Babies Born April 2008 #2

[sarah_dobbo2]

evening all,


alittlegrubi - Shoegal - Tarnee: Just a quick note, thanks for your lovely comments. I seen it done on a website,(Purple Stork :: Photo birth announcements) and copied it in my own programs, then went to Harvey Norman to print a heap out to give as thank you cards to people. Only cost me $5 in end.
* I can try and do yours for you, just not sure on time frame, new baby and DS at home 24/7. I mean it could take me a few days to get done, you will have to email me over the photos to personal email account just PM me and I will send it over. No need for fee, I enjoy doing it. As you can tell I love my photography. I need about 5-10 none blurred photos. I can crop and resize them from there and I can email you back over when done. Have a look at the site above, to see if their is a type you like, and I will try and get it like that. Bacground have to be one plain colour eg, black, white, green, blue, pink, yellow, orange. Anyway really as long as it all on colour.

~Beatrix~ I have tried a few time to try and post photos in galley with no luck. If there is an easy way please explain. (idiot directions if you don't mine)

Well Wyatt asleep in arms, so am off to bed, and put him down and get some much needed rest.

Cheers
Sarah

[Beatrix]

Sure Sarah

Ok if you go into gallery

ETA just looked and you have done it!! beautiful pics

[sarah_dobbo2]

Ok, just figure it out, but how do I make them private, and not in the general galley. Would like them under mine, so when someone goes into my galley they will only see my photo'd no everyone elses.

[Danielle]

Grubbi: Thanks so much for that info! oh my god I think I definitely have thrush int he breasts, all of those symptoms me and my baby have! argh! So do you have it too? I think the only reason I have pain now is from that! it hurts just to wear a bra. Oh and Im with you with the whole driving thing too grubbi... I have been driving on the weekend and ended up real sore afterwards, you sorta dont realise huh, you think your feeling ok and walking ok so you think you'll be fine then by the end of it your walking like you were the day after theatre again, thats how it goes for me anyhows. I want to start exercising now but know its not the greatest idea only 3 weeks out of major abdominal surgery having a c section really does suck puts you back from bein able to do alot for quiet sometime.

does anyone know if the doctor can give you anything for thrush in the breast? or anything like that? I am certain I have it now. maybe if we can get rid of that we can successfully breastfeed without any pain fingers crossed! cause bubby looks at me with this twinkle in his eye everytime i give him formula and turns his head naturally in the direction of my boob, he so doesnt wanna come off his mummas boobie!

thanks again grubbi.

[alittlegrubi]

Danielle Nelle posted

the MCHN told us to use (I think it's called) Daktarin mouth gel.... if you rub it in their mouth and on your nipples...well, eventually it cleared up for us. I got told to use lanolin as a barrier cream on nipples too, because breastmilk is so rich in nutrients, thrush can thrive. And change breastpads frequently. All the best with clearing it up!

I'd say give that a try - or go to the chemist and ask them for something for it.

[Danielle]

thanks! I am going to the doctors tomorrow now to see what he has to say about it too, my poor little boy thats probably why hes been crying all the time... awww now I feel bad, have to get on top of it now clear it up for the both of us, we will both be happier for it!

[Marlene]

Hi there girls. I am new to this thread, my darling boy was born on 30th April, but was due 5th May, so I was in the May belly buddies group. So, you April girls won't know me as yet. Just a quick post to let you know I am here, as have to get back to bubs, i will try and drop back in tomorrow.

[Sharon19270]

Crikey you girls have chatted up a storm today.

Beatrix if we didn't have a waterbed I would probably do some co-sleeping too.
Danielle I felt so silly when I started crying today, but I realise that our hormones are still out of whack. It is so easy to doubt our skills as a mother when we are tired and bub's are screaming.
sarah ditto to what everyone else is saying, your photos are gorgeous.
Grubi I have a book called Baby Love, by Robin Barker, she is an Australian Dr (got to meet her at a baby expo 6 years ago) and she says the same thing about them not learning 'bad habits'
Tarnee Jordan was like that too, and we think that it was because when he was on our chest he could hear/feel our heartbeat and it relaxed him as that was what he could hear in the womb, probably has nothing to do with it at all but it sounded good at the time LOL hopefully she goes back to normal soon, or at least will stay asleep once you put her in her bed.
Leyla couldn't stand not having a shower, I usually have one at night when DH is home and if Oliver is crying he can take over for 10-15 mins. Do you have a bouncer or something that he would be happy to lie in that you can put in the bathroom with you while you have your shower?
Shoegal that is a great weight gain for Baxter, keep up the good work.
Marlene welcome to our group I look forward to chatting with, you have a little cutie there.

Oliver has been much better tonight so far (touch wood) I think that he may have just woken himself up too much last night due to being really hungry, doing a poo halfway through feed so that I then had to change him again so that woke him more, then wind pain and then he just wanted to stay awake. I have just fed him not long ago, and I am about to head off to bed, he stayed very sleepy during his feed so I am confident he will stay asleep till next feed.

Hi to everyone else I missed (sorry)

for me, see you all tomorrow.

[Danielle]

Yaaaay! I finally worked out how to downsize my photo of Ryley to add it into my ticker! woo-hoo! chubby little thing! hehe

[alittlegrubi]

I can try and do yours for you, you will have to email me over the photos to personal email account just PM me and I will send it over. As you can tell I love my photography. I need about 5-10 none blurred photos.
Cheers
Sarah

Sarah I think I need some photography lessons before I could send you appropriate pictures I was thinking of doing something like this for her baptism in October - so I guess between now and say August I can improve on my photography skills and then send them to you with the wording.
Oh I just went to the site again and noticed the tips on taking photos - will have to try it out.
Hope that you are managing to get some quality time with Landon as well as Wyatt. I've been trying today with Logan, but he just wants to watch spiderman.

BeatrixCould you sweeten with honey???

[Fire]

I have "medicated" my daughter naturally her whole life, so she is used to taking horrible tasting stuff but with chamomile, I make a strong brew and then put a shot glass full of it for her to take. She takes this a half hour before bedtime and it helps her fall asleep (useful for restless/wound up days and even sickness). I don't use sugar in it, I treat is as "medicine" so I make it as small as possible and she shoots it back with a "chaser" afterwards (usually watery juice).

Not sure how long things take to reach the milk. I would imagine it depends on how long it takes to digest and reach the bloodstream and therefore milk (therefore liquids would probably be faster). It may also depend on the substance. Apparently alcohol for instance has shown peak levels in breast milk about 30 to 90 minutes after one drink. So I just figure if I take something at the time of a feed, by the time of the next feed it will be in the milk, assuming the feed is an hour to four away, preferably about two hours from the looks of things. So at a guess, to have a baby settle at 8pm for several hours, then I'd drink the tea at about 6 or at the previous feed, no longer than 4 hours before. I like Ci to be at his most settled after midnight, so I drink the tea at 9/10pm. But it's all an experiment at this stage for me. Tell me if you have the same success and how you did it, too.

Wondering, anyone pumping and storing yet? I'm waiting until the 6/8 week mark, but looking at pumps. With DD, I hired the ABA electric whizz bang pump - it was fast and you beaut. I may do that again but I'm also wondering how good the ones in the stores are. A medela one is endorsed by the ABA I noticed. Anyone have any recommendations?

[Fire]

Oh, btw, I haven't used it but have meant to try it, apparently Stevia is a good sweetener and much less is used than sugar but it isn't artificial. But I find it tastes yuk, and so does my daughter, no amount of sweetening might help for some kids you may have to treat it like medicine.

[Fire]

Sorry to serial post but I found this interesting:

Some mums feel their babies are hungrier in the evening and need to 'fill up' before sleeping for a longer period at night. This may make them feed more frequently or for longer at this time. Some babies also have a strong need to suck for comfort and will become unsettled soon after coming off the breast.

Following your baby's lead and feeding according to need can be the answer here. You may need to feed very frequently for a few hours, but will have a settled, sleepy baby at the end of it all. It has also been theorised that we need this frequent feeding in the early evening to help maintain our milk supply for the following day.

From the ABA website (accidentally closed the link) in "arsenic hour".

Also:

Preservative 282 in bread is by far the worst,' she wrote later. 'Within 3 hours, Chris is screaming in agony and has chronic diarrhoea. When I was breastfeeding and ate 282 he would react within 12 hours. Colours make him really hyperactive'. As well, Chris was affected by some natural chemicals called salicylates.

Like Dani, most mothers have never heard of salicylates, yet doctors have reported since the 1960s and1970s that some children's behaviour can be affected while 'under the influence' of these natural pesticides in some medications, most fruit and some vegetables. Food processing has led to an increase not only in additives but also in our daily intake of salicylates because, for example, there are many more salicylates in a serve of juice that contains the equivalent of ten oranges plus peel than in one orange.

Australian Breastfeeding Association - More restless babies

[Nettie]

For those curious souls... I chickened out and waited until DH came home before going to loo... but would have worn bubs if I needed to.

I would love to try the chamomile/peppermint tea trick, but as I am exclusively expressing, I can't judge what time the milk I express will be consumed.. unless I take chamomile and peppermint tea (combined) at each expressing... then it's in all of them!

Janine - I have the Madela Lactina and it works a treat for me. I tried the Madela symphony at our local hospital (before I got my pump) and it was brilliant (had a two phase pumping technique) - but these are more expensive to hire and none were available when I needed a pump.

Just getting a quick post in while I've got a spare minute - but I have good news today! I don't know if it's me giving up caffiene, but we had a sleep through night last night! Liam slept from before midnight until around 6.15 am. Whoo hooo! It also helped that I started 'getting' what other people were saying about 'cluster feeding' in the early evening - night and wondered if Liam was hungry at that time (he's usually a bit ratty) - so I just kept giving him feeds every time he got niggly and he had heaps (150 - 200ml over a few hours). We are SO doing that again!

Anyway - I'm off to the football (soccer for the uninitiated) - haven't seen a game all season yet!

[shellbell]

Hi all, some of you will know me from the bellybuddies group - my DS - Luke - was born on 17 April via emergency c-section. Things are going quite well at the moment - he is a bit of a horror in the evenings, but such an angel the rest of the time it is hard to complain (although when he is screaming at midnight I do complain!!). Anyway, wanted to drop in and say hi - I don't have ready access to the internet until I return to work in July but will drop in every now and then.

Fire I have bought an Avent electric pump - it is awesome.

[chelle66]

Hello all, im here, just been very sick..infection and the drama that goes with it..anyway...
Janine I also have the avent electric, had a go today with Blake, he tried to drink 40 mls, was funny to watch him but he did it! I left it to late with previous child and he didint want a bar of it..ever...
You girls all sound like you are going great guns..I cant get my lad to go past 3 hours...and during the night its every 2! how do you stretch..he was 11pd14 and friends are telling me he want heaps, but he only feeds for like 5 mins then hes all dun and asleep..very hard to wake...but Im guessing thats my prob??
So Im just exhausted..so have to go to bed..
Take care

[sarah_dobbo2]

hey Grubi,

Yeah we Alise landon Wyatt and I all walked over to town today. Big mistake now, I feel like I am pregnant again with baby pushing head down. Anyway Wyatt was alseep for the whole ride which was great just started to wake up when we got back. Landon rode on top of pram and Alise walked with me. We stopped off at McDonald's on the way back and kids had play in kids area. Then when we got over the river, I got the kids an icecream to eat on last part of walk home. Landon had to walk as he slow eater and icecream was running everywhere. I didn't want to get pram dirty/messy. It was a good morning. Came home put landon to bed for his day nap, and wyatt woke up.
Re-orgainsed DVD so can find them in unit, and have just gotten back from taken Alise and Landon across road to school on their bikes. Landon got big boy bike this week and we have had to ride it every day.

How is Greer doing? How is Logan going with Greer?