Babies born December 1st-15th 2010 #1

Oh, Myboys, I certainly hope tomorrow is a better day for you! That sounds so hard.

Our little banshee has developed an aversion to day sleeping. First morning sleep is easy. The midday one has to be in my arms/on my shoulder (even the sling copped a screaming fit today) There's usually a catnap somewhere, and then a late afternoon feed to sleep in the big bed. Each one takes at least half an hour to get her down. And then night time, after the bath - which is now an absolute nightly must-have - she sleeps really well, once she's down, but it can take a loooong time to get her there. She's just gone now at 9pm, after a big feed, wrap, burp, then half an hour of rocking and bouncing. But the night sleeps are great, so I will happily deal with it all.

Our nights are kind of similar, she seems to do really well in feeding and falling back to sleep without too much fuss. So you definately do count yourself lucky having that but the days can get so draining, not being able to put her down or get a single thing done can be as stressful to me as a screaming baby. I hate the feeling of everything being on top of me. Anyway as hard as it is i know it'll pass (i hope) i just need to get through these few weeks as best as i can.

My mum is in Darwin at the moment, she'll be driving back and then will be based at our house for a few months. Having her around will be a huge help but not sure when she'll arrive back and then DH goes back to work on Tuesday, i'm getting a little worried about coping on my own. I love my children and i love being a mum but this trying to cope with 3 littlies is kind of scaring me, i'm not sure i can do it.

Get a good nights sleep Audax and hope tomorrow is a little easier for you also xox

Oh MB :hug: I hope you do have a good night's sleep and Miss H has a good day tomorrow. I get you with the 3 little kids - we're not coping just with 1 other. Can you find occaisional care for a couple of hours? Like at a community centre etc?

Well I had the LC in today. She stayed with us for 1 3/4 hour and watched us feed. We have a prescription for lactation cookies, even more tablets (same tablets, just more of them) and I've been diagnosed with nipple vasospasm (http://www.thewomens.org.au/nipplevasospasm) which is sorta reassuring, I thought it was just my neurosis! We also have exercises to give Quoll before every feed to stimulate his sucking reflex as well, and we have to put him on his tummy for supervised tummy time after feeds (20 mins 3-4 times/day) and kangaroo cuddles (bare chest time) 2-3 times/day after feeds as well. She's going to call me every day to begin with to make sure we're not stressing out or anything. I think it's all hit home to DH what a committment we're making to achieve BFing - to establish supply we need no more than 3 hours between feeds during the day, then as demand at night (after 10pm).

happy sunday all.

I will try come back at a later time but i just wanted to say Kaz you are doing an amazing job. Keep up with that dedication and hopefully the bfeeding will be a natural and enjoyable time for the both of you very soon. You're amazing, keep doing what you're doing xoxo

hi all

sorry again, haven't had chance to reply, I'm so busy and so tired, more about me at the end though, will try some personals,

Jules - awww, poor you, Jacob is keeping you on your toes. I have had a few little ones and know how hard it is when it doesn't go to plan. Just do the best you can to get through the now, then gradually try and chance his routine to suit you.

myboys - Harper sounds so cute. I hear you on the washing, it's never ending.

Kazbah - wow Congratulations, good weight. Lol at the falling asleep with him still attached, good job they don't have teeth at this point :p Great on your weight loss, lucky you.

Georgi - the day will soon come that he will stop feeding at night, what a luxury that will be. I look like a zombie too.

MadB -- did you enjoy your first trip out?

purplepixie - wow, increasing time between feeds, lucky you.

cathie - lucky you, he sounds like the perfect little boy. Lol at the twins, I'll only swap you for mine :p I now have 5 kids, so i'll get some funny looks too.

Audax - getting jealous now of all those dream babies. Glad the poo eventually happened, Ill tell you a funny story in a minute.

Babyluv - hugs hun, hoping you get sleep soon.

afm - Matteo has been transferred to my local hospital, although this is still 30ish k's away. But the benefit is that i can room in with him whenever i want to, although i can't do this full time at the moment, as the kids are off school I need to at home during the day for them. So at the moment I am spending every night at the hospital, down side, they are waking him up for feeds every 3 hours, I have to breastfeed first then he is tube fed, then I also have to express change his nappy and clean and sterilise the breast pump, etc, oh and also walk to the maternity ward to freeze the breast milk. After all that, only managing about 1 - 2 hours between feeds. I'm dog tired.
He has just had to go back into a Humidicrib as he is having a problem maintaining his body temp :cry: Never mind, if it's best for him, that's a good thing. But just want him to progress so I can bring him home.
Had a funny story to share, I was changing his nappy the other day, while he was still at NICU. As I lifted his legs up to wipe his bum, he had an explosive, projectile poo, which landed from my neck down to my thighs :o I was covered in fluorescent mustard splatters, which stunk by the way :D It had to be the time that the room was full of Dr's, Nurses and just about every parent possible, how embarrassing :redface: My 8 year old daughter was with me, and she got it in the face, even Matteo was laughing, cheeky boy :p

Take care all

:rofl: at the poo stories.
DD is quite unsettled at the mo. i'm laid up with mastitis - spent 2.5 hrs at after hours gp clinic yesterday to get ABs. I think it was a bit too much stimmulation for her

Gosh, and here I was wondering who MadB was!!!!! No good with mastisis :( I've been told to watch out for it, due to duct damage with the reduction. How are you feeling? Are you getting help????

Butterfly - DH is scrunching his nose up, he gets got with wee @ every change.... hope his temp regulates soon for you, and that you can get some decent sleep. But yay on the move closer to home!!!!

AFM - i've posted my birth story if anyone's interested. DH managed to get some sleep last night, I think it's made the world of difference for him. Expressing a bit more, finding the heat packs for 5 mins before starting really really helping with supply. Also discovered that the intense pain from the vasospasm ebbs when my "let down" occurs, this is great for me, I always thought it was just nipple pain from biting etc and to know that I can feel let down - wow! (well, in one nipple anyhows)

HI :hello:

Myboys - Big hugs for you :hug: It's a shame we don't live close to each other as I'm sure the boys would have lots of fun playing with the twins.
Kaz - You go girl, Keep up the fantastic work with the BF.
Butterfly - Hi, 5 kids yay !!!!. Yeah you do get alot of funny looks when you go out with sooo many kids. It's funny when you start counting kids when you get them all in the car. We do it all the time.
MadB - Mastsis is terrible to have. How are you feeling? What do they give you to clear it up?

AFM - Well Charlie had a terrible day yesterday, it was bound to happen. He cried all day not sleeping, not wanting to eat. I think it was the heat as it was 39 out my way. Well today he has been an angel, sleeping and eating with no problems at all. Twins have been much better and Lily has been a wonderful help. Toilet training the twins has been alot of work they just don't want to sit on the potty, I have been thinking about tieing them to the potty so than they can't get up and run away :rofl: has anyone got any ideas on how to toilet train 2.

cathie

Would you believe it that i'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs!?

DH has taken the boys away for the night and i have Miss Harper in the hugabub the peace is really nice but just not sure what to do with myself. I'm just glad she's having a good sleep.

I'm going to try and catch up with some personals as i think it's been a while.

PP i have my days too when you are struggling but then look at yourself and say 'hey, what are you complaining about!?!?' Some days can be challenging but so wonderful at the same time. How is little Emelia going? How have you found the new carrier? Mine is getting a work out at the moment, i'm so happy i made that purchase.

Jules in the first few weeks i wasn't spending too much time burping Harper and she was doing ok but now it's seeming like she REALLY needs it. I generally do it when she removes herself from a feed and after a few burps offer more again. Some nights she can fall asleep after one side and i don't bother waking her to take more. I'd try for a burp but if it was taking too long i'd put her to bed because i just needed to get back to sleep. But a few nights ago she did a lot of gurgling and you could hear the juices coming up and she was vomiting a little so i'm thinking now i need to make burping a priority. She has been terrible at screaming in what seems like pain (i think??) the last few days and is becoming a bit more spewy so i'm trying to work with her on making this better. I have been giving her some of the Brauers Stomach Calm, not sure if this is making a difference or not but i'd do anything to try and make her feel better and not cry her little heart out so much.

MadB the carriers are definatley a life saver, Harper seems to be asleep in it within seconds of putting her in there. Hope that mastitis clears up quickly, hope you're not in too much pain.

Audax we haven't had a whole lot of hot weather just yet but i'd generally trust bub to let me know when she's hungry/thirsty unless she gave me reason to do otherwise.

Kaz i read your birth story today, it sounded wonderfull (love being able to talk about birth like that) i'm so glad you had an experience you were hoping for. Any adjustment is a challenge whether it be #1, #2, #3 or so on, i have to be confident that i'll get there eventually though. I'm sure Pip will settle and you'll get there also. The boys had their last day of FDC with their lovely carer on Thursday so pretty much for the month of Jan they will be with me all day every day. I have found another FDCarer but that won't begin until Feb. I am really worried about DH going back to work. I hope you continue to get inprovments with the bfing.

Butterfly forever you're a busy lady also. Sounds like Matteo is still doing wonderfully just has to keep the body temp up. Your routine does sound exhausting, hope you get some more rest soon.

My goodness Cathie toilet training two!?! I don't think i'd have any ideas that you wouldn't alreay know or have tried. I know with Aidan it seemed like it would take forever to happen because he was just not interested and i tried not to push but at the same time was thinking if i don't push a little he'll never do it. Maybe tieing them down is your best bet :lol: Glad Charlie boy is having a better day today.

AFU Harper does seem to have begun to be a lot more unsettled. I'm hoping it's just a stage and it'll pass, i wonder about reflux or colic but i think it's just me trying to find an answer to something there may be no answer for. I just hate when she cries so much, it's distressing for me but more so because i'm worried about how distressing it is for her. She works herself up to the newborn scream that it so painful to listen to. DH has taken the boys away for the night to give me a break but hoping i'll be able to cope on my own. Crazy thing is i was thinking to myself, take Harper with you, leave the boys with me and that will be a break. I know what they want and when they want it, they seem easy now. I have elevated Harper's basinette as there was a night there where she was really noisy and seemed to be troubled by her belly. I have tried the stomach clam, i tried the walk yesterday and that was soooooo stressfull as she just screamed the whole time. I should have left the pram at home and put her in the hugabub. We'll just keep trying to comfort her with lots of hugs and kisses while she screams her little lungs out and hopefully soon this 'stage' will pass.

On a less stressful note i have started using some cloth and she looks so cute with the big butt and little body. I also put in my first order for fluffy mail, got some covers as i'm just using flats at the moment because the small nappies i have are gaping at the legs. But i also ordered my first 'girly' pocket nappy. Oh and i've been admiring some pretty wall mounts for Harper's bedroom on made it. Sooooo much beautiful stuff that i just want to spend, spend and spend. I can't remember if i said also but the afternoon of having our photos taken went fairly well. The boys were posing like i've never seen them do before, the photographer was happy with what she got when trying to work with a nearly 4 year old, 21 month old and a newborn. I don't think we got a family of 5 shot but we can aim for that another time, i just wanted to make sure we got some beautiful shots of the boys and us with Harper while she was a new born. Haven't seen them as yet, won't for a few more weeks as the photographer was getting married today. Can't wait to see them though.

I'm off to see what i can manage with this little chicken wrapped to me.

Kaz was just wondering (could be a silly questions) but the breastmilk cookies ok for a newborn? I have a recepie for some that i got from BB where are you getting yours from?

MadB – Your new username threw me for a bit there!! I thought someone new had joined and I had missed it while reading in my sleep :lol: You are sooo right when it comes to over tiredness. I have been watching Jacob very closely for this and am amazed at the difference in him. He’s been such a wonderful little boy. He doesn’t sleep for long but he’s definitely sleeping more frequently. If he’s getting overtired and cranky I give him bb and let him fall asleep beside me then transfer him when he’s in the deepest of sleeps. Save me a google…what is slinki malinki? How wonderful that DH has the touch with distressed babies!! Perhaps after his shift over there you can send him my way? :rofl: DH used to be wonderful with Jacob but he gets frustrated lately that every day he prefers something a little different that he just doesn’t bother trying. I’m getting used to just dealing with it on my own - with my mums help at the moment of course…thank heavens for my mother, if it wasn’t for her I would have had a major meltdown by now… OUCH, mastitis, been there – done that! Almost got it back a few times but have been working really hard on keeping it at bay.. I really hope you’re feeling better soon. :hug:

Audux - :rofl: on the poo story, glad she got it out in the end…man, she must have had a FULL belly there!! I’m thankful it hasn’t happened to me ...YET… although Jacob more than makes up for it by peeing on me every other day haha. We have similar times with Jacob when it comes to getting him off to sleep, thankfully the bassinette has a rocker built in to the legs so I just rock him most of the time, it helps relax him that little more…he’s just SUCH a light sleeper that I have to keep it going for so long…

Kaz – The community health nurse out here was talking to me about feeding when it’s hot and babies that run at higher temps, she suggested a cloth nappy between the mother and baby to stop the extra heat? Maybe you could give that a go? You poor thing with all those pills, but you are doing such a fantastic job with feeding, I really admire your persistence, I knew you’d get there!! Keep up the great work, you should be so proud of yourself so far. Oh, I agree on Bec’s wedding dress, wasn’t it amazing!! I wasn’t feeding at midnight new years – missed it by 20 mins!! :lol: he let me sleep through it but woke me very soon after hahaha. Look forward to reading your birth story as soon as I’m finished here.

Myboys - :hug: big hugs for you…you poor thing, sounds like a nightmare day…I had so many of those before mum got here and then the day she arrived, she was amazed at how well I’d handled it and thankfully we haven’t had one similar since. I think you are doing a wonderful job with dealing with a newborn and two young little boys…it can’t be easy. I have full confidence in you that you will manage. Look at how well you’ve done so far…we always surprise ourselves with what we can handle when we have no choice but to manage. Believe in yourself, you’re a wonderful mother and you will do just fine. Has Harper been having a better day today? I really hope so..

Butterfly – Wow, you deserve a medal…I don’t know how you manage to do all of that, with four children at home to care for also…sorry to hear that Matteo has gone back in the humidicrib, but I would take great comfort in the fact that he is getting the best care, they are so wonderful with caring for premmies these days. He will get there, hang in there. :rofl: on the poo, you poor thing!!

Cathie – Sorry to hear about the rough day but glad Charlie is back to his angelic self today!! Good luck on the toilet training of twins!! Perhaps I could ask mum how she managed – my older brothers are twins!

AFM – Jacob woke up on his one month birthday mark and has been a different little man!! He was really struggling with wind the past week or so and would scream for HOURS, we’ve started trying a few different things…and at the same time obviously something has matured in him as he is burping with such ease. He has a few little spews every now and then but nothing major and not projectile, just kind of falls out with a burp…The main thing I’m a little curious about now is when he’s actually done feeding and has turned to comfort sucking… if I tend to not be sure I will just burp him and see if I can wake him up, but if he falls asleep while I’m burping him I figure he’s had enough to drink and provided he’s got a clean nappy I won’t wake him up, I’ll let him sleep. I don’t like him to get overtired cause that is the pits. I do worry that sometimes I haven’t given him enough to eat cause he’s fallen asleep without having much but I trust that if and when he’s hungry he will let me know… Other than that, everything else is a little easier to deal with – having mum here is such a blessing…hopefully I’ll be ok when she leaves next!!

Myboys – You have posted since I’ve been typing this lengthy post…thanks for the info on burping. I am finding the same with Jacob!! We have had to spend more time burping and it seems to have worked out really well so far. He’s gotten really good at bringing up his gas or blowing it out the other end!! (as you’ve probably read above). We raised the top of his bassinette mattress too! What a massive difference that made… I hope you have the same success. Yay on having time to twiddle your thumbs, I hope you get some things done, or get to just lay back and relax and enjoy your baby girl in the peace and quiet. I know what you mean by being easier to deal with the boys as you know what they want. I had to laugh cause when I brought Jacob back to mum and dads I was really struggling with figuring him out and my sister in law would come over with my nephew who is 19 months old and I’d watch him walking and talking and coming over and giving me cuddles and kisses and I’d just sit there dreaming of the day that Jacob would be that easy!! But now that things are settling, I’m enjoying this stage so much more, and am able to appreciate him in the moment. :) Have a lovely night with just you two girls…

Talk soon all xoxo

Happy New Year, all! I didn’t intend to stay up, but DH put on a good movie and it finished just before midnight, so we watched the fireworks, had a smooch, and then Millie woke up just after midnight for a feed. I took her in to say hello to DH and she gave him big smiles – he was chuffed :)

Audax: “Artwork”… LOL! My Mum suggested some cooled boiled water on hot days, I’m not sure what the current wisdom is? Glad your night sleeps are extending!

Myboys I hear you on the screaming. It is just so distressing when they get worked up like that. It is even worse if I have Millie downstairs, as the floors are tiled and it just seems five times louder. She is really strong and throws her head back, arching her back, so it can be so hard to hold her close to calm her. I know what you mean about worrying about DH going back to work (and here I am with only 1!!) – but you will all find your groove. Thinking of you. Did you find something to occupy your twiddling thumbs? I actually picked up my patchwork yesterday for the first time since carpal tunnel syndrome hit during pregnancy! SO excited. I only got one small seam sewn, but that’s better than nothing, and I might actually have Millie’s quilt finished for her first birthday :)

Kaz, ouch on the vasospasm! Sounds like you have been reassured by the diagnosis though, it is good to have a name for what you are experiencing and some options for addressing it as well. I LOVED your birth story – I’m glad you got so much of what you wanted! I like how you explained it to Pip :) You’re doing an awesome job with bfing – it really does take commitment. It is hard for DHs to comprehend, isn’t it… mine keeps offering to give Millie a bottle of EBM to give me a break, but when I’d have to express anyway, and then spend time worrying that there seems to be so little when I express, plus worrying about nipple confusion (had to use shields for a bit – cracks, argh)… it’s so much easier just to whack her on the boob.

Butterfly, I’m glad your little man is so much closer to you, but sorry to hear about the fatigue. Take care. LOL at your poo story :)

Cathie, wasn’t yesterday VILE?? It was stinking hot upstairs, wish we could swap the black roof tiles for something a little more practical!

Jules, Slinki Malinki is a cat - stories by Lynley Dodd, the same author who created Hairy MacLairy. I LOVE those books - wonderful rhymes and fantastic language :)

I have been giggling like mad at the poo stories. Never knew I could spend so much time so preoccupied by another person’s bodily functions and fluids. Amelia was screaming while I was trying to attach her yesterday – she usually goes onto the right just fine. After several goes at calming her down, then trying to reattach, then more screaming, DH said, “try her on the left.” I swapped her over, and she latched perfectly, gave a contented snort, and blew a booger out of her left nostril! It must have been bugging her on the right! Then as I was changing her nappy I got pooed on – not quite to the extent that Butterfly did though – and she weed as well. This morning I copped a little spew on my clean shorts. So there it is – the trifecta!

As for us – had a massive panic on NYE as Millie was just so unsettled and seemed constantly hungry. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to continue bfing (which is really stupid, but I was tired and panicked and overwhelmed by the crying and the feeling of utter incompetence!)… started a thread here and immediately got some reassuring feedback. God, I love this site! Calmed the hell down and ended up having a good day yesterday, and today has gone pretty well too. Millie fights sleep so hard, but she still hasn’t managed to overcome the power of my rendition of “Moonshadow” :) What do you do when they’re wide awake, but not screaming? I’ve just been letting her lie there and chill out after play, story and song; she usually drifts off eventually, or just starts fidgeting for a feed slightly earlier than usual… I don’t want to overstimulate her and risk an overtired hissyfit…??

The cat has jumped into Millie's bouncer again. Ha!

Take care, all!
xox

It's one of those things noone tells you - having a baby makes you poo obsessed.

Butterfy, I didn't realise you had 4 other kids as well! That's a crazy busy schedule you have there. I hope i's not too much longer before you can have matteo at home with you.

Kaz, you are one determined lady! sounds like you have good support from your lc, which is great. loved your birth story - our placenta's sitting in the freezer too, just waiting till we get round to buying a pot and plant of some sort.

Pixie I'm tending to leave dd to herself if she's lying there happily. It's a nice novelty for us :)

Some people will recommend water in hot wealther, but it's really not necessary if you're breastfeeding - they'll get all the fluids they need from the milk. You'll probably find they feed a little more frequently (maybe having extra little feeds) when it's hot.

DS I nevered bothered with burping much - didn't seem to make any difference. DD tends to spew a bit after feeds sometimes, so we sit her up and wait.

How exciting myboys, new nappies and photos! Hope your night goes well with just the two of you.

Jules, I don't know what I would have done without DH when DS was little. We used to take it in turns - I did the first half of the night, he did the second (which was the worst half!). He has always been the master of settling DS though.

I am feeling better today. Fever and aches are gone, and the lump is not so sore now. DH is still here doing most things, thankfully. Double sucks as I was just starting to feel up to doing things at the end of the week. I had it once with DS too, so hoping that's it for this time round as well.

I've been wanting to change my username for so long... now that I have it feels really weird! I guess I'll get used to it.

Glad to hear you're feeling better to do things MadB, not good the mastitis mucked that up for you :(

PP - I would put Pip in front of a window and let him watch leaves moving in the breeze, it would zone him out and he'd drift off. I found that removing all stimuli would upset him. Will's turning out the same I think.

MyBoys - The recipe was given to me by my LC and she's ABA / IBCLC / midwife. I'm to eat 6-8 cookies/day and she knows the age of will. I haven't compared the recipes though.

:hello: hi everyone!!

im a bit slow to join up in here but DH and I welcomed our first DD Summah on the 14th December.

She will be 3 weeks tomorrow and its gone so fast!!!

Looks like we have scored a placid baby, she only crys for a feed or if she is tired so im feeling pretty lucky. we seem to get 4 hour blocks at night once she is settled for the night, sometimes 5 hours which i love! :lol: pity they dont happen all night every night..... yet!!

im a first timer so im hoping ill be able to pick up heaps of tips and advice from those of u 2nd,3rd,etc timers!!

best get some lunch so i can squeeze in a nana nap this arvo seeing DH is back at work today and im on night feed duty till the weekend!!

cant wait to chat away to u all!

xxx crumpet

Welcome Crumpet :) That's great with the new bubba - congrats, she's gorgeous!!!!

Well have come to the conclusion I need a star chart or summat to keep track of tablets, I don't know where I'm up to :( Waiting for DH to finish his burn-off so we can go to the shopping centre and get the ingredients for the lactation cookies from the health food shop - there's brewers yeast and something similar to flaxseed oil that we need to get from there. Then I'll camp downstairs until it's time to eat tea, I'll make the cookies and do more loads of washing. I thought today was supposed to be nice and warm? We're all in jumpers!!!! And that makes BFing hard!!!!

Anyone else feeding while lying down at night? How long does your bub stay connected? And how do you disconnect them? and do you fall asleep next to them?????

OMG, trying to get through to DH that he is to hang out shirts by the shoulders, not the hem - he's hung out (thankfully only) his singlets by 1 hem only, and they are now all mis-shapen :( I love him helping, but .... ! Also have a sneaking suspicion that he didn't pull the washing in before burning off - doesn't matter I guess, given that my neighbour was burning off first. Oh well, it's only the baby stuff :(

Welcome Crumpet, look forward to muddling out way through parenthood with you. Your little lady sounds beautiful and i love her name :D

Kaz we feed lying down regulary at night time when i'm too tired to sit up. Depending on how hungry Harper is it could be a really quick feed which sends her back off to sleep quickly or she could stay connect for a while. I am falling asleep though so not exactly sure. I dont' tend to move when she's in bed so she's safe. I do find that she struggles to attach when we are lying down though because of her way of attaching. Thankfully i have no pain anymore but she can still be a little slack on the attachment side of things.

Your cookies sound similar to the ones i make. With the brewers yeast and flaxseed meal, i have some in the fridge from when i was making them with Charlie (flaxseed meal that is). They really do work!! I find them really yummy.

Best day i've had with Harper for a few days, she's sleeping quite well. Been using the hugabub a lot, she loves it in there.

PP it's pretty exciting when you start to find a bit of a groove (like you put it) and can actually pick up a few things that you were doing pre-baby. I'm yet to pick up a book but glad you've been able to pick up your patchwork. You will be able to make a masterpiece by Amelia's first birthday. I have to apologise as i was spelling her name with an E instead of an A, still not certain i've got the spelling right but i hope i have :doh:

PP - I often wonder the same thing, I worry about making Jacob overtired and having him cranky - he has more than enough awake time already... I generally just sing or put him in his bouncer and talk to him while giving him a little rub on his chubby little legs :) Hope you find something that works for you both.

MadB - Glad you're on the mend! :)

Kaz - What purpose does the cookies serve? sorry, I could do my own research but that's what we're all here for!! I've never heard anything about them... Gosh, what a pain about the baby clothes!!! I hope he re washed them to freshen them up without too much trouble!

Crumpet - Welcome!! Great to have you on board... :) Summah sounds just wonderful, and what a gorgeous name. Congratulations. Look forward to sharing this special time with you...another first timer here and I find this site such a lifeline...

Hope every else is doing well. We're having a good few days here, Jacob doesn't scream any more - he cries but nothing over the top, it's wonderful!! Still having a bit of trouble putting him to sleep though, he can be fast asleep on me but the minute I lay him down he opens those eyes and looks at me as if to say "hey!! what you doing!! pick me BACK UP!!!" Oh and exciting exciting news!!! last night I was changing him and mum and I were talking to him and mum was touching his face and talking and he smiled!!! We were sooooo stoked. I was thinking 'maybe it was a fluke' but this morning I was about to give him his dummy and was talking to him and he gave me the biggest smile. Made my heart melt!! It's definately easy to see the difference between a genuine smile and wind. :)