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.
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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