Babies Born~May 16th-31st 2009 #4

Thanks girls.
And here I am still awake. haha. What a nutjob. I should be taking the opportunity to sleep when I can, but I just love trying to make the most of the quiet time to do 'me' things.
Ah well, tomorrow is another day.
I just wished I lived somewhere that there were other human beings. Stupid living in the sticks. I tell you what, Hubs owes me! HAHA.

mwah thanks all.

Jacinta - All the best for your TWW! You'll be fine. I often wondered why I went back for number 2 after DS was one of those hellish children who never slept or ate properly (haha and here I am whinging now about Allira). Allira is a MUCH easier baby. I think being a second time mum, being pretty chilled during pregnancy, and just having all that confidence after seeing DS hit the 2 year mark pretty much unscathed, really helped.

Mwah to you all. I'll pop back tomorrow with more persies.

xxoo

Jacinta - GL with the 2ww :crossfingers:

Amy - I am pretty lucky in that all my girl friends are fab, our friends from GF day are really Sean's mates wives, and they are all a bit traditional with the parenting styles (so while techically they are my friends, they are friends I would not necessarily choose for myself IYKWIM hehehee). I dont think my girls would make comment in the same way (they never have so far) and we all ask each other what works for each other etc but are pretty good not to judge :)

Bailey is currently breakdancing spinning on his playmat - he has done a couple of laps LOL, better give him some breakie!!

Back later x

Naomi

Hi all. Im typing this in Word because I know I will get interrupted, and I really want to post.

Im lost with all the WHO stuff. I did however work out what WHO stands for.

BG- Glad to hear ur normal MCHN is back. It must be a lot less stressful at appointments now. Bugger about GF day. Hopefully next year will be different. How cute of Miss E to giggle while u were singing to her?!

Vic- Yay for CJ only having to wear her brace while sleeping. If ur not supposed to lift both feet at a nappy change, then how do u do it? I was trying a few different ways last night, but couldn?t find any that didn?t feel strange.

Amy- Sorry to hear Natty was sick. Its so unfair on little ones when they are sick. Im glad u had some supportive friends and family when u had Natty. I bet it would of made a huge difference than if they had not of been supportive.

Nicky- Sorry to hear ur not coping. Big huge hugs. I can understand how u feel. Vent and cry if u need to. U know that we are all here for u.

Jacinta- I reckon the boys can scream/squeal just as loud as the girls! GL with the TWW. I bet it will go so slow now.

Naomi- Sorry to hear GF day went pretty crappy. Maybe u and BG should have had ur own GF day. I totally understand u re the ?creating a rod for ur own back? comment. I get it from my mum aaall the time. I tell her we are in the year 2009, not 1984. When I had Jake and Zac, there were very few times I had to rock them to sleep, as they settled really well. Logan is a different story, and I would rather him go to sleep feeling safe and comfortable. I was at a baby shower, and I said to someone ?oh, he generally will only go to sleep with me?, and they said ?oh, bridget, that?s not good?, and I said ?yeah it is.? Good on u for standing up to the MIL too! If solids are working for u and Bailey, and ur paed was happy for him to start, then bugger what everyone else thinks. U know u are doing the right thing by ur child.

Krystie- Sending sleep vibes to Kyson. Sorry to hear he has been waking frequently. Fingers crossed it passes soon.

Bella- How cute, re the shy gesture at DH.

AFU, Well not much has been happening here. Logan is still really unsettled, and just doesn?t know what he wants half the time. He is still trying to pull himself up to sit straighter, but gets cranky when he cant.

Just a bit of a note: I think that some people do get judgmental, and it?s the last thing a new mother needs. I think new mums need all the support they can get, and what works for one Mummy, may not work for the other. I also think the way a parent chooses to raise their children, is their business, and not anyone elses. (Unless the child is in danger) I found that when I had Jake and Zac, no one really gave me advice (apart from other twin mums) because no one had experienced having twins. Anyway, enough babble from me.

Bridg - agree totally re a new mother needing support not judgement. Our GF day was actually really good overall, the comments were just a small part fortunately :) LOL at the WHO - I always wondered what everyone was talking about too until I went and had a look at their site one day. I thought they were talking about the band - LMAO

Gotta get back to it, Bailey and I are cleaning the house, I must say though that he is really shirking his half of the chores - just lazing around on the playmat while I plug away - LOL

Hi girls,

Another just quick one for me! Sorry not too many persies

Nicky- Jemima has just been thru 3 weeks of hell. Not every 20-30 mins like allira but 1-2-3 hrly o/n. All of a sudden she has just started to come out of it.. i hope i haven't jinxed myself! but yest my milk changed, i feel like i have heaps now and she has had two 6 hr sleeps one 7 and nearly 8 hrs last night!!! yay!!! So hopefully it will end. I figured that jemima was struggling to increase my supply and so i started to actively try to help her. i have been drinking HEAPS of water and drinking fenugreek tea and expressing to demand even more and all of a sudden it has worked. I was finding she was feeding all the time and instead of falling of the boob like a leech full of blood (ok so i know that is a strange analogy, but it is the one that keeps popping to mind) she was just going till it hurt and i was having to pry her off and put her down to sleep and she would then wake soon after. Even if that isn't what is happening for you i think that the old saying "this too will pass" is one to cling to. Thinking of you mate.

So that is us... getting more sleep and hubby is off for 4 days so spending my tie with him. Glad you all liked my BF pictures. I am really proud of them!

Must go, need quality time with DH

Love to you all

Bella

hi all

Bella - so glad that J seems to be settling down again - i know how frustrating it can be when feeding all of a sudden goes nuts - E has had a few days like that last week, then Saturday she just changed all of a sudden. was really weird. i'm now just letting her, where possible, feed until she comes off - a lot of the time i don't think she's really feeding, more just stimulating the milk supply - so i let her go with it. i only take her off if she bites. it seems that she falls asleep and maybe she's teething cos all of a sudden i get this gummy little bite! even without teeth it hurts! enjoy your time with your DH!

Bridg - isn't it cute watching them try to sit up already. as much as they get frustrated, it is so amazing to watch those little developmental things! E seems to have been sitting up for ages in our arms, but it's only the last few days that she's trying to sit up from laying down. gets grumpy when it doesn't work, but she'll get over it! i'm guessing Logan is trying hard to be like his big brothers - very cute!

Nicky - had to laugh at your post about not sleeping while A sleeps! i do the same thing during the day. i'm dead tired at the moment (i have a cold so feeling a bit yuk) but i find IF i can get E to sleep when she isn't laying on me, i just relax in the lounge, i don't go to sleep. i figure i might have a nap with her this arvo. i guess that wouldn't be so easy to do with a older child as well...

Noami - i almost woke E when i read about Bailey shirking his responsibilities with the cleaning! so cute! hope he's trying a little harder now to pull his weight! at least he's happy laying on the play mat - he'll have to have a chat with E at the meet up and teach her that sometimes mummy's need some time to do things! lol

Hi to everyone else - having a mind blank for anymore persies...

AFU - well, E is asleep on me - again. think she is going through a growth spurt cos all she wants to do is eat and sleep. i am a little worried she may have the cold DH and I have - but she's not snuffly at all. the only thing that is playing on my mind is that DH woke this morning with a sore throat and he isn't snuffly... hmmmm, waffle-ville! i don't want to give panadol with no reason so i'm just keeping an eye on her

anyhoot, yesterday she slept in my arms for over 3 hours, attaching, feeding, coming off, sleeping. i just let her do it. i figured she needed sleep, she needed food - why mess with what was happening! she was content, i was content - stiff bikkies to everyone else's opinion! i probably popped her off more than she wanted to be - she has developed a habit of gummy biting me when she's sleeping. i know it's not intentional (she's asleep! lol) but DAMN it hurts, so i pop her off,. if she wants to feed again, she attaches properly and it doesn't hurt... i'm making the most of every moment with her. it might not be ideal long term to do stuff like this, but she doesn't seem to want to feed like that when we're out anywhere, so i guess she just makes a mammoth effort to feed at home...

hmmm, i ramble too much

ooh yeah, one last update - DH has some work this week. he registered with a temp agency on friday lunch time, got a call less than an hour later to see if he would cover for a driver that was injured IF he couldn't work on Monday - he'd get the call on Sunday. no call yesterday, so we slept in this morning. he got a call at half 8 saying that the other guy just hadn't shown up for work, so could he come in - he had to get up, organise food and shower and stuff, drive 45 mins to work - and was there in under two hours - so this week he has a week of work (as far as we know) and it may become a longer term thing. the temp agency guys LOVED his resume so he may stay with them (they are recruiting for the local milk collection mob at the moment). he was supposed to have an interview tomorrow but i have to call and reschedule that (we're obviously looking at long term goal of perm work), and has a lead about another from a friend who works with another trucking mob locally. so it's looking a lot less stressful now... i'm just stuck at home with no car at the moment (and will be all week) as his ute is off the road needing some repairs. it hasn't been needed in ummmmm 2 years, so it needs a decent service lol mum is picking me up tomorrow to take E and I to the GP so she can have her jabs.

ok, must away and find this number and make this call. sigh. i hate making these calls - i don't want to sound like DH can't make them - but he's working! lol

Sorry for no persies this post, but I just wanted to let everyone know that Logan rolled over from his back to his front today, without any help! I'm so proud of him!

that's awesome Bridg!!

E is too much of a slack arse to roll over! she likes putting her little legs under herself and pushing off along the ground/bed/change table lol

Yaaaaaaah Logan - nice work with the rolling!!

Woohoo Logan!
BG: Great news about DH's work! I'm taking P on Friday for her needles :(
Naomi: PMSL @ the Who :lol: You crack me up. I wonder what advice they give? I imagine its only applicable to their generation... yuk, yuk, yuk. Take my wife... please. I'm here all week.

bwahahaha you're funny Amy!

just having a bit of a giggle at DH. he doesn't mind changing nappies - usually does a good job. HATES me seeing him make booboos (like trying to put a nappy on back to front! lol

Happy Birthday Krystie

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Happy Birthday KL! hope you have a fantastic day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRYSTIE!!!

BG- Logan sits up when hes on our knee too, but is still trying to pull himself up. Yay for DH getting work. Hopefully it continues. Did u tell DH that the pockets go at the front?

Bella- Glad to hear the milk supply has increased and Jemima is sleeping better. Enjoy spending time with DH.

Naomi- lol at Bailey helping with the housework.

Amy- Logan has needles Thursday.

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Did u tell DH that the pockets go at the front?

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we have so many different types of nappies that he just gets lost - he realised what he'd done straight away but i still seen so got to giggle! at least he didn't end up wearing any pee yesterday - the last week or so he's been peed on three times - he just leaves it a couple of minutes too long before getting a nappy back on her lol

we're off for needles in an hour or so. not looking forward to it. am feeling rather tired and just don't want to hear my poppet crying! not that i have a choice, given she's asleep in my bed, crying in her sleep (the little hiccupy sobs) and that's all i can hear on the monitor - have checked her heaps - i think she's either got a wind pain (she smiled last time i checked her) or she's having nightmares. i tried to make a bit of noise and gently wake her while i was getting myself some socks - she just rolled her head over the opposite way and kept on sobbing

Ohhh, Bg, that's sad :( P was starting to cry in her sleep before too and I was going to see if she'd resettle but Natty wouldn't have it. Every time the monitor clicked on she'd say, "Mummy, Phoebe is crying. You HAVE to help her!" Hope the needles go just fine and that she doesn't get too upset.

Happy birthday, Krystie! :D

sigh - gotta go wake her up - need to feed her (12 hours of no feeding on one side - i'm walking lopsided!) and get her ready to go before mum turns up to get us. i HATE waking a sleeping bubba - but if i don't, she won't get a feed and will be in a dirty dirty mood lol

Happy Birthday Krystie!!
Hi everyone! Have had a couple of hours sleep over the last few nights, so feeling alot better.
Will pop back later. Housework to catch up on.
xxoo