Babies Born April 2007 #9

Excellent Kaz!

Quiet day for us...Louis is feeling a bit better which is good. Dylans a bit grizzly...

Hope you're all well!

HI Guys,
well I am posting under the humid climes of the vaporiser! Its baaccckk! Poor bubs was so congested at about 3 this morning I ended up sleeping with him in the chair in his nusery till Dh got up at 6:30 - he wouldnt settle anywhere else poor chick - he is super grissly today and I feel a bit of a train wreck after sleeping in a chair but its nice to be home with him as I worked yesterday and always miss him to bits.
Did I miss something about the bi -carb? Is that a cradle cap trick? I have been using the Avene (?) stuff from the chemist which is only ok, he still has it.
Mel - good on her for getting the swallowing down pat! Beau still struggles but its cute to watch
Dan - we have deli near us - I will check them out
Kris - sorry Louis is sick - hope it doesnt get passed around you all...I have been thinking more and more about the self settling and the dummy cause I feel I am forever popping it in now at night - I have started reading the chapter in baby love about taking away all the settling techniques and letting them cry and self settle for a week. Has anybody read this too? Do you plan on trying it?
Ok better go and do some domestic duties...groan.

Hi all,

We have had an ok few nights, though last night she woke 4 times twice for a feed. She's also been taking an extra bottle some days, so I'm wondering if she is having another growth spurt? She's been soo fussy on the breast though and I think she's realised that the bottle is easier for her than suckling :( . She will only suck for 3 or so mins on each side before getting really fussy. The only feed she doesn't fuss is the first one in the morning. I give up trying to figure her out...
I have decided to keep up with the food now, she still has no idea how to eat it. but the only way she'll learn is if we keep trying...
Today I was sunning her on the carpet with no nappy on and guess what she did?...Yep she poo'd everywhere. Lucky I thought to put two towels under her bum and that she stayed on them! I bent down to blow a raspberry on her tummy and she fluffed and as I was saying to her 'Oooh you stink, dont poo on the floor....I look down and she's pooing!!

Melissa, good luck with the specialist, I hope the harness comes off this time. As for the feeding thing, I'm still tring to get Lil to actually eat the food I put in her mouth.
Have fun with your wedding preparations!

Kristie, so sorry to hear Louis has been so sick, hopefully everyone else stays well. I can't believe that Dylan is eating 1/2 a cup of food! Lily won't even eat a whole tablespoon yet.
Yep she's a big girl for sure, my back will tell anyone who asks!

Jen, sorry to hear Beau's sick again, I hope he gets better soon.

Ok must go bring in the washing...yay!

Hi!

It's quiet in here! We had a quiet weekend - Dh worked both days and Louis is still sick so it was nice to just spend some time at home...

Jen - bugger Beau is sick...Dylan woke up this morning and was so blocked I put saline nose drops in and 2 big clumps of green snot game out - no wonder he could hardly breath!!!
Yep - rub bi-carb on his head while he's in the bath to get rid of cradle cap - got rid of Dylans in a few days. You don't leave it on or anything - just rub it on and rinse it straight off...
I understand the getting up all night putting dummy's in!! I can't do much about it with the boys sharing a room though...Louis got over it around 9 months old when he could start putting his own dummy back in. Dylan can put his dummy in but I've started wrapping him up tight again as he also can take it out of his mouth to play with it...LOl. They say no to do any control crying before 6 months but they do it at sleep school...

Kel - Dylan cracks it if he's hungry and my let down takes a while to kick in. As soon as I have let down he's happy to drink away - it's like he gets frustrated that he's not getting enough milk at the time...Maybe thats whats happening??
LOl on the poo! Lucky you had nappies down!!
I know - he eats heaps!!

Got to go and get ready for bed - I'm buggered! Chat later!

Hi All,
Beau still sick and I just finished a marathon 4hr grumble session - he has been down for 2 hrs now so hopefully he wakes up more him self!! He was very happy to try some pureed pear and farex last night - he is not so impressed with banana...(and it makes his poo look like spinach! He has started growling too - like doing a poo noise but all the time! Its pretty funny...
Hey Kris - I tried the saline drops but his snot (TMI) is pretty clear so they didnt do much - I am using demazin and panadol occassionally too. I stopped using his vaporizer cause I think its keeping his cold 'wet' IYKWIM? ok - if at 9 months he can put his dummy back in I will chill out!
Kel - god I sympathise with you - thats the reason Beau ended up on the bottle and I am still expressing - he would fight it too after a few minutes - there was always milk there but - i thought maybe the flow was too fast? I dont know - are you expressing when she wont feed? i know you worked so hard to get your supply up in the first place. try not to let it stress you out too much ((hugs))
I am going to go to my mums next week and am thinking about weaning off pumping while I am there - I havent told DH - he wants me to do EBM till Beau is 6months - but he doesnt have to do it 5 times a day hey?
Ok I think he is getting restless and I can hear farty bum!! I am not posting until some more of you guys drop in - I look like a larry looser LOL
xx
Enjoy the sunshine hopefully!

Hi!

Don't know if I already wrote or not but Dylans finally blowing raspberries - it's the cutest thing ever! hehe. I really can't remember Louis doing it at all...or at least not until he was a lot older.
Well, I'm getting sick now as well...I feel like crap...All I want to do is curl up and have a sleep but thats not going to happen.

Jen - LOl at the growling! Hope he gets better soon. Aaah yeah the drops won't help if it's just running out anyway...I think it just helps clear a blocked nose...
I think you've done an amazing job expressing this long!!! What a lot of extra hard work!

It has been pretty quiet in here..

Hello strangers, it feels like forever since I've been on here. We have been so flat out. Sorry haven't got time to read & remember what everyone has written, have the inlaws staying this week. They haven't seen Charlie for 5months & wow has he been spoilt...they bought a Swing for him & managed to jam it in their luggage, classic....we are so excited as we couldn't buy him one up here.

Not sure who mentioned about the taxi, but I find that amazing. When we went to Perth each time I ordered a taxi they didn't have carseats available & the lady told me it's legal for me to hold bubs on my lap!! I was shocked, so I wonder if it's different everywhere.

Are we the only one's not on solids yet?? Oh well, he's going along fine...will wait til we get back from our Holidays I think. Though might skip the rice cereal.

Hope all of those with sick bubs are feeling better.

Charlie has been sleeping much better, but we still have to wrap him tight which is very annoying. But what ever works. He's in bed by 7pm most nights, no real fuss & either wakes for feed around 4 or not at all....though some nights we are up & down re-wrapping.

Ok really got to run....hope everyone is well. Will check in later for a better catch up.

Kristie, Yay on the raspberries. Charlie did it flat out for a week & we haven't heard any since. Though at the moment foot sucking is the in thing.

wow it is quiet in here, we must all be pretty busy. Hey Kristie, gees am sorry to hear youre sick. You guys have had a bad run of it this winter. Hopefully now that the weather is picking up things will get better.
Last night was the crappiest night I have had for a while. After sleeping through for about 4 nights, Olivia woke up at 1am for a feed, thats ok, but then she started crying around 4 and she was asleep. I couldnt settle her, the she woke up and just cried for about half hour. I sat in the rocker settling her, then she got all playful and started blowing raspberries. grrr. So I put her to bed wide awake, she didnt go to sleep and became more and more unsettled. So around 530 I put her to bed with us. Finally she went to sleep around 6. So in a nut shell, I'm tired. But I will get over it:)
Ok, on my health kick...again.... although this time I am just eating really healthy and doing more exercies. I already lost 1kg. I'm more pumped in doing it coz my SIL is doing with me.
Oh and on the solids topic... I cant get Olivia to eat Farex, with or without fruit. It goes in the mouth and straight out onto the face. Can i give her anything else??????????
got to run, thanks for listening.
Melissa

Mel in the Heinz range you can get Vanilla custard in the same form as farex. Phoebe loves this for a change from the farex and you can still put fruit with it. Also Ive just started her on Vaalia baby yoghurt with friut and she loves that too but have found I need to thicken it a tad with the rice cereal

Hi!

We're all still sick...bleurgh. Off to take Dylan to the dr's today as he has conjunctivitis. Looks like its getting better with all the breast milk I keep pooring in his eyes but best to get it checked out. We're all feeling very sorry for ourselves - hehehe. It's so hard looking after the 2 kids and feeling rotten yourself...Basically had to sleep all night with Dylan as he just wasn't feeling well and wanted his mummy.

Erin - Good to hear from you - glad you're well. Yeah on the swing. Thats interesting - I can't imagine it would be legal to have a bubba on your lap no matter what state your in. Thats great bubs is still sleeping so well - I wouldn't stress about the wrapping - we're still doing it to - whatever works i say!! Hehe on the feet - Dylan loves his as well. Isn't it just a gorgeous age at the moment - I get excited because it just keeps getting better and better!

Mel - Sorry to hear you had a rotten night...Dylan was awake at 4.30am this morning and didn't want to go back to sleep - little bugger. Dh ended up putting the tv on for him until he got grizzly again...I can soo see sleep school coming our way! LOL!
Yeah at losing a kg! Fantastic. I'm not losing anything at the moment...I think because I'm so tired I'm eating to try and get more energy iykwim?
Hmmm On the solids - will she just eat plain mushed veggies or fruit?? If not, maybe she's just not ready to get started yet...some bubbas just don't get into it this early...

Tiffany - Oooh Louis loved the powder custard - is that the organic your talking about? I just picked up from the supermarket the other day - I couldn't remember when I started giving it to Louis but I used to mix it with plain jalna yoghurt and apple puree. It tasted so good - my 8yo niece and my sister used to always finish off what Louis wouldn't eat - LOL! YOu could thicken your yoghurt with the custard powder instead of rice cereal - I'm sure she'd love it! I then warm it in the microwave just to take the chill off it...always did that with yoghurt as it's too cold for them straight out of the fridge.
I must make some more veggies for Dylan though - Some zucchini and sweet potato i think are next on my list.

Hmm enough of my waffling - better go and feed the munchkins brekky! hehe.

Chat later!

Hey, thanks for the advice. Olivia likes avocado, so I am going to give that to her for breakfast this morning. see how it goes. Much better sleep last night, only up once for a feed, shame I didnt sleep well!
Take care
love Melissa

Kris- Yeah it is and yeah I have thickened it with the custard powder too. Ive just had Phoebe trying Kiwifruit yesterday and she loved it with the custard. Its good with summer coming on we are getting all the summer fruits popping up in the markets up here.

Hey Everybody -
Bubs is being a bit of a handful the last few days - i am not sure what to put it down to if anything...
he has the flu true, but he is GRUMPY! Wont play like normal - I have knocked off the solids for a while as I dont know if the fruit is upsetting him? He seems worse since having a bit of panadol and demazin the last week or so- could that have done it?
He is only happy in his baby bjorn out and about at the moment...
Is there a storm at 20 weeks? God help his nanny tomorrow!

Hi!

We've been out and about today...took Dylan to the dr's and got some drops for his eyes poor little monkey...It's a bit of a hassle getting them in though but I've learnt to trick him! hehe.

Melissa - How did the avocado go?? Dylan always gags on hit...hehe. Always the way - when they sleep we don't.

Tiffany - I know - it's so exciting. Mango's and peaches and nectarines! Yum! Louis still prefers fruit over lollies/cakes - I want to keep it that way with the boys for as long as i can! hehe.

Jen - sorry to hear Beau's grumpy...he doesn't have an ear infection or something does he?? My boys haven't had one so I'm not sure what the symptoms are but that can be a reason for extra grumpiness. Someone said there was a 19 week storm the other day so maybe he's having it a week late! LOL!

Better do some tidying up! Chat later!

Hi ladies,

Well I haven't been around for a while, I have had alot to do with uni and family stuff. DH has been working alot of nights too, so I have been on my own for a few days. He's off now for 6 days so that is really good. I can catch up on my sleep. We've been visiting friends too which is nice.
Lils taken to waking at 5am again, which really kills me, I HATE early mornings and 5am is tooooo early, in my books, 5am is still night time! She is still not fussed on eating solids, well not off a spoon or pureed anyway. She'll suck on whole pieces of fruit when I eat it but to have puree...no way Hozey (sp?!).

Ok gotta go to a strata meeting (how much fun!!) be back later.

Hi girls,

It has been so long since I have been in here. Glad to see that we are all going well except for you Kristie. I hope you all get better soon. Well Luke cut his first tooth on Sunday and than yesterday his second one cut thru. We now get a bit of a shock when he chomps down on our fingers. lol

Well better get going on a busy morning. will drop in real soon

Hey,
The avocado went much better, she didnt eat as much but at least she chewed and swallowed. We're having a crap time of it at he minute. Olivia has been grumpy, crying clingy, not sleeping...last night spent the whole night in our bed which she hasnt done for months. Could put it down to a few things...teething, a cold and shes due for her 26 week storm. Cant believe she will be six months on monday..omg. Jen i looked at my chart on the fridge and there is a storm at 17 weeks then 26. Hope he settles soon.
Well we are off to the specialist today.....will report back later.
take care
love melissa

yay iona...well done for luke! is that our first teeth around here??

Mason finally took a bottle of formula last night and he slept for an hour longer....fingers crossed he keeps this up

:hello: to everyone...hope youre all well