Oh Ash, I hear ya! Some days I really think I AM superwoman LOL, and then others (yesterday and today!) I can't get a single thing done! Nicholas had put on 140g in a week, so he's going okay. I think they would like him to put on more, but the MCHN thinks that he's just going to do his own thing! He's certainly 'woken up' a lot in the last week (his EDD was last Sat) and feeding alot more frequently, so hopefully that will help. He's now a whopping 6lbs 7oz (just under 3kgs) LOL! And we can now consider him 'born'
Oh man - i was just halfway through the biggest post - doing personals for all- and I lost it - stupid d*** computer...grrrrrrrr
Well after an unsettled night I need a nap so will try to jump on later and attempt again - when will I learn to do my big posts in word and copy them over??
Have a good day ladies.
Dan - you poor thing. Your move sounds like a nightmare. I hope little Olivia starts sleeping at nights for you very soon so you can catch up on sleep. And maybe when you get a visitor you should give them a cup of coffee, a couple of boxes to unpack and then leave them to it and go for a nap!
Sarah - sorry you're feeling down. Much better that you do have your breakdown with the MCHN though - although doesn't sound like she gave you anything positive - why can't people understand they need to soften what they say?! As for Juz, tell him to clean the house himself if he's got a problem, the naughty boy.
Rae - so glad your beautiful little Tia is home with you. You must both be so incredibly relieved.
Anyway, I'm off to wash my breast pump and bottles so I can give this expressing another go - really not having any luck with it at all. Hope everyone has a lovely, restful day.
We got an appointment for tomorrow!!!!!!!!! So we get to wake up at 6am and get ready for the 3 1/2 hour drive to Melbourne. I am so relieved that Noah will get his little gimp foot looked at and tended to. I compared the size between the 2 and the club foot is 3/4 of a cm smaller than the unaffected one, I hope it doesn't get more different than that
I am going to try shopping again today, the funeral is on Friday and I really need something to wear.
Tan - When you hit the back button on the browser is your post gone? I had the net conk on me after I typed my post and when I hit submit the page came up as not being able to be displayed but when I hit the back button my post was still there. There would have been nothing more frustrating than to lose all of it.
Ashlee - My only pants that do fit are a pair of black dress pants so I can't dress them down so I went shopping in heels (the rest of my may babies group will know I wear them all the time anyway ) and my winter jacket is a Christopher Chronis wool trench so I definitly looked like the trying too hard to be yummy mummy. You are not the only one letting things lag, this place is a sty on some days and gleaming others, more often like a sty though.
T4AA- I will try that one on Juz, I think with his friend passing everything was grating on him as he usually isn't like that but if it happens again I will snap back at him. Happy Birthday for tomorrow!!!
Rae - Welcome back! Great to hear that everything is well with you and Tia and i can't wait to read your story!
Ok little man is howling, so much for that shower Hopefully I can get out for that shopping trip...
As an afterthought, those Baby Einstein DVD's on Ebay are region 1 so make sure your dvd player can play them if you are going to buy them. I didn't realize until today when I looked at the box, thank god our dvd player plays all regions.
Anyone else have reviews about Dunstan Baby Language, I am aquiring a copy atm and curious at how good it is.
Right take two on my personals for today.
Isabelle is still so unsettled during the day so hopefully will get this all done!
Sarah – Yay on the appointment hun! Hope all goes well for gorgeous Noah. Not sure about going back- I just cracked it and had a little nap before she woke again. Don’t forget that we are recovering from major surgery hun and its 6 weeks. I can only wear Bonds trackies right now because everything else hurts my scar – not that I go anywhere anyway, but I still feel like a slob and I still don’t think I fit into pre-pregnancy clothes anyway even with the weight I’ve lost - my belly is still gross! Only a few more weeks and we will be out and about and feeling a lot more normal I guess.
Lulu – good luck with the expressing I hope it works for you. I’ve given doing it regularly - I just feed when she wants it and it seems to be working for now. Especially as its 2hourly during the day and I’m scared I will express and have nothing left to give her…
Sez- Great news on Nicholas’ weight gain!! And yep – I hear you all on the house work stuff!!
Ash – don’t stress about the housework – as I said before within a few weeks we will be back to a normal routine etc and will be wishing we made the most of the time we have now I guess. Easy to say though I guess – my dishes are calling and this rug is gross but I cant vacuum! Don’t you love family!! My mum turned up after our evil night last night and let me have a bit of a sleep in thank goodness! After all my bragging about how good our nights have been! Serves me right! Hope you have a good day with Blake!
T4AA – Hope you don’t overdo the cleaning today – and I’m sure you and Jade will have a great day for your birthday tomorrow! You girls who all moved before and after bub is born are amazing!! Not sure how you do it!!
Rae- Welcome back hun!! So good to have all the May mummies together! You must be so happy to have Tia home with you too – what a star!!! Cant wait to read your story. Hope you can take it easy and recover well from your c/s.
Dan – good to hear from you and OMG at the move! Cant believe you didn’t have gas! I would be ropable too – good luck with the unpacking – try not to over do it though. Olivia must be sharing her routine with Isabelle – just when I think we are in a bit of routine it all changes…. Oh well – it will happen soon enough I guess. I read the other day that up to 6 mths sleeping in arms is fine as they don’t get too used to it until after this time….we are going with this anyway coz DH comes home from and hates that he has hardly any time with her now so she falls asleep and he just sits with her and watches her..so cute. Hope you can get some solid sleep soon though hun.
Tara – don’t feel horrible hun – these things happen and bigs hugs to you and Leon though, poor little thing. Im sure you are doing everything you can to make him comfy, could you try the sling – he might like moving around and feeling you close by??
Also don’t feel bad about posting – god its overwhelming in here and there are some mummies who are posting much either. We are all here to help and support each other regardless of personals etc…
All other mummies huge hellos – have to say where is Danni??? Very quiet right now- hope you and Mason are well babe!!
Well like I said we had a rather yuk night – up every 2hours for at least 1-1 ½ hours. After our 4-7 hour stretches for 2 weeks it was a bit of a shock. Shes been unsettled during day sleeps again too – so have resorted to a dummy, she so sucky, she will attach for literally 30 seconds and fall asleep if I let her – so a dummy it is. Seems to working for now. Also our attachment troubles are still coming and going, not sure whats going on there.. Anyway she is finally asleep so I should get a nap in too while I can.
What is a cluster feed by the way??? Im so clueless?!
Hope you all have a great day – big hugs to bubs and mums!!
im here!! sorry guys.... Mason barely gives me 5 mins during the day and thats when i try to go to the toilet, do washing etc!
Tan: do you live near Box Hill?
Next week I have an interview with tinlids who want to meet Mason for their modelling agency! I am so excited
Mason is definitely sleeping longer and better at night now. He must finally know the difference between day and night. Im so glad.
BUT he still sleeps rarely and very quickly during the day. Its so hard to get things done around here. Im very much looking forward to the long weekend to catch up on some housework while Dale can tend to the little prince.
Hope everyone is going well...its way too hard to do personals in here.
Sez-LOL I'm glad I'm not the only one! That's a great gain in a week, you should be proud, your lil man only has a small tummy. Blake became way more alert around his due date too, and much more of a handful I must say! Blake's weight is going well, he was 9lb 11oz last Thursday, such a lil porker nowadays, he even has chubby legs and arms starting to form now hehe!
Tan-I hate it when that happens, I always type my posts in notepad so I don't lose them cos god it sucks when you do!! God, I hope things go back to some sort of normality-I'm not really holding out much hope lol Oh my mum just went back to work after haing 2 weeks off, I want her back lol I miss having some daytime napping, but with Mr cranky pants I just can't. I'm so sorry about your night, I think I'd die if it were me.
Lulu-Anymore success with pumping? What pump are you using?
Sarah-I'm so gad you got your appointment for today, good luck!! Lol at you shopping in heels, I haven't even attempted heels yet! Did you find anything at all?? I wanted to try the Dunstan stuff, but I can only recognise one of the sounds ad that's hungry...I've tried and tried but it all just sounds the same to me.
Danni-Mason is a supermodel hehe how cute!
Blake was better yesterday/last night, he went to sleep within 15 mins of his last feed at 8.30pm, without fussing and crying! I gave him infant's friend 30 mins bfore his feed, so I think that definitely helped. He slept til 1.10 - He likes to wake up around this time regardless of when he went to sleep...not sure how to get him to go longer!
Hello to all the Mum's of May babies. I don't have time for personals, unfortunately--newborn plus almost-three year old to look after--but I hope all the May mum's had a good night, well, a not too bad night.
I never managed to find the pregnancy thread like this, and was lucky to stumble across this thread yesterday. I am spending so much time on BellyBelly for reassurance and advice and information, I thought I better join up.
My details are:
Mum to Theo James, born 6.55 am Tuesday 15 May 2007
Vaginal birth, gas, second degree tear
Mum to Sylvie Mina, born 7.19 am Monday 16 August 2004
Forceps birth, epidural and pethidine, severe pre-eclampsia, episotomy plus various other recovery issues that i wont go into.
I have been waiting to get to this forum and introduce myself since I discovered it last night, but alas, went to bed at 8am. Sylvie is now standing by my side eating sultanas and Theo is asleep at my feet and stirring and my brain and everything I wanted to say has gone to mush.
Managing to BF after a week of cracked, bleeding nipples and all that fun, though bbs and nipples still very very tender. I dont' remember this from last time. We are getting through nights okay and so far Theo seems a pretty complacent baby. Sylvie I think cried more, but it is still early days.
I think BellyBelly is such a wonderful resource, I learn so much every day and get lots of ideas to try out, but I think the main thing is reassurance from mothers going through exactly the same issues at exactly the same time.
Yep, brain is definitely not functioning at present. Can't remember anything.
Have written my birth story but not tidied it up enough for posting yet. Now my daughter Sylvie is playing 'babies' and lying in my arms drinking from her tippie cup while I type.
****Warning - Vent - sorry in advance for being a downer*********** Ok - please all tell me Im normal. I just cant stop crying and Im so scared because Im just feeling so clueless about everything....like when she wont sleep for more than 1 hour at a time during the day for the last week, when she wont attach properly when Im feeding etc etc etc......My mum and sister are such "natural" mums and here i am crying down the phone to my mum nearly every day because I dont feel like Im coping and dont know what to do. DH is great but he think i need to be "stronger" and "have i been drinking enough water- maybe my milk is running out etc...like I need that pressure too. I also feel like Im never going to be able to leave this house - even when i can drive - Im too scared to take her anywhere in case it messes up whatever routine we are in....
Anyway just wanted to share with you guys because hopefully you will understand, Im sure its not PND?? i dont have any bad feelings about Izzy, more jsut about myself and the fact that I feel so clueless when things go a bit pear shaped ?? maybe baby blues - dunno.
Sorry for lack of personals although i will say welcome Mel and congratulations on the birth of Theo- and sorry for this crappy post.
Thanks for the vent ladies and hope you are all well..talk soon.
Hey guys dont have much time except to say welcome to Mel and Theo and massive hugs to you Tan. Give youself abreak honey you are a great mum and you are doing so well. Things will fall into place and you will start to feel more confident soon. Lack of sleep will send you balmy so im sure that is all that is up, but maybe you can give your health nurse a call for some advice? As for routine, just enjoy your precious bundle now cause they grow so quickly, while its important to have some things in place just understand that its early days and nothing you do at the moment will ruin anything. Do you have a friend or someone who can visit you and maybe take you out? Big hugs!!!
Well I've been reading but haven't been able to post as every time I do Elena wakes up and screams lol! She has a gift of screaming at bad times like just when I sit down to eat!
Ok there she goes again, be back later I hope.
Have a great day mums and bubs!
Rae glad you are back online, missed you heaps hun!
Wow, it's just so hard to keep up and find the time to post atm!! Crazy, so sorry again for the lack of personals - I'm slouching at the computer with Luke asleep on my chest - its an interesting position to be in and I'm sure my back is going to be killing me by the end of it - must be quick!!
The reason Luke is asleep on me is that he's got a terrible blocked nose and he can hardly breathe the poor little man. Not sure if its a cold or just blocked sinuses but he's not a happy man this morning. I was trying to feed him before and he couldn't breathe, so I think he's still hungry too - it's all very annoying and I don't know what to do - anyone have any ideas. He just sounds terrible.
Tan - big hugs to you. Don't be too hard on yourself, it's not an easy thing to adjust to - this being a Mum thing!!! I know I've had some pretty tough moments too, it's only normal and please use us as much as you need to - thats what we're all here for. Thinking of you.
Sorry, it's far too hard to type like this. Am just waiting for Mum to come pick me up again (god, I can't wait to be able to drive again). We're heading out to my old work to visit them and show off Luke today, so I hope he's not too sick to venture out!!
Little Theo is having a sleepy day. Lucky me. He has a sleepy one, followed by an active one.
Tan, I have been crying just about everyday, at some point, the exhaustion just gets to you. Something helpful the home visiting midwife said to me was that the first six weeks post birth are a serious roller-coaster. You have pregnancy hormones in your body for six weeks after birth, plus breastfeeding hormones (which I reckon are the teary ones). When I was engorged, when milk first came in, my tears came in on the same sort of a scale as the milk, if that makes any sense.
The midwife informing me of all this really helped, because I have felt, on a daily basis, incredibly up and down. Put it down to hormones, sleep deprivation (which can send one insane), the massive adjustment of a new baby on every level of your life--nothing in the world quite equates to the first year of your first child's life I think.
Hugs to you and you're doing wonderfully from what I have read so far. It's totally normal to feel overwhelmed and teary.
Tan-I feel exactly the same way you do 90% of the time. I definitely feel where you're coming from.
Heather-Hello sweetie, how's Ivy going??
Lis-I got your email, she is such a gorgous little munchkin!
Kelly-Have fun showing Luke off, I ill never tire of people goo gaaing over him (except I'm sick of people saying "Wow he has so much hair" like I don't already know?) lol.
Blake has been sleeping most of the day, I hope to god this doesn't mean he won't sleep tonight. I managed to get a load of washing done (it's still raining here so I can't hang anything out and don't want a giant electricity bill using the dryer), do some dishes and catch up on everything like emails etc. Booked me and Blake in for a check-up, I have a sneaking suspicion Blake has reflux, as he will only settle in an upright/semi upright position, and he vomits at least once per feed.
Tan hun don't be so hard on yourself, you are definitely not alone! If there is anything I can do then please let me know, I don't live too far from you. I know its scary leaving the house , I've felt exactly the same but I managed to make a few small trips on my own and now I'm feeling better about it. When you are up to it maybe we could meet up somewhere??
Hey Ash I hope Blakey doesn't have reflux, poor little guy. Sounds like you are doing a fantastic job hun. Not sure how to get these little ones to sleep longer, ha ha think we just have to wait until they are a bit bigger. Well done at getting some housework done, my place looks like a bomb at the moment.
Tara I hope Leon gets over his cold quickly, poor little guy. I bet your kids adore him!
Kelly sorry Luke also has a cold, enjoy showing him off though and I hope he gets better soon!
Hey to everyone else, sorry can't do personals for everyone its just too overwhelming lol. I will try harder next time!
Well I'm having problems with bf still, for some reason Elena just won't stay attached and then she fusses and screams and pushes me away even though I know she is hungry. I just don't know what to do!! I've been expressing and she is fine drinking from a bottle. Sigh its so much more time consuming bottle feeding and then expressing and I'm scared my milk may run out if I'm only expressing??? I'm going to try seeing a LC and see if they can help me out.
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) and my winter jacket is a Christopher Chronis wool trench so I definitly looked like the trying too hard to be yummy mummy. You are not the only one letting things lag, this place is a sty on some days and gleaming others, more often like a sty though.
Hopefully I can get out for that shopping trip...
Im sure you are doing everything you can to make him comfy, could you try the sling – he might like moving around and feeling you close by??
Ok - please all tell me Im normal. I just cant stop crying and Im so scared because Im just feeling so clueless about everything....like when she wont sleep for more than 1 hour at a time during the day for the last week, when she wont attach properly when Im feeding etc etc etc......My mum and sister are such "natural" mums and here i am crying down the phone to my mum nearly every day because I dont feel like Im coping and dont know what to do. DH is great but he think i need to be "stronger" and "have i been drinking enough water- maybe my milk is running out etc...like I need that pressure too. I also feel like Im never going to be able to leave this house - even when i can drive - Im too scared to take her anywhere in case it messes up whatever routine we are in....
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