Babies born ~ May 1st-15th 2011 #1

[TaRhLi.]

Both my boys will cry in there sleep and then put themselves back to sleep, although if it is at night DH gets up to them but I leave them to see if they will go back to sleep.

I have a wedge in the cot for the boys to raise them up at an angle, but Liam still chucks up anyway. Weigh in today was good for us, Liam has put on 315g and Rhys 390g in 1 week, this now means that Rhys is now slightly bigger than Liam in weight (Rhys was our smaller baby born by 170g) by 0.005 of a gram.

Oh and chiro today now found Liam's rib were out of alignment, poor baby has now had manipulation on his tail bone shoulder and upper chest in a week but fingers crossed he will be a more settled baby...

[KimB]

Hi ladies,

I had Phoebe weighed on Wednesday and she has put on 1.2kg over her birth weight so she is now 4.9kg (the little porker) and she is 57cm long. She obviously feeds like a trooper now we just have to adjust her sleep pattern. She has her awake time at midnight instead of midday I'm getting sick of not being in bed until 1am or later. She also is having a bit of trouble with wind lately so I'll have to get some infacol and see if that helps. We have our 6 week checkup next week and Phoebe is getting her 1st needles I hope it doesn't hurt her to much. We are going to see my mum before hand and this will be only the 2nd time she has seen her. My dad still hasn't bothered to visit so more than likely it will be up to me to take her to see him. To make it worse my parents only live about 1/2 hr away.

I'm having trouble adjusting to caring for a newborn and 2 toddlers. I can't get organised if my life depended on it lol is anyone else having trouble too?? Please let there be someone else lol. My house looks like a bomb has hit it and no matter how much I tidy up the girls are like Cyclone Yasi. Wreaking havoc in their wake. I can't even keep one room tidy so that visitors have some where to sit. Oh well my friends are used to my house being messy (thank goodness). I'm having trouble with my DS1 as well. Puberty is catching him early grrrrrrr. Smart mouth and attitude is NOT something I need right now. I think a slap in the head is coming his way very soon.

Kelly - I'm glad your boys are responding to the manipulations. I'm going to have to go myself as my lower back hasn't improved at all since giving birth. I'll see if they can check out Phoebe as well.

Sorry I can't answer anyone else but you all wrote on the other page and damn baby brain is still here lol. Hope you are all well and the little ones are going great guns.

Take care and get some sleep lol

[mellybelly81]

just popping in to brag... Slept from 11:30 to 6:30 last night! So pleased, here's hoping its a pattern starting!

[TaRhLi.]

Seems chiro has helped Liam, we got 7 hours sleep last night (boys having 4 hourly feeds - with me and DH doing 1 night feed each) feel so much more human today.

[Jellybean29]

KellyD: can you pls ask your Chiro if he/she recommends one in Adelaide? They don't seem to have kids chiro here.

[Porsche]

Hi ladies

i'm trying out this new technique of settling bub and typing one handed lol. So far so good. Not much happening here just feeling fat and very unattractive. I'm not losing any weight and nothing but trackie dacks fit and I pride myself on looking good so it's not sitting well with me. Whom ever said you lose weight BF'ing lied!

[Jellybean29]

Hi ladies

i'm trying out this new technique of settling bub and typing one handed lol. So far so good. Not much happening here just feeling fat and very unattractive. I'm not losing any weight and nothing but trackie dacks fit and I pride myself on looking good so it's not sitting well with me. Whom ever said you lose weight BF'ing lied!

I think the deal is that producing milk burns energy BUT sitting on your butt breastfeeding 6-8hrs a day doesnt..... thats the catch!

[Porsche]

I think the deal is that producing milk burns energy BUT sitting on your butt breastfeeding 6-8hrs a day doesnt..... thats the catch!

There's always a catch lol. I'm patiently waiting for my 6 week check up on the 22nd (it's actually 7 weeks) so I can fire up the treadmill.

Has anyone tried the "Mummy Shake"?

[gemini_girl]

Hey everyone,

I hear some ladies are starting to get some sleep during the night good to hear!
Bree had a long sleep the other night, she had a bottle at 8:30 then slept til 7am when I woke her. I nearly had a heart attack when I woke and looked at the time. I took her to the doc questioning reflux and asked him if I should be concerned about her sleeping so long, as some of the midwives say not to let them sleep so long. Doc didn't seem to concerned "as long as she doesn't do it every night" was his words. The next night was about 9 hours. and now she is back to about 6 hourly. She is feeding a little better than she has been. We were told to give her a cherry shaped dummy to help her strengthen her sucking action. She hasn't vomited for a few days so I am careful every feed now, as I'm sure there is one not far away lol. Doc has prescribed mylanta to help with the reflux which seems to help her. She is burping a lot better now too... Still a little unsettled at times during the day, but I rather it be during the day than at night.
Bree loves it when I give her nappy free time.. She was all smiley today, thought it was wonderful lol

[Dragonbub]

Gemini - thats cute hun! My lil guy is getting used to the nudies but being that bit cold it is a bit tricky - i think boys like it a bit less than girls on their bits.

Porsche - seems i am getting better at this one handed gig . You gotta do what you gotta do lol. As for the weight I hear ya! I have now lost 14 kgs but have another 8 to go. Th bf helps but so does the constant rocking and settling, as well as the baby wearing. i do enjoy my walk though and strap R into the ergocarrier. I guess his extra weight helps too but doesnt do my back or shoulders any favours - they are killing me!

Kim - did you mention the toddler juggle? if so i hear ya. C seems to be particularly naughty lately which i think is a combo of my lack of sleep and impatience and him just trying the boundaries. I also feel guitly for him watching too mch TV and I feel jealous that DH seems to get all teh fun times and i get the tantrums . I guess he was used to being the centre of my world, and to be honest, I was used to being the centre of his. Oh well, at least River still loves me!

Hello everyhone else!

All good here, we have our 6 week checkup this week as well. I did weigh R though and he is about 5.5 kg which is just HUGE! Clever boy, obviously getting good milk which I am happy about given I was concerned with all his off and on attachment that he might be just grazing. He has had a cold and was a bit unsettled yesterday I ghink from a tummy bug as we all had a bit of it, but is sleeping quite well (no large blocks at night though you lucky girls...). He is very much a koala bub which I hear is normal for us primates LOL.

Ok, better go spend some time with DS#1, TTFN

PS good luck to all those with 6 week apps in next week or so

[Porsche]

Hi Ladies


Gemini_girl - Yay for the long blocks of sleep. L sleeps 6 hourly during the night and only one 3 hour sleep during the day. Except for the last 4 days lol. I remember when my first slept through the night for the first time. I had a heart attack too lol.

Dragonbub - I am going to start walking L in the pram of an afternoon in hopes of dropping some KG's. I think I've lost about 3kg if that hence my frusteration. I need to lose about 15 or so more before I'm going to be a happy camper again lol. I feel really gross. Any who good luck with your 6 week appointment. I have mine next week. But have another mother ad baby appointment tomorrow.

[Dragonbub]

Porsche - it will happen hun, easy does it. Remember it took 9 months to put it all on, so allow the same for getting rid of it!

Was reading up some stuff on 4th trimester and it kind of reinforces what I ahve been doing. Lots of cuddles, baby-wearing and co-sleeping. He is definitely a much more contented baby in the evenings if I have worn him all day. Apparently the theory is they are born three months too early so that they fit through the pelvis. Therefore they like a simlar environment to the womb until about 3 months when they are much more able to control their heads, hands etc. Oh well, I am enjoying the snuggles at least, but car trips are still a nightmare. I do get out and about though, I just either time it right for when he is asleep, or drive holding the dummy in his mouth

Hi everyone!

[Porsche]

Haha driving holding the dummy. Whatever works. I too am enjoying the snuggles. I only co sleep when L is really hard to settle. She sleep really well during the night so no worries there it's only the day's she has developed a problem. I'm very good at tuning out the crying lol.

[Porsche]

Just bumping our thread. Not much going on here. L is due for her shots today so I better book her in.

[Jellybean29]

Sorry, a lot of us are still typing in our due date group, as over half of us had out bubs 1-15th may even though we were due 16-31st!

Jacob had his 6 week health check today, he's 4.1kg now, so he's put on about 250g a week from the booby juice, he is also nice and long. He's gone from being in 10th percentile at 2 weeks to 50th percentile now
Haven't booked in his vaccinations yet ! need to get onto it.

I got a prescription for the mini pill but neither doctor nor pharmacist advised when to start it?!?! AF hasn't started yet, in the pamphet in the box it says if you are starting this after pregnancy or if breastfeeding, your doctor will advise you how to start taking the pill....arrrgh. Anyone know? Do I just start today, or do I wait for AF (which could not come for months and months?!).

[Dragonbub]

babyBelly - start as soon as you want hun. Don't wait for af cos you will most likely ovulate before af arrives and might have a chance of falling pg. I started mini-pill after C was 6 weeks old and af didnt arrive until 2 months after I stopped feeding which was 14 months. I plan on waiting a bit longer this time but thats just me and i find the mini-pill gives me weird side effects.

Porsche -eems like we are in the middle of a wonder week which accounts for the clinginess It will be over soon though

AFM - sposed to have my chn appoint yesterday but hn called in sick. then 6 week appoint with OB that was postponed cos he had a c sec to do. By the time he was free, River chucked an overtired spaz and i just couldn't get him into the car.

Gotta go, Caden is demanding mummy time

[gemini_girl]

Hi girls,

I had Bree booked in for her 6 week check which turned out to be a three part process. The doctor checked her physical well being but wouldn't do her injections. Trying to catch up with the nurse in the clinic is near impossible. So I went to Child and Youth Health and got Bree weighed, she is 4.7kg. She wouldn't co-operate, so I didn't get her length. I am still waiting to get her injections done.
I started to get a little confused because when Bree was born they told me that things had changed and they have their first injections at 6 weeks rather than 2 months, but the blue folder, and the magnet I have on my fridge, both say the first injections are due at 2 months from reading this thread though I'm guessing you ladies are going by 6 weeks???

I learned today that Bree is more than happy to lay in bed when their is music to keep her entertained ...or maybe it's a coincidence! It gave me a good chance to start packing anyway!

She has been a bit cheeky with her feeds. She had started taking the full 150mls (160) for a couple of days, but yesterday and today she has been taking about 100 on average, less than what she was taking before stepping up to 160 grr. I am keeping a record of her feeding etc, and the only thing I can see different is that we stopped giving her so much mylanta. I noticed at the start of all this fussing, that she started vomiting again too. Which reminds me, I am starting to think I need to buy a second washing machine.

Anyways, I hope your all getting lots of sleep, Bree has gone back to 3-4 hourly during the night. I keep telling her that I want her to sleep longer, but I'm still waiting patiently lol

[Jellybean29]

Hey all, Jacob had his 6 week checkup, 4.1kg and 54cm. thats a 1.2kg and 8cm increase since 2 week checkup
Yes I was also told 6 weeks for immunisations in hospital, and then Dr said today 8 weeks.... so who knows! I think I'll wait to 8 weeks now though since Jacob was born at 38 weeks anyway.

Jacob is now holding his head up really well, just started doing this last 3 days, and he is also sleeping through the night a lot better, sometimes 4-5 hours, which is awesome!