tk - Hi, Sorry to hear bout your sister. Its not a nice thing to go through, been there myself. I like to believe it was for the best in my case as Im not with the person I was with then.
Hello to - Megsmum, Saffi, Koru, Misty, Trish, Cass & Willow. (I think thats everyone else who has posted recently)
AFU - With the mcn's, I only use them during the day. I used them at night while Emily was waking every few hours but now she is sleeping through I use 1 disposable. I have bought a heap on special and should have enough to last me nearly 12 months if we use only 1 a night (I bought bigger sizes too). From all the thread I have read about msn's and night nappies, it just seems like to much of a hassle to find something that works for Emily at night and too much trial and error. IYKWIM? So Im sticking with disposables at night. Still saving heaps of money by using the cloth during the day.
Emily has had a few little laughs. Is gorgeous. It takes a bit of effort to get her going sometimes but well worth it. She is learning to play with her toy arch and will sometimes play with it for up to an hour. She is also rolling onto her side and moves around a little by pushing her feet on the floor. She also did a few little raspberries with her mouth the other night but hasnt done that again since. OMG it was so gorgeous, I bragged about it to everyone but now she hasnt done it again serves me right for bragging. Most nights she is also sleeping through now and if she does wake its only once for a quick feed then back to sleep again. I consider myself pretty lucky in the sleep department. Day time is very different though, she doesnt sleep much during the day but If I have to sacrifice the day sleeps to have plenty of sleep at night Im happy to do that.
Breastfeeding is going awesome, I love love love watching Emily when she is feeding, especially when she is in an ultra good mood and plays games with me, she will have a few sucks then will stop and let go and look at me with a big smile then do the same thing a few times. When she gives me a big smile she will sometimes keep her tongue on my nipple (sounds weird hey, but its so cute) just to make sure it aint going anywhere. Ive got a photo of her doing that and I just wanna show everyone but I know that not everyone wants to see my nipple LOL.
Sorry for lack of personals, I better go now EMily is wanting attention. Bye for now.
Baz is such a happy boy. It is fabulous having such a happy baby. He giggles and plays with his big sis and big bro. We have all been sick lately, luckily bazz hasn't been too bad though.
I cann't believe how quickly time is passing, he is getting so big and playful. He is now definitely a size 0 (although the occaisional size 00 or size 1 do fit). he has started rolling from his back onto his front - but cann't roll the other way yet.
tk - I am so very sorry to hear about your sister's loss I have had the same happen myself obviously, it was the most devastating thing I have ever had happen to me. I hope she recovers quickly from the D&C, I know the emotional side of things takes longer - she is lucky to have a sister like you to help her through. We use itti bitto boos at night, they are hard to come by ATM, but I think Sue will have some more not too far away. They work really well at night for us with a wool cover, but E is not a huge wetter at night only during the day. Go on, you can do it
Megan - Yay for a laugh That's great that BF is going well for you too, E does the pull off and smile at me thing too, its so cute. I'm lucky with the MCNs I guess, I did the trial and error thing with DD1 who was a huge wetter at night, so I know what to do with E. I also have quite a few nappies left which will get used again. Its still great though that you are saving heaps of money by using cloth during the day, whatever works best for you!
Hiya everybody
So sorry to hear about your sister TK - I'm sure your presence and support is helping her heaps
Megan I loved your story about Emily feeding - Orla is similar : stopping to give me a smile and say 'ah-bu' which in her language means she's content *sigh* so sweet! Tho sometimes she stops and growls at me cos my boob is squirting her in the face - I'm beginning to wonder if my supply will EVER calm down! Getting a bit sick of waking up soaking even WITH a nappy stuffed down my front! (Ok I will concede it's not nearly as bad as having a low supply)
Megsmum what MCNs do you recommend for night? I've been using Haute pockets and have just trialed some Itti Bitti de-lish snap-in-ones. I'm really impressed by them so will order more once Orla is big enough for the 'medium' size but not sure they'll last overnight. Are their Boo's just fitted nappies thst need a cover?
koru - I'd tend to go with some sort of bamboo fitted for overnight. Bamboo is more absorbent and smells less when wet than hemp does. I like the itti bitti boo (yep it is a fitted that needs a cover) ATM mainly because its trim and also I get them for the right price because I know Sue LOL Newcastle is a small town that way IYKWIM But you could go with several other types, Baby Beehinds, Cute Tooshies to name couple I know, there are more than that though of course. I haven't used the Haute pockets, I'm not a big pocket fan cause I could never get them to work well for DD1, although I know plenty of ladies love them. You'll probably find though with the boo (sp mistake in my last post too!) and probably any other non dedicated night nappy that for night use they don't cut it either at all or without any boosting as Orla gets older and does bigger wees and/or holds on for longer.
You are right about the Dlish too, I love them for day and trips out, but I wouldn't use them for night except in an emergency and then I'd be changing E overnight too because it wouldn't last the night. I prefer a wool cover for night to PUL (Dlish are a minky PUL outer) for a start because wool is more breathable, and the other thing with all in ones is that your ability too boost them for overnight is limited. Because they are "all in one" if you add too much boosting they will gape around the leg and leak unfortunately. With a fitted and a cover, you can boost inside the nappy as well as between the nappy and cover and as long as the cover fits snugly over the whole lot you won't get leaks.
Anyway that's turned into a bit of an essay LOL but I hope it helps Like I said I had heaps of trial and error with DD1 to find a good system that worked for her, but its a breeze once you get it right. I tend to put too much boosting in rather than not enough KWIM? You can always cut back on it the next night if it was too much.
Feeling very left out with all the MCN talk LOL. They sound pretty complicated, but I guess once you find a combination that works you stick to it. Think I'll just stick to the 'sposies.
Immi is talking too. Her's is a goo/grr soundnand it is so cute. She talks with her eyes too. We have the best conversations when I am changing her nappy.
Nothing much happening here. DS is at daycare after 2 days at home so it is nice to just chill and do some cleaning up and not have to entertain him all day. Immi is asleep in her rocker so thinking I should lie on the couch and maybe get some zzzzzz too.
I'm back from my trip to Queensland and really missed keeping up with the posts and even just caught myself thinking if only I could ask the BB girls about this. My Pop's funeral was a lovely celebration of his life and I enjoyed seing most of my family and friends. The inlaws however.... I was in tears. I don't know what makes them think they have the right to take my baby girl when they want and say no to me when I ask for her back when she is crying!!! TRUE STORY! That was just one thing.
Hoping to catch up with all your posts over the next few days. But AFU - Miss Z is becoming ever so interactive with her chatting, smiling and laughing. She is a real wriggle worm and is constantly trying to stand when you rest her on your chest. She is quite proud of herself. Her head shape is still a concern for us. We have a appointment with the health nurse on Tuesday for her to be weighed etc so will see what response we get this time. We are now having to use the Losec tablets and dissolve them which is a nightmare. I have found though if I use gripe water instead she is happy to have the medication rather than spiting it out and crying hysterically.
Hope you are all well and getting lots of smiles and interaction with bubs!
serves me right for bragging. Most nights she is also sleeping through now and if she does wake its only once for a quick feed then back to sleep again. I consider myself pretty lucky in the sleep department. Day time is very different though, she doesnt sleep much during the day but If I have to sacrifice the day sleeps to have plenty of sleep at night Im happy to do that.
I have had the same happen myself obviously, it was the most devastating thing I have ever had happen to me. I hope she recovers quickly from the D&C, I know the emotional side of things takes longer - she is lucky to have a sister like you to help her through. We use itti bitto boos at night, they are hard to come by ATM, but I think Sue will have some more not too far away. They work really well at night for us with a wool cover, but E is not a huge wetter at night only during the day. Go on, you can do it 
That's great that BF is going well for you too, E does the pull off and smile at me thing too, its so cute. I'm lucky with the MCNs I guess, I did the trial and error thing with DD1 who was a huge wetter at night, so I know what to do with E. I also have quite a few nappies left which will get used again. Its still great though that you are saving heaps of money by using cloth during the day, whatever works best for you!
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