Loula I hope you can encourage your dh to be more involved, that is how I cope with the three.
Dh comes home about 5.30, he plays with the girls while I cook dinner. We all sit down together and then dh plays, bathes and dresses the girls. It means I get a break and can get things done. I know it's different with the bf, but encourage your dh to do the bath and dressing and settling of Will as a bonding thing. Will will be more playful and alert soon so the should help them interact more.
I felt like crying when I saw what had happened to the ebm, I know why it's called liquid gold! I have caught up again now, but poor Will is still having a sore tummy because of the formula. I think the one we have is no good for him but I don't want to buy a big tin of another one when we rarely need it. He is asleep in the close carrier but I am scared to take him out incase he wakes up again, he hasn't been sleeping much and seems to have a sore tummy.
We are wait to hear about the house, we are the only ones to make an offer but they are waiting until to see how today's open goes. Dh wanted me to go and block the street so no one could go.
Evening all, hope you have all had a good weekend. BR good to hear youve caught up with the EBM, hopefully wills tummy ache goes away soon Prama good to hear that Githanjali is starting to attatch better and the BF is getting easier, one less stress would be nice AFM we have had a good weekend, went to a friends for GF day yesterday and Brody slept in my arms all day so i thought we would have a terrible night but he was actually really good. Slept for 5 1/2 hrs when first put down and then 4 then 3 so i was very happy with that. Today we went for a drive down the coast and had fish & chips and then came home and slept on the couch together and now hes sleeping on the couch with DP. The sun is still out too so were just about to go for a walk. I also got the house cleaned from top to bottom today so was happy with that, it was way overdue!!
elise - you are really doing so well! so proud of you! it's amazing to be getting all the extra sleep.
br - sorry to hear will's not feeling the best. i hope they can tell you what's wrong. he must sound like he's been to a rock concert.. his symptoms do sound like reflux.. xoxoxox
loula - hope you dont do too much cleaning up, but i totally understand what you mean. i need a clean house too. i can easily maintain it, but dh very quickly makes a mess. and that's what i mainly do, tidying after him. but he's been pretty good now so hopefully i'll maintain my sanity!
enjoy shopping!! im so tempted too. but want to loose all my baby weight before i start...
Sounds like a great day Elise, some fun with the family and having a clean house is always a good feeling.
I am taking Will for a check up tomorrow as he is getting worse. I think he may have acid reflux as well as the colic. He has a husky voice all the time, he clears his throat, he vomits a fair bit and he is having a lot of trouble sleeping he prefers to be sitting up in his swing or being cuddle as soon as we lay him down he screams. It's been a long couple of days.
BR pm me your email of i will send you a link to the stuff my SIL recommended i use for Will (i havent got it yet and already ordered somthing from the NP, which i also havent recieved yet but think it is the same)
Prama also sorry to hear about loosing the EBM, it really is heartbreaking
Elise im so jelous of you cleaning, i hate our house being a mess, or more to the point unclean, and it is, however i have been doing a fair bit since i got home, i dont know if you recall DH and mum are not the best to stay together in a house!!! they told me while i was in hospital that were hanging out for me to come home so they wouldnt have to have takeaway!! i done a tone of washing which i think may have pushed back my recovery a little too. but i cant wait to start tidying up.
Tomorrow i am making DH take me shopping to get some nice clothes as we went to a christening today and non of my pants fit me! i might just get some mat ones tomorrow so that a) i hope to wera them again and b)if i got up a size in the waste then they wont fit my legs!!lol
Loula I need a tidy house too, I think I had enough of not being able to do much over the past couple of years that I am making up for it, but as soon as I tidy up the girls mess it all up again. They are outside now the weather is warmer so it's not so bad.
Prama you described how Will sounds perfectly, I am hoping my gp can help he specializes in kids and obstetrics so fingers crossed, otherwise we see the pead in three weeks.
He is on Zantac twice a day and gaviscon infant if it's needed, with a review next week after we get back from our mini holiday. I gave will a dose of Zantac and within 5 minutes he stopped screaming, which is just as well as Dd2 is home from daycare sick.
Loula - thank you. DS can only do little, he;s very affectionate.. too affectionate. today i was feeding her and he wanted to kiss her so he pulled her head close to him and she got yanked off my boob, yikes to me and her. she was very upset after that.. i went and sat on the rocking chair and that clammed her.
how is he sleeping at night? have you contacted tresillian?
can you do alternate feeds on the shield to protect yourself?
elise - love your sleep-ins! jealous haha
can you go see another dr for his reflux?
LMK - well done on the weight gain!
Githanjali also sleeps in hte bouncer during the day. it's hard to get sleep when they sleep when you have other kids, isnt it. it;'s a real jackpot if they are both asleep at the same time!
she's really farty too. just like her father.. no wonder her name means "offerings of melodious songs" hahah
oh a question.. how often are you bathing bubs?
we're doing a bath once a week with a sponge down daily..
Prama yeah the sleep ins are lovely, it must be difficult to get much sleep with lakshman as well as Githanjali. I think i might have to go and see another dr if he doesnt improve. I bath Brody every day, i know he doesnt need it but i use it as a bit of a routine thing. He has his bath at around 6.30, then his bottle and bed. He then sleeps till about 12.30ish. They dont actually do anything to get dirty so once a week with the sponge bath every day would probably be fine
Well I moved Brody into his big cot last night and i thought it would do 1 of 2 things. Either make him sleep better or worse but it actually made no difference, he slept exactly the same so that was good. Hes sleeping on the couch next to me at the moment. I think thats where ill let him sleep through the day, that way i dont have to get up every 15mins to resettle him. Were off to my nan & pas for lunch today so im looking forward to that and im hoping the rain stays away so we can walk, im going crazy being stuck in the house
Hi girls! sorry i haven't been in, i thought i'd replied a long post a week ago, but it doesn't seem to be there! so i haven't been getting the emails
BR sorry to hear about will's reflux, is it getting any better after treatment?
Prama we bath Jack about once a week, sometimes more, but he has very dry skin, and we have bore water, so we're limiting the baths! unless he's really sooky, a bath seems to calm him down heaps
Jack is doing really well- going through a growth spurt at the moment- I can't believe how much he's eating! (and dare I say it- sleeping too). He's eating heaps during the day, almost every hour, and they're full feeds too. But at night, he's sleeping quite well. He's sleeping in his cot, has been since he came home. I had a couple of days in a B&B while the RFS did hazard reduction burning at the back of our place, and he slept in his pram bassinette, and he went fine!
will post more in a while- time for another feed :O will have to weigh him soon!
BR I hope Will is feeling 100% better now that you are using the meds. Did you get the stuff from the chemist I sent you? I've got stuff from my np and used it for the first time today and he has been very unsettled.
Elise I completely missed your post about all the sleep you have been getting now I totally hate you lol. So not only do you have a clean house but you also have a baby that will sleep!!
Prama how is G today. Has DS been helping you. I love seeing the toddlers with their little siblings. So cute. I'm now off the shield totally which I'm in two minds about. At least they gave me some protection.
Melly. How are you and DD? How is her sleep now? I had something else to ask you but baby brain is kicking in here lol
Hi to all the yummy mummies xx
Will is giving us a bit of bother here with not sleeping. We both got two hours on the sofa this afternoon and he just naps at feeding times then if I move that's it he's up again. We are also co sleeping which I want to do but I also want him to sleep in the day without me lol. I'm going to look at going to one of the sleep schools near me if I get time to call them lol. DH aunt works at tweedle but hasn't spoken to DH family since his nan passed (all got horrid)
I kind of knew we would have sleeping issues as it's never been my best point even at work. I guess i don't have the patience for it or strength to hear them whinge or cry. And will DS being in NICU since coming home I jumped every time I thought his breathing was a bit off.
We also have the attach of cradle cap so we are getting onto that now hoping to catch it early. We are treating his wind with stuff from the np first day today so I'm going to give it a week before trying other stuff recommended by my SIL.
Can I just check about poo. Wills at times can look greenish. And is starting to have white flakes in it. It also looks a bit jelly.
Loula yes im glad we have got the sleep sorted, it makes things so much nicer LOL. We are also co sleeping for our last sleep in the morning, Brody has a bottle at about 6.30 and then comes into bed with me till he wakes again at about 9.30 - 10 so im even getting a sleep in, its just lovely. Hopefully you can start getting some sleep soon. Can i just ask what is the stuff from the np. I have been to the drs twice now and asked about getting something for reflux and both times have left so dissapointed as she just says "he'll be right, he'll just grow out of it" But i can see hes in pain and its annoying him.
Better go feed time, cya
Loula sorry to hear about troubled sleep time during the day. We are co sleeping too at night time, although as i am so busy with all the other kids he sleeps finr during the day without me, he either sleeps in his car seat cause we got home and i carried him in out of the car in it, or he sleeps in his bouncer as he really likes it!!! I hope you sort something out soon.
With all the wind problem, i would not say jack has a problem as such but i find he is gulping his feeds heaps and he then gets a bit whingy at night time and is passing wind HEAPS!!! it actually sounds like DH it is so loud. He does not scream though that is why i am saying its not really a problem!! I am going to take him to the clinic and see what they say, although i know they are going to say to sit him up and feed him and i have tried that and he still gulps for a long time!!!!!!
Elise i am glad you are getting to sleep in believe me ENJOY THAT!!!!! If the other kids slept in then i would be right but they don't!!!!!! Glad to hear you are both doing well!!!
BR i am glad they have given DS something for his wind and i hope he keeps getting better for you :-)
Prama i am glad to hear the feeding is getting easier for you XXOO
As for me my little "BIG" Jack is doing well he was four weeks yesterday and I had him weighed. Are you ready !!!!! He weighs 5.5 kg which is 12 pd 5 oz !!!!! He is a little 'BIG' Porker LOL!!!!!!! He is gettting so fat in his face and really strong with his neck already.
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