Babies born~February 16th-28th 2009 #11

[Malyna]

Kaz - last night must have been the night for monster babies - I thought I had alex settled at 8pm, but he woke up and partieied until 12, then was up at 7am and was crabby baby all day! Woot on the necklace!

I agree with Jols - forget everything else and look after yourself, and nap or just lay down when J does.


AFU - I went to the sleep clinic today for a quick visit - a 20 min drive took me 40 and I was late - had to stop 3 times with cranky baby..

gotta go

Back... and now I've forgotton personals...


Hol - your plans for your 21st sound great.
Ali - what was it last night? baby witching night?
Heaven - OMG with the knowing where noses/ears/mummy are... the only thing we get is daddadda and cat - so I don't exist - LOL.

HOpeless crappy memory.. sorry girls - I'm such a bad journal buddy. Alex still isn't solo walking, crawling is faster, although he goes all silly when he walks, thinks he's the hottest thing since toast.

[AliBaby]

Kaz- totally understand mate.

Lilima- i think you are right on crap nights all round.

DD went down at 7pm woke at 10pm (just as I hopped in the bath I ran with a nice Lush bath bomb) and she was SCREAMING like I have never heard her before. I tried to feed her whichsatisfied her a bit then she would just scream more. I gave her some panadol and she was quiet for about 15min on my lap and then she wanted to play so she played in the lounge room until 12:30 when I gave her a bottle as I had no milk left and she went to sleep only to wake at 4:50am ready for the day!!! Feel like crap today!

Catch up on everything soon. She's screaming in her high chair now! GTG

[lilima]

Love the name Holly!!

Ali - That SUX. I really hope you get a better one tonight. Do you have to work tomorrow?

Malyna - How did sleep shcool go?

Kaz - I have the amber works for you. It seems to work for us.

Nai - I am glad that the sleep is improving for you all.

Heaven - Awesome on the stepping! so walking here. Still just walking on the furniture, and climbing EVERYTHING!

Olive = Did she do better this arvo? lets hope you have a good night with her like last night.

Ok - so how many feeds a day are people doing? We are still doing 5, but I am now substituting 2 with bottles. One is a small bottle of 100mls (equivilent to morning tea) and one is about 200mls. - I really don't understand how big the bottles should be as I have not done bottles before. But I really want to start day weaning now, and just do first thing in morning feed and last thing at night
A) because I have been offered a job 3 days a week and B) I am over it. - It is so strange for me to say that I was was not over it whatsoever with J, but years of it and I have had enough.

[Malyna]

Meg - congrats on the job offer.....no offence, completely understand the staying low. that's one of the probs with written communication, it's only 1/2 the story - or maybe that's just the way I feel.

I can't help with the bottles. You know I think you should just go with what feels right, what Miss E is wanting etc, trust ur instincts.

have to wait for sleep school until the end of the month... the lady I spoke to was looking at me like (so your baby gives you 6hrs sleep what are you doing here)... I had to say that in october when I wanted to be refered here, he was sleeping at least 3hrs in his cot, now he just screams in his cot and only co-sleeps.. I spend my nights getting hit in the face,pushed out of bed, grabbing hold of a baby that is sleep crawling etc....

[shellbell3]

Meg- I must be so oblivious or not visiting other threads often enough cause I've not noticed much! Make sure you keep coming in here just check yr subscribed threads and check out those instead.
As for feeding we are on bottles and she has 4 still, usually bout 180mls not always finishes, once night feed is weaned we'll be down to 3 which I think is ok.

Ali- oh god what a crap night! Did you get that bath? Hope tonight is better.

Malyna- how was sleep clinic? Are you getting some helpful advice?

Holly- that sounds like nice plan for your birthday, still quite a largish group.

Kaz- hope you get a good night and make it to yr meet-up. Any difference now with the necklace or still too early to tell?

Heaven - yay on the walking! With regards to #2, I felt similar, was so worried bout poor Ash. Look tbh some days esp in the beginning you do find it really hard to find time for both but I made sure I included Ash in everything and she enjoyed helping out with the baby. We also try to do stuff just Ash and I.

[Kailani]

Malyna, L isn't even crawling! Hope A has better days tomorrow.

Ali Hope you fitted a bath in tonight (for you!) and A sleeps like a log!

Oh lilima, I sooo hear you on the boohoo I'm offended threads

Look, I am a respectful person and the last thing I would ever want is to offend or make someone feel embarrassed/uncomfortable/insulted/whatever. But where do you draw the line?? I am getting tired of walking on eggshells too! I just think, if something offends you, move on, it was most likely done inadvertantly and therefore the person did not intend to offend you, didn't even direct it at you, and you can just put it down to them being thoughtless and ignorant (although I don't even think this...they are just using words that are the social/cultural norm for them). So we have to consider every potential reader's individual circumstances before we post something otherwise normally perceived as innocent and harmless? Blah, I don't know...but this forum is getting way too sensitive and petty. There is no way I would let words on a screen, not even directed at me and clearly said without malice, from someone I don't even know, affect my day.

I think I'll just lay low too

[Malyna]

Oh lilima, I sooo hear you on the boohoo I'm offended threads

Look, I am a respectful person and the last thing I would ever want is to offend or make someone feel embarrassed/uncomfortable/insulted/whatever. But where do you draw the line?? I am getting tired of walking on eggshells too! I just think, if something offends you, move on, it was most likely done inadvertantly and therefore the person did not intend to offend you, didn't even direct it at you, and you can just put it down to them being thoughtless and ignorant (although I don't even think this...they are just using words that are the social/cultural norm for them). So we have to consider every potential reader's individual circumstances before we post something otherwise normally perceived as innocent and harmless? Blah, I don't know...but this forum is getting way too sensitive and petty. There is no way I would let words on a screen, not even directed at me and clearly said without malice, from someone I don't even know, affect my day.

I think I'll just lay low too

I agree, we could all go crazy trying to write something that everyone would not be offended by. names are just names unless you allow them to hurt you.

[AliBaby]

Hi kaz, let me know if you are going today because if you aren't then I will probably give it a miss. We had a crap night again! Its definitely teething. I can now actually feel a sharp line on her bottom gum and buldges on the top gums.

And my dog had to go out 4 times last night! must have eaten something that upset his tummy so between the two of them, not much sleep!

BBL to catch up.

[Nai]

Malyna - at A going silly when he walks! I hope you get in to sleep school - it sounds like you are doing it tough

Ali - I hope your dog is ok and that you get some sleep.

Meg - I am doing 4 feeds a day: morning late morning, afternoon and evening. No feeds overnight. Plus 3 meals and snacks - it seems that she is eating all the time!! It's hard to say anything these days without someone taking offense so I try my best not to offend anyone but if I do I just apologise and move on. I can't live my life walking on eggshells. Congrats on the job!

Kaz - I would probably wait until you are back from holidays with the sleep thing. I waited until we were back from ours so that I could put in a big effort and know that we could stick to it for a few uninterrupted weeks. It might work but then get all mucked up with being away etc and you then have to start over.