Babies born Nov

[Riebee]

Right oh this should be ok this time. I hope I've done it right this time - If not I'm giving up!!!
Posted the thread under pregnacy last time.

hello, must go to bed but wanted so keep up to date with everyones news. Glad I am not the only one with a baby permanently attached to my chest - it is the only was dd will sleep. Yesterday my hv told me I should start putting her down in her moses basket to sleep day and night - personally I think she (dd not hv) is too young and I am happy to have her sleeping on me for the time being.

Is anyone else very weepy? I am blaming hormones for my mood swings and tears, it is like bad pmt most days

lots of typos sorry -tired

I'm finally able to cathc up with everyone, and I feel for all of you with v. demanding babies, Riebee yours especially sounbds like dd1 was for the first 2-3 months, an absolute nightmare!! She also had an aversion for any surface that wasn't human and constantly feeding, reading this made realise how common it is, but when I had her she seemed to be the only one and that made me feel like it must ahve been me, unable to settle her...Anyway, this time is a completely different story, dd2 DOES sleep in her moses basket (virtually untouched but dd1) and most nights she will do two strecthes of 4-5 hours which is bliss for me!! She does feed quite a lot during the day and especially in the evening, and I have occasionally resorted to the bottle, as I was getting too tired (just a top up before bed). She didn't like the avent teets as I think they're too hard, but I bought some soft latex ones and she took to it immediately. And it doesn't interfere with b/feeding at all.
The only problem we're facing now is that we (I) had this brilliant idea of a weekend away at Moonfleet Manor, and immediately after booking this pattern of constant feeding in the evening, so I guess candlelit dinners are out of question for us....

I wouldn't want to speak too early, buty up until now, having two has been more manageable than I thought. DD1 has had days when she was playing terribly but when its just the three (inlc dd2) of us she is immensly better, can't believe how much she can change from one day to the other!

Mind you it is not a completely rosy picture, ( I keep forgetting things behind, get dd1 out of the house with no coat on, leave car unlocked, usual things for me!!) but I am pleasantly surprised about my state of mind, which is what I was worried about as I was quite depressed with dd1, and I thought having 2 would make it worse. Instead I have recovered emotionally and physically at the speed of light (a fast and easy birth helped!) and I still can't quite believe it!! If I can survive my MIL's 3 week visit over xmas then I'm definitely out of danger!!

Hope it gets better for all you who are not getting much sleep, I've been there and never thought I'd see the end of it alive, but I did!!

Best of luck!!

how are we all doing??? Ready for Christmas???
not in the eidsvold household. We are decorating our downstairs room - soon to be family room ready for Christmas day.... bought the telly - dh is painting the floor, I have curtains to make one for patio doors and four lots of windows. We have a lounge suite to move downstairs BUT it will be nice and cool for our first hot aussie christmas as a family.

DD2 is doing well - oral thrush has all gone and managed not to catch dd1's horrible bacterial ( possible scarlet fever) infection!!!BUT managed to get cracked nipples after I cleared up the thrush can't seem to win here.

A couple of more presents to get - one for dh and one for my mother, christmas tree to put up and christmas food shopping to do.

If I don't get the chance - hope you all have a lovely christmas with the new babes and the rest of your family.

Hi all!

Had a couple of horrible nights with ds2 and so decided to sort myself out with a routine! It is working so far and ds2 slept well last night. I express for the night feeds so it is easier to feed him and he was an angel last night.

How is everyone else doing? I am also straight back into my normal clothes which is very surprising and makes me very happy! I had 2.5 stone to lose after ds1 and nothing this time which is amazing considering I stuffed myself through this pregnancy and am usually always on a diet!!

Have a good week.

Hello everyone! I am most impressed that you are all managing to get on here as I don't seem to have had a minute to myself. It was ds1's birthday last week just to make life even more hectic. Anyway, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one to have a baby who doesn't want to fall asleep anywhere other than on Mummy or Daddy and who wants to feed non-stop during the evening and night (much more settled during the day when ds1 is up). I have never felt so tired in my life! I am mixed feeding which is an improvement on my b/f record with ds1 but I don't know how much longer I'll stick it out because ds2 is just so hungry. He is out of his newborn clothes already (he is now 3 weeks 1 day) which ds1 was in for 5 weeks.

For anyone who wants their baby to settle in a moses basket or crib, I tried putting my (used for a few days) pillowcase into ds2's Moses basket as a sheet over the mattress as someone suggested he might be comforted by the smell of Mummy. Since I did this he has been easier to settle in the Moses basket, but it may just be coincidence. We have also been warming it up with a hot water bottle (not too hot) so he doesn't notice a sudden drop in temperature when we put him down.

I managed to get into normal jeans at the weekend (although only the ones that were a bit loose on me anyway and they are still a bit tight!!).

You might be interested to hear that the awful urticaria that I had for the last week of pg must have been pg-related because it started to fade almost immediately after the birth. Quite bizarre. One of the midwives who attended me said she had had it too.

Happy Christmas everyone! I doubt if I'll get on again for a while. We are going to have lots of visitors over Christmas (decided it was easier than us travelling) but they will have to take us as they find us, and get their own refreshments I think!

Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been on for a while, our internet is soooo ssslllooww and am waiting til after xmas to get broadband.

All ready here for xmas - have to be really as we are flying to Cyprus for the new year (and my birthday) on boxing day which should be lots of fun!

DS is 7 weeks old today (bless). We had his hands and feet cast yesterday so he was the same age as DD was when he had hers done.

Breatsfeeding going suprisingly well (compared to DD which was a disaster) although like most of you I think he often uses me as a dummy, though I try giving him a real dummy and he can't quite seem to keep it in!

I would say that going from 1 child to having 2 is sooooo much easier than going from 0 to 1, but an scared I may jinx my life!!!

Yep, back in my normal clothes, though belly is an ickle overhang still. Have been going to circuit traning twice a week for the last 4 weeks but now am worried that my belly will be an odd shape as I have heard this can happen if you start traning too soon after giving birth.

Well, last week I decided I wouldn't be going back to my job and told HR yesterday. Today I went to register the company name of my own venture - am hopefully going to open a designer childrenswear shop next year. And i'm really excited about it! Fingers crossed it all works out!

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas Everybody!!!!

x

Hope you all have a lovely christmas - I am going to enjoy all those things I could not have whilst pregnant..... philly cheese dip, kabana, seafood etc...

Hope everyone had a lovely xmas and are looking forward to a bright new year with their new babies!! Will this thread ever get busier? It seems so quiet, good sign at least though that our babies are being beautifully looked after!!

Come on ladies......we need to be busier on this thread as it is a bit boring lately!

What did your DH/DP's buy for you when you had your babies?? Flowers, chocs, presents????? I got absolutely nothing and am still annoyed about it! Really peeeeed off and I cant get over it!

Ds is lovely tho a pain in the evening when he has beady eyes and looking as though he wants to party! Must make sure he sleeps less in the day.

How about you?

hello everyone

haven't been on the thread for a bit, but not much ahs been going on, too busy with friends and families I suppose...

DD2 is now just over 7 weeks and has been smiling to everyone for the last week or so, she's so sweet, and dh says she smiles a lot more to me than any other, which is lovely, dd1 was so difficult to settle that she often made me feel useless as a mother, this time I am being so overprotective of dd2, I hardly let dh touch her, I want her all for me. (I'm sure MIL is starting to notice but I don't care, last time, she was constantly snatching dd1 so I could 'get on with things', and that made me really depressed, it's not going to happen again!!)

As you can imagine it's not been the best of Christamses with MIL around, but better than I expected for now..but it's still a long way before she leaves...

Last night I had to give dd2 a bottle as she had been on the breast for ages and kept figthing with it and crying and trying to bite my shoulder, so eventually I tried and she calmed down immediately and took 60ml...she must have been hungry, can't beleive I ahven't got enough milk, she seems to be feeding constantly I thought by now the supply should have settled....it may have been just one off...

How on earth do any of you manage to express? I keep meaning to, but with all the visitors and need for rest and all the time I actually spend breastfeeding, I seem to find no time at all... Hope you all ahd nice Xmases and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Collision

I still ahven't received anything, but I've asked for a nice leather jacket, and I think I'll wait to lose a bit more weight (if I ever manage toi) and then dh will oblige

Hello Everyone

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.

Ds is nearly 9 weeks now and happier by the day...thank god, he hasn't been the most content of babies to say the least.
I am thinking about drinking sherry on a regular basis as the two days I had helpings of sherry trifle ds slept for 6 hours at night

Collision - my dh bought me a nice big bunch of flowers and even remembered to tell the florist no chrystanthemums ( remind me of funerals!)
He did well for christmas pressies considering I said I didn't want anything this year just money to spend when I lose weight but one of the things he did buy me were silver initials of my ds's to go on my charm bracelet...I thought that was lovely.I think you should just ask your dh where your pressie is!!
Webmum- I shut myself in the bathroom with expresser, had a nice bath and managed to get off 6ozs! ( just call me Daisy ) have only done it a couple of times as I have a bit of a battle getting ds to take a bottle, I ended up getting my boob out then whiping it away and shoving the bottle in....kind of defeats the object of the whole thing really. I am trying different teats tomorrow to see if that works. If I can get him to take bottle then I might try a bit of formula for the odd feed. Aptamil is meant to be the closest to breast milk, but I am a bit wary of doing it in case he decides he prefers that to me. I never used formula with my other two but ds3 does feed more than they did and sometimes I feel I would like a break. Having said that today he went for 3hours which is a first for daytime feeds Is anyone else mixing b/f with formula?

Hope everyone has a good New year. Maybe thread will get busier in 2005!

Nothing here either! Not too impressed, although I have to say I didn't realise that he was supposed to buy me anything untill he told me my mum said he ought to! Silly boy! But yes, now I am put out that I didn't get anything. I will be sure to tell him webmum, that your DH is still planning to get you something, see where that gets me .

Another late night party animal here!! He may be our like a light all day after feeding, but at night, well, it's time to see the world isn't it? He sleeps so well in his pram, we have a 24hr tescos round the corner, maybe now is the time to do the shopping!! It is so hard not to play and interact with him too much, as I am beginning to think some of the problems I have with him settling at night is because he has been overstimulated.

We are still not in the moses basket. After new year I am going to start to try and sleep further away from him and then REALLY try and get him in there. He is soo clever, pretty much every time without fail, in basket, eyes open, wide awake, crying soon after. If not immediately then 98% of the time within half an hour. The moses basket is not his friend!

He also seems to be waking more frequently for feeding at night. I don't know if it is a growth spurt, we have had one 8hr stretch a couple of weeks ago, and a few six hour, but now seems more like 3-4hrly again. He is totally gorgeous though, I am biased of course but I can't believe how lovely he is! On the whole being a mum has been far far lovelier than I could ever imagine. Constantly worry though, always prodding him to check he is still breathing, my god, this won't ever change will it?! Hugs to all!

Hello everyone . Glad to hear all the babies are doing well. Dd is a darling and we really enjoy her but she is still feeding every 2-3 hours day and night. Dh helps with the night feeds but they are doing us both in! She is another one reluctant to leave the parental bed so we have her and ds in with us. With his scratching and her feeding we get very little decent sleep. Things have got to change!

Collision, I got bugger all from dh but did get flowers/chocolates and champagne from girlfiends and I did point that out to dh on several occasions so on Xmas day he presented me with a huge heart shaped box of chocolates - better late than never I suppose. I want an eternity ring (some of my friends got them after first child was born) so shall eagerly await our wedding anniversary on March.

Happy New Year to you all. I hope 2005 is a fab as 2004. hugsto you all Bunnyxxx

all is settling down in the eidsvold household - christmas was busy with everyone coming here - BUT fabulous sil helped ( read did most of the preparation) and we only had cold meats, seafood and salad.

Riebee - am mixing breast and formula - lots of first and little of the latter. WIth dd1 - she was almost fully formula fed and apatamil was recommended to us when she was in special care as being the best of the lot.

This is all new scary territory for us compared with dd1 ( read special care for 3 weeks, 8 weeks fed by nasal gastric tube, medication, 4 hourly feeds and open heart surgery at 8 weeks)

Dd2 - seems constantly hungry, but she is almost 7 weeks and we have had lots of smiles for a couple of weeks - dh being the favourite. SHe loves the bath and loves just laying in her rocker in the front doorway watching the world go by. We have had lots of wind the last few days - bit distressing watching her get soooo upset.

Otherwise the weather is gorgeous here at the moment and dh is on holidays until the new year so we have been getting out and about. Off the the beach for breakfast this morning ( 7am here).

Presents when babe born - nope - got a card, flowers, chocs and books when dd1 born. Poor dh did not have any time off and was travellign between our house, my mums, caring for dd1 at times and working full time. Did however get gorgeous eternity ring for anniversary so can't really complain. Have been out buying clothes etc so I guess that is fair.

Does anyones babies have any strange fixations? DS has developed a great love of lights! He will quite literally strain to see them, then stare for minutes at a time! He noticed the nice lights we have in the kitchen, so I turned them on for him just now, he giggled (sort of!)and smiled when I turned them on and then just stared! I was rocking him, but every time I went from side to side he moved his head to stay looking at the lights! He is in the dreaded moses baskek right now, awake, but quiet. Yup, you've guessed it, the light is right above his head!!

Oh, and eidsovld, at your SIL helping with lunch. I didn't really want anyone round this year to take the pressure off. I was sold to the idea that originally SIL would cook, then it was she would help with the cooking. She did absolutely nothing the whole time she was here apart from completely trying to take over with DS and suggesting to me what I should do etc. The only time I got any cuddles was when he needed feeding, every time he even stirred slightly she picked him up before I had the slightest chance. Grrr, hoping I won't see her for a while.

On a brighter note, got loads of clothes cheap in the sales for DS for the coming months. Picked up a few bits for me too, including a pair of trousers in a size smaller than I'm wearing at the moment, sort of as a goal to get in them by the end of Jan. Just tried them on out of interest, yup, you've guessed it. I'm sat, very comfortably actually, in them right now!

Oh, last bit, SIL has no children. But still thought she knew best .

Flossty, glad you are okay and that Christmas was ace - hope you got me last e-mail! I had some clothes but they have been nabbed, I am really sorry. Please send me some more pics of your darling soon xxxxx

Hi All

Christmas was fun, but hectic with 2!!! DD2 is finally settling into a routine of sorts. DH and I are finally getting our evenings back.

Life is fun but chaotic and I'm really starting to enjoy being a mum of 2.

lol collision, I didn't get anything this time either (flowers last time). To be fair to dh, things have been pretty hectic with 2 and he went back to work quite soon after ds2 was born. I did get some flowers yesterday, for no apparent reason, so maybe they were it!

I'm mixing breast and formula too, and also using Aptamil because everyone seems to recommend it. It certainly produces poos that are similar to breastfed baby poos.

chritsmas was hectic and we have more visitors coming on Sunday.

Floss, did you try the idea of putting your pillowcase in the moses basket to make it smell of you? (it's supposed to reassure them).

We have been treated to a couple of half-smiles (his first was to my sister though ) but not many yet.

Happy New year everyone!

gingernut's suggestion is a good one - I use pillowcases instead of sheets in the moses basket - right shape and the case does not go anywhere .. if you put one on your pillow and slept with it and then put it on the mattress - perhaps that might help. My dd1(in scbu for three weeks) had a kaloo bear that I slept with for a couple of nights and then put it in with her.... so she could know what her mama smelt like - iykwim.

Happy New year everyone.

Hope 2005 is a good one for us all

Did you all stay up past midnight?. I seriously thought about going to bed at 10,the sad thing is I wish I had now!

Yes, we stayed up past midnight, went out to a party with our antenatal friends (from the time of ds1 that is). Got home at 1 and fed ds2 then, again at 4.30 and at 6.30 and ds1 got up at 7am so we are pretty wrecked. I've got a cold too. Oh, the joys of being a parent! ds1 has decided to try potty training today as well. He had a few hours in pants another day this week and today he's been in pants almost all day, with 2 accidents (but we keep just putting him on the potty and have been rewarding him with chocolate). But the timing is just rotten and I'm sure it's partly an attention-seeking thing. I'd been gently trying for months as I was sure he was capable, but he just didn't want to know until now. Grrrr!

Anyway, better go as ds2 is screaming for food. dh is warming a bottle and I hope ds1 isn't weeing all over the living room carpet.