MIL hanging out with Eva before dinner, so I have some time!
Carmey, you won't sound stupid - we are all doing the goo goo voices! For the apt, not yet, I need to get it propoerly cleaned up first - it is clean but not organized...My mother gets here on the 13th so she will liberate a lot of time for me and I'll be able to organize then I'll post pics - she is coming from New York for five days and will prob want to spend every waking second with Eva - great for me! For the running, you should run after a feed and wear a very strong bra - I have small boobs but the super support bras are coming out anyway, then a tight support running top then sweatshirt or winter top (it is snowing here!)...I love running in the cold though so it is good that I am starting up again now...Even if you used the belly band, I have been too scared to even venture into my closet...My motto is if it stretches and exposes my boob, I'll wear it...Skinny jeans are on holiday for the moment! Thanks for sharing the birth story - my eyes are all wet - What a gorgeous birth story!!!!!!!
Andie, I don't know if she was old - I had her on the phone...but needless to say I am done with her advice and will not be calling her back if I have problems in the future...Wow, your boy is a long one Eva was 54cm at 1 month, so sounds like he is sprouting!!! Don't worry so much about the rapid breathing - Eva does it too and her doc said it is totally normal...you can look that up on whattoexpect.com - they say it is just an immature respiratory system so it is normal - but of course if you are stressed, always better to ask!
Alsion, get that bjorn on - it is a lifesaver...typing is hard though! Can't see the keyboard but it totally gives you some time to do things! I love that thing, she almost always falls asleep straight away! I am sorry to hear about your friend. It is so sad when things like that happen. My condolences...
Hey willow, sorry to hear Harry is so unsettled...do you use a dummy with him...? Maybe that can help - it helped me LOADS! and my nipples!
Hi to everyone else!!!
Going off to dinner now - I added some new photos of Eva on FB - if I don't every few days my mother calls complaining! - I'll try to get some up of the apt next week, but you guys can see some of the apt in photos and check out my new green rocking chair that DH got me! It was originally for the baby's room but since I feed her more in the living room, we left it out! It is so cool!
xoxo
Last edited by BrusselsSprout; January 7th, 2010 at 03:21 AM.
BS We've tried Harry with a dummy, a few different types, a few times but he just doesn't want it, the furthest we got was one night he took a few suck then spat it out and screamed even louder at us I'm not against dummies but apparently Harry is
Carmey Well done with the new siggie but the other one was really cool too Haven't read your birth story will do that soon, thanks for posting it I love reading them!
Alison That'd be right a young spunky pharmacist when you want something like that!! Hope it helps though those little things can cause a lot of misery!
Sorry to hear about DH's friend that is way too young life is just not fair sometimes. DP has a funeral tomorrow one of his good friends from school's son who went to school with my boys died in a car accident on the weekend he was 17, 4 days away from his 18th birthday, it's so sad he was a good kid, up and coming rugby player. No alcohol involved the police said he was doing 80 in a 100 zone (as P platers have to) they think some thing went wrong with the car, possibly the steering, he lost control flipped and hit a tree. There were 2 passengers who are both still in induced comas but it's looking promising for them so far. It's just not fair Jack was doing all the right things and he's gone, whereas there are all these ****heads out there driving like idiots and nothing happens to them!
Enough of that before I start bawling! It's just too sad
I should go and try to do something productive before Harry wakes
Willow - OMG, that's just awful about that poor kid. He was so young. I hope the others pull through. There seems to be so many accidents on the road at the moment. Scary.
BS - have you actually started running yet? I will start next week and am so interested to see how I go. I don't think I'll be able to run 1km! Plus, it will just be jogging more than running.
I'll go online later to look at your new Eva pics. Keep 'em coming!
ATM - My house is a mess. No, sorry, that's not quite right. My house is a nightmare. The bathrooms are growing fur, my sheets have baby spew all over them and my kitchen literally has an egg splattered on the tiles because I was in the middle of making pancakes and Master Jack decided he wanted to be held. And, here I am sitting on BB writing instead of cleaning it all up! I just feel like I need some ME time before I get into it. I feel like I'm constantly cleaning, washing and then some. I haven't been out of the house in 24 hours so that probably has something to do with it. Plus, Jack was so clingy this morning and has only just gone down so I haven't had a shower yet either. Not painting a pretty picture, am I?
Anyway, enough chatting and more scrubbing. Ciao. xxxx
OMG willow that is terrible. I hope the other 2 survive. How sad to think they weredoing nothing wrong.
Alison also DH friend is too young to pass.
Well my little man had a great night last night slept 7.5hrs but he has been playing catch up this morning with wanting feeds every 2hrs. Oh well at least he is doing it during the day.
I have just put him down to sleep n I now have some me time as DH has gone to drop our old lounge off n pick up our new lounge. Yay can't wait to get our new one.
I need to do some housework too but it is hard to get motivated.
I also need to order the thank you/ announcement cards. I was going to design my own n then just get it printed but not sure if I have the time to design it.
The girls that did it on snapfish was it easy n did they turn out good?
Well must go n get organized it is almost afternoon n I am still in my pj's and haven't had a shower.
Hi Willow - god that is super super sad, I can't even fathom how his parents must feel, very very tragic. Like you said, it's not fair when all these other idiots who hoon and drink and drive wrap their cars around trees and survive! Something wrong with that equation. I hope the other two are ok at least.
DH's friend whilst very sad given his age and not to sound awful but unfortunately he was a bit of a time bomb really. He was a big boy, I'm talking probably a good 200 kgs and a very heavy drinker, I'd go so far to say he was an alcoholic. Lovely guy though....his dad died in his 30's of a heart attack and he wasn't over weight or a drinker! He has been working and living in Vietnam for the last 5 years and was riding his scooter home drunk and got hit by a car and was flown to Bangkok for surgery, he broke his leg so bad he spent almost 5 months in hospital having various operations, he'd get a break fixed then get an infection etc.....probably being so big didn't help in the healing I'd say. He only just came home the day before New Years but was still pretty well bed ridden and had a nurse looking after him. He had apparently lost some weight as they had him on a diet and obviously he couldn't really drink whilst in hospital. I did hear too that whilst in hospital you know the deep vein thrombosis things they put on your legs that automatically pump up (I had them after my c-section), well they didn't have any big enough for him so he just didn't get any. His mum flew over recently and begged him to come home for the last lot of surgery but he wouldn't. I dare say that given his size would not have helped at all and then they let him fly home from Bangkok to Vietnam for New Years! Anyway sorry that was long winded but that's basically the story. I was looking at his FB page and he has so many friends it's not funny, he was a very jovial guy, but of a smart a*se actually but in a funny way. Life's too short some times huh.
Hi Carmey - don't worry, my house is pretty much the same, don't have time to clean, if I'm not feeding I'm doing washing or trying to get out of my pjs or something. I didn't even eat lunch yesterday!
As for me, I have mothers group this arvo so looking forward to weighing Amelia. Only got 4 hours again last night so the 5 and 6 hour nights were short lived, grrrr!
Carmey. Ditto on the house front. Our place is pretty much a bomb site most of the time now. But I am blessed with a cleaner that comes once a week who does an absolutely amazing job of restoring order! I think the $$$ are worth it for my sanity (and back).
Alison and Willow, I'm so sorry to hear the sad news from you both. It's just devestating when we lose a young person. And now that I'm a parent I really just can't comprehend what it must be like to lose a child.
Lani, I haven't got the snapfish cards yet, but they should get here by Monday I hope. Things take forever to get to Hobart!
Brussels- I've been trying the hot wheat pack too LOL. It helps for a minute or two, but then she realises she's been put down and we're back to square one again. Grrr. I think its a combination of wind, the awful bassinet that has a hard mattress and is really narrow, and that she does like a cuddle. Shopping for a new cot tomorrow!!!
Alison, what a bummer the long sleeps were short lived. But as quickly as they disapear they're likely to reappear again just as quickly.
Oooooh. I hear a hungry cry. Will try and get on again later. Hugs to everyone.
Question: does anyone's little one have a rash or pimples on their face? Jack has this pimply rash all over his face, scalp and even on his neck, chest and back. I have the early childhood nurse coming over tomorrow so I'll ask her but was interested if anyone else has experienced this? Some of his little pimples even have little white heads on them.
Carmey it sounds like Jack has similar pimples to Jett. The community nurse told me they are hormonal pimples. She told me there is nothing you can do n they will clear up on there own.
Hi Carmey - yes, Amelia has a couple too - I was just at mothers group and like Lani said the health nurse said very normal and hormonal. Also can be from the milk....milk pimples apparently.
Well Amelia is now 4.4 kgs and has grown 4.5 cms in 5 weeks, she's now 56.4 cms!!!!!!
Gotta run, she's hungry, will write more later. Off to the block again for the weekend tomorrow so will be offline until Sunday.
Thanks guys re the rash. Good to know it's all normal!
Got another question! Because Jack is exclusively BF it's hard to know how much he gets. I expressed today (I had so much milk this morning!) and got DH to give Jack some tonight so I could take a rest. I filled up the bottle (125ml) but he only drank 80ml. Is that normal do you think? I had a feeling he was already a bit full because I had given him some about two hours before to settle him after he was crying...
For those of you who sometimes use the bottle, how many mls do your bubs generally drink at one sitting?
Willow, that is terrible - to die so young - his poor parents must be heartbroken - Eva refused the dummy a few times and the bottle as well but we kept trying and she finally took it and takes them with no prob now...Maybe keep trying and not when he is stressed - I noticed that she took her first bottle when she was not stressed for a feed, and same witht he dummy...so try when he is relaxed and just whining for the boob.
Lani, you lucky girl with his sleeping! You are so lucky! Eva gives me 5 hours in the evening and I am jumping for joy - 7.5 is a full night!!!
Carmey, my house looks like a daycare hit by a tornado, but I have a cleaning lady come in once a week (I need it!) to change sheets and do the bathrooms and vacuuming - one of the luxuries I give myself during this period! Yuo should consider having a cleaning service in once a week - it is such a huge help! (I agree with Tilda - TOTALLY worth the money!) Eva is pimply too, whitehead and rashy looking things- totally normal - it is your hormones in his system and it will clear up on it's own. Just keep his face clean and don't use any acne products on him ever
I usually pump between 2.5-4 oz and Eva does not finish every time - on the breast they take what they need so they stop when they are full...don't worry - she sometimes drinks and asks for another bottle so i top her up an ounce or sometimes she does not finsh and I cry for the wasted milk but it is normal - I find that Eva eats big meals in the morning and smaller meals at night ....might just be his light supper time that he took the bottle
Tilda, another thing you can try which I do now is I put a small pillow or stuffed animal up against her belly or side while she sleeps (sort of tricks her into thinking there is someone there) so maybe try that? It can't hurt to try...
Alsion, great growth for your princess! She sounds like she'll be a tall one like your DH!!
Getting stuff done today and have an appt for her passport next week! I am feeling productive so let's see if I can continue this with getting a shower in!
Hi Carmey - I don't express enough to get a whole bottle, the most I've ever expressed in one day was 80 mls and that was a miracle, it's usually around 40 mls. But, I have given Amelia a full formula bottle a few times now and she drinks the full 125 mls! Just goes to show why she needs top ups. Although on the formula tin it does say between 120 and 125 mls, not sure if breast milk is different. I know formula has more fat in it which is why it fills them up more. I'm going to try some fenugreek to see if it increases my supply because at the moment I'm pretty well topping up after every feed except the first morning feed around 6.00 am as that's when I'm at my fullest. I have no choice, although I'm just about over the whole worrying about it thing, had a good chat to the health nurse today about it so feel better. There's a couple of girls in my mothers group who no longer BF as they had the same problem as me, one even gave it away as she just didn't like it, at least she's honest! I personally think it's a bit over rated as well but I know it's good for Amelia so I will persevere for a little bit longer. I'm finding it far too time consuming, I'm either BF'ing or expressing which half the time is pointless. You girls with big milk supply are very lucky.....it's quite hard when you feel like it's not working properly, it makes you feel like a failure. Great not only did I have to have a c-section but I am having to do FF comp feeds. Never mind, like I said, I'm really getting over it now and just more concerned that Amelia gets a full belly so she can grow! We shall see how the fenugreek goes, be funny if I ended up with too much milk, but I doubt it!
Hi Alison. Juat a quick post. Middle of the night and BF Matilda. When my supply was slow yo come in they got me expressing after each feed for 5 minutes one side then 5 on the other. Then 5, 5 again switching between the breasts again. And the lac consultand also got me taking fenugreek. This all seemed to help and I started producing copious amounts. But I hear you on the time consuming bit. Its time consuming even if you're supply is up. But if BF doesn't work for you and Amelia, dont beat yourself up. The main thin is that you're happy. Happy mummy, happy baby. Take care hun! And good night. I'm going to attempt to get bac to bed!
Hi Tilda - thank you for that info, definitely going to get some fenugreek, I really want to continue for the goodness side of things. Hope Matilda settled well for you last night. xx
AFM - Amelia slept from 10.00 pm to 5.00 am - 7 hours!!!!! Typically though we're off to our holiday house down south today for the weekend so I was up getting organised and didn't get to bed until midnight so I didn't get to make the complete most of it but bloomin happy. Probably a fluke but I'll take it!!! She fed and went back to sleep and it's now nearly 9.00 am and I'm going to have to wake her for another feed and then get going. I wonder if going out yesterday knackered her or her growth spurt is over. Who knows!
Anyway will be offline until Sunday so have a great weekend girls. Sunrise has a story on now claiming Formula is almost as good as breast milk so must go listen!
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carmey looks good!!
Eva was 54cm at 1 month, so sounds like he is sprouting!!! Don't worry so much about the rapid breathing - Eva does it too and her doc said it is totally normal...you can look that up on whattoexpect.com - they say it is just an immature respiratory system so it is normal - but of course if you are stressed, always better to ask!
I'm not against dummies but apparently Harry is
Hope it helps though those little things can cause a lot of misery!
to all.
but it is normal - I find that Eva eats big meals in the morning and smaller meals at night ....might just be his light supper time that he took the bottle
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