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. 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.
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 . 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 !
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.
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: 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
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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! 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 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.
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.
Hello to everyone else hope all is well in your camps, dont be strangers aye??
Have to tell you all my neurotic mother story.
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.
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
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
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 ) 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 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 - 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
Ok Ari is cranky at being woken (first sleep of the day at 1pm ) and I am over it so am going to get him some bread to suck on and raid the house for chocolate.
Hi Everyone 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
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!!
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
The new king single bed has arrived 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 ) 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???I will have to take serious action and just send you something..... 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
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: duh!
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 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
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? 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.
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. 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.
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. 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
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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???
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.
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
Hayley, you poor thing. Hope you get a break soon.
DP is loves taking photos (we have 2 still camera & he wants more) he has a lot more patience then me.
Always thinking of Laura, hope it goes well for her. If you have any contact with her send her our love and best wishes!!
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