Blip: Yeah - maybe we'll have to let Moose know about the Baby Buddies group in case she doesn't know. And Antheia. Glad you and Darren are doing well.
I'm well. The worst is sleep deprivation - by the end of the day I start feeling a bit overwhelmed by everything - but after some sleep I usually feel better able to cope again. Oliver is a dream baby - he's hardly ever unsettled... but I don't want to speak too soon. He slept 6 hours last night - I couldn't believe it when I realised.
DH, Oliver and I have been on a few outings now - to the supermarket, and into town today. I can't get over how long it takes to get ready to go places when there's a baby involved!
Have some more time to post while Oliver is having a good sleep. I've been home from hossy for five days now... Oliver is one week and two days old! DH and I slowly settling into life with Oliver. Like I mentioned, I get very overwhelmed sometimes - usually of an evening/night when the lack of sleep catches up to me. I've had one or two little cries, and DH has been wonderful - giving me lots of hugs when I need them.
Oliver is a wonderful bub - doesn't get unsettled very often, and has even been sleeping 5-6 hours a night from 1-2am onwards. Feeding is going okay. I've been using a nipple shield mainly, cause my silly big boobies and flat nipples make it hard for Oliver to latch on. But once he's on he's a wonderful feeder - he's a great little sucker! I can't really follow the 3-4 hourly feeds. Sometimes he just desperately needs another feed after 2-2.5 hours.
We have our first check up on Tuesday - I can't wait to see how much weight Oliver has put on, and how much he's grown!
I hope everyone is doing well, and I hope we have some more new mummies come to join us soon!
selina- your lucky with oliver! darren sleeps 4hrs at night - and only when in bed with me!
and its crazy how long it takes to go out with a baby in toe...and think...its only going to get harder LOL!
AFM: darren has gone mental. he's feeding every 2hrs today (mind you its 35deg!) DH has him right now, so i get some "me" time. which will promtly end after this post! haha. but he's been good. his wind has become good...since i put him back on the boob! which im stoked about. he's co-sleeping with me at the moment too becuase he wont settle on his own - and right now im not willing to leave him cry in his bassent eather. (i'm too much of a softy) we had one bad night where i was up till 4am tying to calm him with wind...i tired feeding and changeing but nothing worked, then just after 4am an almighty clap of bum thunder and he was fine - compleat with wind smile and all! i think darren is custer feeding or just thurisy because of the heat; so i shell have to wind up my post and go flop 'em out for him. its a little annoying how he falls alseep then off the boob, then wakes himself and crys, then i put the dummy in he sleep for an hour- hour and a half then starts all over agian! Ohh well...joys of being a mother ay?
- I couldn't believe it when I realised.
I can't really follow the 3-4 hourly feeds. Sometimes he just desperately needs another feed after 2-2.5 hours.
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