Babies Born December 2007 #5

**Buzzie** · January 24th, 2008, 08:10 AM

xtml - ur post cracked me up.. i think thats great about u feeding where ever u want.

Haroula - Ash make LOTs of noise's all the time now. i love it. but i think it might be cos of wind rather waiting to be fed.

bindy- Ash is the same with the red face scream! its incredibly heart breaking! and now hes getting tears now when he does it. but its normally in the car for a few moments or getting changed. its incredible how quick he can stop if i pick him up! lol

Has anyones bubs got cradle cap, or had it or getting it? i think Ash is getting it. What do ppl put on it?

well im off to enjoy Ashs first nap... hello to everyone else

***Ali*** · January 24th, 2008, 08:30 AM

Lauren there is a WONDERFUL product for craddle cap called Moo Goo infant scalp formula (you can google it) and all my Junie Belly Buddies (ask Rory) swear by it. It is made of all natural stuff and cleared up Tori's craddle cap in a matter of days when she had it.

Nic- Even when I red Liam's sleep cues properly we usually have lots of crying/unsettledness between about 4-9. Basically if I do get him to sleep during that time it is only for 30mins- 1 hour and the rest of the time he cries or feeds. During this time he REFUSES to settle for DH, so it can be quite hard work especially as it dinner time/ bathtime/ bedtime for Tori in there.

Haroula/ Lara- OMG at not leaving the house for 40 days, I would go absolutley insane if I had to do that. We went out for Christmas day just 2 days after Liam was born. Having said that we went to see MIL in Bali when Tori was about 3 months old and I remember the locals being shocked that we had travelled so far with her, and the couldnt get over how big she was.

FANTASTIC nights sleep here last night. Tori was in bed by 8 and slept to 6, and Liam went down at 9 slept till 3 went back down at 3:30 and slept till 6:30. Was great!

**kitten2b** · January 24th, 2008, 08:39 AM

Lauren - I used olive oil for both Maria and Sofia for their cradle crap, rubbed it in then washed of about 20 minutes later.

**aussienic** · January 24th, 2008, 08:52 AM

Lauren: I have never done anything.. Olivie oil was suggested to me to but I just left it alone and it went away

Ali: It is just so ard trying to get other kids to bed isn't it when the baby is crying. I find myself getting flustered. and then the boys don't get my fulll attention.. Oh well it only lasts a short time and boys dont seem bothered by it. I am sure they understand

I feel so cranky today. I don't know why I am so tired. Olivia went to sleep then JAcobs cracking up woke her after 20 mins so then I gave her cuddles and she and I fell asleep together on the couch. Thank goodness Simon is home now on days off.. roll on 12 when he wakes up..

Crapski Olivia stirring already..

**Harri** · January 24th, 2008, 10:00 AM

nic - i know what you mean... i mostly sleep through it too! hope your day improves

Lauren - the red faced scream we have here too! and tears.... she has shed tears since birth!! typical female! what's funny is the tears start in the eyes before the crying/screaming...!!

no cradle cap yet..

Ali - WOW what a fantastic night!!!!

**Roryrory** · January 24th, 2008, 11:02 AM

MCHN appointment went well - only bummer today is I found out there isn't enough work coming in at the moment for me to start back work in Feb like I had hoped

$$ will be a bit tight as a consequence til things improve, but its only a minor hiccup I guess. We have enough $$ to pay our expenses (just!) so I can't complain.

So did us Melb girls pick a date for a meet up? From memory Buzzie couldn't make next Tuesday (29th) but were we free for the Thursday 30th or Friday 31st? Or would we prefer the first week of March?

**QueenMab** · January 24th, 2008, 11:22 AM

Wow, finally got through reading everthing!!

Pretty tired today, had another horrid night with Miss Scarlett although I am hoping things will get better soon... she had a shower with me this morning & really loved it & was calm even through getting dry & dressed which she normally hates. Even though she wouldn't go down to sleep earlier I am trying out my HAB & she has been asleep in it since 11.30!! Woo Hoo!! I've managed to do a couple of loads of washing which is a step up from the NOTHING WHATEVER that I have managed in the last 2 weeks... speaking of which, Scally is 2 weeks old today!! Feels like it too let me tell you lol.

DP tells me last night that he has decided that we should put off moving to Melbourne as he'd finally listened to my whinging about not being ready, our lease not being up etc... but then he tells me that he is going to leave his job anyway so I was like "Well we might as well move then...??" Who knows what is going to happen, it's all very difficult, scary & confusing atm. I wish I didn't have to think/worry about this on top of Scarlett's issues with grumping & sleeping lately... & my issues of exhaustion!! Everybody just hope for me that it all turns out ok!!

**aussienic** · January 24th, 2008, 11:46 AM

haroula: day got semi better.. Olivia is asleep at least. I baked some muffins and a carrot cake.. I got hayfever tho and couldn't stop sneezing. I tell ya hayfever and dealing with a baby do not mix

Poor girl kept trying to go to sleep or feed and I would start sneezing like a mad woman

Rory: bugger about no work but then you get stay home a bit longer. It must be hard when things are a bit tight tho.. Hope some work comes up soon for you

QM: sorry you had a bad night. Olivia loves a shower too. I am yet to shower with her I am nto game yet lol. DH does that.

Happy 2 weeks Little Miss Scarlett...

~Belinda~ · January 24th, 2008, 12:20 PM

Hi Everyone!

Had the appointment this morning at clinic - OMG Madeleine has put on 878g since leaving the hospital. She's up to 150mL per feed now too! Gutsy girl, no wonder my nipples were cracked, bleeding and I was crying. I'm a much happier Mum these days! Also the midwife told me not to leave Madeleine sleep in the bouncer for long so it's down in her bassinette after each feed now otherwise we'll apparently get difficulties down the track with her going in her own bed! My DP put her down after a feed at 11am in her bassinette and she's been sleeping so all is good. Midwife says to just pat her and let her go to sleep herself. We'll see how it goes anyway!

Lara, how cool is that Indonesian ceremony! There are so many different cultures out there that do different things. Here are some examples of REST AND RECUPERATION from other cultures I grabbed from my book:

- in parts of India and Central America, mother and child have no contact but the midwife for ten days.

- Japanese women return to their parents for the first month.

- Chinese women take two weeks bedrest.

- In Italy, mothers out with babies under three weeks are frowned upon.

I guess it's all so different! There's no real rule here in Australia is there?

Well I had an ordinary night last night! Madeleine cried from 9-12! She finally went down then and didn't wake until 4 which was good

ahhhh, just a part of the fun, gotta love these babies though! They are way too cute!

Have a great day everyone!

**Buzzie** · January 24th, 2008, 12:59 PM

rory - both 30th and 31st are out for me... ahh this month is such a busy time for me. but if everyones happy with first week in feb, Febs pretty quiet for me except wednesdays cos mothers group.

Bindy - thats awesome bout the weight gain, ash put on about 700g over the last 2 weeks so we were happy bout that too. I have to try the patting to sleep thing and teach him to fall alseep on his own, but i dont think im gonna enjoy it. She said leave him to cry for a bit but i tell u, ill be the one crying with him! LOL i must admit i do jump to him too quick, he barely gets a chance to cry wen hes woken up cos im already picking him up hehe..

I took ash out today to register my car and he was sooo good. popped into the shop too last night and he cried but i thought i seriously need to get over this so i picked him up and kept doing what i was doing, i figure i cant keep running out of shops and he eventually stopped crying and was happy as to lay in my arms the rest of the time. yay! so thats really boost my confidence alot.

is it bout 3months old they can hold there head up? i cant wait to take him shopping and hold him without a blobbly head. hehe

**Harri** · January 24th, 2008, 01:25 PM

you all decide a date to meet up and i'll be there!

QM - you will learn to become more efficient and work with one HAND!! lol about DP and work... it will all work out for the best! you'll see

Lauren - awesome weight gain!!

Bindy - awesome weight gain for Madeleine!!!!!! how do you go expressing 150ml?? i'm finding it hard to express that much every feed!

nic - i get hay fever too!! a real pain when you cant take antihistamines!!

for the last 3 hrs..Chrissie has not slept and has been feeding and pooping like crazy... now she is crying...and i feel like a bad mum.. but i'm letting her cry a little.,.. i too pick her up straight away and i think she has learned that already!!

not good! .... she needs to sleep, but every time i put her in her bassinet she wakes up! I don't want her to get used to falling asleep in my arms... what can i do?!

ok i picked her up and she has decided to take the dummy!! thank god!..cause i'm tired and have a headache...

**Harri** · January 24th, 2008, 01:34 PM

ok she is asleep... for the 5th time in the last 3hrs!..........lets see how long this lasts!

**Roryrory** · January 24th, 2008, 01:48 PM

ok how about 4th Feb (I meant first week of feb, too, not 1st week of march LOL!)
we could meet at Highpoint?

**Harri** · January 24th, 2008, 01:57 PM

rory - sounds god to me!

**QueenMab** · January 24th, 2008, 01:58 PM

lol Haroula, you sound like me!! Miss is asleep again in her HAB which is better than the last few days at this time when she has been awake/crying from around 1 to 6 when she goes down for a looooooooong sleep. I am thinking I may regret this baby wearing business if she refuses to sleep in her bassinet any more than she already does (slept with me in bed this morning...) but it's working for now & I'm an instant gratification kind of girl...!!

~Belinda~ · January 24th, 2008, 02:21 PM

Bindy - awesome weight gain for Madeleine!!!!!! how do you go expressing 150ml?? i'm finding it hard to express that much every feed!

Haroula, I don't express that amount! Madeleine is formula feeding quite a bit now. It works really well for us both!! She still gets some of my milk, just not 150mL every few hours!! Also hun, the midwife today told me to put them in the bassinette after each feed and just gently pat them and walk away! They must learn to go to sleep on their own apparently otherwise it might be harder later on. Well...I wasn't aware of this so I'll see how we go. My DP has put her down after each feed today in the bassinette and she's gone straight to sleep which is fantastic! I have a dummy for Madeleine too, she spits it out a bit but sometimes she likes it. There is no "rule book" to say what is right and wrong, just go with your intuition I say and do what's best for you!