Babies Born June 16th - 30th 2008

[satya]

Ainsley - that's the trouble with Gen Y's - many of them think they deserve the managing directors job straight out of school (or at least the same pay as the M.D.).

Sheree - love the new ticker.

Brock had his biggest sleep ever last night. Ten and a half hours. I was actually up before him for once.

[livyloosmum]

awwwwww my baby is already 3 months old today! Boo hoo
It's amazing how slowly a first baby goes and then you just want to stop time with no. 2.

Have you tried that paw paw cream everyone goes on about for the eczema under her mouth D? my friends swear by it but I am sure it probably isn't for everyone.
Cradle cap I used cetaphil every bath time and it helped clear it up really well. I was also told to pick it off - it's dead skin so get rid of it - so I did. It made Liv's scalp red straight after I did it but I don't think it hurt her or anything.

Hope you guys are all having a good week.
Rach.x

[Serendypyty]

Ainsley - that's the trouble with Gen Y's - many of them think they deserve the managing directors job straight out of school (or at least the same pay as the M.D.).

Sorry, I hate this term.. lol..
I am considered to be part of Gen Y and I totally don't expect to be an MD straight out, although I am ambitious and I know that to get to where I want to go, it will require a lot of study. Actually I'm sitting my STAT on Saturday and am putting in an application to do a Bachelor of Primary Education with Curtin University in Perth. Fingers crossed!
Problem with being part of Gen Y is that to do the most simple things nowadays, you have to jump through all kind of hoops. This includes stuff as simple as getting a driver's license!!

Hope all your bubbas are ok.. I still have Josie sleeping in my bed with me I know that I need to get her in her bed but I'm kinda dreading it because I know it's going to mean an awful few nights of sleeplessness... any ideas or suggestions? I know I don't want her in there forever...

[satya]

Emma - Sorry if I ruffled your feathers with that term. I kinda thought it might annoy someone when I typed it, but did it anyway. I know all Gen Y's aren't like that. My DF is one of them & I wouldn't be with him if he was. He's very hardworking and has had high paid jobs as well as low ones, as long as he has a job he's happy. Good luck with your application. What do you mean about jumping hoops to get your drivers licence? In my day (god I'm showing my age now) if you lived in the country (like I did) you had to go for your drivers test with a cop in the car. I can't tell you how stressful it was in the days leading up to the test. Luckily I got one who had the hots for me (he used to visit me at work & flirt with me even though he was married) so I think I would've got it regardless. I shouldn't have bothered stressing. lol

Are you using a sleeping bag for Emma? If not I'd suggest you start using one. That way you could start her in her bed by getting her to sleep with you in it & then place her in her cot. I've found that there's less disruption using the sleeping bag. If you've got to tuck them in it wakes them up. Brock has only been in his cot for a few days but he's sleeping through the night no problem. Before that he was in a cradle next to our bed and he usually woke through the night.



Brock slept through the night again. Yay. 6.30 am wake up call. I managed to change him, feed him and put him back in his cot & he drifted off for another couple of hours and so did I. Nice. We did however have a rough evening. For the first time ever he just kept crying whenever we didn't hold him. Even gave him an extra 50 ml feed (he'd had 200 already) and it still took a while to settle him after that. Can't see any evidence of teething. He carried on for a couple of hours before he fell asleep in my arms and I put him to bed. He's starting up again now for seemingly no reason so I could be going to have a tough day. Might have to go for a nice long walk in the sunshine.

[jma]

Hi guys!

We have all been really sick with the vomits up here (me included) and now we all have diaherrea (sp?)!

I gave Flynn the bottle and he took it well but didn't sleep the best. I BF him last night cause he's sick and thought he would like the comfort and he slept till 4am! I'm thinking I will give him the bottle every 2nd night now and gradually increase it.

Sheree, your ticker is gorgeous, as is your Riley!

Rach, I didn't realise that Charli and Flynn were born on the same day!

I always use a baby oil (trying really hard to remember the name of it atm ) and always rub their head with the washer in the bath and then dry it fairly hard with the towel afterwards. I also always brush their hair/head. I have never had cradle cap with any of my kids. Don't know if this is down to what i do or luck of the draw!!

Gotta go to the toilet again!!

Jean

[jma]

Emma, have you tried putting her in a soft portable bed with you. That way she is still with you but in her own space. Maybe you could then eventually put her into her cot and she will be used to her own space. Worth a try!

[jma]

Did that make sense?? I'm a bit all over the place atm...

[shereejoy]

Emma, have you seen those snuggle beds?

[livyloosmum]

Jean - Flynn is soooo cute! Yay for Charli & Flynn being birthday mates! :-) What time was he born?
Rach.x

[satya]

Brock rolled over from his tummy to his back last night.

He was having tummy time and wasn't very happy and I took the dummy out of his mouth and moved it across his back and he just followed it. I so didn't see it coming. Completely accidental I'm sure but it was very exciting.

[Serendypyty]

Thanks for your responses ladies. Satya, not a prob nah I wasn't too offended, don't worry!! And that's great that your little one has learnt to roll over!! Mine hasn't yet but that's because she's not a big fan of tummy time so I can't leave her down there for too long!

I am using a sleeping bag with her and it seems to be helping. She has been sleeping in the bassinet during the day without any problems and today I have her sleeping in her own cot without a problem either. I think I just need to suck it up and put her in her cot tonight!!! Wish me luck!

JMA/Sheree - Thanks for your responses as well - We did use the portable bed thingy when she was a littly. Worked wonders. I think it's a matter of getting her used to sleeping by herself and not with me.

[satya]

Emma - hope the cot sleep went well last night. Brock doesn't exactly like tummy time either. He always chucks so I put him on a towel. I have to force his tummy time as he has a flat spot on the back of his head and my MCHN said the best way to try and fix it was to give him more tummy time and sleep him during the day on his tummy. I have to sit there and watch him while he sleeps though so I don't get much done around the house when I do it. Sometimes I have to watch him cry himself to sleep. It's not nice.

Ainsley - no he hasn't rolled again. He almost did though. I got so excited and then it didn't happen. You are lucky - I've had 3 AF's since giving birth. One at 6 weeks then another one about 10 days later cos I'd started a OCP that didn't agree with me and when I went off it I got another AF even though I'd just had one, then I had another one when I went off the next pill I tried but it was around 4 weeks later. I was so paranoid I was going to be pregnant with all that switching around (and we had not been careful like we should have been). The last one was really light so I was paranoid I was pregnant again but a couple of tests say no so all is well. Regarding the vag question - I don't know about more muscular but certainly tighter. I didn't expect that at all. I put it down to the stitches but I don't know if that's what has caused it.


Does anyone else find themselves comparing their bubs to other bubs at the same age for developmental milestones? I know they are all different but I can't help but do it. I went to my first mums group yesterday and was watching the other bubs and noticed that one of them was really interested in toys and was grabbing them. Brock doesn't do that. He loves watching mobiles and has one toy that he will touch if its sitting on him but that's about it. His head is still a little wonky. He has great strength in his legs and can push himself half off the towel when he's having tummy time. He just loves to sit and smiles and loves his Leap Tad toy. He smiles when it sings to him.

We are off to the Melb show this weekend. Last weekend we ended up going to Ballarat and Geelong for the day. It was a great family day out. We have my DstepD from tonight until Sunday week as its school holidays. Do you think I could get away with taking her to my next mum's group? It's a new mums group so it was all just mums and bubs. I might try to get her great grandma to look after her.