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I'm with you girls on the not sleeping. E has slept about an hour up all day today, and yesterday. Last night she slept from 8 till 3am, then woke at 4:30 am with terrible wind and wound up in bed with us as it was so cold.
I try and resettle over and over to no avail. How long can I keep resettling her!!?? My poor little boy misses out as I am in her room trying to get her to sleep. As soon as I pick her up she is immediately happy and smiles etc. So I dunno !?
Holly hang in there mate.
SJ - I am sorry that you have been upset. I hope you have had a better afternoon.
Kaz - 2 hourly! So your little one is not sleeping much either!!
We are catching the train into the city tomorrow. To go pick my mothers day gift. Then DH is going to the footy and I will come home with the cranky overtired kidlets!!! :) I go insane sitting at home for days trying the settling and resettling. Today I made a referral to North Park Private. I was in there when J was born for PND ( Some of you may know that when I had DS, my hubby broke his neck - so that played a large part) Anyway North Park also is a sleep school. I need to be in a different environment where I can focus on the sleep issue and not have to worry about DS.
Ok gonna go. E had a 40 min sleep on DH. Basically the only way she will sleep!!
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Meg- Hope the sleep school gives you good help, ikwym about trying to settle with another child, its so hard cause you feel most day is spent settling and then when does the toddler get yr time? I've just had to have the bassinet in the lounge with us in the day and using the dummy alot otherwise I'd never get away. A friend mine just did a day sleep school and said it was really helpful for her. They really enc black out blinds.
SJ- Might have to drink more water, I been feeling empty too. Thank god for HAB I use mine too but at least once Em is asleep she doesn't mind me sitting down. Will she take a dummy?
Kaz- Thats a fantastic weight gain, you must be feeling so happy bout that. Looks like things are going well feeding wise.
Ali- I'm the same love getting out of the house, feel better too just getting out rather than sitting home and stressing bout housework or settling babies etc.
Laura- How is Bella? Have they done any scans/ tests? I hope they're going to keep looking into it and not give you brush off.
OP- FIL doing ok, he says he is feeling better, had chronic constipation which they finally cleared so can imagine that'd make him feel heaps better.
mhami- so what movie did you get to see?
Not all that much happening here. Df and I put together a tv cabinet last night and altho its a crappy job to do it was actually really nice spending time with him doing something together, made us realise that we don't do it enuff, by time kids are settled in bed we pretty much just watch bit tv and go sleep. Think we really need to get someone over just for couple hours so we can go out dinner just the 2 of us.
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Meg - I'll wave to you tomorrow (your train goes past my house) :D I hope you have fun in the city!
SJ, I think I need to drink more water too
Kaz, I'm the same as you with the weight loss (or lack of it). I hope J settles better for you tonight
After a few bad sleep days Miss J slept from 7.30pm to 5am straight last night! And has proceeded to sleep pretty much all day and is now asleep in her bassinette - freaky! The only thing different is that she seems to have found her thumb and has been trying to suck it off her hand all day. I don't really want to encourage it but it seems to be settling her as she won't take a dummy - plus she can't lose it when it falls out :lol:
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Ok quick update -
We stayed the night in hospital and OF COURSE nothing happened whilst we were there!!
Although overnight her HR went down to 64 but they told me that was ok???
The paed came to see us in the morning and he said 'look i still have no answers for you but i dont think it is epilepsy because when you pick her up the fits stop. IF it WAS epilepsy nothing you could do would stop the fits'
So i suppose that is a good thing!!!! They are not going to do any tests just yet unless it happens again.
If it does happen again i have to try and record it so they can see what is going on.
argh i hate not being able to do personals i feel so selfish!!! please dont be angry at me
*runs and hides*
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OMG well the afternoon was worse. Worst thing that has happened since I've had DD. Decided to pick DH up from work so she could have more time getting used to the car. About a 30min trip and she cried for 20mins of it!! I kept thinking, oh she'll stop in a minute, nothing's wrong she's fed, burped, changed. Decided I wouldn't pull over and prolong it, would just try and get there. Well when I got her out her hair was wet from sweat and she was shaking!! She stopped crying when I held her but was still shaking for a few minutes! I burst into tears, it was so awful! And then the rest of the night every time I looked at her I cried again. Poor baby I just kept thinking she was so upset and thinking no one was helping her!! I hope she forgives me! So now I am NEVER going in the car with her by myself for more than 10mins until she grows out of this. It was so awful.
Kaz- lol, I haven't even done anything to lose weight! Really nothing. I think it's just coz I have a big baby and I'm little and she feeds so much she's just sucking everything out of me! lol. Hey, when can we do exercise for our tummy? I think at the hospital they said everything's not all healed up on the inside for 3 months??
Meg- Hope you have a good time in the city today! I have just given up on trying to get DD to sleep anywhere but the sling during the day. I'm going to try again at 12wks, I don't think she's ready to learn how to sleep by herself longer than 30mins yet!! After 12 wks no more mrs nice mummy, lol.
shell- She doesn't mind me sitting down, it's just the typing that sometimes wakes her and then I have to get up and go bounce on the fitball again. Right now she is snoring so I'm free to type away! lol. Nope, she's not interested in a dummy! But she has been sucking on her hands lately. It so cute she looks at her hand and concentrates really hard and slowly brings it to her mouth.
Nai- OMG that is such a good sleep!! I'm so jealous!!
laura- :hug: it must be so scary, I hope they can work out what's going on! Or better yet I hope it just never happens again!!
OMG I definately wasn't drinking enough water, I can't believe how much difference it makes!! My boobs are like rock hard between feeds again now esp at night and I have heaps of milk and making DD choke again, I can't win! lol. She came off just before and it was spraying out everywhere, if someone was sitting next to me they would have been sprayed, lol.
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Heaven, I haven't driven by myself with DS yet! It's bad enough with the three of us (DP as well) and DS screams and does the shaking/sweating/gone all red thing. DP will often suggest we just let him "cry it out" but he's not the one sitting in the back with DS red as a beetroot and feeling so helpless! We often have to pull over so we can comfort him and then continue the journey :rolleyes:
Laura, it must be so unnerving not knowing what's causing the fits :hug: Don't feel like you're being selfish - I hardly ever have time/energy for personals either!
Wow Nai - what a great sleep! I hope it continues for you!
Shell, it's good you get some time with your DP even if it is just watching TV! DP and I don't even share a room anymore and he's in bed by 7pm coz he starts work at 4am :(
Megie, I hope the sleep school works wonders for you. Have fun in the city :)
Kaz, great news on the weight gain!
Det, Levi's teething already?! I didn't know it could happen so soon! Eek, not looking forward to all the slobber and grizzling...
Ali, what breed are your dogs? Are they well adjusted and coping with Ash's arrival?
Well, afm...L's weight gain is sort of stablising. He was weighed on Tuesday at the paed and was 5.7kgs and the day before at mothers group I weighed him and he was 5.63kgs, so up 70g overnight...lol it's less than usual anyway! It seems to be slowing down though from the 800 or so gms a fortnight he's been doing. And boy did he have wind last night! It continued into this morning as well, he just kept passing it! Better out then in of course, but I just couldn't believe how much was trapped in his poor belly. Maybe something I ate? I had a quiche and a soy chai latte yesterday and I don't usually have either... :dunno:
Heaven, I think you asked about vax a page or so back...we have decided not to get pneumoccol because we believe the potential side effects are not worth risking atm. We have a family history on both sides of severe allergies and allergic reactions so to us it isn't worth the risk of having the immunisation. Hep B we don't believe is necessary right now, but of course later down the track we will consider it, and polio we also don't think is necessary considering all the harsh additives that are in the vaccines. Anyway, I don't want to start up a debate and each to their own, but that was our reasoning!
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Laura- You poor thing. I cant believe you are having to go through this. :hug: Please dont feel guilty for no personals. We arent angry with you and it is hard sometimes we all go through times where we jsut need to get something off our chest and thats what we are all here for :hug:
Heaven- Gracie wont hate you hun :hug: THat must have been very stressful for you. I have noticed if the car is hot when we get in even jsut a bit ASh hates it and it is hard once theystart crying, they end up getting in such a state that they dont know what they are crying about anymore. We are driving to Qld next Thurs :o The only thing that will save us is the fact that I will sit in the back with Ash. I was going to ask you, do you have one of those mirrors that goes on the back window so you can see them? I dont but was thinking of getting one. I have noticed Ash is liking looking in the mirror at herself latel so it might help as a distraction. You could give it a go with Grace. :hug:
Nai- What an awesome sleep! Isnt it funny that after the day you had before they just seem to know you need a break! Like what happened to me on my break down day with George Foreman and then Ash slept through the night. Hope last night was the same for you.
Shell- A date night sounds good. DP and I need that as well.
Kaz- Excellent weight gain!!!!! YAY! I am the same with the hungry thing, in fact I am eating all the time! I havent lost any weight except for baby and fluid. I'd hate to think what would happen if I wasnt breastfeeding!
Holly- good that you have MIL and you get on well. A break for you is exactly what you need hun,
Det- Can you see any teeth cutting through yet?
AFM- SHocking night last night. Ash didnt go to sleep until 1am!!!! I was so out of patience. She obviously had tummy pains and nothing would soothe her. Ended u putting her bouncer in the middle of the bed and bouncing her while I was laying down as I was so exhausted! I soon heard some little or I should say big rippers come out and she went to sleep until 5am and then 9:30am.
Gotta go my dog is barking at the fence!!!!!!!!
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Laura - thanks for the update. I hope you get some idea of what's causing the fits soon. Take care.
MM - Great idea about sleep school. I'm glad you're booked in. Have fun in the city. If you ever want to meet up in town let me know - it's very easy for us to get there.
Nai - I live in Northcote.
Shellbell3 - Unfortunately we couldn't get our act together to get to the cinema in time. Always the way!
AB - Glad bubs finally got those farts out, but what an endurance test for you!
HollyM and Heaven - it is just terrible when your bubs gets into that state isn't it? I had it at the beauty therapist one day while I was getting my underarms waxed. I cried as well when I picked her up and she was immediately fine - felt like the poor girl was so stressed and I was being selfishly vain. I'm going again this evening to get all my waxing done and I'm leaving Posy at home with DH!
Yesterday we went to see my best friend in the city for lunch. Had a beautiful time lolling around in the Treasury Gardens. Posy started crying in her ergo carrier on the way home so I had to wriggle her onto my boob. She fed all the way home, and continued to while I walked home from the tram stop. Weird sensation!
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Hi girls!!
Meg - Sleep school sounds like a good idea for you and E. I'm sorry she's still not sleeping better but hopefully it will improve after school! I've heard good things about those programs. J tends to feed two hourly of an afternoon - just when I want to catch some zzzz!!
Shell - I hope you go out for dinner soon with your DH! Get him to take you for mothers day.
Nai - You do so much exercise girl you must be heaps fit!! whoohoo on Js sleep recently.
Laura - I hope B doesn't have any more fits darl. I have a friend whose son had a few fits when he was a couple of months old - it wasn't epilepsy either and apparently although they're scary, they don't usually cause any long term harm (that we can tell). Her son is fine now and I hope B has had the same thing and will be fine too. No one hates you for not doing personals either mate! I saw your other thread and you've got a lot going on atm. Take care of you.
SJ - No one at the hossy told me anything about post-surgery care except the standard "no driving, lifting, bending, carrying, reaching up or twisting for 6 weeks!" I've got a post-natal physio booklet from a major hossy that a friend gave me and we should have been doing pelvic floor, abdominal tummy tucking, pelvic tilt, back and neck exercises since about 24 hours after delivery :o Yeah right!! I do pelvic and tummy tucking when I remember!! It sucks when they're unsettled in the car. Grace won't remember at all I promise!! J is variable, sometimes he sleeps and then other times he cries randomly. The other day he cried during this one town on both the trip there and the return. Weird.
Ali - I was wondering yesterday how your dogs were going! Our dog is ok but only because DP has been putting the time into walking her sometimes etc but he is not a shift worker like your DP. Don't feel too bad about them - I'm sure they'll adjust and you'll be able to do more with them when A is a bit older. Well done on helping the farts out too!! I have nicknamed DP the "fart whisperer" because he's great at helping J with his wind.
mhami - :clap: for feeding in the ergo and walking at the same time!!
AFM- I got out and about again today. Have to make the most of the good weather while it lasts. Gets cold here after ANZAC day every year without fail and we've had the fire on a fair bit in the last week!
I joined WW today. Going to shift this pg weight and then some!! Need to be accountable to someone, otherwise I'll always put it off until "tomorrow". Figured there's no point spending money on new clothes - might as well spend it on losing weight to fit back into all my old ones.
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:hello: sorry I've been AWOL.. still will be AWOL for a while.
Kaz - ur post about midnight snacks - I'd say go for it.. as long as you go for something healthy, like a banana.
I crave carbs when I'm really tired - biscuits are my weakness.. but keep your metabolism up wiht something healthy and you'd be right!!
Sorry for no personals.. rushing in here to say hi..
Laura - sorry to see that things haven't been good for you.. garantee that things will be all ok when ur in hospital and all haywire when ur not in hopsital!
Take care girls
xxoo
Will hopefully get back soon.. everything is ok.. DH has got a job adn I'm trying to do 1001 things at hte mo... DS isn't napping durin gthe day so I am lucky to get 20minutes to myself..men hey? think its starting young!! Have started reading books - novels again, so I'm hooked really badly (have been trying to stear clear of fiction books because I LOVE Them to pieces)
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Just a pop in here too, Em been really unsettled, lots screaming and crying and won't even take dummy so she obviously upset about something! I keep wondering am I making enough milk cause she only put 140g on over 12 days at last weigh in and she's been draining both sides at feeds. I offered her formula top up after tonights feed cause she was upset and had emptied my boobs but wouldn't take it so who knows! :dunno:
She in bassinet now, quiet but not asleep, I'm ready to sleep after last night.
Oops there she is, spoke too soon!
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hey girls
just a quickie
i am off for the weekend!! Going to Cairns to give my nan a surprise visit- she still hasnt been able to come down to meet Levi due to health issues
only booked my flights last nite
leave melb 7.30am sat and get back to melb 11.45pm sun! so a fleeting visit- but that is all i can do!!!
Twins staying home with DH- just Levi and i are going!
wish me luck!!!!!
mwah
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Laura - never feel bad about posting and not doing personals. I hope Bella is ok.
Kaz - good on you for joining WW. I have gone 3 days without chocolate - I wonder if it has made a difference.... maybe I should join too.
Tarkine - good to hear from you. I am trying to get some reading done too but not much is happening. I am 14 pages into my book club book - and book club is on Wednesday!!!
SJ - the physio said I could do abdominal exercises after 6 weeks but I don't have much seperation and also to do pelvic floor and core strength exercises.
Meg - hope you had a good day!
Mhami - we aren't too far away, we're in Kensington so close to the CBD too.
Ali - our dog adjusted to reduced walks - he's now really grateful when he gets to go. I feel sorry for him as sometimes I don't get to even feed him until mid-morning as I am so busy.
Shell - has E grown in length? Sometimes they don't put on much weight but grow in length instead.
AFM - the washing machine got fixed today - YAAAAYYY!!! Now to catch up on the washing eeeek! Miss J didn't sleep much today but was a good girl and happy when awake. We had her granuloma seen to again today and they used liquid nitrogen to burn it off. She didn't even flinch. I hurt my back even more yesterday so am on the waiting list to see the physio. It is ok during the day but is quite painful at night so I am having trouble sleeping and have to take painkillers which I don't like doing.
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Laura - don't feel guilty about your posts. You have a lot on.
tarkine - Hi!!
Mhami - I posted something to you in the other tread.
Nai - At least she was happy when awake.
kaz - great that you joined WW. I have been going to the gym. Gotta lose this belly, especially as I have a high school reunion at the end of May. Don't want everyone to say "ohh, she has stacked on the weight."
Shell - They would ahve said something to you if they don;t think she has put on enought weight. I am sue that everything is fine. I hope she is better for you tonight. i agree. A mothers day dinner sounds like a good idea. in fact, I am going to suggest to Dh that we do the same and get SIL and MIL to come over to have the kids for a bit.
Det - Enjoy your weekend away. I hoe your Nan is thrilled to see you.
Ali - I hpe that you get a better night tonight.
Holly - I am glad that MIL stays once a week to give you a break. Esp as you would basically be doing the shocking nights on your own as DP works.
SJ - Of course your DD forgives you! She won't even remember. You can't help her crying in the car. Especially if you need to go somewhere. As cruel as it sometimes seems, I let DD cry in the car, as I can't really stop and console her while driving. In saying that, she hasn't really ever got really hysterical. Just protest crying. She will get used to it.
Miss E hada 2 hour sleep this morning. Woo hoo for us! Then we went into the city and had a great time. She got a little cranky at one stage, but for the most part was really good. Then I caught the train home with both kids by myself at peak hour. Crazy I know. E was crying a little. Not too loud though, and a woman kept giving me dirty looks, so I turned to her and said "well you are just going to have to put up with it. I can't force her to be quiet!!" That and J was jumping around, over tired, but still well behaved. It was pouring when I got off, and I had to run home to keep us as dry as possible. E was all covered in, but J got a little wet. we only live about 200 metres from the station though. Bathed both kids together, and had J in bed by 7, and E by 8:30. I think I am in for a rough night though, as she hasn't fed too well all day, so will prob want to make up for it in the night. DH probably won't get home till the last train tonight as he has gone to the footy.
My sister bought me something called a milk band that you wear on your wrist. Been using it for about a week now. I really liek it as itmeans you know what time you last fed, and what side. I was hopeless at remembering which side I started on at the last feed. She said it was about $5. They look lie those bands that chariities sell. Flat rubber material.
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Shell - hope Em is having a better day today!
Nai - hmmm yes, I stopped buying chocolate last week. Was just eating and EATING it all the time. Once you've gone a few days, you won't really miss it! Hope your back improves soon - that sucks!
Meg - I've got one of those milk bands too. They're great but you have to remember to re-set them after each feed, otherwise you'll get confused like I do! lol :doh: Good on you for saying something to that lady on the train. I hope I have the guts to do that when my turn comes.
Det - Enjoy your trip north! Hope the weather is great.
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:hello::nahnah::wiggle: im still here!! just been super busy! will get in here tomorrow!
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Well I have booked Miss J into the creche at the gym for an hour twice a week so I HAVE to go now!! I made sure I got days when my friend is working there which makes me more comfortable.
A small woohoo - Miss J put herself to sleep in her bassinette twice today!! Yep - she self settled. She was sucking her thumb within an inch of its life but she did it. I am so proud of her :D
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Hi girls, just a quick one from me, I am so cranky with DP!!!! HE is being a selfish twat this weekend!
He bought this bike that he is doing up so this morning he goes out to get some parts for it then we were supposed to go watch him play this special cricket match today (a family day where all the other families were going). I had DD and myslef all ready and because he was late coming back from getting the bike parts , he was in such a rush to get to cricket which was 40minutes away and I said that I wont get in the car with him and put DD in if he was going to speed, so he says well I am going to speed so we didnt go. THen he comes home and I think finally we will have some time together, but NO, he wants to do more work on the bike, so I lose it and I mean lose it at him and he storms out on the bike. I sent him an abusive text msg! Havent heard from him. He can be suck a **** when he wants to be. To top it off, he is working tomorrow 9 til 9 so we wont see him then either.
Geez its like wanting us to spend time as a family is too much to ask! Sorry for the quick vent. :redface:
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nai sophie looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooved her thumb!! i remember waking to hear a very strange noise coming through the monitor and i as walked up the hallway to her room i could hear her sucking her thumb :o was sooo loud! she started at 10 weeks
ETA ali hun vent away i would have cracked it too :hug: sounds like he needs a night in the spare room (with george ;) )
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Holly- Yeah letting her 'cry it out' in the car wouldn't work anyway!! She would just keep screaming!! It was so sad :( Thanks heaps for that info on the vaccines, it's such a hard decision hey! I know she won't be getting all of them, some I just think are really unnecessary, like Hep B for eg. Did your Dr say you could get them separately? Does the pneumoccol one have particularly bad side effects??
Ali- I did have one of those mirrors in the car but the stupid thing broke!! So I couldn't even see her :( Grace likes looking at herself in the mirror too, I stand in front of the mirror when I'm putting her in the HAB to distract her! How's the sleep going? Grace is all over the place, wish she'd get into a pattern!! She'll have a couple of good nights and I'll start to think YAY she's finally worked it out, then she changes and is up all night like last night!! ahh!! OMG poo to your DP!! He needs a kick up the bum!
mhami- Talk about multi-tasking!! I can't feed DD in the Hug-a-bub, she's not at the right hight for mu boob! lol. It would be very handy though!
Kaz- lol, the physio came to see me in hospital the day after the c/s to show me how to do the tummy exercises. She actually made me do them, I felt like slapping her, lol. I did not care about tummy exercises at that point!!!!!!! Good job on joining WW, my mum used to go, she doesn't anymore but she still does it, counts up her points and everything, it sounds like a realistic way to lose weight!
tarkine- nice to hear from you! Hope things slow down soon!
shell- are u drinking lots of water, that effected my supply a lot! But I'm sure you have enough milk. And you know even if she has both sides if she still wants more you can put her back on the first side. Someone told me that, it doesn't just have to be 2 sides, they can have 3, or 4 even! Your BBs will still have milk for her.
det- hope you're having a good time in cairns!!
Nai- thanks for that, I should start trying to tone up I think. Will it ever be the same again?? I never really had a flat flat tummy anyway, but it wasn't so flabby!! Yay for the self-settling, that's awesome!
megie- omg catching the train with 2 kids at peak hour!! I can't imagine. Well done! What a stupid woman on the train!! Glad you said something! lol. I want one of those milk bands!! I just googled it. That would be helpful! I can never remember!
AJP- :hello: I think DD is going to be a thumb sucker, she's sucking her hand all the time now. She's so cute to watch discovering her hands and that she can actually put them in her mouth on purpose! I want her to suck her thumb, pmsl, if it helps her go to sleep on her own!
I'm so tired!!!!!! Not a good night last night, felt like she was up wanting to feed all night. Lucky I have an awesome DH who did all the resettling coz I was too tired. So now he is sleeping. Aww....love him.
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