Smithy - its ok guess what I AM TIRED TOO Xavier has been asleep for 2 hour now but do you think I get to rest nope to much to do and my goodness I have the noisiest 3 year old in the world.
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Green I think our boys must be twins, Its the vomit and no we are not sleeping either. Struggle to get him down during the day as well. Finally at 2pm today he crashed. He also prefers to play feed sleep.
Our boobie fed boy wont take a bottle. Still trying to get him meds into him so tried giving it to him in a small amount of expressed milk in a bottle he wouldnt take it. Took him 20 min to take about 30ml from a bottle and 15min for a complete boobie feed. So much for my idea of leaving him for a night.
Hope evreryone had a lovely easter. Green after we get back from our holiday I to am cutting out the sugar and getting back to exercise.
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Smithy - its ok guess what I AM TIRED TOO Xavier has been asleep for 2 hour now but do you think I get to rest nope to much to do and my goodness I have the noisiest 3 year old in the world.
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Smithy, Green & Saph: So sorry about your lack of sleep, but just wanted to let you know that there are Wonder Weeks at 8 weeks and again at 12 weeks and the horrible periods are generally from around 7 1/2 weeks to 9 1/2 weeks and again between 11 1/2 & 12 1/2 weeks (based on due date not birthdate). Just when the routine gets into action a Wonder Week seems to hit. We are supposed to be slap bang in the middle of the 26 week one which runs from 22 1/2 weeks - 26 1/2 weeks, but I'm lucky I only get cranky times during the day.
Neptune: sending you a bigI wish there was something I could do to help.
Hopefully I'll bbl for more of an update.
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hi ladies, about to eat dinner, but wanted to share a cute pic of my girl from yesterday
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BG that is the most stunning photo, So cute
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thanks hun!
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bg what a gorgeous little girl you have! love her eyes, just beautiful!!!
hope everyone had a nice easter break. DH's nanna died on Friday, funeral tomorrow and we can't make it. Him and his sis are the only grandkids, so a bit sad but will be there in 2 weeks. She was very ill for a long time and in her 90s but it's stil sad when a life comes to an end.
anyhoo should go to bed. tired, even though i had a 2-hr nap today (sorry saph should have probably put a warning on that) ox
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Thats okay grub I dont begrugde anyone there sleep. I just live on caffine. Maybe this is the problem.
I have a question for everyone. We are going away for 2 weeks and at both destinations they have somewhere for xavier to sleep. But I really want to take his Bassinet so he has something familiar to sleep in. Should I just stop being silly and use the other cots.
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hey saph - we are doing the same in 2 weeks' time. I'm taking one of his blankets and a set of sheets so he has those in his bed and it smells like home.
i've also used a wrap since he's gone into his cot first along the side of the cot so it didn't seem so open and then he started grabbing it... now i've cut it into small squares and he uses it to go to sleep (it's so cute, he tells it all his problems lol)so will be taking his blanket/comforter. do you have time to also create a comforter?
off to my mum's group this morn but didn't find out about it til 9pm last night!!! email went awry! so have to try and scrounge up a plate to share! brh.
well that's easter 2010, so back to life
oh BG she is just beautiful hun ,she has the most lovliest eyes
when did you get her little ears pearsed hun??
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Hey all,
Neptune - sorry to hear you are going through a rough time. I wish I had some great advice for you, but I don't. However I am a really good listener... here to help in whatever way I can.
To all of you suffering from sleep deprivation - I hope it passes quickly. I remember those early days only too well so I feel your pain.
BG - she is just gorgeous - such pretty eyes.
To everyone else - a big hello!
AFU - Thank you all for your birthday wishes - we had a wonderful day. It truly was a very special moment for us. Jazzy is pretty much over her virus, bar the odd cough here and there, but finally I think we are able to get back into the swing of nursery etc. I thought it was about time I gave you all a little look at my sweet angel. I have put a little photo in my ticker - not sure if I will keep in there permanently - I'm a bit funny about having photos up on the internet... I know PARANOID! But I'd rather err on the side of caution. To me she is the most beautiful thing I have ever laid eyes on, but then I am just a little bit biased
Janie and Jasmine xxx
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JANIE she is gorgeou. what a sweet face... you know in my mind's eye, i imagined her with dark hair, eyes and long lashes! so perfect! lol.
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aww janie she is beautiful hunny,so happy to finally see her
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Smithy did Charlie ever settle on her own in bed? I get linc sleepy then put him down, so there's no "oh were's mum" cry. took a little while but it's working (most of the time) he'll go down it's just the waking up bit. Smithy how much was Charlie sleeping at night before?
KellyD thanks for the thoughts, Linc is eating heaps too so I guess that's not helping his belly (WINDY BOY)
Oh briggsy she is so so so cute, what beautiful eyes
Grub sorry to hear about DH's Nanna,
Janie Jazzy is a cutie
ATM loved the rain today, had a big mummy snuggle in bed for an hour this morning Linc was restless but it was nice still. I got one big sleep out of him last night 10.30-2am! then up at 4.30 and again at 6.20I think it's not burping too, but when I try at night he falls asleep on my sholder, I'm not going to wake him. Bloody WIND! Today I watch two DVD
it took all day
but I did it, DH got home cranky and made a sooky face when I said I wanted to go to the gym, So I pulled out a bigger one and I'm off when he get's back from the bank.
I went for a walk with Linc today and he fell asleep in the pram for the first time in ages but it's not enough movement for me. A walk is just for fun not for fat burning.
Any burping tips would be great.
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Hi all
Not sure how much I can get on here as I have a really slow internet connection (dongle) and it has already taken about five minutes just to load this reply page and my little man may not lie happily for much longer while I type. This ladies is the reason I have been MIA for ages.
Green - I read somewhere to keep them upright for at least ten minutes after every feed throughout the day as the wind accumulates and makes them fussy with excess wind in the evening. I used to have big probs with wind in my little man but it seems to be calming down now. I have never had to burp him at night though when he is sleeping. I just used to have hours and hours of burping and screaming before bed. He does though fart alot in his sleep. He sort of thrashes and grizzles then farts but doesn't wake up. However since he is in bed with me it does wake me sometimes!!!! LOL
BG and Janie - lovely pics and lovely girls!!!
Murph - congrats on successful move and GL with those backward Southern docs and their backward administrative ways!!!! Speaking as a Queenslander here!!! LOL! Seriously though I hope Jazz can get her implants at the right time.
Neptune - hope things work out for you. I second you seeing someone to talk it through as we cannot change others behaviour but we have control over our own attitude about their behaviour until they do! Not that I am saying that you have the wrong attitude (no way!!!!) but that as he is not going to change tomorrow without some help you need help and support in coping with it in the meantime IYKWIM.
Smithy - hope the sleep settles back down again...sounds like it could be a Wonder Week...
Saph - Wonder week with the sleep? and pleased to hear about the hips!
Grub - Hello!
BOC - welcome and congratulations on the birth of Jagger!
I am so behind I am sorry I have to leave people out! Little man is starting to grumble so must be quick.
AFM - sleeping is still a nightmare but Breastfeeding is easy now!!! I love doing it! I swear it was the hardest thing I have done in my life. Seriously everything else I have ever done I have been able to fudge it or fake it, School, Uni, jobs etc but this I had to do it properly and I had to perservere and I got through in the end. He is spacing out the feeds now (which is meaning a little less sleep at night because the evening tanking up cluster feeds are gone) so life is a little easier now but he still won't sleep!!!!! Although he is getting a few more naps into the day. I feed him to sleep and he sleeps from 20 mins to an hour by himself on my bed. He still gets a sleep in the sling now and again when I am out and about but he is more alert now so likes to look about!!! Yesterday he barely slept at all but that meant I got a four hour stretch of sleep last night so swings and roundabouts I guess!!! The screaming has settled down now too. Our witching hour at night which used to be about three hours is now only half an hour! I think nd hope we are meeting our three months turnaround that everyone was promising me would happen!!! LOL
Byee!! Little man is grizzling!!!
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we got her ears pierced when she was 12 weeks old - i wanted it done while she was young and wouldn't pull at them at all. i'll admit she screamed like a banshee for a few minutes, and i had a minute of mummy guilt, but given she has had no dramas with them at all, i know i did the right thing getting them done
when did you get her little ears pearsed hun??
big day today so no energy for persies! but a big hi and want to let everyone know i always read and am thinking of you all
oh, and thanks for the lovely comments about the poppet - i think she is divine - but i'm a very biased mummy!
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OMG thnak goodness that day is over. I am shattered. Xavier has had all of about an hours sleep today and he is only happy when he is upright and I mean completely unright not lying in the bouncer.
Quick question has anyone used a bumbo. thinking of getting one to see if that helps the reflux. Back to the doctor tomorrow maybe they will have some other suggestions.
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For some reason I haven't been getting updates, so didn't realise you were all here cheering for me while I had my back turned!
I love you girls, thanks so much for the kind words and support from every corner of OZ. I'm feeling a bit better.
I keep wavering from decision to decision. I have NO desire to leave despite living in a shambles, so at the moment my decision is to stay until I am forced to do something for Adam's sake. In the meantime, I will try and get some counselling for myself organised because I do need someone to just hear me out. I am still in the middle of composing my letter, trying to balance it is the key with him, he will jsut block out everything that I say if I am too harsh! Have to give him some good stuff too.
I'm in Sydney and my parents are in Melbourne which is hard. However, they go away every winter to QLD, and they have offered for me to move down there while they are gone (or for however long I want) to save me the hassle of getting a lease etc.......it is nice to have that as a backup, but I would hate for Adam and DH to be so far apart. Anyway, at least it is an option if all else fails. And a comforting one, because it would stop me feeling so incredibly awful at leaving because it is kind of 'home' and I grew up there. Also, I thought I could tell DH that I could stay there to give him some space to clean up without him having to worry about Adam's safety ie he could do his worst!
Yesterday, we had a break through with one aspect of the house, so this MAY get things moving a bit better. So I'm happy at the moment to stop thinking about it so much and just get on with it. And keep writing my letter (novel!).
I have read everyone's posts and thinking about all of you lovely mummies. To those not getting much sleep, hang in there and take each day as it comes.
Thanks again for listening....it REALLY helps. I have a couple of paths to walk, and I do feel better.
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