Hi ladies....hope you all had a nice weekend.
Lily has been going ok, sleeping occassionaly during the day and quite well at night. She usually goes 4 to 5 hours of a night, except last night.... it was every 3 hours oh well. Lily has been sleeping in a bond suit then a sleeping bag, but she is too big for her bag now. I have another one but it is really big (size 0 to 1) do you think it would be ok for her to sleep in that? She won't take being wrapped... hasn't since she was about 5 weeks old. She will go to sleep but when she slightly wakes and she can't move her arms she struggles and wakes herself up fully....instead of just going back to sleep.
my SIL has just come back from seeing the dark knight and thought it was great. I can not wait to see it.... batman begins is my favourite movie, I love christian bale as batman
I want to see mamma mia too.... I saw sex and the city about 2 weeks ago and it was so good.... i laughed and cried so hard! Its great that there are so many good movies at the moment.... a movie and maybe dinner is about as long as I can stand being away! LOL
good on you for expressing at work sarah.... I am going to have to find somewhere to do that too. I go back to work in October for 5 days each fortnight and there is nowhere to express as all the office have windows with no blinds! I figure there is our telecommunications room has only one small window so I will do it there and put up a wrap or something... I have been trying to express a little bit after each feed to ensure there is always one feed in the fridge for DH and I have now got some in the freezer for when I go back.
I got great news on friday too. I was on a waiting list for reading time at the library (for newborns up to 12 months) and we got into sessions in October. Unfortunately for me it is on a monday which is one of the days that I work. But DH told me he is very keen to take Lily, so they will go to the library for the 12pm class each monday for 4 weeks and then have lunch with me on the way home. And hopefully i will be able to feed her then too
Abb- great to hear DS is doing well now and GREAT on him sleeping in his cot, i havent even tried with tiahna... she's been sleeping so well in the rocker i'd hate to unsettle her sleeping... SHe was FANTASTIC last night. slept from 10-7 this morning... i feel GREAT.. (dont mean to rub it in sorry) i never had this luxury with my DS he would only sleep 2 hours at a time during the night and 2 hours awake before he'd go back to sleep... he was never a sleepy baby after the first 3 days. even now he's up at the latest 7.30am and can still be awake at 11-12 at night... he just doesnt get tired... if i put him to sleep earlier he's up at 3-4am.
I still wrap Tiahna but she hates her arms in so i just wrap like the elbows tucked in and that way if she wakes and pulls them they easily come out- otherwise she gets grumpy and fights the blanket. The reason we havent tried the cot also is that her room is FREEZING at night. which is why she wont sleep in our room either... we have an oil heater but she still loves the lounge room with the gas heater going... (its costing a fortune but so worth it for the sleep.) also WOW at being back at work since ds was 3 weeks old.. thats awesome strength you have. i must sound like i big sook not wanting to go back in dec.
Tiahna has been wanting more and moore feeds... i guess my supply needs to catch up to her once again... she had a bad period of screaming last night i ended up having to hold her tightly against my chest patt her butt and hold her hands down as she gets so tired (well overtired) and screams till she's blue and always fussing and rubbing at her face... its so distressing to see she scratches and practically gouges (spl) her eyes out. but once asleep i'm so stressed and upset the long sleep is just what i need.
Is it normal for her to sleep so long without a feed??? she still sleeps during the day (less and less everyday) still has a few 2-3 hour sleeps.
Jess - thats fantastic tiahna is sleeping so well for you, my dd slept from 10 til 7 from 6 weeks old, she was a great baby. Maybe its a girl thing lol. Hamish woke twice last night 2 and 6.15, he is still sleeping now. I still wrap him tightly as he is all arms atm, but i thought i might try not wrapping him for his morning sleep today to see how he goes, i was given 2 grobags and have not used them as yet. He loves sleeping in his cot, we have a bed in his room aswell so i start off sleeping in my room and when he wakes for a feed i usually feed him in his room and often sleep in there awaiting the next feed so i dont wake dp or dd. I also find it hard to go back to sleep in my room if dp is snoring.lol Ikwym about the heating costing a fortune, we have central heating and i usually leave it on all night or swirch it on during the night, but as you said it is worth it. You are not a sook with the work thing, i have the luxury of working for family, which means i can take ds with me if i want, i did this every time except for saturday night as dp offered to look after him, i did get more done without having him there. I think dp felt more comfortable from looking after him friday night when i went to movies which is fantastic as i never had the help with dd's father.
Well Liam has been doing really well. He is sleeping ok overnight between 4-6 hrs but nothing constant it varies each night. He is self settling pretty well during the day also which I am pleased about as DS#1 wasnt very good at that.
I started to feel sick last night, sore throat and ears and aching body. Each time I woke up to feed Liam my left boob was engorged????? This morning I fed him off it 1st and then expressed another 100 ml out of it to ease the pain. His poo has also turned a more thick green ( sorry TMI ) so I am not sure if he isnt feeling too well either?
Apart from that all is good.
Abb thats excellent that you can take Hamish into work with you it must make life a lot easier.
Jess I am so envious of Tiahnas fantastic sleeps. I cant wait for Liam to decide he can last the entire night without his boobs.
Alicia you can get cheap sleeping bags from best and less they are about $15 and they also have the hole for the seat belt so you can keep bubs in the sleeping bag when putting them into car. I would think size 0 would be too big and she may get tangled in it during the night?
Hope all bubs are doing well. We are off to get needles this afternoon so will let you know how that goes..... OH i hate getting them done.
We finally did it! We broke the 5-hour sleep barrier!
Saturday night Aadi had the longest sleep he's ever had - 5 and a half hours - which was awesome for me, but it was followed by the worst bout of lower wind ever... awake and crying from 3 to 6 am. DP was so distraught, he'd never seen Aadi like that, and it shook him up a bit. I finally managed to get him comfortable and settled enough to sleep a couple more hours after that, and he was fine most of Sunday, but I sent DP out for the Brauers anyway. We got another 5 hour sleep last night, but of course I woke up at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep... argh! But we're moving forward gradually, and I managed to maintain some sense of routine over the weekend. We had friends over, and they brought us a whole lot of great stuff for baby from their 18-month-old twins. I am so stoked at getting such good pre-loved stuff, as I haven't had to buy much at all (and couldn't really afford it anyway!).
I put Aadi in a microfleece sleeping bag that I picked up from Coles for about $5. It's great, but wont fit him for much longer. I also have a couple of bigger ones, and one that my mum made, that I will definitely use next winter. I used to wrap Aadi up tight because his crazy arms would keep him awake ('cause he'd smack himself in the head!), but he's got them under control now! Still swinging punches and scratching up his face now and then, but only when he's awake. Still have to use a couple of blankets, tho, as it's so cold. Only problem is his hands get really cold because he puts them up by his face when he's asleep.
I am SO over this winter thing... everything becomes a hassle, especially BF with all these layers of clothes. And laundry. And heating bills...
I tried to give Aadi a bottle, but he wouldn't take it. Oh well. No real urgency for it. I'm not going back to work any time soon, and I'm looking at ways I can work from home if I need to. Childcare places are practically non-existent around here. I think I'd be useless if I had to go to work now! I can't focus on anything that's not baby-related...
Jess - apparently by around 2 months bubs will start to sleep longer and adapt better to a routine of day sleeps. Looks like Tiahna's right on schedule! Even if your DS wouldn't sleep much then, maybe this time it will happen for you. I haven't put Aadi in the cot yet either for the same reason as you. Also, the room where we put his cot is really noisy, so hopefully we can move before too long. I'm happy with the co-sleeping thing for now, anyway.
Abb - love that pic of Hamish! Those big chuckles are priceless, aren't they?
Alicia - library sessions sound great! I'm going to have to check it out.
Sarah - lol at getting the boobs out in the boss' office! It's not THAT kind of job, surely!! kidding!
deancey - are you feeling any better today?? that's exactly how I felt when I got mastitis, so take care of yourself.
Well finally got tiahna back to sleep... she's been awake since 7am slept for 15 mons and woke up... I just wrapped her up tight and she went straight off to sleep...
I'm so angry... yesterday DS got hold of some scissors in the bathroom- and decided to snip a big chunk off the top... I was feeding tiahna and DP was sleeping... he went in to wash his hands for a hold after i fed and after a minute of no water i walked in to find his hair covered in DP's gell and hair on the bench.. i bathed him and saw the damage... a big ? shape on the top... i had to get the clippers out and cut it short (still noticed it..) then today i went out to check the puppies... he was watching scooby doo so i thought i'd be ok... NOPE DP cut his hair last night and left the clippers plugged in on the vanity and now jordan had a HUGE shaved bald patch right in front... i'm so angry... i rang DP and had a go at him for not packing them away... but he got the *****s at me for not watching him... i cant win... he cant be trusted for 5 mins while i let the dog out for a break. he needs 24 hour supervision now i 'll need to completly shave his head so it wont look so bad... now i;'m about to hang the washing out so i have to get him to stand out there in the cold while i do it... next thing he'll try to cut tiahna's hair or something...
His Nan has him all worked up about having sexy hair and hair cuts... everytime she comes over or takes him out she has to get his hair cut or make him gel it... so all he kept saying was "sexy hair for nanna" i making sexy hair for nanna" . i cant wait for this cold wether to go away so he can get outside and play on the swings and not get into mischief... the house has too many things he can get into... if its not the bathroom its the kitchen... i fill up his drink bottle so he can help himself if i'm feeding but he gets fruit and tries to cut it up or make sandwiches etc... i know he thinks he's a big boy now but OMG... how do i teach him he's still to little for scissors and knifes??? i started the "BIG HANDS" thing but it isnt sinking in...
NANA- yay on the 5 + hours sleep... its great to have some solid sleep...
Deancey- thats what happened with me... one boob was always filling up... no lumps or sick feeling but achy all over... is it sore??? could be mastitis??? which reminded me my last feed i notices a lumpy line type raised bit under my nipple and when i pressed on it my milk squirted out... obviously it was a blockage... i have hand expressed from it now and the lump has gone away... it was weird it felt like i was squeezing a bubble under the skin and it shot the milk out like a water pistol... was funny (well shocked me when i first pressed and it wet everywhere... Also tiahna's poo has change also.. not in colour but its a bit more chunky... sorry TMI... maybe its an increase in thicker milk or something???
sorry i havnt been on much everything is soooooooooo full on. jayda has had gastro the poor bub and i have had the flu and DH has it now and of course he is dying lol.
Work is so full on. jayda loves watchign the kids so it means i have to hold her up or prop her up in the pram to watch them or she sooks all day. yesterday she wanted a feed nearly every 1.5hrs, it was crazy. she has 3x150mls, 2x 125mls 4x100mls. She had started only waking once for a feed and was doing that for a week or so but since she has been sick she is back to 2 or 3 feeds a night. i am so tired and exhusted. Dh works long hrs so i dont expect him to get up when he has to work the next day. he leaves home at 445am and doesnt get home till 645pm.
sorry that i just pop in and wirte about myself but i really dont have much time to catch up each time. just thought i would pop in cause jess messaged and asked me to come in lol.
oh well. Lily has been sleeping in a bond suit then a sleeping bag, but she is too big for her bag now. I have another one but it is really big (size 0 to 1) do you think it would be ok for her to sleep in that? She won't take being wrapped... hasn't since she was about 5 weeks old. She will go to sleep but when she slightly wakes and she can't move her arms she struggles and wakes herself up fully....instead of just going back to sleep.
I have been trying to express a little bit after each feed to ensure there is always one feed in the fridge for DH and I have now got some in the freezer for when I go back.
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