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jleigh i dont have a antenatl mums club either as i had bubs down on coast plus didnt do any classes anyways didnt with either kids.
but the playgroup here isnt run anymore from the site but i no about a few i think someone told me about at a church, i usually dont like them no offense to anyone here as i dont no u in person.
but the playgroup i joined with hayley when she was little put me off they were all older mums and really snobby cows and up themselves and looked down on me for being only 21 so i wanst impressed at all,
i dunno up here though they might be nice
see how i go cause im stil talkign to a few people here lol im coming down coast in aug gonna have my hubbys 30th there since family is there so will be fun my sister in law wants me to go out clubbin with her in surfers lol so ill see how i go feel like im getting to old for that now being 27 lol
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hi all
just been reading up the last couple of pages. It's great so many of you are in brisbane or surrounds and can meet up!
mums group/play group - I had a pretty good council run mums group with A and 4 of us still meet up regularly, 3 have had 2nd children now so stick 4 women, 4 toddlers and 3 babies in a room and it makes for interesting times. I took A to play group for a little while when I was pregnant. They can be good but I found the range of personalities of the mums a bit hard to take at times.
E has been a bit unsettled the last few days. I read they reach a "crying peak" at about weeks, and she is certainly opening her lungs a little more. She's also being awake quite a bit more during the day so I don't know if she's getting a bit overstimulated.
Routine - I'm trying to get a bit of a routine going, following E's feeding patterns and trying to work in with A too. We're basically doing 5 feeds a day between 7am and 8pm (3-4 hrly with 2 feeds closer together in the evening), then whatever she needs during the night. Most nights it's just one, but occasionally she wakes again early so I give her a little feed and try to settle her again until 7/7:30. I'm also trying to get her to have 3 naps a day ideally 2 hrs each but we're still working on this ;) I've been pretty strict about her having 2 of these naps in her bed and the other I put her in the sling while we go for a walk or do shopping. We've had some good nights this week, with a couple of 6 hr sleeps and one 7 hr a couple of days ago. I hope this is going to keep up because the extra sleep for me is definitely appreciated. She's doing heaps better than A was at this age! We moved her into her own room this week too (right across the corridor from ours) as all her little grunts were keeping me awake, and I think we're all sleeping better with this arrangement.
Well she's asleep but quite noisy. I hope that doesn't mean we're in for an unsettled night! I might turn in soon to catch some extra sleep. There's nothing on the box and DH is working.
Hope you're all having a nice weekend.
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Hi All.
I just had to get on here and say what an awesome night we had! E slept from 9.39 thru til 5.30! I was so impressed and my boobs so sore from missing at least 1 feed! However I didn't go to sleep until 11.30. I had a few beers last night lol. We went out for dinner and watched the footy and then came home and I had a few more beers. Lol. I had a few last weekend (only about 4) and Elijah wasn't affected by wind. I still feel a bit funny about drinking while breast feeding, but I think getting back to a normal social life and feeling human is what we need sometimes.
So anymore thoughts as to where everyone wants to meet?
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sleepynolan, mabe i should try feedin again lol and drinking,
maybe the beet is helping with the sleep lol
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meeting - i am about 50mins south of ipswich so southbank is ok but the northside would be painful :)
sleeping - last night was pretty good. Zen fed at 11.20, 4am then 7am. i feel so much more refreshed! not looking forward to a possible bad night/few days after his needles
feeding - Zen is pretty good with feeds.often does only 1.5hrs between first two morning feeds & again sometimes in an evening.
drinking - i have only ever had a very weak drink straight after a feed.if i was going to have a few i would express & toss and have him fed by earlier expressed bottle.
eating - is any one else having issues eating enough?i worry i am not eating enough while bfing,i dont always get breakky and often have a late lunch
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Only 2 more sleeps to go YAY till DH is home :D
Marni - If only I could fly up lol, I will be making a visit at some stage as I have a few friends in Brissie from when I worked/lived on Christmas Island and DH used to live on Sunshine Coast and likes to holiday up there.
Sleepy - That was a great effort from E with last night's sleep, he seems to be stretching out his night sleep longer and longer.
Tina - A actually slept more after her needles :) was grizzly & clingy when awake though and felt like the worst mummy, baby panadol was a lifesaver.
PMcask - Aren't they noisy little things in their sleep! Sounds like your are getting E into a good routine, amazing how loud those little bodies can be when they really learn to use their lungs.
Bfeeding - I was told by midwives it's about six weeks for your breastmilk to be pretty much established, at this stage you stop making colostrum and the taste of your milk changes too. Apparently around 3 months their demand can change again too. I have noticed past week or so since she's settled into her regular night sleeping pattern my boobs aren't so swollen & painful in the morning and I now seem to have enough milk for her cluster feeds just before bed, amazing thing our bodies are.
Eating - I often wonder if I'm getting enough too, I was told I would always feel hungry but I don't and sometimes don't realise I've missed a meal or have it really late. I am still taking Blackmores Pregnancy & Breastfeeding tablets. The one thing I must do is drink more water!
Seems the playmat has lost it's amusement and I've got a blocked toilet to try deal with.......it just had to hang out another 6 weeks till we are out of here but no!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
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Hi. Well we seem to be going great guns! 8.30-4.30 wow i'm amazed. None of my babies have slept like this, except from my first born who slept all night from 6 weeks old. But that didn't last either......I hope Elijah does!
How is everyone going? It's school holidays here, for 2 weeks....so at least I don't have to worry about school lunches and uniforms and stuff...lol.
It was freezing last night, so I'm glad E slept so long, was like 7 degrees....
Well I have to go to Aldi today, to get some fruit. It's really cheap there, especially when my tribe will eeat it non-stop! Hope everyone has a great day!
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Sleepy - Wow thats cold! You are lucky he slept so well. Is he in his bed? Phoebe sleeps well but she is snuggled in with me so doesn't get cold. Plus I have mastered pulling the boob out and feeding while laying down! Much easier. Your brave going out with all children! I wont even brave grocery shopping with 2!
Phoenix - DH is home tomorrow?!! The two weeks have flown.
Hi to BW, Tiff, PM, Cap, SSM, Tina and anyone else I may have missed. Hope that you are going well!
We are going to a friends place today so T can play. Hopefully that will wear her out!
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Marni - Yep he is in his own bed. Lots of blankets! Well I have to deal with all kids anyway, plus I really need fruit...lol Hope T has a great day!
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sleepy - what a great sleeper! It's been pretty cold in Perth this week, dropped below zero the night before last and we've had another few nights about 2 degrees. Thank goodness for reverse cycle!
As is often the case, 3 days is a routine then we start something new. E has started waking about 12:30/1am again for a feed and then 5/6am. Oh well, that's still pretty good, but she's pretty dopey all morning then wide awake lots of the afternoon. She fed at 6 then at 8 this morning and didn't really wake up. She's fast asleep in her bouncer right now. I was probably getting a bit ahead of myself trying to get a routine happening so early anyway. All in time.
size - E has been in 000 since about 2 wks. She seems to have long legs but is not too long overall. We've also been in infant nappies for a while too.
We're off to the doc this morning to check out E's belly button. It's got a weird protruding bit which I suspect is a small hernia so we'll see what the doc says. Hope you're all having a good day!
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sleepy - what a great sleeper! It's been pretty cold in Perth this week, dropped below zero the night before last and we've had another few nights about 2 degrees. Thank goodness for reverse cycle!
As is often the case, 3 days is a routine then we start something new. E has started waking about 12:30/1am again for a feed and then 5/6am. Oh well, that's still pretty good, but she's pretty dopey all morning then wide awake lots of the afternoon. She fed at 6 then at 8 this morning and didn't really wake up. She's fast asleep in her bouncer right now. I was probably getting a bit ahead of myself trying to get a routine happening so early anyway. All in time.
size - E has been in 000 since about 2 wks. She seems to have long legs but is not too long overall. We've also been in infant nappies for a while too.
We're off to the doc this morning to check out E's belly button. It's got a weird protruding bit which I suspect is a small hernia so we'll see what the doc says. Hope you're all having a good day!
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PM - It sounds like a hernia. Phoebe has quite a sizable one. We have an appt with a surgeon at the childrens hospital on the 28th of this month.
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Hi ladies,
Just a super quick post to say hi, we're doing well here. Miss T has been very trying lately... Driving me up the wall actually, so haven't wanted to get on here in an attempt to give her more attention, as I think that maybe part of her problem. Hmmm not really working! We spent Sat with friends of ours and their son's behaviour rubs off on T making life difficult for us for severals after visiting them. It's not his fault, just hers for coping what he does, but that what 2 year olds do! :) Miss H is great, getting fatter and cuter by the day. Yesterday she had probably her first off day, wasn't too bad though, I think it felt wosr (as did T) cuz I was so tired after DH waking me every hour the night before.
Hope you're all well. I will get back on here as soon as I can for persies. We're off to SYD on Wed until Sun so might not be until next week.
Take it easy lovelies
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Hi everyone
Sleppy- Glad to hear E is sleeping good our last DD slept from the day she was born and i never once had to get up to her in the night i get up more to her now due to teething.
I am also enjoying not having to do school lunches and all that its like an ongoing thing when there at school some routine every night.
Our kids are also fruit mad and i am an aldi fruit person to as it is so much cheaper and u get alot more for your money and the way our kids eat it i am forever buying fruit.
Hope E repeats the same routine tonight for you.
PM- Goodluck at the doctors today hope everything is ok My last DD had a hernia but it corrected itself over time.
Tiff- enjoy your trip to sydney.
Marni- Hope T enjoys her play with her little friend.
AFM- Well is so cold here also and last night i really didnt enjoy getting up in the cold We still all have colds here May is snuffy What do you do to help with snuffy noses??
Our nights are unpredictable here How long does it take you ladies from the time you feed to getting bubs back down to sleep? if that makes sense last night our routine went feed at 10pm didnt settle till 12pm slept till 3am feed didnt settle till around 5am it is taking us a good 2 hours most times to get May settled sometimes quicker sometimes longer and then some nights she goes alot longer once asleep
yesterday she was waking alot more often for feeds so maybe a growth spurt not sure.
Have any of you had a baby with reflux?? if so what are the signs and symptons you noticed??
Anyway once i got back into bed at 5am this morning DD 18mths woke and didnt go back to sleep she is teething terribly at the moment and grizzling most of the day and wanting to hang on my leg.
I am hoping M poos today sometime or tonight might be a real long one again normally does it in the morning but hasnt this morning so fingers crossed it comes soon.
Anyway i better go i havent even brushed my hair today just cant be bothered it is so wet and raining
takecare everyone hope you are all well.
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Caplayloamy - Generally when E wakes thru the night for a feed he goes back to sleep straight away. As for the snuffly nose, you can get a thing from the chemist that sucks the mucus out. Not sure what it's called, but it's like a baster....you squeeze it and it sucks it out. Or you can get saline drops, which is just salty water I think. Spose to help dry it up. You can also get Euky Bear Rub which is vicks for babies. I used to have a steam vapouriser, which we put vicks in and it worked great.
Tiff+2 - Have a great trip!
It's been rather cold today, got the heater on early! We use our gas oven as a heater and it works amazingly! And it'll be bath time soon, everybody in their pjs.
Hope you all get some good sleep tonight!
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caplay, scarlet has reflux , she just fiddles and brings some up etc etc the usual so what we did was raise her when feeding her so hold her upright, and also dont lay down flat straight after, make sure u burp her well, and also raise what she is sleepign in, we put soemrthing under her bassinette, it seems to have gone now she is gettign better,
im noticig sometimes now she settles fine and during avos she still bit of pain but during day she pretty much sleeps in her bouncer at my feet in between feeds,
on a night when troy has her she feeds and goes back down straight away into her bassinette, providing she asleep lol.
but she stil sometimes plays up from 4 till 9ish pm lol, but not all the time is slowly goinn but def gotta make sure she is well burped or else she complains and wiggles and fusses and arches back
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Caplay - Can't help with the stuffy nose, but have heard of the baster thingy and salt water stuff. As for reflux, traylee had some good ideas. I also find a rolled up towel on the change mat and during tummy time is good too (not that B has reflux, but he gets grumpy and it seems to help!).
B is generally really good after night feeds and goes back down straight away, so just 1/2 hour to feed. A couple of weeks ago it was taking up to 2 hours though, especially after his 4am ish feed. He still takes awhile occasionally. Day time naps are really hard atm though, can be a couple of hours of grizzling on and off and only 5 minute cat naps!
Sleepy - The gas stove sounds divine! We have ducted heating, but yours sounds way more romantic! It has been cold today, glad it wasn't just me!
Tiff - Enjoy Sydney! I hope Miss T is better behaved for you too.
Pmccask - We had a good routine going too, it lasted a week and now B wants things a little different. We were feeding every 3 hours from 7:30am and having 4 naps during the day (the first and last only about 45 mins and the two middle ones around an hour to an 1 1/2 hours). And nights were just the one feed after 7:30pm. Now B doesn't seem to want to feed as often during the day, back to every 4 hours. It's so hard to make a routine!
Marni - I drive, but won't drive near/in the city! A weekday would be better for me, but don't make plans for me as it will depend on DH and it might not happen.
Hi to everyone else!
AFM - B had his jabs today and did really well. He cried for a minute or two then went straight to sleep. He's been a bit unsettled and in pain today though but some baby panadol helped a bit. His legs must be sore cos he screams if I touch them accidently. He was weighed at 4.7kg (with a s/s suit on) and 55cm long.
Boxes of Huggies are on special at Woolies this week - does anyone know if you can buy the infant size in boxes? I can't find them, only the smaller packets.
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i cant find bigger boxes inn huggies either, so i went with the babylove, i like them way better atm anyways, and they have them at bigw in infant size for $33 for 128 nappies i think it was
