hi all! wow a new thread already!! go us with the chatting!!
Jitterbug - CONGRATULATIONS!!! that is so exciting!! looking forward to hearing all the plans as you start prepaing!!
Storm - 14hour blocks of sleep? I freak out when i wake after 4 hours and Susie is still asleep!! am gonna try slightly more freqient feeds in the day to see if she goes a longer stretch at nigt, but even if its a 4hour block each night plus a couple of short blocks i countmyself blessed!! sorry tro hear ur haing ongoing issues with DD.. hope things improve there!!
cant beliee how different the sizes everyones bub is in!! amazing considering all a similar age!!
in answer to a few questions,...i think we'll prob start trying afain inthe new year, we'd like between 18 and 24 months between kids. we only tried once to get Susie so dont wanna start trying for next bub too early lol!! Also we think we'll keep Susie inour room till prob 3 months and see how we go moving her...her room is next to ours anyway do its not so far!
we're starting to get smiles and voicalising attempts..geta lot of soundless talking if that makes sense lol!! but starting to getr the ooh and aah as well!!
how's everyones libido going? I've started feeling 'in the mood' a couple of times lately but havent had my 6 week checkup yet and bleeding still therre albeit almost gone again. i was just surprised to see my libido again so soon lol!!
I cant believe Susie is 6 weeks (and 1 hour) old already!! where did the time go!! we haf a lovely time with mum..she and I both had a cry when she left cause not sure when we'll see her next so hard that shes in melbourne and still woking full time...think she'll try and stop work by the end of the year though!
WOOHOO Jitterbug - that is Fabulous news!! Very exciting
TiggerLinda - We are getting about 1hour to 2hour blocks of awake/play time during the day, at night we get sleep which is great. Still about 4 hour blocks at night.
We are still feeding every 3hours to make sure weight gain is still nice and steady and everything is going well.
We are still in 0000 sizes here
Had great cooing and ahh's and babble and a different cry, but not a yucky cry a cute cry, yet to work out what it is though.
Smiles are slowly coming in which is so exciting. I am looking forward to lots of smiles
Edison grabs his leg on the change table and holds it which is pretty great - he also grabs his umm, well, you all know - he is a BOY! It is good he is grabbing things - hahaha!
MrsC_Aussie - Libido is slowly coming back but I still much prefer sleep! Yes I said that out loud! YAY for you though!
Helen_au - Those blocks of night time sleep are great, I don't think we are too far off bigger sleeps - bring them on I say.
kellbell - 9pm to 6am sleep time? I WANT THAT! nice one I have my fingers and toes crossed for you that Ella keeps it up
Wow I had time to write a few personals - I'll try and finish the rest!
Hi everyone,
Sorry i disappeared for a while its been busy while hubby's been working away.
We had our 6 week checkup today, all going good bubs put on 480g in 2 weeks I hope its a growth spurt and things slow down. David is now 5.5kg 61cm long.. soon to be in 0 size clothing which is scary cos we haven't got that much clothes.
MrsC- like you we got to sleep 4.5 hrs the other night and one lot of 6 i nearly died of shock when i woke up and we'd almost skipped a whole feed.
Bubs seems to sleep long from 7/8pm onwards MCHN suggested waking him at 10pm to feed and then his long sleep will be until 7am ish but i'm not sure about waking him when he's sleeping, knowing our luck he'd stay awake all night. Does anyone wake their bubs for feed? I said to MCHN that we weren't worried because we've been going to bed at 9 anyways
Next weeks a big week, start mothers group, going to go along to a Breastfeeding Association meeting and bubs has an ultrasound on his hips to make sure no hip displaysia (both my nieces have it).
We've started to try to follow some sort of bedtime pattern before his evening sleep, bath, feed and story so that he (and more like us) are used to it as he starts to tell night from day. Not sure how it will go though, has been good the few nights we've done it though. Does anyone else have bedtime routines?
Hi everyone,
Sorry i disappeared for a while its been busy while hubby's been working away.
We had our 6 week checkup today, all going good put on 480g in 2 weeks Ihope its a growth spurt. I've been demanding feeding, but MCHN said to try not to feed him if its been less than 3hrs as bubs is doing so well. David is now 5.5kg 61cm long.. soon to be in 0 size clothing which is scary because we haven't got that many clothes.
MrsC- like you we got to sleep 4.5 hrs the other night and one lot of 6 i nearly died of shock when i woke up and we'd almost skipped a whole feed. He seems to sleep longest from 7/8pm onwards
MCHN suggested waking him at 10pm to feed and then his long sleep will be until 7am ish but i'm not sure about waking him when he's sleeping. Does anyone do this? I think bubs is likely to stay awake knowing my luck if I was to wake him.
Big week next week, start Mothers Group first session is baby massage, going to tag along to breastfeeding association get together and bubs has ultrasound on his hips to check for hip displaysia (it runs in the family).
Has anyone done baby massage? Or been to breastfeeding association get togethers?
tiggerlinda - me to! our sling really seems to calm/comfort bubs when he's overtired or upset. we've had lots of compliments of it and how comfy it looks when out at the shops too.
Jasmine was born on 2 April so technically I should not be part of this thread... but most of you were in the same pregnancy thread as me, and the lovely TL is here. So I'm hoping it is okay that I join in.
All is going well for us. Jasmine is putting on weight nicely (700 grams in 2 weeks!) and is now 4.5kgs. We are still in 0000 clothing, but I think she will start growing out of them in the next couple of weeks. She is social smiling regularly now and has some great conversations with me (so lovely).
I will have to read through the thread to catch up on everything. But just wanted to say a big HI to all you mummy's. Hope you are all well.
Hi All,
Does anyone else find there is one period in the day when bubs won't sleep between feeds?
I tried what the MCHN said about waking David at 10pm for a feed and then he might sleep longer at night.
We fed at 7pm, 10.30pm then 5am, then 7.30am so not bad. He did wake at 2am but wasn't hungry and wouldn't attach so i patted him and put him back to sleep. Because he had been hard to get to sleep we co-slept, but i wouldn't mind easing him back into his own basinett (although he's nearly the same length so he might not be in there long before his cot).
tiggerlinda I have a close carrier too, do you use it much out shopping, i didn't know if one of those baby bjorn ones would be any good.
Last edited by auzzie.chick; May 19th, 2009 at 08:19 AM.
so hard that shes in melbourne and still woking full time...think she'll try and stop work by the end of the year though!
I have my fingers and toes crossed for you that Ella keeps it up 
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