Babies Born January 2008 #8

[s361768]

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 names I 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 baby On a positive though it may help with the milk supply everytime someone calls me.

Love to you all
Karen

[~Belinda~]

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

[s361768]

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) and see if that can help boost my supply as well as giving Francis the best breast milk as possible. At the moment all I am eating is carbs (pasta and rice, because it is quick to prepare and cook) I feel bad that is all poor Francis is getting.

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

[Mad Scientist]

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

[believer]

Hi Nik, just a quick big hug for thinking nobody loves you!

[s361768]

Hi Nik,

Thanks for the Formula advice I am taking Donperidine (sp?) Is that the one you took? I wasn't told that those meds caused depression, that is terrible. I probably haven't noticed because I am pretty depressed most of the time anyway hehehe

When Francis chucks a little tanty he arches his back, which means he wants to be picked up. He rubs his eyes when he is tired but mostly he cries and moves his arms and legs around a lot and the movements are quite ridged and he hits himself in the face...he just gets very restless really.

Karen xx

[QueenMab]

Yay Nik - Amy & Scally can be non-rolling buddies hehehe, she just seems to have no desire... why would she when all she has to do is crack it & I roll her onto her back?! Loves her bumbo though, does Amy have one of those? She has also started doing 360s when she has her tummy time & looking like she wants to crawl: pushing her butt up in the air & everything... oh, & you know we love you!! (even if some people... like me.... never bloody post in here anymore!)

Kate, hope you are feeling better, either you got some good drugs in the hossie or some mighty fine doctors lol. Was it you that said they go shopping at DFO somewhere....?! I'm slack I know... I'm still up for a meet up though, we are in the Eastern suburbs atm but 'Have ERGO, can travel' hehe.

Bindy, I keep meaning to ask you, why did you change your username?

Karen, Do you notice any difference in your supply with the medication? I was lucky when I was having issues that stinky fenugreek, & some disgusting chocolate drink (I have a total mind blank... what the hell is that stuff?! It's in an orange tin.... hmmmm....) & increased feeding put me back on track. I hope the meds start to help soon if they aren't already.

Punky has been great the last couple of weeks, just happy & lovely to be around... yay!! Paying me back for not throwing her out the window sometime in her first three months I think hehehe.

Hope everybodies babies are being the sweet little munchkins we all know they can be...

[believer]

Hehe QueenMab, pmsl! Not funny if you have to clean the mess up tho, but it does make a great story! Pray she won't do it again, but it certainly gave my day a good start!

Have a relaxed weekend everyone!

[Mummy_Wannabe]

Blimey I havent been in here since Harvey was a few weeks old, not time to do a long winded post so I'll just say Hi & Bye lol

[joralyd]

Hey everyone remember me??

I got a message from Kate and it prompted me to pop in and see how everyones doing? Maz I sent you a message a while back to see how you and Mat where going, you musn't have got it..

I've had a look through some old posts to see if I could speed read myself caught up but just like always I forgot everything

luca is doing well he's now fully FF I just kept getting sick and run down and he obviously wasn't getting enough from me because I was having to feed him about 4 times in the night and every 2 to 3 hrs through the day, just wayyyy too much for my popor body to handle so now he averages 6 to 7hrs through the night from about 8pm till 3am and then wakes up in time to help get the kids ready fro school atleast that's this week anyway

Poor Luca as much as he's strong and happy he's had conjunctive itus and 2 colds in his short life already and passed them all on to mummy of course I'm wondering if the pregnancy had made me so run down? I'm taking a multi and eating properly but still can't seem to get well, I guess i just have to ride it out..

Anyway that's all I'll post for now or you'll get sick of me

[~Belinda~]

Hi Bindy,
What type of formula is Madeline having? Karen xx

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

[~Belinda~]

Vic, just wanted a change! Hope Scarlett is well.

Nik, hee hee on Amy checking a tanty...Madeleine does the same with different things now. It could be teething?? Madeleine had a couple of weeks there when she was a different baby all of a sudden, then she cut her first two bottom teeth and she was fine.

[s361768]

Hi Everyone I wrote a huge post but it disappeared before I could post I must of pressed something

Hi Queenmab, the meds worked well but I stopped taking them and my supply is not as full but I still get a let down...does Fenugreek work? I really have to start looking at my diet too. My Doula feels I am not eating well enough and that is affecting my supply and Francis. She said I need more protein and should be eating eggs but I am a vegetarian and the only protein I get is from rice, lentils and chickpeas. So I went and bought 3 chickens, they are only 2 weeks old and I have to have a lamp over them at night but hopefully I will be able to eat eggs (free range) in approx 6 months time. I guess that doesn't solve the immediate problem but I just can't buy eggs from the store, (ironically) I live on an abandoned chook farm and the conditions they are kept in are horrible. Unfortunately now my partner and I have to build a fox proof coop for our new pets

Thanks Bindy, I supp fed Francis on Heinz starter formula and he was great it didn't constipate him however he only needed it for a couple of days, while I was starting the donperidine now that my milk is better I have stopped supp feeding him. I chose Heinz because it had just a little more calcium in it and more copperI don't know if the copper is a good thing, I'll have to look that up. I hope my supply stays constant and fingers crossed that Francis starts to make some weight gains soon.

Karen xx

[Apes23]

Hi gals!

I'm off to get my cervial cancer vaccine today. Not looking forward to it as my sister had it and said it kills! And you have to get go back 3 times to get topped up. Has anyone else had this done?
Bodie's been a pretty good boy lately, I think he has a tooth coming through because I can see a little white dot but I'm not 100% sure. I witnessed him rolling over yesterday from his belly to his back. Was pretty proud!
I went and brought some little bowls & spoons to get him ready for his farax that we'll be giving him in a couple of weeks time ... should be interesting. hehe

Nik: Yep Bodie arches his back too when he has tantrums hehe. Little buggers! Gotta love them though. to you too hun! We all love you!

Karen: Fingers crossed Francis puts on weight. Sounds like your going through a rough time at the moment with BF. Hope it all works out for you.

Kate: Hope your feeling better from your time in hospital.

Hi everyone else. Hope your all well

I have to get going, mum's coming around to mind Bodie while I go to the doctors.

April & Bodie xo

[Mad Scientist]

Hey everyone!!

Well went to see the health nurses today and Amy has put on a whopping 850g in a month!!! I knew she was having a growth spurt but didn't expect that much! Woah. I'm so happy. She's now 7.17 kg. I also spoke to the nurses about Amy's behaviour, poos etc and she had a look at her gums and said it looks like she's teething. So I'm glad that is an explanation. I had a feeling that it might be that. I don't like her being this grumpy though. We've had a breakthrough too! Amy slept through last night without being wrapped!!!!!!!!!! It's one thing I've been a bit scared to stop doing but I was all prepared for a night of no sleep. And it ended up being fine. I'm so happy cos I was sick of wrapping her and having her wriggle out within five seconds. We're having troubles with her sleeping during the day at the moment but we'll get there.

Madelon - thanks for the hug. things have improved with DH's mood now so it's only Amy that doesn't love me hehehehehe ;-)

Karen - I took Maxolon. I think they all have the same ingredients and so therefore would have the same side effects. They only told me after I stopped taking it that it caused depression. They kept a lot of stuff from me when I was going through all the problems. I guess they thought it would help but the whole time I was wishing that they all would be honest with me. That's the main reason I'm scared of having another baby, cos of all the stress with the feeding. I totally know how you feel. Am sending you both big and am crossing fingers for Francis to gain weight for you......even just a little!! :-) Oh and I saw free range eggs at the supermarket the other day.....you probably already know that..... We went with S26 gold cos of the extra omega 3 fatty acids.....only reason cos all the other ingredients are exactly the same as all the others

Vic - Yay on the non-rolling buddies! Amy doesn't like being on her tummy so why would she want to roll that way?!? Hehehehehe. I just bought a Prince Lionheart bebepod for $30 off ebay and she seems to like it but her legs are so chubby at the mo that they barely fit!!! Hehehehehehe. I love you guys too

Bindy - Yep I thought it was teeth and the nurses said so too so hopefully the little buggers poke through soon. I want my happy baby back! That's really reassuring about madeleine. hopefully Amy's the same. It's been almost two weeks now but feels like a month! hehehehe.

Well better go feed my little grumpy angel. She looked SOOOOOO funny last night. She had both arms right out at right angles to her body. It's like she wanted to make up for all the nights she had been wrapped and was stretching her arms out as far as they would go. So cute. Will take a photo and put it on facebook soon. Have a great day lovely ladies and bubbies xxxx Luv Nik and Amy