Maybe the blocked nose Meg? cause it hard to breathe as it is with blocked nose. I remember couple months back when Em had blcoked nose and couldn't suck the dummy properly so would end up crying.
You've all reminded me on the hair prob after having Ash and I used to put my hair in pony tail for work and there'd be all these fluffy bits around fringe area growing back, they'd stick right up and I looked quite silly, found them all round my hair line.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALI! Hope you have a great day and get spoilt. And Ash better behave for you!
Well we all seem to be having a terrible time overnight! I'm hoping it's just a growth spurt for the sake of our sanity.
Last night I didn't even bother putting L in his own bed, I let him sleep on my chest so he could have a feed when he felt like it, I just had no energy to be getting up and resettling and all that. He ended up wetting through his nappy cover, clothes and my clothes!! So had to get up and change him and me - I was like a zombie. That was at 2:45am and then I was up until 7am trying to help him breathe properly so he could sleep. The poor thing really wanted to sleep, just a pita that I couldn't as well. By 6:45 he had started crying really loudly and wouldn't stop and I was so tired and feeling sorry for myself I started crying too! I was really peeved because I'm sure he was loud enough to have woken DP but did he come to help? NOPE! (Sorry Ali, I probably sound like your DP!) So after yelling at him to get down and help he came
A lot was posted last night so forgive me for lack of personals, have to get going soon to L's 4 months check. Back to report stats later! xox
I too had a little "moment" this morning. J was crying and E was crying. She still won't take the dummy, so we are back to constant night wakes, and 30 mins only during the day.....
Huge Meg! I couldn't begin to imagine what it's like having 2 upset kids, you are doing so well!
L weighed in at 6818g - not as big as I thought but MCHN didn't seem concerned. Going by his weight he should be in 00's but he's wearing 0's and 1's! It's because of his clothy bottom though - none of the 00's do up at the crotch! Length is just under 60cm so he is a shorty and that's why he looks chubby. HC was 42cm I think.
Anyway, back to the health centre in 45 mins. We have a discussion for new parents on introducing solids - woohoo lol. All my mum's group will be there so it won't be too boring I hope.
i've been a bit slack around here, i've had a terrible bout of mastitis. has anyone else had it? i can't believe how incredibly sick i was, i could hardly even move and got no sleep whatsoever due to having chills and severe body aches. horrible!
anyway i'm on the abs now so doing a lot better. i need to book jimmy in for his 4month check up soon, i can't believe how much he's growing up!
I feel like worst mother in the world, Emily been screaming on and off all day, like really really upset, couldn't for the life of me work out why, wouldn't feed just so so upset.
Anyways then this arvo I noticed it was when I pulled or touched at her arm she would scream so I undressed her to look and she was just so much happier, I think some how her cardigan was too tight around arm/ shoulder and pulling. Made sense cause the screaming started this morn right when i was finishing dressing her. so for like 7 hrs she had this awful cardigan on. I am relieved its nothing more sinister cause I was getting so worried but just feel so guilty I put my baby thru that, seeing her so upset put me in tears. Thank god Df and mum were here today!
Aw Shell don't feel bad - at least you worked it out! Once I got a cotton thread from DD1's pants caught between her toes and she was screaming and I couldn't work out why - it was cutting the webbing between her toes. Another time I caught some skin in her MCN snap. It would have been soooo painful. I felt so bad but she did get over it
Holly - L sounds like he is doing really well with gaining weight.
RF - I haven't had mastitis but everyone who I know who has had it says it is like having the flu. I hope you are better now.
Well I've just caught up on all your posts - it sounds like Isabel has passed her bad sleeping patterns on to a few bubbas here! And I say passed it on because last night went like this:
Down at 7pm
Grizzled til about 7.30pm, with only one resettle from DH
Stirred at about 9.45pm, resettled by DH, then I fed her not long after that
Woke at 1.45am for a feed - no resettling in between
Woke at 7am for a feed - no resettling between 2am and 7am
Back to sleep til 8.30am
Played on the floor and ROLLED from back to front
Back down at 9am and slept til 11am!
So happy, we're at my parents right now and she is asleep in the portacot, went down with no real hassles, woo! So hoping we are onto something good. I really think wrapping her again is helping, it keeps her hands down and she's not knocking out the dummy. She spits it, but that doesn't seem to bother her as much.
And she rolled!!! What a champ!
We went really well at the 4 month check up as well, she is 5g off 7kg! The MCHN measured her head and commented "well she's had a big growth spurt!" So that might explain the bad sleeping patterns. She, like the O'Connell Centre, seemed to think that I'm doing everything right and just to persist. Looks like they might be right.
Thanks all for your comments. We've booked in for their day stay program and will see if we need the residential program. I can put my name down for a cancellation if I want. Will see how the next few days go and make a decision.
Shell - I've done some worse things than that and I'm only a first time mum!!!!
Rain - no good about the mastitis! I haven't had it. Glad it has cleared up for you.
Ali - happy birthday!!!! Hope you have had a good day and been spoiled rotten by DP, DD and everyone else.
Holly - I know what you mean about the "clothy" bum - Isabel is the same! I struggled to do up the snaps tonight on her 00 grosuit - might be time to up to single 0!
How did the solids talk go? I'm going to one soon. Isabel is showing no interest at all in solids so I'm going to wait a bit.
Hope you have a better night tonight with L and DP starts helping out a bit.
Nai, how is Miss J's cold??? Hope you have a better night tonight too!
Meg, I hope you've had a good day today!
Kaz, poor little Mr J, hope his tummy is ok. Must have been scary to find blood in the nappy.
Looking forward to meeting some of you tomorrow, hope everyone else is doing ok with these unsettled bubbas.
So Melb girls, 11am tomor yeah? Where abouts? Just inside cause will be cold to wait out front.
OP- Big woohoo! Thats fantastic, maybe she has been so unsettled cause her brain trying to function new skills, like rolling, lets hope it continues.
Rainforest- I've heard mastitis can be so awful, can feel soooo unwell, glad you're on the improve.
Meg- how is E today? The dummy is great at times but when they won't take it or keep knocking it out you're lost for alternatives. Is her nose still blocked?
Holly- I wish things would improve for you, you are having such a hard time. Have you been able to get thru to the ENT ppl? I wish i had some words of wisdom to offer you.
Df got $153 fine today for checking screen of his mobile for messages, he lucky they just fine him for failure to have proper control of vehicle rather than using a mobile.
Yep - Shell I will be meeting Jols at Flinders St and walking there together.
OP - woohoo on the sleeping and growing. Sounds like everything is going really well.
We have our 4 month check Monday so I will be interested to compare. I think Miss J is a lot smaller than many of the bubs here. She is still in 000. My guess is she will be 5.8kg (lets see how close I am). She has been cranky all day except for when we were at playgroup when she was a little angel and lay on the floor laughing and rolling around. She lay on her belly with her arms and legs in the air kicking her legs. She is so desperate to move and be like the bigger kids
Tonight hasn't started well - she was put down at 7.30, refused all settling attempts until I put her on the bb at 8, woke at 8.45 screaming so put her on the bb again - currently having a cup of tea waiting for the next onslaught!
She is not feeding well during the day either - sucks for a few times, pulls off, looks around, sucks a few times and on and on it goes.
To all the Melbourne girls, enjoy your lunch, sorry I couldn't make it, i have an appointment with my DD. Will hopefully try to make it to the next one.
Lewis has been up since 6pm
Only just settled, i had a friend over for dinner so I think he thought he should be in on the action.
Had a fairly good day, hoping for a good night!! Although I have been feeling tired all day not sure why getting the same amount of sleep as usual. Maybe it's all catching up.
Just popping in girls, im not around much at the moment... im not sure why.
Girls i hope you have a fantastic day tomorrow im really sorry i couldnt make it... it wouldnt be any frun travelling 3 hours with 2 sick babies
talk soon everyone xxx
Have fun Melby girls! Hopefully there will be another meet soon and we're feeling up to coming.
Rainforest, yeah I had mastitis at the beginning. Not fun! Hope you get well soon
Shell, you are not a bad mother! These things happen and I'm sure our bubba's forgive us at the next feed! Haven't heard back from ENT specialist...I've left a message, L's paed has left a message, and I've faxed a referral
Nai, L gets fussy during feeds sometimes too. Just small playful sucks, will stop half pull off, look around, etc. But if I take him off he's not happy!
OP, Isabel's a great weight! Glad you got into the day stay program. The solids talk yesterday went well. They say around 6 months to start solids is the norm but any time up to 8 months depending on your baby's interest is okay. It can take upto 15 attempts with one food to get your baby to eat it! We were given a list of some typical introductory foods and when was best to start them, and what allergy foods to avoid for a while, etc. Also told not to puree or use a blender but instead to mash with a fork so the food's not completely runny and smooth. Anyway, that's all I can recall for now!
Pinny-Mum, hope you had a good night!
Rainbow Raver, hope your babies get well soon
AJP, hope you get a park! Have a great day today I looked at the QLD meetup thread but the dates are when I will have uni exams Would have been nice to have a holiday!
AFM, not doing much today, DP is going to pick up L's hand and feet impressions that have been framed - can't wait to see them! L slept from about 10:30pm until 1:00am last night uninterrupted with clear breathing. I couldn't believe it! Still feel exhausted though lol.
Anyway, back later to catch up xox
ETA - missed your post Ali. Hope you had a great birthday! Poor Ash, hope it's only a mild cold and she recovers soon. Ikwym about the cute cough!
Hi all!! Sorry, haven't been on much. DH was home sick the last 2 days so I had 2 babies to look after!! Jeez, I was a lot sicker than him 2 wks ago and couldn't even take anything for it but at least I still managed to help out!! LOL, he gets a little cold and you'd think he was dying. pmsl.
Had a really bad night last night. Thought it was going to be good bc she slept for 4.5 hrs but then was awake for 2!!!!!! Then awake an hr later, and an hr after that!! Not cool. And I am sick of getting up for the day at 5am!!!!!!!!!
I hope she's not getting sick She was very cranky all day yesterday. And she keeps pulling on her ears, what's that about? I told the MCHN and she didn't seem to think it was an ear infection or anything.
Got her weighed yesterday and she's put on 700g in the last 4 wks, so pretty good. Getting to be a big girl. I think she weighed 6.54kg.
Ahhhhhhhh..........waking up again!! BBL!!
ETA- Oh Ali happy birthday for yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALI!!
Meg! I couldn't begin to imagine what it's like having 2 upset kids, you are doing so well!
Length is just under 60cm so he is a shorty and that's why he looks chubby. HC was 42cm I think.
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