Babies Born May 2007 #12

[LoveKnowsNoBounds]

Lulu - you must be exhausted. Can you try to get your DH to do even a little bit more so that you can have a rest? I find that sometimes even an hours rest makes the world of difference. You will find the energy for both of them. They will probably entertain themselves and exhaust each other out! That's what everyone keeps telling me about having another one. Hope you get some more sleep soon.

Dan - I'm glad to hear things are getting better. The job sounds great, congratulations

Ash - good on you. He sounds great!

Danni - the job sounds very promising, i hope you get it. It will be great to get out of the house.

Hi To everyone else. I'm not sure whether Julian is allergic to something, he seems to get a tummy ache sometimes. Well I think that might be it, i really have no idea. He throws his body back, screams and pulls his legs in. Any ideas? The other night he woke up a few times at night, did the same thing for an hour or so then went back to sleep. I can't figure it out. I'm thinking maybe the pasta I've been giving him might be too heavy. It's the size of a pin head but I usually give him 1-2 tablespoons with vegies and chicken.

I'm thinking of joining a gym to get rid of the rest of my kilos that are just hanging around. I'm sick of my muffin top! Though I get so exhausted when I do exercise that it doesn't seem worth it.

hoping everyone gets some more zzz's!

[Beach Mama]

Oh man I have SO much to catch up on. Apologies in advance if my personals are dodgy and I miss anyone.

Jan ? It does sound like poor Julian might have some trapped wind or a tummy ache. Can you try exercising his legs for him and trying to work out the wind? Maybe eliminate the pasta and see if it is that. Good luck with the exercise too ? I know what you mean ? I desperately need to feel good about myself again because I lost all my baby weight but in the last month I have put on 2 kg ? which isn?t a lot but on my 5?1 body it is heaps I just don?t have the energy or time either though.

Sarah ? You go girl!!! Sounds like you have a knack for it ? good on you! We play occasionally with friends, and we all put in $25 for a big night and pay til there is one winner! Last time I played I was about 6 mths pregnant and I went all in quite early ? just so I could go to bed!! Hahaha!!  You must be excited about going back to Canada! Its coming up so fast!

Lulu ? I hear you on the sleeping at night ? we have HUGE issues right now, and DH here is pretty soft so in the end I get my booby out AGAIN and that?s what is causing all our trouble in the first place. Ive decided to be the b!tch though and Im not going to feed her between 7 and 5 anymore. Iz holds her and rocks and she will fall asleep but she will wake up the second her back touches the mattress? we are a bit at wits end here too. Don?t panic hun, you WILL be fine. If someone told me what it was like with one baby I would never have thought I could do it ? and look at how we are all going! Struggling at times but we are doing it!

Sangie ? could you please get El to come over her and remind Iz that she too used to sleep all night no worries!! Hope you had a nice night with your brother and SIL, and good luck house hunting too! We are going to have a look at a few places in Warranwood today ? will see how we go! I need to do a big cook up too ? last time I did one though she wouldn?t eat most of it so I got a bit disillusioned and have been giving her half veggies half store stuff this week just so she will eat something! Might try some new combos!

Lee- Hope you and Ethyn are ok and you found a good Dr to go to!

Danni ? I didn?t know we could start multigrain ? I thought the grains and seeds might be a choking hazard?! I love multigrain though so that would make it easier ? although I have to admit I have been slack with bread because all she does it tear it up and make a mess so Ive been giving her cruskits instead! Good luck on the job front hun! Sounds great! How is the house hunting going? Have you found anything??

Dan ? your post sounds a little happier! It makes it so much easier when they are happy with their carers! Hope you had a good shift at work. I think it will take some time to adjust to going back to work hun, Im only part time and am struggling and Izzy is definitely going through some transitional stuff too I think. Give it a few weeks and we will be old hands at it!

Ash ? woooooohooooooo!!! He sounds LOVELY hun, good on you! Hope Blakey is doing super dooper well!

Kass ? sounds like you and Bella are having fun at play gym and playgroup! Hope you are both really well!

Shell ? Your arrangement at work sounds fabulous hun. That is really great that you have that flexibility! Don?t you hate money- ugh. Happy Wedding Anniversary too!! Yay! How many years have you been married? Im not taking anything either and Ive been telling Al that we really need to be careful even though I still haven?t had AF yet. Anyway hope you are all well!!

Jen ? How is Mackenzie sleeping!?? Is she still going through the night?? Izzy doesn?t really gag anymore but she will refuse something she doesn?t like. Its funny because we think she?s full but if we try yoghurt she will eat the lot!!

Kristen ? you busy mummy! Hope Mia is going well! How is work ? or shouldn?t I ask seeing as you are not on here very often so Im assuming flat out!! Hope you are really well!!

to all you gorgeous mums and bubs I have left off!

Well now for us. Where do I start ? I might summarise!

? Work is great ? I LOVE being back and teaching, lovely grade and its been easier than I thought BUT
? Nights are cr@p ? Izzy obviously is still trying to catch up on mummy time when she can ? but Im so goddamn tired I get so frustrated and just want to sleep
? Im sad because Im borderline stopping breastfeeding ? simply because its so ANNOYING?.. I know that sounds awful but OMG she just will not sit still and feed, she has to pull on my nipples (one of which hasn?t healed from her teeth that have grazed it) push on my breast really hard with her hand, or she will pinch the skin on it while feeding, she will kick, scratch my breast with her little pin needle fingers with the hand underneath. All of this is mainly at night and during the day I cope ok but at night when Ive had 2 hours sleep ? its almost unbearable. She also wont fall asleep unless she?s feeding, problem is ? after 2 hours, she?s not hungry so will just kind of suck/play with my nipple instead of feed and that is terrible annoying as well at 3am when you just want to get some sleep. I feel like a b!tch but I told Al today that I think we should stop all feeds from 7 -5. I think it will be a week of hell but at least she will get the idea that she gets booby, 4 ? 5 times during the day and that?s it. I really want to make it to 12 mths but if all this keeps up I wont make it to Monday Last night it was 4 wake ups but at 230 it took 4 feeds (if you can call them that) Over a 2 hour period to settle her.

Other than being a demon at night ? she?s an utter angel during the day! 2 long naps every day with a peep, and when she?s awake she?s bright, happy and loving exploring the house by crawling or cruising furniture! Since she?s been at mums ? who has one of those walkers ? Ive noticed she is defiantly taking more steps- great! Not even 9 mths yet!
Anyway we are off house hunting ( a bit of prelim research ? not ready to sell just yet!) and then to check out my sisters new shop in Greensborough ? they have a Safety Wear shop! Enjoy your weekend my lovelies!

ETA - I wrote this in Word- apologies for the ?? all my - turn to ? and I cant be bothered fixing them :P