I think my little one had finally settled. She seems more content than what she was. Does this mean that good days are on the way? She sleeps more at night than in the day and does not fight her sleep too much anymore. Gosh, I thought this day would never come!! I am dreading immunisation day on THursday!! I hope she does not get sick.
Sheree, it is so good to hear you are feeling much better. Walks are lovely, we havent all been together, but Cooper and I walk for an hour a day when the weather is decent. I just walk to the supermarket to get a small shop, seems to be a big part of my day, I really look forward to it. Not on today though as it is raining.
Lea, I dont think it is a silly question about nappies. I too have noticed some redness on Cooper's legs from the nappy, and was wondering the same thing. It says Huggies are for up to 5kg, and he is getting pretty close to that now. We have 3 boxes of 108 nappies left in newborn, hope the supermarket will do a swap for us. Think we might have miscalculated slightly. As for tummy time, I read last night that from about now they should be starting to lift their chest up off the floor. Cooper isnt doing this yet, he has good neck control but doesnt enjoy tummy time as much as I would have liked.
Angelique, great to hear about the settling with sleep. Cooper seems to be sleeping better too, not fighting the sleep as much. Hope I didnt speak too soon.
DH took care of Cooper yesterday, so I could have a big sleep in and do a big grocery shop and some cooking. (I wanted to do these things). A very nice gesture, however I have mixed feelings about him taking over. It's lovely to see him bond with his son, but he doesnt listen to things I 'suggest' and my routines and hard work go out the window. It's so hard to hear Cooper crying from being over tired, but DH not putting him to bed and if I dare suggest anything, he gets mad at me. Oh the joys!!! He means well and I am grateful of his help.
We have our 6 week check up with my GP tomorrow and one with the hospital on Wednesday. I remember thinking when I was in hospital and they made the appointment, that 6 weeks was sooo far away, and here it is already. Time is flying by.
Not sure what I want to do today...maybe have a day at home together. Hope you all have a great day,
Lea – good luck with the exercise! I’m on it too – I try to do two days of walking and one day off just until I’m completely recovered (I do feel completely recovered but I have a tendency to overdo it and I don’t want to hurt myself! I’m not sure if I’ll get around to it today, but you’ve reminded me that I have an awesome yogalates DVD that I can do tonight just in case. Yay on being 60 kg too! That’s awesome. Can’t imagine that right now, although I have lost one kg in the last few days, taking me down to 75. Still 11 to go… * sigh * I know what it’s like to have no clothes too – I’m a size 12-14 atm (I think I’d be a 12 all over except for the baby belly!) but I’m usually a 10 so it doesn’t feel good. We’ll get there, don’t worry! Sorry, I can’t help you with the bleeding thing, but I hope it eases soon – it must be annoying! Bugger I don’t live closer to you – I’d love to help take some of you extra clothes off your hands! Which musicals did you watch? BTW, I would just buy a pack of the bigger nappies and try them to see if they’re any good… you’ll use them eventually anyway, right? You might have to fold the top over if they fit everywhere else.
Shan – that’s really interesting that running reduces your milk. I never realised that it could have an effect like that. I’ll have to watch out for myself (I didn’t do any exercise until Charlie was 4 months old so I didn’t notice). Thanks for the lovely compliment about my babies – we like the think that we breed ‘em cute and strong… both Charlie and Toby have had very good neck strength since they were born. Toby holds his head up on his own and has done so for about a week! That explains all the partying in my tummy – he was building up his strength! Don’t worry to much about the extra weight – it will come off. I think sometimes we put too much pressure on ourselves to be perfect so soon after giving birth, and the reality is very different to that. Hope you managed to get some sleep too – are you still getting up to DD through the night as well? How is she coping?
Sheree – I’m so glad you’re feeling better, and I’m really glad that Wade is being wonderful. It certainly helps, doesn’t it? And HOORAY for the extra long sleeps! Hope it lasts for you… it’s amazing how much better it makes you feel.
Angelique – glad to hear you’re feeling better about everything too. Hope the good sleep lasts! Hope the immunisations go well too.
Alison – hooray for grocery shopping and cooking on your own! Bugger that DH isn’t doing what you want him to with Cooper, but hopefully he’ll come around eventually. Hope the check up goes well too.
Toby was better last night, thank goodness. As a general rule, he settles well and is contended most of the time except for when he has wind pain or something. He slept well last night except for when he kicked his blankets off and was cold! He’s a bit unsettled at the moment – kept waking up every ten minutes or so in his cot – so DH has got him in the Baby Bjorn now and he’s better. I really wish I could use that but my back is bad… which reminds me – for those who have had epidurals I have a question. I remember when the anesthetist put the needle in my back it triggered a pain just to the left of my spine a little lower down than where she was putting it in, but once she got it all sorted it was fine. The last few days, though, I have been getting pain in the same place – nothing too serious, but an ache that makes it hard for me to pick things up from the ground. Does anyone know if this is normal? Or if it will go away eventually? I’ll ask the GP next time I see her but I thought I’d ask.
Anyway, better go and organise dinner and get ready to go for a walk. Hope you’re all having a lovely Monday.
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As for tummy time, I read last night that from about now they should be starting to lift their chest up off the floor. Cooper isnt doing this yet, he has good neck control but doesnt enjoy tummy time as much as I would have liked.
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