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Hi all,
Sometimes i think this is all really just crap. Luke is sick and DH took 2 days off work to look after him which was great. I have a scheduled flex tomorrow and guess when Luke decides to sleep all day and be awake all night?? The night before the day I have off. I am just getting so tired of DH getting plenty of sleep and time to himself when I get none. I think I am going a little crazy. I don't think I have had any time to myself since my mum went OS - and that was in the first week in July. Since then I have either been at work or looking after Luke or looking after Luke and DH. When is it my time???
I am sorry I just don't have antything left in me at the moment. Will drop in when I am in a better state of mind,
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Afternoon all,
Grubi: not good having to sit for that long. However BOUNS on saving sum cash on the teeth... How was DH and kids when you got home?
* Oh I am a home body too. It is just easier to stay at home, and now that the days are starting to get nicer I will kick DS out in back yard to play. Wyatt can either sleep in house or hin pram outside.
* havent started that fight about having chocks intown yet. He just totally against it. But tough, we have some much waste and chock would eat the waste and produce an egg. At least I'll be getting sumithing for my waste.
Shell: That is no good? Does DH work as well as you? Maybe you could tell DH to take luke for a car ride to visit DH's family/friends while you get some rest. But don't do any house work, that is the time for you to sit on cough and get a good movie and come cookies and milk/chips and have some down time for you...
*I can understand where you are at mental though, same here DH family doesn't help and DH is always working or doing extra stuff when he could be at home helping me. Just to even go food shopping would be great but no, I have to drag them all along... Hence why my shopping bill is hugh.
Zennie: That is great news to here russell is rolling both way. My little FAT huffalump still cant. Him fat juicy thighs get in the way. But I do give him some tummy time every day/when I remember.
Tarnee: Wow she is a BIG little girl... Wyatt hasn't his the 8kg mark yet, and he was 10lb when he was born. She must be a good little eater...
Well gotta run, DD has Kung Fu then she has a school ball to go to night, and I have to get some sort of food to take.
Will chat latter on...
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Morning all,
Were is everyone? I can tell our little ones are starting to grow up more, and we are not all on here chatting away.
Anyway Wyatt down for his morning nap, Got lots of washing to do since returning home which I much try and do to day but can't be borthered.
Well we are off to the communtiy house today, landon last playgroup session before school holidays start next week then he just at home with his Dista, for 2 weeks. WONDERFUL...
Will pop back in later.
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he everybody, i'm back.
We are finally all fit and well apart from lingering coughs and snotty noses. Not really much else to report here as nothing happened as we where all too sick to do anything. Will try and get on again later today for some personals.
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Sorry - am MIA for now as I'm doing the Great Down Under Nappy Hunt! It's taking up a lot of my internet/computer time so I haven't had time to post...
All going well here. Liam sometimes only gets up for one night feed now which means DH & I debate over who's turn it is! ;)
I go back to work on 15th Sept although I have a 2 day conference next week to start me off... DH is starting to get a bit nervous about being full-time carer but I know he'll be fine.
Will come back in when I get some time. Hope you're all well :hello:
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Sharon: Its great to hear you are all feeling better and hopefully all the left over sniffly will soon disaper soon.
Nettie: What is a Great Down Under Nappy Hunt??? That is good to hear Liam is only waking up once now. You must be getting some much need catch up sleep???
Are you all excited about going back to work???
I love to hear the fact your DH is going to be a stay at home dad... You will have to tell us all how is goes?? Wonder if he will appricate you more for what you do??
Anyway just got new laptop back from service man and can you believe I asked him to take everything off, but basic windows so I can add own programs, and I have lost and extra 10gb of storage space... Not impress I will be telling him to come back and do it again.
Anyway I better go Wyatt is starting to grizzle it must be bath time, boobie and bed...
Then same except boobie for me.
Night all
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Sarah - the GDUNH is basically a treasure hunt on baby or nappy related websites. There's a list of sites and they've all hidden a picture (icon) in their webpage somewhere and you have to find them... You can win prizes and everything!
Just go to diaperdecisions dot com and click the link on the left to 'Great Down Under Nappy Hunt' - NOT the GDU 'Diaper' hunt - that's the american one!
I'm kinda excited about going back to work as I like my job and the people there so it will be nice to get back into it - but I'll miss my little man like crazy!
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Sarah I'd been MIA as DH was on holiday's this week so we were spending time together - god forbid!
Shellbell:hug: Been where you are - know exactly how you feel about DH and my time. I often gripe about the same issue, even now. I got myself a book recently that I have managed to take four really good pieces of advise out of and I'd like to share as they will make a big difference, especially if you can stick with them. The first is the most important and I will have to come back with more details some time soon - just no time right now, being Father's Day.
1. Get over it! DH's will never get it they have a different role to Mummy.
2. Every day you have must do's like get out of bed, have a shower, feed Luke - add to the must do list "My Time" - eliminate the option of not doing it and add it to your schedule. This might be like Sarah said leaving the dishes and taking 15 minutes to read a book or do some scrapbooking.
3. Arrange with DH for you to have at least an hour a week when you get to do something kid free. Especially if he gets that "luxury" regularly, sit down and explain how you'd like to be able to go to the gym or for drinks - whatever it is that he does and your equivalent (hope that makes sense) Explain that this is a give and take relationship and you give him the chance to have his time, so all you ask for is 1 hour a week for you.
4. Make sure you are your DH's Girlfriend. Make sure you act the way you did before children, make the time to compliment him or touch him as you pass in the hall, give him hugs or kisses as he leaves in the morning. If you used to leave love notes in his briefcase start doing it again. Bring back the intimacy.
There is heaps more in the book and when I have the time I might enlarge on point 1 as it is the most important part.
Sharon Glad you are all well.
Nettie Goodluck with the hunt.
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Morning all,
Not alot going on of late???
WEll weekend is over and school holidays are here... YAY...
WE got to spend some time with DH for father's day yesterday. Also I think I WON the debate regarind having some chock in town. So now all I have to do is go and get hen house/cage and then go and get my chocks. I saved up all my scrap food yesterday and get we are wastefull. I will have sum healthy chocks.
WEll I am tring to catch up still, weather is wonderful today, so plenty of washing to be done.
Has everyone moved there babies over to the cot yet? My huffalump is still in bassenette, DH said I could leave him there until he has no more room left, which there is hardly any room. I just dred getting up during night and feeding him in his room. It has to be done.
Also who is giving baby food yet? Where are you planning to start. Wyatt doesn't need it, he's sleeping well enough during night, only wakes around 3-4 for a quick top up of boobie then straight back to bed. Awake at 6-6:30am.
Anyway better hang this washing out. Will be back later to ramt on about nothing...
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ARGH this is driving me insane!!!
Benjamin has a problem that just keeps taking us round and round in circles...
He sleeps on his tummy and has a dummy.
But when going to sleep, he turns his head from side to side (which we call snuffling) and as a result his dummy falls out, gets flung sideways...you name it...
We decided that now (as its getting worse) is a good time to get rid of his dummy, as his day sleeps are getting shorter, and he's getting grumpier by the day I looked up the plantley gentle removal technique as we'd like to avoid the whole controlled crying if we can..however, I can't get him to stay still with his dummy in long enough to be able to implement the gentle removal because he keeps snuffling the dummy out, but gets more upset by the second cause its not there, I end up trying to hold it in place while he frantically turns from side to side, its ridiculous!!
Ive tried letting him sleep with one, or both arms out, but that doesn't help as they randomly flap around and keep him awake.
If I put him to bed wrapped and on his back, 2 things happen...1, he talks to the shadows, the walls, the window, the curtains (and for all I know, the voices in his head) and doesn't sleep, and 2, the dummy falls out and he gets upset!
Any ideas?????
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BW: have you tried a dummy chain? I know he can't use it while he is wrapped up or put it back in his own mouth, but just in case you are losing it down the side of the cot.
Other wise I can't really help, DD and Wyatt havent had a dummy, yet DS1 we gave him one when he was 7 months old to help himself settle off to sleep. before that I was rocking him to sleep.
Good luck with it, but it sounds as though you might have to give the CC ago it all else fails.
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Sorry BW - I'm no help there. Liam sleeps on his back and we don't have any issues with the dummy that way...
Went to 'Cleft clinic' today and they just asked about his feeding etc and we were told that we could try him on solids from 5 months but to make it quite runny to begin with (especially because of the cleft). We're going back in December to schedule the surgery for March-ish... Liam was fabulous again today - he's a real trooper, even when he's overtired, overstimilated and generally stuffed around with. What a little man!
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Nettie: That sounds really good... Are you going to start him on food when his is 5 months or wait?
DS1 had an op on his neck when he was just two and it was the WORST 2hrs of my life waiting for him to come out of sugery. I hope all goes well when he goes in next year. Liam will almost be 1 by then shouldn't he???
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Does anyone happen to know if anything like this (Bj's "special" problem) is mentioned in NCSS?
I don't have a copy, I just managed to find the dummy section on the internet (in short).
Interestingly, I posted that....did the evening routine with him (although bathtime was extremely short...even though the water was the right temp etc, about 30 seconds after laying in the bath, he got hysterical...as in 0-100 in 0.1 seconds...it was weird), put him into bed, one head snuffle, I plucked his dummy out and he turned his head but didnt wake...I've been in his room doing stuff, and every now and then I hear him sorta suckling on his tongue (I assume) but he's still asleep.
He was dog tired though!
Nettie, good news about Liam....BJ is the same (except the last few days...) we can do anything with him and he smiles his way through it!
Was just thinking a terrible thought....last time BJ acted like this, he had a temp by midnight and was in hospital with a UTI 2 days later....he doesn't have a temp at the moment, been checking all day....but I'll be watching tomorrow...cause last time, he was festy monday, temp tuesday night, hospital thursday......
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BW: I Don't know what NCSS is so again I am unable to help...
It sounds as though you are doing the right things, the only other thing I could suggest is to rock him to sleep then put him into bed. Then after a time put him into his bed awake so he will learn to drif off.
I was blissed with Wyatt, he is very happy can stay up for 4 hrs, but if I'm at home he can only last 1 1/2 -2hrs which is great. Then I make him go for a sleep. Once I notice that tired grizzle and look at clock and think when he woke up, I will wrap him up TIGHT then give him his boobie, while I am sitting in rocking chair, and he slowly started to drift off, and then I get up and put him into bed half away and tell him to go to sleep, and he seems too.
Which is almost bedtime, now. Better feed the other animals then get bath ready then wack them all in bed...
I might pop back in as I am waiting on an item of ebay to finish.
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Bj used to be great with sleep, but I have a feeling he is actually coming down with something.
Usually, I just wrap him up, put him into bed, dummy in and walk out...2-4 hours later he wakes.
Its just the past few days that he's been a bit funny...his morning one is still normally good, but arvo is a bit crappy, and night time and re-settling.
Given the reaction he had to the bath (thinking back he cried about when it would have filled up his ears...) I have a feeling that perhaps there might be an ear infection brewing....
he's stirred 3 times since I put him to bed and settled himself each time so far.....
bugger, he woke (at 8:20), gave him a bottle, he had 100ml (he hadn't finished his bedtime one when I put him to bed, but he wasn't drinking it and was ready for sleep so....) and has re-settled (did the plately technique again, and he woke once about 5 minutes ago, but settled again) we shall see...
I just said in the other thread if I cant get this to work this week cause of the whole head snuffle thing, I'm gonna do a total sleeptime change no more wrap, bottle, tummy and dummy....it'll be sleeping bag/grobag, bottle, back, and taggie.
Oh and Sarah NCSS is the No Cry Sleep Solution (a book)
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Really not able to spend time here, just popping in quickly to explain that i am not here largely due to being in constant pain with my temporary teeth having been place last Wednesday, since Friday I've had issues and the dentist is away until Monday so I'm complaining to anyone who will listen as I am living off panadol and nurofen - just like c-section recovery alternating every 4 hours as the pain in my upper jaw is a killer. Poor kids are copping it or missing out because i'm over my pain threshold.
It seems Greer is teething and poor Logan has had to amuse himself all day.
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Grubi: Am so sorry to hear you are in pain again... I had a tooth ace when I was prg with DS1 and it wasn't anyway as near as bad experience as you have gone through. You must be feeling tired. Have you tried the new panadol or nurofen with codean in it? It is stronger then the normal stuff, but am guessing you would know...
*When you are feeling better just tell Logan it's not you snapping at him it is the pain you are in, and it will all be over soon. See if he understands if not, you can always buy him something to make up for it, and I am sure he will forgive you.
*I thought there might be something very wrong for you not to be on BB at least once a day, beside weekends...
I hope you either get pumped full of numb stuff or get good pain relif drugs SOON.
Everyone ok here today. I had a GF kids she is down bad with flu, her kids are teenages and you would swear they need to be amused every moment on the day. Were my children I can just kick them out side or send up to their rooms and they will find some thing to amuse them self with.
Any way I got to go Wyatt is stirring.
