Babies Born July 2006

Oops didn't see your post Fee.

I couldn't really tell Charlie had Colic - Mum told me...!!! it's basically just when they have heaps of wind that they can't get rid of and they cry a lot because it hurts. We could actually hear it bubbling around inside of him and after lots of tummy rubbing from Nanna he farted a lot of it out....eeuuuiiiiii

I have started using Infacol and I would like to marry the person that invented it.... alas I am already married... perhaps I could give them my first born.... (actually I would gladly have done so yesterday..!!!!) what it does is make all the little bubbles merge to make a big bubble that is easier to get out.

GRR I lost my post ...oh well not too long to remember

Good advice for us all Em - I find myself snapping at my DH more over silly things and getting :angry:.

I read in my twin book today about increased fighting/tension in any relationship with a new baby. The advice was similar about not taking it too personally and reminding yourself you are both on same team.

We did get our bath - till big DS wanted his turn (alone)

There is also Brauer's colic relief .. homeopathic.

I tried out the Baby Bjorn today. Cooper was a little unsettled and whinging after his 9.30 am feed. So I popped him in the carrier and he was asleep in minutes. I then transferred him to his cot no worries.

Like Tulip I've also got more photos on my Yahoo website http://au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mrswoj78/my_photos (album called "Cooper").

Fraser – That's great that the Infacol is working.

Baby~amore – Yay for getting your bath in!

Tulip – I can see what you mean about bubs falling out of the Baby Bjorn. Even on the instructions it says not to bend forward – just bend at the knees. So does Lucas cry during tummy time on his mat? It sounds like he is doing the right thing though – pulling his head up to try and look around. It will all help to strengthen his neck. And yay about your pre-pregnancy jeans! I managed to get mine on the other week and I was so impressed! Your new photos of Lucas are soooo cute!

Your question about who looks after bubs during the night --- I get up to do all the feeds as I am exclusively BF-ing right now. As for settling – this isn't usually an issue for us at night. Cooper usually goes straight down. Last night he was a little grizzly though and DH got up to try and settle him. This was because it was a weekend though. If it were a week night then he probably wouldn't and I probably wouldn't let him!!! I also do all the nappies during the night. It's all me! But I only get up once or twice during the night. Cooper sleeps for a long time. DH helps a lot at other times though when he's around. I don't mind that he doesn't help during the night. I find it all quite easy. It's the day times I wish DH were around! I miss him lots as well.

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Tulip- to answer your question, i do everything for charlotte during the night, sometimes tim gives charlotte some ebm but it is usally before midnight, as she has been a bit unsettled, to get to sleep. Also where do you get hug-a-bubs from, i havn't seen them but like you said everyone is raving about them.

Fraser- tim can be the same he could be playing the play station ( which i want to throw out) and Charlotte could be crying. MEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well i was up to 1.30 with charlotte she was very unhappy, just wanted to be feed all the time for about 2 hours, and i got to the stage where i had no milk left, so today i have expressed some for her if she ends up like that tonight.

i hope everyone had a good weekend.

hey tulip during the week i do the night feeds i do the 12am feed and the 7am feed but on the week ends i do the 12am feed and hubby dose the 7am feed so i dont get a broken sleep some of the time it could be a 1am feed for me and a 5am feed for hubby as long as i let hubby sleep in that day everything is sweet hubby should be helping no matter if he works long hrs as i see it they get breaks form work eg:lunch etc and there not around the baby 27/7 as for us we done get lunch breaks morning breaks or weekends off if ya know wat i mean also its inportant for father and baby to bond as much as they can when daddys home coz when they are older they start to miss there dady when they are at work

Hello Beautiful People,
It seems like I haven't been able to get to the computer. My DS number 1 spent the weekend with us and Ben took a few days to normalise after the day on formula - unfortunately we reckon the big sleep was due to him being so backed up from the formula - on Thursday morning he woke at 8 at grizzled and cried til 9.30 that night. Of course it didn't help that DH had a work do that night - so came home at 7.30 after 4 hours of free drinks very merry while I was in a foul mood - more to do with being stuck on the couch all day than anything else - normally I would have chucked him in the pram and taken him for a walk but we had a guy here all day installing windows.
I saw the kidney specialist on Friday - nothing is any clearer. He wants to show the xrays to his colleagues in Perth and will call me this Thursday - several options: I will have to go down to Perth for an ink injection and scan, or explorative surgery to make sure it is not a tumor (my Dad is having kittens about that one!) or he will leave it as a certain percentage of the population are prone to kidney bleeds and the pregnancy may have exacerbated it. The good news is my wees are clear and I have had no pain for over two weeks.
Bubs It is really awful fighting - we have had a few since Ben was born - usually when DH has had a few beers and is more prone to taking things the wrong way - those big boys find it hard to cope with not being the sole focus of your attention anymore - though they wouldn't admit it, alot of them may feel jealous or resentful towards bub and you. It seems impossible at the moment but it helps to find some time where you two can be together without bubs being the centre of attention. Try not to stress too much about it!
re nighttime care DH gave grand speeches to all and sundry before Ben was born that he would get up and change Ben and give him to me during the night so I could get a bit more rest.....sometimes it's hard to hear Bub waking over DH's snoring!!! He does wake up occassionally while I am feeding and he will check on me - when Ben was first born and he had a few days off work (and it was all new and exciting!) he woke more readily when Ben cried. I seem to sleep more in the double bed in Ben's room - seems like less of a chore to get up and I am able to sleep with Ben next to me - I can't do it in our room - 3 in the bed is too squishy , I can't relax - in Ben's room I give him heaps of room to sleep.
re pre-pregnancy clothes I have no idea how much weight I have lost, but I am back in my jeans - yay to no more trakky pants!!! - and it is all due to the BFing - I have done nothing else - unless sleeping helps you lose weight!
tummy sleeping Ben is really windy - maybe I should look for those wind drops... but he seems to settle better and sleep well on his tum. I feel awful doing it - terrified that I am doing the wrong thing - and I try to turn him over once he is asleep, but the pressure on his tum really helps pass that gas! but then DH and I come from parents who were told to sleep babes on their tummies - and we are still here!
Gotta go - the milk monster is rousing...
Have a good day!

Hi All... I have finally gotten 5 minutes to post and introduce myself!

I'm Michelle - I had my princess Charlotte on 25th July at 2:49am, via emergency C Sec.
I was induced, but in the end my cervix didn't want to play - which seems to run in the family!

Today is my first day at home alone! Very scary, though not going too badly, I managed to get on here - wash my hair and have a load of nappies washing!
Now I just have to figure out how to make the feeding cycle not last 2.5hours as it just did this last one... she just wouldn't settle, and each time she doesn't settle I offer a top up feed - it usually seems to work, but this time it didn't. In the end I was just cuddling her and she went to sleep.

Well I am going to catch up on this thread and around the forums - looking forward to getting to know you all.

Love
Shell and Charlotte

welcome :hello: Shell & Charlotte - look forward to getting to know you and sharing experiences .

Tomorrow will be the first time I will take Cooper out by myself. We'll be off to the baby clinic for his 4 week check up. It won't be a scary visit as I've gone once before with DH. So I know where to go and how it all works! I'll just take Cooper in his car capsule so he can stay asleep until it's time to be weighed etc. Then we'll go and pick DH up from work. I've done car trips on my own with Cooper (to DH's work) but I haven't actually taken him out and about on my own before.

kmh – Cooper has had times where he just wants to constantly feed too. I have been scared my milk will run out! I hope Charlotte has been better today.

Baiza – I think it's important for baby and daddy to bond too. That's why I get DH to do all the bathing. He loves that time with Cooper.

boybump – I'd say we all came from parents who put us to sleep on our tummies. That was the done thing in those days. I guess these things change all the time and they say now that back sleeping is the best. Do you have one of those foam wedges? You could use that to help Ben stay safe – you could even sleep him on his side perhaps?

Shellbabe – Hi there and welcome! Congratulations on the arrival of your little girl Charlotte.

You miss a few days visiting here and there is quite a lot of catching up to do!!

Roya and Michelle - Welcome to the July group. It is a great place to check in and see so many others are having the same struggles and happy moments. I also was induced and ended up with an emergency c/s!

boisey - I use Omo for sensitive skin. However, with not enough sleep I have forgotten a number of times and used the regular detergent with no adverse results. I have had some washing disasters lately though - ruined two maternity bras and a knit top and turned some baby clothes blue - I can't seem to sort the washing properly in this state!

fraser - Jeremy and I have been the same. I have resorted to trying to make him get lots of sleep. It doesn't seem fair when I hardly get any, but if both of us are sleep deprived things don't go well.

tulip - I am solely breastfeeding so I am the only one getting up in the night. Oskar is very unsettled at night until 1 am, so it is quite exhausting until then. He wakes at about 4 - 5 am and generally has only a short feed so I am back to bed in less than an hour (30 mins if I'm lucky). Next he wakes between 7 and 8 am. If it is closer to 7 I get up and have breakfast after his feed, then back to bed. If it is closer to 8 and Jeremy is up I get him to change Oskar then bring him to me while I feed him in bed. I then try to sleep until his next feed, but do feel like I am wasting the day. I look after him most in the evenings too. Jeremy would do more if I asked, but as Oskar is unsettled at night I tend to want to do everything. I think I will start asking him to settle Oskar after his evening feeds and maybe bath him too so i get a break.

boybump - Sorry your trip to the specialist wasn't conclusive, although it is good things seen to be healing. Hope you get some answers on Thursday. Congrats on getting into the jeans though! Surprisingly, when Oskar was in the nursery at the hospital one night they put him to sleep on his tummy! I had sent him there as I could not settle him that night and they couldn't either until there let him sleep that way. They had him near the midwives station so they could watch him though.

I got to go out on the weekend which was great. Went to some friends on Friday night, had a late night excursion to a coffee shop on Saturday night (walked there hoping Oskar would fall asleep in the pram - he didn't), friends for lunch on Sunday and someone elses in the afternoon. I'm feeling like life's getting back to normal. -- I couldn't complain about late nights to one of my friends though - a close friend of her's had twins... then fell pregnant soon after with triplets. Just imagine it!

Everyone must be having a busy day!
Charlotte has been so good today - settled really well and am just waiting for her to wake up again - hopefully soon, as a neighbour is popping round soon to discuss strata stuff - what's the bet Charlotte wakes up as she gets here!!! lol

How do people go trying to get a routine - at the moment, I just let her sleep until she wakes up - which can be disruptive in early evening when you don't know whether to get dinner happening or wait.
She seems to be every 4 hrs at night - 12pm-ish and 4am-ish - then a sleep until 10ish.
Do you wake bubs up when they are due and have been sleeping longer? Does this help them sleep longer in the night?

Fee - how did the trip to the baby clinic go?

Becca - sounds like quite a weekend - glad things are returning to normal for you - must be a nice feeling :)

Time for a new thread girls