Busy, Busy.
I have a sore throat and don't feel 100% - but not not too bad, just hope I don't get worse.
I have my six week check up on sat morning. I plan on asking the dr about the different contraception choices - It has been so long since I have seriously had to consider contraception - Iam not sure what is available. The mini pill isn't 100% reliable, and Implannon makes me gain weight - Unless they have other better options I might just go with condoms.
Wow - you girls DTD already. after my first two DH had to weight 6mths (not kidding - bad 3rd degree tearing the first time, and I was just plain petrified the second). Iam waiting to see what the dr says at my six week check up before I contemplate DTD, but It will definitely not be after the six month mark this time.
koru - I also have an oversupply problem, which make for a very perky baby (which of course means he gets hungry again quickly, and thus my supply stays increased. He takes three minutes to feed and will only feed from one side. I expressed some to see how much milk he was getting - I got 200mls in five minutes from one breast. Oh well, definitely worse problems I could have. Truth is Baz is a very placid baby, who hardly cries at all.
hope everyone it well. I have weigh in at WW tonight, I will let you all know how I go tomorrow. Hopefully I lost some weight.
Hi all - just popping in to correct my earlier post - the infant vaccines are now ok'ed for use from 6 weeks not 8 - I was wrong! Please accept my apologies (especially to tk) for my 'passionate' response - I'll go back in my box now.........
Hi All, I've been MIA the last week - it has definately been a big one, more on that later.
Saffi - sorry to hear that BF didn't work as you hoped but as the other ladies have said, happy baby and happy mummy are the most important. It was fantastic that you didn't give up easily and at least bubs got the liquid gold at the start!
Koru - hope you are having a better week. I totally understand the motion and it can be soo frustrating when you can't even go to the toilet without them crying. As for Zahli's name, I have no idea where it is from and I had never heard it before but since we announced her arrival a couple of people have said they'd heard of it.
Larne - How did you go with the 2nd opinion? Just remember that there is a lot to be said for mothers intuition. I hope that you get some answers or it is a passing phase that heads on its merry way soon.
Misty - Thanks for letting us know about the 6 wk unsettled period! 200ml WOW that's great supply. Hope you are feeling better.
TK - Hope you got to DTD I'm hoping to attempt it over the weekend.
Megan - good work on the gym, I can't wait to get back into some proper exercise and look forward to the pool opening on the weekend (I think).
Salboo - glad to hear the mastitus is getting better. Technically I don't think you can get pregnant if not menstrating but remember that by the time you menstrate it was 2wks earlier when you were fertile, so perhaps condoms is the best method if don't want to use the mini pill.
Well DD is becoming unsettled so sorry to those I've missed personals on. DD's poos have settled from what they were but still getting quite a few mucousy ones and also some green ones. The pead said she could have an alergy to something I'm eating so will do some research and perhaps try an elimination diet. They also diagnosed her with reflux and had her first dose of medicine last night, I'm hoping it's not coincidence but she slept for 9hrs! I didn't though kept waking worring if she was ok. She cracked the 4kg weighing 4.06kg (it was just after a feed and fully clothed but I'm still claiming it lol).
Hope everyone is doing well and babies have been happy. xx
Koru - no need to apologise, but thank you for doing so and come out from that box please! I had checked with the nurses and done my own research before deciding to get the vaccinations at the now recommended 6 weeks rather than wait until the normal 8 weeks. I haven't filled the prescription for the mini pill yet. After speaking with a new ECHN today I am still looking into some other options and until then will continue to be abstinent . Hope Orla's pimples clear soon
Misty - hope you feel better soon doesn't sound fun at all. I am the same with Implanon but another reason I don't want it is I already have 3 scars from the other Implanons I have (one to insert the first rod... one to remove the first and insert the second and the final scar to remove the second rod) so I don't really want more scars on my arm. We haven't actually DTD... tried but didn't get very far and then DD woke up and yeah an hour later DD was settled and DP was sound asleep . I also have a bit of an oversupply issue... not sure if it is oversupply or just a really good supply but if DD comes off then I either end up with a wet lap or it is squirted across the room! DD is able to drain me so she gets both the fore and after milk but only feeds from one side so by the next feed the side that she will suckle from is VERY full. Hope you went well at WW.
Ellee - no we didn't get to the DTD... maybe over the weekend :fingerscrossed: hope the meds work for her reflux and for weight gain!
AFM - DD was weighed today - she is now 3350grams in the last fortnight she put on 690grams which the nurse was very happy with. DD went well with the needles... bit of a cry and bit of bleeding and mummy didn't even cry (but I did feel like it ) she is currently a bit unsettled but I am putting her on the boob to comfort her and singing to her (my singing is probably doing more harm than good!)
Dammit, I thought I had time to do full persie because Emma was asleep, but then I heard a waaah! LOL So I'll do the best I can with a bub in arms....sorry for being MIA but have been really busy with my 2.
tk - Yay for the weight gain that is super! You must be so happy. Oh and I'm glad to hear the parrot is coping OK BTW, my ECN said that they were recommending the needles at 6 weeks because there has been heaps of whooping cough about this year. We had ours this week too, I saw a story on TV about it a few weeks ago (didn't watch on purpose, it just happened to be on) and the little babies they showed that were coughing with WC just break your heart It was awful to watch.
Ellee - Hope you can find a reason behind the funny poos ana yay for the weight gain.
misty - GL with the weigh in and 6 weeks check. I'm so glad i don;t need to worry about contraception! LOL
koru - We've had the pimples too, as well as heat rash. It gets better on the cooler days but as soon as we have another hot one it all comes back Its on her face, arms, upper back and chest so quite extensive - doesn't seem to worry her though!
salboo - Glad you are feeling better
MeganH - Have fun at the gym!
Hi to everyone else I've missed, hope you and bubs are doing well.
As for us, 6 week check this week went well. Emma now weighs 4.52kg, up from 3.58 last weigh about 4 weeks ago and her length has gone from 46cm when she was born to 54.5cm so feeling pretty happy about that. Still having some spectacular vomits though and a little unsettled some nights but not too bad really. DD1 was a real screamer as a bub, so compared to her Emma is great. Although she did scream down the drs surgery the other day after her needles and I had my WC booster shot and my arm is still sore!
I am definitely sick. DH took the day off work today to look after the kids for me so that I can sleep - I just got out of bed then so he could take the two older kids and get us all lunch. The house is so quiet with just me and a now sleeping baby.
Well I went to weigh in last night. I shouldn't have bothered, I was actually 400g heavier! I forgot to feed Baz before I weighed in, so I had very full and heavy breasts. Oh well, next week I should have a good loss if I feed before hand. On my scales at home I have lost a little.
Saffi - yes I use a little Nuk electric breast pump. I think my body is jut used to producing large amounts of milk now. I have been breastfeedin or pg for the last 4yrs. I only stopped b/f my DS1 when I was 2 months pg this time. With my first it took quite a while to build up a good supply, and I had to give her quite a few comp formula feeds, because I didn't have enough milk for her in the first 2-3 months.
I know alot of people are very passionate about b/f and love doing it etc, but to tell you the truth, the only reason I do it is because it is so much cheaper and (for me) easier to just stick a boob in then to prepare a bottle when they are little. I think everyone should just do what works best for them and their baby and stuff what everyone else believes you should be doing.
In regards to the needles, DH booked m 6wk appointment for me and they asked if he would like bubs to get needles then as well, but DH didn't know if it would be alright to get them 2 wks earlier or not, so he told them 'no'. So we are going to have to book him in for his shots at the eight week mark.
I am really interested to know how heavy DS2 is now. I know it is well over 5kg (he wa 4.7kg at 2.5weeks and has grown alot since then), but not sure how much. He is so big compared to other baby the same age.
LOL it has taken me 20mins to type this post! I am getting distracted by dr Phil.
Just popping in to let you all know how my 6 week check up went. DS2 now weighs 6.1kg and is 60cm long. He is in the 97 percentile. I knew I wasn't exagerating about he's size He is the size of an 'average' 3.5month old.
AFM - Sorry if TMI. I do have a prolapse, the dr didn't seem to think it was as bad as I had imgined it, so maybe all those pelvic floor exercises are doing something to help after all. having said that, because she has to check when I am laying down, it is possible that it 'falls back in' a bit (for lack of a better description). Anyway, because it doesn't actually 'bother' me atm, I was told I should wait and see how it goes in terms of comfort (and continue my pelvic floor exercises) before we discuss any treatments for it - which they only real treatment is surgery.
As for contraception, I have been given a script for the mini pill. Implannon, was suggested as an alternative, however I have used that 2times in the past and both times have gained significant weight very quickly. Not a good idea when I am now trying to loose weight. I am not sure if I am happy to rely on the mini pill though - I don't think my body could handle another pg too soon, and DH might have a heartattack. But the only other option seems to be condoms??? Or abstinance i guess, but I don't think Dh would be too thrilled with that.
Hey everyone..Sorry for being MIA it's been hectic around here, no sooner do i put miss E down she is screaming again! I'm ready to pull my hair out and I swear i am never having sex again! we went to the pead and she is on different medication now on 1ml of Zantac morning and night, which seems to be helping her more, but she's still quite an unsettled baby and only I can settle her. I'm not saying that to sound special either, but seriously when she starts she won't stop until she it back in my arms. Poor DF feels a little dejected and I feel very tired and worn out...
And i was just about to do personals but Eloise has woken up again,the older kids are screaming and DF is trying to sleep because he has to go back to a night shift tonight (after orking the morning shift today) sorry!
My love to you all, hope your all okay!
Hey girls, how is everyone?
Things here have settled down a bit here so hopefully have time to do a full post!
Cass- how are you and miss E going...you poor thing, sounds like its been a bit rough lately! Chloe has also been put on Zantac, which seems to be helping. How have you found it?
Misty- bravo on going back to WW...hope the weight loss is going well! I really need to get myself into action, just trying to find the energy!
Meg- congrats on emmas weight gain! As for her vomiting, i can sympathise,chloe has started to do the same, we went through 4 suits the other day!
Tk- congrats also to you on weight gain and not crying during immunisation, we are due soon!
Ellee- we did get a secong opinion and put chloe on zantac which seems to have helped! i have heard that green poo can be related to wind...not sure of the truth in that or if its an old wivestale!
Koru- have the pimples gone?
Saffi- sorry to hear about bf issues! i bottle feed chloe ebm as she had attachment issues since birth, it is dissapointing but you are doing the right thing, you need to do whatever will make you and your baby happy!
Salboo- im so glad your mastitis is better!
Megan- well done for hitting the gym....hope the weightloss is going well!
AFU, Chloe is now on meds for reflux and seems to be doing well. got a checkup on tuesday, so hopefully will get a good weightgain. As for me, i went to the dr and got a script for the mini pill, as for DTD...not yet! had plans for the other night and DH fell asleep! LOL! oh well!
Hope i covered everyone...got to run as Chloe is ready for her dinner!
Take care, will post again soon!
Nothing much happening here. Spent the whole day out shopping which strangely is easier to do with a newborn than it is with a toddler. I was desparate to get some normal clothes. Bought a few things which has made me feel better. Immi was pretty well behaved. When she was upset she settled when I put her in the carrier. Did make it difficult to try clothes on tho!
Haven't started weaning yet. I BF as much and often as I can during the day and give her formula usually about lunchtime, dinner and maybe before I go to bed (if she hasn't settled for the night beforehand). I'll see if I can maintain this routine.
Larne - hopefully now that she is on the medication she will be a lot more settled for you. Cass - its a blessing and a curse that Eloise only wants her mum, isn't it. It must be hard looking after the bigger kids with a newborn at home. I really admire you. You are doing a great job! Misty - sorry to hear you have a prolapse. I reckon young women aren't encouraged enough to do their PF exercises. Its only when you become pregnant and have a baby do you realise how important they are. Anyway, I hope it gets better for you. Meg - great weight gain. Immi is also 4.5kg. We are booked in next week for her vaccinations. I'm also having the whopping cough booster. tk - fantastic weight gain! Ellee - have you been doing the elimination diet?
Saw the OB today for probably the last time. Got the mini pill script too. My tummy muscles still have a slight separation but he seemed happy with how it is healing.
Not even going to attempt personals this time around - sooo much to catch up on!!
DH going back to work was not as good as I thought it would be lol. Have been able to start establishing a routine but his roster is 2 days & 2 nights, 12 hour shifts. This means I'm basically on my own the night before the first day shift until the day after his last night shift. For example this week I'm on my own Friday night til Thursday morning!! It sounds bad when I put it that way but he gets 5-6 days off before starting the next rotation. It's just hard having no help for so many hours, by the time DH is home in the evening (after 8pm) Peter is asleep.
Sorry for the whinge but I really feel it on his last night shift. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed!!
On a more positive note Peter has been only waking once overnight for a feed the last few nights!! Has a nice chunk of 6 hours b/w a feed. Off to the hip clinic at the hospital tomorrow to check out his clicky hips, hopefully all is well.
Hey everyone,
Before I launch into another 'me post' I will formerly apologise for being such a slacker when it comes to personals I really do read all your posts!
Cheezel I totally understand how exhausted you must feel doing such long stints on your own. I don't have it so bad as you but when DP teaches at uni two nights a week I'm at the end of my tether by 8-9pm when he gets home Then I feel bad cos he loves teaching and we really need the extra bucks!
Larne - yes the pimples are finally on their way out (fingers crossed!)
I'm impressed how many babies in this and the other August Babies thread go to sleep around 8pm and so many who only wake once for a feed. Orla rarely settles before 10.30 (sometimes midnight! grrrrr!) but then will sleep to 7am ish with a couple of 'feed breaks'. I really don't mind waking to feed her - practically do it in my sleep as she's in bed with us anyway but I'd love her to drop off earlier in the evening so DP and I could get some time together and not have eat dinner in shifts! Oh well it's early days yet....
Today is my 6 week check with my GP. I'm pretty sure what I want to do on the contraception front (will give the mini pill a whirl and see how we go with that) but vaccinations are doing my head in! I really wanted to delay any til after 6 months but this whooping cough outbreak has thrown a monkey wrench in my carefully researched plans. If it came a single shot it'd be a no-brainer but the triple vax is the smallest combo it comes as - or we could go the whole hog with the 6-in-one (which I'm loathe to do). Does anyone know if you opt for the 3-in-one combo over the 6-in-one that is on the national schedule whether you still get it for free or cos you've deviated from protocol you have to pay for it yourself?
Just a quick one, sorry no personals today. Been to the Gym every day so far this week and about to leave to go again this morning. Im not feeling 100%, but Im not gunna let that stop me, just tomorrow to go then I have the weekend to get over it. Just been taking it easy and going on the treadmill. Dont wanna go too full on so soon after having the c-section.
Emily is going really well. She usually goes down to sleep around 8:30pm then its been getting longer and longer before she wakes for her next feed. This morning she didnt wake til 3am, then she usually goes down pretty much straight away, although last night she had a bit of wind so it took her longer to go to sleep but she didn't cry and settled herself after about half an hour or so of grunting LOL. She then wakes up for the day around 7:30 - 8am, so I am getting enough sleep which makes everything else so much easy to deal with. Pimples are pretty much gone, although when she gets hot a few show up around her neck. She usually has one more decent sleep during the day and Im trying to get her to do that while I'm at the gym so I can get at least 45 minutes of excercise. The rest of the day can sometimes be a little unsettled but she has periods where she is awake but quite happy to lay on the floor or in her rocker.
BFing is going great, its much easier than bottlefeeding, my only complaint is that I pretty much always have to have her with me and cant really go out for a few hours on my own. I have however expressed enough for about two feeds over a period of time and have it in the freezer just in case.
Ok gotta go, she's had enough of the rocker, will post again soon.
Baz is growing way too quickly. sigh. I have been putting off moving him from 000 clothes to 00, but he was starting to look a little rediculous. So today DH put him in a 00 jumpsuit - it only just fits.
I don't want him to grow up.
Megan - glad to here eveything is going well, take care
koru - hi
cheezel monster - hugs
Saffi HI
larnie hi
(i'm not doing too well at the personals! sorry!_
Sorry that was a really slack attempt at personals... A bit tired here... Eloise is having her good and her bad days, the zantac seems to be helping sometimes. she still sleeps well at night, which is great, usually going down at 8 and getting up between 2 to 3 times from 8pm to 7am.
Although i am finding it difficult her only wanting me, literally her every waking moment has got to have me in the picture, she wont go to anyone... and DF isn't helping AT ALL he just says oh well she doesnt want me and hands her back to me...
Why is it if a baby cries its automatically hunni she needs feeding! Grrr im so over it!
sorry for the vent! i better get off, eloise needs a feed, then ill head off to bed again ... night all...
cas blob - Huggs. It can be hard when your bubs is like that. I hope things get easier for you.
Everyone else - Hello, I take it you are all busy with your babies. Hope everything is going well.
AFM - It is amazing how so much and so little can happen at once. Sebastian is such an easy baby, nothing to complain about there
We spent $600 on getting a digital TV box on the weekend :eek: I told DH he could get one, meaning a cheap $100 box - but of course there are so many reasons why we need a bigger more expensive on and "we saved a fortune 'cause the one we bought is usually much more expensive".
And a week and a half ago my FIL was told his cancer was terminal and that there was no viable treatment option, so we have been very busy trying to sort some things out, like finances, housing, carers, etc.
Megsmum - it is so much harder to type with bubs in arms isn't it. I have had to put Caitlin into the sling many a time as she wakes up just as I think I have some time to do a big post! LOL yes the parrot is coping well. I didn't see that story but I have seen small bubs with WC before and yep it does break your heart. Hope Emma was ok with the needles. That is fantastic weight gain for your little one also!
Misty - hope you are better now. Hope your weight loss is going well. I haven't weighed myself since just after I came home from hospital - too scared LOL. I don't think I will have gained any but not sure about losses... clothes are fitting much much better now so I am happy to go with that (for now LOL). Your DS weighs pretty much close to double what my DD weighs. Sorry to hear that it is a prolapse. Wow into 00... DD is only in 0000 and that is only because she is too tall for the 00000! Sorry to hear about your FIL
Cass - hope the Zantac is working well and you have been able to get some rest. Another one out of 000, I know it is because Caitlin is premmie that is smaller but I look at 000 and wonder if she will ever fit into them. I also have those 'why only me' moments... it has its good and really crappy moments.
Larne - hope Chloe is doing well on the Zantac.
Saffi - yay for clothes shopping... that is one thing I haven't done yet... shopping for myself. I am in awe of you! Ouch for stomach muscles hope it heals quickly and well for you.
Cheezel - ouch that is a hard work pattern to work with! . How are Peter's hips?
Koru - not sure about the vaccinations - if you haven't got info yet, check out the threads on BB re immunisations. There are many women who have looked into the separate vaccinations etc.
Megan - congrats for going to gym each morning... that is a fantastic effort!
AFM - had Caitlin's hip US yesterday and they said all looked good - have to get the Paed to review the report but he is on leave until mid October, so I couldn't get him to check her umbilicial hernia either. Have made an appointment for 20 Oct to pick up the US (left it there for him to review when he is back) and to have the umbilicial hernia checked. DP wants me to also get it checked by the GP until we see the Paed so will go to see GP when he is next on (have to ring to check when). Also I started Caitlin in the cloth nappies today . I finally worked up the courage to start them and she also fits into the NB covers now (finally). We had a shocker night with nappy rash - I had put Curash cream on during the day and it made the nappy rash worse... there were only a few spots so I put the cream on to get rid of it but it seems the rash spread to anywhere I put the cream so I then put moo goo on but the rash was beyond moo goo's ability to help.
I was going to put sudocream on but couldn't find the container and then a few of my fb friends advised to use bepanthen so DP went out to get some and ta dah this morning it is pretty much all gone!! The rash was causing her some discomfort when she wee'd so we were doing lots of nappy changes over night.
Today I am in a so so mood as yesterday was really hard with Caitlin being really unsettled so today I put her cloth nappies on and it has cheered me up somewhat
Hope you are all well - Caitlin will be weighed again tomorrow
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I'm hoping to attempt it over the weekend.
and come out from that box please! I had checked with the nurses and done my own research before deciding to get the vaccinations at the now recommended 6 weeks rather than wait until the normal 8 weeks. I haven't filled the prescription for the mini pill yet. After speaking with a new ECHN today I am still looking into some other options and until then will continue to be abstinent
. Hope Orla's pimples clear soon
. I also have a bit of an oversupply issue... not sure if it is oversupply or just a really good supply but if DD comes off then I either end up with a wet lap or it is squirted across the room! DD is able to drain me so she gets both the fore and after milk but only feeds from one side so by the next feed the side that she will suckle from is VERY full. Hope you went well at WW.
) she is currently a bit unsettled but I am putting her on the boob to comfort her and singing to her (my singing is probably doing more harm than good!)
BTW, my ECN said that they were recommending the needles at 6 weeks because there has been heaps of whooping cough about this year. We had ours this week too, I saw a story on TV about it a few weeks ago (didn't watch on purpose, it just happened to be on) and the little babies they showed that were coughing with WC just break your heart
Its on her face, arms, upper back and chest so quite extensive - doesn't seem to worry her though!
I forgot to feed Baz before I weighed in, so I had very full and heavy breasts. Oh well, next week I should have a good loss if I feed before hand.
He is the size of an 'average' 3.5month old.
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