Gee it's been a while since I've written anythign!
I just can't find the time and motivation lately. I do keep up with what's going on though And this week has been a busy one for us.
Kristi, first of all...my goodness, what are you doing up and posting at 3am???? I can barely get my boob in Liams mouth at that hour, LOL!
I hope you can figure out what Chardonnay's rash is and get her reflux sorted. Poor little mite she's having a rough time of it huh? And yay you don't have to give up bf'ing!!! That's great news. And I hear you on it being hard, I am only now starting to enjoy bf'ing Liam. And only now is it not hurting so much anymore. It's no wonder so many women give up!
Lea, you lucky chicken, getting a new car, woohoo!!!! I'm jealous, I wish I could get one. And I got Lily's ears done when she was 5mths old, well DH did, LOL!! Hope all is well with you guys
Tasha, LOL @ the hair, it sounds cute, hehe!! It must be tough for you to have shared custody of your son. I bet you missed his!! But it would also be kinda nice to have a bit of time to your self occaisionally? Though at the age of your son, they kind of do most stuff for themselves huh?
Milly, ikwym about immunisations. I am a bit iffy about having it done too. But I will probably get it done. Though the more I read about it the more nervous I get and the less I want to. Gosh you're lucky to get 5hrs out of Thomas between feeds, I'm lucky to get 4 and then he wakes screaming bloody murder for some booby!!! We're still on 2-3hrly feeds here. At night it's usually 3hrs, with one 4hr break usually. In the day he's 2-3hrly....no wonder I barely get anything done, LOL!
We have been busy this week, Monday it was grocery shopping and dinner at my bro's, yesterday we had my SIL and neice and nephew over, as well as a friend her bub, today it was playgroup and to mums for a while, tomorrow there's a BB meet up that I will go to, Friday it's a visit from my aunt and cousins! Woah, I haven't had a week so busy for aaaages!! It's good though since DH is working and I am keeping busy, no time to wallow in self pity when the kids grumble at the same time, or that I'm so tired! Hehe, talking about tired, I fell asleep on the lounge at mums today, LOL! She was talking to me from the kitchen, and watching Lily (who loves to demolish cupboards, and mum lets her do it at her house) and when she came back to the lounge room I was asleep with Liam on my chest! I just can't sit still, or I fall asleep.
Ok Hi to everyone else I missed, I hope everyone is going well and your bubs are being nice to you, LOL! Time to go....
Lea- The gulping noises i meant are when shes not feeding. She makes lots of swallowing and gulping noises and she also does the thing you mentioned where it sounds like they have run out of breath, she makes this sort of squealing noise, seems to hold her breath and then more squealing and she breathes again............and so do i. I hope the drs goes well next week. I thought i would be having a pap at my 6 wk check but i got away with it, then i realised im not due for one until december, so i guess i will be having one in a month or two. WOOWOO on the new car, how exciting!! It sounds VERY flash
Tasha- Washing powder is another thing to keep in mind, thanks for that. So far on the soy it seems to be settling, its still there but nowhere near as bad as it was the other day. Yay on your son coming home!!
Milly- I was the same worrying that C would wake the kids up, but she doesnt seem too. We have had her screaming at night and the kids seem to sleep straight through it.
Kel- Ive been sprung again Lea has sprung me posting at the same hour before, it seems to be my only time in the day to get on and post. I have had mega crazy insomnia since i gave birth. S L O W L Y i am starting to get to sleep a little earlier, but not by much. Although, i am in Perth too, so 3am is 1am for me, or actually 12am with daylight savings. I hope i can get C sorted out too, im not used to having an unsettled baby, the other 5 always just ate, slept and pooped. I cant get over how hard BF is and how it changes from day to day too. Some days you seem to have it going well with no pain and good attatchment etc, then suddenly you have some bad days where your nipples get sore again, then its goes good again. It is no wonder so many women give up, like you said. It sounds like you have had a very busy week, thats good, its good to be busy. Though nice to not be as well. I hope you can get some rest and not be so tired soon.
I attempted a trip to the park on my own with 5 of my 6 kids today And it went well!! They were all well behaved and i didnt get stressed at all. It was quite hot here today. I seem to be getting more energy too. Yesterday i went shopping and bought C some clothes. I hope to get to do some scrapbooking soon. I have taken about 400 photos since C was born, have to get them printed yet. Then theres the other thousand odd pics i have to scrap since before i had C, have to get onto it before i get too far behind.
kristi , im so glad you changed you ticker pic , i was wondering the other day what she looked like , not that the other one was bad , ykwim.. she is beautiful and looks like she loves bath time
had a bas night with Gab last night ... colic hour hit as soon as dh got home ( he came home early at 5pm ) and that was it she was off ... i barely got dinner done , normally i take pride in my home made lasange making it all from scratch , but last night it all got bunged in one pan then slapped together then shoved in the oven .. it turned out ok though , but not the way i'd have like it ..
after dinner it was bath time and i barely had time to wash my bum before i had to save her again ... poor dh he was juggling nixon and gab and me ... no wonder after things calmed down he cleaned up under the house for some solace .. but mean while i had to change me and gab coz she spewd on me about 5 times ... i had just got her to drift off and put her in the cradle , she turned her head to the right and spewed , then after a clean up , turned her head to the left and spewed .. then got really fussy and started to search for boob ( thats how i know she needs a burp , if shes fed , but still looks for boob) and bam as soon as i picked her up i was coverd in it .. it was thick and slimy and smelly vomit ... and then she wouldnt settle , dh came up stairs to find me bf in an awkard position upside down in the bed ... once i got her settled i didnt want to move ..
i know DH put her in her cradle last night , but when i woke up she was next to me i must have been half asleep grabbed her out and fed her as my boob was out ...
i must not have coffee in the arvos any more ... well i never usually do . but yesterday i slept all day , gab was in the papasasn asleep and nix was at day care , so i napped till 3pm ... and couldnt get out of bed .. so i grabbed a coffee .. and then last night i was wide awake ...
it could have been why gab was cranky .... i always drink decaff but i couldnt be bothered getting the capp. machine out , so i had instant ... i think i have learnt my lesson ..
i have the 6 wk check on monday .. but i get a male doctor .. so i think i will pass on the pap .. im too embarrassed , i will only get one if he mentions it .. i still dont feel like having anyone down there atm..
have fun at the bb meet up today kel , you sound a bit happier . lol at you falling asleep ... i always get that affect when ever im at my MIL's house
Lea - congrats on the new car hun !! What a nice suprise and it definitely sounds like it has everything it needs ... new cars are always fun getting to know them and driving around until you are used to them ... sounds like a tough night for you last night with poor Gab ... hope today you have a better one and can have another nap to refresh !
Kristi - well done on getting out ... It takes me forever and I only have Ali and I but being out in the park would have been nice with all the fresh air etc .. so many photos you will definitely be busy scrap booking .. ! You will have to post some when you do them so we can have a squizz !!
Kell - wow you have had a busy week .... do you find after such a busy week you crave time at home? Good that you took the opportunity to grab a sleep when you could too !!! Nothing like power naps to recharge us busy mums !
Milly - wow hun do you want to come to my house and clean lol ... I need to do a big clean like that and the house cleaner my mum got me for after Ali's birth has finished so tomorrow I have to clean up but I dont mind doing it ... Nice that your energy burst has arrived too
Tasha - Enjoy having your son back ... a week and a half would seem like ages esp when I cant get through an hour at mothers group without Ali !! Hope you managed to get out for that walk and enjoyed it ...
Well Ali had her injections yesterday ... it hurt me more than her to see her so upset and scream like she did for all of 2 mins though .. after that she was fine brought her home, fed her and she had some panadol and she was fine .. had a bit of a rash last night but all is good today and she is sleeping at the moment so I am managing to get some work done for my old job plus doing washing and dishes and everything else that needs doing.
Had her measurements done at clinic yesterday and she has grown 5cm in 2 weeks and is now 5.1kg so she is doing well indeed .... love watching her grow and listen to her babble so much ... i can hear her babbling in her cot now even though this is meant to be sleep time !!!
My aunt is cooking me lunch today which will be nice so will head over there in a couple of hours but I am craving being at home so I can keep her routine and be organised .. she feeds 4am, 8am, 12noon, 4pm and 8pm then sleeps and has been like that for the past 3 days so I dont want to mess with it too much now as it is working well .....
Hope everyone has a good day and hi to anyone else i missed
Hi girls
YAY i finely worked out how to put a photo on my ticker
its very hard sharing my son especialy when all my son wants to do is play video games and thats all his dad ever does so he has come home with square eyes and a hunger for vegies... my son is a little strange he doesnt like junk food (unfortunatly because sometimes its soo easy) so today i have sent him into the sunshine to make up for spending the last 12 days inside
Lucy has been fantastic for the last few days except when she sleeps during the day she wont sleep in her bassinett she only sleeps on our bed or in her bouncy rocker thingy not that im complaining because at least shes sleeping but i was just thinking it might be a bad habit forming?
oh and we got out for our walk yesterday and it was great i have to go more often ive joined weight watchers an put on 100gms this weeks whoops oh well
hope everyones day is going well
Tasha
Tasha , habits froming in a newborn is the last thing you should stress your self out with .. dont worry where she sleeps for now , as long as she gets her important sleep , if a newborn does not sleep well it can hinder their development and growth , also making them super crabby ..
So if lucy wants to sleep next to the dog food bowl on a bed of newspaper then let her .. I had a CHN tell me not to let nixon sleep in the Papsan swing and to put him in his cradle for naps .. pfft as if that would happen , he would wake as soon as i put him on the hard cold matteress and i would have to feed/settle him all over again ... eventually I gained the confidence in myself to leave him in the swing and let him sleep .. he would sleep up to 4-5 hrs in it , while i got my rest ...
you will find that you and Lucy will thirve off the rest you are both needing , if you stop stressing about her sleeping
Now the moment Gab is having a rough time getting off to sleep , i pop her in the papasan and let it swing her to sleep and i leave it swinging untill she wakes up herself .. its bliss .. i know now that she is getting rest and im not stressing about getting her to sleep in a bassinette ... so we are all happy ... Habits will not form unless you let them , but she is only 6wks and forcing her to sleep somewhere she doesnt , would be stressful to me too !! , but be kind on your self ... she will eventually out grow the bouncer and seek a bigger place , and that will most likely be the cot but let her set the scene ... it will let you get a cuppa in !!!
also nixon doenst eat much junk food either .. he love fruit .. not so much veges but fruit ... his favourites are strawberries ( commonly known as "cook cooks" in this house) and cherry tomatoes .. he asks for "matos" at breakfast .. but we dont really eat alot of junk so its good to see nix on the same path ....
how is every one else going ???
ok i offically made the decision : NO MORE LEFT BOOBY .. thats it ive had it .. im over it .. im in pain her attachment is painful , the nipple stings the boobs throbs ,, its painful to touch and its gone a funny shape ...
i dread the left feed to the point where i try to distract her ... i also dread expressing that side too ... BUT it makes the most milk ..... sigh ... its making me so depressed .. i need breastfeeding counselling , to talk about my feeling not just "whats wrong with the boob and how the baby is doing"
yes its gabs food , but im making it and its attached to me ... why does it seem that ppl only want to know about the baby , not the mums feelings ???
aarrrgh so depressed about this all .. i am over it .. perhaps bf isnt for me ... i thought it was this time .. i thought i could do it .. its so important to me .. and gabriella wont take a bottle .. let alone forumla that smells like whiskars cat milk ......
Hi ladies - off to sydney tomorrow for 1 days, may or may not get on the computer so just wanted to say that i hope you all have a nice week and ill tell you all about the wedding after the 20th....please keep your fingers crossed Evie doesnt kick the bride or something like that LOL
And this week has been a busy one for us.
Time to go....
Lea has sprung me posting at the same hour before, it seems to be my only time in the day to get on and post. I have had mega crazy insomnia since i gave birth. S L O W L Y i am starting to get to sleep a little earlier, but not by much. Although, i am in Perth too, so 3am is 1am for me, or actually 12am with daylight savings. I hope i can get C sorted out too, im not used to having an unsettled baby, the other 5 always just ate, slept and pooped. I cant get over how hard BF is and how it changes from day to day too. Some days you seem to have it going well with no pain and good attatchment etc, then suddenly you have some bad days where your nipples get sore again, then its goes good again. It is no wonder so many women give up, like you said. It sounds like you have had a very busy week, thats good, its good to be busy. Though nice to not be as well. I hope you can get some rest and not be so tired soon.
And it went well!! They were all well behaved and i didnt get stressed at all. It was quite hot here today. I seem to be getting more energy too. Yesterday i went shopping and bought C some clothes. I hope to get to do some scrapbooking soon. I have taken about 400 photos since C was born, have to get them printed yet. Then theres the other thousand odd pics i have to scrap since before i had C, have to get onto it before i get too far behind.
it hurt me more than her to see her so upset and scream like she did for all of 2 mins though .. after that she was fine brought her home, fed her and she had some panadol and she was fine .. had a bit of a rash last night but all is good today and she is sleeping at the moment so I am managing to get some work done for my old job plus doing washing and dishes and everything else that needs doing.
so he has come home with square eyes and a hunger for vegies... my son is a little strange he doesnt like junk food (unfortunatly because sometimes its soo easy) so today i have sent him into the sunshine to make up for spending the last 12 days inside 
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