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Hi ladies
Well Ethan is fine after the choking incident yesterday, but i have vaccumed under and around everything today to make sure i got it all! You get so paranoid after accidents happen hey, im constantly checking for spiders now it will be little pieces of stuff he can choke on:doh: Ethan has had his hearing test too and there has been no effect on his hearing from the spider, i forgot to tell you that when he had it done.
Em- Your weekend sounded great! How cute was tom with your sisters bf. Hope toms sleep improves soon, it does seem like a few of our bubs are not sleeping properly. I went through a stage where ethan would only drink a little milk at a time, he is fine now though.
Veronica- A family holiday sound great and the Great Barrier Reef would be lovely. Glad your easter was good. Ethan has been trying to climb too, has not succeded yet! Your luck that avaleigh doesn't like to swallow big things, ethan will put everything and anything in his mouth, its so hard to let him play outside because toys wont keep him occupied and he trys too eat dirt, sticks, rocks etc so far no bugs thankgod LOL!
Hmm i am feeling bored today! And its cold so i think i may just curl up on the lounge with a book, blanket and a milo while ethans asleep! Oops have to mop my floors first! BBL:)
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Veronica, we are getting the kids christened next month, and I saw you mentioned you will have to get things organised. Just curious what you have to do? We aren't very religious, we don't attend church services, but we want them done. Anyway, are you just talking about outfit etc???? I hope there is nothing I'm missing.
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Mel - Yeh got to find an outfit. Doesnt need to be anything too fancy. I am just going to go to pumpkin patch and see if they have something white. You also need to get a candle. It can be a plain white candle or you can get something fancier from a baptism/christening shop and you also need to have a plain white square of material. I forgot what its called!! Its something that the priest will bless and place on the child. It has to be pure while, no colour or anything. This is something that you can get from a baptism shop too. When is your christening? Ours is on the 20th of April
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I am slowly working my way through the posts! My MIL just called and said they are going to call in so i better do some cleaning before they get here. I just know they are going to do something stupid like bring Tom lots of chocolate. Grrr!
Jess - we had a choking incident too last night. Silly DH was giving Tom chips (salt and vinegar of all things!!) and he choked on one. I panicked and didn't know what to do. He vomited every where and the chip came flying out. NO MORE CHIPS!! and a first aid course for mummy. Curling up with a book sounds wonderful - I am reading a fantastic book at the moment called "Escape" about a woman born into a polygamist cult. At 18 she was married off to a 55 year old man - she was his 4th wife and she had 8 children to him. It is fascinating and I can't put it down. It is one of those ones you don't want to end!
V - good luck with finding something to do with all the egg yolks! Great Barrier Reef sounds absolutely beautiful
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Hi Everyone,
Well I'll attempt personals but I'm not very well so if I forget you I'm sorry didn't mean to!
V, good to hear that ava is sleeping through the night again! I think Noah will be walking by then too! Also bubs can eat egg yolks at this age but not the egg whited you could lightly cook them and give them to avaleigh with toast or you could cook them completely and grate them into her food.
Jess, Don't feel bad you really don't realise how dirty you house is until a mobile baby comes to show you. Noah picked up one of those plastic tabs that close bread etc it must have been next to the fridge or something! to keep your house to what would be a really good standard of clean to have a baby in I think you would pretty much have to hire a full time cleaner!
Raels, So glad your nephew is doing well! When Noah was in SCN there were babies that young and it was a very emotional thing to see I don't think you can actually get how small these babies are until you see them in real life. My SIL was in SC at RBH Bris and she found it really hard so she has transferred int oncology!sp?
Bec, glad Xavier slept through for you hopefully it keeps going!
August, Thanks, did you ever go for your walk and swim?
Sarah, Welcome you and your family to BellyBelly. With your sleep issues One really great book is Babywise there is babywise1 which is a lot about sleeping through and babywise 2 which elaborates, has lots of great baby info on all topics als keeps going into toddlerwise and all the way up to one on teenagers so could be a great series with all your kids I love it and know a lot of laies that use it!
Also I have an ebook I can email you if you like just pm me. A lady from Mothers Group sent it to us all and one other lady from mothers group had exactly the same prob as you and she had been to sleep clinic and everything anyway she said this . ebook really helped and her sons been sleeping through. So I haven't read it myself but a few mothers from mothers group said it was a God send.
Also does he have a feed right before bed? That might help if he's getting hungry I would recommend going to at least 4 feeds and also I find and have read if Noah doesn't get to bed until later he will wake earlier so maybe try to get him to bed earlier 6.30 - 7 might herlp?
Well after Noah and I were both sick on Sunday we were both fine yesterday so we went 4wdriving and camped last night but Iwoke up in the middle of the night and was chucking everywhere so not nice at all been sick all day too so not nice but Noah is fine and luckily Phil had today off too so he took care of Noah
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HI All, JUst a quick post from me,
Kaetlyn has two teeth! She was biting my finger at mothers group today, and there was a funny feeling on my finger- I checked and it was a tooth! Oh the surprise! One is definatly cut, the other is right below the surface.
BBL to do personals
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Happy 8 months Ethan:clap:
Its so hard to believe 8 months has gone by already! He has grown sooo much every day, and so has my love for him, the overwhelming feeling of love when i first held my boy in my arms was massive, but it gets sooo much stronger!
Even though he was the worlds biggest grumpy bubba this afternoon!! LOL omg i dont know what got in to him, he was chewing on a stick that he picked up and i took it away and he just looked at me and cried, and cry and scream is what he did for pretty much the next 2hrs!! He ended up in bed 1/2hr earlier tonight as i had a headache and really could not handle anymore:redface:
Sara- Yay for Kaetlyn getting 2 teeth!! Hope they haven't been bothering her too much! Hmm ethan is still all gum..i wonder when he will grow some teeths!!
Jas- Sorry to hear your so unwell, i hope you improve soon and start feeling better.
Em- Choking is so scary isn't it!! I have done my senior first aid course and im so glad i did it, i know instinctively we would probably know what to do, but i panicked and it took a split second for me to tell myself "you've done the course you know what to do" and after wards i was like thank god for first aid!! Then the shock kicked in and i was shaking like a leaf. I didn't end up getting to read my book, as i forgot where i put it and by the time i found it (under my pillow:doh:) Ethan was awake! That book your reading sounds great, who is the author?
Well im off to bed, after our grumpy episode today (right in the middle of preparing tea:wall:) I am pooped! Night ladies.
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Jess, I just realised that because of the time difference you are not posting that late at all! I used to look at the time and think wow, how late is that! But it posts the time you posted in my time, if you know what I mean. LOL sory, must have been a baby brain moment! I keep forgetting you are like 3 hours behind us!
I have done my FA course as well, but be buggered if I could even remeber what to do with a wasp sting, let alone choing. I had to ring DH and ask him what to do when I got stung! ANd all that was, was to put ice on it!
So well done to you!
If you ever need a good book to read, I love Jodi Picolt books. They are always, sit on the edge of your seat books. I love My Sisters Keeper. It is my most favourite book ever! It is very sad though, and I bawled my eyes out, but I do reccomend it to anyone!
Happt 8 months also to mr Ethan
Jas, do you mind if you e-mail me the ebook? One of the mothers in mothers group is having terrible time with her son and sleeping through the night at the moment. I will pm my e-mail addy.
Hope you are better. Nothing like being sick when you are not at home, you just want to get home.
Em that book sounds good. who is the author?
Well thats all have time for! need to get some house work done before Kaetlyn wakes up!
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The author is Carolyn Jessop. I finished it last night and it was so good! Sara - I absolutely love Jodi Picoult too. She has a new one coming out in April called Change of Heart (I think). Really looking forward to reading it.
Well, MIL and FIL came around last night. Brought T a massive easter egg and cracked it when i wouldn't let him have any. I have enough trouble with him eating and drinking without introducing him to chocolate just yet! Tom kept crawling over and touching the curtains so we were taking him away and saying "No' really firmly. Of course he wouldn't listen and thought it was all a game, so MIL was like "Give him a smack. You need to show him who is boss". She kept saying it, I was so angry :angry:! I was so glad when they left!
Ok vent over! Quick question - is anyone using cows milk in recipes or on cereal for bubs? I know we have to wait until 12months for drinking it but i have a few recipes in my baby book that use it, like cauliflower cheese etc. Not sure if i should give them a go yet.
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Em- I just remebered that My sisters Keeper is being made into a movie this year! That is one movie that I will be queing up for!!!
i must put that book on my birthday list for MIL! She likes buying me books! Will look it up on the web now.
You can give them milk in recipies/cooking, but not as a drink. I have decided to wait until 12months before having milk at all, even in recepies. In the meantime she can have other dairy. LOL could you make the cheese sauce out of BM? not sure if you are BF though. Ewe what a thought!
**ETA- she is coming to Australia in MAy and has a whole heap of book signings booked ii. Go to her austalian website- its her name dot com dot au and then go to events.MMM might habe to make sure I am free that day!
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Good morning!
Feel a bit like a zombie this morning. Avaleigh woke every 2 hours last night, I knew she would because she never gave my any impressive burps with her last feed. I tried to get her to come to bed with me for some more sleep abput 7am but she wouldnt have it. Kept whacking me in the face LOL! Hopefully tonight will be a better night...
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HI there everyone!!!
It's been a little while since I have been in, we drove to Sydney and back over easter ( rom central Victoria, it's 10 hours each way). SO we had a huge easter. Lach was an angel in the car. We've still got him facing backwards, and he STILL loves it! He only woke when we stopped as it was feed time. He's a good little boy in the car.
Anyway, easter saturday night, the teeth started annoying him again. He's been teething pretty badly since then, and now has 4 teeth. He wakes every 2 hours, but it has also very suddenly gotten cold here too, so he's probably feeling that aswell. We brought him into our bed last night, and it was much better, my boobies got a rest of more than 2 hours. LOL
I am hoping the teeth just stay cut now, and don't slink back down into his gums.... he's got a top one and a bottom one hat won't go back down, they are half way up. He looks a tad odd.... lol
We've got crawling here aswell. Still feeding like a champion. Drinking from cups. We've completely gotten rid of bottles (haven't used any for a few months now anyway), and he just drinks juice and water himself;) It's great not having to do everything, but I still miss my tiny little newborn bundle.
We're off to MCHN this friday, which is alos Lach's 8 mths b'day. Then I am off to gippsland ( 5-6hours from home) for a friends birthday, and the boys are staying home for the weekend. I amlooking forward to the time off, but I am also not looking forward to it, but I have to get used to being away from him at some stage, and he's just starting to get clingy....
To all of those that have been sick, I hope you are now feeling much better. With the sudden change in weather, I think I might come down with something, and it will be the first time I have been sick since mid pregnancy.
HAPPY 8 MONTHS ETHAN!!!! I hope you guys have a great day:)
Just a question regarding where everyone is at with solids...
Are we all still mashing? We have graduated from puree to mash now, and it's going quite well. I was just wondering if anyone has graduated any further? I haven't tried toast or anything yet... how would I know when he's ready? I'm really scared of him choking.
I am planning on giving him some whole rockmelon today, but using a fresh food feeder.
We haven't started on meat yet... which I will probably do next week. ANd also, has anyone tried cheese yet? I have read that around now is a good time to start on shredded cheese, but I am a little ify on that...
Anyway, I best be off. The boy is trying to get to the powerboards again...... little bugger.
xxoo Nicky
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Well Lach just had his first taste of rockmelon, and it's probably so far his all time favourite food. yay! The fresh food feeder is great. I will probably start serving proper finger foods in the next few weeks..
Has anyone else started this?
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Hi ladies just popped in for a quick read before leaving for our visit with the CHN.
Nicky rockmelon is ethans all time favourite too! I put some foods in the feeder, like grapes etc but i just give him rockmelon, watermelon, honeydew, pear and he holds it and eats it, i have also given him fish and chicken as finger foods too oh and other than rusks and sandwiches he occasionally has a milk arrowroot too.
he loves to hold his food and feed himself.
Anyway must go or i will find myself being late. BBL for a better post and some personals, Bye.
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Hi everyone sorry its been so long between posts, but you know how busy things can get :)
Nicky- I was a bit funny too about finger foods and quite scared that he would choke but he did really well! He has had toast and bread without the crusts he loves it! He also loves cruskits and on Sat I gave him a hot chip from my lunch at the pub, he he he im a good mum really! But the chip was big and had no skin, I just sucked the salt off it! I have never seen a piece of food disapear so fast! lol
A quick update- My little man is commando crawling and boy does he move fast! Unfortunately he has discovered there are rooms outside the Lounge and he wants to get to them! I miss my stationary baby :(
He also has TWO teeth :dance: His bottom ones! He has been ok with them a little bit clingy but not too bad. Oh our babies are growing up soooooooo fast!
Take care everyone
xox
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Hi,
Nay, Good to hear that everything is going well!
Nicky, Bubs can have toast from 6months onwards I felt funny about it too but the chn recommended it and all the other mum at mothers group were giving it to their bubs too so I started giving it to him about 6weeks ago and he loves it he also has fresh fruit, cheese sticks, he had a sandwhich on monday and he's going great Heinz has baby soup that is 6months+ its thick ike pumpkin soup and Noah has had that for dinner with toast quite a few times!
Ngala, that's no good at all!
Em, How annoying I hate when other people think you should raise your kids according to their standards! And yep Noah has had a bit of milk on cereal weetbix and also in recipes with white sauce
Blueflower, No worries just pm me your email and i'll send it through
Jess, Happy 8 months Ethan!
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hgey everyone!
just a quick one from me cause I have a baby hanging off me that wants some breakfast... Avaleigh stood up all by herself last night!! As in, she was sitting in the middle of the carpet area and then lanched herself up on to her feet!!! She hadbeen doing this funny thing for a few days and finally worked it out. You should have seen how shocked Jason and I were and how quickly Jason grabbed her once he realised what happened and cause she was about to fall over. What a clever girl!!
well better get her breakfast ready.
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So much going on...such a bad time to be missing! Things have been so busy! Easter was hectic and lucas was a grump! Something is up with him but not sure what!! His day sleeps have been all over the place and he is off his milk....took us an hour to get 140mls into him last night and he only had about 80 ml the night before and then was awake at 4.30am which isnt like him. Anyway we will push on, although its frustrating i am sure its a stage, could be more teeth. WHO REALLY KNOWS!! Thats the problem with kids i guess!!
Well i will try and catch up with some posts but its been hard with a baby barely sleeping!!
One question....does anyone know if our bubs could/should have flu shots at this age! There were some horrible cases last year of the flu being deadly so i am just wondering if i should get it done!
.....also i got My Sisters Keeper for xmas...LOVED IT!!
BBL
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OK going to have to catch up in shifts i think...
V - clever Avaleigh! Lucas has no idea even with crawling but he does pull himself up on stuff! Hope your sleep was better last night.
Jas - Lucas has that Heinz soup...never thought of toast with it!!
This is going to take awhile, he's awake!!
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Oh another exciting thing has happened this week. YAY! Its been a week of 'firsts'!! Avaleigh has cut her first tooth!! She has the bottom right one poking through!! That might explain the horrible nights and the clinginess. How long does it take for the tooth to fully come through??
Oh and she is waving now too. I am planning to teach her to wave hello with her right hand and bye with her left. Do you reckon she will pick that up?
Well better go.. some one wants to be cuddled
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Good morning ladies.
Veronica- Welldone avaleigh for standing up:clap: It is a shock hey because your not expecting it, Ethan was playing behind my chair at my mums and i got up to chech on him and nearly fell over because he was standing there playing with the curtains!! Also yay on her first tooth.
Megan- Sorry to hear things are tough at the moment and i agree that its very frustrating:) Ethans routine was great for 3 days now its all out of wack again, but i think its teeth here, Ethan had Really red checks yesterday, lots of very stringy dribble and inside his mouth was sooo hot and boy was grizzly.
Well i feel like a walking zombie again today as ethan is back to not sleeping properly, I just feel like he is not a routine child and dont know wether to stop and just go with the flow or just perservere, What do you all think?
I would really love for him to have a regular bed time though.
All went well at Ethans check up, he now weighs 9.100kg!!! and is 67cm long! Health wise he is great, CHN said he is teething so check for teeth! And she said he is quite advanced for his age and she thinks he will probably walk before he is one, scary! She kept laughing at him though as he was playing on the floor and screaming, shouting and squealing so loud lol so the appt took longer than expected as we couldnt hear ourselves!
Oh and i agree with My sisters Keeper, I just finished it two weeks ago, it was great!
BBL...
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Megan - how much is Lucas drinking during the day? So far Tom has refused everything i have given him today. Not even a sip. But he will drink water so I don't know what is going on. Yesterday during the day he drank about 60ml all up and last night i managed to get him to drink about 120ml by laying him in his cot and reading him stories while he drank. It is so frustrating! Not sure if i should make a app with MCHN or assume this is a phase he is going through. They never mentioned this step in the book handbook (the one they forgot to send with my child!).
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Oh Em i agree...where is that book!! Lucas will drink about 200-240ml in morning....about 140-200ml in afternoon and who knows at the moment before bed! So more than you are getting into Tom atm you poor thing! The problem is the BATTLE! It takes so long to get it into him over the last week. I have to give him all different toys to distract him (today the Big W catalogue and his socks worked a treat!) and take him to different rooms in the house! It takes an hour to have the thing!! I'm not sure whether i should just give him a half an hour limit and just be done with what he drinks cos we are probably developing bad habits. Oh the joys!! I have my MHN appt next week so will ask what to do and how much he really needs. Sounds like a few of them are doing it though so it is probably just a stage and i know lucas has done it before and come good again! I hope you can get something into Tom today..given the amount he is having maybe just call the maternal health line and see what they suggest?? Good luck!!!!!!!!:rolleyes:
TOJ - I'm glad all went well with your appt and it sounds like Ethan is going great guns! He is definately more advanced than lucas! Maybe try and stick with the routine for a bit longer to see if he gets into it. Maybe you need to wake him at the same time each morning so the day starts at the same time. In saying that, if they dont sleep for the same amount of time in thier naps each day it can all get a bit buggered up!
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OK what else...
Em - Lucas has normal milk on weetbix and it hasn't been a problem! MIL's huh!!
Nicky - I'm glad Lach was such a good boy for you in the car. Lucas has got a bit psycho in the car! He just blows raspberries and squeals...gives me a headache! Lach sounds pretty clever with his crawling and drinking, what sort of cup does he drink out of? I haven't found one lucas likes yet. Oh and i am mashing vegies, and giving toast but thats the only thing lucas will feed himself.
I'm getting there...now i must clean up a bit!!
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Hi there everyone.
Megan - Lach drinks out of the plain plastic sippy cups without the handles... they are non spill, but if tipped upside down they will leak a drop or two. I am trying to keep him away from bottles now, even though he hasn't had one in so long. Will be much easier to get him on cows milk etc when he is ready:)
TOJ -yay on the great appointment.9.1kgs yay! We have our tomorrow, but I doubt little Lach has quite pipped the 8kgs mark yet. He won't sit still ever,so no wonder he's not putting much on. He freaks the other mums at mother's group and playgroup out, because he just moves around so much.
V - yay avaleigh. I am not looking forward to Lach standing... too much stuff for him to get into, that i will have to move higher.
I caught Lach playing with my microphones for singstar the other day. Made for a great picture;)
Jas - Thanks for the tips. Haven't tried the soup yet, maybe I'll give that a whirl next week too.
Well, I am busy packing for the weekend, and madly washing and folding things for Lach for when I am not here. Have to make it easy for DP :rolleyes:
So we are going to try and feed EBM ( and formula if he runs out) from a cup and see how it goes... with bottles on standby. I hope the cups work out:)
I have a bollywood themed birthday that I am going to and I am also going to have a few bevvies. I am really looking forward to dressing up and going out. It will be good to have some me time, although Iam not looking forward to the drive on my own.
Must be off. Mre washing to hang out, and Adam's servicing my car before I go, so I have to take toaround to him. We get to hang out with grandma and grandad though while we are around there, so it's not a wasted trip ( I have to drive 20km's each way to Adam's garaae:rolleyes:)
I love this smiliey :rolleyes: LOL
Have a good one all:)
xxoo
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Hey Everyone!!
Avaleigh is done for another sleep.She has been such a good girl today!! I have managed to wash and vacuum my car and email a whole heap of accommodation places in QLD. I cant wait to go on this holiday!! I told Jason that we have to do it cause we both need a break and havent had a holiday since Dec 05!
I've noticed that Avaleigh's other tooth is coming out too. I cant wait to see these teeth poking through!! I was so excited that I called Jason right away and messaged my mum and sister. haha lame huh!
Jessika - I say just go with the flow. Its easiest I reckon!! Maybe Ethans teeth really are coming through that is why there is no routine?? Avaleigh has been shocking for a few months now, cant say its cause of the teeth but I am hoping that it is!! I must book Avaleigh in for her 8 month check, thanks for reminding me!!
I have a few questions.. Well I did, I think! I can only remember one though PMSL.. What way are your bubs facing in your car now - forward or backwards? And what weight are they at?? I still have Avaleigh facing backwards and she is always struggling to look out the front of the car. I think she is still under 9kg and I am waiting until she is 10kg before turning it around but I feel like that is forever away!!
ARGH!! Stupid dog barking woke Avaleigh up. She is such a light sleeper but I think she has been asleep for 40mins. :clap:
Gotta go!!
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Hi all, I just wanted to shed a quiet tear for my little man. The poor blok is teething with 5, yes FIVE teeth at once:(
No wonder he's not sleeping well:(
Poor critter... it's panadol time tonight me thinks.....
Lach is still reward facing in the car and will continue to face rearward until he reaches 12 kgs, which is the max for my seat rearward facing. SO at this rate, he will face backwards for another 5-6 months! LOL But he is much safer and very happy to still be that way, so if it ain't broke, don't fix it in my book:)
ANyway, I'm off for another fun night of my poor screaming child. Wish me luck...;)
xxoo
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Ohhh Nicky...can you really see five teeth coming through, thats amazing, poor little lach and poor mummy and daddy!
Lucas is forward facing....he was scary when he was backward cos he was trying to sit up and constantly twisting to see the front. He slept much better rear facing though!
Well another battle of the bottle tonight!! Poor DH always does the last bottle and its been a nightmare all week. Need some new tactics...do you think we should take away dinner for a bit? Dont really want to cos i am not convinced its the problem as he can be a pain in the morning after 12 hours without food! And, in the long run the food will be important and the bottles will go.
Somethings up with him, he has gone back to having to have a late afternoon nap again. This afternoon he was only up for an hour and a half and needed to go back to bed when he had been going four hours in the last month and had cut out the 3rd sleep!
Bizarre this baby stuff!! This mummy has no idea what she is doing at the moment!!!!!:cryinglaugh:
XX
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Nicky - :hug: to your little man, and you too! Hope your night isn't too restless. Good luck!! And hope you have a great time at the party.
Veronica - Avaleigh looks exactly like her mummy!
Jess - hope Ethan's sleeping settles down again soon for you.
Hi to everyone else! I am so hopeless at this personal posting, I can never remember back very far! I have a bad case of mumnesia!! :cryinglaugh:
Well all is good here. Oliver has been crawling for a few days but he looks like he has been doing it forever! He is very quick already and is getting into EVERYTHING!! Our loungeroom has carpet but there is one area in front of a bay window that is tiled. We have one of those hall tables in front of the window and that is his favourite spot to sit, under the table, looking out the window, listening to the birds. Anyway, the tiles make me nervous, I would much rather he sat on the carpet!!!
He has been feeding like crazy the last couple of days, which I'm glad about cause it's certainly boosting my supply! I thought it might be a growth spurt but he isn't as interested in his solids as he usually is so it's making me think it's teeth! We still have none btw.
He is sleeping great at night, in bed by 7.30 and awake at 4.30 when DF gets up for work. Then into bed with me for a feed, back to sleep and up at 7.30 to get his big brother ready for school. I must say I have a very 'routine' baby, which is good cause my first was nothing like this!! Oliver is so easy, really content and so cruisy! He eats everything I put in his mouth too. Hope it stays this way - touch wood!!!
Just a question about meat though. How many times a week is everyone giving it? I was a vegetarian when my first was this age and I didn't give him much at all, meat that is. I eat it now but tend not to give Oliver very much. How much do they need at this age, if any?
My little great nephew is still doing well. He sometimes has a bit of trouble digesting milk but is otherwise coping. He hasn't had any steps backwards so that is a plus!
Well best be off, have people coming over in the morning and I need to mop the kitchen floor. :rolleyes:
Raels and Oliver. xo
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Argh! Im so tired tonight and i tried to go to bed at 7.30 and i just couldnt sleep:wall: I really wish i had an off switch!! Ethan has been seriously grumpy again today and i know its his teeth thats bothering him, i know it must be painful and i feel for him, i really do but i just dont have alot of patience atm after a few days of no sleep again and a really unhappy bubba, and i feel so bad for getting frustrated, I hope he will forgive me lol.:(
Ethan is foward facing in his seat too, he is more settled in the car this way and i think its because he can still see me. He has always slept well in the car except now if we go on a longish trip i have to get him out for a stretch because now he's crawling and stuff he hates to be confined, even in his pram, he doesn't like to be in there too long.
Megan- Oh i feel llike im a mummy with no idea atm too! Im not sure what to you can do about lucas and his bottles, sorry, hopefully he will start drinking again real soon.
Nicky- Oh your poor little man!! Hope those teeth cut real quickly with out too much pain, big hugs to you all, hope the night isn't too hard on you. Your weekend away sounds like fun, do enjoy yourself it will be great to relax hey. Have fun.
Veronica- Glad avaleigh slept better today, hopefully she has a great night too. Your holiday plans sound exciting! I wish i could go away on a holiday too.
Em- I want one of them books too!!
Raels- Wow oliver is doing well, so happy for you that he is a good bubba. How is your Dh going with giving up smoking? Its great to hear that your nephews bub is doing so well, hopefully he starts to have better luck digesting his food soon, no steps backwards is great!
Mel & Jem- Just wondering how both of your and your gorgeous children are? Hope your all doing well.
To the other ladies who haven't been around for a while Hi to you all:)
Ok im off to lurk for a bit.
Night all.
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Hi Everyone
I have been a member of BB for a while now but havn't been in a group since TTC so I thoought it was about time I did.
I have a little girl Tayah Lily who was born on the 25th July 07. I cant believe she is 8months old already, Im torn between the excitement of my baby girl now standing on her own and being so close to walking, but also the sadness that she's not so much a little baby anymore.
We have no sign of any teeth yet, but I didnt get my first tooth til I was 13months old, so not really expecting any soon.
And as for the car seat, we are forward facing since the long wknd. Tayah was trying to sit up everytime we put her in the car so it was becoming a bit of a fight to get her in, she would also turn her head round and watch us drive so I thought it was time to turn her forward. Our seat said they can be sitting forward from 8-18kg and Tayah is 8.5kg, but I think each seat is different.
Anyway I look forward to getting to know all you July mums and bubs :)
Emma
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Hi Emma and Tayah and welcome. You will love it in here. Everyone is very helpful and lovely. We also have Jack forward facing. He has been since he turned 8 months.
I think our car seat says from 8kg as well, but Jack is now 10.5kg, so no problems with weight either.
Jessikah, thanks for thinking of us. I always read just don't always have enough time or energy to sit down and catch up. I'm really starting to focus on my studies as my first client is due to give birth in 10 weeks and I can't wait. A little nervous and I'm sure I'll be fine when it all happens.
Nicky, OMG poor little man, 5 at once. I know Charlize can feel for him. She didn't get her first until she was nearly 12 months old, but by 12.5 months old, she had about 8. No nice for either the two of you. Hopefully they come through soon.
Raels, I'm so glad to hear that everything is going so great for you guys and for your nephews family. He sounds like a champion.
Megan, just had a thought when I read your message. Has lucas just had a growth spurt. Or he could be able to have one. I know when my kids have just had one, they get really fussy and unsettled and just want to sleep with little milk intake. But they are all different. It could also maybe be that his teeth are moving and giving him discomfort. And sucking on a bottle is hurting his gums. Maybe try some panadol an hour before his last bottle and see if that helps. Sorry I can't be of more help.
Veronica, where abouts are you looking at staying in qld?
We are all well. I have been lurking around but just haven't been posting much. I have been really trying to get as much study done as possible. My first client is due to give birth in 10 weeks so I want to be as ready as possible. I'm very excited about it my very nervous as well. But hopefully I'll be o.k.
Jack is well. His teeth are moving again too. But still not holding my breath they will make an appearance anytime soon. He is trying to pull himself up but I think all his weight is making it very difficult for him. Charlize is teething as well, just cut her eye teeth, and they are so pointy, they almost look like sharks teeth. I was told by a friend that once they come down, they will rub on the bottom ones and smooth out a little. If not, she will be a deadly biter, watch out Jack!!!
I'm well. A little tired lately. But that's just all from a sociable easter break. But hopefully soon, I recover all my lost sleep. Does anyone follow the NRL? If so who is your team. I have always been a broncos girl, but now loving the Titans as well. I just say go all QLD teams. I love state of origin time. I'm a little bit of a tom boy always have been, I love my footy.
Anyway I must be off. Got lots to do while the kids are asleep.
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Hi girls! Welcome Emma - you will love our gang of girls. They are great and have kept me sane through all this mummy business! Look forward to getting to know you.
Mel - I can't believe your cilent only has 10 wks to go. I think it is amazing what you are doing. I am looking forward to hearing all the details (or what you can tell us anyway). Is it her first baby? I am not a NRL girl - AFL for me. I occasionally watch the NRL version of the footy show if I am up that late.
Raels - Oliver sounds like such a gorgeous little boy. I loved your description of him sitting by the window! So cute. I am a bit the same with meat - not really sure how much to give. T absolutely loves minced chicken and would eat it every day if he could. I am working on about every second day at the moment - and doing pasta etc on the alternative day.
V - Tom is foward facing and has been for quite a while now. We turned him before he was at the weight requirement, which is a bit naughty i know, but over Xmas he developed a hatred of the car - I think because he was in and out all the time - and would scream and scream whenever we went somewhere. He loves being turned around. He sits and looks out the window and loves it when trucks go past. Avaleigh sounds like she is doing so well with all her new things she has learnt!
Nicky - I hope you enjoy your weekend away! You will have a great time. Where abouts in Gippsland are you going? Poor poor little Lachlan with all his teeth! That is just cruel isn't it?
Megan - hope Lucas is ok. Thanks for letting me know what he is drinking during the day. I managed to get an app at the MCH centre late yesterday but my MCHN really is a bit dippy so she wasn't a huge help. She started talking to me about giving finger foods which is absolutely no help in getting him to drink. What i could get out of her was he should roughly be on about 600ml a day, don't drop a meal because it most likely will not help ( I wondered exactly the same thing as you. I think we have the same thoughts!), and he is most likely playing up because of teeth hurting when sucking, like Mel suggested. I had a doc app this morning for Tom just to get his Losec script refilled and our doctor is fantastic. He gave him a proper check over just to make sure he didn't have sore throat, ear infection etc but said he looked good and it was most likely teeth. He suggested adding formula to all his meals just to push up the amount he is getting. It will make it a bit 'soupy' for a while but it is worth a try. Managed to get 90ml in with his cereal, and at lunch added 30ml to his sweet potato and another 30ml to some mashed banana. V messy but it's 150ml he wouldn't of had otherwise. I will be interested to see what your MCHN tells you because mine is a dope and i think she just makes things up sometimes!
OK - I know I have missed people but i'd better go. Mum is coming up tomorrow with Grandma and the feral foster kids, so off to do a quick tidy up and lock up all my valuables!:lol:
Have a good weekend everyone!! I can't believe it is the weekend already. This short week stuff is great. It is DH's first weekend without cricket so I am hoping for maybe at least one sleep in over the weekend. Although he will probably expect one both days - last night he looked after T while i got my hair cut and coloured, and he also did the dishes. I think he expected a medal when I got home. Men :doh:
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Hi all!
SO we have 4 teeth cut, and a VERY tired mummy and daddy. We have gone back to co sleeping, so we are getting longer than 2 hours at a time... but the poor little man. I tried panadol last night, but it only gave us 3 hours. So went and got some brauers teething relief, and hoping that that, combined with bonjella and maybe more panadol, should help.
Had our MCHN appt today, and she was very impressed. He put on 600 grams which I am very happy about and grew a bit more. He has a fat head though. LOL
He's doing everythng and more than he's supposed to, which is good:)
He also plays peek a boo on his own, and giggles his head off. He's so cheeky.
And he's got a little 'indian' noise he makes, when he makes a continuous noise and taps his hand against his mouth.
ANyways, I best be off, finish packing. Long trip ahead of myself tomorrow, but I am really looking forward to getting out:)
Have a good one all the mumma's and bubbas:)
xxoo
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Hi girls,
Nicky - OMG! 4 teeth out! Hope the concoction works. I think Em started a thread about the teething relief tablets. I haven't tried them yet cause we haven't needed to but they sound good. Glad your appointment went well. I guess I should take Oliver to get a checkup soon too. How cute are the little Indian noises? Oliver isn't quite as clever as Lach though. He will just open his mouth and make the 'aah' noise and one of us has to tap his mouth!
Em - thanks, he is a gorgeous little boy. Regarding the meat thing, I'm still not sure. I bought some of the frozen spinach that I think Sasha mentioned and he has a lot of other green veg so I might just give meat once or twice a week. He is also having pasta every second or third night too.
Mel - how exciting about your first client! I didn't realise that would all happen so soon. I'm sure it will go well. I don't follow the football, in fact I can't stand it!!! ;)
Emma - Hello and welcome to our group. Looking forward to getting to know you.
Jess - DF hasn't had a cigarette for over a month and a half now!! He's still on the patches but I think he is getting off those soon too. It's funny though cause he hasn't even been able to take the boat out - the reason he gave up in the first place!! PMSL he would kill me if he ever read this but the damn thing broke before it even hit the water and has been at the mechanics for over a month! Hopefully he gets it back very soon though. I shouldn't laugh really, we did have to spend heaps of money to get it fixed. :wall:
Well we are getting some really great rain here today and it's a little cold! The kids and I had to put jumpers on just before. We are going to the Sunshine Coast in the morning for L's first soccer game of the season. It's gone and gotten all very serious this year!
Have a great weekend all.
Raels and Oliver. xo
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evening ladys
Jas- thanks heaps on the ebook i printed it out and am now half way through it... lookin at starting something sunday night as we have a pretty busy weekend.....
As for carseats Bayleigh has been forward facing since the start of january he used to try n turn to look out the front windows n he could sit unaided n hold his head up pretty well so we decided he was ready to go forward but we have got it layed right back so if he does fall asleep his face wont fall forward n hurt his neck... he now makes car sounds as we drive along and thinks its great
i had a bit of a cry last night i was undressing bayleigh for his bath and as i undress him he stands holding the egde of the bath anyway as i took his shirt off he throw his head forward n smacked his wat i thought was his forehead on to the edge of the bath but then i picked him up and comfort him as he was screaming i seen blood so i took a closer look and he has actually cut the corner of his eye .... boy did i feel bad i cryed longer then what he did of course as he isnt a big cryer even when he really hurts himself
and this morning he woke with a slight black eye and looks like he is wearing pink eye shadow in the corner of his eye.. its not botherign him as he has been rubbing it all day with out a sound btu i still feel bad
Someone asked about if we have got out babys on meats yet i cant remeber who it was SORRY (its gunna take me a while to learn who everyone is and so on)
I cook bayleighs vegies (spud pumpkin carrot zucchuni couli broc sweet spud corn) He started on solids at 3 months mind you... vegies at about 4 1/2 months and since he was 6 months he has meat i just give him pie meat i make it myself (Mince onion gravy tomota sauce salt pepper to taste) and he loves it...
i freeze his meals in baby food jars that i have had in the capboard since my DD was a baby i put half vegies n half meat into the jars then freeze them its great
I want to give him finger food but as he deosnt have any teeth yet he chokes on all finger food you give him
well im gunna go my dinner has just turned up and im starving ill be back later to have a chat
sarah n bayleigh
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