Hi Kymmy - what is it with the 7kgs thing, seems like the magic (or crappy) number! I haven't even attempted to wear any jeans let alone bigger ones, too depressing. I've been wearing my maternity skirts or babydoll dresses only, this gut is hideous, not to mention my thighs, they are carrying a few extra kgs themselves! Gosh having a baby takes its toll on your body, I thought I looked good while pregnant, I must have been blinded by excitement ha ha!
Oh and I went to Toys R Us today, they didn't have any of the Bebe prams like yours at all. Baby on a Budget want $600+ for the Steelcraft Strider. I think I'll have to stick to the one I have, unless I can win the one on Ebay but it's the only one in Perth and someone's already bidding, grrrr.
I have been MIA cause I broke the charger to my laptop and of course it wenr flat. My sister has lent me her charger for a few days so I am back!
I have just finished reading through the last 3 pages of posts, alot to read......
Ruby has still been hard to keep asleep at night, I have been feeding her anywhere from 10.30pm-12am hoping she will stay asleep all night but she still wakes after 3 hours. I have just been sticking her dummy in until about 5.30am but it is just as draining getting up to do that. If I get her up and feed her during the night, then she wakes up fully - I have watched the American morning shows for the last couple of mornings.... She is quite happy sitting in her bouncer watching the tv so I can grab 40 winks on the couch, but Id rather be in bed. Other than her sleeping issues everything is going well. At her last weigh (last week) she weighted 5.3kg so she's deffinately not deprived in the food department lol.
I took DS to get his 4yo needles last night, poor thing cried but he was so brave. He was instantly fine when I said we would get an ice cream from maccas on the way home, boys and food Ruby is getting hers next Friday.
I am taking DD to pick up her school books today so I will be busy covering them with contact paper today - oh the joys! Wouldnt mind a sleep at some stage today but I dont think that will happen. I have to hang around for our rental inspection at 11 then take DS to his speech appointment at 2.30pm. We'll see, I might have a snooze on the couch now while both my girls are in bed, DS is up but he's happy watching tv.
Hi Ubba, Good to hear from you. Lol on ice cream fixing everything Im glad your ds is so easily convinced lol. You know what I thought it was wierd that V has her last feed before 11 but the good thing about it is that she usually (and I say that very loosely) makes it till dawn to wake up. She did it all herself though so I have no tips to help. I kind of credit the cosleeping we did at the beginning as I think that it got us in sync a bit. Good luck I hope Ruby gives you some long night time sleeps soon.
Alison, I dont have thighs I have tree trunks lol..Im too scared to try my pre preg pants on because I nkow hey wont fit. My belly is great though, like I was never preggo, its just that I put weight on my arse and thighs, not my tum. Heheee I cant even get my pants on let alone get them done up My arms are gross too! looks like I have two big hams on my shoulders..oh..so sad...
MissMagpie, I think you are doing the right thing too, what a sad thing for you to witness your nephew being in a less than ideal situation...He s lucky you are there to not let it go too far.
Madame, how are you? I dont think our dhs, no matter what degree of helpfulness they exhibit, will ever understand what it is like to be someones ENTIRE WORLD...Maybe its because they are the centre of their entire world (or maybe their penis is lol) and they can take a break from the situation and we cant and lets be honest that is what being good mums includes dammit lol...Im sure if he had a bit more compassion it would make the feelings a bit less desperate as all we want is someone to acknowledge we are doing it hard and deserve some kudos...well KUDOS to you my dear!
xx
Telly good on you for your ww loss! I just ate a chocolate croissant Exercise for the day...Counteracted!!! heehee..
Heavenly how have you been? It sounds like everything is going well for you and your not so little fam now
AFM: Well V is getting a bit better, she is getting used to pooing I think because last night she fell asleep in my arms about 830 and I put her to bed at 930 because I really didnt think she was out for the night but she slept till 4am! wow! I wasnt sure what to do because usually we do battle every night and I am buggered by the end of it..This was too easy and I hope it continues..
I have a question re bf...I usually give V some boobie when she wakes up to comfort her or take the edge off her hunger then I change her and let her play a bit. If she becomes a bit sooky or tired Ill put her on again after her play and she will eat and then fall asleep. My question is...Is this ok? Am I creating bad habits? I dont think ff babies would do this do they? actually when to ff babies eat? at the beginning or end of the awake period?
So really I am comforting V with the boobie on waking, offering it to her if she is sooky and nothing else is a problem...(nappy wind etc) and feed to sleep. It is working for us right now but it excludes dh from a lot as he doesnt posess boobies. V is also a bit wary of the bottle as we have had no need to use it since we dropped the comp feeds on week 2..I also wonder how she will go later on as I want to introduce her (not yet) to 1 day of daycare at about 6 months so she is not scared when I go back to work full time at 12 months. Any suggestions?
I feed serenity when she first wakes up and then a quick top up before i put her down, i try not to let her fall asleep on the boob though...i think one day a week would be good at that age hunter was in 3-4 days at 7 months cos i went to tafe for 6 months he didnt like it when he was a little older cos he finally figured out i was leaving for a while but its just a phase they go through then theyre happy again cos they know ur coming back.
ended up with 3 kids in my bed, in the middle of the night i heard a tinking noise and hunter was up playing then at 2am when i was feeding serenity cos she went to slepp at 6:30 i heard something in the bathroom and he was flooding the sink and playing with tampons sitting on the counter...lil punk
Natty: You're too scared to try on your pre preg pants, i'm too scared to try on my engagement ring! Don't want to have to cut that off too!
With the feeding, we have absolutely NO routine, but it works for us. We both get lots of sleep at night cos he starts off in the bassinette then when he wakes up we co-sleep. I think he feeds about 3 times during the night but i fall straight back to sleep so i don't really notice!
Can you try giving V a bit of boiled water in a bottle to get her used to the bottle? I give Archie water when we go out in the car and it's hot just for a very quick drink and he loves it.
I'll be back later.. gotta go!
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Ruby is getting hers next Friday.
My arms are gross too! looks like I have two big hams on my shoulders..oh..so sad...
Exercise for the day...Counteracted!!! heehee..
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