Burning the midnight oil together

Hi yummy mummies!

Hope everyone had a good night! Lilly got up at 3 to feed and went straight back to sleep. She unfortunately woke up when hubby's alarm went off in the kitchen and he took forever to get there and switch it off. But never mind, she was all smiles and had a nice 2 hour nap in her carry cot from 7-9, yay! She seems to love the new place

Girly, breastfed babies can't gain weight too quickly, so just keep on demand feeding as long as it works for you two! You can always get her onto the 3h routine when she's a bit older!

Gerne, beautiful belly piG lol! The clock is ticking - how exciting!

Nikki, I also miss being preggos sometimes, especially when I see preggie ladies! Strange hey? I'm sure by the time Lilly turns 1 I'm so broody that I get hubby to start ttc earlier than we had planned lol! Don't wanna end up like his older sister though who has 4 kids - no thanks!

It's so much hotter here in the Northern Suburbs than in the Southerns! I love that Lilly can now wear just her short sleeve vests - too cute to see her little feet all the time! She also seems to enjoy it! Does any of your LOs get stinky feet? Lilly does lol - the funniest/ cutest thing ever

xxx

Mornings
Im feeling a lot better, refreshed. Having an 'on' day again, yay, hope it lasts more than one day

Slept well last night, just woke a few times with DH's cell receiving sms's during the night

Vash: babies like to sleep in the car hey! Glad L is good.
Girly, glad all is well and that the doc is happy.
Nikki, my LB got the best sleep when i took the dummy away They get so independant on those things hey!

My birth plan - is to get my LB out safe . I had normal with epidural with H so i would like that again. I wanted to go all natural but jis, im such a pissy, i really cant take pain. With H i had 3 contractions that was half hour from each other and i cried like a baby So im just going to take things calm, i would like to experience a bit more this time but will def go the epidural route again. And then hopefully all goes well that i can deliver normal. I am SOOOO scared of a c-sec. I really really hope it doesnt have to come to that.


thanks for all the nice words on my belly!

Hello mommies

Sitting besides P's cot half asleep watching her. She gets up everytime she loses her dummy and I tap her back to sleep. Its so tempting right now just to take her to our bed and lay her down...

@Girly - I do wedge a pillow on either side so that she is snug as the cot is a lot more spacious than her moses crib.

@Vash - I'm with Girly on this one, I can only lay her down once she is in a deep sleep else she will fidget and evtually start crying. You are so lucky Liam falls asleep so well on his own. I've created P's bad habits

@Gerne - I love your belly pic, makes me want to be pregnant again! I actually miss having her in my belly

Hi ladies

Sorry been so scarce. Hardly have time or energy to reply to msg's at night, I'm feeling rather exhausted. Last night I typed a reply and pushed the exit button by mistake, and by then it was time to go back to sleep.

Nikki I feel your pain. Wow being awake for 6hrs when you could be getting valuable sleep is hectic. Re the camping cot and her not sleeping as long, maybe cos there's less surrounding her? Have you got a body wedge that keeps her from rolling onto her stomach? Or roll 2 receiving blankets and tuck it next to either side of her that she feels more secure? Dont know if youve been told but we were advised at antenatal class to put them with feet at the bottom of the cot, so that they cannot slide down and have their blanket cover their faces and suffocate.

Yaz that's awesome hun! So happy that you got some rest and time to unpack. Hopefully you're settling into your new home now. Must mail you about a get together still.

Gerne wow look at that tummy! Looks like you're only carrying in your tummy though. Beautiful!
What's your birth plan?

Vash glad you got home safely and had a good trip and a nice long sleep!
Re putting baby down to fall asleep - this seems like an impossible task as she only falls asleep in our arms! Please give some advice. I have read countless times to put them down when they are drowsy and then pat their nappies until they dose off. But try as I may, the second I put her down she is awake again and eventually just gets agitated and then I have to pick her up again. I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and do it properly to avoid problems later on.

Claudia & Bronz & Patty - cool on the sleeping through. That's awesome!
Kaylee quite likes her swing. Very occasionally she'll fall asleep here if she's been dosing on my shoulder, but never stays asleep longer than 30mins, even with the swing going and the white noise on.

I see a few of your babies feed less than 3hourly during the day. Sister told me to stretch it to 3hours as she's gaining weight too quickly, but since her growth spurt, she's sticking to 2 / 2.5hrly. Seems by what I see here that this can be the norm?

Went to gynae for my follow up today and got all clear for back to normal. Can still feel some internal stitches which apparently take up to 3 months to dissolve. Got script for the mini pill, and he said (as Ive heard before) that with breastfeeding, you generally wont ovulate so taking it at the exact same time is not that vital. But heard from antenatal class that it has to be feeding 4 hourly.

Kaylee has been very niggly today again. She was even moaning on the breast Gotta get going now, hubby been trying to get her to sleep but not successful and now she's overtired in her swing. So I better get her to sleep quick before it ends up being a very long night.

BTW do any of you cluster feed to extend the night time feeds?
I'm sure there was more I wanted to ask but now I cant recall.

Enjoy your evenings!

Hi ladies. Seems like everyone is getting more rest now. We reached home at 9 last night and i must say that Liam handled the trip really well. We only stopped once on the way home. He was so happy to be home and was laughing and smiling when he saw we were home. After his bath he cried for 5mins to let out his frustrations and then he calmed down and slept from 10pm until 4am!
Yaz, its great that Lilly is starting to sleep through. I can't wait for my turn to come.
Patty, yay on the bedtime routine. We don't have one in place yet but Liam generally goes down for the night at around 9 but as he gets older i will move it down to 7pm.
Nikki, i also used to forget to take my pill so i put a reminder on my phone. I also keep one pack in Liam's bag so when we go out i will have it with me. Re sleeping, try putting P down when she is half asleep and slowly she will learn that when you put her down she must sleep. Liam falls asleep on me but when i put him down i just tap him for a few mins and he falls asleep.
Gerne, its raining in durbs today. Such a welcome relief from being up there this weekend. Missed home too much. Sorry about the hip pain, Liam used to kick my right hip until he turned at 35 weeks, then i got kicked in the ribs. Cute belly pic, miss my belly now.
Claudia, i'm glad that james is back to sleeping through. Liam can also only be in his swing for a little while but i was surprised that he stayed so long in the car seat. Hope that james sleeps through again tonight.
Bronz, liam has a feed every 1.5 to 2 hours but he only feeds from 1 breast and for about 10mins. Good luck with the studying.
Girly, i hope all is well with you and k.
Have a nice day all.

Belly pig (sorry i mean pic )