Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2008 #7

[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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[squidipa]

happy 6 months jazz


welll im gonna e honest last few days i have been here b ut not een reading everything.. so im sorry, when i do try to keep up its just to much. Got my new HD today but it came with out drivers and and a few other complications s still dotn have my propper pc up and running.

Ya know ages back that bad storm we had????? well i finally got my washing line replaces YAY kids can play in yard again. Also had to RETURN a fridge that went wrong under warentee today so yeah now just got a small fridge hrmmmmm hard with 6 ppl in a home. House inspection and small repairs i been doing round place putting on lock on gates and doors and what not the list just goes on. I not sleeping great stressing out about stupid things still dont have a blinkin carseat for joshie, except for the brand new on boxed in my lounge that wasnt the one i bought and now im waiting for myn to come in to swap it GRRRR. they gave me the plain one not the retctor version like i paid for GRRRR.

[MummyTummy]

Wow! New thread again!

Happy 6 months Jazz!!

Can't chat long...gotta go sort Jett out. He's being a wrigglebum atm!

[MummyTummy]

Just a quick one - on my way out!

Happy 6 months to Jett!

OK, can we stop the clock right here? I'm really happy with him the way he is right now!

Have a great day everyone! Hopefully will be back later!

Mwah!

[*Beema*]

Hi all!!

Going to be a stinker here again today and tomorrow, 43 and 41, I am sooo sick and tired of the heat, can't wait until late tomorrow/Sunday when the cool change finally hits, it has been a long couple fo weeks with this insane heat!! My poor garden is totally fried

Our pool was supposed to be poured today, and the pool builder called me at 3pm yesterday and told me that I had to be there all day and water the pool every half an hour due to it being a 43 degree day I was soooo P**** O** I ended up ringing the boss int he office and then he gave me the phone number for the Director and I called him and said it was ridiculous I cannot do that in 43 degree heat, with a 7 month old and have no where cool to be during the interim!! GRRRR. He said it wasn't necessary, then 15 min late I got a call back from the Site Supervisor, he had just had a call from the office boss and then the Director (hehe) and they cancelled the pour and are doing it on Monday when it is going to be 25 degrees!! I guess if you aren't happy just keep goinng higher until you get what you want, at least in the end sanity prevailed

Can't stay long got stuff to do got a list of jobs to achieve by the end of the day... yay LOL! We cancelled mothers group as it is too hot, so I am home all day - yipee!!!

Have a fab day!!

xxoo

[thepixie]

HAPPY SIX MONTHS JETT!!!!
I know what you mean about stopping the clock - I already want to turn it back to how she was when she was four months!
It's going to be a hot one here today... so stay cool everyone... might BBL for personals....

[*Beema*]

Happy 6 months Jett!!!

OK, can we stop the clock right here? I'm really happy with him the way he is right now!

Me too!!! Growing up too quickly!

[mountain mummy]

Hi all

Vic - that is ridiculous, expecting you to do that!!

HAPPY SIX MONTHS JETT!!!

Well, I braved the heat and went shopping this morning and while we were there, Veygas was giggling and guess what?? ANOTHER tooth!! Bottom left ... it literally just popped through overnight cause it wasn't there yesterday!

Anyway, gotta clean chocolate off Master K's hands and finish putting shopping away!

BBL

[thepixie]

double post!
Yay for the new tooth MM!

[beckoes]

Happy 6 months Jazz and Jett. Yay for the tooth aswell V...two!!

So we seem to be in a pattern with the sleeps now, bed at 6, up between 10 and12 for a quick feed, then awake at about 3 for fun and games!!! Asleep again after almost exactly an hour and up at about 6.30-7 ish. this has been the same for four nights!! dont know if it will just pass, orif im putting her to bed to early or too many day sleeps, i feed her as soon as she wakes up, but she is so awake, then after about an hour i feed her again and she goes to sleep, maybe i shouldnt be feeding her so much then? a friend said she gave hers water at night from about 6 months and they soon realised it wasnt worth waking up for? not sure what to do...guess il just wait it out!

i saw the weather report this morning and thought i bet everyone in Ad and Vic are really looking forward to sunday!!! from 43 to 25 overnight!! would be such a relief for you! how do the bubs cope in that heat?? hope you all have AC!!
And it will be super hot in parts of NSW this week too....This heat wave better not carry on up the coast! if it reaches the sunshine coast...im outta here!!!

hi to all!

[mountain mummy]

hehehe Bec, yup, super hot here!

Veygas has decided to want naps at the most inopportune times (ie when it's time to take the kids to school and then pick them up!) He is usually awake at around 7 - 7.30am, feeds, then I have breakfast and get ready and hurry the kids up while he rolls and back crawls around the floor . He is whingy when I put them all in the car, so we get home, he feeds again and goes to sleep (about 9.30am - 12pm) When he wakes up, he feeds again, plays on the floor, then by 2.30pm he starts whinging again, but it's so close to having to pick the kids up, so when we all get home, he feeds again and goes to sleep (around 3.30 - 5.30pm) by which time, dinner is ready and mostly eaten by all, so Veygas gets another half hour or so play, then bath and is feeding again by 6.30pm, usually in bed somewhere between 6.30 - 7pm for the night .... each day is like this, except for Friday when I go shopping - he fed and went down at about 11.30am and is still asleep, so looks as though I will have to wake him to get the kids from school today

Don't ask me where solids are gonna fit into this routine!

Gotta go fix this little Master K's truck dilemma!

[nagromeyk]

Happy 6 months Jett!

Busy here at the moment, will be back later!

[beckoes]

Horray...gave Grace three cubes of food for lunch(11am) and dinner(3pm) and she woke at 11.30 and 3.30 but only for a feed and back to sleep quite quick and then up at 6am...hope it continues this way!! but probably will be totally different tonight!!

My friend just had a baby, we are going to see her this arvo, im so excited to see a newborn again!! i miss my little newborn, feels like i only had her for a few seconds then suddenly she was this big baby!!

should really be doing house work right now, not sitting at the computer eating marmite on toast!! Oh well!!
Hi to all.

[nagromeyk]

Bec - yay for Grace's good sleeping routine.... hope it continues for you!

Kye has been sleeping fairly well. Usually is in bed by 7:30pm and sleeps through until 5:00-5:30am.

Kye had PEACH yesterday for the first time, mixed it with some pear for brekky. He scoffed it down hehe
I also tried him with a bit of bread this morning, just cut it into a solider and he was completely fine with it

He's been a bit irratible the past few days so I'm suspecting his gums are annoying him.
It looks like there is a tooth close to breaking through so we shall have to wait and see I guess!

Quite hot here today - a friend and I got up early this morning and went and did a boot camp session, gee it was hard!!
I forgot that my fitness aint anywhere near as good as it used to be, ahh well give me a month and I'll be going great guns again

Anyways gonna shoot and grab a sandwhich while the boy is sleeping!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

[kiwigirl]

I keep wanting to write how hot it is then I read about Melbourne (and I guess it's the same elsewhere...). 40 degree temps predicted in parts of NZ today/tomorrow but was only 30 here (to me that's kinda hot :P

sasha - glad Kye liked the peach! Hadn't thought of the bread soldiers, I'm running out of vege ideas so keep going back to the food chart plunket gave me.

I'm trying to keep on top of everyone's news.. I was wondering if you wanted to do a quick survey, I'm curious!

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night
3. Number of teeth
4. Sitting up?
5. Crawling?
6. Favourite foods?
7. Food reactions?
8. Usual number of feeds?
9. B/F or FF?
10. Working?

Here's my answers:

1. 1.5 hours
2. 11 hours
3. 0
4. Yes
5. No, but can go up on his hands and knees for short periods
6. Banana, nectarine, strawberry, peach
7. None so far
8. 5 B/F approx, small meal mid-morning and larger meal at dinner
9. B/F
10. Yup, or myself, from home - try to do most of the work during the evenings once he's in bed

[Arimeh]

Happy 6 months Jett!!

Yay for new tooth MM

Survey is good idea - here is mine:-

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day - Usually 2.5 hours.
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night - 9.5 hours (wake up at 10 for feed)
3. Number of teeth - ZERO
4. Sitting up? - not on your life nelly
5. Crawling? - see answer to #4
6. Favourite foods? Loves rockmelon, nectarine.. avocado on toast.
7. Food reactions? Doesn't seem to mind anything - unless she bites off a piece, then she spits it out.
8. Usual number of feeds? Solids for breakfast, lunch & dinner - and 5 bottles
9. B/F or FF? Soy formula
10. Working? Nah, she's a bit too young yet... ohhhh.. you mean me.. yup - one day a week for someone else - and got something else up my sleeve I'm working on

[beckoes]

Kiwi: good idea!!!

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day...3 hours
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night...between 9 and 11 hours
3. Number of teeth...0
4. Sitting up?...yes, pretty well now!
5. Crawling?...Comando, and can get up on her knees for a few seconds.
6. Favourite foods?...apple, pear, sweet potato, apricot, peach, broccoli, carrot
7. Food reactions?...None...yet
8. Usual number of feeds?...solids for lunch and dinner and B/F when ever she wants so i dont really count, but about 10 ish
9. B/F or FF?...B/F
10. Working?...Not at the mo, but would like to work for myself. Kiwi: what do you do??

[nagromeyk]

Woke up spontaneously, tucked Kye back in as he had pushed his blanket off as usual and thought I'd jump on here quickly.

Good idea about the survey Rach!

1. Usual total amount of sleep during day...3.5 to 4 hours
2. Usual total amount of sleep during the night... around 10 hours
3. Number of teeth...0
4. Sitting up?...yes, well and truly now, can leave him on his own
5. Crawling?... no, but trying to get up on his knees
6. Favourite foods?... Pear, Rafferty's spinach, broccoli, pea and apple combination, carrot & bean
7. Food reactions?... first time I gave him pumpkin he came out in a rash around his mouth but have given it to him again and was fine
8. Usual number of feeds?...solids for breakfast, lunch and dinner and usually about 850ml of formula per day - 110ml each feed
9. B/F or FF?... FF
10. Working?... No and probably wont be returning to work

Back to bed now! Might try and have a sleep in