-
Nai- How scary :hug: Hope she is okay now. Let us know when you can. :hug:
Holly- Your fathers day plans sound lovely. WE plan to do a similar thing. I have got DP from Ash a photo frame that says Dad (and put a pic of DP, DD and the dogs in it), a book about Why I love my Daddy & she is going to wear a tshirt that I bought for her that says Daddy's little girl. Think thats all I will get him as we are a bit on the broke side after some fines we had to pay.
Shell- I dont know how you function with two waking up. Its hard enough with one and then the dogs if they decide they want to go out in the middle of the night! You are superwoman!
Heaven- I think the tummy pains are waking them up alot. Glad she got her poop out!
WE got some more poop out today! Woo hoo!!! All she has eatren for the last 4 days is puree pears and Breast milk so I thought that would get it going and we tried the prune juice, she had a bit but boy did she turn her nose up to it. Glad I only bought a small bottle of it as its not cheap!
Had a grerat day yesterday. My mothers group organised a day at teh pub with our baabies and the dads so all the dads could meet and it went so well. Next is a girls night out! Daddys have to babysit!
My last day of mat leave as work tomorrow.
-
Yay on the poo Ali!!
Shell - I hear you on the lack of sleep :(
Heaven - Miss J sometimes wakes up during the night, grunts a bit and does some farting then goes back to sleep. It must hurt their little tummys.
Miss J is ok although the last 2 nights she has co-slept and fed all night so I haven't slept at all. I think she might be getting her top teeth but I can't be sure. She cries if I try to look! Her temp has been up at night and in the mornings but during the day she is ok :dunno: She is also having a big developmental leap as she can now sit by herself for over half and hour (she only starting sitting last week!!) and she is saying "mum mum", "bub bub" and "baaa" (bath) - all in the last few days. Maybe it's her 26 week wonder week?
-
Nai- That weird, Hopefully she settles soon, its so hard isn't it lack sleep and chasing a toddler all day.
Ali- You doing 2 or 3 days? Have you sorted childcare now I know you were having troubles with days and things. Good luck, I remember first returning to work after having Ash and I cried on the drive to work then I got to work and someone asked who was looking after Ash so that made me burst into tears again! But it gets easier and the extra money is also an incentive. I'm due back end Jan but may return earlier we will see.
-
Nai- Sounds like more teeth for Miss J. We dont have any yet but I got bitten hard when feeding tonight. Ouch!
Shell- Dp's mum is going to look after DD. SHe has chnaged all her work days twice now to make it possible which is lovely but not necessary if work didnt stuff me around. I'm working Mondays and Tuesdays.
I really dont want to go :( I wonder what they would say if I went back for one week and then told them I am not coming back until next year. LOL!
I am feeling quite sad tonight.
How do you all get by on one income?
-
Thats great you have MIL to look after her, will make you feel better to with her going to someone you know. We're just getting by on the one wage so we don't really get to spend on extras. Our mortgage is close to half of DFs wage so with me at work makes things alot easier.
-
Oh Ali, I hope you have a good day back at work today!! Apart from missing DD that is, I hope you're made to feel very welcomed back :)
FWIW, we are finding it pretty hard on just one income and DP is an apprentice too. We are very lucky that we're living with my mum but we still pay board and for food & spilt all the bills and stuff but it's a lot cheaper than renting that's for sure. I'm meant to be going back to work 2 days in November but I think I'll extend my mat leave until February because I haven't worked out L's care arrangements (I'd probably have to pay someone) and I won't have dropped bfing yet either so going back to work will be a real pita than a benefit at that stage.
Oh and your fathers day plans sound really nice, he will love it!
Nai, woohoo on the new words and sitting!! How was she last night? I don't know what's been up with L either. The last two nights have been SHOCKING and we co sleep anyway! When DP has left for work around 3am-ish, L is up and wriggling/grizzling and refusing boobie...he doesn't settle at all after that so it's just hours of wriggling and grizzling until I finally get up when it's light. I just don't know what he wants and it's so frustrating. I'm exhausted. I hope it doesn't continue :wall:
Shell, lol at the nose trimmer. A stubbie holder is a great idea! DP loves his drinks too :rolleyes:
Heaven, how is G today? Was she better overnight? Maybe it is a growth spurt type thing seeing as there's a few of them being unsettled at the moment :dunno:
AFM, well besides L being really annoying overnight lol nothing else much to report... oh but I leaked last night! Weird, I haven't leaked for months and my bbs weren't particularly full either...
I have 2 assignments due this week so better get moving. Have a good day all xox
-
:hug: Good luck today Ali!! I hope everything goes well. It's really hard the first few weeks so be prepared to feel sad and hormonal. It does get easier though! With both pregnancies I saved like crazy and put a lot of money away in a high interest account so that I could take 12 months off and the savings would cover our mortgage. That's the only way we could survive.
Miss J was good last night and slept from 7pm to 6am straight so I feel a bit better now. Not sure what was up with her. If it is her teeth I hope they come through soon - she seemed so distressed :(
-
please tell me i'm not the only one getting no sleep whatsoever!!
i don't know what's going on, but jimmy has been up constantly the last 4 nights and i am completely exhausted. wonder week? idk, but it better end soon!
ali- good luck at work. it's hard on one wage. we're still getting the baby bonus so that helps with the mortgage. i hate not having any money to spend on myself ever though.
holly- good luck with your assignments
hi to everyone else and your bubs :)
-
ali hun thinking of you this morning :hug: i hope your day goes ok.
nai glad J seems to be better and sleeping well again!!
holly sounds like you have a wiggleworm there!! maybe you were sleeping on your tummy and the pressure made you leak :dunno:
shell do you mainly work weekends?
ginger hugs chicken :hug: hasnt J got some teeth?? may explain the waking.
ARM us girls are all sick, DH had a cold last week and we copped it oover the weekend, sophie seems ok today (though she can have dimetapp) im snotting/blocked/head going to explode blahhhhh! millie has a runny nose and eyes-first cold for her! she woke screaming at 9pm last night then slept til 5am then til 8am, so not too bad.
ali we survive, have done for almost 3 years now, its harder, but somehow you just do! we did make sure my car was paid off before sophie was born, we dont have credit cards-just debit mastercards, not debt except the mortgage, were also well ahead with bills, so there all in credit and we pay the same amount on each bill every month which makes life easier also means if something ever came up we could easily go a few months and not need to pay any bills except the mortgage. DH is on a good-ish wage we also get a car allowence which means we pay nothing for his car, no petrol,insureance,rego etc which helps as well, we get a new car every 3-4 years and if we spend under a certain amount if doesnt cost us out of his wage, the allowence pays for it
-
Hi all,
Just popping in to say hi, I'm still here!!
Went away on a girls weekeend with my sisters and cousins and of course L...
Hugs to those with no sleep L too has been up ALL night feeding over the weekend....just wanted to be fed and cuddled, last night was a bit better but not great, he got his second tooth thought so maybe it's all a combination of things..
Ali- Hopw work was ok...and you had lovely cuddle with DD when you got home.
Ajp- hope you guys are feeling better soon.
Nai- Wow does sound like lots is happening what a clever girl..
Sorry I can't seemt o read back when I reply atm???? so Hi to everyone else
Has anyone still got the bubs in the room with them to sleep??? Or am I the only silly one?
-
apart from the lack of sleep pinny i hope you had a great weekend!
millie has never slept in our room! so im no help!
-
Hope the weekend away was good Pinny! We have Miss J in our room with us still. She is currently in the portacot next to our bed as she has outgrown the cradle. I was hoping that I could move her into the same room as DD1 but as she isn't sleeping through consistently yet I am not going to risk it. We will probably keep her in there for another couple of months.
-
jimmy's still in our room, probably will be for a while longer the way he's sleeping LOL
ajp- hope you all start feeling better soon. j has got 2 bottom teeth.
pinny-glad to hear i'm not the only one up all night.
nai-i want to eventually put my 2 boys in the same room too. have no idea when it will work though.
holly-posted the book this morning :)
-
Thanks girls :grouphug:
I am not going to lie. Today was really hard. Emotionally and physically. I def felt the mummy guilts but I knew she was being well looked after. I was extremely busy today and kind of felt like I was massively thrown in the deep end (we had grandparents day at school today and I have an excursion to go on tomorrow) and it all feels like a massive whirlwind. Everyone was lovely and very supportive, offering me help, etc but I just missed my baby girl so much.
I was greeted ont he front verandah when I got home and we had beautful cuddles and I fed her both sides. She only had 80mLs out of her bottle between 7:30 and 3:30!!! But she also had a jar of pureed fruit so at least thats something. SHe fed off both VERY full sides when I got home then fell asleep in my arms. Bless. :)
ANother day tomorrow and then its over for the week. In a way I guess Mon and Tues are good that I get it over and done with for the day!
She's awake, BBL if I get all my homework done!!! I cant belive I have stuff to do on the computer tonight!! Arrrrh!
-
awww ali :hug: i agree with getting it over and done with in two straight days
-
Ali- I can sympathise with you 100%, I went back to work when DD was 6 months old two days a week too!! The guilts are bad, but you have to focus on the positives, just like you are doing...I kept telling myself that she was with people that loved her and that it was only for two days so out of 14 days ( 2 weeks) she was with me for 10days and so not bad 10 out of 14 days!!! Does that make sense?? feel like I'm rambling...All the best for tomorrow... then your off!!
How you feeling Jols?? Getting any better?
-
Ali- It sucks doesn't it but I promise it does get easier and you start to enjoy that extra money coming in.
Pinny- Em is still in my room and Df still sleeps in what will evntually be her room! It just has worked well for us that way. I get to stay in bed to settle her and tbh Df snores and tosses and turns so much I prolly get more sleep with Em!
AJP- Yeah I work 2 days week Thurs and then either a sat sun. So not too bad, plus weekend is time and half so end of the fortnight I end up getting 5 days worth pay for working 4.
Holly- I always think about returning to school to do something new but hearing about assignments sends shivers down my spine! Lol.
Em being bit grumble bum today I wonder if teething cause she is really gnawing on things more than usual. Can't feel anything tho. She is soo trying to crawl too and gets really frustrated when she isn't moving.
-
Ginger (I like your new name!), thanks for that! Looking forward to the post today lol.
Ali :hug: don't worry, Ash will be loving her time with Grandma. And I agree, it will be so good having the extra money coming in too. If I had someone to mind L for free, I'd probably go back to work sooner too, but I don't! It's great that the two days are consecutive so you have the rest of the week to look forward to :)
Nai, how was J last night? Glad to hear she slept well the night before.
AJP, yeah I think I was sleeping on my tummy that's why I leaked! We have all had colds here too. I'm still pretty congested and snotty, just seems to be lingering! Hope you all recover soon.
Pinny, sounds like a great weekend! And no you are not silly - I am still co sleeping with L! It doesn't bother me as much anymore. Why should I stress out and be frustrated, not to mention spend so much time and sleepless nights trying to get him to sleep in his cot in another room?!??! It's so not worth it and I know he's not going to be still in our bed in 10 years time, but right now is just not the right time for us! I don't have any plans to move him as yet, so just taking each night as it comes :p
Shell, I wish I could just study and do the assignments at my own leisure instead of having deadlines! How is E today? How cute that she's trying to crawl!
AFM, L was so funny yesterday. My mum was holding him and was on the phone at the same time and L kept trying to reach up and grab it. So my mum gave him the phone and he put it to his ear and was trying to talk!!!! It was sooo cute and funny, I've never heard him babble so much at once. Clearly he knows what the phone is all about LOL
On a crappier note, last night was the pits :doh: He was so restless - grizzled and squirmed most of the night. I can't believe that I am even functioning today! I really hope this is short-lived. The last 3 nights have been terrible.
Oooh he's awake xox
