Babies Born September 1st - 15th 2008

Eej, that sounds like a bad day. Good thing you were able to get the roof fixed so quick though.

Sue, well done on only having 3kg to go. I have about 8kg, but my aim at the moment is to lose 3kg by Christmas. I'll probably get there if I stop eating Timtams, lol.

Kerry, I'm the same, cant wait till I get the all clear to do some exercise. I've been trying to do a little bit of walking and I did some light weights the other day, but it's so hard to find the time. Didn't have any pain in the scar though, so that's a good sign.

Well, I dont know how my night will be tonight. Ashlyn did a massive projectile vomit earlier and now she is starting to get a temp. She's been feeding so much my bbs are empty and I had to settle her with a dummy because she was getting angry at the lack of milk. She's finally fallen asleep so hopefully my body will be able to catch up with the supply. Hope she doesn't get too sick, poor little bubby.

Morning all. Yay, DS has finally caught the bus to school today so I didn't have to wake Arabella up. She is still asleep and I have already hung a load of washing out and put another on, had a shower and had breaky. Geez, that usually takes me a whole day. :dance: I don't smell of vomit, well until she wakes up that is LOL.

Captain - My boobs were so empty last night I reached for the formula :redface: for the first time. My pg weight seemed to just peel off, I didn't mention that I still need to loose about 15kg's of my own doing :shhh:

Kerry - I have been going on short walks and exercising a bit in the pool. I never though I would be able to cause the c/s really took the wind out of me. Has yr mum gone home yet?

Ok, off to hang out another load :dance:

Hi Ladies,

An early day for me today....going shopping for Wedding Jewellery with my Mum. She's already rung me at 8.30! Lucky for her I was up!

Captain ~ I hope you had a reasonable night with Ashlyn.

Sue ~ Well done on getting so much done already! I am only on my first cup of tea! Argh I had better get my a** in gear!

Well, I thought Seven was going to have a good start to the night last night. She was awake for all but 2hrs from midday yesterday and fell asleep around 10-10.30. That was good. But, come 11.30, she was awake and that was it. No screaming or crying, just awake and didn't want to be put down. This continued until 1.15am. Ok, so no biggy, but, when you have done this every single night for 2-3 weeks, it becomes a bit ridiculous. I have NO idea why she wakes then and what she wants.
Hopefully the early start today will make her even MORE tired and she will sleep tonight.

Argh, babies!

On the up side, we have found an absolutely stunning gown for Seven to wear to our Wedding!

Better run and get ready to go pick Mum up!

Have a wonderful day ladies!

Oh, NaeNae says Hi and sends all her love. She's sorry she doesn't get on here much anymore but she thinks of us all the time. Isn't she just precious?

Love & Hugs

Just got back from the MCHN & Madeleine has gained weight again ... she's now 10pd 12oz so above average now. We are happy with that as we've managed to get the supply up & stop using formula.

We have started using Karicare Thickener in her EBM to help with her reflux, I think it's working a lot as just after that bottle she went straight down & hasn't spit up at all... which is unusual. I'm hoping this means that Madeleine will sleep better, she's a bigger baby & usually they sleep better than what she has been. Last night she zonked out after we kept her awake between 5-9pm she screamed so badly at 9 that she slept 6 hours straight, hoping I can repeat that but I doubt it.

Are you noticing your babies are more alert? She has noticed her toys on her change table & stares at them whilst being changed. She also likes to be sitting up right so she can look at everything, my sling has been a godsend for that reason.

Oh on the BF issues, my lactation consultants have officially given up, there is no way she can latch on. I just hope I can keep expressing fulltime, I know it's helpful for her but I just don't know how long I can keep it up.

Sorry to hear of all the sleep troubles, hope you can all get some sleep soon.

Calebsmum, congrats on finding an outfit for seven.

Captain, I feel your pain on the clothes issue, it was so beautiful here on sunday & we went to an outdoor event... needless to say that I couldn't fit anything but my yoga pants so I just had to cook for the day.

eej, are you using a manual pump? I've stopped using my electric hired one because I found it was getting to painful. my avent has a let down feature & i'm noticing im getting more milk (enough for all feeds) for a lot less pain.

Gee time flies, gotta pick up DD & get to tennis, take care

Kell - that is so funny about the explosive poos. Can't imagine how massive it must be after 4 days!!

CandyJay - the first day we gave Liberty zantac she slept heaps too. I think she was catching up!!

kbowman - Hubby's main boss is back from overseas this week so we find out more soon about when his job is being made redundant but his office has already closed, he was buddies with the next boss down so at the moment he's been working up in their Brisbane office to buy some time financially but its just over an hour away from where we live (lucky my parents live there so we're staying up with them for now) - long term though it's not going to work him working up there as we're going home from my parents this weekend. It's something though for now!! PS. If it's night time I wouldn't wake up matthew. I used to wake up liberty at night but all I did was make her cranky and she wouldn't feed anyway because she was usually too cranky. When she's hungry she lets me know!!

Mummatotwo - WOW what a weight gain for your baby. What you're doing is obviously working!!

Pam - poppy is such a beautiful name!! I'm the same as you. I've lost my bubby weight but now it's time to lose the weight I already had on me before I was pregnant. The problem is I eat because I am tired!! I ate a tub of soy-icecream in two days because everytime I felt tired, I went to the freezer and ate icecream. Oh dear... I don't think the other weight is going any time soon!!

Nicambhar - Liberty does the same thing, she chokes sometimes and I have to put her over my knee to help her. That's why I like her in the same room as me (or the same bed depending on how tired I am - if I'm too tired, I won't co-sleep)

EEJ and Tenille - lots of hugs to you!!

Only elastic waisted pants fit me too and I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight. Not sure what happened there!! Speaking of weight, Liberty put on 200g in one week (after only putting on 200g in 4 weeks) so now we're up to 8 pounds - it seems that demand feeding works a lot better. I'm so pleased!! :)

Just a quickie ~ Just weighed the Muffin ~ She is now 5.43kg! What a porker! I think thats about 12 pounds! Little piglet!

Oh, and she slept ALL day while shopping for Wedding Jewellery so I just know that tonight is going to suck!

Ah well! Its the price we pay!


Lol & Candy ~ Congratulations on the good weight gains!


Hope all is well.

Hi girls,

First of all I wanted to give you all a hug :hug: It sounds like I am not the only one having a rough time. It feels like I never have time to do anything properly including trying to get on here to update :lol:.

On the sleep front things are going well here and Molly continues to sleep through the night. We just have heaps of problems getting her to sleep. She seems to be unsettled between 8.30 - 1am. Sometimes it is wind other times just unsettled.

Breastfeeding is becoming such a problem for us. We are still having attachment issues and are off to see the Lactation Consultant tomorrow. My nipples are so sore. A couple of days ago they were that sore I cried the whole time Molly fed and I ended up taking her off as I couldn't stand it any more. Cody ended up going to the supermarket and buying some formula. I haven't given any to Molly but I don't know how much longer I can stand the pain. It has gotten better but it just feels like I have been in some sort of pain for so long. We had great attachment until Molly developed thrush. It gets me down but I really want to try and keep breastfeeding. My mini goal is to make it to 2 months which is 2 weeks away. At this stage I have been BF for 6 weeks longer than I thought I would. :dance:

Sorry I haven't done any personals but I have been reading everyones posts. My 6 week check up is next week and except for my breasts I feel great.

We didn't make it to mothers group today as poor Molly has been very unsettled. She seems to have a pain in the belly and keeps waking screaming. Very unusual for my Molly-cat.

Anyway I here her stirring again so I will leave my update there. Hope everyone has a great day today and will talk soon.

Kell - :dance: for finding a nice gown for Seven to wear to the wedding. I can't keep anything on Arabella for more than 10 minutes, she always manages to chuck on it all including me. Sounds like Seven is in a routine of having her midnight shenanigans, cheeky little monkey. I am wondering when babies begin to sleep through the night - oh will that be bliss.

CJ - Arabella is very alert. Her eyes really light up when she sees this colourful moose that we have hanging above her car seat. Clothes, hmmm, even though I have only 3 kg's to go to get to pre pg weight, I have really changed shape and have been wearing yoga pants as well :redface:

Aaahe Bella is yelling for me, BBL to finish off my personals.

Sue ~ I am not holding out much hope of The Seven Muffin keeping her gown nice and clean...hence she will be wearing it for the ceremony and formal photos then off it comes! LOL

Donna ~ You are invited over to my place for a baby party at 1am any night! I am so sorry you are having troubles with feeding, I hope the LC can help you tomorrow! :hug:

Ok, I made it back, 12hrs later LOL...
We had a good night, even though Arabella slept on my chest all night because she has a stuffy nose. I am going to go out and buy one of those ear thermometers today. I thought she had a bit of a temp yesterday. So much for me not giving her any formula or medicines. I have given her two bottles and have been ramming down losec, nilstat and infants friends like there's no tomorrow PML.

Kell - Let's just hope that Seven keeps you clean as well.

Donna - wow, sleeping through the night, that's great. I have trouble keeping bella asleep cause she always wakes herself by flinging her arms around, the little poop always manages to get them free from my tight wrap. She sometimes reselttles herself though, so hopefully she gets better. Hope you get the BF sorted mate.

iserveanawesomeGod - Pg must change our body shape, Id say the hips had spread :o. You should have seen the look on my DF's face when I bought elastic waist pants - priceless.

Candy Jay: Good for you with the expressing. I know its hard, my sister expressed exclusively for about 8 months. I was and am very proud of her! Its an amazing thing you are doing for bubby! If you need help or encouragement get in contact with the ABA, i am sure you have already they might not be able to make it easier, but they are wonderful for encouragement also!


Kell, sorry to hear that you are having some issues with the sleeping, it gets really hard huh!

Sorry to all that i have missed, i am really exhausted at the moment. I am going to go and get my eyes tested, i dont know if they are shot or its from exhaustion, but everything is going fuzzy...

Nath is doing really really well, still feeding beautifully, and starting to settle into a sleep routine at night.. well not a routine, but a bit of regularity to it. He only woke once a couple of nights ago, but has slipped back into about 3 times for a feed, then he just drifts off to sleep with me in bed, i really like the co sleeping. I think it will be hard for me to stop, but i worry when he is more mobile.
I am not weighing him anymore, but am surprised that he is already in 00's. Is this normal for 6 weeks old? What size clothing are your babies in?

If anyone wants to see pics, i have uploaded a heap of them to :

DropShots.com

thats both the kids, there are some birth/newborn pics in there too. Ill delete this link after a few days in my post...

I have to have my 6 week check up next week and i am petrafied, i hate having the pap smears. How on earth am i meant to do that with a toddler chucking a tanty too? no one to look after him while i am "invaded". Any tips?

love to all, and hope you are all well.

Hi everyone,

I'm having a bit of a panic attack. Something has happened to my milk today! I have hardly got any when I've pumped. Usually I have heaps. I don't know what's different about today. I need 600mls to keep up wih Emily but have barely got 3/4 of that today when normally I get well over it. Its really worried me, which i guess makes it worse.

Sorry for lack of personals I'm stressing badly!

Eej, big hugs. Try not to panic. Have you been drinking the same amount of water as you normally do? Getting enough sleep? Do you drink Aktavite? There's a thread on improving milk supply and heaps were saying that Aktavite really helped them. Hope your next pump is back to normal. :hug:

I'm still having trouble settling Matthew. Will see if I can get some help tomorrow. I'm just so very tired. Feel shattered.

Oh Erin darlin please don't panic! Sometimes Mothers have bad expressing days as well as the good expressing days. Keep on keeping on and see what tomorrow brings! I would say try to rest, but with a newborn, thats impossible!

Kerry, I hear you on the sleep deprivation. I can only give cyber :hug: and lots of sleepy vibes to young Master Matthew. Sleep for your Mummy precious one, please!

All I came in here to say is - Bonds Easysuits - Easy? Pigs Bum! I had to physically WRESTLE Seven into hers (bought one today to use as jim jams). I had to pull her legs RIGHT up to her bloody ears to get them into the feet - thank heavens babies are flexible! The poor thing is going to be either wearing this until she gets so big the seams pop, or I am going to cut her out of it! Ridiculous. Give me a wondersuit anyday.
Bonds will be hearing about this........*shakes fist in air*

Hi everyone, I did a huge long post yesterday but my computer went spako(my fault I let the batttery run down :doh:)and I lost the whole thing. Now I'm way far behind, so here goes....

Kell, I took a look at those suits and thought, no way they look to hard, especially for a clothy bum.
Kerry hope you get some sleep tonight and can get the help you need tomorrow.
Eej, don't panic hon. Kell is right, every day is different. Hopefully tomorrow you have a better day.
Mummatotwo, the photo's are gorgeous! 00 is a pretty good size. I think it depends on the brand of clothes too. Ashlyn is in 000 for most clothes, but for things like bonds wondersuits they're getting a bit tight and she'd be better in 00. I have no idea what she weighs, hopefully will be finding out tomorrow.
Sue, don't feel bad about using the meds and formula. You've got to do what's best for bubs. When Danielle was a bub I was paroniod about giving her to much panadol, but I think it was worse holding back and leaving her in pain. Poor thing, by the time she was 8 months she'd had more painkillers than I'd ever used!
Donna, Yay for making it to the 6 week mark. How did it go with the LC?
Hello to everyone I missed. Sorry sounds like Ashlyn is starting to stir (again!)

She's doing pretty well, but starting to have issues because I think I've been overusing the dummy. *slap over the wrist for me* We're of to the pead tomorrow for a checkup, but I really don't think we need to go.

Better run she's definately awake now.

Thanks girls, I did some pumping overnight which I hope will help. I did read about the activite so I'm off to get some today! I still have a script for motillium so i might fill that just in case.

Kell-I have been saying that for ages, I call them NOT easy suits. Alll my GFs agree. They say for older children they get easier but then they have easy access to stick their hands into their nappies! Which one of my GFs son does...yuck!

Sue- I hope Arabella is feeling better. Have you tried Fess for her nose?

Captain-our pead said he doesn't belive in babies should be in pain either, he told us to give Em Braures 3 times a day to relive the colicky times she has. I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to give her something all the time, but am reassured by the Dr saying its ok.

Mummatotwo- the photo's are lovely! Emily is still in some 0000 but mostly 000. Not a fan of pap smears either but have to be done don't they.

Indie- I hope the LC helped. :hug:

kerry- I hope Mathew settles for you. I have found Pinky McKay's book- 100 ways to calm the crying- has some good tips in it. Baby Love- Robyn Barker is good too.

We went to the pead for our 6 week check on Wednesday and he is very happy with her growth which is following the curve but for her age she is just slightly below average. She weighs 4.4 kg clothed.

I have to say we have a pretty good baby. At night if she doesn't go straight to sleep when i put her down she will just coo and giggle to herself until she does go to sleep. She never cries at night, I think its cause when she starts stiring around feed time, I get to her before she starts crying. That's why I like having her in our room. She does get unsettled a fair bit in the evenings but we can calm her down.
I hope writing this does't jinx me!

Better go and get ready for the day- I need to get on to that activite!

Morning all,

Just quickly jumping on as I need some help, Madeleine has started to sleep well during the night only waking once but this means shes up all day long. What do you do with them all day? I can't seem to get anything done as she just cries when I put her down, I put her in her rocker & that lasts 5 minutes... I have her in her cot with the mobile going and some toys in there but she'll start any minute. Yesterday she didn't have a sleep until 5pm, I went for a long walk at 2pm as she wouldn't stop screaming.

I know she's 6 weeks & crying peaks, I just don't know how to keep her entertained & still be able to get some things done like a shower & cleaning?

Ohh on the easy suits... I have no idea why they thought to call them easy, we bought some stupid huh! and i've wrestled Madeleine in them after her bath at night, they look so cute but what a pain.

Sorry for the lack of personals but she's started again

Well, the "not-so-easy-suit" is off and its never going back on! Even trying to change her bum was hard!
Anyway, another late one for us last night - 1.15am and Daddy had to put her to sleep coz I wasn't cutting it. So, another slow moving day with nothing getting done. Shes currently feeding as we speak.

Eej - I hope today is a better day and the Aktavite does the trick.

Captain - Why do you think youve been using the dummy too much? What trouble is it causing for you hun? Seven is so anti-dummy its not funny. I keep it with me though, JIC, but I keep expecting to find a liitle picket sign saying "No More Dummies" - shes that against them!

On the upside, DF tried her on her first bottle last night with EBM - in preparation for our wedding ceremony in case she gets hungry during that. It took a bit of tongue gymnastics but she got it - then came straight to me for a top up once she was done - the porker!
If she keeps eating like this she wont fit into her Baptism gown that her Brother wore at almost 4 months!

Must go and try and get SOMETHING done around the house today.

Love & Hugs

Eej, that's so cute that she coo's and giggles to sleep. What a good bub!! I don't think you'll jinx yourself, some bubs are just like that. Ashlyn has good days and bad days, but nothing to bad.
CJ, sorry don't really have any idea what to do. Perhaps she's overstimulated and it's making it hard for her to nap during the day.
Kell, I was using the dummy to try to settle Ashlyn during the day so I could deal with Danielle. But already she's starting to expect it and cry if it falls out. It was making her naps really unsettled nd not good quality. So last night we ditched it and it was fantastic. It took a while to get her to sleep, but it was a much more solid sleep, IYKWIM. She woke up for a feed after 4hours, yipee, and then when she woke up a 4, it was just a nappy change and she settled again really easy and didn't really feed. See how tonight goes.

I went and bought some clothes yesterday. Feel good because I have some nice things that fit. Not so good that I've gone up 2 sizes. Oh well, it took 9 months to get here, I'll give myself 9 months to try and lose it. Danielle just told me I look beautiful, the little darling.

Well we're off to the pead now, can't wait to see how much she weighs

Hugs

Well, last night was much better with Matthew spending most of it in his bassinet. And he's sleeping now as I write. :) Happy about that. I took him to the early childhood centre this morning and he has put on 340g since Thursday last week. He now weighs 4.81kg undressed (10pd10oz), so I'm pleased about that too. :dance: However he has a rash on his face (hormone and heat rash, we think) and a touch of cradlecap on his eyebrows. Re: him being unsettled, I was told to make sure he doesn't just "snack" off me during the day but gets a really good tummy full. And a relaxation bath in the evenings. The nurse said I need to expect that he will be unsettled if we have the day out or people over. Sigh.

Candy Jay, do you have a sling or pouch to put her into during the day? I sympathise because I have had a couple of days like that with Matthew. And nights... It's so exhausting!

I bought one of those easy suits as well! And I also thought it was ridiculously difficult to get it on and off him on the one and only time I've used it.

Time to hang out some washing! Back later

Candy Jay, I was going to suggest a sling or a wrap too. I was lent a Hug-a-bub and i am using that when i need to get things done around the house. Because Nath is like your babe, must be in my arms or on my breast... will not sit independantly.. which is ok now that i have an alternative.


Kel, I bought nath a easy suit, only because it was on clearance at kmart. what a waste of 9.00!! its in the cupboard now, there poor little legs! i normally dont mind bonds clothes for kids, but thats jsut pathetic.

Eej, nope i dont think it will jinx you, babe obviously feels safe and secure with your presence! I never did any self settling techniques with Blake, and when he was ready, he went into his cot and put himself to sleep. Iam a firm beleiver that they do it in there own time and we have to comfort them through it ;) sounds like you are doing amazing well done!
Kerry, glad last night was a bit easier for you!

We are all good today, both the boys are in bed and i am just looking at how to increase my supply, i might try the activite milkshake.. Hubby loves activite so its readily availible in this house.

Nath has 00's in heaps of different brands, but in bonds is a 0. It sux, i bought so much 0000's expecting a tiny baby, but he is just stacking it on. He doesnt look HUGE, but chubbing out and oh so long! He can only wear the short sleeved rompers and pants over them, because his feet are too damn big for the rompers with feet in them! Blake has big feet too, but this is crazy.

Well all saints is about to start, and its the only show i watch in peace theses days, so raspberries to all, and hope you have a peaceful milk filled day!

Jen

hi girls. Araella is coughing her ring out today, poor little thing. She is so blocked up that the spew is running out of her nose. Have given her a couple of doses of panadol today and she has been sleeping heaps.


kerry - Arabella was snacking and it just seemed to make her grizzly and fussy, so I am trying to fobb her off for as long as I can. Bella had heaps of cradle cap on her brows so I got a washer with some baby wash this morning and gave it a good clean and it is almost all gone. pml, she looked like she was going to be a redhead with it.

captain - I have bought myself a couple of nice outfits too, I just cut the tag off so I dont keep seeing the size. I was getting sick of wearing my gym pants out.

kell - hmmm, I give the bonds suits the big thumbs down too. They look so cute though. Bella gets a bit frustrated with the bottle too. DF bought a diff brand of dummy for her and I cracked it, telling him that she was so used to the one type. His pov was that a dummy is a dummy, he ended up eating his words when she spat it back out.

gotta run, bell?'s coughing.. bbl to finish what I started...

Hi girls, man you all talk up a storm!!!!! I feel so guilty when I get on here with my lack of personals..... Oh well I'ii try today, big DD has taken poppy for a walk and my other 2 darlings are having a rest.
Nic, poor little Arabella, must be awful for her and you. All my babes have had reflux except Poppy so I know the feeling... Gabe always had wet clothes and that was wearing a bib?????

Mumma, hope you enjoyed your show, I love sitting down at night and chilling out over a few of my favs...Nath is growing in leaps and bounds, you are doing a great BF job:rolleyes: I am jealous...

Kerry, glad Mathew is doing better today:), motherhood the toughest job out and nothing can prepare you for what is about to happen????? You think you know what lack of sleep is until you have a baby. I have my days when I feel really overwhelmed and end up having a good cry usually around teatime when the household all goes a bit nutty and so much to do. poppy has a bit of a rash as well on her face, seems to be related to heat, hope it is'nt eczema, looks a bit like and the other kids all had it. i find people think it is there right to comment on things like that eg; ways to get rid of it, what it may be, how pretty she would be without it????????:o

Captain, I had a look at clothes, desperatly need them but need an elastic waist and finding it hard to get something nice that's not grannyish, if it fits in the waist it has a spot for an overhang in the regular size?????? Will struggle to lose weight because my tiredness is making me eat rubbish, cravings for sweeties.:shhh: Good luck with your weight loss, yes 9 months is definately a good goal, how these celebs do it who knows!!!!

Kell, great to hear you got a cute outfit for Seven, sounds like your BF is going great guns as well, she is going really well. Easy suits, very cute, not so easy and definately not a mans job!!!!! I think I found a good way to get them on that does'nt include feet up at babes ears, bend feet up to nappy change height pop them in then flick the elastic part up over nappy then feet in..... seems easier to me.

CandyJay, I am finding the same as you Poppy hates being put down for any length of time and that's with 2 little people to entertain her, so the pouch rules in our house she loves it, not so much my back and gets loads of sleep in it, they say sleep promotes sleep and it sems to be true in our case, the better she sleeps during the day reflects during the night.

eej you are doing such a great job with your pumping, glad the pumping overnight worked, good idea getting your script filled.

indie hope you had success today at the lactation consultants:pray:you are doing a good job and any amount of BF you get in is perfect, 2 months is a good goal and when you get there you might think another month would'nt hurt.

Iserve, we think Poppy is cute as well, you would be surprised at how many people make reference to therir grandfathers after they have asked her name. My dad is Pa so we never think of it in that way.

Poppy is in a size 000 for length, but finding they are wide in some brands eg:pumpkin patch 00 in Bonds wondersuits, she is doing well and weighs 4444 grams at last measure, has slept through for the first night 2 nights ago 10pm to 6am, last night from 10-4.30am so looking forward to it being a regular occurance, freaked a littl ebit and did the check to see if she was breathing thing and of course woke her up.
Well we went for our 6 week check up today, not much of a check, Poppy did'nt even get looked at (this was through the GP as my OB has gone to Melb now)aske dfor a pap smear but she was too busy and will wait till next time. Have a little health scare of my own at the moment found a lump the size of a 20 cent piece in my throat yesterday morning and after asking the doc today have been sent for bloods test for thyriod conditions, the worst thing is my aunty has just been diagonized with thryoid cancer advanced and has only a short time left.... so I am feeling quite anxious also my brother has had a neck cancer, I have everything crossed that it is just a swollen gland surely we could'nt be so unlucky??????? Doc seemed a bit concerned though....
Very glad to get that of my chest.
Anyway must go and wash bottles:o so not fuuuunnnnn...

donna - i had bad attachment for the first few weeks and my nipples were so sore, bruised and bleeding that i cried every feed so i understand what you're going through *hugs* hope it gets better for you!! I remember hating the lactation people because they'd tell me how I was doing it wrong and they'd somehow get her on properly but I could never do it myself. It made me feel like a bad mum. Liberty attaches better now so that it doesn't hurt anymore but its nowhere near the "right" way to do it, she's just made up her own way. :)

blackduckies - i find that all the sizes are all over the place too. And also that they're quite wide.

We just had a weight check today at the drs and she's now up to 4kg. So she gained 700g in two weeks thanks to demand feeding (the other scales mustn't have been right that she was weighed on last week). She hasn't grown in length (still 51cm since birth) and hubby said "well if she keeps on going at this rate, growing wider and not longer she's going to turn into a ball" haha. My 6 week postnatal check was also today and my "bits" are still sore at times (a pap smear at 3 weeks didn't help - stupid doctor thought it was my 6 week check then). Dr said it was normal and it could be sore for another couple of months?? Hope not!

g2g bub's hungry and cracking it.............

blackduckies, we are doing pretty well with BF, abotu time though. We had a rough trot with blake.


Donna, have you considered using nipple sheilds? That might help you out a bit?

Hi Ladies,
So, we had a VERY ordinary day with Seven yesterday. She was NOT herself at all. She was in arms except for 15 minutes when we were in the car, and thats it! I was so sore and tired at the end of the day.
At first I put it down to the heat causing her to act up, then I realised I was on a 'test' run without Zantac. Idiot Mummy! Never ever will I do that again, not until she is at least eating solids. Poor girl, I thought she was going to be up all night because she slept most of the day, when she wasn't crying, but we 'slinged' it for a bit and she fell asleep at midnight and then slept ok for the night.
I HAVE given Zantac this morning. *shakes head at self*

I hope you are all well.

Love & Hugs

ahhh, baby asleep and my tummy is full for a change. Had a great morning and then a shyte afternoon. I am begining to get so frustrated with df because he does jack all around the house and spends very litle time with Arabella. I'd give anything for him just to provide us with a homecooked meal for tea each night. I feel like my milk supply is dwindling, I'd say because I hardly eat a decent meal, I am run down from doing everything my bloody self.:wall: I have given Bella two bottles of formula today and I feel just crap about it. Ok, selfish whinge over.....

Pam - oooher mate, Ihope you get the all clear from your results. I''ll be thinking of you.

Kell - How amazing is it that such a small little person feels like a lead weight after a few hours.

iserveanawsoneGod - wowee, that is a healthy weight gain. I am sooo slack at getting bella weighed.

Aaaaahhhhh, nooooooo, baby stirring, :pray: please :pray:let me have just an hour to myself.....

Sue, hope you were able to get that our to yourself. I know how you're feeling. I spent most of the day with Matthew on the breast, as it was the only way he would settle. Luckily I'd managed to sneak an express in at lunchtime, so I was able to give him a bottle at dinner time. Still I ended up in tears. It's just so wearing. It was 9:15pm before he finally let go and went to sleep properly in his bassinet. I'm dreading the six week screaming if this is what he's like now!

Pam, hope you get the all clear. I'd be worried too with that family history so am saying a prayer for you and sending you good health vibes. Wow at Poppy sleeping through the night - sounds heavenly!!

Kell, how did the Zantac go? Is Seven back to her normal self? Sounds like you had a rough day.

After today's efforts, I'm starting to rethink my position on a dummy for Matthew. Is anyone else finding a dummy to be successful?

He stirs. Must go!

Another quick stop by. Molly has had a horrid day today. She has been crying all day and I have had to hold her all day which is not like her at all. I am just putting it down to the heat today.

We went to the LC on Thursday and she discovered that Molly was tongue tied. She said it wasn't an extreme case but definitely there and recommended that we see a doc who specialises in it as it would be contributing to poor attachment. I rang the doc and got an appointment for the next day and she suggested that Molly would benefit from getting it cut which we did. I have been feeding Molly every 2-3 hours today and my nipples don't feel as sore so maybe it will help. She also prescribed further meds to get rid of the thrush.

Pam I hope you get the all clear with your results. It certainly would be weighing on your mind.

Hi ladies

Another quick one from me. I knackered from just doing a whole house clean. All I have to do tomorrow is vacuum. I feel so much better when the house is clean. DH is at work, Danielle is spending the night at her grandma's and Ashlyn is fast asleep, so I've actually been able to get things done for a change.

Went well at the pead yesterday. Ashlyn weighs 5.3kg, so a gain of 1.2kg since birth. Not to bad!! I have to take her back in 3 months as the Dr found a slight heart murmur. He's says it's nothing to worry about and it should clear up on it's own, but he'll keep a check on it just to make sure.

I'll try to be back tomorrow for personals. Goodnight, hope well all get lots of sleep tonight.

Sorry, this is going to be a me post.

Im ****ed off. I think I've reached my limit.

Seven is wide awake, showing no signs of going to sleep anytime soon, and guess where DF is? In bed, snoring his head off.
I have to wait for someone to be home so I can have a shower, then, I have to feed her, make sure she's asleep BEFORE I hand her over to DF, then, I get out of the shower to find that he is looking stressed and says shes been crying the whole time.
He can't have her for more than 15 minutes before he hands her back, and he gets stressed because if she is quiet when I have her then hand her over to him, she starts playing up, so he hands her back.
I asked him to bath her tonight, but he couldn't, he was too tired from work.
He's changed one nappy since she was born, and never bathed her.
I am up ALL day and most of the night with our daughter and I feel like she is all my responsibility.
More than once he has made the comment that he goes to work all day to provide for our family. yeah, like it was all my idea to have a baby!
I wonder what he thinks I do all day?
Oh I sound so ungreatful. but I am just over this and I know that soon I am going to snap!

Oh, and to top it off, he thinks we should just let her 'cry it out'. Thats ok for some, if they don't have to deal with it, not even contemplating the fact that we decided to try Attachment Parenting and the no cry technique and its working for me.

I had better go, Seven is no longer happy being bounced, so I will have to get up and walk with her. Its hell on your arms and back carrying around a 5.5kg baby all day.

Sorry for the whinge, I had to vent.

Morning All,
Well, I slept on the couch ALL night, DF didn't even realise until he woke up this morning. Seven didn't get off to sleep properly until about 2.30am, and I was bouncing her the WHOLE time.
Then, the neighbour is woken up by our cat fighting with another cat and I can hear him screaming and yelling at 2am, so outside I go to try and find our cat to lock him indoors.
So, this morning, DF gets a call from a mate who needs help with a car problem, so, he's gone now. Will most probably be gone all day.
Didn't ask if we wanted to come.
When are we supposed to spend time as a family?

Oh I am so cranky today!

Sorry again!!!!!!

Oh Kell, I really feel for you!! No wonder you're feeling cranky. Giant hugs for you, you need them :hug: :hug: What's your DF thinking? Have you got any friends or family you can call on to help or who can stay with you? I am dreading my mother leaving on October 31. I just know I'm not going to cope. I can barely cope with her being here and the help she's giving me. So, I hope your DF is home soon and takes some of the pressure off you by taking up some of the parenting responsibilities.

Off to the paediatrician tomorrow. Will need to find somewhere to stay overnight as the appointment isn't until 5:30pm and we don't want the three hour drive home in the dark with all the kangaroos. Planning now what to take and how to manage the trip.

Ah, time's up. Hope to be back on later.

Kerry ~ I hope you find somewhere to stay tomorrow.
My mum & Step Dad only live 10 mins away but they are travelling lots due to my Step Dads job. They are currently in Marion Bay which is 5 hrs away, and they won't be back until the day before Sevens Baptism on November 9.
I really feel that I shouldn't HAVE to ask anyone else for help. DF lives here, its his daughter, I just wish he wouldn't give up with Seven the minute she starts getting upset in his arms. Also, I wish he wouldn't make me feel like HE is the one doing the most for this family by going to work. I am really feeling the pressure from him to go back to work sooner rather than later. Its panics me and depresses me to think about leaving my little girl.
We had planned that I would go back and do 3 night shifts per week at the end of January. But, if he can't cope with Seven when Im home, what the heck is he going to do when Im no where near in the middle of the night?

Argh, its stressing me again, so Im going to stop here.
You are all going to have to forgive me girls, I think the next few days are going to be 'all about me' posts. I apologise in advance.

I hope you are all well.

Kell, :hug:. It's so hard and men just don't seem to understand. It's sounds much the same as things were here first time round. I spoke to DH about it recently and he told me that he was worried about holding Danielle when she was a bub, he thought he might hurt her or do something wrong. It took 10 months before he really started doing anything and that was only because he had to look after her when I went back to work. Perhaps your DF just doesn't know what to do. I would say talk to him about it, but if your anything like I was you probably just want to scream at him. Definately get some one to help you if you can. Would your mum be able to watch Seven for a bit while you get some sleep?

Kerry, wow what a long trip for one appt. Good luck with your trip away, it's seems like there is so much more to pack for one little bub. Did you make a decision about a dummy. I don't mind using them. I just make sure it's at bed time only and just until she's settled. It then comes out before she goes to sleep so she doesn't get used to sleeping with it. I did the same with Danielle and she stopped using it completely by 3 months. I think it works well for us because I have a really fast letdown, so feeds don't go for very long and Ashlyn likes to have the extra sucking time, IYKWIM.

Donna, great news that the LC was able to help. What does tongue tied mean?

Sue, don't beat yourself up for giving Arabella some formula. You just do what you need for yourself and bub. Why don't you just neglect some of the things that need to be done so you can get yourself a meal and rest. I know there's been plenty of nights when I've gone to bed with a kitchen piled high with dishes. Sometimes it 's easier to face it in the morning after a little rest.

Lol, you poor thing having a pap smear so early, silly Dr. I'm dreading having mine done. Not sure how I'm going to do it with a bub and a 3 yo.

Pam, I hope your results are all clear. Thinking of you. :hug: Is Poppy still giving you a lovely nights sleep.

Well I think the sleep deprivation is starting to hit me. Last night I woke up sitting on the bed, I'd undone my top and was wondering why Ashlyn wasn't feeding properly. It was probably because she was still in the bassinet next to me fast asleep :o Oh well, it's a beautiful day here so as soon as Ashlyn wakes up we're off to the park for a picnic.

Kell - I just wanted to give you a hug :hug: I can understand how you are feeling because my DH was like that until last week when I had a big spack attack him. He now helps with Molly more when she gets upset. I

Tenille - Yay for the weight gain. Hoping the heart murmur clears up by itself. I am in awe that you managed to clean the house. It feels like our house hasn't been clean in sooo long. I never seem to get time to fully clean just bits and pieces.

Tongue tied is when the small bit of skin under the is tight and they dont have full movement of the tongue. Molly's tongue wasn't able to touch the top of her mouth or extend past her lower lip. They just snipped it and seems to have helped. She is funny because she spends most of her time poking herr tongue out now.

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 :o.
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.

aaahhh baby crying, jinxed myself....

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.

Hello

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.

Love & Hugs