Gill & Sonya - will read your birth stories today at some point when I get the chance!!
Last night we went to an engagement party (on a Sunday!) and I b/fed at the venue near people, i'm soooo proud of myself!!! DH helped me to stay covered up so i didn't flash my boob I also b/fed at my Mum's place near about 30 other people at a gathering last weekend. I was so impressed I did it! It's getting easier now.....
I'm so excited.... last night put DD down at 11pm after her feed and she slept til 4am!! 5hrs and then fed her and put her down 5:30am finally and she's still sleeping.... what a little angel!!!!
The sleep deprivation I feel isn't too bad now, I just get up and just do it.... I used to really struggle getting up to DD in the middle of the night (2 or 3 times) and it was hard, but now it's a bit easier.... bit more routine.
Ren, isn't it great when they start sleeping that little bit more? Well done on the bfing in public! I don't bother to try and cover up anymore, I'm fine with it and if people don't like it they can go elsewhere!
Bon and Gill, I'll add your birth stories to my 'to do' list. I still haven't read Ren's or posted mine either. One day...
Us, we had a good night again. Jared went down at 8pm and I gave him a dream feed (something I could never do with Ben because he always woke up) at 9:30, which let him sleep until 2am! I usually find feeds between midnight and 2:30 the hardest, but it was alright last night for some reason. He then slept until 5am before going straight back down again until after Ben was up. I usually struggle to get him down after that second morning feed, but today was easy. He's been asleep nearly all day too, which is unlike him, but when he's awake he's really alert. I think he's having yet another growth spurt. We'll go to the nurse tomorrow for his 6-8 week check up and I'm a little scared about how much he will weigh!
A good friend of mine came for a visit today and Jared turned on the charm for her. I've never seen him smile so much and she even got some giggles. Jared's first laugh came the other day when Ben tickled his foot. I cried and DH couldn't stop smiling to see our boys interact like that
Ren, isn't it great when they start sleeping that little bit more? Well done on the bfing in public! I don't bother to try and cover up anymore, I'm fine with it and if people don't like it they can go elsewhere!
Bon and Gill, I'll add your birth stories to my 'to do' list. I still haven't read Ren's or posted mine either. One day...
Us, we had a good night again. Jared went down at 8pm and I gave him a dream feed (something I could never do with Ben because he always woke up) at 9:30, which let him sleep until 2am! I usually find feeds between midnight and 2:30 the hardest, but it was alright last night for some reason. He then slept until 5am before going straight back down again until after Ben was up. I usually struggle to get him down after that second morning feed, but today was easy. He's been asleep nearly all day too, which is unlike him, but when he's awake he's really alert. I think he's having yet another growth spurt. We'll go to the nurse tomorrow for his 6-8 week check up and I'm a little scared about how much he will weigh!
A good friend of mine came for a visit today and Jared turned on the charm for her. I've never seen him smile so much and she even got some giggles. Jared's first laugh came the other day when Ben tickled his foot. I cried and DH couldn't stop smiling to see our boys interact like that
We have a good weekend, my sister and niece came up from Melbourne Saturday afternoon and went home this morning. My sister babysat while we went out for dinner, did some housework for us that I hadn't gotten around to doing as well as mowed the lawn, phew. She also showed me how she patted her kids to sleep when they were babies and I've used it on Owen a few times now and seems to work like a charm. Don't need to worry about the potential for him to wake when I put him in the basinette and he seems to settle much quicker . I've told her she's a baby whisperer.
We've also changed formulas to Nan HA 1 from S 26 and am offering him 120ml as well as the breast and have really noticed a change in him. He was obviously hungry and is better now he's getting what he needs.
Will have to post my birth story soon, it's a bit of a comedy of errors!!
Glad to hear everyone's managing.
Just a quick one to say that Dash is now a big 8 weeks (and 5.5kg!!) and had his immunisations today. Not bothering him at the moment so that is great!! Uploaded a couple of photos from when he was 3 weeks old in members gallery....not quite sure how to post a link and no time to really.
Felicity: Welcome back.....another happy bottle feeding mummy here!! I think there is a wonderful mix of mums in this thread - bottle/breast, routine/demand etc. - everyone seems supportive of each other and the different choices we are making as mothers! It's a nice 'place' to visit. Glad your DS is a dream!!
I think it is great reading how we all 'do' what we 'do' with our bubs and love reading about the different ways we are bringing up bubs....just goes to show that there isn't one right way!! I think we are all doing such a wonderful job!!
Got to go...
Linda
PS - Got my photobooks back and they are just wonderful!
hi ladies,
may I ask how many of you are using dummies? We got one a few days ago and have used it a couple of times when Amara was very unsettled, but to be honest, I am so scared of her developing a reliance on it. We only used one very occassionally with our first born son, he now sleeps well.
the couple of times I have used it during the day, when it comes out, she cries and cries again. this is why I don't want her to use it at night - I don't want to get up every 40 mins or so to replace it?
any thoughts of yours is appreciated.
BTW - sorry for no personals, like everyone, I am not getting heaps of sleep. It is hard, hard work some days with a newborn AND a child with ASD (Autism).
i use a dummy,,,or all hell breaks loose,we do pull it out of his gob though and he doesnt get it all the time....
photobooks-where u get em done? im lookiang at doing mine at harvey norman,some of em are awesome and better than the pro stuff we used to do for our wedding couples....i got some canvases done too of nixon but i got them done through a pro-lab,am waiting to get em back
anyway im off the bird(nixon is awake,time for mum to help re-settle,shyt of an issue at the moment)we are winning and the routines are working,,,we have 2 more weeks of the EASY routine and if he wont self settle by then we are going to sleep school as im reading his crying cues etc and seem to understand them quite well
cheers to all,i love our group,yeh we are a mixed bag of bottle/breast and routine/wingers(lol jo u know what i mean) and nobody judges
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I also b/fed at my Mum's place near about 30 other people at a gathering last weekend. I was so impressed I did it! It's getting easier now.....
and then fed her and put her down 5:30am finally and she's still sleeping.... what a little angel!!!!
. I've told her she's a baby whisperer.
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