Woohoo congrats on your lil girl Reet :D
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Woohoo congrats on your lil girl Reet :D
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 :)
Congrats reet i had a feeling t was going to be a girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratz reet another princess graces this earth.
Ella has finally kept some water down since yesterday afternoon still not feeding thou.
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!
Congratulations Reet. I'm looking forward to hearing the name you picked out.
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.
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.
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
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.
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:
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.
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
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!
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.
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!
Ferrals - The wind is the WORST! I agree about teaching them to sleep around regular household noises too... so important. I do catch myself whispering though if Axel has been particularly screamy and finally goes to sleep. When should I start tummy time? He spends a lot of time on MY tummy lol. I must say I'm dealing with the chucking pretty well. I always thought it would gross me right out, but it just doesn't bother me. I too keep a cloth nappy on hand lol. Thing is he didn't used to chuck at all, and now he's doing it most feeds, sometimes multiple times. Oh and you are so right about m/s. I used to refer to it as 'the all day hangover'. Ewww I don't miss that! Congrats on getting Ella to sleep in her own room! I dare not try to get Axel into his room...... plus it's cold and I don't want to drag my butt out of my room... lol. Last night I had everything I needed for nappy changes, his wind drops, the clock radio with music playing all night and a warm bottle on standby in my warmer bag. LOL. It made things easier being able to just roll over, pick up my little man and do everything I needed to without even standing up. Poor DP was banished to sleep on the spare mattress though lol. How many hours of solid sleep are you getting?
Damprye - I have spoken to the 'professionals' involved. They all came to see me during my hospital stay. Well most of them. But talking to them isn't going to solve anything. I need to take it further, so something is done about it. Policies need to be changed, especially when it comes to allowing any old joe blow to just wander into your room and badger you for the hot gossip. Disgraceful. I was recovering from major surgery, and a brush with death, and these idiots just wanted to chit chat. All in all though I'm feeling okay. I'm still angry about a few things, but mentally I feel strong and I'm not going to let this define me, or destroy me. My goal is just to make sure other women (especially first timers) don't have to go through what I did. I know I can't change what happened, but I feel so ripped off sometimes that everything I wanted for his birth was completely destroyed, and the following weeks after. Ok enough of my rambling... love the dinosaur ticker. I can't believe you're 22wks!
Cheezelmonster - Oh you poor thing. Gingernut biscuits helped me, I don't know if you've tried it.
Alish - LOL, after last week's hospital dramas I walked out of there saying to DP I was ready to go on a rampage :) They can't get anything right, even simple things. You'd think knowing what happened and how unimpressed I was with their 'service' that they'd be very careful not to stuff anything else up. Not saying I'm special or anything, but seriously..... do they really want to make the situation worse?? I'm already making a formal complaint. Geeez! I've had enough dodgy treatment, how about they send me some of the good doctors everyone else seems to be getting lol
Tegam - Good luck with the outlaws lol
Pash - Thanks :) I can't believe Axel is 5wks old tomorrow... crazy. Almost at the golden 6 week mark, yay! I have a sling, not a hugabub but it does help a lot. Sounds like some extreme travelling you're doing there.. I'm insanely jealous. I've never left the country so it sounds like you're having a real adventure!
Wannabemum - Oh yay, great news. :) This bubby will see the world!
AFM - Tireddddd!!!! Axel will hopefully be getting his final cast taken off today for his clubfoot. We have our FX that he doesn't need another one and can get his boots and bars fitted straight away. No surgery required, which is great because I didn't intend on letting them touch him and would have had to go to Brisbane. I also have an appointment to see the healthy hearing lady AGAIN today. She called to apologise and explain how last week's stuff up happened. She blamed the other staff and said she told them she would be back, and for them not to let me leave. Apparently I missed her by 5 minutes. Also she left all her stuff, lunchbag etc in her office, and the other ladies even looked in there and said 'no she's closed for the day and gone home'. Umm without her stuff? And without locking up? WTF. I swear they only employ idiots, and other idiots who blame the original idiots. LOL. I don't even have the energy to pretend to like them anymore. Call me a cranky pants but I'm just so over it. So, yet again I have to go up to the maternity ward. *shudder* It upsets me just walking those hallways. So many awful memories. :( Let's hope this is the last time. If they screw this up again I'm going to punch someone, I swear. Last time I used some choice language as I walked out of there..... :redface: Wish us luck!!
Sorry for not posting more ladies i've been reading just not posting.
I've had a rough couple of days, it was my 1st easter since my Mum passed away & it's also coming up 6 months since she passed away. It's really hitting me that she'll never meet this baby or watch the girls grow up. I'll never be able to give her one last hug etc... :(
One positive is i've been feeling those flutters more often now & i saw my OB today & Bambi has a nice strong HB :)
I can't believe i'm 17wks tomorrow! Seem to be going so fast i'm sure it drag on towards the end tho.