i love the names of all the babies. a friend of mine had her baby in the 29th and named her chilli heavenly-rose. sweet.
catherine L... we have the same thing happening with Q, but i think its hilarious when they swear, and i have to try really hard not to laugh. he said 'for f**ks sake' the other day and i cracked it.
OMG, try leaving the house with 4!! i have to get everything ready the night before, and we have decided to go for tuckshop now instead of making lunch. its handy having a 12 year old though, he gets lots of extra chores poor bugger. LOL
[COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]vic...[/COLOR]with the 'big boob' and 'nose' issue, if you support the top of thier back instead of thier neck back it makes them tip their head back slightly which makes their tongue come foward and helps them suck, also leaving room for the nose. this breast feeding stuff is quite an art!!
i am on ibroprofin and 1 panodol/1 panadine still, at maximum hours. i am scared to reduce less just yet. i went under general anethetic becuase with mx epi i could still move my legs!!! and i woke up in pain. plus i had natural labour and tubal ligation (they have to seriously move all your bits around and you get lots of bruising). then my drip fell out so i was in and out of high levels of pain for about a week. no one beleived me and the midwives refused to give me pain meds the docs had signed off! its just started to subside. with first caesar i never felt a thing!!! don't know what i was on but it was great. never made me sick or out of it.
but now part of my scar has become red, and looks slightly infected and underneath i have a haemotoma lumpy bit. its not too big but i have to watch it and be careful. its hard not to pick Q up, he gets mad when i want to cuddle him on the couch instead of picking him up.
[COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]naomi[/COLOR]...SEAL is gorgeous. his kids are gorgeous too! i thought my kids would look like that and was shocked when Q was born. he was so white and then just turned a golden colour. his hair is a light golden brown and he has greeny/blue eyes. Ralie is darker, and will go darker and has black hair and brown eyes. her hair will probably be more curly than Q's but not as curly as Seals kids. they are so cute! Q is yelling at the Tv. LOL
Vic - I agree with the weight / breastfeeding advice, if you listen to everyone you will go mad re what should be happening re weight, feeding etc etc as everyone (midwives esp) have their own interpretation, so I think mothers intuition definately helps here, its very confusing though when one person tells you one thing (and you worry) and then another tells you its all fine !
Krystie - re Kysons feeding and crying, we had a few feeds EXACTLY like that (and it was so heartbreaking I ended up in tears), and for Bailey it was indeed wind, he didn't know what to do with himself as was obviously hungry and wanted the boob but once on would cry and scream and I'd take him off. Re my last post, we are finding infacol useful, although I would have preferred if one of the homeopathic remedies had worked (I tried marina infact mixture but the dose was 4ml which was just too much and Bailey wouldn't take it without a massive fuss, Braur's you have to give half hourly then 4 hourly - too hard to keep track of, but infacol is only 0.2ml dose at feed time whenever that may be), Anyway although its more 'medicinal' it seems to agree with Bailey so I am going to keep using it until he is over his 'windy' period. We were having no wind issues that we couldn't solve with a burp until he hit the 6 week mark, so hoping its just a faze. Anyway, not sure if it helps but you are not alone with that issue
Jess - didn't medicare give you a temporary paper card? You should be able to get one. Hope all is well with Andy
Catherine - good tip re expressing to make more when bubs is cluster feeding, must remember that one (also can give Dad the bottle of EBM and he can help out). Hmmmmm I also like the idea re the lavender bath - might give that a whirl!! LOL@ Ro's breastfeeding efforts with Lamby
Raindrops - Yeah, Seals kids are gorgeous as I bet yours are too, its freaky though to see some so dark and I think its their little girl who's very pale. BTW Aralia's name is gorgeous!!
Another weight gain this week > 240gms so Bailey is a healthy 9lb 2oz now. I had tried him in infant size nappies and realised they are still to big as had leakage issues LOL so went and bought another box of newborns this morning. He is pretty much all in 000 now as his 0000 suits are all too short and he cant stretch his legs out in most of them now, its sad to see some of the cute outfits he has grown out of already
I put him in his nursery last night to sleep (has been co-sleeping with us in the cradle in our room or in our bed) but went back to our room and burst into tears and realised I am no where near ready for him to sleep apart from me as yet, will give it another month or so. I was trying to help DH get some more sleep but he said he was a bit sad to put Bailey in his own room too, so for all our sanity we will continue with things as they are for now
Thanks everyone for all the tips on the breastfeeding/nose issues - we are definately getting somewhere with it.
Just had the MCHN visit, CJ has put on another 90g so is well on track to regain her birth weight in the next few days.
Sounds like my mothers group wont start for around 8 weeks - which I am really disappointed at. I know other new mums but none who live close and as can't drive for five weeks is a pain. The MCHN thought was a good thing (??? said something along the lines of no need to be out socialising yet - but other friends have said how great they are to go to early on ). Maybe will post on here see if can find others in camberwell/hawthorn.
What does everyone else do in regards to where baby sleeps during the daytime? CJ has only really been sleeping in her cot at night (which is in the other bedroom), the other sleeps have either been in bed with me after a feed so I can snooze too, or next to me on the sofa while I am on the laptop (because she seems to love it there). However the MCHN says am storing up trouble and should be putting her in her cot in the daytime to sleep, but it just doesn't seem to work as well or am I just being lazy not wanting to get up from bed and put her down etc? Out of four nights at home we have only had one bad night Sunday night other nights have been great. Should I persevere and try and make her sleep in her cot in the day? E.g. she just fell asleep in my arms when MCHN was here so then went and put her down in the cot - she lasted about 5 mins before crying, so now she is next to me on the sofa again and is fast asleep. Am I just being lazy in not trying to make her settle in her cot? Aaah yesterday was such a good day and was happy with how things are going now I am all unsure again!
Naomi- I know what you mean about not being able to straighten legs in the 0000 suits, CJ was like that from day 1 if I did all the poppers up! And no chance of getting a cloth nappy on her in a 0000. She was born 9lb 2oz same as Bailey is now so makes sense. I am so glad I didn't buy many outfits and just borrowed as she would have had only one or two wears out of them. She has also developed this habit of when trying to do the suits back up after a nappy change of holding her legs straight and totally rigid so I can't get the suit back on! Sometimes have to leave undone for a bit and then catch her unawares to do it up.
Janelle - sounds like I have had it really easy regarding c-section pain - hope yours subsides soon.
CatherineL - not sure I want quite such an interesting birth story next time
BG - Which cloth nappies are you using? I have a few different ones but had CJ in green kids this morning. The weather in Melbourne is making drying them a bit of a pain at min, so still have sposies on occaisionally.
Vic - Don't let the MCHN get you down about the sleeping situation. Kyson has not slept in his cot ONCE since he's come home. He co-sleeps with us during the night, and during the day he either sleeps on me or sleeps in his pram. I think he likes the pram because it's slightly raised and helps his wind, plus if he wakes he can see me straight away. Everyone seems to have an opinion about our sleeping arrangements, but at the end of the day you have to do what works for you and your baby. Plus, there are so many studies around now that show that co-sleeping has huge benefits and "attachment parenting" is also hugely beneficial. I'd say that keeping CJ near you during the day would be classed as a type of attachment parenting
I have the links to some of the articles about it all, so let me know if you would like me to send you the links.
I say you can never cuddle or love a baby too much!
Krystie - can you send me the links - so I can show to DH, he was here when MCHN was and I know he will think we should follow her advice, so would be good to have some stuff suggesting that there is no one "right" way. I agree with what you say - I really can't see what harm it can do, and if I have to spend hours trying to settle her in her cot instead of relaxing or sleeping myself that can't be right. Seems contradictory to in that she was saying SIDS recommend cot be in same room as parents, but ours isn't (really not enough room or practical), but that we should still be putting her in the cot.
today we had a visit with the mchn took jamie in there and for the first time didnt sook when being naked lol only time he doesnt is in the bath which reminds me i should do that soon
hes now 4570gm thats 1080gm since birth lol wat a fatty and hes 4.4cm longer and gained 3cmm HC my fatty is growing up 2 fast
vic: CJ is gorgeous j is still in 0000 in all his clothes but he doesnt like grow suits so not sure if they would still fit i found these jumpsuits in best and less very cute polar fleece with zips and hes still in 00000 in those i love them so much i already have 2 in his size and 2 in 000 i'm definately going to get more coz were in for a cold winter
naomi: they grow 2 quick lol u know baileys mobile the seseme street one? hows it going coz the motor on jamies one burnt out now it doesnt turn maybe we over used it lol
krystie: hope kyson is feeding better soon and feeling better
janelle: aralia is so cute Q is just as cute love his hair
jess:it took less than 2 weeks to get my new medicare card when did u send the forms away?
catherine: its hard bot to laugh when they swear but u have to be careful coz they might think its a game and say it all the time
afm: jamie settles very well after a feed and a burp but hes wetting through his nappies and i've already changed sizes i might have to go up another size or try different nappies not fun changing his clothes 6 times a day got my close baby carrier today i love it anyways hope everyone is well
xoxo
WYSIWYG - we're using ummmmm, flats and mazalicious covers some of the time, fitteds (happy heiny sherpas and kissaluvs) when we go out - again with Maz covers - i didn't buy too many teeny weeny nappies, though i think i might try her in some other stuff in the next couple of days. have some gorgeous widdlewun nappies to try out on her - and the idea of AIO's is really appealling at the moment. my main issue is the drying time and the fact we have NO sun at the moment for stain removal - will have to see how we go - this kid is a pooping machine!
with the question of where to sleep your bub - sleep them where they are most settled - really, what's the point of sleeping them in a cot if they only sleep for five minutes??? Emerald sleeps on one of us and then in her bouncer in the lounge. we co sleep at night and put her in the pram when she's in a deep sleep - and we're getting up to 5 or 6 hours at a stretch! i want to put her in the hammock but she seems to end up head down bum up a bit - Amy have you solved this problem with Pheobe?? my MCHN didn't seem at all phased about sleeping arrangements when she was here on Friday - and GP today said it was all fine doing what we were doing cos baby and mummy were content! we don't have a baby monitor as yet so the notion of putting bub at the other end of the house doesn't appeal at all - there is no way i want her to get so worked up she's screaming before we hear her...
not much else to fill you all in on - i'm reading regularly but just don't seem to be posting much - i think i'm too busy filling my time with our girl!
Ooooooooh - one little thing - DH gave me a present this morning to celebrate the birth of our girl - a gorgeous star necklace - we have a stars theme in our nursery to represent our angel babies, and this was a gift to celebrate our Earth Angel finally arriving. it's got diamond chips in it and is just magnificent! love it (and love him sooooo much!)
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Vic - Bailey sleeps everywhere - which I am really happy about - I am the one that has sleep issues with him being away in his cot at night LOL, but I regularly put him in his cot during the day so I can get stuff done. He sleeps in our bed, in his cradle, on his playmat, in his pram etc which is very handy as if we are out it doesn't affect his sleep. I also ensure there is always noise (except at night) so he doesn't freak out and wake up if he hears a loud noise and this works well, I have vacummed right under his cradle and not woken him hehehehe. I tried to join a mothers group but our local one which is tomorrow is mostly 2nd time Mums, I want to join a group where all the Mums are first time Mums like me and they are all similar ages - its a shame we dont all live close by - DOH. However CYH (same as MCHN in Adelaide) rang me today as I had registered my interest in the 'Getting to know your Baby' classes that run over a month, there is some starting in July so I am going to attend as hoping to hook up to some new Mums that way. They teach things like Baby Massage etc - I would have preferred if they were sooner, but thems the breaks!!
BG - thats is LOVELY re your Mummy gift, what a legend your DH is - enjoy your beautiful necklace
Catherine, I am hoping that after this box of NB the INFANT will fit as have a huge stash ready to go
Jacinta - yeah we definately have the same mobile. Ours works fine but it absolutely eats batteries, we have already changed the batteries in the main bit once, the little remote that comes with it is handy. Your's should last longer that this - I would take it back to exchange, thats crappy!!
How funny is this - we have this little brown teddy bear we bought from IKEA which sits on the side of the change table and Bailey always looks for it and smiles at "Change Bum Ted" during a change, today he did a 'fountain' wee and poor Change Bum Ted got a shower so I had to put him in the washing machine and during the next change Bailey was looking for him LOL He smiles more at the teddy than at Mum and Dad
naomi... i remember feeling like that with Q . i used to get anxious when DH would take him to the shops without me. i nearly had anxiety attacks when i had to go back to work. i missed him terribly when i was in hospital. its life now with kiddies. everything changes!
[COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]vic...[/COLOR] we still co-sleep. and if xavier (6) had his way, he would be in bed with us too!!! LOL. don't worry about what everyone says. there are lots of arguments for and against. sometimes you have no choice. Q would NOT sleep anywhere, and has just started to go in his cot and sleep longer hours. but ralie will sleep in her cot and not fuss. as for co-sleeping, the movement of you in the bed and the sound of your breathing is a SIDS preventative (provided your not drunk and drugged up). and white western culture is one of the ONLY cultures who likes to wrap up babies and put them alone in a room. co-sleep for as long as you can cause they will be asking for money and the keys to the car in no time!!! LOL
the pain is subsiding.... my scar is red and itchy now though, just for about 4 cm. mum said it can be superficial infection from the stitches being absorbed inside. but have to watch it so it doesn't get worse and burst open. nice huh!! not having a good run this time round.... but could be ALOT worse. how come we can't drive? i drove today. went to supermarket by myself, well, with Q, but not ralie. but am absolutely knackered now.
[COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]catherine L..[/COLOR]. no, not cool when it happens in public. thank god that hasn't happened to me yet. Q has just started to be very good in public actually, still tries to reach out for the glass jars in the supermarket though, cheeky rat.
[COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]Jacinta[/COLOR]... thanks. i am biased though. I love my little darlings.
[COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]Krysite.[/COLOR].. thats hilarious!! i used to head for changing rooms regularly, they don't have many mother rooms in the uk. i found it so hard to go out with Q, he would want to feed every half hour!! gees!
[COLOR="rgb(255, 0, 255)"]BG..[/COLOR]. that is so sweet. dad's love thier girls. DH was so proud to have a little girl and bought balloons and everything. they are sweet.
Raindrops - I know it's hard not to laugh, but I really tried not to. I don't think it's particularlly cute when a 2yr old says the f bomb.... especially when your out in public and you have people giving your dirty looks! Thankfully that hasn't happened to me yet, but I can just imagine it. I know myself I've been quite shocked when I've heard others small children swear.... LOL. You explained that breastfeeding perfectly! That's what I was meaning when I said letting her head fall back, but you explained it so well.
Naomi - It is nice to have that break and let DH take over a feed. Even though it's frowned upon, with Rochelle - for her last feed of the day 7pm, Danny would give her her last feed of EBM. We found it eliminated witching hour (I think she used to get frustrated that it wasn't coming out as quick because I was a bit worn out by that time of the day). We didn't start that till we had established breastfeeding though - will probably try it out with Brooklyn too once my supply has settled and breastfeeding is well and truely established. The size Bailey is now, is the size Ro is born (like CJ) and she didn't fit into 0000 either, but she was only in NB nappies for 2 weeks before we moved her up a size... too many poo explosions in NB because they were too small on her. So don't buy too many more NB sized nappies... because i'm sure at the rate his growing he won't be in them too much longer! Although Brooklyn on the other hand will probably be in them for months! lol.
Vic, I hope you have an uneventful birth next time too! In regards to where my bubba's sleep - with both girls I have been pretty fastidious with putting them asleep in their cots for all their sleeps and putting them down before they actually fall asleep. That's just me. With Rochelle I was so concerned about creating bad habits - but honestly, I think you just have to do what works for you and your family regardless what that is. Personally for us, happy Mummy = happy family and I need sleep to maintain that. I tried with both girls to have them sleep in the bassinette in our room initially, but I just can't stand it! Every little snort, murmur or whimper wakes me! I prefer to get up and walk to her room to feed and sleep well the rest of the night (selfish perhaps, but it works for me). I've mentioned before that I'm a routiner and it works for us, simple as that. With Rochelle, I never had to control cry or any of that crap, had a baby that self settled from early on, slept 12 hours over night from 8 weeks, never had any issues with having to get her to readjust to a new bed etc. (although she did adjust to her big girls bed with no problems) she was a great baby, hardly evver cried because her demands were always met before she was starving or over tired etc. BUT, in saying that - I did have the problem that Rochelle would never sleep ANYWHERE but her cot. She was a cot baby and although we could just put her in her cot awake and she'd fall asleep without any hassle, she just wouldn't sleep else where - not even the pram when we were out. She wouldn't even be rocked asleep which sometimes would be painful. I guess it makes sense because her sleep association was her cot. But she is a well adjusted child, extremely loving and picks up things so quick! She knew most of her body parts by the time she was 13 months... we could ask her where it was and she would point to the corresponding body part. I've heard all sorts of negative stuff about routine ranging from how cruel it is, the child not being well adjusted etc. Most of my gf's routined also and have all had babies like Rochelle, so I don't *think* it's just her temprement. One in particular, a good girlfriend of mine who is on this forum, Angela - had great success with her first daughter on routine from early on too. But I still feel strongly that it's an individual thing and for some attachement parenting works better for them and they are happy to continue attachment parenting for years! I think that's great and kudos out to them. The lesson I learnt with Ro was, find what works for you and do it. Whether that be rock your baby to sleep, pacifiers, formula etc. At the end of the day who is really to say your wrong, I think our instincts are pretty spot on.
Vic: You're MCHN sounds liek an idiot (sorry) look most babies just wanna be close to someone and if she is happy sleeping wherever it maybe thats great. Andy doesnt sleep in his cot during the day he sleeps in his rocker. MCHN give me the peeves. as for the no driving for 6 weeks i didnt have a car when i had my c/s so i wasnt fussed, but i was told it was due the fact of braking.
JwithJ: Medicare just doesnt like me, i got it yesterday go figure huh? so i went down to medicare today and got it all back so yaaay,
Krystie: dont u just love how the so called experts give out their crappy advice?lol. If andy doesnt settle at night he will sleep with us, i dont see the problem he just wants the warmth n cuddles..
BG: awww that was lovely of ur DH, did u cry? i know i woulda
AFM: we r all doing really well. Andy is slowly getting over his sniffles. Ashy is being a ****, i caught him in the act with the butt cream and its alllllll over the carpet i dunno how im suppsoe to get it out grrrrrr not happy i tell ya, i thoguht he was in bed the cheeky bugger.. Andy is now having 125ml per feed which is fab. My studdies are doing well, im nearly done this weeks reviews so go me, im gunna do the last one tomorrow and ill have my weekend free whooo hooo. my vac died on me today so i need to buy a new how annoying.
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Well have decided to crash this thread after all cos I miss you all! You all sound like you are really doing well. No major struggles, just lots of decisions on how to handle situations, which is the gist of parenting I guess. Good on you to all of you though cos from listening in it sounds like you are all being true to yourselves and I think that is really important.
Had ob appointment today. First saw a JHO who really knew nothing at all so when we asked whether we could continue at the birth center at our dates she had no idea and had to go ask the consultant. Who came in and asked us a variety of questions. I am now 40 +12 and so was expecting the whole argument about when to induce us... We were really aiming to get them to leave us alone until 42weeks had elapsed whicvh is Sat. And we really wanted to have assurances that if we were to go into spontaneous labour before being induced that we could be looked after by the birth center MW. The upshot of it all was that the Dr agree that if we had daily CTG's to monitor bubs and ensure good placental function we could go to 42+3 which is tues and have AROM then with the assurance that we could birth at the BC if we went into labour before then. We are really excited about the outcome because the BC is really new it only opened in dec and there is alot of politics surrounding it and not all the dr's are supportive. So I feel relieved in alot of ways. one I know that we will be given every reasonable chance to do this naturally and two that we have a plan for how to handle it if i don't go naturally. So feeling better all around.
Sorry for not doing persies everyone... I keep reading your posts and giggle and comiserate with you all as you go along, I think I am still in a really selfish head space and focusing on getting thru the rest of this pregnancy and keeping this baby safe.
Bella - so pleased to hear from you and you are definately allowed to be selfish and make yourself Number One at this point - GL with the birth centre, I have everything crossed for you
Must go, am halfway through cleaning the floors, if I sit for to long I wont finish LOL
Bella - Glad you have crashed this thread, and fantastic news following your appointment today - is great they are being supportive of you wanting to go into labour naturally.
BM - I have to say on reflection I agree with you about the MCHN, but on Tuesday it just gave me the baby blues! She apparently is normally the coordinator so doesn't do home visits or appointments - so hopefully I won't have to see her again! and the others will be nicer - I am taking my mum with me to the one on Tuesday anyway!
Naomi - I asked DH what the name of the group he works for are but have now forgotten. It is fault resolution over the telephone for phones and digital TV. Lots of people have said how good they are to work for but is nice to hear it again. Yeah he didn't get any paternity leave but they were good about him taking a little time off as holiday.
AFM - Had second night of manic feeding last night so feel shattered today - going to have another nap in a moment - despite feeling really tired am finding it harder to sleep than normal. Had a walk out with the hugabub today (CJ slept whole time again) which was good and went and had a chai latte and mini mud cake (would like to have a coffee but just in case CJ reacts to the caffeine am not trying it today) and bought sushi to have for tea - have been hanging out for sushi.
Hi all - I am sorry, I'm finding it so hard to get a moment to post in here. I'm reading your posts though - usually in the middle of the night LOL!
BG: Nope, haven't solved the hammock issue. If I put her smack bang in the middle it seems to be best - closest to flat. Sounds like you guys are sleeping ok regardless... Though it's a shame to have bought the hammock and then not use it.
Vic: Glad the feeding and sleeping stuff is sorting itself out for you. (Except for the frequent overnight feeds. That sucks! But it won't last forever. That's what I keep telling myself when I find we're getting up 3 times every night for an hour at a time )
Catherine: I am a firm believer in routines for kids, but in this house we don't tend to get anything organised until the kid is 6 months old, LOL. That's how it panned out with Natty anyway. We'll see if I can be more organised this time round. (I think I'm going to have to - am really struggling with the two kids atm, and DH is home Goodness knows what's going to happen when he goes back to work...)
I have had a little bit of the blues this time round, but nothing like last time. Last time I think I cried on and off for 6 weeks. I also had anxiety issues but so far all seems well this time. I can even sleep with Phoebe in our room, which I couldn't do with Natty. She was in her own room the third night at home because I couldn't sleep at all with her there. Phoebs is a really noisy sleeper so I think she'll move out soon enough. I'm keen to keep her close for a bit though because I'm worried she'll wake Natty in the night if she cries for too long. I'll wait until we're not up so many times overnight. Hopefully that's not far away
Jess: Sorry Andy's been sick. I can't believe you are able to study as well as look after 2 kids... These last couple of weeks I've felt like I haven't had time to scratch my butt.
Niadla: Great weight gain! Go Allira! Congrats on the new car - two new babies, you lucky thing
Naomi: Yay for holidays! Must feel lovely to have that to look forward to.
Janelle: Q sounds like such a little character. Natty comes out with some funny things sometimes. But atm she is very whingey - really struggling with the lack of attention. So I am really having to be consciously understanding of her feelings and not expect too much of her for a while.
Bella: Thanks for dropping in with an update, mate. Great that your care providers are being so supportive. Please don't apologise for "being selfish" - you are being amazingly strong, quite inspirational. You are going to be a birthing goddess when this baby decides to arrive!
Hiya Krystie & Jacinta! Hope all's super with you and your little boys
Phew - I hope I hgaven't left anyone out...
We're hanging in there. I am trying hard to give Natty my time in between feeds. Phoebs is feeding at least every three hours. MCHN came for a home visit yesterday and she has put on 200g in a week, so I'm pleased with how it's going. She gets a bit cross in the late afternoons - I am typing one-handed with her on my boob, LOL!
Am also trying to finish off my birth story. It is getting harder to remember everything
Ok, my time's up! Phoebe might rest in the rocker in a milk daze for just enough time for me to put dinner on. Tlk soon girls! xx
hiya ladies - it sounds like it's all starting to happen in here now!
Bella - i'm glad you crashed in here babe - you'll always be one of our belly buddies - and it's good to hear that you're doing ok. it's damn hard when you're waiting, but it sounds like they're not putting you through political BS at the moment which is fantastic! Tuesday give you an endate - and CTG monitoring - although a PITA, is a minimal inconvenience to give your bubba a choice in deciding it's bday.
BM - good luck on finding a way to clean the carpets! Ashy sounds like he's pushing the limits as far as he can
Amy - we're not too phased about the hammock - we'll try it every few days just to see how she goes but for now, she's sleeping pretty well - we've had to resort to using a dummy for going to sleep though - she is suckling on me for comfort and is making herself sick from having too much milk!
Vic - those manic feeding sessions are killers - we seem to get one full on night, then a night or two of calm. haven't managed two bad nights in a row yet - but i know they're set to happen soon (probably just when DH goes away for work again!)
AFM (well, US really) - Paed appt today - Emerald has put on another 130g in 6 days and he said she's in no way having any weight gain issues so doesn't know why they made such a (stressful) song and dance about it all in hospital. she's such a gem of a kid! love her to bits! MCHN appt tomorrow - so i'm guessing we'll have another weigh in or something.. dunno don't care - she's doing fine!
Last edited by briggsy's girl; June 11th, 2009 at 07:01 PM.
sweet.
maybe we over used it lol 
Goodness knows what's going to happen when he goes back to work...)
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