1 Month - 3 Months, May '05

I love that photo of Zander, he is just so cute. Also Sarah, must thank you for phone book under cot idea, he hasn't vomited once in the cot since! How is your sister?

Trish - the page is great and a great photo of Noah.

Hey girls, I have been pretty lucky and spoilt as the last two nights aren't the only nights Matthew has been sleeping through, he has been since around 7 weeks now.

I hope that Zola is well also

Went to get 8 week shots today. Oh god, I was so tense and nervous for the poor little man. He got 3 shots, all in the leg and boy did he cry! He cried and cried, for about 10 mins, which is a long time... then he calmed down a little, fell asleep on the way home and slept for 2 hours which he never does during the day.Then he got upset again and wouldn't settle and cried that painful cry so I succumbed and gave him baby panadol, after 10 mins he was much happier and had another snooze. He was grizzley a bit later and after his bath and last feed for the night he zonked it. Poor thing, I must admit that I teared up at the end when crying really hard, boy it's a hard thing to handle.

DH told me before I went to think, while he was getting them done, that going through this is much easier then going through the actual diseases, it did help me.

Oh I almost forgot! One positive to come out today was that Matthew had his first laugh/giggle! It was soo cute and of course, couldn't get him to do it again, but both DH and I heard it so it was there, can't wait for more! :D

Awww Nell, so glad that the phone books worked for Matthew. Yay at getting a giggle - how amazing is that, after his needles & everything.

Yeah I did forget to tell you how Amanda went didn't I? The Dr wasn't too worried, but is sending her for an EEG just to make sure it wasn't a seizure - noone saw her colapse, so he wants to double check. He is pretty sure the EEG will be clear, but wants to get it done anyways.

BTW, I forgot how bad period pains can be :-({|= I have been spotting since Saturday, so am assuming that's what these pains are - D'OH!!

Yay for Matthew laughing Nell. Its great isnt it?

Sarah, I hope the EEG comes back ok. what is that anyways? I hope AF stays away for you for a bit longer. Mine came back at 5 weeks post, i wasnt happy at all.

Sarah - bugger about the pains, hope they ease up for you. Hope all is well with your sister too.

Nell - the needles are awful aren't they, I am dreading the next lot and have told Kev that he has to hold her this time. I know I will change my mind though when she starts crying.

Deb - love the idea of the 'i love daddy shirt' will have to see if I can find one.

Tanya - thanks for the tip about the teats, will give it a go and see if it helps.

Emily slept well last night but was so fussy during her last night feed. Had not feed for about 5hrs (we play netball and she refused her bottle from mum) and then would not stay on. She kept pulling her head up to look at stuff and letting go. Took about 2hrs to get her to take a decent amount. Was very frustrating.

Just popping in to say how cute Zander is!!! :)

Scarlett - I am thinking of getting DH to come to the next ones, just so there are two of us there for him... and he is there for me! Did Emily sleep alot? Matthew has slept from 8pm to 8am OMG! Up for a change and a feed, then he was yawning his head off so I out him back down and he is snoozing again! Poor little mite. Sorry to hear that Emily is getting distracted and fussy, Matty does it sometimes but not to the extent of 2 hours, I hope she gets better.

Sarah - sorry to hear about AF coming back and I have often wondered when she'll come back for me as I am no longer doing night feeds and apparently that can be one of the things that brings her back. Although I haven't finished post partum bleeding properly as yet. So I have no idea what s going on. Hope the EEG comes back okay for Amanda.

I am liking the idea of the 'I love Daddy' sets, maybe we all should get them and then post a piccie of them on our sites - that'll look cool!

8-[ haven't told the doc Shannon, was going to mention it to my MHCN if it hadn't gone away... I thought up to 12 weeks wasn't unusual? Hmmm... looks like I had better get it checked out!

Nell - the needles sound so scary! I am definitely getting Neil to come with me. Yesterday the doc mentioned that I can get them done at the clinic (rather than the designated immunisation stations) so I might see if I can get an appointment when Neil finishes work. I don't fancy having to drive with Gabby screaming away in pain in the back of the car. Yay for Matty's giggle and SO cool that you both got to hear it. Neil didn't see Gabby smile for the longest time. He probably thought I was lying! I still have some bleeding too. Very on and off but, then, it has only been 6 weeks for me. The doc asked me about it and he wanted to know if it was brown or red. Hmm... I spose I should have asked why ](*,) The phone book under the cradle has worked for us too. It seems to help her out when she is windy (which is all the time!).

Sarah - Oh no @ AF already! Urrgh! A little longer might have been nice, hey? Better watch out - you could get preggers any time now ;)

Trish - I hope Tehya gets some good naps in for you today.

Scarlett - yep, you have to get the I love Daddy outfit. It's great. I took some pics of Gabby wearing it yesterday and will put one on her site. Neil loves it :) Mind you, he is a screenprinter so he HAD to check that the print was adequate quality. Never go to a surf shop with the guy!

OMG.... Gabby slept for... get this - 10 hours!! 8-[ I put her down at 10pm last night. I woke up at 6am thinking "Woo hoo, 8 hours is great!" and ready to feed. Had breaky, read the instructions to the dishwasher, said goodbye to Neil and still no sound from Gabby's room. Naturally, I went to check on her (morbid thoughts creeping in) and couldn't tell if she was breathing so I touched her face. She pulled a face, made a little grunt then went back to sleep. At least i knew she was alive, LOL. So I laid back down in bed and she didn't wake until 8am (I fell back asleep!).
So I got her up thinking that there was no way she would have a morning nap now. She drained one VERY full boob then i changed her nappy. I let her have a bit of a play but she got all grizzly so gave her the other boob that she only half drained. Tummy time and she just about fell asleep herself on her tummy! I picked her up, wrapped her and put her back on the boob which she held in her mouth and fell asleep, LOL. So she is napping now in her rocker. There's all kinds of noise outside today - neighbours drilling and hammering, garbage trucks and the train was soooo loud oh... there goes an aeroplane! Bloody hell! She is sleeping through it all.
Not sure I like her having sleeps for that long tho. 10 hours without a feed is a long time, don't you think? She did finish the whole bottle last night after only being BF'd an hour before but, still....

Deb some babies start sleeping that much at night from 4-6 weeks, if she keeps it up that wouldn't be a bad thing, you just have to make sure she gets all her feeds throughout the day, we STILL are getting up at least once during the night and Matilda's 10 months old!

Nell...I was told if I bled over 10 weeks to contact my Dr HTH 8-[

Yay for Gabby's big sleep! Hope it keeps up.

*waaaaahhh* I want a 12hr sleep too Deb. Either that, or can I have the baby back that was here on Monday night - you know the one that slept! Put Zander to bed after a bottle at 10.30, was up for 15mins at 12.30 then between 2.00 & 4.30 he was up every 15-30mins grizzling. Then he would not go back to bed, so at 6.15 I got bored of bouncing his hammock so took him to bed with me, where we slept until 8.30 when the phone rang ](*,)

I've decided I'm not real sure that it's AF yet cos it hasn't eventuated into anything still, maybe it's just lochia starting back up again?

Wow at Matthew's sleep as well Nell, poor bubba.

Thanks Christy, we think he's pretty darn cute too :D

What a pain that it took Emily so long to feed last night Scarlett. Must be pretty tiring for you.

Tegan I'm not 100% sure what they do with the EEG, but it's to check brain waves. I think they put those suction cap thingys on our head to see what your brain's doing.... I think what they are looking for is epilepsy or something similar.

OMG - you guys are in full chatting mode again!! I dont know where to begin!

Sarah - bummer about AF - but maybe its a good thing that your body is returning back to normal?? Poses well for more baby making IYKWIM?? I had my 6wk check yesterday (at 3 weeks...) and the dr checked me out. Apparently all down there has healed really well, and they did a "tidy job". I haven't been game to look, but I guess I should get a mirror out one of these days. Also got my pap smear done. Delightful. Oh well - done for another 2 years I guess. And I got my script for the mini-pill. Not that happy about it, but dont want anymore babies for a little while, so I guess its what I have to do.
Jenna was very well behaved - amazing!! Everyone wanted cuddles, and I was happy to oblige!

As for the nipple - well apparently it could be an infected ulcer - and I've had a swab done to check for staph. I've got to stop feeding from it for 4-5 days, which is bloody difficult with my milk supply. And I'm not allowed to use the breast pump - only expressing by hand. The lactation consultant is coming to see me in about an hour, and she is bringing me a nipple shield.

Nell - I reckon you should mention the bleeding to the dr too. And OMG about the vaccinations. Poor little Matthew. I know what you mean about crying. I hate hearing Jenna really cry, it usually gets me going too. I dont mind what I call her lala crys where she is just cranky, but the wound up ones are just unbearable. And BTW - the I love Daddy suits are very pink...... I think the boys ones say I love Mummy. You might have to do that option!!

Scarlett - how long did you wait until you started playing netball again? I'm hoping I can run around a little more in a fortnight, but my breastpads keep moving around every time I do!! I am getting a nice supply of EBM though, so I should be able to get away a little more often without Jenna soon. Yippee!!!

Tanya - your trailer sounds great! I wonder if Shane will get one for the harley?? My sister uses a bike alot in Japan, and the kids have always been on the back in those little seats. But Mum and two babies - definitly looks like a trailer is in order!

Deb - I am so jealous of your sleep. Although Jenna did 2x4 hours stretches last night, which is a bit of a treat for us. She didn't sleep all day though. Little trollop. As for bleeding - I think when it goes bright red it could mean some sort of new bleeding site in the uterus, which is a concern. As are clots and a funny smell, and apparently if it goes green. All delightful right??

Has Dee had her baby yet?? Hopefully all OK there, I must go and check.

Fi

Woo hoo we graduated!!!

Forum Name: mum5boyz
State: Vic
Baby's DOB: 04/04/05
Baby's Stats: Weight - Length - Head Circ - 3780g 51cm 35cm
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby Name(s): Jacob Philip Thomas
Baby's Website: www link under my name
Notes: 8 days late

Be back later and my master has just started calling me.......................

10 hours sleep, hell I'll settle for 8 straight up.

Another day of Tehya catnapping.

Deb, you are so lucky. ikwym about the morbid thoughts though, I often check my babies when they are sleeping really soundly it gets scary hey.

Sarah, bummer about your bad night. Hope all is well with your sis and that the EEG comes back clear. I thought that I was getting AF back too, I started cramping and spotting but it seems to have all stopped now thankfully. I thought that it was strange to be happening to me so soon considering I am exclusively bfing and quite often. With the boys I didn't get them back til they were around 8 months old \:D/

Fi, Good to hear that all went well at your checkup. How nervous were you when the Dr wanted to do the pap smear, the last thing you want is anything big near your bits so soon after delivery. Maybe it's just me. Ouchie at your nipple. How are you going to be able to keep your supply up properly if you can't feed of it or use a pump. Hands work good but thats going to get tired real quick. Hope it gets better real soon for you.

Nell, Tehya has her appt for her needles this afternoon, I am so not looking forward to it. I am so anxious about it already. Good thing Mums coming along to hold her for me, bet I cry again this time too. Poor Matty, hope is feeling ok today. I think you chat to the Dr too about the bleeding just to make sure.

Scarlett, bugger about Em not drinking her bottle properly, maybe it wore her out thats why she slept so good???

Tehya is still awake atm, had her catnaps again. She finally fell asleep yesterday afternoon around 4pm woke at 5.30pm had bb and back to sleep in her rocker. I woke her at 9pm changed her bum and gave her bb and she crashed out again, Of course she woke around 2 am and decided that she'd had enough sleep and stayed awake til after 3.30am. Noah woke up early 6.30ish and was yelling out to me, I found him out in the loungeroom already, laying on the lounge with blankets tucked over him, the telly on with a plate of crusts - he had finished the toast and holding a banana he wanted me to peel. Mark had obviously set him up before he went to work. I peeled his banana and went back to bed, he came and got in not long after and we all crashed back out til 8am when I had to get up and get the big boys moving. I normally have them up by 7am. Wish I could've slept longer.

Anybody heard from Dee yet?? Maybe I just haven't found the post yet.


Take care
Trish

Hopefully you guys have seen the post by now - but if not, Dee's son Matthew arrived yesterday afternoon at about 5.15pm.

Awww Trish I hope Tehya is ok with her needles this afternoon. Big hugs for both of you. That was good of Mark to get Noah all organised before you got up, bumma though you had to peel his banana for him otherwise you would've got more sleep?

Yay for graduating Nat :D

Yup, I had to have a pap smear as well yesterday Fi. Ouchies on the nipple, I hope there isn't any infection in there.

Deb, I checked out Gabby's photo with her I Love Daddy suit on :) Zander's is just a long sleeved t-shirt with Daddy Loves Me on the back as well, so I hink it's a different one.

Hey girls,

Congrats on graduating Nat!

Yay Deb for Gab's loooong sleep.

Sorry to hear about your almost sleepless nigh Sarah, I would've put him in bed with me too.
My first AF after Em was very light almost brown, but it wasn't till she was 6mo.

Ouchie Fi, you poor thing! It's gunna be a killer not feeding from it for a while too. Lets hope the break is all it need and you don't have an infection.

Nell I think I would mention the bleeding too. although if it is brown and not bright and not smelly, I am sure it is fine... but I still wouldn't risk it.

Scarlett, is Emily feeding any better? I've also noticed that I have nbeen calling her Em... I hope you didn't mind. I'm just used to calling my Emily Em. What do you call her for short?

Well my girls had a check with the nurse today. Em is only in ther 10th percentile for her weight... she weighs 9.72kg... as I have said b4, she is a skinny ribs :)
Violet on the other hand has put on 500 grams in 2 weeks... so she is doing really well. So she now weighs 4660g, HC is 38.5cm and her length is 55.5 cm.

Tanya

argh - must type quickly as I can hear waking up noises.

Yey at the 12 hours deb, but LOL at the morbid thoughts. I have snuck in and put my finger under her nose to feel breath if she has slept long - worry worts arnt we.

Fi - started playing netball about 9wks but a good piece of advice would be to invest in a good sports bra as fully bb's hurt when they bounce. Ouch on the nipple - hope it clears up soon.

Tanya - yep its em her too and I don't mind if you call her that. Her other nicknames so far are bug and carrot (reddish hair and was wearing abright orange outfit when we went to volleyball one night).

Sarah - hope you get a better nights sleep.

Now about the fussy feeding, I am thinking back over the last three weeks and each tuesday (after netball) she has been difficult to feed and get off to sleep. I am wondering if this is because I have been playing sport?? wondered if you guys new anything about this. She doesn't do it if she has just been babysat by someone else so it can't be me being away from her. Had better go and pick her up now.

Hi All,

Trish - Tehya sounds like Jenna today. Cat naps all bloody day!! Apparently her pimples are a sure sign of another growth spurt. It seems like we just got through the last one!! The pap smear was a little uncomfy, but the dr was really gentle. Problem is - if that fits up there, you know what else is going to...... Shane and I are in a funny phase at the mo - he seems a bit cranky with me and has gone all quiet. I've said a couple of feral things to him the last couple of days, so maybe heis just dwelling on that a little much.

Nipple is probably infected. I have a nipple shield to use, and have been told on no uncertain terms to rest it as I am also developing some "hot spots" around the breast. Yay. So the nipple shield makes it remotely more bearable, but its just so important that she drains the breast more. One day of hand expressing was enough to hit me with what might be mastitis, so bugger the pain, I have to drain the breast properly.
The worst thing (or maybe the best thing?) I was just beginning to enjoy feeding - maybe it will make sure I do everything I can to continue. On the plus side - my EBM storage is going great guns!

Tanya - it will be interesting to see if Em stays skinny or if she pops with puberty. Is she average for height and everything else?? I can't believe jenna is nearly a month old and still weighs less than Dee's latest arrival. It seems quite strange!

Right - I'm cracking open a bottle of wine. I NEEEEEED a glass of wine today. I'm stunned I can still draw the line at 1-2 glasses though. I used to polish off a whole bottle no probs, but still haven't had anymore than 2 glasses in one hit so far. Guess I'm still subconsciously looking after Jenna's best interests.

Fi

Fi - I used to be the same way with wine and other grog. I could guzzle a whole lot in one hit - the booze hag that I was, LOL. Now, I am lucky to get through one glass!! So I guess that is a good thing. Don't want to have a drunk child now, do we?? ;) Good to hear you are getting up a great EBM supply. Good work! I haven't even bothered to start yet. There just doesn't seem to be enough in my boobs. I guess the long sleeps of Gabby's don't help that situation. Still, like they say, not everyone can express. So YAY for you! Urrgh @ the pap smear. My doc asked me about mine and I was very quick to tell him that I had one when I was 6 weeks preggers. He then tells me I have to get another one done within a year from the last because I was preggo at the time. DOH! #-o Ah well... I have until August. I hope the nipple sheild helps and your poor nipple heals soon. Good on you for persevering with it. I feel like such a sook because I was so ready to give up and I didn't have any of that kind of trouble! Good on you!

Sarah - I have that I love Daddy top too - it was the first one I bought. Kinda OD'd on the Daddy propaganda, LOL. So sorry to hear that Zander was a little fuss-pot again last night. You must be going nuts without sleep. And who the HELL is ringing you at 8am???? I would yell at anyone that called me at that hour unless it was an emergency. God, some people need a brain, don't they?? Lucky for me our phone inside has a very dead battery so I don't hear it ring. The answering machine just all of a sudden kicks in. I really should get a new battery...... one day ;)

Scarlett - It's interesting that there may be a connection to you playing sport and the reason why Emily is being fussy at the boob. Maybe that just coincides with her witching hour?

Tanya - sounds like Violet is going great guns. Maybe she can give some growing tips to skinny-ribs Emily?? ;) Some kids are just little, hey? My friend has 3 kids that only ever just scraped over the "norm" and she was always getting told to feed them more. Now, she and her DH are only little people so it stands to reason that their kids would be little too. They are perfectly healthy - just little!

Nat - yay for graduating to this forum! Wow @ Jacob being 1 month old already. It didn't seem that long ago that I was congratulating you on his birth!! 8-[

Trish - hope you had a better sleep last night than the night before. I still don't know how you do it!

Gabby slept from 10:30pm-7:15am last night so another good sleep. I shouldn't brag (especially since it call all change at the drop of a hat) but I must say the sleep is doing me good. I am far more calm and able to handle when she hits her grizzly time. Neil was great yesterday. He took her for a couple of hours so I could cook dinner and play in my kitchen. I washed my first load of dishes in the dishwasher. I don't know how to stack the bloody thing as I have never had one but I am sure I will figure it out eventually. Either way, it was wonderful to not have to do the bloody dishes myself! WOO HOO! I used the oven and cooktop and marvelled at my rangehood. There used to just be a big hole (a huge flue) above the oven so it is quite a novelty to have a fan. I HOPE I get a chance to make scones today. If my hug-a-bub arrives, then it's a certainty!
She's asleep again for now. It will be interesting to see what time she wakes up considering I have had to wake her the last 2 mornings because we have had somewhere to be. I'm loving that we have a semi-routine atm. I know it could change all over again but I am going to enjoy it while it lasts. She is still verrrry very windy all the time. The poor little sausage.

Yay on the kitchen Deb! As for the dishwasher - trial and error. You'll soon figure out if you have loaded something not so well. It stuns me how many people dont have dishwashers growing up. we had one for plates glasses etc, but had to take turns as kids washing the pots every night as there wasn't enough room for them as well.
Since living at home, most of the places I lived in had a dishwasher thank god. I'm not good at doing dishes. They give me the $hits!! Shane never had one either, and swears now he wouldn't live without one again - specially not while living with me!!

Scarlett - yep, I have a couple of good sports bras. And isn't that funny that she fusses! I wonder if you have a sweaty smell about you, or maybe you are dehydrated?? I shall let you know once I start up again. I am so looking forward to playing!!! Once the nipple is right......

Well noone else is around..... quiest rainy day in Geelong. I finally have miss down, although I'm sure it could change any second.....

I talked to my brother last night, he said that their baby never chucks up darn it all, but they have trouble with poo coming out of nappies all the time. Well we dont have that problem, but I think Jenna will be a heavy night-time wetter. Thank god for PUL pants!! Theya re a godsend with cloth nappies.

Fi

ohhh Fi you poor thing, I hope the nipple gets better soon.

Deb, I believe that our dishwasher was the best thing we ever spent money on, hope you enjoy it.

Em slept well last night, about 11pm till 6.30am, then went back down till 9am. She is playing happily now with her play mat - so cute.

Deb, yay at getting another good nights sleep. LOL at leaving your phone battery dead, actually not a bad idea ;) Tehya's "I love daddy " top is different too, I think it's the same as Zanders. I love Gabbies though. I hope we can get them up here.
YAY on finally having your kitchen sorted out too. Dishwasher... I wish. In my house it's eithe Mark or I and when gorwing up Mum said she had 3 dishwashers....us kids :)

Fi, Is your breastmilk ok to store seeing as how you have an infection in your bb. I know that it's ok to feed from with mastitis but an abcess??? I have had 1 drink since Tehya has been born, and then it was only 1 glass. I think I'd get drunk too fast now.

Scarlett, I was thinking the same as Fi, do you think maybe you smell different to Em after the exercise??? Not in a bad way but ykwim.

Tanya, lol at Em being a skinny ribs. None of my babies have every been skinny, Tehya is starting to get real chubby thighs already. Although by the time they get to around 3 they have all slimmed down and get skinny. When Tehya got her needles yesterday the Dr said it was good to have a bigger target. Poor bub, I said she gets her thighs from me.


Nat, yay for graduating. It's a happy but a sad graduation at the same time.

Nell, hope you and Matty are doing well.

Tehya is STILL doing the catnap thing. I would be ok and I guess it is most of the time, but she needs to be entertained. How much entertaining can you do with a 8 week old baby. She went great with her needles (so did I) she bellowed for about 5 minutes then crashed out. Poor little chook.

How is this for sad. I wake early this morning to Tehya whinging for a feed and think how fantastic it was that she slept til 6am. Then I finally turn around and get her out of her bed and look at the clock - it was 2am. I had dreamt that I had already gotten her out of bed and had looked at the clock and seen 6. I must be really desperate for some decent sleep.

Better go, She's whinging again.


Take care
Trish

oh poor trish - i have done that mess up with the times thing, quite often actually - it is awful when you wake up fully and realise it isn't the time you thought it was.

i was just popping in to let scarlett know that i had similar problems with lani - i noticed every thursday evening when i went to feed lani, she would be really fussy, pulling on and off the boob and arching her back and crying, i used to be really quite busy on a thursday with a lot of running around and would be exhausted as i would be out for most of the day - turned out my milk supply was going low as i quite often forgot to drink or eat properly 8-[ , maybe just keep this in mind for when you play netball, maybe give her a bottle of ebm after the game (then express to build up your supply). just a suggestion - hope it helps.

ok i am back out of here again lol

Gotta be quick cos I have to run next door. We had 1 4hr sleep last night then we were up every hour for about 5-10mins. So at 8am when the phone rang I ignored it, but the answering machine kicked in with a message from mum "when you get this message go see Amanda, I'm ringing the Dr now." Man did I move fast after that! Raced next door to find her curled up on the lounge crying :( We couldn't get through to the Dr so I just packed her & Zander into the car and took off. Her blood tests from the other day were all clear, but the Dr seems to think she might have gallstones which could have caused the fainting on the weekend. I have to take her on Monday for an u/s to check it all out.

So today & tomorrow I might be away quite a bit cos I'll be there looking after my poor baby sister :) I'll catch up properly later this afternoon once someone else is there to look after her....

I have both Amanda & Zander sleeping now, so I'll quickly catch up!

Yay at Violet putting on 500gm in 2 weeks, Zander did the same thing these last two weeks!

I must've missed when you mentioned morbid thought Deb. I've woken Zander up accidentally feeling for his stomach to rise & fall! I can never feel him breathing under his nose though :-s

That's an interesting theory Scarlett about Emily not wanting to feed after you've been playing netball. Yay for the good sleep last night as well.

Hope you enjoyed your wine Fi :) Oh my gosh that nipple sounds painful. I really hope it clears up soon.

Yay at playing in your kitchen Deb, sounds like you're really enjoying it. It was Zander's godfather's mum (that's complicated!) who rang yesterday. She wanted to come visit us. So of course crazy woman here then raced around the house tidying it up before she got here! Worse thing was she came when Zander was ready for his bottle & I totally forgot to give him his tablet - I want be doing that again!

Don't you just hate when you wake up thinking it's a different time Trish?! I do it all the time at the moment. Sometimes I look at the clock then go back to sleep thinking it was for ages & it's been only 5mins or something stupid like that!

As I said earlier, we got a sleep from 8pm-midnight which was pretty good, but then we were up every hour after that ](*,) Zander was finally asleep (in my bed again) at 8am & I was dozing then the phone rang ](*,) Ah well, what are big sisters for?? The poor thing is terrified of needles and the Dr wanted to give her a shot of maxalon to stop the vomitting & nausea. She freaked, but managed to get through it, did I mention crushing my hand the whole time?! When it was done she was surprised how easy it was & was laughing saying "Man I'm a big baby!".

Gosh Sarah! Your poor sister. Hope she pulls up ok. Also, I hope Zander sleeps better tonight so that you can get some rest. Don't you wish we could give our bubs a sleeping tablet?? ;) That would sort em out! Sure, they would probably end up addicted to drugs but at least we would be well rested, LOL.

Trish - you poor thing! You must be buggered with all that time mix-up business. I wake up during the night all the time thinking it's later than what it is.

Michelle - I am going to take more notice as to how Gabby is after I have had a busy day. I am not the best at drinking enough water so it might be why she gets so fussy after feeds during the day sometimes whereas in the morning she is sooooo content. Thanks for the tip!

Scarlett - yay for Em's fantastic sleep last night! Good job!

Fi - Gabby had a MAJOR nappy leak yesterday. I was holding her when suddenly a whole lotta wee came out the top of the nappy and all over her top and all over me. She had done a poo and there was no room for the wees! AND we had just arrived at my friend's place. She was in her new bonds track-suit so had worn it for all of half an hour. Damn! So now when she does a poo, I don't care where I am - the nappy gets changed straight away!

Neil asked me what I wanted for mothers day. I said I just want him to spend some time with us. No going out to the shed to work, no drinking beer, no hanging with his mates - just him, me and little Gabby. He seemed happy with that!

Thanks for the advice re netball and breastfeeding. I am going to try a bottle feed next week - if we can get her to take a full feed. I figure it is either smell or body temperature that is the problem.

Sarah - I hope your sister is ok sounds kinda scary.

Trish - I really hate it when you wake up and think it is a different time. LOL though at the dream, I have had some where I have done the same thing and kev has appeared in the door with emily and woken me up to feed her. He thinks it is very funny.

Had a funny (sort of) thing happen today. I had gone into school for a meeting with my debating team (I am still helping them as I have coached them since they were in grade 8 and they are now in grade 12 and its there last year etc) and we were in the library when em spewed all over me and the floor. The librarian is a bit of a hag so I was glad she didn't see me attempting to clean it up. I had to stay for lunch though with baby spew all over me. Fun.

I had to lol Deb when you said about Gabby doing poo's then wee's and it went everywhere... that happens to me too. Yes Scarlett, these things happen to me all the time! I was at a g/f place and changing Matty, he wee'd, then poo'd, then wee'd again then vomited! All over her carpet too - lucky it was old carpet and she has kids and understands! Like today, I am so paraniod that I'll run out of clothes I took 4 complete changes of clothes, plus heaps of spew rags. We were out today he vomited all over my jeans, twice!

Hey Trish, thanks for asking about me, Matty is well

Nat - beleted welcome to one month forum and lovely to meet you and Jacob today :D he is sooo gorgeous!

Sarah, I hope that Amanda is okay, that's great that you are looking after her.

Michelle - I am going to take on board your tip too, I think there is a connection there!

Thanks for the graduation welcome LOL!

Had a great time today meeting some of the Melb girls and bubs. Jacob was pretty anti-social and slept the majority of the time - nothing like his mother obviously :D Got some great photos tonight of Jeff and Jacob having their first bath together. It was just so cute until Jacob pooped in the bath - haven't laughed that much in ages!

Nell - It was great meeting you and Matty today and Jacob agrees that he is gorgeous LOL.

Trish - Bummer with the catnaps! Here's hoping you get the good night/afternoon/morning sleep that you deserve

Fi - Hope your nipple is getting better. How are you going using the shield??

Just added your details across to this forum Nat :)

Love

Hmm... my computer is making verrrry weird noises. I hope it doesn't explode! Better back up my photos just in case.

Nell - sounds like the meet-up yesterday was successful. I hope Matty slept well for you last night after all the excitement. Oh dear @ him pooing, weeing and spewing on your friend's carpet. Gotta love that! I did all I could to make sure that Gabby's fluids didn't go all over my friend's carpet - she has all cream in her lounge room! I dunno how she keeps it clean as she has a 1 year old. Our couch is dark blue and I know for a fact that it will be a hideous mess once Gabby is that age let alone if it was cream!

Shannon - LOL @ putting your fingers in your ears when you hear the "joys" of motherhood. Honestly, the poos and vomits aren't so bad. It's the sleep that is the killer (or lack thereof!).

Nat - LOL @ Jacob pooing in the bath. Good work little man! Gotta love it when the poo happens to someone other than yourself, hey? ;) I keep telling Neil that he gets the next pooey nappy. He turns green and says "I think not". Typical, we women have to deal with all the s**t, ;)

Scarlett - it's funny about the spew on the floor in the library. I am going to visit my school on Monday and I am honestly not looking forward to having to BF there. I dunno... something about getting the boob out in front of work collegues. Also, I am sure Gabby will spew or have an accident in the staff room - it would be just my luck! My friend who teaches 3/4s there has time off between recess and lunch so my plan is to feed Gabby before we leave, drive there, feed her again in the car and change the bum then take her in to show her off at recess. Hopefully she won't need a feed until they are all back in their rooms then I can feed in my friend's classroom then back out to show her off to the kids at lunch time. I can't wait to see the kids from my class last year! I did promise them I would bring the baby in so it will be good to see the looks on their faces! I bet they have all grown.

Not much on the agenda today. Just gonna potter around the house and get some things done. I got my next lot of photos yesterday so I was busy putting them in albums last night. I have decided to use just regular photo albums for the photos and will use the special scrap-book for the really nice photos and will just get them developed again. I have to get photos printed once a month at the rate I am going because we have soooo many of miss Gabby.

She slept well again last night. 11pm - 7:40am No bath either, so that's good. Mind you, she is scoffing her bottle up now. It used to just top her up. Now she finishes it no worries. I guess it's bound to happen since she is growing. Thankfully there's only another couple of weeks before I can increase the volume a little. God help me if it stops working!! LOL

Hey Girls,
Awww poor Jeff!! LOL!! What did he do when he realised, Nat?

Nell you poor thing! I can remember how awful it is to have a spewy baby and try to go anywhere... not fun. Had to giggle at the change at your friends place tho... isn't that the way it works?? :)

Scarlett, another funny one!! You girls are all full of them!

Aww Deb, I am sure Neil can give you that wonderful gift for mothers day. Your a suck...J/K lol. Hey most of you girls have your first Mothers day on Sunday... Congratulations

Sarah, I hope your sister is ok. Violet and Zander really are BB twins (re them both putting on the same weight)!! Well done Zander!

Trish... lol at Tehya getting her thighs from you!! IKWYM, I really need to get and do some exercise!! I am starting to turn into a blob!

Well Wato has taken Em to swimming today :D . Also he has an appointment in about 10days to speak to the uniion and his old employer about compensation for getting the sack while on pat leave. So hopefull something comes of it.
Went shopping yesterday, bought the girls bike helmets, Violet did a poo that shot out the side of her nappy, so i changed her and realised I didn't pack a spare pair of duds!! Went to wait for Alecia, Fed Violet... then Emily did a poo!! It's times like these I am glad she is still in nappies! Picked Alecia up, bought her a kilt for school ($90!!) then went grocery shopping. Half way thro Violet decided it was time to scream!! I hate when that happens, I had a few other things to do but just wanted to leave! What makes it worse is living half an hour from town!! Oh well, it doesn;t last forever!!

Tanya

Sounds like the shopping trip from hell, Tanya! All that poo! OMG @ the cost of kilts. That's it... Gabby is going to wear a potato bag to school, LOL. Far cheaper. I hope Wato can get some compensation for losing his job at such a stupid time. Honestly, you have gotta wonder where general human decency has gone these days!

Deb - IKWYM about feeding at school, I have avoided it at all costs and planned em's feeding schedule around it too. The staff don't bother me too much but the kids do. I can just picture me sitting there boob out trying to get her on and two 17yr old boys will walk into the staffroom. I figure there are some things they do not need to know about me.

Trish - you poor thing all that poo. I dread the day I forget to restock the nappy bag and reach in to find it empty.

Well Emily is three months old today and I can not believe how quickly time has passed. Its wonderful to watch her grow and learn new things but I also wish she would stay my little baby for longer. LOL

Deb!! *tisk tisk* I can't believe Neil hasn't changed a pooy nappy!! Wato HAS to!! Otherwise he gets into trouble, and trust me, he doesn't want that!! But mostly he changes Emily and she stinks 1000000 times more than Violet :) . Good luck for feeding in front of EVERYONE when you go to show her off at school :) . I don't like feeding in front of ppl (esp if I have to unbutton my top) but I do it anyway. The way I see it is that my boobs were made for feeding babies not for everyone to get off on when I flop them out... so if it offends or pleasures anyone... too bad!!

Scarlett, congrats on reaching 3months!! I love that age! They start to sleep more at night, you almost have tham figured out and they do more!! Enjoy

Tanya

Scarlett - yay for Emily being 3 months today! Wow! She's gonna start doing all the really cool stuff soon. How exciting!

Tanya - yeah, I am pretty bad not making Neil change a pooey nappy. Honestly, he isn't here when she poos most days (she seems to do her poo just before lunch every day - nice and consistent! LOL) so the need hasn't arisen. He will change a wet nappy but is very awkward about it. I guess practice will make perfect. As someone that grew up without a Mum about and who has had literally nothing to do with babies, I think he does an ok job. Part of the problem is me being a control freak. He will offer and I will knock him back so he doesn't offer again. Kwim? Still, I prrromise I will get on his back next time she does a poo and he is home ;) Gotta happen some time, hey??

I forgot to mention in my last post but Gabby and Neil went on their first outing without me yesterday. Neil had to go and check his post box and organise some posters for his next catalogue so he took missy moo with him. I almost said no because she was due for a feed soon but she seemed content so I thought, why not? They were only gone for an hour (and she was very hungry when they got back) but it felt great to have some time to myself. I cooked dinner and did a bit of tidying up. It felt like a mini-holiday! LOL I was very proud of Neil for taking it all in his stride. He even figured out how to strap her into the car seat! Also, he can reach her dummy and put it in her mouth as he drives. No fair! My arms aren't long enough so I have to either pull over or let her howl until I can. Men are so lucky sometimes!

Tanya - I'm not sure I will ever have her fully sussed but I am getting better at reading her signals. I am loving her being a bit older as she is so much more fun to play with and we learn something new almost every day.

Deb - If I realise em has poohed and Kev is home I will find a subtle way to get him to hold or play with her. Wait a few minutes and 'notice' it or ask how her nappy is etc. We have a you found it you change it rule so if he then discovered it.....well. I figure I change the majority of them so is only fair.

Hi again,

Tanya - that is crap that Wato lost his job - when did that happen?? Was it a restructuring thing? Hopefulyl the union can help, although some are better than others.

Deb - LOL on the neil trip out. I know what you mean about a mini holiday. I streaked out the door on Tuesday for netball after shane was late, and basically said tough luck - you're looking after her, she has a clean nappy and is full. Deal with it. It was wonderful to get away from her for a couple of hours.

Trish - it turns out there is no infection in my nipple, so there should be no problem with the EBM. The nipple shield is going really well, its a pain to clean it all the time, I miss just being able to flop them out and get on with it!! Its not quite as painful, so heres hoping its beginning to heal.
Jenna has started to put on weight too - I'm hoping she gets Shane's skinny thighs though, not my chunky ones!! Glad to hear the vaccinations went OK. And as for the wake up thing - I do that all the time, although its getting less often now.

Sarah - you certainly have your hands full at the moment, I hope Aaron does something super nice for you on Sunday!

I took Jenna into work today at lunchtime, so hardly anyone was there which was actually pretty good. She threw up about 8 times, I went through 2 bibs and a nappy chuck cloth. She was pretty good though, all the clucky ducks got a cuddle, and everyone keeps telling me how small she is. Shes a newborn!!! What do you expect!!!!

I have heaps of photos to sort through now I have my camera back, so I better get onto it.

Fi

Just to say I have put a couple of new photos on her www. I haven't got my new camera sussed yet, and alot of them have turned out blurry for some reason. Hmmmmm..... Might have to do some reading of manuals!

Fi