Megan -Jesse (DS2) was just like that in the pram so whenever I went walking I put him in the sIing. DO you have a sling you can use - that way you can still get out for a walk without having to stress about him getting upset in the pram.
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Megan -Jesse (DS2) was just like that in the pram so whenever I went walking I put him in the sIing. DO you have a sling you can use - that way you can still get out for a walk without having to stress about him getting upset in the pram.
Thanks Jem - at least i know he is not the only baby to do it! I do have a sling that i use i was just hoping he would get used to the pram so we could use it more often! When did Jesse start being ok in it?
It took him a while - probably from 6 months or so he was OK with it. But dont let that deter you - he was a very unhappy baby so he didnt like much at all (poor thing)! Luckily he is normally Mr Happy now!
So does that mean number 2 was your hardest?!!
By far the hardest - harder X one million billion trillion LOL!!! But he is adorable - and is now a happy and content little boy. Phew.
hey everoyone!!
I got a question... on the hot days does your bub show you that they are thirsty more often or do you offer the breast more often? Its been a fairly hot day in Perth and I'm offer Avaleigh a feed every 2 hours and she is taking it..
I have heard babies like to feed more when its hot so i think that fine....when it was hot the other day in Melb i just offered some boiled water a couple of times from a bottle and lucas took it.
Hi All
Mel - sorry to hear you and Charlize are having a hard time- hope she's better soon
Megan - What's your pram like? Could it be he's upset because he can't see you? About reading posts and writing reply at same time, I usually open a second window with the thread in it so I can go back and forth - I'd never remember who wrote what otherwise! Probably there is a better way, but I don't know what it is
Veronica - When I notice myself feeling hotter than usual, I take more notice of when Autumn is poking her tongue out or sucking on her hand and then I'll offer extra feeds. If Avaleigh is taking it and you're both happy then it's all good IMHO
Jan- hope you're feeling better. :lol: at Liam laughing at you. It's so gorgeous when they start that proper cracking up laugh. It actually brings soppy tears to my eyes...
Well, we are having Autumn baptised this Sunday. I'm really hoping she'll make it through without needing a feed - I'm not sure if the older generation can handle a public bf :dunno: Then we have a zillion people coming over for a bbq afterwards so lots of work for me - bring on the disposable everythings!
Oh, and only 2 wakings last night between 6.30 and 5 - yey! :clap::dance:
I would love to give Autumn water as I know she loves it (ie. licks at the bath water all the time) but I was told their kidneys can't handle it yet - anyone know if that's actually true?
Sacha - we give Tom boiled water as it helps with his constipation on advice from our doctor, so i think its ok.
Hi ladies,
Back just quickly, I want to get to bed, don't know if we will have another night the last couple.
We got the first of Charlees blood tests back this arvo and they are all clear. The doctor wants us to go back to get another 2 lots done at the end of the week. She seems to think that her weight loss over the last few months along with her being so sick, there might be something wrong with her thyroids. So she wants to test for that and also some other infection that is attacking alot of kids ATM. But she also said it could just be a viral infection and that is why the antibiotics didn't work, but she is still not happy about the weight loss and the ongoing high temps. Fingers crossed what ever it is she can get over it asap, I hate seeing her like this. She is just so miserable ATM, I was in tears today when she had to get a series of blood tests, xrays, urine tests. Poor little thing, I think she handled it better than I did. I was in tears, I hated seeing her being held down, jabbed with needles, and she would look at me, with a look on her face, like mum don't let them do this to me. It broke my heart. Fingers crossed when they take the next lot of blood, it is easier and they can get first go.
Sorry for the selfish post.
Sacha, I havn't heard that before about the water. I would like it would be o.k. but I'm not sure!! Good luck the the baptism this weekend. I'm sure Autumn will be a perfect little angle for you.
Megan, sorry to hear that Lucas is still not enjoying his pram rides. Did you try the insert? I'm so for recommending it if you wasted your money on it and it didn't do the trick :(. I hope he makes a turn soon. I know how hard it can be on you, when you have people staring like your being neglectful, when you are definately not. I really hope things improve soon.
Jem, I was so annoyed that Daniel left on Monday night, and Marty is still in there. He must have some seriously good texter friends to be keeping him in. Hopefully it doesn't happen again. I'm glad to hear your having a better day today too. Your such the trooper, I don't know how you do it, your a champ!! It's no wonder why your DH is so in love with you and so thankful to have you as his kids mother.
Anyway ladies, I'll hopefully have some time over the next few days to post again, (I'm sure I'll always make time). It's just going to be very busy.
Take care.
Gosh Mel you poor thing with all that has been going on. I hope you get to the bottom of Charlize sickness asap. Sounds like you have a thorough Dr so I am sure you will get some answers soon and Charlize will start to get better. Poor little babe. Itis definitely distressing seeing them sick and getting jabbed with needles. They dont understand do they. Hugs to you.
Thanks for your kind words - hearing things like that help get me through LOL!
Thinking of you guys and hope Charlize gets better soon.
take care
Jem
Zyon has had a bit of boiled water, like when in Bali etc...
It's fine as it is also suggested to aid in newborns to bring up wind!
I demand feed so whenever Zy wants it he gets it, some days it's like every 2-3 hours & others its less!
He fed every 3 hours during the days in Bali, he isnt thrilled in the pram, but today I discovered he is happier sitting in the pram & actually fell asleep sitting strapped into pram!
Mel,
I hope they get on top of Charlize's sicknmess & she's right as rain ASAP...
Hello!
My gosh, I can hardly keep up with you girls!
Jem - my DH is a pilot so is away at least two nights each week. The last couple of trips he has come home to both Ben and I in tears! I think I just get worn out with having no one to take Ben off my hands for even a little while. I don't know how you do it with more than one! There is never any chocolate left in the house by the time DH is back from a trip.
Sacha - Ben is a very quick feeder so maybe about 10 mins max to drain a side. Good luck on Sunday with the baptism. I hope the day runs smoothly for you!
Mel - I hope you find out what is happening with Charlize soon. It must be heartbreaking for you to watch her go through this. Little babies really do tolerate so much don't they!
Megan - Ben has just started this crying in the pram business. I am perservering at the moment, but usually end up carrying him and pushing the pram. Am now taking the baby bjorn with me for back up! I hope it is just a phase - he used to be fine!It is awful here when your baby cries in public too, everyone just stares at you like you shouldn't have brought him out of the house!
Veronica - it is summer here and has been very hot. Finally it is starting to cool down, but I find Ben feeds alot! I demand feed and probably feed him every 1.5 - 2 hours.
I am so envious of all you girls who's bubba's sleep all night! Every night I think tonight is the night and then when he wakes up I get so disappointed! Thankfully he is a quick eater and always straight back to sleep.
We spent today at immigration getting our visa's renewed and getting one for Ben. These things always take hours and hours and hours. Ben was a very patient boy though, thank goodness!
Taking him to the baby clinic tomorrow for his monthly weigh in. I love finding out how much he has grown!
Mel
megan - i too use a sling - very handy - there are days where michael just likes to be cuddled - a pain in the you know but i just tell myself that soon enough it'll be too embarassing to hug and kiss your mum so the more cuddles i get now the better
jem - my df works in the mines of west qld and is away anywhere from 1-2 wks so i know the feelin - and to make matters worse i have no one else where i live to help me out - my poor df gets phone calls at 4 in the morning on those bad nights just so he doesn't feel left out he he he
Mel - hope charlize alright - what am i saying of course she will be she sounds like a real trooper
Sacha - both my midwife and child health nurse outlined that breast milk, formula and water are perfectly fine for all bub from day dot. On the really hot days michael has a bottle of water whens he's more thirsty then hungry and he loves it - i just boil it first,bottle it and cap then let it cool to room temp (i usually prep at least one bottle in the morning just in case - if it's not used it goes straight back in the kettle re boiled and then used in his formula)
and i'd just like to say one thing - i love this whole forum format adn how we're all talkin - i really don't know what i'd do or where i'd be without these little chats - it really helps this first time mum put her mind at ease and i don't feel as isolated anymore:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Thanx
Hi Ladies,
Is anyone else feeling totally exhausted?! Today i feel like my eyes are wrapped in sand paper and my left arm feels like its dragging on the ground (thanks to my little darling not letting me put him down all day). Ethan is asleep now and i really should be in bed but have had no "me" time for the last 2 days so here i am with a hot chocolate and strawberry Tim Tams and omg its so quiet!! Lol
Gee things around here have been moving pretty quickly, lots to read :D
Mel- Sorry to hear that little charlize has been so unwell, poor darling and you sound as though you could do with a great big hug, its terrible when they get sick, hopefully its all sorted very soon and charlize will be on the road to recovery. Take care.
Dee- Welcome back, its wonderful to hear that things are going well with Jordan still. Hows the rest of the family going?
Megan-I Know what you mean, unless ethan is in a good mood an settled he will just cry until i take him out again (he loved the pram until he was about 6wks) I get stressed a bit when i need to go somewhere if ethan is unsettled b/c then i need to wait to go out, i had planned to head to the shops this morning but ethan was very clingy so i never got there until 4.30pm at least it had cooled down a bit though.:
I am so over this pram thing...just went for a walk on a lovely Melbourne day and Lucas screamed, i feel like such a bad mum walking the footpath with a screaming baby! I wish i knew what the problem was cos as soon as i pick him up he's fine...aaarrrhhhhh!
Veronica- Wow you have been busy lately, hope you have sorted out what your going to do re feeding avaleigh at your wedding. How are the plans coming along? oohhh not long to go now. It has been hot here today too and i just feed ethan formula when he is hungry and offer boiled water between feeds, he loves his water, i wish i did!
Sacha- firstly i love your DD's name, so pretty :)
I haven't heard that before so i really dont know. I first gave Ethan boiled water at 4 days old as it was reccommended by my midwife as he had terrible wind and wouldnt part with it, it helped and he loves it ever since, I now give it to him between feeds as its got warmer and he seems to get quite thirsty, he will usually drink anything from 60 - 120mls. Hope your baptism is smooth sailing, im sure Autumn will be an angel.:
I would love to give Autumn water as I know she loves it (ie. licks at the bath water all the time) but I was told their kidneys can't handle it yet - anyone know if that's actually true?
Bensmum-YEP! here to, it really doesn't help your confidence does it :( Rude! Hmm i too wish ethan would sleep through! He is a slow eater though and will sometimes take 1hr and 1/2 to go back to sleep.:
It is awful here when your baby cries in public too, everyone just stares at you like you shouldn't have brought him out of the house!
This is what i do...I tell myself that ethan will wake up in a few hours so when he does im expecting it but if he happens to sleep longer then its unexpected and i get excited. I have promised myself not to get to excited though as i did that before after he started sleeping 6-10hrs then out of the blue he has changed to waking every 2-3hrs, it was like the first few weeks all over again:D:
Every night I think tonight is the night and then when he wakes up I get so disappointed!
Michaelsmum- My Dh works on the mines too, he is away for 2 weeks home for one, occasionally its three but hasn't happened since ethan was born yet. I cant ring him when its a hard night though as he turns his phone off :doh: It gets pretty tough hey. There are a few of us in here now with partners working away.
Oops!! I can hear a little boy telling me he is hungry lol Hmm he has only been asleep for 1.5hrs, grr! Back in 10 to finish this....
Okay im back this time with ethan drinking his bottle but he is smiling at the same time and has milk all around his mouth and chin!! We had ethan's 12wk MCHN appt last wednesday and he is growing nicely he is now 5.7kg. On monday we went on a 2.5hr drive to have some professional photo's taken, i cant wait to see them but gee what a crazy photographer lol jumping all around the place like a kangaroo on caffeine!! Lovely guy though. We can go and have a look at them in 2weeks and then can go and pick them up a week to 2 after that, im impatient, i wanted them straight away! I also went to my first mothers group, i was so scared:redface: (very shy) but it was only me and my mum and 2 other ladies that came and they were both lovely,(aparrently more people next week) one of the ladies has a little 7wk old boy and she is not really shy but just doesnt get out much and has only lived here for 6mths and she asked if i would like to attend the 3 week mobile baby massage course with her and i was like hmm i would like to but im not sure (to scared!!) and she said well im ringing to book you in we can go together lol we swapped numbers and she rang me today to see if i would like to meet her at her house tomorrow and we will walk there together, she only lives 3 streets away from me and the place where its held is just around the corner from her, so thats my morning planned out. Its a great opportunity though as its very rare that we have things like this available.
Any way ladies its time for me to try get ethan back to bed and get some zzz's myself.
Hope you all have a lovely day today.
Hi girls! Well we had a pretty good night last night. I put Tom to bed after his 7pm feed and then at 11pm, i went in and 'dreamfed' him. I wasnt sure if it would work but it was the funniest thing. He just drank with his eyes closed, then i burped him, re-wrapped him and put him back in bed and that was that! He didnt wake up at all. It was kind of freaky actually - i would keel over if i was asleep and someone stuck a bottle in my mouth! DH decided last night would be the night we would stop wrapping Tom (i swear sometimes he thinks he is Supernanny!). I mentioned that we hadnt brought Tom a sleeping bag yet or anything, but apparently 'we wouldnt need one'. After i made him go in Toms room to put the blankets back on him after he had kicked them off 8 times, all of a sudden DH decided prehaps tonight wasnt the night to stop wrapping.. Bit too cold apparently. Funny that! :lol:
The pram walk went well at mums group. I never thought i would join a mums group as i am pretty shy, but i have a good group of girls and its funny how you can talk for ages about your baby and not get nervous! Tears of Joy - we did a baby massage class and it was really good. When we got home, Tom passed out and slept for 5 hours. I try to give him a bit of a massage most nights although sometimes he just cracks it.
Jo - you are so right about this being a great place to chat about things we are going thru. I can see there is a few other girls have problems with the heat - we had our first proper hot day on Sunday and Tom just lost it. He didnt know what was going on. We have never bothered to get an airconditioner, but will definately be purchasing one now, especially for the days that its just too hot to go outside and we will be stuck at home all day. It was ok when it was just me and DH. We were never really home much - always at work or out doing stuff. On really hot nights, we would sometimes put a matress out in the garden, take out a bottle of wine and and lay out there until the house cooled down. Ahh, those were the days!
Mummy Mel - sending you big hugs for Charlize (that is such a beautiful name). You are so brave - i know the feeling that you get when they look at you like 'help mum' and it is heartbreaking. :(
Well better be off to do some house work. Tom has a chiropractors app this afternoon but i will pop back later maybe to see how everyone is xx
Oh my god, i was going to catch up but someone is squealing after 20 minutes sleep....could be one of those days!!
Hi all,
Oh my I don't come on for one day and 3 pages spring up.
Tracey, the kids would have a super advantage talking 2 languages. Good thought on the needing to dump if V is drinking. It didn't even cross my mind 'cause I hardly ever drink and felt so sick on my wedding day from nerves.
Megan I'm BF but Xavier tells me when he's hungry. If he hasn't had enough by about 3pm, he cluster feeds like crazy, I think if Lucas wasn't getting enough he would probably be telling you all about it.
Veronica, I use the avent isis and love the disposable/reusable cups, and it's all interchangeable so you can continue to use them for vegies etc when the bubs are older. They take about 180 ml, and that's usually the max I can express. That amount also seems to be more than enough to satisfy xavier for all his feeds except his last one for the day. The best art is there is an attachment so you can put the nipples right on the cup and not have to transfer it to another bottle. My milk takes 36hours to defrost in the fridge. HTH
On hot days Xavier demands more and more and more, and is not happy with ebm at all!! Probably mums temp is perfect on those yucky days.
Any way have to go, don't have time to read the rest of the posts, as I have been rudely interrupted mid post :lol:
Now tell me, why do babies wake up and scream when they are obviously still tired? Wouldn't it be a lot simpler for everyone if they just went back to sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rebecca- i agree, i think i will just run with the 4 feeds while we are all happy and he is sleeping through the night! As for sleeping during the day......
Em - sounds like Tom is sleeping like a little champion at the moment! Even 5 hours during the day, that is amazing, much better than the 20 min power nap Lucas just had! You DH sounds funny! They do get out of thier blankets easier when they are not wrapped, but the sleeping bag seems to be working a dream (well its only been 2 nights!)
Tears of Joy - isn't the pram thing a pain in the but! Everyone can tell the bubs has won when you are carrying them and pushing the pram. I thought all babies were supposed to love prams. NOt fair. By the way, i think you need to SLEEP instead of posting in the middle of the night!!! I hope Ethan improves for you tonight!
Mel - your time will come with the night sleeps! Lucas changes all the time so i never get too excited when he starts sleeping through. I hope the pram stuff improves for both of us soon!
Jo - i agree on the forum thing, i cant believe how addicted i have become in the past few days!
Mummy Mel - i hope Charlize is better soon. A friend of mines bub was diagnosed with Coeliac disease when she was oneish. She lost a lot of weight etc, i assume it would come up in blood tests though??????? Haven't got the pram liner yet, too scared to take him shopping in the pram to get the pram liner - how ridiculous!
Well i have been interrupted again, hopefully with a happier less tired boy this time!
Have a great day all!
Have anyone elses babies taken to squealing lately?
Hi all,
Just a quick drop in from me! Hi to the new ladies that I haven't met yet- good to see that this forum's still ticking over at a rapid rate!
Amelie is doing well- we are going to mothers group once a week, and boy was I hanging out for it! Lovely to meet people in the same area with kids the same age- I hope we continue it on once the CYH sessions stop, there are some great people in our group. I reckon they should start those things earlier - I have learnt so much from the sessions that I could have utilised much earlier than this.
As of the past day, I am now getting Amelie to settle in her cot, instead of me rocking her to sleep, as I think this will suit us both much better in the hotter weather. She has done really well so far - I am using a CD of lullabies, putting her dummy in, rocking her as usual for a few minutes, but not all the way to sleep. She seems to be taking to it quite well. If I can get that to happen quite well over a week, I'll say it's been a success.
Just going back to catch up on some more and will try some personals shortly!
Thanks everyone for your answers about the water thing and feeding times.
I think it's not ok to post links here, but if you're ever feeling down about sleep issues, do a google for moxie blogs and look at the section on sleep called 'down and dirty' I think. My SIL and I both found it refreshing when you're feeling bombarded with info and anxieties.
Tears of Joy - thanks for the compliment. :) Hope you've had a chance to recharge.
Megan - Autumn has been very vocal for the past month or so. Not so much squealing, but sometimes I'm sure she's telling me off when I'm not quick enough to respond - suspiciously like a swearing tone actually....:D
Star - Good for you on trying to get Amelie to settle on her own - I think it's a great idea to maybe save your sanity as they get older. Some days I'm lucky with Autumn and others she just won't have a bar of it. Don't give up! :)
How nice it is to have DH home at the moment and give me a break now and then from the 24/7 thing, even when they're only a room away.:thumbsup:
I have a niece and nephew both born close to last christmas and was getting in early to buy christmas and birthday presents for them but when I get stuff home, I want to keep it for Autumn - :lol: I'm addicted to getting new things for her! (Surely while she doesn't know she's being spoiled it's ok? :D)
For everyone who is formula feeding - Autumn is BF but I have no luck expressing - I would like your opinions on which formula you think is best, and why, so that I can try the occasional bottle feed if I want a night out etc. Ta heaps.
Sacha - I use Nestle Nan - not for any particular reason but just cos my SIL did. I do have a friend who is a dietician who said she had heard it was one of the good ones though
hey everyone!!
We just got back from Avaleigh's 12 week check up and she is perfect like usual! LOL She now weighs 5.9kg and is 64cm long. The child nurse said that she is going to have blue eyes and is teething right now!! AHHH!! I thought she was teething tho cause she has been drooling heaps, biting on everything and her gum has gotten hard and looks like she has little bumps coming up. Better go out and get some stuff for teething!!
Oh no V! Oscar has been dribbling heaps too! Aarrghhh! Glad to hear she is still a perfect little princess!
Well, I am trying to build my milk back up after a few very confusing days over the weekend. It is not seeming to be working though, so back to the Dr tomorrow i think! Ugh!
Sacha - I use NAN for Tom. (He is both BF and FF). It is meant to be the closest to breast milk as possible
sacha - i use s26 gold - i started with just S26 as that what my mum used and it seemed really popular - soo popular in fact the local supermarket keeps selling out so one day the Gold was on special and michael really took to it and i've never looked back
Can anyone else who has a catnapper tell me what they do during the day if babies wake after 20-40 mins? Do you just get them up, or try and get them to sleep longer, if so, how? Does anyone know how much sleep babies of this age need? Lucas has been sleeping all night this week, but is having pretty dodgy day sleeps and not sure if i should be concerned???
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick post
Sacha, I ff Noah and I use Karicare Gold because this is what the hospital used when Noah had to be tube fed so then when the CHN advised me to top him up due to no weight gain that is what I bought. It is $21 @ Big W (that's where its cheapest) Noah has never had any constipation or any probs that can come with formula. I asked the CHN and have done some research and they say that seeing as its not know exactly what is in breastmilk it it impossible to say which formula is closest to bm. Ive been advised to choose formula based on what is cheapest/works for your baby. I did try one can of Heinz Nurture it was only $11 but that made Noah really unsettled and a bit windy so I have just switched back to what I know works really well for Noah. So I reckon just pick something you are comfy with and see if it works seeing as it is only for the occasional feeds maybe you could try the little sachets you can buy for about $1 tht way you'll know if you like it b4 u buy a whole tin!
V, I have a feeling Noah could be teething too I keep looking for bumps in his gums but nothing yet!
Hi ladies
Well today has been a good day, i woke up at 9.20am and Ethan had been asleep for 8.5hrs!! I had 5hrs solid UN-interrupted sleep:dance: The bad side to that was that i was supposed to meet a lady from my mothers group, Rachael at 9.20am and go to the massage course at 9.30am, oops, she was okay with it though and she went with out me and i just met her there, was 30mins late though. Ethan was fantastic and loved the massage, we only did leg and feet techniques today, which was good as Ethan started to get fidgety after half an hour and we (there was only me, Rachael and the instructor!) just sat around talking. After the class i went back to Rachaels for about 45mins and Ethan slept the whole time.
Sacha- I use S-26 Gold and we have had no problems. The hospital here uses and recommended this formula so thats why i got it.
Megan- Ethan is a catnapper too and when he wakes if he still seems tired i will try to get him back to sleep again, but i dont let him get to cranky as then he gets grizzly, otherwise i just get him up. I read that babies around this age need 13 to 15hrs sleep in a 24hr period, not sure though. Yes i agree that i should have been in bed in the middle of the night to LOL.
Danielle- I hope things work out for you at the dr tommorrow. Good luck.
Veronica- Avaleigh is growing very nicely:clap: I am having suspicions that Ethan may be starting to teethe also, but he might be getting sick, im not sure.
Okay Ladies well i must go as ethan has just fallen asleep in my arms and i have promised myself that i will be in bed by 9.30 - 10 at the latest, so i best put him to bed before he gets to comfy! I have my fingers crossed he sleeps like lastnight.
Goodnight Ladies :)
Wow another busy day in here!!!
Micheals Mum- I love this forum to!!! I dont feel so silly to ask questions here. My mum passed away while I was Pg, and I had so many questions while PG, and I am a proud person, so wont ask MIL and no close friends have had bubs. I usueally search the forums and find the answers I am looking for- as someone else has usually asked the question already. Its also great chatting to mums that are going through exactly the same thing!
TOJ- I know what you mean about not wanting to be out down. Kaetlyn was like that all last week, and seems to be better this week- i think it was the growth spurt she just had :cry: I dont like the growth spurts, it means she is growing up :(. I hope your massage class went well. It would be interesting. I dont think they have anything like that here (and I live in a big city).
Dee- welcome back, you must be so busy!! With seven kids!! I am flat chat with one, jsut to keep the house tidy!
Mrs Daisy- LMAO @ supernanny! its funny their weird ideas- except that i was the one that had to go out that day and get a sleepign bag, wash it all so we could trial no wrapping that night!!!
Megan- yes on the sqealing thing!!!! and when she is tired she certainly lets us know with her squealing as well.
Re catnapping- Since Kaetlyn has been sleeping through she naps throughout the day. I guess if he is still tired upon waking, try and get him to resettle- mostly kaetlyn wont resettle and sleeps for about half hour at a time. If at night he is clearly over tired, i would get him to sleep more through the day. I know it is hard. If he is grizzly then I would definatly try and get him to resettle.
Star- our mothers group hasnt started yet, and am haging out for it. what is CYH class? we dont have those around here i think. Good luck with the self settling. We had a cousin who as a baby was roaked to sleep every night and still at 2 needs to be rocked to bed as he cant put himself to sleep. I have visions of doing that later on, so am putting muself thorugh the stresses now of doing it, that way when I go back to work, i wont have to worry about it.
Re: spoiling- i was at the shops today looking for christmas presents for kaetlyn when i ran into a friends mum, and she said, they dont need much at this age, as she will only be five months, only get her one or two things, as save my money until she is older and when she can appreciate things more' :rolleyes: still? cant i spoil my child???
V- oh on the teething. I am dreadding that for when it starts. As if you didn't have enough on your plate? I didnt realise we were ment to have a 12 week check up. best do that next week! It will be interesting to see what Kaeltyn is compared to Avaleigh as they were born pretty much the same size from memory.
Danielle- good luck with t he building up of supply!
Well now I am going to vent!!!
DH decided that while I was a netball he was going to get Kaetlyn to sleep with him in front of the TV on the lounge. All good except that we have the issue of she gets used to it and find it hard to get her to sleep by herslef. Yesterday she went to sleep by herself all the time and when it was time to go in the cot she went to sleep straight away by herself. So tonight when I out her in the cot, she screamed blue murder. DH had gone to bed, so I had to contend with it all by myself. I know that he misses her while he is at work, but it makes my job 500 times harder when he comes home and 'breaks the rules' - mind you it was his rule that no one is to rock her to sleep as it causes the problems in the first place.
Well, enough venting, I am going to put some nappies on to wash and go to bed. Hopefully it is another good night and Kaeltyn wont wkat up for her feed until 9.30am again! :clap:
Megan - In the early weeks, like from 1 week to 6/7 weeks Avaleigh didnt sleep much at all during the day, would only sleep while I was holding her so very hard to do anything!! These days she may have long sleeps during the day or just a catnap and because she feeds every 3 hours during the day her sleep may only be 30 or 40 mins depending on how quickly she fell asleep after the last feed and play! So by the time she wakes up again, its time to feed! How is Lucas after a catnap?? Realy wide awake or still tired? If he is tired, put him back to sleep but if he's awake then have a play!! And I dont think you have anything to worry about him being awake during the day. I always see it as they are enjoying the world during the day and sleeping all night long!
Dee - hello there!! I was wondering how you were going the other day. Must be busy with all your kids!
Sara - I dont remember if our girls were the same size??!! Avaleigh was 7lbs12oz or around 3.5kg. How much was Kaetlyn?
Went out shopping at Kmart today and they had 25% of all clothes!! So I bought some cute outfits for Avaleigh. I cant wait to get them washed so Avaleigh can wear them. I've just gone through two boxes of girl clothes from size 2 - 6 that I got from Jason's stepdad's daughter. Its going to be a while before Avaleigh fits in to them!!
Hey has anyone noticed the 12 week change??? I remember some people were talking about it in the last thread but I kinda just skimmed over it. Avaleigh seems to be OK and is just in her usual routine so maybe we have passed it or maybe it is still to come?? I know she was really fussy tonight with feeding but I figure that was because she was so tired and we were out shopping. Avaleigh is fully in to sucking her fist at the moment. Its so funny and she actually sucks quite loud!! I got a teething ring in the fridge, will try that out on her tomorrow. Are our bubs too young for those rusk thingys??
Doh! Its late.. better get to bed.
Hi all,
Mgan, I so agree, it would be much easier on everyone if they just stayed asleep.
Xavier squeals when he's really hungry and I'm not feeding him or carrying him. He is generally in his pram when this happens. It is not a happy squeal. Have you tried the pram for a short walk right after a feed. He may be more content and drift off to sleep. I always plan our walks around a feed.
Sleep: I've been told by many people not to mess up the night time sleep. so I wouldn't stress too much if I were you. sometimes I try to get Xavier back to sleep, but I use the cry to judge. I've also found that a good time of chatting and playing quite often end in a much better sleep, however it means I need to spend about an entire hour focusing on him and nothing else.
Jessikah, I think it's a general rule that when you want to go somewhere you or bubs will sleep in at least once. I'm a little jealous though.
Sara, everyone says that babies don't need much etc, etc, and then all the grandparents and things will spoil them too, so I say if you want to buy something for your child go for it, 'cause at least it will be something that you want her to have iykwim. EG I like all the wooden toys, I'm not a big fan of batteries. Smack smack for Mr Blueflower, But boys are hard to train. I find they need reminding. like I would probably tell Nathan how good it had been and that he's starting to settle himself, and then follow it up with a gentle warning, so don't muck up all my hard work, or you will be fixing it. Of course I would never trust him to fix it, but the threat is required I feel.
Dee, I missed your post. Great to hear you haven't been completely overrun.
Star, good to hear from you, and great Amelie is doing well. I'm really enjoying my mums group too, and was a little annoyed it took so long to get started, but now i'm thinking it's not such a bad thing because it means I get to see a health nurse every week, and we are in between our 8 week and 4 month checkups, so it meant yesterday I was able to get him weighed and measured etc and I can bring up any concerns I might have.
Sacha, I don't think I've been "sworn" at :lol: but I do get the telling off of a life time if I don't respond quick enough. I get a really whingey whiny tone, from Mr Attitude. I swear this kid has multiple personalities.
Veronica, teething, how scary. lol I've heard they only bite once :lol: Fingers crossed it will be quick and not too drawn out for you. Not sure about the rusks, probably best t wait a while because when they get all mushy she might get a lump of it her throat. Safer with a teething ring. Is there an age rating on bonjella??
V, Yeah, bubs cant have those teething rusks yet..
Maddy breezed through teething as she got her 1st tooth around 10-11mths so could hold a teething ring etc & knew to chew on it, so she literally just got teeth with no problem..
Indah cut her first tooth around 10wks & ofcourse had no idea a cold teething ring or frozen wet facewasher etc would help the pain, as she was a tiny baby so all she ever did was cry & feed! We spent so many nights awake with her & it was so exhausting...
Zy has been chewing on his fists for a few wks & dribbling so badly, all his tops are soaked at the neck/front...
I am hoping it isnt teeth coming (dribbling doesnt always mean teething) so I am hoping he'll not cut a tooth til MUCH later!!
You cant really do much with a baby, not sure when Bonjela can be used, I think it's after 6mths, you could try the herbal/natural (Brauers) teething relief, not sure what age that can be used either though? Indah also bit me while feeding too, which is a pain...
V, Zy was 7lb12 born & is now 6.4kgs, he has the rollls on his thighs, sim,ilar to mine... hee hee
Um, to whomever wanted to increase their supply (sorry I have forgotten names etc) plus this is the 5th time I have come back to this post now...
Offer breast/s every hour if you can, drink heaps of water, express in between feeds if bubs is asleep... Apparently the feed we are currently doing is planning/making our supply for 12 feeds ahead so thats how long it will take for the increase to be noticeable.. for those whom only feed 4 times a day it will take 3 days for supply to increase, where as, in my case with Zy feeding anything from 6-10 times a day it will happen in less than 2 days... IYKWIM..
ok school run time...
Mel, I am thinking of you & Charlize, hope you get some answers & it's all OK...
Hi all,
WOW! So much to catch up on, I will try my best through out the day. Hope everyone is doing well and bubbas are little angels.
Does anyone use a Ergo baby carrier? I am thinking of getting one today - are the easy?
haha Olivia is talking to herself. I can almost pick it - 9:30 she will wake for a little and have a little chat and then drift back off to sleep! She is doing well, 6.5kg!! She is on full formula now and I am not feeling so guilyt about it anymore. We have been lucky with her as she is a great sleeper, she is going through from 8pm-7am now and during the day she is pretty good other than from 4-7pm the usual time. She cracks it when I take her out when she is meant to be sleeping - she will cry for ages!! So I need to get her a sling, I have a old one but I am not confident with it, but she loved it and was looking all around for about 1 1/2 hours while I was at the shops.
Hope everyone is doing well.
WIll try and catch up, sorry I haven't posted for awhile, I don't get much time on here as I am out quite a bit and our internet has been slow for the pat 2 weeks (opps i used up all our download time and it turned to dial up speed until the month started again hahaha)
Floss xx
question - do you have your babies sleep in darkness during the day as well? We tried it awhile ago but she didn't like the light coming in - but my Mum thought that she won't get used to light if you keep her in complete darkness during the day sleeps?
Also - wrapping...I want to stop wrapping Olivia but will her little hands get cold? This morning we went in there to get her for her feed and her hands were out and her feet were out - the wrap was around her waist!! hahah - maybe I should start to wean her from the wrap? Any suggestions?
Morning everyone!
I am back from our morning walk, we have been out 5 times this week!! I love my morning walks, I come back feeling refreshed and ready for the day!!
I think that bonjela can be used from 4 months, I will check the packaging again. I might look in to getting the brauers teething cause we used the colic relief and that was great!! But we will wait and see how she goes. fingers crossed Avaleigh will be OK with getting her teeth through!!
Flossie - Avaleigh sleeps with her blinds open in her room so it is fairly light. She never really had a problem with sleeping in a bright room. Maybe once Olivia is asleep, open up the blinds and see what happens?? Or maybe have the blinds open letting in a little light and each day make the room a little brighter?? I havent wrapped Avaleigh since she was 6 weeks old and even when I wrapped her, her hands would get out and be cold but they never seemed to bother her!! If you want to wean her off the best way is probably to do it in steps, maybe not wrap her so tightly one night, next night wrap her with her arms out and so forth.
hmnmmmm there was a question that I wanted to ask but I cant remember!!
I hae a question but its not the first one that I thought of (I dont think!). What do you dress your baby in when it is really warm at night?? The other night, Avaleigh went to bed and it was 25 degrees in her room so I dressed her in a jumpsuit and didnt put the covers over her cause I was afraid she'd get too hot. I saw in the shops yesterday that there we some pj sets for babies and was thinking of maybe buying some...
Oh, one of our friends had a baby last night!! A baby girl called Amelia and she was over 9lbs. So that is 3 girls in our group now. I knew it was going to be a girl too!! I am a bit torn as to if I should give her all of Avaleigh's clothes that she has grown out of??? I kinda want to keep them for the next baby if its a girl but I think it would be nice to pass them on. What do you think??
Anyway, better go and have a shower while Avaleigh is asleep!
Oh Oh!!! I remember my question LOL Because Avaleigh is drooling so much she is getting really red in her neck rolls!! I am trying to keep it dry and clean in there but it is soooo hard to get her chin up so I can get in there and clean it. Any suggestion on what to do?? She is always opening her mouth and trying to bite my fingers. Also, how to you keep it clean?? The child nurse told me to treat it like her bum, so wipe it clean and then put baby powder on it to keep it dry.
I got some exciting news!! well it is for me hehe I have lost 16kg since having Avaleigh and only have another 4 kg to go and I will be the weight I was when I got pregnant!! I hope I can lose the 4 kg by my wedding, I will be evenhappier if I lose even more for me wedding!! WOOHOO
HI all,
I'm back for seconds as xavier decided to have another sleep.
We are now officially at 12 weeks old. Not sure if we had a bad week leading up to it or not, I'm thinking we had that at 11 weeks. He's now a healthy little 6.08kg's (13lb 6oz) a nice long 63 cm and his head is 40.8cm. about another kg and he would have doubled his birth weight. scary huh.
He has been dribbling and chowing down on his fists for feels like weeks and weeks now, but I too am hoping that he is no where near teething.
Tracey, did Indah only bite you the once, or a few times. I've been told that if you let out a bit of a yelp it shocks them and they don't do it again, but I guess at 10 weeks she may have been too little to understand yet??
Floss, How cute, talking to herself, i wish Xavier would do that.
Sleeping during the day, different people have different ideas. Some people say it helps a baby work out day from night if they are exposed to light during day sleeps. But then if you talk to a paed or optometrist they may suggest that sleeping with light can damage eyes. I guess the biggest question is will they get used to falling asleep while it's light and then not sleep when it's dark? I know which i would prefer. The darkening of the room could also be a good trigger for the daytime sleeps. I'm sure your mum wouldn't have the blinds up if she was having a Nana nap :lol:
Cold hands, I'f she's not fussed then don't you worry, it's warming up anyway. If she's wearing wonder suits, they have gloves built in, otherwise a little pair of mittens. Or if you don't have any of those lying around a pair of socks works too. Try her without wrapping during the day, if that works, pick a night where you will have a helper the following day if you end up getting up a few times, and try her out. We had no troubles with Xavier he was quite happy to not be wrapped.
Veronica, our really hot night the other day I had xavier in a light bonds suit without feet and no singlet. I put him down with just the sheet over him, and then before I went to bed I covered him up a little better for when the temp droped in the early morning.
I'm keeping all Xaviers good clothes and sleep suits for next baby, regardless of what my SIL has. If I was not planning anymore, I would happily give some away, but I think it would be a waste of money to ditch them all when we are planning more.
Cleaning face, you know those disposable make up removers, swisspers ?? I buy home brand ones to clean xaviers bum and they work really well for face too, in a little water. Also good for drying too. Much easier than cotton buds, and less cumbersome than a washer. It's also easier for us when he's on his change table because he looks up at his plane mobil and exposes his neck. I always have some on hand because if i use too many wipes, he gets nappy rash. Yet has a beautiful smooth babies bum when I use make up removers with water.