Morning yummy mummies!
Hope all had a good night and to those who didn't!
Well I was supposed to go and do the bay walk this morning with the girls from my mother's group but the weather is dreadful so not today.... But it's on every wednesday so next week. I don't mind because I have to be at an appointment at 12 so I was going to be cutting it fine. today is the day my stepmother is minding Beth so I can go and get a spa treatment! it's a late birthday present so it should be a great day.
Kel - I feel for you babe... hope you get a solution soon. Leash, where is that frying pan you used to hit Shel with - it sounds like it worked on her so pass it on to Kel!
Vic - great great news about your dad and your sister!! And saw your playgroup photos on FB - sooo cute!
MT - bummer about losing your post, hate that! and great that Jett liked the sling. We have (two) Baby Bjorns but DD HATES them. Wondering if she would like a different type of sling or if she just doesn't like the whole concept.
MM - happy three months to Veygas
kel84 - you were asking about nappy brands - we used to use huggies until everyone started saying they had gone downhill, since then have used aldi and babylove... both good. Waiting for the poo frequency to drop a bit then will probably get the nappywash service, since dad has offered to pay for it.... so then it would be cloth flats.
I posted my birth story here so if anyone has half an hour to kill go for it.... make sure you have a cuppa handy though it's pretty long!
Big waves to mel, SB and everyone else - hope you all have a great day!
Kell... I'll express post the frypan... or maybe I'll come down and smack your DH with it myself. I also used some words with Shel, although it was a bit risky, could have gone the COMPLETE other way so I don't actually recommend doing that unless you get to the end of your patience and don't care about the outcome! Sending some huge cyberhugs I hope Seven sleeps tonight
Beema? I?m so glad for your SIL that at least one month is covered for her medication? how stressfull and horrible that something no necessary is so expensive!!! Also good to hear about your dad coming home! Its been a rough week for your family hasn?t it!!
CM4E?. I?m sorry your having such a rough trot with sleeping and settling- especially with no help!!! GGGRRRRRRR at your DH!!! He wouldn?t know the true meaning of the word tired!!!!!! Good luck tonight with the routine thing.. we have a rough routine, the only thing that I find I HAVE to do is make sure Shane is wrapped or else he wont go to sleep no matter HOW tired he is- he will fuss and fuss and that?s when I know its wrapping time and when he is all wrapped he will feed a little more and drop off- but then I have the challenge of putting him in his bed!!!! If he wakes up sometimes he will re settle easily- other times he just WILL not unless he is asleep on me.. when he gets like that I find that I can do the lay down position for bfeeding and he will go to sleep and I just let him sleep where he is- usually my bed until I know he is in a deep sleep and then I move him to the bassinette. HTH
MM? Wow snow!!! I guess winter isn?t quite gone yet!! We have been getting massive storms here too- two in two days? we got hail today!!
Pixie? What a birth!!! You are a trooper!! I think you and The Bear make a good team too!! Do you mind me asking what actually happened to little Beth for her to need to be in special care?
Kel84?. I am a babylove nappy girl!! They are a good price and they arnt too bad except for when DS does some major explosions.. lol but I think he would explode out of any nappy I put on him those times!!!
Mummytummy? The expo sounds like it was heaps of fun!! My mum bought us a little star that projects a picture on the wall and plays a tune.. they are great!!!! The music comes in very handy!! I just have to hum the tune now and he will settle- well worth getting!!! Oh and shane always seems to know when I am in the shower too!!!
Kiwigirl... Gorgeous pics!!!! What a cutie!!!
Well we had a HUGE night of sleeping here last night? 6pm-4am!!!! I couldn?t believe it!!!! That is his longest one so far!!! And then today we had a big day out- I went to my first mothers group meet up with a friend of mine- all the kids were different ages- most of them a lot older and running around, but we still had fun.. Shane loooved all the toys and I swear if he could he would have just jumped right in the middle of them all!! LoL I sat down on the floor with him and we looked and touched and he was having a ball!!! When I tried to take him and sit with the mums he just squirmed and wriggled till I took him back to all the toys!!! And it must have worn him out coz he fell asleep on the walk back to my friends house and slept for about three hours!!!!! Being a grumble guts now though.. lol keeps falling asleep till I try to put him down then he suddenly wakes up and is not a happy chappy!!! Oh well lucky I can type one handed!!
Big hello to everyone and again Squidipa, I hope your doing ok. Xox
SB - she just wasn't breathing and she didn't start breathing for about 1/2 an hour. None of the doctors could explain it, but it does sometimes happen. I believe she was knocked unconscious during the delivery. She was moving only minutes beforehand but I think the actual birth knocked her out, so her reflexes didn't kick in and tell her to breathe. Her heartbeat was strong the whole time. She had some meconium aspiration (also not uncommon cause I was 11 days post-dates) and the Bear thinks that some was blown back into her lungs when they were using the bag to give her oxygen, which made it worse. The CMO came up to explain everything to us after she was released to the ward with us and he said that she won't have any ongoing problems as a result, it's just one of those things that sometimes happens, and they don't really know why.
Rach - Eli is soo gorgeous, and you are one heck of a photographer!! LOL!
Well, i am excited, I just ordered a starter pack of ... <drum roll> CLOTH NAPPIES!!!! <cymbal crash> LOL! Can't WAIT til they get here, and I will take photos of both my clothy bummed little men and post them here!!
Well, I'm off to have a nice relaxing warm bath, then put on a load of wahing (and hope the weather forecast for tomorrow doesn't change cause I'm sick of putting washing in the dryer - it's meant to be spring FFS!!)
Awww Squidipa and Joshie. I hope you can get to see a pead really soon to sort out what the issue is. Remember that we are all here to support you all the way.
MM - I can't believe you had snow today, it was chilly here but still a beautiful spring day working up to 30 degrees on Saturday! In answer to your question about the Itti Bitti nappies I love them. The fit is neat and trim so all his ordinary clothes can fit him rather than going up a size or searching out outfits that are baggier around the bum. Absorbency seems to be great and they wash up really nicely, not like some of the other nappies I have. Being all in ones they are easy for anyone else to fit on him too. Glad to hear you got yourself a starter pack! I have uploaded a couple of photos of Jett in amongst all his nappies. He fell asleep cuddling one too! Pics are here and here Oh, and Jett was 4.9kgs last time he was weighed about a week and a half ago. Still a littly!
Kiwigirl - your photos are fantastic! I used to do photography at school but I didn't keep it up so I have forgotten all the good settings so I am a snap happy person now! I should try and get some better ones though - I love the black and white ones like you took! My year 12 assessment photos were in that style.
Pixie - you have now made me feel guilty about not doing my birth story yet.... hmm... I do keep meaning to get on to it. I want to add it to his journal too. I posted in your other thread, but yep, awesome story!
Starbright - it is great when we find little things that amuse, entertain and settle our little ones isn't it! We have a mobile that Jett loves to listen to while getting his nappy changed, and DH often whistles (badly!!) along with it so now when he gets cranky DH whistles the tune and Jett stops to listen!
Beema - Don't work too hard!
CM4E - Sorry to hear about your difficulties. Good on you for attempting to get DF in on the routine! Sometimes I think they need to be given no choice but to be involved for them to appreciate that you really are working 24/7! My DH is really fantastic, but sometimes he comes home and complains that he has been at work all day and had a stressful day blah blah blah. That is the point where I hand the grumpy Jett over to him and say that I have been trying to have a shower all day, I have milk and spew all over me and he needs to take over while I get that shower. It works great because I get the time out by getting time to myself, and he gets to realise that there are more important things than a hard day at work. Let us know how your new routine works...
Hey to everyone else! I better finish this post so I can get to bed!
I went for another walk with my mothers group today before our meeting. Jett was well behaved and has had a very balanced waked and sleep time. Although the sling had to be utilised once today!! But he has even gone to bed early tonight. Normally goes down around midnight, but tonight he had his last feed at about 8.45 and had a little play before being put down and straight to sleep at about 9.30! It will be interesting to see how long he sleeps for tonight.
to those who didn't!
today is the day my stepmother is minding Beth so I can go and get a spa treatment! it's a late birthday present so it should be a great day.
GGGRRRRRRR at your DH!!! He wouldn?t know the true meaning of the word tired!!!!!! Good luck tonight with the routine thing.. we have a rough routine, the only thing that I find I HAVE to do is make sure Shane is wrapped or else he wont go to sleep no matter HOW tired he is- he will fuss and fuss and that?s when I know its wrapping time and when he is all wrapped he will feed a little more and drop off- but then I have the challenge of putting him in his bed!!!! If he wakes up sometimes he will re settle easily- other times he just WILL not unless he is asleep on me.. when he gets like that I find that I can do the lay down position for bfeeding and he will go to sleep and I just let him sleep where he is- usually my bed until I know he is in a deep sleep and then I move him to the bassinette. HTH 
Squidipa and Joshie. I hope you can get to see a pead really soon to sort out what the issue is. Remember that we are all here to support you all the way. 
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