Carmey - going out is a double edged sword isn't it! It nust have been fun to get to mothers group and catch up with some girlfriends though. Worth it for your sanity even if there's a bit of payback in the short term.
Alison - Poo explosions. Yes. We had one ourselves today when I went to see the lactation consultant. All over their change table and her onesie (and I hadn't brought a spare). Luckily teh lactation consultant and myself were spared! And I'm rooting for a Perth move - wouldn't it be fun to get all the Perth girls together!
Kanda - great to hear from you. I really don't know how people cope with a newborn AND a toddler. It must be intense. Especially after such an intense delivery! Your birth story made me cry! I'm so glad everything worked out and Sienna arrived safely in the end!
Rose - let us know how your new sleeping regime goes! I'm very interested because Matilda likes to stay up way past her bedtime too. Its great to hear you sounding so well too.
AndiE - it was great to read your post. Matilda has been going through a phase this week of coming on and off too because she'd built my supply up rather too well and it was gushing poor thing. I felt much more relaxed after hearing you had similar issues and it usually resolves itself.
Willow - Matilda was straining when doing a poo for a few days too. And was very crotchety. But it seems to have righted itself now and she's happily exploding everywhere. I can only imagine the amount of laundry you're dealing with. I feel like I need two machines on rotation with just the three of us.
I hope everyone else is well and happy!
AFM - It seems like its been a really busy few days. Matilda is growing and growing and growing. She's basically been putting on about 300 grams every week. And she's grown 4.5cm in length. I took a trip to the lactation consultant today to go over a number of small issues. We weighed her again and again 300 grams. The LC said "oh, well that's why she's been cluster feeding, she's gone through a growth spurt". Well, she must be on a permanent growth spurt (pity my aching back). Matilda has been "cluster feeding" every afternoon/evening ffor the last week or so which means non-stop feeding. She has been so cranky too coming on and off because she keeps choking on the fast flow. I felt quite upset about it for a couple of days but it seemed to improve a lot yesterday. I also got a bit of additional advice on getting Matilda to attach properly on the left (still got a sore, cracked nipple). And also some advice about my thrush. I don't know if anyone else has had any issues, but I've had such bad thrush all over my breasts and now on my hands too. Yuk!!! I'm going to go and get some diflucan today because the creams are only doing so much. I have actually managed to make a cake today (only a packet one but a cake nonetheless). But the house is a pig sty so I'd better actually go and do something about it.
Hi Tilda - Matilda is doing so well, she's so adorable, I love seeing her piccies on FB, her little face brings such a smile to mine. I haven't had the pleasure of having thrush anywhere for that matter but I'd consider swapping it for my roids believe me!!! Go the Perth move!
AFM - Amelia's 6 week check with the child health nurse went really well. She passed with flying colours She is now 4.5 kgs - almost exactly a kilo heavier than her birth weight, so her weight and head circumference is right in the 50th percentile. She is 57.9 cms in length which puts her in the 90th percentile so definitely a tall girl! DH said, well at least she won't be a short a*se like you and I said yes and luckily her head is small like mine and not massive like yours LOL! He has a big head ha ha....polish genes! That shut him up.
Tomorrow I'm going to call and see if I can get into a mums and bubs aqua class, I miss my aqua class and I desperately want to get rid of some weight, I haven't shifted the last 8 kgs and am now starting to feel depressed. I can't fit into any of my pre pregnancy skirts if they have zips, I can't do them up and I have this gut that makes me look a little pregnant only floppy!!!!!! Who said BF'ing drops the kilos, doesn't for me, unless it's because I'm not producing enough to burn the calories, typical, just my luck!
Oops, Amelia's farting which probably means poo so I'd best go.
Today has been an "interesting" day. I've been trying to get Liam to settle down for more naps, without much luck so far - he's had a couple of catnaps, and nothing more. I think the heat's really unsettling him.
I don't remember if I mentioned that he's been having some feeding issues as well - especially on the right side, he's been choking and screaming a lot. I'm pretty certain that I have an overactive letdown on that side and oversupply in general. Spent most of today engorged because he wouldn't empty the breast, and ended up pumping instead for comfort. He ate happily after that, but he's still not sleeping. Poor little guy is really overtired but just won't settle down. Keeping an eye on his tired signs is hard - often he's giving tired signs only a few minutes after waking up (which indicates that he's chronically overtired). He's just too interested in the world and gets overstimulated. Oh well, I'll keep on trying with the napping, anyway, hopefully it'll work sometime.
Hi Alison - what a tall girl you have!! She'll be hitting the catwalk in no time with those looks and long legs! And we've all got a few kilos that decided to stick around so don't worry. I'm sure we'll need the reserves at some stage when they go through a crotchety phase and we're walking the floor for hours at a time. Hope those pesky roids clear up soon.
Hi Rose - I was having similar let down issues I think over the past week. When I called a midwife about it she suggested I pump a bit before putting Matilda on and that seemed to help and now it seems to have settled down anyway. I think eventually your supply and baby get back in sync. Its so hard with the sleeping isn't it. We haven't been at all good at getting Matilda to "self settle". We tend to cuddle her to sleep and do anything that works. But might start trying to get her to self settle more now that she's about to hit the six week milestone. Good luck!!
Hi Carmey - you must have been posting while I was posting The LC thought Matilda probably had thrush too which is why I'm probably having a hard time getting on top of it. Her tongue is a bit white and patchy so I started her on some treatment today. As for my boobs, they were red and rashy looking (but that's now improved) but my nipples are still quite red. I really, really hope we can get rid of it. I don't wait for Matilda to cry to get her up for a feed. When she's hungry during the night she'll make a lot of lip smacking and fist sucking noises and that's when I'll get her up. And that's only once during the night at the moment (unless I'm sleeping through the rest??). That's awesome that Jack will self settle. A little budda in more ways than one
Hi Carmey - I'm the same as Tilda with Amelia at night, she'll start making sucking noises and other little pre hunger noises. I was told not to wake them at night now as they are old enough to tell us when they're hungry. Amelia made the "pre hunger" noises for an hour the other day before she really gave me the "I'm hungry feed me now" vibes. Well, she's crying now so best go! I haven't even started dinner or had a shower yet! Grrr
I got 5 hours out of Amelia last night, when we woke at 3.00 am I BF'd her, then topped her up with expressed milk (3 days worth of 80mls that's how sad my milk is), I went to put her back in her bassinette and I put the dummy in her mouth (I bought Happy Baby ones yesterday so they're a bit bigger as someone told me they stay in better than the Nuk ones I was using) and I think I pushed it in when she wasn't ready and made her gag and she power spewed all her milk all over me and the floor. It even woke up DH as it hit the carpet ha ha. So, of course, then she was hungry so had to get some formula to fill her up again!!!! Talk about a waste of my expressed milk, that stuff is like friggin gold to me!!!!!!
Well, best go, she's fallen asleep in her swing.....might take the opportunity to actually eat breakfast now it's 9.00 am and might even have a shower, lucky me!!!
Alison - Fear not, hun. I'm exactly the same as you re: the weight. Though, I think I've actually put on a bit again. My tummy was looking quite flat and now it is bigger again. I'd dropped 11 at the birth and then had around 7 to 8 to lose but the scales are now telling me 9. How rude! BF sure isn't helping me yet eitehr. One of my girlfriends told me that the weight only started coming off for her after six months, then it just melted off.
I am eating a lot and not really watching what I'm eating, I must admit. My skin is also breaking out, which is always a warning sign for me to back off on the junk. I reckon those aqua classes will be great. Do you know DH booked Jack into swim classes for him when we found out we were pregnant? I think the woman booking us thought he was mad. We're booked in for March because at our pool they have to be three months. As soon as Jack has his immunisation shots we'll put him in the pool here in our apartment. Will you take Amelia to your sister's pool?
Tilda - That doesn't sound fun re: the thrush on your poor boobs! What does it actually look like? Does it hurt? Does that mean that Miss Matilda has it in her mouth? One of the girls in our mother's group has that problem and her bubby had it in their mouth.
That's good you got the attachment sorted. There's nothing worse than a sore nipple when trying to feed when they're cluster feeding!! She really must be growing, little darling.
Everyone else - how are you all? Oh, and I have a question for you all:
During the night, do you wait til you hear bub cry for a feed, or do you get up when you hear them waking? I never actually get to hear Jack cry and simply get up when I hear him starting to stir. It gets me thinking, if I left him, would he sleep longer?
ATM - All going pretty well right now. Jack seems to have really settled and is a very happy bubba. As long as I keep him from being overstimulated (like yesterday!) he's great and doesn't cry and cry at "aresonic hour".
I took him to visit one of the magazines I used to work for today to see all the girls. Was so nice to see everyone and they all couldn't get over how big he is! My little buddha.
I've always patted or rocked him to sleep and I have read that from 6 to 8 weeks you should try and get them to put themselves to sleep sometimes so they don't get reliant on you and making it easier when they're older. So, I put that to the test today (not thinking it would work) and the little angel just shut his eyes after a few mintues. I'm sure it won't always work and I do enjoy the ritual of rocking, but it may work out to be a good thing.
Sorry Rose, just saw your post. Poor little Liam. It can't be much fun being an overtired bub. I'm not sure if this works, but I've read that if you're flow is too fast at the letdown, hold back and let it spray into a towel, then put bub on. That may help?
I was at my mother's group yesterday and there were two there with the same problem as you, with their little ones not sleeping well, only napping. So, it's really common and thankfully it doesn't last long. Hope you get lots of sleep tonight. x
I haven't had the pleasure of having thrush anywhere for that matter but I'd consider swapping it for my roids believe me!!!
Go the Perth move!
I don't wait for Matilda to cry to get her up for a feed. When she's hungry during the night she'll make a lot of lip smacking and fist sucking noises and that's when I'll get her up. And that's only once during the night at the moment (unless I'm sleeping through the rest??). That's awesome that Jack will self settle. A little budda in more ways than one 
I'd dropped 11 at the birth and then had around 7 to 8 to lose but the scales are now telling me 9. How rude! BF sure isn't helping me yet eitehr. One of my girlfriends told me that the weight only started coming off for her after six months, then it just melted off. 
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