Feb-May 2011 Mommies

Kimika I am tired just reading your post. I have no idea how you are going to get through the next few days! But I am sure you'll put on your super mom outfit and cruise.
Glad R is doing so well. Funny I just heard yesterday about the antibodies in the milk. Super cool!

Meags, ah man. That is so uncool. Sorry about the bad latch and sore nipples. I really hope the LLL can help.
Enjoy your hair appointment on saturday.

Misty I agree it is scary driving on your own and no one to check on lo in back seat. Well done on 10kg's down.

Sorry girls.. I havent read one post.. Just wanted to pop in and say hi. Im soo flooded with stuff to do for my SIL's babyshower on Sat. Tomorrow morning I have a order to deliver at 8:30 (that means I have to bake sausage rolls, fill milktarts, dress myself and the 2 boys and get breakfast done all ready to leave at 8:15) hellooo!!!?? Im normally in bed that time.. anyway, I was saying I need to drop off the foodies in Midrand and then be in time for R's jabs at Kloof at 10. eish... only then to come back home and try get another order finished by 4pm. After that finish all the stuff for saturday so we can leave at 6:30 sat morn. Pls say a prayer that I survive lol

R had his 3month checkup today at paed. Went well, she was tiny bit worried bout his blocked/snotty nose and gave some stuff to put in. She said its ok for now but if it turns into a cough we need to immediately come see her as such tiny babies easily gets *longontsteking*. but she said if he has had a blocked nose for a few days it should suddenly now get worse and she is sure he wont get worse now. Also if i had the same cold my body wouldve produced the anti-bodies to fight it, this goes into my milkies and voila he gets instant anti-bodies against the same cold. Now tell me how cool is that?
Otherwise he is doing well, weighed 5.6kg on her scale (hers is slightly over what the baby clinic weighs so Ill see tomorrow as I rather go by the clinic weight), 60cm and head 40cm. So my little baba is doing perfeclty well Also asked her about him only pooping once in maybe 4 or so days. Also normal she says, if he seems uncomfortable (wich he doesnt really seem to be) then just pop a glycerine supp.

okay, got to get some zzzz in.. see you tomorrow.. if not, you know where to find me

xxx

Man I am exhausted. Just sat on the couch crying and crying now.
My boobs are aching and my nipples are so sore. I dont even want to put him back onto the breast
I am not enjoying this BF at all today and I only put him on the breast twice!! Really makes me want to go back to bottles - wonder if this is exhaustion talking or me...
Guess I'll see tomorrow

HI Girls

Just a quicky...as I can see we all seem to be struggling for time!

CathM - wow so lucky to have a nanny! I need tofind me one of those! Re sureslim - it is in my oponion the best eating plan (HATE teh word diet), i have ever done! I did it about 2 years ago adn lost (and mostly have kept off) 15kg. As you say, you never feel hungry! I also noticed loads of energy and my skin looked really good. I will probably go back on my mantainace plan in a month or 2, just dont want to start right now. I put on 24kg while pregnant and still have 10kg to loose!

Meags - so glad M is finally taking the breast

Schatsie - ya Ryan loves the car as well. I took him out on Tuesday for the first time myself and was so scared that nobody was in teh back seat with him, but as soon as I start the car he stops crying. I have teh car seat facing backwards behind teh passanger seat. Is this where it should go? I just hated teh fact that i could not see him at all when i was driving - pulled over twice on teh 5 minute drive to clinic as I was so worried that he was so quite! Silly paranoid mom!

Betty - yay on having staples out tomorrow. It was not sore at all when i went. ANd it is so nice to sleep on side and tummy again!

Took Ryan to the baby clinic yesterday. He is now back to his birth weight. Wow what a lovely clinic! We had our appointment and spent an hour with the nurse who weighed, measured him etc and we went through so much stuff. Definitly worth the R150 for an hour! Was so nice that no wait either!

AFM - oh my word where does the day go? I find the worst time is form 1 - 4am when Ryan seems to feed, put him down and then 20 minutes later he is up for a feed again! Besdies that I just love my little man so so much!

LOL got all paniccy as could not find our thread at first, but thank you fo rchanging the name!

Thats all i have time fo rat the moment!

Chat soon x

hi ladies

just quick as i want to nap...
my nipples are killing me and I'm so sad He is not latching properly and doesnt open his mouth wide enough. Im so frustrated as I cant get him to feed properly. If I take him off the boob to fix the latch, he wont go back on as he just cries hysterically so I have been leaving him on to feed incorrectly just to prevent having to give a bottle. I know this doesnt help....aarrggg I'm frustrated.

should be seeing LLL lady tomorrow. Hope she has some tips because this is very unpleasant now.

sorry for no personals!

Tazzy I haven't got that cd! Will look next time I get out. I am sure it must be hard coping with both baba's but I am sure as time goes by you'll get better at it. I guess it's new skills to learn. Good luck and I hope it gets better soon.

Meags. Just got to tell you again that I am super stoked for you.

Cath. Will is a prince. I also worry about everything, problem is I seem to actually get a lot wrong:-( but I am learning, even if slowly.

Schatsie, they say it gets better. Hang in there. I'll let you know if it is true ....LOL!

Betty hey! Sorry can't remember what I was going to say....grrr.

Well I had a good day today! I got Tessa to take a dummy. A free "mam" one from the magazine. In figure! I also got her to take a day nap in a sling. So 3 great things. I really hope I can repeat it tomorrow. We have our paed check up and weight in tomorrow. Sleep tight, hopefully, ladies.

Cath you are welcome, and I'm so glad that surslim works so well for you! I also never felt like I was on diet when I did it!

Tazzy, sadly I have the same with Em, she's at the "why" stage and everything is questioned again and again and again... so then I snap, I feel like I'm just telling her "No" all the time. Thats why I made a point of taking her us - just us two left Kate with DH - on Sunday and I must say its been better since.