Oh Lou that is so great you are all home happy and healthy. I can't imagine a lumbar puncture for a baby. You must have been so strong and I am glad that it went really well. It is so scary seeing your lil one so sick.
I also totally agree about needing to spend money on hospitals!!!
Also I totally understand about having your DS in care. I think I may go a bit crazy running around after DS1 and looking after Lennox if I had him home everyday.
Actually this afternoon DS1 tried to pick Lennox up out of the swing while I was on the loo and came out to find Lennox falling on the floor, SCARY! Now I am a bit worried that he will try to do it again. Maybe I need to bring him to the loo with me too lol!
Lennox is also a big grunter, especially when he is waking up and stretching those cute lil arms and legs.
Cass, yay on your DH getting home. You must be so excited! Hoping a 4 hour sleeping stint went your way.
Not quite a 4 hour sleep, but we did go 3 hours, then 2 & half, so that's okay too. Now I just have to wait for him to finish pooing (it's such a production! lol) so we can finish our feed and go back to bed!!
I went sling shopping today and was dismayed at the quality of slings and how overpriced they are. Does it strike anyone else as obsurd that they can charge anywhere from $60 to $100 for a couple of metres of material?!! I ended up at Spotlight and bought some lovely fabric to make my own. While I was there I also bought some fabric to make a sleeping bag for bubs.
Hmm, now to find the time to sew!
Oh, almost forgot - I mopped the kitchen and family room floor today! I also vacuumed the loungeroom floor. Tomorrow I might even clean the sinks in the bathroom and ensuite (yeah right!).
Very sleep deprived here! After Soph had a good night we have had some shockers...seems for every good night there is one or two bad ones. Fortunately, toddler was at kindy yesterday, so had a little sleep with Soph in middle of day (nearly 2 hours) - just like this morning with no-one here DH and toddler at beach, Soph doesn't want to sleep!!! Yesterday morning, I just put her in the baby bjorn and did the housework - I thought if she is going to be painful I might as well do something just as painful.
Sophie has a great first sleep (4-6 hours) but the problem is from 2am on. She is suffering badly from wind - i think after having a very big feed...so tonight I will try giving her infants friend at that feed and see if it helps.
We had 6 week check at Dr yesterday. Sophie is 5kg!! Born 2.9kg - so definitely putting on the weight!!
Shell - Gr8 news re Hannah's night sleeping!
Cass - Soph is a grunter too!!
Thrilled - I get u! Sleep dep here!
Deedles - Sohpie cluster feeds in the early evening - which I donit mind as long as it is only for a couple of hours. I find the infant friend works when she is really grizzly and windy. Soph has been really windy in the early hours of the morning the last few days - so up every 90mins with her...so 2nite I think I will give her Infants Friend when she wakes in the early morning and see if it helps her get a better sleep.
Deedles - my son has tried to pick Soph up out of the rocker 2! So when I go to the loo or out of eye shot i take the rocker 2 now!!!
QB - You poor thing having a grizzly baby for 12 hours during the day! It is times like these I use the baby bjorn as Soph and my son would always fall asleep in there on me (sure I couldn't take them out or they would wake) but at least they didn't get hysterical from being overtired. I have found days like this my toddler tests my out too - probably because he is not getting times of quality one on one attention when Soph is in her cot and out of sight. Jealously rears its head. Have you tried a sling??
Lou - Gr8 to here that Sophie is all better and out of hospital. I feel for you having to witness those horrible tests. When my son was little they failed at putting an IV in when he had a bacterial infection and I stopped them from trying again and breastfed him every 20-30mins instead. It was horrible, so I feel for you with such a tiny bubs!! I wonder if it was the same virus my Sophie had - she was sick for ten days (now just has a viral cough) but had massive temps when I took her to the hospital...fortunately they let me go as she obviously wasn't as sick as your bubs.
I've had it.
Seriously, I just can't stand one more day of a screaming baby.
Thankgod it's the weekend and DH is home.
Am just feeding her today and he takes her inbetween feeds. I am literally drained.
Willow has been what feels like non-stop unsettled since Thursday afternoon.
She is 5 weeks and 2 days - does anyone know if there is a growth spurt around this time, like the growth spurt at 3 weeks. The 3 week growth spurt lasted about 2 days, am really hoping this is the same.
She is feeding every 2.5 hours (bang on the knocker each time) during the day and if she does not have the boob in her mouth or her nappy off (discovered she LOVES nappy off time) she is screaming.
We are still getting blocks of sleep at night (5 hours and then usually another 4 hours after the middle of the night feed) which is a lifesaver.
I just don't know what to do anymore.
I've had a great week, and then on Thursday afternoon she decides to start these shenangians. I'm at my wits ends, doubting all my mothering skills again and thinking "I can't do this".
I just wish I knew what was unsettling her so much ... I'll do anything to make her comfortable and not scream. Oh how I wish she could talk and tell me what the problem is!!
Thrilled your doing a great job hun- Hannah went through a growth recently as well, and it was hell, screaming all night , un settled feeding all the time my nipples were red raw .
I was in tears and didnt know what to do, but they get over it and we manage and go on I know what you mean about wishing they could tell you whats wrong so you could help them, all we want to do is make all the pain for them go away but its so hard when we dont know what it is .
Its good to have the support of our partners( hang in there Cass
As when it gets to much we can get them to take bubs for a while..One great thing iv found is that when Hannah gets all stressy and unsettled and all she wants is the boob but she has fed and is now only wanting comfort sucking,no matter what i do i cant settle her coz all she wants is the boob and being in my arms she can smell the milk and it sets her off..so i pass her to Df ,as she wont settle with me coz of the milk anf she wants it lol..Just a thought.
Rest assured it will pass.. Also noticed your on Newcastle,im on the Central coast
Shell you're right about not settling on you because they can smell the milk. When my parents were here, I'd give them Robert and he would almost instantly fall asleep, when he was in my arms he would try and go for the boob even though he had fed.
Oh and LOL, I just handed bubs to DS (who just got back from camp) and would you believe he fell asleep in his arms in an instant!! This was after fidgeting in my arms for ages.
Thrilled, Shell's right about saying it will pass.... it does (eventually)
Thrilled, hang in there. Sounds like you have hit the 6 week growth spurt. I felt the same until I realised what was happening. Now I'm just going with it and feeding Robert every 2 hours regardless of whether or not he is awake during the day (he just latches on in his sleep) and hoping for the best at night. I found that if I went to bed "knowing" that he would be awake within 2 hours I could cope alot better rather than going to bed "hoping" that he would sleep for at least 3 hours.
I know what you mean about wishing they could tell you whats wrong so you could help them, all we want to do is make all the pain for them go away but its so hard when we dont know what it is .
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