There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:
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Jack has been a bit painful the last few days hence my absence, he is being rather clingy and needs cuddles to sleep etc but he is at least going down at a decent time
and today had to wake him at 8.30am was late night out he didn't go down till 12am but he woke in tears at 3am after tyring to resettle offered him a bottle and then had to wake as I said
sorry Jack was having a hissy fit while Jase tried to feed him dinner *sigh* anyway where was I
he had a 30min nap this morning and was whingy as hell after lunch so I was giving him cuddles and he fell asleep at 1.30pm and OMG slept till 4.25pm poor fella must have been exhausted hopefully he will go down resonable time tonight so we can go to bed nice and early as well
hope everyone is good happy monthly bday to julia (??) and xander
hello everyone.
Welcome back annie! Cant wait to hear your holiday story.Would love to go over there.Did you eat anything that was to die for.
Been awol as ruby spewed last night at 340am and been off her food.She gets like that at least once/twice a month and i wonder weather its reflux playing up as its usually half an hour to an hour after dinner.
I also have been feeling nauseas the last couple of days and i know 1 day was due to meds i took and i dont know if its stress or me feeling sick because of what ive been told. I have been good except this afternoon and i have been crying on and off and wondering what if and rereading the pathologists reports over and over.I just keep seeing enlarged lymphnodes caution with non-hodgkins lymphoma. My hubby just tells me to get over my mood and im not dying and i need to see a shrink.I just told him to get lost and hed be worried too he got told my news.
I havnt told my friends yet because i dont want to cry but if she does see this well now you know and sorry i havnt told you yet.When i get good news i can carry on about it.
Caddie, It's really tough, and unless you live it, do don't know how you will react. I know my mum fell apart with her result sheet when she thought that she had breast cancer. (She was fine, but was still $hit scared waiting for the results.)
I dont need to sound rude, but your hubby needs a kick square up the bottom. It's not a 'mood' it's genuine fear, and he needs to comfort you, give you lots of cuddles and reassuring words, as it is frightening for you.
I have every faith that you will be fine, and will say a prayer for you.
If you have a close friend to confide in, it might be a good idea. Otherwise keep posting here as a way to talk about your feelings with people that will be supportive and offer non judgemental advice.
Caddie- Hugs to you sweety, I wish that hubby of yours would realise that you really need his support right now more than anything. It would be a scary thing, just this whole waiting and not knowing. As Meg said is there a close friend you can confide in? And come in here and let everything off your chest, just talking might help lift your spirits a little.
I do have friends but i dont want to tell them because i might cry and i dont like to seem weak. I know its not a bad thing to be weak but ive always been told im the strong one in the family and if other people have scares(my sis had a breast ca scare a few months back) i am the one to give support because my mum cant do it because she will just be crying and making things worse. You know when i was younger i always said to mum i dont want anyone else getting cancer in the family because i will be the one who will cope.She always said dont be stupid but i feel like ive jinxed myself and my family have always had good health and not had sad things happen so i feel like its my turn. Stupid isnt it but just something i think about.Silly me.
Thanks girls.
Ohh Caddie, I hope Aaron stopped being tough on you and gave you the cuddles and reassurance you need. Tell him you really need his support and loving right now, maybe he doesn't realise how scared you are? I dunno. I really hope everything's okay.
When do you have your specialist appt?
Just got back from youth group, I'm so tired, we did a fox hunt (hide and seek with cars and cb radios). So glad we were inside cars, otherwise I woulda frozen my boobs off, and who knows how I'd breastfeed then.
Hope everyone's doing well, have a grouse weekend! xo
ETA: Caddie I know what you mean about being the strong one and not wanting to seem 'weak' cos then people might feel they can't rely on you. Do you have any friend you can be 'weak' with? Even Aaron? You need to be able to talk about how you feel. Otherwise, we're right here.
It is hard when you always have to be the strong one, but it is your turn to need support now. As hard as it is, it's alright to let your guard down once in a while.
In saying that, it is something that I also struggle with. None of my family know that I am on anti depressants, and only 1 or 2 friends, as I too see it as a sign of weakness.
Maz.. hope you had a good scratch of those nipples!
Caddie.. hun im the same bout being the strong one, but behind doors im not really. But dont feel guilty that you dont deserve that attention too. Jus tlook after yourself and try not to keep everything bottled up, as its not good for us. :hugs:
morning ladies!!
im at work and what a cold cold morning it is!!
hoping everyone had a good nights sleep...
picking our new car up tonight ... ohh so excited !!! still nervous about making such a big purchase though.
so how is everyone?? i still have no preg symptoms *touch wood* haha i hear ya on the itchy nipples though maz!
It is soooooooo cold! I am thinking of going shopping to Chadstone this afternoon. My sister works at Quicksilver, so might go in to take a looksie. She gets me a 40% discount.
OMG its freezing here, bloody southly winds BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR........................
well I have had a shocker of a night, Jack didn't go down till just after 11pm I got tto sleep and he woke crying at 12.30am ended giving him panadol and he was back in bed by 1am he woke crying again at 3am gave a bottle then he woke crying at 6.3am brought him in to bed with us where he tossed and turned and grizzled till 8.30am then he lay with me till we got up at 9.15am but basically I had no sleep from 6.30am onwards, anyway he woke with his first ever runny nose and has a moist little cough poor baby is so miserable, he is napping now so I am going to go lay on couch for a bit
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but he is at least going down at a decent time 
but he woke in tears at 3am after tyring to resettle offered him a bottle and then had to wake as I said
poor baby is so miserable, he is napping now so I am going to go lay on couch for a bit
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