Did anyone see Oprah today? It was about overwhelmed mums. There were some scary stories about child accidents etc, often brought on by baby brain moments. But the positive thing I got from it was that you should always focus on what you are doing NOW, if you are in the present then things are less likely to get on top of you or go wrong. Easier said than done I know, but I really thought that it was an important concept.
Nope didnt see it - and by the sounds of it im glad i didnt!!!
and i couldnt agree more - with our baby brains we really should concentrate on one thing at a time!
I am SO excited!!! James took his first bottle of EBM today without a fuss!!!!!!!! It's huge for us here because Izzy was attached to the booby til 8 mths ( and I mean not ONE bottle in that time! )so I didn't get a break for a looong time but today I went and got my hair done and just before I went I said to DH maybe I should try to express and feed him that and it worked!!! :cheerL: Very excited! Gotta go because we are paying for our internet at the mo because we are over our limit and its excy but I was too excited and wanted to let you all know!
to you all who are having a rough time and Yay Hj! Thats great! See I am reading!
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I saw Ophra today, it was so sad. It's crazy to think what baby brain, being stressed and the pressures of being a mother can do to some people. It makes you appreciate what you've got and take a step back from it all. Speaking of telly, i've never seen so much! I've always worked fulltime and can't believe how much crap is out there. I am especially sick of pro active and windsor pilates ads Agggggggggg.
LOL. That's so true about the crap on TV. we actually got pay tv about a month b4 bub was born for that reason. It's still crap of course, but we get more choices of which crap to watch.
Congrats James and Tanstar on your EBM success!!! I've yet to be able to express enough for a whole feed. It takes me 2 or 3 separate goes to get a 1/2 decent amount.
Hey Tan, I tried Liam back in the hammock the other day and he seemed happy enough eventually, but he gets slouched so much his chin comes right down onto his chest. I was nervous to leave him like that sleeping coz it would have to restrict his breathing (though he was sleeping for about 15 mins happily enough). Is there a trick to it, or do i just have a dodgy brand?
HJ & Hollye - I was reading up on formula a few days ago. Here's the go: In Oz they're really similar coz they have to abide by strict standards. The difference is that some have extras like more Omega or whatever, but the main difference is that some are Whey based, while others are Caseinate based. Whey based is meant to be closer to breastmilk and generally more gentle on bubs tummy. The one that kept being recommended was Heinz Nurture which is still one of the cheaper brands (general concensus is the cheaper brands are only cheap because they're not seen as a 'strictly baby formula brand', so it's only because of consumers mindset), but it's whey based and most people who had issues with other brands found this was better for their bubs. The big thing is not to change brands too often - e.g. don't just get whatever's on special, find one that works and stick with it.
The one we've been using is apparently Caseinate based, and Liam was having a really hard time getting it through his system (painful grunts groans and cries), so I think we'll try the Heinz one - although we've been using Infacol Wind Drops for a couple of days now and that seems to be working really well for him.
Enough of my info-diahrea. Hope you all have a great day!
pretty good night.. Mia fed at 10:30pm, 4am and 7am and she just gone back down to sleep. Ive had a good 5.5 hours sleep, yay! hopefully i can co-sleep with her today and get another 1-2 hours. Oh btw lastnight was the first night she spent all night in her cot!!!! woot woot!
Mums coming over about 10am for a visit.. thats about all i have on today. Whats everyone else up to today?
Olivesmummy - oh im sick of the sheer cover stuff. Do ppl not realise we are up all hours of the night, the best they could do was put something decent on!
I would have like to have seen that opera episode.. oh well
Tan - woohooo for james! Its such a good feeling when things go to plan! great job!
1sbub27 - i had Mia on Karicare GOLD and it was just too much for her. I got a tin of the heinz nuture and shes taking to it really well. But i have the problem of thinking just coz its cheap then it must not be as good as the others.. but i know thats just in my head.
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It's huge for us here because Izzy was attached to the booby til 8 mths ( and I mean not ONE bottle in that time!
)so I didn't get a break for a looong time but today I went and got my hair done and just before I went I said to DH maybe I should try to express and feed him that and it worked!!! :cheerL: Very excited! Gotta go because we are paying for our internet at the mo because we are over our limit and its excy but I was too excited and wanted to let you all know!
to you all who are having a rough time and Yay Hj! Thats great! See I am reading!
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