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:rofl: :spit: Snowy - I do have a mental image!! Seriously though, try hot towels and massage it towords your nipple KWIM? I hope it gets better for you I can feel your pain now.
Oh I meant to ask before - those that are FF, what brand are you using? I have been using s26 gold at the moment purely because they come in individual packs but I have heard bad things about it.
Hey Alicia we posted at the same time! Im so glad you came back and joined us - I never did pm you back :redface: sorry xx Cruz is getting so mobile! Ha, you'll walk in the room and find him under the couch one day lol! How exciting moving into a new house!! Packing sucks but it will be worth it once you get there. I have 2 prams, a babyco 3 wheeler (it was DS's) and a Maclaren stroller that I got off ebay. One of the 'junkies' might be able to help you better!
Ubba - We are on NAN HA GOLD... Everyone told me it was the best for people who are Breastfeeding & Formula Feeding at the same time lthough I am not sure why this is or what research there is to back that up! We have stuck to it as it works for Cruz, we did try S26 once as quite frankly the NAN is one of the most expensive so thought we might try something that we were told was of equal quality and a bit cheaper but we found the S26 STANK and made Cruz a bit pukey which he was NEVER on the Nan so we used about 1/4 of the tin of S26 and chucked it and went back to Nan - The S26 smelt like off potatoes to us! We won't try anything else now as we just know Nan is working for Cruzy but I have got a few friends who swear by Heinz?? As with everything I suppose it's different for very baby! Aaaaaaah decisions decisions hey?! So many choices! Too many! xx
Hello Ladies!
Mon: :hug: I am so sorry about your grandad. That is great that you went to see him one last time. You must be a lovely grand daughter... :hug: to you. I hope you are ok xxx
Hope you are all ok Telly!!!!
Alicia: So glad you came back to us! Gosh you are a lovely one! Cruz is just BEAUTIFUL and looks like a real little character! On the pram thing, I am buying a Mountain Buggy cos we live in the hills and it is very rocky.. I hear they are the best for this kind of terrain and everyone i've spoken to about it highly recommends them. It is a bit of a sore point with me and DH (my pram obssession! hahahaha) But i figure, he has 4 motorbikes now so why the bloody heck can't i buy another pram!?!? hahaha! He can't understand why i would need another one but they all serve different purposes! I never spend money on myself do it's like i am living through my son!! Ah well...
Brit has two ponies, Sunny (Palousse) is 32 yrs old this year (retired) and is completely blind in one eye and going blind in the other and is also going deaf... But apart from that she is completely healthy! haha!
Her new pony Shandy (mixed breed) is an awesome little jumper, she loves it! She is very forward moving but not unsafe and Brit is already having a ball on her! She is going for a ride with the neighbor as we speak! They have asked a neighbor down the road if they can borrow their arena as we don't have one yet! That is also why i want a Mountain Buggy, so i can walk down there with them down the gravelly track..
Never say never... horses is always something you can go back to down the track... who knows, Cruzy just might become a little cowboy!! haha! How cute would that be?! DH is already looking for Archie's first motorbike! I don't know what is worse, horses or motorbikes!! They are both exy and not the safest of sports! I am hoping Archie will be into Golf... or tennis.... hahahahahaha!
My dad is having another op on Mon or Tues, he has to have a skin and muscle graft to cover the massive hole in his foot, then he has to stay still for five days then he'll get to come home (YAYYYY) but he will be on antibiotics twice a day for six weeks. I guess he won't relly be out of the woods for a while yet but so far the news is good so that is awesome!
Snowy: Hope you get that blocked duct sorted soon... Mastitis, as you know, is NOT FUN for anyone!! :hug:
Ubba: I'm with you on the crawling thing..... NOT YET! I haven't baby-proofed my house yet!! Archie is doing the same though.. he can actually move from one end of his play mat to another. It is scary....
Hello everyone else!!
I have to go and hang about six loads of washing! POOO! Better get onto it before Archie wakes up!!
xxxxxx
Hi Alicia!!! Yay great to hear from you. Your future daughter in law is doing great and sounds like my future son in law is equally as great! hee hee :dance: Amelia blushed when I told her Cruz giggled at her video ;) They are so similar, Amelia is 61.5 cms, she was 6.3kgs last week, she is also on NAN HA Gold and if she wakes up at all through the night it's always between 4 and 6am!! She goes straight back to sleep though like Cruz....another friend told me her bub does the same, weird huh! My friend who had a reflux baby recommended NAN HA Gold for me and it's always worked for Amelia, she's never had reflux or anything but she's also never been a spewy baby, not sure if the formula makes a difference to that or not? I am sticking with this one, no point changing if it's working. Are you still BF'ing at all? I've stopped BF'ing now, Amelia won't take me anymore but I still express although because I'm not BF'ing it's really dropped off even more, I only got 10mls yesterday. :o Will keep persevering, I did run around a lot yesterday though so that wouldn't have helped. If you are wanting to buy The Wonder Weeks (it's awesome by the way) I have the best book store to buy it from, it's in the UK and it's free worldwide postage, the book was half the price it was in Aus. I'll send you a FB message with the details, if anyone else is interested let me know, they sell all sorts of books, not just baby ones!
Hi Kymmy - oh the new pony sounds fantastic, you'll have to put some pics up on FB and yay for your dad, sounds like he might be finally on the road to recovery......fingers crossed it stays that way.
Hi Ubba - if only we could take our own advice. I've come to terms with having to FF Amelia now but if I could express 100mls I wouldn't be doing it. It definitely doesn't help supply though, since dropping the one BF a day I've noticed it has dropped even more, makes me sad but what can you do. As long as mum and bub is happy and healthy, do what works. And thanks re the lovely comments re the girl who's bub has died. I received a text last night inviting me to the funeral, they don't want anyone to wear black and they want kids there. Regardless of the fact I don't know her well I think I will go and show my support, I just feel so much for this girl. Will be a very sad day I feel, not sure how I'll go but will give it my best shot for her sake.
Hi Telly - did you come out unscathed from the cyclone? Have been thinking of you and hoping you are ok. xx
Best go, got the family coming over for afternoon tea today and my house looks like World War III has hit, I have crap everywhere! :o
Kym - I am really happy to hear about your dad. It must have been such a stressful time for you but you can breathe abit easier now xx. Baby proofing, huh? We have a low line tv unit with all the kids dvd's, the Wii and the dvd player in the open shelves. Oh I forgot about baby proofing...... Actually now that I am sitting on the floor I can see the fan cord on the floor, c.r.a.p I havn't swept up under the kitchen table and the exposed power points. Hopefully Ruby will be good like her big sis and only needs to be told 'no' once- unlike her big bro who still gets told no after the 100th time :wall:
Telly- Hoping you are all ok, I guess you have probably lost power. Thinking of you xxx
Al- You must have a lot of courage to go to the funeral, it would bring me undone seeing the coffin. Give her a big cuddle from us BB girls. We all know its nice to have friends you have never met.
Mon- How you holding up?
Hi everyone else :)
hey all i have been reading just not posting still pretty upset but still in shock aswell cos it was all so sudden. funeral on thursday :'(
Hi ladies!
Well ye again I am all behind as Ive been so busy that I have just been lurking on my mobile but its even hard to read then on my small phone.
Telly, Im so sorry your whole return to home was crappy. I agree with Snowy that he probably felt he was "helping" by fixing something...Men..Stoopid brains are just not like ours lol. I would have felt abandoned too and I dont really know how to point out a positive because it would be sad to be in that position...Okay...New kitchen and bathroom...(tic) :hug:
Sorry I havent read the last 10 or so posts so hi everyone else!!!
Im off to Canberra again tomorrow as dh is away sea kayaking with work (tough life lol) so Im visiting my friend again. Last time I went to see her I loved it so looking forward to it again. She loves V too so thats nice aswell.
XXX Love you guys
hey ladies!
bb is being soo slow atm! driving me nutters!
just a quick one, i'll read through your posts a bit later.
we only just got power back today, the cylone was pretty scary!!
But we're all safe.
talk soon xx
Just read about your Granddad Monica Im sorry XX
Hey gorgeous girls!
Well i think i'm finally up to date!
Alicia - I'm with Kymmy, you are a lovely one! hehe! x Thank you for the comments on my little man, yes his hair is going quite fair, i have no idea where that is coming from, both chris and i have brown/black hair. I just love that photo of him in kaili's pram, haha, its so cute! Meanwhile your little man is clearly going to be a heartbreaker when he grows up, hell i think he already is! Dark eyes and hair are a perfect combo in my mind! Don't you just LOVE the big belly laughs? Melts my heart! And they're soo easy to get these days! Oh i love this age.. its just beautiful. Theo is heading in for his 4 month needles this week, and his 4 month health check is tomorrow - so i'll find out then exactly how much he has grown, can't wait! I must be a cruel mummy, i don't get sad/upset at all when they get them! haha! Poor little man, no sympathy from mummy! Definately sounds like the boys are a lot bigger than all the girls in our group, isn't that fascinating that even at this age, there is a difference! hmm!
How exciting that you guys are moving! Will be great moving in an area that is family friendly, all the best for the move x
Kymmy - sooo sooo glad your dad is slowly on the road to better health. Gee things must have been scary for a while there. Losing a limb.. crap! Take a sigh of relief, hopefully the next op will go perfectly and he'll be home before you know. I bet he is really missing all of you guys.. would be very lonely! :hug: BTW - ARCHIE IS SO DAMN CUTE! haha! I lurve lurve the photo of him watching telly, haha! classic! Thats so cool that your dh is already thinking of his first motorbike. Chris is doing up a yamaha 80 at the moment for kaili, haha! men! Will be just a TAD too big, but you can't tell them that! Cause i grew up out west, we grew up with horses and motorbikes - and i must agree, not the safest hobbies! I remember many stacks, some of them quite serious too! Yuck, booo to your 6 loads of washing, i think i'm going to have about 10 tomorrow... not looking foward to it!!
Alison - I really don't know what to say about your friend... I feel so upset even thinking about it. why is life so cruel? Like bec said too.. its going to be terrible just seeing the coffin.. my thoughts and prayers are with the family, i hope they can get through this :pray:
How sweet are the latest photos of amelia too?! Lordie her eyes and eyebrows are just the sweetest! Also love the jolly jumper, must get mine back off my cousin so theo can have a go too, aren't they super fun?
Mon - :hug: Thinking of you in this tough time. Hope your family are doing well xx
Ubbs - I used s26gold with DD, because it had the small packets. She seemed fine on it, so i never bothered changin. But i agree with alicia - its a bit stanky.
Snowy - hope that blocked duct sorts itself out, sounds like it could turn painful quite easily!
Natty - yay! Have fun at canberra, hope your little girl behaves herself for the car trip x
Madame - thank you for thinking of me this weekend. You are such a special friend, love you heaps :hug: Hope your clan are doing well xx
AFM - Well the cyclone has been and gone, thank goodness! The wind was really scary, was totally $hittin' myself! haha! Kaili's cubby house was blown over and smashed into a couple of pieces, about 3 power polls exploded and caught fire, and a big gumtree about 3 houses up crashed and landed on the lines. My house was shaking.. :o We got power back on tonight, so had toclear out our fridges and freezers, everything was spoilt and starting to smell a bit :redface: Not happy, was probably anout $400 dollars worth of food! Not to mention all the frozen meals i had cooked for when i have slack nights. :protest:
My dieting had been TERRIBLE all weekend. Been eating so much crap, weighed myself this morning and i put on 1.5kg! haha!! Back on the bandwagon tomorrow! Not looking forward to their judging eyes at the ww meeting on wednesdy :rolleyes: But i know if i dont go, i'll probably just give up altogether, and i definately dont want that!
hmm, think thats all i have to tell ya'll
xx lots of love
Hi Girls just a quick one cause its 11.20pm and I should be going to sleep. I just submitted another asignment! Hooray for me! Im really loving this course and feel so proud of myself :dance:
Telly- I am so so happy that you guys are all ok, I was starting to get a little worried that you hadnt been on (as if you dont have a life or anythin else to do.....)
Natty - Have an awesome time in Canberra again.
Al- Love the video of Amelia in the jolly jumper.
Hello all my other lovlies!
Im going to see the Enhanced MCHN tomorrow with Ruby. It runs from 9-2 and they teach things like baby massage and settling techniques. I dont know wether it will help or not but Im willing to try. Ill fill you in on how it went.
See ya!
Hey ladies,
just got back from the MCHN!
Theo is getting so big! 8.1kg, 65cm length, 43cm HC! :o
The MW couldn't believe he was only beastfed! haha!
I know he is so much bigger than Kaili ever was, i remember i turned her carseat around when she was 7 months (thats when she hit 8kg)!! Won't be turning his carseat around for a while yet, but i find that incredible the size difference :p
She recommended i start a small amount of solids to see how he goes! Then another MW i know saw me as i was walking out, and she said the same thing - he's a big boy, have you got him on solids yet?
Oh my... our bubbies arre growing too fast!
xx
Hi Girls
Yet again I haven't been getting notifications so now I'm wayyyyyy behind, grrrr!
We had a big storm here yesterday, Our dining area got flooded, was crazy! I was trying to grab towels and mops etc all while holding a crying baby and dealing with a storm phobic dog, lol! DH came home eventually after I'd almost filled a bucket of water! I've put some pics on FB.
Asked the doctor at Amelia's needles yesterday about some pains I've been having the last few days, she wants me to go for an ultrasound and do some swabs etc etc. She said it's probably nothing but given my infection she wants to be sure - she was however about 20 years old. I emailed my midwife and she said just to do what the GP said, I was a bit miffed actually, was hoping she'd suggest coming in to see the OB, given he's my OB and he's a gyno...oh well. But this morning I've woken and thought that it might be ovulation pains. I used to get this before and because I was charting to get pregnant I've worked out it's been 2 weeks since my period and so it's perfect timing. I don't remember it being quite this painful but wondering if maybe everything is still a little raw in there that maybe it's a bit more painful. Anyway hoping that's all it is, my temp and blood pressure were fine so she says it's unlikely to be an infection. If it's not gone by Thursday I'll go do the tests, just don't want to for no reason, such a hassle with a baby!
Hope all is well with everyone, got the funeral for the baby today, still tossing up whether to go or not, although I likely will, it's not the best weather to have a baby outside either just after needles! I was going to get my sister to watch her if worst came to worst but she is running around trying to get her house fixed today as some of her roof caved in with the storm yesterday and my other sister has an appointment so will have to take her with me. Amelia came out of her vaccs unscathed, although I realised she's not really 4 months until next Tuesday so I was a little early. I've always gone off weeks so assumed she was due yesterday, must remember that for next time!
Al- I hope the funeral wasnt too upsetting for you today xxx
Telly- Far Out! 8.1 kg!!! Woah. You definately have some good milk going on there. You should donate it to the premmie babies, their mums would be taking them home in no time! So do you think you will start him on solids yet?
Hi Ubba - thanks so much. It was a lovely service, very very sad though, I've never seen such a teeny tiny coffin, the dad was carrying it on his own with just his two hands like he was carrying a plate.......the baby was born at 1.1 kgs. I couldn't help but feel so sad for the girl, her husband kept it together but she was so upset, although was definitely more together than I think I would've been, mind you, she's probably still numb. She gave everyone a little poem (written by her baby Willow) and a Willow tree seed to plant in her honour. We're going to put it at our propertly, ironically she was addicted to green apples when pregnant (same as me) so buried her with a few items along with an apple which she got from Donnybrook - where our property is! It's known as the apple county of the west. She also gave me a thank you card for my gift I gave her before the bubby died and it has a little copy of her hand print on it, my god girls, it's teeny tiny, about the size of my thumb. I burst into tears as soon as I opened it. I tell you what though, it brings everything into perspective and I've never kissed and cuddled Amelia in one day so much as I have today. Cherish your bubs girls, sleeplessness nights, crap milk supply (me!), wonder weeks, teething, tantrums, you name it, because at least we have them here to go through all these things with. :grouphug: She said to me, cherish your little girl because you don't realise how precious they truly are until they're gone........I just wanted to scream for her.
Apparently they had a viewing for family and close friends this morning, the girl I met her through went and had a little cuddle of the baby and took some photos, she said she'd show me if interested. Sounds morbid but I'd like to put a face to the name, I feel somewhat attached to the situation really so would like to. She told me today the girl and her husband (the parents of the baby) didn't even hold the baby at all, they didn't want to, I found that a little unusual but each to their own. I just hope they don't regret it later, I think it would be sad to know you didn't get to feel their skin on yours etc. I couldn't imagine NOT holding my baby could you?
Anyway, that's my afternoon, let's hope tomorrow is much happier!
Hope you all had a lovely day.
Nighty night.
xx
Oh Ali - thats so tough for me to read. When my sister lost her bub (her heart stopped beating the morning of her scheduled c-section, however section was scheduled for the arvo :() we all had a hold. I remember going there the next day to the hospital and cradling this tiny baby in my arms (tiny comnpared to my huge bubbas!) and just rocking and rocking and wishing she would come back to life - it was the hardest thing I have ever had to go through - and it wasn't even my baby! I can't imagine how they are feeling, the pain of losing a baby is just so huge, you just can't describe it. I have a picture of phoebe in my wardrobe (like, on a dresser thing) so every time I open it to get clothes out I see her beautiful sleeping face and am reminded that my children are the most precious little beings - and I should rejoice in the fact that they are with me - because I'm so blessed to have them ya know?
Anyhoo - sorry - you made me cry so I babbled on a bit!
Hope everyone else is well :grouphug:
Hi Mel - I'm so sorry I made you cry.....was such a sad day yesterday I just had to get that out. :doh: Wow, your sister is a strong girl, how do you move on from something like that? Has she had another since or was it recent? You have to wonder why these things happen, to happen the day of her c-section, you'd be forever thinking if only they did it the day before etc etc. So devastating. I think it's beautiful you have a pic of her on your dresser. It's kind of why I want to see a picture of this little one, so I can put a face to the name, especially now I have her hand print which I will keep for Amelia to look back on one day. It certainly makes you appreciate even more what you have huh! xx
Hi everyone else, how are we all? Sorry if I depressed everyone yesterday. I was feeling a little emotional yesterday and needed to vent, apologies!
Does anyone know what reputation points on BB are? I just realised I have some when changing my profile pic. I really need to look into this site more, I tend to just stick to the basics, I didn't know what being RAK'd meant either until I looked into it lol!
Ali - yeah that happened in March 2007 and she had another little girl in March 2008. I don't think she will ever move on from it, but she just gets through each day as best she can I suppose.
Rep points are points you give to people if you like their post - you hit the symbol that looks like scales in their post - write the reason why - and yup - given rep points.
Oh that's lovely Mel, I'm glad she had another bubby, I bet she's very special and very much loved. :)
Oh thanks re the rep points, there you go, never knew!
PS, how's Aricyn's drawings going? lol
xx
She is pretty special - they named her "Hope" as she was their hope for a new life so to speak.
Aricyn's drawings are fine... lol.. every one of them has to have a penis. Except when he draws me cos he knows I don't have one.. lol
Hi ladies, just checking in oo my mobile having a great time here and V being a good girl and sleeping well 11 hours last night it might be the farex. she is so fun to play with now. I hope everyone and babies are well x x
Hey All
Just quickly..
Ali: Good on you for going along to the funeral..
Mel: That is so sad about your sister's bub.. My sis lost a baby to anencephaly and that was horrible too :(
Nat: Glad you are having a good time!! V is just beautiful!!
Telly: Yay for your chubba bubba! That sure is some full cream milk you got there.. You should work for Cadbury's... hahaha!
Mon: Hope you are holding up alright... thinking of you. Big hugs xxx
Ubba: How'd you go at the MHCN??
Sarah: Where are you!!??? Miss you!
Hello everyone else!
AFM: Dad had op today. Skin and muscle graft to cover the gaping hole in his foot. All went well! Yay!
I'll be back later on xxx
hahaha, kymmy you crack me up :p
Loved that post, so direct and to the point! Yet you made sure you included everyone! haha,youre such a great friend!
ali - glad you went to the funeral too. Ever since i read your post i've been looking at my thumb and thinking of that handprint.. that is so fragile.. I know what you mean about wanting to have a squizz at the photos, put a face to the name. You're such a lovely person.. To buy a gift for someone you had just met, and then to attend the funeral for their child... beautiful :love: Hope you're feeling okay today... Life is so precious. I've been smothering my babies with kisses and hugs since reading your post. Also love the idea of the willow tree.. how lovely. Big hugs for you and amelia :hug:
natty - loving your pics of v on fb, her hair colour is gorgeous, i can see a hint of red through it too, but only a touch, its lovely! hoep youre having fun on your holiday!
Mel - :hug: hope youre feeling ok. must be hard hearing others sad stories, as it would remind you of your own. :( love aricyns pictures, how old is he? very clever!
Ubba - yeah i know 8.1 ... it blew me away! I knew he was big, but realy didn't expect him to be that big! hope your MCHN classes went well! I did those classes when kaili was a baby, and met a group of mums who have become incredible friends. 2 years later we all still meet up every tuesday and thursday for a gossip and a play. My life would be so empty without them! so enjoy yourself! x
sarah - i agree with kymmy, where are you? ;) how's that garden going too? You inspired me, i have started a flower garden with kaili, in the old brick bbq. Can't wait for them to bloom, think it would be so cool seeing all these flowers sprout out of an old barbe! hehe
jds mum - hope all is well in your household, and jd and abby are being well behaved!
AFM - Well we tried theo on some farex today!! Sooo excited! haha! As soon as i put it in his mouth he starting making little mm noises, and the fingers went straight in afterwards, was so sweet to watch. are you going to introduce anything else just yet natty? i'm thinking i'll stick to farex, one time, for about a week before i go onto something else, what do you think? he probably had about a teaspoon too! Tomorrow i might try giving it to him at night, see if it helps him sleep longer, cause atm he's waking about 3 times a night hungry :rolleyes:
xx
Hi girls!
I'll fill you in quickly on the enhanced MCHN. It was effed up. They encouraged CIO/CC which I really didnt like, although Ruby slept there for 1.5 hrs. I said to the nurse it's probably cause she got so tired from crying and she just winked. She also didnt want me to give her a dummy when she went to bed but I ended up getting it for her anyway cause she started getting really upset. I was really glad to leave and was happy she had that big sleep cause it meant she didnt have to cry so hard again. The nurse was saying that I need to let my baby cry and this crying always happens before sleep time. There was 2 other familes there too and their babies cried the whole time. It was a terrible day, I should have left earlier but thought I would give it a chance, DH was there too and Im glad cause I think I would have crumbled if he wasnt there with me.
I'll come back tomorrow, I feel like crap again......
Oh Bec, Thats no good.. I have started reading The same book that Telly is reading about sleeping (How goods that for an explaination, can't remember what it is called!!) and it basically says to think of how you feel when you are upset and frightened and nobody is there to comfort you, thats how a baby feels when left to cry. I think it is so sad! I mean, yeah, they do eventually go off to sleep by themselves but its only cause they've given up on you coming to rescue them from their misery!! Once i've read the book i suppose i'll have better advice to give you but it has given me hope that there is another way..... i just don't know what it is yet! haha! :hug: I hope tomorrow is a better day xxx
Telly: Haha! Felt like i needed to catch up but didn't really have much time so it was a very basic post! How exciting re starting solids! I can't wait! I am going to do the BLW thing so i'll wait til Archie shows that he is ready but i can't wait!! I am sure after a couple of days after dealing with the mess of it all i'll be wishing that we just stuck with boobies forever (BITTYYYYYYY!! hahaha) !! But i always look forward to the next exciting chapter!! Sarah you have inspired me too, i am going to buy some seedlings tomorrow to start my own veggie patch!
AFM: There was an accident out the front of a school nearby.. a teacher and a 12 yr old girl were ran down by a ute.. the teacher died and the girl is in a critical condition in PMH with a broken leg and brain haemorrages(sp?).. I've just heard that the girl is my ex-bosses daughter. I feel terrible for her and her family and i really hope she pulls through OK. I will send them a card tomorrow.
Better be off to bed, it's getting late!
xxx
hello girls,
im still here, sorry, been reading and to tired to post, lame i know, but i know all you girls understand
telly and kymmy- aawwww i miss you too!
ali- oh i have cried so much for darling willow. oh god. i certainly couldnt keep it together. makes me feel terrible when i scold tully sometimes, thinking i could not have him. what a tough couple. and i hope you are ok too. what a gorgeous girl for going. im sure they were glad to have you support them in this horrible time.
mon- i hope your family is ok with the loss of your grandad. stay strong and remember all the wonderful memories you have x
bec- freakin cc. i hope you are ok. i hope ruby sleeps better however you get her to sleep. Harper has me doing laps around our living room, with her laying in my arms with a dummy! she hates it anyother time- dummy and lying down, but she sooks and this seems to work at the moment. hugs xox
mel- nice to see you again! hope the move went well x
afm-
our garden is going ok i think. might not get enough sun so im worried they might not grow to well. worth a try anyway. you should see tully with his little watering can watering the footpath....he gets the plants some times... and all i hear is "OWWW WOW" he's so cute
Harper is good. Sorry to say not much to report. ok, you can punch me if you like. She is just a really settles baby. happy, feeds, sleeps. generally pretty good. Still bfing well, growing well. 5.8kg at 3 months. nothing to theo! 8.1 telly! Good cow i say he he he x
ill write better and try to include everyone soon,
kisses
x sarah x
Hi Girls - sorry, been MIA for a couple of days! What a week! Thanks for all your lovely words re the funeral. I actually saw the piccies of the little bub yesterday, she was so tiny but very very cute. She just looked like a fully formed baby just tiny, she had a head of black hair too. She looked very peaceful. I found out a little more about the whole thing, apparently the placenta completely detached and the baby was without oxygen for over an hour by the time they got her out so she would have been quite possibly severely brain damaged if she had've survived so very sad either way. Apparently the mum is doing a lot better this week and has come to terms with everything, she just looks as it like Willow had more important things to do and that she was here to bring people together and make new friends. Isn't that lovely.
AFM - I stupidly tried to change my lovely working routine these past 2 days, I really need to stop listening to others! This routine I've been following has always worked and it suggests around 16-20 weeks to dry dropping the "dream feed" and have them in bed earlier, my friend does the same thing and her 5 month old is sleeping 12 hours and has been since she was 4 months old so I thought I'd give it a go. DISASTER CITY!!!!!!! She's quite fine with going 4 hours between feeds anyway - I just upped her amount which I've properly calculated for her weight - she either has 180 mls 5 times a day or 200 mls 4 times a day. Anyway, the first night I tried it she had her last feed at 7.30 pm (instead of the usual 9.00 or 9.30 pm).....she went straight to sleep as usual but woke 5 times through the night, not for food but just doing the whinge before the cry so I was up putting the dummy in all the time which is ridiculous! I was shattered yesterday as I'm not used to it. I didn't want to give up after one night so thought I'd try again, yesterday was fine again up until 5.30 pm when she went to sleep, for 2 hours (she normally sleeps on and off until her 6.00 pm feed but never that long)....I had to wake her at 7.30 pm - 5 hours after her last feed! Anyway, then she fed and didn't want to go back to sleep (normally she'd go to sleep pretty well straight away).....so by the time she went down it was 10.00 pm anyway!!!!!!! She woke 3 times from about 3.00 am on......better than the night before but still she normally goes all night, or only wakes once from about 4.00 am on but sleeps until 7.00 or 8.00 am - today she got up at 6.30 am. So, my point is, I've realised she's just not ready and like DH said, why does it matter if she's having 5 instead of 4 feeds, I know eventually she'll need to go to bed earlier as she gets older and more of a handful but I will do it gradually by bringing her dreamfeed earlier and earlier before eventually dropping it. Obviously cold turkey didn't work. I'd be crap at controlled crying too cause normally she dream feeds and goes to bed asleep but last night I tried putting her down awake...I only lasted 5 minutes before I got her up again lol!!!!!
Sorry for the novel girls, just had to get that all out. Gosh you just never know what the right thing to do is huh. All I know is I'm tired today and even Amelia doesn't look as well rested.
Oh and we are having our professional pics done this arvo.........I've woken up with a big coldsore in the middle of my lip, freaking fantastic!!!!! :o
Hey all, had the funeral yesterday and took my girls the boys got picked up from my step mum
Got the girls a black dress too were
Went shopping for clothes in the morning and tried on about 20 outfits sz14 and by the end of it I was in tears just wanting to go home (this is why I only have one tiny mirror in my bathroom for my face) found my dress just as I was about to leave which looked nice
Went to the veiwing and I was in tears, my grandad was so cold and stiff and cause he looked so bad before when they made him look nice he didn't quite look like him though they did agreat job, then at the cemetary me, my mum and two uncles walked the coffin in onto the table thing and by the end I was in tears that bad I wanted to curl into a ball and die, and my chest was so sore I was a hysterical mess but once I calmed down things hot a lot better, Rick Steele played at the ceremony then we went back to my grandmas and had a lovely night
Feeling alot better just get very sad sometimes when I miss him
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. :comfort: 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.
Hi everyone
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….
Gotta go, Abbey crying….6.67kgs now…
Love you all!
xoxox
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. :o 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 :o 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 :redface: 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.
Hi everyone else xx
He played forever young which is a song he dedicated to my grandparents ages ago when he had a retirement party for his friends and close family, they've known him for 20 odd years
Still quite sad but life goes on but then I feel bad cos my life is going on and I feel like his death shouldve made a bigger impact to me
Mon - Hugs to you lovely. Maybe his death hasn't made a big impact on you because his life meant so much more xxx
Girls, check out our 'card' posts on FB, I have updated it with some news
OMG poor Mikayla sometimes life just isn't fair :'(
hey ali- just quickly, have you tried expressing while amelia is on the other breast?
i know you said youre not really feeding her much, but i tried to express a bit when tully was little as we opened our cafe when he was 4 months and i couldnt get much either. I heard from someone that if i fed while expressing on the other breast, it helped with let down and i got loads! like 50 mls while he fed off the other side. just an idea that may be worth a try x
mon- hugs x
oh and am i the only one not friends with you on fb mel???
im sarah nicole rogers. picture is of tully and harper lying on the couch
IF you want to be my fb friend :)
x sarah x
girls... i luv ya all!
Just quickly dropping in...
OMG What's happening with Mikayla?! Poor girl, hope it's nothing too serious, like she hasn't been through enough! She's the most beautiful girl too, she deserves all the best more than anyone... I hope she's ok??
Will be back for persies tomorrow - Am just about to go to bed, been packing all day - Cruz has needles in the morning :( Poor bubba!
Much love ladies!xx
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