Babies born September 2007 #52

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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?
Baby Formula - What Manufacturers Don't Want You To Know
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 or formula.

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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[Ginger]

ange- lewis is still pretty 'down and out'. no temp, but very grumpy...

what was the name of that kids entertainer again?

is there any chance you will stay around the yarra valley?


noni- woo hoo on feeling good! it gets easier and easier every week.

girls last night jimmy slept from 10.30pm- 6am, had a feed, went back to sleep and is still asleep now.

[Junglemum]

You have turned my green with envy. 10.60-6am. i wish!
Tony bones. If we found a business opportunity then we would, but besides the people G works for there are no other companies that are large enough to interest him. Loads of little farms, but nothing on the bigger side. We would prefer to be near the ocean, but like the yarra valley.... so it's not out of the question.

Good to hear things are better noni.

[reneenay]

Whoa go JIMMY!!!!! Thats awesome

Noni - Great to hear you are feeling better and looking forward to your friends visit. Is she staying with you?
Rory is on steroids for his rash and croup. The first Dr didnt realise he had croup and gave him the antibiotics for his cough which caused the reaction *sigh*.

Better get Rory ready for his follow up appointment

[Patooties]

Ginger - Jimmy is doing so well with his sleeping! Hope L picks up soon.
Hannah actually did really well with my nephew. She's really gentle with him, although she doesn't particularly like sharing her toys with him. She doesn't get nasty, but just takes the toys off him. Getting them to sleep wasn't that tricky. I just pop Hannah in her cot, give her some books and put on her music and shut the door. She's usually asleep within about 5 minutes.

I should really tidy up a bit before I have to get the kids. I've done absolutely nothing today.

[Ginger]

yeah jimmy's a cat-napper all day long and has to be fed/rocked to sleep- he's never self-settled,but i'mso happy with his night sleeping. he even sleeps in the never-used-by-lewis cot! he seems to like it in there, and then i pull him into bed with me sometime in the early morning.
the irony is that now that jimmy is sleeping well, lewis is sick and waking constantly. i can't win!
taking lewis to dr tomorrow morning to get him checked over. just to be sure.

[Trillian]

I can't believe I didn't post again before the thread closed LOL - I kept reading and thinking "must post later on" but always got distracted and never did it. Nevermind

G, I hope that L is on the mend again soon. I know its hard when they aren't really sick-sick, but they aren't 100% themselves either. I'm sure it's nothing serious.

Renee I saw those pics! poor little fella. Has he got some redipred for the croup? I can't believe the Dr didn't realise that's what it was - and abs wouldn't work anyway because croup is viral. At least you do know 100% that he's allergic to penicillin.

Noni, you know you could still feed him part time and that way you can take time to come to terms with it not working out again this time kwim? I hope you didn't go cold turkey though as you would have to be careful of mastitis.

Hey Jaz! I usually do the quick run-around clean up before the kids come home too LOL.

Ange, it would be pretty hard down your way to find the Perfect Job for him because there aren't too many large broadacre farms down there anymore without being miles from anywhere.

Not much happening here. Alister has been eating really well the past 2 days - which is a bit of a novelty I think he's put the weight back on that he lost too while sick because his pants are short again now hehe.

OK, off to read the last bit of the thread I missed out on...

[MamaPan]

hi girls
Renee!!!!! YAY so glad to hear from you - I miss you! sounds like you have had a bit of a rough trot with poor R and a rash - how scary. hope he is doing a bit better now.
Ange - holbrook certainly does have a good bakery. and the submarine. aside from that also police who LOVE to book speeding cars on the highway... I'd stick to the yarra valley or beach locations LOL (or PNG - i am sure hope should not be lost).
G - poor L, i hope he is doing better butgood to see the dr anyway i guess just to be sure. ikwym about the mastitis, i felt AWFUL yest and esplastnight i wasshakingall night. i am a bit better today but still shakey and fel pretty awful. but the anti bis have def kicked in,theultrasound helped so i am sure i will be back to normal soon.I think catnaps in the day and a long night sleep id the best - you can do what you want in the daytime and get some sleep at night.
Trill - yay for A's eating! so funny you can see the weight gain in his pants.
Noni - you sound so much better, that's great! you will have a ball with your friend. is she staying with you? Ngenerally sleeps a bit beter now J is here -iwonder if it is bc they know they dont have the full run of the house anymore?
Jaz - supermum/aunt. i am in awe of you.

[Artechim]

Ginger, yay for J's sleeping! I am really excited for you and I hope he keeps it up. We seem to be having a bit of a victory here too - W slept through from 8pm-6am last night. That is twice in the past week he has slept all night and in between there were only 1-2 easy to settle wake-ups so I am (desperately) hoping we have turned a massive corner. W only wanted to call the baby Ginger because DH let him have a sip of ginger beer and he thought it was the best thing ever lol. At least Ginger was a step up from Pokemon

Ange, sometimes the jobs you hear nothing about for ages are the ones that work out.

Can't remember what was in the other thread now.

I just drank coke which I normally never do and baby is going mental lol

After insulting my housekeeping the other day W got some points back - he noticed my new granny knickers and told me they were "pretty flash" lol. They really really aren't, but it was nice of him to say.

[Trillian]

LOL Arte, it's a skill he will find handy as an adult male I'm sure, unless he reverts to his old ways and tells his girlfriend that yes, her bum does look big in that

Ange, If you came to Holbrook I could come and visit - it's the other side of Wagga, but certainly do-able as a day trip visit. And yep, the cops are nasty around those parts LOL.

PP, that's not good at all about the mastitis! I hope it goes away soon for you.

[MamaPan]

Arte - I just saw your ticker! OMG it could happen any time! was W early/late? i am SOOOOOOOOO excited now!

[Ginger]

arte- woooo hoooo on W's sleep.
i'm just hanging for the night they both sleep through. no doubt i'll lay there with my eyes wide open staring at the ceiling LOL
i seriously love the name ginger for a little girl, i think it's sooo pretty- like olive.

pap- glad the ABs are working. don't you think it's weird we all got mast the 2nd time bfing? did you hav it at all last time? i didn't

my friend is about to come around with all my new photos of the boys. can't wait to see them all.

[MamaPan]

yep G i was thinking the same thing - i never had an issue with N. i wonder if it is bc we have less time/concentration on feeding so dont drain as well, feed with one hand (ie poor attachment) etc?

[Patooties]

pap- I'm definitely no supermum!! (undies over the lycra tights would definitely not suit me anyway lol) I hope you're feeling better soon - mummies just haven't got time to be sick!

arte - you must laugh all day with the things W says. When I first bought my gutsucking undies - Zoe said to me - "Mum! You're bottom is soooo tiny!". (she got extra ice-cream that night )

trill - that's great that A is doing well now.

G - Self settling can come later - especially if you're getting a good nights sleep (well at least hopefully L will be all better soon, and then you can get a good nights sleep)

[Junglemum]

(undies over the lycra tights would definitely not suit me anyway lol)

i dunno, those gut sucks you recommended are pretty hot. Work a treat btw, thanks!

[Artechim]

G, I'm with Jazah on that one - self settling will happen eventually. This time round I don't give a flying toss about day sleeps, just let me sleep at night lol. How are things going with your friend with the girl that is a bit rough?

JaZaH, I might invest in some gutsuckers after this bub is out - never went back to normal after W and I suspect that more babies doesn't do any magic for the tummy muscle tone. Cute about Z's comment, lol that she got extra icecream. How did your day with the how to dress lady go? Some of the mums at mothers group were talking about how they would love to do that.

MD, how is your assignment going? Not done yet? Why are you in here!!! Hope it is going well.

PAP, W was induced at 39+2 days. I suspect he would have come pretty close to the due date. I have just realised today that I have no idea what to expect for a natural labour - do you get some sort of warning or can it just start? Hope you are feeling better.

Trill, I hope he learns some tact at some stage, it is not a strong point atm.

Renee, R's rash sounds terrible. I hope it clears up soon.

DH has gone out spotlighting (possums, not buying fabric) and I am bored. I really should go to bed.

[Junglemum]

Arte- i was induced first time around and going into labour naturally was VERY different for me. So much better, more manageable, in fact i l really enjoyed it and can't wait to do it again. Mine just started at about 2am i started havin cx 10 min apart, not painful until 7am though. i had heaps of time, but she was posterior so that slowed things down a bit. As it is your second things can happen pretty quickly. I guess everyone is different. My cousins water broke and she had her little girl 4 hours later. (her second, first was 12 hours, induced). I can't wait to hear! Did i tell you Angela is a GREAT name.

[Ozstar]

Just wanted to quickly say hi, had planned on posting but am now buggered lol. WIll post tomorrow.