Babies born~May 16th-31st 2009 #6

[Bella29]

ok officially at end of tether!! J went down to sleep at 6.30 awoke at 7 and then wont go back to sleep. we let her get up for awhile and she did another green watery poo so we gave her pain killers in case is is an unpset tummy cos this is the second night in a row it has been this way and she still wont go back to sleep. I get her all the way into the cot and then she wakes up!!!!! aarrgghhh!!! I don't know if it is her teeth her tummy or her bum cos that has a teething rash on it or what it is but I am soo over it. DH just dropped the bomb shell about 20mins ago that he doesn't want to do his exam this year. Say goodbye to my 2011 baby

I am nearly in tears, I think I had better go

Bella

[~ Mylitta ~]

Bella - I swear I could have written your post! Well, the sleeping part, not the exam part. Kyson has been refusing to let me put him down for naps so I have to hold him for the whole nap. The house has been a disaster zone because no nap in cot means bye-bye to cleaning time. Then in the evenings he's r woken 10-15 minutes after going to bed then wanting to either get up and play, or just being totally upset and unsettled until about 11pm when we go to bed. Tonight has thankfully been ok though. Only one proper resettle so far...

Sorry to hear that your DH doesn't want to sit his exam this year. Maybe you should tell him that if he's not sitting his exam then you might as well start ttc'ing now

If you want to talk then feel free to call me 24/7 sweetness


BG - I have a huge list of questions about BFing for the FS. I asked him generally about it at our first appointment and he told me not to rush into weaning Kyson if I didn't want to. But I think that was just in case it took a while to get the ball rolling. Here's some of my questions for him:
~ If I have to stop BFing DS because the drugs are bad for him, then can I express and discard while on the drugs, then try to restart BFing him?
~ If I have to stop BFing DS because the act of BFing reduces the chances of the IVF cycle being a success, then to what extent does it effect things?
~ If I do have to stop BFing, once I'm pregnant can I take maxolon to try to re-establish BFing?
Unfortunately starting the IVF journey may inevitably mean I have to wean Kyson, which I'm sad about, but the good news is that I have about 8-9 litres of frozen breastmilk that will at least keep him breastmilk fed for a bit longer. I really would love to tandem feed though...

[briggsy's girl]

oh Bella hun - i'm hoping you get some rest and things settle for you overnight so that tomorrow seems better
i'm not sure exactly what the exam entails, but maybe you can talk to DH tomorrow when emotions aren't running so high with your worry about J

huge hugs hun

BG

[briggsy's girl]

K - those look like reasonable questions - i'd say it would only be for the period you're completely down reg'd (so from the start of the sniffing/jabbing) until EPU - perhaps you could pump and dump (even if it's just twice a day to keep supply, and then rebuild it once you are pg or whatever) - great that you can ask and make sure you get clear answers. the last thing you want to be doing is finding out at the last minute that you have to wean! hope you can keep it going hun

[~*Niadalla*~]

Bella - Big hugs. It could be a mix of teething and a bit of a bug. Allira's been a bit funny lately, but I'm lucky that most of the time, she'll sleep for a few hours. I don't know what else you could do? She probably moves too much for the bouncer now hey...
Do you co sleep? When all else fails, the kids end up in our bed.
I really do remember how bad Lachie was at this age with his complete lack of sleep so I can sympathise.
Big big hugs and I hope things improve soon.

K - hugs to you too! I am sending lots of sleepy vibes to your households ( but keeping enough that my kiddies sleep).

BG - and also hugs to you. It's so hard seeing the kids in pain isn't it.

We're all a bit sick here, and just my luck, Mum cops it the worst. Ah well... Push on hey!

[MummyNaomi]

Babies make time go all funny.

Amy - So soooo true, I should so quote you in my title next to my Avi (heck I will! PMSL), I was just thinking that of my maternity leave, I can't beleive its almost over - Wowsers!! I was going to say "Don't feel sad about Phoebe's CC" but then realised its a bit stoooopid to tell you how to feel I hope it gets easier and you make peace with it babe I'm so happy for you that you are finding more patience with Natty and enjoying your time with your girls, you sound happy and settled in your new job. I totally know what you mean re patience with your child though.... A few times this week when I have been getting frustrated and growly at Bailey for buggering around instead of napping I have reminded myself that time is precious and patience is a virtue LOL! And yes, I love sitting down with a pile of junk mail, a coffee and dream about what I''ll buy.... I must admit a few times when we have been having a "Tight arse" week I have thrown the junk mail in the bin before reading to avoid temptation (unless of course there is a baby sale ) Oh - and MAMMOTH post GF!

Bridg - LOL at trying to keep up, I know what you mean though, and it's hilaious that we are already up to Thread #6! God knows how I will keep up once back at work, I think my persie's will seriously decline, but at least I can lurk at tea break and lunch at work..... Hope you are well babe, looking forward to you dropping by

BG - BAH to a 18 day cycle, tell AF to bugger off! Glad the face is on the mend, sorry for making you tear up with my other post in the Platinum thread. I had tears running down my face writing it, it did me good though....

Nicky - thanks for your sweet words too beautiful, so sorry that you are sick, it's darn hard work looking after the rest of the family when you are sick yourself. Hoping you get some rest and wake in the morning feeling better. Re the co-sleeping, we are doing it more and more as Bailey gets older. He has such unbroken sleep in our bed (as do we), and frankly we love having him with us. He sleeps in his cot from bedtime until we go to bed, then we have gotten him into the habit of popping him in with us, having a King bed certainly helps. I think its also a bit to do with me getting a bit clingy to him regarding returning to work soon, I'm happy for him so sleep with me, it just seems like the right thing to do currently. I swore I'd never co-sleep before I become a Mum and thought that the marital bed was sacred - HAHAHAHA like we ever have the energy to 'use' the marital bed like we did pre-Bailey ... PMSL

Bella - Oh Sweetie, I can only imagine how heartbroken you must be feeling, I wish I could give you a big hug. Hopefully somehow the exam happens and J becomes a big sister next year, take care babe

Krystie - Like Amy, nice work with the mammoth post! I agree with BG, great and well thought out Qs for the FS, hopefully one way or another you can keep your BF going. Speaking of embryo's, here is a pic of Bailey as a 2 day emby, just 4 cells!! Isn't it totally amazing to think this become the little boy who stole my heart?
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1072404330
Sending you some sleep vibes.....Oh, and I just ordered a pram-skin for Bailey's pram as we use both the pram and stroller as temporary high chairs and this way I can just chuck it in the wash (his pram needs a bloody good clean), anyway the designs reminded me of your nappy cover materials and designs, perhaps this might be a good idea to expand your business?

Cathy - again re your Avi, I can't remember who's doing Avi's now, but they did an awesome job to fit everyone in and after seeing all your pics, it is spot on - Hope you love it!

Nicole - I hope after all the stress of the last few weeks, that this one has been easier for you - LOVE the new photo's of Aaron

Vic - I was wondering - Does CJ still sleep on her back now that she is brace free? Does she tend to sleep in the same position as when she had her brace? Bailey rarely moves in his sleep, I know the mostly the brace prevents him, but other than turning his head from side to side he is pretty much in the same position as when I put him to bed....at least I know he is not going to jump out the cot

I might go work on Bailey's current photobook, I must bring them to our meet up to show you all

Have a good night
Nancy ...... Ooops, Nay x

[~ Mylitta ~]

Have a good night
Nancy ...... Ooops, Nay x

OMG, you've just made me cry in your other thread, and now you have me laughing like a crazy woman on my way to bed! You crack me up!

[CathyS]

Oh my goodness!!! I LOOK HOT!!! LMAO!! I didn't think my avi would happen so quickly! The kids look great!! I think she did a FANTASTIC job!! I must say thank you in the avi section!!

Naomi: Just read your letter to Bailey! That's just beautiful hon! He will treasure it one day! I still have the letter I wrote Yasmin when she was 1. Oh and as for co-sleeping...have done it with all my kids. Yasmin was the only one that really slept in the cot. I am just lazy really.....can breastfeed in my sleep relatively undisturbed. I start putting them in their own beds after 1 or so. And no, never had a 5 year old still in bed with me. They got their marching orders after 2 hehe They take up too much room in the bed by then. Can't handle a foot in my face when they are 2 year olds as big as 4 year olds (like Laura and Cara hehe)

BG: Tell Aunt Flo to get stuffed! That is so unfair!! Hope it settles down soon. Glad your face is better too. I've had this weird feeling under the skin in my face since I went into labour with Cara. Nerve thing probably.

Nicky: Sorry that you are sick hon...get well soon!! I've got a funny throat today...feel a bit under the weather...

Bella: I'm sorry to hear about your plans.....if it's any consolation (probably not)...I found the 3 year age gap terrific...one is toilet trained and understands a bit more and helps out heaps with a new baby. You never know what the future holds. No contraceptive is 100% after all.

Krystie: I hope it all works out for you. At least you have a good supply of bm you can give Kyson if you have to pump and dump.

Amy: I'm with you, I'm not going to try and figure out who RAKed me..I'm just going to enjoy it hehe

Vic: Loving the messy photos. How do all you girls clean up after the bls?? hehe I bath miss Cara after dinner every night. I still spoon feed her brekkie though (I'm used to the old school methods, but I have introduced more BLS because of you girls hehe I am surprised how well she chews everything). Most babies are BLS by 9mths. I think they start to be able to spoon feed themselves by 10/11 mths too... Vague memory.

Gosh better get to bed!!!!! And I'm leaking milk!!! OMG.....still! (haven't done that for awhile) At nearly 9mths!!????? Time to change nappy, feed her and snuggle up into bed with her

[wysiwyg]

Naomi - Yes CJ still sleeps on her back (she hasn't yet rolled from back to front, although can seem to twist the whole top half of her body, just doesn't flip the legs), and sleeps just like she die with the brace on, legs splayed and arms up - she doesn't move around hardly at all. Not sure if the not moving much is a result of the brace or her personality but it does make life easier when I hear about babies hitting heads, getting arms and legs stuck in bars etc.

[~ Mylitta ~]

I just did a quick comparison to see if we are chatterboxes... The answer is a big resounding YES!

We are up to thread number 6

Here are what the closest groups to us are at:

April 16-30 ~ 2 threads
May 1-15 ~ 2 threads
June 1-15 ~ 1 thread
June 16 - 30 ~ 1 thread

And just to make you laugh, guess how many threads the group from the year before us is at?

May 16-31 2008 - 6 threads!

We have the same amount of threads as them and they've had a whole extra year to post!

We seriously ROCK!

[*TripleJ*]

oops lol i think we talk a lot lol

[~*Niadalla*~]

Doesn't help when you guys are stuck with an absolute LOONEY like me..... lol

[briggsy's girl]

i think we've all just bonded well on here and chat heaps!

[MummyNaomi]

Agreed - I doubt many other threads love each other enough to meet up from all over the nation LOL

[briggsy's girl]

ok , gonna try to post a bit more now - but i'm really struggling today for so many reasons!

Bella - hope J settled for you last night and that you've managed to get some restful sleep. it seems a lot of our bubbas are struggling on the sleep front at the moment. it's hard enough having them unsettled - but when they're in pain and you can only do so much to help, it becomes so much more emotionally draining. i'm hoping you're in a much better headspace this today

K - we're not chatterboxes, we're women with strong communication skills lol. i know we talk heaps in here - but it's all supportive chatter helping us through the rough spots with our bubbas, celebrating our milestones - and just being there for each other. that's the whole point of the thread! no matter what else is going on (J being pg, K going through PGD) - we have our bubbas in common - we started out as relative strangers, became belly/baby buddies - and we're now friends that can share more than just our bubbas!

Cathy - your Av is looking good babe! i've been reading comments about the way Cara is getting around - E is still only commando crawling - but she is getting herself around so we're not phased by it. we figure she'll get there in her own time. she is very switched on in other aspects so i guess we're not seeing it as her being behind the other kidlets - just that she is putting her brain power into other things for now!

Nay - i know E hasn't had a brace, so her situation is different to Bailey and CJ - but wanted to let you know that she doesn't move overnight either! she won't sleep unless she's wrapped (which drives me nuts - but it's part of who she is) - and usually wakes up the same place she went to sleep. if she is unsettled overnight she may wiggle out of the wrap a bit - but in general, she stays exactly where we put her

hi to everyone else! sorry i can't do more persies but DH is asking E if she wants boobie (yeah, cos HE can offer it lol) so i best wrap this up!

we're having a shocker today - last night overnight E's amber necklace came undone. DH put E basically right on the boob (she had to move her mouth less than an inch!) so i couldn't do it back up, so handed it to him to put somewhere safe til morning. he claims i didn't. the fact that i was more awake than him and remember opening his hand and putting the damn thing in there... anyway, it's now missing! can't be found. we've torn our room apart and just can't find it. he is saying i lost it cos he doesn't remember me giving it to him. i have NFI where he's put it, but i'm so frikken angry at him - she is actively teething atm - we NEEEEEEEEED that damn necklace! at the moment, she is wearing my necklace as an anklet - looks very cute, but not sure how effective it's going to be...

must away - she has hiccups and he has AGAIN offered her boobie - ok hun, whip your boob out and let her feed!

[CathyS]

Hey Girls!

I put my avi on facebook today hehehe..it look so cute..I just resized it to photo size...didn't think it would look any good. Not too shabby.

Cara on my lap right now, keep having to hide the mouse on her!!

BG: It doesn't matter how your bubba gets around, as long as she is moving about. Some babies drag themselves, some use commando crawling, some bum shuffle. It's up to the little individual what they do. All mine seem to have been the same...drag themselves and eventually crawl around 9mths. I'm pretty impressed Cara can sit herself up already, I'm sure my other kids were 9mths before they could do that. But she was able to sit up (as in me PUT her in the sit up position)on her own earlier than the other babies too.


I lost Cara's amber necklace and only found it the other day!! So frustrating. I still don't know where my necklace is!!! I am hopeless at times.

Our threads rock! I think it's awsesome to have such a great bunch of women on here. We can support each other and rant and rave about whatever hehe

Cara seems to be standing up (as in pulling herself up) a bit better today. Building up strength in those chubby little legs hehe She probably doesn't stand up as well as some of the other babies on here that are lighter hehez

Off to bath my girls and bedtime..

[~ Mylitta ~]

I'm such a dope. I just heated up my dinner, sat down on the couch and managed to cover myself, the couch and the floor in my dinner I feel so stupid. It's taken me half an hour to clean up! DH is being sweet and has gone out to buy me something to eat. Gosh we get such precious little time to eat and do the things we need to do, then I just add to the list of things to do by creating mess! *sigh*

[briggsy's girl]

oh hun! i've done that before - and i was so annoyed with myself! didn't help that DH had cooked and i was famished! and theni had to clean up in between feeding E - so frustrating when things like that happen! i know your takeaway won't taste as good as home cooked dinner - but hope you enjoy it anyway!