Babies born February 16th-28th 2009 #8

AJP - thanks for the tip - I haven't actually given J cheese yet but we did try natural yoghurt yesterday. How long should we wait for cheese then? The stuff I have read on BLS makes it sound like once you've done the initial fruit/veggies/yoghurt for a few weeks they can just then progress to meat, cheese etc (watching salt and sugar etc all the time of course).

He likes playing with the food but it always goes up to his mouth and he reaches for it and makes impatient noises if he can't get it on his tray :lol: - yesterday was a cr@p day allround, hardly any sleep, lots of grumbling and 30 mins of full on crying at 4pm with another 30mins of full on grumbling after that so he wasn't overly interested for long but he's tried potato and sweet potato now as well as yoghurt too. His fave is still the brocoli though :) He just sucks it I think.

AFM - AF returned on the weekend. It's taken me until this morning to accept it I think :crying: I was kinda hoping it would never return!! Also I got a copy of my hospital notes/CTG readings the other day. Am thinking of getting an indep. mw to review them.

Meg - Hope you're coping ok with the demands of caring for so many sick and unwell people! Take care.

i think chesse in small amounts is ok, i cant remember when i first gave it to sophie :think:
im finding millie clingy at the moment, cries when she cant see me either at the moment, we had average sleeps yesterday,two were only 30 mins each, she asleep at the moment and has been for 60 mins so that good.
millie had some lamb the other night, sucked the crap out of it :lol: she loved the flavour! she still wont let me out anything in her mouth, im sure ab's last week didnt help :( millie loves broccoli too, i see it the next moring :sick:
AF :o nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :lol: im dreading the day, im shiat scared of getting pregnant but a little scared about getting the mirena put in, not keen on anything been touched down there, freaks me out a little, bad memories :(

AJP- A friend from work used to have mirena in, she keeps telling me thats what I should do, she said sh was lucky, no AF for the whole time she had it in, yeah I'd be rapt with that! I read the best time to put in is like after AF starts, thats what turned me off!

BBL with more poor Ash just woke shes been sick now, temps, think she had what Emily had, slept since 6pm last night!

Hmm - maybe I need to book in to the macedon Day spa. You interested in coming Shell?

When I did that last post, J had been having a tantrum for 2 hours! He has never gone on that long before. It was terrible. I am still at such a loss with him. He hates pretty much ALL food now. Last year it was veggies, but got good at hiding them in things. Now he hates meat, bread, fruit, veggies. The only thing he really likes is chicken nuggets and yoghurt. He gets no choice now. He either eats what is offered, or I calmly tell him he doesn't have to have it, but there is nothing else.

As far as E goes, well poor little bubba gets neglected as I have to deal with J. She just seems to grin and bear it. He is still waking sometimes in the night, but is not too bad. have some good nights and some bad, but hey, she's a baby right?! She still hates any solids that are not fuit, although she does like bread, and the occasional veggie as long as she can feed herself.

J is off to mum's tomorrow for 2 nights. She is taking him to the show. He is always a gem for her, but doesn't eat well there either. (the eating has been since the scarlet fever)

I promise next time I will read everyone's posts and comment, I just don't have the energy at the mo

Just quickly...

:hug: Megie :( You are having such a rough time!

I think you're doing the best thing in regard to the eating. Offering him what you've cooked and that's it - no alternatives. If he's hungry, he'll eat.

Afm...I have spent all day watching a crow fledgling learning to fly. It's parents are staking out the backyard and I'm keeping an eye out for my cat who's been asleep upstairs all day but may want to venture outside soon.

Talk about distracting! I have an assignment due tomorrow and I've only done half. Hope you're all well xox

Holly- Hope you got back to work! Stop those distractions.

Meg- As soon as I go back to work so I can pay for it I'd definately be in on day spa!
We did that with Ash regarding food, and eventually she caught on and now she's a pretty good eater. It'll be good for you both to have a break, he'll have fun with your mum and the show and you can spend some quality time with E. These bubs are so versatile aren't they. First born everything is revolved around them and second borns they have to learn straight off to work around everything else.

Kaz- Have you found how to contact and find a suitable MW to help you out? Sucks bout Af I so hated it coming back, don't need it anymore seeing as thats it for me with having kids.

Tarkine- Does your hubby feel some closure after going back? Must've been quite hard.

Anyone know if Cruskits are ok for bubs? Emily loves them, put some avocado on half one today and she was shoving it in her mouth like there was no tomorrow.

shell
boof loves cruskits- they are a standard food that i keep some in my nappy bag for when he gets the munchies when we are out. He also loves baker's delight bap rolls lol!
also we have tried corn bread, wraps as well as normal bread- all without a single tooth hehe!


boof was eating prunes and dried apricots tonite- he loved the prune (only one at this stage) he also ate caramelised vegetable pasta for dinner as well. He had a day today without any mush- all finger food today. He is pretty much eating what we eat. This week he ate schnitzel, beef casserole and chicken and noodles- none of it mushed- just like we had it, but with his hands- he is getting a bit down too- has chubbed up as well

Sleeping is really poor at the moment- day and nite- but hey its a phase it know!! I have been too enxhusted to fight it so he has been coming in with us a bit, but that is hard on my neck and he ends up feeding heaps as well. Gonna try and catch up a bit and start settling him in the cot again
ggrrrrrr gotta go - he is waking AGAIN!!!!


hugs all

Meg- glad you are getting a break. That tantrum sounds like it would push me over the edge! :hug: Glad your mum could help out.
Jols- Is all the sickness cleared up at your place?
Kaz- :thunbsdown: to AF. Its pretty crappy hey. I ahve had it for a few months now. That is good you got your hossy notes. Hope you can find a good independent MW to review them.
Det- that is great about Boof's eating. I want Ash eating what we eat by the time she is Boof's age as well. Jus tmake things alot easier. Hope his sleep improves.
Shell- Is is ASh's birhday today? If it :happybirthday: to her!

AFM- Well esterday was really hot up here, in the 30's again and I didnt want to wrap ASh for her sleeps so I put her down unwrapped. Her arvo sleep was 3 hours unwrapped!!! Then last night she went to bed at 7pm and I didnt wrap her, she woke at 12 because DP and I were having a sticky beak at her but then went back to sleep after a feed until 6:30am. Hoping we can do away with the wraps now.The only bad news I ahve is I am starting t come down with something. Have a really sore throat. Funny all year I havent been sick and as soon as I return to school I get sick from all those nasty germs in the classroom!!! grrrr!

Hope everyone has a good day!

Hi everyone.

I had my baby girl Elly Feb 27 this year. Any how lately she has been waking at about 4:45am every morning and self settles only to be awake at 5:00am. Today I left her and she went back to sleep at 530 till 630. Every night she goes to bed at 6:45pm with last bottle at 6:15pm.

I have heard MANY conflicting ideas, but should I be still giving her a bottle late at night say 1030?? WHat does every one else do?

Also in the day she refuses to have any longer than 45 min naps X 3. No matter what i do.

Advice??? Esp about late night bottle

Hi babyhopeful! Sorry to hear about the sleep problems. We get short day sleeps here too :doh: DS doesn't even do 45 minutes! Im lucky if he manages a 30 minute nap 3 times a day - that's a good day. As for the feeds - I'm not sure what the deal is with bottle feeding as we are breastfeeding but hopefully someone else can shed some light. Elly is a beautiful name by the way :)

Shell, are you doing anything tonight for the game? I am really nervous! I think I'll just watch it in bed. Happy birthday to Ash!

Ali, hope you get rid of that nasty virus before it gets bad. Glad Ash is sleeping well unwrapped.

Det I just can't believe what boof is eating! What a machine! LOL. I hope the sleep improves soon.

Kaz :hug: dreaded af! Only welcome when we're TTC!!

:hello: to everyone else!

Not much to report here...L is currently on one meal a day. So far he's had broccoli, pumpkin and this week introduced cauliflower which he likes. Tonight and the next few days he'll have zucchini (blergh! lol) and then next week we'll do green beans and peas. I'm going to put some pics on fb - there are some real funny ones where he screws up his face to the solids...yet he continues to down the whole lot...so can't be too bad! Don't know if I mentioned previously, but we are going about solids a little differently much to everyone's dismay! We're doing above ground vegies first, followed by below ground vegies then proteins (lentils, pulses, etc), then fruits and then carbs. By the time we're up to carbs he will be about 12 months.

Anyway, I am so exhausted - hardly getting any sleep. This is a really weird observation but I've realised that ever since L was born I've never woken up with sleep in my eyes, bringing me to the conclusion that I'm never asleep long enough for it to happen. Then the other day DP had his weekend and took L in the mornings so I could sleep in and I woke up with sleep in my eyes!! :lol: Thought I'd share...anyway boobie monster is calling (screaming rather)...

xox

:leap: Jacob slept from 7:30pm to 3:45am last night :leap:

WHOOOHOOO!!! About F'ing time! Of course, I only got a nearly 4 hour stint because I waited up until 11pm thinking he would do his usual and wake for that feed LOL!! Then at the 3:45am feed he fed for ages and when I sat him up he did the biggest record breaking spew ever (which is saying something for him!) It got me, the couch, my t-shirt, pj bottoms and even my undies got wet :rofl: and :sick: at the same time. Then this morning at the 7am feed I had a monster evil I'm-eating-solids-now poo to deal with :rolleyes:

I don't care tho, worth the "punishment" to have him sleep through like that!

Hi babyhopeful! I am also fully bfing DS so not sure about the bottle sorry, and DS has only just slept through last night for the first time and I still had to feed him overnight. I am usually up and down every few hours feeding him. I felt a bit jealous reading the amount of sleep your bubs has!! It's all relative I guess but in my humble opinion, the fact that she's sleeping from about 7pm right through to 6 or 6:30am is excellent. Did you want her to sleep in more? I guess you can try the later bottle for a few nights to see if it helps and if it doesn't, go back to what you're doing now? She sounds pretty normal to me though cause "they" reckon that the 10pm feed is usually the first one they drop. Have you started her on solids yet? Perhaps a bigger dinner of solid food might also help? Sorry I don't really know.

Shell and Holly - you guys must be pleased with the Saints efforts!!
Holly - those pics are so cute!!
Ali - I've had a sore throat too this morning but DP has been sick for ages with cough. That sucks if you are coming down with something but whoohoo for Miss A sleeping well without a wrap. I've tried to get J out of the habit but he mostly just plays with his dummy, then loses it, then cracks it. We've introduced a lovey in the past couple of days hoping to create a new sleep association so we can get rid of the wrap and the dummy *oh horror* :lol:

Have a great weekend everyone!

Hi to everyone else!!

Thanks Kaz. No its not about her sleeping in at ALL. I was just so annoyed or confused with being told one thing from the maternal health nurse, to another thing from the nurse at hospital. Some say offer 10pm dream feed, others say dont. SO it gets a bit much. I dont mind being up at 630

Holly M thank you also for your help.

Another question, has anyone got some good recipes i can try my 6.5 month old on? She loves vegies but im sure it would be nice to add pasta or cous cous.

Cheers everyone. Hope every one is well. My bubbs has a middle ear infection poor baby

No worries BH. The more people you speak to the more opinions you'll get (including mine ;) ) I guess if you're happy with your DDs weight, then there's no reason to be waking her to give extra food. Not sure about the recipes either, if it were me, I'd just add a bit of well cooked pasta or couscous to her veggies - maybe you could google it? Sorry to hear she's got a middle ear infection too :( That must hurt! Hope she's feeling better soon.

Had a busy last 2 days thankfully Ash is better, found out today other kids in my mums group had same thing.

Ash turned 3 yesterday so was busy busy, she had a McDonalds party, and TBH I wouldn't go there again, maybe it was just my store but not very organised at all, the woman that ran it didn't really have a way with kids it was like the manager that was on that day just suddenly found out she had to do it cause nothing was set up or anything. I had to chase up if all the kids got there meals and drinks (which one didn't). The kids enjoyed it tho so guess thats what counts.

Babyhopeful- Hi and welcome, doesn't sound like much a prob, rfom what you've said she is going nearly 12 hours between feeds so thats great. You can always try a dreamfeed if you think it would suit you if you wanted to try stretch her out longer in the morning. From what I've heard tho it doesn't always make a difference.

Kaz- Like I mentioned on FB we had our best night too, she went from 7:15 to 6:10! I woke at 4 and tossed and turned cause I was so used to be woken all the time, lets hope for a repeat but I jnow from past experiences not to get my hopes up. We've also had very minimal day sleeping today and yesterday, that I can handle as long as she isn't getting grumpy.

Holly- After you said that about the sleep in eyes well lack of I thought oh yeah thats so true, I've had same thing! And how about our saints, omg the stress of it all! I was close to vomiting! We need to see them win a flag in our lifetime!

Ali- Thanks, yep was Ash's birthday. How you feeling? Hope not getting sick. How is the sleeping wrap free, maybe thats what she needed. I remember my nephew wasn't sleeping so well so my sister stopped wrapping and it was like a new baby.

Det- Yeah the cruskits are such a hit here. She plays with vegie finger food but wants other stuff, tries to rip whatever I'm eating out of my hands. Any improvement sleep wise? At least second time around we know there is light at the end of the tunnel!

woohoo Go Saints!

Shell - Happy Birthday to Ash for yesterday! I went to a 4yo and 1yo combined party yesterday at a playcentre and it was really good. Very well organised and the kids had fun. I haven't been to any parties at McD's so I'm not sure how they compare.

BH - It sounds like your little one is doing fantastically. Personally I wouldn't introduce a dreamfeed at this stage as she is doing 12 hours straight and it might mess her sleeping up. I think it is only really useful if you have a baby waking during the night for a feed eg. at 3am

Kaz - Grr about AF! I'm not looking forward to that returning. But yay on the sleeps! We have had some good nights lately but last night wasn't one of them :(

Holly & Shell - you must be excited for the Saints! I will cheer for them next weekend but it will be a tough game for them. Holly - Leon is so cute with his food. LOL at waking with sleep in your eyes.

Ali - I hope you are feeling better. Kids are germy little things! DD1 has been s?*snotty this winter and has been sharing it around but what can you do? Just keeps the immune system ticking over I guess.

Det - I haven't tried cruskits yet so will give them a go. Miss J loves toast though!

AFM - bad night last night as Miss J was up crying and in bed with me all night. I think that second top tooth is coming through. Her top left has already cut through the gum. Of course I have a 2 hour drive today so she will probably sleep the whole way and I will be tired - story of my life :lol: See you today Jols!

Woohoo Kaz & Shell on the sleeps!! Fantastic news!

LOL Kaz at the spew - so gross. L has done one of those that has soaked through to my undies as well :ROFL: Are you feeling any better?

Shell, you know my thoughts on the game already!! Gee and Geelong played really well last night I'm even more nervous now :doh: Happy birthday to Ash! What a shame that nothing was set up and organised - as if you need that extra hassle when trying to run a party! Was it the Ormond McDonalds?

Nai, where are you off to today? Hope J is feeling a bit more settled, especially for the car ride! Ouchies about the teeth - it just sounds so painful when it's referred to as "cutting through"!!

Babyhopeful, I'm sure adding some well cooked pasta would be fine and couscous as well! Sounds like Elly is going really well.

AFM, I'm just plodding along, nothing interesting to report! Hope you're all well and had a great weekend xox

Holly- was at Elsternwick one, ormond doesn't have a party room there. Won't do again but it was the cheapest party I could find. I know I'm so nervous bout next week especially after Geelongs huge win last night, I haven't looked but do you know if Geelong got any injuries? Well maybe such big win will leave them too ****y and stuff up this week.

Nai- Poor Miss J and you! Yep I bet she will sleep all day while your eyes hang out yr head, always the way, esp harder with #2 can't rest after a bad night like with #1.

A friend mine who had her baby mid march is preg again due mid april! She is not overally happy atm with the thought. Think she is stressing on how she will cope with newborn and 13 month old and she said labour is still too clear in her mind she doesn't wanna go back!

see you soon nai!!!

Be back tonight!! off to poowong for a baby shower today!!