Hi girls and bubs,
Yes, I said I'd be here every day. My bad.
Had some pre-cancerous cells removed from my cervix on Wednesday. Seems all went ok. Never had a general anesthetic before... I swear the dr looked like George Clooney!Anyway, other than that, not much else.
Hope you're all great. I'll pop back in after the weekend when I feel better.
Much love to all.
x
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Hi everyone!
Kate, hope you are okay! fingers crossed everything will be fine
Hawksey, it's nice spending time with your parents hey. I found I enjoy it more now that I am a mum.
Nik, how's your diet going? I currently have to steer clear of dairy, chocolate and peanuts as Sander might have allergies (he's got eczema pretty bad) and find it really difficult. Had to do it before, as I got food allergies/intolerance after I had glandular fever. I wasn't allowed sugar, cocao, diary and spicy stuff. It was easier than as I had all the side effects. But I grew over it and my sweet tooth returned during the pregnancy and now I really have to try and ignore it! (will be good for my weight tho!)
Well I got Sander weighed and measured last Wednesday and he's a whopping 7730 / 66,5cm. He's like a month a head. He did alright with his shots. Only cried for a minute and than started babbling and laughing, not much of a reaction afterwards either thank god.
Work was really busy and I now enjoy 3 days off! Better start doing some household chores!
I hope everyone is having a relaxed weekend!
Hey Girls!
Sorry I have been MIA for a while, just slack really.
Hope you are all well, will have to read all the posts and do some catching up!
Madeleine is great, now 10kgs and 5 months old tomorrow, she's now rolling on her own, she won't stay on her back without doing her famous roll. She also imitates us eating which is so funny and cracks us up every time, she'll pretend to be chewing something and have the most serious look on her face. She's also on solids now, enjoys her rice cereal/fruit in the mornings and pumpkin/potato at lunch. Is a big pumpkin fan! Then she'll have some fruit at night. Madeleine is also laughing plenty and generally a happy kid (she has her days though where she is grumpy but they are few and far between HAHAHAHAHAHA). She also has her two bottom teeth too (got them at 4 months old) so they are popping right out now. Sleeping wise, she'll generally have her last feed at 9pm and will sleep through until 7am.
We recently bought her a new high chair, the Steelcraft Messina which looks rather comfy and she loves sitting up in that.
When I went to Mothers Group on Friday, she was playing in Dayl's DS' (Tonydayl is also a member on here and her DS Fraser is same age) Fisher Price Rainforest Jumperoo. I desperately wanted to buy one and they are $189 and would you believe I got one on ebay yesterday for $100! The seller's DD was only in it for 3 months so it's a bargain!! Madeleine will just love it, so much to entertain her in it!
Nothing much else happening, resigned a couple of weeks ago so will miss my bossbut will focus on bringing Madeleine up now and be a SAHM. Oh and I turned 30 in May.
Hope you are all well, ok, will go and read some of your posts now!
Lotsa Love Bindy and Madeleine xx
Last edited by ~Belinda~; June 1st, 2008 at 12:02 PM.
Hi Everyone
This is embarrassing, but I read through all your posts and then when I go to post replies I forget most of everyone's namesI have a bad memory for names, so I am sorry
So thank you to everyone who replies to my posts and your helpful advise (Mary, Ape23, Bonham, Jenjams, Maz, Nikiw [I think])
I am going to have to get some practice at remembering.
I hope everyone is doing well. I am reading a book at the moment about the natural ways to breastfeeding (I actually think that is what it is called)
Francis is still not rolling over yet, but he likes sucking his fists and sucking on his lower lip. He also likes to be carried around everywhere and we must maintain eye contact with him at all times, as long as we do this he is all smiles...Not much gets done here as you can guess
My partner recorded a new ring tone for my mobile phone....YES Francis crying, I discovered that yesterday!!! Isn't he so thoughtful, now no matter where I go now, I can hear the demanding cuddle me, feed me, just look at me cries of my babyOn a positive though it may help with the milk supply everytime someone calls me.
Love to you all
Karen
Karen, had to laugh about the ringtone! Reading back on some posts, sorry you are having issues breastfeeding, I had so many issues after the 3rd week and chose to FF so seeing that you are still BF at 3 months is fantastic, well done for sticking with it. As for rolling, Madeleine just started last week and she's almost 5 months old! Have a good afternoon.
Bindy and Madeleine xx
Hi Bindy,
Thank you, I am still struggling, I have been taking medicine to see if that will increase my milk supply and I will watch his weight for next few weeks. I hope he does start to make gains , I was thinking goats milk formula if I have to cross that bridge. I am going to start looking at my diet (Sooooo hard to do)
What type of formula is Madeline having? It is exciting that Madeline is rolling, my second and third son took ages to roll over. My first son rolled over at 3 months and then was able to roll back the other way a week later. Now he is sooooo lazy if it wasn't for my partner and I he would sit on the lounge and play his DS lite and watch starwars all day.
I hope you and your Madeline are doing well
Karen xx
Last edited by s361768; June 2nd, 2008 at 11:32 PM.
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Hi ladies,
No real updates here. Amy still hasn't rolled. She's so keen to sit up though. She's just got to get her balance worked out. She's starting to test the boundaries too. She chucks a tantrum whenever she doesn't want any more of her bottle now and arches her back and pushes away. Quite funny to watch actually. She's started rubbing her eyes when she's tired which seems to be all the time the past few days. I think she's growing or getting teeth or something cos she's cranky a lot. Really starts to take it's toll by the third or fourth day especially when DH is in a bad mood too. I'm starting to think nobody loves me! :-p
Madelon - I definitely have those overwhelming feelings and insecurities. It's a huge responsibility. Sander sounds like he is growing well.
Jo - yay on Sophie's measurements and rolling!! Woohoo!! This weather is terrible. I'm going stir crazy. Finally got some sun today so I went out straight away for a walk.
Mary - I like Addie. Cute. Hope she's not as grizzly now.
April - Bodie is an oldie now!!! Can't believe how fast it's going. Oh my, he's on solids soon!!!!
Kate - I bet George Clooney made the experience a little more enjoyable. Hope everything is ok
Bindy - Wow Madeleine's got her teeth already! She's a cutie.
Karen - Amy's on S26 Gold and we've never had a problem although a lot of babies can get constipated on it. If you want another option for the bf go see a naturopath that specialises in lactation. I tried the drugs and all they did was give me worse depression (one of the side effects that they failed to tell me about). The tonic that the naturopath gave me worked wonders. It didn't bring my milk back altogether (it was too late for that) but it allowed me to comp feed Amy until 3 months old. It tastes terrible but it's worth it. There are also concoctions that you can make up (Google Tiger's milk) for a protein hit that can apparently improve the quality of your milk. Can't say I'd like Amy's cry on my phone. I hear enough of it as is!! Hehehehehe.
Well, I'm gonna go now. I think I got everyone. Hope all is well xx Luv Nik and Amy
Thanks Karen, I hope your supply gets better soon, wishing you all the best in your breastfeeding journey. Madeleine is on Nutricia Karicare Gold Plus Birth. Loves it and has strived on it from 3 weeks old. It has never made her constipated or anything but all babies are different and take to formulas differently too! Good luck, thinking of you
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