Babies Born August 16th - 31st 2008

[*charmalea*]

belinda, i fed gab in the mothers room , they have comfy couches or gliders to feed in , but today i went shopping ( YES AGAIN... but i swear this time it was for fathers days gifts ) and i fed gab in the cafe and on a couch in the shops and walking around office works it can be daunting trying to feed when your so new to breastfeeding and still not fully confident , but i have a bunny rug over me if im in public ... just remeber its totally natural and your feeding your child , so no need to feel intimidated ... just wear clothes that are easy to accsess ....

Hi , and welcome Georgi , hope your bub is going great guns . and i feel you on the mastitis .. and yes just be careful it doesnt come back, i expressed full time when DS was born for 2 months and had mastitis often ...


gabby is in the middle of colic hour right now ... i dont know if its colic / reflux or newborn behaviour ... she woke screaming from her nap and dh burped her , then she screamed just before she pooped .. then fed like there was no tomorrow then spewed it all up ... then screamed and arched her bag , pulls the legs in .. and spews and burps .. now has the hiccups ... now i have to change her suit coz it smells like spew and i dont want to be smelling it all night ..

milly , i have been giving her free range of the boob ... it feels nice to know i can comfort her .. my mum said i was spoiling her though .. i just ignored it ... she was also carring her around the shops for a bit and then said , " oh i better put her in the pram , dont want to spoil her now" , i was just saying to DH earlier this morning that i felt bad for having her in the pram for so long and olny picking her up when she cried .....she cried heaps today , probably coz she wasnt close to me

gotta go give some bed time cuddles to nixon ..

[Niamh75]

Morning every one

How is every one doing now

does any one else feel like the slightedt thing would throw them in to tears im fine but the slightest thing throws me altogeather LOL

short and sweet booby time again

[~breeze~]

Morning every one

How is every one doing now

does any one else feel like the slightedt thing would throw them in to tears im fine but the slightest thing throws me altogeather LOL

short and sweet booby time again

I also cry over the smallest things. May have something to do with being exhausted?

Lea Tobias has times like that too where he cries & spews etc. I think the times he does it is when he may have a bit of wind but usually just when he's really tired & just needs to be wrapped tight & cuddled to help him get off to sleep. I hope Gabby passes the stage for you soon, its hard not knowing what they need!

Kellie Yay to the kids sleeping at the same time today! I hope it keeps up, makes a big difference especially when they are close in age like yours. DD got up about 2 mins after DS went down today but I think its easier when they're older as they can amuse themselves easier? Good luck with the weaning

Milly I hope you enjoyed the festival & you didnt do too much walking etc at least today the weather was better than yesterday for you!

Georgi Welcome to our group. I had sort of been following your journey & so glad all has turned out well for you. I hope he is home with you soon & the next couple of weeks dont drag for you.

Snowchickie Hope you got some good clothes while shopping I got some gift vouchers for my birthday so I will be buying some new clothes too, I cant wait! So sweet about your mum showing off her new grandchild, grandparents are so cute when it comes to their grandkids

Melsta Glad to hear your scar is healing well. I cant believe Ali is already a month old!!!! I bet she's really settled in now hope you're well, we must catch up again sometime!

[*charmalea*]

kellie: nixon still has a sippy cup of milk at bed time ... he is 2 next month, so i should be thinking about weaning him too .. apart from tooth decay(which he does not have but i worry about it) i dont really think twice about giving him a milk ..... it clams him down and makes him drowsy enough to make him sleep ..its still so nice to see a baby at 2 yrs old milk drunk i used to worry about it but its usually only once a day so it cant be that bad for him .... its generally the only time he gets it ..if you find a sucessful weaning tip let us know ... as i dobnt want him to be 4 and still needing it ..

gabby was unsettled all night last nigh she slept until midnight and then fed about 6 times between then and 7 am ... soooo tired ..

[snowchickie79]

belinda, i fed gab in the mothers room , they have comfy couches or gliders to feed in , but today i went shopping ( YES AGAIN... but i swear this time it was for fathers days gifts ) and i fed gab in the cafe and on a couch in the shops and walking around office works it can be daunting trying to feed when your so new to breastfeeding and still not fully confident , but i have a bunny rug over me if im in public ... just remeber its totally natural and your feeding your child , so no need to feel intimidated ... just wear clothes that are easy to accsess ....

gabby is in the middle of colic hour right now ... i dont know if its colic / reflux or newborn behaviour ... she woke screaming from her nap and dh burped her , then she screamed just before she pooped .. then fed like there was no tomorrow then spewed it all up ... then screamed and arched her bag , pulls the legs in .. and spews and burps .. now has the hiccups ... now i have to change her suit coz it smells like spew and i dont want to be smelling it all night ..

charmalea- I found that our local shopping centre has feeding rooms so I'm going to check them out next time i'm there. I didn't know where they were on Saturday so I ended up BF'ing in the car as Chloe was screaming and we were near the car park. I guess because I've never seem woman BF in the general shopping area that I'd feel a little weird about it but the mall has 3 feeding areas for mums so I'll check those out instead.

Re the wind with gabby it sounds exactly like what Chloe does. The last 24 hours I've been giving chloe 6 drops of Infants' Friend after her feed and has really helped with the whole thing. She was also waking after an hour or two of sleep with violent screams and the legs going along with the occasional fluff.. Seems to be helping her and it's fine for newborns. Might be worth a shot and see if it works.

[B]Snowchickie Hope you got some good clothes while shopping I got some gift vouchers for my birthday so I will be buying some new clothes too, I cant wait! So sweet about your mum showing off her new grandchild, grandparents are so cute when it comes to their grandkids

Danielle_M I managed to score myself a few tshirts from Jay Jays, pair of new shoes and later this week I'm getting two new pairs of jeans as I ran out of time on Saturday with also having to get fathers day gifts and Chloe was such a very good girl considering we had her shopping for 4.5 hours so I voted to take her home rather than continue shopping into the 5th hour.

US - Not much happening her. BF'ing still going good and I even managed to express 50ml the other day and have let hubby give her two feeds as I split it into 2 x 25ml feeds (I use this as a top up at the end of a normal BF). Did it not mainly as one BB was a little tender the other day and Chloe slept through a feed and although the dolly parton look can be considered a good one, my BB felt like they'd explode so I expressed to ease the pressure and as a bonus hubby could feed her which I think he really enjoys.
Tomorrow I'm taking her to the health clinic just to check her weight.
Wednesday we are getting twinkle toes done so that'll be fun and tomorrow I also need to try and get some photos to use on her birth announcements. I found a place online where you send them the photos and details, they customise the announcement for you and then send it back in high resolution image format so you can print as many as you like on 6x4 photo paper so I'm just going to print them off at harvey norman. Way cheaper than having the place print them for me which is like >$2.50 per announcement. Doing them myself should be <$1.20 each announcement and at least if I run out I can print off more as I need them.

Chat soon.
Belinda

[Tegam]

Off to get Thomas tongue tie fixed today...sad but good, better now than at 2yrs.

Will sms Snowy and Kristi today to check they are ok...will let you know

Only woken 3 times last night by eve and thomas so go 7 hrs sleep Yippy, DH home friday...bring it on

[Georgi]

Thanks for the warm welcome girls. The mastitis hit me hard again yesterday. I was running a temp of 39.5 & spent all day in bed. I got up every 3 hours to express then went straight back to bed. I didn't get to see my baby yesterday. I couldn't stand up for more than 3 minutes. I feel better today, not 100% but better. Oh my, Mastitis is the most horrible thing. I'm doing all the right things to avoid it, I just don't know why it keeps happening. I'm on antibiotics, but wonder if it reoccured cause I wasn't keeping up the panadol... Any ideas?

[kristi14]

Hi people

I havent been in here for ages, so i dont know whats going on with any of you but i will try to pick up from here

I have to have an endoscopy on the 22nd. They have taken me off my meds and my stomach is SO sore now. The heartburn and reflux have increased now im off the meds too. The reflux did settle alot after i gave birth but it must have been the meds helping it and the fact my stomach wasnt squashed anymore.

I had another go at breastfeeding and it isnt as painful anymore YAY!! But my supply is low now so i have to give her a bottle after a feed. I have a breast pump on its way so hopefully when i get that i can increase it somehow. My CHN suggested i not take fenugreek until we know whats going on with my stomach.

Chardonnay has a cold. Im not happy. She's had it for about 10 days now. She has a bad cough and i keep having to suction her. She had sticky eyes too, they have cleared up now YAY!! I ended up massaging around under her eye and more stuff came out and then it cleared up the next day.

I am taking Chardonnay to the CHN for weekly weighs at the moment because my last two babies have been "failure to thrive". She is doing well though, which is excellent. Last week she was 3080gm. She is starting to stay awake longer now.

She is still very much a 3 hrly feeder.

The kids love her and all want to help out all the time.

My bleeding stopped over the w/e but started up again last night and is bright red again. I dont know if this is normal or not? Anyone have any experiences with this?

I hope you are all well, sorry for no personals, i would be here for hours reading everything. I think there has been over 40 posts since i last came in here.

Kristi

[Melsta]

Morning Girls,

Wow so much chatting happening I think I will be like Kristi and take awhile to catch up again !!

Kristi - aw hun not good so many things going on for you atm. Hope Chardonnay's cold improves and you all start to feela bit better soon. Ali is the same always feeding every 3 hours during the day but we can stretch it to 5 hours of a night depending how sleepy she is. I find it easier to cope as I know I have so many hours to get things done! Re the bleeding our nurses told us if it is bright red you had to go back to see them but I dont know if that is across the board with all ppl or if it was dependant on the type of delivery?

Lea - how did you go did you get your car? I remember car shopping before Ali was born and I am with I ended up hating it. We must have looked at every Ford XR6 around and by the end Im like I dont care what one we get can we just pick one !!! How did Nix go in his big bed?

Danielle - new car for you too woohoo !! We definitely have to catch up again soon, I can drive after next week (YAY!) so will be mobile again to meet you somewhere - when are you free? ... Happy birthday too hun sorry I am slack and it has become a belated happy birthday but hope you had a great day and got some nice gifts - enjoy clothes shopping !!

Milly - nice tips on the bf vs weight as I was worrying about Ali as well but at last weigh in she was over 8 pd and has always been a healthy weight gainer, but I know in looking at her she feeds all she wants to feed and is very alert so I figure no dramas there. How is Thomas recovering after getting his TT fixed? What colour is the bridesmaid dress? I love all things wedding !!

Belinda - hey hun hows things? Man you did well to shop up a storm. I went on Monday with my SIL and nephew and my nephew kept attempting to push Ali in her pram - at 5 it was a very funny sight indeed and we nearly hit so many ppl but all worked out in the end! Chloe sounds like she is doing fine on weight gain etc so I wouldnt worry hun as Milly said.

Georgi - hope you are feeling better soon hun ... Im a 1st time mum so no tips or anything but I know the other girls have it covered !!

Niamh - how are you - good to hear your first outing went well and Eireann was good for you

Kell - yay on all the sleep synchronisation ... hope things are still all well for you hun.


Well I have scored work from home from my old company. Seems my replacement hasnt worked out so I am organising the conferences and AGM from home on a casual hourly rate. Be good to bring in some play money so to speak and still feel I am contributing to the income lol! Have been busy getting myself organised. I have managed to keep on top of washing etc although this morning kitchen looked like a tornado had ripped through it ... i think it took me 3 attempts to clean it in between tending to Ali !! No wonder the days seem to fly by !!

Ali is already a month old (Monday just gone) I cant believe how quickly time flies ... we have her 6 wk checkup soon but I already notice so many changes in her. No longer in 0000 and into 000 (woohoo) but she is smiling and sooo alert - I could spend hours looking at her !!!

How was everyone's Fathers Day? My DH loved it ... first one and all so I spoiled him rotten and we took so many pics !!

Anyway Ali awake and fussing ... need to tell her it is time for sleep she has had her "awake"time so now time for sleepy byes !!!

xoxo
Mel

[MrsFabuloso]

Hiya ladies,

Well life here is pretty full on! I don't know how you girls with more than two bubs are doing it....

DH and I are trying to get DD to sleep on her own, so a fair bit of crying going on here...by both me and her . I hate listening to her cry and even though it's only for 2mins, it totally sucks, but I won't be able to put her to bed the way we do now when DH is at work (we have to rock her to sleep in our arms still). Liam has been impossible too, not letting us put him down. He won't sleep in the day time very well either. Night times, are challenging some nights too, like last night, I was up from 1.30-3am, just trying to settle him. Tonight I am trying to get him to sleep on his own in his cradle, so far it's soooo not working. An hour later and he's still awake and grumping in his cradle. I don't know what to do. He's so tired. I know the only way he'll sleep now is with me in the bed. That's what happens every night. I tyr and try to get him to go to sleep, but it just ends with me going to bed and 9.00 and feeding him to sleep in bed. DH is sleeping on the lounge and I miss him. The nurse today said to try to let him sleep in his cradle, not on us, but the only way he sleeps is on me in the sling/car/pram(sometimes) or on DH. Why can't I have one kid who just sleeps???? I'm so over it already and it's 3wks into it all!
On the upside Liam is feeding well. Still painful but I think that's just how it's going to be for me. Though everyone keeps on questioning my ability to feed my baby. For some reason people think it's cause I'm not giving him enough milk that he's so unsettled. Mum said yesterday, 'he seems to be hungry all the time' (he's not and he's weeing and pooing like a champ). I told her not to start that ***** again cause I was going to go insane at the next person who told me I wasn't feeding my baby enough. She always, literally everytime I see her, questions wether or not I'm feeding him enough. And pressures me to give him a bottle in her own way. DH was too for a while until I broke down and went nuts at him. I doubt myself enough let alone with the people who are supposed to be supporting me doubting me too.
I just feel like I'm doing the wrong thing and I'm not enough, not for Lil or Liam or DH. Definately not for me.....sorry girls, feeling pretty down today. Probably having to listen to Lily scream for half an hour....
Just ignore me!! I'll feel better tomorrow.