Babies Born August 2007 #2

[sconeonamission]

Hi!!
Well, well guess what? Jensen slept for such a long time last night!! I fed him at 7, before we left for a friends place and he slept til midnight! Wow, such a big sleep at night! Then he slept from 1-4:30! Again another big sleep. Might not sound like much to those who's bubbys sleep long times, but it felt good. Around 3 I woke with start that he hadn't woken yet and got up to check if he was still breathing.

Jensen hates his bath... with a passion. He was really good at the shopping centre today... Although, regardless of where we are, he seems to know when I need to eat. lol So I need to hold him so he doesn't scream. He's alright then.

I did the whole "for my self" time yesterday. I dropped Jensen off, asleep, with Andrew's dad and went to the accupuncturist. Normally it takes 45mins, with 15 mins there and back... It took an hour and half, including the there and back. Apparently, Jensen woke 5 mins after I left. I had fed him before I dropped him off and wasn't expecting him to be hungry when i was gone. Lying on the table, I felt the milk come in - and felt guilty that I left him. I enjoyed my time and felt fantastic. I was glad I did it, but he was hungry that whole time. I'm a terrible mother. I hate to hear him cry or let him cry.... and I left him to cry for 1.5hrs!

There's not much else from me atm, so I'll check back later.

[kungfubecca]

Hi all,

Sara you have done well to recover from colby's birth. You must be tough. Great to hear everything is going well for you. I have to aim to get xavier to have some structured day sleeps. at the moment he will only sleep after eating, and in my arms and insists on eating at 7.30ish (2nd breakfast) 10 (morning tea) 12 (lunch) 3 (afternoon tea) 6 (tea) 7/7.30 (desert) then asleep till anywhere from 2.30-4.30 (first breakfast). FYI, the talking to didn't work

Sehra, That was a good sleep you had, I understand waking her becasue it can get very painful. I express about 1 - 1.5 hours after xavier goes to bed and I have no trouble sleeping through. i also ditched ewearing any tops / bras to bed at all I found it too un-comfy. a sports bra is a little better than a maternity bra, but I prefer nothing. If I wak up in the middle of the night and am worried i will get too heavy before the next feed, I put a towel down to sleep on. When storing the milk because I'm using the avent isis pump, all of the accessories are interchangable and it comes with re-useable/disposable cups that you can freeze as well. and you can use them for food when bubs gets bigger.


Rhiannon, that's a great sleep, just the start of things to come I think. I'm sure he would have survived the hour and a half. He probably was just acting hungry because its a sure way to get mum, yet it didn't work for him this time. I'm sure I would find it hard the first time I leave Xavier with someone. I have trouble when others hold him and they are trying in vein to help him when he sooks, and I'm sitting there and I know what he wants but it's so hard to say to you mil give me back my son