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well I havent been around much, its all a bit hard on my own with the 4 winkies at time to get on here... but school is back sometime next week so I will have more time on my hands...
PK is doing really well, I am still BF which is such a bonis, as I couldnt feed the girls very well... I am co-sleeping so I am waking with every noise which I have to say he makes alot lol, he grunts and squeeks all night long... But never really crys so cant complain, I am just trying to really enjoy every moment with him as he is my last baby... so want to savour every moment I can...
We will have to try to catch up with all the babies once school is back...
Just subscribing, nothing much is happening for us here today. Oh we got our wrap me up swaddle so she slept in that, we'll see how she goes tonight tho!
Hope everyone is havign a great day!
OH I forgot!! My SIL is pregnant again!!! They have 3 kids already, youngest, Sarah is a year older than Charlotte. They weren't wanting anymore and had sex one time without a condom and BAM! New neice or nephew on the way!! She is excited and worried at the same time. I am excited tho!! She is due 6th Oct.
Quiet one here today too, I've finally dusted off my brain (I'm sure it was stashed in the bag with all my pre preg clothes, coz that's when I last used it!) and figured that if I dress Georgia in a full length bodysuit with feet bits to sleep in then she can kick the blanket off at night (we sleep with a/c on pretty cold) and I don't rush to put it back on her, she prefers no blanket so she sleeps better! Yay!
omg someone tell me im CRAZY, i REALLY want a baby girl and ive umm been talking to DF about having a girl too lol i would like them to be abit closer then Z and K are but we just shall wait and see whats going to happen! EEEKKK im excited at the thought of it, but i dont want another boy 2 boys are enough lol
Mrs- Full body suits are fantastic i was dressing K in them too but tonight and recently hes been in cooler outfits as its too hot but he still has a blanket over him
Mrs- nah im not pg again lol i have my periods luv!
Just thinking about having another one and when hehe i havent got a baby name book lol just really want a girl although i do have a name picked out if we do decide to try a 3rd time!
Lol mizqtie! I have been thinking about it too but know I am so not ready for it yet, but I am excited to have another one... In about 10-12mths we will be trying again!
Well I think I may have to go off wheat!! Charlotte had been doing really well on the gaviscon n yesterday didn't need any up until her 7-8pm feed, then it was screaming, cluster feeding and a really unsettled baby all night! She finally went down after one pack of G at about 11, when we went to bed she had a massive spew all over her bed and new wrap! So had to get her our change her, wake her up etc and the screaming process started again... So fed heaps n eventually gave her more G and she fell asleep around 1:30am. I had made a really yummy banana bread and eaten a few slices from about 4-5pm onwards. I don't eat wheat very often and hadn't really had any for a few days until yesterday and bam screaming baby is back! I'm going to cut it out for a few days n see how I go.
And I'm going back to the dr cause the gaviscon is making her constipated and have hard poos!! You can almost roll them off her nappy! Poor darling has a hard time busting them out!
But at least when she was screaming last night I wasn't crying too... Lol.
We are going for our first post baby swim today! Considering the Aussie day one failed! Me n C are going to meet DH at base after work (he finishes at 1:30-2 today) and have a swim! We don't have swimming nappies cause they start at 7kgs! So just going to swim her in a normal nappy. What else can I do? Lol.
Oh and my PIL and SIL and her almost 2 yo are coming for the weekend. So not looking forward to it! My mil is lovely and nice, don't get me wrong... She is just very full on, and gets in my face! And we haven't got C settled yet so if she screams n mil gets in the way I might yell. Lol. I am horrible cause it's not like she is mean or anything! So I have to clean the house today, yay... Not! Hahha
What is everyone else doing today? How are babies sleeping?
Caixin hasn't been on for a while so hopefully she is doing alright!!!!
Little Mrs yes it is me, When we lived in Darwin we did the same thing winter jimmys when the air was on, but after awhile I go so use to the heat that I could sleep without it, and my poor winkies would wake up very sweaty lol, same in " winter " I always felt the temp drop so dressed everyone in our winter clothes... Oh I miss the tropics love waking up in the heat its like a big hug lol
Have to say that I could keep having winkies ( but need a partner for that lol ) but know I am finished PK is my last so just trying to enjoy him as much as I can, which is quite easy as he is so good even if he does like to feed every 2 hrs at night... But I LOVE having my big gaps its let me enjoy the baby as the older child could look after themselves to some extent... I dont know how any for you lovely ladys manage with close gaps, but as with everything in life its what you know...
Mrs B, at least you know what makes a screaming baby, its no fun when you have no idea how to help them... Those swimming nappies are a waste of money for little kids as they dont hold in little baby poops it all just comes out the side, it works well for bigger kids once they are on food and their poop is harder... when we used them with DS1 in the local swimming holes in Darwin we used to call it feeding the fish lol as when he would go in the water he would vomit and poop and the fish would go mad, only funny when XH was holding him mind you as the fish used to scare me... gross but funny...
PK is doing really well I am BFing well too, which is so good, as I couldnt feed my girls, he is waking every 2 hrs in the night which is ok for now but will be much harder when school starts as i wont be able to sleep in, not that i am really sleeping now anyway..
Bex, yuck poor C. We had our first poo explosion yesterday. Ava was in her capsule and it came all up the front of her!! Lucky we were on our way home it was disgusting!! I couldn't help but gag trying to undress her. Oh the joys!!!
Man i have one unsettled girl during the days. She woke at 6 this morning and has only had 2 or 3 cat naps of about 20mins since then. She has just gone down now and hopefully she has a good sleep cause i am exhusted!! She just won't go down. I leave her to cry for a bit but she gets herself worked up, then as soon as i pick her up she falls back to sleep, little devil!!!! I think she eventually gets to the point where she is too exhusted to keep it up. At night she feeds, then goes straight back down like a gem so i guess it is better she is unsettled during the day than at night.
Just a quick one,
Got a prescription for Zantac so FX that helps and stops her from being constipated!!! And she got weighed, she is now 4.4kgs!! So overall gain since birth (inc making up the 200gms she lost) is 1.7kgs in 3 weeks and 4 days. At least I know she is getting enough milk!! haha
Now we are off to swim! Going to meet DH out at base (and the pool will be open this time) so will post photos on fb later.
xx
PS Renee: Charlotte is the same! Unsettled but once I do get her to sleep she usually stays asleep. Maybe you should try on of the wrap me up swaddles too? Are you swaddling her tight or does she sleep unwrapped?
Renee: How was the rest of your day? Was she more settled?
MrsBexie: How was your swim today? I saw the photos, they're great. Charlotte is so gorgeous
What dose Zantac is Charlotte on?
Sienna has had an odd day today, she has been feeding between 1&2 hrs all day. Maybe she is going through a growth spurt. I've decided for now we are just going to do what works for us rather than stress about getting her to do things that upset her. If she wants to sleep on me' then fine I'll just vacuum with the sling on. If she sleeps next to me' in bed that's ok. She clearly isn't ready to be on her own & I don't want to force it, it upsets her & then I get upset. She's only 6 weeks old, if she needs cuddles then cuddles she gets. She's too little to be made to 'learn' to be on her own yet. I think when she is at that developmental stage where she knows when I leave her I'm coming back she will get better with the sleeping on her own thing, well fingers crossed.
How does everyone else get stuff done with a bub that wants cuddles all day?
Babyluv: she wasn't too sure about the pool!! LOL. She cried at first then once we hugged her close she stopped. Me being the mean mummy I kept holding her out but she hated it!! haha,
I think your attitude is awesome!! That is exactly what you need to do. If she wants cuddles, give her cuddles!! I have a new sling now, a Mei tai one so if C wants hugs then I can get stuff done around the house with her in the sling. They are only $39.95 from mothersdirect website (just add .com.au on the end) I just have to learn how to tie it now! haha.
Charlotte is on 2mls per day. The stuff tastes horrible! So I am going to do what you do, 1ml morning n night to break it up a bit. She is going to hate it I know!!
PIL's arrive tonight. YAY not... lol. No I should be excited, but I am not really. They will be here in like 2 hours or something. My SIL and her 2yo DD are staying in Charlotte's room, anyone else kinda protective of the nursery?? Charlotte hasn't even slept in her room yet and I want her to be the first! haha... I said to DH no way is our neice sleeping in C's cot! So protective! lol.
Haha yes I'm protective of her nursery. Before she was born we had friends come over that have two little kids 6&4 yrs old and we showed them the nursery & the kids started picking up her toys & I made them stop. I didn't want anyone to play with her toys before her.
I now add her Zantac to about 20mls of EBM morning and night because it's quite strong, really Minty & Sienna was gagging and spitting it out and screaming when I gave it to her. Much easier now.
Gosh I hope the Zantac helps Charlotte it's so upsetting when your bub is in pain! Fingers crossed!!!
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Little piglet is now weighing in at 5225g!!!
Charlotte had been doing really well on the gaviscon n yesterday didn't need any up until her 7-8pm feed, then it was screaming, cluster feeding and a really unsettled baby all night! She finally went down after one pack of G at about 11, when we went to bed she had a massive spew all over her bed and new wrap! So had to get her our change her, wake her up etc and the screaming process started again... So fed heaps n eventually gave her more G and she fell asleep around 1:30am. I had made a really yummy banana bread and eaten a few slices from about 4-5pm onwards. I don't eat wheat very often and hadn't really had any for a few days until yesterday and bam screaming baby is back!
I'm going to cut it out for a few days n see how I go.
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