Babies Born October 16th ~ 31st 2008 #2

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo i woke up this morning and went to the toilet and guess what????????????????? Yep u all got it! AF is back!!!!!!!!! Nooooooooooooooooooooooo
This is so not fair - why couldn't it just stay away for the rest of the year???
Has anyone else's returned?

Apart from that dreadful news - Bianca has been going pretty well - and sleeping really well - the best so far has been 2130-0630 and that was AMAZING! Last night was a bit yucky with 2 get ups but im not complaining since the last few nights have been atleast 6hrs straight!
Apart from that not much to tell here!
Hope everyone and their bubs are well!

Morning all!

HJ- I think mine has returned too. How funny that I say 'I think'. Well I had some bleeding for about three days so who knows. I hope not!!! Glad to hear your getting more sleep!

Tan-I'm with you on the housework! So much to do :doh:. Thanks for your help re sore boob! The pain is under my boob (like where my bra sits, so I don't know how to feed him with his chin there!)

Hollye-How's Mia?

Well my boob is feeling MUCH better, still sore but definelty on the mend. I have been putting a heat pack on before a feed and an ice pack on after and that has made such a difference!! And I have been massaging the area heaps, even though I still can't find the lump! :rolleyes: So hopefully it is passing!

Ok off to have some brekkie!

morning all!

I am feeling freash as a daisy this morning, Jacob slept from 11:00pm last night till 5 am this morning! as a result my boobs are killing me, but its all good ;)

tan- I have a sore lump under my right arm, in my arm pit, I was thinking its just one of those glands but do you think it could be a blocked duct or something? I dont feel sick or anything, but there is no way I want to experience mastitis if i can help it!

hollye- I hope mia settled for you, Jacob has been going thru a bit of a grizzly stage, I am guessing its that whole 6 week thing....:rolleyes:

hippie- glad your boob feels better, my boobs are always so lumpy!! I massage them every time I feed and in the shower, I am so paranoid about mastitis!! I have a huge supply and Jacob hardly ever drains the whole lot, so I whip out the pump, I have quite a good stash of frozen ebm now for the festive season!!

hj- sorry about af hun, funny isnt it, how we dont want it back now but last year we were all moaning about wanting it back to ttc asap!!:p
if it makes you feel any better I am STILL bleeding from having Jacob, also I usually am up 2x a night to feed him.

leigh26- it has been freezing in adelaide! where the hell has summer gone???? it rained for 2 days straight! every time I have been out I have had to rug poor J up like its winter....beanie, 2 blankets etc.

well, Jacob is smiling a lot more now, he even laughed the other day, but he was asleep when he did it!:lol: dp and I are acting like idiots trying to get him to laugh, but no, not interested....
off to ikea today, cant wait, mmmm meatballs!!
hope you all have a great day!!

hippie - sucks dosent it! and im glad to hear ur boobs are feeling better! hahaha
did u enjoy ur breaky?

STARRY - How true is that!!!! LOL - But now that i have my little girl it can stay away - at least until when im ready to maybe try again! i really hope u dont get mastitis - it is sooooo not nice!
and how cute would it of been to see Jacob laughing in his sleep - he must of been having a good dream - DH and i are looking pretty funny trying to make Bianca laugh again too - she is making a lier out of me - cheeky monkey that she is!

morning.

well Mia finaly stopped screaming and fell asleep at 10pm lastnight. Thats 8 whole hours of screaming!! WHOA!! I still have no idea what was wrong with her. Anyhoo she slept till bout 5:30am and had a feed and went back to sleep and shes still asleep now.

gotta get ready to go out.. so personals laterzzzz

mwah xoxoxoxo

Hi Everyone,
Olive is also sleeping well now. On friday night she slept fron 9:30-4:30, she then fed, and was asleep again by 5 and slept til 9 giving me the best nights sleep i've had in 8wks, it was heaven! She's going for her needles today which i'm still freaking about. My sister was saying that she BF her girls and they didn't even cry so I think I may brave it and do that. She was also told by the nurse not to give panadol immediatly because it masks any symptoms and you don't know if she will have an allergy to it or if it's just the vaccines.
Tan - my Dh also sucks when it comes to shopping. We went yesterday. He gets what he needs then rapidly gets over it and wants to go home. I hardly ever go with him cause I love shopping and he just spoils the experience, ah men...
Leigh26 - I also work in childcare but we only take 2-6yr olds at my centre so Olive can't come with me. Did you work in the same room as your DD? I think I would find that hard but it would be nice to have her close by. I also hope that with the hours i'm doing I can still BF. I do find that most people assume I can take my baby to work but unfortunatly the mortgage has to be paid and I think the hours i'm doing are an ok compromise.
Hollye - Glad everything went well in Geelong. How is Mia? Did you take her to the doctors?
Have a great day everyone.:)

Olive'smummy - when i had B and they were doing the heel ***** - they told me to breast feed her while they were taking her blood as ur breast milk is like a natural pain relief for them - the heel ***** took ages and it was a fair bit of blood - but not once did she scream,cry or do anything! She was very relaxed and not bothered by it! i was the one stressing and getting upset! so maybe it is a good idea if u BF Olive while the needle is being given!
Goodluck with it all today!

My little man won't sleep today!! He is soooo tired but won't stay asleep and I have so much to do today!!!! :wall: :wall: :wall:

Hi Girls, hope you all had a great weekend.

Hollye - Man I feel sorry for you, glad Mia finally settled down for you. I hate when Lara cries and cries and nothing I do seems to help.

Olivesmum - No DD1 wasnt in the same room as me but at play time she was in the same yard as my group was. So it was good that I still got to spend some time with her. I used to go and visit her on my lunch break though but most of the time she was asleep.


HJ - Bugger about AF returning, I enjoyed all those months without her but I am the same as starrysky, I am still bleeding from when I had Lara and I am soooooo over it!

Starrysky - Glad you had a great night sleep hun, makes you feel so much better hey. Lara has been sleeping well the last few nights. Going down around 11:30pm and sleeping through til 8:30 - 9:30 am so I'm not complaining. I got a bad sleep last night though coz we had storms all night.

Tan and Olivesmummy - My DH sucks at shopping too. He hates it and always rushes me. He hates the fact that I like to go from shop to shop and have a good look around. He gets annoyed coz I see something I like then dont buy it then go back at the end and get it. ha ha.

Hippie - Lara wont sleep today either and I've got heaps of stuff to do too. We're having xmas day here so I need to get cleaning and try and get organised. Glad your boob is feeling better.

For those of you who have had girls (or have older children as girls) are you getting your DD's ears pierced? Or what age did you get them done? I got DD1's done at 12 months but everyone keeps telling me I should get Lara's done soon, before she can roll and while she doesnt pull on her ears etc. I feel kind've bad getting them done early coz she is so little and I don't want to hurt her but people said she wont even remember. When I got DD1's done at 12 months I used the emla numbing cream and the place I got it done at had 2 piercing guns and did both ears at the same time.

Better go, hi to everyone I have missed.

Leigh - we are not getting Bianca's ears pierced any time soon - we are going to let her decide if she wants them done when she is old enough!

Hippie - is ur little man asleep yet? i have finally just got Bianca down!!!!

HJ - Yeah I am thinking I am going to wait until Lara is at least 1 year old. Shes too little and I dont want to put her through any pain just yet.

HJ- He is sleep at the moment, he is basically waking every 10 minutes, it's driving me nuts!!!!

Leigh-I agree with HJ, I would wait and let her decide, she might not want to get them done!

Hi girls,
Liam had his needles today. He did pretty well. I hadn't heard about BF him to stop the pain - so i didn't. ;) But then again, in hospital they did the Hep B while he was BF and he still screamed (& probably thought I'd done it to him!). The heel ***** she sent me out of the room (thankyou!) and he cried a little then settled right down. Today he had some stuff squirted into his mouth - which he was fine with; had 1 needle in the leg - he cried a little but settled down quickly; then had the 'ouchie' one in the other leg - he cried and cried and went red in the face. But it only took a few minutes for him to settle down with some cuddles. Awww. Went shopping straight after and he was fine, fell asleep towards the end and has quickly settled to sleep all arvo for hours at a time (not typical). He has had some 'woah is me' cries (oh so cute, with his bottom lip shaking) when feeding, i think maybe coz the needle points were hurting even though I tried not to touch them. I gave him panadol at one point (about 3 hours after he was done), and he fell straight asleep and didn't want to feed anymore, but haven't given him anymore.

Grrr. I want to do personals but i'm exhuasted. I'll try to get in here more often so i don't sound so selfish and just post about me. :lol: But I'm glad everyone's bubs seem to be sleeping more at night. :hug: girls.

hey hey.

Mia went nuts again today so i took her to the doctors. Doc seems to think she has reflux and abit of colic she just cant win! So he has put her on a new formula to help the reflux and if that doesnt help then he wants me to put a little baby rice in her bottle. So today she did scream for 2 hours but it was hell of alot better than 8! Atm im so exhausted and just plain over it. Is it bad for me to feel this way?

So i got her to settle at 7pm and she has been asleep ever since.

It really feels like im losing the battle here. She was so good and now she has just turned evil! lol

so thats my day...


Re ears.. Mia will prob get hers done the year she starts school (if she wants that is) i think it looks stupid when kids are too young. Sorry thats just my opinion.

1stbub - Glad the needles went well today - why are bubs having a heel ***** as well?? James had one in hospital but from memory Izzy didn't have one with her 2mth shots either? Both kids have been sick so I am going to get them done on Monday at my GP.

Hippiemummy - I hope Banjo went to sleep for you finally hun -its hard when they are awake, James is generally happy when he is awake during the day but it's still tough because I have to protect him form his overezealous sister!


Leigh- Sounds like you are doing well - as far as ear piercing goes, we will wait until she is old enough to ask for herself and she's a girly girl who checks herself out in the mirror when I do her hair, so I would say maybe 3 or 4! :rofl:

HJ - How was the rest of your day hun? Was Bianca ok??

Hollye - I hope you have a better night babe. :hug: ETA: Posted at the same time hun - I would be reluctant to add rice cereal at such a young age hun - can you get a second opinion before you do that?? Their tummies are so tiny and really aren't ready for food yet. JMO of course but I hope the new formula works. No it's ok for you to be tired hun - having a baby is a HUGE adjustment and when you have an unsettled bub and are trying everything and nothing works it is really hard. Just remember you are doing a brilliant job - you are a great mum and these bubs take time to work out and settle into a routine. :hug:

Hi to all I've missed - tired here, such a busy day. We had our MCHN appointment and James is now 5.865 kgs! 57.5 cms long and his head is a massie 42 cms - in the 90th percentile!! Big man! Since we have left hospital he has put on 1.8kgs and up 715grams since his 4 week check. I am going to stop stressing about my milk, feeding only one side at a time, and his sleeping now! I just looked at Izzy's blue book and she was 5.9kgs at 3 mths!!!!! Little man is HUGE! Ok Im off - have loads to do as our business stuff is going to go through later this week so I need to get heaps organised! Have a great night all! :)

Wow isn't this time of year just crazy????? I haven't had a moment to even think about venturing in to BB how are we all getting on? all set for christmas?
I have actually finished all of my christmas shopping and everything except my christmas eve layby is wrapped and under the tree, cards are all sent and all I have to do is help Paige make her presents for the family and then we can sit back and enjoy...it is the first christmas in.....well.....ever!!!! that I can say I've been organised.

I have got the cutest first christmas tree ornaments off ebay for DD and DS one is blue with 'pooh and tigger' on it and the other is pink and has 'lumpy and roo' and each has room for a photo of my babies on their first christmas...looks soo cute on the tree.
I hope everybody has a wonderful christmas with their new additions...DD is sooooo excited this year for the first time it makes it sooo much more fun.

ps, could I get put back on the bubba list I seem to have fallen off, (Angus Ezra, born 29/10/08 at 9:48pm, 9lbs 2ozs)
love to all
allie. B xxxx

I'm not on the list either.

Lara Jade, 26/10/2008, 4:15pm & 6 pound.

Thanks

O Hollye :hug: I feel for you. Not what you really need right now I bet. I know when I'm tired i'm really bad at settling Liam and it just gets worse and worse until DH steps in and settles him (in 2 seconds flat!). I hope the new formula helps and everything is sorted out quickly for you. Wishing you some peace and rest for the Christmas season!

Sorry Tan, was talking bout the heel **** being done a few days after he was born. Was actually done here at home since we came home early. My vagueness is a little confusing at the mo. :} LOL on ur girly girl checking herself out in the mirror!

BTW, Liam weighed in at about 5.5kg today - 500grams in 1 week!!!! after the LC stressed over 200grams last week I had to check it was ok. The nurse said it was a lot but certainly nothing to stress about. (Silly LC woman!)

Well I think I have lost my good sleeping boy! He didn't settle until about 10pm last night which is soooo weird for him! And the only place he would actually sleep was in our bed (which I secretly love!! More cuddles for mummy!!! :D) And he is asleep now but again would only settle in our bed. Strange child!!!
We've got MG today, can't wait to get him weighed as we missed it last week because we were sick.
Is anyone using cloth nappies?

Oh he is awake again-what a suprise!!! :doh: Back soon

Please give me your suggestions, why won't he stay asleep???? He looks soooo tired! I can get him to sleep, then no longer than 10 mins and he's awake! Please help I'm going nuts!!!!!!! :wall:

dammit.. i did reply to you and now its all gone. My suggestions were putting him back on ur breast when he wakes, a fuller tummy sleeps longer, even if its not his feed time. Does he seem in pain when he wakes? Mayb try laying with him on ur bed until he gets past that light sleep stage into a deep sleep and then put him in his bed or just leave him there?

Mia is still asleep... so once she wakes up we will see what today brings. Hope that new formula has helped. fingers crossed or she may be on ebay for a quick sale by the end of the day!! lol

oh btw my chrissy tree FINALLY went up yesterday! and it is so prettyful!

Goodmorning All!
I have my work chrissy party at 10! and Bianca is still asleep - will be due a feed when she wakes up, and im still in my PJ's - and than i have to pop into the shop on the way for some stuff that i have to take - im guessing we are going to be late!!!!
And i dare not wake Little Miss up from her slumber! oh no - its like waking a teenager up!!!! not a good idea!

Hollye - dont u dare feel bad at all! remember what i was saying when i was going thru a stage similar to what u are! Babies are full on work! and just when u think u got them figured out they change! u are and always have been doing a fantastic job - so keep up the good work! ur a great mummy!!!!!!!!
oh and if u do put Mia up on ebay - speak to me first i will take her! hehehehe
that funny u should say that tho - i once msg Kev on morning when he was at work (after a night shift) and i said to him he might want to get home ASAP cause his daughter is going out by the side of the road with a 4 SALE sign next too her! hehehe of course i never did it - but was so tempted to - i had a hell night alone with her!
Does Mia like the lights on the chrissy tree? B loves them!
I too would be a bit reluctant to put mia on the rice cereal in her food!
my GP put Bianca on Infant Gaviscon - and when i saw pead for 6wk check up - he said that was much better than what most gp's are recommending cause its nice and gentle on their stomachs! it really has worked a treat for Bianca! we are slowly weening her off it!
But hopefully the new formula works for her - which one is it?

Hippie - are u still swaddling Banjo? cause ive gotten back into that and Bianca is sleeping better - however she is going thru a stage where she dosent sleep much during the day - just only 5-10min cat naps in her bouncer if im rocking her - than she has a couple of hours in the arvo!

Tan - yep Bianca was pretty good for the rest of the day - she even slept from 2230-0500 this morning and is still asleep!
Wow u got u big boy on ur hands - thats good tho - he can protect his sister from all the boys she will be bringing home in a few years time! hahahaha

1stBub27 - glad all went well with Liam's needles - im so not looking forward to Bianca getting hers - DH has too take her - i will cry! i said i wanna be the one that cuddles her and makes all the pain go away - Daddy can be the meanie! hehehe

Blizz - good work on being so organised - thats usually me - but not this year - maybe u stole my organisedism (is that a word?) hehehehe

Hi all,

It's been a crappy couple of days here, all yesterday the two older boys had the gastro bug going around, Kailen was feeling better just after lunch and poor Lockie is only just getting better now, he had some breakky so that's good.

Wyatt and Julian had their needles this morning, OMG Wyatt is so strong I had to have him in a bear hug while he got two needles, first wasn't to bad but the second he was saying "no get it out, get it out", lol was quite funny. I think the jellybeans and lollies he was given from the nurse. Julian was good had a little cry with each needle and then had a bit of boobie, came home and had a bit of a nap and just got up again, so will see what the day brings for him. He now weighs 5.1kg, 54.5cm long and 37.5cm HC, so he's up 1.6kg's from birth.

hugs xoxo

Amanda - my gosh u really need to have a little Girl now! hehehe - when are u trying for that one?

Well we did try with Julian and we still got a little blue one, I wouldn't mind having more but DH has said no, so I guess I just have to wait until the boys have me some grand babies, lol.

hugs xoxo

OMG I have had the worst day. Izzy can climb stools and has been crawling all over the kitchen bench, James has been grizzly as all day - (I think I ate too much onion last night) and Im just in a foul mood now.......Arrggh can't wait for them to go to bed - I might crack a red. Some days I just can't keep up with a toddler AND a baby...AND they wont sleep at the same time during the day so I get no let up - arrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Good evening everyone,
Well Olive had her needles yesterday, it was quite traumatic. DH came and held her and I sat away and didn't watch and BF her afterwards upon recommendation from the nurse. She cried and I cried and it was pretty awful, so glad it's over and done with! Olive had quite a few heel***** tests as she had jaundice and she was fine as I BF her but I think injections hurt way more. I had to end up giving her panadol as she was really upset and wouldn't settle. She then slept for 6 hrs so it must've done the trick.
Hippie - re cloth nappies - I had all the best intentions and brought Bummie's prefolds for a small fortune. When I got home I realised they were way to big for a newborn and they leaked. I have been using seventh generation bio nappies until last week when I gave the prefolds another go but again I wasn't impressed as they gave Olive nappy rash and leaked. I have been using normal cloths and the seventh gens and am now trying to sell the prefolds - hopefully someone else has more luck then me.
Hollye - I also put up my xmas tree today and it feels like xmas now, minus the alcohol and parties. I love the silly season.
Hi to everyone else.:)
I'm starting playgroup tomorrow so that will be good although i've had something on everyday for the past week and a half now so it will be nice to stay home thursday.
Tv is so crap ATM, bring back home and away and packed to the rafters!

Hi everyone!!!!

Sorry I haven't been around, I've been flat out here with feeding Hayden every 2 hours to get him back up to his birth weight! Along with work...... ahhh it's gone nuts ever since the ABC centre drama and my phones been ringing off the hook! Top that off with this christmas madness and visitors I'm lucky if I get 5 minutes to wipe my bum!

Sorry to hear about all of you that are missing out on sleep, I'm sooo very lucky that Hayden sleeps for 8 hours straight over night..... I'm touching wood don't wanta lose that!

The breast feeding hasn't been easy, I have plenty of milk but Hayden falls asleep at the breast while feeding and took 5 weeks to reach his birth weight. He's currently 4.2 kgs and doing well so we're back to demand feeding and some sanity! Although with school holidays I'm sure to be in the looney bin with all the sibling love the monkeys are showing each other! lol

I'll catch up on the posts and then do personals, I've been thinking of you all and hope you all have a wonderful christmas with your little gems!

Take care,

Luv Snoopea

ahhh snoop! (((hugs))) i missed u!!!!

Tan- sorry u are having a crappy day. Hope tomorrow is better.

Was a better day today. No screaming at mummy for hours! yay! took abit to get her to go to sleep tonight but shes been asleep for 2 hours now and im expecting her to stay asleep till atleast 3-4 am. I used to wake her about 11pm for a feed but i dont bother now, shes much happier if i let her wake on her own. I dont mind getting up at 3 am coz we are usually bother back asleep by 4. so no biggie.
Formula is doing much better, shes seems so much happier on her new formula. I have a problem tho.. i have 2 tins of the NAN formula ( i like to buy bulk when i have the money) and i dont have the reciept anymore! mayb i should try and sell them? ide be happy with $15-20 a tin as it is $27 a tin. Where could i sell it tho? ddont think safeway will let me take it back without a receipt...... hrmmm what a pickle im in..

Hi Snopea. Good to hear from you. congrats on getting Hayden back to his birth weight. sounds like it was a bit of a rocky road. Do you work for ABC?

Tan, sorry you had such a horrible day. Hope tomorrow's better. I don't envy you having a toddler and bub to contend with, I've often wondered how people do it. Enjoy the red!

Amanda, sorry about the gastro bug. Umm, how do you do it with 5??? Even on a normal day??? Still, I'd love a big family and so would DH, but I can't see it happening realistically. How did Jullian do for the rest of the day after his needles?

HJ - I'm a very practical and logical person who knows pain is a neccessity at times in life. ....BUT I HATED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: Still, he calmed down pretty quickly after cuddles so maybe he knows it wasn't me who jabbed him. *fingers crossed*

Hippiemummy, I know it's a while since you asked and you've probably worked something out already. The only suggestion I can give from my own experience last week, is make sure he's not too hot. Liam wasn't sleeping well, even tho I was trying to keep him in the coolest place in the house. Had to move the aircon from the bedroom to the kitchen and he's been really good since then.

Sorry for anyone I missed. I'm tired and going to bed. DH has had a migrane since he came home from work so i'm still going solo.

Sorry Hollye, missed ur post. Glad the new formula seems to be working! ...hmmm, sell it on ebay? but the postage would make it not worth it. You'll have to find someone locally. Sorry, i don't know any parents in that area. Not even any new mums in Shepp. Good luck with that, and with Mia tomorrow. Wishing you all the best! (you can tell I'm tired coz I'm just typing all my thoughts out loud. :doh: ) :lol:

Hello Everyone!

Bianca had her photo done with Santa today and she was such a good girl - she also drew a BIG crowd - everyone wanted to watch the cute little baby getting her photo taken with Santa! hahahaha

awww HJ thats cute!!

Seems Mia is back to her old self. yay! fingers crossed she stays that way. But one much more relaxed mummy over this end.

oh HJ - it seems i AM moving to brisbane!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!

Hollye - there is a section on here which u could try and sell it on isnt there? if B was on that formula i would buy it off you! but unfortunally she isnt!

Tan - are u having a better day today?

Snoopea - sounds like u have been having a rough time! glad things are getting better tho! :D

there is? where?
i go look for it i fink!

Hollye - i apologise - im wrong - it says Free and Fabulouse giveaways - so maybe u can't sell on it??????

Hollye - You can sell stuff in Classifieds! Link at the top near where Gallery etc are! I've missed something - what are you selling??!! Oh formula right!! You could give it away and get someone to pay postage maybe if it's not worth selling?

HJ- How cute!!! I've given up on getting santa photos for the second year in a row. Izzy is just too scared and I would feel mean getting one with just James and not her - especially as we couldn't get hers done last year for the same reason! Ah well hopefully James won't be the one scared next year! :rofl: I might show him pics of santa all year.

I am a bit better thanks girls. I managed to have a little nap today when somehow both were asleep at the same time and I needed it. I am getting good sleep overnight, but I just don't get any break all day with Izzy right now so if I dont rest when she does it really does my head in so I've been pretty upset and frustrated not having any "me" time at all.

I'm also getting used to my life again! I had the same thing happen with Izzy at around 2 mths. The thoughts of "is this my life now?" Nappy changes, feeds, feeding Iz etc... and after working for so long it takes a bit of getting used to be a SAHM again. I am SO glad I can stay with my kids, at least for another year, but I think Im still adjusting. I also hate not having my own income but am dealing with that with DH. Funny thing is, we aren't the type of couple that says "Oh you owe me xyz" and we combine our income as much as we can, but we don't have joint access accounts. My pay goes to my account and his goes into his and then we transfer to where and when we need it, so it's just that I don't have money regularly going in there! I have to say I am LOVING tv right now :rofl: -I never wanted to use tv as a distraction my OMG it is the best thing. She loves Play School which is a great show so Im happy with that and it really does give me some sanity time rather than her running around getting into everything all day! Ok vent over -thanks for listening/reading ladies :hug: God what would I do without BB. Im feeling better just getting it all out!

its ok.. i rang safeway and they are going to let me go swap it with no reciept! yay!