Babies Born ~ November 1st -15th 2011 #2

Hope mine stay away... getting mini pill tomorrow so I can space these Bubs out!

Any suggestions for transitioining DD from the swing to cot for day sleeps? 2nd night in a row she seems happy to sleep there with my shirt

gah Amumma hate that!

Mmmm, same thing happened with DD - period came back barely 4 weeks after I stopped bleeding from her birth. Be careful with the mini-pill though, you have to take it at exactly the same time every day or it's not effective. Which can be a little difficult at times when bub suddenly decides they want to vary their daily routines wildly.

As to transitioning the day sleeps, I'd just try putting her down in the cot and see how she goes. She might just settle there of her own accord.

So right now, it's 1.30am and Alex is fast asleep, but I'm wide awake sitting in the loungeroom with a cloth under one boob because I'm leaking. And I'm wishing he'd wake up so I can feed him and go back to bed. Weird huh?

Weird lol

I am also using condoms so fingers crossed. Lol ck you poor thing. Trying to settle Bubs in the cot now, but getting quiet resistance lol but I am slowly winning ;)

Zoe had a SHOCKING evening last night!

Poor thing was puking and crying for about an hr and half! :( my top was SOAKED through!

She finally settled down, drunk 180mls of milk, and then I took her to bed around 10.30 where she kicked and gurgled and was all things cute! for about 10 minutes! then she slept right thru until 6.30 this morning! yehawwwwww good girl xx

Cranks - that is SO unfair getting ur period already! Us women really do not get a break do we?!

I have woken up with a stupid sore, swollen, burning throat :| stupid Melbourne weather...last few weeks we have had the aircon on, only to have to put the heater on the next morning! I mean, SERIOUSLY! how can Melbourne have such ridiculous weather?!?!?!?

Our contraceptive atm is having my mother stay with us for 4 weeks! Trust me, there is no *doing the nasty* with her in the house! this house is toooooooooo small.... mwahahahah

I got to sleep ok finally. Levi didn't wake up until 4am, that was nice of him lol.

I have heard you can get a period after your body goes back to normal then nothing again until you stop BFing. I have no pads left in the house so I've added them to the shopping list lol.

We haven't DTD yet. Fooled around though. I'm a little worried, no idea why, it's almost like doing it again for the first time. We will be using condoms but I'll have to ask what types of hormones are in the depo and Merina (sp).

As for being sick, we aren't having much luck here either. Brother in law has a man cold and hasn't been at work much. I have a sore throat and keep coughing up yuk but no other symptoms. I asked a midwife friend about having a cold and BF babies get anti-bodies through milk so hopefully Levi won't get it. I need it gone by next week so I can getting my needles :(

I think the first time is hardest - I made sure we went slow and had some extra lubricant as we were using condoms because the depo wouldn't have kicked in yet. Plus I was a bit apprehensive because of the tearing/stitches, not being sure what the new "normal" would be like and whether it'd be the same as before. But needn't have worried too much, it was fine.

And yes Nikky, Melbourne does have ridiculous weather. Which is why I don't live there :p Hope everyone is better soon, you and yours too AM!

Back from Chemist, bubs is still happily sitting in her swing so eating lunch before that changes LOL got the mini pill, chemist said I have a 3 hour window in which to take it but try to take it at the same time every day. I already pop pills for the milk so i'll just take it with one of them. Takes 2 weeks to take effect though.

Bubs did her morning sleep in the Cot which was good, her mid morning nap I just popped her into the swing becuase she wanted to go to sleep 30mins after waking from that so that is fine. She didnt sleep for as long in the swing this time, so perhaps she is starting to prefer her cot
? I think swing for naps, cot for big sleeps.

After her next feed going to try for the cot again.

Jan, i dont know how you do it, it must be heaps hard just taking a shower, going to the bathroom etc.. could you somehow put her in the swing propped up a bit more? or would that not really be safe? (guess it depends on the shape of the swing etc) other than that im not sure, it must be so difficult...!

CK, ohhh man, how annoying about AF... i didnt realise it could be so soon either! Heaps not keen for AFs return.. i hope she stays well away. Do you find since having babies that there is less cramping / period pain? Or relatively the same as before?

As for DTD, im STILL sore from the stitches - not on the surface as such, but the deeper tissues i think are still a bit painful so thats enough of a contraceptive for me! Ugh! Im going to feel so self conscious of my tummy whenever we start doing that again anyway that even just that in iteslf will put me off.. :s poor DH!

Lolpigs, for the daytime naps, no idea unfotunately... Violet is quite content NOT to sleep during the day haha. If she does, its like, 10 mins at a time and then shes awake again! With the mini pill, you could try setting an alarm in your mobile to go off at the same time every day? I used to do that if i went on holidays etc cos id be likely to forget the pill if my routine was different!

Danni, i use the Fenugreek seeds :) how ddi the ABA suggest to use them? I boil a tspn of them and have as a tea (i but a peppermint teabag in too though cos its not the nicest flavour)

Amanda she didn't really say how to take but i'veheard you can get hold of tablets too. Apparently you need to smell like maple syrup for it to work....ewwww!

We've DTD and it was fine not sore at all. DH still has sore swollen testies so not alot of action in the house. We were down the shops the other day when DS2 exclaimed Daddy has sore nuts to some random person LOL .... Embarrassing much!?

Abby slept till 6am this morning :)

Pop onto a website called nursing angel, they have both blessed thistle and fennugreek with fast shipping and they are made from teh right stuff, the ones from teh chemist I found dont have the right stuff in them

LMAO at you DD

Lolpigs DH was sooooo embarrassed.... kids heh!!

Thanks for that site I'll take a look. The ABA lady recommended taking them and even said that COWS can take it with huge benefits, she read a passage to me from a book called making more milk that documents that your milk can double.

Sigh lunch time sleep was a bust wouldnt settle in cot, just put her in the swing after an hour of trying and within 10mins sleep.

Since DD was born my period was more regular but pretty much the same. This time I think it was just a bit of breakthrough bleeding from the depo injection instead of a full period as it's gone already. Yay!

Man taking DH with me into a baby shop is dangerous! We went in to get a mesh sling to take to the pools and for general use, walked out with that, some sheets for the cot, a gro-egg room thermometer (the red sad face is just telling me something I already knew - it's stupid hot) and some clothes in the next size up because he's fast growing out of all his little baby clothes. Admittedly all except the egg thing was stuff we needed anyway, but still...

Ive got post partum bleed (light period) today :( If its before 9 weeks its called a post partum bleed (which I didnt know but a Midwife friend informed me lol). Hopefully its the only one.

Talked to hubby about contraception, we are going to be sticking with condoms. I go loopy on the pill (messes with my hormones) and we arent rabbits (at it all the time) so he agreed its best for me not to take anything. Im happy but nervous about the decision, now to get the courage lol.

I think I've been Oing cos I got heaps of EWCM. DH just withdrew the other day so hoping I'm alright.
He gets his swimmers tested at 6 weeks post operation.

Amanda I didn't get cramps as much after having DS1.

seems DD still thinks cots are for night time.. LOL hope it changes soon

Lolpigs babies can be funny little things sometimes and so in tune.

All Abby has done today is feed, sleep and then wake for maybe an hour or so before her next feed for a play. We've done playmat time, layed her on my bed and let her watch me fold washing up - surprisingly I got lots of smiles her watching me do this, then we've done swim time this arvo too. She self settled this morning to - I've never had a child do this. Such a happy lil vegemite :)
She's also got a rash on her cheeks and chin, it's really rough to touch too. I've been putting a little of the Gaia moisturizer on it and bought some of the Gaia soothing lotion too but hasn't improved at all any ideas what is ok to put on it until I get it checked out on Tuesday??

Zoe has had this as well Danni! Could be milk pimples caused by hormones or Heat rash :)