I'm here Hoody!!
Gotta go out, have an appt with the GP but will be back later today!
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I'm here Hoody!!
Gotta go out, have an appt with the GP but will be back later today!
I'm here too - have been lurking a bit. Mr Insomnia had a couple of days where we battled to see who could stay awake longest. I won... (He even had nights where he went back to waking during the night - twice!!!). And I don't even want to talk about the days...
Last night though after a pretty much sleepless day, he actually fell asleep at 7:00, woke up for a feed at 8:30, went straight back to sleep, I dreamfed him at 11:30 and he slept through until 6:00. He went back to sleep at 8:00 after vomiting down my back (nice...), woke up an hour later, DP got up and hung out with him and he went back down to sleep an hour later and only just woke up (at 11:30). So he's pretty much slept for about 12 of the last 16 hours - sweet!
I feel pretty crap today though, dunno what it is, just a little head-achey and nauseous.
Sorry no personals today - head not on straight... hope all are doing well...
Suse i really hope you are feeling better soon its horrid been off when you still have to function enough to be a mummy.
Our days dont sound much better Molly is an insomniac too. She fights sleep sooooo much and by the time i get her down she is awake and hungry again. Yesterday she only had 3 half hour naps :( This morning she has been quite happy so i cant complain but still she has only had a quick cat nap nothing substantial. We fed at 11 and 5.30 so suse much the same as you. Well DD1 is running a muck so i will chat soon
Hoody - yay that's fantastic news!!! I bet she's gaining as she's no longer burning off all those calories crying.
Suse - sorry to hear you are feeling a bit under the weather, hope it passes quickly. It's so hard to feel blah and look after baby at the same time.
Dragon - Yhat's so funny you say it's really hot there cuz it's cold and snowy here. A week and a half ago it got down to -30 celcius! Brrrrrrrrr!
I don't think Cameron was feeling well yesterday as he slept on my lap all day (I felt bad for him but it was so nice to cuddle him, and I managed to read an entire book!). He's teething so he's been a bit cranky lately. Although I REALLY didn't want to I ended up givng him a soother. I felt so guilty at first as I was so determined not to ever use one, but he's too young to be able to hold onto a teether and he's so much happier with it, I guess that's what's most important. My boobs are happier too as he's not latched onto them 24-7 anymore. My co-workers threw me a belated baby shower the other night which was really sweet of them, and the soother made him a lot easier to bring as he sat contentedly in everyone's lap instead of squirming and fussing. He's getting his shots next week (had to delay them as he was sick) so I'm hoping it helps him through those as well.
Twin sister i cant even imagine how cold it is there. I would be terrified of going out and Molly freezing. Here like Dragonbub said in perth its been stinkin hot this last week. Today was 28 celsius so alot nicer than the mid to high 30's we've had. Thank goodness we have air con but only in the main living area and master bedroom so DD1 feels it the most. I am always paranoid about going out and the girls burning as they are so fair. I gave Molly a dummy very early i am not for big kids having them but when they are little i think whatever works iykwim. Mind you Molly very rarely will keep hers in she prefers her fist. I hope Cameron is a bit happier for you today. :)
Hi Everyone else i hope you are having good weekends.
Yay Hoody. Thats great news about Mollys weight gain.
Suse - hope you are feeling better.
Twinsister - Wow, I can't believe your weather. I moved away from what I thought was cold when I was growing up, but it was nothing like you have.
The start of this week was all sorts of fun here. Trying to settle Jacob back down after being away for a few weeks and him teething, meant we were up about every 1.5 overnight and lots of tears when we tried to get him to sleep during the day,him and me :(. Went and saw the CHN and she said that now he is 3 months old we can give him Nurofen so we did that and he slept really well :clap:. Well, four hourly (most of the time) overnight which is back to what he was doing before the teeth and the holiday. Plus a lot less tears for his naps too. It didn't help that we have also had visitors this week so he hasn't been able to get our full attention.
I have pretty much resigned myself to him just having 4 lots of 45 min naps during the day. He seems pretty happy with that and there isn't much point fighting with him to go to sleep. So I am hoping we are starting to find a bit of a rythmn again. He seems to be about 3 hourly during the day. Feeds at 6, dreamfeed at 10 and then if all goes well another feed at 2 (but its often a bit earlier than that). After the 2am feed its pretty variable as to when he is awake again, but I am sure that will sort itself out. Suse and Hoody I would love him to sleep through like your bubs seem to be doing, but he doesn't seem to want to give up the early morning feed yet.
Oh and we got him weighed and he is now 6.8 kgs, so still packing it on, although I think he his storing most of it in his cheeks.
June - wherabouts did you move away from??
Hoody - It's not so bad. I have one of those car seat covers so I just tuck him in with lots of blankets and the cover, and he doesn't seem to mind at all. Thankfully where we live it rarely gets as cold as it did a few weeks ago. Right now it's -3 celcius and sunny. Hubby is skiing today.
I'm a bit sad as I missed a first today. I was playing with him on his floor gym and asked Hubby to watch him for 10 mins before he left so I could have a shower. When I got out he said Cameron had rolled form his tummy to his back (he's been trying lately but this was his first successful attempt). I hope he does it again later for me. He's ion a pretty good mood today but man has he ever gotten attached to his soother already. I agree though that once he's big it has to go.
June78- It sounds like you are having a tough time at the moment. Yes most night Molly sleeps from 11ish til about 6 but as i said this is most nights we still have some shockers and our days can be shocking (i say can be but i mean most days) Molly doesnt like to sleep in the day but gets sooooooooooo over tired no matter what i try she will be lucky to sleep for 20 mins to half an hour. Today we fed at 6 then 2hrly til about 2pm and she has only had one sleep of about 1/2 hr so pretty rough. Poor little monkey just loves her cuddles and i can get her to sleep but once i put her down its all over iykwim. Sounds like you are doing really well in the gaining weight area i wish we were. Molly was 4.15kg on tue and TBH i think she is still gaining very slowly. Everyone tells me she looks just like a NB but more aware.
Twin sister- Sorry you missed a first :( I cant wait for Molly to start rolling she hasnt yet. My CHN said she is not as strong as she should be but once she is putting weight on she should pick up quickly. She still has a fairly wobbly head to and is terrible on her tummy.
Well we are doing ok still getting by. I have stopped expressing in between feeds and havent had to top Molly up in the last 2 days which is nice back to just the boob. I am still on the Motilium but have cut right down and i am still taking Fenugreek but i think i will keep on that for a while- a little peace of mind for myself. Well i best go we are off out for dinner i cant see it been enjoyable though as DD1 is tired. She will not go down for her day sleeps at the moment :( so by 5 pm she is a mess. Oh well when we go out at the moment DH looks after her and i see to Molly so hopefully Molly will be settled for me and i can sit back and watch DH struggle :rolleyes: Hope you are all enjoying whats left of the weekend.
Wow - so much to catch up on! I have been stalking lately because I haven't had much time to reply...
Hoody - great to hear bubs is back to boob only, but I know what you mean about her development. I have 2 mother's groups, and one of them is a bit more judgemental (or maybe it is just me). It is like "oh, doesn't he do THAT yet?" and I'm like "no, all in good time...". Don't stress too much, DS doesn't like his tummy either, and although he is strong, he just gives up. I figure when he gets stronger and can roll off it whenever he wants he will be a bit more happy with it.
Twinsis - I can't believe how cold it is there! It was supposed to be 39 degrees today, but luckily it only hit 29 degrees. Bummer about missing a first, but at least your DH got to see it, and you will see so many more "firsts" as time goes on. I know I would hate it too, and I don't think I would believe my DH until I had seen it with my own eyes :)
June78 - sounds like you are having a rough time. Apparently bubs have a 45 min sleep cycle, so it sounds like your bub is only sleeping for one cycle and then can't self settle. Is he ok when he wakes up, or is he still grizzly? Cos if he is ok, I guess you are stuck with a non-sleeper, but if he is still grizzly, he might be still tired and needs to stay down. It has taken ages to get Caden into a good routine where he goes back to sleep. He is good at home, but when he is out and about he will wake up after only one sleep cycle. Then he is ok for a while but will get grumpy alot sooner than he would've done if he had had a good 2 hours.
Suse - hope you are feeling ok?
As for the night sleeps, - a good tip I got from a book was to express in the morning (when your supply is at it's best and the milk is also the fattiest) and give this to them before bedtime at night. Caden pretty much started sleeping through the night as soon as I started this. I end up giving him about 220 ml, which is more than I can express at this time of night, so he takes a bigger feed and doesn't need one until morning. It is worth a try for those that are able, if it doesn't work after a few days, just go back to the normal routine! I get DH to do this feed, which gives me a break, and the milk I express instead of feeding him I just put in the freezer for spare.
Well, off to hospital tomorrow for a small procedure where I have to have a general anethsetic. DH is looking after bubs for the day which should be great experience for him! I have never had a general before, so should be interesting.
Have a great week ahead ladies!
Dragonbub i hope the procedure is nothing serious and thats you cope well with the GA they can be a little scary if you've not had one b4. I've only had one and felt like i'd had the best sleep ever. I hope you have a quick recovery :pray: Cant wait to hear from you:lol:
Hoody - WHAT are you doing up at 2am missy??? You should be sleeping!
Dragonbub - not sure even the bottle of EBM would get this little fella to sleep through! Have pretty much given up on that dream for some months yet. Hope your procedure goes OK today, I personally HATE having GE, hate the feeling of waking up not knowing where the hell I am, what's happened etc etc so probably good thing you won't see this till after you're done!
June28 - hope things are improving for you. It's pretty normal for their sleep to go out the window when they're teething though, so just try and get through this rough patch and im sure he'll be back to his old self soon. We also struggle with resettling after one sleep cycle during the day but after weeks of hard work, he is improving. I do have to resettle him but sometimes he'll resettle himself or its generally just pop the dummy in and he goes back to sleep.
Suse - The sleeping thing is a killer huh? I wish they came with a sleep button, then life would be perfect! LOL
We have to take L to the hospital today to have some scans done on his head :( Not sure if I've mentioned it here, but there is some concern about the rate his head is growing. His head circ is literally off the charts now (ie above the 97th percentile) so they want to check that it's just hereditary (DH and I both have huge heads too apparently). So feeling very nervous today but confident that nothing will be wrong. He is a very big boy (up to 7.5kg now!) and his head is in proportion with his body, but it's more the rate that it is growing that the paed is concerned about.
Could do with a few prayers/positive thoughts...
Willow hun GL with the scans today. I'm sure its nothing to worry about. I'll be praying and thinking lots of positive thoughts for you. 7.5kg wow already- i'm jealous. I had Molly re weighed this mo and she is 4.3kg and still in 0000's i get sick of been told how tiny she is and then ppl commenting that my milk must be *****. LOl at the me been up at 2am. I am in perth so it was just past midnight but still quite late. I am always up til about 11ish so 12's not that late for me :) however i felt like i'd been hit by a bus when Molly fed at 5 this morning. You will prob understand that with having 2 and it been go go go all day my evenings are my time and no matter how tired i am i feel like i am missing out if i go to bed early. I tend to sit on the comp for and hr or so and do house work and just wind down etc.
Willow- I've been thinking of you all day!! How is your little man? I am praying that all is ok and you dont have any bad news. I am anxiously awaiting to hear from you :hug:
Dragonbub- how was your procedure and how did you cope with the GA? Are you on the mend? I hope it all went smoothly and look forward to hearing from you.
Back again! Procedure went ok, just a sore foot now :( Bit hard carrying Caden up the stairs...
Willow - hope the scans went ok. I obsess about every little measurement being "different" but really, there is so much variation isn't there? How much is his head circ? It sounds like his weight is off the charts as well for his age, so I would think he would look funny with a 50th percentile head with a 90th percentile bod! Then they would be worried it is too small!! :D My prayers are with you also and I really wish you the best of luck on the results - I am sure he is just a really really smart fella with lots of brains!
Hope everyone else is going ok,
Hi everyone
Dragonbub - Glad to hear the procedure went ok. Hope the pain isn't too much trouble! Oh and yes sometimes Jacob does wake up after 45 mins and is still tired and grumpy. I give it 10 mins to resettle him to sleep (if he does't fall asleep by then he won't ever), but usually after 45 mins he wakes up very happy and I am met by a big smile when I go into his room. Just have a bit of a cat-napper on my hands i guess. Oh and we hate tummy-time here too. He just gets so frustrated. He would much rather be standing up! Might just try your tip on expressing in the mornings and seeing if that makes any difference to his feeds. I had been expressing a little but stopped lately as our fridge has been threatening to die.
Willow - hope your trip to the hospital went ok and that it is all good news! Thinking of you.
Well busy day today. Have already been to the dermatologist to get a few moles checked, back home for a quick drink (and to say hello to you girls), then off to mothers group, some grocery shopping, the library, pick hubby up from work and then back home. Tired just thinking about it.
quick question for you all. I keep reading that BF babies reduce the number of poos, but I think Jacob's have increased. He is having 2-4 a day still. They aren't runny or anything like that, so its not diarrhea, but just wondering if anyone else is having the same thing?
Hi all, just a quick one from us, gotta take him up to see the CHN but just wanted to let you know that the scans all looked OK according to the Dr in the imaging dept, have to take him back to see the paed but for now it's all looking good.
Having a few issues with him refusing feeds over the last 24 hours, so going to see what the CHN has to say about it.
If it's not one thing, it's another!
Thats great news Willow! Just a baby einstein on your hands instead. What did they check for?
June - My little guy is BFand he has at least 4 poos a day, often more.
Hi everyone - a quickie from me. (that started four hours ago, mister monster is asleep so thought I'd continue...)
June78 - I think it is fine that BF babies still poo lots - my impression is that there can be quite a variation in the amount a BF baby poos and that it is not uncommon for babies that previously poo many times a day to poo much less often, but both extremes are still normal.
Willow - glad to hear that the scan went well - poo though about the little mister refusing the boob. :hug: to you hon - that must feel awful. Euan starts sucking before he even hits the boob, it's hilarious. Talk about Mr Voracious. I'll fall over in shock if he ever refuses though, I hope he doesn't because I don't have any expressed milk stored so there's only one alternative. I probably should try to express and store some really. BTW - about the sleep button - you must have been channelling my DP who said exactly the same thing - where's the off button when you need it?!
Hoody - hope you are getting a bit of catch up rest today (wishful thinking maybe?) Euan has been up during the night the last three nights, 5:00am, then 3:00am last night and back up again at 6:30. Dunno what that's about but it's sure tiring. Can't imagine what it would be like with two - yeesh. Personally, I'd be telling anybody who says that your milk is sh*t to bugger off. What would they know... Molly is obviously meant to be the size she is at the moment, so nuts to everybody. A good friend of mine has a little girl who is 8 months and not much bigger than Euan, and she was 3 months old before she got to his birth weight of 4.2kg. And she is a perfectly happy healthy baby!
Dragonbub - hope you recover quickly hon. Ouchies on the foot - not fun lugging around bubbas when mum's not well. My feet are pretty darn sore ATM so I can sympathise, although I haven't had surgery - I've got nothing to whinge about really.
TwinSister - Hi! Is Barnaby anywhere near Newfoundland? I had a friend/colleague from there and it sounds beautiful, but freezing. We all adapt to whatever extreme of climate we happen to live in - at least in really cold climates things are set up for it (houses etc). I'd love to see snow - I've only seen it twice in my life, whereas you must be sick of it! Such a shame on missing the first rollover - I missed the first attempt at a head lift from his tummy and was a bit disappointed but figured but that it's OK, my DP works all day so undoubtedly deserves to catch a milestone here and there!
We've had a few tiring days, but good days too. Lots of happy laughing baby moments, but he's been difficult to get to sleep. We had a night where he was screaming at 1am with wind pain - which hasn't happened in ages. Poor little guy was so exhausted and screamed like his legs were being ripped off - pain when you are tired seems ten times worse. I was in tears - even though I knew nothing was 'wrong' as such, hearing them in pain and not being able to press a magic button and make it better is awful. Welcome to being a mum, huh?
Although I don't have very much (a can of coke a day and a little bit of chocolate here and there), I've cut all caffeine from my diet to see if that would help with the sleep and the tummy pain. My DP and I made a deal that he would give up beer and playstation for a week if I would give up coke and chocolate for a week. I am sooooo tired today and could really go a can of coke, I have one in the fridge beckoning to me but have resisted temptation for three days now - well done me! Unfortunately, I think it may be making a bit of a difference, he's been a little easier to get to sleep but we'll see if it lasts. Damn, am I not allowed even the smallest of vices...
A question - in terms of head control and being able to lift their head when on their tummy - approximately when should they be doing that? Euan has just started turning his head from side to side when on his tummy but doesn't actually lift his head up at all when on the ground (although he does if he's lying on my chest and I'm leaning back on the couch). I'm not sure whether he should be more advanced than this at his age or whether he is fine. He doesn't really like tummy time so I don't force it. He'll only last about 5 minutes on his tummy before getting upset so he never has longer than this at a time. He's got reasonably good head control when upright though and can hold his head upright with only a little support - he'll wobble when he gets distracted or tired. I think he's fine but I'm really not sure... Any ideas?
Hope you are all doing good today!
Burnaby is in BC and on the west coast of Canada and Newfoundland is on the east coast. There is a huge temperature difference between them too. Eastern winters are really cold and snowy, while western winters are mild but rainy. This is our first really cold winter in many many years.
Thanks TwinSister!
Hey Suse - I don't think it matters too much re the head lifting thing. It sounds like he can do it, probably just doesn't want to do it! Caden hates tummy time, and I was so worried he couldn't lift his head. DH put him on his tummy when he was in bed with us once and up he went :D he had always been able to do it, he just didn't do it on the floor (cheeky). He still hates tummy time, and there are definately other babies that are better on their tummies and can even lift their chests up, but I don't think it matters too much as long as they can do it, no matter "how" they do it, or "where".
Thanks for the thoughts re my foot. Yeah, it has been achy today and just for laughs, Caden decided that today would be a good day to teethe and therefore was not only screaming in pain and very clingy, but he would only settle when I was standing, pacing with him! So much for recovery huh? DH was back at work today and even had an after-work meeting til 8.30 so have had to do the evening shift on my own with a sore sore toe :( Not happy about it but what can you do? Luckily bub is down now so I can have a bit of a break...
Well, hope you are all having a good week!
Suse- Molly HATES tummy time with a passion and my CHN has said she'd expect her to be a little stronger than she is she like your DS she will lift her head for a second and swap sides etc but puts it straight back down but like you on my chest she is alot better. My CHN said its nothing to worry about yet just to keep putting her on her tummy. Hmm not easy to do when your toddler is forever trying to pick the baby up :) After each nappy change i just put her on her tummy for a minute or until she gets grumpy! It will be interesting to see if cutting caffiene from your diet will make any diff. I have cut nothing and do drink coke and eat chocolate - not huge amounts but if its around i cant help myself.
Dragonbub- i truly empathise with the sore food with DD1 i tore ligaments in my ankle and was on crutches for 2 weeks when she was 6 months lucky she wasnt crawling but impossible to carry and use crutches at the same time :rolleyes: Trust me they always seem to teethe or get sick when you are not 100% or have a busy week etc i think they sense it, lol. Hope he is happier for you tomo so you can get some rest.
Willow- hows the BFing going? Glad the scans seem to be good it must be a huge relief.
Twinsis- how you going?
June78- Your busy day is making me tired jsut thinking about it, hehe. Molly is lucky to poo once a week but boy does it get messy. They are all diff so i wouldnt worry if it doesnt seem to bother him.
Well i've had another day with insomnia baby and last night she wasnt great either fed at 8.30pm, 2.30am, 5.30am and then at 8am doesnt look too bad but i didnt go to bed till 11ish so am very tired. Well i best go and feed DH b4 he starves its 8.30 and we still havent had tea. Its our wedding ann tomo so we are off out tomo evening without the kids :dance:
Hey Hoody - Caden is much better today. It is funny, cos the better he sleeps during the day, the better he sleeps at night. You would think he would be tuckered, but no, he seems more settled after good sleeps. Good idea on the tummy time, as he hates that too. he doesn't seem to mind it on the change table, I must get into the habit.
Suse - LOL about not being allowed any vices! I gave up caffiene when bubs was really unsettled. Since then I have eliminated diet coke ( I mean really, it only has 1 calorie!) most dairy, meat (for my own benefit) chocolate, spicy foods, cabbage, and anything too full in flavour. I am planning on taking up smoking and alcohol :D Just kidding. It is hard when you can't wait for pregnancy to be over so you can eat anything you want, then you find out that is a pipe dream and not really true at all! Ho hum...
Toe killing me but am doing ok. Can't have too many pain killers cos of BFing, but a couple of panadol seems to be helping.
Hope y'all have a great week! PS my big sis is due any day now, SO exciting!!!
Dragonbub i hope the toes isnt as sore by the time you read this. They do say that babies who sleep better in the day are generally more settled at night as well! I think Molly just wears herself out so much in the day she is just too knackered to fuss too much at night.
Last night wasnt too bad for us the usual late feed about 11 then the 5am then 7am. She actually had a good sleep this morning which tends to be unheard of in our house. I didnt have much luck this arvo though. I put her down about 2 and went to get my nails done leaving both girls with DH. Needless to say i got a phonecall 10 mins after i left to say she was awake and unsettled which is how she remained until my sister babysat and got her to sleep about 7pm. I felt so guilty leaving her but its our wedding ann and we had a dinner reservation. If someone had told me by my 3rd wed ann i'd have 2 kids under 2 i would have thought no way but here i am! It was lovely to have a nice child free dinner but so hard to relax knowing my babies were at home without me.
We are off to the Perth City Muster (country music thing) on sat with both kids and its outdoors from about 3 til 11 so that will be interesting. Its going to be hard work but we go every year as DH is a huge country fan and he doesnt want to break our tradition. At least the forcast is low 30's so not as hot as last yrs 38 degrees. We took DD1 last yr when she was almost 1 and it was very tiring. My biggest concern is BFing whilst there as there are no parent rooms etc so it looks like i will have to do it publicly. I dont mind feeding in public but DH isnt a fan (thinks everyone is trying to look at my BB) and then i get a bit uptight iykwim so i dont upset him, also there will be thousands of ppl at the show ground so i'm bound to upset someone if i do it publicly. I guess ppl can either like it or lump it though if Molly needs feeding i am her food source so poo to them ;) I thought about expressing but with the weather would rather no have to worry about bottles etc and by the end of the evening my BB's would be ready to fall off. Have any of you been to a big even whilst BFing?? Well its getting a little late so off to shower, feed and sleep for me :)
Yay i changed my ticker and put in a pic of my girls:) i think i shrunk it too much quality not great but at least now you can see my babies!!! I'm very excited:dance:
DB - hope your toe feels better soon
Willow - glad to hear scans went ok. Cameron had to have one of his head as the suction lump is still there but his little noggan looked ok
Hoody - Doing good, dealing with fussy baby though as he had his first shots yesterday. It broke my heart to hear him cry like that. He was ok last night and even this morning until I changed his diaper so I think his legs hurt where they injected him. I gave him a bit of infant tylenol and he's been alseep for the last two hours.
Cameron hates tummy time too unless he's on someone's tummy at the time. He doesn't last more than a few minutes before he gets too frustrated and starts crying. He did manage to have the one roll over though so we keep trying. He's started batting the toys on his play gym the other day and now will grab at them a little too. It's so cute to watch him talk to them as he smacks them around.
So very tired. Jacob was awake every 2 hours last night. I think we might have more teeth coming through.
Willow - so happy that the scans came back ok :clap: although I wonder what he is doing with his feeds? Jacob has some days where he is a little fussy or easily distracted with his feeds, but then comes good again, so hopefully its something like that.
Twinsister - glad mine isn't the only poo monster then!
Suse - Jacob hates tummy time too, especially on the floor. I have found that he is much happier on his change table as I can crouch down and he can see me better. He still gets grouchy after a while, but not as quickly. I wouldn't worrry about head control. It sounds to me like he can do it, just doesn't want to do it one floor (probably nothing to sticky beak at down there!!)
Dragonbub - keep resting hun! LOL about giving up vices. I am trying not to change things too much but have dropped my coffee intake, only one a day for me!
Hoody - love the pic of the girls, they are so gorgeous. It makes it all worthwhile when you see those smiling faces doesn't it. Makes me think I should get organised and get a photo of Jacob on here too. Don't feel guilty about leaving them. Its funny they seem to know when you are out and need to get stuff done. Jacob did the same thing to DH when I went out shopping for some clothes the other day. Cracked a bit tantrum and wouldn't settle until I came home. Honestly don't worry too much about feeding in public. You will probably find most people wont' even notice and if they do just flash them a big smile :lol:
Hey Hoody - congrats on wedding anniversary! Well done girl. Don't stress too much about feeding in public. I do it all the time and just think am giving them a free peep show! LOL. DH says if he saw a women's boobies as she was breast feeding, he would not look, because he doesn't see it as a "sexual" thing, rather a nurturing thing, and therefore he respectfully looks away. Maybe take a really light muslim wrap, tuck part of it into your bra, and drape over bubs and your (.)(.) that way no-one will see, DH will be happy, and you can feed for as long as you like. Get DH to help too so you don't get too flustered. It is easier to get them latched on with no encumberances, but once they are on, you can drape the wrap over.
Hoody - Love the pic of the gals!
June78 - More teeth? You poor thing. My nephew cut his bottoms and then his tops in the same week. Oh well, hopefully after this lot he will have a bit of a break. Hope you have a better night and get a bit more sleep.
Willow - hope you are doing ok hun and are recovering from the nasty scans.
Hi to everyone else! Hope bubbas are growing strong and sleeping well (sure, and pigs are fed and ready to fly...)
As for us - rough week with foot and all, but getting better. The screaming has stopped so that is a good sign. I think he was getting over tired again, and I was missing sleep cues. Throw into the mix the teething, and you get a very unsettled baby. He is better now so fingers crossed!
Get this - my gf has the BEST baby in the world, and oneday she put her finger in his mouth and he bit her! That was it, bottom teeth done. I admit to being very jealous that he has been so perfect up to now, and teethed perfectly as well. Oh well, I shouldn't complain, but just felt like a whinge!!
Twinsis- its amazing how much they interact now isnt it as you say hitting their playgyms and talking to them all too cute.
June78- i really hope you have a better night than you did last night you must be knackered. I didnt realise how grown up Molly has got sleeping through for 5 hrs or so my gf had a baby last week and is feeding 1.5hrly - i dont miss that. I hope his teeth settle down soon.
Dragonbub- your friends baby may cope well at teething but trust me she will struggle with something that you and your DS sail with ease through jsut remember they are all diff and there is no such thing as a perfect human :) though i like to think i'm pretty close:rolleyes:
I cant believe so many bubs are teething already. My DD1 didnt cut her 1st tooth til she was 7 months so i'm not expecting molly to be much earlier either.
We had a poo-splosion in the car today omg i've never seen anything like it. It came out the top of her nappy at the back and was even in her hair. No exaggerating here either i have no idea she could keep that much inside. What a mess she need a bath the clothes had to be soaked and the capsule was a write off. I have had to pull it apart to wash all the lining etc so not an easy task- jsut hope i remeber how it all goes back together:pray: Well that all from me today we havent done much exciting :)
Just a quickie also to say hi to everyone. No teeth yet, just lots of drool, gnawing the leg off the chair, and two little teeth peering out but not game enough to show their faces just yet...
Have a great weekend everyone!
Hey all!
Not much happening with us. Went to sleep school again today and DS was really good. Being there seeing other babies makes me realise just how good he is and how much worse it could be!! Was talking to one mum today whose 6 mo little boy only sleeps for 15-20 mins at a time and wakes every 1.5-2hrs overnight :wall: Man, that would be hard work!
Spoke to our paed yesterday and the scans are all normal, just have to keep an eye on his head circ measurements over the next few months. :dance:
Hoody - LOL at the poo-splosion!! We haven't had one that bad yet luckily. He kinda goes every day or two so no time for it to build up I guess! DS is drooling and shoving everything in his mouth but no sign of teeth yet. Think it'll be a month or two for us yet. Your girls are very cute!!
Dragonbub - couldn't agree more with Hoody about your friends bub, was going to say the same thing, they might cruise through the first lot of teething but something, somewhere along the way will go pear shaped, it alllllllways does! LOL.
June78 - teething isn't fun, but just remember, it'll pass!
Hello All,
Yeah Hoody and Willow - I agree about things going pear shaped eventually! I guess as they are both our first babies, and as hers is an angel, I get the impression she thinks I must be doing something wrong. She always gives me suggestions that she has already given me before, and although I try them, sometimes they don't work. Oh well, I guess there are aspects of "mummy wars" in every group of women?
Willow - I had Caden's head circ checked out also cos it is right at the top of normal. The Paed said not to worry as his fontanel is fine and there are no signs of pressure on his skull. My DH had a HUGE head at the same age - honestly, half of him was taken up by his head! I guess it is hereditary...
Hoody - LOL about the Poosplosion! Gosh, where do you start? You try not to get their hands in it (or hair :)) and then you try to mop up the overflow, then wipe their ( )( ), and then try to wrap up the nappy. I admit to having poo on my jeans, the couch, all over bub, the change table, everywhere except the roof :D
June78 - Hope you have had a better nights sleep lately?
Twinsis and Suse - Hope you are going well also.
DH is working today and tomo :( It seems we haven't spent that much time together lately. Again I am having a whinge, but still, it has been a hard week cos of the sore toe and everything, but DH has had extra work every day, even on his day off (Friday). I had to hobble into the docs to get my toe checked over all the while carrying Caden who was very unsettled and BTW did a big green poo in the docs as well. My toe is feeling much better now though so hopefully next week will be easier.
Have a great weekend ladies!
Dragonbub- sorry to hear your DH is having to work all weekend it sucks doesnt it. My DH is out today and i dont know when he will be home :( It sometimes feels like we never get to see eachother too. Glad the toe is going ok with a bit of luck in a few days it will be as good as new :)
Willow- Glad the paed confirmed your scans were all ok:lol: must be all his brains in there. My friends DS has a HUGE head to the point i call him Mr Potato Head (in a loving way of course) his looks proportionally wrong though and he is fine. Glad to hear sleep school went well too :)
Twinsis, June78 and Suse how are you all going?
Everyone else- are you still lurking with us?
Well we went to the City Muster yesterday and it was actually alot easier than i expected with 2 kids. Molly was sooooooooooo good i couldnt have asked for her to be any better she just fed and slept all day :clap: DD1 was good but very full on - she is a runner so i was constantly chasing her and bringing her back. We took chairs and picnic blanket and our own food and drinks etc so we were pretty organised. We sat up the back so we couldnt really see the stage but at least we could see the bigscreens. Molly had 2 feeds whilst we were there and i just sat cross legged on the grass to feed her. I did get a group of young men staring and carrying out like i was doing a strip show but they got over it pretty quick and lucky too cos DH was not impressed with them. Both girls must be worn out though as DD1 is still asleep and its 8.35am and Molly fed at 11.30 then 8 and is now back asleep. Must be all the fresh air they got. Well i hope you are all enjoying whats left of your weekends.
Well we almost have the second tooth through now and it looks like he will end up with fangs. Two canine teeth through! Poor little guy keeps knawing on his fist, if only he had the coordination to get the teething rings in his mouth and keep them there. He keeps hitting himself in the nose with them at the moment :doh:. He is a little grizzly, but has been pretty good. His sleeps seem to be getting a little better too, a couple of four hourly overnight and then maybe a two hourly. So still up a couple of times a night, but much better than every hour or so.
Not sure what is going on with his day sleeps now. He was just catnapping for a few weeks. Now he seems to be doing longer ones of about an 1.5hrs which is great, but over the weekend he seemed to only want to sleep twice a day. I gues if you add it up he is getting the same amount of sleep as he was before when he was having 3 or 4 catnaps. I keep wondering when a pattern will appear in his days. I will have a couple of fairly similar days but then it all changes again. Will just have to hang on for the ride I think.
Dragonbub - lol at the best baby in the world!! I had a little bit of that jealously myself this weekend. Was at a BBQ with five other babies all Jacobs age and they are all sleeping through. It normally doesn't get to me too much, because he seetles easily at night after a feed, but hearing all these others sleeping through made me a tad jealous. I hope your weekend went ok. It sucks not getting much time with DH, especially with the week you have had.
Hoody - I laughed at your poosplosion. We haven't had one quite like that yet! Jacob is still pooing a couple of times a days, so he doesn't give it a chance to build up too much. So glad to hear your day out went ok. I hope Sunday continued to be good for you, with both the girls worn out. :pray:
Willow - glad to hear sleep school is going well.
Hi Twinsis and Suse
Well quite a bit cooler here today. Saturday we had 40 degress, which knocked us around a bit, although it was nice to finally be able to get in the pool again. It was so much fun having Jacob in the pool. The first few times he was very serious and didn't move much, but over the weekend he went crazy, splashing and kicking around. God I love seeing things from his perspective when he experiences something new! We forget how things feel sometimes until you see the look on their face when they get to do something different like swim or grab for the leaves on a tree, or lean into the wind. Its pretty special really :D
Hoody - glad to hear your day went well. Lol about the young guys taking a peep. It is not the old men that you worry about, it is the teenagers that have never seen boobs before! A few hot days coming up :( Hope you stay cool.
June78 - canines huh? Def a little dracula on your hands. Day sleeps are tricky I think cos you never know if something is upsetting them, as they seem more irritable during the day. Sometimes Caden will sleep for 3 hours, sometimes just for 45 minutes. I agree, just when a pattern seems to be developing, it all changes.
Willow, Twinsis and Suse - Hope you are all going ok.
Anyone else I missed - Hope your week is good.
As for us - off down south again for a day trip tomorrow cos my big sis had a BABY GIRL! Yay! I am an aunty again. The poor darl had a 25 hour labour for her third bub, most of it without an epi. She is put off childbirth, but we shall wait and see if she gets clucky again :D
Have a great week all - WAers, stay cool!
June- I know what you mean about how special it is to watch your kids when they try something for the first time etc. Its amazing what we take for granted but for them to be discovering and learning almost consistently is pretty cool. I love to watch my DD1 when she tries new thing and experiences things she hasnt b4.
Dragonbub- Hope you enjoyed meeting your new niece how lovely for you and your DS to have a cousin so close in age
Willow, suse, twinsis- how are you all?
Well it got to 38 degrees here today so another stinking hot day. DD1 was at day care so Molly and i got to spend some one on one time together which was lovely and i was able to put her on the floor to play a bit more than usual and she rolled for me from tummy to back :clap: DD1 went back to tummy 1st though so i was surprised. She has been a little unsettled too today but i think its the heat along with the fact she's due for a poo, lol. I just hope its not as bad as last weeks effort. She has been camped out at my BB lots today but i dont mind as now i am off the Motilium i am paranoid my supply will drop too much again. I also had to take back the pump i'd hired so in my book i should just feed feed and feed some more just incase. I have bought a pump off ebay but still waiting for it to arrive :crossfingers: it will be here tomo or the next day. I do have an avent manual one but seem to have alot more luck on the electric. I have started a keep fit regime this week too so i dont want that to affect my supply. I am not on a diet as such but am watching what i eat- just cutting out the naughty stuff and replacing with fruit etc. I also have started walking around the block each night leaving the girls with DH. Its nice to feel like i am doing something for my self for a change and it a really good wind down to my days. I am going about 4km for now and will see about increasing in a week or two if i am still coping ok. For now i am full of enthusiasm. I am only 3kg heavier than my pre Molly weight but 12 above my pre DD1. In reality i was too skinny b4 DD1 so i would just like to lose 4-5kg and tone up so my winter clothes fit with ease not tight like they do now :p. Well hope you are all well would love to hear form you all :)
Sorry ladies need to vent. Since the weekend it has been taking me longer and longer to get Jacob down for his naps during the day. I am sure I am picking up his tired signs at the first one but this morning it took me 1.5hrs to get him to sleep. I have always rocked him to sleep but had been trying to get him down while he was awake which was starting to work a few weeks ago. Unfortunately I think going away and spending all that time with family he got really used to being carried around again, so its back to rocking. But honestly 1.5hrs?? I don't understand. I have tried picking him up when he is tired and putting him in his cot but that doesn't work. He will talk and a laugh in there for awhile but then cry and cry. I have had to feed him to sleep the last couple of days because it seems to be the only way to get him down. I don't mind feeding him to sleep but when he initially gets tired he isnt' ready for one, its usually only been an hour or max two since his last feed. Also he has started sucking on my top and writhing around when I try and get him to sleep (but doesn't do this to anyone else). I lost it yesterday! Spent the whole afternoon crying, but was able to call mum who came over and took him for a while. I feel bad for getting upset about this, especially as last night he was only up once and I should be celebrating that. He is down now though so I will see if I can get a little nap in, although he may wake up after 45 mins and not want to go to sleep again, or could sleep for 2 hours like Monday.
June78 - Hugs to you hun! You must be exhausted with 1.5 hours of rocking. It sounds to me (tho I am certainly no expert) that altho he is tired, he can't "switch off" unless you rock him. And even then, he might be needing space, but not really wanting it, and therefore altho he wants to be held, he can't really fall asleep unless he is on his own (frustrating!). My DS was the same for soooo long until we got some tips from Ngala (I can give you their number if you like). Tresellian may also be able to assist you over the phone.
With Caden, the idea was to look for tired signs, then hold him for a bit - I do this so he can see his bed. I talk to him quietly and cuddle him, telling him it is time for nigh nighs. Then I put him in and he used to cry but he doesn't anymore. I would sit there with him and settle him as best I could. You tick off all the things, eg not hungry, clean nappy, comfortable clothes, etc. So you KNOW he is just tired and that is why he is crying. Once he has settled, say "good night bub" and leave the room. Then if he starts up again, wait a little bit (try for 3-4 mins or so) and then go back in and settle him again. If he gets hysterical, or wont settle, by all means give him another cuddle. At Ngala, they showed me that altho Caden was going mental in his cot, he would stop as soon as I picked him up. Therefore he could control it, and could be taught to settle himself.
I know how hard it is, I still have to stop myself going in and picking him up some days when he is crying at the end of a sleep cycle. Nine times out of ten he will settle himself, and I would have sabotaged his efforts if I had gone in.
Def get some advice hun, there are some great services out there that can listen to what you're going through, and give you some tips that suit YOUR bub.
Hoody - I have a manual avent pump that I use for expressing. I express in the morning, which I give to bubs at nite, then I express at nite when DH gives him the bottle from the morning. I now am using this milk the next day with some baby cereal, or I freeze it (I have so much stored tho :)). It is great that you are feeding heaps, hopefully things are back on track for you now. Maybe express extra each day (you probably are doing this already) so that you have the extra supply, and the extra milk frozen for days when you would like to give her a top up.
As for us - I have had a sort of flu lately, and together with toe, am also feeling quite run down. I think this also affects my milk supply, cos yesterday at nite before bed I only expressed 180 ml instead of the expected 240 ml. I hadn't drunk much all day either as we drove 5 hours round trip to see my sis. Her baby is just GORGEOUS! She was so tiny and felt like a feather in my arms compared to my hubba bubba. It is amazing how fast they grow, isn't it? He still seems quite small to me, but compared to a newborn he is positively a toddler, LOL.
Well, hot here today as well, and NO aircon! Off to the pool for a swim later.
Have a great day everyone!