continue on your merry way girls :)
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continue on your merry way girls :)
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OMG I just realised that Kelly has now made this a 1-6mth forum. So looks like you girls caught up to me pretty bloody quickly LMAO.
How is everyone today.
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Maybe because all us four monthers couldn't drag away from the scinciliating conversation in "where has it gone" ?
I have a question to ask. Has Aunt Flo come back for anyone else yet?
I bled for 11 weeks constantly susan was close to a d & c. They put me on antibiodicts as i had an infection as well and that stopped it. I then had a period 30 days later say my Gyno who said to wait for 1 more cycle to go back on the pill. AF finally arrived the 2nd time on CD 35.
So yeah I have had her visit twice now in 5mths (lachlan 5mths old on Sunday so looks like I am here for 4 weeks or so anyway lol)
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Woohoo!!! Now we can all be together!! :D
Susan - AF has come back for me once so far, but that was because I started taking the Pill 6 weeks ago...
Well not much to report on today so far... Aidyn is having a sleepy day again, like yesterday. Slept for 8hrs lastnight until 7am, then has napped from 8am - 9am, 11am - 1.30pm, and just went down again at 3.30pm... It's like he gets tired after every 2 hours of 'up' time! Still hasn't done a poo either - must be those solids clogging up his system. Does anyone have any suggestions how to help him? I have been offering him cooled boiled water... I guess maybe that is all I can do? I bet it will be a monster one when it does come out, - have got him wearing old clothes just in case, LMAO!!
Hi Ambah
Can you try a tiny amout of pureed fruit from heinz or something like that. I do that is Lachlan is a tad consipated and we all know what happens when we eat too much fruit ;)
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That is a wonderful idea Kathryn, thankyou!!
Ambah.........Olivia is constipated too, poor little chook. We started her on solids on Monday and it has defiantely clogged her up........I used to be able to set my watch by her poos (9.30am and 5.45pm, no kidding!) but we haven't had one since yesterday morning and she has been a grumpy little girl all day.............
Pureed fruit is the go aparently, but I am not sure how Olivia will go with pureed prunes?!
Yay!! You all have to hang around a bit longer and keep me company now :D ! Speaking of AF and birth control I was just thinking about the different options and wondered if anyone has tried Implanon or know much about it? I have heard you don't get AF while on it, but then there is the whole 3 year thing...... I don't know if I like the idea of it being for 3 years.
Well, with a lot of grunting and a bright purple face, Aidyn has finally cleared out his system... *phew* didn't have to use the fruit yet either, but I will keep it in mind for next time!!
Marcia - My sister tried the Implanon, and it actually wreaked havoc with her emotions & hormones, she felt out of control and she just couldn't cope at all, so had it taken out again and was fine. I am not game to try it because of her reactions, as we have a history of sensitivity to those birth control products (even the pill!) in our family.
I have heard both good and bad about it, I guess... sorry I couldn't be of more help!
I didn't really want to go back on the pill either but Andrew hates condoms (can't blame him) and I dont' want to go down the injection path either. So either that or no sex :-k ;)
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I had lots of problems with the pill and depression. I tried three different sorts, and they alll worsened my depression to the point where XH wasn't getting any anyway.
I wanted to try again now that I have got it licked and under control, because condoms are a drag, but DP says it isn't worth it. Aww, he's so sweet.
Hey, does anyone know a free site that will host pics? I have a geocities site, but I know they don't allow external linking to pictures, and I need somewhere to host my avatar.
Woohoo!!! Aidyn is 4 months today!!! :D
Btw, isn't it amazing how the Pill affects so many women badly? You would think they should be able to create something that doesnt mess with our moods and minds so much... They should hurry up with the 'male' Pill!!!
Susan what about the free site that comes via your ISP ??
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Hi Susan!
Glad to see your doing well. You could use the babiesonline website like I do. Click on Riley's web link and go to their home page from there. It is really easy to use and naviagte.
I was hoping to join you ladies in 4 weeks but looks like it will still be longer!!
What is the record so far of being over??
Hey Pee, your avatar actually doesn't come up on my screen here! Can anyone else see it? I thought babies online didn't let you link to your pics from other sites as well?
Yeah thats the problem it seems! I was wondering why I couldnt get it to work!! I dont have any other web space!! D'oh!! Oh well- no avatar for me- and all the work you went through to get it done for me!!
Pee who are you with ISP wise ??
you can always updgrade to plantinum membership and your your avatar hosted on BB ;)
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Photobucket
You can host your pictures and avatars here and then it gives you the URL link. I use it and it is so easy to do.
Asha was weighed and measured again today and has hit 5kilos YAY ... only just though LOl 5.05kgs and 58cms :) My baby girl is growing so fast ... I want her to stop for a while so I can really enjoy it. I thought she would be my last but I think I would like another one :) New house & car that means ... guess I had better talk to Ryan!!
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Hello everyone..fantastic to see we are now a 1-6 month forum! makes me feel glad i don't have to move on in a few weeks!
Interesting that everyone has been discussing birth control as i had my IUD put in today! it was a day procedure in hospital, as i also had to have a loop thingy cut off down there!.
it was simple and relatively painless, especially after childbirth! it last for 5 years and the hormones are localised to work on the lining of your uterus not your ovaries..plus economically better..$20 for 5 years! you still get a period but less because it keeps your lining thin! Best still it is okay for breastfeeding, because of the localised nature!
I had a local and seditive as I am breastfeeding, and Felix was looked after by grandma, who was able to get him to drink a little expressed milk!! Yay Felix! I think he will be able to be looked after now by Daddy and Grandma!
I also did my first shift of work last night looking after a little girl in our house, I was a bit worried because she can be a bit TOO interested in babies, but she was great with Felix, of course I'd never leave them alone together~!
imageshack also will let you free avatar host.
Great, so now I have a place for it, I guess I should get off my butt and finsih making my avatar! LOL
As for the free photo storage I use Shutterfly, it has no limits, easy to share and very easy to use.
Yes Susan, we want to see your sexy avatar!
That is a good idea, getting an IUD Katanya, and isn't it great that it doesn't interfere with BF'ing!!!
I really should do that too, as it isn't likely to interfere with my hormones or moods as much as the pill, is it??... Except I must admit I am a bit scared at the idea of having something put inside me, and knowing it will be floating around for 5 years... the thought makes my stomach turn... (I know - I'm a a wuss!!)
Well done to Felix taking the bottle!!! :) Hopefully now you will be able to have a little bit of 'you' time!!
Yay for Felix!
I'm not sure I want such a long term contraceptive myself. We were thinking of having the next one when Brandon is around two, then another two years after that. So I'd be starting to think about birth control around about when you need yours replaced Katayna!
As for less periods, (TMI) well, I don't know if this is a first time thing and it will get worse later on, but dropping from 5 days (with one day being my day off, where nothing happens, no leaking or anything) to 3 and a half days, and I still get my day off on the second last day, well, I can't really complain now can I?
So, what do we all think of my new av?
It still needs some work, it's a bit blurry, but it will do for now.
Ambah: Yeah I know the idea of a little thing in my uterus is the thing to get over, but to be honest I'd rather it than an implant in my arm, a needle in my arm every 3 months or taking the pill (i'd have to take the mini pill due to BFing)
Susan: the IUD lasts for 5 years but you can also have it taken out at anytime and you have immeadiate fertility, the OB said a lot of women fall on their next cycle, which appeals to us as I am a spontantious person, don't think I could handle the waiting that other method's require. We are also thinking of a 2-3 year gap. So I guess it will be 2 years of contraceptive for $20 still a good deal!
missed the avatar must have another look!
Ambah: you wouldn't be able to have the injections. A friend of mine had them and the hormones for the first month were so over the top...PLus she had a three week long period and it doesn't cover you 100% for the last month, so you really only get one month, and if you have problems with the pill, it'd be no good.
Did you have the same problems with the mini pill?
Katanya: That sounds ok then, but I'm not sure I like the whole planning thing you know, now we won't have a baby, now we will. I was just going to get to Brandon being around 9-10 months old, and stop using protection, and then we get pregnant when we get pregnant. I just don't like the artificial-ness of it. Which is a silly thing to say, as all contraception (except the rhythm methd) are artificial, but I don't even like to take panadol (yet the thought of a pill doesn't bother me - go figure!) I'm going to keep it in mind though, I'm sure we've already spent well over $20 on condoms just since Brandon was born!
wow Susan what a funky avatar..! it works great now!
i KWYM with the planning thing, but as I don't want two babies at once it is something we had to think about, and i have been looking around at the best age gap and 2-3 years looks to me like the most ideal, so perhaps i'll get the IUD taken out when Felix is around 18 months!
the best thing about the IUD is you don't have to think about it! we were using condoms and ran out one day and didn't use anything, then i started stressing about having another baby so soon...which since I am breastfeeding and it usually acts as a natural contraceptive was highly unlikely!
Yeah, I don't think I would want to get the injections anyway Susan... Too many side effects and not effective enough...
I'm hoping that maybe I will get more used to the pill over the coming months (is that possible?)
Here is an example of my hormones atm - (I felt like such an idiot yesterday!)... I ended up bursting into tears for the littlest things... like forgetting to take out DP's beer out of the freezer (so it froze solid) -I was only meant to leave it in for 5 mins to make it icy cold for him for when he came home from work; and then when Aidyn spewed all over his 'I Love Daddy' shirt, which I was just about to take photos of him in, for a fathers day gift... How hormonal of me to cry about it!! LOL!!!
But it probably doesn't help me emotionally that I am still stressed and frustrated to the max because of BIL sponging off of us...
LOL Katanya, I can relate on what its like to stress about being preggers again so soon!... We also didn't use a condom during the first week I went back on the Pill, and then my period was due (according to the packet!) but it didn't end up coming until 2 days after... (2 days which I spent FREAKING out, LOL!!)
That is a gorgeous av, Susan :)
Kelly: That is great about Asha's weight, she is growing well O:)
LOL, it sounds like all of us will be TTC again in a year or two... :)
ambah you poor thing! i get cranky when i'm tired or hormonal, I did have a few tantrums when i was pregnant, and DP looks back and them and breaths a sigh of relief I'm not any more! though he did say the sex was better ;) probably because i was gagging for it..now it's the last thing on my mind!
i just uploaded some new photos have a look if it works!
http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeANmzVqzaMmz3Y
I am getting a whole heap of furniture from my Mum today as she has sold her unit, so i have to get showered and dressed before the removalist gets here..
Hi girls!!! I'm back!
Soooo much happened and its been a crazy week, emotionally good & bad, but we are home now!! I'll give you the epic first....
Monday was very hard on me emotionally... as soon as we got there Matilda was tired so we had to settle her with the nurse, and she put up a HUGE fight and I was crying outside the door saying I wasn't sure I should do this etc etc the nurse convinced me to give it 24 hours and if I still wanted to leave I could... then I looked down the hall and all 6 other mums were doing the exact same thing crying outside the doors of their babies. Then after her nap she fed & instantly was on a 3 hour feeding schedule which she took to with no effort! She was quite happy from then on to feed for 3 hours, no problems ](*,) and was the perfect child for the rest of the day, she slept when put down with little effort etc... until the night sleep! She got tired and I took her to the nurse to help me settle her... the way they do it is enter the room every 5 minutes and settle/pat for 5 minutes and then leave for 5 minutes etc... but when the babies start stopping & starting their cries they stay out of the room to not further stimulate the baby. Well... another hour went by and I had to pick her up and cuddle her and give her a comfort suck and start over, and then within 10 minutes she was out to it... and only woke every 3 hours that night!!! Never since has she woken or wanted to feed every 2 hours!!! Oh!! the other news is that Matilda will not sleep on anything but her belly... The nurses tried and tried and decided it wasn't worth it anymore, I had to sign a waver saying I would not sue if SIDS happened on that facility due to Matilda sleeping on her belly...
On Tuesday morning Matilda decided to roll over both ways for the nurses. From back to belly and back again... then again and again and yep it was scary. She slept within 10 minutes of putting her down everytime, had 3 naps a day, had 10 times the amount of happy time and no screaming unless she got tired! Except when something happened like I tried to burp her when she wanted to feed...lmao!
So, everyday she got happier and happier and slept and slept and her feeds slowed down, but the hardest thing was everyday she did something she wasn't supposed to do, try and engage in conversation, rolling over, pushing her bum up in the air and pushing herself along the ground (at least she doesn't have hand control yet!). So the nurses told me that much of her screaming is frustration, she is frustrated not being able to do what she wants to do and that I will have to learn how to parent her and not just wait for things to happen but be prepared for them. And we still get our morning cuddles and thats okay too! So I take Matilda to bed with me in the morning and have a good feed & cuddle. I still get to be myself in this, its not taking over a parenting style, its just understanding Matilda better and helping her do things better....
Reflux is so much better before I went in that I starting thinking that she didn't really have it, but then while we were there she regurgitated in front of the nurses heaps and they agreed that it was there, but the meds seem to help it heaps because she's not as upset about that, she just doesn't scream the "pain" scream anymore! JOY!
So there is so much more I could talk about, but thats all for now as she's getting a bit tired... off to bed!
Christy: sounds like you have had quite a week! I can just imagine how hard the intial day was for you, leaving your baby to cry would be SO hard. I think that you have the right idea, you have taken on board their advice and sorted out what you want to keep and what you don't. I had to laugh when you said no matter what Matilda wanted to sleep on her stomach, and they made you sign a waiver! Goes with my MIL's theories of babies having their prefered sides!
I would fail that place for sure!
Matilda can roll back and forward? that is amazing maybe it's from all that time on her stomcah..Felix can't roll yet and HATES tummy time with a passion, although we ARE getting better!
Great to have you back!
WOW Christy! It sounds like it was really hard to deal with in the beginning, but it does sound like you both benefitted really well O:) Thats excellent that you were able to get her into some great feeding/sleeping routines... It's just great to hear that you are both a lot happier :D
That is just amazing that she is rolling over, and even pushing herself along?!?!? What a talented little girl! O:)
Sorry, I will have to reply more tonight, as little Aidyn just woke up, and we are off to the city to get a fathers day present!!
(i know this isnt my forum yet!!) Welcome back Christy. It must be nice to be home. I am glad to hear that you got some positive's from the experience. I never slept any way but on my belly and up until the last two months never could sleep any other way. I agree with people/babies having preferred sides.
I hope that she keeps all the great advances up. Maybe you should put her into baby genius school! :) I hope everything works out well for you sweet.
Hey Christy
Welcome home !! I hope things keep on improving from you here on in.
We got Lachlan weighed last night and he is now 7.37kg. Both my boys also start playgroup next wednesday morning so that should be interesting LOL. Tatty Teddy and her daughter are coming with us.
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OMG Felix just surprised me! I heard a weird noise while he was under his play gym, went over and he'd picked up his own rattle and was bashing his dangly toys with it lol..he's too clever!
He picked up the edge of a lunch box the other day and the wrappers in it while I was talking to someone with him on my lap, with this cute look of determination apparently! It's so weird isn't it you try to get them to do something and then they end up doing their own thing in their own time!
Well done Felix what a clever boy you are :) We have a forum full of clever babes all in their own unique way. What proud mummy's we are.
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This is the part I love, when they start moving around rolling over, sitting up gooing and gahhing ;) I miss those days! Can't wait to do it all again! Sounds like we do have some clever bubs around!
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Cailin
We have had a quiet day today as Asha didn't want to have her usual morning sleep but I think that could do with her sleeping from 7.30pm until 5am this morning. So she is having an afternoon sleep and has been asleep for about an hour now. I love going in when she wakes up as she sees me and smiles now ... makes me go all gooey inside LOL.
I have been thinking about me wanting another baby and I have decided not to go that way and when Asha is about 2 or 3 we will begin the process to become foster parents! I could go on having babies for a long time yet I think but I really do think that maybe fostering will be a better option for us! We can help so many kids who aren't doing do well and it will teach my kids to appreciate what they have in their lives. Mind you if I fall pregnant again I wouldn't complain, Ryan probably would though LOL.
Christy - Welcome back! I am glad that the sleep centre was of some help to you and Matilda. Asha never sleeps on her back unless she is in her pusher! She goes to sleep on her right side so that she faces the centre of the room. I will be moving her cot soon as during summer she will need to be closer to the window so she can stay cool at night (we have no airconditioning) which will mean that she will either switch sides or sleep facing the wall!!!
Katanya - I use Avent bottles and Asha has not had a problem switching from breast to bottle at all. She is happy to take both formula and EBM from the bottle. I wanted to make sure she would take a bottle as when I go back to work she will need to have one or two during the day. I am not sure yet if they will be formula or EBM! Depends how I go trying to pump at work.
Hi to everyone else ... I have to fly I need to call my boss and find out what is happening when I go back to work so I can book day care etc ...
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Kelly: that is wonderful about Asha's night sleep! if your like me when Felix did it I would swap good day sleeps for night ones anytime!
It is interesting you were talking about fostering, we are thinking of doing it, maybe as soon as Felix is 6 mths. My partner and I work with children with special needs and have always done respite in our own house. My parents fostered Street kids (minor offenders) and as I was an only child I think it certainly taught me a good lesson about my own privleged backgroud. So much so, that even though I have a degree in Textile Design I worked with children with disabilities and find it SO much more rewarding!
One thing I must say, is fostering can be heartbreaking. My mother had some wonderful sucesses, but also felt disheartened about some of the cases. She really put her heart and soul into it. My dad was a good support for the first but sort of lost interest after the first few.
I have had a recent experience supporting a foster parent when the natural parent who's child was removed, turned around and started accusing the foster parent of abusing her child, and the poor child had to endure examinations etc..but that is worse case scenerio.
It is funny but after of years of looking after everyone else's kids it is such an incrediable joy to have my own, and it is totally different..for one I don't have to hand him back!
About the bottle thing, I have advent..and he hates them too! Maybe I just have soft stretchy nipples? I gave Mum the perstalitic one yesterday, and it worked okay, but I think it was just because it wasn't me.