hey all,
buzzie - ta for info on milk/quik/milo. I was going to do that too if Ella wouldn't drink it, altho i just keep offering her some milk each day. sometimes she drinks it, sometimes not. It was encouraging to hear that it's the overall dairy not necessarily milk per se - can't recall if it was this thread or another... ella loves cheese & yoghurt. I'm like lori, not going to wean yet - just think it would upset baba! hoping she'll wean herself sometime by mid-year. hey adkins, don't feel bad - you prob weren't going to even give bub the stuff for that long anyhow. a friend of mine has done it for 3 years! We're all learning all the time
ta for teeth-brushing tips. will try them too, but have 'strong-willed baby of the year' at our house, so tho she sees me doing it & thinks its funny & has enjoyed playing with a t'brush for months, we're getting lots of mouth clamped shut!!! i'm sure she'll open up eventually he he he. after a couple of months she decided she would eat solids after all so that gives us hope!
immunisations. I've had big concerns about this, but now feeling much better. have spoken to a fab paediatrician who actually took me seriously and who was up to date on all the research, so gave me a good low down. no link between mmr / autism except for the prob in US cos of the carrier. it's not used in australia so ok. you can't have the MMR shots separately apparently (tho i'd thot you could), but I'm going to defer all of the shots a little & give them a couple of months apart so i'm not overloading her immune system. I'll do MMR last between 18-24 mo. I am totally pro immunisation for both ella & the community, but we've got autism in family so am a little nervous. no reason that mmr has to happen at 12 months, they just put all those immunisations together so people don't forget them. Hope this is useful info. guess everyone's gotta make their own choice!
hey nic, totally impressed at your shiny house. wtg!!! could you come do mine now please ? . sorry to hear about the smacking. whoah! good on you for speaking up.
hey tinsel, must be in the air - ella was up too, lost track of how many times ... maybe it's a 1 year thing.
gotta go clean up the joint & find some food for dinner. so uninspired ....