Babies Born August 1st - 15th 2008 #4

[Astrolady]

This thread is for parents who's baby was born August 1st - 15th 2008

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids.

Sleeping Support:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

Got questions?

Post your questions in the forums mentioned above, or in the following forums where you're sure to receive many friendly responses!

General Baby & Toddler Forum
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum

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[mountain mummy]

Squidipa (from previous thread) - yeah, our birth years ... saves changing our ages every time we have a birthday! And yes, I am 3 years (and 11 days) older!!

[MamaK]

Bah who gives a rats about age? My Mum is about 4 years older than my step dad, and I myself have dated some younger guys in the past! (BIG mistakes they were!!!) LOL

Congrats Squid on getting first post....how long were you hanging around waiting for that? LOL

Seven has had a pretty good day today, she had her friend Michaela come over and play. I will post a pic up. Michaela LOVES giving Seven kisses!!!!


Ooh cripes, I had better scoot and make dinner, DF is off to the Slipknot concert tonight and will need to eat asap!

[kiwigirl]

Hi!!!

Just got back last night from a holiday in Napier (~6 hours away) - had a great time and Eli continued to be a fantastic traveller I'm so loving being a mum, I never thought I'd feel this happy being a mum and can't imagine life without him.

He's now over 8kg (omg!) and much better at lifting his head off the mat, he's playing with toys now which is so fun to watch and loving sucking on his hand. He squeals with delight so loudly and giggles for me

Hope you are all well *mwah!*

[mountain mummy]

Holy crap Rachel!! And i thought Veygas was big! LOL .... you are obviously doing a very good job with him! I'm so glad for you that Eli is such a good traveller! And wow for lifting his head!! I put Veygas on his tummy and he just spews ... literally!! hehehe But on his back, he tries to lift his head (like he's trying to do sit-ups ... that I should be doing hahahaha!)

CM4E - yeah, I mostly dated younger guys ... why? My first time (in high school) was with a younger guy!! LOL! DS1's dad was 2 years younger than me, DD's dad was 6.5 years younger ( VERY big mistake LOL!) and yeah, DP is 3 years younger ... but I can get away with it cause I look young!!

I wish this ridiculous weather would make up it's mind! We had a lovely warm sunny day and about half an hour ago, the mist started rolling in from the bush!! LOL! And it's now quite chilly outside I am so over cold weather! And I am even more over this hot ... cold ... hot ... cold ... (who's ... doing ... that ... - sorry, my life is one huge Simpson's episode!! LOL)

What's the point of having daylight savings if the "extra" daylight hours are crappy???

[thepixie]

Hey folks - just a quickie cause it's been a full-on day!

I'm so loving being a mum, I never thought I'd feel this happy being a mum

Rach - I know exactly what you mean! I was a bit apprehensive about being a mum but I'm loving it! Love my little girl she's so awesome.
MM - for a second I thought the same thing about the 73/76 - cause most people put their age there for a second I thought crikey aren't they a bit old to be having kids! But of course I realised pretty quickly especially since I was born the same year as you!
Kel - my dad is 18 years older than his wife, who is only 12 years older than me, and they have been married for 18 years.. their youngest kid is 22 years younger than me and only 12 years older than Beth, and my dad's oldest is 37, I'm # 2 of 5 - you can get really confused hanging out with my family!
big wave to Squidipa, Vic, Mel, MT, sash, kel and everyone else!

[nagromeyk]

Rach - Kye is fast approaching 8kg and he is younger than Eli I am hoping for only about 300g gain on friday when I have him weighed again

Squidipa - that is awesome news about Josh's gain

Speaking of EBAY I won a Leapfrog Learning Seat the other day. I bidded $91 thinkin' I would get outbid cause they apparently are about $160 to buy but I won it LOL this is just after I had brought a fisher price infant to toddler last week from Toyworld as they had a big sale on. Ahhh well now I have two things to put Kye in during the day, hoorah!

Finally the man is asleep, this morning has been a shocker!! He had 9 hours sleep last night so has been a bit of a $hit LOL just fighting me when I had him in my arms trying to get him off to sleep. He's crashed now though in the rocker with the vibrate on hehe... gotta love the "calming vibrations" pmsl

Anyways gotta go eat before I pass out.... hope everyone is having a good day!!

PS Hows that car crash in melbourne with those 8 people, bloody ridiculous!!

[mountain mummy]

Ms Nixon said so long as all of the car's seat belts were being used, overloading the vehicle with people was not a crime.

"No, it's not an offence,'' she told Radio 3AW.

"It's a matter for the driver to see whether they can drive properly.

"In fact it's the number of seat belts. I think it's four or something in this car, and if those people had the seatbelts on, no, it's not an offence.

Um ... hello, I thought each occupant of a car had to be wearing their own seat belt??? How can EIGHT people be wearing FOUR seat belts???

Have to admit, as a teenager, we piled 8 of us into a friends car to drive down the street - we were all utilising the seat belts but the driver still got booked for it ....

Sasha - YAY for calming vibrations!!! We switch between that and the swing!! (depends where in the house we are - the swing is just so bloody big to move around and def won't fit in my office!! LOL!) Speaking of which - we need more batteries LOL!

[2girlz]

holy moly girls we are a chatty bunch!

Squidipa- YAY go Josiah and go mum for the EBM you're doing so well!

Leash- hugs chick ebay is good but can be so dodgy you'd think they would take more responsibility. You're so lucky to have good jahova's I had one try and tell me that I should be married before having kids

Sasha- thats great I love it when you win by surprise.

MM- When I saw your sig I had a laugh talking about age differences between your partners I went out with a guy that was 10 years older really liked it because he was over the stupid young male stage

Kiwigirl- OMG you and MM have toddlers not babies

Hello mel, pixie, vic, MT, CM4E, SB

Allegra just had her 2 month needles and was wearing her brave face today only cried for a second then cuddle mummy what a little champ! I weighed her and she's 5.5KG my heffalump baby.
I told DF last night I could have one more baby and he freaked out HAHA no one believes us when we say Allegra is our last DF's uncle said yeah we said that and ended up with 3 and your dad said that and had 5!

MM- you posted while I was still snail typing, I always thought over loading was an offence you can and do get booked for it what an idiot that person is. the driver may be able to drive properly but you can't help how other people drive

[beckoes]

Hi, im a bit late to be joining this but would be great to talk to others with little ones the same age!!
About us: Our DD was born 1st August and we have had a great (almost) 4 months, Breast feeding was ok after the first two weeks and has been going well, she slept through the night for a month and then went to waking once, sometimes twice a night between 6pm and 5am which was magic, slept well in the day two hours awake, two asleep through the day.

But everything seems to be changing!!! ALOT less sleep, change in likes/dislikes/habits/etc hoping to hear that this is normal and just something everyone goes through at 4 months!

[nagromeyk]

Welcome beckoes, ya never too late to join this group hehe

You're lucky you can get your girl to sleep during the day for 2 hours!!! OMG .... K very rarely sleeps longer than an hour during the day but his sleeping pattern is good at night. He will sleep from 8:30pm right through until at least 5:00am which suits me perfect!!

Look forward to getting to know you better!

[Arimeh]

Welcome Beck - and may I say - wooohooo for another sunny coast member!!!!

WOOOHOOOO!!!

Our bubs are only a day apart

Oh - and there is a growth spurt at 4 months - so they could change their routine a little bit I'm sure you wanted to hear that.. lol

[squidipa]

very quick and brief hi to beck, my son was born on 31st july. Welcoem to the group its never to late look forward to chatting with you. Your very lucky you get your bubs to sleep 2 hours during day myn wont sleep during day bar from few mins. he is teething and his top is always wet so we are using bibs and changing them VERY frequently!

ladies i think i have had a break through like a piece of crap has been lifted form my shoulders like just knowing whats to come the end of this has helped me. I know i am soooo close ill have to party when it all gets submitted tot he courts

[beckoes]

thanks for the warm welcomes!! Its good to hear that the day sleeps being few and far between is pretty normal... that is one of the things that has changed...without warning...last week she would sleep no problem for LONG periods of the day, this week fights it and yesterday we managed 3 hours in little bursts over the whole day! SO unlike her!! today looks like it might be the same!

i thought she could be teething,but ive been told that the hand chewing/excessive dribbling/red cheaked/crying that has begun this week is NOT teething???

look forward to chatting with you all!!

[kiwigirl]

Welcome bec! Great to have you here Grace is a beautiful name, actually we want that as a middle name if we have a girl one day.

[mountain mummy]

Beckoes!!! If you get a chance, check your DD's gums - if you can see them starting to get a bit white on the tops (easier with the bottom gums ) then, yep, she's prolly teething! My DS is whingy (out of character whingy) and clingy (also out of character) and has had rosey rosey cheeks for the last couple of days now and he is teething - ALWAYS has something in his mouth! LOL!

HI TO EVERYONE!!!

Just quickly jumped in to say we got our home loan approval, so now we're SERIOUSLY looking!!! OMG it's so scary and exciting and terrifying and stressful and did I mention EXCITING?????

I'll try and jump on a little later after all the kiddies are in bed, cause I have two here at the moment whinging for their baths!!

xxxx

[squidipa]

Well everyone today is weighing day....Last week he weighed 4715.
And your guesses were as follows

SB...Squidipa... i guess 150grams!! Goodluck!!!
Sasha..Squidipa - My guess is around 200g
MT...Squidipa - Oh and my guess for Joshies weight is 195gms. But I hope you get more!
Kel84..Squidipa- hugs chicky and I guess hmmm 200g too
KiwiGirl..squidipa - my guess is 200g
MM..Squidipa - I'm pretty crap at guessing ... but I'll go with 210 grams
thepixie..Squidipa I'll guess 300 grams
Vic....Squidipa, hmmm my guess is 290 grams

This week he has reach a goal we were wondering how much longer will it take to reach it and here it is drum roll: dum de dummmmmm

he now weighs 5055

a whopping gain of 340 GRAMS!!!

In first place nearest to the mark is pixie CONGRATS
Runner up is Vic well done!!

[~StarBright~]

Yay!!! Thats a fantastic gain!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!!!