty fine quickly after my c/s - even came home on day two as it was too hard being in hospital with Genevieve at home. Everything else went to hell in a handbasket in my life with dh going to England when T was 7 days old, and then my mil passing away 3 days after that. Oh yeah and my Dad having a suspected mini-stroke, and my fil being put into a nursing home and now he's in a psych unit. And all dh's family being in England of course. Thank goodness during all of this both my children were fine health-wise, and Dh was only away for 2 weeks, and my parents were able to move in here and look after us. And to think Toby is only 4 weeks old now, so many changes in his life time going on around him! So sad to think they are so young and already their Granny has passed. At least she got to know about Toby and see some photos.
FP I'm not using baby powder, but then again I don't use anything much on either of the kids. I know talc has gone in and out of favour.

[Seacretsquirrel]

Kate - :hugs: I too feel for you and your not as you planned birth but a healthy Zoe is the important thing.
FP - I use the johnsons corn flour one (i think that is what it is) whatever it is called it is not general talc - that is on the out ATM - gets into bubs lungs and if you have a girl it can get up into the tubes and cause infertility (or thats what I heard - it could be one of those stories that has taken off) either way Ijsut use a little bit on his testicles as it is rather hot and sweaty up here and he sticks to the nappy otherwise!:laughing: poor thing.
AFM I just posted a bunch of pressies ($50 on postage was a bit extreme for 4 parcels but oh well it is all done now - brownie points for me)
but my hand and foot cast kit arrived today finally (actually it too a week to get here I was just impatient) so we will be taking Rileys hand and feet casts tomorrow - we got the kit fromthe same lady that did Zahlia's in Melb - she has an online store which is great cause I wanted them to be a bit matching!
Riley is getting so stong he can roll from his tummy to his back (if he is kinda lying on on of his arms - if that makes sense) it is kind of weird going in and knowing I popped him on his tummy and finding him on his back.
anyway I have a splitting headache so I am off to make a cuppa and head to bed. Riley and DH are racked out on the couch (well Riley is crashed DH and watching TV) and Zahlia is down for the night - she had a little friend over and they got into the liquid soap - DH went in to check on the kids only to find them "washing their hands" - having used half a bottle (the pump containers you put in the bathroom) of soap we ended up having to bath them to get the soap off.:laughing:

[floodprincess]

Evening ladies!

what a night....just got back from taking Mum to the airport, goodness, controlling DD1, Mum, DH & the pram with DD2 at the airport with heightened security is like being the ringmaster of a circus. Especially when DD1 yells "fight" in the middle of the domestic terminal :eek: thankfully she'd only seen it on the TV and no security or panic merchants seemed to be in earshot.....

Anyways, thanks for the advice re talc....I'd never use frangranced stuff, but have two BIG containers of the corn starch stuff. I remember with DD1 my MIL always used it - I personally hate the stuff, it's soooo messy but thought I'd hate to waste it and wanted to know what was in and what was out.

I guess I won't use it on DD2 unless there is a real need, but DD1 can use it to her hearts content (I may even find a use for it myself).

Peace love and mung beans....over and out for tonight

[Lateralus]

morning ladies... hope everyone had a settled night! Zoe slept pretty well after taking a while to settle initially - 10-1am then 2-5:30am... I think the lentil bolognaise we had for dinner last night didn't agree with her because she's been miss farty pants overnight... She farted herself awake a couple of times... but managed to self settle without us having to go in the room. :yelclap:

SS hope your headache settled down :hugs:
FP glad your airport expedition went ok! Oh - & we're not using powder at all - I had forgotten all about it! All we really use on her is calengela (sp?) oil and some organic bum balm if her bum is looking a bit red.

ok - going to talk poo here... since being more BF than formula fed, Zoe has been doing lots of little poos frequently (maybe 12/day) rather than the occasional massive poo (2-3/day)... Does this sound right? Whenever we go to clinic they ask if she's been pooing normally but am still trying to work out what normal is... Seems pretty variable!

[floodprincess]

Morning all....

I'm not repeating the airport expo till I get a bigger car (and a less hormonal DD1)...all the way home both her and dh were complaining about being cramped and uncomfy...

Don't know what type of car they expect, we already have a biggish station wagon; perhaps I should look into something with 7 seats so DD1 can be a bit further away from DD2's capsule? As for DH, well, he's so tall and lanky I don't anything will help (except cutting him off at the knees :laughing:)

Kate, I too suffer with what's normal in the poo stakes...Monique saves hers for about every 3rd day then it just kinda explodes out of her!!

I found this on a website and it fits with what the CHN said - There is no set frequency for how often your baby should pass stools. In the early months this will depend on whether you are breast- or bottle-feeding your baby. Says Vicky Pigott, "Breastfed babies who are not on solids may pass stools four times a day or more, or only once every three days, but you shouldn't worry about the frequency as long as the stools are soft and easy to pass. But bottlefed babies normally need to pass a stool each day to avoid constipation."

I guess as with most things, if you are concerned, speak to the nurse or gp..

hope you all have a great weekend, i'm off to try and clean the house prior to being invaded by my sister and her tribe from melb for the next few days.

TTFN :)

[quitecontrary]

SS hahaha to the liquid soap incident. I'd been thinking about getting some as our soap gets pretty mushy, but kind-of knew G would do something similar!!
Kate - equal laughs about Z farting so loudly she woke herself up.
FP - a family excursion to the airport sounds like a nightmare, especially with the smart comments from your eldest!
Toby decided he wanted to go to sleep in our bed in the early hours - unfortunately it took us a while to work out what he wanted! Needless to say the scamp is still asleep now! Dh has just gone to work and its cold and grey here, sounds like a fun saturday for me and the kids - not!

[natski]

Ooh! SS...thanks for that info on baby powder...I had no idea about the infertility thing. I still have a large bottle from when DS was born 2.5 years ago which is only half empty. I used to use it after bath times, but I haven't used it on him for ages and I think I'll keep it away from Olivia for now. She doesn't need it anyway and I've only had to use cream on her bum once so far.

Kate - as FP mentioned, different poos for BF babies are normal. Sometimes Olivia has the real explosive ones (we call them 'poonami's'), other times just a small amount in her nappy. And yesterday the colour changed (sorry for TMI) from the mustard to the 'lettuce green' type, but I'm not worried about it.

I can't believe it, Olivia 'kind of' slept through last night! Well, she was unsettled last night from 6-11 - not really sleeping properly, wanting to stay up and talk (not screaming or crying though). So I fed her and put her down at 11 and she woke me up again at 5.45! OMG! I wonder if she'll do it again tonight! She's probably so exhausted she's going to sleep all day...haha!

Anyway, better go and finish my housework so it doesn't look like a bomb when the in-laws are over tomorrow! DS is OBSESSED with 'Fireman Sam' at the moment and is watching a DVD over and over and over again....I suppose DVD's are in order for such a yucky miserable day!:) Ooh...and he's wearing undies today....wish me luck!

[OneCheekyMonkey]

^ Talc is also linked to testicular cancer. I think it is pretty much 'out of favor' at the moment.

Kate - Glad to hear BF is going full steam :) Must feel awesome to know that your extremely hard work is paying off.

I am so hungry lately. Hungry Hungry Hungry. I think I might join WW. Or at least look at it. :rolleyes:

[floodprincess]

Sometimes Olivia has the real explosive ones (we call them 'poonami's'),

:laughing: I love this !!!! Totally describes Monique's 'movements'

Dear me, I think I'm still a little tired when I find this subject amusing...

[natski]

I am so hungry lately. Hungry Hungry Hungry. I think I might join WW. Or at least look at it. :rolleyes:

Oh OCM...I am so with you...I could eat myself into oblivion at the moment!

I actually weighed myself this morning and it wasn't as bad as I suspected, but I looked at my legs last night and got a little grossed out :) I got all my old WW books out and started counting points this morning...I searched on the net the other day and it said that BF mums were 32 points, but I'm not sure if that's entirely correct. You're supposed to get doctors advice etc. I'm not going to be completely strict on it, but I figured if I can at least 'watch' what I'm eating a bit better and be a bit stricter on exercising, I can slowly come down in weight and feel better....and fit into my old clothes!!!

I'm supposed to be doing the housework!!!!...I haven't been on here in so long I'm addicted again! haha!

[zephani]

I'm leaving Katherine with my sister while DH and I go to the movies and out to dinner. I'm really nervous about today. Its the first time I've left her with anyone other than DH and as much as I know she will be perfectly fine with my sister I think I'm more nervous about how I'll cope without her.

Tell me it gets easier? I'm going back to work three days a week at the end of August and right now I don't think I could stand it.

[natski]

Oh Zephani, it does get easier, but it's absolutely normal to feel that way. I still do about DS and he's 2 and a half! I think it's more that I miss him now when he's gone, more than worrying about him. I always worry that he's happy, even though I trust the people he's with. She will be OK. You can always up and leave to be with her if she misses her mummy.

[quitecontrary]

Zeph have fun tonight! I am going to start expressing before too long so at least T can take a bottle if I'm out for more than 2 hours. We haven't ever done dinner and a movie - gets too late for this mummy! Though we have had a few big nights out since G came along, which is just as well!!
Nat 32 points sounds about right, depending on a few other variables. I think thats what I would be on right now as I'm a long way to where I should be.
T is a poonami type too, and poops frequently - usually just little ones though.
He is having a few complaints at the moment so I think I should bundle him up and put him back in the cot!
G is on to the dvds today too - Peppa Pig is getting a run for her money at the moment. Can't wait til I'm out of my self-regulated c/s recovery program - but I know this house arrest is good for me, and important in the long run!

[BecP]

HI everyone :), hope you all remember me.

It's been so hard to get to our computer since we moved our office to make room for bub.

Matilda is now 11 weeks old and has doubled her weight from 4lb 11oz (2.1kg) to now 9lb 5oz (4.3kg), she is now being b/f after being too small to suck and was bottle fed.

She is a gorgeous little girl, has really 'woken up' in the last few weeks and giving us beautiful smiles and chats.

She was hospitalised a few weeks ago with bronchiolitis (sp?) and it was such a horrible wet cough but she's all good now.

She has her moments, and can wake some days every 3 hours and others she sleeps 8 hours!!

All in all am loving being her Mummy and just wish big brother wasnt heading off to the army next year so she could have him around longer.

DH wants to try for another already!! no friggin way at this stage, not with what the last few weeks of the pregnancy and the delivery brought. But he's smitten with his princess so he'll have to just enjoy her for the moment.

Hope everyone is well (skimmed over the Feb thread) and that their babies are sleeping and feeding well and we're enjoying motherhood. :goodvibes:

[Purplebird]

yike the thought of me and the 2 of them for 2 weeks is very scary - let alone when he goes to see for up to 8 weeks......:crying: Positive thoughts positive thoughts - don't stress about what hasn't happened yet!:goodvibes:

You'll be absolutely fine hun! If i can do it anyone can :) Just get a good sling/carrier and it's all easy (don't expect much of a routine - just do whatever gets you through as my MCHN said the other day).

On the size/shape thing - DD was actually a very similar weight to Mr Cam, only taller! He's a real short chubba and his bum and thighs are just as large as hers were.

[Purplebird]

Oops - just realised I missed quite a few pages and I was only gone for 2 days. You ladies must be getting your chatter back! Hoorah!

I can't remember everything, but

C&C - it sounds like you've made the right decision for you and Anya, so don't feel bad :hugs:

welcome back Solsen, BecP and RTG - glad all is well.

QC and Natski - I might well join you on the weight watchers front! I lost heaps of weight with them about 10 years ago and kept it off until I started with the babies thing! I would just like to fit into all my old clothes - i have about 10 kgs to go. Breastfeeding has helped a bit but now I'm overeating so i need to do something.

My little man is 5 weeks tomorrow and has just hit the 5 kgs mark - what a porker! He is going to follow the rest of his family and enjoy his tucker too. His feeds vary a lot too at the moment. He usually feeds for 20 minutes on one side and sometimes wants a short feed on the other side too. My MCHN said I should give him 10 mins on each side, but I find he gets quite windy if i do that. I prefer to keep him on one side longer, but hey, it's an art rather than a science isn't it?! I just hope i'm not overfeeding him because I'm sure he would stay on the boob all day and night if i let him.

[Purplebird]

Kate - I meant to say that I'm sorry to hear about your birth experience :hugs: It sounds very much like my first birth - 20+ hours, long 3rd stage and then a vacuum extraction, so i know where you are coming from. You will feel better in time and I promise it won't put you off doing it all again! Funnily enough I ended up having another vacuum extraction this time, but I actually asked for it - I was tired and had enough. I had wanted a water birth too - lets hope we both get one next time :)

[Seacretsquirrel]

PB - what a lot of posting you have done today (playing catchup huh) I know I'll manage I have just really enjoyed having a "normal" family for a change (although DH has only been at work 2 half days so that isn't really normal). Gotta love the Navy it is all or nothing:D
We are having people over for tea so I better get a wriggle on and protect Riley from Zahlia.

[natski]

PB - I find that a bit with Olivia. I'll try her on the second breast and she fusses over it, so I put her back to the first one and she happily takes the rest of it....it's all just getting used to what they want really. Sometimes I feel like I need a third boob when I go from left, to right and back to the left again!!! I always just try each boob and whatever she wants, she gets!!!

Welcome back Bec! Yay for little Matilda doing so well after coming so early...woohoo!

I feel like I'm eating really well today. I usually snack too much, so the fact that I have a bit more willpower makes me feel good. I am going to make banana muffins this afternoon though...just one, just one, just one...maybe two! haha!

OK, now while the kids are asleep I'm going to try on my 'fat clothes' that I got out....urgh...what a yucky thing to do! haha

[A'sMummy]

Hey Ladies! hope u're all having a lovely weekend. I haven't posted in a couple of days since saying that I was going to put Anya on formula. Well... I bought the formula, tried her on it one night. She was fine on it but I kinda felt bad :o I guess my thoughts are that I am home for 3 months with her only before I go back to work so I wanted to try and atleast bf her for those 3 months. Soooo... I am bf her fully again. Really concentrating hard on getting her to attach right, still keeping on with the thrush treatment and once my "dodgy" right nipple gets sore I am popping her on the "good" breast. So far I have been doing ok with only a little pain. I am giving it one last go (yep I have said that before, haven't I?? hehe). Anyway, I will give it another couple of days and hope for the best :fingerscrossed:
Welcome back Solsen, RTG and BecP. Missed you guys!
And Welcome to the new ladies who have joined us, look forward to hearing all about you!
Zephani- enjoy your night out tonight! Your lil one will be fine, but it's understandable to worry. Just relax and enjoy, it will get easier
I am with you ladies in the hungry stakes... for the first time ever my husband said to me "Hun, you're snacking a bit too much, aren't you?" hahaha
I know he is just looking out for me because I ballooned in size a few years ago, lost it all through ms during pregnancy and am now very happily at a good weight.
Oh, we also got professional photos done today at Candy Kids http://www.candykidsphotography.com.au/
Can't wait to get them back... I love what they do with them!! :smiliedance:

[natski]

C&C - good luck with trying the BF again....hopefully it will work out for you and little Anya. If not, try not to feel too guilty please, it's not worth it. But good on you for perservering through it, you brave girl. I really do admire you girls who are having troubles with BF and keep trying, you're strong and admirable!

Well, I made my banana muffins...I had two...oops! But they taste SOOO good just out of the oven! Mr J is still down and Miss O has just gone back down, waiting for hubby to come home from work and I'm bored, bored, bored. I really should do something productive. I'm onto the treadmill again tonight...yay!

[readytogo]

We all seem to be coming out of the woodwork lately!

I get the next two weeks off from looking after K.
I somehow managed to herniate a disc in my back yest which landed me in hospital at 4am this morning and only being allowed home at 2 today after a variety of pain killers and anti inflammatories. Unfortunately my days of breast feeding are over as the doses of valium and analgesics I'm on will not be good for her :(

DP was supposed to start holidays today and thats now turned into caring for K as I cant bend or pick her up, its breaking my heart when I just want to cuddle her and give her a feed and I cant. My sister is coming down on easter sunday so she will help me out for a week also.

I am expressing and tossing it all but guess I will just have to reduce the number of expresses while she goes onto the formula. My supply has already dropped which I'm guessing is because of the pain and stress on my body from my back.:confused:

[jade24]

Hi All :wave:

readytogo - So sorry that you are going through this now, what awful timing. :hugs:

C&C - good luck with the bfeeding! I hope it starts to go smoothly for you. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be for you.

Solsen - Welcome back! I was wondering where you'd gone :)

Well we are all doing good here. Cooper was 8 weeks on Wednesday and he's smiling and being very cute! He has slept 12 hours straight, with no stirring at all, for the last 8 nights!! :smiliedance: Yesterday he fed at 4pm, went to sleep at 5:30pm and he didn't wake until 7:30am :eek: I felt bad when I woke up and realised he'd gone all that time. I felt like I should have woken him up earlier or something ... but it was a one off, usually he sleeps from 7/8pm until 7/8am. Just hoping he keeps it up!
I am a bit worried about Coop's head. He has had a lump from birth, it's called a cephal haematoma [sp?] and it's basically a bruise that was caused by pressure during his birth. All the doctors/midwives have said it will be gone by 8 weeks, but it's not going away and now he has another one on the other side of his head. I'm going to ask the health nurse about them on Thursday, but I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with this?

Hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday night.

[parentingrocks]

Hi again everyone! Jade24 - no haven't heard of those types of bumps, although in case this helps.. my daughter was born with a cyst under the surface of her skin right near her eye - and we were all booked in with a paediatric surgeon to have it removed and it mysteriously vanished after a week or two... so there is hope that these small bumps and lumps on babies do just dissapear on thier own, its funnyhow these things work out. Let us know what your nurse/doc says when you ask them about it next.
C&C - thanks for the PM reply! Lovely to hear from you, sorry to hear you had a few probs bf'ing, I hope you work it out, at the end of the day don't feel guilty giving your beautiful girl formula - its a perfectly healthy and normal way to feed babies! I akso have to go back to work soon and was hoping to express enough to get away with having her bottle feeding breast milk while I'm at work, but I'm startnig to realise that may be impossible and I might need to switch to formula too. Its a hard decision but at the end of the day its not that big of a deal, babys thrive off formula, its a good sorce of food for them.

Well today is a funny one. DP got ridiculasly drunk last night - we went to a friends fundraising night, they lost their house in the bushfires (Chum Creek VIC) and had a band, auction, raffle night at the footy club... needless to say DP 'over-indulged' and is hugging a bucket in bed as I speak! I have no sympathy for self inflicted illness... when he wakes up I will have just left him a note that says 'We've gone out!' (we= Charli and I). I'm not going to tippy toe around the house because he's hung over and needs to sleep. haha.

Anyway, thats my day. Charli is going pretty great. Gripe water is my saviour. When I give it to her 3 times a day she is as happy as larry and sleeps relly well, if I don't give it too her she batt;es wind like crazy and always needs to be picked up to be burped/spew. I LOVE YOU GRIPE WATER! haha.

Hope you all have a good day :goodvibes:

[Lateralus]

Happy Sunday everyone - hope everyone is having a great day! We're just doing Sunday lazy style today - we were going to go down to Byron to the markets but it looks like it's going to pour - so have decided to stay at home and catch up on some reading and relaxing!

R2G :hugs: So sorry to hear about your back - sound so painful! And what a shame the meds you have to take mean you can't breastfeed :crying: It's so $hitty that the decision to switch to formula has been taken out of your hands. :hugs:

Jade24 I noticed Zoe had a squishy lump on the back of her head behind her left ear - the doctor said it was a cyst which is quite normal in newborns and it has now just disappeared by itself.

C&C glad to hear you're having a bit more success with the feeding... Hope your nipple continues to heal. I found it helped to put her on the good boob first to get that frantic hungry sucking out of the way and then the dodgy boob second. I even gave the sore boob a few days rest and just expressed from that one after each feed and that seemed to help too... Good luck - I am thinking of you!

Speaking of BFing - all continuing to go well here.. Zoe is now feeding like a champion and all we need is a bit of formula in the evenings as my supply seems to be not quite meeting her demands late in the day. I think we have sorted attachment out - still a little sore sometimes at first when she attaches, but that settled down within 15 seconds or so. The only thing is my areolas feel really bruised, but I think it may be more from the breast pump than from her?! Anyone else felt like their boobs are bruised?

She's sleeping pretty well - usually around 8:30 'till 1ish, 2 'till 4 and then 4:30-7:30. Can't complain about that.

[readytogo]

Thanks girls for all the well wishes. I am so upset I have to stop feeding I was a bit naughty though and whilst sitting on a garden chair when having my shower with K I put her on for a bit!! Ahh well few mins should be ok.

I have to think of a gift for our neighbour as she has been great she babysat K for 4hrs last week when I had my job interview, then yest she came over after seeing the ambulance on Fri night and cooked Paul and I chicken pie for tea and pumpkin bread. Then today she has taken K out for a walk and has organised her son and hubby to look after me and K on Wednesday when Paul is at work:yes:

What should I get her???

And onto better news I spent all of my first baby bonus payment on AIO's I now have a stash of 28 in mixed brands (Kushies, Baby Beehinds and homemades) on their way and I'm so excited cant wait to see my fluffy mail!!!!

My next project is to get some microfibre rags from the reject shop and sew somw boosters. Sounds weird I know but the reject shop sell a bag of rags around 15 per bag all microfibre for $5.

[parentingrocks]

Hi ladies.

R2G - not sure what you could get your friend, what is your price range? Gift cert for spa treatment? (I used to work at a day spa so I know how much people love to recieve these!), flowers? Book?

I have a BF question guys and I will post it in the BF section as well as creating a new thread in here because I really want to get some advice on this - My daughter is 8 weeks old, has breastfed quite well to date, has experienced a bit of reflux and wind recently but I use mylanta (for the reflux) and gripe water (for the wind) to keep all that at bay... but the last few days when she is feeding she is really 'fussing about' at the boob, sometimes whinging, and often thrashing her head back while my nipple is drawn back - so its starting to hurt when she's doing this. I try to make sure I'm in a good position for her, trying a few different positions throughout the feed - leaning slightly back, neutral, slightly forward etc, but thats not seeming to make much of a difference. Then I have been switching sides and she still does it on the other side. I feel like she is still drinking a bit of milk, but I'm assumung not enough because she is feeding every 3 hours approx, when usually I can stretch her out to 4 hourly. Also, I do stop her every now and again throughout the feed to burp her and she is doing decent burps - I have always done this because of the wind she has been having trouble with recently, but since the 'head thrashing' during feeding the burps have been bigger and deeper and always follows with a spew..,. and then more and more little spews long after the feed is finished.

For now, I am going to express and give it to her in a bottle because she loves the bottle, but wondering if you know why she could be behaving like this at the boob?:confused:

Thanks in advance....

[quitecontrary]

RTG oh, I feel for you. Your neighbours must be lovely people - you are lucky to have them!

One of my mother's group mums had to go back to work when her little one was 3 months old, and she bought a double electric pump and expressed at work every day. Her baby was completely breast milk fed, with two bottle feeds whilst mum was at work. So, it can be done! And the baby refused to take a bottle up to about a week before the mum went back to work. Food for thought for those of you who are returning to the paid workforce soon!
The other thing I'd consider is b/fing when you can, if you can keep it up. I fed G twice a day til she was about 20 months and I was about 24 weeks pg - she only stopped cause she didn't like the changes!
Toby is grand. He seems to want 2 hourly feeds around the clock which I find slightly dull from 2am but luckily Dh gets up with Genevieve and I actually got more than an hours sleep at a time after 7.30 this morning!
We had a lovely lunch at my parents place, the cousins and my sisters were all there so G had a great time playing even if she was totally exhausted. The end of daylight savings meant she was asleep at 5pm, and thats her out for the night!

[sal674]

Hi
I am very new at this forum stuff ! am i able to join this group?? not sure if i am posting in the right place! HAHa

i am a mum of nearly 3 year old twins and my new son Chas was born on the 7/2/09. making this boy number 3!!!!

i am breastfeeding this time i did a little with my twins but mainly expressed and bottle fed!

my new little man only sleeps only one session of about 5 hours from 7 pm ...then constantly feeds every 2- 3 hours thereafter! i think and i say think my twins slept about 7-8 hours by this age ( not real sure it seems all a blur now!) is any one elses bub only sleeping shorter length cycles at this age?

thanx for any responses! and i look forwarding to chatting (all being i am chatting here in the right place!)

cheers sal :)

[readytogo]

Solsen- K does the same she has stretched my nipples out every which way and it hurts!! I was advised by the lactation consultant not to take her off to burp her just to let her keep feeding until she stops herself then burp as they can have some issues reattaching mid way through a feed. Same if you are bottle feeding they will stop themselves when they need to.
I have taken to expressing every 3hrs except now im finding my supply is dropping dramatically!! What I am expressing I am diluting in formula so she still gets my milk but doesnt get too sedated. I just cant win at the moment! Looks like I will have to start the maxalon. Just to add to this I had 2 job interviews last week and will find out on this thurs if I got either, I couldnt have done my back at a worse time. Paul has been so great though he has taken over my role and been Mr Mum for two days and K has bonded so well with him he even stayed up and let me sleep for 6 hrs last night which I desperately needed. His ex who he has 2 kids with has always abused him and called him a useless father who couldnt do anything, she is so wrong he would be fine even if I wasnt here.
And my little sis has agreed to do all my housework when she arrives next week for $100 all I will do is some washing and ironing and the dishes.

I decided to get my neighbour a spotlight voucher as she is saving for a new sewing machine and has two other vouchers she is putting towards it. She has said she'll come over every day to help us out and take K for a walk or just play with her. Her 13yo son is walking our dogs daily as well to help. I hope they never move away!!:)

Hi and welcome sal674, mine is 8 weeks also and has varied sleep. She can sometimes go for 6hrs at night but generally during the day she will only go 2.5 and even 1.5. I think shes going through a growth spurt as the is drinking so much more than normal. We have tried routines and she doesnt respond so well but with the changes in our house due to me not being able to care for her anymore her sleep patterns have gone a bit funny.

I am so proud of myself I have purchased a total of 29 AIO'S. For those using AIO's how many in each size would you recommend I have
6 smalls (3-7kg), 7 meds (4-10kg) and 16 large (10-20kg) Just wondering if I need more meds or smalls????? And what is best for a booster terry towelling or microfibre or bamboo? As you can see I went a little shop happy!!!:laughing: But her tiny toosh looks so cute in her hot pink AIO.:D

[Lateralus]

R2G have you tried fenugreek (http://www.kellymom.com/herbal/milksupply/fenugreek.html) supplements for your milk supply? I had a little bit of success with that, but had to start the prescription meds to help with my supply too - I started on motilium (because I am allergic to maxolon) and my milk supply is pretty good now - am only having to give Zoe 50-100mls of formula a day (usually in the arvo when my supply seems to drop). Am also taking a homeopathic remedy called ricinus.. Was inexpensive ($7 for a bottle) - not sure if it's helped because I started it around the same time as the motilium, but another thing you could think about trying! :hugs:

:wave: sal674 welcome! My little one sounds as if she has similar sleeping patterns to your little man - she has a 4-5 hour sleep at the start of the night, then awake every 2 1/2 to 3 hours for the rest of the night.. I don't know if this is 'normal' for her age or not (she's 2 weeks behind your little one)... But she usually feeds then settles back down reasonably quickly..

[Seacretsquirrel]

Hey girls welcome to Sal674.

KJ- I don't have the bruised feeling but I remember using a breast pump when Miss Z was in hospital (went in when she was 18 days as she had a lump on the inside of her elbow which they ended up lancing under GA which was scary) I am sure if I had done it more than once I would have had bruises too it is a bit of a rough experience on the old nipples.
- on the bruised front Riley gave me a hicky the other day - I was attempting a lie down feed in the middle of the night and I think I must have drifted off and he slipped off the nipple and was sucking on my breast just above the areola so I have a lovely bruise on my boob:laughing:

Solsen - no real advice here (I have read what the others said here and in your other thread and am not sure I have anything to add) except it might be to do with just being more alert and nosey perhaps try BF in a quiet room if possible and see if that helps:goodvibes:

RTG - :hugs: to you for all you are going through and thank goodness for thoughtful neighbours!

AFM - Riley is doing the nice long sleep in the early evening too and then awake every 2-3 hrs for the rest of the night (except on the odd occasion) it is rather exhausting! - I am so not looking forward to DH going away I have been relying on him so much! anyhoo better go hang out my washing and give Zahlia some attention while Riley is asleep.

[laura133]

Hi everyone - im new on here as you can probably guess!!
My daughter Bella was born on the 13/2/09 after a 4 hour labour, i have a son also who is 22 months.
Bella is going about 3-4 between feeds and we have just started having a nice 7 hour stretch through the night which is nice!! Although she is beginning to be very unsettled during the day - not sure if she is starting to get reflux or not will have to talk to MCHN about it.
Will read through all your posts tomorrow!!

[quitecontrary]

Hello!
SS I think T and R have the same sleep feed overnight thing going on.
T is capable of sleeping calmly almost all day it seems though he does get a bit of up time, and he doesn't miss his feeds thats for sure. I think I will take him down to the clinic on Thurs to the drop-in and weigh him, I'm sure he's gaining.
T has been doing this hugely unsettled thing at at least one of his over night feeds. Last night at least it was after his 10pm feed so we weren't asleep beforehand. Have been thinking about getting some infacol or gripe water - but I don't get out to the shops at the moment so nothing gets bought! Last night he didn't even want to settle in bed with us which is completely out of character. But at his 4am feed he went straight to sleep in our bed afterwards and stayed that way. Talk about wanting to keep us guessing.

[A'sMummy]

Good Morning everyone.
Hope you're all doing well. It seems alot of us have bubs with similar sleeping patterns. Anya has about a 5 hour start to the night, then wakes every 2.5-3 hrs, but it seems to be getting better and better every night. Down to only 2 feeds a night now which is great! I am thinking it might even be down to 1 soon because her 2nd wake up this morning was a 6am.
RTG- Spotlight voucher is a great idea, I love spotlight :D Oh and well done on your cloth nappie purchase! Sounds lovely, I have been wanting to purchase some aswell but not sure about how I would go with the washing... argh soooo lazy!
Welcome Laura133 and Sal674!
Solsen- Anya "fights" with my nipple too. For me it seems to be when my flow slows down. She fusses over it, pulls on and off and sometimes cries during a feed. I have been putting her on the other boob when she fusses.

ASM- Breastfeeding has been going really well, much much less pain, but my supply seems to drop off in the evening so I have been giving her a top up of formula before bedtime. Seems to be working really well for me so far. It means my boobs are full and ready for action for the 1.30am ish feed.

Can't wait till Thursday when I get to see the professional pics we had done on the weekend :smiliedance: YAY YAY counting down the hours haha

[happymess]

Hi all,
RTG you poor thing, *Hugs* I hope everything gets better soon.

Solsen, I am reading all of the responses to your question, cos Miss S does the same thing.

AFM, Miss S had been sleeping through which was great, she did it for about a week, but then had her immunisations and she started waking at 3am again, which is still a good sleep since she goes to bed at 8.30- 9.00 ish. Last night she slept through once again, she went to bed at 8.30 and woke at 6 which is fabulous.

Yesterday, I had a girls day out with 2 of my best friends, one of whom is good friends with a hairdresser, she talked her into opening up the salon (which is normally closed on Mondays) just for us. We got there at 10 in the morning, we all had our hair cut and coloured, we had lunch in the salon and had lots of fun and gossip sharing. I had my hair cut really short and coloured really dark, I have always had long blonde hair, so this is a big change. I have bad psoriasis and since having Miss S it has been worse, but the hairdresser said that cos I have been putting it in a ponytail while it is wet it is making it worse, so she cut it all off cos air helps with the psoriasis. we will see how it goes. BTW Miss S was a dream while we were there.

[parentingrocks]

Wow happymess your little one sounds like a dream!!!! Sleeping through the night and was well behaved so you could get your hair done - wow wow wow! My little girl is still waking for at least 1 night feed and I took her while I got my nails done the other day - big mistake!! haha she was whinging so much I had to pop her on the boob and keep switching hands as the nail girl kept doing her thing. In the end the paint job on them was wrecked in 2 mins flat, what a waste. haha, the joys of being a mum hey, you can't even look nice when you try!!

Well all the responses to my BF question have been interesting - seems it could be one of a million things. She was so bad last night before she went to bed that she hardly fed at all and ended up not even wanted my expressed milk in a bottle (when normally she guzzles a bottle like there's no tomorrow).. but then during the night I fed her twice and she fed completely normally again, no pulling and thrashing of her head, fed til she emptied the boob and slept great, so maybe shes gotten over that little phase?? I called my MCHN this morning to ask what she thought it might be and she said its either Charli wasn't feeling well at the time and had pains she wa trying to work through in her gut so feeding was the last thing she wanted... or my cycle is back and my milk may have tasted funny due to the hormones - and that is possible because I have been spotting lately. Who knows. For now I'm just taking each feed as they come and seeing what happens.

Well today I am going to clean the bomb site I call my house, and if I have the energy, go to the shops to get a friend a b'day preessie and some Easter eggs for the weekend. We're heading down to Sorrento (VIC) for the long weekend, can't wait to get away!

Hope you all have a good day
xx

P.s Welcome to the newbies!:goodvibes:

[Purplebird]

That sounds like a lovely day Happymess - you must feel like your batteries are recharged now.

Quick question - where are your babies sleeping during the day? (and do they put themselves to sleep).

Cameron is often in the sling which is starting to hurt my back. I'm just too damn lazy to spend ages trying to settle him to sleep, so I feed him off and then pop him in the sling. That's all very well but I would like to rest my back - might have to try a different approach :)

[Lateralus]

:wave: welcome laura113!

C&C your evening top us sounds very familiar.. That's what I have to do most evenings with Zoe - my supply drops off in the evenings and I don't seem to quite have enough to satisfy her.. Mostly she needs 50-100mls of formula and she's happy. Awesome to hear the feeding is going well otherwise and that the pain has settled down somewhat :smiliedance:

PB Zoe tends to sleep anywhere and everywhere during the morning. Sometimes a cat nap in the rocker or on her play mat, but after lunch she will usually have a sleep in the bassinet in her room - but I move if from next to the wall (where she sleeps overnight) to under the fan - she loves the fan and looking at it helps put her to sleep during the day sometimes.

Solsen hope you have a great time in Sorrento!

HM your day out with the girls sounded lovely - good on you for trying something new with your hair!! I am such a coward when it comes to trying new hairstyles!

As for us - Zoe had her vaccinations this afternoon - :crying: It's heart breaking! Thankfully she didn't scream for too long and seemed reasonably comforted by a bit of boobie. We gave her panadol 1/2 hour before her appointment - so hopefully that will take the edge off some of the ouchie-ness this evening - poor chicken.

We weighed in at parent's group and she's put on 230 grams in a week which puts to rest my fears that she's not getting enough milk from me (plus the little comp feed she gets in the evening) :smiliedance: Seems like all the hard work is paying off & things are coming good!

[zephani]

Quick question - where are your babies sleeping during the day? (and do they put themselves to sleep).

Katherine sleeps in her bouncer during the mornings and usually has her afternoon sleep in her cot (if she settles) otherwise in her bouncer again.

[A'sMummy]

PB- During the day Anya also sleeps here there and everywhere. In the pram if we are out and about, in her bouncer, on her play mat, on my lap... She tends just to have cat naps most of the day (like 15-30-45mins). But I always try to get her to sleep in her cot in the late afternoon for atleast an hour.
KJ- :smiliedance: Yay for Zoe's weight gain! You're doing a wonderful job. All your hard work is obviously paying off and Zoe is thriving! So reassuring when they gain weight, isn't it!? I am looking forward to Anya's next weigh in but it's not for almost 2 weeks.
Solsen- have a lovely time in Sorrento, I hope you have nice weather. It's a lovely place down there. Also, I hope it was just a "phase" Charli was going through with the head thrashing and hopefully it's just related to your cycle.
Happymess- your day at the hairdresses sounds devine!! That reminds me, my hair is so overgrown right now, I have re-growth atleast an inch long :o

[quitecontrary]

Kate I am so glad to hear that everything is working!! Yay for Zoe putting on weight.
Solsen how lovely to have a weekend away, especially a nice loooonnggg one like Easter!
Happymess what fun to have a real make-over!! And just being you and your friends in the salon - what a pamper that must've have been. You will have to post some photos - how did your family react?
PB I usually put T down in his cot during the day, just to get him out of Genevieve's reach. He does sleep in the bassinette, the pram, the car etc but when we're home we usually put him in the bedroom. Genevieve doesn't like to leave him alone otherwise.
He is having a good old holler at the moment. This is dh's work night so its a bit of a dance between the 2 bubs at this time of night - though it seems G is quiet in her room, I hope this means she is asleep at least.
Must away!

[Purplebird]

Kate - well done on Miss Z's weight gain. its so great to hear that all your hard work paid off :yelclap: the needles are awful aren't they (for you!). hope Miss Z is handling them ok.

its really nice to hear that other babies are having some little cat naps too. cameron doesn't like being put down much and his sleep gets disturbed by his big sister so he seems to have short sleeps in the afternoon. i was starting to feel a bit guilty about it!

[nelliebean]

Hey! how is everyone???

thought id say hi and introduce myself :) im nell, im 26 and live in sydney, happily married and totally in love with my bubba boy lucas who was born on the 8th of feb, my first....

he was a very long and difficult labour, all plans and ideals went straight out the window, ended up haivng a csect by the end which turned out to be very lucky as it turned out he was begining to get himself stuck and if we had of waited much longer it could have been a whole lot worse!! lucky for me hes a really happy and good baby so that more than makes up for it :)

we've been having a little trouble with his sleeping lately, he will sleep almost too well like 4-5 hrs at a time, then be ravenous while hes awake, then the next day not sleep at all except for at 2hr intervals from around 9:30pm-6am...... he's been alternating these two patterns for a week, he doesnt seem upset or sick so i figure he must be going through some kind of change over, maybye someone is going through something simmilar???


anyhow looking forward to meeting everyone :)
take care
nell!

[Lateralus]

:wave: Hi Nell and congratulations on your little boy Lucas - he looks like a real cutie from your photo!
Poor Miss Z had a very unsettled night after her injections yesterday - she'd feed and settle for about 1/2 hour, and then wake and just grumble and groan in her bassinett. It was heart breaking to hear - so DH & I took it in turns to cuddle her in the rocking chair for most of the night. Poor little chicken. Will keep up with the panadol today and hopefully that will keep her comfortable. :(
Am off to an ABA morning tea this morning - will be nice to get out of the house. It has been raining so much up here we are starting to get a bit of cabin fever! :rain:

[A'sMummy]

Morning All!
Welcome Nell :wave:
KJ- Sorry to hear about Zoe's unsettled night. Poor lil lamb having her needles, hopefully she will be feeling better soon. I hope you manage some rest today aswell!

Anya slept really well last night with only one wake for feeding. She slept 8.30pm-2.30am then 3.00am-7.00am. It is a record in our house :yelclap:
Having a quiet day today, hopefully get some of the dreaded washing done. I have a HUGE pile of it! Argh!

Take care and talk soon xoxo

[Seacretsquirrel]

Welcome Nellibean - Lots of us have catnapping and 2 hr feeders I think it just takes a while to get into routine.
PB - Gotta love big sister love for disturbing bub sleep! - Poor Riley is copping it big time I got very cross with Zahlia yesterday for lying on him, pulling his dummy out (when he was peacefully sleeping), squeezing his face, hands and feet and generally being a pain in the rear end :hair:- I am trying to be firm with her as it is her testing the boundarys and I don't want to let her away with being naughty (she is doing other things too like pouring baby powder all over her room including her bed- lucky it was dry so the vacuum sucked it all up pretty well but her room smells like powder:D) I know it the terrible twos and havingless of my attention but I don't want to create bad habits in the name of having a new brother. Anyone else with an older one having these issues. I suppose it is better that she loves him to death than being really rough and hurting him on purpose (but he is still at risk of being hurt with kindness:rolleyes:)
Anyhoo better go see to them both
Bye for now:wave:
ETA by the way that farm thing of facebook is waaaaay to addictive darn you all who lead me to find it!

[OneCheekyMonkey]

I went and had a lot of fun buying bub a whole new wardrobe. I am HOPING he stays in a 0 for a while. It is getting exxy!

I bought him this for easter

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m133/insipidapple/?action=view&current=7april1.jpg it is a 0 and I will have to take it back as there is no way it will fit him when it gets cold enough to wear it. I am quite devastated !! :laughing:

We had an awful awful day he was awake with about 3 10min catnaps between 10am-8pm. He got SO overwhelmed and so tired but couldn't settle. He would fall asleep (re, pass out) in my arms but would wake and howl his head off when I put him down. I ended up holding him asleep for about an hour then when I put him down he woke, but wasn't as overwraught.

Hopefully today is better....

[gizmoduckus]

ocm - Wow! Size 0! He is in clothes for a 9mth old. I have known big babies before but not that big. They way he is going, he is going to be in size 1's before you know it. No wonder buying clothes is so expensive for you. :D

seacretsquirrel - We really haven't had a problem with DS1 so I don't have any advice to give you. He pretty much just ignores his baby brother.

:wave: Welcome to all the newbies

Well, it looks like a lot of our bubs had their immunisations yesterday. DS2 handled it well, all he wanted to do was sleep all day yesterday which I am not complaining about.

DS2 is doing better. He is still having problems but is less unsettled than before. He is gaining weight, he is now 6kgs and 60cms long so hopefully he keeps all of this up. At least it's one thing that I don't have to worry about with him.

I hope you all have a great day....

[janiceg]

Well, it looks like a lot of our bubs had their immunisations yesterday. DS2 handled it well, all he wanted to do was sleep all day yesterday which I am not complaining about.


just wondering how everyone's bubs are doing after their immunizations???

i really want to delay dd's...i just feel she is too young for such an invasion on her body. whenever i've goten a jab it's made me really ill for at least a week. so i'm wondering if she'll be over sensitive too?!
but...
my parents are visiting from canada in 2 weeks so what if they had something...
dh teaches at an international school and comes in contact with heaps of people from all over the world...
midwife says delaying is fine but CHN told me i'm crazy!
:confused:

any thoughts? anyone not vaxing? delaying?

[megaminz]

Hi janice
my little man is right as rain after his jabs. he was fine by that night smiling and giggling like normal, he didn't do the big sleep that I was expecting!!!

[BoyCrazy]

hey girls wow 2 weeks of no net..i started to have withdrawls from bubhub lol
little jasper is now 9 weeks and just over 6kgs and 60cm long!
off to read thru all ive missed..hope u are all well and bubs are going great xx

[OneCheekyMonkey]

I am selective and delay vaxxing too. I just feel, for a variety of reasons, that it is just too early.


Yawn, I am exhausted today. Bub has been really really emotionally tiring. The constant whiny cries really wear me out.

[Lateralus]

Good evening ladies - hope everyone had a great day. Zoe still a little unsettled after her jabs yesterday but a bit better.

Janice I got Zoe's vaccinations done a little bit early because of the Whooping cough epidemic on the Far North Coast at the moment (on the advice of the paeditrician). I would hate to think that Zoe could get incredibly sick with something that could have been prevented by a vaccination. I know it's a personal decision whether to vax or not, but I think it's a shame that there are a few childhood diseases that were almost eradicated that are now making a comeback because more people aren't vaxing. But, can't force people to vaccinate. Hope this doesn't sound too inflammatory... Just how I feel :yes:

:wave: BM I was wondering where you've been!

[quitecontrary]

Kate pleased to hear Zoe is a bit better, hope she sleeps well tonight for all of your sakes!
BM good to see you again!
All is well here. We had a particularly unsettled stretch with Tobias in the very early hours of this morning but he has had a good day. Thankfully Genevieve slept in this morning too - such a relief after her very early starts with the end of daylight savings.
We walked with dh down to the station and back (of course!) this morning - my first neighbourhood ramble with the two of them in the new pram. I coped with the hill much better than I thought I would - and they both enjoyed the walk!
I'll be vaxxing T to schedule. We will be taking him (and G!!) to England in June and there is no way we could leave the country without his vaccinations being up to date. When our GP described how when kids get older if you wanted to take them travelling OS they would need to have each vaccination as a separate injection there is no way I could do that to a child. We will probably be coming home via China - vaxxing is just like travel insurance for us, we couldn't leave home without it! In fact that goes for heading out in Aus as well for that matter! Bit scary with whooping cough being rampant again in some parts.
Should try for an earlier night tonight - wouldn't like a repeat of last nights little performance!
Hope you're all doing fine with your gorgeous little ones!

[Seacretsquirrel]

Hey Ladies!
KJ I am a firm believer in vaccinations too - DD had her last hep B at 6 months (normally schedulled at 12 in vic) cause they don't do it at 12 months up here and I wanted her done before we got her to make sure she got it! - poor thing had to have 3 needles instead of 2 ouch!
I am not looking forward to braving Riley's vaccinations on my own with Zahlia there too it is going to be a handful (time for jellybean bribes I think - the little chemist pk last ages:o) Oh well there is a slim chance DH will be home I am jsut psyching myself up incase he is not.
anyway had a busy day here - DD had no sleep today so she fell asleep at the dinner table (unfortunately I woke her up popping her on the loo - darn TT - I should have waited and taken her later and she prob would have hardly woken) so it was 8-00 before she was in bed asleep - she (I) reeeeeally need that sleep.
so I am off to bed!:sleeping:

[janiceg]

don't really want to start a debate about whether vaxxing is right or wrong...just curious, so thanks ladies!

dd had a great night last night..slept 6.30pm-12.30, up at 3am for a quick feed and slept till 7am!

off to have little miss weighed...can't believe she's 2 months tomorrow!!!:eek:

[megaminz]

janice I had a good slepe night last night too
Milan slept from 8.30pm-2.30am then from 3-7
my boobs were killing me at the end of it though, nearly woke him to feed him for some relief!!!

[Lateralus]

don't really want to start a debate about whether vaxxing is right or wrong...just curious, so thanks ladies!



sorry Janice... that's why I added my little subclause about not wanting to sound inflammatory! The wonderful thing about life is that we have choices... And different things work for different people.. I respect that! :hugs: (oh - and glad to hear you had a better nights sleep - woohoo - good work Charlotte!!)

Zoe is still waking twice during the night for a feed - around 1am and again at 4am and never really settles very well after the 4am feed (maybe for an hour or two and then has to be cuddled and rocked). I think we were 'spoilt' for the couple of weeks she was getting more formula as she tended to sleep for longer stretches... But would rather her wake more often and have the benefits of the boobie juice!
I have some friends from work coming to visit for morning tea today, then it's off to the shops to stock up for the long weekend. DH will be away for work so I want to make sure we have enough supplies that I don't have to go out if Zoe is having a bad day...

[floodprincess]

Hey ladies...

Hope you all have had a good week and that vaxxed babies have settled down....got to look into vaxxing next week seeing as we'll be 2 months on Tuesday!

Well, what a week here! Finally managed to get the house peaceful after having my sister and her 3 kids staying with us. While it ws good for DD1 to catch up with her cousins and to see youngest nephew (just 6 mnths old) it was a week of non-stop noise between the older 3 and her youngest. Miss Monique has been so unsetttled today it's not funny, the stress seems tp have upset my supply and I've had to supplement with formula because she hasn't had a decent feed since 11 this morning, she just fusses and screams when on the boob :crying: and we were doing so well!!!

I hope this isn't the start of the end...am feeling really guilty about it all......anyway I'm sure the morning light will see us all better (:fingerscrossed: anyway).

Sorry for the me whinge....it could be worse I guess. Hope you all have a lovely easter and safe travelling for those braving the roads.

[nelliebean]

sounds like its vaccinating time for everyone.... not looking forward to having to do that might send hubby to do the mean job lol lol oh well well find out how he goes with it on tuesday :(

hope everyone has a great easter/long weekend!!

nell

[Purplebird]

Hi Nell and welcome :)

I hope you can manage to get your supply up again FP. Maybe now you have peace and quiet you will be OK. Make sure you drink heaps and rest up.

Janice - I will be vaxxing Cameron. I had dd done and she was fine so hopefully all will be well with him too.

Welcome back BM! Wondered where you had got to!

I've had a lovely day today - toddler free for a while, yippee! Poor Cameron was a bit unsettled today so he has had lots of boobie time. Probably a good job Eloise wasn't here as she would have been a bit neglected. I still managed to have a nice shoulder massage though and to go out for lunch with DH. My neck and back are quite bad at the moment from lugging a toddler around and from breastfeeding (I always end up hunching over).

Anyone doing anything nice for Easter? We are just catching up with friends over the next three days.

Hannah's quick question of the day (!) - do your bubs like the pram? We haven't even tried Cam in ours yet.

[Seacretsquirrel]

Riley loves the pram (only done the shopping centre thing so far it is just too hot for walking jsut yet) as long as I put him on his side or tummy if I try him on his back he squarks laike anything - but we have a P&T so he is looking a the bottom of DD's seat which must be a bit boring (we put him in with his feet at the back as it is easier to get him in and out)
:hugs:FP hope your supply goes back up - Riley has been cranky and wanting to be held all day (poor DD has been a bit neglected) and feeding like crazy (6 week growth spurt here we come) my boobs are feeling very empty ATM have been all day but Rileyisn't complaining as he is no longer spluttering on my high flow BM:laughing: (DH laughes and says I am like a Diesel pump one side high flow the other normal:laughing:)
DD had picked now to decide to give up her day sleep - 3 Days and counting - :crying: - I need her to have her day sleep!
DS's baby monitor arrived today so I think we are going to try him in his own bed tonight - see if he'll go back after his morning sleep better and perhaps not wake himself up bashing into the side of the bassinette (he squirms his way up little bugger)
any hoo off to bed shortly so night night:sleeping:

[floodprincess]

Thanks girls....I think now that I have things back to a little more normal we should be right (it may have also been something I ate, but I don't really know)..

Monique loves the pram, and being in the car....found out the other day that she also loves being walked around in the backpack thingy I bought (still contemplating a sling for when she wants to doze in my arms when around the house - going to borrow one from a friend if I can to test drive it).

We're not doing anything special over Easter, might consider seeing the in-laws, but am still hesitant seeing as MIL recently got out of hospital after being sent there for pnuemonia...

[Lateralus]

Morning ladies - hope everyone has had a nice start to the long weekend & that everyone's DPs have a good break over easter so you can spend some family time together!! DH will be away for work on Saturday night, but we have been very lucky having him at home lots and lots over the past 2 months, so I can't really complain. Eek - it will be my first night at home alone with Zoe though - wish me luck :eek:

PB Zoe loves her pram.. We take her out for a walk everyday and she sits there and looks around and coos and goos and then promptly falls asleep! We don't have it in the full recline position as she is usually far too interested in what is going on outside the pram to just lie there and look at the roof! She's not super keen on the car - either falls asleep or screams herself silly - there doesn't seem to be any in between!

FP you look after that supply of yours... Lots of rest and H20!

Don't really have anything planned for the weekend. With DH away, Zoe and I might go visiting on Saturday and Sunday. We also need a new doona, so I might have to go shopping at some stage. I think today will be a 'sleep when Zoe sleeps' day - she had a pretty unsettled night and I am feeling it today. Haven't had a snooze the past few days and I think it's all starting to catch up with me. Is everyone else still trying to have a sleep during the day, or am I just a bit of a softie? :sleeping:

Oh, and a nice topic to finish off my post... How often does everyone's bubs poo? Zoe poos many, many times a day - one or two huge ones, and lots and lots of little ones. Maybe every second hour or so. She seems to get loads of wind and I think she poos a bit every time she honks out a big fart.. But am starting to wonder if she is pooing too much & if I should get it checked out. Also, she gets really worked u when she is pooing - grunts and huffs and puffs and goes red in the face.. Is this sounding familiar to anyone else? :confused:

[floodprincess]

Kate; I hear you on the napping thing, most days I try to grab an afternoon nap when/IF Monique sleeps.

As for pooing, Miss M up till now has only been going every couple of days (and doing a whopper) but each time she goes she does the whole red face grunting routine. I spoke to the paed about it who said it's perfectly normal.

I was reading about it all and as we've mentioned before BF bubs have all kinds of pooing patterns - it's the consistency that's the key with them. But if you are concerned it wouldn't hurt to ask someone.

You'll be fine with Zoe tomorrow night, trust in your instincts. DH went to Victoria to fight fires for a week when Monique was just 2 weeks old, I found that the best coping method I found was to do what felt right, so if that meant sleeping with Monique on my chest then that's what I did......

Good luck and I hope everyone has a very happy and content long weekend with lots of smiles :)

[quitecontrary]

Hope everyones having a Good Friday!!! We are having 10 friends for lunch plus a couple of the Under 4 set - yes, tell me I'm mad! I've done Nigella's chocolate mousse cake and the blueberry boybait for dessert. The boybait was selected on its name alone, plus it sounds delicious, custard base, blueberries then meringue on the top to set it off - no calories there eh? Dh is doing salmon en croute (ie pie) for mains.
Both the kids are sleeping - G was up too early again and has been busy in the kitchen!
PB Tobias likes the pram, he just sleeps away in the bottom of the P &T, avoiding his sis kicking his feet!
Kate - T poops often, no pattern to it, does a good face when pooing or farting, or building up to a burp.
SS G didn't nap a couple of times this week - and boy was she tired by the end of the day. She does have enforced dark room time whether she chooses to nap or not. I'm with you on the "I need her to" factor!

[readytogo]

I've gone NUTS!!!!
In 2 days I managed to spend all of my first baby bonus payment and a bit more on a total of 61 MCN's I have a mix of Hemp, Bamboo and AIO and AI2.
Paul even likes the idea of them!!!
I have ended up going to one breastfeed a day at night for the comfort/bonding as my supply dried up in 24hrs!! I was devested and felt so so guilty she has only gained 1kg since birth and always seems hungry.
We had her on the Heinz Gold and she will only drink 60-70mls every 3hrs and she's 2 months!!:eek: So last night at Target we decided to try the S26 reflux formula that was on special as she is crabby after every feed and well she downed 120mls two feeds in a row and settled so well:smiliedance:. She seems so much more content and happy with the formula I have a different baby who now sleeps without being cradled and sleeps solidly. So in one week we have gone from breast to formula and sposies to fully cloth bumed!

I also managed to find some great bargains at target as well I got a nappy pail for $4 as its lid has a small crack and I also found a toddler bed rail normally $50 down to $23 but my best bargain was a pair of hemp 3/4 pants that were $59.99 down to $6.00!!!:yelclap: I really have to get away from my computer in case I buy more MCN's!!!

[Purplebird]

Kate - Zoe sounds just like Cameron in the poo department :). He also has many littlies and maybe one biggie a day! He grunts and groans and goes red when he's doing his thing too.

Anyone got any tips on getting bub to take a dummy? I've tried 3 different types - latex and silicone. Cheeky monkey just pushes it out with his tongue unless he's asleep (which kind of defeats the point, lol!)

[Purplebird]

great bargains RTG! You'll love cloth - its so nice not to chuck all those horrid sposies away. I must admit I am using disposable nappies at the moment though. I just can't handle the added washing at the moment. One load a day is quite enough to keep up with! I will start on the cloth again in a month or so.

[Lateralus]

Anyone got any tips on getting bub to take a dummy? I've tried 3 different types - latex and silicone. Cheeky monkey just pushes it out with his tongue unless he's asleep (which kind of defeats the point, lol!)

Have you tried expressing a tiny bit of milk onto the dummy - sometimes Zoe will take the dummy more readily if it tastes a bit milky. We have always used the cherry shaped dummies rather than the nipple shaped ones - according to the LC we have been seeing it reduces the risk of nipple confusion. Could you try using a slightly larger dummy teat - might make it a bit more difficult for C to spit out?!

[BoyCrazy]

thanks for the welcomes back girls, have missed my bubhub time!

PB- ive tried jasper on a dummy, but he will just spit it out as well..apparently from what ive read some babies just will not have one at all, and sometimes can cause confusion in bubs between sucking on the breast & sucking on a dummy, therefore making them not latch on to feed properly..good luck tho!!

jasper hates being in the pram at the moment, i might try him sitting up a bit now that he is holding his own head/neck up properly, that way he can see out rather than laying down staring at the ceiling!

RTG- great shopping!! have often thought about using cloth, but honestly do not have the time, and im kinda lazy :o all that washing just doesnt do it for me!!

Kate- jasper usually poops about 2 times a day on average, sometimes goes a day without, but highly unusual! he makes quite a face while doing it too lol

QC- omg your desserts sound amazing!! what time is dinner?? ;)

To those with older kids, are they going through a feral stage? mine is 3.5yrs and its like someone replaced him with a monster!! hes picking up bad language somewhere (im guessing kindy) and repeats it at home, the other day he told me to shutup!! urgh and its really hard cause he has worked out that when im feeding jasper, he can get away with nearly anything he likes, as i cant keep getting up to deal with him :hair: Anyone got any tips??

Oh- one other question...Anyones bubbas started to roll yet? Jazzy gets half way, but cant quite get his little leg all the way over yet! Its too cute :bee:

[Seacretsquirrel]

I am so glad others are having issues with their older kids too I have been felling like all I do is yell at her and we have been having a few accidents after being really good with the TT (most times when she wee's there is a bit of dampness in her knickers like she started to go then remembered she should be on the loo) but after some great nights we have had two in a row big wees - but she is drinking heaps in the afternoon so I think I am going to have to encourage drinking in the morning and limit in the evening and see how we go. I'll also be getting her checked when we have our six week check up next week in case its a urinary tract infection.
With the pooing R is doing the same lots of tiny ones and one or two big ones a day but he has been really windy so I think I am off to chemist tomorrow for something to help with that.

DH is off to sea on Monday (he was supposed to be on course in WA but they have had to do a patrol for another crew and he got pulled of the course so he could sail~not that it makes much difference to me he will still be gone about 2 weeks and then they sail again (2 days at home) till the beginning of June - I have no idea how I am going to cope on my own I am already ready to tear my hair out at the end of the day and I get a tiny bit of a break when DH gets home...
anyway I better go to be so I can at least function a bit tomorrow.
Have a lovely long weekend everyone ~ hope the Easter Bunny is good to you all.:thumbsup:

[Lateralus]

Oh my goodness, Zoe was so unsettled last night. Didn't sleep for more than 2 hours in a row. From 4 this morning she has just grumbled and wriggled and I can't work out what is wrong with her. She's not really hungry and doesn't seem to want to stay latched on for very long. She doesn't seem windy. I've changed her nappy, changed her clothes (in case something she was wearing was annoying her), tried to settle her wrapped and unwrapped, with more and less blankets on, given her a massage, rocked her, hugged her and tried her in the sling. She is just unhappy :( I have a feeling she may be getting a bit of a cold - she sounds a bit snuffly but only every now and then. Maybe I should try some panadol. Gah - sorry. Just thinking 'out loud'.

Hope everyone else had a good night. :fingerscrossed:
DH goes away in a few hours - hopefully Miss Z settles down a bit - would love another hours sleep...

[janiceg]

charlotte only woke up once last night!:smiliedance:

yahoo! hope she makes it a habit! went down at 8, woke up once at 2am and resettled quickly, up at 6am. just in time for a chat on the webcam to her greatgrandparents in canada!
we have also decided to vaxx charlotte..don't really want to but we are planning on travelling OS so the benifits outweigh the risks, i guess.

katejo, how terrible about zoe! maybe take her out in the pram? charlotte was like that last week for two days but it was just a growth spurt! hang in there:hugs:

also, bubs digestive systems change at 4-6 weeks and they have to 'learn' how to push the poo out..instead of it just exploding. so it makes their poo frequency change and you'll get a lot more grunting!

baylismum, charlotte is not rolling yet but trying her hardest! she can hold the 'push up' for a long time now and get her legs going but that's about it! can't wait till she does!!!

love to the rest of you ladies!
happy easter!!! enjoy some guilt free chocolate!!!

[Seacretsquirrel]

Only one wake up here too 9ish till 1-45 then till 1/4 to 7 Yippee now to get Zahlia to sleep through again and not wet the bed - oh well I'll sleep some time...
Riley will flip himself over from tummy to back but I am not sure if it counts - he is just 6 weeks tomorrow and it seems to happen when I pop him on his tummy and his are is under him - but I am claiming it for now:D
Off to change his bum so have a good day:wave:

[quitecontrary]

SS it is really typical behaviour apparently for the big sibling to revert to old things/habits when the baby comes and is really here to stay! G is so big on the dummy at the moment, and she never was - just at home. The tt has gone by the wayside, she was just really starting and now she doesn't want to go near the potty. One of my friends little boy was nearly 3 when her little ones came and the big boy stopped using the toilet entirely. Its just a good way of getting attention.
BM I hear you with the mucking around whilst mummy is b/f-ing the bub. As for the language my dd likes to drop the F word on occasion (like her mum!) - now that I haven't been driving for nearly 6 weeks she doesn't hear it as often, so isn't saying it herself.

We got our hammock on thursday - and its fantastic. G and dh are out there relaxing already!
Lunch was great - the desserts were both winners, the salmon delicious, the children well-behaved and for some reason our guests bought bottles of french champagne so we were all spoilt!

[Lateralus]

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charlotte was like that last week for two days but it was just a growth spurt! hang in there:hugs:

also, bubs digestive systems change at 4-6 weeks and they have to 'learn' how to push the poo out..instead of it just exploding. so it makes their poo frequency change and you'll get a lot more grunting!



Ahh - good to know. It's so handy having all you ladies with bubs a few weeks ahead of Zoe - very reassuring to know that all the 'stuff' she is doing is normal! I hope I can be as reassuring to someone who is a few weeks behind us!

How is everyone's Bub with tummy time? Zoe HATES it, but we are persisting because we figure the more she does it and the stronger her neck gets, the more she'll tolerate it?!

Heading down to a friends place today - will be nice to get out of the house and talk about things non-baby for a little while! :sunshine:

[zephani]

jasper hates being in the pram at the moment, i might try him sitting up a bit now that he is holding his own head/neck up properly, that way he can see out rather than laying down staring at the ceiling!

We've just started sitting Katherine up to the halfway mark on the pram. She loves it! She really enjoys looking at everything. We've just come back from doing the weekly shopping and she fell asleep sitting up in the pram. I think that shows how comfortable she is sitting up.

[zephani]

Oh my goodness, Zoe was so unsettled last night. Didn't sleep for more than 2 hours in a row. From 4 this morning she has just grumbled and wriggled and I can't work out what is wrong with her. She's not really hungry and doesn't seem to want to stay latched on for very long. She doesn't seem windy. I've changed her nappy, changed her clothes (in case something she was wearing was annoying her), tried to settle her wrapped and unwrapped, with more and less blankets on, given her a massage, rocked her, hugged her and tried her in the sling. She is just unhappy :( I have a feeling she may be getting a bit of a cold - she sounds a bit snuffly but only every now and then. Maybe I should try some panadol. Gah - sorry. Just thinking 'out loud'.


Katherine had an afternoon like that yesterday. She had been out of routine due to visitors and I think she was distressed and over tired. We ended up giving her panadol. When she finally settled she slept for 7 hours straight.

[Purplebird]

Kate - Cam has had horrid unsettled nights like that now and then. Could it be something you're eating that might not agree with Miss Z? I've (sadly) found that garlic is a no go here - poor Cam squirms around all night if I eat lots of it for dinner. I don't do tummy time yet as such - but I put Cam on his tummy on my chest so he lifts his head from there - it might be a gentle way of introducing tummy time maybe?

SS and BM - yes, we have toddler 'issues' with our Miss E too. DH and I are having to exercise every bit of positivity and patience that we have at the moment. Also the DVD player is getting used way too much when I'm feeding Cam :o I figure that she can't overdose on PLayschool as long as we get to the park everyday as well!

I'm having a nice break as DH has kindly taken both kids to the park. Cameron had a big feed so I'm hoping they will give me an hour on my own. I wanted to be productive, but of course I am bubhubbing instead :D

Thanks for the dummy tips. I will keep trying off and on I think (and with some milk on it).

[OneCheekyMonkey]

Dane used to HATE tummy time, but I started doing skin to skin with him against my chest and me semi reclined back. He enjoyed that and I lay back further so he was completely flat. Now he will happily coo on his tummy for about 10 mins, then he gets tired and wants to be rolled over.

I have a night off! I am only getting up to express, Daniel told me that I wasnt letting him do enough so I said for the next 15 hours he is all yours, I do not want to hear a peep. :yelclap:

Whoohooo. Movies and icecream in bed I think. Followed by a long long shower, shave legs, and sleep sleep sleep !

(and bubhub and facebook. lol)

[Seacretsquirrel]

phew glad to know I am not the only one with toddler issues - I too have been using the dvd a bit but Z is not overly interested she likes Fraggle Rock (Froggy rock) and Happy Feet but I think it is more the singing than the shows as she wanders away and does other stuff all the time just popping back when the singing is happening so I am looking for a DVD of the Muppet show for a bit of a change (3 days of Fraggle Rock was getting a bit annoying especially as the title tune is very catchy and it would get stuck in my head.
We went to a friends DD's 1st bday party today went quite well R slept through all but the first few minutes, Z was a bit clingy at first then they got the pool and slide out and she was fine after that (unless the dog came near her) was nice to get some adult time and DH had Z for a fair bit of the time so I had a bit of a break which was nice.
R loves his tummy time - but he sleeps on his tummy so he is happy that way (not so keen on back time though:rolleyes: ) but I am going to get a playpen to give him some space that is safe from big sister "love"
They are both :sleeping: ATM and I am checking out our family crests on the internet - as there is no Hethering ton coat of arms DH wants us to create one and he wants to get the Douglas (my family) one on one side and the Dempsey (his family one) and the one we create in the middle forthe kids. so I will see what I can come up with!
I'll shut up now :ecomcity:

[janiceg]

MORNIN' AND HAPPY EASTER!!!
:hugs:

hope everyone had a good night and bubs settled easily...and you woke up to some chocy in your basket:p

ss, hope you find a new dvd. the fraggle rock song is stuck in my head just from reading your post. i couldn't imagine having to listen to it over and over!! haha!

ocm, hope you enjoyed your night off, you lucky girl!!

zephani, dd also only likes to be sitting up! she's such a curious little bug - hates to miss out on the action!!

katejo, hope zoe was more settled for you. i found just do little spurts of tt, dd would go longer and longer. i never let her fuss on her tummy either and now she loves it! she can hold her push up for a really long time now!

afm everyone is sleeping and we have guests so i have to be quiet. bor-ring! thankfully, dd is being so good lately; hope it stays like this forever! haha!
i can dream can't i?

[Lateralus]

HAPPY EASTER FEBRUARY MUMMIES!

Hope everyone is having a lovely morning and that the easter bunny was good to everyone! We're going to have a pretty quiet day I think - DH is away & doesn't get back 'till this afternoon. Zoe & I are both a bit snuffly today - so I think it will be lots of cuddles and quiet time on the couch which sounds pretty nice anyway! :bee:

After a very unsettle evening, Zoe managed to sleep from 11 'till 4 & the 4:30 'till 7am which is awesome. She's back asleep now too - making up for lost sleep over the last few nights I guess?! I have another blocked milk duct & milk blister this morning :( But now that I know what to do with them, hopefully I'll be able to clear it in no time :fingerscrossed:

[janiceg]

oh! i forgot to mention...
a woman at dh's work told me to start feeding dd a bottle of water at night so she's stop waking up and sleep through as she won't look forward to the feed:eek:
dh's sister also told me bfing is dangerous because you never know what's in bm, how much they're getting and she went on and on!
:hissy:so hard to bite my tongue!
anyone else hearing stuff like this?

[Seacretsquirrel]

The water thing is true as far as discouraging night feeds but not for ages I am pretty sure BF babies are not supposed to have water until 6 months FF can have it a bit earlier cause of the constipation thing I think. I have read that babies systems are not geared for water for quite a while and it is easy to give them too much which can be very bad for them plus if they are waking for a feed they need the nutrients and calories esp as tiny babies - the water was great when discouraging the night feed that DD was having on occasion at around 8 months - ie when you are starting to ween them off feeds swap the BF for water at night.
I am lucky the friend I have up here all BF as did my mum and Nanna so I don't get the negative comments - BF is not an exact science but that is why you demand feed they get exactly how much they need (where as FF seem to reccomend 4 hours between feeds- or so I have been led to believe)
Don't you love all the unsolicited advice you get as a parent - I think one of the best pieces of advice my mum gave me was to take notice of all the advice sort through it and use the bits you like and ignore the rest (oh and sometimes it is ok to just agree with the MCN and then do exactly what you feel is right for your bub :D )

[JLeesmum]

ive decided im joining this thread, my son was born on the 1st march, but its interesting to read about what i have to come, dp and i tryed 3 years for this baby:cloud9:, were so glad hes here, i had a perfect pregnancy, perfect labout (9 hours) and a perfect baby!:bee: he weighed 6.13 (3080kgs) at birth, and now at 6 weeks he is 10.13 (5kg)! i BF for 3 weeks but he wouldnt latch on properly and i didnt have enought milk :no:so now im FF:yes:,hes taking 120ml every 2 hours during the day (pig!) every night he goes to bed at 7-8, and wakes up at 1-2am then 4-5. but last night he went from 7.30pm to 4.45am:sleeping:!! but i was awake at 3am wondering what was going on...lol i hope everyones babys are doing well!!:smiliedance:

[Seacretsquirrel]

Welcome Smashlee my little boy was born on the 1st of March too he was 8:2 I have no I dea what he is now I have to go get him weighed this week ~ have been very slack and haven't found the maternal health nurses up here yet :o but he started off wearing five 0's and now needs four 0's for size but if it has clips he needs a 000 for length (has a very long body and wee short legs)
Hope the Easter Bunny was good to everyone!

[BoyCrazy]

evening ladies! happy easter to everyone!
hope the bunny paid everyone a visit..i for one have eaten way too much chocolate, so not good for losing the baby weight! :laughing: oh well..it was so worth it :D

welcome smashlee! my little man was born 3rd of feb at 3.3kgs and now is just over 6kgs lol i have a piggie too! hes in a similar sleeping routine to your bub too, jasper will go to bed at 7pm, sleep til 3am, then feed and back to sleep til about 6am (thanks to my lovely ds1 who wakes him up!)..anyways hope to chat to you more :)

ss- try shaun the sheep dvds, have you seen the show before? its awesome, i actually enjoy watching that one with bayli, even when you see it over and over its still watchable and funny!

hi to everyone else, hope youre all well!

we didnt get up to too much today, went and had lunch at my parents place, ate too much, and bayli is staying there tonight..its so quiet here at home!! jasper is going great, sleeping is getting into a routine (soo much better than 2 hourly feeds when you feel like a zombie the next day!)

anyways ive blabbed on enough lol..dp is on the xbox so im very bored..might download some lost episodes :D

[Seacretsquirrel]

Good morning all - Well DH has gone :crying: He'll be home in more than 1 week but less than 2 (gotta love the certainty of things) so wish me luck with my first stint with both kids 24/7 on my own:eek: (I don't know how single mums do it)

Thanks BM for the suggestion - I love shaun the sheep too he is so cute and watchable have to find them up here as we don't have and ABC shop anymore and I haven't seen them in BigW, Kmart or Target (my other options) might have to look online.
We went to a b'day party on Sat and had a lovely time once miss Z got over her clingyness (she spent the first hr on my lap but once the pool came out she went outside with DH and got a bit better)
anyway better run will pop back later have a good day all:wave:

[quitecontrary]

SS we love Shaun in this house, I love that it is all music/ sound, not as irritating as some tele!
ABC Shop online would have it. Good luck while your dh is away - I'm sure you'll get into a great routine.
I think we've had all our big Easter lunches now, nothing planned in that regard for today. I do want to go into the city though and get Dh some birthday presents, his is next Monday. I really want to spoil the gorgeous fellow - he's been through so much this year and I am sure he is bottling it all up re: his mum. Birthdays and suchlike will be a challenge I'm sure in the "thoughts" dept.

We have some more pics up on the website - check out the signature!
Tobias is great, if a little too noisy between 3am and 4.30 this morning. Each night is different, he just loves keeping us guessing!

[Lateralus]

SS :hugs: Thinking of you while your DH is away... You sound like such a strong capable Mummy - I am sure you will breeze through the 'more than one week, less than two'. :yes:

As for us.... Happy Zoe is back :smiliedance: AND she slept for 11 hours with only one feed in the middle! I actually had to get up at one stage and express a bit off because my boobs were TOO full!! Unheard of!

I really feel like we have turned the corner with the whole BF thing! I feel confident going out without having to take any formula knowing that she will attach & get all she needs from me. It's a great feeling! :sunshine:

[megaminz]

SS hope its not too bad while your DH is away...I agree with Kate I think you will do great!!

Kate nice work with Zoe's sleep last night. Milan slept for 7hrs (7pm-1am) but I think that was just cause he was overtired

We have had a better morning here after a slightly rocky start. I fed him and cuddled him and put him to sleep on a blanket on the chaise after trying the rocker (didnt work this time) and he slept for about 40mins which is a record for him during the day not being in my arms.

Then he woke, he had some more cuddles, changed his bum, put him on his activity mat where he stayed happily for about 30mins+ while I cleaned my makeup kit for this arvo. Turned him over for some tummy time then when he had enough of that I picked him up, giggles on the couch, then I wrapped him, and he is asleep again after a bit of fussing on the blanket again. It has been 20mins now so heaps improvement.

I think I will time his awake time now as I did just then and started to settle him after about 1hr15 until i really recognise his tired signs as he didnt yawn this time but was obviously ready to go down.

[happymess]

Happy Easter Everyone, I hope you are all eating plenty of chocolate so that your babies get a taste of ester as well LOL.

Miss S is finally taking both breast at each feed now, I have been trying since she was born and now she is taking both instead of just one. And she slept through again last night, the noght before she woke twice, and I thought she was having a growth spurt, but now she is back to sleeping which is lovley.

We went to a friends place yesterday for easter, and I got to have a nice break, Miss S only came to me for feeds, my friends spent the day passing her around, rocking her to sleep, changing her, burping her, everything. They cant have anymore babies and love getting their baby fix when we visit.

What did everyone else do for easter.

[JLeesmum]

morning girls, i just got back from a walk with ds dp and the dog, i cant beleive how unfit i am now! Jyden just wont sleep during the day anymore:no:!!

ss- im feeling for u, i only have 1 bub and its hard enoughh when dp isnt here!

bailismum-i love the name Jasper, we almost chose that name

theres lots of boys around this year!! i might b a bit slow on posting because of ds.... oh and i cant decide wether to go paintballing or not for the first time tomorrow, im nervous about leaving ds with a babysitter... i feel hes still too young (6wks).. i know hes not but... i dunno...
hope everyone had a great easter!! he forgot to stop at my house :(:shame:

[megaminz]

I am currently quite besides myself with excitment.

after an inital 40min nap, DS has been asleep for 1hr40 AND NOT ON ME!!!! he is on a blanket my mum knitted for him on the chaise

I feel so positive now, had some "am not enjoying this" feelings last night now I feel a bit empowered like I can do it!!!

I have only got another 7weeks til I go back to work and I didn't want to spend it all struggling with him all day, I want to enjoy it

[megaminz]

oh and i cant decide wether to go paintballing or not for the first time tomorrow, im nervous about leaving ds with a babysitter... i feel hes still too young (6wks).. i know hes not but... i dunno...
hope everyone had a great easter!! he forgot to stop at my house :(:shame:
gawd you are brave, I know my DS would be fine but I panic even going down to the shops and leaving him with DH who is more than capable of looking after him

[JLeesmum]

it sounds like were all havin probs getting bubs to settle during the day... what age did ur babys start laughing? and im starting to think jyden has reflux, he spews abit after feeding but still wants more, then he dribbles it EVERYWHERE, and sometimes makes funny noises when he swallows...but other times he drinks it fine with no spilling or noises.....can anyone relate to this??

[megaminz]

milan does that but its cause he is a guzzler, he can drain a full boob in under 5mins, then is a wee bit sick, then I guess he wants a bit more to wash the taste out :laughing: he is also veyr noisy when he eats but again its cause of the guzzling

when he only wants a small feed he can be quieter

he isn't quite laughing yet but has had some almost moments where its sounded like the start of chortles

[JLeesmum]

mm-my dp is so much calmer than me 2! but thats prolly because ds is an angel when dads home, but as soon as he leaves... all hell brakes loose! i dont think ill go paintballing i REALLY want to and i know ds will be fine with nanna and i do need the time out...but i dont think ill go....:hair:

[megaminz]

ah dh is calmer than me but ds is a mammas boy and prefers to be on me

shame about paintball but I would feel the same way, anxious and wouldn't enjoy myself

if it was an hour or two maybe but those things go for a while

[happymess]

A little tip for those dealing with REFLUX.

A friend of mine was in hospital recently with adult reflux, and the doctor told her to lay on her LEFT side when it was really bad, ?? not sure why, but she did say that it REALLY helped, yesterday she was holding Stephanie over her arm on her left side (does that make sense) and she was soo comfortable that she fall asleep. So it might be worth trying for some of you, maybe propping the cot mattress (slightly) on the right side so that baby is laying more on his/ her left side. ?? let me know if it helps??

[floodprincess]

Evenign Girls....

Thanks for the tip Happymess....will try it with Miss Monique who I think is a bit refluxy (I have noticed that she'll tend to fall asleep when on her left side in my arms)

I hope everyone is doing ok! I'm at my wits end with Monique; I've done everything i can think of to get her to settle somewhere other than my arms during the day and to no avail :hair:

Like MM was saying with Milan, monique does the same, she'll cat nap for short periods throughout the day provided she's in my arms or on my chest....but anywhere else, forget it! She screams the minute she touches the mattress and won't settle with patting etc.

I'm really beginning to suffer as is DD1 and DH; time to speak to the CHN and get a referral to Tresillian, although I don't know if they can show me something I haven't already tried.

Tomorrow am going to attempt to use a sling, it's borrowed from a friend so has no destructions, doesn't look too complicated, but it does look like it's going to hold bubs down under boob level (does this sound right to those of you who have used them???)

Anyway, tongiht has been frustrating, I got some peaceful moments out of Monique today but just totally lost the plot when DH came home....thankfully though Monique seems to be setttling in her cot (as she does most nights) although I don't think she's had a good enough feed so I doubt I'll be getting the good 8 hrs off her that I have been getting over the past week or so.

Sorry to vent ladies, am just getting more and more frustrated and upset when she wakes and grizzles during the day because she seems uncomfortable in my arms...and I know that the feelings of 'I wish I hadn't done this' that I have felt once or twice aren't healthy and a sign that I really need to seek help...

Hope tomorrow brings you all lots of smiles (and I think Monique is beginning to attempt a laugh, which makes it all the frustration and tears worth while)..

:hugs: :hugs:

[quitecontrary]

Oh Darlings, I do hope you all have good nights with your little ones.
We have had a good day. We all traipsed into the city to do some shopping - a bit late really for G who was flipping around in the pram for poor old dh. But she did go to sleep as soon as we got home. Toby in comparison was a dream. One thing about being #2 child, he just gets put down in his cot and left there to self settle, G is just too demanding to be able to do anything else much during the day whilst she is awake. It kills me when they both start up in the car though.
FP look up sling instructions on youtube if you find it a bit daunting to get comfortable. I hope Miss M gives you less grief tomorrow. I think we're all guilty of the "what have I done" thoughts when it comes to the new bub - quickly followed by waves of intense love.
I suppose I should head off bed-wards soon. T is well and truly asleep and who knows when he'll holler for his next feed.
Big hugs to all of you x

[Lateralus]

:hugs: FP don't feel bad about having those feelings.. To be 100% honest I spent the first 4 weeks or so thinking thoughts like that on an almost daily basis - then worried myself sick with guilt that something was wrong with me... But talking to other mummies I knew and I was hard pressed to find someone who hadn't had those feelings during the first few months. :hugs: I hope you have some success with the sling :fingerscrossed: I have friends who rave about the Tricillian sleep centers - so maybe they are worth a try too! :hugs:

[happymess]

*HUGS* FP you are not alone, I found it very hard to have a new born again after a big gap, and my gap was only 4 years- nothing compared to your age gap. I was often asking "why did I do this again, we were happy the way we were with 3 children, why, why, why". I dont know if it is just time that has eased these questions or that fact that she is a bit more settled, but now everything feels 'right' like she is meant to be, and it is hard to remember her not being apart of our family, (does that make sense). But I know that these thoughts and questions can be very upsetting and perhaps you should have a chat to someeone about it, maybe CYH, a middie, or even just a really good friend who has chocolate.

And about the sling, I too was going to suggest "youtube", there are heaps of instructional videos on there for lots of different types of slings. Hope it helps.

[Seacretsquirrel]

Don't worry FP I have had those thoughts on occasion too and I only have 2 1/2 year gap. I am sure we all have our moments and with sleep depravation and the frustration of them not sleeping it is understandable.
AFM - one day down 12ish to go I survived barely - it is far to hard to push a pram and a trike - don't attempt it, but other than that I made it:yelclap: I got a playpen for Riley yesterday too (20% off and then used the $10 voucher in the bounty bag so it came down from $99 to $69-20 so I was pleased! it is making life a wee bit easier - except Z keeps pulling and pushing it and is in danger of running R over but I think the novelty will wear off:fingerscrossed:. We are off for our 6 week check today hope the Dr is nice it is yet another new one but she is female wich is a plus I guess now if only she speaks english:rolleyes:
I better go but will pop back later to tell you how porky Riley has gotten.:D

[abybaby]

Hi everyone, I have been reading heaps but never feel like i have too much to add. I really admire all of those who are having problems like BF yet still sticking with it. I had such an easy time with my first DD, she would just latch on and stay there until she finished. DD2 fusses and pulls off all the time, taking my nipple with her - ouchy! I was very close to giving up but i think that my nipples have just hardened over time so its not so bad. At least she is relatively quick - about 10 - 15 mins each feed. She seems to be putting on quite a bit of weight but i haven't had her weighed for a month - naughty me!! It's great to see that all th eother Feb bubs are thriving!!

I am enjoying my first round of school holidays at the moment. My DD1 only started school this year so i am sure i will be pulling my hair out by the end of the two weeks - she doesn't stop talking!!!!

We seem to have a pretty good sleep pattern at the moment bue i am scared to talk about it in case it all falls apart!!!! Bub goes down between 9pm - 10pm and sleeps through until between 6am - 7am. After this she has another feed and change and goes back to sleep for another 3 - 4 hours. After this its anyones guess. She pretty much just cat naps for the rest of the afternoon until night time. I'm happy with it though.

To everyone else that has had the "what have we done" feelings - i had this too. It took a while to decide to have another baby and with a 5 year gap, it felt like starting again and i often thought that maybe we had done the wrong thing. But Bub is nearly 11 weeks old now and things are just perfect, her big sis loves her and i'm confident we have done the right thing. That said, there are no more babies coming this way!!

Hope you all have a great day!!! Sorry for raving on - i got on a roll!!!

[Lateralus]

Hi All - Zoe has put on another 150 grams this week :smiliedance: I am getting more and more confident that she is getting enough milk from me now... She's only needed 3 bottles of formula in the last week :smiliedance: So we'll aim for less than three this week - hopefully none - but we'll just see how we go!

SS :hugs: Good work getting through the first day - one day at a time as 'they' say - I am sure you'll breeze through!

[quitecontrary]

Kate I am so pleased to hear that Zoe is doing what she should be!! What an accomplishment for you, your perseverence (sp) has paid off!
Happymess I just put the lad down on his left side and he went off to sleep straight away. Mum had said about side sleeping ages ago and I'd forgotten about it. He was mucking around tonight as was his big sis (yes, it's Mummy's home alone night) so I was pleased I remembered your fab hint. Two thumbs up!!

[BoyCrazy]

:wave:
kate- great work with zoe, you have both done so well! be proud of yourself!

ss- hope your going ok without your other half there! how did riley go with his 6 week checkup?

fp- big hugs, i think those feelings are quite normal, ive had them too and so have a few of the other girls it seems! I think alot of our bubbas are going through a phase of not wanting to sleep anywhere but our arms during the day..mine is the same as well.

hi to everyone else!

afm- i got jasper weighed today, he is 10 weeks exactly today, and 6.4kgs! am really happy with my chubba bubba lol. he has nearly mastered his rolling, and is holding himself up really well. time to go to his room at night sometime this week, he is nearly outgrown his snuggle bed thats in our room.
bayli is still going through his "phase". i took him back to the GP today, as he had finished his amoxil but still had a chesty cough, she thinks he has asthma :( so now hes on a puffer and spacer and new antibiotics. Fun Fun. Not.

anyone got any good tips for losing baby weight? ive got just under 10kgs to go, but it seems extra stubborn..spose all those chocolate eggs didnt help! :laughing:

[Purplebird]

Thanks for the tip Happymess - it sounds like it's working a treat for some already!

FP - :hugs: I've also had the 'what have we done' feelings too, but mainly when dd is playing up and I wonder how I will manage to do this for another few months until the baby gets easier. We also get catnaps during the day. The sling is wonderful (for 2 hour naps sometimes!). I have also used tummy sleeping for longer sleeps when I am going to be in the same room right next to him.

Well done SS - you did great! I'm not looking forward to DH going back to work next week I must say. Life has been so easy with him here and even the sleep deprivation has been manageable.

We are off to Daylesford for a few days, so see you all when we get back. May your nights be filled with sleep and your days filled with baby smiles (and long naps) :)

[Seacretsquirrel]

Hello all - Well it is official I have a wee porker!
we had our 6 week check today 56cm long HC 39cm and a whopping 5.02 kg (Zahlia was 57cm long HC 38.8 and only weighed 4.85kg at 8 weeks) Oh well at least I know my BM is doing its job and his short feeds are enough, He is just efficient :yes: .

we have survuved day 2 both kids are in bed asleep :sleeping: and I am about to have a cuppa and some choc. not conducive to weight loss but I need it shhhhh.
As for helping with the weight loss my GF who is a personal trainer swears by pilates to get rid of the mummy tummy and overall toning I am going to get one tomorrow!
off to get my cuppa night night:sleeping:

[BoyCrazy]

woohoo go Riley!! thats fantastic news SS! glad to hear things are going smoothly without DH being there too.
thanks for the pilates info, might see if i can get a dvd, jasper hates the pram at the moment, and with a dvd i wouldnt even have to leave the house! :D

[OneCheekyMonkey]

glad to hear that everyone is doing well

i am sick right now, and being a mummy and sick is extra miserable. i have the flu or something and i hurt all over.

happy easter everyone :)

[floodprincess]

:hugs: OCM....hope you feel better soon; there's nothing worse than trying to deal with a little one while you aren't feeling well yourself.

SS, hope Z takes it a little easier on you than she did overnight and that the rest of DHs absence is 'smoother sailing' (sorry bad pun, it's one of those mornings).

And :hugs:to everyone else who may be needing them.

AFM, am feeling much better after a two day temper tantrum at the family (DH in particular)...Monique hasn't yet changed her sleeping habits but I'll get onto youtube (thanks for the suggestions guys) for some sling instructions hopefully later today.

Not sure what kind of day today will be....DH is racking off for another week, this time for the Australian National Fire Cadet Championships because he's a coach of one of the Blue Mountains RFS teams (I'll be there over Friday/Saturday as an official photographer) and MOnique is going for her first immunisations (that should be interesting).

Hope you all have a great day.

[Seacretsquirrel]

Why is it that every time DH goes away Z gets sick at least it is just a temp and a runny nose this time. Poor week chook is a bit miserable though wants to be cuddled all the time I think Riley is going to get fewer cuddles today (from both of us) So poor me too I got up to her more than I did to R so I am very very tired today. But I need to venture to the shops to get a few things - Z love getting out of the house so that is good I'll just dose her up on nurofen and be very quick.
Hope every one else had a better night than I did but I better be off to give some cuddles.:hugs:

[quitecontrary]

Oh SS I do hope your little girl is feeling better soon. I feel for you with dh away - when mine was away for a fortnight even with my parents here I felt extremely drained. I hope your trip to the shops goes well - G loves getting out of the house too. Take care, and take it easy with your two little ones.
FP tell Monique that the game is up and she needs to sleep in her cot/bassinette/'designated spot during the day and give her Mummy a break. Hope all goes well for you too with your dh away.
Toby is fine. He had a 12 and 4 wake up, but with the new back-to-sleep routine he does exactly that. Still would win awards for snuffling but it was great that he went straight back to sleep. He's back in bed now after an hour up from 7am.

[Seacretsquirrel]

Thanks for the sympathy girls - FP you freaked me out for a second your post is before mine and you are giving me sympathy then I realised I whinged on Facebook too:o
Hope your time without DH is good too.

[gizmoduckus]

OCM - Hope you feel better soon
SS - You poor thing. Two kids, ones sick and your DH is away. I can just imagine how hard that must be. :hugs: Is there anyone that could come and give you a hand for a couple of hours?

As for us, we are doing so much better. It seems that we are on the right track with medication for DS2 because he has been so much more settled and happy. He now sleeps 7-7 with two wake ups at 11 and 4 but he goes straight down after his feed. His day sleeps still need working on but hopefully it all falls into place soon.

We went to see the pediatrician yesterday and he has gained a whopping 500g and 2cm in one week :eek:. He was so happy with him that we don't have to go and see him again for another 3 months. It is a great feeling knowing that we don't have to keep taking him to doctor appointments.

Well I hope that everyone has a great day and that all your bubbas behave themselves. :D

[Seacretsquirrel]

Gizmo - no my 2 friends up here are both in the same boat hubby's are at sea ATM and 1 has 2 kids too the other ig Preggers and has a 2 yr old and they both work a few days too:no: So just have to tough it out

[gizmoduckus]

You poor thing SS. If I wasn't on the other side of the country I would of be happy to help you out. I hope the time goes quickly for you. :hugs:

[mytwoangelsC&A]

Hello ladies, and thankyou baylismum for telling me to post here. Well it sems i'm not the only one with an unsettled 1 week old! I was told last week by my OB at my 6 weeks check that my ds being awake most of the day and a lot of this time being unsettled is not normal and she has referred him of to a day sleep school thing. I thought maybe its all just colic and will pass in another month or two! Although I am a second time mum, this is all new to me as dd was a very sick little baby and was in hospital for her first 6 week and had big feeding problems so she never woke for feed or anything like that so all this is new to me to have a (normal) baby i suppose you'd say! I look forward to chatting with you all :wave:

[zephani]

My DD is eight and a half weeks old. She has been putting on an average of 300grams a week. This week she has lost 200grams. Is this a problem? Should I be concerned? She is a formula fed baby should I increase her formula? She wavers between five and six feeds a day.

[gizmoduckus]

My DD is eight and a half weeks old. She has been putting on an average of 300grams a week. This week she has lost 200grams. Is this a problem? Should I be concerned? She is a formula fed baby should I increase her formula? She wavers between five and six feeds a day.

Did you use different scales to weigh her?
Could the scales be out?
How much formula does she have?
Does she finish the bottle when you do feed her?

[zephani]

Did you use different scales to weigh her?
Could the scales be out?
How much formula does she have?
Does she finish the bottle when you do feed her?

We use our scales at home. DH stands on the scales and then stands on the scales with her. Then we subtract the difference. I don't think the scales could be out.

She has 160ml of formula 5 or 6 times a day depending on what times she feeds. Sometimes she finishes the bottle in like 5 minutes and other times she won't finish the bottle.

I tried to up the formula to 180ml as the formula tin said she should be drinking 200ml five or six times a day at 2 months. I thought 200ml was too much of an increase so I tried the 180ml. She drank it a couple of times but the next three times she vomited it all over me so I went back to the 160ml.

Maybe I should increase it to 170ml so it is an even smaller increase?

[gizmoduckus]

I wouldn't panic just yet about the weight loss especially if she is content most of the time. If I was you I would wait another week and then if she has lost weight again I would take her to the doctor's. Unless of course during that time she becomes unwell then take her to the doctor's straight away.

As for the formula I would probably try 180mls again and see how she reacts to it.

[zephani]

She's also decided today is the day to start sucking her thumb. We've done so well without having to use a dummy and now she's found something to suck on herself.

[mytwoangelsC&A]

IF she seems happy in herself :iagree:i would see how she goes over the next week, if your worried maybe call your maternal child HN. every baby is different when it comes to the amount they drink so i wouldn't worry to much what the tun says! My DS is 8 weeks2 days and he averages about 140mls to 150mls a feed i make up the 150 water to 5 scopps which takes the total bottle up to about 165mls he sometimes finishes that just depends he doesn't drink the same amount every time. I was told once he starts finish the amounts on a regular basis then to offer more which i have done so in another couple weeks will prob offer hime the 180mls. I would keep offering her the 180mls it may take a little time for her tummy to stretch a little if she has been finishing it at time she obviosly wants it. I am a fan of the dummy i don't like thumbs LOL but everyone is differant

[floodprincess]

:hugs: Zeph, I remember having similar problems with DD1 when she was about the same age....I'm sure you and your little girl will work things out.

HOw is everyone else today? We had a better day today, all things considered :laughing:.

Monique spent most of the morning either dozing in my arms (but only for a little while) or in her car seat while we were out and about....then smiling at everyone when I dropped DH off to pick up the cadets & begin his week at the Championships.

AND, we all handled her first injections quite well.....she grizzled for a little while after the needles but soon quietened down and was happily watching the street go by while DD1 & I wandered around doing some shopping. She is now curled up in bed sleeping soundly!! I'm happy we managed all this with no panadol, but will be watching her like a hawk!

Take care, I'm off to eat pizza and watch movies with DD1....have a great night ladies!

[OneCheekyMonkey]

Wah, I am whiny today, I have had a massive temp of 39.7 and my back freaking hurts. I think I am lifting bub in and out of the car the wrong way, and lifting the pram wrong. I hate my pram, I wish I had gotten something light.

I cheered myself up though by resigning a 24 month contract with optus and getting a phone upgrade :D It is awesome and most importantly for me it takes pretty good photos.

I love my gadgets lol :D

Giz - glad to hear your lo is more settled ! And what a massive gain :goodvibes: how fantastic is that

Sorry can't do anymore personals because my brain isn't working :no:

[BoyCrazy]

urgh i have had a headache since 7pm last night that just hasnt gone away :( dont have any panadol here, only nurofen plus (codeine one) and i know it wouldnt be good for me to take that..have been drinking heaps of water hoping that it might help, but its still there! Any ideas?

hi emalou! glad you found us february mummies!

its my mission tonight to get jasper into his own bed..hes getting too big to be in his snuggle bed! (plus when he is in our bed, between him and dp there is no room left for me! :laughing:)

[readytogo]

BM you might be ok to take the nurofen plus as I was given codeine last week when I did my back and I'm pretty sure Nurofen (Ibuprofen) is ok in short term doses when breastfeeding. Google it I think there is a site which tells you what is safe and whats not. Or you can ring you maternity hospital and ask them.

[janiceg]

it's this site (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT)...someone posted it before..it's fantastic!
just type in a drug and it tells you if it's safe for bfing

[Lateralus]

BM I was taking nurofen when I had mastitis with the blessing of the doctor & pharmacist (I always double check with a second chemist - a bit paranoid like that)... AM not sure about the codine though but I am pretty sure they offered me panadine forte (which has codine in it) after the birth/ episiotomy.

OCM you poor thing... High temps can make you feel so disgusting... I was up to 39 with the mastitis and felt dreadful.. 39.7 doesn't sound like fun at all. It's getting pretty high.. Have you got it checked out with your GP?

Janice see you at play group in an hour and a bit... Looking forward to it! :sunshine:

[A'sMummy]

Morning Ladies!! Hope you all had a restful night. It sounds like things are improving for all of us on the sleeping side of things.
FP- glad to hear Monique went well with her injections. We have ours tomorrow and I am nervous for Anya! That reminds me, I must get some childrens panadol just in case!
OCM- I also have a whopping huge pram which is killing my back. Like you, I wish I had gone for a lighter option!!
Zephani- I agree with the other girls, if she has plenty of wet nappies, is happy and content then I would assume everything is fine. Just keep an eye on it I think :hugs:
Welcome emalou!! :wave:

As for us, things are going well. We have had a solid week on only one wake up between 8pm and 7am!! :smiliedance:
My breastfeeding is going pretty average, I think I will slowly wean her to formula. :rain:
She is full of smiles lately... they just melt my heart!!
Our babies are growing up so fast! Every day bring something new and exciting!!

[Seacretsquirrel]

OCM - I am with you on the whingey bus - no pain but lack of sleep ~ had to get up twice to feed Riley but twice to take Zahlia to the loo, twice to change her bedding and 3 times for a cuddle - and she ended up coming into my bed at 4-30 - so up mor to the toddler than the baby :rolleyes: Now they are both whingy too so hopefully a day at home with a nice long nap is in order (I am not sure I like my chances for this but one can live in hope)
Add to this my Nanna is in hospital (she has stopped eating so they did some tests and it is Cancer so I am adding Grandaughter guilt to my mummy guilt not sure if I should go down to Brisbane again - don't really want to uproot the kids again and it is hard to visit a hospital with 2 kids.... Ahhhh Life sux

Okay enough of the poor me Life and housework marches on...
Hope you all have a good day

[A'sMummy]

SS-:hugs: So sorry to heat about your Nanna. Sending lots of hugs your way! I hope things pick up for you, you have so much on your plate. Take care of yourself xoxo

[OneCheekyMonkey]

Ohh SS that is bad news about your Grandma, I am so sorry to hear that. I imagine it would be really difficult with 2 kids to visit a hospital.

Kate I think it was/is the start of mastitis, I took some panadol to reduce the temp and it is off to the GP today.

I am seriously considering getting a layback stroller, anyone recommend any or want to tell me why this is a bad idea?

[Seacretsquirrel]

OCM and C&C - thanks :)
OCM - hope it is not mastitis for you and with the layback stroller just make sure it reclines enough for a little baby - I think the quicksmart one does and it is light and folds into its own little bag too (about the $200 mark) a lot of the cheaper ones dont recline (or atleast not enough) also check that the handles are at a comfortable height for both you and DH lots of stroller handles are very short and this makes them uncomfortable to push for any length of time. - someone soooo needs to develop a stroller with adustable length handles.:yes:
good luck with your stroller quest!
AFM I am trecking along avoiding the huge pile of washing waiting to be folded - we have no clothes in the wardrobes it is all in the pile:o Farmtown is far to good a distraction

[JLeesmum]

good morning, well, Jyden was awkae from 8.30am to 8pm last night! he wasnt a happy baby! i thought he would sleep well but noo...he woke up at 11.30pm 3am and 5.45am...... he never usually wakes up b4 1am!! well, were off to our 6 week chech up today....oh and my stereo was just on max and it started playing by itsleff "JITTERBUG"... i dont know how that cd got in there...it made poor jydie scream..and id only just gotten him to sleep...hope all is well.. i gtg...crying baby...:no:

[happymess]

Hi girls, While I was pregnant I was taking Panadol and Panadeine which my doctor told me was fine while pregnant, but I went to get some the other day and the chemist told me that it is not ok for breast feeding but Nurofen is. It is all because when pregnant less goes through to then baby than does when breastfeeding.

SS sorry to hear about your grandma

OCM- some layback strollers arent suitable for newborns as they dont lay flat enough and the straps dont go small enough, so when looking just keep that in mind. and that it can protect bubs from the wind a bit. Good luck.

I have been to pysio this morning cos my back and neck have been sore, she said it is very common for breatfeeding mums to have back and neck problems, cos of the way we sit when holding them, and bending to change them and getting prams and capsules in and out of cars etc, so if you are having problems maybe see a physio and they can ease the pain a bit, I highly reccommend it.

[parentingrocks]

:wave::wave::wave: Hi everyone

I haven'tposted in a while (since before long weekend I think). Hope you have all been well and all had a good easter!

I read a few posts here and there to try to catch up (can't sit and read them all just don't have the time these days!) and I noticed some of you have the same probs I do at getting the little ones to sleep in their cot (or anywhere not in our arms!!) during the day.. well I mentioned this at mums group yesterday and got some great advice on settling bubs into her cot for her day naps.. I basically feed, change nappy at half way to wake her up for more,... continue feeding til she's full, burp burp burp her (I have to make sure she's brought up ALL her wind or I pay for it later!!)... then play time for about half an hour to burn energy (sometimes include tummy time if she's in the mood for it)... then wrap and pop her on her side in her cot all while she is still awake... if she screams bloody murder straight away I pick her up and nurse her until she calms and pop her back down (still awake) then I pop her dummy in, pat her back (because she is side lying I can get to it) and 'humm' /softly sing to her until I see her eye lids start getting heavy.... then I start reducing all these things slowly.... start singing softer...... make the pats on her back softer, then less frequent.... etc etc. I even shade her eyes if she is still looking around the room so she focuses on shutting them. Eventually (sometimes it can take up to 15mins of these 'comforting' things) I walk away... at the sign of the first grizzle/wriggle I stick my head in the room and check - usually her dummy has fallen out and she's thrashing trying to find it - I pop that back in and pat her again until she is settled (usually 4-5 mins) and then more often than not she stays asleep for abourt an hour ALL ON HER OWN...... ITS FRICKEN GLORIOUS!!!!!!
I might add that this has only just started for the last few naps.... but I thought this would be almost impossible and I have just stuck to it and it seems to be doing the job. I am loving having my hands free during the day now its amazing how much better you feel when you master these sort of things!!
I also must add that Charli has had a lot of wind and reflux leading up to this point, so if that ever flares up I don't just let her scream and scream in the cot I pick her up because I know she is in pain not just being fussy if that makes sense.

Anyway just thought I'd post that because it helped me a lot when I got that advice from my mums group.

Well I hope you have all been well... I better use this aweosme silent time (Charli is napping) to get some housework done!!!!

xxx

[debplus3]

Hi everyone. It has been a long time since I managed to get onto bub hub.
Things haven't been great here. At first Bradley wasn't putting on weight, then he lost weight. feeding has been an issue as when he has tummy pains (or whatever the heck it is!!) he will simply refuse to feed. Been to the paediatrician and have to feed every 3 hours and then give an extra 100ml of either breast milk or formula in a bottle. That whole process can take up to 1.5 hours (on a good day!!), so that leaves me 1.5 hours to take care of the other kids, do everything in the house. Fortunately we are getting some sleep between about 12 midnight and 6am. Paed said to let him sleep at night.
Sorry for lack of personals, just wanted to pop in and say I am still here.
Anyone else with similar issues??
Rreally hope you and your beautiful babies are doing ok.
Deb xo

[mytwoangelsC&A]

Hello today ladies,
debplus3:hugs:ther is nothing worse than issues with feeding my dd was an absolute nightmare i really feel for you but things do get better. There nothing worse than a bubba in pain and nothing that you do seems to help.
:iagree:totally agree with Solsen that is pretty much the same sorta routine i am doing with DS for the last 3 days and it seems to be workjing I am actually getting some things done around the house LOL. We are of to the shops this weeksend for a gate though to block of our hall way as i think a lot of my problem during the day is DD going in and waking him while she plays loud or simply just goes in there to poke him grrrr.

[Samiie]

Haven't writtin for a while. DS is starting to get some teeth well there moving up but dout they will break the skin for a while. Its hard to watch him in pain but went and bout some bonjela the other day works a treat for him. He doesn't want to sleep during the day any more unless its on me or DP and as soon as u lay him down eyes are wide open and screaming. Doesnt help much when the housework needs to be done. but its good because he is sleeping through almost every night from 9pm till 6am. well thats alli can say for now.

[janiceg]

:wave::wave::wave: Hi everyone

then wrap and pop her on her side in her cot all while she is still awake... if she screams bloody murder straight away I pick her up and nurse her until she calms and pop her back down (still awake) then I pop her dummy in, pat her back (because she is side lying I can get to it) and 'humm' /softly sing to her until I see her eye lids start getting heavy.... then I start reducing all these things slowly.... start singing softer...... make the pats on her back softer, then less frequent.... etc etc. I even shade her eyes if she is still looking around the room so she focuses on shutting them. Eventually (sometimes it can take up to 15mins of these 'comforting' things) I walk away... at the sign of the first grizzle/wriggle I stick my head in the room and check - usually her dummy has fallen out and she's thrashing trying to find it - I pop that back in and pat her again until she is settled (usually 4-5 mins) and then more often than not she stays asleep for abourt an hour ALL ON HER OWN...... ITS FRICKEN GLORIOUS!!!!!!


:iagree: i just started that the last few naps and it works so well!!!!

[Seacretsquirrel]

Well I have had a very cr@ppy day the navy boat that is on the news is DH's boat - all I know is that no navy personel are badly hurt (ie just what the news says) I feel sick about the whole thing DD has been in bed for an hour and a half with no signs of going to sleep she keeps getting up to go to the loo it is drivig me nuts (more nuts) :hissy::hair::crying:
Sorry had to vent I am going crazy not knowing anything about DH (he is usually part of the barding party - the guys that go onto the boats so right in the line of fire so to speak)
All I want is to hear DH's voice to tell me he is fine :crying:

[gizmoduckus]

Well I have had a very cr@ppy day the navy boat that is on the news is DH's boat - all I know is that no navy personel are badly hurt (ie just what the news says) I feel sick about the whole thing DD has been in bed for an hour and a half with no signs of going to sleep she keeps getting up to go to the loo it is drivig me nuts (more nuts) :hissy::hair::crying:
Sorry had to vent I am going crazy not knowing anything about DH (he is usually part of the barding party - the guys that go onto the boats so right in the line of fire so to speak)
All I want is to hear DH's voice to tell me he is fine :crying:

I just asked my DH if he had heard anything about the navy ships and he just told me what happened. How scary for you. At least you know that no one was badly hurt but I can understand how you would want to talk to him. I hope you get into contact with him soon.

You poor thing. You haven't been having much luck lately. :hugs:

[Seacretsquirrel]

Ta gizmo I know this past fortnight as been very very sucky.
Oh well I am going with no news is good news hopefully he will be able to ring me soon:fingerscrossed:

[BoyCrazy]

thanks for the tips for the nurofen/codeine :thumbsup: i ended up getting dp to go next door and get me some panadol, gotta love great neighbours :D

SS- :hugs: hun, i hope youre ok..that wouldve been so scary for you to go through. Hope you get to chat to him soon!

emalou- we have the same problem here with my oldest always being rowdy and waking up jasper..it drives me nuts! the gate sounds like a good idea though, i might just try that myself! :D

jasper still just wants to nap on my boob all day, i really need to figure out a way to get him to nap in his cot! hes been asleep since 7, so i might go get some rest :wave:

[zephani]

SS :hugs::hugs: Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your DH. I hope you hear some good news soon.

:babydust2::babydust2: Spreading positive vibes in your diretion.

[quitecontrary]

SS I hope you get some good news soon from your dh - what an awful situation to be in for you - and for him too.
Deb hugs for you too, I hope things ease up with your littlest man soon.
I keep up with you all - but there isn't much to add from this end.
I had my 6 week check up with my Ob today - and it was lovely to see him again. All is well, my wound is healing nicely, so the 6 week house arrest has been worth it!! G went over to the neighbourhood cousins for the afternoon, and had a girls afternoon with her favourite cousin - once she realised I was leaving without her she just turned around and went back inside their house!
Toby is grand - had to have 2 hourly feeds overnight last night after having the evening out at my parents, then slept all day til 3pm. Too funny really. He seems to be settled now - I hope he sleeps a bit better tonight too.
Am going back to the gym tomorrow - need to get back to my old regime properly and may as well start it! Then I suppose I should go to weightwatchers on Tues just to get into it properly. I want to see some results asap - so I just need to get on with it!
Hope you all have golden slumbers tonight!

[zephani]

Time to go to bed...tomorrow is a big day with Miss K having her 8 week old needles. I am really nervous so DH is coming with us.

:fingerscrossed: she doesn't have a reaction!

[nelliebean]

YAY!!!!! the boys finally asleep! my god its been a crazy couple of days of getting up at 6:30 then staying awake till 10pm with a 1/2 hour nap about midday hmmmm not the good... he's never had big sleeps during the day but enough to evade the overtired grizzle/scream sesions. I was planning to get his needles done this week but i think i might give it a miss till monday, definitly dont need a screamy tired sick bub (maybe im just procrastinating because im teriffied of needles and bubs pulling a sickie to be helpfull?? maybe not)

[parentingrocks]

Good Morning lovely ladies.

SS - So sorry about your husband, I hope you have heard form him by now and your mind can be put at ease.

Well I must say its been 2 days now of doing this putting Charli to bed awake thing (and patting her to sleep) and it really is working wonders for me. Each nap she has been asleep for approx 2 hours. My house is so freakin clean, I've been so happy and dinner is organised both nights - my husband doesn't know whats hit him!!haha. Well I don't wanna speak to soon but it really does seem to be working.

Charli was up more often than usualy last night though - I'm thinking another growth spurt is happening, she fed ever 3-4 hours overnight when normally its 5-6. She kept waking up sucking her fist so I could tell it was hunger, but thankfully even with those extra feeds she settled quickly after them so I still got enough sleep... just.

Well I'm off to the shops today I'm going to buy a few more long sleeve outfits for her, its been pretty cold in Melb the last week and I'm really finding I do not have nearly enough warmer suits and tops - well maybe if I did some washing that would help!:o

Anyway, hope you all have a great day.
x

[Seacretsquirrel]

Morning ladies - Thanks heaps for your support I still haven't heard anyhting yet but as my lovely ADF friends have said no news is good news and even is they come home there will be a lot of stuff for them to do before they come home. So fingers crossed I hear from him soon but I am not holding my breath.
Another rough night here too (so add sleep depravation to the list for me) once again up half a dozen to Zahlia (for her to pee - am thinking it might be a UTI hopefully the Dr rings with the results today) and twice to Riley (once at 12 30 am and again around 4 - I think it is all a bit of a blur) Hopefully today will be a good one - am off to see a GF shortly and will pop into target to get my new baby bag - love freebies esp the $10 off vouchers and nappies! Riley is now in the infant nappies - Yikes - I have about half a pack of NB ones to pass on to the buffer off DH's boat (they are due any day now)
anyhoo off to finally fold the washing pile (maybe)

[happymess]

SS- I hope you hear from your hubby soon, I cant imagine what you must go through when things like this happen. *HUGS*HUGS* Hope Z is feeling better soon.


... then play time for about half an hour to burn energy (sometimes include tummy time if she's in the mood for it)... then wrap and pop her on her side in her cot all while she is still awake... if she screams bloody murder straight away I pick her up and nurse her until she calms and pop her back down (still awake) then I pop her dummy in, pat her back (because she is side lying I can get to it) and 'humm' /softly sing to her until I see her eye lids start getting heavy.... then I start reducing all these things slowly.... start singing softer...... make the pats on her back softer, then less frequent.... etc etc. I even shade her eyes if she is still looking around the room so she focuses on shutting them. Eventually (sometimes it can take up to 15mins of these 'comforting' things) I walk away... at the sign of the first grizzle/wriggle I stick my head in the room and check - usually her dummy has fallen out and she's thrashing trying to find it - I pop that back in and pat her again until she is settled (usually 4-5 mins) and then more often than not she stays asleep for abourt an hour ALL ON HER OWN...... ITS FRICKEN GLORIOUS!!!!!!xxx

Our sleep routine is very similar, and I have done this for all 4 of my children and even though they are all very different babies this worked for all of them. I am not a clock watcher, so I dont know how long she has for "play" time, but when I see her little sleep signals (yawning, rubbing eyes, sucking fist etc) I put her in her pram (she sleeps in the pram in the louge during the day with all the noise from the others around her.) and if she crys straight away I pick her up and calm her, but usually she just drops off to sleep without a whimper.

[happymess]

SS- I just heared that 9 navy men were on the asylum boat and that some have minor injuries- I really hope your hubby is OK and that you hear from him soon.

[OneCheekyMonkey]

I looked at some layback strollers, do they really need to go dead flat once bub has ok head control? The straps seem fine but that I think is because he is a big boom bah baby who is almost 7 kg. Even in the pram I have now I have him up on the first tier as he does. not. like. lying flat and being unable to see what is going on. If I am having a coffee or something I even prop him up to the highest so he can look around. It keeps him happy. http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m133/insipidapple/?action=view&current=sigdane-1.jpg That is him sitting up on the highest setting of the phil and teds. :confused:

This is him lying flat http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m133/insipidapple/?action=view&current=4april2.jpg three weeks ago, his head control is much better now. Hmm I am concerned I am straining his neck now.

He slept for 12 hours, waking once. I, unfortunately woke every 4 hours :laughing::no:

Am going to call a private physio today to get his head assessed, it seems really quite flat to me.

Hope everyone is ok

[happymess]

OCM- bigger babies are much stronger than smaller ones, and I am sure he has great head control, but all babies when they sleep let their heads fall, even children do the same thing in their car seats. So a stroller that can sit up and layback would be ideal.

[mytwoangelsC&A]

OCM I don't think they would have to be completly flat, i know with dd her peadiatriotion told me at one of her early visits to set the pram a little more upright to prevent flat spot on the back of her head. If your worries about support maybe look into one of thosecushion head support you can but to insert in pram or car seat that would stoip bubbas head from going sideways. And i think i paid like $30 for mine and it has two sizes. I agree that bigger babies are stronger for sure

[Lateralus]

SS I hope today brings some news of your DH... Or even better, a phone call with his voice at the other end of the line :hugs:

OCM we sit Zoe semi-upright in her pram a bit as she loves looking around at the world as it goes by. We have a little head support pillow that fits in around the straps of the pram and she seems to be fine with that.

AFM - 3 hours sleep + sick baby + DH working + massively blocked milk duct (& of course I JUST returned the electric breast pump to the chemist thinking I wouldn't need it anymore) = I don't think today is going to be a great day :(:sleeping:

[JLeesmum]

good morning, Jyden slept a solid 9 hours last night! and so did i :yelclap:!! he had a quick feed and is back in bed with dad asleep...yay!
SS i hope ur DH is ok.
Jyden went up a size in nappies yesterday, i didnt realise he would grow out of the other ones in a hurry (1st time mum here).. :D he's growing so quick! i bought some sorbies (with the nite nappies) just as well, cos he slept well last night!.
:wizard:have a good weekend everyone:sunshine:

[BoyCrazy]

wow thats some great sleeping! im jealous!
sorbies are pretty good nappies, i go between them, babylove and huggies..aldi mamias are pretty good too:yes:

ive got a clingy bub atm who only wants to day nap on my boob, and a sick older kid whos driving me bonkers!! :hair:

[Seacretsquirrel]

Hello you lovely ladies - DH is home safe and sound. I finally got to pick him up at about 9-00 last night and I get to keep him all weekend which is great as he needs a little TLC I think.

as for the rest of us Zahlia wet the bed not to long after she hopped into it but it was mostly because she went from the car seat to bed with no loo stop on the way. but other than 2 yells for me to take her to the loo no further incidents :yelclap: and Riley slept from about 8 till 2-10 (and that included being moved from my arms to the car and from the car to bed) then till 6-45 Yippeee Iam totally impressed with that - no all I have to do is get Zahlia taking herself to the loo and I might get a good nights sleep!

anyway a quiet weekend on the cards here - I need to get Zahlia one of those fold out couches I think - she loved the ones at her little friends houses and I have held off till now but it might mean she will sit still for 5 mins occasionally. - Might use the $10 off voucher from target that comes in the bounty bag - love those vouchers!
Hope you all have a great day with your bubs and families. Hold them tight and appreciate every second you get to spend together.

[BoyCrazy]

:smiliedance: SS- so glad hubby is home, safe and sound, must be the best feeling ever!!

hope your all having a good weekend:)

[megaminz]

SS thats great news

now down to business ladies....I have just joined Farm town and need some work, please everyone hire me!!!

[quitecontrary]

MM too funny about Farm town, I don't quite get it so sorry, can't help you out there.
SS I am so pleased your dh is home safe and sound, take care of each other this weekend.
Kate go and get that pump back, and fingers crossed for naps all round for the ladies in your household.
Toby is grand. Still keeping us guessing with the overnight feeds but three hours is better than two! G is driving me to distraction - she was up at 5 this morning, so I went in to her for cuddles and more "sleep" to give dh a bit more real sleep. He is working today so I thought I'd be kind to him. Both the kids are sleeping now - I suppose I should go and stretch out somewhere for a while. Don't know what time dh will be back, he is moving some stuff into his new office (anyone need a web designer? actually the new company is too busy at the moment if you ask me!!). We are having another party tomorrow, its his birthday on Monday so we're doing afternoon tea and onwards here. I think I need to cook some more cakes!! I think it will be a small one tomorrow, but still, lots of cakes are always in order!

[zephani]

We took Katherine for her 8 week needles yesterday. I think I was more nervous that she was. She grizzled for 30 seconds while having the needles and then was just cuddley. We came home, had a bottle and she had her afternoon sleep. She was a bit grizzley last night and it took a while to settle her but when she did settle she had a 6 hour sleep and a 5 hour sleep. Now if only *I* could sleep we'd all be happy.

We are having professional photos done tomorrow down at the beach. Now we just have to :fingerscrossed: that it doesn't rain. I bought two gorgeous dresses from Myer so I will let DH choose which one she will wear.

The scary thing...the dresses were made in China so I had to get 0's :yes: I measured them up to a brand that I know of they are the same size as a 00. Seems scary that my nearly 9 week old daughter would be wearing an 0!

[floodprincess]

Morning Ladies...

:hugs: SS, glad that DH is home safe & sound!

How is everyone going so far today? Hope you are enjoying your weekend and are overcoming your challenges.

Zeph, am glad you all coped with Katherine's 8 week needles! Enjoy the photos; I'm sure they'll turn out fine (even with bub in size 0's....:))

AFM....we finally finished up at the Australian National Fire Cadet Championships yesterday! It's been a big week for Miss Monique with several days out while I photograph the event. She went fantastic! She even spent last night with my mum while I went to the presentation dinner!

Time today to go through the 3000 odd photos I took to see what can and can't be used....and this week is THE week that Miss M will learn to sleep in her cot/portacot/bouncer/whereever but my arms!!!

Take care all....talk soon

[BoyCrazy]

woohoo! my little man slept from 7pm til 5:30am last night!!! :smiliedance:

i feel so much better after having some decent sleep..tho my boobs werent so happy...woke up in a pool of milk lol

[Lateralus]

morning ladies...

well... Zoe had a pretty settled night after a pretty grizzly start to the day yesterday. Poor Bubba - I hope this cold clears off soon. Does it take babies longer to get over colds because of their immature immune system? We bought one of those snot suckers (er - nasal aspirators) and that has helped a bit.. Makes feeding a bit easier when she can breath out of her nose poor chook.

Zeph :smiliedance: enjoy your photo shoot!
FP Good luck with the sleeping plan... I am sure Monique will oblige.
BM hooray for a long nights sleep - I hope it's the first of many!!

AFM - off to do some groceries as we have NO food in the house.. Didn't even have enough milk for cereal this morning & no bread so am eating baked beans out of the can for breakfast... Sad no?! :laughing:

[Seacretsquirrel]

Thanks all I is great to have him home (I don't really like him out my sight ATM) he has gone into work this morning to sort out some more stuff but this afternoon he is going to look after Riley so Zahlia and I can go to the shops to get her a couch and to have a "coffee" which will be nice!
No off to wash all DH's clothes from the trip - got the canesten wash to antibacterial everything just in case!
so I better go start as it will be a few loads plus the two I have to do with mine and the kids stuff - ewwwww washing

[BoyCrazy]

kate- when i took jasper to the gp for his cold i asked him if babies take longer to recover, and they do apparently, cause they dont know how to get rid of phelgm and all that..

some things he suggested:
eukybear rub (a baby form of vicks..not as harsh)
little fess for noses
sitting bub in the bathroom while u have a hot shower (the steam clears their noses etc)

hope this helps :)

[zephani]

As you know Katherine had her injections on Friday. I don't know if this is related or different but I'm a little concerned.

I've just finished feeding her and putting her pyjamas on for bed. When I took her top off I noticed that she has little pimples, sort of like the hormonal rash, but she has come up with them on her face, over her chin, under her neck, on the top of her chest to her nipples and across her shoulders.

Could this be a reaction to the needles? Is it something I should be worried about? Does anyone have an idea of what I can do?

She is sleeping well, alert when she is awake, drinking her bottles, infact I'm starting to increase her formula, weeing a lot.

I am also going to post this in the general section.

Btw our photos were cancelled today due to bad weather. We are having them done next Saturday instead.

Katherine had her first 8 hour sleep last night and then after a fed she went back to bed for another 3 hours.

[Purplebird]

Hi Lovelies.

We've been away for a few days - it was very nice, but certainly hard work with the two kids. No more short breaks until Cameron is at least 3 :laughing: it's not worth all that packing!

SS - glad DH is safe and sound. I actually thought of you when I heard about it on the news and hoped your DH wasn't involved.

Oops, flat battery on laptop. BBL

[Samiie]

Hey ladies,
Are any of your bubs not wanting to sleep during the but sleeping all the way through the night. My lil guy will sleep from about 9pm till about 6am then go back to sleep till about 9am after a bottle and nappie change and then wont sleep at all during the day bar 5 minutes when im rocking him then wake himself up. Do any of you ladies now what i can do. I have tried a bath during the day before a feed but it wont work. Its as if he is forcing himself no to sleep not that im complaining about the full nights sleeps.
SS glad to hear that you Dh is home safe and sound.

[JLeesmum]

yes samiie, Jyden wont sleep during the day either, but he sleeps well at night....i cant get anything done in the day...
we had our 6 wk checkup, hes now a whopping 5.3kgs! not bad for a bub born 3080kgs!:yelclap:
off to nannys for a sleep over tonight... its herhappybirthday tommorrow

[Seacretsquirrel]

good morning,
Well we had a pretty good night here Riley has only woken up once overnight :yelclap:(8is till 1-30/2am then 5-30/6). Now just have to get Zahlia to stop waking at midnight and 2am for a wee (or at least take herself)
Thanks for all your support with regards to :valentine:DH I am very pleased he is home safe and well (a bit stressed and bruised but other wise pretty good) Now just to get the stupid politicians to shut up and let the police and Defence Force do their jobs and try to determine what happened in peace!
:DSorry had to add that!:D
anyway a quiet day here off to help DD set up her train set hopefully this will help keep her amused and I won't have to listen to Fraggle Rock:yes:
ETA - Kate try popping the vicks (or whatever you are using) on her feet and then putting socks on apparently it works great in helping to clear little noses. - No idea how but it is supposed to be brilliant.

[JLeesmum]

hmmm can u use adult vicks on there feet? or does it have to be baby balsam?...and it says dont use b4 3 months on the baby balsam jar..if its on the feet it would be ok wouldnt it? (jydens 7 weeks)??

[mytwoangelsC&A]

Hey all, well its been a pretty good weejend her, seems that being a little toucher on DS has paid of so :fingerscrossed: it keeps up. He has been sleeping 8 to 9 hrs at night and then another 4 between that and next feed. I find he is very much awake for the next feed and then after that up and down throughout the day until night again, which i can deal with. I have been having a lot of problems with nappies. Ds has been in huggies newborns since birth and they have been fine, however he has got a little chubbier and needs to go up a size, i brought huggies infant when on sale and he ends up with a big wet patch up his back, so i tried babylove and same thing! I have just tried aldi brand, so far so good but they just look so big on him LOL has anyone else had problems with nappies? DS was 4.5kilo last weeke when weighed, hes quite short and stocky not long

SS i am glad to hear you hubby is alright :hugs:
zeph if you are worried maybe ring your local gp i know with some of the immunizations a rash can accur and is =usually fine, but i can't remember which ones my gp normally gives ma a pice of paper with what symptoms may happen with each of the immunisations. If hes feeding well and peeing lots i would think all is well but.

Ds is off for his immunisations on weds!

[JLeesmum]

sorbies r great for my lil man, there lots of protection at the back, and front...and u get the night time nappies which r handy when hes sleeping 9 hrs!!....Jydens grew out of huggies newborn nappies last week hes 5.2kgs now and fits them well (infant size is 4kg-8kg)

[mummyJ]

Yeah I really like Sorbies too...but she has kind of grown out of them...Not totally, but big poos always leak now, so I am going into the next Huggies size which is 6-something kgs.
She is over 6kg now, so they are perfect.
I go to the ECHC today so I'll finally get to officially weigh and measure her. Have been busting to, since she is fully in size 00. Quite the heffalump considering she ended up only being born in March and is 7 weeks today!
Will update when I get back!!!
Crazy news about your DH SS...glad that he is ok!
Will do personals later...sorry I have been a bit MIA lately...don't really know what to say...but I am still around!!

[Lateralus]

morning all - hope it's gearing up to be a great week for everyone.
SS I am so glad Paul is home safe & sound - I hope the ADF offers them some sort of debriefing/ counseling after such a traumatic indecent?!! (and that he'll take it if they do offer it). :hugs:

We have had a few pretty unsettled days. Zoe has had a few periods where she just screams unconsolably which is terrible. I guess that we've been pretty lucky that she hasn't been like that for a few weeks - and it's hard to go back to seeing her so distressed like that again. I am hoping it's 'just' because of her cold and not because she's hungry and I am not making enough boobie juice... The last time she was having unconsolable periods like that was when my milk had dried up and I didn't know & she was going hungry :( Oh well - parents group tomorrow and I can weigh her then.. Also, she's been having lots of wet nappies so I am pretty sure it's not a food thing. :fingerscrossed:

We're off to the shops today for a wander around... Zoe loves being out and about and I quite seriously think she gets bored if we stay at home all day. Does anyone else find this with their little ones? She will only tolerate being on her play mat for 10 minutes or so before she cracks it and wants to be picked up and played with. Lovely that she finds us so comforting, but it does make it difficult to get anything else done around the house. Thank goodness for the hugabub sling which she will sometimes tolerate... Means I can occasionally get things like the laundry and washing up done!

[Lateralus]

oh - and on the nappy topic - we are using the huggies infants ones which seem to do the trick. We are going through so many a day though because she poos so much!! We tried the coles brand (because they were so much cheaper - we though if they were any good we could save ourselves a truck load of $$) but they are rubbish. They leak and sometimes the velcro tabs tear right off. The LC we see swears by the Aldi ones - will give them a try next time we are in Aldi. I might have to give the night time nappies a go as well - now that Zoe can sleep for slightly longer periods overnight we are finding her nappies are full to overflowing by the time she's up for a change!

[parentingrocks]

As you know Katherine had her injections on Friday. I don't know if this is related or different but I'm a little concerned.

I've just finished feeding her and putting her pyjamas on for bed. When I took her top off I noticed that she has little pimples, sort of like the hormonal rash, but she has come up with them on her face, over her chin, under her neck, on the top of her chest to her nipples and across her shoulders.

Could this be a reaction to the needles? Is it something I should be worried about? Does anyone have an idea of what I can do?

She is sleeping well, alert when she is awake, drinking her bottles, infact I'm starting to increase her formula, weeing a lot.

I am also going to post this in the general section.

Btw our photos were cancelled today due to bad weather. We are having them done next Saturday instead.

Katherine had her first 8 hour sleep last night and then after a fed she went back to bed for another 3 hours.

My daughter has this come and go and the MCHN said it is her ajusting to the hormones in your milk. Apparently they are fed hormones when in the belly in a regulated way and now they are out their bodies have to process and regulate the hormones on their own so it leads to them breaking out in a rash, so basically its normal. Because it can look like tiny little pimples it can make you think its like little 'infections' like pimples typically are, but they are actually little dry lumps and benefit from a good moisturiser - I bought QV re-hydrate cream (suitable for babies obviously) and it was gone in a day or two. Charli hates it being put on her face unless I warm it up in my finger first - if I put it straight on cold she screams. HOPE THAT HELPS! :o

AFM, Charli is trialing chaild care today for 2 hours and I have been on the computer already for an hour so I better head off and get some housework done and take advantage of this time!

Hope you all have great days

xxx

[Purplebird]

Hey ladies,
Are any of your bubs not wanting to sleep during the but sleeping all the way through the night. My lil guy will sleep from about 9pm till about 6am then go back to sleep till about 9am after a bottle and nappie change and then wont sleep at all during the day bar 5 minutes when im rocking him then wake himself up. Do any of you ladies now what i can do. I have tried a bath during the day before a feed but it wont work. Its as if he is forcing himself no to sleep not that im complaining about the full nights sleeps.
SS glad to hear that you Dh is home safe and sound.

Yes! Although we have now gone backward in our night sleeping too :hair: Cameron is feeding every 2 hours day and night. At the moment I am having to put him in a sling for most day sleeps. My daughter was the same and I couldn't get her into a decent routine until she was about 4-5 months. If you're willing to use a baby carrier he is pretty much guaranteed to sleep in it - but I guess you might then lose your full night's sleep! :)

[Purplebird]

Solsen - good luck with Charli's child care. I hoep it works out OK for both of you.

Kate - Hopefully zoe is just unsettled because she has a cold. I'm sure if you're getting through heaps of nappies all is just fine with your milk supply. I'm not sure about Cam getting bored - I don't think he has much idea what is going on, but you could be right about Zoe getting bored. They seem to be more content when they are not at home don't they?I find that Cam sleeps much better when we are out and about so I much prefer getting out! I currently have Cam in his sister's pink HugABub - I hope he can forgive me one day!!

Mummyj - wow, that's a great weight gain! My little man is shaping up to be a fatty boomba!

Zeph - hope you managed to put your mind at rest about the rash. I'm hope it's nothing to worry about.

Nappies - can't remember who asked, but we use Aldi nappies (Cam is over 5 kgs now and they fit very well). they hold lots of fluid and we haven't had a leak yet, so they seem great - and CHEAP!).

AFM - I have developed a problem with oversupply of milk and forceful letdown, so my poor boy has been struggling a bit to feed. He has been unsettled and gassy and generally uncomfortable, so I am following the ABA's advice and hopefully we should be back to normal soon enough. I hope so because this 2 hourly round the clock feeding is quite hideous!!

I'm wearing my little monkey in a HugaBub today as it's the most comfy carrier I have (apart from The Ergo which is still a bit big). can you tell I'm a bit of a fan of baby wearing, lol? So we are off for a very long walk later so that I can get my weight loss and fitness thing back on track.

Does anyone else find it hard to string a sentence together as they are so tired? I can't seem to find the right words for things!!

[A'sMummy]

Afternoon Ladies :wave:
Hope you had a lovely weekend! Anya had her needles on Friday and she has been a little grizzly since then but seems to be getting better now. Had our MCHN appointment today and she has put on almost 2kg since birth (8weeks ago) so I am pretty happy with that. Not as impressive as the weight gain of some of you other ladies bubs though!! Good boobie juice girls :D

PB- I think I have a forceful let down issue too. After a few sucks the milk seems to gush out like crazy and bubs pulls off and it sprays everywhere :o. But that only last like 5 seconds and then I seem to have next to no milk :confused: She pulls on and off and fusses over it.

Solsen- I hope your child care went well!

SS- So glad to hear that DH is home! I have been thinking about you!! :hugs:

To those with nappy problems, I also highly reccommend the Aldi nappies. We were getting soooo many leaks with the huggies and having to change bubs outfits atleast once a day due to poo leaks :o since changing to Aldi nappies we very very rarely get a leak and these days he poos are MUCH bigger haha

We got our professional pics back on Friday, for any one who is interested or who hasn't seen them on facebook already, here they are:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=70282&id=634054227&l=862f7997d5

We are off to get some done as a canvas today. I got some blown up at BigW on Friday and the quality wasn't that great... does anyone know if I got them enlarged at somewhere like Ted's Camera Shop, they would be better quality??? Or any other suggestions for good quality enlargements and canvas's are more than welcome!!

Take care ladies xoxo

[gizmoduckus]

We are off to get some done as a canvas today. I got some blown up at BigW on Friday and the quality wasn't that great... does anyone know if I got them enlarged at somewhere like Ted's Camera Shop, they would be better quality??? Or any other suggestions for good quality enlargements and canvas's are more than welcome!!

We got our canvas print done at Harvey Norman's. Most of the time it all depends on the size of your picture file to what the quality of your enlargement will be like. If it is a small file size then it doesn't matter where you get it done, it will all turn out the same.

BTW They are beautiful pictures.

AFM I am absolutely exhausted. I only got a few hours sleep last night because DS1 is sick with a fever. Of course it was the first night that DS2 decided to sleep 9 hours straight! I just can't seem to win. Hopefully this might be the beginning of some good sleeps from DS2 :fingerscrossed:.

[A'sMummy]

Giz- Thanks for the suggestion! There is a Harvey Norman where I am going so I will check it out :thumbsup:

[mummyJ]

Well it seems our little girl is not so little...but the size of an average 4 month old at 7 weeks!!!
Very funny! She weighed in at 6.25kg and 61.5cm long. It's lovely to know that they are growing well though isnt it?!
CC - 2kg is great weight gain...same as L, she was just big to start with! Oh and the photos are gorgeous!!!
PB - I love my Ergo too...Its only new...I wear her in it with the infant insert...at what age do you put them in normally without it? She is quite long for it to keep being worn the infant insert way...

[megaminz]

hey all

hope everyone is doing well.

I have an ergo too and it says on the instructions to use the infant insert til they are 7kgs...

Had our third out of four new parents group meetings today. DH has been coming as his shifts have coincided. Next week is the last one and he is gonna take an annual leave day so he can come and hang out and do the mornign tea. Quite cute as he is the only bloke who comes.

Not much to report here except still trying to sort out my car after someone vandalised it on friday night!!! Can't go shopping or anything as they shattered one of the windows and they are ordering replacement glass and its coming from Melbourne so will take a few days!! so frustrating

[janiceg]

hey girlies,
dd had her shots today and it was horrible. she screamed bloody murder for what seemed like hours but was prolly only 5 minutes. i wanted to cry too but kept it together...barley.:no:
it was a new doctor for us and she was terrible...didn't know the immunizations, barley checked me over. wish there was a money back guarantee or something!!
after that we went to the birth centre morning tea and she was ok...kept waking to give a yell and back to sleep. had a very abnormal (for her) scream-a-thon an hour ago. so gave her some panadol which she loved (cherry vanilla tastes much different from boobie juice):doh:
now she's having a big snooze in her sling (bubbamoe). hope she wakes up feeling better:fingerscrossed:

megaminz, good on dh for coming! mine comes to the birth centre playdates and is the only dad there, too

mummyJ, congrats on the big, healthy bub!

gizmoduckus:hugs:

Purplebird and camandcandice, pics are beautiful!! with the fast let down..try holding bubs high and lean back a bit so she's kind of on top of the boob if that makes sense?! bubs can control it a bit more that way (gravity). i have the same problem (just in the mornings when i'm full now)..used to shoot all over her face, poor little bug!

katejo, dd loves to be out! we go for a walk every morning and do 'something' everyday..ie yoga, parents groups. tomorrow we're going to baby rhyme time at the library..hoping she likes that!

as for nappies, chubster has been in crawlers for a few weeks now!!!:eek:

got dd an amber teething necklace on the weekend-so gorgeous! and seems to be helping so far:yelclap:anyone else have one yet?

[zephani]

C&C Your photos are beautiful! I hope that ours turn out that well!

Solen Katherine is FF so the rash can't be from my milk. Thanks for your help though :-)

On that note I took Katherine to the chemist today. The pharmacist said it could be a rash, it could be a reaction to the needles or it could be a reaction to the moisturiser or washing powder we use. She said that we can't give babies anti-histamines and said that if it hasn't gone away in a couple of days to take her to the Doctor.

I'm not worried though because she doesn't look or act sick. We upped her formula 20mls and she has handled it really well today. We've only had one spew up.

We are going to a session tomorrow for her Baptism. We have a beautiful dress for her, had candles made for her and the godparents, bought her a bracelet engraved with her name and birthdate and ordered a cake. The Baptism is in three weeks time and I am really excited.

[Seacretsquirrel]

Hey ladies! we are doing it pretty tough here today Zahlia was a right little rascal (see how polite I was) :devil::devil6: she delighted in pushing all my buttons! luckily Riley is so good or I'd be more cranky and exhausted.

We still have ages to go before Riley's shots (7th May) I am not looking forward to it esp having Zahlia there too and DH will be back at sea - they sail on Monday - and yes they are having heaps of psych stuff happening plus the medical bits too I am pretty sure it is compulsary to attend so that is good.
Riley is in the Huggies infants too they are soo much better than the infant ones I found them far to short at the back so they leaked heaps up his back - why would you make nappies with a low back (silly silly huggies) but there is not too much choice up here (no aldies and the woollies ones weren't great might give the Sorbies a go???)
anyway off to bed before I turn into a pumpkin.:sleeping:
C&C - with the pictures if they gave you a disk that you are allowed to copy from they should be nice big pictures (lots of pixels) other wise they my have given you a disk of all the photos in a low resolution to have a look through and get printed through them - don't forget it is the enlargements and prints that make them their $$$$$$. If they are low resolution pictures there is nothing you can do to get better quality enlargements (except get them through the company who took the pics). With the Canvas try an online company called "Genius Printing" they let you upload your pictures to their site and you can even get a free sample print on canvas (5x7inches) - it says sample print on the bottom of it so you can't use it unless you are tricky and get a sample of a picture with a lot of nothing at the bottom. but it gives you an idea of what you picture will look like on a canvas.

[OneCheekyMonkey]

snapfish.com.au is also great for prints on all media types, it is also really quite cheap.

legally the only way would be to ask them for a new disk with greater resolution pictures on it. else if you own the copyright you could scan in the small prints at a high resolution. if you don't own the copyright you could do that too, but of course it is illegal.

[Lateralus]

:smiliedance: Zoe slept from 630-2:30 then 3:30 'till 5:30am! Good work baby girl!

[Seacretsquirrel]

KJ - yay for sleep
PB/C&C - I too have the super fast let down - Poor Riley has to swallow heaps at first jsut to keep up and I need a cloth on hand less for the little spews and more for the mop up that is required:D I keep finding little beads of BM all over Riley's head ~ not to mention on the floor and furniture where I am feeding - Paul is still cursing me for BM on his laptop keyboard from when I was feeding Zahlia (it is jsut so hard to get rid of). It seemed to take ages for Zahlia to manage to keep up easily and it didn't stop with the squirting across the room till Zahlia was quite a few months old.
We had a pretty great night here I didn't have to get up to anyone last night - I took Z to the loo before I went to bed at about 10-30 and she was fine till 6am! R had his last feed at about 8-30 ish and slept through till 5 am.
yay for 6 hrs unbroken sleep I almost feel human!:thumbsup:
A quiet one again for us I might get the blow up fire engine we got on Sat (that I blew up by mouth always knew I was full of hot air) and put it outside and fill it with water since it is lovely and warm here - Dry season here we come!
Hope you all had a good night and have a great day!

[A'sMummy]

Good Morning Ladies.
Thanks for your tips on the photos. We did buy the copyright to the photos and the CD has high resolution photos on it, I think :confused:. I got them enlarged at Teds Camera Shop yesterday and they are so so so much better quality than the ones we got done at BigW. We also got a 20 x 30 inch canvas done there too. It is going to be HUGE, I have no idea where we will put it hahaha. It will take 2 weeks to be stretched onto a frame... I can't wait!!!
SS, KJ- Well done on the good night sleep! I bet you feel great today! :smiliedance:
OCM- thanks for the tip about snapfish, I had a look today and think I will get my normal photos done through there :thumbsup:
Zeph- I hope the rash clears up soon! fingers crossed its nothing serious.

[Purplebird]

PB- I think I have a forceful let down issue too. After a few sucks the milk seems to gush out like crazy and bubs pulls off and it sprays everywhere :o. But that only last like 5 seconds and then I seem to have next to no milk :confused: She pulls on and off and fusses over it.

Those are the exact same things we have had. After the letdown the milk will stop flowing - doesn't mean you don't have any there. You probably have too much as forceful letdown and oversupply usually go hand in hand. Cameron will not latch on properly as he can't cope with the flow. he has also had a sore tummy. There's a few things you can do - lots about it on Kellymom.com. Hope you manage to get it sorted out :hugs:

[Purplebird]

Janiceg - I have wondered about the teething necklaces. Let me know if you think it's any good. they do look cute! Thanks for the tip about leaning back - I've been trying and I think it helps.

MM - that's terrible about your car. Was it outside your house? Some people are so low (kids probably).

Why, when I've just washed my hair for the first time in a week, does Cameron have to spew in it?? :hair:

Our nights are getting worse here. I am exhausted. Cameron was bringing up green phlegm this morning so the poor chooka is obviously suffering with his cold. Ah well, thank goodness for the Hug A Bub. We have been to playgroup this morning and we are off to the park this arvo for some more sunshine.

[mytwoangelsC&A]

Hello ladies, thankyou all for the nappy input, i have changed to Aldi and so far no wet leaks woo hoo and they are good price too.

CC you photos are awesome. I order a lot of pics online through snapfish and i find there quality great and if there is ever a problem there customer service is good too!

MM i can't believe someone did that to your car they deserve a good kick up the vackside.

SS i hate those days they suck!

Well angus had his immunisations today and i was very serprised he let out a 2 second scream for each of the 2 needles and then was fine! :fingerscrossed: he doesn't have any reactions to them.
DD carly has been an outright little hooah for the last 3 days I'm thinking she may have a bug of somesort just can't put my finger on it. Maybe just teeth I hope.

[parentingrocks]

hi everyone :wave:

Hope you are all doing well - I have been reading and keeping up with you all just don't have time for personals, sorry :o

Charli has been sleeping really well lately, its amazing how everything just gets better with time (first 6 weeks I just held her all day and she was always screaming throughout the day) although she has come down with a nasty chest infection, the cough is so horrible to hear. This morning she even coughed up phlem when I was burping her the poor bugger was struggling to get it up and kept dry reaching. It was so horrible to watch, but then she is fine for a while and then the coughing starts again... I took her to the doctors last night and she is on antibiotics so I'm really hoping it goes away soon, its hard to listen to her sound so miserable.
I'm off to my second mothers group meeting today, hope it is a good one.

Hope you all have a great day:goodvibes:

[AnthonysMama]

Hey there i thought id join the forum to get some hands on advice for bits and pieces, My little man was born on feb 15 at 2.33 am weighing in at 3.460kgs we named him anthony!

[AnthonysMama]

Hello ladies, thankyou all for the nappy input, i have changed to Aldi and so far no wet leaks woo hoo and they are good price too.

Hey there im glad to see that im not the only one out there that think that aldi nappies are great, i use them on anthony during the day but am still sticking to huggies through the night ( i still have 3 boxes to get through) well see what happens after im finished with them!

[gizmoduckus]

:wave: AnthonysMama, welcome to bubhub!

Hi there everyone. I hope that you are all well and that all your bubs are behaving themselves. :D

I have a question for those of you that are using cloth nappies. I want to start using them but there is so many different ones and so much information that I am so confused. What ones do you recommend and why?

[AnthonysMama]

Hey Girls!!

Having a much better and more settled day here which is fantastic (mind you the house still looks like a bomb went off in it; was just enjoying the day).

Got a quick question for you all (feel a little silly asking it but what the hell)....who is using baby powder and if you don't mind, when, where and how do you find it?

I recently discovered some johnsons baby powder as I was unpacking the boxes in the bathroom last night and wondered if it was still used in this day and age...lol....I feel so daft at times, but in 11 years between the two kids, a lot has changed (it's sooo much like having my first all over again).

Anyway, must go, need to get ready to take Mum to the airport - she's flyign to Melbourne tonight to help my sister drive her 3 kids up here for a visit (Nephew #2 HATES travelling so it's easier to have 2 drivers so my sister can calm him while the car is still moving)....

Have a great weekend ladies and sending :goodvibes: and :hugs: to e veryone

hey there floodprincess i just thought that i would offer something that my sister in law told my sister as they both had girls, my sister in law was told that it was published in the news not sure where that talcum powder used on girls was a link to cervical cancer... ill see if she knows for sure where she got the info for you if you like

[AnthonysMama]

Now that i have five minutes of me time ill take the time to introduce myself properly, Im Kalli a mum of 2! My oldest is a 12yr old girl from my first marriage and my newie is little anthony who i introduced before... This is all new to me the second time round there is so much more on the market and it feels so different, hubby is awesome and a great first time dad when it seems all too much for me he takes over without me even asking... Now to ask some questions because i feel like noone i know is going through what i am, is anyone elses little ones going through what my doctor puts down to growth spurts? hes feeding irregularly sometimes every half an hour, plenty of wet nappies its just that i cant get him to sleep properly, i think ive also made a rod for my own back as hubby works from 6am to 4pm i get up when ant wakes up through the night and go out to the lounge and generally stay there with him till hubby goes to work, so im also trying to teach ant that its good fun to sleep in his own bed! hes a very light sleeper and the slightest noises are waking him up even if i have alot of background noise! any suggestions are greatly appreciated, my grandmother thinks that he is hungry that the bottles arent satisfying him and i should get some farex into him... i dont think im quite game enough for that yet! i just need sleep!

[parentingrocks]

Hi anthonysmama!! nice to see a newie in here!
I was thinking from reading your post - that he may well be going through a growth spurt, but it also could be a million other reasons why he is feeding so often - things that come to mind are that maybe he is just 'snack' feeding, like only drinking the fore milk that is full of carbs and sugars and not taking the hind milk in that is full of fats and proteins because the hind milk would make him last longer between feeds. I also thought (because this happened to me) that it could be that your baby is just showing the signs of hunger because he has a need to 'suck' anything not necessarily needing to fill his tummy - try a dummy. My daughter starting wanting to feed ever 1.5-2 hours when we first got home from hospital and I asked her paed what to do and he said use a dummy when she first starts showing the signs of hunger, and if she is truley hungry she won't be satisfied with it, then at least you know he really is hungry and not just wanting to suck something... otherwise just leave the dummy in until the 4 hour ish mark (of whenever you normally would feed him). The paed's reason for this is because he said to me that babys are physiologically programmed to have a need to suck more than a need to feed initially, and that evens out at approx the 3 month mark and then you can phase out the dummy after 3 months. Its working well for me and my daughter is 2.5 months now and needing the dummy less and less.

Hope that helps, its only a few suggestions -I could be completely wrong but worth a shot!! :)