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.
Hey BS, just saw your post after posting mine! I didn't see sesames' status, will check now. I haven't checked - do you have pics of your apartment up?
Oh, and I caught some footage of Jack rolling today (three times!) on my Blackberry. I want to download it onto my computer but can't get the stupid Blackberry CD software to install. Might have to try the net to get the software. If I work it out I'll send you guys a link! It's very cute but I sound like a lunatic in the background gushing in a high-pitched baby voice "GOOOD BOOOOOY!!" Might have to put the mute on.
Hi Carmey - ha ha sounds like my video upload onto FB of Amelia smiling, all you hear is me like a doodle head going aaaagh, gonna smile, gonna smile - what a twit I sound, not to mention I sound like my mum!
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.
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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.
Alison - I'm sorry, hun. That is very sad. Sooo young!
Question for you all: what time do you put your bubbies' down for the night? We generally get Jack down by 9.30 but my friend just suggested we start earlier so that we get our own time. Didn't kind of dawn on me to do that before - der! So, we're going to try and get him down at 6.30 at night instead, and give him a dream feed at 9.30 when we go to sleep. That's the plan anyway.
I'm not sure that routine works with such young babies does it? Amelia goes down at around 9.30 pm /10.00 pm...........6.30 pm would be nice but unlikely at the mo, ha ha.
Got some cream for roids, so embarrassing as the girl got the spunky young pharmacist to come and talk to me and ask my symptoms. God kill me now I thought!
We are all posting less these days but it is funny, last night after my whopper post, I wondered where she was!
! 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!
Glad you had a good time today, sounds like you could have a nice group going on over there. 
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???
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!
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