Back from pead, bubs is 5.25kg now and 59cms! so big! She was a good girl on the way home and fell asleep and didnt wake when I brought her inside which was good.
How is everyones day been?
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Back from pead, bubs is 5.25kg now and 59cms! so big! She was a good girl on the way home and fell asleep and didnt wake when I brought her inside which was good.
How is everyones day been?
Alex and I just got out of the shower after he had the biggest powerchuck ever - all over me, all over him and all over the floor. He seems ok in himself, no temp and quite happy, smiling and cooing away, but I'm now wondering whether to go ahead with his vaccs today or reschedule. Might give my GP a ring once he finishes replacing the feed he spewed everywhere....
CK, did you go ahead with his vacs? Levi's not to bad today, still got a sore leg but happy most of the time.
His appointment isn't until later this afternoon, but I think I will - he's been fine since, had a feed to replace the one he puked and is now asleep. No temp or any sign of any other problems...
Nikky you getting Zoe checked out? Abby does a big cough type thing in her sleep every so often so I never leave her unattended much at all. Hope she's ok.
Had mine and Abby's checkup today with the GP and a nurse down there too but the nurse weighed her with all her clothes on. Anyway she weighed 4.90kgs, 59cms long and HC of 39cms. I would probably take off at least 100grms for the clothes etc at least.
Got AF back the other day too and OMG it's just as heavy as afterbirth blood loss. Probably TMI but I've been having to change every 2 hrs max.
Bummer Dan ;( still nothing here althouth I still have about 6 or so kg to loose (maybe more LOL), my stomach is so soft and spongey :S I got some killer stretch marks after the operation, so weird I got them after the birth and not before I think.
How did the vaccinations go Ck? Lilly was really good only cried a little, I hated getting them done becuase I hate people hurting her :( She was very unsettled and cranky that afternoon and we had to give her baby panadol the following 2 evenings due to a mild temp as well as cranky unsettled behaviour for about 3 days straight. Sore legs I believe.
Lilly has been unsettled all afternoon, cat napping and feeding small amounts and being cranky. Trying now after a big feed and bath to get her to sleep. She really detests humidity or heat so it is tough with the weather lately. So hard to get her to sleep, can't without dummy, lots of crying, cranky and getting over tired, constantly spits it. Gah. Doing first night sleep tonight with no wrap, see how we go.
She sleeps at other times without a wrap so not sure about a night sleep, I would feel better about her rolling without a wrap on. Looked into sleep positioners but looks like they can be a suffocation risk so decided not to use one. Not only is she rolling, we have caught her trying to learn how to get the dummy back in on her own. Talk about independant already
Hope Zoe is ok Nikky, hope your doing ok Sweetpea
Well we're home - the oral rotavirus vaccine went down ok, he cried a bit with the two jabs, worse on the second one. Was his ouchy cry to begin with then his sad stick the bottom lip out cry for a little bit, but a cuddle made it all better, gave him a bit of a feed before we got back in the car and he fell asleep again pretty well straight away. Still asleep at the moment but should be waking up reasonably soon for a feed. I still felt horrible. Got his appointment with the nurse for a weight/length check next week.
Wow, Lilly is such an independent little miss! You're probably right she'll be better off without the wrap if she's rolling a lot. Alex is really close to rolling too, just needs to twist that little bit more to get his leg over and he'll have it. Scary really, Rach was a touch over 4 months old before she worked it out. He also has a tendency to somehow wind up with rings on his toys stuck over his arm like bangles.
I hear you on the AF front Danni, thought I was going to get away with just a day or so of spotting but nope, she's back with a vengeance.
Hi all :)
Nikky - how scary :( I hope Zoe is OK. How is she going?
We did OK today. Trying to be less reliant on DH as he goes back to work on Monday. I hate having her cry at all but sometimes I have to as I have to do things for DS. It is usually very quick but it makes me feel awful. She loves being in her pram, I think because of her reflux the bugaboo is on a great angle for her. I keep her in it quite abit during the day and I am starting to actually get something done during the day. It's a life saver.
We bought a VW Tiguan. Abit more room than our other car. Good time to buy a car with the January sales if any of you are thinking of getting one.
Hope you are all having a good night. Time to attempt on going to bed!
Ughh for AF. Mine has been threatening to come so many times then nothing.
Thanks Jan and CK! I agree with you- I think addressing the problem by asking him what kind of house he would like violet to grow up in is a good angle to come from! It's definitely stemmed from issues from his past- his mum cheated on his dad and they argued all the time and got divorced when he was 9... So a few issues as a result... I've gr my GP appt thismorning with violet so I'll have a chat to her about it too cos she does some councelling!
Nikky what happened with Zoe? How terrifying!
Danni- uhhhhh SO not cool about AF back and so heavy?! I wonder why!? It might just be the first AF will be really heavy and the ones after will be okay? Far out, how unpleasant for you!
Jan- good that the bugaboo is a good angle! For showers etc can you wheel that into the bathroom door do she knows your around?
Mollie- WOO to be back home!!!! Bet that feels good!
Violet slept from 11-4 last night, amazing!!!
Bit down in the dumps today, after a over 2 weeks of good eating bubs has suddenly reverted back to sleeping on the bottle, not drinking enough and falling asleep before she is done. I seriously thought we were past this. It's made me really depressed.
I am back to struggling with her to get her to eat each feed, and having to put her down asleep and pick her up again 10 mins later :(
My Pead is also recommending bubs start solids at 4mths. Apparently the Colledge of Pediatric Allergists are saying there is evidence to suggest now waiting 6mths is what they believe is causing these cases of increased allergies. That recommended to wait 6mths regardless of child rediness hasn't been the best thing. He said they did a recent thing and over 8% of toddlers were allergic to egg. Crazy stuff.
I know when I was a bub I started solids at 4mths becuase I was interested, and had mushed banana minus seeds, mushed milk arrowroot and rice rusks my mother has said. Interesting to think about.
Don't let it get you down too much hun, she'll probably go back to feeding well in the next few days - they do chop and change a fair bit, especially when going through growth spurts etc.
I'm thinking I might look into doing baby-led solids with Alex, DD was born before the whole 6 month thing and started on a bit of that icky Farex stuff and mashed banana at about 4 months as she was showing a lot of signs of being ready. There's no history of any allergies in my family to food at all.
Alex was quite unsettled last night, kept giving me his "ouch" cry so I gave him a dose of panadol before his last feed and he went right off to sleep. Seems happy and chirpy as usual this morning, had the biggest pooey nappy when DH got him up (and promptly ran out the door for work the rascal!) and is now complaining about having the hiccups.
Thanks Ck I really hope so. Its a real downer she was doing so well. Yeah I'm looking at BLS too. I'm sure when DD starts sitting up and seeing us eat she will want to as well. I hope she isn't as fussy with her food!
Lilly ended up with sore legs for a number of days after the shots and got really unsettled.
Looks like I will probably have to stop taking the motilium, its starting to make my tummy unhappy. Which is sad beucase I might now loose my supply but I can't make myself sick over it.
LOL I wish I could tell the difference in the cries with my DD, she seems to have given up on body language with me and just cries. We don't get the food goes in here anymore its just.. oh I'm hungry *Loud Cries*
She does have a grizzle she does when tired, and her ouch cry that she does when she has colic, but they arent always clear. Never mind, she just sat in her bed for 10mins practising her talking in bed earlier so perhaps she will just start telling me what she wants O.o She also has stubbornly decided she no longer wants to go to sleep in my arms, but in her cot. She is sitting there now trying to figure it out on her own.. Where did my newborn go again? >.> She slept fine without the wrap last night so win.
Shes a difficult bub to read her baby language could do with some work lol
Just a real quick one, I'll reply more later-
Lolpigs- my GP suggested a tablet called domperidone for increasing milk supply- might be with trying? I got a prescription for it cos some days I feel like my supply isn't real good so ill get the tablets just incase!
Yeah that's Motilium hun :) It's what I'm taking. It's an anti neausea drug. You will probably need to take at least 6 a day to make any difference to your supply, I'm on 8 per day but it is starting to affect my stomach and things, I've noticed so I'm not sure about continuing to take it. I may have to just wean down on it and then make do with what I have.
Home from a shopping trip and waiting for DD to be picked up by her dad. Pressie for friend's baby shower tomorrow acquired and have discovered Alex likes it if I raise the back of his pram seat a bit so he can see what's going on as we zoom around the shopping centre, because he is a stickybeak :)
I've only got a few basic cries that it's easy to tell the difference between, the others can still be a bit of a mystery sometimes but then he also doesn't really cry all that much. His pain cry is quite distinguishable, as is his "hello, I'm awake!" yell and his "I'm uncomfortable for whatever reason, please fix it" cry. That last one though can be tricky sometimes as it can cover anything from being hungry to a squelchy nappy or too hot/cold etc.
Lolpigs- darn I thought it was a different drug so might have been kinder to your stomach! Wow annoying how it has that side effect!!!
You can use maxalon too but I found that made me want to sleep 24/7 lolpigs so maybe ask about that one.
Levi had a friend over Today, the boys had a great time gambling to each other.
How much dribble can a baby make lol. Levi is dribbling pretty bad, his shirts always soggy around the neck.
I've decided I'm going to teach Levi Auslan (Australian sign language).