Thanx for the book info - might have a look in the library/bookstore for the JP books.
Alex doesn't sleep during the day unless he's on me, so I don't know anything about sleep cycles - night time he sleeps with 0-4 wakes (depending on some magical thing I haven't figured out yet). So to get him to nap during the day, I have to cuddle him - I've found if I don't do this, then he doesn't sleep at night.
I'm going to find a new mums and bubs group - I've been hanging onto this group to see if its going to improve but alas no luck...
sorry I'm a slacker with no real personals.. just feeling really blah at the moment.
Ali - How did Ash go last night? They say sleep promotes sleep so hopefully you had a good one!
Nai - Forgot to say before but WHOOHOO on the weight loss. That's a great start darl, esp since you're doing it by yourself. Somebody mentioned WW cost? I think I pay somewhere around $16-18 per week and they deduct it automatically monthly. Can cancel at any time. Hope that Juliette has settled down after her needles.
Shell - I can't begin to imagine what life would be like without the dummy in this house. No wonder you are hesitating. How do you wean them off it? Is it gradual or a cold turkey thing?
OP - Glad that Isabel is sleeping longer between feeds at night. I reckon Shells right - you've done the hardest yards and it should improve from here. Jacob seems to be going backwards in that he is now waking more frequently and has gone from 5-6 hours to 3-4 hours. I keep thinking of you and reminding myself that it won't last and that you've had it much worse!!
Tarkine - The other authors I'd recommend are Tim Winton and Helen Garner. They are awesome writers and two of my faves! Sorry that your MG isn't working out. I hope you find a better one soon.
Better go, the little man sounds like he's awake - yesterday he slept for 3 hours in the morning then backed it up with another hour and then onto the 40min naps. I'm taking the dog to the vet this morning for X-rays. Her liver tumour that they removed around this time last year might be back She's lost heaps of weight again.
Hope everyone is keeping well thru this miserable weather! Well in Melb anyway!
Kaz - Wow, a three hour sleep! Hope your puppy is ok hun
Tarkine, def find a new MG if yours isn't working out. I love going to mine because it makes me feel better about all the issues I'm having - the other girls have been thru it all too. Don't feel slack, we all understand.
Ali - how was your night? Did you have a pahtee at 3am?? Don't talk to me about washing and dishes! I have just done several mountains of both! Agh!
Shell, thanks for the words of encouragement. There's lots that have it worse than me - I feel bad complaining at MG because there's a 6mth bub there who has never slept for longer than 2hrs. NEVER. Imagine that
Det - I'll scan and email you the recipe Glad you liked them. Maybe I'm not such a bad cook after all.
Pinny, how is L sleeping? I hope his messed up day didn't affect the night too much!
AFM - Home day for me and Isabel today. Managed to get a 40min sleep out of her at 9.30am but then she did almost 2hrs when I put her down at about quarter to 12. So that's good! We were going to meet DH for lunch but decided to stay home, we've been out so much recently during the day that I think it is affecting her sleeping during the day.
We're off to get our 4mth needles tomorrow. How has everyone else's bubs reacted to them? I'm a bit worried as she was really unhappy after the 2mth jabs and we've got my niece's bday party on Sat, 50 people at my sister's house. Worried that she'll be grumpy cranky pants all day! No good!
Can someone fill me in on this Jon and Kate thing? Never heard of it!!!
Last night Ashlyn woke up at 11:30pm for a feed, took 2 hours to get back to sleep then it felt like she was feeding off me all night!!!
I am a bit zonked today and she has been a cranky bear today. Has been sleeping since 2:45 about to get her up now as I am not going to have another night like last night! Will get her up for a feed, bath then bed.
Tomorrow we are having a home day to get sleep back on track and also my housework back on tracK!
OP - Alex reacted a bit stronger than the first round of needles - he had a bit of a temperature, gave him some infants panadol and he was right the next day... he was sleepy during the day and wanted a booby fest. They say that bubs will have a stronger reaction to the first round of needles - because they have some of it in their system.
Jon and Kate are the Gosling family in the US - there is a TV show Jon and Kate plus 8 - twins plus sextuplets. I saw them on Oprah and Kate said the second time she was pregnant, she wanted to knwo what it was like to have one baby - and they were devastated when the ultrasound showed 7 sacs (6 took).. their beliefs didn't allow for selective reduction (and I wouldn't have been able to do that anyway). HTH
The other family which I watch as encouragement (when I think I'm having a rough day with one) is the Duggars - 18 kids, the eldest is married and his wife is expecting, and the Duggars had a baby in December (and will probably have more!)
Kaz - my MIL conveniently dropped the dummy down the back of a dressing table, where her child could see the dummy but not reach it - he eventually gave up tryign to reach it
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and has gone from 5-6 hours to 3-4 hours. I keep thinking of you and reminding myself that it won't last and that you've had it much worse!!
then backed it up with another hour and then onto the 40min naps. I'm taking the dog to the vet this morning for X-rays. Her liver tumour that they removed around this time last year might be back 
She's lost heaps of weight again.
Don't talk to me about washing and dishes! I have just done several mountains of both! Agh!
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