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We never used a bassinet here but we can see how he's growing in the cot.
I haven't taken Levi out on a hot day yet. Was warm yesterday but not hot lol.
Levi went to bed at 11pm last night, I woke up at 5am in a panic (6hours!!). Fed and back into bed at in 30mins and I got him up at 7:30am to get ready for his professional photos. Feel great today
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I just have to say my FIL and his wife do my head in. They finally decided to fit the baby into their busy schedule (dont even get me started) and now they are saying oh when we visit you guys can go out ot the shops or whatever and we will look after the baby.. err wtfudge? They seriously just dont get it. Drive me up the wall. I am not looking forwards to their visit, only really making an effort for DD sake.
Last edited by Lolpigs; December 17th, 2011 at 03:33 PM.
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CK good advice with the hot weather ideas! Extra feeds is a good idea to keep bubs hydrated! Hadn't really thought of that!
Lolpigs- uhhhhhhhhhhhh yuck at your inlaws- ugh as if you'd be just leaving Lilly with them and going shopping?! Ugh you, mollie and I really have such cr@p inlaws, it's so annoying! My MIL is coming down on Christmas eve- sooooo not looking forward to it. I don't even want her to hold Violet. Good luck with your visit! Hope it goes FAST!
AM- ooh yay @ professional photos!!!!!! That's exciting!
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Err...whut? Of all the dense things to say! The only person I'd be leaving Alex home with is DH, and even then only for a short while, hour tops.
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Yep sif I would leave her with them! They really annoy me
Last edited by Lolpigs; December 17th, 2011 at 04:08 PM.
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Lolpigs I feel your pain! My MIL is crazy!
Amanda Empty your inbox woman lol
Amumma Oooohhh! I love professional baby photos they always look so cute!
I am so excited!! We are getting air con installed in our place next thursday!! Although it hasnt been that hot here, they are even predicting rain for christmas dayI went out last night for 2 hours to my work christmas dinner.. i dont think i have ever eaten so fast in my life.. I was so keen to get home to my little family.. I dont think I will be doing that again for a while.
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Mollie oopsemptied it! Haha. Awww yay about aircon!!!
Lolpigs- what did you say back to them when they said that? Stupid for so many reasons- why do they even assume youd need to go out shopping anyway? Your clearly capable of organising your own life, ugh it's like they like to imply we are not capable parents hey, like we do desperately need their help... Yuck!
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Hi all,
I've been reading posts and then not posting myself. My situation seems so different I dont know what to say. It feels abit isolating. Jess is on medication now as we have tried so many things for her reflux and nothing is working. My typical day is I'm lucky if she has one decent nap a day, the rest of the time she fusses. Then at night it gets worse. From early evening or 9pm if I'm lucky the real crying starts and can go until 4-6am continuously. It's exhausting for both of us. DH was diagnosed with pneumonia a fortnight ago so we had to come to my mums place as it was dangerous for Jess. I've been doing all the nights on my own for weeks now as my parents help out during the day.
Anyway enough of a rant. I'm hoping the medicine will work and she grows out of it at 3 mths.
My MIL gets to me too! She was annoyed because I went to my mums and left DH at home. Mind u this was the only way he could get better. Julian was climbing all over him!! Then she told me Jess was a normal baby and I was overreacting. Then she didn't visit DH the whole time he's been on his own and she lives 2 streets away!! I've learned to tactfully defend myself when I can be bothered!
Amanda I hope you can resolve things with your DH. He talks to u terribly. My SIL is married to a guy that never let her have a say in anything and emotionally abused her by putting her down, calling her names etc. She wasn't happy at all. It caused her a lot of stress and I think this is what caused her breast cancer. She has two kids 6 and 9. It has gone to her lungs and brain. She prob won't last too long unfortunately. Look after yourself, don't take it. Sort it out if u can. It isn't good for kids either. I read a lot of Louise Hay, coincidentally my sil introduced me to it but she didn't make any changes in her life. Bullies can only be bullies if we let them. Sorry just had to say this stuff as you are so lovely and you don't deserve it hun
Hope everyone else and their bubs are well!
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My husband just went "no we aren't going out", issue with my FIL and MIL on that side is they didnt have kids after DH (This MIL is not DH Mother) so they want to pretend it's their baby or something. Least that is the way it seems.
I have already had comments like "Oh we will have to wait to baby sit till your done breast feeding I guess" This was 3 days after she was born.
DH has already said if they try and start anything they will be forcibly ejected LOL <3 him but its the stress of knowing they are coming now. Dunno if I'll sleep well tonight :s
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I really hope it gets better soon Jan sounds like a terrible lot of issues for both you your DD and your DH. I hope all get better soon.
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Hi Jan sorry to hear your struggling still, I felt the same with DS2 all he did was cry and I isolated myself as well which made it so much worse and we don't have any family here in WA what so ever so I just battled the best I could. I've felt at times I'm a bit different to the other girls as well cos I'm not breastfeeding so we can be different togetherbut I love popping on here to see what others are doing.
Ok so DH goes in to hospital on Wednesday to have his vasectomy but I'm feeling weird about it although we both agree we are finished having babies. Do you think it's a natural feeling to have? Maybe it's an almost grief type feeling because you know it's an end to that era in your life if that makes any sense at all!
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Thanks ladies
I can understand your feelings of apprehension about DH. It's a big decision even when you are certain of not having any more kids. I used to tell DH he'd be going straight away. But now we've agreed to a few years even tho we both don't want anymore kids. It is sad knowing this is your last baby and a phase of life is over. On the other hand it's exciting. So much ahead for your family
CK thanks it does help to rant. Yes DHs pneumonia did add insult to injury. I was so annoyed with him. Thankfully he is starting to get better so we will prob head home Xmas eve. My parents and gma have already said how much they'll miss us lol. I couldn't believe they'd miss the crying!
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I 2nd what CK said we are always here with an ear to listen
Well looks like bed times are sorted they just arent fun atm, we are doing Nappy change/Play Feed Sleep, but DD dosen't like to sleep so atm we have to go through about 3 rounds of crying, settling and dozing off before she stays asleep in her bassinette. She is all peachy until the wrap goes on, and then she realises she has to go to sleep (even though she is yawning her face off) and it stars. Such a little menace! Just as well I love her
We have talked about hubby getting a Vasectomy once we are done having kids but we haven't decided on a number yet. I want at least 2 but atm hubby is like 1 is plently, we will have to see how that goes.
OOO professional photos are so cute! I hope it all goes well. I'm going to do some moulds of DD hands tomorrow and take a picture of her in her santa suit so we can send it out as a christmas card
Feeding is still going great, I could still kiss that MCHN she saved me!
Hope everyone is well, and had a good night!
Last edited by Lolpigs; December 18th, 2011 at 08:57 AM.
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Awww jan, hugs to you having such a hard situation to deal with.... Must be sooo hard for you with DH sick and having to do all the nights by yourself!! Little Jess is so lucky to have such a caring mummy who looks after her so well, cos it really must be so hard for you! Ugh inlaws.. I'm so mad for you that they said its normal and that your overreacting! She needs to pull her head in, stupid woman... Did the dr have any suggestions as to what else you could try if the meds didn't help? it must feel isolating with such a difficult problem on your hands, but please keep us updated, it's so nice to hear from you!
Thanks so much for your advice re my situation, I honestly really appreciate it
I really respect and value all of your opinions and it's so good that you all have been honest and told me what you think, cos without this feedback I probably wouldn't have decided on councelling for the new year, so thank you to everyone
Lolpigs, aww, j know what you mean with the fighting sleep, I have a similar issue - not so much at night but during the day- its like they just don't want to sleep and miss something exciting! Cute but frustrating!!!!!!! Can be quite a battle hey! I guess you can rest assured knowing she must read really love your company, hehe.
Danni ohhh I'm sure it's totally normal to feel a bit sad about the operation- it really means the end of an era and as much as you don't want more children, the fact that you've loved this stage if your life, producing your family etc means it'd be hard to let go of this stage of life... I agree with jan, definitely exciting cos it means entering a new phase of your family life!
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Hahahahahahahahaha!! Alex is such a cheeky little monkey sometimes - we were out having lunch with friends at a restaurant (fortunately a fairly casual one) and I was feeding him, when he waited until he'd gotten me to let down, then pulled off and sat there letting milk squirt into his mouth for a few seconds before latching back on.
Also discovered that it's pretty easy to feed him while he's tucked into his ergo - at least on one side, the other side is a bit trickier as the boob is bigger and points downwards.
Glad to hear you're looking into getting some counselling Amanda, hopefully it'll help you guys communicate better during conflict.
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Why on earth does my MIL proceed to ask ridiculous questions.... We have tried calling her this last week to see how my DH Pop is going because he is ill.. She never returns our calls... Tonight DH finally gets on to her and she asks "Is Aubree growing?"..... Really?!?! I mean really?!? DH just said of course she is growing! On Tuesday when we go in for a weigh in with the clinic nurse Im going to get her to call my stupif MIL and tell her that Aubree is growing! At 3weeks Aubree had gained 545g... And I know she has put on more weight as her legs are filling out and becomig nice and chunky! Way to go MIL! Its a great way to make your Daughter-in-Law hate you even more!!
Phew! Now that that is out of my system!
Jan just sending you some
Danni I think your feelings are normal.. I know I would probably feel the same!!
Lolpigs I have a little Sleep Fighter as well! Sometimes she gets herself so worked up as well.. I wish I could just say to Aubree "Sleep is an amazing thing little one, and one day you wont fight it, and Mummy will be arguing with you to get out of bed"
We have just entered arsenic hour.. DH is trying to get Aubree to settle.. The likelihood of this working are slim and none....!!!
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Heheheheh, sometimes I do say something similar to Alex as he's trying not to fall asleep. I tell him gently he will feel better after a snooze and to close his eyes and settle down - it doesn't usually work but I guess there's only so many times you can say shhhhh...
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