MadB I find the shopping centre a useful refuge at the moment too Although on Friday there were a lot of frantic and fed up parents with school-age kids!
EJ the photobooks sound beautiful I'll need to do something similar - we have lots of photos but of course they haven't been printed!
Georgi, brilliant on Eden's growth! And I think if you're eating that much good food and taking weight off then you're fine. Wish I had the discipline you do! I'm barely hungry at all now I'm not bf, I really have to remind myself to eat (the heat doesn't help). So when I do eat I tend to go for treats rather than decent food!
Hi Jules It doesn't sound like a supply issue at all - I could barely express anything, either by pump or manually when my supply started going, and there was no way Amelia would sleep 4 hours at a stretch at any time without comp feeding. Relax, you're doing great
Audax... PHEW. Thank goodness you had her in the sling. LOL at the housework though, wish ours did itself!
As for us... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh I need some sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. It's not Amelia's fault, it is totally my inability to switch off. My wonderful sister-in-law has given me some sleepytime tea which is about to be brewed, but yesterday I was completely wrecked and today I'm not much better. When I do sleep I have very anxious dreams, so wake up unrefreshed. The one nice dream I have had I was bf Amelia again, so I woke up sad. The parent support group starts up again tomorrow and my MCHN will be there so I'll speak to her again, then if things haven't improved after a couple of days I'll go to my GP and get that referral. It's rediculous because since Mum left I have been managing really well and we've had a lovely few days - I think it's my subconscious ganging up on me. Blah.
Millie is doing well - the new formula seems to be agreeing with her and because I'm calmer, she's been really good. We were out and about most of Friday and yesterday so she's a bit tired today, but at Mass this morning she was perfectly behaved, even unwrapped (it was hot and for once I had put her in a cute outfit rather than a onesie, which I thought might have bunched up in her wrap). She's been a bit unsettled tonight but it was very warm upstairs so we have her down here in her bouncer. I'm trying to swap her night feed over from 2am back to 10pm so will see how that goes...
Going to go to bed early tonight Well it's been about midnight the last few nights so 10:30pm is early. Today mum and i got the sewing machine out and i've been sewing bibs. I'd been admiring some handmade items on the internet and possibling going to make a purchase and then i realied i could probably do it myself. And then looking around Harper's room i've got a few ideas on how i can decorate that also. I'm so motivated and excited. The bibs turned out quite well and i bought a few patterns for some clothing. I want to make Harper some A frame dresses and i got a pattern for a gorgeous pair of jeans and baby doll top. I'll think i'll make them size 1 for next summer. Anyway things are pretty good here, today was hot but i kept the air on so we were quite comfortable.
Hope everyone is happy and well.
Sleep vibes to all... zzzzzzzzzzz
I've just realised i've made over 1000 posts OMGosh
Sorry ladies, I started writing personals this morning but not sure where my day went. Had Will attached to my boob most of the afternoon, very unsettled. Not sure why, as we were downstairs which is very cool (like 24degrees) but he wouldn't stop whinging. Very cute though, Pip wanted to "read" him a book, it was a touchy-feely book and he kept grabbing Will's hand to make him feel the different textures. Would have been better if Will wasn't attached to me at the time. And I scratched my nipple, it's now very sore. Darnit.
Hope everyone's doing well in this heat across the country.
kaz
EJ - Lol, yep, I do the same. When it's not business hours I think to make an appointment. The witch doctor works from home so I have her home & mobile numbers. I sent her an email the other day to see that she still does it and she responded with a yes. So I've attempted contact
MADB - Glad I'm not the only one eating the house out. I wonder if I wasn't eating so healthily would I not eat as much??? Hmmm
JULES - I guess I should know better that babies do go through these stages on and off for at least 12 months. I've been lucky with my boys that they have always been 3 to 4 hourly feeders, mainly 4. Thankfully Eden will feed when I want him to, though Byron never did. What time is Jacob's last feed before bed? Do you go straight to bed afterwards? Don't doubt your milk supply. It sounds perfect to me. As long as the baby keeps feeding you'll keep making milk
AUDAX - Your so lucky to have a normal appetite. Gosh, I wish I did. I bet you have bounced back into your pre baby shape already hey? Wow, 5 litres is impressive. I'm drinking loads too. But I wouldn't drink more than 4 litres, I don't think. I'm pretty sure I drink around 3/3.5ltres a day. Lol, I wish my housework would go away if I ignored it. It only gets worse lol. Oh my.... Lucky for that person to yell out to the bus driver. Holy crap
PURPLEP - I bet you don't have 8kgs to lose though hey???? It's always the case that when you have weight to lose your hungry all the time lol. I'm still not sleeping well but I'm not as bad as you. I tend to sleep the first 5 or 6 hours good, then it all turns pear shape from there so I really shouldn't complain.
KAZBAH - Oh so cute Pip reading the book. Byron just loves Eden now and wants to play with him. Thankfully he's such a gentle boy so it's so cute to see. Hope that nipple's holding up
Well ladies... I feel terrible for whinging the other day. The very next day my gorgeous baby returned to normal and has been an angel since. He's actually just been sleeping the past two days and hardly crying at all. He slept till 4.50am this morning... And, DS1 has been sleeping to 6.30am. I've cut down his day sleeps so he's sleeping in in the morning. But of course now that Eden is getting up at that time, I don't care if DS1 does cause I'm awake anyway!
I have no problem getting to sleep at night. Normally around 9 or 9.30pm. But I tend to wake around 3am and can't get back to sleep. This morning I dozed from 2.45am, which is better than being wide awake, but from 4.30am I was wide awake. My BB was sooooo full and starting to get sore. I was contemplating waking Eden just to feed to relieve some pressure. Though he woke not long after anyway.
I have a busy morning this morning so best be on my way...... Have a great day!
EJ good on you for getting out the sewing machine! And congrats on 1000+ posts
Kaz, Pip sounds like he loves his new playmate hope your bb is healing okay.
Georgi… hm, I stepped on the scales this morning and could probably stand to lose 8kg. Six would see me at pre-pregnancy weight… which I will never get to if I can’t get past my addiction to Mars Bars!
MadB you can’t eat naughty food if it’s not in the house therein lies my problem. I went out last night after DH came home to fill the car with petrol (couldn’t do it with Millie in the car, it was too stinking hot yesterday) and just happened to pick up a Mars Bar. Whoops
As for us… went along to the parent group on Monday morning. It was packed as it was the first one back so we split into two groups based on the age of the babies. It was good to chat, and everyone seemed to be relieved to be out amongst like-minded company. Headed to the shops after that to get out of the heat and just wandered for a bit. When I got home Millie was overtired and very, very sooky… would only settle in my arms – on a hot afternoon! She has a high thermostat like her Daddy so even under the aircon it was like I was holding a hot water bottle! Yesterday it was even hotter so as soon as I got up and showered I took her down stairs and apart from a trip out to have lunch with my sister, we stayed downstairs. I was worried that she wouldn’t settle in her rocker but she was awesome. I think she liked being able to open her eyes and just see me there. We all slept in the lounge room last night and in spite of the cruddy air mattress we had a good night – Millie slept from 8pm – 4am and I got close to 5 hours, then another 2 this morning. Bliss!
So obviously I haven’t been able to swap her feeds over. I found at 10pm she would take so little of the feed that she’d wake up around 3 or 4 anyway, so I’m just following her lead. She’s pretty regular with 3.5-4 hours between feeds during the day and she’s stretching out night sleeps more and more.
I hope you’re all well and safe from whatever Mother Nature is throwing at your part of the world at the moment!
xox
Ah, Miri is doing the non-sleeping thing now. I've just borrowed a breeze baby sling from a friend - much cooler than the HAB.
I also just won a bid for a Wrap me up swaddle. Google it - it's so cute! I'm hoping it will help with her restlessness and fussing with her arms.
And I bought some material to make more nappies.
Thought it might be a bit optimistic to swap feeds around like that Pixie - she'll probably do it sometime when it isn't convenient for you.
Although on Friday there were a lot of frantic and fed up parents with school-age kids!
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