Babies Born February 2007

hay girls.......

smylie: Yeah i am driving i have a 7 year old so i have to take him to school as DP only had a week and a half off work. so i have to do the 8am morning run and also the 2.30pm afternoon run. If i didnt have to do that then i think i wouldnt be so tired. but getting bub in and out of the car all the time is hard work. im lucky he sleeps pretty much the whole time i try and feed him before i go and get DS1. but yeah back to normal for me im afraid, im even going to start working from home next week. and yeah my car is auto.

hows everyone?

well bub gets circumsized (sp) today.......im a little nervous even though i know the guy doing it is the best there is. but still im a bit nervous. i just applied the numbing cream to him and i have to kep doing it for the next 2 hours till our appointment.

well i better sccot off mr J is calling me.....i cant get anything done sometimes i start something and cant finish it.

take care love TG

TG: Ha ha - I know what you mean with the start and stop thing - so hard to get anything done - or completed!!!

Lil: That's terrible for you that they didn't even tell you about the heart thing!!!!!! How ridiculous! Don't worry though - heart murmers are fairly common.

Quinn did a 7 hour sleep last night - I am almost feeling human apart from the gigantic almost bursting boobs you get when you wake up!!!!!!

I thought I had screwed up and unsubscribed to the thread when i didnt get any bellybelly emails..... but nobody had time to post yesterday!

How on earth are you supposed to get anything done when you have no idea when baby is going to want you?? How do you cook dinner and feed at the same time? ho hum for the first time in a very long time (and I'm only 25) I am faced with a challenge!

Kirsten what time does Quinn go to bed to sleep for the 7 hours?? I can get 5ish but that is from 9 or 10 until 2 or 3 then we wake up when the sun does i think... maybe i'll try making her bassinette darker .....

All the babies in this thread have such nice names..... I'm already feeling the pressure when naming bub number 2.... Benji is already (has been since day one) talking about bub number 2, apparently I cant give birth for 12 months but seems like it wont be much after that that I do.... how exciting...... what a handful!

Benji goes back to work on Monday, but then my Mum is having a week off to spend time with us, so I guess it wont be until the week after that that I actually get a chance to be a 'proper' mum, do everything without relying on anyone... at the moment I know benji is there to change a nappy or burp Jem or even just put her in the bouncer when I have my handsful.... that will be kinda scary but I cant wait, me without routine has been weird....

Going to the Bright Bots factory outlet this afternoon, I cant wait!!! I am going to get some more cloth nappies, Benji and I are finally using them around the house, I knew if I put it off any longer they would be forever spew rags! She looks so funky in her bright coloured nappies, I will have to buy some trendier pilchers she only has 3 pairs and two of them are the same.... now that I know I have a little girl I can buy the bright bot cloth nappies that have a pink and a lilac one in them - yippee

Then engagement party tonight.... that will be interesting..... she has been a bit funny lately, but as long as we pick her up and cuddle her she is fine.... will have to get her out of that I guess - but not right now....

ps - i cant believe you have to drive already TG.... does it hurt?? did it hurt?? i havent tried yet, been lucky that benji has been home to drive me places and next week mum will..... then i will make myself the week after which will be week 5 so i'll be fine...

pps - we weighed Jemima at the chemist (for the fun of it) and she was 4650 and last week at the clinic she was 4210 so yippee become a chubby bubby!

ppps - Lil why did you circumsize your boy?? because of the father? brothers? religion? I just realised i hadnt even thought about it and will probably have to if I have a boy next time....

Kel - none of my boys are circumsized,,, you must be thinking of TG hun :D
TG - I know how you feel too hun,, I have been having to drive for the last 2 weeks too,, but our car is a huge bulky nissan patrol,,,,, manual too.
Sux major time, and I constantly worry about having to brake suddenly and popping open more of my wound,, but i have had no other choice.
Take care though for goodness sake hun,,,, I mean,, it is bad enough driving,, without having to climb in to a back seat to get a bubba out!!!!! Please make sure to take your time so as not to twist or pull at your wound :hugs:
Gotta go girls,,, I have to go to Big W,,, I bought a fisher price swing from there,, supposed to have 5 speeds on it,,,, it only has one on all the settings,, flat out. I am afraid to put bubba in it in case he gets shaken baby syndrome!! So I am taking it back and seeing if they all do it,, if so, i might get one of their rockers with the vibration on it for him,, as he wants to be held all the time,, even after feeds etc,, so i am having a hard time getting anything done,, even the toilet breaks i have to just listen to him cry for a few minutes in his cot while i run to the loo.
Love Lil

Kel: Quinn usually goes to bed around 9pm ish! Last night he slept for 9 hours again - it's so nice to feel human after a sleep. Although he dictates his own routine - I can try a lose routine but he ultimately decides what will happen and when!
I was told by a friend that just when you think you have it all down pat at about 5-6 weeks they change it all on you and won't settle and have different times they sleep eat etc so it throws you out again. Oh yeah, and Quinn doesn't have a very dark area where he sleeps, we have a street light outside our bedroom so the room is never completely dark and we have timber venetians so they don't block out ALL of the light, so I am not sure it's darkness that keeps him asleep for so long. During the day he sleeps in the lounge room in the BRIGHT light and with noise around all the time and at night it's dark-ish and quiet - I think it's that differentiation between night and day that helps - or he is just a sleeping baby - mum said I slept really well as a baby too, who knows~?

The hardest thing I've found with having them by yourself is that when you have tried everything to settle them or your arms just hurt because your baby is so big you have no one to hand them to and you can't just put them down when they're crying. That is what I have found exhausting.

DP was getting sad last night because Quinn would settle when I held him but would cry when DP held him...poor DP.

I have still not used a single disposable nappy - someone bought us some as a present and Quinn is too big for them now - he weighed 5205 last Tuesday and they are the newborn ones that go up to 5kgs.

I have also breastfed completely - no expressed milk from a bottle since Tuesday. My nipples are very sore but slowly getting better...Hooray - I'm getting there. HArd work with all the pain but worth it to be off that pump!!!!

Hope everyone else is doing well and you all get a chance to have a rest every now and then!!

See ya

Hi Girls,

Congratulations on the safe arrival of your precious little bundles!

I'm a little late in joining in here. For those of you who don't know me - I'm 26, married, and totally boring! Tee hee - I wish I was boring! When I'm not being a Mummy I work part time, volunteer with the CFA and have just completed a degree in Nursing. My (not so) little DD was born on 21st Feb via c-sect after an induction 6 days post EDD. I've been spending the last few weeks dealing with my birthing experience which was (unfortunately) less than positive. And of course I've had a few hiccups with little miss which seem to be sorted now (tell me I didn't just jinx myself!). I've missed all my girls on here but needed some time out. I can't wait to get to know those of you I don't know and hearing all about your beautiful babies!

My DD had a few drama's feeding and has been getting formula top ups occassionally. She ripped the shreads out of my nipples when I was in hospital but all seems back to normal (is there such a thing?) and is feeding well. Although she really doesn't like the right side... She sleeps through anything (fantastic considering the frequency of my phone ringing and noisy dogs in the area) although we are having trouble getting her to settle at sleep time at the moment. She has some great mannerisms and a friend of mine (who is a paed nurse) told me DD has attitude already. LOL. But I am loving being a Mum and everything it entails.

Lil: I'm going to give driving a go this week. I am missing it so much and HATE having to rely on DH to drive me anywhere! Plus, I can't wait to go walking on my fav walking track (which is flat) since I live in such a hilly area and it feels like I've run a marathon when I've just walked 1Km! I'm so sorry DS has a heart mumour. I hope you get into the paed quickly and it isn't too serious.

Sorry for the lack of personals - I will try harder next time!!! I promise! In the meantime, I am going to make the most of DD being asleep and go to bed...

Have a lovely night!

Love MG :)


ETA: Jen, DD has had some wind/constipation issues and my MCHN put us onto Infacol. The pack says for use from 4 weeks on but I have been assured it is fine from 2 weeks onwards. It has worked a TREAT for DD. Her wind is MUCH better and her bowl motions are much better as well. The other thing you could try is warm water followed by some some tummy massaging and leg movement (especially that one pumping their legs up towards their chest). Hope he settles soon.

Kirsten do you use flat nappies or fitted nappies? I have been using flat nappies (they look SOOOO cute) and am heaps confused about soaking or not soaking and sterilizing ect.,.... help?????

engagement party went great, Jemima slept the whole time no worries. Tried to go to the movies tonight (got free tickets so thought why not) but Jemima could obviously tell it was a crap movie and benji didnt get to see the first 20 mins and then we watched it for about 15 mins together then i went to feed her and then Benji joined me and Jem did a teeny spew on me so that sealed the deal that we came home and watched Macgyver on dvd! ho hum 3 weeks and 2 days first movie didnt work... but it so could have, so we will try again and go to a later movie the prob was that it was 6.30 start and that is Jem's awake time at the moment.... ho hum

benji went back to work today so i was a good wife and didnt wake him for the midnight feed or the 5ish am feed this morning, and he appreciated that.... I had been getting him to do the midnight burp and nappy change.... so I better go to bed so I can do the same tonight.....
I dont know what she is going to be like tonight she has been asleep ALL day and not feeding heaps in the day time and was very awake at the movies and at home, fell asleep feeding so hmmmmmmmm

my mum is on holidays this week.... i have been a grumpy bum yesterday and today first to benji and today to mum mainly because i want to try being a mum by myself, with nobody watching, i have not had a chance i feel to just sit and stare at my baby and to get a 'normal'.... mum came over and i said your just in time watch jemima and i'm having a shower.... then jem almost cried and mum says 'what do you normally do?" and i crack the ****s because i dont have a normal.... i have not been left alone for the last 3 weeks to get a freakin normal, we have had to go places or had people come over the whole time Jemima has been around.... NEXT WEEK i get to be alone and mum knows my problem at the moment and so we are getting along NOW was not pretty this morning.
on a lighter note she DID clean up my tupperware cupboard!

Hi everyone. Kel, I prefer my "alone" time when DH is at work because I can get myself into something that looks a teeny bit like a routine, although today you wouldn't know it as I was out the entire day! Isabella was an absolute angel of course! So I totally understand the frustration you're currently feeling. Although it is good when you have others around because you can have a shower without having to hurry. I hope things settle for you next week when you're living the "normal" life!

Welcome MG! I am glad to hear your feeding situation has settled for you.

Kirsten, good on you for sticking it out with BFing! Glad to hear things are getting better!

Lil, I have to do the same when I need to pee! I'm sure our babies will survive away from us for a minute while we do that and I know they grow out of this phase eventually!

TG, I find the school runs a bit hard sometimes. DD #1 started acting classes last week, so I don't have to pick her up on Tuesdays until 5.30pm thank god!

Me - I'm going well. My milk has completely dried up, so I am officially able to sleep on my stomach if I want to. Bought a Baby Bjorn carrier on the weekend because Isabella's not settling during the day and wants to be held. If I try to leave her either in her bassinet or on her mat on the floor for more than a few minutes, she gets really upset so I figured the Baby Bjorn will be the only way I'll get stuff done. It'll also make it easier to pick DD #1 up from school on rainy days. She loves it and falls asleep whenever she's in it! My SIL gave me a Babasling, but I don't like it and I worry she'll fall out of it, so it looks like I'm giving it back to her! I'm taking Isabella to the chemist tomorrow to get weighed, so it'll be interesting to see how much she's grown. I can already tell her legs and face are much chubbier. How cute!

Better go as I'm supposed to be "working". Have a great week everyone!

Kel: I am using mostly flanellette flats and some fitteds, all I do when I take them off is rinse the poo off if there is any there and put them in a bucket - no soaking is required! Then when I have enough for a load I put them in the washing machine (water 60 degrees) and with only half normal amount of washing powder and then hang them in the sun - the water and the sun sterilize and the sun also bleaches out any stains that might be on them - although I have only had stains once. The older generation will tell you you need to sterilize and soak nappies but you don't as long as you wash them on hot they will be fine (I have a front loader and it has temperatures on it). It's easy peasy! Oh and I also do exactly the same for fitteds (and pockets which are my favorite kind)

Michelle: THANKS it's been hard keeping with the BF but for me it's worth it - although now I have nipple thrush which just adds to the pain - but I've been using some gel stuff and it's getting better - man it hurts! I feel like I have had aching sore boobs for about a year!! Lucky you getting to lie on your stomach :) Those front carriers are great aren't they - Quinn loves his, we got a sling from ABA and he sleeps in his too :)

Hi MG: Congratulations on your DD :)

My little boy Anthony was born on 13th February 2007 at 1700hrs. I went to my Ob for my 38 week check up, not feeling too great (who does when your that size). My blood pessure was high and I had lost 2kg in a week. He did a ultrasound and found out that the fluid in the sack was reduced. This was 10.30am my OB then decided he needed to do a emergancy C-section. So by 2.30pm I was in hospital with my husband and I couldn't believe we where going to see our baby today (so much for all the classes we went to). The C-section wasn't as bad as I thought and the scar very small. At 1700hrs we had our little boy weighing 3.375 kg (8lbs 3 oz). I can only imagine how big he could have been if he had made 40 weeks. Iam so in love with him.

Hi girls! Long time no chat!
Hi Nik & Anthony :) That sounds like my last OB appt, except I didn't have to have a ceasar, I was induced. Hope you are both doing really well now.
Kirsten - Congratulations from me too! It can be such hard work to stick at BF when it is painful. My nipples have been feeling pretty rotten again (read: raw) since Ruby has started to get some wind issues late at night and bites and pulls while screaming. Sometimes I just want to pull her off because the constant pain over and over again is awful.
re: nappy washing - I was wondering about sanitising too??? Thanks for clearing that up. BTW did you know that you can get biodegradable liners that catch the poo so you can flush it and skip rinsing nappies?
Michelle - I hope Isabella likes the sling! In theory Im sure it will free up my hands too, but we are still practicing, Ruby's still not quite sure of them.
Kel - I'm sure you will do really well on your own next week! You're a supermum remember! Hint: try to get your mum to clean your house before she leaves so you have one less thing to do next week ;)
MG - Welcome! Sorry to hear your birth experience wasn't great, but glad that things are going ok for you now.
Lil - sorry that DS has a heart murmur, and even worse that they didn't tell you!! I hope the docs can help him andput your mind at ease.
Hi TG, Netty, Nat, kittykat, Ryn and everyone else... sorry I've run out of time, lil miss is needing some attention.
Chat to ya later :)

Hi girls!

I've been away for a bit - Liebling is still perfect, just I have a houseguest.

Nappy washing - I have fitted cloth nappies and I tend to drypail them until the day before washing, when I put some nappysan in the bucket with warm water to the top of the nappies in the evening as that gets rid of most of the stains overnight. It's too cold to hang nappies out still, although I have been trying (they just don't dry outside). I'm washing every 3-4 days, depending on how full the bucket is and how many covers DS goes through, he does do mammoth poos and then not tell me about them!

Kel, I felt a bit out of sorts when my mother left, but I found that she'd actually been overstimulating both myself and Liebling, so a couple of days after she'd gone we'd settled down nicely and Liebling was sleeping a lot better and not crying so much. Plus I am very,very posessive (as I knew I would be!) and was getting upset that she wanted to calm him down, although I knew I was falling asleep and couldn't walk him up and down for an hour... but I don't need to now as he's calmer and happier!

Huge hugs to all those with BFing pains: DS loves to suck and pull himself off, which I don't appreciate, but luckily he doesn't do that too much. I've found that now my nipples have been pulled out as far as they can go they've been pretty much permanently altered so the pain at the start of the feed is almost gone. Not to brag, but I'm pleased I didn't have to wait the six weeks for it to go OK!

As for routines, well, DS and I have sorted ourselves out. We have one overnight feed andif I do that quickly enough he falls straight back to sleep again, then we're up at about 6.30 (give or take) to feed and say bye bye to Daddy before he goes to work. DS then usually goes back to sleep in his crib (btw, I managed to do that just with keeping on reassuring him I was still there for a few nights, now he's OK with it) and I can do me things for a couple of hours, then he's up for the day. I get him dressed and have a play, then he naps. I try to get out and about at this time to do the shopping or my coffee morning. He wakes again just as I'm about to have lunch for some food and attention, then sometimes sleeps until about half an hour before DH comes home... but then he's usually up until 9.30 after that, so a big long awake time from 3.30-4pm onwards. He's started not to settle until 11pm now, which is fine, just I'm tired by then because he's been awake for over 5 hours at that point (he did 2pm-11pm yesterday and was just sooo overtired but wouldn't sleep when I put him to bed). He has his bath 8.30pm-9pm so that completely cries him out as he hates being naked.

This is so much easier than when my mother stayed, as DS would wake 2-3 times overnight and not settle during the day, but then if he so much as whimpered my mother would play with him, now I can recognise his hungry, bored and tired cries... he never complains about his nappy, which is why I love cloth because I can just check it out as often as I want during the day.

Best be off, he's waking up again for the morning.

Love and hugs to you all, I'll be back properly in a couple of days!

Hey Ryn
that is great that DS is settling so well now! Mothers dont really help do they... they make us second guess our natural instincts i reckon.

thank goodness my mother is not staying she just comes every day... i will try not to greet her in such a b*tchy way in the morning.... yesterday i was over it and seemed to blame everyone including her for everything! and then this morning we had both gotten mixed up about what time she was coming over and i thought she would be there before 9am so i didnt have a nap and i pottered around the house thinking 7.30 or 8 she would be there so i would have to make sure she could get in the house, rushed my shower etc while jemima was sleeping but then she was on her way at 9am so didnt get here until 9.40 so i rang her up and was not very friendly as i really could have had sucha lovely nap.... so we were upset again in the morning....
but then we had a nice day shopping for fabric i am going to make jemima a little dress, a tartan skirt and some 'nickers' to wear over disposable nappies when we go out, i have bought some ruffles for them for when she flashes everyone....
mum keeps saying she is not a doll.... but the amount she doesnt cry makes it seems like she is a doll, doesnt get bothered changing outfits or nappies or anything and sleeps all day, so why not take advantage of having a girl and let he wear all the awesome stuff she has been given before she grows out of it... she is already pushing the boundary on wearing the newborn nappies..
today she is wearing a dress i wore when i came home from hospital... it is very retro cool... she looks like Twiggy.....

benji got a hot dinner and jelly for desert tonight, princess actually waited til we had eaten tea to want her own dinner! not like every other meal i eat!!!

Ryn i know what you mean about everyone else settling DS, i have that problem a little EVERYONE thinks every baby needs to be walked around or pushed in a pram to settle.... Jemima doesnt at all... and i dont want her to start to like it either! i dont really want to have to get up and walk around to 'settle' her she is fine if i just hold her and talk to her or let her fall asleep on my lap.... but i let them do it as it makes them feel better... and know that next week i can do it my way

question for the breastfeeders.... what's the deal with giving babies water??? can we??? i mean if it is heaps hot can i give jem a sip of water?? if she has just been sick and surely that cant taste nice can i give her a sip of water?? mum said it would have to be boiled water, i guess i can do that and have it in the fridge ready for when she "needs" a sip??? i dont want to use bottles mum said i could use a teaspoon???

Hi girls,

Just a quick one to answer Kels question...

Kel,there is no need to give BF babes water on hot days as if they are thirsty they will "ask" for the boob more. Or you could offer it more frequently. Having said thst, there is no reason why you can't give some cooled boiled water (room temp) - I have given it to DD to help with wind. You could try giving it on a teaspoon or from a cup - DD was formula fed from a cup in hospital when we had problems - very cute to see!!! Not all babes will take boiled water though, my DD hates it! HTH

Well girls, DD has now got a cold and all she wants is tobe held... poor little mite. It's not fair having a cold this young!!!!! She is wanting more cuddles so I had better go.

MG

morning ladies my day has started very early to think about i dont think yesterday even finished it kind of rolled into today i think ive had about 2;5 hours sleep Ella has a runny nose and is having trouble sleeping /breathing so thats been fun all i can do is prop her matress up at one end with towels and put vix on her singlet front and back then lots of cuddles its been very trying but shes so cute i cant get grumpy.
kel BF bubs dont need water just more boob but if you wanted to give her cooled boiled water it wont hurt Ella has about 20ml of water a day she is ff feed though and its hot it also keeps the numbers twos from being backed up
Ryn so glad to hear that things are settling down for you i hope things keep going well
hello Wattle and Bollie good to hear things are going well for you guys too
Mg good to hear from you i hope you are well
have a good day ladies i have to go my other rugs rats are up now
kittykat

Howdy doody!

Kel - The others are right on the water thing. Your fore-milk is much more watery than the end fatty milk, so on hot days (like always here at the moment!) Ruby likes to be on the boob a lot but only for a short time - kind of like a quick drink rather than a good fatty meal IYKWIM. If that's what bub is doing though you need to make sure you have heaps more water yourself so you don't get dehydrated as that can slow your milk supply.
MG - not good that your little sweetie has a cold :( Ruby is just getting over one and was really fussy for days! It was scary to hear her snort and cough. Not nice at all, I hope she is better very soon.
Kittykat - I hope Ella gets better soon too. - there seem to be a lot of sniffles going on at the moment!

Have a good day girls!

Kel, my DS hates boiled water - we tried giving him it on Saturday as he was doing a mommoth feed (he throws up if we give him formula now) and he just refused it outright, he knew it wasn't the real thing! But BF babies get all they need from breast milk. As for spoons/cups - the baby should lap the drink like a little kitten, not drink it like a youngtoddler.

MG and kittykat, my DS has a nasty cough too, but sneezing doesn't seemto upset him as much as coughing He needs hugs post-cough.

Well, my DS has decided he hates disposable nappies as well as formula... good thing I was only using 1-2 disposables a day! (Cloth the rest of the time, I'm not lax on changing LOL.)