Hey all... I've changed my name, so AKA Cass_Blob With little Eli born 3 Aug (just to jot the memory)
I haven't been in here in a long time! So good to see all the babies are happy and healthy (besides the few sleep issues i've been reading about)
AFM - We are still Bfing here, she loves the booby to much to give it up! Which will make next weeks placement (for uni) just the extra little bit harder as I am going to need to find places to express (Its a hospital so shouldnt be to hard LOL).
Sleeping here, doesn't happen that often, This week is the first week we have actually been sleeping through (four nights now!!! yay) But during the day she is a shocker, i'm lucky to get her down for one sleep. sometimes its two very short ones!
She has been on the go for ages now! she can sit, crawl (very fast mind you), stand up holding funiture, funiture walk, stand up withoout holding on, and take 4 steps!!! very clever little munchkin
she has one of the funniest and cutiest personalities i have ever seen, she laughs at everything and is pretty much alays in a good mood!
except for right now as ia 12am and I oke her up having a coffee (i'm doing an assignment)
Hi mummynurse - welcome back and goodluck with uni! Issy and I can sympathise (we finished 2 weeks before our bubs came along...phew).
Issy - I know, I was suprised Af showed up too as Eli is still a major booby boy....but never mind, it is good for us in a way. I totally understand what you mean about enjoying Lochie so much. I feel the same way. We wanted Eli for so long, I just want to be with him for a bit too. Don't think we'll be looking at frosties till mid next year. I also need to work too Maybe we'll be PG together again . It;s a bit different for us cause we don't know how long it will take with IVF etc...
afu - had an unsettled day yesterday and this morning his top tooth is coming through! That explains it. He is grinding his teeth! I think just cause top one is new and feels different, does that sound right? I know grinding isn' good though.....
Hey ladies, have a bit of time so thought I might actually post instead of just reading!
Won't attempt personals cause I have too much to catch up on.
Food - We have been struggling a bit the last two weeks because he has been sick with fevers and a bad lingering cough. It is settling now but he was gagging and vomiting at almost every meal at one point. We went back to smoother pureed stuff and that seemed to help. Looks like he is taking the chunkier foods and finger foods better today so hopefully we're back on track. He has been having meat for quite a while. Mainly tuna, chicken and minced beef. He is now having 3 meals a day and sometimes a 'snack' of a rice rusk or similar. Drinking a bit more water too and about to switch from a sippy cup to a cup with a straw.
Bfeeding - No end in sight here. My long term goal is 2 years so we have a way to go yet. I've been prg and/or b'feeding for the better part of 5 years now so it's just part of a normal day for me now. I've been b'feeding for 2.5 years straight and tandem feeding for 8 months this month I am hoping my big boy weans soon because we'll be heading towards 3 in a few months and that would be my absolute cut off. I hear you on the bras though! Oh how I love to wear my sports bra with underwire! I have to make myself take it off when I'm finished at the gym. It's so nice to have boobs rather than udders for just that little while I have it on I'll tell the truth though - once bub is over 12 months and we're sleeping through and down to 3 feeds a day, I switch to normal bras anyway. By then I've had jack of it and just make do with normal bras.
In other news... Sleep much improved here the last few nights after a rough couple of weeks. He is generally waking 1-2 overnight. Now that things have settled again I will give it a week or so and then work on cutting down at least one of those feeds. Will see how we go. Not sure if it was the illness, new teeth or mastering the crawl - yep, the boy is finally off and away! After a month or so of commando crawling/shuffling he's finally up on hands and knees and he's away Very strange to have a baby crawl so late, but he got there in the end.
Not much else happening. We are renovating at the moment which is a total PITA with 3 kids at home during school hols. Painting etc was all done last week, this week we're having new flooring put it. I cannot WAIT till it's all done!
Last edited by Willow; April 12th, 2010 at 09:48 PM.
speaking of bf - lochie seems to be into it again, been having some good feeds, such a relief, makes me remember why i love doing it in the first place.
Having a good day today, it is my littlest sisters 18th birthday today. It is my 28th birthday on monday. Plus we are finally getting Baz christened on sunday - after 4 cancellations. So much going on at the moment. Oh and my boss is resigning (retiring) which means she is happy an subsequently really nice to everyone at the moment - and is bending over backwards trying to get me better meetings, lets just hope they can replace her (and preferrably with someone better ).
I've been avoiding this thread a bit and I couldn't work out why. I think it is a subconscious thing because it reminds me of perfect little family that I had. But I've woken up to myself now!
WIll be selfish because DD has just finally gone down for a sleep - who knows how long for and I need to shower.
We saw the MCHN yesterday and DD weighed 7.1kg, 69.5cm long at 8m10d. I thought she would be more than that in her weight. She has dropped back down to the 10th percentile for her weight but the nurse isn't concerned because she did start out around the 3rd but had spiked up.
We are constantly moving from siting to crawl and rocking, using hands but then either splat on her belly because she forgets to move her legs with her hands or she just goes back to sit position.
Her Plagiocephaly is still of a concern, her head has changed shape but still far from ok. They keep telling me it should be fine but I'm starting to sweat on it. Our last physio appointment the physio confirmed my concerns abotu how she is sitting so now we are busy working on that too. It's hard to explain but she really curves her lower back and twists her pelvis underneath her so that the two dimples above your butt crack are almost on the ground It seems nothing is simple with her.
Her reflux seems to be playing up again and I'm wondering if I should put her back on meds.
You might have seen my post but sleeping has been a nightmare. Yesterday she was up at 600am and didn't sleep til 9pm with only having two half hour naps all day! Health nurse has recommended a sleep school for us.
Ellee -take care of yourself. and please don't avoid us, we are all here to support each other. It sounds as if you definitely have you have a lot on your hands at the moment.
Maybe we'll be PG together again 
. It;s a bit different for us cause we don't know how long it will take with IVF etc...
I am hoping my big boy weans soon because we'll be heading towards 3 in a few months and that would be my absolute cut off. I hear you on the bras though! Oh how I love to wear my sports bra with underwire! I have to make myself take it off when I'm finished at the gym. It's so nice to have boobs rather than udders for just that little while I have it on 
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It seems nothing is simple with her.
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