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ha ha Ubba you and I must have the same taste, DH likes the Phil & Teds double pram ones but I too don't like the look of them. Sounds stupid but I think you have to like how it looks as well as functions hey! I know they're good prams though.....hmm decisions decisions.
Just wanna quickly throw in my two cents about your pram choice Alison.. I nearly bought the Strider too cos i really liked the look of it but i spoke to a friend who has one and she absolutely hates hers because it is very big and bulky. She also said that it has a very wide wheel base, which is true, it is wider than mine and mine is pretty wide! But It must be a pretty good pram cos they are very popular, you see them everywhere! I think the kingfisher blue is the colour to go for, for sure.
I'll try to come back for persies later! Been flat tack!! But i still love you all!!!! x x x
Hi there! I have been lurking but haven’t had time to really post!
Alison – I cant keep up with your pram talk!!! I think I have said before I have a little $100 one that is super easy to use and doesn’t take up too much room. I keep my expensive 3 wheeler one for walking around to the shop etc at home as it has good suspension for going on rough terrain! Good luck with whatever you choose – sounds like it will be flash!
Sunday night must have been the night to all put them in their cots!! That was Abbey’s first night and I have been pretty good about getting her in there for all of her sleeps. I think wrapping her helps a lot too as I never used to do that before…
Heavenly – I hope you are feeling better now…sux when you are sick and still have to look after the little ones!
Natty – that made me laugh about the alarm clock…what is it with men? They are special creatures all right! I would have punched him after he said about you getting angry and waking yourself up!! Nothing wakes my DH up…he hardly ever hears Abbey crying and I can hear her at the littlest noise!
Telly – I hope your grandfather is doing OK.
AFM – Abbey has been doing OOOKKKKK, went a bit backward last night in waking up twice during the night but other than that she has been giving me between 6 and 9 hours straight sleep (for her – not for me!) and in her own room in her cot so hopefully she keeps it up.
Weighed her yesterday and she is now 5.6kg’s. Put on 200gm in the last week. She is slow but steady compared to some of your little ones….I think the nurses at the clinic are sick of seeing me walk in every Thurs morning with her to weigh her…..anyway, me and my nipple shield friends are still obviously doing OK with the BF…I didn’t think I would last even ½ of this long so it’s all going pretty well.
What are all your ones up to doing now?? Abbey rolls over a fair bit – she’s only gone right over onto her tummy a couple of times but she is always rolling over as far as she can before her shoulder gets in her way. She’s smiling ALL the time now and still putting her hands together in front of her face, talking heaps too which is very cute. She seems to be going through a stage where she doesn’t like me to leave the room without her…she usually has a whinge until I come back so have been carting her around from room to room with me in the bouncy chair to keep her happy.
She has also only been doing number 2’s about once a week – anyone else’s baby doing that too? Doesn’t seem to be bothering her but when she has wind geez it’s enough to knock you out it smells that bad!
Enough rambling from me!
xoxoxo
Hi Girls! ha ha my pram talk has got everyone talking. lol
Hi Kymmy - thanks for the feedback on the Strider, it's funny as two of the girls in my mothers group have them and love them. I guess it comes down to personal taste. I know 2 people with the pram I currently have and love it, I hate it. The Strider is wide, I've measured to make sure it fits through doorways and it does, I didn't find it heavy but it does look bulky - I have a big car so there's no problems getting it into the back of that, it's more the weight but with the carriage off the base it's about the same as the one I have which is fine. Any heavier and I'd be saying no, the Valco was nice too but it was heavier than the Strider so can't do that with my crappy shoulders and neck. I have tried to find the one you have Kymmy but I can't find it anywhere, Toys R Us have a big sale on but they don't have it either, isn't that where you said you bought it? I can't even remember which one you got now but I remember looking when you first mentioned it. My thing is I want to get one that takes a toddler seat as we'll be having them close together hopefully....I don't like the mountain buggy type ones as you can't have them facing you.
Hi Shayna - Amelia is rolling over from side to side like Abbey too :D When I put her in her cot at night I come in the next day and she's facing the other way, it's quite funny. I've never actually seen her do it though. Even in her kick n coaster this morning I noticed she rolled onto her side from her back so it looks like I can't get away with not strapping her in anymore! God how quick do they grow, it's scary!
AFM - Amelia slept 9 hours last night, wa hoo! I'm sure it won't last but after the last few being 6.5 hours it's as nice change. We did have a big day yesterday though and she was grumpy as last night, she was not herself at all and was very whingey and took a little while to fall asleep but she ended up going down eventually but missed her last feed. I was expecting her to wake up at 3.00 am hungry but nope! I am having problems BF'ing though, the first morning feed is great but for the rest of the day she's pulling off my boob........I don't know if it's because I have no milk or because she's gotten too used to the bottle, she's not even interested if I put the shields on....or could be a combo of both, I don't know what to do it's really stressing me out!!! I don't want to give up BF'ing altogether. One of the girls in mothers group is having the same problem as me so she can only feed her baby her milk if she expresses it into a bottle - she also does formula feeds. I feel so annoyed you know, I don't formula feed because I want to but I just have to as I've not got enough milk. I'm wondering if it's time to go on the drugs to get the milk back? I can see my boobs getting smaller by the day and I'm not ready to give up bigger boobs yet as I'm small chested so have enjoyed having a C cup for a change! lol
Hi ladies pls excuse the lack of punctuation as V is asleep on me lol.
Long time no type!! I have been reading but not tping as Im tending to have my hands full of baby in my websurfing time lol. Even now V wants to be held otherwise she is only napping during the day which is ok with me cause she is now pretty much doing 11 till 9 give or take. Funnily tho I feel a lot tireder which is wierd but ill still take the sleep! Oh and I am still on strike and in the spare bed, its my old one so very familliar and comfy and Im sleeping well. DH and I havent spoken about it either but Im not giving in without us talking about it. Sleep is sacred to me and I dont ask for anything except to be able to when I can....He went out last Sat and got so drunk and slept all Sun I could have killed him...I didnt say anything tho because I was being nice and even encouraged him to go have a break...from what i dont know lol...What a turd!
Alison, i have a 3wheeler and love it except she cant face me and she hates it lmao.
Hi everyone, im too lazy and my arm hurts from typing one handed boohoo
xx natty
OOOH Natty you got RAK'D!!!!! How exciting !!! Cant wait to see how your Avvy turns out! I wonder who it was from?
OH MY GOD!!! i am a RAK recipient!!!! Thankyou whoever you are I am crying! :loveshower:
Oh didnt you know? LOL! I just noticed it under your name . There is a thread - I think it is called "Have you been RAK'd". Go have a look - then you better find out what you need to do to order your avvy!
Welcome to the other side
Hopefully that makes up for DH being such a poo
I dont even know how to get one! wooooooooooohoooooooo this has made my week!
I wonder too Ubba......how nice!
Hey Natty
Go to the dropdown menu and go to Platinum and Life Member Forums - Platinum and Life Member Set up - All you need to know about avatars
See how you go
Hmmmm...Thanks Ubba..Think Ill make my own..so many choices! lol..:dance:
Hey ladies,
I'm still here too. Just find it hard to type. But i do read!
Alison i'm with shayna - i got an expensive pram with DD and never used it. I got an umbrella pram for 200 bucks (so it was one of the better ones) and i FLOG it! Can't believe i wasted so much money on an expensive pram in the first place. The smaller ones are the best imo. ALso i don't have a two seater pram - i just use the baby bjorn for theo, and kaili sits in the trolley. Makes my life too easy!
Natty- lucky girl! Cant wait to see your avy! I've told DH that for mothers day this year i want a bb subscription! haha. Obsessed? yes. He better get it for me too, i've just spent 650 bucks on a f-n FISHING ROD for the birthday :o Men and fishing.. wtf?
Kymmy hows your little man going? Does he got back for xrays or anything? hope all is well at your house. hows brit going now that her pony has gone?
Ubba - good to hear ruby is sleeping well. i wish theo would take a dummy - absolutely hates it, gags and carries on like a porkchop when i try to give him one.
Shayna - Theo is rolling onto his side. Not completely over either. He rolled from his belly to his back once - but it was just fluke i think! He is now chuckling quite a bit too!! Soooo adorable. I got it on video the other day, so i've been watching it over and over. haha. He puts his hands in his mouth, and sucks sucks sucks. Pulls his shirt up to his mouth too and sucks sucks sucks, so he almost always has a big wet patch on his clothes from the saliva.
AFM - i lost another 900 grams this week. Wasn't too big a loss, because i kinda went wild over the weekend, redrooster, surf and turf.. icecream. lol. But i'm still happy with that, its basically a kg! Now i've lost 5.3kg! And my pants are feeling comfortable - which i'm stoked about! Counting from when i was preg with theo, i've lost 14kg! (he was 4.5 born tho. lol) Definately heading the right way!
DD started music lessons today! Its called kindermusik. She absolutely loved it! Dancing, singing, and basic instruments with kids her own age! I think it will get her ready for school too, becuase she has to sit and listen to the teacher, hehe. Was very adorable to watch. $250 for the term, which i think is reasonable. She's also started level one in swimming lessons, which means i no longer have to get in the pool with her!! :dance: Sooo stoked about that one! No more looking like a beached whale every wednesday morning! haha
I hope you're all well :)
hi girls...
sori iv been neglecting you all!!!! 3 kids has just got me nacked!! DH works 12 and ahalf hour days and only has 2 days off every two weeks so i dont have a lot of free time at this stage!!!
have had a read though to see what iv missed..... hope your all well!!
telly, bloody mother inlaws lol!!!
ubba, still having her head cheaked regually... at the moment its still slightly open and her head is growing perfictly... so things are great!!! hopfully it continues that way!!
hello to everyone alse sorri i suck at persies at the moment... hopfully in a month or two things will be a bit more settled and i can really catch up with all you girls!!!
TAKECARE, THINKING OF YOU ALL XXXXXXXXX
hey all yay natty i upgraded to lifetime in jn so missed doing that spewing....managed to get my 3 lil ones to sleep today so got a nap, serenity has been waking 2 at night goes to bed at 7 wakes prob 2-3 then at 5:30-6....she is still in our room doesnt roll but when shes lyin down she tries to pull her head up like shes trying to sit up weirdo lol.....sorry no persies going out seyas
lol Mon, Ruby tries to pull her head up too, it really does look funny!
Ruby has been asleep since 8.30pm!!! I woke up at 4.30am cause my boobs are killing me. I went into her room in a panic but of course she was fine. Im still waiting for her to wake up for a feed, I really need some relief....
Hi Girls!
Hi Ubba - sounds like Ruby and Amelia are doing the same! Amelia slept 9 hours the night before and just did 10 last night! Is this normal? Not that I'm complaining and I know it sounds funny but the last 2 nights she's completely slept through her last feed for the night, I haven't woken her expecting her to wake midnight or thereafter instead but nope! I wonder if the cot has made the difference?
Oh and I got my new pram yesterday and I love it! Got the Kingfisher Blue, it's a real greeny blue and it's so pretty ha ha. The pram is wider than my other one at the back but it's still super easy to push and it folds sooooo easily, yay! It's probably a tad heavier but the seat comes off so it ends up about the same if you separate the seat and base. Can't wait to take it for a proper walk.
Is everyone else finding they're out so much they have no time to relax??? Amelia has been in and out of the car so many times each day, probably why she's sleeping so long, I'm tiring her out. I need to stop committing to so much I think!
I can't remember what everyone has said so sorry if I've missed people's specific comments. Haven't been on for a couple of days so have got a little behind, terrible! My sister just phoned crying, she has reporters at her front door. My brother in law was on the news the other night - he works for the Police Dept helping to set the laws and there's dramas with the new law for this search thing, he made a comment to the media and has been copping flack for it from his work since, he went on stress leave because of it the other day. My sister being like she is wrote to the minister and is now in the West Australian today if anyone is in Perth have a squiz (I haven't seen it yet) and apparently the news now want to do a story ha ha. She loves drama but I think she might've created more than she bargained for now!
Gotta run, pooey nappy awaits!
Where is everyone today?!
I need to vent so here goes:
The girl from work who had her baby last weekend is irking me. I think she's going to turn the babies into a competition which I did fear. She's already bragging about how much milk she has and how she can express a full bottle in 15 minutes knowing full well I have issues and it takes me 3 days to get that much. She even had the cheek to ask if I'm eating properly and drinking enough water as it's good for supply as if I didn't know, hello I have an almost 10 week old! Anyone else saying it wouldn't bother me but it does her for some reason. Also, she said that Georgia is already crawling at 1 week old so she must be an early learner - I was like, WTF!!!! I just replied and said that she might be in for an active bub then..... lol. I can't be bothered listening to this comparison thing all the time - again I have all my aqua class and mothers group friends and no-one makes me feel like that at all, just her. Even in hospital last week she was rubbing in that she got the deluxe double room, I only got the double room and also she was the 30,000th person to give birth at that hospital (we were at the same one with the same OB) so she got a massive gift basket from the hospital and her photo in the local paper. I don't care but she made a big thing about it like showing off. I probably sound jealous but I'm not, if you knew her I think you'd get what I mean. Why is it always the people who kick up a fuss and moan about life who get all the perks, sods law huh girls!
Is anyone finding their bub is going longer than 3 hours between feeds now? Amelia mostly catnaps during the day but she's now asleep and almost due for a feed, it's been almost 4 hours since her last feed but doesn't look like she's going to wake any time soon. She's missed her last feed around 9.00 pm the last 2 nights, should I be waking her for that or leaving it? I'm just wondering if this is normal....then again, what is classified as normal with anything to do with babies routines huh!
Oh and I bought the new pram yesterday, the one I wanted and I absolutely love it love it love it, it's so easy to put up and down and so nice to push and Amelia's up nice and high. I got the blue colour, it's kind of an green blue, it's gorgeous.
Anyway, hope everyone else is having a great day. Sorry to moan and sound horrible.