Sesame, so excited for DH! As for the major sleep, Eva def had one. After her vaccines she was a bit weakish so was grumpy when we handled her too much and then went down for a massive sleep with only one waking in the night (this was before she started sleeping better and she would wake up 3-4 times a night...). I am sure Liam will be just fine
Rose, wow, you got a ton of slings! Will you use them all? I have one but I find it sort of hard to use since it has way too mucgh fabric (Babylonia Tri cotti) and my eva like to look around and not be all swaddled...can you recommend a good sling that is less stifling from your arsenal???
Suz, I understand you decision on the mini pill - I slao do not want to get pregnant until Eva is at least a year, so I prefer that...Then afterwards, whatever happens happens.
Not much news here, Eva still sleeping well in her room. My good friend who had the baby around the same time came over yesterday so I took some pictures of her baby for her and I posted two of Eva and her daughter. They are leaving to her parents' house for a month and a half and we were saying how the girls will be so DIFFERENT in 6 weeks!
I am off to exercise a bit (my body is so sore from the physio yesterday - it was more iintense than training with a trainer!). So a bit of slow eliptical for me today then I would love to get some stuff done around the house (fingers crossed for that). And I am so happy it is friday! That means I get DH around for the weekend. I miss seeing him all day - we used to work with our desks next to each other in the office and now I only see him in the morning, for lunch and in the evening. I love weekends since we get to hang out and he helps me a lot with the baby
Hi Rose - I'm tempted to try the my breast friend pillow. I've found the tetra one pretty good but I think its a bit high. But Matilda does love to crash out on it after a feed. Sounds like Liam reacted to the vaccinations in a similar way to Matilda - very unsettled!! Thank god they're only ever now and then!!
Hi Alison - Sesame's suggestion about calling the ABA is a really good idea. Supply issues can usually be worked out from what I've heard. I looked into breast refusal a bit when Matilda was going through a rough patch and pulling off all the time. As usual there seemed to be a myriad of reasons that can cause it and often difficult to pin point, but it more than often passes. Its very frustrating and tiring when they're on and off.
Hi Sesame - good luck with the immunisations. Different babies react so differently from what I'm gathering from everyone else's comments. And yay for the sling. I've got my fingers crossed that your DH's job works out!
Hi BS - I can definitely recommend the fit ball to bounce on. It saves you walking the halls! I put mine infront of a table with the thousands of soft toys Matilda's been given and she loves to look at them while I bounce with her over my shoulder. You really must be missing DH. I've had DH home with me for 4 months and its been really, really nice and I'm dreading him starting work again.
Hi Suz - poor little Ryan. Isn't it awful seeing them that upset. Its like someone sticks a knife into you and then twists it for good measure. Woohoo on DTD.
Hi Carmey - creepy, creepy, creepy about the prank caller. Did you go up and see you're mum? Hope it wasn't too wet. We haven't planned the christening/name day yet. We should have done something on our trip to Perth in a couple of weeks but we just haven't been able to get our act together. Maybe on the next trip in May.
Perth girls - I'm going to be in Perth from 18th Feb to 2 March so if anyone is up for a Perth BB catch up let me know. I can't wait. DH has a martial arts thingy and a good friend of mine is getting married so it times in really well. I don't know how I'll go with the heat after a couple of years in Hobart!!
Hi everyone else! Hope you're all keeping well.
AFM - It's been a busy few days. MatiIlda has really started to settle down again (with a big thanks going to BS for her burping tip!). It has been blissful to have a happier baby. And she's engaging so much more. We have quite the conversations these days. I'm also starting to think that babies are designed for a nomadic life. We did another day trip today out to MT Field National Park and she slept and slept in the car, woke up for the forest walk, fed well and back to sleep in the car. But is anyone's bub grunting during the night? In the early hours of the morning Matilda has been grunting and farting and tossing and turning and its impossible to sleep through!! I've been trying to burp her better before bed time but my mum tells me I was the same . If it keeps up I think she'll have to go into her own room! Oh and it looks like there might be a couple of job opportunities for DH in Sydney. He's going up this week to check it all out. And I've got Matilda's god mother flying over from Albany to keep us company. Can't wait to see her!!!
Tilda - A Perth meetup while you're here sounds awesome Liam has periods at night (usually towards the morning) when he's really noisy while he's sleeping. DH can sleep through it no problem, but it wakes me up. We have friends who couldn't sleep with their bub in the room with them because of that reason and had him in his own room pretty much from day one. You have to do what works for you and lets you get sleep, ultimately.
BS - I'll definitely be using all of the slings. I love wearing Liam so much You might like to try a mei tai or a similar structured carrier - if Eva has good head control you don't need one with a head rest and she can look around. If you look at something like the Catbird Baby mei tais and pikkolo, you can also use them in a forward facing front carry, so she can see everything. If you go and look at thebabywearer, you can read through bunches of reviews and find something that you like. I warn you, it can get damn addictive though!
suz - The mei tai is based on Asian baby carriers - it basically holds the baby onto you kind of like a backpack, and you can carry on your front or back.
AFM - Liam is napping (as much as he does in the late afternoon/early evening - he tends to be restless and fight sleep a lot at this time of the day) after spending another day pretty much just feeding and sleeping. I'm definitely thinking that it's a growth spurt.
Tilda, I am def going out to get a medicine ball tomorrow! As for grunting, eva does that too either when she's hungry or when she has gas...that is one of the reasons I am so happy she is in her room - I used to wake up for every noise too...she is just struggling to get the gas out....we seriously have the same baby!
Rose, Thanks for the tip - I am going to check online to compare. I alsready have a baby bjorn that she loves, but I want a sling for when I want to carry her in a laying position - The bjorn is too upright to leave her in for too long when she falls asleep...
Eva has been really crabby since last night - She cried for a bit before her bath with gas then slept really well but then this morning crying again. She would not let me put her down for hours and now is trying to nap and keeps waking herself up with pain - she falls asleep then just starts crying in pain - I just don't know what else I can cut out of my diet...or maybe i just need to accept that this is now things are for babies sometimes and deal with it? I hope it passes so I can rest this weekend...
Hi Rose - what is that infection that you mentioned? I'm not sure what I had exactly, it had some long winded name but it was a staph infection of the amniotic fluid of some sort! Apparently very rare and very deadly.....awesome - not!!!! Puts the old c-section into perspective though!
Hi BS - you're so good for doing that exercise, I need to get my act together and kick this chub so I can fit into my clothes again! I'm so over wearing the same 4 dresses over and over.
AFM - Well somebody pinch me! Amelia slept 9 hours the night before and just did 10 last night! Is this normal? Not that I'm complaining and I know it sounds funny but the last 2 nights she's completely slept through her last feed for the night, I haven't woken her expecting her to wake midnight or thereafter instead but nope! I wonder if the cot has made the difference?
Oh and I got my new pram yesterday and I love it! Got the Kingfisher Blue, it's a real greeny blue and it's so pretty ha ha. The pram is wider than my other one at the back but it's still super easy to push and it folds sooooo easily, yay! It's probably a tad heavier but the seat comes off so it ends up about the same if you separate the seat and base. Can't wait to take it for a proper walk.
Is everyone else finding they're out so much they have no time to relax??? Amelia has been in and out of the car so many times each day, probably why she's sleeping so long, I'm tiring her out. I need to stop committing to so much I think!
I can't remember what everyone has said so sorry if I've missed people's specific comments. Haven't been on for a couple of days so have got a little behind, terrible! My sister just phoned crying, she has reporters at her front door. My brother in law was on the news the other night - he works for the Police Dept helping to set the laws and there's dramas with the new law for this search thing, he made a comment to the media and has been copping flack for it from his work since, he went on stress leave because of it the other day. My sister being like she is wrote to the minister and is now in the West Australian today if anyone is in Perth have a squiz (I haven't seen it yet) and apparently the news now want to do a story ha ha. She loves drama but I think she might've created more than she bargained for now!
Sorry everyone, this is going to be a completely selfish post. I feel like crap. My neck and back have been really good lately and I think I got a bit over confident and tried to breastfeed without a pillow while we were out yesterday and I've completely buggered my back. I feel like someone has stabbed me in the centre of my back around my bra line. I've got pain and tingling in my arm as well. It has been so good to feel like I'm coping and now I feel like its all going to s*&%. And Matilda won't sleep. Everytime I get her to sleep she wakes up about 10 minutes later. Which means I'm probably in for a horror evening tonight. She is just so bad at sleeping during the day unless we're in the car. And its not like she doesn't need it. She's in a horrible state by the end of the day when she cat naps like this. When my back is like this even folding up laundry is a drama. Let alone carrying a 5.5kg baby, burping her, feeding her, trying to be in a good mood for her! So I feel like a crap mother to boot. I think I'm in real danger of getting depressed. Sorry for dumping all this on you all.
Hi Tilda - you poor girl are you ok? Silly question, obviously not! Are you having any treatment for your back etc? I understand as I have a terrible neck/shoulder which was so much better after going on maternity leave and staying off the computer solidly all day but it's up crap again too from carrying Amelia and feeding etc. I don't have a proper feeding pillow so use my maternity pillow but must get one. I have such knots in my muscles at the moment every time I move my shoulder or neck I feel it pinging.....you'd know what I mean. If you really feel that down go see your doctor so you can get something to help you feel better. Amelia is catnapping as well in the day so it's hard to get anything done - she's currently asleep in her new pram and I'm not touching her!!! Fortunately though she's sleeping really well at night.....at the moment!
My whinge is that the girl from work who had her baby last weekend is irking me. I think she's going to turn the babies into a competition which I did fear. She's already bragging about how much milk she has and how she can express a full bottle in 15 minutes knowing full well I have issues and it takes me 3 days to get that much. Anyone else saying it wouldn't bother me but it does her for some reason. Also, she said that Georgia is already crawling at 1 week old so she must be an early learner - I was like, WTF!!!! I just replied and said that she might be in for an active bub then..... lol. I can't be bothered listening to this comparison thing all the time - again I have all my aqua class and mothers group friends and no-one makes me feel like that at all, just her. Even in hospital last week she was rubbing in that she got the deluxe double room, I only got the double room and also she was the 30,000th person to give birth at that hospital (we were at the same one with the same OB) so she got a massive gift basket from the hospital and her photo in the local paper. I don't care but she made a big thing about it like showing off. I probably sound jealous but I'm not, if you knew her I think you'd get what I mean. Why is it always the people who kick up a fuss and moan about life who get all the perks, sods law huh girls!
Oh and I bought the new pram yesterday, the one I wanted and I absolutely love it love it love it, it's so easy to put up and down and so nice to push and Amelia's up nice and high. I got the blue colour, it's kind of an green blue, it's gorgeous.
Anyway, hope you feel better soon Tilda and hope everyone else is having a great day. Sorry to moan and sound horrible.
. If it keeps up I think she'll have to go into her own room! Oh and it looks like there might be a couple of job opportunities for DH in Sydney. He's going up this week to check it all out. And I've got Matilda's god mother flying over from Albany to keep us company. Can't wait to see her!!!
- I just don't know what else I can cut out of my diet...or maybe i just need to accept that this is now things are for babies sometimes and deal with it? I hope it passes so I can rest this weekend...
Puts the old c-section into perspective though!
Even in hospital last week she was rubbing in that she got the deluxe double room, I only got the double room and also she was the 30,000th person to give birth at that hospital (we were at the same one with the same OB) so she got a massive gift basket from the hospital and her photo in the local paper. I don't care but she made a big thing about it like showing off. I probably sound jealous but I'm not, if you knew her I think you'd get what I mean. 
and hope everyone else is having a great day. Sorry to moan and sound horrible.
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