Wow it's quiet in here! Except for you Art, keeping our thread on the front page. Good work
Art - more cute pics on FB of your rug rats! They are so adorable. Love that pic of A in the bath with all the bubbles. Too cute for words! I admire you for taking the kids camping - nice one! Sounds lik it was an interesting trip. LOL. We love a bit of camping but not sure that I'll try to tackle it for a while again yet. We were considering it over the Christmas / New Year break but we might get a cabin (with aircon!) instead.
Pooley - Frazer is doing so well! How is he sleeping? Sounds like a dream child! Congrats on the weight loss too. Didn't you feel great at the end of the detox? I definitely did. So weird though consuming only a lemon and syrupy drink for 10 days can do that.
I've got a shrink who I could see again if I need to from when I went through my depression a couple of years ago but I don't feel the need for him to be honest. I'm very open about my feelings these days (my shrink taught me that) and have talked to family, friends and my mothers group about things and feel pretty stable now. Thank god! I still get a bit anxious but I think that's just my personality - being a perfectionist doesn't work that well when you become a mum. I'm learning that, slowly
Kelly - how is Tadhg doing now? Any more unsettled days? We have many days like that - see below. Has the Motillium kicked in yet? You will definitely notice a difference soon. What sort of pump are you using? I was using a hospital grade double pump I hired from the pharmacy. I've taken it back now and have an Avent manual pump which works quite well but I'm considering getting the Medela Swing electric pump as it is faster.
Hi everyone else!
AFU - my inlaws are staying with us at the moment. My MIL means well but is doing my head in! They leave on Sunday so that will be nice. They've only been here for a week but that's been long enough. I'm so sick of the 'advice' my MIL keeps giving me - such as 'put some honey on her dummy'...WTF?! She then challenges me when I tell her that it's not a good idea. Like I said, I'm sure she means well but I just can't handle it any more. She's stressing me out and annoying the hell out of me. For example, she has been talking to me non-stop for the past hour although she knew firstly that I was watching the end of my fave show, Private Practice, and after that I was typing on my lappy. You can see that I'm busy for the moment so please dear MIL, shut up!! Sorry, rant over.
Izzy had her shots last week and screamed her little lungs out which made me cry What a big wuss I am!! She calmed down after about 10 minutes and then just clung to me for dear life. It was so sad but so cute too. She slept so well for the next 24 hours so it wasn't all bad We chatted to our gp about reflux and she didn't want to medicate her until we had done our day stay at Ngala (parenting support centre) to make sure it wasn't just settling issues. Anyway, Izzy was still really upset over the weekend so I took her back to the doctors on Monday and she agreed to try the medication. Woohoo. She is now on a daily dose of Zoton which is basically an antacid. It seems to be helping a bit already and she has slept for 9 hours straight the past two nights! That may just be a coincidence but she definitely doesn't seem to be in as much pain.
So we've had two nights of 9 hour stretches which is fantastic but it means that my day starts at 4.30am. Bugger! I did go to bed at 7.30 last night though so I managed to get almost 9 hours too so I don't mind too much starting the day so early. I guess I'll just have to do that for a while until we can extend her sleep out a little longer. She is asleep again now but in the sling as she still won't settle in her bassinet during the day so I can't go back to bed. Oh well, at least I have my hands free and hopefully we'll learn a few tricks at our stay at Ngala on Monday to help her settle in her bed during the day.
Izzy also saw the chiro yesterday to see if that can help with her reflux and unsettled periods. Her neck is pretty buggered from the vacuum delivery so they said it will make a huge difference to her sleep once it's fixed, which should only take a few sessions. Wish I'd been to see them sooner!!
Right, enough from me. I'll have to wake missy soon for a feed as I have a physio appt this morning. I have done my neck/shoulders from breastfeeding. Who would have thought?! It's from looking down at Izzy and surfing the net on my iPhone. Tragic.
Hi girls - way too quiet in here!
Taurean - we are doing great now. I took 1 Motilium 3 times per day for the first couple of days, and then thought - what harm can it do to take 2 (the Dr said to me they can prescribe up to 2 pills 4 times per day - so i knew it was ok). and yay! we have milk! Yesterday was our first no bottle day, and it was so good. I was suprised how happy and proud it made me - so much easier than mixed feeding. I don't have much clue how much milk i'm making now, will have to express at some point soon and find out, but obviously just enough
So more milk combined with no dairy for me has made one happy little baby! I'm guessing he was sucking a lot of air before, and the dairy was upsetting him because he is a lot less windy now too. I'm really pleased to be getting on top of the milk situation and getting some sleep before we go through the 3 month growth spurt which must be looming.
We had coffee group yesterday and one of the girls uses white noise for her daughter to sleep - she said even friends babies staying at their place sleep better with it. Could be worth a try for Izzy? Just put your stereo on an off-station to get static going and have it reasonably loud.
I'm a bit of a perfectionist too - it doesn't quite compute when you don't know how to do every small thing, and no-one can even tell you how to fix a lot of situations. I was really overwhelmed the first few weeks especially, next time will be much easier dont you think ;-)
I'm using a pigeon manual pump now, they are quite well regarded in magazines etc and it seems to work ok - or it did when i first got it, which was before the mastitis. Before that i had an electronic avent (borrowed) which was good, but expensive.
I have a sore back too I'm thinking about physio, but now need to go to the chiropractor anyway - so I'm going to turn up tomorrow with my list of ailments! 1. Sore back from feeding and carrying the capsule, 2. Tight right hip presumably from giving birth and 3. sore neck from falling down the stairs... Man that was horrible - on Sunday I was walking down stairs with Tadhg and the washing basket and slipped on the second half (slippery socks on carpet not such a good idea when you can't see your feet) i fell backwards (thank god not forwards) and crashed down. Tadhg screamed and i felt so ill, i wasn't sure if i had hit his head on the stairs or what. DH was at the bottom of the stairs and took T off me. I wasn't sure what to do, but figured feeding him would calm him down, it took him a minute to quieten enough to latch on, poor wee thing - and even then was crying as he fed. I was trying to shh him and relax myself - no doubt he kept crying because i was so stressed too. Turns out he was fine and has no marks, so i think it was just the sudden fall and bumps combined with me squeezing him tight that freaked him out. No more carrying anything else but bub on the stairs! I have a big bruise on my arm and a sore back and neck - chiro, here i come.
Pooley - awesome work on Frazers growth, again - he is doing so well, and such a cutie and go you with the dieting, hope you are feeling well and cleansed now
Art - you deserve a prize for camping with a baby and a toddler! Well done Bring on Christmas holidays and sunshine.
I'm here! Been a bit of a crazy week here. Ethan has reflux too and bf him has become a nightmare. He starts off feeding ok but then after a few minutes he is screaming with pain the poor boy. So I've been expressing and feeding him EBM from a bottle so that he can be upright. Having a reflux baby and a toddler is NOT FUN LOL! I've stopped eating dairy as I heard that can help and we are taking him to visit the paed tomorrow. To top it all off he seems to have a bit of a snotty nose so I'm going to hold off on his vaccs until it has cleared up.
Art - well done on camping with a tot and a baby!
Taurean - wow on the 9 hour sleeps, that is fantastic. Glad that your IL's are leaving soon hun, I can't imagine living with mine lol! Honey on a dummy, is she insane!!!! My MIL suggested I start E on solids to stop his reflux! Can you imagine feeding a 9 week old solids lol? She means well so I shouldn't complain
Kelly - ouch on the fall, that must have been scary. I hope the chiro can fix your list of ailments lol! I have a sore back/neck too which I think is from bf. Well done on the milk supply, that is fantastic!
Pooley - Your boy is doing so well, isn't it amazing how fast they grow? Think I might need to look into this detox, 3.8kg is awesome. Did you feel ok only having lemon drink for that long? I reckon I'd be starving!
Taurean, Il's are there to drive you batty lol Mine are pretty good, the only problem we have had was that DS didn't really like to be held by other people and they would keep holding him even when he was screaming and reaching for me. MIL would even turn around and walk the other way with him when she saw I was coming to get him. It ended in a big blow up because I won't leave my babies upset and crying for anyone but they though we weren't letting them be grandparents. I forgot that Izzy was a vacuum delivery, it seems that a lot of vacuum bubs need a trip to physio/chiro.
Sangie, feeding bubs solids was how it was done back in the day. Apparently my brother seemed hungry after a BF, so he was switched to formula and fed weet-bix so he would sleep at night! There are home vids of my DH having his first solids, he is tiny and still being held in the cradle hold ie not even holding his head up properly yet! I am very grateful that Amelia is such a low needs baby- I still struggle to give DS the time he deserves, I don't know how I would manage it with a high maintenance baby.
Kelly, the fall must have been scary! I am worried about walking on our deck with A, it gets really slippery in the rain and I have slipped on it a couple of times - once when I was pregnant. Yay for getting your milk suppy up, that must be a good feeling.
I have a sore back too, from the way I slouch terribly while BF lol. And from carting her around all day since she doesn't really like to sleep down anywhere during the day.
I am here too.....with a baby in a rocker beside me and a DH asleep on the other couch and me.....doing the housework!
Taurean - I am with you with the MIL - mine is all for the "helpful" comments....she also suggested honey on the dummy or vegemite! And they wonder why I won't leave my baby with them for 5 minutes! She came over the other day and it was the mostpainful few hours...felt like i had to justify every part of my mothering technique. I am so thankful my own mum has never told me what to do. I have known quite a few bubs who ended up seeing an osteopath for a crook neck after a vacuum....bubs wouldn't attach to one boob - turns out their necks were out - afterwards fed like champions!
AFU - V has a cold, just gets really snotty overnight and has problems breathing. I am glad she sleeps next to me so i can hear and see what she is doing. Nothing else really new....has to go to the paed tomorrow for a blood test as he can't tell if she has asian colouring or is still jaundiced! (she is only 1/8 chinese).
Taurean, good luck at sleep school, hope you learn a few helpful tips.
Happy Birthday to Janine and Kelly
Not much happening here. A has slept through for the past 3 nights, from 8-9pm until 5-6am so I am really pleased with that. Hope it continues.
She has been rolling tummy to back since 3.5 weeks, can balance sitting for 5-10 seconds and now she has started rolling from her back to her side and seems rather determined to get all the way over. DS was an earlybird for most things, but not this early! She isn't interested in staying my little baby
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I'm learning that, slowly
What a big wuss I am!! She calmed down after about 10 minutes and then just clung to me for dear life. It was so sad but so cute too. She slept so well for the next 24 hours so it wasn't all bad
We chatted to our gp about reflux and she didn't want to medicate her until we had done our day stay at Ngala (parenting support centre) to make sure it wasn't just settling issues. Anyway, Izzy was still really upset over the weekend so I took her back to the doctors on Monday and she agreed to try the medication. Woohoo. She is now on a daily dose of Zoton which is basically an antacid. It seems to be helping a bit already and she has slept for 9 hours straight the past two nights! That may just be a coincidence but she definitely doesn't seem to be in as much pain.
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