SHell Will has 6 feeds of 180 mils in a 24 hours period and he doesnt like the rice cereal either and it did give him a pain the first time I tried.If dj is growing well and weeing enough then h emust be eating enough.I know I Used to worry m ore when he was breast feeding if he had enough.Maybe dj is just a snacker?
Last edited by india44; July 26th, 2008 at 07:19 PM.
Hey Shell.
I think as long as he's putting on weight & has plenty of wet nappies he's doing good. Jesse's bf & feeds every 2 - 3 hours still. When he does have a bottle he has 180 mls of ff, but I dunno how much bm he's getting.
With farex I've been mixing it with pureed apples & pears for taste. Tonight he had potatoe mashed with cows milk. He really liked it.
I dunno if the farex would've caused the constipation. Maybe?
Oh & yes. Most men don't think, but mine in particular.
Prama, how are you feeling at the moment? I was just reading everyone's posts coz I dont' do that nearly enough, I just write what's going on with me and Jazz. (sorry).
I have felt exactly the way you mentioned you're feeling. Sometimes I'll be honest, I kind of feel resentful but I feel terrible for feeling that way because I wanted a baby so much. I'm not feeling like that any more since I went back to work (not saying that's the answer for you, but it was the answer for me). Now I have my time out - sure, it's not "free time" but It's time where I don't have to be someone's mum and I feel much more in control of my feelings and emotions because I have that 8 hours each day.
Matt is getting heaps more confident with Jazz and I can now go out for several hours on my own and I don't get any phone calls from him or anything. It's getting to the point where he'll try basically everything that I'd try until something works to settle her. There was only one time during the night that he couldn't settle her, that was when her cold first took hold and I took her into the bathroom. But he's asking questions about what to do if this happens or that happens and he's actually willing to learn and watch things that I do.
All that is going to come in handy this week coz I think we might have to keep her home from daycare on Monday and maybe Tuesday which means he'll have to look after her for the whole day while I'm at work. He's fully ok with that.
thanks so much for your support. I had been feeling pretty down.
Bron - y ou are right, even tho i'm in the shower or trying to have a nap, when I can hear poopy, I dont feel like I'm really having a break.
My mum has been great help, like she gives him the bottle and looks after him whiile i go to the gym , or i can have a quick nap. Even then, I still feel overwhelmed.
I think it didnt help that w poopy beign sick, i was constantly up and didnt have neough sleep.
But i guess it's true, without Steve I feel like something's missing, it's not teh same. Even with all of mum's help, in a way I do feel like a single parent. Steve did say I can have a or two day to rest, or even go way for tge weekend, and he will look after Lakshman, but of cos i wont do that as it's hard work for 1 person. We should go away together. BUt i did tell him, I want a long sleep after the long flight.
Your will is such a smart boy!!!!
Is your hubby enjoying his job, even tho it's hard work? is he happier?
SJ - yes, it has been a while just being able to relax and worry or think abt what bub wants or needs. They are on your mind 24/7, and sometimes it's just needing to let go, i dont know how to do that yet. I did have a big cry too.
How are you feeling? Hope you're better, you're not only mum to MJ but DSS too.
Shell - how long can a bub use a jolly jumper?
4kgs!! that's fantastic!!!! wow. I've only lost 1 kg. That's one of the reasons I was down too. I feel like a fat cow sometimes.
love that pix of DJ!! I remember seeing an illustration of a baby that looked just like him in a children's book ages ago. can t remember what book, but remember the pix. he's so gorgeous. that pix of innocence.
skye - thanks! you made me feel heaps better. Somedays I do want to walk away and jsut be in aquiet corner and be my oldself again.
poor jesse - id be pi$$ed too. Men can just sleep thru. there have been times when poopy's been crying and Steve's been fast asleep.
Skye, good onya for going back to do your HSC and social worker course. I would like to be one, always wanted to, but im stuck in my job for now.
shell i use the formula to calculate the milk quantity as a guide. 150per kg of bub's weight divided by number of feeds. 150 x DJ's weight / 6feeds.
But poopy's has been fussy about his feeds, i have to give him some, and then he'll push it away, i have to wait for 30mins or more to give him summore. with bf and all this, no wonder im so tired.
hehe - Lakshman says Ma when he cries, hehe
danni - thanks so much, it's ok, it's a bit hard to read everyone's post sometimes.
im better now but wasnt earlier. i think going back to work will help me to, i can as you said, have my time. even tho im still working, im in a social circle, with my old friends and it will sort of give me my old life back. of cos id be going mental thinking what Lakshman's doing every single moment.
Iw as actually thinking about that this week. i know i said before i was really looking fwd to going back to work but im enjoyuing spending so much time w him, and i find it hard being away from him. that's tho, is because i miss him and at the same time feeling guilty for being away from him.
I'm really happy to hear that Matt's doing a super job, he's grown heaps more confident w jazz in such a short while. He's done really really well. And it makes things easier for you too.
Everyone's got super cute smily/laughing pictures of their bubs, and all we used to talk aobut were ultrasound pictures!!
oh, i forgot to say,that poopy's developed this habit of screeching from the base of his throat. it's been so at home, but yesterday we were out at tesco's (like big w) and he was doing it while I was pushig his pram and he thought it was really funny. I had to come home and give him atalking to. Im trying to tell him that it's not right. First discipline lesson! Gawd I just hope he doesnt do it on the plane!!!!
Prama - MJ squeals and screeches too - asked a freind and she said that it is normal development and that a friend of her had a bubs had a baby that didnt do it - ended up the bubba was delayed in speech... so its all good as much as they choose the worst time to do it!!!
I'm the opposite to Danni. I tend to read all the posts and then not post coz I run out of time.
Please don't hate me for making this comment and this is not a judgement on ANYBODIES choice but I wanted to say that children are perfectly well socialised even if they don't go to childcare. Talking to new mum's there seems to be a pressure to send your child to daycare for one or two days a week so they can be socialised (Children need to go for many other reasons and this is not a comment on those). Our children are socialised everytime they see us interact with someone. We are the ones who teach our children how to treat other people and how to react to other peoples treatment of us. There are plenty of activities (swimming, gymbaroo, playgroup, etc) that are great for a child's development. This isn't a comment on whether to send your child to childcare or not but just see it as becoming the norm and people thinking they have to send their children.
Glad to see those JJ are working out for you. It certainly helped me stay sane wtih DD. Paddy is still happy to be on the floor most of the time. Having said that he is moving into his manic phase to let me know he's had enough and ready for bed. Fingers crossed he'll sleep longer than 40 mins.
We ended up doing 33km because a big storm was coming and it ended up hailing snow!!!! Well it was all ice and vey cold but on the car, roads and paths it hailed so much it looked like snow anyway...... so we had to stop, i couldn't do anymore anyway. My knee joints were stuffing up, toes were sore and my asthma was playing up.... I never have to use asthma puffer at all, and I have one, and today I thought I better get new prescription for replacements because I was wheezing when breathing.....
Had bath, now red wine to relax so I can sleep well tonight.
Sorry I can't do personals, too exhausted.....mentally and physically
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as much as they choose the worst time to do it!!!
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