Serenity weighed 2.36kg today YAY up 335 in 12 days which is good as she is so small so only gains small amounts very excited and happy booked in for family photos on the 28 not sure how to get 4 children and 2 adults all looking good at once so hoping we manage
Wow it has being awhile since I have posted but have being reading when I have a chance.
Well poor DH has had to go back to work today and I am having my first day of Luke to myself. Scared out of my mind that he will scream the house down but we have had first day time feed and he has gone to sleep like an angel. He also did a 6 hour stint last night (from feed to wake) which means I am not as exhausted as usual so fingers crossed we have a good day.
Get you girls on the spitting out of the nipple. I also get given a face from him like I have just put the most disgusting thing in his mouth!
Have mothers group tomorrow and I am praying we are back above birth weight. It's only 167 grams he needs to put on but so far the biggest weight gain he has done is 130 grams so my confidence isn't high... he will be 4 weeks old on Thursday so they are really keen to see him back up there.
Hope your bubs are settling better at night and everyone is well. May be back online more now that DH isn't here to hog the computer!
Have had a rough couple of days as the paediatrician upset me quite a lot on friday. He has given me a cortisone ointment for DD's face as the milk rash turned to eczma, have got a referral for another ultrasound in 4 weeks to check her hips again at the children's hospital as she has grade 2 hip dysplasia and also told me to stop breastfeeding and put her on a special hypoallergenic formula called neocate LCP for a week as he thinks she has a milk protein allergy (not lactose intolernt as he thought before!). Anyways, I only did it for 24 hours as was a complete mess trying to express and feed her the bottle and settle her all at the same time. It just felt soooo wrong to me and I was extremely worried about breast refusal and milk drying up. I had good reason too. After having a complete breakdown and calling my sister to come over I put her back on the boob and surprise surprose she has been a nightmare to get back on, not attaching and crying etc as well I can tell there is not a lot of milk there even with me expressing. Anyway I have decided that I know my daughter best and for now, breastfeeding is what is best for her. I am putting myself on a complete dairy and soy free diet and when I see the paed next will just tell him, I couldn't do it. He was wrong about the lactose intolerance so why not about the milk protein stuff. I just wish doctors would listen to mothers, I told him I didnt feel good about it and he just ignored my fears. Only at the last feed did she feed much better, though to build my supply up Im back to 2-3 hourly feeds and the same through the night.
oh erybery! u arent having a fun time of it hey?!
Good on u for sticking to your instincts, doctors have no idea how strong mummy instincts are. fingers crossed everything sorts itself out for u hun!
Hi to everyone else, havent had a chance to catch up on everything properly, will soon.
As for us, we're going well, Izzy seems to be settling a bit more at night have had two inghts of 6 and 5 hour stretches which is nice.
MCHN said she isnt smiling yet because her corrective age is only 5 weeks, so hopefully in the next few weeks the smiles start.
Still breastfeeding really well, no issues there.
DD1 is still going really well with TT, still in a nappy over night, but we'll get her there.
GTG hunting down a golden retriever. DF promised we could get one when we moved into our own house. we had to give my baby up because she absolutely destroying the rental we were in!
Hope ur all well
xxxx
Oh my darling Ery - what a knob to just dismiss breastfeeding as unimportant because he *thinks* it's a milk protein allergy! Paeds really need to have a huge component of their training be on lactation because they undermine so many breastfeeding relationships merely by having no clue. It's not like she's on solids and it's just a matter of switching foods around to test his theories - I'm so sorry you've had the weekend you've had Please call the ABA 1800 mum-2-mum line and have a chat with them when you're having a hard time - 24 hrs and they hear the broad spectrum of BFing issues.
Just dropping in now cos DP came home early and I had a chance to eat my lunch in front of the laptop before other duties call me away again!
Tallarah has been running a slightly higher temp today, which accounts for lots. She's still quite peaceful for a sick girl - DS can't manage quietness when he's sick! She sounds positively awful in her breathing. Those suction thingies can only suck out so much snot
Anyhow, second week back at work for DP and given we've all had the lurgy, I'm still sane (my own opinion ) and have been painting a fairy for my niece's birthday present (birthday tomorrow, she lives in NZ...another belated pressie!!).
Better get something to drink while I have a moment...
erybery. You rant till your hearts content hun! Besides your not ranting your telling people who care. Great work trusting in yourself, shes you little girl and you know her better than anyone in the entire universe! I hope everything settles soon.
Cam- good luck with the weight gain today
Heavenly- well done Serenity! Good luck with the photos. I was worried about just getting DD ready for ours- we wont even in them!
Hi V-love, Skybie, Maya and everyone who hasnt been on in a while.
Erybery-good on u and hopefully everything works out well with the no dairy so that u can rub it in his face, smart arse of a guy lol.
Maya-yep DD1 has got the lurgy too but to top it off she it also teething her molars and fangs on all sides, so yesterday was absolutley hell You sound so relaxed in ur pose i dont know how u do it lol
Skybie- golden retrievers r so gorgeous, so hopefully u find one soon!
dd2 is still having troubles keeping her milk down, projectile vomit is a glorious thing the maternal nurse said to try and nap in the afternoon as it might increase my supply or something, i laughed at that cause dd1 only has 1 nap and thats normally late morning. So i think we might have to take dd1 off the boob and space out the feed and see how that works. We have a bit of an attachment problem too so i think she is taking in more air than usual, which probably doesnt help. so i might ring the m2m hotline and see wat can be done.
How are you guys putting the babies to sleep during the day? Any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated as yesterday was a day where dd2 slept for maybe an hr the whole day and didnt want to be put down.
Hi to every1 else, and i hope all the bubs r sleeping, eating and pooing well
Cam- we've had Liv in Bumgenius for just over a week now and I LOVE them...absolutely recommend them.
I shopped around and got overwhelmed with choice!! In the end, we went to the Babies and Kids expo and spoke to the rep and chose BGs because they are a one-size system and that just seemed to be the easiest for us (and DH was sold at 'Expo Special' price )
I'll prob end up getting a few diff brands too now, just to compare...Good Luck researching...
no puppy yet, the ones im looking at arent available till decmber. i love goldies, excellent big dog to have with little kids. Charlotte would do all thing unimaginable to hollie and she never flinched.
Cam, wat kind of nappies were u looking at? iv got stacks but cant tell u wat works and what doesnt for us yet because Izzy doesnt fit into them yet! we went mostly with one size fits most
Mzy - getting there! T is breathing better now (thank you, heat!!) and not as velcro-y and my throat is no longer lumpy Thanks for asking! With T, I wear her in a shoulder sling (easier to get in and out without waking) to sleep, then put her down onto her lambskin. She's a much sleepier baby than DS was. She's been asleep now for over an hour. DD also seems to be a bit of an air sucker. Today and last night I'm having some nipple pain but I don't tend to think it's DD, I think it's DS who's feeding habits are creating a new sensitivity - he's been resting his top teeth on my areola at the base of the nipple and even though I pull him off as soon as he starts doing it it's been getting worse on my nipple. He really needs to concentrate on how he's attaching (and he can do it, he just needs to focus) or I'll have to wean him Anyhow, DD has started to get a bit chucky, and I'm hoping like hell that it's because of all the snot in her belly and that it's temporary!
Cam - I've used Peapods (which I found great when DS was bigger, I've only ever used the Mediums on him, and I have one Small for DD that is a bit big around the leg and leaks when she sleeps on her side), which can take a while to dry with the bamboo inserts. Nothing an overnight stint in front of the wood heater in winter can't fix. I had one Bumgenius with DS and didn't like it with him after a while because the lining didn't wick moisture from his skin as well as the fleece of the Peapods, so he'd get a red welt around his waist and I stopped using it overnight (which was why I got it in the first place, when he was down to one night nappy). However, now that DD is being whipped out of wet nappies as soon as she's done a wee (part of the EC caper I'm doing with her, and I'm using flannel flats) I'm finding Bumgenius good when I DO use them - which is really only when we're out, because the flannel flat fold is not recommended for car travel. BUT...BUT...I have found a lovely new nappy that is very much like Bumgenius, except it's an Australian company (recently had to move production to China to keep costs down, but is all ethically produced), it's about $3 cheaper per nappy, has bamboo instead of microfibre (I find bamboo better for lingering smells...as in, less of them!) AND...AND...comes in fantastic colour patterns!! It's called MiniLaLa and has a website you can google. My local nappy supplier has them in stock but not many retailers have them - they are predominantly online. It's a one size affair, so there's no messing around buying more when the child gets bigger (Peapod is about $20, MiniLaLa is $35). I will get a few more because even though I'm EC'ing as much as I can, later on the cover can be used without the insert as a panty that can be whipped off quickly And, as I said, I use them for car travel and I do heaps of that (unfortunately, for my carbon footprint!).
Right, nearly finished paperwork - sent off birth reg this week, have nearly finished the form for family assistance and medicare (the one for Baby Bonus), and nearly done with the Health Care Card one (that I've been eligible for for most of the year and have a major aversion to filling out forms!!). So, Tallarah will be official soon.
Also, been busy cos we're making moves here - house will be on the market in a few weeks and I have to source boxes to pack the visual peripherals and wash the walls of DS's 'artwork'...
Gonna rest now, while DS is watching the Muppets movie and DD is asleep...in the Spanish dub (don't think he's even noticed that I selected Sp at the start of the DVD!).
Hope the Vic girls are keeping cool, and great to read from everyone else!
Cam I have quite a few cloth nappies so will pop back in later and tell you what I like.
All is great here. Just had my last midwife visit which is sort of sad. DD is going great and slept ofr 8 hours last night, I am not getting to excited though as no doubt is was a one off lol.
Hey ladies! Miss seeing your avatars So thought Id just pop in and say hi! Hope everyone is well and got the hang of juggling everything and a new baby
Take care and maybe if some would like they can add me to fb as we're no long belly buddies
Hey all joined my local next generation gym yesterday so just reminding myself to not go full on then die out lol pacing myself but my goodness it's snazzy deff worth the lil extra it costs I've put on a couple kg so back to pre pregnancy weight Again was getting excited for a minute that I'd lost more bit it's crept back so so I have to stop being lazy I guess
Mzy: oh, the not sleeping during the day. You might be about to go through what I have just been through for the past 6 days... Tara seems to have gone through a major milestone change, a girl from my other forum told me about "Wonder Weeks" the first one occurs between 4-5 weeks. There is a book all about the wonder weeks and explains all the mental and physical changes our little ones go through at milestone ages.
Tara was completely unsettled during this time, not wanting to sleep, only wanting to be held which is when she slept. But when put down in her cot she would wake up immediately and scream. She also wanted almost constant feeding. So all up this time didn't allow me much time or sleep for that matter as she then became overtired due to her not sleeping during the day. She seems to be coming out the other side, which is fantastic and we even managed to get 8 hours sleep last night (broken by a feed), something I haven't experienced for so long. She is also now happy to sleep in her cot, sometimes she will put herself to sleep and other times still wants a cuddle, but to be able to put her down and have her sleep for a good block of time is all I can ask for.
Fingers crossed, you have a baby that is good for you but if it gets a bit too much by all means pm me and I can tell you if Tara suffered the same problems you may be experiencing.
Howdy all, been very quiet in here. I hope your all doing well.
All good here. The past few nights DD has been hard to settle, not sure if it is just the heat. Still sleeping good at night though so cant complain. Must be off I am buggered. Hope to catch up with you all properly soon.
Please call the ABA 1800 mum-2-mum line and have a chat with them when you're having a hard time - 24 hrs and they hear the broad spectrum of BFing issues.
) and have been painting a fairy for my niece's birthday present (birthday tomorrow, she lives in NZ...another belated pressie!!).
erybery. You rant till your hearts content hun! Besides your not ranting your telling people who care. Great work trusting in yourself, shes you little girl and you know her better than anyone in the entire universe! I hope everything settles soon.
well done Serenity! Good luck with the photos. I was worried about just getting DD ready for ours- we wont even in them! 
You sound so relaxed in ur pose i dont know how u do it lol
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Thanks for asking! With T, I wear her in a shoulder sling (easier to get in and out without waking) to sleep, then put her down onto her lambskin. She's a much sleepier baby than DS was. She's been asleep now for over an hour. DD also seems to be a bit of an air sucker. Today and last night I'm having some nipple pain but I don't tend to think it's DD, I think it's DS who's feeding habits are creating a new sensitivity - he's been resting his top teeth on my areola at the base of the nipple and even though I pull him off as soon as he starts doing it it's been getting worse on my nipple. He really needs to concentrate on how he's attaching (and he can do it, he just needs to focus) or I'll have to wean him 
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