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I have added everyones details, welcome to you all. From now on, if there are any changes or anyone new that comes along, please email me - nellbe@bellybelly.com.au as I'll get it sooner.
Akeesha - well done on the website and Kobi is just gorgeous!
I hope all bubs and mums are well!
Akeesha - those website things are harder to manage than they look.. I am so hopeless at things like that!!
I am going to take a few more photos of Allegra this afternoon after her 5.30 feed and post them up one mine. I love showing off my little darling.
I went to a breastfeeding clinic this morning which was great. When I was in hospital there was so much help around that I got really confused about the whole attaching to the breast thing and felt a little lost when we came home on Saturday. I feel a million times better after just an hour and a half of this mornings session than I did the whole time at the hospital.
As Allegra had a low birth weight and was a little early she is still a bit sleepy and during feeding when she would fall asleep I would simply put her to bed. She would wake up 3 hours later starving the poor thing but thanks to the wonderful help this morning, we are getting past these early problems and she just fed on both breasts and almost totally emptied them... I am just so proud of her efforts!!
Sorry to all those who didnt have the birth they ideally wanted. It must be difficult to deal with having something that you were not prepared for. I guess we were lucky as we were expecting a c/s all along (scheduled for feb 3) but nothing prepared us wheb my water broke on the afternoon of the 22nd January! I hadnt even done any classes, only the c/s classes offered by the hospital.
As to me, I think I stayed in hospital too long. I wanted to leave on Friday (allegra was born late Sunday night) but she had to be admitted into the special care nursery because she turned blue twice during feeding and they asked me to stay an extra day so they could observe her. Thankfully no problems since we have been home!
I really want to try on some of my pre-pregnancy clothes but I dont want to upset myself if they dont fit! Most of my things were really fitted and corporate for work so I am hoping at least some of my more casual things will be ok soon.. everyone here sounds like they are doing great though.. I hope this is th ecase for me too!
OK ive rattled on enough.. have some washing to do now.. ahhh the tasks of a new mumma are endless.
Chat soon
T x
hi all!!
babies are fun!
had a great sleep in this morning. Luxxe and i had a snuggle from 7ish am to 12pm.
so needed the sleep
oh oh oh
Luxxe rolled over this morning! rolled from her back onto her front.
she'e been rolling on to her side for a few days...but i didn't think they were meant to be rolling over this early.
Teena - welcome to the crew!! I love the names you've chosen! Chiara was on our list too :)
Jillian- how are the bumps on Imogens head?
Luxxe had two haemptomas on her head too. one is gone, but the other is still there. getting better everyday tho.
Yael - very cool about getting food!
bummer about the breastfeeding hurting. have you got some Lanisoh?
i found that it helped heal my one munched on nipple.
as for the photos.... i've taken them myself....i'm a bit of a photo taking geek :)
have several hundred photos of luxxe already... can't help it, she's just so photographic
Lisa - how gorgeous are you , your dh and your girls!! very good looking family :)
must be just so weird to have Tyra off to school. i'd have cried too.
how are tyra and kobi getting along? is she loving being abig sister?
Sal & misty - how are moving plans going?
Jo - good to hear that the P is being good. how's the P's DS doing with a sister?
well..... typing one handed is getting a bit annoying so i think i'll put this little one down for a nap.
hugs to all
xxx
L
Hi Guys,
I am run ragged today. It was a decent sort of morning but I have been feeling a little under the weather and am now bloody exhausted because Tyra has been making a mess all over the house since she has been home from school. And has decided today is a good day to stop listening to anything I say.
And Kobi has decided today is the perfect day to want to feed constantly and not settle in the slightest. I think today is the perfect day for me to go insane.
I am honestly in such an ordinary mood right now. Sitting in a big mess pit with a crying baby and just feeling so bloody tired.
DH goes back to work tomorrow and I am not looking forward to that. I have enjoyed him being home and I feel like I am going to be completely lost without him.
I know I will be ok but you know when you just feel so down you cant think of the good you just feel ****ty.
Guess this is all part of the fun of having babies and coming down from hormones etc etc.
Glad you all got to see the website though. I finally got to show off my girls and I hope to put loads more pics on soon too.
I think I should go now and try to settle this baby. DH is with her now and she is quietly resting in his arms. I just wish she would sleep!
Hmm might be time for yet another feed!!
Ok have a good night guys.
Hey Guys,
Sorry about my mood yesterday. I was just feeling tired and miserable. Just thought things were a bit much at the time.
Kobi is doing better today. Not keen on sleeping overly today and seems to want to be more awake more of the time but at least she is not whingeing a majority of the time she is awake.
Is it normal for a 2 weeker to spend so much time awake?
It was our first day at home alone today. DH went back to work and Tyra was at school. It was fine. It went really well. This morning was full on getting ready. She was crying and impatient and I was trying to do Tyra's hair and make sure she was getting ready and we were on time. But by the time we were leaving and had Kobi in the pram she was asleep. Phew!
Guess it will take a bit of time til we have all settled into some sort of morning routine..or are at least used to it.
The MCHN came today to do a checkup. She is really happy with Kobi and said I am doing a great job. Which is always nice to hear I guess. Her weight is now 3850 and she said thats great. She is ganing weight properly and is healthy. I thought she was bigger than that but I guess not. I had figured with the amount of boob juice she was guzzling that she would be a porker lol.
Laura - You asked me how Tyra as getting on with Kobi. Well they are getting along great. Tyra wanted a sister all along and just adores her. She wants to cuddle her all the time and always tries to help with things. She is even chief spew wiper lol.
How clever Luxxe is to be rolling over. Smart cookie indeed. I swear I thought Kobi was going to do that the other day cos she had her foot dug into the ground and was trying but didnt make it all the way hehe. Not expecting her to do it yet though. She has an immensely strong neck though and has done since practically birth. I think our little ones have all been here before thats for sure.
Jillian - Enjoy your pampering tomorrow and your retail therapy. I have some gift vouchers and I cant wait to start spending. I hope you have a lovely time as I am sure you will.
Ok well my little blighter is not settling once again and is sooking in her cradle. Will go give her a bit of a cuddle and see if I cant get her to sleep again. Gees this is such a frustrating part of motherhood!
Oh one last question...do any of you use dummies? If so, what reasons do you use them for? I am debating whether to try it with her while she is unsettled but just not sure if I should. Tyra never had one so was not that keen on giving it. I figure though if it will help her settle then I am ok with that.
Ok better go..she is screaming now.
Have a good night ladies.
Hi Lisa, I've just popped in to see how you guys are doing, and noticed you have the same prob as me!! Coco has been very alert and awake since birth. She is lucky to do two half hour sleeps a day. SHe's now nine weeks, still teh same thing. I was worried at first, but now I just accept that is how she is. Tilly was the same.
I use a dummy with Coco, and I didn't with Tilly. Didn't want to this time, but sometimes it's just the thing to settle her. Don't feel bad for doing something you didn't think you would (I have so far done everything this time that I said I wouldn't)!!! Good luck
I have looked at all your pics and your bubs are gorgeous!! xoxo
Hi Guys,
OMG yesterday after I posted was a complete nightmare. Kobi refused to sleep and I tried to get her down for hours on end. I managed to get dinner cooked but didnt get to eat it til 10:30 that night. She just wouldnt sleep at all. I fed her constantly and she would fall asleep on me but the minute I put her down that was it...she would be wide awake.
I tried giving her a dummy to settle her and she even refused that!
I almost went insane and when DH got hom from footy training my eyes were hanging out of my head and I was a complete mess.
Dont ask me why, but at 10pm she fell asleep and we put her to bed and she stayed down til 3:30! Now why the hell did she choose that time to go to sleep and stay that way?
Kids are so hard to fgure out lol.
I am hoping thought that yesterday was a particularly bad day and we dont see many of them. I hope a habit isnt made out of it.
She sucked my boobs dry yesterday to the point where I really felt like I was all out and that she was going to have to go onto formula. They were just empty (or at least felt like it).
This morning I fed her and put her down (thankfully she has stayed down for over 2 hours) and then expressed just to check the supply. I managed to get about 60 mils fairly quickly and it was squirting out so I guess it's not a problem. I was probably just stressing yesterday.
Fingers crossed that it was a one off and things are better.
Most days we are all fine but some days..the really hard ones...I sit and wonder what the hell I am doing so wrong. But I know thats just kids and babies and I know I am not the only one.
Anyway, whinge over...just wanted to share and vent a bit.
Going to make myself a nice cup of hot chocolate I think and it appears Kobi will be waking up soon so will just sit and watch telly for a while!
Hope you are all having a great day.
{{{{{hugs}}}} Akeesha. Kobi sounds so much like Madeline with her sleeping hours. She generally sleeps 10pm til 3am; and then intermitedly for the rest of the morning. Try as I might, I cannot get the little cherub to bed/sleep properly before then in the evening.
Wish I could suggest something other than to just grab sleep during the day when you can!
Thanks beckibee.
She seems to be doing ok at the moment. Actually stil asleep which I am very happy about! A good 3 hour nap. Already one up on yesterday. Maybe it was just a bad day.
I just wanted to pop my head in again and say I have added some new pics to my site. Unfortuantely they are a little fuzzy but you get the gist.
Enjoy!
Lisa, Milo had a few days where he was awake and not happy about it for up to 12 hours straight, then he'd crash and sleep for 6 hours.
Probably happened once a week for the first 3-4 weeks.
I'f feed him, he'd fall asleep, I'd put him down, he's wake up within minutes screaming.
In the end, I worked out that most of the time he had wind, and I was feeding him too much. Once he got the burps out he'd sleep well.
He still has a lot of wind, some days more than others, but is sleeping a bit better and crying less.
hi All!!
Lisa - i hear you !
Luxxe was like that last week.... would not sleep unless someone held her or she was feeding.
when i had her in the hug-a-bub she was happy tho. would either sleep or just be awake but happy... but as soon as i put her down... waa waa waa
that's when i realised she was just cold.... since then with extra clothes she's much happier.... and sleeping much much better
Is any one else itchy??
i'm so freaking itchy all the time. feel like i'm covered in bugs or something.
i thought it might be because my skin is going back to non stretched....
igot really itchy when i was preggas and skin was stretching so maybe its the same in reverse.
either way its driving me CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh and i HATE maternity bras!
Another quicky... huge pc access dramas... OK,,,
2w check up has Bridie being a perfect baby with a lovely shaped head for a natural birth. I'm in the Lisa and Jillian camp with the perfect daytime baby but the party all night variety. Bridie thinks that from about 9.30pm until 12.30pm is screaming time and all she wants to do is suck, not necessarily feed... I have resorted to a dummy but she will only take it and settle if she is with P as she can smell the milk on me and it just isn't good enough.
Still working on my epic war and peace birth story. have to go now.. oreincess is squaking.
OH P got a job... big bonus to the finances. Oh and P has moved in, perminantley.. for now.
have to go... Bridie smells like **** according to P... grrrrr... can't wait for internet at home.
Hi All,
How are we?
Well yesterday Kobi was a dream baby all day but today again is wide awake. God kids are so frustrating sometimes.
She went to bed last night at about 10 or just before and wasnt awake til 3:30. I was happy bout that but then I fell asleep feeding her and she didnt go back down til just before 5ish. Then she wouldnt settle so it was back into bed for more cuddles etc.
Does anyone else find it easier at times to just put bubs in bed with them?
Does anyone else fall asleep while feeding (Jillian obviously does lol)??
It doesnt bother me overly but I would rather her be in her own bed.
Right well it's almost 3pm and I still havent showered and have to go to the plaza and pick up a few things. Running way behind today.
Taking full advantage of it being the weekend and DH being home.
Jo - So glad to hear all is well with bubs and and that P is behaving. Thats really good and will be a great deal of pressure off for you hey. Great news he has got a job. Makes life that much easier for you now that you are off work. Glad to hear its all working out .
Ok gonna stop stinking up the joint now and have my shower. DH is rocking Kobi and trying to get her to sleep. Thats my cue to leave haha.
Have a good day ladies.
hi all
i totally find that luxxe sleeps an extra hour or more if she's in bed with us and then i can just pop a boob in her mouth when she gets hungry.
i really thhink its coz it's warmer in with us.
in the bassinette she wakes up and feels cold.... even with long sleeve jumpsuit under the sleeping bag.
but i've discovered that the magic time of day is bewteen 12.30 - 3pm. she will sleep through anything!!!! so this is when i'm going to have any of my outings etc.
but woe betide if we're not home before 3pm on the dot... screams the car down
:)
any way.....back later... have to feed a baby!
xxx
L
Good afternoon all!!
Good to hear that we are all in the same boat.. I nodded off feeding Allegra a couple of days ago and thought that I must be the worst mother in the world!!! Now that you have confessed to doing the same, I must say I feel relieved that its not only me who is doing it!!
Thankfully Allegra has been pretty good to date, feeding, eating and sleeping well.. apart from a restless day yesterday. I dread the day she discovers she has lungs and starts up a party.. i dont know how I will cope!
Does anyone else find that their bubs is really fussy taking the breast sometimes and other times its all smooth sailing? Allegra takes my boobie good in one feed and is a royal pain the next.. dirves me crazy! I just express and daddy gives it to her in a bottle to save my sanity.
Laura - I found Allegra was the same with the cold. She was all whingy and then I realised it was because she was cold. We popped her into bed with us and she was happy. Was paranoid about having her in there with us but both John and I were awake so no fear in anything happening to her.
Anyway.. Gotta get a drink. I swear I could drink litres of water in a single sitting!
Hi ladies,
How are we all??
I havent been here much but it seems quiet anyway so I havent missed out hehe.
Nothing much to report here. Had a fairly quiet weekend. Kobi is being ok with her sleeping but I have resigned myself to the fact that i have to follow her lead and not worry about much else. We will work it out in the end. She has been good though. And at night she is getting better. It's more the day she wont sleep that long. But at least when she is awake she is content.
Tyra is at school and enjoying herself. Nothing new there. She had her first assembly this morning and was a bit nervous but only cos she didnt really know what to expect. But she was fine once she realised what it was all about.
So whats new with you guys??
Anything new to share??
Hope everyone is well.
Teena - I hear you on the water. I am guzzling it down all the time. But thats a good thing. It's so good for us so the craving for water is our bodie's way of telling us to be healthy lol.
Have you noticed being really hungry too? I remember it from Tyra too but this time it's worse I reckon lol. I will be fine one minute but then the next be starving. I am finding myself having at least 2 more meals a day.
Anyway, must away, have shopping to do. Want it done before it's pick up time.
Have a great day all. :)
i can not get enough of baby milk breathe.
I'm addicted to the smell!
it's like the sweetest most lovely thing ever!!!
and smelling her head.... and kissing her little chubby cheeks!
I"m so all in love at the moment!
even though there is lots of poo.... and I've worn it a couple of times....
went to change nappy the other day and just after I"d cleaned herup and was about to put on the clean nappy she sneezed and shot poo ou all over me!
must be in love as normally that type of behaviour - I frown upon it :smt016
Luxxe hada power spew yesterday.... No-one told me that certain veges make the baby windy and sick!!!!
I had a craving for stir fried chinese cabbage.... had heaps of it with rice.
apparently cabbage is bad for breast feeding.
so now I know.
felt terrible all yesterday becuase she was so not happy and grumbling even in her sleep with upset tummy and burping heaps and just gassy.
poor little thing!
so now I'm just going to eat cake :)
I might be a giant fatty bomba...... but at least I'llbe a happy one and have a baby with a happy tummy!
as for thirst...... drinking about 2 ltrs of water at least a day too
can not get enough! so thirsty... and hungry!
usually miss breakfast becuase of feeds and sleeps that take up time.
but lunch afternoon snack, before dinner snack, dinner and then a before bed snack are all vital.
trying to eat more fruit and stuff that will make my digestion happy as I've been a bit constipated.
SO loving the Hug-a-bub.
Jillian did you get one?? makes everything so much easier.
she can sleep or cuddle and be content and I can go about doing house stuff or even just on the computer and have 2 hands free.
plus it's easier that the pram.
off to bath this little one!
xxx
L
I must be the only one turned off food at the moment. I could go happily without it all day. I force myelf to eat because I know bubba needs it but I'm just over food. Hmmmmm
Laura - I keep on sniffing Allegra. Especially when she is milk drunk and pliant, I kiss her all over and she just mews like a little contented kitten.
We just had a little cuddle sleep on my bed. She just lay on my chest as I relaxed with some pillows and watched her. God they are beautiful to watch!
We are up to poo on mummy number 1. Having a bath on Sunday as soon as I took the nappy off, wham. I must be crazy in love too because I just laughed and cooed all over her.
OK - need water, my mouth feels like the sahara.
Hi ladies,
Good to see you.
I have had the poo thing too though its been more of a "I poo so much it fills my pants in one go and I am now leaking onto my mother" lol.
I have also had a squirter incident which Tyra witnessed and thought it was oh so gross but oh so funny lol.
I have finally had my fix of both soft cheese and soft serve. Yesterday Tyra had a birthday party and I got a large choc sundae. OMG YUMMO!!!
And today a very piggy me bought (and ate in one sitting) a block of camembert cheese. Those blocks arent big but they are rich and so bad for you lol. I ate it in one go. I had to. I was absolutely hanging for it.
Am sitting here now realxing while Kobi is asleep. I put her down in her bouncer awake but fully fed and wouldnt you know it...she fell asleep after about 10 minutes of her own accord! YIPPEEE!!!!!!
I am watching crappy tv shows and doing nothing and loving it hehe.
I have an insane craving for tacos (thought you were only supposed to crave while preggers lol) so am gonna whip them up tonight. Just cant add the spicy sauce. But thats ok..can live without it.
Ok gonna do some more chilling before we wanna wake up and be changed and fed.
tacos sound so delicious!!!!
yummmmmm
we're having minestrone soup... have veges that about to die and thought I'd better do soemthing with them before they go to waste.
I'm also loving my soft serve and Hj's or Macca's thick shakes!!
yum yum yum.
haven't had any soft cheese yet though.
I'm totally hanging out for some really good fresh sushi,
I don't want food hall sushi.... I'm being stuborn and have told DH that eventually we have to go somewhere that makes good sushi,
just ordered 2 more nappies.
this brings the stash up to 12 i think now.... well 12 of the ones that I like and are easy to use and wash..... the other ones are just a pain.
is anyone else doing the cloth nappy thing?
we have disposables for the nappy bag....but everytime we've used them Luxxe gets a nappy rash and it takes days for it to go away.
last disposable was used not weekend just gone but the one before and the rash only went away about 3 days ago.
cloth nappies mean that there HAS to be at least one load of nappies washed everyday..... but it's not that big of a deal really i guess.
Today was my first official DH gone back to work day.
I was a bit worried, but we did ok.
sropped dh to work, came home half fed luxxe, the midwife came over, finished feeding luxxe, gave her a bath, had a nap, watched some tv, did a few loads of washing, now she's down for another nap but my boobs are full and hurting so i'm going to go see if I can't intrest her in another feed.
I've been feeding her from both boobs each feed.... i think i shouldn't do that.... they seem to be producing more milk than she needs... well maybe... don't really know.... but my boobs are huge lately... all the time!
oh well!
was going to try get a walk in today.... but no such luck. oh well maybe tomorrow.
i think it's going to rain anyway.
catchya later!
xxx
L
Hi everyone,
Just want to let you know that i'm still around.. Unfortunatly DS got oral thrush, and passed it onto me, so now i have terrible thrush on my nipples... They are so swollen, red, cracked, bleeding etc that i'm in agony... Def can't feed off one side, and the other side isn't so great, and is getting used double the time and is fast ending up like the other... DS is so unsettled now because of it, but we went to the dr today, and am now on lots of medication, so hopefully it will get fixed up soon.. And i think i'm getting mastitis on the really sore boob... Got a breast pump, which is helping, but is also sore to express...And the pain from the thrush is so bad.. Need to take painkillers cos the stabbing/burning pain is shocking...
Has anyone else had this?? Any recommendations??
He was such a good baby, eating, having nice play time, and sleeping really well (he used to put himself off to sleep everytime), but since saturday he has been terrible.. not sleeping, needing to be feld, eating all the time... But i guess it conicides with the thrush, so hopefully once it clears up he will go back to normal..
DS also has a big lump (not sure if its a caput or haematoma) next to where his big bruise was from his vacuum, and nobody really noticed the lump cos the bruise was so dominant, but now the bruise is gone but the lumps not going down.. Going back in a week to the dr, and might need to take him to a paediatrician..
He also has a gooey eye which isn't clearing up.. She recomended i tried cleaning it with breastmilk, and if by next week its also not cleared up she'll give me antibiotics for it
Anyway, wish i could write more, but am so exhausted and sore...
Oh, my PIL are flying home (hopefully) on Wednesday.. They are having a nurse fly back with them, and need to have a ambulance pick them up from the airport to take FIL to hospital for monitoring, but at least they will be home!
Anyway, must go, hope you and your babies are all well!
Yael
hi all!
jillian - it's been ok without dh around... i feel both more and less productive without him around.
more because i'm doing useful things... he was such a champion when he was home i didn't do anything...he cooked cleaned fetched me drinks of water etc etc....
so now i'm doing more house stuff... but not asmuch as i'd like.
Luxxe has been very sooky today and yesterday and cries if she's not being cuddled.
thank goodness for the HAB. they are good aren't they!
found a very highly recomended paediatrician and have appointment tomorrow.
Luxxe's bellybutton scab still hasn't fallen off and has been bleeding a bit.
midwife said it might be coz in the NICU they tried to get an IV line happening in the umbilical stump and who knows how many times they tried it and there may be scabs underneath that aren't healed yet.
so getting it checked out.
have my first mums and babiies meeting on the 20th feb
looking forward to seeing who else is around with babies...and doing all the classes they have like baby massage and stuff.
well dh is home so we're going to go out for a walk withe the bub and the pups.
hope everyones nipples get better!!!!
xxx
L
Hi Ladies I hope you and your recent arrivals are all doing really well I was just wondering as I am soon to be a first time mum could you tell me is there anything you bought or were given that you really couldn't have done without and at the same point is there anything you bought which you have since found you really didn't need to buy!?
Thanks in advance bec
Hi Jillian thanks for the info I have bought the infantino baby carrier which is reccomended by the chriopractic association as the best baby carrier for mum's back and as I already have back probs I wasn't gonna risk it plus it was actually cheaper than the hug a bub and the midwife recomened baby bjorn one! Any further suggestions greatly appreciated!
Yael I hear you on the thrush! We used daktarin gel, which cleared up Milo's oral thrush in just over a week. It did give him the runs though, and as it was during the 2 weeks of really hot weather we had in Melb, I stopped the treatment for him early. Didn't want him dehydrating.
My nipple thrush was more severe though, and I ended up 2 treatments of 3x diflucan (1 each day) followed by nilstat tablets.
I had these prescribed at the royal womens. Much cheaper to get it at the hospital pharmacy than at a regular chemist (about 1/3 of the price)
In the end, the prescribed gentian violet, which I didn't use as I thought it was clearing up well. I'm still not sure if its totally gone, but I think so, as I hardly ever get the pain now, and its more itchy between feeds.
Hi Ladies,
How are we all??
Yael - Yeouchies on the thrush. I hope it clears up for you soon.
Becky - I havent got one of those slings but I have heard good things about them. Think I have to look into gettign one.
One thing I couldnt live without that I have used for both my kids is plainly and simply the bouncer. It is great to put them in when they are sleeping during the day and its easy to pop in the car when you are going out visiting. And lots of those little blankets. Not sure if what I have are muslin wraps as such like Jillian has. They are just thin little blankies but they are great and I use them all the time.
A question about those hug a bub slings. How long do you use them for? As in, how old would bubs be before she grew out of it? Just not sure how worth it is to get one now iykwim. Thanks
Things are good here. Kobi is still a bit up and down sleep wise. Night time is not unusual waking twice to be fed. Thats all normal. Its just the day where every time I put her down I get butterflies in my tummy cos I wodner how long she is going to go down for and how long it will be before I have to get her out again.
I was getting to a stage where I was feeding her I reckon every hour. But I am going to consciously change that. I am going to give her a good solid feed. I will make sure its a decent feed by waking her up and swapping sides and feeding her plenty and making sure she's had enough. Then trying to hold out and not feed her for at least 2 hours but no more than 4 hours. I just want to see if more food less frequently is better than the total demand principle she is on at the moment. Where she is having less food more frequently.
Tyra is really enjoying school. Hates the thought of being late or the thought of her not going. She is really enjoying it. I still miss her and when I drop her off in the morning I am finding it weird. I still feel a little empty every time I leave her there. I guess that will eventually wear off. Though I know how much she enjoys it and it's just that initial drop off.
It will be good though when she starts going full days. At the moment she finished daily at 1:30 but in a couple of weeks she will finish at 3. 4.5 hours isnt quite enough lol. I go off and do shopping or whatever and it seems to go so fast. I think that extra couple of hours will make a difference. I can fit a little more into the day.
Hey can anyone here interpret dreams?? I keep having dreams about my DH cheating on me. I have no idea why as thats something he has never done and would never do. He is not that type of person. He hasnt done anything to make me think he has or would so I dont know why I dream it all the time. Its really odd. I have had recurring dreams about it for years and it really ****s me. I think it ****s him too cos he is starting to wonder if I distrust him. I do trust him, it's simply these dreams keep recurring and I cant figure out why. They seem to be getting more frequent too. Any ideas?? ( I know it's way off the parenting topic but sheesh I need to get it out ) Thanks.
Anyway, I am going to head off and lie on the couch for an hour.
Have a great day!
Hey all,
Ok so where can you get those bubba slings then? Is it only via the web or can you buy them in baby shops etc?
One of those slings would be handy for shopping etc. Rather than carrying her/getting a baby trolley (which are bloody hard to track down!)/or getting out the pram. Might have to invest I think.
Nothing new here today besides the fact that yesterday it was hot and today its bucketing down! Melbourne really does have the oddest weather pattern.
So far the less frequent/more sufficient feeds are working better than the more frequent/ less sufficient feeds. After a nap she tends to be awake for anywhere from 1 to 2 hours but when she goes down it's for at least 3 or 4 hours. And in that time she is awake she gets gradual feeds. What I mean by that is I will give her a good 10-15 mins (or whatever she wants) change her bum, let her have a play and a cuddle and then more food. Usually after an hour or 2 she is asleep again. I am happy to do things that way. Better than her having 20 minute power naps!
Ok what do I cook for dinner tonight?? I am so out of ideas. I cannot be bothered thinking any up either. Its heading towards the end of the week and I am tired and frustrated. Dh is off to footy training AGAIN for the 4th time this week. He is going so often cos he might be changing clubs so he has been training with both to assess it. I am getting very annoyed with this and it WILL be the last week he does it. If he cant make his mind up by the weekend then tough!
Ok should go. Kobi needs a bum change and then some more drinkies.
Hope everyone is doing well and hope to see some more action in here soon.
hi all!
i feel like i've been out of the loop for days!!
we went to the paeditrician yesterday becuase I wanted to get Luxxe's belly buton cord stump checked out. Its been bleeding a bit and the midwife said to get it checked so now we have antibiotic cream to put on it. it's already looking a bit different and like it might fall off soon. has everyone elses baby's cord scab come off?
as for things that I I couldn't do without for the baby...ummmm don't know.
definitely LOVE the hug a bub! I got mine from baby bunting... but only because I have a VIp card adn get 5% discount... otherwise I would get it from BB. but after the drs yesterday I went shopping and it was soooooo easy with Luxxe in the HAB. had 2 hands free and she was very happy and slept pretty much the whole time. PLUS the pram seems to fill up the boot ... with the HAB I just put it on before we leave the house and then put her straight in when I take her out fo the car seat. on the DVD that comes with the HAB it shows you all the different ways to wear the HAB so you can have them facing you, facing out, in a breastfeeding hold, for older babies and toddlers etc. and the other day when we went for a walk DH wore the HAB and carried Luxxe around. we got it in all black so that DH could wear it and not have it look girly ;)
Luxxe slept HEAPS! yesterday. when it's hot she seems to sleep twice as long as usual. and today she's been super hungry. this morning she pretty much fed ( with nappy changes and little naps) for about 4 hours.
Oh the Dr said that I should express off th first 15 mls of breast milk from each breast before she feeds for the next week because she had signs of being lactose intolerant! he could tell this by the smell of her wet nappy and the redness on her bum he said that the first part of the milk has more sugar in it or soemting and reacts in the bowel to create inflammation and then turns her poo and wee acidic which gives her red bottom.don't know how all that works exactly... but I'm doing it....
bought a breast pump.... crikey they're weird inventions!! I've not expressed any milk til yesterday. weird! seems so wasteful to be chucking it out too. oh well. she has had less wind/gas though. so maybe it's working
well that's my whole life story :)
3 weeks old today! can't beleive it's been 3 weeks already she's jsut getting stronger everyday! finally watched the birth video too. it was just short bits through the labour and then the actual birth. got really emotional watching it. hadn't felt ready to see it but yesterday I found it and thought I'd have a look. there was Sooooooooooo much meconium. it all flowed out after her when she was born. I didn't realise how much there was. also it showed how useless the hospital staff were. I'm still so very grateful to have had my midwifes there with us. I think Luxxe's start in life would have been very different without them.the student midwife that was there tried to get luxxe to breathe b4 they had suctioned all the poo out of her nose and mouth....thankfully oneof my midwifes stopped her and whisked luxxe of and made them get the resus cart and got them to call a code etc.seriously.just a million times over.... so glad for my midwives.
Jillian - I can totally get why you'd be sad about not having more babies.I already want another one.just wondering how soon would be a good time. don't want to wait too long but don't want it to be too soon either. but the snip for Dh can be reversed can't it?ike if you change his mond in the future, but 4 kids is big changes. bigger car forone thing! you'll have to get a people mover!!
right . I'm really going now.
Dh has luxxe.... and Luxxe has this uncanny 6th sense for when I'm in the toilet or eating. the instant I eat or goto the loo she will wake up and start yelling!
ok going.
xxx
L
Hi mummy's and bubby's.
Feeling really down today. You see yesterday was my birthday and I kind of felt that it ment nothing to everyone around me. Sure I got calls and saw my family but I felt that there was no real happiness about it.. it kind of difficult to explain. DH and my mum were great, I got so much love from them but I guess it was my in-laws who let me down (again) anyway...
Allegra is doing really great on the breast now. We spent a whole day at Dalwood (kind of like Tesillian) to make sure she is feeding well and they were really happy. She put on 130g in 5 days, which they said is not heaps but considering she is only 2.2kgs they said its ok. She is getting EBM tops ups in afternoon and evening too to try and fatten her up a little!
Sleeping had been good so far. She is still a bit sleepy and we have only had one night where she was up for about 3 hours. Other nights she feeds and pretty much goes back to sleep.. gosh I hope she keeps that up! I pretty much always let her self settle, so she seems to be already used to falling asleep on her own as soon as she goes into the bassinet.
On average she is sleeping 3-4 hours but last night she slept just over 5 without waking for a feed. I was going to wake her up but figured she would wake when she was hungry and besides I wouldnt let her sleep much longer than that without food... perhaps she know it was my birthday and I wanted extra sleep?
How gorgeous are our bubbas? When I was feeling down yesterday, I kept looking at her thinking how wonderful life was because she was in it. It like I have been born again simply by her existence in my life. I can certainally understand a mothers instinct towards her child.. I cant imagine life without her.
Hope everyones bubbas are well and healthy.. big cuddles to you all.. you all sound like you are such excellent mums!!
T x
hi
:happybday: Teena!!!
I get what you mean about birthdays!!
mine was on the 14th on Jan and usually i start the countdown to my b'day a few months before and do the ****tails with friends at some great bar and then dinner... or the big family thing when we're in perth...
but this year i pretty much forgot it was my birthday until a few days before.
put a ribbon around the baby and get dressed up and show off the best b'day present ever! :)
Hi All
Sorry it has been a while. Still trying to settle into a routine. I find it hard to find time for myself these days. Plus I think that they are both going through a growth spurt ATM as all they want is boob.
Both Rylee and Declan are going really well. Declan is now over 8lb and Rylee over 7 lb. So we are very happy with them.
I will try to keep you all up to date a little more often. Sorry I have not read allthe past pages however hope that you are all doing really well!!!
hello all,
just quickly checking in. i am in canberra, we just signed a lease for a house today (thank god - there is such a demand for houses and they are so expensive, we were begining to think we wouldn't get one). DH is heading back to armidale to pack up the house for the removalists - jelly and i are staying in canberra at my parents because the trip back to armidale is simply too much for jelly, it took her days to recover from the trip here.
i hope everyone and their bubs are doing well. jelly has really bad tummyaches and hickups for about an hour after each feed, but otherwise there are no complaints from my end. she has been such a happy baby today, she didn't even cry when she woke this morning (which is definitely a first) she just lay there content, despite a wet nappy.
anyway i gotta go, will check in again another time.
Hi! I just popped in to say hi and see how you all are going.
Oh Teena HAPPY BIRTHDAY for yesterday!
I understand what you mean. this might not be the same (ok, might be totally off track), but my hubbys birthday in on the 14th December, and he tends to be ignored a bit because its right near Christmas. All his family tend to join his bday and chrissy pressies in one, not making them any more special than pressies they give his brother and not seeing him/calling him on his bday. So he gets a bit upset around his birthday sometimes when the family dont really make an effort.
Ladies, im so jealous you are all talking about your bubbas! I really cant wait till i can do the same. I remember reading all your birth announcements, it feels like yesterday.. and now your bubs tickers are going up so fast! 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks...
ok, anyway, sorry to be a spy and intrude!
Hi all,
Tam & Misty - Good to see you both again. It's been so quiet and I miss chatting with everyone like we did while pg. I know it's different and we are all so busy but I miss you all anyway.
Teena - A very belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I am sorry you had such an ordinary day. Hoping you are feeling much better about it now.
Not much new here. Kobi still all good, just having issues with not being a big sleeper. But we'll get there.
I cant wait to get back into the gym. I have a few kilos left to lose and starting to get a bit annoyed with them. I want to lose about 7 kilos. Most of which is hanging on pg weight but also some of it is stuff I wanted to lose before hand. I am getting back into the gym at the end of this month. DH and I made a deal today that I can get new runners for the gym. (the pair I like are $200!) And if I am a good girl and go to the gym and achieve what I want to...then I get to go out and buy all new workout clothes. Like the really nice Running Bare stuff and what not. So I feel good and look good. So I am even more determined now cos I want new clothes lol.
Hey I have a question for all of you..like I usually do haha.
What did you all do for a living pre baby?
I was just doing crappy menial jobs that I hated but did them to get through. I am wanting to go back to work (not for a long time but down the track) and doing something I actually like. I am thinking of studying but seriously dont know what I want to do. I just want something that I like doing an get something out of. Something I like getting out of bed for and I can interact with ppl. I am really not sure and I reckon I need career counselling lol.
So I am just curious to see what you all do/did for a living. And also while I am asking that..what kind of work you have always wanted to be in?
I know this may seem silly seeing as how we have all just had babies and not thinking of work...I am just curious.
Ok hope you are having a great weekend. Hope to see you all soon.
Hey there Ladies
Just thought I'd pop in to say HI \:D/
things have been great - Brodie is getting bigger and stronger everyday - somedays I find it hard to believe that he is only 5weeks....he really does have his own personality and loves a good wrestle - SUCH A BOY!!! - but I just love it :lol:
He is weighing in at 4kgs now - pretty good considering he was jusst over 2.6kg when he was born - he has definately gone through a growth spurt - he eats heaps - like 120mls of formula (nor BF unfortunately - but very very very long story) every 3 hours like clock work and the cheeky monky loves to throw the odd random feed in and thinks that I have forgotten...for eg, he will eat at 7am, then may feel like a top up at 9am but then he will still expect his 10am feed (the original time he was to feed) - either way I'm not complaining - he was so little when he was born that he needed some fattening up - LOL!!
We seemed to have skipped a "dress" size also - for a long time there he was in 00000 (I know tiny...) and then all of a sudden he is in 000 today!!! - just fantastic - but bugger about all the 0000 stuff that he never got to wear
what more can I tell you?? there is so much to say but in all honesty I'd rather not harp on the negative stuff (food poisoning, UTI, Mastitis etc) - I'd rather talk about the Love of my Life - he is just devine and I just adore him.
He is still sleeping in his bassinet in our room but I think that he will need to get into his cot sooner rather than later - he is out growing the bassinet in length - I'm sure he will be TALL - DH is 6ft5 and I'm 6Ft - so we aren't exactly short in this neck of the woods.
well just wanted to say hi and touch base - you ladies all sound quite content and it is a definate change from the early days where we could chat online all day long but it is sooooooooooo worth it.
Laura - I never thought I'd say it but I'm ready to do it all again - I think DH and I will go for No.2 in the not to distant future - but let me get past teething and see if I still feel the same (??) - besides don't think I could do MS with sleep deprivation - Brodie will have to be sleeping through the night first I think.
Oh well gotta run - I suppose :( - but need to have a shower and relax before my BIG Man wakes for his next feed.
In the mean time - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEENA - Sorry it wasn't so fantastic but look on the bright side you have a ray of sunshine lighting your life everyday - besides if people forget your B-day - it will mean that you never have to get any older (oh to be 25 forever LOL - even I'm dreaming now - that was 6 years ago....)
ciao girls
hugs to all
di xxx
PS - Hats off to TAM =D>
I really don't know how I would cope with 2 perfect little babies - you really are quite amazing....just wanted to acknowledge the fact that I know how tough and exhausting it is with 1 - but 2 would definatley be a challenge - I'm sure you are doing a wonderful, wonderful job and are an amazing mum O:)
God but I miss you guys so much. I'm with Di, remembering the days when we could chat online for ages but still I wouldn't trade my little Bridie for all the tea in China. What does that even mean?, I know they drink tea in China and all and there are quite a few of them over there but isn't most of the tea grown in sri lanka and India?... shouldn't it be all the tea in Cylon? ... as you may have guessed I am suffering from some form of temporary insanity due to complete and utter exhaustion.
OK... boy do i have some things to remember to chat about:
Misty - congrats on DH's job, and the move back home. It will be great for you all to be back home with your family and jelly can grow up with her cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents much closer. Hope all goes well with the move, especially seeing as DH is in charge of the packing (and unsuppervised at that).
Tam - Ditto to what Di said.... you are an inspiration, believe or not but when I get to the point where I sit on the back step just to be away from the little screecher I think of you and Clare managing so well with 2 that It is just what I need to pick me up and realise I can do it for my 1. You just spend as much time with your pidgeon pair as you can and pop in occassionally to give us updates... we understand.
Jillian - Your birthday was remembered... I remember looking at the clock at 12:32am and wanting to cry because it was 18/1/06 but the first thought I had was "Hey its Jillian's birthday" and it made me feel heaps better.... also Kobi made her big entrance for your birthday too... so both the werribee girls made sure you were thought of... Bridie came a week early and Kobi hung out and waited just for you. :) I have 3 pairs of mittens which I use all the time because as soon as Bridie gets tired she claws her face so unless I wanted a child who looked like edward scissor hands I had to glove her.
Lisa - Wish i could afford to go back to gym but I am settling for walking atm... and when the doctor tells me its ok I'm planning on hitting the pool for laps. There is a physio in Point Cook that lets you hire hug-a-bubs for a week to see how you like them as some people don't. I can't remember which one but Rayray knows so I'll ask her and forward the info. I have a carrier like the baby bjiorn ones (but cheaper) as P & I go bushwalking and we thought it would be good. Its fantastic as we Bridie is being wingie or when I'm doing the shoppping I just chuck her in... its great and he only way I get any housework done sometimes.
Laura - I'm doing first time mum's group, mine starts 22nd of Feb. I'm excited also, mainly because I am getting a bit sick of not having adult conversations. I love reading your little updates as you seem so incredible happy (not that I'm not, I'm more in love than I have ever been in my life) and so in control (definately not that at my end). Hope things are going well now DH is back at work. I am all ready to do the origami cloth nappy thing but have to wait until Bridie gets the all clear on her hips (see below) according to the doctor. Oh and the lactation consultant told me that cabbage was ok but only if you had eaten it regularily during the later stages of pg. Bridies bad wind thing is chocolate, have to avoid it like the plague.
Di - It sucks that we both had crummy pg (healthwise) and then dramas post birth, although yours seem so much worse than mine. I am glad little (well getting bigger by the day) Brodie is doing so well after his rocky start... I think you are right to expect a tall boy and he is certainly going to be a tough nut as he has already had a few little battles to overcome and done so.
Teena - happy belated birthday.... IL can be such bunions on our lives.
OK - I'm another one who will fall asleep while feeding.
Things I said I wouldn't do and have:
1. Sleep the baby in bed with me... not all the time but there have been a few occassions.
2. Use a dummy... after 2 weeks of having her latch off then re-latch with just the tip of the nipple in so she couls suck without actually getting milk and having aweful cracked nipples I relented, tried a dummy and now I have no pain and she is settling and sleeping more. We only use the dummy at bed/nap times or to try and calm her when she is having a tantrum.. and believe me she has those.
3. Pick my baby up every time she cries... yeah sure, I can let her go fr 5-7mins but then if I don't pick her up for cuddles I end up crying myself.
What other news do I have.... Oh the pooing on mummy thing... only time we have had an accident was once in the bath... we have a big bath together at least once a week and showers at least twice a week... well when we were just about to get out of the bath she let a huge poo go dyed the whole bath yellow and then had to both have a shower.
The health centre nurse wants to test Bridies hearing as she thinks there is a problem, I think she is fine just doesn't want to look at things that don't interest her. Also will need an ultrasound on her hips at 6-8w as they are both definately clicking but not all the time?!!!.... most likely she has hypermobility like me and not hip dysplacia as it isn't all the time but the physio at the hospital asked me not to put her in cloth napies until after she is checked as if they aren't folded the right way then they can actually do damage if there is a problem.
Have had to have my hips re-set again and have had a few bad uti's but my kidneys are still doing really well.
Bridie's latest is she lives on a 3 day cycle... day one is whinging and grizzling all day with only very small sleeps (like Saturday where she was awake for 17 hours with 10min naps every 2 hours and only wanted to be cuddled)...3 hour screaming fits.. Day 2 is 1.5hr sleeps with a feed and an hour of lying in her bouncer before she sleeps and then day 3 is 4 hour+ sleeps with a feed, quick cuddle then back to sleep... Last night she slept for 9 hours.. it was great after the weekends episodes.
ok have to go... grandad is walking the house with princess grizzle guts and his back can't take much more... time to go home, hopefully get some housework done today. :lol: yeah like I care...
PS... sign me up for aother one... as horrible as it is some days I am absolutely loving every minute of it... even the scarey dark ones.
Hi girls
Thanks Di and Jo. It certainly keeps me on my toes. Rylee has been having farting issues lately, or lack there of, so we have had a few rough days of constant screaming. I have just started her on the Brauer colic drops, which so far seem to be proving a success as there are some good farts coming out now.
It has been a real eye opener doing everything on my own with the 2 of them, but I love them sooooooo much and would not swap it for anything.
Good afternoon ladies - I thought I would come in and say a quick hello before Miss Allegra wakes up.
Ooops too late. I can hear her now. BRB.
OK - she just wanted to 2 minute cuddle and she is back to sleep. Thankfully she is still sleeping very well, during the day around 3-4 hours and at night the same. Last night she was up about every 2-3 hours but I think it was because she was warm and was thirsty and she is growing through a growth spirt because today DH John, my mum and I all thought she felt heavier and the ECHC nurse came for the home visit today and she has put on just over 100g since Thursday afternoon YAY!!
Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes. I am kind of over it now and feel silly for even thinking along those lines but I guess Birthdays are a special thing... its the big 30 for me next year though, so there better be a LOT of fuss.... and diamonds ;)
Akeesha - pre bubs I worked for a PR company as a publicist. The company I work for specialises in sports and media management, so I guess you could say that my boss is like Jerry McGuire! I loved doing it and will eventually work perhaps a day from home as Allegra gets bigger. Although I am keen to start writing a novel, which is what I always intended to do when we started a family. Being a writer has always been my passion.
GYM - weight loss hmmmm well I am back into a lot of pre-pregnancy clothes but I still have a little to lose. I dont think I will ever get back under the 50kg mark but I will be happy if I was to get in the low 50's so I can fit into a lot of lovely things that I have hanging there that just dont do up quite yet. Am starting to walk a little bit but dont want to over do it yet. I find walking loses weight for me very quick and combining breastfeeding and good diet with that I should be svelt again sooner rather than later.
I was thinking today that everyone seems to be doing so much with their bubs every day but I dont seem to be getting anywhere much with Allegra. I guess the fact that she is so small (still only 2.3kgs) puts me off taking her out too much - do you think I am being paranoid a bit? We went to a picnic yesterday and go to the shops a little but as she is too small for her baby bjorn I have to take her pram and I am still a little uncertain. Is any other first time mum like this?
Anyway.. going to check on dinner. DH just called and will be home soon, then its baby bath time, feed and bed and then dinner for mummy and daddy and Desperate Housewives yayayayayay
Have a good evening ladies.
T x