Babies Born December ~ 1st-15th 2010 #4

I'm just emerging from this sickness fog... It has been horrid. Mum came early to help us out. Just revolting, although for anyone who has to do a lot of noseblowing, I cannot recommend flannelette hankies highly enough. They're everywhere though, because we've both been sick. Saline nasal spray was great for both of us, I'm almost better, and Eleanor is not far off.

Jules - pawpaw ointment in the red tube is no good for your nappies. Just a heads up. We love the orange tube one, this last two weeks it has done an amazing job of shifting the cradle crap. We use some of the Gaia products, we got a sampler pack as a gift, but my favourite is Aromababy, although it is exxy, so after that we will probably move to Ecostore. The baby wash smells divine.

crumpet - we make our own rusks out of bread crusts, just slice them and chuck them in a slow oven until they're firm. Also, we make polenta fingers, 1 part polenta to 3 parts water (I also chuck in a bit of EBM) Then pour it into a tray or container, refrigerate until firm, slice and serve. They're pretty good for snacks.

Kaz - Eleanor managed peas today! Off a spoon, though. We were eating minestrone, and she had a little pile of broccoli that was cooked in the pot with it, so bits of soup everywhere, an she wouldn't touch it. Just yelled at me while reaching for my fork. So I gave her a spoon, dipped in broth - she leaned forward and licked it, didn't want to hold it, so I ended up feeding her. She ate heaps, but just mustn't have been in the mood for using her own hands. Lazy little monkey!

Charlotte - Thank you for sharing the story on your miracle baby, it was such a great read :) She's such a little legend. And you and your DP too for what you endured, couldn't ask for a better outcome though could you! FAR OUT, I wish I had your enthusiasm for another baby already....DH would LOVE to start trying, I told him dream on. Hope Hannah doesn't end up with a cold!! :lol: maybe they do have something going on hahahaha.

Crumpet - Thankfully last night with the vaporiser things were much better! Only woke twice. Sounds like things are full on there with Summah :hug: it will pass, and she'll be back to her wonderful bubbly self soon....hang in there love! I agree, day time sleeps aren't a big issue if the nights are working well :)

Cathie - WOOHOO!! Go Charlie!!! Clever little man. Hope you're all doing well

Kaz - :lol: hope you got the end result you were after hehe.

Audax - Oh thanks so much for that info, I am so hopeless. A friend told me paw paw ointment was ok I didn't even know that it came in different coloured tubes!! :doh: where do you get the orange one from? Thanks heaps for that. Luckily I haven't used it much!! Far out, I wish I was as clever as you at cooking etc....you're keen as!! :lol: to Eleanor getting you to feed her, they are so smart!!

All good here, went to the BigW toy sale and did the 'early bird layby' for the toy sale at Target. So happy, I have done all the christmas shopping for Jacob and my nephews and niece. I even got Jacobs birthday presents and my nephews birthday present for May next year!!! :o: most organised I've ever been.

Hope everyone is well! xox

hey

:hello: Kaz
Jules : I also did my christmas shopping at Big w and I just need a few things from target so I'll go in there when the sale starts. We are being sooo organised...
Audax : Charlie boy has just started on custard, he spat it all out then when he got the taste he keep yelling for more.... They are sooo funny.

Night all

With custard, are you making it with EBM or formula? Or dairy?

I was just thinking about making custard this morning! I've never done it before. Not for DD though, bit too sweet just yet. I do have a feeling we probably won't be quite as strict with processed foods as we were with DS. IT's harder when you've got an oder child already eating crap :duh:
Actually, DS had custard for the first time when he started daycare :lol: He doesn't like it anyway.

christmas shopping? gulp. i hate toy sales :rofl:

I heard those wipes are great for cleaning carpets too... :)

illness and teeth suck :hug: Hoe everyone is 100% again soon. The kids are a bit snotty here too.
I just bought a little squirt, so kind of looking forward to the next poo :lol:

D'oh cathie, I mean, well done Charlie :D

Hi all,

Sitting here in the dark listening to Millie snuffle and snort in the cot next to me. Have to say I'll miss her sleeping in the same room when we go home. She's starting to "talk" a lot more, she's making different sounds and sometimes her pitch and tone really suits the moment. It's very cute!

Just a quick hello as it has been a big day and we'll be up early tomorrow... but Audax thanks for the polenta idea, I'll try that when we get home. Millie definitely likes anything with corn in it, I guess because the AR formula has cornmeal in it as a thickener?

Hope you're all well and that all the snot dries up. We have a bit here but it's pollen-related. Gah.
xox

because corn is yummy!

I made that risotto again (the one DS had nightmares about, you may remember). he ate it without complaint, so perhaps it's ok if you give it a break for a few months.

Hey Cathie, I found out somethign the other day. It's possible to have identical boy-girl twins! They're not 100% genetically identical obviously, but share a single egg. Must be very rare. So anyway, I have to ask.... are they identical? :rofl:

:rofl: MadB

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MadB - I use them here for cleaning marks off the walls. They do a great job, just have to watch the paintwork though ...

Will's enjoying his food. Saw the MCHN on Wednesday, she sent us off to the docs to get Will's fat rolls looked at. He's 8kg and in the 50th percentile for weight, but 75th for height. I knew he was tall!!! He's doing really well, playing around nicely and defending himself against Pip. Plus he's had his 6mth vacc on Thursday. We've a referral to get an ultrasound on his hips. So arranging that for ASAP.

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crumpet - we make our own rusks out of bread crusts, just slice them and chuck them in a slow oven until they're firm. Also, we make polenta fingers, 1 part polenta to 3 parts water (I also chuck in a bit of EBM) Then pour it into a tray or container, refrigerate until firm, slice and serve. They're pretty good for snacks.

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oh wow they are great ideas ill give them a go for sure thanks! :)

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Crumpet - Thankfully last night with the vaporiser things were much better! Only woke twice. Sounds like things are full on there with Summah :hug: it will pass, and she'll be back to her wonderful bubbly self soon....hang in there love! I agree, day time sleeps aren't a big issue if the nights are working well

All good here, went to the BigW toy sale and did the 'early bird layby' for the toy sale at Target. So happy, I have done all the christmas shopping for Jacob and my nephews and niece. I even got Jacobs birthday presents and my nephews birthday present for May next year!!!

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thanks hun, she wasnt to bad after wednesday last week, her cold went around the same time.

glad jacob is better!!

how good are the sales for being organised!!!!
ive got my BF's 3 kids christmas presents and 2 of their birthdays done, have got half of summahs xmas stuff and ill hit target next week for the rest of the things i need for summah.

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I heard those wipes are great for cleaning carpets too...

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great for cleaning carpet!

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because corn is yummy!

I made that risotto again (the one DS had nightmares about, you may remember). he ate it without complaint, so perhaps it's ok if you give it a break for a few months.

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i missed that story!!


AFU:

we have been flat out! were out everyday last last week and all weekend so thankfully today is a home day!

we got our first tooth last week! any wonder the poor poppett was so out of sorts monday and tuesday last week, so far today isnt looking much better than last monday but at least im prepared for feral days now! :lol:
tooth number 2 is looking to be on its way so that explains todays mood!

we ended up at the drs with her chesty cough and snotty nose and i felt like such a idiot when the dr said she was fine and just had a cold :redface: but she did say i did the right thing taking her becasue it had been 5 days, felt like a paranoid first time mum.

other than that we are cruising along nicely.

Cathie - I did the Target toy sale layby online, it was soooooooooo wonderful and easy!! No battling the crowds :)

MadB - Whats a lil squirt? lol, I'm a bit hopeless. I'm not a fan of the toy sales either, which is why i did the majority online!! :lol: identical :rofl:

PP - How cute is the talking!! awww, they have such big personalities now don't they... I sleep in the same room as Jacob when I'm back at mum and dads, I love it :) How are you enjoying your trip? taking plenty of pics I hope!

Kaz - Wow, Will is one tall little bubba!! so cute!! Good luck with the ultrasound.

Crumpet - Yay for toy sales!! :) Finally a tooth! Glad she's feeling better. Sounds like you've been flat out!! Time at home is so nice after you've been out so much. Don't worry about looking like a paranoid mum, I did the same here, first with his cold/cough and then closely followed by a few visits to different doctors for his spots/rash. We're trying to do the best for our babies, I'm sure they understand :)

Hope everyone else is well.

We're doing good, back home now and it's so cold..... Jacob is settling back into home really well which is great. I feel so behind with all this washing etc..... oh well, I'm off for an early night and it can wait till tomorrow!! :lol:

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Crumpet - Yay for toy sales!! :) Finally a tooth! Glad she's feeling better. Sounds like you've been flat out!! Time at home is so nice after you've been out so much. Don't worry about looking like a paranoid mum, I did the same here, first with his cold/cough and then closely followed by a few visits to different doctors for his spots/rash. We're trying to do the best for our babies, I'm sure they understand :)

Hope everyone else is well.

We're doing good, back home now and it's so cold..... Jacob is settling back into home really well which is great. I feel so behind with all this washing etc..... oh well, I'm off for an early night and it can wait till tomorrow!!

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i know! i tell you this tooth took its time! now number 2 is making moves! :rolleyes: always the way, if its not one things its another!

:lol: glad im not the only one looking like a paranoid mum!

urgh washing.... dont even get me started! :redface:

we have been having a rough week this week.

summah has decided that you dont really need to drink milk and that she will fight every feed :wall:

one day all i managed to get into her was 200ml, and another day was 300ml :o clearly not enough....

have spoken to our MCHN and she has given me some tips so we are giving a few different things a go, seems to be working today we have got 300ml in already! :dance: im aiming for 400-600ml if possible but will see how we go.

talk about a stressful week!

CRUMPET - Eden fights his feeds too. I have no idea how much he's taking but I do know that he's not getting 'enough' according to all the books etc. I know DS1 was the same at this age. I stressed alot about it with DS1, but this time I'm just going with it. He looks healthy, he's happy and sleeps really well (no night wakings), so he must be getting enough. He's only in the 25th percentile for weight. He dropped from the 50th. But I can only give him what he'll take hey. I must say though, I'm sure he's getting more than 300mls in a day. I hope she's feeding better for you.

Eden is just about to cut his 4th tooth and man, has he been a chore. He's so whingy & clingy. He's been off his food and milk for a few days too. Yesterday was a little better so hopefully that darn tooth has cut overnight and he's back to his angelic self today lol.

Hi ladies, i've tried to have a read but won't be able to catch up with all the personals.

I've just been around briefly but not turning the computer a whole lot during the day.

Loving hearing and seeing the progress on fb.

Jules i showed DH your little man and his balancing act!! He's miles ahead of Harper so we were both pretty amazed. He's so gorgeous. A bit jealous also that he doesn't (or barely does) have a bald patch at the back of his head :)

Charlotte hope Hannah figures out the rolling soon and becomes much more content with her new independance.

PP how was your trip? I saw some fantastic photos. I love your fb profile pick with Millie flying high :)

Cathy all is good here, how did the school holidays go? Or do you still have another week off? I know NSW overlaps us by one week.

All the little ones who have been rocking on their knees, are we any closer to crawling?

For us we are just about to begin our weekly activities all over again. Swimming tomorrow morning at 9am :o First week of the school hols all three chickens were sick so we stayed home every day. The second week we were a little more social. Harper is rocking on her knees but not pushing up on her arms. Rolls around and plays amoungst the boys for a lot of her awake time. For a few nights there she dropped a feed (the 9 or 10ish one) but she seems to be wanting it again at the moment. We're at about 6 feeds a day/night. We're yet to have our 7-8mth MCHN check so i have no idea what she weights or how she fairing size wise. We can waver between 00 and 0 now. I'm not worried in any way.

As for me i'm still going with my horrible skin condition i could handle it if it didn't have to be my bb area but that really is getting me down. I feel deformed and i really don't like to show DH at all and i really wish Harper just had some normal bb's to feed from. I do wonder if giving it up would help but then in the next thought i'd rather put up with it than stop feeding her. I'm really drawing at straws as to reasons why still. Things like could i be allergic to Harper? Or could her having the zantac be effecting my skin? It could all be really far fetched but it's gotten to the stage where it's got to be something and so far no one has any answers for me. We were getting somewhere just before the weekend and now it seems that i may have applied something or it could be just the next path that it's had to take because the skin on each breast is bright red like sunburn :wall:

Got to go she's awake already. Really hope everyone is well xoxo

ahhh EJ, those boobies of yours :( I hoope you can sort it out soon, it's awful. If you're clutching at straws, you could try some hazelwood amber which is supposed to be good? FB me and I'll send you the link (I haven't tried it though)

We have a third tooth. hooray.

i have to get to work, running late (again). catchya ladies

oh and YAY summah on the rolling!!!!

Oh EJ!! Still not better?? Poor thing. :-(

Hannah's going really well. Rolling back-to-front. She's decided she can't get back, so its a little frustrating. I vacum every second day in the lounge (because of the wood fire, leaving little bits of crap all over the carpet. And!! What moron put cream carpet in a lounge room. Its disgusting.) but am going to have to do it every day, I don't want hannah grabbing a little peice of wood.
We're getting another toothy! On the top this time. So, she's being a bit feral.

Hannah hearing test went fine, all the fluid is gone and we've got another test in December to see if there's any lasting hearing damage from the fluid, antibiotics, ventilation, being in NICU and SCN.

Not much else to report, sorry not alot of personals today. My brain is fried.
Off to fold some washing. I was (seriously) about 8 loads behind and DP spent all day sunday and yesterday doing washing. He's a champion. Mind you, he'll probably do nothing for 2 weeks now!!

Oh Jules!! I just love the vid of Jacob. DP watched it too and was really impressed. He saw a pic of Jacob and goes "Wow! Thats a really cute kid!!" lol

PP -- More holiday pics please!! I'm so jealous. My Dad is heading over to Thailand in May for a conference with his boss. I saw the place where he's staying (2 weeks in Thailand, 4 days in Bangkok) and its GORGEOUS!! I'm so jealous. I wanna go overseas. I've only ever been to new zealand... 7 times. My mum's from there, so we'd go back to see family.

Ooooohhh, sounds like Hannah just had a poo-splotion. Better go. It stinks really bad. And she's laughing.....

Jules that vid of Jacob is sooooo cute! I have been really afraid of letting Eleanor do the same thing, but not that I've seen that I might chill out a bit :lol:
Yay for cloth nappies ;)

Still dealing with epic constipation here :( I just caught a series of turd bullets, poor little poppet didn't have much fun squeezing those out.

And still no teeth. No signs of crawling yet either, although she is scooching forward from a sitting position. Especially if there is paper, clean washing or my phone within sight. Oh, and EJ, our bald patch is slowly disappearing.

Oh EJ ...... Big hugs :hug: All is well here too, kids went back to school today YAY. Alex is getting all stressed out about his school certificate. Poor thing I remember stressing out about school and when it was all over it was like WHY. I just tell him to do his best he wants to join the Army when he leaves school.

Hi everyone :hello:

Well charlie boy still has no teeth he looks so funny when he smiles all my kids got there teeth late. When I sit next to him he grabs me and tries to pull himself up onto his feet he has fallen a couple of times and he has really hurt himself but it dosent stop him. They are not babies for long it's like they have been here before.

have a great Day ladies

How long should you wait till you have another baby. Last one..... I'm 40 next year and that's my cut off

Hi everyone!
EJ I can't believe you're still dealing with that! Another specialist..? There must be some explanation and solution :hug:

cathie - i dunno. I was just talking with Dh about this the other day. We have 2 embryos on ice adn I'm thinking we'll just do one last ditch effort when I'm 36-37 and then I'll be too old to do another full IVF cycle (well not really, but you know).

What's with these babies crawling and pulling themselves up already?! Audax - is she a bum shuffler? That's so cute.

Paranoid mummies save lives!

The little squirt is a spray thingy that attaches to the water inlet on your toilet - you use it to rinse poo off nappies into the toilet. very handy.

Poor love coughs all night and can hardly breathe - very little sleep happening. She's making up for it durin ght eday a bit (obviously cough is more of a problem at night). So getting even less sleep than usual. Also feel I may finally be sucumbing to the lurgy. DH stayed home yesterday to help but I couldn't nap! I have such trouble napping during the day :wall:
oh well. I will survive.
She's been vomitting more than usual again (always a bit of a projectile girl ;)) and I actually find some wads of newspaper in one spew. Ew.

Will try be back for personals girls but...

Went to the natropath again today and i'm taking Harper off zantac completely, we'll deal with the repercusions (if there are any) but we're taking the 'it's too much of a conincidence' path now and seeing if we get any change. Sorry about he sp in a few words there but can't be bothered looking them up ;)

Talk soon girls :)

madB - with Charlie i ended up with a prolapsed cervix, do you know if that will cause any problems.

Cervix or uterus through cervix? I guess only your doc can answer that :dunno: Prolapses of various kinds are not that uncommon and so far as I know don't necessarily preclude future pregnancies.

Cervix....

oh I see. Well I still don't know :) Is it all good now?

Hey girls

Crumpet - How's that second tooth going?? saw the pic of her first one, soooo cute!! How's the feeds going? Maybe it's the teething causing her to fight them? Jacob has been really difficult to feed lately, he's so interested in everything else going on...but he will take it if he's hungry enough...no problems about it causing 'night wakings' here, cause he doesn't sleep through anyway haha.

Georgi - read that Eden has finally cut the fourth tooth, about time the poor little fella. Hope things settle down for you both now!

EJ - Thank you for your kind words about Jacob. Don't worry about the bald patch, you'll be doing sweet little piggytails in no time!! Then I'LL be jealous!! haha :hug: far out, you're having a rough time with this skin condition....:( I hope stopping the zantac helps things...

Kaz - Yay on the third tooth! They seem to be popping up everywhere!!

Charlotte - That's great news on Hannah's hearing test! Nothing wrong with that little champion, she's unreal! Hope the next tooth comes soon, they are so horrible aren't they.. poor little things! Thanks for the comments on Jacob :) we're pretty proud of our little man, he's unstoppable. He's so full on, he just does NOT stop, he's never been an overly cuddly baby or anything cause he's just TOO busy, he might miss something and we can't have that can we!!?? hehe.

Audax - Thank you :) hahaha, you probably thought we were crazy letting him climb on a basket, but he was supervised at all times :lol: I worry about everything, DH is FAR too relaxed sometimes....Yes, yay for cloth nappies!! I only put him in sposies at night and if they are all in the wash (I don't have a big collection...yet) Hope the constipation has gone, poor little thing...:(

Hey Cathie - they definately grow too fast don't they?! Far out, you're going back....what a star!!! I dunno about age gaps, I'm pretty much not even THINKING about it until Jacob is two, I just don't have the support that I'd need to deal with another one.

MadB - That squirt thing sounds awesome!! Hope Miri feels better soon :( it's so hard when they're sick....at least you're not used to getting full nights sleeps or you might actually have something to miss!! hehe.

as for us - lots of progress here.... as you all probably saw on my fb. I had to put it up cause I can't text it to family... they all feel like they're missing out and ask for videos, thankfully it's nice and easy to do now with my new phone. We had a big scare with DH the other night. Sunday night we sat down in the lounge and Jacob was having a feed and then we were going to bath him. DH just sat down with a glass of a new red wine he bought when he said to me "do I look red?" and I turned and said "yeah....oh....yeah, REALLY red...." he told me his skin was on fire. He asked me to drive him to the ambulance (as we only have one officer here) and not even a minute later it was spreading and he was struggling for breath so I called 000 cause there was no way I was driving him with him in his state and a seven month old baby! He got given adrenaline and was rushed to hospital an hour away - the officer had him in the front to keep an eye on him and had to stop on route to give him more adrenaline and put him on oxygen and when he got to hospital they gave him more adrenaline and some other drugs to reverse the affects... I drove over with Jacob....spent a few hours there then came home at 11pm and went back and got him the next day. He's got to see a specialist for allergy testing as it's his second reaction with unrelated products and they don't think he'll survive another one...:o He has been given an epipen to keep on him at all times in case of another reaction. We live so remote, it's so scary. Anyway, that's our excitement of late...

hey everyone :hello:

sorry ive been MIA, have been crazy busy as usual, feels like we are never home for a full day ;)

i just did a huge post and lost it :wall::wall::wall: and cant be bothered re typing it...

all is ok here...
summah has been taken over by the teething devil so ill be glad when tooth 2 appears, hopefully sooner rather than later!
we have learnt to roll from back to tummy finally, but we have forgotten how to roll from belly to back so she is getting a bit frustrated...

she also had her first swimming lesson the other day, had a field day! loved every minute of it!! for those of u i have on FB ive put some pics up!

gotta run!

Holy Crap, Jules!!! Where abouts are you?? Our closest major hospital is 1 1/2 hours away. Our local hospital only has 2 nurses on at all times and we only have a dr every couple of days. I'll be thinking of your DP. How scary!

Hannah's continued to be feral today. DP got home and she woke up. I was slaving over a hot stove making a lovely 5 course meal (read heating up soup) and Hannah was rolling onto her tummy and sooking. DP would roll her back and she'd laugh. Then instantly back onto her belly and start sooking. After less than 5 minutes DP storms out to the kitchen and complains about her. I wasn't impressed, as I'd been playing this 'game' with Hannah all friggin day. She wants to crawl. Badly. She's getting frustrated that she can roll but can't actually go anywhere. Not helped by the fact that her top gum is really swollen. Hope this tooth comes through alot faster than the last 2.

So.... after today.... All my clucky-ness is gone. Until I see my friends baby on the weekend. He's 6 weeks old and catching up to Hannah fast. Only a kg between them. He'll definately pass her in weight before too long.

Talk laterz....

Charlotte

Thanks for your thoughts...we're both shaken about it... we live in central queensland...the nearest hospital is an hour away but it can only deal with basic things...anything major then he'd be airlifted to either Rockhampton (three and a half hours away - driving) or to Brisbane (about eight-ten hours driving I think).

Sometimes the men just don't realise what we're dealing with all day, it can be so frustrating hey....I hear your frustrations... Hope Hannah's tooth comes through soon and you both get a break!

Kaz i pm you on facebook. Like i said i'm trying to go all (or as much as possible) natural. I've had good results from the natropath, her thought was the problem was on the inside and the rash was the result of my body ridding myself of it. It's just extremely stubborn around the bb area. Yay on 3 teeth, has Will had a chew of some steak yet :lol:

Charlotte great news on Hannahs hearing. Hope Dec goes just as well.

Audax hopefully we'll both be able to play with pig tails soon. Although right now i don't see much hair in Harper's bald patch at all :lol: No teeth here also and no buldging gums. I wonder if it'll be 10ish months like my Charlie boy!?

Cathie, all you can ask for is that he does his best. Sounds like he knows what he wants though which is often half the battle. I hope he's able to achieve it :D I'm 32 and starting to think a bit more about studying again and possibly trying a different field. All just thoughts in my head at the moment though... Wow on wanting another one, i hope your body gets the ok if that's what you want. I'd love one more but not sure if we will...

MadB we've been house of germs here also and the runny noses have come and gone for the last 2-3 weeks. I've gone out and gotten some olive leaf extract for the boys and i'm taking some pro biotic style things from the Natropath so hoping that Harper is benefitting enough from me. Hope all settles on the sickness and sleep side of things :)

Jules how freaking scary for you guys. Could it have been a preservative that your DH is allergic to? I got a great book from the Natropath called The Chemical Maze and it's so easy to look up the numbers and names of preservatives when comparing them to ingriedent lists. Not so good to know what we're putting in our body though. Hope you get some answer quick so you guys know what to be careful with and that it NEVER happens again. Don't applogise for the videos he's one handsome little man :)

Crumpet glad Summah liked her swimming lesson. They're so much fun.

PP i saw on fb you're back at work. How did it go? I hope things were calm and you were home before you knew it.

Well girls like i said i'm taking Harper off zantac and just going to deal with whatever comes of that. The Natropath did give me something to try if she gets a little unsettled. From talking to her i'm going to take on a whole new aspect in the way that i cook and what i allow us to put in our mouths. Trying to lessen wheat a lot, i can do it and the kids really don't know otherwise it's just convincing DH that he'll benefit from it also. I think my issue stems from being very sensitive and my sensitivities have been heightened as i'm a bit more run down, my body's been through a lot in 5 years and i'm starting to pay. I'm just hoping to have everything settled and sorted really soon.

Better get to bed before Harper Barper wakes for a feed.

Talk soon ladies xox

far out Jules! Glad he's ok.

Good luck with that EJ, hope it helps.

Charlotte, DD was the same when starting to roll. She's gettin better at it now so less yelling :lol:

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We had a big scare with DH the other night. Sunday night we sat down in the lounge and Jacob was having a feed and then we were going to bath him. DH just sat down with a glass of a new red wine he bought when he said to me "do I look red?" and I turned and said "yeah....oh....yeah, REALLY red...." he told me his skin was on fire. He asked me to drive him to the ambulance (as we only have one officer here) and not even a minute later it was spreading and he was struggling for breath so I called 000 cause there was no way I was driving him with him in his state and a seven month old baby! He got given adrenaline and was rushed to hospital an hour away - the officer had him in the front to keep an eye on him and had to stop on route to give him more adrenaline and put him on oxygen and when he got to hospital they gave him more adrenaline and some other drugs to reverse the affects... I drove over with Jacob....spent a few hours there then came home at 11pm and went back and got him the next day. He's got to see a specialist for allergy testing as it's his second reaction with unrelated products and they don't think he'll survive another one...:o He has been given an epipen to keep on him at all times in case of another reaction. We live so remote, it's so scary. Anyway, that's our excitement of late...

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i posted at the same time as u so missed this last night!!

:o:o ur poor DH!!! and poor u, how stressful!!
so glad he is ok!!!
hope the allergy testing finds out whats causing the reactions!

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Hannah's continued to be feral today. DP got home and she woke up. I was slaving over a hot stove making a lovely 5 course meal (read heating up soup) and Hannah was rolling onto her tummy and sooking. DP would roll her back and she'd laugh. Then instantly back onto her belly and start sooking. After less than 5 minutes DP storms out to the kitchen and complains about her. I wasn't impressed, as I'd been playing this 'game' with Hannah all friggin day. She wants to crawl. Badly. She's getting frustrated that she can roll but can't actually go anywhere. Not helped by the fact that her top gum is really swollen. Hope this tooth comes through alot faster than the last 2.

So.... after today.... All my clucky-ness is gone. Until I see my friends baby on the weekend. He's 6 weeks old and catching up to Hannah fast. Only a kg between them. He'll definately pass her in weight before too long.

Talk laterz....

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Crumpet glad Summah liked her swimming lesson. They're so much fun.


Well girls like i said i'm taking Harper off zantac and just going to deal with whatever comes of that. The Natropath did give me something to try if she gets a little unsettled. From talking to her i'm going to take on a whole new aspect in the way that i cook and what i allow us to put in our mouths. Trying to lessen wheat a lot, i can do it and the kids really don't know otherwise it's just convincing DH that he'll benefit from it also. I think my issue stems from being very sensitive and my sensitivities have been heightened as i'm a bit more run down, my body's been through a lot in 5 years and i'm starting to pay. I'm just hoping to have everything settled and sorted really soon.

Better get to bed before Harper Barper wakes for a feed.

Talk soon ladies xox

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i cant wait to get in with her next week! blardy DH taking all the fun this week!

hows harper going without the zantac?


for those of u with more then one child already, how much did u buy them for their first xmas/birthday?
summahs birthday is the 14th dec, so only 2 weeks before xmas...

so far ive laybyed her a swing to hang on the deck rafters, a turtle for the bath, a xylophone from the target toy sale, plus ive bought her a lamaze hand bag, a turtle u put shapes in, a ring stacker, and something else...
then at target im going to get her a smart trike, tea set, little people farm, a little tykes kitchen thing and a little tent thing....

for her birthday we will get her a bangle as well....

is that enough to spread over her bday and xmas?

wow. I won't buy DD anything for her first christmas or birthday probably. She'll get things from other family and that's enough at this age. (I found DS didn't really register the gifts till he was 2, and even then just 1-2 things is satisfying for them)
It's lovely giving them things and easy to get carrired away. Just remember that you have to 'up' the ante each year as they expect more and more. I reckon it's best to start very simple (read lazy-arse). Same reason DS had his first birthday party at 3.

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wow. I won't buy DD anything for her first christmas or birthday probably. She'll get things from other family and that's enough at this age. (I found DS didn't really register the gifts till he was 2, and even then just 1-2 things is satisfying for them)
It's lovely giving them things and easy to get carrired away. Just remember that you have to 'up' the ante each year as they expect more and more. I reckon it's best to start very simple (read lazy-arse). Same reason DS had his first birthday party at 3.

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didnt think of that, hopefully she wont remember this xmas next year! :lol:

we wont be having proper parties till she is old enough to enjoy them herself

Crumpet bday & xmas are pretty difficult here also. We now have bdays in Dec, Jan & Mar (not including DH & I, we don't count anymore :)) so all so close to Christmas.

I have gone a little overboard in the past few years but i can't help myself :redface:

The things i find most difficult now is that DS2 and DD don't need much of their own because DS already as 'something like it'. It does my head in trying to be practical but wanting to surprise them also. Well Harper Barper could get her dolls and prams and things but right now she seems way too young.

I've selected about 4 things for Harper a select few for the boys and we're going to have the main gify be a cubby house/fort kind of thing. AND THAT IS IT!!!!

Enjoy shopping though it's lots of fun :D

For 1st bday i like to give something to keep for ever and ever. The boys both have a rocking animal so i need to find Harper her very own. I want them to keep it and pass it on to their kids one day.

Got to go got some major tears going on :rolleyes:

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For 1st bday i like to give something to keep for ever and ever. The boys both have a rocking animal so i need to find Harper her very own. I want them to keep it and pass it on to their kids one day.

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oh that's a lovely idea

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Crumpet bday & xmas are pretty difficult here also. We now have bdays in Dec, Jan & Mar (not including DH & I, we don't count anymore :)) so all so close to Christmas.

I have gone a little overboard in the past few years but i can't help myself :redface:

For 1st bday i like to give something to keep for ever and ever. The boys both have a rocking animal so i need to find Harper her very own. I want them to keep it and pass it on to their kids one day.

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dont worry we are the same, i tend to not be worried about getting something for xmas! and clearly im good at going over board as well! :redface::redface::redface: but this is the reason we decided she would be a only child, so we could spoil her! ;)

we will get her a little silver bangle for her birthday that she can keep as her special item!

have already been to target, got there at 8 and was out by 830, was good having my SIL there with our nephew i had Summah in the baby bjorn (i hate the thing but was handy this morning!:lol: and she pushed her pram and had a drag along trolley and i had a big trolley... we got eveyrthing we wanted and it wasnt even busy! so now im done and ready for xmas! oh and her birthday!

Girls I always go over board at XMAS, can't help it I just love seeing there little faces on Xmas morning. I went into target today and finished all my shopping it was a pain in the arse trying to watch the twins and look for pressies. We celebrate the kids 1st birthday with firends and family.

OK, I have left it too long... again!

Jules, how scary! Hope that doesn't happen again.

EJ - was it slippery elm that the naturo recommended? One of my antenatal midwives used it with her refluxy babies and absolutely swore by it. I used it for heartburn when pregnant and it was better than any antacid I used. It's a powder, and you mix it with apple juice to make it stomachable (I tried it with water and it is truly revolting) and then in your tummy it forms a kind of gel, which just stops stuff coming back up. That was her explanation anyway. Look into it.

crumpet - we are buying Eleanor one gift for her birthday (the 9th) and one for Christmas. For her birthday it's a 90 piece Duplo set. For Christmas we're not sure yet. Grandparents get to do the same - one thing each and it has to be Australian made or fair trade. Or something she needs, like new pyjamas. I know my mum has bought her a set of wooden dolls, but the ILs need serious reining in on that stuff, so we are laying down the rules, having seen the excess showered upon my nephew :rolleyes: Right now her favourite toy is a milk carton with a bread clip inside it, so I dare say we won't be needing anything too flash.

I ignored the housework today in favour of sewing, and made myself two breastfeeding dresses. Also managed to convert my next door neighbour to using cloth, and cook a delightful dinner, and take Noodle out for a walk in the mei tai, so I'm feeling pretty on top of this mummy gig right now.

Must be time for a Wonder Week...