Babies Born August 1st - 15th 2008 #3

MT - I'm a tummy sleeper too so I go with the theory. If babies can lift their head up and turn it from side to side whilst on their belly - they are pretty safe. DS could do it from birth - strong little bugger..
We do have a baby movement monitor though - so thats there for peace of mind. (We don't take the risk - after one death of a baby in our family - we don't risk it cos we don't want to go through that again!!)

(Oh should mention - it wasn't due to SIDS)

Had a SHOCKING night last night. I think DH was up with the kids sooo many times, too many to count... he let me stay in bed, but I woke up every time they did!!! Only let me stay in bed cos I've got the worst cold and feel like utter crap.

DD is still sleeping at the moment, DS woke up at 6.15 and actually jumped into our bed for a cuddle (its a first!!)

Suppose I'd better go make breakfast for me and DH before I get myself ready to go out - ALONE - and do the grocery shopping this morning.

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YAY!!! She did it again - slept from 10.30 till 6.30 this time!!!
So happy with her, although she was completely buggered the poor little mite!
big wave to everyone, gotta run because we have the markets this morning

Yay.. well done Beth :dance:

DD is just waking up now for her bottle - which is great.. I can go shoppin...hehe

Hi everyone,

Kel, I think she said Belinda is the instructor for Beerwah, although I am travelling to Caboolture to get the most out of the lessons (only so much you can do in Beerwah!). Bit scary but I've gotta do it!

Mel, PMSL at Maury... everytime I see that show its always a "Who's your daddy" show where he's yelling out "The DNA test comfirms that...... you are....... NOT the father" *gasp* and the mother runs off screaming and crying. :rofl: Although if its not on kids shows you'll mostly find me watching Law & Order or Seinfeld! Shel is so sick of Seinfeld!

Well I think we are moving to Caboolture. Rent is cheaper for nicer places, the rent we're paying now is soooooooooo low compared to other Beerwah rentals. Plus it means I am marginally closer to my parents (and I say marginally because they're still ages away...). It's funny you know... all the ***** we went through in pregnancy and I could've moved to WA for all I cared, the further away the better, and now I just wish I had them here you know... I guess its true that you never truly appreciate your parents until you're a parent. There are so many things I was angry at them for but... I dunno, having Jazz has just made me feel different. I still feel angry at some things that hapened growing up but... dunno :dunno: I just want a big hug from my mum!

I avoided hospital too. It's clearing up, so the ABs are dropped back to one tablet 4 times a day now. I guess it must not have been turning into an abcess afterall, because I didn't think an abcess just cleared itself up? Anyway, not that it matters. Now I just have to deal with these attachment issues she has, they've only come up since the mastitis I think, well latching on was the most painful thing I wasn't about to get her off and have her do it again. It think thats whats causing the ouchy cracked nipples. Hmmmm, well Jazz isn't a tummy sleeper, she sprawls onto her back and stays there the whole night. I am a tummy sleeper though, I slept on my tummy during pregnancy (until I started teetering back and forth like a seesaw, then I figured I should probably stop :lol:) and after the c/s I practised tummy time myself until I could sleep on my tummy. OMG it was so good when I finally could. I tried sleeping on my tummy this past week but my boob hurt to much lol.

Ummm..... do your bubs roll? I saw someone said they roll onto their tummy... Jazz won't even roll front to back yet? Actually its like her head is really heavy cos she doesn't hold her head up much when shes on her tummy is this ok? She doesn't push up with her arms... Oh god now I'm freaking out, should I go see someone?

LOL stop freaking - she is fine!!!
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All babies develop at different rates, so I'm sure she will just do it in her own time.

If she gets to 6 months and not doing it - then there could be a problem.

Don't try to make her grow up too quickly, or you forget to notice the little amazing things they learn to do ;)

Leash - Veygas isn't rolling yet ... I thought he was before his op, but then realised it was because I was putting him to bed on his side (it relieved the pain and the wind building up), and he was just rolling the rest of the way to his tummy.

Is it wrong of me to expect a slight delay in his development due to the op? I know it shouldn't affect his development, but he kinda did go backwards a little bit (even lost weight) after the op. Eh, I'll just let him plod along at his own pace (he does have 3 other siblings who are MORE than happy to do stuff for him LOL!!)

pmsl @ Maury!! The chicks always swear black and blue that this is the only guy they slept with, and they are 150% sure that he is the baby's daddy, and then the tests show that he's not!! :rofl: Or on the other side of the coin, where the chicks have cheated on their hubbies and the baby MIGHT NOT be theirs!! LOL!

Pixie - Yay for Beth sleeping!! :dance: 6th night for me ... 7pm-7am! (and I accidentally woke him up, cause I thought I heard him, but it turned out to be Khaemon making noises LOL!)

We are currently looking at land in and around Stanthorpe (obviously not physically LOL!) and are looking at building options .... still trying to decide whether we will build straight away, or wait .... it's all just random thoughts at the moment anyway!

MT - how sweet for Jett and DH to be crashed out together!! When DS2 was little, he'd ONLY sleep on daddy's chest!! Day or night! No wonder he's such a daddy's boy!! LOL!

Hope everyone is having a good day ... I gotta go and hang out my 4th load of washing for the day! I think I only have one more to do! (otherwise DP and DS might be going to work and school nakey!! LOL) :rofl:

Happy Saturday Everyone!

Mel - :comfort: for the cold, I know EXACTLY how you feel! How sweet of your DH to let you stay in bed!

Pixie - YAY for the long sleeps! That is wonderful news! Clever girl Beth! Let's hope she keeps it up!

Leasha - PMSL at you getting worried about Jazz not rolling! Jazz has other skills that Jett doesn't eg. he doesn't bat at his hanging toys yet.... he just watches them! As MM suggested they all learn and develop different skills at different rates. I have a poster that says the typical behaviour at different stages, and batting objects is in the 6-8 weeks range while rolling from front to back says that they may be doing it at 4 months. So you can see Jett is not following the rules! Although last night he was practicing rolling from back to belly.... didn't quite make it but was def trying! Back to side and then to back again!

I also agree with you about appreciating your parents and their parenting more when you become a parent yourself.

MM - I have so many photos of DH and Jett crashed out together! DH reckons Jett puts him to sleep, cos every time he holds him while sitting on the couch he falls asleep! :lol: I think Jett has a very calming influence on DH, which is saying something as he is quite a placid person anyway!

I don't think it is wrong to expect a slight delay in V's development. He would have been in pain and so distracting him from exploring his new world. So to me it would be perfectly acceptable for him to be slightly behind, but I wouldn't expect the delay to last any more than a few months. Like the way premmies eventually catch up to those bubs born full term at the same time. And besides, with all his older siblings he is more likely to suddenly take off cos he wants to be like them!

Ok, I'm off to the pregnancy, babies and childrens expo this arvo. It is supposed to be a 29 degree day here, but it has come over all overcast and windy so we may get rain, but then again this is Melbourne in a drought! Hope you all enjoy the rest of your day!

Hi everyone
sorry no personals today waaaaaay to tired we had a shocker last night. Allegra didn't sleep and cried constantly until 2am and wouldn't take the boob but before that at midnight someone fired a gun in the park behind our house! I thought at first it was fireworks but DF jumped out of bed and said thats a gun which is strange as nothing wakes him! and he knows what a gun sounds like as he was in the army. THEN Cadence decided to wake up at 4am so I really really want to move house now!
take care everyone

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Mel, PMSL at Maury... everytime I see that show its always a "Who's your daddy" show where he's yelling out "The DNA test comfirms that...... you are....... NOT the father" *gasp* and the mother runs off screaming and crying.

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ROFL I know = I love it, it's so sh*t!!! The Bear absolutely hates it though.....
Leash, the other day Beth was rolling from her back all the way to one side, and back on her back and all the way to the other side. The Bear said she rolled all the way over on the bed but I haven't seen that one yet. Although now she doesn't mind tummy time at all, and before she hated it. But like Mel said, they all do different things at different times. Sounds like Jazz is going well to me! Good to hear you didn't have to go to hospital for the abscess.... but bummer on the attachment issues. For some reason Beth tries to nearly rip my left nipple off, but the right one she is always fine. :dunno:
MT - lucky you going to the Baby Expo.... haven't heard if it came to/ is coming to Sydney? Maybe some Sydney ladies know (are there any Sydney ladies here?)
Squiddy = bummer about the Xmas party....
Hmmm well the Bear is cooking lunch, and Beth is asleep in her rocker and we have a friend over so should probably be trying to be sociable! waves to all :)

:leap:SLEEP SLEEEP SLEEP SLEEEP SLEEP:leap:

OMG what an awesome night, if I had gone to bed earlier I would have gotten more!! Gave Nakita her bottle around 11:30, had a lot of trouble burping eventually got 3 good ones out of her, put the new boobie pads in her pram and she slept until 5:48am, gave her dummy, woke at 6:10 for a feed, fed her, finished just after 6:30 - can you believe it, she is getting so much quicker!!, then back to be for both of us and I woke at 9:40am to her chatting away - and she didn't want a feed until nearly 11am!! :dance:

I have to go for now got people coming over and need to do the floors and go to the shops have a great day!!

Oh yeah Nakita's hair is having a growth spurt - grown quite a bit in the last week!!!

:dance: YAY for the long sleep Vic!!! it's sooo good when that happens isn't it!
We have had a great couple of days, Beth slept through the last two nights, and this morning she didn't wake up until 7.30 :loveshower: my boobies nearly exploded!
I forgot to mention the other day - put her on the scale when I was at mother's group and she's up to 5.8kg! Little porker!
Kel - sorry about your shocking night the other night, hope last night was better!
MT - how was the expo? did you find anything you liked?
Mel, hope you're feeling better
MM - lordy all that washing! and yay for your son the champion sleeper!
Well, we had a busy day here yesterday, markets, a friend came over, then my mum and her friend came over and the Bear drove them to the airport, they are going to Italy for 3 weeks. Just a quiet day today I think. We just found a bunch of wasps making a nest in the frame of our bedroom window - EEEEEEEEK! have to get the pest people in, don't want them anywhere near our baby!

Morning!! (just!! LOL)

Pixie - hope you get rid of the wasps before they do anything nasty!! I hate the little buggers - our old house was a constant attraction for them! :o

Vic - yay for sleep!! :dance:

Kel - I really hope Allegra has settled for you hun :comfort:

MT - how was the expo?

Leash - hope that abscess has cleared up! :hug:

I just wanted to say that I don't mean to sound like I'm bragging when Veygas sleeps through, cause it does worry me. I guess as mummy's, we can't win, we worry when they sleep and we worry when they don't! This is new for me, as my other three never slept through the night this young (although DD would have a long day sleep), so I'm sorry if I offended anyone!!

Have a good Sunday all!

MM - no offence taken here - I think it is fantastic!!

Nakita slept through to 7:30am here :dance:

Oh any my milk is back - yay!!

Must run. second lot of markets for the day to go to!!!

Hello Everyone,

Sorry I haven't been posting, but I have been reading!
Had a rough time the past couple of days, and DF isn't helping much! I lost it last night and had a rant in the September Baby Buddies thread, but I'm not going to whinge to you all as well!
You all have your own stuff to deal with!

I won't try to catch up now, but hopefully I can try to keep up from now on.

Hope you are well.

Vic - YAY for milk!!!! :dance: :leap: WOOOOHOOOO!!!

CM4E - hope everything starts to pick up for you hun!! Your wedding is quite soon now isn't it? Must be very stressful :comfort: And hey, we are all here if you need to blow off steam!!

Squidipa, hun, hope you are OK :hug:

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Squidipa, hun, hope you are OK :hug:

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yeah im o.k but i guess just o.k :) thanks for thinking of me!!

i have read all the posts but my brain is like where do i start so im not gonna over stress it this morning,

think that Miss N slept threw night well done what a good girl:dance:
kel... that would have freaked me out but then again i grew up in some very ruff neighborhoods. So now ya wanna move are you sure? or was it just the shock of the gun shot?

CM4E.... i read your post out in the other thread to hubbie and he asked me did I post that!! i said noooo. i sleep lots on the couch too and carry josh round pretty much all day sleeps good in evening and night but NOT during day. He may not weigh 5 kilo's but he does get heavy even in sling/pouch. BIG HUGGLES:hug:

a few days ago i said to hubbie what do you think i do all day? he said Nothing honestly. he was in a grumpy mood that day but still unfair on me he did apologize a couple of times wrote me a letter and notes and sent me an email too. He said over this weekend he is eating his words as i let him take care of joshie more than normal. While i was helping kids with tree. Even tho hubbie said that and said he didnt mean it it does still very much hurt but i know that he didn't truly mean it he just had his grumps on.

Ya see he isnt working enough hours at works and they are slowly building him up after his old job ended. So we sorta having cash issues and not to mention a mans ego.

Pixie 5.8 well done certainty a great eater!!

oh crap i don memba much this morning, leasha thats great it didnt tun out to be an abses. Has all the pain gone?

well this week end we put TREE up yes the CHRISTMAS tree up.... gotta get some good use out of it takes all day start to finish. But this year it was to much with Josh so we done it over two days but i still have more deco's to hang last time i counted there were around 500 deco's i buy more every year. Its a 7.5 foot tree and the angel is touching roof like aways :) With 37 meters of lights on it too boot. This will be our first Christmas in this area and with joshie so VERY special. When it takes as long as ours does to put tree up we all have to help and we like to put it up early plus so the eldest two kids get thier fair share of time with it.

As the EX always says i cant ever do Christmas the way you do... You make it very special for the kids with all your traditions. Plus I cook food!!!!! And we have an eve meal this is the BIG special one gifts are given here! I do tho GRRR the EX he says all his gifts are form him none form Santa normally. Isn't it funny how SANTA gets all the credit for years and years. Its a bit like what you were taking about leasha as in i remember saying to mom years ago thanks mom for all the Christmas presents ya bought for us over the years from Santa. Everything changes when you become a parent but also your expectations of your parents change also.

This post seems to be taking me some time i have just finished another feed. It seems that josh is real restless all day long but he sleeps from last feed of day than can be anywhere between 4.50 or 8pm till 4am when he stirs altho i wake him slightly to try to sometimes feed him at 10.30ish.

Basically Joshie is feeding for 30mins on average and 4 times a day sometimes 5. I dunno how weigh in will be this week but it will be interesting i am going for 140 gain i hope:pray: Wonder how long it will take for the Pead appointment to come up.

Ya know what i did i bought a skateboard for my son for Christmas only to find there is still his old one down stairs that i thought got broken an lost or thrown out when we moved. he has obviously forgotten about it. What should i do now. I cant take it back as i got it from deals direct.

Ya know those catalouges ya get that they leave outside ya front door??? Well i am gonna get some glow in the dark angels from it yay cant wait just gotta remember to go and fill the thing out and put it out front by tomorrow.:dance:
sorry josh needs me bbs

one hand typing.... dadda is vacuuming before going off to apply for a teacher aid job well get application any how then on to work. The vacuuming has settled Josiah to sleep. :dance:

What was i gonna say??? Oh thats right MM i been thinking lots and lots and maybe thats why i am only o.k. Hubbie's been in a constant grump!! ego me thinks and i been questioning and thinking lots about loads of different topics. Do you think its strange that hubbie always falls asleep when i talk to him or if standing he nods on and off?? Think he needs to keep busy or else. Maybe low in iron i dunno We dont eat much meat here.

hrmm hubbie yelled oh SH** thinking whats happened gonna go check! back again he dropped the end off the mop down the side of the house. The gate to side of house was stuck and he wasn't looking properly he couldnt see it wouldn't just slide back the bolt so all the wriggling in the world wouldn't move it. So with josh in one arm hubbie got me the hammer and i fixed the gate.

o.k this is getting quite lengthy so i should just stop now and continue a post later if i have the time

sorry i know i forgot ppl and things... i have read everything just dont have time to comment on everything hope ur all o.k today

and wow almost 3 months old WOW!!

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i forgot to say been waking for about 1 week now with engorged breasts they are engorged from about 1 am so for quite a few hours makes belly sleeping hard or on side so lika always not getting much sleep still wake to aching legs. OH also on day 4 joshed pooed 3 times and then a few ,ore the next day yay for poppies. 2 days in a row yay!
also DS3 is beeing a little poo !!
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DS7 doesnt listen to me saying just stay here and play and decides to follow me out side DS3 follows DS7 and DS7 slams door on DS3's toes. If they both listened to me in the first place it wouldn't have happened. I was going to check if DD was doing what i told her..Question why does it take a 10 year old 15 mins to put suncream on and its still not rubbed in?
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Morning everyone

Squidipa - I think it's just kids in general!! LOL! It takes my 7yo DS all freakin day to do his chores on Saturday - it should only take him about half an hour!! Don't know if he realises or cares that if he did it properly and quickly, he could get outside and play!! :rolleyes:

Stress can be hard on people and make them say stuff they don't mean, hope you and hubby have sorted it out and moved on hun :comfort:

Well we certainly are quiet today, hope you are all having a good day.

Hi! What a huge post Squidipa!!! Don't know if I am putting the tree up this year, we are have Christmas away this year so not sure if I will put it up, don't really have the room, if we do it won't be for a while yet, next year will be in the new house - yay!!

Got a good day of work so far - 6hours - yay!

Off to the shops then hospital shortly, Dad needs a few things so thought I'd better get the stuff into him this afternoon as it will be too much of a rush after Yoga.

N is sleeping reasonable well, did have to do a dummy place this morning - maybe my BP's didn't have a strong enough scent! Might have to squeeze a bit exxtra on the ones for tonight!!

Big hugs Kell - grr I know how you feel!! We might have to catch up and whinge together!!

I couldn't get on until now MM - BB must have been not working properly.... again...

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