Am finally back to try and do a few personals - will attempt a few and see how I go. Jacob shouldn't want a feed for at least another hour or so, so here goes ...
Rose Red - good to see you in the thread ... sounds like you've had a difficult first few weeks, but glad to hear things are improving with Liam. Hope you've been able to get some rest!
Tilda - I can only offer a re: Matilda not sleeping. DS1 hated being wrapped, but Jacob is quite content when I wrap him in muslin cloth - albeit with his arms outside the wrap! We did/are using dummies with our boys too - both are "mega-suckers" and settle down almost instantly if they have something to suck. Good luck with things and hope the sleep consultant can help you out. A book I used initally with DS1 was the "Contented Little Baby Book" (by Gina Ford, I think). It's a book that seems to polarise opinions, and admittedly its routines were far too prescriptive and rigid for me to follow, but it had some decent commonsense advice about getting bub to sleep "better" or through the night. If only babies could read though, hey?
Carmey - DH and I don't worry about a routine at this stage, other than Jacob feeds approx 3-4 hourly (I always try and feed him around 6.30pm and 10-10.30pm-ish so I can get to bed at a reasonable hour) and he gets a bath around 4.30pm daily. Don't be too jealous of Jacob's long sleeps overnight I definitely think his all-nighter from a few days ago was a once-off! OMG re: Jack rolling under your coffee table - what a champ!
Alison - Gotta love haemorrhoids huh . I developed a beauty in the last couple of weeks of pregnancy, and giving birth vaginally did nothing to help it. Fortunately the cream I got from the chemist (over the counter only stuff) did its job and it didn't cause me much worry. This is the stuff most people don't tell you about where pregnancy is concerned!! It's great that you can BF laying down - it's not something I can do, it feels too awkward for me.
Willow - my bleeding has almost stopped. I recall in hospital the midwife said most women bleed "approx" six weeks, but she said it varied heaps - from three to eight weeks. Hope your next trip to the chiro helps with Harry's wind ... I feel very blessed that Jacob isn't suffering wind issues, as we had plenty with DS1, and I considered his wind "mild" as it certainly wasn't as bad as colic is supposed to be. DS1 used to get some relief from having his nappy off - he appeared to lose his inhibitions and therefore fart away quite happily, expelling some of his wind. Mind you, you've always got to be on guard for stray pee or unexpected poo explosions!
Hannah - it's good Amelia sleeps during the night, but I imagine evening can be a difficult time for you if she's really unsettled. If only each baby came with their own instruction booklet, huh? Would make life a damn site easier for the new parents!
Lani - Jett sounds like a dream if a live band doesn't even wake him As for FF, I'm apparently the missing link between cows and humans, so no need for formula here atm. But if it helps your bub to sleep/settle, then why not top him up with a FF. Like Jett, Jacob is downstairs in the portacot during the day, then in his cot and room at night. The hammock sounds great!
AFM, I have a question for you all. Do you feel your bub's breathing is rapid? I'm sure DS1 was the same, but I forget ... I know it's also normal for a baby to appear to be breathing rapidly, but sometimes Jacob REALLY seems to be breathing quickly . Anyone else experiencing this?
Finally got a bit of time online and am finally writing from our apt!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (for those of you who don't know me yet, DH and I have been living at the in laws for a while while contruction was being done on our apt - which, of course, went wildly over schedule!!!)
Carmey, sounds like your little one is an athlete like you - Eva turns her head and kicks about her legs and rolls from tummy to the side but not a whole flip over yet! Way to go Jack! I'm going to try to find out if I can get the drops...because seriously the gas thing is awful...I am going to post what I found might be my problem though...I'll get to it after persies...Eva is smiling now too - this started about a week ago (serious smiling, not just little random smiles while feeding)...she reacts to voice and tickling but not a lot just when she is in her very alert periods...it's coming - get ready to fall more in love! The weight loss thing is freaking me out...I am getting back to training next week. I work with a trainer and am going to get my running shoes out to start my runs in the snow I have a pouch and can't get my old clothes on. I feel fatter now than when i was pregnant! I have not lost anything except for the weight from the birth. holidays didn't help either! - I thought you did the big signature on prupose - I love it! He is so cute - leave it big!
Willow - yay for the weight gain! I am glad he is gaining well! I bled until about Three and a half weeks but a week and a half out of the hospital I only needed panty liners and they did not usually get very stained...But I think every one is different...They told me at the hospital that is can go from three to six weeks, so it should be normal...Eva startles in her sleep too but I put her on her side now and she sleeps well. I also use a cocconababy which prevents that to a certaibn degree...
Andie, looking forward to getting to know you and your little one. Great to hear that he is growing and doing better than DS1...It is ok to compare, especially when the second is easier - I am slo a dummy user - I could not live without it - Eva is def a sucker...I tried to avoid it but once I saw how she settled down with it, I could not bring myself to deprive her - this is also what got her off of my boobs every waking minute at the beginning...the bretahing is normal and regulates later - Eva started being more settled with her breathing recently...but it can be stressful...she still sometimes inhales a mouth of milk and coughs during a feed...but she is getting better at mulittasking!
Alison, sucks losing the nipple shield...here they sell them in pharmacies (I am so american ),so I hope you find one - I got a pair when I was having pain at the beginning but never got around to using them...I would have brought them over if I was close by - I also find Eva to be less settled when we go visit people...I think it just nreaks the rythm of her day, so she suffers a bit at night trying to settle down for sleep...her being fussy might be a growth spurt - I read that it happens at 2, 3 and 6 weeks...so maybe that is it since she is nearing her 6th week? Be careful with your milk supply - maybe you should try pumping sometime during the day? the more you top up the less she'll eat so the less you'll produce, so you should try to pump to encourage milk if that is what you want - and drink your water naughty
Rose, my god, so that is why you have been sort of MIA for a bit. I am so sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time! I would guess the nausea is hormone related. I felt a droop in appetite right after giving birth but it came back full blast with breastfeeding (I am stressed for the weight loss now)....But I am glad to hear you both have the medication you need and hope you and your little man are going to be doing great soon! And luckily you found out so soon before it really got bad...I saw your new pics, Liam is such a cutie...
Tilda, isn't it great when people just let you sleep-My eva is the same and still spends some night in bed with us (when she is fussy and I am tired it is just easier...I think some babies need more holding, but I get you on the never being put down - with all the people visiting, I don't think she has fallen asleep on her own much (she is doing that now though since no one is home!)...I don't believe a newborn can be spoiled, maybe just have habits but those can be easily broken at this point, so I am trying things until I figure out what works best - hopefully, I'll get it right before she is a toddler! Hope the sleep consultant can help...I think it is normal though...I heard plently of friends' stroies where baby would be up to play all night long and sleep like a log all day. It passes...I agree with Carmey though...I find Eva sleeps really badly when I take her out of her comfort zone or do too much with her in the day. I am tyring to get her into a rythm...Try baths in the eve, I found that helped settle Eva for sleep better too. Bath then feeding and cuddle/singing/book then I leave her in bed. She has been able to do more and more nights like this lately..Hope it lasts. I was also changing Eva before after each feeding but now, like Carmey, just leave her until her 7am wakeup for a change (unless it's a big poo)...maybe try getting her to bed by feeding her laying down - the pediatrician told me that the laying down position is ideal because it encourages sleep for both mom and baby since you are releasing sleep hormones and are already in a sleeping position - just make sure DH checks on you in case you both nod off
And I have to admit, that I have put Eva to sleep on her belly a few times - only when I have her within my scope of vision and she sleeps so well, not a stir - I would never do it at night because I know she would sleep well but her reflexes would be slwer and I would be scared with the tiredness and slow reflexes that she would end up facedown in her cot...but I do put her on her belly sometimes in the afternoons in her playpen, no sheets no blankets and where I can see her.
Hannah, for gas I made an amazing discovery!!!! A Hot water bag! Tilda this might work for you too - DH fills it up and puts it in her bed while I do her nightime ritual and feed and then she just slides into her warm bed with no fuss...she used to wake as soon as she was in her bed and out of our arms...Maybe you can try that? She might like the body heat...I also lay her on it with her tummy down and knees on the bed and head on a little pillow when she has really bad cramps and gas and rub her back - it has saved our lives...My best friend had one and one night Eva was crying so bad with cramps that I asked her to bring it...she was still whimpering with pain but not screaming and it passed and she fell asleep on the bag (of course put a blanket or something so it is not too hot for her)...I even bought little hot water bags the size of the palm of a hand to put on her belly in bed if she is crampy...it is winter here so I try to keep her warm...You can try that even though it is summer there...maybe just warm not hot?
Lani, sounds like Jett knows his nights and days you lucky girl! Don't stress about your milk - I did the same and the pediatrician told me that not having enough milk is very very rare - just stay well hydrated and fed Have you tried going out for an afternoon drive or walk? Maybe he just needs some stimulation to tire him? Eva is up in the late afternoon and that's when I give her mat time which generally tires her out and then she dozes off on her belly and I put her to bed...Today she played in her playpen near my desk while I organize and she dozed off after playing and looking out the window for about an hour...you might need to change his location, position or give him some stimulation during the afternoon...It might settle him down. I had the same prob at the beginning with the constant fussiness unless she was on the boob, and I'll write after this to let you girls know what I figured out...I had a nurse tell me to keep her feeding longer by switching sides etc...but that was not the right this to do...I am with you on the avoiding formula...The ped told me that if the baby is growing there is no problem. So don't stress for that! Like Alison said, there is nothibng wrong with topping up if you need a break. It is tiring having a baby attached to you 24/7 - I did it twice too.
Now for me - so I ahve been sort of busy with lots of friends over for the new year. Man it is nice having a bunch of arms around - they help with dishes, carrying her around while I shower, playing with her, helping us move back in etc...
I told you guys Eva was being really fussy for a while...she was crying for hours on end froml midnight to 3 most nights and I could not take it anymore - she had constipation, pain and green smelly poo! I did not know what happened. DH and I were besides ourselves and no one could give us a good response...The pediatrician said it was colic but later in the night...I was no tbuying it. One night while she was crying, DH googled green smelly poo...and we found the problem! We read online that if the baby does not get enough hindmilk then they only get the foremilk which is higher in sugar and not fatty enough to satuisfy them and eventually give baby gas and green smelly frothy poo...I realized that the stupid lactatioon consultant gave me very bad advice by telling me to switch sides every time Eva started slwoing down too much - She was only getting foremilk from both boobs and started suffering for it. I started keeping her on one side and if she dozed off burping her or putting her down but then putting her back to the same boob and after 2 weeks of absolute HELL, her poo is getting yellow again and does not smell and she is sleeping again! The past few night she has slept from 11/12 and not woken up until arounf 6 or 7! I am so happy. Especially to see her more settled and happy. I can kill thatstupid lady and her bad advice! She was screaming and whimpering in pain during feeds and not pooing often...It was just awful. I hope it is going to pass and stay that way, but for now I have had three or four days of regular baby behavior and poo!
Eva is a darling, filling out her clothes now and starting to react and smile and play etc...She still sleeps most of the morning then needs some fun time in the afternoon and her evening routine and is pretty good settling down to bed now...she needs about an hour of feeding and cuddling to get to sleep.
I am going to start training to lose my weight starting next week since before that I did not feel ready to leave her at home, so I hope it stays this way. I still have a pooch - I feel so ugly. Some days I don't get a shower in and it is freezing and snowy here, so going out is a lot more complicated than it is for you summer girls - But when she does come out with me she sleeps the whole time, loves the car and is easy. I can't wait until it gets warmer to do that more often!
Otherwise, I took a long time with persies and she is stirring to wake now (fell asleep all by herself in her playpen!) so I'll go get some emails responded to before she gets up for food and try to be back on soon to update everyone!!!!
Parents are coming on the 13 and my brother on the 15th but by the end of january I shoul dhave a lot more downtime and more time to be online!!!
Hi BS - always good to read your little stories, sounds like you've got things down pat now! I have a bit of a tummy too and I'm 36 so harder to get rid of......skin is as it was in my 20's! I still have 8 kgs to go but I haven't been able to exercise because of the c-section...next week is the week! It must be harder being winter, not to mention motivating yourself to get out in the cold but I have the opposite here, it's too hot to go outside and exercise, it's been around 36-39 degrees here in Perth the last few days. Even at 8.00 pm last night it was really warm outside!
Hi Hannah - it's cool, I know you were teasing.
I had another great night, Amelia slept for nearly 6 hours! Although I daren't get too excited as it could all come crashing down on me at any time. ha ha. I have afternoon tea at the hospital today, although I'm dreading getting Amelia in and out of the car in this heat and I have to lift the pram which I'm not not supposed to do until next week, hope I'm ok!
Hi Brusselsprout - that's terrible that the lactation consultant gave you such terrible advice. I wish I'd thought to mention something about letting them drain one side as much as possible before switching! The lactation consultant mentioned it to me at the hospital and explained that the hind milk was fattier and helps them settle. I didn't realise the foremilk could make them windy though. Maybe that was also why Eva wanted to be on the breast so much. I'm also trying to take the attitude that you can't spoil newborns and let go of the anxiety about bad habits forming. But DH and I are definitely trying to create more definite evening bedtime rituals. Sounds like you're really getting your bedtime routine sorted out even with all your visitors and moving house! I've tried the lying down to feed on my side but cant' get comfy because of my bad neck/shoulders. But I think when she's a bit bigger and can just "hop on" herself more easily it will be great. I can really imagine how much you're looking forward to spring and just be able to walk out the door without too much drama.
Hi Alison - 6 hours straight! ooohhh, I'm green. Mind you we didn't have too bad a night last night either. Hope your afternoon tea at the hospital went well.
Hi Hannah - its great to hear you had such a good evening after a difficult week. I think they all have their unsettled days and weeks. It seems that the only constant with babies is change!
Hi Willow - I used snapfish too. I couldn't find many other options on Australian websites. There are some fantastic american based ones but too expensive to ship over. One site wanted to charge $55 just for shipping
Hi Carmey - your siggy is hilarious LOL!! Keep it. It makes me giggle everytime I see it. And I am going to hunt down infant's friend. Do you think its quite safe?
Hi RoseRed - Sounds like things are really falling into place. And beautiful how much Liam is smiling. You must melt. Can't wait till Matilda starts to smile more.
Hello to everyone else!
AFM - had another pretty good night with Matilda in with us. She woke for a couple of feeds and went straight back to sleep. I'm starting to think she really doesn't like the bassinet in particular. This afternoon I tried her in it twice and both times she woke and squawked. Admittedly I think she was still a but hungry. But then I put her in her comfy rocker chair and she's been asleep for an hour now. I haven't called the sleep consultant yet. I thought we'd just try a few more obvious things so I can at least say I've tried. Had a really nice lunch out with Mum and Dad at a cafe up on Mt Nelson with beautiful views. Matilda was a gem. Just slept in her capsule (again OK as long as it wasn't the bassinet) and then woke for a feed towards the end. I'm hanging out for a few more smiles. We get the odd one which is gorgeous, but its not all that often. But at least she doesn't give me her golom face anymore. To begin with she'd just frown intensely at me like she was thinking "who the hell are you??" LOL. And for that matter she's probably thinking "who the hell am I??". Anyway, I can smell a nice dinner coming my way. Hope there are some more big sleeps out there tonight.
Hi everyone just a quick one before dinner...or Harry wakes...one or the other
Tilda I found snapfish to be the best price wise, I found a few other Aussie ones with really nice designs but they seemed to be twice the price, if not more than snapfish. The snapfish ones really nice though and only took 2 days to arrive from when I ordered so I was happy with that.
...Well my dinner's ready and Harry's awake ...I'll post again later
Tilda - Yeah, I think it's safe. I have lots of friends who have used it and it's completely natural. I wouldn't use anything with chemicals. Google it and you'll find its website. Fingers crossed you get a good night tonight!
Alison - six hours! Lucky duck. I long for that day with Master Jack. How was your afternoon tea?
BS - so glad you got your feeding sorted! That must feel so much better. They do say there are three milks - I can't remember much about it but the first is apparently watery and quenches their thirst and fills their belly, the second one - can't remember! and the third one is the one that is creamy and knocks them out for a long sleep.
Hannah - so good to hear you've had a good night. Let's hope for another and another! Massaging the belly is a great idea - I will try that! Jack was the same with massage after the bath and not liking it, but he has been more willing lately. I massage the bottom of his little feet and he seems to love it. Cute!
ATM - For the past two days Jack has slept almost all day. And, he's still sleeping well at night. Most pleased! Not sure how long it will last because he was so awake during the day before.
Has anyone found that what they eat affects their milk and therefore their bubs? I just wonder how much of it is true?
Hi Girls! Afternoon tea at the hospital was nice, one of the girls from ante natal was there, she had her baby the same day!!! I didn't even see her, mind you, I didn't leave the room much when I was there LOL. We were given everyone's contact details and we're going to catch up for a cuppa in a couple of weeks. Funny, my aqua class girls there's all girls but one boy, this group was all boys but Amelia and another one, funny. I weighed Amelia but they did it so fast I don't remember if she was 4.1 kgs or 4.5 kgs.....have mothers group Thursday so will check it properly then. Either way, she's definitely gaining which is good. Oh and DH was annoyed earlier, Amelia's blood group results came in the mail and she has my blood group not his, sucked in LOL!
Hi Tilda - your comment on Matilda's gollom looked cracked me up...that's exactly what Amelia does, frown lines and all, my god that's all I'm going to think when she does it now ha ha.
Hi Carmey - I vote you keep your giant sig too, it's cute ha ha. The midwife today spoke about foods and how it affects your breast milk, she did say they taste whatever we eat through the milk but she said if you continue eating the foods you did when pregnant it won't affect the baby at all as they're used to it from then. I've been avoiding spicy foods thinking it would hurt her tummy she said I don't need to as I ate spicy food throughout my pregnancy. Green curry here I come!
Isn't sesame so sweet to post that nice status on FB We are all posting less these days but it is funny, last night after my whopper post, I wondered where she was!
I knew about the milks, but I figure that if a lactation consultant says to do something then it is ok, that stupid cow. Whatever - this really is proof that instincts are most important when raisin gyour child.
Carmey, so funny, you call Jack Master Jack! I call Eva the same! When she cries I always say, my master beckons! lol - and Eva is the same, she doesn't like massage after her bath but she does love it when she is gassy, we do cycling of the legs and pulling of the legs and light belly rubbing and she seems to settle though ti took a while for her to let us really do long sessions, so keep trying but I am sure he will appreciate it soon, especially when he has sore muscle from all his flip training ! Eva now stretches out her legs and arms far because of the manipulation and stretching we did with her. They don't realize they have space!
DH and I tried to look up infant's friend, but it is something totally Australian....I have a friend in Perth at the moment so I'll see if she can pick up a bottle for me and if not then I'll see if I can find it online.
Alison, great weight gain! Amelia seems do be doing just fabulous.
Tilda, you should totally try the hot water bag in the bed before putting her in! Eva was exactly like that! And with the bag she notices less that she is being moved since the warmth gets her right back into sleepy mode.
Alison - LOL, I'm going to have to change it - it's beyond ridiculous compared to all of your sweet and dainty siggy's. I'll have to try it again tomorrow. I am really hopeless at this stuff. Glad you had a good time today, sounds like you could have a nice group going on over there.
I had a nap this arvo and I'm not tired right now. DH and Jack are in our room snoring away and I don't really feel like going in even though I should now he's gone to sleep for the night. I might go give him a dream feed so that he lasts longer - does anyone else do that? I love it, so cute. He's asleep but still sucks away.
Alison - Fantastic news about Amelia's weight gain, and her sleeping at night for six hours. Makes such a difference when you can get a decent night's sleep, I think. Glad to hear you had a nice morning tea at the hospital too . And, um ... you're not alone sounding like a "doodle head" ... think we could all probably raise our hands for that title. We have good excuses though Did you end up working out the baby bjorn? I remember it took me a few tries to get the hang of it, but if you enjoy "wearing" bub, and bub enjoys being "worn" then it's very handy. I've got a sling too, but seem to lean toward the baby bjorn with Jacob.
Tilda - There's nothing quite like an infant's smile, is there. Jake smiles, but it's generally in his sleep or when he's dozy ... imagine it won't take long before he looks at me/us and really smiles. Love the comparrison to gollum ... very true. I've got some hilarious pix of Jake pulling all sorts of faces - great stuff for his 21st b'day, trust me! Glad to hear you're having more success with Matilda's sleep - it's terrific to be able to take them out to lunch/dinner and all they do is sleep!
Carmey - Jack is a gorgeous boy! Skinny jeans ... already! Hun - I'm jealous Nah, only stirring. I wasn't on speaking terms with skinny jeans (or anything too skinny) prior to having my children, let alone now. Seriously though, good for you - you're obviously not having too many probs shifting your baby weight. My plan is to start walking in the next couple of weeks - oh yeah, and laying off all the sweet and savoury nibbles that have lurked in my pantry over Xmas! No advice about big BFing boobs and running, except make sure you've got a good bra on - hopefully that would help reduce discomfort. Jacob isn't a dream feeder at this stage, but as DS1 was, I'm hoping that Jacob will follow suit eventually. Re: link between eating and breast milk. I used to think some things did affect breast milk and bub's wind (DS1 was born the week before easter, so I ate a fair whack of chocolate - he suffered wind pain), but I've had approx one glass of wine/sparkly most nights since Xmas - plus I've eaten chocolate - and it doesn't seem to affect Jacob as he doesn't appear to suffer wind pain. So maybe it all depends on the baby and his/her gut???
Willow - sounds like Harry is keeping you on your toes. Hope all is going well. I must get organised with some thankyou cards too!
Hannah - What great news about your baby talk discovery and the fact you've worked out Amelia's wind pain cry. Ditto, it's wonderful that you're able to settle her more quickly and easily. No doubt we'll all have our shocking nights with bub, but it makes life easier for all concerned if the "better" nights can outweigh the "shockers".
Rose Red - sounds like you and Liam are going from strength to strength. for the bottle of EBM ... I personally think it's very handy if they will drink easily from a bottle (gives you a break). Jacob still sleeps most of the day and night - he'll wake for an hour here and there during the day, but for the most part he's happy to nap. We've kept DS1 in daycare two days a week - today is Jake and my first day home alone together - and I'm trying to decide between taking it easy or whipping through a heap of jobs. Think it may be a little of both!
BS - Congrats on your apartment - must be a nice feeling! I'm astounded by the advice you received about BFing ... but I'm beginning to wonder if bub draining one breast first is "new thinking". I had a couple of midwives comment that they wish they'd known about bub draining one breast before starting on the other when they'd had their babies (I'd guess 10-15 years ago). Was the woman who advised you an older person, maybe, and not "in touch" with latest/best practice? Not that it makes a jot of difference of course - bad advice is bad advice ... in this case, bloody bad advice. Thank goodness you and your DH got it worked out. Sounds like you're having some luck with tackling Eva's wind pain - there is truly nothing worse than hearing your bub cry in pain. Hopefully you can get hold of some infant's friend soon. Ditto here about the dummy giving my boobs a break - Jacob is a "sucker", and I'm happy to indulge him with a "dum dum". It's not like we're going to let our kids run around with a dummy when they're at school, is it I also recommend a hot water bottle/warm wheat bag - during winter here in Brisbane I used to heat up a wheat bag and warm up DS1's cot before putting him down for the night - it definitely helped to settle him. And in hospital, they use warm blankets to wrap bubs when they're unsettled.
I think - hope - that's caught up with personals This thread moves quickly!
AFM - Had Jacob weighed yesterday. He's now 4.9kg (lightly clothed) and 57.5cm long. This explains why some 000 clothes are even starting to get a fraz tight on him - he's nearly too long for them! Thank goodness we exchanged the unopened boxes of newborn nappies for Infant size when we did!
I asked the child health nurse about the rapid breathing, but she didn't think it was anything to be concerned about given he feeds and sleeps well and looks very healthy. While I don't run to the doctor for every little thing, I won't hesitate to go and get either child checked out if I'm concerned. We have a paed appt in early Feb, so unless Jake's breathing causes me concern, I'll just see how he goes. Thanks for your replies though - it certainly sounds like it's a fairly normal occurrence in newborns.
OK, I'd better go throw a load of washing in the machine and get on top of a few jobs. DH and I bought two shelving units from Ikea yesterday to stack all the kids toys in/on - so FINALLY my lounge area looks tidy. Next house of ours is definitely going to have a rumpus (and given we only moved house in July 09, the next one is likely a few years off just yet!). Have a good day all - catch you again in the next day or two.
Hi AndiE - the Baby Bjorn is on my list for tonight!!!!!! Can't wait to give it a burl.
Well, I spoke too soon about Amelia sleeping for 6 hours.....although still got 4 out of her last night. I think the reason she woke up was because she had such a wet nappy it leaked through onto the bassinette mattress and also DH had turned off the aircon vent in our room by mistake (grrr) and it was stifling hot, I was sweating myself and she was swaddled as well as she had another light blanket on her, poor thing. Will see how we go tonight.
I have a friend visiting this morning, she hasn't seen Amelia yet, I told her to excuse the mess as I haven't got time to tidy up and it looks like a bombs hit it!!!!!!
Does anyone know where I can get some bathers for Amelia? Everyone seems to do 3 months plus! Mothercare in the UK do them but they are charging 27 pound for delivery, bloomin ludicruos!!!! I want to do a mums and bubs swimming class - bit like the aqua class I was doing before but for post pregnancy but I need some swimmers for Amelia. It's in a special pool for little babies, lower chlorine apparently. I wouldn't do it until she's 8 weeks anyway!
Hi Alison - other than the swimming nappies sold via the pack in the supermarket, I'm not too sure about bathers for infants. Have you tried googling? DH and I went to a baby expo last year in Bris and there were several stands which exclusively sold baby bathers. Most had web addresses, but I didn't take any business cards, so I can't point you in the exact direction.
Otherwise maybe give the pool a call and see if they sell swimming nappies or bathers. I know the pool we take DS1 to sells individual swimming nappies over the counter. It might get you started, at least ...
Harry's very unsettled today so I've got him in the sling and on the boob he just doesn't want to be put down and far from the nipple...just for comfort sucking mostly.
So a quick post while I have a content baby and and my hands free ...
Alison I'm sure I saw some bathers in either Best and Less or Kmart, I didn't check the sizes but they looked pretty small, that was a few weeks before Harry was born so about 6 weeks ago, I remember they had cute purple ones and they had a little frill at the back across the bottom
AndiE Sounds like Jacobs going great guns with his growing! I remember getting stuck with a whole heap of newborn nappies with DS2, he was out of them quickly too, I didn't keep the receipt and Woolies wouldn't let me swap them grrrr
It's good when you can get your house organised, I'm always cranky when mines not tidy and organised...could explain my mood lately unsettled baby and 3 big boys that don't see or care about mess and dirt don't make for a clean tidy house!
Carmey Well done on the skinny jeans
As for the boobs and running I have big boobs with out them being a milkbar and I always wear a supportive sports bra and a crop top bra over the top to hold everything in and minimise too much bounce when I'm running or doing any sport...not that tat happens often LOL but it has happened and the double up on the bras seems to work.
BS Woohoo on the apartment and on getting the feeding worked out you must all feel so much better no that it's all sorted, a distressed baby is very stressful.
Well I'm going to attempt a load of washing with Harry in the sling and hope he stays asleep!
Hi girls, let me be clear that yes, I got into my jeans, but that's only because I was so determined to get the things on! I squeezed into them and then couldn't do the zip up so used my belly belt. So, it doesn't really count!
Hi Willow - thanks for the info re the baby bathers.
One of DH's mates (since school) passed away last night of a heart attack aged 33. Very sad. He's been living and working in Vietnam for the past 5 years, he's a big lad though, 6 ft 7, very overweight and a very big drinker.....probably an alcoholic. Very sad though, far too young to die huh and he was a really nice guy.
re: Matilda not sleeping. DS1 hated being wrapped, but Jacob is quite content when I wrap him in muslin cloth - albeit with his arms outside the wrap! We did/are using dummies with our boys too - both are "mega-suckers" and settle down almost instantly if they have something to suck. Good luck with things and hope the sleep consultant can help you out. A book I used initally with DS1 was the "Contented Little Baby Book" (by Gina Ford, I think). It's a book that seems to polarise opinions, and admittedly its routines were far too prescriptive and rigid for me to follow, but it had some decent commonsense advice about getting bub to sleep "better" or through the night. If only babies could read though, hey?
I definitely think his all-nighter from a few days ago was a once-off! OMG re: Jack rolling under your coffee table - what a champ!
. I developed a beauty in the last couple of weeks of pregnancy, and giving birth vaginally did nothing to help it. Fortunately the cream I got from the chemist (over the counter only stuff) did its job and it didn't cause me much worry. This is the stuff most people don't tell you about where pregnancy is concerned!! It's great that you can BF laying down - it's not something I can do, it feels too awkward for me.
As for FF, I'm apparently the missing link between cows and humans, so no need for formula here atm. But if it helps your bub to sleep/settle, then why not top him up with a FF. Like Jett, Jacob is downstairs in the portacot during the day, then in his cot and room at night. The hammock sounds great!
. Anyone else experiencing this?
- But when she does come out with me she sleeps the whole time, loves the car and is easy. I can't wait until it gets warmer to do that more often!
! Eva now stretches out her legs and arms far because of the manipulation and stretching we did with her. They don't realize they have space!
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