Alison and Beany The vaporiser seemed to really help my little snuffalufugus last night, Alison said on FB hers helped too, BUT, I've always used one since DS1&2 were babies and never have I had to wipe down the walls and ceiling in the morning! We bought a new one yesterday because I couldn't find the old one in all the chaos with the extension, we got the Vicks one, same as you Beany and omg the ceiling and walls were dripping and the carpet was damp!! Did you guys have this problem? Harry's having a sleep now with it on, I dried everything and opened the window to air it out before he went down, now I've left the window open a crack to see if that helps. It was a warm night here last night, well when I say warm I mean it was 6ºC instead of 0ºC or -1ºC and it rained so maybe that made everything even more humid.
How are Amelia and Michael today?
Harry has a flemmy cough today, not sure if it's his chest or just all the crap from his nose in his throat, I guess time will tell.
BS I hope Eva is better?? You've been a bit quiet hope it's all good!
Hope everyone else is going ok, I best go and see if I can do a few things while Harry's asleep, never know how long I'll get, catch up later
Hi Willow - oh wow, no my walls and carpets are fine so far.........do you have a small room? Our rooms are quite a decent size so maybe that helps. I had another bad night, Amelia woke at 4am crying inconsolably so I had to pick her up and cuddle her back to sleep, took me half an hour but then I couldn't get back to sleep and she woke again at 6.30 am - I feel knackered today. See my note below!!!! I hope Harry is feeling better soon, this one looks like it's going to linger - my friend's baby has the yukky cough too (so far Amelia has avoided that part) and she's been sick for 3 weeks, the doctor told her it's best to let them fight it themselves so as to build up immunity - also, he told her that they can have a cold for up to 10 weeks and it's normal for a baby to have up to 10 colds in the first 12 months! Interestingly as well apparently it also helps to fight things like leukemia so having a cold sounds like not such a bad thing after all! Weird huh.
I have a question........does anyone have a fussy baby at the moment? I'm not sure if it's a Wonder Week, Amelia's cold or teething or all 3 but Amelia has been waking at night more than usual, last night I had to pick her up and cuddle her back to sleep as she was so upset - normally if she cries it's a little whinge in her sleep but she was actually awake. Also, I'm finding since I started solids last week she's not finishing her milk and actually feeding is a nightmare, she keeps stopping and not wanting it, then wanting it.....is that due to her nose being blocked perhaps or is it an age thing...or anything else? It's actually driving me nuts, I'm lucky if I can get her to drink 3/4 of the amount and that's if I kind of perservere/force her to have that much. The only other thing I'm wondering is if the solids are filling her up so she doesn't want it? The morning bottle gets finished no problems, it's just the rest of the day. Any suggestions/advice would be very much appreciated! Also, has anyone's bubs had their 6 month needles yet? Amelia is having hers next Monday, I'm wondering if they'll still do it if she's had a bit of a cold......I'm dreading it, she is so aware of whats going on now it's going to break my heart if she cries.
Alison - Michael is the same at night. He's been like that for a while (except for the fluke night the other night I mentioned when he slept right through). Thsi morning for example he was up at 3.30am and then waking every 40 mins or so after that. He has also woken as early as 10pm, 11pm crying. I'm putting it down to his cold, but then I guess actually it could be the WW, I'd forgotten about that! So far his feeds have been fine, apart from stopping to breathe through his mouth, he's fine. But he went through a major fussy feeding period during the last WW if you remember, sounds like Amelia is almost exactly the same as that. I actually rang Health Direct this morning since Michael doesn't seem to be getting any better, she asked a few questions and said he sounds ok and not to worry about seeing a doc, that baby colds can last between 10-14 days, he's on about day 9 atm, so they said to give him anothe couple of days and if he's no better to call back. Thats such a great service. Our needles are on 11th June Good luck with yours
Willow - Hmm, we dont' get condensation on our walls, but on the window yes, and I think the carpet does feel slightly damp too. I think I read somewhere in the instructions that condensation may build up and to wipedown & air out the room regularly. So I think it must be normal. Michael is much the same, thanks for asking. He's just really blocked...no coughing really, thank goodness. He just has trouble breathing through his nose which affects sucking his dummy and bottle. How is Harry going? Yeah, I think I'll leave the solids till he's a bit better. I can imagine he can't taste much and swallow properly anyway with a blocked nose!
AFM - not much to report. OH! Excpet I'm going into work on Monday to sort out whats going to happen when I go back. Waaaaah! I dont' want to!!
Oh, I've been meaning to ask this. Its such a dumb question...we used to always bath Michael in the baby bath on the kitchen bench. But now he's making such a mess with splashing that we've now started bathing him in the baby bath, inside the big bath in the bathroom. But, I think I got so used to our routine the other way, that I'm finding it hard to know what to do with this new way of bathing him (not that its much different really, just in a different room). Like...how do you keep the baby warm? Atm we're bathing him (with a small heater in the bathroom), then wrapping him in a towel and carrying him through to his change table to dry him off and dress him. Is that what everyone else does?
Also, speaking of change tables...ours says should only be used for a max of 9kg...which he will be over by now for sure. What the heck are you meant to do when they get too big for the change table? it baffles me!
Mmm...making chicken cacciattore in the slow cooker today...this is my 4th attemp at making something in the slow cooker. Not sure if I like it. I'm finding that everything is just too....flavoury. Like, too strong for me. Anyway, we'll see how this one turns out.
Alison Harry's room is small so that could be it.
Harry did all what you're saying in the last WW like Michael, it was a nightmare. But it could be her cold or the solids too, hard to tell when there's so much going on. I guess maybe you could ease off with the solids to see if that helps with the milk, she probly needs more fluids with the cold than the solids anyway.
As for the needles they would never do them for DS1&2 if they weren't 100% even a bit of a cold, it can overload their little system with things to fight and more likely to have adverse reaction, or have the original illness drag on and get worse I guess.
I like the sound of your friends doctor, sounds like good advice. Too many doctors are quick to give antibiotics these days when they're not really necessary then you've got a whole lot of other troubles. I just read the other day about how many colds babies will get in the first 2 years poor little things, but if it builds their systems and is even good for fighting stuff like leukaemia then the body's doing it job then. It's just horrible seeing the poor little bubbas sick
BeanyWe bath Harry in the bathroom in a baby bath on a stand, like a bassinet stand, so he's right under the tastic and we have both heat lights on and keep the door shut to keep it warm, those tastics throw out some heat! We wrap him in the towel too and carry him out to get dressed. I stopped using the change table a while ago because I'm too short they're just the wrong height for me and it's hard to reach, and I get kicked in the boobs all the time , so I have a spare change mat, a big thick one same as on the change table that I put on the dining table now which is a better height for me, so you could try that or up on your kitchen bench maybe.
Harry's still congested and coughing but the humidifier really helps, even with the water damage Today he slept for 3 hours but wouldn't let me put him down so I had to sit in the chair with him, but it's when you sleep that you heal so hope he got some good healing done!
Chicken sounds yummy, I love slow cooker stuff! Good luck with sorting out work
Hope every one else is going ok! gotta go cranky pants is calling
Hey girls, I'll try to respond to everyone but my brain is a bit fried between work and the second "first week" at daycare...Eva has to get used to it all over again, just when she started getting the hang of it...this morning was just awful - I passed her over to the girl who is responsible for her and she looked at me and started crying this sad awful cry...My heart broke in a hundred pieces. The girl said ok, now say goodbye to mommy so I kissed her and left - I wanted to grab her and run out with her but I know it won't help things, so I left and am going to have a mopey day - I am going to call in to check in later and see if she is ok. She got happy to be there last week but only went for two days then got sick and stayed home with me for the week and the weekend and we had monday off and it was warm so we spent so much time walking about, hanging out just the three of us and she had plenty nude and very lightly dressed time which she just loves...Then today the rain is back (so are the coats and sweaters), and I had to bring her back to daycare...Yesterday when I picked her up she looked so sullen and sad. She didn't even smile at me when I came to get her Once we were home though she was all over me and hugging me and wanting me with her. She was so exhausted, and fell asleep at 7 and slept through until 6...I feel so bad...God, please let this get better. On top of that my desk at work looks like a warzone and I have a pile of stuff to go through that is my height...Whatever, this is part of the daycare thing, right?
Beany, don't stress for the solids, Eva is still not taking anything, and hates it. But...if I am eating, she likes to take my cups and food out of my hand...I am starting to wonder if the spoon is not the problem. I was looking up some info on the issue this WE because I am worried about it too (she has been taking a lot more milk as well - this weekend 6 bottles a day instead of 4!!! I am not sure if it is because of the sickness so maybe she needed to refill, but I have a feeling she needs more...) - I found some mothers who said their kids just didn't like mushy foods, some said it is the spoons they don't like, one said she just puts little mushy bits on the bumbo tray for her baby and puts the bumbo on the dining room table, and the baby eat, but only on his own...so I have been eating a banana with Eva on my lap, and she does reach out for it and put it in her mouth....so I need to figure out a way to get her to feed herself. I might just go out and buy a bumbo now to try to put her on the table.
Alison, Eva has also been unsettled - I reckon it is teeth...She has been pouring out drool, but like triple the usual amount (you can see it in all her FB pictures!)....But her night sleeps have actualmly been less interuppted, it is during the day that she seems unsettled, and wants to be moved around and entertained constantly - by evening she is so wiped out she falls asleep and doesn't make a sound until 5 am then dummy then sleep until 6. But with daycare and all that, let's see how it goes - I think it is a pretty charged week for her since she was sick and is not going back to daycare...For the moving, My friend has the same problem with her baby and she puts the maternity pillow around the baby - on the bottom half of the body and it keeps her in place...Eva is still a belly sleeper, so she does not budge at night, so I don't have any other ideas about that. I hope she gets better very soon.
Willow, and beany - same to you guys. Sick babies are the worst...we just want them to be happy so it is awful when there is nothing to "fix" the problem.
Suz, thanks for that link - I downloaded it and will read it this WE once I have gotten through some work! And yay for the 5kg!!!
Hi to everyone else...!!! I have to get to work since I get out early now and can't stay in the office until ten if I am not being efficient! My whole body hurts...the training is up about 5 notches now...I am in pain!!!!!!!! But my ass should be looking better soon!
Apologies if any of this is muddled - I'm pretty sleep deprived today.
BS - I recommend reading the baby-led weaning book I recommended a while back in the thread. There's lots of tips for how to offer food to babies in it. You're right - some babies don't like purees or mushy food at all. But at this stage, it doesn't really matter, anyway - heaps of kids don't really start eating solids properly until they're 8 months or so. Right now it's just exposing them to tastes.
beany - We've always bathed Liam in his baby bath set in our big "bath" (which is the bottom of a roman bath thing). He gets transferred from the bath to his towel spread out on the floor (with an extra towel under for comfort) and wrapped up straight away. We do all of the dressing on the floor there as well since we have a heat lamp in the bathroom to keep him warm.
Alison - Liam's being fussy again (hence my tiredness) - he was awake every hour again last night. Sometimes he just wakes up and chats and wants to play (which takes ages to get him back to sleep) and sometimes he's hungry. I think part of it with him is him being generally overtired, too, and he can't settle well. His guts have been a bit upset with the introduction of solids, too - he's been extra windy, which I think is causing some of the issues.
AFM - Yeah, just trying to survive. Working on trying to get Liam to nap more during the day, which isn't working so well. His night-time sleep was improving, but it's gotten bad again. It's starting to drive me a bit crazy, to be honest.
Solids are still going pretty well with him - he's polishing off two serves of rice cereal a day now and still bfing a tonne, too. He ate some mashed banana for the first time today, as well. I've offered him other foods (sweet potato and avocado so far) but he's been less than impressed with them. He's growing like a weed, though - has grown out of a bunch of his clothes and is moving pretty solidly into 0s now.
I guess winter is well and truly on its way. I hope all the sick bubbas get well soon.
suz - Thanks for that link...will check it out when I get a chance. Woohoo on losing 5kgs so far.
willow - I've been having leaking issues with my BBH multifits. I've done a couple of stripwashes, but am still having issues. I think it's because Amelia is between settings at the moment. The smallest is too small, but the next one is a little too big still and we get gapes around her legs. I'm so glad I bought some itti bittis as well. I only bought a few to use under smaller clothing, but got some extra inserts so they are getting a fair workout now.
Alison - Glad the vaporiser helped. I hope she gets over it quickly. I'd say they'd put off her next lot of injections. You don't want to overload her immune system. As for her not finishing her bottles, it could be the solids. I think its normal for FFed babies to reduce the amount of formula they take when the start solids as formula is quite filling. And Amelia has been fussy for the last 3 weeks (starting right time at 22.5 weeks). I think she's also having her 6 month growth spurt. Saturday night she was feeding hourly from midnight until 6am!
kawazuki - 5-7 hours in a nappy. Wow! I hope the markets go well for you on Saturday.
Rose - Sorry that Liam's sleeping poorly again. At least you know that he CAN do it when all is well (ie no teething, wonder weeks or illness). Remember, you are doing a fantastic job. Thanks for the info on the BLW book. I've ordered it through the ABA as well as their own booklet.
beany - I wouldn't be worried about starting solids right on 6 months. Between 6-8 months is the optimum time to introduce solids as its when they are most receptive to it. He won't become malnourished if starts a little later. Besides, it could just be his cold. It's hard trying new things when you're well let alone sick.
As for bathing, I've always bathed Amelia in her bath in our big bath. I have the heat lights on and a towel spread out on the floor. When I take her out, I'll wrap her right away and rub her down to dry her a bit (never fails to get a giggle out of her) then I'll take her into her room where I have the heater running, dry her more thoroughly and give her a massage if she's up for it.
BS - Glad Eva is feeling better this week. Be kind to yourself, it'll take both of you a while to adjust to you working. It sounds to me like she is doing beautifully. I'm not sure if this will make you feel better, but babies don't yet understand object permanence (I think they get this around 29/30 weeks). So for Eva while she's at daycare and you're at work, its very much a case of out of sight, out of mind. You're right to not prolong the goodbye when you drop her off.
AFM - I actually have time to post tonight. I think () Amelia has turned her days and nights the right way round again. She slept most of last night. I didn't get much sleep as I ended up with a blocked duct or two and by the time I put her down after her long 2:30am feed and expressed the blockage out she was up again. The blockage was due to her new habit of twisting her head while she's still attached (OUCH!). Not sure why she does it. I'm taking her to the osteo tomorrow so I'm hoping that will fix it.
Tonight she actually put herself to sleep in her bassinette! She woke up 20 mins after her 7:30pm feed and didn't seem to want to settle back down. I decided that I would just take her to bed with me. I put her in her bed while I went to brush my teeth and put my pyjamas on. She whinged a little and I heard one real wail, but she never started a full cry. By the time I went back in, she was sound asleep and has been for over an hour now.
This WW, I've been determined to just follow her and give her everything she needs. It's resulted in major sleep deprivation for me, but she is so much happier. I'm hoping she's turned the corner (which will be great since the in-laws are visiting next week). DH has lifted his game. We never actually spoke about the morning he walked out, but we've gotten better at tag-teaming at night.
I was in a pretty terrible place last week. My mum has now been in hospital for 2 weeks (but should be going home this friday). My grandmother has also handed in her licence (she'll be 81 next month) so I get to be the one to run her errands with her. She has her taxi vouchers now so will hopefully be a less dependent on me. I'm so overwhelmed now that I'm really not looking forward to going back to work. I wish I'd planned 12 months off, but I don't think we can afford it (especially not if we want to rebuild our house next year).
Hannah - That's great that Amelia's got her days and nights around the right way again. So sorry to hear about your Mum and your Grandmother, sounds like things should get easier for you soon with your family. Great that you and DH are doing better with the parenting teamwork. I like your approach to the WW to just give her everything she needs. It's extra effort for you, but probably less stress in the long run and maybe the WW will be shorter.
Rose - Liam is going great guns! I'll have to get on to that baby-lead weaning book, I think Hannah said she ordered it through the ABA... Hope this fussy period ends for you soon and you get a longer stretch before the next one. How are you going/feeling? You're doing a great job
Brussels - Sounds like Eva is like Ryan. He cries if I'm eating and wants some, even stealing things off my plate. Maybe try her with finger foods like rusks, banana, toast soldiers, sticks of cooked carrot? Ryan loves those but wasn't keen on the runny rice cereal. Craig hated it too and preferred porridge (oatmeal?). You sound like me when I first went back to work it does get better.
Kawazuki - Everytime I read your posts I think about you sewing up a storm and it makes me think about all the sewing jobs I have sitting there undone. Did you post in the 12 wk challenge thread that your 2YO broke your scales? It sounds like there would be a funny story behind that
Willow - I get the condensation too, even with the door open. I find I can't run the vaporiser non-stop, else the walls are dripping so I tried to only run it when Craig was sleeping. Haven't needed it yet with Ryan. How's the renovating going?
Beany - We put the baby bath in the big bath straight away this time, then I got sick of doing two baths and now I just bath both boys together in the big bath. I bought a bath seat yesterday because Ryan keeps trying to grab all the bath toys and I thought a bath seat would make him a little easier to hold on to. We have the heat lamps on in the bathroom and I wrap him in a towel and dress him in his room (central heating). I didn't think our change table had a weight restriction on it, once Craig got too heavy to lift up I just put his change mat on the floor. Hope Michael's feeling better soon.
Alison - Hope you and Amelia are feeling better soon. Ryan is really fussy with his feeds too ATM and we're not really doing solids yet. I'd say it's more likely a WW than the solids. With my experience Craig dropped the milk feed closest to the meal, but still wanted the others. Based on that I wouldn't think that one meal of solids won't ruin her appetite for FF for the rest of the day.
AFM - Ryan is 6 months old today! To celebrate, my Mum's coming over to mind the boys and I'm off to get a haircut for the first time since I was pregnant.
We've successfully tried various finger foods over the last couple of weeks, so I thought I'd try rice cereal on Sunday. It was no good, he kept pushing it out with his tongue, as if he was trying to lick the food off the spoon. He loved the spoon, but just wanted to chew on it. So we'll have another go today, but I think Ryan might be a 'baby-lead' weaner rather than the traditional way like Craig.
Loads of other stuff going on here, but will have to post more later as Ryan has done a big poo and Craig is crashing around in the bathroom (probably needs help with the potty). Hopefully BBL.
Hi suz - Happy 6 month birthday Ryan! It is definitely less stressful to ride out the wonder week than fight it. I was expecting next week to be bad (26 weeks is supposed to be the stormy period) but she seems a little different today so it may have shortened the fussy time. I hope so. And yes, I did order the BLW book through the ABA...it arrived today so I'm off to read it now since the girl is in bed (by 8pm 2 nights in a row )
Awesome Hannah! You go enjoy that early bedtime and the chance to read
We've had a seriously fussy last two days with Ryan pulling off heaps and feeding more often. He's been madly chomping on banana, rusk, fingers, bath toys, and drooling like mad. The drool's so bad that he has a rash under his chin I left the boys with my Mum and SIL today while I had my hair cut and they turned the house upside-down looking for the bonjela. Sure enough, after they went home I noticed that Ryan's second tooth had cut through. He's also doing this weird commando / caterpiller hump / crawly thing. We tried rice cereal on Sunday and he pushed most of it out with his tongue, but when I tried again today he wolfed down the whole lot and opened his mouth for more! With so many new things going on I hope this means we're almost out the other side of this WW.
Hi Hannah - I'm so pleased for you, I take my hat off to you (read my post below) - I don't know how you do it, I'm having a bad week with sleep and I'm not coping too well!
Hi Suz - poor Ryan with his toothy pegs, no sign of teeth here but lots and lots of drool amongst everything else this week! I hope I'm almost out of the WW too, can't handle much more than the week I'm having!
AFM - well this wonder week is doing my head in! I was at mums group yesterday and the girls got to witness what happens when she suddenly gets tired at the moment, (of course they've never seen it before as she's always the quiet one) she just goes from happy to chucking a tanty in a second and I had to rush off. I'm having to cuddle to sleep again and she's waking half a dozen times in the night, sometimes completely awake and needing cuddling back to sleep. I shouldn't complain as I know a lot of people have this all the time but I tell you I take my hat off to anyone in that position because I'm really struggling this week, I'm so used to my routine and Amelia being a good sleeper since week 9 that I've forgotten what it's like having to deal with the interrupted sleep etc. Anyway, I guess it will pass but in the meantime how do you just "ride through it" like you suggested Hannah, I want to but I'm finding I'm stressing about it! I don't even want to go out at the moment in case things turn ugly, it's just easier to be at home. I can't keep cancelling appointments and visits with people over it. Also, she's been tugging at her ear when getting upset - the back arches etc etc....she has always tugged at her ear when really tired but she's completely scratched behind her ear she's been so bad, I'm wondering if that's part of the tantrum or if she has a sore ear. I'm going to keep her GP appt Monday for her vaccs, even if they won't do them because she's had a cold I'm going to take her anyway to get her checked out.
Well, she's whinging again, she's been up since 6.00 am - an hour earlier than usual so is ready for her nap now, I'd best take her to bed before hell breaks loose!
Hope everyone else is having a better time of the Wonder Week/6 month growth spurt than me lol!
suz - Well done Ryan on doing so many new things. I hope he calms a bit now that another tooth is through. I find Amelia gets a little better with each new thing she does.
Alison - I'm not sure my way of riding through is going to be any help. Whenever Amelia gets upset and I can't figure out what is wrong I just put her on the boob. When she was waking at night, I'd feed her and then sleep on the couch with her (a big no-no, I know, but I can't feed lying down) because she would only sleep for 30 minutes at a time. I still don't get a lot of sleep, but there's a lot less tears and it's less stressful than trying to fight it. It's still a good idea to get out of the house every day though, even for just an hour or so. I usually just go for a walk or go shopping just the two of us. Or even just hop in the car for a drive. Something that keeps us moving and I don't have to worry about 'inconveniencing' anyone else. How does she sleep during the day? I've given up on housework and sleep when Amelia sleeps. I'm not sure about this but I've been told that ear tugging can be a sign of teething. I guess if their jaw is aching. It'd be worth seeing the GP on Monday anyway in case it is an ear infection.
AFM - Took Amelia to the osteopath yesterday and she slept for 12 hours from 7:30pm! I didn't get to bed until 1am as I am making a lovey for her and haven't made much progress lately. Then I woke up at 6 needing to express. I managed a couple more hours later as DH was supposed to take Amelia out with him. But she was asleep when he left so he didn't take her. I didn't wake up when she did right away and she was going great guns when I finally did wake. I'm too scared to fall asleep when I'm on my own with her because it is so difficult for me to wake. Even though Amelia is sleeping better at night, she's been really unsettled during the day so I guess this WW isn't over yet.
DH went to the GP about his sleep apnoea this morning. She told him he's not getting enough deep sleep and he should try some natural supplements. She also suggested he go to sleep and wake at the same time each day. I asked him if he told her we had a 6 month old baby. Her response was that it would do Amelia good too. I've tried that but we both end up tired and grumpy. It might work once she's a bit older but for now the best thing is to let her sleep when she needs it. Now I feel like I need to go back to protecting DH's sleep again, but that's what I was doing when my PND started to get out of control.
Sorry to come here and keep whinging but I know you girls will understand.
ETA - This GP also suggested putting Amelia in daycare to help get her into a routine and to give me a break. WTF?! I can't handle it so I should just pass my daughter off to someone else? Maybe I shouldn't have had her to begin with...as much for her sake as for mine. It doesn't help that today is 14 years since my dad died...He's now been gone for half of my life.
Last edited by Tuesday's Child; May 28th, 2010 at 02:47 PM.
First, I'm so sorry for being MIA. I am. Truly. I think about you guys all the time and am so grateful to see you all on FB. I've been so bloody busy between Master Jack and freelancing from home.
Anyway, I've had orders from the doctor to SLOW DOWN so I will spend some of the weekend catching up on all of your gossip and news. I miss you!
ATM - Jack and I had that flu that a lot of you had/have last week, and my cough just wouldn't go away. As you can imagine, my sickness was the last of my worries with a sick little baby, so I probably didn't take care of myself properly. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I've been diagnosed with pneumonia. Now I know why I couldn't breathe at night! Fortunately I've been given plenty of drugs to help get me better so hopefully it won't be long.
Jack got over his flu really quickly and is back to his happy self. I got so excited today because he went from sitting up to pushing forward to his hands and knees. After a few seconds he plonked onto his belly but it was still a cool moment. He's also trying to pull himself up on things, which isn't so cool. I worry he'll really hurt himself.
Can I just have one little whinge? You guys are the only ones I can confide in. Basically, I'm a bit upset with DH. I told him that I was going to see the doctor about my cough and he was like, "Why? You're fine!" and when I told him what the doctor said he was very...unsupportive. He hasn't treated me any different and still expects me to do everything around the house, including making his breakfast, lunch and dinner. Last night, after I got back from having x-rays on my chest, he was very happy for me to go and make dinner while he was at the computer doing work. I felt pretty ****ed off. After reading that I feel like I sound like a princess. But do you know what I mean? I would have loved for him to give me one hug, one kiss on the head and just some kind of attempt to look after his sick wife.
Hi Hannah - I'm sorry you are feeling sad today, I'm sure your dad is extremely proud of you and is always with you, I strongly believe that. And that GP is a d*ck...sorry but how is that a solution, pass your child onto someone else, was it a man doctor? You are doing an amazing job and look at it this way mate, you can conquer anything after this and if you have another bub you watch, it will be a breeze....I'll probably have the opposite and won't know what to do with myself, I'm struggling after 5 bad days as it is! People are chosen for a reason, you get what you can handle I reckon. You don't give yourself enough credit, you are incredible! xx
Hi Carmey - my goodness pneumonia, geez that's serious sweet.........you take care of yourself and don't do anything, DH can get stuffed. Sorry, I'm in a mood about DH's this week because mine has been the same, you're not alone! Amelia has been difficult this week with a cold and wonder week, last night I was trying to get her to bed, luckily she self settled but most sleeps this week she's been fighting going down by bucking, arching her back, pulling at her ear (it's all scratched behind the ear), face going red, it's so hard....anyway, I was trying to put her to bed AND do the vaporizer and I said to DH, some help would be nice, no response. So I get her to sleep, come downstairs and as I'm at the bench filling up the vaporizer to take back upstairs, DH comes over to the sink with his bowl (we'd just eaten dinner that I had cooked in the slow cooker) opened up the dishwasher, saw there were dishes in there to be put away, closed it again, left his plate on the bench and walked off! I just looked at him and lost it, I said, excuse me, would you like to help me out here by putting those dishes away and filling it back up with the dirty ones and his response was.............."I'm busy on the computer trying to fix the problems"!!!!! I went mad.........our computer has been freezing so he was re-installing programs to see if it fixed it (which it did) but I couldn't believe he just casually said it like that and sat down and continued. I swear if I hadn't have gone back upstairs with the vaporizer for Amelia I reckon I seriously would've gone up, punched him in the face, told him to F off and go. I was furious. Why don't they get it? All I've heard all week is, well you go back to work and I'll stay home....like it's friggin easy looking after a baby - even when they're well and not going through a wonder week, it's fun but it's not like it's a walk in the park is it! And when I had gastro 6 weeks ago and so did Amelia, remember I asked him to come home early to help and he got home at 4.30 pm! It wasn't until he got it 2 days later that he realised how hard it must have been for me. Can you cough all over DH so he gets it? ha ha
So there you go Carmey, did that make you feel better? lol My house looks like a bombs hit it this week and quite frankly, I don't give a crap. They have arms and legs, I used to work all day AND come home and do this stuff so whats the difference for them!
Hi Carmey - You don't sound like a princess at all. Maybe it's time to sit down and have a good talk with DH. If he still doesn't get it, just stick to what you need to do for you and Jack and, as Alison said, DH can get stuffed. So what if you don't cook dinner? I'm sure he's quite capable of getting it himself. Failing that, send him Alison's way - she's all fired up today Pneumonia is serious, and you don't want Jack to get it (but its a good sign that he's over the flu). Look after yourself hun The more you rest now, the sooner you'll recover and can get back into the swing of things. In the meantime, rest, rest, REST!
Thanks Alison - It was a woman doctor! I've had a bit of a cry and feel better now. It doesn't help that the in-laws are arriving tomorrow. I don't have any problems with them, just stressing about having other people in the house. My house looks terrible and I don't give a crap either. Very unusual for me, I'm usually running around trying to clean before MIL comes.
We're off the visit mum. She's still in hospital as now she has a chest infection. Hopefully she'll be able to come home tuesday (my birthday). That'll mean this has been a 3 week stay. TG she got private hospital cover.
Last edited by Tuesday's Child; May 28th, 2010 at 04:50 PM.
Hey Hannah, you're a Gemini too, me too!!!!! I'm the 12th June, how weird! My mum is on the 2nd June. Hope your mummy is out of hossy soon xx
WTF - Amelia has been asleep for 2.5 hours! Is this normal? From 45 minutes 2 days ago to now this....I hope it doesn't mean she's sick. Is this part of the growth spurt? Now I'm worried she's sleeping too long, you can't friggin win!
Ahahahaha. Alison, you just cheered me up! Thank you. You're too funny. What is it with these blokes? And Hannah, I think I'll take your advice. I'm not cooking anything this weekend! I really don't feel like it and he should be able to do it...
We bought a new one yesterday because I couldn't find the old one in all the chaos with the extension, we got the Vicks one, same as you Beany and omg the ceiling and walls were dripping and the carpet was damp!! Did you guys have this problem? Harry's having a sleep now with it on, I dried everything and opened the window to air it out before he went down, now I've left the window open a crack to see if that helps. It was a warm night here last night, well when I say warm I mean it was 6ºC instead of 0ºC or -1ºC and it rained so maybe that made everything even more humid.
Good luck with yours 
they're just the wrong height for me and it's hard to reach, and I get kicked in the boobs all the time 
, so I have a spare change mat, a big thick one same as on the change table that I put on the dining table now which is a better height for me, so you could try that or up on your kitchen bench maybe.
gotta go cranky pants is calling 
it does get better.
It is definitely less stressful to ride out the wonder week than fight it. I was expecting next week to be bad (26 weeks is supposed to be the stormy period) but she seems a little different today so it may have shortened the fussy time. I hope so. And yes, I did order the BLW book through the ABA...it arrived today so I'm off to read it now since the girl is in bed (by 8pm 2 nights in a row 
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