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Thanks for the welcome guys!
Aussienic - can I ask what's wrong with little Olivia? Hope everything's ok
Nikki - I too have started Jake on a bit of farex about a week ago, he's seems to like it too and will try and grab the spoon and do it himself!! Thinking about mixing a bit of pureed apples with it as the last couple of days he seems a little bored, it is quite bland!
Oh Nikki you are so naughty lol. Whether or not when you start you do whats right for bub :) and if bub is happy then you are doing something right..
janine: 3 weeks ago Olivia threw up some milk and went white and unresponsive. Took her right to the Drs and her heart was only beating at 40 bpm.. A night in hospital and check up reveled nothing.. We thought she was fine. then yesterday she did almost the same thing. heart rate didn't drop as low this time thankfully.. Drs aren't sure what is going on.. Other then that she is a picture of health and as cheeky as ever :)
Wow aussienic, that sounds scary, have the doctors given you any indication whatsoever as to what it may be?? I really hope everything's ok!
Can I ask who is bf and who is ff? I'm bf but wanting to give a bottle of formula once a day as I'll be going back to work 3 days a week in 6 weeks and find it extremely difficult to express (and work doesn't seem too supportive of the idea either), but my little man won't have a bar of it! We've been trying for about a month now and it's just not happening, hopefully one day he'll decide to drink from a bottle, until then I'm a little stressed as to what to do!
By the way, where is everyone from? We're from Adelaide.
I bf.. Not sure what to offer as a suggestion for you for FF and going back to work.. I am sure some of the others mums in here will have some advice for you..
i am from QLD..
ps no the drs don't know whats wrong. Just waiting on an appointment with the pead
I am out of hospital have been since saturday, short version of what happened is...
Had onset of pain early hours of monday morning dismissed it as wind pain continued on my day, by lunch time was uncomfortable to hold Olivia but that did ease off...By tuesday afternoon I couldnt stand the pain no more so went to local health centre where they had no idea why I was in so much pain, gave me peth and anti nausea drug but still the pain persisted...So they advised me to go to Kalgoorlie ED....So I went home organised kids, got OH home from work (just headed off to night shift) and we headed into town...was seen straight away and given Morp still did nothing for the pain...They did a internal exam to check my IUD hadnt moved which it hadnt, a gnyo then came and did a internal scan, which he diagnosed overian cysts and said would operate in the morning and they would try and keep me comfortable over night, by morning I was in tears the pain was that bad and the morp was not even touching it...I had olivia with me aswell as she will not drink formula...and she was screaming in the cot next to me and there was nothing I could do..:( They manged to find me a early spot of theatre and I was taken in.....Next thing I recall is waking in recovery and being told it was a tumor they removed and my left ovarian tube as the tumour had cut of its blood supply slowly killing it and the reason why I was in so much pain...Now I am awiting the results of the tumour...:(
Hi Janine
Welcome to the group...so can so relate to your baby not taking formula was my biggest concern while I was sick...I still have not managed to get her to take it..Only EBM for her..
Well that was not as short as i had hoped sorry
Hi Janine! and welcome to little Jake too :)
I b/f and have never used formula, so I don't know how to help you to get him to take it. But personally, if it were me, and it's only 1 milk feed that's going to be missed, I'd get him onto solids before you go back to work, so the carer can give him solids and water, and not worry about formula. If it was more than one feed, I'd persevere with expressing or formula. But you can always give him lots of extra booby at the end of the day, and top him up before you leave him.
:hug: Teena.. Sorry you had to go through that.. hoping the results of the tumor are good and come back quickly
Hi Teenarose - sorry to hear you haven't been well, I hope all is ok with the results of the tumor, keep us informed!
Liz - I have just started Jake on farex, he seems to not mind it too much, I'm going to slowly introduce other foods in a week or 2 as well, it's lucky my mum will be looking after him and she suggested the same thing, water or juice and a milky kind of solid like custard or yoghurt until I get back.
TeenaRose...Good to hear you are home and hoping you get good news on the tumor soon. :hug:
Janine...We bf with ff topups, if you really need to give a ff then maybe try it in a cup or get someone else to try but i agree with the others here that solids would probably be a good option
Nikki...oh you naughty girl :p darl if Summer is ready then go for it i say and enjoy another step in this great journey
Miss V is pretty good atm...but im a little worried about Mr A...he was sick again last night after taking one mouthful of tea this was after he was fine all day, crashed around 6ish, woke up thru the night needing our bed (again!!!!!!! so for a decent few hours of sleep) and then today he has barely eaten...three spoons of cereal, a quarter piece of toast and 3 segments of orange. No temp, playing fine so i dont know will see how he goes :(
omg teena, so sorry to hear that. ive had issues since i was 14 so wen u said cysts i could relate but thats terrible it turned out to be a tumour.
let us know how ur results go and look after yourself in the meantime! :hug:
Hi Ladies,
I will be quick because I am in the middle of organising a christening, selling and buying a house and getting DH ready for his trip to WA...oh yeah and it is my Birthday tomorrow:)
Teena - I am so glad that you are home. I am crossing my fingers that everything is ok.
Nic - I hope miss Olivia is ok.
Trish - Ihope miss Abbey is getting better too.
Adkins - Hi and welcome.
Morgan - Get better vibes to Alex.
Sorry if I missed anything else. Miss Loren had a health nurse check. She is 7.3kgs, 66cms long with a hc of 41. I am thinking about starting solids too. She has started waking twice through the night for a feed again....:(
BTW: I have read some posts where ppl are against using panadol. Anyone know why? I usually don't hesitate to use it if my kids are sick.
Bekz - im now onto nurofen! its great for ash's teething. I just try not to give it too often cos they can build an emmunity(sp?) to it so ive heard as with panadol. dont know why else it would be bad, its been around forever...
Hi all,
We are all better and back to our busy social schedule thank god! I was going stir crazy being at home all the time.
Nic- that's terrible with Olivia... praying for you guys.
Teena- Praying for you too hun.
Nikki- I'm on the solids train as well, with the Farex. Ty loves it. but tonight I made it up with boiled water instead of ebm and made a bit of an 'ewww' face.
Morgan- hope Mr A is ok.
Bekz- Happy Birthday!!
Trish- Poor Abbey, still being sick... hope it clears up soon.
Janine- hi!! Was it you who asked about the sterilizer? Mine Tommee Tippee one is 8 mins with about 200 ml water. But I don't sterlize bottles anymore. Still give his dummies a boil up once a day though.
Speaking of dummies, is anyone else still using them? I know a few mums who have ditched the dummy and let bubs suck their thumb instead, but i thought that caused orthodontic probs??
We went to clinic today and got weighed and I'm a bit stressed... Ty has only put on 50 gms in a month! He has steadily put on a kilo a month ever since he was born so the CHN said that it's probably because he has lost weight being sick. I'm going back next week and the week after to weigh him again... fingers crossed. I really don't want to have to give up bfing...
hi everyone,
just a quick post to let you all know i am still alive. taking the car in for a service tomorrow so that should be interesting.
hope all the kids that are sick get better soon.
Hey Jas08 - if you are still interested in Friday hop on Messenger tomorrow sometime & we'll organise something.
will do more catch up tomorrow...yawn....bed now...Hope everyone has a good night
I was just curious how much everyone"s little girls weigh? Mine in weighing in at 7.5kgs and I'm just a little worried she too big?
Just a quick post to let you know the Dr called me this afternoon and I have the all clear... Thank you for your kind thoughts..
kts64s I have no idea what olivia weight prob around 6kg's I wouldnt worry to much I am sure she is a perfect size:D
:dance: yay teena :)
My Miss Olivia weighs around 7kg.. she is right on target.. Fat thunder thinghs and a skinny belly lol...
7.5kg is just fine..
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 !!
Trish: Sorry to hear that about Abbey. I remember when Ethan was 8 months old he got chest infectin after chest infection and finally a pead did an Xray and he was on the tail end of phenominia (sp) sorry if you mentioned it but have they done an Xray ? 6.3 is a good weight. Glad the pead didn't keep going on about solids.. Sometimes they get like that about things.
Well last night sucked completely. Olivia ent down like a dream at 7:30 but woke at 12:30. I thought yeehah when she went right back to sleep at 1 but she woke at 1:30 and tossed and turned and grizzled till 4 when I gave up and yup she is still awake now.. 3 hours later
agh..
Morgan: Hope Alex is feeling better this morning
Hi to everyone else.. hope you all had a better night then me
Nic, what a ***** of a night hun. Hope that somehow you manage to get some rest today. Is DH home today ?
Abbey has a chest xray done not Saturday gone but the one before. That showed the bronchiltis. Tehya had the same at 12 weeks and her's developed into pneumonia, she ended up hospitalised with it as she was dehydrated too, not feeding and pooing like a demon. If she doesn't start to clear up with the steroids and the ventolin I will be taking her back to my GP and asking for another xray to be done.
What p's me off though, my GP could have easily done what this Paed did yesterday, and saved me a whole lot of money. She told me that Abbey would need steroids but still sent me anyway...
Oh well, atleast he got to see the baby he told me I was starving at birth !!
:lol::
Dh is home but he was on night shift so will be asleep till after 3. I will try nap on the couch. If only the boys would just sit for an hour. I swea they only run around like lunatics when Olivia is asleep.. If she was awake they sit quietly but I can't rest. :lol: 14 hours and counting till bed time for me :lol:
I too would request another Xray to make sure. I hope it is clearing up by then though..
Morning girls!
Lori – Hi there! wasn’t me who asked about the steriliser but thanks for the info anyway!! We only use one bottle a day so I just boil it on the stove… when did you stop sterilising? It does become a bit of a pain so would it be ok for me to stop sterilising the bottles and just give them a good wash? I don’t bother sterilising dummies anymore.
Teena – so glad everything’s ok, that’s wonderful news!
Kts64 – Jake weighs around 6kg, don’t worry about her weight, I’m sure she’s fine! Jake did have a lowish birth weigh (6lb 5oz) so we’re just catching up now
Trish – Hi, nice to meet you, I hear you on the sleeping during the day, Jake will have an hour sleep in the morning but nothing usually in the afternoon and by 5pm he’s so grizzly, but just won’t go to sleep!! Luckily for me he does sleep through the night from around 9pm to 8am. How come little Abbey is on steroids? Hope all is ok.
Aussienic – Sorry to hear you had a sleepless night, hope you can catch up on a bit of sleep today if she has a nap.
How is everyone else’s bubs going sleeping through the night?? I count myself very lucky, he’s been doing that since around 10 weeks!
Hope everyone is having a good day :)
Janine: I personally think you can stop steralizing but if you prefer keep doing it.. As long as you was in hot soapy water and rinse thorougly all should be fine. I used to bil te jug and tip in some boiled water as well just to rinse a 2nd time..
HAHA at catching up on some sleep :D If only the other 2 would sleep or at least rest.. I will try napping on the floor with her though.
Just uploaded some new piccies ;)
Well the vomit bug is still hanging around :( Alex was sick again around 4am and again at 6am but im thinking it is a nervous reaction as both times he was upset so i am going to try very very hard to be extra nice to him and see what happens. But DP is home today with a 24hr bug up from midnight onwards...stay away bug I DONT WANT YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Janine: We have just stopped sterilising just rinse out in cold water and then wash in super hot soapy water. DD is like Jake at night we get 7 - 6 roughly.
TeenaRose - So glad to hear that you got the all clear.
kts64s - DD is 6.5kg, 63cm long & 42cm head not bad for a little girl who was born 6lb4oz.
LoriRae - Ty will have lost weight due to being sick...please dont doubt your milk..if you do have any concerns see a LC or contact ABA. Alex sucks his thumb and Vicky is starting to - i've been told that as long as they have stopped before they get their adult teeth it shouldn't be a prob. Also dummies can inhibit speech development.
Trish - Really sorry to hear that Abbey is still quite sick. Alex had the same thing at that age and yep steriods & puffer we dont have any asthma so luckily no further probs..if you find a way to get Tehya to sleep in please please let me know Alex is exactly the same.
Nic - Hope you get some zzz's today even if its on the floor;)
Sorry if i've missed anyone....hope all the sick bubs get better & the tired mummies get some sleep...Have a good day
Girls - I hope everyone who is nt getting sleep the sleep faries are good to you soon. I have just finished a stint of no sleep due to my little one being sick.
I was doing the shopping this morning and was looking at the baby section which had baby cups with sippy teats with handle and 4Months+ on them. Is anyone else using these ATM? My little one is still on bottles and only ever has her organic formula.
Just wanted to check that there isn't something I should be doing that I missed.:dunno:
Nic, I hope your boys settled enough for you to at least get some quiet time. PITA there is no direct link anymore to our galleries. I will have to go have a look for your pics.
Janine, Abbey is on steroids for her lungs, she has bronchilitis atm and is having a few breathing issues, so the hope is they help to clear them up for her and make her better. If only I can get it to stay in her body for longer than 10 minutes.
I wouldn't be complaining about your night sleep either. Abbey was going really good until she got sick. Damn it. I hope it doesn't all go out the door.
Morgan, poor Alex, I hope that bug leaves your house very soon and bub doesn't get it. Tehya has always been a poor sleeper. We even failed sleep school. She is 3 now and still wakes everynight. And is then awake by 5 - 6 in the morning for the day. It's a damn joke with her.
Kts64s, can I ask your name ? or are you going nameless on here. It's cool if you are, I just feel funny writing initials down, feels impersonal.
Can't help you on the sippy cups just yet. Abbey is only having booby atm. Might start her on water in a few months or so. She doesn't need it right now though.
Abbey has been spewing all day. Only little ammounts though, nothing like this mornings effort. I guess I will see how she goes with tonights dose of medicine.
Our day is still far from over. Noah has his swimming lesson at 5.60, it's supposed to go for 30 minutes but she's always late and our class is the last one of the day so she goes later. We're lucky to be home by 7pm, then dinner and baths and DP has touch footy tonight. I hate wednesdays !!
Trish: hope Abbey is starting to feel better. What is it aout Touch Footy on Wednesdays lol.. Ethans plays touch footy ever Wed afternoon
Nope to any sleep here.. hardly any rest either. Jacob and Isaac were plain horrible today.. They got put in thier beds at 6.. and they screamed till 7.. but they got the message. they broke the light shade in thier room GRR.. not impressed
Olivia went to bed finally at 3 and slept till 5 and then went back to bed at 7.. She was laying on the floor reading with Ethan and squealing and carrying on.. soooo cute
HI All!
I hope everyone had a good night. For those of you whose little ones have started solids I was just interested in what you are giving them? Also are you making it yourself or using premade food.
I just finished making apples and carrot and it took me all morning. I want to give my little girl the best start.
I'd love to hear what everone else is doing and if you are using store bought is there any particular brands that anyone prefers?
Thanks
Pretty quiet in here :)
I haven't started Olivia on solids yet but with the boys I always made my own. Except the gels and fruit. I did do some of the pureed fruit with Jacob but he didn't like it.. He prefered the jarred stuff. Oh and I bought the cereals.. the Organic Porridge was Jacobs favourite..
I alternated between the Organice stuff and just the normal heinz stuff. Which ever tickles my fancy at the time lol..
Semi decent night here. Olivia woke at 2 and back to bed by 3 and slept pretty well till 5..
We not long got home from the beach park. the boys had such a fun time.. Olivia giggled and gurgled and had one small sleep :)
Well better move.. Have to go out again.. DH is on 12 days off now :dance: and he just woke from night shift.. So looking forward to this time off..
No solids here yet either, but with Tallon I mushed up veg & fruit myself and had a good supply in the freezer. They don't eat that much in the beginning, just a couple of icecubes of food at a time, along with some kind of cereal. So one good cook-up of veg & fruit can last quite a while. I will probably introduce finger foods a lot earlier this time, so when we have fresh cooked meals, I'll just give kayla a head of brocolli to make a mess with or something. hehe.
I have started Sofia on rice cereal atm which she promptly spat out the first time she had it, but now gets excited when she sees a spoon. With Maria I mostly made my own, with a few shop bought jars from time to time.
Just gave Olivia her first taste of 'solid' food (rice cereal). She seemed quite taken with it actually. She grabbed the spoon and chewed on it, stuck her fingers in her mouth with the food, spat bits out and generally had a good time. It was very cute.
On Monday we finally had rolling action!!! She can now roll from her tummy to back but has yet to figure out the reverse. Also convinced that she said 'mummy' on Monday night. DH thinks she said it too so that is a reliable witness ;-)
Sorry for the selfish post but just wanted to fill you in on the busy week we are having.
Hope all the babies and mummies are having a good day.
Nic, footy is way too often in this house. Noah has training for footy Tues and Thurs night and plays on Sat mornings, and DP has touch footy on Wed night, after we get back in from swimming lessons !!
Umm mahhh at the broken light shade. Hope that the boys calmed down somewhat for you hun.
Alicia, sounds like Olivia enjoyed her rice cereal. Clever girl she is.
Abbey is in bed, only problem is is that she went down by 6.30, without a night nappy on and without her medicine. I know the poor baby is tired and Ihate waking her up, but if I don't she will pee through everything.
Ohhh there she goes coughing her guts up. She'll wake soon enough on her own by the sounds of it.
Off to the baby expo tomorrow with a gf. Should be fun :D
Best go Abbey is crying now.
yay Alicia.. Way to go Olivia.
Trish: enjoy the baby expo
Long night here.. Went to inlaws for dinner only got home at 9.. Olivia screaming, Jacob screaming, Isaac snoring, Ethan telling me he had homework :rolleyes:
I have a headache :lol: Everyone in bed now
Hi girls, just wanted to pop in and say hi.
My car is being fixed at the moment, brakes started making funny noises yesterday so will post more later, just wanted to say hi!
Hope everyone is well and the sick bubs are getting better.
xxx
Hi all,
What happened to the quick reply function?? I have trouble remembering what everyone said without being able to scroll up!!
With solids- I'm going to try and go the home cooked into ice cube trays option *sigh* I hate cooking. I'll have the prepacked baby food for going our or emergencies etc. I think it'll work out cheaper to make it myslef, and there's some research about how they take to family foods better in the long run if you give them home cooked to start with, as the baby food jars are much sweeter and processed or something... but I've decided to take all research with a grain of salt and try not to pay too much attention,. only increases my mother guilt! I cooked up some pumpkin and froze it last night, but I'm goinjg to leave it a few more days before I give it to him. He loves his rice cereal but after I introduce the pumpkin I'm going to leave it three days and then introduce some stewed apple to mix in with the rice cereal because surely that stuff has to be really bland??
I really can't remember what everyone else said to reply to it... sorry. We are still feeding every three hours at night. And now Ty's taken to not sleeping during the day. Rubs his eyes and yawns and gets cranky but will not go to sleep no matter what I do. So he ends up very tired and grumpy at 4 o'clock in the arvo and wants to go to sleep and not wake up (except to feed) until 4:30 the next morning, when he's wide awake and ready to play. We seem to be a bit out of whack here. Any ideas?
goodmorning everyone. ethan is a poor little sick bubba. he has been down for nearly a week now so hopefully it has nearly run its course. he has a running/blocked nose and all.
looks like most of the bubbas and older siblings have been sick lately. go away bugs.
hope everyones kids are better soon and all back to normal.
Hi everyone!
Sorry haven't been around much lately, but things have been busy and the little one has beena bit.."clingy" with teething etc! Now things seem like they are settling down again... for a while anyway!
Have read everyone's posts though!..
Nic - Hope Olivia is OK and it's just a reaction from her vomiting! :pray:
Teena - so glad you are OK now!! :hug:
Hope he bubs that aren't well are getting better!
Solids - well we have started and she's loving it! have been doing the rice cereal for the last week and she had pumpkin for the first time yesterday! she loved it! opens her mouth for the spoon and even squeals if 'm not quick enough!! :rolleyes: i've also given her a little fruit, but am holding of until she has had veggies first...
I'm making my own, and some store bought ones for emergencies etc.. see how we go! For those of you concerned, a good friend of mine is a food technical scientist (those who decide what goes in foods at a chemical level) she has done work for Heinz baby food and says she wouldn't hesitate to feed her child it! says the requirements are really strict!...
well we have now decided that blowing raspberries day and night and even with food in our mouth is a GREAT idea!! LOL... messy but cute!! We are also sleeping in our big cot, as the other day she cracked it when i tried to put her in the cradle for the night...so tried the cot and slept straight through!!...
hope everyone is doing well!
New thread time.... here you go :)