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Shoegal that is great news about Baxter, you will probably find that he will start to 'fatten up' now that he is having some good weight gains.
Zennie the last 4 days or so Oliver has been sleeping from 10.30pm to around 6.30am which is fantastic for me, his 10.30 feed is a sneaky one as he is still half asleep and I get him up for that one but stay in his dark room and feed, have you tried the sneaky feed? it doesn't work for everyone, but at least if you do it around the time you would normally go off to bed you may find that you then get to sleep through to a more respectable hour in the morning.
Taurusa have been thinking of getting something like that CD, a friends mum taped a thing on TV last year, I think it was the baby whisperer but I never got to watch it and now I can't find the tape that it was on, will have to have another proper look and not just a 'boy look'
alittlegrubi I don't think that anyone has a 'perfect' relationship, my DH and I have a fantastic one, but definitely not perfect.
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Thanks Sharon, he already feels heavier and is getting cute, chubby cheeks too.
Re - Dunstan Baby Language, I watched this before Baxter was born and he only does the "neh" for hungry, he's lost it as he has got older but it was very distinct when he was younger.
Perth/WA girls - you can actually borrow it through your local public library, that's what I did.
SG
xo
PS - Baxter slept from 10.30pm until 5.30am last night so his mumma is feeling great today!
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Alittlegrubi - (no expert here only had the dvd for 3 days) but lah if you can hear the h sound she said ha word is for uncomfortable... she said to listen for the h sound. Too hot/cold/ doesn't like where she is or wet nappy.... other wise there is an ow word is for tired, neh (as said before) for food, eh (listen for the e short e sound like in egg) is for wind and the errrr with the e but more emphasis on the rrrr is for a lower wind pain.
Anyone else had success with any of the words???
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We're doing ok here at the moment. I've figured out DS a bit more so I'm better at settling him - although I'm sure this is only temporary!
If I get the chance - I might check out what my library has this week - thanks for the suggestion Taurusa!
Shoegal - well done on the sleep! What a clever little boy you have there! I wouldn't put too much faith in those 'percentile' thingys... every little person is unique and your boy is just where he is supposed to be. Well done mamma! I'm also about to look at some weight loss techniques - haven't lost much at all since the birth. But I do eat a lot of bad food at the moment! Will try to get that under control in the next week or so... but am always so hungry!! Need to lose about 16 kgs to get back to where I was before pregnancy hit! :doh:
Sharon - I'm too scared to rouse DS for a 'sneaky feed'. Not sure it would work anyway as he seems quite determined that things are done on his terms! I'd probably be wasting my time (and milk - as he has EBM and once he's fed from the bottle, I'm supposed to throw out the leftovers). Sounds like it would work well for those of you lucky enough to put your babies to the breast...
On the partner issue - DH & I are going along quite well. Had some words today but I'm really proud about how grown up we were. We didn't get petty or have cheap shots, but were able to tell each other how we felt and cleared some things up quite maturely. It probably helps that we've been together for 18 years now so we pretty much know each other and we don't need to play games anymore!
Have updated the photo below - he's smiling well now. So adorable!
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Hi all,
Still having a rough trot with BJ at the moment, sleeps are being interrupted by him arching his back and crying...then he'll pass wind and relax for a while....
Im waiting impatiently for tuesday morning (its a public holiday here on monday so I cant book in for the paed)....and hopefully we'll get an appt soon....
Dr is concerned enough that if I cant get one next week, I need to call her, and she'll book us in with the Paed as a rush case.
p.s when I get to log on for more than 2 minutes at a time, I'll do personals
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Thanks Nettie, I shouldn't pay attention to percentiles, but it's hard when people comment on how small he is. :(
Liam has such a full and dark head of hair, just gorgeous!
Will keep updated with the Weight Watchers progress...
SG
xo
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Shoegal I might check out my local library too, you never know, they may just have it.
Nettie don't blame you for not wanting to take a chance with the sneaky feed since you are feeding EBM, don't want to waste the precious mummy milk :D WOW look at how dark Liam's hair is. I can't wait till Oliver is smiling more so that we can capture them on camera.
BabyWrangler sorry to hear that BJ still seems to be in a fair bit of pain, hope you can get into the Paed ASAP.
I have started putting Oliver into his cot for his daytime sleeps as he only has about an inch of space left at the bottom of his bassinette, I will probably to a complete 'transfer' on Monday or Tuesday. Has anyone else had to move bubs into cot yet?
Anyway, better go, time for Ollie's sneaky feed, then i'm off to bed.
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SG - thanks! I would just tell people that he's one of the fairy children and is perfect just the way he is!
I discovered today that Liam is beginning to conciously direct his hands. I put a toy near him today during play time and he kept swiping at it with his hand. I moved it and he moved his motions to follow where it went! I also noticed that when he's tired and before I've wrapped him, he's beginning to play with his hair! How cute! :)
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hi Sharon,
BJ went into his cot, in his own room from day one, which is good cause (although he would still fit in a bassinette!) it would be awful adding a bed transfer to the mix with things the way they are!
We have put BJ on formula as a test for 3 days in case my milk is mucking him up...will be a waste if it is my milk, I have about 7 litres of EBM in the freezer!!!
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Caleb too has been in his cot from day 1. It was DH idea and i was reluctant, but happy he organized it. One of the main reasons i was resistant was his cot was full of so many stuffed toys and his pretty (but useless) cot set i didn't know what to do with it all.
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DH and I decided together (years ago) that when we have kids we would have them in their own room and own bed.
DH is a very light sleeper and since he has to go to work each day, DS is in a room down the other end of the house, next to the spare room (which is where I go and sit for 5 minutes at a time between calming BJ down!)
Cant wait to see the paed, role on tuesday so I can book in!
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A friend looked after our two for 2 hours so we could have anniversary dinner last night and Greer slept from 8.30ish to 2.20am - although I didn't get the 6 hours sleep it was great to know that she slept for 6 hours and then she woke at just before 6am.
I'm getting ready to make the cot transition shortly, more so that Greer learns that is where she sleeps as opposed to daytime bassinet night time in the double bed with me in the nursery - laziness is the main reason for not having done it sooner. By having her in bed with me feeding interuptions are quicker and less need for me to fully wake.
She has just awoken so got to go.
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Hey Everyone! Been a few days since I came in. Well Ava-Jayde has a middle ear infection at the moment which sucks cause she's so sad and sooky absolutely breaks my heart. Thursday afternoon I knew something was wrong with her she was so clingy and just wouldn't sleep even after having both boobs and 2 bottles she just cried and cried. So I take her to the doctor and the receptionist behind the counter who was no older than 17 tells me there's nothing wrong with her and to just take her home and give her panadol. I tell her that her temperature is up a little bit more than it usually is and that there is definately something wrong with her. SO she rolls her eyes at me and says "fine i'll get the nurse to check her". So then the nurse comes along, takes her temperature and says "oh it's only 37.3 she's happy just take her home, she'll be fine" it took me ages to CONVINCE them to let me see a doctor!! Then I finally get in to see the doctor and what do you know mum was right, she has a middle ear infection! Idiots.. Then the doctor is so completely rude to dp saying "give the child to her mother SHE knows how to hold her" bah! anyhoo that's my rant
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BabyWrangler Oliver has been in his own room since we came home, just not in his cot, I knew he wouldn't spend much time in his bassinette, but just feel that when they first come home it is less of a shock if they are in a nice small space for sleeping. It would be a damn shame if it was your milk that was mucking BJ around, hope you can get into the Paediatrician nice and quickly. Has he been tested to see if he has a UTI?
alittlegrubi I think when you first come home the easy options are always the best options.
kirsty_lee a mother always knows best. I can't believe that you had a problem getting in to see Dr, I mean, isn't it YOUR choice/decision to do so, and I think it is none of the receptionists business as to what you want to see the Dr for either, as for the Dr, all I can say is "RUDE"
Had a nice day today up at the FIL (1.5 hour drive) Oliver behaved himself superbly all day. I am off to see 'Sex and the City' tomorrow, and i'm excited.
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Hi Sharon
nah he hasn't been tested for much at this stage...though I did take a pooey nappy to the Dr on friday as it was (excuse the TMI) the consistancy of snot...it was very mucousy...
Dr took a sample and sent it off, but can't get the results til tuesday (damned public holiday!).
Hey Sharon does Zantac make Ollie spew? BJ has it 3 times a day, and every single time he has it, that feed, all comes up and we start again....he chucks a little bit with all feed, little bits, but when he has the Zantac..its massive...he'd had about 80ml of formula before (after the zantac) and the projectile that came up would have been at least 70ml of it (and it really upset him, whereas normal spews just kinda dribble out!).
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Kirsty_lee I would be on the look out for a new DR!
Mine is great, and lovely also 17 looking receptionsit. They have fit me in twice when i have needed to see urgently, once for mastitis, and last week when he had a cold...just before they closed on a saturday morning!! and my dr usually takes about 1week to get an appointment as he is so good! and even though they squished us in DH was very impressed at how thourgh he was, not rushing at all
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BabyWrangler that poohey nappie that you took to dr's the other day sounds like it could be lactose intollerance (maybe). As for the spewing after Zantac, no and he is now on 1ml 3 times a day as well, Oliver's reflux was more of the silent reflux, where he only brings up small amounts and then it goes back down, and he was doing a lot of gulping/gasping for air when this happened. Projectile vomiting can be stressful for little babies (and mums and dads too) really hope that you can get some answers tomorrow.
Taurusa it's great when you find a good GP I have been seeing mine for over 20 years and he is now starting to go into semi-retirement which is a real PITA because now I have to find another great GP which is really hard these days.
Off to have my shower and start getting ready for my afternoon out, i'm excited, but don't want to leave my Ollie, even though he's with DH, it's the fact that i'm not there for him.
Have a great public holiday for all those lucky to have one.
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Aaahh ok...Im here with more than 2 minutes to spare!
Whilst he's still not right, he's much improved.
We have switched BJ over to formula, and dropped his Zantac to 0.5ml (instead of 1ml) 3 times a day.
He is settling alot faster (and usually by himself with needing to be held or patted), sleeping much better (2X4 hour stints last night...I don't know myself this morning!).
He is still a little grunty and thrashy...and will definately be still paedying this week for sure, but he's much improved...chances are it was the drop in Zantac, but we are likely going to stick to formula now as we don't really want to put him through the pain of going backwards if we go back to breastfeeding and it turns out that was the problem NOT the Zantac.
Now that all made sense in my head, just not sure if it will to you guys, if not, sorry...its been a LONG weekend.
Right, personals (Im sorry for the delay!)
Kirsty_lee: I HATE people that think they know our kids better than us, the Dr I first went to about BJ's reflux was the same as the nurse you saw...I will NEVER see him again, he works in the clinic we go to, but I always request anyone but him now! Our clinic is good at squishing people in too...and if I say Im calling for an appointment for BJ they actually say "Do you need to just be fitted in now, or can you wait for the next available appointment" which I think is great, they even did it back when I was preganat and had severe gastro, I rang and said I needed to see someone for first available appt as Im 28 weeks and think I have gastro, they said "come straight down" I walked in the door and they said "Dr Courts patient just finished, go right in" They are great!
Grubi:Im glad you enjoyed your time out....We had a great time for DH's birthday last week when my boss babysat, even though I wished I could be in 2 places at once!
Sharon:I agree about the nice enclosed space, but in the end, BJ was wrapped (as I think Ollie is?) and then with the anti roll pillow, and the bed being short sheeted (I HATE putting them all the way down the end of the cot!) he was pretty enclosed anyway.
How much formula does Ollie take in each feed, and how far apart? Just trying to see what Bj's doing in comparison!
Nettie: LOVE the pic of Liam in your sig!
ShoegalDon't stress too much about the percentages (but it's kinda nice to know where they fit!), BJ is in the bottom 3 a fair bit, occasionally the bottom 25...what can I say, he's a pipsqueak! But the MCHN is always pleased with his progress so I'm happy! Baxter is a little cutie though!
