Babies Born ~ March 2012 #1

[skybie]

mylitta are you using cloth pads this time?
re helena being in 000, addison is still in 0000!!! henceher nickname midge

[~ Mylitta ~]

mylitta are you using cloth pads this time?
re helena being in 000, addison is still in 0000!!! henceher nickname midge

Nope, I initially used the exact same maternity pads as last time. Now I'm just using normal pads but even they are the same type I used last time too. It's really odd.

Arlia is moving into 000 already as well. She is still able to wear a couple of her NB and 0000 jumpsuits, but there are two I have already put away because they are too small. I am telling myself that they are just a "small make" and it's not because my baby is already growing up hehehe.

Want to hear something funny? I have a whole bunch of really cute little baby clothes that were Shayla's that I used to dress her in (like tops and leggings and little dresses), and while they are all still adorable I am finding myself more inclined to put Arlia in baby jumpsuits because some irrational part of me has decided that if I keep putting her in jumpsuits she is going to stay a baby and not grow up, lol. It was really a miracle that I got to even have another baby, so surely I should get to keep her as a baby as long as I want yeah?

[Elocin]

Mylitta, that is so cute! I'm the same... I may or may not have teared up the other day when I put a 0000 green onesie on Connor and I realised it was too small. Where has my scrawny newborn gone already?!

Nic, how was your dinner out?

Buffy & SaraRose, how was your night? I hope your girls let you sleep!

Zilly, good to hear that Sam is letting you rest!

I am fecking exhausted... This kid has decided that sleep is uncool and refuses to sleep for any stretch of time. He will wake and feed for 15-20 minutes but I can't get him to keep going. He doesn't fall asleep, he just isn't interested in anymore. If I push it and keep offering, he'll take a bit but then vomit it all up. And because he's not getting a great deal of tucker, he's awake almost ever hour...

And during the day, Mummy's arms are the only place to be... He'll sleep on me but he will wake up within 2 minutes of being in the bassinet. Oh my Lordy, my arms are going to be so buff!

[Novella]

skye, midge is a cute nick name, I wonder if Miss A will always be petite

mylitta, Im finding Helena is wearing bodysuits most of the time, they do look more like little bubs in the suits. I also find because Helena is so long she needs the length in the bigger sized pants but she's not big enough around the waist to hold them up! I hear you on the smell, its different to AF and I always worry about it, lots of showers here

nickers the shower sounds like a good idea, Im too nervous to do it as I find babies get too slippery in the shower but I might have to convince DH to give it a go. The hand impressions sound lovely. I hope the expressing/breastfeeding is going okay

zilly yay for sam sleeping at night, good luck with your outing!

elocin wish I had some advice for you hun, I think with your first these challenging times can feel like they will never end but it passes so quickly so make the most of the cuddles and coos and know the hard parts will be over soon, leaving you with buff arms . Is your DH home on the weekend to help? One more sleep if he is

we have had 2 reasonable nights in a row and im feeling much more human. Helena only fed twice overnight and settled really quickly the first time. She is now in the cot as she likes having her arms free but was waking herself up hitting the bassinet as she was getting a bit big for it. She has been sleeping better int he cot already. Think I might do the grocery shopping online today

I hope all the other mummas and bubbas are doing well

[lct76]

Hi girls,
This will be a super quick catch up as alone today and trying to keep my little critter occupied...
MCHN came Tues and Yves has put on 536gm in 7 days, so that was cool to know. He is still tiny, but not quite the scrawny pterodactyl we brought home from hosp! He is feeding well, but my nipples are still ridiculously sore. MCHN seemed to think it will pass... man I hope so, it makes each feed a real mental battle. I so want to keep going, but when it gets too much we do mix in a formula feed - once a day at the moment. It helps to know he will alternate between bottle and boob as needed.
The in-laws are still staying with us, but leave Sunday. They have been such a help but I am also looking forward to DF and I enjoying time with our son alone. Excitingly though, my dear friend is visiting from Sydney, so tomorrow night I have some EBM put aside and we are going out for dinner and a glass of wine I am going to make the most of the grandies babysitting, as who knows when the next opportunity will be.
Thats all our news really - I will try and get posting more often once the visitors are gone - despite their help with Yves I seem to have less time to sit down, as I tend to use the hands-free moments tidying up after them!
Hope you are all managing well today and maybe get a few smiles, even windy ones!

[~ Mylitta ~]

Sararose - We shower with all our kids We rarely use the bath lol. I'm generally the one that showers with them when they are really little because I get nervous when hubby does. I'm sure he won't drop them... but I still get nervous, hehe. At least when I hold them I know that I always have the held really securely. Arlia is starting to really enjoy the shower. She loves being held upright on my chest so the water runs down her back, but especially likes it when I let her have a breastfeed in the shower

lct - You are so brave!!! It took me 2.5 years to leave my DS with my parents for the first time! I have a little it of separation anxiety when it comes to the kids hehe.

[~ Mylitta ~]

I am fecking exhausted... This kid has decided that sleep is uncool and refuses to sleep for any stretch of time. He will wake and feed for 15-20 minutes but I can't get him to keep going. He doesn't fall asleep, he just isn't interested in anymore. If I push it and keep offering, he'll take a bit but then vomit it all up. And because he's not getting a great deal of tucker, he's awake almost ever hour...

And during the day, Mummy's arms are the only place to be... He'll sleep on me but he will wake up within 2 minutes of being in the bassinet. Oh my Lordy, my arms are going to be so buff!

Hugs hun. That sounds very much like what my son was like. Fingers crossed he becomes a better sleeper faster than my son did. He still had issues sleeping longer than one 45 minute sleep cycle when he was over a year of age. Thankfully he's a perfect little sleeper now. For over a year now I think I could count on one hand the number of times he's woken up and needed us to go to him during the night. We never did any CIO or anything like that, it just seemed that one night he slept through and then did it consistently ever since.

[nickers]

Speaking of smiles, anyone getting them yet? I got a big one today and swear it wasn't wind, he was responding to my faces and looking right at me!!! I thought he did it a few days ago too but I'll count today as his first smile cause I am certain of it, of course I tried to get him to do it again to show dh but he didn't!

I've been having 2 showers almost every day, I just feel I need to feel cleaner.

The boys are sleeping over night so dinner is tonight, however we thought we might do inch instead seeings the sun was out, we went to a new cafe we haven't been t before and got our drink, but waited a whole hour for our lunch and when I seen someone else's food come out that arrived after us I made dh go check, well they forgot our order.... So peeved as we were both starving when we got there, I fed ryker while we were there, anyway then we just got a meat pie from the sho next door and come home!! So we will now attempt dinner aswell and hope we get our food this time....

Nic- sounds really tough for you atm, could Connor be having a growth spurt? A few days ago ryker was wanting to feed every 2hrs but not settle in between, I'm sure he was having a growth spurt.
Lct- enjoy your dinner tomorrow night! Last week my toes were curling with pain when ryker was feeding, I couldn't stand it anymore when I pulled him off to see he was drawing blood.... Do u have some nipple cream?
Sara- I seen the pic of Helena in her cot, makes her look tiny doesn't it! Glad she is sleeping better in it. I dnt think it will be long before ryker out grows the bassinet either.
Man it's quiet in the house without the big boys and little boy sleeping

I took him to the clinic this morning to get his weight checked and the little pork chop put on 370g in 1 week. So he was 3.88, 80grams up on his birth weight.

[buffy1]

lct, sounds like Yves is thriving! Bet you'll be glad to have him and DF all to yourself. Have fun with your buddy hon.

nickers, Ryker is doing so well. Very annoying about your meal, did you complain? And hooray for smiles!

sara, glad you're had a couple of good nights with Miss H. Can't believe she's outgrown the 0000s already! Willow is still in them but the Bonds Wondersuits are definitely looking a little snug.

Mylitta, hope the bleeding stops for both of us soon. Lovely that your little one enjoys the shower, I haven't been game to try it yet.

Elocin, what a draining time for you and Master C. Fingers crossed for some rest, take care of yourself.

zilly, how was your MCHN visit?

Evening everyone else.

AFM: hit the wall yesterday and called PANDSI, our local PND hotline. They were really helpful - am going to info/support session next week. Also saw GP today, took her all of five minutes to diagnose and put me on anti-d meds. I was concerned about the affect on BF but the longer term effect of not sorting things outweighed it. Hopefully it brings some relief soon.

Willow is great, sleeping like an angel during the day and grunting loudly through catnaps all night! Think she's quite windy in the evenings so will go back to propping her up. We're also on the brink of putting her in her own room so we all get some sleep. I'm pretty nervous about it, I want her close but it just ain't working. Also unsure how to keep kitty away, might buy a canopy. Will try for day sleeps with the video monitor and see how it goes

[Miss E]

Wow, these bubs are certainly keeping us on our toes aren't they!

Buffy, I hope the AD's kick in quickly for you. Im really glad your GP was able to help you and hope that PANDA provides you with a good support network too. And, of course we're all here to lend an ear, or a shoulder, or help in whatever way we can.

Nickers, Yay for smiles! I've had a couple of 'windy' ones and am hanging out for the real thing now. I hope you and your DH have more luck at dinner tonight than you did at lunch, what a let down that would've been. I think we're going to have to take a leaf out of your book and call on Pa to babysit DS1 a bit in the coming months so that we can get out an enjoy a few meals out together, it's been a very rare thing for the last couple of years and I really miss doing that.

lct76, Yay for great weight gains! Sounds like you have a great relationship with your IL's, I struggle having mine stay with us at the best of times, let alone with a newborn in the house LOL! Enjoy your night out tomorrow, sounds like fun!

Sararose, I saw the pic of Helena on FB, sooooo cute. And even better if it helps her sleep better.

Elocin, I really hope you get a better night tonight

Mylitta, I completely understand the jumpsuit logic! I'm doing the same thing here LOL. I think we've probably got another week in 0000, if we're lucky. They're already looking a little short in the arms and legs.

Zilly, sleeping through, lucky you! Did you keep waking up regardless? How did the car trip go for you today?

to everyone else, hope you and your bubba's are doing wonderfully.

As for us, we've had a couple of good days. The MCHN came yesterday and Cooper has put on 350 grams in 5 days. He was 3.92 kg, so already 100 grams over his birth weight. Ash was very slow to gain weight to begin with, so this was a huge relief for me. I'm feeling so much more relaxed now and was able to stop waking Coop's every 3 hours overnight for feeds last night. I did a dream feed at 10pm, then he woke at 3am for a feed, and then again at 6am. I can't tell you how good it was to get that stretch of sleep.

I also had a much better day with Ash today. The last couple of days he's been pretty grumpy with me, I know that it's just his way of adjusting and the fact that I can't pick him up is really hard for him, but it still makes you really sad. But today I was able to spend some good quality time with him first thing in the morning which set us up for a good day. It was so nice to have my happy boy back. Hopefully he returns tomorrow.

Anyway, gotta run, DH is getting grumpy waiting for me to watch survivor! Sending lots of sleep vibes everyones way.

[skybie]

buffy so glad the GP took you seriously. FX things can get on track and you can enjoy being a mumma to your beautiful girl.

Nickers, we get smiles when i clap her hands together and make stupid sounds, although shes probably smirking going mum you're an idiot! she's also starting to try and talk,mostly to DF.

LCT, wowsers you're making super milk too!! what a fantastic gain, the little guy will be a chubba butt in no time at all the way you guys are going! hopefully the nipple pain stops soon, have you considered expressing instead of giving him formula?

Mylitta im the same DD2 was 18 months before she stayed with anyone, and that was purely because DF and i were too unwell to look after them! i dare saymiss A will be well over 2 by the time she gets babysat, i barely like anyone else holding her let alone look after her for a period of time.

Elocin, you poor chook, its so hard when theyre like that, miss A is being very very similar, im hoping she gives it up before next week, im going to be a zombie mum oging back into the school run. little monkey not being interested in his food! just keep reminding yourself, its not forever, it WILL pass i promise. might sound silly but enjoy it while it lasts,m they grow so so quickly then kisses and cuddles are just totally uncool!

Miss E, glad Ash has started to settle with things

AFM, well fun few days,thankfull DF has been home as A has rendered me useless, just wanting to feed feed feed feed feed, shes definetly going through a growth spurt, she even feels heavier! DD2 used to cluster feed then have really good night sleeps, but not this miss, im pretty sure she woke every hour and a hlaf last night.
She hasnt pooped in 4 days, fearing cleaning that up when it finally happens!
im off to bed. hope we all get some decent sleep tonight ladies xxx

[Elocin]

LCT, babe we did the exact same thing with the formula... The middle of the night feeds were mentally the toughest for me, so it was usually then I'd get DH to give him some formula. It honestly saved my bf'ing journey... Keep doing what you need to do honey!! And yes, it does pass darling! You look fabulous in your latest FB photo too x

Nic, that sucks about your lunch! I hate it when that happens!! Fingers crossed your dinner was a success!!

Oh and yes to the smiles!! My brother got the first non-windy grin over the wkd. I got one on Monday and just scored another one just then by making vomiting noises... What else do you do to entertain a one month old at 4am??

Miss E, glad to hear Cooper has had a good few days! I hope things. Have settled with Ash too.

Buffster, I am so very pleased that your GP was proactive and didn't fob you off!! Do the meds affect bf'ing? Lots of love to you and Miss W... I wish I lived close enough for a coffee date

Skybie, definitely sounds like Miss A is gearing up for a growth spurt! I hope you can get off the couch soon. No poo for 4 days? Connor has done 2 in the last hour

Thanks everyone for your well wishes... I feel like a new woman this morning! Connor fed on & off for 3 hours last night and then slept for 3.5 hours straight!!! Up for an hour and asleep for another 2 hours! Happy days... Mummy feels alive!

I spoke with the private m/w yesterday who confirmed growth spurt and that it was all completely normal... It doesn't make it any less exhausting, but is reassuring to know he's doing what he needs to do.

Babe has fallen asleep on my chest so I'm going to enjoy these cuddles... Thank you for putting that into perspective for me too. I was so worried about the fact he wouldn't transfer into the bassinet, I wasn't enjoying having my wee man in my arms

[nickers]

buffy- im glad you seen your gp and it sounds like she is helping you in the right direction, i hope the meds make a big difference and help things along.
Skye- i hope you got some sleep last night, it does sound like Addison is upping your supply with a growth spurt.
Nic - good to hear you got a nice block of sleep, its amazing how much bettter it makes you feel even when your still not really getting loads of sleep but a good block atleast. yay to smiles!! as they react and smile more it makes all those sleepless nights and tears worth it
lct- its great that Yves can alernate between bottle and boob, he needs to have a chat to my boy when i seen the mchn yesterday she asked me how the feeding was going. i told her i change my thoughts every 2min whether i can keep persisting with bf when he still takes an hour, is super fussy and then i still need to ebm top up then express. she suggested trying a feed in the day where i dont top him up afterwards and then seeing if the following feed he sucks more efficently if he is more hungry.... we were out a lot of yesterday so i didnt try it, might give it a go today but if not i think im becoming accepting of the fact i can keep giving him breast milk but by ebm. when school goes back and dh is back at work its going to be full on.
Miss E- Cooper is getting the super juice and doing lots of growing! it takes a bit for siblings to adjust doesnt it, ive even found ds1 who is almost 6, loves his lil bro but has been having super attitude and getting all huffy & puffy at the drop of a hat.
the bonds wondersuits are definatley a bit smaller in comparison to other suits.

we did have a nice dinner, we wernt out for very long though 1.5hr turn around and i was nakkered when we arrived home (it was all of 730pm lol) then Ryker had his usual unsettled period but ten fold, he cried for pretty much 2hours... i was glad we didnt have others to put to bed etc and dh and i kept taking it in turns to settle hiim down. he would just start setteling in our arms and then get real upset again. It was this time of night whilst pregnant that he used to be real active too so i usually am not looking forward to that time of night. But i guess its better to be going through it at that time and not later in the middle of the night or wee morning hours.
oh and yes totally peeved about not getting any lunch, especially when i was hungry half an hour before we even got there and then waited an hour and then to still not get food, i could have eaten my arm off!

Rykers face has gone all pimply, the mhcn said its just hormones, i remember ds2 getting them too and they passed, poor chook looks like he has a teenage case of acne!

[Novella]

morning ladies

Our photos are up, Im really happy with them especially the group shots and ones of the girls. If anyone wants a peek the site is appleseedphotography . com. au and in the client log in section the password is Helena. Now I need to order the disc then get some canvas prints arranged

Had a crappy night last night between a mozzie in the room and Helena having Hiccups and reflux I got less than 2 hours sleep. DD1 is having a school friend over to play this morning for the first time so she is super excited. I better go and organise something for morning tea, I think fruit and fairy bread sounds easy enough to manage

Nickers glad you got your dinner out and your little man waited until you got home to get his cranky pants on. Great news on the weight gain too

Elocin its amazing what a little sleep can do. Im jealous of your getting smiles from Connor, Helana is still only giving windy smiles so far

Skye good luck with poosplosion hope it doesnt go too far. DD2 managed to do a massive one after 5 days when I was changing her, got it in her sisters hair (she was watching me change DD2) on the wall and in the built in robe! Sounds like your midge is about to get a bit bigger

Miss E hope things are going well with your boys, it takes everyone a bit of time to get used to the new routine. Sounds like Cooper is growing well, well done!

Lct hope you enjoyed your night out, sounds lovely. Im looking forward to Helena getting predictable with her feeds in a few months and being able to have a glass of wine just after a feed occassionaly

buffy well done for reaching out, glad your GP didnt muck about and hopefully the antid's will kick in soon and you can continue to enjoy your little girl

[skybie]

Miss A must have heard me *****ing about her lack of sleepies, woke up with two very very very full boobies today! clever poppet slept from 1-9, now if we can make that 11-7 i'llbe a very very happy mumma!!!
Im still ****ckgkgkdkdkdkdkdkddking bleeding, so voer it!!! that week off was such a tease, it goes from a real pink colour to that sludgy brown crap, not looking like finishing up anytime soon

[~ Mylitta ~]

Our photos are up, Im really happy with them especially the group shots and ones of the girls. If anyone wants a peek the site is appleseed . com. au and in the client log in section the password is Helena. Now I need to order the disc then get some canvas prints arranged

The photos are gorgeous! I especially love the black and white one of your three girls where the big girls are looking at each other. I also melt a little bit when I look at the pics of Daddy with his girls ♥

Oh, and I think the website has "photography" in the webaddress because I had to google it to find the right site

[Novella]

Thanks Mylitta, and I've fixed it up to include photography, what sleep deprivation will do. I love the ones of my DH and the girls too

[Miss E]

Sararose, I'm another one who looooves your pics! I've been thinking that we should look into getting some professional shots done because we have hardly any good photos of DH and I with DS (one of us is always taking the photo), you've just given me the inspiration to get off my butt and organise it - thankyou!

Skybie, wow you must have felt like a new woman after that stretch of sleep! Fingers crossed it's the new norm.

Nickers, I'm so glad you guys got to enjoy a nice dinner out.

Elocin, there's nothing better than those sleepy cuddles is there? They're so precious and you miss so much when they're older.

AFM... I can't believe it, Cooper has officially outgrown newborn nappies at 12 days old This morning we had to succumb and try the infant ones on for size because every poo for the last two days has leaked. Sure enough they were a much better fit. I know it sounds really silly, but it makes me feel a bit sad, it just confirms how quickly they grow up... My milk supply has also increased 10-fold. Coop is only having one side a feed now and by the end of the day I'm ridiculously engorged, he just can't drink enough! Last night I expressed before bed which was such a relief, but they're back to being huge again now... I had planned to express regularly like I did with DS1, but TBH now that Coops is here I just can't see how I'm going to manage to fit it in on top of feeding. So, while I'm longing for the relief of empty boobs, I guess I'm going to have to wait this one out, but on the same token I'm worried about mastitis... Anyway, I'm rambling now. Hope everyone is enjoying a lovely weekend with their bubs and getting lots of extra sleep.