Babies Born August 1-15th 2008 #2

[mountain mummy]

None of my kids ever took to the bottle this young ... not even with EBM ... although DS2 was OK to take a bottle from about 3 months old (if I remember right), but I am still having great difficulties trying to get Veygas to suck the bl00dy DUMMY!!!! And I KNOW that half the time, he his just wanting to suck for comfort (he prefers to suck my finger than the dummy!)

When I was drying him after his bath last night (an extra long one cause he's basically only had a couple of "bird baths" / sponge downs since surgery, so now with the dressing off, he could have a proper bath!!) I realised how much scar tissue is under the incision - I know it will eventually settle, but I wonder if he finds it uncomfortable at all?

We had a "two-hour-night" last night - I think he might be having another little growth spurt, but I am finding since his op that he's not taking in as much with each feed as he was before (I wonder if his stomach or something is smaller?? The paed surgeon did say that he also had to mend a tear in his stomach lining in addition to removing the hernia ... ) Poor little thing must have been in so much pain before ...

to everyone, I think I might start preparing dinner while the little man is sleeping!!

[MamaK]

Hello ladies!

Beema ~ Sorry about the feeding issues and weight loss. I hope your Little Miss picks up soon!

SquidPea ~ I am still trying to work out the mystery of your shrinking baby! LOL. We get that at work too sometimes, everyone measures a little bit differently and it can mean the difference in quite a few cm's!!!

MM ~ Seven flatly refuses the dummy too, and it would make life a touch easier if she did, but you can't force them can you!!!?!?!?!?! My Mum will be offering Seven a finger feed during our wedding ceremony if she gets hungry because its not like I can feed her while saying my vows!!! But I will be breast feeding her during the reception. We have decided not to offer bottles until I have to go back to work. I want to enjoy this BF'ing experience as long as possible. DS was BF until 16months, but he also went back and forth between the bottle.

Seven fed hrly yesterday and went 2-3hrly overnight, so I think she is also having a growth spurt. They tend to around 4-6wks anyway.

Hi to everyone else!

Love & Hugs

[mountain mummy]

Seven flatly refuses the dummy too, and it would make life a touch easier if she did, but you can't force them can you!!!?!?!?!?!

Oh, you can, but they don't like it!! LOL!

My Mum will be offering Seven a finger feed during our wedding ceremony if she gets hungry because its not like I can feed her while saying my vows!!!

What, you mean, you're not gonna stand there in front of everyone, pull down (or up) the front of your wedding dress and feed while saying "I do"?? Now that would be a sight!!! (you know I am just kidding around right?)

[kiwigirl]

Hang in there Vic, Nakita's doing so well Are you feeling better?

[squidipa]

CM4E.... i dunno how some of you ladies do it every 1 hour feeds. Mind you i never check time i just do it sometimes its a few times in a hour and other times not he snack a bit ya see.

Did any of you ladies have origin come round about 8 weeks back and try to get ya to sign up to green power and ya get a free subscription to a mag for 12 months? Well i was already on green power and they said i can get the 12 month subscription free anyhow. Altho i didnt get a mag awww. i just got of phone to them and they said because of that they will make it 2 years worth i am getting kzone i picked for kids.

MM i hope V is feeling better and that scared tissue doesnt cause any problems for him. Its so hard when hey cant say thing like "momma that hurts" At least he is all fixed up now and on the mend

[kiwigirl]

MM - the other great thing is how fast they heal at this age! Pretty amazing to see how much their skin changes from day to day.

[squidipa]

kiwi girl you are right they are fast healers.

everyone random q....... don't answer if ya dont want to...
how much do you pay for 3 months electricity just got or bill it was 167 im happy with that!

Laugh my fat butt off oh my kiwigirl i just noticed your nick is one word NOT TWO how long did that take me hahaha i am sorry!!!

[Indadhanu]

Hi everyone,

Geez I'm slack...

BUT, I am going to catch up on this WHOLE thread (possibly in one go, assuming Jazz stays asleep, shes in the sling so i have a good chance that she will!)!!!

Squidipa, so glad Josh is gaining weight! You mentioned (about a week ago...) origin and their magazine deal... i got that about november last year, better homes and gardens WOOHOO have been getting the free subscription since february! Thought there must have been a catch but nope, no extra cost, I was stoked lol. We pay between $200 and $300 every 3 months for electricity. I heard about the baby oil thing, I think I'll just make sure it is with all the other bathroon stuff when the time comes that she can get to it and swallow it. I really hope your 3yo stops eating and trashing everything soon, for your sake, what a nighttime routine!
When it comes to ex's I know how you feel, Shel's ex is constantly hounding us, like she can't let go, she even text Shel on mathers/fathers day to say hey happy mothers day I mean WTF! She still texts Shel and rings. When a car drives past I am so worried its going to be her, she is the one who pushed Shel through a wall when Shel and I got together. We moved and didn't tell her where we were going or anything, and she went to our old house and tracked down people who would know where we lived Anyway, I would be VERY angry at MIL if she did something like that. I would be angry at Shel if she didn't say back off (and was very angry for a very long time until she did eventually say it).

MM, your little man is such a cutie chubba! His cutie pie cheeks match Jazz's! LOL!

Melsta, welcome! Was wondering if my little one was gonna be a 08-08-08 bub, but no luck lol. Love her name BTW hehe!

Vic, so glad you have been able to feed without the shields, hope your bruise has gone away OUCH that sounded painful! And YAY! for the weight gain!!!!! Lol, I do baby talk to Jazz, well actually I just talk pigeon to her, cooing, just repeating back what she does, we have some good pigeon chats LOL! and a bit of baby voice talk, can't help it LOL! Shel's mum tried to tell us all these things, like being in the wind will give babies wind () so she always covers her face with the blanket when we are outside, WHETHER ITS WINDY OR NOT!!!!!! and I just want to throttle her. She practically suffocates her. And Shel's sister, OMG I will seriously kill her one day I think. She acts all high a mighty, like shes the best mum in the world, and says "oh don't bother doing that it doesn't work" GRRRRRRRR. Ignore ignore ignore is the best advice I've ever gotten!

MT I know how you feel about the c/s and circumstances this time that reduce chances of vbac next time. :hugs: I don't tknow what to say, or else I would be able to say it to myself as well, but just wanted you to know that I know what you're going through. I do the same think with expressing and bfing, Shel does the night feed of EBM, hey it works, some bubs don't handle going from boob to bottle, but if you don't have any trouble then do what works

Mel, i am also trying to diet... lost some of this baby weight before in gets to comfy on me!!!!! Got the Wii Fit last Monday for my birthday (which is next Monday 29th) and have lost 1kg, though I think I gained it back yesterday I made lasagne... I'm too scared to go do the body test!!!!!! And too lazy to play today (Jazz had a shocker last night... thats my excuse!).

Kel, Jazz has steel blue eyes, but the are snake skin eyes like mine (patterned, like those contact lenses, very usual according to my optometrist). I think they're getting lighter, can't wait to see what colour they end up! The donor had blue eyes too according to the profile, and my parents and siblings all have blue eyes so no surprises there. Also, bright red hair is coming through, so adorable (thats from me again lol!)! Jazz constantly has velcro baby days, and she just wont go down. Most of the time she's not whingy or crying, unless I put her down. She's quite content if I am holding her. THANK GOODNESS FOR MY SLING! Although I could try to build up my arm muscles and use her as weights I suppose!!!!


Has everyone had their 6 week checkup? I haven't haven't gotten around to it, plus I read they do an internal, well they f-ing hurt so I don't really want one! I really should get around to it, but am using the excuse that I don't have anyone to look after Jazz while I go... lol

Jazz is still smiling away. I think she might laugh soon too, she's been making cute noises, but nothing really laughy yet.

*small whinge* Shel and I had an argument the other night, apparently she is sick of finishing the dishes for me. When I cook dinner, I usually start doing the dishes, and when I serve I just wash as I serve so that nothing sticks to pans etc, and also so that after dinner all we have to do is the plates, and dishes don't build up. Anyway, my nights usually go like this - start dinner, start dishes, serve dinner, feed and settle Jazz while dinner goes cold because Shel is clueless as to how to settle her, eat half cold dinner, and then finish dishes THEN I can relax, well I have asked if Shel could finish the dishes after dinner the past week because I had to cook and then not even being able to eat what I cook when its hot. Ok, she does it. And then ONE NIGHT where she cooks dinner she chucks the *****s because she has to finish the washing up. Anyway, I'm probably being unreasonable, yeah I should have finished the dishes because she cooked but I just wanted a break. *whinge over*

Ok, and now to copy my post before I press post because I'll be stuffed if I have to write this again!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mountain mummy]

MM, your little man is such a cutie chubba! His cutie pie cheeks match Jazz's! LOL!

He is a little chubba, hey?! People give me weird looks when I call him my chunky monkey!

And Shel's sister, OMG I will seriously kill her one day I think. She acts all high a mighty, like shes the best mum in the world, and says "oh don't bother doing that it doesn't work"

Diff'rent strokes! - what might be right for may not be right for some! (omg, I am showing my age here aren't I??)

Has everyone had their 6 week checkup? I haven't haven't gotten around to it, plus I read they do an internal, well they f-ing hurt so I don't really want one! I really should get around to it, but am using the excuse that I don't have anyone to look after Jazz while I go... lol

nope, and tbh, the first 6 week check up I had was after #3 - and he was 8 months old!! And I only did that because my GP arranged a referral to a gyno to discuss having my tubes tied!! Like OMG are you serious??? Thankfully the gyno wasn't so convinced! He said I was too young! hahaha But, yeah, I ended up having to take DD and DS2 to that appointment anyway! I just don't have the time!!

Anyway, I'm probably being unreasonable

Not at all!!! Why should it be left up to you to do everything just cause you're a sahm mum?? My DP asked me the other day when I was "gonna start pulling some money in" with my business ... hello ... my printer is stuffed, can't do anything just yet ... plus we have had so much going on with Veygas's surgery and all ... it makes me feel bad that I don't have the time atm, cause I enjoy what I do and I enjoy being able to stay at home with my kids! But if I can get Veygas into a good routine in the next few weeks I'd love to start working again!