Woot! Another all nighter! 7pm til 5am in her cot! My boobs were a bit engorged but not as bad as I expected. My damn shoulders and upper back are still aching throughout the night so that's driving me mad. Oh well, I can't have everything!!
Pooley/Kelly - Izzy is still in newborn nappies too! She's wearing infants at night now though but only started 2 nights ago. She weighs 4.7kg now but is still a little poppet!
Sangie - Izzy's now on losec for suspected silent reflux. We hope it helps. She has a follow up appt with the paed on Friday. If there hasn't been a significant improvement the we will be putting me on a strict no dairy diet as it's likely she has an allerg to cows milk protein (in my diet). I've decided if that's the case I'll try the diet for a month max then bottlefeed. I'm over all the added stresses! I hope Ethans reflux improves!
We are starting mother and baby hydrotherapy classes tomorrow with a couple of the girls from my mothers group. Can't wait! I bought Izzy some propped swimming pants, OSFA a bit like MCN. They are pink and white with hibscuses all over them - so adorable!!
Bought a Hushamok hammock on thursday to help with Izzy's day sleeps and it looks like it's going to be a winner. She slept for 3 hours straight in it yesterday morning! Yay!
I'd better run. Am typing this on my phone while I feed Izzy which is only making my upper back worse. Must get back to the Physio but gee it's hard with a baby!
UPDATE - Izzy just slept for two hours straight in her hammock!!! Best purchase! Yay!!!
Last edited by Taurean; November 22nd, 2009 at 10:47 AM.
Kosi, don't worry that Ava isn't sleeping through yet - just because some of us have all nighters doesn't mean it is going to stay that way. There is the 3 month growth spurt coming that will shake things up too.
Taurean, I hope that the losec works for Izzy - it would be such a shame if you have to give up BF after you worked so hard to get it established.
Pooley, how did F go without the dream feed? Sounds like he is doing really well.
Kelly, at least you are getting good wear out of the cute little bubba clothes lol. Amelia has outgrown all her 000 bodysuits with sleeves while the sleeve-less ones haven't even been worn because it has been too cold. I tried to buy the next size up the other day but they aren't selling them now because it is 'summer'. DS walked at 8.5 months, I suspect that A will be similar.
Sangie, day sleeps aren't that great here - we are working on having them in the cot but she really prefers to be held/sling. But I really don't care how she sleeps during the day, as long as we have good nights then it is fine by me.
Not much happening here. For the last 9 nights A has mostly been doing 7-9 hours overnight which I am so happy with. It doesn't take long to get into a habit of expecting a good sleep though - one night she woke at 3.30am for a feed and I was shattered the next day lol
Artechim- We dropped Frazer's dream feed last nite and the nite before. Both nites his last feed was between 8 - 9pm. Success!! First nite he did 9 till 7am and last nite 9 till 6am. Woo hoo!! So far so good. I guess he is getting enough food during the day.
Hoping the 12 week growth spurt doesn't disrupt his sleeping patterns too much but you never know!!!
hi girls, sorry i havent been posting, have been reading though.
Wow on all the bubba's having big sleeps! thats so awesome, so happy for u all.
izzy's still up a min of 2 times a night, more often its 3-4
We got our first smile the other day, was so nice, but we havent managed another one since.
and it would seem she's found her voice this morning and has been talking to herself for a good hour! so happy she's finally started, its so hard doing all those late night/early morning feeds when she doesnt give anything back yet!
At her weigh in last week she was just under 5 kilos, and she's almost out of the 000 bonds wondersuites, they're a funny size she's just grown out of her 0000 clothes, bit of a bummer because i bought so many 000 wondersuites! ah well, will just have to plan for a winter baby with number 3!
Wont do personals, bit far behind atm, but will put more of an effort in, i promise!
love and hugs
Skye
xxxx
I got the most cutest christmas outfit for Ava from Big W. It is a red dress/bodysuit with a headband, and I got a bib that is pink and red to match that has "daddy's little christmas fairy" written on it with a pic of a fairy. They have some nice t-shirts and outfits at Big W. I was looking at target for an outfit but I have to say, they are expensive!
Had a cranky arvo today after mums group. I ducked back out and left Ava with Steve for an hour or so while I did the supermarket shop and big W shop. When I got back she was screaming and unsettled and it took a good half hour for Steve and I to play tag team settling. Then she woke up an hour later and started up again, but it was almost time for a feed again, so we drank up, and she was a bit more settled. Thankfully she is now asleep and Im heading that way myself in a sec.
Usually she is such a happy bubba, really threw me for a 6 today. Was starting to worry that she was sick, but she would be fine and settle for a sec or two then start up again. She was also getting that phlemmy raspy noise in the back of her throat. I tried to give her water, but she doesn't like it. I have tried on a few occasions (when it was hot) and she screws her nose up at it and fusses. I thought maybe the water would clear the phlemy spit at the back of her throat....
Oh well...
I weighed her today too... with a full tummy and clothes on, she has rocketed up to 5.8kg! So still growing strongly.
On the sleeping front, we aren't going well at night. She is managing to get out of her muslin wrap and waking herself up! So the nights I think she will sleep through, she will wake up every hour and a half as she is out of her wrap. I don't feed her and she isnt screaming for food, just re wrap and settle her back down and she is fine. Anyone have tips on how to get her to sleep without a wrap or how to keep her wrapped up and the arms tucked in?
Kosi - if you swaddle Ava, I can highly recommend the Kiddopotomus SwaddleMe wrap - brilliant. Otherwise try a Grobag but their arms are free to move around. Izzy has been sleeping beautifully in her Grobags at night for the past 5 nights now but I swaddle her in a muslin during the day as it's been warm.
With regards to Ava being unsettled, I wouldn't be suprised if she's going through her 12 week 'Wonder Week'. I bought the book 'The Wonder Weeks' and have just been reading up on the week 12 growth spurt as I think Izzy started today too. She's been sleeping like a trooper all day but was unsettled between sleeps, super hungry before bed (fed off both sides then downed 110ml of EBM plus 40ml of formula ) and was hard to settle to sleep. She's out to it now but it took a good hour which is really unsual for her at night.
Hope that helps!
Night all
PS: our close friends who are also our neighbours had their little baby today at 32 weeks! She had PE and was admitted last Thursday. They induced her last night but the little man got distressed and was whipped out via C/S. He's doing really well and breathing on his own which is brilliant. He's only 1.5kg though - super tiny in the photos! It's all a bit scary, makes me really appreciate how easy (well, relatively easy) Izzy's birth was.
PPS: Oooh, I love my new avatar! Not sure I'd be wearing a skimpy top like that IRL but I'm happy to look hot in cartoon land! LOL
Hiya,
Pooley - great news on Frazer's sleeping without the dreamfeed! Thats got to make life much easier. We found it quite free-ing to be able to have friends over in the evenings, or go out with the carrycot and know Tadhg would stay asleep - and you can have a glass of wine with dinner if you don't need to feed too late (our last feed is about 6pm).
Sangie - thanks for the food list, bananas is interesting! I wouldn't have thought of that.
Your experience just proves its entirely dependent on the baby whether they sleep through - not any special tricks to soothe etc, don't you think. Nice to have a good sleeper! Crossing fingers we might get lucky again with the next one - whenever that is!
Taurean - sounds like the sleeping is going really well for you guys - yay. Swimming already - very cool, look forward to the update about what it was like and if Izzy liked it!
Art - we sure are getting good wear out of the baby clothes, we are still in between sizes and most 000 are a little too big, so we have a few 0000 and a few 000. I'm quite pleased he can't fit the 000 jeans yet, as they just seem too rough for a wee baby, i dont think i'd buy them again - but they might be cute by Xmas if its not too hot. Its kinda handy having this cool spell continue - although its stuffing up my walking! I want to get out with the pram, but everyday looks like it might rain - Auckland!
Skybie - even if Izzy is a bit slower to start with the chatter, she's obviously doing really well in size! Almost 5kg and just into 000's is getting big Those wondersuits are so much cuter on than they look on a hanger aren't they - i wish we had stocked up before we left Aussie - next time!
Kosi - funny how you get so used to what to expect and then they throw a curveball to keep you on your toes! Hope Ava is more settled for you today. We use a Miracle Blanket to swaddle at night which ensures no arms come out, especially now he is starting to suck his hands / thumb.
AFU - we had 3 month jabs today It's so not fun, but i guess its only a few minutes they are sore. Fortunately he fell asleep in the car on the way home and is now in his cot - long may it last! We had a strange occurance this week, a nightmare! literally Tadhg had a nightmare, he was wimpering/crying and i could tell he was still asleep but it kept going for a minute so i went in to his room and he really cried out, but was still asleep - poor wee thing. I picked him up and cuddled him which i hope was the best thing to do and he went back to a calm sleep after a minute. Strange! Yay for making it to 3 months!!
45 minutes has obviously passed, i hear crying - here we go again.
K
) and was hard to settle to sleep. She's out to it now but it took a good hour which is really unsual for her at night. 
Those wondersuits are so much cuter on than they look on a hanger aren't they - i wish we had stocked up before we left Aussie - next time!
It's so not fun, but i guess its only a few minutes they are sore. Fortunately he fell asleep in the car on the way home and is now in his cot - long may it last! We had a strange occurance this week, a nightmare! literally Tadhg had a nightmare, he was wimpering/crying and i could tell he was still asleep but it kept going for a minute so i went in to his room and he really cried out, but was still asleep - poor wee thing. I picked him up and cuddled him which i hope was the best thing to do and he went back to a calm sleep after a minute. Strange! Yay for making it to 3 months!! 
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