Babies Born January 2008 #8

[Mads]

Hi Bindy! Showering this week has waited till she has fallen asleep for her first nap. That hasnt been till 10am some days. I must try the bouncer in front of the shower screen- I havent been putting it where she can see me!! Her attention span with toys is shorter than usual too. I hope it is only a short while!!
Last night she went to bed at 7pm, woke at 8.30, 10.30, 12,(we fell asleep on the couch but as soon as I went to put her in her cot she woke- finally to cot at 1am) woke 3.30 (I gave her panadol then and she finally went back to sleep at 4 and slept till almost 8.) So we are all tired and grumpy today. I hope this passes soon! (oh and each time DH went to get her- she cried harder and I had to get her anyway!)

Better go, hope you have a good day!
Mary

[~Belinda~]

Mary, Madeleine's attention span with toys is short too, she gets really frustrated with them quickly. Well Madeleine slept at 7-9pm, then fed half bottle at 9pm, slept from 9-10pm, had rest of bottle then slept until midnight...woke and restless, then woke again at 3am, went back to sleep then fed her at 4.45pm plus nappy change (screamed) then slept until 8am....OMG! I am hoping this passes soon, we are tired today and she's really grumpy today and refusing her solids a bit. I hope you get some rest today.

[lunesoleil]

Hello~

Belinda - Hmm longest I've done alone is about 45 min drive.. and wasn't so pleasant! But that was a few weeks ago and for the last couple of weeks she's been pretty good in the car... I just hope that she'll sleep most of the way and I don't have to sit w/ her at the back! Poor hubby tho - what's he gonna do every time we stop to feed? Hehe.. he says he'll study for a certification or something.. what a good hubby...

Karen - Sounds like we are kind of in the same boat...Am takes 130ml of formula after a full BF...which makes me think if I produced more milk she would've drank much more and gotten much fatter... I keep getting comments like "oh she's so tiny.....all bones...." but she doesn't look unhealthy at all...just smaller than others around the same age...

Wa it's just so amazing how different all the bubs are huh?.. some are sitting.. some aren't even rolling yet (mine).. some 10kg.. some just over 6 (mine)...

Q for Melbournians! - I'll be staying in the CBD for a few days - where are the parents rooms? Are they good?
Also is there a parents room at touristy places like the 12 Apostles?...Dandenong ranges? Puffing Billy train?....
Any tips will save us soooo much trouble and time! Thanks in advance!

Also, have anyone still going through the phase where your hair's still falling out by clumps?
I've been going through it for 2 mths now and srsly don't have much hair left...
I don't know whether this is normal or it's excessive and I should see a GP...

Have a good week guys!

[Mad Scientist]

Hi ladies!

Not much news here. Amy still isn't rolling but she sat up on her own today. Lost her balance after not long but still, she sat! I'm so proud of my little premmie!! I think she may have a bit of a cold cos her nose is a bit blocked and she keeps coughing. It's just a dry cough though so hopefully it doesn't get too much worse.

I'm sorry I don't have time for individual posts. Amy has been grizzly too although has settled down in the past couple of days. The health nurse said she's teething but still no sign of the little things. She has a rash around her mouth too every now and then. Definitely cos of the dribble and the dummy cos it clears up overnight and then comes back through the course of the day.

I'm so sorry I can't do a long post. Have a million things waiting for me to do. Hope everyone is well. I'm sending good sleep vibes to those who haven't been getting any (me included!!). To those mummies who have light babies, soon your bubs will be on solids and it will all be a thing of the past. Some babies just aren't meant to be on the larger side. I TOTALLY understand the stress you are going through. Formula isn't poison though. It took me a long time to come to terms with ff Amy but now I wish I had started earlier. In the end, sometimes the benefits of formula outweigh the benefits of breast milk when there just isn't enough no matter what you try.

Enough from me. Off to do some washing....and maybe brush my hair!! Moonsun, my hair is falling out too. It's not abnormal. My friend had the same problem. Hers was coming out in clumps. Her hair was thin to start with and got really thick when she was pregnant. Now she's back to normal and has her thin hair back. Her bub is 7 months old now.

Luv Nik and Amy xx

[Apes23]

Moonsun: We drove for 5 hours straight when we went up for our wedding & honeymoon and that was when Bodie was 4 months. He is great in the car, slept most of the way. We stopped only when we had to feed him or stop for petrol! Hope your trip goes well!
Oh and on the hair situation, I had pretty long hair but had to cut it above my shoulders the other day because it's getting thinner & thinner. Not good! Wasn't really falling out in clumps though.

Nik: Yay for Amy sitting up by herself!

Tiff: Of course we remember you! hehe That's no good about you & Luca getting sick, you poor things. Hope all is well now.

This week Bodie's been rolling over non-stop! As soon as I put him on the ground, he rolls from his back to his belly... but then can't get back to where he started! Funny little man he is.

Is anyone going back to work next year? I'm on maternity leave from work for a year and am thinking of going back for 2 days in January. Not sure on child-care with him only going to be 1 year old at that stage but I guess 1 day a week's not going to hurt, and interaction with other kids will be good. I've just heard some stories from people that said they just put them in cots? Might go and check some Child Care centres out next week. I'm going to miss him sooooo much when I go back.

Better go and get dinner ready.

April & Bodie (Aka 'The Boadster') xo

[joralyd]

Hairless ones- my hairs still falling out too it's not as bad as it was a couple of moths ago though so it's slowing down thank god! I've also noticed I now have these little spikey new hairs around my hair line so must be new hair growing back YAY!! hope it grows fast he he.

Nik- Luca's not rolling much either it's strange though he can sit up un assisted for while and if he wants something and can't reach it he does this catterpilla thing with his legs on his back and man can he move

I got Luca a walker the other day and he just looooves it he's actually able to move around with it already! it's good because he's able to sit up with the older kids and interact with them, I have to take a picture lol it's very cute!

[Billy Ocean]

Hi Ladies and bubs,

Mary, Billy has become the same - very clingy and cuddly. I kinda love it.

Oh, my hair's falling out big time. I don't have that much to begin with either - it's quite thin and fine... dammit! I just got Mum to cut about 15cm off it. I'm hoping that will make it lighter and healthier. Looks ok.

Billy has started rolling from tummy to back however it looks more like "tipping" - not rolling. ha ha ha... I think he's getting a tooth, bottom, left middle. I can feel something but not sure.

It's too cold to sit at the computer today. I shall be back later.

Love to all.
x