Babies born~October 1st-15th 2010 #1

[brydz]

Howdy girls!
Hope all are well.
Clover - hope you have a nice time in Noosa

Raffy - thats a bugger about your milk supply. I hope the boosting cookies work for you I still suffer an oversupply problem which means my boobs get super engorged if Vinny goes for a couple of hours between feeds (which I like him to do of course, but its painful). He still only feeds from one side at any feed and often it squirts out all over his face and everywhere and I have to hand express a bit before he will latch on properly.

Pretz - hello!! hope you and Erica have a lovely time I went and visited my friend Alisa this arvo for 2 hours. She had her baby Thomas 3 days after Vinny was born. He is sooooo cute! I'm just glad Vinny settled while we were there because I contemplated almost not going as he was being a big cranky pants most of the day.
I love the elmo swing. he's fallen asleep in it almost every time I've put him into it

Nikki -yay to Ben for such awesome growing! you must be doing an amazing job!! and yay for the xmas tree! I really want to put mine up, but its in the top of my wardrobe and I can't reach to get it down unless I wander out to the back shed and grab one of the chairs.. might be something to do tomorrow.

hello to everyone else I may have missed!

AFM: well I got the net on at my place today yay! which means I should be on here like all the time now haha. Vinny is finally asleep so I'm enjoying a bit of net time and hopefully after that will get some food into me before he wakes up. and maybe do some vacuuming that I didn't get around to today.
tomorrow we have a health centre visit at 11AM. going to walk because its in the centre of town near all the action. this weekend is our big touristy weekend, the 'energy break through' which is where thousands of school kids from everywhere come and race peddle powered bikes among other things. Its the 20th anniversary this year so will be bigger than usual and the health centre is right near it. Its a bugger of a time to get a park and the extra traffic is hell. Maryborough is only small (8000 ppl) and during this weekend every year the population like doubles or triples.. its crazy hectic!!

[raffy]

Brydz - you lucky thing, my milk was the same a few weeks ago but has slowly gotten less and less, i have to use a nipple shield just so coops could get some coz he couldnt latch, and they used to get engorged after a few hours as well, but now they never get engorged unless its the weekend when DP gets up 2 coops and i go for like 9 hours without feedin him. even expressin is hard, i only have like 50ml to express at a time so to get enough for a whole night takes me all day!! he use to only need one side to but now emptys both and still wants more. pretty bummed bout it, but it will mean i can feed him when i have enough and top him up with FF and i wont have to express anymore either
yay 4 gettin the internet at ur house and im glad vinny settled for u while u were wif ur friend


AFM - a friend of mine is up from melbourne and she hadnt met cooper yet so i just met up wif her and another friend at the shop and we've decided to go on a cruise next year prob go around may/june so coops will be 7-8 months and i think ill be able to leave for a week - maybe - but i think ill ask my parents to pitch in coz its my 21st and i cant think of anything else i would want lol. so im pretty excited bout that

[~clover~]

Raffy, try the lactation cookies. They work well from what I've heard You can also try other things. Motilium, fenugreek, maxalon. Go into the BFing problems & support & you'll get suggestions. The best thing you could possibly do though, IMO, is just feed Cooper non stop over the next day or 2. The more you feed the more you will make & it only takes a day or 2 to boost that supply. Wake him for feeding every hour through the day if you want. Its the best thing to try while you decide what else you can do

OMG, Summer almost got DH in the back of the head with spew this morning. So funny. Projectile straight over my shoulder & pillow. Funny thing is that I didn't have her on my shoulder... she was sitting on my lap!! Fabulous 4am wake up
As much as I love her longer sleeps (that was her first wake up for the night) I see why they say feed smaller amounts more often. Sat night after her 8 hour sleep the vomit came out her nose all over both of us! Not sure which I prefer... her sleeping, then gorging & puking, or waking her every few hours to probably be rejected anyway

Anyways, I'm getting sleepy. Night girls xx

[Vixstar]

Clover - that is so funny! Gross but funny!

Raffy - My packet for Fenugreek Flow Tea says it is a unique blend of herbs containing nutrients benefial when bf. I can honestly say it worked for me. I started on one cup a day in the evening and then started having one in the arvo and one in the evening. Now I just have it every fe days!

GTG
xxxxx

[brydz]

howdy just a quick one.

Vinny and I walked with the pram down to the health centre and back. Lovely day for a walk, bit windy (and the wind is cold) but nice and sunny and bright. It was great exercise

He has gained 250g in the last 8 days and 1.5cm longer. My little chub bub. He fed when we got home and unfortunately I can hear him stirring now. Bugger, thought he would sleep a couple of hours but I think I woke him with the vacuum cleaner. Oh well at least my floors are clean. Except the bathroom, tried doing that and the strength of the vac was sucking up the lino

[raffy]

clover and vix - thanks for ur suggestions im gonna try anything, its just easier and cheaper to BF and i enjoy the bonding

clover - how funny, cooper projectiles to when hes gona ages without a feed and then drinks to much, and yeh it comes out his nose and everythin lol. for some reason it only seems to be all over me and my side of the bed

Brydz - WTG Vinny!! what a champ.

AFM - we spent all morning at the pet shop. DP was there to talk to the guy about snake enclosures but we almost left with a gorgeous hand raised bourke parrot. the guy didnt know how much he was worth so he was gonna give him to us for $50 freaking bargain for a handraised bird. then i went to lunch at my old work with the gals. Cooper has been sooo good today. but hes had enough of tummy time so im gonna go give him a cuddle.

BBL xx

[BlackRose]

*sneaks in*

Ladies, NOAH is SUPER SUPER SUPER CUTE! I was one lucky girl getting cuddles with him yesterday. And his mumma is lovely, so glad we finally got to meet up. My first belly buddy

Hope you're all enjoying motherhood!

*sneaks out*

[Vixstar]

Morning girls!

Erica - we need to organise our meet up!

Brydz - WTG with the big oer night sleep! Happy 4 weeks Vinnie.

Raffy - Alannah does not so much chuck up but overflows. Just runs out of her mouth. Last night she was having her bottle and fell asleep. I just happen to look away for a moment and when I looked back the formula was running out her mouth! Woops! Needless to say I ended up with it all over the pillow. lol

AFM: gorgeous day here today. I have turfed the boys outside. They are so LOUD! Baileys turn this week for a big scratch on his nose from rough play, anti biotics plus eye drops. Noah was fine yesterday but took him to the GP any as his eczema on his bum is out of control. Have upped the steriod we are using. It mad a massive diff overnight but the GP told us and HIM to must use the toilet. So starting from when we got home yeserday arvo, I am tt (for the 4th time and hopefully the last) him. He is so darn stubborn at times though but seems to be fine atm because we keep rminding him Dr told him to USE THE TOILET! She aslo promised him more jellybeans next week when we go back. (and darn it! He woke with greem snot this morning too!)

DH's last day for Tafe today and the last day of this female I think that might just be a little too friendly. LONG story but it has been a major thorn in my side for almost 13 weeks now. Been very stressy too which is why I have not caught up with Erica. (I hope I get to meet Lachy!!!!!) Anywaaaays, as my Dad says, onwards and upwards!

Best run, Alannah is cranky this morning!

xxxxx

[Pretz]

Morning Mummies!

Just went for a walk down our 300m driveway to get Noah to sleep, he was a bit overtired again this morning, but thankfully went down easily. Good exercise for me too walking up and down the driveway! lol

Yay I got my new avvy - like it!? I love it!!

Raffy - You're very welcome and thank you, I sometimes still worry that Noah isn't feeding well and that he won't gain enough weight, but once I've gotten him weighed and I hear how much he has gained and get a WTG from the CHN I feel much better. lol I'm sorry to hear that dtd has been painful for you, I have heard from my other girlfriends and have read that dtd can be painful for some after having a baby especially a first baby and especially when you've had a tear, so that could possibly be why. I would definitely mention it to your OB when you go for your checkup though. Sorry to also hear about your milk supply. Are you drinking lots of water and drinking some water when you're feeding Cooper? I hate water with a passion and never used to drink it, but during my pregnancy started drinking it and now drink it all the time and try to drink about a glass or 2 while I'm feeding Noah and that seems to help a little for me. Yay about thinking of going on a cruise next year - you'll LOVE it, I loved ours in May this year. Definitely worth it and the food is to die for - that's probably where I gained MOST of my pregnancy weight! lol

Brydz - I had an awesome time with Erica and it was great to meet her in person. She's a lovely and awesome person and I hope to be able to catch up with her again soon and for longer as she couldn't stay for very long, but it was still nice to meet up. When I go down to Sydney I'm definitely not leaving without meeting up with her and meeting her little boy and also hope that I can meet the lovely Vix!! Yay for getting the net at your place and for Vinny being a good boy for ya when you visited your friend. Awesome news on Vinny's excellent weight gain.

Clover - Funny that Summer almost got your DH in the back of the head! lol

Erica - Awww, thanks honey. Glad that you were able to get cuddles with Noah. It was really great to meet you. I can't wait to do it again!

Vix - Yay for the gorgeous day you have there today. I hope that you get to catch up with Erica sometime soon too, she's an awesome, gorgeous girl and it was lovely to see and meet her. When I come to Sydney oneday, I definitely plan to meet up with you too (if you want offcourse) and perhaps if you're keen, you, me and Erica could all get together with our kiddies and have a good catch up. I'm glad to hear it's DH's last day at Tafe and the last day of that woman (I remember you told about her a while back).

Nikki - Hope everything on your end is going well and that Summer and Ben are both well.

Hello to everyone else!

AFM, had a pretty good last few days with Noah and he has been really good during the day. He doesn't sleep much or for long and when he is awake he is cooing and chatting away, playing with me and Mum. He's getting cuter and cuter by the day. Still feeding only 2 times through the night, once between 23:00 and midnight and once between 4:00 and 5:00am and usually goes right back to sleep so I don't mind.

Better go, he is stirring, but will be back again later...

Love to you all!

xoxoxo

[BlackRose]

Omg Pretz you are too kind! I'm back 10th-11th Feb next year so lock me in for a visit! I'll even try and stay for the weekend this time!! (if I don't miss my LO too much that is!!)

Yes Vix we need to catch up for coffee! I'm pretty busy with work and other things until the end of the year so definitely early in the new year ok??

Raspberries to all your LOs!!

Xx

[raffy]

was gonna come on here and do persies but cooper just poohed EVERYWHERE!! (he was in a nappy but it escaped) so i had him butt end in the shower and then palmed him off to DP and put all the clothes and towels in soaker and sat down to feed him and he projectile vomited everywhere. poor lil man has it coming out both ends. now hes screaming his lil lungs out in his bouncer so i better go have cuddles

BBL
xx

[Pretz]

Erica - 10-11 Feb sounds great just let me know if you wanna stay over - you're more than welcome to honey!

Raffy - Sorry to hear about Coop pooing and vomiting everywhere, I had the same thing happen with Noah this arvo, his poo went EVERYWHERE, even on me, so we gave him a bath and I had my shower while my Mum settled him. lol I also got peed on this morning when I was busy changing his nappy. Had to change his clothes and mine so there's 2 sets of clothing for each of us in the washing today! lol I don't even usually bother half the time changing when I get spewed on unless it's a lot, but when I get pooed and peed upon, I usually change. lol

Hello to everyone else!

AFM, Noah is having a nice sleep and I just did some stuff on the PC, so thought I'd post while I get the chance... Off to go help Mum make dinner. I can't believe in 2 weeks today she is already on her way back home - don't want to even think about her leaving yet as I'm going to miss her terribly! Luckily we're already talking about planning for her and my Dad both coming over next year around Noah's first birthday. It's such a shame my Dad couldn't get leave from work to come over too... DH, Mum and I are going to try to watch a movie on DVD tonight...hopefully Noah is a good boy and lets us enjoy it without having to pause it. lol

Have a great night ladies and hugs to you all and your beautiful bubba's!

xoxo

[Pretz]

Vix!!!

Hope you have an awesome day and many more happy birthdays to come!

Thinking of ya!

Hello to everyone else....

We're going out to the markets this morning and then out to lunch with my MIL, SIL & BIL.

Hope everyone has a great day!!

xoxo

[raffy]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIX

hope you have an awesome day hun.

Pretz - SNAP we are off to the markets then out to lunch as well. enjoy your day xx
LOVE your avvy as well.

everyone else

p.s happy 6 weeks Cooper

[JaCaMaDy]

Happy Birthday Vix!!! Hope you have a great day & get really spoilt!!!

Hi to everyone else, hope you are all having a great weekend with your lovely families

Bec xo

[Nikki87]

Happy Birthday Vix!!!

And Happy 6 weeks to Cooper!!!

Everything going well here. Ben still being the ultimate booby monster. Got him weighed on Thursday and hes now 5.9kg, 59.5cm long and HC 41cm!! Nurse said he is perfectly in proportion. Just on the 97th percentile on every graph. Very happy with a proportionate baby thankyou!!

Anyhoo got to run off to Bunnings, doing the Vege patch, clothesline, gardens, mulch and pebbles out the back today. Hoorah!!

Have a nice day at the markets raffy and Pretz!!

Oh Re - DTD ... Who has the time or energy to even find which bits fit where?!?

[Sparkles]

happy Birthday VIX!!

Nikki - I'm with you, when i'm in bed i want to SLEEP!! Although i think DH is starting to feel unwanted in the DTD department so i better find some energy!!

Lazy sunday here, Ty has been having a good day being very loud with his goos & gaas & his smiles just melt my heart!

*Updated photo on ticker, big smiles during nappy off time!*

[raffy]

Oh Re - DTD ... Who has the time or energy to even find which bits fit where?!?

not me thats for sure