ok i have 2 BB pages open, one to read and then one to respond straight after reading, otherwise i always forget what i was going to write
Miss E- Cooper could definatley be having a growth spurt, the do generally have one between 2-3 wks and Ryker sure did, he wouldnt settle between feeds and i'd end up feeding again. sorry to hear ds1 is having some difficulties, i think most of us with other children have been experiencing this. I sure have with ds2 but i think he is coming out the better side of it now.... not easy at all and i was pretty upset about it too. Your doing the best and toughest job in the world, he wont resent you for it but he is just making sure everyone still knows he is here!
Sara- did you stay up or go to bed? i want to stay up each night to watch my shows but i go to bed to watch them and fall asleep lol! and im worried if i do stay up then Ryker may have a bad night and i will end up having no sleep... i really hope i can not go to bed at nanna hour for much longer and get a bit of down time to watch a few shows i normally like when kids are in bed.
fuzzywuzzy- id be cheering if i didnt have leaking boobs, i was leaking from about 20wks pregnant and now if i dont have a pad in i'll drench my top! (and got embarrassed a few times whilst pg when i leaked through my top.... thats nice to get some pics of the girls smiling, i managed to get Rykers smile on camera for the first time this arvo, its a half smile at daddy but still the first one i have proof of! wow at Milana's weight!!
Rosey- hi and welcome to our awesome group whats your DD name? Im not sure about how to introduce the bottle when she doesnt want it, my prob was the opposite once i introduced the bottle ds got worse on the boob....i guess try it every few days and hopefully she may eventually take it? Or try it when she is not super dooper hungry like after alf of a bf??
ok reading further down i just read Sarah you watched Greys! bugger i was snoozing and missed it... i have a grow bag but so far have found ds is waking himself more with it even though his arms are inside it its like he still wakes himself with his arms in the air, so he prefers to be warpped with his hands down atm.
peanutter- sounds like a good thing you have worked out with dh. i have been doing similar with dh but at night, me going to bed earlier then him doing the 9-10pm feed and then by the time im getting up a few hours later i have had a pretty good block of sleep.
buffy- sounds like a good day with your friend and just what you needed! thats great if Willow is starting to know the difference between day and night and your right you would rather her fussy period during the day, i think most bubs have a fussy period the first 12ish weeks.
AFM- well Ryker rash is sooo much better, woke thismorning and it was not red at all! so much infact i said to dh thismorning i wonder if we could stull get the photos done... so i rang our photographer at 830am and she said she was free for midday (45min drive to her place) then i had to work out what we could all wear, then i decided to ring my hairdresser just up the road and raced up to get my hair blow dried lol!! (my ghd broke a few months ago and im really crap at doing my hair nice) so it was a full on morning of getting everyone and everything organised (i ironed all the clothes then ironed extra clothes incase they didnt work together)
so i think we got some great pics, looking forward to seeing them... dh got weed on and i got pooed on thanks Rykie
such a cute pic Sarah!
it was a last min decision i rang the hair dresser at 9am after getting out of the shower (still in my towell) and got there at 9.07am lol! i got the slowest girl there though she started straight away and finished at 10am. and had to leave home at 11am, get dressed, do make up, express, feed (got dh to), iron, nappy bag ready, big boys to get ready and ofcourse dh did no getting ready whilst i was gone.... so i was watching the clock at the hair dressers the whole time stressing out!
nickers, so good to hear R's rash is healing well and you were also able to have your photo session. Bet your hair looked great!
Hope everyone is enjoying the start of the weekend. W had a pretty good night, came into our bed at 7:00 for hugs and playtime, I've never seen her so alert! She was kicking her little legs and making very cute sounds, smiling at DH. Better dash, she's about to blow!
Buffy: Great to hear that Willow has been having better nights! How is the expressing going? Is she taking the formula well? Nate is doing the pulling away squealing thing when he has wind or when the first side has emptied and he wants to move on to the second side.
Sararose: Love the term velcro baby! Cute pic too. Nate was the same yesterday it was our worst day yet. I fed roughly every two hours from 5am until 10pm. He only slept an hour in his bed from 4.30pm - 5.30pm. Everytime I put him down he would squawk at me! But was happy as soon as he was in my arms. I forget from previous posts does Helena not like being wrapped? Great that she likes the grobag. My DS1 was like that I had him in a sleeping bag from early days. He is still using a blanket sleeper at 17mths as he doesn't love the sheets. He will have to get used to them soon tho, we are going to try to introduce the single bed so we don't have to buy a second cot.
Peanutter: It's wonderful that your DH is doing the early morning feeds and letting you get a sleep in! I hope your little man is all better for his dedication tomorrow.
Rosey: Sorry I can't give you any advice on bottle feeding either, my DS1 took to it straight away and then decided he didn't want the boob anymore. I haven't tried Nate yet.
Me-lisa: How is Ali? I hope she is all better. Poor little girl is having a rough trot..
Sloane: Belated birthday wishes to you
Skybie: You must have an awesome flow going on in those boobies to cover A's face! I don't have that much going on but one will leak when i'm feeding from the other.
Fuzzywuzzy: Your little girl Milana sounds like she is going really well.
Miss E: Sorry your having a tough time with your DS1, I hope it all settles down for you soon.
Nickers: I'm glad Rykers rash cleared and you managed to get the family pics done! hee hee funny you got pooped on tho! Hope it was late in the shoot! Cant wait to see them on facebook!
Hi to everyone else that i've missed.
Well I'm typing one handed with a snoring baby in the other. The snoring is just an act i'm sure because i've tried putting him down and he wakes straight away. He has been much better today after a shocker yesterday and has even self settled a couple of times! Been a bit unsettled since 4ish.
I forgot to mention in my last post that my little man has rolled over a few times already from front to back! The first was at 3 weeks and 4 days, both myself and DH saw it! I managed to get it on video the 2nd time!
Has anyone with older children had any trouble with yoghurt? I think the calci-yum sends my DS1 troppo! He goes silly and I get worried he is going to hurt himself. What in it would be the problem?
smekko- omg on Nate rolling at 3 weeks old, what a clever boy!! i was lucy the poo came right at the end so didnt matter. not sure about the yoghurt both my boys have yoghurt but havent noticed changes in them from eating it. buffy- ive also noticed Ryker's change in the last few days, he is so much more alert, looking less newbornish and looking around lots
i had an almost meltdown moment yesterday. It was my neices bday and we went to my sisters house for a little party. Dh didnt come because he had to help a friend install a kitchen, anyway i took a bottle of ebm for his first feed and my expressing stuff for the following. when i went to express i realised i had forgotten half of the pump so i sat there for 30min trying to hand express and managed to get 40mls.....i was so close to crying and my nipples were hurting from me squeezing and it was so hard, i spilled some, some was squriting outside of the bottle, then suddenly i managed to get a further 40mls so 80ml in total.
Ryker has been taking 120ml though..... initially i thought i would have to get ready to leave because its an hour drive home and was stressing about having 3 kids on my own and not getting home in time for his feed but once i got to 80ml i thought we will see how we go.
so when he woke i got mum to feed him the 80ml while i tried expressing again and i got another 20mls, so he only had 20ml less than normal..... if he carried on i was going to attempt to bf but it was like i was scared to do so cause i havent put him on in a week now....
maybe when school is back i'll give a few bf a go and see if he can take it again, otherwise i was really cursing myself for getting part of the pump
in better news ds1 scored his first soccer goal yesterday!! unfortunatley i didnt get to the game cause he played at 8am and dh had to go set up the grounds prior so i only had time to get ds1 and ds2 ready b4 dh was back to pick them up. anyone ever watched under 6's play any sport they are so incredibly cute
nickers. Sounds very stressful. EBM gives real meaning to that age old saying 'crying over spilt milk' doesn't it. I swear that must of come from a mother.
major hugs, nickers ... last night I spilled about 40ml of ebm, and I cried! I just hate it getting wasted - even without having to do it manually, and it being urgently needed ... with DS1, I once spilled 200ml and 120ml in the same day ... you could have heard me crying from the moon, I was just beside myself ... I understand the pain! re soccer, DH is chomping at the bit to get DS1 into soccer ... we're looking at starting him next year, unless we start him mid season this year, after his 2nd birthday. He can already dribble the ball quite well - with his daddy being a mad keen soccer ("football") fan (having grown up in England) and who plays, coaches and umpires, it's not surprising ... !
smekko - no issues with yoghurt here, but we only really give DS1 plain yoghurt, and we then put fruit in it. some of them look like they're low in sugar, but then when you look closer, the highlighted bar is "ADDED sugar" and the actual "sugar" content is below it, and is much higher than I would have thought ...
afm - DS2's dedication was lovely ... I have him the biggest feed ever before church, and he slept right through it, and for about 45 minutes afterwards, so we were able to thank our guests and have some coffee before he needed another feed DS1 kind of cracked it on the stage during the actual dedication because he wanted to run around and play with the drum kit, so we passed him down to my brother ... oh well. can't have everything!
Nic, sounds like you had a stressful afternoon... Big hugs hon
Peanutter, the dedication sounds lovely! Glad to hear J slept through it!!
A big hello to everyone else out there!!
We had a busy wkd here so I haven't been around here much. Saturday, we took my DSD's out for breakfast and then went to the Sunshine Coast for lunch with my IL's. Home for a quick house clean before friends came for dinner. Yesterday we just hung out at home and recovered... C had an epic 3 hour nap!
Sleeping is becoming more predictable here... If I can push him til 8-8.30pm, he will sleep til around 1.30. Back down by 2.30 and we are up for the day around 5am. Sat night he must have been tired from our busy day as he was down by 7pm, but then up at 11.30, 2am and 4am.
We have a busy week planned... Dr appts, catch ups with friends who have new babies too and C is super excited that Daddy is home on Wed.
Since I've cut dairy out if my diet, he is much happier too. Very chilled out baby who loves cuddles and moving around. I borrowed a Close Carrier from a friend last week and it's probably the best thing ever.
C is asleep on my chest at the moment and I just noticed some vommy on his lips... And can now feel something dribbling down between my boobs... Nice
Nickers how upsetting having to hand pump when you were out and about. I admire anyone who manages to exclusively express. Congratulations on your ds getting his first soccer goal
Peanutter your ds dedication sounds lovely, what a well behaved bub you have
Elocin are you finding the dairy free diet really restrictive? Glad mr c is sleeping more predictably
Smekko wow your little one is rolling already! Sorry never noticed any problems post yoghurt with my older girls
Buffy hope w fed better last night. My Velcro baby was very unsettled saturday evening but better yesterday
So excited H slept 6 hours Saturday night so I know she can do it. DH sleep with us and we had planned he would give her EBM for the first feed but as she slept so long I ended up bf her or I was going to explode.
thanks guys xxx. yesterday afternoon after a feed Ryker wasnt setteling and seemed like he was looking for more so i attempted bf, he latched on ok, i dont really think he wanted any more but found comfort in it, so it was kind of a nice moment that even though i havent been bf him my boobs can still comfort him. (now if only i didnt have to use nipple sheilds and could just pop him on anywhere anytime... Miss E thats so true i am sure that saying comes from regards to spilling ebm its definatley iquid gold and i hate any going to waste aswell. ladt night dh asked ds1 to get something out of the fridge but when i realised he had to move the ebm to get to it i quickly jumped up and got it!! even though its sealed its like i am protecting myloot or something hehe
Nic- sounds like good sleeping patterns at night. Ryker has been similar, 3 nights last week he went 8pm, 2am, 630am and last night after his 8pm feed i gave him a little top up at 8.30pm and he woke at 2am, woke at 5am but come for snuggles and fed at 630am. Sarah- yay on the 6hour stretch! feels good to get a good block of sleep doesnt it, exept for the exploding boobs!
question to those with older kiddies- ds1 goes back to school tomorrow so the fun begins of getting out the house and poor Ryker getting pulled in and out the car. how do u go with waking bub to have to get out of the house?
Ryker seems to have a really peacful sleep after his morning feed like now he went to sleep at 8am, but we will be having to be out of the house 845-9am each morning, wondering if i should try and put him back down in the car capsule so he wont be distrubed when we leave the house??
Nickers I'm hoping to keep Helena awake in the mornings and weather permitting walk to school in the arvo. In the arvo I'm Planning On putting her in the pram after a feed so we ar ready to go. H falls asleep in the car and I can then get her in and out the sling without waking her
Sarah, the dairy free diet is bloody hard... Especially because I've cut out tomato too, so easy things like tomato and chicken pasta are out the window. I am struggling finding alternatives and we are living on meat and veggies.
I am eating porridge with rice milk which isn't too bad, but I had a soy decaf latte yesterday I miss coffee so much!
My first week alone actually went pretty well, but today, sheesh, I am counting the minutes until Df gets home. Yves is very unsettled and won’t close his eyes for more than a few minutes; hence I am still in my bathrobe and have yet to get any food. He is usually great during the days, we have even been out for lunch and to the shops a few times with real success, but at night he turns into Dr Yves-il! Really doesn’t sleep or settle until about 1am, then sleeps for 2-3 hours max. Today is DF’s first at his new job, so I slept in spare room with bub to give him a good rest. Yves flatly refused the bassinet and slept only on my chest, but it was comfortable enough – except for the sweaty head patch – do you guys get that?!
I won’t attempt to catch up with you all individually right now or I will no doubt be here til bedtime. Please suffice to say that while I have missed joining in, I have read all the posts and laughed and cried and gnashed my teeth along with everyone as these bubs have tested all the emotions we have.
Hi to the new mamas, great to see this awesome group get even chattier. Special hugs to the old crew too, I have been thinking back over our whole crazy drawn-out birth journey lately, and how lucky that I had you guys to help me through it. Yves only turned 3 weeks yesterday due to his late arrival, so between Skye’s Miss Addison and him there is quite a gap huh?!
Hi all, just a quick vent while I have 1 free minute!
I have another reflux bub -apart from the mountain of washing that is always waiting to be done, my baby is in pain, my dd is 2.5year and still has reflux (though no spew just pain) and now it is happening again. So I have a screaming, crying baby that doesnt want to sleep, is unsettled feeding and wants to be held and carried upright all the time!! I love my kids but seriously don't know why it has to be so hard when I really want to enjoy my kiddies
Razz- i know how you must be feeling, both ds1 and ds2 had reflux, ds2 not so bad but Nixon's was shocking. he wouldnt lay on his back, tummy, would scream all the time, spew all the time, no fun at all. can you get in to your gp or pead to talk about other medications like losac or zantac?
Nic- i envy your determination with bf cutting out so much in your diet, geez no coffee!! how do u get by the day....
lct- great to hear from you. lol at Dr Yves-ill but not really laughing, not the time of night you want to be up for long periods. How is he during the day? Ryker took a few weeks before i think he started getting day from night. im thankful for it even though still getting up to him he seems to get back off to sleep (well sometimes on me but some sleep is better than non huh)
Sarah- we will walk to school also but can only do it Mon and tuesdays as the other 3 days ds2 preschool is too far and not enough time between school times. so i am hoping to put him back down in the pram on those days and maybe the capsule if its getting close to leaving time?? well ds1 is finially back at school tomorrow! (well 1 day then wed is off) and its a day we can walk and rain it predicted arggghh.. so looking forward to getting things back to normal....i havent made a school lunch for neally 5 weeks! (dh did the week i was in hosp then the week we came home they were sick and off school, then school hols)
Good evening ladies, I finally have the time to write to you all properly (please stay asleep Alicia)
Razz: Good to have you here. I am sorry to hear you have a reflux baby At least you have some experience with it but as far as I have heard there is not heaps that can be done. Hoping you have good support and that your bub will respond to treatment options.
LCT: Great to hear from you. Love the nickname for your Yves..they really are a bit evil sometimes. Ali is pretty good but has her unsettled time around 7pm onwards...although it might be later tonight as she is fast asleep. Good to hear you coped doing things on your own. Nice to show you can do it but I bet you don't want to test it out too often. And..yes we do get the sweaty head patch
Peanutter: Sounds like you had a lovely dedication. We are planning on getting Alicia baptised around Oct/Nov. My DH is the assistant minister of our church so we are trying to decide whether we do it on a day he is preaching or when the other minister is preaching. Might be nice to have the family hear him preaching. Nice to have you here.
Elocin: Dairy free must be so hard. I have never noticed my kids finding my diet difficult but I know friend who had to change their whole diet. Haha about vomit dribbling into you chest. I have had many spews into my bra...yuck!
smekko: Ali is much better but still having occasional massive spew. I am seeing gp for 6 week check on thurs so will ask them I think. I can't believe you have a roller already! Very advanced kid you have there..watch out you have a walker by 2 months
buffy: How is Willow going? I loved the pic you put up with the comment about keeping her alive for 1 month. We were always proud of keeping our DD#1 alive as first time parents
Hello to Sara, nic, mylitta and everyone else.
We had a shocker day today, kids were feral, DH lost his wallet, Ali did a #3 (poo that explodes everywhere) while we were in the dentist and I had to change her on the floor while my kids caused havoc cos they knew I was busy and we were late getting dinner organised. I have written a post about it on my blog for tomorrow if you are bored and want to read about my bad day Mummy's Undeserved Blessings Apart from that everything is going great. Alicia is still a fantastic night sleeper. I won't brag about it as I know you will all hate me but the other two are the ones waking us up in the night with sickness and vomit so it all balances out. Ali is still doing the massive vomits so I will take her to the gp on thurs for the 6 week check and ask about it then. She seems fine, it is just really gross being covered in milk. It has never happened more than once a day. Not much else to report but just nice to catch up with you all on here.
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whats your DD name? Im not sure about how to introduce the bottle when she doesnt want it, my prob was the opposite once i introduced the bottle ds got worse on the boob....i guess try it every few days and hopefully she may eventually take it? Or try it when she is not super dooper hungry like after alf of a bf??
so i sat there for 30min trying to hand express and managed to get 40mls.....i was so close to crying and my nipples were hurting from me squeezing and it was so hard, i spilled some, some was squriting outside of the bottle, then suddenly i managed to get a further 40mls so 80ml in total.
nickers. Sounds very stressful. EBM gives real meaning to that age old saying 'crying over spilt milk' doesn't it. I swear that must of come from a mother.
DS1 kind of cracked it on the stage during the actual dedication because he wanted to run around and play with the drum kit, so we passed him down to my brother ... oh well. can't have everything!
I miss coffee so much!
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