Just popping in to say HI and Im still here reading all your posts. So much happening!
Kymmy - No cloth nappies here either although before Trent was born my mum was very pushy about using them but she hasnt said anything since, lol Like Nat, my little man is a pooing MACHINE! He did this massive one yesterday while at mothersgroup and it was EVERYWHERE!!! In his capsule and all in his overalls. Why does he do that when Im out?!?!?
Telly - Well done on the loss Wish I could motivate to loose weight!
Alison - good luck with your pram shopping! Luckily I bought mine second hand off ebay for $80 and its great I do find it a bit heavy at times but Im getting used to it.
JD's mum - dont you just LOVE when they just smile at you in the middle of the night like that, hehe Im the same thinking, go to sleep cheeky!!! Sounds like you had a fun day with JD, Toy story in 3D sounds great
Hi to Madame, Mon and everyone else
AFM - well where do I start! Have been trying this week to wake Trent at around 11pm to feed him in hope that he will do his 6/7 hr sleep after that but it hasnt worked! He slept 4 hrs the first night, 5 hrs the next and last night he woke after 3 hrs and I was like, "its too early" so stuck the dummy in his mouth and he eventually settled and woke 2 hrs later. But thats still only 5 hrs when he was doing longer if I demand fed him. Not sure what to do. Have been told to try to get him into a routine at night since he is now nearly 3 mths old but someone else said that he is very young still and to let him do what he wants cause at this age he is still too young to go a whole night without drinking. Just dont know what to do
Also, my DP has recently made contact with his 16 yr old daughter which he didnt know about until he was asked to do a DNA test last year and then pay child support for! We had to pay a solicitor $1000 to find her details as child support wouldnt give us any and finally he got a phone number for her and has spoken to her twice this week. She is keen to meet him too which is nice but also scary for him as you can imagine!
Plus, my DP is having major foot reconstruction surgery on 11 Feb in which he will be off work for anywhere between 6 - 8 weeks and cant walk on it for the 1st 2 weeks so Im going to have TWO babies to look after, lol Not really looking forward to that as he wont be able to help me at all with Trent other than feeding him basically.
Then my poor nephew whom Ive had staying here on and off during the school holidays, we've been concerned with his welfare and I finally made the decision last week to call a division of child services to talk to them about him. His mother has bi-polar and is in and out of hospital off and on. He is my brothers son. My brother passed away when my nephew was 2 (he's now 11) I have my nephew here until Sunday which is the day before he starts school. NOTHING has been organised for his return, apparently he needs a new uniform and when I asked his grandfather about it (they live with and he takes care of them when his daughter goes into hospital), he said to me, "he'll be right" I was so angry. Fancy sending him to school not organised. I called the mum and asked her if she wanted me to organise things and she said yeah that would be great. This kind of thing has been going on for AGES. Its hard for my family cause we are scared if we rock the boat with her, she may turn around and say we cant see him. However, enough is enough so I reported them. He told me the other day that he ate a lettuce sandwich for lunch and I was like WTF???? The house they live in should be CONDEMND as it is falling apart and has junk everywhere. Its that bad that his bedroom which he shares with his 16 year old brother, has plaster missing on the walls and there is cardboard taped to them to cover them up. The grandfather has like 6 wrecked cars in the driveway all filled with JUNK. Honestly this house belongs in a story on Today/Tonight He basically looks after himself, makes his own lunch for school, wakes himself up. Its just not right. They havent had a washing machine for MONTHS and when he comes to stay with us, his clothes stink and are filthy. He even comes to us with worn shoes with big holes in them too.
Sorry to rant and go on girls, it just gets me angry and upset when I think about it. And with all the other stuff going on, on top of that with my DP, its all getting to me. But not much I can do.
Geez Telly that is freaking fantastic well done girl!!!!!! I'd love to lose 4.4 kgs, my belly is definitely going down now but I have only lost 1 kg in the last week, grrrrrrr. WW definitely works huh, I should try and do it again, I have all the knowledge, I just need to stick to it. It's the weighs that keep you going huh. Well done mate you sexy thing LOL.
AFM - well after Amelia's needles yesterday she slept all day only to wake for a short feed. I thought I was going to be in for an unsettled night because of it but she slept from 9.30 pm to 4.30 am. She did muck around with her feed at that point and wasn't as interested as normal and even threw up a little bit which she never does so was obviously feeling a bit off poor munchkin. She went back to sleep after an hour and has slept for another 3.5 hours and has just fed again and seems her usual self so far today. That sucked yesterday, I hate seeing them a bit off, horrible! In fact, she's sitting in her rocker and just chatting to herself, well, kind of ha ha.
I have my last mothers group meeting at the clinic today so we have to take a plate for lunch. I offered to do a fruit platter as I'm trying to be healthy and as I can't eat wheat I figured everyone else would bring things I couldn't eat anyway but I haven't even bought all the fruit yet so have to lug Amelia out to the shops now. I do miss just popping to the shop easily I must admit!
Hi MissMagpie - we must have been posting at the same time, lovely to hear from you. OMG re your nephew, you most definitely did the right thing, poor boy he can't live like that. There would be lots of foster carers who could give him a better chance at life, I have friends who do foster caring and they see things like that all the time, it's just so sad. Keep us posted with what happens. Now I have a child I just can't fathom having my child living in squallor so to speak, not that she can help it I know but you know what I mean. Lucky he has you. As for Trent, is he going through a growth spurt as that's what Amelia did the other week after sleeping 6 hours she went back to 3. She's back to 6/7 again now thank goodness, I don't demand feed though, never have really, I do parent led feeding which put her into a routine from the beginning, doesn't work for everyone but it did for us.....well so far so good. Keep at it, he will get there. I find Amelia only cat naps during the day now so I get nothing done, can't win!
yay on the weight lose and guess what ive found it lol i swear ive gained 5 kg after xmas and now struggle with the sz 12 jeans i wannna cry hading back at night to the gym wen school starts .
MM thats horrible bout your nephew hes lucky to have you!!!!
Alison serenity just went through a patch like that but shes back to 7hrs a night to we went to like 4-5 times a night grrrr
im hot and tired and fat lol and have a massive pile of dishes trying to work up the energy serenity is awake heaps durin the day so it gets tricky do do anything
Hi Mon - you are not fat silly! If it's any consolation I feel fat too and have 7 kgs to lose, can't wear any of my skirts and they're mostly size 12's, just can't get the zip all the way up thanks to this flabby guts!!! Grrrrrrr.
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!
x
Hi Natty & Kymmy - I hear you all! I can't fit my pants or wedding rings!!!!!!!!!!!! Kymmy, I got my rings on last night first time since week 34 of pregnancy but they were too tight so had to wrench them off again. How on earth do your friggin fingers get fat too!!!!! grrrrr.
I'm off to my first mums and bubs swimming class today, god knows I need it. I'm too scared to get into bathers for fear of making people sick so I'm donning the boardshorts and singlet top to cover up all the horrid body parts! Amelia's been sleeping 6/7 hours at night but last night she woke after 4.5, bummer! She did however finally do a big poo for daddy this morning before he went to work, she'd gone nearly 3 days! Oh and Natty, I do the same as Mon, BF when she wakes, top up with formula and then during the day she'll have awake time after that (sometimes she hardly sleeps in between) but at night straight back to sleep (usually any feeds after 6.00 pm).
Natty - I'm going to try and take control the Abster as she is doing my head in with her non sleeping and being attached to my boobies all damn day and just snoozing there on and off and then when I put her down she only lasts about 20 mins....I cant cope anymore with the amount of sleep I'm getting and also being on the lounge 24/7 is doing my head in and JD's....I just cant cave like I did with him after about the 3rd night...I've got to be strong.
Today I have wrapped her both times when I put her in to sleep and also put her in her cot in her room instead of the bassinet...I think she is getting too big for that now anyways. The first time this morning she only slept from 9:20 - 10:15 but that was better than usual then this time mum rocked her to sleep at 1:45 and it's now 3:40 so I have to try and keep this up. I need to stay home for her sleep times instead of being out and about and try and get her in some routine.
I always seem to be feeding her...it's the easiest solution to stop her whinging so I just do it...got to stop that too as she mostly falls asleep and just cat naps. I'm one of those mothers who cant stand to hear them cry so run to them straight away...have to stop that too! I seem to do alot of things wrong...
Alison - hope you enjoy your swim class today...sure Amelia will love it if she enjoyed the pool the other day. I only go swimming in my dad's pool as I wouldnt want to frighten other people off if the saw me in my boardies and top...pretty damn gross! I have the worst stretch marks and saggy belly is like an apron (sorry TMI!) so combine that with the thunder thighs and tuck shop lady arms it's not pretty!! DH has joined the gym today and I'm going this afternoon to sign up - it's 24 hours a day so I'm going to go in the morning before the kids are up and he can go at night when they are down. If I dont go first thing and get it over with then it will never happen....
Kymmy - I give Abbey boiled water too and she sucks it down most of the time...must be nice and refreshing for them hey!
AFM - Went and did our weekly weigh in yesterday and Ab is now 5.4kgs. She put on 200gms this last week so that's pretty good as the week before it was only 100gm. She is rolling over onto her side a fair bit when she is on the floor and doesnt stop talking - we have little conversations...I ask her something and she coo's away and carries on like she's responding to me - very cute!! She's also putting her hands together and putting them up in front of her face alot...like she wants to double punch me or something!
I actually got my engagement ring resized yesterday - how bad is that!!! My wedding ring fits OK as I had put on a little weight since I had JD and we got engaged but I was thin when DH proposed to me so I hadnt worn it for ages....I got it on when I got home from hospital but I started to panic after a couple of weeks that I wouldnt be able to get it off and my finger would rot from no blood circulation so I got into a mad state and finally got it off - hurt like hell though!! Anyway, $60 later and it fits lovely now and it's so nice to have it on...definitely too many $$$$ spent on it not to be worn!
Anyway, sorry for the selfish post...hope everyone is doing well!
xoxo
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Wish I could motivate to loose weight!
I was so angry. Fancy sending him to school not organised. I called the mum and asked her if she wanted me to organise things and she said yeah that would be great. This kind of thing has been going on for AGES. Its hard for my family cause we are scared if we rock the boat with her, she may turn around and say we cant see him. However, enough is enough so I reported them. He told me the other day that he ate a lettuce sandwich for lunch and I was like WTF???? The house they live in should be CONDEMND as it is falling apart and has junk everywhere. Its that bad that his bedroom which he shares with his 16 year old brother, has plaster missing on the walls and there is cardboard taped to them to cover them up. The grandfather has like 6 wrecked cars in the driveway all filled with JUNK. Honestly this house belongs in a story on Today/Tonight
As for Trent, is he going through a growth spurt as that's what Amelia did the other week after sleeping 6 hours she went back to 3. She's back to 6/7 again now thank goodness, I don't demand feed though, never have really, I do parent led feeding which put her into a routine from the beginning, doesn't work for everyone but it did for us.....well so far so good. Keep at it, he will get there. I find Amelia only cat naps during the day now so I get nothing done, can't win!
trying to work up the energy serenity is awake heaps durin the day so it gets tricky do do anything
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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