Babies Born August 1-15th 2008 #2

[mountain mummy]

melsta! We ha a few in our group all vying for that coveted birthdate!!

We also have a couple (me included) who were due in this time frame, but for various reasons had our bubs earlier!

[Arimeh]

Hey gorgeous mummies!!!

Welcome to Melsta - another Mel - yayyyyy

i think someone is unsettled because they have a stinky butt.. grr... all our cloth are drying as well, have to use a prefold.. arghh...

Squidipa - sorry we couldn't get together today - woke up late today, so no time to get myself ready to go out (still haven't had a shower)
And your doc might have meant that your cervix is really far back? You know, cos it usually goes a bit to the front when pregnant for labour.. thats all I can think of.

Pixie - I've already read your news.. lol... hehehehe

Can't remember other posts - i'm bloody hopeless I know.

god, this crap stinks. I gotta go change it before my nostrils stay this flared out forever.

Byeeeeeeeee

[kiwigirl]

Welcome melsta Your little girl and my son Eli share the same birthdate!

[thepixie]

WELCOME MELSTA
Great to have you on board.....
Hope everyone else's day is going well.... I'm still struggling to get these friggin dishes washed!
BBL ... supposed to be going to a BBQ tonight but me thinking it's too cold and I can't be bothered.... so we'll see....
anyhoo gotta run Beth is squeaking

[MamaK]

Pixie ~ Beth squeaks? Thats cool, Seven squawks! LOL

Welcome Mel! Lets hope that birthdate truly is lucky for your little one!

Mel - Arimeh ~ How slack of you not remembering everyone elses posts! Anyone would think you had something else better to be thinking about! LOL

[mountain mummy]

I'm still struggling to get these friggin dishes washed!

LOL pixie, that's the story of my life!! If I don't do dishes at least twice a day these days, they just pile up too much and then I couldn't be bothered and usually wait til the weekend when DP cracks the *****s with them and does them himself!!

Does anyone elses bub get that tremor in their voice when they cry? The kind that makes you feel slack for letting them cry for 30 seconds??

Hope we all have fairly good nights with our bubs tonight! (heaven knows I need more than 1.5-2 hours sleep at a time!! )

[thepixie]

cm4e... yep Beth is a squeaker.... she even squeaks in her sleep, it's really cute
MM - how are you surviving on that little sleep!!! you poor thing! hope your DS has a good long sleep tonight....

[MummyTummy]

Hey! Where is everyone today?

Mel! Good to have you on board! Don't be shy around us lot, just jump on in and tell us about your day and your little girl.

I haven't been on here for a couple of days - been a busy time! On Wednesday I got my hair done, followed by my 6 week check up with my Ob. Then it took us ages to get home because we hit peak hour. It was ridiculous! Then yesterday Jett was being a little horror and not settling unless I was hugging him close to me. So that didn't leave me with too many free hands! We also went and caught up with a friend who had her baby a week before Jett on the 30th July. He managed to behave himself for a little while, but then cracked it and of course it was the one time I didn't have a dummy with me! I had to go and buy some more! So I am working on your total of 10 dummies MM!! I think the poor little guy was struggling with wind. He's also had a couple of serious splodey poos in the last couple of days. And OMG do they stink! I keep wondering what he's been eating!

**whinge alert** My check up with my Ob went well. And I had to have my Pap Smear too. But we discussed next time which has made me feel a little down again. Because my waters broke early this time and I ended up with a c/s I can't be allowed to go that long again (42 hours) if it happens that same way. He is very supportive of me attempting to have a VBAC and he said most people have a 70% chance of having a successful VBAC. But unfortunately because of my situation I really only have about a 40% chance. I am clinging to that 40%, because it isn't 0% but still can't help feeling a little down about it. All because I had spent so much time and effort mentally preparing myself for a normal birth and didn't get it and figured I would get it next time! Then he went on to say not to get pregnant in the first year, and I certainly wasn't planning on it, but suddenly feeling restricted by it makes me resent having to have a c/s even more. Along with I need to tone up my tummy muscles again, but can't really start until 3 months and a couple of other things which he mentioned it all feels like my body doesn't and won't belong to me again as a direct result of the c/s. **whinge over**

CM4E - I was still bleeding slightly too until Monday, two days before my check up, so you never know, your body may be ready in time!

Big hello to everyone! Especially those who are struggling to get on here. We are all still thinking of you.

[Arimeh]

MT - I'm hearing you on whingin about a section

MM - yeah we get the tremor... before the screaming...lol

Kell - yeah got nothin else goin on at the moment

I think half my filling has fallen out - doh!!! means a visit to the dentist - I hate the dentist!!!

Not much else is going on here - need more sleep of course.. and motivation to clean my house...

Hey, someone come visit me - that'll get me moving....

Oh post man - woohoo. better go retrieve another bill from tthe letterbox

[mountain mummy]

Good afternoon ladies!

Can't believe where the morning has gone!!

Pixie - yeah, when Veygas wakes up that often, I don't get a straight run of sleep, maybe to or three of those coveted 1.5-2hr blocks! But hey, #4, so I'm kinda used to it! I have discovered though that he wakes more often when he manages to get his hands out of being wrapped!! (they go ice cold!) So I have been trying to wrap him tighter, and even tried a double wrap, and that seems to be working - he woke at 11.30pm, 2.45am and 6.15am after going down at 5.30pm last night! So sleep was much better last night (I even woke up in a good mood, causing DP to ask - when he got home this morning - if I "got some" while he was gone!! )

MT - Unfortunately, Jett's been "eating" whatever you've been eating!! Veygas has stinky ones as well, even when it's just wind, it's like O...M....G!!!!!!! Get ou t he gas masks!!!

Hey Mel, I'll come visit!! I need a holiday!! (and an excuse to check out Stanthorpe - that'd only be a few hours drive from you wouldn't it??? ) hehehe

Big HI!!! to everyone else!

[Arimeh]

Hey Mel, I'll come visit!! I need a holiday!! (and an excuse to check out Stanthorpe - that'd only be a few hours drive from you wouldn't it??? ) hehehe

It's about 4 hours drive - so I'll be seeing you soon?

[*Beema*]

Morning mums!

Busy day yesterday, premmie playgroup was fun, when had a physio in this week and she was lovely, after playgroup I went to work gfor a meeting, it didn't finish until 7pm, and I fed Nakita just before the start and a top up part way through

This morning I got my hair done and Nakita was perfect We have session at CAYHS this afternoon, getting to know your baby, I don't know how useful it will be but I am sure we will get something out of it!

Got her back on the boob this morning with out the shield on the LHS - yay!! PAIN FREE This last feed she latched on beautifully, I hope she continues too!!

Kell, thanks, I have used Lansinogh in the past but this time it was bruised so ice was the better treatment! I was looking at the WHO charts for BF'd bubs, but not looking anymore I want her average to get back up to at least 100grams a week, preferably it needs to be 150-170grams, that way we won't need to go back to her Paed. Either way she is generally a pretty happy bub! I am sure though that she will put on a good amount this week. He He for the Hooter Hider!!

MT for the bad day yesterday But even bigger for your OB appointment, at least uo have a chance of a VBAC and your OB is willing to support you.

Melsta, we are a chatty bunch so look forward to chatting to you too!!

Sounds like u had a great day pixie!

:hugs: Squidipa, sounds like it was a long appointment, pmsl about you hoohah getting a cold!

With dummies we have 4, NUK kinda flat shaped ones, we have a little round one we got at NECH but it won't stay in her mouth, damn it I should have kept her premmie one, but I didn't want it left in her cot and put in her mouth when she made a noise!!

Nakita is a sqeaker too, always has been, and she has just recently learnt to makes the cutest little sqeals!! Always makes us giggle!

I have dishes, washing cleaning to do...

Hi to everyone else, must run for now, someone is demanding some attention!!

[mountain mummy]

It's about 4 hours drive - so I'll be seeing you soon?

Sure, if you do a 1am feed!!

Vic, we use the nuk ones as well ... we have a tommee tippee one that he absolutely hates, but ds3 preferred nuk too! The other 2 point blank refused dummies altogether!

[squidipa]

Then he went on to say not to get pregnant in the first year, and I certainly wasn't planning on it, but suddenly feeling restricted by it makes me resent having to have a c/s even more. it all feels like my body doesn't and won't belong to me again as a direct result of the c/s. **whinge over**

I was like wow your feeling what im feeling i think . The other day i said to hubbie and its not the first time ive said this either. I am scared about the pap test results But even if they come back good im just scared that there will come a point where i am told i cant have any more kids. Ive been told this in past and proven them wrong. But even if its a blinking hard and aweful pregnancy i hate the idea the choice can just be taken from you. Same as being a c section verses natural.

If i was told i had cancer i would probably delay treatment and get pregnant. Its the fear that it is over i hate that i hate, and being controlled and restricted by that. And maybe thats why i always feel like i need more kids as i know my time is coming to that end. I don't know how i would cope having to have everything removed or not being able to conceive. When i was 21 i was told that i needed to have the lot removed as its only going to continue to cause problems down there its like a 50 year old woman My surgeon explained. So for the past 7 years i have constantly worried and shed a river of tears over this and lost mountains of sleep. I obviously said no to removing it. I then have gone to have two more children taking it to 4 kids. But i feel like im not even half way there yet and i have no time left. Its all being stripped from me. I hate being controlled by this.There was a lady on tv the other day with 13 kids and i looked at her and i thought how lucky you are to be blessed to have that, thats what ive always wanted. Family means everything to me Its who i am its my all Its strangely what validates me. I have always envision loads of children and in my old age at least one would come and visit and look after me.

You also mentioned about your body doesn't and wont belong to you again i don't know how to make you feel any better on this but thats exactly how i also fee. That one time now rules all the other times of delivery. But they do say tho if you have only had 1 c section you can go on to deliver normally again. NOT in my case tho ive had 3 of them.
My tummy feels detached almost from me it doesn't feel like it's part of me if that makes any sence its sorta numb like.

So much wanted to say once again but josh is restless and the 3 year old has to clean up his mess.

Hi to every one sorry i left ya all out hi pixie, CM4E, kel, leasha, vic, KIWIGIRL (one word), MM, Bear and every one ive missed sorry.
BTW josh slept from 10pm to 5 .15 am

Melsta.. Welcome to the group i hope our winges and daily stuff doesn't bore you to much. feel free just to jump in.

BTW ladies and bear i am expecting this week and next to be very emotional taxing not sure how ill respond to it. when my other son was 8 weeks old some thing horrific happened my life stoped, it changed in every aspect even i changed. everyone changed around me. I am no longer the same person i once was. I am still getting past this and i have always dreaded the 8 weeks mile stone but i am hopping i will cope just fine so if i seem off a bit you all know why. So just bare with me !!

[Arimeh]

Squidipa - if you do feel a bit "off" or whatever, please feel free to grab the kids, jump in the car and drive up the coast to see me. I can't do much to help, but I'm always here to listen.

MT - Forgot to mention this in my last post - was distracted by DD - but anyway - I got pregnant again when DS was 9 months old - and was going for a VBAC (not sure if you were aware of that?) - having a repeat c-section was not my choice, but the decision was taken out of my hands. If I had had a natural birth, we would probably be trying to concieve pretty much straight away - but since I had another section - thats been put off. To give myself a best chance of a natural birth next time around - there will have to be an big age gap between DD and the next one - which is something that I didn't want to happen.

Damn DD has just woken up again.. why will she sleep fine on me, as soon as I put her down - woohoo mum I'm awake!!!

MM- we do feeds here either at 1am, 2am or 3am - so I'll be up waiting for ya to arrive ok? hehe

I really should do some cleaning. I'm so lazy and unmotivated today..... hmm.. maybe I'll have lunch instead...

[mountain mummy]

Squidipa hun we are here for you all the way!!

Mel - told DP about my "planned trip" and he says "you're going via Stanthorpe right?" hahahahaha I may be able to talk him around yet!! (about moving to Stanthorpe that is!!) I hate when I feel so strongly about things like this!

MT - big I'm sorry I can't relate to what you're feeling, but am here for you nonetheless

[Arimeh]

MM - thats ok I told DH the other day that I wanted to move to Townsville...lol

[MamaK]

Mel ~ I'm also coming to visit you....our girls can be "Oh, Im not on Mum, lets have a party" together! LOL

Squidpea & MT ~ Although I am not in the position you are in, thinking about VBAC's etc, I feel for you and hope that you get some relief, answers and positive things soon!

Had my wedding dress fitting today, and she only has to take it up a little in length and bustle the train and put a hook on the veil! It fits! Although Im a bit bigger in the bust area than when I ordered the gown!!!! So happy! 7weeks until my Wedding! EEEEEEEK! Im going to be a Mrs!!!

Hi to everyone I have missed. Must run, my little pouch rabbit stinks!!!!!!!