Ren just a quick one.......Dash had his 2 month needles and I wouldn't dream of not giving them. After spending a night in the paediatric ward in isolation next to the whooping cough room and listening to a 3 month old with whooping cough....I have absolutely no regrets. The hospi even told me that hey had lost a 6 month old just recently. A freind of a friend lost her bub to a complication from the measles. How sad. I see it like this....I would rather immunise my kidlets and live with the smallest risk that they will be affected by the components of the needle, then have them die or become very ill from something I could have prevented - wouldn't be able to live with myself. This is just my opinion and how I feel but I would never judge anyone who chose not to immunise...we all need to make a decision that we feel comfortable with and can live with.
AJC: What a brave woman!! How did the Christening go?
Hi girls - just a quick one from me...day 6 of bloody pooh but do you think anyone is too concerned????? Off to my own gp tomorrow so will be pushing for paed referral (another!) and testing....just not going to leave this, it'a ALOT of blood and poohs smell too, and they shouldn't cos he is BF. Not a virus - path tests came back negative. He's lost a lot of weight too....very stressful.....
Good luck Soph, sorry to hear that you are both not getting the attention you deserve. No matter what it is mother knows best so they should listen to your concerns and react accordingly. How frustrating. Big Hugs.
orange - thanks for asking. The christening went well. I will post a pic in the gallery in the next few days.
Ren - I think there is something on immunisations on 7's Sunday tonight. It's a hard decision but my view was that he could suffer more if he doesn't have them. I work witha lady who's daughter had whooping cough at 5 years old and she said it was the scariest thing. Like orange I have no regrets about giving Sam his needles. But I do respect every Mum's decision so not wanting to debate the topic iykwim.
Soph - I'm with everyone else, keep pushing until you get answers, I'm sure blood in his poo isn't normal surely someone will do something for you. I'm sure you'll be proven right in the end.
Ren- Owen had his 2 month needles and like the other girls I think the effects of not having them and catching any of the nasty diseases outweighs anything else that may be in them.
Last night was much better, he slept from 6.30pm until 3.15am, think he was so tired that he went out for the count. Now lets see what tonight brings..........
Does anyone re settle their bubs when they wake under an hour during the day? I read that it's very difficult in babies under 6 months, but I think that may be the problem with Owen waking at night so am going to start trying to resettle him when that happens. Wish me luck!!
Shell - Re settling, I am just trying to get Max into the habit of sleeping longer during the day. I can't handle these 40 min naps. But, I've had to be out all morning and going out again later this arvo so DH has been babysitting and has not tried very hard to resttle. Also, when I'm out and about during the day it's not really possible. I am going to really try to give it a go this week though.
Ren - I agree with the other ladies about vacs. For me, the possible consequences of not vaccinating outweight the possible complications from doing it. Did anyone watch the Private Practice episode about the kid with measles a few weeks ago? Mum didn't vac her 2 youngest cos she thought her oldest got autism from the vacs. Well, one of the younger ones got measles and died. Obviously that's an extreme situation though (which is entirely fictional!).
Soph - Hope you get some answers real soon!
Has anyone else done a first aid course. I went with my sis and cousin today to a 4 hour thing run by St Johns. It is specific to kids, and i's not an actual course that qualifies you as a first aider, but it gives you a basic idea of what to do if something happenswith your kids. I found it very worthwhile.
Now in another half hour I'm off to do a preparation thing for Max's christening. Busy day!
hi Ladies,
how you are all having a good weekend...
Hair loss - Ren, I am glad you mentioned it too as it is happenning to me also!! can anyone find out why? ARe we not getting good enough nutrition or it is hormonal??
Ren - where abouts did you see the house you liked? we are still looking around also but it is so hard - we want to be fairly close to Logan's school, but that also limits us.
Amara it seems, does not like the car for long periods. We went out today, but she cried most of the time. Oh well, not nice at all to listen to them cry like that.
I am sad about moving Amara to her own room, but also nice to think of having our bedroom back for us. I cannot believe my bubba is 12 weeks old already.
better go, she will no doubt be awake soon, and will take her out in the jogger, which she loves thank goddness~!~!
Thanks girls!! You all have made me feel HEAPS better. I know I made the right decision about getting her vacc... i'm glad i did... i just wish those that 'oppose' it wouldn't scare us with what's in those needles!!! I know the benefits FAR outweigh the risks
I will stop reading about it all I think we are booked in for her 4mth needles.
I would NEVER forgive myself if she got measles or something that could have been prevented...
Runner - we are looking at rural property's. acreages!! We want land.... down across the border into NSW.... northern rivers. Where are you looking??
Soph - keep demanding answers. That's not good enough that they are saying that!! It's been going on too long now and he's only little.
Had a great day with Mum.... took the stroller for a walk along the beach path after having lunch.
Hi
Soph-id be taking bubs to the royal childrens hospital and i wouldnt wait a day longer,u just dont know what it is and to be losing a lot of blood is not good,they will see u straight away and refer u immediately to a paed,do not wait to see a GP they are useless,get onto it straight away and ring the royal childrens 1st b4 u go and tell them whats the matter..
Ren- Vaccs,would not dream of not giving them to Nixon,did u get the thing on Facebook regarding the lady who lost her daughter the same age as our kids due to whooping cough,i know after i gave Nixon his i thought oh thats cruel but it could be worse.In this country we have a high migration rate so you just dont know what people from other countries whos immunisation policies arent as strict as ours even begin to bring in...just not worth risking...
Well last night i got a shock,my boy slept thru from 8pm til 7am,he had a midnight dreamfeed...yay im so proud,i wonder if he will do it again tonight as he went to bed a bit earlier...
im feeling a bit down as most of the ladies i know who were pregnant and had their babies are all back to their skinny pre-baby size,im a size 14 with a big muffin jelly top that i cant budge,i watch what i eat and most of the other dont,,they were just all belly when pregnant no weight gain,makes me depressed,i have a long road ahead of me,just too tired atm or even find time free to have the house spotless yet excercise,but will go on a diet and hire a treadmill
Bon, our bubs are only 3 months old - try to not stress about your weight. I was hoping to be back into my pre-pg clothes by now, but I'm finding it harder to lose my mummy tummy this time around. Mind you, I'm not trying too hard. I really ballooned out after I had Ben. When he was 6-8 months I was the biggest I've ever been. As long as I don't let that happen again I'll be happy. Please don't put too much pressure on yourself to lose it. It will come off in good time
Ren, I was really stressed out about Ben's 12 month and 18 month needles - the ones for MMR. I wouldn't change my decision for anything though. I've stopped reading all the information on why not to vax now too. It was doing my head in!
We had a lovely day yesterday. Ben stayed with his Aunty for the first time while Jared and my 9 year old nephew went with me to the Swannies game. Jared's first game He loved it. He was watching for about half of the game, slept for half time and one quarter and fed for a lot of it too He enjoyed it much more than Ben did as a bub. J is going to be my social bub I think. He loves talking to people and smiling at them. Ben was always more introverted and we had to work so hard for smiles. With J, all you have to do is talk to him and he breaks into the biggest grin
It was lovely to be out doing something from my old life again. J was quite content in the HAB, but much happier when I had him facing outward. He's just too big to be facing in now, since he's the size of an average six month old! He has fantastic head,neck and back control and strength so I'm quite happy to have him facing out
Gotta run. Ben is a garbage guts right now trying to fatten back up after his double ear infection and all I do is feed the boy!
Just quickly - so far my resttling seems to be working! It took a couple of goes this time, but it's now been 1.5 hours since he first went down and he's still sleeping. I will admit that the second time I went in this sleep I did pick him up, but hey, he's still asleep now and that's the main thing! It worked (without having to pick him up) when I did it yesterday arvo too, but DH wasn't so good at it when I wasn't there.
I know the benefits FAR outweigh the risks 
we are booked in for her 4mth needles.
keep demanding answers. That's not good enough that they are saying that!! It's been going on too long now and he's only little.
He enjoyed it much more than Ben did as a bub. J is going to be my social bub I think. He loves talking to people and smiling at them. Ben was always more introverted and we had to work so hard for smiles. With J, all you have to do is talk to him and he breaks into the biggest grin 
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