Welcome AmalA. Congrats on the birth of your first. Have you got a boy or girl? I thought Anzac Day was going to be Ds's birthday too as I was in labour most of the day....but he arrived very late on the 26th April.
Mel... I'll slap ya on Friday...pmsl yes I'm a sop! WOOHOO on going for number 3! I have an Outlander, but no way you'd get a third seat in it. I do know someone though who has a Holden Adventra and she has 3 seats in it. They're really quite roomy!! The back boot area in them is HUGE too. Like OMG huge lol. So that's the only input I can give you
Well, Oskar slept ALL night without waking in his own room in his own bed. Then had his day sleep today and couldn't wait to go to bed tonight lol. He's flown the tight coup bahahaha. Left the nest in his own little way. I am happy though that he's feeling secure and comfy enough to have done it. Also I love that there was decision making in it for him. I'm assuming that they have their own way of "weighing things up" and that makes me proud of him.
Oh I found out today another of my friends is pg!!! 15 wks... WOOHOO... so here's the list -
1 & 2/ due Nov - 2 friends, although one of them thinks she'll be about 5/6 wks early. She's always had her bubs early, last was 5 wks early.
3/ due Feb
4/ due March
5/ due April
.... man looks like I'm going to be knee deep in baby showers and finding nice little gifts as they're all second/third time mums so I'm trying to think of different things which are a bit more unusual I guess. I guessed with all of them too before they said anything lol. Must have an inbuilt pg test/radar in me...haha.
Hmmmm sleep Mel... last night Elijah woke at 11pm, 3am, 4:45am, 6am.... I kinda gave up then. He better do better tonight cos I need a better block of sleep.
Noah was sleeping those kind of hours too Cass. All of last week and I was beside myself by the end of the week. This week he's back to waking around 1am, 4 and then 6.30. He was a bit restless last night. I fed him at 6.30 this morning and then we just dozed off as we world normally do. Usually it's only for an hour or so...but this morning we woke up at 9.30! I kept looking at the clock when I woke up trying to comprehend what it said, then I got up and checked the other clocks to see what they said! lol He must have been tired after his restless night. I think his teeth are bothering him again. They look quite swollen down the bottom today and very white again.
Have just been doing a bit of reading about solids. We'll probably be starting in a few weeks. Anyone in here done, or will be doing BLS? I was all prepared for mushing up fruit and veg, but it seems there apparently isn't much of a need for that?
Welcome Amala my little man was born on Anzac day too, everyone thinks its wonderful as his great grandfather was a general and his cousins are jealous he gets a day off for his birthday every year!
Well Jacob put on 1kg in two weeks with the thickened food which was fantastic, though he is sick again...so im thinking its time for a change of job! Had an interview today as a smoking cessation officer so fingers crossed. His sleeping has been terrible awake every 1-2 hours for a quick mouthful because his nose is blocked, so tired!
He is vocalising heaps more and has discovered his feet hold a lot of ineterest, have been trying a little bit of solids but he just gags or spits it out. Just a quick question jacob does not appear to have tears yet, is that normal? Also thinking of seeing a paedatrician as if he takes much more than 100mL he vomits but i dont know i dont want to be a hypocondriact (sp?)
Well i think thats it for us ladies, hope you and all your bubs are doing well, drooling profficiently!
Morning, both boys are still asleep as 7! I love it when this happens, just that litle bit of time to myself.
Welcome AmalA!
Bee, fantastic that Jacob is putting on weight now! I hope that gets the nurse off your case. I know babies don't produce tears when they are born, but technically they should have them by now. I haven't really noticed whether Edward has tears yet, I will check next time he cries and let you know. I wouldn't worry too much though, he is still little. I wouldn't get too stressed about vomiting either. Definitely ask at your next appointment, but if he is putting on weight now then he is probably just fine.
Good luck with getting the new job.
Megan, I haven't really done BLS as my boys have started too early to just hand them pieces of food. I am actually steaming some apples to mush up for Edward right now. It is a great idea though, Byron was eating pieces of food from about 6 months so kind of like BLS. I did still puree some stuff like beetroot and eggplant to makes dips and spreads for him for a long time. I think the most important thing is to give them lots of variety, irrelevant of whether it is mushy or not. And let them see you eating lots of different things. Hopefully then they won't be too picky.
Bee, if Jacob is spitting the food out then he isn't really ready, so you might as well wait a few more weeks.
Cass, I really like the older Outlanders too, bummer! I have come to the conclusion that car companies don't expect anyone to have more than 2 kids anymore. Everything that is reasonably priced, and not a super gigantic 4WD (which I don't want) is just that bit too narrow.
I will keep the pram between us tomorrow until I can be sure you won't really slap me.
Hello everyone, its kind of quiet in here at the moment.
Mel - Awesome that youve decided to go for a third bub, wish my DH would agree to that but no hope there. We have a subaru liberty. No chance of getting three seats in the back. Sorry.
Cass and Megan - wonderful to know that my DS is not the only one getting up at strange hours. I cant keep up with it. some nights he wakes 3 times, and others he wakes once. Poor boobs.
Cass - AWWW, sound like you're having a hard time with Oscar moving into the big bed. He still loves you just as much, but growing too and gaining independence. Good on him. Sounds like you get to enjoy lots of newborn cuddles in the not to distant future.
Megan - I havent read much about BLS and didnt do it with DD. What are you supposed to do?
Bee - I think tears arrive from about 6 weeks of age. You might like to ask your GP or the ECN
Budda is getting close to sitting up which I can't wait for. He is NOT interested in rolling at all and only plays with his feet if he is sitting up. I'm not in a hurry for the rolling yet though.
...... hmmmm there's been a few times in the past few days where Oskar has said he wants to sleep in his "old bed". Tonight I really had to steer him to his room. We've put Elijah out of the hammock and into the cot cos we weren't sure if he was trying to roll a bit or move more in his sleep and that was what was waking him. We moved Oskar at a similar age too. Anyway, I had to really try to explain to him that Elijah now needed his old bed as he was too big for his little bed and that Oskar had the nice big new bed (he has one from Ikea which can be short or lengthened as he grows, we've got it short - so it's more like a wide cot really) just the same as the car seats - Elijah got the old one and Oskar the new. Then I turned on the Tad frog (which is Elijah's and told him Elijah was sharing it with him if he wanted it).... he rolled over and went to sleep. I don't have a problem if he wanted to go in the cot, I'd put Elijah in my bed and DH in the spare lol. Any thoughts? Would it be a bad idea to do that? I kinda thought that he'd probably either want the new bed after 10 mins or so or the next night if he did go to sleep. Andy thinks it'd be setting up something bad if we did, that he might regress with it. He only said it after he saw Elijah in it the other day and he was only laying there, not asleep anyway. Sorry, that turned out a bit longer than expected.
Bee, I can't remember how long for tears now. I do know they don't have tears for a little while though. Also, they can be blocked as they should technically have tears now. I think you can gently massage the inner corner area of the eye to help this?? Your GP should be able to help you. I don't think they worry about it as a potential problem just yet though.
Nell, Elijah gets the bottom half rolled so he's basically on his tummy but the shoulder doesn't follow lol. Sitting, he can do in the bumbo but I think he's still a little way off doing that on his own. Funny though cos Oskar was almost sitting now. He may have had more practice though cos I kinda have to save Elijah a lot from Oskar's "loving" lol so I have to pick him up possibly more at times.
I'm so glad as this helps him out heaps as he suffers from reflux and needs to be upright a lot of the time. I'm still placing pillows around the back, as he throws himself sometimes if he looks up too quickly.
Cass - Personally I would stick with the bed situation you have now. Oskar made the move on his own but is obviously missing the closeness that he used to have to you. He'll get used to his bed soon and Elijah now needs his old bed (the cot). It doesn't mean you love him any less because he is in his own rom and own bed, he's just looking for that same feeling he's always had. I shouldnt talk though - I have always had beauty in her own bed and own room. I've found smells can help a big change as well. Didnt say that very well.....what I mean is you could give Oskar a worn tshirt of yours to take to bed so he feels safe in his new environment. Just a suggestion.
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