thanks for the heads up sparkles regardin the nappies, gotta head over to woolies to grab something for dinner so ill get some while im there :)
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thanks for the heads up sparkles regardin the nappies, gotta head over to woolies to grab something for dinner so ill get some while im there :)
happy 4 weeks Cooper James :)
hope you ladies are all well and enjoying your weekend xx
Happy 4 weeks to Cooper :)
Miss Summer is 4 weeks today too :D
happy 4 weeks Summer :confetti:
Happy 4 weeks Summer & Cooper!!
Well after a melt down yesterday afternoon that Tynan just does not sleep AT ALL during the daytime, he slept from 9.30pm-5.30am. He's a champ.
Although this whole not sleeping during the day is tiring, i feel like i can not even go to the toilet!! Any tips on getting the little one to sleep during the day?? I am not complaining at all cause he does soooo well at night but it is still frusrating!! I think alot of it is reflux/wind based, as i keep him up for as long as i can after feeds to burp and minimise any vomiting, but when i put him down he kind of dozes off then 20 mins later is screaming beacuse of either vomiting, or wind pains!! Have my 6 week check up next monday so will talk to Doctor about it, he seems to eventually get the burps or farts out but is in lots of pain before he can get them free!! Don't you just wish they could talk!! :)
Anyway, feeling very energised to take on the day but best be off, my little man is squirming around in his swing, telling me he wants to be fed!
Hope everyone else is doing well xx
Sparkles - my gp suggested Infacol. You can get it from the baby section at woolies, in a yellow box. It can work for some, not others.
Do you have his bed etc raised? I never lay Summer flat, except for nappy changes. Everything else is raised. I also put her on her side abit, coz she chokes all the time.
I feel exactly the same. I carry her in her sling alot. Its the only way I can wash up & cook dinner. Not much els gets done yet, lol.
Thanks clover, been trying infacol it seemed to work for the first few days but not anymore!
Yeah, I haven't worried about it. Tried it for Bri & it did nothing.
I've heard there's infant mylanta? I'm thinking of asking the chemist about it.
Hello lovelies!
Just popping in quickly to say hello while Noah is asleep.....
Have been sooooo crook the last few days and had a horrible migraine on Saturday night! It was the worst (and only) I've had all year (never had any migraines while I was pregnant luckily, but guess this one made up for it). Had horrible vomiting and my head felt like it wanted to explode! :crying: Luckily I had some EBM that DH and Mum could feed Noah through the night and I was able to get a few extra hours sleep. Also had a really bad :cold: since last week and although it's better and my nose has finally stopped running, I now have a very annoying cough! :( I'm just glad that Noah is well and didn't get sick with a cold/cough. ;)
Noah has been doing well the last few days, feeding and almost going straight back to sleep after his feeds, but I think he is going through another growth spurt as he has been feeding every 1.5 to 2 hours during the day. He did a 8:30pm til 2:00am sleep last night so it really helped me getting some good sleep. I'm very curious to find out how much weight he has gained this week when I get him weighed on Wednesday because he is feeding so much, so often! lol Hopefully it's all good.
Sorry for my lack of persies, but will come back and catch up at some stage...
:hug:'s to EVERYONE!
xoxo
Just popping in. Still here just some crap going on at the moment.
Have mastitis.....will trade! lol
xxxxx
Forgot to say I ordered my sling!!!! Was waiting on a friend to lend me hers for a try and but but she is as busy as I am atm and I think a bit sick atm. Didnt want to harrass her! So, Brydz, I got the same as you. Mine is choccy brown. :)
I also buy my breastpads off ebay in bulk if anyone is interested in buying some. 90 for $15 + postage. BARGAIN! They are as good as Pigeon ones etc Up to my 3rd packet. lol
xxxxx
Vix - Hope everything is on the improve xx
Just updated the pic in my sig, Tynans hair is getting redder every day!! :)
Pretz: hope you're feeling better soon :hug: i thought DD & i were coming down with something last week but whatever it was didnt get any worse than a runny nose.
Vix: hope things are on the improve for you soon :hug: I have washable breastpads, although my mum did buy me a box that i haven't used.
Sparkles: my DS's hair is getting lighter and has got a bit of a reddy/brown colour to it just like DF's.
AFM: i have Ben's 4week check-up on Thursday with the CHN, i need to join the local health co-op so DS & I will have a dr to go to for our 6-8week check-up, plus DF & DD will be signed up at the same time as we'll join as a family. Expressing is going great guns!, DS has gone 6hrs 3 nights in the past week 1 night he went almost 7hrs of course i woke up and freaked!. We have a house inspection on Thursday so i'm trying to get all the cleaning done, this house we're renting has been put on the market as the owner is defaulting on his payments the building inspection was done yesterday now we just have to wait and have a meeting with the RE guy trying to sell it all fun and games.
I hope you're all well and enjoying motherhood :hug:
Vix wanna trade your mastitis for Summers gastro? haha she been in hospital since Sunday on a drip :(
Geez, sounds like we're all having a hard time! :grouphug:
I gotta take DS to a doc somewhere tomorrow. Has something like a cold sore, but its spreading like a rash & swollen & almost covering one side of his chin! Doesn't help he won't leave it alone! Anyway, talked to a chemist & she said she thinks he needs abs coz the way its spreading it could be an infection in his blood, rather than a cold sore. Kind of like impetigo.
Summer's been sooky all day again today. We had 2 good days, so thought she was getting over it all. Guess not.....
Like my new avvy?? its kewlies:D
vix - hope your mastitis goes away soon. ouchies
nikki - poor Summer. really hope she gets better soon.
clover - hope ds is ok and its not to serious. definately love the avvy :)
AFM - im gonna make a doc appt tomro. Cooper SCREAMS after every feed like hes in serious pain! and it takes me hours to settle him, in the end we r both in tears. my sister was allergic to my mums breast milk. i hope its nothing like that. but i need help. DP isnt here enough and its doing my head in. are you spose to feel some overwhelming feeling of love for your baby, coz i dont, and that scares me. dont get me wrong i love him, but i just worry its not as much as i should. when hes not sleepin or feeding all he does is cry, and its making it hard for me to bond with him coz im just so anxious and frustrated :crying:
sorry bout my rant, i just hate that DP wakes up and goes to work and then comes home and goes to bed. i need help and i need sleep. im getting neither :(
hello everybody :)
sounds very unhappy around these parts. here's hoping all the mastitis, gastro, cold sores and lack of sleep and screaming windy babies settles down for everyone soon.
i'm having a bit of a struggle myself. went home to my place on Monday and spent the first night there by myself with bubs, was very tiring the first night because he had an EXTRA feed during the late hours of the night/early hours of the morning and got wind and would not resettle so we were up for like over an hour and a half for 2 of 3 feeds, and slept for like 45 mins-2 hours max between feeds.
Last night was nooooooooooo better. My friend came and stayed over with me. She was a god send I expressed last night and went to bed at 830 and she fed Vinny the bottle and settled him. But I woke up after an hour and stayed up a while. Then it was like a repeat of the night before, he woke at 130, 330 and we were up til 5, and then woke at 630.
I Hate having such short bursts of sleep. I much prefer like 3 or 4 hours at a time if I can get it.
Today we went grocery shopping and he was an angel and slept the entire time. We had a great morning and my friend helped out with the shopping, and did my dishes and cleaned my kitchen :) she is so good to me :)
This afternoon he fed at 130 and then would not go down to sleep. He slept from 3 until I layed down and tryed to have a nap at 330 and he decided to wake up! Thats when I decided I needed to come to mums for tonight. He SCREAMED in the car the whole 15 mins to get here :( I felt awful. then when I got here mum suggested I feed him. It had only been 2 and 1/2 hours but he fed and has been asleep since. thank goodness. I tried napping again and couldn't unfortunately :(
It's frustrating me. I feel like I don't know what is wrong half the time. I mean I was so preoccupied with trying to settle his wind and it turns out he was just hungry. People telling me that he confuses wind/hunger pains confused me!! Cos I was trying to hold off feeding him and I feel like a terrible mum for making him scream in hunger.
Think its the hormone and 'baby blues' here for me today.. sucky.
Don't know why he has had so much wind the past week. It's driving me bonkers as I never know what to do for him :(
Feeling VERY drained so hopefully I can have an early night and mum can give him a bottle with some milk from the freezer. Just need a bit of a break
huge :hug: brydz!!
im in the same boat and theres been a few times Coops has been screamin his lil butt off and ive gotten so anxious and frustrated trying to settle him thinking it was wind that ive even palmed him off to DP, later to discover the poor lil dude was hungry! dont stress about it, u r doin the best u can, its just unfortunate that they cant talk and actually tell us whats wrong, all we can use is trial and error. it does help loads when they get like that, that you have someone who can take over while you walk away for a bit just to get ur head right, i no how hard it is to go it alone as DP is rarely home i may as well be a single mother. kudos to u sweety for doin it, i admire ur strength.
sendin you and vinny some sleep dust xx
AFM - well today has been better :) friends came over this morning and the boys stayed home with coops while us girls ducked to the shops. i got home and DP said all he did was cry!! no ***** sherlock, he does that the whole 10 hours ur at work!! i left for 45 mins. i got him some infant panadol just to settle his tummy and its a freakin god send, hes been so good all day and was even happy to sit in his bouncer while he was awake!! its been a while since hes been awake and not crying :) lovin it :) also cant believe hes a month old already. geez thats gone quick. oh i also got the first intallment of my baby bonus. yahoo can pay off some bills and the rest of one of our loans (only had $333) which means DP will get more pay yeowww! couldnt have come at a better time. alsooo 1 month tomro til we go back to perth 4 xmas! today is a good day. hopefully it stays this way