I just heard marta cry which is out of the norm for her to wake before 1am and so i went in and her nappy had come off and she was soaking in wee! poor poppet. i somehow managed to get her changed into new clothes and nappy and sleepsuit...while breastfeeding lol! i *think* that is taking "dont wake the baby" to the extreme
just so you're not alone!
that was some mean feat you accomplished! but how had her nappy come off?
good news here - DD hips are OK! yay! don't need to go back until she is walking.
and some "ouchy" news - I got bit by a wolf spider and have a big red itchy lump on my arm
question - what brand sippy cups are you all using? I have three and I still can't find one I am 100% happy with. I have just bought another today, though we haven't used it yet, so hopefully that will do the trick.
Last edited by milly5; March 24th, 2011 at 09:18 PM.
: added a bit - had to share my "ouchy" news!
that is just the BESTEST news about bubba! what a big relief for you guys, now you can relax and just enjoy knowing that she is AOK!
sippy cup: i had a nuby one with the side handles that Marta liked, but am in the throes of trying to get hold of an "earthlust" birds and bees one. only cause they look cool and i hope that it will last a bit better than the plastic ones lol.
Milly I can't believe bubba has 2 teeth now that is awesome news!! Are you still BF? Hope she's not biting you! That wouldn't be fun!
Cass: HAHAHAHA about Marta and the nappy that is hilarious! Great effort to for changing her while BF. Nicely Done! I too am having issues with Audrey sleeping in her Cot. Too far away so DF is making a nursery for us near our bedroom for #2.
AFM: WELL!!!!!!!!!!! Lots has been happening since I was last on, hence being MIA!! FIrst Audrey got a chest infection which we were taking meds for, then she wasn't getting any better so I took her back and did some more test and found that the meds she was on she had antibodies for so they weren't working, because she has a UTI - and that was what was making her sick not the chest infection, so the UTI has become more serious, but now her Chest Infection has become worse becuase she wasn't on the right meds, they were thinkg pnemonia (sp) but have ruled that out now, THANK GOD, but she needs to go have an ultrasound done on her kidneys and then we go see Peds for an all over check up....
They are thinking that one of the valves connected to the kidneys might be a 2-way valve, which basically means, once urine is made from the kidneys and goes into the bladder, it can then pass back up into the kidneys... It shouldn't do that... she's only 6.29kgs (within normal range, shes just petie) but she lost weight over 2 weeks coz she wasn't eating or weeing and OMG has it been stressful for us.... I have wanted to just ALL the time and its just crap!!
But it feel great to have said it on here without feeling any guilt!
Oh and top things off AF came back on Wednesday, sneaky little b**ch, I hate hate hate that she's back! Yes it's great I can start tracking my cycle coz it was all out of whack when we TTC but I hate having AF and besides it means we could 'accidently' fall before the wedding and I really really really want to fit into my pretty dress!! 10 more months THEN we can start TCC #2... I dont mind being 8wks pregnant at the wedding that I can deal with..
Sorry girls I know this post was very much about me, thanks for reading about my vent!!
Oh and Milly Audrey is using a Heinz sippy cup - hates it hates it hates it, but work requires every child to have a water bottle, even tho she doesn't drink out of it... Oh and no teeth yet too, kinda glad as I am a little freaking out about BF and teething HAHAHAH!!
HPL - poor Audrey!! hugs to you both and here's hoping the ultrasound goes well. Please keep us posted!
And I hate AF too!
thanks for your feedback re the Sippycups. I just bought a nuby one, which seems to be better, but Cass, let me now how your earthlust one is going.
AFM - well, I have spent today in tears. so has DD. Started off with me waking up with a blocked milk duct (around half of one breast) and engorgement, super painful. And I think she is now getting her top teeth, and she is biting me while feeding, really hard, and her teeth are so sharp! I tried going ouch, and she laughed (and bit harder doing so), so I have been saying no - sometimes she laughs, sometimes she just looks at me. I can't pull out as she has hold and it hurts. My nipples are raw. Today I didn't mean to, but I really jumped and yelped, and tried to pull her off but in doing so I accidently scratched her face, as well as frightening her. She was inconsolable, she - and I - cried solidly for an hour. In the end she was just gasping and sobbing, and pulling at her ears again (she has finished the anti-biotics, but I am not sure it has helped, even though the doc says they are clearing, I think they are still hurting her). I ended up giving her some panadol because she was shreiking screaming at this point, and she litterally passed out (I mean sleep, not unconcious), I am not sure if it was due to the panadol, or that she didn't have pain, or just sheer exhaustion from crying. And then I felt terrible because a) if she was in that much pain that I had let her suffer for so long or b) if she wasn't in any pain then I had just been like a "casino mum" and doped her up for no reason .
As well as that I was crying from horrible cracked nipples and engorgement and swelling from my blocked milk duct and bruising from where I had tried to massage it to clear it. And I was also crying, because every time I tried to feed her, it just ended up with both of us in tears, and DH being not-so-understanding and saying "just give her a bottle [of frozen EBM]" but I haven't wanted to do that yet, as I don't want to not breastfeed just yet. So I was crying because I am not ready to give up breastfeeding, and not quite sure how to continue.
Anyway, she was asleep for about 3 1/2 hours - something she has NEVER done before, so then I felt even more terrible for either a) medicating her unnecessarily or b) letting her cry and be distressed for so long that she was so exhausted. Either way I am terrible mummy
By the time she woke up, it was too late for a bath and way too late for dinner (solids) so we just soldiered on with BF, which of course hurt, though she only "nipped" a couple of times, but we still had tears, both of us.
*sneaks in*
I have been meaning to lurk my way in here & say g'day to you guys for just about forever (ok, well 6 months anyway). So sorry for butting in but I HAD to reply!
Milly - ouch you poor darling - you are SO not a terrible mummy! You are an awesome mummy who is doing a wonderful job, please don't beat yourself up. I think every mother goes through this "do I/don't I" dilemma with panadol at some stage, it really doesn't make you bad. And really hope those nipples heal asap, that sounds horrible
Cassius - g'day hun, how is life treating you? those bottles are gorgeous btw!
HPL - oh noes, you've had a rough time too. GL with the ultrasound, I'm sending positive vibes & hoping they can sort things out. Boo for AF, I got mine back in feb, I was so annoyed lol but then the next one wasn't for 6 weeks! So i figured that was a kinda bonus (I'm usually very regular so must be the BF'ing).
Re sippy cups, I've tried Nuby with no joy and am about to try Heinz baby basics today. My little munchkin has 2 teeth now but hasn't been biting thank goodness - so saying we still feed with nipple shields so maybe I wouldn't feel it anyway lol. I too have only wanted to BF her but now I need to get her onto something other than me cos she's starting 1 day of family daycare after Easter (yes that's a whole 'nother long story). Otherwise she's good, sleeping pretty well now too & adorably pudgalicious. She's still on meds for reflux with a review this month. My DH has been sick since early Dec with vertigo (that's why the daycare) so that's been my biggest hassle (oh and she was not sleeping well at ALL in the day earlier but has really improved now - thanks to sleep consultant/sleep goddess!). DH got better for 1 week (trialling meds) but did his back that week so he's now back on the meds and we just want them to kick in sooner rather than later! (OMG do I EVER!) Add to that my work has made me redundant and we've rehomed our dog. I think I have not been cursed with boring times, but then again, maybe no-one with a little bubba ever is!
Anyway that's our quick update, would love to lurk in here & try catch up with you all - I don't have much time, but I've been thinking about you all after lurking in the PG thread lol. Hope you're all well
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Yay for us!!
ALL the time and its just crap!!
big one of these for you and bubba
but hasn't been biting thank goodness - so saying we still feed with nipple shields so maybe I wouldn't feel it anyway lol. I too have only wanted to BF her but now I need to get her onto something other than me cos she's starting 1 day of family daycare after Easter (yes that's a whole 'nother long story). Otherwise she's good, sleeping pretty well now too & adorably pudgalicious. She's still on meds for reflux with a review this month. My DH has been sick since early Dec with vertigo (that's why the daycare) so that's been my biggest hassle (oh and she was not sleeping well at ALL in the day earlier but has really improved now - thanks to sleep consultant/sleep goddess!). DH got better for 1 week (trialling meds) but did his back that week
so he's now back on the meds and we just want them to kick in sooner rather than later! (OMG do I EVER!) Add to that my work has made me redundant and we've rehomed our dog. I think I have not been cursed with boring times, but then again, maybe no-one with a little bubba ever is!
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