Billy: I had a slight bladder prolapse after i had Archie. I was really really worried as i was reading all sorts of terrible things about needing surgery and even hysterectomies for prolapses!!! It was caused from him being fully engaged from 24 weeks onwards and the fact that he was over 4kgs. Apparently babies over 4kgs increase the chance hugely. Anyhoo, i went to see a physio that specializes in women's health who gave me exercises to do and within two weeks of doing these exercises it has all fixed itself up and things are pretty much back to normal! THANK GOODNESS! I was soo stressed about it! I later found out that the same thing happened to my mum and one of my sisters and my midwife said about 75% of women have this happen and it fixes itself before half of them even notice. So here i was thinking i was the only one and that something was seriously wrong with me! So i think as long as you do your PFE (and do them PROPERLY) then you'll be right. And think of all those women who have HUGE families.. surely they don't all have prolapses? It can run in families though.. something to do with the muscles.
As for the bleeding, i haven't really been doing too much at all! Just the ususal housework and stuff. I dunno what is going on! I have my 6 week check next week so i'll ask the Doc. Hope you and your beautiful kids are well
Alison: Thats great the 6 week check went so well. It is sooo amazing how fast they grow! My friends bub is 6 months old and i can't get over how much they change in such a short time! They go from little pip squeaks like ours to very "toddler looking" bubs in a matter of six months! It's amazing!
The pony is going to Qld as it's owner moved there just after we started the lease. She is a riding instructor now and wants to use him as one of her school horses. She also has an 8 year old son who will ride him too. I wish you could buy him for her too!! haha! But $14,000!!!?????? Hmmmmm... He is worth it though, if i had the money i'd buy him in a heartbeat.. when your child's safety is at stake you'd pay anything. Ponies generally live a bit longer than horses.. i don't really know why. One of the ponies Brit learned to ride on had to be put down last year due to cancer of the penis... he was 43 and still ridden every second day!!!! The more you ride them the longer they seem to live. Our old girl is blind in one eye and almost blind in the other which is very sad as she is a great pony otherwise. You wouldn't know by looking at her that she is almost 32!! But she gets sooo much love and affection by Brit and I think that makes a huge difference.
I will never lease another pony for her as it is too heartbreaking when they have to go back. I'll save up the dosh and buy her something she can keep forever.
JD'smum: Sorry to hear about your mastitis... sounds like ours is a bit worse than mine was. I caught mine at the beginning and got to the Dr as soon as i could. She said i was really lucky that i came when i did because it gets really bad really quickly. It's good that you've started the antibiotics, it should clear up pretty fast now. The fever that your describing sounds like it is from the mastitis... I really hope you start to feel better soon
Hello everyone else!
Crikey i've rambled a bit haven't i???
I'v had a better day today.. took Brit down to my best mates farm where there is heaps to distract her from her sadness.. She is about to have a ride on her pony now and i'll walk with her then she'll go off to my sister's for a sleepover. Archie has been really good all day too.. Might get a chance to spend some quality time with my husband tonight!!! Might try to get myself knocked up
Hi Kymmy I’m sorry to hear about the pony, I can imagine how heartbroken your daughter is and it must suck not being able to fix it as that’s what you would want to do the most. I’m glad your mastitis cleared up quickly, I’m a bit paranoid about every twinge now in case I need to go and nip it in the bud too. I must be naïve because I thought it was only something you got when establishing bf.
Telly thank god for the Angelcare monitor though I don’t think Id be came to put her on her belly without it. My Aunty is a mw and said whatever works, especially with that monitor. Ill try the fan too although dh said he breathed on the mattress the other day and it picked it up..amazing really considering the sensors are under the mattress. Lol on Theo’s 4.5 kg! V is 4.6 now and she feels so much bigger than when she was a newborn (or is she still a newborn? I duno) I really feel for you then because I thought pushing her out at 2.67 was hideous lmao..
Billy I think prolapses are a bit hereditary..My mum had one back in the old days and they just gave her a hysterectomy but I’m fuzzy on the details. My mum has always had a weak bladder so I was a bit worried about my pelvic floor. My ob had a look the other day and said it was all back to normal and I don’t even need to do pf exercises either..Must have an elastic fanny so I asked dh if it felt all normal there and he said it is back to normal which is a relief…when I looked there after the birth I cried lol…It was black!
Alison, Noooo!!! That would have been so annoying to lose all that breast milk. Its great Amelia takes the dummy though V screams blue murder if you put one even near her which sucks in the car, yesterday she was so upset I had to reach behind me and put my finger there for her to suck (while driving mind you) so she could calm down..She will take a bottle of ebm though so I’m not sure how that works…must be from all that comp feeding at the beginning but well continue to give her bottles so she doesn’t lose the skill if that’s what you call it.
Shayna CONGRATULATIONS!!!! on Abbey giving you some slack lol I feel like I have been there with V and it is changing very quickly with us so fingers crossed for you two as well. Have you heard of the wonder weeks book? Id like to get it apparently it has all the developmental leaps in it and explains a lot of the things the bubbas go through so you can understand…Must order it myself….Sorry to hear about the mastitis too, as if you needed that too. Is there something specific that causes it or is it a bit of a random thing?
Heavenly I’m glad your shopping trip went well, I honestly don’t know how you do it mate I take my hat off to you xx
Arimeh gee your kids are cute! They all look very similar too lol.. I love your comments about a 4th and you’d like a sleeper haha I don’t think even one of us has a sleeper so they must be rare
Hi Snowy!, Hi Ubba! Hi Madame! Hi anyone I have forgotten!
V and I went to the Sydney BB meet up yesterday. It was only about a 50 min drive there and about 15 or 18 ladies were there with heaps of kids but they were all pretty well behaved as far as I could tell. The lady hosting it had a big house so little groups could split off or mingle but everyone ended up at some point talking to each person…I think..I expected it to be a lil bit weird but I felt really comfortable so that was pretty cool although that might have something to do with my amazing social skills learned from constantly moving as a child and adult lol..When you move that much you have to actively seek out friendships otherwise you can really get lonely.. I’m really proud of myself I have started a few new friendships lately irl. Dh is really encouraging and I can tell he is relieved I am doing my own thing too. V was popular as she was behaving herself after her…..
MAMMOTH SLEEPTHROUGH!!!!! Woot! 2 nights in a row she has gone to bed around 11 or 1130 and woken at about 6 or 630 !! What a gift from her I hope it continues… We are going great guns with her sleeping and because of that she is such a happier baby. I have been staying up after that feed to do house stuff but Ill try and have a nice afternoon cuddle sleep with her as well because she is harder to get down in the afternoon..Too much excitement from the day maybe but she sleeps better in the afternoon with me but that’s ok because I have missed co sleeping with her lol..
Today is my friends bubs 1st birthday party and I am excited to show off my new improved happy baby so hopefully she keeps it up this afternoon lol. The other day I went to Myer and bought a new maxi dress (to hide underneath lol) it looks really nice on and gives the illusion that I am somewhat in shape hahaha. Well V has been back asleep since 8 so not sure if she will be up soon but Id better take advantage of the freedom and fold some washing, what fun…blergh..
Hey ladies, just a quick post.
Kymmy i am soo sad to hear about your pony I can only imagine how heart broken your daughter is.. poor thing. 14 grand tho... geez!!!! I knew they were expensive, but that is obviously higher than average yes?? lol, gosh i hope so! We grew up out west, and a lot of my family own cattle properties, so we were always riding horses as kids, was heaaaappps of fun, so i know how special your pony must be to her.
natty that is so cool that you went to the bb meet up! And be damn proud of yourself for seeking out new friendships irl! I'm horrible when it comes to making friends, i really prefer to stay at home with a book, so going out to see people is a real effort. You've done well Hooray on V's sleep through!! That is great! Theo has been sleeping 5 hours a night in a row, which i'm pretty chuffed with too
Okay, nothing much happening in my life.
just doing the house work - exciting times!
xx
Hi Girls - been out shopping, finally got a full food shop done, first since before I had Amelia! I've just been getting bits and pieces but was sick of running out of stuff. DH took Amelia around the shops while I did the shopping, was much easier, he takes too long buying food! I also bought a new dress, a pretty maxi dress - it hides all the bits that I haven't managed to get rid of yet (how depressing)....I needed something to wear to the funeral of DH's mate which we found out last night is next Friday. Bummer it's that day too as I have an appointment for Amelia's free hearing test that day, it's very hard to get into and now I have to cancel as it's at the same time! Really disappointed but what can I do, can't exactly not go to the funeral. I did ask DH if I should wear all black but apparently it's not that kind of funeral so I got a multicoloured dress but it has black in it.
Anyway, DH has Amelia on his chest, both asleep on the couch after a not so good night. Amelia woke after 3 hours (back to the old routine) and then again 2.5 hours later, not sure if it was the full moon last night but I hope she doesn't do it again tonight, nearly killed me! I guess I should be having a nap too but I never feel like it even if I'm tired, which doesn't really make sense!
Alison - Bummer about the hearing test, but you really have to go to something like that....will you take Amelia with you??? I hear you about the shopping thing....poor DH and I rarely go anywhere together anymore cause it's such a pain and JD is so naughty so I usually wait until one of them is asleep then I head out and do it on my own or vice versa...if JD wasnt such a nightmare then it would be a much less painful experience...hope you have a better night tonight...mine's not looking that promising so far...
tellytubby - Good on Theo for being such a great sleeper!! I'm the same with you about going out and meeting new people...I'm super lazy and just couldnt be bothered (isnt that terrible??). I have a few good school friends that I'm in touch with and see regularly but thats about it...I have a close girlfriend that lives a block and a half away and I'm flat out seeing her once a fortnight let alone taking on any new commitments!!! Very slack but it's just so damn hard sometimes and I dont have the energy to be bright and happy and making conversation with people...frig I'm sour!
Alison - You have become SuperMum havent you??!?!?! Yay for V for behaving herself for you..what a good girl!! Dont know about the Mastitis...wasnt so much the boob giving me problems it was the fever and my body being so stiff that knocked me about...2 days in on the pills though and feeling good now...thanks for the lovely comment on Abbey...her and V look alike with their dark mane's...DH's will have to have their shotguns ready in 15 years time!
billykat - I admire you for wanting another little one...they are lovely when they are so little and innocent arent they...I look at Abbey sometimes and think maybe, just maybe and I've already told everyone we have a pigeon pair and that's it but I guess you never know....I couldnt imagine myself having 2 kids and now I do. The Today show had a couple on this morning that have 13 kids and she's pregnant with their 14th....insane I reckon but the kids all seemed well behaved...god, when do they have time to DTD??? I'm too exhausted to do it with only 2 kids!
AFM - I'm feeling like I should have a routine going and I have nothing...some days I feel like she's on the boob all day and that she should be over doing that but if she's going ballistic then that's the easiest thing to get her to settle down so I just shove her on...I never know when she's going to go to sleep and wake up etc...my step sister has a little boy 3 months older than her and he has being doing his thing perfectly for months now, so probably from her age onwards...he's only up for an hour at a time and then sleeps for 3 or so hours...Abbey is up for hours at a time and only sleeps for 20 min's sometimes.. I'm such a control freak and I cant control this...I just want her sleeeeeeep for a decent amount of time puhlease...maybe I dont have enough milk or something and that's why she's waking up? I dont want her to vomit though if I top her up with formula and that's not really the problem (she's done this to me before...)
DH is pretty good but we have been at each other's throats the last couple of days...there is just no time out between the 2 kids (even though my mum is good and takes JD a bit there's still Abster the nutter of course) and are just snapping at each other constantly....just have no patience..between JD playing up constantly and Abbey being attached to me it's just not enjoyable at all. Mum took JD for the night last night and you'd think he'd be happy about that but noooo....I said that he is much better over there for the night having fun with her and being the centre of attention than being here and being screamed at every 2 minutes and DH had organised to go on Xbox with his mates anyway so it's not like he'd be spending time with him - I'd be dealing with it!! Men....I could run away and be a recluse sometimes for sure
Sorry for the selfish post and the ranting and raving...
Hi Shayna - hmmm, must be the day to be annoyed with DH's cause I feel the same! I think snapping at each other is just the tiredness coming out. Amelia went to sleep at 9.30 pm after her last feed last night, was awake again at 1.00 am with a wet nappy (she's soaking them these days) and then again at 5.00 am, this time her nappy leaked through her jammies and onto the bassinette mattress so she was not happy. Because her bed was wet I changed her, fed her and popped her in bed with us but she didn't really go back to sleep properly. DH did help me but what annoyed me is he went fishing with his dad at 6.30 am and I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyeballs open and he had the cheek to whinge that he was tired as well and was all cranky. I said, well, you chose to go fishing so don't go there. So I had to get up as Amelia would not sleep while he went gallivating off fishing with his dad and his mates. It's now 8.00 am and Amelia has finally gone to sleep so I probably should have a nap, now I'm up though I feel too awake and I'd like a shower. Honestly!!!!! Oh and don't worry re routine, what works for some doesn't work for others. I tried from the start to get Amelia into a routine at a friends suggestion, her little boy was sleeping through from 12 weeks, I've kind of stuck to it but there have been days lately where it just doesn't happen and I cave in. We do what works on the day and let's face it, every day is different!
On the nappy front, I bought some Infant ones yesterday as I'm finding the Newborn nappies are leaking Amelia's wee up her back now. The only problem is because Amelia is more long and thin and she only has a little bottom the infant size are a bit gapey around her legs so while it stops the wee leaking up her back I reckon the poo will come out the legs. I'm tempted to put one of each on ha ha - just kidding. Oh and DH and I DTD last night, the first time since I was 4 months pregnant can you believe it! I must say I don't know how you girls who had a vaginal birth managed but I found it a bit ouchy inside after a c-section which I didn't expect! I think DH was a bit nervous too ha ha. I shouldn't say this but it bothered me as well as Amelia was asleep in her bassinette in the room which I think is wrong, I told DH next time we'll have to put her somewhere else and to never tell her we did it in the same room LOL....DH reminded me we did it while she was inside me and I said oh yeah but when she's out and breathing air it is even worse! I bet he tells her when she's older
So, hows everyone else going today, getting any sleep?
Shayna - Eden wakes after 20 minutes too - most babies have a 40 minute sleep cycle, she has 20 mins. I have the baby monitor set to the high setting, so I can hear when she starts stirring - run in there and pat her back to sleep. I might have to do it 3 times over the course of an hour, but at least then she doesn't get overtired - which then leads to her not going down so easy the next time round.
Alison - pmsl @ your nappy dilemma!! I can't wait to get the kids back into cloth - these disposables are freakin expensive!! I've been in cloth so long I've forgotten what they cost! Oh and haven't DTD here yet - even though Eden is quite good of a night time (ie, she slept from 5pm to 7.30, then back down at 9pm, up at 3.20, down at 4.00am - up at 7.30) so we have the time to do it, but since we are moving, we don't get to bed till aound 11ish! But I'm a bit hesitant... and yes it does hurt after a section - well it did for me too...lol
Kymmy - soooo did you get knocked up? lol
Natty - BB meet ups are great. I went to a few when I lived in Qld and been to one Tassie one so far too Oh - and I don't think there will be a 4th - I think we are done now.
Hi to everyone else.. typing with one hand here whilst feeding - and DH is trying to pack up the stereo system with DS asking endless questions about what he is doing ("but its our stereo daddy... yes aricyn thats why we are packing it up to go to our new place..")
Better go change a few bottoms I suppose - oh - and get dressed...lol
Don't worry Arimeh, this won't be long - I never have much to say!
We put the cot up yesterday & he's having his first sleep in it now. See if he sleeps better in his room rather than in the bassinette out in the lounge room with the Duke screaming and banging.
We went to the Target baby sale yesterday - I was so tempted to buy stuff but mostly restrained myself - I bought a drink boittle (for 4 months time) and a tray for DS1's car seat & got a free sample of a Nuby Infafeeder which is just weird, but I might just buy a teat and use it when I (eventually) leave Mr I over a feed time.
Arimeh - it seems bizarre to me that I'm using cloth full time & you're not seeing I bought half my stash from you, but completely understand not using cloth while moving, we did the same. L was the same as A with moving "don't pack X!" We explained that we weren't throwing out stuff (which wasn't true we took heaps to the dump) we'd open the boxes at the new house, but he didn't get it until moving day when he got really unpset until my Mum sat him down & told him again that everything was going to the new house & then he asked "are we taking the roof?"
JD's Mum: Try not to compare to you step-nephew 'cause they're all different (and you really only know what your step sister tells you.) I doubt you don't have enough milk if you resort to feeding to settle 'cause isn't that supposed to increase supply. You might find if you write down times over a few days she has set her own routine - I did with DS1 & probably would this time if I could be bothered. I feed to settle most of the time 'cause I'm too lazy (see prevoius comment) to try other things when I know he'll sleep this way.
Alison: Don't worry about the DTD with Amelia in the room - she's asleep & she won't remember & if you are both awake and in the mood at the same time you should take the opportunity! But if it worries you and she stays asleep, just roll the basinette out of the room (or find another room in the house :
Kymmy: Your poor DD, that's so sad. There's 10 years between DH & his sister (DH is older) and they get on great now, I think he teased her a bit when she was a toddler (holding toys above her so she couldn't reach etc) but I think that's just a older brother thing & it sounds like having the girl older would be better for this.
I got a call from my GP on friday, appantly when my Ob did my Pap smear at my 6 week check they didn't get enough cells so I've got to have another one. Thing is last time (different Ob & GP) same thing happened! Grrrr.
I can only imagine how heart broken your daughter is.. poor thing. 14 grand tho... geez!!!! I knew they were expensive, but that is obviously higher than average yes?? lol, gosh i hope so! We grew up out west, and a lot of my family own cattle properties, so we were always riding horses as kids, was heaaaappps of fun, so i know how special your pony must be to her. 
Hooray on V's sleep through!! That is great! Theo has been sleeping 5 hours a night in a row, which i'm pretty chuffed with too 
I'm such a control freak and I cant control this...I just want her sleeeeeeep for a decent amount of time puhlease...maybe I dont have enough milk or something and that's why she's waking up? I dont want her to vomit though if I top her up with formula and that's not really the problem (she's done this to me before...)
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