Hope everything works out for the best Kim, must have been a very hard decision.
Vicky - love the new pic of Aston, has he got a mohawk??!! so cute!
Emelia is trying to pull herself up on things now, scary stuff! shes not crawling yet but she goes on all fours from sitting up position so im sure shes not far off!! might have to go get one of those playpens they look great!
I should i know, but i guess i feel shy or not me cos i dont know them personally... i guess also at the end of the day i dont care if im alone... ill be living alone so ill be tough and strong to manage.
Aw well... im goin to have a nap.. went to bed at 3am cos i was so pi$$ed off and then was up at 6 for Chelsea....then back to bed til 8. Feeling rather run down and buggered.
I was quoted $25 per hour + $30 agency fees for a nanny. So that would be $230 a day for us in sydney!! Dont know what we're going to do. My MIL has Ella for 2 days but i still need to find someone to care for her the other day.
Kim - Big hugs. I'm sure DH will do his very very best to be there for you. Its tough being in a new town.
Well Ella's eating a bit better today. Tonight will be tough again. DH said he'll settle her tonight - that's 2hrs of settling... so i can sleep.
Nelly - how long did it take to change the night feeding? I dont mind going in to settle her if she wakes but I need her to start putting on weight with solids so i've gotta cut out the night feeding.
Tara - have you tried bread/toast with evie? Ella will have toast if she has nothing else for her meal. So its cheese toast and avocado on toast... i think she likes to chew it.
Ann have you looked at Family Day Care?? I have found it to be the happy medium between nanny and a centre. Matilda goes and soon will be going to montesorri and Jovie will be taking her place for at least 1 day a week.
Well... Jovie's been unsettled for 3 hours. I tried everything... I tried rocking her, feeding her, breastfeeding her, pacing the floor, leaving her alone, putting her on the ground, in the walker, in the jolly jumper... I've tried going for a walk... everything. Then after 3 hours of screaming she fell asleep in my arms. I had to put her in the cot earlier & walk away I got so upset. Weird mix of anxious and angry... strange how hours of crying and screaming can do that to you. I took her temp & it was 37 so not really high and I gave her panadol jic after 45 minutes of it... urgh.
Welcome! It can be pretty confusing. The photos we have are part of the tickers.... so if you go back to lilypie and upload a photo there and then put it in your signature. DD means dear daughter In the Messages from BellyBelly forum there is a thread about forum abbreviations. It can help there are alot that I didn't know early on.
Welcome Leanne - love your little girl's name, and look forward to seeing a piccie of her.
Aston was 7lb 2oz - and is 9kg now.
Christy - sounds like Jovie may be getting some more teeth. If it makes you feel any better, I lost my temper on Saturday with Aston - just because he wouldnt stop whinging, and I was the only one home. everyone else was a football - which DH had done in the hope that it would make me feel better I put him in the cot and walk out.,felt like a complete heel...calmed down, went in said sorry, picked him up and had a cuddle, then he went to sleep. Sorry i missed you in the chat room. Lets definately organise a get together for us qld's.
Kim - sending truck loads of hugs your way hun. I wish I could make it all better.
Just feeling sorry for myself with an unsettled baby when i read my friends email.
She is one of the mums from our mother's group and she's had a very difficult time with Zach since he was born. She's never settled without her. She cannot put him down during the day at all otherwise he screams. She wears him in a bjorn all day even going to the toilet with him. On a good night she will wake up 4-5 times to feed him.
He's now 8months and nothing much has changed except she can put him down to play for a few minutes. Her neighbours are renters and she's heard their domestic arguments even abuse from her apartment. She call the cops and the neighbours are now furious with her and have threatened her and Zach as he cries a lot at night. She's told the police and they told her he's on parole. Last weekend she checked into a serviced apt to get away from them. They've bought a new apartment and are waiting to move in...
I cant imagine dealing with all that i've got on my plate as well as handling threats to the safety of my family...
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In the Messages from BellyBelly forum there is a thread about forum abbreviations. It can help
there are alot that I didn't know early on.
I put him in the cot and walk out.,felt like a complete heel...calmed down, went in said sorry, picked him up and had a cuddle, then he went to sleep. Sorry i missed you in the chat room. Lets definately organise a get together for us qld's.
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