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:( Poor Jimmy.
i know....poor jimmy....
on a side note, all the nurses at the hospital thought he was gorgeous and kept coming in for a special jimmy smile
one of them said to me 'well, he's hardly wasting away is he?'...he's 7.6kg
Big big :hug: Rainy - poor little Jimmy!
Hang in there Noni, bubs will arrive when he's good and ready ;). We will keep our peepers open on FB.
Arte, hang in there with the settling plan - progress is progress (even incremental, kwim)!
Yep H is soooo much happier here, she's not being constantly undermined by those biatches at school and her confidence is blooming. YAY.
Double postaroozy?!
morning everyone,
am exhausted!!! was woken quite a few times last night by painful contrax.. not painful enough to get me out of bed just enough to wake me up and keep me awake till they passed..
wanted to ask all those ladies out there whove been pregnant and had a toddler how u dealt with pre labour? im soooo grumpy and tired i just dont know what to do with poor Asha!!
Noni - i found the whole prelabour/end of preg really hard with N i must admit. i was quite relaxed about when baby woudl arrive except that i had no energy for N and was feeling so big and cumbersome and tired.. it wasmore that i wanted to not be preg anymore iykwim. i was lucky enough that N was in creche and also DH had to do a lot more alone with him on weekends so i could rest or just have some time without the pressure of needing to play/chase etc. is your dh feeling better? if so maybe he can take on a bit more with A for the next few weeks? also is your mum able to take her a little more just for now? that will help you a lot. what is your plan when you go into labour?
MD - yay on H doing so well there. that must feel great. i missed your post - what are you doing re uni?
Rainy - how is J doing today? you poor thing. i hope the humidifier worked a little. i found steamig up the bathroom majorly and taking N in there a bit (read him heaps of books in there) before bed helped too (he didnt have bronciolitis but when we thought he had asthma and we still do it when he is 'coughy')
Sherie - how is the bed routine working?
AFM all is well... it is great having DH on leave and to be honest having no family here (LOL) - though they are all back this weekend... we had a fun day yest and today i just want to catch up on some sleep etc too. baby is great - had a bit of blood around his cord yest but it looks ok... he was a bit more unsettled last night, i think he is waking up to the world... my milk is CRAZY atm, i forgot how much i had last time!!! woke up tgis morning with milk EVERYWHERE! yuk. feeding is going well - he is a real feeder! N is doing well - he is v conscious of the baby, wants to know where he is all the time... kisses him, pats him etc. i think he is getting used to him being around though i am sure he will want him to go backto hospital where he came from soon!
md- how's H's newly pierced ears going? are you going to buy her some speshy earrings from Diva???
noni-the end of the pg was really really hard, especially as it was 46 degrees here with bushfires everywhere around us and we had to keep evacuating!! trust me, you feel so much better once the baby is out. just keep A entertained with lots of dvds atm, as bad as that may sound, it's just one of the quiet stages of her life and things will get a lot more exciting later!
pap- my boobs were like massive footballs this time around! so much milk
i don't think N will want J to go back, L just adores J and goes looking for him if he sleeps in too long in the mornings cos he wants to see him!
we had another bad night here, i was up constantly with poor jimmy coughing and wheezing. i'm just so unbelievably tired and feel pretty bad forL who has cabin fever bad!!! but i can't take jimmy out anywhere
thanks girls atleast i know im not just useless iykwim? sometimes when i feel like im struggling i start getting really down on myself like why cant i just get on with it etc etc so its nice to hear it really is just hard at this stage and im not just being a sook haha!
pap - mum cant take A more than she does atm coz shes working.. she does have some leave saved for when baby comes tho and is an integral part of the labour plan because her and her dh are the people A spends the most time with and is most comfortable with.. they will be coming to get her when they get the call (or meeting us at the hospital if we cant wait for them) and then when dh is ready she will return home with him but its all pretty losely organised they wont mind how long they have her for etc and Asha has stayed there overnight before so that helps...
dh still isnt really better but he has taken on as much as he possibly can at home.. the last 2 nights hes had to help out a client in a new job so he hasnt been home till around 10pm which has been really hard but when he is home he does alot with Ash and around the house.. we are both sooo tired and warn out tho its hard to look forward to going into labour coz everyone is so tired! when i started getting the stronger pains last night as much as i want to meet bubba my instincts were straight away 'nooo not now i just want to sleep' lol and so then my anxiety levels went up and i slept even less!! i might have gone into labour if i didnt get so worked up lol!!
rainy - yep weve got a few more dvds here lately!! i forgot you had the fires to deal with as well gosh and here i am complaining!! hope jimmy gets better asap!
Noni - I felt the same, i remember getting some niggles one night and thinking 'who could be bothered' about the labour and the 1st few days... but when it happened all those feelings went away and i had the energy needed and havent looked back. you will be the same.
Rainy - you poor thing, def try the shower thing, it worked much better than just the humifier with N.
i will have a shower with j tonight i think. the last few nights i've been going to bed when lewis does and dh looks after jimmy and then comes and wakes me when he needs his first feed (last night 10.30pm) and then i'm up constantly until i finally got up about 5am...
as much as i hate summer, at least they're not sick all the time iykwim?
totally - i hate winter when it is like you go from one sickness to another. i found showering with N worked well but worked better was just putting the hot water on in the shower and sitting inthe bathroom with him (door shut) so he could breathe in all the steam... i did this before bed and also in the day if he was wheezing badly.
Hi Girls,
Noni- I was totally exhausted at the end of my PG with Livi too.
PAP- I hate winter colds. We leave for the US on the 12th Aug and back on 25th Aug soo ooo excited.
Rainy- hope Jimmy is getting better
MD- Woohoo to H on the new earpiercing.....
All good here. Boys had there 4yrold needles today and all good.
Hello to all
pap- are you finding you have enough warm clothes for little J? i find it hard sometimes cos L was a summer baby, so we seem to have heaps of little short sleeved onsies etc.
leeane-you will have the best time in us....so jealous!!!
Rainy, poor Mr J! I hope he gets better really soon. When W is all blocked up I usually put a few dabs of eucalyptus oil on a tissue and tape it on the wall above his bed - seems to keep him a bit clearer. But I think that would work better for blocked nose than phlem
PAP, good to hear everything is still going well. I keep having mini freakouts lol
Noni, hope that it happens soon for you, I am getting to the point where it would be easier to look after a baby than to be this tired and try to entertain W.
It is actually quite warm here this afternoon. Seems like the worst of winter is past, it is still quite nippy some days but nothing like it was during May/June. We have been able to go outside most days lately which is good. Poor W is like an eskimo - he has a million words for bad weather and only one for sun lol
hi girls!
sorry have been a bad baby buddy. crap time at home lately with my grandmother. long story and no happy endings me thinks. so have been rather preoccupied...
Sherie: oh wow. for you to be going to cot tactics to get mr A to bed, you guys must have been really rattled with the snot-fest. hope that sleep comes soon and recovery is well on the way, cause it so doesn't sound like fun ATM for you guys xx
Arte: that is a big step! WTG w!!
Rainy: so sorry to hear that mr j is not well, as in, really yukky sick. not fun times i guess. i can also vouch for putting him in the bouncer while you enjoy a nice LONG HOT shower. the steam really does wonders...and it's a good mummy excuse for ignoring the water restrictions LOL!
PP: oh i do kinda remember the crazy boob-milk thing! i remember that for weeks everytime i would bend over they would let down and i would do my best impression of niagra falls. no one ever told me that in the breast-feeding class they hold at the JJMH!!
so, with robson away did you get Hare? (i think that was his name...). i got him, pity was that i was in no mood for jokes when he arrived and he cracked one about how 'inconvenient of me' to actually go into labour overnight (he told me that we would wait 2 days then induce after my waters broke), as he was being served breakfast in bed for fathers day. in hindsight i see that he meant to lighten the mood, but hey, when you are pushing a baby out there is no lightening possible LOL!
noni: although i havent been there yet, i can only imagine that growing a brand spanking new person and raising a toddler is hard yakka. i can remember being so TIRED and feeling so useless when pg with Leila...and i didnt have a toddler to contend with! so i reckon it is totally normal and within normal expectations that you get frustrated and worried about it xx
MD: *mwah* my mum reckons that she too had a pang in her heart when i was 9 and got my ears pierced (i had this thing that i NEEDED to be like kylie minogue....???). and you are soo right, there are so many new bubbas in our thread!!! my inner hen is going bonkers LOL!
AFM: well as i mentioned got really crapulent news about my Oma last night. basically my Opa is in mass denial about how sick she is and has been telling us (and himself me thinks) that if he looks after her really well and gets her fit enough that she can have this operation. turns out there is no operation. the hospital will not do it anymore as she just wouldnt make it. he hasnt told her (she is currently experiencing a nervous breakdown...). we dont know how to tell her as she is convinced that the op is the only cure for her - and she may have a point. i am devastated. i am very close to my grandparents as they raised me for 3 years and have been a very big part of my life so far, and to see this coming is very hard. and as usual i am the one that everyone looks to for answers. and i just dont have them.
beh, anyway, mum is coming up there with me as i dont think i could cope on my own and we are putting an action plan in place to reduce all the high pharmaceuticals that she is on and transfer alot of the 'unnecessary' ones to naturopathy and a healthier diet. at least it is something!
i am also a bit nervous as it will be the first time away from Leila! but i WILL enjoy the sleep-ins!!
Rainy, that girl's got loads more spending $$ than me, she might have to buy me some speshy earrings at Diva LOL! She's already planning a shopping trip, her friend has already been there and she's green with envy at all the sparklies she has LOL. :hug: Hang in there - just another day or two and everything will be getting better again. Sounds like you are doing all the right things to keep yourself & L sane. xxx
Clare - big :hug: . So glad your mum is going up with you - when are you leaving? Your Oma will feel better just having seen you and I know you will take loads of positivity with you...you know those changes will make all the difference & you know your Oma will feel better if she can at least feel like she is doing something positive for her own wellbeing. Just remember just by being there you are giving them both a huge injection of love and support and that will carry them a long way. :hug:
Glad the weather is finally turning for you Arte - tho I suspect it might be chully for a while yit.
:lol: Is it warmer indoors now that you've got your drapes up? We're really feeling the cold this winter (now that it's hit properly) plus we're discovering various bits of the house is not as watertight as it should be :rolleyes: and DH has been a bit slow with his gutter maintenance. I feel a date with a roof plumber coming on.
Noni - hang in there sweetie, before you know it you will be cuddling your little one and these days will just be a distant memory! :D
K well I'd best be off, am *supposed* to be shopping with DD1 for her first holy communion dress. *sigh* OMG it's my own personal version of hell...I have *no idea* what I *should* be getting, *no idea* of where to go to get it, and then I have to contend with H's expensive sense of style thrown into it (??? who knows why she doesn't like what she doesn't like???). But most of all I'm up sh*t creek without a GPS because my own mother never ever shopped with me/for me so I'm completely clueless when it comes to shopping for my DD. :wall:
aaawwww girls love Diva!!!! i don't mind it every now and again too LOL
maybe try Myer for the dress, they always seem to have some nice things, or DJs if you've got one close
arte- i'm going to remind you in a few weeks of that comment about having a newborn being easier than this LOL, nah..you do feel heaps better not being pg
clare- sorry for all that you are going through atm
something that might make you feel better- do you like leona edmiston dresses? if so, check out all the sale dresses on her website. i've bought one and am contemplating buying a second one next week..norti!!!
Clare - So sorry to hear that you are going through such a hard time. Your poor Opa he must be so upset as well. I hope your action plan makes a huge difference to your Oma. is she bed ridden in hospital? How old is she if you dont mind me asking?
Rainy - Bronchiolitis is so rough on them when they are bubs. How is L, has he got it as well? J must be just miserable. M had it at 9 months old & that was soooo bad, it took her a good few weeks to get rid of the cough & be back to 'normal' again. We just used the vapouriser every night theres not much else you can do. It was going around at daycare a few weeks ago, thats when M got really sick & i was in hospital. So I'm sure she had it a bit but it wasnt as bad as the first time around at 9 mths.
Noni - No way I can imagine how full on it is to have an active toddler and be 37 wks pregnant, what a mission! I am eagerly waiting on the arrival of your little one.
PAP - Feeling good about things now, thanks for asking. Still very nervous about ttc but trying not to worry about it just yet. So glad things are running smoothly in your household with the introduction of bubba boy! N sounds so cute with him. As for your mum, what a star! Must have been nice having her help, I wouldnt discourage it but at the same time I could understand your feelings of wanting your own space with your new extended family.
MD - LOL good luck, I second Myer or DJ's they always have nice little flower girl/communion dresses. Be prepared to spend $100 though!!!
Leemar - Glad the needles went well & had a giggle at the boys yelling out at Mickey, too cute!
Arte - Sounds like you are having some progress with W & his sleep, so hang in there. Thats great that he is fine with the in laws, really he sounds like such an interactive sociable little boy so I really think you have no worries there. Are you going to leave him with the in laws while you have this bubba?
Falguni - Sounds like Fiji was just the kind of break that you needed, seeing how others live really puts life into perspective & makes you realise just how much you really have. I was the same when we went to Penang last yr with M, alot of families over there dont have much at all & I came back & looked at Maddie's pile of toys & felt so guilty! How nice to be invited to have dinner with the Fijian family, very lucky, they sound like beautiful people over there.
Trill - Hope A starts sleeping well for you, he was sleeping pretty good at one point wasnt he? M is forever changing, we go 3 wks of good sleep & DH & I think 'YES, we've finally got this sleep thing sorted' & then its followed by 3 wks of bad sleep LOL.
Oz - Forgot to say hope L's molars come through quick if thats what it is. I am dreading those ones!
Just went to enroll in a pilates course, but none of the times suited me . So annoying!