jessikah, i'm glad your mum arrived, she must have been using her mum senses and new you needed her. glad you got a break even if it was just 15 mins.
i have gone outside once or twice while Xavier cried, to hang washing or weed garden etc i felt a whole lot better after it.
we are a little unsettled yesterday and today, although i still feel like i'm getting off easy, lots of cluster feeding, almost 4 weeks old so must be time for a spurt.
i feel really guilty saying this but last night xavier slept from 11pm-5am, and then went back to sleep at 6am till 9. i got up at 8.30 felt like i had a sleep in.
Rebecca, must have been a good night for sleeping for Xavier and Jack. Jack slept from 9:30pm until 6am. I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked at the clock this morning when he begun to stir. Must have been stuffed, poor little bugger.
Jessikah, I hope your having a better day today. How is Ethan going?
Veronca, sounds like little Avaleigh might be going through a growth spurt. I have found Jack to be similiar when he is going through growth spurts. I think that is why he is sleeping better ATM, I think he has just finished one.
Tracey, LOL at Zyons explosions. Charlize used to be the same, but Jack doesn't seem to store them up and let them rip, he is more of a what goes in, comes straight out kinda kid.
Well its all over...Ethan is back to being a happy little boy!! Atm he is laying next to me in his pram, awake and not screaming I managed to get him settled and asleep in his bed at 1.30am and he slept for 3.5hrs, which is his normal and i thought phew he is back to himself, he went back to sleep at 6.30am and he woke up at 12.30!!! He slept for 6 HRS and only stirred once about 10.30 but went back to sleep by himself!!...i nearly had a heart attack, lol the longest he has slept for is just over 3.5 hrs. He was starving and gulped his milk down like a little piglet but he parted with his wind beautifully.
Thankyou all for your support, it really helped me get through reading all your kind words and advice. If ethan could type he would probably thankyou for helping his mum stay sane!!
Now i can even do some personals as the little prince is almost in the land of zzz's again, i dont want to speak to soon but i think maybe we are going to have a wonderful day.
Mel - Wow @ Jacks big sleep, thats great. Ethan was like jack when he was b/f "what went in came straight back out" but now with the f/f he stores them up and i wonder how such a small baby can have so much poo!!
Fran - Thanks hun I too am glad yours and alessia's first day on your own is going well, its a bit daunting when they first go back to work! How did your appt go with the MCHN yesterday? Has alessia gained some weight? I had to comp feed with Ethan b/c the CHN said that he was not sleeping properly because there wasnt enough goodness in my breast milk and he was feeding but wasnt getting enough, but i wish i hadnt b/c two days later he refused to have my breast milk funny thing was my m/w's said i had lovely rich milk!! Im sure if you do have to comp feed, you will have better luck than me, and everyone's different
Bec - Yes, dont feel guilty, its really good that xavier sleeps well. I felt the same way today, i was like OMG i have a 5wk old baby and im still asleep at lunch time!! It was great.
Tracey - Boiled water works well with ethan sometimes too, he drink 10 to 20mls also, i give him some water once a day to make sure he doesn't have to much trouble with his poo's being on formula, and i give it too him to help with his wind before i try infants friend. Ethan doesn't do the huge poo after being unsettled but sometimes when he gets really worked up, he farts like crazy he sounds like a man sometimes not a little boy lol.
Veronica - Sorry to hear avaleigh has been unsettled as well, i know what you mean by sore legs, i had to pace the hallway for a few hrs yesterday and lastnight, but hey at least were getting some exercise!! Dont you hate it when they fill there nappy when they have just gone to sleep, a few times when i was still b/f ethan i would put him in his cot and i would just be walking out the door and he would do a poo!! Now i just hear him on the monitor grunting and groaning, trying to do one!!
Jan - Sorry to hear that liam was unsettled too. Hugs to you. It gets quite tough at times doesn't it. i agree with your mum that the crying pulls at your heart strings, seeing ethan cry so much yesterday made me so sad. And after awhile it really does mess with your head, after ethan finally went to sleep lastnight i was sure i could still hear him crying, but he was sound asleep hope today is a better day.
Well im going to go and enjoy a nice shower while ethan is still sleeping beautifully. Hope you all have a good afternoon. Thanks again
Tracey i just looked at your pics, Zyon is gorgeous!!
Don't feel guilty Rebecca - that's fantastic that Xavier is sleeping so well *hugs*
Jessikah, I just want to send over some big hugs you poor bubba. It's tough at the best of times sometimes. I'm glad that u have your mum there to help u out *hugs*
Well Alessia and I are surviving on our own today - David went back to work today Only 2.5 hrs til he's home. Alessia has been really clingy today. She only wants to sleep in my arms which is unusual 4 her. I don't mind - it just means I have to type a lot slower!
Apparently in about 7 months I will be a qualified midwife - yikes!
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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 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
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 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....
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 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.
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 .
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.
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
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!
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.
HI there all!
Just a quick pop in to check how you are all going...
VERY VERY tired here... looks as if the little guys may be developing a bit of colic....
So we had a bad night.
Veronica, yes I beleive I have already had a period. Looks as if I o'd within 2 weeks of giving birth. SUcks
Hope you all have a great first fathers day tomorrow! I can't wait to give Adam his first daddy pressie!!!
Diana did a poo as well as a wee in the potty tonight! Woo hoo! I am so proud of her. She is such a clever baby. I think that the infant potty training is beginning to work. Yesterday I went to change her nappy and it was completely clean, so I held her over the potty and she did a wee.
I still haven't gotten my period (thankfully), although I did get some period like pain the other day... Hope it stays away for a while yet.
funny thing was my m/w's said i had lovely rich milk!! Im sure if you do have to comp feed, you will have better luck than me, and everyone's different
hope today is a better day.
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