Babies Born June 16th - 30th 2008

[MummyDuck]

I really need to vent but first:

Sheree: What an arrogant doctor, any good doctor should know mothers intuition is best!!! It can be so frustrating when people dont listen and very upsetting when something is wrong with bubs. I hope things improve and you feel better soon.

Tan: I cant imagine how hard it is for you.

Well me:

1. PLZ NO OFFENCE TO ANY FORMULA FEEDERS. I do FF Taylor as well, I have supply problems so she only gets around 100ml of bm at a time which means the rest is supplimented.

I was talking to a friend the other day and she said why dont you let Dp do some feeds. I said well Im bfing so I cant, but i can dream of a sleep in. Its not forever.

She then says (it makes me laugh and gets me angry at the same time)

Im never breastfeeding. I love my perky boobs.

I then say things like yes but Taylor hasnt been sick yet because she gets all the good stuff, i never get caught out without food anywhere I go etc etc. Then I went on to say she gets both formula and bm. I go on to say I dont have saggy boobs, I only have little bbs so there isnt much to sag.

She said Wait until you finish bfing then they will be saggy.

Now that peed me off for obvious reasons. But it makes me laugh because:

IF YOU LOVE YOUR BODY SO MUCH THEN DONT HAVE KIDS AT ALL. Why are perky boobs so important but getting stretch marks and whatever else comes with pregnancy not matter. Superficial people grrr.

2. We have noticed that DP is spending less time with Taylor. he is working late and barely sees her when he isnt working late anyway. She cries now when she gets out the bath and I came over to talk to her just to calm her as soon as she was laughing again I walked out of the room to do something and she cried. I understand that DP is getting a bit funny about that, that she seems to cry for him more then me but he needs to understand that she spends all day with me.

When I try to point out that she is just going through a phase or when i told him she rolled from back to belly this morning I copped it. I was rubbing everything in his face. When he tries to settle her I take over. He is right I do take over but when she has cried for so long that boogies are running out her nose down her chin and her eyes are wetter then a glass of water I feel it is definately time to try something nwe to calm her down AND I GET YELLED AT FOR IT. Is there something so wrong with me for not liking hearing Taylor cry. I cant defend myself or try to diffuse the situation because he wont let me its like banging my head against a brick wall..... and i actually feel like I might get more from doing that then saying anything anyway.

I just cant get him to understand its just a mummy phase, before we know it I am sure there will be a daddy phase but I wont be allowed to get upset about that coz thats the way things work around here. DP comes First ALWAYS.

[Serendypyty]

Ugh, I know where you are coming from, some people are so narrow minded when it comes to breast feeding. And as you said, I think that if they want to keep their perfect bodies then they should either adopt or just give up on the idea of kids because you can't go into something like that without knowing that your body is going to change (for better or worse!!).
My hubby is sometimes not the best at putting Josie to sleep and doing other things either. I know he tries but sometimes he does stupid things like continuing to play his games while she's sitting there screaming (and I've only asked him to look after her while I have a shower or something). Then I get ****ty and he asks me what's wrong and I just have to think to myself, is it really worth getting into?? lol..

Big hugs to you. It is frustrating but sometimes you have to let them do their own thing so they learn how to do it. I try not to butt in because I don't want DH to think that I'm being a control freak or that I think he is hopeless.. but it's bloody hard!!

Sorry I haven't posted on here lately, I've been at work!!! Josie is teething early so I've been dealing with her grizzles pretty much as soon as I get home and often she doesn't want to go to sleep either. It's been a trying few days.

Work is going well, I think I'm getting up to date with everything. The lady who was doing part of my job had to take leave suddenly because of her ill husband, so there is a lot that is still up in the air. But we're getting there!!

Hope you are all happy and well

[bubNo.2]

hey girls:

Fancy me mucking up lol we put on the wedding invite 'after the reception we will be gathering at the Steam packet Hotel for more celebrations' Thats all well and good except (and the invites have been posted) ... mmm i looked the pub up on the net and its only a B&B now derr us !!! Thankfully no one will be any of the wiser until we all get up there so im thinking an announcement will be in order lol

My little Alli had a taste of Baby Rice today at nearly 15 wks and he gobbled it up and has had a descent sleep this afternoon.

Cheers Ainsley

[jma]

hey girls!

typing this left handed 'cause i'm feeding flynn. sorry for mistakes and lack of grammar.

sheree: hope things settle for you with riley. you poor thing

satya: glad to hear brock is not as spewey as before. yay!

bub: im about to start flynn on some rice cereal. hope he likes it and takes it well.

my dh used to get like that too but now that we have 3 kids he's happy for me to butt in and take over with flynn because he then deals with will and rory. its a win-win situation for us. but i do know where you are coming from and how hard it is. big hugs to you!

flynn is teething too but seems to be handling it ok so far. hope he stays like this.

i also agree about bf and boobies. if your that vain about your boobs, don't have kids! my boobs seem to increase in size a little each time but lose more shape each time too. but i have 3 gorgeous kids who are healthy and happy and thats all that matters to me and my dh.

flynn has filled his nappy so better change it before he starts yelling!

take care mummies and babies!
jean

[jma]

forgot to add:

flynn is still sleeping thru! yay! what a champ! hes definitely my fav atm..lol (just kidding)

[MummyDuck]

Im always typing one handed, its often the only time I get to reply to people.

YAY Flynn is sleeping through!!

Looking at putting Taylor on baby rice but everyone keeps telling me to wait till she is 6 months. But I dont think neither Dave or I can wait that long.

I know I need to let him take care of taylor as well and he does but if she is crying uncontrollably I expect him to take her if I have been trying for awhile to calm her down and I just thought it was the same with him. im confuseed now as to when I can offer help and when not to. Oh well.

Taylor wouldnt sleep for her first day at Childcare, doesnt surprise me she gets distracted very easily. That and they obviously didnt listen to how I get to her sleep pfft.

anyways I was offered a job share yesterday. 2 days a week. Only thing is its back at my old work, its hard to explain. I would be working in the same building on the same floor, contracted to my old boss but working for a different company. I dunno if I really want to go back there but 2 days a week is all i want to do at the moment and jobs that are 16 hours a week are so hard to find. I dunno what to do about it. I dont want to pass it up to still be looking for work in a couple of months time but I dont want to take it knowing that I wouldnt want to stay there that long.

Xmas is coming..... any ideas for presents for..... a very smart (reading and spelling) 2 year old, a very lazy 8 month old and my little munchkin who will be 6 months?? dave is always so expensive to buy for, especially seeing as its his bday on 23 nov mine on 24 nov then xmas a month away. he wants a home gym and a wii/playstation. So thats bday and xmas done..... i figure he is the one who makes the money if he thinks he can afford such expensive presents well what can i say. I am already very disappointed in my bday present, really I cant think of anything I want so we got the cars windows tinted and made it my present. hmmmm I got the practical present. Cant complain though.

Havve a great weekend everyone, the weather down here is fantastic...... if it keeps up I might go look at display homes on Sunday YAY.

[satya]

Sorry for no personals.

3 visits to the chemist today. Once for cream for Brock who has cradle cap again and rash all around his chin and neck and has dry spots on other parts of his body. I'm stressing majorly over it but the chemist says it's OK just use olive oil for his head and canesten for the neck. We get home and Miss 5 tells me we need dressings for her infected leg (from falling off a slide whilst with mum). Quick change for Brock as of course he's having a chucky day today. So we head of to a different chemist and Brock cries all the way as he'd only just got to sleep so didn't appreciate going out again. Miss 5 pointed out the ones she reckoned we needed but I listened to the chemist worker who recommended another one that I realised was not suitable the minute I got home. I got told "I told you to get the other ones" over and over while I held back the tears. So back to the chemist again to change them to the one she had pointed out to me. Oh it's going to be so much fun changing these dressings 3 times a day as well as smothering cream over Brock constantly.

Miss 5 sat on her vegemite open roll - picture her walking around the lounge with it hanging off her while she looks for where she's put it.... whilst I'm on the phone talking to her dad on the phone.... still haven't worked out why she wasn't at school today.... she came complete with her packed lunch.

Chewing gum in miss 5's hair - she just started crying while we were out for dinner. When asked how it got in her hair she said she'd put it behind her ear like they do in the movies. So funny until we got home and had to try to get it out of her long thick hair, that is not allowed to be cut as she's in a wedding soon. You'd sware she was being murdered. I dread to think what our neighbours think was going on in our house. Thank god for peanut butter is all I'm gonna say cos ice didn't work.

Seriously over today.