Babies Born December 1st-15th 2010 #3

[purplepixie1978]

Hi all!

Hey Georgi, glad you had a great Easter! Bring your wellies to Sydney, it has been flipping miserable for days and looks like it will continue. Blah!

Crumpet, no need to mess your dacks - they are there to help and everything you let out is one less thing for you to worry about. It's a time of huge change and adjustment - I felt like I was having an identity crisis for awhile there, and talking it out helped. I am a totally different person to this time last year but I'm much more comfortable in my own skin now. Hope the session goes well for you. Hope Summah gets well soon!

Hi Charlotte, in terms of routine I just follow Millie's lead. Some days she wakes up at 3 or 4 am for a bottle, other days she sleeps through til 6 or 7... I feed her when she's hungry, put her to bed when she's tired, and play with her or take her out inbetween times Night is always the same though - 6.30pm bath, massage, bottle, cuddles, bed at 7.30. I hear you on the dying-of-starvation routine though - Millie used to pull that, the poor little chook. Now she just gives us this indignant yell if she feels her needs aren't being met. It's SO cute and hard not to giggle at her gummy little mouth! She lets me know if she's not hungry and I don't push her to finish every bottle. She generally makes up for it later.

Heh heh, Cathie the ! It sounds like your family is dealing with the heartbreaking return from paradise okay!

MadB, I'm on the mend but on antibiotics to stop it from marching further down my respiratory tract. Gah. While I was at the GP the other day I chucked Millie on the scales. 7.6kg I couldn't measure her but she's SO long too. Hope you got to those other bottles

Hope everyone is well!
xox

[Jules84]

Hey girls!!!

Sorry I've been missing lately, up north with my family still, got the wedding tomorrow - woohoo!! I am so excited Anyway, onto some personals..

PP - I hope you have your voice back! Lovely to hear you had a nice easter with little Millie. I'm sure you're enjoying eating chocolate again!! Wow, what a great weight!!! She's overtaken Jacob again... Last weigh in he was 7.3kg

Georgie - Self settling definately makes likfe sooooo much easier. I'm glad to hear Eden is back to sleeping through the night, enjoy!

Crumpet - Good luck for your appointment tomorrow, don't be nervous, you'll be absolutely fine, it's the best thing for you to talk to someone at the moment and I think you'll be surprised at how much it will help. How's Summah doing? I really hope she's feeling better, poor little thing!!

Charlotte - How's Hannah doing?? I hope she's back to normal feeds again for you. They like to keep us on our toes don't they!! We don't have a strict routine by ANY means...he sleeps when he's tired and feeds when he's hungry, it works for us. But like PP I have a bedtime routine that works really well....we go for a walk and when we get home he feeds, baths then bed...Hope you enjoyed the concert!

MadB - What a bummer sleeping with dad didn't help... we'll get a full nights sleep ONE day Do you feel tired through the day? Cause you don't even get the opportunity to have a nap!

Cathie - How cute about the jolly jumper...I was going to get one for Jacob but he just bounces on our laps instead I remember what my nephew was like in his when he was a bub, so cute!!

EJ - Thinking of you, hope you've had a wonderful trip and we hear from you when you get home and have a chance

Kaz - Hope you're well too, how was your easter? I hope Will is doing great

Sorry if I've missed anyone, I'm trying to get this done as quick as I can, I have a friend coming to visit with her little girl soon. Things are going well here, I'm loving being back with the family!! Only downside is Jacob hasn't been settling as well as he was at home. I just hope I can get him back to self settling when we're back home. Other than that it's a buzz of excitment today with my brothers wedding tomorrow, I'm going to help down at the hall today with setting up....don't know how much help I'll be with Jacob but hopefully he'll have a sleep in the pram! I've been soooo pampered, I've had my hair coloured, pedicure and I've even had my nails done! first time in two years...I used to get them done religiously until I did my course to become a qualified nail tech myself (bit of a change from my job in HR!), then it became about other peoples beautiful nails! I haven't done nails at all since I feel pregnant with Jacob though as the chemicals are too strong.

Anyways, hope everyone is great. Talk soon! xoxo

[crumpet]

Crumpet, no need to mess your dacks - they are there to help and everything you let out is one less thing for you to worry about. It's a time of huge change and adjustment - I felt like I was having an identity crisis for awhile there, and talking it out helped. I am a totally different person to this time last year but I'm much more comfortable in my own skin now. Hope the session goes well for you. Hope Summah gets well soon!

thanks hun, im feeling a bit more relaxed about it now, mind u tomorrow morning ill probably be ready to vomit when im there!

thanks, she is still the same today might be heading to the chemist i think....

Crumpet - Good luck for your appointment tomorrow, don't be nervous, you'll be absolutely fine, it's the best thing for you to talk to someone at the moment and I think you'll be surprised at how much it will help. How's Summah doing? I really hope she's feeling better, poor little thing!!

Sorry if I've missed anyone, I'm trying to get this done as quick as I can, I have a friend coming to visit with her little girl soon. Things are going well here, I'm loving being back with the family!! Only downside is Jacob hasn't been settling as well as he was at home. I just hope I can get him back to self settling when we're back home. Other than that it's a buzz of excitment today with my brothers wedding tomorrow, I'm going to help down at the hall today with setting up....don't know how much help I'll be with Jacob but hopefully he'll have a sleep in the pram! I've been soooo pampered, I've had my hair coloured, pedicure and I've even had my nails done! first time in two years...I used to get them done religiously until I did my course to become a qualified nail tech myself (bit of a change from my job in HR!), then it became about other peoples beautiful nails! I haven't done nails at all since I feel pregnant with Jacob though as the chemicals are too strong.

Anyways, hope everyone is great. Talk soon! xoxo

thanks hun, im hoping she is a miracle worker and ill be a new person tomorrow! .... i can dream cant i?!?!

summah is still the same, its not getting worse so ill head to the chemist and ride it out....

sounds like ur having a blast! hope the wedding goes well!

[onthefly]

That sounds like fun Jules!
Hope all goes well for you tomorrow crumpet.

You know what? I felt DD's gums this morning and there's definitely tooth action down the bottom, front left. Whether it's coming sooner or later I couldnt' say (it can take aaaages for them to come through) but there's something decidedly toothlike in there.
DH is off work next week and we';re going camping from Thursday. Which gives us 6 days to get ourselves organised beore then (because we always leave everything to the last minute).

[Georgi]

CATHIE - That must be hard work with Charlie only cat napping and all those other kids to look after. I guess the other kids keep him entertained do they?

CHARLOTTE - The amount they drink does go on their weight. I can't remember the formula they use to work out the mls per kg. So if she's lighter than the other babies then yeah, she should be drinking less. Eden only has 150mls in his bottle of EBM. I really don't think he gets more than 100mls per feed from the boob. He has 5 feeds a day

CRUMPET - Boo on the snotty nose. Eden has had one for ages now. Thankfully it's not too bad, it doesn't stop him from feeding or sleeping

PP - It's so funny that we've barely got any winter clothes so I never know what to pack for sydney. No doubt i'll over pack

JULES - How exciting! How a wonderful time. I just love weddings. You'll probably find it'll take Jacob a few days to settle back home. That's what's always happened with DS1. I'll see how Eden goes this trip

MADB - Wow a toothy peg.... Let the fun times begin hey. I'd love to go camping. We have a good tent but nothing else. We talk about it but never get around to doing anything. Maybe later this year, when it warms up again

Poor lil Eden had a terrible night last night. He woke at 10.30pm so I re settled him, then DH got home from work around midnight and 'says' he spent 2 hours trying to settle Eden (i slept through this). I ended up getting up at 1.45am and fed him, but it was clear he wasn't hungry and seemed to be in pain. So I gave him panadol, which he threw up a minute later (last time I gave him panadol he threw it up too). Then he was happy as Larry and went to sleep till I woke him at 7am. I guess he was feeling off in the tummy. This has happened exactly like this before too. Of course all his crying woke up DS1 who then wouldn't go back to sleep. Ah the joys.

Just packing for the trip down south. I think I mentioned Eden is being baptised on Mothers day with his cousin Max. I bought a new dress for it yesterday as I'm still fat and not fitting into my usual size 10 clothes.... Struggling to find the motivation. I keep saying once I get back from Sydney I'll get back to the gym & start watching my diet again.

Well enjoy the next 9 days, catch you all when we return!

[Kazbah]

Enjoy the trip, have a great baptism Eden!!!!!

Okies, very busy here, Pip's birthday, 2 parties down, 1 to go :shock:
Will is doing well, had his vaccs on Wednesday, he did good.

MadB - yay on tooth! Hope it doesn't cause you all much trouble.

I'm off, I'm exhausted, need to get ready for party # 3 tomorrow.

[Charlotte91]

Well, Hannah's still being a real ferret! She's not drinking a full bottle, only taking about 70ml and just being plain grumpy. Not sleeping properly.
Last night she woke up at 3am til nearly 5am.
She was just in bed but after 15 minutes of crying her getting more upset she's up now, and DP is giving her a cuddle and trying to give her some more bottle before plonking her back in bed.
I'm thinking that I need to increase her Zantac. She's being a bit refluxy the last few days. Seeing her surgeon in 10 days but I might give him a ring on Monday to discuss her Zantac. That also might be why she doesn't really want her bottle..... Don't know, but DP and I are so tired that Hannah's moods aren't helping.

Georgi - Good luck with Eden's baptism!! I know what you mean about moving the weight. Size 10 was big on me and I'm squishing into it now. Got some flabby love handles I have to deal with. Thats whats the most depressing. Need to tone my belly a bit as well, was looking at it in the shower before.
MadB - A tooth!? Already!! Holy moly!!

Better go, Hannah's screaming......

[onthefly]

Would she take a smaller bottle more often maybe charlotte?
My tummy is just embarrassing i was a size 10 once. Actually I was a size 8 once That's never happening again

She's had teething signs for a while but I didn't give it much thought as DS was the same at that age. might take months for it to come through, who knows? Gives me somethign to blame for her grumpiness though

Have a great trip Georgi and all the best for the baptism.

3 parties! What a lucky boy

[Kazbah]

Poor Hannah

But with all of us, we're what, 4-5 months after giving birth? "they" say it takes 12 months to get back to normal!!!! Don't forget - it took 9 months to put the weight on, so 9 months to tone it up is fair enough too ...

Charlotte - Hope Hannah settles for you, when you all get sleep deprived, it just snowballs horribly

yeah - one with my mum/dad, today's with his kinder friends and tomorrow with Trev's family. (who were all away over Easter during his "real" birthday)

Will and I now have our matching amber necklaces, got him some dark amber, very nice

[cathie5]

Hi all

Georgi - yeah it is hard with the cat napping, he is a really light sleeper so with all the kids making so much noise he only sleeps for 30 -40mins, but he does sleep all night no noise.
Also have fun at Edan's bap.
madB - I also was ONCE a size 10 but after having six children size 10 has sadly gone and now I am a 14. I would like to get down to a size 12. A tooth already, I wish one of charlies teeth would break through. It's giving him a hard time.
Kaz - Hope Pip's birthday was lots of fun.

Well all is well my way only the teeth and the 30 -40min sleeps. All the other kids are well

[Georgi]

KAZBAH - Have a great party. Happy birthday Pip!

MADB - Yes I was a size 8 for many years too. I have definately kissed those years goodbye lol

Thanks for the well wishes. I just hope it's not too cold for the Baptism. I'll definately put up some pics on FB when I get back.

As for the weight thing. I've put on more weight again... Particularly in the weeks leading up to easter. I have simply just been a piggy. No excuses really. Other than I'm always tired so can't get motivated to exercise.

Well off to Sydney we fly! I don't know what I was thinking when I booked the 6am flight! Tight ar@e I am... he he he

[Charlotte91]

Would she take a smaller bottle more often maybe charlotte?

Nah, she won't. She has about 80ml and then we offer her another 60 or 70ml an hour and a bit later before she goes to bed and she won't take it. maybe 10ml if we're lucky.
She's just being a ferret!! :-)

[*EJ*]

We're back girls

I've just had a read to catch up and when i get a moment will try and sit and say hi to everyone.

Harper is a bit of a cat napper also with maybe 1 good one so all the unpacking and washing is getting done slowly.

Talk soon girls

[Charlotte91]

More drama's with hannah, lol. Does it ever end!?
She went to my parents for a while today while DP and I went to look at a mates place. She was due for a sleep and didn't want to take her, as our mate smokes and we don't really want to expose her to his house.

Got back to my folks and she had woken she was running a temp and wasn't very happy. Kept an eye on her while we were there was she was losing all colour in her face and crying and crying. She's not one to cry, really. Tried to give her the rest of her bottle and she just screamed.
Mum suggested that maybe she has a tooth coming through, as her gum is slightly swollen and she's chewing her finger alot. (She's too young for teeth!! Remembering that she's 6 weeks prem!). And maybe she has a sore throat....
Tried to take her temp with a thermometer that was going flat and gave up when it read 38.3
So! Off to Outpatients (no emergency in this town, just outpatients) and luckily a nurse that I go to playgroup with was on duty and she knows Hannah quite well.
She could tell that Hannah was 'off' even though she was crying and crying til we got into the hospital then she was smiling and laughing at the nurses. Don't ya hate that!?
The nurse rang my MCHN and she said as long as Hannah is having wet nappies and drinking at least half a bottle she should be Ok.
Her temp wasn't too high so we're just keepin an eye on it. Gave her a small dose of panadol and she's alot happier now.
Off to see the doctor first thing tomorrow, still thinking she has a throat problem because she's been coughing when she has her bottle.
There's something not right with her. She's just not herself.
If she gets worse during the night, my midwife is on night duty. She's not midwifing, as the closest maternity is over an hour away, but just normal nursing. She knows Hannah very very well and she used to midwife in Adelaide and has dealt with quite a few Gastroschisis bubs before.

She's just gone to bed for the night now, so hopefully she's better in the morning. Maybe she's not 'just being a ferret'. Maybe she is sick. :'(
Anyway, will keep you updated.

[onthefly]

Hope Hannah is back to normal soon. There's always a reason when they're out of sorts - it's really hard figuring out what it is, but you do know when they're 'off', that's for sure.

[*EJ*]

Sounds like a bit of a stressful afternoon Charlotte, glad she seems to be settled now though. I wonder if the dr will have any answers for you tomorrow? Either way sounds like you handled it quite well and you have support around you. Hope you guys have a good night

[crumpet]

Hope all goes well for you tomorrow crumpet.

You know what? I felt DD's gums this morning and there's definitely tooth action down the bottom, front left. Whether it's coming sooner or later I couldnt' say (it can take aaaages for them to come through) but there's something decidedly toothlike in there.
DH is off work next week and we';re going camping from Thursday. Which gives us 6 days to get ourselves organised beore then (because we always leave everything to the last minute).

appt went well thanks hun, see below....

im wondering about teeth moving here as well...
im going through bibs like they are going out of fashion the drool omg the drool is flowing like no tomorrow, and she is posessed about getting things in her mouth!!!

CRUMPET - Boo on the snotty nose. Eden has had one for ages now. Thankfully it's not too bad, it doesn't stop him from feeding or sleeping


Just packing for the trip down south. I think I mentioned Eden is being baptised on Mothers day with his cousin Max. I bought a new dress for it yesterday as I'm still fat and not fitting into my usual size 10 clothes.... Struggling to find the motivation. I keep saying once I get back from Sydney I'll get back to the gym & start watching my diet again.

Well enjoy the next 9 days, catch you all when we return!

poor little man glad it hasnt affected his sleeping, summah is still sleeping fine as well, thank god!

have a great trip, and hope the baptism goes well!

I'm thinking that I need to increase her Zantac. She's being a bit refluxy the last few days. Seeing her surgeon in 10 days but I might give him a ring on Monday to discuss her Zantac. That also might be why she doesn't really want her bottle..... Don't know, but DP and I are so tired that Hannah's moods aren't helping.

have u spoken to her surgeon?

More drama's with hannah, lol. Does it ever end!?
She went to my parents for a while today while DP and I went to look at a mates place. She was due for a sleep and didn't want to take her, as our mate smokes and we don't really want to expose her to his house.

Got back to my folks and she had woken she was running a temp and wasn't very happy. Kept an eye on her while we were there was she was losing all colour in her face and crying and crying. She's not one to cry, really. Tried to give her the rest of her bottle and she just screamed.
Mum suggested that maybe she has a tooth coming through, as her gum is slightly swollen and she's chewing her finger alot. (She's too young for teeth!! Remembering that she's 6 weeks prem!). And maybe she has a sore throat....
Tried to take her temp with a thermometer that was going flat and gave up when it read 38.3
So! Off to Outpatients (no emergency in this town, just outpatients) and luckily a nurse that I go to playgroup with was on duty and she knows Hannah quite well.
She could tell that Hannah was 'off' even though she was crying and crying til we got into the hospital then she was smiling and laughing at the nurses. Don't ya hate that!?
The nurse rang my MCHN and she said as long as Hannah is having wet nappies and drinking at least half a bottle she should be Ok.
Her temp wasn't too high so we're just keepin an eye on it. Gave her a small dose of panadol and she's alot happier now.
Off to see the doctor first thing tomorrow, still thinking she has a throat problem because she's been coughing when she has her bottle.
There's something not right with her. She's just not herself.
If she gets worse during the night, my midwife is on night duty. She's not midwifing, as the closest maternity is over an hour away, but just normal nursing. She knows Hannah very very well and she used to midwife in Adelaide and has dealt with quite a few Gastroschisis bubs before.

She's just gone to bed for the night now, so hopefully she's better in the morning. Maybe she's not 'just being a ferret'. Maybe she is sick.
Anyway, will keep you updated.

oh no! poor little mite hope she is feeling better

AFU: things are going along well....
miss S's cold seems to be easing up, still snotty but not as bad thank god!

we are out for lunch today with my side of the family for mothers day, and have a million other things on this week!

i had my appt with the councellor on saturday morning.

it went well.... well as well as things like that can go

she has diagnosed me with PND but said its more of grief based type than a stuggling to cope with the pressures of a new mum type....

there is a lot of work to be done because i never got help after we lost G, so it will take a while but im so confident and comfortable with her that i think it will work....

[Charlotte91]

Been up to the doctors this morning with Hannah. Her ears may have some fluid in them, it was a bit hard to tell as her ears are so tiny.
Her throat is red, but no signs of tonsilitis. Going back to see the doctor tomorrow afternoon for a review. She may also be slightly dehydrated.
He's put her on panadol 4 times a day, and she appears refluxy to him so I've put a call in to the surgeon and, of course, he's not in today. So waiting for his secretary to ring me back.... Wow, that was quick. She just confirmed the whole story and the surgeon will ring me back this afternoon.

Just gotta keep an eye on her cough as she may develop a respiratory infection and also keep an eye out for a urinatry tract infection.
She's passed out in bed now, so I'm going to let her sleep for a bit longer if she wants to.
Poor little pumpkin.

This is the first time she's been sick, well not including her birth. But she wasn't really sick then. She just had issues, lol.