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Reet - hahaha that is good news about DH coming home! You certailny sound on top of the world which is lovely! He will probably notice changes in Sienna that you may have missed. It's great that she is being so good for you while DH is away. Good girl Sienna! I think she is growing fast cos she looks like a healthy bouncing boofa now compared to the tiny fragile thing she was when she was born, and it's really noticeable!
Sah - yay to the great mothers group! It's so nice when you get a good group cos it really is down to luck. A friend of mine had a bunch of really negative people in hers so she only stayed in touch with a couple of them afterwards. If you get a good group you stay in touch for many years to come, and sometimes meetings even turn into girls boozy weekends away!! :)
kts - yeah it will probably be a challenge to do everything you want to do with 2 kids and a job. I guess that's when prioritisation comes into it. I have no idea, you'll have to let us know! ;) DH said to me that as long as we are clothed and fed the rest is a bonus. But I only have the 1 to look after right now, heaven knows what will happen with 2! I'm lucky tho as DH is a clean freak and does heaps of housework (he is more houseproud than me!), and I do the organising and paperwork.
Ezymay - awww poor you with the mastitis, that sux hun. Hope it all clears up for you real soon so you can relax and feed happily without any issues. Hope you and Hamish have a lovely time with DH home this weekend!
Hello to Sterla, Leesa, KimB, KellBell, Jaycee
AFM... I'm just getting over this grotty head cold, and miracle of miracles Jacob doesn't seem to have caught it! Well not that I can tell anyway! And he only had a short cry when he had his needles. The second needle he did a kinda silent cry when he screws his face up and hold his breath and goes bright red! It scares me when he does that! But he forgot about it in about 5 mins, and was a bit sleepy for the rest of the day.
I am finding my brain is starting to crave some stimulation so I am already thinking about when I want to start my new career as a teacher. I am fully registered but will do some volunteer work first as a teachers aide to familiarise myself with a school and get my confidence back, probably 1 day a week to start with to ease myself in gently. Not sure when tho. DH and I have always talked about me taking 12 months off, but playing it by ear and me going back earlier if I wanted to. In the meantime I am giving my brain a work-out by doing our family tree, it's something I can do in 10 minute blocks when Jacob is sleeping and I have done all the dishes :)
Speaking of sleeping, Jake is still only doing 3hr blocks at night. Is anyone else not having long sleeps at night yet? We were hoping he'd be doing 4-5hrs by now. Are we expecting too much?
But the best thing of all is that J is getting so much more vocal and interactive this past week, lots of oos and ahhhs and smiles, and we've been able to play some games too! It's awesome to finally be getting some feedback :)
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Shelly- Oh im glad Jacob was ok getting his needles, i hope my little miss is as brave!
I cant believe ur already thinking about getting back into working now! I must be super lazy! haha. Im loving being a stay at home mum. Wld J just go into daycare if u started off doing 1 day a week??
Sienna is still waking up every 3 hrs at night, I think we have had a 5-6 hr block only 2 or 3 times. Sometimes she surprises me and goes 4 hrs but thats only a couple times a week. I cant imagine ever getting a full night sleep again! I think its still normal for them to be feeding quite a bit.. maybe by 3-4 months they shld start being able to go longer between feeds. During the day sometimes shes even feeding every 2 hrs! Thats probably why she is getting to be such a bouncing boofa! :)
Girls i have a question! Have u guys managed to have sex again yet??? We attempted to before dh went away and it just didnt work.. it was like i was blocking him off. I had an ob. appointment last week and he explained that after birth (it cld have to do with b'fing tho) the vagina doesnt produce any lubrication so it can be quite painful when DTD. He said if lube doesnt help then there is an estrogen tablet i can insert in once a week and that helps..but it can dry up ur milk so he said try and go without it if we can. Anyway we had sex tonight and my god it HURT!!! It felt like it was my first time all over again! It was such a stabbing pain! Now i know that there isnt anything wrong with me.. like i dont think i have any internal damage or anything, it must just be the dryness.. but how long will it last??! Dh said he was happy to stop but then what..we just never have sex again??! Is it one of those things that will get better the more u do it?? Ppl always have sex only a couple weeks after giving birth, this is a whole 8 weeks later!!
Dh was gentle but it feels like i have given birth all over again! haha well maybe not AS bad but i can still feel pain now.. :( Gosh i hope it gets better.. and im not a dried up prune forever!
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Sorry Reet but had to have a giggle. Not sure where you got the statistic of "people always have sex only a couple of weeks after giving birth" lol but that aint necessarily so :) DF and I still haven't dtd yet but until he has the snip he's not getting any. We do not want any more kids so can't risk it (I'm still very fertile for an old duck). One question comes to mind - are you relaxing enough or are you still listening out for Sienna. Sometimes you need to put the baby in another room to achieve total concentration on DH. Also use heaps of lube.
Phoebe is still playing up at nights. I don't get to bed until 1.30am most mornings and then have to feed her still during the early morning and then get up to the rest of the kids at about 7am. I'm not surviving on a lot of sleep atm. Last night I slept funny and today my shoulder is playing up. It has been really stiff and sore and I can't move it properly :( Also Phoebe has had some trouble with wind lately. She can't be put down as she screams from the pain so my arms are getting sore from holding her all day. Hopefully Feeb will be able to get her Close Carrier back off her friend and then I can buy it from her.
Shelly - I'm glad Jacob was ok getting his needles. Phoebe had hers and was not to bad either. Only a little cry and then was ok after a feed. She was unsettled for a couple of days afterwards though. I'm not sure what sort of hourage we are getting between feeds as I demand feed. I wish she was taking longer between feeds though so I could catch a nap lol.
Hope everyone else is ok and that all the bubs are doing well.
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KimB - You poor thing, I hope you can start getting some sleep. I can imagine how hard it would be to function :(
Reet - On the DTD, yup = pain here at first too - ob said the same thing about the lubrication and said once AF is back it will improve. That hasn't happened yet - but the pain has improved - but its very delicate down there!
Yay for DH coming home - how very exciting - i am sure he is going to love being super hands on with Miss Sienna.
And wow about having another bub when your body is ready! We are now starting to think about when to have another - what sort of age gap etc. think i would like to go back to work for a bit, then think about falling pregnant -but who knows!
Shelly - i have a cold here too, and i am hearing you on the getting some feedback from the bubs - its nice when they dont just eat/sleep/poop!
And how exciting about your new career as a teacher - is it primary or secondary? MOst of my friends from Uni went on to do their dip ed to be secondary school teachers. At the time i didnt think it was the career for me, but i have been considering primary might be! Who knows?!
AFM - everything is good here apart from having the cold/flu, spent the day with my brother and his family yesterday - was nice that his kids have a cousin on our side now! Ethan was well behaved, passed around to everyone, sleeping in his pram, playing and no tears.
Bout to head out for the day, so will be back in tomorrow for more!
Hi to all the other girls!
Also - i am on Facebook too - same as reet, PM if you want to be friends on there - would be nice to some pics of all our bubs!
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Just a quick on as I'm on my phone I'm with Kim. DH is not allowed near me until I see
My Ob in just over a week and have a Mirena put in. I'm not going to risk it.
DH has been complaining but I keep reminding him I was the one that went through 9 mths of pregnancy and gave birth the least he could do is not complain about having to wait a few weeks .
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Reet yay for DH being home...mine was only here for the weekend, he left again tonight. Not sure when he'll be back. Hamish had changed so much in the time he'd been gone. Its so hard for him. Emily misses him soo much too. She is a daddy's girl for sure.
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Just popping to say a quick hello!
Its a busy week here this week - just got home after being out all day and E is buggered!
We left home at 11am and got home an hour or so ago, and he hasnt slept all day!
He has been perfectly good - no crying or anything, and is now fast asleep after a feed.
Few more busy days ahead of us, so i better get tackled into the housework.
More soon!
Sah
Oh and great seeing a couple of you on FB - so good to see each others bubba's - reading about them makes it that little bit more real after seeing their little faces :)
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Reet - hahaha you made me cackle with your comments! "dried up prune" LOL I can't believe you guys are DTD already, way to go girl! :rofl:
Ezymay - wow, that must be so hard for you and DH with him being away so much. Do you have lots of friends and family close by you can call on for help? And I love the photos of Hamish. There's one of him in a stripey suit on a pillow taken by your friend Rhiannon that looks so much like Jacob! Uncanny!
kts - LOL yeah you tell him! It won't kill him to wait, although he might beg to differ ;)
Sah - Loving the pics of Ethan, so much hair! Hopefully your cold/flu goes quickly. Can't believe you have DTD already, good on ya! I trained as a Primary teacher, I could have done secondary with my IT degree but don't like their attitude ;)
KimB - hahah I don't blame you for waiting until DH has the snip! Hope your shoulder is better so you can enjoy some cuddles with Phoebe. You must be so tired from being up until 1:30am then broken sleep until 7am. Hope it improves soon!
AFM... my head cold is FINALLY going! Sheesh, took a while tho, 10 days or so, ears finally unblocked yesterday, YAY!
Really happy, Jacob has started to sleep for 4-5 hrs at night now, which is great! Wonder how long it will last!
We have not DTD yet, still waiting for my tear/stitches to heal completely as it's still a little tender and have not been having any amorous feelings whatsoever! Also DH saw Jacob's head come out of what used to be one of his favourite places (to quote 2 and a half men!) so he's giving me a wide berth still.
Picked up our pregnancy and newborn pictures last night, am loving them, have hung them on the wall already, makes our house look more like a home :)
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Okay, I really wanted to do personals, but my whole reply was just lost (for the second time!) so I'm just going to update on me!
Things are going really well here. I feel like I've settled into being a mum of two and am starting to understand Adele's wants and needs a lot more. She is sleeping well - she still sleeps quite a bit through the day which I'm still getting used to. DS was never much of a sleeper, so I keep thinking there's something wrong with Adele for sleeping so much - she's just a good sleeper though :). She does good night sleeps too - we usually get a 4-5 hour block, followed by a 3.5 hour block - I feel like I'm getting enough sleep, I don't usually feel too tired. Let's hope her good sleeping lasts!!!
Adele is giving us lots of smiles and cooing - it's so gorgeous! There's so much to look forward to as she grows up, it's so exciting! Adele has also discovered her thumb (as those of you on my FB would know). It's quite good actually - as I think it's probably why she's so settled most of the time - she's learning to self soothe I suppose?
Adele has become a bit of a mummy's girl already too. She's fine and happy while she lying in her rocker, but if anyone other than me picks her up it's not long before she's crying. I gave Adele to DH for a quick cuddle last night while I ducked to the toilet, and by the time I came back she was crying hysterically - then almost as soon as I was holding her again she calmed down. It's nice that she loves her mummy, but a bit disheartening for poor DH and the grandparents!
Adele had her 6 week check last week and all was good there. She has her 8 week check with the MCHN next week. It will be interesting to see how heavy she is, cause according to our scales at home she's 6kg already! She's such a little pudding!
As for the DTD stuff we've all been talking about... we have not even talked about it! I can tell DH is thinking about it, lol, but he hasn't complained either which is good of him. I had a second degree tear though, so I want to be really sure everything is healed before trying anything. I know breastfeeding does keep things a bit dry downstairs too, so it's not something I'm particularly looking forward to :redface:.
Anyway, I better go and feed Adele and post this before I lose it for a third time!!!
I hope you're all well -I promise to be a better baby buddy from now on!
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Hi Ladies,
I had been posting in the other baby buddies thread, but have been keeping an eye on all of my Belly Buddies. Think I might post in here from now on...I don't really know any of the other ladies in the May group. Plus I noticed Sterla in here so I figure it's OK ;).
Sterla - I also have our 8 week check next week with the MCHN, then off to the Dr for needles...not looking forward to that.
Shelly - You poor thing, hope the cold hasn't been too much of a drain.
Hi everybody else, too many persies to do- BBL.
Henry is a well behaved bub - I am bf him, 3hr feeds during the day & he usually goes down about 11-midnight until 6-7am (can't ask for any more than that). I have a surplus of milk, so have just bought a breast pump - a Medela Swing electric. Haven't used it yet, but wanted to know what bottles people are using if you are expressing? Or are you storing in the bags? Not sure what to do. Had a moment this morning :( - was cutting Henry's nails as he has scratches all over his face (manages to get his mittens off during the night) and accidently got a bit of his thumb skin. It didn't really bleed, but he wailed so loud & I started crying - never doing that again!
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Welcome JMO - and congrats on Henry!
Quick one from me today, busy week and it now looks like its going to be a busier weekend.
Ethan is going really well - is in a nice a routine, and the last few nights we have been getting 9hours or so sleep - not sure if its coz he has a blocked up nose, or if he is just getting into that pattern. Either way - it is great - but I keep waking up freaking out.
As i said - he still has this blocked nose - I bought a vapaouriser the other day, and it seems to be helping - so will continue with that.
Looks like i will be going back to work sooner than i thought! I will be doing 4 weeks of work from home, starting not this week but next.
Thankfully its only for a month, and its from home, and only for about 5hours a day.
They are lucky that E is going well, and not giving me any grief so I am able to do it.
They did offer a Nanny if I wanted it, but think I will be ok without.
Hi to everyone - hope you are all well, and sorry for a selfish post with lack of persies - but I need to go and get some shopping done!
Sah x
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TFI Friday!
Heya JMO! Welcome back to our fold ;) Glad to hear Henry is sleeping really well! Good bubba! I had to laugh at your nail-cutting exercise because we nearly did the same thing but I stopped hubby just in time. My sister used to bite them off her kids, and it seems like a pretty practical thing to do cos you can be so much more accurate with your mouth and their nails are really only paper thin at this age.
Sah - wow, you are keen! And also it appears a valued member of their team! Nice of them to offer a nanny. What kind of work do you do?
Sterla - having worked in IT for 15 or so years, I have learned never to trust computers, especially in the early days! I always type up my responses in notepad first, then paste them into the comment box once i'm done. Mainly because I take so long to compose my replies my session times out before I have a chance to submit! Good to hear Adele is enjoying her thumb, and giving you loads of smiley feedback! And thriving too! 6kg :) Like you I had a second degree tear so am not even thinking about DTD just yet!
Happy Friday everyone!!! :loveshower: I love Fridays, means I have survived another week, and can have a sleep-in tomorrow while DH looks after baby bear! :)
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JMO Hi!! I'm expressing and use the medela bags and the avent cups. I use the tommy tipee closer to nature bottles. Just be careful expressing for over supply cause it can make it worse.
Dd and I have colds so am hoping Mishy doesn't get it!! I hate being sick!!
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Ezymay - Jacob didn't catch mine, despite me breathing on him constantly, so you might be lucky!! Fingers crossed for Hamish!
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Hi ladies!
Sorry I've been MIA in this thread!
Shelly - you get a sleep in!! Lucky you hun :) (although I am a bit envious, you deserve it!)!
Sahbear - OMG - 9 hours overnight!! You do have a very good sleeper there! Bree gets a bit of a stuffy nose too, was thinking of getting a vapouriser - what type / brand did you get?
Sterla - I'm loving all the FB pics of Miss A! So great to hear you've settled into your new role as Mumma to 2 lovely kids. She certainly is doing a great job of growing - she's almost catching up to Bree!!
Hiya Jaycee (where are you hun?), JMO, ezymay, reet and KTS!!!
AFM - Not a great deal to report. Bree got her 2 mth needles last Tuesday (the nurse said 'oh, sorry the girl at the front marked Bree down for having her 2 mth needles'; I said 'yeah, that's what we are here for'; nurse says 'Really? I thought she was a 4 mth old'; I said 'ease up, don't make her grow up any quicker than she already is' lol)!. She is starting to do a few 7 hour overnight stretches, but usually it's 5 hrs - which I don't mind. I've organised her baptism for mid August (in fear she won't fit into the family 'hand me down gown' lol) - so I'm looking forward to that...!
Enjoy the weekend everyone!!
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Leesa – I bought a vicks one – it works well, cuts out when it runs out of water which I like. It was only $40, so I am not going to complain! And yes, we are very grateful we have a sleepyhead, I don’t know how long it will last, but will take it while I can.
How big is Bree?
Shelly – I work in HR/OHS/Injury Mgt for a large Aged Care provider.
Hi everyone else – Hope you and all your bubbas are well?!
We are going well here – E had a great time at Mothers group yesterday – rolling around with some of the other bubs, and today we spent the day in the city shopping, so he was in the baby bjorn all day – and loved it.
He is super cute – I just love gummy baby smiles ☺
Enjoy the rest of your weekends I have to run, Sah
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Right, I am definitely typing this in notepad first, lol!
JMO: Yay, you found us! :D Yeah, I figured I'd stay here too cause I know everyone - even though Adele is a May bubba. I know what you mean, I'm not looking forward to needles at all either :(
Don't beat yourself up about getting Henry with the clippers - I think most parents have done that to their bub at some
point!
sahbear: Sounds like you and the little man are busy! I'm glad he's such a good bubba for you when you go out. Adele gets cranky if she doesn't get her beauty sleep, lol.
Wow - that is so soon to be going back to work! How do you feel about it?
Shell: I hope you enjoyed your sleep in!
Ezymay: Colds suck :(. I hope you're feeling better soon and Hamish doesn't catch it!
Leesa: Naww, thanks - I think I go a bit overboard uploading photos - I can't help it though. Adele's just so darn cute (plus it's so easy to upload pics from my phone!).
That's so funny that people keep thinking Bree is older than she is - she's such a gorgeous chubba bubba! I love those cheeks!!!
Sounds like a lot of our bubbas are starting to sleep longer stretches over night - Adele did a 6 hour block last night, but is doing 4-5 hour blocks most night which I'm happy with.
AFM: Things here are mostly good, apart from this:
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...goings-165387/
It's making me worry - I hate feeling like this, it makes me feel physically ill. Fingers crossed it's nothing though.
Adele is such a good sleepy bubba. DS used to cat nap through the day (40 minutes here and there), but Adele usually has a good 2-3 hours in the afternoon, and then an hour here and there throughout the rest of the day.
We had a big day out yesterday for a friend's birthday (Mel's for those of you who know her on here and FB). We ended up being away from home for 12 hours straight! We had a lovely day, ate far too much cake and had chinese takeaway for tea. DS just played all day long, and Adele slept and fed and was awake a lot more than usual. She was an overtired grumpy bubba last night! We also got home and put DS to bed only to discover that one of our cats had pee-ed on his bed, again! Grrrr!
Anyway, I better go and finish getting tea ready. I hope you're all having a lovely weekend!
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Hi All!
Loving all the pics I have been seeing on FB - all so cute :)
Sterla - How are you? I saw your other thread - is everything ok now, has the blood stopped?
As for work - I odnt mind - its only for 4 weeks, and its from home! And if it gets too much I can stop, so will see how I go. I am sure I will be happy to be back on Mat leave when the 4 weeks is up!
Shelly - Did you get your sleep in?
Reet and Ezymay - how you ladies going with your dh's away? I hope you are bth going ok :)
AFM - everything is well - my inlaws were down yesterday, as well as my 2 SIL'S - so E had lots of cuddles, got completely over tired from being up too long, he completely crashed when he went to bed! He ended up missing a feed, and with him being so little - i wont be letting that happen today - even if i have to wake him up!
Hi everyone else! Hope you all have a good week.
Sah
