Reply With QuoteI hear ya Cass. I got mine for the first time last week and I swear I thought I was bleeding out it was that bad!!!(sorry TMI)
Oh well I did have a decent break I guess.
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Damn Aunt Flo!!! She came to visit today - first time since we went onto IVF. It feels like forever.
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I hear ya Cass. I got mine for the first time last week and I swear I thought I was bleeding out it was that bad!!!
Oh well I did have a decent break I guess.
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Don't apologise for TMI!! I was just about to ask what is normal..... I'm bleeding like a stuck pig!!!!! I haven't been game to walk around too much as I'm at work - I swear everytime I stand, it's just arrrrrrrgh!
I hear ya Cass. I got mine for the first time last week and I swear I thought I was bleeding out it was that bad!!!
Oh well I did have a decent break I guess.
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my visits from AF have been awful, the worst ever. The first couple of times the pain got so bad it was like being in early labour again. Would take my breath away and leave me doubled over. And yeah, very heavy flow. They are calming down now though thankfully! I figure the way to think about it is that the last time our uteruses (uterusi?? lol) had to make that sort of movement was while giving birth so they are probably going to be a bit full on for a while
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I did get fairly heavy periods anyway but this was was unreal.
Changing super tampons and pads every hour!!! And dont get me started about the overnight changes, I was honestly contemplating using one of Peppars nappies
Didnt really have much pain though Roxxie, thank goodness. If im gonna have labour pains I want a baby at the end of it thanks
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I got AF cack when H was 3 months lol...
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Hey Ladies
Cant beleieve there has been discussions happening and I didnt get a notification until a few days ago ... how odd!
Ciaran is a super crawler, furniture climber, furniture cruiser and is preparing to walk with heaps of standing and pushing stuff around while on his feet.
No words yet (not that im overly encouraging it much) but can wave, blow kisses, shake his head, plays chasey games - so much interaction eh!
He still weighs 9.5kg (no weight gain in months now as he is still trimming up with all the crawling and climbing, but is looking healthy, happy and has 6 teeth (my gosh)
I cant believe he is approaching 1yr old in under 2 months... wow.
Re sleep he is only having 1/2 feeds a night and still in our bed. Having some challenges getting him to sleep during the day for 2/3 sleeps so have recently started Aware Parenting and that seems to help some days. Hopefully after a few weeks it will show some tangible results - he is a shocker at resisting sleep and distracts himself with anything (a single noise, stuff to look at etc)
Food is going slowly here - with baby led weaning it commonly takes up to 14mths till they get really into food - and Ciaran hasnt been hugely intersted (just likes to play with stuff alot).
Seems simular to what i briefly read of your bubs too - happy to explore on his own but if we disappear out of the room he often gets upset when he cant see us.
I am now preparing to return to my old work part-time in 2 months. Initially i freaked out about it all but am just making arrangements now. Cant say im looking forward to it much but hey sometimes ya just need the money
Gotta fly but will try and do some personals soon.... xxxx
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PS - no monthly cycle for me yet - yay!
And Oct/Nov/Dec was hell here for sleep too as he cut 4 more teeth - wish id been online with you all then knowing it wasnt just me feeling frustrated from bugger all sleep!
Last edited by Breesa; January 28th, 2011 at 06:21 AM.
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I ended up using tampons and pads (I needed back up) and changing every hour!! I also considered using one of Robert's nappiesjust walking was a nightmare. Thank goodness it's over. Fingers crossed it's not as bad next time!
I'm off to get my hair done (gotta love having a hairdresser at work!).
Will write more when I get back......................
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Had Willow weighed and measured today ... she's 78cm long and 9.04kg.
The clinic sister said that's average for weight but on the upper end (97th percentile) for length. Although Willow has always measured in the upper end for length so it's not a big suprise or reason for concern. Perhaps she is going to be tall (neither me or DH are particularly tall).
It does however make Willow look rather lean, all my friends babies are starting to look like little roly poly chubby babies whereas Willow just looks tall and thin. She eats really well, so obviously all the good nutrients in her food is helping her stretch and stretch!!!
DH and I are about to start trying for another baby ... I know they will be close (19-20 months apart), but I like the idea of getting all this hard and uncertain newborn stage out of the way soonish so we get on to the fun and more communicative toddler stage!!
Any tips or advice ladies?
Am I mad?
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Thrilled, go for it! How exciting. My 2 are exactly 2 years apart and man, they are the best lil friends ever. They, well the big DS sometimes gets a bit grumpy with Lenny playing with all his toys but he is getting there. I can't wait to try for our third, maybe a pink bundle but blue is awesome too he he!
It's a bit hard being pregnant towards the end with a toddler as you want to still give them cuddles and play with them and with a bump is a bit hard.
Good luck hun!
I got AF back when Lenny was 4 months old. They are horrible for me and haven't gotten any better. They only last for 4 days but they are super heavy!
Well Lenny is walking around with walker and climbing up on lounges and today I found him at the top of our steps eeeep. Baby proofing is a bit hard with an older DS also, he is always leaving bits and pieces for Lenny to eat.
He is up to teeth 9 & 10 but they are taking their time. Not too sure how much he weighs as we haven't been to the doctor for a while but I am taking him in next week as he has a large lump behind his ear that is getting bigger, it's quite hard and not sure what it could be at all??
Oh and sleep, lets not go there! Musical beds here and not much sleeping going on. Though I am happy as I love cuddles with Lenny even if DH ends up sleeping in DS's bed!
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Yay thrilled! That's awesome..... I say go for it! At least you'll have fun trying (hehehehe!!!)
We've been asked a few times if we are going to have any more and well, I just say no, I think that's it but DH has been saying: oh, we still have one little frostie, so maybe... (what?!!!) I'd love another one but I didn't think he was that keen. If we do go ahead it will have to be sooner rather than later and well, I'm getting older!!
I just checked out costs for frozen emby transfer and it's $2226 (eeek!).
Deedles, Robert is just like Lenny.... walking around couches and anything else that he can hold onto - he's also using his activity table as a zimmer frame (too cute!). I haven't had him weighed either for what seems like ages. He looks a healthy size so I'm not too worried about it all. I hope his lump is nothing to worry about. Oh and yes, a pink bundle would be lovely...
Breesa, we have hit and miss with food. Just when I think I'm on a winner, Mr Picky decides that he doesn't want any food. Yesterday for example it was just lots of boob, but then again it was quite hot so maybe he was just extra thirsty. Other days though he attacks his food with gusto. I just go with it and if we have a "nothing but milk" day then I'm okay with that too. Goodluck with returning to work!
Robert still has two sleeps a day - morning and afternoon. They are both at least 1 & half hours long too. Night time he's pretty good although he did start waking up twice a night but I think we are slowly going back to once. He was waking around 2 or 3 then not until just after 5.30ish, but over Christmas he started with waking between 9.30-11 and then again around 2-3. The last few days he's been stretching that first wake up call to after 11 so fingers crossed we are going back to one night feed. Oh and can I say how completely over it I am hearing that my bub seems to be the only one waking at night for a feed: I just smile and say, he takes after daddy - he can't go through the night without having something to eat either!
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We have a runner, she walks and runs everywhere,she thinks crawling is like so yesterday lolWhere is my helpless little girl gone?
Hannah is also quite tall and lean looking still doing BLS and BF , i know she is a healthy weight , (havent weighed for a while) but i just know nothing to worry about ..
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Hi All
Bree - What is Aware Parenting? Sophie is also a major challenge with daysleeps now. It is a fight to get her to sleep at the moment and she only sleeps for 2x30mins sleeps. I tried one day sleep but she still only slept for 30min!!! I was starting to worry about Sophie eating and then about 1 month ago she just developed a major appetite. It also coincided with her being able to independently feed herself as she wouldn't have a bar of me helping her. Good luck with returning to work. I have been back at work two weeks with mixed emotions but it has to be done!
Thrilled - My two are 23 months apart. They are great friends and it is amazing...but no one honestly told me how very hard it is managing a toddler and a baby...a hard road. But worth it!!!! Good luck!!!
Deedles - Sophie is a climber like Lenny! She has been going up and down stairs too...but she climbs up on the lounges, chairs, the rocking horse (OMG!!! standing in the saddle the other day), chairs and the other day up the ladder at the park!!!! It is hard baby proofing with a toddler. I just went through all Will's toys and threw or packed away anything not suitable for Sophie too so that I didn't have to think about it. Your house sounds like our house at night....crazy but you do what you have to for sleep. Hope the lump is nothing to worry about.
Cass - Go Robert with his walking!! I always just told everyone we weren't having another after Will as we had such a long hard road to get him, so everyone was blown away when we announced Sophie.
Cinder - Go Hannah!!!
We have a walker here too!!!! Yay Sophie...but naught Sophie...Last Thursday, my second week of work, my hubby texted me and said that Sophie just walked! Can you believe it...I missed it! She is talking about 4 steps and then sitting down on her bottom...very controlled....unlike her brother who walked with no control at all .... so it is much less stressful!! She is sensible with it really...
As I said before she climbs everything!! Loves sitting in her brothers chairs at his table but also standing on them and climbing onto things. She climbs onto bikes and pushes herself...have to watch her with the climbing...
She now says baby, hello, gemma, mum, dad, num (meaning wants food). She waves, blows kisses, claps, high 5s...she loves the chasey games too! She also loves teasing her brother. She also gives the best cuddles and sloppy kisses on the lips. I love watching her with her doll named baby do do by her who she asks for every morning when she wakes up which she gives a big cuddle and kiss!! She has a lovely conversation with her too. So cute!
Went back to work two weeks ago for 5 days a fortnight. But had to work 8 days in the first two weeks so was very tired. Hubby is having two days off a week to look after the kids until Easter and Sophie is older to go to kindy. That makes it alot easier!!!!! Good to be using my brain again...
Hope everyone is safe....the cyclone in qld is terrifying!!!
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Thrilled – Wow. Im so not game enough to try for another one yet so good on you! Im thinking 2--3yrs will be nice so we will wait till Ciaran is 2ish at this stage before trying for the next one. I figure it should be a bit easier on me if the first one is a bit older, and couldn’t imagine getting pregnant again now as im about to go back to work. Not to mention, we cant afford another baby (ie time of work for me) yet!!
Cass – Glad to hear im ont the only one still getting solo boob days! Don’t worry Ciaran still feeds at night too although usually once each side is enough.
LJ – Aware Parenting is a bit like attachment parenting but with a focus on allowing them to express ‘energy’ through crying. Says that if a baby is fed and has other needs met they sometimes just need to cry to get rid of energy or frustration. They say you shouldn’t need to put a baby to ‘sleep’ buy by encouraging them to just have a cry (only ever in your arms) they will just settle themselves for sleep once they are done expressing what they need. Its def working as I could spend ages getting him to sleep singing, rocking before. Although some days he is tired but wants to keep playing, but there is def an improvement with what we are doing. Checkout more info on it here. Babies Have Real Feelings! ::: Parenting With Presence
Any tips on returning to work??
Ciaran is also full on with his climbing – gets up onto all sorts of dangerous things on occasion (blanket chest at the end of our bed, then up onto the bed - Eeek). I don’t think it will be too much longer before he is walking.
Ciaran is a chatterbox but no prober words yet – anyone else ‘not talking’ yet too? He does mmmm sounds on occasion which I think are building up to a mum but that’s it.
Ive been super flat out working on my business; Ive recently added Fertility Hypnosis to my services and am studying Clinical Hypnotherapy as well as seeing clients 1 day a week. No idea how im going to do much when im back at 'work' 2/3 days ontop of all this; i fear the house will be a total bombsite, but hey what can you do? Money is required to survive these days - such a sad thing really.
How are you all doing re weightloss? Im within a couple of kg of my pre-birth weight but still have bigger boobs so overall am so close to being there now. Hasnt been much of a focus really, but ive been making sure i eat well, eat less meat and more vego meals and get lots of casual exercise over xmas.
Anything new and exciting happening for you mummas?
Bree
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Hey Bree, I finally got around to checking out that website. How intriguing!!! I never thought for a second that Robert would find it as therapeutic (sp??) as I do to have a good cry! But why wouldn't he?! The other night he was crying and didn't want boob at all (when he normally would). We went into his room and sat in the chair (my lovely new nursing chair that I got for Christmas) and I just held him and gently rocked him without saying anything. Eventally he quietened down and then accepted the offered boob for a drink. He then slept soundly until 5am .... go figure - I was doing the aware thing without knowing it and he had his first (and mine) decent nights sleep!! I'm going back to the website to read some more!
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Glad to hear that Cas, it is definitley making things easier for us re sleep.
Also with teething - Ciaran will sometimes have a little cry midway thru the night cause his teeth are sore - for just a minute while still asleep as i hold him - then just stop and go back into a deep sleep immediately after. Before I realised this I would offer him boob as i was always 'trying' to settle him, when infact he just need to express his discomfort a bit!. Its quite nice experiencing how it can really work
Well I had 1.5 days of work this week (my business stuff) where Grandma was looking after Ciaran, and he seemed to go fine. I actually enjoyed it alot as im doing what i love (Hypnotherapy for couples having issues conceiving or HypoBirthing) so came home feeling happy, fulfilled and eager for cuddles. He was clingy once Im home a bit, but im fine with that after being away all day. Looks like me starting back at work is at the right time and all will be fine with my little man. What a relief!
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Hi ladiesVery excited. I'm about 7 weeks pregnant at the moment so it's early days, but all going well. Morning sickness has just kicked in and I'm starting to wonder how on earth I will manage with an 18month old and a newborn but I figure we'll be fine.
Sorry no time for personals at the moment, we are on our honeymoon hehe
much love to you all xxx
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