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Does anyone else find it wierd when you see the 'Due in Jan 2013' thread, and think that was us 12 months ago?
Most nights here DS goes to sleep around 8pm and sleeps through til between 1 and 3am in the hammock and then wakes for a feed and comes into our bed and then feeds 1-2hourly til morning. SOmetimes he has an awake time for a couple of hours from 4am and then will sleep for a couple of hours.
Yesterday was a busy day and we were out alot so DS was really tired. Had a meeting where he slept and then home to bed at 9.30pm ish. He slept til 1 ish and came in for a feed (maybe 2?) . DD has gone to sleep in her tent and so woke up at 3am a little distressed and wanted to come in to us. I moved DS (asleep) back to his hammock. My DH had to get up just after 4 so knew i could have both with me if necessary after this, or would move dd back to her bed. anyway, both kids (and me!) slept through til 7! Now i wonder whether it is better to move DS back to his hammock after a feed. What do you reckon?
i have had a really productive day. and feel quite energised. went for a walk this morning, came home got lunch for DD and then got both! kids to sleep, washing off the line, cooked dinner. gona see what cleaning i can get done and maybe some writing.
Last night, D
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Yes!!
DD2 had her vax on Tuesday and my little baby is growing way too fast - 6.9 kg clothed. And she isn't getting chubbier because she's growing long as well. She just about rolled over today (and off the couch). Most of all she likes holding things in her hands and putting them in her mouth. She's a sensitive soul and hates the noisy electronic toys that DD1 loved. She is wary of strangers and needs to warm up before smiling. When she's comfortable she's a real gasbag! Loves DD1 so much, you should see the excited smiles and leg and arm waving when we pick her up from school!
Sleeping from 6pm until anywhere from 11pm-1am, depending on whether we disturb her coming to bed. After that she comes out of the hammock and into bed with us for the night. I'm not sure how often she feeds, but mostly we sleep on. She rarely cries.
She has one long nap in the day if we're at home and otherwise grabs 40 mins here and there. Saves her sleeping for night time and usually sleeps in until 7.30-8am. Most mornings, anyway.
Their new cousin arrived yesterday as well, so we will be going to meet her in early July.
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Hi girls
We are still going well. Litt man is such a wonderful bub! He still has his fussy times in the arvo when he wakes from his afternoon nap but usually is pretty good after his cuddles and feed with mum. I'm not sure what he does during that sleep but he always wakes up STarving and has to be feed right then!
I think mentioned in earlier post his last weigh in (lol) was 7.4kgs big guy!! He is now in 00 pants and tops bu I can't still get away with some 000 tops still (possible denial!) he was also 65cm so 13cm longer than birth in just under four months!
We have his needles next week which I am not looking forward to but they have to be done!
He is now sleeping through with a little engourageemnt from us but has done it for a week and a bit lol so I am enjoying while it lasts! We just gave him a pat last wed when he stirred and he went straight back to sleep and the same the following night and see since he is going to sleep at 7pm and sleeping till 6-630am a little early at the moment but perfect for when I'm back at wood in four weeks! (hate thinking bout that!!)
He is one chatty little guy tho and I love listening to him it is hilarious! He is also like a human faucet with so much drool coming out of him lol so we are thinkin teething could be On the horizon... But I guess we don't really know!
Hope u r all going really well.
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Hi Mama's :)
We are going really well, J can roll from tummy to back, can almost roll back to tummy he just hasn't figured out what to do with his arm lol..
He is a fussy feeder, going through periods of breast refusal. I took him to a paediatric osteopath and they don't think it's positional, he's just fussy..
We have a physio appointment on Tuesday to check his development, I am pretty happy he is developing normally for his adjusted age. He reaches out for things and he he is getting much stronger, he is able to sit up with minimal support for short periods. Other times he's all floppy :)
He smiles lots and is a chatterbox, he really enjoys his nappy off time..
Happy mothers day for tomorrow! This is such a special mothers day for me. I am so blessed to have my baby here with me!
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Happy Mothers' Day! A special hug for those who don't have all of their babies here to cuddle today. Thinking of you, BAL and so happy your little J is in your arms today.
This time last year our babies were tiny beans tucked inside. Can you believe how fast the year has gone?
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Hi all haven't been on in ages, how is everyone going? Anyone else's little one sick yet? DD is :( poor thing.
DD will be 4 months on Wed she is rolling from back to tummy,laughing,poking her tongue out and talking. She is also pulling herself up in her bouncer found her this morning sitting up in it. DD is also on solids as well as BM she loves having a bit of toast with marmite in the morning then has a jar of food later on during the day. She is demand feeding and lately hasnt been sleeping right through. She was sleeping 8 hours but now I roughly get 2 hours unbroken sleep. She'll be having her immunisations this week so will know how shes going weight wise.
Hope you's all had a great mother's day it was my first with and earthside bubba. I got roses and chocolates :).
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Oh my, DD2 just put herself to sleep! I fed her and put her in her hammock wide awake while I attended to DD1. Came back a few mins later and not a peep out of her. Sat by the hammock for a few mins, still nothing, so I've come downstairs to make biscuits with my newfound free time!
DD1 bf to sleep well into toddlerhood and tbh I like the cuddles. But DD2 obviously thinks she gets enough cuddles during the day!
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DS has been waking for the day at 5am most days for the last couple of weeks. he coughs a bit, especially overnight, and i have wondered if he is getting asthma but dr said he sounded ok.
i had 4 month appt yesterday, and ds has had big growth on the scales. he has been looking chunky so not surprised. he weighs roughly what DD did at 6 months, i prefer a smaller bub, just cos he also wants to be held constantly and it is killing my back.
does anyone else have a bub that just doesn't to be put down?
he has started taking ebm which helps if i have to go in to work and he is sleeping. i know if he wakes up, he will still have milk available if he needs it. dd never took ebm so it is kinda wierd to not have to be constantly on call. gonna get a few bottles in the freezer for emergencies, but will still breastfeed most of the time.
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HotI - Good to hear your wee man is growing good! Sorry cant help you with that dd loves being on the ground.
DD has 2 teeth D: bottom teeth so I know that she will start bitting soon. Shes also up on her hands and knees but hasnt moved on them so wont be long and shell be off. She rolls everywhere and pushes herself up onto her toes to move and face slides lol. Has been sleeping ok during the night but not as good as she was I get maybe 2-4 hours unbroken sleep but I think I know why she has been like that. Shes in 00 now little chub loves homemade food too :). DD loves her walker too ah they grow to fast :(.
Just a quick question to you ladies.. Im on microlut and have been since 6 weeks pp but I have not had AF for almost 2 months. Have done 2 tests a month ago and they were both negative.. Does it play up with AF or have DF and I dug ourselves a hole?
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Can't help you on the microlut TM, but no AF here yet. Fx the remaining night feed keeps it away for some time yet.
DD2 seems to be dropping night feeds, one at 6pm at bed time (both sides), one around 11pm-12am and then only sometimes is she waking before morning (she gets up 7-8am, sometimes even later). Such a long stretch for a baby that is so chubby! Lol
Can't believe she's five mths already. She strains to pull herself up to a sitting position and her balance is good. But still no rolling. She seems happy to lie and play or talk to the ceiling. She was giggling at our dog chasing his tail the other day and it was so cute to watch. Every time he'd start up she'd start giggling! So cute to see her sense of humor coming through.
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hello everyone :)
Violet is almost 5 months! we are having weight issues. She only gained 7oz in 2 1/2 months so i have to up my supplyy in 2 weeks or Drs will intervene. Other than that she can roll from back to belly but not belly to back. She currently weighs just about 12 lbs
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Hi Mrs - how is your feeding going? do you think you have low supply, or does Violet have trouble feeding?
You do know that you have to give consent for drs to do things to you or your daughter, yeah? Do you have a le leche group or similar where you can get some advice or support?
My DD was a slow grower. DS was at the start but after i started medicating for reflux his weight gains have gone up again. Does your little one have reflux or tongue tie?
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Hi Mrs, hope you and Violet are getting some good support with bfing. Have you tried the bfing threads here for some advice?
Having a good long weekend here. DD2 is such a cute, cheeky bubba. She gets the giggles now when something tickles her fancy. Today DD1 was bouncing up like a jack in a box and singing to her and DD2 was giggling like mad!
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Hi everyone!
Little man is still doing well.im back to work tmrw :-( so DS had his first two days at daycare last week. Went on a bit of a hunger strike the first morning there and find have his bottle till 1230pm ( after last being fed at 7am) which is a long time for him! But it went better again on Thursday so I am hopefully he is getting into the hang of it and will have a smooth day tnrw.
He is now 8kgs and still growing. I've got my double pump already and packed for tnrw and kinda excited to see how it all goes with pumping and feeding with returning to work. I am confident in being able to keep it going so hopefully my boobies cooperate!
Better go -have to wash my hair now I'm returning to the world of civilization!
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Good luck for tomorrow hun! Sending lots of good pumping vibes your way. ;)
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My baby has 2 teeth! Both his bottom middle teeth are just poking through. He had a couple of days with minimal sleep, but had a 2 hour sleep today and another couple of smaller sleeps so maybe the teeth were hurting him the last few days but are not so bad now they are through.
He is rolling quite alot, but doesn't travel too far yet. Thinks his toes are pretty interesting.
He has had bad eczema, and we tried quite a few creams but only saw big changes when we used some cortisone cream. Hoping once we have it under control we will be able to keep it clear with the more natural creams.
Reflux still an issue, and he is still not a real happy kid alot of the time. I am thinking about talking to a breastfeeding friendly dietician to see what changes to my diet might help, and also advice on starting solids. We will be doing BLS, but maybe it might be better to delay some foods??
DS sleeps in a hammock at the start of the nighht and then comes into our bed. He is feeding 2 hourly overnight, i was hoping this might ease but it hasn't yet. He is bit chubby at the moment, and also getting long so i don't know how much longer he will fit in the hammock. Not really looking forward to fitting a cot back in our room again.
How are your little ones doing? Anybody started solids yet? teeth? movement?
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No teeth or solids here yet, but plenty of movement. DD2 is rolling all over the place and is very good at turning circles once she's on her tummy. She's taken me by surprise a bit, because DD1 wasn't mobile until she started crawling. I've seen DD2 try to get up on her knees once or twice and last night she pulled herself up to sitting and managed to hold it for a good minute or so.
We've finally settled down from hourly feeds over night. I was getting to the point where I didn't think I could take it anymore. It was especially bad because I'd be up with DD2 until 3-4am and then DD1 would wake when DH got up for work and then she'd wake DD2. (DD1 is in our bed and there isn't room for DD2. We've also just moved so only have the one bed at the moment so cosleeping with DD2 was an option). One day last week after being up all night, I dropped DD1 at day care and instead of coming home to sleep with DD2, I spent the whole morning out running errands. I don't know if it was that, or whether it would have happened anyway, but from then, DD2 has been sleeping well at night, only waking once or twice. Last night, she went from 10:30pm until 7am this morning :dance: We've also made changes to DD1's routine which seem to be helping her sleep much better at night too. After 2.5 years of little, broken sleep, I'm still not used to sleeping so well. I don't know how long it will last for, but I'm certainly going to enjoy it while it does.
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Hello everyone!!!!
I used to be on here every day when I was pregnant but it is amazing how busy you get with a new baby haha!
To update: We discovered that Violet was a lazy eater which was making my supply drop. So I spent a week nursing her every 2 hours and pumping inbetween and it brought it right back up and she gained a pound. She now weighs about 13lbs! :) This week we started solids. I was going to wait a little longer but baby girl was whining at the table and reaching for our food. So far she has eaten squash, peas, and sweet potatoes and LOVES them!
My older daughter turned 3 last week and it was so sad. It feels like just yester day I was on here asking for advice while pregnant with her. She loves being a big sister and the girls are really starting to get along. Violet cracks up at her every move!
Violet sleep habits are still random but it doesnt bother me because she is still in the cosleeper right next me. DH wants to move her to her own room but Im just not ready yet :( Right now she sleeps from 7-11 and then has a dream feed. Then she (usually) sleeps until 8. Though she has her FIRST tooth coming in so she has been waking up a bit more to comfort nurse.
Im SO nervous about her getting teeth. Have any of you nursed your elder babies and how bad was it when they first bit down on you while nursing?
I hope everyone is enjoying their babies!!! <3
