This thread is for parents who's baby was born December 1st-15th 2010
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EJ, the thread I was thinking of relates to Gaviscon, but maybe it's the same deal I think a lot of these things tend to thicken things up, so very likely cause constipation also. It may not be a problem for her - maybe just wait and see.
Maybe I need to find an osteo... sounds like magic
We spent 3 hours this morning wandering aimlessly around the local shopping mall as it's so incredibly hot here - well it's the humidity that's the problem as we have an evaporative air cooler which is useless in this weather. 38 again tomorrow and storms apparenlty (a cyclone, yay). Poor DD - I've managed to get her to sleep without being wrapped. The air being like it is, it's kinda like being wrapped all the time anyway.
MadB i do not know how you are doing it!? Looking after a little one in that weather would be so tricky. Thanks for the link i'll try look at it after dinner and when things settle down a little. I gave Harper infant gaviscon for about 1 day so not sure if that coinsides with waiting for this pooey bott or not, i think she last had it early tuesday.
Anyway i've been a bad mum and neglecting (not really) my children for the computer today. I'm trying to design some photo books for each of the kids with the portraits we've had done. We had some taken of Aidan at 6months and then Charlie and Harper as newborns. I've also managed to be able to put their birth stories in each one of them (brilliant idea i had lying awake in bed last night). A special momento for me to keep and pass on to them when the time comes.
Hi all... Gees I've had a rough few days. What's happened to my sleeping baby??????? He has been so unsettled during the day. Yesterday he just slept all morning, but from 12 onwards he just wouldn't sleep and cried and cried and cried and cried and cried. I wanted to avoid using the dummy as I don't want him to get use to sleeping with it but by 7.15pm when I just wanted a shower and some peace I gave in. He still only dozed anyway, kept waking when it fell out but at least I got a shower in. Once I gave him his last feed he went down at 8.30pm as he usually does, no problem. I woke up at 3am & couldn't get back to sleep. By 4am I decided I'd had enough so I woke Eden to feed him so I could have a coffee.... I am now seriously contemplating taking him to the witch doctor I was telling EJ about. I am wondering if a feed, play, sleep routine (which I did with DS1 and he was perfectly routined) will help but I just don't seem to have the time, or energy to do it. He just cries all the time. Thank god DH is off work next week, we're heading to Sydney to stay with MIL & then my sister so that'll give me a nice break from cooking, cleaning & looking after DS1. And definately catch up on some sleep. Gosh I don't know how EJ & Cathie do it with all those kids.
Anyway.,.. On a brighter note.... Eden had his 6 week check up on Thursday. His growth is a fair bit above average. Apparantly by 6 weeks babies usually put on between 1.2 & 1.4kgs & he's put on 1.6. They also grow on average 6cm, he has grown 9 (although they could have got the measurement wrong at birth) He's 5.1kgs & 58cms long.
For those that are breastfeeding... How is your appetite? I just can't stop eating. I literally eat all day long. As I am trying to lose weight (lost 700grams last week, yay) I am of course eating very very healthy, like heaps of fruit & veges, but I just eat all day. Is it just me? I have been taking the kids in the pram every second day & doing a power walk for an hour so that may be increasing my appetite too. Anyone else feeling this way?
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I think a lot of these things tend to thicken things up, so very likely cause constipation also. It may not be a problem for her - maybe just wait and see.
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