Babies Born ~ January 2012 #1

Welcome littlebear!

Midwife stopped our new place today, it has so much more space so we were showing it off a little haha. She was also impressed with DD2 who is now 4.31kg :)

First night in the new place went well. I love it here already and DD1 can't get over her own room, she loves playing there and slept the entire night in there after being in a room with me her whole life (although she had her own toddler bed so same room but own bed for the last 6 months and has been sleeping through in it for the most part for a few weeks now) so that was a relief. I kept checking in on her but she barely moved lol. DD2 sleeps in bed with us because I'm lazy ;)

DD1 seems to be over feeding, I don't think she will completely wean just yet but I couldn't convince her to help relieve some engorgement yesterday and she didn't want a morning feed today. Still having her bedtime feed. I'm feeling good about it mostly because she seems to have come to her own conclusion that it is more for baby but a little sad too, she was such a booby monster that I'm shocked she is actively turning it down (have been doing don't offer, don't refuse for a while but was soooo full lol). She's 2 months off turning 3 so if she does end up weaning I'm pretty content with that, seems a good run really.

So in love with our family of 4, everything is just working! After DD1 was in bed we had a sneaky Mexican dinner and DD2 was settled in her crib while we watched some Community and I just started laughing because of how perfect it feels... happy hormones must be working overtime!

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Well, H growing like a weed. I've got her in a 0000 suit tonight and the legs are really too short. :o I've packed away anything smaller (DD1 was in 00000 for at least a month and I still had those). She's getting really long. I might ask to weigh and measure her when I go to my HB get together next week. I'm kinda in shock that it looks like she's going to be a decent sized bubba after such a skinny minny first time around!

My sister is coming down on Thurs so I might pass on the 0000 stuff as well as my maternity clothes. Can't see us using them again! We aren't planning any more bubbas. Is anyone else (if you don't mind me asking)? I'd love to win lotto, never work again and have a couple more, but that really is the only scenario I can see leading to more in our family!

And I know I'm biased, but H is a pretty baby. ;) All peaches and cream complexion and big blue eyes. I took her to church yesterday and she got a suitable amount of admiration for this proud Mumma. She still reminds me a lot of her big sister (at a slightly older age). I can't wait to see her first smile!

I also think she's got an old soul (even DP, who doesn't really believe in it, keeps saying it). She's very contemplative, will lie awake watching us for ages, with those deep eyes. I've always felt she's been here before and she really wanted to come back.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Jellyfish - what a great run your DD1 has had bfing! My DD1 stopped just shy of her fourth bday, with a little encouragement (she stopped for a week and I dissuaded her from trying again when she asked, but she didn't mind). I think letting your child self wean is a very rare and wonderful gift in our society.

We will def have more babies if we can jen. DH says he doesn't want any after 40. He is going to turn 38 nov this yr. so I have told him I have to pop the next 2 out in the next 2 yrs, lol!

We have only agreed to have another one tho. BH only wanted two, but will let me have three for sure. After that we negotiate. :). My little cutie is putting on weight too. No idea how much will probably try to weigh tomorrow again.

Maddie is also an old soul I would say too. Does the same as you describe with ur little girl. Often sits and stares, very contented! I wonder about what everyone says about babies born in the caul... Maybe that has something to do with it.

As do the older siblings bfing. Dd is asking more and more and more. I have told her that because she is a big girl, she just has it at bedtime. Other wise she wants it everytime she sees dd2 having it. I must admit it is kinda funny seeing an older child feed and the conversations we have when we do! Lol! Tonight I asked if she was finished... With a mouth full of boob she says "not yet" except it came out "nob yeth". I don't want her to be disappointed but I am quite tired due to regular night wakes where Maddie struggles to latch due to my engorgement. So I need to limit it somewhere. Mindbu it fair breaks my heart when she gets upset if I turn her down. I have been offering her cows milk at that time or breast milk I have recently pumped.

Anyway welcome to our latest baby buddy :). Nice to have you!

I am off to bed!

Bella - one thing I did explain to DD1 before bub and have been keeping up with now is that she has teeth for food but DD2 doesn't have teeth yet so can only have milk so her 'snacks' are milk etc so she has to have it frequently which seemed to make sense to her. DD1 got teeth early though so might have to keep a lid on the fact DD2 has them till she is 6 months lol. I am finding it a lot harder to feed DD1 too, it is a bit of a impatience I guess similar to breastfeeding aversion when I was pregnant so definitely understand how you feel. I'm trying to just ignore it and remind myself all the benefits but it is quite hard, someone mentioned somewhere that maybe it is instinctual so that you ensure bubs milk needs are met first? Sorry if it was you that said it lol fuzzy brain but yeah, that sort of makes sense to me.

Inlaws was horrible, more later though just wanted to mention the teeth thing in case it helped lol. Oh but will say MIL did mention baby looked like me and she couldn't see DP at all which after paternity test threats from her earlier in the pregnancy isn't a very good thing to hear sigh!

Oh no, Jellyfish, sorry to hear about the ILs. :(

My MIL lost it at DP when Hannah was four days old and we haven't heard from her since. She didn't speak to us for five mths after DD1 was six weeks (ah peaceful!). She lost it over something completely made up (my Mum was here and she was jealous about the perceived 'better' relationship with DD1). So a sigh from me about ILs too.

I'm taking DD1 to the movies this morning. Hoping H sleeps through it.

Bella - you are going to be busy! Lucky you, you get to have more HBs!

lol HotI thought i'd better join you

Quick update from me.

DD2 is growing rapidly. I just gave away most of the 0000 suits to my pg sister who visited us over the long weekend. Hardly surprising given she has both sides just about every feed. I swear she has a double chin!

She's on the verge of smiling, I think I got a small smile this morning. She stares at me so intently. I wonder what she's thinking, she looks so wise! She's holding her head up quite well when she's watching me, although she still bobbles around a bit.

DD1 goes back to school tomorrow and is keen to show off her new sister. I'm less excited, all those germs at school and such a small (unvaxed) baby. I'm going to wear her in the sling. That should keep hands away from her.

How is everyone else doing?

Hey guys!!

As you know...Violet January arrived on the 23rd!!

How is everyone doing?

Hi The Mrs everything is going ok here DD is feeding like a champ and even sleeping well. She was in our bed this morning and did a poo that went right through her nappy her sleep suit and my sheet lol. So ive done the washing and dishes today while she was having a sleep it feels good to be able to do things my house looks better now lol. How are you and your DDs? How is Sophie adjusting to Violet?

HotI- Hows you DD adjusting to DS? How are you going, has that cough of yours gone yet?

AFM - I have been walking of a night time DF takes the dog for a walk and if DD is awake we go with them :) feels good being able to walk properly lol. DD slept from 9 till 3:30am last night :D then slept from about 4 till after 7 as DF woke her up leaving for work lol. I have been stressing a little bit especially when im tired but have been able to get myself a few hours nap time during the day. Ive also just started to let DD cry once I put her back in her bassinet, I feed her one side of boob burp her then change her nappy then feed her the other, then just place her in the bassinet where she lays awake for a bit and then she crys for a bit then is out to it. I hate hearing her cry but I have done all I can do for her so her cry is just for attention.

Where is everyone? Lol, busy with babies I guess!

I weighed DD2 at my HB get together today - just over 4kg (clothed). So even with taking clothes into account she's put on well over a kilo in four weeks. She's much longer too, I'm guessing my m/w will measure her next week at our (last :() appt.

Everything going well here babywise, she gets cranky in the car and if not picked up when she's awake. She prefers to sleep being held too, so I'm getting lots of use out of my carriers and sling.

Hope everyone else is well!

We are well too Jen. I weighed dd at the chemists on Tuesday and she was 4.25 at three weeks. So that is up 625g in three weeks. She is insatiable today tho! Feeding non stop and still wanting more. ? Growth spurt?

the mchn visited yesterday and ds is almost back to his birth weight. he feeds well, but gets a tummy ache often and is a bit chucky. got an osteo appt next tues for him just to see if anything out.

dd had colic til she was 3 or 4 months, :crossfingers: DS doesn't but we got some infant's friend yesterday to try and also gave him a dummyafter a feed which seemed to help a bit.

for those who are bfeeding toddlers/kids as well, has their poos changed since your milk came in? dd feeds 3 times a day (it would be more if she had her way atm) but her poos aare gross.

FAK so pls excuse punctuation.

Hot1, DD2 gets a tummy ache as well, which is probably because she guzzles a feed so quickly! I have to hold her upright for ages afterwards. She is not chucky, unlike DD1 who was in bibs until 7 mths to catch the milk overflow, but wind makes her screech! It's about the only time she cries.

She also doesn't bf to sleep, partly because of that and partly because she likes to watch me intently for ages after a feed (except during the night, when there are no lights on).

We are loving co-sleeping here, she starts the night in her hammock most nights, but when she wakes it's into bed with us. We really need that king size, with the cooler nights all of a sudden everyone is in there and it's squishy!

Hmmm hot1, I hadn't really noticed if dd1's bowels had changed with the milk. She is toilet trained, so I don't tend to examine them to much lol!

Dd2 is also struggling with wind at times. DH and I take turns pumping her legs quite firmly and you can hear the farts come out of her when we do. HotI, my sister swears by leg pumping every hour in the afternoon leading up to the colicky hours. She has 4 kids and reckons it took her till the fourth to figure it out :). We have also gotten a dummy for Madeleine. Otherwise for comfort she will feed till she vomits it all back up and then feed again. So really I think she just wants to comfort suck. I think unless you arnt aware of when they do need to feed rather than just suck, then they are fine. We waited till 12 weeks with dd1 but this time we gave it at about 10 days. Dd1 is very cute about going and putting dd2's dummy back in if it falls out too. She also tells me that Madeleine "needs boobies!". It is very funny.

I'm attempting the dummy for car trips especially, but it's having limited success. It only seems to work in conjunction with being held and she settles well enough when I hold her anyway. I am persisting a little because she sure can holler in the car and if it does work that would make me and her feel much better!

I'm here - sleeping baby on one arm and a mischievous 2 yr old climbing all over me, curious to see what I'm doing on my phone all the time.
Be back soon!


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I've been without net all week, we don't have internet still properly till Friday so still on my phone. DD2 is 5.11kg as of yesterday, decided to weigh her when we did the shopping as the chemist has scales. Means she is doing about 400g a week! She is firmly in 000 now, I don't think DD1 was 5kg till 5 months old! DD2 looks like a 3+ month old, can hold her head up and pushes up on her arms during tummy time, it is interesting to see how different they are and yet similar too. DD2 is a much better sleeper which I'm so thankful for since DD1 was feeding two hourly till she was almost 2 and only just started sleeping through. DD2 is already doing 4-5hr stretches at night and even managing a 3hr nap with a bum patting to resettle a couple of times. She falls asleep so much easier too, DD1 required long sessions of vigorous bouncing in the carrier for all sleeps but DD2 mostly falls asleep feeding or with a short rocking. I can even get her to sleep occasionally just with patting. making time with DD1 easier to get in which is good ad we are in te process of toilet training, her poos have been a bit ick since the milk increase but she is dropping her last feed, slowly I hope but she has had a few nights of falling asleep with me just laying with her. we tried a dummy but no real luck yet so might not bother as she seems to be settling quite well and actually loves the car although we mostly walk places anyway. loving my breeze baby carrier as it has been so hot! also have a bettlebums full buckle which is good but will be better when she is a little bigger I think. Had a close carrier with DD1 that I gave away when I was a single parent and another baby was no where in my plans but think it would be too hot atm as our ceiling fans are broken and no aircon ick! Hope the real estate is able to sort it this week.

Um what else! We are cosleeping but I've started sitting up to feed as it seems to cause less wind and gas and she settles better. I've got a huge oversupply which I'm hoping settles, need to sleep on a towel and feeding in public can be funny as she enjoys pulling off during let down and suddenly milk is shooting across the room. I've had a fever last night so bit worried it might be mastitus so off to the doctor today :(

Hope everyone is well will be able to properly respond when we actually get net. Sorry for all the typos lol.