Babies Born August 1st - 15th 2008

[squidipa]

Hello everyone ,
I am feeling all warm and funny not in a good way i am remaining very calm on the out side with the 3 year old testing me. I am just feeling abit drained lots of getting up and waking 3 year old back to bed and my legs are aching. and head is sore.

I stuffed my face today i had chicken and pasta for lunch 4 iced donuts and boston bun with ice coffee. No i am not pregnant have not had the energy to DTD yet plus ive only really stopped bleeding it started up again the otehr day.

Got the ultra sound done today there is only 1 kidney stone 9mm don't know if dr will do anything about it or not. I wish he would i dont want to pass it as ive passed stones before and NO THANK YOU not my cuppa tea if ya ask me. Worse than labor!

Its a warm warm day here very humid too. I had plumber come over regarding a leak only for him not t find it at all but he did find that if you put water on the floor boards near shower it pours out through the wooden floor board On top of my washing machine. So i was glad he spotted that as we are very careful not to spill water in shower and obviously we dont cause we would have seen this problem earlier. We only found the otehr leak as it was leaking on the freezer downstairs.

All my pre cooking of food before hospital has so come in handy last time we did a proper food shop was 1 month ago almost other than bread and milk. My freezers are all full and over flowing in food so that makes me happy as a momma. I never had that as a kid after 10 years of age.

Josh is up gotta post.

[MamaK]

Aww SquidPea ~ Take some time out for yourself and forget eveything else! If you can!!!

Well, I just weighed Seven and she is now 4.27kg/9lb7oz! Thats a weight gain of 1.5kg since birth! Well, that will happen when you feed 2hrly!!! LOL

Love & Hugs

[MummyTummy]

Squidipa You take care of yourself! You sound like you are doing a brilliant job of being a Mummy! You have all that food and you are staying calm even when being tested by a 3yo...

Congrats on the weight gain CM4E! Are those 2 hourly feeds your choice or bubs?

Hello to everyone else! Hope you are all enjoying your day. We are having really crappy weather here - windy and rainy, but no hail, so MM I think it did go diagonally and miss Melbourne!! heheh

I have just uploaded some photos of Jett in to my gallery if you want to take a look.

Ok, off to change another nappy and feed...

[MamaK]

MT ~ 2hrly feeds are Seven's choice. We are demand feeding so I'm letting her do what she feels she needs! She empties the breast she's feeding on completely so I know she's happy! She sometimes goes a bit longer at night, but seeing as shes in bed with me, I can't really be sure how often she does or does not feed! LOL
Oh and just saw your pics - your boy is adorable! Very sweet! Ive got pics in my gallery too - hint hint. LOL!!!!

[MummyTummy]

CM4E - I already checked out your photos before I posted mine, and most people in our thread. It was the first chance I really got.

And I oohed and ahhed over every single one of them, they are all just so precious! And I am loving the professional photos people have. They look fantastic!

MM - I am old enough to remember LPs too, but we had cassette for that album as it got a workout every year when we drove up and down from QLD. LPs don't play well in cars!! Yes I do remember inchworm, but not the other one you mentioned? I would probably recognise it, but just don't know what it is called!

[kiwigirl]

I'm up late (for me now ha) and agonising over whether to vaccinate Eli *sigh*. Is anyone else feeling this too?

Vic - so sorry you got mastitis, I totally sympathasise!!!! Glad you got onto the antibiotics that night and didn't wait another moment more.

MT - yay you are back with a laptop!!

Hi everyone else.. can't think straight right now so will be back tomorrow. Oh and glad I didn't weird out *most* of you with my wanting to have another baby LOL!

[mountain mummy]

Rachel - I don't agonise over that decision. I did ALOT of research - pros and cons - of immunisations whilst pregnant with my 1st and decided against it, so I am a conscientious objector for all 4 of my kids. I have never had a problem with any of the "diseases" that immunisations are supposed to prevent (except that my 1st 3 all got chicken pox at the same time, but here, thats not a scheduled vaccine, you have to pay for that one) Plus i have had a few friends kids have really bad reactions to the vaccines - and a friend of a friend actually lost their child because of an adverse reaction. It was quite sad.

BUT I don't hold it against people, after all, it s a very personal decision!

[MamaK]

Kiwi Girl ~ I actually am in two minds myself about vaccinating. My DS Caleb, 12 is fully vaccinated, but then, when I was 19, I didn't even think twice about it. Now, I am not so sure, I am still in the midst of researching.
I actually work in a NNU so vaccinating is kind of 'in my brain' iykwim...so its kind of weird that Im thinking about NOT doing it for Seven. Seven had her Vit K injection at birth, but we declined the Hep B before going home. I really don't know if I will get her done at all, its something DF and I need to discuss fully before I make any decisions.
But, like MT said, its a personal choice, and myself, I think that if the choice is informed, and all the pros and cons are known, then no one should tell you to do otherwise. You do what you feel is right for Eli.

Must run, Seven is asking for food!

L & H

[kiwigirl]

Thanks for letting me know.. I'm relieved that it's not such a black and white thing for everyone.. and it's such a controversial and personal thing and DH is anti-vaccinations.. and I can't bear to think of sticking an injection into Eli but I worry about travelling and the diseases.. I don't think I could be 100% happy with whatever we decide.. currently leaning towards not vaccinating though.. just worry if I don't and he gets something I'll live with that forever!

My cousin lost a child to meningitis and never vaccinated her kids. A good friend's brother has autism and they believe it's due to a vaccine. So hard for both those families.

We didn't get Vit K after lots of reading but that one is kinda different to the other vaccines in my mind.

[squidipa]

I'm up late (for me now ha) and agonising over whether to vaccinate Eli *sigh*. Is anyone else feeling this too?

Kiwi girl... Re: vaccines, you really have to do what you feel is right. Not what everyone else feels or family. Its an very important descition to make and its ok to be needing to revisit this topic loads in thoughts, thats normal and perfectly right thing to do. Over here its so difficult not to vaccinate as the government makes things harder with schooling and daycare and its so so so so UNFAIR for ppl whom choose not to vaccinate.

As for me i was vaccinated all my siblings too. All the children have been vaccinated and are up to date as well. I do get concerned and with not knowing the out come of each injection and drop. But the truth is with me. How can i call myself a Christian and not have faith that God has my path set in the ways he would want it to go. I trust in God that what ever happeneds there is a reason for that. That reason will be far greater than my mear mind could ever comprehend but i do trust that God will look after us and stretch and grow us in the ways that he would want us to become. Thats just MY personal opinion and ild say Hubbies too, cant see his opinion being any different than myn.

[mountain mummy]

Morning all!

Well, I feel like I am on the ball today - even though Veygas woke every 2.5 hrs for a feed last night BUT I have fed him this morning, had my shower, hung out washing which I put in the machine last night before bed, had breakfast AND a cuppa and taken the sheets off my bed and chucked them in the machine ... whew and it's not even 8am yet!!

But it did get me thinking about how much washing I do each week (and it really is unavoidable!) but I have to do a load of clothes each day otherwise it piles up and I end up having to do many loads on one day ... so:

* 7 loads of clothes
* 2 loads of work and school uniforms
* 1 load of woollens
* 2 loads of towels (bath towels, floor mats, tea towels etc)
* 2 loads of sheets
* 2 loads of blankets (Veygas is a VERY messy feeder and a bit of a chuck-upper! )

Hmmmmm, so on average, 16 loads of washing per week and we even have a 10kg washing machine!! Thank goodness it's a water efficient one!

Rachel - travelling is one circumstance where we would vaccinate, if it was a condition of entry into that particular country ... but a debate I'd rather not get into, IYKWIM.

Anyways, hope y'all have a good day, I'll probably BBL to check out what's going on!

[kiwigirl]

MM - wow heaps of loads! I have noticed we've gone up heaps in washing too and haven't counted how many!! DH is setting up more water tanks to collect rain water from our roof (we already have 4 for the garden) and will hook it up to the washing machine to save water at some point.

I'm thinking about maybe getting a chest freezer for veges etc from our garden so they don't go to waste this year and can prepare stuff for when Eli starts solids. They are like $1000 brand new (!) but way cheaper second hand.. not sure which way to go.

[thepixie]

cm4e - beautiful pics!
Rach - you didn't weird me out - I'm just soooo not there at the moment!
MT - we had the exact same problem with Beth a couple of weeks ago! Thankfully we figured out it was from over-feeding her and since then we have limited her feeds to about 20-25 minutes each time, and we started using a dummy because she likes to suck for comfort. Ever since then she has been pretty fine!
O and Jett is just gorgeous!
We had a great night out last night, and we didn't even ring to check on her! I knew she would be fine with my stepmum and sister. And they had a great time looking after her and said we can ask them anytime! so a win win situation all round.
My baby is losing the hair she had when she was born and I'm sad about it! I love that hair!

[MamaK]

MM ~ Must be something in the air today! I also have done a load of washing and folding, had breakfast, a cuppa and a shower and it's not even 9am. And to boot, lil Madam Seven has been feeding about 1-1.5hrly since last night! ARGH!
I am proud of myself though, seeing as I'm not normally even out of bed at this time!
My washing has increased, although not by half as much as yours! Good on you for keeping on top of it!!!!

Pixie ~ Glad you liked the photos. I am about to go and visit everyone elses Galleries and ooh and ahh over the gorgeousness!!!

I'm off to pick up my Veil today! Yay I can't believe my wedding is only 2 months away today! Sheesh!!!

Hope you all have a fantastic day!

Love & Hugs

[*Beema*]

Okay got a bit to whinge about so sorry girls and the bear, but I will start with the good stuff!!

We got our house valuation back on our current house and it's great, really nice profit!!!!

WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE COMPLETION DATE FOR OUR HOUSE!!!!
February - March next year, only a year late.... but when I spoke to the builder we are currently on track for early March, I told him keep with 9th in his mind as it is my birthday!! But he is also hoping to make up some time we lost already. But at least we have a ball park time, hopefully it will be warm enough to use the pool still, then again we had the huge heatwave in March, bugger that we are in this totally unsustainable house through summer again. But the out weighs the

Nearly all the frame work on the house is complete, the roofy and the brickie are lined up to head in shortly!!

We have been 3 full days of no shields almost 4 , but...going to see my MW/LC today, was booked in to see her next week, hopefully for the last time (which is sad as she is lovely, but if N passes 3.5Kg we can just go to CAYHS weigh-ins and don't need the extra monitoring). I messaged her this morning, I have a couple of blocked ducts on my mastitis side that are killing me, been trying to budge them with expressing, massage and heatpacks, and I think it is because she is attaching like crap, I have a "hungry hungry hippo" here, you know the game where they chop down really quickly, she is now doing that and not opening her mouth I have been trying to follow the methods for correct attachment but not having much luck. So hopefully we can sort this out and she can actually latch on properly.

I have one load of washing to dry and I have caught up - so i will finish that this morning!

I have had a shower and cuppa, fed twice, expressed twice, written up one invoice, gotta finish the other - I will finally get some money in!! I have been procrastinating... why cos I need the money!! I am such an idiot!!

Nakita is asleep next to me, yesterday!!!

My new wakeup time is 4:50am :shock:.... by the time i have fed and expressed there is not point going back to bed!!!

And finally I have time to graba cuppa and some breaky - I hope before little miss awakes!!

Now some responses....

Yay CM4E, weddings are soo exciting, we have one this weekend one of DH's Groomsmen, he is marrying a reporter from Channel 10, so it is a very formal affair, got nothing to wear yet... but we will see!! We have friends looking after N for the ceremony and we will be taking her to the reception, they really want to meet her and want her to come, we decided not to the ceremony as on our wedding video we have a cousin who bought bubs and all you can hear is her going DADADADADA and sqealing!!!
What a great weight gain!!!!

Yay for the great night out Pixie!!! Aww hugs for the hair Nakita has a bald ring appearing, it is very thick underneath and the hair on top has stayed... like the opposide of an old balding man!!!

MM you are a legend.. I couldn't imagine doing all that washing!!!

Everyone pics are just adorable... I havn't posted any up on BB, my blog is enough to do, but I havn't put any newbie up for while, must do that!!

Rachel, just make the decision that is right for you, we have made our and will follow that through unless something changes our minds in the meantime. Glad I did too, a friend got it so bad twice she ended up in hospital on Ab and Drips and ended up losing her milk, so I was pretty clued in to what was happening - as well as hearing from you and MT - so big thanks to both of you!!

Big Hugs Squidipa

Hi Leasha, Sasha, Rose, Lotsa, Mel, The Bear and anyone I may have missed!!!

[thepixie]

cm4e (and MT) our photos of Beth are at Beth
The Bear might put up some new ones today as well, we are a bit behind!

[*Beema*]

*Flying in *
ooo just a couple fo more good ones!!

I got the garbage out in time... I heard the truck and thought crap!!! But he was on the other side, I checked my neighbours and both bins still full - yay!!

My appointment with my MW/LC is at 1, so one more feed at home then hopefully we can sort somthing out!!!

*Flying Out*

[squidipa]

CM4E.... Congrats on the wedding, our was nearly 2 years ago we planed everything so it would reflect us and our personality, There wasnt that much traditional about it as in the music was not traditional it had lyrics. Hubbies mom gave him away rather than i got given away. It was beautiful!!!!

Beema.. good luck with yur appointment.

Kiwi girl.. we got a chest freezer in kmart cheap maybe compare prices there also and the warehouse.

MM. i gotta say you got me and hubbie thinking and gotta say gotta be doing the same amount weekly as you some times more with wet beds. Mind u we dont have a 10 kilo machine. it neva stops does it!

Pixie.. josh is a comfort sucker too!

josh got weighed today.... in 8 days he has gained 120 grams, yes im happy..happy as in at least its a gain but would have liked at least 160. I feel like what im doing just aint good enough. Yes its a gain but not enough i feel. Just gonna have to pick up the pace more i guess


kel where are you????