Babies Born February 2007 #5

Kym, I love you! I've lost way too much weight too. Pre-pregnancy clothes before I left hospital, need belts to keep trousers up... I hate it! So does DH. Yay that I'm not alone though. I've not heard of problems with the foods you mentioned; I've not let DS at them due to choking hazards as we're not pureeing stuff.

Catherine, thinking of you. Can't give you much support, just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you and hoping Elouise is doing OK.

I've just been feeding DS for the last 5 hours or so - breast and solids, maybe the odd 20-minute break. Has to be a growth spurt that's nearly over, right? He's watching the fish now, but will no doubt want feeding again soon.

I want blocks for DS too, but we don't need more toys. He has a few toys that can stack so he can knock those over instead!

Now I think about it Kym, I have lost weight breastfeeding as well.... I had lost 10kg 2 wks post delivery and since then an extra 5kg so IF I hadnt put so much on during pregnancy I would be under my prepregnancy weight too.... I had never thought about it that way and had been thinking that all those people who say you lose weight by breastfeeding were full of crap. I have heaps of smaller clothes just waiting for me to lose the extra 15kgs i need to to be prebaby ho hum

my poo once a week baby today gave me 4 pooey nappies....... except they were not baby poo it was real adult poo, the poor love had a bit of trouble getting them out but it was actually a 'nice' bonding experience, I just held her hand while she strained and groaned and kinda cried and got them out... 3 big rocks and one playdoh nappy.... it was either banana and just the fact she is on solids AND OR panadol i've been giving her to help with her headaches while she is breaking through her two other bottom teeth... they are both so close to cutting i am surprised i cant feel them

needles today, she was a little legend, ESPECIALLY since the doc made us wait an hour and a half, coulda got seen quicker at the no appointment medical centre i reckon. but she was an angel.

kirsten - was your lump ''caused'' by breastfeeding?

the baby yogurt is one of the only things that jemima really laps up so even though we have had some screaming i am not blaming the baby yogurt YET, going to make sure it is it.....

little princess is now at 11.30pm talking to herself loudly in bed.... she has had a strange day i guess.... she is liking the new mother and baby yoga heaps more.... and we went to lunch at soccerclub and the doctor and we bought some more goldfish.... tomorrow mothers group and a trip to town.... wednesday swimming lessons (grandparents week)(MIL coming to watch) lunch at the pub.... thursday that nutrition seminar on organic baby food and baby's digestive systems and stuff should be interesting as they are by the sounds of it anti-farex and friday visit the old person home after lunch with some friends.... the weekend full too!! i gotta stop filling my days and give my girl a chance to play with her toys!

what else does everyone else do? my days seem to be mainly lunchdates and stuff.... i hardly do any housework and groceries are usually fortnightly now but benji went on sunday so i dont have that to think about for the next couple weeks.....

Kym: I've heard broccoli can cause wind issues in immature guts, but a friend if mine feeds her little girl broccoli with no problems at all. I'm with you on the weight loss too, I'm about 4kgs under pre-preg weight and really have to eat a lot to make sure i don't lose even more!

Kel: poos, poos, poos! so much when they eat solids isn't there and the stench!!! The lump is breastfeeding related, well more hormones in pregnancy and breastfeeding than the actual breastfeeding. It's completely benign though so that's great.

anyway gotta go and put this little boy to bed now.
see you

hi kym, i was going to pm you this, but you don't recieve pms. i'm busy this arvo, elouise has a paed appt. wednesday i'm spending the day out at parramatta with a friend met on bb. and thursday i have that doctor's appt and then we're heading into the city. i'm finally getting that hour long massage that terry got a gift voucher for me. friday is good. i'm pretty sure friday is free. we could go to a shopping centre or hang out at either your or my place. wherever is fine. email me for my number (contact info). talk soon.

Erin was up 4 times again last night , I am feeling knackered!!!! Trying to have a sleep during the day when she does but finding it hard to actually get to sleep when I am trying so hard to sleep !!

I'm also about 4kg less then pre pregnancy, god knows how as I always seem to have food in my mouth!

Kel and Kirsten, Liebs has a big issue with poos - he's a bit better now, but I think the solid ones hurt. I have tried to explain to DH that it's a whole new experience doing a big-boy poo, but he laughed too much. Poor DS! But DH can't cope with the poo smell one bit... then again, he never was that keen to change nappies anyway.

Cate, hope the doctors apppointments go well and you get something sorted.

Kristy, poor you! Wish I could give some advice, but I'm just a staggering zombie too. We had a lie-in this morning as DS decided to be awake 4-6, so we didn't wake up for the day until 8. Are you co-sleeping? That's the only thing that gets me through. Maybe you could co-sleep for nap-times, that way at least you'll be lying down relaxing.

Me, well, nothing new. No sleep still. Second tooth almost through still. Hungry baby still. He tried to say "fish" last night, but it didn't sound too much like "fish".

ok, she will have a pH probe test. its a nasogastric tube to the stomach with sensor probes. a computer worn on her tummy will record over 12 or 24 hours the pH levels and i must push a button everytime she's upset so on the printed graph they see if the pH is very acidic and she cries, then they know what to treat. they might also do a barium swallow, where she takes a dye, and they see on xray how long it takes to go through the stomach. a lady will ring me to organise when to do it, and i ring the paed too. so hopefully we gets answers. she's been real grumpy since w/e.

Hi girls :)
Thanks to everyone who has congratulated me on my weightloss... I am so proud of myself... mostly for actually sticking to a diet... thats not like me at all!!! lol

Catherine - Poor El... I hope she gets some answers and some relief soon. Thinking of you both :hug:

Ryn: Quinn loves a big poo, he gets all red and grunty and serious, then it's all laughs and smiles and happy times :D Ahh the poo talk will never end in here will it?
DP thinks everyone he comes into contact with wants to hear the Mighty Quinn Mighty Poo stories, he hasn't caught on yet that no one is interested in talking about baby poo!

Catherine: Hoping everything goes well with the tests and they can finally help your Little El.

Kristy, it's so hard to sleep when you're trying, i have lost the ability to nap during the day. Hope I relearn that for the plane trip!
Only 3 more weeks till we go to Spain!!!!!!

kirsten go to big w and buy quinn the mobile phone that says "oleh" and "adios" he must have it

i only tell my poo stories to other mums but i wish more people were interested as it is BIG part of our life.... it can make or break out day i guess...........

catherine - that is so good they are doing those tests for elouise so you will finally know what is wrong and fix it

kristy - i never slept when jemima slept, i have had a nap with her twice i think in 6 months. bad idea. we just lucky she sleeps at night but then i stay up til the wee hours of the morning usually looking on ebay or whateva... trying to get to bed more....do you take erin for a walk in the afternoon??? that seems to work for jemima and my dogs she loves the walk and maybe sleeps easier at night if we have gone for walk in the day?

it is grandparents week at swimming so benji mum going to be at swimming lessons and then we go to lunch should be good - TODAY IS FULLY SUBMERGED day for jemima!!! very excited!!! i have just got her to sleep for a nap so she is full of beans for swimming!

now to get ALL our kit and kaboodle ready to go out!

update on the wallet: big w have found it! everything there except $50 wish card and the $80 cash. i'm glad i don't need another id card. keycards, medicare cards cancelled so still need to wait till they come in the mail but everything else is there. just need to pick it up. don't need id, they just look in it and know its me and its mine again. no longer going to use it, got a separate cash and card system with the bellybag (bumbag). thanks for the support! and i'm going to the doc tomorrow and spilling my guts and hopefully can get better mentally. and elouise is going to have the test on monday, the lady will call back tomorrow about the admission info etc. so here's hoping we get results.

Hi everyone. Phew, I have missed so much! I hope you're all well and Catherine, I really hope the docs can sort you and your bub out. I can only try to imagine the stress you're feeling right now.

Lisa, you go girl! You're doing extremely well with your weight loss!

I'm sure Bella's going to wake up soon so I must hurry!

As for solids, I'm not being all that adventurous - we're having pumpkin, potato, sweet potato, carrot and zucchini. For dessert it's custard either vanilla, banana or strawberry and banana. She'll have a teething rusk on occasion too.

I have a recipe for chicken and rice, so next week I might try that. I'm not looking forward to those poos!

We changed Bella over to the follow-on formula last week, but have had to switch her back. It wasn't agreeing with her and the doc said to try again in a month or so because her tummy's obviously not ready for it yet.

I bought her a sipper cup yesterday with a silicone spout (Tommee Tippee). I'll try it today. The Avent one was a bit too hard for her to work out and she couldn't get any water out of it.

Isabella's been great although she cracked up big time at the gym on Tuesday. I think it was because we hadn't been in a while (thanks to everyone getting sick!) and she was really tired. We're back into it next week, so it should be interesting.

Kel, Jemima rocks as usual, and I'm glad to hear she did so well at the doc - how did you keep her amused for so long in the waiting room???

Better go as Bella's just woken up.

Hi to everyone else I've missed - will try to keep up so I can do personals later!

yeah those tommee tippee nuby soft spout sippy cups are great. el is not ready for a cup, so i'll get one at a later date. i have heard that the follow-on formula is not necessary. it has a little more carbs and less fat than stage one, and such tiny differences in other nutrients. when i changed el over, she actually got either constipated or had really runny poos. i put it down to the new formula. course now she has the AR formula so i can't talk much on the issue. got the doc appt soon. i feel really good but i know i should still go. we'll get my wallet today from big w. and hopefully my massage gift voucher is in it, as i can't find it here. i probably put it in the wallet. i can't remember.

She just used it and got a bit of water out. You should have seen her face! lol

I've heard that about the follow-on as well, and that the changes aren't huge. Either way I'm not worried - I'll just keep her on the other one for now, and maybe try again in a month.

You were lucky to get your wallet back - shame about the money and voucher though...! At least you don't have to worry about replacing everything.

Good luck today at the doctor - you'll probably find you feel soooo much better getting it all out.

Hi girls,

Lisa - You have done fabulaous sweet, keep up the good work!
Catherine - Glad to hear your got your purse back,hope all Bubs problems are sorted out really quickly.
Michelle - glad to hear Bella is well, I cought a sippy cup as well haven;t tried it out yet.
Kirsten - Spain in 3 weeks , I am very jealous. Have you been there before? I loved it, and it was one of my favourite places
Kel - yay for Jen and her swimming abilities
Ryn - You must be exhausted with all that feeding.

Good news girl, Erin has only woken up once a night for the last 2 nights for a quick 10 min feed around 3ish. I feel like a new women !!Touch wood touch wood touch wood !! Her 2nd tooth is now through so maybe that was causing her some drama.

Thinking about starting her on solids shortly as she is coming up towards 6 months. Question for teh breastfeeding girls do you put EBM in there suippy cups at all or just water?

Doctor's visit was good. She's referred me to the mental health clinic so I can see a psychologist. If I'm not able to see one within a week, then I'm to go back and she will refer me to a private psychologist, where I can claim 12 visits of $75 on medicare but may need to pay a gap. The clinic is all bulk-billed. I'm not concerned about the costs, just need to feel better. The doctor said that if I don't get to see a psychologist within a week or two, she'll start me on medication. So I'm going to ring up for an appointment. Oh god my head hurts. Hurry up panadol...

Hi all,

We've had a tough few days..... Monkey gets to 3:30ish then the devil possesses her! Well, that's a little extreme, but she just won't sleep, gets overtired and this battle lasts until around 10:30pm - it feels like she's a newborn again!! It could be constipation (that was definitely an issue from Sat-Tues!), teething, the fact we've been quite busy, or maybe just one of those things! I have read about certain stages when babies can find it hard to get to sleep as their brains are going through a surge in devel - maybe its one of these times??? I know I shouldn't complain, as she's not too bad overnight, but even this hasn't been as good as usual....

re: cups... I know what you mean about the Avent one, Michelle. Monkey was having the same issues, but eventually got it and now is pretty good. I have heard those TommyTippee ones are great though. Good luck.

And re: the EBM or just water in a cup...... we have begun trying EBM in the cup with Monkey as well as water, because she won't take a bottle for love or money (she used to, but only up till 10wks!).

So, she has water 3xday with her meals, just sips, I don't think she's ever had more than about 15-20ml, then about every 2nd day (when I can be bothered expressing enough extra milk), we try her with milk in her cup for 1 feed. So far, the best she's ever managed was 35ml, but we were very excited and at least there was no screaming like there used to be with the bottle. When she's fatigued or getting tetchy, she just finishes the feed from me. It's all slowly slowly in this house.....

Kirsten, I too am incredibly jealous!!! Is it a holiday, or a visit to relatives to show off Quinn? We loved Spain too.... oh the travelling days..... how I miss them!!!

Catherine, I have some info for you about those Medicare rebates for private counselling..... it is possible to get up to $110 depending on the code that the therapist uses.... My place charges $130, so to get back $110 vs $75 makes a huge difference to us. I'll give you the details when we catch up tomorrow.

Monkey has just woken screaming after 30 minutes.... DH has gone to get her, but I better go and help.....

Hi everyone
Trip to spain is a holiday. We decided that it would be easier to go that far before Quinn is walking. I've never been to Europe so am really looking forward to it, not looking forward to the flight but the holiday will be lovely.

Quinn had mushrooms for the first time yesterday and he loved them, poos are nasty though!!!!!