Babies Born~September 16th-30th 2009 #1

[Just Me]

Nina and Laicee. We would love to have you as a part of our Baby Buddies group

Congratulations on the safe arrival of your little girl, Nina. I have added your details to the list at the beginning of our thread and look forward to getting to know you over the coming months.

ETA: Hi Everyone else. Well we were looking at the overwhelming number of boys born to our group a couple of weeks ago, but it looks like the number of girls is almost double the number of boys. There are a lot of girls!!!

[tk1999]

Welcome Nina and Laicee!!

TG - remember when I thought Caitlin would be the only girl... oh how wrong was I

[henri]

Hi girls - have finally made it here!!! Have to say that it has made me feel a whole lot better hearing that pretty much everyone has some sort of issue, concern or teething problem - not that I wish drama on anyone, but it just makes you feel normal IYKWIM?? In fact if anything, it has made me feel a bit guilty that i have the odd teary or say i am tired, sounds as though i am actually pretty lucky with my little girl....so far she seems to know the difference b/w day and night (not sure if she really does or just a coincindence!!) but she feeds 2-3 hourly in the day and usually has 2 -3 feeds at 4 hourly overnight. If i have any BF issue i think it is oversupply, she tends to choke a bit with quick letdown (partic.right side which i think has heaps more milk and/or faster flow) and also she is prone to projectile vomit if i dont burp her frequently during a feed or try and make her have a rest and slow down a bit and even doing this she does an awesome projectile throw at least once a day - they are amazing and can go about 3 feet!! - gross but morbidly fascinating at the same time that such a little tacker can do this!!!!! I would nearly cry when she did it, but have worked out it is much more distressing for me than her - she just looks around like "oh bugger, well, whatever!!" and then likely asks for more!!!!! Have been confused as to whether to give her more?? Figured her tummy was empty and she was still hungry but then seemed ridiculous to feed a bub that has just been sick - tend to try and distract her and she usually gets over asking or if persistent will give her a little bit (ie.5-10 mins) to settle her - any thoughts on this????

Lots more to say but may have to do it in bits as bubs is arking up!! Hugs to all, especially those having particularly hard time XX

[Lisa]

Hello & big hugs to all the yummy mummies and the gorgeous bubba's

Just a quick one for me as Annie is crying out for a feed.

Anelise had her tongue tie snipped today. It was all successful and I am looking forward to being able to BF her more often, and hopefully become full time BFers.
I have finally posted up Anelise's birth story, it can be found HERE

I will be back as soon as I can to say some proper hellos.

[erybery]

Hi girls, just a quick hi, I feel awful not posting much, just soooo exhausted atm. For those wo have had more than 1, when does the exhaustion start to lift? Ella is 2 weeks old now!

[tk1999]

erybery - I am a first time mum so don't have to juggle 2 but DD is 9 weeks old now and whilst I am not exhausted (anymore) there are days when I just say phooey to everything and either sit on puter pretty much all day (usually days when DD is a velcro baby) or we have a bed day. I dread to think what I would ever be like if/when we have 2

[~Leanne~]

Erybery I think I have been exhausted since my DD was born in May 2006!..... No only kidding... Once you get aquainted with your bub and are in a proper routine things pick up. You either get used to being exhausted, andcan handle less sleep. My advice. Sleep when bubbs is sleeping. I wish I did that with Katy (never did) and now that Josh is a good little sleeper wish I could sleep.... but I have a 3 1/2 year old in my ear which makes it impossible....
Hang in there.... Here to chat if you need me

[Just Me]

Erbery - I think the worst thing about sleep deprivation is getting used to it in the early days. Having broken sleep for weeks on end gets to me, but I find it peaks at around the 2 - 3 week mark and then my body starts to deal with having broken sleep every night. That's just me though, everyone is different. Usually by the time my babies have been between 6 and 12 weeks old they start to get into a better routine, feeding is quicker and they can settle themselves to sleep to a degree so things become much easier. I have only had experience with my babies though, I don't know if that is everyone's experience.

[Easha]

Hi All,

Will try a quick post before Jaida wakes for a feed

Welcome Nina and Henri

Henri - your question about vomitting came up at my last mothers group. The childcare nurse said that althought it generally appears that bub has thrown up alot it would probably amount to no more than a tablespoon and therefore thinking that bubs tummy is now empty is generally not the case. I would just go with what bub wants - I am sure you will figure out the pattern soon enough

Lisa - great to hear the TT is fixed and how frustrating to think the instincts of a mother are still ignored these days.

Erybery - exhaustion - I hear you. I have good days and bad. Jaida is nearly 4 weeks now so we are developing a slight routine. Jaida quite kindly has a 5 hour sleep after her bath at night so I take full advantage and catch up on sleep then. Its nice having 3-4 hours in a row. Hopefully your bub will do this in a few weeks. DH is also responsible for settling Jaida after her 7am ish feed so I can have another hour or so. Sleep where you can ignoring the housework and the TV (I found that I still want to watch my fav programs but this was killing me so I go without or tape them)

AFM - BF is much better this week and a routine is being established (i hope). Jaida still feed 3 hourly during the day but has a big sleep from 7pm - 12pm-1am. Jaida also slept from 1am to 6am the other night - bliss. Hoping she likes this idea and keeps it going.

Jaida was also weighed and she had gained 800gms in a fortnight - my little porker

Anyone experiencing sore ovaries?? I am guessing the pain is ovary pain atleast it is in the same position. Hope I am not about to start ovulating again

[brookemorrison]

hey ladiesss

sorry i havent posted much lately. who woulda known being a mother would be hard!
glad to see all your precious bubs are doing great, i am pysically exhaused.
trying to orginize a wedding, and a new born= very limited sleep!
Oscar has decided he hates sleeping and he hates dummies so im very very emotional atm. My visitors have finally died down so im hoping it starts getting better

i put a few pics of him in my gallery if you wanna go have a peek

Love Brooke.x

[tk1999]

Brooke - we can only have one ticker as per forum guidelines. You will need to remove one or risk an infraction from one of the Mods.

Not much going on here... am organising Caitlin's christening which will be in Feb 2010 as that was the first date available. Need to get invites out to family who aren't local so they have the best chance of being able to attend.

Hope you and your bubs are all well xox

[nina21]

Hi girls thanks for the warm welcome, sorry I havent been in much but we have been living in "Colic County" for the last week and it hasnt been fun. I think I have found the solution though I bought a Hug a Bub and it has been a lifesaver...she is settled, upright and falls straight to sleep and I can still function and do stuff for the other 3. It has been a real eye opener for me, my other 3 were the best babies just ate and slept but this one is so demanding, wont sleep in her cot so she is co sleeping with me, is fussy and colicy and is a real cling on...my mum reckons it is her revenge cause I was exactly the same way apparently lol. But she is my last baby so I guess I will just ride the wave cause I know it will get better, this is just the settling in period and in a month or 2 it will all be a distant memory.....I hope lol!!!

I hope everyone is doing well and coping ok with the sleep deprivation and cracked nipples the things we do for our kids huh...lucky we love the little beggars so much xxx

Have a great day xx

[erybery]

Hi girls, I hear you Nina! I just can't believe how long it takes to get ella settled after a feed. The doc has told me to give her 1ml of mylanta before a feed to see if it helps as she thinks she has reflux and the acid is distressing her! So hoping it works out.

[henri]

Hey mummies,how is it all going?? Have been feeling naughty for not getting on here to see how you are all doing and not a heap of posting going on so obviously you are all pretty busy with bubs too!!!

Easha - thanks for feedback re feeding after vomiting. I have found that seems to be the way, she still seems at least moderately satisfied with a feed even if sick...the pr.vom has settled down a bit, maybe once every second day. Laughed about the tv, i too was having that temptation, watching 3/4 of a show whilst feeding and wanting to watch the rest but knowing its just silly and i should go to bed!!! My life has been changed remarkably in the last week due to the installation of foxtel IQ!!! OMG this is the best invention (after beautiful bubbas of course!!) It allows me to easily tape whatever and it is set up to tape all my fave shows every time they come on and i can pause and rewind live tv - so if bub cracks it and needs me for 5 mins i can just pause whatever i am watching or if phone rings etc... I also basically tape everything so i never have to watch ads....loving the IQ - big luxury at a time when meant to be cost cutting, but justify as SOO much less being spent on social stuff, eating out etc...the entertainment spending is well down anyways......

Brooke - oscar is gorgeous!!! Sorry you are having a tough time, but as you said if visitors are settling down it will help a lot - i have found the interest in bubs lovely but exhausting and far from being home and "bored" as i feared (LOL!! - i had no idea!!) my main trouble is making sure i am not overscheduled with catch ups and hang out for days with nothing on. On the other hand i am trying to drink up the visits and "attention" so to speak as i know the novelty will wear off for people!!! It is so lovely showing bub off being proud first time mummy but yep it def. adds to the strain as well....

Nina - what exactly is a hug a bub??? Glad its working anyways!!!!!

AFM - Well overall i think i am doing pretty well, mostly cos i think i have landed what is (so far) a not too tricky bub to look after. She sleeps for reasonable gaps at night(4-5 hours and getting longer) which lets a bit of sleep happen and helps a lot. She has a more unsettled time say 5 - 10 pm where she seems to "cluster feed", every 1 -2 hours for 3 or 4 feeds, but this then means maybe 1 4-6 hour followed by a four hour gap ie. really only getting up once right in the middle of the night, so figure the evening cluster feeds worth it for the overnight bit!! The vomiting has settled and not bad now and she is having a bit more awake time. Tonight we didnt fight the awake time which we did a bit at first and it was nice really - she sat up with us on the couch lying back on dads lap just looking around and interacting with us - it was nice for hub to spend a bit of time with her after work too.

HUb started new job yesterday and i had a small meltdown last night - felt like i had been a pretty good mummy all day but wasnt such a good wife ie. i had been a good nanny and maid but not such a great partner - he is gone from house about 3 hours more a day than i am used to compared to his old job, not a great time to have this change. i found the hours b/w when he used to get home and when he did (4.30 pm - 7.30 pm) quite stressful and depressing and by the time he got home i was exhausted and grumpy and didnt do a great job of hearing all about his day etc... i went through a whole lot of mixed emotions, ashamed to say but almost angry at him for being so upbeat about his great day, why didnt he miss us more??? and yay for you it was all very stimulating and exciting, i changed nappies all day!!! And yes i would rather make the salad while you hold the baby than the other way around cos i have been holding the baby ALL day!!! Meltdown was late at night, exhausted and by bed time felt like me and hub had hardly spent time together and basically if i was feeling this tired and overwhelmed after day one, how am i going to beafter he works eleven out of the next twelve days!!!! Anyways day 2 went MUCH better and i am feeling great today - one day at a time...... hugs to everyone, how are you all doing??????? No time to edit, hope ok!!

[Me+him+bub]

henri - i know what you mean, dont feel bad, ive been so mean to my DF the last week due to stress with uni and i feel terrible too! also you are VERY lucky to only get up once i night i still have to feed him 2 to 3 times a night and then wake up call is at 5 am everyday!

AFM - my bubs is almost 2months old allready! we are going to start planning our wedding after new years yay! oh and would you believe my bub is allready 6 kilos! after being a half a kilo underweight when i brought him home, he is such a budda i have to put powder under his 3 chins coz it gets all sweaty and yucky under there now and he has grown out of all his clothes and is nearly in 0's!

[brookemorrison]

Thanks Henri- i am a little biased, but hey what mother isnt right?
dont get me wrong i am loving all the attention he is recieving! he absolutly loves attention, He is a ladies man for sure!
its just i find my visitors tend to over welcome the stay.
the past few days have been great though, DP had some mates come up from Sydney over the weekend just gone for his bday, they are 23/24 yrs old and they were absolutly great with Oscar spoilt him rotten it was really funny seeing these young single carefree guys empty there suitcases with teddies, jump suits, haviana thongs (sooo cutee) and even a pair of tiny jeans- they dont fit just yet but i cant wait to put them on him!!
the first night they decided to take DP out to celebrate his bday, they returned home about 430am, and were such good boys didnt even so much as squeek like a mouse.
so DP was in the good books. then the next night they decided to go out again so i decided to go for a sleep over at my mums (oscars nannies) and OMG he was an angel now my mum things i make up all the drama, typical.

anyway thats my story! hope everything is going great for you ladies.

i just uploaded some new pics, cant you tell im a proud first time mummaaa!
his getting soo old/big and im wondering where all the time has gone

have a lovely day my fellow mummies.xx

[henri]

M+H+B - HI! Yep, i think the DP's, DF's and DH's are copping it a bit at the moment!! Surely its not just yours and mine??!! Mine has been so helpful when home but obviously things have to change now he is back at work, so its just an adjustment period i guess. I had been trying hard and succeeding in first few weeks in not telling him he was doing things wrong with bubs, but last two days the way he does things with her is bugging me - i guess my confidence with her has surged forward as i am with her all day and he has lost a bit of confidence not being around her so much, i just have to try and be more patient...... and yep, i know i am so lucky that stephi sleeps well at night so far, fingers crossed it continues....not sure how i would cope if she wasn't that way, maybe i was sent one that the universe knew i could cope with....

V.exciting re wedding plans - hope it all goes well!!! Had to laugh re your bubbas 3 chins!! Stephi is getting real chubby cheeks (bringing back slightly horrid memories of being called "chubby checkers" at primary school () - hope they disappear b4 she gets to school, but for the moment are v.cute!!!!

Brooke- and i have to say again - gorgeous bub!!!! Glad it went well with hubs mates - lucky you get on well with them. Makes all the diff. when they are good with/excited about bubs. I find myself getting a bit offended if people dont gush!!! Definitely feel warmer towards those who do!!!! LOL about oscar ebehaving at nans - people keep saying what a little angel stephi is (as they all look when fast asleep) and really she is great but i still find myself saying "come to my place at 4am when she is hungry and angry she has to get her nappy changed first"!!! She has a great scream on her when she tries, DH enjoyed telling all his mates she got given BOG (best on ground) in the nursery overnight in hossie for biggest screamer!!!!!

AFM - first trip to supermarket today went off ok, went straight after a feed and she slept the whole timeyay for stephi!! Was not impressed with baby capsule trolleys which were old and horrible and i hated putting her in it, not mad on using those again - anyone else got tips how they manage supermarket?? Mostly aiming to do it on weekends when one of us can babysit and the other go and just quick trips for a couple of items during week - but when you do go how do you handle it???? I havent got a baby bjorn or similar, sling, anyone got these and can tell me how useful they are finding them? Are they any good for s.market shopping???

[brookemorrison]

haha at BOG its funny you say that Oscar is more of a whingy/fussy bubba doesnt so much scream untill the other night when i kept him waiting for the boob. i thought poor DP had hurt him.
our DP's seem very simular my DP loves telling his mates about how he cant wait to get Oscar onto a surfboard and Dirtbike. ( i can)
yes its funny how they always seem to be little angels when the visitors are around, yet once they step out the door its world war three. its like they know that they dont have to put on a show anymore and its time to give mumma some good payback for letting everyone pull my cheeks and pass me around like a parcel.

henri as for the shopping i have only been twice so far but i have found either take a lovely soft blanket to lay them on, or just take the pram and stuff the goods where you can (ps. remember where you put it all) so long as your not doing a huge shop. for huge shops maybe get ur DP to come along on his day off one push the pram and one push the trolley (no fights but) good luck