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Rebecca - Georgie settles better for me as well, which I feel sad for DH but I guess it only makes sense since we are spending so much time with them, we get to know more what they like and don't like and what works and doesn't work. I try really hard not to tell DH what he should be doing - sometimes hard but I think it is important.
Morning ladies...it's day number 2 today without my hubby and once again Alessia has decided that she only wants to sleep in my arms. Thankfully she's down in her cot so I could have some breakfast! It's tough not having a 2nd pair of hands around at the moment, particularly as she may be having a growth spurt and now is having much more frequent feeds and more awake time.
To add to the rest of my breastfeeding problems, my right nipple has had it...I think I kept feeding Alessia on it b/c I just wanted to perservere with the breastfeeding at all costs...and the cost was my nipple! It's wrecked! I'm now feeding with a nipple shield so hopefully the nipple will heal up soon.
Sorry for the selfish post ladies...I now realise how much time a bub takes up in our day! Take care everyone and chat soon!
OMG - today is DHs first day back at work and far out it is soooooooo busy. I know I have been very very spolit to have him home this long but I am quite worried about how I am going to do deal with three children day in and day out!! I know I sound dramatic and I know I will survive but I just needed to vent a little LOL!! Well no time for a long post - gotta run. I guess the good news is that at least he is working in Adelaide for a month a before he starts going away again.
Take care everyone.
BBL to see what is going on with everyone.
Jem
Hi everyone, I am still following everyone's post, just struggling to make long personal posts.
Well I am having my first OMG I can't do this day as well. I have been home on my own with all 3 for 3 weeks now, but Angus has already fed 5 times today since 4.30am and has not been to sleep in between - he is fair dinkum doing my head in considering he normally only feeds 6 times a day. I am just hoping that it is his big 6 week change and he is needing more milk, cause I don't want this to become habit.
I hope everyone else is doing OK - Jem you know I am feeling your pain! We could have been a little smarter and had one at school like Tracey! lol
Hi there all,
Been a crazy few days with someone going through yet ANOTHER growth spurt...... grrr.... luckily my boobies are holding up well!
Last night was Lach's first night in his 'big boy bed' ( aka cot!) He slept reasonably well.
Hes so much more awake now, and sometimes way too over excited when daddy gets home! lol
But apart from 2 hourly feeds throughout the night, all is still going strong.
He has his milk rash all over his face and head, adn looks like a teenager in full bloom! lol
We are going to Adams parents for fathers day, and one set of Adams grandparents will be there to meet Lach for the first time. Then next weekend is the big trip to Wagga. Hopefully, I find it easy enough to stop and feed him on the way... although it is only 4-4.5 hours... so he might sleep the whole time... He loves the car!
Well, my Johnny money finally came through after centrelink stuffed up... suprise suprise. lol
So I went out today and spent $200 on clothes for him! hehe I couldnt help myself!
Oh and first 'public' feed on Monday!!! EEEKKK!! We went to the baby care room in Myer, so technically not so public, but it was still not at home!
lol
So rebecca, if you didnt know, Myer has a pretty good baby care room on top floor, microwave, some private rooms with change tables etc, a communal change table, a little play area, and lots of seats... not bad.
Anyway, I have been trying to keep up with you all. I have been reading just no time to write.
Hope all is still well today! Hopefully I cn do some personals later;)
HUGS TO ALL MUMS DADS AND BUBS!!
and welcome August moon mum!!
I alos forgot to mention.... my body is ready for round 2 already!!!!
AF has returned:( I am soooo unhappy bout that!
I wanted at least a few months off!!! It has finished now, but to know that I ovulated within 2 weeks of giving birth is quite scary, so When we finally attempt anything... I will be protected to the MAX!!! eeek!
Hi all,
yeah nathan changes the nappies too. he litterally jumps up to do it, I don't stop him. I've changed a few during the days, not to mention I have been pooed and weed on a few times now. twice today infact. :lol:
I try not to tell nathan what to do, and last night with the bath i walked off so they could play together.
Ouchie fran on the nipple. I had what looked like little scabs in the first week, and they went within a few days of using some nipple stuff. I bought nipple guards, didn't end up using them, was wondering how they would work for me though 'cause they were huge, my nipple wasn't that big???
Jemima and Relle, you have just scared me into a possible look into the future with 3 kiddies. Hmm oh well I have plenty of time to think about it all.
Nicki, I hope lachlans new clothes fit him after his growth spurt. You know I rekon I walked past you on Monday. where you near target at all around lunchtime I think?? I knew about myers bubs room, never been there. Did you know that behind the old post office near the toilets there is a baby change area too. It is also a maternal and child health center (called the muse) there are chairs and toilets and change station sinks etc in there. I used it about a week ago and it was empty, I had the place to myself if the door is locked you just push the buzzer and someone unlocks the door for you.
Well we went and had a lovley picnic with Gran, aunty shan and xaviers cousins. Xavier was a very good boy and slept the entire time. but now keeps telling me his hungry. Although I checked my email today only to find out my boss has just resigned and will be gone in 5 weeks. He bought in lots of business so now I'm a bit worried about if my actual job will be there when I get back. I know I still have a job, if that will be what I was doing before I left, I don't know. Bit scary really. we'll see what happens, maybe it will be easier to go back part time if my job changes.
I would have been near target on monday..... did i look scary??? he he
yeah knew about the mews but never used... we'll have to keep giving each other tips for bendigo baby related things
:)
hehe
Hi all...I've updated my website with a few more pics of Alessia - can't wait to organise some professional photos of her too...may wait til she gives us a few more smiles before we do that though. I'm so proud of my little girl today...she's had 2 good feeds and 2 long stretches of sleep this arvo. Yay!
Fran, those pics are really cute. I'm a little jealous of the smiley pics though, Xavier doesn't smile at me, he's way too serious. He puts his happy face on when he sees his plane mobile but that's the closest we get.
Mummy Mel I've just PM'd you a link to a great article on lactose intolerance from the ABA site.
Hope all the other yummy mummies are well rested-- ha,ha! Hamish had a complete shocker last night and ended up in bed with us asleep on my hubby in the early hours of this morning-- naughty I know-- but he's been a perfect angel today. You win, you lose!
Cheers to a good night sleep for all of us tonight!
Hope :p
Nicki, I forgot to say, we are actually going to be going to the mews for our MCH appts. We have one tomorrow, was going to switch to jenny at annie galvin, but mum said she's really busy and recomended I go to Mews instead.
the good part of going in bendigo is that I have a great excuse to go shopping :dance: now all I need is cash!! oh well it's "pay" week for me this week my $144, caching!! I feel so rich......
......If you cn't tell I was being sarcastic....
Morning all,
Brrr it's cold and windy hear today, but on the bonus side, Nathan took the washing off the line before he left for work :dance: he would have never done that before!!
I'm so proud
4 weeks old today!!! We will be off for a walk in the wind, and er possibly rain soon to our MCH visit to see how much this little piglet has grown. I get to use my rain cover today and we get to wear winter clothes, 'cause there is no way he will overheat today. (We've been dressing for spring 'cause he's a bit warm like his dad)
I think I got smiled at today, it was too long (if that makes sense) and there was definite happy eye contact, for it to have been wind. I hope he smiles for Nathan on Sunday, while he's wearing his I love daddy t Shirt.
Well I would wish everyones daddies a happy fathers day, but alas I will probably be back here several times before Sunday.
Hope everyone has a good day today.
Hi everyone
I've had quite a hard week so haven't had much time to get on and post. Yesterday I made the fatal mistake of looking through the News and Current Affairs thread. Man its a horrible sick world we live in! Is it just me or does anyone else get really anxious and upset at the news these days? Especially at items about babies or children? Honestly, sometimes I think that I am going insane as everyday things on the news make me cry :cry:.
In other news, Diana slept through the night twice in the last week (well, 10:30 - 4:00), although last night she woke up for a feed twice, which she hasn't done for ages. Luckily she's big enough now that I can feed her in lying down in bed, so I don't have to wake up too much.
I have to say that I admire all you ladies who have your bubs sleeping in another room. I get paranoid enough in the daytime when Diana is in the bedroom and I am doing something in the kitchen. I really like sleeping next to her at night. She hasn't even slept in her cot yet, except for naps during the day...
Diana is starting to reach out for things. She sometimes grabs my hair or my necklace and she bats the toys hanging over her vibrating chair with her hand. She also sometimes reaches her little arms out as if asking for a hug. Its sooo cute.
Sorry for the lack of personals. Hope you're all doing well. I have looked at your photo albums and all the bubbas are so gorgeous. I never reaslied just how amazing little babies are.
Hopefully BBL. :)
Hi everyone
I had every intention of getting on here tonight and doing a proper post but I am just far 2 tired!! Well I survived the first two days of DH being back at work. YAY!! At least it is the weekend now and I will have him home for two days. That should give me time to get on here again!
I know exactly what you mean Zofia about worrying about all the bad things that are going on in the world. DH and I were only talking about this last night and he said you cant live you life worrying about these things or else you would never go anywhere. I know he is right but I still worry.
Happy four weeks Xavier and Rebecca!!
Hi to everyone else. I hope you and your bubbas are good.
Take care and have a great weekend.
Jem
XXX
Hey Everyone
I've had a busy couple of days and have been on reading but had no time to post. Its hard now with a baby that constantly wants to be cuddled!!
Things have been going well. Avaleigh is feeding every 3-4hrs, which is kinda a bummer cause we havent managed a full 7 hr night sleep since the other week! Her colic and reflux has really settled down, which is great. Its amazing having such a relaxed baby cause I had gotten used to her being tense with drawn up legs.
We did something really naughty yesterday and bought a plasma telly, tv cabinet and sound system - whoops!! But we thought, we may as well as we only live once!! I told my mum today what we bought and she said 'if you makes you happy, then dont feel guilty!' So thats my new moto.... I might use that moto tomorrow when we go and buy a new camera!
Anyways, better get a move on and give my house a tidy up. It is soo late and I would rather not do it but I get no time to do it during the day!
Toodles everyone :lol:
Oh I forgot to ask... has anyone gotten their period back yet??? I started bleeding a little bit today and think it might be the start of my period.... i didnt expect it to come so early tho!
Hi :)
I dont really have time for personals as dh is on his way back home from work, he wasnt due home until next week but there was a very unfortunate accident at the mine he worked at and a young man was killed yesterday morning who dh is great mates with and the workers have been sent home to be with there families. Its terrible.
Veronica its great that avaleigh's colic and reflux has settled down. I keep thinking that my periods are going to start as i keep getting pains and stuff, but so far nothing, i dont want them yet!! I think nicky mentioned that its back for her too.
Well i must go and make sure dh can come home to a tidy house and just relax.
hugs to everyone. BBL.
YAY Charlotte is in the middle of doing her first poop in 10 days. She is grunting and groaning like theres no tomorrow LOL. SHe has been averaging one poop per week and they are massive let alone a 10 day poop - yucky. I am not looking forward to changing this nappy.
Have a good weekend everyone.
Jem
Hi everyone,
Hope your all having lovely weekends today. It's a lovely day up here in qld, bright a sunny. We have the river fire on tonight. It's where the light up the city sky around the river with fireworks for about half an hour and have 2 F1-11 fighter jets fly over or more commonly known as the dump and burn. It's amazing. This will be our first year we haven't had front row seats in our until on the river. But we are still only and 2 minutes walk to the river, so still should be good.
Jack has improved so much since we have diagnosed his lactose intolerance. I have cut all dairy and sugar out of my diet and put him on some lactise drops. He is back to sleeping between 7-9 hours at night, so mummy and daddy are very happy with that. But it's just so good to see him better.
Poor little Charlize has some ezcema really bad on her legs and one of her arms. We got some cream today what was on Today Tonight about a month ago. So fingers crossed it clears up soon for her.
Re the peroid thing I still haven't stopped spotting since birth, yes that is 8 weeks ago nearly 9. So hopefully that will stop soon.
Anyway must be off.
Take care all.