April 2013 TTC girls, where we ALL get our babies!

[Ducky23]

We quickly ran out of room on the old thread so here's a shiny new one

Aw Siarie how cute is she!
That's good about loosing weight! I'm hoping I can loose a fair bit after the baby :)

Ducky, I don't know how I cope tbh lol I always wanna sleep all day anyway but today omg I'm exhausted :( I'm so so tired! DS wants to go to the park as well but I don't think I have the energy :( might bribe him to stay in with a kinder egg haha
He sat on his iPad atm (was my ipad!)
He also bumped his head this morning and has a little bump :( bless him.

I think he was going 7-7.30ish from about 11 weeks with one feed imbetween around 4am. Then came the 4 month growth spurt it was horrendous! He was constantly eating during the day and back to at least two hourly during the night, that lasted around 2 weeks, since then he's been doing this early morning waking. I've been doing a lot of reading into it and apparently it can take a few weeks after the growth spurt to sort itself our. Some babies aren't that different during it though. Fingers crossed for you all that your babies sail through it because it was awful!

Oh no cupcake poor ds! You try and relax a bit! Could anyone have him for a few hours for you so you can get some rest?

Oh and he was sleeping most the time in the day, he would be up for around 2 hours each time but then I think it was around 12 ish weeks he spends most the day awake. It's ok at the moment though as he likes his play mat because he can grab his toys so he entertains himself for quite a bit

Ducky I can remember the 4 month growth spurt! It did exactly the same to my DS. He slept through about 9/10pm till 8pm then suddenly was up about 3 times in the night and it took him ages to get out of it, then when he did and he started sleeping again he had another growth spurt and it was back to the beginning again.
How often does ur DS feed in the day? My DS was awful and ended up eating every 2 hours nearly!

Oh and ducky buy a jumperoo for when he can hold his head up. I swear to God it's a life saver!! I popped DS in it and he loved it and I managed to get all housework done etc whilst he played In it. And sometimes managed a bite to eat and a cuppa :)
It's coming out for this next baby for sure lol

He eats every 2-3 hours the max he will go is 3. When he goes to his hosp appts and they ask me how much/often he eats they all look at me like I'm mental! He had a whole Ella's food pouch yesterday too he was weighed the other week and is 17lb 8

Is that a door bouncer cupcake? He has a door bouncer and a walker h keeps telling me off cus there are toys EVERYWHERE

DS has started eating loads as well!! The nights aren't too bad now he's on formula at night but the amount he's having from the bottle has doubled in the last couple of days.
He's also gone from bfing in the day every 3 hours or so to what seems like constantly I have no time to do anything else!! Last night he had two 45 min bfs followed immediately by 80ml of formula I don't know where he puts it all!!
I'm sitting here feeding him right now, eating an Easter egg I got reduced from oxfam.. Just picked him up to burp him and realised I've dropped chocolate all over him and his new baby gro is covered in patches of melted chocolate!!

Haha Lil, I was carefully eating some pasta over DD yesterday. It's hard work when they want feeding and so do you!

DD looks like she's stirring, she's been asleep for three hours now. Me and DH are using an app called "Sprout Baby" we can both input nappy changes, feeds etc so we know when the last one was :D

Cupcake Sorry you're feeling so tired, I remember those days although I think it started to get a lot better for me after 16 weeks so maybe you only have a few more weeks to go? I honestly think you are very brave for bringing up a second child by yourself, I think of you when I get up for my night feeds. If I didn't share them with DH I think I'd go crazy, so I commend anyone who does that all by themselves.

Has everyone got nice plans for the long weekend? I think ours is going to be a quiet one, although I haven't checked the weather here if it's nice maybe I should take DD out!

I've done it all myself since day one! It is difficult but definitely gets easier

We probably won't do anything interesting the weekend. Maybe we will go to the pub.

Is it just the one ff ds has lil? Or just night feeds? Are you finding bf ok now?

He has about 3 ffs at night. It's great because I can have the occasional little tipple before bed! I find the whole sterilisation thing a pain in the arse though
DP is doing the housework today because DS won't stop feeding long enough for me to do it! But DP gets really annoyed and sarky when I ask him to do stuff and also fannies about and makes a 2 minute job take ten mins. I'm really having to bite my tongue!!!

Wtf is wrong with men and tidying!! If I ask h to do it when he finally does it after about 3 days of nagging he takes 2 mins doing a 10 min job, then I have to re do it anyway!

Bf would be exhausting itself! Well done for biting your tongue! X

It's not a door bouncer no but it's like one but has like activities all round and they can twist 360 degrees and every time u jump it makes a noise and songs :) and flashes lol.

Well done Lill at sticking to the bf!! That's rele good even tho it's exhausting :) I hope I have the strength like u to stick at it.
And men are useless at cleaning! Lol

Oo Siarie the apps a good idea :) and thanks but I've don't it all with DS too. I had absolutely no help at all from exH when DS was born. No help at night, in the day, no help cleaning or cooking, no help bathing DS or changing his nappy or dressing him. Absolutely no help at all. Also exH used to come to bed at 3am as he had no job them and always wake DS! It was very irritating!
I'm a little worried about having a newborn and a toddler by myself but Im sure I'll cope :) they'll be closer to me because I do everything for them which is nice.

As for this weekend, it's food shopping tomorrow and a nice relaxing day Sunday with a gammon joint :)

Sairie, she looks so cute there, so does DS Cupcake- very serious little face

DS fell asleep on his early walk this morning and slept for two hours when we got home. I slept too on the sofa. It was bliss. We have been shopping this afternoon and he was good as gold in Sainsbury's.

DH is upstairs sleeping- knackered. Me and Ds are on the sofa just lazing.

DS had his bath and feed and is fast asleep! Please let him sleep tonight.

DH has also had his bath and a feed and is fast asleep.

I am downstairs with a glass of white wine and some cheese and biscuits waching crap telly.

Lulu I hope DS slept for u last night :)

My DS didnt do too bad he fell asleep late at about 9:30pm and he woke up at 10:30 but a cuddle sent him straight back to sleep then he's got up at 6:30am :) so not bad last night! I'm still tired tho

I keep feeling some movements every so often. Mainly at night when I go to bed. I don't always feel something tho. I'm 14 weeks so hopefully I'll start feeling more and more soon:)

Morning Cupcake. Yes DS slept through until about 20 minutes ago. We are watching the news- Royal Baby on its way- and he is having his breakfast. Happy boy this morning. DH still fast asleep!

You are feelng movements early- I was about 18 weeks I think before I felt anything. What date did they give you as your due date?

Oh that's is good :) well done DS. And yes I reckon she's having another boy because everyone keeps saying it'll be a girl

Oh good I'm glad u said that Cuz I was worrying thinking I should be feeling more by now. They have me October 30th as my due date

Wow lulu I'm jealous! Ds slept until 2am for a feed and then up at 5 I'm exhausted! What is your ds feeding pattern lulu? I've read most babies ds age are having around 5 6oz bottles a day. Not my ds

Cupcake I had movements very early but it definitely wasn't every day. He would go a couple of days without me feeling anything at that stage. Infact up until around 30 weeks he would have quiet days, which was usually a Friday!!

I forgot to say before, what a lovely picture of you and DD, siarie, and Cupcake, DS looks so cute! How old is he now? Does he speak yet?
I've had a wonderful lie in this morning while DP was downstairs with DS. Now he's gone up for a nap and DS is napping next to me on the sofa. He looks so peaceful, but every now and then he's scrunching his face up and writhin around and then lets out a big trump! like father like son

I'm enjoying a plate of goat's cheese, Stilton and cured meats as I really missed all them when I was pg. I hope it doesn't make DS more windy though

Cupcake, I can't believe you're already 14 weeks! That's great news Also, how exciting that you're feeling movements!

That's good Ducky :) Cuz mine aren't every day only every other day but I'm glad that's normal!

Lill that sounded yummy I wish I could eat cured meats :) and yes I know I'm so glad I've made it this far :) 14 weeks is a great accomplishment ! I have my midwife appointment on Wednesday as well and I'm so excited to be able to go and say "I made it to my 2nd appt this time! Yay!" I have so many questions to ask her tho she's going to hate me

I've done so so much today I'm glad to finally be sitting down. I've started to clear the house out whilst I'm not huge and I'm able to do most things.

Make sure your not doing too much cupcake!

After the conversation me and h just had I don't know whether to laugh or cry! It went like this

Me: I'm so fed up of this cold (I still feel like crap I don't feel I've got any better at all ) I think the reason I can't shift it is that I don't get enough sleep. I don't remember the last time I got more than 3.5 to 4 hours sleep a night in a row.

H: I know I haven't either (in a really sarcy/pissed off voice)

H has not once done any form of feed for ds, let alone a night feed. He doesn't do housework, he has not once ever got up with ds in the morning. I was up at 5.30 with ds this morning, he slept until 11.50am, he sleeps until 9am in the week when he goes to work! Sleeping until 7 is a bloody lie in for me. I just sat there like I didn't even know whAt to say! He has had more sleep since I got up this morning than I have a whole night!

He has 3 x 6 oz bottles and 2 x 7oz Duckey. He has the two bigger ones last ones in the day which I think helps him sleep.

You must be so tired Duckey and your DH should be ashamed of himself. Does he think it is all nothing to do with him?

SIL and fiance staying tonight- have been looking at houses up here today.

Has anyone else felt emotional about thebirth of the Royal baby? I have just thought Prince William was so lovely with George and with Kate. And it reminded me of when DS was born as well- just that day when he was born and how emotional and happy we were.

Have they found anything they like the look of lulu? It will be nice for you to have family near. I think if ds had bigger feeds he would be ok but he won't although when he wakes in the morning he isn't usually hungry. I think tonight I will put a towel over the window as our curtains are quite thin so I'm wondering if it's the light. If it works il buy him one of them blinds you can stick to the window. Fingers crossed!