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HI all,
Kim, yay for Hayden, what a clever little guy.
I hope everyone had a good Chrissy, Who else got too many toys, we did.
I'm starting to get a little miffed that Xavier isn't showing any interest in rolling. I keep trying to look at the glass half full that at least he still sits still. lol
Hello everyone!
Becca - Yeah, keep looking at the positives of a non-rolling baby, cause Milla rolls over to her belly every single time we put her on her back, but then she gets cranky cause she hasn't learnt to roll the other way yet! Its impossible to change her nappy now.... Its also now really hard to get her to sleep, cause she rolls on to her belly in her cot and wedges in against the bars and cries... also she can't be wrapped anymore, and so its harder to settle her when she does need a sleep... we've had to give her a teddy bear to hold so she stops waving her arms around like a crazy thing. So, now we have a baby sleeping on her tummy half the night, with a toy in the cot... very un-SIDS safe, but its the only way we get her to sleep now that she is a roll-meister! Once they learn a new skill, they just want to do it ALL the time!
Am in the middle of cooking cupcakes galore for tomorrow's naming day... just wanted to pop in and say that I hoped everyone had a lovely Christmas!
Cheers!
Sorry been MIA pc kept freezing & was quite slow but have reinstalled it now. :)
Hope u all had a very merry xmas & have a happy new year.
too many toys? is there such a thing? YESSSSS!! omg we r gonna b cleaning 4eva! Sarah got Duplo. thank god she hasn't lost any of them yet!
merry christmas to all!! everyone is so busy with rellies...i guess i'm glad to a certain extent that i dont have to worry abt that. =P we have an christmas eve party at DH's friends place n ella got flooded with pressies, n then it was xmas lunch at the in-laws. n since then, i;ve been chilling at home. :D
ella's has not been rolling so i'm with u becca. :) but i know what campari's going thru! lol ella may not be rolling but her hips are all over the place all the time!
been meaning to ask u ladies...i know that it's very un-SIDS to have pillows n toys in the cot but i've had ella sleep on this kinda flat pillow for some time now, i'm not sure if she can go without. she seems ok with the pillow n all...also, she was SO upset n whingy during xmas lunch n MIL was so sure it was the teeth but she was fine when we got home. am wondering if perhaps ella isnt happy at MIL's? anyway, how bad can this teething thing get?? i'm darn worried coz ella was just crying for at least a few hours....n it was just SO hard to calm her down. she must have tired herself out that she finally fell asleep. poor thing!
did it again today but not as bad when in MIL's but then i gave her a boob n she drifted off. so i'm wondering if that was all she needed. i didnt think she was hungry...maybe for comfort? say, how often are u feeding bub these days? ella feed between 3-4 hrs during the day but when she'd down for the night, she can go without till morning.
u know i think i did a really bad thing....had some eggnog at the party but thought that it would be ok to feed ella after a couple of hours. i think i wont be doing anything like that no more...ella looked so seedy that it frightenned me!! :( any idea how long it takes for alchohol to go thru the system? anyway, hope all is well with u n your bubs! ;D
Em was heaps whingey too! I think it was just that she was overwhelmed and tired. There were lots of people there so not surprising. I have noticeed that em is starting to want more food now so she is about to increase bottle size.
Misty, re the pillow, we have tonnes of toys and chuck rugs in Em's cot. also very unsidssafe. if she stays on it and cant get under it she will be fine. they just ahve to say that for parents who will put toys etc on top of the baby.
I too am enjoying no rolling but she is getting so close. really hope she doesn't figure it out on the change table ans DH has this nasty habit of forgetting something and leaving her alone on it.:doh:
going to the dr tomorrow. hopefully she can do something re the PND. may ask me to make a double appt or just give me a referral or AD's. will let u know or just put it in my blog :)
ali - good to hear abt the increase! growing up baby eh? :) yea, that's what i think too. i mean ella's got bears n dolls propped up above her [asin against the upper part of the cot] n no where near her and i have this phobia abt her choking on her own vomit which does happen apparently n some times i dont even realised that she has puked until i lift her up n notice that the back of her head is wet. yuck! so based on that, i am not really happy with her lying on her back without anything under her head. also, i tend to lie her a little on the side as well - back to the phobia! lol =P guess i'm just WAY too paranoid.
we've been thinking of getting that curve-like change table [not the actual change table per se but the portable kind] that i saw at toys r us coz although ella cant turn at the moment. she might do so when you least expect it, u know? ella will be on her first trip overseas in march so i hope she will be able to handle it. we're going for a holiday in malaysia n for a visit with the family. she'd be abt 7 months then so i REALLY hope things will be ok n by then she'll be on some solids so hopefully that will help with her sleeping. :)
any plans for the new year? we'll just be going to the park to catch the family fireworks n then to dinner. just us 3... ;) happy new year to all if i dont get to come back n check u ladies out.
kim - good to hear i'm not the only one! :D i was really worried and i'm sure it's not the teeth either coz i've been feeling her gums n i dont feel any bumps. maybe it was just one of those days. sorry to hear abt ur SIL then again, if it turned out to be a good day, good! :)
Hi Ladies!!
Good to hear all of us has a good Chrissy! Been meaning to pop in to post as i am super lazy at the moment but got caught up enjoying my laziness :) I've totally let the house go. I did my 'big' month and a half back at work part time and then went on Xmas leave. Gees, life is tough hehehe. Worked out well tho as I wld rather that mild intro back to work rather than going back f/t right away. I actually napped in the evening last night from 6.30 to 10pm. I woke up completely out of it, wonderin gwho I was where I was... hahaha.
Willa's been catching up on sleep after a huge Xmas so it's all been good. Just b4 Xmas she had me scratching my head at her 40 mins sleeps in the daytime when she usually has hour plus. Guess she was waiting for now to catch up.
Re. rolling - Kim, that's very clever of Milla! I'd be freaking out too at change time, but I do think rolling babies are fun to pop on the floor and watch 'em go lol. We're not getting rolls much. Just a few 'accidental' ones. She does side rolls but no back-front type stuff at all. EXCEPT for Christmas night funnily enough, or early morning after rather. Both of us woke up (which is rare) to this screaming from her room. She doesn't wake up like that at all, usually just whinging or babbling so it was us two groggy parents sprinting to the room in a panic, flick on the lights and Willa is on her tummy. She must have just got stuck and cldn't turn back.
Later in the morn. I find her with both legs hanging out between her cot bars and she's busy swinging them. What happened to our STILL little angels eh?! Willa is half sitting up now, depending on her mood. She's able to do it in the bath as the water supports her some. On land she's still wobbly, like yest. I was horrified when I was showing DH how well she was sitting on her change table when she suddenly lurched forward and knocked her forehead on the handle and cried :( I was so upset but she soon forgot all about it. Babies are much better at getting over boo boos than us parent folk i reckon.
Christmas was so good this year. Very sentimental I guess cos now we have Willz. When it was just us two I kinda get a bit restless, but not so this year. I was relishing being with family!
Isn't it fantastic how everyone just loves babies at Chrissy? Everyone got her something, even DH's family's neighbours. DH's parents have this thing where all their kids get a Santa sack. Every year MIL says it will be the last year that us grown ups get our sacks but she just bluffs :) Here we are pushing 30 and we still get to bring home a sack full of smaller gifts plus our larger gifts from all of them directly. This year us kids got MIL her own santa sack as a thank you. Willa's santa sack was four times her size lol. She got lots of swimming gear which will be great for summer. She was very good at Chrissy lunch and dinner. Very chilled baby which was such a relief for us cos I was convinced she'd be crying most of the time. MIL bought her an elf jumpsuit to wear. I got some cute pics of her sitting on DH's lap zipped up under DH's jacket with just her head poking out when it got a bit cold and windy.
Re. stuff in the cots and SID dangers. I must be one of the bad mummies cos first of all Willa sleeps with her face against one of 2 blankets and she has one toy in there. That's just how she sleeps, she burrows her face into her 'blankey' and opens her mouth to take her dummy. On the odd occasions when she sleeps with us, she likes to squish herself against the nearest object too. In the early days we had that baby monitor with the heart rate thing under the mattress and I had small freak outs every time the alarm beeped because she had moved too far from the monitor.
That's it from me today. Hope u ladies have an excellent weekend.
sonia
Just found this forum - for babies born in August, hope you don't mind me coming in to say hi.
I haven't read every post - sorry.
I am having sleeping problems now, after my girl was sleeping well and only waking once or maybe twice between 7pm and 7am she is (breast)feeding every 3-4 hours 24 hours a day since she got to 4 months!! What is going on. I am soooo tired - probably due to Christmas and New Year too though.
I like hearing that other babies are trying to sit up and sitting up in the carseat/pram and already rolling. No 1 didn't do any of that until after 6 months, and rolling has been happening for what feels like ages with this one.... hot wheels cars will need to be moved out of reach.
Happy New Year everyone
Thanks, I will get her weighed again in January and we will see. Fingers crossed.
Camperi, I wanted to let you know that my little girl rolls onto her tummy every time we put her to bed and sucks on her wrap which is a bit of a security thing for her. I am a bit worried about SIDS with it but know that she can roll back too. We have one of those monitors that beeps when they don't breathe and the other night it went off 3 times, I think because she was on her side. I did go through a stage of rolling her onto her back because she got so upset but that didn't work either so now we just live with a bit of crying before sleep comes.
Does anyone else have a baby who sucks on their fingers to go to sleep, and has their doctor/nurse said anything negative about it??
Me again!
A Very Happy Birthday for Saturday, Kim! I hope you had a blast. What did you dress up as??
30th is looming for me as well. I'm 29 in Feb. I reckon women who already have bubs have less of a freak-out at being 30 than those without. i don't mean this with any negative connotations at all, its just an observation as a whole string of ppl I know have just turned 30 and the ones with kids treat is as just another birthday (albeit a slightly more milestone-type one) as opposed to the ladies without kids who have a good time nonetheless, but do have a little whinge and moan about the big 3-0 :)
I have been planning (and hoping and praying!) to be able to do my postgrad studies soon. This was b4 Willa came along, as she was a surprise. I was adamant that I wld do something I was really involved and interested in, at the time it was something in higher education, but now I'd LOVE to do my thesis on a topic concerning modern motherhood. I'd have a wealth of potential interviewees right here on BB.
Actually its interesting the reactions women get when they have babies at any age. if I am not mistaken, the average age of women having babies in Australia is now 30 or slightly over. What with being better educated or better trained and spending more time in the workforce and the general cost of living, I'm not surprised. I don't think there is any 'right age' to have kids because its different for everyone. Finances aside, some may not be emotionally prepared at 30 or over whereas others might be mature and confident enough at a much younger age. I was a total ditz at 20 or 21 and was convinced I'd be incapable of raising a child properly until well into my 30s... Anyway, moving on!!
Welcome Molly! Sounds like you have a clever girl there! Rolling both ways is quite a feat at this age. Re. your question, my DD has her dummy when she sleeps so that's what she sucks on. Lately she's been pulling it out and putting it back in which is great as it saves me having to get up ten times to replace it. Willa has been waking at strange times during the night as well. Like your little girl, she used to have a 7pm to 7am routine with only one wakeup in between. Now she goes down around 6pm, gets up close to midnight, needs her dummy or a feed about 5.30am and then sleeps in till 9am! 9am is BLISS when we don't have to go to work. I am putting it down to increased development at this stage, what with rolling, bottle holding, and now we have tried solids.
Just when I was saying we don't have much rolling happening here...hey presto!! it suddenly started happening that very day. Willa is now doing a Hayden, in that she rolls over on her tummy every time her back touches the floor. I know I said it was going to be fun but its maddening because she gets frustrated after a few mins on her back and needs to be rolled over. Its gotten to the stage where DH and I do 'drive by rollovers' where we just walk past, flip her and keep going. Doesn't faze her, she just goes about her business hehehe.
Have a happy and safe New Years everyone! See you next year!!
sonia
Hi everyone, and welcome Mollygirl! Another bub on 3/8 ! My little Milla is the youngest of the bunch here still...!
She had her 4 month injections on the 28th, and was soooo brave - only cried for a few seconds, and didn't even need a bb afterwards. Was a bit grizzly for the last two days though, so I think she must be feeling a bit yukky from it. She has two big bruises this time, so I think they really jabbed her pretty hard..
At 4 months she was:
6.6kg
60cm
HC: 40
She is still rolling around all over the place in her cot, and we've just had to leave her sleeping on her belly if that's where she settles - she has such good head control, I'm not too stressed. I tuck her in at the bottom of the cot, and she wears a light sleeping bag if its too hot. I'm going to try making another summery sleeping bag, cause they are hard to find in the shops, and they are very pricey...
Kim and Mollygirl - I'm with you - still lots of night time feeds here. I really really don't mind doing one feed, but two or three is too much... I want to get her back to one feed, but at 4am, the last thing on my mind is that, and I always just give her a quick feed - she goes straight back to sleep then. We have a MCHN appt on Wednesday, so I might talk to them about maybe giving her some bottled water ... has anyone else done that yet with their BF baby?
STILL got the ILs here... its been one month, and still got one month to go (minus a week, cause they are off to NZ for a week on the 2nd Jan, wooooo hoooooo!) I can't wait to have my house back to myself, but I must admit it is nice to have constant babysitters, and MIL always does all the dishes and laundry... I'm very lazy these days...
We have no plans for tonight - DH is going to make his famous home-made pizzas for dinner (he gets all Jamie Oliver and makes his own dough, lets it rise for three hours etc... its very cute) We'll no doubt be eating dinner at 11pm..! We're just going to stay home and have a few drinks (I have EBM in the fridge... very organised of me, but I probably wont drink much anyway, since its just us and the ILs at home :( )
Hope you all have a more exciting night!
Cheerio! Mwah ! x
Hey All,
I was finally able to upload some photos...
Have a look if you have a chance.. I love the Santa ones :)
Kim FYI, that 12 year old was a troller and has been deleted. a troller is some one who makes up a story to be hurtful or a nuicance and has been banned from BB.
Hi Molly! :wave:
I have had people assume I am at least 28 when I am in mummy circles. it is funny to watch their jaws drop when i do tell my age!
Hayden is looking so grown up! Em is getting really close to rolling now too.
Em has roseola virus. it is not serious but has a rash and she has been a bit off her food :(. Drs are not concerned and said to worry if she wont take any bottle. Saw 1 of the nurses she had when she was in for FTT and she was happy to see her so chubby!
There is a photo of the girls in the gallery that is really good and shows off Em's double chin.
Well, I plan to sleep the new year in!
Hi all, seems I have some catch up to do in here, have been slack 'cause dh is home and I have stuff to do while xavier is asleep.
Campari, can't help with the rolling, but we haven't wraped xavier since he was 6 weeks old and he rubs his face etc and it stops him from falling asleep. sometimes I have to hold my arm between his face and arms so he hits me instead but most of the time if I sit on the floor beside his cot and let him stroke, tap or hold my hand with one of his he drifts off and is fine from that point on.
I have offered water to xavier yet as he despises the taste of it he really just plays with it a little, which keeps him quite for a minute so I keep some on hand now as it saves my sanity sometimes. I have switched to a sippy cup though so he doesn't start playing around when he gets ebm
Ali, we too took some time to get cleaned up after xmas with the toys. Duplo is a toy I consider one of the good ones, fits the good criteria of no batteries, kids like it, it lasts a long time (if not lost :lol:) and it lets them be creative on their own. How fantastic that em is wanting more food, you'll be counting the rolls in no time.
Misty, Xavier isn't overly fond of my inlaws either tee hee, but he's getting better. Sometimes they get cranky 'cause there is too much going on and it's all too overwhelming. MIL's, hell all grandparents, are convinced that babies are teething the minute they make a grumpy noise, has nothing to do at all with the fact they have been awake for 2 hours already and they are constantly stimulating them when they need to calm down and sleep. The pillow I would be trying to re-train her sleeps without the pillow, but that's me. I think it can take up to 2 weeks to change sleep patterns/routines so you would expect to have a bit of a hard slog on your hands, but Ali made a good point about if she couldn't get under it, is it so slim it might fit under the sheet?? iykwim. With you drinking alcohol I've always been told to dump the next feed, not sure if you need to do more than that or not, you should be able to find info in the feeding threads about alcohol.
feeding, Xavier feeds anywhere from 3-5 hourly, and used to go a 10 hour stint at night, however over the last couple of weeks he has started waking in the night and also going to bed much later. Still unsure if he's just needing more or if it's heat related as we don't have very good insulation or cooling, it could be either as he's 5 months this week eek.
Sonia, pmsl at swinging legs out the side of the cot, I'm guessing it might have been accompanied by a cheekylittle smile.
Kim, I'm a little paranoid about sids too especially since I was talking to one of the dads in the live chat his family lost their little girl at 10 months from sids, although I always keep a spare dummy at the top of his cot, 'cause I figure that's no different to if he had it in his mouth. Besides I think that having things in Xaviers cot would distract my little darling sticky beak from sleeping :)
HI molly, welcome your DD was born the same day as Xavier, I think that is 3 or 4 of the bubs now born on the 3rd. Xavier has started some simialr behaviour although at night I think the smallest gap has been 6 hours, I think he's just telling me he's either getting hungrier or it's hot and his thirsty. Also breast fed here. Xavier does really like to suck on his hands, however I think it keeps him awake so I give him a dummy. All docs and nurses have varying oppinions on hands v dummies and they all make some good and bad points, i think you just need to listen to them and then do what's best for your bub, your the mum, you know best.
I can't believe it when people make up stories like that, it makes it so much harder for people who legitametley want people's support.
Ali, I just checked out your pic, you have a brand new baby girl complete with chins, how cute. Hope she shakes the virus soon.
Campari your Santa pics are gorgeous the second one would look fantastic framed.
Well us, it's been a long couple of weeks, and it's all going to come to a close very soon. Xavier starts childcare this wednesday (some short days this week) and then I'm back at work full time next week so my life as a SAHM will be over (until next time)
Happy new year everyone!!!
Hi all,
Just popping in to say I uploaded new pics from Chrissy on gallery.
Happy new years day ladies :P
sonia
Hi ladies,
It's been a VERY long time since i have been here. i had even forgotten my password and have been trying to log on since yesterday!
Wishing all of you a very happy new year filled with laughter, joy and most importantly good health.
Ela is now 5 months today! She has a tooth already, it came through about 3 weeks ago, it is so cute.
She is still booby fed, and has begun solids 2-3 days ago as she started showing signs of food readyness. i give her 3 very small meals a day, approx. 1 teaspoon each time and is then booby fed. We only do one night time feed, geez some of you girls doing 2-3 feeds per night, that must be tough.
I have been very busy lately, started work part time, Devrim is on school holidays so i have been trying to entertain him, taking him places and all. I took Ela and Devrim to the local pools yesterday and Ela just loved it. We had bought her a baby seat and every now and then she would get all excited and kick about as if she was about to swim. Has or is anyone thinking of or taking bubs to swim classes? I want to, but i am unsure of what age to start her.
Great to see everyone is doing just fine!
Take care