Neptune: I changed my Avi pretty soon after Tara arrived. Strange as we all seem so keen to change our Avi to having a preggy belly but I couldn't wait to have mine changed to having a bubba included.
I hope everyone else is doing well and had an enjoyable NYE, I can't believe it is 2010 already.
BW: Wow that Sam is already starting to take some steps and for a little boy that came early he has certainly developed at an outstanding rate.
AFU: We took Tara to a friend's wedding yesterday and she was an absolute gem, no puke on her party dress and she ate when hungry, played with everyone and had a couple of sleeps early on (like during the ceremony...yay) and then crashed in her pram around 9.30pm and didn't wake when we put her in the car or into bed and didn't wake until 9am this morning. I was so relieved that she was so well behaved and a lot of people commented that they wouldn't have known she was even there. Here are some photo's if you are interested. Only a couple of the 3 of us as a family, but nice to have Login | Facebook
It also seems that the thickener I am adding to her formula is helping with the reflux as well, so everything is going along nicely at the moment. Oh, it is also hard to believe but Tara is 12 weeks old today..
Hi all
A had a fab time playing with his cousins in NZ. Was all good and nice etc...
Sorry, bit behind in here but will try to catch up. Have read your posts and sounds like all babies/toddlers doing very well! Good to hear.
must go...
Wow, Kelly, you look fantastic! So does your partner and Tara is a cutie! Sounds like she behaved herself too which is wonderful.
Where do you get thickener????? What's the brand name etc??? I'm getting a bit sick of Adam just vomiting everywhere, and it sounds like it might be worth a try.
It's Karicare Thickener, I got mine at Priceline Pharmacy and I think you can get it at most other chemists. It isn't available in the Supermarket, Big W etc.
You may find that you will also need to get bigger teats for his bottles as the formula is thicker Tara finds it too hard to get out of the normal teats. I use Avent bottles and have switched the teats to Pigeon Y teats (also at Priceline Pharmacy or Big W).
In the reflux forum one of the mum's also recommended "Infants Friend" wind drops to help with any possible discomfort with the change to the formula consistancy. I've found after 5 days of using the thickener I started using 1/2 the recommendation per 100mls to see how Tara went and was giving her the Infants Friend at every feed. I've now upped the thickener to the recommended amount and only use the drops at a couple of the feeds and she seems fine. I gave her a thickened bottle just before I dressed her for the wedding yesterday (although she did have a bib on for about 30 mins after her feed) and the only vomit we had was a little bit of overflow about the size of a 20c. I've also noticed that she sleeps much better during the day after she has had a thickened bottle and it hasn't changed her night sleeps, still getting around 12 hours.
Give it a try, you might find it helps with Adam's reflux and fingers crossed it will also help you get longer nights sleeps as well.
Haven't had a chance to catch up on all the news yet - but I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. We had a wonderful time, although now it is back to reality. I am in the process of negotiating my return to work in March of this year (can't believe that it has almost been a year since I was last at work). My work have been fantastic. The lady who is currently covering my position is only wanting to work part-time, so it is looking like work will agree to me returning to work 3 days a week and the other staff member will do the other 2 days. Hopefully they will confirm tomorrow morning that this is okay.
Also have had an offer from the childcare centre that is my first choice for Jasmine to go into and very hard to get a position in... so hard in fact that they only offered the position to me today and I have to confirm it with them by 12pm tomorrow or it will have to be offered to someone else! So I am just waiting on confirmation that work are okay with me working Wednesday-Fridays and then we will be booking it all in. So it is back to work for me - albeit part time from March 3rd 2010.
I am so grateful that I have been in a position to have had a whole year of work with my baby and even more grateful about the flexibility my work is showing. But I am already getting so anxious about being apart from my angel. I am sure that she is going to love it and the centre is really good with its play based learning structure... it is me that is going to find it hard I think! Jasmine is ready to explore the world a bit more and I hope that she will find this stage exciting once she gets past the initial separation anxiety.
Sorry about the me blab, but feeling very strange about this new part in our lives. Brillant thing is that my gorgeous husband is taking Jasmine and I on holiday to LA and Hawaii for 2 weeks in Feb as a gift for me for all I have done in the past year with raising our beautiful girl - as if I need a gift, Jasmine is more than enough - but I will enjoy this trip!
Jasmine is crawling like a champ, pulling to stand, cruising around furniture and even letting go and standing on her own for brief periods. She is such a joy.
Hello,
can't write much as I can't see the keys and am in my darkened room while Jasmine and DH are sleeping. Can't go into main house cos DHs folks are threre and the mozzies will kill me if I go outside. So it's quite comical sitting here in bed remembering how to touch type and not look at the keys.
Briggsysgirl, thanks for telling me about Emerald and all her words. It sounds so cute. I told DH and we look forward to Jasmine being able to talk one day. It will take as long as it takes but I am dedicating everything towards giving her all the opportunities for speech adn hearing. I won't be able to work even if I want to so it's just as well we always planned for me to stay home with her. It will be lots of work but fun and such a privelage (sp?)
Janie, nice work, a holiday in the U.S. You lucky things and what a sweet fella you have to show you he appreciates all you have been through. My man is doing something similar...well not really, he is going to Sacramento to give a presentation on his PhD thesis at a pest vertebrate workshop and I'm not going! See, so similar. NOT.
We seem to be out in the clear after some dodgy unsettled days and just in time for another car trip to Townsville, Here's hoping we can do our 7 hour drive in under 11 hours this time At least this trip is all for pleasure and not medical. It's my dad's big 60th bash and all the southern rellies have made the trip north so there will be more of the pass the baby.
Well I think my typing has held up but that will do me for now. Talk to you all next week. I'm off to check out those gorgeous Tara photos now. xox
Well its all systems go - work have confirmed that they are happy with the job share situation and me working 3 days a week. I have confirmed CC and we have Jasmine's enrolment interview next week. Can't believe that it is all happening and my wonderful year as a FT SAHM is coming to an end. I am looking forward to getting back into a bit of work, but am nervous about how Jasmine is going to adapt... or maybe I should say how I am going to adapt!
Murph - have a great time in Townsville and a big happy birthday to your Dad!
Marcellous - great to hear you all had a good time in NZ... Jasmine and I also had a wonderful time over there.
BW - well done to Sam for walking! What a clever boy.
BG - I can't believe how many words E says! What a clever little girl - Jasmine is saying Mumma and also Me when she wants something.
Hi to Kelly, Neptune, Tania and everyone else that I have missed - I am still desperately trying to catch up on everyone.
Janie: Good work on being able to get your return to work and CC all sorted out exactly as you wanted. You will have to keep us updated on how you go when you have to start leaving Jasmine for a few days a week. I think you are right though, it will more than likely be harder for you than her.
Murph: Ahh, seems like you just went through Jazzy's 8 week "Wonder Week", good to hear you are out the other side of that one and hope you have a fab time in Townsville.
BG: Wow E sounds like she is very advanced with her words, must be so wonderful to hear to say mumma though. I can't wait until Tara is old enough to say that one..
AFU: Things are going really well with us now, it is amazing how much changes but Tara is now doing the following:
1. Sleeping 12 hours every night, going to bed at 9.30pm
2. Only having 3 feeds per day (I know doesn't seem much but she is generally having between 250ml-270mls per feed) although in the hot weather she sometimes has a snack bottle as well.
3. Now giggles and also has learnt how to blow raspberries
4. Loves the sound of her own voice, when she is awake she chats all the time
We have her weigh in yesterday and she now weighs in at 5.6kgs so an increase of 800grams on 4 weeks, based on this number she should be double her birth weight plus some extra at her next weigh in. So even though we are on the 3 feeds a day she is above average in her weight so the MCHN couldn't demand we go back to 4 or 5 feeds a day as she is putting on weight. Just goes to show that every baby is different in what they want and I have started giving her boiled water between feeds to make sure she stays hydrated.
Finally we also have a Mother's Group organised, after 3 1/2 months I'll finally get to meet other Mothers. Just goes to show how being in a rural town can delay things, but I'm looking forward to it as Tara can use having some additional stimulation as she really loves to be entertained when she is awake.
Anyway off to finish my chores while missy is sleeping and then we might go for a drive this afternoon to get out of the house for a while.
At least this trip is all for pleasure and not medical. It's my dad's big 60th bash and all the southern rellies have made the trip north so there will be more of the pass the baby.
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