Babies Born February 16th-28th 2009 #1

[OceanPrincess]

Hi all,

Ali - yay! Welcome! We're so glad to see you

SJ and Holly, so sorry you are both sick Def keep taking the ABs SJ!

I'm actually a bit worried that I didn't take enough of mine, I took the whole course but there was a repeat on the prescription and I didn't fill it - now I'm worried my epi is infected again I have been so good with the salt water, every time I go to the loo I wipe with a salt water solution and then pat dry... sigh!

Tarkine, how has DS been today? Seems like we are all dealing with unsettled bubs at the moment - DD was cluster feeding like a maniac Tues/Weds, went to the in laws for dinner so Grandma could try and settle bub and give me a break and even Grandma was almost at her wits end!

I was exhausted - she only slept in the pram on the way to Mother's Group and on the way home, slept for a bit while we were there but then woke up and screamed until I put her on the boob (ask Odette - meanwhile Levi slept like an angel ).

But finally she went down at 10.30pm and slept thru til like 3.30am! So that was pretty good, got a good sleep. But its so hard when they scream scream scream like you are sticking pins in them!

Maybe they are all having growth spurts??

Isabel has been much better today - she slept til about 9am today after a 6am feed, then was awake til I put her in the car with my mum and we went to visit my sister, she fell asleep in the car and then slept for another hour or so. Then slept on the way to my parent's house and is now awake but quiet in her cocoon on the couch.

Who knows? They are strange creatures... She will probably want to party all night now!

[lilima]

Yeah - Week 2 to 3 growth spurt. I remember it all to clearly with J. It is so great to hear that what our bub's are doing is "normal" as we are all posting the same thing. These first few weeks are all such a blurr. Then before you know it they are nearly 3!

I am sending J off to his Grandma's for the weekend. I just feel that I am not giving him quality time. At least at his Grandma will spoil him rotten and he will have a good time. I just miss him terribly. Even when he is here with me, I feel like I am not giving him the quality time I used to.

I am also feeling like a bit of a blob now. Still got a little pot tum, meaning that I can't get into my pre preg clothes, yet the mat clothes just look terrible.

Ok E is starting to get sooky under her playmat on the floor so better go.

[OceanPrincess]

I am also feeling like a bit of a blob now. Still got a little pot tum, meaning that I can't get into my pre preg clothes, yet the mat clothes just look terrible.

Oh my gosh I hear ya!

Put my pre-preg jeans on and I can get them on but can't do them up

Meg don't feel bad about J... you are doing the best you can

[Nai]

Jols - swap your 2 yo for a threenager

I hear you on the clothes - I have a pouch It looks awful! I put on 20kg and have lost 11 so 9 to go to pre-preg weight and I probably need to lose 5kg on top of that but it is soooo depressing.

[Olive]

im like you op can get the jeans on and done up but its not comfy, still using the belly belt, ive lost 11kg 3 to go!!

nai thanks will consider all options

ETA sophie is asleep had to negotiate a sticker in the morning if she goes to sleep negotiating with a 2 yr old, who' would have thought!!

[Malyna]

Haven't even got near the scales lately.. I was 6kg off my pre-pregnancy weight (but then I was overweight before I got UTD).

DS had a shocking night last night - upset, windy, clingy tried everything to get him to settle - ended up calling DH in to have him so I could get a sleep - poor DH tried bathing and everything to settle. Seemed like DS was booby monster again and everything was going straight through him - huggies nappies just weren't coping. I think it was either the growth spurt or because I had rissoles and onions yesterday - because today (boring food) he's been very settled.

welcome Ali! woot!!

I still haven't had any visits by the mums and bubs nurse yet, and no sign of mother's groups - so I'm going to contact a kids play group organisation tomorrow and see who I can contact.

[shellbell3]

Tarkine- Usually your maternal child health nurse organises a new mums group for the new mums in the area, have you had a visit from yours yet or been in contact with them yet? Yeah I been trying to avoid bad foods just in case they are causing unsettledness, will try anything.

AJP- I hear you, we have bedtime play ups here, I actually posted about it in my sep 06 group, Ash just gets so silly and won't co-operate. The other night she had to go to bed with no milk or bedtime story so she been bit better since then. But boy do we look forward to tucking her in!

OP- Have you got carrier or something you could use in the day? Being upright might help with all that screaming. Thats great bout the big gap overnight, so what I want.

Meg- Hopefully you'll get some rest on weekend with J being at grandmas. Its hard isn't it. I been trying whenever Em is asleep to do some activity with Ash, usually something that doesn't require much energy from me like puzzle or coloring, so shes happy she has my attention.

Yes def clothes drama here, nothing fits! Mat clothes too big and my old clothes I can't get past my bum I thought my bum had grown in preg and this confirms it, been wearing trackies!

[Olive]

tarkine arnt they supposed to contact you?????? ring the hospital and ask them what the go is, down here they contact us and visit within a week of bubs birth.
i hope alex is more settled tonight for you.
ETA snap shell!!

[Olive]

anyone want a 2 yr old, happy to swap for a newborn ... sigh...

BBL

[lilima]

Oh dear - doesn't sound good

[Olive]

bedtime dramas! everynight at the moment, doing my head in