Babies born December 2007 #14

[aussienic]

Morgan.. Don't beat yourself up to much.. Parenting is a huge learning thing especially in the beginning.. Look at how much I beat myself up the other night over Ethan.. (thanks for the chat that night too) I think he needs to have boundaries but yes calmness and lower voices are good too.. Now for me to listen to my own advice

Kts: I was never a baby person. Other peoples babies I am like meh take em back lol.. and I ended up with 4 Although after my first I wasn't keen on the idea for another till he was over 1. With the others I was still pregnant and ready for the next hehe...

LoriRae: at the gagging. Jacob used to do that.. He hated zuccinni. If you want him to have veges first add a little bit of apple to the vege. I always trialed pumpkin first too as it is sweeter but with Jacob we added a tiny amount of pureed apple.. and then took it out once he got used to the taste

Tip for mums starting solids. Well recipe I guess.. just sharing what we did

Once all veges and fruits had been tried we would mix them together. So say we had potato, pumpkin and broccili and then a bit of apple mixed through.. Or pear.. The boys loved it!

We are worried about Olivia today.. silly really. the 2 days she had her "turns" she had slept through the night before. Well last night she slept through. 7:30 till 5 am then she went back to bed at 5:40 till 8:45 and then she went back to bed at 10:30 and is still asleep now. I am so worried that she is going to do 'something silly' today.. Will the worry ever stop

on the bright side I got some bloody decent sleep

Well SIL and kids coming for dinner and sleepover tonight so we have been scrubbing the house. omg it was such a pigsty.. but we got on top of the mess that was consuming us now just the washing to be folded and more to be washed.. Agh who would have thought 6 people would create so much washing

[M D]

AussieNic - I know it's hard not too worry. Fingers crossed for you.

I was just wondering if anyone has lost there baby weight? I am incredibly lazy since having my Bub and am thinking I should be out walking rather that sitting in front of the computer.

I go back to work in 6 weeks so I really need to make use of the little time I have. I'd just rather eat than exercise. I have to get my head back into the right frame of mind to do it.

[Lolli]

Hi all,
Nic- Crossing my fingers for you too.I'm sure she'll be fine... that's a good question, does the worry ever stop?? All I seem to do is worry somedays and we haven't had any dramas. I'd hate to think what a basket case I'd be if I went through whast you have. Thanks for the apple tip too, I'll have to try that. Just went with rice cereal today cause I was feelong a bit lazy. I'm actually going to try mixing the pumpkin tomorrow with a bit of breastmilk.
kts- Happy to say I've lost all but 2 kilos of baby weight. Those last 2 aren't really bothering me too much cause I think I was bit too skinny before I got pregnant, only 50 kilos. I put on 14 kilos when I was pregnant but I walked a kilometre every day (inlcuding the day I went into labour!) so it fell off pretty quick... think the BF helped too.
Pretty quiet in here today... hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. I'm off to work tomorrow and Ty and dh are off to church in the morning to see about a baptism... hoping the place doesn't fall down around dh as soon as he walks in
Night all

[Michelle_k]

hi everyone.

have been a tad awol this past week.

welcome and hello to the new mummies.

mirani and alisha have both had colds this week.

i havent been myself this week either. not sure if its the pnd coming back (i had it with both tia and alisha) or if i've just had a really down week. but im thinking that it probably is the pnd. feeling very teary and lonely atm and finding it hard to talk to ppl.

[aussienic]

:hugs: Michelle.. I was worried I had PND a couple months ago but I think mine was just lack of sleep.. I hope the same goes for you,,

Rough night here last night.. Jacob woke at 11 spewing.. First time we have had to deal with an all night vomiter and he threw up all over Simon, which I have to admit was the funniest thing ever. Well to me anyways All day the poor little man has been unwell. his first tummy bug.

Olivia on the other hand is fine

It got cold here and all day we have been sniffling and rugged up.. now for you southerners it might be warm but we only reached 20 degrees late this afternoon.. and its blowing a cold breeze.

[kitten2b]

Nic - Hope Jacob has a better night tonight.

It is getting cooler here too Nic, I will put an extra jumper on here in sympathy for you.

We have had a good weekend here. I went to the baby expo on Friday and entered many a competition and won a stroller. It is vrey similar to the one I already have for Sofia but now I don't have to lug hers out of the car everytime I want to go down the street, I can just leave one in the laundry or DH's car. Today we went for a walk and we were able to puush a girl in there own seats and both had midday naps and we got to have lunch in peace - yay.

[Lolli]

Hi all,
Just a quick one...
Nic- Sorry to hear the little man is sick but glad to hear Olivia is OK It is bloody freezing here too.
Kitten- you lucky thing, wish I had known about the baby expo!!
Big long day at work and then tea at the MIL's... why do I do this to myself?? Off to bed- swimming lessons in the morning.
Night all.

[Trish]

Morgan, Abbey is perhaps slightly better, but still not great. She is still coughing like mad and has a runny nose.

As for Alex, wow, I'm not sure how to deal with it. I would have thought he was a little young to have this sort of issue. iykwim. Maybe just spending some special time together with him, playing cars, or in the yard etc.

Janine, I agree, tell your SIL to go jump !! She obviously has her own issues about breastfeeding, but that's just it. They are her issues. You do what you feel is right. And stick to your guns with the breast. Hopefully bub will get better at taking the bottle for you. But who can blame him for just wanting booby comfort. hun.

Haroula, how is Chrissie going ?

Nic, I hope Jacob is feeling better today, and his spews (from whatever end) have stopped. FIngers crossed Olivia doesn't end up with it. Hoping that Olivia is ok and doesn't have another turn on you too huni

Buzzie, how is Mr Asher going ? Hope he is doing well.

Kts64s, I think it happens once we have that gorgeous little baby that we love so dearly we just want to contiue that feeling by having more babies. Maybe that's why I have 5 of them. LOL. I think you should just go with the flow, don't give yourself a number as such, you will know when the time is right to stop having babies.
As for the baby weight. I am still carrying some, I hate it. I am back down to a size 12, but my thighs and my hips are still chunky. I have the worse muffin tops. I really do need to do something about it but...... too lazy I guess.

LoriRae, I have found Seda Gel to work that bit better than bonjela for Abbey so if the bonjela isn't cutting it anymore keep it in mind.

Michelle, we are all here for you if you want to talk. Sometimes a problem shared is a problem halved. Even if you feel like it's just something silly, it's beter to have it off your chest and your feeling validated. KWIM ?
Love your ticker pic of Mirani, she is growing up just gorgeous. Hope the girls get better really soon too.

Louise, half your luck on winning the stroller. Good on you. It's getting damn freezing here. I hate the cold weather. And it's not even winter yet.

As I said above, Abbey is still not back to herself. Not sure if I should go and ask for another chest xray or not.

Went to, actually hosted, my gf's baby shower yesterday, was a nice afternoon. This is her 3rd baby and her 3rd son. She is suffering greatly from gender disappointment so I thought it would be nice to give her a shower (she's never had one before) to try and build up excitement about her little man. Thankfully it seems to have worked, she had a nice afternoon.

My gf and midwife was down for the weekend with her DH (aka Schmickers) and girls. Was great to catch up with them all. Don't envy their drive home last night from here though. It's 6 hours away.

Best be off and get Noah's school clothes ready. I'm sure I'll be back before the day is out.

Oh we have The Wiggles concert tomorrow. How much fun I took Tehy to see them last year and she loved it. We got tickets to the second show, which is about lunch time, but you have to line up outside for ages if you want to get a decent spot, and it's bloody freezing here.

Have a great day girls.

[jas08]

Hi girls, sorry i havent been around much. Ethan still has his cold and is not a very happy bubby with it. He is doing well and growing but still not to the magic 9kg mark so i can turn his seat. I dont want to turn it early incase someone runs into us but he is so long he is starting to look uncomfortable in it.
Janine - hope i spelt your name right. Stick to your guns. With my 3rd bub i fed him until he was 11 months it doenst hurt them. I have a friend who bf until her boy was 2. I think it helps with their immune system. Either way you decide to go it is ultimately your decision and they should respect that.
Someone was asking about solids - Ethan has had some rice ceral, potato, pumpkin, apples and custard. I try to make his food myself but not having a micowave yet i make it as we have tea for the next day. I keep a supply of jar food as well - mainly golden cirlce for no particular reason - just incase i run out or dont get a chance to cook this way he has a variety of things to try.
Morgan - hope vicky gets better soon. That horrid gastro bug is no fun.
Everyone else hope your bubs are well and will catch up soon