Baby Born~November 2006 #48

[taralee]

Hi Ann!!!!!! Your girls are just beautiful! Im sorry to hear about PND, one day at a time and dont be hard on yourself! 3 under 3!!! evies started telling fibs too. i was reading about it the other day, its basically the same ol' boundary testing and also because they want to tell us what they think we want to hear. its all part of the fun i suppose!
Gigi- you too, no mummy guilts! you do a great job and the fact that you put bilby first by sending her to kindy because she loves it. i think its good for them to have an extra outlet and just something different to do
No more mummy guilts ladies! we all do the best that we can, we wouldnt feel guilty if we didnt. we always think we should be doing more and getting more done etc etc but we're only human and have to look after ourselves too....always easier said than done

[Gigi]

this is what i TRIED to post last night, site wouldn't let me, so i copied and saved it to try again today, well tonight now, nearly midnight! (where does the time go?)

three posts - and you have three children - seems fair enough Ann! LOL.

great to hear from you again. Sorry to hear you are going thru PND, that's a cow of a thing. Great that the bf-ing is still going well, i can only imagine how exhausting that would be to do with twins, i was exhausted just with one! Do you feed them both at the same time, or separately? If that's too personal, forget i said anything, i just tried to imagine "how would i physically feed twins?". Cos i used both hands to hold bilby to feed her. Or would you have to do football hold and use a pillow on each side of you?

bilby is still requesting breastfeeds, but now (86cm tall, well it's pretty short for her age, but you know) she sits on me, straddles my hips. I think childcare are busting a gut to say "when will she stop?" but they don't dare say a word. Their version of breastmilk, is that it stops at six months, so we've always been on their scale of "strange". (started childcare there at 20 months).

Bilby and Ella sound alike - apart from the talking bit - about wanting to assert themselves, not do what they are asked etc, Misses Independence. Do you think the lying is part of getting attention (no longer the only child) or is that usual developmental stuff for her age group? bilby LOOKS so cheeky, i'm sure she would be telling whoppers, if only she could talk! (well in english, not toddler babble that no-one understands, and every 2nd word is baby, or daddy).

I remember in the 45 degrees heatwaves, when bilby had THREE big rolls of fat on each thigh, i could NEVER get those creases dry! so i cheated, and used Gaia baby powder (cornstarch) to MAKE them dry LOL. All that roundness is great insurance, for if illness strikes. (apparently bubs lose weight v.fast, when ill.)

Congrats on getting twins to sleep thru the night, esp at only five months old, thats great.

Three under three, wowee woman, i think you are doing GREAT.

WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU BACK HERE ANN! (but totally understandable, that it's all been too much, up til now).

bilby got to spend some time with some oldies today. i went to a community centre sewing class (they have a creche!!!) and afterwards, there was a community lunch in a hall. so bilby and i went along, it was full of retirees from what i could see. we sat at a table with three elderly people, bilby acted really timid, clung to my legs, behind my chair, REFUSED to sit on a chair by herself etc. but gradually she warmed to them, and they to her, and before long, she was playing peekaboo and poking out her tongue. She NEVER gets the opportunity to be with any elderly people, so i was pleased this opportunity presented itself. i was a bit bored, but i think i will make myself go to this fortnightly lunch thing, just so bilby can have exposure to elderly people. broaden her experiences.

Vicky, if you're reading, thinking of you!

[taralee]

Chino's not well We've all been sick for over a week. i am so so drained

[luua]

Poor chino.

We've had sick twins here too. I've been on the edge of being sick and just managing to avoid it by taking gallons of vitamin C and echinacea tablets. Hope he feels better this weekend.

Gigi - thanks for the kind words. My friend is a naturopath and has been treating me and hopefully i will turn a corner on this slump. Its a pretty dark place without friends.

I twin feed the girls. Otherwise it takes an hour to feed and change them. I got a special twin feeding pillow from the ABA and they are held in the football hold and they lay under each breast to feed. They are great feeders and they just get on themselves without me latching them on.

It took a while to teach Mae to BF since she was in ICU. I still get angry that the stupid nurse told me I had to feed without taking her feeding tube out of her throat! Of course the poor thing refused to feed and gagged everytime she tried. But now she's the stronger feeder of the two. I used the stronger feeder (whichever was that was that week) to alternate between breasts and keep up my supply. Now they have on designated boob after working out their preferences.

They do wriggle a lot during bfing but I wrap them up or else they slap/scratch/poke each other in the face. I use to have to put a magazine between my breasts to stop the hand wars that go on. Once it starts...milk and tears everywhere!!!

Dont know how long we'll keep it up. Everyone asks me when I'll stop as if its too hard but honestly it is EASY. Bottles are hard.

We started solids last week and that has been tricky to get organised. Mae is a fast eater while Hana hasnt quite worked out where to put her tongue.

Ella just adores them. Loves to hold their hands and pat them on the head. She would love the audience i think.

Anyway gotta go. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Ann
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[Olive]

ann its so good to see you in here!! i was just looking at your blog the other day!! the girls are just devine and i love that your still feeding them super super effort! im sorry about the PND but im glad your getting help its tough.

tara how did chino go at the paed with the milk allergy????

gigi awww thats cute of bilby to be playing peekaboo!! sounds like she enjoyed the attention. its awesome that your feeding her still, pity its not the norm these days in this country!

ARM sophie is going great !!! started swimming lessons by herself today shes such a big girl been inthe pool all by herself! the lessons for the past 2.5 yrs have paid off, its great to see her so confident in the water. we found out tuesday that she was accepted in the the 3 yr old kinder group we wanted so off to kinder 2x 2hour sessions next year! where has the time gone
shes going great at toddler group and recent ly learnt her left from her right!
shes quiet tall now 97cm and 14 kg, shes like a string bean! tall and slim!

miss millie is also great, very placid like sophie was, still wakes once a night for a feed, but nearly 6 months now!!

[luua]

Jols - Ella also just learned her left and right. She loves singing. She brings home a new song everyday its amazing what her little brain can pick up. My little sponge. She's not too keen on swimming as she hates putting her head under water.

Mae and Hana also still have ONE feed in the night. 11pm they have a big feed and then up at 6.30-7.30am So we cant complain. Have you started solids yet?

Our girls are so close in age. 4 days between Sophie and Ella and 3 days between Millie and the twins!

Been invited to a wedding in Melbourne and I Love to go but I'm a bit anxious about travelling with the girls. Thinking maybe I cant go.

Ann
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[Gigi]

wow, learning left and right before three! that's amazing!

Ann, thanks for explaining about how to feed two at once. Excellent that there is a special bf-ing pillow to help you do it. I used the football hold in the early stages, until bilby got too long. Are you able to feed them when out of home? like at the shops? When i was first learning how to bf, i NEEDED my comfy sofa at home, my special pillows and found it really hard to feed when not at home. i would do it if i had to, but got sore arms and back.

Sounds wonderful that both of your girls latch on so well.

i can understand your intrepidation at travelling interstate with three very young children. i think for me, i would need AT LEAST to have one adult per child, to do that.

AJP, congrats to Sophie for swimming like a little fish, way to go Sophie.
bilby has been 86cm (since April) and 12.5kg, still got the chubby face (i suspect from the sucking to get the breastmilk), even though she eats like a sparrow.
I agree, WHERE has the time gone? i've been checking out kindy options too.

Yeh TL, i have been wondering too, if you heard any more about Chino's allergy test.

We get the results of the two part speech therapy assessment back soon, looking forward to finding those out. I feel like i'm living with a mute child. She is constantly trying to communicate with me (and everyone else) with mime, gestures, acting it out. So few words and most of those i have to translate for other people e.g she says "boo" and points at at blue item, i know she's telling me the colour. Other times, boo means other things to her. So many letters just don't come out. Boops instead of boots. Gar instead of Car. Dah instead of Star.

i wondered if her liking and chewing up (for 20 mins) a tiny bit of meatball, (made of mince) but not being physically able to swallow it, might have some meaning, as to why so little speech, but the speech therapist had no idea what to suggest, when i told her about that.

the lovely Gymbaroo teacher has just had breast cancer surgery, so i doubt we will be going to any more Gymbaroo classes. Can't believe this has happened, she is the loveliest person and teacher, really inspirational, the kind of teacher you don't often come across. Has made "a difference" to SO many children and their families.