Hi Everyone,
Just put Darcey down for a sleep, and have read through everyone's posts.
Trace & Ilyena - yes, sometimes Darcey is the same. She can sleep very lightly during the day, and the only way to get her to sleep more deeply throughout the day is on my chest, or across my knees. Across the knees is actually a little more convenient, b/c at least I can use my hands to do something....like the thousand thank you cards for all the lovely cards, gifts etc that are still arrriving daily.
Darcey's sleeping patterns have got into a nice little routine. One thing I found that helped was to ignore everyone else giving me suggestions: keep her up more, only let her sleep when ....etc etc. Saying all that though, bathing her at night (somewhere between 8.30 and 9.30pm, just before that feed) has really helped. Last night, I fed her at 8pm, she had a play, and a sleep for around 45 mins, and then fed at 11pm, put to bed around 11.45pm. She woke up at 6.15am this morning! unbelievable! She was hungry, which was just as well, as it was a tale of two boobies. Normal, engorged, and OMG out of this world engorged, hadn't been emptied since 8pm, 10 hours prior.
Generally, she sleeps from around 11pm to 4/4.30am, then I feed her and put her straight back to bed again for another 3 hours of sleep. I feel pretty lucky so far.
She's also smiling and cooing a lot. When my Mum comes around, Darcey tells her stories, oohing and aahing and smiling. I can just imagine them in the years to come, thick as thieves. It makes my heart melt looking at them together, such a nice sight.
As for weight gain, well, she's finally hit the 4kg mark, she's now between 4.2 and 4.3kg, will have an update on Monday. I've had to retire some of her 00000 and 0000 clothes, but she's still some weeks off being into 000. It feels very satisfying to think that for 9 months, she was sustained by me, and now she is 6 weeks, 3 days old, and still fully sustained by me. I wouldn't say that bf'ing is 'enjoyable', b/c the nipples, engorged boobies, the first minute of her attachment etc are not fun, but the reward of seeing her develop and grow, plus the very close time with her, are certainly worth it.
Happy Birthday Leah. Sorry about the birthday money disappearing into payment of the rego. Bummer.
To all of you who have toddlers and older children, WOW! You must be 'Super Mums', I'm just getting by, looking after Darcey, DH, two dogs and myself (albeit with lots of help from DH). You mums must be exhausted right about now. So Well done, is all I can say, I really admire your strength.
OK, sorry about long post. Got to go and hang washing out now. Take Care,
Hi Ladies! How are we all going? Can you believe how fast time going - our babies are growing up way too quickly!
Amelia had her 2 month immunisation needles today The Dr and nurse did both the jabs at the same time! Poor thing screamed for a minute. She has been in my arms, on the boob the entire day! I'm glad it's over until 4 months.
Had her weighed and she is 4.45kg, going very nicely so I'm very pleased feeding hasn't been the issue it was with DS
oh Eluned thanks for the immunisation reminder! i am so vague at the moment! went to the butcher yesterday and nearly walked out without th meat i paid for, duh!
Caroline is still struggling with her mid morning and afternoon sleeps tending only to cat nap, but i have been able to get a few hours at lunchtime with some initial help with resettling her (much like the evening) last night she slept from 8.30pm (takes 1/2 an hour of us going in to resettle her a few times) and she's just woken at 5.30am a very hungry girl eating and farting like crazy at the same time!! i hope her table manners are better later.
I'm not looking forward to immunisation, have heard that giving panadol just before it helps.
Morning ladies.. our little princess is 8wks today, hasn't it gone so quickly!
We have a MCHN appt at 10:30 and i can't wait, she is in 000 for ALL clothes and some look like if she grows any longer they wont fit
Ava was in 000 from 3mths til about 5mths and Z is nearly out of them by 2mths, i have nicknamed her Miss Piggy
Well she's awake now, will come back and do personals later... hope your all well!
The MCHN had to DOUBLE CHECK her length as she couldn't believe she had grown 3.5cm in the last wks, she said most do 2cm if that at this age but wait theres more, in the last 3 days lots of wet nappies but not as many dirty and sleeping a bit more, MCHN seems to think she is only in the middle or start of a growth spurt!
She is now 50th% for EVERYTHING and i am so so excited... as an example DD1 was:
W: 5130g , H: 59.5 and Head: 40.5 ... but wait, that was at 4 MONTHS OLD!
So by her next appt if she keeps growing at this rate she will catch up to her sister in no time.. i think by the time Z is 1 and A is 2 they might be sharing clothes, i am so excited.. A took so so long to grow and now Z is growing like a weed!
Sorry so long and no personals as yet, have to start cleaning and packing for my QLD w/end with Z.. ohhh i'm so excited!
Leah, Jacksons in some 00 now Some of his 000 fit but you can forget about his 0000, I think they lasted like a week!!
We have a CHN appointment today at 2.30 so I"m interested to see how much he's put on this fortnight... everyone keeps saying he's in a good paddock haha. Makes me feel proud that I'm keeping him cranking off me, iykwim
Jacksons been sleeping in 4 hour blocks during the night mostly. A few nights ago he slept 8 hours straight, (i woke up and thought he'd died) and now I've had a taste of that I wish he'd do it all the time but I think it was a one off haha!!
He's also started rolling, too!! At exactly 6 weeks. DH and I were watching him sort of half flick himself up, then all of a sudden he was on his back Thought it might have been a fluke so we put him back on his belly and he did it again, the little rat bag! He's done it a couple of times since.
Well, I must mosey and do some chores while I can! Sorry I've been MIA, will try keep up more.
Go Jackson... he's a fast learner... keep up the great work Teagz.
Z had rolled twice, the first time i thought Ava must have moved her, she did that about a week ago but hasn't since.. THANK GOD.
Well done, is all I can say, I really admire your strength.
The Dr and nurse did both the jabs at the same time! Poor thing screamed for a minute. She has been in my arms, on the boob the entire day! I'm glad it's over until 4 months.
i hope her table manners are better later.
and i am so so excited... as an example DD1 was:
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