Serha, How did u go with the mastitis? Cyh r coming to weigh em again so better go get dressed!
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Hi All,
It has been ages since i have been in here. Devrim has been on school holidays for 3 weeks so i've tried to entertain him! He started school today, thank god! He never shuts up. I enjoyed the peace and quiet today and just being with Ela.
Re: the dribbles. I actually phoned the MCHN line over the w/e because i was concerned about Ela's dribbliness. The dribbles run from the conrners of both sides of her mouth and are very bubbly. She often blows raspberries! The MCHN said that it was a developmental thing and that they start to "fist" at around 3 months too, so nothing to be concerned about. I just didn't remember Devrim dribbling this much that's all and then reading here that all your bubs were all dribbly has made me feel much better.
Kim - re: the baby bjorn. I have a baby bjorn active carrier and it is the best. It's so much easier than to lug around a pram. I also have a baby bjorn nappy back pack which i wear on my back, which leaves both arms and hands free. Ela sleeps comfortably with her head on my chest. i'm so glad i brought it. The only downfall is that you can only use it until they are about 12kgs.
KirstenF- you are so funny! Re: the poo saga. Some days it takes Ela about 4-5 nappies before she stops pooing. Once when she was about 3-4 weeks and i was changing her after a poo, i bent down to grab a nappy from the shelf underneath the change table and an explosive poo jetted out all on the front of my nightie at about breast level, lucky i didn't bend down any further as i'm sure she would've gotten me in the face!
Rhianon - great to hear that Jensen is coping well after the circum. We need to get Devrim done too (for religious reasons in about 1-2 years). We have slowly started to tell him and he is frightened to death (so would i) Do the docs do a general or local anesthetic? How long was Jensen in hospital for?
Sara - great to hear that you are enjoying your course. It's great when you enjoy what you are going to do for a living! Go girl.
All girls with DH probs - you need to train men from the start! My mum has a saying ... don't let men sh*t on you, sh*t on them first. My DH never used to help out when we first got married (7.5 years ago) after a few yelling matches at the start he began to help out with all chores. He occassionally slips behind (every 2-3 months) and gets lazy when i yell at him again and he starts doing chores again. He now does every chore in the house except the ironing. He will do it at his own free will. Last week Ela and i had a long sleep in til about 11am, he had cleaned the toilets, bathroom, vaccuumed half the house, mopped the tiles and floorboards and dusted. You need to train them at the start but i guess it is never late than never.
This has been a long post again. Good night all.
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Serha, How did u go with the mastitis? Cyh r coming to weigh em again so better go get dressed!
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HI all,
Alison, good on you for letting your hubby know how stressful it can be. and Well done to sarah and her swimming.
Kristen, you bought a smile to my face this morning. Pitty about the poo, I don't envy you there but how cute about the singing daddy. I have found that Xavier likes his songs with a bit of a swing beat to them. We too have some pitiful light blocking on Xaves room, and I hear you on the frustration.
Sehra, Oh no seems we have an early fister here. He's been doing it for more than 2 weeks already lol. Ha Ha at training y hubby to do work. I think we need to set up Sehra husband boot camp. We'll ship them all off to you for a week and you can whip them into shape. Nah seriously it's not like mine won't clean he's just too pre-occupied in himself and what he thinks is important to realise things need doing. I was falling asleep on the couch at 8pm last night, so he went and steralised my breast pump and bottles etc ('cause I need to express before bed or I wake up at 1am overfull)
Hope everyone else is well.
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Hi Girls,
Re: the mastitis. I'm finally over it. The lump is gone. I set my alarm clock for around 12.30-1.00am so i can express the milk. I don't mind if i make more milk at night as long as i wake up to express it. I can fall back to sleep pretty easily, so waking and expressing is no probs.
Re: hubby boot camp LOL. I am the dominant one in the house, so what i says goes! I even have an hierarchy, Me (top), 2nd- Ela, 3rd- Devrim, 4th the dogs, 5th- hubby. I love him to bits, but what it's always got to be my way or the highway! Miss bossy boots.
Bec- very thoughtful of hubby to sterilise all that stuff for you!
Are your bubs very talkative too? Ela is very cooey at the moment and she even lets us know when the music on her mobile stops she'll start cooing, when we switch it back on she stops. I let her watch the ABC kids programs, she loves them, i think its all the vibrant colours. We have a big plasma, so the pictures are very big and the colours so vibrant. I can get so much done!
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Sehra, Have u figured out how to relieve without making more?
Em has started cooing too and today she discovered her tongue! she has been poking it in and out all day it looks so funny! when Em does it Sarah starts too!
DH has taken Em out n Sarah is asleep so I'm having a break now but i'm going on strike on saturday morning till 9:30. He can get up early n get everything ready for swimming and get the girls up, fed and dressed. I need a sleep in!
Em has gained 100g since Thursday, CYH nurse was happy with that. We have a volunteer coming to give me a hand with the girls 4 3 hours per week so I can get some housework done. Sarah loves her!
Re poo - caution tmi - I have had Em's nappy open while she is pooing and it looks like green toothpaste coming out! it's the right size n consistency. i know EWWWW!!!!!! I guess that is a pro about FF, it's not watery n powerfully expelled.
on that note, now that ive grossed u all out, must go...
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Hi all!
Sonia - What prices are the grobags online? I'm a cheapskateand when I look on eBay, they're too expensive for me! But we did go to Target and Big W and buy just ordinary baby sleeping bags and Jensen seems to like them. When he grows out of them, I'm going to make some for him! haha lets see how that goes! My health nurse is whoever is there and your scheduled to see at the appointments. My first appt I had one lady, this week I had another and next week I'll have the 3rd nurse! They all seem to be pretty good. Ask if you can see someone else.
Rebecca - Tickling Jensen's cheek to make him turn his head, he'll only do it when he's hungry. Wow, lucky you! No screaming baby at dinner ! Congrats!The me-time sounds great, but I get the guilts, coz Andrew *tries* to calm him - which really entails sitting there doing whatever he was doing before I gave Jensen to him. It hurts to hear him cry when Andrew could be doing something for him. Apparently, it makes him "uncomfortable". Really? I deal with that all day long, whats 5mins when so I can finally have a shower? I'm all for Sehra-bootcamp.
Ali - Congrats on Emma! Well done to Sarah on her swimming!
Kirsten - PJ's at 11.41? I'm in mine all day!Unless I have to go somewhere, then getting dressed is the last thing I do before we walk out the door.
Rhi - Andrew's at work all day too, and misses out, but I try and film the cute stuff so he can see! Andrew doesn't expect me to clean, but I feel terrible if the house looks like a shambles, and try my best to clean. Then I get upset at the next untidy thing. Andrew says that ppl know you have a baby and don't expect the house to be clean! There's no routine here, I just go with the flow ('cept at around 6-6.30 when we bath, feed and bed). Pff at being considerate at 4am. Andrew doesn't even hear Jensen til 6am. Sleeps right thru, even when he's in the same room.
Sara - Hope your course is going well. Is it by distance / online, or do you go to a class?
Sehra - Jensen found his fist last week. It's so cute. Sometimes he'll grab your finger in his fist and pull towards his mouth to eat it! With the circ, we had to apply a cream (EMLA) 2hrs before, not feed him for 2hrs before (worked well, he slept for those 2 hrs). The procedure was done - took about 10 mins - then fed him to calm him (not pain, just edgy) and that was that. It was the plastibell method, and the bell fell off 5days later. (hehe we kept it for his memory keepsakes!In a plastic zip bag of course!) If you want, Google Dr Terry Russell. Thats who we went to. He has a practice in Melbourne too, if I remember reading on his website.
Well. Much to Andrew's disapproval, Jensen has taken after his mother with him liking country music! At Nanna's we watch CMC all day, and he seems to whinge when the music stops and the ads are on! Sunday, we had it on, and he was lying on the floor kicking his feet, and he looked like he was dancing! Has anyone noticed their baby has a favourite colour? Jensen seems absolutely fascinated by white. He has a zebra that plays a tune and one on his swingamajig. Stares at curtains and basically anything white.
We saw the health nurse yesterday. We definately need the baby physio appt scheduled for next Tuesday, as he has a bad flat spot. I hope we can fix it. I discussed his feeding habits with her and I fed him while we were there. She says he's an efficient sucker and he's feeding well. However, its good (for him at least) to gain about 190g per week. He's only gained 190g in 3wks. I was told not to be too worried, but how can you not feel worried when you're told that you're baby isn't gaining any weight. He's got an emergency appt next Friday with the health nurse to re-check his weight. He's grown in length and head circ tho. He's got bad cradle cap and what looks like the same across his eyebrows. Also the only thing i eat that could be misconstrued as allergy, creating his reflux and colic, is milk. So today is day one of soy milk. Doesn't taste too bad, til the after taste.
Tomorrow is his 2mths! and his needles.
Better go, as we're having trouble sleeping at night again. Have great day!
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Hi all,
Sehra, good to hear the mastitis is gone. I'm a bit jealous you can fall asleep so easily. Xavier has moments of being very talkative, and we are getting less cry crying and more grizzling when he wakes up. Sometimes he'll be chatting to me and suddenly become really whiny, like he's complaining. It turns out he is always hungry when this happens, so it's like he's been trying to tell me nicely that his hungry and I'm not listening, so has to start sooking at me. I think it's funny at the moment. I'm sure down the track sooking when his hungry won't be as funny
Rhiannon, it does hurt doesn't it. The guys obviously don't hear the same distressed sound that we do. What has really gotten my goat a few times is that nathan will waa back at him. Now if he's just grizzling this wouldn't bother me, but I here a noise that requires cuddles and soft words. How do you wait till the last minute to get dressed. Mr Crankypants is usually too impatient for me to do that. I have to get dressed at the first available moment, and get everything else ready so i can just scoop him up and leave.
With the switch to soy, don't expect it to fix overnight if it is the problem. it can take a little while for dairy protein to leave your system so I've heard. When I drink milk it sends Xavier's poo green, yet I don't think it's really effecting him any other way so I'm not avoiding dairy all together anymore. You might need to give it a week or 2 to see an improvement, but I hope you don't have to wait that long.
Unlike some of you xavier doesn't take my finger to his mouth when he's holding it, I think he has worked out that fingers don't taste very good, because for the first few weeks we could tell if he was hungry by offering a fingerbut he received another gift the other day (lol still getting gifts) and there was a toy that he has actually held onto. this is very new for us it's the first toy he has wraped his finger around.
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Hi All,
Thanks for your encouraging words about DH-management. It's not all bad as DH has his shining moments. Like yesterday when he drilled a hole in the wall to hang a mirror for me. Only had to remind about once or twice too :P Our walls are like steel so it was a big deal.
Oh and Sehra, how much do you charge for your Hubby Training bootcamp? I'm totally willing to send him hehehe.
Been a yuck cpl of days here. I have no idea what I am sick with but been nauseous and running a low grade fever and suffering sore joints. I thought might be mastitis but my bbs aren't really that sore nor am I seeing any redness.
However, I am having issues with expressing. MIL minded Willa yesterday (good timing as I didn't know I was going to fall ill...) and so I expressed to relieve some of the pressure. I don't really suffer from over-full breasts when I miss feeds but I thought what the hey, might as well start to build up a freezer supply. Didn't over-express, as Ali has suggested B4, i just pumped till i was comfy. Few hours later, they were ENORMOUS and rock hard. I could have cracked an egg on them! It was scary stuff and they hurt like heck.
To make matters worse, Willa picked last night of all nights to sleep 8 hours (7pm to 3am) straight for the first time EVER. I didn't get to do a happy dance because of fear of exploding boobies. When she woke up, I gave her both breasts. The poor kid must have been super hungry becos she drank and drank and then threw up all of it - over me, her, the lounge, floor and a bit on the cat who was unfortunately sleeping at my feet.
So the moral of the story is that I think I have bbs that are easily overstimulated. What will this mean when I am back at work and will theoretically need to express twice to make up for the missed feeds? Maybe I shld just leave 'em to get used to the missed feeds naturally? Might ring up ABA to ask this...
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Morning girls,
Kirsten - Your Dr sounds a though he has a great sense of humour! Glad to hear that your doing something for yourself and heading off the to Gym and Netball. I don't think a sport would be good for me at the moment. My boobs are just TOO big. I feel like i have a flour sack on each side of my chest. Last night our horse got out of his pen and Brent asked me to run down and get his halter. Well i ran for a bit. My boobs nearly pulled me over!! LOL! I think i'll just stick to house and yard work as a form of exercise for the time being! Good to see that Laura is growing nicely!
Re: The Doula Course - I have only brought Module 1 at the moment. You can buy them single or in packages. It covers stuff like Care Providers in Maternity Care, The Role of the Brain during Labor, The Brain during Labor, The 3 stages of Labor, What happens during the stages of labor, The Boney Pelvis, Fetal Postions, Pain relief, Medical Interventions during Labor and where i am up to now, Painful Labor. I still have a bit to go but its been very interesting so far. Most of the stuff you would already know if you've already had a baby. But it goes in depth of the stuff you would know. I am really enjoying it.
Rhiannon - I LOVE your new ticker photo! That is just beautiful. Is that a pixie photo??? That is great that your cousin asked you to attend her birth. You lucky duck. Have you ever been to a birth??? Other than your own ofcouse!! I am so excited about when my time comes. I am just a little worried that i might cry!!! I watch all the baby shows on Discovery and Discovery Health channels and i always cry when the babys are born. I have to ask wether i am even allowed to! Its such a speacial moment. Funny thing is....I did'nt even cry at my own births!!! Weird! Glad to hear that Jensen's circ went well. Yep the doula course i am doing is online. Good to hear that Jensen loves his country music!!! Colby is'nt really a music person yet. Briley loves hers though! We listen to country the most but i like a lot of other music aswell. Briley has taken after me in the way. Only time will tell how Colby goes!
Sonia - I think you should go and see another MHN. That does'nt sound right her not checking all those things with Willa. They are meant to check that sort of thing everytime you go in there. Like Bec said, maybe you should think about reporting her to your local council. I'd hate to think if one day she had a baby there that DID have some issues and she did'nt pick up on it. Fingers crossed it does'nt happen. I hear you on the DH "issues". Brent and i were having an arguement about something to do with him not being able to do something without me asking him to help him or something along the lines of that. I thought you insensitive pr*ck! I can't even eat tea some nights. I can take care of both the girl on my own and yet i can leave him for a couple of hours (with his mum as back up mind you!) and he still calls me about half an hour after i leave asking me when i am coming home!!! As you said though...I could'nt ask for a better father for my kids. Men are just men i suppose! Hope you are feeling better soon. I am feeling a little under the weather myself. I think i might be picking up the flu from the girls!
Bec - Our sleep routines during the day have changed again! Colby now starts to stir at around 7.30ish. I can get her up if i want to of just leave her there. She nods off and wakes back up a few times. Then when she wakes up i give her a feed, depending on how tired she is i might give her a bath then she goes back down. Some days she stays up for a couple of hours and plays then has another feed and goes back down. Thismorning she started to stir round 7 then i rolled her over onto her back in the bassinette and let her wake up a bit. Then she called out to me and i gave her a feed. Then she had a play for about an hour then wanted to go back to sleep. I gave her another feed and she is asleep now. Is Xav still staying awake a lot during the days??? Colby has the toy bar thingy that goes over the top of her rocker. I hang these animal toys on it and the other day she had hold of them pulling herself up!!!! I caught it on camera too! She is such a strong little girl!
Kim - I felt a bit like you did when i gave up BF Briley. Some babies just are'nt meant to be BF. I can vouch for that. I have had 2 babies which one did'nt want breast and one won't give it up!!! Colby is totally a booby baby. I have also heard quite a bit that its easier to BF your second baby. I suppose this is because you are a bit more confidiend with a new baby second time round. And you have an idea of how to actually BF. Its not as easy at it made out too be is it. Babies don't just come out and latch straight on as they show it in the movies. Its a lot more complicated. So long as Hayden is nice and healthy it does'nt matter wether he is getting boob or bottle. Hopefully your boobies won't be hurting for too much longer!
Rhi - Thats ok! We are all very busy these days! She is growing nicely then. Colby is in 000's now too. I have been going through her drawers to chuck out the 0000's. I am finding it very hard to part with them. I am not sure wether to keep them for the next baby or not. Even though i know for sure thats not going to be for another 2 years at least. I wonder how long clothes can keep for. Clothes can always be replaced though. I probably have read your birth story but my memory has gone to poo these days. I have so much on my mind!! I have had to turn to the dummy a few times just to eat! She will only take it if she is really tired though. I'm kinda glad that she is refusing it but a little bummed that i have to pick her up and hold her to stop her from crying in the arvo's!
Alison - Good to hear that Emma is putting more weight on. Its only going to get better from here on. Good on Sarah for graduating at Swim School! I really must get Briley into swimming lessons. We have just practicing in the bath at home lately. We just fill the bath up and have her lay down in it and kick her legs. She is a water baby but when we took her swimming she totally freaked out. Even with floaties and all. I think cause it was such a big area of water.
Sehra - Glad to hear your fully recovered! Yep all "cooey" here too. Esp when she is coming out of a sleep! Colby lies their with her eyes closed and talks. I go in there thinking she is awake and she is just laying there talking to herself!
I think i got you all! Sorry if i missed you. Hope you are all well.
Colby is going well. Both her and Briley have the flu and a cough AGAIN though!! She is still sleeping well. I am having a few afternoon issues though. She cries heaps and does'nt like too be put down. I don't think its evening colic. I jut can't work her out. I have been trying something different every day. Yesterday i though maybe i will try and put her down at 6.00pm cause maybe she was tired. So i bathed her and everything and she fell asleep till 7.00pm and i had to get her back up. Then she finally went down at her normal time of 8.30pm. She just seems to want to be on my boob from about 5pm to bed time. She does sleep quite a bit during the day somedays so maybe she is trying to make up for lost time! I don't know. I will figure her out sooner or later
Other than that she is going well. The breastfeeing is going wonderfully! I can't believe i have managed to feed her for this long. Briley only lasted just under 4 weeks. Colby does'nt seem to want too give it up either. When i have tried to give her a bottle during her crying periods she won't take it. Maybe cause she knows i've got the goods! But yeah its all going well. Growing well. Lifting her head and all the rest. I measured her the other day i think she is 62cm and just over 6kgs. A big girl!
As for me, yeah i am going ok. Handing being a mum to 2 under 2 quite well actually. I do have my stressful moment where i just want to break down and cry but its no use. I am really focussing on my Doula Course at the moment. I am quite enjoying it especially as it is mostly "me" time. Brent has been really good with it. He tries his best to look after the girls while i do some study. He is only male though so i don't expect too much from him! I told him how much a Doula can make, once she is qualified, for each birth. Well...he started saying oh well you'll have to do as many births as you can a month!!! I was like bub you have to understand that if one of my clients calls at ANY time in labor, i have to pack up and leave right then and there. No matter where we are. He was like yeah but i can just tell work what you do and i will just come home from work!! YEAH RIGHT!!! I'm sure work will really appreciate that too. He not much of a reality thinking my ol' boy!
We are going to our first mothers group tomorrow! I've never been to one before and am quite nervous. There are'nt many Townsville mums on here so i went and had a look on 2 other forums and both had mothers group meetings in Townsville. The same day i signed up to them their was 2 other mums, the same age as me, who signed up aswell. I have been chatting to them aswell as a mum i met here on BB on MSN and we are meeting in the carpark tomorrow as they will be newbies to the MG aswell. I have always thought that MG's were'nt my type of thing but i really want Briey to have interaction with other kids without paying for it. This is the best way i suppose. If i don't like it at least i will be able to keep in touch with the mums i've met on MSN and just meet up with them. Between them they have 7 kids!! All but one, a boy 5 months, being the same age or older than Briley! More than enough for her!
Well i better leave it at that. Both the girls are asleep and i need to get a little more study done while they are asleep!
Ok girls, well i hope you are all well. I will try and keep up with personas now girls. You get so far behind if you miss a bit don't you!
Take Care!
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it is not uncommon 4 babies 2 like contrast, which is y kids shows r so bright n colourful.
Scone, Em has the same on her forehead. her hair is growing back now so there is less on top of her head.
MIL came over yesterday n did sum chores 4 me like dishes, but rather than ask where things belong, she makes a new place for them. I could not find half of my bottles @ 5 this morning, grrrrr. It's her bday 2day so I cant really say anything while we r @ their place 2nite, im not looking forward to it! she just wants to control everything and never uses a stern tone when telling Sarah off, so Sarah gets away with blue murder when they babysit. Have told DH that she never listens to me when i tell her how i want things done but he doesn't get how annoying it gets. She had the same gap btw him n his brother n didn't cope well so she assumes i'm not coping, which i am. sorry, needed 2 vent about my useless mil. I don't mind if she wants to help but she has to do it my way or it's not helping.
told DH bout me going on strike this Saturday morning n he had a litte whinge so i just said it's either i sleep in n b nice or no one sleeps in n i have a short temper. so he reluctantly agreed. i guess he will prob say the same thing next weekend. but next sat is his bday so he will get up early 4 brekkie in bed.
Em is getting into 00 now coz the 000 when she stretches is being stretched around her feet, which is not good 4 foot development.
We r about 2 try Em on Karicare HA AR coz when she has a spill she looks like it really hurts, will let u know how she goes with it.
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Hi,
Sonia, sorry to hear your not well. I hope it's nothing too serious. Perhaps you should go to the doctor. Sorry but I had to laugh when you said the cat got spewed on too.
Sara, we have no such routine here. I wish we had some normality, But we also have the staying on boob all afternoon till bedtime. I think he is starting earlier and earlier each day. I've decided this week it's baby rules in our house, after all it seems that every time I give up trying to have some routine he makes up his own so fingers crossed.
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Wow!! I havent been in here for ages but am so glad to see you ladies doing fine albeit some hiccups here n there.To be totally honest, I havent finished reading all your posts so no personals for now. Just an update on Ella....
I've been waiting for Ella to sleep for 8 straight hours but when she hits the 6 hour marks I start getting fidgetty! Lol....but the minute that happens, she wakes up. I have this fear that if I let her sleep on longer than 6 hours, she might get a tummy ache coz there's just so much BM that she takes in at every feed. I'm glad that I dont have many issues with her sleeping patterns. Seems like she fell into her own routine....she feeds quite fast though - we're done feeding on both sides and a nappy change in 30mins to 45min max. Is that normal?? Sometimes I feel that her fast feeds may be the cause she cant sleep longer during the day BUT I'm not complaining coz she has at least one long sleep that so far that's the 8pm to 2am or 3am stretch so I get enough sleep per se.
But the bit I'm struggling a little is that once she wakes up for that say 2am feed then she wakes up again at 5am for the next feed and after abt 1 hr she wakes up n cries....thing is she takes only 1 side during that 5am feed and she's out like a light at the boob and even changing her nappy doesnt wake her up. So after an hour or so, she up and I give her the other side...but once that happens the whole routine is shaken up. Meaning to say that after the 5am feed, then it's down for 1.5hrs then feed again then down again for maybe 1hour then I keep her up for awhile since she doesnt whine or anything like that and only after that does she return to her 3hourly feeds.
Anyone experiencing this? As for the dribble...nothing too bad at the moment but I'm keeping the bibs at hand. And for the vaccinations, poor thing got her jabs at about 6 weeks and omg, she was a champion!!! She took the meds given by the doc [I forget what it was but it was in liquid form and doc squirted it into her mouth and she swallowed all of it] then one jab on the left thigh which she screamed....and immediately the second jab on the right leg which she screamed even louder. She turned so red and eyes watered that I nearly cried myself!!!!(((( DH couldn't even look, he had his eyes closed all the time - literally. After that, we gave her lots of cuddles but the day was hard. She was cranky n all but a bit of baby panadol helped settle her. I was so afraid of holding her wrongly coz I knew she was sore so bf that day was really tough but she's doing very good and doc said she dealt with it really well so I'm very proud of her.
I think I've just written a novel!!!!
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Hi all,
early huh? I wasn't allowed to sleep in this morning.
Misty, Glad to hear your still around, and that ella is doing well. feeding in just 30 mins is perfectly normal. the older bubs gets, the more efficient they get, and some older bubs manage to get down to 15 mins. but they all have their own pace.
Xavier is now up to 9 hour sleeps at night, so don't stress too much if ella decides she wants to sleep longer, it's fantastic. I now put Xave to bed about 8ish, and check on him before I go to bed and sleep soundly until around 5 - 5.30 when he wakes me up. once or twice he has slept past and I have woken up, checked on him only to then have to sneak out of his room so i don't accidentally wake him. After that feed sometimes he will sleep for a few more hours, and like today, sometimes not. Apart from that we don't get a huge amount of sleep during the day, and the later the day progresses the closer together the feeds become, and sometimes too close together.
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that's good to know, becca.
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Evening all,
Em goes up to 8 hours at night these days, from about 8:30 - 9 ish till 3 - 4 ish.
Bec, sounds like xavier is snacking. I know it's hard but try to hold him out to a minimum of 2 hours from the beginning of the last feed n u will get sum normality in life. it take a week for a routine to establish. any less than 2 hours and a) u won't have time to fill up properly and b) u won't have time to do anything else, like go to the loo, which is kind of essential. Dummis are great for stretching them out to a routine.
Em is now on the AR formula n seems to spill less and pull less faces. have decided to just add thickener to her normal formula in future as it works out cheaper. Glad we figured that 1 out as she is even more settled than ever. we rarely hear Em cry.
Misty, it's a good idea to have some in the freezer in case u go out on ur own n are out longer than expected. rule of thumb @ least 3 feeds in the freezer @ all times. try not to completely empty urself if u know it's normal to not feed @ that time.
All this BF knowledge n I don't even get to use it!!! I did tons of research while i was pg and learned some of it by experience with Sarah.
Sonia, when supressing, it is normal to b rock hard again within a few hours, just express till comfy again. hope that made sense!
Think thats it, have a good sleep every1!
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Hi everyone,
Long time no type! I have been flat out with a rather grumpy Milla lately, and also quite a few visitors and outings - we've joined two mothers groups, and I've also been in to work a few times just to catch up with people and show Milla around. I think she has been getting over-stimulated - she gets so cranky once we're home and just wont sleep. Her morning sleeps are perfect! I notice her tired signs and put her straight to bed and she falls asleep all by herself. If I'm home in the afternoon I can do the same, but if I go out, then the whole afternoon / evening is a write off! And I am certainly not going to sit at home all day every day - I would go crazier than I am now!
I have read all your messages, but I think I will need a good couple of hours if I were to write personal messages to everyone!! - I will try later, promise!! Right now I just wanted to say that I will definitely be sending my DH to bootcamp too... although he really isn't as bad as what I probably made it sound! He does all the shopping, and he cooks a lot, and I love him to bits. He is just a product of his upbringing I guess, and he has a mum who does everything, and a dad who wouldn't know how to cook toast.... I have really done quite well training DH to cook - we were cooking 3 course dinners for each other once a month or so before Milla arrived.
Milla is going really well apart from not sleeping through the night! I am perfectly happy to feed her when she wakes up at 1am and 4am, but what is driving me crazy is that after 4 she makes these little grunty noises - like she is trying to fart
She is also dribbling quite a bit, and chewing her fist, and smiling a lot more... I haven't taken her for a check-up for a bit, but we are booked in next week for measurements etc. I guess she is about 5kg now - she is certainly giving my arms a work-out.
Gotta run now, but hope you and your babies are all well
Rhi
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Hi Guys,
Ok I'm feeling super stressed this morning (even missed my mothers group darn it!! ) and was after any suggestions. I rang the ABA for advice and also left a message with my MCHN (though not sure how much help she might be) about my feeding issues.
For any ladies who are formula feeding or expressed milk bottle feeding, can u give me an idea of what your feeds are like and how much your bubs are taking?
Willa is 9 weeks old today and up until two weeks ago, has been feeding like a champ. I was always happy with my supply and cld tell it was a good supply as I could feel the milk in my breasts.
Then I went and got sick. And just b4 I got sick i noticed Willa fighting the breast at almost every feed. I figured maybe she was bigger and eating more and didn't like having to work to get more milk out. She went from 45 minute solid feeds to 15 minutes fussy feeds.
Now my stomach bug or whatever is almost gone and feeding is worse. I've had to comp feed with formula but she likes to ignore the teat. Sometimes she takes it easily, other times it takes 2 hrs to feed her cos she's cooing and gah-ing and playing and not taking the teat seriously, or she's in a rage and won't take it at all.
That being said she's been at her grandma's twice so far and she takes her bottle with no problems at all....so eh??
So i have no idea if she's having enough of breastmilk (probably not) and def. not a full formula feed either (abt 60 - 80mls after a struggle). I don't formula feed at night as BB supply is better at night and WiIlla is calmer and not as distracted.
I expressed that one time overnight and then got engorged painful bbs which made me fearful of expressing again. But now I'm having supply issues?! Go figure... ABA counselor said getting sick can diminish or even wipe out ur supply in certain situations so must offer baby the breast to encourage more supply and pump in between.
This is really stressing me as I am returning to work in 3 weeks and I want to feel confident that (a) she will take the bottle in my absence and (b) I will still have enough breastmilk to feed her when I am at home. I'm eating and drinking plenty and trying all sorts of teats and bottles to experiment.
Any input wld be greatly appreciated!!!
thanks,
sonia
p.s - sorry Scone, I missed ur question earlier abt the grobag. It just arrived I have to wash it and try it out. It cost about 50 something dollars. Almost 60 dollars if I recall correctly. U can def. buy cheaper if different brand.
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Hi all,
Misty, sometimes I get a little full if Xave hasn't fed for a while. sometimes i actually express before going to bed so I don't get bad overnight, but I'm having to do that less and less. I always put whatever I express in the freezer as for example I'm getting my hair cut this sat so I've defrosted some for tomorrow morning, and we have a few weddings and other functions coming up and I'd much rather he went to bed than came out with us.
Alison, believe me I try very very hard to stretch him out. It is taking all my energy at the moment. His main problem he is soo sleepy because he won't sleep during the day he falls asleep while feeding. On the other token I really don't want to jeopardise his night time sleeping by forcing changes on him.
Rhi, Great to hear milla is doing well. Is she breast or formula fed, maybe that has something to do with the poo's. Try the next size up nappy, it might help with the exploding out. I've found that huggies sized crawlers fit Xavier fine, I just have to do them up well.
Sonia, first things first don't stress, because if there is a problem it might make it worse. Your MCHN can help you by checking Willa and making sure there isn't something else wrong. The first thing you need to worry about is are you getting plenty of dirty and wet nappies, that will indicate to you if she's getting enough. Your MCHN can also weigh her and make sure it's not going down.
Because you were sick your body would have been compensating and using all it's energy to fix you, esp if you were dehydrated. So first drink lots of water. I would check with the ABA but would increasing your calorie intake for a couple of days help? Apparently activite is good for increasing supply. Don't forget formula feeding is completely different to breast feeding and she may not be hungry when your offering the bottle. Just 5 mins ago I had Xavier screaming at me, and he wouldn't take boob, he just kept screaming so I offered him the other side, and no probs.
Sometimes he gets EBM, In regards to how much he gets, well he changes his mind every time. If i'm not going to be around I leave in excess of 200ml, because he has drunk 200ml+ in one sitting before, and then sometimes he will only have 100ml. Sometimes I wish I had built in measuring gages on my boobs, so I could tell how much he had drunk. Sorry I can't help much on the amounts, but please don't stress it will only make it worse.
She will most likely take the bottle better from someone else too, because she can smell you and why would she want that when she can smell that mums got the goods.
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