Goodluck Serena...nice chatting with you:D
Jo
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Goodluck Serena...nice chatting with you:D
Jo
Went and saw my GP again yesterday to discuss my apparent PND. He has set me up with the medicare subsidised mental health plan where I see a Schycologist (sp) for 12 visits to help me learn to cope with my anxiety and depression. They are going to access if I should be on medication and if so which one is best for me. I am not that excited about being on medication but I need to get myself sorted out cause this is starting to put pressure on my marriage now. And I can't let that happen. I will see the Sych. this afternoon.
On another note, JD seems to be settling better over the last 3 days. Not so much screaming. This is his 6th day on SR-26 AR and I think he may be starting to get used to it. Although I am concerned about constipation. He seemed to be wanting to push something out yesterday morning, but nothing came out. Then last night while we went for our walk he started doing the pushing thing again, but nothing until we fed him and bathed him. It was still yellow but semi solid, like the consistancy of ice cream from one of those Wendy's machines or the ones from McDonalds. So not sure if that is classed as constipated or not. It just wasn't runny thats all. Can anyone help me with this one?
We have an appointment with the Pediatrician this Friday afternoon to check his ultra sound pic so I am going to ask him about this formula and if its the best one for him. Although I am fairly sure now that it was Reflux and wind that was causing his unsettled behaviour after a fed. I am still breast feeding but not as much as formula. I tend to feed him his formula and then if he seems to want more I finish him off on breast milk, that seems to be working. But not sure if thats the right thing to do or not. My milk has slowed down so I will try and express more often to try and keep it up. I know that the bobby milk is best for him, it just doesn't seem to be enough to settle him or help with his reflux.
At the Dr yesterday I saw a 8mth old boy smiling and happy. I wished I could skip this stage and go straight to that, and I feel bad about that... has anyone else felt that too or is just me and my madness?
Amanda glad the drs visit went well and I hope the Psych is helpful..good to get onto these things now and its so great you have. I cant help with the poo sorry as ive never used formula but no doubt someone else will be able to pop in and let you know, I guess if little JD isnt straining too much then that would be a good sign.
Hope the Paed visit goes well too. We have one in two weeks time as Ruby has a clicky hip, which both Sammy and Livvy had too.
Hello everyone else..hope you are all going well.
We are off to the mums and bubs movie today with my Sil and my nephew. Will keep Ruby in the sling so I think she will probably sleep through it. We have been getting smiles for the last few days, which has been exciting. The kids are all scrambling to get them now. We made a joke as when Livvy called her little fatty her face crumpled up, so I said she didnt like that so have to refer to her as 'well padded' lol.
Hope its a brilliant day and not too hot..how exciting about the stimulus package too!
Jo
Amanda sent u a txt. call 2 chat. Can help u with all of this :D
Whats the stimulus package about? How much will everyone be getting?
Amanda - Tris is back to work next thursday so if you feel like a couple of visitors after that just let me know!
Larissa has had awful wind since we got back from Canberra! I'm not sure if it was the baked beans I ate as I havent eaten them since I was first pregnant as they mad me feel awful! Its dying down now (thank god!)
jo - What sling do you have? I'm on the lookout for one and have posted a thread asking the same question. Would like to hear peoples opinions before I spend!
Woo Hoo!!! We got 4 hours straight sleep last night :dance: A vast improvement on the usual 2-3.
Looks like our beautiful babies are keeping everyone busy, it's pretty quiet in here.
Seena - Good Luck, I hope everything continues to go well for you :)
Amanda - Sorry you are doing it so tough. I can't offer any advise, but it sounds like you are doing all the right things to help you.
Jo - How cute Ruby is smiling. I think Harrison has given us a few, not sure if they are real ones, but I like to think they are ;) Hope you had a good time at the movies, what did you see?
Hey Kim, Tash, Deb, Steph - hope you're all doing well :D
Hey girls
Well after a few rough mornings and me feeling like I was heading down the PND path, I've decided to put Harley on straight formula. I'm already feeling a bit better, although had a rough night, but think I know why now!
I think I was just BF cos I was worried about what others would say instead of thinking of myself and Harley.
He is going really well, starting to fill out in his face but still has such skinny lil legs! I weighed him at my friends place yesterday as she has baby scales and with his clothes and nappy on, he was 4kg...I think thats about right, sure hope so! Gotta make an appointment to see the MCHN.
Hope u are all well...it certainly gets quiet in here but thats understandable! I'm sure once our bubs get a bit older we will get more talkative! I'm seriously thinking of putting Charlotte in day care at least one day a week, just means I'll need someone to pick her up, or its something that Rob drops her off and picks her up on his way home. That way I can have a day for cleaning etc and get a sleep when Harley sleeps...and it will be good for her as well!
Better get going as I gotta get ready to go out, catching up with my mum and aunty for coffee!
Take care girls
Deb :)
Brunette i have a bubbalugga sling. We use it alot and love it. I know the hugabubs are supposed to be good as well. The stimulus package is on hold until next week i think..its been blocked by the bloody libs right now!
Deb glad you found that formula is working better for you both.
Lilcosmo thats so great getting 4 hours YAY! We get our longest stretch of 3 hours straight after Princess Ruby has had her bath..its so weird it just seems to knock her out! The smiles are gorgeous arent they! We have the gassy smiles as well..i love them too lol, but the ones were they are interacting with you and looking deeply at you...just heartmelting!
Have been to the beach today. Ruby's first time..she slept through it lol. Its a quiet day and im feeling so darn tired so trying to keep busy to stay awake!
Jo
We'll just have to keep looking out for one that we both feel comfortable with. I mainly just want it for when I'm home on my own so that I can do the washing and stuff with both hands if she's still awake.
Last night Larissa and I had a bath in the Johnsons sleepeasy stuff (purple bottle) and I put her to bed after neighbours was on so at 7 and she slept until 3.30 this morning! I should really have got an early night too but used the time to catch up with rellies in the UK.
Had her weighed today and shes 4.36kg so had put on more than 600g than when she was weighed 2 weeks ago. yay! We're going to take her to the swimming pool across the road before she goes for bath! :)
Had our 4 week check up today.
Harrison has grown 2cm and put on 1085g in two weeks! The nurse weighed him twice and checked the scales to make sure it was right. Then she asked if I had been using any formula. Nope - he just loves his booby milk! All in all she was really happy with our progress. I felt very proud of myself and my darling little boy :D
wow! and i thought our gain was massive! well done!!! what does he weigh now?
We have a check up on Tuesday next week, Zach definately has gotten longer, but doesnt seem to have gained a real lot lately.
Deb im glad your happier now with FF. As i said on FB, you should be proud with how far you have come with Harley and he will love you no matter where his milk comes from *Hugs*
Victoria that weight gain is awesome...so good boobies you have there :p
Steph i used to have a HAB (Hug a Bub) sling when Jasmine was a NB but for the life of me i could never use it so sold it to another BB member, but so many love that sling! Larissa has great weightgain too!
How are you going Amanda? Glad you got some help and Tash has given you some great help too.
Paula Hows Miss April going?
Jo, Ruby sounds great to take out. I dont think i could manage a movie with Zach let alone the beach!
Seena great chatting with you, time is precious.
Kirsten hows Rlyeys sleeps going at night now?
Tash how are the boys going with their baby brother. Maybe we should catch up again one day!!
Umm...who have i missed.....if theres anyone..sorry!!!!
AFM: Zach has no decided 100ml isnt enough and we have up'd the milk to 150ml. He generally leaves around 30-40ml depending on his mood. He is also feedly 3 hourly now not 4 :wall:
Sleep is hit and miss now. Nights usually last feed around 11-12 and sleeps til 5am....gone are the days where i used to get him sleeping til 7-9am! I think its just while this growth spurt is on then he'll settle down. Day time he is staying awake alot longer, which then causes him to become over tired which is a PITA when you also have 2 very tired toddlers....the sounds of 3 kids crying a once is music to your ears LOL
Anyone STILL bleeding....id have thought by 3 weeks it would have stopped....but i was wrong. It only lasted 10-14 days with the girls....but not this time. Im so over it!!!!
Nurse came and weighed JD she is happy with his growth he put on more than the average again which is good. But I am far too sleepy to remember the actual figure sorry. Off to the Pedi this afternoon so have many questions for him. We pray that JD's kidneys are all ok. He pee's like a trooper though so I am sure they are fine. I started my PND medication yesterday so will pray that I see some results within the next month. TASH I asked mothersafe and they recommended Zoloft and so that is what the GP gave me. Its apparently the most common one in pregnancy and breast feeding. Thanks for your help I really appreciate it. Dont be surprised If I have more questions for you though as you are the only other person I know that has PND as well.
A great note the night before last we got from 2am till 8am between feeds, can I count that right? is that 6 hours!!!! I am sure that was because he wore himself out crying so much the day before though! But still thats great isn't it? We get about 3-4 hours between feeds usually. Thats counting AFTER he has fed and settled though. Are you supposed to count from the beginning of the fed, at the end or once you have finally got them to sleep? Thats always confuses me.
He is about to wake up so better go.
P.S. I settled him 3 times yesterday in his sling, thats a great achievement for me since I scared him so much the first time I tried it with him.
Puppies - 6 hours sleep! Thats awesome, well done Mummy. I'm not sure when you are meant to count from, but i count from the start of the last feed. So when I say 4 hours sleep, it's really only 3 and a bit I guess. Sounds like the sling is working well for you - keep up the good work :clap:
Kim, Bummer about Zach's sleeping. You're probably right though, once the growth spurt settles things should go back to normal. Good on you for getting through so many personals to :D
Steph - hehe, yes it was massive. He is now 5.1kg. Mind you he didn't gain much the first couple of weeks so I guess he had to catch up eventually. Sounds like you are doing a top job with Larissa!
Deb - I hope the FF works out for you. You shouldn't feel pressured by anyone. Harley is your gorgeous boy and you know what is best for him!! Would be great if you could get Charlotte into child care for a day. I'm sure it would come in very handy having a day to catch up on things.
Big hello to Jo, Tash, Paula and anyone else who may be lurking :D
We are just taking it easy here. Nothing exciting to report. I can't believe it's going to be over 40 again tomorrow! Sucky weather!! Stay cool everyone :)
Zach fed at 1030 last night and slept from 11pm til 6 am!! So 7 hours :)
I count sleep time from when he goes to sleep til he wakes.
ETA: HAs everyone got their birth certificates yet. We got ours over a week and a bit ago. Also got a commerative certificate. For those in Vic, the Fauna ones (as well as the Flora) are gorgeous. My girls have Flora and we got Zach the Fauna one and i love it :)
Also....has everyone enrolled bubs in Medicare? I did, and they never received my forms so Centrelink have been on to me about it. So went into the Medicare office on Thursday and enrolled him myself. Stupid government bodies LOL
U girls are all so lucky to have bub sleeping for so long! My bub's longest record is only 5 hrs at nite... still waiting for him to sleep longer but he is one punctual kiddo oft waking up like an alarm clock every 3 hrs.. but he sleeps veri well in the afternoon to early evening oft abt 4 hrs at a stretch.
Puppies - sorry to hear that u are having such a rough time with bub. If it's any consolation, i do have down days as well where i feel like crying for no reason at all...Hang in there and try to talk to someone when ever u feel low. Or write out how u feel.. i feel it helps for me!
Nothing much to update except that i'm possibly drowning with 2 kids and a bub.. even with MIL's help :<
everyone take care and rest well
Marshy if its any consolation princess Ruby's longest sleep is 3 hours! LOL.
Kim we filled our forms off in hossy and sent them off so got ours back straight away too..bugger they lost yours though..too annoying. The commerative ones are so sweet..we got the teddies one.
We had toddler gym today. Ruby was in the sling being admired by everyone who thought i was going to burst at the end of term last year lol. She slept through the whole thing, through hokey pokey, dingly dangly scarecrow...everything! Feeling very very tired right now, though...lack of sleep is certainly catching up with me. A good thing though is that Darren is dropping to 4 days a week yay..so will have every friday off from now on to spend time with the kids. After the 4 week hols he just didnt want to miss any more time with them, so am looking forward to that!
Have a good night everyone! Bubbies sleep well!
Jo
Mummy meltdown....my baby girl Chelsea was playing with the oven tonight....we have child proof locks on the switches....BUT she is smart....i heard a little cry and she came running to me....showed me her hands but couldnt se enothing and she ran away....next i hear 'Hot sissy'...and im like WTF....ran to the kitchen and she had turned it on....and burnt her ring and little finger on the element. Ran it under cold water for ages then drove her to the dr. He said it all looks good and dry, but we have to go back on Sunday to see how things are going with the burn. Has some brown cream on it and fingers taped up.....poor baby....i feel like the worst mummy ever :(