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thats fantastic buffy! i never really thoight of rocking/patting as being overstimulating, must keep that in mind!
that what we do with A, feed then back into bed semi awake and she toddles off, sometimes she needs her dummy put back in, but she's pretty good, we've been lucky.
Does anyone elses bub do this weird thing when theyre hungry but really tired at the same time, they'll have your nipple in their mouth but still scat like their rooting for it??? A does this at the end of every feed and it drives me 'nana's!
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skye Helena does the rooting thing then has 2 sucks when she is overtired. When she has wind she pulls on and off and scratches me, very uncomfretable!
We went for a walk to the park and H was very well behaved, DD1 loved playing with her school friends and they all enjoyed playing at the park. Better night last night not sure if it was using the grow bag but H had her longest sleep ever 4.5hrs yay! and I made the most of it we were all in bed by 8.40 lol
buffy sounds like w is doing well on the booby juice, H makes a weird sound when she is about to sneeze but doesnt even the kids think its hilarious
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Skye, C does that too... Nip will be in his mouth / on his lips and he'll shake his head around and even let out a little whimper, so I'll help him out and bring his head closer thinking he can't reach it. But no, he does the same thing. It's quite funny watching him do it!
Play time is a bit hit and miss here. Sometime he will feed, sleep, feed, sleep and other times he will wake up full of energy. I agree with Buffy on the cluster feeding tiring A out...
Buff, your SIL is a freakin genius! That makes total sense... I'm so glad here that W is settling better hon. Fantastic news!!
Hope you are feeling well x
Have fun Nic! Enjoy your time with R!
ABA was great this morning.. So nice to get out of the house and talk to others in similar situations. I met 2 other ladies who are doing the dairy-free thing, so it was nice to brainstorm some meal ideas!
Mumma & baby's 2nd outing was a success! He cried for probably the first 5-10 mins, but it definitely wasn't a 'real' cry. He slept the entire time and starting crying for food in the car on the way home.
He's been very cuddly since we got home... Feed, sleep, wake up but happy to lie on the couch / me without getting upset.
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okay, without wanting to jinx things - both children asleep & DP has gone out for a bit so i can sneak on the computer! gosh, i hope i don't miss anyone - this is a busy thread :lol:
miss e - i've been using a close carrier. i tried a peanut shell with DS but it didn't suit either of us so i bought a CC while i was PG. so far i love it - DD goes pretty much straight to sleep & seems comfy. i also feel better being out & about as i feel like she's protected from germs & any random people peering in her face or touching her!! i'm also thinking about getting something like an ergo or a manduca as i think they might be good longer term?
peanutter - great news on your 6 week check up, must feel good to have that official all clear :D glad to hear too that your DS2 doesn't have whooping cough, i hope he's over his cold soon though.
elocin - sounds like the ABA meeting was a great success! sometimes i think shopping centres are just too stimulating for them - even for toddlers with all the fluro lights & ride on thingys. how fab to be getting smiles...makes things just that bit easier!
buffy - sorry, no advice on expressing - i have never been able to master it! not that i tried particularly hard mind you! my guess would be that miss w is probably getting enough BM, but i also don't see anything wrong with introducing a comp feed if it works for you. i have a friend who gave her DS a FF before bed each night & he still BF till he was around 12 months (and she instigated weaning, not him) so it can work.
skybie - i hear you on the 2.5 year olds! DS has recovered from tantrums over the new arrival but has more than bounced back to his normal self :lol: we're not having much play time here - but DD is still not quite 3 weeks. she doesn't always settle after feeds but has been enjoying lots of cuddles. i still reckon just take their lead & see what happens.
sararose - yay for a longer sleep! there was a time (pre-kids) when the thought of a 4.5 hour stretch of sleep would have sounded like torture to me - funny how things change, isn't it? now 4.5 hours & i'm almost ready to get up for the day :lol:
nickers - hope you & R had a great time at MG. can't wait to hear how it went!
hi to anyone i've missed!
afm, still plodding along. it's lovely having DP home but i sort of feel like things aren't the real deal until he goes back to work! i'm feeling slightly housebound at the moment what with a toddler that naps for a couple of hours each afternoon & keeley doing some cluster feeding in the mornings but i'm okay with it because i know it's not for too long (well, the cluster feeding - DS can keep napping for months!!). that said, we have been out a few times in the mornings so it's not as bad as all that! it was my birthday yesterday & DP's mum's as well so we went there for dinner. there were a few people & keeley coped really well & didn't seem to mind having cuddles from lots of different people. now we just need to eat all the cake we seem to have & then i can focus properly on being healthier!
hope everyone is going ok :)
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Far out ladies, you have been going off in this thread. It has taken me forever to read through 11 pages, but has given me something to do during night feeds.
I have finally made it in here to post after 5 weeks, My little mate Nate William was born on the 15th of March, and time has just flown by.
Buffy, sorry to hear that you have been having a tough time. It's fantastic that you have been brave enough to ask for some help, that's a big thing. You sound like you are doing a fantastic job and Willow is a gorgeous little girl. Nice that you are getting some gorgeous morning smiles it must make it all feel worth it. Just remember to not put expectations or pressure on yourself that things should be a certain way. Every baby is different and every mummy is different and copes with things differently. When ever you are feeling down just look at the precious little bundle that you have brought into the world and give yourself a pat on the back, she is beautiful and you should be very proud. Big hugs to you and I hope you are feeling better soon xx Good work on discovering the white noise app, and thanks for the tip about overstimulation with patting and rocking, I will keep that in mind!
Nickers, I saw the pics of little Rykers hormone rash, poor little man. I hope it is clearing now. Love the smurf cake too, that's a huge achievement at home alone with 3 kidlets!
Skybie, I love reading your posts and your fb posts and pics. You crack me up! I hope your little girls are being good for you today xx
Me-lisa, How scary for you. I'm glad your little girl is okay xox
Peanutter - WOW you have been doing an awesome job expressing! Well done. I haven't gotten around to doing any expressing yet. I will have to soon I guess so I can have some as back up JIC.
Hi to everyone else, sorry I haven't done personals for you all. Sounds like everyone is going really well and all our babies are growing up way too fast.
Well my little man is out of newborn nappies as of this week. After 4 leaky nappies and total outfit changes in a row I decided that I had to get the bigger size. It's sad :( I am using the woolworths select brand nappies at the minute. They were recommended by a friend. So far so good I haven't had any leaks.
I am using a baby bjorn carrier. Bub goes to sleep in it pretty much straight away and has his face snuggled in my boobies, which is nice until I meet someone I know down town and the want to check him out and I have to lean forward to get his face away and they get an eye full of my boobs. Okay well maybe not an eyefull i'm not that big!
Bleeding has all but stopped here too, not using anything but I over did it a couple of days ago as I lifted my DS1 and I had just a bit of discoloured stuff for a day or so.
We are going pretty well, my DS1 loves his little brother, has about a 10 second hold and kiss a few times a day which is really cute. He asks to hold him, gives him a cuddle and a kiss does the whole ahhh sound when he cuddles him and then pushes him away! He hasn't played up too much and will sit next to me on the couch and I can read him a book while I feed. I can't do the whole floor play for bub around him too much though as he is a bit rough and unpredicatable.
Feeding is going good now, he takes about 20-30 mins to feed and doesn't fall asleep anymore. Between 2 and 4 weeks he gain 800g! I was very happy after a slow start, where he would fall asleep after 5 mins and I couldn't wake him and he wasn't having any gains. Overnight we are generally going down 9-10ish up at 1.30 and 5.30 and then 8.30. Day times he likes snuggles, sometimes he will have one good sleep. He has been asleep now for 2.5hrs, but he tends to wake up from this sleep and not settle now til 9 or 10 and wants to feed every couple of hours.
We have had a few smiles but he isn't as smiley yet as his big bro was. He is generally pretty chilled. He poops on me a lot when I am changing his bum, it literally squirts out. He makes lots of funny noises that sound like a possum and so he is now known as "possum squirt" lol. I love him heaps and heaps and heaps.
Well I am rambling on so I better go and do something constructive like fold some washing or do some ironing (over-rated).
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Hi everyone,
I am still here but finding getting computer time difficult and when I do, it is mainly trying to keep my poor blog going.
It sounds like you are all doing so well with your bubbas. I love seeing all the little faces on facebook getting chubbier.
Ali is doing really well now but has had a couple of massive vomits recently that are concerning me. She basically throws up a whole feed. Today she vomited so much my clothes were soaked through to my undies (only socks survived). I thought it was because we had to give her the medication but she did it again today which didn't make sense. It is not like a normal excess milk chuck it is like she is gagging like adults do when they throw up. She did three projective vomits onto me and she gets a bit sweaty. I am thinking of calling Health Direct if she does it again given her history of being unwell. She seems fine otherwise and it was Tuesday night the last time it happened (before this time). None of my other girls have ever been this bad.
Anyway I just wanted to pop in and say hi. Will try to keep up a bit more as I really miss being a part of this group.
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Lisa- poor Ali with the vomitting, wouldnt hurt to call health line, id be watching for other signs like wet and dirty nappies and her temperature. otherwise does she seem in pain before she vomits? like back arching etc? ds1 had really bad reflux and used to throw up so much i was convinced it was his whole feed and even tried to catch his vomits to try and see how much was coming back up (unsucesfully caught any vomit though lol)
Sloane- happy birthday!! sounds like a nice dinner out for you. bliss getting both kids down to sleep at the same time! i wish my big boys would still have a nap lol i used to cheer when ds2 was a bub and i got them both to sleep at the same time
smekko- good to hear from you and to hear how little Nate is going. sibling love it just priceless isnt it. my big boys love Ryker so much, they always tell him how much they love him, that he is the cutest baby in the world, always wanting cuddles and kisses!
Nic- glad to hear ABA meet went well
mothers group went well. there was only 3 of us. 1 called in sick and 2 cancelled cause of the rain (although it didnt rain the entire time we were there) so the other 2 mums are first time mums and both had girls. one girl was 4 1/2months old as she missed the start of MG over xmas. anyway its only at the clinic every second week and next week we decided to meet at a pram friendly cafe. hoping the other mums decide to come as i fear if its only the 3 of us it might dwindle away (as often there will be 1 or 2 miss a week due to sickness etc... i did feel a little like i know all this stuff, talking about setteling, crying etc but not wanting to sound like a know it all i only imputed when i thought it might be of use to the others. anyway i'll go next week and see how it goes. i miss my original mums group from melbourne. there was 8 of us and caught up regulary and a lot of them still do 6yrs on and kids are good friends.
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Ok, I'm going to apologise in advance for the pity post. Things here have turned a bit crap in the last couple of days. Coop's has been quite unsettled, I thought it was the cabbage I ate initially, but now I'm not so sure... It seems like he's got lots of wind, but then he's also wanting to feed a lot, lot more, so I wonder if it is a growth spurt or something else...
But, it's what's going on with DS1 that is really getting me down. Tonight and last night he has ended up in absolute hysterics. He is so fragile at the moment and it is breaking my heart to see him this way. I think he is really angry at me, and I can't blame him. His whole little world has been turned upside down in the last 3 weeks. And all the changes are just compounded by the fact that I can't pick him up and carry him. I just feel awful for what this is doing to him and the state he is in at the moment. I keep telling myself that it will pass, and I know it will... It's just really tough at the moment, with Cooper being so unsettled and the lack of sleep and not being able to eat chocolate...
Anyway, thanks for listening. Hope everyone is well x
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Oh Miss E :( big hugs for you.
I'm so sorry your big boy is upset, it must be an unsettling time for him - and difficult for you to watch. I can't speak from experience but just wanted to offer my support xo
Hopefully your other little man's tummy will calm down soon.
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Sloane happy birthday, I'm really liking the close carrier too, very handy and so quick to put on
Miss E I'm sorry your having trouble. Cooper sounds like Helena with the unsettled windiness don't have any answers for you sorry although we seem to have two rough days then two better days no ideas why. I hope ash gets used to the new family routine soon :hug:
Nickers hope your mums group keeps going, I'm thinking about going to an ABA meeting, I meant to with dd1 and dd2 but never got around to it. We do have a nice playgroup that we go to at the school which is nice. How is Ryker's rash?
Me Lisa I hope Ali is better, if you're worried why not call health direct wouldn't hurt. If its projectile vomiting or she eats stressed its it I would get it checked out, saying that though dd1 was a happy checker an on occasion would drench us with vomit th continue happily as if nothing happened
Elocin yay for mummy baby outings, I quite likebgoing out with just Helena as she doesn't winger or escape on me :)Glad your ABA meeting went well I should get off my bum and organise it
Smekko sounds like your little man is growing well, good to see you back online
I'm debating going to bed early or watching greys anatomy, decisions, decisions. If Helena is unsettled she will make up my mind for me guess I'll try and put her down for the night and see
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PN - Glad your 6 week check up went well. How is your little man feeling now?
Sararose - We are massaging DD's neck as she has a tight muscle on one side which is pulling her head to one side.We saw the MCHN yesterday and she said that breastfeeding is one of the best things for it as it forces them to turn their heads to the other side for a period of time. She hasn't got a flat side yet but she did have a bit of overlap in the head bones which should resolve itself as her head gets bigger. Have you taken any of your other DD's to an osteopath? We live rural and have a physio but would have to travel to go to a chiropractor or osteo and I'm not quite sure which one would be most suitable. Hopefully it will get better with massage but I guess if her spine isn't aligned properly we'd need to see someone.
Yay for takeaway candle lit dinner! Sounds like a great habit to get into :)
Nickers - My mum always made our cakes growing up and I'm the same, DD1's b'day was on the 6th and she "helped" ie. licked the spoon and ate the lollies for decorations on top of the cake. It's a nice tradition to have I reckon. Miss M also has a rash on her face, pretty sure it's baby acne. It started on her cheeks all the way around to the back of her head, the bumps aren't as red now but are still there and she has more come up around her nose and mouth. I can understand why you want to reschedule the photos. Mothers group sounds like a good morning out. Sometimes it's nice to get out of the house and talk to people going through the same stages with their little ones.
Mylitta - Good tip with the mirror. We have a mobile on the change table that we swapped to the other side as it has music and night light in the part that attaches to the change table and that seems to be working.
Zilly - I also had really sore and a little bit of cracking in my nipples in the beginning. Mainly due to the fact that she wanted to suck all the time and a little bit of bad attachment. Even though it hurts to pull her off, it will definitely be better for you and your nipples in the long run correcting her attachment. I'm hoping to get back into walking too. Haven't decided whether to put DD1 in the pram and DD2 in the carrier or let DD1 ride her bike or scooter. Actually DD2 hasn't been in the pram yet, so far she's been in the sling for every outing we've been on.
Elocin -Yay for smiles! It's such a beautiful thing when they start smiling :) Hope you are getting some sleep! DD is pretty good and will feed then go straight back to sleep overnight. It helps having her in bed with us too. 3-4 hourly wouldn't be so bad if you weren't wide awake for an hour each time! Great news that the ABA meeting went well and you met some people in the same boat as you.
Skybie - Some days DD has lots of awake time and others she will just sleep and feed all day to the point where I get worried that she won't sleep at night. So far she hasn't kept me up all night but we don't generally go to bed til late, anywhere between 9 and 12. I'm so hearing you on the toddler issues. DD1 has been through alot. 3 weeks staying in a rented house waiting for bub to be born then back home but with DF's parents here from overseas for 3 weeks and then DF going back to work on shift work alternating days and nights. The first lot of night shifts were horrible with screaming every night. She is generally pretty good but her fuse is alot shorter and thinner and she is quick to start screaming if she's upset. :hug: for everyone else with a tantruming toddler, fingers crossed all of the older siblings settle down soon. Yay for the new camera!
Sloane - I am the same! Waiting for her to stop sleeping and become difficult to settle like her sister was. Happy Birthday for yesterday!
Miss E - :hug: Hope things calm down with your DS1. I have been making a conscious effort to get down on DD1's level and give her cuddles throughout the day whenever I think of it. Not sure if it's helping her but it makes me feel better. We have a breeze baby ring sling and I use it everyday. I've never had DD in the cradle hold though, I only ever hold her upright in the froggy position. Nice and close to my chest wrapped in tight with her legs up to help with her wind. Is the Mini Monkey a pouch sling? We also have an ergo for when she gets bigger, I didn't have the infant insert for DD1
Buffy - I agree with Skybie on the comp feeding. If her weight gains and output are good I wouldn't stress yourself out over it. The best advice I got with DD1 when she was having weight gain issues in the beginning was to make sure she was fed every 3 hours even if it meant waking her up. That got her back on track pretty quickly. DD also does the pusing away while trying to latch on thing. Mainly when she is tired or if she has wind. Will have to check out the white noise app, never heard of it, thanks for the tip.
Smekko - Welcome! Sounds like Nate is doing really well
Me-Lisa - Definitely keep an eye on the vomiting. DD will gag sometimes when she spews, she doesn't projectile vomit though.
AFM - We saw the MCHN yesterday. My little chubba is 60cm and 5.75kg at exactly 6 weeks. She is a pretty happy bub and is smiling heaps now, she loves her big sister and I've managed to get quite a few pics of them smiling at each other. She is pretty strong too and throws herself around. Aside from the tight muscle in her neck she has really good head control and loves to look around at everything. She was on her tummy the other day and lifted her head and turned to look at me, she is so much stronger than her sister was.
I haven't actually made an appt for a 6 wk check up for me. Saw the GP 10 days after the birth and he checked both of us over and I got a script for the mini pill so I don't really have a reason to go back now. Everything seems to be healed from my tear and no other issues. Does anyone else not have leaky boobs? I've never had to use breastpads and I fed DD1 til she was 18 months.
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Baby Buddies
Skybie: Addison Jane, 28 February
peanutter: Judah Samuel, 7 March
fuzzywuzzy: Milana, 7 March
Rosey: Little Girl, 7 March
Elocin: Connor Neil, 12 March
smekko: Nate William, 15 March
me-lisa: Alicia Cate, 17 March
sararose: Helena Kate, 17 March
nickers: Ryker Thomas, 24 March
buffy1: Willow Dona, 25 March
Mylitta: Arlia Feyt, 26 March
Razzberry: Oliver Noah, 27 March
zilly: Samantha Alice, 28 March
Nel.B: Lachlan Anthony Michael, 29 March
m+w=peanut: Addison Ava, 30 March
sloane: Keely Paige, 31 March
lct76: Yves William, 1 April
Miss E: Cooper Robarts 2 April
updated :)
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hahaha was just feeding A wasnt concentrating and she pulled off, by the time i looked down her whole face was covered in milk!
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Sending lots & lots of hugs miss e. I know exactly where you're coming from. Things have settled down here but ds went through a really rough patch & i felt very guilty. I chatted to my mchn about it (cos she rocks!) and said i felt a bit like id ruined ds' life. She said that it might feel like it but that we'd also given him the most wonderful gift. It's so hard in the early weeks when you feel removed from the 'real' world. I hope your ds has a happier day & you're feeling ok too.
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Hi Ladies,
Hope all your babes are doing well and letting you get lots of sleep.
Our DD was born on the 7th of March, so I'm jumping into this group. I'm on my phone so I won't be able to do personals sorry. It appears I have a lot of reading to do in order to catch up also, a lovely chatty group.
Over the past week we've been having sleep issues, I feel like my eyes are hanging out of my head. Our girl goes down between 9.30 & 10.30 usually and will sleep for 4 to 5hours. When she wakes we have a feed in the quiet dark bedroom but she very rarely goes back down. If she does go back down it will only be for half hour or so. She fusses a lot & often passes a few pretty loose poo's. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or maybe I'm eating something at dinner that doesn't agree with her. Day sleeps aren't great either so I don't really get a chance to catch up on sleep.
We've had gorgeous smiles every so often for a couple of weeks now but they are becoming more frequent. She is so damn cute when her face lights up with a grin. We've had a little giggle too, but that was a once off so far.
Baby acne here also, it has cleared now but did last for about a week or so. It presented on cheeks, ears and neck. DD often wakes with a little spot on her face, it will usually be gone by the end of the day though.
I downloaded a white noise app too & I put her down for a day sleep yesterday when she was drowsy with it playing & she slept for an hour. I did a little dance :)
I've expressed a couple of times and DH has attempted to give her the bottle but she doesn't want a bar of it. She hates the dummy aswell, we've tried the cherry shape and the other orthodontic shape. The cherry shape she will give it a little chew but doesn't tolerate it for long. Anyone have tips on how to introduce a bottle? I would love for DH to feed her.
I have a mini monkey sling & it has been a godsend. Earlier on I couldn't even have breakfast with out holding DD. I use it when going to the shops instead of the pram as it puts her straight to sleep. I find after about and hour and a half my back does start to hurt a little though. I fold it inside out and she fits in there nicely.
I often cover DD's face in milk too. Its surprising how much distance the milk guns can cover! Leaky nips her too.. I soak thru the nursing pads of a night usually.
Sent from my iPhone... Probably while feeding our poppet.
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Hi Rosey congratulations on the birth of your DD I have added you to our baby buddies list :) the 7th was a busy day!
I struggled to get my two older dd's to take a bottle of EBM in the start, I found tomee tipee closer to nature bottles the best. My girls always took bottles better if I was out the house and we found to start sitting them in the bouncer while feeding worked well as it was a completely different experience to breast feeding. None of my girls will/would take a dummy and now I have at least two thumsuckers :shakehead:
Good night again last night I like the grobag and so does Helena now to get some more. I ended up watching greys anatomy then gave H a dream feed and she slept another 4 hours :). Having a slow at home day today, might do some baking with the big girls if little miss has a settled day
Skye lol on squirting Miss A, Helena had a milk shower this morning as I had a massive let do while changing her nappy. They do say milk is good for your skin!
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thanks fuzzy - he's still got the cough and the slightly snotty nose ... he coughed up some phlegm last night - I almost freaked out, because I was sitting him up (we were mid feed when he started coughing) and then suddenly he was gagging and I could see something in his mouth!! I flipped him over and started fishing around for whatever was in there, and then pulled out some phlegm ... I fished around some more, but that seemed to be it ... he finished coughing, and then finished his feed ... given it appears that he has the nasty virus DS1 and I had, he's probably got at least a few more days, poor lamb ... this is really sad particularly as I'm almost at the end of my maternity leave (I go back on 3 May!) and also because his dedication (like a christening) is this Sunday! but he doesn't appear to be suffering, and still is feeding and sleeping and wetting normally, and his temperature is still perfectly normal ...
re leaky boobs - no, I leak ... but ironically, the side that leaks worst (by far) is the side that produces less milk (by far) ... I wonder why ...
re backs - is anyone else's back majorly unhappy? I've been back to the chiro twice since DS2 was born, but it's still grumpy ... five minutes of walking or housework, and my sacrum is *not* talking to me ... I get back to the gym in the next week, so hopefully some regular gentle workouts will fix it up ...?
rosey - that's a popular birth date! there's three of us with LOs born on 7 March, now :D with the bottle, I can only recommend persisting ... there's lots of different teats you can try, or you can even start with a syringe or little cup, if you like ... but it's definitely great for your DH to be able to a feeds :) I hope it works soon for you guys!
skybie - tell me about it!! I noticed little marks on my laptop even, and realised that my projectile milky mess had squirted DS2 in the face, and splashed onto my laptop screen, on the coffee table next to us!!
afm - it has been good for the past couple of days to have DH doing the early morning feed ... I obviously wake up, but then get to just sort of make sure DH has got up, then roll over and go back to sleep myself ... I'm still exhausted, but I am no longer so tired that I don't realise I'm tired, if that makes sense ... yesterday I had two naps! one in the morning for about an hour, and then one for almost 3 hours in the afternoon/evening!! don't think I'll have time for that today (a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooong laundry list of things to do ...) but I might get a little nap in this afternoon :D I need to make the most of it, before going back to work! It's less than two weeks away :(
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Belated personals...
Elocin, so glad the ABA meeting went well and you got to chat to other mums and get some good meal ideas too. Hooray for outing success! Bet you're loving the snuggles.
sloane, a very belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you! Did you have a good day, and a lovely dinner? Great that Keeley enjoyed the cuddles. Ah, so I'm not the only one struggling with expressing. I find I can only get a semi-decent amount if I'm holding or feeding Willow at the same time, otherwise it's crap. Thanks for sharing your friend's experience, I reckon once W knows it's actually food she might take to it better. My plan is just one bottle at night with DH, so hopefully it works.
smekko, thanks so much for your beautiful and considerate message, it made me teary! Very true about expectations. Your little man Nate is growing like a weed, out of newborn naps already :p Sounds like he really enjoys the BB carrier too. So sweet that your boys are bonding well.
me-lisa, little Ali is sure keeping you on your toes isn't she? Poor bubba, is she doing any better today? Did you end up calling Health Direct? Thinking of you both.
nic, good idea to see how your mum's group goes. I reckon so much of it would be about how you click with the rest of the group. I haven't joined one yet, planning to check it out in the next couple of weeks. In terms of advice, I wish you were at mine so I could ask you billions of questions! I'm sure the others appreciate it, I know I would.
Miss E, how are you feeling today? And how's DS1 coping?
fuzzy, your gal is growing beautifully also and sounds very happy indeed - and strong! Great that you've healed well. No leaky boobs here, still an over-supply I think but just makes them rock-hard (ouch). Thanks re: weight. I think you're spot on with the pushing away thing, I'm starting to notice that she does it when she's fussy and when we put her down she goes straight to sleep. So I may have been forcing food on the little cherub when she didn't want it, oops. The girly annoyed squeal should have been the first giveaway.
Skye, love the milk moustache!
Rosey, welcome, and congrats again on your gorgeous girl. Sorry to hear you've been having sleep issues, I do sympathise. She sounds like an early riser. Could your partner help out a bit in the mornings or if not possible during the week, on weekends - so you can catch up? Is your family close by - could they help out during the day? Hope it settles for you, sleep deprivation is the worst kind of torture. Thank goodness for the white noise app, it's going well here too (we use a rain sound). RE: dummies, W wasn't keen at first but has taken to the Avent ones. Doesn't like the cherry-shaped ones as much but I think they're too big for her face.
sararose, good tip on the bottle feeding - we use Tomee Tipee here too. Excellent that H liked the grobag and you got such a good night's sleep. Happy baking :)
peanutter, sorry your DS is still unwell. Bummer about the return to work in May, are you coping ok? Must be extra difficult with your little one sick, fingers crossed he makes a speedy recovery. No back issues here, touch wood. Hopefully some gentle exercise will help sort you out. Agree with you on having DH do a feed, it has made such a difference here and mine really loves doing it.
Howdy to anyone I missed...
AFM: a couple of better nights here, feeds at 11:30, 2:00 and 5:30 - and now that W has more play time she's much more content to sleep. Not settling as well during the day as she does at night, but that's not such a bad thing as I figure she might be starting to tell the difference with the bright/dark room, more activity etc. Some feeds still an issue with the pulling away/squealing, but pretty sure she's doing what fuzzy described and either doesn't want more or is windy. It usually happens mid-morning and mid-afternoon, others are fine. Will be trying a bit more formula today to see how she goes, expressing still very slow.
Had a lovely morning, bestie down from Sydney and it was so good to see her. Heading out to run some errands, have to track down W's birth certificate so we can put PPL and other claims in.
