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Guess what Guess what??????
I survived my first night alone with Bianca without DH!!!! and........... it wasnt that bad!
For once she didnt scream and cry for hours on end! she was actually quite good! and i didnt have too much of a problem putting her down in her cot - she went too bed at 2230, woke up at 0115, back to sleep at 0200 and back up again at 0600! now i was kinda hoping she would sleep in until at least 0700 but hey, she didnt scream and carry on so im not complaining!
If felt weird being home of a night time with B and no DH - sounds funny but for the first time i actually felt like a mum!
Hopefully tonight will be just as good if not better! i am tired today so hopefully i get a bit more sleep - but we will see - :D
Hollye - I have to give Bianca 150mls also cause 100mls wasnt cutting it - she will drink about 110-120mls and occassionally will go thru the whole 150mls - so we are wasting a bit of formula as well - but oh well just part and parcel of it all i guess!
Why dosent your DP help u during the night?
I think u would handle being alone during the night just fine - ur a pretty tuff cookie - look at everything u have gone thru already and not once have u given up!
Also i have already popped into the chemist to get some Childrens Panadol - thought now that she is 1mth old we better have that on hand since we have already made a few trips to the chemist!
I have noticed our thread has been a bit quiet lately! we must be all busy with our little bundle of joys!
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whoa watta day!
Mia's oral thrush doesnt seem to be going away which means shes not sucking. She will down about max 50mls in her bottle and its just too sore to suck anymore. So off to the chemist i went. Got some more Nilstat and some baby panadol. Just gave her a dose of panadol and shes sound asleep and sucking on her dummY! she wasnt sucking on thaat either coz of the pain. Poor little munchkin. So it has been a rough couple of days. I went and got some heinz nurture formula too so ill give that a go.. was only $18 and after i brought it i seen it at big w for $12.. oh that always happens. The BFing seems to be phasing out. Frankly with all her other issues atm i just dont have time! We will see how it goes. Mum wants me to try the NAN formula but i can only find it in the GOLD variety, does it come in a normal one??????
anyway off to have a veg in front of the telly.. or not.. shes awake again.. ho hum
HJ - he works over 40 hours a week and i kinda feel bad asking him for help anyway and if i do he just gets crabby.. oh well.. ill just deal with it.
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HJ, well done...I'm so glad the night went well for you.
My DP doesn't do nights either, but that's mostly because I'm breastfeeding. There's nothing he can do so why should we both be sleep deprived. We also have a deal that he takes her to settle more during the day to give me a break...or let me take a nana nap. He is struggling with the amount of noise she makes during the night though, all the snuffling wakes him up. We're contemplating moving her into the next room, where we could here her cry, but not so much of the heavy breathing. I'm not sure about it though, I find all the noise reassuring (and it doesn't wake me up as much)...SIDS is always at the back of my mind.
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Sorry to be MIA for so long. Funny how you can be soooo busy and yet feel like you haven't done much, with a bub. :)
Went to the Dr today as a small bit on my ceasar cut started weeping and bleeding just a little last night (sorry everyone! Hope ur not eating). They weren't too worried about it, apart from the fact it's happened close to 6 weeks, but my 6 week appointment is next Monday so I've got antibiotics and we'll see how it is by then. It's a little sore and I'm back to not being 100% comfortable with things like bending down, and reaching over for things. DH goes back to work next Monday too, so that could be interesting.
We did our first day trip on Monday to Gympie (1 1/2 hrs away). One of my best friends who now lives in US was back for a visit with her husband and 6 month old. It was the 1st time everyone got to meet each other. What a change from old times, now that we have bubs, prams and hubs in tow! :lol: It all went well. Liam travelled well and coped with the heat pretty well too. Actually, he's been really good lately and I'm starting to stop holding my breath and just enjoy it all.
On the feeding, I've decided to go 1/2 BF and 1/2 FF which I feel a lot happier about than just doing 1 exclusively ATM. Didn't end up calling ABA just because I was so tired I couldn't think properly the next day and as soon as I think I have a problem it sorts itself out. I'm currently doing a quick BF then topping up on FF - but no matter how much BF he has still has at least 100ml Formula, and sometimes the whole 150ml recommended. We got him weighed today and he's put on 1kg in 3 weeks, so is around 4.7kg now. YAY! My nanna dropped round today too and was amazed at how much bigger and heavier he was since just last week!
I was wondering if anyone else was suffering from baby brain! :) I'm terrible. So vague and so unable to focus. ...that does go doesn't it? :pray:
HJ - I'm so happy for you that things went well with Bianca last night! :dance: :hug: I get the whole 'feeling like a mum for the 1st time' thing. I keep looking at those calm mums with a couple of kids and wondering if they felt so out of place with their 1st.
Gotta go. Hope ur all having fun. ;)
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Hollye - Poor little Mia!
I did the same thing with formula the other day - brought 2 cans at woolies cause they were on special - only to find it cheaper at kmart! go figure!!!!
As for u question on NAN formula - i have only seen it in Gold also!
and now i understand why DH dosent get up! best not to have a crabby partner! hehehe
fussy - its good that ur partner does his share during the day to give u a break!
im as parnoid about sids as u are - however we started Bianca off in her own room straight away - cause i knew i would find it hard moving her out - but we had a baby monitor - now im a bit more relaxed and the monitor is off - but i still find my self waking to check on her or just lying in bed until i hear a sound from her!
i would so love to sleep her on her belly - cause she loves it - but the whole sids thing is freaking me out!
1stBub27 - that meet up with ur friend would of been interesting! going from no bubs to you both having bubs! and yeh for Liam being on his best behaviour! and funny u have been holding ur breath also! im still holding mine as i have had 2 good days with Bianca so far and have really enjoyed it! - however im still worried that it might be the calm before the storm (hope not).
As for baby brain - i have it bad - and i think it is starting to annoy DH a little - apparently u never lose it completly!
I dont have my 6wk check up with my ob until next year - and by than i will be further along than 6wks - was wondering if maybe they made a mistake and if i should call them and check - does it really matter when u have it?
Hope ur ceaser wound heals quickly!
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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.
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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! ;)
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I am SO excited!!! James took his first bottle of EBM today without a fuss!!!!!!!! :leap: 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! :rolleyes: )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!
:hug: to you all who are having a rough time and Yay Hj! Thats great! See I am reading! :)
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Fussyboots,
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.
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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!
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morning!
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!
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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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Well, mine's cheap and no-one's heard of it! I'm such a bad mother. :lol:
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oh no even worse if no one has heard of it!!!!!!!! lol what is it??? but i say try that heinz one.. she doesnt even spew like she did on the other one.
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ho hum............. *looks around*
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Fussy - Logan makes all those noises at night too. Two nights in a row I hardly got any sleep from his snuffling and snorting in his sleep. We have moved the bassinette out into the front lounge room so that we at least have a door between us. He wakes us when he cries but we don't hear the other noises as much. His bedroom is way down the other end of the house, so it is still a bit far away for us to put him down there.
Hollye - hugs to you and Mia, I hope that thrush heals up soon so that things get back to normal for you.
Tan - How exciting getting your hair done. I got mine done just before Logan was born as I thought i wouldn't be able to afford the time to visit again for a while. I have been exclusively bfing and haven't expressed at all yet. I have a manual avent pump but just haven't needed to use it.
I have decided that Indian and Mexican food aren't that good to eat when bfing. I think they gave DS lots of wind and it was hard to settle him afterwards. I won't be having them again for a while :)
Hi to everyone else xx
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Hi everyone,
Olive and I shopping with my mum and 2 sisters today as k-mart opened near our town today . It was CRAZY, people everywhere, they expected 15000 and I reckon it would've been close! Olive was very well behaved though which is just as well cause her mother loves to shop. There were some great bargins but i'm finding it hard not to buy every cute thing I see. It was also interesting to see what it looked like inside a parents room, this one was very fancy. Speaking of finaces and shopping is anyone else kindof suprised how little dss payments are? I was expecting a bit more, oh well every bit helps.
When I was giving Olive formula for 1-2 feeds a day my pharmacist who also has a baby told me that karicare gold is the best as it has the most omega-3 and nutrients. I suppose it depends on what your baby will take though. In regard to expressing I started out not getting very much at all in the beginning but then I brought a good pump and everything changed. I started with an Advent one then brought a Tommy Tippee pump and it's way better, I started being able to get a full 125ml bottle. I think the more you do it the better you get as well (I was pretty much exclusively expressing for 2wks) and it helps if you have a shower first to help with let down.
I can't believe Olive will be 6wks tomorrow, how time flies when your a mummy!
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Tan - woohoo thats great news!!! maybe its cause he is a boy tho and they will take what ever they can get - where as we girls are a bit more fussy!!!!
1stBub27 - thank u very much for that interesting bit of information - i now have Bianca on Karicare (not gold) and so far i think its going okay - much better than the S26 anyway - i want to try the Heinz one now - but i better not changer her again! what formula are u using?
Hollye - do u have to keep rubbing it in on how much sleep u are getting? LOL
I had a crap night last night, and low and behold i was by myself! i knew the night before was too go to be true! Bianca cried her self to sleep and ended up asleep at 2305 - was up at 0230 - back to sleep at 0330 and up at 0456 and stayed awake until 0800!!! i hardly had any sleep! DH is getting up too her all tonight! and wats the bet she either sleeps thru or only gets up once?!
Picked Bianca's photo's up from PixiePhotos today and my gosh do they look gorgouse!
