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Caro im really sorry but I am not here for you to continue tell me how to raise my son, and what to do all the time. Its getting to a point now where every one of your posts upset me. So maybe if you could refrain from posting as much in response to my posts, I would be grateful.
Hi girls, just a quick one today as I've been booted off the internet three times and have had enough of it!!! Stupid computer!
Anyway, Ben had his four-week check up yesterday and it sounds like he's following in Kristie's Dylan's footsteps. He's put on 400gms in a week! That means it's over 700gms in two weeks - little oinker! He doesn't look chubby or anything though - he still looks scrawny LOL.
So glad to hear about JenSam, I didn't check the other thread and will probably get logged out again before I get the chance.
Have a good night everybody - nice long sleeps (we can all hope can't we?) :)
great news disgirl! Our boys are all little guzzlers! :D
Hi!
Danni - Glad things are working out with your milk! Well done!
Disgirl - Yeah on Bens weight gain! Woohoo! We have mega greedy boys! LOL!
Well, Dylan is having a huge arvo sleep which meant I got an hour in as well! Woohoo! He hasn't done this for a few days so I'm very grateful - hopefully whatever it is thats causing him to be so unsettled will calm down and he'll sleep a bit better from now on!
Hope you all have a great weekend - we're away up at the PIL so won't be back until Monday! Catch up with you all then!
Wow kris, Mason is having a big nap this arvo too! yay :D
Have fun this weekend. Looking forward to Nikki setting another date for the Bbq. Am dying to meet Dylan :)
ETA: When Mason is unsettled, I give him 1ml of the Brauer Colic Relief, then he farts like mad and settles perfectly :)
Hi!
Danni - Oooh thanks - I'll have to head to the chemist and get a few concoctions to try out! He seems a lot more settled tonight but will be great to have on hand...at least dh is home now until tuesday to help me out at nights!
Caro - Hope Michael is well!
OK guys...kiss and make up! We're all tired and cranky from sleep deprivation at the moment - this should be a place for support and help...and just to chat and escape the chores for 5min! I hate to come on and see everyone getting niggly... Big hugs to both - you're hearts are in the right place!!! (p.s don't be cross with me for saying this...LOL!)
i agree kristie... please kiss and make up. we are all here for support
love you all and have a good night
melissa:)
Morning everyone! Hope you all had a good night's sleep.....well as good as can be with a newborn LOL. I've had a few hours so I'm not feeling too shabby at all. I am feeling a bit unwell in my tummy, esp. when I start to feed Nicky??????? My mum spent the day with me yesterday and told me this morning that she thinks that maybe I need to eat more. She's probably right, Andy is constantly at me to be eating. It's really weird, before I had Nicholas I was a massive foodie, I loved all sorts of food and looked forward to each and every meal! Now I just eat cos I know I have to, I don't really have any interest in food at all. I guess I'm just busy thinking about other things! Do you think that's normal?????
Nicholas is being devine (apart from deciding that he doesn't want to sleep! during the day he lies there happily, but at night he cries) I am so in love with him and just want to spend all day kissing him! His daddy is working this morning, but when he comes home he's taking us out for coffee (or something else for me!). I'm looking forward to it, I don't get out much ATM. I can't even go for a walk around the block with this bloody foot (can you tell I'm a bit over it now? LOL). Off to see the orthopaedic surgeon on Wednesday, hopefully he'll have good news for us :pray: .
Okay, I'm with Kristie and Melissa, I don't want to upset or offend anyone, but lets just all be friends hey? I hate to come on here and see people fighting, it's awful. Like Kristie said, we're all cranky from being sleep deprived, so it's understandable that we're touchy. Both you guys have had a REALLY hard week, I really feel for both of you. I hope that this week is heaps better for you both.
Have a lovely Saturday everyone, hope all the bubbas are well!
Love Sez xoxo
Right, lets start again... am just going to let you know about my night... it was crap:( Olivia woke up at 345am... which i thought was great, extra sleep, then after guzzling 200mls of formula, decided not to sleep and was real grizzly. She went back top sleep around 10am...i was asleep, adam took her coz I was getting a little grumpy myself. Now she waking up again. Shes so snotty and grizzly and I hate giving her demazin because it makes her sleepy and i dont want to be giving it for that purpose, but it does help a bit with the cold. I wish she would get better!
I know we need the rain and cold, but bugger!!!
Take care,
love melissa
Hugs Melissa, I really hope Olivia gets better soon :)
Hello everyone,
Well I have been MIA for a while, but now I am all caught up.
I've had a difficult few days/week. Lily was becoming really difficult and I had no idea why. She was screaming all day and hardly sleeping at all. I was a mess and in tears almost all day, and was petrified I was getting post natal depression. DH was at his wits end too, having to work and look after Lil and I. When it came to him having to do 2 night shifts at work, I fell apart! So we went to the Dr. who suggested that I might not have enough milk for Lily and giving Lil a bit of a bottle, which I did and she slept for 5hrs! So after more tears from me, mourning not having enough milk and for unwittingly starving my daughter, we are now breast feeding and bottle feeding. I am looking at putting her solely on the bottle, because my boobs are still sore and she's starting to reject me anyway. She gets really frustrated when I put her on the boob and she doesn't latch well, probably because she's such a piggy and just wants the milk without having to do the work!! LOL.
I am sad to put her on the bottle on one hand, but on the other, bf has been such a tough thing for me to do, with my milk not coming in straight after her birth due to me being sick, then I had horrible blisters and sores from her not latching well, then blocked ducts, then oversupply due to the motilium I was on, to feeding her every hour...now this. It's just been one hassle after the other. I'm tired of worrying about feeding her- if I have enough, if she wants it, if she's on correctly. It's becoming too stressful for me. Though I keep putting off weaning her!
I stayed at mums for the past three nights while DH worked night shift and it has made such a difference. Dh has an arvo shift today, and we're back at home so we'll see how we go.
She is back to being a good bub now. She's sleeping usually 12pm-4/5pm then not until 8pm- 12/1am, then back to bed at 2am-5am, then 5am until 7/8am. She cat naps in between in the day time. And she is so happy now, no more crying unless she's hungry, tired or has a tummy pain. She's smiling and even tries to laugh and talk. It's so cute! She's a pleasure and I am so much less stressed out.
To those of you having trouble bf, I understand! And I take my hat off to those of you who are persevering despite your problems. It is so stressful to have a screaming baby at your breast and being unable to aettle them. Or having them on your breast all day. I was crying every time I put her on because I was dreading it. Now it is so much more pleasurable, because I am at ease with giving her a bottle if she needs it.
Ok going to go now, hope things are easier for those of you who need a break!
Kellie :)
Hi everyone,
Mimi is asleep so and DH is out at the local footy with Ella so thought I would take the opportunity to have a cup of tea and check out how everyone is doing.
Kaz - OMG it sounds exactly the same as me! Re the birth itself - was Patrick in the right position etc? I have been told that maybe because Mimi was posterior and I had to have the Keilland forceps and full rotation that nerve stuff can happen through the delivery itself. Initially I thought it was the epidural because it was my right leg that went numbest during the syntocinon but they have ruled that out now. When the physio came in to check on me in hospital, I couldn't raise my right leg off the bed - just felt like there was no strength left in it at all and I still take mis-steps on it too and it feels as though the leg is slightly dislocated or something?? I think I will go and see someone about it too because it's driving me mad. I want to get back into running ASAP and at the moment I can't even walk around the block without feeling like an invalid! Glad that you have got peace with yourself on the formula front. My friend who has a boy Ella's age couldn't breastfeed because of rheumatoid arthritis and the medication she was on and he is just a thriving little bundle of joy with no problems at all! So good for you babe xx
Kristie - glad that Louis is doing well with the new arrival. Thankfully I think I have broken Ella re the day sleep. I decided to put her down late morning and then again late arvo and I get about 40 minutes a time, which is better than the screaming and only half an hour in the middle of the day! So I will persevere with that for a while til she gets back her confidence with me at home again. Have a great weekend at the PIL and catch up Monday.
Melissa - I had to put Ella on Demazin early too with a cold - it's a bit freaky giving them stuff so young isn't it? But it does help them sleep. Have you tried a vaporiser in her room? I was told to try that too, which I did. Some women swear by them. It seemed to help but it created such condensation in the room I didn't use it again LOL. But might be worth a try. I also like to have the Vicks baby balsam handy (like vaporub but milder) and that's really nice on their chests to sleep. Re the party - it's really hard to have that first night off I think but sometimes it can be good to get it out of the way - you could always go home early if it gets too much? For me, it was nice to get out even for a couple of hours and relax with adults for a while, iykwim - conversation can get a bit blah when you are just cooing at a baby all day!
Christy - bummer re sore nipples. it's probably just your boobs adjusting though like you said - they are pretty clever really! hope that they don't get too sore for you. nothing worse. Beautiful photos by the way!!!
Danni - well done on the bf - good on you babe. sometimes it can take some perseverence and you've done such a great job.
Disgirl - wow re weight gain! you and Kristie certainly have good eaters! Ella was like that too - 350 each week for the first few weeks, whereas Mimi had only put on 180g in 5 days since discharge but hopefully will start to put on a bit more. the Health nurse said that they like them to put on between 150 and 210 a week so I figure she is still doing ok. she's such a dainty little thing compared with my bigger bruiser of a girl!
Sez - my tummy has been sore too. and not just the afterpain contractions with feeding, I think there might be something else wrong in there. I am going to call my OB monday as it's gone on long enough. your mum is probably right (aren't they nearly always??) re the food thing. I am the same as you though and not really interested in food ATM. We get so busy with things with the babies that sometimes you seriously forget to eat but we need to remember that to feed properly we need to, and keep the water levels up too, whichI am bad at. Good luck with your foot.
Mimi is great - I am getting to know all the little things that come with a post dater though - her skin is falling off at the moment so I am constantly rubbing her with sorbolene. Her neck control has really improved since birth which I am pleased about. She felt like such a newborn compared with Ella but she is really developing now so that's good. Feeding pretty well. Did 4 hourly through the night and has done 4.5 today so am hoping for another good night. Fingers crossed.
Not going to harp on but I hope that things calm down in here. it's an exhausting time and it's great to have this outlet to come into and feel safe and supported. Hugs to all and hope that you all have a great weekend and that all the bubs have some good sleeps!Take care of yourselves.
Gigi xx
Hey Kel,
Just missed your post when I posted my last one. you poor thing - what a stressful time you've had. I am soooo glad that things are looking up for you - please try not to give yourself a hard time re the bottle. it sounds like you have done everything you possibly can to try and BF and sometimes it's just not right for everybody. Glad that Lil seems to be taking to the bottle well anyway and getting a nice full belly. Are you able to express anything? If she is preferring the method of the bottle maybe you can still give her a little breastmilk that way? anyway babe, you are doing a great job under the circumstances and keep your chin up. Glad that Lily is sleeping better since then. Take care of yourself.
Gigi xx
hi again... feel like i am here alot!!!!
hey kel, youre doing good, i totally know how u feel in regards to the bottle. i agonised over it but once i did it olivia got bigger and slept and i became half normal again!
hey gig, i will go get the vapouriser but i enquired about the rub and the chemist didnt recommend it to newborns, but if u think its ok then i'll try! as for the partuy, i'm undecided!!!
caro, it is expensive, especially when things dont work. good luck
chat soon
love melissa
Some of you are so good at personals. I'm finding it very difficult to find the time to respond to each of you at the moment, but I am following along. These early weeks are definately busy ones, it is quite demanding having a newborn in the house, isn't it?
We feel blessed with Matti, and I am totally in love! If you want to see some photos we've updated his blog. We've been very busy with visits to relatives and also with visitors here. We moved here only a few weeks before Matti was born, so there are a lot of friends who want to see our new house as well. We are now planning our trip to Australia in July!
Hope to be in a better position to post personals soon!
Hi all, Hope you are all doing ok. I wish I had time for personals but its so hard to get on. I just wanted to say to Caro that I hope she doesn't leave us as I enjoy reading her posts on how Michael is doing and feel that it would be a big loss to our group if she left.
On my side, Iggy is going well. I went to a course today n my husband came with me to mind Iggy. How sweet! I fed him during the breaks n apart from a spell of wind he was so good the whole day. So proud of my little boy. Have a good weekend guys!
Hi everybody!! So glad to read all your posts!
Hope its ok I am crashing in here cause all my girls are here and even tho I am a May buddy you guys dont mind do you?
So happy to see all my buddies names again - I was on my own for so long...!
I too am having BF probs...at the moment I am bf'ing Beau for half an hour then feeding him about 50ml EBM and then if he is still upset some formula - he is a big boy as everyone keeps telling us...but....how long does this go on? The expressing I mean? Its a bit of a marathon dont you think? 1 1/2 hours to feed and settle him? i am taking Motillium cause my milk has been slow to come in...I understand you going to the bottle kel...
Anyway - still sore from C/S and washing hair is kind of out of the question - lucky berets are in fashion he he
Anyway got to dash - promise will do more personals next time I love hearing everyone is having the same dramas as me!
Loads of Love (so used to signing off 'Labour Vibes'!!!)
Hi all,
Caro - good luck with Michael - I hope that your little man gets better post feeding re the pain you mentioned in your post.
Hey Mel - good luck with the vaporisor - I did what Caro mentioned with the door open and on the other side of the room etc - the instructions on it are pretty clear, but for some reason I think that our old mid-renovation house doesn't have the right ventilation for it! LOL - hence the condensation....but hope it helps you anyway with Olivia. Apart from leaving stained walls from condensation it helped Ella a lot. I didn't have any probs with the baby balsam - I just checked my Ella diary and she was older than Olivia at the time ( 10 weeks) and the container does say "from 3 months" but my doc said that as long as there was no broken skin or existing skin irritation it would be fine. it's nowhere near as harsh as normal vicks. With Mimi's post -date peeling skin I wouldn't use it on her at the moment either. Obviously totally up to you - would hate for you to use it and have it hurt her skin! And looking back Ella was older than Olivia.... hope she starts to feel better soon. See how you feel re the party - it's such a personal thing re when to have the first separation moment. whatever works for you is the right decision I reckon...
Deb - I didn't realise you were in Copenhagen! Wow - that's one place I would love to visit. I have a danish friend Anja who lives in Kolding - not sure if that's near you or in Copenhagen or not? - I think so....she was just out here visiting a couple of months ago but unfortunately not in time for my late lady's arrival.
Krysalyss - So good Iggy was well behaved during your course - don't you love it when they do that!
JenSam - sooo good to hear from you babe! You and I are both May baby interlopers but so glad you are here too. Congratulations on Beau Jac - sorry that you are having some BF troubles - it can be such a trial. Ella took me 1.5 hours a feed in the beginning too just on the breast but Mimi seems to be much more efficient somehow. Good luck with it anyway and great to hear from you.
Hope that everyone has a good night with good sleep involved somewhere along the way
Gig xx