Babies Born ~ March 16th-31st 2010 #2

[teresa]

Jelly - keep an eye on him and if u get really concerned take him to your gp. As long as he doesn't have a fever and doesn't appear to be short of breath at all he should be ok. U could always call a locum to see him tonight if u r worried at all. HTH

[teresa]

B - it sucks that they think it's ok just to not talk anymore. I really wish my friend would realise that she is hurting me by avoiding me tho. I feel like I have done something wrong.

[Ree*Ree]

jelly, burn that book! go with ur gut feelings and if ur feeling the advice is wrong, chances are it is! if u have a search of that book in this forum, u won't find very many supporters of it. it works for some, but seems a harsh way of doing things IMO. that's my 2cents! lol

[31becc]

Jelly - I am so the same about the whole s... thing. I wish my DH would initiate now - but isn't as I think he is a bit worried about if it is hurting me or not! Even though I tell him it is not. So feeling a bit undesired!! Mind you am getting plenty of sleep!!

Misswah - I missed him, I must have been out hanging out the washing then! Sorry, I would have stayed inside had I known, didn't read your post until after.

Teresa - there is a new product out there called Milk Baby - it is by Michael Klim's wife and they have the sniffle spray (for the room). Don't know if it works. I have the sleeping one and it smells great and seems to work for that! Hope he is alright


Ree Ree - have you been missing in action too?

Berry - Matilda had her jabs at 7 weeks, did you get the Whooping Cough jab yourself? My DH and I did, we then got the notifcation in the mail from medicare advising people to get it.

Has anyone else got it?

B - am going to be cooking Spinich and Ricotta Cannaloni for dinner - have got the spinich out already!!

Anyway, going to mum's group this morning, our last official one. So don't knowif it will continue, only a small group.

Chat later.

Becc

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[con:)]

berry- i looked at my measurements from yesterday and grace is 54cm, not 57! duhhhh, my mistake! her head is 37cm!

misssawah- how unreal you little harri was on tv already!!!!!!

Jelly- keep doind what is best for you and bub. I done the same- went onto the breastfeeding ass. website and read the info and paniced! But i realise what i am doing is perfect for grace...i just took the bits that i thought i could use out of it and forgot about the rest! fyi- man, some of the mums on there are really dedicated to b/f! I couldnt imagine b/f a 3yr old AND a newborn at the same time!

hi to everyone else!

[human bean]

Morning all, I'm hoping you can help me..... DD currently sleeps at night in a bassinette next to our bed, making it really easy for our 2 night time feeds, she settles really well in there when first going to bed and goes straight back to sleep after a feed during the night. The first few weeks, her day sleeps were pretty much wherever she fell asleep, then we thought maybe we should start sleeping her in her bassinette. This works well too (when she sleeps - our day sleeping pattern is pretty all over the place) and I have recently thought I should start transitioning her to sleep in her cot in her bedroom during the day. This way when the time comes to make the total move at night she will be familiar with the cot/bedroom and it will be no problems (yeah right haha) She hates it! Takes a really long time to settle, if at all, and I can't just let her CIO either. If she does fall asleep she wakes easily and doesn't settle back off like she does in the bassinette. I use the same sleep bag and play soft music (we have noisy neighbours) so the sleep cues are still the same.... I know it takes time to accept a change, but does anyone have any pointers for me? I've considered sitting the bassinette in the cot for a week or so and see if that works....or is that crazy??

How's it working for you?

[con:)]

hmmm, that's a tough one beata. With my older kids i started by putting them in the cot for the daytime sleeps so they could get used to it before attempting nights- pretty much what your doing. Grace has been in her cot from day one because she hated the bassinette. I think sitting the bassinette in the cot is worth a try, it might just be the new surroundings are unfamilier and she needs to adjust. Sorry i can't help you much!

[teresa]

b - how exciting!!! we have friends in toowoomba and looking at visiting there at some stage. Hamish is much better. thank goodness i didnt have to take him to emergency. would have given my workmates excitement to see him and get cuddles tho!! he still has a nasty cough but much better overall. just need to get his overnight sleeping back tho!! i guess that will sort itself out soon enough. what does your DP do? i am guessing a policeman? could be wrong tho.

2 more sleeps till DH is home!!!

[Nat82]

Hi everyone. It's been a while since I posted because I left my iPhone on top of the car while putting Angus in and it got run over and then I was using the laptop in bed and Angus projectile vomited all over the keyboard! Will have to catch up on personals later.
Angus is becoming more interactive with lots of smiles and has just started 'talking'. Oh and I went out with my best friend last night for dinner and then we went to see sex in the city - it was a great night :-) DH and Angus got to have some male bonding at home too! Anyway we are off to meet with the padre who will be doing Angus' Christening next weekend. Hope everyone is having a good weekend :-)

[Nat82]

Week I meant - a bit ahead of myself!

[Meercat]

Hey everyone!

Hope everyone is having fun with their babies

Tiah discovered her hands this week, and that she can put them in her mouth. Drool is now all over my clothes, mixed with the usual vomit haha

I also had my first huge block of time away from her (4 hours and 15 minutes) I spent the entire movie (SATC2 - it was awesome) texting DP and missing her like crazy. Tiah??? Slept the entire time while her dad watched boxing

[Misssawah]

yay Tiah for finding her hands...I thought Harri was just trying to suck his thumb when he started trying to put his entire fist in his mouth a couple weeks ago, until they told me he was just discovering himself.

Nat, what are you doing for Angus's christening?? are you doing anything afterwards?? Harrison's naming day is on the 20th and the ceremony is set but I'd like to do something afterwards I'm just not sure what. Hope it all goes well for you though, poo about your phone

Go Cameron! 6.3kg what a champ!

[Jellymaker]

Afternoon ladies

Not much happening on here this weekend, hopefully because we are all out having fun somewhere.

Meercat- Adrian found his fists about 2 weeks ago and now all i can hear is suck, slobber and drool! He keeps trying to suck on his spit up cloth when i burb him too and have to take it away from his mouth before he bites it LOL

AFM Very happy that Adrian has slept through the last 2 nights from about 9-5am, trying to push back his last feed to see if he can make it to 7ish. Hope this is a pattern and it sticks, they say most babies sleep through from about 12 weeks so he is right on schedule.

Im a little p***y at one of my friends atm. She was meant to be having her engagement party at the races this weekend, and after bying a hot new pair of heels (Purple no less), accessories, hat and shawl, AND altering the dress i was going to wear for the day she has now suddenly changed it to a dinner in the city! Now we have to reorganise baby sitting and i cant wear the outfit i went to so much trouble for! She does s*** like this all the time and she is such a flake! I doubt she'll actually go through with the wedding too. Grrr so annoyed!

Anyway, thats my vent.

hope alls good in mummy land

[con:)]

Hi Ladies!

meercat- lol! Good on Tiah for sleeping while you had some time out! I would have been just as bad as you...mother's instinct!

misssawah- What do you have in mind for Harrison's naming ceremony?

Jellymaker- I have a sister-in-law like that! It's so frustrating when you make arrangements and they change them at the last minute! My sil has no kids, so i don't think she realises how inconvenient it is!

Nat- isn't it so amazing when they start 'talking' to you! I hope your plans for your christening are going well!

Hello to everyone else!

Afm- i have new mummy class this morning. I hope Grace behaves and doesn't get cranky! She has her needles after lunch....not looking forward to that, i hate the look they give you as if to say 'mummy, it hurts'! It makes me cry everytime!

Have a great day ladies!

[Meercat]

Human Bean - I agree, your not selfish! I have Tiah in the room andI plan to keep her in with me as long as possible! I love being able to see her from my bed and that she can see me if she needs some reassurance (Ok I need the reassurance wayyyyy more than her haha)

[teresa]

hb - dont worry u r not being selfish. the only reason i put Hamish into his cot full time when he was 12 weeks old was because i was getting really tired as when he woke overnight i was up for 2-3 hours each time with him as it took so long to settle him. i found by him being in his cot overnight, it enabled me to get a better sleep and he slept better too. plus now when i feed him in the early hours of the morning (between 3-5am), he is still drowsy and goes straight back into his cot until between 6-7am.

afm, Hamish really got a giggle up yesterday. it was so cute. and he is soooo close to rolling over. anyday now!! he is going thru a wonder week too so i am finding him much more clingy then normal. he is having catnaps during the day but sleeping thru the night which is great. only wish he didnt wake soooo early! lol

i have also decided not to talk to this friend much anymore. i spoke to DH about it and said that the message she sent me, she is waiting for me to apologise and i have nothing to apologise for. i am going to let the friendship "die out". i dont need people like her in my life. i have better friends out there. thank u guys so much for listening to me. i feel like all i do is complain lately! so sorry to keep venting

xx

[Nat82]

Jelly - I dont think it is selfish at all, you need to do what is right for you both! Tiah is very fussy at the moment as well and I can only feed her when we can have a quiet, private place to do it because I have to get my entire boob out and she comes on and off my nipple the entire feed. I read that breast fed babies have dramatic increases in appetite during growth spurts and this can make them extra fussy as well? All that aside... I had tiny little bobies before having her... and even though they are bigger now, they are not so big that they make feeding awkward.... my mum told me she had to give up breastfeeding in the end because her boobs were just too big and it wasnt a nice experience for her or her babies! I think the most important thing for Adrian is that his mummy is happy, so do what will make you happy!

Con - Oh dont get me started about DP and his damn shed! He had a car part delivered the other day and I was so rude to the poor delivery guy, but it was just the last straw for me... after a long day of dealing with Tiah with NO help from him because he was in his shed.... I answer the door in my trackies to find a smiling guy delivering MORE car parts?!?!?!?! I also cannot get through to him that when she is tired and it is time for her nap.... him trying to play with her is not helping anyone! He will swoop in after I have her settled in the cot.... and try and play freaking peak a boo with her! Then when I tell him that isnt a good idea... he sooks because "I can't do anything right". I dont know how he doesnt understand that coming to play with her hours after I actually needed the help is not the right thing to do!

[Nat82]

Con and meercat - that's no good about your DH's... I have the opposite problem. My DH is still on leave and doesn't go back to work until the 12th of July. He drives me insane cometimes!! My Mum is the same Meercat - she tries to play with Angus before bed and I really have to bite my tongue. Even if I say anything, she doesn't believe me until she sees it for herself. For example, she used to dissmiss the whole wrapping thing until she was looking after him on her own and he kept startling himself awake. It works the same with DH...

Jellymaker - don't feel bad about the bf issues. I just don't feel that comfortable breastfeeding, so I'm not sure how long it will last. It will be healthier for you and bub if it is more of a positive and bonding experience. If your worried about it, then your milk will also be reduced. If you feel strongly about it you could always express some and feed breastmilk at least once a day...