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Hi Mon - go the FF top ups LOL! I have no choice to do them these days, I have a little piggy poo on my hands! I did get 5 hours though and that was after a BF last night so happy about that! Amelia has only thrown up her milk twice and both was on formula after a top up so obviously had a little too much. Maybe she's guzzling the breast milk quicker than the bottle?
jd's mum big vbig hugs :hug: argh isn't wind just terrible?? DD used to get it something SHOCKING and wanted to live on the boob, which only made it worse. Definately give the infacol or what not a go and see if it works. i hope you have a better night tonight. don't feel bad about the dvd at 8:15 either, i've had quite a few of those mornings! i even had a few towards the end of the pregnancy, haha. you're doing a great job!
Argh i had such a crappy night last night, and it wasn't even theo! kaili woke at 3:30 and i could not get her back to sleep. i put her in bed with us and she was a little turd. Theo then woke at 430 and she was in there helping me change his bum and feed him. he finally went back to sleep, then she was finally down again at 630
ahhh theo's awaak
love yas all
Crap night here too we were driving around the neighbourhood at 1am, screaming all the way...then a good couple of sleeps from about 2 till 10 then more screaming...Wondering if this is a new developmental stage or something...
I asked dh if he was looking forward to going back to work so he could leave us and get some peace and I started crying haha...I think im really going to miss his help and company...Im going to have to seek other ppl out soon because ill feel so lonely..
poor me lol.....:rolleyes:
Hello ladies!
I think all our babies have plotted against the lot of us!!! Haha!
Archie is the same with the day sleeping! He'll only sleep in my arms and when i try to put him down he wakes up crying! So yesterday i slept on the couch with him in my arms for three hours! We are still co-sleeping at night though so he sleeps really well. Only wakes two or three times for a feed and i change him once and then we just fall straight back to sleep, thank goodness!
JDsmum: Don't stress about JD watching too much telly! Give yourself time. My DD got the box set of Mcleods Daughters for Xmas and all she has done since is sit in her room and watch that since! I feel bad too! But in the grand scheme of things it is only a few months out of thier lives and once we all settle into a routine things will get better for the older ones too. Bigs hugs to you.. Archie has had a bad tummy a few times and the Brauer Colic Relief worked really well for him.
Has anyone got AF yet?? I am wondering if i had a visit from her yesterday.... I have been feeling a bit crampy and although i never really stopped bleeding since the birth it has suddenly got darker today (sorry if TMI) and last night (TMI, TMI!) we DTD and i had clots!! Is that normal!!!??? I was rather concerned as it was quite alot. Archie is fully Bf'd but DD was fully BF'd and i bled for 3 weeks after her birth and i got AF exactly four weeks after. So i don't know whether it is just AF or something more sinister.....
Been really hot in perth and Archie has bad heat rash, poor little poppet.
Did i mention i wanna have another baby!? I really really do!! DH not so keen though, although didn't seem too concerned last night..... hahaha!
Have a great day ladies!!!
x x x
PS: Love you too Telly! :lol:
Hi Kymmy - I thought you didn't get AF while BF'ing or am I stupid? I thought it prevented ovulation but what would I know ha ha! Not sure of the clots, that sounds a bit yukko, can you ring your midwife and ask her? We haven't DTD yet, I can't until after 6 weeks apparently, am a bit nervous as it's been so long. Poor DH, we realised the other day it's been 6 months since we DTD last ha ha! We both found it too weird in the end. How how is it in Perth, I haven't left the airconditioning today at all! Millie had a bit of a heat rash on her belly yesterday but it went pretty quickly. Can you wear your wedding rings yet? I can get them past my knuckles but no further without it hurting, will my fingers ever go down so I can wear them again!
Hi Natty - sorry you had a crap night, hope tonight is better for you. Might be another growth spurt for V.
Hi Telly - hope you have a better night tonight as well!
I made an appointment at the OT for next week, my back and shoulders are killing from feeding, haven't been since before Amelia and can't wait!
Kymmy I started bleeding heavily again last week with lots of clots, sorry TMI!!. After going to the clinic for James today I was told to go straight to my ob. Now I am having ultrasound tomorrow and have been told I might be back in hospital wednesday morning! So you should maybe let your doc know if it doesn't settle quickly.
Are you bf? If you are I didn't think you got AF? But I may be misinformed?
James has screamed from 1pm til now, I don't kmow how much of this I can take.
Alison, I still can't wear my rings yet either, bummer cos i got a lovely new one from dh when James arrived!
Hi Tygress - OMG are you ok? What do they think it is then? Like you I didn't think you got AF while BF'ing. Wishing you the best with your ultrasound and hope you don't end up back in hospital, keep us posted.
As for James, you poor thing, Amelia has been the same the past couple of days, not too bad today thank goodness, I thought I was going to slit my wrists the day before yesterday however! Hope he settles soon and you get some rest.
And congrats on the new ring, I'm still waiting for mine!!!!
Well i thought you weren't supposed to get AF while BF either but i got it exactly 4 weeks after DD was born and every 28 days after that so i suppose BFing isn't reliable for everyone!! My midwife said since it happened with DD it'll probably happen this time around too.... awesome! I think i will give her a call and just check...
I haven't been game enough to try my ring on again! Wedding ring is still at jeweller getting fixed anyway! Weighed myself today and i've lost 13 kgs so far... 7 kgs to go!
Tygress: Goodluck with your u/s... and with settling James.. it's bloody hard work! I don't remember it being this hard with DD but that was 10 years ago and i probably just can't remember! haha!
x
Hey Kymmy - you probably just had more energy 10 years ago, I know I did and I'm 36 now, yikes! Well done on the weight loss, I've got 7 kgs to go as well! Groan.
AFM - just changed a pooey nappy, only for her to poo as soon as I did up the tabs, grrrr. The only downfall with combining BF'ing with formula top ups, you get the runny BF poo and the stinky formula poo combined, awesome! :o Had a massive explosion like on the poo explosion ad yesterday, went up her legs and onto the car seat and seat belts, everything, mmm mmmm!
Alison-possible retained placenta, sorry tmi! This may also explain why i have had next to no milk. The middie in the clinic said what was happening def wasn't normal and to get sorted asap- so that combined with James' afternoon scream fest had me in a mess tonight, now my mum thinks i have pnd cos i was bawling!
Of course James has been settled since dh came home!
Poo explosion - i've still got that one to look forward to!!!!
Kymmy - you must just be super fertile!!!!!
Hi Tygress - oh wow really! Gosh.........hope everything is ok. If you do will you have to have surgery to get it out? Poor you, that's all you need right now is to have to go back into hospital.......unless of course it gives you a break in an odd way!
PND, gosh, we all bawl, especially at the moment. Nup, you're just normal. :D
I have the same, DH came home and Amelia has been asleep since, WTF!!!
And Kymmy - Tygress is right, maybe you're extra fertile. I forgot my sister fell pregnant when her son was 4 months old, she was bf'ing but was still ovulating and didn't know it. Her kids are now 15 and 16 but boy did she do it hard at first, 2 kiddies in nappies, was like having twins. LOL
Hi girls,
Im glad Im not the only one with an unsettled baby!
Alison - dont you just LOVE a poo explosion like that, lol
Kymmy - I too got AF around the 6 week mark. I didnt think you got it either with bf but my bf wasnt full on so thats why I thought I got it. I bleed for a solid 7 days too :wall:
JDsmum - my little man has had lots of wind problems from the beginning. We've been giving him infacol since he was 4 weeks old, it helped a bit but he still got it bad sometimes. I have just in the last few days changed formulas to one for colic called Novalac but if anything have found his wind WORSE :wall: Im now contemplating going back to Karicare Gold! Its so awful when they are crying in so much pain and you cant do anything to help them. I hope you can find something that works for you. Good luck.
Natty - you poor thing. I can totally understand how you are feeling. Its nice to have your other half around to help out. My DP went back to work today and I was all alone again at home. I miss the help and company. It was nice to have him home for the past week and a half.
Hello to Ubba, Heavenly, Telly, Tygress and Billykat.
AFM - took Trent to the GP today as the MHCN heard a heart murmur when we had our 8week check up on New Years Eve. The GP said it was very faint and doesnt think there is anything to worry about. He told us to come back in a months time so he can check it again. Also we are concerned with Trent's hearing as we sometimes wonder if he can hear us and things. Again the MHCN rang a bell and he didnt respond the 1st time but did the 2nd time. Same with at the GP, he rattled some keys near him, didnt respond first time, but did the 2nd time. We also did the clapping test near his ears to see if he flinches but he didnt. Again the GP said he will check it again in a months time. I am praying he doesnt having hearing problems. Also Trent now weighs a whopping 5.7kgs!! He gained double the amount he should have :D He is in the 70% range for his weight. He has lots of beautiful baby rolls, hehe The GP was happy with everything else so I am a bit more relaxed now. Will keep an eye out on his hearing. Otherwise he is a very happy and healthy little boy, always smiling at us which is ADORABLE :D
Take care girls and hope your bubs are all behaving and letting you all get some SLEEP!
Tania :D
Hi Miss Magpie - wow Trent sounds like a lovely growing boy. I think I have a girl like that, she likes her food! I'm half bf'ing and half formula feeding these days - mostly top ups, do you do both or just formula? I'm past feeling guilty as it keeps her happy. I was wondering though if it would bring on ovulation/AF earlier, I'm still mostly bf'ing though, pretty much every feed but one, some times two. Good luck with the hearing thing for Trent, you have reminded me to book in for Amelia's free hearing test, must do that tomorrow! I'm sure Trent will be fine. :D I can't believe he's 2 months already, wow time flies huh! Amelia has just started properly smiling, can't wait till she's doing it all the time too!
Hi Girls!!
Thanks for all your support....it's so hard sometimes isnt it?
I have now got some Infants Friend which we did use for JD but I cant remember if it worked or not so we'll see how it goes....how do you give stuff like that to your babies?? She spat it out when I gave it to her straight so I put it in with some boiled water and she drank most of that and tried the same this morning but wont take it now....I'll try it again before her next feed and she might be hungry enough that she'll just drink it....
Poor DH last night...after finally getting her to sleep after hours of her being up, napping for 20 mins then up again I went to bed at about 10 and then he stayed up watching TV and she must have woken up sometime after that and I just couldnt get up I was that pooped....next thing I remember is waking up at 1:40am and he was still sitting on the lounge with her...I was mortified!! I feel so guilty with him being up all that time and me sleeping when he's working 2 jobs...anyway, I fed her and she went back down until nearly 7am....with us both on the lounge though...god I'm going to die on that thing!
Geez...she's awake again now - been up since 7am just got her down and I can see her arms and legs flapping around!!! GOD!!!
Sorry no personals....will come back later fingers crossed and finish this!!
Hope everyones bubba's are behaving! Not like mine!!
Shayna
Hi Shayna - Oh my goodness, poor DH! Although not your fault, I have had those moments where I've been that exhausted I can't even utter words, that's when the formula comes out for DH! I hope the Infants Friend helps so you both can have some reprieve soon.
I am having good nights but not as good days, Amelia just does not want to sleep and she just cries unless someone is holding her, grrrr. But, in saying that, last night she slept a long one again, nearly 6 hours so I think I'll sacrifice the days for the nights. It's just that I can't get off the couch during the day and my back and shoulders and arms are so sore and tired from holding her. I think I might have to start wearing the Baby Bjorn around the house, or get another type of sling for around the house, any suggestions on one that's easy and not too hot to wear. I have shoulder and neck issues so can't have anything that's going to be put strain on my muscles.
I've got afternoon tea at the hospital this afternoon, although it's super hot in Perth so not overly looking forward to getting her in and out of the car. Not to mention I'll have to lift the pram in and out of the car and I'm not supposed to until next week. Hmmm.
Hi Ladies!
OMG i think i might have mastitis!!!! My left boob is killing me! It feels like there is a lump behind the nipple and it is really sore there and under the nipple! It is killing me to feed on that side...
I think i might ring the ABA for some advice cos i'd hate for it to get worse.
Sorry for the 'me' post
Have a great day
x
hey kymmie try putting a heat pack and massaging the area and hot shower thats suposed to help
just realised serenity is just past 3 months old :o where has the time gone!!!!
Oh Kymmy I hope you dont have mastitis, have heard its VERY painful.
Alison - I too would sacrifice the days for a good nights sleep! I think a sling is a MUST in your situation so you can get some things done during the day. Speaking of heat, its going to warm up here in Melbourne towards the end of the week, not looking forward to it. I am now fully formula feeding Trent. I gave up bfeeding on Christmas Eve. Felt really guilty and sad about it but now I know it was the best decision for both me and Trent as now we have more "playtime" whereas before it was all feeding.
JDsmum - you poor thing! The same has happened to me with my DP. They are trying to do the right thing but its awful when you know they will be up in a few hours for work. But when you are so exhausted, sometimes these things happen. With the infacol I give Trent I used to use the syringe and inject it into his mouth (which he didnt like!) I now mix it in with his formula.
AFM - well Trent started ROLLING this morning :dance: I had him on his play mat for his "tummytime" while I made breakfast. When I came back a few minutes later, he was on his back, I was like what the?!?!? So I put him back on his tummy in and no time at all, he flipped himself over again, lol He definately prefers being on his back as he can see more and now that he can flip himself over from his tummy to his back, I guess tummy time is OVER, hehe My clever little man :D
Am taking him to get his first lot of immunisation tonight. Not looking forward to it :-( Have heard they scream when they inject them and then they are very unsettled afterwards. I have baby panadol on hand as I have heard this helps to settle them down. I hate it when he cries with wind pain let alone needles :-(
Take care girls,
Tania
Hey ladies, i have been reading but having a real hard time trying to post, probably the reason why my posts are always halfarsed.
miss magpie my gosh he is rolling!!!! wahoo!! What a clever little man! i remember kaili was rolling early too, (although not that early), and when i told the middies they didn't believe me! grrr. Thats great news, before you know it he'll be sitting up :o Gosh these babies need to stop bloody growing!!! i want them to be little for as long as possible :shakehead: hehe
ALison i hope you enjoyed your afternoon tea. We had playgroup this morning and it was very hot too. breastfeeding theo under the mum's house with absolutely no wind, i almost died!!! and you know how they're like a hot little waterbottle at the best of times, gee i swealtered. i hope youre ok getting the pram in and out, take it easy remember!! a friend of mine pulled her stitches out last week from doing too much, so its definately possible! and i bet very painful.
kymmy :hug: mon is right, nice hot shower and massage the lump, heat packs, and see your dr. I had mastitis with kaili and faaarrr out it bloody hurts!!!! i hope it clears up for you asap! glad archie is sleeping well, cosleeping is grand! haha, i let theo have his main sleep in his cot, then early hours of the morning i put him in with me and we both sleep great (well, me not so much - but him definately! haha). I know we'll both regret our decisions later on when we can't get them OUT of our bed, haha, but we'll just deal with that when the time comes hey! I was like you too, i remember with kaili my bleeding had stopped, and i had already had my first period when i went for my 6 week check up! sucks doesn't it! you hear of these women getting lucky with no period for 6 months or so - and you're still getting monthly! argh! Haven't gotten mine yet this time round, so fingers crossed it'll stay that way for a while.
JDs mum, with Kaili we had marina.. something? totally forget the name. But the only way i could get her to have it, was to squirt it down the back of her throat with srynige (sp?) thingo! I know that sounds terrible, but i had a lot of troubles, and it worked well - because obviously she had no choice in the matter. I would time it well tho, make sure she took a breath and then bam! squirt! she would cry becuase it gave her a bit of a fright - i hope this helsp!
Tygress i hope everything works out well with the retained placenta. They would obviously have to put you under a general to remove it? would definately explain the milk supply. If it is that, and they remove it, would you then be able to begin bfing again (if you wanted) ? just curious thats all.
Hey billy! hope everythings goin well!
AFM - i've been really organised these past two days, which is making me feel great! The only thing is i'm sacrificing my sleep, hahaha. always one or the other! TOnight i've made a chicken lasagne, hope it tastes good, and more importantly i hope the tomato base doesn't upset my little man.
went to the clinic yesterday and had theo weighed etc. He put on 600 grams in two weeks, which i'm stoked about, and he has also grown 8.5cm since birth! woohoo! The midwife is saying he's going to be a tall guy, as both his arms and legs are quite long and lanky. His sister is also a tall girl, she's in the 90 percentile.
anyway, i've gotta book him in for his needles (he's 6 weeks today! noo!) is it true you now book them monthly, rather than weekly???? ie, he'll get done on the 24th of jan (born 24th nov), as opposed to at 8 weeks ?
okay i gotta go and have some girl time with dd, poor little darlin'
xx
Hi Ladies,
Just a quick one from me -
Miss Magpie- Where did you hae your baby? I had Ruby at Box Hill and they offer a free hearing test before you leave the hossy. The put a couple of electrodes on the bub and earphones over their ears. They can tell you on the spot if there is a problem or not. Apparantly they only used to do this test on babies that had a family history of hearing problems but now offer it to all babies. I will have a look for the brochure and give you the name of the program. DS has a murmur too, my GP dicovered it by mistake one day and said it should just fix itself and she will keep an eye on it. Nothing else has ever been done about it and its been about 2.5 years since it was found.
JD's- I hope things arent too hard for you at home at the moment, babies can be very trying as we all know. Just remember if her crying does get too much for you to just put her down and go outside where you can hear her. Crying wont do her any harm for a few minutes and it could save your sanity. Try taking her for a walk in the pram, the fresh air will be good for all of you. We are all here for you too if you need us xxx
Kymmy- You poor thing, I had mastitis with DS and the pain was excrutiating. I was on antibiotics for 2 weeks and my supply dropped in that breast. Hopefully the ABA give you some good tips, also do what Heavenly said.
Mon- OMG 3 months already!! She is looking really good - I love the photo of the two of you in the shower.
Hi everyone else, I will be back later to reply to the ones I missed, Im off to cook dinner - hotdogs! I know, very slack .....
JD's Mum... lol, I know how you feel - the couch feels like a permanent attachment to my bum these days!!! And don't feel bad about staying in bed, you obviously needed the rest. Also re the wind thing, we have tried Infants friend and Brauers Colic Relief, and I have just today bought Infacol. Will let you know if I have success with that one.
Miss Magpie, wow Trent is growing so well, it's nice to see them thriving isn't it? :) Good luck with his hearing, did he not have a test in hospital? James had to have one before we came home where they stuck these riduculous looking plastic things over his tiny ears!!
Woohooo for the rolling over too!! And good luck for the jabs, hope he doesn't get too irritable!
Alison, how'd your afternoon tea go?
Kymmy - definitely ring the ABA. Apparently cabbage leaves are great for mastitis and frozen huggies they told me in hossy!?!?! It could be a blocked milk duct if it's a little lump too.
Telly - wow I thought James was growing fast by whacking on 4 cms!! That's great that Theo's doing so well! And go you for cooking lasagne! I'm lucky if I can get a shower these last few days!
AFM - Had U/S today, they couldn't see much in the uterus, so either I have passed all that was there or it was AF!?!? Who knows, guess I'll find out more when I go back to the OB next week, but a BIG relief that I don't have to go back to hospital!!!
James went to the clinic yesterday and he has put on almost a kilo in 3 weeks! But we suspect he has colic and silent reflux, so he is now on Mylanta with each feed, hopefully this will help him, he has seemed more settled this arvo so here's hoping!!
My milk seems to have gone totally, my boobs have been soft for days, so today I have officially givn up on BF. DH and I decided that the measley 20mls of boob milk a day was hardly going to make much of a difference, so the breast pump has been returned to the hire place. I think I'm ok with this..
Also I splurged and bought James a fisher price cradle swing, I hope he likes it and it helps settle him!
Hi girls, I've been lurking instead of posting, but I'm rid of my visitors now (my house is a pigsty) I have great admiration for people with more than one kid and don't use daycare for the older ones - DS1 has a cold and I've got nothing done today & yesterday (his daycare days) I so need to clean the house (although I could be doing that now to tell the truth) after having all the family here at Christmas & my bro & his gf staying until the weekend, but Mr I has wanted to be held the last two days and when he (finally) decided he was going to sleep in the bassinette DS1 has needed me.
Pages back, someone asked about wrapping when its hot - my Mum has been wrapping Mr I and leaving his feet exposed and he settled well (when Mum did it, I have not got the knack, he'd come undone about a minute after I did it). There's a book at my library called Babygami (or something like that) which shows lots of different ways to wrap - maybe do a google images search?
Mrs Magpie - rolling already wow! Must put Mr I on the floor for tummy time - although I don't want to have him on the floor when its just me with the 2 boys as DS1 is a bit over enthusiastic with his cuddling and needs to be supervised closely. Mr I holds his head up really well so i haven't been worrying about too much tummy time.:redface:
I had to get groceries today, dropped DS1 off to my Dad's and circled the car parks for about 20 mins with an increasing volume crying Mr I before giving up and giving in to extortion and getting my car washed for $22 just so I could get an undercover park close to the shops(its raining here and tourist season).
Gotta go DS1 needs me. Hi to everyone!
Snowy it was me asking about the wrapping-thanks, i'll look up that website!
Hi Girls!
Hi Tygress - great to hear you don't need to go back to hospital, what a relief! :dance:
Hi Snowylove - great to hear from you, wow you've just got rid of your visitors, you must be exhausted!
For those who have given up BF'ing, well done, I think it's hard to do huh, I'm formula feeding more often these days, my milk isn't enough for my little piggy, I mostly BF but I can see the full time formula not being that far away perhaps.....we shall see. I got another 6 hours out of Amelia last night, she prefers a full tummy that's for sure!
Hi Telly - I visited a friend this morning too, she's 39 weeks pregnant and no aircon, I tried to BF and poor Amelia was so sweaty and me too, I gave up and took her home to finish it in the aircon, revolting here today!
Hi Ubba - hope you are doing well lovely.
Hi Kymmy - your poor boobies, are you ok? I have these great little booby heat/cold packs my friend got for me. I can give you the details if you want to get some, they are great for engorgement and helping with mastitis. I think they're $30 for a pack of two.
Hi Mon - OMG 3 months already, WTF!! How fast is this going girls, it's scary!
Afternoon tea at the hospital was nice, one of the girls from ante natal was there, she had her baby the same day!!! I didn't even see her, mind you, I didn't leave the room much when I was there LOL. We were given everyone's contact details and we're going to catch up for a cuppa in a couple of weeks. Funny, my aqua class girls there's all girls but one boy, this group was all boys but Amelia and another one, funny. I weighed Amelia but they did it so fast I don't remember if she was 4.1 kgs or 4.5 kgs.....have mothers group Thursday so will check it properly then. Either way, she's definitely gaining which is good. Oh and DH was annoyed earlier, Amelia's blood group results came in the mail and she has my blood group not his, sucked in LOL!
Gotta go, Amelia just finished feeding (while I typed how terrible am I, no wonder my shoulders and back ache) and now she's poo'd, awesome! Waiting for DH to come home and bath her....oh hang on, she's still going, might wait a while ha ha - the bad thing about combining BF'ing with FF'ing, you get the runny BF poo with the stinky formula poo, fabulous!
Hello Ladies,
Thanks for your words of wisdom... I love you gals!
Well I just got back from the Doc.. I definately have mastitis! Have been put on antibiotics. She said it was great that i came in when I did as it gets very bad very quickly.
Hopefully the antibiotics will work fast cos my boob is killing me! Archie was feeding from it before and decided he'd pull his head away with my nipple still in him mouth!!! OUCHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Anyway, i'm being summonsed...
hope you all have a great night x
Not terrible at all - its called multi-tasking! I dunno how I'd go if I had to ff and actually have to pay attention while feeding. With my laziness being glued to the couch feeding DS1 when he was new was great - I got to watch heaps of DVD's. Wouldn't be so good now I've got to chase DS1 about. Gotta work on my posture while feeding though (or visit my chiro who'd tell me to work on my posture).:
Kymmy hope your boob responds quickly to the ab's and not so sore soon.
After a peaceful afternoon, James now has diarrhea from the mylanta! So annoying to find something that helps him settle but causes another problem.
Wishing you all a trouble free night!
Hi Kymmy - I'm glad you went to the doc straight away, I know a girl who went on antibiotics for mastitis and by the next day she felt much better so I think they work pretty quickly. Take care of that boob in the meantime. :lol:
Hi Snowy - ha ha I haven't tried typing while using the bottle yet, it's one thing to do it while BF'ing but with a bottle would be a real artform ha ha. I have had times when I've gotten carried away typing only to look down and realise Amelia is so far away from my boob and she's doing the sucking motion with her mouth and there's nothing there, LOL! Poor munchkin.
Hi Tygress - oh no!!!! Is there something else you can try???? Amelia's poo explosion while I was on before was a doozey.........boy did it stink - yesterdays formula top up coming through mixed with the lovely runny mustard poo of breast milk. YUK!! She went straight into the bath. She was screaming and as soon as she hit that water she was so peaceful....gotta love the bath. She's now on dads chest asleep, the usual position in the evenings! She only wants me for my boobs....oh well, at least someone does ha ha.
Hi Girls - TMI alert.....I think I definitely have hemorroids (sp?) or a fissure or something! It's still hurting when I go to the toilet and today I even had some bleeding! Do I just go to the chemist and ask for something specific or can you buy it in the supermarkets? I've never had this before ever so have no idea! Also, without sounding revolting I can't feel anything on the outside so if it is roids they must be on the inside. Can you even use cream in that instance? Don't suppose they go away on their own? Hoping someone knows about them so you can help me LOL! Trust me to get these! Grrr.
Only got 4 hours out of Amelia last night so there goes the 6 hours from the previous night. I do however think it's because she wet her nappy so much it leaked onto her bassinette mattress and DH had the timer on the aircon and it turned off so it was stifling in the bedroom, idiot! It's so hot here at the moment!
I have a friend popping in shortly, she hasn't seen Amelia yet and we've been friends for over 10 years so quite excited although I did tell her to excuse the mess, I can't be bothered tidying up, not that it's too bad but it does look like a little bomb has hit it ha ha!
How is everyone today?
hi girls....
sorri i dont get on here much... only get enough time to read your post but no time to post... as Ella sleeps all night she feeds alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll day!!!!!
think i may have gotten af back as well... BUGA!!!
hope everyone one is coping well and know im always reading how your going and thinking of you all.
takecare girls :
hey ladies
im feeling like a bit of a stalker, haha. i just had a squiz through the august bellybuddies group to check on bondi. I'm so excited for her, i really want this to be it, i've never wanted it more for anyone than for her, and i've never even met her, hehe. is that normal? i just had a quick look, she's 8 weeks and starting to get morning sickness. we all have to have our fingers and toes crossed for her! arh.. yep totally lost the plot - total stalker! haha
theo has been sleeping for 3 hours now and i'm swiddling my thumbs wondering what to do. DD is at my mums house for the arvo. I couldn't probably organise dinner but i've got my heart set on takeaway.
took dd to swimming lesson today, the first one since theo was born. it was great, really nice to have our time together again. she loved it, made my day! :)
hmm, other than that i'm pretty boring today sorry
alison i don't know much about heamorroids sorry. i know i got them from theo's labour (really big ones according to DH, hahaha), but thats about it. it still hurts a bit when i poo, sometimes they bleed, but other than that i've had no discomfort from them. i'll ask at my checkup appointment, but its not for another 2 weeks.
kymmy hope you're starting to feel better. ouch when archie pulled back with it still in his mouth :o they're so beautiful tho, you could never get cranky at them! hahaha, wonder if i'll be saying that when they're teenagers!
ookay. i'm going to go do some boredom eating.. how terrible is that!?
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hahaha i just re-read that post
maybe i should have some sleep? does ANY of it make sense?!! :)
Good afternoon girls,
Alison - Oh no I hope you dont have haemorroids! I dont know much about them either, sorry.
Kymmy - hope the antibiotics starting to kick in soon and your boob starts feeling better. I couldnt imagine how sore it is and you are still bfeeding off it, your a CHAMP!
Ubba - I had Trent at South Eastern Private Hospital and they didnt give him a hearing test :wall: Its so hard to gage if he can hear me or not. When he's up during the day he is so alert looking around at everything! Too much for him to look at so when I try testing his hearing he's too busy with everything else, lol
Telly - nothing wrong with stalking, lol I do it sometimes but mainly on facebook :redface: As for Trent's rolling, think it was a one off!!! He hasnt done it again. Well he did it 4 times in a row yesterday but hasnt done it today so who knows. As for the needles, its when they are 2 months old rather than 8 weeks. Trent is 9 weeks today but was 2 months old on Monday so he had his needles yesterday, its VERY confusing!
Tygress - thats good news that you dont have to go to hospital, much be a BIG relief :D
Well done on bfeeding this long. Its so hard and like you as much as I wanted to continue, for the little amount I was producing it wasnt worth it. I persisted like that for a few weeks but like you gave it up in the end. I bfed for 7 weeks which Im proud of :D
:hello: to Snowy, Heavenly and Billykat
AFM - Trent had his needles last night and he only cried for a few seconds. There were so many babies/kids there last night getting them and listening to their cries while we were waiting got me all emotional and I started crying! :redface: I am such a SHOCKER! Poor Trent was sleeping peacefully and the thought of him getting all upset, upset me. In the end, he was fine. Gave him some panadol before he went to sleep last night and he slept fine.
He did however projectile vomit after his 6.30am feed and it went EVERYWHERE! He hadnt done that for so long. So here I was cleaning him up as vomit was all over his head! Then I changed him and changed all his bedding, LOTS of fun...NOT! Then 20 mins later I had to wake DP for work :wall: So have been sleeping on and off for most of the day.
Hope your all having a good day :D
Take care,
Tania
alison, you poor thing!!!! they are narsty! i had them near the end of the pregnancy with ella from the presure. they went away by them self soon after her birth. they do ago away by themself but you can get cream for them but im pritty sure thats just to help with the discomfort.... im not sure if you go to the doctor or just buy it.... the midwife offered to write me a scriped... but i decided id leave it. consterpation is a big known course for them so maybe take something to keep your stools soft and dont strain your self as that will make them worse... they want to be left alone to heal. hope they clear up soon... go to the doctor tho if they dont.
Hey everyone!
Tygress - did you have any luck with Infacol?? I have been using Infants Friend (mixed in with boiled water in a bottle) but I dont think that's doing much as she was up a fair bit last night in pain and has been cranky this morning too....
Kymmy81 - I hope your mastisis has cleared up for you...sounds painful!
MissMagpie - Abbey has done a couple of vomits like that...it's gross isnt it and you have to change everything....not fun in the middle of the night...when Abbey did it milk came out of her nose and everything the poor little thing....
Alison - I'm pretty sure I had haemorroids (I think only 1) after I had JD and I didnt do anything about it - it just went away on it's own after a while...if it wasnt that then I dont know what it was....
AFM - thanks for all your kind words - you are all great!! She still hasnt been sleeping that well but I think I'm used to it now cause I had no more than 4 hours sleep last night and am doing OK at the moment....JD has been a terrible sleeper since day 1 so I'm used to it I guess....she was up last night from 2 - 4 with wind pain AGAIN...I was bouncing, feeding (which she was fiddling around with and playing up), bouncing on and off until I think she was exhausted and dropped off....I wrapped her up so tight cause her little arms and legs wouldnt stop jerking around and they drive me bonkers when I'm trying to feed her!!
She has been playing silly buggers on the boob since last night....she gets on the shield and I can hear her sucking and carrying on and I know she's not on right so I keep repositioning her and she still does it...I hope she gets over this soon cause I want to keep BF if I can.....I had the pump all packed up and ready to take back to the chemist today but cause she fed ALL day yesterday my boobs are full as today and she has been sleeping a fair bit so I needed to express for some relief...might keep it for another week...what an expensive exercise....I am worried that I am going to dry up if I leave it too long between feeds....would it affect my supply if my boobs were full for a while and she didnt have a feed?
She also had her 6 week check up and needles today...everything looks good so was happy with that...I was only in the pediatricians office for about 5 mins...she screamed her little head off when she had her needles...at the imm clinics on the Gold Coast it was better cause they had 2 nurses do both shots at once so it was all over and done with quick and here there is only 1 nurse so there are 2 jabs...and I think she spat out most of that oral medicine they give them...
Sorry for the rant...hope everyone is going well...I'm going to have a Cyclone now and try and pull the damn Xmas tree down....
Shayna
xoxo
OMG James hasn't slept longer than 10 minutes since 1am last nite. I am losing it!
JD'S mum - the infacol is helping him burp but he is still screaming with tummy pain
Hi Tygress - you poor thing are you ok? I wish I could help you! Amelia has been like it all week during the day, it's not wind or anything she just wants to eat all the time or just cry. She too sleeps for about 15/20 mins at a time only. Grrr. I've gotta get ready for mothers group so she'll just have to cry I think! :wall: Unfortunately the 6 hour nights earlier in the week were short lived, had 4 the last 2, better than 3 hours I guess but still, gave me a taste of the good life and then took it away! LOL
Hope things get better for you real soon Tygress.
AFM - went and got some roids cream yesterday, was embarrassing as the pharmacist was quite young and asked me lots of personal questions about my bum LOL! Let's hope it sorts itself out soon, it's so painful going to the toilet!!!!!
Alison - i hope the cream helps your bum! Try eating some prunes and have some pear juice 2 keep things soft which might help as well.
I managed to get James down for one sleep time this afternoon, at which time i promptly crashed as well. I hope we have a better night. My mum is trying to organise to come up, a difficult task as my dad requires care, but would be great to have someone here with me.
I just wish i could help his tummy pain poor lil mite just screams with it, can't wait to get to the paediatrician next thursday, hopefully he can help us.
Hi Everyone!
MissMagpie- I found the pamphlet I was talking about earlier. It is called the Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program. I will PM you their contact details cause I dont think I can post them on the open forums.
Alison- Hope your bum feels better soon, haemaroids are very painful but easily taken care of, embarassing or not you did the right thing.
Tygress- Glad you got some sleep when James went down today - hope it was some decent shut eye!
AFM- Ruby had a MCHN appointment today, she has put on 890g in 2 weeks!! I though I was starting to get a dead arm :o The nurse gave me some settling techniques to use on Ruby but so far not so good, I just cant handle the crying and find it easier to just pick her up.
Hi everyone else I will catch up another time.
Hello everyone!
Just a quick one to say i'm still alive! Mastitis sucks but the antibiotics have worked a treat.. now i just have to remember to take the whole course...
Archie has been quite unsettled today too.. hope the tablets aren't upsetting him! He is so gorgeous! I am so so so so in love with him! I feel like i wanna have another one now. I'm sure i'll change my mind as he gets older, and harder to look after! haha!
Hope your bottom feels better Alison! Poor thing..
Hi everyone else! Love to all!
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