Babies Born January 2008 #5

[Billy Ocean]

Jen, sounds like a good day mate. Nice one. Yeah, first 2 weeks definitely sucked. It will settle down, for sure.

Jess, he must be hungry! he he he!

I forgot to say, Jo, pmsl at you waking up in the dark not knowing what was going on. I think I've been feeling like that since I got home from hospy, don't you?

Fark, I'm tired.

Night all you lovelies and bubs.

x

[JCE0810]

Sazz- forgot to say yesterday when i posted that its good to hear things are going really well for you.
Maz- Sophie's heading towards 000 also depending what brand of 0000 i put on her they r getting to be too small WOOHOO. I've stopped BF but i'm happy to FF Sophie. Now did you get the DVD i sent you?. Nice one on getting your business back up and running again, i can only imagine how expensive the time in Melb was for you guys.

Jess- Sounds like youve found what works for you and your little man. Jaylen's a growing boy he might just be having his 4 week growth spurt which could be why he's drinking so much, every 2weeks so far Sophie drinks heaps and often so dont be too concerned as he'll only drink as much as he can fit in and no more. Yesterday every bottle i gave Sophie she'd only finish half of it before going to sleep but i fed her about 30mins ago and she took 120mls so not sure what was going on yesterday. Sophie is sometimes awake for an hour after her feed before she goes to sleep either on her own or with a dummy in her mouth and either way shes wrapped up.

Kate- back to your novel writing best i see :P, we'll be up to thread 33 in no time haha. Sophie's poos are like a soft paste and greenish/yellowish in colour and there has been a bit of black/dark green in the last few days. Sophie seemed constipated on the s26 gold too so i swapped to the Nan 1 gold from birth and she seems alot better. The bottle warmer i've seen is an Avent one and its $80 and does food & bottles Big W/Target, the baby shops we have here and the chemists have had them i'm thinking about getting one too. I'm using Avent Naturally bottles and Avent size '2' teats, at first shed just dribble the milk with the size '2' teats but Sophies learnt to control the flow again herself, the only reason i'm using Avent is Chris got a newborn Avent pack at a good price from the baby shop. **** how annoying is it when people just assume they are getting to have a hold of bubs!!, we went out Friday night to a friend of Chris so he could play poker and i got the pram while Chris carried Sophie inside and i walk in the door to see this friends wife holding Sophie and i'm not sure whether Chris just gave Sophie to her or she took Sophie from Chris but pretty much as soon as id put the pram out of the way she was like you can go to mummy again now, maybe i had a flithy look on my face im not sure, might i add i cant stand this woman. Sorry but Michael's ex sounds like a TOTAL idiot being so childish about the custody, as you said the only person getting punished is the daughter, compared to this woman Kate your a saint, to me it sounds like this woman is jealous you & Michael are getting along. I KNOW what a total blonde moment i had waking up not knowing what was going on, i'm getting ALOT better at knowing whats going on with Sophie and Chris doesnt tell me what i should be doing anymore geez that was driving me barmy and making me feel stupid i tell ya.

Jen- things will get easier, the first few weeks is tough an all about finding out what works for you & bubs.

Breakfast time for me while i can

[_JeSs_]

jo - yer its weird, at night, like 2am ect, he takes the boob n sleeps 4 about 3 hours, but in the daytime, he has both sides of the boob and wants another feed like 45 mins later.. very weird..
better go make a bottle 4 the little fatty haa

[sazzafrazz]

Morning!

Cant believe what a marathon I wrote yesterday, sorry everyone!!! lol

Went to my brothers place sat arvo and was out for like 7hours in total including drive time. Yesterday went to adelaide for shopping and to visit my friend and was away for about the same. Yesterday was hotter though. Celeste coped kind of ok sat but yesterday she was sooooo cranky by 6pm. We put her in the car to go and she had a 20min sleep while we drove to fasta pasta and when we got hre out she was all smiles and giggles again! By the time we got home two hours later she was not happy all over again and was very unsettled and screaming for a while. A combination of thirsty and overtired I think. Its funny cause you would think that at that age they wouldnt care where they were as long as they were with their mum but they do really seem to like being at home with a normal routine even at that early age. A bit too clever me thinks.

Jen, yeah the first two and a half weeks were pretty hard for me. It is amazing how quickly after that you seem to get a handle on everything though. You should feel a bit more in control of things soon... just keep plugging away, you will get there.

Jess, so glad the feeding is working out for you. He really seems to have a big appetite hey? Its good that he wants only shortish feeds at night so you dont have to be up for so long but do you have to get up more often then? Formula is supposed to just fill them up for longer cause it takes longer to digest, that is why they sleep longer on it, not that it makes them tired. Sounds good to me!

Maz, Melbourne must have been hard on you guys financially as well as emotionally... hope you can get on top of things soon. How on earth do you find time for your shop with four kids including a new baby? You must be wonderwoman!

Jo, I have blonde moments all the time these days. DH is always giving me a hard time cause I lose track of when things have happened or what day it is etc. I have a lot more to think about than only a few short weeks ago plus sleep deprived too! My excuse and I'm sticking to it. hehe

Kate, Celeste has been smiling from the start I think. Definately for weeks now. I wondered about it too but I was absolutely positive it was real. Wonder if it means anything about their personality? Is he a really easy going baby? Celeste is very laid back.
Funny cause before she was born I was stressing about how I would feel with everyone wanting to have a hold of her but I was completely relaxed about it. The only time I get a bit cranky is if they want to hold her for HOURS and wont let her sleep properly. When DH sister came over from Kangaroo Is. she held her for 4hours!!!! I wanted to take her away in the end to feed her. Plus she wouldnt let her sleep cause she kept touching her face etc. I dont let that stuff happen anymore, I am sticking up for my little girl a lot more these days!!!!

Well, not writing an entire novel again today.... might pop back later. have a good monday....it is monday isnt it? PML

[Billy Ocean]

Morning!

Jo, thanks for that mate. I'm going to go and get the Avent number 1 teat and see if that helps as I don't think I have the patience for the 2 at the moment. Maybe I'll use the faster one when he's really awake and can control it better but when he's tired, no way. Goes all over the place. pmsl I think I must've had a dirty look on my face yesterday too with people holding him. I eventually got him back and even said no to my aunt as I was trying to get him to sleep. Then she took him off me anyway so we came home! grrr!

Sazz, yeah, Billy is really laid back. Well, except for now, where I can hear him grizzling in his cot as he hates going back to sleep in the mornings. Hey, you must be catching the novel writing fever off me! he he he!

I forgot what else I was going to say. I have texted Mel and Tiff to see where they are. Hope all is ok with them.

Going to get these Avent 1 teats now. Back later.

x

[_JeSs_]

well gave jaylen a bottle at about 8.30... he didnt drink all of it but was wide awake after it.. and hes been awake ever since!? put him in his bouncer in my room so i could get ready and he just kept crying, he is in shorts and tshirt cuz its 30 degrees here 2day... he felt cold so i put socks on him, still cried, put a cotton wrapped over him, still cried, put a thick as blanket over him and hes asleep...well nearly. lol very weird

have to go out at 12.30, dont know whether to wake him to giv him a bit of boob b4 we go or leave it.. AHH ya never know what to do hehe, my luck if i dont wake him up i will be trying on clothes and he will want a feed lol.. YES im buying clothes 2day hehe, nothing fits me... and tha tops i was wearin when i was preg dont look any good either cuz my belly was tight as and so was the top, so now it just clings to the jelly lol

well better go find something half decent to wear

[_JeSs_]

ps, kate im using the number 2 teat for jaylen, maybe thats the prob? maybe he doesnt like the formula? no idea... he just acts so different when he has formula, doesnt settle at all after a feed, cries more.. with BFing, i just feed him, burp him, put him down and he settles himself... would keep going with breastfeeding but as selfish as it sounds i want my boobs back lol... and it doesnt hurt as such anymore, bit when he attches, but ya still get that tender tingly feeling all the time and i hate it..

[Billy Ocean]

Jess, try a slower teat. Maybe it's giving him wind, drinking too fast and he's just not enjoying it. You can only try. I think I own about 5 million teats now. ha ha!

[JCE0810]

Sazz- i had blonde moments even before i got pregnant haha. I agree we have ALOT more on our minds these days why cant men just understand that and not lol at us when we forget what day it is etc. Sophie's a very laid back baby also.

Kate- your more than welcome mate anytime. Try the Avent 1 teats and see how BTK goes. I dont blame you for going home, no offence but your family doesnt have to get up at 2am to feed, change etc BTK YOU do, i say similar things to Chris at times because he tries to keep Sophie awake when shes clearly tired or he just wants to hold her which keeps her awake. GRRR to your aunt how rude!! i would have gone off if it was me.

Nik- good luck with the needles tomorrow, i wasnt with Sophie whe she had her needles at birth so Chris will definately be taking the morning off work when we do get Sophies done in 2 weeks. Sophie was feeding like that yesterday only finishing half a bottle each time. Will check out your photos in a sec.

Karen- one of those studio ladies stopped me in Target (yes i had a pram haha) can you believe it and was really pushing for me to have Sophies photos done soon but we dont need to as we had professional photos taken while we were in Hospital so we dont need to have professional photos taken for ATLEAST 6months, i took the piece of paper just so i could leave. Sophie has a heat rash i assume because its ok until she gets warm/hot.

[JCE0810]

Nik- Just looked at your photos Amy's GORGEOUS. How weird is that weather its been the same here windy, sunny and a sun shower.

Oh i forgot to say ive put some photos of Sophie on my webpage if anyones interested.

[jenjams]

Jo- I tried to go to your web page and cant find the updated Sophie pics.... Am I being blonde? Arnt little girls so cute? But we are biased
Nik- Your little girl is gorgeous. She has a headful of hair too! Just like her daddy!

Well Amber decided to have a sleep earlier and is now wide awake. We are trying to get her to have a snooze but she has other ideas.
Better go. Cooking tea

[Billy Ocean]

I just chucked 2 AVENT bottles, 2 T/Tippee bottles and about 20 teats in the trash. I've HAD IT! I gave Billy the AVENT 1 this morning and he's been screaming his head off all day. It was far too fast for him and obviously now he's had wind or something all day or it's the heat or SOMETHING! Sorry, I've lost it today. Just been sitting there trying to get him to sleep and crying. Mum was trying to help me and I was rude to her. I yelled at Billy and yelled at Ocean.

So, I guess he'll just have to put up with the "normal" bottles and suck harder on the stupid teats. Why don't my bl00dy bb's work. B/feeding was awesome compared to this sh*t.

If I didn't have to get up and feed him I'd take a Valium and go to bed...

Sorry for whinging. I'll come back tomorrow when I'm not being such a cow.

x

[ALR]

Dear All,
Just wanted to introduce myself here.

I had been offline for a long time as i had few prob's with my pg but....

Lewis Robert was born 2nd January (a healthy boy) 6lb 7oz, 49cm Long.

I will attempt (if possible) to post some photo's, but I am not very technical so who knows.

Can someone let me know how to put e photo next to my ticker??

[_JeSs_]

congrats ALR!

i think its just the tickers from lilypie u can put pics on.. not sure how to do it on other tickers

just made jaylen a bottle and now hes asleep my luck i will pour it out and he will wake up 10 mins later lol

[Billy Ocean]

Hi there ALR and Lewis and family! Congratulations and welcome.

Jess, you can still use that formula for up to an hour. If it's not heated already, just chuck it in the fridge - that will last 24 hours.

Jen, hey, we're all bad mothers then. I'm down with that. Waddya reckon? At least if we're all in the bad mother's club, we won't feel so mean. pmsl Conflicting info is driving me NUTSO!

Why am I back here? Oh yeah, had to pay a bill.

I might try that bathtime stuff. I've been using the lavender oil with olive oil in the bath. Billy's skin feels AWESOME!

I'm rambling... waiting for him to wake up. Shouldn't complain.

Right. Night night all.

x

ETA: ALR, Jess is right, if you go to lilypie.com, you can make a ticker with a photo next to it.

[ALR]

Thanx...
I just worked out how to post photo's on members gallery so have been off doing that.. I should be able to post my gallery photo's on my profile next. here's hoping

[Mad Scientist]

Morning ladies!!

Just a quick one cos I'm dying for a shower and I finally got Amy to go down. I GOT A SMILE!!!!! A REAL ONE!!!!! YAY!!!!!!! Got one yesterday and didn't think it was real cos it was the only one for the day but I got another couple this morning!!! they don't happen often but I'm sure they were real! I'm so excited cos I've been worried that she hasn't been developing as well as all your bubs. Can't wait until she's smiling all the time cos then there'll be no doubt at all!!

Kate - I wasn't offended at all! I was flattered I think he's pretty spunky myself heheheheh. Mark organises the Quik Pro event, makes sure the "mini city" is set up properly and then keeps it running smoothly with the people from Quiksilver for the whole event. It's pretty amazing what they set up....they actually dismantle the balcony on the surf club and rebuild it so that it's bigger for the VIPs. Pretty cool but not my scene. I like the beach but don't surf and I'm not a pro surfer groupie. Don't worry about Billy's sleeping. Amy does a long sleep to start with at night and then wakes every 3 hours. She's started sleeping after her morning feed though which is great cos I actually get to eat brekky etc.

ALR - congrats!!! welcome to our little fun group!

Queen - we did miss you!! welcome back x

Well, speaking of which am gonna take advantage of the sleep and have a shower. Have a great day ladies Luv Nik and Amy