Babies Born May 16th - 31st 2008 #2

[deancey]

Jess sorry to hear you had a bad day with Tiahna I hope you got some good rest in at some point. I hope she settles better for you tomorrow.

Mecil I dont think wrapping Zali would stop her from learning to roll. As long as she is getting plenty time of floor when awake she will learn how to do it.

Abb Liam is only doing max 6.5 hrs overnight so I think 5 hrs from Hamish is pretty good. They will eventually work themselves out and eventually be sleeping thru the night.

LMK sorry to hear you are having tough time with Lachlan I hope he settles soon.

Well I really couldnt have asked for better kids today. I went into work to have lunch with friends at 12.30 then went to MILs for the rest of the arvo. Liam fed in the cafe and Jordan ate his lunch in the highchair. He was in undies and didnt have any accidents YEAH Liam slept like an angel at MIl and on the way home both boys sleep. They are now both fed and in bed. Oh I just love it when they both co operate and the day goes well.
Getting myself waxed downstairs on monday.A little nervous about my c section scar but my beautition is aware of it as has been doing it with prev scar so will just be extra careful. I cant stand being hairy downstairs anymore ( sorry TMI )
Hope you have a nice friday night ladies

[Je$$_84]

Well Tiahna has been quite unsettled still, I'm noticing when she's over tired more now she's sucking on her hands and crying alot, as she refuses a dummy i've been popping her on the boob, which is making her tummy aches worse. I'm now having to resort to wrapping her tight with her hands beside her and just tapping her butt while i rock her... She screams so much i try the dummy but sometimes she'll give in and suck on it and others she'll just scream herself to sleep... Wish she would self settle... Last night after 3 housr of trying and 5 times getting her to sleep everytime i'd put her down she's wake up crying... Its that cry that makes you get that horrid feeling like she's hurt... and she 1/2 asleep... Its aweful... Once she finally wears herself out she sleeps well but its getting her into that deep sleep thats the issue the last few days... I started using the high chair as it lays back, also is a low chair, I just move her around from chair to floor, to rocker to basinette, but ATM nothing much is working except me. She's sleep in my arms, over my legs on her tummy, i just managed to transfer her from me to the curved pillow on the lounge. Hopefully she'll sleep for a while and be happy when she wakes up... Is everyone still demand feeding or do you have a routine set???

I'm pretty much demand feeding and taking everyday as they come... i cant complain too much she's still sleeping quite well at night some night ahe wakes up any where from 2-5 but goes back to sleep for few more hours. Last night she was asleep at 10.50pm and woke up at 5.45 this morning and didnt go back to sleep til 7 and only slept for 1/2 hour. so even though were having bad days were still having fantastic nights even if she wakes up once its still great, my DS would wake every 2 hours.

Deancey- sound like liam is sleeping well also, Tiahna is rolling every now and then- i've noticed it takes a while but she's learning, its usually when she see's something and she trys to bend her back to see it, It takes alot of her energy so not sure if she's a little young to be trying??? Also YAY on jordan not having any accidents... Its great to go out nappy free... IKWYM about hairy but i've always been like that. I'm sure you feel like a new woman come monday night...

Mecil- fingers crossed all goes well for zali's check up- Also i agree with Deancey- swaddling shouldnt affect her progress, as long as she's having plenty of time to learn and practice...
i wrap Tiahna up still during the night and day but let her have free play without any wrap, also at night when the house is warm i give her nappy free time i use the huggies change mats on top of her play gym so she's occupied. The toys catch her eyes and she turns to see all the different things. Once she's had enough (10 mins or so) i've had time to get the bath and pj's ready, start dinner and then we bath her dress her and she has more play time on her tummy so she can then see the mat. Only lasts 5 mins or so as she's not fond of tummy time much. she sits in the rocker or hi chair while i finish cooking and serve up dinner (she loves watching everyone eat... She watches every one get the food and put it in their mouths.

Sass- i have the anti roll thingy, it doesnt do much really tiahna still ends up on her side. Hope things are going ok with you. Same with you have few boxes that avent been unpacked that were obviously not missing...

LKM- IKWYM, Jordan is the same, he had preschool on friday- he had a blast, teachers said he was excellent so i took him up the shop and had a splurge and brought him a few things... Made him feel good that he got lots of presents for being well behaved. It worked been excellent today with the boys so DP is off to get the trampoline he was promised for being good. (i wanted DP to wait for his B'day but i think deep down he wants a go also... )

NaNa- YAy on the Big Sleep, makes you feel so refreshed in the morning... hope it continues

[deancey]

Jess sorry to hear you are having trouble setting Tiahna the crying must be hard but it sounds as though you are working thru it so well done. I hope she starts to self settle soon for you.

Well today I got to sleep in, Jamie got up to Liam at 7am. Last night he fed 11.30, 2.30 and 6am. I was wrecked this morning. Luckily Jordan slept in till 8.30 which is the best eversleep in he has had so Jamie didnt have the 2 boys up early.
Liam has done well today feeding 4 hrly again. We are having friends over for tea so will be interesting to see how he settles with a house full of people and 5 kids. Jordan hasnt had a day sleep today so I think he will fall asleep eating tea again so should be an interesting night.
Take care everyone

[NaNa]

Wednesday night's big sleep was a once-only performance, it seems... back into the 4-hour sleep pattern from before. Oh well. I'll keep wishing!
Hey Jess, we've been having a similar situation here. Maybe not so much crying or screaming, coz Aadi doesn't really do that much, but he's been unsettled nonetheless. He just doesn't sleep enough during the day, and then he gets unsettled and whingy, falls asleep for 5 minutes at a time and then wakes up crying, and I cave in and give too many comfort feeds, leading to chucking. Very messy. He's a happy chucker anyway, but it's still SO annoying having to mop up even more vomit. Occasionally he will self-settle, but only occasionally... I still put him in the sling, give him my little finger to suck on, and rock him to sleep nearly every day. He just will not go to sleep unless he's in my arms. I would try taking him out in the pram more often if it wasn't so darn cold and miserable here. He does sleep well in the pram.
Sometimes he'll have one 2-hour nap, but most days it's just short cat-naps, never more than 2 hours total. Then, because he's so over-tired, when he wakes for a feed at night he falls asleep on the boob before burping, leading to lower wind at 4am. He's impossible to wake up! He always suffers for it, and so do we. Mind you, this usually happens on the weekend when DP wants a sleep-in... he's pretending he's ok about it, but he's still cranky regardless.
I'm still feeding on demand, and that's usually every 3 hours or so during the day, and maybe every 4 hours at night. It's pretty much a routine, but I still take each day as it comes too. I'm trying to instigate a routine of daytime sleeps, but it will take time.
I think I'd be wanting a go on that trampoline too. Have a bounce for me, will you??

Mecil - hope everything goes well with the surgeon... that's a bit scary, isn't it?
Abb - would you reccommend seeing a chiro? I know they've helped me in the past, so I'm thinking of taking Aadi to see if there's something that could help with the wind & chucking bizness...

[principessa76]

Hi Everyone!

Feels like I've been absent for so long. Been reading through the recent posts and it sounds like we're all a bit in the same boat ATM with regard to sleeping. For the last week Aidan has gone to bed at about 10pm and then woken at 3.30am for a feed and then again at about 6.30am. I'm pretty happy with that. He's been settling quickly after the 3.30 feed and going straight back to sleep so I really can't complain. We had our first visit to the GP on Monday and little man had his immunizations (not much fun). The GP said due to his prematurity and the fact he's still small it will likely be another month or so before he sleeps through - it would be great if he did. Overall Aidan is doing really well - his paediatrician is very happy with him. He's over 5kgs now.

Jess - I'm still demand feeding him. Our paed said that he shouldn't need to be fed any more frequently than 3hrly and I try to keep him to that but today it was about every 2.5hrs. He's been very unsettled today - DH has a cold and I think the little man could be not feeling the best. During the day he doesn't sleep well. We've tried the self settling thing and it really doesn't work at the moment - I think he's too young. When I've let him cry he gets so worked up then I can't settle him to sleep at all - even on me. So after one day of trying I've resorted back to settling him as best I can and hoping he'll sleep through a complete sleep cycle.

deancey - Glad you've had a good day with 4hrly feeds. Hope your dinner goes well tonight. We've been so lucky with that so far. Every time we've been out for dinner or an outing Aidan has been the perfect baby - wish he was like that at home too!

NaNa - We're in exactly the same situation - cat-naps during the day. Its not good. Overtired babies are NOT fun. I did pretty well for a couple of days this week getting in one really good sleep in the afternoon but the last few days its not been happening. Our GP wasn't too concerned about the lack of sleep during the day as long as he sleeps well at night - which he is. I'm going to stick with the demand feeding for a while yet. I've read some of the recommended "routines" out there and it just doesn't sound like us. I'm staying reasonably sane ATM so give it another month and I think I'll try to push for one set sleep time during the day.

I'll try to get online more often. Have a great night and great weekend everyone!

[sassy123]

jess: jayda is pretty much in a routine with her bottles. mainly when every i want to eat or get the other kids food she wants her bottles. so she has one at 730am after i have breaky. 10 to 1030 when then kids have morning tea. 1 to 130 when we have lunch 330 with afternoon tea. 6 b4 we have tea and 9 b4 bed. he ngiht time bottles a a bit dif but sometimes she wakes at 230 other times at 430.

i cant get her to sleep in the cot or porta cot during the day. it is either on my chest when the other kids r sleeping or in the swing. i cant even get her to sleep in the pram.
will this cause a prob for me later?

i havnt seen sarah h on for awhile i hope everything is ok.

wat nappies r everyone using. i was going to use cloth but since going back to work so early i havnt had the time. i have found baby love to be the best brand. i dont see y people use huggies they cut into jaydas legs heaps and their sizes seem to be pretty small.

when do babies start to sit up themselves? and start rolling over. she is moving around heaps and kinda gets half way rolled but not right over just enough to scare me into not leaving heron the bed or lounge anymore

[Je$$_84]

Hey Sass- great to hear from you,,, was using baby love but i found their newborn sizes small?? weird... I use baby love for jordan's night nappies (biggest nappies in larger sizes.)
The baby love seem to leak all the time with Tiahna... If she poo's then wee's it runs out the sides... I went shopping with the carrier. Changed her before i left (5 mins drv) put her in the carrier and within 5 mins of shoping i got all wet, the wee had run out down her leg. They always leak with her... Huggies i havent had any issues with except they do seem to cut in- not badly they their chaffing just leave marks which is why i have just changed to snugglers.. Their smalls are bigger then the others. Havent tried them for overnight just yet though... Huggies seems to hold everything in overnight for tiahna though. And she has been sleeping reallywell in her basinette last few nights 10-about 5 last night it was 9.15-5.30 so 7-9 hours we have had over night and in 1 nappy...

Tiahna has rolled a few times but takes her a while. She also manages to scoot down and up. I have been letting her sleep on the curved pillow on the lounge but last night as soon as she woke up she started kicking about and was way down off the pillow and close to the edge of the lounge... Sitting up isnt for a while yet but all babies are different. shouldnt try yet as their back just arent strong enough and you can end up doing damage. Think jordan started sitting up at about 4-5 months??? Maybe my memory isnt so good. I know he was walking round furniture at 8-9 months which i wass told was very early. walking by himself by 10 months. Not such a good thing... Once there on the move thats it...

Principessa- Tiahna has been cat napping during the day also.. I have been trying to get her to have 1 large sleep at lunch and she has been for last few days but most other sleeps are like 10-20 mins.
She's looking around at so many things now the fan catches her eyes and she starts talking to it... lol Also the fish...

Well Tiahna's needles are this friday- she'll be 9 weeks but GP was on holidays and said it'd be fine. I also have my check up... couldnt get mine done at 6 weeks. Not looking forward to that at all...

[NaNa]

tried to post last night and this morning but the site was AWOL, so here's my copy and paste:
sassy - we’re using cloth nappies, and I’m finding them so much nicer than sposies. We used Huggies at first, mainly for night time, but now that bubs is too big for the newborn size I’ve stopped using them. They did cut in and seem smallish. I still have a whole heap left. I preferred flannelette flats and a cover. Now I use mostly Bum Genius and Berry Plush pocket and AIO nappies. Super cute! I also still use the flannies for at home, and as chuck cloths. Considering Aadi’s a bit of a happy chucker, I’m doing a fair bit of laundry anyway, and find the nappy washing doesn’t take that much extra time or effort. I think for the moment Aadi’s spewing is more of a laundry problem than a health problem!
Same here with the sleeping during the day. I have managed to get Aadi to sleep in my arms twice today, and after an hour and a half (I watched a whole DVD!) my butt was getting numb so I put him down on the sofa where I was sitting and he’s stayed asleep. Any sooner and he would have woken up. That’s a whole hour and a half of other stuff I needed to do, but Aadi REALLY needs to sleep more (he ususally only naps for 20 mins!). Whether this will cause a problem later, I can’t really say. I hope not. It’s just what works for us now. I’m sure in the next few months things will change and our bubs will settle better and sleep without so much help or having to be held.
Babies usually start to roll from front to back at around 5 months, and will sit up with support at around 6 months.

[AliciaK]

sorry i have been mia...have been reading but not posting, haven't really felt up to it and it usually is the way that wnen i sit down to post lily wakes up or starts fussing. even as i write this i am doing so with one hand as she settles in the other
i can't believe how quickly our little ones grow up and some are rolling already!! wow lily is strong at holding her head up but not really moving yet. if i put my hand at her feet during tummy time she pushes and moves up the mat, but her arms arent really coordinated yet. she only started to suck her fingers!!!
but ladies.... i am so excited... saturday night lily slept 6.5 hours.... last night she slept through she went down at 9ish and didnt wake till 6am!!!! so excited and proud of our little girl. she hasnt slept much today so heres hoping she does it again
hoping you all have a good night sleep.... and i hope to catch up with personals later...
Al

[Madham]

Hi everyone.
Havent posted for awhile but i also have been reading posts just haven't had time of late. Hamish had his needles on Monday, he screamed for about 5 seconds then went to sleep on my arms. I was really happy with the dr and nurse instead of doing one needle at a time they did them together, dr in one leg and nurse in the other i think it was a wonderful idea. He slept for an hour or so and then was a not very happy little boy all day and night, i gave him panadol a few times but didnt seem to help, he just wanted to be held. We had no sleep Monday night as he woke 4 times. Last night he was alot better, went down at 10 and woke at 3.30 then 8. So much better night. He hasnt slept through the night yet but i am happy if i only have to get up the once and he settles back after feed.
NaNa - i would recommend chiro, they dont manipulate ds just a firm massage and adjustments, i can really tell the difference in his head shape and he has opened his bowels every day since we went and before that it was only every 3 and he was very constipated. We go back again tomorrow, she told me it would be a few weeks before we see the changes but i have noticed little ones every day.
My chiro specializes in children.
I best be off to do some washing and hope today it will dry.

[deancey]

hi ladies

all is well here. Liam is doing well, he is getting so alert and laughs all the time, he is such a happy little boy.
Glad to see everyone is well. sorry this is short am off to sleep as tired this afternoon and i have BOTH boys asleep YEAH
CHat to you all later

[{sarah}]

I'm here, just don't get a chance to get to this thread & actually post too often

Miss Juliette is just beautiful, still sleeping & feeding wonderfully. It's like she's read all of the baby books & is doing what they say LOL! She's so good I'm almost considering TTC again!!! Maybe not quite yet LOL! I'm taking her to visit SIVF next week to show her off, I figure they should see her seeing as they did most of the hard work to get her started IYKWIM!

We're using the Coles brand nappies & finding them quite ok, I still haven't tried all the others just yet. The scary thing is, being over 6kg puts her into crawler sized nappies!!!

No rolling here just yet, she's just not interested, hardly even holds her head up properly when on her tummy. I don't think she'll be like her brother - crawling at 6 months & walking at 11 months. It'll be strange!

[Je$$_84]

Well we've had a rough day... jordan fell over in the bath today and put his tooth through his lip... Took him to the GP to check it and while we waited i decided to get Tiahna's injections while we were there... She screamed the place down it was aweful

Once they were done the doc checked jordan's lip. Said i should take him to the hossy to see if they'd stitch it or not.

After waiting there for 5 1/2 hours i asked how much longer they said there was still a huge wait in emergency... By then jordan was hungry tired and the lip has started to heal up. I know i probably should have stayed but they said if they needed to stitch they would have to sedate him and that meant another few hours wait after they got around to doing it and no food or drink. I decided to just take him home... the lip isnt swollen anymore and the cut is like stuck back together... I'll take him back in the morning first thing i couldnt believe they made him wait that while time and expected him not to eat or drink and couldnt tell us how much longer. worst part was that stuck a huge pathch thing on there shich ended up sticking...

Oh crap Tiahna is screaming like she's had a nitemare about the needles,,, i'll come back later for PM...

[Madham]

Morning!
Jess how horrible for you, i hope jordans lip is better today. It must have been so frustrating waiting and not knowing how long before you were to be seen, I have been in that situation once before with dd it makes you so mad that we dont have a better hospital system.
Sarah good to hear juliette is doing so well, my dd was a perfect baby also, not saying ds isnt but he is alot more work than dd.
Deancey glad liam is doing well, they make your day when they are so happy i know, hamish makes me get all teary sometimes when he is smiling and goo ing, but i am a big softy.
Al wow on lily sleeping so well. Hamish isnt rolling yet either but i think its a bit early, he also can hold his head very well.
Sassy we use nappies from aldi they are fantastic, i was using huggies but a friend recommended aldi ones, i use there wipes too
principessa76 sounds like aiden is sleeping alot like Hamish, last night i put him down at 9 and he woke at 4am then 7.30am, i am happy with only having to get up the once. I am not concerned that he doesnt sleep through yet.
NaNA i hold hamish to sleep sometimes, if he is overtired he just wont settle himselfand i enjoy the cuddle anyway.
Mecil i hope all goes well with zali's appointment at Paed, Hamish is also all arms and legs atm, they look so cute when they are flapping about.\

We had mchn yesterday and Hamish now weighs 5550 which is 12'3 and 57.5cm long, he put on 450g in the 2 weeks so he is progressing really well. He has a little rash on his face and neck which maybe a reaction to his immuniations on Monday but its nothing to drastic. He is now mainly wearing 00 clothing. I am working the next 3 nights and a few hours saturday, i am not looking forward to leaving him so much but dp will be home with him and my best friend is looking afer him for a few hours friday night as dp works late. She is so excited, i just hope he behaves himself.

[Je$$_84]

OK back for those PM's,
NaNa- sound like you doing great with the MCN's wish i was so enthusiastic.. Things are hectic with DS & i'm not on top of the laundry... Which is why i'm using sposies... Tiahna is sleeping like Aadi also... Been trying to stretch out the sleeps so when she does sleep she's more tired.

I read about the feed, play, sleep routine... It seems to be helping a wee bit... first day she was getting overtired third day she was better, then the 4th day she had needles and wasnt happy at all, wanted to feed all day and cried everytime she woke up (15 mins of sleep) but yesterday she did better... Only thing is i need to work on timing... She has a 2 hour sleep at 11 then another sleep from 3-7pm. i was going to wake her but i cooked dinner ate with both hands(yay) packed the dishwasher and showered. then she fed played and was asleep by 9 and i thought i'd be in for a bad night but she didnt wake again til 5am then went back to sleep and slept til 7.30 and is now asleep once again.
Would have been great except Jordan was up 1/2 the night throwing up... Think he picked up a bug from the emergency room at the hossy... GRRRRRRRR

AliciaK- I know how you feel thats how i post every time, Tiahna like to watch the screen, and likes the rocking of the chair so i often sit at the computer and rock then get bored so i post 1 handed. today is the 1st time i can post with 2 hands she's still sleeping. Also YAy on Lily's Big sleep, hope she keeps it up for you. Tiahna isnt a big day sleeper but i can handle it if she's sleeping through the night

Abb- wish they had of done both needles together for Tiahna... Poor thing was laying there all happy and the lady told me to hold her arms (my usually GP would have made me hold her and brace her as he did them but now get the nurse's to do them) she jabbed the 1st in and Tiahna kicked her leg (she didnt even hold it down properly) then poor sweety screamed like you could not imagine, then she jabbed the second one in as she was kicking and she screamed even worse... I couldnt consol her for about 15 min and i just popped her on the boob in front of everyone... didnt care just wanted to help her... It wsnt discreet but hey my princess needed me... Dont care who saw the booby... Now everytime she sleeps she wakes up screaming the exact same way until she see's me (real tears and everything)

Deancey- yay on liam laughing... Tiahna is more of a talker... Makes little conversations with me.. If i copy her noises she has a HUGE smile and dose it back... its great.
Sarah H- the snugglers small ones are like the huggies crawler except you get as many as newborn there a bit big for Tiahna but the huggies and babylove newborn are getting to small, trying to use them all up before i use my snugglers box... Anyone change nappies to a schedule??? we go through a few nappies... thought i was changing to frequently maybe???some of them are just barely wet.

Tiahna has started sucking on her hands like 100times more then she was... but now she's dribbling everywhere... Wasnt sure if maybe it was like the start of teething... My DS was very late with teething but a friend of mine who had her baby 1st may had 2 teeth at 8 weeks???? (not fully but cut through) She has discovered her hands and watches them go into her mouth and goes cross eyed watching them, Maybe its just that she's so interested in them ATM..??

Well best be off Tiahna is still asleep so i'll try to get few things done, no doubt i'll have a rough day now she's has so much sleep... Have to hang out the sheets and towels from jordan now.. YUK... At least there all washed did that straight away.

[NaNa]

Jess - Sorry you had a rough nite with Jordan... hospitals are the #1 place to get sick. Hope your little man is feeling better today, and waits till he's over 18 before deciding to get his lip pierced again!!
Aadi's dribbling bucketloads ATM as well, and is just loving sucking on his fists. Both of them, at the same time if possible! No teeth showing yet, though. He used to just do it when he was hungry or tired, but now it's all the time. I figure dribbling is just another new skill to add to the list! LOL! Now I add bibs to the ever-growing laundry repertoire... which I'm getting frustrated by all the time. Not because I don't have time, just because there's no space in this poky little apartment. The balcony is so windy everything gets blown into the street, and the loungeroom's been a Chinese laundry for months now. Bring on summer!
I'm getting better at the feed-play-sleep routine as well, and I'm only having to hold Aadi for a short time before he falls asleep and I put him down straight away. Most of the time he's staying asleep, and for a little longer now than before. He usually needs a top-up feed just before sleeping though. Most nights he sleeps from 8pm, 4+4+3 hours, with an hour in between each for feed, burp change, burp again (gotta get every last bubble or it ruins us!), then daytime naps I try for 9.30, but usually it's a short nap around 10.30, another one from around 1-2, and another short nap at around 5pm. But then, every day is different and on Monday he just wanted to feed practically all day. Growth spurt maybe? I was getting so tired of feeding him every hour, and actually had very little milk left at one point (what? me?) that I managed to get Aadi to take a bottle of EBM. First one ever!
Haven't had the needles yet. Next week. And I will be asking for them both to be done at the same time!
Sarah - Oooh I'm just a wee bit jealous of you! Uninterrupted sleep... where did you go??
I'm sure it will be great to take Juliette to SIVF. Everyone will be pleased by such a wonderful achievement. You must be so proud of yourself!
Abb - well done on Hamish's growth! Last time Aadi was weighed he was about 5.5kg and 59cm long, and he's probably more now, but he's still in 000 mostly. How are you coping going back to work? I'm looking into chiros in my area, and will try and book one next week. I need an adjustment too...
Alicia - congrats on the big sleeps! Sounds like Lily is progressing really well, considering she was premie. Well and truly caught up, I would say.
deancey - what, 2 days without posting? Are you ok? LOL! Don't tell me you're still sleeping!

[Je$$_84]

Gosh its been quiet in here...
I ended up catching the tummy bug jordan brought homw from the hospital. OMG... Havent been so sick in AGES!!! TMI*** the throwing up was so violent and now my throat, nose, oesophegus and abdo area are so sore. It sucks having to breast feed next to a bucket. Or pulling her off to run to the loo.. I hade 1 bottle in the freezer so i defrosted it and tried to give her some but she point blank refused. So another wasted EBM.... In a way i wish she's take the bottle (especially days when your sick) but it does make me feel good that she wants only booby...

Think it must have been a 24 hour thing cos i feel a bit better this morning. (jordan only had it 24 hours) fingers crossed.

Tiahna has a touch of diareoah (spl) but she had it before i was sick (hope that means thats all of it she will get... i'd really hate for her to get it... But i guess its hard to keep her away from it as she attached to me for most of the day. Her sleeping pattern now she's back in the basinette isnt as good as it was but i'm still happy she wakes up 1 or twice but hasnt sleep right through since being in the basinette... At least i know that if i want a full night i can just put her in the rocker... Still havent brought the mattress for the cot yet (been slack) but will buy on in the next few weeks and start to put her into the cot during the day to get her used to sleeping in there before the basinette gets too small..

Aadi's dribbling bucketloads ATM as well, and is just loving sucking on his fists. Both of them, at the same time if possible! No teeth showing yet, though. He used to just do it when he was hungry or tired, but now it's all the time.

Tiahna sounds exactly the same... its amazing how they try to put bothhands in... Tiahna can suck on them for ages before she cries for a feed.. At night i hear the sucking before she makes any noise... Its so loud....
Must suck not having any room to hang your washing- its been so windy here even with the line my clotes end up next door so i have resorted to hanging them on the airers (which looks untidy and takes up alot of space)

Tiahna has has a few days where she seems to feed all day, by the late arvo i feel like i have nothing left... my bobs just cant seem to catch up anymore... I started to get a sharp pain in the left side yesterday but noticed like a little bubble again, when i squeezed it a little in the shower the milk just seemed to squirt out after a little pop of pressure... (maybe another blocked duct) i find if we dont get into the right position it happens... i have to feed sitting up and have her tummy against mine still... cant feed in bed

Forgot to mention Tiahna weighs 5.2 kg;s and is 59.2 cm long... which is a great growth from birth (3.25kg and 51.5cm long)
hope everyone is well

[sassy123]

jayda is sucking on her hands heaps too and the noise is so loud sometimes. she wont have a dummy just her hands. i noticed the other day she was suckint he finger next to her thumb it looked so funny so used to seeing babies sucking their thumbs lol.

Her sleeps r getting heaps better. b4 she wouldnt go to sleep until after 1030, but now she gets cranky if she isnt in her bed by 830. then she will wake up once anytime between 1 and 430 then she is awake again at about 7 which is when i have to get up anyways so she is doign really well. about every 4th night she will sleep right through.


she is such a daddies little girl, she is so cute when he is around all smiling and wants him all the time. he legs and head r gettin really strong. trev holds her up and she bounces around like crazy pushing her legs up.

wat age do they start holding their head up by themselves. she holds it up for ages now but still is a little wobbly.

jess: hope ur better now. have u tried the bottle that r ment to be most liek the breast the tommy tippy back to nature ones?

i have tried the play sleep feed routine but she wants to to wat she wants to do lol.

has anyon e got their 3rd bounty bag yet? i just found the thing to get mine should prob get it tomoz