Babies Born January 2008 #7

[Trillian]

This thread is for parents whose baby was born in January 2008.

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Baby Formula - What Manufacturers Don't Want You To Know
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids or formula.

Sleeping Support:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

Got questions?

Post your questions in the forums mentioned above, or in the following forums where you're sure to receive many friendly responses!

General Baby & Toddler Forum
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum

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[sazzafrazz]

G'day all,

I've missed a few days and into a new thread so appologies if I forget people or topics!

Karen, that is so sad about your friend's baby. You must be quite upset at present. I cant think of anything worse...

Kate, I noticed Celeste was pale and tired for a few days after the immunisations. I gave her a couple of doses of panadol and that did the trick. I kind of guessed you and Michael were going to see each other again after you said how well you were getting along. That is great!!! Yeah those hormones have a lot to answer for. Poor DH in the first few weeks after delivery... tired, emotional, stressed wife coming down off preg. hormones!

Speaking of hormones: did anyone really notice their bub with a big reaction to their pregnancy hormones? Celeste had tonnes of pimples (not just the little milk ones), really loose cracking joints which firmed up over a few weeks and even had a little period starting around day 3 and lasting for about 5days. She still has a bit of joint cracking which is normal for a while yet.

At her checkup I asked about the stork mark on her face. She has very red marks in her hair on the back of her head and neck and I'm not worried about them because eventually she will have enough hair but she also has a fain one between her eyes on her forehead. It should fade by the time she is 1yr.

Wow April, your wedding is coming up so fast. You sound like me: I like to be super organised. Glad its all under control. I bet Bodie will look adorable in his outfit!


Bindy, I havent been poo-ed on yet but have managed to stick my hand in the wrong part of the nappy before and she did poo in the bath once too. I'm waiting for it though. DH has managed to get her vommit in his mouth twice, dont ask me how. :P

Mary, I know how unsettled Celeste gets after just one big day out. I guess they really do like their routines hey? Hope you get yours back to normal soon.

Jess, I know what you mean about how fast they change and grow.. I look at Celeste after she has had a sleep and swear she changed in the time she was sleeping! and it is totally freaking me out how fast time is going by!!!! How slow did the last 10weeks of pregnancy go ??? and now here I am with a 10wk old baby already, how did that happen? lol. Also, their daily routines change so frequently too hey? Just when you figure them out they change what they want.

Celeste just did a funny thing. Dh was holding her on the couch and she has started to watch tv wherever in the room she is. He put a cushion up to block her view and she got cross and tried to push it away.
She lets me read a whole book now and sometimes we go through 3 board books before she has had enough. I lift the back up in her pram now for a while on our walks and face her outwards so she can look around - she loves it.

How weird is this weather. You know how we had the longest heat wave in Adelaide only a week and a half ago? Well today we have the heater on as it is cold. When DH was at work this morning it was only 2C!!!

HHmmm, what are we having for tea tonight? I'm starving.

[Billy Ocean]

Sazz, pmsl @ Celeste getting cross about the cushion being in the way. That's hilarious! Billy has these little red marks on the back of his head. Are they called stork marks? They are blotchy kind of. I must ask about them. I'm actually starting to wonder if Billy might be beginning to get teeth or at least teething. He is chewing on everything, including his hand, my hand, his clothes etc. His cheeks have also been red and he is dribbling lots all of a sudden. Mum said I got teeth at 3 months. He's 9 weeks + now. We'll see. Geez, time flies!

I'm with you on the weird weather too. Too hot then today was freezing. Took Billy down to Torquay. Went out for lunch with a dear friend of mine. She gave him all these pop up books and stuff and a gorgous little black beanie with a HUGE pom pom on it. He looks lovely in it. Even if he does get lost a bit. ha ha..

Well, going to watch a special on Seal on the tv.

Love to all.

x

[Billy Ocean]

ps. Sazz, is Celeste 5 days older than Billy or can't I count? So close!!!

[Mads]

Well, we have had a better day today. She actually slept for 3 hours- unheard of for day time!!!
Not sure if the reflux meds are kicking in yet, or what.

Sazz, we have really started noticing Addy watching tv- mesmerised by the lights. I feel like a bad mum already having her sitting in front of the telly! She makes all these noises at the tv too. Funny about the cushion!!

Kate, hope things keep going well for you with Michael. You deserve to be treated right and get some happiness, so fingers are crossed for you!

Better go, I am tired and my little one is still tossing in the basinette. Waiting for a wedge cushion I have ordered, tthen will move her to her cot. She has been in a sleeping bag for 4 nights now, and sleeping better than when she was wrapped. She seemed to struggle so much to get free, that she would wake herself upcompletely, now she just relaxes and has even put herself to sleep a couple of nights. Yeah!

Hi to everyone else, hope you are having a good weekend. Two houses along from me are having a karaoke party and it is sooo loud, hope I can sleep!

[_JeSs_]

sazz - yer Jaylen still has a few pimples! ohh i know the time is FLYING, like think back when we were like 30-35 weeks preg, that time went soooo slow...
LOL so funny about the cushion in front of the TV, Jaylens starting to get a bit like that, loves the tv and full on moves his head sideways if anyone is in front of it hehe!

kate - oh i know its freezing isnt it! would much rather this than hot though...
yer i got teeth really early, i had a face full of teeth at about 9 months old i think mum said! and yer got my 1st tooth at 2 or 3 months.. i will have to check with mum. cuz Jaylen is chewing everything ect too...

mary - yer Jaylen has always hated being wrapped, has to have his arms and legs out! got him a cute as sleeping bag from best and less, god its gorgeous!

well i better go and do the washing while Jaylens asleep, hes such a good lil man, always puts himself to sleep!

xx

[sazzafrazz]

HEHE Kate, I cant count anymore either. I cheated and looked at out two tickers... yep Celeste is 5days older than BTK.

Oh, BTW I love the pic on his ticker: gorg boy!

[~Belinda~]

Welcome Krystal and Kokomo! It's nice for newbies to come into this thread!

Koko, 14 hour labour is good for your first, mine was 5 hours...hence why I didn't get time for an epi! I was induced so it hit me like a mack truck. You forget it all when you are holding your little one though don't you?

Madeleine is now waking for a mid morning feed! Must be a growth spurt. She was sleeping from 9 or 10pm through to 5 or 6am! Not anymore...oh well, hope it passes and she won't want that 3am feed anymore.

Just a question, who IS/ISN'T returning to work? Just curious what everyone is doing...

Hi to everyone else...

[lunesoleil]

Hello fellow mums,

It's great to be online with mums who had bubs around same time as I did!
My DD Amelie was born on the 18th of Jan.

I have a Q...has any of your bubs started to BF for less than an hour? Like 20 min?
I'm wondering (& eagerly waiting) for the day when she changes her feeding duration from 1 hr to less!

Also, has any BFDG mum experiencing their bum not gaining enough weight?
My bub's not losing weight but seems to be gaining less than 150g per week so I'm concerned and will make an appointment with ECHC to see a nurse.
But she's very alert and holds her neck (been doing it since few weeks ago) so I'm not so worried about her development in that area).

Thank you~

[kokomo1978]

Thanks for the welcome all, much appreciated!

lunesoleil - My night feeds are generally no more than 15 minutes, sometimes quicker. My boobs are so so full and the milk just comes flying out, and I get two let downs in that time. She always does both breasts too. I have expressed at night sometimes and given her the bottle, and I know that both boobs have at least 200mL in them, so I assume she gets at least 150-180mL of that, as expressing only takes 7-8 mins. Does that make sense?

Claire would stay on the boob for longer if she could but I know the difference between her just sucking it for comfort and actually getting a feed out of it.

RE weight: Claire also gains no more than 150gms, which I'm not worried about.. she is over 6kg already, as she was born 4kg. She's healthy and happy and generally sleeps well. I wouldn't worry about it unless you think she looks underweight, if that makes sense. Claire doesn't have a lot of fat on her, but she is a long baby (65cms as of last week!)

[~Belinda~]

April, I'm not returning to work I'm getting Madeleine weighed today too, HAPPY 3 MONTHS MADELEINE!!! She was around 7kgs at 9 weeks!

Lune, sorry I can't offer any advice, Madeleine is a formula fed Bub and has been since 2 weeks.

Madeleine actually slept through from 9.30pm until 6.00am last night. Hmmm....all this past week she's been waking for a 3.00am feed. Before that, she was sleeping through for weeks. I feel so energised today!

Have a great day everyone.

Bindy and Madeleine xx

[Mad Scientist]

Hi ladies,

I didn't realise I hadn't posted in here for so long! It's been busy! Have had a couple of not so good days with Amy. She's really grizzly and doesn't seem to be eating as much as she was. Apparently they reduce the amount they eat at about 3 months but I just wish she would eat more! But I just have to accept that she's eating what she wants to. I'm such a worry wart. She has a lot of happy time but then it's like someone flicks a switch and all of a sudden she gets really cranky. I've tried to watch for tired signs but always seem to get it wrong! Maybe once in every four times I'll get it right. this motherhood thing is tough! Hehehehe. But hey, it can't be peachy pie all the time can it!? She's been waking up at 4am lately and I have to settle her back to sleep. It's very tiring but I refuse to feed her then because I know that she's not hungry. Most of the time it's because she's managed to wriggle out of her wrap. I wonder when she'll be able to sleep without being wrapped.....i bought her a sleeping bag yesterday but it's a bigger size for winter. Anyway, enough from me.....

kokomo - welcome to you and Claire! Your little girl is one day younger than my Amy! This thread is great. A lot of us have been together through belly buddies so we can talk a lot sometimes! That's great you have the option to go back part time. My old job is in Brisbane and I don't want to commute so we're going to try to do the one income thing for as long as possible.

Bindy - I'd love to never go back to work but unfortunately the mortgage calls! Hehehehe. Am going to have as long as we can afford off though. Don't want to leave my little girl! I hope the 3am feed has finished for you! Ick.

Sazz - thanks for the reassurance. I'm not too worried but you do think about it when everyone else's bubs start doing things so early!!

Tascha - so glad your bbs have healed and Joshua is doing well :-)

Mary - I've heard those swings are really great. I'm tempted but don't want to spend anymore money!! Heheheh. Great you and DH got to have some quality time.

April - Thanks!! She does have heaps of hair and it seems to be getting thicker! I thought it was supposed to fall out! Bodie looks so big now and so handsome! I can't believe our bubs are over three months now.

lunesoleil - I love the name Amelie. Just beautiful. Don't worry about weight gain. Amy has never put on a lot of weight and she seems so happy all the time (except of course when she's tired or hungry!). She's only put on a lot of weight in one week since she was born. One week she only put on 90g and I was in tears in the clinic....but the next week she put on 470g! Bubs continuously test us but as long as she's happy she's fine. Honestly, if I never had Amy weighed I would assume she was fine. She's just not a big eater and she's ALWAYS wriggling and moving around so burning a lot of calories. That's how I explain it anyway. Plus Mark and I aren't big people either.....it can be genetic too.....I totally understand how you feel xx (Amy's part BF and part FF and STILL doesn't put on a huge amount of weight!! I had issues with my supply from the beginning....defective bb's!! Hehehe).

Ok, I'm going to have a cuppa with my DH now. Then we're going to see a friend in Brisbane! Hopefully Amy sleeps for the drive. Chat soon ladies! Luv Nik and Amy xx

[kokomo1978]

kokomo - welcome to you and Claire! Your little girl is one day younger than my Amy! This thread is great. A lot of us have been together through belly buddies so we can talk a lot sometimes! That's great you have the option to go back part time. My old job is in Brisbane and I don't want to commute so we're going to try to do the one income thing for as long as possible.

Thanks NikW! Too many job options are confusing. In reality I should just stay home and enjoy being with my bub. But I figure if I go back part time, in the long run I can have more time off.... (even if at part time) the choices do my head in!! Good luck with the one income thing - it's definitely a struggle in this day and age, but so worth it to have the extra time with bubs

[Trillian]

new thread is here everyone https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-2008-8-a.html