Babies Born ~ June 2012 #1

Hey mamas!

On my phone so forgive my lack of persies. Easier to update on the FB page. For those of you who want to join the private FB group get in contact with Dantri.

Had an unsettled week but the weekend L has improved. He's sleeping great stretches at night with hardly any settling but day time sleeps are short and takes up to an hour to settle him. I think I'm missing his tired signs because of DS1 taking my attention as well so L becomes overtired and over stimulated and harder to settle back down. Making sure I catch his tired signs earlier now and get DS1 distracted with TV/Food while I settle L in his room. It works for the most part although DS1 likes to know where I am and comes looking for me. L slept from 7pm-3:30am last night so we got 6.5hra straight sleep. Feeling awesome today!

L also has gunky eyes. Blocked tear ducts. I've been cleaning them with warm salt water, then squirting EBM in his eye and massaging near his nose under his eyes. Seems to be working. They're slowly clearing up. Also using chlorsig eye drops recommended by the Dr but I think the EBM is more soothing in his eyes.

Take care mamas!! Hope you're enjoying your beautiful babies!! Can't believe we'll be hitting 6 weeks on Tuesday!!

xoxooxx

Hi Ladies,

Ok I am on the PC for once so I will attempt some persies while DH has DS.

Sunshine - I think my little one must be broken lol, he never closes his mouth when he has had enough milkies, he just lets the bottle sit there in his mouth and he sucks on it like a dummy, until Mummy gets smart and realises hehe.

How is your little one doing now after the hospital visit? You sound so content talking about how your family is complete. I know mine is still not complete, it's like I can't even contemplate the thought of not having another one. I am already planning about how I can increase my chances of a VBAC lol.


Geeky - Oh hun I could have written that post a few weeks ago, you have every ounce of sympathy I can muster. This is exactly when we gave in and gave DS the dummy. To be honest it is a blessing. As much as I was against them and get so frustrated replacing them when they fall out. I have given in and we have a much happier baby - my advise if you do get one is get a cherry shapped one (looks like a big ball at the rubber bit) as they are apparently the dentist preferred shape and they fall out much less.

mchope - What a wonderful idea the family daycare is. I have no knowledge that could help but I hope its not too hard for you to do. I know what you mean about not wanting to put them into daycare, I dread having to go back to work for that very reason, and it looks like I will be back in December.

Dory - I am highly impressed with thriathalon, have you done them before? I am hoping to be able to get back to doing some dancing (ballroom) and possibly even teaching it again.

Little O You poor thing, you really have coped well with the miriad of BF issues that have been thrown at you. Is there a reason you need to come off the sheilds or just preference? I found them such a pain in the backside but my nipple nowhere even close to filled it so it felt very unnatural. The immunisations weren't that bad I found (or maybe I am just heartless lol) DS only cried for a few seconds and then went straight to sleep after. I just didn't look while they did them and held him really tight.

BR - Sounds exactly like my DS on his day sleeping. I am trying so hard to put him down at his first tired signs but then it seems like he only feeds and sleeps.

Hi to everyone I have missed

AFM - Well DS has been off since Friday after he had his immunisations on Thursday. I think he has had a touch of gastro and some issues with a different formula we tried. Back to the original formula now and he has improved somewhat today but he is still really unsettled and his poos are quite fluid compared to normal. Sleeping great - we even got an 8 hr stretch out of him last night. Oh and I have the wonderful knowledge I have taught him to poke his tongue out :rofl:

Hi all - been MIA yet again.....

Who is Dantri? im able to get on FB more often then BB...
I do read and am gaining valuable tips/support and advice from you all without actually posting lol, so thankyou!

Way to many posts to catch up on.....
Dummy: ive had major parenting doubting going on about this, midwife in hossy said NOT to use a dummy within the first 6wks of bf(post birth) as it will disrupt their feeding/latching, for the first time in 3 babies i doubted myself, i tried the dummy after a couple of attempts she took it, felt guilty as all buggery and it was DH who held and gave it to her, so i thought maybe that was the case, so next time i tried it, she took it and i felt ok about it, then the doubting came into play next time i tried (this is over a 3-4day period) as she wasnt feeding properly after i gave it to her.......im ok about it now, but still get the guilts big time when i use it, i only use it when she is constantly on my boobs NOT feeding and they start to hurt (im talking like once a day sometimes more its like every 10min she wants them to go to sleep etc), i try hard not to get the guilts, yet i do and sometimes i will just give her the boob so i dont get the guilts but my boobs are sooooo sore after, not sore if she feeding, any way blaaaaaa sorry for that rant....

body - im "happy" with my body as im fitting into alot of my pre pg clothes, i have the hang over (damn having 3 kids, the first two tore my stomach muscles {5finger seperation}, little miss didnt) and i dont like it, but i feel overall happy, ive still got a belly to lose but happy with what i look like at 3 1/2 wks post birth

Wind - having wind issues here too, one day one thing works and doesnt the next day etc, so i just play it by ear and do what i can when i can, hoping she grows out of it soon.

sorry thats all i can remember was talked about for now....
Little Miss is stirring so i better go get my boobies ready :) lol

Naomi - Dantri is a member here in our group too! However, she did make a few of us girls on the fb page already, admin people. So one of us should be able to add you I think.

Just quickly popping in, I just pm'ed Naomi, I will be trying to add her to the Facebook group, if i can figure out how, so anyone else who would like to be added let me know and I will pm u my details so u can add me on Facebook so I can add you to the group.

HI ebn_d - can you please pm me your details for FB - Thanks :)

Hey sunshine just tried to pm you and ur inbox is full lol

Oops sorry - have just cleared some out!

Me too please - but then somebody is going to have to tell me how to use facebook!!

Lol I must be the only one without Facebook!

DS passed his hearing test with flying colours - So relieved :)

How good is that! Did he not pass the one in hospital?
What a relief for you guys!

Oh and was it you who asked about the shields with me? It is a personal preference thing, but I think my preference now is shields so no more damage. Although it may be too late, I think I may have gotten mastitis AGAIN from the damage. My breast is SO tender...hoping I can nip it in the bud :(

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How good is that! Did he not pass the one in hospital?
What a relief for you guys!

Oh and was it you who asked about the shields with me? It is a personal preference thing, but I think my preference now is shields so no more damage. Although it may be too late, I think I may have gotten mastitis AGAIN from the damage. My breast is SO tender...hoping I can nip it in the bud :(

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Yeah he failed it in hospital. We saw an ENT paed a couple of days after leaving hospital, and had the full hearing test today. He has perfect hearing :)

And yes that was me that asked about the shields, I feel for you hon, I will try BF again with me next bub and will have to use the shields, and OMG seriously again with the mastitis? You cant catch a break can you. I actually had a dream about using sheilds last night and I was trying to get off using them, you must have infiltrated my dream lol

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Lol I must be the only one without Facebook!

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Nope. Me too little_O. Never been interested but it seems I will end up with no choice if I want to keep in touch with a whole heap of things

Great news on your little man BubbaT

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DS passed his hearing test with flying colours - So relieved :)

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Woohoo!!!

Nice one BubbaT - I must have missed a post way back when, and didnt know there was a possible problem with his hearing. Brain.Is.Mush.

I am thinking maybe I forgot to mention it lol. I had so much other stuff going on when he was born I guess I forgot

Hello everyone!

Hope this finds you well!

Dummy - we tried one the other day out of curiosity more than anything else. It may have been a coincidence as the last couple of days we've been a bit out of what little routine we had but he seemed really lazy at the breast at the next couple of feeds. Going to avoid it as much as we can for a little longer. Or if it goes in, once he settles we try taking it out...don't know if we'll get away with that though!

Body - i still have a bit of a flabby belly and while i don't think there's any more weight on my thighs there is definately less muscle. I was a bit down about it a couple of weeks ago but think that was still mostly hormone related as I'm quite happy now. I'm loving the lack of giant teenage pimples that i got while pg!

Wind - yes. J is doing some ripper farts. In fact, they smell different than they used to, they're quite offensive now. Do you think that could be because he's getting a little formula top up once a day? Or is it something I'm eating that could be causing it?

Going to post this now, then dopersies so the ipad doesn't lose it!

Now for those persies...

Hi little _ o! Sorry to hear you are still having trouble with mastitis. I think you are incredible persevering through all of this! Can't believe your little girl is almost 8 weeks!

BubbaT - good news about the hearing test!

Geeky - hang in there, like the other's have said, do what works for all of you now. Sufficient for the day is it's own troubles...you can work on making changes later when you and bub are more settled.

Can't see back any further so this will have to do for now! Hello everyone else, hope you are doing well.

AFM - bfing isgetting better, still slow but the vasospasm is not as bad so I'm much happier. J is getting cuter by the day, don't we all think that about our little ones!? I'm loving getting to know his little personality and that he likes to be carried facing out so he can see everything and loves beong held with his feet on something as if he's standing up. Still wish he'd have more day sleeps on his own though. Anyway, going to go try and get some things done!

Well GTT done today and now I am down to only physio next week for tummy muscle separation. Also officially finished my last injection yesterday after 15 weeks of stabbing my stomach once or twice a day :)

Were you still classes as diabetic bubba?

I only had to do 4 readings in a day and they cleared me? Although I think I am meant to go get another gtt to check.

No not still considered diabetic, this was to clear me :)

When do you have to do your GTT LittleO?

I don't really know. Noones told me, just that I have to get one yearly now. Who told you to get yours?

The hossy sent me a form for it

I tells ya I have the cutest darn kid lol. We are rocking along now, DS has discovered sleeping in his rocker which means we are finally getting him to sleep during the day again. This makes for a very happy mummy! He is feeding well, sleeping well and we are all feeling great.

Hope you are all enjoying motherhood as much as me

That is so good to hear. After the best night's sleep I've had since probably before I fell pregnant I would have to agree.

Go bubba and lulu! We went away for the weekend and dd slept her 5 hours again woohoo!

She's been unsettled again today so will be interesting if she will be good tonight.

Anyone do baby wearing here? I'm thinking of trying it out so she sleeps during the day. Any suggestions would be great.

Still haven't gotten her to get immunized...I have mixed feelings about it. I agree with immunizing, just feel bad putting her through it. That and in the back of my mid I'm always scared if she is one of the minority...:( ek!

I agree bubba. They are the cutest most lovable things. Your heart swells hey :)

I couldn't survive without baby wearing. I use an ergo, still with the infant insert, and I also use a sakura bloom ring sling. If I'm doing something fairly physical like vacuuming or mopping I prefer the ergo because she stays more upright and I feel she is better supported through my movements. Otherwise I love the ring sling for just moseying around, shopping, school run etc.

I have to get A's vaxx done this week or next. I hate my babies having them but IMO a necessary evil. Touch wood, I have been lucky so far in that neither DD1 or 2 have had any real issues with them

Is the ergo a bit like the bjon? My SIL has one she said I can have but my cousin swears by the wraps.
Dh and my mum have heard the horror stories of the suffocating babies in the sling do even though I like the idea they are scared! I figure though she's big enough now to move around when she's not comfortable.

Can't seem to find wraps though In the stores.

Yeah I think that's my opinion too...a necessary evil. Sigh wish the world was such we didn't even need them!

The ergo supports the bub without putting pressure on their spines like the bjorn does - apparently!! Check out the baby wearing threads for more info on it though. I've used both and I find the ergo so much more comfortable for me - the weight is carried more on your hips/waist than through your shoulders and back that the bjorn does. I couldn't use the bjorn after DD1 after she got to about 8 kgs. I carried DD2 in the ergo when I was 5 months pregnant and she weighed 13kgs with no problems

I got my sling on line - haven't seen them in shops at all.

I don't like it when they face plant into me but no matter how I try to move their heads, they stay we're they're comfy. I think if you follow the rules of babywearing you're pretty safe

Little_o - we borrowed a bjorn and i loved it though ican see Lulu's point about the weight being on your back/shoulders. Then MIL bought us a new one which has a different harness which you can adjust so the weight is on your hips.

Little O - I have a baby bjorn, ergo and a sleepy wrap. I actually like the bjorn the best, but agree, with the one I have the weight is carried through the back and shoulders. I am a sturdy build so it doesn't worry me until bubs gets quite heavy. I find it easy to use and quick to get on and off. It is only for front wearing though. I have the ergo with the baby insert, and it just doesn't work well for me. I don't find the insert easy to use and I have always struggled to be comfortable in the ergo, maybe my long sturdy torso?, but found it ok with DD1. I also like my sleepy wrap - just a big length of stretchy fabic that I tie up. Perhaps some of my difficulties arise at the moment due to the time I am trying to wear DD2? She usually wants a feed, and the ergo with the baby insert and the sleepy wrap are hard to get DD2 out of quickly. I want to try a ring sling to see what they are like.

Things are ok here. DD2 had her vaccinations last week at 6 weeks and went pretty well. A touch unsettled and sleepy at the same time. DD1 has a cold, and I feel like I do. Coinciding with the cold is DH's return to full time work and DD1 throwing some mega tanties. Mega. It's like she's possessed. It's a little crazy actually. But last night after first trying to just force her into her nappy ( epic fail) I just said I was going to have a big cuddle and held her. Tanty over in less than 5 mins. I was proud of the way I reacted as I normally don't react that well to open defiance/tanty. So not too bad really. Better go, I am being summoned, at least only by 1. Oh a bit of breast milk jaundice here. Heel ***** test for DD2 was not fun, but a cuddle and mummas milk helped.

Sunshine - hope you're all on the mend.

Thinking of everyone even though I am not in here much.

I might check the bjon my SIL has then and see if it's a weight in the hips type.

Dory where did you get your sleepy wrap from?

Dd had her vaccines today :( I cried in there with her. Poor bubba. Popped her on the breast straight away and she calmed down a bit. Now she's been sleeping since.

Lil O.....on line direct from the sleepy wrap web site. Injections are hard on. mummas too. Hugs.

You have all inspired me to pull out the hug a bub and see if I can figure it out

Well how is everyone?

We are on our new sleep regime! Dd now gets wrapped and put in her cradle, darkened room and rocked during the day and shes been sleeping 2 hour stints! Last night she slept 7.45hours straight!!! Loving the suggestion of a cot sheet lol!!

She didn't like her needles last week either poor Muffet. She was like a different child that afternoon and night :(. Had to give her panadol and her tummy was real upset. On thursday she had a few flecks of blood in her poo and it was quite mucousy...took her to the gp but they think it must have just been a reaction to the vaccines because they rest of her is fine. Ek! Did anyone else have this??

I started to get mastitis out of nowhere again! Episode 5! I think...actually starting to lose count! But I've been massaging and back on my poke root, so I haven't got the fever thank goodness! Tmi alert! I even had yellow-green slimy discharge this time from it and half my breast was scarlet! I honestly don't know what else to do to prevent it!

On a more positive note, because she has been sleeping these large chunks I have been able to get stuff done at home!!! Finally got her room sorted and tidied with all the gifts put away!! We ordered some collage canvases from France yesterday do I can't wait for them to arrive and put them up in her room :). Has everyone else finished their rooms? I feel like its taken forever! Although it did take them 8 weeks to replace the damaged cot, from BEFORE she was born!

Anyways hope everyone is well and good :)

Xxx

Little O that is fantastic that the new regimen is working!

We are mostly good, X has some colicky type thing at the moment, It's heartbreaking seeing him in so much pain and being able to do so little to help him. Hopefully it passes fairly quickly. We are off on a big night out to a dancing function tonight, luckily X can come. Better go the little man will be awake again shortly

Little_O sounds like things are working better for you now. It's amazing how much sleep these little babies need! Crazy that you're getting so much mastitis. What a nightmare for you.. Ugh! Also, yay for getting her room finished. L's room was finished before he was born. We're ordering a casting kit to do 8 week feet and hand casts and a frame to go with it (lifelong memories on eBay does them) and we should also get the newborn photos delivered this week so I can finally get the birth announcement and thank you cards printed through vistaprint.

My chunky butt has put on 2 kg in just under 8 weeks! Yay for boobies! Vaccinations happening on Monday. He's still got a snotty nose and chesty cough so we might not actually get the needles done if he's not getting better. Don't want to overload his immune system.

Also, over the past couple of weeks his poops have gone from every nappy to once every 3-4 days. I think his digestive system has finally settled down. But omg stinky baby farts are stinky!!!

Question: what contraception are you guys using? I'm going to talk to my GP on Monday about my options. Thinking an IUD or implant, have been taking the pill for 10 years. Also, DH is looking at getting the snip.

Happy Saturday night ladies!!

xoxoxox

Bubba - how do you know it's colic? What are his symptoms? Sorry you're having a tough time :( :hug: