Members

As a member you'll be able to receive and send messages, keep your own photobook, agenda, ask questions, participate in the chat, and make new friends. All is free and you don't need email.
Sign up (free & anonymous)

Name: Password:

---

Activity
• Now online | Member search | New members | Comment Spy
• New blogs & Questions | Recently updated profiles
• New photos: Pregnancy | Babies | Bellies | Ultrasound | Member pages
• Latest comments: Forums | Week by week | Baby development

Comments on sharra`s Profile
Leave a message for sharra in the right column where it reads `Add comment`

Comments 1-25 to sharra
| 1 2 3 4 | Next | Show comments newer than 20 days

kittykat13 - Wednesday, 10 December
Hey miss lady! How've you been? So you're on facebook now huh. I'm on there too. But I still come to this site so see what's new lol. How have you and your lil one been? I hope all is well w/you guys!!

Laura Ward - Sunday, 7 December
Message to all: This message is not intended for any one person, but a general statement to all members of the site. After hearing what you all think in regards to posting photos on the forums, we have modified the rules and ask that everyone familiarize yourself so that the site continues to remain friendly for everyone, including new members. In an effort to be respectful of all members of the site, we ask that members do not post more than ONE photo or video per person in the weekly, monthly and information forums. Your ONE picture should be small in size as well. Any large photos will be deleted. You are welcome to post as many pictures as you would like in the photo books, which were created for the purpose of sharing and viewing photos. You may also post as many blogs as you would like with photos in them. We understand that many members enjoy posting and viewing pictures on the forums, but this is not where they belong. We must keep the pictures on the boards to a minimum so that the written comments can continued to be written and read. Otherwise, the numerous amounts of large pictures squash the messages and they become missed. We ask that this modification be respected, therefore any member that continues to post numerous pictures a day will be deleted from the site. Thank you all for helping us keep the site friendly and welcoming for all members.

Dirk - Friday, 5 December
Message to all: In the last 2 years you all posted 1.1 million photos to the site, and that needs a little maintenance. We are currently renaming all photos from the personal photobooks in order to speed up the site. Some, or all your photos may not show while we are working on the photobooks. You don't have to do anything. We hope to have all photos sorted in about 24 hours from now. You can upload new photos to your photobook while the computer is working on your other photos. Thanks for reading.

maha55 - Tuesday, 2 December
..will write more soon..but new pics of aminah at 7 weeks
up
xx

maha55 - Saturday, 29 November
..hope u going well...we have seen a real change in aminah since her cranio at 6 weeks and turning 6 weeks!! She is sooo much more settled, happy, engaging, smiling etc and I have started a sleep technique (modified it for her) from the australian "its time to sleep" website and DVD...putting them in cot and patting to sleep (they say 15min.I only do 3-5)..she cries and protests, then u can pick them up for cuddle, walk around the room and when she settles and is sleepy again BUT NOT ASLEEP I put her back down and try the 3 min pat again (oh and only pat when they cry, stop when they stop crying)..and I just rest my hand upon her upper back if not crying with a gentle rock..(as she sleeps on tummy not front or side)..it usually takes 15 minutes to settle her if longer than 20 min..I just take her out of room re assess and try again....anyway she is getting the idea that cot, patting, sleepy time words, ssshhh etc is sleep time...step by step we go....and last nite she did a 6hr stretch!!! I woke after 3 and then on/off for couple of hours..crazy hey!!!

How's life for you????
xx

jaydasmama - Thursday, 27 November
hey everyone!! hope everyone has a great thanksgiving!!!

marinomonster - Thursday, 27 November
Hope all is well with you. Breast feeding is going amazing with Jack, no problems latching or anything. I know a lot of women are against it, but co-sleeping with Jack in my bed is the best thing on earth. to wake up and see his little snoring face :D

SWAN - Wednesday, 26 November
 CUTE!! HE IS SOOO ADORABLE!!

crystalmooon - Tuesday, 25 November
 That is too cute - I didn't dress Trent up this year - I couldn't find anything small enough - ah well there's always next year!

crystalmooon - Tuesday, 25 November
 Look at that beautiful woman!!! You look wonderful! xo

eeyore21682 - Monday, 24 November
Easier said than done. I have cut out everything that could possibly cause him to be gassy. I am pretty much just eating chicken, salad, yogurt, and frozen raspberries and blue berries. Now I just took him to his first actual doctors appointment (other one was the urgent care doctor) and this doctor doesn't think its thrush because it wasn't all over his cheeks. I just don't know what to do I guess he is just going to be a gassy baby.

Heather-08-01 - Saturday, 22 November
Hi Sharra, my first question to you is how do you know that you need to supplement? 4-6 oz isn't a lot to make up so if you do need to up your supply you are in a great place OK, I started off only making 2 oz every 3 hours. I know this because I was pumping instead of constant BFing due to BFing problems. I tried Fenugreek along with Blessed thistle and they didn't do anything for me. Have you tried mixing the blessed thistle with the fenugreek? The 2 are supposed to be most effective when combined. I left a dosage recommendation on the BF forum for a girl just yesterday I think. The second thing to try is soaking a bowl of oatmeal overnight. Take one cup of oats and soak in 1 cup water overnight. In the morning heat up 1/2 cup water and add the soaked oats and cook. A lot of women report success with this. I'm not going to lie and tell you that these things worked for me - they didn't, even though I still continue to eat oatmeal every morning. Another thing you might try is brewers yeast - 2 pills/3xs/day. OK, enough kiddy stuff. When I saw my milk supply wasn't coming up after trying all the herbs I ordered domperidone (a.k.a. motilium), it's a lot like reglan but without all the nasty depression that can come with it. Here is the information on the motilium http://www.breastfeedingonline.com/Dom19abcombinedpdf.pdf Please do some research on this drug and draw your own conclussions - kellymom.com has info on it too. I order mine through @ http://www.inhousepharmacy.com/digestive/motilium.html It takes about 1 week to receive the package from the date of order. Now I don't recommend just jumping straight to the drug, but when other things don't work often times this will. I know many women that report a seeing a dramatic difference within days. I don't credit my success all to the drug though; I found the wonderful website that also had a support group that was full of wonderful information and a no holds barred pumping regiment http://www.mobimotherhood.org/MM/article-lms.aspx I followed the advice there along with a power pumping session every night (explained on website). Also, I got a SNS from the lactation consultant so that when I had to supplement my son he was at least doing it at my breast so that I was getting extra stimulation. My routine looked like this: breastfeed, supplement with SNS, pump for 20 min and I did this every 2 hours from the start of one BF session to the start of the next. I started this after I had been on Motilium for about 3 weeks and had seen minimal results from it (I went from being able to pump 2oz every 3 hours to pumping 3oz every 3 hours). It took 2 weeks of serious pumping and I think the drug finally kicked in (it can take as long as 6 weeks for some women to see maximum results) but I was finally up to making about 40oz of milk/day. I'm still not a milk machine, but I make enough to feed my son no matter what; through growth spurts and everything. The pumping was a lot of work, but I think it was worth it. Please read through the information on Mobi carefully and let me know if you have any questions. Also, the support group was awesome for me because there were women there going through the same exact thing I was and they had so many wonderful suggestions and just kind words whenever things got frustrating (and they did). Gosh, I'm sorry if this was a book, but I have so much information to share! I tried not to overwhelm you with it so I didn't include absolutely everything, but I think that's a pretty good dose of milk supply knowledge. Please let me know what you think and if I can help in any way.

maha55 - Thursday, 20 November
thanks for email address

see how we go....

we getting there slowly slowly..aminah had cranio sacral today then slept 3 1/2 hours..v settled and peaceful..then screamed on waking after a poo for 20minutes..then re settled.....
hey have u heard of the dunstan baby languages..its amazing and really helpful in helping me read ami's crying cues...5 cries 5 meanings ..its quite amazing...
google and see what u think??
I can really hear the different cries and know what to so... eg the cry I am Hungry is a "neh neh"....so instead of trying to put her to sleep I feed her...the sound for I am tired is "owh" as in ow when u hurt yourself...so when I hear that I dont try and stuff my boob in her mouth I get ready to settle her..and with ami's colic the sound for I have gas is "eair" that is AIR AIR...I can really start to distingusih and hear the universal sounds...its great stuff!!!
gotta go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
xx

ArmyWife-n-TX - Thursday, 20 November
Hey, just wanted to pop in and see how you're doing. Saw a post you left on breastfeeding. Hopefully things will get better for you. And good luck tomorrow at his ck up. My little guy has his on Mon. I'm anxious to see how much weight he's gained. He was 8-13 when he was born, and 10 even for his 2 wk ck up. Can't believe he's almost 8 weeks! Time flies! Oh and he's started teething..what a joy that's been!

hotpotaaaaato - Tuesday, 18 November
I started at Curves yesterday, and I know it's going to be a wise decision. I too am typing one-handed, so I'll message more later! Have a good day!

sparklyval - Monday, 17 November
Hi thanks for the message. It was good to hear from you, although it sounds as though you have a few mixed emotions at the moment. I think we must all be going through the same kind of feelings with these newborn babies. I have real up and down days. Some days I feel great and have plenty of energy, ready to tackle the world. Other days I wish I could just stay in bed! I have come to the conclusion that it is all due to the hormones, and probably breastfeeding is to blame! It is such a physically, emotionally and mentally demanding activity - I don't think people alway realise. It all sounds so simple - just put the baby on the boob and away you go. I guess I have been lucky that Erin feeds so well, but I still have days where I contemplate bottle feeding just so that I can get a bit of time back!

I keep telling people that life would be simple if I just had Erin, but with the two older ones, there never seems to be enough time in the day! I am relieved that they are both at school full time, as it allows me a bit of peace and quiet during the day, and gives me the chance to try and make some kind of sense of the place!! Yes, managing with three kids can certainly be demanding, but fun too! I always wonder how people manage with 3 kids under the age of 5 years - now that MUST be demanding and exhausting!

Well, I have gone on for long enough. I hope that you are OK too and that things are getting a little easier for you with Shawn. I do have a Facebook account, so will look you up when I next get on there.
Take care
Val x

hotpotaaaaato - Sunday, 16 November
I totally feel for you... I was reading your comment and felt like we're in the same boat. I still have "down" feelings at times, and just lots of frustration towards my 2 1/2 year old, but overall, we're good. The drug I WAS taking was Lexapro. My doc wanted me to be on it for a few months, and told me it was okay for breastfeeding, but when I looked it up online, there has been no REAL studies of the short or long term effects it has on breastfed children.... I just don't want to take the risk, plus I don't like taking anything anyways. I'm with ya on the working out bit. I'm still wearing maternity clothes cause NONE of my others fit... not even close. I have 25 LBS to lose to get pre-this pregnancy and 45 LBS to lose if I want to get back to pre-all my babies, but I've come to the harsh realization that THAT will never happen, but it's okay. I actually am going to be joining CURVES (again) on Monday. I've been a member before (two different years) and I LOVE it! They have a new promotion starting on Monday and it's a good one, so I'm going to start up again. Hubby and I talked about it, and decided that it's necessary that I do SOMETHING for myself, and this is what I decided to do. We figure that, 1.) Working out will give me more energy- something needed for two kids 2.) I will be able to get away from them for a hour or so and that in turn will give me some sanity back and benefit all of us and 3.) Seeing results of weight loss/inch loss will make me feel better about ME - giving me a better attitude about EVERYTHING. I would totally recommend you do something just for YOU. What else... oh the breastfeeding... can be tricky, especially since your little boy should be going through a growth spurt sometime right about now! I sometimes feel fed up with it, like I don't want to be a fast food station, but I know it gets better... plus we seriously don't have money for formula right now. Our plan has always been that i would NOT be going back to work (as it is too physically demanding to have any left over energy for one kid, much less two.) But my hubby is a card dealer at a casino and relies on tips... and it's been godawful, and now his work has bumped them down to only 4 days a week cause it's so bad. I'm terrified of the future! One day at a time I guess. We'll make it through! ..... Facebook is making me mad. They keep sending me emails that they are going to resolve the issue with my name (I think they have red flags cause my last name is BOOKS, and that just seems fake? I don't know) but they don't do anything! Oh well, maybe one day. Alrighty, I'm currently having me a delicious alcoholic drink and kinda buzzing so I'm gunna pass out and get some much needed rest. Hope things brighten up for ya! Night Night

maha55 - Friday, 14 November
Hi there

just checkin in with you..not easy to keep up all the posts...have u also forgotton the 24/7 intensity of baby land!!! Aminah is 5 weeks now and settling down a bit...we had a v challenging 4 weeks..yest we went to a g8 paedeatrician bec of her crying and squirmy behaviour during and after feeds..and being awake for VERY extended periods...basically I have an over supply and have been over feeding!! I know yr little man wasnt feeding enough and mine over feeding..crazy hey!!!
anyway I have to try and stretch out her feeds (he suggested 3-4 hours) but I am starting with 1 1/2 to 2 hours for now and will build up over time to 2.5 to 3..cant do it all at once..step by step..we are also using a dummy (I have never used one before!!) but settles her when she is between feeds...works well actually..she is a sucker...and has been alot more settled over last 24 hours...doing 3-5hour sleeps at night...
such a new learning curve no. 3!! V different to my boys who I demand fed...
so take good care..only write if u have time..
xx

marinomonster - Wednesday, 12 November
Sorry it's taken so long!
Jackson Taylor Marino was born October 8th, at 12:45 in the afternoon. I was in labor a grueling 28 hours, and finally delivered him! I didn't have an epidural, and no, I wasnt trying to be hard, lol, I think I was more afraid of the needle in my back than the pain of child birth. I end up having an episiotomy, and needed somewhere in the park of 15 stitches. Jackson weighed 7 and a half pounds and was 20 inches long. I will post pictures!

hotpotaaaaato - Tuesday, 11 November
hey you... yes, it HAS been a long time! So much has been going on. (duh) My little Izzy is doing awesome... so quiet, and peaceful. I guess she has to be in order to put up with her Big sister! Breastfeeding is going great, and Izzy is only needing to be fed 2 times during the night! yay! I had awful "baby blues" time... to the point where I was on anti-depressants and seeing a therapist, but I'm doing sooooooooo much better now and HAPPY! (without the pills!) soo..... my 2 1/2 year old just got a mild case of the CHICKEN POX! I can't believe it... especially since she DID get the vaccine! I'm terrified that Izzy is going to come down with it.. Plus, I can't really tell cause she currently has "baby acne" but the doc said she should be fine since she's exclusively breasfeeding, but seriously? Nothing is going to make me feel secure until this all passes and we make it through. hmmmmmmmmmmm what else? Oh, I've tried to sign up for facebook a few times now, but they keep rejecting my name! grrrrr guess I'll have to sign up with my maiden name. IF I ever get on there, I'll find ya! Alrighty, hope you have a wonderful day!

More comments: 1 2 3 4 Next

Leave a message for sharra in the right column where it reads `Add comment`