I could have written the exact same thing :D:
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I could have written the exact same thing :D:
Err except with a "she", not a "he" :lol:
meg how did you go last night :hug: was worried about you last night.
holly thas so sweet, i think the same when i gaze into eyes! love!!
op not working today??
AFM m slept................. 10 hours straight :o 7pm-5am, wouldnt resettle so i fed her at around 5.45 then she slept til 7am!!
Meg - how did you go last night? I hope everything is ok.
Olive - Yay on the sleep
OP - Good to hear work went well. Did you tell them about being pregnant (or is it obvious?). I really felt for you with the heat. I can't express much either so I give Miss J a formula feed when she is at CC.
Holly - that is so sweet. I think the same - however not when she is screaming at 12.30am ;)
We had a disturbed sleep last night after a few good ones in a row but tooth #8 popped through this morning so I guess that is why. Got to go - taking G to see the Princess & the Frog on our date this morning :D
nai im wanting to take S to seee that too!
OP- Glad work was ok... when I was a work I had trouble expressing at first and needed to be quite relaxed only thinking of DD, I also took a photo with me, help me get a good let down and the milk would flow then, I would only get about 100mls but was enough as I also expressed in the morning one side and DD had other side. Good luck with it. DD eventually only had bb at morning at night so that was even better. LOL at the fishing!!! Can't wait till they both can go out on the boat!!! But just not yet, :lol:
Nai- Have fun at the movies, I am going to take DD to a movie soon
Olive- Fantastic Night!! I bet you feel great, good on her especially as it was so hot
Holly- Love what you wrote about L, you should write it down some where to read back on when he is growing up..
Lilima- hope ur ok? must of been so stressful...I had major sleep issues with DD when L was 5 weeks old, used bribery in the end, let me know if you want to know what I did, hoe it improves for you
AFU- Had fantastic day sleeps yesterday but struggled over night with the heat...so did I, ended up on the couch and him in pram infront of air con. slept a bit better then, L seems to be so hungry theses days can't seem to fill him!!!
Can't wait for the cool change to hit... but need my washing to get dry first.
Meg- :hug: sounded like a rough day/night. Hope you are okay :hug:
Olive- :dance: Possibly the end of this wonder week/s??
OP- Glad you had a good day at work
Holly- What a lovely post. :) I sometimes do the same thing. The year certainly has excaped us and we have all learnt so much! I think I have learnt more this year than any other year in my life! Being a mum is hard work.
Nai- 8 teeth is incredible. I am jealous! Tomorrow morning I am actually going to go to my MCHN as I want her to try and have a look to see if DD really is teething or if its my imagination! Have fun at the movies today. Nice and cool there!
Heaven- good work on the sleeps. SOunds liek some hard work starting to pay off.
Pinny- Ouch on the biting! I am not sure what to do buthope you can squash that one sooner rather than later.
Kaz- what time do you think you are going to go to the meet up??
AFM- I had 2 kids yesterday!!! Wow it was hard work but lots of fun!! It was great when they were playing but when it came to feeding them it was hard work as I only had one high chair. Then they got so messy from eating mango I had to bath them but had a good thing going with that. I just bought the change mat and out it on the bathroom floor so I could get one out, dress them and then do the next one.
Need to do a heap of running around jobs today. I cant believe that when I looked at my medicare card yesterday when I needed to fill out something they stuffed it up again. This will be the 4th attempt for me to get them to send me out a medicare card to my address that is not incorrect! How hard is it!!
How are the first birthday organisation going? Smile box do the most wonderful invitations to be sent via email. I did one last nigth for DD even though I wont send it out for a while at least that is organised and saved.
We opened a bank account for DD on the weekend. So cute that she has a dollarmites bank book! :ROFL:
Hope everyone has a good day and stays cool
Meg- how did your night end up? Is Dh on days off today? Try get some just you time if you can.
Ali- I remember having dollarmites account! how cute didn't know if they were still around. Starting to think of birthday, just BBQ we gonna have, nothing big but 1st birthday is exciting. We made it thru there 1st year!
Nai- have fun at the movies, everyone seems to be seeing that one, might have to think of taking Ash at some point.
Holly- ikwym, Df and I often say to each other how the hell did we create these gorgeous girls, they're so amazing, their personalities coming thru, birth is such a miracle.
OP- Glad work went well, what days are you working? How long til you're back on mat leave?
Heaven- glad things are improving there sleep wise after all the trouble you had and good on you doing it your way too regardless of all the comments your family has made over the time.
Question for you girls who are working on night weaning just interested to know what your goals are in terms of how many hours you are working towards getting from them? Emily is on bottle but still iks over the place of when she'll wake anywhere between 3-7. Plus do you offer water in the night? I'm thinking of doing that cause last night even tho we have air con she woke at 1am wouldn't settle I made her a bottle and she only drank half so prolly just thristy.
Holly - I think the same thing about DS all the time, especially when we're having a "settled" feed!
Olive - WOW on that sleep. That's awesome stuff. I hope you caught up a little too.
OP - I'm glad your first day back went well. DS tooth seems to have taken about a week so far :( Still not through.
Heaven - Your DD sounds pretty smart to me!! I'm sorry you've had rough sleep lately too. I saw a previous thread of yours where you had an amber anklet but were thinking of buying a necklace. Did you get the necklace? Did it make any difference?
Lilima - Massive :hug: I would have been crying hysterically too hun. xx
Ali - I think I'll try to get there by 10:30 or 11am. I'm allowing about 2.5 hours travel time. I'm looking forward to it but also feel a bit nervous about meeting everyone! I'm pretty shy and generally take a while to warm up and feel comfortable. I meant to ask you earlier - what brand sippy cup do you leave in the cot with DD? DS thinks they're toys mainly and manages to flick water everywhere even if they're supposed to be non-spill!
Pinny - Hope your washing gets dry! which reminds me about mine.......
Nai - Enjoy the movies! Hope you don't get eye strain from being up the front!
Shell - Not trying to night wean yet but I reckon I'll start trying after our holiday next month. I have tried the cuddle to settle instead of feed a few times in the evenings and that works sometimes but I am only trying to avoid feeding him every 40-60mins and he still feeds a lot overnight generally.
AFM - I am so over my whinging, whining, non-sleeping, unhappy boy!! It's a combination of heat, an evil tooth that will not break through the gum and god knows what else. I love him to death but he's doing my head in. No panadol for days now but he's still not himself so maybe I should be dosing him more? He's doing these 40 min naps during the day (2-3) and then not going down until quite late and then waking every 40 mins until midnight or later and then still waking to feed between then and 7am :o I ordered an amber necklace last night. DP thinks its a bit hocus pocus but I'm prepared to try anything at this point. I told him he can't give me any ***** until it doesn't work so now I'm :pray: it works for more reasons than one!!!!!!
waaaahhh lots to catch up with!!
pinny how did L go in the pram?? did he sleep better today?
ali i saw your photos on FB looks like they had fun, how did you go when it came to sleeptime?
i cant believe medicare can stuff up a card 3 times, thats crazy!
been meaning to ask too, how is DP fave going after the incident???
shell when i was following Jay Gordan, i would still feed if she woke before 11, but not between 11 and 6 but im not sure how confusing that is for her, lately she hasnt been waking til sometime after 12am. i give her lots of cuddles when she does wake, i offfer her water, she eventually takes it but is really after boob, ive just been persistant, i fed her close to 6am this morn as it was light, so im going with i'll feed only when the sun is coming up, but its not set in stone, i'll assess each night as we go, but the aim is to not feed at all.
kaz i find the best sippy cups are the kala ones, they really dont leak! different spout to what you'd normally see but they are great. can you and ali and the kids have a photo together please and post it on FB???!!!
how is the tooth going????
meg hun how was today?
Nai how was today? how ws the movie? thinking of taking S but worried it may be scary
AFM blimy it was hot last night and today :o oh my is all i have to say! though M slept well, so go figure. went for a swim today at my brothers, though the cool change came in about 15 min after getting there :doh: was nice though!
i *think* we may finally have a tooth on the way !! top central incisor!! can see a little hole thing happening!
Last night ended up sorta ok. DH ended up moving J to the spare room when he went to bed while he was still sleeping so that I could catch up on some sleep. J slept like a dream and woke up surprised that he was in with Daddy, but he always does that if he is in with one of us. If we had left him in his own room he would have woken. I just don't get it.
with E, I got her back up and gave her a cuddle, she was giggling and playing around..... it was all an act to get out of bed time. Put her back to bed and she started crying again!!!
I worked today. DH had the kids and they were well behaved. Both in bed now so fingers crossed.....
Olive - J took nanna to see that movie for her birthday. He was enthralled by it. I thought it might be a bit girly but he loved it.
Holly - I hear you on loving them so much, they are just so adorable. Even when they are behaving badly, you think - they just want to be loved.
kaz - you have nothing to lose trying the amber necklace. E wears one, and so far has teethed 4 of the 5 teeth without me even knowing.
Shell - I am not feeding overnight, so not sure I can help you there.
E's first birthday is not going to be anything fancy, but was thinking about using smilebo. You just reminded me.
I never thought about sleeping in the pram in front of aircon. I was thinking about putting the portacot in the hallway as it is cooler.
How did G like the movies Nai?
Hello to everyone else. Gonna go watch survivor. Oh - and the rain just started POURING down here!!!
Evening all,
Waiting for the real Survivor episode... I hate when they do stupid "catch up" things...
Meg - I never thought about pram in front of air cond either. Poor DD, it was so hot in her room... we thought about portacot but figured she'd just scream... at least we could have rocked the pram... Hope work was ok and your night tonight is going ok!!
Olive - I hear ya, it was so feral last night... I feel like I only got 5 mins sleep. Tossed and turned all night. Couldn't believe it didn't cool down! Glad I wasn't working today and could laze about at home. Maybe a tooth? Exciting.
Kaz - give the necklace a go. I'm thinking about getting one too - DD's two last teeth were pretty rotten when they came through! Don't want to face that again! Have fun at the meet up and yes please take a photo with Ali and the bubs!
Shell - I'm working Mon, Wed and Thurs - only 60 actual days of work, spread between now and June 3rd. It isn't long at all, thank goodness. Don't really want to be there!
Ali - GL with medicare! Hope they get it right this time!! You have fun at the meet too!
Pinny - pram in front of air cond would have been good for us yest, I didn't even think about it! I tried to look at photos of DD but it didn't seem to help. I'm wondering if it was the heat yesterday - maybe I was dehydrated? Will try again tomorrow and see how I go.
I've decided if it all gets too stressful for me I'm going to feed her before work, as soon as I get home and then right before bed. That's still three milk feeds a day...
Nai - so glad you had a lovely day with G! Love the idea of your "date" :D
AFM: didn't do much today. Attempted to go to an indoor play area with MG but it was stinking hot inside so didn't last long at all. Back to work tomorrow, should be fun getting back into a normal routine - no more late starts! I'll get there!
Hope everyone else is going well - gotta run watch the proper episode of Survivor before DH gets sick of waiting for me!
:grouphug:
Yeah I realised it was a catch up ep, and went and did something else. Now I am sitting on the laptop as I wanted to look at the weather Radar. Looks like lot more rain to come overnight tonight.
Hahaha girls, I'm not very photogenic, although DS is so maybe he'll help me look better? :)
Lilima - Your necklace sounds great, it's nice to hear from people I "know" that it works - 4 out of 5 teeth aint bad odds. Hope it works for us too!
OP - I have a mate with an 11 month old (5 weeks older than DS) and he is on two to three milk feeds a day and she hasn't gone back to work so he has been dictating how many feeds he has. I know they're all different but just wanted to let you know that three feeds a day is in the ballpark of reasonable/normal at this age.
ETA - Olive forgot to say, thanks for the sippy recommendation. I'll google them now and try to find a local stockist. DS gets water into the spout and then uses his finger to flick it around. It doesn't sound much but adds up when he does it repeatedly!! Although this afternoon he was actually seriously drinking properly from it for the first time (not just a mouthful here or there when prompted) so maybe he is getting it. The heat probably helped too!
kaz we got a necklace too!!
It is such a nice feeling isn't it! It'll be sad when they get older and want their independence and don't need mummy anymore lol. (Good in other ways though I'm sure!)
Olive, woohoo on the tooth and the sleep last night! Wow talk about a hot night! (maybe the heat knocked M out?) They reckon it was the hottest night on record - was still 35C degrees at midnight, 33C at 3am! I almost forgot it was bin night and got up to take them out around midnight and couldn't believe the warmth as I walked outside. It was lovely though as there was no sun.
Nai, yay on tooth # 8! How was the movie?
Pinny, yeah I think I will copy what I wrote :) I wish my L would have some of your L's appetite.
He's really hit and miss with food these days. Tonight for dinner we had veggie pasta, he reluctantly ate 3 spirals and then refused anymore. He usually loves pasta! He also hates the spoon. It's as if he doesn't trust what is on it and just flatly refuses and turns his head away. Sometimes he wants to feed himself. Problem is, he can never grip the food nicely and most of it ends up on the floor. It is a massive waste of food and he hardly consumes anthing, so he can't even be full! I know that's how they learn and all that, but where do you draw the line?
Ali, the last year has definitely been a huge learning curve and challenge! Being a mum certainly is the hardest experience I've ever had, but I love it :D Good job on managing the 2 yesterday. I'm amazed you were able to coordinate the feeding and bathing so well! (Not saying I didn't think you could do it, just that it would be hard for anyone!) How annoying about medicare. Lol at the dollarmites account - L has one too (and I had one!). Set up an automatic payment and leave it be and DD will get bonus interest! Re birthday plans, like I said in your thread, we will just be having a casual BBQ and pool party at home (hope it's good weather). I'm wondering what kind of cake to get!
Shell, birth is truely a miracle! I just love the anticipation of L's personality and development. It's amazing what we've created :) Hehe I never thought I'd be this into motherhood.
Kaz, I hope the necklace works well for him. I also hope you get some decent sleep tonight.
lilima, no rain here yet! Waiting for it. I took the washing down hours ago thinking it would be raining by now...
AFU, welcoming the cool change and the forecast for the rest of the week :)
Just want to gather some advice...it's my 21st at the end of this month and I really don't feel up to doing anything "big". Is that so wrong?? I don't get the big deal, but everyone is really irritating me about it and telling me that I have to plan something :rolleyes: Sighhh :doh: Isn't it really an American thing? 21 being the age of new priveliges and all that...can't I just have a nice dinner out somewhere and that's it?
Great, L is awake gtg!
I was in hospital for my 21st, so whatever you do will beat mine :)
OMG 21st birthdays
i am starting to plan my 40th which is in a couple of years
i feel soo old
creepy back in to my corner now ....
Det and I feel so young, naive and like I have no life experience!
lilima, in hospital? Poor you!
Kaz - I've got an amber necklace.. I wear it instead of alex, and he loves to hang onto it.. still waiting for his next round of teeth, which are appearing to come out to see if it makes a difference.
Sorry I've been slack and have read your posts but forgotton them, so it's a bit random.
Nai - go J with the whole nectarine!
Everyone - the sleeping issues must be a phase, because Alex is just mr restless at night. I'm in his room, a mattress on the floor so DH can get some sleep.
Det - ur still a spring chicken.. I'll be 40 in a few months.
Holly - 33 way too hot.. enjoy your 21st! I had a BBQ for mine, do whatever you want to do and then you'll be happy
My news - I'm going to be a great aunty again (was a great aunty when i was 16), the baby is due in June.
Det, I'm with you - starting the plan the big 4-0. Holly, for my 21st (all those years ago) I just had all of my friends to a Thai restaurant and we had a big sit down banquet with drinks before. It was pretty low-key but everyone had a great time and I was able to talk to everyone as I kept it just to my closest friends.
With food, I do a combination of finger food and spoon food as Miss J doesn't get enough in by herself and gets cranky if she is too hungry but then also gets cranky if she isn't doing things herself. So for breakfast she has vegemite toast while I make her weetbix and then when she has had the toast I spoon feed her weetbix until she is full. Then she will help herself to the fruit bowl :lol:
The movie was great although the first cinema we went to lost power half way through the movie, G was devastated as we had to leave and get a refund. So I found another cinema, got the train home, got in the car and drove to the new one. We finally got to see it and G loved it.
Olive - sounds like a tooth!
Malyna - yay on being an aunty again!
I forgot who asked about night weaning (sorry) but I don't feed Miss J now from her night feed at about 7pm until she wakes in the morning - at the moment I am using 5.45 as the cutoff but I really want to stretch this out to 6am. However when I go back to work I will need to be up early so it's probably not a huge issue.
At work so keeping this brief. Has anyone else got a climber? J never did anything like that. E climbed on to a toddler chair that was next to the toy box. I came back in to find her sitting on the toy box, about to launch off on to the floorboards! J never did anything like that, but with her you have to watch her all the time.
Ok better get back to work.
BBL
Thanks girls who replied bout night weaning, I'm thinking eventually I will have to cut out night feeds cause it is tiring if she wakes at 4 for bottle and then I'm up at 6 to work but atm so much easier just to go make a bottle rather than argue.
Meg- they are such risk takers, Emily has started trying to climb the stairs so now have to remember to keep the gate shut.
Malyna- wow great aunt when you were 16! Its funny cause great aunt I think of some oldie like 80!
Holly- just do what you want to do, I went to draculas for mine. But since having kids I haven't been that big on my birthdays, even when I had my 30th and everyone was like gotta have a party, nup just had family and a BBQ (was having midlife crisis too so wasn't into 30th! Lol)
OP- you made me laugh with 60 days of work! Already counting down!
We are getting tooth #2 so not happy. Plus combination of clinginess after I've been at work!
Does anyone else who goes off to work have the prob with clinginess? Seriously as soon as I step in the door she starts crying for me and won't let me put her down. I mean she is clingy anyway but me being out all day just makes it soooo much worse!
Can't remember the last time I ate dinner without her on my lap.
oi holly trying to confuse us more!!!
arrhh to be 21 again, that when DH made the move on me! and he was my boss :o :lol: was naughty!
malyna great aunt at 16 :o
nai was the movie scary?? glad you got to see it inthe end!!
meg DD 1 climbed i assume DD2 will be the same!!
AFM the past few weeks of little sleep is really catching up with me,im so tired (yet on on BB :rolleyes: DD2 woke once last night
Olive - me too :(
Rough night again here last night - he wouldn't go down until about 10pm AT ALL then did his usual after being awake so long and woke 40mins later. Then at 1:30am, then at 3am (that wake up took over 45 mins to resettle and only went back down with panadol somewhere close to 4am) then up at 5am and not interested in anything but getting up. So now he's asleep and I'm wide awake with no hope of going back :wall:
Hurry up Australia Post!!!!!!!!!
This is really horrible and I feel guilty but this morning I actually said to DP that I couldn't wait for him to move out of home :redface: :hide:
Don't know how much more of this broken sleep stuff I can do.
kaz hun :hug: it takes such a toll doesnt it, i really hope you can get some rest when he sleeps later on, forget housework or any jobs you need to do, rest up and take it easy today
arrhhhh whats with 35 minute sleeps :doh:
M had two yesterday and already today has had a short one :wall:
good night last night..... she slept 6.30pm-6.15am :dance: i actually got some sleep, pity DD1 woke at 5.10am looking for puppies
Holly- Love the new name!! Aww that is so gorgeous what you wrote about L!!!! I know how you feel. I'm feeling sad at the moment that DD is growing up so quick, I love her so much!
lilima- How are you doing?
Kaz- oh :hug: get some rest today. Yeah we got the amber necklace and it does help! If I haven't had it on her during the day the nights are always worse.
OP- loving the new av with bump!! I made myself a new one, waiting for it to be uploaded.
Jols- omg yay on the sleep!! So the Dr Jay Gorden thing works???? I'm going to try it soon!
Nai- omg 8 teeth already!
Pinny- DD is super hungry too!! Eating and feeding non stop!!
Ali- those photos on FB of you looking after both kids are soooooooo cute!! Going to check out smile box thanks!
Well some of you probably saw on FB DD took her first steps!! I can't believe it! She'll be walking soon :( She's getting so clever. She now holds the phone up to her ear, pmsl, and points the remote at the TV. If you say 'where's mummy's nose/ear?' she will point to them. They're the only 2 she knows so far.
DH and I have been talking about TTC no 2. We want them about 2 yrs apart. On one hand it's exciting thinking about having another baby but on the other hand I feel so sad about not having all my time for DD :( I hope I will still have enough time for her, I just remember how much time a newborn took up!!
Sorry Jols - had to laugh at the puppies but yay on the sleep!
Heaven - eeek on the walking! She sounds so clever too. I second the Jay Gordon - we have had probaby 7 sleep throughs in the last 2 weeks and last night was 8pm-6am with 1 wake up at 2.30. I rocked her back to sleep and was back in bed by 2.40.
Holly - love the new name!
Kaz - I hope you get some rest today :hug: I fell asleep face down on the couch last night at 8.30 but that's because I went to the movies the night before so it's my own fault.
opps nai i should say puppies is her pound puppies name!! he fell throught he bed head and she couldnt find him! though currently he's known as dumbo as she watches dumbo everyday and puppies has long ears!!
yay on the 7 sleep throughs!!
Thanks girls. I know I should take it easy but I did that yesterday and felt really tired for it. I'm out all day tomorrow (at my first meet up ever - eek - scary and exciting!!!) so I have to get stuff done today. I'm ok until I stop and then I just about fall asleep. (Nearly did while waiting for the diesel pump at the servo this morning :redface: ). Besides, DP has had a similar amount of sleep to me and he has to go to work so I figure the least I can do is get stuff done around here. Plus we have a mate calling by (probably) tonight and staying (maybe).
At the moment I am doing these ones :leap: :leap: :leap: because Australia Post came through while I was doing the groceries and DS is currently wearing his very funky new necklace!! Whoot!!
Heaven - glad to hear from another who finds the necklaces help. Your DD is so clever! TTC #2 is very exciting!! You'll have time, not as much but she'll be older and won't need quite as much perhaps??? Plus you'll have a whole nother person to love and watch grow!
Nai - I'm definitely giving that Jay Gordon a go soon. We're going away in February - do you think I should start before then or wait til we get back? We're just going to two places for about a week.
Ali - Hun I don't know if you'll be in here or not before tomorrow but if I have another night like last night I probably won't come to the meet :( I would feel too unsafe on the roads for that distance there and back. :pray: DS sleeps better tonight. The weather is cooler here so it is likely.
Yep, new name. Feeling a bit too vulnerable using my real name and don't want anyone IRL to find me! I love the name Kailani, might use it if we have a girl!
Heaven, DD sure is a clever little girl! Good luck TTC #2. Most of the mums in my MG are TTC #2 this year as well. I know I'm going to be sooo clucky and jealous when I see their bumps! We won't be trying until L turns 3, which also coincides with my last year of undergrad :D Can't wait!
Kaz, how awful is the sleep deprivation! Hope you guys get some good sleep tonight and make the meet tomorrow.
Olive, fantastic news on the sleep!! Send some my way please! Lol at DH being your former boss ooohh!! ;)
Nai, sounds like another decent sleep for you guys too. How annoying about changing movie theatres! Thanks for the food tips. I tried doing the combo of spoon/finger food this morning and he still wasn't interested in his oats. Had a few slices of nectarine and then was adament he wanted no more. He will almost always have toast but I can't always be giving him that surely?
Shell, it must be do draining getting up to make a bottle at that hour. Almost like you're sleepwalking I'm sure! Good luck on the weaning. Having kids has definitely changed birthdays, and my social life in general. Just can't be bothered going out, having drinks and all that. I still haven't had a sip of alcohol since before I was pregnant.
Malyna, congrats on being a great auntie! My aunties are obviously great aunties now thanks to L, but they are in their 40's which still seems young to be a "great" anything!
AFM, I'm booking a Hungarian restaurant/bar for my birthday. Have just invited a handful of my close friends and my family (and of course L!). There will be about 20-25 of us. That'll do! We had MG today which was good to get out of the house. L is so intrigued with the other babies' hair (coz he is a baldy!) I kept having to snatch his hands away as he wanted to pull lol.
Anyway, gtg L is calling out for bbs and a sleep! Back later xox
Kaz - :hug: 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.
Kaz- totally understand mate. :hug:
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
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.
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....
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.
Malyna, L isn't even crawling! Hope A has better days tomorrow.
Ali :hug: 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 :hide:
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.:
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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.