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Arimeh, Archie does pull off the boob a fair bit... not every feed though, say about half of them, usually i'll stop feeding and burp him but sometimes he won't burp and be happier to stop feeding. At the moment he is sleeping soundly on the bed by himself (making a liar outta me!)... Does the silent reflux happen at every feed or can it happen every so often??
Thanks!! xx
Kymmy - reflux happens at every feed, cos they usually throw it all back up again. He could be pulling on and off for a few reasons, one is wind, so you could try wind drops (we use infacol here for wind) or it could be something to do with bfing (ie, your let down is quick or something like that - don't ask me, I'm sooo not an expert with bfing lol)... there are a few other things it could be. DD1 wasn't just pulling off the teat (cos she was formula fed from birth) she was also crying as she was doing it, and it took about an hour to get 50ml into her. She was also feeding every 2 hours... it was pretty trying, especially with a then 19 month old terror running around!!!
My LC said the other day with reflux babies, smaller feeds more frequently is a thing to try as well. Trouble is, DD2 decides how much is right for her, and at the moment, smaller feeds ain't what she likes!!! ;)
Stubborn kids I have... :rolleyes:
Alison - mate if you get a goat, you could milk enough for all of us.. LOL.. I'll send you my pump to help out.. bwahahahaha
Thanks Arimeh!! I guess it's something to look into a bit more... He definately doesn't do it at every feed, he is feeding happily away right now!
Just wanted to tell everyone (cos i'm so excited!), a friend of mine has kindly lent me her baby wrap (called a 'Sleepy Wrap') and it's bloody fantastic! So comfy to wear and Archie just loves it! Took him to the supermarket in it and he slept the whole way round (unheard of!)!!!! So i feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders cos i now have an option for when i want him to be calm and quiet cos he is so clingy!! YAY! So now i'm looking into buying one myself! Call it my xmas pressie!
Goodnight ladies! Don't stay up too late or Santa won't come.......
x x x
hey all merry xmas,had dinner last night then lunch today great times,had a few drinks but bought those formula satchells so i wasnt naughty
Merry xmas all, spewing my camera didnt have any memory today but oh well
Hi there
I hope everyone had a good day yesterday and was spoilt rotten!! We just had Xmas at home with my mum's side over (my parents are split up) and it was good then up to my dad's in the afternoon to take JD for a swim with his cousins....only 2 tantrums yesterday so that was a record for him!!! Shouldnt have any on Xmas day, but you cant tell him that!
Nattyfred - I usually put her in the pram and she just stays by the clothesline with me or if we are the only ones up I just put her in the bouncer and keep her just inside the back door where I can hear her if she gets the cranks and she can still see out and look around....we have 2 cattle dogs which are friendly enough so that's why she's in the pram out the back otherwise I would just take the boucer out....
Arimeh - I dont think I have slept through a night without having to get up / wake for some reason in the last 2 years.....except for our wedding night probably but that was such a late night it doesnt really count and that was over 2 years ago now I think of it....I think you do adjust after that length of time, but when I'm only getting 2 - 3 hours it just kills me....I need to padlock all the kitchen cupboards and bedroom doors and then maybe I could shut my eyes and trust JD on his own...even then he'd still get up to something!!
Kymmy81 - Abbey does the same with her sleeping - I put her down and guaranteed 20 mins later (at the most!) she is awake again....I get sucked in and end up sitting on the lounge with her or putting her on the pillow on the lounge where she is all snuggly and at least that way I get a bit of sanity without her whinging....she used be happy to sit around when she was awake but not at the moment....it's driving me insane!! I cant get anything done when she's awake cause she's crying most of the time and then when she is asleep I cant do anything either....why is it so hard to sleep??!??! I would like some!
AFM - Abbey is still being really unsettled....I read what you were all talking about in regards to that silent reflux thing and I dont think she has that as she is pretty good with her feeding but then I dont know why she's so cranky?? She does have times where she pulls on and off and has a squeal and carries on...she did this last night for ages, crying, sucking, getting off then on again but it seems she was just overtired from all the events of yesterday as once went to sleep she slept from about 10:30 through until nearly 4 so that was a surprise then up for a feed then down again til nearly 7....my boobs were killing me they were that full...they're used to her being attached nearly 24/7....wish they could talk to tell us what's wrong!
Sorry for the essay...hope you are all well.
Shayna
Hi Everyone, I hope Christmas was great for you and santa came to your kiddies and to you lol.. There is a funny thread on here about bad christmas pressies and one lady got a jar of chutney for chrissy but it was a jar ffrom the supermarket lol...V got heaps of stuff and as promised the in laws brought craploads of stuff from family friends from Melbourne. Clothes, great toys for now and later and even a size 2 outfit that looks like its leopard print lol...gross haha..I cant even give it to someone else it is so hideous...oh maybe as a joke :o
I got a blender which crushes ice which Ive wanted for ages, the latest Bryce Courtney and Paullina Simons books and the "buzz" quizz game for playstation. All of it was stuff I wanted so was stoked to get all of it the second book was a surprise as I didnt think dh really took that much notice of my faves, not that ill be doing much reading now lol..
I got dh a sander and decking equipment which sounds boring but he loved it. Now he can put up his shed I got him for his birthday cos he wanted to build the deck first. Its such a shame for him to put a shed on it it looks like a deck you would entertain on...
Amazingly our Chrissy went off without much of a hitch and as a Christmas miracle Violet has been a different baby for the past 3 days, only crying when there is actually something wrong...I cant believe it and just in time for the in laws as Im sure they would be full of advice if it was still crazy time....My mil is great but there is a bit of a lack of communication there but its ok. I do feel a bit like a kid when she well intentionally of course tells me what to do..."close the window, use a blanket, lets wash the baby, oh the air con is bad for babies etc..." DH and I hid in the babies room giggling about it today but its nice to have them here if not a bit frustrating at their old fashioned ideals :shakehead:
Honestly I cant believe the change in V and I wonder if it was just her getting used to the world?...Now she is alert but happy, willing to go into the swing as long as it isnt for ages, doesnt scream at every nappy change, clothes change, even handing out smiles and willing to be held by other ppl....whoah... where is my baby!!!??? DH and I are so relieved and honestly if she had kept it up Im sure I may have actually lost it myself...I no longer dread her waking up and am enjoying interacting with her instead of trying to calm her from the psychotic heights she was aiming at lol...DH and I are less stressed at each other too...I think Ill just be happy with that as the best Christmas present ever...Oh check out my fb I now understand why parents dress their kids in rediculous costumes because it is so fun and cute! Just got to get rid of her little pimply rash and she will be 100% cute lol I think Im biased though...
Jdsmum, I hope things get better for you too I was worried about reflux as I really wanted to blame something other than myself for Vs crying (not that it isnt real as I know reflux babies suffer horribly) even to the point of going to the doctors...The doc kind of looked at me and said yeah well she is a baby and they cry but how are you? ooohhh not what I expected lol..
Arimeh, um nope did you say something because I cant think of when you may have offended...Mostly everyone in here has differed on something in our bb pregnancy group and we have had some good discussions without anger or violence lol...Go for it I certainly prefer a straight shooter ;)
Heavenly lol, I had half a beer woop! Id love to go get sloshed but the baby might go all funky again and I couldnt do it drunk lol....
Kymmy I might google the sleepy wrap, sounds interesting, have you tried a sling? V loves the peanut shell one probably cos it squashes her like wen she was inside lol.
Hi everyne else! I hope your holidays are great and your bubbas are making them better
xx Natty
Hi Girls, hope you had lovely Chrissy's!
Hi Natty, I love reading your threads, always so entertaining. :D Glad you got all the prezzies you wanted and I'm going to go check out your FB piccies now, I've put some up too. Your story on the crap presents is so funny, what's with giving a baby a leopard print outfit ha ha, that's funny. Amelia got lots of little toys and things from my family and a little beach towel in a little backpack, it's so cute. I had to put them in her santa sack though and pretend they were from Santa, my family's orders LOL! I was thinking, even though I don't want to wish the next year away I think next Christmas will be so exciting for us won't it, they will be that little bit older and will have fun opening prezzies etc. :D
We had a lovely day too yesterday, long but lovely. Amelia is changing a lot too and getting more and more settled into a routine and like you Natty I can really tell now when she cries and what for so it's much easier to cope with huh. We're just about at 4 weeks (on Monday) so I think there's a bit of a turning point with their personalities from what I've been reading. I'm starting to see signs of proper smiles and she's really trying to grab things now. Her head is already ridiculously strong and she gets her legs moving too, it's funny! Gosh they grow so quick huh.
We braved the shops today, had to get a couple of things as we're heading down to the farm for a couple of days tomorrow and ended up in Pumpkin Patch with a few purchases, I love that shop, especially when there's a sale on! I was going to buy Amelia some little bathers but they start from size 3-6 months as the smallest and by the time she fits into them Summer will be over! Some of their things are quite wide and Amelia is long and skinny.
We're off to my sisters again tonight to finish off the food from yesterday, she has a pool so DH will go for a swim, the pool blanket has been on so the water is about 32 degrees, I'm so jealous, I'd kill for a swim! My bleeding has finished as such but still have a little bit of the leftovers here and there (sorry TMI) so not sure I should swim yet.
Well, if I don't get on much in the next couple of days it's because I'm down at the farm. Will probably check in tomorrow before we leave however! I will have withdrawals otherwise!
Have a great Boxing Day everyone!
Oh just a quick one..
Get out get out GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!!!! aaahhhgggrgrjskfS/lk woman stop telling me how to do everything next thing she will be telling me Im breathing wrong......I cant go antwhere I am being followed loll.....DH is taking them to the city tomorrow as she really has to see the opera house lol even though we are 2 hours away from the blasted thing unfortunately V wont be able to go so neither can I woohoooo!!!
Ps omg kill me.....Wednesday cant come quick enough :lol:
hey ladies merry christmas!
Natty i feel for you, aren't inlaws just hell?? argh *groan* *spew* , yep i feel for ya! hahahaha. Come on wednesday!!!! nothing worse than people telling you what to do, driving you insane. i find 'snapping' at them works wonders! haha, i'm so over pretending i like them i'm quite happy to snap and get in trouble by dh later on. when dd was born, mil had been nagging me for months prior to get a basinette, because it was sooo NECESSARY :rolleyes: i didn't want to get one simply because she wanted me to. when dd was finally born in hossy she said "oh t, she is just going to be swimming in her cot", i groaned and said "for f***s sake sally, she's not getting a f***ing basinette, get over it" BAhahahahahahah!!! Haven't had any advice since that day, its been lovely!~!! So maybe you need to adopt a similar approach?? hahyahhahaha.
argh gotta go, theo is crackin it.
love yas all
Haha! Good on you Telly! I was just looking at your pics on FB, your kids are gorgeous!!!
Natty: Roll on Wednesday!! You poor girl!
Archie gave me proper smiles this morning! And here i was thinking he only knew how to cry and frown!!!! I have the funniest pic of him dressed up as an elf on xmas with the angriest frown on his face... he looks REAL impressed about being dressed up, let me tell you!
Hope you all enjoyed christmas! I'm off to find some chocolate.....
Kym x
hi ladies,
Hope you all had a great Chrissy! My kids got spoilt - as they do lol!
Ruby has been really unsettled, I think she is getting tummy pains. Her tummy is always making noises - she just needs to have a few goods farts I think. Poor thing.
I have been reading everyones posts but I just havnt got the energy to reply at the moment, hopefully in the next few weeks Ruby will be more settled and I will reply to you all. I am loving reading what you are all up to and what your bubs are doing.
Catch up soon,
Bec
Lol Hi Telly well last night V was OFF HER FACE crying and screaming Im still not sure why but mil after about an hour comes in I am in my undies and had only just got a tshirt on because V screamed so much when I had a shower an hour or so earlier I just wanted to calm her down...Mil goes why is she crying and I yelled "Do you think Id be effing standing here holding a screaming baby if I knew why she was screaming...?" Opps...:o Today I went out into the kitchen and we both said sorry so no real harm done except I have never been mean to her before..Still no change on the advice though, she honestly told me to be care ful while bathing her yesterday lol, I said "Well I havent killed her in the month you werent here so I think we are safe.." She does not get the hint, today she wanted to show me how to burp her.and even showed me how to pull her arm though the sleeve!!! WTF!!!..:wall: lol Its easier to handle when V is not crying tho...lol.. Lol on your mil too at least she gets the hint heehee...;)
Kymmie Im going to check out your pics now but I bet they are cute. How fun is it to put them in silly clothes lol...
Hi Ubba I hope Ruby feels better isnt it horrible that we have to guess what is wrong..Its so heartbreaking to hold them while they cry and not really know why. :hug: The doctor showed me how to give V a bit of a belly massage, maybe that would help Ruby too.
Hi everyone else I hope your holidays are great and your bubbas are settling nicely.
Im not bragging about V anymore lol, I thought she was over her psychosis but it is lingering lol fingers crossed she is ok tonight I have finally cracked and bought some baby panadol for a last resort.
Ooooh first time mums how many nappy rash creams do you have, from everyone INSISTING that theirs is the best thing ever and I MUST use it I have 5 now lol...we just use the one they recommend until they leave then use the one we want...:wall:
kill me kill me now...
xx Natty
Awww Natty - that must be sooo hard to deal with, I think I would go insane. My MIL is like that too - always drove me nuts with Aricyn, I could have killed her most of the time, but luckily we lived in the same town so I could up and leave her house whenever I wanted.. lol
Can you leave the room with V when she starts up? She might get the hint then that her advice isn't wanted :hug:
Oh - and see if V will take the brauers Calm potion - you get it from the chemist, would be better for her little tummy than panadol ;) We use it for Mehkelti in a hope of getting her to sleep better of a night, she sleeps sorta ok most nights, its getting her TO sleep thats the problem :rolleyes:
Nappy rash creams - we have an assortment too. Because we use cloth nappies (although I'm taking a break at the moment until I find my rhythm with 3 kids!) we use Moogoo cos its really gentle on their skin. But I also have Bepanthan (which is one of my favs to use on rashes, but only when I'm using sposies) or Sudocream. I also have an excema cream from the people at Moogoo as well, and that was awesome for a fungal infection Mehkelti had earlier.
Hello to everyone else :hug:
We are trialling another formula (yet another one) here, in an attempt to get DD2 to stop bloody vomiting all her feeds up. Today I was absolutely showered in vomit, she was like the chick in the exorcist or something - just going off completely!! I'm glad she doesn't get upset when she vomits or else she would be the unhappiest baby ever!!! So we are trialling the lactose free formula now to see if that makes a difference. So far so good. A tiny tiny little vomit and thats all so far. Fingers crossed this one is the one that works!!!!
Hi there everyone....
Nattyfred - OMG....I really feel for you....it's terrible when someone's looking over your shoulder constantly and just waiting to get at you whenever they can.....especially when it's your baby!! You know what to do instinctively....dont worry about her....My MIL is in the UK and I'm sure if she was here I'd be suffering the same thing.....
Abbey had a really unsettled night last night but I think it was me eating chocolate again....in the end I ended up sleeping with her on the lounge so I could just pat her back whenever she woke up crying....easier than getting up and when I'm in bed and she is in the bassinet I never sleep properly after about 12pm cause I listen for every noise and just lie there waiting for her to wake up....it's so quiet and then she lets out the biggest explosion some times - how can something so sweet looking make these awful noises??!?!?!?
We use Sudocream and it seems to work well for us....that's only cause we got in the Bounty bag thing you get and just continued using it really!
Arimeh - hope the latest formula works for you...it's an expensive exercise isnt it?!!??
AFM - Just the usual....lacking sleep like everyone else and just getting through each day...have had DH home for the last 4 days and off tomorrow as well so that's good...I dont want him to go back to work, it's so nice having an extra set of hands at home!!
I feel like I need to start putting her in her bassinet awake so she teaches herself to go to sleep - does anyone else do this?? DS is a terrible sleeper and is in with us most nights (all at the moment as I'm usually on the couch...) We do everything wrong when it comes to sleeping but we are just so desperate to sleep we give in and just do whatever.....
Also, is anyone still using the nipple shields?? I'm still using it at every feed and I hope I dont jinx myself but my supply still seems fine although we do top her up with formula after some feeds if she seems a bit unsettled but that's not really that often....
Abbey must be growing up....today was the first time I didnt get stopped by complete strangers with them commenting about her hair and how much she has.....maybe she just isnt as cute anymore or something! People are fascinated with babies that have hair I think....it's mental! Takes ages shopping sometimes and being in a small town doesnt help either as you usually know every 2nd person that walks past too....
Anyway, hope you all have a good night with lots of sleep....I bet I dont!
Shayna
Shayna - nah we never put her in the basinette awake, we just rock her to sleep most times, or she just falls asleep on our chest with a little bum patting. But don't take any advice from me about sleep issues - my (nearly) 17 month old has only JUST fallen asleep after nearly 2 hours of trying to get her to sleep (which happens EVERY NIGHT) and my (nearly) 3 year old wakes during the night and crawls into bed between me and DH. Its only the newborn that has no sleep issues in this house :lol:
jdsmum i always get stopped several times when i go out cos of her hair and the ooohhh shes a new one and im like no shes 12.5 weeks old but born at 32 weeks lol
i use nappy past vant remember the name but i found the paste better protected the bums lol just mo though
well ive been going out the last few night for drinks so been putting her on formula when out and now im gonna just do it at night though i feel really guilty(dont mean to offend ppl who ff) but im feeling bad cos its happened cos i wanted time to enjoy myself and i feel bad like ive lost something ,i just keep reminding myself that nights werent going that well anyways cos she was only sleeping 3 hours the last couple weeks and as long as i keep up the days i feel ok bout it,just feel like m doing it and being selfish but in the same token i used to be a real party pooper and not like ppl drinking etc esp dh and ive loosened up alot and am starting to learn to let go and enjoy myslef though i dont get drunk or anything and im also spending more time with my dad and step mum (my BF) so its been nice and it means im not so ****ty at dh for going out cos i do it to now though i still told him just cos ive loosened up with this doesnt mean i will ever loose up with the strippers kinda stuff thats still a big nono to me im just to jealous and letting him would cause to many problems...
hope everyones doing good...dh didnt get me anything so its lucky my family got good suff and he will get me something later
hi ladies!
im typing 1 handed here so excuse any mistakes :)
has anyone noticed their babys eye colour changing yet? I look at ruby and her eyes are such a bright blue i think they will stay that colour, which is funny really cause DH has brown eyes and i have hazel eyes. Our DD1 has blue eyes and DS has brown. When DD1 turned out to have blue eyes we put it down to be a genetic throwback from my dad cause of his blue eyes - but i never thought it would happen again!!
Another question, im a bit embarressed to ask but anyhoo - when i have a letdown, i get milk coming out of a couple of places on my areolas. is this normal? Does it happen to anyone else or am i just strange?
Arimeh- DD1 was lactose intollerant and she was having the formula called de-lact. Hopefully you find the right formula soon for the sake of your whole family xxx
Heavenly- dont feel too guilty about giving S formula, its better you do that then drink anf BF - then you would have a reason for feeling guilty.
Shayna- im hearing you on the chocolate, but its soo hard not to eat it when it tastes so good... i will cut back though cause it is causing ruby to be really unsettled too.
We put ruby down awake if she hasnt already fallen asleep, sometimes she will go off on her own other times she needs to be rocked or fed. We just go with the flow.
Hi natty, Alison, Kymmy, telly and anyone else i forgot:redface:
hi ladies
quick selfish one here- ill have to sit down and catch up soon
Harper is 2 weeks old today! wow! How thats flown!
she has been well, a bit unsettled in the last few days with wind- i think dairy and chocolate is the trouble here too- i'll have to give it up- she seems in so much pain poor bubba. Feeding on demand between 2-3 hourly whuch isnt too bad- she is small so i dont mind fattening her up!
Having a bit of trouble with tully- especially being stuck at home a bit since its been hot. i feel terrible that im neglecting the poor little darling. but harper just seems to need me a fair bit at the moment.
hope youre all well with your gorgeous bubbas and that you had a wonderful christmas- i think im a terrible mum- don't think i took any photos of harper on xmas day! she pretty much slept all day anyway!
happy new year to you all too- will be a quiet one all round i think!
x madame x
Don't worry madame I got like 4 lol
Hi Ladies!
Madame: You're not a terrible mum, i forgot to take any pics on xmas so i took some on boxing day instead! Boxing day is when our family all get together anyway! I feel like i'm neglecting DD too.. i think its just cause Archie has absolutely no routine yet! Hopefully we'll get our act together one of these days!
Ubba: Archie has very blue eyes too... DH has green and I have blue so i think they will stay blue too! I don't get milk coming out of my areolas, only about six holes through my nipples! Archie was feeding today and suddenly pulled off during a letdown and bent my nipple up with his chin and shot me right in the face!!! Noice.... haha!
Mon: Good on you for having some "me" time! About time, i say! I know what you mean about the guilts, i had a couple of drinks last night, i expressed enough milk beforehand but my best buddy bought me some formula sachets just in case, I didn't use them but i feel guilty just having them in the cupboard!!! Silly, i know, but i was feeling like maybe i was being a bit selfish too... to be honest i didn't have a great time anyway cos i knew that Archie would be awake soon anyway so you can't truly let your hair down! Was nice to have a couple of beers and a chat with friends though, it's been a long time between drinks!
JDsmum: I have just started trying to "teach" Archie to go to sleep by himself! The last two days have been awesome as he has just fed then i'll pop him back into his pram or bassinet and he goes to sleep on his own most of the time! Nice change from the norm of him falling asleep in my arms and then waking the minute i try to put him down! I know what you mean about the hair thing, Archie has a MOHAWK! He was born with it! It is so cute! Everyone always comments on it and asks us what we put in it to make it stand up like that.... haha! Like we'd put gel in our 3 week old baby's hair! haha! Although, DH's sister bought Archie some organic baby styling wax for christmas! It is so cute!!!
Arimeh: I use the Moogoo products as well! I LOVE the stuff! Archie's skin was terribly dry when he was born and it has been excellent for him. I also used it on my psoriasis, which nothing else worked on, and it disappeared completely! Good luck in your quest for a suitable formula!!
Natty: Poor lovey! Good on you for saying what you said! Hopefully she'll get the picture! Have you tried Brauer Colic drops?? Archie has screaming episodes too, he sounds as though he is pain because he does little squeals and also pulls his legs up, the Brauer stuff is excellent and it works everytime! He ends up drifting off to sleep every time and it is homeopathic so safe for bubs! Bonus! I also have about 374 nappy creams! I am loving one called "Weleda Calendula Nappy Cream" it is flaming awesome... so add that to your collection! haha! I hope things settle with V... and i hope your MIL buggers off and leaves your in peace!!!
HELLO!!!!! to everyone else!!!
AFM: UM... a question! My right boob has SHRUNK! It is not filling up as much as good old lefty.... Archie still seems to get heaps out of it though and i expressed out of it yesterday and got plenty but i've just noticed the last few days that it doesn't seemed to get as "full" anymore even after a few hours without a feed... WHAT THE!!!?? I am seeing my midwife tomorrow but has this happened to anyone else?
Archie has been sooo settled the last two days during the day! Except for a few tummy aches he has been pretty much eating and sleeping and pooping.... in his own pram!
Yippee! I think we are getting somewhere! Well, i sure do hope so!!!!
Have a great night ladies, hope you get some sleep!
Kymmy x
Hi Girls - back from our holiday house for 2 days, was very hot as there's no aircon yet but we had a nice time nonetheless, Amelia was very good, especially considering how hot it was!
I can't remember everything everyone has said I've missed so much! LOL
Hi Natty - your MIL needs a slap ha ha - I'm glad you lost it at her, I think you needed to do that. I get sick of people telling me what to do, do they think we are completely stupid! I don't get it too much but I get enough to annoy me!!!
Hi JDs Mum - I'm still using nipple shields, probably shouldn't but unfortunately I think Amelia got used to them so I find feeding much easier....besides, I can see that she's getting milk as it collects in the shield. I tend to only use it more for one side than the other as she latches better to one than the other. I've been doing more FF feeds at night to top her up as my milk really runs low in the evening. I do feel a bit guilty about it but not sure why, it still has goodness in it and what about those who can BF, I think it's drummed into us too much to BF so we feel guilty about FF'ing. I'm not going to worry about it, the most important thing is they are getting their food and I'm only doing it as a top up at night so she's still getting the "good" stuff during the day.
Hi Heavenly - glad you've had a great Chrissy and let your hair down. I think it's important we have some "us" time as well!
Hi Kymmy - yay Archie is settling in to a routine that's great news. Makes things far less stressful huh!
AFM - I woke up with such engorged boobs yesterday down at the block I was in agony! I didn't take my expresser with me either so had to feed Amelia a little more than usual just to release them! It ended up putting her out of whack all night and she had a couple of poo explosions through the night and a vomit which she never does so not sure if she had too much or not. She seems fine though and my boobies are much better today! She hit 4 weeks on Monday, gosh how time flies. She has started to properly smile now and trying to grab things. My sister gave her a pink mobile for her pram for Christmas and she loves it and tries to grab the butterflies etc., it's adorable to watch. I kissed her yesterday and she smiled, melted my heart and I nearly cried LOL!
Anyway, DH is home today yay!!! It's his birthday tomorrow, poor thing has his birthday on New Years but we won't be doing the NY thing this year with a little baby haha. We'll have a nice day tomorrow and dinner or something but that's about it! What's everyone else doing for New Years?
I ladies,
I really hope anyone who feels guilty about FF doesnt beat themselves up. Just something to think about - My DD1 was formula fed. She is rarely sick and is a year ahead in her schooling. My DS was breastfed for 11 months. He had bronchiolitis from 6 months of age then diagnosed as asthma at 2. He has just had grommets inserted in his ears and has speech therapy.
We are made to feel guilty for FF'ing - but if you look at a classroom of children, try and pick the ones that were BF and FF....
Just keep doing what is right for you and your family, you are all doing a fantastic job xxx
Alsison- New Years??? Cant remember the last time we celebrated New Years :shakehead: I feel a bit senior these days cause I am quite happy just staying at home lol
i was formula fed- and i think i'm fine tee hee hee
i think i feel like im ripping myself off for bf too cos it helps you loose weight etc
cant wait for nye
Hi Ubba & Madame - I'm with you on FF'ing and am finding myself not feeling so guilty anymore. In fact, I'm finding it less stressful giving her a bottle at night. I try to express but I don't get more than 80 mls usually. I'm finding she's having a good 120 mls in one sitting these days, is that normal at 4.5 weeks? I have no idea how much I should be giving her if I do give her a bottle! And Madame, I was formula fed too and I think I'm fine hee hee! Some would argue that I'm sure. :o
Hello Ladies!
I'm feeling really sad! Had the last visit from my midwife today.. I feel like it's the end of something special! We talked heaps about the birth and she gave me all my birth notes and it's made me realise how special it truly was! Homebirths are amazing and anyone thinking of having one in the future should do it cos it's such a great experience.
I think i wanna have another baby now.... i mean NOW!
haha!
I might wait a few months.....
Hope you all had a great day x x x
Hi all I feel like the only one not using any formula lol...
Every time V is a maniac and loses it someone (whoever is visiting at the time) suggests I dont have enough milk or something, it feels like a slap in the face like there just HAS to be something wrong with me and my milk because suddenly whoever it is has no advice because the kid is SCREAMING lol..Pity I know better because she is putting 300g on a week so there :dance:
BF is very hard and sometimes Id like to just give up on it but after not wanting a bar of it to begin in the pregnancy to now not wanting to use formula I am feeling really proud of myself and V. Having said that Id FF if I needed to and so should all of you. You know whats best for your babies anyway...;)
xx natty
Hi girls,
WOW, so much has happened since I last logged on Christmas Eve!!!
Just a quick update from us, we had a lovely First Christmas with Trent. It started with brekky with my DP's family. He got LOTS of pressies and was handed around from cousin to cousin! We all then went for a nap and were up again mid arvo to head off to my families house for dinner. A big gathering of 20+ people there and again he got lots of attention. We then headed back to my mums house who lives down the beach and have just got back from there tonight. So its been very full on.
Trent was such a good boy considering what a big Christmas day he had. He slept 8 hours Christmas night the poor little thing.
While at my mums, we spent an arvo at the beach with a g/f and her kids and again he was so well behaved and it was a warm day too.
Its nice to be home now and alone as a family :D We are heading to a friends house tomorrow night for New Years. Its apparently going to be a low key party and Im the designated driver so will go home a decent time!
I gave up BF Christmas Eve. It was a sad thing to do and I do miss it but it was the best thing in the end. Have had more time to enjoy Trent and play with him as feeds were taking so long. My boobs ached for a few days but they have settled down now. We see our MHCN tomorrow so will be interesting to see how much weight he has gained. Trent is smiling HEAPS these days too :dance::D Its just ADORABLE!
Will be back later to catch up on personals. Just wanted to update you on our goings on.
Take care girls,
Tania
Hi Kymmy - awww that's so sweet and I know how you feel. I felt the same knowing I wouldn't be seeing my midwife and OB every week, very sad and felt like the end of a journey that I didn't really want to end. I too want to have another baby, I miss being pregnant still - we will probably start trying again end of 2010, I'll be 37 in June anyway so it's more a matter of giving my body time to get over the c-section etc. Plus I want to enjoy Amelia for a while before I do it again. :D
Hi Tania - welcome back and sounds like you had a fabulous Christmas! Good on you for giving up BF, that's hard to do I imagine, I've been doing a bit of both, trying to BF only during the day but I do comp FF feeds here and there and sometimes FF alone in the evening feeds, I just can't give Amelia enough, she seems to be going through a growth spurt at the moment (she's 4 weeks old now) so I don't want her to go hungry. She settles so much better with a full tummy, especially from the FF's! I will continue to BF as much as I can for as long as I can but I have come to terms with using FF, I'm not worried about it anymore, no need to be!
Hi Natty - good on you for sticking with BF'ing, it's really tough to do and I never realised how much time it takes up, Amelia is feeding longer these days so I feel like all I do is sit on the couch and have my boob out ha ha. Again though I will continue to do it for as long as I can but FF'ing sometimes is more convenient when out and about, or my boobs are out of milk so to speak ha ha! I've found it hard to express lately as we've been out so much, can't exactly sit at the Christmas dinner table with the pump hanging off you LOL! Talking of which, I might give it a go now, although it's probably too late and I should save it for Amelia's next feed now!
Hello Girls!
I just wrote my birth story! It's pretty damn long but check it out!!
x
Hi everyone
madamerogers - I feel the same about JD and the whole neglecting thing....the poor fella is pretty much housebound at the moment unless mum takes him out or we go to playgroup and when we are home I yell at him so much cause he is either making heaps of noise or wanting to touch Abbey all the time or doing something naughty so it's pretty unpleasant for him at the moment...if he listened to what I say life would be a lot nicer for him but it doesnt seem to sink in and I dont know what else to do with him....
MissMagpie - Sounds like you had the perfect Christmas!
I'm still BF 90% of the time....If I havent expressed I will take a bottle of formula with me and if I'm too busy or something at night then DH will give her a bottle but she's still pretty much on me.....yesterday she would not go to sleep at all and I felt like she was attached to my boob constantly....am going to go and weigh her in a minute so hopefully she's gained well....I hate not knowing how much she is getting from me, but she is generally happy so I guess that means her tummy is full and she sleeps pretty well at night but during the day it does my head in!!! I would give anything for sleep and she will do anything not to go down!
If we are down at the shops and am giving her a bottle I feel like people are looking at us and because she's so little judging us about what she is being fed....I know that's stupid and people probably dont care but I cant help feeling that....pretty dumb hey? Also if people ask if I'm BF I also feel like I have to blurt out that I'm using a nipple shield (and they probably dont even know what one is!)....like I'm not really doing it properly or cheating or something?? So silly to feel like that / do that but I cant help it....
Anyway, hope everyone's having a great day and will talk soon.
Shayna
hi all...
ive cut back to one night time bottle now,serenity went 6 hours between feeds then another 4 hrs from a bf so happy with that...she has started miling on purpose today,she has in the past but more wind smiles but she was doing it this time so im very pleased i was starting to get worried she was going to be abit behind
Hi Everyone!
Hi Heavenly - isn't it exciting when they smile, Amelia has smiled a couple of proper ones this week, can't wait to see more. I kissed her the other day and she smiled, melted my heart!
Hi Kymmy - will have a squizy of your birth story, can't wait to read it.
Hi JDs Mum - I know what you mean re BF'ing and the nipple shield thing and in public what people will think. We were down south for a couple of days and in a cafe so I gave her a bottle as I felt uncomfortable feeding in a country cafe which was full! I was so worried about people judging me on using a bottle that I would've felt better BF'ing in the end. But, no-one even looked so there you go! I think we just have to learn not to worry about others, although very hard, I'm the worst at worrying about what others think!
AFM - DH's birthday today, first as a Daddy. Will be a quiet night though, going to his mum and dad's for dinner, no partying for us this year, although we didn't last year either ha ha! Getting old, getting old!
hi girls :)
hope everyone had a fantasic christmas!!!!
we had a great trip away, we got back last night. kids got spoilt for christmas.
Ella is still sleeping right though the night, midwife weighed her today and she is gaining plenty of weight so thats great.
hope everyone is well :)
Ha thats true about not worrying about what strangers think...Are they there at 3am when your boobs are all out of milk or you cant get bubbs to sleep...erm nooo... :)
I would love to try and ff at night if it meant better sleep but Im just too stubborn now Im seeing it as a challenge...Man, send me back to basic Army training and I wouldnt complain about the lack of sleep there ha.:ROFL:
Hi Billykat - I'm so jealous, how do you get Ella to sleep through the night? I want to know your secret!!!!! Amelia still wakes around 1.30 am and 4.30 am..........not too bad but would love to have a whole night or even just one night feed!!!
Oh and HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone, hope you enjoy your evenings. Quiet one for us this year, it's DH's birthday today so we'll just have dinner at his mum and dads and that's about it!
Hope everyone had a good NYE...I spent most of the time between 10 - 1am yelling at the dog to shut up....there seemed to be crackers going off everywhere and everytime they went off Elvis went off as well and he's so loud...thankfully Abbey didnt wake up but she was making a hell of a lot of noise in her sleep...I end up just lying there waiting for her to wake up - for up to an hour and then I've wasted that time just lying there instead of sleeping!
She usually wakes up around 1 - 2am and has a feed and then most times drops off again and is back up between 5 & 6....this is the pattern at the moment and I can deal with that so fingers crossed it continues....
She only put on 100gm this week which had me worried but the nurse said that's fine as the last 2 weeks she put on 300 and 250 so it all evens out in the end....I was worried that my milk might be running out but there's plenty in the shield when she comes off so it must be going all right. Seemed on Wed all she did was feed all day but hopefully it's a growth spurt cause I dont want to have too many days like that...chained to the couch and then her not sleeping all day either...I think she would have had no more than 2.5 hours sleep on Wed and that wasnt all in one hit....it was doing my head in! Yesterday was a lot better though and she's sleeping now too....
Alison1973 - Hope your DH had a nice b'day and first one as a daddy....did you get him anything from Amelia?
Kymmy - I read your birth story and it was great - not too long at all!! What an experience!!
It's hot here today again so might take the kids to dad's for a swim and get out of the house for a while...hope everyone is going OK.
Shayna
hey ladies
its so hard to find my bellybelly time these days, its making me feel sad :( . I'm trying soo hard to keep in contact with you all, mon how on earth do you do it with 4?!?! And arimeh - 3 little little ones too! gosh i must be so unorganised! I'm going to start doing all my house work at night when both kids and the old man go to bed - i just cant find the time during the day and i'm getting soooo stressed out about the state of my house. I'm sure a couple less hours sleep won't hurt me, theo is pretty good *touch wood*. Actually last night he slept 7 hours straight!!! my gosh i was so excited! But mind you i woke about 5 times to check on him.
Natty i'm with you on the bfing, i don't even have formula in our house. I found my boobies were getting a bit empty, but im like you - too stubborn to give formula a go. I've since been having a glass of activalte.. or something like that, forget the name, before i head to bed, and they're rock hard by the time i wake up! seriously give it a go if anyone has troubles! Its in woolworths, next to the milo, an orange tin. I read about it in the bfing threads and decided to give it a go - and it works like a beer! hehehe. I'm mainly stubborn with the formula cause i dont want anyone else to have that time with theo, i really cherrish bfing.. i know how quickly they grow and am appreciating every 3am feed, :) I'm very proud of you - from someone who didnt want to even give it a go - you're such a champ!
For those who arne't comfortable bfing in public - its a big thing to get into i know! after i had dd i was a little akward too, but it soon wore off. Just remember how natural bfing is, if anyone gives you guff - let them know that its illegal to discriminate against any woman bfing in public in australia. be proud. x
argh gtg
theo just woke
love you all xx
HAPPY NEW YEAR GIRLS!
I didn't make midnight but was up at 1.30 am feeding, does that count? hee hee
We had a quiet night, dinner at the in-laws for DH's birthday and came home about 10.30 pm. I did lose my nipple shield at their house though so not happy, managed to feed ok through the night without it but Amelia definitely feeds better with them cause she's used to them now, woops. Will have to go see if I can find another one, assuming the chemists sell them.....I got my other one in the hospital!
Hope you all had lovely nights and hi Telly, great to hear from you! :D
Hi JDs mum, I love the name of your doggie, Elvis, that's so cute! What sort of doggie? I have 2 staffies, Nugget and Molly, my other babies. Nugget is 14 in March and Molly has just turned 9. :D
Hi Girls,'
Im also with you too Natty and Telly, I dont have any formula in the house. I wasnt too keen on BF this time around cause I had such a bad time feeding DS, but as with everything else, this time is different and I am really enjoying it.
Someone mentioned that one of their breasts didnt feel 'as full' as the other one anymore, but that is normal. Your breasts dont always have that full feeling because, when you first start feeding your baby your breasts make too much milk until your body works out how much your baby needs. Once that happens they wont have that hard full feeling unless you dont feed for ages.
We had a very unexciting NYE. We did watch the fireworks on TV but that was only cause I was feeding Ruby, otherwise I think we would have already been in bed! Our DD1 has been staying at my mums since Boxing Day so Dh and I have done up her room. We have re painted it, put up new curtains, got her a double bed with new bedding and DH has made her side tables and draws. She is going to be SO excited when she comes home on Sunday. Im excited thinking about her reaction! I think she will cry :)
I cant wait til Ruby works out the difference between night and day. She has a period of about 2 hours where she is awake during the night but wont just lie in her bassinette, she wants to be occupied. Do you think it will be worth trying to keep her awake during the day, or will she just get too tired and cranky?