Babies Born July 2007 #19

[XRMummy]

Sacha, Bayleigh is on the heinz nuture step 2.. My milk ran low when he was 17 weeks old so we started on step 1 and he didnt have a problem with it at all. He has 3-4 bottles a day and he can drink up to 300mls but mostly its 200-250ml....
my MCHN actually recommended it to me when i was having trouble BB DD when she was 12 weeks old....i personally wouldnt even try other ones unless there was a problem of course ...
As nicky says its one of the cheapest too which is a added bonus i pay $16 at woolie here in mildura but when ever i get to melbourne to see family i go to BIG W and buy it $11 so i buy 10 tins....
Also i had friends that had their bubs on S26 and NAN and when bubs would spew i found it to really smell......
My sister in law has just swapped my niece to heinz after having her on S26 for 9 months it ws starting to make her constipated... my niece hasnt been affected by the heinz at all No pains no constipation shes goin great guns and she even put her straight onto step 2
Also our time apart went well i think he handled it better then me LOL i kept sending txt through the movie asking my girlfriend how he was goin..... lol she never replyed told me i had to get use to it lol as he was an angel and she will be having him more often so i got told LOL

Nicky , I havent tried Bayleigh on toast yet im scared he will choke as he chokes - gags on all other food but hes vegies and meat ithink its coz he just slurps down his food he doesnt chew.... He doesnt have ANY teeth ...... but we are slowly gettin his vegies a lil bit chunkier to get him to chew.......

well gunna go and hang washingout while bayleigh is down for his morning snooze
hope you all have a great day chat soon

sarah

[CrystalBoo]

Thanks for your replies guys. I'm trying the Heinz and she's drinking like she's had it all her life. Fingers crossed it's what she needs and doesn't cause any problems

[August]

Aww Jess :hugs: You take some time for yourself as you are important too. I agree with the other girls that being able to tell people how you feel is the first step to getting through PND. Ethan sounds like he is a very happy healthy little boy and you are doing a fantastic job. Stick to his routine and I'm sure everything will continue to go well. Babies/kids like to know what is coming next. Ethan sounds like a tough adaptable little guy, especially after his spider bite. You take care of yourself now and I look forward to hearing about how you are going soon.

BBL

[razzle]

Sacha - 9 months of breastfeeding is an awesome achievement! You should be so proud of yourself. I know you would be feeling sad about the prospect of giving up but I also know you are in pain and you are tired! Best of luck with it all.

Nicky - Oliver has been having toast and other finger food for a few weeks now. At first he mostly sucked on the toast but now he 'bites' little bits off. He took to it fine, in fact he would rather feed himself these days. If I am spoon feeding him I have to give him his own spoon otherwise he gets a bit cranky! Regarding 'chunky' food I have given banana, brocolli, carrot sticks (cooked), small peices of squash, cubed sweet potato and he is also having pasta.

Looks like we might have a tooth very soon. I can see it just under the gum which looks a little purple with a little hole in it. He had a temp today and runny nose and doing awful poos! Oh and it is a top tooth! Who knows if it will pop through but this is his first time he has had all the classic signs of teething. He even has those little red dry patches on his cheeks. Does anyones bub get those? L used to get them everytime he was getting a new one through.

Have Mothers Group tomorrow. I'm really enjoying it and all the girls are so nice! It's been good to make some new friends.

I've started thinking about Oliver's first birthday party. Our babies will be 1 in a few months girls!!! I need to get the invites out a month beforehand as there will be quite a few people coming from interstate and I'm thinking of having it catered for. Well, some of it anyway. I want to have a lamb on a spit as we will have a lot of people, mostly adults. And I am having a dilema over DF's family, remember the incident at christmas?? Well I have had no contact with them since and would love to keep it that way but I feel that I should do the right thing and invite them of course, for DF's sake and I suppose Olivers. Have no idea if they will come or not but at least I know I have put the offer out there and that's all I can do. Geez ramble ramble!!!!

Anyhow, that's enough of that!

Raels and Oliver. xo

[Megan76]

Hi everyone!

Well things are going better with Lucas and his milk! It is still a bit of a battle and i have to keep swapping toys to keep him entertained but he is drinking more. Probably still not quite enough but i am putting it in his cereal and some other food so he will be fine!

Saw the MHN on tuesday and my big boy is 9.8kg..nearly cracked the 10kg mark!! He is 76cm long which is in the 95th percentile, not sure where he gets that from!!

Jess - Hope you start feeling better soon. There is nothing quite like the trials and tribulations of being a mum and i hope you get all the support you need.

Em - Hows Tom going with bottles? When i spoke to my MHN she said mums always put a bit too much emphasis on milk and we dont need to worry so much. If we attempt to get about 600ml into them BUT that can include whats in their cereal and any other dairy they might have. Lucas would probably only be having about 500ml if that in his actual bottles a day. She didn't seem concerned and said not to battle with him if he is eating fine.

Raels - The spit sounds like a great idea! My dilemma is who to invite...its going to end up like our wedding!

Sacha - Lucas is on NAN...he has gone off his bottles alot so will only have between 120-200ml in each at the moment and he only has three. And by the way 9 months is a great achievement!

Not sure if i welcomed Emma and Sarah...hi girls!!

Nicky - sounds like you're having more luck with sippy cups than me! Lucas likes to tip his upside down and suck the bottom...interesting!

Well the boy has been in bed for an hour and 40 min...quite an achievement i must say! My poor mother in law was on the Spirit of Tassie last night in the wild weather! I'm sure i can expect a visit today so she can get her "Lucas fix" and tell me all about her crazy night!!

[razzle]

Well! It's all coming back to me now, having a teething baby that is! Oliver slept from 7.30 - 10.30 last night and that was pretty much it!!! It was our worst night we have had with him so far. Poor little man was so feverish and the panadol I gave him took ages to work. The tooth hasn't cut the gum yet so I'm sure we will be in for the same thing tonight. I feel so sorry for him. He is still drinking and eating well though and has been sleeping well in his swing for a while now. Hope it lasts so I can get a bit of a rest!

Megan - wow what a big boy you have! I'm not too sure how much Oliver weighs at the moment but I measured him the other day and he is only 68cm long. Both of us are only short though! So would Lucas be going in to a size 1? And yeah, these 1st birthday parties could turn into a big event!

Hope everyone has a lovely day. I'm not going to Mothers Group, think it's best to keep my olimoo at home.

Raels and Oliver. xo

[Jas]

Hi Everyone,

I haven't posted that much lately so I thought I had better say something!

Jess, I'm sorry to hear what you have been going through we can all understand your situation and it is certainly nothing to be ashamed of! I will be praying that you feel better soon hun and when you are ready to come back on we'll all be here for you. PM me if you ever want to chat!

Raels, poor bubs and poor mum! Hope that tooth pops out and you get some sleep tonight!!

Welcome to the new mums and bubs! Looking forward to sharing this precious time with you