Babies Born September 1st - 15th 2008

Kell, you give me hope, no that you're getting some sleep after having such a hard time of it. I know sleep will happen soon, I just dont know when, lol. I've followed some of the suggestions that you were given, like following the routine at night with bath and feed, but it doesn't seemed to have worked. Ashlyn doesn't cry like Seven did though, she just lays there grizzling and wided eyed.:dunno:

Sue, I love the slings but they do make it hard when you try to put them to bed. But 6 hours sleep sounds pretty good. I know what it's like having to do everything on your own, mostly because DH works away and when he comes home he's more interesting in getting his own things done than playing with the girls.

Donna, hope you have a good trip and that your mum is doing well.

Candy wow, teething already, poor little thing.

Oh, it looks like I've run out of time again. It took more than 2 hrs to get Ashlyn to sleep (stupid trick or treaters) and now she's awake after 40min :doh:. Hopefully after a feed she'll sleep a bit longer, but I'm not holding my breath.

Hi girls,

Captain, are you worried about her weight and want to reduce her feeds???? I know my eldest DD was big:rolleyes:but slowed down all of a sudden I think you will find she does the same, thanks for the good luck definately needed and appreciated!!!!

Sue, glad the bubba moe worked for you, how is it with your back?? Poppy does the same good sleepr through the day as long as she is attatched or pretty close and really only one feed overnight, thank goodness;) Miss Sophie can to our bed last night and woke her a couple of hours after her night feed, she eventually settled back but took around 1.5 hours, may have been better to get up and feed??
I am torn about imm as well, but after talking to maternal health nurse reluctently will have them done and hope for the best?

CandyJay, teething already??? But no teeth yet, I suppose they do seem to be there for ages before they appear...I think you have done an excellent job with EBM and 3 months sounds great, good on you.

Indie, hope you mum is feeling well and the trip is'nt to gruelling on all of you.

Kell, go girl!!! Give them men stick if they don't come to the party, I am sure they think it is a holiday, home all the time etc. Dh forgets that when he looks after the kids thats all he has to do, cause everything else is done!!!! So he does just sit backand relax in front of the DVD or does something fun.

Well my lumps are actually solid (bad I was hoping they were cysts) main one is pressing on the trachea which is why my throat is tired and sore, and I have another 2 on the left side much smaller thank goodness. I am off next week to the nuclear medicine dept to see if they are hot or cold spots, hoping they are hot cause then it's not cancer, but will have to be shrunk anyway, ((((((cold))))) well lets hope not ,absolute worst case senario.
Because I will be radioactive, I can't feed Poppy, I feel so devestated about that, she just loves to snuggle in and boobie and how we get back to sleep at night. This is for 7 days intially, then I guess it will be the same when treatment starts. I am trying to be positive but struggling at the moment, DH won't talk about it, which is a good thing I guess until we have to cross that bridge, don't need us both falling in a heap... but the emotional part of me is saying he does'nt care and the rational part is saying he is being sensible....except emotional Pam is winning at the moment.
Anyway had my vent and will solider on and hope the results are the lesser of 2 evils...

Hi Pam, nah I'm not worried about her weight, she is just a big girl, if your saw her daddy you'd understand, lol. The wake ups aren't always about food, sometimes she doesn't want a feed at all. I don't mind the night feeds, it's the inbetween waking that gets hard.
:hug: I will be thinking 'hot spots' for you. Will you be able to feed Poppy again after treatment?

Morning girls.. someone pleeeease save me from killing the idiots over the road, they are wizzing around on pocket bikes making a hell of a noise..
I can't complain if Bella wakes though, she slept last night from 8pm til 4.30 this morning, had a slurp boob and went to sleep then woke at 8.30am had a slurp and a change and is still asleep. Makes up for the night before :rolleyes:, I had to pick ds up from a halloween party at midnight and it disturbed her sleep so she screamed for 2 hrs.
Had her weighed on friday and she is now 4.5kg;s and has grown 7cm since birth - yay, she is still a wee one though and probably weighs what most babies weigh at birth.

Pam - oooher luv, I am praying all is ok and you get good news about the lumps. Ummm sling is good, back is not. I am in agony today, so will have to try and limit the time she is in there me thinks.

captain - lol about our DH's, mine so proudly offered to do dinner the other night, RED ROOSTER - I am so sick of take out. I am ordering a stack of lite and easy dinners today so I at least get a decent feed.

Hi to all, hope you are going well and getting heaps of rest. Take care xx

Hi Ladies,

Sorry I can't do personals, I've only just got the computer working again and I have so much to do in preparation for the wedding. 2 weeks today! ARGH!

Seven had a crap night last night, was awake from 11-2.15am. I was in bed trying to sleep while DF had a go at settling her. I blew up at him yesterday, while he was at work no less! I had had it with being the only person that ever did anything for Seven. I told him I felt like a single parent, and yes, it hurt him, but he seemed a little more switched on when it came to dealing with Muffin last night, so heres hoping!
I think we had a bad night because we strayed from 'The Routine', so back to it tonight!

I also think she is about to discover her hands! She has been watching her right hand this morning and trying ever so hard to get it in her mouth! Succeeded mostly with whopping herself in the eye or the nose, but she's trying!
She had another play date with her friend Hala, who is 4 1/2 months old, and it is uncanny how alike both the girls are!

Anyhoo, Pam ~ I wish you all the best with that lump issue.

Everyone else, loves & hugs to you all!

aaawwww Kell, hugs matey. Hope you can get the routine back on track and get some sleep. wow, the wedding is so close, I can't wait to see pic's.

The stupid bikes have stopped now, I am sure that they will start up again as soon as I put Bella down.:rolleyes:

Yay, things have improved dramatically here. Ashlyn slept for 6hours last night. :dance:
Turns out I was putting her to bed to late. By 8 o'clock she was past it, so I've moved the whole bed time routine forward and had her in be by 7 and she went straight down without a fuss. (Until the dog barked, but then just a quick cuddle and she went right back.) So if this continues I'll have some time to relax in the evenings.

Ashlyn also had her first laugh on Saturday. Ever since then she does nothing but smile, she's such a happy baby now that she's sleeping better.

Kell, :hug: Hope your DH stays a bit more switched on now and helps out. That's so cute that Seven is finding her hands. It's so amazing watching them learn something new every day.

Sue, Lite and easy sounds like a good idea. I'm sick of takeaway too. Danielle was at her grandmas on the weekend and I couldn't be bothered cooking so we ended up with pizza :redface:.

Well, sounds like Danielle is awake (the girls like to tag team, Ashlyn goes down, Danielle gets up) so it's time for breakfast!

Hi girls,
Been tested now the waiting game, Wednesday is the big day. Poor baby girl is so miserable, I can't even hold her at the moment, it's all dad and she is really out of sorts, so sad!!!! I have had a few cries myself out in sympathy with her....and she has had hardly any sleep, hopefully it means that tonight she willsleep through and DH won't have to worry about getting her back to sleep after the 3.00am feed.
Yesterday we went to the beach for a relaxing day out (kind of) we found out Poppy won't sleep in the pram for more than 15 mins at a time, she is so used to being wrapped up or in the pouch, so pram is in the car and we will be taking that out more often to get her used to it, way to hot to carry her for much longer and she is getting very heavy!!! Upside was that lack of sleep through the day meanta 8.30pm bedtime and a wake up of 5.15am:clap:

Captain, tag team lol, sometimes I am sure it would be lovely if they slept at the same time. Cute that Ashlyn is beginning to laugh, Poppy has started to smile lots and has tried to laugh, but can't quite get it out, can't wait to hear it.... The smile is cute enough it's a bit lopsided and she winks as she does it.
Thanks for the support I am hoping that I will still have some milk left and she will be willing to feed.

Kell, 2 weeks:doh:yikes the pressure must be really on, no wonder you are feeling so alone just the stress of organizing everything, without a new baby. I bet you feel heaps better after it's happened.

Sue, lite an easy sounds good, I did it after Sophie was born and lost all my weight, was a bit over it by that time and that was 6 weeks. Really enjoyed the first few weeks. I am sick of takeaway, the only thing is still have to cook for the rest of the family!!!!Damn the motorbikes, we are really lucky and don't have much action around here.:shhh:

Where are the rest of you girls???? Hope all is well, ;)to you all and kisses to babies..

Hi,

I'm still here jus been really busy. My aunty is over from adelaide and is being a huge help cause Dh is away. kind of like the mother i wish i had.
We are going ok Emily has been a bit unsettled so I think she is having a growth spurt.
I have just had a blocked duct which wasn't much fun. I felt really feverish and awful!

Sorry have to go. Will BBL!

Pam, wishing you the best for today. Hope all goes well.

Eej, blocked duct sounds awful. Hope your feeling better.

Not to much going on here. Ashlyn is improving with her sleeps and has been going 6 hrs every night except for last night when I decided to go to bed early when she did, lol. We got to see the photos we had taken and they are really good. It's a bit pricey but they've done a great job. There's a really cute one of Ashlyn that will be pair with close ups of her hands and feet, and a really nice family shot. Can't wait to get them and hang them up.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Hi girls, just a me update and it's good news!!!:leap::confetti::leap:

test result back in... No thyroid cancer!! I thought and hoped after my brother and aunty that surely one family could'nt be so unlucky. Turns out part of my thyroid is underactive so this nodule is compensating and producing too much hormone, so off to see an Endocronologist in Feb (darn the long wait)to see how they are going to shrink it or remove it???? At the mom it is pushing on my windpipe and making swollowing difficult, fingers crossed it does'nt grow too much more between now and then.

Big thanks for the support, tah Captain;)

Woohoo!! So pleased for you, Pam! That is indeed great news! :dance: :clap: :dance: Hope too that the nodule doesn't grow any further, sounds painful. :hug:

Sorry I haven't been on to post properly - my mother left last Friday and is now back in Hong Kong. A very sad day. Lots of tears. And it's taken me some time to get used to being on my own with Matthew. I miss having another pair of hands in the house but most of all I miss having my mum to talk to. :(

Matthew's father finally finally finally came to visit yesterday. Only one night though. But it was SO good for us all to be together. More tears today when he left.

There seems to be so little time to get the basic things done. How does everyone do it? I'm just so glad I had Mum here to help for Matthew's first six weeks. Anyway, must go wash up some baby bottles. Love to everyone.

Yay Pam!!:hooray: Fantastic news. Sounds painful though, hope it doesn't get bigger before Feb.

Kerry, So good that Matthew got to see his father. It is hard to get things done isn't? I'm trying not to worry about the fact that my house looks like a bomb hit, otherwise I'll go insane.

Me, I finally snapped last night. After a couple of good nights, we were back to waking constantly. I went through the whole bedtime routine and had her solidly asleep just after 7pm. I was looking forward to being able to tidy the house a little and then watch some TV. Right up until the dog bark right next to Ashlyn and woke her up. So not only was she awake, she was really upset and it took another hour just to calm her down. I think I was crying as much as Ashlyn was.
So now I'm off to do last nights dinner dishes and to try and wash some clothes before we run out.

Rotten dogs barking!! Big hugs, Captain. Getting bub to sleep can be so painstaking, it really is upsetting when something like that happens. I'd spent an hour patting Matthew to sleep this evening and was walking to the bedroom with him when the phone rang, just as we were walking by it. :wall:

Any advice for cracked nipples and expressiing/breast feeding? My right nipple has a longish, deep crack and I'm worried it might start bleeding soon when I'm pumping. Ouchies.

Have you tried Lansinoh? Worked for me when I had cracked nipples and they were bleeding. Poor Ashlyn had a mouthful of blood.

Hey girls...

I have been so busy since my son was born.. I havent been able to come say hello. hopefully now ill be able to be a regular in this thread..

Cooper was born on the 10th september at 6:03pm, 10lb13oz (4.9kg)

He is now 2 months 3 days old... he weighed 6.4kg at 7 weeks.

I am BF and FF as I havent ever been able to produce enough milk for him, I was going crazy BF him solely as he would feed for 2hrs or so and then an hour later want more! I was constantly feeding him and felt like .. .well.. a "Cow"...
I decided that it was best for both of us that I feed 30mins on each breast and then top with a bottle..

He is a gorgeous boy! He has been trying to roll over for 3 weeks and now just wont stop yabbering... talk talk talk!!
Even in the middle of a BF he will stop and smile and me and goo and gaa.. so cute!

He is basically sleeping through the night already.. has a feed around 11pm and sleeps till at least 5 am.. sometimes even 7 or 8am.. He is such a good boy!!

I will slowly catch up on everyones news and new babies and hopefully be able to start doing personals as the days go on.

Love to all and cuddles to bubs!!

xox
Bianca

Just a quickie girls, I know I always say that, but you all know how it is... I have my BAS to get sorted and lodged by Monday - eeeeeekkkkkkkkk. Bella seems to be getting into a better evening routine now and I am getting things done, thus making me less crankier.
I picked up my gorgeous new car on Friday, but will now have to panick with each storm that comes by until I get my garage built.
Still haven't had our immunisations yet but have been pestered by DF to get them done so I think I am stuck on this one..

Pam - that is fantastic news darl, I am so pleased. Bet little poppy is glad to have some cuddle time with you again.

Kerry - awsome that Mathew got to meet his daddy, I can only bet that he is as smitten with the little guy as you are. Yep, definately a struggle being a single parent. I am ever so greatful when my DD13 is here as she is a great help to me.

Captain - mmmm, know what u mean about dogs barking, the stinkin thing next door barks every time I go to the washing line so I now hang stuff out on the patio on a clothes horse just so Bella doesn't get woken up.

Banx - great to hear from u mate. I'm sure in a few months time when our little treasures are a bit more easily amused we will be able to catch up more.

Hi all, gotta run but hope u are all going well...

Kelli - best of luck huni with the wedding looming. xx

Pam that is wonderful news about your test results. I am so happy for you :hug:

eej: Hoping you are feeling better and the blocked duct has gone away.

Captain. I hear you on the barking dogs. We have them on both sides of our house. M now sleeps through the little yappers but not the big dogs on the other side.

Life is so busy here at the moment with no signs of things letting up. Mum has nearly finished her cancer treatment so we have been taking her in and out to the hospital. She finished her chemo and radiotherapy the other week and has been staying with us. She has 2 more day surgery procedures on Friday and Monday next week then she can finally go home. Last weekend I took Mum home to visit my dad. She was so happy. She hasn't been home in nearly 5 weeks.

My dad finally got to meet Molly and he was wrapt. He wouldn't put her down and kept taking her off for walks in the pram. We went and had a picnic in the park. I was meant to go meet my friend afterwards and my dad took off with Molly in the pram when I was trying to leave. It was funny to watch.

Molly is heading off to have her first lot of immunisations tomorrow which should be an experience. My mum is coming with us. Molly also has to visit the health nurse tomorrow before her injections. It will be interesting to see how much weight she has put on. I hope I get the nice nurse tomorrow.

Molly is growing like the proverbial weed and is starting to "talk" more making the most cute cooing and gurgling noises. She smiles heaps but it is still hard to get pictures of it. DH still doesn't think they are smiles and is so thick when I tell him that her eyes light up when she smiles, that's how you tell its not gas.

Breastfeeding.... now there is something that I really don't enjoy. I am more than considering stopping it. It is currently making me miserable. You all know our ongoing issues with it. The other week we finally had good attachment but Molly has starting chomping down on my nipples while feeding and they are red, sore and cracked again. She stops sucking and then chomps down hard. It just feels like it is one thing after another with it and I am at the end of my tether over it. I know that you should try and do it as long as you can but 10 weeks is more than I thought I would do and like i said it is totally making me miserable. Any thoughts?

Anyhow I had better go because I have to go pick up my mum from the hospital after her treatment today and I have to get Miss Molly ready.

Hi all,
Been a while since Ive been on, but have been so terribly busy! Had my Best Friend fly in from England on Friday morning. Friday night was my hens night. Dinner and Bowling! Yeeha! Then sat was spent tidying up the house. Yesterday was Sevens Baptism, and this week is all getting ready for NEXT sunday which is D Day! OMG so much too do not enough time to do it in!
Seven is a gem, sleeping well, feeding well, and pooping lots! LOL

I will endeavour to get pictures up of the weekend but my computer is having a meltdown so it may take a while.

Sorry for no personals. It might be like that this week I think!

Hope you are all well.

Love & Hugs

I just received this PM from Nae Nae and she wanted me to share it with you all!

Hi All,

I tried to find the old group but cannot even find the old places to post its been so long since I have been in here.

Not too much happening from my end just busying myself with work and renovations etc.

We're doing well considering but are looking forward to putting this year behind us. Still waiting on the plaques and spose I should ring the funeral home about it but just can't bring myself to calling.

Anyways I hope you are all well, I wanted to touch base and let you all know that I think of you all frequently even though I have kind of lost contact you're always close to my heart.

Let me know if you have started a group somewhere, would love to pop in from time to time and check out what mummyhood is like for you all - and besides you guys will be the first lot of people I want to tell when we start trying again and get our next BFP.

I will PM her with the link to our thread so she can catch up with us all!

I have also now posted pics of Sevens Baptism and my Hens Night.

x x

Hi Girls!

Kell-OMG not long now, how exciting! We just celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary on the 5th so all this wedding talk is making me reminisce. Hope it is an awesome day, I'm sure it will be.

Nic- I understand your reluctance re the imunisations. Emily had hers last thursday...it was pretty awful. SHe wasn't sick or anything afterwards but she howled when he jabbed her and for ages afterwards!

Pam- that is great news! A huge relief.

Kerry- I'm so glad Matthew got to see his father. Hopefully it can happen more frequently.

Donna- you have done a great job to get to 10 weeks with all the dramas. You do what you feel is right. Have you posted in the BF problems and support thread, you might get some good advice over there...not that you wouldn't get it here :-)

Banx- good to see you here.

Well my Aunt went back to Adelaide on Friday which was really sad. I miss her lots. It was so nice to have her here. It brought up a lot of mother issues which I had a good chat to the psychologist about. Its almost like grieving for the mother I lost and the step mother who wasn't so great.
My blockage has cleared so I was happy about that.
I asked my GP about the swelling in my feet I'm still getting and he has said my veins may have been damaged by the pregnancy. He's doing some blood tests so see. I so don't want it to never go away, its awful. I have cankles all the time.

:o

HI All,

Thanks Kell for sending me the link its nice to finally have the courage to get back in here and get back in contact with you all - sorry my bad for dropping off the face of the earth for a little bit :rolleyes:

now I have found you all I will be sure to pop in more often. Hope you're all well and bubbies are behaving - as much as bubbies do :lol:

Anyways I have around 181 posts to catch up on so best start reading

love to all

Nae x x x x x x

Hi all. Not much going on here. The weather has turned a little on the cool side so Bella is totally enjoying snuggling and sleeping *yeee haaa*.

Nae - so nice to see u and get yr pm - I have sent u one just now. xx

eej - :o, I am so protesting this immunistation thing now - I just hate when Arabella sobs. She has only just started to cry real tears now and it's so distressing.

Kell - wooooo, u will be a Mrs soon, how exciting. Love the pic's u put up.

Donna - Do what u feel is best matey, like u said, 10 weeks is a damned great effort. I have been giving Bella a couple of bottles of formula each day. Not cause I'm sore or anything, it's more that she gets fidgety and fussy on the boob cause of the reflux. Yr doing a super job.

Hi girls,
Kerry sad for you hun:cry:hard now that you mum has gone, definately hard being a single mum, hopefully DP will find some more time to drop in now that he has been for the first time,...... fingers crossed that Matthew will be on his mind OFTEN, which I am sure he will.

Kell, how you fit everything in is amazing, have a great week leading up to your wedding.

eej, aunt leaving sounds very difficult, glad you were able to talk to your physcologist about it, finding a good one can be very hard...Good luck with the cankles, I hope they just go (go on just run away, shoooo:protest:

Captain, the decision is very hard, but I always think if you are feeling miserable is it worth it???? Maybe give it a few more days/weeks and see if you still feel the same??? Or maybe give yourself a break and try a bottle a couple of times a day, your milk supply should be well established now, if you skip a feed here and there it should'nt matter too much as long as they are'nt straight after each other.

Sue,immunisations are due in our house as well:doh::confused:had a talk to the maternal health nurse about delaying them, she has talked me into having them done.... Hate the crying!!!!!for any reason and especially for one that I inflicted on her..

Indie, very glad that things are looking up for your family.... I am absolutely sure it strengthens any bond and your mum and dad are going to really treasure little Molly.
Hear you on little eyes lighting up, Poppy is the same, my dad commented the other day that she is looking more and more like me, i think it's mor eabout the twinkle in her eyes when she smiles, often a crooked little one, sooooooo cuteee!!!

Hi Banx, there are a lot of girls missing in action, very hard to find the time to get on, sometimes I just have to sit down and find it, definately keeps me sane. People think I'm nuts i talk about you girls often, in everyday conversation, most people don't undersatnd???

Anyway must go baby girl has woken up after a long sleep and a missed feed, so best I go and reward the little treasure:clap:

H everyone,
Hope you all remember me.
I've been gone for a while but I've kept up my drama filled life and had to move after a major disagreement with my sister, and the place I was temporarily staying at didn't have internet access. I'm settled now (for a while) and decided to see how everyone was going.
Emmerson was diagnosed with severe reflux at 2 weeks, when she had only regained 10 grams of her discharge weight. I was sure that everyone was looking at me and thinking I wasn't feeding her, and after yet another feed when she didn't keep down hardly anything I took her up to Princess Margaret Children's Hospital (when all the doctors were booked for the next 4 days), and by the end of the day I had my diagnosis and felt vindicated that it wasn't my fault.
Anyway, Emme's crying again but she's wonderful and only has a bottle once during the night!
Will post her weight & length when I get it checked tomorrow!
Hope everyone's great
Natalie, Bella & Emme!

Hi everyone, just a quick one from me (again). Poor Ashlyn is just getting over a stomach bug. Poor thing spent the last 2 days crying, and she doesn't normally cry. Had some really icky nappies last night and now she is sleeping happily. I'm exhausted from no sleep, so hopefully tonight we get a nice long one, (I live in hope, lol!)

BBL for personals

Back from getting Emme weighed and measured at the local chemist. She's now 5.04 kgs, 58cms long with a 38.4 cm head! She's been really sooky lately, wanting to be held all the time. She offered to do Bella as well and she's only gained 2 kgs in the last year ( now 11.8kgs) but has grown 8.5 cms ( now 89 cms).
Still getting settled and reading all the previous posts. Laughed when Kell mentioned the Bonds Easysuits as I had the same reaction - Easysuit my foot, I almost broke Emme's bones trying to put her in one, and nearly everyone I know has said the same.
Oh and at the doctor's appointment he said the symptoms of carpal tinnel syndrome that I had experienced during my pregnancy had progressed as I now can't open jars or bottles without my wrist painfully giving way. So I'm being sent off for tests to see how bad it is so they can assess how high on the waiting list for the operation I'll be.
Emme is getting really heavy (I'm writing this 1 handed) so I'll sign off now and be back (hopefully) tomorrow!

Hi All

I havent been on in ages and im so glad to see every one is still here and doing the best we can ;)

I have been having a drama filled eventful few week we have been so busy trying to find a new house again our friends have let us down badly its been horrible I wrote a thread on it Ild be here for ever explaining it all. finger crossed we might have a house sorted we should know in the next few days I hope. its only a short term let as we have deided to go home earlier than planned.

Pam are you ok.

Naenae great to see you here

And every one else ((((hugs))))

Eireann is doing really well and getting big so in love with her she is starting to laugh and try and talk I love when she wakes up in the morning with a beautiful smile

hope your all ok and ill be back again later

Hi all, sorry i have not been around much, been super busy with the kids. With playgroups, ABA meeting, move2music classes, swimming lessons, housework, lactating, settling blah blah blah there just doesnt seem to be enough hours in the day to even fart.

Nath is doing wonderfully, just had him weighed and the little fatty is already 6.1 kilos! Yay nath, he is sleeping through the night on occasions - maybe 4 times in his wee little life! but its beautiful anyway.

Breast feeding is going smoothly, we do have a supply issues, but are sorting that out at the moment, and still going strong. Still exclusively breast freeding, not at the point where we have to top up with EBM or Formula.

How is everyone going anyway? i have missed you all terribly!

Hi Ladies,

Haven't been in a while as I just can't find the time like mummatotwo.

Things are going well, I've become obsessed with my weight now that i'm starting to slow down on the EBM, have 2 weeks before I start to give it up fully however we do that. I thought about all the diet companies like WW but I don't want to pay so much money for it, might spend it on getting some healthy lunches. I've decided to calorie count as my diet & so far it's good, with working out 30 mins every weekday whilst Madeleine has a nap time & trying to walk 10,000 steps but not always acheiving the walking.

Madeleine is well, she had her immunisations today & cried so much with the oral that by the time the two needles came well, lets say she had a fit.... poor thing I felt horrible.

She's started sleeping through the night for about 9 -10 hours, it's so great but she's got this habit of grizzling for her dummy quite a bit that lasts for about 30 mins as she spits it & grizzles then falls back into a deep sleep. I think she's wanting a feed in that time but she wont wake up, we've tried to feed her but she falls asleep after a few sucks. Shouldn't complain as i'm getting so decent rest.

In terms of weight, we don't get weighed again until she's 4 months, but she's getting two long for her 000's & shes got a really nice fatty baby body.

Niamh, sorry to hear what your friends have put you through, it's a terrible thing.

Calebsmum, good luck with your wedding how wonderful it's come up so quickly.

Captain sorry to hear ashlyn has been sick, hope she's better soon.

Nat, sorry to hear about the RSI, my mother had it & it's such a terrible thing to have as the simple things become so difficult. good luck with your tests

Sorry if I missed ppl, gotta run storms coming & gotta get in my washing

:hug: to all

Matthew had his needles this morning and was okay until now, apart from the screaming at the actual time of injections. But he just woke up and began screaming. Inconsolably. It's been horrible. I tried to feed him. Still screamed. Have given him some baby Panadol and half an hour of screaming later, he's fallen asleep in my arms. Poor darling. :( :( :(

kerry - under complete protest, I got Bella's needles yesterday :o.... she screamed and df and I were both almost bawling. She calmed down and had a sleep and then woke up screaming and I couldn't calm her. When she did go down she slept for over 8 hrs - it was bliss. She is a bit grizzly today.

cj - I am so needing to shed the pounds, it's so damned hot here and holding the baby is not helping - it's so uncomfortable. I've done ww and light and easy before and lost heaps of weight with both. I really need to walk but the magpie's are out atm so stuff that.

mummatotwo - holy crap, 6.1 kg's, Bella is 4.8, and that is enough to break my back if I have been holding her too long. lol.. my you sound so busy, dont know how you do it.

niamh - oh no, what a pita to have to move again. I cant believe your friends doing this to you. gee, I hope I get to meet you before you head back home again.

natb - Bella isn't too far off emme's weight and I feel like she weighs a ton some days when she gets really clingy. df held her for about 15 minutes the other day and just couldn't hack it, now he knows what I go through every day.

captain - oh no, how is Ashlyn today? hope you both have been getting some well deserved rest.

Pam - ugggghhh, the needles were bloody awful. I cant believe how many they get these days. when my kids were born they only got the one jab, now they get 2 at 2,4 and 6 months and 3 at 12 months WTF. I'd like to see them get them into bella for the 12 month one's PML...

Kelli - Wishing you all the very best for your wedding on sunday. enjoy your day and I cant wait to see some pic;'s, I am sure you will look stunning. xxx

Hi Girls,

Eireann was like that after her injections had to give her a bit of panadol and she had two little lumps on her legs from them as well they are nearly gone now.

Yea its awful ive had many a sleepless night lately worring about what we were going to do. I rang the rental tribuncy and I feel better knowing what rights we have. they havent gone down the proper channels in any thing to do with the house. they just told us on less we paid them rent for september (thier previouse tenants left in september and they are down a months rent we were minding their house and didn't move in on till the 9th of October) a bond which they said we could pay off by week on top of the rent so basically they wants us out by the 31 of October but we managed to get a bit longer but now they are piling the pressure for us to get out what hurts the most is its all right for us to be living in the house when it needs a load of work the fly screen need fixing , there is mold all over the ceiling that we had to buy stuff and remove most of it the pool went green after the electricity was turned off before we moved in. yet we are being told we need to get a pool guy in. the estate agent looking after the house rang last Friday and left a message saying some one wanted to look at the house on Monday morning we rang back she never got back so on Monday morning she turned up to the house and was letting her self in with out our permission My DH was home and i was walking the boys to school. so mad over that treating us like crap, and that is not even the half of it

OK sorry i went off on one there only just after reading a email from then looking for more crap GRRRR

On a good note Eireann is such a pet and so goood im so lucky with her now :D


Nic ill be here till febuary have to try and get to one of the meet ups I dont drive my self or we should arrange a family one on a saturday LOL hope little Bellas feeling better after her injections I think Eireann is around the 6kg mark now

Pam how you doing

Kerry how are things with you hope your ok and you NatB ((((hugs)))))

Kell, good luck for tomorrow!!!!!!!

Sue, it wouldn't take much to set me crying at the moment. Our poor babies. But the alternative doesn't bear thinking about. On the local news tonight there was a report that there's been an outbreak of whooping cough in the Riverina. I've given Matthew another dose of baby Panadol after checking his temperature, which was higher than normal. I'm so glad I bought one of those expensive digital ear thermometers, very quick and accurate. He's sleeping now in his bassinet but I'm keeping a very close eye on him. It's been an awful day, not just with the needles but it was 38 degrees this afternoon. And it's still about 29 degrees. We have ducted evaporative air conditioning, but it's not very effective at these high temps and when it's humid. We just had a storm go through, hasn't cooled things down really, just steamed them up.

Matthew was weighed quickly today before his jabs and his dressed weight is 6.29kg. He seems to be taking up more of the change table now and filling his bath. Pleased I took advice to get the biggest tub I could. I'll have to see about getting one of those chair things for the full size bath.

Has anyone else been getting really sharp pains in their feet when they get up in the morning? I googled it (as we do :rolleyes:) and I think it's from walking around all the time barefoot on a hard surface. I'm also going to have to start working on my abdominal muscles as my back's killing me when I carry Matthew for any length of time now.

Candy Jay, wow at Madeleine sleeping for 9-10 hours. I get anxious when Matthew sleeps for longer than five hours and feel the need to start monitoring his breathing. I worry so much! I think your healthy lunches and daily activity will have the weight falling off you. I'm losing weight still and I haven't begun any regular exercise yet. Will need to start though!

Mummatotwo, omg you do sound busy! Good for you that you're still powering on with the breast feeding. The expressing, bottle washing and sterilising is a pain. And it would be good to have the bottles at the right temperature instantly when Matthew demands to be fed!

Niamh, hope you find a new home soon. I'm going to have to start looking in the new year. I'm longing to be back on the coast again, where it's green and the rain falls.

NatB, glad to hear from you! I have been wondering how you're going. Ouch at the carpal tunnel syndrome!! Sounds like Emme's doing really well after her start with the severe reflux.

Pam, yes, I'm hoping to see more of Matthew's Dad now. I know that we're always on his mind! But I can't wait until we're together more often. Has Poppy had her needles yet? She sounds like such a darling, the way you describe her twinkling eyes and smile!

Good to hear from you, Nae! I check out your pictures on Facebook, lovely renos you're doing!

Eej, I still have some foot swelling. My ob said it will go away - eventually! Hope so!

Indie, ouch at the state of your nipples! You deserve a bloody great gold medal for going as long as you have! I'd be going to the bottle to give your breasts a rest at least. Hope Molly has recovered from her jabs!

Good to see you, Bianca! Cooper sounds a delight! And very advanced!

Captain, I started applying the Lansinoh and it worked wonders. Thank you!!

Must get started on the millions of jobs I have to do that I haven't got to today. Like emptying Matthew's bathtub from last night...

Hello again :D

Kerry, glad the lansinoh worked for you. I went through tons of it in the first couple of weeks. I've been getting the sharp pains in only one foot. Def worse after I've been carrying Ashlyn around.

Sue, it sucks that your having to deal with that on top of having a new bub. I can't believe how horrible people can be sometimes.

CJ, well done on being able to exercise. We have a beautiful home gym but so far I haven't been able to finish a single work out. I'm just so hopeless with dieting that the only way I can lose weight is with exercise. Running is def out with my bbs ATM, lol.

Mummatotwo, I hear ya on the having no time! I'm dreading next year when kindy starts, another activity to add to the list.

Nat, Hope you get the carpel tunnel sorted out. It's so painful, I can't imagine still having it now.

Kell, all the best for Sunday. Can't wait to see the pictures!!

We had the needles done last week too. Luckily Ashlyn was due for a feed and I had a really good nurse. She did the needles so quick and then I put Ashlyn on the bb. Crying wasn't to bad and she had no marks. So at least that's over for a couple of months.
Sleeping has been pretty bad. I feel so jealous when I see people talking about 5 hrs sleep. I can't wait to get that much, lol. I'm trying to stay positive cause I know it wont last forever, but it can be hard sometimes. Thank God its the weekend and Danielle will bugging me to spend time at her Grandma's, it's the only time I can get some rest.

Well it's nearly time for Ashlyn to have a feed and then I can be off to bed. Heres hoping for a good nights sleep, :D

Hi all... Just a quickie, need to go and pick up DS from a sleepover party. Man it's so hot here. Bella is in the "arctic" bedroom - LOL, she still needs to be swaddled for her sleeps so I have the temp at near freezing so she can be rugged up. I dipped her toes in the pool again before and might attempt to get her in there this afternoon - she has freaked each time I try to get her in.

Kerry - Oh how good are the ear thermo's. DF nearly had a fit when I sent him off to pay for it at the chemist ROTFL.

captain - I left the needles so late that the next lot are due in about 6 weeks - will have to get myself phsyched up for that.

gotta run, baby crying

Hi everyone,

Niamh, I am fine!!!! I am of to see a specialist on Tuesday to see what is going to be done about the lumps???? Hope things work out re you living situation sometime soon.
Glad Eireann is doing so well, i imagine you are enjoying buying girly things.

Mummatwo hi, long time no see. I hear you on loads of activities we are out every morning and busier next year with kinder for DS. Nath is doing great, my little chubba is not far behind weight wise.

Candy, I feel the same about my weight:wall:really need to get it under contol hate the fat feeling!!!! i weighed myself the other day and have manged to put on 2 kilos???? i guess it's all the junk I have been getting into lately, I am thinking I might do lite and easy for a couple of months....Great when the babies start sleeping through, Poppy has been for a couple of weeks, I keep holding my breath thinking it's going to change anyday:rolleyes:

NatB nice to see you, sorry to hear bout all the unheaval in your life, glad both your gorgeous girls are doing so well.

Kerry, I am going next week to get Poppy's immunisations done, I have them done in the evening then they sleep through the worst of it!!! Well it's worked with the others, so fingers crossed. Matthew is doing great, glad your DP sounds like he is coming around, do you think co-habitating could be on the cards????

Nic, swimming pool sounds fantastic, I am sure as the weather gets hotter and Bella gets older she will start to love the water. Poppy still hates the bath, so I am sure she would freak out as well. i think it's more about she does'nt like the feeling of not being secure...she loves beng wrapped and in the pouch, and wakes herself all the time if she is'nt, very over the top startle relflex:o

Captain only a little bit longer to wait before Ashlyn starts sleeping through, they say 70% of babies sleep through at 4 months that is 8-10hours so even is she does'nt go that long I am sure she will go longer than she is now.

Hi to all the girls I missed hope you are all going okay:)

Had Poppy weighed yesterday she is 5.7kgs and is 59.5cm long and head is 39cm, chubby but looks in proportion, she issleeping really well, we try to do last feed at around 8.30ish then to bed around 9.30 she was sleeping to 3.00am but has extended to 5.30 then the last 2 nights to 6.30am she really is my dream baby, the others were much older before they would sleep through. She is starting to really conect with the other kids, today she was staring at Gabe and when he looked at her she gave him the best smiles, he is so proud of his baby sister, he tells everyone that will listen how cute she is... Sophie loves her heaps as well, but wants to squeeze her at every opportunity, I know the feeling I could bear hug her as well and spend my life kissing her at every opportunity.
Anyway off to try and catch up with some other girlies on here.;)

Just added some photos of the three little kidlets, that were taken last weekend.

Well today I'm sure someone has swapped my baby! She's been sleeping all day :o. She's had three good naps and only took half an hour of sitting with my hand on her tummy to fall asleep tonight.I'm quietly hoping that we have a good sleep tonight. She seems so happy!! (Me too!)

Pam, 10 hrs sleep sounds magical. I know we'll get there because Danielle was the worst sleeper in the world and I did manage to get her to sleep through at 7 months. You sound like you're totally in love with Poppy, man it's such an amazing feeling!!!

Sue, I do the same thing with making the room cold so I can rug Ashlyn up. I love making her feel or cosy for bed.

Ashlyn is really growing, she takes after her Daddy. Last weigh in at 9 wks she was 6.2kg, which puts her over the top line on the chart. I think people are suprised when I say she is fully bf. She's 58cm long, so is quiet chubby. So cute. I've been trying to guess what colour her eyes are and I think they may stay blue. Danielle's were so dark right from the beginning we never doubted they would be brown. Will be fun to find out. :D

Hope everyone is doing well!

I've been reading about all your bubs so I thought I would add some more information about Emme.
She's been holding her head up from the start, even in hospital the nurses were mentioning to me that she was always trying to hold her head up and look at everything. She's got an amazing grip on her and has been grabbing onto my hands, and handfuls of my hair, to keep me where she wants me.
She loves her bath, and the water in general, and is always kicking her feet madly and splashing with her hands. She's been in her big bath stand for around 3 weeks now and loves the freedom it gives her to kick more. I even took her down to the local pools for a dip last weekend, and she loved it, not one cry out of her. Bella was just the same, so they have lots of traits in common. She uses her bum to wriggle up and down, but I don't know' if she is doing this purposefully yet it just happens, but it means she's got alot of strength in those legs of hers.
Oh and she loves her dummy. For those of you with reflux bubs, one of the recommendations the doctors gave me was to get a dummy for her as it soothes babies with reflux. Apparently reflux bubs still give out 'sucking indicators', eg : turning towards you with mouth open. This happens even when they're full so you can overfeed them and increase the reflux & amount of feed coming back up. By giving them a dummy it satisfies their sucking urges, soothing them.
Bella has decided that Emme is her doll, which can be a bit scary especially when she decides she wants to take her somewhere. I always have to keep my eyes on them, especially as Bella is at that 2 yr old stage of "Go away!" and "No!" to everything.:wall:
Emme is almost sleeping all the way through the night now, and only wakes up for a feed if someone else disturbs her, so I am very lucky!
I've been seeing a bit more of their father since Emme's birth, and he helped me out alot through all the dramas I've had. I don't know if anything will come of it, or if he even wants anything to come out of it as we have been seperated for over 9 months now but I think I'm going to take each day slowly and see what comes. I'm a really big believer in not inviting drama into my life anymore as I think I've had my fill for the next year or 2!
Anyway I'm smelling a very full (and maybe explosive ) nappy is about to need changing so I'll love you and leave you for now.
All our love,
Natalie, Bella, and Emme!
P.S: Kell if you are reading this - the best of luck from me & my girls. May your special day be filled with love, laughter and memories for your family to cherish for a lifetime.

Just a quick post (typing one handed!) to let you know that Gaby'smum (Ang) has posted a pg announcement :D:D:D