Well done Natty for having a sleep when you can day - I intend to do that but get distracted by this & that (not by doing housework). The goat casserole sounds good, but I couldn't convince DH to try goat. I try to make double meals often so I can have a couple of nights off cooking each week. Mr I is always awake and wanting attention at 5 to 6pm so I need to have something in the freezer if I can't cook.
Alison - shopping late sounds like a great idea. I'm dreading trying to find a park and getting the shopping done next week.
I got the catheter & sponge baths even though I had a VB 'cause I fainted after the PPH (and then fainted again 12 hrs later when we tried to get me in the shower) and they didn't want me standing up in case I did it again. Not fun! However most people don't have my tendency to faint so its not normal for a VB, even if you have a PPH. I had stitches, but the didn't bother me and I missed the stinging 'cause of the catheter.
Hi yeah Snowy why is it that they want to play at dinner time? I have to premake dinners too and even then I have to eat with her on my boob at times...I dropped rice on her head last night heehee....
Alison you are doing fine for 2 weeks. Im only just feeling like I MAY be able to do it all on my own at some point...god help me....
Argh I'm so jealous of you guys with only one child... anyone up for one of mine for a while? LOL
DD1 is going through a really annoying stage where everything is reason to do a high pitched squeal... which then usually wakes DD2, usually as she has only just gone to sleep. Actually have a moments peace to have a cuppa whilst the two toddlers are having smoko and newbie is sleeping (for once!)
As for preparing dinners - I have to have all my saucepans ready to turn on at 5pm - so I get it prepared at lunch time when DD1 is napping. Today I have promised DS we will make a chocolate cake as well - so hopefully DD2 likes being in the sling (we were supposed to make it yesterday but it was so hectic here that I never got the chance)
Welcome to Tess and congrats on the birth of samuel
Ubba: how are you?? How is Ruby going? where are the pics!!!? Can't wait to see her!
Arimeh: My, you do have a handfull! And here i was feeling sorry for myself last night when Archie was unsettled and i only have him and a beautiful ten year old to look after!! Haha! What kind of sling do you have? I hate mine! I can't work it out and it makes me feel claustrophobic! I think i'd like to get one of the wrap around ones instead.
Natty: How are you lovey? Violet is beautiful! Funny u should say that about the rice, i dropped rice on Archie yesterday too! My DH is going back to work tomorrow, part of me is cr*pping myself, part of me is looking forward to getting the house tidy again... it always seems to be messier when he is home!!
Snowy: I had a PPH too! It was awful... i didn't actually faint but almost did when i was on the toilet. I couldn't stand to have a shower for two days. I sooo wanted to be feeling good so i could enjoy my baby but it was about 5 days before i felt okay. I'm on three iron tabs a day which is helping.
Alison: I had a crap night last night too... Archie was really unsettled and i was starting to doubt everything! I think it is really taking it out of me feeding him so often but nothing else settles him. I have moments when i wonder if i have a little bit of PND but then things will be good again and i feel okay. I think it's just really daunting sometimes and i occasionally get the "oh my god. what have i done" feeling!! Too late now! haha!!! I love him to bits, don't get me wrong, things just get hard to deal with sometimes!
Tess: Hello and welcome! Looking forward to hearing more about Samuel!
Heavenly: I can't believe how much Serenity has grown! She is sooo adorable! I love your pics on FB.. they look really cool.
Alicia: Great to hear Cruz has put on lots of weight! My boy is stacking it on too! Thanks for the compliments! Everyone thought i was crazy getting married at 39 weeks but I am so glad that I did it now! We can have a big party down the track and i can get sloshed then! haha!
Sorry if I have missed anyone but my memory is stuffed! I think from the PPH?? Well, thats my excuse!
AFM: I went for a walk with the pram today. I only went for a short walk but i was stuffed!! I haven't done ANY exercise since about 14 weeks along when my hip started playing up. Is anyone going to be doing any post natal exercise classes? My midwife suggested them as i have quite bad muscle separation and also want to really tone up my pelvic floor as Archie was engaged for 16 weeks and was pressing down so hard on my bladder! I'm going to have to find somewhere close by that does them. Is anyone else worried about getting "back to normal" again? I have definately noticed the recovery is better this time with no episiotomy. But it is something i always worry about!! haha!
Well most of that was typed with one hand so i guess i am getting pretty good and this "looking after baby" business.. haha! Just have a few other minor details to master then i'll be all set!
I should definitely do something about my pelvic floor, cos things definitely aren't the same down there - these days I have to run to the toilet with my legs crossed so nothing spills.. LOL
As for slings - I had her in the Close Carrier this morning, she loves it, falls asleep almost immediately in it. I think I had her in it for almost 2 hours, so got dinner prepared, and a cake baked, and went and hung out the washing, checked the mail etc etc - much easier to get things done while she sleeps on me!!! At the moment I have her in my Bubba Moe sling, which isn't as comfy, but its a little cooler than the Close Carrier, and its a tad hot in our house at the moment, so didn't want her to overheat. Oh, so I have a Close Carrier, Bubba Moe and an Ergo. Addicted much? lol
OOh. I smell poo. DS is near me. Best go change a nappy.
Hi Arimeh! Are you on FB? If you are and you want to send me a request feel free, Alison Lewkowski. Won't be offended if not. I just saw your little ticker pic and thought oh how cute and wanted to see more ha ha!
I was very strict with my pelvic floor exercises whilst pregnant, haven't been so good since having Amelia but I remember from time to time. I haven't noticed any problems yet, I guess the c-section helps a little but I've heard it still affects your pelvic floor regardless so best get cracking back into the exercises!
I just downloaded the photo's from my camera from DS1's birthday to now & its got Mr I's first bath - I have no memory of the photos being taken!
Arimeh - you're doing better than me with the Close carrier - I had a hard time hanging out the washing with Mr I in it - must watch the DVD again to make sure I'm doing it right. But he does love being in it and falls asleep really quickly. In answer to your question from pages ago L loves being a big brother, he's a little agressively affectionate so I spend all my time saying gentle or moving Mr I out of his reach. You're doing better than me getting cakes baked too - I've had rum balls to roll out for 2 weeks now & I still haven't done it - that does have the advantage that I haven't eaten any rum balls though.
Kymmy - I'm doing pelvic floor exicises when I think of it (which isn't often) and my only other exercise is chasing 3 yo about and housework (which isn't as often as I should - I'm a slob). My house is messier when DH is around too.
I drop food on Mr I about once a day, when I'm at home its not too bad, but when I'm out its a bit embarrasing to have a young baby with food stains on his clothes. I did that to the Duke too so I'm obviously not going to learn the secret of eating and holding a baby.
Snowy - I struggled at first with the close carrier, got the knack now though, gotta make sure the cross section is quite low down your back and the straps are really quite tight with a young bubba - I had her lying sideways and quickly going downwards one day... LOL
And do you wanna share your recipe for those rum balls?!?! Yummo!!!!!
Well its such a hot day here in Melbourne today! I went to my 2nd mothersgroup meeting, luckily it was nice and cool there
Natty - wow your getting smiles already, thats GREAT! Trent only smiles when he is sleeping, probably dreaming about eating, lol The goat casserole sounds interesting!
Alison - late night shopping sounds like a plan. Its been 6 weeks since my c-section and just lifting the capsule in and out of the car is a struggle plus the nappy bag. Im not game enough to lift the pram out as yet! I felt like a pack horse today with everything, lol If you dont mind, can I add you on facebook too? Im not friends with any of you lovely girls as yet.
Snowy - Im the same as you with the pelvic floor muscles, do them when I think about it which is every now and then...oops Its too much to remember! Trent comes first and I come second basically.
Kymmy - I havent done much exercise at all either, not enough time
Tess - hello and welcome The more the merrier I say!!!
to Heavenly, Arimeh, Ubba and anyone else I have missed.
AFU, well Trent is 6 weeks today I cant believe how quickly it has gone! He still has lots of problems with wind so every night is different. He didnt sleep well yesterday during the day, about 1hr each time and then my DP's parents came over last night, by the time we bathed and feed him and DP's mum had some cuddles with him, he was up for 3 hrs He then slept from 9pm - 3am! That was a BIG surprise. I think he may have been very tired. He then slept in 2-3 hr blocks after that which is about the norm. I was hoping we'd turned a corner with his sleeping! Will wait and see what happens tonight.
My 2nd mothersgroup meeting went well. The girls all seem very nice and am hoping I make some new friends there. They all live locally which is good too. We exchanged numbers today so we can stay in touch over the Christmas/New Year break as our next meeting is mid Jan.
Hi all! I just HAD to log on to share a bit of a woohoo... V got up at 7 this morning and after a feed, some time with dh and I went to bed again at 930 but woke crying about an hour later but let me pat her back to sleep. She slept for about 4 hours then up again to eat and really alert and fun, looking around and enjoying looking at toys and me. She looked tired so I put her down again but this time she has woken after an hour and a half but I managed to get dinner made in the meantime..Woop! I hope she keeps this up because it feels great not to have heard her upset today, just the normal grizzles but nothing major..just thought I share..lol.
Missmaggie, Hi! Id love to go to a mums group but there is nothing until next year here...I hope Trent has decided he will sleep longer at night for you, I really feel I should have slept more when preggo, I cant believe I had insomnia lol. Dont forget to add me on fb too
Arimeh, Hi! Everytime you girls say "pelvic floor" I do some but thats it lol..I have a peanut shell sling but V tends to get a bit lost in it kwim?
Snowy, Hi! thanks for making me feel better about dropping food on V. It must have been a blur for you to have forgotten the photos but thats great hey!
Kymmy good luck tomorrow you will do fine, you might find that you do really well together and enjoy the time to bond alone hehe. I love being with V on my own but dread leaving homelol.
Ubba hi!!!! Well we finally made it over here the times they are a changing,,,
Hi everyone else! I hope you all have a great night.
Just heared a really big noise come out of my girl so I should see why although I can guess lol
Im baaaack! lol! And I have my boobs to myself YAY!
So Ruby was born on 5th Dec, due on the 24th November. I was induced with gel, had a 1hr16min labour then a PPH.
Ruby has been sleeping so well during the day but waking every couple of hours overnight. She is also a comfort sucker so I have used a dummy a few times - not that that is a problem, I love dummies for sanity reasons!
Im going to head off to bed shortly and try and get some sleep incase Ruby decides to be up all night.... I will catch up with persies soon. DH starts his holidays on Saturday for 4 weeks so I will have more time to get onto BB.
If anyone wants to add me to FB its Rebecca Ozols I am on prepaid internet at the moment and all my credit gets taken from downloading and uploading which is the reason I havnt added any photos of Ruby yet, we should have normal internet up and running by Friday!
Well after a HEATWAVE in Melb yesterday, its now raining with thunder today! Im very happy for the cool change and Im sure Trent is too, the poor little thing. Luckily we have air-con as it worked a treat yesterday
Natty - I have added you to FB Thats a bugger about mothersgroup not starting till next year. I have found it a great source of info and as I have said previously, will be nice to make some friends with new mums like myself
Ubba - I have added you as well to FB Will be nice to share photos of each others precious little bundles. Hopefully Ruby will start sleeping more for you at night.
Hi Tania - feel free to add me to FB as well if you like, Alison Lewkowski. I thought I already had you but obviously not!
Yuk to the heatwave, it's going to be warm in Perth again this weekend, thank goodness for aircon huh!
I just rang the insurance company and there's no limit on when I can drive after a c-section, it's at the discretion of the OB, the OB said if I feel comfortable to drive now I can, he'd rather I wait till 4 weeks but I can go short distances - just no lifting the pram!!!! DH is taking me to Mothers Group today, looking forward to my first one, didn't want to wait until next year as I want to weigh Amelia today and also get some tips and tricks and listen to others in the same boat so I feel normal LOL!
Had a good night with Amelia, she slept for 3 hours straight so was only feeding every 4 instead of 3 hours last night, expressed yesterday so DH did the 6.00 am feed and I slept until 8.30 am from 2.30 am, awesome. Although after her 9.30 am feed this morning she is still awake and it's now 11.30 am! She's quiet, but awake, falls asleep on my lap but as soon as I try to put her in the pram she wakes again....grrrr ha ha.
Hi Tania - thanks for adding me on FB, now we can share piccies etc.
AFM - went to my first mothers group today, it's nice to know you're normal and everything you're feeling and experiencing is normal. I'm the second oldest at 36, there's a 38 year old who has a colicky (sp?) baby, poor thing was quite upset but we had a good chat and she was ok by the end. Made me realise I shouldn't complain. Weighed Amelia and she's a little over her birth weight so the Health Nurse was really chuffed, she's exactly 8 pounds now. Everyone couldn't get over how little she looks though, I think she must have heavy bones like her dad - DH can't float in the water, true story, heavy bones! Also her legs go on forever so maybe they take up some weight too hee hee. She was a bit fussy again today but is sound asleep now. The health nurse said at 2 weeks they can go through a fussy stage and she might need feeding more during the day so her sleep at night can be extended between feeds so going to give that a shot, it's all about trial and error huh!
I also rang the insurance company and they don't have any limits on when you can drive after a c-section, it's up to the OB apparently. He wants me to wait until 4 weeks but said I can go short distances now if I'm careful and feel comfortable enough, but no lifting the pram in and out of the car! Yay, can't wait to get out of the house and feel at least semi-normal again! Also got the hospital bill in the mail today, hooly dooly I nearly had a coronary, nearly $7000!!! Luckily I have top health cover and only pay the $250 excess, certainly got my moneys worth out of HBF this year!!!!! I wonder how much cheaper it would've been had I not needed to go to theatre, hmmmmm, not bad considering all up I was in theatre for 1 hour but the actual time recorded for when they started (I guess cutting me open hee hee) to when Amelia was actually born was 6 minutes!!!!!!!!!! It was more afterwards that took up the time!
Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Xmas!! We are off in the morning down to my parents place for Xmas so prob wont be around much.
I hope you all enjoy your festive season with your new additions as much as we will.
Hi Tygress- Thanks for your Christmas wishes, hoping you and your family have a safe and happy Christmas too xxx
After having 2 decent nights sleep with Ruby, she decided last night was just taking it too far. She was awake from 10-midnight, had about 3 boobs in that time before I finally decided to get the dummy out. She went to sleep and woke at 1.30am for a feed. She wouldnt settle in her cradle so she slept in our bed. She woke again at 5.30am, had a feed and was awake for an hour and has now been asleep for 2.5 hrs. Hoping to get another hour out of her although after all her feeding lately I just had a letdown so now my boobs are full....ahhhh we just cant win
Im still not aloud to drive and am getting really sick of being stuck at home. DH has been at work all week but thankfully finishes this afternoon for 4 weeks so I will have him to drive me around. I just want to go to the shops to finish off my Christmas shopping. I want to wrap the kids pressies but cant cause I need extras to go in each parcel - like I want to buy the kids a few extra clothing items and some undies to put in their clothes parcel etc. I will get it done on Monday I think.
DH uploaded some photos of Ruby and the kids to his FB and tagged me so I think they should show up on my FB page if you want to have a look.
Have a great day, I will probably log on again throughout the day - When I should be sleeping...
Ubba: I looked for your photos but couldn't find them! Maybe your hubby has a privacy setting so only his friends can see them?? I haven't even started my xmas shopping yet!
Well, we did buy Archie this beautiful bright orange ukelele!! Haha! Not that he'll be able to use it for ages! I am hoping to do some begining of next week or maybe tomorrow, not sure yet... might just give chrissy a miss this year.... wishful thinking!
Tygress: Merry Xmas to you and your family too! Have a great time! x
Alison: You lucky duck joining a mummy's group! I wouldn't even know where to start looking to join one! Sounds like you had a good time! Thats great that Amelia is stacking on the weight, Archie has put on almost 0.5kg since birth I suppose you'd have to expect that when he's been feeding pretty much every HOUR! ARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH! My poor bosoms are killing me!
Tania: I don't think i have you on FB.. I'm Kym Stokes.. Feel free to add me!
Natty: WOOOHHOOOO!!! I am very jealous! Archie sleeps well at night but during the day he is very much the catnapper.. He has no time for sleeping, there are BOOBIES to be tended to! It is very frustrating because i cant get anything done! Managed to make cookies this morning though, it took about two hours to actually complete the task but managed to get it done in the end!
AFM: You'll never guess what happened to me!!!! Last night we decided to see if my wedding ring fits me yet (for those who don't know I got married at 39 weeks and my ring wouldn't fit at the ceremony cos my hand was swollen!) to cut a long story short, got ring on, extremely tight fit, finger majorly swollen, couldn't get it off, tried EVERYTHING to get it off, ice, dishwashing liq, vaseline, cream etc, finger turned PURPLE, HAD TO CUT RING OFF WITH TIN SNIPS!!!!!!!!! AAAARRGGHHHH!!! DH took it to the jeweller this morning and luckily they can fix it....... I couldn't believe it!!
Archie has still been feeding every waking hour or so... it is sooooo exhausting! I went to a lactation consultant yesterday and she said it is probably not very good for him to be feeding that often as it doesn't give his digestive system time to rest. Not to mention ME time to rest! My boobs are killing me! She suggested other ways to settle him (swaddling, dummy, sling etc) but so far today i have fed him 8 times since 6am and it's only 2.30pm now! Nothing seems to settle him and i KNOW he can't be THAT hungry cos sometimes he drinks and then spits out the milk!!! I have a sling but, as i mentioned before, i hate it as it makes me claustrophobic! I am lucky enough to have a friend who is going to lend me a wrap style sling so i will pick that up on Sunday and see how that goes. He has been asleep for about half an hour now though so thats good news... Oh i am soooo jealous of you all that have babies that sleep for a few hours at a time!!! I suppose i can't complain too much cos he is very good during the night, just feeds every 3-4 hours then goes back to sleep... well, that has been the pattern for the last few nights anyway! Each day the pattern changes!!! Just have to get used to living day by day!!!!
Waiting for Harvey Norman to come and pick our plasma up as it is playing up! Wish they would have told us a time that they'd be here cos i've spent all day sitting around waiting for them....GRRRR!
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Its too much to remember! Trent comes first and I come second basically.
to Heavenly, Arimeh, Ubba and anyone else I have missed.
I cant believe how quickly it has gone! He still has lots of problems with wind so every night is different. He didnt sleep well yesterday during the day, about 1hr each time and then my DP's parents came over last night, by the time we bathed and feed him and DP's mum had some cuddles with him, he was up for 3 hrs
I suppose you'd have to expect that when he's been feeding pretty much every HOUR! ARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH! My poor bosoms are killing me!
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