oh girls I have not read any of your posts so sorry! just not getting the time... I did see H.P.L has joined us YAY and
I'm pretty good, got lots to say but will get on BB properly when I can. Hope you are all loving your newborn snuggles xoxo
oh girls I have not read any of your posts so sorry! just not getting the time... I did see H.P.L has joined us YAY and
I'm pretty good, got lots to say but will get on BB properly when I can. Hope you are all loving your newborn snuggles xoxo
Hey there !
About to go to bed and hope to get some sleep until Rupert wakes up - he is really a challenge at the moment - just unsettled and there is no rhyme or reason for it - for instance I fed him at 4.30pm took an hour - then picked up edward from daycare and bub was off and on settled in the car ride there - when i got home at nearly six pm bub was unsettled so i tried burping for ages then decided to top him up - he went down at almost 9pm!!!!! I am hoping he will stay asleep for a little while now as i am off to bed after having dinner late - tired of this "all over the place feeling" & yes Cass I hear you - just to be able to do the dishes or hang out the washing without interruption would be a treat right now
Edward still has a runny nose and cough - I am so over it - wiping his nose every minute of the day and then the dribble!! I feel awful as I think at this point in tme I am feeling more sorry for myself than Edward
Mamma - I hear you on just being over it with the "bodily fluids" the poos the vomits & dribbles ugggggghhhhh yesterday bub vomitted on me so i changed clothes - to then have bub wee all over me !!!!! Another change of clothes!!
Cass - I am sorry to hear about your mastitis - hope it is getting better honey - I have had a D & C after my miscarriage it was under GA and was done as a day case - its not too bad - you just feel a little groggy after the GA thats all. I hope you are OK you poor thing.
OK off to bed for me xx
Annabelle: oohhh yeah...i have permanent 'vomit' patches in my hair from Marta lol. i am soooo glamorous it aint funny
we too have those kinda 3-5 hour unsettled periods every few days. if i miss her tired sign by a couple of minutes it's on for young and old! (is there anyway that your DH can do kindy pick up? i have now got mine doing it as i find i need to be home by around 4pm to get a good feed and cuddle session in while preparing a quick dinner...that we eat at 5.30pm ). my life is sooo rock and roll ATM
AFM: well we had a lovely morning this morning. Marta has started smiling all the time now and today in bed while DD1 was cuddling her she looked up at her Big Sister and gave the most beautiful smile!! leila was over the moon!! she told marta that she loved her today as well...mwah! am on my own with Marta today. DH is in at work for the day and Leila is at kindy. have a friend coming over with her almost 1 year old, so we might just be hanging out at a cafe and playground today. hopefully it wont be too tiring (so hard to find a balance ATM between keeping interaction up to avoid feeling isolated and ensuring that i dont get tired...i guess it will all balance out soon enough).
hope everyone is well and dandy...and getting sleep and lots of smiles lol.
HPL ds also had the sticky eye, we were told it was normal and it would go away. I think he had it for about a week maybe, we just wiped it with a warm cottan eye make up pad thingo as some others have suggested. We didn't add anytihng to the water though. His eye is fine. and WOW great sleeping routine you guys have woohooo!
MamaS so sorry to hear the babymoon is over and I hope you can find a few more days to hang onto. I imagine it would be so much tougher dealing with an older child and a NB
Cas mastitis I hear that is really painful, how are you going now? did you end up with a D&C? One of my questions today was going to be how long do you normally bleed for? I had a 1st degree tear with no stiches and I 'think' the bleeding I am having is from that (every time I do a #2 it seems to get stretched again and there is a bit more blood when I wipe) sorry for and if it's not that, I've thought that maybe I would need a D&C too if the bleeding should have stopped by now??? dh wants to call our OB on Monday to ask the question but I don't think I am having 'that much' bleeding, how much have you had and when should it stop? I have had 3 D&C's in life and I haven't had any problems apart from bowel stuff due to the antibiotics I took after the op, it's much better if they give you antibiotics during/after the op before you wake up then you don't haveto take tablets for 5-7 days.
AnnaBelle enjoy your La La babyland I know I still am
milly Our little one has got bi lateral metatarsals ferrous on both of his feet. It's apparently really common and is caused from bubs being in the same position in the womb with his feet crossed over eachother. I'm not surprised because ever since they started checking his position from 26 weeks at the antenatal visits he was always laying the same way. That's also why I didn't bother with how I was sitting or laying back etc later in the pg because I was pretty confident he wouldn't be breech or move out of his good possy. Anyway we took him to a paediatric physiotherapist when he was 6 days old and he got one foot in a brace (strapping) and the other we were doing manual stretches on but now we have both in a brace casue it's just easier! he'll have them on for about another 5 days and then they should be fixed. They haven't bothered him at all but the no bath thing has bothered us
AFM I think we are going pretty good, it's kinda a case of holding your breath and hoping that the bottom doesn't fall through the cake iykwim he's feeding well, every 2-3 hours I'd say, night time he is sleeping the best waking every 3 hours for a feed, bum change, another comfort feed then back to sleep all og which takes 30-45 minutes. This morning his last sleep was 4 hours and I was so happy about it so hopefully he will have more of those in the future! During the day is the trickiest I think. We are co sleeping at night so he settles really well but during the day he just wants to be near us so sleeping is harder to put him down and walk away without him stirring ... dh has tried out the sling this morning which is working great so far we try to put him down in his phil & ted cocoon so he is still close and he does sleep in there but for less than 2 hours... anyway I hope he gets into a routine soon. My boobies are much better now but still a bit sensitive if I haven't given the girls any air time so as much as possible I have them out and cover them in breast milk when they leak and allow to air dry, the difference in sensitivity is huge. Our cloth nappies are also working really well which I am over the moon about! they are sooooooo cute! I've ended up ordering more of the babybeehinds newborn size covers and I think they will last for a fair while size wise so I'm really happy. dh has got another 3 weeks off work, so don't want him to go back! we had a little trial Friday afternoon/night where he was out for 4 hours, I was kinda dreading it cause that was the time I was finding the toughest emotionally but I'm fine now and bub was perfect. Didn't cry at all even during the nappy changes so I was so grateful that now I will have some confidence when dh goes back to work. We've had a few visitors which has been nice and dh and I have gone crazy taking photos (like all new parents I guess) our bub will think we are the paparazzi
Hi girls!!
Cherished! so great to hear from you! LOVE your ticker!! he is just precious!!
the mastitis is clearing up, but very slowly. have to go on a second round of ABs. the pain was bad for 2 days but now it's more a case of if you touch it, it hurts, but leave it alone and you dont notice...i think i got off pretty lucky with it!
for the lochia (post birth bleeding) it can take a good 6 weeks. usually it is fairly light by now (4 weeks in) and it starts off dark red, then goes red, then pink then a browny colour then it goes to a pale yellow CM type thing...
for me my clue that things were not good was that i never got past the dark blood and then HUGE clots where i would fill a pad in seconds...but if you are still bleeding heavily or more than you think is normal, then contact your OB as it can be a bit of a hassle if you are prone to low iron (like me!).
HPL: how is the sticky eye going? i find that it does come and go, what with all the vomiting and drool and the inability to cry tears ATM it's all a bit prone to getting blocked.
Annabelle: how is edward? has his cold gotten better? hopefully rupert has managed to avoid his cold! such a PITA when the NB gets sick as there isnt much you can do for them, except cuddles and the snot sucker thingy lol.
AFM: well we are truckin' along here pretty alright. some moments are just awful hard work, but for the most part we are finding our feet...and sleep lol. On friday night Marta only did ONE, yes ONE wakeup i know that i shouldnt be too excited as she is still little (and my boobs arent ready for it lol), but it was such a relief to know that she can do it IYKWIM. last night wasnt too bad either as she went down at 7 had a quick feed and nappy change at 11, then 1 (not so nice lol!) then again at 5.30am. the middle part of the night was a bit much...anything less than 3 hours kills me overnight lol.
she is stacking on the weight (have no idea how much she weighs...my MACH nurse appt keeps getting moved ...as if second time mums dont need that support . BUT i am confident that she is perfect lol. she is no longer in newborn nappies.... chubba bubba
this afternoon we have all the neighbours over for fish and chips, so the kids can run amuck and us adults can hang out in the sunshine (ahhh gotta love daylight savings for this reason lol). it's going to be mayhem as it will be roughly 20 + people in a tiny inner city backyard...ahhhh it will intimate! wish us luck bahahahahaha!
hi Cas, thanks, we think he's pretty precious too sounds like a big party in your back yard! how do you find the time or energy to entertain that many people? We haven't had more than 2 people at a time visit us since bubs was born, heck even before he was born we didn't even have any people over, not even a baby shower. Weight wise I dont' think we will get bubs weighed until the 6 week check up with the peadetrition. We did get him weighed again on Thursday and he'd put on another 400 grams in a week so that's perfect. I have really noticed how much he is changing and even his hands seem bigger. Thanks for the info on the bleeding. From your reply I don't think I have anything to worry about.
Did I mention that bub has the hormonal rash on his face? It looks like a heat rash type of thing, it's getting better though. Has anyone elses bub had that?
leila had that hormonal rash! it lasted for a few weeks from memory...marta on the other hand has all the milk spots lol.
they are growing sooo fast...
the fish and chips neighbourhood party at our house went well yesterday! although we paid for it with poor Marta getting really overtired (i was having a great time and missed the signs lol). so she didnt go down properly until 9pm! arrgh! but oh well, we had a great time and was sooo worth a bit of unsettledness lol!
oopps gotta go, marta has just arisen...
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!!
Cassius2: WOW I don't know how you can entertain atm... nicely done! My house is in no way visitor friendly atm.. Only family can visit our place lol... DP and I took bubs out to lunch in the city on Friday, it was wonderful coz Bub slept the whole time!!
Sticky eyes had gone since my last post, but this morning she has woke up with it again.. Poor darling, doesn't bother her in the slightest just looks sore...
cherished1: I feel kinda bad now telling everyone what Bub's sleep routine is.. I feel like crying when she has her moments of an evening, which goes for like 1 -2hrs, but yeah she does sleep pretty well.. If it makes you feel better the last 3 days have been hell for us! She has now decided that she will only go to sleep if she is in her rocker/chair NOT her craddle during the night ( as in her 7pm bed time).... But when she wakes up for her 3 or 4am feed she is more than happy to go to sleep in the craddle GRRRR...
The last few days she would go to sleep then not even an hr later wake up crying... We'd pick her up rock her, then she'd fall asleep we'd try and put her down again, but of course, like all babies do, she wakes up and then it takes longer to put her to sleep.. Poor DH on Thursday night, I ended up sleeping on the couch with bubs on my chest just so he could get some sleep... He is so my rock, he got up am 1.30am ( after she had been crying for an hour already) and took her from me so I could sleep til 3.30am when I woke up and took her back... He is amazing!!
AFM: Bub slept in the rocker again last night, she fell asleep at 10pm and didn't wake again til 5.00am which was great, expect my back is now killing me, I think too many nights on the couch, thinking we'll bring it into the bedroom and put it on the floor at least I'll get some sleep that way..
We had our first smile this morning, it was so precious.. Hope she'll do it again for DP when he gets home.. I really hate the fact that most fathers miss out on their child's firsts... First smile, First laugh, First steps etc, if we had it our way DP would be home the same time as me so we can experience together...
Questions Ladies: Controlled Crying / Self Settling.. Your opinions on the topic? When do you think it's an appropriate age to start? Do you think it's an appropriate technique to use at all??
We've been trying self settling during the day and Audrey is quite happy to put herself to sleep, she'll make a little noise, not crying, just the her tired moans, as i call them... I was just curious as to what you ladies do, or would do...
HPL: we do self settling...until she cries nah, we mix it up alot ATM. i figure that Marta will have good days (like yesterday) when self-settling went without a hitch..ie she fell right asleep! and then we will have days (like today) where she just wont sleep and gets really upset...so although we have tried self-settling it just aint working today, so DH is currently in with her giving her another cuddle...cause he walked in on me in tears! i find it hard when she cries and is so upset for such a long time...she has been crazy tired and not wanting a nap since roughly 10.30am ...does not bode well for tonight eeeppppp!!!
Cassius2: YIKS I hope she's asleep for you now!! baby sleep I like the self settling technique, we try but yeah we end up going and getting her too, last night I lasted maybe 20mins, went in 3 times, but couldn't do it anymore... I too ended up very emotional, funny enough DP can't handle the crying at all, I think because I work in Child Care I might be a little better, not much though... lol .....
This one has been asleep since 11am, but of course NOT in her craddle, I'm just hoping that coz she's had a big sleep she'll still be wanting to sleep tonight, otherwise I'm in for a LLOOOONNNNGGGGG night ahead!!! don't know if i can do it!
morning girls
HPL we are not doing CIO, dh and I just couldn't bare it (such a softy) we are co-sleeping anyway so either dh or I are cuddling him as he goes to sleep. During the day it's no surprise that he loves to sleep on either of us which is honestly ok ATM for at least one of his sleeping sessions and dh and I love it cause we get to really connect with him. The other day time sleeps we try to put him down in his Phil & Teds cocoon which has the same head rest/suport thingo that we use in bed with us so I think he may think he's in bed with us KWIM? he usually settles in there ok too... If he doesn't settle in the cocoon because it's too loud or bright(we can move it around the house but we mainly keep it in the lounge room) we put him in our bed where he sleeps all night, when he's older and can roll etc we wont be able to leave him in our bed for day time sleeps so we will probably transition him into the cot by putting the cocoon into the cot and I think we will be able to trick him again OK so that has turned into a "where does your bub sleep" post! sorry
Cherished1: Thanks for the input.. We did do co-sleeping while DP was at home, but I feel so bad him waking up when he has to go and work a 9hr day.... Audrey was a champ last night she slept from 10pm-5.30am!! However, she slept in her rocker chair, it doesn't bother me too much ATM because I'm at home, but I'm just thinking ahead to when I go back to work and bub comes with me, she'll have to sleep in the Cots at work, and I don't want her being hard work for the girls lol... I'm hoping though by that time (Jan 10th 2011 ) she will be in a much better sleeping pattern, as in where she sleeps. I know I am very lucky with her sleep pattern..
My SIL rang yesterday to see how things were, and I started to complain because Bub was stirring after only 2.5hrs of sleep, she said to me "You're kidding right? I get excited if Jaime has slept for an hour." I know that I'm lucky in the sense that she sleeps well, and I feel so guilty coming in here and complaining about where she sleeps, knowing that she will sleep for 7hrs at night, and 4hrs are 'naps' but I get so tired come 8pm knowing full well that she's about to start crying and there's nothing I can do for another 2hrs until she falls asleep, I get frustrated, not at her, just at the situation, then feel guilty, then get frsutrated again becuase we will try and put her down and she'll wake up again!! It's a horrible cycle, yet when she wakes up after a sleep I just look at her and fall in love with her all over again..
Am I making any sense or just rambling? I think rambling... Hope everyone is doing well... Take Care
hi girls!
HPL: my DH is the same. it really gets him all upset when she cries. i reckon it's cause he doesnt have the power of boob in his arsenal lol.
cherished: we swing marta in the cocoon. she loves it and i figure it's a bit of a workout for my arms bahahaha! a girl in my MG who has a baby a week younger than Marta has started putting him in his cocoon in the cot...she reckons he sleeps well like that!
well we had a bit of better day today i had her in the sling for a few hours where she would sleep and feed. and now is in her cot asleep and angelic lol. i had to get her up and cuddle her to sleep when she woke after her half sleep cycle (20 mins) but then she went down without issue...
thankfully last night she slept well from 7 for a 10min feed at 11pm then again at 3.30am (we count that as awesome night in our house lol).
today we will have our first MACH nurse appt...should be interesting! wonder how much she has grown...i reckon HEAPS lol. she is HUGE!
HPL even though your sleeping situation seems like a dream to many others I think that any change in your regular sleeping pattern is goign to be disruptive no matter what it is. You'll soon get in a rhythm with bub and it'll be easier.
Cas what type of sling do you have? I've got about 3 and they are all the regular looking sling but I find them a bit bulky? dh has used it a few times now and bub sleeps well in it, I'm not sure if I'll use it but I do want to try it before dh goes back to work as it could be a great thing to get things done (like post on BB) during nap time lol
AFM today I went out for 2 hours without bub and got home and cried I didn't realise how much I'd miss him!!! he was asleep the whole time though in dh's arms. I went out for a massage and a chiro adjustment and now I feel great. I tried to document bubs sleeping times today as I'm concerned that he isn't sleeping properly during the day? I did start a thread on this but will ask in here too. How long is ok for a NB to be awake at any given time? I think DS is awake for a few hours in the morning and a few hours at night. The night one I don't mind cause I figure it's tiring him out for a big feed then a big sleep in bed but in the mornign I think it might set him up to be a little restless if I miss his tired signs and don't put him down... Am I making any sense?
cherished: we use an ellaroo ring sling (fits in my handbag!) and the Close Carrier. i find both awesome, but the Close Carrier is great for totally handsfree IMHO. the ring sling is good for running about shops and totally awesome for when baby is older as it does hip and back carry...(we used it until DD1 was 2.5 years old).
hmm as for the awake times...Marta seems pretty similar (most days...it's a variable feast lol). she is most awake in the mornings and again in the evenings. i am with you though in finding it tricky with the tired signs...sometimes we totally miss the boat and it can take half a day to settle back again
hi ladies -
just a quick hello, as i have't had time to read everyone's posts (and when i have had a chance iv'e had trouble getting on the site for some reason???).
where does the day go? i haven't got used to that yet!
apart from that, all's well here (apart from a bit of a sore boobie, but ok).
hi milly!! a few ppl have had trouble logging in lately. i think it's since the big server crash a few weeks ago...sorry to hear about the booby. i too am not too happy in with my boobs. have yet another bout of mastitis hoping to get into the BF clinic at the womens...
WAHOOO! i got into the women's BF clinic for next friday ...but we need to be there for the first feed at.... 8.30am now that's going to be tricky lol! eepp! so happy thought to have a day with the LC to see how to avoid mastitis again...
hope that everyone is going well! havent heard from muminalice or renson for awhile! hope you guys are travelling well
AFM: we have had some lovely days (monday was a trainwreck, but we have bounced back lol). marta is trying to giggle now...soooo funny!!! sounds like an old lady hahaha!
she is also *just* under 5kgs at last weigh in...so packing it on nicely!
also, we have had a few nights where she has slept for almost 8 hours . weird! but loving it! makes the days a whole lot easier to deal with when you have had some zzzz's lol.
today it is raining, so will catch the train into town and go check out some bargains at DFO...cotton on kids has some great clothes and we also need to buy some 'glow in the dark' dinosaur pj's for the neighbours boys birthday party...
also, we are busy getting ready for our first family holiday as a family of FOUR! YAY! we are going on a pretty massive road trip from melb to woollongong (just south of sydney). a friend has offered her beachside apartment and we cannae say no! think we have missed the whales so will have to be happy with the numerous dolphins lol! i do love it there!