Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great NYE
I was trying to remember the last time I slept through midnight on NYE and it must have been about 20 years ago! We went to a family friendly BBQ earlier in the evening then made it home just in time for the monumental thunderstorm which left us in a black out! DP and his friend who was staying with us from Sydney headed off for a NYE party in the neighbourhood while Orla and I went to bed. An enourmous thunderclap woke us so we heard the fireworks and I knew it was midnight.
Ellee, what a pity you had to spend so much time apart from your DH over the holidays.
Issy, wow moving house - what a way to start the year! Good luck for a smooth move
Cheezel, sorry to hear you were sick too - what a bummer eh?
HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone else
AFU, Orla started the year by rolling front to back I spose that's a bit cheating cos we put her on her belly to start with but I'm sure she'll go the other way soon. On the downside we've been battling with nappy rash everytime its hot (which is alot!). I'm so disheartened - I really want to use MCNs but I find myself using sposies so much with this rash - it really gets me down It all compounds my depression about Melbourne summers and being to hot to even go outside etc etc ....I'm over it and want to go home
OK enough wallowing in self-pity - off to the Cloth Nappy threads for some advice......
I have been so busy lately. My sister surprised the family on christmas eve by walking into my parents house with her hubby. She lives in London so it was a huge surprise. This has been thhe first year the entire family have been together in years. Thee kids had a great christmas. Baz even unwrapped a couple of present, of course all he was interested in was eating the paper.
Did everyone make new years resolutions? (sorry if I missed them I haven't caught up on everything I missed yet). Mine is to loose weight and get to goal, and also to get my P's for the car - am hoping to complete both of these things in the next couple of months.
Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've posted in here, I've been keeping up to date, I just haven't had the time to sit down and post! I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas and New Years
Blueplanet - Welcome and congrats on your bub!
misty - What a lovely surprise for your family! I haven't made any new years resolutions, I always forget them so I didn't bother this year LOL!
koru - Yay for Orla rolling!! I hope you sort out the nappy rash, the poor little thing. I've slept through every new years since having children LOL!
A big hi to everyone else, sorry for no more personals!
AFU - Alana started rolling from her back to her front a few days ago so she can now roll both ways. She also pushes her bum up and gets onto her knees and tries to push herself forwards, eek! Luckily she can't get the upper half of her body up yet, I think we'd be in trouble if she could LOL! She blows raspberries constantly, has to grab EVERYTHING and loves to sing and squawk. Her sleeping has gone backwards and last night she woke up constantly. I'm guessing she's hit the 4 month sleep regression stage, I hope it ends soon! She has started biting me while feeding and constantly rubs at her ears when feeding so I think she may be teething, I guess time will tell.
We went away for 4 days over the New Year to Inverloch on the Vic coast. We had a lovely time, but I'm glad to be home in my own bed!
I hope you are all well, Alana is being grumpy on the floor so I'd better go and get her. Have a great day!!
Well, it has been a busy few days here. Eli has had pumpkin and sweet potato and loves them. We got him a walker and he loves all the toys on it and doesn't move around a whole lot yet. He is teething BIG time - I think he will get his second bottom tooth very soon. He is still waking every 3 hours or so . But exciting news he said 'mumma'. YAY! I don't know if he'll say it again today but I loved it. Also, we are going to our first swimming lesson on Friday. Even greater news we are going with issy02 and Lochie ! They will be so adorable!
Saffi - yep, mixed the RC with BM and then with sweet pot/pumpkin. Sounds like she has the right idea with the risotto. Eli is only on one solid meal a day ATM.
CheezelMonster - Awww love your avvy! Is it new or am I slow? You feel bad for them when they get so frustrated hey? But it is so cute at the same time :Yay for swimming and great going on the sleep front! Can he please teach my son how to do that too?
Issy - I had avo + ban on toast cause it sounded so nice! It was lovely, my dad also wants to try it
I am sorry I haven't been in here for AGES. I have been having a really rough time lately. I went to my GP a few weeks ago and told him I thought I might have PND. We talked about it a bit and he said I was just taking a bit longer to adjust to motherhood. I left feeling quite dejected and felt silly... maybe I was just taking longer to adjust to this new role...
Things were getting worse and I started seeing a kinesiologist for stress management. It has been good then over the weekend just gone it has all gone to pot... I feel really down and just not able to cope. DP and I have had massive arguements... I am going to see another GP today at 2.45pm to talk because something is not right.
DP and I almost split up this weekend gone... we may still... things are all up in the air.
I have been reading just not able to post.
DD is 6mths old tomorrow - eek! We will be starting solids then but I have no idea if DD is ready... she still has a strong tounge thrust but I will try it and if she doesn't take to it then... we shall try again. I am going to do Baby Led Solids (BLS)... just need to get my head around it LOL
Hope you are all well and your gorgeous bubbas too xox
oh tk
I am so sorry you have had such a hard time of it. I think you are really sensible for going to see another dr, follow your instincts. If you feel someting is not right then you are probably right. It really is a time of change isn't it when you have a new baby. DH and I have had to adjust a lot too. Acutally DH is pretty much the same, he is very consistant, but I know I have changed. I think everyone's relationship changes somehow. I really hope you are okay, hun. Just try to take things slowly and not make any big decisions until you feel a bit more like yourself again.
Here if you need anything....
Rach xx
tk - hun, I'm so sorry you are having a rough time. It IS a big adjustment having your first bub, I felt it terribly with DD1. We had feeding troubles, she cried a LOT and I was also having heaps of trouble adjusting to being a mum after working full time for 13 years. DH thinks I had borderline PND, but I don't know. But anyway, this is about you not me! What I'm trying to say is that if you think you have PND, trust your instincts and seek further help - good on you for going to see another GP. Don't let some silly dr make you feel like you are a naive new mum - you know yourself best! And it is a tough gig being a mum, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I hope you are alright and take care of yourself OK? And happy 6 months for tomorrow
Big hugs TK . I'm so glad you are going to find another GP. As the others have said, motherhood is a massive adjustment and it can be so overwhelming. Throw sleep deprivation and hormones into the mix and it's definitely not a good combination. When I had DS1, DH & I had a lot of arguments, I think parenthood was a bit of a rude shock for DH too. We ended up getting counselling and it was the best thing we could have done. We sorted through our issues and learned ways of dealing better with each other. I'm sorry you are going through such a rough time, I hope you can get the help you need .
We went to a family friendly BBQ earlier in the evening then made it home just in time for the monumental thunderstorm which left us in a black out! DP and his friend who was staying with us from Sydney headed off for a NYE party in the neighbourhood while Orla and I went to bed. An enourmous thunderclap woke us so we heard the fireworks and I knew it was midnight.
I spose that's a bit cheating cos we put her on her belly to start with but I'm sure she'll go the other way soon. On the downside we've been battling with nappy rash everytime its hot (which is alot!). I'm so disheartened - I really want to use MCNs but I find myself using sposies so much with this rash - it really gets me down
It all compounds my depression about Melbourne summers and being to hot to even go outside etc etc ....I'm over it and want to go home
. But exciting news he said 'mumma'. YAY! I don't know if he'll say it again today but I loved it. Also, we are going to our first swimming lesson on Friday. Even greater news we are going with issy02 and Lochie 
:Yay for swimming and great going on the sleep front! Can he please teach my son how to do that too?
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