Well Son the routine with Tizzie only lasted two days before Craig stuffed it up and then Caleb had his huge growth spurt so we havent been able to get him back on track, in fact he only slept about a total of an hour today and yesterday was pretty much the same, i was so tired i was in tears and Craig had to come home from work today to help me cos i was exhausted by 9am. Standing over his cot patting and rocking and shushing him to sleep for 2 hours is exhausting, im not getting anything done at all! i can barely get his bottles made. And i dont want to start "accidental parenting" him with the baby bjorn or pram or car either (although when im at the end of my rope i do use them just to get him some sleep!) The only thing that keeps me going is he is still sleeping pretty much through the night.
He goes down at 7pm, we give him a dreamfeed at 10.30 he wakes at 2-2.30 for a feed and goes straight back down until morning (around 6.30-7am) so to be honest we have it pretty good for the nighttime, its just the daytime he isnt sleeping. My MHCN is sending someone over to spend the day with me, they are sleep specialists so im looking forward to that, once we get him out of being overtired and having a gassy tummy all the time we should be able to get the routine back up and running again cos it was working SO well!
anyway, my sisters due date for her baby is today but no word from her, im not gonna bug her but i cant wait to hear when my neice has been born.
well im off to bed, another early night for me!!
Hi all, you all seem to be doing so well. Fin is a dream, I'm not sure i'll say that next week when DH goes back to work, but at the moment we are having fantastic family time. Fin is fairly consistant with 4 hours between feeds and then one 5-7hr from around 9 pm. I'm slowly trying to move this to around 11pm so we get a good night sleep. It would also mean that Fin would wake up when DH needs to go to work.
I'm probably going to start as debate but have to ask. Has enyone else thought of circumsition for their little man?
I have just recieved all the info and am making my way though it. We are leaning towards getting it done.
Thanks Soniebin. Will try and pop out today and get them.
Well last night wasnt too bad, although already today he hasnt stopped grizzling. When he cries it sounds like he is in so much pain. I am at my wits end trying to work out how to settle him.
Runner - thank you I'm so glad I'm persisting with it.... had a few tears most days mainly cos' its so damn painful with my damaged nipple! It's slowly healing.... Just wish I hadn't waited 2 weeks before calling the LC! Never mind at least I'm getting the help now. Attachment is great now just need to work on Ava's sucking. She's a bit lazy at times esp on left side. We are still topping up with EBM every day.
Happy 2 wks Amara!! That's strange a lady would say that when you only just got the sling!!!! how annoying! lol Which mall? Tweed Mall? I can't remember what suburb you are living in?
Shan - yeah we have a sling! It's fantastic! My DH just loves it and when he gets home from work he puts it straight on and wears her! It's so cute..... definitely helps settle her at times. Are you breastfeeding? We found out DD was just crying in pain cos she was so hungry!!!! We are on 3hrly feeds strictly and demand feeding if she wants it before that.
My poor nipples are so used!! I hope you get more sleep tonight its awful when they are so unsettled hey
Well, the last 24-48hrs we have a new baby!! The LC says that Ava was crying so much because she has been so hungry and not feeding effectively at the breast (I had no idea until few days ago!!!) so we are getting there now and she's not hungry anymore. We weighed her today and she's put on 60g in 24hrs!!! YAY YAY!!!! That's a HUGE milestone for us after everything we've been thru lately..... still not her birth weight though yet.....
Ava's been easier to settle lately and we don't think she has colic or reflux now like originally was suggested. She's not as windy either so perhaps feeding more often is helping her wind? also we have more dirty nappies too as there was 2 days there without any!!!
Ok thats all i have time for.... sorry no personals again.... just no time! Thinking of you all and hope you are all coping okay with the tiredness.
Oh! Oh! Ava and I went on our first outing together yesterday! (to the pharmacy) and I was so nervous taking her in the car on my own etc but we did really well! It was no big deal after all that.
It's been hard not having my DH home with us during the week (he couldn't have ANY time off) and I've missed him terribly as we used to work together every day in our business!! So I just love it when he walks in the door and can help me out with Ava.
My stitches have finally dropped out and I don't recognise my own Vagina anymore!!! whaaaa!!!! And I STILL have pain in my tailbone! It must be so bruised!
Ok chat to you all later!! x
(I have a goal! To type my birth story Friday night!!! When Dh can hold Ava!)
Well done on taking Ava out by yourself!!! I remember when i first took Caleb out, i brought EVERYTHING wiht me, just in case haha but now its so much easier, you will get more and more confident with it. You and Ava seem to be coming along nicely now, its so good to hear that she has put on some more weight.
My boy is a fatty boom boom... haha, just joking, he now weighs 4.4kg and i can feel the difference in my back!
Went and bought the book "secrets of the baby whisperer" by tracey hogg yesterday and can i say after five days of Caleb not sleeping in the daytime he is starting to settle down today. Its a fantastic tool of figuring out your baby, how to know his routine and how to take the lead with it as well. Yesterday i was exhausted and cried and cried and Craig had to come home from work to help me out because as i said it was day 5 of him just not sleeping through the day and today he has had a 1.5 hour sleep this morning and is sleeping now (going on 1.5 hours) and ive been able to have a shower and do my washing for the first time in 2 days! Im feeding him every 3.5 hours because i have now learnt how to read and tell the difference between his "hungry cry" and his "tired cry"
They also have a website that gives you all the info you need so you dont necessarily need the book, not sure if we are allowed to post these but if anyone is interested the link is Welcome to Babywhisperer Homepage
He is still sleeping pretty much through the night though which is good, after his evening bath and feed he goes down at 7pm, i give him a dreamfeed at 10.30pm, he wakes at 2-2.30am and goes straight back down to sleep and will wake up around 6.30-7pm when we start the day.
right, now for me to go and have a lie down (im so excited i get to do this today!!)
I'm so glad I'm persisting with it.... had a few tears most days mainly cos' its so damn painful with my damaged nipple! It's slowly healing.... Just wish I hadn't waited 2 weeks before calling the LC! Never mind at least I'm getting the help now. Attachment is great now just need to work on Ava's sucking. She's a bit lazy at times esp on left side. We are still topping up with EBM every day.
(I had no idea until few days ago!!!) so we are getting there now and she's not hungry anymore. We weighed her today and she's put on 60g in 24hrs!!! YAY YAY!!!! That's a HUGE milestone for us after everything we've been thru lately..... still not her birth weight though yet.....
also we have more dirty nappies too as there was 2 days there without any!!!
whaaaa!!!! And I STILL have pain in my tailbone! It must be so bruised!
but now its so much easier, you will get more and more confident with it. You and Ava seem to be coming along nicely now, its so good to hear that she has put on some more weight.
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