thanks ladies on the suggestion, I got out on friday & used our sling whilst shopping all day... it was a much better idea than pushing her in the pram she went straight off to sleep. I don't like the sling I have as it puts a lot of pressure on my back, so will defiantely look at buying a hug a bub.
Kerry, I hated the idea of using a dummy, I did with DD & I disliked it. However after a lengthy conversation with my MHCN we decided that it was a good idea for Madeleine to try and use one (for her reflux as the saliva settles the acid) We started using it this week & she didn't like it too much, but she's gotten use to it & spits it after a few minutes.
Kel, sorry to hear your DF isn't being helpful, mine is not so bad but he like yours thinks she's playing on it when she cries... it makes me so mad that I automatically grab her back & he's off the hook once again.
Donna, good luck hope the BF is easier now
Congrats on all the babie weight gains, its amazing how big they are all getting now
ok, house is lookin ok,washing is on and i've had breakky. Arabella slept from 11pm last night til 6.30 this morning and then she had a feed and went back to sleep, she's still asleep .
Whillst i had some spare time i googled the medication she is taking for reflux and the side effects cause i think she is constipated. now would u believe that a common side effect is vomitting, WTF, why the hell would u prescribe that for infant damned reflux. $50 so not well spent.
Oh WOW, 11- 6-30, you lucky thing. I wonder what I'm doing wrong? Ashlyn must be having a growth spurt because she's been feeding every 2 hrs since yesterday. Then she was unsettled from 3.30am. At least she went down for her nap easily.
We've got a photo session booked for today so it looks like I'm going with bags under my eyes.
Ok, so we had a slightly better night - still didnt' get into bed until REALLY late, but DF was awake, even though he was busy with the car most of the night (getting it ready for our Wedding so I didn't mind), but still, having him AWAKE while I was, made it seem a little better.
I kind of feel bad about what I said about him but I needed to vent at the time. Lets just hope he doesn't repeat that performance!
Sue ~ How wonderful that Arabella slept so long! The longest Seven will go overnight is 3hrs, then shes awake for another feed - but - she kind of doesn't wake up fully and then goes straight back to sleep - but with lots of grunting and groaning!
Tenille ~ I hope your photos work out well. We are having Family Shots done soon, by the same lady who did Sevens first photos. I can't wait!!!!
Hope you are all well and getting at least SOME rest.
ARGH! Babies!
Seven just had the most luxurious of baths, bubbles and all, and a massage. She loved it, and for the first time ever, she didn’t cry when I took her out.
We had a lovely feed, then 10 minutes later. BAM. Poo blow out. And, also for the first time ever, it went up the BACK!
So, naked as the day she was born, she got a ‘baby wipe’ wash. And a new set of jimjams.
So, S.E.V.E.N no longer spells Seven, it spells RatBag.
Oh, you may have noticed, she broke the 4 day poo rule! (we had poop 2 days ago!)
well Liberty is propped up on a pillow sleeping on my chest (the computer chair can lean back) so now I finally get a chance to type
kell - you are so lucky. nearly every poo is a poo-splosion (at least 6 times a day mind you) despite being so constipated that she moans and groans, grunts and cries to get it out. we have already gone through 12 packs of wipes so i've just decided to use cloth wipes until she gets over this as at this rate it will cost us over $300 a year in wipes!!
Sue - could you try zantac? i did hear that losec was supposed to be good, strange that the side effects is vomiting?? that is really stupid. zantac still makes them constipated though but i balance it out with infants friend haha reminds me of that post you wrote about "cramming it down like there's no tomorrow" i have those moments too!!
candyjay - i LOVE my baby bjorn although it does hurt your back after a while but we use it for shopping and for whingy arsenic hours. she nearly always falls asleep in it and now she's getting a little bit older she will look around too which is good because she is entertained in it whilst i get a few chores done. i tried a hug-a-bub but i'm too unco to work it out. as she gets older i will need to try and work it out though as i'm not sure how much more weight she can put on before she will be too heavy for me to carry in it for my back. also i find it makes us both very sweaty??
donna - how cute that she pokes out her tongue more now!! i bet you feel much better now that you know why she was having trouble attaching.
Tenille - haha i can so relate to your sleepy story!! the midnight feed is ok but its the 3/4am one that i'm really tired for. sometimes i get so tired that i forget to "put the boob away" and as she often sleeps cuddled up next to me i've woken up before to her trying to re-attach herself
wow i actually got to finish what i came on hear to write. probably not good to let her get used to sleeping on me but oh well, i'll worry about that later. it's good to have time to myself, well sort of anyway, for a change
Shock horror, I’m awake. Seven WAS soundly asleep, until the very second I put her in her basinnet. She’s been crying ever since. She’s currently on my lap whingeing. Doesn’t want a feed, just wants to me to stand up and hold her. My back is about to break. Holding a 5.5kg baby for hours on end is not good for a bad back!
DF has been asleep since 7.45. He’s ‘tired’. Im over him being ‘tired’. So am I! He doesn’t wake up every 2hrs to feed a hungry baby. He doesn’t get up early to spend all day with a needy baby. He gets to go to work and come home and go to friggin bed!
If I bring this up, I know what he will say. “I work all day”. So frigging what?
Somethings gotta give.
I need this baby to go to sleep before midnight. I have tried everything. Im SO dam tired! This is NOT what it was supposed to be like.
I am sorry about the ‘me’ post again – but I am going to lose my mind if I don’t vent. I know you are all going through the same things, but I don’t know what else to do.
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