Don't know about everyone else but it seems like every time I get on here to type, Maya starts crying or the website crashes and i lose what I type!
It's been crazy busy here as we have been house hunting and now finally found a house! yay. We move 9 April so its all systems go for packing - ew. I forgot how much it costs just to move, its all so expensive
Maya is doing great. She is still sleeping through the night. She normally goes to sleep between 9-11pm and gets up between 7.30-9am. She has also started waking up and playing instead of crying which is nice. Easier to wake up to that as I normally let her play until she starts crying. I hear her gooing and talking to the mobile above her bed. During the day she still have day sleeps but its normally only about 1hr at a time. She is also in her bouncer during the day and the TV is always on so maybe the catnaps during the day allows her to sleep better at night. She still cluster feeds at night which can be annoying as all she wantes to do is feed around dinner time. Least she is bottle feed so I make DH do it whilst I cook hehe
Maya has also have 3 fevers in 3 weeks. The highest got up to 39.9. Was talking to the childrens hospital and they seemed to think it was ok but after the last fever I took her to the GP and they wanted a urine sample! They gave me the standard container for it and told me to catch the pee lol (There is a bag available but it isn't as good a sample according to the GP). Anyway after a bit of mucking around I managed to catch it! yay me. Now a week for the results to see if its a UTI...
Maya hasn't rolled over yet but her little butt and legs go like crazy when she is on the floor and she loves standing up leaning up against you if you support her body. She is also loves the TV and often that is the only thing that will stop her crying when she gets cranky lol oh well
She is also 'talking' like crazy and smiling at us as well which is lovely. I think she also laughed just before but she also got the hiccups and was poo'ing at the same time so maybe it was just that...
Welcome Nadine and welcome back Helen! Maya was born like a week after your twins but I just stayed in this group since it was easier and everyone knew Maya anyway!
Hey girls!
Just popping on while Ochre has his arvo nap. He is still wanting a couple of feeds in the night so I'm very exhausted atm. Anyone got any good under eye concealer!?? That fantastic 8 hour sleep was a one off - but i'm stretching him out during the night now and replacing the boob with the dummy so I can hopefully get him down to just one feed in the night. i ran into a mum who had her son on the same day as Ochre and she told me he sleeps from 8 to 8!! If only.....! The broken sleeps are taking their toll - i even missed the turn off to DS 1's school the other day i was so vague!! On the up side our little man self settles very quickly without help most of the time which is wonderful and is very good (most of the time!) at going down for naps in the day. Ochre has started moving in his cot. Because he belly sleeps he has worked out now that he can move and he is now moving himself from one end of the cot to the other! Still a dribbling machine - i change his cot sheet daily as it gets so wet. I have to take him to an eye specialist tomorrow. My doc noticed he has a very slight lazy left eye and one pupil is always smaller than the other. I hope it's nothing too serious.
mel-cur - wow on those awesome sleeps - u must feel amazing! i hope you get some good results back on the UTI - poor Maya, having a fever is horrible.
skyeblue - i didn't do mothers group with Ochre. i already have 2 for my other sons and atm it's hard to just get out to kindergym and swimming lessons for DS2. i would just perservere with what you are doing hon. ochre doesn't always settle straight away either but if you keep doing that routine she will get the gist soon enough. Happy b'day to hubby - the dinner sounds delish!
Nadine - hello and welcome! you sound like you are really loving your new baby! that's awesome hon! motherhood is not always easy and some days can really get you down but just to be able to feel that gooey feeling inside when you gaze upon your little creation makes up for all of it!
Sararose - how's Aimee going with her throat? hope she is feeling much better hon
kitt3n - is Matisse still feeding 3 hourly during the day? Ochre has started refusing the 3 hourly every now and then and sometimes goes 4 or 5 hours. I try to stretch him out more at night but when he doesn't want the dummy back in he certainly makes it very obvious so i guess he still wants those booby feeds in the night. It's so random though. One night he demands it every 4 hours then the next he does a 7 hour straight sleep! And i keep asking myself did I do something different during the day..is that why he slept better! Arghh!!
ll80 - octopus arms lol! have u tried wrapping her again like when she was a newborn. I had to feed my DS1 that way - he lost concentration so quickly when his arms were free. Ochre is such a better feeder. I love it when he cups my boob so to speak or finds a lock of my hair and plays with it while he feeds. Gosh, Elise is such a great sleeper!! And well done on winning the comp - can't wait to see the pics!
Hi all, it's been ages since I was last on here. How is everyone?
Hello and Welcome Nadine! And welcome back Helen!
Things have been hectic here, we've been doing a lot of fundraising for the people who lost things in the bushfires, this weekend we have a motorbike ride and show day to raise money to buy push bikes for the kids who lost their's in the fires. We've had 13 bikes donated so far and we've been told that 40-odd people have expressed an interest in coming along on sunday. Should be interesting lol
Jaycen is asleep at the moment, he's been awake for 4 hours. Seems like that's going to be the norm for now on, the past three weeks he has stayed awake for 3-4 hours at a time, have a 1 hour sleep in the morning, and again in the afternoon and a few 5-10 minute naps during the day. The only time I can get anything done is after 10pm! lol and by that time I am bushed.
At least Jaycen is still sleeping from 11:30pm through to 7-8am, makes life so much easier.
Started going to mother's group 3 weeks ago too... it's quite interesting. And I'm so proud to say that Jaycen is the youngest there and is bigger (in both height & weight!) than over half of them! He's such a little chubba man
He started laughing properly the other day, it was so sweet and exciting, it nearly brought me to tears. He only laughs if I'm bouncing him on my knee though, he won't do it for anything else. He's also all smiles, wakes up in the mornig talking to himself (or maybe it's the toy hanging off the top of the cot... I'm not sure), and gives me half an hour to wake up and get his bottle ready before he starts grizzling.
Sorry for having a bit of a rant, DF has been away all week and I've been home alone with Jaycen, it's hard doing everything by yourself, I have the utmost respect for single mothers now.
Anyway, hope everyone is doing good, and hopefully I'll be able to get back online again soon!
Heheeeee we were in the bank today and I had Mia in the baby bjorn and I was making some funny noises and she fully cracked up laughing!! She just kept going, like a laughing fit! It was so cute, the people around us were all smiling and laughing.
Mel- I had a laugh at your FB post......lol the image of you trying to get the pee is funny! I hope her temps have settled and the results are ok. Good luck with the moving too, your new house looks awesome, love the yard. I was looking at FB before and we had very similar bridesmaid dresses!
Littlelalla- I hope Ochre starts sleeping a little longer.Re the feeding, mia can barely go 3 hours without milk during the day- usually its 2 hours! But she wont drink the whole bottle. She just wants frequent feeds. Shes getting a little pot though, should be careful.
I hope Ochre's eye is ok, he looks perfect to me!
Jenna- nice to hear from you! Sounds like Jaycen is doing really well. He does sleep well at night...does he have a sleep before 11pm? Mia cant last much after 7pm, she usually crashes at about 7.30pm.
Hope you are coping ok with hubby being away. It is hard on your own.
Mia goes to bed at night quite early it seems? No matter how hard I try, she cannot stay awake after 7.30pm. She will sleep until 4 or 5, but I will give her a dreamfeed at 11. Cant wait for tonight, its DHs turn for the early morning feed. but for some reason she cries when he does it, so annoying because then I wake.
4 month needles tommorow. Im so not looking forward to them. Im remembering the blubbering mess I was last time, atleast DH is coming too.
Hope everyone is well xx
Last edited by Skyeblue; March 13th, 2009 at 10:10 PM.
Skye - Ochre is exactly the same - crashes around 7.30pm and it's so hard to keep him awake for even that time. i was told once that babies that go to sleep by 7 supposedly sleep all night long lol....yet to see it happen! We are getting lots of little giggles but nothing like what Mia did. that would have been so cute Oh his eye is fine! So relieved. The specialist said there is no problem there. Thank goodness! Hope Mia's needles went well....xx
Jenna - wow 4 hours!!! ochre barely lasts 1.5 hours awake time and then he wants to nap again. maybe i should keep him up more? it's kind of handy having him nap tho. he does a great 2 hour nap from 1 to 3 everyday...if only i had someone take DS2 and then i could nap too
Has anyone turned the baby seat around in the car so that it's forward facing? We did with ours the other day. Ochre is horrible in the car - he cries all the time and only stops if he has his dummy in. I thought if we turned him around he'd get better but he hasn't. I don't remember my other boys being like that. xx
Littlelalla- Mia is not good in the car either!! She is still in a capsule though.
Im glad Ochres eye is ok.
We started rice cereal today *ducks for cover* the GP told me to start her on it! Im not sure if I will continue though, I will see how she goes with it.
ha about the sleep all night thing...not happening here either!!
Mias needles were fine, she didnt cry. She even enjoyed the oral liquid lol. She has had no side effects what so ever!
Just stopping in briefly while DFis getting Jaycen dressed after his bath. Jaycen just got weighed this morning, he's now 6.765kgs! So he's put on a whole kg in 4 weeks. I'm so proud of my little chubba!
Skyeblue - He has a bit of a nap for 10-30mins between 8:30 and 10:30, but he usually wakes up before 11 for his feed. Last night heslept from 6:30pm to 7am! He slept for a whole 12 hours!
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well, I've gotta run, need to get a few things for the week.
Cheers! xoxo
Last edited by JennaJayen; March 16th, 2009 at 10:35 AM.
Littlelalla - Maya isn't very good in the car either. It depends what mood she is in. We put up this carousel mobile thingy which I clipped on the hand hold in the roof and she likes watching the motion of that so i think that helps. We also sing a lot to her to calm her down.
Just booked Maya in for her needles tomorrow with DH. His turn!!!
Skyeblue - I would of thought 4months would be early for starting solids? I guess see how she goes and go from there. Did she like it?
Maya got another fever on thursday/friday! That's 4 fevers in 4 weeks!!! So we took her to the ER. Damm they were hopeless. I was trying to tell the peds nurse what had happened and he just kept walking away all the time. At least the peds doc was better. They did another urine test (which there were no beds available and it was lucky I had the pram so I did the pee collecting in there.) I got the pee within 1mins which was totally cool imo (trying catching pee in a little container when you don't know when they pee lol). The doc said they normally have to put a catheter in!!! Can you believe that - no way in hell were they doing that to Maya. I would of preferred to wait all day to catch the pee. Anyway tests came back all clear so they have no idea why she is getting the fevers... great
oh forgot to mention that Maya is 6.4kg now.
Jenna - gee your little one must be a little cubba. How cute. Great how big and strong he is - I imagine he will be crawling in no time!
kill me now lol has taken me all morning to get Elise to take a nap.
She was an angel all weekend, she slept so well through the day, I stuck to the same routine this morning, except for dropping Abby off at school and all hell broke lose, she just cried until she could cry no more.
I think I need a valium, might help us both calm down lol
maybe a couple shots of vodka will suffice.
Weekends she is so happy, but during the week she will just not sleep.
House is a mess and I can't get anything done.
Dh has been interstate all weekend, comes back tomorrow and I am just feeling over it.
I get no help, I do everything by myself all the time, DH works hard and is also trying to finish off his degree, he helps as much as he can but I really miss the little bit he does when he's not here. Even just someone to debrief with at the end of the day KWIM?
Deep breath, whinge over!!
Mel - that sucks about the fevers. fevers help the body to kill off bad germs so maybe she is doing a good job of fighting off what ever it is. If she is otherwise happy and healthy I wouldn't tend to worry unless they got super high.
Jenna - wow what a lovely chubba you must have Elise has just got to 6kgs but she is very long 62 cms.
Skye - I won't harp on about the solids but I won't be giving Elise anything until at least 6 mths. Have a look on the world health organisation website about feeding babies, some very good info on there. GP's aren't always up to date with these things.
LittleL I know what you mean about the crying in the car, we are hit and miss with Elise she is either great or horrible. She is pretty good on long trips though just the short ones she gets a bit fed up with. I think they are too little to turn around just yet, in an accident their head and necks just aren't strong enough. Toys might be a good distraction like Mel said, I'm looking into what I can put in the back to keep Elise amused as well.
We didn't end up getting our photos done cause DH had to go interstate and the chances of me getting to sit down for an hour to get hair and make up done with Abby and Elise, were zilch lol ahh well next time!!
Hi all
We are home now. The holiday was great and the girls travelled really well. Aimee screamed for 20mins on the way there but she is teething and was getting over her sore throat. She is much happier now but still has a runny nose. Aimee can now pick up her toys and shove them in her mouth, she looks so happy when she manages this lol, she also loves chewing her hands, have gone through a bit of bonjela with her sore gums but no teeth through yet.
Aimee had her first trip to the beach and even dipped her feet in the water . We thought something had possessed Jasmine as last time she was at the beach she whinged and sooked about the sand and wouldn't go near the water, this time she wanted to run straight into the water clothes and all. Tony and I are still a bit dumbstruck.
Thursday we are seeing the GP for vaccinations and measurements, I am interested in how long she is as she seems enormous to me .
ll80 - I feel for you mmy df works long hours but the help he gives me when he gets home helps me keep my sanity. It must be so hard when he is away. Is there anyone else who could take Abbey to school one day a week now she has settled in so you could have a break, mabye another mum near by you could take turns with to do the school run or treat yourself to a cleaner for a month? Dont you wish money grew on trees
mel_cur- poor mia you did well to catch the pee that is bloody hard I had to do it once with J. I hope you get some answers soon, have you got a regulare paed or are you just seeing the GP? Moving house with a bub must be challenging, do you think you will stay at the new place for a while? I saw the pics on facebook looks like a great family home.
Jenna- sounds lake Jaycen is doing well, I love chubby bubs the rolls are so cute, I really have to wash all of aimee;s rolls as all sorts of stuff gets trapped in them lol.
Skye - glad mias needles went well, I am going to wait a bit longer this time before I start solids as Aimee is growing so well without them and as ll80 said the WHO suggests 6 months for solids. Mia might be ready though let us know how she goes, so much fun when they start solids but soo messy and the poos yick!
littlelala- I love that arvo nap Aimee is still having a 3-4 hr mid day nap, and also a 30min-1hr morning nap, she needs them or gets really cranky. Aimee is still in a capsule and the info I not from the red cross suggested to leave them rear facing as long as possible eg when they are at the upper weight limit for rear facing before turning the seat as that is safest. Aimee is pretty good in the car as she is semi upright, lay her flat and she is not happy lol. We hace a few toys that keep her occupied poor o hope he starts to enjoy the car.
hi ladies, looks like we are starting to get a little chattier in here now LOL
Well laaa is doing well, but DD1 is home to day with the runs AND a runny nose - i hope the baby doesnt catch anything.
She seems to be extending her night sleeps now, from about 8:30pm to 8:30am. Still has a couple of dream feeds during the night, but i really dont mind cos i just sleep through it LOL and i heard it helps to maintain your milk supply.
She just gnaws on everything now, when she scores my fingers she clamps down so hard, it actually hrts! But as for day time, she was having a 20min to an hour nap at 9;30, 12:30, 3:30 and 5:30 (ish!!) but with these long night sleeps of the last few days thats yet to be determined!
sara - we need a holiday too. just camping, would be so nice, you must feel nice and fresh?
ll80 - let it all out anytime hun, i'll be your debrief! are you on gmail?
mel - poor maya, it is so hard when a little one is sick, i hope you are keeping yourself sane too :hugs:
jenna - sounds like jaycen is doing fine!
skye - i gave DD1 her first custard at 4 months, on the advice of my mum, and now, looking back, she really wasnt ready.
well, she is still asleep, best go make use of the time
Sararose- glad your holiday went well I have a baltic amber teethng necklace on Elise 24/7 now and I've noticed she is no where near as grizzly as she was before. She will still get anything she can in her mouth to chew down on. Mainly her fists lol but I don't think it's really bothering her anymore IYKWIM.
No one to take DD for me I don't really know anyone up here well enough yet, only living in QLD for just under a yr. Elise was much better this morning, same routine as yesterday but she went straight to sleep after school drop off, something must have been upsetting her yesterday, tummy maybe as we haven't had a poo for a couple days.
Kitten - Thanks hun, yes on gmail and pidgin too. WIll PM you.
ll80 - after reading your last post i just popped Ochre's amber necklace on him too. I don't know whether it's teething or not but he has been very hard work the last 2 day. I have had to feed him standing up because he just refuses to be breastfed when i sit down with him. He's ok with the night time feeds - just the day ones. Weird!!
Jenna - awesome sleep! i can only dream of that kind of night i think i've worked out Ochre is the worst sleeper in this group!
kitt3n - ochre chews on his fingers too and we call him the 'ruggy monster' as he get's so excited when we give him a wrap he rubs his face in it and then proceeds to try and get as much of it as he can in his mouth!
Sararose - so how was the Gold Coast? Did you go near Currumbin or Tallebudgera? We are thinking of moving there in a years time. I'm going to get hubby to move the car seat back around - he is very strong but i think i will give it a few more months. And i will definitely invest in something dangly to keep his interest.
mel - oh no another fever!! glad the results came back fine - must be so frustrating to not know what's causing them?
skye - hon i started my boys on solids at 4 months - it was the done thing back then and they took to it like ducks on water. every child is different. you will soon know if it's too early or not for her
Well, life is about to get very busy - or even busier as we are putting our house on the market. I'm already finding it hard to get anything done with Ochre on my hip all day long. Not a great time to move house but we'd like to get our debt down before we do the BIG move to Queensland. I just went down to CAHS and weighed Ochre. He's 4 months tomorrow. He weighs 7.2 kg and is about 66cm long. So he's sitting very well on the charts.
I should but the amber necklace for Maya! Don't know if she is teething but she loves sucking her hand, wrap, toys or anything with her grabbing range which is cute - she makes so much noise as well hehe
Maya had her 4month needles and was great! DH took her and she did do a little cry but she was happy and smiling straight after and has been in the best mood since! No more fevers but keeping a close eye on her - they are normally a week apart.
littlelalla - very frustrating not knowing. Thankful it isn't anything to serious. DH mum mentioned but DH and his brother had recurring fevers when little and no one could pin point what was causing it but they they stopped suddenly (although his brother did develop a heart murmur latter)
Sararose - we have just been seeing a reg GP but if she gets a fever again I will take her to the peds doc. Yep we will be staying in this house for ages hopefully. We were renting before and now buying and plan on doing a heap of renovations like putting on another storey etc. DH has his heart set on a lap pool as well. I said fine as long as we get a spa lol
Has anyone else notices their babies have had stinky stinky poo's since the 4month needles? omg they have been so bad!!! gag
mel_cur- they get the smell poo's are becuase of the rotavirus vaccine (gastro vaccine) its a small dose of the live virus so they get a small dose of gastro lovely isnt it
Hi all
Well I didnt continue with the rice cereal, she doesnt need to start yet, and I honestly dont think she is ready yet! So will wait for 6 months.
Mel- Glad Mayas needles went well!
Littlelalla- hope Ochre is settling now, wow he is a nice size!
Kitten - sounds like you are getting some awesome sleeps!
Sara- Glad you had a great holiday!
ll80- that necklace sounds great- will have to look into it i think lol
Well the last few days have been hard, M has been quite unsettled in the afternoons and last night she was up twice, which was ok, but the 2 nights before that she was up 5 times!!! I dont know what is going on, I dont think she is hungry...
Thanks Mel, I think she possibly could be, her gums look different, cant feel anything there though.
She had a good sleep last night thank goodness, Im praying tonight will be the same, but you never know do you!
Reply With QuoteOn the up side our little man self settles very quickly without help most of the time which is wonderful and is very good (most of the time!) at going down for naps in the day. Ochre has started moving in his cot. Because he belly sleeps he has worked out now that he can move and he is now moving himself from one end of the cot to the other! Still a dribbling machine - i change his cot sheet daily as it gets so wet. I have to take him to an eye specialist tomorrow. My doc noticed he has a very slight lazy left eye and one pupil is always smaller than the other. I hope it's nothing too serious.
Gosh, Elise is such a great sleeper!! And well done on winning the comp - can't wait to see the pics!
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