OH JO I HEAR YA....
Jo and i have been sms-ing each other...we have had the same issues, i know nixon has reflux but the jury not out on the milk situation,hes not lactose intolerant but by goodness when i feed him lately the farting and pooing...hehe
He only used to poop every day or so,now i get 2 or 3 a day...he is eating a lot better,tonight 130ml..if i get between 120-160ml atm im happy,hes settling n sleeping straight away except if his dummy comes out,gives me hell in the car but i put that down to the reflux as usually he good,he screams for dummy then spits out,comfort thing cos he so sick..
He slept so well today,back to his 2-3 hour sleeps and made noise cleaning and he slept thru it.tonight after a bath wrapped him miracle blanket,dummy in gob and asleep in 5 mins......and hes happy and gooing n smiling again
We have a new mummy/son thing,i go up to the mirror with him,we look in it,i giggle at him,kiss his face all over and his chin and i suck on his chin and he starts to cackle.....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh im soooooooooooooooooooo in love!!!
oh, JO !!! I was wondering why we had not heard from you for a while!!
I am soo sorry about the issues of your little man BUT glad you finally got some answers and yes, we have to listen to what our instincts tell us - as we know our babies the best, no one else!!
I think Amara may be having growth spurts as well - she woke up about 1.5 earlier than usual and wanted a feed, then again at 4am and again at almost 7am. seems to be doing a bit of catnapping during the day also - but settling herself somewhat - not too bad.
Ren - what other AIO nappies do you have or like apart from Baby Beehinds?
p.s. My brother just did the port Macquire Ironman on the weekend - 3.8km swim, 180km ride and 42.2 km run !!! I am so proud. I have done a half ironman, but now feel like I may be getting the bug to do the full!!!!!! but have to wait until Amara is older...too much stress on time and family otherwise.
Soniebon - I do hope tommorrow brings a better day for you...
we seem to be not doing so well at night at the moment... well, early morning more like it. Not really sure what the issue is, although last night it was hunger for sure, growth spurt at 9 weeks?
Amara is still chucking up a lot despite the medication (Zantac). She IS settling MUCH better, but still chokes on her milk at least once a day (or night) and throws up over me or herself all the time.........shall I go back and see the doc about this??? she IS NOT in distress most of the time when she does throw up.
Just went grocery shopping with almost healthy Logan and Amara...I usually just try and go with Amara but wanted to beat the Easter rush. well, it was tiring and I am stuffed. I did some hard running on hills this morning also. Hey, I don't want to give up my training!! but some mornings, well, lets say I am super motivated - or maybe it is just pure addiction to running. whatever!!
Happy Easter to all if I don't get a chance to come back online - but probably will.
p.s for Renstar - what is the best way to get poo stains out of cloth nappies??
Ren - Thanks for the tip on the bottle. I was at the shops today to get one and ran into a friend today who recommended the same one. Anyway, I bought one and Mum tried Max with it this arvo and he drank the whole bottle! Yay!!!!
Runner - Best way to get stains out of nappies is to hang them in the sun. Actually, it doesn't even have to be sunny, apparently the UV rays arfe what works. I find it works a treat with the inserts for my pocket nappies.
Bon - Sorry to hear things not well with Nixon again today. Hope it improves later in the day.
Runner - def hang them in the sun to get rid of poo stains, the sun is a good sanitiser!
Well i am back to sqaure one again today, he has only dranks 200mls since 8am this morning and only slept 1 hour!!! Went to Sunshine hospital, was there for 5 hours, he screamed his head off when trying to feed him and it had been 5 hours since a feed at that time, when he finally did feed (just when the dr wanted me to show him how bad he was reacting to it, and he didnt react at all!!!) he only took 80mls!!!! so frustrating.
Not only that his reflux is SO bad that he is choking on it and he looks so scared cos he goes all red in teh face and looks at me like "mum, help me!" starts gagging, going all red in teh face and then starts crying all over again. So after all that they told me that there is nothing that they can give me to stop the vomiting (and its bad, my clothes are soaked from today just in whatever he brings up and i just stink of it) that the only thing that meds like Zantac, Zoton, Losec etc do is take the acidity out of the vomit and hes been on Zoton for three weeks now.
But its no wonder my boy doesnt want to eat when all he does afterwards is bring it up and has a horrible experience with it. They also said because hes not losing weight and is not dehydrated they arent worried (so i have to wait for it to get THAT bad??!!) Im at a loss with the health system, i really am.
Hes in bed now, ive elevated his mattress REALLY high (as i dont want him to start choking in the night) and put a special sleeper thing on the bed that holds him so he doesnt slip down. He is so Overtired, ive never seem him this bad, he has purple rings around his eyes!
Funny though.... he still managed to charm the nurses and drs with his big blue eyes and gorgeous smiles! my boy just steals my heart over and over again....
Last edited by Josephine; April 8th, 2009 at 07:38 PM.
: fluffy mummy brain forgot to add extra info
Oh Jo,isnt it charming that they still manage to woo everyone regardless how sick..
Nixon went to sleep this arvo for about 2 hours but kept waking every half hour,he got unwrapped and slept with arms out so i just let him....
he screamed his head off tonight then we gave him a bottle and some gav and he alright and that tired he went to bed no bath...
hes on losec, the paed told us to give him only 2.5ml per day,,is that the same dose you lot are on? our friends also put their child on mylanta as they said the gav and losec ok but still not 100%...how long b4 this stuff starts to work does anyone know?At the moment hes eating between 80 and 140ml,just depending on how tired he is
at night hes really good,usually cos he tired and the routine working even though he outta sorts..
He used to be good in the car but now he gets in the car and falls asleep for 45 mins then wakes up screaming and dont wanna be in the car,he normally loves the car and u normally cant keep him awake when hes in the car,my friend said they had the same prob and its the reflux do you know if this is true?
anyway im off to cram my cooking in,im starving
cheers sonya
I'm back from Cairns. We got back this morning! We had a nice time, stayed with a relative and went out for meals heaps and looked around Cairns alot and north of cairns. Had alot of fun!! It was a nice mini-break away. Glad to be home again and in our own bed tho! Nothing like home.....
Ava did well on the 2hr20 flight she was really good and fed or slept most of the way each way. On the way to Cairns the flight was so scary. As we were about to take off and doing about 300kms an hour on runway an error light had come up in the ****pit to abort the takeoff so they had to reject the takeoff and slow down the plane REALLY QUICKLY before we ran out of runway!!!! It was so scary the woman in front of us had a panic attack and was a wreck!!! LOL literally a panic attack... she was bad!
We were delayed 2.5hrs while they fixed the problem with the plane
Wasn't a good start to our holiday LOL but we got there alive thats all that matters.
It was something to do with the oil filter and fuel!
Ava has put on just over 200g in a week so i'm happy with that I've noticed lately when I feed Ava or when we're playing on her mat in front of the tv, if it's on, she only looks at that!!! so i have to turn it off... anyone else's bub loves TV????
Hope everyone had a great Easter and enjoyed your choccies! I bought myself two freddo frogs LOL that was my easter gift to myself as we don't do easter as we are trying to lose weight!!!!
Hope to catch up on some personals soon - for now, gotta go catch up on some housework and put some clothes away.
Ren - A big YES to the TV question - Max loves it. I'm the same as you though, I don't like him to look at it too much so often turn it off during the day. My nephew was the same and we all used to tease my sister about it, but he's not as bad these days (he's 1 now). I think it's just a stage, cos of the light and movement, etc.
yes to the TV i have to make sure it is off when i feed R as well otherwise he will just stare at the screen on a brighter note though if i put him down for tummy time in front of it he puts his head up to watch it
Thanks girls!!! Glad to know Ava is not the only TV-addict babe around here hehe
I can pick her up and hold her looking at me and she'll crack up as she wants to be put back down to where she can see the TV!!! So I feel quite rejected LOL I had it turned off this afternoon.... I don't want her to get used to it either. Not a good habit.
She needs to learn to pick up her toys! So much to learn!
When do our babies pick up toys? Ava hasn't really picked one up yet. She can look at them and shows much interest in them and if i place one in her hand (a light one) she can grasp it tightly for a bit then drops it... is that all that is required of a 10week old baby at this stage? Should she be picking toys up?? I don't think so but just thought I'd check.... anyone ?
Ren - Glad you enjoyed your mini-break and arrived safely! re your question about development, from what i've been reading, Ava sounds like she is spot on for her age (ie the grasping for a short time and letting go of the toy) - theres a website that sends you month-by-month developmental stages, PM me if you want the addy
Question ladies - who in here has a hug-a-bub? if yes, do you have the one with the pocket or without the pocket and what is the difference??
Gill - can you PM me the addy please for that baby updates website? I would imagine there would be a few hey.... silly me, don't know why i didnt think of that earlier as I had one when I was PG that gave me updates!! It was great!!
YEP! I have a hug-a-bub... its great. I have the pocket one. Not sure what the difference is. Mine's just the standard one I think!
the woman in front of us had a panic attack and was a wreck!!! LOL literally a panic attack... she was bad!
I've noticed lately when I feed Ava or when we're playing on her mat in front of the tv, if it's on, she only looks at that!!! so i have to turn it off... anyone else's bub loves TV???? 
hehe
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