Babies Born August 1st ~ 15th 2009 #2

[tippytoes]

Elle -

Man I'm soo exhausted lately I just can't seem to get on top of it. So much going on though so no time to have a nap

Hey hun, issy and I were just saying the very same thing today! Sometimes you just can't get stuff done and you are too exhausted to care! We are there with you!

misty - YAY for Baz, little darling! And stupid phone company!
Rach xx

[~Hestia~]

Hi all

Once again I have no time for persie What's new hey!!
Just in response to the overnight feeding, I still feed DS once or twice overnight. He always feeds at 4am & 7:30am (why he can't be this precise in the daytime is beyond me ) Some nights he'll wake around midnight & seeing as he hasn't fed since 6-7pm I always feed him at this time. Would be nice to have an uninterrupted nights sleep though!! Well, sometimes he'll sleep right through which is lovely, but those times are few & far between!!

Our big issue lately is DS' settling. He has been taking hours to settle at night & some day sleeps are pretty bad too. He fights against me settling him so I leave him to it but then he gets over tired - a vicious cycle!! I'm hoping it's just a phase that he'll grow out of soon. He still refuses to sit & continues his quest to crawl lol. Had yogurt this morning - LOVED it!!

We are off to Mansfield for a few nights to celebrate our 3 year wedding anniversary, the amount of stuff we're taking for DS is hilarious!! I hope you all have a great weekend & I promise I'll catch up properly with everyone next time

[Saffi]

Hi all

Got a cranky baby here. She had a high temp last night and again today. I looked inside her mouth and another 2 teeth are coming through. This makes 4 teeth in all! Poor thing must be in pain. She's down now but I suspect that I will be up to her a few times overnight.

misty - that's good news about Baz! That's so stupid about the phone! I've heard a lot of SAHM are treated like that!
Cheezel - travelling with a kid means never travelling light again. I just don't get how someone so small can need so much stuff.
Rach - how are things going?
Ellee - welcome back. Glad that you had a good break. Sounds like Z is going brilliantly with solids. Her latest photo is so cute.
Hello to everyone else. Stop lurking and come and say hi.

Should go to bed seeing both kiddies are asleep and my DH is at the AC/DC concert, but I am really wanting to make a card for a friend's birthday.

[koru]

Hiya all,
Took me a while to catch up on what's been going on with everyone! Been up since 5.30am when my dad rang from NZ to tell me my sis was ok - she was already in hospital in Santiago for a DVT - long flight back to Chile (where she works) from NZ (where she was on holidays with us) when the earthquake hit. Boy it's been an eventful couple of days of international phone calls between Chile NZ and Oz first with the blood clot then the quake!

Anyway I'll attempt a few persies while Orla has her morning nap:
Saffi - yes being back in NZ made me very homesick. DP is seriously considering moving there now (hooray!) but I have to finish my degree here first as there's no degree courses in Naturoapthy in NZ only diplomas so we'll be here a few more years yet. Hope the teething and temperatures have settled down for you
Misty - yay for finally beating those worms! I was going to suggest trying for a herbal anti-worm from a naturopath (very effective actually) if Baz is too young for conventional worming drugs but it seems you've got it licked now
Cheezel - hooray for the teeth! We're still waiting for the white gums to pop thru but they're still giving Orla grief in the meantime...
Megsmum - how's E faring now?
Rach - OMG cruising already! As for your night feeds I'd agree with the others - he's still only 6 months old and to go from 5 overnight feeds to nothing is a huge step. Trust your instincts that it's time to cut down the number of feeds but maybe not go 'cold turkey'. We co-sleep and on a normal night Orla feeds about 3 times overnight (which I barley notice) but when it's hot she can get thirsty every hour!
Ellee - way to go on the expanding menu Orla hates rice cereal too. I'd forgo the cereal altogether if she weren't such a 'poo-ey' baby - needs binding up! I've switched to millet cereal which is a bit tastier (has a nutty flavour) and seems to be going down well. Unfortunately she's not a big fan of banana Gave her fig in the porridge yesterday which she loved but OMG did it make for a poo explosion!!!.
Howdy to everypne else
We had a garage sale yesterday to offload as much superfluous junk before the move as we could - pretty good result proceeds towards a new carseat for Orla. Now that's done we can focus on packing. Friends with a big van are helping us move and DP's mum is staying with us til the move to watch Orla while we deal with the moving itself (she lives in Bali and flits between there and Melbourne) so we're getting goos support with the move - actually looking forward to it as it's a better house than the current one (albeit smaller).

[tippytoes]

Hey guys
Just a quick one - Eli is doing okay with overnight stuff....we'll get there. Basically I have been giving him 2 feeds during the night and then rocking him to sleep other times he wakes 2-3 times I guess. But I just wanted to quickly ask what to do about squealing - really loud SQUEALING! He has just started doing this yesterday (my mum says it is the terrible 2's already ). He does it when he is frustrated, when he can't stand up alone!! I know YES he is trying this already - pain in the butt! And when he is really excited - this one I don't mind so much cause it is kind of cute! Should I just ignore the frustrated ones? I don't think he will listen to be if I tell him not to LOL!!! Itis just really funny how it suddenly started...
Thanks and will be back for persies I hope!
Rach xx

[issy02]

Hi guys,

Tippytoes - You know Lochie is a great squealer!!!! He squeals all the time and has even started yelling and shouting at DS1 when he takes his toys or when he gets frustrated with him being in his face! Its kinda cute!

I dont know, but I think feeding a Lochie every hour over night was a bit excessive???? Lochie was starting to do this and it lasted about 3 weeks. I know he was partly trying to build my supply and partly using me to sooth him back to sleep, which I didnt want to become a habit for him, since he has always been able to self settle so brilliantly. I feed Lochie at 8-8:30pm, just before going to bed, and then again at what ever time he wakes first during the night, which is usually around 3am, then I feed him again at around 6-7am. If he wakes between 8:30pm and 12am, I will not feed him, I just re-wrap him or stroke his cheek, which usually put him back to sleep, then I feed him the next time he wakes and then again in the morning. I know he isnt waking for feeds during the night because he is hungry because he is getting enough food during the day. If he was sick, I would most certainly feed him whenever he wants it. I find that if im up feeding mulitple times throughout the night (and when I say multiple, I mean more than 2 times, for me 2 times is fine) Im shattered the next day, which makes me grumpy and less tolerant and takes away my quality time with bubs and ds1. Since I cracked down on his overnight feeds, and have encouraged him to go back to sleep, he is sleeping so well again, and Im feeling so much better during the day, which makes me a happier mummy. Lochie is also happier during the day as he is getting enough sleep at night. I have also found that my supply is better cause he is not snacking throughout the night. I HATE controlled crying, and would never do this with my children, I co-slept with DS1 for 2 years as this is what he needed. But lochie doesnt sleep well in our bed, and has always been so good at night time, without having to cry himself to sleep. But I think ignoring a little whinging, and instead going in and comforting him when he needs it during the night and feeding when appropriate is better for both bubs and us.

Anyway, ladies, hope you are all haivng a nice weekend, bubs is up so gotta fly!

bbl,

Issy

[Saffi]

Hi all

koru - what a relief that your sister is ok. Not good about the DVT tho. Any plans for her to go back to NZ? Yay for the garage sale. I'm too lazy to do something like that.

AFU - major cranky bub here! She's not sleeping much, not feeding much, crying a lot and doing really yucky poos. She has 3 teeth coming through so I think she's in a bit of pain. To top it off I think she's got some kind of cough. Its really frustrating as I'll feed her to sleep, transfer her to the cot and she'll wake up immediately or within 20 mins. So she slept with me last night and pretty much used me as a human dummy all night! Don't hold much hope for her sleeping today.

On the upside the shelves in M's room are up and some cute canvas prints. I really should move her in......

Anyway, the screaming has begun....