hey all! I dont have much time, but Id thought Id post quickly just to say were still alive haha
Today seems to be taking its toll on me grr! Daniel was 6 weeks yesterday and my god he has become a very unsettled baby. This morning I had to let him settle himself because he just wouldnt let me do it! Im very impressed he did actually, with minimal crying but he is starting to whinge in his sleep these past couple of nights, not sure why. We have also just started him on infacol to see if that helps with wind and the spews he does after/during a bottle
On the topic of another baby-at the moment I dont want another one for awhile but I will want more. I want to wait until Daniel is a bit older and can understand me and also want he wants.
Ok well seeing as this is the only time Ive got I might go lie down! The housework can wait LOL hopefully Ill be back on later to catch up more!
Have been keeping up with everyone's posts but have been slack in posting myself!
Came down with a bad cold several days ago, then yesterday had a very sore right breast. Didn't worry too much about it until last evening I developed a terrible fever, I felt delirious! Suspected it may have been mastitis and took myself to my GP this morning whom he confirmed my fear. Theres nothing like losing your dignity when he asked me to drop my pants and bend over so he could jab a big needle of penicillin in my bum. He gave me some antibiotics as well so hopefully this nips it in the bud!(no pun intended...) I'm glad I went to the doctors today, he said another 24 hours and it could have become an abcess (ouch!) No more lazy feeding Max while lying in bed for a while...
Cass- Hope everythng went well with the paed, and Eloise is ok.
Larne- Welcome, I love the name Chloe!
Misty- thanks for the heads up on the 6 weeks mark, Chloe has been quite whingy lately so that explains it...
Salboo- you poor thing, mastitis is terrible! try putting heat packs on your boobs and then feeding after that, i found that helped!
Koru- i think the little pimples are normal, most of my friends babies and chloe got them. they seemed to last about 2-3 weeks and as megan said the get redder with heat and after a feed. my dr said its a build up of hormones and they will just go on their own. And as for your husband working all the time...i hear you! mine took overtime (extra money does help though!) so i feel i havent seen him all week. rang him in tears the other day saying how hard it is being on my own with a screaming baby...afterwards i felt really bad though, he is only trying to do the right thing for his family!
Rhia- how did the infacol go? i tried it with no luck but not sure if maybe you need to use it for a while before it works?
Saffi- hows immis reflux? my dr said the same thing about it being typical for a 6 wk old bub. i was told to just ride it out but i think ill go see my regular dr for a 2nd opinion...i cant stand watching her in pain
Cass- did you get a swing? we rushed out and got one for Chloe when she was having a really bad bout of colic/reflux....love it! the only bad part is the crappy music they play, drives me insane!
Tk- goodluck for your 6 wk checkup!
AFU i have had a pretty crap week so hoping this one will be better!
i think chloe may now have reflux, rushed her to the drs the other day as she vomited 5 times in a row (which is not like her) and got told it is common at her age and to see if it continues! so pretty much, put up with it! im going to see another dr for a 2nd opinion.
i have been feeling very overwhelmed this past week, dont get me wrong im absolutely loving motherhood and wouldn't change it for the world, but am finding it difficult watching her in pain and not being able to do anything. Hoping she grows out of it soon!
on a happier note, we got our first smile the other day! sooooo excited!
well thats it for me....hope you and your bubs are all happy and healthy! will post again soon!
DS1 is being a nightmare lately, very sooky (screaming and crying really) and clingy and stuff. DH took him to the drs yesterday just to check he didn't have an ear infection or anything - he doesn't, so I am not sure why he is so sooky. Altough I can hear him coughing atm, so maybe he is just starting to come down with something. It is so hard when he doesn't talk or communicate very well.
I have started back at Weight watchers - I need to loose 27kg to get back to my goal weight :eek:
And Baz is all snuffly. I don't think he is actually sick, but he has stuffed up nose, so he has trouble breathing, which means he didn't sleep very well last night. I will have to pull out the ventilator tonight.
Grrr I hope we aren't all going to get sick. Although as bad as this will sound - If the kids are getting sick, I just hope I don't. I don't mind looking after sick kids, But I Hate looking after kids when I and sick.
Koru - Huggs, It is a tough gig being a parent sometimes - Having had my firstborn be a miserble baby, you have all my sympathies and my assurances that it does get better.
Larne - Immi is pretty much the same, crying whenever she's not being held, sleeping only brief periods during the day and especially when she is being held upright in the carrier. koru - pimples here as well. I was hoping to have some professional photos done so have to wait until her skin clears a bit. misty - Immi is snuffly as well. The paed said that is normal as well. She has now developed a cough and a bit of a runny nose so looks like she may have a cold.
Been thinking about joining WW too. I'm a lifetime member and have all the books but I find I need the meetings to keep me motivated.
Maybe DS1 is jealous about Baz. My DS is nearly 2 so we are getting major tantrums here, some of it I suspect is because of Immi. salboo - hope you feel better soon. tk - hows Caitlyn doing? Given what you've been through it would be easy to think "what if". Rhia - I hate it when they just cry and cry. Learning to self soothe is good. Immi hasn't learnt yet.
Hi to anyone I've missed.
AFU - things are okay, seem to be going through the same things as everyone else. Finding it difficult to get everything I need to do done, but we'll get there.
She's asleep on my chest so thinking I might try to put her in her cot. Fingers crossed she stays asleep.
koru- Yeah Daniel has them still. They arent as bad as they started off with, but they do get redder in the heat as MeganH said. He has had them for about 3weeks and Im not concerned about them, but they have spread down his neck, shoulders and arms.
larne- not really sure on the infacol! It may just be him being really unsettled, he can burp on his own but he is still vomiting, which I guess is perfectly normal. Not much help am I!
misty- Oh I really hope your little ones arent getting sick, and best of luck with the weight watches
tk- Ive also got my 6 weeks checkup tomorrow. Me and DP have already tried DTD, tried at 3 weeks!! I was curious and we've tried again a few times after. Its really not very comfortable atm, I think its because Im still a bit scared! (tmi sorry lol) On another note, it means Daniel will be getting his needles and Im also going to ask for the whooping cough vacc shot for me.
Well other than that not much else has happened. Daniel is still being a whingy baby, but thats ok. It stresses me out because I feel helpless but I have a great support network here so yay!
Hiya - thanks everyone for he responses on pimples - seems its another one of those completely normal things that no-one warns you about!
DP had the day off yesterday and we're all better off for it - Orla even slept for a 4.5 hour stretch last night and went straight back to sleep after feeding
Does anyone know when babies stop doing the startling thing? Orla hates being wrapped but it really does help her sleep better. I'm compromising with leaving one hand out for her to suck at the mo....
koru - not sure when the startle reflex goes but I know I was wrapping DS until he was about 4 months old and he was too big for the wraps we had. I wrap Immi in the angel style (with both her arms upwards and her hands covered but next to her face).
Went to a feeding clinic yesterday as Immi and I have BF attachment issues. It was really useful as it showed me that she most likely doesn't have reflux and that the reason for her distress a lot of the time is that she is hungry or is overtired. Given that my supply is cr@p and she feeds and settles better with the formula we have decided to wean. Bit disappointed that we couldn't establish a good BF relationship but in the end it is causing both of us stress struggling to keep BF.
Immi has a bit of a cough at the moment. It was only a matter of time before she caught something (DS is at daycare so brings home heaps of germs...).
He gave me some antibiotics as well so hopefully this nips it in the bud!(no pun intended...) I'm glad I went to the doctors today, he said another 24 hours and it could have become an abcess (ouch!) No more lazy feeding Max while lying in bed for a while...
sooooo excited!
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