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Good morning ladies
I might be off line for a while as my computer keeps freezing and bringin up some stupid message, its not a virus apparently something to do with one of the hard drives argh i was so angry yesterday i thought i had lost all abbies baby photo's but luckyly i havn't it took me all day yesterday to get them off one at a timeas thats all it would let me do:wall::wall::wall:
ok so i will post this and then edit it with personals just incase it freezes again:pray:that is does not.
Ok well see how this goes!
Jess and nana i do know how you feel cody would not take a bottle either and never did! I BF him till he was about 15months old but it worked for us and eventually i weaned him off and he started sleeping alittle better, i suppose all babies are different. Thats why i made sure from the first week with my second two babies that they had a bottle every few days, but who knows i don't think that would of helped cody either he just loved his BM. I think that its great that you are still bf well done especially to jess!!!
Nana yes there are 6 in total going to his school and there are 3 others in his class which is great, his best mate at kindy is going to another school but they are both going to play soccer together next year so that will be great.
Bec abbie's second tooth is alomost out as well, she is so good she has hardly been whingy with her teeth, i swear by the teething gel SM33 it is the best. I actually used it myself when i was pregnant and my wisdom teeth were playing up(its the only tim they play up is when i am pregnant) and it totally numbs it no pain don't even know its there. It does not taste the best but hey if it works i say use it. Yeah for nearly crawling how cool, abbie is only going backwards on her tummy. on the food thing i haven't been waiting the three days but i do know its the best. oh my goodness my computer just froze but then came back i am going to save now phew it worked!!!! On the childcare thats a great idea starting him early cause atleast if you want ot stay for a while the first few days or something you will be able to. Hope you get in but by the sounds of it you will.
Abb hope that hamish teeth aren't giving him too much greif. Yeah on the new school for maddi how exciting, abbie started saying yeah yeah yeah its so cute and i swear she said DAD yesterday grrrrrrrrrrrrr i looked at her and said you better not be saying dad and she just smiled at me !!!!!!!!!! Only because they always say bloody dad first i have been saying to her for weeks mum mum mum and nothing. Who feeds her changes her pooey bum pushed her out to give her life MUM not DAD!!!! only kidding i don't mind as long as she can talk but i really want her to say mum he he he he.
Sassy Happy birthday for next tuesday if i am not able to be back here!!!
Jess by the sounds of it your supply is great don't worry about her not taking the bottle it won't be long before they could have there milk in a cup anyway thing are going so quickly they will be one before we even blink.
Take care and hopefully i will be back soon
sorry if i have missed anyone just and sorry about the typo's just really tried to do this quickly
Nikki
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Hi All,
Once again will just do a quick one, as I need to start to get ready for tonight. Got my work xmas party, :dance: I've been looking forward to this night out. I didn't end up getting those milkscreen things, will just play it by ear. I've got a couple of ebm in the fridge and plenty in the freezer, and also got formula there as well. Only thing is we haven't tried this next step in the formula yet, would there be much of a difference from step 1 (like in taste, thickness or even tummy upset problems)? Oh well guess we will see.
Hope everyone is well and getting sleep. We had a good night last night, especially after it took a while to get Cameron to sleep last night, but he slept til 4, after a little cry (not even loud, more of a whinge) he went back to sleep til 5.30, where he played with his teddy (gave him a little teddy bear to sleep with to try to attach him to for when he goes to child care). He seems to talk and play with him (so cute).
Best be off, got plenty to do.
Bye for now,
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ok so today we had a totally stupid moment lol.
we dropped jayda off at daycare then had to go do a claim at HFC so we drive to the main shopping center which is usually like 30min away but traffic was so bad it took a hr. Dh kept turning around to talk to jayda nad i was laughing at him for forgettin she was at daycare. then we get to the shops and i go to line up at the santa thing. DH just looks at me and is liek wat r u doing. i reply with getting jayda santa pic done. then i remember we dont have her :doh: :ROFL:
i think teeth r def cominbg she has been very sooky and when we put bonjela on she seems to stop.
better get goign time to put tea on hope everyone has a great weekend
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Hi all,
Had an aweful past few days wil MIL issues... Today was another waste of day... After not picking up some pants for MIL and her being p!ssed i decided i
d better do the 2nd thing she asked me to do... So off i go to pick up this washing powder that was supposed to be a donation for BIL's school and the guy is like "did you read the letter" i said no and explained MIL had told me to pick up the donations... he says... It was an offer to several people and it was 1st in best dressed... Your supposed to phone to see if there still available... :wall: What a waste of time... It took me 30 mins to drive there for nothing... Luckily there was a medicare bout 20 mins away fo i utilised the trip and did that then went to the local shopping centre. DD was well behaved... I brought this CUTE as dress i'll post pics on my FB once i dress her up in it... Its like a fairy dress... Like the one One Nikkis FB of Abbie... Gorgeous... i also got her this little outfit its like a ballerina set... shirt and shorts that have a tutu sewn on. i ordered the canvas prints for MIL's Chrissy present even though i'm ****ed off at her for having a go at me... So all in all the day wasnt a complete disaster...
I had to feed DD while there and i'd just like to know if any of your DP/DH's ever use the parent room??? i felt so awkward today i went in to feed little miss to find all these ladies feeding (bottles) and this couple siting on the couch watchin TV while the mother bottle fed there bubs ( the hubby on 1 lounge and the wife on the other... i went to walk back out and she goes do you need to feed your bubba and i said yeah but its ok... she then tells her hubby to move and he sits next to her... like i'm in there to breast feed... If i wanted an audience i'd have fed in the food court... They were eatin maccas and it was one of those parent rooms that didnt have a separate cubicle with curtain for BF... just one BIG a$$ room with a TV and 2lounges and the change area and loo...so my q's is does your hubby go with you to the parent room?? i actually find it weird that men are in there... Sorry... he sat there the whole time i fed looking over every few minutes... I felt so uncomfy... i felt like huding under the blanket i had DD under...
Nikki- wow 15 months... i hope i can get to the next goal of 9 months... then 12 if possible... Supply is still dodgy but were dealing ok... i fnd SM33 GREAT aswell... a friend of mines bubs throws up with bonjella so she uses the curash brand... I have one of each tube... lol... IKWUM about bubs saying Dad 1st both kids have now said Dad 1st... but both have been clingy for me... i just dont get it...
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I just posted a video on FB of Tiahna crawling... YAY
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Hello mothers,
I am back after a while. I am having a little problem with Yasmeenia. For the almost a week or a week now, she has been sleeping 11pm. From 7pm (which use to be her bedtime) - 11pm, she doesn't sleep without me. She wakes up whenever I put her into her cot, she immediately wakes up. She only has one nap during the day. Today she has slept for 15 minutes. You can see it in her eyes she is tired. Last night I had to sleep with her. We went to bed at 11pm. Woke up at 6am for a feed, went back to sleep at 7am and woke up at 10:30am. Now it is 3:35pm and she slept for 15 minutes. I am getting a little worried about her and this pattern. She won't sleep without me. She falls alseep in my arms while feeding or sleeps with me. At night time we sleep together. She only sleeps in her cot during the day.
Has anyone had similar problems with their DD/DS? Any advice? It's Sunday so I can't call my health nurse until Thursday.
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Hey girl22... Sorry to hear your having difficulties with Yasmeenia. Not much help but you coud try changing her routine by doing the feed play sleep cycle... This way bubs isnt feeding to sleep. I started the cycle by feeding after bubs woke up (well about 15-20 mins after she woke up. I then let bubs play as long as she can change activities, like 1st activity play mat, then high chair, then back to the floor with different toys. I do this until i noticed the 1st tired signs... I.e rubbing eyes, yawning, getting grumpy i then change her nappy put the dummy in and put her down in the cot put on the mobile and walk out... No conversation no eye contact. I do this a few times if needed. Sometimes she just wont sleep and will just continuously scream and if that happens i pick her up still no words or eye contact and patt her and rock her with the music going. after she quietens down i put her back down restart the music and begin again... she eventually gets the hint that its sleep time... Might take a few days of this but she'll learn that sleep time is sleep time and feed time is feed time... It breaks that cycle of feeding to sleep and the closeness (cuddles) she needs to get to sleep... Also at night i break the day sleep routine by booby feeding then 30-40 mins after that we do the solid feed (just like morning time (breakfast) but after solid feed we have a little play then bath massage, quiet time where everyone is sitting down lightss dimmed, we talk calmy maybe sing a few songs or read books then its time for bed and we do the same technique of dummy, music blankets on. Also no talking and no eye contact... All i do is soothingly say goodnight baby girl when i close the door but only cos she knows now...
I hope you have some luck... It takes time but you have to be consistant. i remember we had weeks of crying but thankfuly now we have no more feeding to sleep.
Well the weekend went well... DD is getting around everywhere. today however she made her way accross the lounge room to the coffee table and pulled the remote down on herself... She cried with real tears and was sobbing... it was so heart breaking this little cry... as of tomorrow i have to start baby profing the house... everything that can be moved will be... I need more storage space... After chrissy sales i'll be spending up big on new furniture and storage ideas...
Well best be off time for dinner... BBL if anyone else posts
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Thanks Jess. That's so great advice. I will try it as from tonight. She is no sound as sleep on the lounge. I should change my routine. I always feed her to sleep, always. And when we sleep together she is close to me. I guess she is use to that. 6 months of cuddling and sleeping with me whenever possible.
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Hey Girl - nice to see you back here! Sorry about the sleep problems... what Jess suggested is a great idea, and I hope it works for you. Routine is really important, and even though feeding to sleep can be nice, and works for some people, if it's causing problems for you it needs to change. If you google "parenting baby to sleep", it's an interesting blog on the subject with some gentle tips and ideas that you can use. Also tribalbaby dot com has some supportive ideas for how to get baby to sleep, without tears. I hope you find something that works for you. DS will still fall asleep in my arms or in DPs arms, and sometimes feeds to sleep, but I don't mind it because I know he can go to sleep without it, and all babies learn to sleep eventually! I'll be grateful when he sleeps more than 5 hours in a row again.
Jess - I know what you mean about baby-proofing the house! I've put foam mats down on the floorboards now where DS plays, because the playmat just isn't big enough for his adventures! He's now sitting up by himself for ages but he's started trying to climb onto the coffee table. I'm seriously considering a playpen... and I always hated that idea, but he's just a little terror!
As for men in the baby change rooms, it's a bit yuk sometimes. DP comes in with me, but will wait outside if there's anyone else feeding in there. I've had a few occasions where I've had to stop feeding DS and make it pretty obvious that I'm waiting for some guy to leave coz he's staring. I wish I knew what to say to these men who find it so acceptable to stare... it's great if they're changing their bub or bottle-feeding, or taking their toddler or kid to the toilet, but it's not some kind of voyeuristic opportunity to check out some mum's norks... geez, get a magazine or rent a freaking dvd!
Well, I went out without DS for dinner the other night with the ladies from my mothers group. Thankfully DS was very well-behaved for DP, but I would have enjoyed myself more if everyone didn't talk about babies the whole time... oh well. At least I managed to get out of the house on my own and wear something nice that wasn't necessarily BF-friendly and wasn't going to get chucked on!!
Yesterday I was out at lunchtime, and gave DS a bit of avocado out of my sushi roll... well he screamed and threw a wobbly until I gave him more, then I had to get another roll because he ate it all! Then I was at a friend's place for dinner, and DS as sitting in my lap and grabbing at everything on my plate, so we gave him some more avocado. He ate half a small one all by himself. This is the beginning of him eating me out of house and home... considering last week was a struggle to get him to open his mouth, it's an amazing change. He's ready now, I guess!
And now he's screaming... better go get him out from under the couch, where he's no doubt got himself stuck again...
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Well i am back my computer completly crashed friday lucnh tim so now i amd using my dear mums laptop, gotta love mums hey.
Oh well jess where do i start i am with you on MIL's. Well mine at the moment is making trouble about christmas. We decided when i was pregnant with abbie that we would do xmas at our house as its easier with us having three young children, we have a pool for the kids and our outdoor area is massive and can fit eeryone easily. Well dh called her a few weeks ago and said so we still having christmas here are you right for that and she goes oh no we might have xmas here this yeah WHAT THE?????? anyway dh gets off the phone and says to me oh we will jsut go to mums this year WHAT THE???
I said well thats fine YOU can go me and the kids are staying here as i have already invited my mum,brother,sister over and MIL never asks them to her house. DH got a bit annoyed that I was carrying on I DON"T THINK SO . So anyway we went there yesterday and i thought that i would stir the pot a little and said to mil so r you still right to come to our house for xmas, and she turned around and said oh i though we were having it here this year, her partner then says why do you think we are having it here this year and she was like oh oh oh and changed the subject, Mil is always like this i don't know why i think she likes it to be all about her. When we go over on christmas morning we have to clean out her pergola, scrub the outside chairs, we serve everything, clean up so why not do it at my house hello it will all be done before the day the kids can swim and have a great day grrrrrrrrrrr in laws i wish we could pick them!!!
Another comment she made was cody asked where is your xmas tree nana she said oh idon't think that i will put it up this year WHAT THE you want xmas at your house and you don't want to put your tree up grrrrrr:wall::wall::wall:
sorry about the whinge just could not stop when i started lol!!!!!!!!!
YEAH on Tiahna crawling i had alook last night so cute!!!!!!
nana abbie is the same she wants to eat everthing that i am eating, yesterday she had some toast for breakfast and she was so good she did not gag or anything, i can't believe it so clever so then she had a bit of rosast potato for dinner just in soft inside part she loved it!!!!
We got the kids santa photo done abbie was great she sat on santa's lap and smiled the entire time laclan would not sit so dh had to sit with him and cody was good.
Hi girl 22 persistance might help too, i hope she improves soon.
bec hope you had a great time at your xmas party!!
BBL for more personals gotta change some yucky nappies!!!
Hi to everyone i missed sorry
Nikki
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girl: sorry to hear abotu the sleepign probs
LMK: ur MIL sounds exactly like my mum. My mum has to be in control and everythign has to be fully cleaned b4 we can do anything but she will never do it the day b4 will wait so we all have to do it lol.
well i went to the doc on fri cause i have been al little off latly. so now i am on anti depressants. DH is so cute he keeps askin if i have taken my tabs and being all supportive. he thinks that i will be bouncing off the walls soon.
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Hi girls
Sassy sorry to hear about your deperession i hope that you feel well soon, if you need to chat we are all here for you, my brother suffers from depression so i kind of understand. Your dh probably just wants you to feel better too. If you need anything just let us know.
Nikki
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Hi girls
We had a great time out friday night omg we got home at 4 am and i picked Hamish up at 9 so didnt have alot of sleep. It was great to feel almost normal again, i had a few too many drinks but not too bad really, i had a fun night, havent laughed like that for ages or danced lol my feet were killing the next day but it was worth it. Was good to be out together with Dp again too, we really enjoyed ourselves and Hamish was great for mum, went down at 9 and woke at 6.30 had a ebm back to bed. I think they really enjoyed having him too.
Sass - i hope you start feeling a bit better with your medication, it is such a difficult thing depression but definitely controllable and you will hopefully be feeling better soon, and as nikki said we are all here if you need us.
LMK - my ex mil was an absolute pain in the butt sounds just like yours but dp's mum is lovely and we said we wouldnt be travelling to Melbourne this year as i wanted to spend christmas with my mum ( this is the first christmas without my nan she passed in Jan) as i think she will find it difficult this year without her mum. And dp's mum was great and they are travelling down here boxing day to spend a night with us. Its difficult with small children and some people just dont get it, like your mil my ex mil thought xmas was all about her..
Jess - watched the vid of tiahna very cute
NaNa - Aadi sounds just like Hamish when it comes to food, he has become really bad though and i have to keep telling Maddi not to give in too him all the time. He just wants to eat all the time. He likes any food i give him and seems to never be full.
Girl - I hope the advice Jess gave you helps with Jasmeena sleeping for you.
Hi to everyone else i may have missed, Have to get some dredded housework done, have 3 days of work this week and more christmas shopping to do.
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Wow so many posts...
Sass- sorry to hear you havent been feeling urself. Good luck with the AD... i'm sure if i spoke to my GP i'd be put on them too... not handling things as well as i hoped but refuse to go on AD not sure why maybe it has something to do with my feelings of failing as a mum... i know stupid hey... i guess i always tried to prove everyone wrong with DS... I was consistently told i wouldnt handle being a young mum and that i'd need help etc etc... so i did the opposite and did EVERYTHING myself... My own fault i guess... Good you've made that 1st step and gotten some help... i have issues asking for help which i guess half the reason why DP is a lazy **** when it comes to helping our tith the kids. again my fault for actling like a superwoman... i have fallen behind in chores and somedays barely get out of my PJ's before he gets home. he mentioned the otherday that i'm a "bit all over the place" i guess that 1st step isnt an easy one for me... wow makes me feel bad admiting that i may have some issues.... kinda helps that i can talk about things on here... i have an appointment with my GP on dec 28th for my last gardisil so will hopefuly find the strength to talk about things then. Doesnt help that DP wouldnt be that supportive if i was diagnosed with PND...
Abb and NaNa- sounds like you both enjoyed your time out without bubs... wish i could get some time for just me...
Nikki- Yeah we tried having a chrissy at our house after jordan was born... all yr it was Yeah yeah then november came and she was planning her christmas already... this yr we were doing the same and she started saying that she'd do the food and i could just do the cleaning up here... WTF... She always *****es about our house cos she's a clean freak... we have a small house and have like a lounge/dining which is like the main room and then 3 bedrooms... We have the computer in that room also so its very cluttered... If i had more room it wouldnt look so bad... Her house is HUGE 4 bedrooms formal lounge, kitchen/dining is the size of our house. plus a family room. she has minimal furniture and only 2 people living there of couse her house will look cleaner mine would to if i could spread out the furniture... Now i just go there everything is done we open presents, eat and leave... i hate staying longer then needed... she gets to me... lol...
Another one here with a bubs that wants to eat constantly... when i go shopping and she sees the jars of food she screams cos she wants one... if anyone eats or drinks she cries for food... At the moment she's loving nectrines (spl) and peaches... i put them in the chewy net and she devours them.
NaNa- also thinking of getting a play pen but not sure how much room i can spare to have it set up.. i have so many things for her that we dont use much... JJ, swing, rocker, portacot. i feel like i'm setting the stuff up, packing it away... the house is just too small for everything... after chrissy i need to buy some new furniture, de clutter and organise more... by more storage friendly furniture...
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The prodigal mum has returned ahahaha! Thanks for the nudge Jess ;)
Miss Juliette will be 7 months on Wednesday & I can't believe how the time has flown by, it feels liks just yesterday that she was making her appearance into the world. She has finally started cosistently rolling over both ways & this morning I found her face down in her cot, talk about freaking mummy out! She started sitting on her own last week & has taken to it like a duck to water, she sits for several minutes at a time only falling over if she reaches too far for a toy!! She is totally not into solids, ulike most of the other bubs from what I read! If I give her puree she gags & pukes everywhere, but actual solid foods she's ok on... So she gums pieces of rockmelon, watermelon, mango, apple, banana & boiled carrot. Tonight I'm going to try her with creamed corn. She's still breastfed & almost 9.5kg so it' not going to hurt going slow with solids.
We have really big mummy issues which is why I'm not online so much anymore. I can barely leave her sight without her going into hysterics, so it's really tough most of the time. Her night sleeps were horrific for about 8 weeks, in that it would take 2 hours + to get her settled, so I was getting up at 6-7am with Zander then crashing into bed at 11pm with no break time at all so it was very very tiring for a while there. But now I'm on meds for Hashimoto's disease (just diagnosed), Juliette is sleeping better so we're getting much more organised.
Can't wait for Christmas, I have lots of fun new toys for miss J which is great cos she's getting a bit bored of the ones she has..... Anyway best be off to make some dinner & I'll try really hard to keep up to date in here from now on. Jess can come kick me if I don't!!
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YAY sarah you made it in... lol
I was just peeking at your pics on FB... Juliette is such a cutie... those cheeks are gorgeous. DD always sleeps on her tummy and DP freaks out when he goes in and she's face down.... i'm used to it.. DS used to aswell... The BF sounds like its going well...
We also have Mummy issues... i think a few of us have clingy babies... Not sure what Hashimoto's disease is but hope the meds work.... I hear you on the organisation... I need to get more into a routine and start to get ontop on things... Starting tomorrow.
Well both kids are in bed so i'm off to watch the rest of bones and then shower and bed... Nite all.. .Hoipe all is well
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Thanks for your support ladies. I am glad to report after going out today. Little Yasmeenia went to bed at 8pm. Yeeeaaaaahhhhhhh. Hope :pray: she sleeps well.
