Congrats to everybody! My little girl was born 16th June 2008 weighing 3.49kgs. I can't believe she is now 4 months old and growing up fast.
Congrats to everybody! My little girl was born 16th June 2008 weighing 3.49kgs. I can't believe she is now 4 months old and growing up fast.
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Welcome to the thread June Princess. How much does your princess weigh now?
We had our 4 month MCHN visit yesterday. It was with a different nurse as mine is on holiday for a month & she told me that Brock is overweight but that they don't worry about it at this age.
I'm so shocked. He has chucked so much milk it's hard to imagine he gets enough in his tummy, let alone be considered overweight. He's 6.45 kgs. At least he's not underweight I guess.
We are trying out thickened formula now as both the supermarket and the chemist didn't have his usual formula & I couldn't be bothered driving to another shopping centre & I was out.
We are off to get his needles in about 1/2 an hour.
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My gosh Satya.. if Brock is overweight at 6.45kg than Coop must be obese LOL He is 7.8kgs and is super long 72cm. Im not short (182cm) and DP is considerable taller than me (bout a foot, maybe footnhalf) so he is going to be tall. And despite weighing so much he isn't fat or chubby just solid! How long is Brock? Like Brook I don't think Coop gets all that much in his tummy (did I mention that a few posts ago) and as you said better than being underweight! Hope Brock's needles were as fuss free as needles can be!
Wanted to type more but i have a grizzly bear - needles, teething, car accident doesn't make for a happy chappy.. BBL
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Hi everyone, man I haven't posted in a while have I!!
Tan sorry to hear about your scary accident, I'm glad to hear that everyone was ok though.
I have been quite busy with work and also at home with some happenings on in my family at the moment, my SIL just broke up with her partner of three years so they are having dramas and I've been trying to help her out with that.
Can't remember whether I mentioned but I put Josie on formula a couple of weeks ago and I am really happy with my decision. She's doing great on the formula and hasn't had as nearly as many tummy aches as she got with breast milk. A lot happier all-round too. I'm glad to have my body back and can't wait to go to the shops and get myself a nice bra again! Sick of these horrid maternity bras. Yes they are comfortable but you just can't wear anything nice with them on!!
Josie's needles went well, she didn't have any reactions to them at all. She grizzled for a while and then was completely over it. She didn't even get drowsy like she did last time! It was back to her normal routine!!
Hope your little ones are doing well. For those who have started their bubbas on food, how long did it take before they started actually eating? Because Josie is still spitting her Farex out. Granted, I haven't been giving it to her regularly...
Hi girls
I havent been on here as my laptop has died so atm im using DF Scotts.
Satya: some nurses are a pain in the bum saying a baby is overweight yet they dont do anything at this age..... well why say anything??? 6.45kg thats not extreme for a boy baby!
I havent had Alistair weighed or have i taken him back to HCN since he was 8 weeks old!! I cant see the point as he is thriving, wet/dirty nappies, sleeping, have wake periods, gurgling & smiling, good head control etc etc and his head doesnt look abnormal etc .
I go to the Gp for his shots which are due again soon which im not looking forward to but oh well they need to be done in my eyes!
I was wrapt the other day an old ex (friend of 20 yrs) came around after 12 mths (left me and scott alone so we could get establisged with out him the old flame hanging around he quoted that to me ) and he met Alli and it was just super. Scott is getting used to us remaining friends but he will have to get used to it !!
Must go and have a glass of wine and dinner
Cheers Ainsley
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Well all did not go to plan (as usual).
Brock had a temp so doc wouldn't do his shots. He had a temp last time too and we have to put them off for a few days. I had so many delays with things during the pregnancy & now it seems the same happens whenever Brock has appointments. It looks like that's just how his life is going to be I think.
Gave him panadol and he's all OK. Have to go back next Wed. We've had two doc trips between Brock and I this week and we will have two again next week (maybe even three if he's not right on Wed). Thank goodness it's a bulk billing clinic.
Ainsley - I haven't been game not to go back to the health nurse. It's like I feel I'll get into trouble if I don't or something. I'll be back at work by the time his next one is due so I don't know if I'll go for it. The woman also told me to get his neck checked by a chiro as he was leaning to one side and she saw in the notes he was doing this last time. Trouble was last time it was to the left, this time it was to the right. So I don't think we will bother.
Tan - Brock is a shorty. Really short. 59.2cms therefore a bit chubby - he doesn't have big rolls or anything, but he's well rounded with a chubby face. His cousin has the big rolls so I guess she must be considered obese (I must ask her mum). Maybe it's in the genes.
Emma - I'm glad formula is working so well for you. It was the best thing I did when I switched from BF & doing top ups to doing FF. The trouble is you don't see a lot of support for it, particularly on BB. I was lucky the lactation consultant I saw at around 5 weeks said that Brock had already had all the goodness he really needed from my milk and that everything else could be provided by formula from then on. It made the decision a lot easier for me.
My little princess now weighs 6.4kgs but she had problems putting on weight when she was younger. She also just had her 4 month immun. last week and had a temp :-(
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Welcome June Princess. Riley also had temps from the 2nd lot of shots. Weird how it didn't happen for the first lot.
6.4kgs is good I reackon, my first born wasn't that weight until he was over 6mths of age. Girls are generally more of a slighter build too.
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Hi everyone,
Might be a bit of a me post today, I see everyone is doing well - immunisations and all.
I really didnt want to go to the doctor for her shots today but she was so funny. She had a bit of a snotty nose and cough so the doc checked her out first and as soon as he put the stethascope (SP??) on her chest she took in a big breath and let out a sigh......hahaha like she knew.
Anyways she had the first shot and didnt even cry until the needle was being pulled out of her leg then smiled at the doctor. Such a brave little munchkin. Taylor had a temp at her last shots and is already getting one now. She is sleeping at the moment but I dont think she will be as sleepy this time as she was last time either.
We had her MCHN visit last week.... speaking of big babies, I was looking at the charts and we have a baby who is off the charts in length (and I noticed she isnt even the longest on here) in the 95th percentile for weight and in the 25th percentile for her head circumference. LOL odd shaped baby!! Anyways she now has 40.9cm head, 69cm in length and 7.32kgs. Its funny coz she isnt a fatty either, she has thunder thighs like her mum but the rest is just skinny Minnie. I was told off for not giving her enough tummy time because she isnt doing 'push ups' yet with her arms out straight but both Dave and I think its a crock.
Taylor has taken to rolling over very nicely.... she has been rolling from belly to back since 8 weeks and in the last 2 or 3 weeks has been rolling from back to belly with a great deal of effort though and just in the last few days she has started doing it with such ease that every time I walk into check her in her cot she is on her belly. I roll her back over but sometimes she just rolls back again. Give it another couple of weeks and Im betting money on her army crawling!!!
To answer the solids question Taylor took right to Farex, never once spat a bit out she gave a chewing sort of motion and swollows. The only time she has the extrustion reflex (sticking tongue out of mouth) is when she has had enough of her bottle or food or whatever is in her mouth at the time. In saying that Ive given Farex a break at the moment. Taylor has a cold and ever since she started with this cough she has been very chucky. A lot fo reflux that she has never had before and its much worse after the farex - isnt it supposed to be better?? Anyways Ill just wait until she is finished swollowing all her mucous (which is causing the reflux apparently) from her snotty nose and then Ill start it again.
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Gosh she is long. I would say that is where her weight is, in her length.
Girls and boys charts are different too.
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Hi everyone.
Sheree - It's great that you are getting on top of the feeding issues at last. It's such a relief when that happens. Thank goodness for the ABA lady. I feel very lucky that I have just a happy chucker rather than a reflux bub as it must make life very hard.
livyloos mum - Yay on getting cooling. We are looking into aircon at the moment. I'm in Melb in the outer south east. Where abouts are you?
DF & I had our first night out alone together on Sat night. Left Brock with my parents while we went to the soccer. The Victory women's team won which was great but the Victory boys lost, but we still managed to have a good time. It was such a warm night. We were away from him for about 7 hours and he was fine. Didn't give them any trouble at all but he decided he needed a feed at about midnight just before I went to bed which he NEVER does.
Brock has now taken to sleeping either on his side or his tummy, he's hardly ever on his back when he wakes up now even though I always place him that way. The best new development is that if he is on his back or his side it is his right side he is favouring so it looks like we might have finally got past him leaning to the left. Yay - finally we can stop worrying about his lopsided head.
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That's the day before Charli was born
Hi
I dont BF but my sister does and she drinks wine on a regualar occurance she i think expresses and puts it in fridge abd then has her wine or 3 then that night and the following morning she uses the express milk and chucks the first express down the shower drain lol and then she is right. Depending how much she drinks i suppose but i doubt wether she would get drunk as a scunk all the time.
Cheers Ainsley
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Good ol pump and dump hey Ainsley. I miss BFing (still wish my bbs worked) but it's nice to have the occasional glass of red or 2 with dinner without having to worry about tainting supply. I have my 10yr school reunion in just over a months time and it will be my first big night out, actually come to think of it it will be my first night out without Cooper in tow... my gosh I'm excited and apprehensive at the same time! We hosted a ****tail party at home bout 3 weekends ago - promoting a promotions company for the new banana ad - nananananana make those bodies sing (it soooo gets stuck in your head) - and the banana daquiries were flowing and because I had a demanding bub stuck to my hip I didn't even manage to finish a glass!
BRB or more than likely BBL
Tan2705: How did the demanding child in tow happen ??? You didnt organise that very well girlfriend lol What happened to bed time and /or husband/partner helping hand for you to relax you poor sausage!
Im so lucky i have a beaut babysitter that i have known for about 4 yrs and know ahe is minding Alistair for us from 12md til 6 3 days a weeks when i work for a set rate and the scott gets home at 6 and takes over ... i get home at 10pm. Also if we need a 'dirty weekend' or a no kid weekend we can hand him over to darling babysitter ( who is nid 50s) for 24 hrs for $70 ! Its cheaper to have a dirty/fun weekend that work haha...
xx
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Oh if only.. DP works away - 28 days on 9 off! So I am basically a single parent most of the time! DP is really good when he is home, lets me go do my thing (nails, hair, wax, shop) it's just not often enough and social occasions never seem to fall within the dates he has off! Take for instance Melbourne Cup day... do you think I can find someone to babysit so I can have a champers or 20 - everyone I know is already going to a luncheon or are working GRR! Still abit funny bout leaving him with a random babysitter just yet and everyone I trusted to look after him the night of the ****tail party was here! I figure good things come to those who wait.. I have been waiting a bloody long time for a night out so it's going to be a cracker!!!!!
My little girl's name is Sofia. How much does Charli weigh now?That's the day before Charli was born
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