Happy Birthday Sleepy!! I hope that you have a relaxing and restful day!
Tiff - I'm sorry to here about your granddad, I hope your family brings comfort to each other during this time. Thinking of you xo
Erin - Hi! Glad to hear you are recovering well. Remember to rest even when you are feeling better. Can't wait to hear your birth story.
BW - Hope your appt tomorrow goes well!
I had Phoebe's 4 week check today. She is now 54cm long, 37 cm head and 4.6kg. She is getting so big so fast! The dr is going to fax a referral off to the childrens hospital for her hernia so just have to wait and see what happens there.
Aw Tiff I'm so sorry to hear about your Grandad, I'm glad you got to see him recently though
Happy Birthday sleepy!!
I can't believe Kaylee is 5 weeks old today, where the heck has the time go...if the 6 weeks with her splint go as fast as the past 5, I'll be stoked!!!!
well i have just broken down in tears this avo, scarlet having play up time, we r gonna stop giving her a dummy since se wakes and cries anyways so no point,
but i just broke down in tears, she wont sleep, or settle really, she has bottle and burp and change and i was hurting in my belly a bit from holding her so i just cried and cried
i shouldnt complain i no as i have troy to help me at least nights or during day really (he has her now lol), and thne i keep teling myself well think ur self lucky some people cant have kids at all,
just she is so different from hayley, hayley liked her swing and bouncer and being bounced on bed to sleep, or rocked, scarlet doesnt like any really, soemtimes she can sleep in my arms or on chest but doesnt like swing or bouncer,
i no i am being silly and i no its a phase im goin threw, and i no its same with Scarlet i no she cant help it, i just needed to cry i guess,
Traylee - It's really hard having a newborn no matter how good they are or how much help you have. Just remember she is still really young and getting used to the world. It will get easier. In the meantime it is fine to cry and hand her to someone else for a while. Phoebe is a really good baby, especially after Tiana was so difficult, but I forgot how much they need to just be held - for no other reason then they want to feel close to you. Nothing much gets done around the house and your other children don't get as much attention. With the settling, talk to your health nurse - they might give you some new ideas. Wrapping can help too. Also if she wants to sleep on your chest, let her. We do that with Phoebe when she is unsettled at night, I prop myself up with pillows and sleep with her. Babies don't develop sleep assiciation till after 12 weeks so don't worry about spoiling her!
Vent away and just remember that it will get better in time!!!
Tiff - I am so sorry to hear that you lost your grandad. I hope that your family can support and comfort eachother during this difficult time. Thinking of you.
Traylee - I know exactly how you feel - remember I had my meltdown about a week and a half ago. I found the never-endingness (yes, I know it's not a word!) of it the worst - I couldn't get anything else done, just had to be there for B all the time. Even going to the loo was a luxury! And it breaks your heart hearing them cry and not being able to help them. B is having a difficult day and had a difficult arvo/evening last night - seemed to have a touch of diaorrea (how do you spell it? Not a word I've had to write all that often!!) and tummy pains. Even holding him didn't make him happy. DH is my saviour because we can tag-team before either one of us gets too stressed.
i talked to a few people and they said possibly colic and stuff to,
i went and got some infants friend today and it seems to be helping with wind and burping so far, so see how go this avo with it
she is being good today so far lol hope it sticks
Tiff - oh I'm so so sorry about your grand-father, my thoughts are with you and your family.
Sleepy - Happy Birthday for yesterday, hope you had a great day.
Traylee - Hope you feeling better, having a good cry always helps when it all seems too much to deal with. Your community nurse should be able to help with settling/sleeping techniques.
We went to a 2 hour talk at our local centre this morning and the nurse explained about the sleep patterns, play, wrapping & settling etc and since there was a only 3 of us, we could ask all the questions we wanted and got some 1 on 1 help with our issues......seems we all have very normal babies lol. I found it very interesting to know hat if they are sleeping 4-5 hours stretches at night, that is considered sleeping through the night at this age.
Jleigh - I hope B gets over his diaorrea(sp?) poor little fellow with a belly ache, when they have wind is bad enough for them.
Have to run, A has just woken and it's boobie time
I had a great day yesterday, got an awesome present from DH. I got the complete 2nd season of Greys Anatomy, plus he put $20 behind 5 of the discs. So he gave me $100 for my hair! I really need a hair cut. Might get some foils too.
I'm really sorry about no personals again, I'm finding it very hard to post these last few days. Altho I am reading them all from my iPhone. E was great last night, he went to sleep after the state of origin and didn't wake til 2am, then just before 6am. I spent the day with my MIL and SIL, so I am very tired now. I hope you all have a good sleep tonight!
Hi everyone, been missing in action for a couple of days, have been reading but everytime I go to post something comes up...Hunter wanting to be fed, bottles to be sterilised, washing to be done/hung/taken off/dinner to cook - oh the list is endless! Haha Feel like I am stuck in groundhog day at times lol!
Traylee - how is little miss going today? Really hope you are feeling better about everything today, it really is overwhelming at times! I had a bad day last week when bub had a bad night and I didnt get much sleep - I cried most of the day with little man! Thankfully, things are better now. Hopefully Troy is helping you out :-)
Tiff - so sorry to hear about your grandfather, my thoughts are with you.
Jleigh - how is little Boz going? His poops better now - bet you are having fun nappy changes! Good to hear he is learning to settle himself now - I cant imagine not being able to go to the toilet! The only toilet break Hunter doesnt like mummy having is the 3am wee - you know when you just wake up and need to go - I never know whether to go to the lou or go get the crying bub!
BW - you are quite the milk cow! That is so much milk...little Kaylee is a lucky well nurished little lady! How did you go getting her hippie thingys fitted? So sad she has to have that for 6 weeks but a little pain now will mean she will be more comfortable in the future!
Marnikat - how is little Pheobe going? Doesnt it seem like the bubs are growing up too fast! Where are our newborns going? Hunter is starting to get rolls on his legs...I think he will be around that weight when I weigh him next week! When will they do the operation on bub to fix the hernia?
Sleepy - Happy birthday for yesterday!
Erin - how is little Harry going? How are you recovering?
Hi to everyone else Tina, Socks, Phoenix...ummm baby brain....sorry!
Whats been happening with us....we are growing so quickly and Hunter has started giving me smiles - so cute now and he really looks at me intently - most of the time without getting cross eyed! LOL We are really getting into a good routine now mostly, usually he is going 4 hours between feeds (within 15 minutes) and is a crying mess once he decides he is hungry! Other than that I appear very very lucky to have a bub who doesnt get upset very easily.....very rarely does the little man cry! He will whinge for a couple of minutes before he actually crys so I know it is coming but usually he is only crying cos he is hungry or doesnt like getting naked! He sleeps in his big bed in his own room and is happy in there (I have the monitor on so I can hear every noise he makes and he is only one room away) which is good. I was stoked last night when he went til 3am before waking for a feed, I thought yes he is going to last til at least 6 and maybe even 7am but mummy forgot to put the wind drops in his bottle and the little man had some wind issues so I was up to him at 4 and 430 anyway to put him upright and give him the drops. He didnt cry though just made some funny noises! We are loosely getting into a routine now which is great for me and he seems to like it as well...lucky for me as I dont have too much longer til I have to go back to work :-( I went and put his name down at daycare at a few places and I cried - I dont want to leave my little man but I guess I have to be realistic and pay the bills for him to have all the things he needs! At least I get one day with him though! I went for a new job yesterday which sounds great so fingers crossed I get that. Anyway, must be off to get a start on dinner.
we dont wrap her she dont like it and kicks them off, we put her in and put blanket on top, atm she is mostly in troys room in a little carry thing that zips around her,
so far so good today this infants friend is great, no more wind issues and she is sleeping like 3 to 4hrs today which is great,
yea i read 5hrs is full night for them,
scarlet is mostly 3 i thinks i ask troy but he dont check the clock, so when i hear her i check it to keep track,
anyways im feeling better today i hope everyone else is well
our nurse clinic is hard to get into,
i dont even have a chemist here with a nurse anymore, oh no wait there is one on fridays thats it,
i have rung the community health clinic and she is booked in next week for her 4 week check up there, cant wait , i might even take er down tomorrow an get her weighed at the chemist with the nurse
Yay Phoenix...our bubs are sleeping through :-) ALthough I guess it isnt really what I would consider sleeping through! I got 5 hours last night...yay! But I get 3.5 to 4 every night which is great! I consider myself lucky!
Sleepy - yay for presents and yay to E for sleeping well for mummy!
superstar, what wind drops u using, i just got infants friend today and she had it 2 times so far and sleeping great, (why didnt you tell me about these drops before lol)
i didnt think we would have wind issues becuase hayley was a good burper, scarlet is not, she farts alot, but very very hard to burp, so these drops are working for us so far,
and do you use them before or after feeds, in the bottle or via mouth,
infants friend....that amazing bottle got me through a couple of rough days. i found that i would put Zen on for about 2mins, take him off, pour the drops down his throat then finish feeding. he has got the hang of burping now though.
Tiff: :hugs: so sorry to hear about ur granddad, my thoughts are with you during this time, so glad he got to meet your new addition first.
Sleepy - happy birthday for yesterday!sounds like you scored quite well.
Traylee - hope thr drops work wwell for you, the lack of sleep is what i find makes me feel like i am not coping...if i get a 'decent' amount during the night i can manage with ease.
SSMumsy - lucky us! I average 4hrs between feeds at night as well
Hi Phoenix, Erin etc...gotta go - i hear screaming
Sorry for the quick exit last night - DH was changing B when he pooed over the change table, new clothes etc and DH was not coping, lol! Not sure why - B either poos or wees over his clothes and the change table at least once a day (does anyone else's bub wait til their nappy is off/just been changed and then poo/wee? Seems to be Boz's fave trick - we often go through 2 nappies per change!).
Happy birthday Sleepy! Glad you had a good day and got cool pressies. I need a haircut (and foils) desperately too!
Traylee - Sounds like the wind drops are making all the difference. All the midwives and the Community Health Nurse said you don't need a burp for effective winding, so don't worry if you don't get one. It says that in the yellow book inside our red folder too. B pulls his hands out of the wrap, but still sleeps way better wrapped than unwrapped - they say it mimics the cramped belly he's just spend 9 months in!
SSMumsy - Poos are much improved! The 3am loo/crying bub choice is a toughie - I usually hand him to DH in bed and go to the loo!
Marnikat and BW - I can't believe how old your bubs are already! Gee the time has flown...
Hi to Tiff, Erin, Phoenix, Tina etc
AFM - I spent my birthday money on a breast pump and bottles today and am going to try expressing tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get enough over the next day or two to try an expressed night feed.
We're also going to start Bosley sleeping in his own room from next week. DH is struggling with being woken every few hours. Hopefully it'll mean we don't both wake everytime Bosley does (we can just quickly turn off the monitor) and with DH doing one night feed we'll maybe not be so sleep deprived either! Once DH goes back to work he'll need all the sleep he can get cos he has 4 hours of driving a day.
Bos is now sucking his hand all the time, drooling everywhere and is still pretty upset - I wondered could he be teething and phoned the health nurse but she agrees he's probably too young. She agrees we just need to persist with the settling strategies (wrapping, rocking, shhhing, letting him suck on something etc) and give him lots and lots of cuddles (which isn't hard cos he's soooooo cuddly! ).
Hi Guys,
Majorly selfish post from me right now...
Kaylee had her harness fitted today....Poor little darling isn't coping too well.
She has always loved having straight legs, and now they are bent and she can't straighten them
She can't keep her dummy in her mouth...
She can't get her wind up (and feeding is way hard!)
She can't sleep on her side anymore
Its pretty crap for her right now...poor little munchkin...I'm sure it'll improve over the next few days and eventually all will be well, but I feel so sad for her...her perfect little world got turned upside down....
jleigh i wouldnt knock teething out of question, might be normal thing he goin threw, but hayley got her first 2 teeth in at 3 months old, so was teething quiet earliy,
when she was i got the teethign rusks (even though they say from 6 moths)
but if your supervising them its ok its cause of chocking, but thats what helps break teeth threw,
i was thinking same thing about scarlet cause she will take my finger and start chewing, but they also say its a comfort thing to well can be,
only way to no is keep checking gums for swelling and the whiteness
BW - :hugs: sorry to hear your little bundle is having such a hard time...not much of one but at least there is an upside in that it is only six weeks...although I know for you that will be a long time. Hope she gets used to it quickly for you and her.
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I am so sorry to hear that you lost your grandad. I hope that your family can support and comfort eachother during this difficult time. Thinking of you.
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