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:)aww sweet little jazzy dont wack yourself beautiful girl you will hurt yourself..cutie pie..:
i have no idea murph :rolleyes: i wonder why she does that too maybe shes just getting her self so excited
how did you go saph ? cant wait to see your new ticker hun.
a big hi to all my mummy friends today i hope you all have a nice day,ive just been shopping and spent $230 on food omg why do we have to eat pmsl imagine if we didnt have too lol...id be rich thats for sure
Ha, I really haven't got time for this, but thought what the hey, while the leech is feeding. I updated my ticker too, but can't work out how to edit my photos on my new puter so it's a bit of a naff photo:rolleyes: Cute smile caught for once.
Hey, I just noticed some of you girlies have been posting comments to me that I never knew were there :redface: Sorry, I only operate at the outer realm of computer competence and find most things mysterious and lurking. How did those messages get there??? I ask myself and then feel bad for comments dating back to 2008:doh: Thanks Dusty, Lenny, Smithy, Grub et al. What can I say, but aww shucks. Me and compliments do not get along...bring on the sarcasm ;);). xox
Murph - E has always an excited arm flapper - when she was smaller she would thump her tummy so hard - can i just say how much i love that cloth nappies are bulky or i swear she would have been bruised!! it's definitely an excitement thing for her
Murph: Don't stress too much Tara is an arm flapper as well, especially when she is excited or wants something. There are numerous times she has conked herself in the face or the eye and makes nice red splotch marks on herself although generally she seems to save the really hard hits for me. I've been caught in the face, across my nose and the special one is the punch or kick to the throat. These occur mainly after a bath and when getting dressed as I have to lean over her to dry her, put stuff over her head and brush her hair. It's times like that I wish I was a bit taller :rolleyes:.
:rofl:yeh and miss charlie pulls her own hair and cries then looks at me and coops like we have done it lol..
oh gee they do some silly things lol..
luven your new ticker pic murph:)
Smithy thanks for the help. Hope everyone has a good night I am praying for a little more sleep. DH has gone off tonight to get his tats done. He has Campbell and his date of birth on one arm so he is getting Xaviers done on the other and a dragonfly and my name over his heart. I hope it hurts lots, not really it is sweet that he loves us all so much that he wants us with him all the time.
hahahah smithy! you mean mum pulling her hair! lol.
saph - that is so sweet. I met a mum the other day who had an awesome tat on her upper arm with her kids' names. it was big but i quite liked it and i'm not a huge tat fan (although i did buy DH his tat a few years ago lol).
sounds like we've all bred a heap of 'arm flappers' lol.
hi bg, and kelly d - got those prof pics back yet?
murph are you talking about clicking on your user profile and seeig your reputation comments? lol. gee was i nice to YOU! pft. How's ki? much different to fnq? apart from environment i'd imagine it'd have apretty similar sense of isolation and community.
green - teenagers! Ash will be getting sent to live with nanna from age 14 to 19. He can come home when he's over the pratt years. i didn't like teens when i was one! lol. but if you look of all the awful things soem teens do, yours sounds like he's a pretty good boy... just pushing the limits and finding his place inthe world. remember how you used to think everything was sssooo important and it'd be the end of the world if you didn't get your own way! hope his hands better, poor kid. probably won't do that again. and yaay for extra time with bubba!!! :)
all is well here. the boy is having his morning sleep. he's still gorgeous! well it was definitely AF but geez it really hit me hard. i've been sssooo hungry and sssoooo exhausted this week. Saw our FS yesterday about waht to do with pcos and our embies if we move - considering a transfer oct/nov but the clincher is i'd have to wean Ash :(
Just not sure i'm prepared to do that as once we use these eggs it'll probably be sometime before we consider doing a full stim cycle again, if at all. i'm feeling like i don't want to sacrifice a moment with ash for something that may never be and that i should just not be so impatient and wait til ash is a bit older to try for siblings.
anyway we are just going to have a good think about it. just feeling like i want to enjoy feeding ash as he may be our only child - and i really couldn't be bothered doing bottles lol. lazy mum!
anyhoo Ash is 14 weeks today, 5850grams, 63.2cm long.. his weight gain has slowed now but nurse assures me not to worry.
have a great weekend lovelies !!! oxox
Hi everyone,
Well I am feeling really guilty this morning and almost don't want to admit it, but the girls slept 10pm to 6am last night, with only a few grunts and groans in between. I really am clueless as to why this is happening, but I am not going to complain. But I do sort of feel guilty, as I know some of you are having a much harder time. I did have a very grissly day yesterday, so perhaps they were just worn out. :think:
In fact I have to admit that I am almost down playing to other people how good they are. Most people I know seem to delight in asking me about how hard it is, how much trouble they are, how difficult it must be dealing with two, and I don't think they quite believe me when I say so far so good. Or if they do, all is hear is 'enjoy it while it lasts'. If that is the case, I am enjoying enjoying.
Grub, very hard decision, I have given BF 6 months, it is pretty hard for me, I am really hoping to get that far, so I won't feel so bad weaning then if not before, but I can understand how you want to enjoy your special time. I too don't want to be one of the ones always looking forward (to the next baby so to speak), but I am terribly afraid of how long it might take next time around and don't want to leave it to long.
Saph, I love DH's idea, very Brangelina! Good luck with Campbell.
KellyD, love the beautiful pics of Tara
Murph, you are legend, what a trip. And Jasmine is looking gorgeous, love the outfits, especially the pussy cat one.
Lovely Smithy, hope you are well, wow 9 weeks, the time is flying by.
Greenslw, yay for your mat leave extention!
BG, Hi hope you are having a good day.
Hope everyone else is travelling well, xx
BDT...:clap::clap:wow what good little girls you have hun,im so happy thery are giving you some well deserved rest at night and dont down play it at all hunny be proud that you have 2 very well behaved girls:D be very proud actually as you must be doing something right lol..and thank you very much for thinking of me hun yep 9 weeks i cant believe it shes growing to fast for me now lol.but oh boy shes getting cheeky.have a great day beautiful.
GRUB...:Dyes im a mean mother i tell ya lol im the boss and if you dont behave ill pull your hair :rofl: hahahahah nah i dont really but your funny chicky babe,and oh boy what a hard choice you have to make there im glad its you lol..but im sure you will work it out and do what eva you think is best for you all,give ash big sloppys from me hun.
SAPH... yay no worries hunny im luven your new ticker its so cute,and good on dh for getting his new tats done i cant wait till i have the money to get mine done
well a huge hi to you all today i hope you all have a wonderful day ,im off to pay bloddy rent..gee i hate that lol..i wish we didnt have to pay bills we would all be so rich or maybe not cause id just still go and spend my money at the clothes shops lol..im terrible miriel
Just realiased I need to keep subscribing to this thread :redface: thought it had been a bit quiet for the past few months!
Sometime I wonder what I did in a former life to deserve this. I have two very grumpy boys today. Goodness knows what Campbells problem is but he keeps screaming everytime i leave the room. At least I know what Xaviers problem is he has reflux. Easier to recognise the second time. Coughing the screaming when lying down and happy being up right. Oh yeah and the not sleeping. Guess I will have to keep wearing him until I see doctor next week and can try him on medication. Gotta go I have one happy boy fixing stuff next to me but one screaming.
:hug::hug:saph
Oh Kelly Tara is so beautiful Little girls are so precious. Did you swaddle? when did you stop. Linc hates it but still battes himself in the head so in go the arms.
Smithy OMG 9 weeks Linc will be on Monday I can't believe it. Fingers crossed for settled. I second the wish I was rich. Then I could stay home longer.
Oh Saph :hug: it passes soon I hope :hug:
Murph hope you start talking to me again :D Some KI time with DH might bring on some talking (no TV or people to distract us from conversations).
I have a headbutter atm, it hurts him and me, goes right for my cheek or collar bone.
Grub I know he's a good DSS but the timing is S&it, I wonder if 16 year olds get gelous???? so many decisions you and DH have to make, re next bubs, I'm sure you'll make the right choice, when do you want to ween ash?
Baby Dreamtime, don't feel guilty that is great, you have two bubs I'd never ever been green at you getting sleep after all you have to do everything else x 2. good for you.
ATM just re settled Linc, he's waking so much during the day even when there is no noise, ahhh well nights are still pretty good. OB burnt my bits yesterday OUCH! and now I have to use nappy rash cream, OMG. At least it should heal soon. I'm over the burnies at this time.
I saw a lady in the waiting room she's having her 3rd! I would love another baby maybe in 2-3 years but more than that does my head in, don't know how ppl do it. Maybe it gets easier and easier, happy to carry but don't know about the whole after birth thing....... Some women are just amazing I think
Green I agree with you re the third. I have a friend who has just had her 5th with 3 under 3. She has got to be insane. 2 is enough for me. DH and I have already had the conversation about anymore. I said we cant afford anymore and Dh said he wont put me through that ever again. I did think that was very sweet. Plus he only has two arms were would he put the next tattoo.
Must say sorry for this mornings rant. The demon child has left the building and my beuatiful boy that I love has come back and has been helping me pack for our holiday and the other boy has finally settled and is asleep.
Grub (and anyone else interested) you might want to check out this thread - IVF and breastfeeding. There's a link to an interesting podcast by a woman who's done some research into breastfeeding while doing IVF. She's found that t's not always necessary to wean.
Saph, glad things are a bit better! And nice ticker ;)
OUCH Green, I had that done too! I used rectinol... As for more babies... I think everyone's perspective is very different depending on their experiences. After A there was no way I would even consider getting pregnant again until he was at least 12 months old. And at this point I'd be happier to have a 3-year age gap or something like that.
Don't feel bad BDT! It's lovely they're giving you a break overnight!
Hiya!
Just thought I'd poke my head in here and say Hi! I'm new to the Mummy club now and have been looking forward to being able to join this thread. I know many of you already from the preg thread so :hello: to my girls!
So excited to be here and look forward to sharing my journey with you all! :hooray:
Can't stay on long today as we are expecting a steady stream of visitors any moment but will post more later.
Oh and to throw my 2 cents in on the number of kids, I have an insane school friend who has a 6 year old, 4 year old triplets and a 2 year old! I wonder if she knows what causes it :rofl:
:hello: boc,good to see you in you here hun a big welcome
CONGRATULATIONS BOC :D
i was just thinking you should be on this thread! how'd it all go? good weight n all? are you enjoying mummyhood, although it's early days yet lol.
green - ouchy!
hope all the girls have a great weekend. gotta run but will try to bb later ox
thanks marcellus :) i did know about that for some reason, maybe from the aba. my FS said it was my choice but he beleived we had a better chance of falling preg if i wasn't feeding ash. Given we've only got the 2 eggs i would probably take his advice.
it's funny, as Ash get older my yearning for another bub gets stronger! i always said i'd be happy with one (glad just to have one!) but admitted to Dh yesterday that i really don't feel complete, that i desperately want more kids cos i just love love love being a mum. it's like i've found my calling! thank god being a mum is for life!!! :)
but in saying that i do need to have the strength to accept things if they don't turn out as i hope.
wow very philosophical for sat pm!
just had a lovely bath with ash, lots and lots of kicking splashing and he insisted on standing!!! probably easier for him in a nice deep bath. we had a lovely time. now he's passed out.
:leap::wiggle::hooray: not 100% sure BUT....
we mught just have a new house yippee we wouldnt be able to moove for a couple of weeks yet as its not available till then but gee im hopeing girls so please keep all fingers and toes crossed for us as i truely need this moove other wise im going to go mad and i mean it i cant handle my foul mouth neighbours any more,midnight they all stopped last night bout time they all grew up i say ...anyways im praying for this house.
sending smithy house prayers! :pray:
Oh Smithy so hoping you get your house.
Grub before and when we had Campbell we only wanted one and he wasnt AC. When he was five months old both DH and I looked at each other out of the blue and said one wasnt enough. We were driving through Mc Donalds at the time. We did 6 months of back to back cycles and it really took its toll. So I gave up and said it wasnt ment to be. Then my dad passed away and I decided that whatever it took we needed to have another one as ik didnt want Campbell to have to bury us on his own. As for the breast feeding I feel your pain as there were often times that I felt terrible that I should be focusing on the child we had not the one we were hoping for.
Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend.
Hi girls!
I hope everyone is well in mummyland!
I have been MIA in Melbourne visiting the parents and very busy with uni assignments etc. Oh, and been to the GP the last few days.
I need to catch up on all your news before I even attempt persies, but thinking of you all.
One question. I stopped BFing Adam after 6 weeks. I had two normal AF, and now nothing for 7 weeks. I did POAS and nothing, but is this normal????? It's like I have skipped a whole AF, should I be worried?
Hi everyone,
Well I finally have a few minutes so hope to catch up on some persies. With Jasmine having been sick and working part time, I feel like I haven't stopped!
Neptune - I think it can take a while for your cycle to get back into a normal routine. Were you regular beforehand? I have PCOS and my cycle was virtually non-existent, hence the IVF. I have cut back to breastfeeding Jasmine only once a day and I finally got a period in January about a month after I cut down. I have now had my second period which was bang on 28 days and my third which was 37 days. I am actually a bit in shock as I have NEVER had such a regular cycle - who knows maybe this means that I might have a shot at falling pregnant naturally the next time????
Smithy - sending you loads of positive vibes for the new house. It is horrible when your neighbours suck.
Grub - thanks for your words about Jasmine's convulsion. We are thinking of trying for our second soon - I have found just recently that I have become really clucky. I think it is because Jasmine is no longer a little baby - she is a toddler.
BOC - congratulations and welcome to our thread. You will find heaps of support here.
Green - great to hear that you got your maternity leave extended. Enjoy all the time that you get with your little man - I tell you it just goes way to fast. By the way, I was 19 when my stepmother had my little brother, and there were times that i felt jealous. However, I didn't live with my dad and I think that had a bit to do with it. My dad was not very hands on with me and my sisters and when my stepmother had my brother and sister it was hard as it felt like they were going to have the father that we never did. But I soon got over it when I fell in love with my little brother and sister.
BDT - sounds like you are doing a wonderful job. My little sisters are twins, so I know how wonderful twins are.
Hi to Saph, Marcellus, Lily Dust, Kelly, BG, Murph and anyone else that i have missed.
AFU - well I am happy to report that Miss Jasmine is over the virus that caused all the problems (apart from a small cough). Thank you all for your lovely words and support. Well we are on the last few days of my little girl being a Baby. Jazzy turns 1 on Friday and I really can't quite believe it! Yesterday she started taking a few wobbly steps on her own! It was amazing to see her confidence start to allow her to be a bit daring - so very proud of her. She had a great week at home last week with my DH while I was at work Wed - Fri and I really think that has helped her just recover properly. Only 2 days of work this week due to Friday being a PH (and Jazzy's Birthday!) WOW - this time last year I was still pregnant - anxiously awaiting this gorgeous little angel. She truly is the light in my life and I feel so blessed that I am her mother.
Hope everyone is well.
Janie and Jasmine xxx
janie - what lovely words about your girl. you should put those feelings in her 1st bday card so when she's older she can look back and try to understand what she means to you. I am finding it amazing to think our mothers did this (mine had 3kdis) and how they must feel about us. I have more compassion and more respect and a better understanding of my mum (who can be a little ott sometimes lol).
I'm so glad your big girl is better! what a relief ox
neptune - my AF arrived and i'm fully bf and Ash was only 13 weeks old! so who knows what the evil thing will throw at you. But, one of my good friends had exactly the same thing happen and she was worried about another baby too soon but turned out to just be a long cycle.
saph - you said it perfectly. i feel bad to start to focus on another baby when i have my gorgeous little treasure already! but very true about not wanting campbell to have to deal with all your loss (in a very very very long time) alone. Ideally we would have a siblihg mainly because we are in the defence force and i want my kids to always have a mate/support person with all our moving about. that's also why i want them close and why we feel we need to use the eggs that are here as we won't be back.
any news smithy?
HOw are all the other lovelies?
Murph, how are you guys settling in? Did Jazzy cope with the move okay?
ox
:lol:still waiting grub,the house isnt available till the 10th april so dh has just gone to put out application in so time will tell but omg i sooooo hope we get it..i rekon were in with a good chance but cause weve been renting through the same real estate for 3yrs now and they call us a+ tenants so im keeping everythig i have :crossfingers: i truely need to get out of here as i really am going to go mad im getting depressed living here
Little miss "i've got my two first teef" is biting everything and feeding, feeding, feeding so I am MIA. It's a crazy time...really crazy. Love and miss you all (including you, Miss Green;))
:clap: OH GO LITTLE JAZZY ..WHAT A CLEVER GIRL
Saph good you are both on the same page. re more kids.
Marcellus how long did it take for you to heal? I'm so over this.
BOC :leap: congrats on the birth of Jagger (love the name) he is so grown up looking already :D well done.
Oh smithy I hope the new house works out. Fingers crossed for good neighbours.
Janie thanks for the insight from a child's point of view, I know my DH didn't even see DSS till he was 4 (his mum is odd and it took a court hearing) so I guess he may feel a bit like "why didn't I get that". Great news about no more sick DD
Hi to Grub, Neptune and Murph Hope you're having a great start to the week,
ATM had a great weekend on KI, really enjoyed all the well wishes and seeing people I haven't seen for almost a year (hard to catch everyone in quick trips). They all loved DS and it was nice. Although by the end of Sat night I budled him into his sling to keep the pass around of cuddles down, I could see he was over it and he's "my baby" :D still makes me smile so wide.
This morning a minor miricle occured. 5.20 DH got up Linc stired I put his bottle on and there was silence. hmmmmmm I went back to bed thinking I'll just wait, when I heard him stir again (no screaming :) ) it was 6.30! OMG a normal wake up time. :pray: this continues. He's still only sleeping for an hour at a time during the day but nights are really working well atm.
On the eww side he's taken to spitting up! yuck. He doesn't seam to want to burp as much. I donno, I used infacol for a while but didn't think it really made any difference, maybe it will now?? he's eating more so maybe that's it. I hate the smell, it's so grose. especially at 1am on my sheets.... :o timing hay.
Had a strange conversation with DH on Friday and thought I'd share, friends of ours found out they are having a DS :) in August friend for LInc, and he's getting the snip right away! he's already got two DD's and that's it, DH and I still have three frosties and while the original plan was 1 baby I was thinking we may do more. But very logically DH reminded me of his age and that we have other plans to travel, slow down (work wise) etc and another baby in three years would extend all these plans. I got a bit huffy at first then looked and Linc and reliesed how blessed I am to have a beautiful Son, and this after all was our compromise (DH has DSS and DSD) so I stopped huffing and got a bit sad, cos what on earth do you do with frosties you're not going to use? it makes me feel so sad to chuck them but I don't want to donate them? any thoughts?
Green - I dunno, it all depends. What are you healing from? Mine was an episiotomy + some tearing (from the cut). It healed quickly and stopped 'seeping' after being cauterised, but the scar tissue was tender for a long time and it wasn't totally comfortble to DTD till DS was 7 months old.
I know what you mean grub and saph :hug: It's the lot of the LT TTCer, I spose, to make these compromises. I guess you have to try and see the big picture and figure out what is best for your family as a whole.
Oh dear Murph :hug: Hope you're coping ok
Hope you can get a new house with nicer neighbours Smithy!
Glad that Jazzy is better Janie
Welcome Boc and congratulations!
I still look at DS sometimes and wonder where he came from - is he really here?
I'm not sure what we'll do with any leftover embies. I'm actually happy for them to go to research or practice - I prefer that to just chucking them out - but DH doesn't want that. Before we had DS we were keen on donating... but now that he's here and he's real, I just don't know if I can do that. It's a tough question!
Warning...very long ME post (oh how surprising Murph!!!) so Neptune, go and get a cuppa if you are going to read, otherwise I'd really advise just skipping this one;)
the reason I had time to write it is because it's cut and pasted in parts from a letter I wrote to my sister and I know a lot of you guys want to know what's happening so here it is. If you don't know me, seriously, skip this post.
...I didn't tell you that I was told that we face all kinds of delays with Jasmine's treatment now that we are in the S.A system. they are really conservative and the earliest they do implants is 9 months in very extreme cases and only 1 at a time and only do 2 if funding permits, and only if the waiting list for other first implants isn't too long. They also never do the 2nd one before 18 months, so welcome to the dark ages. I nearly had my second ever cry over jasmine's hearing loss but it was more out of frustration. I didn't though, I kind of just stuck my head in the sand (which is unlike me, but it was just too hard to think about) and luckily I didn't get long enough to think about it with the distraction of traveling down and moving in.
Anyway, I got a phone call from the cochlear doctor in melbourne today and they are meeting on thurday to discuss our case. Private insurance would have her in there by 6 months old provided we agree to do all the testing and work-ups there over the next few months only of couse now we don't know if we are covered or if they will say her condition was pre existing. We took out the insurance when she was 2 days old so some legal loop holes will probably say we knew even though she wasn't diagnosed til she was 3 weeks old. I tell you this is becoming my full time job and I am really earning my carer's allowance chasing all these people. On Friday i spent half the day on the phone trying to get us covered by a patient travel scheme to cover my costs of taking jasmine to Adelaide for treatment and hearing aid moulds every 2 - 4 weeks and various other visits but it was explained that Audiology is not covered under any patient travel scheme and unless I can really get some appointments lined up through a specialist on the same day, I won't be covered for driving 52 km to the ferry, which costs $168 on a cheap day, then drive another 2 hours to get to Adelaide and overnight there. And my application for carer's payment was refused on the grounds that Jasmine doesn't require enough assistance. Insert "f" words. Grrrr. I've got an application in for a one-off carer allowance adjustment which can be up to $10 000 but it's been in the system for over 12 weeks and I have had about 4 phone calls telling me that I need to apply for another benefit before I get that one, have jumped through all their hoops, been turned down on 3 of them and I'm kind of seeing the whole thing as a big fat joke and will be extremenly surprised if I ever get a cent. Sometimes things are just really damn ****ty but I know they could be worse. Still it's okay to whinge about your lot even when someone is worse off, and look how much better I've made you feel :redface:
The upside to all my woes is that once jasmine starts down the road to implants, and sees specialists and has all that treatment, she will be covered under the patient travel scheme and flying, driving, mileage and accomodation will be organised and paid for. I just have to get a bit creative and book some other appointments on the days of the therapy sessions until then. Starting now!..."
Now,as for you lot. i do a lot of discussing your iss-ues with my dear old DH over tea... god keep up man, I have to re introduce you every time I want to tell a story. It's like it's not central in his life or something and it's very inconvenient having to pick bits out to remind him before I can hit my stride. so last night it was the Grub and that decision story. Luckily he knows who Grub is:clap:. That's a really hard one but I came up with a good bit of advice for you yesterday, quite by accident. Wait til he's got teeth!! Jasmine bit me..THERE yesterday with her brand new teeth. Holy ouch mumma. I remembered earlier reading and told her firmly.."No"! like she was a puppy. DH reminded me she was deaf so I gave her until she turned 5 months old until I would flick her on the nose. Oh waddya know, look who turned 5 months old today!!
Oh and look who is just waking up. Green, we have also been stuck witht he decision about what to do with our one lonely frosty and the whole thing about ever putting me through the birth thing again and our age so I know where you are coming from. It's just that is potentially a whole jazzy in that one little emby and it's the hardest decision to make. I just keep paying for storage and I have only just decided recently to destroy it. I know everyone has their own ethics but my decision is not to have another one of DH's and my own DNA walking around and not knowing them. If we ever go into IVF again, going with one egg is pretty low odds so we would just start off fresh rather than paying to keep one we may never use. We fertilised 14 out of 17 in that first cycle, so the problem for us is my body.
Grub, my huge clucky stage came at about 2 months too. My sister told me to wait about two years and I would think of going through it again, but she lied, it was way earlier! We are making no plans (i.e head in the sand) like some of you are too.
Neptune, how is that lovely pup of yours?
Oh and huge big fat welcome to BOC. Tell us all about your wee little bloke Jagger. How cute. Welcome and enjoy being part of this incredible head spinning time.
BDT, I never knew what people meantby the term "good baby" until jazzy started to sleep for 12 hours each night and doesn't get reflux or fuss or cry much. I guess that's what a good baby is and sounds like you got two so I hope you have a smooth ride (at least til it all changes again;)
Oh thanks all for the advice on my punch drunk baby. I was hoping that Briggsygirl and janie would weigh in with some advice and I know what you mean on the cloth nappies saving on bruising. She only had that face punching thing for a day and as I suspected, she was trying to control her hand to suck her thumb but too excited and unco like her old man:shhh:
Gotta go, I am procrastinating big time. Seeya lovelies and hello to each and everyone of you today. My smiley icons aren't working or give you all a big wave.xox
Hi All
O.K finally some time (although who knows for how long)..
Murph: Yay on Jazzy's teeth, I think we are going through some bad teething issued here at the moment. Whingy, cranky baby chewing everything but nothing makes it better, going on and off her food etc. Thanks to baby panadol, I've managed to get her to have a sleep.
BOC: :dance:Yay for making it across here. Enjoy baby Jagger as her will grow so fast.
Janie: Where did time go. It is so hard to think that Jasmine is going to be 1.
Neptune: Are you and I living parallel lives??? Same here no AF now for 7 1/2 weeks, the last one took 7 weeks to come and I've been getting all the signs that she is on her way but so far nothing. I also did a POAS and nada, mainly as I had all the pain early in my cycle and it clearly showed follicles growing. I just wish she would come already as I'm thinking it's gonna be another doosy.
Big hello to everyone else, it's been crazy but thinking about you all.
AFU: Well apart from the teething issue and the waiting for AF to turn up I've been doing a lot of running around. My Mothers Group has gone from being organised by the MCHN to being on our own so I took the lead to plan the weekly roster with everyone and get all the logistic together. I also had to go into town and enrol Tara into her swimming lessons starting 12th, it is so popular here that she has been on a waiting list and as soon as a place became available I had to snap it up and go and pay ASAP or else they give the place to someone else. Plus I've been checking out the local playgroups as well but the only downside is that they all run from about 9.30am.
Now here is a story, the mum that I am closest with from MG has a little girl 1 month older than Tara. DH and I popped in on the weekend and she was telling me that her AF was late as she had been regular as clockwork since it returned after the birth of her DD. Well she bit the bullet and did a POAS and you bet ya she is pg with no 2. I am having mixed reactions to this news, I am happy for them as she is 35 and her DH is 42 and they wanted 2 kids close together but I am also so envious of how easy is was for her to get pg and just wish I could have the same happen to me, although not as soon as it has happened for her as her kids will only be 14 months apart. It makes me wonder if I will always have this type of feeling when I hear of someone getting pg.
Wow Kelly, same thing happened to one of the women in my mothers' group. Only they'd taken 5 years to get pregnant the first time, or something like that. :hug: It actually didn't hit me too hard because I really didn't want another baby at that time anyway.
Thanks for the update Murph - those bureaucrats sure are keeping you busy! They are real buggers about pre-existing - got my fingers crossed for you guys.
I've found the cluckiness has waxed and waned over time and set in for good when DS was 15 months.
I have to say I was very clucky as soon as Xavier was born but then reality sets in or and the hormones settle.
Xavier is getting his follow-up check on his hips today, hopefully they have matured and he wont need a harness and tomorrow we are all off to get our needles. I am going to ask if we can trial losec for his reflux as yesterday I couldnt put him down. He had to be completely upright to be comfortable.
I have a question to ask everyone. How do you sleep your baby?
I know the recomendation is on their back but what if they just wont sleep on their back. I have always sleep Xavier on his tummy during the day and on his back at night when I am asleep, but he wont sleep on his back anymore and I am up every 45 mins resettling him as he wakes after a sleep cycle. He will sleep for hours on his tummy. It has gotten worse as his reflux has gotten worse.
:Djust a quicky from me today me darlings but please know ive been thinking of you all heaps and reading but just no time to post atm im soooo busy lol..
but im going to look at the house tomorrow and the real estate has said if we like it ..then its ours im so so happy as its 6km out of town and just beautiful no neighbours for at least 1km 4 bedrooms plus a study 2 bathrooms 2 big shed for dh and a ensuite for us woohoo hey :dance:so tomorrow at 2.30 ill be checking it out wish me luck
Saph, Sam's a tummy sleeper now - and if we don't put him down on his tummy, then he puts himself that way very quickly. It wasn't such an issue when he was younger - he would happily sleep on his back then. Have you tried Xavier on his side? Apart from that, would you feel more comfortable about tummy sleeping if you had a breathing monitor?
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BW - we have the breathing monitor, and he sleeps right next to me. The nurse today told me to try sleeping him on his side. Tried that but he screamed until I put him on his tummy. She also said I should try him on infant gaviscon, which he haver in the cupboard for Campbell, but it should only be used under medical supervision under 12 months, so will discuss with doc tomorrow. We had another day of not being able to put him down today his is finally asleep lets hope I get a bit more sleep tonight.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Oh I also forgot, It looks like Xaviers hips have matured, Yay no hip harness.
Congrats on Xavier's hips Saph. that must be a load off. It's great ticking off all the seemingly endless tests for problems or potential problems. I know we were totally shocked that along with our hearing tests for Jazz, we needed ECGs, eye tests, hip x-rays and other genetic testing just to rule out other problems and when they come back clear, it's sweet relief hey? Now if only you could get him to sleep. Surely common sense would have to prevail with sleeping him where he is comfortable and there must be ways to do it safely. Sounds like a real tough one. I generally put Jazz on her side if she has just fallen asleep through a feed and is that way already, she goes down really easily, but always goes back to her back. I've never tried the tummy, so I'm no help, but I'm thinking of you and hope you all get relief soon.
Smithy, you little rooty toot!!! Woohoo..Great news girl. You must be so happy. Sounds like the big place we have just moved into which after being in 1 and 2 bedroom houses on the edge of the rainforest the past few years, is pure luxury and we are loving it, even though it's huge on us. lol. You will just love it...no neighbours, you couldn't ask for more. I'm so thrilled for you because I know you were unhappy.
As for me, I'm off to our first therapy session today in Adelaide and my Mum is coming over from Melbourne and we are all having a big family get together at my Auntie's so I am very excited. Mum hasn't seen Jasmine since she was less than 2 weeks old and it's been so hard on us to be apart. she is now moving back to Townsville and we broke the deal moving to the other end of the earth so we have to get in all the visits we can while she is close. She is flying over to be with us for a few days after Adelaide too so I can't wait to see her tonight. Yay!
Off I trot. Catch you all in a few day's when I return. xox
Err, that's a terrible place to put an apostrophe "a few day's when I return". I live with the apostrophe Police. Moderators, please don't let me publish such grammatical errors in future. Typos I can live with but, oh the horror of mis-placed apostrophes:shakehead: