Teena, sorry to hear you've had such a rough time huni. I hope you are on the mend now and yay for getting the all clear.

Kts64s, Abbey was weighed bare yesterday at the Paed and wieghs in at a whopping 6.36kgs my little skinny minny. HC 41cm. She's just over the 10th centile. Not sure on her length though, I can tell you that she's quite long though. She's just a petite little bub, who also has little fat thighs. About the only fat on her though.

LoriRae, please don't stress out over Ty's weight, and don't give up bfing because of it. Ty has been a sick boy lately and bubs will easily loose weight. Also, remember that BF babies gain at a different rate to bottle fed bub's.
Abbey is thumb sucker by her own choice, although since mother's day she is taking a dummy now too. She was in the car crying and I spotted Tehya's dummy in there, was one of Abbey's she had nicked, so I put it in Abbey's mouth and she happily sucked away on it and has done since.

Nic, how is Olivia going ?

Nikki, good to see you back in here and good to hear that Summer is going well.

Janine, sorry can't help you with FF either. But I think what Liz has suggested is great. It sure beats stressing yourself out about that feed too. I would still try to have some BM expressed for your mum just in case though. Sometimes bub doesn't want a solids meal as such and just want's booby. Bub might even take it from a cup, this is a good way too to stop from the whole breast/bottle confusion for bub.

Bek, sounds like your Olivia is growing jsut fine too. Not sure what the issue is with panadol, but I do know that you should be very careful not to give nurofen too often as it can cause liver damage. Oh, if you are using MCN the panadol isn't great for the nappies. LOL.

Liz, bout time you stuck your head in here girl. How are the kids going ?

Abbey ended up getting an earlier paed appt for yest afternoon. I need not have rushed to it. Appt was for 4 and we weren't seen until after 5pm. He checked Abbey right over and she laughed away at him. Said that her chest was very very noisey (i know that) and seh was quite wheezy too. Yes she has bronchilitis still but he is thinking that we are heading towards asthma, although she is too young to diagnose that just as yet. Given that I am asthmatic it's highly likely. She is on Rediprep(steroids) for the next 4 days and has to have a ventolin puffer, 4 puffs 4 - 6 hourly. So there went $200 in the afternoon between the Paed fee's and medications.

Finally got a decent weigh on Abbey, being that she was naked. I don't take her to a clinic as such she she's never weighed bare. I thought that she would have weighed a little more than she did, but I'm not worried about it. Both her and Tehya have been slower to gain and are just generally smaller people.

Dr asked if she was on solids and I told him no, he said but she is 5 months, and I said yes and I will start her soon, in about a month or so time. She is not fussing with feeds etc, I have no need. Besides, with my asthma and I had excema at an early age the last thing I want to do is bring in allergies to Abbey. He agreed with me. Seem's this mummy does know her child better.

Abbey finally had a decent day's sleep yesterday and of course I had visitors over so no housework got done. Nor a nana nap. She slept for pretty close to 3 hours I think. Abbey never sleeps like that in the day. Now if only I could teach Tehya to sleep later than 5am !!