Babies Born June 16th - 30th 2008

[jma]

Hi everyone!

Re: Bottle. I'm not sure whether to start an afternoon one or a night one? If I start with the arvo one, then I will gradually introduce a night one after a few weeks. Which way should I go??? Start straight off with a night one or not? I can't remember what I did with my other two kids!! Let me know what you think today because I was going to start today in case I have trouble with him taking it. Thanks girls!

Yay Brock!! What a good little boy for mummy! Flynn slept thru once but hasn't done it since. Oh well, he's still a good boy!

I am also going thru the mood swings and my skin is playing up terribly. My skin looks like a sixteen year old's does, its disgusting. A friend told me she read somewhere that when bub gets to around 3 months old, all our hormones start to try and get back to normal. Until then our bodies had been bascially living on adreniline (sp?) from having a baby. Not sure if this is true but it seems to be for me atm.

Rach, Yeah I am BF and I'm going to try and express some this weekend but from previous experience, my body is not the best at expressing. I have heaps of milk but it only wants to come out for the baby!!

Ainsley, we are well, thanks. Trying to adjust to life with 3 kids!!

Sheree, Riley is a chubba bubba!! Must be so lovely for you after all the troubles with Lachlan. I am so happy for you guys that Riley is a healthy chubby baby.

Well, let me know what you guys all think re: the bottle. Oh yeah, any reccommendations on which formula to use??

Thanks
Jean

[satya]

Jean - I'm using Karicare from Birth. It costs around $16 from My Chemist. In the chain stores it can cost up to $20. If you are looking for some new bottles that don't cost the earth I can recommend the Happy Baby ones from Coles. We haven't had a wind problem since Brock started using them. Not sure what time would be good to introduce a bottle as Brock was being bottle fed EBM from the moment we left hospital. Your skin sounds bad, at least that's one thing I haven't had to deal with. No wonder I'm getting bad moodswings, still got all those post pregnancy hormones swimming around and then adding synthetic hormones to the mix, can't be good.

[satya]

Danni - There's a product in the Johnsons baby soothing natural range called Intense Moisture Cream that says it's suitable for eczema. We've been using it on Brock as his skin got quite dry for a while there. His face has now improved from using it.

[satya]

Ainsley - no my DF is usually pretty good. He does more housework than I do (as in vaccumming, cleaning showers & kitchen etc) even though the agreement was that I should do it all when I'm on mat leave. He's not so good at helping with nappies and feeding Brock. He does it on the odd occasion but not regularly. That's my own fault though as I said I'd do everything for Brock while I'm off work. He says he will help more with him when I return to work, I will have to wait and see what happens. I've told him if I don't get help I will quit work. I find it funny that he likes to hang out with our neighbours as they are all around my age, not his. I think he just likes the company of us oldies. He's now told me that he will ensure that Thursday nights are kept for us like they used to be. I always enjoyed them as it gave us a bit of us time before his daughter arrived for the weekend. Let's see how that goes.

You were lucky to still have the gas when you were pushing. They took it off me as they said I'd had too much. I think they may have given it back to me when the vac came out but I was so out of it by then I'm not sure. There's no way known I'd go though that experience again without an epi. I still can't figure out why I didn't ask for one.... it was afterall the plan. All in all though I think the worst of the labour/birth was when I was at home and was getting uncontrollable shaking with each and every contraction. Not an experience I ever wish to go through again.

[Tan2705]

I think I need to hop online more often by the time I read all the posts I barely have time to write my own before Mr Cranky Pants Cooper screams at me Very much over the whole teething thing and I think he is too! Spoke to my mum and she said that both my brother and I had 4 by 4 months, 8 by 8 and so the apple doesn't fall far from the tree apparently! DP is going to get a BIG shock when he comes home. When he left Coop skinny and with a gummy smile and now he is a chubba bubba with a tooth! Before I know it he will be drinking beer, riding a motorbike and coming home to tell me he has got his gf pregnant ARGH! Outa time for the moment, hopefully be back so time tonight to get my forum fix! Oh and Ainsley!

[bubNo.2]

Well Alistair hasnt slept much at all today but the poor little thing has a temp on and off since the vaccine shots last tues. Its been panadol city around here. Lets hope he sleeps well tonight.

mmm dss is still procrastinating re getting a job (he thinks money grows out of dads pocket) he wants a job that pays him $20 per hour ... this is his first ever job where talking. And im getting so annoyed with him... i just told him to stop procrastinating and find something, as im not having him mopp around all school holidays (and hanging around like a bad smell.

What else can i do any suggestions ladies re this attitude nearly 17 yr old kid ?

Ainsley

Sorry if im boring you all with DSS stuff

[livyloosmum]

Hi everyone!

Re: Bottle. I'm not sure whether to start an afternoon one or a night one? If I start with the arvo one, then I will gradually introduce a night one after a few weeks. Which way should I go??? Start straight off with a night one or not? I can't remember what I did with my other two kids!! Let me know what you think today because I was going to start today in case I have trouble with him taking it. Thanks girls!

Hey Jean
go for it and I have always been told to do it at night. Karicare is good. The one that I have been recommended the most though is Nan as it's suposed to be very similar to breast milk in structure.
Good luck!
Rach.

[bubNo.2]

Hi :
It was DF 40th party last night as it was a great night and we farmed all kids out even the baby! It was a great night and sleep in .... but our little one will be home soon and im looking forward to a cuddle i must admit.

I hope everyone else had a good weekend .....)

Cheers Ainsley

[bubNo.2]

Helloooooo anyone out there???? lol

[shereejoy]

Yes I am here, but only just, just finished tidying up the house and am now off to bed.

Just did my new ticker. Feeling pretty chuffed lately.

Nite all.

[MummyDuck]

BUB: Village/hoyts pays the best. While all my other 14 yo friends were getting $5 an hour I was getting $10 that was 10 years ago and like I said I was 14 so I am sure a 17 yo gets a more then that and I am sure that the pay rate has gone up in 10 years. Plus it has the perks of getting free movies!!

Tan: I hope the teething calms down soon. Have you tried giving Cooper a cold clean fannel to suck, dribble, chew on?? Sometimes the softness and coldness helps.

JMA: Ive tried NAN and really didnt like it...... Taylor had some seriously stinky poops and they went green ewwwwww. I have heard really good things about Karicare, we are stuck using S26 at the moment, Taylor started to refuse the bottle but I think it was the formula we tried (Novalac - colic) it smelt foul so I cant blame her for not wanting it. Now Im not game to change from S26, I know she will take it.

Sheree: I love your new ticker!!! What a spunk Riley is, very cute photo!!!

Well I dont really have any news, Taylor is taking her bottle again YAY and Im still breastfeeding, which this week has proved to be a struggle, I have been so sick I havent been able to get off the couch - not even to move to bed to sleep.

We were given steriod cream for Taylor which I really dont like using but the eczema is clering up fairly quickly. She doesnt like being moisurized though. I try and get her face and arms while bfing and her legs when I change her nappy. She has got a nasty case of cradle cap at the moment too..... any ideas??

[satya]

Brock just got over cradle cap - he had it for weeks and it was foul. Just when we thought it was getting better it would get bad again.

My health nurse told me to put olive oil on it & scrape it off with a credit card. She swore it was the best way to do it. I just couldn't do it.

We just kept putting baby oil on it and after several weeks it lifted off and took his hair with it. He now has a big bald spot on the top of his head. Will change the ticker to his new comb over look (looks like his G-Pa now) when I can.

We had to use a steroid cream for Brock for a rash under his chin. I didn't want to use it but it just wouldn't clear without it. It's just come back again now so I'm having to use it again.