Babies Born May 2007 #7

[Janie]

Hello lovely ladies and bubs! I don't always get the time to read through this thread, but I try to keep up to date with all your goings on.......I'm very interested to read tonight that all your bubs are doing the same as mine!!!!!!!! Nicholas still goes down okay, but forget that nice little 6 hour (minimum) stretch I was getting at night, that's disappeared! He just wants to feed all night! Fortnuately we're still BF and FF, so I can BF him and bed and still get precious sleep. It's not the same as sleeping on your own though. Some nights he has a good stretch, until maybe 4am, but then once he's awake, that's it!

So it looks like this is the age they all conspire against us to make up sleep deprived and crazy LOL!

I hope you are all otherwise well and enjoying mummyhood....can you believe how big they're getting? I don't know where the last five months went.

[Beach Mama]

Right – time to catch up finally!!

Lulu – How did you go with your girlfriend? Hope it all went well, I can understand it would be difficult for you both. Glad Ned is growing along nicely too, at your ob’s comment!

Sez – You’re right about this age! All us bellybelly girls and all my MG girls are going through the same thing! Must be coz they are so active and growing so fast I guess! How is Nicholas’ reflux?? Have you decided about swimming lessons yet?? Let me know what you decide and maybe we can meet up!

Danni – Hope Mason keeps taking a bottle for you – can you get him to pass on his bottle secret to Izzy, cheeky monkey still refuses to take one. Don’t feel guilty, happy baby = happy mummy =happy baby remember!!

Kelly – You sound much happier and content with things hun which is great, I hope cutting out the Zantac helps too. I read in the ABA book that when weaning to express the tiniest bit off in the shower etc for relief but that’s it, use cold compresses or cold cabbage leaves for comfort and to take pain relief when you need it in the first week or so. HtH. How did you friend go with her induction? What did she have!??

Jan – Of course we haven’t forgotten about you – so good to hear from you and to hear that Julian is on such a great routine! When Izzy went from cradle to cot I teared up looking at the cradle in the morning and she wasn’t even in our room so I can understand. Izzy has eczema too, I’m hoping that it won’t get much worse than it is. She has it on her cheeks and legs mainly. I use Aromababy barrier balm on her bot –which is great, she has never had nappy rash, and I have started using it on her face on the eczema and it seems to be helping. I’m going to look at getting the Jurlique bath oil that someone was telling me about. at a 6 month cake – I agree, the progress that they make in such a short time is really amazing isn’t it!!

Dan – whoo hoo for Olivia! How is the bottle going now? Still going great guns I hope! I love that video of her too- she’s sooo funny, all her videos have me cracking up in them at her poor thing!! When will you be in Melbourne again – we should plan a Christmas May mummies catch up!! Sarah and I caught up on Saturday – I will post photos next week – I’m on crappy dial up right now which sucks for uploading stuff! It was great to see gorgeous chatty Noah! How was your MCHN appointment and how is the child care research going??

Kristen – How is Mia going?? Any luck with the settling?? Hopefully this really is just a phase and they will grow out of it and give us some sleep! Would love to see you again, bummer you couldn’t make it last week but we should plan again soon!

Sarah - to Noah! Hope your first job is all going well and you are organized for tomorrow! Talk to you soon!

Ash – Awful as it is – I’m glad to hear that it’s all bubs doing this so I don’t feel abnormal! Hope you and Blake are doing really well hun!

everyone else – hope you are all fabulous!!

We are going really well, Isabelle is now 62 cms (although I think it’s more like 63or 4- I don’t think she measured her very well!! And she’s 6.5 kgs which is great. She’s just above the 50 percentile. Her shots went well too – I didn’t even have to give her any panadol – she just slept in her pram because I had to go shopping.

Her sleeping pattern is ok I guess. About once a week we get a good 11 hour stint again, and most nights its one feed at 3or 4 (she’s in bed by 7) and she’s up anywhere from 7-830 depending on when she feeds. If she gets up before 7 for a feed I put her back to bed, not sure if she sleeps but I do and she doesn’t cry so that suits me

We had mothers group today – we had a few people not turn up, and it was actually nice to have a smaller group for a nice catch up. It’s at my place in 2 weeks time and I’m thinking I will have a body shop party! Going shopping tomorrow to get a high chair I’m excited! I was going to just get the Ikea one that everyone bangs on about but then decided that I really wanted one on wheels that I can use for times other than just feeding and I would like to feed her from the couch, not always at the table, so I need an adjustable one. Decided to get the Steelcraft one anyway.

Anyway I’m going to spend some time with my man before he passes out on the couch as usual catch you all soon!

[Beach Mama]

Dan – I’m glad you sisters wedding went well – nothing better than a good wedding! I’m going dress shopping with my girlfriend this weekend as we have a wedding on the 1st December and OI think it will take me that long to find something that’s fits me and looks good plus is feeding friendly!! You will have to post some pics hun! I can’t believe Livvy slept so long – she must have been tired – poor poppet! The child care centre that you decided on sounds really nice hun and you have every right to sook even though you know they will take great care of your girl. I think I will sook leaving her with my mum.
No sure about AF hun – I’m feeding so frequently and have no idea when it will come back. Izzy’s upper limit is 3 hours unless we are out and she’s distracted in the car or pram. She has eczema so I really have to be careful about what I give her and am going to definitely hold out til she is 6 months, as she is a higher risk of allergies etc  Will see how we go. Hope you can get a good rest tonight hun!

Jan – Izzy has eczema too – poor things, I’m going to go see the GP later this week if I can (I’m car less right now) but I have a feeling he will just suggest what I’m doing already. Hope your time without Pat at home flies by hun and fingers crossed that Julian doesn’t get sick! Yay for his Christening, I’m just about to work out dates for Isabelle’s dedication service too. I’m thinking late November before the silly season rush! I’m trying to get Izzy to take a bottle but she refuses it right now – also because of all the changes in her routine I haven’t really tried again this week, so will have to give it a go again soon. I’m in Melbourne 

Kelly- You sound so happy hun! Wow at 220mLs!! Glad your bbs have settled a bit hopefully our left one dries out quickly too hun. What time is Luke’s last nap before you put him down for the night? I sometimes wish Izzy would take a dummy – I told Al tonight that if she wakes early again tonight I will try to settle her without feeding her and see how we go.

Lulu – I hope your ms passes very soon but at least you have the upshot of delegating nappy duty. Isn’t it amazing how these little bubbas are growing so fast!!! Izzy rolled from tummy to back today – accidentally but I told Al and he stuck out his lip all upset because he missed out on seeing it – poor thing. She has found her toes too – pretty funny I keep her feet free all day now so she can grab them and play with them!
Izzy watches us eating a bit too at times –but I’m really hesitant to start her early because of her eczema so I’m just going to wait I think.

Steph – I voted for your pic!! Khai is sooo gorgeous! :hugs: teething isn’t much fun – Izzy’s teeth are moving around a bit – but nothing has broken through just yet. I’m looking into Amber teething necklaces – my mum’s friend swears by then as a natural drug free alternative and their daughter teethed all her teeth with no worries so it’s worth investigating. Just google amber teething necklace if you are interested.


Danni I hope Mason is feeling better and you are able to implement some stuff from sleep school hun

Sarah- how are the Chrissy designs going hun? Will have to check them all out! Big hugs to Noah for me! Swimming lessons look great fun and I love that close up pic!

Kristen – A bit late – but your pics are gorgeous hun! Have you worked anything else out to start doing it professionally?? Are you going to the expo? Imp going with a gf who is pg on the Friday afternoon if you are interested in meeting up! Let me know and we can do coffee or something!

Well we are still all over the place with our sleeping and feeding , although feeding was a bit better today, 3 hourly – there is no way she will go longer than that right now. She went to bed at 7 grizzled at 830 so I went in and settled her so am thinking I might try that when she wakes up at around 11. She seems to be waking hourly at night again (back to newborn mode for us) and still wont settle without feeding during the day, but I’m going to keep persisting – thing is after 30 minutes of trying I tend to give in and feed her just because we are both exhausted from her crying . I figure she wont be so small and needy forever and once she starts solids I bet it all changes again.

We sold Al’s car and so are now looking for a Subaru – either Forester or Impreza so that’s been fun – car hunting all weekend! I told Al to go with a mate this weekend and I will go dress shopping! If he finds something worth making an offer on I can check it out later!

Well ladies I need bed – catch you all soon!

[LuluHB]

Hi everyone. Will quickly try to catch up . . .

Jan - so great to hear from you. Yep - that 5 months has flown hasn't it. It only seems last yesterday that we all started off in the pg thread.

Tan - my Izzy is as AWOL as all the rest of the bubbies apparently. She's waking once, usually twice through the night, and then again usually around 6am for the day. Very tiring and like you, I miss my 13 hour a night girl!!

Michelle - how was your time away on your own? If you're anything like I am, you'll love it but at the same time hate it and be desperate to get home to your gorgeous bub.

Dan - Oh huge YAY for Olivia taking a bottle. I was about to look into day care but now I don't need to, given that I'll certainly be a SAHM for a few years now - the plan was that I would stay home full time once we had two bubbies until they were in school, although I may do a bit of work from home.

Kelly - I make up her bottles with the boiled water - I have 3 different sizes ready to go in the fridge, depending on when she last fed, how much she's had etc. When its feed time I microwave the bottle, then add the formula. In very rare situations if Izzy has really not even touched the bottle, I'll put the made up formula in the fridge and heat it at her next feed, but if she has got part way through a bottle then I tip out whatever she doesn't drink. Its pretty wasteful but the tins pretty much all say that its best to use the formula as soon as its made up. If I'm going out I take heated bottles in a thermal bag (usually start to hot because they cool down quite a bit, even in the bag), and the Tommy Tippee formula travel containers, which are great. I then just mix it when she's ready for a feed and off we go.

Sez - how did you go with your Dr last week? Any help with Nicholas' reflux?

I had my first OB appointment today. I'm sure all the other women sitting waiting were wondering what I was doing there with my gorgeous little girl. My OB said to me "we did talk about contraception didn't we?" Funny guy - he was the one that said I shouldn't wait and should have another one straight away. Anyway, Ned is doing everything he should so far so that's good. Tomorrow I'm catching up with my best friend, who has been trying to fall pg for a while. Not looking forward to telling her I'm pregnant

[Shellbelle]

Hi everyone! Just a quick catch up cause I am ready to jump in bed cause I am so so tired!! Angus had his 4mth check and needles today! He coped well with his needles and even smiled at the nurse after (although screamed throguh the actual needle bit)!! He is now 6.94kg and 63.5cm long! So he has dropped back to around the 50th percentile, considering he was at the top when he was born! I was actually expecting him to be heavier since he likes to feed around the clock! Anyway, just thought I would say hi to everyone and will catch up properly tomorrow!
*Michelle*

[Kristen]

Wowie it's very quiet in here... that's unheard of! Normally I'm sifting through pages of info before I can find the time to reply!

Sez - how is Nicholas sleeping now? I've found that now it's been a week since Mia's immunisations she is SO much better. Poor thing reacted so badly from them she just grizzled 24/7. She's much better now though.

Lulu - Ned?? Did I miss something - are you having a boy (or is it just a hunch?)

Tan - how did the meetup go? Do you have pics? Mia is much better hon, thanks for asking - how's Izzy?? Sleeping better?

Michelle - go Angus! His stats are great, and so pleased to hear his jabs went well too! Good boy!!

Danni - how is Mason going with the formula? Is he still taking it? How is his sleeping?

Kelly - how is he going? Have you taken him off the Zantac? I still have another TWO weeks before I can even SEE a paed... it's killing me! Mia cried for 80% of her feeds from her reflux, and the Zantac is doing jack... I'm so over it

Jan - OMG, I can't believe he's 5 months already... where does the time go?? How did you work out he has eczema? I think Mia might suffer from it too as she gets rashes all the time (and two I just CANNOT shift - one in the crease of her thigh and the other under her chin)

Dan - how are you sweetie? I'm sorry you have to start looking at childcare, but you know hon - there are so many good centres out there these days. I'm sure you'll find one that's a perfect fit for you. Have you had any luck so far??

Hello to anyone else I may have missed!

Well, Mia is going much better. She had a rough week after her immunisations and reacted quite badly - she was unsettled, moody and grizzly for a week (has only just started to be her old self in the last couple of days) and is sleeping much better again. In fact, I dropped her dreamfeed last night just to see what would happen and she slept without wanting a feed! She did wake up a couple of times for a grizzle like she normally does (which I don't get up to her for), but she was fine! So will try again tonight and see how we go

Photography is going well too - have about 5 babies in the portfolio so far, and will probably end up with about 8-10. I think that should be enough to get started with for some variety for people to look at to see if they like my style and if they want to book me... now the hard part... pricing! URGH!!!

Hugs to all,

Kristen

[Danni]

hey kristen, we are off to sleep school next weekend so i have stopped giving him formu;a. im just gunna wait and see what happens

have just gotten home from emergency dept with mason. long story...will fill you all in tomorrow

he is ok though xxx

[Beach Mama]

Danni - I hope Mason is ok, and Kristen yay for Mia, can you get her to spill her secret to Izzy please??

Quick one here - Im back to broadband - yay -dial up sucks. Izzy was up THREE times last night - its doing my head in so Im on Operation Routine Sleep School again!! 3 hourly feeds, not feeding to sleep and nap times at set time (only up for 1 1/2 hours) fingers crossed it helps her night sleeps too. I got a bit slack with when I was feeding her, and because it was easy I would get her up during nap time and feed her to sleep when she cried. Baaad idea. So back to our routine and we will see what happens. I think she was feeding too frequently but not for long enough - lots of snacking and so is pretty hungry and feeding well at night SO far 2 naps today - she has grizzled for 20 mins each time, but I havent taken her out of her cot - just settled her by patting and stroking. Not too bad.

Shes also kicking the ***** out of me at feed time - grrrrr if its not one thing- its another Its like she has found her legs all of a sudden - shes never still! Well better go fly - (any of you flying??!!) Im just using the emails each day to motivate myself to clean up this sty so I pick out one or two things to focus on!
Back later.

ETA: 2 feeds last night - but it took her over an hour to get to sleep in the first place.... usually we feed and straight to bed and she will sleep. Last night the minute I put her down there was screaming and tears. It took me rocking her and walking her in my arms to get her down. She did sleep once I fed her during the night thank goodness but Im about beside myself wondering whats going on. Seperation anxiety? My milk? Growth sput? Routine change? Its all just beyond me and Im back to feeling useless again. Back later when I pull myself out of this damn rut.

[LuluHB]

Danni - I hope Mason's ok.

Tan - we went through what you're describing your Izzy did last night. My Izzy had weeks of waking through the night again, and about 10 days ago started screaming when we put her down at 7pm - took hours to get her to bed. Night feeds were either fine for settling afterwards, or took hours again. Hopefully its just a phase they all go through - for the last 5 nights my Izzy has slept through again, and is having 2 or 3 one hour naps during the day and then a longer 2 - 3 hour day sleep as well. She is still having trouble with her teething so it wasn't that that was disturbing her routine.

Dan - how's the hunt going for child care for Olivia? When do you have to go back to work?

Michelle - yay for Angus. What a beautiful little buddha. Funny smiling at the nurse - nice if that keeps up!

Kristen - Izzy was "Ed" through pregnancy, that name chosen for a very long, warped and twisted reason on my part. So this one is "Ned", being "Next Ed". That's great news that Mia is sleeping through- you feel like a new woman that first morning that you haven't had to get up during the night don't you. I'm glad your photography is coming along well. For what its worth, the woman who did my wedding photographs charges the following for baby/family portraits:

Sitting fee $150
Boxed proof album $450
Photos 5x7” $90
8x12” $120
10x15” $180

Obviously, she's got years of experience and a great reputation in WA, and that impacts on her charges. She does a fabulous job but that's still pretty pricey.

Well, I told my gf I was pregnant. Fortunately she took it pretty well, although I imagine there were some tears in private. I think it helped a bit that I'm not gushingly excited about this baby. Unfortunately, I'm still not excited at all and I'm beginning to worry that I never will be. I look at Izzy and she's enough for me - she's such a perfect little creature and I can't imagine having to share my time and love with anyone else.

[Shellbelle]

Hi Everyone!

Geez it is quiet in here! ALl those naughty babies not sleeping! Angus is exactly the same. ALthough he has never slept through, he has been abnormally grumpy and not sleeping well during the day either. I have a cold, so that doesn't help either cause I am tired and want to slepp, but by the time ANgus is asleep and I lay down he is awake again!

Lulu, do you believe I never did get to my pedicure, ANgus had a really bad morning and I couldn't leave him! So will have to go sometime soon cause my gf is 35 weeks preg and she wants some pampering before bub comes! Yeah, I had to laugh when he smiled at the nurse after his needles! She told me though the stranger awareness kicks in about 6mths so next time she said he will prob scream more - yay...!! I had similar feelings with my 2nd and 3rd bubs, hoiw could I possibly love them etc, but trust me everything will work out. I can't bear the thought of being apart from any of my kids, you don't love any less, you just have more love to share!

Tan, I hope Izzy is passing sleep school! I am too soft on ANgus and just feed him when he wakes up at night cause otherwise he screams the house down!!

Danni, I hope Mason is ok.

Kristen, I love your photos! Good luck with it all! I need to get family portraits done, shame your not closer!! Good luck with the pricing!

Anyway I better go! Have to tidy up and go to my Mum's. My eldest DD is at her Aunts having a sleepover so I have to go get her later. I s surprising how quiet the house is - and DD 3yr old has missed her so much!! Amazing cause all they normally do is fight! Angus is rollling wround the floor waiting for me to feed him too! He just got up caus he had breakfast in bed and slept in !

Take care everyone!
*Michelle*

[Beach Mama]

Michelle - I still have my massage voucher to use too - we really should go and spoil oursleves shouldnt we. Operation Sleep School - pfffft as if a 4 going on 5 month old will have a bar of that What on earth was I thinking.....
Last night - bed at 7pm, up at 11 - feed, down to sleep, woke up at 12 - thought - mmm maybe still hungry feed again, back to bed, up at 1 screaming - held her hand (awww so cute now - at the time I was crying )she fell asleep. Up at some time after that and I heard her but she must have cried just grizzled and my ear plugs held out and she must have fallen asleep - so did I, up at 5, feed, back to bed, 10 minutes later she was crying again, held her hand for one minute and she was out. Up at 730. What then heck is all that about????

How many hours are your bubbas feeding? Al wonders if I should go to 4 hourly during the day as thats what shes doing at night - but I feel like its too long? I was going to try 3 hourly - and yesterday we did for a few feeds but she still fussed about. Its all a bit beyond me right now - Im trying to go with the flow and funny how the sun shining in the morning makes it all better but I was crying in bed last night saying to Al - I just want ONE night/day off.... Typical male who has to work the next day slept though that... Ah well - new day - we'll see what today brings.
to all - have a great one!

[Liviam]

Finally I get to pop on and say hi to everyone. Let's see how I go with personals

Danni - How is Mason? Why did you have to take him to emergency. Hope everything is okay. Not long now until sleep school.

Lulu - How fantastic that Izzy is starting to sleep through the night again for you. You must be utterly exhausted with Izzy waking up during the night and still in your first trimester. But you are nearly out of it so fingers crossed you loss your m/s soon too. I couldn't even imagine how you are feeling about being pg again but I know that you are going to be a great mum to Ned too. By the way I love how you got Ned. I had a great giggle.

Michelle - Bummer you missed out on your pedicure. You are your GF are definitely going to have to make time and go before her bubba comes along. How gorgeous that Angus is rolling around. They are just gorgeous and amazing to watch at the moment. Fingers crossed you are starting to get over your cold and that Angus is letting you grab some naps during the day.

Tan - I'm so sorry that your gorgeous girl is giving you grief overnight. They are little munchins. Are you still perserving with sleep school or just trying to ride it out? Isn't it simply gorgeous how they are holding our hands and discovering themselves? I was exactly like you a few weeks ago. I would just do anything for a full night of undisrupted sleep, even contemplate giving my first born. LOL!! I'm so glad that Al sleeps through Izzy's screaming overnight because Dave doesn't even stir and I thought he was just pretending so he didn't have to get up to her.

Kirsten - Hi petal. Fantastic news that Mia is settling back into her routine after her immunisations. I couldn't believe how badly they reacted to this set. Not looking forward to the next. Your photos are simply stunning but I really don't envy you having to set out a price list. The baby photographers around here are so rediciously overpriced that hardly anyone can afford to go to them. It costs about $65 - $70 for the sitting fee (that's ok) but the prints start at $200 for 3 5x7 and it just goes up and up and up. You'll have to pop your portfolio on Mia's website so we can have a squizz.

Sarah - How is that gorgeous little man of yours going? Still having trouble sleeping? Have you had orders on your invites? The first order would be so exciting.

to all the other mums and bubs. Hope you are all surviving this terrible period and all our good babies will be back soon. LOL!!!!

Well after a rough few days and nights where Olivia has decided that she didn't want to sleep she is finally starting to turn it around again. YAY!! For a few nights in a row she will sleep through with just needing settling once to having a night where she demands a feed. So I guess one night out of a few I can cope with no problems.
Our solids is coming along nicely. She is still playing with her cereal and fruit mixed together but she is actally starting to eat some not just spreading it around. I can't believe how far she can spread such a small amount of food. It's so cute but it is pretty gross at the same time.
It looks like we have picked our childcare centre. We looked at the 6 ones which do shift work and this one stood out by a mile. Two of them I wouldn't have let look after my dogs let alone my daughter. The floors where painted concrete and not one of the staff were smiling, even when we were itnroduced. The other one the out door area for the babies was a 2 x 3 metre bricked area. OMG!! The one she will be going to all the staff were laughing and joking chasing the kids around, they talked to Olivia not just us and heaps and heaps of other things that I loved but won't bore you with the details. I'm a lot more comfortable after looking at a few but I don't think it will stop me being a sook when I drop her off.
I better dash, Olivia is awake for her next feed.
Chat soon gorgeous mummies,

[aniejade]

OMG AHHHHH!!!!

Everyone...i am SOOO sorry, i had subscribed to this thread so that i knew whenever there were new posts...BUT it never told me it had closed and started again So i thought no-one had posted and now im waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind I feel so left out! lol.

Anyway, i hope to catch up with everyone, and gradually i will try read back through the 5 pages of this thread! Blah, i've got my hands full! lol.

Anyways, i think Khai has started Teething now...Ah! Fevers, swollen gums, very unsettled at times, chewing on EVERYTHING. He had his 4month injects the other week...was crying big tears...very sad He is loving daycare every thursday...they say he is a very happy bubby

Ooooh ooooh, he made it into this compition, can you vote for him please?

Pascoe Pop Art Competition :: Enter our monthly Pop Art competition and have your photo turned into a pop art canvas for free ::

He is the 7th one down on the right You might recognise him (if you haven't already forgotten me! lol)

Hope everyone is well.

Love Steph and Khai

[aniejade]

Sorry guys, if that link doesn't work, go to the 'competitions' part and he is the 7th down on the right. I am sooo excited

[LuluHB]

Dan - the child care centre you found sounds great. I really think your gut instinct when you're there is the best way to go with these things. I'm sure Olivia will have a great time there.

Steph - the teething thing is frustrating isn't it. Izzy had a couple of little teeth I could see through the top of her gum a week or so ago and now they're completely gone. It would be nice if they'd just hurry up and break through.

Not much happening here. I've still got terrible MS (which has the very definite advantage of DH having to change all of Izzy's pooey nappies!!!) so I'm hoping that leaves me soon. Izzy seems to be developing more and more every day. She's taking a huge interest in our food and when we eat so I'm thinking about maybe trying her on solids soon. Just been talking to a friend who says his 2.5 yr old eats almost nothing but natural yoghurt - refuses anything else. Soooooo not looking forward to those battles.

[kellym]

Hello!!

Once again, I'm so sorry its been so long between posts - I've been sooo busy lately and we keep going over our internet usage, so I've been staying off the computer a little more than usual. Must get that sorted out!!!

I still need to catch up on everything so I'm not even going to attempt personals - just thought I'd give you all a quick update on us - although I can't even remember when my last update was!! OK, just scanned through the posts and realise that my last update was when my friend was about to be induced!!! She had a little girl - 7lb, 4oz. Its all VERY exciting.

So.... we've taken Luke of the Zantac and I don't think its really affected him at all. He still has a bit of reflux but its nothing we can't handle atm. It really only bothers him sometimes, the rest of the time, its just a lot of spew to clean up but when it doesn't bother him, I don't mind!! So, we'll just see how he goes. As for the feeding - it's going GREAT!!! We're both so much happier now that he's taking formula. We're down to only one bf during the night. He's been waking at about 3am, so I'll do a bf then - the rest of the time he's taking a bottle. I'm still giving him one bottle during the day of ebm but my supplies are now running REALLY low - Luke's a little piggy - he's taking 220ml of emb, so I'm going through it rather quickly!! I think there's only a few more days of supply left. I'm also down to expressing only once a day, so thankfully, after a lot of pain, my boobs are settling down. I look like a freak atm though, one boob is pretty much dry (the bloody right one that Luke always refused - I'm not even offering it anymore), so it's really small and the other one, lefty, is still HUGE!! I'm all out of whack and it's embarrassing!! I think I'll stop the night bf soon and try and even my boobs out again - I was sooo hoping that Luke would magically start sleeping through the night and thats how we'd stop the bf but I don't see that happening in the near future.

Wow, this is turning into another long one - sorry guys, I get really carried away - just have a few more things to get off my chest!!

Luke sleeping has been pretty good - he usually feeds between 6.30pm and 7.30pm and is in bed anywhere between 7pm and 9pm - depending on his mood. I let him dictate when its bed time now, which is working much better than fighting him to go to sleep, if he's not ready, we just lay him on the floor for a while to let him get it all out. Then if he wakes before 2.30pm, I'll just put the dummy back in and he'll usually go back to sleep - after 2.30pm, I'll feed him. The last couple of nights he's only woken once for the feed at about 3pm. I can't wait for him to sleep a bit longer for me!!

Anyway, I'd better let you all get back to your busy lives.

Kelly xxx

[LoveKnowsNoBounds]

Hi everyone,

Kelly - great to hear that things are getting better. That's exciting about your friends having a little girl! I'm sure you are looking forward to spending time together with your little ones.

Lulu - sorry to hear the morning sickness is still hanging around. I hope it disappears soon. You must be exhausted. It will all be worth it when you are holding ned in your arms. I am sure that you will have more love to give.

Dan - the childcare centre sounds great. It is interesting how much you can pick up just from visiting there. The staff sounds lovely.

Tan - Julian is on 4 hourly feeds now. He wasn't interested in 3 hour feeds anymore, wasn't hungry as much. I gradually increased the distance between feeds by 15 minutes difference each day so by the end of the week he was 4 hourly. Sorry to hear you were upset. I really hope he sleeps through soon so you get your break. You deserve it. Can you get Al to do a nightshift on the weekend so that you can get some rest?

Danni - I hope that Mason is OK. What was wrong?

Kristen - I went to a different GP from the one we usually go to and she explained that the rashes that he gets are exzema and that they will come and go. I got a factsheet from the doctor and those spots you described are where they get it. Hopefully it disappears by the time they are 18 months. Our normal GP prescribed creams but never explained it was exzema!

Maybe you could get it checked out by your GP? I found the info to be very helpful. I had been using the johnson and johnson bath product only a tiny bit but that was enough to flare up the exzema. I now use Alpha keri wash and it has calmed down alot. Moisturising with sorbolene has helped too. Apparently bubbas with exzema have to be introduced to solids carefully and it is advised to be after 6 months as they can have allergic reactions.

Hi to everyone else. The weather here in Sydney yesterday was crazy. It went from 33 degrees to 20 degrees in one hour. Then during the night it then went to 14 degrees. We went out for our 2nd wedding anniversary last night and then took bubba home in that weather after such a warm day and he now has the sniffles. I am really hoping that it doesn't develop into a full blown cold. He's had two already. We had a good time out but gee I was tired when we got home.

Julian is now on one formula feed per day and the rest breastfeeds. Surprisingly I was quite emotional when he had it after 30 minutes of protesting he then sucked it down. Pat thought I was crazy to be shedding a tear over it! It gives so much freedom just giving one feed formula, I should have done it awhile ago! He seems to have put on weight in the short space of time he's been on the formula. He was looking abit skinny which prompted me to start it.

Pat is going away for a work conference on Wednesday and back on Friday. I hope Julian doesn't get sick as I am dreading looking after him sick on my own. It's going to be Pat's first time away from us and I'm going to miss him so much. Julian's christening is in a few weeks and I managed to find a dress.

That's it from me! Are any of you ladies from Sydney?

Have a great week!

[Liviam]

Good afternoon ladies,
A really quick post from me today but I promise to catch up properly soon. We only got home from Melbourne yesterday and our house looks like a bomb has gone off in it but I'm so exhausted I'm struggling to do anything except have cat naps.
Well my little sisters wedding was really good. She looked absolutely beautiful and we didn't look too bad either. Our dresses were really nice but so uncomfortable and we bloody froze. Olivia was an angel and so well behaved. She was completely exhausted when we got home yesterday afternoon that she slept from 4pm to 5.30am . I tried to give her two feeds but she just wouldn't suck until this morning. OMG my bb's were absolutely huge and pounding and of course I had no idea when she was going to wake up so I didn't want to express and then I fell asleep.
Most exciting news is that I'm going to be an aunty again!!! My brother and SIL are 8 weeks pg. I'm so excited I just can't wait for June. It seems so far away.
A quick question ladies. Has anyone gotten AF yet? I'm starting to think about when I'm going to get it back, if it will come before I finished b/f because I'm really curious about how my body is going to react after being pg and whether it will help sort out my ovaries. Dave and I are starting to think about when we want #2 and I'm starting to worry that we are going to have big problems because of my PCOS. Basically I want to know how is going to happen with my cycles so I'm curious whether I haven't gotten AF because of b/f or because of my PCOS. Any ideas ladies?

Danni - How did your short stay at sleep school go? Any good tips? How is Mason going with sleeping?

Jan - Fantastic to hear from you again.

Tan - I've just read your post about spacing out Izzy's feeds. Livvy has gone to roughly 3 1/2 to 4 hours between feeds with cereal and pureed fruit after her breakfast and dinner b/f. What have you decided to do?

Livvy has just starting screaming so I'll be back soon to finish up.