This is just a quicky as Bella's on my lap and won't go to sleep even though she's tired!
Jayne - I had the rod thingy for around 18 months and for the first 12 months it was fantastic. After that though, I got really depressed and DH told me to get it out, saying "he wanted the old me back". As soon as it was out, I was back to normal. It was really wierd. I just felt down and sad all the time towards the end. I've heard others who have had no problems whatsoever as well, so I think everyone's just different. The beauty of it is that if you do have a bad reaction, then once it's taken back out the symptoms go straight away, unlike the needle. Also, I put on a fair bit of weight too - could have been that I'd just hit 30, or it could be the rod. I did need to put the weight on, so it wasn't an issue for me.
For those who are unhappy or disappointed with the the birth of their babies, all I can say is that you did what you had to do at the time, all in the best interest for you and your baby. The most important thing is that both you and your bub are happy and healthy and you did what any good mother would do in that situation. My first daughter's birth was a bit of a horror (posterior bub, ventouse, 2nd degree tear and a lovely haemorroid to boot!), and at the time I wished it could have been better, but she's now 9 and is happy and healthy - more than I could ever ask for. I beat myself up about the b/f thing with both of my daughters too, but soon realised that doing that was not doing them (or myself) any good. I should just be grateful that she is happy, and thriving. Many women aren't so lucky as to give birth to a live, healthy baby (my SIL is an example) so I should be very thankful for how things are.
Again, no personals sorry!!! We went out today and bought some baby panadole ready for tomorrow's needles. I am so not looking forward to it. Will post afterwards, all going well!
Impatient - BOL with Bella's needles tomorrow. I really hope that they go as well as they possibly can. Let us know how she goes. I just booked Claudia's in for 2 weeks time. I'm already dreading that.
Thanks for the info about the rod. I can't afford to put any weight on, I have 20kg already to lose!! LOL. I was kinda leaning towards the rod though, for the simple fact is that I can have it removed if it doesn't agree with my body. The injection that you can have lasts 3 months but can't be reversed if you don't take to it & I definitely don't want that new coil thing inserted. I was conceived while my mum had a IUD fitted & I actually grew on it & have a lovely purple mark still on the inside of my elbow. I don't think the idea of something foreign living 'up' there anyway!
RYN _ that's really, really awesome about him rolling over. Jess was a week shy of 4 months when she did that & most of her little friends were around that age, so he's doing super! WOO HOO On the sleeping til 4am. That's Claudia's top up time too, if it weren't for the time-diff we'd be up together! Are you b'feeding? I still am & put Claudia into bed with me, she'll suck for a good 45 minutes or so, so I put her in bed next to me, have a little cat nap while she feeds, wake up when she is finished, wrap her back up & put her back to bed. Works great for us. Only this morning we had Jess in bed with us too, so it was a bit squashy with 4 of us!
lisa: that's great Harrison put on 110g in 6 days. i'd resist formula too. how's james going at high school - still enjoying it? its great having brad home for the school holidays - he's so much help with cam.
jayne: yeah, the mini pill only has an approx 3 hour window - can be a hassle when i want to nap around that time, but so far working ok. yeah i think the DH's should take care of it!! might try and talk my DH into getting a snip. i've stopped wrapping bub, for a few reasons (although maybe i should!). the wraps were getting too small for him (although apparently you can buy bigger wraps?), and he gets out of them all the time, and he seemed alot happier in his big cot.
kelly: i was worried about moving my bub into the nursery, but it turned out easier than i thought. now when he cries, i work him into my dreams, and tell myself i don't need to get up for whatever reason!! when he was next to me i'd jump up as soon as he made any noise.
kirsten: how much does Quinn weigh now? and length? he's gorgeous. i've been meaning to put cam in the shower with his dad - i'll have to show him your photos. check out my two gorgeous boys in the bath, in album 2 http://aflanagan5.photosite.com/
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michelle: your daughters are beautiful! bet brianna is tickled pink with her baby sister. you were saying before about whether to have another baby - i thought i was too old at 39, but i've found i have more energy this time, my body has sprung back into shape (jury is still out on the boobs till BF finished!), and am enjoying it more this time around.
ryn: man - you went through alot with the birth - i don't blame you for being disappointed! good on you for coping with it all, and being flexible. i complain about my 2 labours, but really they were quite uncomplicated (i just can't handle the pain of contractions). your labour just proves to me that it doesn't matter how well prepared/educated you are, there's no planning for it. hope you next labour is smoother.
woohooo!! my bubba slept 8.5 hours last night - how lovely was that - i feel like a new woman!! he hadn't slept all day, so really needed the sleep, but usually his hunger overrides his sleeping! he doesn't sleep much at all during the day - maybe 3hours at the most, on the good days.
I'm sorry I haven't been around, Claudia has decided that it's fun to be on mummy's boobie & wide awake the WHOLE day long! LOL. I haven't had a minute to scratch myself between the two children, let alone get upstairs to get online!
What do you all class as sleeping through? Claudia goes around 9pm - almost 5am, so do I say she is sleeping through or what? I want to record it in her book that's all.
I'm so sorry about my lack of personals, I'm trying to get familiar with everythign so I will make a feeble attempt! LOL
KIRSTEND _ I have heard that cutting out dairy can help? Could it just be trapped wind from the course of the day rather than a specific food?
RYN _ OMG you've had a car crash?? Are you ok? Holy moley, I am so relieved to hear that Liebling is alright, I"m sorry to hear of the whiplash. I hope you're on the mend soon.
WATTLE _ I hear you on the non-day sleeper! It can become quite tiring that's for sure! Great news that you have a fantastic feeder though!
LISA _ I'm sure Harrison is going to have a better weight gain next week, I have heard that theory of a small weight gain one week & a bigger one the next. If he is feeding well then I'm sure it's inevitable.
RYN _ I"m not a fan of the dummies either. Jessica had one & when she was just gone 12 months old, I met a 4yo who still had a dummy, I came home, threw her dummies in the bin & she never asked for the again. I also found a lot of her night wakings were for me to pop the dummy back in. I wasn't opposed to Claudia having one if it meant less disruption to Jessica @ night time, but she has never needed one & I didn't buy one for her to put in the cupboard for the JIC middle of the night emergencies & so I was never tempted to give her one. They wanted me to give her one in hospital because on the second night she cried all night but one m/w told me that my milk was changing from colustrum to heavier milk & that it has sat in her tummy a lot heavier than what she's used to & that's why she was so unsettled. It made sense though, ebcause she has never cried like that again. However, in saying all that, I'm not anti-dummy at all, not by any stretch, some babies need them other don't........ I hope I haven't offended anybody, cos that wasn't my intention whatsoever.
IMPATIENT _ Bella must be on the same page as Claudia because she has not been a fan of the daytime sleeps either for the last few days, it's amazing that she's stayed in bed now for almost an hour. I can't believe it. I still swaddle her to sleep & at night she has these velcro swaddle thingys called kiddopotamus that I put on her, so this afternoon I have put her in that & int he cot & she's stayed asleep. I think she's not liking the hammock anymore. Used to be hammock in the day & cot @ night. Hopefully the day sleeps will pick up for you again soon!
Well I had better go. I have weight watchers tonight. I'm not liking the idea of it. I have to take both the babies for a start, then it's really cold today so I have to wear thicker clothes which I need thin clothes as I need all the help I can get after Easter & I have been VERY bad all week. How embarrassing! LOL.
i've stopped wrapping bub, for a few reasons (although maybe i should!). the wraps were getting too small for him (although apparently you can buy bigger wraps?), and he gets out of them all the time, and he seemed alot happier in his big cot. 
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