Sorry, Cee Cee, no can do! Seriously, lots of fun I didn't know you surfed until that other post - I haven't surfed in 4 years, can't wait to get back to it. The maternal nurse last week was concerned that Oscar was stiff in his hips when she tried to rotate them (geez, if someone came and tried to rotate your limbs, you'd kind of stiffen up, too, if you had only just said hello and then been accosted!), so when I was at the GP I asked her. She wasn't worried but she sent us for an US just in case. However, just as I thought, there is nothing abnormal about his hips, they are just fine. Rory - I referred to the threads you mentioned and OMG! The thing with Neeny and I never had an ounce of venom and these outsiders' opinions were really just subscribing to the nasty business that occurred quite outside of my issue with Neeny's post (on which we since have both positioned ourselves, sans derogatory remarks about anyone's feeding/parenting orientation). I got quite sad that you copped that and my heart went out for you even though there has been a bit of a time lapse between then and now. Just goes to show, though, us Junies have a pretty good level of understanding between us (for the most part, obviously our departees weren't quite there or they'd still be here ) that non-Junies (Junies being actual Junies or Junies-at-heart!) aren't well-positioned to comment on what goes on here. That doesn't mean we should try to invite trouble again! But we have proven to be able to weather it thus far. Perhaps the only thing we couldn't survive, IMO, would be a debate about Ford or Holden. Let's just not go there. For BB's sake! I looked at the 60 Mins thread and that is the kind of debate I didn't want to get into - it wasn't about explaining AP, rather there was defensiveness as well as judgement from non-AP'ers and not enough paying attention to those who were trying to sort through the myth and negativity that the program imparted. Recipe for a shut down! Glad we avoided that (I wonder how narrowly, though??). Bath - marvellous. Now, can you come and get out my statements that I need for my tax return, please?!
Mothers Group was tedious today - well, the bit that followed the baby massage, anyway. The rest of the session was all about Feed Play Sleep routines, and a nice vid presented by Jennifer Keyte. Humph! Had it been an exam I would have failed! Upon leaving the centre, myself and another mummy were saying that we regularly let our babies fall asleep in our arms, on the boob etc. As for routine, I've posted elsewhere tonight on that, because today I realised that as much as I'm not doing routine, there is still a predictability and a structure to things for Oscar to feel comfy with. I realised that we use each others' cues to proceed with our day, and whilst our day is never the same (like, whose is, not matter how hard you try?), he follows a morning pattern and a bedtime pattern with me, even if the middle changes due to the nature of my activities during each day. He is a flexible kid but he knows what a bedtime is, no matter what time it actually occurs at. His other sleeps are good sleeps, but they are not bedtime sleeps, nor are they supposed to be in anyone's book. I'm pretty fixed in my fluidity :P Simone - you're essentially looking for skin products that use no parabens, petrochemicals, sulfates or chemical emulsifiers (the things that make conditioners and moisturisers look 'nice' and blend together, because water - and most skin products are predominantly water - does not naturally mix with oil). This means sorbolene is out (works for a lot of people and for many it just doesn't), vaseline, sudocrem (as much as it works wonders for acne!) for sensitive or problem skins.
The nappy fold is easy after a few attempts - I used the laptop beside a pile of nappies, too! DP thought I was nuts...
Gotta cook a dinner (well, throw tortellini in a pot and 'make interesting' a jar sauce...)...
ETA: Ali, have a great time! Remember, Tori will remain hydrated if you keep your own fluids up and just follow her hungry cues, so you don't have to worry about feeding her water if it gets hot - use that bottled water for yourself JIC you were unsure of how to keep dehydration at bay while BFing, but you probably know anyway
(lots of people don't) Can't wait to take Oscar OS for the first time!!
Last edited by Smoke Jaguar; October 26th, 2006 at 08:28 PM.
: posted after another post...
I didn't know you surfed until that other post - I haven't surfed in 4 years, can't wait to get back to it. The maternal nurse last week was concerned that Oscar was stiff in his hips when she tried to rotate them (geez, if someone came and tried to rotate your limbs, you'd kind of stiffen up, too, if you had only just said hello and then been accosted!), so when I was at the GP I asked her. She wasn't worried but she sent us for an US just in case. However, just as I thought, there is nothing abnormal about his hips, they are just fine.
) that non-Junies (Junies being actual Junies or Junies-at-heart!) aren't well-positioned to comment on what goes on here. That doesn't mean we should try to invite trouble again! But we have proven to be able to weather it thus far. Perhaps the only thing we couldn't survive, IMO, would be a debate about Ford or Holden. Let's just not go there. For BB's sake! I looked at the 60 Mins thread and that is the kind of debate I didn't want to get into - it wasn't about explaining AP, rather there was defensiveness as well as judgement from non-AP'ers and not enough paying attention to those who were trying to sort through the myth and negativity that the program imparted. Recipe for a shut down! Glad we avoided that (I wonder how narrowly, though??).
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