Babies Born January 16th ~ 31st 2009

Shell, I haven't had any experience with split bottle/breast, but a mum in my other baby group did. After about 2.5 months it got too exhausting and she went full bottle. Have you spoken to your community nurse about the best way to go forward?

I've finally gotten around to reading all the birth stories posted by this group and posted my own one. It's long, but it was such a wonderful birth experience :) If you have time (haha, that's a joke!), feel free to read and post a response :)

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ml#post1704372

Just quickly....

Shell - I expressed for 8 weeks for Lucie, didn't have supply issues but yes it was bery draining. Maybe try some herbal stuff to get your supply going? Have you tried the Aktivite shake recipe or Fenugreek or Blessed Thistle? Might be worth it for a few days to see if there is any diff? Good luck! Doing a great job :clap:

Ok gotta run...dinner to do, groceries to unpack, tired toddlers and a crying bubba......oh and I have to pick my dad up from the train station, no wonder the time flies!

SHELLSIE- yeh i have the tweddle sleep right sleep tight book,nope still takes me an hour or so to settle the koala....i use some of its methods but am about to start reading the other baby whisperer book which was a bit more informitive,we hear back from sleep school about the day programme for settling on wednesday,atm im just doing the same routine and bedtimes etc until then,today the bird went down in 5 mins to sleep,slept an hour,woke up then went back to sleep 45 mins later for another hour and 15 mins,,,dh and his brother have just overtired the bird and not read his tired cues after dh tells me hes yawned 5 times and crying and is overtired,,why dont men listen when u tell them!!!!!!!!! that and when he doesnt finish his bottle dh wont persist or top him up 15 mins or so later so he ends up waking up hungry and it stuffs my whole schedule for settling up..grrrrr
the little terd woke up this morning at 415am,feed and poo-bum,we fed n changed and he wide awake,didnt go back to sleep til 6am ish....its a issue with him not resettling but i wont cave in...he has to learn,we have done and are doing every mortal thing we are supposed to in order not to create bad habits but nnooooooooooooooooo mister president Nixon is a spirited little bugger....
oh he made me cry today,he smiled at me for the 1st time,we were playing and i got smiles,it wasnt wind either,hes smiling and giggling....its better feeling than winning lotto
cheers bon

Had a wonderful night last night,Nixon went straight down,had to rock the cot a coupla times but no dummy and we played his seahorse that has music and he went to sleep.he fed well.,dream feed all gone and kept sleeping,4am feed ate and straight back to sleep.now 8am had feed and one hour up and tired and straight back down...yay he and i are so much happier,,,i got more smiles and giggles this morning,ohhhhh it juts makes me melt....
anyway im going back to bed for an hour and have cuddles with dh now

Hello everyone!!

Bon: When are you going to sleep school? You probably posted the date but don't remember reading it. Good luck anyway....maybe you will be able to offer some advice when you return.

Jo: Your ticker will say 2 months when Caleb reaches his birth date (17th). Hope that helps.

BIG HELLO to everyone else!!!


AFM: We went to a wedding last night (I was one of 6 bridesmaids and DH was one of 6 groomsmen lol). I was really worried about the dress as we guessed my size when I was pregnant but fit like a glove thank goodness!! Mum and Dad came with us as our babysitters and we all had a wonderful time. It was a lovely wedding but glad to be home.


Love reading what other bubs days are like! They all seem so different!! Dash has found his own routine (until next growth spurt). It goes something like this....


Wake at 5-6 am feed - this is when everyone is up in our house - we are all early to rise lol!!

Sleep by 6.30am in bouncer (falls asleep when ready after a play)

Wake at 8.30am feed and put to sleep in cot awake and settles no probs

Wake at 10.30am feed and awake to 11.30am and another feed then sleep

Wake at 3pm feed and play and feed again at 4pm then sleep in bouncer - can be a bit whingey at this time. Not always helpful when preparing dinner so I now make dinner before 3pm and reheat. He is really only napping between 4 and 7 but when awake just looks around and falls back off to sleep (or lets us know he is still around lol).

Wake at 7pm and play one-on-one time (tummy time) cos DD in bed...yeah!!!

Bath at 8.30pm to wake up properly for a full feed at 9pm and put to bed awake to settle no probs with music and wrap under arms (no bath or really, really tired means he will snack instead of have a 'meal' and therefore wake at 3am - he feeds quickly and resettles if this happens though so nothing to complain about).

Sleep through until 5am-6am

He feeds often during the day due to reflux as he has smaller meals more often iykwim. He also clusters to build up ready for long sleep at night. So.....I have been really lucky sleepwise with Dash (maybe not medically though - reflux is tough and people don't always understand when I say "no you can't hold him" after a feed etc.). Bottle feeding probably makes it easier though since he is fuller for longer (sleeping long stretches I mean). Anyway, it is working for us. Sounds like other bubs are finding their way as well.....yeah!! I remember 4 months being the time when DD and other mums in playgroup identified as a tricky time in terms of sleep and keeping routines etc. What do you other experienced mums think or remember??

GTG.....hope you are all enjoying those gorgeous baby smiles and coos.

Til next time lol!!

i was goign to go to sleep school at northpark private hospital in bundoora but the stupid woman i spoke to couldnt give me a straight answer if they gonna continue it,
i rang tweddle and they are based in footscray,however they run settling and sleep day progammes in craigieburn which is like 1 minute from me so they are gonna contact me wednesday,i will ring my private hospital again however tweddle are government funded..

Orange - good stuff with Dash's routine, sounds like you two have it sorted yay!! :) Caleb has reflux too, we just bought formula thickener today to add to his formula and also got some Losac too to help him, i also give him infants friend to keep the wind issues down. He just gets those blasted hiccups far too many times a day and for far too long!! sometimes for an hour! drives me nuts so cant imagine how he feels poor little man!!! So lets hope we see some improvement with his reflux after all the money we just spent :pray:

Right im off to bed, had a late night last night entertaining friends for dinner and didnt realise how exhausting it can be...

Just a quick one today since I had a migraine yesterday and have an unsettled bubba as a result (I think it stuffed my milk supply :( )

Orange, yep, I think I remember 4 months as being a bit yuk for all the girls in my mum's group. Their teeth all seemed to start moving around - even though most didn't appear for a few months. They also seemed to want to change their routines - whether it was related to their teeth or not we still don't know!

Thought so Dis....only time will tell with lot hey lol!!

Jo I have my fingers crossed. Dash is on Zantac and it is in liquid form so easy to put in his bottle. I have found that the reflux is worse if he has colic as well so Infacol goes in every bottle to try and battle that rattley chest....the combo seems to work. Dash also has Gaviscon in all bottles over 100mL and is on a thickened formula to top it off!!! His reflux is quite bad though. Good luck!!


Any of you been to a Wiggles concert before? Was thinking about taking DD but wasn't sure what to expect in terms of seating, crowds etc. How would I go at handling a nearly 4month old at the concert?? Just that my parents are overseas and no-one to watch Dash.....maybe it is best to wait for the next concert??

Just had to write something....we were hiding on the second page!!

Orange, I used to take my niece and nephew to The Wiggles every year. We used to go to the big Christmas one at the Ent Cent so I'm not sure how the seating would work in the local ones they're doing now. I reckon it could be a bit of a struggle with a bub, although by four months they're a bit more alert and can sit up (with support) a bit better. The stress might take all the enjoyment out of it though. Plus, you don't know how loud it's going to be which might hurt Dash's little eardrums.

I took B to Disney On Ice last year and the year before with my niece and nephew. The first time he was only two months old and was quite startled by the noise to start with, but then was quite fascinated by the costumes and movement. Last year he was 9 or 10 months and it was a lot easier. He seemed to really enjoy the first half and then fell asleep. When he was a wee bub I had my mum with me for help, but last year it was just me and the three kids and we did alright :)

Don't know if that helps you make up your mind! :)

Us, had a better night last night (shocker on Sunday!) I'm thinking it really was the coffee -poor little mite. He's having major issues with wind right now. Infacol is doing nothing :( Will only sleep on his tummy, I have to either have him where I can watch him (and make sure he's breathing) or have his movement monitor on. During the night he sleeps okay on his back though which is good otherwise I'd be up all night worrying that he's stopped breathing!

Better do some housework while the boys are asleep. Joy of joys!

Sorry for the quick note,
but my little girl is off to the doctors any moment now - no sleep last night or today and still throwing up and crying and generally very unhappy..... so looks like reflux to me.

I hope something can be worked out - reflux is horrible for all of us.....

Oh Runner I hope you get some answers and even better - some solutions!

Orange - I have tickets for the Wiggles so I'll be taking a 2.5, 3.5 and Henry, I hope it will be ok!

Dis - So glad to hear you have tummy sleeper. H will ONLY sleep on his tummy, so yes I have a movement monitor. Trying so hard to get him on his back but he really is a tummy boy. Even doesn't really like lying on back to play really. Stressful I agree - but he just will not sleep on his back at all, so it is the only way unfortunately.

Speaking of sleep - H has been a right litle turd the past 2 days. Feed feed feed and will wake up the second I put him down. Is it growth spurt time atm? I'm exhausted! And Lucie and NEd so badly want some attention and Henry is consuming every bit of mine. I'm at my wits end!

Oh runner - sorry to hear your little girl isnt well, hope she gets better soon! Caleb has reflux and we have him on losec, that might be what they give your bubba, if they do try and get it in liquid form, we got it in the capsules which have to be put in water and he gags on it.

My dad arrives tomorrow to meet Caleb, so excited!!! Caleb had his 2 month check up today and he is 5.8kg!!!! he has grown another 4cm and is now 58cm long.. what a big boy i have :) hes just a delight

Jo - Try and hunt down a compounding chemist - they do Losec as the liquid. Lucie was on it - much easier! Have fun with your dad!

Weighed H today - he's 6kg. Ned wasn't 6 kg until 3 months and Lucie not til 4!!!!! H is just over 7 weeks - eeeek!

Soph, its too late, weve already bought the tablets, cant afford to get another script :(

Jo - if you have private health insurance check out if it covers the script. I got a fair bit back on mine

Whose little one still doesn't smile a lot? Dash is 9.5 weeks now and will smile but you have to work really hard for one. Guess he hasn't had much to smile about last few weeks with the bad reflux. He still has the newborn reflex where he shakes his arm and leg (only on left side now) when stretching and waking....anyone else with a bub still doing this?

Jo and Runner: Another option is Zantac (I had a choice of this or Losec)...it is liquid but need a script and costs $20 for the bottle that will last forever, it is huge! It tastes awful though, like mouthwash, but since Dash is bottle fed we can put it in his bottle no prob.....when we were giving it to him before a feed he would get upseet and then not feed.

Dis aned Soph: Thanks for info on the Wiggles, hope you enjoy the show with your little ones. I think I will buy the tickets and hope that DH can have the day off and either go with DD or watch Dash - I am not too confident going out with two to a big event (it's a new world lol) especially when my DD is going through the "I can do it by myself" phase and the "run as fas as you can and hide from mummy" phase. Your boys are doing a great job chubbing up nicely - bet they are just too cute!!

Jo: Is Caleb still rolling over?

BIG hello to everyone else!!

REN: How is little Ava going? Hope that the breastfeeding is still working for you both and that she is sleeping those longer stretches for you like she started doing. Hopefully you haven't posted because you are getting some nice rest or enjoying your happy bubba!!



Mummy brag moment (throw all the tomatoes at me that you want lol).....Dash has slept from 8.30/9.00pm - 7.00-7.30am for 4 nights in a row now. So 10-11 hours without waking up once! YEAH!!!! I feel really lucky and hope he keeps it up (if not, that's ok too). I am stoked that he is doing this at 9 weeks old....it's a nice relief with all the upset and worry of severe reflux....no way that he would be able to do this without his meds! I guess that bottle feeding has helped as well with this but it is a great feeling getting a full nights sleep. Now, to work on those smiles. Hope that those who need a full night sleep get one soon as well!!

Linda xx

Orange - yep Caleb is still rolling over, the midwife was shocked! hahaha its so cool though, when he does it he just looks at me so casually like "whats the big deal mum *blink blink* its just what i do" hahaha

I have found a new way to get Caleb off to sleep when his reflux is bad or he is severly overtired, i cant pat him on the back to send him to sleep (because of the reflux) so i just turn up the white noise and pat the mattress next to his head, it takes 5 mins and hes off in la la land, only had to do this yesterday cos he was overtired and now hes back to going into his cot awake and falling asleep by himself.

My dad arrives today!! woohhoooo! Caleb is getting his vax tomorrow so im dragging dad with me, he can hold Caleb and i might have to just leave the room!!!! I can then blame Grandad if he cries hahahaha

hi there,
well, doctor was very nice, listening and understanding. We got some Gaviston, not anything stronger medication wise at this stage, doctor is cautious not to over perscribe which is good I suppose. Sorry if the spelling is not right, I am too tired.

I was told to handle her very gently after breastfeeding - no patting, jiggling, bouncing etc - makes sense! We seemed to have done everything else - raised the cot, feeding in upright position, holding her there for 10 mins at least after feeding etc, do not eat certain things (for me - no dairy, limited sugar, no caffiene etc).

Now ladies - a question about wraps and wrapping - our Amara likes to be wrapped but she is strong and gets out of it many times and this wakes her up? familiar story? yes, probably! well, I am thinking of buying something I saw called a Swaddleme wrap by Kiddopotamus - it has velcro fastening to keep the little ones tight!

what do you do ? and use? I currently have muslim wraps, but they are quickly getting too small for even my 6 week old Amara -

Yes, she is 6 weeks today!!

jo - have heaps of fun with your dad!! I may try that method of settling for Amara you mentioned too.

Orangefeather - I am envious of your little one sleeping so much during the night - but you deserve the sleep so I am also so happy for you, knowing now how hard it is to have a bubba with reflux.

My Amara is not doing too bad at night - last night slept from 8pm to 2.20am, feed, and then back down again (after spending time upright in my arms for 15 mins or so) until 6am - stirring a bit now and again. I think this is wonderful as I know breastfeed babies do take longer to sleep through the night and she is also only 6 weeks old......I don't expect to have this happen everynight, but it is a start. the main thing to me is that she settles calmly after that night feed !! 2 night ago she did not and we were up from 1.30am to 5.30am..........say no more, it was horrible.

How I managed to get up and stay motivated with my running is beyond me sometimes, it must be just automatic after all these years...

Runner - we use a miracle blanket and it works a treat as Caleb is very strong and gets out of any wrap we have, we cant use anything else but this one. I would say buy one of each, if they both work then fantastic, if one doesnt then you havent wasted heaps on buying two of the same thing that doesnt work (you need at least two for the days you need to wash one)

Runner: Sounds like Amara is starting to sleep well at night, what a good girl!! Dash has Gaviscon with every bottle....without it he vomits. The Zantac simply takes the acidity out of the vomit (but not stop it) iykwim. You should notice a difference very quickly, Amara will be happier on it. As for wraps, Dash uses the Kidopotamus Swaddleme like you suggested. He cannot get out of it - unless he learns how to use his little fingers to undo the velcro lol! Used them on DD as well.

Dash is in a Medium and is 5.5kg if that helps. He can still fit in a small swaddled under the arms which is how he likes it anyway.....he still likes to wave his arms around. They are great because you can change their nappy without unwrapping them and they come in cotton and fleece. We have used this swaddle from day 1 in hospital with both bubs. Dash is now only swaddled at night....this is his night sleep cue. They are hard to find though (well around here anyway) but I know ebay have a heap up for auction (with different designs that you can't get in the shops). Don't know anything about the miracle wrap like Jo suggested (sounds similar though???) but hope that helps.

ETA: About sitting up after a feed......I find I don't need to do that much with Dash anymore as long as he has had his Gaviscon. After 3 weeks, I can now put him down almost straight away if I need/want to. I also add Infacol to each bottle to help with wind so I don't need to tap his back...it comes up on its own now. Hopefully you will notice a big difference too!! Good luck Amara and Runner!! xx

Hey Mummies!!! How are we all?

Ava has put on 240g in just 6 days!!! :dance: She now weighs 4390g!!! We are doing so well with Breastfeeding now... and almost exclusively Breastfeeding. I'm very proud of us for persisting through all our problems with it all.... and finally I don't feel any pain in my right nipple when she attaches! It's only taken 6wks :lol:
I can't believe my little girl is 6 weeks!!!!!!!!! :o how fast it goes.....

DD is sleeping well at night.... her last feed is usually 10pm and she sleeps until 3 or 4am!! We are very happy with that and hope it continues for a little while.... it's great getting 4hrs sleep in a row. Makes all the difference. She doesn't sleep for long during the days, however sometimes she may sleep for 2-3hrs and that's great it gives me the chance to rest or do stuff around the house.

Jo- we have the same wrap! They are great! Ava gets out of any wraps too but that one.... she's such a fighter LOL!! I want to buy another one.

Better go, someone just woke up!!!!

BBL to catch up on posts.

Orange - thanks for asking about me hun! :hug: I just haven't posted in here for a few days as I find it hard time-wise! When Ava sleeps I quite often am resting myself OR doing house work. We've also had a few appointments lately. Today we have our 6week checkup! And gotta have the dreaded papsmear however now it doesn't seem too bad considering everyone has seen my 'hoo-ha' already :lol: i've given birth!!
That's wonderful Dash is sleeping so well!!!

Jo - sorry to hear Caleb needs Losec. We had Ava on the tablets for a week then stopped them.... turns out she doesn't have reflux anymore!!!

Runner - oh no!!! I'm sorry to hear Amara isn't sleeping and is vomiting up alot... definitely sounds like reflux if she's crying in pain all the time. you poor thing. you must be tired. Did you get prescribed anything? Losec?

Shellsie - just saw your post. I've been going through similar tough time to you with regards to feeding,..... I've been expressing and taking fenugreek tablets AND motillium to get my milk supply up as i lost it a week ago when DD wasn't feeding properly and i didnt realise my supply had diminished until we realised she'd lostweight. (all good now tho after hard work!!!) i would spend my whole day either feeding, settling or expressing :( sooooo draining!!!!! Are you taking fenugreek and motillium aswell? It works wonders my milk was back within 24hrs..... i was expressing every 2-3hrs also. keep up the work it will be worth it. if thats what you want to do. I'm so very proud of myself for persisting with it all and soon we'll be exclusively BFing..... almost already are now..... it's taken 6wks of hard work but its worth it.

Sorry ladies i havent been on here,been going like a mad idiot getting my house ready for sale,its officially on the market,we did have an offer but now we got 3 lots of people fighting it out who wants it and maybe more after today when it goes on realestate.com and paper

Well i havent heard from sleep school and i dont need it anymore,my boy has done an about face the last 3 days or so,,he now goes straight down and sleep...we got a SIDS recommended wedge and we been putting him on his side and its lights out in minutes...
Last night he slept all the way thru from dreamfeed at 11am and woke at 630am then went back to sleep til 730am..1st time i had to wake up n go see if he ok..i cant stop bragging about the EASY thing by secrets of the baby whisperer,has saved my life,that and the wedge pillow

He has been a bit on the off side,has a rash and i thought was excema but its viral,is over the worst and better,went and seen 2 doctors to check he ok and all good,poor thing has shocking cradle cap,like a good little italian boy he is poor thing getting doused in olive oil.. anyway thats it for me,got things to do
am off to the beach for a few days for some R&R
cheers bon

hi Ren,
thanks for your thoughts. It has been hard, but everyone here has had some difficult times, all worth it for our beautiful bubbas.

So proud of you re Breastfeeding - I am very lucky in that way, both times.

Hey, guess what? I just entered my first running race post baby!! Yeah! it is this Sunday - an 8km fun run. Just getting there on time and getting hubby, son and newborn daughter there ON TIME will be the most amazing thing, and not the race itself!!

Hey all, I've been catching up with everyones posts then the boy cries and I never get to post. So here we go.

We have our follow up appointments with cardioligist, and Peadiatrition (sp) this week. Makes the boy really unsettled as the prod and poke him. That said we are now sleeping 9pm - 4am fairly regularly. During the growth spurts we get a 12 or 1 wake up too.

Quick question do people still have to hold up the baby's head? Fin's neck is so strong. We only hold it cas it makes us feel better, but he doesn't need it any more.

Te boy just woke up, at least i got to post.

Snoochie boochies

aww Mel, love the pic of your wee man!
We havent had to hold Calebs head up for weeks but we still like to anyway, just makes me feel more secure knowing my hand is there. glad you got to eventually post!!:D

i need to upload one too how do i upload a pic

Hi ladies! Good to hear from you all, some of you have been MIA, but it's easy to understand why.
So glad to hear some of the other boys are starting to get chubbier! I was going to take J to the clinic yesterday to ask some questions (well about Ben actually), but decided not to in case he weighed in over 6.5kgs, which is very likely. Nah, that's not the real reason we didn't go, but it was in the back of my mind! :lol:

Soph, so glad I'm not the only one with a tummy sleeper! J still sleeps on his back at night, but during the day it's all tummy. B, DH and I all sleep on our tummies so it's no surprise really.

Runner, sorry you've had such a rough time. Hopefully the Gaviscon will really work with Amara. Poor little thing. Good luck in the run this weekend. You'll be able to get there on time, just set as much up as you can the night before. I've found that's the only way I can be up and out of the house before 9am!

Bon, yay, on the sleeping!

Ren, well done on breastfeeding. You've done really well there. Are you using cloth nappies on Ava yet? I'm using them about half the time on J. I have some more Baby Beehinds on order, but apparantly there is a nation-wide shortage as one of their trucks caught fire and they lost heaps of merchandise! So, I don't have enough to have both boys in cloth full time. Ben wins because of his sensitive skins so J is still just part time. Have found the flushable liners pretty awesome.

Mel, we haven't supported J's head since the first week. He's a strong little bugger. B was the same and was sitting unsupported at five months' old. Wouldn't be surprised if J is the same... besides, he has the added fat rolls on his legs to help keep him stable :lol:

Had an amazingly busy day yesterday. Went shopping then to my SIL's for a couple of hours. Also managed two loads of washing, the washing up, cooking dinner and the ironing - all while DH was at his second job so I'm pretty proud of that. Of course I'm totally wiped out today though! :lol: Lucky the boys had a good night last night :)

Hi everyone

Even though I haven't been posting much I still read up on how you are all doing. Big pat on the back for Ren - you are an inspiration. To persevere for 6 weeks like you have is just amazing. Good on you!!!

Sounds like we are all starting to get some decent sleep. Sam had his best night yet last night with a sleep from 11.30pm - 6.30am. It was great! 3 months old today - I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. He is still a bit wobbly with his head so we still support him as much as we need to. He's really starting to chat alot now and smiles and makes the cutest noises. He's starting to react to noise alot more now too, he will turn to where the noise is coming from - particularly if it is DH or I. Being a Mum is so great, I love it!

Good luck with the house Bon, we have just sold & bought a new place. It was a bit stressful - building inspections are just a joke these days so brace yourself. All they do is cover their own backsides and fill their reports with everything & anything. Sounds promising if you have 3 parties interested. Yay.

Good luck for the fun run runnermum, you are right. Just getting there on time will be an achievement in itself.

Enjoy your time with your Dad Jo.

Will be back soon - big hugs to everyone. We are all so busy these days tho.

AJC - happy 3mths old to Samuel!!! WOW!! :bluecheer:
Runner - good luck at the marathon!! how exciting! Good luck getting the family out the door on time :lol: you can do it. And thank you for saying you're proud of me. I feel very proud i've stuck with it..... it's been hard and not a good introduction to BF'ing at all! BUt i know i can push past the hiccups and get there.... and we are almost where we want to be.
Disgirl - yeah we've started using cloth.... only a few MCNs fit her still waiting for her to grow chubbier before she fits her other MCNs! Just ordered some Cushie Tushie's! Can't wait to get them... all different patterns!! CUTE!! :D we are using newborn magicalls (BBH) and i have peapods but they are too big. also BBH fitteds with covers gonna start using them soon....
We are also using the old school terry flats with snappi's.... very cute. And yeah using up our newborn sposies....we go thru so many i feel so bad for the environment :redface: but in the next 2 weeks we will switch to full time cloth with the odd disposable now and then.
And well done on getting all those jobs done! What a champ you are!! You must have slept well last night hehe

We have Ava's photo shoot on Saturday!! :dance: Can't wait to see how all the photos turn out..... hopefully she'll be in a sleepy state and relaxed so we get some good shots otherwise we'll just do it another day. My friend is doing it the same friend who did the photo shoot when I was 33wks PG!! :D

Just came home from the GP's and had our 6week check up! All is good and my 3rd degree tear (ouchies) has healed nicely. She said my pelvic floor muscles are nice and tight and I told her i havent even been doing my exercises so i must be lucky there :lol: haha!! DH will be happy..... all systems go... he's been asking when can he 'jump back in the saddle' hehehehehe

its late about 1230am,,,,now its my turn to not be able to go sleep
Still getting good run with Nixon sleeping n settling now..
Guess what? i sold my house in 24 hours,,,gone!!!!!!!!! got what i wanted and i aimed high,i have a very modern appealing unique home so i knew it would go,i have built before so i know what im in for,hell hath no fury like a post pregnant mum scorned!!!

Jo- im moving to my friends house to live in rent free in Sunshine for 5 months til mine is built,so since its closer to you we best best be catching up..she offered me to live in her renovated investment property for free...how nice and now i dont have to worry about me,joe and nixon all living in the one room at his brothers,,big relief,ws making me ill stressing!!

Runner-good luck on ur marathon!!!!!!!!!!!! wouls love some pics,hey girls i have an idea,lets do a january 09 facebook page so we can all put pics n posts n what not on there,we all have the same log in and password and can add photos of our kids and us and what we are doing,especially good to see runner and her marathon,wow woman your a trooper!!!!!!

Ren- Well done with Ava and to all of u sorry ur kiddies have reflux,best friend having hell of time with it,would love to see your professiional photos

To all- i have my photos on my facebook page that i had done of Nixon,we getting family portrait once the cradle cap gone and i dye hubbys hair lol..my facebook name is Sonya Chindamo,anyone can look at my stuff and also my photography as well as what i had taken by my mate of Nixon

Mel A-Good luck at the docs with your little one...

Orange-Well done on bubs sleeping settling etc

if i missed anyone else its cos im wired,tired,excited and have a migraine!!!!!!
you would too if u had 30 days to move

HAPPY 8 WEEKS OLD TO MY BOY NIXON............ SOB SOB MY BOYS GROWING UP TOO QUICK
bon

hi everyone.....

AJC - I cannot believe your little one is 3 months old!!! wow, and sleeping so well, that must be wonderful for you and your hubby.

Hey, girls, I am NOT running a marathon - this distance is 42.2kms, and at only 6 weeks post baby, I am not ready for that kind of distance yet! It is only an 8km run, although the most I have done a 12km run last weekend. I am in training for the Gold Coast Half marathon (21.1kms) in July.

Ren - you are most welcome - everyone needs praise and you deserve it. How is Ava's reflux?

Girls, need adice re Amara's reflux. as you know, went to the docs on Tuesday afternoon and started her on Gaviston - which is a bit like Mylanta, but also a bit of a thickener. Anyway, helps with acid and discomfort, indigestion etc..

Have I noticed a difference? well, not significantly. I just then took 25 mins to settle her after her 9.30am feed - crying, struggling in cot etc. I did not wait too long to get her to bed either! Last night she slept from 8pm to 1.30am but after this feed, had swallowing problems and discomfort. Not overly crying, but it was 3am until she was OK again. then slept until 6am.

I am suppose to ring Doc today and tell him how it is going. I am torn between getting strong medication and waiting a bit longer to see if this Gaviston works..........ahh, I just don't know what to do.

Runner: I think I have mentioned before that the Gaviscon works like the valve to the stomach and floats on top of the stomach contents to form a plug so it doesn't come up. Dash's reflux is quite bad so it doesn't completely stop it all the time, meaning sometimes the hot acid comes up to the back of his throat and goes back down iykwim - but it has stopped the projectile vomit. That is why he has the Zantac (liquid) - it decreases the aciditiy so it doesn't burn and cause him discomfort, he therefore feeds now with no probs. If he doesn't have the Zantac three times a day he is very uncomfortable after a feed. We started on just Gaviscon like you and then had to add Zantac for the same reasons as you described. Hope that helps.

BTW: Since you are breastfeeding you would have to syringe the Zantac and it tastes horrible....it really turned Dash off feeding until I mixed it in his formula. Other girls have mentioned Losec (powder) which does the same thing without the awful taste.

Happy 12 weeks Sam!!

Happy 2 months Nixon!!

Our bubs are really starting to grow up....and quickly!! Slow down Bubbas - what's the rush??

Hi mummas,

Thanks to Jo we are having much more success with settling Emily. She still screams when we first put her down but using the pat/shh method Jo suggested she settles pretty quickly:dance:

She is having some trouble with feeding she either seems to be too sleepy and falls asleep after one side or gets really distressed and kicks and screams. I am still trying to figure out what is wrong and worry that she is not getting enough. I might weigh her at clinic next week to check.

Runner: We also have the swaddle wrap which a friend gave to me with high recommendations. Emily has managed to get arms and once a leg?? out of it but it is generally really good and much better than a normal wrap for Emily.
I also managed to go for a run today. It was very short maybe 15 mins and pretty slow but felt great and I was surprised at how good I felt after not running for 18 months due to miscarriage related fears and pregnancy. Thanks for your advice...I can't wait to go again. Great news about entering the race...I hope it all works out for you.

Jo: Thanks again for your help...things are so much better.

bon: What is the wedge that you use. I am putting Emily on her side with a towel as a wedge but not sure about it. I am worried about SIDS risk but am using movement monitor. I am also putting into practice some of the baby whisperer techniques thanks to Jo. I will have to buy the book too.

Ren: Great news about breastfeeding. Well done for continuing it is worth it. We are planning to use MCN's soon. Going to use Rudd Stimulus money to buy them...somehow we are getting three lots of that money plus baby bonus...amazing!

Sonya - happy 2 mths Nixon!!! Far out.... goes fast!!
Me-lisa - i just realised! Your little girl was born on the same date as Ava!! I didn't realise?!? Same ticker age hehe 02/02. Lucky you getting some of Rudd's handouts! We miss out on those I think,.... or just get a bit!
Runner - my LC thinks that the Paediatrician mis-diagnosed Ava having reflux and now thinks she was just crying and unsettled in first 3 wks due to being hungry :( as she wasnt feeding well at the breast and i had no idea.... so we took her off the Losec tablets and she is fine! Mind you, at the same time we took her off them she was getting more food as i was topping her up with EBM and formula to help her gain weight as she desperately needed it. I've heard Gaviscon is good for babies reflux, good luck hope it works :hug:
And to me... 8km IS a marathon :rofl: hehe well done.

Well today I felt like the WORST Mummy in the world :( Ava and I went to a friends baby shower and the drive should have taken only 1hr each way but with traffic, road blocks and my GPS system taking me the LONG way (no idea why!!?!?) it took 2hrs EACH WAY.
So Ava and I were in the car 4hrs today... my gosh what a shocker. Poor Ava cried alot on the way home she was so tired and so unsettled. Fed her a bottle and stopped by the road to feed her and she was ok for about 20mins after but then woke up and was crying again but i just had to keep driving :( it was hard..... felt like the worst mummy. Talk about mothers guilt!!!!! :wall: have you girls been in that situation?? it was awful.... It's okay if its like 15mins from the shops to home i can handle that but this was a long drive and with a crying baby it was so stressful and upsetting :(
Baby shower was fun though and when we did arrive i enjoyed it and Ava fed and slept in my arms contently. Was good to see my friend and share the day with her.

On a good note - Ava is smiling heaps lately!! It's soooooo cute.........

Hi ladies,

my goodness what a crazy few days ive had, Caleb hasnt been eating or sleeping, took him to the dr, he has a red sore throat from the tummy acid coming back up and has a reaction to the formula making his throat sore again, so got him some soy formula, infant gaviscon and infant panadol and I have my angel baby back! he downed all of his bottles, slept for hours and last night slept from 8pm to 6.30am!!!!!!! he didnt wake up once, didnt make a peep of noise at all! I cant believe my poor boy was just not feeling well.

He is loving spending time with Grandad, those two get up to no good i tell ya! The smiles and the cuddles that go on hehehe. I will walk in the room and he stops smiling and then my dad said as soon as i left the room he watched me walk out and looked at dad as if to say "yes shes gone, back to mens business!" and started talking and smiling again! what a cheeky little monkey hahahaha!

Its so great having him here, He goes home tomorrow so im a bit sad about that but we will see him again in May and we got heaps of photos, i think dad is in love with Caleb! He just adores him, he said that whenever someone would tell him that their little baby sleeps through the night and never cries he knew they were always lying but he says here he has seen just that and he cant believe it, he said even when Caleb was sick with his sore throat he never cried! He did say though that once Caleb gets up and running its gonna be fun around our house :)

Well i better go wake my boy, its feeding time at the zoo! hahaha

Jo, glad to hear you're having such a good time with your dad. Poor little Caleb. Hopefully he'll improve now you know he's sick.

Ren, J cried last night on the way home from my SIL's house. It was awful and DH was going to stop so I could feed him and settle him, but we soldiered on to home. It was only a 15 minute drive and he cried for the last 10 but it felt like a lifetime. I find it really hard because Ben NEVER cried and we generally don't let J cry either - unless of course we have no choice like last night :( Mummies guilt is constant I"m afraid. There's always something to feel guilty about.

Us, we had a MUCH better night last night! I finally decided to let the poor little guy sleep on his tummy. Yes I know it's against SIDS guidelines, but we all just needed a good nights' sleep and I have the motion monitor and J is also able to lift and move his head very easily. Anyway, it worked like a charm :) J slept from 10:30, I got him up for a dream feed at 3:30am and put him straight back to bed before he slept right through until 8:30!!! The only reason I got him up at 3:30 was because I was up with Ben anyway so thought I might as well try to prolong J's sleep. Of course Ben chose last night to have a bad night :lol: Nah, he had an upset tummy so it's not his fault. Tonight though, I'm hoping for another lovely long night of sleep - last night was glorious!!!