Babies born December 2007 #17

:hug:Jas sorry to hear Ethan hasn't been well, hope things improves for him real soon :hug:

Awesome photo Nic Olivia is so sweet and very clever :D

Buzzie the job is permanent for at least 3 months :(

Jas - I hope Ethan is better for next weekend...im hanging out for the chocolate *yummy yummy*
Alicia - Mr Depp is to die for...hmmm maybe even better than chocolate :lol:
Liz - housework what's that? I'd forgotten that i did the same with Alex & his solids, might have to try it Missy.
Nic - Yep a regular conversation stopper - not! Poor Isaac hope he feels better tomorrow. Loved the pic - little cutie Olivia. Stay away germs hope its just the dry air too.
Lori - Good luck tonight...try not to check on him every hour *wink* i hope you & Ty both have a good night.
Buzzie - I'll have Vicky measurement tomorrow after her checkup. I know she's just under the 8kgs.
TeenaRose - Lovely to hear from you...2 weeks away :hug: thats tough. Great picture Olivia is beautiful.

Well a lovely blah day here, Alex woke up this morning telling me his tummy was sore and then he did the most revolting smelling poop. Dear little soul's got a tummy bug scared the daylights out of my with a bit of blood in it so off to the drs we went and apparently he's got a touch of salmonella from the scrambled eggs last night so i am going to find a local farm supplier and will never by supermarket ones again. Vicky thought it was great fun to wake every 3 hours last night and then be a grump all day today *sigh* well they've both been asleep since 7pm so hopefully (lots of twisting action) tonight will be better.

OwiE!!!! Olivia slept ...........wait for it...........................8pm till 7am *faint* I was up at 5 with the sorest booby in the world.. yes only one booby was rock hard and omg sore.. I fell back to sleep and I couldn't jump out of bed fast enough when she woke :lol: I didn't even change her nappy hehe.. I said here drink sweety..

I feel like total Crud today though.. throat no longer sore. A couple sips of port fixed that last night.. I feel fluey and tired.. oh well such is life.. once I start moving I will feel fine.. Olivia is back down for a sleep this morning

Oh and if Simon tells me one more time he is tired I might punch him in the face :D !! You go 7 months with cruddy sleep then complain to me. DO NOT complain after 7 hours straight sleep that you are tired!!!!

hey there all,
nic - so glad you got a good night's sleep. but so unfair the boob sore! i've got the throat thing too, but nothing else. take care of yourself. don't let it be mastitis...
I'm thinking your little olivia is a good match for my stubborn little ella... she won't take solids before booby either... i have to trick them into her, but I'm now wondering from what you said if they are what's upsetting her tummy in the middle of the night.

poor bub was awake for a couple of hours last night, so I took her back to bed with us. she had her first accident yesterday so I think that's why she was awake - sore finger - she cut her finger on the heater, and it bled so much. this morning she got the bandaid off & it started up again. I called Lori who was a star & ran up cos I couldn't even get the bandaids out while I was trying to stop her finger bleeding... it was dripping. & it didn't seem that bad a cut.
am wondering if I should take her to the gp or not to get it checked. it's not like they can do anything else for it.
need to go check the loungeroom for other hazards... :(

:hug: Its horrible when they have thier first accident.. yesterday when I was snapping away pics of Olivia I turned to put the camera down and she fell onto her face into the dirt. I felt so horrible but she got over it as soon as I picked her up.. I am sure her finger will be fine..

As for the solids.. I can't believe how much better Olivia is sleeping without them and how much more settled she is.. It's bizarre :lol:

Hi all,
Just a very quick one- sitting here skimming through posts and Ty is pushing up on his knees!! Go little man!!
Nic- I am so jealous... I'd sell my soul for sleep like that!
Jus- Hope Ella's finger is ok... who would have thought a little baby would have so much blood????
Well Ty stayed in his own room till.... 10 o'clock. Then he was into bed with Tony. Lol. Why do I bother?
bbl :)

Well, we have forward movement! Last night she was humping along like a little caterpillar. So not really crawling, but has finally twigged that she can go forwards! Now I've got to be more vigilant with what toys and things are lying around the floor.

We had a bit of an unsettled night last night.. very windy - probaby coz I finally got a decent amount of solids into her yesterday morning. argh. I might pop in to the nurse at the chemist this morning and see what she says. I'm curious to know how much she weighs now, that's the main reason I'm really going heh.. I'm not too good on advice from nurses! ;)

OK - stats today are: Weight 7.85kg (clothed), HC 43.5cm and Length 67.5cm.

The nurse said to give her pear instead of apple, apparently it's easier on the tum, and she suggested drinking around 3 cups of chamomile tea a day, coz that can go thru the milk and help calm her tummy. She said I could give her a bit of the tea direct, but suggested drinking it myself.

She also said some babies don't like Heinz, and some babies don't like Farex.. so perhaps a different cereal could help.

maybe i should try the tea, mind u i really struggle with that one. Ash has the most terrible tummy, im so uneasy about this solids thing. I gave him 3 baby spoons of oats, fig and sultanas in a jar for breakfast and he hasnt poo'ed since :( - if he doesnt get something out soon, im up for a rough night. - i dont care about me but poor little man. I think im gonna talk to my GP about it, the nurse was really unsure about him STILL having wind issues. I know these bubs are having poo issues but is anyones bubs still struggling to past wind????? she suggested colic relief and maybe baby chiro - but thats more for constipated babies, but if hes breast fed he shouldnt be constipated :wall:

I cant believe how much taller ash is to everyones bub. i thought he was big but short.. that good hes really big all over then :lol:

Have a good night everyone

Yeah, Kayla struggles with wind at night. Hopefully pear or something will make a difference. Might not ferment so much in the tummy. Kayla was a windy bub, so the nurse wasn't surprised that she's windy starting solids too. I had none of these problems with Tallon.

I gave Kayla a chunk of pear to chew on while I chopped up the other pears to cook.. she absolutely loved it! Cried whenever it slipped out of her hands. It's a bit nerve wracking watching her bite bits off.. but she cleverly moved it around her mouth, chomped on it, and spat it out if it was too big. Finger foods might be the go after all. LOL. Guess we'll just go with what we have at the time. I've now got a gazillion pumpkin icecubes in the freezer, and I've just cooked up the pear. But I'll have to remember to cook up bigger pieces of veges for her to munch on while we eat too.

I struggle drinking chamomile too.. never been good with herbal teas.. Tallon drinks it at night, he loves it LOL. But he's a bit of a strange one. I had a giggle to myself today out shopping when we went down one aisle. There was confectionary on one side, and savoury stuff on the other.. and what did my son ask for? Stuffed olives LMAO. What 2 year old doesn't see all the lollies and chocolates and goes for olives and gherkins instead??

Oh Nic, what a great sleep Olivia had. Blooming husbands hey :rolleyes:

Jus how awful with the bleeding finger. I accidentally squished Monique's fingers in the door while I was closing it behind me as she loves to have her arms sticking straight out to the sides and didn't know until she screamed. I felt sooooo bad.

We get Monique weighed and measured next week so I am curious to see how she compares to you guys. She is so windy since she started solids and am glad to hear pears are easier on the tum. She loves pears.

AF arrived today :(

Tinsel: Stinking Af.

Liz: Kayla is getting big. She is almost the same as Olivia except my miss weighed 8kg..

I cannot tell you how much happier Olivia has been since we stopped solids. 3 days in and we have a much happier little girl.. She is pooping fine although its very icky sticky looking and green (nice topic) but I think we are just going to let things slide and if Olivia is particularly hungry I will either offer more BM or see if she wants food..

Hey for those with formula how much is a tin of say S26 these days?? I found a website online that offers 6 tins for around the 100 mark depending on which formula you use..

I didn't find the nappies were cheap.. but they had lots of things for decent prices.. I am going to have a better look at it tonight once the kids are in bed

Well, Kayla scoffed down pear and cereal for breakfast this morning, so we'll see how we go. I haven't drunk any chamomile tea yet.. not that fond of it really LOL. We'll jsut see how we go i think. She woke every couple of hours last night for some BIG drinks of milk.. perhaps it's a growth spurt. Who knows. She is usually too distracted to have good feeds through the day, so perhaps she's just making up for it at night. Maybe I need to hide away to feed her so she drinks better through the day.

ugh Liz. I hate broken sleep...

We had anther good night though.. nine and a half hours again :) I am never feeding her food again :lol:

Hi all,
Well we have some very bad news.. Ty has German measles. The spots came up last night after a bath and were all over him this morning and getting worse by the minute. Took him to the GP and rubella it is. Probably picked up from me from working at the hospital. And I'm so careful with my infection control too. He's still pretty chipper, it doesn't seem to be bothering him too much but they said it may get worse over the next 24 hours. Thank God I'm bfing- GP said that my immunity to it, plus the normal good stuff in bm, is what has stopped it from being too severe. All that hard work has definately paid off!! At least now I know what all the screaming and sleeping and settling problems were about. I feel terrible cause, in hindsight, I should have known he was sick, but I took him to the GP and they didn't pick anything up. Hasn't spiked a temp the whole time either, but he didn't really get one when he had broncilitis either, so I guess that means he is pretty healthy in general.
Nic- Ahh what good sleep, you lucky devil. I am still so jealous!!
Lauren- We still get windy belly aches too. Ty rolls up on his side and bring up head and feet- looks like a banana when he's curved like that in his sleeping suit :) - and passes it that way.
Liz- We have hopeless feeds during the day if something is going on that Ty wants to look at. Pulls off and leaves me a bit exposed to crane his neck around and check it out :)
Hmmm... had a very busy weekend planned but now we a re definately stuck at home. Feels very peaceful, all this unexpected downtime.

Oh poor little Ty. Hope he feels better soon. You should go and tell that nurse exactly why Ty was unsettled and that she should investigate unsettledness more before she distresses both mum & bub by letting bub scream!

oh Lori!! hope everything is ok! poor little man! :hug:

went to see our new house today, it was really nice, not even 5 mins from the beach so thatll be great. Plus Ash will have a massive playroom! i was so excited about that part.

well back to packing :( mover truck coming on monday and nothings done..:wall:

Hi Ladies, have any of you got little ones that love to eat pureed fruits eg , apple,pear mashed banana, but doesn`t like the taste of home cooked fresh pureed vegies. My 6 month old also likes his rice cereal,but just can`t get the vegies into him,any suggestions,please?.:doh:

are any of the melb girls coming down to see trish next weekend? i need to know if we're organising something so i can get the second baby seat put in my car or is everyone going to the lunch on sunday?

Hi Mum of Many, so far the vegies DD has tried are potato, pumpkin and carrot. She doesn't really like carrot so I mix this with apple and she still makes a face but will eat it. She loves potato so I sneak a cube of carrot in there too. Hmmm, not sure what else you can do.

LoriRae - poor little Ty. Hope he gets better soon.

Buzzie that is exciting about your new house and move.

Nic - what a lovely sleep you are having these days. Monique has been sleeping much better and we only get up once for a feed or nappy change during the wee hours now (although I think I get up through the night to stick the dummy in but it is all a blur).

Talking about sleep, I think I need some. Bed for me soon.

Hi to all :)

lori: :hug: to you and Ty!! Hope the poor little man clears up soon

Had a nice day. dinner at inlaws.. whole big vent wanting to come out about my MIL ...

Olivia has been good.. She wouldn't sleep at inlaws place tonight so she has been awake for hours so I am hoping she will sleep well tonight for me...

Well I have soap in my eye from my shower just now and feel grumpy lol.. It is stingy..

vent away Nic

my Vent - who taught my nearly 3 year old the "w" word - I am getting why this why that all day. Can anybody tell my why onions are called onions?

:lol: Louise!! Can't help ya.. I am still trying to work out who taught it to Jacob as well.. and when I get my hands on them......

Lauren, I'm going :D Can't wait to see you and Ashie.MOM, we have the same issue with Abbey, she will rarely touch her vegies but will eat any fruit or cereal I give her.

Lori, sorry to hear little Ty has the GM. I had Joel down with it when he was a bub too, was a little grumpy but not too bad. Hope he gets better soon.

Sorry I haven't been around much girls. Still having issues with my puter. I am betting as soon as I post this it all goes into one big story. For some reason I can't make paragraphs.Abbey is going well, walking everywhere in her walker and babbling away. Trying to sit up, we are nearly there. Nowhere near crawling, but that could be because she is rarely on her tummy on the floor. Really should have her down there more often.

Oh wow, I managed to edit it and change it. Was getting hard to read.

I JUST GOT WIGGLES TICKETS!! LOL woohoo!! Im so excited. Theres concerts in Dec so perfect timing for Ashs birthday. He loves them so much, he dances now when they sing...SOOOOOOO CUTE! hehe i think im more excited than ash will be, its sad i know all there songs off by heart now! PML:dance: - must admit im bumbed im not right at the front.. ohhh well i did my best! :D

:cry: I'm cold!!!

Woo Lauren :lol: Not a fan of the wiggles here ( I know I should be ashamed :P)

hope you and Asher have fun and OMG don't EVER mention the ONe word again....


Although on that topic.. Would anyone be interested in a First Birthday Pressie Swap.. Its only 4 months (eeek) till our First December baby Birthday....

ooohh i think that would be great nic!

My little one has now decided that staying wrapped and under the blankets is not for her. So I have bought a sleeping bag with the appropraite TOG rating. My questions is though the packaging tells me what to dress her in for the temprature of the room but not how many blankets.

Or is the sleeping bag enough? I have no idea. Your help would be apreciated

I'm pretty sure they say no blankets with grobags. I think the lowest tog tho only caters to 16 degrees.. and our rooms get a lot colder than that in winter so I'd be inclined to tuck a blanket over them too :)

I'm thinking about unwrapping Kayla now too.. she's starting to fight it and wiggle her way up and out of the wrap & blankets LOL. Trouble is if her arms are free, she keeps pulling the dummy out! So it might take a few goes to get her used to going off to sleep unwrapped and I don't have the energy at the moment. Oh - I found a tooth! She's cut a 3rd tooth at the bottom (and I didn't notice! LOL) So that would have played a part in her being unsettled! But we're still waking up... so I dunno.

Wiggles - OMG - Tallon is now addicted. We borrowed a DVD from the vid store - what a mistake. I don't mind them.. but they're a bit creepy LOL. Old men in skivvies - ick! hehehe. I much prefer when Greg was in it too.. he had a much nicer sound in the songs. Don't like Sam.

hey there everyone. i'm cold too.

buzzie - we've done the chiro with Ella & I'd have to say I would recommend it for every baby. If we have another, I'd take them pretty much straight away!

Liz - we have to hide away to feed. same place, every time, soft music helps (apparently mozart is good, but we just stick with lullabies), I also have a bfing necklace which helps. yesterday she was intrigued with my buttons, so that helped too... also making her wait longer between feeds is helping heaps & reducing night feeds.

kts: grobag / blankets. i've got ella in singlet, short-sleeved body suit (will make this long sleeved when colder), long-sleeved body suit with legs, somtimes also socks under, 2.5 tog grobag & sheet for day + brushed cotton blanket doubled for night. i know they say not to but it gets cold in dd's room (below 16) & I also put a heater on timer, very low for coldest part of night. still can get below 16. I don't have the blanket right up to her shoulders... dunno if this helps.

hope you're all well. we just went & bought a new & outrageously expensive monitor. wish we'd bought it straight up. it filters out all the lullabies & static & you only hear baby crying. now if only it would make my house look as tidy as the house on the box.

lori: :hug: hope ty's mending well & you're enjoying some time out. no signs of it here, so I think we'll be ok, but just think, ty'll have better immunity to it than from the immunisations now.

also, got suckered in the toy sale & bought an activity station for ella. poor credit card. happy ella - she squeals with excitement when we put her in it. now thinking about playpen after the finger incident... hmmm...

hope everyone's well.

oh, and keep menaing to say, ella's not 6.5 kg yet, needs to grow some more. all those monster babies out there...

have a lovely sunday arvo.:hug:

mmm just had the yummiest dinner.. Olivia napping.. Boys in the bath :) House semi tidy..

House is all closed up now and I am toasty.. Its been raining pretty much all day..

Jus: What sort of monitor did you get? I find my angelcare is brilliant for no static.. Especially the newer model. the older model I had had some minor interference when we went on holidays..

\Well spose I better get these boys out of the tub and into jammies and I might go to the same.. Although dng it.. better wait till the miss has had a bath,,,

Bye For now :)

Liz your posted cracked me up! they maybe weird men in skivvys but as i said to nic - any excuse to act stupid and get away with it .. its a great one for me! I used to HATE sam too and prefer greg, but now im in love with sam.. dont know why.. he just seems much more less freakier.. and i like his voice, ok now this is just getting weird..!

Jus - sorry if you already said this, did ella just have wind issues or poos issues too? i might seriously consider chiro if you recomend for wind too.... the nurse said they work on the nerves in the spine that go to the bowels to get them moving.. so why not..

Ahh mums moving out tomorrow morning. going be on my own for a month.. ooohh the quiet.... Ash is gonna miss her.. but at least i can make a mess with all his toys and not worry about it.. hehehe.. - you should see the lounge... you cant see much carpet.. i spoil him way too much.. hehe

Lauren, yay on getting the wiggles tickets. You will have a ball. Just watch out for all those pushy mothers ;) Enjoy the toy fest hun, you will really appreciate how helpful it is having your mum around now that she is gone.

Did someone mention a first birthday ??? OMG I know, it's all coming about too fast. But yeah sure count me in on the pressies :D How are we gonna work it ?

Abbey is in a sleeping bag at night with her all in one pj's on and a singlet. She also sleeps with blankets. It is far too cold to do it any other way here atm.

Best be off. Will catch up properly tomorrow. Night all. :D

New chat thread time. Here you go :)