Just another quick one for me today as Bella has been very whingy and has been very unsettled. Just put her into bed so am really hoping that she will finally go to sleep.
Thanks for the comments on the pic. Tan it was taken with a digital SLR. I actually studied photography when I left school but back then when I was trying to find work in the industry nobody had any work available at that time and it got to the point where I had to look at other jobs as I had moved out of home when I was 17 and I had bills to pay and I never got back into looking at working in the industry again. But now that I have my little princess again I have remembered how much I love taking photos - I think it is the best way to capture those moments in life that you don't want to forget.
I have been thinking of starting my own business doing photography. It is a shame that we are so scattered around Oz as I would love to take pics of everyone's little angels.
Sarah good luck with extending the feeds I had a similar issue with Isobella and I eventually got it to 3hourly feeds but the last week has been hectic and have been feeding her when I have had the chance so her routine has been mucked up a bit so I am going to have to work on it again from tomorrow. Don't ever think that you are a failure as a mother. All our children are so different and we have to remember that. We can only try different techniques until we find the one that works for us.
Rae glad to hear that things are going well with Tia. BTW thanks for the photos just haven't had the chance to reply.
Dan wow baking! Great news about Olivia hopes she keeps this up for you.
Ash sounds like things are getting better with Blake and his feeding. Where did you get the thickener from. I am thinking of trying it with Bella for her night feeds as she has been wanting to feed constantly at night from about 7 then again at 8 goes to sleep about 9 and awake at 10 then wants to feed again till 11-11:30 so I am thinking that if I thicken the feed at 8 she might sleep that first bit of the night instead of waking to eat.
Kelly sorry to hear that you are having issues with feeding from the right side again. Have you got in contact with anyone about it yet to see why Luke might be refusing it. Keep us informed - I have to admit my little one doesn't like feeding from my left as much and if I am trying to settle her she has to be in my right arm.
Lulu I have tried using the same techniques too but half the problem is me as I am not used to routine and keep forgetting to do it. Atleast she isn't going to bed at 2am anymore slowly but surely we are getting there.
Actually once I get Bella to sleep at night she will probably wake at 2:30 (not always) for another feed and again at 5:30 where I then bring her into bed with me (cause DH gets up for work) and she will sleep till 10am then feed again and sleep till 12 so it is just a matter of getting her to go to sleep earlier in the night.
Geez so much for a quick post. Oh well glad I can type fast. Hello to everyone else that I missed.
Actually before I go who else uses msn messanger on here?? I would love to add you guys to my contacts so that we can chat at other times. Or you can add me to your list.
My details are : mel30803 at hotmail.com
Mel-I just get my thickener from the chemist, I'm yet to find it in any supermarkets. It will cost anywhere from $11-$15 (I'd never pay $15 but some people think you will lol). It may help draw her out a little longer, no harm in trying. The photo of Bella was absolutely incredible, please come visit me and take some pics of my little sumo!
I'm happy to report Blake is feeding at about 7:30, going to bed in between 8 and 8:30 and is sleeping till 4 or 5am, then straight back down after his feed till 7am! I'm loving this little routine, we're still co-sleeping after the early morning feed, I just love to snuggle and play in bed befpre we get up for the day!
I've had some *****ty news, my nan is in ICU with pneumonia. She also has emphasema (sp?) and they think she probably won't be coming home Her lung capacity is only at 1L and the norm is about 4L...you know how in x-rays your lungs fill up most of your ribcage? Well nan's are about the size of an orange. I'm taking it pretty hard as I've never lost anyone in my family. Going t spend as much time up at the hospital today as possible, I'm sick though so I'll have to wear a mask, one tiny little germ could be fatal for her. I'm just so lucky she got to meet Blake.
Oh Ash - I'm sooo sorry to hear about your Nan. My thoughts are with you and your family. It's such a difficult time. Please let us know how she goes. Take care and we're all here for you if you need us!
Mel - Sorry, I don't have msn messanger but should really look into it.
Lulu - I just love your little going to bed line for Izzy, how adorable. I might have to steal that one to use on Luke!!!
Sarah - So great to hear you're extending the feeds - well done!! I've got mother's group today, so I'm going to chat to the health nurse about my feeding issues - it's driving me mad!!! If I don't get answers though, I think I will call the ABA.
Tan - Hope you managed to get some good sleep again last night!
Well, I'm still having issues with the right boob. He seems to take it without a problem during the night and the first morning feed but then refuses it during the day!! I just fed him again and had to lie him as if I was going to feed on the left side and then chuck him onto the right boob. Funnily enough, it worked again and he did feed a bit better, so I'm really confused. He still pulls off it all the time though. Its not such an issue at home but I'm really worried about having to feed while out and about - he just goes crazy and screams so much!! I'm not good at being suck at home either, so it's really annoying and I don't really know what to do!
Hey girls, I've been around but reluctant to post in here because I haven't been on long enough to be able to catch up with you all and I feel selfish if I just post about myself as I am going to today mostly. I've also been dealing with some PND issues that have made it hard to do things like this.
It took a long while for us to recover from the flu, it was only 2 and a half weeks ago that Leo was in hospital. The mastitis I had got very bad and I was nearly hospitialized with it, but I basically refused. It did get better with the help of some strong ABs.
Then for the last 2 weeks I've had the kids on holidays which has been lovely, but busy to have fulltime care of 3 kids without school. They are a great help though. The weather was shocking and we were really unable to go anywhere outdoors either, that and also that I still dont' have my license because I am chicken. Trying to get the courage up to sit my Ls test. I felt like I let the older kids down this school hols as we did basically nothing, but I guess that's normal for first school hols with a new baby, plus the flu, etc.
Leo is FINALLY over the flu and he's really come out of his shell since, it must have knocked him for a sixer. He smiles, talks and even reaches out and pulls toys off his mobile play mat and puts them in his mouth already! He won't go in the pram if it's lying down, so I have to have this insert in and have him sitting up. He has to sit up all the time, hates not being able to see what's going on. If I hadn't had two reflux babies before, I would think he has it.
He is a dream baby, he really is easy. My mum says it's because my older kids were so bad as babies as they both had severe reflux and never stopped crying, so she reckons I'm used to that and that Leo is just normal. I am still amazed I can put him down and he will not cry, like on his play mat or in his swing, I could never do that with my other babies.
He's around 6kg now, not sure on exact weight but will have him weighed next week. He is in 00's and 0's now. Most people who see him think he is 4-6 months old due to his size and how he sits up and in the HAB how he just holds his head up the whole time like an older baby.
He is getting up heaps at night now though, he wants to be in our bed coz it's been so cold. So that's a bit annoying as my shoulders really get sore from lying on my side everynight squashed between a sprawled out Leo and DP.
Sarah, I just read this thread briefly and I'm assuming Noah is feeding very regularly? He was a big baby wasn't he? Leo (fully breastfed) feeds every hour during the day, and still every three hours during the night. It's normal for a big baby apparently according to the CHN. My DD was also like this as a baby so I am used to it, although it is exhausting and hard to have time out. The biggest problem I find is that DP can't take him for even a short time as he needs feeding so much, and I've gotten down a bit as I feel like I can't have a break at all. I know he needs it as he is not vommiting it up or anything as if I've fed him too much, he's obviously using it all to grow so large. There is a growth spurt too at 6-7 weeks, then 9 weeks then 3 months from memory. How often is Noah feeding? Is he acting like he's eating too much? Have you talked to your dr or CHN about it? Sorry if you've already answered this, I only just skimmed this thread. I just wanted to post about Leo so that you know feeding regularly is at least normal for one other person here lol.
Ash - how you going hun? Drop me an email sometime if you can, I'm sorry I haven't caught up with you for a while xo.
Lis - I haven't caught up with your posts for a while, I hope Elena is settling down? I must go and hunt out the old thread.
I'll endeavor to be around some more now that the kids are going back to school.
Oh, and we are moving in 2 weeks now, to a 4 bedroom house!! No more having a full nursery in our bedroom. So once that we settle in I'll be able to be back here some more.
Sending love to all of you, I'm very sorry to not have caught up properly but I'll try and drop in some more.
Hope everyone is well! We have finally killed the gasto bug that went through the WHOLE house! Even DH copped it this time, was a miserable week last week! I have spent the last few days disinfecting the whole house now!!
Tan, the lump you found is most likely a dermoid cyst. They thought Angus had one on his head and he had an ultra sound a few weeks ago, but his was actually calcified bone. They don't do anything for the dermoid cysts unless they are somewhere like eyebrows and that, they are actually a hair that has grown inwards. Just thought I would share cause I almost died when I found the lump on Angus's head!!
Angus went to his first movie yesterday!! I took the girls to see Harry Potter, and Angus was a perfect angel and slept through the whole movie!! Maybe we should go more often!
Anyway, just a quick hello, have to do another 50 loads of washing and get dinner organised while Mr is asleep!
Hey Tara, you posted while I was typing!! Just realised that Leo was born the same day as Angus and the same weight also!! How bizarre!! Angus was 9lb 1oz, or 4110gms, what was Leo in grams?? Glad to hear you are all better, nothing worse than having sick littlies, especially the flu like you had, and mastitis, yuk! Angus isn't sleeping much at night either, he is still up every 3 hours for a feed. But at least during the day he goes mostly 3 hours as well. Don't know how you and sarah get anything done or any rest feeding every hour!!
Mel - Id love you to take photos - Im getting a GF to take some soon (Ive been saying that since she was born ) but she hasnt taken any for ages so we'll see how we go!! Hope Bella has been a bit more settled for you - arent these "routines" they get into funny - and I agree - they are all so different and you just have to find what works - happy baby =happy mummy =happy baby!etc!
Ash- you poor thing - Im sorry to hear about your nana. Hope she is doing ok at the moment... Als pa has only one lung working and cancer/emphasema(SP??) in the other and hes STILL smoking at 71... they told him over 18mths ago that he would only live for 10 months max.. so you never know hun. to you. I hope Blake is doing well for you - sounds like he is, what a great routine you've got going - whoo hoo!
Tara - glad to hear from you! Sounds like Leo is going great guns hun after his flu and sounds like you are on the up after your mastitis etc... Hugs to you and hope you feel you can vent here when you need to - Im sure nobody tracks personals etc!! I know I dont but I love to hear about how everyone is doing!!! :hugs:
Michelle- Im glad you are over the gastro and thanks for the advice about her lump! Thank god it was just a lymph node! Gave me a heart attack though - and after her blood in her poo... arrrrggh! Lucky you seeing Harry Potter - Im hanging out to see it! its my birthday on the 30th and Ive told DH to get me anything and everything HP!! heehee Ive read the books - but always borrowed them from a friend -I want my own!
Lulu - Huge hugs hun - I read your other post today. I hope you find some resolution about feeding and do not beat yourself up about whatever you decide. She sounds like she is thriving with what you are doing and you sound so much happier so I would take that into account before changing anything again... not sure that is much help hun but Im thinking of you.
Danni - HI!!! Hope you are feeling better today hun!
Sarah- hi again - good to see you today babe!! Isnt Chaddy the best!
To all of you other lovely ladies - big hugs kisses and hellos!!
Well we are good - had MG today - a bit boring coz we talked about immunisation the whole time - blah - and Izzy has her shots tomorrow Not looking forward to that.
Im getting my hair done in the arvo though - finally! Havent had it done since I was about 37 weeks - eeek!
Izzy is still in a good routine - feeding every 3 hours during the day or 4 if we are out, and going down for her naps every 1 1/2 hours up until 3pm! After that it varies - yesterday she fell asleep in her bouncer for an hour, the day before she slept for one hour between 11 and 7!!! OMG and then slept for 11 hours.....
Most nights its 6-8 hours though so thats great - i just need to go to bed earlier as she goes down from 7 til anywhere from 2 or 4 and I go to bed at around 11 most nights because of belly belly!
The lump on Izzys head is a swollen lymph gland - i got the HCN to check it !! Very normal apparantly and it may move to a different spot before it goes away. BIg relief plus her blood in poo sample came back all clear too! Phhhewww !
Well gotta go to bed and rest up before these needles in the morning!
Catch you all soon!
Last edited by Beach Mama; July 19th, 2007 at 10:24 PM.
Hey Michelle, I actually noticed this when you first posted and have been meaning to ask you the same questions, but havne't had the chance
Baby Leo was born at 12:30pm and was 4112grms. My eldest is also 8 years old like yours and Leo is my third child just like you. It is bizzare! What time of day was Angus born? What gestation?
Welcome by the way
ETA: Hey Tan! Sounds like things are going great. Izzy will be fine, it's a bit of a sting but they forget about it easily, especially with a feed afterward. Glad to read Izzy's lump isn't anything to worry about too. lol I havent' had my hair done either since 37 weeks, my roots are just nasty. ARe you taking Izzy with you there? I'm trying to work out what to do when I go, if I take him I wonder if hairdresser's are okay with that these days and okay if you need to BF. Good luck for tomorrow!
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Hey Tara! Im getting a mobile hairdresser to come to me! WIll let you know how I go- shes priced the same if not a bit cheaper than salons - can PM you if she does a good job!!
Tan, good to hear you got the all clear about lump on Izzy's head. They just like to make us worry don't they! Good idea with the mobile hairdresser! I am lucky, my sister is a hairdresser, so I only pay her for products like the colour and so it basically costs me nothing, and she does it whenever I need it!! I actually got it chem straightened about a month ago, that makes my hair so much easier to manage now!!
Tara, Angus was born at 38wks, was due the 6th June. I was induced because I was feeling c**p, had ms the whole preg and basically got to 38 wks and had had enough. Dr also had predicted a large baby and thought prob best to have induction also. He was born at 10.41am, after breaking waters at about 8am. Wt-4110gms, HC-34.5cm and L-52.5cm! He was such a big chubby bubba!
We have our immunisations next week. Lucky it is so quick and over and done with in a few minutes!! Might take my Mum with me and she can take him in, I am such a sook!!
Anyway, he has just woken up so betta go, take care!!
Lulu - Is there a book in particular from the baby whisperer? I was at borders yesterday and there were a few titles, I ended up getting pinky mckays sleeping like a baby because I know she doesn't do the controlled crying bit either. It is not fun letting a baby cry but sometimes I think it gets done out of desperation when you don't know what else to do like I did at chadstone yesterday. That is excellent that Izzy is getting decent daytime sleeps as well as sleeping at night!
Mel - Photography would be a great 'home' business to do and you seem very talented at it. The spaced feeds didn't work for too long although I am trying to do it again. I suppose if they are crying for food they must be hungry. We will get our sleep one day
Ash - Sorry to hear about your Nan. I hope that she proves the doctors wrong and gets better soon. :hugs:
Kelly - I hope your MCHN was able to give you answers, if only we were all the same so we could have a manual on how it all works and how to fix it if it doesn't. Trial and error is not a whole lot of fun.
Tara - Great to hear from you, you sound like you really had your hands full over the holidays. It is good to know that other women are in the same boat as me. It isn't fun and I don't wish it on anyone but it is still comforting to know I am not alone. Noah was 3790 grams when he was born, he was too big to come out of me anyway. He does get sick after some feeds prompting me to think he has overfed but not all the time. He is just a growing boy with a mother who wants her body back for a good portion of the day
Michelle - Great to hear from you again! I love the Harry Potter movies, I never got into reading the books but watching the movies suits me fine. Sorry to hear you and the
family had gastro. It seems to be going around a bit this year.
Tan - It was great to see you too! Chaddy is heaps of fun, we left at 6:30pm and we were there since 2:30, don't ask me how but we only saw a small section of the place, I didn't end up buying much more after either except Sleeping like a Baby and The Yummy Mummy's Ultimate Family Survival Guide. I hope Izzy's shots went as good as they could. Enjoy getting your hair done!!
Hello to everyone else!!!
Eeek It took me forever to do this post, I hope no one has posted while I wrote it hehe.
Good news on Noahs foot, the doctor said it is the best correction he has seen yet and we don't have to go back for a month for the next review
Just wondering if anyone has started thinking about work, such a terrible word isn't it. I have a feeling I am starting to get hints from Juz and his family but I have a feeling I would suffer from major separation anxiety, I can't even handle someone else pushing him in the pram next to me. I don't know how to brush off the hints...
A quick one here - Izzy was so brave she cried for about 5 seconds with each of the 3 shots - I cried the whole time.... pretty funny I had mum comforting me while I comforted Iz! Shes pretty unsettled this arvo and clearly a bit in pain and uncomfortable so have given her a bit of panadol so hopefully she will get a bit of rest.
Got my hair done today - so glad mum was with me all day to help out - and I feel like a new woman!
Sarah- I have to go back to work maybe at the end of the year - trying not to think about it really, although if I could do just one day a week of emergency teaching it would be good to get out to some adult company for a few hours.
Catch you all later.....
Tan - I had my hair done last week too - isn't it incredible how great it makes you feel. I had the works done and am just loving my new colour!! How is Izzy today, I hope she settled down after her needles!!
Sarah - Oh god, the scary 'w' word hay!!! Nah, I haven't thought too much about work yet. I have taken 12 months maternity leave and am hoping that we can hold out for that long before I go back. Money is a bit tight but we'll see what happens. I'd like to think that I could either go back or find something that's only a couple of days a week though!!
Michelle - Yuck, gastro is just the worst but I'm glad to hear you're over it now!! Good luck with the immunisations next week. Luke wasn't affected by them at all and only screamed for a minute - it was great!!
Tara - Great to hear from you and please don't worry about personals, I very rarely do them either, we all understand that it's so hard to keep up. Its just great to hear how you're going!!
Hmm, thats about all I can get my head around for now!! It's crazy but I'm glad it hasn't been too busy in here lately!!
Well things are going pretty good with us. Luke is getting better in regards to feeding from the right side, so hopefully all will be ok!! I think he's been testing me out and just prefers the other side. Thankfully, I've been persistant (sp?), so we'll see how it goes. Its only during the day that he has a problem with it - at night he's fine, which again makes me think at night he just can't be bothered fighting me about it and kicking up a stink, he'd prefer just to get back to sleep!!!
I'm getting sooo over having a spewy baby though - the amount of washing we have is just amazing!!! Thank god for bibs, I think I need to get myself some more of them!!!
Hi guys. Sorry I'm not around at the moment. Olivia is having a bad few days and I'm exhausted, again. Plus this stupid bloody dial up internet is so slow it drives me mad and I lose my posts half the time.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend and I'll be back soon (hopefully tomorrow) to do some personals and catch up. Fingers crossed all the babies are being good for their mummies and daddies.
Chat soon ladies,
Luv Dan.
Sarah - there is no book by the "Baby Whisperer" that I know of. I listened to a talk she did at the Baby Expo in Perth a few weeks ago and then saw on her website that she summarised her techniques there. I've bought a couple of sleep books and have basically taken little bits from everything I've read to find something that has worked for Isabelle.
Well, I've finally put Izzy onto a fully formula fed diet. She is so much happier on it and isn't spending her days contorted in pain. It has been a very hard decision to come to and to be honest, I've had a gutful of the medical profession that won't move away from the "breast is best" line that is so popular at the moment. Izzy's paediatrician actually said that effectively I should just sit back and allow her to be in pain for the next six months or so until she has hopefully grown out of the reflux, and that that's the price I pay for keeping her a breastfed baby!!
Anyway, my little girl is now happier so I'm sure we've made the right decision.
Lulu, good on you! I always believe that mothers know best, and only you know what is best for Izzy. It sounds like you have made the best choice for you and Izzy and she sounds like she is happier!! I see the same situation all the time, I am a neonatal nurse and the pressure to breastfeed put on mothers by Dr's and midwives is unbelievable! It is something that has to work for mothers and babies, not one or the other. The pressure results in many mums and babies breaking down to tears cause they feel like a failure! As long as baby is being fed and is happy, who cares what they are having!!! So good on you Lulu for making the decision for yourself!!!
Anyway, my house looks like a bomb has gone off so I better attempt to clean!! I just can't bear to put my Harry Potter book down to actually do anything!
A very quick one here!
Kelly - hope Luke is still going well on the right hand side for you - funny how they seem to test us -although really they are just funny little creatures with their own quirks hey!! Hard not to think that they do it deliberately! You are right I do feel so much better now that Ive had my hair done - especially as I feel so crap about my body right now - anyone else having issues with the fashion right now?? Doesnt suit a 5"1 chick who has just had a baby!! heeehee!
Lulu - Im so glad you have found a solution for Izzy. It just about breaks your heart to see these litle ones so miserable, and I know what you mean about the pressure out there- Im bf'ing but Ive noticed it too and would be pretty annoyed by all the "propaganda" that is meant to help - but actually doesnt. Yay for you and Izzy and for much happier times ahead. Hopefullly you can stop worrying about feeding issues (IYKWIM) and just enjoy your little girl!!
Michelle - Hear hear on Harry Potter - Ive been frantically doing housework this morning and afternoon and still havent done it all - could have something to do with the fact that every time i sit down i read a few pages!!
Hi everyone else!
We are good - another busy weekend, we had a family reunion yesterday with Izzy's great grandpa and all of his cousins(all 60+!!) and they loved seeing the newes member of the family!
Izzy has been doing super well- still sleeping well most of time during the day and really well at night (sorry ladies with bubs keeping them up) Her newest fascination is her hands! She has discovered that she can control them and stares at them for ages and you can tell by the way she moves them while looking at it that shes thinking - "this is my hand and i can move it and stick it in my mouth!!" Ha Ha - shes also found her mirror on her play mat and stares at herself - pretty funny to watch! I cant believe how much more I love her everyday and how she makes me feel- didnt really think it was possible to feel like this... Aww....
Anyway gotta go keep cleaning, take care all- hope you are all doing really well, and Vic chicks - hopefully will see you at the meetup on Saturday!! Whoo hooo cant wait to meet some new BB ladies!!
Last edited by Beach Mama; July 23rd, 2007 at 02:48 PM.
Her lung capacity is only at 1L and the norm is about 4L...you know how in x-rays your lungs fill up most of your ribcage? Well nan's are about the size of an orange. I'm taking it pretty hard as I've never lost anyone in my family. Going t spend as much time up at the hospital today as possible, I'm sick though so I'll have to wear a mask, one tiny little germ could be fatal for her. I'm just so lucky she got to meet Blake.
) but she hasnt taken any for ages so we'll see how we go!! Hope Bella has been a bit more settled for you - arent these "routines" they get into funny - and I agree - they are all so different and you just have to find what works - happy baby =happy mummy =happy baby!etc!
to you. I hope Blake is doing well for you - sounds like he is, what a great routine you've got going - whoo hoo!
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