Babies Born June 1st - 15th 2008

[Mirandabelle]

Good luck with the Farex Leesha, I hope Taj likes it a bit better this time around, and remember not to stress if he doesn't, every baby develops at a different rate!

That's fantastic news on the lip too, it must have been a weight off your mind when he was born. Of course it is still surgery, so I will be keeping my fingers tightly crossed for him.

The Childrens' Hossy is great, we are going to the one in Melb for Zeke's heard surgery, and I'm really relieved to be in such good hands.

Anyway, I had a big day and I'm pooped!

[amyhunz]

Hi all,

Wondering if I could join your group? My bub was born June 4 - Grace Amy. She is such a joy to my HB and I.

I'd love to compare notes, ask questions, have a whinge etc!

[Mirandabelle]

Welcome Amyhunz! Always great to 'see' a new face in here. I'm Miranda, SAHM to my baby boy, Zeke who was born on June 3rd. He is the absolute light of my life when he's not having a tantrum LOL!

Look forward to getting to know you a bit better!

[MummyPig]

Hi Amyhunz!!

Of course you can join the group. Leesha and I only joined recently too, so I'm sure that the others won't mind another new mum. The more the merrier after all!

Grace Amy is such a lovely name. Is she your first baby? Freyja is mine and we're finding this whole parenthood lark to be fairly complicated, but a whole lot of fun and possibly the most satisfying and worthwhile thing we've ever done.

Having said that, I have another cold, my bb milk is drying up again (2nd time in 6 weeks), my baby is catching it and is not a happy bunny. My DH has just taken her for a ride in the car so I don't have to listen to her screaming in my ear for a little while.

Well, I guess that's my whinge over for today!

[amyhunz]

Thanks for the warm welcome...

My LO is doing really well...apart from the odd upset day she's a pretty happy bub. She's my first baby. I had her in Sutherland Hospital in Sydney. At the time we were living in a remote farming community in NW NSW, so I had to travel to a major centre to have her. Anyway, we've recently re-located to a town near Bathurst. My husband is a Paramedic so we're moving around with his work. I grew up in Southern Sydney and my folks are still there so we visit as often as we can (first Grandchild on my side!!)

Has anyone started solids as yet? To be honest, I'm lazy and can't be bothered with it all. Having said that, a few weeks ago she was waking every 40mins up to her dreamfeed so I was tempted to try and see if it made a difference. That same week she was taking from both breasts and 200mls of EBM for her 6.30pm feed!!

Anyway, interested to know if anyone has started yet and if you have just introduced rice cereal at this stage...

[leesha]

Welcome amyhunz!!!

Have tried farax and ebm made really runny and pumpkin but my DS is just not really interested.. I will leave it for a few more weeks and try again!
He seems to be happy with booby milk for now!!! They don't necessarily need solids just yet so don't worry about it!!

[MummyPig]

Hi again Amyhunz

Leesha is right - they don't really need solids until after 6 months, which is roughly the point at which they need the extra nutrients, though they still get most of this from milk until they are 12 months old. You should fill them up on milk before giving them their solids to make sure that they are still getting enough.

Having said that, some babies are desperate to try food earlier than this and if you miss the signs you may (it's just a may remember) have trouble getting them to take solids later on. Some babies, not all, but some who are weaned later than 6 months may have problems coping with the change apparently.

Freyja was obsessed with our food from the point when she was able to start following things with her eyes, about 3 months of age. She would watch our food & drinks, avidly watch us eat and grin when she caught our eye, she would chew her hands at the same time and when she hit 4 1/2 months, started to try to grab our food off plates or out of our hands if she was close enough!

We decided then it was time to try her with some solids. She would open her mouth and take them straight away, but it took several days of her to get the hang of what she was supposed to do with her little tongue! Now she absolutely loves solids and is usually going 'ah, ah, ah' mouth open and trying to grab the bowl as we're taking too long to reload her spoon.

She would eat the equivalent of a jar of baby food, 3 times a day if we let her and I have done that on a couple of days to see how much she would eat (I wasn't sure how much to give her at the time and I was still building my milk up after a cold). Now she normally has the equivalent of a jar a day, half of a fruit one for brekkie (when she's had her mid-morning nap and second bb feed) and half of a veggie one for dinner (after her second last bb feed of the day, before the much needed bath!!).

Right now I have another cold and my milk is reducing again, so Freyja is having to do without solids until it's gone to make sure I don't lose it completely. She is doing fine without it, but I cannot go to Gloria Jeans for a nudie freezie without having to allow her to suck through the straw or eat some off a spoon - she screams and tries to grab it if I don't!

Like Leesha said, they don't need solids yet, but if you try it be prepared to wait a couple of weeks and try again if Grace Amy doesn't seem to like it. She's almost 6 months now, so there is no harm in giving it a go if you think she is ready or will enjoy it.

Oh, as for the baby rice, Freyja got really constipated when I was giving her Farax with her fruit in the morning. She didn't poo often on just the bb milk (maybe once every 4-5 days), but with solids she was pooing every 2nd day until the rice kicked in and we went almost a week, with her having tummy pains every evening. I asked on here and Miranda suggested I cut out the rice and then give her a tummy massage in the evenings and it worked a charm.

That's one of the many good things about here - someone is almost guaranteed to have already been in the same situation as you!

Ah.... yet another massive post from me. Easy to tell when the baby is asleep, huh?

[skye+cammi]

hi everyone,
ive been really sleack on posting ive been reading everyones just havent had the time to post..
glad to hear everyone is going good..

cammi is teething at the moment she has been a handfull lately,i have so much housework to do!!
its good to have a few cooler days as cammi hates the heat she wont sleep of a day if its to hot..
not long till taj's surgery goodluck with everthing..
welcome amyhunz the more the merrier....
well cammi just woke up so i better go will post more later..