hi everyone,
just wondering if i could maybe join in here?? i think i posted in here about 12 months ago.
i am a SAHM to my 16 month old son. we live on bribie island.
trying for our second baby but it just doesnt seem to be happening
i'm interested in sport, organics, music and the environment.
i see many of you are all pregnant. good work! although i dont think i could imagine having a baby at the same time as this little wrecker. he can be a bit of a full on terror.
Sorry I haven't been posting. I have been keeping up with posts mostly, but by the time I read them, someone is usually crying, or I need a shower or to eat or something like that!
We are doing ok. Things are kinda tough, though MUCH easier with DH home. I have had Mastitis with the really high fevers and aches and pains that comes with it, feeding is pretty tough, and feeding is still really painful besides that with my nipples still pretty sore. Liam is being challenging with his day sleeps now and will not sleep unless he falls asleep on the boob or is in his sling/carrier. I have no idea how to fix that! I have tried patting him in his bed, just leaving him to cry (ugh!!!), burping him, feeding feeding feeding but he just hasn't been sleeping in the day time. Of course, Lily has been having great day sleeps, so while she (and DH) sleep blissfully, I am trying to settle his highness. I do get to rest DH lets me sleep pretty much when ever I can, which is great, but it would be nice to rest with everyone else and be able to play with Lily and DH when we are all rested, kwim?? Though Lil's night sleeps have gone out the window a bit, she's waking several times a night nd is really unsettled and wakes for an hour or more at least once a night. Poor DH is getting about as much sleep as me. I have no idea how I will do it on my own if it doesn't change. We will have to try to change it.....
Anyway enough with the whining....
Greenfern, hello and welcome again, I think I remember you posting before. Good luck with your TTC.
Kaz, I hope Pip is better soon. Lily has been sick for a few weeks now and it's frustrating that she just can't seem to get better. She's had a cough and ear infection for weeks now. And she's been on antibiotics for weeks too. Not to mention the teething, she's been getting her eye teeth for ages too.
Kris, sorry to hear everyone is sick. I hope you are all feeling better. It's been a bit like that here too. Though DH seems to have managed to miss it thankfully.
Mel, Lily is having moments like that too, especially after her afternonn snooze and at about 2am. She will just cry for no apparent reason. We give her panadol or nurofen but half the time it doesn't work, never know what to do!!
Kel - I think at this early stage however you get him to sleep doesn't really matter - as long as he sleeps to give you a break! Both my boys have fallen asleep on the boob at times when they're that little...just try and go with the flow and worry about breaking habits later (that may not develop?) I know how hard it can be with the 2! I'd definitely be trying to get lily's sleeping sorted before dh goes back to work or it's going to do your head in!!
Well...I've had a full on time - spent from 10pm last night until 3pm today at Maroondah Hospital with Dylan..he had croup really badly so they treated him and wouldn't let me go home! Poor little munchkin though - he's much better now...I didn't get much sleep however so had a snooze this arvo luckily and got woken up to dh having cooked dinner and Mum went to the shops and got us a bit of food for tomorrow...
I still feel like crap though and have the worst cough...hopefully I get a good nights sleep tonight to help me get better...Dh had to stay at home with Louis today and I missed him so much...
Anyway...will chat later...
Last edited by Krisvee; September 3rd, 2008 at 06:55 PM.
Margaret - by all means, welcome! How's bribie treating you? Do you take your little one down to the beach at all?
Kel - ouch on the mastistis. good DH is there though.
Us - Friend babysat Pip for us today. She didn't find the nappy compartment and had Pip in his "swim nappy" that I keep as an emergency. I'm so grateful to her for doig this!
kazbah - we go down to the passage a lot i go walking along the front there and x always wants a play on one of the many play equipments along there, or a run on the sand (and inevitabley into the water). mad little bloke was the only person in the water the other day he adores it.
kel - ouch on the mastitis. i can only imagine i never had it. but i used to always feed xavier to sleep when he was little. people said it was naughty but it worked and it has turned out to be a huge problem. good luck on sorting the sleeping
kris - sorry to hear that. hopefully your cough eases up on you soon and dylan is ok. lucky you have people trying to help but hey.
crap weather here today so no outside for this one. which will annoy him. have to catch a bus up to near where dp works so we can do shopping together after work. we are down to one car but luckily living on the island means x and i can pretty much walk any where we need to go. and now we are getting the hang of the buses out here too.
so glad that our move is all over. we have spent the last 4 weekends doing things to the old house, so it will be nice to just have a weekend without stressing about it.
Well managed a decent sleep considering...at least managed to keep Dylan in his own bed which was the aim...he woke lots but was fairly easy to settle...
Kaz - LOL at the swim nappy! Yep - very lucky to have someone to babysit!
Greenfern - Oooh It must be so nice living in the warmth and by the beach! I'm very jealous! LOL! Xavier must love it so much! When we move we'll be about 15min from the bay which is the closest I'll ever have lived to the beach so I'm hoping we'll be able to make the most of it (although we do live in Vic so who knows? LOL!) Sounds nice that your all settled in to your new house! Thats great!
Looks like we'll be having a nice quiet day at home...everyone seems a bit better but still has bad coughs...Chat later!
Kris, Poor Dylan! Hopefully the worst is past now and you'll be able to get some rest and recover.
Greenfern, WELCOME! Bugger about the wet weather. Ben hates it when he can't get out for a few days too. Drives us all up the wall!
Kaz, how wonderful that you had a friend babysit Pip! Funny about the swim nappy though
Kel, absolutely nothing wrong with having Liam fall asleep on the boobie. Ben did it for months and months when he was a littlie and I used to cuddle him to sleep until he was 8/9 months old. He suffered no ill effects and usually goes down to bed by himself now without a fight and puts himself to sleep. I say usually because this week has been a shocker for us!
Jen, only two days until your birthday! Doing anything special? I barely noticed my birthday this year
Mel, I think there's something in the air. Change of seasons maybe? Ben's been a shocker this week with bedtime. Hope Liv settles for you soon.
Us, well as mentioned a couple of times, we're not having a great week sleep-wise. Ben hasn't liked bedtime and it's been a struggle to get him down. Last night DH had to stay up with him until 10:30! I know it doesn't sound bad, but DH leaves for work at either midnight or 2am and I'm up at 5am (not to mention growing a baby) to get Ben ready before going to work so 10:30 is far too late a bedtime!!!! He doesn't seem to be suffering for it though - at least one of us isn't!!!!!
I got my Baby Beehinds yesterday and I'm so excited! I'll spend the next few days washing them and will try them out on the weekend. I don't know if I'll be able to use them often until I finish work - washing them will be a bit hard, but I'm keen to give them a try. Just got so sick of all the sposies we were buying!
Good After noon!
Kris -You poor love at the hospital with little Dylan, glad everyone is back home now.
Kaz - LOL at the babysitter - mine used to do the weidest things too! At least Pip was dry
Margaret - Welcome again! I remember X's name - how long have u been up there? We are moving up the coast of NSW in 9 days from the city for a seachange.....
Mel - Hope Liv has settled back down.
Dis - Oh I know those late nights are a shocker when usually they are so good hey? Mmmm my birthday - I think we might go into Chinatown on Sunday for a combined F Day/ B Day thing - we have decided we can each get a special gift for each other when we move so have to wait til then.....
Kel - on the mastitis - I put Beau to sleep (who wasnt very boobie lovin') when he was small in a baby bjorn floor rocker thingo- I would wrap him then usually do it (rock the chair) with my foot while expressing - then transfer him to his cot - its low energy and it works.
Us - My man is all snuffly so getting what everyone elses bubs have I guess - his day sleeps are crap and he is waking at 5am!!!!! I have relented and decided to get his 1yr shots next week before we move.....although I am still not sure I want my GP to do it if anyone......
Ok I am going to make guacamole DH is home early and we are having some drinks
margaret
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on the mastitis - I put Beau to sleep (who wasnt very boobie lovin') when he was small in a baby bjorn floor rocker thingo- I would wrap him then usually do it (rock the chair) with my foot while expressing - then transfer him to his cot - its low energy and it works.
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