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Hi Natty - you make me laugh so much! :rofl: I too have enough wraps to sink a battleship and I certainly don't need booties, it's 41 degrees again in Perth today! :o Talking of babies and poo, Amelia pulls all sorts of specific faces and makes certain sounds so I definitely know when she's pooing, she only cries after she's done it! Hates a pooey nappy and by the look of them I can't blame her! And I too haven't eaten dinner with a knife AND fork since Amelia was born, in fact, I don't think I've used two hands and thats if I even get to eat fullstop! And re Mikayla, I felt the same, I was so shocked when she sent me that Facebook message - I think she emailed both you and I didn't she to tell us because we'd been asking her how she was going on Facebook when she went missing. I'm so happy for her and I think of her all the time and hope and pray that this is the one, I feel it is, I just hope I'm right. She would've loved to have seen you at the BB meet up, she is such a lovely girl and I don't think she would at all have any animosity given her circumstances, she was so supportive of us even after it happened and before getting pregnant again. She's simply amazing!
Hi Snowy - that sux about your pap smear, could she not have told you prior to stripping off! God I hate pap smears. I'm hoping to avoid one with the OB, I only had one 12 months ago prior to falling pregnant. I've had enough of having the OB gawk at my nether regions for now! :o When you go for the 6 week check do they do an internal if they don't do a smear even if you had a c-section?
AFM - after 42 degrees yesterday it's 41 again today, revolting! I was supposed to visit a friend at 1.00 pm but I asked if I could come this morning before it got too hot as her aircon is evaporative and it's too hot to take Amelia in and out of the car in the middle of the day. She said it didn't suit as she was having a sleep in the morning - she's 39 weeks pregnant so fair enough but has given me only afternoon options to visit this week because of it. I laugh to myself as she doesn't get what a hassle it is to take a baby out when they're sleeping etc., she'll learn soon enough! I may go to my sister's for another swim later on this arvo when the sun isn't so bitey althought it's going to be 38 again tomorrow so probably won't make much diff. Will see how Amelia is going sleep wise. Talking of which, she slept for 6 straight hours last week, wahoo! I think the infant nappy helped as she didn't leak wee for once although she just did a massive poo and it did leak out the legs! The newborns make her leak up the back and the infants do the same on the legs cause she's only skinny ha ha!
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hey ladies,
so much happening! something tells me this is going to be a long post! theo is kinda sleeping, i just put him down - so whether he stays there of not is a different question. I'm picking... 10 minutes and he'll wake up!
but first...
For all those mummy's with toddlers, how do you get them to bed? what is their napping routine? please talk to me about it. i'm going insane here, wondering what on earth i'm doing wrong??? kaili wakes normally around 7am, her nap is usually 1:30 to 3:00, sometimes its earlier (like 12:30 to 2:00), but she generally naps for 1.5 hours. I get her to nap, by putting her in her bed, reading 1 book, and walking out of the room. thats it. soo easy and lovely! her bedtime we try to make 8:00 to 8:30. This sleep however isn't so easy!
She kicks, screams, crys, yells, more books, mum lie down, dad where are you, crying more etc etc. This lasts for.. i kid you not about 1.5 hours before she finally crashes from exhaustion, the other night, i went to bed, DH said it was 11:00pm before she finally crashed... 2.5 hours!! !!!) WTF?? What am i doing wrong? why is it such a mission?
Was talking to my cousin on sunday about it, she was having the same problem with her dd, so she just closed the door and walked out one night, she cried for 40 min and finally fell asleep, did that for a week, and now she's an angel. put her in her bed, walk out, she's done! So i thought, you beauty, i'm doing this!
Did it last night, she cried for 20 minutes then fell asleep (breaking my heart along the way, "mummy, where are you?!?!" :cry: ), but then woke about an hour later (Theo woke her), so i struggled to get her down again, she then continued to wake 3 times during the night!!!!! Poor thing must have been waking horrified thinking.. is mummy back yet?? i felt sooo mean! Between her and Theo today i have felt like i'm about to DIE! sooo tired! So tonight.. we're back to square one. DH is in the room with her. Its only been 20minutes, so i'm sure i wont see him for a while yet.
So yes.. please tell me your secret ingredient for a great sleeper??
Natty i know what you mean about mikayla.. when she post that post up in our bb group i cried and cried.. hell i'm tearing up now just thinking about it. such a sad horrible thing to have happen. broke my heart .. I often go into her bb group and have a quick squizz just to see if she's been posting! :shakehead: lol, i'm such a stalker! but yes... i really feel protective of her too.. I was thinking when her bubby arrives (which it is soo going to!!!), i was going to get her a present and card from us all. Was thinking about it the other day, but the only way it would work is if i start it, post it to natty, natty signs the card, natty posts it to alison, alison signs the card, alison posts it to ubba, ubba posts etc etc etc if you get my drift. It would be a lot of work but i really would love to do something like that from us all.. OR we could make natty the last person to recieve it, then (only if you wanted natty), you could give it to her personally? Let me know if you guys are keen, it means we'd have to all share our postal addresses, so if you're not comfortable just say so, i don't want to feel like i'm bombarding people!
OMG snowy what a PITA!!!! That happened to me with my papsmear 2 years ago, i had to go back for a second because they didn't get enough cells, But a third time?!?! whhaaaat??? as if they dont suck enough!
Alison i know what you mean about your insecurities regarding your body. Put me in that category too! I actually weigh less now than what i did before i got preg, but i think because i dont have that nice firm belly anymore its really getting me down :shakehead: I've decided to join Weight Watchers on Wednesday to try and lose whats going to feel like a never ending number. 20 kg!! yep thats how much i'm going to aim for! :redface: But i know i can do it. i have before, so why not again (i lost 26kg on WW years ago, only to slowly put it back on :rolleyes: ). I hope you feel better about yourself, sometimes we just need a big cry to get it out of the system. I think you're beautiful, and i'm sure i'm not the only one :)
Kymmy yep horse riding is a VERY expensive hobby! And i'm with natty, What a kick ass mum you are to let her do it! We only got to do it because horses are a way of life with my family. But when we moved into the city, mum couldn't afford the pony club, so it would be... probably 15 years since i last rode?? Your little girl is very lucky indeed! OMG those pics of Archie on FB... SOOOOOOOO CCUUUUTTTTTE!!! hahaha!! my gawd what a cutie! Haha, i had a chuckle about your comment to ubba, how ruby and archie are gonna get married! naawwww how cute is that image in my head! I Think Theo is going to marry miss Harper! hahahahaha, hopefully Harper's mummy won't object? lol
DTD subject too, DH and i did it for the first time a couple of nights ago. I really put it off because i was soo scared! Can you ladies remember the ehmm.. swelling.. :redface: problem i had when pregnant? Well by the end it was just PAINFUL it was so bad i needed icepacks after each attempt (i say attempt because i'd stop him half way it hurt so bad). So i was expecting it to be like that. Well.. not at all actuallY! haha, i really enjoyed it! Didn't O though, I'm with JD's mum, i need to be fully in the moment to get the o. and i was definately not that into it.
JD's mum, i love your FB status's, i always chuckle when i read them! just the way you write.. very comical! (apart from the mastitis ones, i felt sorry for you there). I hope they're feeling better too... and i hope abbey is sleeping better for you to :hug:
AFM.. (again, gee i'm selfish!) Theo has put on 800grams in two weeks! wahoo!! The MW commented that he looks more like a 4 month old, hahahaha. She was totally dotting over him, it was lovely. He is such a placid little man, very calm and relaxed, and she kept commenting on how peaceful he was, was very sweet! I'm a very lucky mummy indeed.
DD still isn't asleep.. DH is saying she is now WORSE because of last night. And she is now clinging to him, as she's scared he's going to leave her like we did last night.. what a stupid thing for us to do!! argghh.. again ladies.. any advice - please give it to me!!
xx
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forgot to add too, kymmy it is heaps easier maintaining friendships through bb!! haha, totally sittin in pj's surrounded by a house that looks like a bomb has hit it, but it doesn't matter!! hehe
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Telly: I'm not giving you my address!!! You just admitted you're a STALKER!!! haha!!! Kidding!!!!.... I think that is a fantastic idea! Poor Mikayla. My sister lost a baby to Anencephaly and that was such an awful thing to go through so i cannot even begin to imagine how Mikayla feels after losing three :( It always seems to happen to the most beautiful people too. This IS gonna be her year! If anyone deserves it SHE does!
About Kaili's sleeping, i did the controlled crying thing when Brit was about 8 months old (it took three nights of listening to her cry for about 10 mins each time) so, as a toddler, she was pretty good at going to bed but she used to wake a fair bit during the night. I'd have to lay with her for a while but sometimes she'd take the p**s and just do call out for fun!!! So then i'd be firm and shut the door. I have found with lots of things that bribing actually works!! Don't listen to those people who say that bribing is wrong!! Is she old enough to get excited about a star chart or some other kind of reward system?? I did this for Brit and now do the pocket money thing as a reward for all the jobs she does. Bribes are good!!!
Thanks for your comments about Archie! I can't BELIEVE how much i love the little dude! He is just awesome! We went for a walk around our property this evening (Brit on her pony, Archie in the sling) and he enjoyed it so much! It was so cute looking at the back of his little head looking around checking out the sights! Sooo cute!
About the horseriding, Brit is soooo passionate about horses, she lives and breathes them. This is the only reason i allowed her to have a pony (well, two ponies! haha) But don't get me wrong, she puts in the hard yards!! She picks up thier poo everyday and feeds them twice a day... she gets soaked in the pouring rain to rug them in winter and she is out there at 6am every morning with them. And she understands that its her responsibility. She has done it since she was 6 years old too, all by herself. And she NEVER gets sick of it! She never complains at all..... Thats why i allow her to do it. How could you say no!!! I am hoping she'll still be into them as a teenager, maybe then she won't have time for boys!!! haha!! :pray:
Your kids are just gorgeous too Telly!! And i checked out some pics of you too and you're pretty gorgeous yourself!!! (Last post i told you i loved you, now your gorgeous, start running Telly!!!!!! hahahaha!!) Goodluck with Kaili's sleeping, and Theo's for that matter!! x
Hello everyone else!!!
So flamin HOT today! My aircon was struggling! Poor Archie was really unsettled all day cos he was hot. I gave him some boiled water in a bottle in between feeds and he loved it! Chowed it down! Does anyone else who is BFing give their bubs water? I don't usually but he was so hot and kept wanting a drink even though he'd just fed so i thought it wouldn't hurt.
I have really got to try to get into bed before midnight! I'm terrible! I don't actually like sleeping that much and am a bit of a night owl but i'm starting to get really tired during the day so i gotta be firm with myself!!!!!
Made choc chip and hazelnut cookies today.... they are sooooo flamin yummy! I'll give you all the recipe if you want it, i'd never give it to my real life friends though, that's how special you all are to me.......... :D
Goodnight sweethearts x
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hi there,
telly, your so lovely!! thats a great idea.... maybe someone could sign it for me?? im not even in oz lol.
just a quick hi from me hope your all doing well!!
had my last midwife apointment today... was so sad!! felt like iv knowen her for years!
takecare lovely girls ;)
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Hi Girls,
Awww, we're all turning into such a soppy lot aren't we :shakehead: But I feel the same too, I look forward to turning the computer on to see what you've all been up to, wish we could all meet though. Maybe one day :)
Snowy- That really sucks about your pap smear. At least she didnt do it and then ask you to come back, still a PITA. Its not like you dont have other things to occupy your time.
Nat- Ruby grunts and groans when she poos, makes it sound like a real effort - funny though cause its all liquid lol! I reckon they carry on cause they know they will get a snuggle! Like when Ruby cries when she spits her dummy out in bed - she does it on purpose cause she knows I will go in to give it back..... and we fll for it every time!
That is so great she is sleeping so well, it really makes you feel good when you can get back into the things you used to do. I love baking but havnt done it for ages. I will start it again soon though cause school and kinder goes back in a few weeks.
Alison- I remember when we first had DD1, we wouldnt eat dinner until 8.30-9pm some nights, and we ate alot of quick and easy things, not always healthy either. These days I have dinner on the table by 6pm, if Ruby is cracking it, its a bit of bad luck. If I dont get the other kids fed by then, then they are up way too late and are cranky. Last night though I had Ruby in the sling while I cooked dinner, worked great!
Telly- Hmmm, thats a tricky one with your DD. She is old enough to know what manipulation is and knows that it is making you and DH feel bad and if she keeps it up she will get her own way - which she is. I would just tell her (and have done this with my DS) that it is night time now and time to go to sleep. All the birds are sleeping now and when you hear them in the morning then it is time for you to get up too. Close your eyes, dont get up and I will see you in the morning for big snuggles. Love you. Give her a kiss and walk out. It may seem harsh but it wont scar her, she wont even remember in a weeks time. If she starts calling out where are you reasure her that you are there but dont make a big deal out of it, just say goodnight again and walk out.
Worked for me, hope you can sort it out soon, it can be really hard xxx
I love your idea for Mikayla, but maybe we should PM it all from now on, dnt want her to pop in here and know what we're planning!
Kym- lol about Archie and Ruby. I told DH and he said no way! His girls arent ever aloud to even look at a boy lol! Brit's a bit of a stunner too, I love her dark skin! She really loves Archie too, I love the photo of them when they are both asleep on the couch.
I hadn't thought about giving Ruby any water to drink, might give it a go next time it's hot - mind you I had the heater on this morning WTF??? What teats did you use?
Feel free to pass your recipe on this way they sound really yummy although like the others I am trying to loose a few kilos..... or 15 :redface:
Billy- You might have to just have another bub so you can keep seeing your middy lol!
AFM- Nothing much happening here, Ruby is doing my head in with her night waking. I fed her at 10.30pm, 1.30am, 4.30am then 8.30am. Its now 2.15 in the arvo and she has just woken from her first sleep of the day which only went for 40 mins, aarrgghhh! This has been going on for about the last 3-4 weeks, I thought about topping her up with EBM, but she isnt even interested in having both breasts to start with. I see the MCHN on Friday so will have a chat to her and see what she says.
Hi everyone else!
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ubba, what a cute picture on your ticker!! you poor thing, hope she gets outa all those night feeds soon!!! lol... not anytime soon... my midwife said to call her if i eva need a pregnancy test lol.
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Hi Girls - I didn't get on much yesterday as was out most of the day. I did a stupid thing though, had a friend pop in unexpectedly which made me late for an appointment so in my rush to get out I forgot to shut Amelia's door (I was going to go back and do something) before getting in the car and drove out and hit the garage wall, put a nice scratch and dent in my 6 month old car door! I burst into tears as it frightened me. It's not that bad really but still, could do with being without a car while it's at the panelbeaters!!! grrr. Amelia has been great though, she's sleeping 6 hours for the last 3 in a row and after her 4.00 am feed she goes back to sleep for another 3-4 hours, it's great and also more settled in the day, perhaps last week was a growth spurt as she was so unsettled last week and wouldn't sleep at all in the day! She's in her rocker at the moment and she's all excited and has started kicking her legs so the thing rocks, so cool! Gosh they change quickly don't they!
Now sorry for no persies, I need to vent girls. Will try and cut the story down.....we have DH's mates funeral this Friday (he passed away from a heart attack at aged 33 a few weeks ago), anyway, there's this girl who they used to be friends with, she lives in the UK now, well she used to be in love with DH (not the other way around) and she even used to send him text messages while he was with me in the beginning until he told her he was with me and to leave him alone. Well, he contacted her to let her know about their mate as they were in touch still and he wasn't sure she'd heard (go figure considering it was on Facebook but anyway). Get this, she's flying back for the funeral and DH being the Mr Niceguy that he is has offered to pick her up from the airport at 1.00 am on Friday morning and his mum offered her to stay at their house (he daren't ask me)! Now, call me jealous but this girl had the hots for him and hello why can't one of the single guys without a 7 week old baby get up at 1.00 am and go pick her up. The airport is 45 minutes from our house as it is!!!! I'm so angry at him right now and he doesn't get it. He just said I'm jealous and being stupid as he loves me not her. I tried to explain it's not a trust thing it's just weird after not seeing her for 5 years why he has to play the good samaritan when there's other mates who know her who don't have a 7 week old baby at home! He said I could come to the airport with him, yeah right, I'm going to wake Amelia up at midnight to take her to the airport to pick up someone I've never met who also had the hots for you, WTF!!!!
Anyway sorry, probably sounds immature but it's really bothering me and I'm so unhappy about it but he just doesn't get it. I told him girls don't think like guys......I've seen her FB messages to him as he shows me and she says some weird stuff and ends her messages with xx's....my male mates don't do that!
Sorry girls, had to get that out!
On a happier note, Amelia has her 6 week (at 7 weeks) paed check this arvo so looking forward to that. Will check back in later with the results. Hope everyone is having a great day so far. Thanks for listening to me, what would I do without you all. xx
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alison, i dont think your being immature!!! if i was you i would be absolutly spewing!!! (unless im being immature too??) he did enough letting her know... she is not his responsibility!! he could have said no without being rude about it... like sorry we have a new baby but im sure someone alse wouldnt mind. hope im not making you feel worse by agreeing with you but wtf!!!
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Thanks Billykat, no you made me feel better knowing it's not just me, I thought maybe I was being unreasonable but I'm sick of sitting back and playing the nice guy, it's lovely to have such a thoughtful DH but for once I wish he would stay out of it and let someone else do it, it's always him and I just don't think it's appropriate this time around! grrrrrrr!:wall:
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no id be the same but on the plus he wont have a leg to stand on if you tell him to do a midnight feed and he complains lol
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Al- I can see where you're coming from and I think it is jealousy (which is totally warranted by the way!) I would feel EXACTLY the same way because a) there is a new baby at home and b) Im already feeling sensitive about my post baby body.
He is male and probably wouldnt 'just get it'. Maybe you need to tell him the real reasons why it is upsetting you, otherwise it will build up, you will take it out on him and he will wonder what is going on. There is still enough time to organise someone else to pick her up too.
xxx
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hi girls
just quickly- one handed- i'll be back later for a mega post
I'm an aunty again today!
my SIL had a baby boy
Hudson Stanley
this morning at 4am perth time
7lb 13 oz first bub for DH's older bro
xox madame
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Hi Girls - thanks for your support. You're right Ubba, it is jealousy, not because I don't trust DH because I do, just because I'm a girl and that's how we work ha ha!
Hi Madame - congrats on becoming an Aunty! Hudson must be a popular name as one of the girls in my mothers group called her little boy that, I really like it!
AFM - took Amelia to her 6 week paed check (at 7 weeks)! DH didn't make it so he's in the crap tonight when he gets home, I'll be turning the tap off I think for a bit ;) Everything went well and Amelia is nice and healthy. He did say she has a small chin which is why her mouth is open a lot and her tongue always down so he said I have to do exercises every day by holding her chin/bottom lip upwards so it learns to do it on it's own - how weird, a small chin! Better than a ginormous one I guess LOL. Also she has small nasal passages (I think I passed that on as I suffered with blocked sinuses a lot when younger) which explains why she makes so much noise with her nose poor thing. Might have to get some Fess sinus spray for her, I hope it doesn't cause her problems when she's older but it probably means blocked noses easier, poor thing. Otherwise all is well. He didn't say anything but she weighed nearly 400 grams more than last Thursday's weigh in at health clinic, that seems a lot in a week do you think? She's now 4.9 kgs. He said she's a nice size and has put on a perfect amount of weight which is good.
Well, gotta run, she's due for a feed and is telling me so!
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Hi Alison, yep it sounds crap but if you can try and put up with it with a smile DH will think you are AWESOME! He already knows you have the crankies about it so now just kill it with kindness, show her your lovely baby you got out of her old crush...haha to her she is just a skank from the UK and you are a mummy and Wife. So there. I do agree with the others about it being crap and Id hate it too but sometimes it is out of our control and maybe next time he will think before acting..Sorry to hear about your car that kind of thing is soooo annoying and gives me a tummy ache lol..
Hi Madame, Congrats to your BIL and SIL, Im sure you can be a lovely support to her seeing as you are an old hand now lol, Although they are in Perth she will probably ring you for all sorts :)
Ubba, arent sleeping patterns crazy!? The other night V swapped it all around on me and I had to get up in the middle of the night to feed and it put me all out of whack. Atm she settles at 11 then up anywhere between 530-630 so that is my and her main sleep and I can usually rely on that. As long as that doesnt change I think I can cope...I hope Ruby drops a feed for you soon I got told they drop one once they hit around 5 kg (certainly not gospel but has anyone heared of this?) I dont really notice if V takes less because I just feed her when she wakes up and feed her to sleep so not sure how much she takes but the morning one...jeez she is a slurper! So that mixed with the grunting for her poo is a lovely commotion lol..Hopefully the MCHN has some hints for you :)
Telly thats a great idea, as I said bfore Ill definately let her know about the next meetup Id love to meet her!
Hi Everyone else!
afm, Im back to doing PT (physical training, not personal, cant afford that..) as of today. I put V down this morning and then did 50 mins on my ellyptical machine, some pushups and situps which not surprisingly I struggled with. I had to get a mega bra for it but the great thing about exercising at home is you can do it in your bra and undies lol...Glad noone came to the door! V was great last night and didnt even cry properly so hopefully that will continue. I ordered the wonder weeks book off ebay yesterday so looking fwd to reading about her developmental stages to hopefully understand things a bit better. Oh well time to get something out for dinner, we are having a salad because our veggie garden is making lots of cucumber and tomatoes! Just got to get something to go with it.
Have a great day ladies!
XX Natty
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Hey ladies,
just a quick selfish post.
Madame my mate had her bub yesterday too! a girl, 8 pound 7, Amelia Adley :)
I joined WW yesterday! Apparently bfing mums get an extra 7 points! woohoo! hahaha! We'll see if i actually lost any weight tho, 7 points seems like A LOT.. fingers crossed for me!
Theo slept 9pm till 5 am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
xx
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Hi Natty - you always make me laugh and feel better thanks! You're so right, last night we butted heads and went in circles discussing it, he just doesn't get it so after her went to bed in a huff and I sat on the couch crying I decided to drop it, I give up, I can't be bothered wasting my energy on it. I'm not happy about it and he knows it, what else can I do. The b*tch best watch out though, I have eyes everywhere ha ha - just kidding, I know it's not like that on his part but I just don't feel comfortable with it all. Tonight's the night for the airport run so good luck to him, he said to come with him but I'm not waking Amelia up at midnight and ruining her sleep for that, what a tosser to think I'd go ha ha! Oh and well done on the exercise, that's awesome!
Hi Telly - another Amelia!!! What a good choice ;) Congratulations. As for WW good on you, I lost 8 kgs on WW 3 years ago, come to think of it I have almost that to lose now so perhaps I should join again. I'm a lifetime member anyway! They sent me something when I was pregnant which went straight in the bin ha ha. I've lost 500 grams this week, woop the chook but it's better than nothing. I think being able to move around more is helping, I attempted sit ups yesterday, it hurt a bit still so didn't do many. I'm going to buy the latest Wii personal fit program and give that a shot.
Oh and go Theo, 8 hours wow that's awesome! Amelia only did 5 and then another 4, has been doing 6 and then 4 but that's ok. I'm hanging out for 8!
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im thinking to join ww too x
