Hi Murph! Welcome to you and Jasmine. Sounds like she's doing so well after her bumpy start. Well done to you!
wow Janie, getting "mummas" already! That's wonderful. We'll be in NZ soon.... visiting the in-laws. Not looking forward to the flights. Given his track record, I would give A a 0.2% probability of sleeping on the plane...
FLIP little baby, FLIP!!! Your mummy is getting worried. Come on, please don't leave it till the last minute.
Just a quick post from me as Trent is asleep and Im STUFFED so am going to go to bed too! He was up until 2am last night with bad wind pains the poor thing. I feel so helpless when he is in pain like that.
Wanted to say a big HELLO AND WELCOME to Murph, its so nice to see you in here Glad Jasmine is getting bigger and stronger everyday. She is such a beautiful and special little girl and we have followed each others journeys from the beginning so its so nice to hear how things are progressing.
As for fatty boomba's, Trent weighed in at 4.2kgs at his 4 week check up!!! He's gained lots of weight since coming home But he looks very healthy to me
Had my first mothersgroup meeting too on Wednesday, there was 5 of us all up and they all seemed lovely. Im hoping to make some new friends as all of my friends have kids whom are now at school so will be nice to have friends going through the same things as I am.
I have a busy weekend ahead so am going to head off to catch up on some sleep and recharge the batteries in readiness for the weekend (and the nightshift with Trent!)
Hello to Kelly, Marcellus, Janie, Lenny, Shannon and everyone else. Have a GREAT weekend and catch up with more personals soon
OMG Miss M Trent is a little chubster for sure, Tara was 4.2kg at 6 weeks although from memory he was a little bigger than her when he was born. Just goes to show though that he must be getting enough breast milk with the little top up's if he is gaining weight like a trooper.
Hi to everyone else, hope you are all going well.
AFU: Just back from Tara having her immunisations, she was so good and only screamed when she got the needles - one in each thigh and even managed to smile at us afterwards. She is sleeping now although is a little unsettled and keeps whinging in her sleep, fingers crossed that she doesn't have any reaction but i'm thinking we might have an unsettled night tonight. Thank god tomorrows saturday so DH & I can do shifts if/when she wakes up.
O.k thought I would add to this post... It's 7am on Saturday and Tara is still asleep. She had some baby panadol at 6.30pm last night, had her last feed at 7pm and was in bed by 8pm. She is still asleep now, so that's an 11 hour block so far. I think this is the first time I have woken up before her in the morning. Looks like the panadol took the discomfort away for her and the needles have knocked her out. What a good little girl she is.. Oh, she is also 2 months old today gosh time has flown by.
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Glad you guys and your little ones are doing well. Should really make an effort to join in this forum and share my experiences as well. Just finding time is hard as I have gone back to work and in between work, house work and caring for Lyla I just want to sleep with the rest of the time.
Murph, I hope things turn out well for you both. You've got such positive attitude.
Kelly, don't be surprise if your little one sleeps through the night at around 2 months. Mine moved from sleeping 5-7 hours to a full 9-12 hours sleep at around 7 weeks. That's the beauty of formula feed - it sustain the little one more I think. Would still like to breast feed but nature thinks otherwise. I find the most challenging thing after this period is helping our little ones self settle to go to sleep. I had lots of tips from others and because Lyla is naturally good at sleeping (especially) she learnt to self settle very quickly. We mistook her tiredness for a need for feed in the early stages but soon learnt that she really wanted sleep than feed. I was told that if they take less than their normal full meal ie less than 90ml than probably they are not very hungry and is only snacking to settle to sleep.
Janie, first words are amazing aren't they. My little one babbles all the time, especially in the morning when she wakes and waits for mum to come and get her. I don't understand a darn thing but can't wait until the day she says mumma. She's not yet crawling but is rolling around and pushing herself forward with her knees and feet (knee tuck under and bum pointing right up and feet crawing away )
Hi Miss Magpie and Trent - glad to hear you are going well, apart from the wind pains. Have you tried burping in all kinds of different positions (sorry if dumb question, I'm just finding that things often arent written in the books and you become an expert on your own baby through trial and error - and it feels good I find that Jasmine always needs to be sat on her bum on my lap or the edge of the table, slumped over with chin in my hand and patted on the back. If that doesn't work, then we try various over the shoulder positions, all look very awkward and almost wrong, but they work. I hope you get some relief soon.
Kelly D - haha, i spoke too soon about Jazz settling into sleeping patterns, that night, I was back to 2 hourly wake ups all night. she's a bit all over the shop and at the moment, I'd actually prefer she doesn't sleep too long so if I get 5 hours in a stint at this stage I'm happy. I really only had a couple of 8 hour nights but coming off 2 hourly feeds, the 5 hours are a welcome relief. We don't get any crying unless we miss all the signs so that's a really good thing. Ithink because she sleeps right by the bed and when she stirs, we (haha, I mean, I) am on top of it she doesn't get worked up.
Hi Kahlan - nice to see you and Lyla popping in to update us. Wow, 5 1/2 months already and almost crawling - so cute! I'm still getting over Janie's Jasmine being 8 months.
Lenny, Marcellus, QueenH and everyone I haven't met yet, hope you are all trundling along happily. We don't seem to get as much time to talk in this thread. I know that the times I seem to be able to get on now, I have Jazzy attached feeding and I'm considering typing one-handed as I scroll through. I haven't done it yet though, I always put my entries in the too hard basket at those times and just read instead.
I experienced my first screaming fit from Jasmine while out doing the groceries. I thought it would pass and as I was driving, and had just fed and changed her before leaving the shops, I really pushed it to make it to the next proper stop on the way home instead of just pulling to the side of the road. Then I got to a stretch of coastal road where I just couldn't pull over. It nearly killed me to not be able to respond to her (as nature intended I suppose). Who ever invented the words "controlled crying" must have had a heart of stone. It's not a school I'm signing up to. She was dehydrated and though she didn't need feeding she needed to drink and the crying on top of that stressed her to the max. I will never do it again. I was absolutely frazzled by the time I got home and had stopped two more times to give her drinks. It's been really hot and getting carted around the country side takes it toll. I only live half an hour from the nearest town, but I have to wait for the car ferry so it is really drawn out and my usual 3 hour return shopping trip took 5 and a half hours . I was so done in. we both were and DH thinks he had better take over the task. I don't wnat to give up, I just want to get better at reading the signs and if it's going to take longer, then so be it as long as we are both up to it. I almost laid down to have a big cry (you know the exhausted cry), but remembered I had to make a video message for my nephew and DH had learnt "happy birthday" to play on his guitar so we had a few laughs instead and I soon forgot my previous mood. Jazz and I went and laid down for a little while while DH made tea (yummy sushi rice and veg) and brought it into bed and laid it out picnic style on the bed, complete with axe cushions, table cloth and pot of green tea. So sweet that fella of mine. This is why Valentines day means nothing to me when the everyday things can be so special. what a relief to not have to move or think!
Seeya soon, I got choc fudge brownie with my name on it...yummmmy!
Hi all,
Sorry for no personals today but just catching up after getting home...
Last Thurs Mum had a big neck operation so have been in Melb at my sisters place (up for flights of stairs - no lift), for the past few days. Despite being very out of routine, DS was great, although he is very sick of getting in and out of cars as we have had 2+wks of travelling. Fingers crossed we can have a quieter week, although we have to go to Albury Hospital on Thurs to learn how to do wet dressings for his eczema!
Hope that everyone is going along well and getting ready for the heat that is coming by the end of the week!
Murph: I think I spoke too soon, as Tara has been really unsettled since Saturday. She is struggling to sleep during the day and wakes with crying fits and she isn't sleeping better at night either at the moment. She seems to be getting some side effects from the injections ie: diarrohea and vomiting, not a lot mind you but I think she has been getting lots of tummy pains as she seems to feel better after getting rid of what is in her tummy. Poor baby is so tired and cranky and I feel bad having to medicate her to help ease the discomfort, fingers crossed she will start to pick up soon.
FG: I didn't know Archer had eczema, how uncomfortable for him. A friend of our's little boy also has eczema and he has been admitted to hospital twice as it got so bad. He also has to have wet dressings. I feel for your little man.
Oh well as Tara is so unsettled it is good I have no plans at all, so am hoping she picks up before Xmas or else she is going to be a major cranky pants with all the visitors and external stimulation she will get. Although even though she is suffering from a lot of discomfort she still manages to give us smiles as well, so deep down she is still a happy little girl.
Glad Jasmine is getting bigger and stronger everyday. She is such a beautiful and special little girl and we have followed each others journeys from the beginning so its so nice to hear how things are progressing.
But he looks very healthy to me 
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I find that Jasmine always needs to be sat on her bum on my lap or the edge of the table, slumped over with chin in my hand and patted on the back. If that doesn't work, then we try various over the shoulder positions, all look very awkward and almost wrong, but they work. I hope you get some relief soon.
. she's a bit all over the shop and at the moment, I'd actually prefer she doesn't sleep too long so if I get 5 hours in a stint at this stage I'm happy. I really only had a couple of 8 hour nights but coming off 2 hourly feeds, the 5 hours are a welcome relief. We don't get any crying unless we miss all the signs so that's a really good thing. Ithink because she sleeps right by the bed and when she stirs, we (haha, I mean, I) am on top of it she doesn't get worked up.
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