Skye, sounds like the wrapping is helping A sleep soundly - except when you want her to! 1:00am play time is the funnest, apparently! I hate that dizzy tired feeling, take it easy today. Will you get a chance to catch some z's or too busy?
Elocin, biggest belated hugs for last week lovely. I'm sorry it was so crappy. Hopefully this week is much better, kicking off with a visit from your parents when does your DH return? So great that Mr C is all warm and cosy now too. A friend is lending us some grobags when W is bigger, for now we use Halo Sleepsacks and Kiddopotomus swaddles like Skye. They're both lightweight cotton but add a couple of layers, and are the only two brands W can't get her arms out of. I call them her cotton prisons
Miss E, thanks for the tip on the Merino bags - will suss them out.
Morning to the other ladies.
W definitely has her timing mixed up, very long naps yesterday arvo and evening up til 3:00 and then up every 1.5-2 hours afterwards. Not too bad though, I got a good block beforehand and she had a little sleep-in with us in bed this morning. Boring errand day today - crummy weather.
Skye and Buffy sounds like your little ladies should have got together for a late night party yesterday Hope you guys get some more sleep tonight
Elocin good luck with your sleeping bag hunting quest! grobags come with a room thermometer and a guide as what to dress bubs in according to room temp and the thickness of the sleeping bag
Buffy enjoy the movies I havent been in about 6 months! Hope W doesen't feel too bad after her vaccinations
Lct enjoy your swing, I love mine. I used a manual avent pump with dd1 but with dd2 I got the swing as I needed a quick pump with 2 kids to look after and it was so worth the investment. My friends sister borrowed mine and now I have it back so third child and its still going strong
Helena had an extra wakeup last night, I was getting used to only getting up once during the night and it threw me a bit! Had a nice day at ikea with my mum and sister and the girls. Mum wanted some things for her new kitchen and as normal at ikea I came home with lots of bits and pieces. H is fast asleep in her favourite spot, lying on my chest while Im on the lounge
So what nicknames have your little ones earnt? Helena so far has squirmy worm (becuase she doesnt keep still when awake), munchie moo and Laney-loo, DD2 generally calls her layna except if you ask her waht her sisters name is then she says Helena Kate G....
Love an Ikea trip! What goodies did you get Sara? Can't believe H has only been having one wakeup at night, I'm jealous! Maybe if I tell W she'll get all competitive
RE: nicknames, those are super cute. Ours change every day - munchkin face, chubba butt, Willow pants - but mostly she gets baby girl.
Nicknames so far Rykie, Rykie Roos, gorgeous boy, porky pig ( when all he seems to do is ea lol)
So how often are your lil ones pooing? ryker poos every nappy change, in fact I get a shock if he hasn't pooed between feeds, but today was a pooathon!! started at his overnight feed he managed to push one out both ends a he same time lol, as in spew out one end the same moment he squished his dacks, then today he did his biggest by far, he had me in stitches with the faces he was pulling and the juicy sounds coming from his rear lol. Luckily all managed to stay in he nappy...
Lct- plastic masturbator lol you had me in stitches with tha comment!!! Anyone sick of seeing those danoz direct adds at all hours of the night?? I was thinking I could plug the medela pump but for getting rid of tuck shop arms......but maybe your dh has a better idea with it's uses
I'm sorry to hea bf has been tough for you, I really understand how you feel, I tried for 20min today to breast feed with constant on off pulling and a cranky lil man at the end of it I reverted to the ebm. Do what gets you by.
Buffy- glad yuou had a great weekend sounds aweomse.
Skye how was your day? I hope you get some better sleep tonight.
I can't remember what else I was gonna write, i have been trying to get on here to post all day
well we've had a fairly good day today!
she slept from 930-12 then 1-230 when i had to wake her for school. Was pretty unsettled till 5 and i just woke her up at 9 and she's having some staring time in her swing till while i type on here, hopefully she goes to sleep soon, could do with an early night!
weird though, even though she didnt feed for 4 hrs, my boobs were still soft and didnt feel full at all, dont know whats going on there.
Re nicknames, she has soo many! Chubs, Chubber butt, Midge, muffet, muffin head, pumpkin head, DF and mum insist on calling her Addy, which i hate!!
we dress Sammy in a singlet, a onesie, then a flannel wrap and when she goes to bed usually two blankets. she wakes up toasty most mornings although her hands are a little cold as I haven't been covering them. I got told a good way to determine if they are too cold/hot is to feel the back of their neck or chest and that will tell you. (although she squirms everytime with the back of the neck... so found a ticklish spot). And she also has a sheepskin on her mattress so she doesn't get any cold air from the mattress its-self
After not getting much sleep halfway through the week, she is now sleeping during the night. And I have been co-sleeping with her for the last couple of nights, which usually ends up with me waking up laughing my head off cause I am getting chased in bed by these little hands, and hearing suck suck suck... she hasn't latched on but is drinking the let down that is occurring. This has been keeping her even more toasty. Although we start all the nights in her bassinet.
Nicknames we call her squeaker as she makes lots of squeaks over night, and squeaks at the end of her cries(on the inhale breath)
lct if you think the fussing is due to a slow let down try putting bubs on their back (either with your legs crossed and bubs lying on them, or lying on the bed) and dangle your boob over them... admittedly it works better with bigger breasted women... easier on the back :-). If you think you have a fast flow, then have them lying across your tummy while you lie on your back will help with it.
during her last week she pretty much fed non stop, nut is mostly back to her 3-5 hour stretches. although when she gets too tired she doesn't know when to stop, and ended up doing a massive chuck.
and clip their nails, or pop socks over their hands before a feed ... we use socks instead of mittens, because mittens are too easy for them to shove off!!
socks seemed to stay put, and stopped my boobies from being torn to shreds by itty bitty (but oh so sharp) nails ...
Thanks guys, have changed Dr Yves-il into a sleepsuit with the pull-over mittens, and will attempt to clip his wee nails tomorrow when we are both calmer...
In the meantime I have been reading everything I can about what could possibly be causing this nipple pain... thrush, staph, vasospasm etc. I know I first need to check out our attachment to be sure its not contributing, but the pain feels like something else to me. For example, getting undressed hurts like hell, even hours after the last feed; my bra rubbing on nipples is painful, despite no bad cracks, bleeding etc; light touch causes the absolute worst pain; and my nipples being cold also hurts a lot - a lot of this sounds like vasospasm?
Yves' fussiness is a separate issue I think, but because I am so sore and tense it is excruciating to have to keep reattaching him when he is kicking and scratching and punching at my boobs. I wont give up on BF, but my goodness I am dreading each feed.
Buffy - what are your thrush symptoms? I certainly hope you aren't having this sort of pain hun
skybie - yay for improving naps and more smiles DS2 isn't very smiley yet, but he'll get there, I'm sure. Poor DH hasn't had a proper smile yet ... ! all in good time, I guess ... with hands, DS2 does this adorable thing sometimes in his sleep and sometimes when feeding, where he grabs his hands together - kind of looks like a supplication pose, or about to wring his hands ... the look of concentration is bliss
nickers - thanks! trying to get some rest, but how the hell are you supposed to do that, with babies and housework coming out the wazhoo, family members expecting to get fed, photos to be organised, paperwork to be dealt with, etc ... yay for getting back into physical exercise! I am technically back at the gym but haven't been in a week, because I've been sick ... but in general, I go straight after DS2's dinner feed. DS1 is in bed, DS2 is good for a couple of hours, I have time to get there, work out and come back and possibly even have a shower before DS2 needs his next feed ... and yay for improvement on the reflux front woot!!
thrush - with DS1, we got that daktarin gell stuff that you pop on your nipples and then let them suck off while you feed ... it cleared it up pretty fast, and it didn't spread anywhere else good luck!
mothers' day - we're seeing DH's family for brekky, mine for lunch. not sure what I'm getting
i bought my own present last week lol, i need a new wallet and thought it would be better if i found the one i like so go that plus some slippers. whats a mother day without slippers hehe. knowing dh he will prob buy something else, just cause he cant help himself. i swear he should be the female in the fashion deptartment, i am not a fan of shopping, i never know what to get or try or so end up not getting anything usually.
Rykers sleeps at night sound the same as Helena, last feed is around 8-830pm then he sleeps until around 2is, back down then he wakes at 5am but comes in for cuddles and i push him out till 630. sometimes thats easier than other times, like this morn he woke at 430am and i was really working it to get him past 6am lol
peanutter you sound like the way i am, even when not well and know u need to rest u still need to function and do stuff, but seriously make sure u do get extra extra while your not well ok!!
ive just spent 2.5hrs tidying while Ryker had a big snooze. poor boy must love his bassinett sleeps cause during the day they are usually few and far between, like when he goes down again next it will be in the capsule cause then will have to do the school run. So ive been mostly putting kids stuff away the whole time. even though they pack away there always seems to be bits and pcs around, stuff under beds, lounges etc and omg wait for it....i did some dusting!! lol i hate the dust around but i also hate dusting
oh yay my Avater has been updated!! thanks heaps Sarah i love it with Rykie in the HAB
Our mothers day will hopefully be girls making me breakfast (they like doing this) then DH will take them to swimming. Mums for a BBQ lunch the the in laws for a takeaway dinner. DH has been asking what I want for mothers day I've trying to get him to take the girls shopping to pick something themselves, I have ask ed him for a letter H charm for my pandora bracelet from Helena
Helena has been wanting to be held most of today so I gave up trying to get stuff done at home and we went shopping I also opened her first bank account today. Tomorrow's plans include cleaning the floors boo! And making bakeded mini bailey's cheesecakes if we have a good day
OUCHHHHHHHHH - how can such tiny nails cause sooooo much pain? Man I am super grumpy after trying to feed this little terror tonight, its just such a hit and miss situation lately. I just want to cry along with him
when does your DH return? So great that Mr C is all warm and cosy now too. A friend is lending us some grobags when W is bigger, for now we use Halo Sleepsacks and Kiddopotomus swaddles like Skye. They're both lightweight cotton but add a couple of layers, and are the only two brands W can't get her arms out of. I call them her cotton prisons
woot!!
Bookmarks