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Posted: 19 August 2008 at 9:36am |
ButterflyMum best of luck with your first day at home without DH. My Dh goes back to work tomorrow but he hasn't been around to help out too much this past week as he's had a big assignment due so I'm not too worried about him going back to work.
DS seems to be struggling a bit with wind last night. Took me ages to get him to sleep and the poor wee boy projectile vomited two entire feeds up in a row. NOT pleasant. He seems to be doing better this morning. I wonder if it was the chocolate I ate yesterday afternoon.
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LeahandJoel
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Posted: 20 August 2008 at 1:14pm |
So now I can join in!! Seems strange that hes here now after waiting all this time.
Leah is coping well.......so far!! Facinated with me feeding Joel and wants to be sitting right with me.
Anyway off for a sleep now while I can.
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Posted: 21 August 2008 at 10:19am |
Leah sounds so cute. Welcome to the 08 Aug bubs.
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Posted: 21 August 2008 at 11:00am |
Yeah she is, altough this morning as I was feeding Joel, she was trying to put her shoes on his head not such a good look!!!
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 12:03pm |
will def do that Deb, I'll prob PM you next week. I took Lily to town quickly yesterday cause I had to deposit some $$ for a trademe purchase and we stopped in at the chemist - all the ladies there came and had a look and an 'ooh shes so little'. Isn't it nice how babies make people so happy?!
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 1:11pm |
O know what you mean. Well life has resumed this week to normal well as normal as can be with bubba. Got a great routine going at the momnet with everything Ems is 3 hourly. I have even managered to to have a shower every day
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 1:16pm |
And you managed to post the book to me! Thank you so much. :)
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 1:17pm |
Can you let me know your routine?
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 5:08pm |
wow butterflymum a routine =) Alex is totally still in control of how we live our lives at the mo We took him to meet my grandmother yesterday and it was so nice cos my Aunty and Uncle from Africa were still there and so they got to meet him too.
How are you feeling Kelpa? Hope things are getting better for you.
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Posted: 23 August 2008 at 10:27am |
Yes Im feeling a little better...trying to talk those negative feelings out every time I start feeling them. I have the ladies from MMH coming on Monday so will be good to talk to them plus I think my pills are starting to work as well.
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Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:19am |
My plessure Fiona.
As far as my routine goes. I try to get Ems feed before the boy wake which is about 6am then she is straight back to bed(well not this morning WQe had crap morning). Then I go have a shower boy's usually destroying house, but I know if I don't get my shower I will feel yuck and unmotivated all day. then feed the boy's and myself get washing on and tidy house make bed's all in time to get Ems up and get to pre school by 10am. To be honest I ahve no idea how I have mamanged so far I keep waiting for the baby high to wear off. I am tired, but seem to cope on what sleep I am getting. Course with all this my poor DH has not had any wife time. Oh well i just waffling now. So going to go See if I can get some order to my house before DH get's home.
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Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:22am |
Kelpa my best advice is to make sure you get a shower bath or something in the morning it alway's makes you feel load's better if you can feel clean. One of the thing's I talked to my MMH nurse about was this one of the first sign's of me not coping is I stop gwtting dressed and my kid's spend the day in their pj's don't get me wrong we have pj day's and they are great. , but after I had Mikey when I got PND we had pj weeke's. Which was so no good for me.
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Posted: 23 August 2008 at 5:38pm |
Glad you are feeling a little better Kel.
A question for those of you with more than 1. Alex has started working on poop which is more poopish now than liquid is this normal? I am guessing it is cos he isn't getting upset at all just seems to have to work a bit the poor little boy. Most of the time he doesn't actually do anything just makes the noises and hunches up like he is trying too.
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Posted: 24 August 2008 at 10:48am |
Yes they can make a HUGE deal out of doing or working up to doing a poo......it can also be trapped wind they dont like the feeling of and are trying to get away from...
Brennan makes huge grunting noises when he is trying to poo..which is usually when he is feeding...
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Posted: 24 August 2008 at 11:19am |
So....oh my god, my nipples are sooo sore What have you ladies done to help this, this morning feels like broken glass being pushed into them when he's feeding, not good I can tell you
Other than that and being up for 4-5 hrs last night, its all good here. My stitches were really sore yesterday but seem much better today so thats something.
We are now at the explosive poo stage, so its all moving along as it should.
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Posted: 24 August 2008 at 11:52am |
thanks Kel.
Lisa my mum told me to air them out. So you could try that and also maybe cabbage leaves. I think they help with when your milk comes in but if they are lovely and cold might help with nipples as well.
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Posted: 25 August 2008 at 10:31am |
Nipple cream!!! I used it alot in the first week. Mine is a purple tube-can't remember what its called but it realy helped. Plus use you milk to spread over your nipple then let them air dry. they do get better eventually.
Kelpa I don't have PN/D but i second the shower thing-i always feel so much better after my shower. Sometimes it means leave DS to cry while i shower but it doesn't harm him and he has a better mummy after i've showered.
Iwas wondering how much sleep everyone was getting? i seem to be getting more now that DS is here than when i was carrying him.
Also where do you feed at night? I've been feeding while sitting in bed as its so cold to get up. DS is a quick feeder so i don't think it is to disruptive of DH's sleep.
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Posted: 25 August 2008 at 11:52am |
Lisa I had the same problem for the first week. I used breastmilk and paw paw ointment. all good now. she was latching properly it was just that she was feeding so much and my nipples werent used to the activity!!
Im getting enough sleep but would love a full night uninterrupted. And now that Lily is in her own room I do her night feed in there with a torch! I think i mght try and time our next baby for oct/nov so its not so cold!!!
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Posted: 25 August 2008 at 12:40pm |
maysie i'm glad to her that lily is in her own room im starting to think about putting DS into his room at night. I like him nearby but i also like to have some space that is baby free.
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Posted: 25 August 2008 at 2:46pm |
I think I may get a little less sleep. I also feed in bed at night and find it way easier than getting up. We have a tv in bedroom and as Alex take about an hour to feed I hae started watching it to keep me awake when feeding DH is home for another 2 weeks and so I have been lucky enough to only have bubs to focus on as he takes care of everything else.
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