Tilda - yeah, Michael goes crazy chewing on his hands. The photographer said she wouldnt' be surprised if he cuts a tooth soon. Noooo! I'm scared of teething! Plus he's started doing this thing where he sort of 'bites' down on his bottom lip, he looks like a little old man with no teeth! I don't like it when he pulls that face cos generally it means he's getting cranky! DH thinks its cute tho! Hmm...that Tizzie Hall book sounds good. What is it called, if you don't mind me asking?
Alison - Thats fantastic that Amelia is rolling! Little munchkin! You'll have to try and get a video of it! Michael tries to hold the bottle too, its v cute, he's usually way off tho, but he's trying!
AFM - another thing I forgot to mention. This is something that has annoyed me from the beginning, but I think its something that just happens and I need to get over it. But I feel I need to have a whinge...
I can't stand it when people talk to me through Michael, or they make comments about me to Michael. For eg: "what is your mummy doing to you?!" and "I think you've had enough now mummy" and "you should be sitting up properly, shouldn't you?!" when I'm feeding him, things like that. Like, they are basically criticising what I am doing, but saying it in a baby-talk-smiley way to Michael. I feel like slapping them!
Alison - we're going to The Gala in Ardross. Been before and its just divine!Well, I can't really get my rings on...but I stuffed them on yesterday cos I wanted them in the pictures...they hurt! So yeah, still can't wear them really. Yes, I had Carpel Tunnel too, tho only in my right hand. Oooh, thats right! Have fun at your photo's!!!
Alison, yay for the rolling! It is crazy how once they start having their heads up everything follows so fast! Just a quick reply to you - who cares what people say? Do what works for her. 10 hours is fabulous so take it. She will naturally change her sleep patterns when sheis ready to drop a feed or as for more at the other feeds, so do what you feel. I had Eva sleeping through even while breastfed and her last feed was always around 830/9, same with formula - I think it is just a schedule her body is on so I try to follow her cues.
Anyway Amelia is adorable so as long as she's happy I got a big foam floor mat for Eva when she started rolling since her playmat was not big enough so just keep an eye on Amelia now, because if you thought she got her feet stuck in the bed before, wait until now! I fin Eva in the strangest position when I leave her alone to play in her bed or playpen!
Beany, Once he starts doing more tummy time the rest will come fast, although he is already trying to sit, so that's great - I really think every baby does things at their own pace. Eva also holds the bottle which is funny since she has only been taking it for a week! She holds the nipple in her mouth and when she wants me to put it back grabs it back into her mouth...Whatever Eva wants...we hear about it!
Michael's photos ar eGORGEOUS!!!
Don't get down about your bday - the more intimate affairs are usually the nicest so who needs a whole group?! Enjoy your posh dinner with DH...That is going to be a gorgeous night with babysitters and quality time fo ryou and hubby
To everyone else, hello!!!
Off to work, work out, and generally do some running around!
Alison - No, I'm still BFing. I agree with BS, just do what works for her and you. Trust me, you're so lucky to get so many long stretches at night. Jack is still up three times a night for a feed. I had a few weeks of him sleeping through and then it was all over red rover. Sigh.
Oh, and yay for Amelia rolling! Isn't it a crack up when you watch their little faces - they seem so proud of themselves. So exciting.
How did your photoshoot go?
Beany - OMG, Michael's pics are sooo cute! You must be so pleased.
And, I am so with you on people speaking to you through the baby! I get that a lot and it's so bloody frustrating! I had one woman at the store where we bought his car seat and when I said that he was quite big for his age she was like "Well I'm allowed to grow mum".
Rose - I hope Liam's feeling better tonight. No fun having a sick bubba.
Everyone else - hope you're enjoying your Friday night!
ATM - Thank you for all your kind words re: my cousin and her bubby. You'll be pleased to hear both ops went really well and Charlie (that's the bub) is doing super well. His cretan (no idea what that is!) levels have improved heaps and apparently that means that he is responding well to the new kidney. My cousin gets to see him tomorrow, which will be great cause it's been so hard for her to be so far away (in another ward). We are all going to visit tomorrow too.
It sounds like so many of us have grizzly/upset bubs at the moment. I just wonder if it's a growth thing. Jack hasn't been himself for three days and has been a nightmare to try and get to sleep during the day and night.
On another note, I had a very embarrassing moment today. I was wearing this dress that is quite low-cut (I only wear it around home) and I get this knock at the door. It was two tradies who said they were doing an inspection on all the fire systems in our apartment block. So I let them in. Little did I know that I was standing there with my nipple out. Talk about wardobe malfunction! I almost died when I realised.
Carmey - omg you flasher I know someone else who did that too! So glad that the operation went well. Creatinine is a breakdown product of muscle metabolism and is filtered out of the blood by the kidneys - if your kidneys aren't working, your blood levels are high. And that's the most I've put my decade at uni to use in the last few years
Alison - I agree, just go along with the routine that Amelia has decided on, and bugger what anyone else is doing or says. Only you and Amelia know what's best for her ultimately. And go Amelia with the rolling! Can't wait to see her photos!
beany - the photos of Michael on FB are *gorgeous*. I hear you on the friends thing, too - I find it pretty difficult to make friends, since I'm generally quiet and shy. Most of my friends these days are really DH's friends. But I happen to think that you're pretty darn shiny, if that helps at all I hope you enjoy your dinner on Saturday, too! And I agree with you about people hiding criticism in the babytalk, too - it's aggravating. And if you're interested in Tizzie Hall's book (Save Our Sleep), I have a copy that you're welcome to look through or borrow.
Tilda - I have a feeling that Liam is beginning teething, too - he chomps on everything like crazy and is a drool monster. Urgh, not looking forward to teeth!
AFM - Liam is much better today, though still somewhat cranky and in need of comfort. Again, he refused to lay down for his naps, so I've had a baby velcroed to me all day (apart from a short period where Mum came over and took him so I could get some stuff done, and when I had a shower this morning - which was accompanied by much grizzling). He's down in his cot for the night now (though he's woken a few times crying, but has settled down with his dummy) - I'm not going to worry overmuch so long as he'll sleep in his cot at night, and just work on getting him in his cot for at least one nap a day. He's back in a routine of not napping much right now, too, which doesn't help the grizzliness. But his cold is definitely improving - I reckon he'll be right in a couple of days.
I've been wondering the last little while if I should try to introduce a dreamfeed. His last feed of the night is usually arpound 7.30-8pmish, and then his next feed is anywhere between 1-3am (usually, though it varies). I tend to go to bed anywhere between 10pm and 11pm, and it would be theoretically easy to feed him before I go to sleep. I'm kind of paranoid about waking him up, though. I guess I shouldn't mess with what works for us, but gosh, it would be nice to sleep through for six hours or so.
DH and I are off to the movies again tomorrow - this time to see Avatar (DH has already seen it, but I haven't). I feel bad leaving Liam again for a few hours, but after being with him every waking hour all week, I really need a break.
Hi Beany - the Tizzie Hall book is called Save Our Sleep. It hasn't really worked for me because Matilda doesn't really want to settle into a routine and I haven't wanted to try self-settling yet. But if you're wanting to try out a more structured routine it might be worth a look. And don't let other people's unreliability get to you and stop you enjoying your BD high tea. I know how you feel though. I don't have a wealth of friends in Hobart and no one that I would really call a close friend.
Rose - I understand your dilemma about the dream feed. I often wonder too. Because if Matilda has her last feed around 7:30/eight she will often wake at about 1am and then again at 5am if I'm unlucky. But its hard to bring yourself to wake them!! A few nights ago she went down a lot earlier at 7pm and I accidentally woke her at 10pm so fed her. And she only woke once. So I think when I can get her bed time down to 7pm on a more consistent basis I'll throw a dream feed in. Enjoy Avatar! We went when my parents were staying and loved it.
Carmey - bet you made the tradies' day LOL!!! Don't worry I did that in a car park a couple of weeks ago after I'd been feeding Matilda in the car. I was leaning over doing up her stroller buckle and realised my boob was hanging out as people were walking past Fantastic news about your cousin her little boy!!
Hi Alison - Wow for Amelia rolling!! I can't wait until Matilda starts. And sounds like you're doing the right thing by Amelia by just following her cues. You'll know when she's ready to drop the dream feed. I can't wait to see your pictures!!!
Hi BS and everyone one else.
Well I just want to issue a vent alert. I'm feeling a bit miffed with DH at the moment. He was away until Wednesday night and then was working from home the last couple of days. So I've tried not to bother him too much. But we finally get to Saturday and he's gone off to Aikido for 3 hours after which he's coming home to work on a job application and then off to Sydney for 4 days again at 10am tomorrow. I'm not sure if I'm feeling a bit neglected and left holding the baby or whether I'm just envious he can just galavant about. It just would have been nice to spend one day of the week together as a family. Am I being unreasonable? I'm not sure what's normal having had him around so much until the last month or so. And I feel guilty trying to stop him doing things he enjoys.
Sounds like we've all got some fussy little babies on our hands with teething, colds and what not. Hope they all cheer up for their lovely mums this weekend.
Oh and had a major case of baby brain yesterday. I needed to duck down to the super market and couldn't find my keys, so DH lent me his and guess what I found in the ignition when I went to get in the car - my keys. Woops. The car wasn't even locked. I suspect I'd rushed to get out of the car the day before because Matilda was probably screaming. I'm glad I was the next one to get in the car and not DH
Hi Carmey - lol you poor thing, the tradies certainly got themselves a cheap thrill for the day!!
Hi BS - the latest pics of Eva are so gorgeous, she's so beautiful.
Hi Beany - I hear you on the talking through the babies thing, it can get annoying, especially if it's negative stuff, just ignore it, I do! Can't wait to see your pics of Michael. How much did you pay do you mind me asking? I love his style, it's very Anne Geddes, perhaps I should've gone with them. I went with GFP Babies because they offered me a discount as they did her hospital photos - we got $200 off! Lucky you for getting your rings on for the pics, I put mine on in the shower (safest place with the water) and as soon as I do my finger puffs up, if I leave them on I'll never get them off. My carpal tunnel was mostly in my right hand too but it can affect your whole body with regards to retaining fluid apparently. I'm over it, I haven't worn my wedding rings in 6 months now....and oddly I can wear my right hand ring - how can one finger be affected and another not, ridiculous!
Hi Tilda - I understand how you feel, my DH has been working weekends again lately and I'm sick of it! He's gone again this morning.......I like to do the food shopping with him as it's easier. MIL rang to ask if she wanted me to watch Amelia while I did the shopping and I declined. I am trying to prove a point.....there's plenty of people who can watch Amelia but it would be nice if he could take some time out of his busy schedule to do it together!!!!! Grrrrr.
Hi Rose - guess what, (now that I've just bagged him out), DH bought me a new camera yesterday!!!!! You were telling me about the Canon....well he ended up getting me the Canon Powershot something or other - the one you were talking about if I had the right one didn't do movies, this one does. It looks fabbo - very much like an SLR but apparently not as complicated which is great for me lol. You'll have to give me lessons when I get it - he ordered it online from Sydney yesterday, woop woop - he really is very generous with his presents so I shouldn't bag him out too much should I!
AFM - Photo shoot went well yesterday afternoon, got some lovely pics. These people do a fab job, you get to keep the disc with all the photos they take on them and do what you want with them which is fantastic. We just had to buy a package to do that, spent $500 on a framed pic (woops) but we get 4 pics in the frame so it's going to look great. Amelia got a little cranky at the end as she was due a sleep but we got some lovely pics. We ended up keeping them simple, we didn't use any props or bows in hair or anything, DH wasn't keen on doing her up so to speak and I'm glad now as she looks just like a baby in them although they did have a cute little hat box that was very tempting....we'll get more done when she's around 8 months old (that's when they contact you next) so I'll do those then as she'll be well and truly sitting up properly by then. My sister and I are going to do one of her sitting in a pot plant when she's sitting up unaided (very soon!).....she did one of her two little ones when they were babies and it's so cute. But, the fact she had a little tutu skirt on for some of yesterday's pics was enough I thought.....she just had that and no top on, was really sweet. I also realised when sitting up with no top on she has bigger boobs than me lol! I just had her in her little strawberries outfit for the others. I on the other hand realised how ugly I am these days lol....my nose is so pointy like my mums and I was so concerned about the old double chin showing. We really didn't want any dorky posey shots so we tried to keep them relaxed...I'm not the most photogenic person!!!! I love yours Beany, should've asked for some like that but I felt a little rushed to get Amelia before she got cranky, it was late in the day - next time I'll go in the morning I think!
Oh and we reverted back to the 5 feeds routine yesterday/last night and she slept 10 hours again without waking up! I did hear her stirring at some point, she makes these little talking/pre-crying whingey noises but I just let her go and she settled back to sleep. Yay, thank goodness for that, I did not enjoy the 2 nights before that and just glad to get back on track. We'll try again when she starts solids, no rush huh! DH also bought me a new camera yesterday, online so it's not here yet - it's a Canon Powershot, it's like an SLR, soooo can't wait to get it and take some decent pics. I hate the camera we have at the moment, it's so slow so by the time it takes the pic the moment is gone! Like Amelia rolling yesterday, it's just too slow!
Geez I crap on!
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BS - he actually rolled from his back to his side unaided for the first time this morning! I know that sounds pretty basic, but its something he's never done. He kept doing it once he realised he could do it by himself. I know, I shoudl stop worrying about it, I'm having it with my favourite ppl and thats all that matters. Thanks for the compliment re the photo's...we're very happy with what we have seen so far! I dunno how I'm going to wait 2 more weeks to see the rest!!!
Carmey - yeah, I'm blaming it all on a wonder week. Michael has been very odd the past couple of weeks really. Oh thats so funny about flashing those tradies!! Thats fantastic the ops went well...how long till they know if its been successful?
Rose - So glad Liam is feeling a bit better, poor little mite! So, was his first cold as bad as you thought it would be? (I'm dreading Michael's). Ooh, yes please, I might have a squizzy through that book at our next meeting, if thats ok? Now you mention the title I'm pretty sure I've heard of it and it seems quite popular. Aww, thanks for the compliment I'm in the same boat too...painfully shy ever since we moved here (when I was 9) - mainly cos kids would make fun of my accent, so I just didn't talk to anyone! I'm getting better, but it still affects me making friends. I remember I tried doing a dreamfeed once...but I didn't quite understand the idea that they're meant to be asleep during it! So it didn't work!
Tilda - Well, I don't think you're being unreasonable at all. Especially since your DH goes away a lot atm, it would be nice for him to spend some time with you both, and even to give yourself a break for a bit. Gosh, you were lucky your car didn't get stolen!
Alison - Ooh, can't wait to see your photo's! I bet Amelia looked a real cutie in her little tutu! We paid $425, which includes a 2 hour photoshoot (which actually went for 2.5 hours) and 20-30 of the best shots on USB for us to print at our leisure. I did a fair bit of research into photographers because I found a lot of them wouldn't give you the original images, or would want you to spend a minimum amount on prints (which they charge a fortune for!) to get them (and even then you'd have to pay extra to get them!). This photographer is self taught and still sort of building up her business, so perhaps thats why she was a bit cheaper than the others. Glad you're back into your routine! Just stick with whatever works, I reckon!
AFM - having really bad day today He's been mega cranky, and crying A LOT, which is so unlike him. Pretty sure its to do with the wodner week as he has just started rolling from back to side. His cries sound different, and hes very difficult to put down. Hmm...our posh dinner might not be going ahead after all, we'll just have to see how this afternoon goes.
Hi Beany - OMG I should've spoken to you and gone with yours that's so awesome and I think your pics will be better than mine, darn it! Might have to use her next time, what a fantastic price and if she's self taught she's a natural if you ask me, her shots are beautiful! I'm spewing I didn't go with her!!!! lol As for Michael rolling, watch out, in a few days he'll be rolling over onto his tummy. Amelia starting rolling from back to side on Tuesday and yesterday she rolled right over!!!!! Our two bubs are pretty much doing the same things at the same time aren't they, so cute. I thought Amelia was behind as well but the girls at mums group Thurs said their bubs aren't even doing the "attempt" yet and most of them are a week or more older!
I'm sorry he's cranky today, Amelia's fine so far but we're going out to my sister in laws for dinner - down your way actually (Canning Vale, is that close to you?) so I hope she stays this way. She has been sleeping a bit more so I definitely think the dreaded Wonder Week 19 is well and truly on it's way! I really hope you can still go to your fancy din dins. xx
I think Liam's in his own universe when it comes to rolling - he's been rolling from back to side for a few weeks, but shows no sign of any more. One of our friends told us that some kids actually skip rolling over completely, though.
beany - I hope you still get to go out to dinner! Clingy bubbas are really, really hard
Alison - Yay for the new camera!! It's definitely worth having a good camera with a bub. And Canons are super easy to use (unless you want to use a DSLR on manual, which I avoid, because it's too darn hard!)
Tilda - You're definitely not being unreasonable. I've been going through some of the same stuff with my DH actually - he's been going out and stuff (and spending time playing games and stuff) and it's annoying, because I feel like I don't get any time to myself. He has time every evening after I go to bed, but pretty much all of my time is spent with Liam. Which I don't resent per se, but I'd love to have some me time again.
AFM - Liam's cold is doing better. He's still stuffed up and not sleeping great, but he seems happier. Except now I'm getting it - have a horrid sore throat right now. Bleh. I'm hoping that it will be mild, since I don't know how I'm going to cope with looking after Liam while sick.
DH and I did manage to get out today to go and see Avatar (which was kind of awesome in 3D). I found it a bit hard to concentrate, though, since I kept on thinking of Liam and feeling guilty that we'd gone out two weekends in a row. My mother looked after Liam, though, and he was fairly well behaved (and took a bottle). He's been a bit velcro again since we got home, which I don't have a high tolerance for while I'm sick.
I'm realising as well at the moment that my postnatal depression is still a huge problem. Need to talk to my doctor again, I think, and figure out what to do.
Alison - It sounds as though Amelia is like her mum...she loves her routine and just didn't know what was going on when you tried dropping that feed. I'm learning to not listen to other people too (see below). If a dream feed is working for you then there's no reason to change it. I'm glad Amelia settled back down for once you resumed her dream feed. Gradually bringing forward by 15 or 30 minutes every couple of days might be the way to go when/if you want her to drop it. How did she enjoy her first birthday party?
Tilda - The no cry sleep solution might be worth a look for you if you don't think you could handle controlled crying. It has a section on gradually (may take a few weeks) dropping the feeding to sleep association but doesn't make you feel guilty if your baby will only go to sleep this way. Before getting into solutions, the first thing the book asks is if you want the change or if other people think you should be doing things differently. The author didn't make me feel guilty for any of my choices and I'm more relaxed about Amelia's sleep habits after reading it.
I'd be feeling both neglected and envious too if I was in your situation. I do get resentful of DH that he can just come and go as he pleases. I guess it'll take a while for you both to adjust to his new working conditions. Still, I don't think one day spent as a family in a week is asking too much.
Carmey - Good luck with trying solids with Jack this week. I'm also waiting until 6 months to introduce them to Amelia. The other day someone told me that if pumpkin gets on their clothes to wash it out straight away otherwise it will stain. Just FYI. Let us know how it goes. I'm glad your cousin and her baby's ops went well.
Lani - At least Jett doesn't seem too bothered by his cold. I hope you had a great time at the family reunion.
suz - I hope Ryan settles down again soon. Good to hear DH is well and truly on the mend and that Craig's toilet training is going well. Ooh extending. How exciting!
BS - That's great that Eva is doing so well on the formula. You need to look after yourself too so I hope your PCOS comes under control soon. Amelia loves to hear herself shriek as well. But it can indicate happiness or pain, so I'm always rushing to check on her to make sure its a happy shriek. She's also stays on her belly for a really long time, pushing up with her hands. She's been doing that for a few weeks now and has been enjoying tummy time so much more for it. Last night she sat by herself for the first time, with her hands on the floor in front of her. This age is so cool. It seems everyday she develops a new skill.
Rose - I hope Liam is getting over his cold. If he hates the taste of panadol, dimedon (sp?) is supposed to taste much better. My mum used to work in a pharmacy and she would taste samples. Apparently baby panadol is pretty bad.
beany - Can't wait to see some photos on FB. I hope you enjoyed the high tea nonetheless. I don't have many friends either....but those I do have are very important to me. A posh dinner sounds fantastic. I hope you got to enjoy it.
AFM - I'm going to stop listening to other people. The paediatrician I took Amelia to a couple of weeks ago told me she should only be having 5 feeds a day (instead of 6 or 7) and that she shouldn't have anything after around 11-12 at night. But how do you deny a baby a feed when she brings so much back up? Even though I don't really have a problem with her sleeping from 3-11am, it got into my head that I had to get her into a better routine. It was a disaster and she started staying awake all night. She would be tired but she was fighting sleep so there was a LOT of crying by both of us. I was trying to do all the right things to get her to realise the difference between night and day...keeping things quiet at night etc. Then it occured to me that she sleeps really well during the day with the TV or radio on. Maybe it was too quiet at night. So, Friday night I had lullaby music playing on a loop all night. Amelia slept from 8pm Friday night until 11am Saturday morning. She woke a few times for feeds and a few more just to make sure I was there I think. But she went right back to sleep. Saturday night she woke at 11:30pm and 2am for feeds and started her day at 8. I don't know myself.
Although tonight something is going on as she is currently in her swing. She slept from 8:30 until 11. Fed, then woke at 12:30 wanting another feed and hasn't gone back down yet. DH has a cold and I've had a sore throat starting today, so I hope she isn't getting sick too. Especially since I want to get her shots on Tuesday. But she has been so much happier this weekend. She wasn't miserable before but she wasn't well rested either.
We've got her a Jolly Jumper and put her in it for the first time today. She loves it! She didn't bounce much, but loved just being able to turn around and check out her surroundings at her leisure. So cute! It wore her out though. After an hour in it, she fed and then napped for 3 hours this afternoon.
She's not yet rolling much. She will roll from her side to her back though, and occasionally from her belly to her back. But she doesn't roll if on her back yet. If I put her down on her back, she's too busy trying to sit up to bother rolling. She's developing a nice little six pack from all the sit ups she does.
OK. Better be off and try to get this girl into bed
Hi Rose - how are you feeling today? Better I hope, Beany and I will catch you after Easter when you're feeling better no problems! I'm going down to our holiday house for Easter on Friday so in a way it's probably best for me as I need to do a few things before leaving.
Hi Hannah - don't worry about the paed telling you about feeding thing, every baby is different, the girls in my mums group are still feeding the same amount as you......I think if they're fully formula fed it's a different story as you know how much they're getting and any more than 5 means they're probably having too much but with BF it's different. And my Amelia sleeps with music too, I've always played music from when I bought her home, she can sleep without it but I was told it's nice and soothing for them so I've always done it. I've got quite a few baby soothing cds, I got mine from Target, she even has a Beethoven one which my pregnancy aqua teacher copied for me, apparently they like all that stuff the bubs. Glad it works for you, it does for me too! I don't put ours on a loop but if I go in through the night for the dummy I pop it back on. Don't worry about the rolling thing either, Amelia was getting stuck on her side for a few days and then suddenly she rolled onto her tummy, I helped her a couple of times and then she did it on her own so you could try that. I can't stop her now and she ends up on her tummy and then gets annoyed cause she can't roll back lol! The jolly jumper is a must, Amelia loves her and it helps her have a better sleep in the day, yippee!
AFM - well we had a pretty unsettled night too although it was a full moon so can I blame that? lol I got up to Amelia 4 times last night from midnight on....it's weird because she's not awake ie her eyes are closed but she kind of cries, what is it with that any ideas? She sleeps with her onesie with arms and closed in feet and then her Grobag, I'm particular with the temperature so don't think she's cold or hot....I'm too scared to use blankets in case of SIDS - what's the norm with sleeping anyway as I really am just guessing! I thought the Grobag was so you didn't need the blanket? I put one on her in her day sleeps as I don't bother putting the bag on but too scared at night for a long sleep. Is that being ridiculous? I've also noticed her little "I'm tired but am fighting sleep" tanty's are getting worse lol. Normally she cries a little for a few minutes before going to sleep but now she flails her arms around knocking whatever is in her path - which is usually me as I'm holding her.....I hope this doesn't mean she's going to end up a big tanty thrower when she's older . Does anyone else's bubs crack the poops before sleeping? She can go from happy and smiling to that in a split second and crack it for a couple of minutes and then suddenly she's asleep, just like that! Is that normal?
Hi Alison. You shouldn't need blankets with the grobag. Just make sure Amelia is dressed warmly enough underneath, which it sounds like she is. Overheating is a risk factor for SIDS so its better to not use the blankets as well as the grobag.
Amelia's getting worse at fighting sleep too. She'll flail her arms around, thrash her head usually connecting with my jaw or cheek and pull my hair (she reaches around and grabs the fine ones at the top of my neck - ouch!). I'm attributing it to the wonder week. Moodiness is a symptom and there must be so much going on in their little brains right now that its hard for them to relax. Sometimes Amelia doesn't know whether she wants to laugh or cry and kind of winds up doing both. That makes me laugh and if I laugh, she'll laugh too.
Hi Hannah - thanks so much, that's what I thought re the Grobags. And I so feel normal, sounds like our girls have identical traits at the moment, you just described my Amelia to a T!!!! She has red cheeks today too and is putting everything in her mouth, I think sore gums can be added to the list, great, teething and wonder week 19 coming up, this is going to be fun - NOT!!!! xx
Yay! I finally have time to sit down and write on belly belly and it is down! I am sorry I have not been around here more often lately, it seams like I have no spare time at all and when I do, I try to go out and make myself myself again!...funny thing is though, I do read all the posts on the email that comes in at midnight-at around 3am when I am up feeding Sienna and Andrew is off to work, it's really nice to catch up and to hear what you have all been up too... I kind of feel a little jealous of the time you seam to have to write, oh I wish I had you girls to talk to more often, sometimes it is so hard and I find myself really struggling... this having two business is really lovely it's just a matter of being able to prioritise and give to everyone and myself...
I feel I could write so much and talk so much it's almost unfair! I so would love to chat with you ladies more often but I can't... each night when I read a post I would love to get on and respond or to chat...ahhhhh!
Sienna rolled from her tummy to her back on Sunday... Missed it with the camera though and she has not done it again since.
One thing I really wanted to say was to Hannah.... I went through SOOOOO much grief with peoples opinions when Lila was a baby.. she would feed sometimes almost every two hours and always up at night..A LOT!!!, & that stupid question people ask "how often is she feeding" and when you tell them, they always have an opinion!!!!!!! the whole time seams like such a blur now with DD1- Lila, yet I still remember the angst, But please do not ever forget that there is no rule book that our babies need to clock in for, no right or wrong... If they are still putting on weight and smiling even just occasionally then you are doing the best job in the world... Lila used to throw up sooooo much after every feed and be a shocker at night, but now she is such a beautiful two year old (and very cheeky too!) We used to have a lot of 'white noise' in her room to help her to sleep as well in the early days...
Alison Sienna is flapping her arms around a lot too when I try to get her to sleep.... I still sometimes wrap her in her grobag then her 'miracle blanket' if she is having a rough time or is really over tired...
How many sleeps is everyone's babies getting during the day? sometimes Sienna is only having 2 ... a short one around 9am then a long one at midday and almost nothing in the arvo... she also really like changing from side to side on the boobie... when she stops I tend to burp her then swap if she gets disinterested and she drinks for another 5 - 10 mins from the other side...sometimes she goes back and forth... I guess she does not like being in the same spot for too long!
I went for a walk yesterday and today... hoping to get those happy endorphins going.. 8kms in an hour up hills and through the bush each time and bloody hard work but it feels so good.
Nice to be here.
I Hope you all are happy and well.
Hi everyone, its been a bit quite on here lately. I'm guessing everyone is being kept busy by their little ones (me included).
Hannah - don't worry about the comments about the feeding. Matilda is constantly on and off the boob. I've given up worrying about it recently. It seems to be just the way she likes things. I don't think her tummy feels comfortable if its too full. That's great what you worked out with the white noise. Isn't it amazing when you have those ah ha moments.
Kanda - how fab to hear from you. It must be sooooooo busy with two I'm surprised you keep up with the posts at all. And don't worry if you can't write much - we'll be thinking of you. Though I know it would be nice to be able to write more just for your own sake. Matilda's day sleeps are all over the place. Sometimes she'll only have three short naps through the day and then we'll have the odd day where she'll do a marathon 3 hour sleep. But she rarely sleeps much between 3pm and bedtime at 7 or 8pm.
Alison - Matilda gets quite upset before sleeps sometimes too but I reckon you're really lucky that Amelia settles again quite quickly. Your description of her just going out like a light made me smile. She's such a cutie. We're trying a gro-bag for the first time tonight. I was a bit worried she'd wake herself with her hands but so far so good. If you go to the grobag website they give you a guide on what they should wear at different temps with the different TOG ratings.
Rose - Isn't it hard to watch our DH's with so much freedom sometimes!! But wasn't Avatar great in 3D? I hope you could get into your GP quickly to talk about your PND.
Beany - It really sounds like wonder week 19 is approaching fast for Michael. Matilda was soooooo cranky and out of sorts last week. Wouldn't sleep during the day. Was off her tucker (which is so unlike her). I'm wondering if it was a bug but it was probably the fussy period leading up to week 19. I hope he's come out the other side of it for you.
Hi Suz, Brussels, Carmey and anyone else checking in. I hope you're all doing fabulously.
AFM - well I'm actually feeling pretty exhausted so I think I'll keep this short and sweet and get on tomorrow to give a bit more of an update. Matilda is getting really full on and is needing a lot more input if you know what I mean. She wants help sitting up so she can play with her toys infront of her (might be time for a Bumbo) and wants to be constantly carried around to look at everything and touch things. It's gorgeous but tiring! Well goodnight sweethearts. Sleep well.
Hannah - Your avatar is so cute! Nice to see Amelia on there. Well done to you and Amelia! You know your baby better than anyone so you should listen to your instinct. It's all trial and error but you've done well to figure out what works best for Amelia.
Rose - Hope you and Liam are feeling better. Craig had the same reaction with baby Panadol as Liam, big projectile vomits. I think Hannah's right, it must taste pretty bad.
Alison - Yes, Ryan gets overtired too and fights sleep at times. I use blankets and a sheet, with them made up only halfway up the bed and all tucked in (like on the SIDS website). Ryan sleeps in a cotton wondersuit. I didn't use Grobags with Craig and probably won't this time either (I never found any on sale that were the right size, TOG or 'gender'). How's the new camera going? Got your photos back from your photo shoot?
Kanda - Great to hear from you! Love the pics you've been putting up on FB, the girls are so cute! I drag the laptop around the house with me and manage to find some time to post, but I guess we've been spending a lot of time at home with the toilet training. I'm hoping that things will get easier with 2 kids, that we'll fall in to some kind of routine (ha!) 'cause at the moment we just bounce from piller to post. Good on you for getting out and walking, I bet you feel good. I wish I could do any exercise, even the Wii Fit is impossible at the moment.
Tilda - I went through the same things with my DH when Craig was born. Even now he still doesn't get that his life hasn't really changed but mine has. There is no alone or 'me' time anymore. All I want is for him to come home early from work one day so I can go to the hairdresser and to be fair I should talk to him about it. Just chat to your DH about your feelings, he's probably not even aware of how you feel.
Beany - Hope you had a nice 30th birthday! Mine was a bit of a fizzer too. I also don't have many friends, but DH and my best friend were meant to plan a surprise 30th for me but got disorganised and it didn't happen. Which didn't really matter in the end because DH gave me a balloon ride for my birthday which was so awesome that I was too tired to socialise anyway. Sounds like your photo shoot went well, can't wait to see more pics!
Carmey - Oh dear! That's my fear, having a nipple hanging out! Did you guys find a place to rent? I've been thinking lots about your cousin and Charlie, it sounds like the surgery went well. Creatnine levels are important even years after a transplant, they still monitor my brother's pretty closely. Rose's explanation of Creatnine was spot on.
Brussels - Eva sounds like she hasn't skipped a beat since swapping to FF. Hope you're all doing better.
Lani, Willow, Sesame hope you girls are doing well.
AFM - So tired. Ryan has finally started to settle down after all the frantic feeding and spewing. He's reaching for toys and holding them now. Rolls from back to side and then sometimes on to his tummy. I'm also thinking about a bumbo now, he's always trying to sit up. We ditched Craig's night nappies (pull-ups) a few nights ago and so far no bed-wetting. Our house has become a real pigsty, but this week I've been trying to get back on top of it. We're off to our caravan for Easter, so if I don't post again before we go, I hope everyone has a great Easter break! And happy 4 months to all the bubs!
suz - I've said it before, I don't know how you cope with two kids. You're a champion.
Tilda - Liam is the same, he always wants to be entertained or held. He's always been like it to some extent, but it's crazy right now. I suspect that it's a wonder week thing. I hope so, because I'd like to actually put him down from time to time to get things done.
kanda - At the moment, Liam is very much a cat napper, and rarely sleeps more than 40 minutes at a time, though he'll occasionally have a random 2-3 hour sleep. He tends to have a couple of naps in the morning and either one or two in the afternoon. He's usually awake from about three or four until his bedtime at seven or eight (and well cranky by then). I'm actually just starting to work on trying to encourage him to extend his naps using the No Cry Nap Solution.
Alison - I do the same as Hannah with the sleeping bags - I just dress Liam more warmly beneath it. I was actually thinking the same thing a few nights ago when it was cool and wondering if I should put a blanket on him as well. But he kicks blankets off like crazy, so it works better for him to just put more clothes on him, I think.
Hannah - I definitely agree with not listening to anyone else. Every baby is going to be different. Liam feeds way more - he feeds every 1-2 hours during the day and usually only has short feeds. But I figure that it works better for him with his reflux.
AFM - Liam and I are doing much better today. I'm still feeling vaguely off and dizzy, but my overt cold symptoms have gone. Liam's still a bit snuffly, but he's been really happy all day, apart when he got overtired at the end of the day (as usual). It's been lovely to see him happy again, because he's been so sad and upset all the time.
As I mentioned above, I'm starting to work on his sleeping habits. I don't know if they can really be changed, but I really would like to him to take longer naps than he does, because he often wakes up cranky and clearly tired. I'm working from the No Cry Sleep and Nap Solution books, and will try one thing at a time. I had white noise going all night last night and he had a really good night (and so did I). I'm trying to wean him off the dummy a little bit as well, just to stop him getting dependent on it for sleep.
I'm coming to the conclusion that Liam is fairly high needs - he hates being on his own and pretty much always needs to be entertained, amongst all of the other factors they use to define high needs babies. He's having more and more time during the day where he's really happy, giggling and smiling and cooing, so I'm just going with the flow, even if it is exhausting for me. My mother still comes to help me every day, which is incredibly awesome.
And now I'm rambling on. I was going to have a rant about my MIL, but I think I'll leave that for another post. My washing just finished, and I need to go and hang out nappies.
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Just a quick reply to you - who cares what people say? Do what works for her. 10 hours is fabulous so take it. She will naturally change her sleep patterns when sheis ready to drop a feed or as for more at the other feeds, so do what you feel. I had Eva sleeping through even while breastfed and her last feed was always around 830/9, same with formula - I think it is just a schedule her body is on so I try to follow her cues.
Fantastic news about your cousin her little boy!!
He's been mega cranky, and crying A LOT, which is so unlike him. Pretty sure its to do with the wodner week as he has just started rolling from back to side. His cries sound different, and hes very difficult to put down. Hmm...our posh dinner might not be going ahead after all, we'll just have to see how this afternoon goes.
I thought Amelia was behind as well but the girls at mums group Thurs said their bubs aren't even doing the "attempt" yet and most of them are a week or more older!
I really hope you can still go to your fancy din dins. xx
Great to hear from you! Love the pics you've been putting up on FB, the girls are so cute! I drag the laptop around the house with me and manage to find some time to post, but I guess we've been spending a lot of time at home with the toilet training. I'm hoping that things will get easier with 2 kids, that we'll fall in to some kind of routine (ha!) 'cause at the moment we just bounce from piller to post. Good on you for getting out and walking, I bet you feel good. I wish I could do any exercise, even the Wii Fit is impossible at the moment.
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