Babies Born November 2007

[june78]

Hehe, Willow - I agree about looking like Jordan! I am only a few kilos off my pre-pregnancy weight, but I feel like an attraction at a gentlemans establishment at the moment! Sounds like DS might be going through a bit of a growth spurt for you, which might explain the 3-hourly feeds.

Hoody - I haven't really been doing any exercise, although lifting a rapidly growing baby is no exactly light work! I am the same, waiting the 6 weeks after the c-section before I start doing anything other than a few walks around the shops. Better to be sure your body is ready for it.


Misty - havent' bought any Christmas presents yet and really not sure what to get him. He has so much already and I know his grandparents are going to go a little crazy!

Joy - fingers crossed for your sister!

Here Jacob is being fairly settled. We had a few days of crying for an hour at around 6pm but that seems to have disappeared now. He tends to go for a sleep then for 3-4 hours which is great as it means DH and I get to eat dinner together. We even went to a restaurant last night with the pram and no dramas!! We were so excited. He is still a big grunter in his sleep but I am learning to let him go until he is actually awake or crying before I pick him up and this is extending his feeds a bit more as during the day for the last few days he has been feeding 2 hourly (which I am sure has something to do with the heat).

Oh, got to go, just heard a big wet fart through the baby monitor. Not sure if any nappy can contain that!

[Dragonbub]

Wow, lots of posts! I came on yesterday but for some reason I couldn't get into anything, so am trying again.

Weight - well, I am not sure if the BFing is working, or the constant pacing/moving, or the lack of food, but I am almost at pre-pregnancy weight. I lost 6 kilos before I got BFP so I am about 4 kilos away from that. I know what you mean about the eating. It is 11 o'clock already and I really need to get something to munch on. Luckily I am a normally thirsty person, so tend to drink at least 2 litres of water each day.

Willow - yes, have read the SOS book and there are some good tips - like make sure I burp him more and really work to get it up. I am better now at recognising when he has air in his tum. It takes a while sometimes, but has its rewards by him not spewing it back up. Other things, like the dream feed etc just don't work. Like everything I guess, you take what you can use, and disregard the rest. Yeah, that info on Tresellian would be great. How do I send my email address?

Also Willow - I think I definitely got the unsettled bub from the rack. He sleeps from about 7 pm (after some serious fighting) until about 11.30, then is up again at 2, then 5 then fights again for about half hour, then into bed with me, then another feed at 7 then will sleep until about 10. This gives me enough sleep, even though it is a bit disjointed, but I feel more human. I tried to extend out his feeds using a dummy and what not, but I agree with (Joy?) that if he really wants to suck, then I would prefer he suck on me, rather than a dummy at night.

I too keep reminding myself that it does get better. As bad as it sounds, it is really nice to know that this is normal, and other mummies have had similar issues with their bubs. It can feel so isolating and lonely when everyone elses babies seem like angels and yours is there screaming until he is purple!

Joy - wow a whole night sleep! I haven't had that since pre-pregnancy.

As for us, getting into a sort of routine, but it is more weekly than daily. Caden is a lot more settled now and has some really nice awake time where he makes faces at me and pokes his tongue out. They are the moments I love most and am looking forward to more of. It seems that for the last 8 weeks he has mainly been good when he is asleep, which is such a shame because I really wanted to play with him. Now he is better and more alert, so playtime is a bit more interactive and I am less stressed.

Christmas pressies - I thought I would buy some toys that he will be able to use soon. I would buy them anyway, but it will be more fun to have them under the Chrissy tree! I love the "baby first Xmas" decos as well, so cute!

Well, better go eat something, do washing, make phonecalls, wrap pressies, etc etc before DS wakes up.

Have a great week everyone!