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Just a quicky from me before dinner time (I'm starvinggggg) lol :p
Nikki - Wow that Ben is at 5.2kg's and already in infant nappies! It's great that he is growing so well though! :dance: I hear ya on the dressing yourself first in the mornings. I should do that too, but before I know it, it's like 10am or later and I'm still in my pj's, I still haven't brushed my hair or teeth and still going. lol I have found if I have to go somewhere I have to start getting myself and Noah ready (including feeding him) about 2 hours before we have to leave or else we're running late! lol :lol:
Vix - Woot woot on Allanah's great weight gain too! That's excellent!! :dance: I too hope that you don't have/get PND, but like Nikki said, if you do have it, then it's good that you are getting it diagnosed and working through it. :hug: Just remember that you're an awesome and fantastic Mummy and that you're doing an EXCELLENT job raising your beautiful boys and beautiful little girl!! Hope you were able to have a nap this arvo!
Clover - Excellent that Summer is growing well too and have tipped the 4kg mark! It's adorable when they're trying to smile. I have noticed Noah smile at me a few times in the past few days and have tried to take a photo but have only gotten one photo this arvo of him giving a "mild" smile! lol
Brydz - Soooooooo happy to hear it all went well honey and that even J's Mum was nice and lovely. Nice photo of Vinny and his Daddy too. I hope that everything continues to go well and that the support you will receive from them in future just continues to grow and get better. :dance:
Group Question (again sorry) - How many bowel movements are your babies having? Noah hasn't had any bowel movements for 2 days now.... the CHN said that it is normal for babies Noah's age (3-4 weeks and older) to not have bowel movements sometimes for 10 days....although that might be true, I can only imagine that it mustn't be fun for the poor little things to go that long without a poo.....
AFM, went to see my girlfriend this morning for a visit at her house and Noah was sleeping for 3 hours without a peep while we were gone but as soon as we got home he started screaming and wouldn't settle. He would feed, then have milk pouring out of his mouth (looked like he was throwing up his milk), then scream, then wanting to feed some more, then have another vomit, then scream again, then wanting to feed again and so it kept going until about 4:45pm. I phoned the CHN and she said that it sounds like a bit of reflux, however to continue feeding him when he demands it and if not better tonight to take him to Emergency to have it checked out or tomorrow to take him to GP. My Mum took him for a walk outside and calmed him down just around 5pm and then we gave him a bath. I then layed with him on my chest and he finally fell asleep and has been for nearly an hour (yay!!). Was soooooo worried, but he seems calm and content now. I just hope he stays that way as I never had a nap today and am exhausted already and hoping for a GOOD night tonight. lol
Sorry, I'm rambling....dinner is ready so better go eat! lol
Love to you all!
Me xoxo
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Well, after Vix mentioning something about stuffiness in reflux bub's I went & looked it up (after being vomitted on twice this morning).
Sounds like Summer is a sufferer as well. Fabulous. DD2 was a reflux/colicy bub, but I didn't know anything about it back then. Hers was silent, so even though she screamed for hours on end & was probably in horrible pain, noone thought it was much of a problem.
Explains so many things about our miss though... awesome!
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Hello Mummies!
Just a quicky from me.....
Had a terrible afternoon and night yesterday. Noah didn't want to settle and kept screaming. He hadn't done a poo for 3 days and it looked like he was very uncomfortable. Everytime he passed wind/gas he screamed. I was in tears too as I didn't know what to do for him or how to help him. He was also vomiting after each feed and I was worried he wasn't getting any milk in. :crying:
This morning I couldn't stand him screaming anymore and phoned my GP. Got an appt and took him to have him checked out.
Sounds like a lot of our bubba's have reflux/colic. My GP checked him out and said that it's reflux and that it appears bubs is constipated. :( He gave some medication and since coming home around 1pm and giving him the meds he has been much more calm and content and this evening just after I gave him a bath he did the BIGGEST POO ever!! lol It was sooooo bad it leaked out of his nappy and through his clothes so we gave him another bath! :rofl:
He seemed to feed better too and went to sleep almost instantly. I'm sooooooo happy to have my sweet, calm and content baby back (hope I don't jinx myself by getting too excited too soon). :dance:
I guess I better head to bed too for some sleep before he wakes up.
Hope everyone and all the gorgeous bubbies are doing well! Hugs to you all! :hug:
xoxox
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So tired, off to our gp sometime this week hopefully about Summer. I'm getting desperate...
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Hi, have family visiting so i will get on tomoro to read & update! Doing really well though!
Vix - thanks for my pressie, will pm you tomoro as well! Xx
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sparles - you are welcome!
pretz - this worked for me with bailey when he started on solids - i ate yoghurt and sultanas everyday. someone told me about it and it worked!
clover - best of luck at the docs. let us know how u go.
afm: can u tell im typing one handed? gawd her head is heavy! lol
HAPPY 6 WEEKS (yesterday) TO ALANNAH!!!!
xxxxx
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Hey Ladies, sorry i'm so far behind the 8 ball with this thread i come on BB and then forget to check in here.
We're doing well, i'm still exclusively expressing and Ben is loving the EBM, i'm making some cooking today to help keep my supply up. Ben is 4weeks old today, it's going quick already!, he's able to hold his head up on his own alot of the time now and has been trying to hold his head up on his own since day dot, i'll try and burp him and he'll be trying to put his feet flat/down and push/stand up, he's so strong i'm blown away. Ben is having his 4week check-up a the clinic on Nov 11th in the morning and then his 6-8week check-up on Nov 22nd in the afternoon.
Hope you're all well, i'll try and pop in more often.
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oops just realised i havent written in here for ages but i hadnt noticed coz i do actually read the new posts everyday.
Pretz - WTG Noah on his giant pooh!! im sure he feels much better. well done to you for keeping your cool (as much as humanly possible) and then finding out what was wrong with the little guy. good job mummy!!
Vix - nice one handed typing (we've all been there lol) and happy 6 weeks Alannah!!
Clover - hope the GP can shed some light on whats upsetting Summer.
JCE0810 (nice name change btw) - Cooper sounds the same as Ben with the head control and standing on my legs when im trying to burp him. good strong lil boys :)
:hello: Sparkles, Nikki, Brydz, JCE0810 (nice name change btw)
AFM - had the CHN come out today. Coops has put on another 130g in a week and is now 56cm and HC is 39cm!! such a lil buddha. hes had a few unsettled moments lately but nothing crazy. just frustrating coz they r usually at bout 4am. hes fast asleep at the moment and this is the first time in like a week that ive been able to get on the computer and type with both hands. usually putting him down is completely out of the question lol. anyways DP just sent me a message saying there could be a hail storm on the way so im off to put my car in the garage. dam sucky whether :(
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Clover - Good luck at the GP, hope it all goes well! :crossfingers:
Sparkles - Hope you have a great time with your family visiting and glad to hear things are well on your end! Happy one month to Ty! ;)
Vix - Thanks for the tip, will definitely be trying the sultanas (I already have yogurt after dinner each night, but might perhaps have some during the day too). :D Excellent on the one hand typing! It's hard to do, but sometimes you don't have a choice! lol Happy 6 weeks to Alannah for yesterday! The time sure does fly (toooooo fast!!).
JCE0810 - Great to hear from you and glad to hear Ben is loving the EBM! :dance: Happy 4 weeks to Ben today! :clap:
Raffy - Happy 3 weeks to Cooper for yesterday! Wow, our newborns are all nearly a month old now!! Yes, I'm soooo happy he did his big giant poo and has been much better. He hasn't done another poo yet, but I'm sure it'll happen. lol Thanks honey. It's hard when to keep your cool when your baby is screaming and crying for hours on end and you feel sooooo helpless because you don't know what to do anymore. I'm so glad that I too him to the GP or else it would have driven me insane with worry. Yay on the great weight gain Coops did this week and don't worry, Noah still have his unsettled periods too (I see everyone's babies have them so it makes me a bit more at ease because it has to be normal). lol :p
Hello to Nikki, Brydz, Beautitude, MrsB26, Rory and everyone else! :hello:
AFM, Noah seems to be doing much better :dance: and slept from about 7:30pm til 2:00am this morning, but didn't go back to sleep until 7:00-ish this morning. Me and Mum went to sleep around 8:30am this morning and was able to sleep until 10:15 this morning! Yay!!! Noah woke again at 11:00am for a feed and again at 12:15pm and again at 1:30pm, took him for a bit walk down our 300m driveway and checked the mail at the road and finally got him to sleep about 2:30pm. Should really go have a nap too right now, but Mum and I have to fold some washing, do dishes and tidy up a little. lol Hopefully he sleeps a little bit longer.
Hope you all have a great arvo!
Love to you all!
xoxo
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Hi All,
Glad to know I'm not the only one with an unsettled bub at times. Madison had a terrible time last week, - hardly sleeping & very unsettled :( It was so exhausting, It felt like I was constantly in tears. I think she has bouts of constipation, even though her poos seem quite soft & she goes either daily or 2nd daily, she strains soooo hard. I was told by the CHN that she can go 10 days, but our GP said no way - 3 days max. Have some glycerin pess. if needed, but havent used them as yet. She has also been a bit clogged in the nose - I bought the Fess littlenoses thing today & will give it a go :)
Luckily since the weeked, she has settled down, but I find she wont sleep in her bassinette during the day, just wants to be cuddled, which makes life very difficult! After only 3 1/2 hrs sleep since previous night, I layed down this arvo on my bed with her & had 2 hrs solid sleep...bliss!
Can't believe how quickly time is flying, our bubs sure are growing.
Hope your all having a great evening
Bec xo
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Hello ladies.
I hadn't checked in here for a few days because I got no email updates so figured nobody had been online.
Vinny is going great :) He is such a beautiful boy. Last night he was fed at 11pm and this morning he had to be woken at 0630. That's a long time between feeds! I was soooooo proud. After the night before when we were up half the night and didn't get a lot of sleep.
Things with J are fantastic! We went to visit him again yesterday :) He got to feed a bottle of ebm and then change poopy bum. He seemed to be more interested and held and cuddled Vinny for like an hour just staring at him. His brother joked about how boring babies are and I said to J "you realized that the other day didn't you?" and he nodded and laughed. I have no doubt he loved his son, but I think he was expecting newborns to be slightly more interesting.
Ah well. At least he won't want him on his own for a while yet :D
Met J's grandmother yesterday, his mums mum, I was a bit worried about it, but she was really lovely and they all made me feel so welcome again :D
We have almost sorted out the dna test. His mum paid on her credit card and I'm just waiting for her bank details to pay her back my half and then we will get our date for the test, do it and wait for the results. Can't wait! Just wanna see the way they react when they no longer think I'm lying (although I think his mum knows now after seeing Vinny and comparing baby pics).
She goes ga ga over him. Its adorable. Just like any nanna/grandma should. Thank goodness she has seen the light!!
Last night I think I was getting mastitis :( I woke with a horrible fever and just felt yuk all over. My left boob was really sore and had a rock hard lump underneath. I showered and massaged it out and then expressed and this morning used it for his feed. So far so good, it feels a lot better and my fever has gone away too :D
Today Vinny and me, and mum are going for a 2 hour drive to Wallan to get his newborn portraits done! yay :) I hope he is a good boy and we get some awesome shots. Can't wait to see them all afterwards.
Sorry for the me post.
Will come back on and do some personals later tonight if I can
take care
xo
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Morning gals.
Beckels - I can't remember if you are FF or BF. A BF bub can go for a week without poos but I think if they seem distressed and uncomfy, seeing your GP is a good idea. Not sure about FF but like I said I can't remember which way you are feeding.
Brydz - Great news but make sure you def get her bank details incase she says 'she had to pay' iykwim! Have fun with Vinnie getting his portraits done.
To all new Mummies - if you need more help etc with BF, go to the Australian Breastfeeding Association website. You can join thier online forum etc
Ummm, AFM: Alannah slept all night again...so I guess she is now sleeping though as it has been almost a week. She beat her big brothers! Bailey was 8 weeks, Noah was 6 weeks and she was 5 weeks. CHN wants me to wake her in the night but I know my kids and they have all slept through early (and earlier as each one came along it seems! lol)
Best book her in for her 2 month needles.....yikes! That crept up on me.
Freeeeeeeeeeeeezing here today. Had some great rain last night which means my boys will be a mess after outside play today! lol
Love ya'll,
xxxxx
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afternoon ladies
hope you are all well :)
i was planning on coming on and doin persies but it seems cooper had other ideas when he decided to projectile vomit over the both of us. so ive cleaned him but now need to clean myself. hes slowly going to sleep now, thank god, and i might do the same as he was up every 2 hours last night and DP didnt want to help settle him :wall:
so ill be back later no doubt
love love
xx
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Hey guys.
Sorry I haven't been in much the last few days. Not doing so great.
With Summer not being settled I'm holding her & rocking for hours on end. Its doing my back in, my house is a pig sty & DS is demanding attention to the point that I can't stand being touched any more. He climbs up & tries to sit on me while I'm feeding & won't get off, so I can't move.
He's blocked up one of our toilets. Just being a PITA really.
Last night Summer slept from 10.15 - 2.45, which would've been great, coz I went straight to bed, but DS didn't sleep til almost 11 & woke up twice before she did. She was then awake til 4.30am, slept til 6, then awake til I had to get up & get the girls ready for school.
So I'm kinda a walking zombie at my wits end today.
Got an appointment with my gp for Friday to discuss this reflux, as its getting worse. Been showering with her before bed to settle her & it seems to be working well so far. Wish we could sit in the shower all day!
Vix - I think they've brought the 8 week needles back to 6 weeks now. Mainly coz of the whooping cough out breaks. Its only a recent thing, but I'm pretty sure its australia wide.
I was going to say more to you guys, but I can't think straight at the moment.
Will get back in sometime soon... if I survive another day!
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sorry guys I never got back on to do any personals.
me and Vinny have absolutely no plans today. atm he is snuggled up in my nurture sling. wonderful idea because my hands are free to type.
yesterday we went for a 2 hour drive for photos and the lil bugger slept all the way there and all the way back but only for about 10-15 minutes the entire 3 hours we were there. he couldn't stand being and poked and prodded and undressed LOL. nah I think he just had bad wind, his worst day yet and he had to be in the middle of a photo shoot. LOL :P oh well, these things happen. We still got some beautiful pictures!! :D i've got one up as my profile on facebook now :)
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i should be alot more tired than i am. i think my adrenaline has kicked in. Cooper fell asleep at 9pm then woke up at 11pm and went straight back to sleep, he only wanted a cuddle, then woke up at 1am, 2am and 4am, then didnt sleep til after 6am (during which time he spewed all over me and my side of the bed, so i was at my wits ends nd burst into tears so DP took him, finally, and let me have a shower and i stayed in ther for like 20 mins) then woke up at 8.30am and is asleep again now. GAHH!! :( ive got the heater cranked in the loungeroom to take the chill off which usually makes cooper sleep a lil longer coz hes nice and warm :) :crossfingers: thats the case coz as soon as my washing is finished and hung out im hoping for a nap myself.
:crossfingers::crossfingers::crossfingers:
sorry for my whinge, just havin a crappy day.
xx
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Hello all,
Dropping in quickly but am so tired i dont think i will last long on here haha My boobs have become engorged again because Ben was feeding every 2 hours 2 days ago and then yesterday decided to stretch it out to every 3 - 4 hours. He fed off one side last night and was so full he had overflow so I had to get out the breast pump and still managed to get another 80ml in 5 minutes but decided to stop then as I was too tired and bed was calling haha
Just picked up a photo book I had printed at Harvey Norman for my mum and dads 30th wedding anniversary on Saturday. OMG it looks amazing. Think I will do one for Ben instead of the normal albums! Cant believe my parents have been married for 30 years - they are only 48!!! :o
hugs raffy for your crappy day! Hope you start to feel better.
Hi everyone else. Got to love you and leave you all ... the washing machine is crying out to be emptied!
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Clover - thanks for that! You also reminded me to book the appointment. Was going to do it when I posted last but darn annpy brain took over! lol Okay, logging off to ring GP now.
Can the CHN come out earlier for you or do you have access to home visits by a GP? Hope you an get something sorted out. If I could help you I would hun, I know what it feels like to just feel stuck! Hang in there.
xxxxx
