lol!!!! you used to be able to get these strips of something that you stuck under your car and it dragged ont he road (just a bit). and it grounded all statis reducing car sickness....
am i sounding old right now?
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lol!!!! you used to be able to get these strips of something that you stuck under your car and it dragged ont he road (just a bit). and it grounded all statis reducing car sickness....
am i sounding old right now?
Hollye I'm still bleeding and it's been 3 weeks today, I think I've gone nearly 6 weeks each time. Glad the photos went well.
Kuraiza Julian has his little hormone pimples on his face as well, they're slowly fading.
Well Julian gave me a big fright this morning, I last fed him at 6:30pm last night and put him to bed about 7pm, I woke at 5:50am this morning thinking OMG I haven't heard from him since last night, so I checked on him and he was just laying there looking around, the little buggar.
I agree with Sami, enjoy themwhile they are small because they gow so quick. Also with all the advice you get, please take it all with a grain of salt,do what youthink is best, it's taken me 5 pregnacies to do this and I think it's paid it off this time. I'm feeding on demand and some days he only has 5 feeds, but he sleeps well and has enough dirty/wet nappies, so I'm more relaxed and he's a happy baby.
I've definately had my problems so I feel for all of you and hope that you don't feel I'm bragging or trying to make anyone feel bad.
I better go befoe I put my foot in my mouth.
hugs xoxo
wow Kel.. never heard of them! its mainly the bit after we get outa the car shes sick. It last for hours. The car ride gives her shocking wind and a horrible tummy ache. I have resorted to giving her a bit of cool boiled water when we get home after being in the car and that seems to help bring up the wind and sme vomit to make her feel better. Once she has had a good spew after being in the car and then a good feed shes right... its just getting past that bit.
she had a sssssssmall feed at 4pm and is still asleep.. she stirs every now and then and i think shes waking up but no.. i even got her up 40 mins ago, changed her bum and her clothes as it was getting cold here and got all prepared for a BF and nothing.. no chance of waking her. Mayb the being awake all night and day is catching up with her. Dont know if i should really try and wake her for a feed or just leave her.. if i wake her shes just going to get stroppy and fall asleep at the boob anyway..
I went with feeding on demand yesterday and found for a while there DD was feeding every 2 hours, without me having to wake her! And when she's awake and ready to feed, she doesn't fall asleep straight away and feeds better. But towards the end of the day during the last 3 feeds she started pulling off a lot and crying!! :( I have no idea what's wrong and she's done it this morning too. She seems to try and get back on the breast, so it seems like she isn't finished. But it's like she's really frustrated with something?! So I'm not sure if she's actually fed enough but is used to feeding for a longer time? Or is she going through a growth spurt and I'm not producing enough milk for her new needs? I make sure I burp her regularly, so I don't think that's a problem. The other thing I've noticed is that she started bringing up milk yesterday, which she's never done before. I'm also getting frustrated, which probably isn't helping my milk flow. Does anyone have any ideas on why she could be constantly pulling off and crying, but then trying to get back on?
maybe a little regurg or she is having pains while feeding?
This is usually what happens with DS (although it is one feed it is EVERY feed is like this).
I find if i feed him in the sling or upright he is better and doesnt pull off crying like he does laying back or down flat. Perhaps try that?
Well Ethan woke 5 times last night. i ended up feeding him and keeping him in bed with me. During the day he is happy to sleep in his bassinetter for 3 hr at a time.. so no idea what th difference is. Maybe i will leave his light on all night ... lol
k that's it! I'm gatecrashing! We've got hardly anyone in our 15-30 Sep thread (apart from the lovely SamiH and Curl)... but it's soooo quiet! So I'm a'comin' in to visit!!! Can I lurk with you guys and pretend he was born in Oct after all?
It's great to hear how you're all doing with your little chubby darlings... OMG lack of sleep and BF'ing is sooo much fun! I think I thought we'd know what we were doing by 6 weeks haha what a joke! So saying, I can't complain as overnight X often goes down for 5-6 hours from feed to feed. Oh and he doesn't like sleeping in the dark - wakes and cries, so the hall light is always on. It's heaven when it works out - almost feels like a real sleep. But if we could be as good with our feeding, that'd be awesome!!!
Hope you're all going well :)
belfie you arent the only gatecrasher ! lol
welcome!! :)
Belfie, long time no see! What's going on with your feeding?
Well Jude has taken to being awake all day. I just threw him in a wrap and we went for a long walk on the beach which was lovely, but it's too hot with the wrap in the house so I took him out and "waaaaaahhh". In fairness he needed a big thirsty feed after that sweaty walk but now he's wide-eyed lying in his cocoon while mummy wonders when she's supposed to have a chance to nap.
Hollye: I have a tiny little amount of spotting, so I use a panty liner. My bleeding was a bit weird so I called my ob but he said it as normal and then he practically hung up on me because he was operating. Oops, I felt pretty dumb.
PP: I know the anti-static strips, but I am pretty old so ...
Jude likes a bit of light at night time. It's not a bad idea to leave a light on as Belfie does. I have a lamp and I throw a black nightie over it so it's dark enough for me and light enough for Jude.
I'm going to migrate Jude to his nursery. I got a bit more sleep last night by moving Jude to the nursery after his 2am feed (because he usually falls asleep fairly easily at 3am). So after that I was able to sleep until he was crying for his 6.30am feed, but I felt pretty bad wondering how long he'd been crying before I woke up, but he wasn't crying too loudly so I think he just started. It solved the problem of being half awake the entire time Jude grunts and moans and whimpers all morning.
Kur - we have a night light on and his mobile has a light as well. It is light enough that i can see him but i just dont know.
I might sleep in the spare room tonight with him and let DH get some sleep. i think he is getting a little over the crying all night. Will see.
OOh toys r us have a new sale... so tempting but i cant buy anything (as i have no $$ lol)... but it is nice to look isnt it. My poor kids arent getting xmas presents from santa this year. i am sure the relo's will spoil them enough.
Well ethan has been an angel all day (as usual) it is a tease i think ... aww he is so good it will be a good night and then yep waaa all night.
HOllye - i just leave ethan if he is asleep. He will wake if hungry so im not worried. I am going to get around to sewing Mia's little xmas dress soon! i might try this weekend....
Itsme - Mia does the same thing and i asked at the lactation clinic why she was doing this as it was sooooo frustrating. She said to make sure bubs postitioning is right (hips facing the right way) and to put some shape to ur nipple with ur thumb and finger and really guiding it into her mouth. We found that she was pulling of coz she wasnt getting enough breast (enough milk) and was also becoming frustrated. Its so hard to try and latch them on when they are screaming so get her to suck on ur finger until she has calmed down abit.
The other thing is wind.. Mia goes mad when shes got wind and im trying to attach her. She arches her back and chucks a big nana.. When i cant get her wind to come up i give her a mouthful in a bottle of cooled boiled water and then try and burp her again, this settles her tummy and her and she burps easy. She usually throws up a little too which is good for an upset tummy too.
Its all a learning process hun and once you work out why she does it all will be good. Pity that screaming at us is the only way they know how to tell us whats wrong. Keep your chin up, your doing a great job!
I dont know whats going on with my bleeding.. one minute its gone, the next its back. gone down to regular pads but should be able to go down to panty liners. I want to use tampons but was told not to just yet (even tho iave had a c/sec). hrmmmm TMI prob there but oh well.
Belfie - glad ur back sweety.. no ditching us ok! ill come and steal u back!
PP - yeh i did let her sleep and she woke about an hour later for a feed, thank god. geez the things we worry about. We had an alright night lastnight.. she woke at 12:30, 3, 5 and 7 and then had another feed at 11am (u know how i was talking about our "rest" time lol). I hope ethan settles for u abit so u can get some more rest. U are doing a fantastic job hun, keep it up super mummy!!! xoxox
best go find some food before she wakes again!!
mwah to u all xoxoxoxoxoxooxoxox
Well after his good night the other night, I've had a terrible day today. He's been feeding every 1 and half to two hours all day and only had a 4 hour sleep, plus it's been so hot here today so that hasn't helped. He's finally down for the night now, hopefully he'll sleep for a while. I think that he's having a growth spurt as well.
Ok off to have some dinner and some more water.
hugs xoxo
Hollye: For your bleeding, try to do as little as you possibly can during the day with your feet up as often as possible, let the house go for a couple of days and the bleeding should let up.
AmandaJ: Sounds like you have a catnapper. Jude doesn't sleep all day but he's a pretty good night sleeper compared with other bubs.
Last night Jude slept in bed with me from 11pm to 4am. I had 5 hours of unbroken sleep. Bliss!! :dance: Then I put him in the nursery at 5am and actually he's still asleep now it's 9.30am so I think I might gently nudge him and see if he needs his nappy changed and a big feed. My husband woke me up at about 6.30am getting ready for work, so that screwed up my chance for another unbroken stretch of sleep. Anyhoo, I'm not expecting Jude to do this every night but it was lovely just for one night to rejuvenate a bit.
PS. Happy 1 month birthday my little monkey.
Morning - we have our 6 weeks check today - already!! :o With DS1 I bled until this point, then with DD for two weeks then lightly spotting on and off for another 3 - and this time the same, pretty much nothing now, just back to a little bit more than normal. YAY! Seems to have gotten less time for each baby??
We are doing well, Zander feeding ok (weight check will tell today ;) hoping for 5kg) - and day sleeping a bit all over the place with school runs and shopping and general stuff :rolleyes: but night sleep he usually goes down with the other kids around 7 - 8pm - then wakes twice overnight. However, I don't mind the feeding overnight, and lately he has been settling well afterwards so I had a total of 6 hours last night and feel rejuvenated - and that is still with DH away in Townsville until tonight so I feel very capable again!
Amanda - you deserve Julian to be sleeping well for you overnight with 4 other kids in house - you are amazing - I feel like I am struggling enough with 3 at times - but do pull through :dance: They are all so precious ...
Kuraiza - we evicted Zander out of our room after all the visitors left cos he was so noisy! Grunting, groaning, wind after the night feeds etc - he has been in his own room for 2 weeks and I think we are both sleeping better cos I am not disrupting him thinking he is waking or cold or something :redface: My plan was for him to be in our room for a couple of months like Giselle, but nope, can't sleep through his noise!
Itsme - the pulling off to me sounds like either Maya is getting fussy about your let-down (is it really strong and drowns her?) - or like Zander - he does the pull off/on thing when he is trying to get wind out or has a tummy pain - sometimes they like to suck to help move it through their bowels, even if they are burping fine - they still get wind in their bowels. Hang in there hun, around 6 weeks and on their bodies mature and they start to be able to push it through a bit easier - here's hoping!
Belfie - see I told you I had already gatecrashed into this thread with all the due girls :) Seemed very lonely in the other one and of course I love talking to you :) feels strange that there was only 3 of us though hey!
PP - Christmas - when is that? LOL I am usually soooooo organised, better do something about that soon .... I have DD's pressies on lay-by but DS1 fads change so we were waiting to see closer to the day - which would be about now ..... EEK!
Gotta run .
KURAIZA I normally start on dinner at 4pm, sometimes earlier, and try to eat it around 6pm. That way I can do the dishes etc before Byron feeds at 7/7.30pm. Then once he's back down I go to bed. It's just a matter of doing everything throughout the day so you don't have to do it all after 6pm when the bub is restless.
Byron was pretty restless yesterday. He kept waking up & I had to re settle him all the time. I think it was the heat. He was great over night though. I put him down at 8pm & I went to bed at 8.40pm. Got to sleep around 9pm & Byron woke up at 1.40 for a feed. He went straight back down again (as he normally does). I got back into bed at 2.20 but couldn't sleep. Grrrr, it always happens. Must've been 3am before I fell asleep then he woke at 4am with gas pains. So I co slept with him till 7am. So I managed to get a pretty good sleep. He went back down just before 9am. He mainly feeds 4 hourly with 1 3 hour feed a day. I can't complain about that.
We're starting to get some smiles from him now. It first happend last week, then again yesterday when my MIL was tickling his face. We managed to get it on camera, it's in my gallery, then again this morning while DH was talking to him. So cute.
I uploaded some pics in my gallery if you want to take a peek. They were taken yesterday.
Sorry about the lack of personals. I just can't seem to keep up with you all. I do read all of your posts though.
wow SamiH.. 6 weeks! where has the time gone?!?! i cant believe Mia is over 2 weeks now, the past 2 weeks seem like such a blur and she has changed so much. I dont want my lil girl to grow up :(
speaking of her we had a great night lastnight. She had a feed at 7:30pm and stayed awake for mummy and daddy cuddles until about 11:30pm (wow thats like 4 hours), then had another little feed and slept till 4am! had another big feed till 5:30 (with falling asleep and waking in between! lol) and then i had to wake her at 10am this morning!!! she just fed for 50 mins and had mummy cuddles and now shes back asleep. So proud of her and she hasnt even cried once. We are slowly getting into a routine with her feeds and it seems to be helping. She has 2-3 hourly feeds during the day and at night and the morning all she pretty much wants to do is sleep! Btw i co slept with her from 7am this morning which i usually do every morning.
Matt went back to work today and so far has been all good. Was wondering how i was going to cope doing it all by myself but if she keeps this good behaviour up it will be a breeze. (touches wood). cant see it happening tho.
off to have some brunch.. xoxoxoxo
Well after been up most of yesterday Julian slept from 6:30pm until 5am this morning again, had a feed then back to sleep in my bed all snuggled up to me, was very nice. He slept through school drop off and part of the kids parade as I stayed because Lockie was getting an award, was so proud of him. Now it's bloody hot and after his feed just now he's all hot and sweaty so I've got him in his bouncer watching me.
Georgi I'll go and have a look at Byron in a min, Julian has been smiling a bit too lately, I caught some on camera yesterday and this morning.
Sami wow 6 weeks already, it goes so quick.
PP and Kuraiza both your boys are 4 weeks too, hope you are both going well.
hugs xoxo
spoke too soon.. i think im in for a loooooooong day..
woohoo amanda, julian is a great sleeper by the sounds of it!
thank amanda!
Yes kurazia- happy 1 month birthday to our bubs! lol
HOllye - hun you can always vent here to me!!! i feel your pain lol
Well last night omg!!! DS went to sleep at 930 on his belly and woke at 130am for a feed.. i was like omg!! that s 4hrs i never get 4 hrs then he came to bed with me and i thought... oh it is going to be a good night.... he wll sleep till morning... but THEN
DD woke at 430 and wanted to play -waking DS! doh! cant win!