Babies born July 2006 #2

[Fraser]

Hey guys,

well we've had a good couple of days - in preparation for DH going back to work on Monday - where I guess it will all turn to sh*t again!!

I think Charlie has a cold though, he's very snotty and crackly sounding - I'm not sure what to do about it - we have our Paed appt on Thursday - is that too late to leave it? I don't think he has a temperature, his hands are still cold, and he's still feeding like normal. I just get worried when he's asleep in the night he's going to choke on the snot and I wont hear him. Is it true that babies can't choke? or is that only when they're really really new?

What is the best way to tell if your baby has a temp? My mum said if his hands and feet are really warm then it's possible - but they're not really well they sort of are, but I've got the heaters on so he might just be warm - he's not sweaty and he's not crying - am I panicking myself?

Bubs - how are things today? I'm trying so hard to take things as they come and accept that there will never be a 'normal' day again in my life - but it's taking time! Have you had a chance to have a good sleep yet? even just for 5 hours - it's amazing the difference it can make - can someone watch over Danielle for you?

Chantal - how did you cope with Zac being sick? did you give him anything, like panadol? I just don't know what to do and I'm not even sure Charlie is sick - why am I freaking out??

Fee - I'm glad Cooper is back to normal - I've realised I'm a control freak - when things happen out of order or Charlie cries for no reason I have to find a reason - I need an explanation for anything out of the ordinary or my brain doesn't cope - so if he's really unsettled one night I will have to think back over the previous day and work out what was different and then make a mental note 'Ah I had two coffees instead of one, that must be why he's miserable' - if I don't do that I go into melt down - half the time I think the reasons I think up to placate myslef have no bearing on his behaviour at all - but at least I'm happy in my little organised and slef explanatory world!

Baiza - I might e-mail you about that chat group - I've never done anything like that before - it should be interesting.

Kelly - Good luck with the family photos on Tuesday

Cassie - that's excellent news about Dylan - we're trying to give Charlie more tummy time too - I keep forgetting about it!

Cyn - It IS really really good to know that I'm not the only one going through all of this - not that I wish the turmoil and confusion on anyone else - but it's amazing what a relief it is to read that other people have the same issues - a problem shared is a problem halved!

Anyone heard from Tanya (Tulip) - she was having a rough time a litte while ago and I hope she is ok!

ok so I'm off to stare and Charlie and make sure he is breathing and then I might have a little panic about DH going back to work.

Speak soon - Em

[kmh]

hi all
em- its alright if they have a yucky nose, Charlotte has one at the moment, go to the chemist and get yourself some fess its for their nose and it helps lossen all the crap in their nose, you can use it on a new born, i have been using it on charlotte and it seems to be helping, also you will cope just fine with you Dh going back to work, i thought i wasn't and i have 2 to look after and i am doing just fine, we seem to be so busy latley too.

fee- you are lucky to feed every 3 hours i feed every 2 sometime 3 if i am lucky., and over night i feed 4 hourly which i can cope with.

biazar- that sounds good, if we can all find a time where it suits us all, the best time for me is about12;30-1pm as Madison is sleeping at that time or after 7:30pm.

Wee i have had a good day, went to see Tim's cousin today as they have 2 girls so Madison enjoyed that, Charlotte was a bit restless their until the about 4pm and now she has been sleepy, she is in her bed at the moment. I went shopping yesterday and brought the girls something nice for them to wear on tuesday and ened up spending $91 at pumpkin patch just on them. I still have to find myself something to wear as well.
well i am off to get my hair cut tomorrow, yeah i havn't had it cut for so long.

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend

[Fee]

Mark, Cooper and I went for our first trip into the city yesterday. We went to visit my work which was fun. Everyone wanted a hold and oohed and aahed over Cooper and said what a gorgeous boy he was! One lady said we should get him into baby commercials!!!

Cooper is always so good when we go out – he just sleeps a lot. It's at home during the day which is the problem at the moment. I wonder if going out a lot really stuffs up their routine? I feel bad when we have busy/social days as Cooper hardly gets any play time or tummy time. It's feed time and then back into the car or back into the pram.

So far today he is doing great though. I fed him around 8.00 am and he is still asleep in his cot – yay!!!

I tried Cooper without the nipple shield again yesterday afternoon. He was doing pretty well and I could hear him gulping the milk and I could hear it hitting his empty tummy! But then after about 5-10 minutes my nipple started hurting. I guess he wasn't attached correctly? Although it felt fine to begin with. I just think that he doesn't get enough of my areola into his mouth – he opens his mouth wide but then it ends up sliding down around just the nipple only. I ended up putting the shield back on and all was good again. Oh well, I tried.

Bubseykel – Wow … 1.5 hours at the gym. Very impressive!!! How often do you plan on going?

What colour is your new car?

Boisey – What does the clinic say about Jensen's weight gain? If they think he's fine then don't worry. You said 160 grams a week – well that's what my clinic says is the minimum to gain each week. So he's okay.

About Father's Day … I ordered a photo mug for DH. It has Cooper's smiling face on it! I ordered it from Fuji Online and it arrived it the mail in about 3 days. I was very impressed.

~yummymummy~ - Sorry to hear about your PND. What do you do about it? I hope everything is okay. It sounds like Xavier's doing great.

baiza – I've had a look at the chat room. Just setting up some photos of Cooper at the moment!

Cassie – Sounds like you've been really busy. Makes the days fly by doesn't it?! That's so nice about your Nan's 88th birthday and her getting to meet Dylan for the first time.

Fraser – Wow Charlie is a big boy! That's great to hear he's doing so well.

Becca – Another big boy!!! And how funny about your Mother's Group and the mums all lying!!! LOL

kmh – Good job with losing 16 kgs so easily. All the best with the other weight you want to lose!

[kmh]

For the first time last night Charlotte slept in her own bed ALL night. and only got up once, i feed her at 9pm then at 1:30am and then at 7am, i hope this contuines. And then she put her self to sleep this morning. YAY.

Bubs- i hope Danielle gets better soon, some doctors should not be doctors.I had that sort of problem when i was pregnant, i went to one doc and i wasn't feeling well, he said i would be fine, so i went to my normal doc when i could get in and i ened up having an UTI.

Fee- Charlotte does the same thing, when she is at home she sleeps fine, but when we are out she plays up, i think they get sick of being in the pram.

i hope everyone is having a great day, it is a beautiful day in melb the sun is out and its warm, bring on the warmer weather.

Just thought i would update you all we just got back from the health centre for Charlotte's six week check up.
Birth: weight was 3.295kg's(7,4) 6 weeks- 3.980kg's (8.12)
height was 48cms 6 weeks- 52cms
head cm was 34.5 6 weeks- 37cms
So we are still little but we are growing, she still fits into all her 0000 stuff, expect the bonds jumpsuits she is 000.

What size bonds jumpsuits are you all using?

[Fee]

Fee- Charlotte does the same thing, when she is at home she sleeps fine, but when we are out she plays up, i think they get sick of being in the pram.

No - Cooper is the opposite. You must have misread my post!

Cooper is great in the pram and Baby Bjorn when we go out. It's at home during the day that he gets grizzly and won't sleep in his cot.

That said, the last 2 days he's been fabulous and has slept in his cot during the day with no fuss. It's just like "old times"! Yay! Touch wood he continues this way.

[kmh]

\well we have had a really restless weekend, we went to a 40th and Charlotte did not want to sleep and then went to my dad's yesterday and she only slept for about 30mins otherwise she wanted to feed all the time, she was also really hard to get to sleep last night, so she ended up with me. but now she was been sleeping for nearly 2 hrs, my poor little girl. I think she is going through her growth spurt.

Fee- good luck with DTD, i hope it all works out well, i have my check-up tomorrow.

Becca- i hope you enjoyed fathers day with your dad, is this the first time they are meeting Oskar?

I hope everyone enjoyed your weekend, i thought i might send dee a text message to see how she is going, will let you all know how i go.

[Kerensa]

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~yummymummy~ - Sorry to hear about your PND. What do you do about it? I hope everything is okay. It sounds like Xavier's doing great.

im taking vitamin b tablets as depression is apprantrly caused by low zinc and vitamin b, you learn a new thing everyday!!!!

[Plagued]

Faser - sorry to take so long to get back - didnt give zac panadole. he cought got worse on saturday so i took him to the DRs who said i had to take hime to hospital emergancy. turnes out he developed broncolitis. was in hospital saturday night and sunday night. lucky he wasnt to bad. his was only on 1L of oxygen and they weaned him of that over 1 day. so i got to bring him home today. he still has a stuffy nose and have to put saline drops up his nose before every feed. poor little man.
will update later almost time for another feed

[Baby~amore`]

Chantal - hope Zachary is feeling better and you too

[Fee]

Yesterday Cooper was 6 weeks old and he had his 6 week check up with the paediatrician. He has put on 590 grams! He is steadily going up. At 2 weeks he had put on 390 grams, then at 4 weeks it was 490 grams. The only strange thing was that he seems to have shrunk! But the paediatrician says it can be hard to measure the length and that the last measurement by the clinic could be wrong. So we're not sure how much he has grown in length this time around.

Stats are:

BIRTH: Head circ - 35.2 cm / Length - 51.5 cm / Weight - 3630 g

2 WKS: Head circ - 36.7 cm / Length - 54.5 cm / Weight - 4020 g

4 WKS: Head circ – 37.5 cm / Length – 57 cm / Weight – 4510 g

6 WKS: Head circ – 38.5 cm / Length – 56.1 cm / Weight 5100 g

I was meant to have my 6 week check up yesterday with my OB but unfortunately he was in a car accident. I am now booked in to see him on Thursday.

DH is off work this week. I love having him around. Means I get out of the house more!

Baiza – I've added you to my MSN Messenger. Is this what you mean for chatting? Or have you set up some sort of chatroom? I love your ticker photo! What gorgeous kids!

Fraser – How's Charlie? We've got that Fess stuff too but haven't tried it yet. DH often gets big boogers out of Cooper's nose. It's surprising how bloody huge they are!

kmh – Hope you enjoyed getting your hair cut! Did you get anything fancy done?

Bubseykel – Yay for Danielle giving you big smiles! Isn't it just the best? Puts you in a great mood.

Shellbabe – I'm still using the shield. I've tried and tried without … at the start of a feed when he's really hungry or halfway through a feed when the nipple is drawn out. No luck. I give up I think. He's happy with the shield and therefore so am I. It's just a pain to use that's all.

chantal25 – Poor Zac. I hope he is doing much better now.