Babies Born July 2007

Oh Veronica she is just soooooooooooooooo cute:p

Thanks Mel :) She is adorable and we are very proud!!

Just saw your pictures Veronica. Avaleigh is very cute!

Veronica - Just had a look at Avaleigh and she is adorable. I took a photo of Charlotte last week that I just love so I will put it on her website later today (not that I am bias or anything hehehehe).

Just added the latest photo of Charlotte onto her website - it is the one on the front page.

I will BBL to say hi again.

Good morning everyone,
It certinly is getting busy in here.

Have not been in for a few days as been having a tough time with Tyler, he seems to have alot of wind as my milk comes out so fast, i can hear the wind in his tummy as he is drinking and although he burps and farts like a trooper he still gets alot of pain and to make things harder he wants to feed evey 2 hrs as well. we might get 1 3-4hr sleep in a day, i realy dont know what to do, its realy starting to get me frustrated and stressed.

Better go he has just woken up after 20min and is screaming again.

Aww thanks everyone!! She is such a cutie and gets cuter every day.

We had a good night last night. Avaleigh was still unsettled but I decided to try the whole co-sleeping thing because she wasnt interested in her dummy. And it worked!! We managed to get about 3 hrs between feeds.

I think bub is starting to develop nappy rash but doesnt look like nappy rash that I have seen so not too sure. I've been putting cream on it anyways. Do different brands of nappies give bub more nappy rash than the others or are they all pretty much the same?? It makes me want to go MCN, but kinda lacking funds at the moment. I will see how it goes over the next few weeks.

Well better go and get myself in to the shower. Avaleigh's uncle is coming to see her for the first time and I look like death at the moment! LOL

Jem - That picture of Charlotte is absolutely gorgeous!

Roudys Mum - I am having the same problem with Avaleigh. She is absolutely perfect during the day but when the night time comes around all she wants to feed every 1 - 2 hours! We actually managed 3 hours last night cause I cuddled her all night. Maybe give him a dummy? In a thread I started yesterday, I was told that it can help with wind and also some sort of formula?? I hope you find something that works for you.

Roundy's mum I can sympathise, it's exactly what is wrong with Jack. I find keeping him still for around 10-15mins after a feed then bounce him upright on an exercise ball really helps. I also use Infants friends before his feeds (twice a day) and a chemists guys magic juice after his feeds (6 times a day) and it has helped alot.

Jem, she is just adorable, so precious!!!

Veronica, glad to hear you had a better night.

I'm hoping we have turned a corner with Jack, another reletively good night last night. Feel asleep after his bath (couldn't get him to feed) at 9pm, woke at 12pm feed, back down by 1pm, then woke at 4am, back down by 5 then woke at 7am, sorry I'm pretty happy with that.

Yay Mel on having another good night. I hope the good nights continue. How is Charlee going? Do you look at her now and think she looks so big - I guess when you compare them to a newborn they are big but in reality they are still such little people. I look at Jesse and he looks so grown up (which is sad as he is only 14 1/2 months old).

Veronica - Great news that you had a better night with Avaleigh. I hope you start to have lots of good nights from now on!! We did the co sleeping thing last night as well which was interesting - babies are such noisy creatures.

Roudysmum - hugs to you. Like Mel - I have found that bouncing on an exercise ball helps with settling and working any wind out - also keeps me moving and boy do I need some help losing this pregnancy fat - although all of the chocolate I am eating probably isnt helping. I hope you get some answers from the other thread you posted.

Me - we didnt have a great night - Charlotte was quite unsettled from about 1am so I had her in bed with me but I only felt like I dozed from then on and she was soooooo noisy. I think she just needs to do a really big poop - she hasnt done one since midday yesterday and is making all sorts of bum noises but nothing is coming out LOL!!! DH took Oliver and Jesse out this morning so I was able to have a rest and get a few things done. Poor Jesse is sick again -we think it is his ears AGAIN. We only just finished a course of antibiotics so looks like we might be back at the Doctors tomorrow. I feel so sorry for him as he is just miserable - thank goodness he is having grommits put in next week.

I had best run and chill out while all three are asleep - a rare moment.

take care everyone
Jem

Jem sorry to hear about last night, but I guess we all have our bad days/nights, and she has been so good so far. Hopefully it's a one off thing. What are grommits, BTW? I'm thinking about taking Charlee to the doc on Monday, she hasn't been herself for about a week now, just very whingy and sooky, no temps though. Don't know if it's still just her adjusting to having to share my attension. But I just want to know it's not nothing else that can be cured with antibiotics etc. as somedays she has me at my wits end with her whinging and crying. Charlee is now 14 months and she does feel huge now, somedays I sit back and look at her and can't believe how quickly time has flown since she was a newborn.

Fingers crossed the bad nights are a rarity - but you are right you get some good and some bad nights.

Grommits are a ventilation tube that is inserted into the middle ear (i think that is right). It is a minor procedure performed under general anasthetic and the grommits allow fluid to drain from the ear rather than sit in the ear and cause infections.

I hope Charlee starts to pick up soon - it is hard to see them when they are sick/feeling off colour and also hard to function hyourself when you still have to look after another child. Hugs to you.

Hi everyone

Veronica - I hear you on the co-sleeping thing. I slept with Diana last night and she slept for six hours straight! I hope that this is a new trend and that I didn't sleep through her request for a night feed (unlikely, as I was holding her).

Jemima - I love the picture of Charlotte. Very cute. I posted some new ones of Diana on her site too.

Well, the most exciting thing that happened to me this morning was that I managed to get Diana to poop and wee in the potty like a big girl :D (the things that excite us when we beomce parents - I always thought my friends were mad when they celebrated their children's toilet successes. Now I understand!)

Morning, I too have been up all night.... But I know Zy is only 4 days old & expect 6wks of crappy nights before any decent sleep starts, so have asked 2 friends that were gonna pop in today to not come, as Indah will nap later & I'll feed Zy & put him down & hopefully get a few Z's!!!

First day without DH at home & it's all going well!!!!

I need to add more pic's of Zy, but I'm just a tad tired!!!!

hey everyone

i currently have a baby girl sleeping in my arms - so cute!!

we had a good night last night. we managed to sleep about 3 hrs in between feeds and i feel a little more normal today. hopefully tonight will be better. Avaleigh is starting to be more alert during the day so hoping it means more sleep at night but she is only 1 week old so i am not expecting miracles!

zofia - yay on the success of diana pooing and weeing in her potty! i have to say, good on you for starting so early!!

Diana - congrats on the pooping and weeing success, it is funny what things excite us as parents. Just curious - where did you hear about toilet training now? I have never heard of this - see 3 children later and I'm still learning things :D

Kristy - I joined a local mothers group and one of the women there was potty training her 3 month old, so I decided to try it with Diana. Google "infant potty training" if you want more information.

Zofia - Diana is adorable. She looks so alert. Well done on the toilet training. I will be interested to hear how it goes.

Hi to everyone else. I hope you are all managing to get a bit of rest and relaxation - yeah right I hear you all say LOL!!!

Not much new to report here - I will BBL to do more personals.

Charlotte hasnt done a poop since midday on Saturday - is that normal? She seems a bit uncomfortable and is making lots of bum noises but nothing is coming out.

I had best run and watch the Big Brother final -tragic I know.

Take care
Jem

Hi ladies,

wow you can all talk up a treat in here! I don't think I will be able to catch up with everyone, so I will say a big hello to everyone and I am feeling for everyone that is having difficulties with sleeping.

Angus is still been great, I won't go into details, I don't want you to hate me! lol but thankfully for me, he is doing really well and as I have started back doing client appts and preparation today with a mum due in 4 weeks, I am counting my lucky stars.

I am buggered tonight though, and with Campbell playing up something shocking, I am struggling a bit with that more than anything.

Jem how are you finding the older 2? Campbell is just ssoooo naughty at the moment that I am at my wits end with him!

anyways, I hope you are all really well and that the bubs have some better nights for you all.