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Kellbell: Woo Hoo! Congratulations on the arrival of little Jayden! Well done!
Joeve: I'm so sad for you that your little one couldn't stay : (
I hope you will be back in this thread with a sticky BFP very soon.
Forshelby: My DD screamed for hours a day between 5- 10wks of age. When she wasn't eating she was screaming. Not much sleeping either. I got through because i had this book called Baby Love by Robin Barker which said that a lot of babies spend hours a day crying at about 4- 12 weeks of age and then things get better. It was very exhausting but having that information made me feel better: like it wasn't something that would go on forever. It did improve about 3mths of age. But looking back now I think I wasn't very aware of what to look for in terms of tired signs. I think DD was often just overtired and so harder to settle, slept worse when she did sleep, and I fed her more thinking she must be hungry then poor DD was probably uncomfortable in the tummy from too much milk. A couple of times she did these absolute Exorcist baby waves of vomit after hours of screaming (seriously scared the pants off DH and me: we didn't know so much liquid could be stored in a baby that size!) Anyway, i guess what i'm saying is that they often scream more at that age but also that being overtired makes babies unhappy and in turn they feed and sleep worse. Not sure if this is of help but thought i'd throw it into the mix of things for you to think about. But more importantly, it's normal to feel like a 'bad mum' at times (but you aren't) and it's normal to wonder 'why in hell was i so keen to have one of these things?' (a baby!) but sleep deprivation and hours of screaming and rocking/patting/feeding messes with the strongest mind. Good on you for organising a helping hand and some time out. But perhaps give maternal and child health another chance? They might have something to offer you; even if it is just hooking you up to a new mums group. I found mine very good support and still keep in touch with some of them (though not everyone falls in love with the group they are assigned to. It is the luck of a the draw a bit).
Ferrals5: well done on sorting feeding issues and moving house. Sounds exhausting. Can't believe Ella is 1mth old already. Where did the time go??!!!
Mildez: hope little J is sorted with her feeding issues soon.
T-hopes: chuckled over your posts re the haemorrhoid (sp!) a while back. Oh the joys! Cream from the chemist can help. Oh, and well done on baking a good size bubba! Not long to go now! Yup, now you know how to swaddle you are sorted!
Reet: you are now crowned the pregnantest! Congrats!
India's mum: i also had my heart in my throat as I read your post. Praying hard your bubba stays safe. Others have had bleeds at around your stage with a happy ending still so hoping that is the case for you. Glad everything seemed fine on scan. (Shame it took so long to get reassurance though).
cheezelmonster: good luck for your scan. I know i also felt better as i got past each of the 'milestones' i set for myself.
Angelfish: hope all is good for Honour from here on in. Sounds like it's been stressful.
Alish: my Dh was able to feel baby from the outside in the last week... but it's hard to catch because baby still doesn't kick for long periods of time or that often so it was pot luck that he managed to have his hand on my tummy at the right time. oh, and the 'no toilet' thing is a shocker! I agree though: they'll just have to let you take lots of breaks!
Damprye, Tegam, Dory: hi!
AFM: I expected to feel much better once the baby was moving everyday but... my confession is i don't. The baby doesn't move that much until afternoon/evening and in the last couple of days it's been quieter: the kicks are more like small 'shudders' and not so much movement at the front. I think it must be facing the back at the moment. It freaks me out: i keep torturing myself that the baby isn't moving as much as it 'should' be and then i get scared it is sick. There's no point running to my OB all the time for reassurance because what can he do anyway? They can't take the baby out, it's too early. I know i just have to wait and hope. I know baby is still alive because it's moving but i can't shake the fear of losing it. (Sorry, hate saying 'it' but don't know if it's a girl or boy. I think it's a boy but based on gut feeling only. No real clue). I hate feeling like this, being so negative, but i'm spending lots of time worrying and having dreams that the baby isn't ok. I can't believe how many weeks i still have to go. I hope the feelings settle as the kicks get stronger and more regular.
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Possum- My bub seems to move almost constantly yet I still feel exactly the same as you. I'll be busy for so long and then I'll have a sudden realisation that I havn't felt bub move in ages and I'll go lay down until I do because it is all that can even begin to settle me and I logically know that the reason I havn't felt the movements is because I am too busy with DS or cleaning (those seem to go together though :p ) but I don't think that anything can ever stop us worrying over our bubs because we love them so much :)
No need to apologise for saying "it" cos when people ask what you're having, one of the common phrases is "so do you know what it is yet?" My general response to that is "it's a baby :p" but that's because I'm being a smart arse to my friends cos they know I'm not finding out haha.
I just noticed that the fruit tickers say that a banana is bigger than a rockmelon, IMO, Id rather be pushing out a damn banana :rofl:
Reet- My friend hit her due date and decided that she was going to go over but nope, just before midday, baby engaged and she had him a few hours later lol. Woohoo for getting all excited and going shopping, it does make things a lil more real once you have everything although it is still nothing in comparison to actually holding your lil one in your arms of course ^.^
T-Hopes- Isn't it scary when you look at a date and think to yourself "my baby is going to be here on or by then" and whoa, what a chubba bubba :D
Kellbell- Woohoo and congatulations :D
So girls, who do you all think will pop next? :D
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possum - lol the baby is the size of a banana, how funny!!!
its normal to "stress" some nights i think omg somethings happened cuz in the past week or so bubba has been going mental, last night it was very quiet, brett still got to feel it moving but it wasnt for long! hugs, youre not alone xx
p.s i call the baby it all the time!
reet - oh my god 6 days to go!! time has really flown :D glad your mum helped you out, you prob feel a bit more prepared! you can wash half of the things now, things can always be washed once you get home, not that youll prob feel like it anyway but at least you wont be under as much pressure before the baby comes! its good that youre not feeling over it either, youve seemed to have a really "breezy" pregnancy (not without the stress), thats good!
i have 15 weeks left of work, i said im finishing on the 5th aug, which will make me 35 weeks, now that im thinking about it, is that too soon or late? what do you ladies think?
i want to try and work as long as i can but working on my feet in a hardware all day is doing its toll now, i cant imagine when im that far along how stuffed ill be, plus we cant afford for me not to work
forshelby - as ive said before, you are a great mother and you are doing a great job, axel wouldnt want any other mummy! xox
thopes, sorry the news you got wasnt exactly what you wanted, on the plus side, you will have your beautiful baby in your arms in 6 weeks!! and yay for swaddling.... i dont even know what that is yet haha! im guessing its wrapping the baby up? ;)
tegam - hows miss molly? im still in love with that picture!
hey dory & ferrals, hows it going?
hello to the ladies ive missed, i hope youre doing well
got my appointment today, hopefully baby co-operates & we can find out the sex! will let you know
have a nice day!
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MOrning!!
Possum - I just bought that book 'Baby LOve.' My g/f's swear by it so good to hear that you recommend it too! I can completely relate to still feeling anxious about bub! I thought once i hit that 20wk mark i would be fine but I didnt either! I kept using my doppler till about 24 wks cause i was so paranoid! By then the movements were a lot more regular for me so i settled in to it more.. BUt some days when im flat out and not focusing on it as much, i guess i miss a lot of the movements and then i think ' OMG, how long has it been since i felt anything?' As Dampyre said, we love these babys so much it hurts! We have dreamed of them, hoped and prayed for them... Try to ignore that little voice in your head that is saying something may go wrong.... If you listen really closely, your heart will let you know that everything will be ok xx
Alish - im finishing up work next Friday so just b4 i hit 34 wks. I was worried it was too early but so glad i am now cause this little one will be hear earlier than we thought! So are you able to sit down at all at your work? Good luck for todays scan and my guess for you is GIRL!
Dampyre - I think REET is next to pop!! And *GULP*... I think i may be next??!
Reet - I know what you mean about the newborn and holding them! I used to be so worrried about supporting their neck too!!! Im fine about it these days cause i have 8 nieces and nephews so my sisters helped me work it out there but gosh it used to worry me :) Yep we have so much to learn but they will teach us heaps in hospital i guess!! And i guessing we will never stop learning!!! Glad to hear you are feeling so well!! Its wonderful! I hope your birth is just as smooth sailing as your pregnancy too!!! xx
AFM - Well i best be off, we have our scan this morning to check out my kidneys and our little chubba bubba! Gosh i really hope Melb IVF didnt accidentally inseminate me with elephant sperm! Gosh!
PS thanks for all the bum/haemorrhoid advice! hhehehe! Eeew its so gross!
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t-hopes how did your kindey scan go?
well i had my scan today & he said he couldnt see much but he wouldnt tell me if he didnt know.. he wants me to double check at the big scan buttttt.....
GIRL!!!!!!
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Alish! Ohhhhh yayayyaaya! A baby girl! How exciting!! Correct guess for me!!! :) IM sooo tempted sometimes to peek in our envelope and check!!!! When is your proper scan?
Our scan went well, bubs est weight now 5lb 3oz so still big but now only measuring 2wks aheead instead of 2.5wks which is good for the possibility of a natural birth?!! Maybe!?! Anyway my doc will decide whats best still i guess! Anyway bub is happy and healthy so we are very pleased! Head still down and low and wasnt as camera shy today so we got a few pics! Yayay! My kidney is still the same but thats to be expected! Under 6wks to go now so im sure we will be fine! :D
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Alish- Congrats again on getting a girl :) and only you can decide what is right for you when it comes to work and leave :)
T-Hopes- Lol I wanted to get the sex of mine put in an envelope but I know that I would be too and then I would be really disappointed because I really want a surprise lol. I wont be disappointed with either one but yeah, if I peeked, it would just take away one of the few things I am looking forwards to doing differently than DS because this is my last so I wont have another chance to try again. I know that I remember you saying ages ago, but what is wrong with your kidneys? I have real bad baby brain :p
AFM- Sitting in hospital with DS. We are staying overnight for observation. He managed to get hold of some pills and his BP was 158 over 95. Thankfully it has started to come down so he is being downed to two hourly and as he continues to improve, it will be 4hrly :D So glad he is ok as it could have been SO much worse
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Thanks girls for kind supportive words. Good to be reminded i'm not the only one worrying about how much movement there is.
T-hopes: :rofl: Elephant sperm! Can you imagine???!!!!
Alish: A girl! That's lovely! very exciting!
Damprye: OMG i agree with you about the fruit ticker: I'd so much rather deliver a banana than a rockmelon!!! I don't get it that they've put it in that order. (I suppose a banana is longer but a rockmelon is waaaaay wider! Ouch!!!)
AFM: Feeling a bit better today: Baby has been kicking at the front again and more active than the last two days.
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Hi all.
I hope I can join. DH and I just found out we are pregnant.
Trying not to stress... I've had losses before.
But why is my mind in a state of worry.
My test at 8dpo was positive, took a bit to come up but still came up in the timeframe.
Test today at 9dpo came up within 4-5 minutes and is still light. But there.
Will it get darker? Oh I hope so!
This is a clomid baby so chances of miscarriage is higher as well as twins...
Sent from my iPhone (via Tapatalk) so please forgive the spelling mistakes...
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thanks ladies! so excited! dh keeps asking how his two girls are going :) he is very cute
haha possum - not that ive given birth before but i reckon id rather push out a narnie than a rockmelon ;)
hey lysndan welcome & congrats! dont stress, everything will be fine!!
have a lovely easter & long weekend ladies, im going camping so i wont be on until monday or tuesday
take care xx
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Welcome Lysndan.
Alish congrats on having a little girl :D
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Possum- Squishing out a banana seems like nothing hey lol. It's something about the size of a banana that put it there in the first place ;) Must be some sort of giant mutant banana :rofl:
Lysndan- Yays, so happy you are joining us in here :D easier to stalk you now ;) and throwing heaps of sticky dust your way, I only need about half of mine now lol.
Alish- Enjoy your trip away :) Just think, this is your last easter before you'll have your baby in your arms :D
AFM- DS is fine now :) I forgot to add, my weird leaking stopped a few days ago now so definitely just a small leak that sealed itself thank goodness. Also I have started getting rather uncomfortable the last few days, is this normal for 21weeks? I thought it would kick in a bit later lol, maybe I just need to lose some weight haha
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Kellie - YAY! Congratulations :) Just wanted to say it again in here cause I'm so excited for you.
Alish - Can't believe they took the toilet away.... wtf. I'm surprised that's even allowed! 35 weeks would be a good time to take your mat leave, IMO. And YAYYYY for a girl..... how lovely!
Ferrals - Your suggestions are all good. I already have him on wind drops, which have helped a lot. We've had a few good nights in a row now (he was also well behaved for my sister at his sleepover night). Last night was a little bit iffy.... but we got through it. I spent the entire night holding him while I slept. He grizzled a little bit but nothing major. This morning was a bit harder though, he just would NOT let me have a little sleep in. Even if I held him. That's just the way it goes though, I suppose. After such a good sleep he was ready to get up and play. I also like the wheat pack idea. I'll remember that. I'm not going to change his formula just yet as if he can have 4 reasonably calm nights in a row, it must be ok. I think a lot of the problem was wind, and possibly my tension. By the way, that photo of Ella is beautiful :) , and I second Tegam's comment about your moving house. AMAZING. Excuse me while I go and get you a medal.
T-Hopes - Thanks, it helps to know I'm not as isolated as I feel sometimes. I remember having the 'what if I suck at being a mummy' moment... it was terrifying. Just remember, we all have our sucky moments, lol. I know you'll be a fantastic mum. The only advice I have for you now is to accept any and all offers of help. And sleep now. While you can :) How exciting that you have a deadline though... eeek!
Reet - Lol, don't panic. It is different when it's your own baby. Just hold him/her the same way you would a baby doll. And the midwives will teach you to swaddle. I had no idea until I saw them do it. I hope you're resting a LOT and getting DH to do all the heavy duty housework. Scratch that, ALL the housework. :) I can't wait to find out if it's pink or blue for you!!!!! Oh and I will definitely be here for you if you need to talk (or have a meltdown like I have) after bubs is here. I don't think anyone copes well with sleep deprivation, so I guess it's something we'll all have in common. My 'over being pg' moment didn't happen until Axel was overdue. And the pain started. Once I was in pain, I was over it. I also lost weight in the last week or two, so don't worry about that. Yay for getting organized and buying your baby stuff! Yaaaay!! I know you don't want to be bored waiting for bubby to arrive, but make sure the essentials are done, like clothes etc washed. Once he/she gets here you'll barely have time to scratch your butt. LOL. We did enjoy our night 'off duty' but I kept hearing phantom cries and waking up, lol. We spent most of the night looking at pictures of him from a few weeks ago and marvelling at how big he is now :) I didn't end up giving DP any action, I got scared I might hurt my tummy. Probably TMI, but if it 'jiggles' it hurts. :redface: We'll get there though. Baby steps!
Possum Magic - I'm glad I'm not the only one to experience the screamy baby. I've been watching for tired signs and am starting to get better at picking what he wants. I do feel better after a bit of time out, as well. As for maternal and child health.... I've had it with them. I'll explain further when I get to the end of this post. *sigh* I also just want to say that your fears are totally normal. They never do really go away completely. I was reasonably calm during my pg, but I did have thoughts of 'what if I lose the baby' the whole way through. Until I heard him cry for the first time, I couldn't fully relax. I remember hearing him squeal, and thinking 'Oh good, he's alive and he's safe. I can relax now.' Little did I know.... LOL.
Damprye - Pills?? OMG, so glad your DS is ok. Must have given you a heart attack!
LysnDan - Welcome and Congratulations! The first pearl of wisdom I will offer you (LOL) is not to worry about the strength of the line, the speed it comes up, any of that stuff. A wise woman (kitfaerie I think?) once said to me A LINE IS A LINE. If there's a line, there's a baby and that's all that matters. So YAY! I was also told the differences in line darkness usually has to do with the amount of dye in the test, not so much the amount of HCG in your urine. Anyway enough technical mumbo jumbo... WELCOME!
AFM - Well the bloody hospital strikes again. I can't believe it!!!! A lady called me from the healthy hearing clinic on Wednesday wanting to come out and do Axel's hearing test (which they didn't bother to do or tell me about until last week..... pfffft!). I told her I had an appointment at the hospital and would come up and see her after he'd had his new plaster put on. She told me to come up at about 3.30pm. No problem. So we go and have his plaster taken care of, (good news there, he may only need one more if that because his foot is repositioning so well... YAY) and head upstairs to the maternity ward. I felt sick going in there again.... it was like reliving it all over again walking down that hallway. Anyway, we get to where we need to be and apparently the hearing clinic is closed for the day, and they go home at 3. I explained I'd been told to come at 3.30 and asked why in the hell that was. I got no response, except that they'd send a midwife out to do the test sometime. Right, sure you will. I AM SO ANNOYED!!!! What is it with me? They just can't get the simplest thing right, like give me the right information... or be where they're meant to be when they said to come and see them. I'm so sick of being jerked around. I was so angry I didn't even have the energy to pretend I wasn't, ITMS. I stood with my arms crossed, glaring at this woman as she wrote me yet another appointment card. I might as well throw them all in the bin because they can't get anything right anyhoo. I'd have been better off performing my own fricking operation. Where's the exploding head emoticon again???? ARgh!
Happy Easter, everyone... lol.
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Oh Ferrals, she's gorgeous!!!!
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Ferrals~ she is so ardorable
Forshelby ~ love the pc in your ticker really adorabale
AFM~ Honor is doing better she has one last weigh in before we move to another dr.Which i am happy about this dr was suppose to call the dr for her meds to get appoved and she never did she had to wait four extra days. Cant believe my lil one is turning three months today. Hi to everyone else that i missed
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Forshelby- That hospital needs a severe going over by the health department. Meeting basic standards of care isn't that bloody difficult FFS. :( Glad bub's foot is getting better
Ferrals- I love it when they are om-nom-noming on their lil fingers lol so cute :)
Angelfish- Wow, doesn't time fly?
AFM- I know it is stupid since I should just be grateful that it is happening, and I am very, very happy that bub is so active, but I am starting to get frustrated with just how painful it has gotten so quickly. I seriously don't remember it being this painful with DS and I had a lil preggo diary for him. I'm starting to think that maybe it is because I am actually smaller this time round, plus with less fluids, I can feel bub more. I do so love just laying there with my hands on my tum feeling bub move so much though.
I keep trying to think about all the positives and one of those for me is the birth. My OB booked me into the same hossy as DS and said that by the time I am due, they should be able to do water births there :D So I am glad that I should be able to have a hospital water birth as I like the assurance that if anything goes wrong, it can be dealt with quickly and that with what happened last time, there is less risk of intervention and tearing. But then I start thinking about it too much and start to panic, watching DS's birth video used to help but now it just gives me panic attacks. IDK what to do, I have to get the baby out eventually so I have to deal with it but I am afraid that I'll start panicking from my first contractions or my waters breaking lol. Way to damn early to be thinking of those things yet anyway right? Other than all that, still loving being pregnant :)
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Forshelby-glad you are getting in some good days with bub we are having a shocker with Ella today i think it's because we are all sick but it has taken 2 hours to settle her tonight and i ended up giving her another bottle 2 hours after her last one maybe she is more hungry because of the gastro she is finally asleep now i let her cry for a bit and just kept popping the dummy in and she finally settled but OMG! was it stressful.
I have never had a crying session like it with all my 3 boys but this little miss is making up for it we seem to have good nights it is more the 5-8pm she plays up and every now and then we will get a night where she will take a bit longer to go back to sleep at the 3am feed i just perservere.
And by the way your little man is a looker in your ticker soooo cute.
Damprye-I love your desription of the finger sucking lol.
Angelfish-good to hear Honor is doing better
Lysndan-Welcome this thread is awesome great ladies here.
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Ferrals: Such cute photos of Ella! Did a friend make you the bear with the jumper with her name on it or did you buy it?
Forshelby: Love the photo of Axel in your ticker. He looks like he's chillling! Very cute : )
Damprye: IKWYM about the birth. I want to try for another natural birth like last time but i'm more nervous this time. But i'm trying hard not to think about it for now and follow my philosophy of last time: it's only one day (ok maybe two in my case if like last time!) and then it's over. No point spending months stressing about that one day. When it happens i will deal with it. I think i might go to a couple more 'active birthing' classes again with DH like I did last time to give me confidence. I also might organise a doula. (Last time my best friend and DH were there but best friend has little baby now and not sure if she'll be available as her bub will be only 7mths). Having the birth support organised might also help. I also hear you about being more uncomfortable this time: I had a few days like that last week where i was uncomfortable and thought 'it wasn't like this this early with DD' but it settled down again and i've been more comfortable the last few days. Don't know why...
Lysndan: welcome to the thread. Sending you sticky vibes!!
Angelfish: glad to hear Honour is eating better and chubbing up!
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Girls the beautiful Reet is in labour and at the hospital . Plug gone , waters almost broken and 4cm dilated.
Shes doing it drug free at the moment. She needs lots of birthing vibes
Will update soon. Cant wait to hear boy/ girl news. What do u reckon reet will have?
Go reet those newborn snuggles await you sooooo exciting-:dance::D
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wow reets in labor time has gone by fast i have had feelings of a girl for her
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It seems I'm out ladies.
The which has graced me with her presence. :(
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Possums-my work brought it for me they get them from a company the knitted jumper has her name on the front and her date of birth and time of birth her weight and length on the back it is awesome i will try and find out where they got it from.
We got a similar bear for abbi but it only had her name embroided on the foot.
I found it try myteddy.com.au
Reet-i am sending all my good labour vibes your way hope your bubs birth is quick and as comfortable as can be.
Kellbell-I am thinking a BOY!!!!
Lynsdan-sorry to hear that hun hope you will be back real soon.
AFM-Ella has been sick all night vomiting she has had 100mls of formula since 6pm yesterday and has had terrible stomach pains we are keeping an eye on her nappies to see if she becomes dehydrated we might have to take her up the hospital she cant even keep water down poor sweetness.
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:cheer::cheer::cheer:
Reet has had a baby girl this morning she did amazing
a quick drug free labour she had her girl at 3.25 after getting to the hospital at 12
Feeding and sleeping beautifully and weighing 6 pounds
Enjoy those newborn snuggles Reet with that gorgeous girl
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Woohoo congrats on your lil girl Reet :D
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Reet CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of your Daughter!!!! So proud of you, I can't wait to hear the name you've chosen. Enjoy your babymoon :)
back later for persies. Maybe. If this little boy will sleep :)
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Congrats reet i had a feeling t was going to be a girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Congratz reet another princess graces this earth.
Ella has finally kept some water down since yesterday afternoon still not feeding thou.
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Oh poor Ella, remember ferrals that she is a little animal and knows whats best for herself so like you said just watch for wet nappies, she will drink when she needs too!
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Congratulations Reet. I'm looking forward to hearing the name you picked out.
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Angelfish - Great to hear Honor is doing better :)
Damprye - Tell me about it..... I've written out my formal complaint and it's veeeeery lengthy. I haven't even gotten my file from the hospital yet, so I'm sure there'll be more to add that I'd forgotten about in my drugged haze. I think the way you feel about giving birth again etc is pretty normal. I'm sure we all feel that way. Right now I couldn't imagine ever having another child for fear of dropping dead next time.
Ferrals - Argh, poor little Ella... I hope you're all feeling better and getting more sleep soon! It seems strange to hear such an experienced mummy such as yourself saying your baby crying was stressful. Not that you shouldn't be stressed by that, hell... I sure am at times lol. I just had this image of you more experienced ladies juggling your babies with one arm tied behind your back... always smiling and serene, no matter how much the baby cried. Maybe that's why I felt like I was doing so badly at this motherhood thing, when I was crying and yelling shut up and wanting to run away and hide at times. I will admit the length of my evening showers has increased dramatically lol. Even when I'm finished I just stand there enjoying being alone for a minute. :) As for Axel, he had 4 good nights in a row, follwed up by 1 iffy night, and an absolute shocker last night. Poor DP couldn't settle him for hours. I ended up popping him in the sling and sleeping semi-sitting up. Works every time. I just really don't want to sleep with my baby strapped onto my chest, but if it's working, and he's quiet then so be it I suppose! He's also started to vomit after every feed. Sometimes just a little, other times he'll do it a few times and quite a big amount (IMO). I'm not worried yet, I know babies chuck fairly often..... but geez I was enjoying having the baby who would burp after a feed and NOT spray my outfit with white. :D
Possum Magic - He loves to pose like that lol. I also catch him doing 'the thinker' a lot. Very cute. I like your philosophy on the second birth. :) Look at your ticker go!
AFM - Nothing exciting to report. I miss Reet, lol. Agh, better go...... I think I hear someone calling me. 'WAAAAAHH!' lol.
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LOL Forshelby maybe it's because my 3 boys were perfect textbook angel babies slept through the night from only a few weeks no wind problems nothing but bliss and then there was Ella lol dont get me wrong she is actuall a good baby just the wind i am soooo not use to it.
The experienced mum juggling bub and housework/kids ect is true she just fit's into my schedule and i do everything around her i refuse to walk around on eggshells to be quiet she has to sleep around our normal household noises and with 3 teenagers i dont have the time or patients to hold her all the time so she has learnt to self settle at night already but when we have our windy whing hour OMG! the bouncer is great or she get's her cuddles until it passes i give lots of cuddles and kisses when she is awake and having tummy time she smells so good.
But in all honesty us mums of many might not stress like first time mums and handle things a little mor calmly but we most definately have our moments of WTF is wrong and feeling not so good so dont for one minute think bad of yourself we have all been 1st time mums and been exactly where you are and next baby you will no exactly what i am talking about you will feel like a pro.
Oh by the way Ella is a chucker not huge amounts but enough that i have a cloth nappy handy every feed.
Hanging to find out reet's bubba's name.
Tegam-Ella is doing much better today she had a feed this morning and drank 150mls she brought up half of it but is still asleep now so it must have been enough.
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Forshelby- I hope you get your file soon so you can get some closure. Maybe when you are feeling stronger and have had time to deal with what has happened, perhaps you could go back and talk to the "professionals" involved.
Ferrals- I reckon everyone needs a pack of cloths, whether or not they use them as nappies lol.
AFM- Dammit, got an infraction point and my ticker removed cos I hadn't taken down my ticker :( just a word to the wise..
On a happy front, I made a new ticker :D It is the test (one of the many) I used to confirm this pregnancy and the dinosaur at the end is cos DS calls bub his Baby Dinosaur, cute or what? :p
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Damprye-I only just relised today they had to be removed i hadnt taken notice until i relised everyone in my baby buddies thread had removed theirs.
I had a infraction when i had Abbi"s footprints in my signature and that was before all this happened it doesnt bother me so dont worry about it.
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Hi girls, sorry I've been MIA! I've never been so sick in my life, m/s this time around is just awful. DH is on days off & has been so great with Moo. I have trouble being vertical so have been in bed for days! I'm really worried about DH going back to work Wednesday though. Have no idea how I'm going to cope, but I guess I just have to :lol:
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Oh! Cheezelmonster i feel so sorry for you i have never had one single day of m/s with all 5 of my babies but i have been told it's like being hunghover all the time and i have been hungover and that feeling is dreadful hope it doesnt last much longer.
I put Ella in her own room for the 1st time last night i feel guilty but i just cant sleep with all her noises she groans and grunts and goo's in her sleep and last night i thought i would try her in her room i put the cradle in there so she still has her Angelcare monitor on the cradle i just turn the parent monitor down low so i can only hear her very softly i dont get all the light noises and of course when she cries i can hear that and the alarm bit is the same i can hear the beep but i can tell you i had a great night sleep and so did she maybe my tossing and turning was waking her up also she is 6 weeks on friday and i had my boys in their own rooms by 6 weeks i was hoping to have her in my room longer but mummy needs her sleep to be a functional mummy.
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oh my god im gone a few days and ive missed so much!
yay reet! a little girl congratulations! i havent checked birth announcements yet but im guessing still no name??
lynsdan - sorry to hear, hope you will be back soon
hi forshelby! that hospital needs a bomb, very incompetant! glad to hear little axels foot is healing nicely
thanks cheshire :) im so excited about having a girl, so is brett! i was a bit worried that he would be disappointed but he is over the moon! how are you going?
hi possum! hows it going?
hey to dory, angelfish, ferrals (hope ella is feeling better), tegam and anyone else ive missed x
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hi everyone, i have the dreaded inlaws here so no internet time for me. Bellyrubs to your all and baby kisses to those new little ones!
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Hi everyone, I started reading your posts from a couple of weeks ago or something and replying to them. ANd then of course, things changed and I got confused, so now what I've written doesn't make a lot of sense. But bear with me...
Angelfish Poor DD. I'm glad Honor's meds seem to be working and she's eating more and keeeping it down. Must have been a relief to find out what's been going wrong.
Dory We've been driving around France, Switzerland, Germany & Belgium with my parents, staying in farms, apartments & houses. It's been lovely. Though DD does say "home" really sadly sometimes and I really feel for her. She's got some ordeals coming her way (travelling, moving back to Aus, potty training, sleep training, nursery and a little brother/sister) and no real fixed home for a while.
India's Mum :hug: That is so so so scary. Brings back bad memories for me too (was a low placenta). I'm so glad bubba's still in there kicking away.
Melster :hug: Wow, you do have a lot going on. And pg hormones don't make it easier to cope.
Reet Congratulations! You're a mum! Yay! I had a whole lot written out to you, but am deleting it all, cos you're going to be flat out with your lovely little girl xxx
forshelby You are doing an amazing job and are an amazing mum. It is really really really tough dealing with a little baby on no sleep, especially if they are really unsettled. Someone told me that everything is a phase, adn they gorw out of it, and they really do. Someone told em that right after DD was born, and 6 weeks seemed like an eternity, but before you know it, it iwll all settle down and you'll find everything is under your control again. I found a sling (hugabubg) was great for settling DD. That way, I could cook, eat, read, etc. Basically do what I wanted. I also slept with her when I had to, just made night times easier. It sounds like you've already started to work out what works for you and Axel.
Cheezelmonster Good luck for the scans. I hope we can hang out here together for another good 8 or so months x
T-hopes so exciting! I'm glad it's hit home and happening so soon! You have the baby's gender written in an envelope!?! You must be so strong for being able to resist that.
Possum magic I'm sure before long your little one will be kicking you all the time and then you can relax a bit more. Until then :hug: I'm sure he/she is doing fine.
lysndan :hug: I'm so sorry sweetheart. It's not fair :hug:
AFM I finally have the internet! yay! DH & I had our first night out on our own in 16 months. It was great, but even better to get back and find DD still awake and be able to hold our sleepy munchkin. Travelling has been great, but it is hard. I think little ones like to stay in one place. But at least it (and DD) keeps my mind off the looming scan. I wish I felt pg. No morning sickness, no sore boobs. I'm finding it really hard to believe that I am actually pg. My family won't let me carry anything, sometimes even take DD away, but I feel like I'm just pretending to be pg, cos I don't feel any different. Though I have been sleeping lots in the car (he he not while driving obviously) and look about 5 months pg thanks to too many sausage rolls and not enough sit ups since having DD.
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Sorry I've been completely MIA! I'm now starting to get excited after a scan last week showed bubs with little arm and leg buds waving them around and wriggling :D I actually feel like this bubby will see the world! Now for a VBAC :crossfingers:
Reet - awesome news! Can't wait to find out what you called your little princess. Congratulations on the delivery, you amazing woman!
