Good to hear DD is doing better Beatrix and very promising with Zoe I hope she keeps it up for you
Freya Wilder has done really well with all that growing!! We've been lucky and haven't had too many poosploshions
Sorry DB no help from me either. I leak a bit at night if she goes more than 4 hours in a row, so doesn't happen often lol maybe twice I have leaked.
We had epic sleeping yesterday. Georgia slept In the car from my sister's house to home, didn't wake when we stopped so I parked at the front door and left her in there while I had a quick lunch standing at the door watching her. She stayed asleep on the way to pick up DS from pre school and all the way home again! So about 1pm until 3pm.She woke briefly when I bought her in, fed changed and went back to sleep for another hour. She got grumpy and had a sleep in the swing until 10pm. I thought she'd be up all night but she then woke every three hours to eat. This morning she slept three hours in the swing. So I'm hoping the swing will keep her content and it's not just a coincidence and she's having a growth spurt or something.
Beatrix- Sorry to hear DD was not well! DD1 has a nasty cough and runny nose again! the whole prep class is coughing and spluttering everywhere! Last time Eleni got lucky and didn't catch it, I pray she doesn't get it this time either, so hard when the little ones get sick!!
DB- no advice, I'm leaking too!!!!!!
Willow- things sound like they are getting better with Georgia!!....
Freya- WOOT!!!.... fantastic little man you have there!!
Not much else going on here..... just the usual eat/sleep/poop business!! Yesterday as she was feeding she burped and it all came out through her nose/mouth all over her and me!! ARG!! so nothing has changed in that department!!
It's starting to get real cold here in the mornings now.... was 4 degrees this morning for school drop off!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Harri- freezing here too!! fingers crossed the cold misses bubs again
Zoe had a restless night, slept but couldn't seem to get comfortable.. think it may be because i ate dairy again on the weekend. grr i hate not being able to eat it.
I'm back at work full time next week. I'm struggling with the thought of it. We've decided to go to the zoo on my last day of leave. I can't believe my maternity leave is over. Sigh. I'm only back for a couple of weeks and then my work shuts down for tax time which doesn't involve me. So I get another week off.
Leaking has stopped and milk production has slowed down a lot. Boobs aren't nearly full like they have been since birth. I don't know what's happening with me. Logan feeds every 3hrs unless its night then it's longer. I think I'll set an alarm and express three hourly overnight and hope that increases my milk.
DB- i really feel for you having to go back to work so soon :9 hope you cope ok wth it. Did your work do your mat leave? cause if you wrked full time couldnt you do the paid parental leave from the gov as well?
So freaking cold here now during the night. I have given up completely trying to get little miss to sleep in her bed. Its just not happening, and tbh i dont blame her. Who wants to go back into a freezing cold bassinet when they can be snuggled up with mum as her hot water bottle?
DB It could be that you're a bit anxious about going back to work and that could be affecting your supply Whatever it is I hope it corrects it's self soon. You'll be exhausted pumping through the night and having to go back to work!
Bea freezing here too! We're getting -4 tonight apparently Brrrrrrrrrrrrr! I've got Georgia in DSs old Grobags the last couple of nights so don't feel so bad about putting her into her bed after a feed. I know she won't come unwrapped. But I do keep her in with me after the 5am-ish feed if we're all snuggley I have her in an Arms Reach Co-sleeper which I really like she's close enough I can still touch her comfortably without having her in with me. It gives a bit of stretch out time for me for at least a few hours a night which makes such a difference.
DB- I agree that maybe it's stress related...! Just take it one day at a time and see how you go..!
It's going to be freezing over the next few mornings!! arg! We have external stairs to get down, and this morning I had to throw two buckets of hot water down it to melt the ice or I would have taken an express route to the bottom with both kids!!!
I have Eleni in DD1s old grobag, they are awesome, she's been in then for weeks now!... at about one month she would wriggle herself out of the wraps and she was getting cranky with the snuggly zip up ones... wanted her arms out!
Last night she did 9:30pm-6am!!!!!! straight!!! AND she has been sleeping pretty much ALL day!! Think I'm paying for it now as she still isn't asleep for the night!! I can hear her in her bed! My WWs book hasn't arrived yet, looking forward to it!!
One more week of school here and then it's school holidays!!! I can't wait!!!
Hi. I think you're all right about stress related milk supply problems. I seem to be back on track now. My sleep patterns are not very good right now. I stay up after Logan's 1am feed for 2hrs catching up on housework!
Oh DB you should be sleeping at 1am not cleaning! That will be the end of you when you go back to work! I am just letting mine go, it is completely doing my head in and I would die if anyone called over unexpectedly, but sleep is precious.
Georgia seems to be stretching her night feeds out now to 3 even 4 hourly, I just hope this is the new norm not just a stage to lull me into a false sense of security She just wakes, feeds and settles straight away at night which I am soooo grateful for! I just wonder why it's so different through the day I swear it takes longer to get her to go to sleep than she sleeps for in the end
Beatrix how does Zoe go pooing now? It seems to be an ordeal with Georgia. She gets so fussy and fidgety and takes quite a while sometimes to be finished. DS just pooed! No fussing he wouldn't even stop feeding you'd just hear it exiting lol But Georgia stops feeding an starts fussing, she even wakes up and fusses for ages at night until she is done. She has also stained all the MCNs they were perfectly clean after 2 years use with DS, but she has stained them all and I can't get it out! Maybe she has some super poo issue or something
I was wondering how the hammock was going too you've only mentioned the bassinet?
Willow- Zoe doesn't poo regularly or daily. We haven't had poop for 4 days now and she is very fussy lately pretty much all time.
Have been lazy with hammock / bassinet don't really bother with either because I jut don't want to risk waking her and taking 30+min each time to settle her. Day sleep are done in the swing or on me and night in our bed.
Zoe's currently feeding 3hrly again so between settling and feeding nothing else gets done. Lol no way would I clean in the middle of the night.
I'm still lazing in bed and its 10:30am. DH is making the girls clean and I don't plan on helping. Lol
Yep fair enough! Day sleeps here are on me (as we're doing right now) or in the swing same as you. I thought maybe there was too much noise with DS waking her repeatedly through the day just as she is going off, so I tried taking her into the bedroom to settle her in her grobag same as night time, but DS kept following me or coming in and out every few minutes. So even if it were going to work, it won't with him in and out. It's a big ask for a three year old to stay out in the lounge room by himself for between 30mins to an hour while you settle the baby.
We had another episode of reflux screaming last night after over a week with out it. I thought I had nailed it to sausages but obviously not. The only two things I can think of the last couple of days I have eaten is banana cake, pumpkin soup and I've been having more raspberry leaf tea than usual. Has Zoe been better? Still on the meds?
Yep Zoe still on meds. Some days I think it helps other days not so sure.
Her main issue is her wind I think, she farts like a trumpet and all squirmy before she does it. Plus I think it is dairy to a extent as well. I go well going without for the week but cave during the weekend. But have been good this weekend so hoping we see some improvement again.
I only clean in the middle of the night because I can't sleep. Logan smacks his lips to wake me then he feeds and then he goes back to sleep. I wish I could settle back into bed like him. No chance lately though. He's fussiest from 5-7pm and then he sleeps from 7pm for 5-6 hrs. He's asleep on my lap now. Enjoying watching his beautiful little face. His cheeks have gotten so chubby and beautiful.
Modern cloth nappies DB Well if you're awake and can't sleep I guess you may as well clean if you're up for it. Aren't they beautiful when they are asleep We have chubby cheeks here too, I call her my squidgey baby because the cheeks are so squidgey I hope you get a good sleep tonight for work tomorrow
Beatrix/Willow- I do hope things get better..... it is so tough when they are glued to you all day!!
Still lucky at the moment here.... Eleni will sleep in her bassinet during the day when home... she will sleep until 10am..then has awake time and usually wont sleep until 2pm!! YES 4 hrs awake!! haha including 2 feeds at this time.. one at 10am and then another 1-1:30pm... I then get her in her fluffy outfit for school pick up! She then sleeps until about 4pm when it's feed time again!... then she will usually alternate between being awake and napping in her swing until about 7pm when she cluster feeds until 9:30pm approx.!
When we are out if the pram this all changes... there will be VERY minimal sleep to had!.. too busy looking around!
DD1s cough hasn't gone yet... and now Eleni has a cough too!!.. so not happy with that!.. poor little thing... I called DR on call today to come check them out..mainly for Eleni, to make sure it wasn't chesty etc.. He says it's only viral and we just need to let it run it's course and to take them back to GP in three days if it hasn't gotten better!.... I hate it when the little ones are sick and there is nothing you can do!...
Also DH is away until Friday afternoon for work..!! So I'm doing it alone for the week!! arg!...
Harri - Thanks for the work well wishes. I've burst into tears about a thousand times today. It's me being clingy with my two babies instead of the other way around. My 20 month old daughter held my face and planted me a big kiss with MWAH sound effects tonight. Yep, the tears started flowing again. I'm trying to remind myself I'm working for them and how lucky that DH has time off to be at home with them for a while. I don't have to take them to daycare. DH is all ready. Mind you I've got everything laid out for him. It still won't be easy with two little ones going solo.
the whole prep class is coughing and spluttering everywhere! Last time Eleni got lucky and didn't catch it, I pray she doesn't get it this time either, so hard when the little ones get sick!!
I swear it takes longer to get her to go to sleep than she sleeps for in the end 
We have chubby cheeks here too, I call her my squidgey baby because the cheeks are so squidgey 
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