Karina - you didn't get blown away did you? The news showed some pretty severe damage around Sydney. Yep, cake is ok every now and then - daily is not the way to go though! I think I've been pretty good this week so the scales better show something on Monday or else!! How do I order one of those?! Grace will settle herself after her feed in the wee hours but not any other time - weird huh!
Sarah - fighting with Grace to get her to stay in her cot does so not feel right - I was tired and teary last night because of the stress of it all day (well that's what I think it was). Today has been a better day but we only put her into the cot twice - once after morning feed and she stayed for an hour and then DH got her up to play. Then we went for a really big walk after her next feed so she slept in the pram for an hour. She actually went down after the next feed after falling asleep in my arms of course. I didn't wrap her like normal, I just threw the wrap around her and placed her on her side, she curled herself up and fell asleep for about an hour and a half. I was a bit worried though because when she curled herself up she toppled herself forward and she was pretty much laying prone - her nose and mouth were free from the mattress but I was still worried (so was DH), we were checking on her every 10minutes!! lol!! We'll get there I know that much!
Jo, glad you had a good night. It is nice to have some couple time occasionally.
Well, my poor little girl still hasn't pooed, it has now been 4 days. I know that 10 days is not unusual for a BF baby but she seems so not herself. She is continuously grunting and bearing down as if she is trying to poo and she is a bit more grizzly than usual. She has also gone a bit strange overnight. Usually she is really eazy to get down in the evening with a feed, bath/play and then bed - put dummy back in a couple of times then that's it until between 3 and 5am. The last few nights she has taken up to 2 hours to get down in the evening. then she has woken up multiple times overnight. Last night she went down at 8pm (after 2 hours of trying to settle her). She woke at 12.30 - gave dummy. She then woke at 1.40 - DH checked nappy as we were thinking maybe she finally pooed - nup. So he tried to settle her for a half an hour when we decided I should just feed her - so fed at 2.30 and back to bed at 3.15 (she was still awake in her cot and I could hear her talking for another half an hour). She woke again at 4.30am - gave dummy. Finally some decent sleep and she woke at 8am and talked away for 20 minutes before crying. This is very unusual for her but this has been the go for the last 3 nights (ever since she didn't poo). We have 3 things we are thinking it could be. Number 1 is the not pooing and she is just plain uncomfortable (i know I was beside myself when I didn't go for 5 days after she was born!!). Number 2 is she doesn't want to be wrapped up tight anymore as she keeps trying to get her hands out - so we are wrapping her loosly with the plan to get rid of wrap and put her into sleeping bag. Number 3 is that the room was too hot as we turned the heater in her room down after the 4.30 wake up and that is when she slept better. Rang the 24 hour CHN number today for some advice over the not pooing thing and was told lots of play on the floor as exercise gets the bowels moving, massage and relaxing baths. Have tried all of these so here is hoping something happens soon. Was told not to worry unless she goes over 10 days, refuses to feed or won't settle. Poor little possum, I am praying for a massive poo! lol!
Got some good news that a friend of ours is pregnant - due December 28. I said she is more of a fertile bunny than me - she came off the pill 2 days before her wedding, went on her honey moon the next week and fell pregnant 2 weeks later!! pmsl!! They wanted to get pregnant but were both very suprised at how quickly it happened. So she is 12 weeks and is starting to feel better (bought back horrible memories of fatigue and nausea - do you remember those days girls!!). Grace and I are going to see her tomorrow whilst DH sleeps. Everyone's having babies!!
Have a good night girls - praying for a good one here as DH is at work. Grace has now been down for 30 minutes which is better than any other night so may go and attempt to cook my dinner (pray pray pray!). Oh, haven't tested yet but I am pretty positive that we are safe and are not having to face the thought of 2 under 1, no symptoms at all, so much relieved about that - will still test though of course, just in case.
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