Welcome Bee and BW, and it is never too late to join BW
I am not the best to comment on Gross Motor Skill Milestones as DD has Hypermobility (too flexible), she can tickle behind both of her ears with her big toes at the same time and giggle She has only just started rolling in the last few weeks
But every baby is different, and he is only 4 1/2 months give him some more time, he will get there in his own time.
DD was stuck on drinking only 100ml for a long time, the only way we got it up was by 5ml increments every few days, eventually she got up to about 180ml, but a majority of the time she was BF'ed and the toped up with F when she was losing weight
Happy EDD to Caitlin for tomorrow!!
Hope DD isn't getting ill again, she thew up all overherself in the car (TMI) this arvo, poor little poppet, she didn't even whimper just sat there Cleaned her up when we got hom 10min later as I had nothing with me After she had a long shower, gave her some dinner, which she proceeded to hide in the highchair when I was looking and before bed she drank 20ml of milk, and would only take tiny sips of water. Also had some diahorrea, hope what ever it is is very short lived!!
Beema, I'm told there's a lot of gastro bugs running around at the moment. I hope that if that's what Nakita has that it's only a short-lived one.
Thank you for the welcome... I still feel a little odd posting in a premmie thread considering Sam at 9 months old has reached the 97th percentile for weight and is starting to cruise the furniture! He still can't pull himself up yet, but he's just not that motivated to move much (probably why he's grown so big!). He was never destined to be a small child (DH is 6'4"), but I never expected him to get so big so fast... four times his birthweight in just under 9 months!
BW, a friend mentioned gastro on FB tonight as well I am hoping it was just the car trip, and a few speed bumps made it happen, even if she hasn't been car sick before, over plenty of speed bumps and lots of windy roads, but I am not going to go down that street just to test it out again! Ah well will see what tonight and the morning brings
I think it is fabulous to hear how well Sam is doing, sounds like he is going to have you on your toes, cruising already, that is fabulous! I love hearing about prems that are doing so well, they are all so very different, no two stories are the same.
I think too often we can focus on what our prems are not doing rather than what they are. A while ago I saw that this is what I was doing and it was getting me down, often comparing her to other babies (prem and not) to try to see when she should be reaching some milestones, then when she was about 10months I gave up and just though she will do it in her own time. We found out about the hypermobility when she was about 11 1/2 months.
Now I am often posting in the Woo Hoo room when we are reaching small gross motor milestones, cos I just get sooo excited that we are even getting close to achieving the big ones, that keeps me in a more positive frame of mind, more of a glass half full then half empty
Quick one from me... today is Caitlin's due date and I am a bit of a basket case... happy that she is here and safe and that the PE did not become a great risk to either of us but at the same time I am sad for the spontaneous labour I did not get to experience and grieving the end of pg I didnot experience.
I don't know - don't think I am making sense... it doesn't come out right.
Anyways - it is good to see so many premmies doing well and you are right Beema - focusing on what they are doing rather than what they are not is a great thing.
We are ok here. Brendan is having a lot of trouble with his hearing, he cant hear very well out of one side and the other isnt much better. He also has glue ear and re-occuring ear infections. On top of that he keeps getting a cold, gastro and throat infections... anyway I have finally convinced a Dr to give us a referral to an ENT, so now we wait.
Tristan is going well, only a few concerns with him... once of his legs is quite bent and if you try to stand him his feet are crossed and the foot is on its side. So going to get that checked out by the CHN and see what she says. Hes also scratching at his excema so bad that it bleeds Another thing to ask about. Tristan will be 6 months on the 19th, it has gone so quick! I'm really hoping he has cracked the 6kg mark at his weigh on Friday. That would be really nice
She has only just started rolling in the last few weeks
Happy EDD to Caitlin for tomorrow!!
Cleaned her up when we got hom 10min later as I had nothing with me
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