Willow- Zoe sleeps in her swing sometimes during the day so I rush around then plus DH finishes work and is home by 2:30pm and all my older kids at school so don't trash house during the day. Every night before bed they have to tidy up as well and they do the dishes and other chores. Or I do it all one handed.
As for the feeding Zoe new thing is pinching and gumming me which is hurting!! She also rubs her eyes and fusses when tired.
Willow is g going through breast refusal?
Think we are doing our 4 month old needles this week.
I do what I can with one hand but some stuff you just can't lol well I can't anyway. Unfortunately not all the big people in my house have the same idea of cleaning or tidying as me nor do they worry about living in chaos and I get sick of asking, maybe I need to become a nagger.
Ouch on the gumming and pinching!
I guess it could be breast refusal, I haven't really dealt with that before so not sure how it presents. So would they tell you they are hungry then crack it and refuse? It seems to be after she gets the let down too
Willow- def time to crack down on he big people in you house!! Do both your boys live at home?
You could give them one of two options 30min a night of either baby carrying or 1 hr of house work.....
Yep breast refusal can be even when they are hungry.
I brought Zoe a gummee glove can not wait for it to arrive!! Might save my poor nips lol
I saw those on fb they look great! G is eating her hands like nothing else and loves chewing on her toys but drops them. I was a bit put off by the price though! I might have to give in and get one if they're really good, let me know what you think.
G is very cranky this morning. Feeding has been really bad but I'm pretty sure it's pain. I just can't work out if it's her sinuses or teeth I have put DS3s amber necklace on her but that won't kick in for a day or two, if it lasts that long lol If he sees it he'll probably crack it. I need to order her one. I might go and get some Brauers Teething Relief that was awesome with DS3, Panadol didn't help him at all and I don't like giving it unless I absolutely have to.
Willow- I got mine for $22 inc postage so pretty happy with that. Had a discount code for a day. Can not wait for it to arrive.
Had to do housework with missy on my back in manduca today. Poor thing wasn't happy. She goes 7-10 days without pooping and gets really grumpy and irritable on the day before or of her poop. Wish she was a little more regular so it didn't agitate her like it does.
Think we are doing needles tomorrow or Thursday. Have GP check tomorrow morning anyway to just have a all over and growth check. Hoping to get referral to day sleep school to get her sleeping in her own bed, but in saying that I miss her when she's not snuggled into me.
Willow- hope you can get to the bottom of the fussing...can she breath ok through her nose?? or is she having trouble and getting cranky?? could be teeth also... Eleni has been chewing her hands like crazy last few weeks also!!
Beatrix- Eleni still poos nearly every feed.. not as bad as before, but I'm happy for it to be like that because the other day she only pooed once and it was UGLY! haha
I'm not sure about the glove either! I think Eleni would find some way to get it off! lol
I just got the reminder for needles from my GP yesterday too, so I will be calling today to make an appointment!
We have also started solids.... very small amount at dinner time when we sit at the table!... This last week she has been cracking it while we sit at the table for dinner, so I gave her something!!... started with just a small bit of banana on my finger and she went crazy!....Shoved my finger into her mouth and sucked like crazy!...So I figured I worked out what it was that she wanted!!! I make sure I give her a milk feed before dinner.. then when we sit down to dinner I give her a little something, ahhhhh silence!!
Well we had needles on Tuesday and obviously they wernt very pleasant. Slowly getting our happy baby back. But we did get 9:30pm til 5am sleep on the the Tuesday night (still co sleeping but am happy with that) unfort last night back to the 2am wake up but still not unhappy with that either as she goes straight back to sleep.
The gummee glove arrived and she LOVES it!! Still learning to not wack herself in the head with it but chews and sucks on it plus is got the crackle type sound paper in it too.
Solids are doing well...I'm only giving her a tiny bit at dinner time to keep her quiet!!! She happily takes a few teaspoons worth of whatever it is! Today avocado, she's opening her mouth for it too! Her fav is banana, hehe don't blame her! I know it's early, but she really wants it!
Glad the glove is a hit and immunisations went well! We have ours on Tuesday morning after MCHN!!!
DB- yeah they sure are!! Can't believe they are 4 months already!!.....
We had MCHN on Tuesday, growing well!!...only 5.885kg though!!....thought she was heavier than that! Nurse reckons her weight has leveled off so her body is starting to need solids..... She's also agreed that Eleni is ready for it and is asking for it!.... I will upload a pic of her taking the spoon from me and feeding herself!! :O I was shocked! LOL
We also had our needles... so she's been a little cranky/clingy over last 2 days....
Things are so busy at the moment.. and I can't seem to get on top of housework etc!!... If I take time out for myself, then everything else gets pushed back and before you know it there is a mountain of things to do Eleni isn't sleeping much in the afternoon any more, so by the time 5pm comes along she's all cranky! arg! right when I want to cook dinner etc etc.... same old story... what is it with these kids and thinking they don't need sleep!!????
Hope everyone else is doing better these days!
Last edited by Harri; August 16th, 2013 at 11:13 AM.
Zoe had her needles, wasn't a happy camper for a couple of days but better now. Almost 19 weeks old now!!!
We haven't rolled back to tummy yet but have done tummy to back. She is getting a lot better at being happy with out being held when she is awake, very active!!. Sleeping that's a whole different story and we are working on getting her to sleep longer then 20-40 min in her cot. Baby steps.
Sounds like everyone's doing well I haven't been on much the last week or so things have been hectic here. It just occurred to me the other day I haven't had G weighed since 8 weeks still! Slack mummy! We have a friend living with us who just had a baby on Tuesday Midcall will be here again tomorrow if they do a weigh I'm going to see if I can sneak G on too, they wouldn't mind surely? I'm so slack lol but it would save me a trip out to the clinic.
I think G may be ready for solids before too long as well she's paying lots of attention to eating so we will see.
We are now on our 6th cold and I am just so done with it!!!
Baby free time during the day is getting slightly better here still not enough to actually get too much done but it will get better. Nights I can't complain about with usually 3 wakes, the first being 4-5 hours after going down then 2 or 3 hours after that. When she isn't in the worst part of a cold the first stretch is in her bed then in with me after that, possibly because it's just easier for me that way.
The best news is though that while I was at the hospital with my friend for her birth G finally took a bottle Once she got the hang of it she had 2 more and one again the next day So I'm really pleased with that! It was from the Mam bottles, not sure they played a big part could have just been hunger but I'm happy either way
Seems like all our babies are going through some changes at the moment....!
I "THINK" sleep here during the day is getting better... Eleni has taken to a Taggie blankie that DD1 had but never used!... So far the last couple of days she has gone to sleep in her cot without much fuss. Dummy and blankie in hand!! ( She likes to have it resting on her face, so have to keep an eye on her ) We still have a little problem with our late afternoon sleep...she normally wants to go about 4:30-5pm but wont...maybe has something to do with DD1 being home etc. So I put her in the highchair..lay her back, with dummy and blankie and she falls asleep while watching DD1 play/do homework etc!!.. seems to be working and that small 45min nap does wonders!
well speaking of the little miss... I can hear her waking from her lunch time nap now.... short lived.... sleeps are only about 1hr long....
That's great, Willow. Glad G managed with bottles. It's certainly a relief when they go between boob and bottle without drama. My little man hasn't skipped a beat when it comes to that. One less thing to worry about.
I'm holding my boy right now. So beautiful. I haven't actually been to bed yet. Thought I'd get some cleaning done while everyone was sleeping. He's just finished feeding - more like a dream feed because he's eyes only opened for about 1 minute. I'm loving the dream feed. Logan seems to be coping with it. Doesn't really wake much - just latches on and goes with it. He has been going to bed around 6-6.30pm and then waking anytime between 11pm and 1am for a feed and then at 4.30am and then right before I leave for work at 7.30am.
Logan has finally found his lungs. He's been such a placid laid back little fellow. Now he yells out for us. It's like living in a nursing home. Lol. Most of the time he just goes with the flow probably because my almost two year old is being so demanding of late. He doesn't stand a chance!
Db- awww love when they can start demanding for you. There little personalities are starting to show now.
Willow- yay for the bottle!!
Lol Zoe has quite the drama queen personality. Lately you can tell the different between her I need mummy to her not happy tantrum. It's amusing.
We just got a 3 hr stretch in her cot!! 2hrs was solid sleep and the other hr was a bit of fusing. It did take me downloading a white noise app and it playing the whole time but I can deal with that. Feeding now then going to attempt cot again.
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I have put DS3s amber necklace on her but that won't kick in for a day or two, if it lasts that long lol If he sees it he'll probably crack it. I need to order her one. I might go and get some Brauers Teething Relief that was awesome with DS3, Panadol didn't help him at all and I don't like giving it unless I absolutely have to.
Slack mummy! We have a friend living with us who just had a baby on Tuesday 
Midcall will be here again tomorrow if they do a weigh I'm going to see if I can sneak G on too, they wouldn't mind surely? I'm so slack lol but it would save me a trip out to the clinic.
) We still have a little problem with our late afternoon sleep...she normally wants to go about 4:30-5pm but wont...maybe has something to do with DD1 being home etc. So I put her in the highchair..lay her back, with dummy and blankie and she falls asleep while watching DD1 play/do homework etc!!.. seems to be working and that small 45min nap does wonders! 
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