kanda - It must be so hard with more than one kid. I'm finding that the baby alone is a huge amount of work. I hope you can get a break, even if just for a short while.
Alison - aw, poor Amelia and you! Liam's done a few spectacular power spews the last few days (the joys of oversupply - he gulps down more milk than he wants/needs and then chucks it). He always manages to spew all over me, and never DH though! Same goes for poosplosions - they always end up on me!
Carmey - I've been doing exactly that (letting the letdown go into a towel and/or hand expressing some out) and it's been helping a little. Poor Liam's been squirted in the eye with milk a few times when he pulls off though!
AFM - Liam is actually napping right now. He was really restless all day yesterday, only managing a few short cat naps. By the time we put him down for the night, he was totally wired and overtired. He eventually fell asleep, and stayed asleep for almost five hours. Then, instead of waking every hour as usual, he stayed asleep for at least two hours at a time. I tell you what, my boobs were grateful every time he woke up though - I ended up massively engorged, since I'm so used to feeding him practically hourly. I almost got up to express at 3am, since I was so damn uncomfortable. Thankfully Liam's had a couple of decent feeds this morning, but I can feel myself getting engorged again as he naps.
I also finally got it together to try Liam in cloth nappies. I've been slack and have been using disposables all the time. The little bugger has already outgrown a lot of the size smalls I have. Just ordered some bigger sizes to try him in.
Hi girls, wow lots of posts since I was here last and it was only yesterday, maybe the day before?
Hi Kanda Hang in there you're doing great it is hard to find that balance, and even when you do it's going to be impossible to give equal time to both kids as there'll be days where one needs more than the other. Hope you get to veg a bit when DH comes home.
Hi Rose Good luck with the cloth nappies, we were doing cloth from day 1 and they look so cute with cloth bottoms Harry got a nappy rash last week so we've been putting him sposies until we got some stay dry liners for the cloth ones, I must say the convenience of the sposies was starting to be really appealing lol were getting back into the swing of the cloth now that we have the liners they keep his skin much drier and the barrier creams can effect the absorbency of the cloth so the liners protect them too.
Hi Alison Certainly sounds like you've got a catwalk model or maybe a basketballer, or volleyballer even Hope you got to eat your brekkie, if you miss the window you can end up without meals altogether!
Hi Carmey I wait until I Harry's doing the sucking signals then I feed him, so before he starts to cry. I have him in bed with us pretty much every night I don't bother with trying to settle him in his bed at night (I cherish the sleep too much!) when he starts sucking noises and trying to suck his hands I roll him over to me and feed him lying down he feeds and takes himself off when he's done so I can pretty much sleep through the feed when he comes off I'll check his nappy and change it while he's still half asleep then offer him the other boob and again he feeds and takes himself off when he's done. I feel much more rested this week doing the night feeds this way...hopefully it keeps up! I take nappies already folded ready to go and have the re usable wipes in a bowl of warm water ready to use and I bought little plastic bins with the swinging lids to chuck the nappies and wipes in after the change so I don't need to leave the bed (I'm very lazy) If he cries I find the feed and change takes longer as he's more awake and it's harder to settle him.
Hi Tilda I can sympathise about the thrush!!!! I haven't had dramas since Harry was born, but the whole time I was pg I had chronic vaginal thrush tried everything and couldn't shake it it was awful but after he was born it was gone amazing! I hope you can get yours sorted quickly, now that you're both being treated it should clear up.
Hi Andie Sounds like Jacobs doing great! It's good that you're more relaxed this time it makes a huge difference.
...Oh and yes you're another Biatch with an awesome sleeper! LOL just kidding good on you, but I do envy all you guys that get 5hrs plus at night.
Harry's having the biggest sleep he's ever had through the day. I keep going to check on him it's been a bit more than 2hrs! He usually only goes 20mins to 1hr, we did go out to a friends this morning for coffee so maybe that actually tired him out instead of overstimulating him for once
Sorry if I missed anyone catch you all later.
Hi Kanda - are you ok? I hope you have had a chance to relax tonight, I feel like that sometimes, a lot of the time (LOL) and I don't even have another child to contend with. Sounds like you need a massage and a stiff drink! Feel better soon. xx
Hi Rose - yay on the cloth nappies. Let us know how you get on. The disposables are expensive huh, we have one of those nappy bins and we're forever emptying it, it's quite amazing how many nappies you go through! Not sure I'd have the energy to be washing cloth ones however, I have enough clothes to wash!
Hi Willow - yay for Harry sleeping longer! There's a fine line between tiring them out visiting and over stimulating them huh, I'm trying to figure that one out too, I've been going out all week this week! Oh and I just love your ticker picture, he looks so funny and cute in that piccy.
AFM - went to my sister's today, she made me lunch (first time all week I've eaten a proper lunch!) and then we watched a movie, was so relaxing! Even at home I sit on the computer all day which is killing my shoulders and neck....darn BB, FB and Ebay LOL! It's going to be a stinker in Perth this weekend, 39 tomorrow and 41 on Sunday and Monday. Looks like we'll be hanging at home in the aircon or at my sister's in the pool!!!!
Hi Alison - being looked after by your sister must have been nice. Its so hard to prepare and eat food with a baby in the picture. I probably wouldn't be eating if it wasn't for my DH (might also explain why the weight isn't "falling off me ). Have you tried using a BF pillow to give your neck and shoulders a break? I've been using a Tetra one from Big W which only cost $30 - much cheaper than the other ones around. I have really bad neck and shoulders and I find the BF pillow takes all the strain away, I can even BF no hands with it.
Kanda - Sounds like a rough day yesterday. You're an absolute trooper to take on a toddler and a baby. I hope you got a bit of well deserved R & R at some stage yesterday.
Willow - Its great you can BF lying down during the night. It must really give you that bit of extra rest. How long do you think you'll have Harry sleep in with you? Im not sure whether I should really try getting Matilda into a cot now.
Rose - I hope the good day sleeping keeps up for you. Your new regime must be working.
AFm - I'm feeling a bit frustrated with this thrush. We tried treating Matilda for it yesterday and I'm not sure if its a coincidence or not, but she hardly slept during the day and seemed really wired. She pretty much looked bug eyed her esye were that wide open : I didn't give her another dose before bedtime tonight and she's been sleeoping well so far. Not sure what to do. Maybe I should try another day on it. Or just go straigt to another medication. Argh!!
Hi AlisonCongratulations on the proper lunch! I haven't had one since DP went back to work, it's what you can grab when you have a minute or something you can eat with one hand LOL. We're getting a cool change here thank god, I hope you do ok with the heat lucky you've got air con and access to a pool.
Hi Tilda I put DS1 into a cot fairly early because he didn't seem to like the bassinet it helped a bit but not 100%, but that little bit was still an improvement! I don't know how long I'll have Harry in bed with us, I guess we'll see what happens if he becomes more settled at night then I'd move him back to his bed but for now I'll cling to the extra rest while he's in with us. I'd still like to check out the cots that open up onto the bed I think that would make for an easy transition, I should get onto that.
I'm sorry the thrush is still giving you a hard time, I wonder did the stuff for Matilda have sugar in it? Was it drops? I'm not familiar with thrush treatment for babies. It's a vicious circle isn't it you need to treat both of you or it will keep on passing back to each other I hope you get it fixed up soon!!
Well after Harry's big sleep yesterday arvo he had a very unsettled night, not that he was unhappy he just seemed to wake more often and wouldn't go straight back to sleep then at 4am he wanted to be social! Smiling and trying to have a chat, very very cute, but 4am He'd also sort of gotten into a morning routine where he'd sleep for about 2hrs even close to 3 from 6 or 7am which gave me time to shower eat brekkie and even get some washing on, but the unsettled night threw that out this morning he's asleep now so we'll see what happens.
Sorry I haven't posted in such a long time, I have been keeping up with everyone but not getting the chance to post.
I had a great day and night with Jett yesterday n last night but this morning hasn't been as good. I guess we have to take the good with the bad.
I have been having to top Jett up with formula as I can feed him for 20 -30mins each side and he is still wanting more so I make him a bottle and he will drink anything from 50-100mls. Is anyone else having the same problem? I really want to just breastfeed but I don't think I have the supply that Jett needs
Alison ensure u stay out of the heat and enjoy the pool.
Willow I hope u manage to get some sleep today n catch up on what u missed out on.
Tilda hope the thrush clears up for both u and Matilda.
Rose Aren't you exhausted feeding Liam every hour? Jett would love to eat all day but I feel like I have no milk at times so that's when I give the bottle to let my milk build up. Also well done for doing cloth nappies. How do u manage the time to wash them? I looked into them but decided I didn't think I would have the time to wash them all.
Carmey how exciting that Jack is already booked in for swimming lessons. Don't stress about your weight I am sure u will shed it soon enough. As for self settling I try to let Jett fall asleep on his own and that only works some of the time.
We have a busy weekend ahead of us. We were out last night and we are off to a BBQ this afternoon/night down in Wollongong so I hope Jett is a good boy. Then tomorrow we are catching up with the girls from antenatal classes their partners and all the babies.
I am not looking forward to DH returning to work on Tuesday either. I have had him home with me for just over 5wks.
I am trying hard to get into a routine but it isn't working as yet.
I am sure I will get into one eventually.
I can't believe how fast the time has gone. Jett was a month old yesterday.
Sorry if I have missed anyone, but I must go and tidy up before my man wakes.
to all
Last edited by Mummy-Lani; January 16th, 2010 at 10:43 AM.
Lani - Liam mostly only does hourly feeds during the day and early morning - it can get pretty tiring, but so long as I get a couple of blocks of sleep that are at least two hours, I seem to cope okay. He's been feeding less frequently the last few days, though, which has been kind of nice (though I almost don't know what to do with myself having more time on my hands!). And as for washing the cloth nappies, I just chuck on a load when I'm up in the mornings. I'm pretty much washing every day anyway, so another load isn't a huge issue.
Hang in there you're doing great it is hard to find that balance, and even when you do it's going to be impossible to give equal time to both kids as there'll be days where one needs more than the other. Hope you get to veg a bit when DH comes home.
Hope you got to eat your brekkie, if you miss the window you can end up without meals altogether!
tried everything and couldn't shake it it was awful but after he was born it was gone amazing! I hope you can get yours sorted quickly, now that you're both being treated it should clear up.
). Have you tried using a BF pillow to give your neck and shoulders a break? I've been using a Tetra one from Big W which only cost $30 - much cheaper than the other ones around. I have really bad neck and shoulders and I find the BF pillow takes all the strain away, I can even BF no hands with it.
I hope you get it fixed up soon!!
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