For some reason I missed that there were new posts all yesterday... I didn't get any notifications. Hopefully I will next time.
Blip: I hope Daz is a bit better today . How are you?
Jords: How are you and Winter? How was your day in your dressing gown? lol
Moose: That's no good about your rough night. I hope Sammy slept better for you last night. How fantastic that Sammy is laughing for you! Oliver is still laughing when I peek-a-boo. I was doing it today when I was changing him. I held his little jeans up in front of my face, then took them away saying "Boo!". He looks really shocked/surprised for a second, then bursts out with a giggle! He doesn't do it all the time - I think he has to be in the right mood.
And as for packing... um, well, I kind of haven't started yet . It's such a huge, daunting task that I keep putting it off and putting it off. We get the keys next Wednesday, but won't be moving until either the first or second weekend in June (depending how quickly my DH and helpers can get the painting done). We have a few boxes, so I think I'm going to start packing over the weekend.
Yesterday Oliver and I went to my lil' sister's school for playgroup. I thought Oliver would be the youngest there, but there was actually a 4 week old baby boy there too! Oliver couldn't exactly participate in the activities, as they were more aimed at toddlers, but he still enjoyed looking around at everything there. I think my sister was pretty happy to show Oliver off to her friends too .
This morning I went to the Learning Ladder Get Together. There were a few other mums there, all with bubs about 6-8 months old. It was great to see all the other bubs sitting, crawling, trying to stand, etc - I kept thinking, "Gee, Oliver's going to be doing all this soon!". I ended up ordering a few things... a couple of books, a play-centre and some First Words cards for when he's older. It cost more than I'd usually spend, but it's so hard not to spend money on Oliver, lol .
sterla - daz is better today not so much chunder! yay for play groups! i rember going to one when i was little...good times all round! and i SO understand about not being able to not spend money on out bubs! but i guess we can spoil them now...
AFM: went to the LC today. made the choice that BFing isnt going to work. darrens too alert for it and gets too upset by it. so im a little down about it. but i guess i tried...wont stop me beating myself up though LOL. other then that things are going ok here...only down side to going to the LC is its in the mat. ward...so seeing all the little babys has me wanting nother one already (mind you i started talking to DH about the 'next one' about a month ago... )
hope every one is having a good night
We had to go to the hospital tonight because Orson has lots of green gunk coming out of his ear. Turns out that the pressure build up from the mucus in his sinus(from his cold) has perforated his ear drum! Poor little thing. Makes sense now why he has been so fussy and upset the last few days, he's been in pain
Antheia : Oh poor Orson, you must have freaked out seeing green gunk out of his ear! DO you know if his eardrum are damaged forever or will this repair itself with time?
Blip: Great to hear Daz is feeling better and with the BF'ing, honestly darling, so many people would have given up MONTHS ago. Daz is almost 4 months now and only has 2 more months (or maybe even less) before he starts on solids, so you've done a great job! Will you still express or straight formula from now on? AS for baby #2, I actually took a pg test earlier this week as I thought I was getting pg symptoms and because I am not getting any periods, it is possible, but it was a BFN and thats ok, although I think that secretely, it would have been ok to be pg again. We are hoping to wait 18months before trying again so we can enjoy Sammy and our time as a new family.
Sterla: that sounded like a cool thingo you went to and yes, it is very hard not to buy so many things for our bubs. I have to be very careful as we are really watching our money at the mo. W've had 3 friends who had babies recently and I always end up buying something for Sam as well when picking up their pressie! lol
AFM: I got my electric breast pump yesterday and OMG...what a difference!!! I love it! I was able to express 40ml in one go and have not been able to do that ever and its so much more comfortable ( I had an 8 year old manual pump) well worth the investment. Got a pretty quiet week-end ahead of us, I want this stupid rain to STOP, so I can start walking again the washing is starting to pile up as well! Okies, better get this house semi-cleaned. Hope everyone has a fantastic week-end!!
Mxx
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moose: thanks darl. i know people would have given up but it stil feels like a kick in the face KWIM? i'm still expressing...it'll take me a while to give that up. i've fought that hard for this long to keep my supply up...im not going to quit now (i think i'd get v. depressed if i had to stop) as for the preg test i was like that last week too, but i didnt buy one...as i was fine so im thinking maybe low iorn so ive been chowing down the red meat like there is no veggies on earth! as for no a/f becuase you're b/fing and expressing (now) you most likely wont ovulate. so a/f wont come as my health and humdev teacher said "untill the night feed drops A/f wont drop in!"
Moose: That's great about your brand-spanking-new breast pump! Must make such a difference! I hope the rain stopped for you.
Blip: That's right, you did try! You've tried and gone through much more than most new mums do, and you've persevered through so so much! Don't feel bad about not b/feeding - celebrate and be proud that you are still giving Daz the best start in life you possibly can with your wonderful booby juice!
Antheia: Oh poor, poor Orson! That sounds so painful, and how scary for you - the green gunk sounds pretty scary! I hope he's feeling better now, and his ear drum heals well.
Jords: How are you? Haven't heard from you in a few days, hope you're okay .
AFM: Pretty quiet day here, which is exactly what I was after. Oliver is getting so much better with his tummy time now. He's been lifting up his head really high, and doing it for ages. He's still not close to rolling over, but I can seem him trying a lot more - he doesn't just lie there now. He still tends to get upset after a little while, but it's so much better. I'm not sure what changed, but I'm glad it's better now.
I officially started packing today! I've packed 3 boxes so far... trouble is, once they're packed I don't know where to put them without being in the way . Oh well - I think life is going to be very cluttered and hectic for the next few weeks!
DH, Oliver and I went to Bunnings to check out paint prices. We were standing at the paint and I was holding Oliver. I heard and felt a big rumble coming from his nappy, but didn't think anything of it... until DH noticed the poo dripping onto the floor! There was poo all over his pants - it had run down his leg, and some on me too! DH wiped the poo off the floor with the spit-up cloth we had with us. Then we took Oliver back to car and had to change him completely. It was all over his leg, but surprisingly not a great deal in the actual nappy I think most of it ended up on the floor and on his pants! I guess his nappy wasn't on properly, or something . I couldn't believe it - so funny, and disgusting!!!
Anthiea - im glad to hear orson will be ok! i hope you'll be ok too.. you've done fantasic not to freak out like i would have!
haha sterla - i SOOOO understand that feeling of the pooless nappy after a big poo! daz did that on his bouncer...less then an hour after we bought it! how exciteing! how far away is this new house to the one you're in now? when DH and i moved in together the new house was litteraly 2mins away! (a whole 4 streets! ) just think the boxs wont be in the way at your new place! and even when its getting painted you'll be able to put them in new house wont you?
AFM: been a semi busy weekend. went to the IL's yesterday for what was ment to be a 'few hours' we ended up there almost all day (thank goodness i bought my pump with me!) becuase DH was helping his dad fix a car up (but stuffed it up more LOL!) today was a quiet one. i think i have a neon sign above my head that says "provoke me, i dare you!" the conversation as follows (S.L = Stupid Lady )
S.L :"oo he looks hungry"
Me: "yeah, i have his bottle in my back pocket all warmed up ready to go!"
S.L "Ohh he doesnt need a bottle..."
me: "uh, yeah, he dose."
S.L "no, hes hungry..he dosnt need a bottle"
Me: "Argh yes he needs abottle i've spent every week for the past almost 4 months at the hospital trying to breast feed and it just wont work. so he needs a bottle!"
after that i stormed off. i feel bad enough for 'giving up' as it is. he still roots around and all...but he just dosent suck...just licks so i dunno. how do i turn off the neon sign above my head? ...this is after a women on thursday told me not to pick darren up when he was crying at the shops!
Antheia: thats good to hear and I wish Orson a prompt recovery and hope things quiet down at yours a little.
Sterla: thats so cute tummy time is going great for Oli and he will roll over before you know it. LOL at the poo incident..too funny, I gather the shopping trip ended there then once you have poo all over you as well! Well done on starting packing and the more you pack the more room you will have, hope it goes quickly for you.
Blip: My goodness, you just have the worse luck with people.. its almost funny ( but not) I know there is nothing we can say or do that will make you change how ou feel about the breatsfeeding but he is getting BM, thats the most important thing and good on you for sticking to the expressing as well, the motilium is making a difference for me but don;t think I have enough to be able to top him up after each feed. I usually manage to express 60ml per day which is better than what it used to be but still not enough, nevertheless, am not giving up and now that I have electric pump, its a lot easier too. Giving you a bug hug, you're doing a great job!!
Peach" Is everything ok??
AFM: the rain did stop and we;ve been going on walks for the last 2 mornings and it felt great! DH was working nights so I went out for breakfast with Sam whilst daddy was sleeping, it was lovely. had a nice read of the paper with a coffee..just a really nice Sunday morning. We has some friends over for lunch and now about to go have a bit ofa read whilst everyone is having a snooze.
Blip: Grrr, what a stupid lady! I think we need to develop selective deafness as new mums with the all the unwanted 'advice' we get. I'm so angry for you!
Moose: Glad the rain stopped for you .
Well, more news from me - big news! Oliver rolled over for the first time this afternoon!!! Over the past few days he's all of a sudden been really good at lifting his head, and last night I noticed he got really close to rolling over. Then, this afternoon (after the poo incident, lol) he was having some tummy time, and he just rolled over! And the other great thing is that I had my camera phone out videoing him, so we caught it on video! He's only done it the once, but I'm sure he will again and again and again soon enough. I'm so happy and excited and proud!
Well done oli! and for you sterla for getting it on tape!
thanks moose and sterla - people like winding me up...but hate it when i snap back
moose : dont worry too much about how much you express...dose the pump you have settings on it? like short/hard and longer/sofer pump-suck thingys? have you tried a warm flannel on your boob whilest expressing and/or boob compressions? both of them help me how often are you pumping too btw?
DAMMITTTT!!!!!!! My piece of crap laptop just died during my SECOND attempt at a reply!
We are alive argh Winter screaming gotta go, be back tommorrow!
HI Everyone!!
Well, I went through some severe withrawals yesterday with BB being down most of the day!
Peach: that's great that you are still alive and well :P Hope your laptop issues are resolved soon * maybe employ the same tactics as the pram with you man!! **Our computer keeps crashing too and its a massive pain in the bum. Hope little Winter is good too
Blip: I set the settings on my pump and usually do 5-5-5-5 or at least 5-5 if time is restrained and I do it after every feed if I am home. I am not going to start taking my pump away with me as I would not have anywhere to store the milk whilst out. I also do not express at the middle of the night feed. I haven't tried the warm flannels on anything like that, might give that a shot today. I set up the rythm of my pump by manually pumping as hard or soft as I want and then press a button and the pump keeps on doing it itself. I still find it hard to express more than 20ml in one go, especially as Sam has been waking up at 1am again this week ( must be a growth spurt) hope that trends goes away soon.
Antheia: Sammy laughs only seldomly as well. She laughed once last week and it took another week before she laughed again and she is a very happy baby smiles a lot. The last couple days though we have been hearing more laughs coming out of her, so hang in there, I'm sure they are coming!! IS Orson feeling better? and what about you, is your sinus infection subsided?
AFM, well as mentioned above Sammy has been waking up at 1am again as well as the usual 4:30am, so am a bit tired but is all good, I know (hope anyway) that it will be over in the next couple days, It does make me wonder whether she is hungry but trust me she went to bed FULL As a boot last night so is most likely a growth spurt. She did the funniest thing this am whilst I was burping her. She would normally just stare ahead or look at her night light on her desk, well this morning she just kept turning towards me, look me straight in the eyes and would give me THE biggest cheeky smile. I didn't want to laugh because I didn't want her to wake up and be awake for the morning ( it was 5am!!) but by the 3rd time, I burst out laughing! It took her forever to fall back asleep after that though. She is just such a cutie, I still fall in love with her evryday. Her weight gain is still going well ( I am sure of it!) but am going to go to get her weighed this morning to see her progress, she is full of rolls and getting quiet chubby. Other than that, we're gonna chill out today and tidy the house up a bit. Been a pretty busy last few days and am not up to doing much. Yesterday, We were supposed to meet with my friend who just has a bub a week ago, but she called me a couple hours earlier and cancelled as she had not slept, her newborn was being difficult and her 18 months old bub was sick with the flu, poor thing sounded terrible and so tired so I made her a spag bolognese and got DH to drop it off to her. She called me and said she cried when she saw it on her porch. I was so glad I got to help her out a bit. Her DH texted us as well saying thanks as he has been sick as well and working all day. It feels so good to be kind to others, best kind of rewards I reckon.
Anyway, enough blabbing, shower time! Hope everyone has a nice day!
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anthiea. i hope you're both ok!
. Oh well - I think life is going to be very cluttered and hectic for the next few weeks!
I think most of it ended up on the floor and on his pants! I guess his nappy wasn't on properly, or something 
you've done fantasic not to freak out like i would have!
) just think the boxs wont be in the way at your new place! and even when its getting painted you'll be able to put them in new house wont you?
so i dunno. how do i turn off the neon sign above my head? ...this is after a women on thursday told me not to pick darren up when he was crying at the shops! 
Over the past few days he's all of a sudden been really good at lifting his head, and last night I noticed he got really close to rolling over. Then, this afternoon (after the poo incident, lol) he was having some tummy time, and he just rolled over! And the other great thing is that I had my camera phone out videoing him, so we caught it on video! He's only done it the once, but I'm sure he will again and again and again soon enough. I'm so happy and excited and proud! 
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