Paddy started having some long sleeps - although not at night. I think they must be having a growth spurt around this age and that's why they all become so unsettled. The seems to learn so much everyday.
Anyone else's bub's keep reaching for and trying to grab everything in sight? Jazz reaches for remote controls, phones, hair, food, the door knob...anything that catches her eye.
This morning while I was dressing her, she put her arms up when she saw the t-shirt. I wonder if she's learning that I need arms up to put her clothes on? It was cute.
Yeah MJ reaches for everything. A couple of weeks ago we were at the supermarket and i had her in the capsule thingy on top and i parked the trolley in the ailse so that i could get something and she was pulling off all the price tags!
She wants anything in her sight, its so much harder now, i find her in the most hilarious places, Trina i can sympathise with the dog bowl today Mj tiped ours over and then put it on her lap. Shes so funny, but a pickle too- getting into everything.
Sleep is no better here, 2 BF overnight.
Going to try porridge and veggies for dinner tonight, Low GI so maybe that will help, but also make her full.
I agree teach, i think it must be a growth spurt, previously she only every had extra feeds when she is about to do a big grow (well i hope it is anyway)
I'm not thinking about weaning. Well it's always in the back of my mind, but we aren't doing it any time soon. Its my PND. I had trouble feeding the girls & only lasted a few weeks with them & suffered bad PND & alot of guilt. I'm going through the PND, but the BFing is the only thing I feel is keeping me going. It's the only thing I really am needed for iykwim. What will happen when its gone?
I dunno. I was talking to dad about it a few hours ago & started crying. Every time I talk about it I feel edgy & teary. I don't know why, but its a big issue. I talked to my DoCS caes worker this morning & she asked if I wanted to see a councellor. I wasn't going to, but I will, just coz I think thats something I really need help with. Every day he gets older & every feed reminds me I'll have to stop one day. I dunno why its scaring me so much. I'm going to give my old GP a ring in the next few days. Talk to him about it too.
Anyway. Jesse's been sleeping longer through the days. It used to be an huour if I was lucky 3 times a day. This morning it was nearly 2 hours & he's just gone down again. I hope he's not cutting back to 2 sleeps a day! 3 is good!
& Yes Jesse reaches for everything...problem is that most of the time he gets it! I just pulled him out of the bathroom a little while ago. I think he was trying to hint at me that he's ready for a shower, but its too cold today. I wish he'd stop standing on everything! He's getting into way too much. Specially with this Wally showing him how!
Skye sweety you are doing amazing things you have just made a huge move to better you are your kids lives.DO you think it maybe more a combo of this thats magnifying the pnd but the breastfeeding is where the focus in. Atm its about the only thing that you have control over, is consistant and you are needed for totally iykwim? Sounds like counselling would be good thing and they help to draw out some of the other issues. Take care of you hun you need and deserve itxx
SOunds to me like all these babies ar eon growth spurts and teething etc. Just when you think you have agood routine out the window it gos and now becasue they are moving around its new type of exhaustion and demading in a whole new way. Got to love mother hoood huh,WIll is doing the same each night between 3.30 ad 4.30 he is wake luckily for the mo he just wants his dumy back an dmaybe to tuck his hand in but it does break that sleep up. I am like you shell I lay there thinkinng and almost waiting for him to make the slightest noise again.
We have childproofed the house lockso n doors and draws moved all the chemicals etc power point covers and all he is do dam quick and the poor cat...oooooooh the poor cat he now has a bald spot where WIll grabs the same place each time.
My folks came home on the weekend after 8 weeks away I could have cried for joy *L they were thrilled to see Will and bought him so many presents. Mum had will for the mornign whilst I had treatment which only took 4 hours yay. Counts have crashed in a major way and pathology actually rang me today to tell me thaey werent great *L* makes a change. Ayway am beyod exhausted and have doped myself up to sleep so will wish you all goodnight
Take care girls hapy mummys happy babys xxxx
shell - it was lovely seeing you! dj is getting so big and handsome! poopy wouldnt sleep at all, then as soon as i drove out of westfields and turned back, he was fast asleep, but didnt last long he was too tired to even eat his dinner properly.
skye - think bron has a point there re: bf being the consistent thing. maybe talking to someone will help. the change might do you good too.
bron - well done! safety locks! we've barricaded teh lounge room. but i guess it will last for so long only, once he starts walking we need to let poopy roam a lot more. as it is, he's already started cruising, he holds on to the sofa/cot and walks along it. good grief.
yes.. here's to sleepy bubs.. gawd. id happily trade places with them.. i tell poopy he can stay awake and i'll happily sleep!
im not feeling so good, having poopy in bed, i have my arm around him the whole time and i have bad muscle spasm now. now my back, shoulder and neck muscles are very painful. it has been for the last couple of days. luckily im going to see my osteo tom, hope he can fix it.
we are going to jervis bay tomorrow till sat. it will be nice to get away and yaay.. our first family holiday!!!!!
I am good, met up with Prama and Poopy today, he has grown so much and such a little cutie. I can just imagine him being a real heartbreaker in school Prama!!! Oh bugger on the not sleeping. DJ had another sleep from around 5:45 til 8pm tonight, so holding him off from putting him back down so he will sleep well through the night. Hopefully.... he had his whole bottle tonight and dinner so fingers crossed. Going to give him a top-up feed before I put him down as well, so fingers crossed.
Bron - that is great your parents came over and yeah routines, what routine, totally goes out the window as soon as they hit a growth spurt or something haha
Skye - I agree with the others, counselling is probably a good thing. Take care sweetie, and feel free to vent if you need to.
SJ and Danni - haha yeah DJ is doing the same thing and is sooooo quick!!! I have to be super quick to move dangerous things out of his reach.....
Well, I better iron some clothes to wear to work tomorrow. Have a great night girls
Bron - It is possible. Another thing is that he is my last baby (I hope) & once I stop BFing him, thats it. Never again. Also I am very clingy with him, so I think BFing might be an excuse to keep him close too. Maybe thats just my loneliness & now that I have friends & family around who understand & have been/are going through the same things I will relax a bit.
We come from a kinda different family to most too. We are a line of V8 drivers & Harley & dirt bike riders, who listen to rock music & like to party hard. I feel pressured to raise a tough, feral boy when I just want my baby. & its all going to fast for me to let him go to be the type of boy they want. I don't want to wrap him cotton wool, & I do want him to do all that, but I just want it to slow down a little. I mean he's nearly walking. I know it seems a long way off, but is my BFing him & mummying him gonna stop early enough for him to be like that???
I dunno. I think I'm being silly. I just keep thinking that this is it. I'm 24. I need t stop having babies & start to get a bit of a life of my own. Which means I'm never going to experience this again. I'm not ready to give it up yet!!!!! But I need to live my life! As much for my kids as for me.
Ok, now you kinda see the reason for wanting to see the councellor. Coz it all just goes round & round in my head & I can't make any sense of it!
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he was too tired to even eat his dinner properly.
Oh bugger on the not sleeping. DJ had another sleep from around 5:45 til 8pm tonight, so holding him off from putting him back down so he will sleep well through the night. Hopefully.... he had his whole bottle tonight and dinner so fingers crossed. Going to give him a top-up feed before I put him down as well, so fingers crossed.
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