Babies Born June 2007 #3

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Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

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Babies & Sleep
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The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

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Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

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During the day, he sleeps either in his pram, on his bouncer, where ever, but, its not in his bedroom. We leave that for night time sleeping only. I do close the door to his room, but, i dont realy think its necessary, it makes no difference to his sleep.
The cot has solid ends, and is againt a wall, so, i suppose its really only one side that he can see out of, i could hang a blanket or something on the outside of the cot for a while, just to block his view.

Debbie,

I wondered about putting Lewis in his cot after he'd been in a bassinette but it didn't bother him at all. He doesn't look out of the sides of the cot anyway. He looks at the animals on his wall though which he seems to like.

I know what you mean about letting them cry and feeling insecure but I feel now he's a bit older he will feel okay as long as he knows we are there. This morning I put him in the cot and I was tidying his room up. He cried a bit but I kept talking to him even though he couldn't see me and after about 5 minutes he dropped off. We are going to try it properly this weekend and not leave him more than 3 minutes to see if it works.

I've just noticed something really weird. Since I've had him, the hair under my arms has stopped growing! I'm not sure if I should be worried or not:lol:??

Debbie - does it matter that he can see out of the side of the cot? If he can hear what's going on and usually sleeps in his rocker etc during the day it might be comforting for him to go to sleep feeling like he is still a part of the goings on.

Mumof Lewis - no hairy armpits - you lucky lady.

I tried the self settling thing with Brianna this morning as I mentioned before. She went off to sleep really well but slept for one sleep cycle (45mins) then woke. I went to her room as soon as I heard her, before she cried too much. I then tried to settle her for another 20 mins with no success. Ah well....maybe it will come with age and practise.

nellnell - does she normally have big sleeps during the day?
Aiden doesnt. And, like i think either charly or celsie said before, maybe it is a growth spurt as well.

Sometimes when DD wakes after the 45min mark, I leave her and listen to her cry - if its abrupt and piercing I generally go in, pick her up and lo and behold, a burp escapes!However, if it's just that tired, grumpy cry/whinge, I'll leave her for the 5 or so 10mins that I am comfy with and then go in, do all the checks and then do the normal routine of putting her down for a nap.

But you're right, if it's in the arvy....pretty much no chance of further sleep but naps before and after that particular time I have found that she will either settle herself before I go in (usually just at that point I am about to walk in too! :p) or she will take the usual settling time after I've been as though I have put her down for the nap for the first time.

My question is...........why is she such an angel when DH is home, either with me or with DD when I go out for 5 with other DD or on my own but then DH leaves and boof!! The halo slips to her ankles!!!!!! :doh: :D Like now for example: DH has just left for a bit and DD has decided to whinge/cry and then give me huge smiles when I go in :rolleyes: .........................cheeky nana!!!

I can hardly believe that DD was 11weeks yesterday - it's crazy!! And I am made even more aware of how fast she is growing now that she is wearing the clothes that my first princess DD used to wear making me think, "Was DD#1 everthat small?!?!?" Makes me all teary thinking of all those precious memories :heartbeat:

Debbie - I was having a think (:lol:)and I think because you have taught your little man to sleep where ever, I think you have a clever little boy on your hands and he will probably take to sleeping in his cot during the day like a dream. Maybe you could try it for one nap time at a time each day without a cover on the side he can see out of, doing the same nap time each day to see how he goes..... :) hth

Ooh, silence! :dance: Might go hang the washing before DD#1 has to get up, bbl beautiful ladies!! Mwa!!

Hi everyone

Mumof lewis - yes I hear you on the no armpit hair thing. Isn't it great? I heard somewhere that it is a hormonal thing and that a few months after giving birth your hair thins. This includes the hair on your head too. It's not permanent although I don't know how long it lasts.

Diana slept for about 6 hours straight during the night on two occassions last week. Yay! (Although the night before last she woke up twice for a feed and once last night.) She is starting to reach for things, sometimes grabbing my hair or my necklace when I change her and batting at the toys hanging from her rocking chair. She is becoming generally interested in the world around her and sometimes reaches out her little arms as if wanting a hug. It sooo cute.

Thanks Starfish for the hair explanation! What a bonus! Nature must realise we just don't have time for such things as shaving our armpits!:lol:

Hi ladies

Well it sounds like everyones doing well with settling their bubs! Mikayla still wont sleep in her cot for longer than 10mins but she will sleep for 6-7 hours straight in our bed!! For the moment we've decided to co-sleep at night and try to get her into the cot during the day. I've been out a fair bit this week so it hasnt really helped the cause but maybe by the end of next week we'll have success. Well fingers crossed anyway :D

My little princess is 2 months old today!!! I cant believe just how much she's changing. She's doing something new everyday - smiling at everything and even almost laughing. Our babies will be all grown up before we know it!!!

I got a message from the paed about Mikayla's hips. He said that the ultrasound was not completely normal. The top of femur bone should be covered by the pelvic bone by 50% - Mikayla's is 44% which he said is relatively mild and her hips seemed stable but it'll need to be checked again in 6 weeks time. I've got an appointment with him on Tuesday so we'll discuss it further then but at this stage we're hoping that there wont be any further movement and it will grow normally.

Well she's asleep now so I'd better go and make the most of the time I have - dusting, mopping, washing - YUK!!

BBL - Take care xx

MumofLewis - Lucky for you and your arm pits... mine are the same lol
Teepee - I hope that it all works out okay with Mikayla's hips. SHe is so beautiful.
Starfish - just read your birth story!! What an adventure huh!

Ashley has been getting better with her sleep too now, mostly only wakes once overnight between 2-4am (have been giving dreamfeed before i go to bed). And yes starfish isnt it amazing how interested in things they are now. Ashley wants to play in her play gym and watch the puppies play etc.

Well i got a faint line on a HPT yesterday june girls!! I have had AF pain for the past week with nausea, dizziness and extreme fatigue(not to mention 5 days of ferning on maybe baby).. so i did a test and a faint line come up. I wasnt sure what to think and seeing i did a poas test at lunchtime, So i did 2 more this morning with FMU (one at 4am and one at 630am) and NEGATIVE.....

So i have no idea what is going on with my body - must be hormonal , confused!!! :)

p.s Debbie- Ashley is the same with no wanting to sleep in the bedroom during the day but as soon as it is dark she is out like a light. I think during the day she likes to sleep where she knows you are close by as it must be a lighter sleep, if i am cooking etc and she can hear me banging and crashing then she will sleep in the lounge etc as soon as i leave the room to come in here to say hi to you girls and the room goes quiet she wakes up!!!

Hi girls!!

Teepee2 - am thinking of your little girl and you...I hope that this is as far as it's going to go :hug:

Princessmya - our bodies certainly like to keep us on our toes don't they?!?! :rolleyes: So are you hoping for that BFP sooner rather than later?...I hope that doesn't seem too rude to ask because I will be sending all types of baby vibes at you if that's where your heart is headed! :p

DD#2 seems to have fallen into a beautiful sleep routine! :dance: I have been holding my breath the past couple of days as she seems to mix things up just as I get used to something. I think she had just dropped out of a growth spurt as well - that particular week was horrendous! But now her days seem to be going almost the same within 1/2 hour of feed times, if that makes sense. It certainly makes looking after the older DD easier as she is in a lovely routine herself......so am having a rather good day :) I even had time to make a broccoli soup today, one I had never made before and oh it was yummo!! (the cream completely destroys the healthy factor of having broccoli in it, but you get that!! Hehe!!)

Anyways, time to dive off and get the ball rolling of getting little ones up! Have a fab day tomorrow celebrating those precious daddies out there!
Mwa!!

Charly frog.

We wouldnt mind having them close together so we will just go with the flow and if its meant to be its meant to be :)

We too had a lovely night ashley slept from 7pm-3am... bliss!

Happy fathers day to all the daddies (ashley is playing with her daddy now! :))

HUgs

Hi Girls,

Princessmya - Congratulations, keep us informed if it turns into a BFP. wow, does that mean you have to be on two threads, the due in 2008 and the born in June 2007! You will be busy!

Lewis has been really weird for the last few days. He literally wakes for his feed, only drinks half a bottle before falling back to sleep again. He is sooo sleepy. This is after not sleeping all day for a few weeks. Is anyone else's bub doing this? At first I thought it was the heat but it's not that hot now. He doesn't have a temperature so I don't think he is sick and he does still smile. I'm wondering if his routine is about to change? Or do they sleep during a growth spurt? I thought that they didn't sleep and ate more.

Hi ladies

WOW Princessmya how exciting that you might be pregnant again! I'd love to have another baby straight away but I'm scared I might not be able to cope with 2! But we are playing with fire because we're not doing anything to stop it from happening :D

Sarah Mikayla did exactly that a couple of weeks ago. I was told that the week after a growth spurt babies are really tired and dont eat as much. Did he eat more than usual last week??? Apparently they burn so much energy while growing that it tires them out and they then spend alot more time sleeping to conserve energy again.

Hope all the Daddies had a great Father Day!!

Speak soon. Take care xx

Hi Everyone

Ava is 2 months 3 weeks and she is being bottle fed. When should we start introducing solids and other liquids into her diet?

Hi Tanz
i am not sure with formula as i know with BF bub they can continue being exclusively BF for 12 months. Howver most guidelines stated that bub's digestive system is mature enough to process solids from 6 months on... as for fluids, water every now and then (cooled boiled) should be fine but just a little to reduce risk of constipation and keep hydration while om formula..... (ff mums correct me if i am wrong).

Mum of Lewis - Ashley has been the same - sleeps a lot between day feeds. ithink it prob is a growth spurt thing... i wouldnt be worried at this stage.

As for the HPT's ive given up, the AF pain has stopped, every now and then i am queasy but i am putting it down to pushing it too hard and eating too little.... Will see....

princessmya that is great news that you might be pregnant again, Tina we are in the same position, not sure if I could handle 2 bubs right now but we aren't doing anything to prevent it either lol, we would like to try for another one when Ava is about 1.

Congratulations princess mya

Tanz - are you b/f or f/f your bub. Either way, the girls are right, 6months before solids. I think in the UK, its 4months, and we, depending on how Aiden is going, may start him on Farex at 4months. At 6 months, even if you are exclusively b/f, i think you still need to start introducing solids.

Well, i have had a tough few days. I got mastistis, and, once i had it diagonised, i realised that i have had it before as well. So, i have decided to wean. Not that i really had much of a choice in one way, as they are so sore, i cant express anyway. I had a little cry yesterday, (lots of big crys in pain) but, a little cry, as i said sorry to my little man for not being able to do it anymore. I am so scared that when it clears up, if i keep expressing, I will get it again, and i never want to go thru that pain again. It was and still is horrendous.

I think Aiden had a little growth spurt as well, but, with the reflux, it was abit hard to tell what exactly was upsetting him. The last few days thou, he has settled down nicely again, and once more, my good little boy.

While we are planning on more kids, and having them close together, i have gone on the mini pill, perhaps just till christmas.

Hope you guys are all doign well, mums & bubs, and that you enjoyed your fathers day!

Debbbie you poor thing. Sounds painful. Don't feel guilty about ff, you have given Aiden a great start to life. Which formula are you using? I was using Karicare but he was in pain most nights with wind and only went to the toilet every 2 days and took about half an hour to push the poo out. Anyway I switched to Nan 1 HA gold (didn't want to use nestle but had to) and he has been brilliant ever since. No moaning in pain and goes every day for a poo. So if Aiden has problems in that department I highly recommend the HA Gold!

I think his solid sleeping last week was part of a change in routine, as he is now back to catnapping every few hours in the day whereas a few weeks ago he wasn't sleeping at all! So that's good news for me!

He is 9 weeks today, how fast does the time go?!

Debbie - you poor thing.. mastitis is dreadful. Keep giving good bb massages i the shower to help prevent it again ... big hugs

and i think we can def say BFN's for me - i did anothe HPT and it was negative. I think my body must b just all over the place adjusting to post-partum life. We will prob try as soon as AF returns... whenever that might be!

We had a long night last night too - ashley woke every 2-3 hours after midnight hungry...

Sarah - his first lot of formula was karicare gold, then, he went to karicare gold plus - and thats when the reflux got diagonised, and i sometimes wonder if it was related. now he is on novalac for reflux, but, want to try him on something else, and something more easily available. But, its hard to change formulas, as, i hate the idea of buying something, only to discover its no good, and then its such a waste of money. but, what choice do we have?

princessmya :hug: better luck next time.

I'm new here - my DS Jackson was born on the 27th June
we have got through the first 2 months OMG and he has just started sleeping from 11pm through til 6-7am how exciting - i'm not walking around like a zombie anymore
Jackson has just started getting cradle cap - anyone hav any ideas on how to make it look less unsightly???? the early childhood nurse recommended pure olive oil but its not seeming to do much
anyway hi everyone - I'm looking forward to reading and getting to know you all
cheers
Mel and Jackson

hi mel & Jackson!!
Do you putyour bub to bed at 11pm - ie keep day routine till then or does he go to bed earlier??

thanks debbie btw *hug*

jackson is having short (half hour-hour) cat naps from about midday onwards he also will only have short 5-15 minute feeds as well - he usually will show lots of tired signs around 10 so i give him a feed then a quick nappy change and he'll fall asleep having a cuddle with me or his daddy around 11ish and then its into his basinette as quietly as possible and he has to be wrapped really tightly as well
i'm not too worried about his wide awakeness during the day as i'd rather him sleep thru the night - it does mean sore boobs first thing in the morning tho - and i've had problems with oversupply of milk right from day 1
where in australia is everyone - i'm in sydney lidcombe
Mel

Hi,

Mel - Lewis has cradle cap too. I use sweet almond oil before he goes to sleep then when he wakes up I brush it out and re apply some oil again. Also after his bath I give it a good rub with the towel. It looks horrible doesn't it. He;s had it for just under a week now and it does seem to be going a bit. (I'm in Rosebery by the way).

Well after posting this morning to say he was back to catnapping, Lewis slept pretty much all day again! He had a 3 hour sleep this afternoon. So I'm hoping it doesn't impact on his sleep tonight. He slept from 8pm-5am last night for the first time!

Hi all

Been off line for a while and just had a quick browse of the posts - wow!

PrincessMya - I commend you as I certainly couldn't do it - try for another bub at this point. I know I couldn't cope, but that's fantastic that you're trying and best of luck with it all.

Debbie - sorry to hear about the mastitis. I know HEAPS of people who have swapped to formula due to mastitis. Cherish the fact that you started Aiden off really well with b/f. I too have started the mini pill, but still too nervous to DTD. Sounds really dumb and doc told me 3 weeks ago that we really should DTD due to scar tissue.....but.......will have to make an effort in the next day or too.

Mel - Welcome. Tell us about your bundle Jackson, stats at birth, now....

Been teaching Brianna to self settle over the past week with some success. If I catch her in the early stages showing tired signs I can get her wrapped, into bed and asleep without a cry. She gurgles herself to sleep. Otherwise I put her down, sing a lullaby and pat her chest / stroke her head and she doesn't usually cry - just slight protest. If she cries I pick her up, settle her until calm then do the whole process again. She has had some really good sleeps (3 hours during the day) but sometimes wakes after 1 sleep cycle and I repeat the process again and she usually goes down for another 45min sleep. Yay......so much more managable than catnaps......and Brianna is SOOOOOOOO much happier as she's getting the sleep she obviously needed!

Went to gym yesterday and felt fantastic. Left Brianna with gym creche for an hour and felt terrible about it. The whole hour I wanted to run down and see ow she was going.....She was fine......Just me being a worry wart. :rolleyes:

Hope everyone had a great fathers day. Ours was fab....MIL and FIL came to stay (they are great....more like parents than in laws) and DH and I had a couple of 1/2 hour breaks to ourselves. Wonderful.

Debbie - you are such a great mum! Don't feel any guilt!! You're doing what's best for you and your little man. I think I am of the thought process that as long as mum and little one are happy, that's the ultimate goal - however you get there. I have a friend at the moment who is also in the process of weaning but because for some reason, her milk supply won't kick in so little one isn't gaining weight without being ff.......bit emotional for her as well but the best for them both. :hug: for you lovely!!

Princessmya - okeedokee then!! Hurling sticky baby vibes at you!! :p

Well DD has her days beautiful and her nights almost there!! Am still averaging between 5-6hours of sleep myself so not too bad - must admit though, am hanging for that uninterrupted 8hour sleep.................LOL!!!!! (tell 'er she's dream'en!!!! :cryinglaugh:)

DD has got the self settling thing down fabulously!! :dance: She knows when it's bedtime and can be so happy until I take her into her room and she starts to protest. Well!! Has she got a pair of lungs on her!! :D I wrap her, tell her in her ear that it's time for bed and I love her very much but she's not a big girl like her big sister so she can't stay up (:lol:), tuck her in, kiss her again and not 3 minutes after walking out, she's asleep!! Woohoo!! Even after her super poos at the most inconvenient time of 5am (!!) I'll tuck her back in and say that I'll see her at 6.30am and within minutes she's asleep again........

...definitely completely different to DD#1!!! But I am loving feeling like a normal, in the flow of life again, mum and wifey! Could do without the multiple outfit changes for DD as her explosive poos are ridiculous!! (5 times in one day!! Sheesh!!) Almost cut a singlet off the other day rather than trying to work out how to get it over her head without dragging the poo that had shot right up inside of it, up her back!! :doh: Noice!!

Hope you all had lovely father's days as well!! Hope you are all pampering yourselves amongst being the super mums that you are!!

Off for a feed and then a cup of tea and a read of the new IKEA catalogue......:dance:

MWA!!

P.S. Hope you're doing well Celsie!! Haven't heard from you in a while. Chat soon! xx

Wow Charlyfrog, you have the routine down to a tee. would you mind coming round and sorting Lewis out!
He's not too bad actually, he sleeps from 7pm-about 1 or 2 am and then for another few hours, but I would love a straight 6 hours sleep myself! Am hoping he drops the 1am feed soon enough.

I thought we had it bad with his poo's STINKING the unit out due to his formula, but at least it's only once a day!

He had his injections today and was such a good boy, he only cried for about 10 seconds bless him.

I'm at that stage where I just fall in love with him more and more each day:heartbeat::heartbeat: You know when you have to stop yourself from squeezing their cheeks !

Have added some new photos to his gallery if anyone wants a look.

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Hi everyone

Mumoflewis - Yay on Lewis handling his injections well. Isn't it a relief to get them done. Your photos are gorgeous btw. :)

Charlyfrog - Woo hoo on getting DD to self settle. That is fantastic. I am trying something similar with Diana, i.e. whispering in her ear and telling her it is time to go to sleep and putting her in her bed. It is mostly working. She doesn't sleep through the night yet though. Your 5-6 hours sleep sounds like bliss. I feel lucky when I get 4!

Nell - good on you for going to the gym. I have been meaning to go back to doing yoga (I had to stop during pregnancy and haven't been back yet :redface:), but have not managed to do so yet as I don't know how well I would be able to concentrate on the exercies rather than worrying about where Diana was and what she was doing, etc.

Mel - Are you from NZ? I live in Sydney in the Redfern/Surry Hills area, but am originally from Wellington.

Debbie - sorry to hear about your mastitis. Ouch. Hope you're feeling better now and that Aiden is doing well too.

Prinessmya - best of luck on trying for another bub. You're braver than me! DF is already talking about us having another one. I told him - sure, if you carry it and deliver it this time, lol.

Tanz - welcome to you and Ava. As Debbie said, I think 6 months is a good time to start introducing solids.

Teepee - hope you and Mikayla re doing well.

I feel like I haven't posted for ages... Diana is still doing well. She is 11 weeks old and this week she has been sleeping a lot during the day (probably not much than usual) but has been eating less than usual. Has anyone else experienced this? She seems content and hasn't got any symptoms of being unwell. Perhaps she is resting up in time for her three month growth spurt? Should I be worried?

Starfish - That is exactly what Lewis has been doing for the last week. He falls asleep whilst feeding and only drinks about half a bottle, then sleeps straightaway and when he wakes I end up feeding him again and he will drink a bit more, but then sleep again!

I rang Tresillian last week as it was really starting to worry me, but she didn't shed much light. She said maybe he has an infection, but like you said when he is awake he is fine and still smiling etc. And he still has wet nappies etc so I don't feel that he is ill. Trouble is the last 3 nigths he has been up 3 times in the night so I feel it is messing with his routine.

I would love to know what it is, if it was a growth spurt wouldn't he be drinking more not less? And it has been over a week now.

Hi ladies.

Wow alots been happening in here!

Sarah Lewis is just gorgeous. I cant believe how different he looks - maybe its the thinned out hair :D He looked so tiny in the first lot of photos and now he's getting so big!!

Charly I envy your persistence in getting DD to self settle. I havent even been able to get Mikayla into her cot yet let alone leaving her there to fall asleep on her own. I really must get onto that!!!!

Welcome to Tanz, Mel & their bubs - look forward to hearing all about your little ones.

Well we went to see the paed last Tuesday and Mikayla had only put on 60 grams in 2 weeks :( He asked me to waker her every 3 hours for a feed to try and help her gain some weight. I have to go back this coming Tuesday and if she still hasnt put on a substantial amount of weight he said we might have to start adding a calorie suppliment to her formula. She now weighs 4.76kg and is 58cm long. She seems content enough to me and she definitely isnt skin & bones but the paed said he'd ideally like her to gain at least 25% more weight.

As for her hips - we've got another ultrasound in 5 weeks before finding out whether any treatment is necessary.

She's screaming her little lungs out so I have to go but will try to BBL. Take care xx

hi everyone
well another week has already flown by and now Jackson is 10 weeks old
I had to take him to the GP on Wednesday cos he has been a great vomiter since birth and on Tuesday he just went crazy - wasn't keeping anything down (or thats what it felt like) and he was coughing and gagging on the breast at every feed - i gave him some baby panadol but he just coughed it straight back up - our lovely GP let me bawl my eyes out to her and told me she thinks he has a mild cold as his temp was raised a bit and he has a very congested nose - got him some saline nose drops and he is a new child - feeding well and happy YAY - still vomiting a lot which the GP said is prob reflux and won't give him anything for it until I see the paed in a couple of weeks time
Starfish - yeah we are from NZ been in Sydney nearly 2 years
Jackson was 2.84 kg born and 51cm long - I had a reasonable labour - 2 panadeine was my only pain relief!! ( i was going to have all the pain relief I could get! didn't work out like that tho) waters broke at 5am and Jackson was born at 3pm
he is now just over 5kg and about 57cm long so growing like a weed as his grandma says - just started sleeping from 11pm til 7am but now just catnapping all day - if I'm about and doing things he has to know what I'm doing

hope everyone has had a good week
better go as he is getting a bit antsy in his rocker
Luv Mel and Jackson

Teepee - FYI the midwife at the early childhood clinic told me they like them to put on about 30g per day at his age. I'm sure Mikayla will be happy that she doesn't put weight on easily in about 18 years time!!:lol:

Mel - Sounds like Jackson is thriving as he has nearly doubled his weight. Funny how they all even out whatever their birth weight isn't it. Lewis was born 4.085kg but is now 5.7kg. Good job he hasn't doubled in weight!!

Has everyone had their AF back yet? I haven't yet but do have pains now and again so sure it won't be long. How long does it generally take?

Sarah I got AF last week. I'm not one to usually get period pains but this was the heaviest I've ever had (apart from postnatal bleed). I was so sore and felt crappy but apparently thats normal for the first one.

Hi everyone

Well, two significant things happened to us today, one good and one bad. The good was that Diana did a poo and a wee in the potty. :dance: I went to change her nappy and it was clean, so I put her on the potty and she went. Didn't even cry or anything, just did the business like a big girl. So proud of her. :)

Now for the bad. Diana rolled off the couch and fell on the floor tonight. Poor little thing. I was feeding her, when I heard some commotion from the kitchen. Stan then ran out, holding his hand. He had cut his finger rather badly (sliced part of the nail right off) and was in a bit of a panic/daze unsure what to do next. I quickly put Diana down and went to look for a plaster and cotton wool to give him, and the next thing I hear is a distressed baby crying and see that Diana is on the floor. I felt sooo bad. I picked her up and burst into tears myself. Fortunately Stan had by this point regained enough sense to look after himself as all I could do was comfort my poor baby. She seems all right now (she is sleeping on my chest as I write this), but it was such a horrible moment. I pray and hope that she didn't get concussed or anything. Has this type of thing happened to anyone before? Are there any signs that I should look for to make sure that she is all right? She fell on to a carpeted floor, so that should have cushined her fall...? I'm worried.

As the AF question, I still haven't got it and am hoping it stays away for a while onger yet.

Sarah - No AF as yet - thank god! Been without it for 1 year exactly and hoping for longer.

starfish - you poor thing. I'm no doc, but I'd look out for anything out of the norn (but what is the norm as it changes every day?) Maybe sleepy, not alert, lack of eye contact, not chatting as much. ???? I'm sure all will be ok but I'd see a doc soon just to make sure.

teepee - I'm sure Mikayla will put on weight soon. :pray:

Mel - Sounds like Jackson is going really well.

I'm kind of ****ed off at the moment. DH still can't cope with any form of crying. I've been trying to explain that crying is a form of communication and it's not like Brianna cries all that much. She seems to be heaps more unsettled when he is home on the weekends and this annoys DH as he thinks it is his fault. When he tries to settle her and it doesn't work, he won't persist and gives up. I can see he is getting frustrated which doesn't create a good vibe, so I end up taking over. I feel like I haven't had any time to myself in the last 11 weeks. I'm trying to get Brianna to take a bottle with EBM but it doesn't seem to work. I wanted to do this so I could have some 'me' time. I suggested to DH that he give DD her bath in the evenings when he gets home - that seems to have disappeared as well.......

Sorry about that.....will get over it soon enough

Nellnell - Vent away, I know what you mean. DH only seems to do the fun bits and never the night feeds. I know he has to work, but even on his days off he never volunteers anymore to get up in the night he will only do them if I ask him. He plays soccer on Sunday mornings so that is his excuse for needing sleep!
I must admit he is good at bathing and playing with him but I think men will be men really and avoid the less fun bits. It's the same as housework, they will only do it if pushed!
What bugs me is we can't just go out for half an hour without booking in a time, but they can just say I'm just going out for a while! Anyway don't get me started, I think the 24/7 responsibility takes time to get used to hey.

I think my AF is definitely on it's way I am so achey. It reminds me of labour pains so it's making me feel a bit yuck! My last one was 13 sept last year so it would be weird if that's when it came again.

Starfish - How awful for you and Diana. I don't know what signs to look for are, I would go to the GP to be safe. It's a lesson for us all. These things happen so easily.:(

Teepee - I was looking at your photos, Mikayla is gorgeous, I love the photo with her hat on. I see you have one of those safe and sound roll things. I have one now as Lewis's head was getting flat on one side. It's brilliant, it's one of those things I couldn't do without now.

Anyway must go it's bath time:p