Hey ladies, im joining in a little late but ah well
Im melinda have a DD who is 2 and just had a little boy on the 5th on january
Look forward to chatting some more
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lucylu I reccomend brauers colic gave bubs the 4 doses over 2 hrs then 4hr after and he slept so well!!!! Went down 2000 up 0001 down 0200 up 0500 down 0600 up 0900 so beats the screaming o and off 11pm till 5am!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey ladies, im joining in a little late but ah well
Im melinda have a DD who is 2 and just had a little boy on the 5th on january
Look forward to chatting some more
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Hi ladies (and babies)
Just wanted to check in to say that i have been flat out with the little one. I think she has me wrapped around her finger as during the day when no one is home she wants my attention constantly (even when she is asleep) and therefore i cannot put her down without a screaming fit. And due to that i have not been able to log on.
I will make time in the next few days to read all of the posts and write to tell you all about me and bub, i just need to find a minute.
Hope you are all doing REALLY well =D
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Hey ladies, im joining in a little late but ah well
Im melinda have a DD who is 2 and just had a little boy on the 5th on january
Look forward to chatting some morehave added your name and details to the list on the 1st page, can't wait to get to know you a little more.
Just wondering how many of you ladies are in Melb or close enough too and if any of you are going to the BB meet-up in March? I am thinking of going.. would be nice to meet some of you!
Feeb - hows things going? tandem feeding... your a champ
Hummingbird - how you felling, everything going well, welcome little Henry.
I wasn't sure about dummy v's thumb cos i have some family members that have BAD thumb sucking habits and you can throw a dummy out... you can't shop off a finger...but i am trying to hold off on the dummy for as long as possible... so far so good.
Lucylu - how you going, hows lil Milly and her wind?
Kallee - how you doing, they do get quite attached don't they... have you tried a sling/baby carrier so she is close to you but you can still do your own thing?
I have found that Zara likes the swing we had for Ava... this morning she had a play with Ava then went in the swing while we Vac'd (around her
Well our house FINALLY settled yesterday.. YAY about time, now we get to be broke with a new house, new car (DP's work) and a new baby
Things are going well, Zara has her off times where she seems to snack feed but is mainly going 3-4hrs both during the day and at night.
Ava seems more than happy with her, gives her a kiss in the morning and occupies herself while i feed BUT when i finish feeding she wants my full attention and i can't leave a room without her following.
Am waiting for Z's birth cert so i can go open her a bank account, also wanna know how much we will get from centrelink... hopefully enough to take a little pressure off but i doubt it, i'm lucky to get $80 fortnight at the moment... only cos we made sure we over estimated by HEAPS... don't wanna pay them back... lol
Well hope everyone else is ok... going to finish cleaning, done the washing this morn, vac'd the lounge, done the dishes, cleaned the toilets and tidied A's room.. now to wait for her to wake to Vac the rest of the house and fold some washing.
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Hi Ladies - it has been ages since my original post announcing Caroline's arrival on the 8th January however I didn't get any reply email from belly belly when new messages came through so have missed out til now and have gone through all the new messages now and so relieved that there are some other mum's out there also!!
Caroline has been doing good, she put on 350grams the week after hospital (8 days) but this week has lost so we're going back tomorrow to double check but MHCN thinks it's numbers balancing out so we'll see.
I had mastitis which was painful and the fever knocked me around - was hard work with the little one feeding like a mad child and just wanted to shower to get the temp down which when i finally got to do i ended up barfing. all after hours on a saturday so had to go to emergency to get the antibiotics to get things moving to work on the infection. as a result Caroline got super fussy and couldn't be put down, was cluster feeding again (2 hours has been my limit on two occassions - one not so good as was tired and desperately wanted to go to bed but the other time okay as we put a movie on to watch!). the ER dr said that the antibiotics doesn't affect them but when i told this to the MHCN on the Wednesday she immediately disagreed and said that it was their experience that they were definitely affected by them. I also think that Caroline has a little bit of thrush in her mouth because of it so have some stuff for that for her. I use nipple shields (have flat nipples so she hasn't been able to attach without them) so haven't had to worry about getting that from her and am finally feeling recovered from the mastitis and have had a great night last night with sleep and a day out today which is a great cure also after so long on the couch feeling like all i ever do is breastfeed!! let's see what tomorrow brings coz it seems to be so changeable!
re; dummies - haven't used one yet for Caroline but i did for my son so know they can be a god send. i also prefer them to thumb sucking because you can cut back a dummy and then wean but not a thumb and i've seen some pretty crooked teeth from long term thumb suckers.
Lucylu - how did you go with DH back at work? i notice Nathan and Lucy have a generous age gap. My son and Caroline also have a big gap of ten years (he's just turned 10 last week~!)
someone mentioned a melbourne meet up - is that in the city? i'd love to go but not sure as we live out in Healesville so would be quite a full day and at this point we're going day to day and venturing in little steps!! lol would love the details though!
anyways, that's probably long enough from me!!
if someone could please remind me how to change my ticker that would be AWESOME.
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Melb meet up = Zarava Flutterby right above my own post. i'm an eejit ... lol doh
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Illeyena - i am glad to hear the mastitis is gone, you poor thing it must have been hell.
Caroline did very well with the weight that first week, i don't think it could hurt to have lost a little... Z only put on 300g in 2wks and they said that was really good... she probably is just balancing out.
Your in healesville, it's gorgeous out there... i'm in Wallan so only about 45min away, heres the link to the meet-up if anyone wants to check it out.
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-13-march.html
Hows everyone going?
Zara and Ava tag teamed me last night, i felt like i was constantly feeding Z for about 3hrs (snack feeding and unsettled) and then Ava was being a pain and i had to get tea ready etc as DP was out getting his motorbike licence renewed
In the end i put a cloth nappy that i had hidden in my pillow under Z in her basinette and she slept ok... i think she just wanted mummy snuggles, it worked a treat!
Today i am waiting for Z to wake, will give her a feed, change the girls and then they can hide in the lounge with the wiggles while i mop the house then we are going to the shops to cash a cheque, find me a pair of pants or something and then come home... a nice day out i hope.
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Hi Everyone
Hope everyone is going well and enjoying their little bubbies!!
ILLEYENA I hope you're feeling better now the mastitis is clearing up...it really does suck!!
ZF I hope you have a nice day out. Was the cloth nappy something that just smelt of you?? I haven't heard that before!
KALEE I guess having such a cutie makes the 24-7 carrying around bearable!!
Everything is starting to settle down for me, which is nice, the mastitis seems to have gone, not yet finished the antibiotics but the lumps have dissapeared.
I am now looking forward to being able to drive (which I will probably start next week) and getting out of the house! Will also be nice once I can walk a bit of a distance and take DS and the dog out walking...start to lose some of the weight! Though I am pleased to say most of it has gone already...just need to tone up
Just wondering, how long does everyone feed for each feed? I have a massive milk supply, far too much for my little man!! The clinic nurse said it's like 'Niagra Falls' and when I feed DS it gushes down his throat that he gets out of breath and gets a fair bit of wind. I seem to spend 5 minutes feeding and then 10 minutes burping and repeating for quite a while each feed, all while I am leaking all over the place. So just wondering what's normal and what I can look forward to once my supply settles down a bit?
Due to the wind and that I caught his thumb in his mouth a couple of times, we have tried a dummy as the clinic nurse said that it would help with the wind as sucking pushes everything through...he didn't mind it but spat it out a little while later (I am secretly pleased!) but we'll keep it up our sleeves for emergencies I think!
Well I should be off....got to email some pics to the MIL.
Happy Friday.
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Hi Ladies
the other nite i did the dumbest thing...i didnt wait for the steam steriliser to cool down and when i opened it it burnt my finger and the first thing i grabbed was the tea towel so i wiped all the skin off
its been interesting changing bums with one bandaged finger its my pointer on my left and im left handed! lucky mum is close by because she has had to come bath lucy and milly for me.
Hummingbird+glad to hear the mastistis has started to clear up.
Leah+ i just got Milly settled last nite and Lucy woke upI think she is getting more teeth. Congrats on the house how exciting it must be when are youz moving?
illeyena+ Nathan is ten too! he has been a great help but isnt too impressed with all the dirty nappies he is the first to allert me if one of the girls has pooed lol I survived DH going back to work it was accualy easier than i thought
feeb+ think i will try the brauers...i got infacol but that seems to make the pain worse we had 3 hours of screaming last night i felt so bad cause i could tell she was in pain but nothing helped besides walking around the house with her!
Hehe i fell like such a chicken i havent even left the house on my own with the kids yet i dont feel ready to tackle that one yet
Oh im not loving Millys radar...everytime i sit down for a meal she wakes
Best be off a huge hello to everyone ive missed
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lucylu - ouch re the burn!! Caroline has a radar for the kettle. as soon as i make a cuppa she wakes up wanting a feed!!
Caroline slept from 11pm til 4am after her 3 hour sleep from 5p also which seems amazing! we were out a lot of the day though so she had only napped here and there so must've been knackered!
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Hi ladies,
Just a quickie while feeding. We got into the breastfeeding clinic on Monday so hopefully they can straighten us out.
Can you use infants friend on bubs under a month?
Illey- thats great sleeping. You feel so much better after a good sleep. When does DH go back to work?
Lucylu- oh your poor finger. hope it heals soon. it is so daunting facing the idea of taking 2 little ones out alone. My DH goes back to work Monday and it will be interesting. Do you have a double stroller?
Hummingbird- our feeds vary. She normally feeds roughly 20 mins each side with a nappy change in the middle but can just feed and want mummy as a dummy. I am going to give driving a go on Monday. Feels like I havn't been in the car for ages.
Leah- we're in Sunbury. Didn't know about the meetup. Will see how we go. You seem to be doing an awesome job with 2 little ones. My dd1 is a terrible sleeper and has given up day sleeps which doesnt help and is a mummies girl... but we will get there.
Kallee- hopefully dd will give you a break really soon and you get some you time.
Hi minny.
hi to everyone else. sounds like a tanty coming from dd1. will try and get dd2 to have a sleep so i can shower.
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jenjams - DH goes back to work Monday week on the 8th, hopefully just after her 4 week growth spurt!!
glad you got in to the breastfeeding clinic!! let us know how it goes. you're meant to be there for a few feeds. will your toddler be able to go also? we went back to the MCHN again today to weight Caroline and she put on 40g in two days which is right on whats expected but then she wanted to book me in to the breastfeeding clinic anyways in case Caroline wasn't getting enough milk through the nipple shields. I declined the referral for now because she's putting on the weight again and had that massive gain before the no gain and has started settling again re; feeds and sleeps. even if that changes again as things tend to I figure that she's made an improvement so that's obviously a positive thing (and she has tons of soaking wet nappies so she's also getting the milk in). the regular MCHN is back for our appt next week so that will be interesting to see how that goes. My SIL said that mum's in her mum's group have seen the one that I have been seeing (she just fills in when the regular one is away) and most haven't been happy with her advice so I don't feel so bad politely refusing it!
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Hi all just a quick update just home from MCHN DS2 (after being born at 4250 grams going down to 3725 grams then put on 55 grams 1 day and 25 12 hrs later to be dc at 3805 grams on day 5 mchn visit day 7 he was 3820 grams TODAY he is 4185 grams woo hoo so impressed!!!!!!!! He is also 3cm taller and head 1cm since birth.
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oh no! So much to catch up on!!
Well... this week we have:
I think we *might* have established a bit of a sleeping pattern (touch wood) Down between 8-9, up again at 12, 3 & 7 for booby ^^; I like it, as aposed to the down at 3am at up at 7 for the day business.
Had a blocked milk duct but thank GOD, managed to get it out... that mastitis bizo doesn't sound to pleasent, and to the ladies that have had it I hope that it goes ASAP and doesn't knock you around to much... and a big, just cos.
Still having a bit of trouble with sensitive nipples but I think they're starting to come good now. One doesn't hurt at all, the other is a bit meh... i think that has something to do with someone chomping down out it though ><;; Those little gums can still cause a bit of pain! I'm determined not to give up though, although mostly for purely selfish reasons - I'm shedding my pregnancy weight like no bodies business
Starting to get into the cloth nappies now too! They're so cute, and surprisingly easy to wash etc...
Oh, Jackson has had a bit of a gunky eye too, I've been squirting BM into it after every feed and it is going away. Although slowly. I think if its not gone completely by monday I might take him to a Dr.
humming, you're like with dummies... whatever works but deep down i despise them!! J likes to have one, is a bit hit and miss though, but once he's asleep he spits it out.. which mummy likes ><;
well i better run.. he's starting to grizzle! much love!
mwah!
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Hey everyone, just waiting for Z to wake for a feed before i head to bed (no doubt she will take her time though cos she KNOWS i'm waiting
Teagz - hows that gorgeous lil man of yours going, not hurting your (.)(.) too much now i hope.
Well done on the PG weight i too am LOVING the BFing am down to 96.3kg so i THINK i have lost over 10kg in 3wks the 1st & only time they weighed me was about 16wks i think and i was 102kg (i'm a big girl
Feeb -for the weight gain... awesome work
illeyena - sounds like things are sorting themselves out with the weight etc.. go with your gut and it's always good to see the regular MCHN, they tend to get to know YOUR special lil one and the way they grow... DD1 has ALWAYS been the 10th% for weight and everyone comments on her being small, 1 MCHN told me i need to feed her more (WTF, this kid eats like a 4yr old boy) i let it slip and spoke to my normal MCHN and she said no way, A eats HEAPS... lol she's just petite, no stress!
Lucylu - You poor thing, how are Lucy's teeth going, A's molars are on the move i think
Take your time getting out of the house, if i could hide at home all day i think i would but have had a bit to do for the house etc... lol each to their own.
Jenjams - how old is your DD1? A is 15mths and is down to 1 sleep and she's driving me bonkers, she's the only reason i get out.. it's easier to occupy her out of the house some days... hehe
Well let me know if your going to the meet-up and i will keep an eye out for you.
Sorry if i have missed anyone... hope your all well.
AFM - took the girls to the park yesterday as A was driving me nuts and it was going to be a HOT day so thought will get it over and done with, Z slept in the baby carrier the whole time (incl climbing stairs and slides etc)... lol i also managed to take them shopping alone this morn, Z in the carrier and A in the trolley.
As i said b4 i have lost a bit of baby weight and am loving it.. god BFing does wonders, after Ava i lost nearly 25kg by about 12wks after her birth so am hoping i can give it another crack.
DP is still working 7 days a week but i think i am doing ok with the housework etc, keeping on top of things.
A has been a PITA and very sooky and Z seems to have atleast 1 patch a day where for about 3hrs she is constantly up and down and sooky and snack feeds so not sure what she's doing there. Luckily today she did it after we went shopping and tonight she settled ok.. but NOW i am waiting for her to wake she prob wont... well best be off and stop rambling.. hope your all well!
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jenjams, i think bubs has to be one month before you can use the wind drops (infants friend, infacol, etc). Hope all goes well with the breastfeeding clinic tomorrow.
hummingbird, DD feeds for about 20 minutes each side with a burp and a nappy change in between. Then she often has 5 minute snacks in between feeds. Feels like she's permanently attached to my boob sometimes! I'm starting to consider a dummy just to satisfy her sucking needs and to give me 5 minutes to go to the toilet! I'm holding off though so we'll see what happens.
lucylu - hope the finger is better!
illeyena - I did the breastfeeding clinic with DS due to low weigh gains. It was good in that it was great support to continue BF'ing but bad in that each week I was so stressed that DS hadn't put on weight. I'm so glad it's working out this time.
feeb - awesome work on the weight gain and growth!
teagz - nice on the sleeping, enjoy it because at some stage it will change again (just a forewarning!)I had a blocked duct too last week, managed to clear it with extra feeding and some expressing. Glad you got yours sorted cause they are ouchies!!
Zarava - you are a supermummy!!! I don't know how you do it all. What's your secret?
So jealous of you girls with the weight falling off!! I'm one of the unlucky ones who don't *sigh* I've lost all bar 1kg of my pregnancy weight and I still need to lose 3 more on that to get back to pre-children weight. I just sit on the same weight. I guess I'm not putting it on, so it's a good thing.
Well, DD has major cluster feeds in the evenings for several hours. Makes it hard to get things done. I'm typing here with one hand while she feeds (you get good at doing things one handed whilst holding/feeding a baby!) so I apologise for any typos.
DH goes back to work tomorrow after having a month off so it will be a shock to both of us I think!
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Hi all,
Eluned dont stress I also dont loose wg with BF!!!!!! I have been BF for nearly 19 months straight and wg is not something I loose grrrr. you will be fine on your own with 2, I found it scary on first day alone but its not to bad in some ways easier as you know you are alone so just find a way to do everything, housework doesnt matter!!!
~ Zarava Flutterby ~ you are great at getting out with 2 kids!!!!!! I wish it was easier for me to get out but once I have 2 in pram getting up and down steps at front of house is so hard due to wg of pram with kids in it and pram. No driving is driving me nuts but also no off street parking will make it hard to go out anyway on my own.
Teagz well done on routiune, glad to hear BF is getting easier and that ducts were cleared.
illeyena glad bubs is putting on more wg, slow wg gain in stressful I had issues with DS1.
jenjams you can use infants friend and brauers before 1 month but not infacol. They can be a god send!!! infants friend helped DS1 and brauers is helping DS2.
as for us DS2 needs to learn to sleep at night without being in bed with me as I get to sore lying in same spot all night.
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Def not supermummy... just mummy and loving it... lol
Zara is cluster feeding at night aswell, about every 45min for 3-4hrs, yesterday she did it in the morning and was ok at night.. whats the go with that... crazy kids.
Normally she does it right as i'm cooking tea or eating tea and getting A ready for bed
Oh hun theres no rush, no driving would drive me nuts too.. i find i put A in the car 1st (leaving Z in the house) and then i run back in and get Z... lol
Let me just say though girls i have had LOTS of practice i have 4 brothers under the age of 15 all of which i have helped raise, i used to babysit 4 kids every Friday night for my aunt from the age of 13.
The only reason i get out and about is to keep A occupied, she is a full on never stop kind of girl and sometimes it's easier to strap her in and let her watch the world go by.
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