Babies Born May 16th - 31st 2008

[deancey]

HI Ladies

well all is well here. I have started expressing into bottles so Liam canget used to bottle feeding also. I am not goingback towork till sept but want him to be used to it well before then so its not a shock to him when the time comes.
We have started feeding 3-4 hrly during the day, mostly 3 hourly however he went 5 hrs and then 4 over night so I am not complaining about that. It takes about an hour to feed, change and settle overnight so the larger gap means I am getting more continious sleep.

Principessa76 It sounds as though Aiden is going really well with the weight gain, well done on the good feeding.

Beckstar you are so welcome to chat with us, you will always be part of our group. I thought it weird the month has been split into 2 halves. Macey is a litlte cutie. As for DTD I didnt realise the uteris would affect it so much..... I find it tight at the moment, didnt realise that would be the reason

Jess I hope Tiahnas nose clears up soon, poor little tacker.

NaNa hope you had a good day at home. its nice to have those now and then. OOps about the breast pads soaking thru, that would be embarassing.

Mecil WOW eating 2 hrly during the day, that would be exhausting. well done on keeping up with that. Its good though that she is going longer overnight for you

sorry to those I have missed
take care everyone
XX

[{sarah}]

Mecil I hear ya on the 2 hourly feeds, we're doing the same too. The only consolation is that she sleeps for 4-5 hours overnight in two stints from 10pm. Otherwise there's 2 hours from the end of one feed to the beginning of the next, makes it hard because after burping & settling etc I only have an hour between feeds to get anything done. With Aaron back at work this week it's been a challenge.

Flying through breast pads here as well, I've been using Rit Aid ones too, but have to get to the post office to pick up my new Mazalicious cloth ones. I already have two pairs & they are awesome. We actually had a spraying incident yesterday morning, our first!! Juliette was feeding & pulled off for some reason. I loked down & though there was a loose thread from her clothes on her face then realise, nope it was a stream of BM LOL!

[Je$$_84]

Hi all, well had my first outing today with both Jordan and Tiahna on my own... things went ok- Jordan was misbehaving but i handled it well i thought. we did the grocery shopping- i told DP i needed to try it out on my own to see how things went. Think i took a bit long as tiahna got a bit stroppy towards then end- feed before i left but didnt last long enough... Next time i know to make it quick or feed while shopping. still havent managed to get that down pat (feeding while puching a trolley round... LOL)

Well just a quickie from me- the boys are whinging their hungry already so might start an early dinner for once. lately its been like 7.30 8pm dinners and staying up till 10.30-11pm... hopefully we can all get an early night.

Chat later

[lismith25]

Hi mummies

Well glad some of you were having issues with the bb site i thought it was my computer. And may i say I take my hat off to those who have dtd already I find myself getting in the mood again after months of abstaining and then yesterday i realised that I could still see my stitches and very quickly the mood was gone....how long does it take dissolvable stitches to dissolve???? It is 3 weeks already. And are you ladies using conctraception?? well I have to ask, im not really sure which road to go down so im saving it for my 6 week doc appointment.

Today was my first successful shopping trip with Em strapped into her baby bjorn, she did really well and slept for an hour and half, but sadly has pretty much screamed most of the afternoon...which broke me. I really just dont know what to do, when she goes off...I think it was tiredness and she wants to be held. Have you ladies got any ideas that have actually worked.

Sarah - we have the same overnight feeding pattern, I am trying to not complain during the day as I am getting 10-2, then 4-6 sleep intervals at night which is pretty good.

Jess - congrats on the big day out I had the same thing and ended up feeding Emma in the carpark as she went stereo as I got to the check out. Must shop quicker next time. And thanks for the senna tabs someone else mentioned them to me so i'll get some tomorrow

Principessa - glad your little man is putting on weight nicely.

Hope everyone is doing well, I had better make tea while she is quiet, have a great evening
Lis XX

[ABC&R]

Hey everyone

I'm new to the forum. My name's Alyce and I had my second beatiful little bron on the 22nd May. Would love to chat more to other mum's with bubs the same age.

Alyce xo

[{sarah}]

Jess it sounds like our house here as well, dinners are quite late compared to normal. I suppose once we get used to two babies it'll all fall into place. Sounds like you went well on your outing, I still haven't had one on our own yet. Bring on the 1st of July when I can drive again!!

Sorry to hear Emma is a bit unsettled of an afternoon. I go through a series of things to figure out what's wrong - hungry? wet/dirty nappy? tired? wind? If it's wind try pushing her legs up to her belly gently & doing bike/running movements with them as it can help get the wind out. If she's tired & likes the baby bjorn, stick her in that at home as well, can't hurt! Remember though most bubs have a restless time during the day (and a restless day), so it's a matter of just trying to help he calm down.

Hi Alyce, welcome to BB & our little thrread! So what do you have a little boy or girl? I have 3 year old Alexzander (Zander) and little miss Juliette who was born on the 17th of May ope to get to know you better!

[ticklish]

Sorry, taken me a little while to come across and say hi from the belly buddies thread.

SO HERE IT IS - HELLO MAY MUMMIES! And hello to all newbies!

My DS#2 was born 31 May 2008 so we just squeeze in here! DS#1 is 2 y.o - he adores his little brother but has recently decided he also likes to poke him in the eyes. (GRRRRRRR!!!!)

Sorry I am not able to catch- up on all the goss! DS#1 wants to get out of bed and will chuck a HUGE TANTIE if he sees me on the computer. Plus we have a bodgy internet connection which is a bit slow and doesn't always work Maybe we should buy a new computer with the BB and finally get broadband!!!

Hope to get to know you all better soon!

TICKLISH

[NaNa]

Morning all!
Welcome Alyce! I got me a 22nd baby too - congratulations!

So I obviously didn't get my sleep-in this morning. blah... oh well. I can't complain. I get to have breakfast and drink my cuppa and maybe brush my hair and get dressed before midday for a change! Haha, that makes me sound SO slack, doesn't it? And I don't even care! Bless you ladies with toddlers and older kids as well - where do you find the energy and hours in the day??

I've decided I'm going back to using the Pigeon breast pads, after waking up to a Rite Aid puddle in my pjs this morning just half an hour after changing it. Yuk. I know the Pigeon ones are more expensive, but they just work better. I would prefer to use cloth ones, I did buy some, and I have issues with using any of these disposable things (the nappies were bad enough) but I just seem to be gushing milk uncontrollably!! Squirting?? ha! I could write my name on the shower screen in milk if I put my mind to it! TMI??
Poor Aadi gets a milk face wash every other day...

Anyway, that's my vent for today. I'm off to the GP to get Aadi's third dose of vitamin K. He had it yesterday, but the little darling spat the whole lot out and then gave me the sweetest smile. Gorgeous, but frustrating. At least it's an opportunity for me to show off the great ring sling I made!
Have a great day everyone.
NaNa