Babies Born December 2007 #9

[Trillian]

This thread is for parents whose baby was born in December 2007.

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Baby Formula - What Manufacturers Don't Want You To Know
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids or formula.

Sleeping Support:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

Got questions?

Post your questions in the forums mentioned above, or in the following forums where you're sure to receive many friendly responses!

General Baby & Toddler Forum
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum

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[Liz]

I don't watch Grey's. Should I? LOL.

I have to keep getting up to settle Kayla. Argh she's a pain hehe. Hopefully once she's asleep she'll stay asleep!

ETA: OK.. new ticker time! I decided to put Kayla's corrected age on there too just for my own reference, coz I lose track of it LOL. I've been thinking her corrected age was only about 7 weeks.. but it's nearly 9 weeks! woops! LOL.

[kitten2b]

Don't worry Liz I always forget with Sofia as well. I was the same for Maria after a while.

[kitten2b]

Happy birthday Trish

[Trish]

Liz, I have a hard enough time remembering all my kids ages and birthdays let alone a corrected age too. Hope Kayla settled for you lastnight and Tallon slept all night in his own bed.

Louise, thanks hun

Noah got me up nice and early, how very kind of him. Abbey and Tehya are still asleep. Abbey went down around 9pm and still hasn't woken. You can bet your butt though the minute I jump in that shower she wakes and screams for a feed. She's bound to be starving when she wakes up.

Happy 12 weeks to Abbey

[Liz]

hee hee I just realised I don't need the corrected age now that I've got the ticker counting her age in weeks. If I have the time & inclination I might take her corrected age out of it later today. It was when it said 2mths 3wks it was too hard to take off 6 weeks LOL.

Well, we didn't have a wonderful night last night, Kayla woke a few times, and this morning she woke up screaming from choking on vomit poor little darlin. Don't know why she suddenly had reflux this morning (could be the laksa I had for dinner last night??).

Anyway, hope everyone's well. Trish - how you holding up under the stress of your boy? Is he behaving himself for your parents?

[mummytotwo]

Hey Girls,
Bronte had her needles today & she was a little champion. Cried when they went in but that was it. Has been a bit grizzly this arvo & not feeding so well but is asleep now.
Nic - hope you are getting some zzz's as we speak or if not that they're not far away.
H - glad the EBM/ FF mix is working for you. As I've said before I'm too lazy for FF Glad Chrissie hasn't vomited up anymore more clots - phew!!
Lauren - your poor Mum - that sounds horrid & how sad she can't pick up Ash - hope she gets better soon.
Hi to everyone else - probably wont get back now til Sunday. Have a good weekend all!

[aussienic]

Mto2: I should ask what your real name is so.. lol..

I am glad Bronte did so well they get over them quickly which is good

I am heading off to snooze land soon..

[Trish]

Hi girls I am here. Lurking away. Brandon came back home from mum's house on Thursday night, basically they had decided as he wasn't listening or complying with them that they would just send him home. He was still wagging school while he was there. He got bashed up on Tuesday and had his mouth split open, poor kid looked a mess. On the upside he is being a nicer child atm. He even went to school for the whole day on Friday, spend the first 2 periods with his counsellors. And another period later on a counsellor joined him in the class. Hopefully he can see and start to appreciate and even use all this help he is being offered.

Abbey got her ears pierced yesterday, she was so brave. Yes she did cry, but not for long at all, I cuddled her and she went straight to sleep.

MTT, glad to hear that Bronte went good with her needles. Hope she slept well for you.

Nic, OMG at Olivia not pooing for 6 days. That's gonna be one heck of a poo. Hope you have a BIG nappy ready for her. Abbey didn't poo for half a day the other day and she made up for it. Usually most of her nappies are still pooey. YAY on getting a new swing for Olivia too, I bet she just loves it.

Liz, Abbey is getting out of her wraps too. They all end up around her waist, although she does still have one arm covered, sometimes anyway.

Lauren, OUCH on your mum's nails. That's got to hurt. Hope Ash is doing well.

Alicia, I hope you survived the visitors ok. And GRRRRRR to your MIL. I hope she made herself usefull while she was there.

Haroula, I remember when Brandon was only a few days old he spat up a blood clot. I took him to the GP and he checked him over and could find no cause. But as Brandon had reflux it's quite possible it came from his gut. Same as in the early days with feeding Abbey, my nipples were badly grazed and she would be drinking blood too. Poor kid, pink spew isn't the nicest stuff.

Ali, sorry to hear that Liam has silent reflux. TBH I think I'd rather the spewing reflux, atleast that doesn't seem to hurt them too much. Hoping that the Gaviscon is still working for you both.

Best go and eat my breakfast. DP has made me eggs on toast with tomato. Which would be yummy except that I have just had a bowl of cereal !!!

Abbey has just gone back to bed after laying nappyless on the floor for about 30 minutes.

Have a great day girls

ETA, OMG Xtml. Do you want to be preg again ?? Do let us know how the test goes. And I would thing that as you are fully breastfeeding and given Mylo's age you should be pretty right. But it's not like it isn't possible either.

[aussienic]

Xtml: wow.. personally thats the last thingI would want right now 9can't happen tho thankfully) but the last 2 bubs it would have been nice lol. good Luck

I am glad Olly is being better for you

Trish: I hope Brandon sees how people are helping him to :hugs:
I bet getting a beating may have helped some..

We had a mini poo yesterday afternoon but nothing major yet. at least she is happy and I get the swing this morning. At the moment she is in the other one (doesn't work) and is whacking her toys.

Olivia slept 8 till bloody 4 . why can't she sleep to at least 5 It does not matter what time she goes down at night 4 is the tuime she wakes. At least there is tv shows on at that time difference was she went back to bed this mornin before 5 and we both slept till 7:15..

Well better get up coffee is finished and I am going to the big garage sale thing around the corner (nursing home has a huge garage sale every month)

[Trish]

Nic, Abbey slept from 8.30 til 6 this morn. Of course I fell asleep on the lounge and woke at 3am so I was awake anyway. Figures.

DP is in the loungeroom folding the washing. I have just finished hanging out heaps of the stuff so by this afternoon there will be more piles to fold up.

We have the girls party next weekend. Abbey's Baptism and Tehya's 3rd birthday party. Figured we'd get both over on the same weekend, save money and time.

Opps better go, Abbey is waking up and I never even managed a shower while she was asleep.

Hmm they must have had a huge cull. My posts have dropped from over 7,000. LOL.

[Trillian]

time for a new thread everyone