Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2008 #9

[Nelle]

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]

Hi its me hehehe

[*Beema*]

I am exhausted!! House is clean ready for renting just a couple of things to do be for we can. Cooked a lamb roast for dinner with a friend, just finished dishes, 2 loads of washing hung up, folded & put away 3 more so I am off to bed!!

Hoping Nakita doesn't wake up overnight, but not holding my breath xxoo

[squidipa]

sound like u done heaps vic hope miss n slept well,

josh threw up last night big time and woke no less than 25 times he is eating toast and seems alright now.

[*Beema*]

4m wake up again

Busy morning, last of the washing and folding, went to the markets for fruit veg and eggs, swept all the floors, cleaned the tv cabinet to put the tv on it Made 3 days of lunches. We have a bbq this arvo, DH is in a hella crappy mood, he got to look after Nakita and then sit on his butt and do nothing all weekend, and I have NFI why - giving me the "silent treatment" and I am the one who should be in a crappy mood so sounds like it is going to be a fun afternoon

ByE!!!

[squidipa]

, DH is in a hella crappy mood, he got to look after Nakita and then sit on his butt and do nothing all weekend, and I have NFI why - giving me the "silent treatment" and I am the one who should be in a crappy mood so sounds like it is going to be a fun afternoon

ByE!!!

oh no isn't funny how they do that, drives me bonkers. I do hope u get to the bottom of it and everything sorts its self out. Maybe the bbq is just what ya need get out doors and some fresh air.

I have been sorting stock today mostly my logo's and adding more stuff to the shop theirs over 100 items there now and that's different items so there must really be a few hundred now. Got some more categories to fill in. and a few more bits and pieces if all goes to plan we could be open in 25th may YAY.

No runnies for joshie today so that's good and i finally yesterday got my nappy squirter sorted and it makes a big difference.

DS8 is trying to push my buttons today with his back chatting. Its hard he gets away with it at dads. Today ds3 was annoying him and they both behaved badly resulting in them both being sent to bed. Ds3 hangs off the top bunk and starts swinging from it and so spitefully ds8, rips his hands off the bed resulting in ds3 falling on the floor. GRRRR.... at times he has a real mean nature and its driving me bonkers i wish he got it no matter what NO hurting ds3!

Dd10 has become my personal assistant with assisting me with stock sorting and been a great help. MIND YOU hubbie has been amazing in this area looking after joshie as much as he can.

gotta scoot nappy changing time hope ur all have a nice weekend

[thepixie]

Vic bummer about the 4am wakeup - we had one at 1am... which is pretty normal except madam wouldn't go back to sleep until 3! Sounds like you have been even busier than usual, I can't believe that DH is being shirty with you!
Squiddy how exciting your shop is nearly ready, I can't wait to see what it's all about! ETA about the 25 wake ups!! Hope J is feeling a bit better tonight!
Having a lovely relaxing weekend, just had a nap while Beth was sleeping (which we needed after last night) and today I just got my awesome Mothers' Day present a coffee machine! The Bear has been spoiling me it's been wonderful!
We took Beth to look at a Montessori school on Friday and we are thinking it might be the kind of thing that suits her, we are going to enrol her in the baby program and see how she goes.
to everyone, hope you are all having a great weekend.

[squidipa]

pixie congrats on the coffee machine i got one when i fell pregnant lol i conned hubbie in i said if i have to deliver this thing i deserve it. WOW good on you you deserve it is it good? I bet well worth the wait??? I wish i was so lucky to have a sleep in.

[thepixie]

just popping in quickly to say and to say Mel and Vic I absolutely LOVE the new avvies!!
MT how did Jett go with day care?? And you with starting back at work?
And squiddy for the new store!
We are off to swimming in a minute and Beth is suddenly everywhere... I put her down, turn my back for a second and she's half way across the room! Those of you with crawlers are probably used to it but I haven't quite got my head around it yet. She is cruising so well she can almost get around the whole house. still trying to shake the last of this cold, loving the coffee machine I got for Mum's day and other than that not much else to report! Hope everyone is going well!

[squidipa]

And squiddy for the new store!

loving the coffee machine I got for Mum's day and other than that not much else to report! Hope everyone is going well!

thanks sweet...... yeah i love myn too been to lazy tho to put beans in it as i dont want to have to clean it out haha so on instant but i do LOVE my saeco machine

[squidipa]

hi everyone hope your all fine, wow oh wow the caboolture river had flooded . Well i weighed joshie this morning and in 1 month he has lost only 100 grams is that considered to much? he was sick tho over that time. he was previously 9705 and now 9600. i think thats quite good im happy with that

How much is your bub?

do you know the small gains bub is making if so what is it every how long?

[*Beema*]

hi everyone hope your all fine, wow oh wow the caboolture river had flooded . Well i weighed joshie this morning and in 1 month he has lost only 100 grams is that considered to much? he was sick tho over that time. he was previously 9705 and now 9600. i think thats quite good im happy with that

How much is your bub?

do you know the small gains bub is making if so what is it every how long?

Last weighin N was 8800grams, hadn't put her on this week, maybe next week She feels about the same so guess she might be aroudn the same, maybe a bit more.

Once they get more aactive their gains slow down, not that N is more active, she is mroe than happy to just sit on her butt!!!

No Prem Playground for us today, the Sparky is here fixing our electrical problems with the house, all sorts of bizarre things going on, lights that don't work, lights we can't turn off, fans that all work differently

Trying to get him to move the fan in the Home Theatre as well as we need to move all the cabling for the projector.

Met all my work deadlines for the week so feeling fabulous especially as it is only Thursday, still have work to do but nothing else Due So been surfing BB hehe!

Hope everyone is doing great!!

Happy 10 months to Veygas

[thepixie]

Squiddy at last count Beth was 9.13 I think? so pretty chunky but less than Joshie now.... he is still a big boy so I think he should be OK.
Vic for your awesome day!!
MM HAPPY 10 MONTHS VEYGAS!!!
We are still all pretty fluey around here, but have still been going to swimming lessons and playgroup because otherwise we would have major cabin fever. Enrolled Beth in the Montessori Baby program starting tomorrow so it will be interesting to see how she likes it.
Having a weird issue this week... just when I thought we were all going to get some sleep, she has started to refuse the cot. If I put her in awake, she screams. If I put her in asleep, she either wakes up straight away and screams, or wakes up in 15-20 minutes and screams. Sometimes I can put her down in the cot for her daytime nap, (esp. morning one) but other times not. And yet if I put her in the pram, she can sleep from 9pm till 4 or 5 in the morning.... but I feel like a bad mother for letting her sleep in the pram all night, but I don't know what else to do! What would you do?? Would you fight it and try to get her to sleep in the cot or would you just work around it and hope that she gets over it? she has only started doing it in the last four or five days.
Anyhoo to all, hope you're having a good time and bubs are behaving!

[squidipa]

oh how starnge pixie any reaosn for that? josh used to do that with the old car seat.

SHHHHH everyone i have just launched my web site. ill pm u the details

[mountain mummy]

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH! Yay squiddy!! Love to have a squizz!!!

Last I weighed V he was around 9kg, but he is so active now, still commando crawling, occasionally getting up on his knees and moving a bit, but FINALLY sitting up by himself and OMG pulling himself up on everything and cruising the furniture!! It's like he gone overnight from doing nothing to doing everything! Oh, and EIGHT teeth (did I mention that before???) No sign of weaning (he's such a mummy's boy!)

And for someone who's not too keen (or more to the point, fence-sitting) on having more kids, DP has been very careless lately, iykwim , so who knows ......

Oh and I too love the new avvies Vic and Mel!!! Makes me want a new one ...

Pix, hun, I don't know what to say about the cot .... DS1 was similar - he'd sleep as long as he was moving (car or pram) but awake as soon as motion stopped, or unless he was with me .... the other 3 have been fine with the cot BUT they were all in the cot from the get go ... I didn't have a cot with DS1 until he was about 7 or 8 months old .... so maybe that has something to do with it? Something that they're not used to and being old enough to be aware of the change???

Anyways, must toodle! HI to everyone and MWAH!!! xxx

[thepixie]

MM we have had the cot for about three months since we moved her from the hammock and this problem only started last weekend. Before that it wasn't too bad.... I couldn't just put her in there awake and walk away, but she didn't ALWAYS wake up and scream blue murder like she does now.... just praying that maybe it's something transient like this cold she has and it will go away.... hope I'm not delusional LOL otherwise she'll be sleeping in the pram till she's 12....
squiddy

[*Beema*]

And for someone who's not too keen (or more to the point, fence-sitting) on having more kids, DP has been very careless lately, iykwim , so who knows ......

I like the result on FB

[kiwigirl]

Hello!!! How are you all? *Hug*

E took his first official step yesterday yay! He was standing, took a big deliberate step to me and then stood there, realising what he did. DH and my friend was there too, very cool

He is now 76cm tall, 11.2kg! His weight curve has come down heaps since he started crawling so he's now not in the Top 1% of weight lol. He's now in the Top 15% I think and the Top 20% for height.

thepixie: Have you tried a safe-T-sleep thingy for Beth? I use that with E when he stands up in his cot and won't sleep. Works really well even if it seems like I'm putting him in a straitjacket.

E LOVES his wooden trolley - omg he zooms around the lounge pushing it. So cute!

Hope you're having a great day. Congrats again squidipa for the store