April Mummies 2011

[bernina]

Lizzie is good qt nursing back to sleep when she wakes at night. Seems to be taking longer but it still works for now. She's a more distracted eater in general these days and it's a chore to force a good eat on her. We're going to try giving her a bottle of my milk before bed tonight to see if she gets more full on that. As much as I hate to add a pumping session it will be worth it if she sleeps longer.

Lizzie is only poking (meant pooing darn spell check!) once per day now. She used to go 3-4 times but now it's just one rather large totally runny poo. I know that's normal but sometimes I really have to work to make her go by pumping her legs or putting her in squatting position. Taking her temp rectally always produces a poo if she hasnt gone recently but it's a bad habit to get them used to so will save for when she really needs the help.

Good to see you around Loopy!!

Sounds like many of us are seeing sleep regression. I read that it can happen around 4 mos but was hoping Lizzie wouldn't go through it. Any second time moms have some words of comfort to assure us it gets better?

 

[Emmy'sMommy]

:RANDOM POST:
My mom had a full body scan today but we have not got the results...I will keep everyone informed when we do receive the results


So..Ava's hair seems to curl at the ends!! Its the cutest thing ever!!


Ohh and I don't think i'm gonna go back for my next depo shot!!


Bernina- It gets better then gets bad again..LOL Like around the age of 3 1/2-4!! ha ha ha

 

[MissFox]

Not having good luck with depo? I'm trying to figure out some BC... Hate being afraid of all of it but also hate what the last stuff did to my body

Hope the results are good.

Sooooo.... I WANT TO MOVE! I tried calling some old landlords today to see if they have any rentals... no luck yet but I'm hoping Monday will bring good news.

 

[lilgemsy]

Emmys - FXd for good results! x

Whats depo?
Im on the combined pill... But Ive had spotting EVERY SINGLE DAY since starting it :s It that normal?

//Rant time\\
Sorry but I need to get this out.
I just dont understand how dickhead (aka FOB) can pretend his own son doesnt even exist while he goes off galavanting and playing happy fucking families with his slut and her sprog.
What a fucking dick.
AND THEN.
Have the cheek to tell people its my fault!
Its not my fault he chooses the pub over a hospital visit to his newborn son.
Its not my fault he makes up shitty excuse after excuse as to why he doesnt help out with his OWN child in any way shape or form because hes too busy providing for SOMEONE ELSES child and her slut of a mother!
And its just not my fault that he is how he is. He has NO ONE to blame but himself the thick, small dicked little shithead.
HATEEEEEEE HIM.
I seriously cant believe that I made a baby with someone who Ive grown to despise so much.

Ollie is so worth it though. I wouldnt change him for the world.
FOB however... he needs taking out of the world. Hes beyond changeable.
I think the first thing Id change on him would be to give him some bollocks.


Edit.
OH AND WHAT.
Shit about teenage parents basically being rubbish parents just came on TV.
Saying that all teens should be on the pill or kept inside so they dont get pregnant and raise unruly children.
I am outraged.

 

[MissFox]

F them Gem. You're a great mom to Ollie. I still to this day say happy father's day to my mom because she was both for me and I'm great. YOU ARE AMAZING!

 

[cheese lover]

Gem, age shouldn't matter! My mom had me at 18 and she is a fantastic mom (I'm a little partial ). I hate it when people rush to judgement!

I'm still struggling with Bc too. I've done well on orthotricyclen in the past but I can't take that because of BFing. I'm leaning towards Mirena but I'm worried about having an IUD. Kinda weirds me out, no good reason though.

MissFox, I hope you find somewhere new to live soon! Sorry SIL took the pack n play. I have a hard time co-sleeping all night too. Isis wakes up constantly and I forget to change sides on feeding because I'm partially asleep.

Emmy, waiting is the hardest part! Hoping for good results!! You'll have to post a picture of her little curls.

Bernina, let me know if the bottle works. I already pump 3 times a day what would one more be...

Loopy, glad bfing is getting easier!

 

[Emmy'sMommy]

Gem- It's the depo provera BC shot! I had it before Ava but now I fed up with it as I have non-stop for 5 weeks!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DanaBump]

cheese- how come i cant see your wall on fb?

 

[bernina]

I wanna be FB friends with you guys! Let me know who's interested and I'll PM you my info.

 

[cheese lover]

I think I fixed it Dana. I had tried to filter so only certain friends could see my game posts but I guess I filtered it on all posts.

Bernina, send me a PM and I'll add you!

 

[MissFox]

I wanna be your friend Bernina!

 

[Emmy'sMommy]

Gem!! Sorry for all the FOB issues, it's really his loss! Ohh and teen parents are NO different...age doesn't determine how your gonna be as a parent.. Thats ridiculous!!

 

[bernina]

Sam I jus sent you a request. Dana I just PM'd you my info.

Gem, how awful! You're an amazing mom to Ollie and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

 

[DanaBump]

i'll suggest you to all the bnb ladies i have so you don't have to keep asking for info.

 

[bernina]

Thanks Dana!

 

[bernina]

So far operation bottle before bed is a fail. Gave her 3 1/2 oz around 9:30, she ate all of it readily but seemed full at the end. Tried to put her down to sleep with no luck. I ended up nursing her and she fell asleep on me so I carried her upstairs and tried putting her down. She woke up and seemed wide awake. DH tried and around 11:20 finally got her sleeping. 12:10 and she just started crying. Grrrr.... Not sure what else to do. She's fed, she's dry, the room is the right temperature. This baby does not seem to want to sleep and stay that way.

 

[DanaBump]

have you tried just letting her cry a bit? maybe play with her before bed or keep her awake for a few hours before bed? sometimes they're like us and need an energy release.

 

[bernina]

DH let her cry for 15 min and when she showed no signs of slowing down went in to settle her. Laid down next to her, turned the magic vacuum on and she was out. When she cried just now he went back up, picked her up, and she fell back asleep. He said she was kicking her legs like she was uncomfortable.

Recently she's gone from 3-4 poos a day to usually 1 (she did have 2 today though). I know that's totally normal but I wonder if she's feeling a bit more uncomfy because of it.

I had also cut dairy totally out of my diet a while back because she spit up so much and seemed to have a lot of problems with explosive poo and even small flecks of blood in it (dr said was fine and was irritation of bowel due to explosive poo). Got fed up with no ice cream in a record hot summer so started eating it again and she didn't seem to have any reaction, seemed like she grew out of it. But now I'm starting to question whether it's causing all of the sleeping problems.

But I think if this keeps up we will have to let her cry it out more and more. Before we had her I always thought I'd be a Ferber parent (cry it out method) but then I read books against it (mainly Dr. Sears) and decided to try to soothe and comfort her instead and really I didn't have to do much of it because she used to sleep fine. But now my sanity and nerves are wearing thin along with DH's so we'll most likely let her cry it out for a set amount of time, go in and comfort her but not talk to her or give her unnecessary attention, put her back down, repeat until she sleeps or we given in

 

[bernina]

Oh and I like the idea of giving her a bit of energy release before bed. I think tomorrow night we'll try a walk right before bed, that usually stimulates her and she sleeps well for naps afterwards. If the weather doesn't permit we'll play with her on the mat or put her in her bouncer. She hasn't napped since 5pm (except for a 20 min cat nap in the car) so figured she would be nice and tired for bed time. We also went out to eat and she had a blast people watching and listening to the music on the outdoor patio. Usually being around lots people tires her out as well. She's so darn nosey she probably wears herself out twisting her head from one conversation to the next!

 

[Lilly12]

I think dr Ferber doesn't recommend his technique before 6 months of age.
It's probably just the 4 month sleep regression, ad you will just have to deal cause your baby's brain is working so hard on developing it's hard to sleep! That and their sleep changes into a mOre adult sleep around 4 months too.
Good luck!