Sounds like we are all slowly slowly adjusting to life with out new babies...
Dr T - great birth story. Loved it. Thanks again for sharing all that with us - will say it again, you are an amazing woman. My DH commented that he had no idea I was that strong - I bet your DH is thinking the same thing
Which MCNs are you using? Maybe its a boy thing - we're using Tots Bots fitted with PUL covers and although we have had one poosplosion leak, I don't think any nappy on earth would have contained that one! The huggies we used for a bit when we first came home from hosp were useless - we had heaps of leaks. Must be a boy thing - we used the same MCNs with my DD and I don't think we had any leaks at all!
We're in them full time but I'm finding the washing a bit stressful - I think we're going to end up washing nappies every day, DD's one day and DS's the next. At least that way we keep the two sizes separate... easier to sort out...
6-8hrs - yeah I guess that is a bit long!! Little baby only has little tummy, I'm surprised his tummy lets him sleep that long Definitely take advantage of the long stretches at night while they last!
Emma - he will settle down! You're doing a great job! Are you getting lots of support during the day? Can someone take T for a bit so you can rest during the day, to prepare for the nights? I found that worked best with DD when I was completely exhausted and she was up all night. As far as the poos go, I think at this stage they still poo fairly regularly, but once you get into a regular BF routine (if you do) and things settle a bit, he might be one of those once a week pooing babies. There is hope yet!
X does the exact same thing though - I feed him one side, change nappy, then generally without fail while we are feeding the second side he'll do a big squishy poo. Its like he holds it in til he's in a nice clean nappy and then lets rip We are going through so many nappies - so glad we're in cloth.
As for feeding lying down, it doesn't really matter what size you are - my sister went up to about what you are and she taught me how to do it! She has a pretty sweet deal, as an aside - when my nephew wakes for feeds, she sends my BIL up to get him from his cot in his room, BIL gives him to my sister who feeds one side, BIL changes his nappy at the end of the bed, back to sis, then BIL takes him back to bed. My sis just lies there dozing through it all. Can't see my DH going for that one somehow!!!
Anyway, basically I lie X on the bed, on his back, with his head roughly where I think my BB will be (getting better at judging it...), then I scootch in beside him on my side, with the arm that is closest to the mattress sort of tucked up under my pillow and with the other arm I sort of roll X onto his side into me... and then I have to shuffle him up or down a little bit so he is lined up properly with BB.
The important thing is to still get the chin to breast attachment thing going on... I was a bit lazy the first night and got a little graze on one nipple and a crack on the other. I find I have to squish my nipple a bit to get him to attach properly but once he is on, I close my eyes and doze...
This morning I fed him at about 3am and he wouldn't go back into the cradle so he came back into bed with us, I'd done my PJ top up but he kept trying to attach, so I just undid it and let him suck, when I woke up at 6am he was still attached
I always put X on the outside of the bed, so I am between him and my DH. DH is too heavy a sleeper to risk having him roll onto X if X were in between us. I was putting a pillow next to him but I confess I have not been doing that recently... the pillow would just fall off and he's always tucked right into me so he's not going anywhere. Hope some of that helps...
AFM: we had a bit of an unsettled night last night which continued today - lots of long stretches of wakefulness (like 2hrs) followed by short sleeps and more being awake. He's asleep now, has been since about 8pm, so I'm now waiting for him to wake up before going to bed. Would have gone to bed at 8pm but we hadn't had dinner...
He made the most noise today that he has in just about ever. I think maybe gas/wind pains? He'd let out these real squawks of pain and go all rigid, then relax. Poor little bub. Happened a few times...
Aside from that, he is generally happy to just be, when he is awake I mean. Doesn't seem to like being left alone while he's awake, but if you're holding him he will quite happily watch the world without crying or anything. So that's pretty good. We did have a time today when neither him nor DD would go to sleep and DH and I were getting pretty snippy with each other. Thankfully they finally got to sleep and DH had a little nap on the couch... or else things would have gotten nasty.
DH working tomorrow Got family coming round so hopefully they can amuse DD for a bit...
How is everyone feeling physically, now that we are a week or so post-natal? I'm still struggling with digestion... I get really gassy/windy and am struggling to be, ahem, regular, if you get my drift. Might need some more natural fibre...
Hope everyone is going well... I'm off to bed... maybe...
Thanks OP for your detailed response! It was quite reassuring on many levels. Your sister sure has a sweet deal with her DH. I was hoping Austin would be able to get a full night's sleep so he is full of energy to look after me and the house during the day, but after the bad nights I decided yesterday (with a little persuasion from the midwife) that I'd wake him up if I was having troubles settling DS. But then Last night was a good one, much like our first night home from hospital - I got 2 2-hour stints of sleep because Travis actually went to sleep without a fuss at his 2am feed! He was a bit grizzly after his 5am feed, so I put him in bed with me and after a while he went to sleep, but then I couldn't sleep because I was too sore. So I got up and made a pancake batter for DH for when he gets up (he has been doing all the cooking and made pancake batter yesterday and only got one pancake because his sister and family turned up), and made myself poached eggs. My first ever attempt at poached eggs, and they were perfect!!! Am so proud of myself, have acquired another life skill
But right now, I'm starting to get tired. Might go wake up Austin (it's 7.30 and he got to sleep through after all!) and tell him to change the sheets (they are getting smelly because he sweats a lot) and keep an eye on bub so I can go to bed for a while...
Dr Tal - thanks for your response too . Must remember to read your birth story next time!
Hi to Jacki, mitf, Salad, Starbright and O&G!
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Dr Tal.. I read your birth story, but i wasnt able to reply then, what an amazing story, you did sooooooo well to do what you did and bring your little man here with no c section!!! Well done!!! And ****, i would have biatch slapped that awful MW, what a cow!!!!!!! Good on your DH for sticking up for you - i cant beleive that she treated you like that- why do people stay in jobs like that if they are that awful and bitter?????
EJ... I feed laying down too if i am in bed with just DD... but sadly most of the time its me DH, DS and DD!! So there just isnt the room to have her next to me!! So for me co-sleeping with the full bed is usually me sitting up in bed holding DD falling asleep!! Not very comfy!! On the odd day that DS stays in his bed and when DH gets up for work i get a few hours where there is room to lay down with her- and i enjoy that!! If i manage to stay awake when feeding i have been trying to actually make a point of putting DD in her bassinette (which is right beside the bed) just so i can lay down and get some decent rest.
op... I am noticing differences between DS and DD too-- Not just the poo thing, but also DD will be happy if she is full and wrapped to be laid down and she will go to sleep on her own- something DS NEVER EVER DID!! I am hoping its something she keeps up!!!
AFU.....We are settling in well here too! DD had her first day and night of being unsettled the other day she was feeding alot and not sleeping much! (OP sounds very much like how X was too) I think it may have been a little growth spurt coz she is filling out her little suits a bit better now!! Only bad thing is i think we have thrush of the mouth (DD) and the nipple (me)- I had it with DS and i am getting that same tingly yucky feeling when i get a let down (both sides hurt for about 30 seconds, not the nipple so much as the whole boobie) and DD is grunting like Shane used to. I really hope it isnt thrush- but i think it might be- i have my MCHN appt next week but i might head to the chemist and check out the stuff i used for Shane and check that its not too early to start using it for DD coz i would rather get onto it sooner than later!
My other big issue at the moment is DS and his sleeping!!! He is being a shocker at nap/bed time and its really getting to me. He has been a shocker forever, but has his great days and his bad days, and he is having more and more bad days!!! I have to sit with him for up to an hour and half some nights til he goes to sleep, and he isnt crying or anything, just generally mucking around and being obnoxious!!! (gets that from his dad! ) I try more stories, less stories, being strict, yelling, being nice, singing, stroking, NOT singing, not stroking, nothing seems to work. I have even stormed out of his room a few times and shut the door behind me but that just starts him screaming so that doesnt help all that much. And it hurts my belly when i have to keep laying him down time and time again!! I just wish i had a magic wand that i could wave and he would just be a good boy and go to sleep!! I think its my lack of decent sleep that has my patience level down to zip, and its not a good combo!!!! DH will put him to bed occassionally, but not enough!! Just had to vent that one!! Sorry!!
Abit of gross TMI... but how is everyone going bleeding wise?? I went really light for a bit- but it has gotten heavy again the last few days i know it can go on for weeks, but i cant remember it being this heavy. I guess its no heavier than a heavy period, its just been so long since i even had those!!! (thank you bfeeding )
Well DS wants some undivided attention while DD is sleeping, so i better go, big happy hugs to everyone!!!
Hi everyone, I apologise in advance for the lack of personals but I will try my best. I have been popping in to try and stay up to date with you all but I have had my hands full lol, not in a bad way but I just dont want to put DS down he is so cute, its a bit hard to type a decent post with one hand lol.
Dr Tal - I read your birth story and I was in tears you are such a good writer and what an experience you had, you should be so very proud of yourself. I am sorry you had to deal with a horrible MW that was one of my worries because you never know who you are going to get.
OP - How is your DD coping with the new addition to your family, my DD has been amazing, I am so proud of her, she showers Evan with kisses and she loves to watch him get his nappy changed and baths, we brought her a set of steps so she can stand on them beside the change table and watch, she passes me nappies and wipes. She looks so big to us now, which I knew would happen but it was hard to get used to at first, got a bit teary a couple of times, bloody hormones lol.
SB - sorry to hear your are having problems with your DS sleeping, not an easy thing to deal with in normal circumstances but even more difficult to deal with under these circumstances. Hugs to you xoxox
Hi to everyone else.
AFM - I ended up home by 5pm the day I had Evan (he was born at 2:09am), which is what I really wanted, everyone thought I was crazy coming home but it has been so nice being in my environment, own bed etc and I didnt want to leave DD. DS slept great as did DD but do you think I could get to sleep, I was still on such a high it has taken me until last night to actually catch up on my sleep. I fed DS before I went to bed about 11:30pm and he woke at 3am for a feed and then at 8:30am so I got some big hours in between.
He has taken to feeding so well, he is a lot quicker than my DD was which I found really hard to deal with but I have accepted now that he gets what he needs quickly and is satisfied. Me on the other hand, I am a milk making machine and my boobs are filling too quickly so I am having to express tiny amounts off, so as not to increase my supply anymore but to ease the discomfort. Hopefully it sorts itself out soon. DS is a dream so far, "touch wood" i dont want to jinx myself lol, I thought my DD was a laid back baby but DS is even more so, the only time he cries is when I change his nappy or he is naked, he hates being naked.
I am feeling really good downstairs, I had a 2nd degree tear which my ob put one long stitch into which he said equates to 5 stitches , it feels great though, my only pain is coming from my pelvis and pubic bone, sometimes I cant even walk very well. I will give it a bit more time to settle down and if it doesnt I think I am going to have to go see someone about it. My bleeding is so little which is great as I had a lot of bleeding with DD and it went for 6 weeks, then I got AF back two weeks later.
umm what else......I cant really think of anything just yet and I dont want to bore you anyway, DS is stirring and will need a feed so I will chat to you lovely ladies later xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoox
Will post as much as I can but have friends coming "around 1pm" so if I end abruptly, that is because the doorbell has rung!!!
SB - you asked about bleeding, mine is still quite heavy too, if I had to measure I reckon it'd be about a tablespoon every couple of hours. Not as much overnight but during the day it can be about that. The MW said that its ok, as long as there are no big gushes of bright red blood. It feels uck though, doesn't it? Don't like it at all.
That's great that DD is being such a cruisey baby for you, I really hope it continues! I hear you on the sleep thing - last night it was DD who kept us up, not DS! No idea why, she went to sleep ok but then just as I'd fed and settled DS ( ) at around midnight, she woke up. Stirred a few times, I listened and it seemed to go quiet. But by about 12.45am she was fully awake. DH got up and did the nappy change/cup of milk thing that normally settles her and she just wouldn't have a bar of it.
We'd been stupid, we stayed up watching crappy TV, should have gone to bed, esp seeing as DH is at work today... anyway he got really frustrated and was swearing - in our room mind you, he would pull it together before going into DD, but he ended up storming out and trying to sleep on the couch... which didn't work, about 1.45am we gave her another cup of milk and she went back to sleep after that. So bizarre - no idea why she was awake for so long. I reckon it might be to do with how much she eats, or should I say how little, but I can't seem to get her to eat more at dinner!
So very tired today... X woke for a feed at about 4.30am and he was straight into our bed and stayed there!
Very quiet in here at the moment - we must all be busy with our little bundles!
Give me a chance to finish off my half done post from yesterday!!
Sal - I was wondering how you went with being away from DD. Sounds like it worked out really well... We came home after only 24 hrs and people thought we were bonkers as well. Sounds like Evan is being a great boy for you, fantastic! Hope it continues.
My DD is getting better - she isn't jealous at all, which is nice, I think she's too young to understand jealousy. But she is still quite rough sometimes with him - when he's in the bouncer, she tries to help bouncing him but is just too rough with it. She just doesn't understand yet. But she is getting much better! She's not really interested in nappy changes or anything, she's so independent she just does her own thing. But she has started calling him "Anda!" instead of baby, so that's pretty cute
Emma - it is ok for you to ask DH for help overnight. You can't expect to do it all on your own... I was much the same with DD and ended up completely exhausted, so had to wake DH a few nights so I could rest. I feel bad doing it though as I'd be already awake and it seemed silly waking up DH - but at least I could doze while he was tending to her.
This time around DH is much better - I deal with X overnight and he deals with DD. So if she wakes, he gets up to her - which has been the harder part of the bargain recently I tell you! Hope you are managing to get some rest hun! Oh and good work on the poached eggs!!
AFM: X asleep in the bouncer, again. He did the same thing yesterday - long stretches of wakefulness followed by cluster feeds (feeding every half an hour to an hour), dropping to sleep but waking as soon as he's put in the cradle and wanting to be fed again... so I've put him in the bouncer while DD is asleep. He's been quite grizzly too, which is a bit unusual for him.
I'm sure he's just adjusting to his new life outside the belly... but its frustrating not being able to get him to sleep longer than half an hour! I am grateful at least he's not doing it at night time...!
Nights are ok - he seems to be waking from a sleep around 6pm, so I've been feeding him one handed while eating dinner, then we let him have some awake time, put DD down for the night, then deal with him - either bath or wipe down, another feed, sometimes another ( ) then down for a few hours. Seems to go around 4hrs at a stretch overnight... not too bad.
How's everyone else going at night??
I've just put in my first Woolworths online order... very exciting. I couldn't comprehend how I was going to get to the shops by myself with two kidlets in tow so I'm making the shops come to me!!
ETA - I just re-read what I wrote above about X being wakey baby, then lots of feeds and grizzles and finally sleep... sounds like it could be a growth spurt. He certainly seems to be busting out of the 4x0 suit that I was still just fitting on him... might be time to give them the flick...
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OP.. yep sounds growth spurting to me!! DD is doing the same she is filling out her 00000 suits though!! DS has been good yesterday and today with his sleeps. I think i need to make a bit more effort of some one on one play time with him, we made a cake today which he loved!! And then he was great at nap time! So we might have to start a bakery
Short and sweet from me sorry DD is stirring!!
Oh and she is finaly doing bigger poo's!!!!!! LoL!!!!! Never thought that would be wahoo!!!!
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Welcome iandh!! And gorgeous little Holly! Huge congrats Look forward to getting to know you and hearing more about Holly.
Dr T - great weight gain for little B! Well done on your super boob juice Glad the sling worked for you last night - I'm going to ask my friend who loaned me the one I've got for a demo today at playgroup because I would really love to be hands free and I just can't figure it out yet... DH and I got him in it but DH was worried about all the material over his face so I don't think we had it quite right.
That does sound lovely only waking once or twice at night... having said that, X fed last night at about 9pm, then 1am, then 5am, so that's really only two wake ups - but my problem is that he was awake, feeding, burping or being changed from 1am to 3.30am... so by the time he was back in the cradle, I only got an hour and a half before he was awake again. Partly my fault as he was in bed with us and we just dozed... so I'm thinking it might be time to start feeding NOT in bed. Hmm.
So cute that B had his first horse ride too! Glad your horsey behaved for him!
Emma - that's great the Baby Bjorn seems to be working! Hope it continues!! Maybe T doesn't like the pressure on his tummy, being wrapped? Just a thought. You do whatever works - there are lots of mums that say wrapping doesn't work for them. So much of this being a mum business is about learning to trust your instincts... when you've got a billion people telling you what you should and shouldn't be doing! Fingers crossed he like the Bjorn. Being upright and close to you is probably really helping him too.
Sal - hi, how you going? How are your two going?
AFU: off for our 4 week check, will also get weighed today so will be interesting to see where we fit! Can't believe he's almost 4 weeks already! Seems to be flying past. The main reason we are in 00 is length - I can't get the 000 grow suits done up at the crotch, which could be partly the clothy bum, but he's also too long for the legs - his little feet get all squished up and his toes poke out! So he has definitely had a growth spurt in length... we'll see about weight!
He still takes ages to feed - the actual attachment at breast might only be 10mins or so, then we change nappy and do the other side, which might only be 30-40mins all up... but then he'll want more in another 10-30mins, and sometimes a third go. So the total feed can take like 2hrs before he settles right down into a good sleep. He'll doze in between, but its not deep sleep. I'm hoping as he grows, his tummy will grow and get used to feeding and it won't take so long...
I've got a great supply... I'm leaking heaps, just expressed so I can have a shower without leaking during the shower, I got a full bottle (150mls) in one sitting. So that's pretty good. I'm going to try and build up a stockpile while I've got this abundance - we've got a wedding and a 60th birthday coming up so it'll be good to be prepared!
DD still sick although she hasn't woken up in the night for the past two nights which is awesome. Me and DH still feeling crummy - not sick yet but its there, I can feel it. I'm dosing up on Vit C and echinacea to try and stop it progressing... problem with that is the Vit C is making me a bit blocked up, which is not helping the lovely (TMI warning!!!!) haemorrhoids I seem to have developed! I swear, if its not one thing, its another! At least I seem to have stopped bleeding, finally!
iandh - Welcome! Our little ones share the same birthday. Brock was born on July 3rd as well. I look forward to getting to know you better!
OP - That's a massive amout of milk I think the most I've ever been able to express in one go is about 100ml. I've been trying to express a bit here and there and freeze it so I have a 'just in case' supply.
Hopefully you can get your sling worked out at mother's group. I've been using mine all day again today and it's FANTASTIC! I can have B close to me, but still get things done around the house. I even made cookie dough this afternoon. I'm waiting for DH to get home before I cook any though because I don't want to be handling the hot pans with B.
AFU - I just realised that I haven't seem to have shared any of B's 1sts with you yet Don't know how that slipped my mind because I seem to have shared them with everyone else
He was only 2 weeks the first time he lifted his head on his own and now he lifts it up and holds it up and bobs it around for a good minute at a time. It's so cute. He gets a really concentrating expression on his face and looks so serious.
THEN he smiled for the first time last Wed. SO CUTE! He's got the most adorable little smile. He smiles at me all the time now and has smiled at my mum a couple of times and smiled at dad for the first time last night. Of course DH then paraded around the house like a pea**** for the rest of the night chest all puffed out so proud that his son smiled at him
And the one that really shocked me (though he's not repeated it yet) he rolled over from his belly to his back on Thursday I had him out for some nudie baby time and had him on his belly. He had his head up looking around kicking his legs and the next thing I knew he'd rolled back over onto his back! He's nearly rolled over a few more times, but his pesky arm keeps getting in the way and it really frustrates him. He'll get up on his side, but can't finish the roll because he has his arm in the wrong position and he'll roll back onto his belly. Then his face will turn all red he'll scrunch his eyes all up and let out an almighty scream. It's quite funny...although he doesn't think so
Very quiet in here ATM! Everyone must be busy cuddling their little bundles.
Dr T - wow, that's some great firsts from Mr B! X does the same thing when he's lifting his head up, so serious! It must be very hard work for them I suppose! But wow, a smile already? And a roll?? Will be curious to see if he repeats the rolling! I think DD smiled around 7wks so I reckon DS will be similar. But it'll be soon - he's already 4wks!
As for my sling, my friend tried to show me how to use it but she had her DS sleeping on her chest at the time so it was a bit tricky for her. We sort of got X in there but I still feel like he wasn't secure/comfortable. I've borrowed a Hug a Bub off another friend so will try that next and see if its a winner! Soon enough he will be big enough for the Ergo though.
AFU: off to get weighed and measured tomorrow morning. I got the time wrong on Tuesday So we rebooked for tomorrow morning. Feeling very tired today, we had a shocker last night between about 1am and 6am - X alternated between feeding and screaming. It was very un-fun! I didn't know what was going on... it was like he was in pain. This morning I thought maybe it was wind/gas, he'd not had a pooey nappy since 7pm and I reckon he might have been in a bit of pain. He'd stop screaming when he fed so I just kept sticking my BB in his mouth
Poor DH and DD, DH had to get up before 6 for work and DD got woken up by the screaming. Sigh. He finally managed to let out some gas and then had a nice big poosplosion at about 11am... had a big sleep til about 2pm, then more gas, another poosplosion around 5pm and now he is sleeping in the bouncer. Please please please let tonight be a bit better!
sorry i have been MIA... toddler + newborn = CRAZY TIME!!!!!!!
DD is going great, she has her unsettled moments (usually between 4am and 8am) growing lots!!! And doing some noice poo explosions!!
We celebrated DS's 2nd Birthday - it was a quiet one with my cousin and her DH, loads of pressies!!! We had our first little holiday adventure- we drove up to Nelson Bay (about 6 hours) DD was fantastic- slept in two big blocks with a break inbetween for a big feed!! She also adjusted really well being away from home for two days!!
I am off to enjoy a bit of quiet time while both kids are sleeping!!! Take care everyone!! I am reading posts when i get the chance! Just never manage to post anything!!!
SB - Happy Birthday to your DS! I hope he is enjoying playing with all his presents! Sounds like your DD cooperated well for you so that you could enjoy his birthday as much as he did
iandh - B is a really good sleeper as well....maybe it has something to do with the 3rd of July birthday
Brock is my first...we'd been trying for 18 months both of us had fertility issues We live in Townsville, I've been here for 11 years but am originally from the US
OP - I hope you got more sleep last night. Sounds like you had a rough one the night before. Two poosplosions .
Also how did X go at his weigh today (at least I'm pretty sure it was today)
AFU - We're doing really good. B is going to be a model on the cuddles and cloth (abby gro nappy) website (pity there is no proud mumma icon) for her new newborn MCN's!
Mum flies out for home early tomorrow morning, She's been such a help since B was born (she drove me nuts as you all know before he was born but she's been such a blessing since he came). Doing all the laundry, dishes, cooking. I'm a bit worried about how I'll cope with it all once she's not here to help.
hey ladies, have been MIA again oops will try harder to keep up
Dr.Tal - Aww sounds like you have a real clever little guy with all those firsts and a model already, that's awesome! Go B!
~StarBright~ - Happy Birthday to your DS for the other day hope yous had a great day! I dunno if i've said this before but i LOVE your DS's name (Shane is my dad's name, i would love to use it if i ever have a little man)
I totally agree with the toddler + newborn = crazy time its been pretty crazy here lol
iandh - and congrats on the birth of Holly
OceanPrincess - Hope you're little family is feeling better, its never fun being sick but its even worse with a newborn in the house
EmmaJane - I didn't get to hold Shay straight away either, as soon as she was out they clamped and cut the cord, (didn't even offer DP to do it) and took her away. I asked if something was wrong they told me there wasn't and she was fine but she wasn't crying i asked over and over again if she was breathing they kept telling me "she's fine, she's fine". Turns out they were all lying she wasn't fine, she had to be resuscitated i only found out cos they gave me a 3 page print out with info of the birth and it has it on there, still don't know why they flat out lied when i asked them... Sorry that turned into a bit of a rant...
AFU - DD1 has turned into a real mother hen its so beautiful but can be a little frustrating too. She's forever trying to "help" with EVERYTHING! Not really much else happening here...
Jessey - So glad to hear from you again. I can't beleive you heard about Shay's breathing problem in her discharge report That seems pretty slack. I would think that's something that they shoudl tell you straight up!
to everyone else. Hope all your little ones are doing well.
AFU - had B and clinic today and he'd gained 300g! so he now weighs 4.31 kilos. He's now gained about 800g since he was born.
Dr T - wooo great weight gain!! Good booby juice you've got there How are you coping without your mum? Must have been sad fare welling her. When will you guys see her again? I couldn't imagine living so far from my mum, it must be tough, even if she does annoy you sometimes! Just take it one day at a time, you'll find your groove. If there are days that some washing sits on the floor instead of being put through, so be it. As long as you are all happy and healthy, that is the important thing!
What a little star you've got on your hands! Send us a link or something when the pics are up of your little model baby
Jessey - nice to hear from you! That is terrible about Shay - why would they lie? So strange. Are you going to follow up with the hospital or just let it go? That's lovely about DD1. I'm hoping my DD will turn into a mother hen type - but I think I'm dreaming!
SB - glad DS had a nice birthday! And your family holiday sounds lovely - great that DD behaved on the car trip and that she adjusted well! I know what you mean about crazy!!! Oh and I'm the same - reading the posts but not posting often! Or as often as I'd like anyway. We all understand!
Meg - nice to know a bit more about you! So cute about little Isaac - my DD, who is only 17mths, does the hair stroking thing too. Very sweet. Glad Holly is sleeping well for you!! My DH is an awesome sleeper too but it hasn't quite translated into our kids... yet...
Hope everyone else is well!!!
AFU: Little X is doing well! Not so little - he's up to 5.35kg, so he has put on 500g in two weeks. I think that is good, but not massive. But that's ok - he's already busting out of some of his 3x0 stuff, into 2x0 bodysuits already! So I'm happy for his weight gain to be average!! He's also 59.5cm now, so that's 3.5cm in four weeks. Not bad! Such a long boy... which is why we're into 2x0 bodysuits, just for the length really!
He's still up and down a bit with sleep overnight... I don't know if its because its so cold but he rarely settles in his cradle overnight, even if I put a heat pack in before he goes in. He's spending a lot of time in our bed. I'm hoping that in a few weeks the weather will start to warm up and we'll be able to get him into his cot - he's soon going to be too long for the cradle. I don't mind having him in our bed too much, I just sleep better when he is not there! I got a bit frustrated this morning at about 2am - he'd been in bed with us, feeding/dozing, for about 2hrs and I was sure that he'd was soundly asleep enough that I could slip him into the cradle and get maybe 2hrs sleep before he needed another feed... 30mins later he was awake and crying for another feed
I sat up and said "All I want is an hour or two of decent sleep in my own bed by myself!!!" before getting him and bringing him back into bed with me. Sigh!!! We'll get there!!
yeah I guess that is a bit long!! Little baby only has little tummy, I'm surprised his tummy lets him sleep that long
Definitely take advantage of the long stretches at night while they last!
Its like he holds it in til he's in a nice clean nappy and then lets rip We are going through so many nappies - so glad we're in cloth.
Got family coming round so hopefully they can amuse DD for a bit...
regular, if you get my drift. Might need some more natural fibre...
Your sister sure has a sweet deal with her DH. I was hoping Austin would be able to get a full night's sleep so he is full of energy to look after me and the house during the day, but after the bad nights I decided yesterday (with a little persuasion from the midwife) that I'd wake him up if I was having troubles settling DS. But then Last night was a good one, much like our first night home from hospital - I got 2 2-hour stints of sleep because Travis actually went to sleep without a fuss at his 2am feed! He was a bit grizzly after his 5am feed, so I put him in bed with me and after a while he went to sleep, but then I couldn't sleep because I was too sore. So I got up and made a pancake batter for DH for when he gets up (he has been doing all the cooking and made pancake batter yesterday and only got one pancake because his sister and family turned up), and made myself poached eggs. My first ever attempt at poached eggs, and they were perfect!!! Am so proud of myself, have acquired another life skill 
thanks for your response too . 
) I try more stories, less stories, being strict, yelling, being nice, singing, stroking, NOT singing, not stroking, nothing seems to work. I have even stormed out of his room a few times and shut the door behind me but that just starts him screaming so that doesnt help all that much. And it hurts my belly when i have to keep laying him down time and time again!! I just wish i had a magic wand that i could wave and he would just be a good boy and go to sleep!! I think its my lack of decent sleep that has my patience level down to zip, and its not a good combo!!!! DH will put him to bed occassionally, but not enough!! Just had to vent that one!! Sorry!!
) at around midnight, she woke up. Stirred a few times, I listened and it seemed to go quiet. But by about 12.45am she was fully awake. DH got up and did the nappy change/cup of milk thing that normally settles her and she just wouldn't have a bar of it.
Don't know how that slipped my mind because I seem to have shared them with everyone else 
So we rebooked for tomorrow morning. Feeling very tired today, we had a shocker last night between about 1am and 6am - X alternated between feeding and screaming. It was very un-fun! I didn't know what was going on... it was like he was in pain. This morning I thought maybe it was wind/gas, he'd not had a pooey nappy since 7pm and I reckon he might have been in a bit of pain. He'd stop screaming when he fed so I just kept sticking my BB in his mouth 
and congrats on the birth of Holly 
Just take it one day at a time, you'll find your groove. If there are days that some washing sits on the floor instead of being put through, so be it. As long as you are all happy and healthy, that is the important thing!
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