Babies Born July 2007 #4

[blueflower]

Hi All,
No news here, except that the gown is going really well, but the overlocker broke the other day . not sure what happened one minute it was fine and the next, its not sewing will have a look at it when I am not so tired.

Am reading your news regularly, but nothing to report.

Except I have been having big let downs of late- I am not sure if they have got stronger or me just noticing them more.

Well off to bed, my grand plans of folding, ironing dusting and vaccuming didnt go to well today- all I got done was the folding
Iam planing on getting up early tomorrow to get dusting and vaccuming done after Kaetlyns first feed cause she always goes back to her cot for another sleep. Watch now that I said that she will stay awake tomorrow morning, which is a bummer cause I have some friends from work coming over for morning tea.

I am really tired now so will get to bed- I seem to be addicted to smilies tonight - opps this morning

Goodnight all....will do some personals tomorrow sometime

[Tracey]

Zyon has never vomited so his comes up & then he swallows it, so it burns on the way up & again on way back down! Now he's on meds he too is a different little man!

Mind you he just farted & my knee was dripping in poo!!! eeeew no wonder he was up every 3 hours last night!!!! LOL....

A quick wash down & we are both clean again!

[blueflower]

I have the avent isis as well and i noticed that if you dont assemble it in exactly the right order there is no suction. I found out after 20mins of pumping one day
Another tip- dont express right after a feed its really hard

[Ngala]

Nicky - *hugs* to you.. I agree with Tracey and Mel that it sounds like silent reflux especially the crying at the boob. Avaleigh cries a bit at the boob but I think it is because she feeds too much until she is so full and her tummy hurts. I know now when she is full cause she sucks for a moment and then comes off, does this 5 or so times and then starts crying so I take her off the boob and give her her dummy and she is ok. Would be wise to go and see someone about it.

Tracey and Rebecca - I have the tommee tippee manual pump and I am a size C at the moment. I am pretty sure I am not getting enough suction at the button of the cup cause the cup is right at the bottom of my breast. SO I try to move my breast up but the skin kinda goes wrinkly IYKWIM. I tried it quickly on my thigh and it didnt work.. I might try my bottom later (got my nephew over at the moment) cause there is more fat on it! I might also get in contact with tommee tippee and see if they can help

[~*Niadalla*~]

hi there, thanks for the advice

Lach seems to bring stuff up all the time after feeds, but it never seems to worry him.

arrrgghhh I dont know. I have tried calling a lactation consultant, and 2 diff MCHN but they are all not answering so have lfet messages. Hopefully will hear from them soon.

[Tracey]

Did you call the MCHN hotline???

V, I know with my pump I was certain it was put together properly, but 1 tiny piece was wrong once I fixed it, it sucked like a gem, so make sure it's together properly!!!

Good Luck...

I hope you dont end up with a hickey on your Bum, Jason will be wondering WTF???!!!!

[kungfubecca]

HI

Nicki, which MCHN have you tired?

Michelle at Helm st in K Flat is a lactation consultant and she only works thursday and friday, try there if you haven't already. Otherwise def ring the hotline on 13 22 29. I'm guessing the clinic just had the answering machine on huh?

Let me know if you need anything

Has Lachlan been doing this for very long, and has he been sleeping ok latley?

Xavier did something very similar a couple of days ago, was screaming blue murder doing little chucks telling me he was hungry. I tried everything and eventually got him to bed and he was out like a light. Although if he doesn't settle I've been putting him in the HAB and he falls asleep. A few decent hours of sleep, and he settles better in his cot?? would a car ride or a walk in the pusher help get him to have a few hours? maybe he's not as hungry as he thinks??

I hope all goes well,

Sara, lol for 20 mins didn't you look down and notice nothing was happening? It was the little tiny white thing that buggered me up.

Veronica, lol at trying on your bum. Have you tried squishing your boobs back flat like a pancake against your chest to increase the surface area?? iykwim, sounds a bit silly really when I say it like that. You'll just have to get bigger boobs I'm afraid

[blueflower]

Bec LMAO yes I looked, just thought i would keep on trying!!!!!

[Ngala]

well it turns out it wasnt assembled properly!! My sis had a look at it, fixed it and now it sucks!! I am excited to give it a go!! Cant waait to see how much I can get out

Im going looking for wedding dresses tomorrow!! That should be exciting..

[Meluchja]

Ahhh so no butt hikkis V
Tomorrow should be a blast for you and your sister, how exciting. You must take pics of any you find a show us, although you will probably want to keep it a secret so Jason doesn't see it hey, bummer for us though We'll just have to wait to see you in it on the big day. Have fun!!!

Nicky, how have things been this arvo?

Tracey, what time are you off tomorrow? Oh how exciting, the girls (and mummy and daddy) must be busting at the seams with excitement. Hope you have a lovely trip, can't wait to see pics.

I can't believe how much of a different boy Jack has been today. I don't know if it's the medicine working or if it's cause he is still a little sick (so very sleepy) , but he has been so well. He has been feeding and sleeping like a champ all day. I hope tonight is a good one. Charlize is staying the night with my mum as we have another open house tomorrow, so a sleep in would be nice, yeah right!!!!

[kungfubecca]

Veronica, I'm sure you could have caused jason some major confusion if you had butt "hickies though" lol Mel that was classic.

Oh it would be good if you can post some pis of dresses if your allowed to take any. when I went shopping for mine I wasn't allowed to take photos, for copywrite reasons, until I owned the dress, but I was allowed to make a copy of the pic from their order book so I could organise accessories.

Have fun with the dresses, and just try stuff on for fun, you will feel so much like a princess. I'd love to go and try wedding dresses on again.

[tears_of_joy]

Hi Ladies

I hope you and your bubba's are all having a nice night

Sorry I have not posted in a while, Things have been a little tough of late, I have been reading though to keep up with how you all are doing. Personals first..

Tracey- You must be very excited now!! Have a great time in Bali. Glad everything was sorted with Zyon before you go. Indah is a clever little girl, deciding she's ready for a big bed all by herself.

Mel- Very happy for you that jack is doing better. How are you all going with the cold/flu thing? Hope you are all on the mend.

Sara- Ethan has been doing some "power poo's" too, its usually at night when where in bed so i have to listen to him groaning and grunting on the baby monitor lol, at least i know he needs a change!! How did you go at the zoo outing? The pic of Kaetlyn is great she is so cute

Bridee- Glad to hear that the brace fitting went well, georgie is such a good girl. How has she been with her sponge baths? A few times during the night after ethan has a nappy overflow i have given him a sponge bath as its warmer than taking him to the bathroom to bath him, he is ok with it if he has a full tummy and is happy otherwise he throws his arms and legs about and screams the house down lol, as soon as his clothes are back on he's happy.

Bec- I bath Ethan most nights, but i was told by my midwife not to stress if he doesnt get bathed every day as babies dont need to be, but on the nights he doesnt get bathed to just wash his face and hands and nappy area with warm water. I use baby wash stuff and a few drops of johnsons night time oil (at night) during the day if he has a bath i use a different oil, still johnsons but i think its aloe vera and chammomile or something, and that prevents his skin from drying out. I too have warned dh about walking away from the change table and leaving ethan unattended, you just never know when they will roll over, ethan first rolled at 5wks 3days, he did it a few times after but hasn't done it again. I do agree that it is mentally draining being a mummy, lol. Wow what a huge sleep..8hrs!! Here's hoping he does it again for you.

Veronica- It must be good to have your sister back, and its wonderful of her to help you with your weight loss goals, good luck with it. Hows the wedding plans coming along? Its a very exciting time, i had fun getting my wedding organised but was super stressed closer to the date, but everything was great. Have fun trying on dresses, you really will feel like a princess. I didnt get to try dresses on as i wore my mums dress, i loved it but it would have been nice to try heaps on. What a nice sleep avaleigh had lastnight, good little girl

Nicky- Huge hug for you :hugs: i can sympathise with you, Ethan has been the same way for a few days now. Its hard i know, but your a great mum and hopefully he will be back to sleeping and fedding properly in no time. I get upset a bit at night when im really tired and is a struggle to get them off to sleep then you only just get into bed yourself and they are up again. Hopefully its not reflux or anything like that and he is just a bit unsettled.

Fran- How is the Feeding going? Hope its all settling down for you now. Hows alessia doing?

To everyone else, I hope you and you bubba's are happy and healthy.

Well as i mentioned things have been a bit tough, especially as dh is working away 2wks at a time . Ethan has decided that he doesnt want to sleep, for the last three days his biggest sleep was 2hrs and that was only once!! The rest of the time is about 30mins to an hour, but he is still so tired when he wakes up but fights to go back to sleep, he will go off to sleep while he's feeding the when i go to put him to bed he wakes up and then for the next half hour im in and out patting his back and talking to him, then when he finally nods off he is awake again in no time and the fun and games start all over again, i have only had about 5hrs sleep in 3 days and am feeling exhausted, but im sure he will settle again soon (i hope). We are also having some feeding issues, ethan usually has 120mls of formula in his bottle and he drinks it all, when he was going through his growth spurt he would need more, now he will only drink 30 - 80mls and i cant get him to have more and i think he will be starving when he has his next feed but its the same, he is feeding every 2.5 - 3hrs. When we had our check ups at 6wks the Dr diagnosed me with Postnatal Depression, so im not really coping with that to well, i was very confused about it all, but hopefully it will improve quickly. I had a sad day yesterday as no longer have no milk left in my breasts, it made me cry lol i felt silly. On the good side of things Ethan is smiling more often now and he makes lots of cooing sounds when he plays with his jungle gym mat thing and he reaches out to grab the toys. The last two nights at 4am ethan has woken up smiling and chatty lol its so cute but really not the best hour though i wont complain though as long as he is happy, still waiting to get him smiling on camera though, cheeky man seems to be a bit camera shy.

Any way ladies i must go as ethan is starting to have a little whinge and it will soon be a scream lol he has wonderful lungs!! Hope you all have a nice weekend. Sorry about the long post, it has taken me a few hours to finish it as there were a few interruptions!!

Hugs to all mummy's and bub's.

[Tracey]

just a quickie.... chat when I am back... take care everyone!

[Ngala]

Tracey - hope you have a great time!!

Well I am exhausted after today - so is avaleigh!! We only went to 2 wedding dress shops and that was enough!! The first shop I must have tried on 20 dresses cause the lady just kept on bring them in to me, the second shop I only tried on two. But have decided on what one to get, its really nice and different and they are made to order so I am going to make a few little changes. I think it has just now hit home that I am getting married!! OMG I really didnt think Iw ould be getting married so quickly.. So I am really getting stuck in to losing some weight and working on my tan! I dont need to stress too much about my weight cause the dress I got isnt figure hugging, its gone some puffiness to it!! I really didnt think I would go with something puffy LOL

Avaleigh was great while we were out. Decided to do a big stinky poo but luckily we were going home!! LOL She is asleep in her bassinette at the moment. I am having a real hard time getting her to sleep in the cot... she goes down asleep but wakes up 5 mins later! Dont know what to do and cause I am so busy lately I only try her in there once a day and then I am home in the evening and she is in her bassinette.. need to try it at night soon.

I better go russle up some dinner.

[~*Niadalla*~]

Hi there girls.
Spoken to MCHN and lact consultant.... My milk is just too much for him to handle at the minute.
They said it seems to be coming out way too fast for him... and hitting the back of his throat. He does not like it at all... and now that it has been happening for a few weeks... he is expecting it. So, I am using nipple sheilds when he is fussy, expressing and making sure I have one bottle to go at all times in case he wont take with the sheild. But it seems as if he is getting better. I went and got some fast flow teats, and he is getting used to it. He has fed 4 times today just from my bare nipple... a little fussy, but nothing like he has been. We have also been getting longer sleeps out of him... and happy to report that we got 6 hours in between feeds last night.
I now realise that he is just a people person, so we will be co sleeping with him if he wont sleep in his cot.... just so we can get some sleep aswell.
He has been pretty good over the weekend.

Just thought I'd pop in and let you all know, that we are going ok now. Hopefully things start to get even better.

Thanks for help and concern

Cheers

[August]

Tears ~ How are you? Are you ok? :hugs: It must be so hard for you having DH working away it sounds like you are doing a great job. Being a new mum can be overwhelming at times and it would be hard not to have that back up when you need it. Good on you for discussing things at your checkup. How is Ethan, and how is he going with his feeds now?

[Fruitloop]

Now that Alessia is down for the morning (hopefully!) I'll attempt some personals.

Sara That photo of Kaetlyn is so cute!!! I've mostly got Alessia dressed in Bonds suits so I'm looking forward to when she grows a little more so she can wear 'proper' clothes. Hope you enjoy your morning tea

Bridee I hope Georgie is going well with the brace. You sound like you're coping really well which is excellent *hugs*

Rebecca Just replying to your question about bathing babies - we generally try to give Alessia a bath everyday, but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way! We were told every second day is fine by the hospital - I like to give Alessia her bath at night time to help calm her for her evening sleep. Well done for Xavier sleeping so well!

oops little one has woken - argh! Will be back later to finish

[blueflower]

Well Kaetlyn managed to stay alseep which was great. I had vaccumed,done somewashing and majoirty of the ironing before I had to wake her for a feed
Morning tea was nice, altough when you are home all day by yourself, an hour visit just flys by and its upsetting when they leave- its like they just arrived. They brought more pressies, which was nice!

I washed all of Kaetlyns summer clothes this morning. I hadnt washed them as I wanted to make sure she would grow to fit it to them, and it seems that she will there are some really cute summer outfits that people have given us. i just want to but her a summer hat.

Rebecca- we only bath Kaetlyn every second day- mainly cause she dosent do anything all day I top and tail her though if she is particully 'messy'. She has really dry skin, so paediatrician said bathing 2nd daily will help combat this.

Well I am off for a rest, it is sosoooo windy outside today. I was going to go to shops but I think i might get blown away. Might do that tomorrow as I dont have anything planned for then.

Oh and just a funny tid bit from me!!! Kaetlyns socks are so small I keep losing one so I dont have matching pairs . I think they fall through the holes in the washing baskets and the dogs get to them. Soon she will have no pairs to wear and they will all be odd socks!!!!