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Goodmorning girls,
How are you all this morning? Well, I hope!
Caro, can you prop the mattress up with Micheal on his tummy somehow, or can he sleep on the wedge on his tum with the monitor on top of that?? I hope it works out for you!
I would like to get a double pump, preferably buy one rather than rent one, but I will rent one if I have to. The main problem is that we may not be able to afford it. Maybe I can get just an electric one...
Melissa how did you do 11 feeds!! OMG....at least she slept well for you to rest too!
Deb, I wish Lily would talk to me sometimes too, LOL! Especially when you'r efeeding for hours a day...
Kris, That's great that Dylans skin is getting better. Lil's a fluffy bum too, she does some rippers!! I don't know where they come from! She's a constant source of amusement to me and my DH, LOL.
Gotta go the princess is calling...
Kellie.
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Hi!
We got photos taken at Myer today - soooo cute!! I can't wait to pick them up! Dylans been super unsettled this afternoon..hopefully he sleeps ok. I'm sooo tired...
Caro - Bugger about the wedge...wow he's getting big!!
Danni - See you tomorrow!
Kel - Hope your having a great weekend!
Chat later...
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Hi guys! Well last night DH and I went out on a date while Granny & Opa watched Iggy. It was so difficult and I had a cry in the car on the way to the movies. I had my mobile in my hand during the movies just in case. When we got home, he was asleep like an angel and my parents had watched big brother all night. The bottle of EBM that he was having when I left was all he had as he was asleep the whole rest of the time. Talk about an easy babysitting job! But it was good to know he was fine. Unfortunately, I ate too much choc at the movies and now Iggy has a bit of wind. I bought a new seat for my bike yesterday and will be trying it out later today. Hopefully will help work off the choc from yesterday (oh and the blue cheese and cake as well).
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cant wait to see the pics kris! And I am about to start getting ready right now...Mason has been so unsettled the past 24 hours so I have to start now JIC he plays up again. Poor DH isnt coping. I hope he doesnt scream for you all today :(
I left DH on his first babysitting job the other night! I took him to his brothers house while my SIL and I went around the corner to the pokies for around 45 mins. he did so well, but i didnt! i raced home as soon as i could. But it was a good start for me.
krys: iggy sounds like a true angel! Although Mason never plays up for his grandparents either!
Last night we took a trip to the emergency room at the hospital. Mason had been screaming all arvo/evening for no reason. I took him there and as soon as we pulled up he stopped. And he sat there smiling at the nurse the whole time. I was so mad! So we gave him some panadol and he slept from 10:30pm to 5am!! That means he went 9 hours between feeds. I nearly died. He has nevver gone more than 5 hours. I think i got too much sleep now :rolleyes:
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Hi All,
Well last time I wrote, I must have jinxed myself. Olivia was great during the day and horrible at night. She slept from about 9pm til just before 2... which was great but i made the mistake of not going to bed til late, then she decided she would stay awake til about 6am:( I was very tired and emotional, especially with Adam not being there to help.
Then yesterday, Adam called on the way home from the country. He was feeling ill so they had called an ambulance. He was having pulpitations and his blood pressure was high. Nothing came about on the tests, thank goodness, except for consistantly high BP.
So he has to go and get an ultrasound of the heart and look at diet change. Geez I was scared. I guess it made me realise how much I need him, especially now.
Anyway...sounds like you lot are going well, Danni it must have been scary to take Mason to hospital, but its better to be safe than sorry. Good that he slept well.
Take care and Hi to all... sorry no personals, will try and catch up later
Love Melissa
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Hi everyone,
Wow, Melissa and Danii, you guys have had eventful nights! I hope everything is ok now for both of you.
Krysalyss, it sounds like you have a little angel on your hands you lucky woman! I want to go on a date with my DH soon too.....I will have to arrange it!
I have to get my butt into gear and get exercising too, I'm heavier now than I was after I had Lil! EEEEKKK! I lost all of my baby weight straight away, but now because I'm not doing much other than tending to Lily and eating, I'm putting on weight. We'll go for a walk later.
Well, we have had an unsettled day and night. Lily screamed for ages non stop for the fisrt time in ages yesterday arvo and then was really grizzly for the rest of the night. I think walked for about 20km before she went to sleep! She was soo grumpy and I have no idea why...I guess that happens. Thankfully she went to bed at 7, woke at 11, slept again at 12 then didn't wake until 5:30. We fell asleep together after her bottle and woke up at 8:30! But she's still a bit grumpy today, maybe it's a growth spurt or something?...
Our bf efforts are going well, I've been putting her on the breast for each feed today as well as expressing after each feed, though she wouldn't attach twice. At least we're trying though. I've expressed 60ml today already, as well as her having fed. I emailed the aba lady too so we'll see where that gets us.
Lil still will not sleep properly in the daytime. I dont' know how to get her to stay asleep. She will only sleep 40mins or so (if that) even if I try to resettle her. I wrap her and have the same routine each time and she usually goes down quite easily, but just won't stay asleep. I don't think she's sleeping enough, although I guess she's happy most of the time....who knows!!!
Ok gotta go she's awake!
Kellie
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Hi!
Had a great day out today an Nikki's (BB friends) bbq! Louis had a ball and Dylan was really good as well! Was nice to get out of the house!
Danni - Was great to see you again and meet little Mason. He's gorgeous! Hope you get a good nights sleep tonight!
Kryslyss - Thats fantastic you had a night out!! Thats great Iggy was so good for his grandma!
Melissa - You poor thing - staying up all those hours must have been sooo draining. Geez - how scary for your dh - I hope everythings ok!! If diet changes help though thats great - at least it's like a little warning opposed to something really bad happening iykwim?? Crossing my fingers for you both!
Kellie - I'm exactly the same with weight - I lost a whole heap and now I'm slowly gaining it back on again..grrr! It's so hard sometimes though...
Hope you get a good nights sleep tonight - You're doing a fantastic job with the bf'ing - Good on you! Yep - probably just some sort of growth spurt...
Gotta go - I so need an early night tonight and I've still got to do dishes! Catch up tomorrow!
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hey kristie, yes it was great seeing you and meeting Dylan. Louis is just gorgeous and Im so glad he gave me a cuddle :D
Caro: I use an avent isis manual pump. I find its much better than the double electric I had. I can pump around 150ml from each breast before a feed
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I use the same and I can get about 80ml from both before a feed. I need to build up a supply if I plan to miss a feed.
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Hi girls - im not in here much, dont really have much time for the computer at the moment
Danni - it was great to see you again yesterday, im so glad the feeding has worked for you!
Kristie - great to catch up as usual and have my little pal louis to play with! (or should i say shaddow??)
I really wanted o pop in here to say i had charlottes 8 week check today and she is a monster! Way bigger than her sister was, She has put on 1200g in 4 weeks! she is 4940g, 56.5cm long and head circ 37.3cm! My golly gosh, my milk obviously does teh job for her!
Got to get going, my little princess is needing a feed!
Oh, on th pump, i use the avent manual one too.
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well done on the check up cindy! wtg charlotte :D
We had ours today too, and Mason is 5100grams or 11pound4oz ! i couldnt believe he has put on another 650grams in a fortnight. Yay for our boobies doing a good job :D
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Wow guys - great job on the weight gains!! We have Dylans check up on Thursday - I'm so keen to see how much he's grown!!!
I use the avent isis as well! Haven't pumped much so couldn't give you figures...
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Hi Girls,
Nice and quiet in here again, we must be very busy with bubs. I am keen too to find out how much Olivia weighs, shes only getting checked up once a month noww, so we have to wait til next week. Last time she was 4.2kgs, so still little compared to some of the other babies in here. What I really cant wait to do is measure her. We had her measured at 5 weeks and she was 52cms, and then the harness went on, so we cant pull her out straight til its off. I know shes grown heaps:)
Well got to cut this short... Olivias giving dh a hard time:) He sometimes doesnt know what to do with her when she doesnt stop crying...except give her to me, and today, I want some of my own time. I havent had a shower for 2 days... yuck!!!!! But have managed to cook and clean the house today!!!!!
Well take care, rug up Melbourne girls.
Love Melissa
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yes freezing here!! we got mason's hands and feet bronze casted today and i cant wait tio pick them up in 4 weeks! it was only $135 with a gorgeous frame. very wrapped!
We are getting some professional photos done on sunday and I just bought a new top and cant wait to dress up :D
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Hi all,
back in town but only til Sunday - off to noosa for 2 weeks and I can't wait. I really feel like I need the break and have DH's help for a while - today has been really trying. Ella is not well and just grizzled all day. it's really hard when you just feel like you are chasing your tail all day and tidying up/washing/changing nappies/feeding/cooking dinner/more tidying up etc - just no time to yourself, iykwim? haven't had a tear for a while but it got me today. sorry for the whinge. but sometimes DH just doesn't understand the tiredness.
on the upside, Mimi is really well and not giving me any trouble, apart from the night feeds. am going to bed early tonight as I am so tired. sorry no personals.
take care all - glad to hear all is well with most of you.....apart from the emergency rooms and ambulance trips!
gigi xx
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Hi!
Dylans been super unsettled all arvo and had regular 3 hour feeds all day...must be his 8week growth spurt! Hopefully he sleeps ok. I've been bringing him into bed with me in the mornings for a sleep in - so nice having cuddles.
Melissa - you poor thing - hope you got to have a shower today!! It's always so exciting to see how the kids are growing!!
Danni - The bronze hands & feet sound cute!
Gigi - I can totally relate to the no time to yourself! As soon as I manage to get one baby to have a daytime sleep the other is up and vice versa - LOL! The by the end of the day you just want to go to sleep so you still end up with not time to yourself! At least we know it does get easier...I must say Louis has been a dream really...
Wow not long to go until your holiday - Thats great - you sound very excited! I'm very jealous!
K - off for a shower and an early night also!
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gigi: thats why i leave the house! its much more depressing sitting here watching all the things that havent been done and looking at how tired im feeling. I just get up and leave. Im always at the shops or visiting someone. That is until DH is home on the weekends and I do a mad clean :p
Dont be too hard on yourself :hug:
I dont know how you girls with 2 or more bubs do it! i really struggle with just one.
But I am SO lucky that he has his sleeping pattern at night now (fingers crossed).
for 2 weeks now he has been going down between 7-9pm and sleeping for atleast 5 hours but normally 7. then he has a middle of the night feed, then goes 4 hours. So i am getting heaps of sleep but still not coping??
Mason has to get an ultrasound on his tummy today to check for muscular problems regarding his reflux. im sure everything will be ok though as the gaviscon is helping heaps
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Oh I could cry - I just lost a big message that I just wrote. :throw_computer:
So here we go again...
Well we just got back from our 8 week check (can you believe 8 weeks already?!?). Iggy now weighs 6.1 kg. His length was 62 cm but that is the same as at 6 weeks so she said it was a bit inaccurate as he is a wiggly monkey so maybe a little bit more? He is pretty much over his cold now so we can probably put away the vaporiser for now. Sooo dreading his vaccinations next week. :doctor:
Danni - I so hear you on getting out of the house. And they are so well behaved out as well. Good luck for Mason's ultrasound today. Im sure everything will be fine. The bronze feet sound nice. Are you going to post a pic on your website once you get them?
Kristie - Can't wait to hear about Dylans checkup! Its nice now they are getting bigger and less fragile that you can have proper cuddles with them!
Gigi- Have a great time in Noosa. Hopefully the weather will be great for you.
Melissa - Not too long now for Olivia and her harness. Hope you enjoyed your shower. It makes you instantly feel 300x better doesnt it?
Kellie - Great news about the bf'ing. We have also had some dark bf'ing moments so can really appreciate how far you two have come. A big woo hoo for Lily as well. :happyforyou:
Caro - I read your other post re the reflux getting better. Fingers crossed you are over the line now. Its awful watching them in pain and not being able to do much about it. I'm sure Michael is so much happier now with it gone.
Cindy - Good to see you in here. Great news on Charlotte's weight gain!
OK girls I better keep on going. Hope you are all well.
