Babies Born in January 2006 #4

Congrats on the engagement Lisa, and woohoo Kobi clever chook rolling! I keep trying to teach Miles to roll back to front, but he won't have a bar of it :rolleyes:

Am barring the Farex and oatmeal, Miles hates them. Loooooves pumpkin and sweet potato, will try something new today.

Not to rub it in, but Miles actually slept well last night! From 9pm to 4.00am before he stirred, then went back to sleep til 6am. I think I can cope from here on in if this becomes a habit!

Hope your weekends are going well, mine is going waaay too quickly.

Diddo on the fast weekend!

Though I am not doing much hence the posts lol.

Nah we went to a friends place for dinner last night and we are going to Armadale today. DH loves The Simpsons and they are having a gallery exhibition of the artwork so we are going for a drive to check it out. Why not??

Sal - Glad to hear Miles slept well. Not rubbing it in at all. I would rather hear that he is rather than he isnt. Don't need any more zombies on the site lol.
Thanks for the congrats :)

I have decided to go the the sleep clinic for Kobi. I went with Tyra and it worked wonders so will try again. Day sleeps are certainly no longer an issue. But this night time debarcle has got to stop! I am probably going to swap beds with Tyra for a bit so as not to disturb her or DH as well. Will see how we go trying the whole sleep thing!

Ok better go. Sitting here half naked so best I get dressed so we can go out.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

howdy eveyone.

my internet isn't working at the moment (i'm at mum right now) hence the reason i haven't been on.

jelly went to a birthday party today, it was lots of fun - heaps of other babies. although we had to leave a little early as her she had sore gums and was getting sooky. you can actually see the tooth through the gums now, so hopefully it will pop through tonight (although my breasts are a little anxious at the thought!).

we have also started going to playgroup - which is great fun.

anyway i'll talk later - hopefully have the internet back up again sson.

Hey guys,

Need to be quick as DA will wake up really soon, as I want to go home..

Move went ok... still trying to unpack - boxes everywhere, which is driving me crazy, but should finish in a day or 2..

Don't have internet for at least another 2 to 3 weeks (need to wait for our ADSL to be provisioned)...grrr.. serious internet withdrawl... I'm at mums at the moment, so don't have much time to type anything.. At least the lack of internet is making me unpack more!

DA has been rolling heaps for about 3 weeks now.. As soon as i took the archs off the tinylove mat he did actually, so i think he found them intimidating.. and he rolls both ways, did it like 10 mins once the archs weren't there....

Caved in and gave him solids... only done it like 3 times, he loves them so much.. only veggies at this stage, but he cant get enoug, as soon as we gave it to him he swalled it straight away, a good tablespoon or more worth... So it confirms that i think he was just hungry... Ha been waking every 3.5hrs through the night for a full on feed (but goes back down well which is a blessing)..

I'm utterly exhausted, and the stress from moving has made my ecezma flare up bigtime, all over my nipples, and feeding is excruiating (another reason why i caved into solids)...but i'm trying not to give him to much so he doesn't miss any feeds... its not even so much that i care if he still wakes during the night, that truely wasn't my motivating factor, i was just genuinely worried he was hungry... Boy, its so hard to know what to do...

I know they say wait until 6 months, i waited until 5, but i also feel that if he was hungry then i was missing the point about doing what was best for my baby. and i also feel everyone has their own ajenda's, so its really hard to get unbiased advice... also, i was slightly put off by the way they chnage the recommended age to start solids, being the cynic that i am, i wonder what it will be in a few years time?? Gosh, i wish they came with instruction manuals! But i still feel really guilty about giving him solids... Although the way he had no problems eating and swallowing straight away did confirm he was pretty much ready for it.. at least if he had refused i would have known he wasn't interested... did any of that make sense.. boy i am tired!

Laura - DH and i do the seperate bed thing.. DH has sleep apnoea, and terrible terrible snoring.. i honestly can't sleep next to him - he used to choke in his sleep and stop breathing besides the snoring (although know he has a mouth guard which helps but not elimiates it).. but i had the queen, he has a single.. I've been co-sleeping with DA for the past month or so, i acutally like it, but might move him into his cot soonish... kinda ruins intimate moments, when i'm like, we can't, DA is in the bed etc.

But ppl think i'm crazy for having his cot in my room, so imagine what ppl would say if i told them i co-sleep... so i don't bother cos its none of tehir buisness and i don't care about their opinions of what i should be doing with my child anyway!

Checked out the photo's of Luxxe - she is just gorgeous!

Lisa - glad Kobi is rolling now! Good luck with the solids!

Di - Hope Brodie cheers up soon... Maybe can you go to the MCHN and speak to them about PND.. or I think there is a group PANDA... But maybe first try just getting a babysitter for like 1 hour and just having some time to yourself!?

Jillian - good luck with Imogen and the growth spurt.. I don't know how ppl cope when they have other kids and its not like they can just spend the whole day in bed after a bad night??

Guess I will find out when I have some more... yeps, we are planning on having a lot, but i guess we are used it it (friends of ours have 16), but i think its slightly easier once you have older ones cos they can help out by entertaining they younger ones..

But i'll guess we will wait and see what happens and how we feel later on down the track... I guess i'm lucky that DH wants a big family also, cos i don't know what I would do it we wanted different amounts of children!?

Misty - good luck with the teething

I don't know if DA actually will ever get teeth now.. I thought he had to, and you can see them under the gums, these little white peaks, and someimes you cn feel the littel edges, but they wont come out and they have been this way for like a month.. Somebody told me they aren't really teeth, some special kind of baby ulcers, which are more a sign of teething... Anyway, I don't really care when he gets them i figure he will do everything at his own pace!

Anyway, i'm exhausted, so i might have to go put DA in the car (was waiting for him to wake up himself)...

I'll try and get on in the next few days..

I hate not having internet..

Have a great night everyone

Morning all :)

Yael - So good to see you. Bugger about the lack of internet but like you said...it means you get some stuff unpacked. But we miss you so don't be a stranger :)
Glad to hear that DA is going so well. I hear you on the teeth. I keep thinking for sure we will see some soon but now I have resigned myself to the fact that we won't see them for at least 2 or 3 months.
As for all the stuff you were saying about solids and sleeping etc...just do whatever keeps you and DA happy. Don't worry about what anyone else thinks. You go with your own instincts. We all do things differently and no way is right or wrong for everyone. If you follow your instincts and go with DA's flow I don't see how you can go wrong. You are obviously doing an awesome job so just keep it up!

Jillian - Yay on Immy sleeping through. Lucky duck haha. Nah it's good to hear that she gave you a good night again.

Well Kobi went down at 8:30 and was up at 12 for a feed. Not a massive one but she did eat. Then I cannot honestly remember the next time she woke...but it was maybe 3 hours later. I didn't make it. She ended up in bed with me. She just sleeps better that way. She still stirs and then I just put her on the boob and it knocks her out after about 30 seconds. That tells me there is no hunger there just comfort. Ah well...we'll see how we go.

As for her eating solids...she is still unsure. She likes the sweet stuff and doesnt mind her vegies but is finding it difficult to get used to the whole thing I think. So it's going to take a while for her to be a good solids eater me thinks. I dont give her too much and stop when she refuses more. But I do give it to her daily and regular times like lunch and dinner. Just do she gets used to it.

But I know some gets through cos boy oh boy are her nappies chocca's!!! lol

Ok well I will go and do some housework..ick...and then come back and play around some more on the net.

Have a great day.

WEll I hope that I am not bragging but my 2 love their food, all types. We have had homemade rice ceral, weetbix, sausage, mince, pumpkin, sweet potatoe, potatoe, avacado, peas, apple, pear and last night they slept from the 9.30pm rollover til 7.30 am this morning. They have been troubled the last week though as they have had a nasty cough and runny nose, but looks like things are getting better. They are now on 3solid feeds per day.

Jillian if I was able to continue BF, that was my plan too, no solids until 7-8 mths, so I know where you are coming from

I don't think you're bragging Tam but I am impressed none-the-less!

Jillian, I tried Miles on the baby oatmeal yesterday and he vomited it up so I'm giving up on both it and Farex. So far he's only had pumpkin and sweet potato. From a jar. LOL. I just don't think I'm the type to make up baby food. I will just introduce him to family food asap.

Gee you're organised Tam! I only feed Miles solids when I think of it! So far it's been once a day (and none yesterday I forgot to buy a jar of food :o ) OK must get organised, must get organised, must get organised....hmmmm. The MCHN said to give milk first until 9m, but Miles gets full and then won't eat any. What are you all doing?

Hi to Yael, glad to hear that the move went well, hope you get internet back quickly. Funny how our mum-instinct overrides advice we get from elsewhere! Must be something to it, after all all the recommendations are for the 'average baby'. Yet not one of us has one of them :)

Ah, I knew I'd pay by telling you all of Miles' good night sleep! Last night was a shocker, he was up between 3-4am and being VERY loud. He might have been cold :o but he cries wolf so often that I didn't check him, just rocked the hammock quietly. I gotta say he better be sleeping through the night by the time the next bub appears, or I will actually die from tiredness!

Sal - Try the spirulina before you try the dying option lol. Might help. I'm sure he will be great in no time with sleeping. Might have just been a bad night.
As for the solids well I give them to Kobi before I offer her breast. I only do that becuase if I give her milk first then she wont want food. Don't feel bad about the jars/tins. I have been doing that too. Though I will make my own vegies and stuff when she actually starts eating them....maybe. I did that with Tyra but half the things I did with Tyra I will probably be too lazy to do second time round lol.
But I can't wait til she can eat our food.

She just denied the chicken and vegies I tried to give her. Shot me down in flames. Might have to open the jar of mixed vegies I think. At least they are only like 82cents so I am not wasting much money lol.

I try to give her lunch and dinner. Not at exact times mind you..but when she has woken from her first sleep I let her play and then give her some lunch then a bit later she gets boob.

And then she has dinner at about 6:30-7 ish..sometimes a bit later. Then she has a bath..boob and bed.
It will be good when she actually eats the food I give her lol.
Tyra was a great eater..but this one is fussy.

Tam - certainly don't consider you bragging. I think it's great you have got them into a routine the way you do and that they eat so well. I am just pleased they are making being a mother of twins that little bit easier for you :)

Hi guys, I had to pop in! It sounds like some of you are having similar probs to me! Firstly Laura, I have not been sharing a room with DH since Coco was born, and just last week we have moved into the same bed again and I HATE it. Even if he just breathes deeply it drives me NUTS!! So we are having alot of punch ups in bed! Every time I nudge him to get him to change position he hits me back!!!???
Also we have a non sleeper here. I am going CRAZY. For the last week Coco has been waking at 3am and NOT going back to sleep. I have let her cry (for hours on end) and I have tried patting, teething medicine, breast feed, dummy (after we got rid of it) and NOTHING has worked. I even went to Doc today to rule out illness. Absolute nightmare. SO i totally sympathise with those of you whose bubs are waking up a bit!!
Food wise she's a great eater, and she's really a delight but it's just those early hours. I have been up at 3am for the past week, it can't be doing me any good whatsoever. I don't even know if what Im saying to people is coming out in English anymore!!
Anyway, just wante dto stick my nose in. Can't believe how fast the year has gone. You've all got gorgeous bubba's!!!
xo

Hi Meg! Gee Coco is a little stunner! OK now I can think of you when I'm up at 3am with Miles :cryinglaugh: It's just the luck of the draw isn't it, whether you get a sleeper or not, don't you think? My sister (who has 3 kids, none of which had any sleep probs) asked me whether I'd done controlled crying with Miles. Well, I don't think it's in me to do, but the thing is that he doesn't really cry, he just grumbles VERY LOUDLY. Arrrggghh, I am pinning my hopes on when Miles starts crawling, apparently they get so worn out that they can't help but sleep more.

My hat goes off to all the mums out there who make all the baby food :clap: I don't think I'm one of them, though :rolleyes:

Jillian - Definitely go the Spirualina. I probably sound like I am preaching talking about it and I hope I am not going on about it too much but I really recommend it. If it isnt that working for me then I have had a miraculous overhaul coincidentally let me tell you.
They can't harm you cos they are all natural and I suppose if for some reason they don't work for you or something then all you have to do is stop taking them right! T
I would go for a brand that sells the tablets with the higher mg. I bought enervite with 1000mg's. I only have to take 3 a day(more if I want to, but I only take three with breakfast) as opposed to other brands that have 500mg per tab and you take 6 or more a day. It worked out cheaper to buy the brand I bought.
Have you got a chemist warehouse near you? You may get them there cheaper than a health food shop. Either way I recommend them and hope they work for you.

Meg- You poor thing with Coco waking at 3 am :( I mean Kobi wakes alot but she tends to go back to sleep. It must be hard. I hope it all gets alot better very soon. I can relate to the tiredness and the english or lack ther of lol. I just ramble some days and my friends are like.."Lisa what is wrong with you?" I just have days where I am in my own world. Though I have been ok for the past week or so. I still relate!!

I am very proud of my efforts today. Despite being connected to Kobi for the best part of the day (she is a little clingy) and being glued to the computer screen I have still done alot. I have done all my ironing..the basket was huuuuuge. I made all the beds this morning ( an effort believe me)..did all the dishes and tidied up the house. I have been doing little lists in the morning and then ticking things off as I go. It makes it easier to do stuff and then I feel good when I achieve it. Did someone here suggest that to me?? Anyhow it's been working a treat.
Tomorrow I will dust and vac I think and if it isnt blowing a gale I might even get out in the garden and get some weeds!!!!

Ok Kobi is cracking it slighty. Best I nip it in the bud.

See ya

I've just been reading over today's posts with Luxxe in my lap.

She's been farting like a trouper for days!!!!!!!! OMG the stench!!!!!!!!!!:eek:

she's not done any poo for days... so i guess that's the reason

BUT she's just done a poo right now!!!!!!!!!!


how sad that i'm so excited about what is bound to be a paint peeling stinker of a nappy.... thank god I put a disposable on.... I had a feeling today was going to be the day.

anyway - will tend to my stinky howler monkey and be back in a bit.:p

xxx
L

ok back.

that had to be the stinkest grossest nappy I've ever had to deal with. If it was a cloth one I think I would have just burnt it.


anyway - I too have fallen victim to the 3am wakeup. I figure it must be growth spurt time again.

I swear the other morning I woke up and jumped in the shower for a quick shower before DH handed over Luxxe for her shower time (we're co-showering also) and as he un-wrapped her from the towel I just went WHOA!!!!!! she honestly looked like she had grown HEAPS since the day before!

I coudln't believe how big she had gotten so quickly. She's heavier too....though it might have been the 2 kg of poo she's been saving up.

anyway - DH was yet again kicked out of bed again last night becuase It's just easier to have Luxxe lay in the middle and for me to move from one side of the bed to the other when we need to change boobs. She must be feeding 3-4 times during the night the last few nights.

also she has a bit of a cold... just a bit sniffly and a cough.

Oh - yesterday we went to buy a king single for DH and were planning on going to Cap't snooze and 40 winks and bed shed.... on the way we saw a sign for a place that is actually a matress making facorty that does factory direct.... so for the mattress we were willing to pay $2k for , we got for $685 can you beleive the mark-up on these things!!!!!!

so I'm totally excited. YAY for bargains!!!!!

we moved the cot out of the bed room and moved the queen bed around so now there's heaps of room for the king single that DH will be using. I reckon it's a great solution to our troubles. I still have DH in the same room and now we have a seperate bed for being romantic.... like Yael said... it can kill the mood fairly swiftly.

Oh and the cot, we've moved it into the living area and are using it like a play pen... put all the toys in there and she can roll around and play safely and the puppies don't steal her stuffed toys.

Ok on the topic of sleep -

about a month ago a friend of mine was telling about a theory in holistic therapies that went along the lines that until your baby is about 3 they will often display the symptoms of the mother's illness/condition/whatever becuase they are basically just extensions of the mother. SO when the child displays symptoms you need to treat the mother in order to heal the child.


I was thinking about it and I reckon it makes sense....I can think of a few times where Luxxe has had the symptoms for things I've been feeling....It probably has a lot to do with sharing the same germs and stuff.. but I reckon it's worth keeping in mind when the babies show signs of not being content etc.

anyway - I was thinking about it and I've found that when Luxxe is tired and not sleeping well..... I've been running myself a bit thin and not drinking enough water and taking my suppliments.... so when I do make sure I drink heaps and take my omega3 etc I feel better and she sleeps better.

my friend was saying how when she was pregnant with ther second baby and was suffering with morning sickness.... her first DS had a cold that she coudln't shake... so whilst she was just wanting to lay down and sleep away the nausea, the toddler was happy to do the same because she wasn't feeling great either... adn then as soon as the morning sickness was gone, the little one got better and they both were up and about together.



I'm still not giving luxxe any solids... though whenever I make something she can have I freeze some for her. like pumpkin.

for those that won't eat farex, have you tried puree of brown rice?

well Luxxe is growling.... like seriously growling. It's part of her playing/talking/vocalising but it generally leads to crying when she gets tired of playing... which is right about now.

xxx
L

Hi all,

Gee, 5 days away and there are heaps of posts to read! Glad to hear about the 3am calls others are having - we have had this the last couple of nights as well. Usually it is 4 or 5 am. Hmmmmm.

Maybe that is why I have been feeling down and out. Felt better reading everyone's posts and that others feel this way too at times. It's just that thing of feeling that you have no time for yourself, like a few of you were saying. But I am getting a haircut on Wednesday!!! My niece is here and looking after Clarrie. First haircut in 7 months. I've been chopping my fringe off myself. :eek:

Had a good visit from my mum and sister and now my niece is here for the week.

Clarrie is having solids on and off, but no set times that's for sure. Just testing it all out. He doesn't seem to like carrot though.

Well, short post, but it took so long to read everyone's posts!!! Now I 'm caught up. Will call in again soon.

Julie xx

does anyone want to come to Fiji or hawaii or some other tropical location ?

i want to go on a holiday!!!

ooh yes away from the cold! bubs can just be in a nappy or au naturale! lots of strawberry frappes, massages (from resort masseurs)

*sigh* back to reality. Tired. Cold.

Re haircut: I got a severe one done, thought it would make me feel better about myself but it is such a shocker (and so short) that I have no choice but to let it grow out. At least now I'm pg my hair should stop falling out :confused:

I totally want to go on one of those resort holidays.... or one where you have your own island and your own beach and maybe a private chef to cook delicious food so that when you come back from the beach there is this amazing seafood feast waiting for you!

that would be so lovely!!

Hey Sal - how are you feeling? you didn't have any morning sickness with Miles did you? are you getting anything now?
how short is your hair cut? I've been toying with the idea of going short too.... but I can't decide....

then again finding time to go to the hairdresser is a whole other thing....

oh well.

COUNT ME IN ON THE HOLIDAY!!!

I'm sick of the cold and I'm sick of the sun going down early and I'm sick of freezing body parts that are not meant to be cold and I'm sick of dressing Brodie like an Eskimo which i know he hates and the part the sickens me the most is yet to come and that will be my ELECTRICITY BILL - I'm holding onto my hairdo for that one....too scared to think how much it will be - so COUNT ME IN FOR FIJI OR HAWAII

do you get the feeling i hate winter?? because I DO - i told Brodie the other day the best part about winter is when it's over - i stand by my statement - come on SPRING!!!

anyway i have booked my MIL to look after BJ for me on Friday and I'm having a day to myself - first time since having him - I'm getting myself pampered - thank goodness for credit cards but I'll deal with the bill next month - i'm sick of looking like an old woman with crazy hair and bushy eyebrows - it's bad enough to look like ****e when you haven't had a chance to shower but it's even worse when you still look YUK after you've showered and blow-dried :eek:

Ok enough about me and my bad winter mood

Good to see all of you are well and that I'm not alone with the 3am frenzy- I think I'm just use to it now...amazing how you just adjust.

BJ is on the solids but so far only apple, sweet potato, pumpkin, mashed corn and normal potato - thinking about introducing something green this week - maybe some mashed zuchini or mashed avocado with the above mentioned stuff - we'll see how we go...

have a great day all

ciao

Ah Laura you never fail to mention some foodstuff that gets me drooling! Seafood buffet....mmmmmm. 'Cos I was taken by surprise, falling pg so quickly, I didn't have my full fix of sushi and smoked salmon and now I can't have any for aaaggges :(

Me, nope no m/s yet (but I am only 5.5wks so early days yet). I didn't get any with Miles so am not expecting any. Actually am hoping for none, because I don't know how I'll manage to run to barf and carry Miles at the same time :eek:

My hair is quite short, I had it long, about as long as yours Laura (my fringe isn't so short though) then after the birth I felt like a change and got talked into having layers put in. Well my hair is fine and thick and straight and blerk and layers are ALWAYS a disaster but I get so sick of status quo that I let a hairdresser talk me into something different. Anyway, the first layers were awful, so I went for a second cut, and now my hair is really short - I can't put it in a pony tail and with it tucked behind my ears it just looks like a boyish short cut. Blerk.

Di, I hear you on looking awful AFTER the shower and makeup (well, spack fillering over the worst bits) and hair drying. I'm getting used to it. Oh and also the number of grey hairs appearing. I wish shaved heads would come into fashion for women ;)

Miles ate a whole jar of the organic pumpkin and sweetcorn mash. Amazing! And I fed him after his bottle, too. I think he's ready for solids now!

Hello ladies,

PLEASE CAN I COME ON THE HOLIDAY!!

That is something DH and I will save for when we come back from o/s this year. We are going to plan for a week long just us holiday. Somewhere with clear blue water, white sand and plenty of ****tails and sun!!

Well we are having no real luck at the moment. Not really keen on solids and she still won't sleep. Oh well..what can you do. It will get better. It has to. As for the solid I will just have to be patient. She will eventually get hungry enough to eat them. I do wonder though how much she eats compaerd to how much she spits out while blowing bubbles during feed time lol.
Sleeping will get better. I have thought about cc but I am not sure how ready I am for that. I worry she is hungry and I am going to starve her if I cc.
Will see what happens.

We are starting to plan for her naming day as well. I want to have it the beginning of October We have contacted a celebrant and are just waiting to hear back to see if she is available that day. Then we will have to organise the rest. I did up the invite list last night and it's just under 100! Thats with being fairly ruthless too.
So I will update you more there when I know more.

Ok better go. Want to go up the shop and get some supplies. Am going to do some baking!!!

Have a great day.

hi guys,

just got back from the naturopath. just went as Luxxe has a cold and is losing her voice...really I just wanted to know what kind of things they can do and offer for the more general illnesses that the GP just says "yeah and??" to.

Itwas really interesting... I'm such a convert. The naturopath is looking at ordering in or making up a homeopathy first aid kit for us. Just so that we can treat things like upset tummies, headaches, food poisoning, scratches & scrapes, trauma, shock, pain.... heaps of stuff.....
Obviously for the treament of more chronic things you still need the naturopath... but when you need to treat something quickly or in the middle of the night etc... then the first aid kit can be used.

and unlike other western medicines and even herbal remedies, you can't overdose with homeopathy.

THe ananolgy used was like tuning 2 string on a guitar to the same note. when you pluck one the other vibrates too because they share the same frequency, but the other 4 strings do nothing....
homeopathy is the same.... when you perscribe the right treatment, it cured the ailment, but if you perscribe wrong... or say a toddler gets into it and eats a whole bunch of the stuff.... nothing really happens.

I'm so amazed by homeopathy. I wish I'd found out more about it years ago.

anyway - also got some probiotics for Luxxe's tummy - to help fix the stagnant poo situation.

some rescue remedy... to use in those instances when she's irritable or upset... ie by teething. She also said that if I think Luxxe needs some, then I'll most likely need some too and it will help withthose times you feel like you're going to explode... and kids respond really quickly to it. it's either one drop under the tongue or I can rub some on her forehead or wrists.

also got a general herbal tonic to help boost her immune system. She said the bottle will last a year and just gave me instructionson how to dilute it until she's a bit older.


OH - and she gave me some hand-outs about B/F and contraception and weaning and introducing solids.

it was basically saying after 6 months (like we all know) for solids.. but it also said that another good indicator was when the baby was able to sit up on their own was a good indicator of a good time to try. I thought that was interesting....wonder why?


Ok - I'm prattling on as usual. Sorry.... I got all excited :)


xxx
L

jelly got her first tooth yesterday!! just thought i would let you all know - hopefully she will settle down now. and she has also started saying buba. wow they grow so fast.

i am just waiting for my uni results ATM. they are supposed to be posted sometime this afternoon - so fingers crossed i passed.

Misty, congrats on Jelly's first tooth. Good luck with the uni results - I admire you studying with a new baby! Hard work.

Laura, I read also that a baby should sit unsupported before going on solids. That was in my favourite book by this woman who takes a yoga (yogic??) approach. I just love her as what she says always make sense. The reason she gave for the sitting is that this shows that a baby's muscles and hence the digestive system is strong enough to digest solids properly. Anyway, I've disregarded that advice a little bit as Clarrie is not really sitting unsupported (only for about 10 seconds) but oh well.... He is loving his porridge.

We've hired a vaporiser for his room as he has this barky cough. The doc. had said there was no infection but the cough is still there in the AM and PM mainly. I've been thinking about a naturopath. Will see how the varporiser thingy goes.

Big news - John has handed in his resignation at work from end of August. Then he'll work on finishing off the house, including our extension, and also looking after Clarrie when I go back to work 3 days from january. So we'll be skint. No overseas holiday, alas :eek: You guys will just have to tell me all about it.

Are we all having the 6 month blues re. what we look like. LOL. I tell you, I look like such a dag. Even my mum made fun of my colour coordination, and that is getting bad!! Time to get my act together and stop throwing on whatever comes to hand. :rolleyes:

Lisa, look forward to hearing about part 2 of the course.

Gotta go as tea is ready, Julie

Laura - The homeopath sounds awesome. I'd love to start going and doing those sorts of things. We get restricted by finance. And also the fact that DH doesnt believe in all of it whereas I totally do. He thinks new age stuff is crap! I try to explain it isnt new and in fact has been around alot longer than modern meds but he don't care.

Misty - Yay on Jelly's first tooth. Thats great. Hope she settles down. Wonderful that she is saying her first word. I don't think Kobi is even close to that yet but at least she is rolling and sort of sitting up. Also I was waving at her today and saying "Hiiiii Hiiii" and she responded by babbling something in baby and waving back.

Ok better go see if I can get some more vegies into her. She is so not into this whole food thing lol. She seems distracted at night by DH cos she wants to play with him. I have decided he can feed her at dinner time!

Julie - You beat me to the punch with your post hehe.
Hope the vaporiser works out for you.
I am very excited about the course. It starts tomorrow night. I think I am excited about the freedom more lol.

Misty, congrats on Jelly's toothie peg, and good luck with your uni results (you are brave, I couldn't go through with my enrolment this year :) )

Julie, hope the humidifier helps Clarrie's cough. Bummer about being skint. Join the club LOL. We got our electricity bill yesterday - OMG $750 :eek: I thought I was going to pass out. And we want to move to another rental place soon. Boy are we going to be in the red.

Lisa, hope the course is all you are hoping it to be. I like self-development courses too.

I've got to admit, I'm not a believer in homeopathy, but if it works, then go with it I say.

Laura, you've inspired me to see a natropath for Coco. I've always had one for me, but Im going to find one that specialises in kids. I think the first aid kit is a great idea.
Only thing about the sitting before solids, is that Coco would be waiting until at least 8 months to eat!! She is not sitting yet! Also I don't think Tilly sat until 9 months, and I know that they both needed to eat before that.
coco's been on solids since 5 months and it's totally regulated her poo situation (amazing because we had probs the whole first 6 months), she also adores her food!!
anyway, looking forward to finding a good natropath now!! xoxo

Yeah Meg, I'm not sure about that 'sitting first' rule. Miles could sit from before 5m but he was not ready for solids then.

hey there girls

Laura I'm totally into the Natural approach to things - as a matter of fact at 17weeks I was diagnosed with Hypertension in my pregnancy - needless to say i freaked out - i wasn't keen on the Pre-eclampsia idea and also didn't want to take medication through my pregnancy to control it - anyway long story short went and saw a naturopath who put me on the straight and narrow - my blood pressure dropped and my anxieties subsided a little (let's face it I was a total mental wreck in my pregnancy :doh: ) - so it's great to see that you have found one that works so closely with childrens needs. My renal specialist at the time didn't believe me but once he saw the results he just kept telling me to take the "stuff" cause it's working....

DH - loves the idea of the natural remedies also - he has seen how it can work and what effect it has played in our life - you kow how it is when one of you is down and out the other one suffers also - and unfortunately i suffer quite badly with anxiety.

so long story short glad that you have found someone to work with yourself and Luxxe - the improvement it will make in your life will be outstanding - I'm excited for you....you've inspired me to pull out my old books and dust of some of my potions....

Misty - BIG CONGRATZ!!! on the first tooth - I have to admit I'm a little envious, I just wish that Brodie's would pop out for once and for all - no such luck - but in the mean time I can't expect other babies to not get teeth :p

Well we're off today to get 6month shots - not looking forward to it but I suppose it needs to be done - let's just get it over with - secretly hoping DH makes it home early - I'm praying for rain - so that he can take him or atleast comfort him or me - depends on who gets more upset

anyway gotta run - have a nice day all :hello:

Hey everyone,

I took me ages to get in here today. My computer is running a bit slow cos we have downloaded so much stuff this month! I couldnt open the page cos it was taking like 10 minutes and was still only half open.
Oh well..will be ok next month.

Kobi was a shocker last night! Worse than ever. Every 2 hours!!! Blurgh....
I tested her though. When she woke for her first feed I took her off after about 4 or 5minutes. Just to see if she was hungry or not. I figured if she was hungry she would have woken up a bit and wanted more (she was still sucking) and if she wasnt tired she would have gone limp and fallen back to sleep. She did number 2 so I put her back to bed. I think she woke and was restless simply for comfort. I think the breast at night is a comfort thing. I know she can go quite a long time between feeds during the day cos she has done so before. So maybe I need to bite the bullet. I am still waiting on a call from the sleep clinic but I will do some research on here on some sites I found in my baby bible thing. If I don't do something soon I reckon it's going to get even worse.

Start my course tonight and I am looking forward to it. I am intrigued to see what part 2 has in store for all of us!

I rang my brother earlier today too cos he is a very handy boy and has his own business. He does fencing, landscaping and all sorts. He renovated his entire house himself (besides electrical and plumbing of course). Anyway, I wanted to see if he could give me an idea on doing our pergola. We have always had the posts there but it has no roof. Also it's in 2 sections. There is half a pergola out there and next to it is a little fernery area and its covered by a sail. The sail is really old and the pergola really needs doing up so I thought I might get rid of the sail all together and roof the whole lot. It runs along the side of the house so it's all one straight area. I wanted to see if we could get it done before Kobi's naming day. If we have it here (which we most likely will) and it rains then we don't have the room for everyone as we have a small house. Plus I have been wanting to get it done for ages so we can set up some toys out there for the kids permanantly and put our outdoor setting out there. I have been begging DH to let me do it for ages. But my brother just told me it's going to cost at least $2000. :( I doubt we will be getting it done now. I mean we are going on a big trip so thats why we probably can't afford it. If we werent going away we most likely would. And I don't want to sound ungrateful in regards to the trip...but I really want this pergola done! I will chat to DH but I think he will say no.
I have so many things I want to do here. Lots of them I can do myself and slowly over time such as paint and stuff. But there are a few big jobs. I mainly want the pergola area done before the naming day and I will re-mulch as well. But other stuff can be done anytime.

Ok well I should go. Organise something for dinner and get my stuff ready for tonight.

Byeeeeeee :)

Well, had my haircut today. I'm sure the hairdresser thought I was loopy as I was practically dancing out the door saying "I feel like a new woman" :p .

Sal - $750 for the electricity bill. That is a shocker.

Jillian, hope you're feeling better. Has Imogen's growth spurt slowed down? Hope so, for your sake!

Ended up taking Clarrie to the doc today as I rang the Child & Youth Health helpline and they said I should really see the doc about his cough. Basically doc said that there is nothing wrong. Of course Clarrie never coughs while there!! Well, we'll keep on with the humidifier and see what happens but I'm going to ask around about a naturopath up here.

Okay, better go as my niece is still here and we've been playing UNO endlessly each night. Great fun!!

Oh, and hope Brodie's shots went okay, Dianna! That was good to hear about how the natural therapies helped during your pregnancy. did I ever say before that I had acupuncture at 41 weeks because I was a week "late" and the doc was talking about inductions and other yucky things. I had the acupuncture at about 10am and started labour at midnight that night. And the labour was reasonably swift. I am so thankful that I didn't end up going down the induction path... Who knows whether I would have gone into labour anyway, but I would certainly have the acupuncture again if that happened again.

cheers, Julie

Oh and Clarrie is 6 months today. Hip hip hooray! He had mashed avocado and we had mud cake. And balloons, which he loves. The 6 months has gone so fast...:(

YAY - HAPPY HALF WAY CLARRIE :p

Brodie's shots went OK - I mean how good can it be to be jabbed in both legs and feel like crap - but he handled it well - came home ate a bowl of weetbix, a petit mian yoghurt (sp), and some apple juice then got in the jolly jumper, jumped around for 20minutes and then had a power nap for an hour and then skulled 240ml of formula - so i think he is OK :) - let's hope he doesn't get a temp....and things will be fine - he's asleep at the moment so i totally expect the 2am specialty but that's part of the job i suppose :rolleyes:

well hope you are all well - hugs to the bubbas

talk soon

i'm so frreaking tired.
well last night DH slept in the new bed and I thought I'd be having a glorious night filled with comfortable sleep.....

BUT NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I was pretty much up every hour.

Luxxe was fussing spectacularly. I'm not sure why... but she was clawing at her head hepas and I spent half the night trying to sleep whilst holding her arms away from her head and face.
not easy.
so tired.
going to the optomertrist this mrning and then its going to be in bed all day.
even though my parents are here and my nonna.....i just can't be bothered.
maybe I need the rescue remedy.
hmmm.... haven't used it yet so I'll give it a go.
will come back when i'm more human


but Happy half Birthday to clarrie.

HAPPY HALFWAY CLARRIE!!!!! :)

Di - Glad that Brodies shots went well. From the way he is eating then I'd say he is going to be just fine! Gotta get Kobi's next week or the week after. Have to have a look at the schedule.

Laura - I hope you are feeling a bit better after your rescue remedy and a bit of sleep. Try and get as much sleep as you can.

Personally I have had it up to here with Kobi and her lack of sleep. I am so sorry for going on about it in just about every post but I just need to get it out. I have head a gutful. Last night she didnt even want to be fed and just wanted to get into bed with me. By about the 7th wakeup at 6 ish I said to DH that he had to take over cos I wanted to try and get some sleep at least. He had her and patted her bum and she went to sleep. But about half an hour later she woke up and was screaming. It was like she had just gotten a huge sudden fright or had a nightmare or something. DH reckons that it was cos she woke up and he was there not me and she got a shock. I am not sure about that cos she has woken up beside him before plenty of times.
Urgh.. I have finally realised I am being suckered in something chronic and she isn't hungry she just wants to sleep in my bed. I mean I sort of knew that anyway but part of me worried whether she was hungry. The last few nights have proven that is NOT the case.
I really have to gather up the strength to CC. The bags under my eyes are now suitcases with enough luggage to stay away from home for a year!!!!!

She is crying in bed now..but I know in a few minutes she will be asleep. She has her little dolly (this teeny raggy old pink rag doll thing Tyra found in her playroom and gave her) She takes that to bed with her now.

DH and I had a fight last night about money. Well actually it wasnt really a fight cos halfway through the conversation I stopped talking to him. I told him I refuse to discuss money with him cos it always ends up messy. There are alot of things coming up over the next few months and everytime I bring them up or suggest things we need to/could do he cracks it. We have the big o/s trip of course. But we have Kobi's naming, my mum AND my stepdad's 50th birthdays,my sisters 16th birthday and Tyra's 6th birthday. And thats just the major things. That's not all the little things like school pics and birthday parties Tyra gets invited to etc. I am sick of money and having to worry about it and fught over it etc. Drives me nuts.
Last night I told DH that I am just going to have to get a job and put Kobi into care. There is no way I want to do that or personally even think I need to but he thinks I should. He didnt notice the tears in my eyes and the sadness in my voice when I was talking about putting my baby in care. I am not knocking those who work and have their kids in care..and I am probably just being a sook... but I get heartbroken thinking about it. I could never put Tyra in care and I don't think I can do the same with Kobi. Urgh....

Ok enough whinging...sorry.

Better go tend to Kobi cos she is STILL crying. Hmmm I think I am in for a bad day.

Hi girls!

Happy halfway to Clarrie :confetti: Gee does time fly or what?!?!

Lisa, sending you huge hugs and also some scaffolding to help with your super-size bags under your eyes. Hopefully Kobi will sort herself out VERY soon. Maybe she's teething??

Laura, bummer that your first night with your new bedding arrangement didn't go as smoothly as hoped. I believe babies have their own secret manual, one that contains things like 'your parents are expecting things to go well tonight, so you have to wake up heaps and keep them on their toes' and also 'ok now you've shattered your parents, they are zombies, so better act REAL cute so that they love you heaps again'. I've asked Miles where he keeps his manual, but so far he hasn't revealed it's location.

Lisa, $$$ is an issue here, we don't fight about it, but I do get stressed (like when we get a heart-attack creating bill like the electricity bill). If you feel that you don't want Kobi to go into care, then you'll just have to work things through with DH. No point agreeing to do something that you really aren't comfortable doing.

Yay on the haircut Julie! Today I thought my friend was coming to visit so I put big effort into blowdrying, styling, hair mousse etc etc and it looks awful. I might as well not even have washed it!

Di, gee that was quite a list of food that Brodie ate. I'm not giving Miles fruit juice (ever) as I personally don't like it myself and believe water is the only thing he needs. Glad to hear that his shots went as well as they could.

Miles gets his shots next Thursday (actually on the day of his happy halfway) but my mum will be here, so I have moral support for the very first time YAY.

Misty, hope your uni result was good.

Hi to everyone !

hey there all

some days are just tooooooo hard and i just wanted to send a BIG :hug: to you all.

Laura take the Rescue Remedy - it pretty much works straight away and you'll be thankful for it.

Lisa - Sell DH - that's a good way to make some extra cash ( just kidding :p )

Sal - Brodie gets juice but having said that it's the diluted baby stuff (no sugar) - that's 2 parts water 1 part juice and i then add extra water to it - he hates water - so I'm trying to get him to like this stuff and gradually it will all end up being just water...I'm a tricky mummy :)

As of yesterday, these are Brodies stats:

Weight - 8.75kgs - give or take he wouldn't stop wriggling - lol
Length - 68.5cm
HC - 44cm - glad i don't have to push that out

I'm pretty pleased with these results - especially given that he was 4 weeks early and only weighed in at 2.6kg at birth - i must be doing something ok :rolleyes:

talk later

Hey All,

Sal - I am still thinking about the work thing and if I can get in to a good carer then I am ok with it maybe once or twice a week for short periods...but still havent decided. I am not sure where I am headed there yet. SAHM's really need to get paid better money if you ask me! I am sick of always butting heads with DH about money. It's really the only thing we fight about. And we don't really fight we just get upset with each other. In my next life I am going to ask to be rich ;)

Di - Kobi drinks that diluted no sugar juice that you were talking about. She also won't drink water and will drink that in small amounts. She didnt like it at first but is getting used to it now. I like your trick of watering it down further and getting him slowly into the water. I think I am going to try that.

Still not doing well re solids but I have spoken to a midwife about it and I am feeling ok. I know it takes time and that she may mess rund for a while yet. It's just a case of introducing her to different tastes and waiting for her to take to it.

Well after my post this morning I did indeed have a very bad day. I ended up on the phone to DH crying then Mum crying then the childbirth unit where I had Kobi. I got some advice and then made an appointment to see a nurse/middy at my doctors office. In the meantime with all of this crying and such I got a return call from the sleep clinic and am booked in for an overnight stay next Thursday night. So thankfully I am getting some help there. Pity it can't be sooner but I was lucky to get that.
My mum is coming to stay with us for a few nights and is going to help me at night with Kobi so I can at least get some sleep. DH has also said if I need him, he will take some time off work.
The midwife basically said to me that I need sleep and I need to have at least one night where Kobi is looked after by someone else and I actually sleep through.
So we will see how it all goes. I am going to attempt cc tonight. Tyra is in my bed so I have to be strong tonight.

I had a bad day today (Kobi wouldnt sleep today either..managed an hour and a half in total) but I reckon things will be better tomorrow.
I so beleive what others were saying in here about babies just being extensions of you and feeling and acting out everything we do and go through. I know that when I have a bad day she does. I will have to consciously aim for a good day tomorrow.

On a good note the course was great last night. I felt great and it was a really good night. It's going to be quite spiritual based (not as in religion but as in holistic and looking within) so that I am really looking forward to. We did a lovely meditation and I might even do that tonight before going to sleep.

Ok going to finish my cup of tea and then go to bed.

Lisa, glad to hear that help is in sight re your mum coming, your DH offering to help out by taking time off in need be, and also the sleep clinic. Norty little Kobi, not sleeping!

Re the water vs fruit juice, well apart from the early days where I gave Miles some water in the hot weather (from the bottle) I haven't given him any water since. So that's not to say he's going to take to it! But if all I offer is water, then I know he'll drink it. It's just a personal thing, with me hating fruit juice and both me and DH being big water drinkers (it's actually all I drink apart from some milk for calcium).

:confetti: YAY for Brodie's stats - you couldn't tell he was premmie!

Well, I have to very tentatively report that Miles has finally seemed to turn the corner with his sleeping. We haven't done anything different (except not give the late night/middle of the night bottle) and he is just sleeping almost through the night, I wake to rock his hammock a couple of times, no big deal. Of course, now that I've written this, he'll become a nightmare again LOL :rolleyes:

Jillian, how're things with you and Immy?