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Hi everyone!! I can't believe how long it's been since I've been online!! I was cooped up in a hotel for a week and we still don't have the internet connected at home in our new place. Anyway, I can't stay on for long. I've missed everyone terribly and I can't wait to catch up on everything. Hugs, hugs, hugs!
Hi Tilda:hello: Hope all going well with the move...I bet the weather's better in Bondi!! I'm jealous freezing here I hate it! Bring on summer!!!!!!
Hope you're settling in well, hear from you when you're all hooked and and have a spare 5mins, moving is so hectic!
Hi all. I won't do persies today as my uncle and cousin are visiting today and I'm expecting them any moment. I'm always lurking but never seem to get around to posting. I just wanted to let you all know how we're doing.
My first mother's day was pretty average. My mum was really sick. She's started a new chemo drug since the first one hasn't worked and was in a lot of pain. She was admitted to hospital tuesday last week and will be discharged this friday. Her doctor thinks it may have been the blood thinner she was on to prevent her forming more clots (she had quite a few earlier this year). She is doing much better now that her pain is being managed.
As for Amelia, right on cue at 22.5 weeks, the fussiness and night waking started again. We'd managed a week of sleeping at night and a great, easy rhythm during the day and now its all up the creek again. I've given up and am just following her lead. I'm also back to feeding her to sleep as its the least exhausting method. I'm not even thinking of trying self-settling. But I am getting really worried about going back to work in 6 weeks. If we could afford it, I'd be a SAHM in a heartbeat.
On Saturday I took Amelia to see an osteopath. I've always been concerned about the effect Amelia's quick delivery had on her neck and spine. As it turns out, her neck isn't too bad, but she does have a problem with her hips. Amelia did really well with the treatment and we have to go back for one, maybe two more. She's been so different since. Until now, Amelia hasn't really shown much interest in rolling from her back. Now she rolls from her back to her side all the time. She'll also spin herself around in circles by lifting her bum off the floor. She's much happier on her tummy. She not trying to crawl yet, but doesn't get so frustrated reaching for toys in front of her either. She's also much happier to play on the floor by herself, as long as I'm in the room with her. I love watching her entertain herself and chat to her toys. Every now and then she'll look at me then go back to playing once she catches my eye.
Sleep at night is still pretty bad. We've had better days/evenings since I've been keeping things calmer. Because Amelia loves to watch everything, I think I've overestimated how much stimulation she needs from me. When she was so clingy I felt the need to entertain her. Now that being in the same room with me is enough for her I just sit her somewhere so she can see what I'm doing and get on with what I need to do. The problem now is to get DH to realise this and to be quiet when he gets home from work.
I did try some farex on the weekend. I followed my mum's suggestion of giving it to her at night to see if it helped her sleep. BIG mistake. While she loved it and couldn't get enough, it gave her a huge tummy ache so she was crying all evening saturday. She did sleep for 11 hours but I think that was a result of the osteo treatment. I gave her some at the same time sunday night and we were up all night. I've decided to hold off on solids for another couple of weeks (as per my original plan) and want to look into baby-led solids. Rose and willow, do you have any book suggestions?
I hope everyone is well (Alison I hope you get over your cold soon and that Amelia doesn't get it).
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Hi Hannah - lovely to hear from you, have been thinking of you and wondering how you're going. Sorry to hear your nights have gone back to the way they were, don't worry, it's probably part of this 19 week wonder week which can go for up to 6 weeks they reckon, she'll go back to it I'm sure. Re the food, I was told to avoid feeding at night for that exact reason - until their digestive systems get used to it you're best sticking to breakfast and lunch.....that also gives you time to see if they have a reaction at all rather then during the night and being up all night with them because of it. Amelia is on breakfast and as of yesterday lunch, she only has a few teaspoons of lunch while she gets used to it but she's having loads more of the rice cereal. Tomorrow I will add pear and see how we go. Sorry to hear your mum has been unwell again, I hope she's on the road to recovery again now, that must be so hard for her and you to watch. It's so sad.
Anyway, best run, been swimming and Amelia's asleep now so I've got some things to do before she wakes up. I have the worst blocked nose, it's making me feel like I can't be stuffed doing anything, I can't even taste food so what's the point in eating! I bought myself some Fess but it's not helping, I can't use the other nasal sprays as I get addicted to them (sounds weird I know).....I used them for years when I was younger and made myself quite ill......I then found out they actually make your nose worse so I avoid them altogether now!
Hope everyone is having a great day.
xx
Hey everyone!
Willow - it does look like little red dry patches - The only thing I have fed her are carrots and a bit of banana and apple one time...I am not sure that is it, but I'll see...MIL told me that BIL had awfully dry skin (and still does) and DH has dry skin so I am blaming it on papa's genes...lol...I have to go to the paed next week to get a certificate of good health for her daycare anyway so I'll ask what I can do then.
Hey Tilda! Great to hear from you and hope the move goes smoothly! Can't wait to get an update.
Alison, hope you're feeling better soon - at least not tastin ganything and not eating should take some weight off :ROFL:
Hannah, hey, soory about the mother's day and Amelia getting unsettled again. Going to the osteo is amazing isn't it? It helped Eva a lot too. I hope her self entertaining will tire her more and help her sleep better.
Eva is 6 months old today!!!!!!!!!!!!! The time flies, doesn't it! She is the oldest in the group but that means that all of your bubbas are getting to the half year mark very soon! Isn't it crazy? On a worst note, after one week and 2 full days in daycare she has diahrrea today, so is staying home. I'll be running up and down between my apt and the office and MIL is trying to arrange her day to stay with her for a few hours this morning in order to let me get some work done. I was givin gher her bottle at 530am this morning when she let it out and I didn't think it was anything bad until I felt it run down my leg (ew TMI, I know!) - so at 530 AM, I woke up DH who ran her a bath, and changed her while I did a load of laundry, aired out her room, and got her dressed.
I hope it passes fast - she does not have a fever for the moment, and is eating really well (she even asked for more this morning so ate 60ml MORE that a full bottle, so I am sure she is replenishing her liquids...but we'll see. I just hope it passes fast.
Happy 6 month birthday to Eva :leap: and happy diarrhea for her mother :ROFL:
Have a gorgeous day girls!
Hi Hannah Sorry to hear your mum hasn't been going to well:hug: Hopefully they're on top of things now and she picks up so her body can do it's job with the new drug!
As for the solids, I'm pretty sure the ABA has a book, Baby- led- solids, I really need to get on to getting it myself, if I remember tomorrow, I'll let you know if I find it, I'll post in here and maybe drop a comment on your FB page, sometimes I find it quicker to jump on there than in here an a bad day.
Harry usually sleeps well the day of his chiro treatments, not 11hours though!!! Go Amelia!!! He also used to sleep longer at night when he was having his cranky time crying for a couple of hours at 8pm, I think he exhausted himself with the screaming, wow that seems like so long ago now, I don't miss the screaming, but the 3+ hours of sleep in a row would be nice!
I'm not a fan of these WWs, Harry just hasn't been the same after last one now we're into this one:wall: ...not to mention the teething:doh:
Alison Have you ever tried the nasal thing, oh now I won't be able to remember what it's called, I think it's called a Neti Pot, maybe, a lot of people swear by it, I think it's just warm water and it clears everything out, you tip it in one nostril and it clears it all out, sounds a bit gross though but sposed to be great.
Gotta go Harry's awake.
oh no NOt another WW coming up :O
i think mare is just starting to teeth the dribble oh my gosh i think we could fill an olympic sized swimming pool before lunch with th amount of dribble.
i had to give her panadol for the first time teh otehr day as she was so unsettled adn grumpy and a slight temp :( but she slept so well for teh next day :)
we are still going well over night but days sleeps what are they ???
willow: oh i hope harry starts settling longer than 3 hours for you. you poor thing i feel terrible saying maree does sleep well. :( hope once teh chiro gets it all sorted and he slows down growing a bit it settles.. and teething sucks :(
happy belated 6 months EVA :D:D your a big girl now
back to the sewing machine.
oh sorry someone asked what i was selling before
im making MCN's blankies, cloth pads, breast pads, wet bags,
mainly selling at local markets and on face book..
I have applied for MPM membership but havent heard back yet.. so oncei get that ill be getting all the details up :D
Alison - I think I'll start with lunch and see how we go. I'm still going to wait a couple more weeks though. I hope your cold clears up soon.
BS - Happy 6 month birthday Eva! It's a good sign that she's still eating. Perhaps its a reaction to something she's eaten. Whatever it is, I hope she gets over it quickly for you. Oh and well done on the return to work. I'm glad Eva is settling well into daycare.
willow - I didn't think to check the ABA website. I should make use of my subscription. Now you've got me all nostalgic for those screaming evenings early on lol. I don't miss the screaming either, but I'm sure I got more sleep back then. It does seem such a long time ago. I hope Harry settles down. Hopefully solids will help him space out his feeds once he starts. You're such a trooper for continuing to BF :clap: I think you're doing a fantastic job.
kawazuki - Goodluck with the new business.
Tilda - Great to hear from you. I hope you, DH and Matilda are settling well in Sydney. Wow, what a whirlwind few weeks you must have had.
AFM - I am so hurt and angry right now. I've had a whole 2.5 hours sleep...in 3 blocks, not all at once. Amelia woke me up at 7:10 after being put down at 6:40 (I'd been up with her since 3:40). She had a bit of wind and I thought she'd settle quickly after bringing it up so I brought her to bed with me. She was perfectly happy lying on my stomach, but I didn't want to fall asleep with her like that in case she rolled off me. I put her on her side next to me and she started screaming. I tried my best to settle her, and what does DH do? He gets up and goes straight to the spare room! :angry: I know he hasn't had a lot of sleep either since he stayed up with Amelia until 3:40 and that he has to work full time, but aren't we in this together? I'm so sick of feeling like he is doing me a favour everytime he takes Amelia off of my hands :crying:
Hi Girls, I had to cut it short last night I thought I'd get a full post in before Harry wanted his next feed but no, I'm sure he has a BB radar, as soon as I get on he wakes up!
Hi Hannah I would be upset about that too, I understand he's tired and wants some sleep, but just getting up and leaving like that makes you feel bad! Like you're an inconvenience or something, he could've at least given you a token "is there anything I can do or get you" before suggesting he might go and get some sleep in the other room grrrrr If you're going back to work in 6 weeks I hope he's more tactful then!
I'm not pinning much hope on solids helping with Harry's sleep, well I'm trying not to, it didn't help with DS1, but DS1 had other little tricks you could use to get him to sleep a bit more, Harry just wants to eat:o
I'm going to start expressing tomorrow while DH is home to amuse Harry, I haven't tried as yet, but I want to see if he'll take a bottle or a cup even so then maybe I'll get a break here and there, but as for the nights I really want see if I can get him to skip at least one feed to give a bigger chunk of sleep, I can distract him through the day if I need to but at night I just don't have the patience or energy so I just feed him.
Well like I said, Harry's BB radar must be working because he's awake, that was a great 10 min sleep, grrrr this is usually his best sleep of the day 2 hrs sometimes a little more and if he misses it he's a nightmare for the rest of the day. So I better go and see to him, I'll catch up with the rest of the personals later:hello:
Hi Girls!
Hi Tilda - have you moved to Sydney or Queensland? I can't keep up with you lol. Weren't you supposed to be coming to Perth in May for a wedding?
Hi Willow and Hannah - I hope your bubs sleep for you soon.......Hannah, I'd be upset with DH if he did that too, might be time for a sit down and a talk mate. Feel happy soon, we love you! xx
Hi Kawazuki - good luck with your ventures, are you on FB?
Hi Rose - how are you?
Hi Beany - you have a cold too now huh. How much does it suck! Hope you feel better soon. xx
Hi Everyone else - sorry for short persies today. I'm full of a head cold - my sinuses are burning and I feel like my head is going to explode. I'm sick of being sick, this is twice in 5 weeks I've had an illness - I didn't get sick once last year! grrrrr I hope I don't give it to Amelia, I will feel terrible if she gets this sh*tty blocked nose.
Talking of Amelia, I was sitting here yesterday reading a mag and looked down and Amelia was on her tummy and next time I looked she was on her back and then her tummy again! Finally she can roll from tummy to back! I thought she was close as on Tuesday she started going from tummy to side. Isn't it funny how within a day they have worked something out. Oh and I put some pear in her rice cereal this morning and she loved it!
Gotta go, dying for a shower and best do it while Amelia is having a nap. Yesterday afternoon in her late arvo nap she only had 30 mins, grrrr - hope that's not the start of something. She's also been waking up at 6.00 am instead of 7.00 am the last few days, I try and leave her to chatter and what not in her cot before I go get her. I much prefer the 7.00 am wake up, especially when I'm feeling like crap lol. But I won't complain as some of you have it MUCH worse, at least she goes down for at least an hour most day naps and she does sleep well at night - the last few nights I've had to get up a couple of times for the dummy but I think her nose is a bit yuk so hopefully she won't get my full blown cold. It's amazing how much harder it is to cope with a baby when you're not 100% yourself though huh.
Hello all!
Just a quick one...
Has anyone used a nasal aspirator on their baby? I've tried 3 times and each time it is an absolute nightmare...he screams his head off and writhes around so much that it keeps getting rammed up his nose (which obviously hurts), so really its not working and I"m not getting anything out. I can't believe they invented something like this which is just impossible to use!!!
:(
Will try adn get back on later for persies...
Hi Beany Sorry I'm no help with the aspirator, I remember trying to use one with DS1 a loooong time ago with the same result as you're getting! I think maybe Suzi might be more help, I think maybe she's used it with success, that's if my poor memory serves me correctly :redface:
Good luck hope you're both feeling better soon:goodluck:
Harry's not being very co operative today so I'll have to try to post again later...
Hi girls, Harry's happy for the moment and DP is cooking dinner so I'll try to get the rest of the persies done...
BS I hope Eva's over the diarrhoea! But happy 6 month b'day:p
Harry's had some skin issues again this week, red dry angry looking patches on his bum and general nappy area, and also on is cheeks, I'm putting it down to teething as he's started chewing everything again and drooling. My DP has skin issues too so if Harry gets anything like that I'll be blaming his dodgy genes too:lol:
Alison Yay Amelia with the rolling:clap: Hope the cold has stayed away from her too:crossfingers:
Hannah Did you get a chance to check out the ABA site today about BLS? I didn't I had a shocker.
Oh well my dinner is served! So I guess I'll try again later!:lol:
Hi Girls!
Hi Beany - is that the one that comes with the Fess Little Noses? I bought some for Amelia in case she gets my cold - I'm crossing everything she doesn't though, she already has small nasal passages so a blocked nose is going to be a killer for her. I have crappy sinuses myself and spent years shoving that stuff up my nose and it does hurt - I've been using the Fess the last couple of days and my sinuses are burning from squirting stuff up all the time. My friend's little boy had a cold last week and she said she used one of those machines that pushes out stuff (lol can't remember what it's called) - is it a humidifier or something? It's supposed to help with their breathing and clear their sinuses, I'll find out what its called as I think I'll get one, she swears by it and helps him sleep through the night with a cold!
Gotta run and have a shower while the goings good, I so can't wait to get rid of this nose, I swear my sinuses are going to fall out of my head soon!
Hi to Everyone! xx
Hey girls, Alison and Beany I used to use a humidifier (AKA vaporiser) all the time when the boys had a cold they are good., for the grown ups too. If you don't have one you can take them into the bathroom when you shower and the steam will help that way too, but the humidifiers are a good constant steam.
Cranky Harry gotta go...AGAIN!
Thanks Willow - vaporiser is the word I was looking for......I assume the baby shops sell them or chemists. Cheers!
Yep chemists sell them, maybe baby shops not sure.
Have a good night all.
Hello all,
Alison - Yes, its the one that came with the Fess. Not too impressed with it, it takes a bit of hand-strength to squeeze the bulb (well, does for me anyway!lol) and just seems awkward to use. I dunno. Vaporiser sounds good...I should look into getting one of those, I'm sure there are plenty more colds to come! I hope you feel better soon...everything is so much harder when you're sick, isn't it? Woudl be nice to just curl up in bed and sleep it off! I gave Michael a rusk for the first time today! He wasn't sure at first but got the hang of it eventually...I was thinking that perhaps by giving him a rusk it might get him used to having tastes/textures in his mouth which might help with the solids...we'll have to see! DH is on orders to buy that Rafferty's Garden stuff tonight :)
Willow - Yes, with the feeding with other ppl around, I even get the comments "I think he's had enough now"...ermmm...I'm his mum and I know when he's had enough! Grrr...gets my knickers in a knot, that does. I actually gave Michael a bit of raw carrot yesterday, he had a good suck on it and quite liked it (he even cried when I took it away!), but he started 'grating' bits off with his teeth and I was scared he was going to choke so had to take it off him. How is Harry going with his feeding lately? Still very often?
Suz - Yeah, his tongue kind of was pushing it back out. I just dont' think he's ready yet, which surprises me since he has such a big appetite! Yes, thats what I think. I was excrutiatingly shy when I was little, and I think more socialising early on might have helped with that - so hopefully childcare will help in that regard.
BS - Ohhh..is that the Closer to Nature range you use? Thats v popular in my Mothers Group, but when I tried using them I got heaps of leaks...dunno if it was me doing something wrong maybe. Michael's eczema is like dry red patches. The worst area is all over his back. He also has a patch on one elbow and some on his cheeks. My CHN told me apparently babies don't get eczema in the area's that children get them (ie, in creases), that they can get them anywhere. Thanks for the tips re what to look for in Child Care Centres...I did notice they all wore gloves when changing nappies/wiping noses, etc. So thats good. Sounds like everything is goign well with work/childcare for you, thats great! Poor little Eva, I hope she is over her diarrhoea , poor little munchkin.
Tilda - we miss you too! I hope you're all settled in & Matilda is going well.
Hannah - Sorry to hear you're back to very little sleep... I hope it passes soon for you :crossfingers: Glad your mum is feeling a bit better, sorry she went through a bit of a rough patch. Its awful when they have a reaction and the doctors dont' know whats causing it, we've had that a few times with DH mum. At least they know and they've got it sorted. I agree with Willow, your DH could have at least asked if you needed anything before walking out, i would have felt hurt too.
Kawazuki - Ooh, you're doing what I want to do! I awnt to sew all that sort of stuff too! So far I"ve managed 4 measley blankets (which is just hemming a big piece of fabric, so no big achievement!), I wanna make some bibs and a floor blanket next :) Finding it really hard to find decent boys pattern polycotton, grrr!
I hope I got to everyone! Hello to everyone else!
AFM - really starting to feel this cold taking over now, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose. I'd forgotten what its like to have a cold, I think its been at least 2 years since I've had one! Maybe even 3! Michael is going ok, he's happy as Larry during the day, usual self. But its just when he tries to sleep and he can't breathe properly thats when it bothers him. Honest to God, I was ready to throw that stupid aspirator across the room...how the hell are you meant to use one of those, its definitely a 2 person job and even then you can't stop him from moving, all the while he is absolutely screaming the same way he screams when he gets his needles. I was crying when I was trying to do it...just horrible and I'm not doing it again. My poor little darling :(
So yeah, just been stuck home mainly this week...been on a walk most days at least, I think I'd go mad if I had to stay inside all day.
Oh, I think Michael is starting with a bit of separation anxiety...he has a bit of a cry if I walk away now, that never used to bother him.
Ok, better go. Hope everyone has a lovely night xx