Babies Born July 2007 #5

[kungfubecca]

Hi all,

Veronica, I've heard a bubs can be fussy when a period is coming, I guess it has something to do with hormones. The mini pill probably works on the same hormones. Bugger for you though. LOL I know what you mean about being scared, but i guess A) that area was in tip top condition prior to baby squeezing out and b) that baby was going through there weather you liked it or not

Jas, I believe debbie had a boy maybe in August (for some reason I think it was the same day as Xavier) Kristy not sure she's been mia for a while now. Veronica will probably know more.

Mel, how tall is jack? we have already had to go up to 00's in wondersuits 'cause they are a bit snug esp on the feet. I also noticed classic pooh from target is too tight in 000s most other thins xavier wears are still 000's Well I get to find out how big my little man is tomorrow, I doubt he would match up to jack though.

Sara, how sweet of your brother. Good luck for the big day, I'm sure it will be great christenings/baptisms usually are really good days.

[Meluchja]

Rebecca, he was 63.5cm at his last check in a few days ago. I don't expect him to be taller than average, as Dh and I are only shorties, not that he likes to admit to that. But I think that puts him into the 75th percentile, so just a little over average. It's his weight that puts him just over the 90th percentile, he is a little chubby. But I think I will have another check at his weight and length in a week as I'm pretty sure we have just had another growth spurt, as he has been feeding every 2 hours during the day and waking an hour earlier at night. I had to get him some 00 jumpsuits a couple of weeks ago, as if was getting impossible to hit him into the 000. Xavier is a few weeks behind him, so he is probably a bigger boy than Jack if he is already into the 00 as well. Boys just seem to be so much bigger, we that is what I have noticed anyhow. Let us know how big he is when you get him weighed etc., I'm bet his is alittle cutie.

[Ngala]

Yes Debbie had a boy named Chevy, I forgot what day he was born tho!! And Kris has been out camping with her family but its not your average camping cause they took a fridge, playstation and she even managed to get on line to email me a few times!! LOL

[jemima]

Hi all

I havent posted for a while as we have been sick (again) but I have been trying to keep up with all that has been going on. I am madly packing for our trip to Sydney this weekend so I will do a proper post when we get back.

We are taking Charlotte and Oliver and Jesse is staying home with my mum and dad. I feel a bit guilty leaving Jesse home but he will have more fun with his nanna and poppa than having us drag him around Sydney.

Does anyone know what you should do with a baby and flying. Meaning should I feed her when we take off and land so she is swallowing to clear her ears?

Take care everyone and love to you all and your beautiful babes
Jem
XXX

[Meluchja]

Exactly Jem. Just feed her during take off and landing and she'll be fine. Hope you have a lovely trip. Did you end up buying anything to wear? We have a wedding this weekend too. Well it's a surprise wedding, although we all know. It's in Stanthorpe, I haven't been back there since my Nanny Died almost 7 years ago. I'm looking forward to it though.
Have a great time in Sydney, hope you get a chance to do some retail therapy.

[Starfish]

Hi everyone

Nay - welcome to this thread. Hope you and your boy are well. What's his name?

Veronica - bummer about getting AF. I am hoping mine stays away for a while longer yet (fingers crossed). I so understand what you mean about being scared to use anything other than a pad. I feel the same way.

Sara - that is so cool about your brother talking to Kaetlyn on the phone.Does she like it? I occassionally talk to Diana when I am at work, but I am never sure of her reaction as I am on the other end...

Jan - LOL re remembering who the adult in the relationship is. It is so hard to remember sometimes, isn't it?

Jemima - hope you're feeling better and that your trip to Sydney goes well. Where abouts are you going to be staying? Yes, I think that you are supposed to give a baby a breast/bottle/dummy so that they can suck on take-off and landing.

Rebecca and Mel - wow your boys are getting big, aren't they? Diana has just started wearing 000 recently. I am slowly putting her 0000 clothes away as they are all getting too short. She is 60cm long now and weighs 5.4kg. When she was born she was on the 3rd percentile weightwise and on the 25th in length (my supermodel girl) and now she is around the 50th for both, so she has caught up really well, I think.

I am having a bit of trouble typing this evening. Diana dribbled on the keyboard a few days ago. I took the spacebar key off to clean it and haven't been able to put it back on properly. It is kind of floppy, and unless I hit it in the middle it doesn't work...

Diana did a wee like a big girl today. She was kind of wriggly and sooky, so I checked her nappy. It was dry. I put her on the potty and she did a wee. I was then able to put the same nappy back on her. I am so stoked.

Hi to everyone else. Hope you're all having a good night.

[Flossie]

Hi all,

Was meant to post on Tuesday to say that Olivia did a poo LOL but she hasn't done another since It was a lovely one too hehehe

Mel - oh that is so cute with the giggles, I am hanging for LIvvie to do them!!!

V - How is the feeding going? Olivia is bottlefed (both F and B/M) and she is so fussy, each time you take the bottle away from her she screams. I know its different to what you are going through though and hope it all gets better for you soon

Jem - hope you are feeling better! I have heard that when flying with a baby they are to be having a bottle so swallowing is good for their ears to pop IYKWIM?

Olivia is still in some 000 but I put her in mostly 00 pants as I find the 000 are too tight for her porky tummy!! LOL
She is doing well though, but doesn't sleep well after her morning nap (she gets up around 12) but she sleeps through the night so I can't complain about her awake day patterns.

Well I had the dreaded pap smear and it was AWFUL. I also had to get this U shaped silver thing up there so the Dr could check the walls of the vagina (sorry TMI) for prolapse. She said that there is a very minor muscle issue so very far up in the distance LOL. I am feeling a little better and not in constant pain when I stand so x fingers its only going to get better from here.
Well I must go, off to Mum and Dad - they leave tomorrow for overseas trip for 4 weeks.

Have a good one all
Floss xx

[Ngala]

flossie - feeding is going ok. Avaleigh is still fussing a bit and screaming. but we will see what she is like when AF is gone. How much BM and formula milk do you give Olivia? I am maybe thinking about topping avaleigh up if she still continues like this for the next few weeks..

i got some real cute clothes for avaleigh today! i cant wait for it to warm up, its meant to be warm this weekend so i might dress her up in something cute!!

[kungfubecca]

Hi all,

Mel we ad xavier weighed and measured today. he is about 5.4kg and 59cm long. I think we need some 00's 'cause he has pretty big feet, and some of the suits were way too tight on his feet. We also all have long backs, so maybe that is another reason. But the only things he has grown out of in 000's is the 'wondersuits' and classic pooh brand from target. Oh and socks that are 0-3months, they haven't fit for about 4 weeks now lol.

Veronica, now that's what I call camping. I hope they are having fun. I'm sure avaleigh will look gorgeous all dressed up. I've been dressing xavier up (nathan told me he's not a doll ) but it's easier to dress boys up in cool weather. But aren't there some gorgeous little dresses out for summer.

Jemima, if feeding time doesn't fit in with flying time take a dummy for sucking.

Zofia, Lol at your supermodel. Xavier is in the 75th percentile for weight and 50th for height. He's not overly huge but as I said to mel the wondersuits in particular are quite tight.

Flossie, I hope you are on the mend. Don't you hate those type of examinations. icky Yuck.

Well as I said above weight and height still going strong.
How many feeds per day were you all on around the 8 week mark (breast fed that is) Xavier is not so much being fussy as just telling me he's not really hungry. I'm not sure if he's just getting faster and better at feeding and now he can last longer or what.
Best news ever, and please don't hit me "lol" last night xavier slept from 8.45 till 6am no interuptions. When he woke up this morning (waking me up) I looked at the clock and madea bit of a woot woot noise as i happily went in to say good morning.

[BhoysGirl]

Hey Rebecca

I'm no longer writing down when I feed Liam, so I'm not 100% sure, but I think I still feed around 6 times a day, but he feeds for much less time these days (well, most of the time). Usually around 10-15 minutes on the first side, then sometimes only about 5 minutes on the second side, as opposed to a minimum of 20 minutes each side when we first started. So I'm assuming his efficiency has improved. And he's very definite when he's had enough - no force feeding my kid, he just cracks it if I try. He's been like this for a couple of weeks, which corresponds to about the 8 week mark, given that we're nearly 10 weeks old (eek, where does the time go??)

Liam's also just about out of the 000 wondersuits, although the 000 bonds singlet suits that I've got him in are still plenty roomy enough - work that out??

[Ngala]

Quiet in here this weekend!!

Well I have to say that feeding time is starting to be very time consuming.. The only way I can satisfy Avaleigh is by expressing milk out after she has had a bit of a feed at my breasts, so feeding is starting to be about 1 hour long and she is still feeding every 3 hours. I think I can safely say that I am over breastfeeding.. gee how bad am I at saying that?!?!?! I dont know how much longer I can go on doing this. I am expressing after each feed but I also express at the 6am feed cause my breasts are still so full. I might buy a tin of formula and see how she likes that.............................................. ....................... I think she will like anything that comes out of a bottle

[blueflower]

Pheewwww what at day!!!
Its all over! The baptism went great! no hitches. only prob was that we had about 8 extra people turn up that never replied and everyone turned up that said they would (normally poeple dont end up turning up).

Kaetlyn looked so cute in her dress and word quickly spread that I had made it myself, so everyone loved it even more!!! She looked so cute in her 'after party' dress which was pink with sequins on it!!!
She was very well behaved as well, only cried when she was hungry (and as time flew by i swear i fed her every hour)!!!

Nanny and poppy brought her a swing thing that rocks- so poppy set that up and she fell alseep in it afterwards when we were opening all the pressies. She looked so cute in it also.

I will post some photos up when I get some- I didnt use my camera at all so will have to get copies

V- I hope that breast feeding is getting better, but by the sounds of it its not getting better. Hope your problems reslove soon. Have you tried the ABA to see if they have any solutions? I have the number to call if you want to call them in WA.

Jan- I hear you on the wondersuits- KAetlyn is now in 00 wondersuits, i think it is the material as they seem to shrink when they are washed (and put in the dryer )

Well am off to rest on the couch for a while, I am zonked as I have cleaned the house after the party already (one of the bubs that is 3 weeeks younger than Kaetlyn projectiled over our polished floor boards and wasnt cleaned up properly )

[kungfubecca]

hi all,

Jan, I have to admit I never have recorded any feeding or dirty nappies. I guess I probably should have to make sure everything was working ok. I think he might have just had an off couple of days 'cause he definetly wanted to eat today. But i also tried out the infants friend and got better burps so that might have had something to do with it. We still fit 00 bonds singles too. Do you think maybe the wondersuits shrink a little?? 'cause the kmart brand terry suits are fitting really well. (fyi the kmart ones are under $5 each this week)

Veronica, don't feel bad about wanting to stop. You have done a great job with feeding and you have perservered through some tough times. You should be proud of yourself. If formula works best for the 2 of you then go for it. cause both mumand bubs need to be happy and healthy. When you do express how much to you get out. If you are emptying then your body thinks it needs to maintain that supply. You could consider trying a quick express just before the feed too. Apparently if bbs are quite full, the bubs get a really strong stream of milk which hits them in the back of the throat and can make them fuss around because the feeding is uncomfy for them.
Expressing before the feed may reduce the pressure.

Sara, glad the baptism went so well. Your little girl must be too popular foe no shows.
Oh spew on the floor boards and it wasn't even Katleyns, that must have been a pain. Just think one day you will have mashed vegies all over them too

hope you all have a good sunday.

[Ngala]

Morning!!

I am always changing my mind about breastfeeding but I decided I am going to continue. Hopefully this fussines is just cause I have my period and it will all go back to normal when its gone, which hopefully will be soon!!

To top things off, I have got a cold What are the chances of Avaleigh getting a cold too??

[Starfish]

Hi everyone

Sara - glad that Kaetlyn's baptism went well.

Rebecca - I noticed that around the 8 week mark Diana wasn't feeding as much, i.e. still had the same number of feeds, but wasn't on the breast anywhere near as long...

Veronica - LOL about changing your mind re breastfeeding all the time. I've felt like that at times too, although after about 12 weeks breasfeeding has become so much easier than I imagine bottle feeding would be, so it's probably worth perservering if you can.

Well, Diana has been a grumpy girl this weekend. Yesterday she was inconsolably sooky most of the day. I am hoping that this is simply because she hasn't done a poo in a few days, but last night I saw that she has two teeth clearly visible under her gums in the bottom front. Eeek! Could she be teething this early?? If her mood doesn't improve today I might take her to the doctor tomorrow. She seems otherwise fine, i.e. no temperature or anything, but is just generally not happy.

[~*Niadalla*~]

Does anyone want to swap kiddies?!
Mines a right royal pain in the bum.
Wont sleep on his own... EVER!
starting to get over it! lol

I wish he would just be ok, when mum wasnt in the room, instead of screaming his lungs out.

Oh and I wish he would sleep more than 1 hour during the day! I can hear in his cries how tired he is!
Lucky he stops crying when hes near someone, and turns into the happiest vlittle boy around. If i wasn't for the smiles and the laughing we get from him... I would have gone mental by now!


Sorry, I haven't read any posts for a few days... I promise to catch up soon.
hope you are all well.we are in teh middle of moving houses.

Hope to have the rest completed next weekend, as we will start living out at the new place as of the second week of october.

okies, gotta try and keep Lach happy and get the car packed!
bye

[Meluchja]

Zofia, it could be teeth that is bothering Diana. I have heard of some babies getting them at 3 months and others like Charlize not until much later. I remember Charlize teeth were up and down like a brides nighty until they finally made an appearance around 11 months. They would come so close to breaking the skin and she would be all grumpy and miserable then the next day she would wake up and they are no where to be seen again, very strange. Hope she sleeps well tonight, and good luck at the docs if you go.

Veronica, I still think the fussiness could still be from the mini pill. Have you looked into that? And I agree with Zofia, the first 12 weeks are the hardest, I'd try to hang it out, but there is no shame into switching to formula if that is what would worst best for the two of you. Hope she improves soon.

Nicky, hugs to you hun and lol at baby swapping. Moving with a baby is just so much fun hey? NOT!!!!!! We have to do it again the end of october and I'm definately not looking forward to it. Best of luck and I hope Lachlan improves soon.

Sara, yey on everything going well, can't wait to see pics.

Jem, how did the wedding go? We got back from Stanthorpe around lunch time, it was great to get back there to see family that I haven't seen in awhile, but it's along way to go for just one night.

Big yey for me today, my Aunty gave me a horse saddle that she wasn't using, so I now have my own to use when I visit my sister, can't wait to try it out. We are all well, nothing much on our front.

Hi to everyone else, will take again soon.

[BhoysGirl]

V – isn’t it incredible how something as basic as feeding can be so difficult at times. I’m not sure how things are placed in WA, but maybe your MCHN could put you onto a lactation clinic, or even just get an appointment with a lactation consultant? Or the ABA might be able to help (think someone else suggested that as well). But like Rebecca says, the most important way is the way that works for both you & Avaleigh., whatever that might be. Re the cold – I’ve had a pretty nasty one for the last week, but so far no sign that Liam has caught it. I think that your milk gets a fair dose of antibodies in it, which tends to protect bub (but not always).

Zofia –I hope that Diana has become a little happier today for you. The teeth thing sounds a bit interesting – I guess we hope that she’s not teething quite this early and that the grumpiness is just due to the need for a poo

Sara – sounds like you’ve had a great Christening day, which is good, cos you did so much work to pull it all together. Also, don’t think I’ve mentioned this before, but the Christening dress is just beautiful – you a very talented

Nicky – you poor chook, they can do you head in sometimes with all their “dependency” issues! When I’m having tough times, I just try to remind myself that the first 12 weeks are allegedly the hardest, and that they say that the crying is the worst around the 8 week mark, so each day I’m closer to it being a little bit easier. I know my sister’s DS was a crying nightmare for the first 12 weeks, but has subsequently turned into a really cheery and fun kid who doesn’t cry nearly so much, so hopefully there’s some truth in the rumour that they improve.

Mel – yay for the horse saddle, and yay for the horse riding. Not something I’ve done much of (being a city bound chick), but what little bits I have done I loved, so I’m a bit jealous.

Not much else to report from here. We’ve had a strange kind of a day, feels like Liam’s spent most of it being asleep, but he’s had scrappy feeding in between times, so it’s been a little tiring. His feeding was really bad this morning, so I ended up expressing about 110 mls (the alternative was to explode with milk), which became an afternoon feed. It was only the 2nd time he’s had a bottle, and the first time that Pat fed him, so that was pretty cute. Mind you, 110ml direct from me probably takes at least half an hour (combined), but from a bottle took about 2 minutes – amazing how quickly it disappeared.

Anyway, the wake up grunts have begun, best be off before it changes to a yell..