on wed i spent the whole day in bed .. it was soo nice , just me and gabby ... and then yesterday we all went into brisbane to ther dfo and shopped for about 5 hrs ... i really needed some new clothes so we went there , i know i will lose a bit of weight between now and summer but i really couldnt hang oiut in maternity tackpants till then !!


gabby is windy one too.. we tried happy baby newborn size but she just gags on them , so i'll try the premmiee size , or avent ....maybe even the nuk shape ...she needs something i get no sleep , i want to help her ease her pain by letting her suckle but she'll drink more and make it worse... i can her her tummy gurgling and i hate seeing her wince in pain
charmalea - Ah 5 hours of shopping, what bliss. What do you do to feed whilst you are out and about?? So far I haven't been out at the shops when Chloe is needing to feed. Today I visited my mum at a conference that her company was holding so I went upstairs to her hotel room to feed chloe (was held in a hotel) but wondering how to do it if I'm at the shops. Tomorrow I'm going shopping for new clothes, I'm in the same boat as you, everything I have is stretched, well mainly shirts and I want new jeans and shoes too. So if I'm gone longer than 2 hours, which I'm betting I will be then I'm wondering what to do about feeding Chloe..

For the wind, have you tried INFANTS FRIEND.. It is ok for use with newborns and is a natural product. I use it with Chloe as she gets bad wind and upset belly and it calms her down really quickly and she nods off to sleep. Check out the name dot com dot au for more info. Chloe's belly does the same think you described, gurgles and she screams in pain pulling her legs up. When she can manage to pass some wind it helps but otherwise I feel helpless.

Lea - i have the nuk newborn dummy for alicia and she happily sucks away. its the only one she took to of all the brands. Ali uses it to fall asleep on but then spits it as she converts to the land of nod ....Nice effort going shopping - DFO is great i love the sydney one ... hope you found some good stuff ....

Belinda - sounds like you have a nice little sleeper there - 11 hours wow!!! Has scott gone back to work yet ??

We are going ok here. Really getting frustrated at the whole no driving no lifting things rule when I normally am so organised and have everything done ... hard to learn to rely on others so much .... DH working hard but hopefully home early today so I can go to dr otherwise waiting for weather to clear and i will walk down. Ali had sticky eye as well and nurses said the same about breastmilk as it is full of natural goodness !!!

Ali doing well - 4 weeks old next monday on dates cant believe how quick it is going. she feeds every 3-3.5 hours like clockwork and is gaining weight nicely. this morning she has been a little horror though. i feed her at 630 and she still not fully asleep she gets herself to the point of sleep then wakes up again lol ... aaargh lololol one of those days today ....

hope everyone going ok today. is everyone stoked about fathers day - i cant wait to spoil dh on his first one !!!
melsta - I'm going to get a Nuk dummy tomorrow. Chloe likes her Happy Baby ones but she sucks the absolute %%%% out of them and they have all gone flat. Maybe the nuk might be able to withstand her sucking.

Yes Chloe likes her sleep. Was really quite confusing at first as LC was saying at least 7 feeds per 24 hours, some were saying wake her every 4 hours, some were saying leave her to sleep but now I'm leaving her 6 hours max at night and then she is happily doing her 3-4 hours during the day and then wanting a feed. She really has been very good to us on the sleeping side of things. Granted I have only slept in my bed about 5 times since coming home and the rest on the lounge but that is fine with me for the time being. Easier for me to get up to her in the loungeroom and not disturb hubby.


We're going out to dinner tonight for my birthday, I think MIL may have asked DH what we're doing for my birthday which reminded him about it, he mentioned it for the first time yesterday even asking what I wanted for a pressie, cutting it a bit fine as its tomorrow but oh well. So we're going out with his family, I would have preferred a nice quiet dinner out alone with DH but this will be nice aswell.

I hope everyone is well, sleeping as much as possible etc.

I promise i'll try to catch up properly soon
Danielle_M HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!

US - Not much to report. Today we made a trip into the inner suburbs to visit my mum at a conference her company was running. She was proud and got to show off her grand-daughter so that was good. She was really good in the car, our longest car trip so far. Didn't cry on our way in and only a few little cries on way home until I pulled over and stuck dummy in. She was very well behaved.

Tomorrow we are trying a shopping trip for clothes for myself. I am kinda excited as really need some new stuff. Especially t-shirts. All my normal ones are stretched from my belly so don't look flattering. My jeans are fine as I wore my normal jeans the whole PG just used a belly belt but they are old ones anyway so going to plurge on new ones. Also need some new casual shoes. Didn't bother while PG as I had swelling in my feet and legs and didn't want to get wrong size that wouldn't fit after Chloe arrived.

Then in the afternoon we have some family coming to visit who haven't seen Chloe yet and then a friend is coming over for a visit so that'll be lovely. We really haven't had many visitors since we've been home. Hubby goes back to work on Monday so then it'll just be the two of us. Happily though hubby generally finishes work by 1-2pm daily but has an early 4am start.

Anyway chat soon..
Belinda