Hi Mon - poor you, I can sympathise after attending the funeral for the baby this week, just awful, depressing, sad all of those emotions. As a singer and lover of acoustic music Rick Steel is great, which song did he do? I'm sure your grandad is in a much happier and healthier place now and he'll be watching over you, you'll see him again one day. Oh and I feel the same about my weight/body, I still can't get my rings on and still have 6kgs on the scales to lose to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I've noticed my tummy going down but nothing shows on the scales. I googled about fluid retention after pregnancy and it does say if you had carpal tunnel you can retain fluid afterwards for a lot longer than normal, and also if you were on IV fluids etc....which I was because of the infection, I had IV antibiotics and fluids for a few days. Grrr, I just want to wear my rings again (especially seeing as we have our photos today) and wear my normal clothes again...I'm battling to get into size 12's and I'm normally a 10. Boooooo.
AFM - I witnessed Amelia roll from her back to her tummy this morning! I was so excited, for the last few days she's been trying and getting frustrated as she couldn't quite make it over and then bang, she did it! I put her on the floor and sat down only to see it out of the corner of my eye. She won't stop doing it now it's hilarious! My baby girl is growing up so fast..........sigh.
I have been MIA for a while too….have been reading but no time to post….
Alison – So sad about the funeral….you are very brave to go….I would have lost it seeing the tiny little coffin…such a sad thing to happen and so unfair….bummer about Amelia’s routine….sounds like you had it down pat!!! I don’t even know how many feed Abbey has a day now…she never finished a bottle in one hit so it’s always in dribs and drabs….
Kymmy – What’s happened with your lovely puppy?? I just saw on FB that he has to find a new home? Did he go after your horse or something? Poor fella…and love that pic of Archie watching the TV….so CUTE!!! Cant believe about that accident…that’s terrible!
Mon – My heart goes out to you for the loss of your Grandad….it will get easier over time, but it’s so hard when it’s fresh…keep your head up and keep talking to your kids about him so they remember him how he was before he got sick…xoxox
Sarah – Glad to hear that Harper is going well…sounds like a dream baby!! Send some of those vibes my way please!!
Ubba – This is probably stupid but what’s MCHN? I know that CC is controlled crying but what is CIO? Were you there overnight or was it just a day thing? Sounds like it was a stressful thing!!??
Telly – 8.1kg!!!! What the hell is that boy getting off you!!! That’s massive – and cute!! Chubby babies are gorgeous!!! A teaspoon sounds so little doesn’t it but it would be a lot for their little bellies hey!
Natty – Glad to hear V is well except for her hiccup the night before last….was she better last night??
Mel – Hope you are going alright and not too sleep deprived like myself….LOVE reading your FB updates – hilarious and always brings a smile to my face and cheers me up!! Keep em coming….PS – We have a noisy cat here too and he cops a boot up the butt from time to time….they can be so persistent and in your face that you just want to hurl them out the back door!! He knows to get out of my way when he hears me coming…
AFM – Well it has been a nightmare lately!!! We had friends down from the Gold Coast which was great with their little girl who has just hit 3 months and it was so nice to see them…she is a cat napper during the day much like Abbey but is a great sleeper at night so that sucked cause Abbey was up all night while Lyla was being a darling….not fair!!! The first night I ended up putting 2 lounge cushions on Abbey’s floor and sleeping on there so I could get to her quickly if she was losing it so I wouldn’t wake them up so I was like a cripple the next day….I have never felt back pain like that…it was sooo bad….luckily it has nearly all gone now thank god!!
Anyway, I noticed this morning when I was brushing Abbey’s hair behind her left ear she squealed in pain when I touched her ear so I left it a little bit and did it again and the same thing happened….it didn’t look red but I noticed a bit of discharge (which I first thought was just wax) so I took her to the Dr and it turns out she has an ear infection….poor little thing….I hope she hasn’t had this for the last couple of weeks and has been suffering all this time…I feel like a terrible mother…plus I have given up BF and I feel so guilty and sad about that….I didn’t think I would feel like that cause I was sure I wasn’t going to BF at all but since we had such a good 4 months of it now that it’s over I miss it…..she was rejecting me constantly and my supply wasn’t good on the L side in the end so she is on formula now….
JD has been not too bad lately, still not listening to me when we are at the shops and taking off etc but other than that he’s pretty good. The poor fella is petrified of me though I think….he dropped his fork last night when we were eating tea and as soon as he looked at me he went ‘sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry it was an accident’ – he must think I’m an ogre to carry on like that when something goes wrong….
Hi Kymmy - yes, why are you getting rid of your doggie, he/she is so cute, is it a staffy? Looks like one, I'm a massive staffy lover.
Hi Shayna - poor Abbey, ear infections are painful, she must be a tough little cookie. Don't beat yourself up, you weren't to know - I did the same the other day with Amelia having a rash under the fold where her neck touches her chest. I felt terrible all day but it's not like we deliberately neglected them and she'll be fine now you know what's wrong. Your BF'ing story sounds exactly the same as mine, I'm about to give up expressing, now that I've stopped the 1 BF a day thanks to Amelia rejecting me from a low supply as well, I'm now expressing about 5mls a day, 5 mls girls can you believe it!!!!! DH says he doesn't know why I bother and I'm starting to feel the same. I'll also be interested to see if stopping will help my fluid retention, I STILL can't get my wedding rings on. You might find now she's on formula she'll start sleeping through, is your friend's baby on formula or fully breastfed? I don't think I know anyone who is fully breastfeeding and having their bubs sleeping through without a feed at the moment but I'm sure there are. Just goes to show there's pros and cons for both, oh to have both at the same time, being able to fully breastfeed would be wonderful, I would love it, I still feel guilty formula feeding truth be told but I just have no choice. Amelia goes 10 hours which is great, the last 2 days of having to get up a few times to put the dummy in has killed me and made me realise how great it is to have her in a routine. Every person and every baby is different but it's great for me as I don't think I could handle the lack of sleep for this long a time! Keep me posted on how she goes and I hope she settles for you soon - it won't last forever and you'll feel a million bucks in no time! The main thing is Abbey sounds like she's growing fantastically - I think her and Amelia would be around the same weight, Amelia was 6.3 a couple of weeks ago. And let's face it, how can you be mad at her little face, she's so adorable and I just love her hair, Amelia is jealous! xx
Hi Shayna, a question is never stupid if you dont know the answer! MCHN stands for Maternal & Child Health Nurse, CIO stands for Cry It Out and yeah CC is Controlled Crying. It was a day stay thing, 9am - 2pm.
Don't worry about JD taking off at the shops, Luke still does it and he is 4 1/2 I bribe him now and it sometimes works but I have to keep reminding him. Sounds like you are having a tough time keeping your cool at home too if he was saying sorry sorry.... Could a day of childcare be an option? Not sure how much it wil cost but it will give him a break from you and Abby and you a break from him. Nothing wrong with needing a break from our kids. I used to put Luke in Child Care for a day a week for the same reasons, I would get really stressed out and find myself not liking him very much sometimes I realise now that it was his behaviour I wasn't dealing with, not actually him - I love my boy. Now he is at kinder 2 mornings and 2 arvos a week our relationship is beautiful. He gets the opportunity to play with his mates and muck around without having to hear me coming down on him for not puting his toys away (mainly because I am so tired). You;ll work it out anyway xxx
Al- Hope you can get back into your old routine. Your DH is right, what does it matter if she has 4 or 5 feeds? You'll get back into your rings, hope you could cover up your coldsore bloody things I hate them grrr.
Oh and I feel the same about my weight/body, I still can't get my rings on and still have 6kgs on the scales to lose to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I've noticed my tummy going down but nothing shows on the scales. I googled about fluid retention after pregnancy and it does say if you had carpal tunnel you can retain fluid afterwards for a lot longer than normal, and also if you were on IV fluids etc....which I was because of the infection, I had IV antibiotics and fluids for a few days. Grrr, I just want to wear my rings again (especially seeing as we have our photos today) and wear my normal clothes again...I'm battling to get into size 12's and I'm normally a 10. Boooooo.
You might find now she's on formula she'll start sleeping through, is your friend's baby on formula or fully breastfed? I don't think I know anyone who is fully breastfeeding and having their bubs sleeping through without a feed at the moment but I'm sure there are. Just goes to show there's pros and cons for both, oh to have both at the same time, being able to fully breastfeed would be wonderful, I would love it, I still feel guilty formula feeding truth be told but I just have no choice. Amelia goes 10 hours which is great, the last 2 days of having to get up a few times to put the dummy in has killed me and made me realise how great it is to have her in a routine. Every person and every baby is different but it's great for me as I don't think I could handle the lack of sleep for this long a time! Keep me posted on how she goes and I hope she settles for you soon - it won't last forever and you'll feel a million bucks in no time! The main thing is Abbey sounds like she's growing fantastically - I think her and Amelia would be around the same weight, Amelia was 6.3 a couple of weeks ago. And let's face it, how can you be mad at her little face, she's so adorable and I just love her hair, Amelia is jealous! xx
I realise now that it was his behaviour I wasn't dealing with, not actually him - I love my boy. Now he is at kinder 2 mornings and 2 arvos a week our relationship is beautiful. He gets the opportunity to play with his mates and muck around without having to hear me coming down on him for not puting his toys away (mainly because I am so tired). You;ll work it out anyway xxx
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