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i have my 6 week check tomorrow. she's nearly 9 weeks, ho hum! not looking forward to her having her jabs....
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Curlew - hope Logan sleeps well tonight.
Mel - great story about Harrison, he cracks me up! If he needs to go, he needs to go!
Han - hugs for your friend.
Beth - sorry to hear about your pain. Hope it eases soon.
AFM - Ajay aslept from 9-2.15 today and only fed at 8.30 so another better stretch. I'm hoping he will now do this regularly and sleep 5-6 hours in a row every night! I hope I can get back to sleep now.. The last thing I need is insomnia again! Fingers crossed! Hope everyone us ok xx
Mel - great story about Harrison, he cracks me up! If he needs to go, he needs to go!
Han - hugs for your friend.
Beth - sorry to hear about your pain. Hope it eases soon.
AFM - Ajay aslept from 9-2.15 today and only fed at 8.30 so another better stretch. I'm hoping he will now do this regularly and sleep 5-6 hours in a row every night! I hope I can get back to sleep now.. The last thing I need is insomnia again! Fingers crossed! Hope everyone us ok xx
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Sleeping is still not going good over here. I had one alright night where I managed about 4.5 hours straight, and every night since then has been him waking up every 30-40 minutes, trying to cop out and sleep after 15 mls ( half an ounce), then waking again after 30 minutes. I try to force at least 2 ounces into him when he is doing this so that he won't wake up so much, but usually its a losing matter...
Its starting to wear on me again, the lack of sleep. Sometimes, and don't shoot me because I swore I'd never do it..., but sometimes, I get so bloody tired I bring him to bed with me, slide into the middle of the bed, get rid of all the covers, and I just hold him on my chest and try to sleep. But last night he was having none of it. He kept wiggling all around, so there was no way to sleep at all.
Then he had his first set of shots today, which didn't go well, as I pretty much expected. I had to break down and give him Tylenol this afternoon as his colicky crying was getting so much worse and even more unconsolable than usual.
I really hope he gets out of the colicky stage soon. I feel so bad that I can't give Greg much attention at all anymore because its all going to try and settle his brother down. School starts soon, so although I have no idea how we will get there on time, I am thankful that at least he won't be so bored all day long.
Hann, I don't know what to say about your friend from the NCT. I don't think I've ever suffered from depression, per se... I've always been the kind to just pick up and carry one when things get me down (like with Colby's sleeping and crying. Frustrating, yes, depressing, not so much). All I can say is I hope she gets the kind of help she needs. I would have though having people around would have helped her, but I didn't realize it might make her feel inadequate, like DM mentioned. That never crossed my mind. Hopefully someone can get through to her though and she gets some help. Do you think she is resisting the diagnosis of PND because she thinks there is a stigma attached, or is it that she truly can't see it?
And sorry your stiches aren't healing well.
BB, sorry you aren't healing well either...
This group really does seem to have a hell of a time, not only with pregnancy complications, but with post natal complications as well...
SugarBeth, can't you just dress her up and take her to relatives? That's all we do here. Well Greg actually trick or treats now, but for the first little while he just went to my parents, neighbours, and a few of our friends. And they usually gave him a toy instead of candy, which he couldn't eat obviously.
Mel and Jenni, congrats on having the courage to go after baby shopping!! I don't think I will be ready to do that for oh.... a year or so perhaps! I found that after having Greg, I got down to a comfortable weight for me (5'8" and 155 pounds), and it was a similar weight to where I was before I had gotten pregnant, but not my thinnest ever... Anyways, even though I was at that weight, my clothes didn't fit like I thought they would! Especially not the tops. It was like my ribcage had permanently expanded or something. So I had all of these cute clothes I had hung on to from before I had ever ever ever gotten pregnant, and even though I was the same weight again, they never fit. Its weird what pregnancy does to a body.
I'll admit it right now, I'm about 208-212 on any give day, depending on what I've eaten and when.... And I am not happy about this! I don't know what my top weight was with this pregnancy as I was away from home in the end, and no one ever weighed me. So I could have been maybe 220-225 tops, which means I've lost dick shit all since having him. If there is one thing that depresses me about my life right now, its that. I don't like being overweight, but I feel so helpless about it right now. I send almost every day just holding Colby to make him stop screaming, as the sound of his screaming can drive a nail into your head. So I don't get a chance to work out during the day, as any spare second I get, I'm pumping and sterilizing bottles and feeding Greg etc... So then I have grand plans of working out in the evening, and usually I'm too tired to and Ian has so much stuff to do that 'someone' needs to look after Colby, which is, of course, me. So I'm not working out in the evening either. Then, I find that I tend to snack while I am waiting for his bottle to warm in the wee morning hours. Obviously this isn't good...
It feels like a never ending cycle right now. I get hungry, I eat, I can't work out and spend most of my days on a couch, so the weight stays the same or goes up... I really can't forsee a day when I will be out of my maternity clothes.
Anyways, I can't remember what else was said... Sorry
Oh, as for the shelf, or bum, above the c-section incision. Yeah, I have it too and I am not impressed!! I have an hour glass figure, so no matter what, I always have had a narrower waist, which was pretty flat. But now I have bum belly. I don't know what it will take to get rid of it. So I just try not to think about it and pull my shirts down a little lower, and my pants up a little higher...
Its starting to wear on me again, the lack of sleep. Sometimes, and don't shoot me because I swore I'd never do it..., but sometimes, I get so bloody tired I bring him to bed with me, slide into the middle of the bed, get rid of all the covers, and I just hold him on my chest and try to sleep. But last night he was having none of it. He kept wiggling all around, so there was no way to sleep at all.
Then he had his first set of shots today, which didn't go well, as I pretty much expected. I had to break down and give him Tylenol this afternoon as his colicky crying was getting so much worse and even more unconsolable than usual.
I really hope he gets out of the colicky stage soon. I feel so bad that I can't give Greg much attention at all anymore because its all going to try and settle his brother down. School starts soon, so although I have no idea how we will get there on time, I am thankful that at least he won't be so bored all day long.
Hann, I don't know what to say about your friend from the NCT. I don't think I've ever suffered from depression, per se... I've always been the kind to just pick up and carry one when things get me down (like with Colby's sleeping and crying. Frustrating, yes, depressing, not so much). All I can say is I hope she gets the kind of help she needs. I would have though having people around would have helped her, but I didn't realize it might make her feel inadequate, like DM mentioned. That never crossed my mind. Hopefully someone can get through to her though and she gets some help. Do you think she is resisting the diagnosis of PND because she thinks there is a stigma attached, or is it that she truly can't see it?
And sorry your stiches aren't healing well.
BB, sorry you aren't healing well either...
This group really does seem to have a hell of a time, not only with pregnancy complications, but with post natal complications as well...
SugarBeth, can't you just dress her up and take her to relatives? That's all we do here. Well Greg actually trick or treats now, but for the first little while he just went to my parents, neighbours, and a few of our friends. And they usually gave him a toy instead of candy, which he couldn't eat obviously.
Mel and Jenni, congrats on having the courage to go after baby shopping!! I don't think I will be ready to do that for oh.... a year or so perhaps! I found that after having Greg, I got down to a comfortable weight for me (5'8" and 155 pounds), and it was a similar weight to where I was before I had gotten pregnant, but not my thinnest ever... Anyways, even though I was at that weight, my clothes didn't fit like I thought they would! Especially not the tops. It was like my ribcage had permanently expanded or something. So I had all of these cute clothes I had hung on to from before I had ever ever ever gotten pregnant, and even though I was the same weight again, they never fit. Its weird what pregnancy does to a body.
I'll admit it right now, I'm about 208-212 on any give day, depending on what I've eaten and when.... And I am not happy about this! I don't know what my top weight was with this pregnancy as I was away from home in the end, and no one ever weighed me. So I could have been maybe 220-225 tops, which means I've lost dick shit all since having him. If there is one thing that depresses me about my life right now, its that. I don't like being overweight, but I feel so helpless about it right now. I send almost every day just holding Colby to make him stop screaming, as the sound of his screaming can drive a nail into your head. So I don't get a chance to work out during the day, as any spare second I get, I'm pumping and sterilizing bottles and feeding Greg etc... So then I have grand plans of working out in the evening, and usually I'm too tired to and Ian has so much stuff to do that 'someone' needs to look after Colby, which is, of course, me. So I'm not working out in the evening either. Then, I find that I tend to snack while I am waiting for his bottle to warm in the wee morning hours. Obviously this isn't good...
It feels like a never ending cycle right now. I get hungry, I eat, I can't work out and spend most of my days on a couch, so the weight stays the same or goes up... I really can't forsee a day when I will be out of my maternity clothes.
Anyways, I can't remember what else was said... Sorry
Oh, as for the shelf, or bum, above the c-section incision. Yeah, I have it too and I am not impressed!! I have an hour glass figure, so no matter what, I always have had a narrower waist, which was pretty flat. But now I have bum belly. I don't know what it will take to get rid of it. So I just try not to think about it and pull my shirts down a little lower, and my pants up a little higher...
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morning all.
Hann, no camera trickery that really is the size difference, there is 2 weeks 5 days between them!
Caz, Ajay is really sleeping well now, i hope Harrison soon breaks past the 4 hour mark, although he is regular as clockwork.
Linds hope your appointment goes well, i have my 6 week check at 8 weeks!
SB, Sorry to hear you are in pain, hope it feels better for you soon.
Had Harrison weighed today... he now weighs 10lb 11! He was 9lb 6 two weeks ago so hes going great guns!
Hann, no camera trickery that really is the size difference, there is 2 weeks 5 days between them!
Caz, Ajay is really sleeping well now, i hope Harrison soon breaks past the 4 hour mark, although he is regular as clockwork.
Linds hope your appointment goes well, i have my 6 week check at 8 weeks!
SB, Sorry to hear you are in pain, hope it feels better for you soon.
Had Harrison weighed today... he now weighs 10lb 11! He was 9lb 6 two weeks ago so hes going great guns!
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Hi guys,
Sorry for a one sided post but having a worried moment and needed some advice. I've posted this in the formula feeding forum as well but thought I'd ask you guys too...
I've bought the Dr Brown bottles and I've been making them up this afternoon and the lids have little holes on them. If I'm making the bottles up and putting them into the fridge until needed - I usually make three up at a time and use them within 12 hours - are they still sterile as the air presumably can get into the teet?
Thanks so much xx
Sorry for a one sided post but having a worried moment and needed some advice. I've posted this in the formula feeding forum as well but thought I'd ask you guys too...
I've bought the Dr Brown bottles and I've been making them up this afternoon and the lids have little holes on them. If I'm making the bottles up and putting them into the fridge until needed - I usually make three up at a time and use them within 12 hours - are they still sterile as the air presumably can get into the teet?
Thanks so much xx
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Caz, the way I look at it is we seem to be the only country that sterilises bottles every feed. I used to worry about things like that but imo as long as they've been thoroughly cleaned of old milk in a dishwasher or hot soapy water and have gone through a steriliser, you're fine. xxx
Soph had her jabs today which were fine, she just fed through the pain, hard baby! She was weighed and is 10lbs 8oz. my estimating technique is rubbish! Shes put on half a pound a week since birth which i'm really pleased with as Harry dropped twice in the first 2 months. Ive been given Dianette which is a combined pill which should hopefully help with my PCOS symptoms and regulate my periods. I've not been on the combined pill since my teens!
Soph had her jabs today which were fine, she just fed through the pain, hard baby! She was weighed and is 10lbs 8oz. my estimating technique is rubbish! Shes put on half a pound a week since birth which i'm really pleased with as Harry dropped twice in the first 2 months. Ive been given Dianette which is a combined pill which should hopefully help with my PCOS symptoms and regulate my periods. I've not been on the combined pill since my teens!
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Hey ladies,
Caz, I agree with DM. The bottles should be fine. I use a few with expressed milk and I only sterilized them once and I've washed them well with hot water since. Jill's been fine without the extra sterilization. I wouldn't worry about keeping them in the fridge with the tiny hole there.
Sherri, I hope you manage to get some rest tonight and that Colby will come out of the colic stage. I read that by 3 months most babies come out of it. Hope it's sooner for you.
Simmy, margaritas sound delicious. Too bad about the headache. I bet you don't have the same tolerance as before you were pregnant.
Mel, great to hear about Harrison's weight gain. I just weighed Jill on our scale and it shows as 11.5lb. Hard to believe she put on that much, but I'm happy about it. She has a check-up next week, so they'll confirm the weight then.
Caz, glad you got some good sleep!
DM, good luck with the check-up. I'm not looking forward to Jill getting vaccines either, but better to be safe.
I managed to get to the LLL meeting this morning. Turned out only the leaders showed up. Apparently, last month 10 moms came to the meeting. It would have been nicer to meet more people, but I got a chance to bond and ask questions of the two ladies that lead the group. They seem to be just a little older than me and really nice. One of them showed me another way to use the Moby wrap and Jill loves it. I took her for a nice walk around our neighborhood with the dog and it was so nice to feel the breeze. We stopped in our back yard at the end of the walk and we used the swing while the dog hung out near us. She slept the whole time and she's still sleeping. I thought I'd take a minute to check the thread. I normally read at night, but last night she slept from 10pm-5am, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for another repeat. Here's to hoping With two hands free I feel like I can do anything...perhaps I'll vacuum. How exciting is my life?
Caz, I agree with DM. The bottles should be fine. I use a few with expressed milk and I only sterilized them once and I've washed them well with hot water since. Jill's been fine without the extra sterilization. I wouldn't worry about keeping them in the fridge with the tiny hole there.
Sherri, I hope you manage to get some rest tonight and that Colby will come out of the colic stage. I read that by 3 months most babies come out of it. Hope it's sooner for you.
Simmy, margaritas sound delicious. Too bad about the headache. I bet you don't have the same tolerance as before you were pregnant.
Mel, great to hear about Harrison's weight gain. I just weighed Jill on our scale and it shows as 11.5lb. Hard to believe she put on that much, but I'm happy about it. She has a check-up next week, so they'll confirm the weight then.
Caz, glad you got some good sleep!
DM, good luck with the check-up. I'm not looking forward to Jill getting vaccines either, but better to be safe.
I managed to get to the LLL meeting this morning. Turned out only the leaders showed up. Apparently, last month 10 moms came to the meeting. It would have been nicer to meet more people, but I got a chance to bond and ask questions of the two ladies that lead the group. They seem to be just a little older than me and really nice. One of them showed me another way to use the Moby wrap and Jill loves it. I took her for a nice walk around our neighborhood with the dog and it was so nice to feel the breeze. We stopped in our back yard at the end of the walk and we used the swing while the dog hung out near us. She slept the whole time and she's still sleeping. I thought I'd take a minute to check the thread. I normally read at night, but last night she slept from 10pm-5am, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for another repeat. Here's to hoping
With two hands free I feel like I can do anything...perhaps I'll vacuum. How exciting is my life?
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Thanks for the advice re the bottles. I was exhausted yesterday and worrying. We used them for two feeds and it seems he took them fine.
Linds - glad Sophie was a brave girl for her jabs!
BV - shame more women weren't at the group but glad it helped.
AFM - it's ny 30th birthday today, woohoo!!! Yesterday was so exhausted and had a good cry when Neel cane home. So he said he would do the night feed (I always do it) and I slept for ten hours! Best present ever!!!!! Plus I woke this morning to look after Ajay and said I'd wake him for work and he has the day off, yay!
Linds - glad Sophie was a brave girl for her jabs!
BV - shame more women weren't at the group but glad it helped.
AFM - it's ny 30th birthday today, woohoo!!! Yesterday was so exhausted and had a good cry when Neel cane home. So he said he would do the night feed (I always do it) and I slept for ten hours! Best present ever!!!!! Plus I woke this morning to look after Ajay and said I'd wake him for work and he has the day off, yay!
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Aw happy birthday Caz! Wow, big three oh! I really like being in my thirties. I hope you do too xxx
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Happy 30th Caz!! Xx
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Happy Birthday, Caz! And yey for 10hrs of sleep
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Happy birthday Caz, welcome to your 30s, it's really not that bad! Do I recall that you have a twin sister? Must be fun to share it with someone. Oh and if anyone asked me right now what the best birthday present ever would be, I'd probably choose 10 hours sleep too - bet you feel fabulous!
BV, your day with Jill sounds lovely and relaxed, I'm glad LLL were able to help you.
Sherri - don't worry about exercising just yet hun, it's really early days and it sounds like you have your hands rather full! And remember you hve just had two lots of surgery!
Mel, I'm loving Harrison's legendary poo stories
AFM - after my horrid hangover yesterday (yup, self inflicted - but I still liked to moan about it!), I have managed a lie-in this morning as the inlaws are here so have been watching Leo from 9-12. So feel a little more human today!
BV, your day with Jill sounds lovely and relaxed, I'm glad LLL were able to help you.
Sherri - don't worry about exercising just yet hun, it's really early days and it sounds like you have your hands rather full! And remember you hve just had two lots of surgery!
Mel, I'm loving Harrison's legendary poo stories
AFM - after my horrid hangover yesterday (yup, self inflicted - but I still liked to moan about it!), I have managed a lie-in this morning as the inlaws are here so have been watching Leo from 9-12. So feel a little more human today!
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Happy birthday Caz, welcome to the thirtys!
I agree with Simmy, 10 hours sleep would be the perfect present right now!
Linds, glad all went well with the jabs!
Simmy, hope you had a good night and the hangover was worth it, not something i think i could deal with at the mo i must admit!
Well a good night for us and a breakthrough, Harrison slept from 1045pm till 5am then from 530am till 715am, which was great, i hope it continues, saying that he was really collicy early evening so was probably knackered from that!
Well before that...his last feed was at 10pm, we took him up to bed to do it and he was really sleepy and we wanted him awake for his feed as otherwise he wont take much, so i changed his nappy and gave him to Alan on our bed, he soon got sleepy again so we stripped him down to his nappy as this is meant to wake them, he was feeding sitting on Alans lap, in just his nappy when all of a sudden, a large rumble came from the nappy! Yes he had exploded again, and got Alans leg as well as the duvet! Our son truely is legendary in the poo department, am thinking of writing a book called the poo monologues! lol
I agree with Simmy, 10 hours sleep would be the perfect present right now!
Linds, glad all went well with the jabs!
Simmy, hope you had a good night and the hangover was worth it, not something i think i could deal with at the mo i must admit!
Well a good night for us and a breakthrough, Harrison slept from 1045pm till 5am then from 530am till 715am, which was great, i hope it continues, saying that he was really collicy early evening so was probably knackered from that!
Well before that...his last feed was at 10pm, we took him up to bed to do it and he was really sleepy and we wanted him awake for his feed as otherwise he wont take much, so i changed his nappy and gave him to Alan on our bed, he soon got sleepy again so we stripped him down to his nappy as this is meant to wake them, he was feeding sitting on Alans lap, in just his nappy when all of a sudden, a large rumble came from the nappy! Yes he had exploded again, and got Alans leg as well as the duvet! Our son truely is legendary in the poo department, am thinking of writing a book called the poo monologues! lol
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Mel that would be a funny book!!
Happy 30th Caz! I couldn't really enjoy mine as I had horrific morning sickness so hope yours is better!! I like being 30 though
At my parents and one handed so will be reading and trying to post but might be a bit rubbish fir the next couple of days. Having a lovely cuddle with Annabelle now though which is lovely! My back is killing as i went into London and had to keep carrying the pram up escalators and stairs - not recommended and wouldn't do it again in a hurry!
Hope you all enjoy the long weekend!
Happy 30th Caz! I couldn't really enjoy mine as I had horrific morning sickness so hope yours is better!! I like being 30 though
At my parents and one handed so will be reading and trying to post but might be a bit rubbish fir the next couple of days. Having a lovely cuddle with Annabelle now though which is lovely! My back is killing as i went into London and had to keep carrying the pram up escalators and stairs - not recommended and wouldn't do it again in a hurry!
Hope you all enjoy the long weekend!
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happy birthday caz!
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Hey Everyone, soz for the lack of posting - I am reading but just cant find time to post much!
Happy birthday Caz! Hope you've had a lovely day.
Simmy I hope you're feeling better after your hangover!
Hann getting round London with a buggy sounds like a nightmare! My boss wants me to go up to London but I don't fancy it!
BV and Mel glad you had good nights sleep!
AFM Elliot is doing well and only up once in the night - he usually has about 6 hours sleep, then a feed and then sleeps again for about 1.5 -3 hours.
His first lot of jabs aren't until late sept when he'll be over 12 weeks - does this matter?
Happy birthday Caz! Hope you've had a lovely day.
Simmy I hope you're feeling better after your hangover!
Hann getting round London with a buggy sounds like a nightmare! My boss wants me to go up to London but I don't fancy it!
BV and Mel glad you had good nights sleep!
AFM Elliot is doing well and only up once in the night - he usually has about 6 hours sleep, then a feed and then sleeps again for about 1.5 -3 hours.
His first lot of jabs aren't until late sept when he'll be over 12 weeks - does this matter?
