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:
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.
Hi I have missed catching up in here ... been working at/from home on our own business appaerwork in between raising and loving my two cheeky monkeys. I need to read through the last thread ...
Trish - Good luck catching up. I gave up. I always intend to when I go AWOL from posting in here, but when I finally sit down to do it, it just proves too much. lol.
Well Its time for me to say good bye- I am having some trouble on this site as my SIL is on BB and its just not working having family on here, so i am going.
Thank you all so much for the last year and half, its been great sharing it with all of you.
Not much happening here. Cooper is not self-settling much and there's a lot of screaming happening at nap time. Not much fun at all!
He's very fussy eating as well. I don't think he's eating much at all. Might go and have him weighed soon.
Buseykel – OMG Kelly, congratulations!!!
kmh – See ya around!!! Thanks for your email address.
Dustmite – Sounds like you had a lovely time with your daughter.
RoyaUK – Sarina sounds just like Cooper with sleeping at the moment. Cooper usually wakes at 5.00 am for a feed but for the last few days it has been 4.00 am or 4.30 am. We then both sleep for another 2 hours or so.
Good luck with self-settling! We're having a week where it's NOT happening!
Baby-amore – Glad to hear from you! I'm sure you're very busy with your boys!
good to hear we are all normal ...with no self settling
they are also refusing to settle for naps ... they stand in the cot and talk to each other , pull on the mobile ,peg everything out, -including the dummies. Joel usually wants his to sleep so I have to keep going in to lie them down and cover them up ...only to do it all aagin in 5 mins. Sometimes one will cry and set the other off ... or one goes to sleep and the other starts screaming so I have to get him up. They are so cheeky when I tell them off and I can't but smile - so much for putting my Mrs Potatoe head 'cross' face on.Gets me nowhere.
I am still feeding overnight too.
We have no teeth here at all but they love to poke their fingers in my mouth and feel mine LOL - I check them everyday.
S & J are crawling, pulling to stand on everything -including each other so we have lots of tumbles and crash landings with a heavy thud - with that long silence where you run to them and the almighty scream that follows.
congrates Bubsykel - they will have alot of fun together being close.
Hi all...well haven't been around for a while, cause we are still tackling those dreaded winter flu bugs!!! Ky just can't shake it. Have been to the Dr 3 times in 3 weeks. Ended up putting him on antibiotics for his ears and he is hopefully now improving....trouble is he is so used to being held now, that he doesn't like to be put down!! In saying that, he is finally on the move!!! Yay, he is doing the hermit crab crawl...but he is off, and so much less frustrated. It's taken him a while, but he is so proud of himself...so cute!
Glad to hear your return to work went well Mads. I know my day is coming soon, but I just don't want to do it. There is so much to organise with 3 kids that it is easier if I do it myself. I know where they have to be and when, and I don't want to rely on others to get it right! I am such a stresspot.
By the way...there is now way I am TTC....well, ever again!! It's funny how you finally come to that point where you know you have exactly what you want. I still get clucky when I see tiny babies, but now I know that I sure don't want another one!
Good luck to you all that are TTC....It is really nice to have 2 close together.
Well I finally got Cooper into a childcare centre. I'm going to start taking him next week. We can pop in together any day we like. Otherwise Tuesdays are free for me to leave him there. But as of 25 June he'll be there on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and I'll be back at work. Not really looking forward to it.
I'm not TTC either Mads! You're not alone!
Hayley - Glad to hear Ky is on the move. I bet he's having heaps of fun getting around.
It's very quiet in here at the moment. I haven't been around because i'm too tired! The last 2 nights Sarina has been waking 5 times a night - almost every couple of hours and i can only get her back to sleep by feeding. It's been nearly 6 months since she's slept through properly. I need sleeeeeeeeeep!
She's still not eating solids properly and I'm starting to feel if I try to deny her a feed in the night whether it will make a difference to her day solid feeds but then I know she's hungry at night and it doesn't seem right....argh!
Plus, she's wanting to feed herself - grabs my spoon and tries to put it into the food bowl which of course goes everywhere. I don't mind this one bit and like her practicing but she refuses to let me feed her whilst she plays. Guess i should try more finger foods, perhaps that will help. Although it probably won't fill her up.
Any recommendations on filling finger food?
We're going on honeymoon on Sat for 10 days (to Queensland) and then in July i'm taking her for a 3 week trip to see the grandparents in the UK so wish me luck with all the time and routine changes!
Hi there I was wondering if I could join your group?
I already know Trish from another forum (Hi Trish, glad your boys are going well).
My name is Lollie, I am 23 years old and married with three children. Corey is 4 years old and Ethan and Shaiyan are 11 months old (born 4th July). I am also 35.2 weeks pregnant with another munchkin due on the 9th July. Going to be lots of fun
Anyways my twins to me are the most gorgeous little things and I enjoy spending as much time as I can with them. They are in the process of attempting to walk but they are still a bit hesitant to just let go and flee. Ethan has had 8 teeth since early April and Shaiyan had two and is now cutting another two (on the top).
Anything else I missed? If you have any questions or want to know more about me feel free to ask away - I'm not shy
HERE are some pictures if anyone's interested. The link will take you to the 'home' page of my photobucket account and then you just click on the sub folder headings to go for a gander
So, an update on DW and I (and kids) - We are now all staying in my parents fifth-wheel on my in-laws property.....um, time will tell on that one . We are still trying to get the old place all emptied out. Still have found no job yet. The girls will be fine I think with the current living arrangement since there is another little girl that lives next door and they can play together. Corban is crawling all over, on the Verge of walking. He has taken a couple of steps a couple of times but otherwise is content to grab onto your fingers and take off walking that way. He has a nasty temper (probably from his mommy...LOL ), and likes to get into everything.
The only other thing that has taken place is about a week or week in-a-half ago DW was in a lot of pain and felt like she had another UTI so she called her DOC and got a prescription for an antibiotic. Then two days ago she said she felt a sharp pain around her ovaries and then was concerned she might have a cyst. last night aunt flow arrived....LOL. Been so long that DW had no clue what was going on with her body..lol. So her early predictions of releasing an egg and a cyst were not even close and back when we were so stressed and not DTD she was fertile...LOL. But now we can actually chart and know what is going on with her body instead of guessing. Of course she has to first get through this monster cramping - the down side to not having a cycle for 20+ months!
it sure has been quiet around here lately...where is everyone??
Hi Coetshri, welcome to the group...I only rejoined a while back, but it's nice to see what everyone elses bubs are up to. I had a quick look at your photos and yes ypur kids are gorgeous!! And you're having another...you will be really busy! I have trouble keeping up with my 3.
Hi to everyone else. We are nearly all better now...after 4 weeks!! A small drama last weekend though with my 5 year old....the 2 girls were playing around on my bed and next minute blood everywhere!!!! The poor little thing had banged her mouth on her sisters head and knocked her bottom row of teeth all out of whack. We ended up at our local ED and they sent us to the major kids hospital in Perth where they took her to theatre and removed 3 of her teeth. Lucky they were just her first teeth, but she may still have problems with her adult teeth because of the damage to the gums. But the dentist was pretty sure she should be OK. It was very hard seeing your kid have and anaesthetic. Thankfully they are all otherwise healthy!!!! I couldn't imagine what some parents go through in that hospital.
Anyway, hope you are all well, and hope to hear from you soon
a fifth wheel is a camper trailer that usually has two axles (4 tires) but instead of connecting to a normal truck hitch (bumper location), hooks up to the truck inside the truck bed or truck box. Does that help at all? I think this particular brand is a jayco camp trailer/RV.
It's been a busy few weeks recently. A few weeks ago I finally sorted out work. I will be returning on 25 June for 3 days (Mon-Wed). Not long after sorting that out, I finally got Cooper into a childcare centre. It's been quite stressful settling him in. We started last week. I've only left him for up to an hour. This week I will be trying to leave him longer. He had his first nap at daycare today. I'm feeling a bit better about it all as the centre and the carers seem really great. The first day I left him, he got very distressed but they called me straight away to come and get him.
It's such a fun age though. Cooper is now pointing at everything and making inquiring noises. Before he would just point his finger but now you can tell he's actually pointing AT things. If you ask him where the light is, he looks up to the ceiling and points. So cute. Today we were outside and he was pointing at birds in the sky. And on the weekend he picked up the remote control for the TV and started pointing it towards the TV! They take so much in!
He's mastered how to climb down from things now. He spent all weekend climbing down from the bed and couch on his own. It's so cute how he carefully crawls to the edge, turns around and then lowers his legs over the side. He's really got the hang of it.
Not sure when he'll be walking. He stills walks around pushing things like the walker on wheels, boxes, toys etc - anything that will slide along the carpet. He can still stand alone for 30 seconds or so but that's about it.
Roya – You'll be in wonderful Queensland at the moment! I hope you're enjoying yourself.
As for finger food, Cooper likes:
- steamed vegie pieces (carrot, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans)
- cucumer
- cheese
- sultanas
- Cruskits or rice cakes
- pasta spirals
- sandwiches
- banana
- mandarin
Lollie – Welcome to the group! Wow you'll definitely be kept on your toes with all your kiddies! How exciting.
Dustmite – How's Corban going? Walking yet?
Hayley – How scary about the teeth accident. I would have been so scared seeing all the blood. Hope everything is okay now.
Mads – Glad to hear being back at work is going okay. Not long until I'm back at work now!
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. We are still trying to get the old place all emptied out. Still have found no job yet. The girls will be fine I think with the current living arrangement since there is another little girl that lives next door and they can play together. Corban is crawling all over, on the Verge of walking. He has taken a couple of steps a couple of times but otherwise is content to grab onto your fingers and take off walking that way. He has a nasty temper (probably from his mommy...LOL
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