So sorry for not posting everyone, DH is off away for work again Monday so from then on I'll be a thread killer again at nights when i'm bored :P
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So sorry for not posting everyone, DH is off away for work again Monday so from then on I'll be a thread killer again at nights when i'm bored :P
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Hi all - returning to my personals ...
Reenie ? this is a bit overdue, but welcome back. You sound busy ? good on you re: your job. Seraya sounds like she?s doing well with her solids and :dance: for her two teeth! Glad to hear you and your DH have settled in well in your new house.
Luey ? does E have his back teeth yet? How?s his sleeping going? You said E plays with his toes, Cam?s latest trick is to put a big toe in his mouth. Am glad the reflux treatment has helped E.
Jo ? don?t think for a minute that Isabella is behind. The babies in this thread are all wildly different ? for instance, their weights range from around 10kg to 7kg. But they?re all healthy, thriving babies. Cam is a bit like Isabella ? he?s only just mastered rolling from his back to his front, and he?s not quite able to sit unassisted. You?re right, they?ll get there in their own sweet time ;).
Hayley ? hope you and the kids are now feeling better :hug:. Have you been able to catch up on a little sleep?
All-boys - Glad to hear Scout was ok after his wee fall! But, guess it's bound to happen to them all sooner or later. DH's mean well, don't they ... but sometimes they just miss the mark. My DH is a great, hands on dad but my big bugbear with him is that he won't go and dress Cam of his own accord ... because "I don't know what you want him to wear". :wall: Sigh, guess if that's my only bugbear I'm not badly off!
Macca - I remember the drive from Darwin to Bris well (albeit you did it in reverse) ... for the most part, you didn't miss much! Hope all's now well with you.
OK ... who have I missed? My apologies if I have - not intentional!
By the way, think Nic it was you asking about wrapping? I haven't wrapped Cam since he was about 4 weeks old. He used to wriggle and worm until he'd worked the wrap loose and then put his arms above his head. I gave it up as a bad joke in the end as he slept better without the wrapping.
Have a good week everyone :D.
Andie xx
Good morning everyone.
Sam has slept so much better the last 3 nights.Must have been his tooth giving him grief.He started biting though last night and with that tooth is absolutely kills!
Andie,Crap about the ear infection, I feel your pain.Sam was soooo bad when he had one.My gosh, I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy.Thank you again.
Catherine, Glad to hear your trip went well apart from the plane trip.So good he is sleeping through and I'm glad to hear the transition to formula have been relatively easy.See you soon.
Robbo,:hug: I hope this post finds you feeling a lot better.
Luey,How is everything Worth E been the last few days?Hope you're getting more sleep.
Bec,I saw you on msn the other day and got your message but then my computer crashed!I wasn't ignoring you,promise!I got the baby legs, I'll post them sometime this week.I'm giving you white ones with brown cow print.Pretty damn cute!Hope everything goes well while DH is away.
Nis, how are things?
The local Mother/Baby unit called me last night and said they have a cancellation this week if I want to go in.After speaking with her and finding out that I will have my own room and Sam can sleep next to me, I have decided it's worth a go.I can always leave if i hate it.So I'm off later this morning and will be gone for 3 nights.I am a little anxious about it but figure, what have I got to lose by trying it? But II won''t have BB! what am going to do??
Anyway, i better be off and get packing.I'll be back online Thursday.
Laura xx
Good luck Laura. Enjoy the break. sounds liek you are doing better though.
Jsut a quick on from me. E is whinging. Poor love has a temp of 38 :(. Is better than yesterday though when he was so listless I couldn't put him down. we laid on our bed all day and he slept there. No back teeth. They just come up and go down
Quick one from me too....Luey are you sure E isn't sick? Don't want to alarm you but being listless and that you just laid on the bed all day sounds like a bit more than teething to me? i could be wrong though :) You know your child better :D
BBL
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Hi Bec
Yes he was sick - He had a temp of over 38. Yesterday the first time Ichecked it I got 38.9and I removed the thermometer because I thought it was wrong;). I did recheck it. He was so whingy yesterday morning, even after he woke I couldn't put him down. I just thougth he was being whingy as although his head and torso were hot his arms and legs werent. We went for a walk where he fell asleep instantly for 30mins. Still whingy and wouldn't go on the floor when I got home. He still felt hot so I decided to do a temp.
HE is ok today after that early high temp. It was low then went up but is ok now. Has slept most of the day. I hop he sleeps tonight but he hardly slept last night. Awake every hour. I did get 2 hours between 2-4:doh:.
Thanks for thinking of me and spelling it out just in case
More promises......I WILL be back tomorrow, while kids are at daycare.
Luey I hope I didn't offend. Sorry. :)
xxx
Ok i made it back!! :0 Been busy here, DH as gone away again for the next month for work. He's home on weekends still though. I'm kinda glad in a way after all that's been going on, I feel like it's a timely break. Give us time to sort out stuff on our own and hopefully make us remember what it is we appreciate about each other. My little (big really, she's taller than me!) sister is staying for a few days so she can travel with a friend to her nursing prac so that's nice, I'm not completely on my own. And it's nice to have some time with her when we can just chat;).
Jake is doing well, I'm trying to get him to not go to sleep on the boob all the time, mainly so if I need to go somewhere I can go and not worry about him not sleeping. I have to nearly force him to take the dummy but he will take it. Just not keen on it. He won't go to sleep without sucking something, and he has gone to sleep sucking his thumb a few times. I had a scare with him the other night. I woke up to hear the latch on the cot flicking and clanging, so I shot out of bed to find him out of bed and crawling on the edge (!!!!) of the bed playing with it!! Wouldn't be so bad but his cot was still on the highest level and the side was down so a couple more seconds and he would have been on the floor! I feel so terrible that it could have been awful for him. He usually doesn't even sit up in bed, just lays there and crys. TG all is ok though. Needless to say his cot is now on the lowest level and the side is up!
Jake's newest trick is to pull himself up on his knees and if he's lucky his feet. GRRRR!! Although he thinks it's great and he's so clever! He can reach things on the couch and the coffee table etc now. Everything has to go up another level!
Andie - I would love to catch up and 'meet' you for sure! Although I am a little nervous! Those dates are fine, just let me know when you can squeeze us in, I know what it's like when doing flying family visits. So hard to find time for everyone!
Laura - GL to you! And you are right you can always leave. Hope you come out of it with loads of info for us all though :) those BL's sound gorgeous, will look forward to the mail. Thanks. Oh and yay for Sam's tooth!!
Catherine - Glad your trip went well. And that the transition to FF went well. Whoo hoo for Flynn sleeping too!!! :) Damn airlines.....we flew once to Melbourne when Ben was 10 months old, and he was teething and had thrush (always got it when teething.....). NOT FUN! and that was only a 50min flight!, lol. We got stuff around too, had to go to another airport and collect passengers etc making our flight later meanwhile Ben was getting crankier!
Jo - Isabella is doing beautifully!! And she will do things in her own sweet time.....we still have no teeth at all here, and no sign either! Jake doesn't babble much either, says bub-bub under his breath but not much more!
Mel - I struggle to write to you on here! lol. I'm so glad that James has been diagnosed FINALLY!!! and don't do the guilty Mummy thing.....you know now. Besides no one else picked it up, just dismissed him as a challenging baby. SO glad it's all looking up for you!
Robbo - SO glad you are well again too. Hope DD is feeling better now, surely it can't hit anyone else now?? I really think our 'down below' problems need a dr's opinion, can't get an early appointment for a week now!! GRRR! It's the best time to take the kids other times when we have to wait we are there over lunch, MT or AT times not good with the kids! I'm beginning to wonder if he doesn't just have a problem with his foreskin instead?(sorry ladies, this must make NO sense to you!! I have a NC thread here ) Is clearing up with the sposies but I hate using them! They give him a nappy rash a normal dotty one. Hmmm we'll see. Gosh Ari is growing so much and he is looking like a real little boy now! So gorgeous, all your kids are :)
Hi to all :) Hope you and bubbas are all well. Nina I'm waiting to hear news of your wedding!! When is it??
xxx
Bec- Not at all offended. I just didn't make myself clear before I don't think.
It's good that you have some time with your sis.
E is much better. Had some shocking nights:wall:. Not really happy about that, pretty much every hour then I got back o bed then was up agian 15mins later. He almost got some Farex in a bottle. Not sure it would have worked but I was getting desperate. I have tried to give him more solids today so hopefully that will help.
Hi to everyone, sorry no personals, I am feeling brain dead although I am supposed to be smarter ( Giving birth is supposed to make you smarter, HA). I had to laugh in our paper they had a comment from a woman with a 2 day old, quote " I am really surprised how I don't really notice the tiredness". Yeah, give it 6 months of sleep deprivation and we will see if you say the same:doh:.
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hi girls just wanted to bring the thread forward, will be back later to write a better post.....
Reenie are you ok ?
Melinda
Hi gals,
Just a short update from us. Despite me being a little anxious about our flight to Hobart, Cam was a star traveller. Never once kicked up a fuss and slept twice for 30-40mins both times. How relieved was I?? I think he may still have an ear infection, he's been a bit out of sorts today, although generally ok. Occasionally he touches one ear and squarks ...? He's also snotty, so giving him infant nasal stuff to try and dry it up. He's sleeping with me at night, and all I can hear is "snuffle, snort, snuff ...". You get the general idea!
Oh, and gross news of the week ... Cam christened my sister's bath :p. He was enjoying his bath and showing us how clever he was putting both big toes in his mouth (am sure you get the mental picture). Next minute - ptthhhhh. Mega poo. Waaayyy TMI, but it was in two long bits and so soft it broke up and went down the plughole (yeah, gross, I know! We did disinfect afterwards). Mum was in the bathroom when it happened and the two of us giggled so bloody hard we nearly wet ourselves. Fortunately I dragged Cam out before he needed re-bathing. Gross, but totally hilarious at the time. Hmmm, maybe you had to be there :o!
Gotta go and pull my weight ... my mother's preparing dinner.
Luey - hope E is ok.
Bec ... I'll sms you in the next day or so.
Hi everyone else.
Andie xx
Hello,
I'm back and I have so much to say so I might have to do this in parts....
Sam has been well, he has slept through 2 nights in the last week about 10:30 - 5 am, then gone back to sleep until 7am.He has cut his second tooth, that's two in one week!
He is just so cute, his personality is really starting to shine through and he=e is babbling all the time.Things like 'bababa' , 'dadada' and 'mamama' so cute! He has finally started rolling all the time, only from back to tummy though and cracks it when he wants to get back to his back.
AFM, welll....where to start....as you know I went to the MBU, it was great in the way that I could relax a little and I met two local girls who are lovely so I don't feel so isolated in the area.It really was more of a sleep school though.I refused to do the whole CC thing while I was there and had Sam sleep with me the whole time.I couldn't do it, it would have made things so much worse for me.
I crashed though, I though the new medication was doing a great job but it was only for a couple of days and then I felt worse.Turns out the new ones I was put on where to similar to the old ones and wouldn't really work.I am in the process of changing again to something entirely different.It's a very slow process though, can take a month or two.
It is messing with me big time and I have been having panic attacks and feeling as though I am not coping.Because of how bad I have been they are recommending I go to a different MBU for a while to speed up the change over, they can't do it at home incase it messes with me even more, they want to make sure I am in a safe environment.Gosh this all makes me sound like a complete nutter.....
On the plus side, it will be in a private hospital ( gotta get some use of my insurance!) and from what I have heard, it's more like a hotel, huge double beds, your own balcony and DH can stay whenever he likes.I am waiting to hear the final details today and should know when I can go in later today.I'm hoping it won't be for long.I went to the BB support group yesterday and the lady who runs it knows a bit about the hospital and seemed to think it wouldn't be more than 10 days tops, if that.
I actually don't feel to bad right now, and it makes me think maybe I shouldn't bother, but I know how quickly my mood can change.I just have to get this over with then hopefully I'll be good from then on and can put all this crap behind me.Blah...why does it have to be so damn difficult!!! sorry for moaning!
Now I will try and get some personals done, hello and sorry if I miss you.
Andie,So happy the flight went well.I would be so scared about it if it were me!lol about the bath.How funny! I have been waiting for Sam to it!
I hope Cam feels more himself soon, poor little chicken.
Luey, How is E? Poor thing, I hope he is getting better.
Bec,How is everything going? how are you managing on your own.Must be very hard.Jake sounds so clever! I can't believe he is pulling up, little muscle man!
Catherine, sorry I haven't gotten back to you, been so up and down and so forgetful.I couldn't change my appointment today so won't be able to come.Next Wednesday should be fine as long as I am home.Will text you later incase you don't get online to read this.Feels like ages since I saw you, hope to see you soon.I be Flynn will be double the size when I next see him.
Hi to everybody else!
I'm going to finish now, only so much I can say in one post! I'll bbl when I know what is going on.
Laura xx
Hmmm, all is very quiet in here.I'm guessing none of you want to talk to me then!
I've taken over the title from Bec as 'Thread Killer".
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hi girls,
Laura: i meant to respond yesterday but we have had a busy few days and didnt get a chance. yay for Sam starting to sleep longer at night and yay on the teeth and rolling, still none of those things happening here, including not much sleep !
how frustrating for you though with your medication, i hope they get it right soon so things start feeling better for you, sounds like a good idea to do it in another mother and baby unit, especially if DH can come whenever he likes.
oh and you need to kill the thread a few times before you can take over Bec's title of thread killer hehehe
Andie: hows Tassie going ? yay for Cam being a good boy on the flight. lol at the bath incident, we havent had any of that with james but did with DD so have a scoop ready to go in case of accidents lol
Nic: love the pictures on facebook, Dusty is so strong pulling himself up in his cot, James doesnt try any of that stuff yet thank goodness ! love the puppies too, i just love puppies of any sort !
Luey: hows E going ? hows the sleeping ? i did lol at your comment about the woman in the paper feeling ok after 2 nights with a new baby, boy does she have no idea !
Hayley: how are you ? sorry i havent responded to your email yet, has your mastitis cleared up ? and how are the kids ?
Nina: not long to go now !
hi to All boys, Reenie, catherine and anyone i have missed !
oh and hi bec, have nothing to say to you really (Bec and i chat on the phone girls and text too im not just being rude lol)
Melinda
It has been quiet in here the last few days hasn't it? I guess we are all busy busy with our growing so fast babies.
Scout is on the move!:leap: His body co ordination has obviously just kicked in cause he is crawling. He has been rocking on all fours for weeks now and pushing himself backwards but the other day he started moving his arms and legs in sync and going the right way. He is zooming around in his walker too. Loves been able to race up and down the hallway chasing his brothers. Needless to say everything is now being put up and out of the way. His cot has had to be put down too because im scared he will pull himself out. Where has my baby gone???
He had his first swimming lesson yesterday and he LOVED :dance: it!!! He was splashing around and going under and everything. He would come up coughing and spluttering but with a huge smile on his face. By the end of the half and hour he was closing his mouth so he caught on pretty quick.
I dont even think we had made it out of the carpark before he was zonked out and he didnt even stir when I put him in his cot. Slept for 2 1/2 hours too. :clap:
Great way to "knock" them out ladies, I recommend it ;)
How is everyone else doing?
Laura reading through your posts I admire you. The strength you must have to get through each day whilst not feeling yourself must be exhausting. I know how hard it is dealing with our babies sometimes I cant imagine having to deal with medication troubles on top of that. You are doing a brilliant job and by the looks of Sam he is thriving beautifully. Hang in there girl, it will be sorted soon im sure.:crossfingers:
Hello to everyone else hope all is well in your camps, dont be strangers aye??:p
Ok I guess I am now the official thread killer. :doh:
Have to tell you all my neurotic mother story. :redface:
Scout has for the last week or so had an orange nose. I thought it was just stained from his veges but it seemed to be getting worse and no amount of baths, showers or even his swim could remove it. Yesterday I noticed his fingertips had an orange look about them too, then when one of the mothers at school asked me if he had been eating twisties I knew it was time to visit the Dr.
So here I was thinking failing kidneys, liver failure, the worst possible things, working myself up in a near state.
The Dr comes in looks at him and tells me he is more sensitive to the carotene (orange stuff in pumpkin,carrots etc) in his vegetables and it is coming out in his skin. Its not harmful at all and I need to expose him to a bit more sun - (Vitamin A) to help counteract it.:rolleyes:
So pleased it wasnt any of the terrible things I was thinking but man did I feel like a prize idiot!!
Tell me you are laughing with me ladies :rofl:
im laughing with you Stacey, the same thing happened to Bec's Jake and i mentioned to her at the time thats what it would be because DD had it when she started solids !
lol i can picture you madly trying to scrub Scout to get rid of it :rofl:
Melinda
HELLO!!! lol
Quiet in here isn't it !!
Things here are hard atm. Nate (2.5) is struggling with life so I have been yelled at, hit, kicked and generally down trodden constantly lately. I know it is a phase but am finding being a mum of four a little difficult between the needs of the others and Ari not sleeping.
Ari is commando crawling, boobie feeding with a little food tasting occasionally, teeth growing (is cutting his 3rd, 4th and 5th tooth atm :o) and smiling despite his lack of sleep. He is constantly pooing since we had gastro - it has something to do with solids I think, although he goes days without tasting any. Really I am not sure but he is not sick so maybe its to do with teeth??? He has a red bottom atm as every nappy change is pooey but I cant smell it :wall: and I am checking all the time.
I have been offered a moderator role on the other site a frequent but had to get a raincheck due to me not being able to take on the job right now....I have been considering taking a class or something for me so will have to think about everything. DH is getting on my nerves again despite being really helpful with cooking dinner etc. I need something but I am not sure what.
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....idiot down the road just went past twice on his dirt bike and woke Ari up....................DUMB F$^%#%@&^%#*&@%(*&*&O)T^.
Laura - hope you are doing OK.
Mel - Hows James going with sleep? np re email it gets busy i know :)
Stacey - :lol: re orange nose. My cousin had a sensitivity to the caratene and my pop always used it as an excuse not to have to eat pumkin :lol:
Ok Ari is cranky at being woken (first sleep of the day at 1pm :o) and I am over it so am going to get him some bread to suck on and raid the house for chocolate.
Hi everyone else.
XOX Hayley
Hi Everyone
:hug: Hayley, you poor thing. Hope you get a break soon.
Lol Stacey! I'm glad there is nothing wrong with him! I can imagine being stressed out about it! Phew!
Laura would love to catch up on Wednesday if you are able. Give me a buzz :)
Andie: Great to hear that Cam was so good on the flight! Lol at the pooey bath!
Well I'm not going to tell any of you how amazing Flynn has been lately cos it seems that every time I tell someone how good Flynn is doing at ...... he stops being so great at......!!! So I won't tell you that for the past 4 nights he has not had a middle of the night feed (Just a put the dummy back in!). So if anyone asks, you know nothing right???!!!
Seriously tho, we are going so great atm. Flynn is an eating machine. He has been having the same as what we are having for dinner. Last night he had 3 helpings of Spag bol! I put a fair amount in his bowl and he ate that so we stole a bit off DH's plate and he ate that too. I left and went to the gym but DH says that he had a bit more after I left too little piggy!!! This morning he ate 2 wheat bix for brekkie!!! He seems to love everything I give him, The only thing he wasn't too keen on was the kiwi fruit.
I can't remember if I've already posted that he has cut 2 lower teeth and that he is starting to pull himself up onto things. He is looking like he is about to crawl but is not actually doing it at atm. He gets up on his hands and one knee with his other leg sticking out and kind of rocks and then sits back down!
Hope you are all well. Hi everyone else. Nic, Bec, Reenie, Jo, Mel, luey. Anyone else? sorry if I forgot you?
Take care xo
Hi Ladies
things have been really crazy here lately so sorry for my lack of posts. Will catch you all up soon. DH due home very soon for the weekend so chances are I won't get on here until monday. Thinking of you all!!
xxx
o.k if I don't post now I never will....
so it will have to be in bits cause D is started teething again is a velcro baby to the max...
So I am officially addicted to facebook which is part of the reason bb is being neglected, not enough time for both :doh:
The new king single bed has arrived :dance: so no more sleeping on the recliner. As I mentioned D is teething & it is so much worse this time but I am handling it so much better cause I recognise the signs. He did have his first real temp 38.4 but panadol took care of that, then about 6 hrs later it started to go back up so I tried to give him panadol again. He wasn't taking it so I had the bright idea that I would put it in some express breast milk... well wasn't that a mistake as I didn't realise that he had a full tummy already cause no sooner did I give him just a small amount that his whole stomach contents came up & over me. We both stank phewie. So cause I wasn't sure how much panadol he had I didn't give him anymore, his temp stabalised at 38.2 but then came down all on it's own, I hope a temp that high is o.k?
So I have learnt how to give him panadol so he keeps down now so that is good. He is shuffling backwards & I think even tonight he purposely went backwards but can't be sure. He says maaarrrm when he is really wingy & upset, not how I wanted mum to be said for the first time but hey I will take anything as he said it before dad. He has started to clap, not lot's but the odd one here & there & sometimes there is some sound, it is so good to watch him practice it really makes me laugh.
I was booked into Trisillian this week, discussed a few things with DP because my back won't take the rocking anymore (he is now 11kgs, as big as his 2 & 1/2 yr old cousin - he better crawl soon so he stops putting on so much weight :p ) neither of us are confortable with controlled crying or controlled comforting as they call it so I am not going. I am lucky that I have the time to be able to lay down with him until he goes to sleep, we are moving the bed next to the cot & taking the side off it for now so he gets used to it. Which reminds me that he is out of the cradle but won't sleep in the cot, he is unwrapped so that is something. I think that he learnt to clap when I lie (sp) down with him cause it takes 30 mins to an hour & often in that time he practices & practices, he also practices crawling around the big bed & is convinced he can feed while on his hands & knees but it just doesn't work. He does not roll over very much - prefers to sit, stand or lay on his tummy or practice rocking on his hands & knees.
O.k, lol stacey at your story that is hilarious, bec hope you have a goodweekend, laura - how is the change of meds going? nina - how are those wedding plans going, hope cohen has his teeth through & settles before your wedding. Hayley - how are you? mastitis & 4 kids don't know how you do it, catherine - I thought D was doing well with 1 weekbix, flynn will be crawling before you know it. Mel - I think it is trick photography, he didn't pull himself up in the cot we stood him up, he can sit, he can stand but he can't go from lying to sitting or from sitting to lying just yet ;) DP is loves taking photos (we have 2 still camera & he wants more) he has a lot more patience then me.
Well I know there are people I have missed, hi andie, reenie & I am sure there are others but I really, really need to get some sleep & get back to bed before he wakes bye everyone, hope you have a great weekend.
Time for me to stop being such a slack arse.....lol. I know you've all seen me on FB ;)
Nic FB is so addictive, for me it's just so easy to pop in, see what's going on, and log off, so much quiker than doing a whole massive post on BB! A temp of around 38.3 isn't too bad...it's when they climb to 39 that it's time to freak a little!! It's so hard though especially when it's teething becuase even at the ER all they can do is pretty much what you can at home. It's so frightening though when you just can't get their temp down. I still always ring my Mum without fail even though I know what she's going to tell me I still freak a little!! Oh BTW....we should live closer, could have some good conversations, lol!! ;)
Stacey, like Mel said, I did/said the same thing about Jake. And I asked the drs too, lol. It's all faded now..... The swimming sounds great, wish we had the weather for it here! I have noticed that since Jake has been more active on his feet, pulling up on EVERYTHING and desperately tring to walk he is so much more exhausted! lol He is sleeping better in the day and at night. Still waking but sleeping more soundly....it's great!! Gotta wear these little legs out huh??
Catherine, that's great that Flynn has been so great that we don't know about ;) Hope it keeps up for you!!
Andie, lol at the poo!!! These boys and their poo! Hope you had a lovely holiday at home, I'll bet you were busy. I know how hard it is to try and fit everything and everyone in.
Hayley. What can I say?? Will you not answer my PM???:doh:I will have to take serious action and just send you something.....:p I love the way you put Nate's difficulties as 'struggling with life'. Maybe that's how I need to look at Benji. He is changing also, really into a little school-age boy, being silly and rude...driving me bonkers! You must be flattered to be offered a mod role but I can understand how it would be very time consuming too. As far as having the four kids.....I totally admire you! I am cured of wanting another baby, three is it for me. I feel that things for you are like they are for me at the moment in lots of ways when you say things are hard atm. So I can't even imagine having another little body in the mix!
Laura, how are you doing now? How was your stay? you do not sound like a complete nutter so please do not ever think that again! You are doing such a brilliant job and I for one am very proud of the way you are handling and being proactive about your PND, so you should be to!
Hi Luey, Jo, reenie, Nina, Macca....where are you?? lol Anyone else I've forgotten? Hmm there must be someone.....
xxx
HEHEHE!! Mel, it's you!! :P I just emailed you that's why! ROFL xxx
Hi ladies - I'm just popping in on behalf of Laura.
She asked me to let you know that she is off to Monash MBU for a few days, not sure how long, just know she had four hours notice to go in at 5 this afternoon.
Take care ladies x.
Hi cookie monster and thanks :) Always thinking of Laura, hope it goes well for her. If you have any contact with her send her our love and best wishes!!
Hi everyone!
It has been a while since I posted as I have been really busy at home plus my husband discovered Facebook 2 weeks ago and I have had stuff all computer time, lol. He blames me of course.
Andie - I hear you on the bath poos! Will saved his one and only bath poo for when my mother in law came for a visit. Of course not thinking we tried to fish it out with loo paper which naturally falls apart in water :doh:
Laura - Sorry to hear your having such a **** around with your new meds. I hope the new MBU will be more helpful for you. I can understand not wanting to do the CC, I am totally against it. Keep us posted on how things go.
All boys - That is so great that Scout is crawling. Will has only pulled himself up on his knees twice and that was one day two weeks ago. since then nothing. But your right, were did our little babies go?
Hayley - It can be hard when they are not sleeping well. Will has just come out of a phase were he would sleep in the morning but not the afternoon, it was murder. Did yuo end up finding chocolate? :lol: I believe that chocolate can fix all the evils in the world....well at least for 5 min.
njd - I hear you on the face book addiction. I loove it! I spend too much time playing Mob Wars, its great. I just wish I hadn't shown DH was we are even fighting over it now, lol. PM me if it's ok to add you as a friend or vice versa.
Well Will is going well. Still only 6 teeth but we can see 7 and 8 (his bottom eye teeth). Not crawling yet but not far off. We just take our time. I have to say I am loving this age. He smiles all the time and it is so easy to make him laugh. We have our down time too like when he won't sleep or spits out his food but i try to take with a pinch of salt. I think it helps that DH is in his new job and loving it so things on the home front are good.
I go in for my lap band surgery on Friday and am a bit nervous. I want the band done but don't want to go to hospital, I don't think I will go that great being away from Will at night. I suffer from 'hyper vigilance' a bit at night (my old shrinks word for it). It has settled heaps but I am just used to doing night feeds etc. Plus a little four month old at the play group I take Will to passed away from SIDS a few weeks ago and I have turned into Captain Paranoia. I have to check Will several times a night now to make sure he is breathing. I guess DH will get a few late night phone calls.
Anyway have to run. Hi to everyone else I hope your all doing well. I will post again after the surgery.
TTFN
Ok, well, I'm still here! I'm just going to copy and paste a thread I posted in the DEp/anxiety private forum so I don't have to retype the whole thing.
Hope you are all well and I'll bbl later to do personals.xx
'Mother and Baby unit *vent*'
"After many calls by my doctors, a bed became available at a Melbourne MBU yesterday.I was given just a couple of hours notice to get pack and get there in peak hour traffic.
I have always said to everybody involved that I co-sleep and will not budge on that,I might put DS in a cot right next to me but that is as far as I would go.
When I got to the unit I was already stressed to the roof from rushing around.When I got there I discovered that MBU and eating disorders are in the same section.Nothing like a few sickly thin girls with feeding tubes in thee noes to make you feel better about your life right? ha! it was incredibly depressing.The whole ward had a weird feel to it.
I was shown to my cell like room, no windows, very dark and cold.I was to be sharing with an anorexic girl.I don't really have an issue with that, she deserves/needs to be there more than I do but still, I felt uneasy about it all.
When they sat down to tell me about the place the informed me that there was no way I would be sleeping with my DS, the way the nurse said it was if to say "didn't you know you could kill your baby?' I sort of understand that they don't want to be responsible if anything was to happen but it turned out I wasn't even allowed to have my DS in the room with me.He had his own special bedroom down the corridor and around the corner about 100 meters away.Thee were to be no monitors, if he needed me during the night they would come and get me.I explained to them that I would not be able to sleep without my Son next to me.There answer was to simply have sleeping tablets, something pretty routine anyway I got the impression.It made me feel as though they were saying that a good nights sleep will fix my PND.I sleep fine!! I have been for months.Why would I want to go back wards in my recovery? Why on earth do they want to separate the mothers from there babies? a lot of women with PND have trouble bonding, wouldn't you want to encourage that?
They then took me on tour of the ward and the first thing they showed me was where the bottles and sterilizer was kept and were shocked when I said I wouldn't be needing them as I breastfed.WTF?They then showed me the room where you have to do your overnight feeds, you went allowed to feed you babies in the babies room, gosh no! you might fall asleep with them and if that happens they take your baby away from you for the rest of the night.
After about an hour I told them I wanted to go home and that I didn't think this was going to help me, in fact I thought the opposite, it would send me back wards.When I sat down to be discharged they kept asking me if I can out my DS down for even a minute during the day, implying that I because I co-sleep I must have some very unhealthy attachment issues.Bleh.I left 2 hours after I got there.
When I rang the people who have been looking after my case and organising me to get into a unit they made me feel as though I was a spoiled little brat for making then get me in there only to leave after 2 hours.I somehow don't think I'll be receiving anymore support from them.They made me feel like crap and made in clear in not so many words that I had done the wrong thing.
Oh well I guess I'm on my own from now on.
Am I being unreasonable? "
Oh Laura :hug: That sucks. How ridiculous. They aren't there to help then are they? It's all do it my way or not at all.
I don't have time to post properly, Jake is screaming to be let out of his highchair. :hug:
You are definitely not being unreasonable, why would you want to do something that would set your recovery backwards, like bec I have a crawling baby here so will post more later but just wanted to let you know that I would have done the same in your situation. You are definitely not being a brat & they should have known enough about you to realise this wasn't the sort of place for you.
:hug: :hug: sending my love
Hi girls,
I'm back on BB as of today and while I don't have time for personals, but I just wanted to send a hug to Laura. Hun, I can't put myself in your shoes but I don't think you're being unreasonable. You have a (natural!!!) close bond with your son and that bond - as well as your routines etc at home - should be nurtured and encouraged as part of your recovery. IMO, you're not being a "spoiled little brat" - you're protecting your close relationship with your son. All the very best to you.
I'm on FB too, so if a strange name pops up to be your friend, it's probably me!
Will be back over the weekend to catch up with everyone properly.
Oh, quick question before I forget ... when I'm BFing Cam, sometimes he starts grabbing hunks of his hair and pulling, hard. Alternatively, he starts whacking himself in the head. Not always, but it happens on and off. Does this sound like "normal" behaviour? He certainly seems "normal" enough. Anyone else experienced this with their bubs?????
Andie xx
Laura- Hugs. IMO opinion you aren't being unreasonable. These are the parenting decisions you and your DH have made and you know what is best for you. Hang in there hun you will get there.
Andie - E sometimes has a flappy arm while feeding. I haven't noticed him pulling out his hair.
Bec,njd, melbel, macca and everyone - hi
We have been away. It has been a mega week or so. We spent 3 days in adelaide, I and E spent 4 days in tas, another night in adelaide then 2 nights in Clare. It has been very busy. I twas good I caught up with my family and best friend. I didn't let you know Bec as I was in the north of the state.
E had his immunisations yesterday, finally. Is a bit out of sorts today unsure if it is them or teething or the fact I stopped his zantac. I restarted it tonight but was a bad time to stop it anyway. I am off to the paed in a few weeks so will see what he says.
We have 4 teeth now and I don't think the top ones are far away. E has rolled from back to tummy finally a week ago but doesn't often repeast it. IT is like he has said I can do it now can't be bothered. He is getting better at sittingtoo but he is so interested in everything he is always overbalancing. He has leant forwards a few times and gone onto his belly but that is a fluke I think rather than planning. He will get there. I did want him to be crawling by xmas but now I am not fussed. some advice given to me was not to wish his babyhood away. I do do that sometimes so am trying not to. He has already grown so much and won't want all the cuddles etc in a few years.
HAve a lovely weekend and I will try and email some pics soon
Oh Laura :hug: - I just want to punch them for you, makes me so angry.
I am SO confused why they think that bubs sleeping/eating habits are the "problem".....depression is a chemical imbalance, not something that bubs/you or anyone has caused :wall:.
You are a great mum! I happen to think that breastfeeding, baby wearing, co-sleeping/bed sharing and wanting to be with/care for your child is FABULOUS (and the "norm" in non western society's). God knows what people did before formula, cots and prams :rolleyes:. (not criticizing use of these just poking fun at the "professionals").
Obviously you are having problems but hopefully with right medication these can be helped.
Pooy to them.
Andie - Ari hits my chest, piches the soft bit under my arm (OUCH), pulls his hair/ear and sometimes looks like hes going to gouge his eyes out when feeding.....he ends up red but obviously its not hurting or he wouldn't do it.
Macca - a mum at DS school had lap band surgery 2 weeks ago and she is fine. She said she was sore afterwards and frustrated by not being able to eat but was otherwise fine. GOOD LUCK!!
Bec- How you going?
Luey - Glad you had a good time away. :)
Ari now has 6 teeth...FINALLY THEY HAVE CUT THROUGH :clap:
OK - Must go - Time to get Ari dressed for bed and have some snuggle time.
Hayley.
Hi girls :)
Just got back from the Drs again with Jake and his foreskin, FINALLY got a referral for a possible circumscision. It's Phimoses which basically means his foreskin is too tight.
BBL
xxx
just a quick post today
Andie, Dusty pumps his arms, rubs his eyes, pulls at my clothes, pinches me, pulls/plays with his ears, he hasn't really got any hair so he can't pull it ;) he doesn't do all of this all at once but he will do some of this at most feeds so Cam sounds totally normal to me.
Jo the new photos (well they aren't so new now) are beautiful.
Andie - I don't know if a breastfeeding necklace - on Mothers direct would be a good istraction. Or if you have a top with cords or somthing else you can encourage him to fiddle with.
laura - All I can say is hang in there. I think you did the right thing by not staying in the MBU. Regardless of PND your mothers instincts are your guide and it sounds as though you have no problem listening to them, well done. I can only imagine how you felt, I am so sorry it was so negative. Are there any other support avenues you can go through?
As for me I am well all. I had my lap band surgery last Friday and am still on liquids at the moment. As of next Friday I can join Will on mushie solids, yeah!
Hi Guys,
Thanks for your words of support and encouragement about the Mother/Baby Unit.I have calmed down now and although I still feel a little angry about the whole thing, I also feel kind of proud for sticking up for what I believe in, I think it must be a sign that I am getting better.
I have decided that the less 'medical' help I get the better, I'll still see me GP and Psychologist but that's it.All the others treat really sick people and aren't experienced with people with PND and treat it all in a very clinical way.I've also been seeing a Natropath and am thinking of trying Kiensiology(sp?).All in all, I think everything that was going on was making things worse...I feel much more relaxed that i haven't got all these people on my back.
I'm starting to settle into the new area a little more too, definitely helps things.I was out for coffee yesterday morning with another mum and am thinking of going to a local Natural Parenting Group soon.
As for Sam, well, he's biting like mad when on the boob.He bit so badly yesterday that he drew blood!I've been saying 'No' every time he does it so hopefully he'll learn soon.In the mean time I have to express form my wounded side until it heals a little, it's just too sore for him to feed out of and I am so scared he'll do it again and make it worse.It's not my 'good' side thankfully.It's always made quite a lot less milk.
Finally I;m going to try and get some personals done....
Nic, How are things? Thank you for your text the other day, was very thoughtful of you and made my day.x
Bec, I'm sending those babylegs today, been really slack with all that has gone on, sorry.Poor Little Jake, A friends nephew had the same thing and it only just got fixed, he's four! The poor little thing would walk around holding his willy saying 'ow'.How are things?
MAcca, How are you feeling?? mmm liquids and mush, sound appetising!How long until you can eat normal food?Good on you!
Andie,Sam does the same thing while feeding.He often tries to stick his figures up my noes too.
Luey,Good luck with the Pead. let us know how you go.
Hayley,How's Nate going? You are Amazing! raising 4 Kids!
Hello to everyone I've missed.I think I might go back to bed for a bit, suddenly became really tired.
xx
Oohhh i'm bad. I never got back in here....oooops! Will really try to get in here today if I get some time.
Thinking of you all always :D
xxx
Ok so I made it back. Not going to be very personal sorry, I'm in a b!tch of a mood and just want to go to bed and have my day over with.
Not too much to report here, Jake still standing up on everything, no teeth. Life is ok, just super busy, not much time to write in depth posts like I would like to.
Laura, you totally did the right thing with the MBU. And I'm glad to hear meds etc are going well.
Andie, I'm sorry we didn't get to catch up but I'm sure it will happen one day. I understand crazy visits, lol.
Luey, no problem about not letting me know although I would have loved to catch up too, it is a little too far to drive ;)
Macca, glad surgery went well and your mush sounds lovely ;). Good luck with it all.
Sorry that's it for me, thinking of you all, I check in heaps but don't post. I want to but never have the time/energy to post what I want to. I guess a lot of you are the same.
xxx
Hi all hows things?
Well this crawling thing is not all its cracked up to be. I had forgotten all about the having to put everything and anything up and out of the way. This worked for about two weeks until the little ratbag got more determined and has learnt to pull himself up now. Its funny though because he can get up but then stands there screaming at us because he doesnt know how to get down again. :lol: DH and I were watching him yesterday in his cot and he let go of one hand turned to the side and let the other one go then flopped down onto his stomach. I really hope he doesnt try that when he is holding the couch or something. Could be nasty. :D
He is doing well though.Not sleeping alot during the day though but it has been so stinking hot I dont blame him. He has his two bottom teeth and I am dreading him biting me. Laura that sounds so painful I am almost scared to feed him. Im thinking I should be ok though until the top ones come through too. Or am I been lured into a false sense of security?:doh:
Becstar I hear ya on the biarch mood. I hate the heat (so why did I move to Brisbane???) So I have had some right doozies. Plus I am due for AF and I had a meltdown the other morning. Yelling at the boys to hurry up and get ready for school then 30 secs later I was in tears!:crying: Lucky Dh was home so when I threw myself back in bed feeling sorry for myself he took the boys to school and took Scout for a walk.Gotta love PMS huh?
How is the xmas preparations coming on? I have laybys at a few places but that's about the extent of my shopping. Heaps of time yet though aye??? :o
My second son turns 10 tomorrow and he is having a sleepover this weekend. Great! Six 10 yr olds bouncing off the walls till all hours then up sparrows fart to do it again :wall: Oh why do I do this to myself?
Well I hope everybody is plodding along happily thats all thats happening in our crazy household. Will post again if I survive this weekend.
Hi everyone,
well Dusty is growing up so fast I can hardly believe my eyes. He is now crawling & starting to get some speed to it. I have had a dog in the house over the weekend & I think that has given him that extra encouragement (& excitement) he needed to get him going. He is starting pull himself up on everything & has decided a few times that it would be fun to see what happens if he lets go... I'm not sure if I have mentioned but we have brought a king-single bed & it is heaven at least I can get some sleep now instead of falling asleep on the recliner single lounge like I was. I must take more photo's as the time goes by way too quickly. He is eating about 3 meals a day now, he loves blackberry jam on toast (not sure if he can have it but he loves it), is getting used to watermelon & loves sweet potatoe & zuchini. It seems like he is still b/f as much but he is down to about 8 feeds a day mostly when he goes to sleep.
We had a big fall here the other day, Dusty was on the big bed while I was trying to find a hair band or something & he went from being on the bed to turning around & falling off the bed so quickly before I knew what was happening I was watching him fall :doh: you would think after stacey near miss I would learn, never again will I leave him on the bed... but as my sister said (who I called in a complete flap thinking he had broken his neck or something) this is the first of many near misses
Macca, sounds like the surgery went well & hopefully you can start solids soon...
Stacey, I know that Laura has had issues with Sam & teeth & I think Mel ? might have as well. Dusty did bite a few times but lucky for me he hasn't done it for awhile but I am worried when his top teeth come through :fingerscross: they don't.
Bec, glad that they are doing something about Jake & I don't know how you do it with 3 kids, D is such a handful by himself.
Laura, how are you? you should rest with Sam too, I sleep at least once a day with Dusty, if my dp thinks the house is a mess then he has 2 choices either spend some time with Dusty so I can get it done or do it himself (which he did tonight yeah).
Leuy, I really wish that Dusty wasn't crawling yet... I miss being able to put him on the floor & know he will be there when I get back. They all grow & develop in their own time in their own way & it sounds like you are enjoying every step. Just think if he is/was crawling by x-mas how much of a pain it would be with a tree & those decorations it would always be his target....
Jo, how's things? where are you going on hols?
Mel, I just wanted to say a public apology to you & James, not Cam :redface:, I re-read the threads & realised you were talking to Andie when you mentioned Cam, not much else to say there but sorry.... How is the reflux going? are things starting to settle?
Hayley, how is your ergo carrier going? I brought one when Dusty was about 3 months - same colour too I think it is camel, he was too big for the infant insert & too young for it at the time but you have inspired me to get it out again. I can only manage to carry him on my back at the moment.... any tips?
Nina, hope the wedding plans are going well....
Reenie, how is the new job?
Andie, how is the feeding going?
Catherine, tell us how the jewellery making lesson went?
Now I am sure I have missed someone (sorry Jo I think I missed you last time) but I am too tired to go back & check.
luv ya's sending happy, sleepy vibes
nic