Ladies from Sept/Oct/Nov 2012 Due Date group, COME IN HERE!!

Wow, I am jealous of your weight loss Mocha! I just don't think I have the discipline to count calories like that. I like my crappy junk food too much. I have been trying to exercise the past couple days, but making time to do it i hard.

Has anyone else been sick? It is ridiculous here. I swear my whole town is sick right now, and we are getting everything the older kids bring home from school. The whole family just had a stomach bug, which has knocked us all out for days.... DD2 has had the worst of it, diahrrea and throwing up. The thing with her is, she pukes and then seems fine for 24 hours, and then she pukes again! Its been like this since Saturday, and I don't know when it will stop!

HEY GIRLS!!!!!
How is everyone going!!??? I have not been on here for so long I miss it!! I have not had a computer so finally I am back!
Well after I had Oliver I got very depressed ( not due to his gender ) but I do suffer from depression and I had not been on any medication for 10 months so all the hormones and lack of medication I was suffering BIG TIME! I had a sick baby aswell so that was making things 10 times worse! Oliver suffers from very bad reflux he is now having half a losec tablet daily which is the best thing ever! From the day I brought him home he just could not sleep and was so uncomfortable ... I felt terrible I was a total mess with lack of sleep.. I was only getting about 2 hrs sleep if that a night and I tried him on everything possible but nothing was working. I could not get him in to see a pead for over 3 months and I was just a wreck! At 7 weeks old he got very sick with a bad cough and ended up with very bad bronchiolitus if thats how its spelt so Oliver and I ended up in hospital for a week which was a nightmare!!!!! But in some ways I am glad because he got put on the Losec and now is a much happier baby! He is a very placid little bub but still not a great sleeper tho I am getting used to the not sleeping!!!! I am feeling so much better I am coping alot better now and I really cant wait to get pregnant again!!!! Even tho I had a very tough 3 months it has not put me off and I still want to have a big family! 5 children will be fine!!!!!
So anyway as for weight loss I am 10 kgs lighter then before i got pregnant! none of my clothes fit me I am always having to buy myself new outfits ( I dont mind that ) Hubby doesnt mind either! :-)... I was only about 5 kgs over weight to start with but still I think I am doing well. I have got myself a treadmil now so when I do get Ollie down for a sleep I run my butt off!!!!
Ds1 starts kinder tomorrow so thats all very exciting for us.. Another new chapter!
talk to you girls soon! Hope you are all well! xo

Nice to hear from you, pinkin! Sorry your little guy and you had a rough start, but so glad you got him meds and they helped. Congrats on the weight loss too.


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OMG I found you all!!! What a relief- lol. Will read all the earlier posts tonight when I get a chance, but just wanted to say hi!

Hi peony!!


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Hi Peony! Hi Pinkin! SO glad you found us!

Pinkin, having a baby that doesn't sleep is so hard! I wish I had some advice for you. Good thing Ollie's reflux is under control, but what a pity he had to get so sick first. Congrats on the weight loss! That's awesome! I still have about 20 lbs to go.... lucky for me (ha ha) we just had the stomach flu at our house, and that helped me lose 5 lbs.

Sawyer just had his 4 month check up. He's 15 lbs 3 oz, and 25 inches long! He's huge! None of my other kids were this big.

Im trying to post here for days!!! every time I start baby wakes up crying just like now WTH??? I try to come back later....this is crazy!!

pinking-good thing Oliver is all better now! Poor baby. Congrats on the weight loss that's great!
You want 5 children? Wow be careful what you wish for lol I have 5 and it's damn hard to do! Well t least for me because Im all alone with no help.

hobber Sawyer is a big baby! I just hope my boy is not getting to big to fast because my back is killing me already!!! No idea how much he weight Im going to check it out today. (if I don't forget it lol)

I still have to hold him a lot .Basically everything is the same here ....:sigh: I could really use some help...

Flava, could you hire a baby sitter or someone to come for a few hours a day? Maybe that would help? I wish I had the money to hire help--I need a housekeeper. Even if I had someone for a few hours ce a week to help with the cleaning, it would make a HUGE difference!

hobber-I sure could use help but the only way I can get any is to pay for it and we are not rich at all .Maybe I could do it this days DH have lot's of work and make more money but it would be nice to finally save some and not give it out.
And so he is never home I feel like a single parent he comes home most days after the kids go to bed .So things are even harder :sigh::thumbsdown:

Oh forget saving! We can't ever do that. We live paycheck to paycheck.

My DH isn't home much either..... he works all week and skis all weekend. And when he is home, he is out in his "man cave" and isn't much help anyway. I totally get what you mean about feeling like a single parent.

My DH helps a lot when he is home .I love that a lot . We know we have to do it together to get things done .
I guess I would be really upset if I have to do it alone even when he is home. Hey I did not make the kids alone , right?

Wow, sounds like plenty of bubs have been sick. How are they doing now? And Pinkin, your poor little love had a rough start with the reflux. It sounds exhausting, so it is good to hear he is much happier now. How did your DS1 go at kinder?

I have not actively been trying to lose my baby weight. In the past it has come off slowly and when I finish BF then the last few kilos drop off and I feel like myself again. (That should happen in around 9 months!!) I am still 8 kg (17lbs) heavier than pre-baby! It is mostly stuck on my tummy which I am reasonably good at hiding, so for now I am ok with it. I do think it is fabulous that Mocha and Pinkin are looking like Yummy Mummies though! :wink:

Sasha has been a dream baby from the start. My Mum says I must have been blessed with such an easy baby as my life was so hectic when she was born and then I had the surgery soon after I had her. She still feeds once a night and is a very smiley and content LO. She will be 3 months old in 2 days. Not rolling as yet. She is just starting to use her hands more and is fascinated by her feet and will stare at them for ages! She refuses to take a dummy and I wonder if she will suck her thumb like DS2 (he started when he was 3 months).

We moved from the top of Australia to the West Coast just before Christmas. It was pretty crazy and I still don't feel organised. My DH has continued going away for work. He has almost finished his second lot of 2 weeks away. Then he will have 2 weeks off before starting a new job. It will still mean working away but in a few months he will be based in our city more. My boys are both now at school full time. DS2 is trying to get used to long days but his teacher is great. DS1 is a little shy, so I have organised a whole-class party for his birthday in 10 days. I arranged it through a company that does kids parties and it sounds amazing...bound to make him the coolest kid in the class!

As you all know I had the post partum haemorrhage 10 days after I had Sasha. I heard today that a friend who helped look after me at the time (and who was pregnant) also had a PPH on Monday, 6 days after her baby was born. They weren't able to stop the bleeding by doing a D & C so she had to have a hysterectomy. She was in Intensive Care for a day and needed 20 units of blood transfused. She will be 40 soon so wasn't wanting any more children, but she is lucky to even be alive. We are so fortunate to live somewhere with great healthcare. So many women around the world don't have help at hand.

I will see if I can put a photo of my sweet Sasha on here. I will delete it at some point as I don't like leaving photos on here permanently. And I look forward to hearing how everyone is going.

Pinkin, she is soooo gorgeous!!! You must love that sweet smile so much!!

Glad to hear from ya'll both pinkin and peony!!

We are doing good. Lillian is really smiling now and is always trying to shove her hand or your hands in her mouth. She is getting two bottom teeth in! She's 5 months now, and she is still my smallest baby, she weighs about 12 lbs. She was wearing 0-3 months still until two weeks ago, and now she's gotten really long out of nowhere, because her 3-6 mos clothes are too short, though plenty of room in the body.

Peony what a pretty pic ! She is beautiful ! i also always delete my pics lol

We are 3 months this week too and doing just the same stuff .

Peony, Sasha is gorgeous! She sounds like a great baby. I am glad to hear you and your family are well. Is it hard having your DH gone so much? Do you like the new city you live in? I bet your DS will have a great time at his birthday.... and inviting the whole class was smart, so he can make more friends. That story about your friend is scary! I didn't realize it could get that bad. I hemorrhaged after two of my births (Sawyer and my other DS) and it was scary, but never life threatening, and I never had a transfusion.

Auroara, sounds like Lillian is doing great! Teeth already? Wow! How is she sleeping? Size wise, she sounds like my DD2. She is so dinky that she just started wearing 2T stuff around Christmas time, and she will be 3 in March!

Sawyer is rolling both ways, loves staring at his hands, sucks his thumb, and "talks" all the time! He smiles and laughs, and is really ticklish. Here's a recent picture:

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Hobber, it wouldn't let me see you picture for some reason. Said invalid link. Sawyer sounds like such a sweetie. I love babies chuckles, I don't think there is a better sound in the world.
I miss my DH when he is away, but then when he is back the routine I have the kids in gets thrown out the window and it drives me crazy! The boys have really missed him this time around so that is the worst bit about it. At least this time he will be on holiday for 2 weeks so he will be relaxed and not thinking of work. He has had a very stressful job and he 'copes' by drinking too much. The next job will also be stressful I am sure but he has learnt a lot from the last job and looks at this one as more of a stepping stone for up to 2 years before he sets up his own business.
We are back living where I grew up, so back to family and old friends. I love it and also the weather is a lot milder here, so I am not constantly dripping sweat!
I managed to avoid a blood transfusion too when I had my haemorrhage. I feel bad for her husband as well as I know how scared mine was that he was going to lose me. It is supposed to be such a happy time and then you are faced with a crisis.

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aurora- you have a small little girl lol sound so sweet! DD4 had 2 teeth at 4 months!

hobber -that pic is so cute he look so happy! He is a pretty boy!! When did you started to sit him up like that? I got this thing once for DD3 but she hated it so I never got it again.

Flava, we started using the bumbo chair about 2 weeks ago? I think? He does pretty well in it. His head is so big (95%) that he doesn't have the very best control yet, but he does well in this seat.

Thanks Flava! You too!

Aww, look at him. I love Bumbos too. It supports them really well and they can feel like part of the action, rather than lying down all the time.
My DH was away for Valentine's Day...he gets home tomorrow. I made my boys cards and they made one (DS1 did one for the family, including the dog!) and DS2 did one for his teacher (complete with a drawing of her...as he was drawing it I heard him say to himself "and a big tummy"...thankfully he didn't mention that part to her)! DS2 got one from a little girl in his class. They are 5. Very sweet. Sounds like they get along as they both love climbing!

Oh Peony, so sweet that your DS got a valentine for a little girl.... and I love the story about drawing his teacher and the "big tummy". Sorry your DH was away for Valentines, but maybe he will make it up to you when he gets back. Is he romantic? My DH is NOT! He usually hates valentines, but I guess he felt bad for ignoring me every year, so he cut me a heart out of wood yesterday. I know it sounds dumb, but it totally made my day!

hobber it's nice you DH made something for you. I got flowers and chocolate but I so don't care about Valentine .I think it's just another mad up day to get money off from ppl.

Im sure I get AF soon. I had a lot's of ewcm and big O pains. It's not even funny I hate to have AF and I only got 3 moths off!:sad:

I know, flava, mine came back after 3 months!! I couldn't believe it! This baby eats a lot, too--not sure what happened. I didn't get AF back until 5 months with my DDs and 8 months with DS1.

That is so sweet of your DH Hobber. Mine is not a romantic, but he is a really lovely guy. After DS1 I didn't get AF for 11 months and it was over 12 months after DS2. Because Sasha feeds less often I am thinking it will come back sooner this time. DH and I are not taking any risks in the bedroom that is for sure!
It is my DS1s 7th birthday today. He is having a big party with his whole classroom invited. Time for me to go and finish getting organised while he and DS2 are at tennis lessons. Hope everyone is going well!
Oh and I had Sasha weighed the other day. At 3 months she is already 6.1kg (13.4lbs!) She is on the 80th percentile for weight and length now!

Yeah I got af awesome...http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticon...moticon-01.gif

When do you guys normally start solid food? I was thinking to wait 6 months but maybe I do it earlier .
My baby want's my food he is so cute he is licking his lips sticking his tongue out and smacking . And just gets all worked up kicking and waving his arms lol
Also I think he may be teething? Not sure but he is drooling (not all the time ) and chewing on his fist a lot.
Im hoping his teeth comes later because DD had 2 at 4 months and had to start taking care of it and brushing it so a lot better when it comes in late lol

Lillian's 5 months old (almost 6 in March) and she has two bottom teeth already. And she has had them for like three weeks. When I thought she was teething, because of crankiness, drool, the pedi said it was too early. And two weeks later she popped out two teeth...so I'd definitely believe your instinct.

We are doing fine. Lillian's still very "diva"ish, but when she smiles, she lights up the room! She's getting more hair, but only on the very top of her hair, and it's coming in dark brown, whereas the boys were both (and still are) blonde, so that's different. DS2 still loves her so much and says "love you lily" but he wont' tell me or my DH that he loves us.

DS1 is always trying to play a video game, almost too much. Getting him to bed and up in the morning is starting to become a hassle.

How is everyone else doing?

Oh I know he is teething for sure now! He is drooling all the time now and has his fist in his mouth all the time and his burpy cloths .He like to chew on that.
Anyway Im not happy about it at all. Don't know why this early .My first 3 baby's got it later only DD4 was early.

Also still BF but just 1 or 2 time a day .I think only because Im so sad to stop .There is like almost no milk left really. Oh yeah and he bites me sometimes! The girls never bit me!
He also had very little hair and still have blocked tear ducts on the right side and Im soooo sick of it .I wish it would be open already.Poor baby...
Still not sleeping much in the day time but sleeps all night long for weeks now. (hope it still that way now that I posted this lol)
He smiles and talk all the time he is just so damn charming and cute :bigsmile::awe:

aurora- your kids sound so cute! Your DS2 is like my DD3 she always go to baby when he starts crying or just to talk to him ect.
And yeah my kids want's to play online and video games too so I made 2 "no game day" a week when they only can play with their toys. It works. And other days they have limited time to "go on" and play.

And yeah how is everyone else? This place is to quiet...

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Oh I know he is teething for sure now! He is drooling all the time now and has his fist in his mouth all the time and his burpy cloths .He like to chew on that.
Anyway Im not happy about it at all. Don't know why this early .My first 3 baby's got it later only DD4 was early.

Also still BF but just 1 or 2 time a day .I think only because Im so sad to stop .There is like almost no milk left really. Oh yeah and he bites me sometimes! The girls never bit me!
He also had very little hair and still have blocked tear ducts on the right side and Im soooo sick of it .I wish it would be open already.Poor baby...
Still not sleeping much in the day time but sleeps all night long for weeks now. (hope it still that way now that I posted this lol)
He smiles and talk all the time he is just so damn charming and cute :bigsmile::awe:

aurora- your kids sound so cute! Your DS2 is like my DD3 she always go to baby when he starts crying or just to talk to him ect.
And yeah my kids want's to play online and video games too so I made 2 "no game day" a week when they only can play with their toys. It works. And other days they have limited time to "go on" and play.

And yeah how is everyone else? This place is to quiet...

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Flava my little guy had a block tear duct and I took a warm washcloth a few times a day and massaged the corner of his eye and it cleared up in a couple of days

Hey ladies! I can't believe Lillian and Benjamin are teething already! Both my DDs got their first teeth at 1 year (DD2 was actually 13 months) and DS1 got his first tooth at 8 months, so I don't expect anything here for a while.

Sawyer is so funny. He is laughing all the time, and it is the cutest thing! Yesterday, he was cracking up at DD2 when she was shaking a sandwich bag full of graham crackers. Not sure why that was so funny to him! He's grabbing stuff now and talking up a storm. He has shifted from being a baby who used to never want to be held, to a baby who never wants to be put down! It is making cleaning etc. a little more difficult. I try to wear him in the Ergo and the Moby when I can.

My thyroid is acting up again. I had half removed after DD2 was born because I had a nodule, and now I have a nodule on the other half, so my doctor says it has to come out. They said I can wait a while, though, which is good, so I can wait until summer or sometime when family can visit and help, because I don't want to have to leave DH with 4 kids while I go in for surgery and spend the night in the hospital! He did okay with it when it was just the 3 kids (DD2 was 3 months old then) but I worry about him dealing with all 4. He has no patience lately and has been losing his temper with everyone!

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Flava my little guy had a block tear duct and I took a warm washcloth a few times a day and massaged the corner of his eye and it cleared up in a couple of days

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Yes I do the massage too but it's not helping nothing on this eye. He also had it on the left and that cleared up very fast like after a week. And that was months ago! DD2 also had this and cleared up around 2 months.
I read that it can be up to a year I so hope thats not the case for us!

hobber sorry about your thyroid problems! I don't know nothing about it but hope they fix it for you soon.
Also have no clue about bab'ys who don't want to be held lol my babies all wanted that all the time! So welcome to the club hehe . Yeah not easy to get anything done for sure! And now with the teething going on I have to hold him all the time ugghhh....he likes to be up on my shoulder and chew on his fist or on his burpy cloth or both .And you have to walk around the same time with him don't dare to sit down !
So yeah try to clean or cook and take care of 4 other kids and DH...my life it's easy lololol

The laughing sound so cute! My baby did that a couple times this last days and we love it too!
what do you do when he is in the moby? I have a sleepy wrap but not really use it because I still can't cook or do much when he is in it on me.

Hobbers, sorry to hear about your throyoid problem too...

my two sons were cuddle bugs, but Lillian gets pissy when you hold her too long and she actually prefers to be in her crib most of the time to sleep...she doesn't care much for sleeping in your arms.

Thanks ladies. I hope it is benign like last time. The sufery isn't too bad--it wasn't last time, anyway, though this time I asked for my tonsils to come out too. I heard tonsils are a harder recovery.

Auroara, Sawyer used to be like that! He hardly wanted to be held at all. But now he is super clinging! I have to hold him all the time. He sleeps with me, too, so he gets held/snuggled all night, too. Maybe I spoiled him!

Flava, I just cleaned the kitchen, vacuumed and swept, and made the other kids lunch while Sawyer was in the Ergo. Dishes are hard, and eating is hard! I dripped some food on his head while I was trying to have my lunch! :oops:

Yesterday my LO turned the first time!! He is 3 and a half moths it was so cute. First he turned on his tummy from the back and looked around what happened lol the he just turned back haha
My other kids only turned one way at first and learned to turn back later.
And DH missed it of course because he was at work. Just like today :(
Yeah the money is good but we need him home. DD3 asked him if he can not to work so much and stay home a little ? It made me sad.
Anyway I try the wrap today .Im not sure if I should put his legs in or separate it and hang it out now? Well see...only I suppose to clean bathrooms and can't do that with baby hanging on me. hmmmm
I vacuum the house every day so at least I can do that for sure.
hobber you sure spoil him lol i can't sleep good with no1 especially a baby ! Heck I don't even sleep good alone :rofl: