Firstly Happy 6 months to my little princess Imogen. I love you so much and can't imagine my life without you.
Sounds like everyone is going great with the introduction of solids. I think we'll introduce her this weekend. Probably just try RC first and then go from there. Cheezel - I don't think there is any particular order veggies should be introduced but I would suggest potato, sweet potato or pumpkin first. Perhaps a sweeter veggie would be more palatable and taste similar to BM and make the introduction more successful. I don't know if its an old wives tale but I've heard you should introduce veggies first then fruit to avoid the baby getting a sweet tooth????
Don't think M is ready to crawl yet. She does move around the bed/floor a lot and really quickly but so far no pushing up onto hands/knees. Quite happy for her to be a stationary lump for a little bit longer.
Sleeps - well we are making some progress with her day sleeps - that is she is now having 2 sleeps of about an hour. Overnight is still not too good. Bedtime is around 9pm and she'll normally be awake at around 12.30am and then she's pretty much co-sleeping/feeding for the rest of the night or if I give her a bottle she'll be awake at around 4am.
Good news - we have got M into daycare. I go back to work after Easter and DS's daycare is able to take her starting early March. I would have preferred for her to start at the end of March but I can't lose the place so it means that the last month of my Mat Leave I will be home by myself. DH was going to take time off to look after her if we couldn't get a place but now he's thinking he might take a few weeks off to spend with me.
Got M's professional photos back yesterday, They are so beautiful I just couldn't help myself and bought too many. Before you say it Trish I will try to load them onto FB.
Anyway M is whinging so going to try to put her down for a nap. Have a good day everyone.
HAPPY 6 MONTHS IMOGEN!!!! She looks so divine in her little pic on your sig...what a stunner!!!!
I havent heard that introducing fruit before veg will develop a sweet tooth, but im not sure if the introduding fruit before veg is better for their guts either...just read it in a paed pamphlet. I dont think it really matters, just go what you want and what they like I say.
Just gave lochie avocado...LOVED IT!!!! A girfriend of mine told me that mushing banana and avocado is really nice and babies love it...sweet but creamy...and he did!!!!
saffi - hope the nights get better for you, imj sure they will, they all settle in thier own time, ds1 took 2 years!!!! but now a great sleeper!
Issy - Thanks for the info on the solids I still haven't decided yet LOL but will work it out soon I guess! And what's this net thingy??
Saffi - Happy 6 months to M! I feel for you with the night sleeps too, we are the same here.
Hi everyone else!
We have commando crawling here over the last few days, she pushes right up on her hands and moves around. Getting closer to sitting too I think, she was sitting near me yesterday for a bit longer than normal without falling over. We have also had a swimming lesson this morning which she is loving, spent most of the lesson hitting the water with her hands and kicking her legs, funny little thing she is.
hi megsmum - the net thingy is this thing like a dummy, but instead of the teat, it has a small net, you open to the top of it and put food in it, then the baby can suck on the food but not get any large chunks that could choke them. I put pieces of cold apple, nectarine and banana in it and let him suck away on it. He usually sucks the banana and nectarine through it (they kind of mush it as they suck) and the cold apple is great for teeting. You can put meat in it also, so they the nutrients without actually eating it. Also, frozen water melon, rock melon etc is great, cold on their gums, but yummy to suck on the juice. I got mine from target. But im pretty sure they are eveywhere.
All these babies are doing so well with their solids, crawling, rolling and sitting. DD was 6 months on Wednesday. Although technically isn't 6months until another good 3 weeks. She isn't interested in food yet but we will continue to try every few days.
We saw the MCHN yesterday and she has grown a fair bit. She is now 6.5kg and 65cm long. Her HC is 42.5 and as the health nurse said "growing into her head now" hahaa.
Miss Z is sitting on her own now and only falls when she no longer wants to sit or is too excited kicking around. We just need to teach her to get into the sit position herself. There are no signs of her crawling and she has got lazy with her rolling. MCHN said this is common as they often stop doing things while they're off learning a new skill.
Swimming lessons are going well, she just loves them, quite the little water baby.
Sleeping has improved out of sight with me cutting out dairy so long as I act on her tired signs straight away. She has however been waking regularly thru the night again but I don't mind as she most often feeds then sleeps. Last night she slept from 10pm til 730am yes you read that right I was so shocked.
We are off on a holiday next week for just over a week. Going to visit the beach on our way to see my sister and meet my niece (the one that had open heart surgery at 2wks old). Can't wait to be able to go to a park, beach, have a coffee and generally get out of the house and visit a shop!! Looking forward to getting some toys for DD as we really don't have any for her at the moment and she is becoming quite bored. BY the time we get back we will have done at least 4,000km.
Saffi: Glad you got the day care spot. It would be lovely to be able to spend some quality alone time with DH
megsmum: E's hair sounds cute funny, Z's hair is growing back now, lighter than before but still not the blonde we thought she'd have. She does have a bald spot on the back of her head though lol
Willow Christening, that will be lovely. We're not doing the christening thing but would love to have a naming ceremony. Just not sure where to have it, here with all her friends or Queensland with all our family and friends that would love to be part of her life if we didn't live a billon km's away.
Sorry to everyone I've missed need to run, DD is sick of sitting on the floor. Enjoy your weekends.
Hey everyone,
issy - yay you're back! Glad little Lochie is loving his fruit, he is too gorgeous! Avo+ban sounds lovely. Eli is so ready for more solids.
ellee - I hope you holiday is great and your sis has a speedy recovery.
megsmum - got to love the commando crawl. Eli has just started to pick up his hand and co-ordinate the actual crawl! Very exciting but scary too!
saffi - happy 6months imogen! Wow where has the time gone? Good news on the day care front too!
chezel monster - sounds like your little one is about the same size as Eli. Goodluck with the solids, he'll probably love them!
trish - you must be very busy with the kids at school too. How did the wrap go?
AFU - all good here. Eli loving his jolly jumper at the moment. crawls to his toys - too quick for me! Have to be super careful all the time. He is ready for more solids for sure. Was thinking of starting him on sweet pot mash tonight. Should I add some RC + BM into it too??
Issy - Lochie sounds gorgeous & a real little character!! Thanks for the info on RC. I heard the same thing about veggies before fruit.
Saffi - great news about getting a place at daycare. I hope your DH gets that time to spend with you - lovely idea. Thanks for the info on veggies for DS.
Megsmum - glad to hear your DD enjoyed her swimming lesson, they're so cute in the water.
Elle05 - sounds like your DD is coming along in leaps & bounds!! I'm glad you mentioned what your MCHN said about not doing things while they're learning new skills. Makes me feel better about DS - he was always trying to sit up & since starting crawling (or trying to) he's stopped.
Tippy - Eli sounds like a real active little boy
AFM - Poor DS is still getting up on his toes & hands, then bunny hopping. A few minutes of that really wears him out & he gets sooo frustrated!! Yesterday I left him on his back for a couple of minutes, when I came back into the room he had flipped onto his tummy & moved about a metre backwards
The last few nights he has slept from 11pmish to 7ish!! Unheard of in this house so am really glad we got him into the cot. Of course I'm still having trouble letting go & am often up & down overnight just checking on him even though I have a monitor!!
He had his first swimming lesson last week. Spent most of his time staring at all the other babies & smiling, along with splashing with his hands - so cute!!
Well, we introduced M to RC on the weekend. A lot came oozing out and there was a little bit of gagging but generally she tolerated it. She is so interested in food. She was sitting on my lap while I was having dinner last night trying to grab handfuls of my risotto! Going to keep up with the RC for a week or so yet and then try pumpkin or sweet potato. Are any of the bubs up to three solid feeds a day yet?
Rach - how'd the sweet potato go? I think you can mix RC and BM into anything. Might be an idea to help introduce new foods if there is some accepted food in the mix. Ellee - have a good holiday! Yay for Z doing so well! Cheezel - great sleeps. M is still in her bassinet and I am certain now much of her waking is that she bumps her head. M's room still isn't painted (long story) so haven't moved her into her cot yet. Maybe I should just put her in the cot and deal with the decorating when that happens. How did you find his transition from bassinet to cot? Issy - my DS is a good sleeper too... now. Mind you we are still up to him at least once a week but now its because he has fallen out of bed or he is busy watching the rain/storms from his window and making heaps of noise.
Hi to everyone else!
Well, it has been a busy few days here. Eli has had pumpkin and sweet potato and loves them. We got him a walker and he loves all the toys on it and doesn't move around a whole lot yet. He is teething BIG time - I think he will get his second bottom tooth very soon. He is still waking every 3 hours or so . But exciting news he said 'mumma'. YAY! I don't know if he'll say it again today but I loved it. Also, we are going to our first swimming lesson on Friday. Even greater news we are going with issy02 and Lochie ! They will be so adorable!
Saffi - yep, mixed the RC with BM and then with sweet pot/pumpkin. Sounds like she has the right idea with the risotto. Eli is only on one solid meal a day ATM.
CheezelMonster - Awww love your avvy! Is it new or am I slow? You feel bad for them when they get so frustrated hey? But it is so cute at the same time :Yay for swimming and great going on the sleep front! Can he please teach my son how to do that too?
Issy - I had avo + ban on toast cause it sounded so nice! It was lovely, my dad also wants to try it
I am sorry I haven't been in here for AGES. I have been having a really rough time lately. I went to my GP a few weeks ago and told him I thought I might have PND. We talked about it a bit and he said I was just taking a bit longer to adjust to motherhood. I left feeling quite dejected and felt silly... maybe I was just taking longer to adjust to this new role...
Things were getting worse and I started seeing a kinesiologist for stress management. It has been good then over the weekend just gone it has all gone to pot... I feel really down and just not able to cope. DP and I have had massive arguements... I am going to see another GP today at 2.45pm to talk because something is not right.
DP and I almost split up this weekend gone... we may still... things are all up in the air.
I have been reading just not able to post.
DD is 6mths old tomorrow - eek! We will be starting solids then but I have no idea if DD is ready... she still has a strong tounge thrust but I will try it and if she doesn't take to it then... we shall try again. I am going to do Baby Led Solids (BLS)... just need to get my head around it LOL
Hope you are all well and your gorgeous bubbas too xox
oh tk
I am so sorry you have had such a hard time of it. I think you are really sensible for going to see another dr, follow your instincts. If you feel someting is not right then you are probably right. It really is a time of change isn't it when you have a new baby. DH and I have had to adjust a lot too. Acutally DH is pretty much the same, he is very consistant, but I know I have changed. I think everyone's relationship changes somehow. I really hope you are okay, hun. Just try to take things slowly and not make any big decisions until you feel a bit more like yourself again.
Here if you need anything....
Rach xx
tk - hun, I'm so sorry you are having a rough time. It IS a big adjustment having your first bub, I felt it terribly with DD1. We had feeding troubles, she cried a LOT and I was also having heaps of trouble adjusting to being a mum after working full time for 13 years. DH thinks I had borderline PND, but I don't know. But anyway, this is about you not me! What I'm trying to say is that if you think you have PND, trust your instincts and seek further help - good on you for going to see another GP. Don't let some silly dr make you feel like you are a naive new mum - you know yourself best! And it is a tough gig being a mum, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I hope you are alright and take care of yourself OK? And happy 6 months for tomorrow
Big hugs TK . I'm so glad you are going to find another GP. As the others have said, motherhood is a massive adjustment and it can be so overwhelming. Throw sleep deprivation and hormones into the mix and it's definitely not a good combination. When I had DS1, DH & I had a lot of arguments, I think parenthood was a bit of a rude shock for DH too. We ended up getting counselling and it was the best thing we could have done. We sorted through our issues and learned ways of dealing better with each other. I'm sorry you are going through such a rough time, I hope you can get the help you need .
Just wanted to pop in and say a quick hello, I haven't caught up on today's posts yet. It's 1030pm and I've just finished 95% of the packing of the car, we're leaving no later than 5am to start our 2728km journey to see my sister. Added an extra 600km to our trip because I was lucky enough to get Miss Z into a Osteopath that specialises in Children & Babies, and also Cranial Osteopathy She has been recommended to us and not usually able to get into her without quite a lot of notice. Will be great to get her plagiocephaly and reflux looked at. We're away for 9 days and I'm not sure that I'll get to check in until I get home.
Looking forward to catching up with everything. Hope all is well, your bubba's are spoiling you with laughter and love.
Saffi - I started putting DS in his cot for day sleeps for a couple of days, then did one night in his bassinet in his room before putting him into the cot for ALL sleeps. I also made sure I was home for all his sleeps to maximise his exposure to the cot IYKWIM. This is because we had tried the cot the other week & poor DS was terrified of it!! Good luck with it Oh and I totally understand about not having painted - we've only just got his room carpeted & curtains up!!
Melly - hello & welcome!!
Tippy - yeah avy is relatively new, thanks!! Wow sounds like Eli is a great eater so far. Have a great time at swimming lessons - I'm sure Eli will have a blast!!
TK - darl. I hope you get a better response from the 2nd doctor. Is your DP coming with you? Happy 6 months Caitlin xx
AFM - DS is starting RC this morning eeek!! Must go as he is waking up...
Thanks ladies for your support. It means a lot to me... and I am sorry I didn't come in for support earlier... just was not in a good headspace and also didn't really want to admit that something was wrong
I went to the GP and it was a lot better... she listened to me!! This was the first time I had seen this doctor (she is the GP of one of my friends)... I am impressed with how quickly she acted on what I had told her as opposed to my GP (who I have been seeing for 10+ years) who dismissed everything I said.
So I have been referred to the Perinatal Mental Health team, I will be starting meds today (won't hinder BFing which was my main concern) and new GP and I will draw up a mental health care plan today and I will start seeing a psychologist.
DP and I have a long road ahead of us... I don't know if we will come out the other side as a couple or what... but for DD's sake we both agree that we need to be civil.
Happy 6months to my DD!! I can't believe it... we have a clinic appointment for the 6month checkup and then we are going to start solids tonight for dinner... not the optimal time to start I don't feel but it will only be for tonight. I want DP to be here when she has her first try of solids. From tomorrow we will have solids at lunchtime.
tk - I am so relieved that you got a second opinion and that your concerns were taken seriously. And congrats to Miss C! Melly - welcome to the thread. Look forward to getting to know you. Cheezel- daysleeps in the cot sound like a good idea. When I'm done here I'm going to make up the cot!
Solids are going well. Still just doing the RC which she seems to like (?).
Anyway a lot of eye rubbing happening here so going to try to put her down for a nap. BBL.
I still haven't decided yet LOL but will work it out soon I guess! And what's this net thingy??
need to run, DD is sick of sitting on the floor. Enjoy your weekends.
even though I have a monitor!!
. But exciting news he said 'mumma'. YAY! I don't know if he'll say it again today but I loved it. Also, we are going to our first swimming lesson on Friday. Even greater news we are going with issy02 and Lochie 
! They will be so adorable!
:Yay for swimming and great going on the sleep front! Can he please teach my son how to do that too?
She has been recommended to us and not usually able to get into her without quite a lot of notice. Will be great to get her plagiocephaly and reflux looked at. We're away for 9 days and I'm not sure that I'll get to check in until I get home.
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