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Hi again,
Kristie, we should get a fair bit back because due to DH studying last yr and not earning enough as well as me studying and not working enough. We are just at the threshold not to pay hecs and too much tax, so we earn the most we could and paid as little tax as we could, wooohoo! I thought we'd be just over the threshold and have to pay heaps. I'm so glad that I will be able to stay home til the end of the year!!!
Christy, yep, she's pretty cute, huh...but I am biased, hehehe. I can't help but gush when people say she's cute, I want to shout it from the rooftops,LOL!!
Sorry to hear you've had a tough night. We've had a few nights with extra wake ups too, and late nights- going down after 10.30. She still has 40 min sleeps in the day too, very occaisionally she'll sleep for an hour or two, but thats not often :( .
I went to get another script for motilium today and had a good chat to my dr about it. I told her how important it is for me to bf Lily and she must have realised how serious I was because she gave me a script foer enough tabs for at least a month, FINALLY!!! Lily has had 3 full bf's today, with about 100mls of formula, so I think the longer I'm on the motilium, the more milk I make the more consistent my supply is, I feel so much better about bf her now.
My princess is calling gotta go.
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Yay Kellie!! Well done for sticking to your guns and getting the result you wanted. And Yay on staying home til the end of the year you must be so, so pleased! I know what you mean about shouting it from the rooftops- I'm so proud too. I also want to take her back when we have visitors and they are having cuddles! She's just so yummy!
Well, off to the Health Clinic for a parents talk on growth and development- not sure how much I'll learn that I haven't already read but it might be interesting x oh and seem to be back to 2 feeds in the night again, down at 7pm up at 12.40 and again at 3.40- better than the night before though
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Hi!
Kellie - Well done for perserving - you're doing an amazing job!!
Caro - Good on you for being such a support to people!! I'm sure they really appreciate it!
Christy - Prob just a growth spurt Christy - I'm sure she'll settle down again soon...I was still feeding Louis 2 x through the night at this stage...Hope you get something out of the talk...
Well, Dylans going well...another good night of sleep which is nice - especially since I didn't get to sleep until 11pm! He's very hard to settle at night - we constantly go in and have to cuddle him or just give him a pat but once he's past that he sleeps really well...I'm sure that's just because he's overtired by the end of the day with all those naps and no decent sleep as such...
Another quiet day today...SIL is coming around this arvo which will be nice - she's only got 12 days to go before her little man is meant to arrrive - I hope he comes a bit early - I'm getting impatient - LOL! Dylans going to seem like a giant compared!
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Hi everyone, remember me. Charlie has been pretty grizzly for the past couple of days, havn't had a chance to do anything but cuddle him. 12week storm!! We have changed formula, will see how that goes - last night was a better nights sleep.
Good to hear you are all going well & babies too.
Kellie, well done - I'm glad that has worked for you.
Good on those of you who make it to the gym too. I haven't joined yet, not sure about leaving Chalie with someone I don't know for an hour.......will have to give it a shot soon though, the constant coffee's & biscuits aren't going to walk themselves off LOL.
Well I'm going to go & try & finish the first coffee in 3days!!!
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HI girls,
Caro, thankyou for the support!! No bf hasn't been easy for usit's not fair really :) But we have toughed it out and done our best. I am eating oats everyday but the blessed thistle is a bit pricey for me at the mo. We're doing ok without it.....
Actually thanks everyone for the support, motherhood is a tough job and only other mothers would understand, hehehe!!
Christy, did you learn anything fron your chat? Hope Hazel is better for you tonight.
Kristie, It usually take 2 or 3 tries for us to get Lily down for the night too. She can look like she's dead to the world but 10mins later she's awake and ready for a party...grrr!
How exciting that you're going to have a naw neice or nephew. That will be nice for Dylan and Louis to have them so close in age. My neice and nephew are 7 and 4 and though they absolutely adore Lil, they're a bit too old for her to play with when she gets bigger, iykwim? My dh has nephews (my nephews too, hehehe) who are closer in age, but they're in Qld, so a bit too far to play with as much as I would love to go there to play, LOL.
Erin Sorry to hear you've had a difficult few days, it must be his 3mth storm! Hope the formula change works for you, Lily is on Karicare HA/AR and whe seems to be ok on it. Though she is half bf too, so I don't know what it's like on its own. Hope you enjoyed your coffee...
Well,Lily has been asleep for the better part of 3 1/2 hours!!! I don't know what has gotten into her. I went out to do some errands this morning and DH said she had fallen asleep just after I left. She woke for about an hour then went back down for ages, she's just stirring now, so I have to go, bye!!
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Hi All,
Just a quick ne from me, am supposed to be surfing the net lookig at what I will cook up with this blue grenadiere (sp?). Adam wants some pasta, but am not sure if I want pasta with yummy fish...oh decisions!!!
Olivia had a crap sleep last night and is now sleeping in my bed. I tried to lay down with her but the phone kept ringing, so I am up. I have a headache (AF) and a sore back from bathing Olivia last night on the bassinette stand. Wont be doing that again! Its so cold here, I cant wait til spring.
I went shopping and got myself a fitness dvd coz i couldnt decide what to do. Will see how that goes. I have about 10kgs to loose and want to loose that by Christmas (hopefully start coming off the pill then, iykwim!!!).
Well better go and cook. Take care
Love Melissa
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Hi Everyone,
Most of you know me. I did introduce myself about 2 months ago. Just wanted to pop in and say hi. I read the posts everyday but havent been posting.
All you April Mummies are doing a great job. It is hard work but it is all worth it.
Jake is going well. Of course we have our good days and our bad.
Well better go and get organised. Just wanted to say hello and I think about my belly buddies all the time.
Cheers, Linda
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Hi!
Erin - Sorry Charlie's having the grizzles - hopefully he's over it soon! Hope the new formula makes a difference!
Kel - Yeah Dylan took a few goes again tonight...actually I'm not really complaining because with Louis we had to rock him to sleep - it always took so long for him to get to sleep for each nap/night sleep...he had to be in a deep sleep before we could even put him down whereas Dylan I just put down when he's tired and he goes to sleep! woohoo!
Yeah I'm really excited about them having a baby - we know they're having a little boy as well so hopefully they will all be the best of buddies! I also have a niece and nephew who are 8 and 10 who play with Louis and dote on Dylan but I can see in a few years time they won't really want to do that I suppose!
Yeah on Lily's big sleep! Dylans slept a lot better today as well - he had 2 lots of 1 1/2 hours - OMG! and 2 naps as well! I hope he sleeps ok tonight...I mean he woke at each 45min interval but resettled without being picked up! woohoo!
Melissa - Hope you decided what to cook!! Bugger you had a rough night - hope you get some sleep tonight! Yeah on getting a dvd - I'm sure you'll achieve your weight loss!! It certainly will be annoying to be carrying this weight when summer comes around - In winter it doesn't matter so much!! I prob have around 5-6kg to lose...The fish and chips for dinner tonight won't be helping - LOL!
Linda - HI!!! So good to hear from you!!! Glad you're going well! Hope you can pop in and join our conversations more often!!
Chat later!
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yay kellie great news!
great news on dylans growth too! our milk is the best :D
Well we got 10hours of straight sleep last night thank goodness. And today mason had another 4 hour sleep and then an hour sleep. this side sleeping is REALLY workng!
Gtg to bed now...had a huge day. good night everyone
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Hi!
Danni - Wow sounds like your getting some greta sleep there! I'm very jealous! hehe. Although I really can't complain...I'm pretty sure Dylans going through a growth spurt at the moment - he's feeding 3 hourly through the day and drains all my milk in 5 minutes!!!
Chat later!
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Danni great to hear the long sleeps are still happening. Some bubs really do love it on their side.
Kristie, sounds like a growth spurt. Charlie did the same around that time.
Well we had another bad night here, up 4 or 5 times. It's so draining whilst DH is on night shift.....oh I am soooooooo tired.:(
I would like to lose about 5kgs by next week!!! LOL we are heading to Perth (can't wait to see some bright lights), will be doing heaps of shopping - will even be getting Christmas presents, how's that for organised.
Hope you are all getting more sleep than me.
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yeah we are still doing 3 hourly feeds during the day..and then heaps of feeds in a row at night time just before bed.
Tonight we are going to the footy and Mum is watching Mason. Im nervous. She has had him for a couple of hours during the day before, but I have been aroiund the corner. Tonight I will be 60km away! And we will be gone for about 6 or 7 hours. Im gunna miss him like crazy but this is the one game we go to EVERY year.
Hey Erin, we are coming to perth in 4 weeks. shame you are so far from there! I got my xmas shopping done at the toys r us sale a few weeks ago. it really is a great idea and saves so much time for later on hey!
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Hi.
We had a great night, 7-2 then 6, hooray! Seems like we just had a slight deviation.
Enjoyed the talk yesterday,very informative and met two really nice ladies, one who lives literally just around the corner, so very worth while. There's another one next week on settling and sleeping which I'll go to with an open mind but I'll take it with a grain of salt if they start pushing strict routines and try to tell me I shouldn't feed Hazel to sleep lol!
Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend with happy bubbas who sleep well x x
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Danni- I cluster feed before Hazel goes to sleep for the night too, it's like she's tanking up. Hopefully will strtch slowly out from 7 hours as her tummy grows!
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Hi everyone,
We have been out today to see my grandma and aunty. They absolutely doted over Lily!! Hehehe, she's the first bub for a few years. They were so surprised at how big she's grown since they last saw her. That's my piggy Lil!!
Caro, I have been to several health food shops and the blessed thistle is always between $20-45. It is just getting so expensive for me to feed Lily with paying for the motilium, buying formula and getting the oats and aktivite every week. It ends up being about $150 a month (ironically with the formula being the most expensive part!). So to add the extra $20 a fortnight (to) a month (or so) it's just getting to be too much, since we're trying so hard for me to be able to stay home for as long as I can. My DH is even questioning why I'm sticking with the motilium since I am bottle feeding her too, so I don't think he'd be happy with adding more of an expense. It doesn't seem much, but it is adding up soo much.
Melissa, bathing is a killer here too. I have to bath Lily in the big bath now and my stomach and back kill because my muscles are so weak from being pg. But there's no other option, I'm not brave enough to shower with her yet, she's too wriggly and slippery, hehehe.
Linda, good to hear from you! I'm glad to hear you and Jake are going well. I hope you can join us more often!
Kristie, that's great that Dylan is sleeping better. Lily had a great few sleeps yesterday, but was soo unsettled when she was awake. She just cried and cried, I think she was possessed for the arvo/night! Even when I was holding her and pacing, which is usually a sure fire way to settle her. I think I walked miles!
(And Erin, my DH is on night shift too....always on night shift!)
Danni, you are one lucky mumma with all these beautiful sleeps! I wish Lily would realise that sleep is good! :)
Erin, have fun in Perth, and shopping. I should think about trying to get some stuff this year. I think it will be a tight chrissy for us this yr :(
Happy Saturday ladies,
Kellie.
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Hey Danni, I read you were heading to Perth in the WA thread. Would have been great if our trip was a little later I could have caught up with everyone. There's something else on in Perth in July but it's the day we head home so will miss that too. :(
Kellie it will be a tight Chrissy here too, lucky for us the trip to Perth is at the expense of DH work or we wouldn't even be able to get there. We went back to SA for the birth of Charlie & stayed 6wks.....that's where all our savings went.
Anyone got any idea's what you're bubbies are getting for their first Christmas. I don't want to get Charlie much as he will be spoilt from the family & won't really know what's going on. But want to get him one special thing as it's his first Chrissy. I'm thinking Train Set.
Christy I feed Charlie to sleep most nights, I don't intend to do it - but when he has his last top up feed he's always knackered & it just happens. But hey, works for me too!!!:) Charlie always gets a top up feed before bed, it's either that or a dream feed. I prefer the top up feed, since I've realised he can get through 9hrs without needing a bottle I don't want to risk waking him up or upsetting him.
Melissa & Kellie, Charlie is in the big bath now too. I didn't realise baby baths came in all different sizes & I didn't buy a very big one. I'm the same as you Kellie, my back hasn't been the same since having Charlie. My Birthing position didn't help either....so leaning into the big bath isn't helping. Can't wait til he gains proper head control & he can sit up in the bath with a bath aid & play with toys...much more fun for both of us.
Hope you all have a good weekend.
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Hi!
I've had a pretty good day today. Dylan decided to sleep for just over 2 hours this morning and wasn't up long at all before he wanted to go back to sleep - for 1 1/2!! After saying he was feeding 3 hourly he went 4 1/2 hours after his first am feed today! So he only fed 4 times and then he was a bit unsettled at bedtime so I gave him a quick top up so we'll see how we go tonight! I finally got to take Louis out food shopping with me - it just hasn't worked out timing wise for ages so it was nice to go out just the two of us!! We wandered into kmart and he was so funny running from one thing to another so excited!! (I already can't wait for xmas as I think he'll be really excited this year)
Erin - Sorry to hear you've been up heaps! Hopefully he settles down soon. Yeah on a big trip to Perth!! I'm sure you'll have a ball!!
Umm for xmas Dylans getting (so far) stackem cups, building blocks, ball popper, toddler puppy xylophone thing, a wiggle pop up ten and a peek and pop giraffe! We already have other toys like a kick and whirl carnival and lots of balls and cars etc from Louis! I'm trying to think of things Louis really loved - Oh a ball pit thing - they're only like $10-15 and they get heaps out of them...one of those little foam couches are really handy in the lounge room...Some sort of bike or walker is a good idea as well - just a kiddie one they can get behind - Louis was walking behind those around 9 months old!! Just a few ideas...Books! By then they should be getting into some - especially just books with pictures of items or animals etc...It might be out of the budget but leap pads are great! Louis has the baby one and he loves it!! ok I'm getting carried away now.....
Often I'm feeding to sleep as well for the final feed - and sometimes during the day as well depending on how we're going...as long as they learn to get to sleep on they're own as well sometimes I don't see a problem..I'm not a feed of dream feeding - never worked with Louis and doesn't seem to work with Dylan either...
Danni - Hope you enjoy your night out and Mason behaves!! LOL!
Christy - Yeah for a great night - thats similar to what Dylan sleeps...although I stretch him in the morning until around 7 7-30 cos I don't want to get up! LOL! Glad you enjoyed the talk - Hope you can get something out of the one next week as well!
Kel - Have you seen those terry towelling bath things?? I got one from $15 or so at David Jones and it's really good. It just sits in the bath and they lie on it on an angle so you don't have to use your hands to support them. They can just kick around in there and you just have to watch they don't slide down!
One good thing this year is that the kids don't understand chrissy and they're just as excited with the paper - LOL!!
OK - it's turned into an epic - we're off to the snow tomorrow (only a local mountain - nothing special) so Louis can see it for the first time! We're dropping Dylan off with my sister though as it will be way to cold for him!
Chat tomorrow!
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hey guys, Footy was great but cold. And the bombers lost!! :crying: I missed my baby soooo much but he basically slept the whole time with my Mum! We picked him up at 11:30pm and he slept til 8:20am. Dh has gone to get bacon and eggs for breaky :D
I picked up a beema q with a basinette off ebay for $150 and its only 6 months old! Going to pick that up today as a spare, cant wait.
Kellie: I know what you mean about the expense of feeding our little piggies. I was spending $$$ on motillium, fenugreek, aktavite and oats too and its just siuch an expensive exercise isnt it? Keep going though, you are doing so well!
For Xmas, I bought Mason a fisher price learning table, some smaller fisher price toys and the chicken dance elmo. I need to get something else from Santa too...not sure yet!
My sister is buying him a kids fold out couch and mum will get him one of those big walkers. You know the BIG car ones? hehe cant wait to see him driving up and down the hall way :cryinglaugh:
