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 ......
good morning
lea- thanks for the advice our CHN is about 60 and i dont think she has even had children so i find it very hard to take her advice so its nice to talk with people who have lived it not just observed it
I too was so sure i would be able to bf Lucy but i only lasted 1 week!you've done well to get this far. i felt like the biggest faliure in the world but 1 solid week of bawling my eyes out was enough for me...mabye next time
ive put lucy back on normal formula the AR formula was still bunging her up but she seems to be ok now only spewing if she hasnt burped or if ive just had a shower but at least she can poo now.
hope everyone has a good day
tasha
Lea - so sorry to hear that you are having b/f problems ... i hope that you can sort something out that works for you and you feel comfortable with. Is there any way you can comp feed Gab like b/f during the day and bottle at night ? I give Ali night bottle and use the tommee tippee ones that are shaped exactly like a nipple so she doesnt get too confsused ... then again thats hard if she wont take a bottle ... I hope that you can find someone to help and that actually listens to you and not just focussing on the boobs ... i agree that sometimes they are too focussed on boobs and forget that they are attached to mums and we have feelings .... But I think you have done amazingly to keep persisting to this point - it is not the easiest thing in the world and you should be applauding yourself for coming so far hun ... and achieveing so much by b/f Gab ..
Tasha - I agree with Lea about setting things too strict .. I am lucky in that Ali sleeps anywhere but when I stick to cot sleeps during the day she happily goes off to sleep and knows it is sleep time but that has only been the past 2-3 weeks before that I pretty much let her sleep wherever so I could get peace and she could have a rest even if only for 40 mins or so at a time .. now though I am more focused on the cot sleeps and bassinette at night and dont let her sleep in the lounge room only because she is so alert and more distracted ... just go with your own instinct ...
My folks are back from Tassie today so are coming over for dinner tonight and my brother is up from Melbourne and staying the weekend with us so we have visitors and my birthday lunch tomorrow so happy to have a bit of an indulgent weekend .... YAY !!!!
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
eeeeeeeeekkkkkkkk!!!!! i found a hairdressers that will peirce lucys ears but now i dont know if im brave enough to go thru with it!
lea did gab cry for long?
tasha
Lea- Yes i thought i should update C's pic. I couldnt get onto the site for the other one i had so its this ticker for now, though i think its nicer with having the bigger picture. I have lots of pics of her on my facebook, do you have FB? I dont think i have you on my friends list. The BIGGEST of hugs to you hun about BF You make whatever decision you think is right for you. You sound like how i feel. So up and down about it, you think you have it working then it seems like you dont, some days its good, other days it hurts. I feel guilty because i dont have the time to exclusively breastfeed her (or the supply and thats why it takes ages) it takes me hours to feed her. My chn suggested i exclusively bf her last week and i was like "how?", she said just keep feeding her nonstop to build up your supply. Ok and in the meantime im meant to look after my kids how? Can you go to the dr about your bb Lea? Maybe they can have an idea as to whats going on with that bb. Just keep talking to people hun and try to work it out so that you are happy.
Tasha- Lucy is gorgeous!! I had Chardonnay on the AR formula too and i found it bunged her up a bit as well. It wasnt helping her so we changed her to soy formula now. Im not sure if its working for her or not yet, but she had bad skin on her face and head, the redness has settled since being on the soy. Its still rough but not as red.
I seem to have this burst of motivation and energy. I dont know where it came from Thursday i dropped the kids off at daycare and took C shopping. We got 190 pics from her birth till now printed out, bought some things, laybyed some toys for the kids for christmas AND went food shopping. Friday i got up and sorted out my bedroom, i have 4 big bags of clothes to take to the salvo's and am about to do the linen cupboard and the kids clothes. I seem to be nesting again, only now i can bend over easily and it doesnt take all my effort to get up off the floor again once i get down there
have a fabbo weekend Milly , and i hope evie behaves ..
we went shopping yesterday to get all the outfits for the naming day party ... i ended up buying my sister and nixon a pair of shoes ... thats , it nothing for the kids or me ... so now its a rush today and tomorrow to get it all done .so during the week i can plan everything and hopefully the day runs smoothly ..
I have chosen that me and scott and Rhiannon and andrew ( the god parents) will be in some form of white/purple/black as Gabs dress is either going to be green or purple and nixon will have a black shirt with purple tie .... i found my sister a nice dress .. so now its just picky ol me who has to get one ..
i looked on foxtel weather channel and it says its raining on the sunday ... i really hope it doesnt .
kristi , i seem to be losing my energy .. i am soo tired these days , dh says its because i didnt rest when i had mastitis a week or so ago .. and that im stressed about the party and look after the kids on my own too much ... wich is totally true .. but he hasnt provided much of a helping hand so what am i to do ... tomorrow if i need to go out , both kids are getting dumped on dh , see how he feels .. its bathurst tomorrow and i know he will be a bit cranky about it , but hey ... i miss out on sooooo much so why cant he , he will just sit in front of the tv , let nix run feral and put gab in the papasan , so its not like he is really looking after them
On monday i will talk to my doc about B/F but i dont think he will do much .. half the time i cant understand him , so i end up leaving with out really telling him whats wrong ...
Tasha, gab screamed for about 2 seconds till she got over the shock .. has she got a dummy ?? i stuck her on the boob and she forgot about the pain quicksmart , so you can offer he a dummy to suck on to take he mind off the pain .... i have not had a problem at all with her ears .. i was a bit nervous before it got it done .. but i feel its easier for them now then later as they might accidentally pull on them ... its OK , you wont feel bad for long when you see how pretty she is with her earings
Melsta, i am trying so hard to comp, last night i didnt use a tomme tippee bottle ,i just used a normal long skinny teat and she screamed for about 10mins before i tried a latex NUK wide neck teat , she screamed for a further 10mins before my mum handed her back to me and i had to feed her ... then she used me as a pacifier until about 10pm , when she finally fell into a deep sleep ...
morning girls
Lea, im feeling brave...daddys going to take her ive given up worrying about where shes sleeping now and just let her sleep where ever she sleeps best.geez it sounds like things are busy round your place
kristi, i wish i had some of your energy
have a great weekend everyone
Tasha
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
oh well
.. 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 ... 
but let her set the scene ... it will let you get a cuppa in !!! 
You make whatever decision you think is right for you. You sound like how i feel. So up and down about it, you think you have it working then it seems like you dont, some days its good, other days it hurts. I feel guilty because i dont have the time to exclusively breastfeed her (or the supply and thats why it takes ages) it takes me hours to feed her. My chn suggested i exclusively bf her last week and i was like "how?", she said just keep feeding her nonstop to build up your supply. Ok and in the meantime im meant to look after my kids how? Can you go to the dr about your bb Lea? Maybe they can have an idea as to whats going on with that bb. Just keep talking to people hun and try to work it out so that you are happy.
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