Pooley that's great! I'd maybe not wake him at 4am and see how long he can go? Can't hurt to try and you never know, he might stretch out until a more human hour of 6am! I've been giving Ethan his last feed at around 11pm and he has been lasting until between 5-6am.
Janine - immunisations suck hey? I made DH come with me when DD had hers and I think I cried more than she did lol! YAY for finding a wedding dress. I need to lose tummy fat too. DH is buying me a Wii fit for our wedding anniversary so I'm going to give that a go. I'm really hoping I can get back to my normal weight before Summer hits!
PB - lucky you with bubby that settles so easy!
Sanchez - yay for taking off the splint soon Well its not hot enough here for me to be sweating. Send some heat here please, its been so cold and I'm over it
Kelly - finally you got your cot! Have you set it up yet?
AFU - E is driving me a bit nuts the last couple of days. He is only sleeping when I hold him and as soon as I attempt to put him down he cries blue murder! I've been co-sleeping at night as its the only way we can all sleep. I'm going to pull out the sling today and give that a go.
Hope the rest of you are doing well and getting enough shut eye.
I've been following along but haven't yet posted. Our little man arrived on the 15th of September (12 days late!) and so he's now just over 4 weeks. We are both breast and bottle (formula) feeding and it's interesting to hear what everyone else's bubs are doing.
I'm about to call 13 HEALTH as bub has a funny looking thing poking out of his belly button and I'm not sure if I should go to the GP.
It's hard for me not to be jealous of those who's baby's are having longer sleeps. The longest we get is one stretch of 4 hours and the rest of his feeds are 2.5-3 hours apart.
Ruth - It's normal for new babies to have an umbilical hernia, which is like a red sore looking spot that pokes out usually more noticeable when they cry (almost like it's turning inside-out a little). Emily has one as well, apparently it disappears in time. Not sure if this is what your bub has, but if you're worried probably call them anyway because they will be able to advise you best.
Janine- Yeah, DH is away tonight and tomorrow night gigging but I must say it doesn't bother me as much as I have kinda gotten used to it. How exciting about your wedding dress!! I didn't realise you were planning on getting married so soon!! U will have to fill me in on all the details next time we catch up. When would you like to? sometime this week??
I am desperate to get back to the gym but have to wait for my 6 week check up so the doctor can let me know what I can start off doing. I'd love to do some aerobics classes but am thinking I better just start of with the eliptical machine or bike or treadmill. Only have 7 kilos to lose but am getting really depressed not being able to get into an of my old pants. I'm sooooo over wearing baby doll tops/ dresses and bloody leggings!!
Nice to hear from you Ruth I think I would have died or exploded if Frazer turned up 12 days late! Congrats on your little one, did I miss his name??? It's not in your signature
Pooley - This week would be great, maybe Monday? Yeah we just brought forward the wedding date as we are planning on trying for bub #2 in July (something I don't want to think about right now lol) I went and tried on the dress today, it's divine! I can't quite do up the size 8 but should be able to lose 8 kgs by April to get back to my usual size. If you get the go ahead for exercise you're more than welcome to come to mine and use my elliptical trainer and weights etc, and I can watch the bubs, then you can watch them whilst I do a session as well. The elliptical trainer is set up in front of the TV so I'm set lol. I'm thinking of taping a pic of the dress to the machine for motivation I hear you on the dress/leggings bizzo, I want to fit into my skirts and jeans!
I have been putting off doing the one handed post but i don't think it is going to happen any other way. V is having an absolute shocker! She hasn't let me put her down all day. I am so sick of watching TV (never thought i'd hear myself say that!).
Art - She has been pretty good lately with the sleeping longer than an hour - but i think i just gave up caring, it isn't as though i have anywhere else to be so I just started letting her do what she wants. No use getting upset about something I can't really control!
Pooley and Janine - I am hearing you loud and clear about the weight loss...i must admit I have never heard of nor do I know what the hell a eliptical machine even is! I have lost 11kgs and am hovering with 7kg to go. Doesn't seem to want to budge - therefore i can't fit into anything but my maternity jeans....very depressing (It would help though if i stopped putting all the fatty food in my mouth - i am not pregnant anymore but somehow am still justifying eating all the bad stuff!)
Janine - OMG trying for number two.....thats so soon.....you need 2 tickers...one for E and one for the countdown! So exciting about getting married...well if you need a dress with a lot of belly room you know you can always have mine
Pooley - So impressed about Frazer and how big he's getting..is he sleeping a bit better yet?
Hi Ruth - good to hear from you - 12 days late would have done my head in!
I am finding it hard finding nice clothes that are breastfeeding friendly. I still want to look good but haven't found any stand out pieces - has anybody got great looking clothes?
Super quick selfish post from me as I really must get to bed while Izzy is sleeping.
Had a very up and down week with all our feeding issues and lost the plot Thursday and decided to throw the towel in after one more week of trying to BF. I thought I still had thrush and the pain was too much so I expressed Thursday and Friday and bottlefed Izzy exclusively. I was so sad not to breastfeed her but the break was good for my poor boobs. I phoned my lac consultant to tell her what was happening on Thursday and she booked me in straight away for another catchup with her. So, we caught up today and boy am I glad we did. It looks like we may be on the road to recovery - finally!!
Firstly, Izzy has put on 400g in a week!!! We couldn't believe it! She's now at 3.7kg! I'm so damn happy. All our hard work is starting to pay off. My LC checked both of us for thrush and it looks like we are both clear so that was good news but we were left wondering why I was still in pain. She checked out Izzy's attachment and it was fantastic so that wasn't the issue. Oh, and on that note, Izzy fed beautifully off both sides and sucked out 80mls on her own which was a huge increase from her 40mls last time. We may need to top her up with formula here and there but the Motillium pills I'm on should continue to help with my supply so hopefully she'll get enough from me in the not too distant future. Anyway, back to my pain. It was a bit of a mystery until my LC checked my nipples after Izzy fed and they were a bit white and very sore. Straight away she said it's 'nipple vasospasm' which basically means I have circulation problems in my nipples which causes all the pain I've been experiencing! So now we know what it is, I can go about treating it. There is a perscription tablet which works really well apparently so I'm going to get onto that very soon and then hopefully our nasty breastfeeding days will be a thing of the past - FINGERS CROSSED!!!
I'll attempt to get back on and write a few personals tomorrow but for now I really have to get to bed. I've been reading all your posts and loving hearing how you're all going. Motherhood sure is hard work at times, hey?
Night girls xx
PS: Izzy had her first day of lots of smiles yesterday! So cute and very gummy!!
Well its not hot enough here for me to be sweating. Send some heat here please, its been so cold and I'm over it
I hear you on the dress/leggings bizzo, I want to fit into my skirts and jeans!
(It would help though if i stopped putting all the fatty food in my mouth - i am not pregnant anymore but somehow am still justifying eating all the bad stuff!)
We may need to top her up with formula here and there but the Motillium pills I'm on should continue to help with my supply so hopefully she'll get enough from me in the not too distant future. Anyway, back to my pain. It was a bit of a mystery until my LC checked my nipples after Izzy fed and they were a bit white and very sore. Straight away she said it's 'nipple vasospasm' which basically means I have circulation problems in my nipples which causes all the pain I've been experiencing! So now we know what it is, I can go about treating it. There is a perscription tablet which works really well apparently so I'm going to get onto that very soon and then hopefully our nasty breastfeeding days will be a thing of the past - FINGERS CROSSED!!!
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