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Sherie- Yippeee on having 6 hours sleep.
MD- I hear you on the morning showers. I am hoping to start driving next week as my ob told me he would be happy for me to start at 5 wks so long as I was feeling ok. Hell I just want some independance back.
Katie- Good luck on BF I hope it gets better.
Jazmum- Congrats on Hannah putting on weight. And how lovley taking the girls on a picnic.
Well DH has just taken the boys to swimming lessons and Olivia is asleep. The house is so quiet its lovely.
DD has just woken from 5 hours of sleep, so I am feeling pretty good. Hope she doesn't want 3 hr feeds for the rest of the night!
Mum arrived today and has been v good. DD wouldn't settle after her lunchtime feed but mum took over while I got some sleep which was good.
Also managed to get out for a short walk again today which was nice.
Jazmum - well done on the weight gain - send some over this way!!
Katie - good luck with the feeding, hope the nipple gets better soon.
MD - glad the wound is looking better.
Sherie - well done on 6 hours sleep. Hope tonight is going as well for you.
Aha - I found it!!!!! Hope everyone is well! :D
LOL Queenie, it just wouldn't be September buddies without you hun.
Katie, I'm glad you feel that way. It makes a huge difference to things if we feel we have the support there to get us through it.
Jaz, Hannah is doing so well! I bet the girls loved the picnic too. Yesterday I hardly got anything done I was meant to do (housework etc) and spent a good hour or so reding to the girls. I didn't want them to feel 'passed over' for a basket of washing kwim? Plus it will still be there later on LOL.
Leanne, when your house is quiet, do you feel like you should be doing something or just relish the silence?
Cally, how did Miss Katie do last night? I hope she didn't give you 3hr wakings. It feels good to get outside and do something doesn't it?
Master A had another good night, but was a bit fussy during arsenic hour. I had him in his rocker while I was getting the veges ready, Dh ws doing meat on the BBQ, and then when we finally got it served he couldn't take it anymore and just cracked it. Then the phone rang LOL. So I had to feed him and eat my dinner later. Luckily he did settle OK after that. He woke at 3, so another good stretch, but then he woke right on 6.45 this morning - so DH had to placate him for a bit while I got Lindsay and Erin ready for the bus and then I fed him while DH took them to the bus. So a busy morning here - and I didn't even meltdown and cry ;)
DH goes back to work tonight, so I don't know how that will go but fingers crossed there's no drama's. I'm more worried about a repeat of this morning as Dh doesn't get home until after everything is done and Lindsay is on the bus.
Morning everyone,
Just thought I would quickly pop in and see how everyone is doing.
Logan had 2 big day sleeps yesterday and then did not want to sleep last night. I think he woke up at 4pm and went back to sleep around 10pm. He had a quick feed at 1am and slept until 6. He is asleep now so I have finaly got to do a little cleaning. I have been feeding him on both sides as my nipple is feeling alot better, thank you all for your support.
I hope your all well. Enjoy your day.
Good Katie, I'm glad the nipple is better. They reckon it takes until about the 6th week for BF to settle down, so if you're an optimist, you're halfway there already!
Hello Ladies,
Hi Queenie
Sherie- I want to do both although its just nice to sit in silence sometimes.
Katie- Good to see your nipple is ok now.
katie - great news that the nipple is doing well. Do you still clench your toes when you latch on.
Sherie - i do know what you mean. sometimes i need a reminder that the girls are growing so fast and they are way more important than housework.
hi everyone else - hope you all had a good nights sleep. I think i did. Can't quite remember lol.
Well i'm quite excited this afternoon. I had bought a Steelcraft moniter and we couldn't use it as there was too much interference. I was so disappointed because i really wanted one for when i'm outside playing with J and Z. I bought a Tomy one today from Big w and it Works!!!!!!!!!
i also bought a dummy. I held it in my hands for ages because i don't really want to use it. I just wanted it for those times when i know she is tired and i'm unable to spend the time rocking her to sleep. We'll see if I actually use it. (i'd better sterilise it this afternoon, just in case tonight is the night lol)
Hi ladies and babies!
Katie - glad your nipple is feeling better and more importantly YOU are feeling better! :)
Jazmum - Oh I can see you're having the same internal debate I'm having over "to dummy or not to dummy" - we used a dummy very successfully with DD1 and I think it's probably only a matter of time before we crack one open for Miss E. Just don't want to do it too early and muck the BFing about...The other thing is I can't remember about the sterilising, I think we used to boil ours in a saucepan of water for a few minutes (yep forgot a couple of times and ruined saucepans). YAY for your new monitor working!
Queenie, glad you made it in here - two weeks until term, might not be long now! :crossfingers:!
Sherie I think you're doing an amazing job getting all your kids sorted etc, I'm still full up just looking after Miss E...do wonder how I'll get on once DH is back at work and it's one big Marydean Show all day long! Still I feel like I can do just a little more each day, which is good.
Cally, hope you got another good stretch of sleep - DH reckons he was up for over an hour after one of the feeds last night (...??? I didn't hear anything???) - it'll be a while yet before our bubs really get into a recognisable pattern at all.
Well saw the OB today and he said wound is looking good, will still take a few weeks yet to heal completely though - no baths until it's sealed shut! :(
No probs with the bleeding either - you were all right. Also DH and I made hay while the sun was shining and saw a movie together this morning - before the school hols start LOL - E slept and fed and slept and fed and generally didn't notice anything strange going on! It wasn't a mums and bubs session so it's good it worked out ok.
DH is waltzing around with the Baby Bjorn on - he keeps saying how fabulously comfy it is...wonder if he'll think the same at 4.00 in the morning when he's pacing the floor! LOL
hi all
good to see everyone seems to be doing well today... I am too!
had a much better night with Noah last night, only had to get up twice and then DH took him after the 7am feed and I slept til 9... felt great after! Also a little milestone as i went out by myself with him today, just to a friends house for coffee but still proud of myself and then later DH took him for a walk and i went and got a facial.... feel much better for it too. then we did a quick whip around with the pram in the supermarket... so all in all we made great progress in the new parents game I say!!!
Jazmum I hear you on the dummy... we also bought one the other day before the circumcision (jic) and it is here in case i need it, i dont want to use it but it is here if i NEED to... i guess it isnt a bad security item (though both my mum and MIL are so dead against them i had to hide it when they were here LOL) but I found it hard to decide to buy one too... how you deal with 3 though i dont know and i can imagine there will be a time you need it, and there should be no guilt attached to that.
my cracked nipple is so much better, they both feel the same now and i think the attachment is getting better... i am just trying to get over 1. how MASSIVE my bbs are and 2. how much they leak!!!
have a good night everyone - hope you get some sleep!
ETA MD we were posting at the same time - I am sooooo impressed you managed to get to a movie - wow!! glad OB appt went well and it is all healing..
Pregpan - Wow you have been a super mummy out and about today! Ditto on the leakage, I'm sticking to patterned shirts that won't show right now as the breast pads aren't keeping up! Good to hear the cracked nipple is getting better but you can't get complacent about it...mine's getting really sore again though no visible damage, I can't work out what Miss E is doing differently on that side.
Marydean, I am jealous of you seeing a movie - I haven't done that in so long. Im really pleased the wound is continuing to heal nicely for you.
Pregpan, I am also jealous of your facial too - another thing I haven't done in ages. Soon you will have the hang of this going out caper and you'll take it all in your stride.
Jaz, Master A has had a dummy (or 'beepee' as we call it here) since he was a few days old. Sometimes he will take it others he wont. I know the feeling though of the 'should I or shouldn't I'.
I got the kids all sorted quite well tonight surprisingly. The morning will be the test though. I went to town to pick the kids up and got a bit of shopping in and Master A took it quite well and slept most of the time. The car trip home was a bit iffy though - wasn't sure if I'd have to pull over to feed him (we are half hour from town remember) but we made it home just in time LOL. I am dissapointed at the poor selection of boys clothes though. I think I see a trip to Myer coming on LOL - they have great boys clothes.
I also got the kappochi pouch out too and he loves it thank god. I had him in it while I packed the groceries away. I am liking it more this time than last time too.
Sounds like you're going really well getting out there and things done, Sherie! I agree, mornings will be the real challenge - one step at a time and you will get there! How do you sterilise A's beepee (and how often)?
I have a big container with water and miltons in it for sterilising. I have to put his bottles in it anyway, so I just put his beepee in whenever he is sleeping or doesn't have it in and leave it for a while and then take it out and put the cover on it. I have another one in the nappy bag too so I don't have to use the same one all the time. I change the solution every 2nd day.
We;; DD has settled back into 3hr feeds, but at least she is getting a bit extra since she is being weighed again in the morning.\
We are having the dummy debate too!!
Managed to walk up to the local cafe today for lunch. DD started screaming the moment the food was put on the tavble - they have a sixth sense for that don't they?
Sherie - good luck with the morning run.
MD - well done on the movie.
Pregpan - wow for all your trips out and about!!
Morning Ladies,
Well its Thursday and the boys are off to Daycare. I think Olivia has the cold so I am going to take her to the Dr today just to get checked. As for Dummy well she had one from just a few days old. The boys were the same.
Hello to everyone and have a wonderful day
Hi ladies
Thanks Sherie for the Milton tip - I have Milton in the house ready for when I start expressing (not until after 6 weeks or I'll have to wear bathers and floaties for all the leaking!) - but early this am i cracked the dummy packet and boiled them as per instructions on back of packet. DD was beside herself trying to stuff her hands into her mouth whenever the boob came near her and after a half hour or so of fighting over it we both needed a break - five minutes later dummy was sterilised, DD was happy, mum was having a cup of tea - all good :). Round two when she wakes up again - soon by the squeaky noises coming thru the monitor!
Apart from all that it was an exceptionally good night as she got up around 11.00 (I was still awake), then 3.00ish and 6.00ish - much more do-able than every TWO hours!!! Realised sheepishly that I'd had a caffeinated beverage on the afternoon of the 2-hourly night :redface: - ooops I'll be too scared to drink coffee at all for the next 18 months *sigh*.
Leanne - how often do the boys go to daycare? I'm keeping DD1 in two afternoons a week so we get extra nap time at home and so she gets that bit of extra social interaction (plus it keeps her place open there...hehe). She'll be going a few days over the school hols - on the days when the FDC lady's got really good outings planned - takes the pressure off us having to entertain 24/7!
Cally - uh huh re the food hitting the table! But it gets easier and soon you'll be able to eat your lunch and soothe the child at the same time without batting an eyelid...! Keep up all the outings, I'm sure it's making a difference to your frame of mind :) We're going to try to make it out to BigW soon - they have big boxes of Snugglers nappies on sale this week (unless it's ended already).
Good morning :D
Sheesh what a night! that'll teach me a lesson to let Alex sleep so long during the day, he kept us awake pretty much every 1.5hrs.. I'm pooped :P
Cally - good on you for going out for lunch, we are not as brave yet for the very reason you described. The only eay I can stop Allex crying is to stick a boob in his mouth..don't fancy doing that in a coffee shop with everyone watching. So how did you settle her?
MD - ahh beloved coffee... had to give it up too! Had to switch to very weak tea and I mean yellow weak.
Leemar - How can you tell if Olivia has a cold? Alex sneezes a lot and gets congested nose - is that a cold?
Hello everyone :)