hello all, glad to see the thread still going -sorry still been so slack.. i can't believe it's october already either.. this year has flown by.. saying that, it's amazing how much life has changed since this time last year huh??
tan, where are you moving to? are you moving near DH? What's happening with you love? hope that coop is behaving himself these days and no more wierd & wondeful incidents ;-)
i agree re solids, Shea's poos look amazingly like pureed (thickened) carrot LOL!! and boy do they smell!!!
we cut back to two meals a day and dunno if it was coincidence but he's now opening mouth and eating it isntead of fighting me three times a day.. mostly sleeping through night from dreamfeed til anytime 4-5..altho DH had him on sat night ( i had a girls night away) and he slept til 5.45...typical!!! then for me this morning he was pretty much awake 3.45-5.45..grr!! am tired now..
ooh, tho can't stop for long (new weight loss challenge starting tomorrow so be flatout for next week or so) thought i'd drop in and tell you that DH decided to sleep back in our bed last night, curled up with me and basically said he loves me, misses me & about trying again.... only taken 7 mths! ah well, at least it's in time for our holiday to thailand in two weeks.. so i'm smiling today (but tired).. tho i think it'll still be a long road but hey i guess the patience has finally paid off.. that's what i get for marrying a much younger guy i guess... flips out occasionally.. hope everyone else's dh's & dps are behaving themselves too these days
ooh, i read about rolling, shea is rolling too.. mainly to right tho he went left once.. sitting up too and put him in walker and he's moving a bit (kicking more by default than intent i think..) i reckon it'll all get much more interesting from here.. reckon we'll need a playpen soon!
anyway ladies i promise to try get back on this week around the challenge sometime.. hugs to all & tan good luck with the move xx
shona, did you decide on a breast pump yet?
i'm having dramas - i'm going back to work christmas casual at jb hi fi again. i start in two weeks ! can't do as many hours as i did last year obviously but i need a breast pump still! guna buy one. hired one from the chemist for this week - however again i'm having the issues that it doesn't suction in the right spot on my boob to get much milk out. i just did my left side for almost 30minutes and i only got 60ml and it still feels relatively full!! *doh* it's soo frustrating! any suggestions?
Kirsty what kind of pump did you have that worked? I have a madela swing and it came with both a plastic and a silicon - is that what you are talking about?
Try a power pump to mimick cluster feeding might help Amer boob 10 minutes on 10minutes off thee times - or if time if short 5 minutes each. With the initial let down I always get the most milk than and the stop starting helps.
the hand pump i had was a medela harmony....and yeh it had the two funnels...but then the one i brought for myself from ebay *doh for once ebay let me down!* only had the silicone.
the one i've hired from chemist is medela lactina....it has the plastic funnel...but it's so slow at pumping and i think that is a combination for me not getting much milk. when you increase the 'speed' it just pulls my nipple more and then i get no milk at all.
my friend has a swing - are they worth getting? What kind of power pumps are there? and yes i also get the most milk in letdown...however i find it hard to get them consistantly when pumping...if i do one side and get letdown then do the other i can't usually get it :S...very frustrating...yet with william he gets like three or four per feed....
mayb i can just teach him to suck and spit into a bottle lol!
BUGGER!! I wrote a lengthy reply to everyone and it got lost in the abyss!
Kirley: I have not chosen a pump yet but looking at medela freestyle, looks good and portable. Depends on how much you want to spend. I have a friend about to sell her Medela Pump in Style, it's in a backpack and she swears by it, she's on the Sunny coast but wants about $300.
As for the rest of my post, well I haven't got time now, Elliot is starting to crack it! Last night was crap, not sure what's wrong with him
Swing is great. I think William spitting it into a bottle sounds nifty - by sure to video it! By power pump I mean use whatever pump you have and do 5 or 10 minute cycles on the one boob to mimick a cluster feed. I can get multiple let downs that way. Must go put bins out before I miss the garbage truck.
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