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Hi ladies
Just a quick one this morning just so busy at the moment!
Abbie has been just as clingy as ever still, i dont know what to do its getting beyond a joke. I can't do anything without her attached to my hip. I made dh have her while the boys and i wen't for a swim yesterday and they were in side and i could hear her carrying on the entire time while i was in there. She just does not stop i either have to sit with her or hold her. The boys were NEVER like this they were always a bit clingy but not like this.
Sassy oh my god about your friend how would you be!!!!!!!!!! Sorry to hear about going back to work i did not get time off i worked right through. Enjoy your last few days off:D
Glad to hear everone is doing well andhad a good new years. Will be back soon hopefully for more personals.
Have a good one
Nikki
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Hi All,
Hope everyone had a nice new year celebration. We stayed home, and I pretty much hung about on here, as there was nothing on tv and everyone else was asleep...though Cameron did wake at 10.30, but after a quick little cuddle he went back to sleep.
Cameron has become very sooky over the last week though. He has woken a few times during the night and early morning. A few times it's required a cuddle to resettle, but we have been lucky most of the times he just sooks for a couple of mins and goes back to sleep by himself. He's also been strange when trying to bf a few times, like this morning. He just screamed when I went to bf, I could see he wanted it though, but when he began to suck he'd just scream and cry. I ended up giving an exp bm. He's done this a few times over the last week. Not sure if he's got a sore throat, maybe another tooth is coming through (though can't really see any and none of the other teeth symptoms are here), or he might just be feeling lazy. He went through a similar faze a few months ago. Hopefully it'll work itself out soon, we are going to a friends house today, so will take bottles I think.
Girl22- Did you end up confronting that neighbour? I was also thinking maybe it might not have been her. My dog complaint that time was from a neighbour 3 houses down the street.
Jess - Yay on Tiahna's sleeping. Maybe she was hungry afterall. Also Yay on the negative. I probably can't really afford to have a positive either right now, but when I think about it long term it would probably be cheaper if I could fall myself without fertility treatment.
Sassy - Hope Jayda's teeth pop through soon. Sorry your break is up. But hopefully with your new hours it won't be bad. And wow on your friend not knowing she was pregnant. Looking back now...did she have any symptoms? Did she even show? I can't imagine not knowing I was pregnant.
Deancey - Glad you had a good night. We are thinking about getting a Wii, they sound so fun. Dh might get one for his birthday in March I'm thinking.
Nikki - Sorry to hear Abbie is very clingy. Makes it hard to do much hey. Cameron has his clingy moments, but he is not too bad though. But I still have trouble getting things done around here sometimes cause he just wants to be held. I have heard that this 7month time frame is when they get those seperation anxiety feelings, hopefully it doesn't last for too long.
Well better go get ready.
Bye for now,
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Hi all...
Well New years went well here... We took the kids to see the local 9pm fireworks cos there was no way i was heading into sydney for them... DS and DD both loved them... I thought DD would be scared but she was squeeling and laughing she loved all the colours... We came home straight after them and for somereason no one was sleepy so we stayed up and DS fell asleep at 11.30... we ended up waking him up as there was Tonns of fireworkd out side and he was so excited to see them... DD slept from 9 and the noise didnt wake her up so that was a bonus...
She has been very clingy, sooky and well grumpy... she has started making this horrid noise hard to explain like a grunt but like a longer one... like she's frustrated or something... Its very annoying and driving DP and i insane... She wants to do things herself... like feeding she wont eat unless she can do it and woow you try to help and she'll do this noise and throw herself back... So its been lots of finger type foods for her... I tried her today on some dried fruit... (there like little the little sultana packs, i get them for DS) she enjoyed helping herself... i just cut them up a little more thou...
She's loving the JJ for a change i think its just different from sitting or crawling... but she dosnt last long if i walk away... DP is getting annoyed at the house cos its always a mess but he doesnt help at all... Sometimes i think if i had a job it would be so much easier... I mean DP goes to work comes home and does jack crap... ok i'm home all day but the kids are like my job... DS has speech issues were working on and DD is a clingy and sooky so i'm always doing something for one of them if not both... I keep telling him to watch them for an hour so i can get into it and get it done but he lasts 5 mins... Last night i said pick one clean the kichen or bath the kids...instead of picking he startd *****ing how the house is messy... Like just help out and it wont be... Its likei have 3 kids... :wall:
Sass- hope the teeth come in soon... we've had 4 for few weeks now... also OMG about ur friend.. how did she not know????
Deancy-sounds like you had a fun new years... i love the Wii... Which ispart of my resolution... to use the Wii fit more...
LMK- Abbie sounds like DD... its so frustrating isnt it...
Bec- Having issues with DD and BF... I think she has gotten used to the bottles free flow... She sucks few times then gives up i have to really work in it with her... She has slept through everynight since starting the formula for bed... Its amazing... She wakes few times last night once and i just put muic on and dummy in and walk out... this morning she slept in til 8... Woo Hoo.... I'd love another one but need to drop weight 1st... i'm at the heviest i have EVER been... i hate myself for not sarting earlier... i mean i'm bigger now then while pregnant... :redface:
Well best be off... Time to Wii fit it...
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well i went and seen my friend today and it all seems sus i think she knew. she went missing for 7 months then came back with a 2week old claiming she didnt knwo she was preg.
also she said when she went into labour her housemate came in and told her she was in labour. but if u didnt knwo someone was preg u woudl think they had appendisitis (sp) or somethign not assume they r having a baby lol.
jess: i am the same as u with the weight. also we wanna start tryin again after jaydas 1st bday but i really need to loose weight first.
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Lol@at the friend not knowing she was pregnant. Is she fat? Sorry if that comment was offensive or insensitive, but I was wondering she didn't know she was pregnant unless she was in denial.
Bec,
I didn't confront her yet. I haven't seen her. I have decided instead to ignore her.
Jess,
It's her alright, no one else.
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Hi everyone just a quick one this morning as i am running late again. Anyhow we came back early from our holiday as Hamish was not sleeping well and has been so grouchy etc i thought he may have been sick but i took him to doctor on friday afternoon and he said there was nothing wrong and most probably was just teething. He has been pooing like 5 to 6 times a day and omg ewww they are lethal but doctor said its common ith teething, yuck.. Since we have been home he has slept all night with no wake ups, 3 nights in a arow *crosses fingers*, so not sure if it was teething or just unsettled from travel and strange place that upset him.
Hamish and Maddi were so spoilt from Dp's family, we couldnt fit all presents in the car so had to leave a few to be picked up next time. It is ridiculous really on the amount of things Hamish has now and to think he will be one in 5 months and there will be more toys etc. I have put some away in cupboard and will swap them around every few weeks so then he wont get bored and thinks he has new things all the time. lol
Oh bugger he is awake and i havent showered yet, i need to get my proriotys in order before getting on here. Will try get back later for personals.
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Hi All,
Geez, it's been rather quite in here :shhh:. How's everyone doing? Hope everyone's bubs are behaving themselves.
We've had a good few days. Went to a friend from mother's groups house Friday, hadn't seen her for about 2months. It was good to catch up and see her daughter, who is a month older then Cam. They played on the floor for a while together, but what is it with little girls always trying to grab Cam's face. This always only seems to happen with the girls with us, maybe Cam just has a face you just want to squeeze.
Yesterday was good too. We woke at 6.45, did the usual play milk play food and bed about 9am. DH and I also decided to have more of a lay down, and next thing I know Cam's crying...I look at the clock and 3hrs had passed. We then went to our friend's house for an afternoon BBQ (the friend who's got the cancer on her foot). Lucky Cam had had that big morning sleep and I just couldn't get him to sleep at their house. Even took the portacot, but he just wouldn't give. He ended up being awake from 12 when he'd woken til when we left, about 8.30. He only grumbled a little, he was a very good boy considering. And he even slept ok last night - thought he might stir after having such a day. Very proud of him :clap:.
Well, that's all for me for now... better go do some house work before Cam wakes and we go out.
Bye for now
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Hi all... Wow i expected to have pages to catch up on... I have tonsilitis and my whole body is acheing... I'm having trouble moving round my back and legs dont want to suport me... My head is pounding and i cant swollow my own saliva... Its not good... DD i think may be sick also but she wouldnt let the GP examine her properly... I'm on Anti Biotics and Neurophen which i thought i couldnt take while BF but its only for the 1st 3 months that your not allowed...
We've been getting some gok ssleeps but DD has still been making these horridthroaty grunty type noises... Hard to explain... VERY annoying... She's so sooky and cranky but i guess i have been too the way i'm feeling... DP is off tfor a week away with work so i'm home alone with the kids sick... Damn...
Oh gotta go DD has just chucked up on the rug
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girl: no she isnt fat she is quite tall and skinny so yeah i dont knwo wat happened. but with ehr missing for 7 months and then coming back with a baby makes u wonder lol.
jess: jayda is starting to make weird noises too and she is gettin very sooky.
I am so over jayda being sooky at the mo. if she cant see me she has a big sook and getting her to sleep is such a mission at the moment.
well back to work tomorrow :(
oh and the little shyt pulled my space bar button off my lap top
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Lol. In that case, you must have known she was pregnant. Lol@went missing for 7 months. Who was she hidding from?
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Jess i hope you are feeling better soon, poor thing how will you manage the kids? do you have anyone that can give you a break for a few hours so you can rest?
Bec i was thinking the same thing, everyone must be busy or on holidays. With the big morning sleep, hamish did that this morning and only had a small afternoon one, he changes his sleep patterns a fair bit now but still is a good sleeper, sounds like cam is the same.
Sass i hear you with the sooking atm hamish is the same, i cant even walk past him without him sooking, must be the age as i know a few others are having the same probs atm.
:clap::clap: hamish has just started clapping hands and waving it is so cute, anyone else's bubs doing it, i think he learnt it from his cousin (14months).
Just wondering how many milk feeds everyone's bubs are having now?
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Hi All,
Jess - Hope you feel better soon, I couldn't imagine how i'd cope being sick and having to look after kids too. I hope there is someone you can call on to help for a few hours. Glad Tiahna's sleeping well for you though, at least you can try and get a half decent nights sleep (except your throats probably too sore to fall asleep easily hey :rolleyes:)
Sassy - I think we must all be going through this seperation anxiety they tend to get at the 7 month mark. Cameron's also been very sooky, but at least he's seems to be on and off. Today I was over it though, he just seemed to groan all day :wall:. I almost felt like sending mum a message asking if she would like to foster him for a few days as she hadn't seen him for almost 2 weeks as they have been away. Sorry your holiday is up. At least it should be easier with the new times for you though hey.
Abb - How cute Hamish is clapping and waving, very clever too :clap:. I think Cam is waving, only started over the last week or so. It's hard to tell though whether he is waving on purpose or waving his arm around cause it feels good. Can't get him to clap...been trying though for a few months. I'm constantly singing clapping songs like "open shut them", "if your happy and you know it clap your hands" and "clap hands, clap hands, daddy come home" and helping him clap. Guess it'll happen when I least expect it like everything else. On the milk feeds - I'm still doing 4, one at wake up, then 4 hours later, usually about 11.30, where I keep him awake til next sleep at 2-2.30, I usually feed him just before this sleep, which he usually starts to pass out during or while burping (that feeds not usually a big one though), then still doing an exbm for bed time.
Girl - How's Yasmeenia been? Any luck with her sleeping? Did you manage to get in contact with the sleep school yet?
Well I think I might call it a night, looking forward to tossing and turning cause I can't get to sleep (not)...I hate this phase I'm going through:o ...GRRR!!
Bye for now
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Well DP left at 3 this morning... :( poor thing is getting a sore throat also... (ha ha... He showed no sympathy towards me and whinged all day cos i did nothing..) Shtill no relief this morning... Hoping it isnt too much longer before it clears up... Its so painful... My back and legs are still sore also... I have no one to help out.. MIL is back at work and tonsilitis is contagious so i wouldnt ask anyone else incase they caught it... Its aweful... I get it amost every year but unless you get it more then 3 times a year the wont remove them... its a PITA...
Good news is DD slept all night... 1 little sook but i popped the dummy back in and covered her up and she went back to sleep til 7 so that was great... Although i havent been sleeping much...
Sass- IMO... Your friend went into hiding cos she was preggas...
i also read about this stage of separation anxiety... (DD's had it since birth... lol) No but seriously its usually around the 6-8 month mark.... I really hope DD gets over it soon...
Abb- I forgot to mention about a week ago that DD started clapping... Its sooo cute... When she does something funny or new we clapp and go crazy (like OVER encouragement... lol) i think she learnt after all the clapping we did when she learnt to cralw and then started on the JJ again... Now she she gets excited she claps... LOL... Its cute... Not sure what the milestons age for clapping is??? was meaning to do some googling to see if its an early or late thing... i know every bubs is different but in every mums mind we'd like to think our own babies are gifted... HAHA... I like to measure up on where she is in the milestone age charts... Sad isnt it
On the milk feeds.. DD has been getting quite hungry for solids.. She refused milk now and gets very sooky... I thiught she was saying Mum heaps but i realised when i feed her solids she makes this "mm mmm yummm mm mm " kinda sound... I now now that its her wanting to eat... LOL...
5.30-7 am -she has breast after wake up, sits in Hi-chair for 1/2 hour then JJ for 1/2 hour then floor 1/2 hour, Solid feed (either whole jar sized feed or 1/3) If she has 1/3 we have 3 feeds a day) 1/2 hour of more playing and maybe small bottle of warm water (rarely)
then another sleep anywhere from 1.30-3 which is about 1 1/2-3 hours depending on noise etc and another BF when she wakes then play etc... at about 4.30-5 we have solid then bath, massage play for little bit then more snuggle sometimes she likes to have little bit of what were having and then bottle and bed by 7.30-8... she only has about 100-150ml of bottle tho...
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Bec,
I haven't contacted them yet. We are having problems with our phone company, so the home phone isn't connected yet but we have internet connectiong, ironic huh?:rolleyes: Things haven't changed with her sleeping. Last night I had to go to bed with her at 9:30pm because she wasn't settling and whenever I placed her in her cot, she woke up crying. Now she is 7 months and very controlling. She does these crys without tears. Now its 6:44am and we woke up. The situation is not so good. Sometimes she can go to bed really late. Maybe say 11pm. From 7:30pm til late I struggle with getting her to sleep because she won't sleep without me, will cry when she goes down into her cot, and things ain't looking good as summer classes start this Thursday. I first wanted to speak to my health nurse, tell her about the situation and so she can recommend me to someone good that can help me with Yasmeenia's sleeping. Her day naps are good. She has 2 naps, one hour each.
She is very muched attached to me.:lol: Sometimes when I disappear she cries, Haha. Or if she is busy, she doesn't notice and as soon as she does, more cries. Always giving DH big smiles. I just love this stage. She loves when I read to her. I even give books to her, she looks at the pictures, turns pages and brings the pictures close to mouth. Lol.
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Girl... - doesnshe sleep in the cot during the day???
Ok some more suggestions... Wrap her up... if its hot reduce clothing and use a muslin wrap... or cotton cot sheet... i know its hard cos there getting bigger but is she's liking the comfort of you then it might help...
feed her her milk (breast of bottle what ever your doing) then an hour later try a solid feed... it might help her stay full... (like warm veges or something... Then try a nice warm bathwith some lavender, then give her a long slow massage Avoid eye contact and say nothing. Get her dressed then wrap her up, put her dummy in while holding her then put her straight into bed. Put on a mobile or what ever music you use then walk straight out... No talking or eye contact... (thats important shows you mean business)
If she cries leave her for 5 mins... if she is still crying go in and do it again, dummy, music out... still no talking or eye contact. then if she is still crying wait another 5 mins etc... if this time she is unwrapped dont pick her up just say nothing avoid eye contact re wrap her in the cot and again dummy, music, out... you need to be strong... i know its hard it took us a good 2 weeks to get her to self settle... everynight we had to do the same thing... it kills me to hear her screaming... I used to have a shower after the 1st put down then wash up after the 2nd then put rubbish out and feed the dogs etc... just something to get away from the situation... you need the tough love especially now... they are working out how to wrap us around their fingers... lol... if after a week this still isnt working you may have to try something else... maybe when you put her down patt her for a while... she could be worried you'll go and not come back... (seperation anxiety) but then she may need this patting every night...
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Jess,
She does sleep in her cot during the day. From 7:30pm til 9:30pm, I have tried to put her to sleep. She has woke up 4 times since then. She wakes up, I feed her to sleep. Put her down, and she wakes up within 10 minutes.
I have read about the separation anxiety before she even experienced it. To be quiet honest, I am not ready for a fight tonight. It's 9:50pm - she is awake. I am exhausted and a little upset. I called my child health nurse, left her a message and will just wait for her call. I seriously need to go to the sleep school.
DD doesn't like dummies, since she was 2 months old. The music mobile doesn't put her to sleep rather she becomes playful.I can't wrap her because she would unwrap herself and start sucking on the sheet, also am a little fearful she might put it over her face. By the way, I stopped wrapping her when she was 2 months old. I can't do the tough love because she can cry up to an hour. She doesn't stop crying. Thank you so much for your advice;). I might try it tomorrow, am too tired tonight to put up a fight.
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Girl... I can imagine how you must be feeling... I was going through the same... Its only been the last few days that DD has started having only 1 wake up at night... I know its exhausting andit really does your head in... its extremely hard to get on top of sleep issues when your tired worn out and need a break... the thing is (from experience) the more you put it off the worse it can become... My DS liked to feed to sleep and the change over from arms to cot was a hassle every night and day sleep until i eventually had enough and started laying him on the lounge to seed from the bottle and i'd let him sleep there just so i could get some sleep in... I didnt do the STAY over at the sleep school but got some great tips and advice from them... maybe phone them and see if they can give you some info over the phone or they sometimes have day classes/information days etc...
Its hard to help people on here cos advice sounds like your "telling" people what to do its hard to express your sympathy and kindness and i realise sometimes what i say (type) doesnt come across how i mean it too... so hard without expression of voice...
Sleep school will help you to get yasmeenia to "self settle" thats is homestly they key to the begining. once she can learn that she doesnt need that feeding to fall asleep she'll be able to wakeup andthen realise she can just get comfy again and fall back to sleep... i really hope your CHN gets back to you and if she doesnt i would just call Ngala... you sound like you really need a break...
Do you have anyother kind of music??? The mobile i have has a switch for movement and sound or just sound... At night i just use sound as it makes her the same "playful" i also have a projector type musical thingy... it was from when DS was a baby... Its winnie the pooh and it lights up the roof and walls with pictures and plays a song... it puts her to sleep cos she stares at the moving pictures for so long her eyes get dry and it makes her sleepy. Also the dummy have you tried it recently... my DD would never take one until she hit about 5 months...
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Hi All,
Girl - Sorry your still having issues with Yameenia sleeping. Hope your CHN gets back to you soon about the sleep school or like Jess said, just call them directly. Best to do is asap, as sometimes it can take a week or so to get them booked in.
Jess - How you feeling? Is your throat feeling better (or at least better enough to give you some sleep). I just also wanted to mention that when I read your advise, I can always hear your sympathy/kindness in your typing...you have a good way with words (wish I could say the same :rolleyes:). I can almost imagine you actually saying it.
Not much happening here. Cameron was very sooky and groany yesterday. I even sent that message to mum asking if she wanted to foster him...she gladly excepted...but we managed to get through it on our own. I think he just needed a good routined day at home with plenty of catch up sleep. He slept 2.5hrs in the arvo and seemed to wake up as my good old happy Cameron. So far he's been happy today :crossfingers:. Oh Jess - I think Cameron has started doing that funny hard to explain grunting noise, ours had a kinda push noise to it. Very frustrating noise...:o
Cameron has started to try to stand up. So far it has just been when I've (or DH) been laying on the ground with him, he'll crawl over to us, and use our legs or tummy to lean on while he pushes up to his feet. Yesterday he even took a little step forward, like closer to me. Scary how fast he is learning stuff. I would prefer he learnt to walk soon though, as our carpet and floors are a little old and a little rough and cracked for his little knees.
I must babble to much, as no-one answered my question last week :doh: ... :rofl:
Has anyone given there bubs cow's milk yet? I was thinking about putting on his morning cereal (would be much easier then having to express it for his cereal every day). How did your bubs go with it? Or if not given yet, when are you likely to give it a go?
Well, that's all for me for now. I'll probably be back later as just having another at home day.
Bye for now
