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*Sparkles*

10-05-2007, 09:09

Last night wasn't too bad, R only woke a couple of times. But he wanted a feed at 5am his morning, first time he has woken early for ages. At the mother's group yesterday they said this unsettled time is due to a growth spurt at 3-4 mths and brain development and it should pass in 1-2 weeks, I hope so. I am feeling tired and fed up today. R is now grizzling in his swing, won't go to sleep but is tired. I have asked DH to start coming home a bit earlier until we get passed this difficult stage. Hopefully he will do this as I need the extra help and I don't see or hear anything from his family.

Re mother's day - Someone was asking what everyone will be doing? Well, it will be lunch out somewhere with DH's family (not sure where yet). But I won't go if R is still unsettled. It will be no fun for anyone to have a constant screaming baby in a restaurant :thumbsdown:

It's true that the baby's mood really effects how we feel. When he's happy and placid I feel great and love taking him out and socialising. But when he's grizzly and difficult, it makes me feel stressed, depressed and like I just want to stay in the house all day.
Anyone else find this?

Sorry to be so negative, I might stop posting for a couple of days as I don't want to bring everyone else's mood down. Especially as we have already been through that with someone else's posts recently.

juzzy

10-05-2007, 09:12

Hels - please dont stop posting, it doesnt bring me down infact it makes me feel better as i know what is to come with Cassidy. That and your posts are always so informative!!

Mothers day - apparently DPs sister has organised something so we will be doing something with DPs family... My mum wont be impressed but it is hard to be in two places at once..

i have to go, ill be back to post more later, Cassidy is hungry... time to feed the bubba

JoJoMart

10-05-2007, 09:22

Hels - I hear ya! Liam has been unsettled this week and it's been very draining. I've felt like staying indoors and had to FORCE myself to leave the house to go into work on Tuesday. Of course once I was out it was a lot better. I'm constantly tired and feel ill at the moment. It's not just physically draining its emotionally draining having a baby too. So don't feel bad or alone we all feel like this at least some of the time.

Nappies.....well I'm sick of Huggies because they keep leaking but I'm persevering with them because don't want to risk changing to another brand! Sounds like Babylove could be worth a try though?

Sandy - no way is it wrong to ask your inlaws or anyone else for that matter to ring first before they visit. It's just common courtesy and even my Mum and sister ring first but they usually give a day's notice at least anyway.

LMenz - the sales sound good at KMart. I notice Target also has sales on and I have country Target up the road from me so I'm thinking of going there this avo if I can be bothered leaving the house.

Welcome to the newbies!!

my_lot

10-05-2007, 09:25

hels im the same.

if eli is being a grump then im far from happy and just want to stay at home with him....but if hes in a smile and gurgle mood than i am much more relaxed with him(and the other kids)sometimes i will go visit a friend or just hang out with him and enjoy his smiles- even when im really really tired...

dps mood can throw out my whole day too...

HarrisonsMum

10-05-2007, 09:44

Morning all,
Hels :hugs: to you hang in there and remember this place is here for you to vent and talk to others so don't disappear your experience will help someone else in ways you nay not realise at the time.

Sandy I too have had to lay down the law with the inlaws as they think they are the only ones entitled to see Harrison. We have an agreement now that they ring first and it seems to be working.(at the moment)

Is anyone wlse struggling with their weight? I'm starting to get depressed about it i've put on five kilos since Harrison was born. Too much **** food and no motivation to exercise.:(

blubber

10-05-2007, 10:18

ShaJake: nice to hear it happens elsewhere. Have decided that is what i will start today. I always thought the theory was to never wake a sleeping baby, but!!! Yesterday i tried to feed her up as much as possible, we went out and she always enjoys her play time. Just seemed to back fire somehow.

A babies and toddlers mood will always stem through to you. There are days where we have to go out and others where i;m in the mood to take the girls somewhere. Today it's bloody cold and windy, we all have a cold, DH is still away but despite this i feel the need to get out. Been a long week.

harleyq

10-05-2007, 11:48

Hels - big hugs – keep posting, we need to share the good and the bad… forget about the drama of a few weeks ago! The mood of our bubs can’t help but influence our moods – its completely normal – yesterday DH didn’t get home until 7.30pm but because l had a good day with Coen it was fine, some days when if he gets home a few minutes late (l’m talking any time after 5.45) l am ready to strangle somebody!!!

Sales - thanks for sharing this info gals, l think it helps everyone out, l will go and checkout Kmart today if l have time, l am spewing that l bought some wondersuits yesterday from BigW!!! Toys R Us also has a sale on at the moment… lots of toys, a couple of cots, bouncers, highchairs, prams, playmates, mobiles and car seats are on sale… l was looking into getting a high chair but l read that we won’t be needing it until 6 months or so so l am going to wait… oh that reminds me l looked into Highchairs on choice and there a number that failed safety tests (including some major brands) so be very careful when shopping for them!!!

Nappies - For those of you interested Choice did a test on nappies earlier this year and the results are as follows
“HUGGIES Crawler was the overwhelming favourite by a large margin — they scored 93%. Our testers found that HUGGIES were the least likely to leak, kept a high level of dryness throughout use, had little shifting of material or disintegration and fitted the best.
SELECT Crawler from Woolworths, while scoring quite a bit lower than HUGGIES (75%), was also rated significantly higher than average overall and is much cheaper than HUGGIES at just 38 cents per nappy, compared to 47 cents for HUGGIES.

Some of the other nappies with a good score are a lot cheaper if you need to save money.“,
They tested huggies, select, babylove (crawler and ecobots), homebrand & snugglers
Bernie - I am struggling with my weight as well – l haven’t put any extra on, but l haven’t lost any for weeks… my tummy seems to have shrunk so l am not sure where the weight is, l know l have a bit on my legs and bum…and boobs and well l guess everywhere L It is getting depressing, l have been walking a fair bit … and nothing… l still can’t do any excercises that put too much pressure on my coccyx!

blubber

10-05-2007, 12:12

Nappies: we are using and have been since Elly was born the Woolies Select. They are pretty good. Don't hold as welll as Huggies but when looking for a cheaper alternative they are streets ahead of Snugglers. Baby love are good for the bigger ones too, Mia still wears a night nappy and i use Baby Love for her, Have not tried for Elly.

LMenz

10-05-2007, 12:22

Ok....I just had a long conversation with my MCHN about Jack's lack of day sleeping and we have worked out a new strategy. She said it will work for 80% of babies. She said the aim is for babies of Jack's age to have at least 1 sleep per day longer than an hour and the rest just catnaps. She also said if his pattern doesn't change by the time he's 4-4.5 months it wont ever change.

Put him down for his sleep and if he wakes after 40 minutes spend 20 minutes re-settling him. If that doesn't work get him up and spend 20 minutes of full on in his face playing to really tire him out. Put him down again. Spend 20 minutes settling him and he should go to sleep. If he doesn't, get him up and she said most babies will crash on your shoulder from the exhaustion. She said it will take up to two weeks for it to work (if it does).

I'm going to give it my best shot. She also said it was ok to let him cry as long as I was sitting with him and constantly comforting him. She said the morning sleep is the best one to persist with too

We also ruled out hunger as she said his weight gains are so big it couldn't possibly be hunger...

Just thought I would share this info as I know a few of us are having the same difficulties. Wish me luck :)

Hels - Please don't stop posting....we are all here to support each other through the good times and the bad. Are you still coming tomorrow?

mumslilspunks

10-05-2007, 13:34

Just when i thought my week couldnt get any worse, my f$#@!n DH (not dear) went and left our gate open and we our two dogs have gone missing....:gloomy:
Anyhooo
Blubber- welcome and sorry to hear your having a bit of a rough time while DH is away. I have a rough time with dh home.:D
Monica- Billy also hates tummy time. Ive stated to put a mirror in front of him so he thinks there is another bub there and i can get a bit more time from him.
Hels- I now how you feel. I too started the transition the same way and now Billy is in his cot fulltime.
Sandy-Glad to hear you dh is there to help you out. The little buggers just know how to push all the wrong buttons. It can really do your head in.
My-lot-Welcome back :D Woohoo on your lil man sleeping through the night! Billy is slowly getting there. He is only waking once during the night for a feed so hopefully he'll drop that soon :fingerscrossed:
Well im off to look for my dogs. Ive called the pound, council and ranger and have also spoken to our local radio station so hopefully we have them home soon.

harleyq

10-05-2007, 14:07

mumslilspunks - Just what you needed - good luck finding them :hugs:

Lauren - thanks so much for passing on that advice - it sounds reasonable to me, l have taken notes and will try it from tomorrow on...
I think l can agree with the 20 minutes full on in their face tiring them out, l left mum to entertain Coen today whilst l caught up on bubhub - he feel asleep - fully zonked really easily - mum told me he looked tired and l thought it couldn't possibly be true (he had gotten up only a little while before) - but she had thoroughly tired him out and he slept for another 40 minutes... So :fingerscrossed: that this technique works for all of us with cat napping bubs!!! we have another 2 months or so to get it sorted before we reach the cut off!!!

my_lot

10-05-2007, 14:13

[QUOTE=mumslilspunks;1442200 sorry to hear your having a bit of a rough time while DH is away. I have a rough time with dh home.[/QUOTE]

i whinge no end about the hours dp works but he sh!ts me no end when he is home!

i took the boys to the kiddy rides for ds's b'day and he finished up early to pick up the older kids. they had 2 hours between being picked up and getting to their sports. i spend this time with them doing homework because we dont get home til late and they have something to eat and change out of their uniforms into their sports clothes while i prepare for dinner and lay out pj's, pull washing in, fix the baby ect.

when we all got home late and the kids were in their school uniforms and no homework had been done i was a little ticked off. tierd after a long day i then had to sit up with them AFTER i fed, bathed and put eli to bed, do homework with them and then the bedtime thing...

i made a not so nice comment about this all being left for me to do while he had them for two hours before sports- dp said he "had been busy doing things!"

yes i soon found out ...he had done some washing -he had pulled the washing in -he put our quilt cover on the bed inside out and he washed a whole basket of clean, dry clothes i had ready and waiting to be ironed!

...our house is a mad house in the mornings and afternoons..its go here, do that, fix this, someone wants that, someone needs this...

and when i ask for a bit more of his time-my dp makes comments like "what are you going on about other women have 4 kids and just get on with it!"

so whats the better evil- doing it with or without his help

LMenz

10-05-2007, 14:20

Lauren - thanks so much for passing on that advice - it sounds reasonable to me, l have taken notes and will try it from tomorrow on...
I think l can agree with the 20 minutes full on in their face tiring them out, l left mum to entertain Coen today whilst l caught up on bubhub - he feel asleep - fully zonked really easily - mum told me he looked tired and l thought it couldn't possibly be true (he had gotten up only a little while before) - but she had thoroughly tired him out and he slept for another 40 minutes... So :fingerscrossed: that this technique works for all of us with cat napping bubs!!! we have another 2 months or so to get it sorted before we reach the cut off!!!

I've just done it for the first time...he's alseep! He cried full on for about 10 minutes so I just sat with him and talked to him......he eventually drifted off.

I forgot to add after the 2 weeks (hopefully less) they should drop the 40 minute waking and the settling and playing time in between and just sleep through - that's the aim anyway!

juzzy

10-05-2007, 14:42

i whinge no end about the hours dp works but he sh!ts me no end when he is home!

lol that pretty much what i think of my DP... except cause the business he has is run from home he is working when he gets home... so it NEVER stops. From the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to bed he is always "on" and ready to jump when a customer needs him, regardless of the time.... We are going to hamilton island in november and i have banned his mobile phone.

Put him down for his sleep and if he wakes after 40 minutes spend 20 minutes re-settling him. If that doesn't work get him up and spend 20 minutes of full on in his face playing to really tire him out. Put him down again. Spend 20 minutes settling him and he should go to sleep. If he doesn't, get him up and she said most babies will crash on your shoulder from the exhaustion. She said it will take up to two weeks for it to work (if it does).

Lauren Might have to give this a go myself, sounds like a bit of a winner to me! Thanks

Still not much happening over here.

Cassidy has gone down for a nap after crying for 40 minutes straight. Dont know what was wrong with her, checked everything but she has fed and since been alseep for almost an hour now. I want to go for a walk soon so will have to risk moving her from her cot to the pram.

Anyway, looks like i am home alone for dinner tonight. Cant be bothered cooking for myself...

SuperFrog

10-05-2007, 15:07

Totally off topic to everything else, but last night I figured out how to use the hemming foot on my sewing machine, and oh boy am I excited! It makes it so easy peasy... I can't believe I never thought of using it before. Absolutely no ironing involved and the hem looks so perfect.

Have some material to make into a tablecloth for my MIL tonight. Hem hem hem hem!

my_lot

10-05-2007, 15:15

juzzy= i know just what you mean. i work from home for the business and hes out working all day. sunday is our only family day;

and we get work calls at 8 am sunday morning!

EskimoMumma

10-05-2007, 16:27

*Sparkles*

10-05-2007, 16:39

Billy also hates tummy time. Ive stated to put a mirror in front of him so he thinks there is another bub there and i can get a bit more time from him.

:laughing: this comment made me laugh, I wonder how long we can keep pulling the wool over their eyes for ;)

I feel like that, i think its normal to be honest. and hey i have two of the rascals at home, WITH pregnancy hormones..
(my poor poor dp..)
pls dont stop posting, i lurve hearing from ya, and ill be more then happy to hang with ya for a coffee, ive had my fair share of screaming babies...

Great to see you back! :yelclap:

Thanks for your kind words and support. We have had a better day here. R has slept quite well and I took him for a walk to the shops this arvo and he was as good as gold. He was looking around at things like he used to and then had a little sleep in coles.

Hopefully this evening and tonight will go well :fingerscrossed:

Also, we bought a huge clown for him recently, below is a photo of him posing with it. When I showed it to him he screwed his little face up in terror, it was hilarious! When you see the picture you will see why lol

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/Hels-b/Reece/Clown1.jpg

my_lot

10-05-2007, 16:48

that is a cute pic~ what a huge clown. where did you get it?

reece is looking very blonde in that pic.

the av looks like his hair is darker?

icugal

10-05-2007, 18:14

Just when i thought my week couldnt get any worse, my f$#@!n DH (not dear) went and left our gate open and we our two dogs have gone missing....:gloomy:

I hope you find your dogs soon !!!!

Totally off topic to everything else, but last night I figured out how to use the hemming foot on my sewing machine, and oh boy am I excited! It makes it so easy peasy... I can't believe I never thought of using it before. Absolutely no ironing involved and the hem looks so perfect.

Have some material to make into a tablecloth for my MIL tonight. Hem hem hem hem!

I have a brand new sewing machine.. still in the box.. up in the cupboard in my study. I'm too scared to get it out, because I don't know how to use it. I'd love to be able to sew... maybe I should take a class.

Also, we bought a huge clown for him recently, below is a photo of him posing with it. When I showed it to him he screwed his little face up in terror, it was hilarious! When you see the picture you will see why lol

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/Hels-b/Reece/Clown1.jpg

*shudders*

I hate clowns.. they freak me out completely. Mind you, watching Steven Kings "IT" all those years ago probably didn't help with my phobia :) Needless to say, K won't be getting any toy clowns...

re: Mothers Day: We're going to be up in Wodonga because my mother has organised a 'dedication' ceremony for Kaelan at her church on Sunday morning. Guess there won't be any breakfast in bed for me on my very first Mothers Day.

EskimoMumma - Welcome back lovey !!

I've had a rather relaxed day... didn't end up getting much of the housework done because I started playing around with my new printer.. so far, so good !!

Over the last couple of years, I've collected A LOT of scrapbooking supplies... I've never completed many pages because I can never decide how I want to lay out the page (I have the equivilent of writers block). But I've decided, come hell or high water that I WILL start putiing these papers, embellishments and tools to good use and start scrapbooking again. If not, then I may have to add another room onto the house so that I can store all this stuff :D Think I might start small with a mini-album of Kaelan and work my way up from there. Now that I have a working printer again, it will make the task much easier.

juzzy

10-05-2007, 18:34

penny i have always wanted to get into scrapbooking or something like that... i dont have any supplies or anything like that though, it is just something i have always dreamt of doing!! Its such a good creative outlet!

Maybe one day

my_lot - yeah i know wht you are saying about the sunday morning phone calls at 8am. It is really irritating... i mean geez... its bad enough that its 8am.... but its a SUNDAY!!

Anyway... DP still isnt home. I rang him earlier and he said that his plans had changed and he'd "be home fairly early"... well i dont know about him but fairly early to me is about 5pmish.... its nearly 8 now so i imagine he wont be home until fairly late

A phone call saying as much wouldnt go astry though. I mean how hard is it?

So as usual i am left here by myself with no adult interaction since about 8am this morning. Dealing with Cassidy screaming and everything like that today has worn me out and i am getting cranky... dread to think what i will be like when DP does get home

I seriously think that we dont even register on DPs list of priorities anymore.

*Sparkles*

10-05-2007, 20:47

that is a cute pic~ what a huge clown. where did you get it?
reece is looking very blonde in that pic.
the av looks like his hair is darker?

The clown came from Forty Winks, we ordered some bedroom furniture for R's room and they had a few clowns in the shop so I couldn't resist :D

I think his hair is lighter now than when he was born (I am a blonde too). But also it could be from the camera flash. His hair is falling out a bit on the sides and what's left looks almost white!

We had a better evening, I fed him at 8.30pm and he went to bed awake but hasn't cried so I assume he's asleep now. I forced 225mls of milk into him so I hope we don't hear from him until the morning lol.

I'm off to bed now, going into the city tomorrow so it will be an early start. Nite all :sleeping:

juzzy

10-05-2007, 21:20

ok its 1030 and DP still isnt home

Ive just put cassi down (for the second time) :fingerscrossed: she stays asleep

i am fuming... im going to bed to stew over what i can say to DP when he gets home.

NoMoreScuba

11-05-2007, 07:05

No time to post much i'm afraid, but just wanted to say thanks to Lauren - I will try out the new technique today!

Have decided his lunchtime sleep should be the long one, so i'll give it a go then.

:fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed:

Have a lovely weekend ladies...

And i really hope you find your dogs mumslilpunk :hugs:

shelby

11-05-2007, 07:12

It's true that the baby's mood really effects how we feel. When he's happy and placid I feel great and love taking him out and socialising. But when he's grizzly and difficult, it makes me feel stressed, depressed and like I just want to stay in the house all day.
Anyone else find this?

Sorry to be so negative, I might stop posting for a couple of days as I don't want to bring everyone else's mood down. Especially as we have already been through that with someone else's posts recently.

Hels - dont you dare stop posting - I think we all love hearing from you and I think its even more important to post when you have down days - we all have them so you arent bringing anyone down. BTW I completely agree my mood is always a reflection of the day Ive had or the mood Olivia is in....

� yesterday DH didn�t get home until 7.30pm but because l had a good day with Coen it was fine, some days when if he gets home a few minutes late (l�m talking any time after 5.45) l am ready to strangle somebody!!!

Im exactly like this - Ive cracked it at DF quite a few times when he is gotten home even 30mins later than he said - when Im having a bad day I just watch the clock until he gets home so every minute drags!!

Just when i thought my week couldnt get any worse, my f$#@!n DH (not dear) went and left our gate open and we our two dogs have gone missing....:gloomy:
Anyhooo
Well im off to look for my dogs. Ive called the pound, council and ranger and have also spoken to our local radio station so hopefully we have them home soon.

mumslilspunk - wow you really cant catch a break at the moment. From the sounds of it things with the hubbie (I wont say DH) still arent good.... huge :hugs: to you and I hope you find your puppies....let us know how you go. Please feel free to unburden here, I noticed that despite the fact you are obviously doing it tough, most of your post is personals. I think your more than entitled to a "me" post! Just a thought if you feel like venting.

Anyway... DP still isnt home. I rang him earlier and he said that his plans had changed and he'd "be home fairly early"... well i dont know about him but fairly early to me is about 5pmish.... its nearly 8 now so i imagine he wont be home until fairly late

A phone call saying as much wouldnt go astry though. I mean how hard is it?

So as usual i am left here by myself with no adult interaction since about 8am this morning. Dealing with Cassidy screaming and everything like that today has worn me out and i am getting cranky... dread to think what i will be like when DP does get home

I seriously think that we dont even register on DPs list of priorities anymore.

Juzzy - My heart just went out to you when I read your post, I really think our other halves dont get how hard it is sometimes with a screaming baby all day! Ive cracked it at my DF before for not letting me know he'll be late - when I have a time in my head that I think he'll be home its like I can deal with it up to that point but lose almost all tolerance after it, so it is so much harder when he is late! What time did he end up coming home?

Me - Well I had a shocker of a migraine yesterday and threw up most of the day, luckily DF stayed home to look after Olivia as I could barely move without vomiting (sorry if TMI). I struggled to feed her - my milk supply really seemed to drop as I was so dehydrated, I didnt manage to keep anything down until 6pm last night. So I tried to give her a bottle of formula and she wouldnt take it!! She got really upset and started screaming, then as soon as she was on the boob she was fine. Not good. Part of me is a little bit happy as it is such a contrast from those first few weeks when she hated BFing and would scream anytime she came near me for a feed, but longterm this is not good! I think I will have to try to get her to take a bottle occasionally, just for practise.

Have a good one :wave:

juzzy

11-05-2007, 09:05

What time did he end up coming home?

he got home a bit after midnight last night... Then came into the bedroom and switched the light on and i woke up which annoyed me more.

i was so annoyed... i didnt speak to him until this morning and he couldnt figure out what was wrong. Men are so daft.

blubber

11-05-2007, 09:48

Juzzy: it just doesn't seem to register with them!!
DH has such unregualted work hours and I am always finding myself predicting what time he will be in and it never works. Like everyone has said if your have had a good day the time doesn't seem to matter but after a bad one well look out. Thankfully for me and the girls he is very assisting when he is home. I still don't think they get the doing more than one thing at a time concept though. WHy is it we can look after the kids, have a load of washing going, cook tea, pay the bills and predict the future while they look after the kids!!

Shelby: although i have never suffered from a miagrane my heart goes out to you. Shared a house with a girl who suffered real bad and that was in the days before children. OUr days can be hard and long enough let alone trying to cope with our own sickness. Good thing DF was there for you. Hope today is a better one.

Mumslilspunk: how did the search for the dogs go, fingers crossed all turned out well. Perhaps cross these past few days off the register and start a fresh with a clear mind. SOmetimes works for me. Although it doesn't delete the significance of your thoughts it allows you to feel better about yourself.

HelsBels: I can't believe Reece drank 225mls. He is 1 month older than Elly though. Can you remember what he was having at nearly 11 weeks? Cheers

Well today Daddy comes home after being away for work all week. Can't wait. My brother is also visiting from Sydney. Havn't seem him since Xmas 05 so can't wait.

Purplebird

11-05-2007, 09:58

Juzzy - D'oh! Men are so dumb- i'm with you there. My DH would rather come home and cook (not complaining about that) than spend time with Eloise. I just want to hand her over for 5 minutes as soon as he gets in.

Hels - glad you're feeling better - every day is so different isn't it? it made me feel much better to hear about the 3-4 month growth spurt :fingerscrossed: that this is what we're going through too. Eloise is waking 3 times at night at the moment :eek: I just cant get motivated to express and i have a sneaky suspiscion she won't take a bottle anyway.

Lauren - thanks for the info about sleeps. if its any consolation Eloise has naturally started having longer daytime sleeps without me doing a thing. it happened last week so i hope it happens for Jack too :fingerscrossed:

Mumslilspunks - :hugs: sorry to hear about your dogs. Hopefully they're back now.

Shelby - hope you're feeling better now. I hear what you're saying about the bfeeding. i haven't tried a bottle yet, but as Eloise won't take a dummy i have a horrible feeling she'll refuse a bottle. im glad i can bfeed, but really i would just like a night's break! Its ridiculous. Have you tried Pigeon teats - i hear they're often the only ones bfed bubs will take.

Welcome back Eskimomumma!

Hope the melb girls are having a good meet. We're having a quiet day today - just going out now to meet DH for coffee, then E and I will stroll round the shops - we might even go to the sales.

Roopee

11-05-2007, 11:44

Eskimomumma- Soooooo glad you're back!:yelclap:

Ren- I would love to kick your DP in the bum! Oh he sounds like mine-how wabout i give mine and extra kick in the pants tonight for ya!
I really hope you find your puppies how terrible.

Squiggles- thats so great that your cat came back! Wow he/she must have been on quite an adventure.

juzzy- it must be something i the air atm! Mine (dh) has been a real pratt lately too.

shelby- i am a fellow migraine sufferer too. I know exactly what your dealing with. I had one last week and all i wanted to do was lay in bed, wrap my head in pillows and not see any kind of light or hear anything. BUT bit hard with three kids running around. I wish my dh could just leave work when i have them but he has to wait for someone to relieve him and sometimes that can take 4 or 5 hrs-no point. I was lucky enough to get a friend to do the school pick up for me-i couldnt have walked to school and when im having a migraine i dont trust myself to drive. :hugs: to you-i know how you feel.

my_lot- ah so good to have ya back!!!!

us- well Cody had been sleeping thru from 8.30pm til i woke her at 8am but last night she dedided to wake on the hour everyhour. Oh dear im a tired mumma today. Not to mention-in fine form- DH rings and informs me he wont be home till god knows when as he is off to a mates place to help with a work presentation that they have to do and also he will be going there on SUNDAY night to finish it. Sunday is frikken mothers day ffs. I have to work so i am going to come home and his gunna take off? Thats just great!
I have booked me and the kids into a nice Italian place for dinner...all expenses paid courtesy of DH's credit card!
So tonight i have to do the dinner, bath bed, thing with 4 little kids all by myself and again on Mothers day. That will equal 4 times this week! God its so unfair. I was supposed to go out with some friends for dinner on Tuesday night but he had to work back so i couldnt go! Wheres the justice...

When do i get my time....thats what i wanna know!
Anyway...enough about me-have a great day ladies!

Purplebird

11-05-2007, 12:04

Roopee

11-05-2007, 12:22

Wow Roopee, that sucks! Im gonna stop moaning about my sleep deprivation now. I really don't know how you do it with 4 kids - you have my complete respect. I think you should have a major blow out at the Italian for mothers day. Your DH has some serious making up to do.:yes:

Oh dont stop moaning purplebird. Its cool- its not usually this bad-he's just being a bugger atm. I seriously think some men have a genetic defect:rolleyes: and oh it will be a big bill that he will be able to use all this overtime to pay for hehehe. I think i need some new clothes and stuff too.......

Purplebird

11-05-2007, 12:46

...and you definitely need a nice bottle of wine and a big box of chocs :)

my_lot

11-05-2007, 12:51

ah roopee, sorry you had a **** night, but geeez youve been REALLLLLY spoilt with your all night sleeper!!! i got one night of him sleeping through in 13 weeks and spent the day tired?? how does that work?i did wakea lot during the night but it was just half awake zombie state (wondering if dp grew some empathy and eli was in the lounge screaming) but still i had more sleep that night than i do in two nights...and i felt more green eyed at you than ever before!....it was something id love to get used to!i had my normal night last night....bed at 9pm woken at 10pm- feed- back to bed 11ish woken at 2am-feed- back to bed 2:30am woken at 5-feed- just asleep and guess what- woken at 6am.REN- did you find your dogs?heather- i emailed you! my msn is working now so you can add me now.and any computer whiz out there??? i still cant do smiles. the comp guy cme back and i now have fire fox and he got my msn working and he fixed a few other things but sheeesh $90 later and i still cant do smileys or fonts or wrap photos.

my_lot

11-05-2007, 12:54

oh this is just great!now everything i type is being squished up into a few lines??im really starting get ticked off with my computer!

Roopee

11-05-2007, 13:06

Oh Kay! so Eli didnt keep it up? Right tell him I'm flying up to tan his hide!

I know i've been spoilt with Cody sleeping so well and i seriously dont know how you can function on the amount of sleep you get(or dont). i know what i was like in the early weeks and i cant imagine going back to that! That is my definition of hell!
Every day i wake up and say "hmmmm wonder how much sleep Kay got last night".
Hmm i think i need a life lol:laughing:

JoJoMart

11-05-2007, 14:23

ruby slippers - love the photos! Sounds like your bub sleeps like my Liam. He has been sleeping from 11pm to 6 or 7am most nights. It's great because I get a decent night's sleep. He's asleep at the moment but due for a feed so I've gotta wake him. It's been nearly 4 hours between feeds.

mumslilspunk - I really hope your dogs have come home or you've found them. I would be frantic if my dog got out......bloody men!

purplebird - hope you had fun shopping.......my DH also will offer to cook etc instead of holding Liam but lately he's been wanting to hold and feed Liam when he gets home which is great. If you could get Eloise to accept a bottle then you could get a break. My sister fully breastfed for 15 months and used Avent bottles & teats I think successfully. I also have used them with Liam who's been both BF and FF.

Juzzy - are you talking to DP yet?

Sounds like we've all been through stages with our partners being idiots........mine's being good atm but I've had days where I've been really ****ed off or upset with his behaviour. It's also stressful for them having a bub but they are at work all day so go figure!

Have a good day everyone.

MrsP

11-05-2007, 14:31

rubyslippers - I am sooooo in love with your little man!! How gorg is he! I love having my bubba girl, but oh how I miss little boys!
My sis came up for a few days from interstate & brought her DS4mths. Totally cute & very different to girls (apart from the obvious :laughing: ) - wishful thinking maybe........

blubber

11-05-2007, 14:46

JoJoMart: I see Liam was born a day before Elly. They sound similar with their sleep patterns. She loves to sleep during the day and have begun to wake her by 4 hours between feeds. SHe is slowly working out nights. Is Liam's 11pm feed a true four hourly feed or do you dream feed/rollover feed him. I guess is he at a stage where he is feeding about the same time each day.
Hope you don't mind answering my question. I am new to this thread and don't want to invade everyone.
Cheers

Ruby Slippers

11-05-2007, 15:22

my_lot

11-05-2007, 15:35

Happy Birthday- ruby slippers!

Ruby Slippers

11-05-2007, 16:18

Happy Birthday- ruby slippers!

Thank-you ,last year I wished after I cut my birthday cake for my little man to come into this world,
my wish came true.:D :wizard:

*Sparkles*

11-05-2007, 18:12

Me - Well I had a shocker of a migraine yesterday and threw up most of the day, luckily DF stayed home to look after Olivia as I could barely move without vomiting (sorry if TMI).

I think I will have to try to get her to take a bottle occasionally, just for practise.

Sorry to hear about the migraine, I suffer too and they are so awful. Someone has referred me to a product called ANAGRAINE, have you heard of it? It contains ingredients which are meant to stop the sickness aswell as helping the pain. They are available over the counter at the chemist in a box of 8 tablets. I haven't tried them yet, (they are still sitting in the cupboard) but I thought I would mention them as anything is worth a try.

Also, I can recommend pigeon peristalic teats as they are meant to be the closest to a nipple and helps bubs get used to bottle feeding. They are available in Target and Big W and some chemists. Size M would be the way to go at her age.

HelsBels: I can't believe Reece drank 225mls. He is 1 month older than Elly though. Can you remember what he was having at nearly 11 weeks? Cheers

Reece has always been a bit of a guts! At 11 weeks he would drink 150-180mls (I think). Now he is 15 weeks and he'll drink 180-225mls but he can go up to 5 hours between feeds in the day.

Ren - Any news on the dogs yet? :fingerscrossed:

Juzzy - What happened with DP today? I hope you gave him a serve and then he took you out to dinner to appologise :D

RubySlippers - Nice to see you back and great photos of your little man, he looks similar to Penny's Kaelan in a few of the shots. Happy Birthday too!

Us - Had a nice day in the city but the ABA thing was a bit disappointing. It was nice to get out and meet up with the other lovely Melb mums.
It still took me over an hour to get home and I was hungry on the way home so I polished off half a block of choccie. Once I started I couldn't stop (geez, thanks Penny ;) ) it was the best chocolate I have eaten in 14 years.

R slept all the way home and then drank 200mls, now he is asleep again. He was unsettled on and off today and wants to picked up alot. I am going to practice with the baby bjorn this weekend as I'm thinking of taking that out aswell as the pusher so I can carry him at times (thanks for giving me the idea Sandy)

Well I'd best go and get something to eat. I'm not that hungry after all that choccie so I think a bacon butty is calling :laughing:

LMenz

11-05-2007, 18:12

Hi Girls :wave:

We went to Mother's Play today at Docklands. The ABA tent was a bit sh*t but it was so good to get out and catch up with everyone. BIG thanks to Sandy for organising it :D

Jack slept really well last night...7-4am, fed then back until 7.15am. He also slept for an hour this morning which is really good for him. I'm hoping his recent unsettledness is behind us.

He's fast asleep now....hopefully until 4 again!

RE: Mother's Day - Were heading to the Melbourne Zoo for the day. I'm so excited! Just the 3 of us! It's so exciting having my first Mother's Day!

Rubyslippers - Great to hear from you again. Willow is gorgeous!

my_lot - Bugg*r about Eli not sleeping through...if he's done it once he'll do it again (hopefully)

Juzzy - I hope your DP is sucking up to you...Men are morons sometimes!

Jo and Purplebird - We missed you today!! I hope you can both come to the meet next week!

Hels - How did Reece go on the way home?

LMenz

11-05-2007, 18:16

Hels - How did Reece go on the way home?

:laughing: We posted at the same time! I'm glad he slept a bit for you. Jack has been the same lately with wanting to be picked up....It's a killer on the back!!

Sleep Well :)

*Sparkles*

11-05-2007, 18:21

:laughing: We posted at the same time! I'm glad he slept a bit for you. Jack has been the same lately with wanting to be picked up....It's a killer on the back!!

Sleep Well :)

I did such a mega post and it took about 15 mins before I clicked submit :laughing:

Good to see you are home safely, was the train busy?

mumslilspunks

11-05-2007, 18:37

Evening lovely ladies!
Juzzy- love your new avatar! Very cute.
Shelby- Thanks for your kind words, it really does help. It really doesnt help when DH is being a s$#t. Hope you find a cure for your migraines. Have you tried aromatherapy? Hope your lil one takes the bottle so you can have a wee break.
Juzzy- MEN :banghead:
Blubber-Trust me i love to start fresh and forget about the last week! Hope things are better now that DH is home. How did it go with your brother aswell?
Roopee- Id love for you to come and kick DH in the a#@e. Maybe he'll listen to you. Im sure Cody will be back to his old sleeping pattern for ya. Also spend up big for mothers day, go oysters(if you eat them) steak and heaps of acohol ( catch a taxi too).
Rubyslippers- HAPPY BDAY just love the photos.
Jojomart- I think its men just being men.
Hels-How was your bacon butty?
Lmenz- Hope you have a great day at the zoo! Any tips on how to deal with a feral 2yr old? :D
Me- Found my dogs, luckily no fines. They came back on there own.
Just when i thought the week of bad luck was over i got dh to but a PG test and it was a

:bfp:
It was a faint line, sorry to offend(sp) anyone but its not what i really need at this time. Not sure what im going to do.
I have an apointment tomorrow for a blood test so will let you know.

juzzy

11-05-2007, 18:42

mumslilspunks OMG. Whatever you decide we'll be here for you. I can understand though. Ill PM you.

As for me and DP. Well he copped a serve last night and looks like it is going to happen again. He isnt home yet after saying to me at 5pm, "oh i wont be home late tonight"

I sent him a text before saying that id had enough and the time had come to choose between me and the business. I am at my wits end. So once again no adult interaction since 8am this morning

LMenz

11-05-2007, 18:45

Good to see you are home safely, was the train busy?

It wasn't too bad. I think we made it just in time!

Lmenz- Hope you have a great day at the zoo! Any tips on how to deal with a feral 2yr old? :D

Na, sorry! I'm having enough trouble dealing with one bub. God help me when Jack's 2!!

Glad your dogs are home safe. :eek: on the preg test! Hope all goes well with the doc and it's just a false alarm!

LMenz

11-05-2007, 18:51

I sent him a text before saying that id had enough and the time had come to choose between me and the business. I am at my wits end. So once again no adult interaction since 8am this morning

Juz :hugs: My DH is the same! A total workaholic! He's at a work function tonight and probably won't be home until 9ish hence me posting on here so much.

I've given up on trying to find the answer...it's very hard! Some day's DH goes to work at 7am and isn't home until 8pm! That's a very long day at home with a bub alone.

I think one of the first things you need to do if possible is get your car fixed......not being able to go anywhere can make the day much more lonely - plus you can come and see us girls at he meets :D

*Sparkles*

11-05-2007, 18:55

Ren - Glad the dogs came home. All the best with making decisions about the :bfp: Do whatever feels right, no one is judgemental in this thread hun :hugs:

Juzzy - Sorry to hear that you had to give DP an ultimatum. But I hope it gives him a wake up call though. He sounds a bit like my ex DH, who was married to his work.

I forgot to say, when I went back to my car today I had a bit of a panic attack as I thought it had been stolen. Then I realised I was on the wrong carpark level lol. (Has anyone seen that Seinfeld episode where they get lost in the carpark??)
Anyway, I eventually caught the lift to the right floor and Reece was screaming again (over-tired). When I got out a woman was standing there and made a comment. So I said "oh he will be fine, he just has a huge fear of lifts". So she nodded and smiled. I chuckled to myself as I walked away, as if a baby his age would even know that he was in a lift :laughing:

P.S The bacon butty was yum. And this is me over and out for tonight :D

juzzy

11-05-2007, 18:56

lauren yeah i know, id love to get my car fixed. I do have a car that i can use but i posted earlier that Cassidy would have to go in the front seat, which is do-able but she trys to get my attention when i am driving which is a bit of a distraction.

DP and i spoke about it a few days ago (when we were actually speaking :rolleyes:) and we are going to get finance and buy a new car for me in a few months... so just need to hang out for that.

Otherwise i have been here downloading tv shows to keep me entertained!!

LMenz

11-05-2007, 19:00

I forgot to say, when I went back to my car today I had a bit of a panic attack as I thought it had been stolen. Then I realised I was on the wrong carpark level lol. (Has anyone seen that Seinfeld episode where they get lost in the carpark??)
Anyway, I eventually caught the lift to the right floor and Reece was screaming again (over-tired). When I got out a woman was standing there and made a comment. So I said "oh he will be fine, he just has a huge fear of lifts". So she nodded and smiled. I chuckled to myself as I walked away, as if a baby his age would even know that he was in a lift :laughing:

Hilarious :laughing:

icugal

11-05-2007, 19:04

Juzzy - My DP would find his testicles sitting next to his pillow when he woke up this morning if he even DARED to do what your DP did did to you lastnight. OMG, I would so angry !!

ruby slippers - happybirthday to you !! Hope you've had a good one. Great photos !! Hels is right, Willow does look a little bit like Kaelan. They could probably pass as fraternal twins.

Blubber - At 11 weeks, Kaelan was drinking about 120ml per feed... with an occasional 150ml bottle. Now at 14.5 weeks, he's drinking 150mls per feed but has has 180mls when he wakes up in the morning after a long sleep.

Hels - Glad you enjoyed the choccie !! It certainly came a long way for you to eat it. Hope it gives you a small reminder of home :)

Jo and Hannah - Hope to see you next week at the next meet-up !!

Sandy - I hope Coen settled for you !!! Thanks for organising today :)

Lauren - Here's hoping that Jack will be so exhausted from his day out today that he will sleep through the night for you.

mumslilspunks - Whoa... BFP.. that's pretty full on. Whatever the official result, goodluck... we'll support you always !!

Me - Nice to see everyone again... though we never did spend much time at the Mothers Play thing !! I ended up going home via Sydney Rd and suprisingly, the traffic wasn't too bad. Kaelan has been in bed asleep since 7pm, so :fingerscrossed: that he'll sleep through the night.

Tomorrow we drive up to Wodonga for K's dedication ceremony on Sunday. It should be a good weekend because I'm meeting up with my bestie Belinda (who normally lives in Bairnsdale, her parents live in Albury though). Belinda was with me in the delivery suite during my entire labour, but because of my emergency Caesar, she only got to see K from a distance in the Special Care Nursery after he was born. I was too drugged up at the time to realise that Belinda didn't even get to give K a cuddle before she left. She hasn't seen him since, so that will be the first thing that we will rectify... I can't wait for Belinda to meet Kaelan properly...

(from the time that I started writing this post... you guys have added about another five or six posts to the thread)

juzzy

11-05-2007, 19:08

Juzzy - My DP would find his testicles sitting next to his pillow when he woke up this morning if he even DARED to do what your DP did did to you lastnight. OMG, I would so angry !!

Oh dont worry im angry alright and he knows it as well. Probably why he hasnt come home tonight :laughing:

At this stage he has got alot of sucking up to do and i can assure you that it is not going to be a happy mothers day for me this weekend as i will no doubt still be angry. Moreso as it looks like he will be working over the weekend as well.

Men are so damn thick sometimes

mumslilspunks

11-05-2007, 19:28

Thanks agian for the kind and warm replys but with having a really full on baby and a 2yr old im really not sure how to handel this. As i said it wast faint but apparently you can get a fake negative but not very offten a fake possitve.
I really dont know how im going to go about this.
My DH is no help already so im not so sure i can do this again.
Im already in 2 minds wether to stay in this relationship with the way thigs are now, let alone being PG too. Sorry to offend anyone but it its like being single with 2 kids to deal with and also to deal with a chil like DH is just completely draining on oneself.
I think ive just had enough. :gloomy:
I really cant deal with this now.
You girls dont know me and normaly i am in compelete controll of my life and have everything in order but lately that doent seem to be happening. I am so feed up with everything and at this time i couldnt care less if my dh and i never see each other again.:eek:

icugal

11-05-2007, 19:36

juzzy

11-05-2007, 20:00

Ren yep big :hugs: from me too

i know where you are coming from with ur DH... Tonight i am thinking the same thing because i have totally had enough and i dont think i can keep doing this on my own.

Like penny said, feel free to vent as much as you want, i dont think any of us are going to be offended or anything like that.

At the end of the day you need to do what you think is best for yourself regardless of what everyone else says.

Just take each day as it comes at the moment. Wait until you get confirmation from the Doctor before making any decisions.

Good luck just the same and another :hugs:

mumslilspunks

11-05-2007, 20:35

Ren - :hugs:

Feel free to vent... write whatever you want.. get your feelings out. I doubt very much that anybody here would get offended by what you're feeling. We will support you matey, not judge you !!

What did your hubbie say about the BFP?

Thanks guys. As i said it was faint but none the less a line so ill just wait till the boold test.
DH said " oh well you'll get fat again' :eek: :banghead:
Ive so had enough.
He is so good with Jack (2) but he always says that Billy doesnt like him thats why he cry's. Its just that he doesnt spend enough time with him.

Roopee

11-05-2007, 21:11

Just popping in to give you these Ren:hugs::hugs::hugs::hugs:.

juzzy

11-05-2007, 21:16

well its 1030 and DP once again isnt home. Ive just spoke to DP and he said he will be on his way home soon. He could tell that i was angry and asked me what was wrong. I told him that i am sick of coming second to everything else in his life

He said i was being stupid and i come first.

What a joke.

Im going to bed to fume again.

bAaM

11-05-2007, 22:04

Hi girls how is every one?

mumslilspunks :hugs: I'm really sorry to hear your having such a bad time. You have to do what is best for YOU and your boys. No matter what we are hear to listen no matter what. It is hard to be a single mum i did it for 3 years but it is also good cause you have your babys all to yourself :D

Same goes to you juzzy and anyone else i have forgoten. You are wonderful mums and your babys love you more then anyone in the world. I no it doesn't always feel like that but they do. There are also clinics in every state that you can go and stay for a few days to help with feeding/settleing and you can take your other kids as well. I did this with DS and it was the best thing i could of done for us both. Have a look in your bubs book at the back there is numbers. Or your doctor should have details. I no the one in brisbane is called Riverton.its a good break away as well cause you do have a little help.

As for DP it is in the water. I had to go to the doc's the other day and stopped a a friends for a coffee, bub was unsettled all day and when DP got home i asked him to take her for 5 min as i was cooking and rocking at the same time, When he asked what was wrong with her i said she was like it all day, He had the nerve to turn around a say ' well you shouldn't go out all day':mad: WELL i lost it. I am very anul about my house and can't go anywhere till everything is done every day (think i have a problem) and after that comment i just feel like his baby incubater and his slave. So i ended up dishing up mine and DS's dinner and through the rest in the bin. heheheh He ended up having noodles for tea.

As for marissa i have found out she has silent reflux and have had to change her formula, apart from that she is really good. She is in a routine and sleeps every night from 8:30pm Till 7am. I recken you have one horrer child and one good cause DS was a horrer and a 1/2 but compered to him bubs an angel. So heres hoping......
hello to everyone i've mist i get so behind now.

:wizard: Sleeping vibes to all and to all a good night.

Alicia
xxxxx

my_lot

12-05-2007, 02:50

goodmorning....hmmm im sure im all alone here at 4am! everything i write is going to be squished into one spot! ((i really have no idea how to fix my comp now!))...........ren- i will PM you.leashie- yes! i also had the devils child for the first and then good and then fantastic and then this one!juzzy- im feeling for you. i ask my dp to come home for an hour for lunch and he tells me im going to make the business go down!!?? hes so busy we should employ someone! i get sick of being with a baby all day everyday. he comes home has 20 minutes "tune out" time with a beer in one hand and remote inthe other- and thats fine its good for him to relax after work BUT never not once have i sat down in peak hour with a beer and had this 20 minutes! i have to bolt the door to get a shower without 3 kids and him knocking on the door wanting this that or the other! its a really long day with a baby. most days its 6am to 6,7 or 8pm. thats a reallllly long day with a cranky baby!! and very hard on me doing the four kids after school each day..if i know hes coming home about 6pm sometimes i wont cook dinner but if hes going to be later then i just have to or the kids wont go to bed at bedtime ((7-8pm))......and when i tell him i find it hard i get suck it up. other women do it!! its like i wanted the 4th so i feel so rotton saying i find it hard IYKWIM. you have to sort it with him now before you have more children.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ive been up for 2 hours now i dont feel tired. im sure im going to when dp leaves for work at 5:45AM!! maybe ill sit here and play around with the comp and see if i can restore it to the way i had it....

my_lot

12-05-2007, 05:31

kylie, thats what im thinking while im sitting b/feeding eli, only that its- "if i was f/f someone else could be doing it and then i could do abcdefg...."it is about stepping back and letting it go to relax and bond. if i didnt take the time to do that once a day i would not have any enjoyment out of eli, just do this do that. im glad you said it...its a reminder to me to stop thinking that way and enjoy the 10 minutes it takes to feed him and not be thinking of what to do when hes done! ON CLOTHES- eli has been in size 0 things for a while now. he is 64cm and 6.5kg. he never fit the 0000 bonds suits and only wore the 000 for a few weeks. he is now in 1 in the normal grow suits and 0's in the softer ones where the feet can turn up as cuffs. i use size 0 in the bonds singlets that button up under the bum...and the other day i got him some bonds pj's (?) that have stars on the pants and "bonds BOY" printed on the front- they are a size 0...his pants and shirts are 00 or 0. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------we are having eli baptised in a few weeks. any ideas for the after do? penny what are you guys doing after kaelans dedication?

icugal

12-05-2007, 07:17

my_lot - Size 0 !!! :eek:

OMG, what are you feeding that boy??? Must be some pretty good mumma juice :)

Kaelan is still well within the confines of 000.

EskimoMumma

12-05-2007, 07:22

Caitlinn is into 00 now. Everytime i sit down, i intend on doing the long big post write up but I honestly CBF.Sorry..

I am also sorry to hear everyones DP's issue, if anyone wants me to do I'll be more then happy to give them a swift kick up the **** for you.

Hels- no job as of yet but fairly confident we will have one next week :yelclap:

I cannot wait, 1 more day for mothers day, and thats the day ive decided to chat to Steve, i need to feel valued and important as a mother, not a peice of trash :thumbsup:

Cat has been slowly catching up on a more regular sleep but i have a feeling she will be just like her sister and not sleep through until 6months or so..

If anyone is bored or needs a chat, I am home today so feel free tod rop in on me, I dont mind and you all know I make good food (god i hope so by now :D )

my_lot

12-05-2007, 07:32

eskimo- whats your plans for mothers day with your three? l((your last one with three kids- next one with FOUR!!!)))) i dont know what we are doing- but ive just txt dp asking if i can get a kitten ((asked for the milllllionth time) and he said yes! so i guess thats my prez sorted! he asked me what would i really like to do and the only thing i can think of is sleep! im still awake from 1AM!!

EskimoMumma

12-05-2007, 07:35

Oh dear, you need a nap i think! Ive been up since 5 all week, imm starting to like it :eek:

For mothers day all I want is for us all to be happy, But i have a feeling ill be preparing a picnic lunch and we will all head down to the park, as long as it doesnt rain!! If not a card will surfice and no tears from anyone :D

:smiliedance: For your kitty! What cats do you have already? Its always been my dream to have a Siamese cat, they are so beautiful and smart..:cool:

my_lot

12-05-2007, 07:53

penny- this is eli in an 0 bond suit http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l132/my_lot/100_4551.jpg

he is a porker- he has a buddah belly too! http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l132/my_lot/100_4845.jpg

eskimo- this is my cat

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l132/my_lot/100_4851.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l132/my_lot/100_4732.jpg

hope we can get another that is such a good cat with the kids!

*Sparkles*

12-05-2007, 09:31

Didn't have a very good night, R woke every couple of hours until 3.30am, then we decided he was hungry so I gave him a bottle which he guzzled (his first night feed in about 5 weeks). Then he slept from 4am to 8am and DH got up with him so I slept in until 9.30am. So I don't feel too tired now and DH will get a sleep in tomorrow. I don't know what I would do without my little bit of extra sleep on a weekend :(

Regarding moving R into the cot, well the decision has been made for me as twice last night I found him with his head pushed right into the top of the basinette. He digs his heals into the mattress and pushes himself back. So tonight will be his first night in the cot **drum roll please**.
I'm feeling both excited and sad at the same time, coz our little bub is growing up. I keep telling him that tonight he is going into "his big boy bed" lol.

Anyway, I'd better get off here now as today is my day for doing bookwork and cleaning so I'd best get to it.

Have a great weekend everyone :D .

P.S Any photos from the meet (yesterday) on here yet?

mumslilspunks

12-05-2007, 12:54

Afternoon ladies :wave:
I managed to get in to see my doctor this morning and she did a urine test and hers came up :bfn:
I'm still going for a blood test just incase.
Again thank you all for the big hugs and i'll get two boys off to bed and jump back on to do personals!:fingerscrossed:

LMenz

12-05-2007, 14:26

Afternoon all!

Firstly, mumslilspunks :hugs: I'm glad the test was negative....No one will judge you at all for speaking your mind. Your doing such a wonderful job with your two boys!

my_lot - I LOVE looking at your pictures...they are always so much fun! And I'm so jealous of you getting a kitten...My DH say's 2 is enough!

US - Jack slept 6.45 til 4.30 last night so looks like were back on track. We went shopping this morning so DH and Jack could buy my Mother's Day present - apparently it's something they are making together for me.

Were off to the Zoo tomorrow...should be fun

Catch you all later :wave:

harleyq

12-05-2007, 15:07

Roopee - I don't know how you are doing it - but you are a legendary mother - l hope you know that - and l'm glad you are going out for a nice meal - its the least DH could do for you!
My_lot - l lost my smilies for awhile too - but it seemed to be specific to our desktop computer which was really old (and has since died)!! Sorry that doesn't help at all does it?
I can't believe your partner basically told you to suck it up, other women do it... perhaps you should send him some of the posts on here where some of us with ONE child are struggling!!! How exciting about the kitty!!! BTW - love the photos - l am glad l am not the only one who tortures pets by dressing them up... but wait a sec, the last time l did that l am sure l was under 10, well under 15 at least!!!

rubyslippers - cute photos!! BTW - you know how you wake your little man up to feed - there is no need for that with Coen - he has an alarm clock in his head, he could be in a deep sleep but come 3 hours and he's calling out for his boobie!!!
Hels - l was so impressed with you and Penny getting your salads for lunch, whilst some of us pigged out on red rooster... now l don't feel so bad hearing that you scoffed all that chocolate (shame on me- hey!!!)! BTW - I can't take credit for having the carrier with me, l got caught out on a walk that took longer than l expected and one of the other mums leant me her babybjorn - she mentioned that she carried it with her always (just in case) - and l have done the same ever since - it has saved me a couple of times now!!!
BTW - that is exactly the same reason we had to get Coen out of his bassinette!
:laughing: l have done that before - forgotten where l parked - and thought about the Seinfeld episode - it must be even worse when you have a baby in tow!!

Lauren - glad that Jack seems to have settled back into his nice long sleeps!!
Ren - :smiliedance: Yeah!!! about finding the dogs!!! :hugs: (l wish l could be there in person to give you a real hug) l have heard the same thing about the unlikelieness of a false positive - but hey you have obne + and one - so time will tell - please don't feel like you have to justify yourself here - just let out your feelings and hopefully that in itself will help - if we can offer some kind of advice / sympathy / acknowledgement we will! :thumbsdown: to DH

Us - last night l couldn't sleep after Coen's 1.30 feed, l kept asking myself what l was doing wrong - he was really unsettled yesterday (sorry Penny / Lauren for having to stop every two seconds)... and then he woke up early (1.30) after going to bed at 8ish - and l had fed him for ages before bed- l just felt like l must be doing everything wrong - but then he slept until 5.30... and he was reasonably good in the car today - l just don't know - l am soooo scared that l might be doing something to get him into bad habits (i.e. not wanting to be in the pram/car seat etc.)

HarrisonsMum

12-05-2007, 15:08

Hello all

Well i can simpathise with the dh or should i say rat bags. Mine won't even take Harrison out when he is going to run an errand. Apparenetly it makes the errand become too complicated. He just had a go at me what i was cranky about. May be its because he's been fixing his car all day and not helping with Harrison.:mad:

Mumslilspunks good news from the dr you are free to speak your mind here thats whats so great about it.
Juzzy hang in there girl
Hels *bels good luck with the cot tonight. Harrison still sleeps in a bassinet in our room. He will go in his own room in about another two weeks i reckon.

I took our two dogs to the vet today and it cost $300 to get them vaccinated and wormed. Its a pity i can't claim that on medicare!
:party: HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO YOU ALL FOR TOMORROW I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL AND RELAXING DAY:hugs: :kiss:

Nina79

12-05-2007, 16:07

Hi all,

Just a quick one from me as I've been struck with a yucky gastro virus that means I'm feeling like ****. :barf: I've got a temp, can't keep food down and have seemingly lost my milk supply... (thank god for that freezer full!!) I'm also praying that I don't give it to Ryan.

Sorry to start with the "me" things - am feeling very sorry for myself...:gloomy: I hope it passes soon.

I just wanted to also give Ren a big hug :hugs: . I know that we don't know you very well but from what I've seen, you are one tough cookie putting up with DH's rubbish and raising those two beautiful boys. I take my hat off to you! I reiterate what others have said - we are here for you whatever happens (sounding promising tho).

last night l couldn't sleep after Coen's 1.30 feed, l kept asking myself what l was doing wrong - he was really unsettled yesterday (sorry Penny / Lauren for having to stop every two seconds)... and then he woke up early (1.30) after going to bed at 8ish - and l had fed him for ages before bed- l just felt like l must be doing everything wrong - but then he slept until 5.30... and he was reasonably good in the car today - l just don't know - l am soooo scared that l might be doing something to get him into bad habits (i.e. not wanting to be in the pram/car seat etc.)

Sandy, Ryan is like this after a big day. You might think they'd sleep for longer but no. I think you're also doing a great job and that Coen just has a mind of his own when it comes to 'routine'. Even so, he is still only waking once/twice, which is "normal". Ryan has been grizzly for a feed and eating more frequently lately -I think he is going through a growth spurt (he had the last one earlier than all the books predict) or is a little sick. Could Coen's eating habits just be related to growth too? They are both big boys!

Ok - I'm off to put my head back under the covers. (DP has taken Ryan shopping for a present for mummy and has just rung to say that the shop assistants were all gooing - cute!!).

I hope everyone else has a lovely day mother's day tomorrow... Nina xo

Purplebird

12-05-2007, 16:17

Thanks Lauren! Will defo try and be at the next meet. Sorry we couldn't make it.

Hels - you're making my mouth water just thinking of the choccie i'll get at home in July :yelclap:

Sandy - You seem to be doing a fantastic job with Coen, so seriously don't worry bout what you're doing wrong. These babies are tricky things :yes: Every week seems to be different for us and what works sometimes doesn't work other times. I just wanted to let you know you're not alone on the car seat or pusher thing.

Feeling strange today because i got AF. It seems pretty unfair when i'm still bfeeding :thumbsdown: On the plus side i did manage to get my ar*e in gear and express a bit so hopefully we will practice with a bottle tonight.

Hope you all have a lovely Mother's Day :)

bAaM

12-05-2007, 17:32

Hi girls,
Firstly HAPPY MUMMIES DAY for tomorrow as i don't think i will be on. I hope you all get spoilt rotten and have a fun relaxing day.

mumslilspunks yay on the :bfn: Hope uer blood tests say the same.

To any of the brisbane mums there is a meet at northlakes on the 4th of june if you are interested pm me for details.

Just a quick question When are you / Did you turn bubs car seat around from rear to front faceing, marissa keeps pulling her head up in the rear way and i can't remember when i did it with DS.
Also does anyone use cloth nappies i have been thinking about it as we are struggerling at the moment and i thought they where cheaper but some people thinks its about the same. Any feedback would be great.

One again have a great day tomorrow and hopfully i will catch up on monday.

Alicia
xxxxx

my_lot

12-05-2007, 17:48

happy mothers day to all the fab feb mummas!!

i got my mothers day prez from Eli

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l132/my_lot/100_4864.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l132/my_lot/100_4863.jpg

is he cute or what!!!!

LMenz

12-05-2007, 17:49

Us - last night l couldn't sleep after Coen's 1.30 feed, l kept asking myself what l was doing wrong - he was really unsettled yesterday (sorry Penny / Lauren for having to stop every two seconds)... and then he woke up early (1.30) after going to bed at 8ish - and l had fed him for ages before bed- l just felt like l must be doing everything wrong - but then he slept until 5.30... and he was reasonably good in the car today - l just don't know - l am soooo scared that l might be doing something to get him into bad habits (i.e. not wanting to be in the pram/car seat etc.)

Sandy - Your doing a great job with Coen....don't doubt yourself. He will get used to the car and pram as he gets a bit older.

Feeling strange today because i got AF. It seems pretty unfair when i'm still bfeeding

I got AF a while ago too. I felt sooo ripped off :thumbsdown:

Nina - I hope your feeling better soon darl :)

Penny - Hope all goes well for Kaelan's dedication ceremony tomorrow. Make sure you take lots of pics

AND FINALLY

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE
FAB FEB MUMMA'S :D

LMenz

12-05-2007, 17:50

Kay...he's sooo cute! I want to play with him :yes:

my_lot

12-05-2007, 17:53

lauren- jinx on the wording !

oh btw we didnt get a kitten-lol

my_lot

12-05-2007, 17:56

he IS soo cute- and it was so cute watching dp come into our bedroom holding this dear little thing in a towel. he came in so quietly so the kids wouldnt see and i could hold him without them screaming and jumping up and down (weve never owned a dog!)

we took him to the park after his walk about the house.

the kids ran him off his feet! now hes asleep.

the boss (cat) has given him a few sniffs but so far so good!

i named him Marjani

LMenz

12-05-2007, 17:57

lauren- jinx on the wording !

oh btw we didnt get a kitten-lol

:laughing: I think were posting at the same time.....have a great day tomorrow supermum!

my_lot

12-05-2007, 18:02

aw shucksssssssssssss.

ive never been called that before! and after dps suck it up comments ive felt far from it- thankyou! you have a fantastic first mothers day!!

LMenz

12-05-2007, 18:21

Your welcome :)

mumslilspunks

12-05-2007, 18:50

Kay he is too cute. Whats his name and what kind of breed is he? Has the kids seen him yet?

my_lot

12-05-2007, 19:54

ren- hes a silky/maltese 8 weeks old.

dp wanted to call him "toby" but i figure he got a say in the kids names so this one was aaaal mine to name!

i called him "Marjani" -

its an african name....my grandmama named all her dogs along those lines- when i was a kid she had "refeke" then "Mzuri" and now "lou-ase". i didnt want to give him a common name like the other grandmamam did for her dog- "BOY"!

*Sparkles*

12-05-2007, 20:02

My_Lot - What a cute puppy dog! and a great Mother's day pressie.

I had a good day, I spent alot of time out in the yard doing some pruning which was well overdue. I felt good after all the hard work and it kind of made up for the fact that I had finished off the block of choccie (what a pig oink oink)

As I said earlier, R is going into his cot tonight for the first time. So I put the basinette in the TV room as a trial and he had 3 good daytime sleeps in it :smiliedance:

Tonight he is happy as Larry sitting on DH's knee watching crocodile dundee on TV lol. So no arsenic hour tonight so far :fingerscrossed:

Have a great Mother's Day tomorrow everyone :hugs:

NoMoreScuba

12-05-2007, 20:36

Just wanted to say a very happy mother's day to all you feb mummas for tomorrow!

I hope you take the time to appreciate the hard work you all put in to raising beautiful children, whether or not someone else remembers to thank you or not. Take a look at your babies and do a big one of these...:D

Thanks for all the support over the last year - :hugs: to each and every one of you!

icugal

12-05-2007, 20:42

my_lot - OMG, how cute is your puppy?? I want one !! (though my two current dogs may have something to say about that *LOL*)

Nina - Get well soon !!

Purplebird - If it is any consolation to you, I got AF when K was only five and a half weeks old... *so* not fair !!

Ren - :fingerscrossed: that your BFN is for real. Glad to hear you got your dogs back. Did you see me waving as we drove past Wangaratta today?? ;)

Sandy - You are a GREAT mother and nobody could fault you for what you do. Unfortunately, all our bubs have their unsettled days... so try not to feel bad darl.

Lauren - Have a great day at the zoo tomorrow !!

Hels - I hope Reece sleeps ok in his cot tonight. I guess I'm kinda lucky that we've done a bit of travelling recently because I can put K into most cots now and he will sleep (he got used to sleeping in various cots whilst away). He has been sleeping in his own cot in his own room overnight for the last week (he has always slept in the cot during the day, but always in his bassinette in our room at night). It has been harder for me I think, trying to get used to not having him in the room with us. He doesn't seem particularly fussed about it :)

Tonight though, all three of us are sleeping in the loungeroom at my parents house in Wodonga so I get to be next to my little man once again (his portacot will be next to me).

Tomorrow we have to get up early to go to church (no breakfast in bed for me !!)... I'm half-expecting the roof to crash down as I walk through the door because I haven't been to that church for about 15 years. I wonder how the Pastor is going to feel doing the dedication ceremony for a baby who's unwed mother is living in sin with his aethiest father :D (Just for the record, I do believe in God... I just don't go to church).

I hope everyone has a fabulous mothers day... particularly for the new mums because this is their very first one !!

Roopee

12-05-2007, 20:57

Nina- I hope you feel better soon! Its awful when you get sick and have the kids to look after as well-makes it really hard.

Ren- i hope the bllod test shows negative for you hun. What a tough time your going through at the moment. My heart goes out to you.

my-lot OMG your present is so cute! How adorable- i would love another puppy but i think i have enough on my plate atm- your a trooper you know!

purplebird- AF arrived for me when Cody was only 7-8 weeks old and i felt ripped off too.

sandy- unfortunately these babies have a mind of their own sometimes. They let you know what they do and dont like- dont stress, your not doing anything wrong.

Us- well my first Mothers day tomorrow with my 4 and i have to go to work! NOT FAIR! I wish so much i could be at home with them but i cant be but i am planning to keep Cooper home from school on Monday and taking them all to the beach. BUT sshhhhh-dont tell DH lol. I know that sounds bad-taking the boy out of school for the day but with me working, i dont get to see him for that "down time" very much and they all love the beach so thats where we are going. I dont do it that often but 2 or 3 times a year doesnt hurt. He thinks its great coz, he feels like he's doing something naughty hehehehe.

Have a happy Mothers day all you Fab Feb Mumma's!

SuperFrog

12-05-2007, 21:55

Liam has been very unsettled today. Not sure why. I have been peed on, pooed on twice, and vomited on. Charming.

Have posted a pic from the Melbourne Docklands outing in the pic thread here:
http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?p=1451528#post1451528

I hope I got everyone's names and babies right. Some of the babies swapped prams at one stage, just to make it tricky!

Sandy - I was feeling a bit guilty about the red rooster as well!

I'm off to have a shower. I feel gross.

blubber

12-05-2007, 23:06

blubber

12-05-2007, 23:23

Mumslilspunks: it seems that a slight presure has been lifted from your shoulders with your results from the drs. I always cringed at the thought of going through labour again but now i believe it's the day to day that really tests us. I so hated labour the first time around but having Elly, DD2 it's all about the accommadation factor. I'm not here to preach the significance that the other half has in this enviroment but what your story tells me is that i am very lucky and every girl/family deserves the best. Will society ever understand the sigificance of the femme fatale. All i can say is that as difficult as everyday life is we should all take that one moment a day that we may get and trust that we love what we do. We should be rewared. It is a job, a lifestyle and a very important one.

HAPPY MUMS DAY TO ONE AND ALL.

EskimoMumma

13-05-2007, 06:17

Wow i hope you do feel better soon. Happy mothers day tous all :smiliedance: :smiliedance: I hope we are all having fun and i hope your having fun at the zoo lmenz.

blubber-i do abit us feb mummas are just fantastic :cool:

*Sparkles*

13-05-2007, 07:24

WEll it is a very busy thread here but it is all making sense. I am new but it seems you all are in close contact with eachother. A wonderful thing. Wether you hsve 1 2 3 or 4 kids the current bub still raies questions. I feeel like a bit of an intruder and wonder if i am posting the right responses but in a strange sort of way i feel connected. Please tell me if i am observing to much but it is a welcoming feeling.
Does anyone go onto the general forums with ?'s and tend to keep the personal issue and day to day happeings here with people you have become familular with.
Tell me to shut up at any time.
Tonight has been a night of break of routine with my brother visiting and a couple of nice quiet rums in between!!!

:yes: I post in the main forum sometimes and the everyday stuff goes in here. The girls in here have shared their pregnancy journeys aswell as the birth and their new babies so there is definitely a connection. It's always great to have new members though so please post away! I think your posts are great BTW :thumbsup: and before you know it, you will feel like you have been around in here for ages too. Feel free to call anyone by their first names too (if you can remember who is who, most of us have our names in our siggies).

Well, the first night in the cot went reasonably well, R was a bit unsettled until 1.30am, when he wanted to get up and play :banghead: but once I resettled him he slept until 8am. I was actually up before him making brekky when he stirred so that's what probably what woke him. DH is still in bed having a sleep in, hang on, shouldn't that be me today on Mother's day? :rolleyes:

Anyway, I'd better go and start getting me and R ready as we are going out for lunch.

No personals but I will be thinking of you all today, so have a nice day everyone, you deserve it.

SuperFrog

13-05-2007, 08:35

Blubber - Feel free to post like crazy! I joined up after everyone else had been here for ages, but I feel quite at home. I post the every day stuff as well as my questions here. Don't usually have time to visit other parts of the forum.

My Mum and Dad are away in Papua New Guinea at the moment and I'm really missing my Mum (and my Dad, but more my Mum :) ). They should be back in a week or so, but I can't even call her for Mother's Day.

Liam seems a bit better today. Hopefully there are a lot less of his various liquids ending up on me today. That's not quite the Mother's Day present I had in mind!

Looks like Lauren has some beautiful weather for her zoo trip today.

Have a great day everyone!

juzzy

13-05-2007, 08:56

Happy Mothers Day Everyone!

Hope everyone has a fantasitc day!

Not much been happening here, DP has been good this weekend and is currently in the kitchen making me breakfast.... mmmmm yummy pancakes!!

Cassidy slept from 10 pm until 8am this morning so we are both feeling pretty good. Shes asleep again in the bouncer.

As for mothers day, DP, Cassidy and i are going out to dinner tonight with DPs family. Should be good considering there are 7 of them!! So 11 people going to dinner tonight! Its like a military operation!

DPs sister found out that she is pregnant with her second baby but doesnt know if she is going to be able to keep it. She also afraid to tell her mum as she doesnt like her boyfriend very much and will go totally mental when she finds out.

anyway my brekky is ready!! Seeya girls!

harleyq

13-05-2007, 12:53

My_lot – when l opened your pictures l was expecting a cat – so my first thought was that’s not a cat – and ohhhh how l am so jealous of you – l absolutely love dogs and l miss having one for myself – l have had dogs all my life – they bring so much joy to your lives… can you keep us updated on how he goes (l can live vicariously through you) – we could get one now if we wanted to (we now have a backyard big enough for one) – but DH is worried about the additional burden on us on top of our little bundle…
Roopee – I don’t think it is bad that you take them out of school every so often – some of my earliest memories are of mum and dad surprising us by picking us up early from school to take us to the beach or something… l had forgotten about those times… but they were really special!
Blubber – you are more than welcome – just pitch in where ever you feel like it!!
Hels – congrats on the cot sleeping!!! Glad it worked out for you
Juzzy – I am really glad that you are getting spoilt today – you deserve it girl!!! So do all the rest of us so l hope you are all enjoying your mothers day!

Mine has been okay – l had inlaws over for breakie, l did a big cookup, scones, pancakes, choc chip bread, fresh coffee and all the condiments that go with it – and l don’t really feel like it was appreciated… I am having mum and my brothers over tonight as well but Mum has done all the cooking for that (we argued about that – l wanted help but mum wouldn't hear of it) – l just feel no matter what l do for my MIL its never quite good enough – anyway the deal was inlaws for breakie, my mum for dinner and me time inbetween – well mil asked if we could drop over in the inbetween time so that the great grandparents can see Coen – and whilst l really want the great grandparents to see Coen – l really resent the way it was asked – it was more of a demand then a question – I really HATE it when l feel boxed into a corner – this is the 3rd time they have done this to me… and to make matters worse they are in Coens face so much that we have just spent the last 2 hours trying to get him to sleep – so “my” time has been spent with a screaming baby – and as soon as he wakes up we are going to have to take him over there!!! Sorry ladies – l feel a bit like l want to cry… just feeling sorry for myself l guess… DH was very supportive of me.

LMenz

13-05-2007, 15:32

Afternoon Mum's,

Been having a great day so far...the Zoo was fun! Jack slept on and off so he missed a bit but DH and I had fun strolling around. The weather was just lovely!

Here are a few pics

My mothers day present
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/lmenz/IMG_1652.jpg

Jack and I at Zoo (Giraffes are my favorite)
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/lmenz/IMG_1592.jpg

Jack on the elephant
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/lmenz/IMG_1645.jpg

DH and Jack kicking back at lunch
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u299/lmenz/IMG_1615.jpg

I also had breakie made for me and was given some flowers too. Feeling very spoilt and loved!

I'm so glad we decided to have this day with just the three of us. DH's mum has her nose out of joint big time...she was expecting us to visit her today. When he called her this morning she never even asked about me or wished me a good day :mad:

Sandy - Have a few of these :hugs: :hugs: I'm so sorry they did that to you on Mothers Day! I really hope you have a wonderful dinner with your mum and get to spend some special time with Coen :)

Squiggles

13-05-2007, 17:02

Hi All,

Sorry I have been MIA for a while and so much has been going on - so please excuse the lack of personals today.

Happy mothers day to us all!!! I've had a **** day. DH didn't manage/ bother to do anything and I feel pretty miffed. I called my mum this morning and she was asking what I got and if I got brekky in bed etc and she sounded upset for me when I told her I got a sum total of nothing... and DH wonders why Im in a bad mood. It's not that I even wanted a present... just to feel a bit appreciated today would have been nice. Oh well... it was only my very first mothers day ever :rolleyes:

*Sparkles*

13-05-2007, 17:39

Squiggles - Sorry to hear you had a cr@p day, sometimes men just don't get it :banghead:

Lauren - Great to see the photos of your day out, looks like you had alovely time. Love the pressie too, things like that are just so sentimental :)

We had a nice lunch. R was an angel when we got there and slept through the meal. He then woke up during the dessert and became unsettled very quickly. He ended up screaming (despite being fed) and we couldn't do anything to settle him so we left. He then slept in the car so we called into the new Baby Gallery at Clayton. Well, I could have gone beserk in there if I had the money and the time! It's one of the best baby shops I have been in and very reasonably priced. They even had our pram for $70 less than we paid at baby bunting :rolleyes: .
We ended up buying a portacot, larger baby bath that fits in our bath (he has outgrown his other one) and some other knick knacks. DH was glad that the shop was closing so he could get me out of there :laughing:

He looked so cute in his big cot last night, I couldn't resist taking a photo;

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/Hels-b/Reece/Cot.jpg

my_lot

13-05-2007, 17:58

squiggles- im sad for you too. that really isnt a way to treat the mother of his child on her very first mothers day. not nice. id be more than ticked off.

lauren- the foot print is soo cute. what a sweet thing for your dp to do! and jack on the "erdifant" is a great pic! Love his pants! we have army pants for eli too! are they from pumpkin patch ( i see the top is- we have that top too!)

i got a very funny card from Eli- an everyday mothers day card that had little boxes saying dif things and the dp had added something from Eli to each one -

You take care of me and dp added "24/7" under it.

you indulge my hobbies- "boobie sucking"

you make me laugh- "by saying boo!"

you challenge me- "to sit up by myself"

you put up with me-"crying a lot"

you're a great mum-"i love your boobies"

happy mothers day- " my mum, from your loving son, Eli- 2007"

my girls said - all its about is boobies! Eli only thinks about boobies!

hhhm yeah and so does your dad!

i got some nice hand made cards from the other kids. a pop up from dd and a nice drawing of me from the other dd, and the same nothing from the other dd(dsd) and ds drew me a nice "big fat lady- thats you mum" picture on a card! they are all sitting on top of the TV unit.

harleyq- yes i went looking for a kitten. we went to friends of the pound and rspca. one had none one had them all sick and waiting to see a vet. we looked at the dogs and then left. we met dp at the petshop, saw this little guy and i went ga ga. dp nearly choked on the price of him ($700) and we left...i said id wait and get one from the pound another time when they had smaller dogs there...or maybe just get a kitten and skip the dog idea ((again))... whatever we got it had to be a baby as the boss (cat) is not happy with anything the same size as her but is fine with smaller.

so i decided to have a nap seen as tho it was late sat avo and id had gone to bed about 10pm friday night from being awake at 1am the night before...about an hour or so later dp came into our room with the pup in his hands

anyway the little Marjani was great last night no howling like i was expecting. he had a box and hot water bottle in a towel and we put him in our bathroom with a dirt box near by...we took him out when i fed Eli at 3am and the put both the babies back to bed and they both went straight back to sleep!

ive had to block off the doorway to the lounge as im worried about the carpet in there- this is where i put Eli on the floor and the kids sit on the floor and hasd baby toys ect on the floor) hes got full run of the kitchen, laundry and the hall between, dinning room (where its not carpeted) and ive put pepper down on the carpet in the play room (which is between dinning and lounge and too big to block off)

so im off to buy some more pepper, so i dont have to watch dp put all the kids to bed (part of my M day treat!) and then ill be back to watch the BB eviction!

what did everyone else get for mothers day?

Nina79

13-05-2007, 20:09

Hi all :wave:

Glad to hear some of you have been spoiled today - well deserved!! (Kay, I'm not a dog person but my heart melted at the sight of your little puppy..) But big :thumbsdown: to Jen's DH and Lauren and Sandy's MILs..

Just a very quick post to say thank you for the get well wishes. I felt a bit better today and was able to eat by lunchtime. Hopefully my milk supply will pick up again soon and then I'll be all back to normal.

After being bottle fed (and piggying) all day yesterday, Ryan slept from 9:45pm to nearly 7am - giving me an early Mother's Day treat. He and DF then gave me my presents - a truckload of make up and perfume. I felt so spoiled and was glad i was well enough to give my little man a hug. I've popped a pic in our photo folder - follow the link in my signature...

Sorry to be brief but I'm tired and off to feed my darling boy and go to bed.

Hope others all had a great day.
Nite.

SuperFrog

13-05-2007, 20:40

** Whinge Warning ***

Grrr. We went to the in-law's tonight for Mother's Day so I'm taping the Eurovision Song Contest to watch tomorrow, and I was just checking The Age website for the news and they mentioned the winner. Why would they do that when it hasn't even been announced on the telecast here??

I've had an okay Mother's Day. We don't tend to make a big deal of presents for any occasion here (my MIL buys enough stuff for everyone!), but I bought myself a pair of PJs during the week, gave them to DH and said that these would be a lovely Mother's Day present for me... hint hint.

I reminded him this morning cheerfully that it was Mother's Day, which was fine. I finished making and wrapping presents for his Mum and Oma. Which was also fine. But there was no way I was going to remind him to give me my present! Felt a bit sad about it, but got over it pretty quickly. Well he remembered about them at 5pm while we were driving to the ILs. He did attempt to make it cute though when we got home by beating me in the door while I was getting Liam out of the car, and putting the pyjamas in Liam's cot, and said that Liam was trying to wrap them before we left but must have been having some trouble.

Ah well. :rolleyes: Points for effort. I still love him to bits!

My cat, Astro, is driving me nuts! We moved some furniture around on Friday, and he must feel a need to reclaim the area as his and keeps scratching the couches and trying to get under them. He better not start spraying them. He went through that phase for a while last year... don't want to go there again! Are you sure you guys really want puppies and kittens???

ImogenGrace

13-05-2007, 20:50

Hi,
I my name is Sarah (I am new to bub hub) and have just discovered this thread. I am also a nurse. Just a quick question - is anyone else having trouble bonding with their mothers group? I have been in mine since Immy was 3 weeks old and their are 15 other mums in my group. This has made it hard for me to bond with anyone as each week I am sitting next to someone else and it feels like I start from scratch each week - plus with my goldfish memory (3 seconds) I am having trouble remembering everyones names (babies included).

my_lot

13-05-2007, 20:59

leashie- i did read you post a while back about cloth nappies and i was going to reply but time got the better of me! i thought of you tonight and remembered i didnt post my thoughts on this- so here it is!

i use mcn and sometimes terry flat (normal white or colour cloth squares)

MCN are great- Eli is my first bub in them- tho i did use fitted clothes with dd1 these were the "new thing" at the time )ten years ago) mcn are costly to start off with and probably not what you need right now if your thinking of using them to save money.

if you go for something that has PUL then they are water proof and you wont need knitted pants or pilchers.

in " pocket" style mcns the PUL is like an ironed on plastic (like those bibs that have plastic on one side and material on the other)

its not against the bubs skin but is on the back of the material you can see and feel. between that and bubs is the pocket you stuff the hemp or bamboo (they are flat and slide into the pocket area) ect

most of these "pocket" naps dont come with the thing you need to put into the pocket...the cheaper ones like peapods do come with an insert and are under $20 for it all and come with a wetbag. some people really dont like the peapods insert but i love them! i even use them in my "happy heineys"

i have quite a few "green kids" nappies as they are the ones dp will use first up- nice and easy- just like a sposie. they have velcro at the belly. they are $23-24 each and then you buy the insert after that.

maybe buy a bag of white terry flats cloth naps ($25-30 for 12) for while your at home and sposie for sleeps and while out. youll be amazed at how many sposies youll cut back on by just doing this and then you could get a MCN each week or so with the money you save? once you have a half doz mcn and terry flats you should be able to do every second day fully cloth til you get a few more MCN and go full time?

you really will save money doing the switch. you dont have to buy anything extra - like nappy san, clips, pins or pilchers (if you use PUL) and it says on the washing instructions to use half the washing powder you norm use.

i use the cloths (terry flat) with no pilchers during the day like at his play time when im sitting on the floor with him...my cloth naps got so much use as spew rags in the early weeks i thought it was time to put them to another use!

i have heaps of pics of Eli in his cloths in my profile on the top line there is a link to another page where i have just these pics.

i hope ive been of some help. i read and read the clothie bum threads here while i was preg before i made the choice to go with pockets i got some "greenkids" back then and since i have tried quite a few dif brands...

the green kids get my vote because they are one size fits all i know i can buy them and keep them til he is potty trained ((and then re sell- have you seen the way they are snapped up here second hand!))

for a trim fit and to go under clothes as nice as a sposie then i like "itti bitti" they are sized tho so your not going to get the same use out of them. and also they are not a pocket nap...peapods are a pocket nap and a good one for under clothes.

if you have any Q just PM me!

my_lot

13-05-2007, 21:31

hi sarah,

welcom to the feb mummas room!

what a great name your dd has !!! my dear little cousin also has this name- i love it!

im sorry i cant help you on the mums group thing- i dont go to one.never have... but there are quite a few mums in our group that do and they often post about it and im sure someone will reply to you on this.

anyway - im kay. mumma to 4 and a dsd. my boy is Eli the little punk in the the pic near my name LOL he was born on feb 5.

SuperFrog

13-05-2007, 21:36

Hi Sarah... Welcome!

Mother's Groups - I'm really enjoying mine, although it is a bit smaller than yours. Apparently 17 people were invited, but only 8 people came the first week. After that a few new people came each week. I also find it hard to remember names and babies names, but I don't think anyone minds if you ask them again. If you are having memory problems, I guarantee that other people are too. If you think it would help, perhaps mention it to your facilitator/health nurse, and they might provide some name tags.

Also, my group have already decided that we are going to continue to meet after the organised classes are finished, as all of us feel really lonely and don't know many people in the nieghbourhood. We are all adding our contact details to a list that will then be photocopied for everyone, so we all have each other's contact details. I made up the list to include name, address, phone numbers, email address, partner's name, baby's name, baby's birth date and your birthday. I also made sure that people could just fill out the details that they wanted to. I understand that not everyone feels comfortable giving out all their information to people they have only just met.

I've already found that I get along with some of the mum's better than others. At this stage it is probably because I have chatted with them more. Feels a bit like starting at a new school when you were a kid... takes a while to figure out exactly where you fit in.

Hope these ideas help!

my_lot

13-05-2007, 22:04

hey mon,

your still up?im enjoying the peace and quiet i didnt get today!

ive got BB on in the background. first time ive watched the uplate show.

i saw trevor today (he won big brother a few years back) he made fun of my new puppy ;-p his dw asked my dd what his name was and trev said "rat" lol

bAaM

13-05-2007, 23:02

Just thought i would post this not to scare any one but be more wary of it.

A friend of mine took her son to get his 6 month needles at her doctor and there is a nurse there that does that.
The doctor took her in and told the nurse what was needed to de done.
The lady came and gave the needle and his leg puffed right up. My friend asked if it was normal and the nurse went away and came back and told her she had given him a dose of the adult flu shot by accident.:eek:
They went straight into the doctor and he said that bub would be ok but his leg might be swollen for a while.
The nurse was in tears and explained that it was very busy for her at that point in time as there had just been a shift change and the last nurse had drawn up both of the needles and then rushed out and must have put them in the wrong container.
Bubby was fin and my friend was very upset but didn't do anything about it as the nurse was so upset and sorry she was going to leave the job.

Just thought i would let u guys no to get them to double cheak all the time cause it could of ended tradgic if it had of been something else.

my_lot

14-05-2007, 05:59

leashie- thats bad- and ive heard of that happening before.

my dd1 had all hers done in hospital (because of a reaction ) and they forgot to give her one of the scheduled shots! it wasnt til immunise reg line sent me a letter that i noticed!

last week my friend took her 13 month old have the 12 months needles.now he is covered in a rash from head to toe- so she took him back to the DR...

he has measles!

and now the older boy has it and he was at pre-school 3 days last week and the one yr old went one day ((well half a day til he was sick and they rang her!)

so even the right shot can make em ill!

mumslilspunks

14-05-2007, 08:24

Morning ladies,
Leashie- Thanks for sharing your story and i will definatley be paying more attention whe my boys have needles in the future!
My-lot- Youve been a busy little poster this morning :D Hows that gorgeous puppy going? I love the card you got. very cute.
Superfrog- Glad to hear that you are enjoying your mothers group. Im still good friends with 4 of the mums that i met and that was over 2 years ago. Atleast your DH did remember you on mothers day.
Sarah- Hi And a big welcome. 15 mums in a group no wonder its hard for you. Im Ren and i have 2 boys. Jack (just turned) 2 and Billy 13 weeks. Look forward in hearing a bit more about you.
Nina-Wish Billy would sleep like that. How was your sleep lastnight?
Blubber- I mostly post the personal stuff here but i still have a sticky beak in other threads and if i have time reply to the ones i can offer advice on.
Lmenz-Lovely pictures and glad you had a lovely mothers day at the zoo.
Hels- Hows reece sleeping in his big cot? Love the photo. Do you find you sleep better of a night also? I know when Billy was in our room id wake to every littlr noise.
Juzzy- How was your dinner? Has DH stopped being a s$#T?
Harleyq-WOW if you cooked all that stuff for me i would appreciate you!:D I cant belive you went to all that trouble, on your day also. How was dinner with your mum?
Sqiggles- Great to see you back. I also got nothing for mothers day. :thumbsdown:

If i have forgotten someone im sorry.
ME - Well things are slowly getting better with Billy. As for mothers day i got a big fat 0 Not even a lousy card. I wasnt really expecting anything with the way DH has been latley.
I went had had lunch with one of the mums from mothers group and it was so good to get out of the house.
This weekend DH and i are going for a ride on his harley, with some friends around the great ocean rd!
MIL is looking after both boys for 2 nights......
I am really looking forward to is and i think its exactly what dh and i need at the moment. Also with the way things have been with Billy i think i need a bit of a recharge also. ( sorry if that sounds selfish to anyone).
Well better fly. Hope everyone has a great day.

JoJoMart

14-05-2007, 08:27

Good morning everyone,

Leashie - that's quite scary that the wrong vaccine could be given to a baby by mistake. You just expect that a nurse would double check what she was administering anyway. She must have felt really bad because of the mistake, but still, she won't do that again in a hurry

Lauren - what a wonderful gift for mother's day from your hubby! I love the foot print idea. I showed my hubby the pic and he said he wanted to do it......I got pancakes for brekky which was nice and flowers and new slippers and a lovely card.

Sandy - geez your inlaws overstep the boundary I reckon. They can't expect you to have to take Coen to see great grandparents on mothers day? I don't blame you for being really annoyed. I know what you mean about requests coming across as a 'demand'!

Imogen - probably just give it time to get used to your mothers group. I've only been to one meeting as mine's just started and didn't feel like I've clicked with anyone in particular, but being the first meeting I'm giving it time.

juzzy

14-05-2007, 08:55

Juzzy- How was your dinner? Has DH stopped being a s$#T?

Yeah DP has stopped being a s$#t for the moment, but the day is only young....

Dinner was alright. We had to spent the afternoon at DPs parents place fixing their PC as they have trashed it and installed so much **** that it was really slow. The 4 kids that still live there managed to destroy the PC that DP built. Told him he should take it away from them as they dont respect it and it is his PC anyway. DP also told me that we are still paying $80 a month for their internet connection. Told DP that this is the last month that they have ADSL then, until they start paying for it for themselves. I dont see why we should be paying for it considering DP moved out of there 2 years ago and doesnt use it. DPs brother (who is supposed to be paying for it) is so wrapped up with his new GF that he doesnt even socialise with his family anymore.

Anyway, like i was saying... dinner was ok. For some reason or another Cassidy was really unsettled yesterday and cried for most of the afternoon. I tried everything to calm her down. Then when we went for dinner we gave her a bottle and she slept for the whole meal! But when we got back to DPs parents, low and behold, she was unsettled again. Tried everything again and wouldnt calm down until we were out the front door to the car on our way home. Something tells me that she isnt to fond of their house!!

She was really tired though so that may have contributed to it. I also dont think she likes being crowded by that many people at once... There were at least 7 people crowding around her from the moment we got in the door until we left.

Poor kid.

She did sleep well though, from about 1130 until 830 this morning. So hopefully we have a better day today...

Anyway, hope everyone is well...

*Sparkles*

14-05-2007, 11:04

Ren - Sorry to hear you didn't get anything for mother's day :thumbsdown:
Reece is sleeping well in his new cot and we have also bought a portacot for daytime sleeps, but I haven't tried it yet. It will also double up as a playpen. We haven't had him in our room since he was 2 weeks old! but I did sleep better last night.

Juzzy - I know what you mean about Cassi being crowded. We had the same situation yesterday at lunch and Reece was hysterical by the time we left. Lets face it, in our case he hasn't seen these people for weeks and suddenly all these strange faces are peering into his pram and he is being passed around to a bunch of strangers! It's not like he sees alot of DH's family so he didn't recognise anyone.

Sarah - Welcome to the group :wave: . I have been finding it hard to gel with anyone at my mother's group too. And the last time I went my bub was very unsettled so I felt very uncomfortable. Where do you live? some of the BH girls have meets and personally I find that I get along much better with the other Melb girls. We have had a few get-togethers in Melb so if that's where you live you are welcome to join us.

Penny - Hope the name dedication ceremony went well yesterday? I assume that's like a christening of sorts?

Us - Last night was the best night we have had for a while. R went to bed at 10pm and despite needing to be settled a few times, he then slept until 7.30am and I didn't need to get up once to him :smiliedance: For some reason I was awake from 4am for an hour. Anyway, after I fed him at 7.30am he went back to bed until 10.30am which is when we both got up. I really needed that sleep.

I'm having a quiet day at home today, the place needs to be tidied and cleaning up and R needs a quiet day too after being out so much yesterday.

HarrisonsMum

14-05-2007, 12:06

I think I've lost the plot. In the last week i've lost five dummies and misplaced my mobile phone more times than i can count.
JUZZY: Hope those pancakes were good!

ROOPEE:Hoope you all enjoyed the beach. I love the beach but don't go often as it takes about three hours to get there and DH doesn't like the beach.

Hels: Congrats on the cot working well reece looks so cute in it.

LMENZ:Glad you had fun at the zoo. Love the photos.Our DH's must have been on the same wavelink.My card had Harrisons handprints all over it.

SQUIGGLES:Sorry you had a **** day you just give him a swift kick up the bum and make sure you make him feel real guilty.

IMOGENGRACE: love the name.Welcome.I too am hopeless with names but i'm sure your not the only one there who doesn't remember everyones names.

MYLOT: I use terry flat on Harrison when we are at home and Disposables at night and when we go out. It saves us a bit on nappies.

MUMSLILSPUNKS: You are not selfish after the week/s you've had you deserve a little rest and you time.Harrison will be spending his first night away on friday when me and DH head to brizzy to see the crusty demons for my birhtday. I will miss him but i wil be sure to enjoy myself.

PENNY: How was the dedication? Hope the roof didn't fall down when you walked into the church.:laughing:

Harrison is having a bad day not sleeping well at all. I hear him stirring now so i'd better go.

Roopee

14-05-2007, 12:12

Hi everyone.

Sorry to hear those of you had a cr@p mums day. I guess at least you all know what to do come fathers day hehe.

Leashie- thats scary stuff isnt it. That nurse must feel terrible. Im glad the baby didnt have a more severe reaction. My-lots right too- some babies react badly to the right needles also. Thank god those instances are rare though. I hate taking the kids for their needles- i cry everytime. However i know its for their benefit!

my_lot how is that gorgeous puppy? Bet the kids are besotted with him. Had to laugh at BB's Trevor's comments-how funny.

Hels- sounds like Reece is sleeping well for you. Its amazing how much better you feel after a decent night sleep isnt it.

juzzy- if people are crowding the baby tell them to stop. I hate this-they get to pick the baby up, cuddle it and as soon as it turns pear shaped they hand them over. GEE THANKS.
I've since learnt to put a stop to it and no one dares touch her unless they ask first.
My mum used to be the worst for it. She would walk in to the bedroom and scoop my sleeping baby up into her arms. But she always forgot about the fcat that i have a breathing monitor on the cot, which of course, if it wasnt turned off first would alarm after 20 seconds. She forgot everysingle time! I used to yell out "put the baby down" (police put the gun down style).
I always threaten to call these people at 3am so i can disturb their sleep and see how they like it.

us- well i had to work yesterday so not the ncest way to spend mothers day but still managed to have a good day anyway. I have worked the last two whole weekends and i then have to spend the next few days re sorting the kids out.
Dont get me wrong, my DH is great with them and does everything he can but DD2 still needs to have a day sleep( she's only 2) and he wont make her go to bed. SO come monday she is laying in her room screaming fighting sleep. I've talked to him till im blue in the face and it just does not get thru. Its so frustrating. And its not fair on her either.

anyway-there's my rant for the day.

Roopee

14-05-2007, 12:15

ooops i forgot the most important thing i was going to say.

A HUGE WELCOME TO THE NEWBIES!

Im Tanya mum to 4 beautiful kids.
DS1-Cooper is 6. DS2-Riley is 4 DD1-Baylee is 2 and DD2 Cody is 3mths.

mumslilspunks

14-05-2007, 13:37

HarrisonsMum

14-05-2007, 13:57

Warning vent......
Doesnt it just S@#T ya when bubs keeps spitting his/her dummy out. Billy will be just drifting of to sleep then out the dummy pops and he's wide awake again.:banghead:
Ive been trying to get him down for his arvo nap and its taken 30mins so far.
Some days i feel like stickytapeing it to his mouth :D . (not really) Well the thought has crossed my mind.. (I would never do it though)
OK finished now:yelclap:

I hear ya some days i too have thought of taping that dummy to his mouth. I often have a wonderful dream that he is able to put it back in himself. Then i'll probably get cranky cause he won't take it out of his mouth:laughing:

mumslilspunks

14-05-2007, 14:04

Someone should invent something!:geek:
Something along the lines like goggles......:D :D

Purplebird

14-05-2007, 14:09

Mumlilspunks i kind of wish i had the same problem as miss e will not take any kind of dummy. im her dummy! :eek: But i can totally empathise about trying to get them to sleep, its soooo frustrating :banghead: Hope things are a bit better for you in general? Sounds like your break will be good

Penny - hope Kaelan's ceremony was lovely.

My Lot - great photos! That puppy is gorgeous

Sarah - welcome! Stick around, i'm quite new here and everyone has been so nice and welcoming. my mothers group is good - i've been so lucky, maybe stick with it and it will get better for you.

Harrison's mum - :laughing: i hear ya about losing things! i think ive just lost my brain - i'm so dippy it's unbelievable. i forget the start of a conversation before its ended..

Roopee - glad you managed to have a good day despite working. Now the 'real' work starts..re sorting the kids out!

I loved my first mother's day - brekkie in bed and then out for coffee and cake at the beach. I love being a mum - its the most amazing, special thing. i even got 5 hours sleep in a row last night - i feel like a new woman!!

*Sparkles*

14-05-2007, 14:14

Warning vent......
Doesnt it just S@#T ya when bubs keeps spitting his/her dummy out. Billy will be just drifting of to sleep then out the dummy pops and he's wide awake again.:banghead:
Ive been trying to get him down for his arvo nap and its taken 30mins so far.
Some days i feel like stickytapeing it to his mouth :D . (not really) Well the thought has crossed my mind.. (I would never do it though)
OK finished now:yelclap:

I hear ya. R has started to refuse his dummy now, which is really annoying as it used to be the one thing that would stop him crying!
I have always wished I could fix it to his face :laughing: I have just bought one of those clips that attaches to his clothes with a ribbon. It doesn't make it stay in his mouth but at least he doesn't end up lying on it anymore. I wish he would just start sucking his thumb and be done with it... on second thoughts, maybe not lol.

mumslilspunks

14-05-2007, 15:02

I Just thought id share some photos that i took last night.
DS1 playing with his dad,
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/mumslilspunk/My31st012.jpg
Billy
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/mumslilspunk/Billy13wks021.jpg

Nina79

14-05-2007, 16:23

Awww - Beautiful boys Ren! :yelclap:

ImogenGrace

14-05-2007, 16:27

Thank you all for being so welcoming! Thanks also for your advice - will try and stick with the mothers group a little longer (I have been to 8 sessions already - the other babies are all 1 month or more, older than Immy and I think thats half the problem as Immy always seems unsettled. The other problem is that I had to recently start bottle feeding and some of the other mums have made comments to me about bottle feeding....maybe I am just being sensitive).

Thanks for the invite to the melb mums group but I actually live in Sydney. Are there any Sydney mums here?

I totally agree about the dummy situation! Very annoying :banghead: and basically a given in this house hold! I tried the thing that attaches to their clothes but she seems to use this as an extra way of pulling it out of her mouth.

Heres hoping all babies have a good nights rest!

mumslilspunks

14-05-2007, 16:34

Awww - Beautiful boys Ren! :yelclap:

Thanks, i think so too!:D

HarrisonsMum

14-05-2007, 16:38

Iknow i'm technically challenged but i've finally figured out how to get my phots on here so here are a few.
Mr smiley
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/harrison028/myman027.jpg

Me and Harrison
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/harrison028/myman030.jpg

mumslilspunks

14-05-2007, 17:13

Iknow i'm technically challenged but i've finally figured out how to get my phots on here so here are a few.
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He is gorgeous! Love the photo oy you both together. I have heaps with ds1 but yet to get of my bum and do it with Billy.
It took me ages to learn how to post photos too but your not doing to bad at all. :thumbsup: :yelclap:

Sassi

14-05-2007, 18:20

Hi Girls,

Hope everyone is well and had a fab mummies day. Mine was great, my little Zane even managed to slip out to the shops and get me some new pj pants (they are giraffe pattern - I LOVE giraffes)!!

I haven't read posts but just wanted to say look forward to meeting up with Sydney mums tomorrow, Sarah - I pm'ed you the details would love to see you there!!

We are just about to move house, so not much bub hubbing time at the moment, but will duck in whenever I can.

Hope everyone and their little bubba's are doing great

Love Sarah XOXO

SuperFrog

14-05-2007, 18:23

Bath-time problem:

Liam loves his baths, but I've got a dodgy back, which makes it difficult. At the moment we have a largish bath on a stand, but I have to bend over still so my back hurts, and I definitely need someone to help me.

Today I gave him a bath at my MILs house, in a little bath on a table. The height was better but the bath was really small and I ended up completely saturated as Liam has just discovered his feet, and how to splash water!

I think I'll find it harder using the real bath as it requires so much bending. I've had him in the shower with me before, but again it requires DH to help dry him, otherwise I'm trying to dry him whilst I'm dripping wet. Plus, Liam doesn't seem to enjoy it as much as a bath.

So, what does everyone else do? Any suggestions to make bath-time better?

*Sparkles*

14-05-2007, 18:37

Great photos girls :thumbsup:

Mon - I laughed when you said about Liam finding his feet in the bath, because the last couple of times Reece has done the same thing and I have ended up drenched and so did the floor lol. I just bought a larger baby bath that fits inside our bath so I will kneel down at the side but it will still involve bending. You can buy an angled seat for the mother to sit on (they had them at the Baby Gallery Shop). Otherwise, you could buy a bath seat and hop in the bath with him. This takes care of your daily bathing requirements too ;) I tried this already with R but I think he was too young for it and screamed, so I will try it again later.

icugal

14-05-2007, 20:12

Hi guys...

Kaelans dedication ceremony was good. It basically involved DF, myself and my mother standing on stage at church (in front of the congregation) with Kaelan in DF's arms whilst the Pastor prayed for him and basically welcomed him to the world.

I was a little self conscious because I'm so much fatter than I was when I used to go to church all those years ago... so I found it hard to enjoy myself especially when I had friends that I knew from school coming up to say hello to me. Anyways, K was very well behaved and smiled his way through the ceremony.

Other than that, my first mothers day was a bit of a let-down.

*WHINGE ALERT*
I didn't get to sleep in because K woke up early and DF decided to ignore him (despite the fact that he'd had 10 hours sleep and I'd had less than five) so I had to get up early to feed him. I got a half-hearted 'happy mothers day' over breakfast and then we went to church. After church, a group of us went out for lunch and I ended up paying for DF and I (stupid me thought that he would at least pay for lunch on mothers day).

After we got home (late afternoon), I was absolutely exhausted (remember.. not much sleep !!), so I layed down on our mattress in the loungeroom before DF came in and sabbotaged my efforts by going to sleep and snoring loudly (once again, he slept, I didn't). By this stage, I was very tired and grumpy and commented to him on my sucky mothers day so far. DF then rummaged through his bag, threw his present at me whilst sarcastically saying 'happy mothers day' and walked away. That just pi$$ed me off more because I thought that he could at least be nice to me as he gave me his present. For the rest of the night, we barely spoke to each other.

I honestly thought that because it was my very FIRST mothers day that DF would go to a little trouble... but no... instead I ended up feeling unappreciated and very unhappy. We kinda had it out in the car today on the way back to Melbourne and he says that he didn't mean to sound nasty when he gave me his present... and that he only walked away because he thought I was going to follow him.

I must admit, I'm finding it hard to put this behind me. I had been putting so much thought into what I was going to do for his first fathers day this year, and now I'm wondering if I should even bother... because the occasion obviously means a lot less to him than it does me. I'm still angry with him and not feeling particularly forgiving towards him at the moment.

To make matters worse, I've been in agonising pain for the last three days with severe shoulder/neck pain/spasms (all the muscles have seized up) and no amount of pain killers seem to help. DF actually stayed home tonight from work until 8pm to help me out with Kaelan until he went down to sleep... simply because I can't even pick K up at the moment. :fingerscrossed: that K stays asleep until DF comes back from work after midnight (DF would have taken the whole shift off except that the other in-charge person also called in sick... so he's had to go back in to close down all the machines and lock up the factory). I'm feeling so sorry for myself right now :gloomy:

Anyways, tomorrow is another day and things can only get better...

mumslilspunks

14-05-2007, 20:21

Bath-time problem:

Liam loves his baths, but I've got a dodgy back, which makes it difficult. At the moment we have a largish bath on a stand, but I have to bend over still so my back hurts, and I definitely need someone to help me.

So, what does everyone else do? Any suggestions to make bath-time better?

This is what i use for Billy:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/mumslilspunk/Billy13wks006.jpg
Excuse the angry look ds1 was running amok.

mumslilspunks

14-05-2007, 20:28

Penny- So sorry to hear about your first mothers day, and that you are in so much pain!
If its any consalation i too got jack sh#t and had to attend to 2 kids all day while hubby spent 4hrs at the pub!
Just look at it at remember when its fathers day, no special time for them!!!!

bAaM

14-05-2007, 20:40

Hi guys i have read all the posts but don't have much time for personals i'm stuffed.
2 Yrs ago i was a support person for a friend of mine and had the privlage of watching her DD1 come into the world.
We don't see each other much anymore and i got a phone call from her DP at lunch time today freaking out as she was in labour with her 2nd bub. He said she was asking for me and could i come up.
Well that was at 12:10 pm and she was only 3cms dilated. So i thought i had time to get the kids packed up to drop then at a friends till DP got home.....
Well as soon as i droped them off i got a msg saying you better hurry cause she needs to push and wont till you get here.
I got there 15min later walked in and she had just started pushing. ! hour later she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl Ambur-rose wieghing 8pnd 13oz i have photos and will post them when i put them on the comp.
Watching childbirth from that way was amazing and i am thinking about becoming a doula.
I just had to tell u guys.
i feel like i'm on cloud nine.:D

Bath time
I have a bad back as well so i put a chair next to the bath then only fill the bath a little and just lay marissa in it she loves to kick and splash and i just sit on my chair and watch. when she has enough i give her a wash and she hops out.

I'm going to get some :sleeping: now i'm a walking zombie

icugal

14-05-2007, 20:41

Ren - I'm sorry that you had such a cr@ppy mothers day !! Your DH definately needs a good kick up the a$$.

I guess mine wasn't so bad compared to others... I'm just having my own little pity party at the moment. I'll get over it.. I just wish that someone could take away the pain in my neck (and I don't mean my DF !! ;) ).

blubber

15-05-2007, 09:13

Hey all,

Been a busy few days and hardly had time to sctatch myself.

Well Mothers Day certainly seemed to be a mixed bag for everyone. Perhaps the emphasis should be on each and everyday not just one day. Perhaps if we all get the help and appreciation just a little bit everyday then having a great Mothers Day would not seem so important. Just a personal view but like Fathers Day/Valanetines day etc so much pressure is placed on us to live up to expectations that are out there in the commercial world!!

HelsBels: Thanx for your advise on the bottlefeeding thread. Elly managed to drink more last night and slept from 11.00until 6.30 this morning. Up a few times to stick that god dam dummy in but beside that a good night. The chemist has finally got the thickener in but it is $8.00 dearer than Priceline go figure!! I really don't want to change her again but there seems to be a positive reponse to Karicare AR. We had been making bottles in advance of S26 and just adding thickener. Got into a good system. Does the Karicare AR need to be prepared as you go?

BATHS: We are in a house at the moment that does not even have a bath. Corporate rent through DH work and there is nothing better at this stage to rent in town!! Elly is almost too big for the baby bath and the laundry basin is useless. Not even the esky is big enough!! Surprising considering our thirst!!

Hope to get a chance to catch up the thread and reply more today. Mia is at Child Care today so may have a moment to myself.

*Sparkles*

15-05-2007, 09:35

HelsBels: Thanx for your advise on the bottlefeeding thread. Elly managed to drink more last night and slept from 11.00until 6.30 this morning. Up a few times to stick that god dam dummy in but beside that a good night. The chemist has finally got the thickener in but it is $8.00 dearer than Priceline go figure!! I really don't want to change her again but there seems to be a positive reponse to Karicare AR. We had been making bottles in advance of S26 and just adding thickener. Got into a good system. Does the Karicare AR need to be prepared as you go?

You can pre-make the karicare AR in the morning and store it in the fridge in bottles and heat it up when she's ready to have it.
Personally, I make all my bottles fresh. I find that if I give it to him pre-made he regurgitates more (I have no idea why?). When we go out I take the water in the bottle and put the powder is in a measured container.

Penny - Sorry to hear about your crappy Mother's Day :hugs:

I'll catch up more later, R is unsettled and needs a feed and a bath.

blubber

15-05-2007, 09:39

Hels: thanx again, just when you have time let me know if you had pre made them that it went really thick. The S26AR does
Hope R settles and enjoys his bath.

Squiggles

15-05-2007, 10:47

Well I thought I had better jump on and say Hi while I get a chance. Connor is asleep but prob wont stay that way so I will be quick.

Sorry I have been missing for a while. I have had to wean myself away from here for the last week or so as we are desparately needing to get this house on the market and move back to the city... so I have been trying to get everything sorted... cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning. Oh how I wish we were fortunate enough to afford a cleaner! :laughing: I am certainly not a domestic goddess. DH is off to New Zealand for work tomorrow so I will prob slack off a bit while he is gone!

So it will be my first few nights here with Connor on my own. Should be fun!

I have been thinking lately just how lucky I am to have a really calm baby. He doesn't sleep much during the day - max 40 mins at a time but he does sleep from 6:30pm til 6am EVERY night no exceptions, and has done for the last 4 or so weeks. And I dont even have to settle him, I just put him in his cot walk out of the room and a few mins later come back to check on him and turn his light out and he will be fast asleep. Reading about how some of you have trouble I am really thankful and feeling very lucky and certainly not taking this forgranted. I wonder how lucky I will be with future kids??!!

Our cat has gotten back to her old self and been on mousing duty and excelling at it, which is great as I was really missing her after having 2 mice jump out of our kitchen bin the night before she came home. Still not sure where she has been. She wasn't locked in the shed for whoever it was that asked - our shed doesn't have a door :laughing: So she was off somewhere. She ate 6 tins of food on thew first day back and 4 the next day!! Poor darling was starving - she did well to survive 21 days away.

Anyway must get back to the chores. Hope you all have a great day :wave:

EskimoMumma

15-05-2007, 11:03

JoJoMart

15-05-2007, 11:21

Squiggles - you are lucky! If Connor sleeps that long and you don't have resettle him you're doing really well. My Liam sleeps from 7pm through until 10/10:30pm when he has a feed then sleeps through until around 6am. It sounds good but I often have to get up in the night when he wakes with a wet nappy. That's even after changing it before bed time :no:

Penny - your DF should have made more effort for you on mother's day for sure. Men are so insensitive sometimes. You're the one who needed sleep and to be treated as special. I'd be pretty ****ed off too.

Eskimomumma - have a fun day!

Nappies for boys - I've read heaps on this thread (Harleyq, Juzzy etc) about different nappies to try. I've heard that Aldi nappies are good and also Coles brand. Does anyone with a boy who's leaked with huggies recommend any particular nappy? We are going to buy a different brand this week because I don't want to deal with leaky nappies anymore in the middle of the night :banghead:

Nina79

15-05-2007, 11:32

Nappies for boys - I've read heaps on this thread (Harleyq, Juzzy etc) about different nappies to try. I've heard that Aldi nappies are good and also Coles brand. Does anyone with a boy who's leaked with huggies recommend any particular nappy? We are going to buy a different brand this week because I don't want to deal with leaky nappies anymore in the middle of the night :banghead:

Jo - I'm not up in the middle of the night (I feel for you and those others who have been) but I have been covered in baby poo the last 4-5 mornings as Ryan's Infant Huggies have leaked!! :eek: We now call them cr@ppies in our household.

So I'm looking for an alternative now too... not sure whether to try another brand or swap him up to Crawlers (haven't weighed him for a while but I think he's about 6.2kgs).

juzzy

15-05-2007, 11:35

Jo - i have used Babylove nappies for Cassidy (their nappies are for boys and girls, dont do seperate packs like Huggies) and so far we have not had any leaks in them.... I have been trying to use all our Huggies, but she seems to leak in those all the time. Id recommend those. When we use all our Huggies we will be using Babylove all the time. They seem sooooo much better than Huggies!

Squiggles

15-05-2007, 11:50

Nina - I had the same prob with Connor in Infant Huggies. I swapped him to crawlers and so far so good (touch wood) They are pretty big nappies though - He is 6.3kgs and they look HUGE on him

*Sparkles*

15-05-2007, 11:51

Blubber - Like EskimoMumma said it's best to make-up the AR formula fresh as it does thicken. I like to feed it to R straight away or the teats can get blocked. To make things easier I bought a cheap kettle just for R's bottles, I boil it after each feed so it is always ready for the next one.

Re nappies - We have always used a bummis PUL cover over R's nightime nappy and I have never had a leak or needed to get up and change him. With regard to the leaking huggies, are they crawler size? if so, then check that the box has a 6D on it (this is the newest batch).

*Sparkles*

15-05-2007, 11:53

Squiggles - Are you still coming to Melbourne later in the month?

Squiggles

15-05-2007, 11:57

Hels - YUP!! Fri 25th - Will be there after lunch. Still working out what I am going to do with Connor. Will PM you when I know what Im doing.

Roopee

15-05-2007, 12:14

Ladies I just need to say, AR formula bottles will only last 1 hour. Even in the back of the fridge. Its because of the thickening agent, it is SLIGHTLY thicker when baby first drinks it, but after around an hr it thickens in the stomach for them to reduce the vomitting of bringing it up.

Id do some personals but David has been reducing my comp time dramatically. But i was able to do some shopping today, by myself!! wooo!!Got some sexy new bra and my ears peirced and put a deposit on my glasses

WooHoo on th shopping spree-well done! I meant to ask you, are you having any morning sickness this time???? How are you feeling Heather? Ok, spanish inquisition is over lol.

nappies- i just returned a box of the Woolworths select ones-they leaked everywhere-hated them. I use huggies and Aldi ones. When i had the boys in nappies they were in Aldi brand and i never had a problem with them leaking.

squiggles- good luck when DH goes away-have a nice time by yourselves-what great fun!

Have a nice day!

EskimoMumma

15-05-2007, 12:21

Yup like Juzzy, the new babylove have worked wonders for my two girls. But ive got some bulk huggies from Nappyland in doveton for good pricing.

Roopee- NO morning sickness as of yet. But i had a cough today and nearly vomitted my weetbix(thank god i didnt)

The shopping was done, feels good to have my boobs where they are meant to be instead of dragging on the floor :laughing: My glasses will be ready next week, cant wait! I'll be able to see 20/20 again. Then got a few more bits and peices in bulk that were cheap.. Also booked my fathers flight from San Fran last night, he will be here for a month next month yay!!!@:smiliedance:

Squiggles- i hope you have heaps of fun while your DH is away, dont miss him to much.

JoJo- when I had alex in nappies, babylove seemed to work for him, but Ive heard snugglers MIGHT be ok, not to sure though.. i wish you luck in finding a nappy for your boy. :)

The pregnancy so far is going well. I guess lol. Will be going to get bloodwork done and caitlinn the rest of her injections, and have to be booked in for another ultrasound next week. :fingerscrossed: bubby is growing in there.

SuperFrog

15-05-2007, 12:25

Afternoon everyone!

Thanks for all the bath advice. I think I will eventually get a bath seat, and pop Liam into the bath with me. At the moment though, our extension building means that our bathroom external wall has been removed (still looks the same inside), but there is no insulation around the bath so it the water gets cold REALLY quickly. Hopefully the wall will be done in the next few weeks though.

Huggies nappies - lately I have been making sure that the two inner blue strips are folded outwards so they grip around Liam's legs. Plus I make sure that the frills around the outside are all out. Since doing this I haven't had any blow-outs... although Liam decided to let loose the other day as soon as I took off the nappy. :rolleyes:

Mother's Day revenge - As I mentioned previously, DH only remembered to give me my present in the evening on Mother's Day. It's his birthday on Friday and he bought a new guitar earlier in the year that I made him put away until his birthday. He is absolutely dying to play it, and has borrowed an amplifier from a friend in anticipation. He's talked about nothing else all week! Should I hold off giving him his present until I "remember"? After all, it is my gift to give! (Not sure if i can actually go through with this... we have previously agreed not to play mind games with each other and I would feel very guilty.)

Is anyone else's hair falling out more than usual? While I was pregnant my hair was really thick and hardly fell out at all (which was unusual), but now it has started to come out in big chunks when I run my hands through it. Am I just making up for all the hair that didn't fall out for a few months or should I be worried about this? I think I'm a long way off getting bald patches or needing a wig though. :laughing:

Gotta scoot... I hear the munchkin waking up.

EskimoMumma

15-05-2007, 12:28

Yup. I'm shedding hair..still. Even worse now :thumbsdown:

juzzy

15-05-2007, 12:50

ok Cassidy WONT stop SCREAMING! Cant figure out what the problem is... i have done everything

:crying:

EskimoMumma

15-05-2007, 12:52

want a hand?? ill be more than happy to give you a hand so you can go for a breather or even anothert adult to speak to.

juzzy

15-05-2007, 12:55

im about to use my last resort of putting her in the car and going for a drive, she usually likes that

EskimoMumma

15-05-2007, 12:58

ahh good luck. Ur more then welcome to visit if you want . lemme know what happens

blubber

15-05-2007, 13:48

[quote=JoJoMart;1459770]Squiggles - you are lucky! If Connor sleeps that long and you don't have resettle him you're doing really well. My Liam sleeps from 7pm through until 10/10:30pm when he has a feed then sleeps through until around 6am. It sounds good but I often have to get up in the night when he wakes with a wet nappy. That's even after changing it before bed time :no:

JoJo: I see Liam is 1 day older than Elly. You said that he sleeps from 7.00at night. I was wondering if each day he is feeding at the same time so that he regularly is ready for bed at that time? We have just started giving Elly a feed around that 10/10.30pm time but she isn't consistent as to when she feeds then goes to bed. She is a fantastic sleeper during the day,, but i never let her go more than 4 hours.
At what age did Liam start his pattern?

icugal

15-05-2007, 13:48

I'm having another awful day today...

I woke up this morning to even more severe neck and shoulder pain... so much so that I got stuck sitting on the side of the bed for over an hour unable to move because of the excruciating pain. I couldn't stand up, I couldn't lay down and if I tried moving even a millimetre, I was literally screaming out in agony because all the muscles in my neck would seize up (it felt like my neck was going to snap).

DF ended up having to crush up some Nurofen Plus tablets and give them to me in jam... only because I couldn't even lift my head up to drink water out of a cup. Once the Nurofen did kick in a bit, I could at least walk very slowly around the house and thankfully it was enough for me to get into the car to see a doctor (going around each corner in the car was awful though).

The doctor has prescribed me some industrial strength Nurofen and lots of Valium to help with the spasms. I'm still in A LOT of pain now, but at least the drugs have helped take the edge off the intensity of the pain... not to mention the fact that I'm pretty much stoned out of my head, so at least I'm in a much happier place with my pain :)

After what I've been through this morning... I think I'd prefer to be in labour...

Oh, and I have to mention that because I'm unable to even lift Kaelan at the moment, DF is having to take time off work to look after him. And what happened this morning? DF left K unattended on the couch and he ended up slipping off the couch and landing heavily onto the hard tiled floor. Thankfully, he didn't land head first. K seems to be ok... but it sure taught DF a lesson about being more responsible when caring for babies.

blubber

15-05-2007, 14:37

Was wondering if and when everyone has time that we could document what the days habits/routines are of our bubs. I was thinking that with them all around the same age it would be interesting and helpful.
From reading the thread it seems they have all progresssively established some form of routine.

Elly still does things differently each day. As in no real pattern of feeds during the day allowing for the night to be similar and therefore creating a good sleep pattern at night.

Squiggles

15-05-2007, 14:38

Hey Penny :hugs: Im so sorry to hear you are having such a rough time. Hope you get better soon.

A quick question to everyone... do any of you have a baby that spews when you put them in the car? Connor spews without fail every time I put him in his car seat. It doesn't matter what time of the day or how long after he has been fed, I put him in and strap him in and then :barf:Im sure it must be the angle of the seat. Anyone know what I can do to fix this prob? Im getting sick of my car smelling like baby spew and having to change him and me all the time.

juzzy

15-05-2007, 14:59

well, i went for a drive with Cassidy down through Mornington and Frankston. She calmed down after a few minutes and by the time we got home she was asleep. I got her out of the car and she was a totally different baby. I have just given her a bottle and put her in her cot for a nap. I still have no idea what the problem was but am glad that she is over it.

About hairloss yeah i am still losing a fair bit of hair, it seems to have gotten worse over the last few days to the point that it feels as though i am losing hand fulls of hair!

Penny - Geez sounds like you are having a rough trot at the moment, hopefully you are better soon.

blubber - Routines.... well the only thing that we really have in a routine is from about 3pm in the afternoon when she goes down for a nap... then up again at about 7 for a feed, then back to bed at about 930-10pm until the next morning.... so from about 7am til 3pm there is no set routine.

HarrisonsMum

15-05-2007, 15:49

afternoon all,
on the hair shedding Iam also shedding. DH thinks i'm compensating for harrison losing some of his.

I used snugglers or aldi nappies on harrison he is in crawlers.He currently weighs around 6.5 kg.I also make sure that the frilly bits are all out and that its quite firm around his belly.So far i've had no blowouts.

SQUIGGLES: Harrison doesn't spew much at all unless i put him on his tummy too soon after a feed. Have you adjusted the straps on the seat?Went up to the next slot. I did this and harrison seemed to sit at a better angle then.

Had my boss ring today wanting me to come back to work earlier. :p They are willing to give me any shift i want which is nice. Just have to see what will work out best for us.

blubber

15-05-2007, 16:37

blubber - Routines.... well the only thing that we really have in a routine is from about 3pm in the afternoon when she goes down for a nap... then up again at about 7 for a feed, then back to bed at about 930-10pm until the next morning.... so from about 7am til 3pm there is no set routine.

I just posed the question as that is when Elly is getting up for a feed, 3pm. She sleeps so well during the day, but not too much and then looks to go to bed for a sleep around 5-5.30ish. Of course she wakes for another feed but we never know when that will be. We are experimenting with the roll over/dream gedd which is working. Instead of putting her to be now she is having a snooze in her swing with the thought process being that she will have another feed and play then go to be around 7

Sassi

15-05-2007, 17:36

Just a quickie!!!!

Sorry to all those who had a bad mother's day, sometime boys just aren't very thoughtful, but hey you know that your bub adores you and that is most important.

TO THE SYDNEY GIRLS - It was so great to meet up today, and to see all your gorgeous little bubbas. I will post photos when I get them. Can't wait to see you all again soon and to meet you next time ImogenGrace!!

I had my first trip on a bus today (well with baby), it was okay getting there but coming home in peak hour trying to get the stupid pram off the bus was an absolute punish!!! Think I'll quit public transport!!

Exhausted tonight, my perfect angel baby (ha ha) is absolutely screaming (If only you could see him now.... hopefully he'll exhaust himself soon)

Have to buy a carseat soon, does anyone have any recommendations?

All the best,
Love Sarah

juzzy

15-05-2007, 17:51

Sassi - the car seat we have is a safe n sound compaq deluxe. Its a reversible one, so it can be used from them facing rearward to forwards. Its also pretty small. And can be used until they are about 18kgs

Im thinking about buying another pram. As much as i like my pram its a bit too bulky and takes up ALOT of room in my car (im driving the 2 seater, LOL Cassidy gets shotgun in the front seat!)... And it can be hard to manouver. Hels i really like the strider 4 that you have got! Hmmm now just to convince DP....

Squiggles

15-05-2007, 18:02

Im thinking about buying another pram. As much as i like my pram its a bit too bulky and takes up ALOT of room in my car (im driving the 2 seater, LOL Cassidy gets shotgun in the front seat!)... And it can be hard to manouver. Hels i really like the strider 4 that you have got! Hmmm now just to convince DP....

Juzzy - me too. I HATE my pram, its a valco piece of Sh*t, weighs heaps, takes up soooo much space in my boot (and I have a 4wd but it still takes up most of my boot :banghead:) just hate it and its so wide it doesn't fit through checkouts. I really like th Phil and Ted's E3. Whats the Strider 4 like??

Sassi - We have a safe n sound Meridian AHR - it has the head restraint/protection. Excellent, except Connor spews in it all the time (im sure thats not the car seat, just the position he is in) I would def recommend it. Friends of ours have the next model up which has little speakers in the headrest and you can plug your ipod into it and play music - they play lullabies to their DD in the car. I thought it was a little extravagant but they like it.

LMenz

15-05-2007, 18:22

Evening Ladies....

What a day we have had. Jack has gastro :crying: Been to the doc's tonight and he doesnt think it's too severe. He's just gone to bed now so hopefully he will sleep ok.

He's been ratty since yesterday but today everytime I put him down anywhere - even to change his nappy - he screamed like someone was stabbing him :eek: . He hardly had any boob at 1pm and he then vommitted up his whole 4pm feed - gave me such a fright!

MELB MEET - Might have to give this one a miss - He will probably be better by then but I would hate to make any of your bubs sick. Hels I'll let you know for sure tomorrow.

Penny - Hope your feeling better hun :hugs:

Will catch up with everyone else tomorrow...I'm exhausted. Gonna head to bed now in case he's up during the night

Butterflymumma

15-05-2007, 18:27

Hey mumma's,

anyone up for a fab feb mums chat in live chat? I could set up a special room for us all??

come in if your interested :)

juzzy

15-05-2007, 18:30

im in for a bit of a chat....

*Sparkles*

15-05-2007, 18:33

Im thinking about buying another pram. As much as i like my pram its a bit too bulky and takes up ALOT of room in my car (im driving the 2 seater, LOL Cassidy gets shotgun in the front seat!)... And it can be hard to manouver. Hels i really like the strider 4 that you have got! Hmmm now just to convince DP....

The Baby Gallery in Clayton sells the strider for $339 which is $70 cheaper than what I paid from Baby Bunting.

Squiggles - Someone else was asking about the strider in another thread so here is the link as I gave them quite a lot of info about it.

http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=91418

Car seat - We have a fisher price, it goes from newborn to toddler and it reverse or forward faces, it came from Target and we are happy with it.

Penny - Sorry to hear about your terrible day, what has caused the neck problems? I hope you feel better soon and can still make it to the meet this week :fingerscrossed:

Lauren - I hope Jack is alot better tomorrow too.

Juzzy - Reece has been doing the uncontrollable screaming of late, I put it down to the growth spurt and 3-4 mth development stage. At least he is sleeping through the night again.

JoJoMart

15-05-2007, 19:22

Blubber - Liam does seem to be in a routine and has been for a week or two.......he usually feeds at 7am or 8am, 10:30/11am, 2pm, 6:30pm then again at 10:30pm give or take 15 minutes/half an hour. We usually wake him for the 10:30pm feed so he doesn't sleep into the night and wake up at 2am! I bought a book by Gina Ford called the New Contented Little Baby Book......some people are against what's recommended in this book as it's about strict routines for babies and a lot of midwives/nurses don't believe in strict routines, especially in new borns. It has worked for us but Liam was already following this routine, more or less. He usually naps at 9am in the morning for 45 minutes then again between 12noon to 2pm with some cat naps in the afternoon. This is similar to what the book says.

Basically we follow the book but not entirely as it's too hard to do this sometimes. Liam is also formula fed, but the book is for both BF & FF bubs. When Liam was part BF and part FF he was more fed on demand and not in a proper routine but he was also younger.

Penny - I hope you feel better soon :hugs:

Lauren - that's terrible that Jack got gastro. I hope you get a good sleep and Jack feels better soon :yes:

>~Scarlett~<

15-05-2007, 19:37

Hey I haven't been on Bubhub since being preggers, but do u mind if I join the Feb mum's group?

:wave:

A bit about me.. live in S.A. with my DH, and Ashleigh is our first baby. Things are going really well (finally) after a very trying start, which I am sure most people had!

Would love to make some more "Mummy" friends!

Blubber - On routines, Ashleigh has pretty much made her own routine since we recently switched her to being fully formula fed. Generally she wakes at 7:30 am, so feed, play and back down at 9/9:30am, then up again at 11:00am, again feed & play, sleep at 12:30/1:00pm... basically she is up for between 1.5 to 2 hours including her feed, and she is fed every 3 - 4 hours, so 5 bottles a day... she is usually down for the night by 9:30pm give or take. But then there are days that this totally goes out the window and can't be fixed and we just start again the next day!

Hope to chat to you all soon!

Karen

*Sparkles*

15-05-2007, 19:51

:wave: Hi Scarlett, welcome to the feb group. I love the name Ashleigh. Most of us are in live chat if u would like to join us?

blubber

15-05-2007, 20:01

Squiggles

15-05-2007, 20:41

Hi Scarlett :wave: Finally another SA Mum!!! :smiliedance: Where are you from?

young_mummie07

15-05-2007, 21:23

Hi all just thought i'd pop in and say hi i didn't realize there was a thread for feb mums, i had my little man on the 11th feb it'll be nice to chat with other mum that have the same age bubs as mine:D

kirstyE

15-05-2007, 21:33

ok i have a little time and don't want to intrude but is it ok to join the live chat. I went there but it asked for a password. Hpw do i get that or is it secret womens business!!
Hopefully someone is looking at the thread as well.

hi ladies,
i'm bored in my thread atm, can i jump back to feb for a while? can i join the live chat too? if it's secret stuff thats ok.

SuperFrog

15-05-2007, 21:44

Welcome newbies!

I think we've all just left the live chat... but I think there were other people in the main room. They were a bit peeved that we had a passworded room, but it got too confusing with heaps of people in there.

I'm off to bed now, but I'm sure there will be lots of posting here tomorrow.

Night!

>~Scarlett~<

15-05-2007, 21:48

:wave: Hi Scarlett, welcome to the feb group. I love the name Ashleigh. Most of us are in live chat if u would like to join us?

Hello & thanks! I did attempt to join the chat but did not know the password and then had to disappear anyway. Will check again next time!

Hi Scarlett :wave: Finally another SA Mum!!! :smiliedance: Where are you from?

Doesn't seem to be many SA mummies around does there! I am in Paralowie, otherwise known as "the ghettos", LOL. You?

juzzy

15-05-2007, 21:50

Hey Guys

we may need to try something different for our next catchup... everyone in the main room was cut at us for having it passworded. Personally i think everyone was a bit touchy over it and i had no problem telling them that before i left for the night.

Oh Hels i googled the baby gallery and couldnt find the website, can you please PM it to me? Cheers :D

Anyways... catch u all tomorrow!!

icugal

15-05-2007, 21:52

Surely we can't be the only group EVER to password a chat room??

How ridiculous...

juzzy

15-05-2007, 21:52

Scarlett we posted at the same time!! Hope to catch up with you soon... Oh and welcome!! :D

juzzy

15-05-2007, 21:55

Surely we can't be the only group EVER to password a chat room??

How ridiculous...

i agree with you there... we totally cant be the first to do it.... Oh well... some people just have too much time on their hands and very little to moan about...

Nina79

15-05-2007, 22:06

sorry i couldn't join you in the chat gals :( - i'm trying to finish a boring report for work (hey, they ARE paying me but still...)

Welcome scarlett and youngmummie and welcome back kirstye :wave:

I'm Nina - new mum to Ryan (now 11 weeks), live in Brisbane and work at the Gold Coast... look forward to getting to know you all :yes:

Now.. back to work.... really... must...

Nina79

15-05-2007, 22:10

PS.. Penny i hope you feel better soon :hugs: and that in the meantime, those drugs kick in big-time ! I've had torticolis a few times and I agree, bad neck pain can feel worse than labour... :crying:

Sending you lots of "get well" vibes hon.

mummy2oceana

15-05-2007, 23:21

Hello everyone

I did post a few times in the feb due in group but got lost along the way

I'm Peta, 22, mum to Oceana 4 and Sienna 15/02. I live in Tarneit

I'm really good friends with Heather (Eskimo Mumma) and she keeps telling me to come in here.. so here I am :)

Can't wait to get to know u all better :)

Nina79

16-05-2007, 06:04

Morning!

Just a very quick public reminder - Brisbane picnic meet today from 11am.

Butterflymumma and MrsP you coming? Hope to see you there!

Have a good day all. :smiliedance:

my_lot

16-05-2007, 06:32

oow what did i miss??

and what was that about the password? who makes and gives out the password??

i think its a good idea to lock the room for a group chat. why would they want to hop into that anyway?

we went to bed very early last night...

i had a cr@p night the night before. bed at 9:45pm up at 11 to feed- up at 1am with a crying baby, fed him at 3 up at 4:30! 5am to the pup crying (he could hear us trying to fix Eli) i went down stairs to sleep with the pup and dp stayed upstairs with Eli.

we were both up in the house with Eli and 2 others awake at 6am.

last night was better i put Eli down at 8pm and he woke at 2am to feed, dp took the pup out to the loo filled his hot water bottle while i fed,changed and put eli back to bed- both the babies went back to sleep no problems but then eli woke the whole house at 5:30am!

5-6am seems to be his breakfast time, and while i hate it, it will work out ok later cos dp will give him his solids while i sleep. dd2 was just the same- she would jump around in my tum at that cruel hour and then as a bub seemed to be up then to start the day and now at 8 shes always awake before 6am!

the puppy is very much MY dog- he follows me everywhere! i cant take him outside and then come back in to get a load of washing or my coffee he just gos through the catflap and there he is right behind me again! the potty training is going well. he went outside all day yesterday til i left him at home for an hour. he wont use his tray...

dp took him to the vet yesterday for his first check up and to get his worm tablets.((youd think that for the price of him the pet shop would have given us this one tablet he was due to have 3 days after we got him!)) the vet took his pic , printed it with his name, and a profile all in a folder -its so cute.

he walks very well on his lead now. we took him down to a quiet spot at the beach to run on the sand for his first time. there were a couple of dogs having a run and theres my dp with this tiny little thing and a stick in his hand! it was so funny...i watched ds play with the little pup while i sat on the sand with Eli. it was a nice pic. i never knew having a dog could bring so much to our family!

hi PETA and scarlett- welcome to our group

EskimoMumma

16-05-2007, 06:40

Oh that soudns wonderful!

OMG you are telling me there were people upset over the locked room?

:rolleyes:

Welcome Peta, you've finally posted!!:smiliedance: You'll love it here, you'll see :devil6:

my_lot

16-05-2007, 06:58

hi heather ((((waves)))

and hints for you to hop on msn, i want to ask you something, be quick i have to tie up hair, pack 3 lunches, tie up shoes, pack a kindy bag, poop the dog, change the baby oh and dress myself!

Squiggles

16-05-2007, 07:25

Remind me never to post anything on here about how my child is a good sleeper... I have jinxed myself. Last night for the first time in 4 weeks Connor decided to have a few screams during the night!! I was up at midnight feeding him, which was so tiring after going to bed at 11pm!! Then DH had to get up and leave for the airport at 4:15am... so I am a walking zombie today :sleeping:

Chat was fun last night too and we have created some bub hub drama...:eek:

Off to the dentist today to see about having my final wisdom tooth out. Have to drop Connor with MIL who has reluctantly agreed to watch him :rolleyes: but hey thats a whole other story for another time..

My_lot - hows the little potty training going with the little pup?

*Sparkles*

16-05-2007, 07:29

My_lot - When we create the chat room it has an option to set a password which is what we did last night. Then whenever we see a Feb mum (that we know) come in to the main room we can either invite them to join the private room or PM them the password. I always keep my eyes on who comes in and out of the main chat all the time so I don't miss anyone.

My DH suggested next time we just call the room "Private Room" and not advertise the fact that we are Feb mums, I think he has a good point.

Welcome to the new members :wave: looking forward to chatting to you.

Penny - How are you feeling today?

Question - Is anyone starting to notice if their bub will be left or right handed? I am pretty certain R will be a lefty. He has always turned his head to the left and now he has started sucking his fingers on his left hand. I read somewhere that they start to show signs of this at this age.

Back later, R is grizzly coz his mum is ignoring him :cool:

Squiggles

16-05-2007, 07:51

I forgot to ask before - Lauren, How is Jack today? Hope he is feeling a bit better.

LMenz

16-05-2007, 08:03

I forgot to ask before - Lauren, How is Jack today? Hope he is feeling a bit better.

Thanks Jen, he seems all better. Only woke at the normal time to feed....grizzled a bit during the night but I never had to get up to him.

He's back asleep now and feeding as per usual so fingers crossed it's finished :)

icugal

16-05-2007, 08:51

Welcome back mummy2oceana - hope you stick around !!

To everyone who has wished me well with my recovery... well, my neck and shoulder is feeling a little better (but still very sore) so I've halved the dosage of my pain killers. Unfortunately the Valium (even at half dose) seems to have kicked in full-force again, so I'm just sitting down for a bit because I'm feeling very fuzzy headed (I've already tripped over a couple of times :) ). DF noted that I'm also slurring my words a bit... maybe I should half the dosage again :D

Squiggles - Hope you can catch up on some sleep today

Hels - K seems to favour his left hand too and usually sleeps with his head to the left (hence the reason why his head is flat on the left).... so I wonder if there is any correlation. I'm left-handed as is/was my mother (she was forced to write rght handed). DF's brother and father are also lefties... so it's on both side of the family. As K is already a "recessive gene" baby (red hair instead of brown, blue eyes instead of brown)... it wouldn't suprise me if he continued the trend and is left handed as well.

Lauren - Hope little Jack feels better today !!

Well, I'm definately going to have to try to make the effort to get the house a bit cleaner today because my bestie, her DP and two kiddies are coming to stay the night. The house is mostly clean... just have to tidy up the main lounge/dining/kitchen area... oh the joy !!!

Butterflymumma

16-05-2007, 09:07

Hey everyone,

Welcome to Scarlett, youngmummie, kirstye and mum2oceana. Hope you all like it here!

Sorry about last night with the chat girls, I was disconnected from the net and coudnt get back on :banghead: It sounds like things got a bit narky from the main users, what exactly happened? how do you know they were having a go at us about having a password? I think its very reasonable to have a password because we all are very familure with each other and going by the last chat we had, share some personal stories, so it seems logical to be able to share your stuff without every mum on bub hub reading it IUKWIM.

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Icugal- Slurring words and tripping over things...that sounds scary. I hope things improve quickly so you are not having to take so much pain killers.

Hels- I think Lilly will be right handed, from about 1 month old shes has favoured her right hand and seems to dominate with that one...be interesting to see how it all pans out!

Okay Take Care everyone xx

*Sparkles*

16-05-2007, 09:55

Teagan - Great to see you back here posting today, I was worried that you had gone last night because you were upset about the whole thing.

I have a bit of a headache today and I feel very tired so I think I am going to skip my Mother's Group this arvo. Reece always screams and gets unsettled in the arvo too which makes me feel very uncomfortable aswell. They are predicting rain and storms later too and I don't want to be caught up in that. So I think I have given myself enough reasons why not to go lol. Next week is the last one so I will go to that.

Lauren - Great to hear Jack is almost back to his old self :yelclap: . If he stays ok today, please come along tomorrow?

We had a nasty accident near us last night, 2 fatalities. I heard the sirens last night. It was at a nasty intersection and people have been trying to get it made safer for years. I wonder how many more people have to die before they do something? it really sucks...

mumslilspunks

16-05-2007, 09:56

Morning ladies,
Firstly WELCOME to all the newbies.
Bianca- My son was born on the 11th feb aswell.
Lmenz- Poor jack. Is he feeling better? Did you have it also?
My_lot- I didnt make it to live chat either :gloomy: I only found out about it when i hoped on this morning.
Billy and Jack have the same morning wake up as you do. Normally its around 5ish, sometimes 6ish.
Tegan- Dont feel bad for something you have posted. If its something you feel strongly about it anyway. Atleast it was just a warning.
Live chat- Can we set a day and time for the next live chat so that people dont miss out? PLEASE :fingerscrossed:
Not much from me today. DH has taken ds1 out for the morning so ive cleaned my house and just spending some time with Billy. Oh got my blood test back and its a :bfn:
Jump on later to chat some more!:wave:

Butterflymumma

16-05-2007, 10:45

hey again,

just wanted to say sorry to Ren and other ladies, it was me who suggested live chat last night, it was a last minute thing for anyone who was on line i was feeling a bit down and needed to chat to some familure gals, sorry, how about we make it every tuesday and thursday nights? does that suit? so if you cant make it to one during the week you dont have to wait a whole other week to chat again??
let me know what everyone thinks and sorry again, it would have been great to see you all there!!! Missed you all heaps xx

*Sparkles*

16-05-2007, 10:58

Thursday night? That's when LOST is on lol

I have taken the plundge and re-installed MSN (messenger). We can have some group chats on that too by inviting one another into the message box. Anyone that wants to be in my network, please PM me your email addy so I can add you. Thanks.

juzzy

16-05-2007, 11:28

Tuesdays and thursdays are ok for me for live chat... i dont mind.... i dont have a life so am always around at home doing something!!

Hels the msn idea is good as well. Ill PM you.

:party: Cassidy is 3 months today!! :party:

went to the CHN today. Cassidy has gone from weighing 5340 grams (11lb 12) at 2 months to 6380 grams (14 lbs 1) at 3 months. The nurse is really impressed with her again and says that she is doing really well for her age.

anyway, time to go do some housework

mumslilspunks

16-05-2007, 11:41

:party: Happy 3months cassidy!
I think the two nights for live chat will work well. For those who cant make it to one have the chance to catch up on the other night.:yelclap: :smiliedance:

LMenz

16-05-2007, 12:04

Lauren - Great to hear Jack is almost back to his old self :yelclap: . If he stays ok today, please come along tomorrow?

I think I'll give it a miss Hels. I REALLY want to come but he's still vommiting a bit today. I would never forgive myself if any of your bubba's got sick.

Suck's too as I'm only 5 minutes from Sandy's house.

Roopee

16-05-2007, 12:53

Welcome to all the newbies.

I didnt make it into live chat last nite either.
I have a lot going atm-some issues with MIL etc etc-wont bore you all.

My DS1 (6yrsold) came home from school esterday with his first loose tooth> He's so happy that he will finally be getting some cash from that fairy. Most of his other friends have a feww teeth lost so poor bugger was feeling a bit left out. He cant stop playing with it and while irs annoying at lest it keeps his finger out of his nose:D.

Soory to hear jack isnt well Lmenz-hope he gets better soon.

my_lot great that the pup is getting the hang of potty training and sorry to hear you had a sh!t night.

Talk soon ladies.

my_lot

16-05-2007, 13:22

hi everyone ((waves))

hi loose fingers, oh i mean tanya, sorry! LOL congrats to ds1 for the tooth! first one is very spesh in this house! mine all got a new tooth brush and paste in the characters and $5....next ones never get the same celebration and when youve got more than one kid popping them out its hard to keep track of whos whos. now we have a zip lock bag for each kid! i also have to write myself a note cos the tooth fairy was so buggered in the early weeks after eli was born she forgot to take the tooth and leave the money!!! (((she hid it in the bathroom- silly kid looked under her pillow LOL)))

oh the joys of "firsts" never stop coming-

my eldest got her first DETENTION slip the other day!!

there was no warning to stop what she was doing wrong ((talking to another child in the hall)) just a hint from the teacher before class was over that two kids had detention. when i asked dd what day i worked out it was 4 days before hand!

and dd had done the detention -and the letter came home with her that afternoon- 4 days after? (thats crazy) so i had to sign it and write a comment and i sure did!

teagan- its ok i wasnt on anyways. and yep tue and thur is a good idea. not sure what ill be doing but i should be able to join one or the other. what time?

thats great about cassidys weight gain! shes doing well.

heather sorry about the msn this morning! i had to go. and quick. we just saw the note that dd had to be at school a little earlier than norm because she was going out of town to race today. poor bugger had to go with kids a year older than her so she had to run 3k on sand, path and grass and the kids in her class only did 2k- and no sand. she didnt make a place and was quite upset...at the end she went straight past me and fell to the ground- said her chest was hurting and i had to pump the ventolin into her. im so proud of her. the damage was done to her lungs as a toddler with that shocking disease she had, pneumococcal, so for her to even make it to the district was fantastic!

i remember when shew was in kinder and had cross country- she came second and got a ribbon- i harped on and on about my little star! but she was on steriods for her lungs at the time and everyone in our family thought it was so funny! so this time my little star did it with no steriods! what a champ!

i hope little jack is better soon.

and hows billy today?

*Sparkles*

16-05-2007, 13:32

I'm wondering if we should make the meet for next week instead? as it's not a good day for both Lauren and Penny. That only leaves about 4 of us who can make it.. me, sandy, Jo and Mon. Looks like we would be ordering pizzas for lunch :laughing:
I know it's short notice, but what do u think?

mumslilspunks

16-05-2007, 13:33

Well my two little buggers will not sleep!:banghead:
The only day i dont have to do stuff and i wanted to have a nana nap and the buggers will not sleep. GGGGRRRR

mummy2oceana

16-05-2007, 14:31

Thanks for the lovely welcomes :)

R or L - Sienna favoured her right hand side since birth... wanted to be held on her right side, slept looking right, if she had a choice to either look at a tv or a wall she'd choose wall as it was on her right LOL. When we went for her last app the helsth nurse was sayng she has quite a bad case of falt head on her right side, which figures. So we have had to give her belly time and shes actually been sleeping on either side now, so hopefully at the next app it will be good enough not to go to a paedatrician.

With the live chat... I am usually on pretty late at night as it is my alone time LOL. So I will be happy to come into the next one if it is ok? Just a suggestion though, hopefully i'm not intruding, maybe it would be an idea to have the 2 a week as someone suggested but have 1 during the day and 1 during the night. Seemed like a good idea to me but you can completely ignore it if you like lmfao

Ok, I think thats it, I'll stop blabbering LOL. Sienna has gone down for a nap so I might use this time to start organising dinner :)

LMenz

16-05-2007, 14:44

my_lot

16-05-2007, 14:47

yep sure good idea. can we make it friday. thats my day off (((oh God i still think thats funny. 4 kids, 1 dog, 3 hours work and i call it my day off!)

icugal

16-05-2007, 14:55

Hels - Would suit me better too... I can't reverse or change lanes when driving atm because I can't turn my head far enough to do so.

Has Sandy been online??

*Sparkles*

16-05-2007, 15:00

Hels - Would suit me better too... I can't reverse or change lanes when driving atm because I can't turn my head far enough to do so.

Has Sandy been online??

Not yet but I have PM'd her. If I don't get a resonse from her by tonight I will ring her mobile. I can ring Joanne too and hopefully Mon will come online soon. That takes care of everyone then.

harleyq

16-05-2007, 18:28

Sorry l have been MIA for awhile � l have had severe withdrawals too!!! I hated it, but have just been so busy � doing what, only God knows but l haven�t had any time!! I agree with Hels on the moving of Melb get together to next week � l would hate for Lauren and Penny to miss out when it is so close to their houses� hope nobody minds too much!!
So here is my catch up post�
Bugger � I missed the live chat again!!! It sounds like it was eventful J It�s a great idea to have regular times for the live chat � two a week sounds good too � hopefully people should at least be able to get to one of the sessions

Lauren � Gorgeous photos Lauren � sounds like you had a great Mothers day � l will be more selfish next year!!! (love the card too)!! How awful about Jacks gastro � how did he get it?? I hope he is feeling better today!!
Squiggles � Hugs to you � sounds like we both got a bit short changed on the Mothers day experience!!!
Juzzy � I find Coen gets unsettled later in the day if he has had a lot of people fussing over him � perhaps Cassidy responds a bit quicker � l know l wouldn�t like it if l had 7 people standing over me!!! J (I agree with everything Roopee said and am quite firm with my family � l leave DH to be firm with his � and he does� he learnt the hard way with awful nights!!)
Re. dummies � my cousin and l were having that exact conversation about inventing something to make dummies stay in their mouth� and l did give it some thought, problem is it would present a choking risk (doh!!) � Hels � on R refusing the dummy � Coen did that all last week � and now he�s taking it again � not sure what happened there� so persist if you can!!!
Mumslilspunks � great happy photos � gotta love those grins!! Congrats on the BFN BTW
Harrisonsmum � Harrison is just gorgeous!!
Mon � I use a bath on the kitchen table (for my back as well) � and DH and l do it together � its part of our family time and Coen loves it� like you Coen is about to grow out of his bath though � l don�t think l could give him a bath in the big bath � my back is giving me a lot of trouble just now� l might consider buying a bigger tub and putting it on the kitchen table also (if l can get one that drains out) � BTW the hair loss is usual�
Penny � I am so sorry that your mothers day didn�t turn out to be all that you hoped (neither was mine) � hopefully next year will be better! Your neck/shoulders dramas sound awful! My back is giving me problems too (not as severe as yours though)� l had mum come over today to help me out � thankfully cos it was really hard picking up and holding Coen (which is just what he wanted cos he�s not feeling well)!
Scarlett ; Youngmummies07; kirstyE; mummy2oceana� welcome � we love newcomers!!

LMenz

16-05-2007, 19:49

I agree with Hels on the moving of Melb get together to next week � l would hate for Lauren and Penny to miss out when it is so close to their houses� hope nobody minds too much!!
Lauren � How awful about Jacks gastro � how did he get it?? I hope he is feeling better today!!

:yelclap: Yay...I was so upset to think I might miss meeting up with everyone.

I'm not sure how Jack got sick....I had Mother's group on Monday so it could have been there. DH and I are yet to be sick....I hope we don't :fingerscrossed:

Poor Jack vommited today while on his playmat and it went all over his face and in his eyes...yuck! I feel so sorry for him. All he wants to do is suck his dummy. I guess he needs the comfort.

WELCOME to all the newbies :wave: Jump in and start posting...be great to get to know you all!

Mon - My hair is falling out badly! I only have to run my hands through it and I get a fair bit coming out. I have heard it's normal too...and apparently it can last for ages.

juzzy

16-05-2007, 20:12

Mon - My hair is falling out badly! I only have to run my hands through it and I get a fair bit coming out. I have heard it's normal too...and apparently it can last for ages.

Losing my hair is depressing... after brushing my hair this morning, i ran my hands through it and a whole clump came out

i was so sad... i cant believe how much i am losing

Roopee

16-05-2007, 20:38

my_lot! well how funny re you lol. I still feel terrible about that by the way. It certainly has made me think twice when sending emails.:laughing: I will def be checking that address bar in future.
hehehe-you days off sound like mine! One baby, one dog, one at school so still have to do the drop off pick up thing, home to do the house work, then to soccer training, then home at 6pm to start dinner and get them all to bed. Not really a day off is it.

live chat- the one ata night and one at day is a great idea. Fridays suit me too-but maybe after one? I have to get the 2 yr old to bed and that gives me time to do that and give Cody her bottle too.

dummies- i always threaten to "gaffer tape" Codys to her head. It drives me insane when she wakes when it falls out-which....thank god....is not often.

Ren- a big congrats on the BFN. I know you didnt want to be preggers yet so im taking it it was good news? Oh and i hear ya on the not sleeping thing. Cody is great at night but sometimes thru the day when i just want to sit down and have a coffee she starts. I think she has @rse radar! Its when my @rse hits the couch, she knows i swear she's physic!

juzzy- sorry your loosing your hair!! That must be terrible- maybe you should go see your doc to put your mind at ease?

Has anyone heard from ziggy? Havent seen her here for ages- i hope she's ok.

blubber

16-05-2007, 20:42

PLease excuse me coming to terms with names etc but i will get there.

Have had Elly at the doctors today, we have all had a head cold. This mornig after sleeping from 10.00 last night unti 7.15 this morning i thought i was in for a good day. She woke up happy but there was no way she wanted her bottle. All snotty and all. Was unsettled which is very unusual. Long story short but it's only what the rest of us have had, a head cold but she just doesn;t want to feed. HAd two feed all day!!
My reason for posting is has anyone dealt with vapourisers and if so how did they go.

Am jealous of you girls that actually get to meet face to face...oh the joys of living where no one else does. I really hope you enjoy it. I had a great mums group first time around with Mia, we moved from there and i miss it. Still in touch with a couple of them. I was one who was never going to be a "Mums Group" kinda of girls but it was great.

mummy2oceana

16-05-2007, 20:43

Evening Ladies

The hair falling out is completely normal, I cannot remember the reason why though. As much as I hate my hair fallling out, I'm actually getting used to it LOL.. that will teach me for dying my hair so often lol :o It should get back to normal pretty soon for you both
I did get some tips from my hairdresser though, you dont have to read them lol
After a shower and washing ur hair brush it and leave it down until it dries
Try to wash your hair every other day
Sleep with your hair down

I cant remember the rest of them, but those ones are pretty hard to do with bubbies.. and if they are anything like Sienna and her fetish with pulling hair lmao then I can completely understand why the hair is always up lol

Quick question though: Sienna always has a lot of fluff in between her fingers when she wakes up in the morning, I dont know if its because she is wrapped or not. But I'm just wondering if any other bubbies get this as well. Its very hard trying to get it all out with her not happy to open her hand up LOL. Also what way do you cut their nails... I am terrified of using the nail clippers and I do the good old fashioned biting them or letting them peel themselves after a bath.

God I talk alot LOL :ecomcity:

*edited because I didnt realise cr ap was considered a curse word LOL*

Roopee

16-05-2007, 21:05

Blubber- why dont you pop over into the "location threads". You will more than likely find someone from your area in there-or start a post and the you'll be able to go to meets.

I did this a few weeks ago-and now we alll meet up every couple of weeks-its great! Give it a go-ya neva know ya luck:thumbsup:

juzzy

16-05-2007, 21:35

I cant remember the rest of them, but those ones are pretty hard to do with bubbies.. and if they are anything like Sienna and her fetish with pulling hair lmao then I can completely understand why the hair is always up lol

Quick question though: Sienna always has a lot of fluff in between her fingers when she wakes up in the morning, I dont know if its because she is wrapped or not. But I'm just wondering if any other bubbies get this as well. . Also what way do you cut their nails... I am terrified of using the nail clippers a

Cassi always takes a good fist full of my hair if i leave it down so i always wear it up not as she has got a killer grip and wont let go!!

about finger fluff Cassi gets lots between her fingers and isnt very fond of letting me get rid of it either. I dont know why she gets it either but it gets worse after she has been sucking on her hands...

im sure there is a logical enough explaination for it... i just cant think what it would be right now... i need sleep!!

finger nails i just use clippers on cassidy...just the kiddie sets that u can get from the chemist or supermarket. i do it while i am BFing her as it is the only time i can get her still enough to do it without her losing a finger or two!

LOL Time for me to go to bed

Night!

blubber

16-05-2007, 21:56

Roopee: thanx fpr the advice. I have tried that in the past but have yet to come across anyone that is around here. Perhaps the bubhub word is yet to get around town

>~Scarlett~<

16-05-2007, 22:13

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!! I'll try to jump in when I can but looks like this thread moves faster than I am used to so bare with me :)

Evening Ladies

The hair falling out is completely normal....

Quick question though: Sienna always has a lot of fluff in between her fingers when she wakes up in the morning, I dont know if its because she is wrapped or not. But I'm just wondering if any other bubbies get this as well. Its very hard trying to get it all out with her not happy to open her hand up LOL. Also what way do you cut their nails... I am terrified of using the nail clippers and I do the good old fashioned biting them or letting them peel themselves after a bath...

On the hair loss thing, I did notice that while pregnant my hair hardly came out, however before that it did, so maybe our hair isn't falling out any more than "normal", but in the 9 months we were preggers we forgot just how much we used to lose?

Hand Fluff - Yep my Ashleigh now gets this due to hand sucking. If I don't have time to bath her one day, I'll just wash her hands with a warm flannel. She seems to pick up all sorts of fluff and probably ends up eating half of it, and my hair is usually wound around her little fingers too. Oh, and it's a bit scarey when you find your hair in their poo!! LOL

Nail Clipping - The first time I tried using nail clippers she was only a couple of weeks old and I was using a stupid infant set with a safety guard on. Well, the safety guard was cr@p and I made her little finger bleed!!! She cried and oh I felt terrible!!! So after that I was chewing her nails off. It's only been the last few weeks I have started using clippers again, but I pulled the stupid safety guide off them and now I can actually get in under the nail and cut them easy enough. It is easier after a bath too as they are softer, oh but I hear what you mean about trying to keep the hands still!! I usually end up doing just a couple of fingers a day! hehe...

:wave:

SuperFrog

16-05-2007, 22:24

Hand fluff - Liam gets this as well. I have no idea where it comes from, and it always seems to be blue. :confused:

I got bored and added a new blog entry to my zoints page if anyone is interested. More rambling of course!

Night! :sleeping:

bAaM

16-05-2007, 22:45

Hi girls
MELB GIRLS tomorrow is ok for me to i will just cancel my flight and hotel. LOL sorry i just had to.

RE fluff M gets it as well i just wait till she is asleep or has her bath then i de-fluff her she gets it between her toes as well.

Routins M has been in one for 2 months now (:fingerscrossed: it stays like that) she wakes at 6-7am then bottle and back to bed till the school run at 8:30 then play time till 9:30 then back to bed till bottle at 10:30ish then she is up for about 2 1/2 hours and back to sleep till bottle at 2:30 then the school run and shops if i need anything then back home to bed till 5pm then a bath and sit out side and play with DS till dp gets home at 6 then she gets grizzly till her 6:30 feed then bed till 9:30pm bed and then up at 6-7am.
the times vary somem days but it depends on if we are out or at home. I must admit i have been blessed with a good baby, well so i should after what i went through with DS.

BLUBBER AR FORMULA I have just started M on it as she had silent refux. After i steralize my bots i put the water in and put them in the fridge then i just warm the bot in the microwave :shame: ( i no i shouldn't) and then add the formula i let it sink to the bottem than swivle it around a little then put the lit on and give it a good shake. This way it isnt lumpy. A faster teat is good to cause the formula is a little thicker.

NAILS Marissas grow so quick i just bite them every few days during a bottle.

A friend of mine that has had 2 kids called me today to tell me she has been sick for a week and doc sent her for an u/s to see if it was kidney stones and found out she has 2 OVARIS wtf apparently its very uncommen and it is like a gift...... Stranger things have happend.

We are doing good DS is sick with asthma and the doc has put him on steroids to open his airways but he is getting better.
Big day of shopping tomorrow :smiliedance: so i better get to bed.
Night Night will catch up later have a good day.

Alicia
xxxxx

Sassi

17-05-2007, 06:56

my_lot

17-05-2007, 07:18

sarah- whos who?

mumslilspunks

17-05-2007, 07:27

My reason for posting is has anyone dealt with vapourisers and if so how did they go.

Am jealous of you girls that actually get to meet face to face...oh the joys of living where no one else does. I really hope you enjoy it. I had a great mums group first time around with Mia, we moved from there and i miss it. Still in touch with a couple of them. I was one who was never going to be a "Mums Group" kinda of girls but it was great.

I have been using a vapouriser everynight for the past few days now. I think they are great! It has realy helped B with his blocked nose.
Re meeting other mums im 3 hours from melb and even more from Sydney so im in between aswell. I think im going to have to make it to one of the melb meets though!

Hairloss- I havent lost anymore than what i normally do.
Fluff- Billy also gets alot of this but i think (know) it comes from him wearing mittens of a night!
Roopee-LOL (ar$e radar) My boys have the same but its when mummy gets on the phone or wants to go to the toilet (TMI):laughing:
Me- Well my lil man slept from 8;30-4;30 :yelclap:
Luckily i too went to bed just after him so i feel like a new woman today. Maybe this not sleeping much during the day is paying off?
Back later to do more personals!

NoMoreScuba

17-05-2007, 07:42

Good Morning Girls,

Leashie - I'm so jealous your routine sounds wonderful... Zane sleeps about 45 min in total during the day (although he does sleep in during the morning!!)

Here are the photo's of the sydney meet

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s57/sassi_2007/P5150003.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s57/sassi_2007/P5150002.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s57/sassi_2007/P5150014.jpg

Have a great day

In the first photo, Charlie is at the top, then (going clockwise) we have Matthew, Olivia and Zane.

In the second photo Zane is at the top, then Charlie, Matthew and Olivia (going clockwise).

In the third photo, starting on the left we have Cats&Kid with Matthew, Sassi with Zane, shelby with Olivia and me (NoMoreScuba) with Charlie !!

It was lovely to meet the girls and we'll look forward to the next outing!

LMenz

17-05-2007, 08:42

Sydney Girls....it's so nice to put some faces to names. Looks like a fun day out!

Roopee - Ziggy is taking a break from bubhub for a bit to clear her head. I'm still in touch with her through email and she's doing much better.

I think we need another NON BABY TOPIC - Any suggestions? I'll have a think and be back

harleyq

17-05-2007, 08:42

Peta (mummy2oceana) � Yeah Coen has fluff in his hands all the time � day and night, l just clean them out when ever l can prise them open � its nothing l am overly worried about � its just the lint from their clothes/blankets etc. which is attracted to their sticky palms which they are so fond of sucking
Mumslilspunks � where do you live (if you don�t mind me asking) � perhaps we can try to make a meet somewhere closer to you??

Thanks for the photos Sarah - its great to put faces to names...

I don't know what to do with myself today - every day l have had something planned and now that the Melbourne Meet has been cancelled - well what to do???

blubber

17-05-2007, 08:47

[quote=leashie;1467206]
Routins M has been in one for 2 months now (:fingerscrossed: it stays like that) she wakes at 6-7am then bottle and back to bed till the school run at 8:30 then play time till 9:30 then back to bed till bottle at 10:30ish then she is up for about 2 1/2 hours and back to sleep till bottle at 2:30 then the school run and shops if i need anything then back home to bed till 5pm then a bath and sit out side and play with DS till dp gets home at 6 then she gets grizzly till her 6:30 feed then bed till 9:30pm bed and then up at 6-7am.
the times vary somem days but it depends on if we are out or at home. I must admit i have been blessed with a good baby, well so i should after what i went through with DS.

Did she establish this herself or was there some helpfull encouragement? I don't want life to be so regimented and routnined but first time around with Mia it worked really well and you just knew what they wanted. It also made it easier when she was unsettled becuase you had more of a chance of working out what was wrong. Elly is slowly getting into some sort of pattern. Just trying to get her to have a feed around that standard "dinner time" then go to bed and have another around 10.00ish. We have found if she does that she will go through until 6-7 in the morning.

BLUBBER AR FORMULA I have just started M on it as she had silent refux. After i steralize my bots i put the water in and put them in the fridge then i just warm the bot in the microwave :shame: ( i no i shouldn't) and then add the formula i let it sink to the bottem than swivle it around a little then put the lit on and give it a good shake. This way it isnt lumpy. A faster teat is good to cause the formula is a little thicker.

What type of AR did you go to and what were you using. Currently we are using thickener because that is what we discovered first. HAd a messy week when no shop in twon had it and we had to use S26AR, stuffed her around a alittle and made poohing difficult. I think it was Hels that said the KaricareAR is good. OUr dilema now is do we make that last swap and hope she transfer with few hassels.

Nails: i am a chewer at bottle time as they grow quckly, plus I really hurt Mia when she was young with clippers and don't wont to do it again.

HarrisonsMum

17-05-2007, 09:07

Hello
I'd love to join in a live chat. If thats ok with you guys.

My friends in toen have children who are all atleast one year old so it would be nice to chat to people with kids harrisons age.
Not much happening here .Going to Brisbane tomorrow to go to crusty demons show.Harrison is staying in toowoomba with grandma. Not sure how i'll cope but only one way to find out i guess. Harrison has just woken so i'll do personals later.

blubber

17-05-2007, 09:15

LMenz: Would anyone be interested in chatting about the work they have done or perhaps like to do in the future. It may provide so good ideas or offer some help. Just a thought.

shelby

17-05-2007, 09:17

I like the first pic of the bubs, if you have a look Olivia is crying and Zane looks like he is trying to hold her hand - so cute!!

It was great meeting up with the Sydney girls, they are all lovely and the babies are so cute!! If there are any other Sydney girls we talked about meeting up again in a few weeks time at Olympic Park. Let us know if you are out there!

I havent been on much lately - DF is working nights as well as days this week and next week so I have been really tired. Am so looking forward to the weekend when we can share the load a bit, but have his grannies 80th on Saturday lunch then my brothers 6th birthday Saturday night - so we will be running around all day. oh well.

No personals today so will just say a big :wave: to everyone!

xxx

bAaM

17-05-2007, 10:10

BLUBBER with Ms routine it was a bit of both she got herself intoalot of it but i added to it by giving her the same play times bath,,,ect also with her sleeps i make sure she is never in the dark untill her bed time around 9:30 pm then she knows its bed time cause its dark iygwim she slept from 8;30 last night till 8 this morning i couldn't believe it.
She also has a bunny blanket which put her straight to sleep as she can have her hands on the head.
AR FORMULA Ms on karicare AR and was on just the normal karicare It does make them alittle constapated but once they get used to it normally after a week pooing goes back to normal. It is a bit of a hassle to start with as its all different but it is well worth it but has never been better she doesn't spew at all anymore and is alot happier witch is great for everyone. I would recommend karicare as i have never had a problem with it and i used it for both kids.

off to the shops now have a good day.

Alicia

EskimoMumma

17-05-2007, 10:17

karicare AR is rather thick, there is another AR from Karicare and that is the HA-AR. It is still thick, but not as thick as the AR. Of course not much different but yea thats the formula I use..

Squiggles

17-05-2007, 10:34

Morning all,

I had a cr@p night last night. Picked Connor up from MILs house at 4:30 after going to the dentist and waiting and waiting and waiting to be seen (50 mins late!!! :banghead:) came home and felt sick and started vomiting... got worse and worse til I ened up with a full blown migraine. Havn't had one since before I was pregnant and this one was a beauty. I had to have all the lights off and feed and put Connor to bed in darkness - all light and noise was making me vomit. Even the sounds of my own footsteps walking around was making me worse. It was awful... and of course I was here by myself as DH is in New Zealand. To make it worse Bl**dy Telstra didn't switch on the roaming on his mobile so I have to call BIL to get in touch with DH. Telstra are really trying my patience lately!

End of whinge...

Sydney girls - its nice to put faces to names.

Hairloss - yeah mine has just started to thin out too and its really really oily now - wasn't when I was preggers.

Im off to meet my mum for a coffee as she is working up in the country today (she is a sales rep- Travels around all over the place) so I had better get a bottle ready to take and the little biy dressed. Back later for personals.

Anyone up for Live chat tonight?

HarrisonsMum

17-05-2007, 11:15

I just saw the trailer for pirates of the carrabean worlds end:thumbsup: . It looks awesome. I loved the first two and havve both on dvd and watch them often. The third one looks even better. Any one else love these?

Will try to make it to the live chat tonight.:fingerscrossed: :thumbsup:

mummy2oceana

17-05-2007, 12:27

Just a quick one... I'll be there for live chat if it is ok with everyone :D What time do you usually start?

Roopee

17-05-2007, 12:58

O probably wont be in chat tonight. I have to go to work till 9pm so maybe if we have one thru the day next week or so i might make that one.

Good to hear Ziggy is doing well- i hope shes ok.

Squiggles

17-05-2007, 13:25

Live chat - lets say about 7:30pm(AEST) ??

juzzy

17-05-2007, 13:31

ohhh yeah ill be in for a chat tonight! Like Hels said, we should just name the room "Private Room" and have a password on it. That way no one gets annoyed. We can always invite in Feb Mums as they come into the main room...

Purplebird

17-05-2007, 13:32

Hi All

I'm so rubbish at keeping up with this thread - i'm too slow! oh, and i still can't make my avatar :banghead: Why am i so dumb, lol?

Anyhoo, hair loss - mine's pretty bad now, i thought i'd escaped it but it's just started. Poor Miss E is covered in it, although i've not found it in her poo yet!

Nails - I just chew them off while she's feeding, bujt they grow soo fast, they feel so sharp sometimes and the poor thing is always scratching herself.

Penny - hope you're neck and back are better. Sounds awful, you poor thing

Harrisons mum -:yes: i lurve Johnny Depp and Pirates of the Carribean. I can't wait to see it.

Eloise now has started having a 2.5 hour sleep in the middle of the day, sometimes 3 hours. Has anyone else's bub started doing this? It's kinda good I suppose but I really would like it to be early morning so I can go out more easily, lol. Does anyone know how to reprogram these little people?:laughing:

Will try and make live chat toniight - can someone please pm me the password if that's what we're doing?