Willow - Yeah we can't wait either should be excellent. Glad to hear your kids did OK on your trip away, I'm not too worried about DD1 she is already looking forward to going to "the holiday house" as she calls all our holidays LOL, just E and the plane flight and drive down to Sydney eeek! But I figure if we don't just bite the bullet and do it, it could be ages till we go anywhere again.
tk - GL at the clinic on Thurs and all the best to your sister. Oh NO about the nappies, I don't know what I would try, never had that problem myself - maybe a fleece liner to keep her bum dry like in a sposie - if you haven't tried that already?
Saffi - Yeah we never went away with DD1 until she was over 2 either but we took her to Singapore last year and she loved it - just give her somewhere with a pool and she's happy as larry LOL But yep hearing you on the air con, I'll die without it! Hope you got the card making done
issy - Hey there - good to see you again and welcome! Glad to hear that you and Lochie are doing well, sounds like you have had a rough time.
koru - Our centre lets them start swimming at 4 months, but that will be Dec and holidays for us (the centre is closed except for swimming camps for bigger kids which DD1 does over school hols) so I'm starting E when it reopens next year. Got her the cutest little 00 swimmers to wear on our holiday though Glad the Bumbo is a hit.
Hi everyone else!
AFU - OMG have we had a couple of bad nights or what Night before last was so hot that E wanted to feed all night, and last night I just dunno - wouldn't settle after DD1 woke us all up because she needed to do a poo LOL Anyway E was up at 12.30, 2.30 (with DD1), 4.30 and 5.30 and 6.30 so I think I'll be heading off for a few zzzz's as soon as E does! I'm so not looking forward to the hot weather that is ahead in the next few days. And we had the biggest oh yuck incident on the weekend - E did a big poo and when I was changing her she stuck her hand down into it, then wait for it, went to put it straight in her mouth eeeeeewwwww!! Luckily I caught her hand before it got there LOL
MegsMum - Hope you got a sleep in today. Perhaps E is going through a growth spurt? The MCHN told us that they go through one at this stage. Yaaay for the holiday! Glad to hear you managed to stop the hand hahaa
Willow - Hope you hear some positive information from the paed tomorrow. Glad to hear Bubba D is a happy baby... aren't they just the cutest.
Trish - Thanks soo much for the bicarb idea. I think it is helping, have done it for 3 days now. The kiddopottomas wraps are great aren't they. I have 2 but need to get some in the next size up. Hope Alana gets better soon.
Tk - Hope you had a safe trip to see your sister and that she is doing as well as can be expected. Did you have any luck with the cloth nappies? Good luck with the clinic
Saffi - Christmas presents... I have no idea what to do, even though she is our first lol. How'd you go with the card making? I really wish I was creative.
Misty - I never knew about the worms on the cat fur... we've been thinking of re-homing our cat. Sad but I think it is for the best given our climate and her long malting hair. It's too hard to have her in the house with DD now.
Koru - glad to hear the bumbo is a success. We were thinking of getting one. DH parents got a fisher price portable high chair booster seat thingy hahaa but its hard plastic and I'm not a fan of it for this stage
Issy - Welcome. Good on you for sticking it out with the bfing. Lochie sounds like such a happy baby and a healthy one at that DD was 5.1kg at 14wks last week (but she was born at 36+6).
AFU: We've had a rough week TBH. My sisters 2wk old baby underwent open heart surgery on Monday which was a big shock, and things were not looking good. But happy to say that things are going great and she had her first feed since Friday today So very scary! Miss Z & I have had a cold which has been more frustrating as it prevented us from going to support my sister. I'm nearlly over it but Z is still coughing and sneezing - never thought something so little could produce so much snot hahaa. We visit the paed tomorrow. I'm not sure if I'm in denial but I don't think she has issues with her gross motor skills.
She loves her bath time and I look forward to putting her in swimming lessons ASAP. It seems strange but she already has developed opinions on nursery rhymes and songs - she hates "the wheels on the bus" but absolutley loves me singing "heads and shoulders, knees and toes...".
I bit the bullet and ordered a jumperoo online the otherday when they were on sale. Also some more books. I would like to say these are for christmas but don't really want to wait another 5 wks to use them.
Anyway sorry for yet another long post. I've been slack with popping in this last week and DH is on night shift so I'm feeling a bit lonely. Hope you're all well and not melting in the heat
ellee - My thoughts go out to your sister and family, that must be hard to go through.
Well I am exhausted, I haven't had much sleep over the past two nights. DS1 has been keeping everyone awake screaming in pain. He has some illness, which we are waiting on blood tests and urine samples for, to try and fifure out what is wrong. And last night, DH had to take him to emergency - he now also has an acute middle ear infection.
It is supposed to be the baby keeping me up at night, not the 2yr old. The baby is sooo happy and easy - thank god because it seems like everyone else just requires so much energy and attention since bubs has been born.
Can I ask what size clothing everyone's bubs are wearing? Just curious. Baz is in a size 0.
Wow been busy in here!
Welcome Issy - glad to hear your perserverance with BF paid off
TK - you probably considered this already but are the leg holes too tight on the nappies? Hope you get to the m 'bottom' of it !
Ellee that must have been an awful experience for your sister to go thru - will her baby need ongoing meds etc for the heart condition or did the op fix it up? My SIL has a heart condition and is on meds - doesn't stop her doing competitive cycling tho!
Orla hasn't been weighed in ages (was 5.1 kg at 10 weeks) - so hard getting an appt at my local MCHN . she's still comfortably in size 000 so I'm guessing she hasn't topped 6kg yet - tho in this heat she's drinking heaps!
What are everyone's tips for getting bubs to sleep in the heat? We don't have a/c in the bedroom unfortunately so the fan has to do. My mum said she used to wrap an icey cold face cloth round my feet to draw heat from my head (we lived in California when i was a baby) - not sure if I'm game to give that a go!
What a shocking time we've been having LOL! Alana has been increasingly harder to settle off to sleep over the past few weeks, by last night I was at my wits end. She screamed/fought sleep no matter WHAT I did. I tried rocking her, bouncing her in her hammock, walking her around, feeding her, wrapping her, unwrapping her, you name it, I tried it! After about 3 hours she finally fell asleep while feeding. Then this morning she started right up again, refusing to take a nap. It's awful when she won't even calm down with me cuddling her. I rang our paediatric chiro and got an appointment thank goodness, it turns out her neck is out. No idea how it went out of whack, but it looks like this could be causing our probs. The chiro said it is not normal for her to stay unsettled for so long (I kinda knew that LOL) and that she is clearly in pain. The poor little thing . I'm taking her back on Monday for another check up. But luckily when we got home she settled really easily to sleep and has been asleep for the last hour and a half. Hopefully once we have her neck sorted, she'll be back to normal. She's so happy and smiley when she's having wake time, then as soon as it's bedtime she becomes hysterical.
Sorry to launch off on a huge "me" post LOL! I think I just need to debrief.
Koru - The heat's awful isn't it? I just have a fan in Alana's room. We have an old airconditioner in one of our living rooms, but it doesn't really reach her room. Hmmm...don't know if I'd be keen to try the cold face cloth on the feet!
misty - Your poor DS , he must be in so much pain. I hope he gets better really soon. Alana is still in 000's.
Ellee - I'm glad the bicarb is working for you . It is so cheap! Gosh, it must a scary time for your family atm. I'm glad your sister's bub has come out of surgery OK.
megsmum - I hope you get a bit more sleep soon! It's so tiring, especially when you have another child to care for. I am soooo jealous that you are going to Port Douglas! It is my most favourite holiday destination! We've been there twice and absolutely love it. It will be very hot there just after Christmas, I hope you are staying somewhere with a pool!
Willow - I hope all goes well at your appointment today. I'm thinking of you guys . Let us know how it goes.
Saffi - You're so clever being able to make cards! I don't know when I'd find the time (and lets not mention the fact that I'm not talented anyway LOL).
TK - I hope your clinic appointment goes well today, Caitlin sounds like she is doing really well
Issy - I'm so glad you've joined us in here! That's awesome that Lochie has gotten the hang of BF'ing! Well done on all of your hard work
Hi to everyone I've missed, I hope you're all doing well!
Ellee - to your sister, and her family and you, so very glad to hear that bub is doing well, how awful! GL at the paed today. I think you may be right about the growth spurt too, that was what I was thinking as well, she has settled down again the last few nights, but we'll see tonight - its very hot here today!
misty - We're in 000, but very soon to be 00. She's growing in length really fast.
koru - I'd try a fan too I think, we have a/c so its not a major issue for us luckily. Don't know about the icy cold cloth would maybe try it cool though - dunno!
Trish - We certainly are! DD1 would disown us if we didn't LOL Glad to hear Port Dougls is great from you and Saffi. Poor Alana, hope the chiro does the trick.
Willow - Hope the paed appt went well.
AFU, had a bit more sleep the last couple of nights yay! She's gone back to the normal 2 feeds. Dunno about tonight though, its very hot here today and she has been really thirsty so far and had some big feeds. We went out to take DD1 swimming this morning and it got up to 44, poor little E was in a lather of sweat. At least its back down to 35 now and we're at home in the air con. Hope everyone else is doing well today
Misty - how is DS1 going? Hope you got answers and he is feeling better allowing you to get some rest. DD still wears mostly 0000 but starting to get to 000 for the all in ones because she has long legs. My friends 8wk old is in 00/0 and 7kg. Amazing how all bubbas are soo different just like us I guess.
Koru - I don't believe that my niece will need ongoing meds. Just 12 monthly check ups to make sure everything is still fine. We're lucky to have the entire house aircon'd although wouldn't live here if it wasn't!
Trish - Poor Alana! Hope that her neck is improving and you have your happy girl back. It's terrible when they're sick isn't it.
MegsMum - 44 that's crazy hey. Little bubbas are apparently less tolerant of the heat too. It's frustrating because I used to walk twice a day but it is just getting too hot. Glad to hear you've got some sleep
AFU - Turns out the MCHN was totally wrong. No issues with her gross motor skills infact the paed said she is doing really really well. She is rolling over all the time now from tummy to back and has done back to tummy couple of times but not much. Her Plagiocephaly isn't good. The paed said it was good that i pushed the issue (MCHN kept telling me her hair will cover it!). We are going to start intense physio as she has torticollos which is making our positional efforts pointless. Apparently left untreated she would have developed right side of body but not left. Also her eye sight development would have had problems. So go's to show gals... Mothers instinct is spot on!!! There is talk of a correctional helmet if the shape doesn't imrove before she is one.
DD has been quite unsettled of an evening lately and I've had a bit of cabin fever with her being sick and DH been on night shifts. So was lovely to get out and meet up with some of our mummy friends this morning.
should be excellent. Glad to hear your kids did OK on your trip away, I'm not too worried about DD1 she is already looking forward to going to "the holiday house" as she calls all our holidays LOL, just E and the plane flight and drive down to Sydney eeek! But I figure if we don't just bite the bullet and do it, it could be ages till we go anywhere again.
but we took her to Singapore last year and she loved it - just give her somewhere with a pool and she's happy as larry LOL But yep hearing you on the air con, I'll die without it! Hope you got the card making done
Night before last was so hot that E wanted to feed all night, and last night I just dunno - wouldn't settle after DD1 woke us all up because she needed to do a poo LOL Anyway E was up at 12.30, 2.30 (with DD1), 4.30 and 5.30 and 6.30 so I think I'll be heading off for a few zzzz's as soon as E does! I'm so not looking forward to the hot weather that is ahead in the next few days. And we had the biggest oh yuck incident on the weekend - E did a big poo and when I was changing her she stuck her hand down into it, then wait for it, went to put it straight in her mouth eeeeeewwwww!! Luckily I caught her hand before it got there LOL
. Let us know how it goes.
would maybe try it cool though - dunno!
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