Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2008 #6

[squidipa]

mm that sounds so frustrating, good thing you are moving. How much dos it cost every time when you have to go collect them? I have heard of ppl recording the neighbors and finding them taking the pet off of your property then taking them into rspca, I wonder if maybe your annoying neighbor is also doing this too.

Feeling home sick i was last night a bit teary so was up till 3, I told hubbie but think he was pre occupied and didnt realize how home sick i was and how much im missing my family. I havnt even told them i am going to nz as i feel guilty. But have decided i have to tell my dad soon. I am closest to my dad i am

well everyone have a good day hope your babies all behaved last night.

[mountain mummy]

Squidipa - for feeling homesick

It only costs $23 each time, but when you have 5 cats and a neighbour who obviously takes great pleasure out of doing it ... well, it starts to add up

DP suggested writing her a letter telling her that due to her actions and what it had cost us, and that money had to come from somewhere, so why not the cats' food budget, so we have no choice but to let them out at night to find alternate meals to the ones we could no longer provide for them! Just to rile her up you know!

My suggestion was to add that any decent human being would ring the number on the tag, obviously realising it was a local number, oh but as she didn't then she mustn't be decent! And only a heartless, sour old busy body would upset small children by taking their pet away and traumatising them!

Poor kitties have been going stir crazy today, locked inside ... and that means the kids have been inside and stir crazy too!! Which in turn means stir crazy mummy

Aaaaah so much to do, so little time ....

[MummyTummy]

Oooh, I wrote a post out this morning but stoopid internet never loaded it. I did copy it but forgot it hadn't posted and now I've deleted it!! Oh well

I did say MM that is just so unfair. We had a similar situation with our dog a little while back, it really ****es you off. Poor kitty.

Well, went and had Jett weighed today. I was feeling excited knowing that Jett has put a fair bit of weight on in the last week. Got him undressed, popped him on the scales and he's only put on 375grams in the last 6 weeks. Can't tell you how disappointed I am. I am ok about it this time, I'm lucky I have a MCHN who judges on the individual baby rather than by the graphs and scales. She looked at him and could see he was happy and he looks healthy so she concluded that he's just a small baby and not to stress about it. Next appt is in 4 weeks so she really isn't bothered at all. His stats are now:

Length: 65cm
Head Circ: 41.7cm
Weight: 6075gms

So height he has managed to stay around the 50% mark but everything else is still around 10%. Oh well.....until next time!

[mountain mummy]

MT - hun, it's good that you have a positive MCHN! As long as Jett is happy and healthy that's all that matters right? If it's any consolation, my last visit, Veygas had lost 300grams in 4 weeks ...

[MummyTummy]

MM mg: did that freak you out? Jett can't afford to lose anything, but as long as it is a gain and Jett's happy and healthy she isn't worried!! Thankfully! I think if she wasn't a lactation consultant I reckon she would have been pushing for formula. But because she is I think she has more of an understanding of how breastfed babies appear as compared to the scales. She even said to not weigh him too often cos that will just stress me out unnecessarily because he is just fine.

On a brighter note, Jett had some carrot earlier. I wasn't going to start solids for another month but we sat down to eat and Jett was being grizzly so DH was holding him. He leant forward to get something off his plate and absolutely cracked it when DH wouldn't let him. So I cooked him up some carrot sticks and let him go to it. He seemed to think it was a bit of alright, sucking and gumming it until it was all squished!! Must have seemed like an interesting new toy!! I don't think he swallowed any, but we'll see what comes out in his poo!! Speaking of poo, I think that it the reason for all the grizzling tonight...we are on day 5 afterall so the time bomb is ticking!!

[squidipa]

Mt, im sorry about the small gain for 6 weeks big hug but regardless of scale figures Jett seems happy and fine so i wouldn't be so concerned as Bf babies are so much smaller than those stupid graphs. Its only recently that josh has even appeared on any graphs, also joshies weight gain is slowing right down too. At least your height is saying consistent thats great too and on 50% we arnt 50% on anything but i know i got a happy healthy very loved Josiahman, so what more could we ask for?.... im gonna weight him this morning but i am not expecting much tomorrow is official weigh in tho.

[thepixie]

MT sorry to hear about the little gain.... hope he stacks it on for you soon
MM I still can't get over the cat thing! you must be so glad to be moving away from that woman!
Squiddy good luck with Josiah's weighing
Well, we are still having nap issues but yeah yesterday she had 2.5 hrs sleep between 7am and 10pm . I keep thinking I'm going to stop trying to put her to sleep and just let her crash where she falls... but then she falls asleep (ie feeding, in the car or the pram) and I try to put her in bed, she wakes up and cracks it, but I try to put her to sleep because I figure she must be tired and the battle begins! Gave her farex yesterday afternoon (I wasn't going to but she saw me eating cereal yesterday morning and tried to steal it) and omg she loved it! I had to make more!

[MummyTummy]

Pixie - Jett tries to steal DH's cereal too! Grabs his spoon and shoves it in his mouth. We just figured he liked the cold spoon against his gums. for the nap battles. We don't do anything out of the ordinary, but he does fight it a bit during the day. As soon as he starts to grizzle, or goes really quiet and stops what he's doing I put him where I want him to sleep. Then I make sure he has no toys or distractions and I stop talking to him but quite often keep a hand on his belly and then he drifts off to sleep. In the car we have no problem. Most trips he crashes out on!! But once I wake him up from them he aint going back to sleep in a hurry and so then he becomes overtired!! I have been known to sit in the car with him at home with a book or a DVD (we have a DVD player in the car) to just let him get the sleep in that he needs.

Squidipa - Good luck with the weigh in. Joshie won't take long to catch up judging by the way he has been going lately!

to everyone else!

I'm off for a walk today and then catch up with a friend and her baby who was born a week before Jett. Going to be a hot one - 39 degrees, but not as hot as Adelaide! So my sympathies Vic and Kel!

Ok gotta go get ready, have a fabbo day everyone!

[Arimeh]

Hi all

MT - I'm glad you have some good support around you that really know what is going on with those graphs. I wasn't very happy when DD lost 300g either.

Hello to everyone else - you know I love you, so no comments needed

Better get off BB and play with the kids!

[mountain mummy]

MT - the weight loss did freak me out a bit, but being bub #4, I soon got over it ... I just figured because he was more active, he was burning calories We are back up to minimum 6 feeds a day again! I gotta do some research on what I can start feeding him (coz of his eczema ... )

Mel - you know we love you too!!

Pixie - yeah, we are glad we are moving away from her ... but you know, I was thinking about it, and (don't get me wrong, I have absolutely nothing against native animals) but in the WILD wild, those animals she rescues would be left for dead due to the natural laws of survival of the fittest ... so is she really doing them any favours? At the end of the day, she would be releasing "domesticated" native animals that are only going to be shunned by their own species (and probably attacked and killed anyway ) IMO, it's doing more harm than good .... just a thought anyway (I am prone to random thoughts!)

Anyway, loads to do, I get it all done in time!

[thepixie]

MT she used to just fall asleep sometimes under the playgym but now she can sit up she kind of doesn't use it anymore. I find I'm feeding her to sleep (although all the books say not to and I can understand why) because I just can't seem to get her down any other way without an hour of stressful coaxing. She had a half hour nap at 9.30 and again at 1.30.... she woke up about five minutes ago, but she just grizzled a bit... I went and rocked her once, said it's still sleepytime, and after a few more minutes of grizzling she's gone quiet.... fingers crossed she has gone back to sleep. ARGH! I can't believe I'm obsessed with naps!
MM if natural selection were allowed to operate without interference you would probably find that your neighbour hadn't infiltrated the gene pool in the first place
I just saw on FB that Kel84 might have split from her DP.... hope she is OK, she hasn't been on here in a while.

[beckoes]

I find I'm feeding her to sleep (although all the books say not to and I can understand why) because I just can't seem to get her down any other way without an hour of stressful coaxing.

Pixie, dont worry i do the same, everyone says ''you shouldnt feed her to sleep'' but if its what works then you should do it!! I tried not doing it for a week and it was HELL for all!!
But i know what you mean, if you wake them up when trying to put them down its all over!! that happened this morning and i was just to tired to persist once she was crying so got her up and let her play quietly for half an hour till she looked tired and tried again. went no probs the second time.

MT: re: sitting in the car, good idea though.

does anyone else go to a play group?? are they good? I dont have a mothers group or a circle of friends with babies...have a few...and most my friends with kids are either in sydney or england...im joining a play group tomorrow i think, or friday.

hi to all.

[Arimeh]

Beck - I think there is a group meeting up tomorrow - we are trying to make it every wed, and do alternate houses, so everyone gets a turn. You are most welcome to join in too.

[mountain mummy]

MM if natural selection were allowed to operate without interference you would probably find that your neighbour hadn't infiltrated the gene pool in the first place

The biatch was parked RIGHT OUTSIDE my house earlier today too ... I really don't trust her and get the feeling she is up to more no good! Do you think if I rally and get enough people to pettion the concil, they will make it illegal to trap domesticated animals during daylight hours?? After all, it is legal for cats to be out dawn to dusk ...

does anyone else go to a play group?? are they good? I dont have a mothers group or a circle of friends with babies...have a few...and most my friends with kids are either in sydney or england...im joining a play group tomorrow i think, or friday.

When DS1 was 12 days old, I joined a mothers group run by the local ECHC ...after 12 months, there were 4 or 5 of us who still met (roughly half of the original group) and by 18 months, there were 3 of us .... two of us went on to be pregnant with our #2 bubs at the same time (our #1's were both 3 by the time #2's were born). A few months later, I moved out of the area. Tried a playgroup when #3 was born (#1 was at school by this time) but never really settled in ... so no groups of any sort here, but I think thy really help when it's your first bub!

[MummyTummy]

re: nosy neighbour not infiltrating the gene pool!! MM you should call the cops when her car is parked outside and say she is acting very suspicious and you believe she is stalking you!! Or casing the joint....or has threatened you and the kids!!

Bec - We have a mothers group here run by the MCH service. There is only 4 of us in it, but it is a fun gathering, and as a group we now have a couple of others who join us casually when they are free. Like you I don't have friends with kids nearby and it is really nice to get together and share our experiences and chat about our kids achievements and issues. It also means that we can go and do activities with the kids that we otherwise may not on our own. IMO it is worth it. I know some mothers groups can be competitive though and that can be horrible to be part of! I hope your playgroup is lovely!

[*Beema*]

Hi everyone

Yesterday was my first full day at work WITHOUT taking Nakita Although I was a bit sad driving to work in the end I got a lot done and my MIL did jobs around the house She folded a couple of loads of washing that were on the line and put another load out for me, did the ironing and made our bed... and she had a lovely day with little miss N.. so in the end it was a good day and she is hoping to come down one day a fortnight - which is fab!

The wedding on Saturday went reasonably well, except for the part where the groom had half a bottle of vodka before and during his speech.... after that he went for a walk hehe. But it all turned out well in the end

Waterfall walk wasn't soo successful Complained that he was going to get sunburnt and that it was too hot, it was 29 and we went at 4pm so the sun wasn't very strong and a lot of the walk was shaded *SIGH* But as a suprise we dropped into a friends house who were back from Sydney for the weekend and we had drinks dinner and then didn't leave until 11pm which was very successful, so 1 outa 2 aint bad.

I am just trying wrapping N under the armpits at the moment to see how she goes, she has always been a doubled wrapped bub... so lets see if it works.

Beckoes, we go to two playgroups, premmie playgroup at the WCH (hospital where N was born) it is run by a physio and an OT (Occupational Therapist), they review the bubs development, give us extra hints tips etc, and are on the ball picking up any issues, we also get a lot of specialist coming in each week, dieticians, psychologists etc, we are also having session on CPR and chocking, and other really useful sessions. We meet weekely, during the term at the hosy, but during the holidays we are still meeting at each others houses or the botanical gardens.

Our other playgroup has come from our sessions with the CYHN "getting to know your baby" which we were booked it. We are in a group where Nakita is almost the oldest but shoud be the youngest... but it is a fantastic group and there are 8 or 9 mums and bubs, we meet each week at each others house, plus generally catch up with each other to go shopping, swimming or just chilling out.

Both of my groups are brilliant, and I find it really valuable to chat with mums who had had prems as they really understand what you have been through and we get extra info that you wouldn't normally get and my other group we are making some long term friends

Aurghhh it hit 42 here today, that is just too hot!!!

Yay, less than 8 min and N is asleep!!

Grr MM ooo she sounds :evil:

MT big :hugs: even though we chat everyday anway thought you needed another cyber hug!! I wish I had your LC... but then again N lost weight after a heap of crappy gains, so I just have to live with it that we had to take action.

Oh Pixie, I saw that too, poor Kel, hope she is doing okay....

Good luck Squidipa, their gains often drop off now, I am not expecting much from N anymore, but she might be still doing her little catch up!!

And news Mel.... please....

Huge hi to everyone else I can't go back any further!! Hope you and your bubs are all doing well!!

Oh tried on my Bridesmaid dress last night,... gorgeous!! Off to help with the Bon Bon tonight hehe!!

xxoo

[*Beema*]

Video of N sleeping half wrapped

Nakita Sleeping and Sucking an Imaginary Dummy

She crashed quickly but unfortunately after 40min she awake and wouldn't go to sleep until she was fully wrapped *SIGH* oh well she just isn't ready

Night

[thepixie]

Vic that's so cute - she's a real little chubba now! have you tried wrapping one arm in one arm out? that's what I've been doing... not ready to stop wrapping completely yet. Well we had a better day - nap went well at 1.30, she slept until 3 and tonight she is down (touch wood) after nearly an hour and a half of coaxing.
beck, we don't have a playgroup but my mum's group is awesome!!