Wow Smithy, congrats to you on becoming a nan - and congrats to your daughter. Hope she and bub continue to be well and she loves being a mummy too.
BW - to you. You look after yourself. I'm not sure how you do it!
Kelly - 5 months, yes time does fly, and don't you just love them so much. I love getting more and more back from them as they get older. Smiles, cuddles, kisses.
Green - yup, tell him to get stuck in and he'll be fine. My DH had to look after DS1 at 5 weeks as i ended up in hospital unexpectedly for a few days. He learnt VERY quickly!! Funnily enough, he co-slept all 4 nights...something he had previously thought was too dangerous.
Go to bed early marcellus..although it's a friday night...didn't that used to be party night when we were footloose and fancy free
DS1 had a fever from 8pm last night that has come and gone and come again. I have managed to get him into the dr at 7pm - just hope DH will be home in time so that I don't have to take DS2 as well. I've never seen him so sad and lethargic. He never watches tv for more than 20mins, but all he wants to do is sit lie down on the floor and so I've got the tv on for him. He's ok, but there must be something wrong. My poor big baby.
Lenny I had to chuckle at your DH and the co sleeping my DH was the first to try it in our house too. Instincts kick in eventually with DH's how DS1 is AOK
happy Birthday Grub hope you're getting spoilt
Marcellus hope you get a good night sleep instead. I've given up napping cos DS wakes, and today little bugga slept from 2pm and is still down at 5.30pm! Only 3 dummy replaces early on. Hope he sleeps as good as last night tonight
Just popped back in for a bottle q? Linc is looking for more food, not suposed to till 8 weeks but whateva. When do you go to a bigger bottle? not sure if I should persist with the smaller ones and offer a top up at the end for now. Cos it's not every feed. I'm using glass and putting off buying the big ones $$$$$$ especially since I've only just started using the small ones.
Green: Take Linc's queues, if he wants more then offer it to him. The tin details are only a guideline and Tara was always having bigger bottles than recommended. The tin says she should only now be having 250ml bottles but she has been having 240ml's for around 2 1/2 months, it also says she should be having 4-5 feeds a day but she generally only has 3 sometimes 4, with the 4th being a small bottle only. Trust me Linc will guide you on how much he wants and how freqently as well. Remember that when they are due for a growth spurt he will want to feed more and more often.
it's the nature of a baby to want to feed often. some may decide that three or four feeds a day are ok - but most need to feed much more often. they only have small stomachs, and need to have frequent small meals to allow them to grow properly. i would stick with the smaller bottles and only top up when needed. formula is exxy and you don't want to be wasting it!
Have to agree with BG - you can offer more if he needs it. But we only increased the size of Sam's bottles when he seemed hungry after he'd drained them on a regular basis. There's also been a number of times when we reduced the size of his bottles when he just wasn't interested. Easy to do when your formula is one scoop for 30mL of water!
Well girls sorry I havent been in for a while. Xavier had his six week check and all is fine. We still need to follow up his hips and the clinic nurse said it still feels very loose but we will wait and see what the ultrasound reveals. The docotr was going on about what a strapping boy we have and I quickly informed him that he is our lttle baby. He is doing well for being prem. We have to remember that even though he was big development wise he was still very early. I had my check blah it never ends with the hormones. I am having to use oestrogen cream because I have not healed well down there and that will help. Must go. Hope everyone is doing well.
Thanks for your advice all After having a HUNGREY unsettled day he's been very very sleepy and isn't finishing them anymore. Went out and baught the bigger ones. THEY ARE HUGE but don't think I need them yet.
Saph Did you have a VB or CS? I'm still not AOK down stairs from a VB and a big split. But it's on the mend after some antibiotics. Hope you feel better soon and Xavier (nice name by the way) hips are good.
Well I'm a bit shocked but little man is going to bed awake! I feed, burp, play, he then get's tired and we have a cuddle and sleep. I don't need to rock him to sleep anymore. Just keep going in to re plug (dummy not happy but it works) and usually 2-4 times he's away. Today I just put his mobile on and it did the trick, I even went to check and OUT. this continues. I guess I really love the cuddles but it's not good to need to get them out out before they'll sleep. especially as he gets hevier (back is already out).
Ok he's still not great with poos. What to do. I'm giving sugar water every feed plus coloxyl drops x3 and he's still making a huge fuss and they're not great. Might have to chat with the pead. I tried the prune juice and nothing happened. Starting to miss the bf mustard
DH is on his way home Tuesday can't wait I really really miss him. Left mums a bit early cos I need to be on my own for a while too many hens in the hen house
I must admit I'm a little scared today. I was assuming my little man was going to be mr awake and fight sleep forever and the last couple of days it's been so nice to know what I'm doing. I don't know if this will last but It's nice. I thought when he went throught the 6-8 week mark he's be more on the unsettled side not sleepy. What are you ladies finding with your little ones at this age? Nothing is as it seams
I hope you had a nice one (not sure of the time difference!) I have spent the morning eating chocolates in bed and reading my lovely card that DH made. We are going on a picnic later.
Well this is the first mother's Day I haven't had to turn my face from all the Mother's Day stuff in shops or ignore the ads on TV. Last year I was embarking on my first IVF and too scared to tempt fate and the 12 years before were either too painful because of the TTC and the fact my own mother died 12 years ago. So I am enjoying the change!!!
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Poppyfairy, Mothers Day in Australia isn't until May - but I will agree - the first time you experience Mothers Day as a mother is just surreal. My pregnancy with Sam was confirmed on the Friday just before Mothers Day and DH decided to be incredibly optimistic and buy me my first Mothers Day gift then... I could have killed him! But I guess it makes up for the fact that I didn't get anything for my first Mothers Day as an actual mother of an earth baby... He'd best pull his socks up this year!
lol bw that is so sweet of your dh but men are hopeless in taht way aren't they. everything is very black and white to them!
poppy i hope you had a lovely mum's day
green - it's so wonderful when they turn a corner. it's like all the sudden they work it out and then don't look back. i hope thtat's the case for you guys. and don't beat yourself up over using a dummy. i really gave myself a guilt trip about it, but if you use it correctly it's not an evil device. we only use ours after he's eaten to help with the little bit of reflux he has and wind he only occassionaly gets now. And i remove it as soon as he doesn't need it.
oh saph that sucks about having to get on meds to help heal. i hope you are feeling better and go Xavier! hopefully he won't need much and it's just a growth thing that only time will solve.
lenny - is your boy okay? what did the doc say and did dh make it home to look after ds2 before the docs? thinkikng of you.
Hi BG - how is E going?
hi kelly D too!
Marcelllus - isn't that always the way re dropping the day sleep the day you want a lay down! i think they have mummy radar where they do the opposite of what you want them to! it's a conspiracy, i tell you, conspiracy.
lol the granny smith comment! congratulations Smithy! i imagine it feels a little surreal to be a new mum and a grandmum all at once but i'm sure you wear your new title with aplomb so lots of baby cuddles round your place atm! and what great mates they are going to be!!! hope it's all going well and your daughter is coping ok with her new arrival.
afm - thanks all for the bday wishes. the day isn't till Wednesday but this year DH actuallly went out shopping for me rather than a last minute homemade card with a "this entitles you'' line. i'm so excited, i know he's stashed it in his computer room, i wanna sneak but i just love surprises lol
my subscription to this thread is doing all sorts of weird stuff, that's when it works, so i'm a bit behind - thought it'd been awfully quiet lol.
but the news round here is Ash slept from 9pm to 6.15am straight last night!!! I heard him once or twice stir but he must've decided that sleep was more important than food!!! omg! i slept from 10pm to 6am without getting out of bed or laying awake for hours!!!! And even better when he woke he was HAPPY! and smiling! We had a play and a feed and he was back to bed about 7.30am. Let's hope that lasts!!! lol. but i won't hold my breath. still one night respite has me buzzing!
green - talk to the paed or child nurse for any more advice - sounds like you're doing all the usual stuff to get things moving - so you might need a bit more help for your little man
yay on the sleep Grub - fantastic! those long sleeps are bliss (can't wait to get back to them - if i haven't said it before - wonder weeks and teething SUCK! lol)
PF - hope you had a great mothers day. DH asked me on friday night what he could get me for my birthday and mothers day this year. first birthday as a mummy (and my 30th!), first mothers day as a mummy - big weekend for him to think about! lol i was mean and told him i want him to work it out! we're not in a position to spend big money so he has to work out something special rather than something grand kwim? for his first fathers day i put E in a little suit that says "daddy is my hero" and made him a photo book with a special message from E. i made two copies so one could stay home and one go away to work in the truck with him - then he got fires 2 weeks later. grrrr
well, not a lot happening here. E is teething and has a few misery guts moments - but thankfully they're not that common. when they do happen though, they are massive meltdowns. she is unsettled at night - i think partially from pain, partially as she is going through some major developmental leaps at the moment. she rolls in her sleep and instead of going back into a deeper sleep, she wakes herself up thinking she has to try and stand up! she has learnt to stand using the furniture thsi week and has started cruising - quite proud of herself! i had all these plans to baby proof the house more over the weekend but went to melb to see friends on saturday (was a bb meet that got cancelled so i just met a few of the girls i already knew), rang to tell DH was on my way home and he told me we were going out that night. no drama. yesterday, we slept in (yay! she went back to sleep til 9.30!), then got up and did hte breakfast thing. DH went to mow the lawn while E napped and i did some washing - he came in to tell me we were going out after lunch. to same friend we'd been to see the night before! good weather turns the boys into social butterflies! E is a real social kidlet though and loves it, so that helps....
best away - need to make myself a cuppa before she decides to join me for the day. it's rather chilly in the mornings here but beautiful in the arvo and evening!
Hi ladies - just wanted to stick my head in quickly and say a big HI!
Won't have time today to catch up on persies, but hopefully I will settle into more of a routine in the next couple of weeks.
Well this is now the start of my 3rd week back at work and as such Jasmine's 3rd week at nursery. It has been a real mixed bag. I am so thankful that I am only back at work part time at present as I don't know how I or Jasmine would have coped with full time. On the work front it is actually really great being back doing what I do - I work in such a great company where my expertise is really valued. Our Melbourne office is only small, but everyone is such a 'good fit'. It truly is the best company I have ever worked for. I have been really busy every day which helps to distract me from missing my gorgeous girl.
Jasmine's first week at nursery was great for the first couple of days. She didn't even cry when I dropped her off. She was so exicted about playing with the other kids it was really wonderful to see. However (and I know those of you that have/had kids in child care will understand this) by the end of the week she had caught her first cold and had to have the Friday off (and me off work - thankfully they are so understanding as it was only my 3rd day back!) Poor baby was really sick and is actually still only coming out the other end now. So come to last week - her second week - and although she was well enough to be at nursery, she still wasn't 100%. And she started to realise that this was not a temporary situation. So the tears at drop off and pick up started. Broke my heart everytime, but the carers are so wonderful at distracting them that they bounce back so quickly once you walk out the door. I am hoping that this week will be much better (our third) as she would have had 4 days straight at home with me and she is almost totally over this cold now. So lets hope that she goes back to enjoying nursery again. Apparently she loves the group activities and has even started doing her first painting for St Patrick's Day on Wednesday.
Well I hope to be back soon to catch up on everyone.
What a weekend. Poor DS1 ended up in hospital with rashes and vomiting and it was awful. He is still not eating today, but has stopped throwing up water, and must be feeling better because he only woke up 3 times last night! He asked me for a swing this morning (his favourite thing) then fell asleep in it. Poor thing. As some of you know my DH is a shift worker, so it's been a bit of a nightmare. I rang a girl from mother's group and she came over and helped with DS2 while i got ready for the hospital visit. I was covered in vomit (noice!) and needed to shower and change. I've never asked for help before...and boy i'm glad i did. It makes you realise how people are happy to help, they just need to be asked.
Wow it seems we are all having a bad time of it with our big babies at the moment.
Just have a few moments before miss cranky wakes up. BG, I hear you on the Wonder Weeks and teething thing. Tara has the worst w/e possible, really fussy, not wanting to sleep and then being overtired. It took us almost 2 hours yesterday afternoon/evening to get her down for a sleep (which only lasted 30 minutes). So definately Wonder Weeking here plus I think she might be starting to get teething symptoms. Her poor dummy now doesn't just get sucked but it's getting the life chewed out of it as well, so with all the crankyness and teething signs I caved and gave her some baby panadol last night. At least that worked and she had her usual long night sleep (9.30pm-8am) and then into big bed and back to sleep until 10am. She is asleep again now, either from exhaustion from her w/e ordeal or we are over the worst of the Wonder Week. Gotta go grocery shopping today and going to get some teething rings to put in the freezer for her, yesterday her favourite thing was to suck on the outside of a cold can straight out of the fridge. Not ideal, but a huge clue for me. I've already got some amber teething beads, but haven't used them yet, I've have put them on her but they keep getting stuck in the folds under her chin so am hoping I can hold out until she can sit up by herself so her neck is stretched out a bit more and the necklace won't get stuck.
Hopefully will bbl for a catch up, but I'm just so exhausted still and after the weekend I'm feeling more shattered than ever.
Grub DON"T PEAK! :P and well done little Ash. Oh my goodness you must be bouncing off the walls. I'm over the moon at 3 hours at a time. but that sounds like hevan and so soon. Fingers crossed for the continuation.
Brigsy well I think I'm just impatient () He did a great one this morning so much so I think I'll give the coloxyl drops a tone down, keep going with the sugar water and then ween him off. I'm not going to stop all together don't want a relaps. Also No screaming just a bit of pushing. Oh my lord it stunk though Have you tried lemon? My bro swears by lemons for teething it seams to work.
Poppy Happy Mothers day I can't wait till May, I almost cried reading your post. I think the story is so similar to mine. I can't wait and am so glad I get to do it first. Fathers day is in Sept here.
Janie I'm sorry Jasmine hasn't enjoyed childcare I guess a cold can really throw babes. I hope it gets better Not looking forward to my own experience comming up.
Lenny really glad you asked for help. Hope it all gets better soon.
KellyD hope the cold teething stuff works, I got one at my baby shower, bit of a way off yet (I hope).
ATM hungry little man, he's waking up 4 hourly at night but three hourly during the day, drinking 120mls then right back to sleep. I put him in the sling to do the washing and he was so annoyed with me and just wanted to go back to bed. He fell asleep on my lap and didn't even wake when I set the smoke alarm off.
hello girls ,
just popping in for a very quick hello,i hope your all well i just dont have time today for perssies,my miss c is also very unsettled the last few days ,nights have been great though si atm this is all i care about lol MY SLEEP .
anyways big hugs to all and take care.
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to you. You look after yourself. I'm not sure how you do it!
how DS1 is AOK
I feed, burp, play, he then get's tired and we have a cuddle and sleep. I don't need to rock him to sleep anymore. Just keep going in to re plug (dummy not happy but it works) and usually 2-4 times he's away. Today I just put his mobile on and it did the trick, I even went to check and OUT.
this continues. I guess I really love the cuddles but it's not good to need to get them out out before they'll sleep. especially as he gets hevier (back is already out).
) He did a great one this morning so much so I think I'll give the coloxyl drops a tone down, keep going with the sugar water and then ween him off. I'm not going to stop all together don't want a relaps. Also No screaming just a bit of pushing. Oh my lord it stunk though
Have you tried lemon? My bro swears by lemons for teething it seams to work.
hello girls ,
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