Babies Born September 2006 #92

hi ladies!!!

hoping your all well and the preggies are doing fantastic!

wow ness and nelle not long to go!!

nessa i totally understand you on the feeling depressed part. when i found out i was pregnant the second time i must admit i was not all as excited as i should have been. i was so nervous and scared of having two children so close together. i still am scared. the day time is fine but the closer it gets to night the more anxious i get. and when savanna gives trouble to fall asleep i feel like im going to have a breakdown. im taking it one step at a time. steve went back to work last night and i was dreading it so badly but my mum is staying with me for a week to help out. its different this time though cause she cant help with night feeds like she did last time cause im breast feeding. but its just good to know someone is there incase savanna wakes up.
i admire those that have breast fed for so long cause i know now how hard it is to begin with. its so easy to give up and turn to formula and its crossed my mind a couple time but im sticking in there and giving it all i got. i dont know how im going to go when mum goes back to work. i just think back to the hard times with savanna a remember that i got through them and did a great job :)

maz- big hugs to little mat im always thinking of the little man xoxoxox


take care ladies

luv ambz
xoxoxox

Ambz and AnnaT- You know in the long run breast feeding works out so much easier! At the start it is hard cause they are on the boob constantly but once they start spreading out there feeds and the discomfort settles boy its so easy just getting them out over having to sterilise bottles, if you go out milk is on tap perfect temp, don't have to worry bout heating etc. Sounds like you both are doing a fantastic job. I imagine it would be hard, it scares me just thinking bout having another!
And AnnaT, thats great you got a night out, you do need the break, make you feel more like a person.

Belle and Ness, we too are having issues here. I know things do change alot after having children but I feel at the moment we are sort of stuck and don't know how to get out of this rut. I don't even know how we got here to begin with. We did talk bout it last week and we are both trying to make an effort to put things right if we can. I just found we were fighting more, talking less and sort of picking and bickering at each other often.

Poor Ash has been quite miserable this morn, she started to pick up right near naptime but rest of the morn been grizzly and just wanting lots cuddles and getting so upset if I'm not nearby.

Girls - I hear ya on the Stuck in a rut thing. I dont even remember when the last time DH and I "talked" I mean a proper conversation without the telly on, or one of us in front of the comp. Belle and ness, Thinking of you both.

Shell - Hope Ash feels better soon.

Nelle - I am still in Mat bra's too! My boobs still are not back to normal size.

AnnaT - I see you are going to go for a number 3! Good on you! And what Shell said is true bout the feeding. It does get easier.

Ambz- It is great that you mum can be there for you.

We just got back from a weeked away. It was great to get to the holiday house. I am still sick though. Just a cough now. At least the sinus pain has gone.

Just popping in, hugs to those with r/ship issues. It's hard. I had an unreasonable preggo moment yesterday, Rans sat down too hard next to me and my tush is still rather tender, and I yelled at him and stormed outside. :p But he came after me and we just chatted for ages about stuff. Was kinda nice to sit outside and just chill with each other! Keep at it guys, when we are old and grey we will be so glad we put in the effort.

High fives and encouragement to the breastfeeders, Shell's right, it just gets easier and easier.

Just came back from the dr's, he's pretty pleased with how I'm coming along, so I've just gotta keep taking my medicine, and coughing and I should be okay. I complained that my butt is really sore and I didn't even have to have an injection today, which was awesome - I think I was running out of room to sit comfortably, even with my big ol pregnant butt!

It's hard though, cos I'm starting to feel good, and am starting to find all these jobs that need doing but I'm still (insert violins) really weak, so I have to pace myself!! Might go have a nap, since I just put Riv down actually. Mum's taking him to playgroup tomorrow morning, so I can always get some jobs done then. :)

Take care everyone else, hope the Victorians are enjoying this nice sunny weather!

Just a quicky to give all those who need it a huge HUG! Im sorry that things are so rough for some of us atm...I hope that tomorrow brings a brighter sky for us all :)
Anna - I PMSL at your ticker hon...number 3 heheheheh you go girl.
Ambz - congrats on your llittle princess. She is absolutely perfect!
Nelle - how you feeling chickie?
I still cant believe that there ar egoing to be more babies from this group! its to exciting.
Hello to everyone - hope your all well and happy.
Jed went back to work todaya nd ive had a little girl who wont go for a nap so shes not happy right now..nothing that a big hug from me wont fix. Mateauz and I have found our groove with BFing...I absolutely love it. Jed and I bring him into our bed at night and I feed him laying down. We end up having a big group hug....I never want to forget these moments.
Have to go..pick up the boys from school and give Vy a hug

ok :grouphug:

AnnaT.. hun you are doing a great job! It is such hard work, i can only imagine what it will be like with 2.

Nessa, Belle & Shell.. im sorry you are having a tough time with your relationships. I hope a turning point is just around the corner for you all.

Maz.. oh hun that is lovely your little group hug.

Take care everyone!

Maz - isn't it awesome doing the feeding lying in bed? I just loved it. I fed J that way when I was feeding during the night or the morning. (Too lazy to get up!!) it was great. Sometimes we would all fall back asleep. It was great.

Hope that everybody had a great weekend and got to do some fun activities with your babies!

We are about to start toliet training! We have a potty and Tiana will sit on it (with clothes on anyway) and we get excited and clap and she gets a sticker. She looks really proud when we are telling her how clever she is! Any tips anyone? We have gotten this far but I dont want to push her too quickly?

Night everyone - hoping for 8 hours sleep.

J was really doing well and doing wees on the potty. Now he seems to have lost interest. So I have put it away for a while and will come back to it at a later time,

those of you with boys who have started TT what do you do I dont want to use a potty so am going to get a insert for toilet seat but seriously i have no idea where to start :lol:

I have seen them. They look alright. Have to wait till they are a bit older for them anyway.

Im not even gonna go there with toilet training with Jesse until next summer (warmer months are usually best to start). He has no clue atm, he will come to me once hes done a poo in his nappy but not before so im not going to push it at all.. i wanna do it when hes ready. When the time comes though, im going to get one of those child seats that go on the toilet and have the steps up to the seat also. You can get them at bigw, kmart, target etc. I want him to learn to use the toilet from word go so i dont have to introduce something else into the whole toilet training thing once he's got it down packed.
Good luck for those who are starting early :)

the only reason I asked is Jack is constantly trying to take off his nappy even when under rompers or overalls he can get it un-done

Ash has a potty which she enjoys sitting on but only as a chair, never does anything! I'm waiting too til summer, at least by then I should be able to explain to her what we are doing and then shouldn't take long. But if I tried to start now I think it would just take way to long for her to catch on.

Maz- I loved those moments, I still miss BFing. You going ok with Jed being back at work?

Nelle- Don't push yourself to being doing things, rest until you feel 100% better, keep up fluids and early nights for you.

Meg- Where is your holiday house? You've prolly said but I can't remember. You'll have to take me with you nest time!

Tiana spends most of her time taking her nappy off! I tried the seat on the toilet but she is scared of it but loves to sit on the potty. If it doesnt work I will stop but she knows what it is all about so I will give it a go.

Annika also loves to take her nappy off but so did Teleah at this age and she was not ready fro TT til she was 2 1/2. When i tried early it resulted in alot of frustration.
I will show annika a potty seat and thats about it til next summer. I will let her show me the way.

I think the whole taking off the nappy atm is cause they can, pure and simple same as doing anything else we tell them not to. I dont htink they would be very comy wither to be honest specially in the summer and children like to be free.

caity sits on her potty everyday before and after shower/bath time, and she always fills her potty, but thats all the training i am doing untill next summer as it is still to early, we dont use spossies here, only cloth and i only have snap ones and she doesnt take them off, but with the velcro cloth she just pulls them straight off.

I'm with everyone else on the tt thing. Nina gets lots of nappy free time ATM as it's too hot to have a nappy on her. I've even gone back to cloth occassionally just becuase it's too hot for disposables. Nina is starting to get familiar with wees and poos. She knows when she's going to do a wee, and lets us know. But she only tells us of her poos once they're done. She also knows that the potty is for wees, and when she sees it, she says 'wee'.

How are things going with everyone today? Hopefully today will be a better day for everyone.
Nessa, I had a look at your belly pic, and I must say, I'm very jealous that you have such a small belly! I showed Heath last night your pic, and he looked at it and said, '****, where is the baby!!!' How are you and DH going? Were you able to have a chat last night about things? Not long to go now till number 3 arrives!
maz - how are you going now that jed is back at work? I remember feeling that same way about b/f as you are. I always fed Nina in bed at nights or in the mornings. It was such a special time between us.
belle - thanks for the chat yesterday. It was good to finally catch up with you. Hopefully you can find a place that's suitable for you both, and something that's not too expensive either.
nelle - How are you going? Are you getting ready for number 2? I can't believe how quickly all of these pregnancies are going.
shell - how is work going, and how is Ash going? Are you still thinking of ttc later in the year?
rach - how is everything going with your ttc journey? Where are you up to with it?

I know I've forgotten a few, but Nina is annoying me with a baby book. She wants me to show her all the pictures of babies.
bbl.

Hey girls, just to let you know I am on the internet again...move went okay just feeling overwhelmed with all the unpacking, etc...and Rylee is unsettled with all that is going on, poor kid,I feel guilty that I am unpacking boxes and not spending time with her.......

Anyway, enough about me, Ness and Belle - hugs to you with your rship issues, it is so tough isn't it....I just hope it is a phase that you guys are going through and you will come out stronger on the other side. Ambz and AnnaT - you guys are doing a great job, I am really nervous about how I will cope with another one and I think that I am being stupid as a lot of my friends have more than one wonder why some days I can only cope with one iykwim....

Anyway, girls, hugs to you all.
Laurinxx

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rach - how is everything going with your ttc journey? Where are you up to with it?

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first up well lets just say I am :wall:with my cycle cd35 no sign of AF but FF hasn't given me a coverline either:wall:my chart is in my sig if anyone knows anything boutthem

2nd all you girls and it so hot, jack and my little girl are both in long sleeves and lobg pants both had socks or slippers yesterday, it was dark cold and rainy all day yesterday, today is rainy, was dark and cold but has got a little warmer in the last hr or so :)

I dont want to TT Jack yet but more wanted ideas on how to start interest in it etc, I did sit him on the big toilet last night and he was very excited :lol: but he did nearly fall in :doh:

Rach- I've been checking out your chart, it is bit confusing, I can't pinpoint either when you O'd, cause you had the O'tion pain on day 13 but from temps you get that rise round day 23 altho FF haven't charted it then. Do you use OPK? Maybe start using them to help you pinpoint it better?
As for the interest in TT, we just let Ash see us on the toilet and I show her bout wiping and flushing and washing our hands so she has an interest and when the time comes she'll have seen it so understand.

Laurin- Moving is stressful and I'd say from different country even more so! Once you are all settled and unpacked you'll feel alot better. And don't worry you aren't the only one worried bout coping with more than one, I worry bout it often, I know when the time comes we'll just do what we need to do but it is a scary thought.

Jodi- Yeah, we'll prolly start ttc in August, I'm gonna be a bridesmaid in July then gotta hve my 30th at start August so after all that we can start going for it. Ash loves her baby book too, constantly points and says 'bubba'.

Ash is meant to be getting a good sleep cause we have mums group this arvo but she is up there playng at the moment. Oh and I found out today she absolutely loves cruskits with cream cheese so at least there is something she will eat! I realise the only finger food she will eat is crunchy food, she'll eat toast but no way will she eat bread, likes crackers, all that sort of thing.

I swore I O'd cd13 the pain was incredible, I dont use OPK's cause normally I have a scan on cd12 to pinpoint when O should occur but RE was on holidays during Jan so :dunno: juts wait and see I suppose, I am so tired, have shocking headache and if I dont eat :puke:

Just popping in, cos Riv finally fell asleep after Playgroup (mum took him, playgroup was her idea!) and it's occurred to me that now is the perfect time to FINALLY have my shower!

Hey good to see you pop in Jodi! You, Chrissy and Kelly sure are speeding along in your pregnancies! Yikes!

All this TT talk is interesting, we're far too lazy here, I suppose I'll get a potty at some stage, but we don't have heaps of room for one, maybe in the kitchen if Rans ever gets rid of the second fridge...
Maybe I'll wait for Riv to start walking first.

Hope you settle in quickly Laurin.

Right, best clean myself off hey! :p

Have you tested at all rach? Are your cycles usually this long?

Yes nelle, best you have a shower, I can smell you from my place.

Cut me deep Shell, cut me deep.

hi girls

Im knackered went to swimming lessons with Julia then Lollipops indoor playcentre with Sydney BB girls and just got back!

Anna** if you are lurking I hope that Xander is doing ok hon. I hope you havent ended up back at ER. Hope you got some sleep too. Thinking of you :hug:


Bel
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Is something wrong with xander? I havnt read anything...Hope all is well.
Test rach! you never know...
Well we had gymnastics this morning which millana loved.The problem was ruby wanted to join in but that doesnt happen till she is two. And then i have dropped millana off at 1230pm to 230pm at thriving threes.A pre kindy program where they learn craft and stuff. She didnt cry when i left her so alls good its when i pick her up! Plus alot of kids crying because its there second week so that will most likely be millana next week.lol Hope my baby is ok..
Belle and ness hope the hubyy situation is improving.
With millana we didnt toilet train till 20 months.She went ok in the summer months but when ruby came big issues and would wet herslef all the time. I left it a month and then she was fine.We started on potty and then toilet.Big thing is prompting and having the toilet where they can see it all the time.It took millana 2 months and a maybe an accident here and there to be trained in the day. At night she still wears pullups but has made an interest if wakes at night to go to toilet.

shell and Caddie nah no tests here and well I shall just wait and see, live in the land of denial for long enough might make it true :lol:

Thanks for thinking of us Bel...

Yes girls, Xander was in hospital. Gave us a huge scare with croup so bad his airways started closing. Thankfully, somehow in our mad panic, Scott & I kept our cool and steamed up the bathroom to give him a bit of relief whilst I packed, we then raced down to the ER where he went blue - they then gave him steroids and some adrenaline. He had more adrenaline to keep the airways open until the steriods had time to work. We stayed overnight with nurses checking his stats every hour or so (?)... after more steroids, he was breathing well enough that we were allowed to go home. The little bugger is now fighting fit (aside from a minor cold) and you'd never know what he'd just been through!

:hugs: Anna

rach i reckon you O on cd 23 or cd24
anna :hugs:

Thats no good anna,glad he is all better though. I had a friend whos little boy had the same thing.Took a few days to get over and some times in the shower.Good job you recognised the signs!

Yeesh Anna, what a fright! Glad he's fine now.

Not much happening here, I'm all clean now Shell, you'll be glad to hear. Had tradies here putting in a fan, and now I have my house back, tis nice. Albeit with rather a whingy bub! Bring on dinnertime I say.

Anna - what a huge scare for you all! Thank goodness he's alright now.

thanks for taking a look Chrissy as I said am just sitting back and playing in the land of denial :lol:

:hug: Anna, so happy to hear he is doing little better now....Such a strong little man!

Thanks girls re your thoughts about me atm. Things are doing ok in hubbyland at the moment, we are going on a date tonight as Julia is with Nana. Hopefully this time will help.

Gotta get ready now for the date and meet him there so back later tonight.

Bel
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Oh dear Anna i hope hes ok now

Anna** - thanks for the update on Xander.. glad he is better .. such a scare for you all.. xoxo

Rach - i looked at your chart and have NO IDEA!!! Sorry.. i really should work how how they all work.. this temping buisinses lol

Ooh ahh enjoy your hot date Belle!

Rans is getting me a paddle pop and a glass of milk. Mmm.

Then I have to research how much fridges sell for on ebay, cos I want to get rid of our old one!

Anna- God how scary! Thank god everything is ok and you thought quick. That xander sounds like a tough little cookie!

Nelle- Yum, hope its chocolate one. I haven't had a paddle pop for so long.

Belle- Enjoy your date, will be nice to get out just the 2 of you child free.

Ash is still in a bit of a funny mood, she'll be fine for awhile and just suddenly be miserable and clingy for awhile. Have no idea what the prob is!