Hollye my older three boys have all had heinz nuture and they had no problems, no constipation or anything. That's also great that you got to go for a walk, I've also got to lose about 30kgs, but would be happy with 20.
Going to go out later and get a christmas tree and some advent calendars for the older boys, also just to get out and have a look at the shops.
PP.. just a question RE:- ethan's tummy sleeping...
with the monitor, the sensor pads go 'under' the matress right?? do you have an inner spring matress in his cot, using the sensor pads?? and did you have to place plywood on the cot for the sensor pads to go on???
kat - i didnt place plywood down as the slats were quite wide and it covered one slat.
I tested it out lightly pressing the vast corners of the mattress and it detected it fine.
It is the thicken innerspring mattress yes.
yay - i think i am getting a motorised swing for DS!!!!!! woohooooooo
I am having such an exhausting day. DD just won't sleep!! But I did a feed at 2.30pm and she fell asleep on my breast. She has now slept for about 15 mins. So I'm still sitting on the couch with her sleeping on me. I don't want to move cos I know she needs any sleep she can get and I'm sure I'll wake her if I try and get up! Luckily I can reach my laptop, otherwise I'd be stuck on the couch with nothing to do!
Itsme i hear ya hun!! Jack is the same.......i fed Jack and held him for abit...then put him in his cot.. and he woke within 15 mins..so i lay on the bed with him and he went back to sleep..so that is where i have left him....this morning he had a 1 1/2-2hrs sleep then woke..i was happy with that sleep..so we shall see how long he takes now to realise i am not laying with him...
Katones - I wish Maya would sleep with me next to her. If I lie her down while awake she starts crying and kicking, even if I'm holding her. She just hates being put down to sleep! But she's now slept for nearly an hour on me. Woohoo!! Unfortunately I have an appointment at 4.30pm so I'm going to have to disturb her at some point.
well it didn't last long he is awake AGAIN!!!
anyways we are off to sort out our sleeping issues/settling issues tomorrow... at the hills parenting centre... so we shall see what the outcome is...we are going for a 1/2 day stay.
Katones~ :hugs: you are NOT a failure!!!! Repeat NOT!! Although I can understand the feeling, Bethany pulled an all nighter last night... I really hope the sleep centre works for you. I can't wait to hear how it works out.
Gee I am stuffed this is the first time I have had to sit down. Bethany pulled an all nighter, I think the big storm combined with a busy day out in the mega heat combined for a very over tried little girl. It was a tough night that resulted in me in tears sobbing that I just can't be a mum and we should return her. DH was there and assured me there is no return policy. She seems back to normal with her sleep today so here's hoping. I managed to grab a quick nap but I don't want a nap I want a sleep!!! I am pretty happy a super organised mum from the new mother group I went to has organised a get together next week so we can plan how we are going to continue on. The health center runs the meeting for 5 weeks with discussion and information and then it is up to each "group" what happens I am sure not everyone will stay on but I am glad some are. It will be good to have the regular activity and contact.
Well I am going to get dinner started then I can lie down and sleep and it will be ready when I want to eat
Hopefully I will get to check back later, hope everyone is having a good day and the bubbas are behaving!
Katones: I can tell you you're not a failure, but I always feel like a failure too. Why is this baby stuff so difficult?
I don't want to jinx it or speak too soon, but I think I might have discovered a bit of a breakthrough.
Jude's room has crap curtains and is quite bright during the day. I draped a red and black sarong over the mobile-hanger bar on his bassinet, so it makes a tent. This morning he went back to sleep after his 7-8am feed and slept til midday (and so did I). Then I went for a walk with him in my sister's hand-me-down baby bjorn and I sat in a cafe and had chai and read the paper while he slept. WOW.
When we got back I fed him again and put him back in the bassinet. He grumbled a bit but settled reasonably easily under the tent. I think the red and black is very womb-like.
Fingers crossed he sleeps for a bit now. I have some housework to do. Fingers doubly crossed this isn't just a good day and I really found something that works.
Amy.. is ur DH sure there is no return policy? im aure ive picked up the wrong baby is hospital and my calm baby is out there somewhere..
Katones, dont worry im feeling like a failure aswell. She has been screaming and i mean screaming at me for the past hour and i had NOOOO idea what was wrong with her
Aaaw hugs to the ladies who are having bad days! NONE of you are failures, you're all doing such a brilliant job! Ok so maybe baby isn't settled, but it doesn't make you a bad mum at all! Gosh if that did, then there would be no good mums anywhere!
My week has been busy but better. My boofer boy had his 8 week check (even tho he is actually closer to 9 weeks ) - he's now 75th percentile for height & weight weighing in at a roly-poly 5.8kg, plus he's grown 9cm in 9 weeks!!! It's a big change from 25th percentile at 2 weeks!
We also went to an Early Parenting course tonight at our hossie - it was brilliant! Realised why we've been getting more unsettled time during the day (we've been basically over-feeding him - um yeah... that weight gain tehehe) and got heaps of great settling tips and stuff.. and just info we hadn't realised! So saying, we're very lucky and he's been pretty much back to his usual self now. Oh and the pump got swapped so mummy's milk factory is back in business.
Oh and my mother's group starts in Dec, I can't wait for it to start!!!
Hollye~~ DH assured me again that there is no returns...Although I am thinking someone broke in to our house took my good baby and replaced it with this one...although they look the same....mmm can't explain that.
Am still soooo tried, this heat and humidity is doing me in and I wish I could get my iron count back up surely that would help too. In the meantime I am on strike today. I will cook tea for DH when he comes home but the rest of the house can wait, Bethany can get fed and changed and we will have play times but thats it!!! My brain is in overload I can't deal with any thing else.
Sending "be good"vibes to all the bubbas out there, and "stay strong" vibes to the mammas!
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So I'm still sitting on the couch with her sleeping on me. I don't want to move cos I know she needs any sleep she can get and I'm sure I'll wake her if I try and get up! Luckily I can reach my laptop, otherwise I'd be stuck on the couch with nothing to do!
She just hates being put down to sleep! But she's now slept for nearly an hour on me. Woohoo!!
weighing in at a roly-poly 5.8kg, plus he's grown 9cm in 9 weeks!!! It's a big change from 25th percentile at 2 weeks!
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