Babies Born May 2006

This thread is for parents who's baby was born in May 2006.

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May 06

Forum Name:
State:
Baby's DOB:
Baby's Stats: Weight - Length - Head Circ -
Gender of Baby:
Baby's Name:
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns:
Notes:

Forum Name: Baby_Crazy05
State: NSW
Baby's DOB: 4th May 2006
Baby's Stats: Weight - 3202grams Length - 53 cm Head Circ - 34 cm
Gender of Baby: Female
Baby's Name: Jovi Lee
Baby's Website: none ... yet
Health Concerns: Loss of weight when she was born but has certainly picked up now
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Forum Name: Scrappyfish
State: NSW
Baby's DOB: 09/05/06
Baby's Stats: Weight - 7lb 3oz/ 3260gm - Length - 50.5cm - Head Circ - 34cm
Gender of Baby: Female
Baby's Name: Darcy
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: Mummy's pre-eclampsia and toxeamia
Notes:
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Forum Name: Mummy4Life
State: SA
Baby's DOB: 9th May 2006
Baby's Stats: Weight - 7lb 13 1/2 ozs Length -52cm Head Circ -38cm
Gender of Baby: Female
Baby's Name: Phoebe Belle
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns:
Notes: She is just perfect!!!!!
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Forum Name: Midgyt
State: QLD
Baby's DOB:15 May 06
Baby's Stats: Weight - Length - Head Circ - 7lbs4oz, 49cm, 34.5
Gender of Baby: Male
Baby's Name: Matthew

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Forum Name: Lea13
State: SA
Baby's DOB: 18 May 2006
Baby's Stats: Weight - 7 pound 4, Length - 49 cm, Head Circ – 36 cm
Gender of Baby: Male
Baby's Name: Emerson Paul
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns:
Notes:
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Forum Name: Neverplan
State: Qld
Baby's DOB: 21/5/06
Baby's Stats: Weight - 8lb 15oz / 4040gm - Length - 50cm - Head Circ - 37cm
Gender of Baby: Male
Baby's Name: Adam
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: None
Notes:
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Forum Name: Shereejoy
State: Qld
Baby's DOB: 22nd May 2006
Baby's Stats: Weight - Length - Head Circ - 2.88kgs (6lb 5.5oz), 51.5cm Long, 35cm HC
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby's Name: Lachlan Robert Mcleod
Baby's Website: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/o/ourbubbles/
Health Concerns:
Notes: Our Miracle baby has survived bleeding brown and red from 5 to 8.5 weeks and mummy passing a clot the size of her plam at 11.5 weeks and waking in a pool of red blood and lots of cramping. A true little miracle, our little precious Man
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Forum Name: delta_blue
State: Vic
Baby's DOB: 24/05/06
Baby's Stats: Weight - 8lb 4oz/3740gm Length - 52.5cm Head Circ - 34cm
Gender of Baby: Boy
Baby's Name: Cooper Noel
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: None
Notes: he is beautiful :)
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Forum Name: Bellasmum
State: Vic
Baby's DOB: 24th May 2006
Baby's Stats: Weight - 2430g Length - Head Circ - 32.5
Gender of Baby: Male
Baby's Name: Patrick James
Baby's Website: www.totsites.com/tot/patrickjames
Health Concerns:
Notes: Still in SCN indefinately due to premature birth (35w + 5days)
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Looks like I'm here on my own at the moment. When I figure out how to make my child a bit more settled, I'' send omeone my details, but just incase they read this as there are only 2 posts:
Forum Name: Scrappyfish
State: NSW
Baby's DOB: 09/05/06
Baby's Stats: Weight - 7lb 3oz/ 3260gm
Length - 50.5cm
Head Circ - 34cm
Gender of Baby: Female
Baby's Name: Darcy
Baby's Website:
Health Concerns: Mummy's pre-eclampsia and toxeamia
Notes:

Congratulations, scrappyfish! I have a friend that just had a baby boy May 10th, so I let her know about this site. Hopefully she will join you soon! :hello:

Thanks Shannon. We are doing OK I guess. Very sleep deprived and unsettled (all three of us really). Know it will improve but the tunnel feels very long at the moment. I'm sure all you mums remmeber.....

hey scrappy i'll be staying with you girls i have been with for the last 9 months if you'll all have me of course ryan will miss his may baby buddies otherwise.. Hope things start to settle down for you guys and you get to catch up on some much needed sleep maybe you can take it in shifts so your not both sleep deprived

Hi Shazz and Kim. Hope you're both doing really well and loving your little darlings. I can't wait to join you in here - Lea, Vic, Sheree, and the gang should be in here soon too. Can't wait to start chatting up a storm with you both... in amongst the feeding, lack of sleep and crying (and that will just be ME!). Big hugs to you both and lots of lovely Mummy vibes.

Hey Girls

I'm here too

Sleep - what's that????

Will catch up with everyone soon!

Just a huge congrats to you all now only to get back into the swing of things .. i miss you all . hope you are all recovering well and i can't wait to hear all about your beautiful babies

Just to let you all know, I think Darc is finally starting to settle down. She appears much happier and sleeps better without all the screaming. Feeling a bit more confident....now just have to tackle all those bills...

OMG I still can't quite believe that we have migrated over... it's unbelievable LOL.

My little man is just gorgeous and too well behaved - I'm just waiting for him to turn into a terror. I have never been happier - still tired but I'm starting to feel a little less sore which is good.

Scrappy ~ Glad to hear that Darcy has settled down for you. It doesn't take much to tear your confidence down does it? DP said to me that without even meaning to they can make you feel inadequate which is so true. Generally I've been so much more confident then I ever thought I would be but I still have my moments where I go :eek: is that right??? And LMAO @ the bills - I paid mine the night before by Bpay hehe!!

Shazz - How is your little man doing?

Well I better get going - the bed still needs to be made and the dishes need to be done. I just spent an hour or so on the couch with Emerson asleep on my chest. I was just staring at him the whole time - he's just so gorgeous!

Oh boy - I'm a gushing mother aren't I...?? :doh: Just throw something at me if I'm making you all sick LOL

when do we get to see some pics lea? we need a password for your homepage!

I have PM'd you the password Danni!

Welcome Never!!!!

Glad to hear that Adam is going well and I'm sure you'll do fine when DH is back at work next week.

It's definately going to be great to share all of our stories especially considering that we shared our pregnancies as well!

Good morning all, :hello:

Rayn is going well now we have put him on the bottle i am still expressing and he has 1 to 2 bottles of ebm a day my poor BB's are just so sore i have never been so torn about anything like this in my life i really wanted to Bf successfully this time round and it looks like it just isn't going to happen but what ever is the best for him and for me also is just what i have to consider he is still gaining weight at a rapid rate he is now 10 pd 14 1/2 oz so as long as he is gaining i'm happy and the plus side is we are getting a little more sleep then when we were Bf so there is also a up side but i still feel very sad that i couldn't give him what nature intended him to get from me but i'll get over it eventually sorry for the babbling i think i'm trying to convince myself i'm doing the right thing:confused:

Never ~ i 'm sure you'll be fine when hubby goes back to work we'll be here for you vent away if you need us
when you figure out a way to stretch Adams feed times can you share your secret with me as i have not been able to get Ryan a minute past when he thinks he needs food

Lea – sounds like you’re having fun! Glad that the wounds are starting to heal too – that makes a big difference when that happens. Don’t worry about the housework –it’s so overrated, and this time goes too fast to worry about how the house looks! And don’t worry about gushing either… I haven’t had mine yet, and I know I’ll be useless! I already am over Charlie.

Vic – Glad to see that Adam is going well. I really admire you looking after four, but once you get into the swing of it you’ll be fine, I’m sure. It’s just getting used to the change, I guess. Feel free to vent anytime you want.

Shazz – your poor BBs! They get so sore when you express a lot, don’t they? I’m glad that you’re cool with the formula thing – you’re so right, whatever is best for bubs is the way to go. Don’t feel too sad about it – you’re a rad mum, and Ryan will be fine and healthy. Big hugs to you.

Sorry, I hope you guys don’t mind me crashing here for a while. I just want to make sure I know what you and your bubs are up to – I’ll miss y’all if I don’t chat to you for too long!

Anyway, I’ll pop in on you all again soon. Hope you’re having a lovely day with your darlings.

Shazz ~ Big hugs matey :hug: I'm sure you are doing the right thing. I know that when I was PG the decision seemed to be a fairly easy one - you do what is right for bubs... Now that I'm BF I can clearly see how all the emotions etc can get in the way. But you are definately doing the right thing for Ryan - there is no doubt about it! I hope you're feeling better about it soon.

Well my little man is still sleeping so I'm just doing some quick posts before I tackle some housework! Otherwise not much exciting happening here... oh except I'm sure we got a grin out of Emerson despite what people say about babies not knowing how to smile. He is really going to be gorgeous when he starts flashing that gummy grin around! We were trying to wake him up and we were poking and prodding and I can’t remember what it was but we both started laughing and Em just opened his eyes and flashed this huge grin - dimples and all! It was gorgeous. He might not have meant to but that's how it went!

Oh and I'm getting my tallboy delivered next Tuesday finally!!! I'm running out of room and he has stuff EVERYWHERE!!! So I can't wait for that.

Will chat later ladies - those dishes are calling my name... :doh:

I can't seem to edit and I just lost an addition to my last post for you Kellee!!

It went something like - we posted at the same time again! It definately feels a lot better with everything healing up though I stopped complaining as much when my mum informed me that when she had me she had 36 stitches - ouch!!! I'm really only doing dishes and generally tidying. I am feeling better but not too sure about the agressive movement that vacuuming etc would bring on lol so I'm avoiding it (well that's my excuse anyway) Still sending loads of labour vibes your way!!

I'm copying this before I hit post LOL!!

36 stitches - ow ow OW! I REALLY hope that doesn't happen to me. Last time I tore, was cut and then tore again, so I reckon I probably had nearly that many (they called it a second degree tear). Hopefully everything is 'limbred up' down there because it hasn't been too long since last time. I meant to ask too - does DP stay with you to help with bubs, or does he visit? I suppose I'm not sure how it would work being that DH is here every night and I don't know any other way. How's your flatmate coping with Em too? Does she wake up? I reckon if it wasn't my baby I'd be able to sleep through it anyway.

Did you say that you had MSN up and running? We're always on here at the same time! Good luck getting the housework done - don't overdo it!

Shazz, I must just be a nasty cow. I don't feed Darcy until it is time. I can usually just jolly her along. She's awake all the time anyways.....

Kellee ~ DP has been staying here for a few weeks now though its not permanent. He'll probably end up staying around 3 nights a week. I'm getting pretty used to having him around though LOL. And my room mate moved out when I was in hospital having Emerson. She's at her parents for a week before her own house settles and is ready to move into which she's rapt about. Definately ow ow ow with the stitches. As I was coming down the birth canal my mum tore on the inside and I ended up getting stuck for around 8 hours before I was born. After that happened I don't know how she went back for a second shot with my brother - it sounded like a horror birth LOL. I'm going to ask DP about MSN tonight - I'm meant to have my own computer but I'm still using his.... I'll check and see if its okay to get it up and running on his then we can chat!!

Scrappy - I'm feeding on demand which actually scares me. I feel like I need to have him weighed everyday to make sure that he's gaining weight! He slept for AGES today and then when he woke up feed for over an hour!!! And now he's sleeping again... is he meant to sleep this much LMAO?? He must take after his mother LOL.

Also temperature wise - how warm/cool should the room temp be kept at? I can't work it out. I also can't seem to keep his little feet and hands warm even if he's in a bonds wondersuit. Anyone else have this problem. Obviously its fairly cold over here!

Kim – I reckon you’d know if Darcy was really hungry – if she’s not going nuts she’s probably happy to wait, don’t worry. I promise the sleeping gets easier. I wrote you a MASSIVE post in the other thread, but one thing I forgot to mention was that if you’re still confused about stuff you can do ‘day stays’ at community health centres, and if the sleep stuff still hasn’t sorted itself out in a month or so you can probably get some help by having an overnight stay at a sleep centre. Speak to your MCHN about it, or your GP, and if you don’t get help or answers you want, KEEP TRYING other places. Don’t give up. You’re doing RAD, and I bet Darcy is a darling little thing.

Lea – EIGHT HOURS you were stuck for? All hail your mum! Wow. That’s painful. Don’t worry about the weird feeding timing thing – he’ll sort it out eventually. He might just be building up your supply or something. They’re weird little things, aren’t they?! And don’t knock the sleep, whenever it is! You should try and sleep when he does sometimes too.

OMG, I just realised how much advice I give. I’m really sorry about that. I think I just felt really isolated when I had Charlie, and I felt like I was doing it all on my own a lot of the time. I also felt like I couldn’t talk to anyone about how I was feeling because I thought nobody would understand. I’m sorry if I come across as strong – I certainly don’t mean to be and I’m not judging anyone for anything. I just so badly DON’T want anyone to feel as bad as I did with C, and anything I can do to prevent it is good! Tell me to SHUT UP if I’m getting to be too much. It’s also much easier for me to give advice when mine is still in my tummy… although not for long. I’m feeling some pretty weird action down there as I write – it’s like he’s REALLY dropped, like the whole five fifths! It really hurts! It’s just kicking atm, but hopefully it turns into something more painful (wishing pain on myself? I’m weird) later on tonight. Anyway, better go to bed. Will stop annoying you all for tonight! Hope you’re all really well, and that the next time I write in here it’s because No. 2 has actually arrived! Love and hugs to all.

Lea, also forgot to add, putting socks on under his growsuit and putting mittens on him might help too. Or if you're feeling rich you could get one of those rad heaters that maintain the room temperature and turn off when it's hot enough, and then turn back on again if it gets too cold. From memory, I think the midwife used to say that the room should be around 16-18 degrees, but I don't have a very good memory atm! Right, I AM going to bed now! Night all.

Ooh, yes, I forgot how good swaddling was! Most babies have that crazy reflex where they can't control their arms or legs, so they wake themselves up when their limbs move. I think you can actually buy special wraps that do up with velcro or something so that they don't come undone or get stuck. I need to look into those - we just used little blankets or cut up sheets last time but they didn't stay where they were supposed to. Those little sleeping bags are good too - the ones with the arms in and a hole for the head, but then just go straight down and have press-studs or buttons. At least the bubs can't move their legs too much in those.

This little guy has dropped even more. I reckon it will happen by the end of the weekend. We're just taking it easy having some lovely time being just the three of us before it all goes nuts. Hope you're all having a lovely weekend.

Kellee ~ Bring on the advice!!! It's definately not too much and really appreciated trust me! If I don't get enough sleep during the night then I normally sleep till about 11 in the morning when he is sleeping. I'm actually getting a good amount of sleep - touch wood LOL! I put socks on over his body suit lmao & he has mittens on. for some reason that's the one thing i'm paranoid about... not sure why

ok em is cracking the ****s lol

will pop back after

Hey girls, I don't want to sound like an old stick in the mud, but if you forget to put something in when you have just posted, can you please edit the post you just made instead of making a second post 2 minutes later? I know some of you have had editing problems (it happens to us all) but please try to remember.

Kellee (and Vic) bring on the advice. We wouldn't ask if we didn;t want to know....and it is somewhat calming to realise that someone else has dealth with it too.

Kellee, thinking of you sweetie and hoping you go tonight or tomorrow for your own sanity.....

Lea sounds like you're having a great time of it.

Wonder if Sheree's still in hospital...

Sorry sherieb - I didn't notice that you could edit posts - have never done it before, but I will try to remember to do it in future.

I saw Sheree on msn the other day - she had changed the comment after her name, so I'm assuming it was her - but her status was set to 'away'. She's probably just resting up while she can - her mum is going to be with her for another week I think to help out around the house.

Kim - I can't believe your little girl is 2 1/2 weeks old already! Where did that time go? How is it going?

Lea - it's great that you're getting some sleep. It's the luck of the draw - some are shocking sleepers (like mine!) and some sleep heaps. Sounds like you're one of the lucky ones! Hope it lasts for you.

Anyone seen Vic, Shazz or Angelique around lately? Hope all is going well with them. Who else are we missing? Alison (she's probably only just gotten out of hospital), Sheree, Sara (not due yet), Shan (has she popped in yet?), and me of course. I think that's it out of the 'regulars' from the Belly Buddies forum. Will be nice to meet some newbies too. Wish you all lived closer - we'd make a hell of a mother's group!

Anyway, trying to think of things to do to fill in the time. We're getting out Narnia tonight and eating lots of icecream, we might be going to a jazz festival tomorrow, but after that I haven't planned anything just in case. I'm getting BORED. Ok, I'll stop whinging now.

Hope you all get some zzzz's tonight. Love and hugs to all.

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Kellee (and Vic) bring on the advice. We wouldn't ask if we didn;t want to know....and it is somewhat calming to realise that someone else has dealth with it too.

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Ditto!!

Okay I made it back again LOL. Em just seems to want to keep feeding and feeding... I'm starting to feel like a cow LMAO!!

I wish we all lived closer too - we'd definately make a great mothers group!! I'm the first of all my friends to have a baby so I'm kind of left with a very small social scene IYWKIM. I'm hoping that the mothers group at the hospital will change that a little bit as I can see myself getting a bit lonely being at home by myself all the time - even with Emerson! I loved Narnie - it was great! And I think Shan popped in & announced she had her bubs... but maybe I'm wrong.

And yes Kim - almost 2 and a half weeks. Where has the time gone??

Well I need to do a quick clean and then have a shower before my little man wakes up for another feed! Oh and his cord thingo fell off last night which was great as it STANK to high heavens and was rather disgusting. Now my boy has a gorgeous little belly LMAO.

Will pop back in later if I get a chance.

Yay for cute belly buttons. I still look at Charlie's and am amazed at the fact that we used to be connected by that. Hey guys, I meant to ask too, how is everyone recovering? I hope that everyone is starting to feel a bit more human - that recovery stage sucks a bit. Not looking forward to that myself.

I'm starting to get really clucky now. I swing between being bored, then excited, then scared out of my brains, and the latest one is being clucky. I don't think it will be today though as Charlie isn't well and I think my body will wait until he's better to go into labour. We hired a whole heap of DVDs, and you've got to wonder about the people who make them... one of them was an episode of Spot where he's trying to find a particular smell (a cake cooking) and in the process he sniffs some paint and furniture polish - Tom and I called it "Spot Goes On A Bender". You guys have all these funny things to look forward too!

Well, lunch calls. Have a great day everyone.

LOL Kellee, I agree with the kids DVDs!!! At least at Nanny's she has Nic Junior which has a bit of variety!!!

Well I hit rick bottom today. I have a screamer. She is never still and quiet and rarley sleeps (like she hasn't had more than an hour at a time since Friday). I rang my mum and Darcy and I went to Nannys. Darcy spent some time with Nanny and Poppy and Mummy had a sleep. Daddy stayed at home and watched TV in peace and quiet (well except for the ****ie - whose nose is majorly out of joint).

I know some babies cry a lot and that mine is obviously just one of them - but wow Nat I have to say I am jealous of you. You on your own are an inspiration - cos I am terrified of when Cam goes back to work.

Darc is asleep at the moment basically cos she ran out of juice. She is nealry three hours overdue for a feed and I'm not waking her, but I am terrified of the rest of the night now cos she's got heaps in reserve.....

Ah, Kim, yeah I had a screamer too. I promise it gets better. I read somewhere (after I had already gone through that screaming stage) that they cry more and more up until 6 weeks where it reaches a peak and then it starts to settle down. So if you can hang in there it will end eventually. Good idea taking her to your Mum and Dad's - it's great that they're able to help out. Make sure you take advantage of that, for your own sanity's sake! I used to stay at Mum and Dad's once a week so that DH could get a full night's sleep. It really made a difference for both of us - DH because he got an uninterrupted sleep, and me because Mum was really helpful and was able to let me catch a few zzzs when I needed them. Wish we lived closer so that I could pop round a have a cup of tea with you - if you have a child who won't settle you might as well halve the burden!

Well, another uneventful night around here, I'm afraid. I'm just accepting the fact that I will be someone else's home for the rest of my life. It's looking more and more likely that he could be born on BIL's birthday (tomorrow) which is the one thing I don't want. BIL has a whole heap of mental problems stemming from a condition he had as a child, and he has the brain functioning of about a 14 yo boy. He's always coming up with very weird conspiracy theories (one was how I was only going out with DH because I was in love with BIL's "French" eyelashes - so he stared wearing Ray Bans whenever I was around so I wouldn't get tempted!), and if No. 2 shared his birthday then it would probably be the single most significant event in his life and everything would then revolve around the fact that they were somehow connected because of it! *sigh* So if it's not today then I would prefer for it to be Wednesday. We'll see.

Off to procrastinate and pass the time some more on some more forums. Since you gals haven't been as chatty (I wonder why? LOL) I have been able to check a few other BB forums - they're great! Hope you have a wonderful day.

Kellee ~ Recovery wise I'm only just starting to feel normal. I felt great for the first 3 days and on the 4th felt as though I'd been hit by a truck. The stiches were extremely painful and going to the toilet was painful as well. But it has started getting better and from about yesterday I'm pretty much feeling normal though I don't think the stiches have dissolved yet. LMAO @ Spot goes on a Bender... that's a riot! Like I said in the other thread - I think it'll be Thursday for you - a cute little June bubba! (But you'll still be chatting with us in the May thread though!!)And I know it is not funny at all and quite serious but I have to say.... LMAO how could you resist those "French" eyelashes!!!??? That is hysterical (though rather serious too!) - like I said I think its a Thursday bubs for you so you'll be in the clear!

Scrappy ~ First of all I'm not inspiring LOL I'm just lucky to that Em is a good baby (though saying that I was up from about 1.30 last night with him!) Are you demand feeding and trying to get Darcy to sleep during the night? With Em I'm demand feeding and if at night he's awake then I dont' try to make him sleep (when I do try he becomes a screamer as well) I just pop him in the bouncer and sleep on the lounge while he looks around. I'm sure I'll get in trouble for it later down the track but my midwife said its too hard to try and make a newborn follow a routine so just go with what they want for a bit. If any one is to be admired its you!!!! You're coping so well and despite everything you still seem so positive and best of all you're not blaming yourself. So you are the person I admire - along with Never for coping with 4!!! I'm sure things will settle down soon - what does the midwife say about it all?

Never ~ Good to see you're still around. Hope everything is going well.

Okay does anyone elses bubs have a chronic amount of wind from the rear end LOL??? Em is great at burping and also great at farting... he whinges when he does it though so I don't think its pleasant IYWKIM. And I think he might be a projectile vomiter. He's not sick a whole lot but last night it was a well placed aim from my lap to my shoulder and then this morning there was some more flying spew!! I think I'm a bit paranoid about his pooh's too lol. I was allergic to breast milk and so was my mum so I'm really paranoid that Em will be too. And I think he's number 2's have started getting a little too watery.... the midwife is coming over later today so hopefully she will ease my mind.

I better go and have a shower actually as 'later today' is in about an hour and I'm still in my PJ's having only gotten up an hour and a half ago!!!

Will chat later!

hello to you all and your new bubs,

i'm just a clucky pregnant gatecrasher, who has really enjoyed reading your stories. Being a first timer, i am so curious about what it's like to be home with a newborn, so that is why i have gatecrashed your thread.

If you had audio, i have oohed and aaahed thru all your posts!

The one thing i don't get is the "leave the housework" thing i keep reading about. If every dish is dirty, the countertops are full of dishes waiting to be done, so you can't even prepare a cuppa let alone food, how can I (the new mum) feel ok to have a sleep instead of cleaning. I can't get my head around this one. I think we will be living on takeout early on!

Ha Gigi - you sound like me. I like to have the area around me organized and then I'm less likely to stress out or feel bad. Big housework stuff I've left but general tidying and dishes I do - but I'm lucky (as you've probably read) I have a well behaved little boy. I think it will be your baby that dictates the way you work things!

:lol: i'm not very houseproud or organised, i just seem to live always in places with tiny tiny kitchens! So from what you say Lea, maybe the FULL theory is "leave MAJOR housework and let that go hang but keep up with the daily grind of washing dishes and clothes". (ha ha)

I really like all the advice on this thread - cos it's real life experience. i have no mother or MIL to ask or visit with a new bub, so the ability to read on these forum posts what other mums do, ask the hosp. midwife, ring the Parents Helpline etc, will be my lifeline i think.

After reading the 3 pages, i just have to ask, has Kellie had her baby yet? (I'm hopeless).

I encourage the mum who ended up using formulae to not be hard on herself. We all start out with the best of intentions, but that's what they are, intentions, not set in stone. The more i hear, the more i think having the baby is like a lucky dip in so many ways, including not knowing UNTIL baby arrives, whether breastfeeding is going to work for you and your baby or not. sorta a suck it and see approach. (sorry for bad pun). I hope no-one is putting pressure on that mum (like hosp.) cos i bet she is doing the best she can. :hug: to that mum.

I hope your stitches heal soon Lea.

Hey Vic. How is it going without DH? Everything ok? Do you have any of the other kids in cc any days? That would certainly make it a bit easier.

Kim - Charlie didn't have a swing, but he did have a rocker that he sat/lay in sometimes and went to sleep. I think they just love movement - maybe even just going for a walk in the pram could help.

No movement at the station today. Will stop annoying you all now. :)

I don't think its possible for you to annoy us hun!

Just having one of those days today. Em wouldn't settle last night and I always get this "What am I doing wrong complex". I have a family history of breast milk allergies and I'm really paranoid with Em about it especially seeing as it normally doesn't become evident for a few weeks. He has these explosive, watery poos which upset him because he cries before he does them. And he's had a few projectile vomits so the midwife said to book him into see our GP. Must remember to record his feeds etc actually.

I have gotten nothing done today at all though I did manage to get out of the house for an hour which was nice... enough of my rambling I think. Will catch you all later. Labour vibes to you Kellee!!

Vic – that is very cute about Melanie “helping” b/f. Does she have a little doll that she can feed when you do? That’s gorgeous. Thank god for Mums, hey? Don’t know how I would do this without mine. Ooh – lucky Adam wasn’t in the bassinet when the kids tipped it over. I worry about what Charlie will do now that he’s tall enough to open doors – I worry about him opening the door to the baby’s room and doing something scary. Hope Adam’s conjunctivitis clears up soon.

Lea – hope that it isn’t a bm allergy, but at least you know it might be so it can get sorted out early. Poor little thing. Glad you got out of the house – keeps you sane, I think! Thanks for the LV, too.

Hope you all have a lovely Tuesday. I have a GP appt tomorrow – she will be surprised to see me, I think! She didn’t think I’d make it to my next appt. I actually had an appt booked the day I went into labour with Charlie, so hopefully the same thing happens this time. Will post after the appt and tell you what she says. Big hugs to you and your bubs.

Kel, I hope things are happenin right now for you....

Vic, I have a swing curtesy of ebay (and I ended up getting it for free!!), but she doesn't seem to like it much.

This is very short as I have been up all night...
Anyone tied gripe water? Someone suggested I try that but she's already taking Zantac and Daktarin for thrush...

Good afternoon lovelies,

hoe you are all well sorry i haven't been able to cath up on all the posts yet
but come on Kell we are waiting with you hun hope things are on the go for you soon

Scrappy ~ Ryan is having infacol now he is over 1 month but before hand i was using Infants friend they both seemed to work fine i find if i leave him lying down for a few minutes after a feed he burps a hell of a lot better then picking him straight up

big hi to every one else i better go do some washing while the boss is snoozing

Hey ladies,

I have to apologise to Gigi - I feel so bad! I just re-read some posts and realised that I didn't get a chance to read your post when I replied last time. It seemed like I just totally ignored you! How rude of me! I'm terribly sorry about that. Yes, BB is a great way to meet other mums and get inspiration and support through all the baby stuff and beyond. I'm glad you found it - especially if you haven't got family support close by. I hope that your pg is going well. Yes, having a baby is a bit like a lucky dip, and they're all so different! My first one has been pretty good, although he's just hit the 'terrible twos' (I didn't think they really existed - how wrong I was!), but I have a feeling that this one is going to be a bit more of a livewire - it felt like he was having a house party in my uterus all last night. I barely got any sleep! Anyway, thanks for dropping in - feel free to anytime.

Kim - sorry you're not getting much sleep. I would check with your GP before giving Darcy gripe water, because I heard that you can't use it under 1 month. I hope you find something soon. Are there any pics we can see yet?

Shazz - hope you got your washing done! I forgot how it builds up - I'm already two loads behind... how will I go when bubs is here?!

The GP was very surprised to see me. She reckons they'll induce me early next week if nothing has happened. I really hope that I go naturally - the thought of being induced really scares me. I think the standard time period is 10 days over, so I'm happy (well not 'happy', but you know what I mean!) to wait the full ten days if it means I go naturally. He was going absolutely bananas last night - he's always been incredibly active (DH, Mum and my best friend who is almost a doctor have been really surprised at how much he moves!) but last night was ridiculous. I barely slept a wink, and he was kicking me so much that I was actually crying out in pain! DH was a bit worried, but we both had to laugh at how much energy this little man has got. Makes me a bit nervous about what he'll be like when he comes out!

Anyway, will probably post tomorrow. Mum and I are going to take Charlie for a picnic at the beach and do some opp shopping - gotta do something to pass the time or I will go insane! Rachy should be joining us in here soon too - I think she was being induced today.

Hope you're all well, and lots of love and kisses to your little bubbas.