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hi everyone
we are doing ok poor immy has rosie virus and is very upset and just wants to be held and its so hard to try hold her and feed jarvis at the same time but we are gettin there slowly. Just wondering how many of ur bubs have got back to birth weight?? had jarvis weighed yesterday and he is 2.570kg so he hasnt got back to discharge weight either yet is this normal?? and how many days is it between poo's jarvis hasnt done one for 7 days the lady at the chemist where he gets weighed said it ok for b/f bubs to do that???
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hey lira- sorry to hear bout immy, poor baby, hope she feels better soon. charli was back up to her birth weight by day 4, she does like 4+ poo's a day, although i've heard of some bubs who only poo once every couple of days. dbl check with your mchn jic though.
Charli is having arsenic hr all daytoday, she just wants to feed and feed and not sleep. dp and i had to tag team to eat our dinner tonight. lol.
Hope every1 and all the bubs r well.
KiRRa
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Hi Lira, I've been told that it is quite common for newborns to go up to 10 days without a poo, so you probably don't need to worry too much. But as Kirra said, check with the nurse if you're concerned.
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Hi!
Long time no post!
We're going really well...It's certainly been busy though! Dh returned to work yesterday but both days have gone really well juggling the 3 boys! I've even managed to keep the house tidy, washing up to date and made nori rolls today!! I don't imagine it will last long though - LOL!
Ethan's just gorgeous...he seems to be getting a bit more unsettled each day though at the moment! I just pop him in the sling though and then I can go about the day with the boys! Although I usually can't wear him for too long as it kills my back...
Umm what else? Oh I've only got 3kg to lose and I'm back to my pre-p/g weight! Woohoo! I even went for a walk on my new treadmill yesterday - just a little one!
We had our first weekend away on last weekend...up to the PIL - It went pretty well considering it's a 2 1/2 hour drive away! Ethan slept both there and back and he was pretty good while we were up there considering we were in a completely new environment!
Sleeps a bit hit and miss...although I managed about 7 hours last night (with 3 feeds in the middle!) normally it's more like about 5 or 6 hours...depends how early I go to bed.
Ethans feeding about every 3 hours or so...unfortunately no longer stretches at night yet!! He's also only feeding one side at a time which seems to be plenty for him. He's quite windy at the moment but I think it's cos my milk flow is so full on he gulps and splutters and gives himself a tummy ache!
Luckily he seems to be sleeping quite well overnight and settling ok...more in the daytime we have issues (touch wood!)
He'd gained 200g a week and a half after he was born and he's having another weight in on Friday so I'm very keen to see how much more he's put on - he was very sleepy and didn't feed much the first week but has certainly made up for it now so I think he should have gained quite a bit!
Sharon - Wow - what an unsettled night bubs had - how lucky you mum was there so you could get some sleep!
Nessie - Congrats on your little boy - wow, seems you've had a rough time of it. Hope you're recovering well!
Kirra - Yeah on the weight gain! All that feeding's certainly working! It can be frustrating when they feed every hour or so though thats for sure!! I agree though - it's nice to see them gaining weight and you don't mind feeding them so much when they're so little...I think I read somewhere that they need to be at least 5kg before they'll sleep through/for longer?? Not sure how accurate that is though...
Bugger at having a bad night with Alyssa...Louis has been a bit feral at times also over the last couple of weeks...They're such great big brothers though but just a handful for their mummy! LOL! I can completely relate about the computer stuff - my dh is addicted to games and spends heaps of time on them...drives me crazy!
Kylie - Hope Logans more settled at night now! Wow at that weight gain - fantastic!
Fussyboots - Thats great your mum was so much help! My mums been a pain in the backside...LOL!
MissKylie - Hi!
Cherene - Hi! I can relate on not having time!! Hope you find some energy to chat soon!
Natasha - Hi! Your good for typing with 1 hand - I find it way to frustrating - LOL! Glad your well...
I bought a bubzilla sling and it's quite good...otherwise I've just got one of the baby carrier things but I haven't used that one yet...
Mel - Glad Samuels' going well! I'm sure you'll be fine with dh back at work! Umm..Ethan doesn't have one unsettled time in particular - it seems to vary from day to day but luckily so far it does seem to fall through the day and not at night! LOL!
Maybe try a bath at that time??
I remember Louis having a really sore mark under his chin on his neck when he was little cos we didn't realise he was sweating under there...we felt awful but sometime you don't know to check these things...we used a bit of powder on it to keep it dry and it was all good...
LIra - Oh you poor things...thats got to be tough! Hope Immy is better soon. Umm...Ethan was over his birthweight at his first weigh in which was 11 days after he arrived. He does quite a lot of poo's a day...I remember the boys slowing right down after a while but that was around 2-3 months old from memory...As Kirra said maybe just check with you mchn...
Ok...really need to go and get some washing away before Ethan wakes up again! Chat later!
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Hello again
How's everyone coping with the sleep deprivation? I sometimes feel like a walking zombie.
Took David to be weighed at hospital last week and he had lost 40 grams, they thought my milk supply must have diminished, so advised me to comp feed an extra 60mls of formula or expressed breast milk at each feed and also express at each feed. So its very time consuming. Fortunately he gained 60 grams when i took him back 2 days later so it seems to be working. Have to take him to the paediatrician today, so I'll see what he says.
We have 'arsenic hour' too, only it seems to last for a few hours!
My god Kristie dont know where you get the energy to do all that. Treadmill? Housework?? :clap:
I'm with Cherene, I probably dont even make any sense when I do post. lol
Well, I'm off to give David a bath before taking him to drs. Enjoy your little ones.
Nessie
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LOL, sleep deprivation sure is catching up with me, i find myself falling asleep if i sit down for too long esp in the arvo's.
Charli see's mchn today, have lots of q's for her. lol. like how to get charli to sleep without holding her, any suggestions???
love to type more but im one finger typing while tryin to get charli to sleep. lol. Chat later
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Hi!
Nessie - Yeah..sleep deprivation's a killer! I find I just keep going because as soon as I sit still I get sleepy! Well done on Davids weight gain! Hopefully you won't need to do it for too long!
How did you go at the Paed?
Kirra - Hmm, I'm still holding/feeding Ethan to sleep - from memory I don't think the boys got it until around 3-4 months...I just walk around with him doing what I need to do and he drops off...He's such a windy bub though - he usually wakes up anywhere from 5min-30min later though for another burp...lucky he's fairly easy to resettle after that though!
I have Ethans mchn tomorrow - I'm so excited to see how much weight he's gained! I'm sure he has as he's grown out of the 0000 bonds suits and into 000 now! Although is still in 0000 in other brands...bonds is always smaller!
Ethan had such a good sleep last night! He fed at 7pm and was in bed settled by about 8.30-9pm - he then slept until 11.15pm! So glad I went to bed early! Then he fed at 2.15am and then 6.15am so pretty good...that's probably the longest he's gone overnight and he was very settled - each feed/nappy change/settle only took about 30min!! Woohoo!
Mind you - the cheeky boys were up at 6am this morning as well so no chance of a sleep in - grrrr. They've both got runny noses today so I think they may be getting sick - the last thing I need!
He's been a bit unsettled this morning but I figured he probaby needed an extra feed after going so long overnight I suppose...
Chat later!
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Well we had the mchn app, she has put on 315g in the last week which is good news. She was a bit of a ferrel this morn, everytime i put her down she would wake, aarrgg, needless to say i didnt get much done and only just got to have my shower before she woke and started screaming....yes screaming again. She gets so loud and hysterical if i dont pick her up straight away, cheeky bugger. I tried the hug a bub carrier yesterday but she didnt seem to like it very much, my friend says to give it another couple of goes.
Charli slept reasonably well last night too, must have been the night for them. lol. She had a feed at 10, 12.30, 4, 6 then 9 so i managed to get a good 3 hours straight in there. lol
Krisvee- are you going to woodbine for your mchn checks? thats where i went today, seen a older woman with dark hair, she was really nice.
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Hi!
Kirra - Yeah at the weight gain! Thats great! Bugger she's been screaming today...Ethans been a bit that way today as well...wonder if it's the heat a bit??
Yep - I went to woodbine...I had Dylans appt today and we're back again for Ethan...Yeah the lady seems ok...probably not as nice as the lady from croydon but pleasant enough! LOL! Louis is going to that kinder next year as well - it looks great!!! We're going to try out the playgroup there as well..just waiting to find out what time his kinder is...
Chat later...should be cooking dinner but can't be bothered...might be a take away night...haven't had one since Ethan arrived so not going to badly - LOL!
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LOL we've had takeaway a couple of times. hehe. I'm most tired towards the end of the day so i cant be bothered cooking. lol
I'm sending lys to lynbrook, its so nice up there, woodbine was my 2nd pref, i went there when i was lil. lol
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Hi!
Wow at going to that kinder Kirra!! I know this is early but do you know which primary school you'll be sending Alyssa to?? We've got Courtenay gardens right near us but it's such a huge school!!! I've heard a brand new one is getting built over the other side of Thompsons rd because of the new estate going in...mind you would be way easier to just walk the kids to school - LOL!
Well, we didn't end up having takeaway...a friend dropped in and dh wouldn't go and get it so I crankily cooked - really healthy as well - hash browns, eggs, baked beans etc...LOL!!!
Ethan slept pretty well last night...I've noticed the less I fuss with him the happier he is going back to sleep - if I try to hard to bring up wind etc he just gets cranky so better to just put him down and wait for him to let me know when it's ready! LOL! He woke up for an extra feed this morning but it was cos he pooed his nappy...bugger...so now he's been asleep since his 5.45am feed!! At least I got to go back to bed for a bit before the boys woke up!
I think we're off to the shops today...just to cranbourne - I haven't been there before...I'm hoping santa will be there to show the boys...also have the mchn visit this arvo...very excited...
I think dh is home for the weekend as well (as in not working tomorrow) which will be great. It's out last quiet weekend before the onslaught of xmas functions/gatherings!!!
How exciting for a lot of you having your first christmas with a baby!! It just keeps getting more exciting as they get that bit older and start to enjoy the magic!!
Ok...better go or we'll never get organised - chat later!
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[Hi Everyone
Glad to hear everyone is well apart from the lack of sleep.
Lily is asleep & Pip isoutside with DH so I thought I'd catch up with emails etc. Ive read all the posts but my eyes are to bleary! ha!
Our unsettled time seems to be around 8-11pm too. With OPip it was 5pm. Oh well, what do you do! Lily is a spewer too so she'll have a massive spew & be hungry again! Had our health nurse appointment yesterday - Lily weihghs 4160g (she was 3450g at birth) so obviously she is doing ell with her feeds! hahaha! She's growing so fast!
Bought a peanut shell sling in the end - just trying to get used to it.
Lily has been pooing pretty much everyday now after last week having 3 days witot a poo & being really unsettled poor thing. The thing is I have troble settling her at night as she smells my milk & just wants to drink - that's when I call DH! If he's not around I end up feeding her to sleep which I don't like bt am not fussed about forming any bad habits yet as she's too young. I just wantto enjoy her!
Piper is still loving her little sister - she's always saying, 'she's so tiny'. She has started caling her Little Miss Tiny (from Mr Men!).
Oh yeah, how the hell to you add a photo to your signature(with the Lilypie ticker). Mine doesn't work - as you can see! Will try to add some photos to the gallery if this stupid machine will let me!
Ciao ladies & will try & speak soon!
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Natasha- be sure to select the full size ticker, you may have to shrink your pic in paint (i did, as the file was originally too big). Lily seems to be growing nicely, Charli feeds to sleep at night, she gets really hungry around 4-6 and usually feeds about every hour or two up until 10 or 11 when she'll start the longer 2-3hrs between feeds.
Charli was sooooo good today compared to yesterday, she woke up at 7.45 and was asleep by 9.45 which was a big improvement compared to yesterday where she didnt sleep for more than 10 minutes at a time for like 4 hours. lol. MCHN says its normal though which is reassuring, i just cant wait for her to be in a routine. i love to be organised.
Alyssa will be going to Lynbrook P.S, unless of course they zone it which they plan to do soon as they will have over 60 preps there next yr apparently, or so i was told today by the kinder. If i can't get her in there i'll def try the new one on thompsons road and if still no luck she'll go to rangebank which is across the road from red rooster in cranny north.
Cranny shops aren't great but they do the job, lol. Fountain gate is good but is just soooo busy sometimes so i'd rather cranbourne to save on ques. lol
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Hi all,
Well Samuel is two weeks old today! He's already back past his birthweight and is doing well. He tends to feed every two to three hrs during the day and four to five during the night. Can't complain about that!!
He has started throwing up very now and then though which freaked me out the first few times! But considering he's having plenty of dirty and wet nappies and he's gaining weight the nurse said it's not an issue.
We had to take him to the hospital on Monday as he had a rash. Turns out its common, has no apparent cause and has gone away already but we were pretty scared!
Now DH and I have been battling gastro the last couple of days! Eww! Thank god my family lives close by!
It's action a-plenty in my world :)
Haven't got the time to do any personals today sorry. Sounds like everyones doing well though.
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Sorry to hear you guys have been sick melanie, hopefully you feel better and it goes away quick.
Charli was horror last night, didnt wanna go to sleep and was really unsettled until 10pm which wouldnt have been too bad if i had the energy to deal with it. My whole body was aching, i had a headache and my throat was sore. Luckily the sleep (which i got quite a bit of) helped me. Thankfully she made up for being so horrible by only waking twice between 11pm and 7.30am.
Hope everyone is well, i think i'll head back to bed for a lil while. hehe
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Melanie, hope you and DH are feeling better soon.
Katie was 4 weeks yesterday, it feels like forever and no time at all, all at once. We've finally had some success getting her to sleep more at night and to self-settle at least half the time. Can't get her to sleep in the mornings though. The MACH nurse said that she should go down to sleep about 45 minutes after every feed, but no matter what we try, she won't sleep from when she gets up in the morning (any time from 6 to 9am) until at least 1 to 3pm. Still, she is going down at night by 9.30 to 11pm and can sleep through until 5am some mornings so we really shouldn't complain.
She's started making funny little noises which are so cute and according to the literature she should start taking an interest in toys and things very soon.
Anyway, enough of my bragging (and complaining). My sister and her partner are coming down from Sydney this arvo to check her out so I have to get organised. My sister is an osteo and she is going to give Katie the once over while she's here...might get her to have a look at my back while she's here too, my posture is not terrific...all that breastfeeding.
AJ
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hi everyone
hope your all going good and it seems that your bubs are growing well, wish my lil man would start gaining some weighthe has lost another 10g so hes down to 2570 he was 2730 at birth i think the nurse will tell me to comp feed him but i really just wanted to fully b/f. he did have quite a large bump on his head from hitting on my pelvis when i was in labour and was thinking that the weight that he lost this week could be because the bump ia all gone now well i really hope thats why. he feeds every 2-3 hrs and is having lots of wet naps but not very many dirty ones. i startted to take some fenugreek tablets to build up my milk supply and he seems tro stay on longer alomst an hr now its been so hot for him and we both end up in a pool of sweat by the time he has finished.
oh well i better keep goin take care
lira
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Lira, it really bugs me how we all get so hung up on if our babies are within in the right averages and tolerances for sleep, wees, poos, weight gain, etc, etc...and I'm just as guilty of this as anyone. I think that gut instinct is powerful and if we feel that our baby is OK then we should really try not to fret about whether they've gained the 'right' amount of weight etc. So hang in there, and go with your gut! :hug:
PS. We're still waiting for summer down here in Canberra. It's been the low 20's, but the wind chill has made it much colder. No doubt in a week I'll be complaining about the heat!
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Hi guys - I haven't posted in a while, but have been keeping up.
Fussy - summer certainly hasn't arrived in Melbourne yet either, but i don't mind as I really don't like the 30+ days.
We are going along ok, every night is different with Logan's sleeping patterns. He went to bed a bit early last night and so woke up at 12, 3 and 6, but his 3am feed was accompanied by lots of screaming consistently for about an hour as he had wind pretty bad. He ended up being exhausted and falling back to sleep in our bed. Poor little guy, he is still there now actually. We have our 4 week appt tomorrow and I know that he is going to weigh over 5kg - he is such a chubba (but he was born big though). I started christmas shopping on the weekend. We hope to do a bit each weekend so that we don't have to rush around like crazy at the last minute - i didn't realise how long it takes to get so little done by the time you stop to feed a couple of times and change nappies etc.
Melsa - hope you are over the gastro.
Everyone else a big hi and hope you are going ok.
Kylie x
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Hello
Hi everyone,
Had the community nurse come yesterday and David has gained more weight. He's now 2.78 (he was 2.2 born) I'm still comping and having alot of trouble with b/feeding. Everytime I try to attach him he only sucks a few seconds then pulls his head off and screams or wont attach at all, or thrashes his head around, its very frustrating and upsetting. I end up trying for 15-20 mins and then giving up in despair and giving him a bottle. :doh: Of course when I told the nurse and then fed him while she here he didnt do it at all. Oh well she's coming back again next week so hopefully we can sort it out, fingers crossed.
Last night was so unsettled for hours no matter what we did then he finally settled at 12am and slept til 6, so I woke up in panic thinking omg is he ok? :doh:
Kylie- Logan sounds like he's doing really well. I think the problem with David is wind too but not sure. Does anything in particular help with Logan? You're right about shopping. I'm lucky I usually have my mum with me or I wouldnt get a thing done.
Lira- David also lost weight a week or two ago he lost 40grams but has since put that back on and then some since I've been comp feeding. Hopefully you wont have to comp feed it does take so much extra time. Good luck.
Kirra and Mel - hope you're feeling better!
Hello everyone else! Is everyone getting baby a xmas present? Not that they will know whats going on but its still nice for the photos isnt it.
Take it easy,
Ness
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hi everyone
well im feeling a bit down after my app with the nurse she wants me to comp feed as jarvis is down to 2500grams makes me feel like im hopeless at b/f but she said that she just wanted him to have it till he puts on some weight then he should be ok i hope that is the case i really wanted him to be fully b/f just makes me feel like giving up and just giving him a bottle
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Fingers crossed Lira and Ness that everything comes good soon. Makes me realise how lucky we've been with Katie who took to breastfeeding straight-away.
Kylie, I feel your pain with the screaming for no apparent reason. Our little angel often decides that she is JUST NOT HAPPY, which is so frustrating. Although my mum said today that this is the good bit...just wait until they can talk back and you'll be nostalgic for the days when they couldn't speak, LOL.
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Lira just wanted to say I know exactly how you feel, I've been feeling the same way. Sending you hugs.
Ness
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thanks heaps ness it's really hard to give him a bottle but i know he needs it the nurse said that once he has gained some weight he shouldn't need the comp feeds i really hope so i forgot how much that stuff smells. how often do you have to feed david?? the nurse said i have to comp feed at every 2nd feed during the day and just boob at night, how much does david have for his comp feed i have to give jarvis 30ml and only give him 15mins on each boob i think that is wrong and what do you do when they want to cluster feed??? hope david gets the hang of b/feedin so we both can go back to feedin them really soon. i just dont get why jarvis wasnt gettin bigger as he goes well to the breast and feeds well has lots of wet naps just dont get it.
take care lira
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Just took Logan for his 4 week appt, and he has put on another 640g in 2 weeks which puts him at the grand total of 5.385kg. He is too long for 000 suits that have the feet in them now :rolleyes:
Lira/Ness - hang in there and i hope things work out for you, i can only imagine how frustrated you must feel.
Lira - I haven't figured out what works yet for the screaming, he eventually just falls asleep. My friend told me i should try taking him for a drive next time this happens!!
Fussy - We had another screaming session last night after a perfect day of sleep, feed etc, he wouldn't go down to sleep for the night until 11:30 and we were trying to settle him from around 8:30 or so... hopefully tonight will be better fingers crossed.
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Hi everyone,
I'm slowly starting to adjust to the little amount of sleep I'm getting these days. Samuel is still unsettled in the evenings which I find hard as it's when I get tired too and DH is now sleeping in the spare bed during the week as he has to be up early for work and has to use machinery during the day so needs to be alert. I'm finding this really hard. I feel a little lonely as I'm home by myself with Samuel all day and am now sleeping alone too. Last night I got into bed and cried myself to sleep. I know it will get easier - it already has - but I can definitely see how new mothers get depressed!
Lira and Ness - I hope things are getting better for you both. I'm really surprised at how difficult breastfeeding is. Before having a baby, in my naivety I always thought you just grabbed the baby and whacked them on the nipple and off you went!! Obviously, it's not like that at all! It's so physically and emotionally demanding. I'm thinking of you both.
Kylie - glad to hear Logan is growing well.
I'm wondering when everyone has taken their babies out into the world? Samuel is just over three weeks and we went to a wedding on the weekend. We've also taken him walking in the park. I'd like to take him with me Christmas shopping but some people have suggested that I should avoid large crowds until he's older because of germs and viruses etc. But how old? And is it really necessary? What has everyone else done?
Chat soon.
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Hi all, havent posted in a while but i've been reading your posts.
Regarding the breastfeeding, i know how you guys feel, it is very demanding and very upsetting when they won't attach or seem constantly hungry. Charli is finally slipping into some sort of pattern, she seems to be feeding every 3 hours sometimes only 2 but most every 3. Before she was feeding every hour or so sometimes less and would scream then feed then sleep and repeat that process every half hour from 5 or 6pm until 10pm.
I have heard that sometimes the reason for them pulling off and screaming is that the milk flow s too fast at first because your boobs are so full, so if possible express a lil first (i use the electric medela breast pump and it works great). I expressed for the first time on saturday arvo and got 120ml out of just one side in less than 10minutes.
She is also sleeping alot better, i went to a sleep and settling class on saturday and they discussed all sorts of ways to settle baby to sleep. I've started using the angel wrap so her hands arent so restricted because she hates it and then putting her into bed to settle herself to sleep, so far its working great. They also told me that for a baby her age she should be sleeping 15.5hrs a day and should be awake for no longer than an hour at a time including her feeds, i've been followin that rule and so far so good, she is doing a lil controlled crying (only for a minute or so) but the last 24hrs she has gone to sleep using this method all by herself without me having to rock her or cuddle her to sleep.
If anyone would like more info on the sleep & settling stuff pm me and i'll email you the scanned flyers with all the different info.
GL with sleeping and settling those beautiful babies.
KiRRa
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Melanie, we've taken Katie out to the shops at least twice a week since we brought her home, in fact shopping malls are about the only place she sleeps during the day at the moment...we think its all the white noise there...not to mention the car ride to get there. As for germs, I a bit baffled as to how they're a problem...unless you're planning on dragging Samuel along the floor or something. Katie pretty much just stays in her pram or in the sling, and only comes out for a nappy change (we take our own change mat) or a breast feed.
Kirra, I've pm'd you with my details, I'd love the sleep tips.
Hope all are well.
AJ
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Melanie - I have been taking Logan out and about since he was less than a week old. I even took him to my work (which is a school) when he was 1 week and he was passed around alot and it didn't effect him in the slightest. I think it comes down to what you feel comfortable with. Don't forget that breast milk provides lots of antibodies to protect bubs.
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I'll email you those tips later, just scanning the sheets.
Charli was soooo good during last nights feeds, i did the angel wrap and she only woke up twice during the night for feeds. once at 1am and the other at 4.30am. Went straight back to sleep, it was the best nights sleep i've had in a long time. lol. Hopefully she keeps it up although it was prob just a fluke. lol
Melanie- I took charli to the shops when she was only 4 days old and shes been up with me twice a week since, i saw the doc on monday cause i was worried about her belly button and i also asked him about letting me sister hold her etc as she was coming down with a cold, he said its fine she bf which helps and being exposed to germs helps them to build immunity to them so keeping them in and hiding them away can actually make it worse for them if you know what i mean.
For example and its not the best but my aunty never exposed my cousins to any kind of cig smoke at all until they were old enough to expose themselves to it and they all have really bad asthma. Like i said not a good example but i've been exposed to cig smoke since i was a baby and i am healthier than them. Not saying you should expose bubs to cig smoke btw just using it as an example.
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Hello everyone! :) I was in the babies due 15-30 Oct thread, and little Kieran was born on 1/11 - so here I am.
Sorry I haven't posted to say hi sooner, but some days I can't find the time to brush my teeth, much less check email or post here LOL
How are you all doing?
Cheers,
Tish
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Hi Tish, welcome and congrats on your bundle of joy.
I know what you mean by not finding the time to brush your teeth let alone checks emails, some days are so hectic im exhausted before lunch. haha
Havent been feeling well lately, i think i may have low blood pressure, i've been getting some dizzy spells accompanied by nausea, the other night i ended up lying on the floor so i wouldnt fall.
Charli has been well, sleeping really well at nights which is good for me, she feeds and goes straight back to sleep in her bed which is great cause i sleep better when shes not in bed with me, tuesday and wednesday she was an angel, slept like a baby should but thursday and friday she was a horror.
I left her for the first time today with my sister for about 4.5 hrs, i missed her so much and worried the whole time but it was good to go out with just trav and alyssa.
Alyssa showed her first signs of jealousy tonight, she is very overtired and had a big sook about charli getting in the big bath with trav while alyssa finished her dinner, apparently the big bath is hers and charli's not allowed to go in it, she doesnt wanna share it and she doesnt like charli, broke my heart when she said it but i can understand her feeling that way as charli does take up alot of time.
How is everyone else going? i'm assuming your all very busy as there havent been many posts lately.
Well im off for an early night. Take care everyone and i hope your all doing well
KiRRa
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Hi Kirra,
Look at me, 2 posts in 1 day! LOL. I feel like such a dag when I say things like "I know my phone has been flat for 2 days, I haven't had time to plug it in". Nice to know there's someone else who understands!
Thanks for the congrats - still can't quite believe he's here. I went 2 weeks over, thought he would never come. In the end I was in hospital for my induction (the doctor was gloving up to break my waters!), did a bit of nipple massage and went into labour naturally. Was a wonderful experience. Who knew it would work? LOL
I had a dizzy spell a week or so ago - what's that about? I haven't had a chance to look into it. It's awful that you're nearly falling!!
Sounds like things are mostly going well for you sleep wise. We're up and down, but we're having a few good days now *joy*.
I left Kieran to go to a meeting last week (the joys of owning your own business), and I felt like I'd left half myself at home. I think i was gone for 3 hours and I was texting the guys to see what they were up to LOL. How are you managing with other children? I can't imagine that.....!
We're not doing too badly - I started ECing with a bit more commitment today, and caught 5 pees and 2 poos! Anyone else doing this?
Hope all is well :)
Tish
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Welcome Tish! Congrats on the birth of your baby Kieran! I know how you would have felt about being so overdue. Samuel was 11 days late and I had to be induced (lucky you for going into labour naturally in the end!). My due date was the 4th but as he didn't arrive until the 15th I just scraped in to this group!
Sorry to here you and Kirra have had dizzy spells. Kirra I hope you are getting it checked out if it's so bad that you have to lie down to stop yourself falling over!
I've been out and about a fair bit with Samuel now - I've gotten over my fear of taking him to public places! Being a first time mum I tend to listen to everyone's warnings a little too much!
Gotta go feed the little munchkin now. Have a good Sunday!
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I've got my 6wk checkup next week so i'll talk to her about it then unless it happens again and then i'll be going to the doc. I finally sold my car, YAY, so we are down to one car now but in the end it saves us more money not hvaing to maintain two, only down side really is i have to get up early to take DP to work but Charli usually wakes between 6-7 for a feed anyway so im just gonna go to bed earlier and i'll be ok.
Mel- glad you ventured out its not exactly the best time of yr to go out shopping is it? i went up today to get some wondersuits and do the grocery shopping, charli is almost grown out of the '000' and i also got her a cute lil outdfit too, was very busy took me like 5 minutes to find a car park. I can say i wont be going up again unless i have too. haha
Tish- what kind of business do you have? i can't imagine even thinking about work atm, im so exhausted my the end of the day all i wanna do is sleep. lol. I got almost 10hrs of broken up sleep last night and im still tired today.
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Hi Tish, I was in the 16-31 Oct group as well, due 31st, baby Katie born on 1st, same as your Kieran.
I had a dizzy spell today too, I must remember to check with the OB at my 6wk check tomorrow.
Have a had a hell two days with Katie, we think she's had a growth spurt, screaming bloody murder and not sleeping for any more than 2 hours at a time...usually less. Of course went to a BBQ today and she was an absolute angel, not a peep out of her being passed from clucky person to clucky person, went down for two naps and when we went to leave we found her perfectly content in her bassinette, wide awake...sigh...why doesn't she do that at home? We have discovered that she loves to be out and about though...that's where she sleeps. Can't imagine where she gets it from because we're both home-bodies
She's gone down now though, so here's hoping that she sleeps, then I can sleep which will be lovely!
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Hey FB!! Good to see a familiar face :)
We just finished our growth spurt hell, it lasted about a week. I think we got it early because he was overdue (DH's theory).
I can second the thing about sleeping while out and about. Maybe they get bored? Last Tuesday evening Kieran slept through a gig at a pub (laughed through the first song then slept for the rest). Weird hey! We go out for walks when he really won't sleep now. Not great when I need a rest though....
Kirra I'm a graphic designer. I've got someone 3 days a week in the studio, but there's always something for me to do. It's hard some days, but not much choice I'm afraid. I work from home so it's not so bad.
Wanted to go to the op shop today but seems like I can't now, doh!
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FB & Tish, Charli does the same thing, i've been told its because they are soothed by the noise, seeing as when they were in our tummy it was quite noisy so they are used to it. Charli sleeps really well in her pram while i talk next to her, i think i bore her to sleep. haha
We had our 4wk MCHN visit today and my lil angel (touch wood) is puting on about 270g a week, which the MCHN says is excellent, so im very happy that i am obviously giving her enough milk. etc.
I also had casts of her hands and feet done today,she was sooo good, can't wait to see the finished product. hehe, only down side is now i have to bath her tonight and im so tired i really cant be bothered :(
Oh well, i better hop to it and get it done or i'll fall asleep before i get the chance. lol
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Hi everyone
sorry its been so long Jarvis and i ended up back in hospital as he had lost over 200 grams and he was quite sick it turns out that his vitamin b 12 was really low and needed to have a b12 shot to boost him up again i hope that it works and thats all it is and nothing else more serious. so our lil man is now up to 3.4 kg now and goin really well just gotta get my supply up again and get him back fully on the breast hope it wont take to long for it to come back. hope your all doin well and bubs are growing well
lira
