Babies Born~ May 16th-31st 2009 #2

[Nelle]

This thread is for parents whose baby was born May 16th-31st 2009

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids.

Sleeping Support:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

Got questions?

Post your questions in the forums mentioned above, or in the following forums where you're sure to receive many friendly responses!

General Baby & Toddler Forum
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum

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[*TripleJ*]

wooohooo new thread i'm first yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MummyNaomi]

My day improved - DH came home and took over and Bailey immediately gave him smiles and giggles - LOL!!! Bridg you were dead right, I just needed to hand him to someone else, my own frustration and tiredness was just making it worse, Luckily DH finishes work at 3pm everyday. Amy I think you were spot on too, but I hadn't considered the tiredness as he'd had a THREE hour morning nap (this is unusually long) and a few cat naps, but I think he was just having a sleepy day - I think in the middle of a growth spurt in hindsight as had been feeding HEAPS yesterday... so needed some extra sleep

Frustrating to only work this out in hindsight - at the time logic goes out the window sometimes but hey, next time he has a day/afternoon like this I will be better equipped, this motherhood gig is a continued learning curve isn't it?

DOH to me

[Bridg]

Naomi- Yes logic does go out the window sometimes. Its all about trial and error too. Growth spurts can make them unhappy.

[Snacks]

BG: Yes - that's the post-sneeze sigh! So cute
Yeah, probably best to book the shots for when you can chill out. I know that after Natty had her shots she was fine but I was a mess! I will make our appointment for just over a week. Not looking forward to it. I'm due for a pap smear as well - joy.
Bridg: Sorry for your crappy afternoon. I'm glad your DH was able to give you a bit of a break. Hope your evening improved.
Naomi: Great that Bailey settled for your DH. And awesome that he finishes work in time for arsenic hour! Sometimes there just is no logic to a baby crying, I reckon. Its just an emotional or instinctive thing. I've heard babies sometimes cry in order to wind down, LOL! Its anyone's guess really.

I'm keen to peg out my washing but Phoebe has other ideas. She's napping on my chest. Every time I lie her down she wakes. Her nose is very blocked. She sneezed before and I would never have believed so much green snot could fit in such a tiny nose! I have fessed her a couple of times but no use. Ah well. I should enjoy the tiny baby cuddles while I can I suppose!

[~ Mylitta ~]

Our Wonderful Belly Buddy Babies

MummyNaomi (Naomi) - April 23rd 11:12pm (25 days early) - Bailey Peter (5lb 12oz)
katabelleh (Kat) - April 27th (32 days early) - Ivy Milla
KrystieLove (Krystie) - May 2nd 9.40am (17 days early) - Kyson Lucas (8lb 10oz - 3.925kg)
Niadla - May 13th 6.08pm (10 days early) - Allira Maddison (3.52kg)
JwithJ - May 15th 3.13am - James Kai George(7lb 11oz - 3.490kg)
Tattoo_Mumma - May 18th 1.12am - Jade Freya (7pd 15 oz - 3.6kg)
BeautifulMadness (Jess) - May 18th 6.39pm - Andrew Robert (8lb 3oz)
CatherineL - May 21st 12.37am - Brooklyn (6lbs 14oz)
Nicole S- May 22nd 11.08am - Aaron Dan (6.2lb)
Raindrops - May 27th 9.08am - Aralia Rose Lugg
Briggsy's Girl - May 29th 4.48am - Emerald Nevaeh Rose (3.68kg)
angelaartsstudent (Amanda) - May 29th 9.20am - Palmer Ellen Frances (8lbs)
Bridg - May 30th 7.05pm - Logan Jack (8lb 1oz - 3.66kg)
CathyS (Cathy) - May 31st 1.35am - Cara (8lbs 4oz)
Wysiwyg (Vic) - May 31st 11.53am - Cerys Jay (9lbs 2oz - 4.12kg)
Snacks (Amy) - May 31st 5.12am - Phoebe Grace (3.46kg)
GothMum (Donna) - May 31st 7.37am - Hayley Nicole(3.68kg)
Bella29 - June 15th 10.03am (16 days late) - Jemima Katherine (9lb 2oz)

[Bella29]

hey girls,

this is just a short note to say hello! I have been reading all the posts and jot a few notes to do persies then i get distracted with Jemima and it's 2 days before I get back on and my persies are all out of date! So I am alive! Having less sleep with J at the moment as shes gone to 2hrly feeds... but thems the breaks Still loving being a mummy!

Have visitors here at the moment. My Dad and step mum are visiting and go back on tues and my MIL is still here but leaves on mon so after that I will be around and more social again!!

Love to you all, that's all I have time for, c u soon girls!

[Bridg]

Amy- Enjoy the cuddles while u can. I too am due for a smear, but have a follow up with the gyno, so not sure if she will do it then.

We had a good night last night. Logan slept in our bed, and slept from 1.30am til 7am!!

Krystie- Can I be a pain in the bum and get u to change Logans time of birth to 7.05pm please?

[Snacks]

Great to hear from you, Bella Glad you and Jemima are doing well.
Bridg - What a lovely night! Hope tonight's just as good.
Ah, I hear the dulcet tones of my baby... Must away. xx

[~ Mylitta ~]

Hi girls, I've been a bit MIA lately. I got to see my sister lots and lots while she was here and I already miss her so much now that she has flown back to the UK. Good thing she's coming back for Christmas and she's bringing her boyfriend too so it'll be good to meet him. My sister absolutely adores Kyson, which is amazing considering she's never been a maternal person, and she has no desire to ever have kids of her own. And yet she loved holding him and cuddling him. It was so cute!

We had our 2 month check up with the MCH nurse on thursday and Kyson has put on just under a kg in the last 4 weeks. So he's sticking with his half-a-kg-a-fortnight trend still He's now about 6kg and I'm thinking he may even need to start wearing the 00 clothing he has soon. Hmmm, I just bought some more 000 tshirts for him a target that are still on the hanger, but I've already pulled the barcode tags off them. Do you think that Target would still let me exchange them for the next size up? Or am I out of luck?

I was starting to get a little sad that a lot of your babies were sleeping longish stretches through the night, and Kyson was still feeding 3 hourly, even at night. But guess what? Last night and the night before he did a 7 hour stretch between feeds both nights! It was amazing. I actually started to get a little worried the first night and wondered if I should wake him up to feed. But he seemed to be sleeping quite contently so I left him. He didn't even seem ravenous when he finally woke for his feed. Let's hope it's a new trend for him and that he keeps it up!

Oh, looks like he's stirring for a feed now. Hopefully I get back for some persies soon!

[~*Niadalla*~]

Hi girls! Just popping in quickly.
Had a fab weekend, all of the rellos absolutely adored Allira, and Lachie was a star.
Glad to be home, but not so glad to have all this washing to do.
Allira was just as good as always and even Lachie was FANTASTIC! He usually struggles a little when he's away and in a different cot.

Anyway... I'll pop back later.

[Bridg]

Nicky- Glad to hear u had a good weekend, and the kids behaved for u.

AFU, I finally got Logan settled at about 1-2am this morning, and I was desperate for sleep, so I put him in bed with me, and he slept til 8.15am!! He then slept til 11.15am. At both feeds, he scoffed down the 80mls that I made up.

bbl someones wet their nappy

[MummyNaomi]

Hi Guys,

I am buggered, have cleaned my house from top to bottom today, got sick of cleaning it in 'bits'
Krystie - good to hear you had such a great time while your sister was here! Its so special that she was able to come before Kyson got too big. His photo shoot is divine, such a beautiful boy! I cant wait to get our professional pics back

Niadla - Glad you had a nice weekend away I bet you needed it with your two little ones keeping you busy

Bridg - are you still a bit sleep deprived after Logans late night? I think I told you a while back that my Brother and SIL (and 2 DD) live in Shepparton, and they bought Bailey his own little ceramic Shepparton Cow when they came over to visit LOL. We have some funny photo's of us and our hijinks with the spiderman cow from a few xmas's ago when we went over. The cows around town crack me up!! BG you would LOVE all the Cows in Shep!!

Bella - as Amy said, great to hear from you and look forward to updates on you and J when you have time!

Amy - hows Phoebe going? Did that washing ever get hung out LOL. How's Phoebe's sleeping going, are you getting a little more yourself?

Jacinta - I saw your little video on facebook, I cant believe Jamie can lift and hold his head so well. Bailey is so lazy LOL. I know I have to give him more time to do stuff like that seeing he was a bit early but I cant wait for him to do the same!

Well I am buggered after my cleaning frenzy, off to bed. DH is making me breakfast in bed tomorrow then we are going out for lunch for my birthday so I am hoping for a good nights sleep from the little guy. Cant believe I am gonna be 35 - crikey!!

Naomi
x

[*TripleJ*]

its funny naomi coz he still wobbles it around and its funny and most of the time when he lifts it up his chin quivers its really strange coz he does it at random times it looks like hes cold but he clearly isnt

hope everyone else is doing good not much talk on here hope everyone gets good sleep xoxo

[Snacks]

Happy birthday, Naomi!!

[wysiwyg]

Happy Birthday Naomi!

Well my mum has gone home (so should have more time to post) and now I am sick (typical) - terrible pain in my right side low down near my c-section scar and had the shivers and then sweats all last night. Been to the docs says have some sort of infection and given me antibiotics (ok for bf) and says if gets worse or not gone by Friday to go back as could be my appendix! Please please do not let it be my appendix, and the antibiotics sort it out.

CJ has been on a feeding frenzy the past couple of days - not sure if maybe my milk supply is down because feeling ill or is just a growth spurt. We seem to have been lucky if last 2 hours between feeds (although she is still sleeping for long stretches around 5 hours overnight) - sometimes I wonder if she is like me and decides she wants to eat when bored, or if she has wind she thinks the best cure is more milk. Anyway I hope she gets over it soon because is very draining when you don't feel to good.

[*TripleJ*]

happy birthday naomi have an awesome day

[Snacks]

Oh Vic, how awful! I will pray that it's not your appendix and that the ABs clear everything up quick smart. I can't imagine feeling sick on top of this drugged-out tiredness.

Naomi, can't believe you cleaned the whole house, LOL! I feel like that's such an insurmountable task... Go, girl!
Phoebe's sleeping habits haven't changed much, except that she's more wakeful during the day now, and doesn't want to sleep in her bed But I'm getting a smile here and there now which is very special! Am trying to work out how to get her into bed earlier.

Really struggling with Natty's behaviour atm. She just doesn't want to do anything we ask her and it is REALLY stretching my patience. I'm trying not to get her into trouble about it but use distraction and shameless bribery in the hope that she'll be more compliant, LOL. It's hard to think of distractions when I'm tired. Natty is also getting bolder with Phoebe and I have to watch her like a hawk all the time now. I feel like there's nowhere I can put Phoebe where she'll be safe except for wearing her. Natty now lies on top of her, pulls her arms or legs, hits her, leans on her... Sometimes I think it is all to rile me up rather than just innocent play. It's getting tricky.
Hope everyone else is doing well.