Katones - step away from the puter and go for a walk hun I'm not having a good day sleep-wise with Zander today either - it's really frustrating isn't it - you feel like you spend the day just getting them to sleep and wonder why you are so buggered at the end of the day!
We have the school Christmas Fair on late arvo/early evening so am praying it doesn't rain - my DS1 is soooo excited. Just a bit of a PITA cos I have to pick him up at 3.10 - home and get changed out of uniform, then back to the school again around 4pm Lucky it is only 5 minutes drive away.
In the meantime, still trying to settle Zander after his 30 minute cat nap ... grrrr
i agree with samiH get out and get some fresh air! it makes a world of difference.
I took ashley to a play group this morning - she is very clingy and shy around other children and i am trying to get her used to it. Ethan cryed from 630am - 1200pm when i have finally got him to sleep (usual morning for us).
i went back to a friends house who has a 5 month old and her mother was there too. Ashley was maing a mess with her lunch throwing it everywhere in play. Ethan was screaming as usual, and i am juggling the 2,t hen tyring to bf ethan while ashley is trying to climb their 15 stairs. I think Her mum was a little overwhelmed at the chaos.
I think realised perhaps i shouldnt leave the house as it can be daunting and i probably look like a non-responsive mother to ashley ( i ensure she isnt doing anything naughty but if i am settling ethan and she is doing something that isnt going to harm her self or damage something ... ie picking up books of a shelve and putting them o nthe ground - i let her and i can clean them up in 20 mintues when i am finished with DS). but to the person who 's house it is it must look terribly chaotic! and so perhaps wer should stick to going to the park or something in stead.
Hollye- i hope the mail arrives and whoot on your good day!
Well the storms are said to return again to night. to will buckle down to see if there is any other damage.
Hey Ladies & Babies.... My nieces & sister have gone back to Sydney now
I took Byron to some Kinesiology today... Weird! Dunno if anyone has done this before, I haven't, but I was told it would help Byron as he seems to have a digestive problem. He projectile vomits (sometimes) but is always upset in the tummy. He only poo's every 4 days now & only cause I give him 20mls of water. I have a paed apt next Thurs so will check it out. I'm hoping the Kinesiology has done the trick. Though I must say, I am sceptic.
Other than that he's still a good baby. He still sleeps fairly well.
It's so hot here on the Goldy.. I think i'll take Byron for his first swim in the pool. I'll be sure not to put his head/face in though. Let's see if he howls...
CSAB - Really good thanks. He's growing big & strong. Such a fatty now. 5.2kgs. How's miss Olivia? How'd you go at the paed's today?
well Jack is asleep and has been now (touch wood he stays asleep!!) for over 1/2hr....
stubborn little shiat he is!!
We did get out this morning..only to woolies but hey i did get out... am about to bring in the 2 loads of washing i hung out this morning... and maybe just maybe have some lunch...
I had a good night, but am having a bad morning too! Maya slept from 10.30pm till 5pm, then from 6.30am till 9.30am. But since 9.30am I cannot get her to sleep! I finally put her in a sling at 1.45pm and she seems to be settled for now. I'm still in my PJs and finally just ate something!
I think we can all use this:
katones - Hun I feel exactly the same way as you when I'm having bad days/times. So you are definitely not alone in your feelings! As Amanda said (and I remember reading it somewhere) they have a growth spurt around 6 weeks and they are more unsettled and want to feed all the time till your milk ramps up! From what I remember reading a lot of mothers give up BFing around 6 weeks or 3 months when it's the difficult period. I am finding it difficult too, and it does cross my mind sometimes how much easier it would be to FF but I've decided to stick it out for a couple more weeks and by that time it'll probably be better! From what I remember it's bad for a few days as your milk ramps up but then it gets better again.
Hollye - My plans today are to try and get dressed at some stage. And maybe even have a shower.
csab - Maya does exactly the same thing with a dummy, she spits it out and when it's in her mouth she seems like she's choking on it.
SamiH - I've tried giving Maya a dummy when she's calm and holding it her mouth. But she either pushes it out with her tongue, chokes on it or starts crying. I guess I always thought all babies took dummies and it was going to be my saving grace, but I just can't get her to take it. I guess long term it's probably a good thing. But short term it'd be nice to have her calm and settled with a dummy. Oh and I struggle to see any tired signs from Maya until she's over tired. I've read what the signs are, but I just can't see them until she's yawning or crying.
PinkPalace - I doubt they were thinking you are a non-responsive mother! They were probably thinking what a tough job it is juggling two young kids! I know what you mean about it being daunting to leave the house though. I drove somewhere yesterday and had Maya screaming the whole way there and the whole way back. Then when I am out and about all she does is cry.
Wow.. it's now 2.15pm and she's been asleep on me for half an hour! Phew!
Last edited by Moi; November 21st, 2008 at 12:52 PM.
Can we just forward the day to tomorrow please??? It sure is a shi**y one here
My DD is being so demanding when I am feeding - attention seeking I know, probably seems like all I do at the moment is feed, try to get him to sleep, run to the toilet, run to the clothesline, maybe sneak a few minutes on BB get her some lunch and start all over again ....
Nearly school pick up time and still have to try and get Z to have a small feed before we go and get DD's shoes on and maybe go to the toilet myself !!
Katones: I feel the same as you. I feel really alone because I have no family anywhere near me. I am sick with gastro and I don't have any energy but Jude is crying all day and just wants to comfort suckle, it's the only way he'll relax. Actually, he's having a catnap right now which is the only reason I have any downtime, but he weed and vomitted all over my bed so I had to wash the sheets, and I had to let him bawl and scream while I did that so I felt terrible and like I am the worst mother in the world because I don't know why he's crying. So I cried and rubbed his tummy because I didn't know what else to do, then he gave up in the end and fell asleep.
Itsme: I finally just got dressed, mainly because I was tired of being covered in vomit. Not all babies take dummies, some won't drink from bottles either. Does Maya really not like a car drive? That's one trick we have as a final straw to get Jude settled, but if he's hungry the car trip becomes hell.
You are all right about a 6-week growth spurt. When we took Jude to the Paediatrician he was weighed. Before this week he gained around 200-220g a week, but last week he gained 400g. It is tiring and it's really really hard. I also can't help lamenting that my once-perky perfect breasts are now saggy sacks covered in purple stretch marks. I feel like a cow.
Jude slept wonderfully last night, a big change from the night before (5 hours of sleep then another 5 hours of sleep), but I had terrible insomnia from 1am all night. Why????
Last edited by SunnyRain; November 21st, 2008 at 12:41 PM.
Woohoo.. Maya has now been asleep for 70 minutes! The problem is I feel like I can't get much done with her next to me. I can't even get dressed at the moment. Might have to get dressed straight after the next feed because I really would love to get out and go for a walk and don't really feel like going around in my PJs!
kuraiza - Ohh I hope you're feeling better soon! Yeah Maya does like the car as long as it's moving. As soon as I stop she screams. And whenever I have her in the car I swear I stop at every single red light and get caught in horrible traffic so she spends a lot of time screaming! Hmm.. or it probably was always like that and I just didn't notice it before!
I'm currently looking online at places to move to, so that I'll be closer to family and friends! But I don't know when I would have the time to look at anything, pack and move! I think moving would be so hard right now, but I am really lonely where we currently live and want to be closer to friends and family so that I have company plus help!
i didn't really take into account my medication i am on...it can cause LOW supply of milk in breastfeeding mums...and i didn't think about it til now, and just researched it abit more. nothing i can do about the low supply (meds will keep it low) i can't get back into see my specialist until next month...
itsme - where are ur friends and family? come with me.. im moving to QLD next year, tho its to get away from all my friends and familY! lol tho im hanging out to meet some BB queenslanders!
I have just rung my GP and he said that fenugreek WON'T increase my supply with the meds i am on...so shall just soldier on.. and supplement if i have to
hollye is moving to brisbane to live near me lol - come on tell the truth you know you are lol!
itsme. I moved house when ashley was 3 months. it is actually easier then when they are older(we moved again at 7 months) - get yourself a sling or carrier for the cleaning and it will be easy !
Kat - perhaps just express more often to increase naturally!
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I'm not having a good day sleep-wise with Zander today either - it's really frustrating isn't it - you feel like you spend the day just getting them to sleep and wonder why you are so buggered at the end of the day!
it doesn't rain - my DS1 is soooo excited. Just a bit of a PITA cos I have to pick him up at 3.10 - home and get changed out of uniform, then back to the school again around 4pm
Lucky it is only 5 minutes drive away.
but hey i did get out... am about to bring in the 2 loads of washing i hung out this morning... and maybe just maybe have some lunch...
Hun I feel exactly the same way as you when I'm having bad days/times. So you are definitely not alone in your feelings! As Amanda said (and I remember reading it somewhere) they have a growth spurt around 6 weeks and they are more unsettled and want to feed all the time till your milk ramps up! From what I remember reading a lot of mothers give up BFing around 6 weeks or 3 months when it's the difficult period. I am finding it difficult too, and it does cross my mind sometimes how much easier it would be to FF but I've decided to stick it out for a couple more weeks and by that time it'll probably be better! From what I remember it's bad for a few days as your milk ramps up but then it gets better again.
I guess I always thought all babies took dummies and it was going to be my saving grace, but I just can't get her to take it. I guess long term it's probably a good thing. But short term it'd be nice to have her calm and settled with a dummy. Oh and I struggle to see any tired signs from Maya until she's over tired.
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