The flap/valve thingy is called the oesophageal sphincter (there's one at the top of throat for swallowing and one at the top of the stomach, which is the one that's often a little underdeveloped in bubs - the muscles that control it don't have enough tone yet in the early days)... so my incomplete medical degree has come in handy for something now... hehe DD had lots of vomiting/posetting up until 6 months or so because of it too. All good now - she grew out of it as we started solids.
Sazz Happy Birthday to Celeste! So much to celebrate and remember, and I know what you mean about seeming like she has always been here, but also still pinching yourself that she is here in the first place.
Grub - welcome! I have to agree with Sazz - time is the biggest thing. DD had awful colic and wind, and I did my head in trying to fix it for her, but in the end time was what fixed it. I used Infacol to help get her burps up, lots of tummy massage and leg-bicycling, which all helped relieve bad bouts at times, but in the end she just had to grow out of it. Hang in there - by 3 months things started to change and by 6 months wind was almost a non-issue and now she doesn't bat an eyelid as she burps/farts her way through the day (sorry for the TMI lol). It feels like a long time when you're going through it, but in the scheme of things if you can say to yourself - this will pass soon, it helps. I'm so happy that you got through your first public feed - it's a big milestone and I still remember how proud I was of that moment too. Congratulations!
BW - I'm sorry to hear about Sam's problem. I hope it doesn't leave you feeling to stressed - you are doing all the right things to deal with it and weighing up the options and effects are important. Perhaps you can get that referral and have a chat to the surgeon about the cause and effects of it all rather than just booking him in for surgery? BTW I could have written your post word for word about teeth - DD is identical to Sam
Janie - Jasmine sounds beautiful and so very sweet! Hope the wait for your holiday goes quickly - how exciting!
BG - now I'm completely sure that E could teach my DD some stuff! She needs to learn to be more social around other people and your little charmer would teach her all about it, by the sounds of it! Ah, I'm sure it will come in time though.
to Neptune, Kelly, MissM and everyone else.
Just found out today that DH is very likely to be out of job at the end of March, so feeling a little down about that. He has priority for interviews for new positions in his organisation (a large government department that employs about 20,000 around the country) so hopefully we won't be in too bad a position coming up to March. On a positive note, DD slept through from 7.30 - 7.30 for the first time in her life, bless her. You could have knocked me over with a feather this morning. We've had pretty awful night time sleep issues recently, but all I did last night was not offer her a dreamfeed, and she slept... and slept. I'll see what happens when I do the same thing tonight and then I can work out whether it's a coincidence or not! I woke up several times wondering when she was going to surface, but nope! What a strange feeling lol!
sphincter - has GOT to be one of the most awful words in the english language. the C word used for a woman's v-jay-jay is still top ranked tho! But my favourite word to say is haberdashery. it just has a great rythmn to it. haberdashery, haberdashery.
end of ponder....
Acacia - how good does that feel! sleeping 12 hrs!that's so wonderful love. we had a similar thing here this morning... Ashton slept about 7 to 7.5hrs straight! he got more sleep than his dad. But of course waited til i was on the loo this morning to crack up for some tucker - i'm sure he hears my bottom hit the seat
I've got my fingers crossed your DH, acacia, gets that other job love. and thank you for the advice
BW - Thanks for the advice re teeth - sounds like Jasmine is a lot like Sam. These top one's have just been rotten. Sorry to here about his appointment. Hopefully you will get some more answers soon. I too often think about the issues we went through to get pregnant and how I would hate for Jasmine to have to go through that. I have PCOS and I believe there are some that think that there are some heredetry (Sp?) links, so I am hopeful that she won't get that from me.
Grub - great weight gain! I forgot to say in my last post that Jasmine also used a dummy when she was little and that seemed to help her move the wind. And well done on the sleep - so jealous! Hopefully you don't need a D&C, but if you do - hope it is quick, painless and solves any issues.
Acacia - Firstly well done on the 12 hour sleep! Wow! Sorry to hear about DH's job - hopefully he will get another one that he can move straight into. It is always so stressful when something like this happens, so I hope it all rectifies itself as quickly as possible.
Hi to Marcellus, BG, KellyD, Sazz, Mako, Neptune, Tania and anyone else I have missed. I hope you are all well.
Well we had a slightly better night here last night. Jasmine slept until 4am (from 7pm) then was up and down until we got up at 7am. The last tooth cut through yesterday, so she now has 2 bottom teeth and 4 top teeth (6 in total)... makes her look so grown up! No longer a baby that is for sure. So hopefully we are through the worst of this bunch of teeth and we will get a little break before the next lot pop through. It looks like Jasmine is one of those kids that gets her teeth in clusters rather than one at a time.
Wow. Are you an incomplete doctor Acacia? That's awesome.
Hope you get good news on teh job front for your DH. Must be worrying.
My knowledge of anatomy is pretty limited, you may have guessed.
geez. A has never slept 12 hrs. We've had a few 11-hour runs, but he rarely gets more than 9 (like, all up). sigh. I know he'll make up for it when he's a teenager.
Yes we have the amber one too. Got it at around 8months and wished we had it sooner. SHe still wears it full time. Never comes off. I used to take it off for washing and sleeping when she was little but not anymore.
Bummer about your DH job Acacia! Dh had similar this month. He has 2 part time jobs and one was a d-head but has just replaced that one with another positon. Not as many hours but at least the stress has gone. Hope the gov job works out. That would be great.
Hmm Haberdashery. Yeah it's kinda nice I had a chuckle to myself here. I had a fave word but now I cant think of it!!! Hmmmm... what was it?
Good work on the great sleeps kids!!! C has slept through 3times this week except last night I got up to her 4 times. Oh well. 2yr old teeth still....
Hey everyone,
what a thriving bunch of mummies we all are. It's great to see. Unfortunately, though I would love to write a book in here of all the stuff I've been going through, I can only spare a few lines (well a few more than that, but i will only cover a couple of your comments for now).
Grub, you know I love ya so I'll skip the mushy welcome but it's great to see you and I have to comment on your windy issue. Had a few tears myself this week and went to my wonderful community health care nurse and had a great chat today. I'm in and out of doctor and paed and specialist appointments all the time, but it was so nice to just go this tiny little health clinic in the bush (Cow Bay) and get so much peace of mind and common sense advice. Better than any counselling session. Anyway, your dummy solution for wind is what I was recommended today. I have the exact opposite problem to you though cos Jazz is great with the boob, but can't for the life of her work out how to suck a dummy or bottle. I bought one for the audiology appointments. I'm not a fan of dummies but can see they have a place and especially with her deafness, car trips can be a nightmare and I'd love her to comfort on a dummy. I just get in the back with her when DH is driving but on my own, well there have been a few tears. The poor little mite is just lonely and in her own quiet little world. I have flashing lights and toys and things but voice soothes babies so much and we don't have that. Anyway, I was told the dummy for windy babies as when they cry they suck in more air and the sucking helps push it through. Apparently they have to learn how to fart and it doesn't just come naturally. Do you do that tummy float in the bath for Ash? I've only just learnt how to do it without drowning her and it was a gorgeous experience - instant relief and the longest bath ever - she just loved it and so did I.
I have to pull you up on your anatomy lesson girls but it is a common misconception that the dangly bit in the back of your throat is your epiglottis, when it is in fact your uvula. How do I know this and why believe me....well, the damn thing collapsed on me during of course pregnancy and I choked on several occasion (each one less scary than that first time). Yep my soft palate went floppy from all my snoring and the dangly bit flopped down my throat. Complete gross out I know. I did a hell of a lot of googling to work out if I was going to die but as usual common sense prevailed, it seemed natural to me to suck ice and all things cold to shrink the little sucker, but it wasn't a nice experience. My snoring was because my sweet breech baby gave me 7 months of pure hellish indigestion and I own shares in the fruit tingles company now! I had to sleep sitting up with this little darling stuck firmly with her head in my ribs for months on end and the indigestion did not cease until the night of my c-section...ahhh, such sweet relief. End of uvula lesson.
DD had lots of vomiting/posetting up until 6 months or so because of it too. All good now - she grew out of it as we started solids.
So much to celebrate and remember, and I know what you mean about seeming like she has always been here, but also still pinching yourself that she is here in the first place.
I have to agree with Sazz - time is the biggest thing. DD had awful colic and wind, and I did my head in trying to fix it for her, but in the end time was what fixed it. I used Infacol to help get her burps up, lots of tummy massage and leg-bicycling, which all helped relieve bad bouts at times, but in the end she just had to grow out of it. Hang in there - by 3 months things started to change and by 6 months wind was almost a non-issue and now she doesn't bat an eyelid as she burps/farts her way through the day (sorry for the TMI lol). It feels like a long time when you're going through it, but in the scheme of things if you can say to yourself - this will pass soon, it helps. I'm so happy that you got through your first public feed - it's a big milestone and I still remember how proud I was of that moment too. Congratulations!
to Neptune, Kelly, MissM and everyone else.
but it's great to see you and I have to comment on your windy issue. Had a few tears myself this week and went to my wonderful community health care nurse and had a great chat today. I'm in and out of doctor and paed and specialist appointments all the time, but it was so nice to just go this tiny little health clinic in the bush (Cow Bay) and get so much peace of mind and common sense advice. Better than any counselling session. Anyway, your dummy solution for wind is what I was recommended today. I have the exact opposite problem to you though cos Jazz is great with the boob, but can't for the life of her work out how to suck a dummy or bottle. I bought one for the audiology appointments. I'm not a fan of dummies but can see they have a place and especially with her deafness, car trips can be a nightmare and I'd love her to comfort on a dummy. I just get in the back with her when DH is driving but on my own, well there have been a few tears. The poor little mite is just lonely and in her own quiet little world. I have flashing lights and toys and things but voice soothes babies so much and we don't have that. Anyway, I was told the dummy for windy babies as when they cry they suck in more air and the sucking helps push it through. Apparently they have to learn how to fart 
but it is a common misconception that the dangly bit in the back of your throat is your epiglottis, when it is in fact your uvula. How do I know this and why believe me....well, the damn thing collapsed on me during of course pregnancy and I choked on several occasion (each one less scary than that first time). Yep my soft palate went floppy from all my snoring 
but as usual common sense prevailed, it seemed natural to me to suck ice and all things cold to shrink the little sucker, but it wasn't a nice experience. My snoring was because my sweet breech baby gave me 7 months of pure hellish indigestion and I own shares in the fruit tingles company now! I had to sleep sitting up with this little darling stuck firmly with her head in my ribs for months on end and the indigestion did not cease until the night of my c-section...ahhh, such sweet relief. End of uvula lesson.
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