Babies Born June 2007 #3

Hi all!! I am so happy and relieved right now as the concerns I had in my previous post have all been cleared up! :)

Re: poo colour - apparently the pregnancy & breastfeeding tablets/multi vitamins I am on is causing DD's poo to be green - I couldn't get over how worried I must've been because I actually felt physically relieved, like my tension went as soon as I realised there was nothing wrong!!
Re: feeds - well the little munchkin has stacked on 600gms in just 2 weeks so is certainly not wasting away!! :lol: The health worker thinks that she is simply over eating! Go figure!! I think this may have contributed to my supply actually increasing over the past weeks, weird!! So am cutting back how long DD feeds each feed time - DD has already naturally dropped another feed so am down to 5 now.

Had a check up for DD#1 as well and so I have a little heffa DD (#2) and a petite DD (#1) - they are at opposite ends of the percentage scales. But most importantly they are normal....................................whatever that is!!!!! :cryinglaugh:

I hope you are all doing really well - am having one of those :dance: woohoo mummy days :dance: and my girls are having woohoo children days and DH is simply :confetti: LOL!!!

................and select TV is being installed as I type!!! :clap:

BBL!! Mwa!!

Hi all

DH and I have just had a night away in Wollongong and we're feeling so refreshed :D We had a free nights accomodation to use so we left Mikayla with my mum for the night. We missed her like crazy and still woke at 4.30 this morning cause thats the time she usually feeds but a night to ourselves was exactly what we needed - I'd recommend it to anyone who is feeling burnt out and has got someone that they can leave bubs with!!

Celsie I've had a look at those websites and found the most perfect Christening dress in London. Funnily enough my sister had the same one in mind too so she's looking into it and fingers crossed they'll have some in stock. The only problem now is what size to get. She'll be baptised in Jan so we'll have to estimate what size she'll be but its taken a weight off to have finally found something I like. THANKS!!!

Charly its great to hear that your mind is now at ease. It goes to show that even experienced supermums are prone to worrying :D

Mel I think you become a member once you'e reached a certain number of posts. I'm not sure whether thats the case with being allowed to use the gallery too but there should be some instructions on how to post somewhere.

Hope everyones having a great weekend. Its nice and sunny here so might go and sit in the sun for a little bit. Take care ladies xx

Teepee2 - I just squizzed Mikayla's pics and they are stunning!! I do have a question re: her pink guitar/ukelayle (sp?? LOL!!) My almost 3yr old specifically asked if Daddy could give her a guitar and she wanted a pink one! Where did you get yours???

Oh, DH home now - dinner time!! Yay!

BBL!

Thanks Charly. Just got her professional photos back last week. They were very expensive but very cute!!

My husband bought the ukulele from a piano shop next door to our office. I think most music/instrument stores have them - it only cost about $30 too. If you cant find one in SA let me know I can buy one for you and have it posted.

Awwww! Thanks for that! You're so lovely!! Will let you know how I go! Expensive pics but so worth it!!!

I must admit that I can cheat though as my BIL is a professional photographer :D He took approx 250 pics of DH, DD#1 & I last year before I was pg in just 25mins thanks to his motor shutter drive!! So we will never be short of pics as it's like his third arm!! ;) LOL!!!

I don't know how all you other mummies are feeling but I looked at my little DD today and can't get over how fast she is growing!!! She will be 15wks this Thursday and is just so amazingly interactive and smiles all the time!! (unless she doesn't wish to sleep or is starving.....not that she's wasting away either ;))

On Saturday we had a special moment as I was lifting her up and down and letting her toes push off the ground and she chuckled at me!!!!!!! I rang DH at work but she wouldn't do it again :rolleyes: but then after he got home and she had had a nap, he got to hear the precious chuckle!! It was soooooooooooo cute!!

I keep discovering how so different she is to DD#1!! So different!!

Anyways, have a little minute to myself as both DD's are in bed so might grab a cuppa :p Take care!

Mwa!!

Hello all...
Wow, so much to catch up on!

Tina - Happy Birthday, and am glad you are feeling better, and that Mikayla is putting on weight. She looks gorgeous in the photos!

Charly - how cute are those little giggles when the start. I think Aiden has been doing them more recently, and they are so wonderful to hear. Congrats on your good mummy moments!

Feathertop - :clap: for a good night out with Angus. You guys must of been so proud of your little man. Sorry to hear that you are still having some healing problems. I hope that things settle down soon for you.

Mel - its great that he's sleeping so well during the night. I find Aiden will still sleep during the day after a big nights sleep, he just needs abit more help to settle. But, then, i have also had a good nights sleep, so, tend to be abit more patient with him as well. Good luck with that milk supply.

Celsie - wow - already grabbing stuff. Aiden is getting close, he did grab something yesterday on his play gym, but, i dont think it registered to him that he had hold of it. So, other then our fingers... but, he is trying. He gets frustrated i think. I am glad that your DH is having better luck with settling Caeleb.

Sarah - hope the dream feeds are still going well for you.

Well, as for us - Aiden did 3 nights in a row of 9hours between feeds. Then, i changed his formula. Paed said to put him on to Nan 1 Ha Gold. So, i have. Much easier to get hold of aswell then the novalac. He has settled on to it pretty well, has a few more little chucks, but, nothing major. I think the biggy for him was that he was used to sucking hard to get the thicker formula out, and with this one, being not thickened, it has taken him abit to realise he doesnt need to work so hard. He doesnt seem to be as hungry either now, weather its related or not, i dont know. His poos thou, OMG - they are horrid. I asume its all due to the change in formula, but, by god, its a shocking colour and smell.
But, for the first few nights after changing his formula, he started waking up to 4 times during the night. Sometimes, he just needed to be resettled, other times, he was hungry. For the last few nights, just down to 1. Well, sorta. His last feed is at 7, then will wake again at 2, and then again at about 5 - 5.30am, but, i get up at 5.30am 6 days a week anyway, so, i dont really count it. And, he goes back to sleep about 6.30 anyway, till about 8.
He is funny thou, after his 2am feed, i have to put him in a sleeping bag, as he is SOOO happy, he likes to talk and laugh for the next hour. I mean, so happy, i cant put his dummy in, cause he wont stop smiling. But, i go back to bed, and drift on and off and listen to his chatter and laughter. But, he keeps kicking the blankets off. So, i put him in a bag now, and i wont worry so much about him.
DH is having better luck in settling him, depends on what his naps during the days are like..Aidens naps that is :lol: If he has one big nap, then he is a pain to settle, but, if he has lots of little naps, then he is easy! Go figure. He seems to have 'power naps' as well.

We are not doing the christening thing. I wouldnt mind, but, DH is of no religion (i dont think he is anyway, he doesnt know, and i have never asked his parents). My mum said i have to, cause if i dont, then he wont go to heaven and it used to stress me that we would never meet up again, but, i figure, the bible says God forgives all sinners, so, he will forgive Aiden, and let him in.. Well, thats my theory.

ANyway, off to post about the poo colour.. chat later!

Well hello ladies, hope you all remember me!! I havent posted let alone been online for ages so I thought that While I have a minute spare I would pop in and see how all the June girls are doing. Wow dosent time fly?!! It was this time last year that we were all beggining to be pregnant!!
Anyway, Ive done a fair few things around my house. Had a massive clean out, finished our reno's inside and have now decided that we want to extend our patio out the front and enclose our entertaining area out the back aswell as putting up a carport and getting a new kitchen!!
Aliyah is doing so well!! She's a little heffa though she weighs about 8 kilo's!! She drinks 200mls 5 times a day and is even eating a small amount of custard and sleeping 12 hours everynight so I think that maybe Ima bit lucky!! Shes even teeting which really dosent shock me, cause my eldest who just turned 7 got her first tooth at 14 weeks!!
Some other news which is a bit UH-OH, I was 3 weeks late and did a Home Pregnancy Test on Sunday night and there was the 2 positive lines! But I went to the doc yesterday and had a blood test and that came back negative! What the??!!! Abit shocking, so Im waiting it out for another few days and test again and then we'll know for sure. Im crapping myself, but I know that Ill be ok!! I have a feeling that Im not, but cant be sure!! Always said I was only going to have the 2 only so who knows??
Anyway I must dash off and pick up my eldest from school. I cant believe she's nearly at the end of year 1 and starts year 2 next year!!! Scary.
Anyway heres a link for you to have a peep at my girls (needs updating though!!) Enjoy girls, take care and enjoy your bubbies!!
Mackusz - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Hi everyone

Diana found her foot this morning. It was so cute. I put her in her rocking chair and when I came back, she had her foot in her hand. I wonder if she'll put it in her mouth next. She was weighed and measured yesterday at 5.4kg and 60cm, so is growing well. Woo hoo.

MacKusz - wow, 8kg! I looked at your photos and Aliyah and your other girl are both very beautiful.

Sorry for no personals, have to get back to work (wasted enough time already...)

Have a good day.

Hi Girls,

Debbie - Ha ha glad I'm not the only one who has to suffer the Nan 1 HA STINKING poos!! It smells the whole place out sometimes!! And Lewis's poos usually start off dark green but finish off yellow, all in the same poo!
Lewis is happiest when he wakes up in the night aswell, his legs go crazy when he sees me! Not a chance of getting him back to sleep straight away!
So now you have Aiden in a sleeping bag have you stopped wrapping him? Just wondered if it bothered him?

MacKusz - What gorgeous girls! And maybe another one on the way....!

Starfish - How cute Diana finding her foot. Can't wait for Lewis to do that :)

The dreamfeeding is going great. He is still sleeping from 7pm - 4am. Yesterday he slept til 5.30am! Mind you I was awake at 4.30am anyway wondering why he hadn't woken up yet!!:doh:

The one thing I really wonder about is that he sucks on everything! Mainly his hand or his collar, but also my shoulder and arm. Not just when he's hungry or tired, pretty much all the time!! Why is this does anyone know?

Hi - just a quick reply for Sarah. It's a texture thing Sarah. They find out what things feel like by sticking them in their mouths. Okay, must run, going out for dinner! Hmm Thai food! :D

Celsie. xoxox

Sarah - Aiden has started the sucking thing as well. Also starting to grab my tops when i am holding him. Why he only seems to pull the neck parts down to reveal bits when in a room full of blokes is beyond me.
Has Lewis's poo's cleared up? I am womdering if i should change the formula? maybe just nan 1? myabe the gold is to much for him? We fly to Melbourne end of Oct, and am petrified of him doing a big one on the plane!!
I stopped wrapping Aiden at 4 weeks old. He hated it. Its a pain thou sometimes, as his jerking movements will keep waking him back up, but, mostly he's ok, as long as i pick the right moment to put him to bed. He has changed his bedtime to 7pm, but, if he is overtired, then its hopeless getting him to self settle, and i wish i could wrap him, but, if he is happy and tired, he will go to sleep on his on. The last 2 nights when he has woke for a feed, i have feed him in the cot, before he wakes up properly, and he settles back to sleep alot quicker. I am a light sleeper, so generally wake as he is starting to stir, so i whack the bottle in. Last night, he went from 7pm, till 3.30am, a feed, i was back in bed in 15min, and he woke again at 7am. A feed, little play and is asleep again. Now he has settled more onto the new formula, his sleeps are starting to drag out again. When i changed it, he went from a 9hour sleep, back to like 4 maybe 5hours! Slowely, they are getting longer again.

Starfish - how cute for Diana. Aiden found his foot once, but, it was fluke, and DH said AIden got a fright when he grabbed it. Poor bugger is probably to scared to do it again. She is growing well. Aiden was about that weight when he was 60cm. Now, last time i weighed him, at home, he was 7kg, and about 66cm long. He a big boy.

Mackusz - yes, we remember you. Stacy isnt it??? Maybe i am wrong.. your girls are absolutly beautiful. I love the one of your eldest girl feeding Aliyah. They look so cute together. Good luck with the BFP. Let us know how you go.

Catch you all later!

Debbie,

My ECN said his poo's are okay. It is just because the formula is hyrolysed to make it easier to digest. He is regular as clockwork now and doesn't have any pains so I'm really happy with it. I do DREAD the moment when someone witnesses the smell though!!!:redface:

Debbie - sounds like Aiden is doing very well and is growing like a weed as my grandma says
Jackson is now 60 cm long and 5.6kg when I got him weighed on Tuesday - there were some very small babies waiting to see the nurse and it was amazing to think how big our DS has got in just a small amount of time (he's now doubled his birth weight!!!!)
Starfish - how cool that Diana has found her feet - Jackson rolled over from his tummy to his back on Monday - gave himself a huge fright and now hasn't done it since so I think my DH thinks I made it up!

onto finding cute clothes for little boys - my brother is getting married next May and I really want to find a suit for Jackson - went to Myer in the city and the smallest they have is a size 2 (Jackson will only be 11 months old) anyone know of anywhere in Sydney that make small suits?

Charly Frog - did you have any luck with the ukelele - my MIL bought Jackson a little blue one from Allens Music here in Sydney (since his daddy and uncle both play guitar) and I think they have pink and red as well - let me know if you are still trying to track one down

better go and make some lunch before it gets too late
hugs to everyone:hug:
Mel and Jackson

Mel,

There is a shop in Marrickville that sells small suits. It is a christening type shop on Marrickvile Rd.
I hired one for an 18 month old from Myer for my wedding. Have you thought about hiring?

Sarah - thanks. I was contemplating changing the formula. But, he is pretty regular. Generally goes every morning, about 6ish, depending on what time he wakes up. So, hopefully, he sticks to that. I use cloth nappies during the day, and sposies at night, so, i keep him in the sposies till he has done it, so, i dont have to worry about having a smelly nappy in the house!

Mel, i would look at hiring. When we hired suits for our wedding, the hire shop had loads of little boys suits as well, and a friend of mine had her little boy in a tux for a wedding they went to, i am sure she would of hired it. If not, if you know a crafty friend, you might be able to get one made.

Oh, big news - Aiden rolled on to his side this morning. He had his sleeping bag still on... i didnt think they where meant to be able to roll with those. So, he was on his back, rolled onto his side, and then back onto his back again. He is starting to grab more stuff on his play gym now, although, i am still wondering how many of them are a fluke, as mostly he doesnt seem to be watching his hand that has hold of the toy. Although, yesterday, he was on my lap, and he grabed hold of my watch, and he was watching what he was doing, so, maybe...

Our little ones are getting so big already!!

Debbie - Those sleeping bags do not stop any determined little munchkin ;) DD#1 worked out how to stand up in the cot in hers when she was old enough and gave me the fright of my life when she rolled over in it for the first time as I was at my mum's and DD was in another room in her portacot. So when I poked my head into check on her and looked to where she was 'supposed' to be, my heart skipped a beat when she wasn't there :rolleyes: cheeky nana!!
Wow! Your little one is a big boy - so much more of him to eat all up hey!! LOL!!! DD#2 gives me the biggest grin when I 'eat her' :p At her last check up a week ago she was 6.6kg and 60cm long. Hilariously enough, she is almost exactly half the weight of her big sister and there is a whole 2&1/2years difference between them!! :cryinglaugh:

Mel_thekiwimum - Haven't had a chance to look for the pink ukelele as yet but will keep you & Teepee2 posted! Thanks ever so much for all your help though!!! DH was very excited to hear of the possibility of the pink ukelele!!

DD#2 has worked out that she can wriggle ALOT!! Trying to put a clean nappy on her is a bit of a laugh atm, as soon as I've tucked the new nappy under her bot, as I am about to fold the nappy up over her, she plants her heels and leaps like a frog backwards up the change table .... over and over and over.......hehe! She also can wriggle around so that she is half on her side and at an angle to what I left her....found her almost at right angles to where I had left her for her nap time the other day!

I feel like she is a poo machine up unil her 5.30/6pm feed and then she can sometimes go right through til her 6.30am feed before it all starts gushing out again! :rolleyes: Although, I did change her at 1.30am this morning and then another 3 times between 7 & 8am :rolleyes: good grief!! She is now in single 0 bonds outfits and 00 in all other brands - I had to move her up because there just wasn't enough room the super poos in the nappy as the outfit was squashing it too much........almost cut a singlet off the other day rather than trying to negotiate it over her head without spreading poo from here to everywhere!!! :cryinglaugh: Bigger outfits have thus far (fingers crossed) worked a charm!

Must go, DD#1 extraordinarily tired due to late night last night and then just not sleeping for her nap today and DD#2 finding arvo naps highly over rated!! :D

Take care all!!
Mwa!!

Oh! Picked up a gorgeous piccy frame yesterday - completely impulse buy but it was reduced from $20 to $10......bargain!! :D It's pink with "cherish" scripted in the corner and then on the bottom half of the frame is the following:

"my precious angel - do you know how much we cherish you?
do you know how we count each overheard giggle,
each pitter-patter down the hallway,
each moment we get to spend with you as a perfect blessing?"

I'm going to put a piccy of my two girls in there :heartbeat:

Charly - Your poo stories are hilarious, I can't believe DD2 has to wear a size bigger clothes to accommodate them!!:lol:

Well I must have been bragging a bit too much about Lewis's long night sleeps, because last night he woke every 3 hours! Not sure why, am hoping it is just a short lived phase. He was full of smiles though, obviously very proud of himself!

He has started to try and roll from back to front, but his arm stops him from going all the way. I just bought a sleeping bag today as he has begun kicking the covers off also. He is a real chatterbox now, my MIL taught him to say Ah-Goo and now he says it non stop. I'm sure he would have said it anyway but the MIL needs to take the credit, you know how it is!!;)

Help! I've just noticed Lewis's top gums, he has 2 white teeth under the gums 3rd from the middle on both sides! Clear as day. Does that mean they are coming through now or can you just see them for a while first? His gums aren't red but he constantly has his fingers in his mouth. I thought the bottom 2 came through first.

Sarah - i thought the bottom 2 came thru first as well, but every kid is different i suppose. Maybe it explains why Lewis didnt sleep as well last night?? I would suggest getting some bonjela and get yourself ready for teething. I am dreading it. I actually checked Aidens bottom gum yesterday, as he was so grumpy, i thought maybe he was starting, but, nothing. I might have a quick look at his top gum.

Charly, the picture frame sounds lovely. I love that little verse. Your girls will look so sweet in it.

Ah the teething fun-ness hey?! :D Even though all the rusk boxes say that their teeth should come in a certain pattern, they (the teeth) simply pop out when they absolutely feel like it! My friend's little one got her first tooth at 12weeks!!!! Eeek!! The other thing too that I found slightly frustrating with DD#1 is that although I could see the tooth clear as day beneath the gums, it took weeks for a particular tooth to pop through...one of her molars actually cut through and then receded and then pushed through some more, needless to say we had an unhappy camper for a while there!! Another tooth that hadn't shown signs of cutting through actually cut through and came through completely whilst we were waiting for the molar to make up it's mind!! :doh:...and I had to deal with the grumps in the mean time :rolleyes: I have heard also that teeth can move beneath the gums without coming through for a while causing the poor little one teething discomfort with no pearly white to show for it! :rolleyes: Fun huh?!

We used a teething syrup that the Women's and Children's hospital provides as we were told that there is a certain ingredient in bonjela that is kinda like aspirin which we were told isn't the greatest for little people.......I think the hossy concoction was a more natural one?? Anyways, it worked a treat - just dipped a cotton tip in and then rubbed it on DD's gums......although she was a sausage as she apparently liked the taste so much she would try to suck the cotton tip!! :p

Well, Port Adelaide Football Team are completely useless! :rolleyes: DH even helped me out so I could plonk myself in front of the TV to watch the grand final - this is the first year I have really gotten into it and Port had to go and embarrass themselves completely!!! Nuggets! Really hard to sit for five when you have munchkins to feed and change and look after - even with DH helping out!

On a happier note.....DD#2 is ticklish!! :D Under the chin!! Oh the chuckles were adorable...........then I gave her hiccups :redface: oops!

have you tried the brauer range for teething. Have thought i might give that ago as well.

Oh, and Charly, Aiden is sleeping wonderfully in his cot for his day naps now. 4 yesterday. They are only about 1 sleep cycle thou, but, he has lots of little regular ones. Just now, he was getting grumpy, so, picked him, put him in, tucked him in, and stroked his cheek for about 30sec, and he was out like a light. I am glad i persisted. He hasnt slept in the swing now for 2 days now. I use it just to entertain him now, but, its got nothing really on it for him to look at, so, he dont like it much now anyway. pack it away for the next one i think.

That's fantastic Debbie!! :dance: Well done!!! You're a very clever mummy!! :dance:

Might have a look at the brauer range myself as we've moved further away from the w&c hospital so it'd be great to get something just as great without the 50min drive! ;)

Thanks to you Charly, for posting in my other thread, and giving me confidence to stick with it. :clap:

Awwwwww! Anytime lovely!! :hug: You should be so proud of yourself!! Funny enough, you saying that actually reinstalls my confidence as well that I do get it right occasionally!! ;) LOL!!!

Mwa!!

So those big teeth may not actually pop out for a while then? I must admit he doesn't seem in pain or grumpy, so maybe they're not bothering him yet. It's hard to get a good look as they aren't in clear view unless you push his gums to the side.

I also heard that about Bonjela. I saw some Medela teething powder in the chemist the other day which I will probably get now that it looks like I might be needing it soon.

Charly - Bad luck for Port Adelaide, not that I know anything about AFL. I'm a soccer girl (being English), and the players just seem to have better legs :lol:

Oh the lament!! :doh: It was a complete shamozzle!!!!! :lol:
I agree too that soccer players (the truest form of football ;)) do have the better legs........why else would I have made sure that I got out to my brother's soccer matches when we were at school????? Hehe!! It's not like I know any rules apart from, "get the round ball in the net at the right end of the pitch!" LOL!!!! Don't know footy rules either for that matter apart from the scoring thing and which big poles to kick the ball between........I'm hopeless! :cryinglaugh: Oh a bit of mind suck is good every now and then! :lol:

Hello everyone with June babies!

Hope no one minds if I join in the thread .. my little girl Mackenzie was born on the 4th of June 2007 and is almost 4 months old. This is really the first time I have had time to sit down and read posts and join in discussion. I have been so busy with family visits and baby bonding!

I am updating her website with lots of photos and her journal and just thinking oh my .. where has the time gone already! I absolutley love being a SAHM and look forward to getting to know everyone on this thread!

:heartbeat:
Jen

The more the merrier Babybella!! Welcome!! I totally agree that time has just flown!! It's crazy!! I can hardly believe that my first baby is almost 3 as well!!

....and it's only 3 months til Christmas!! (*charlyfrog ducks her head to avoid flying objects at this point!!*) :cryinglaugh:


...and your girls are gorgeous! You have one very adorably cute and happy little baby girl there!

Hi everyone

WelcomeBabyBella. I second Charly in saying that your girls are very cute.

Diana was very grumpy yestersday and is still that way this morning. I too am wondering if she might be teething already (she's 14 weeks, so it would b early, but not unheard of?) She is dribbling a lot and chewing and sucking a lot but doesn't seem to be hungry. She has two teeth visible under her gums at the bottom front. I haven't given her anything for it.

She also hasn't done a poo for a few days, so maybe that's why she's so grumpy... Should I be worried? I was thinking that if she doesn't imporve by tomorrow I might take her to to doctor.

Hi ladies. Hope everyones doing well.

Welcome Babybella! Your daughters are gorgeous. How lucky you are to have a DD old enough to help out with DD#2. Look forward to hearing all about Mackenzie!

Zofia I was told by our paed that a week without poo is nothing to worry about! Maybe give Diana a bit of water between feeds to try and bring one on.

Sarah - Teething already?? Lucky you! You'll probably be severly sleep deprived in the next few weeks though. They're growing up way too fast :D

Speaking of sleep deprivation... I am a walking zombie at the moment. Mikayla has gone from sleeping about 7 hours of a night time to now waking every 30mins or so because she's dropped her dummy!! It normally starts at about 1am and she screams just about all night. I've tried letting her cry to see if she'll drift off without it but no luck. She'll scream the house down until you go in and put her dummy back in her mouth. I'm at my wits end and struggling to make it through the day without any sleep and poor DH has to get up in the morning and go to work after a night of very broken sleep. Any suggestions on how I can get her out of this gastly pattern??? PLEASE!!

Debbie congrats on Aiden rolling onto his side!! It wont be long before you'll have a crawling bub on your hands.

You can tell that Mikayla really tries hard to roll but still isnt quite there yet. She is starting to grab onto things though. She loves the little monkey on her play gym and is holding onto its legs but I dont think she realises how to actually let it go once she has a hold of something. Same with a little wooden rattle my mum got her. She loves holding and shaking it but once she's had enough she gets frustrated because she doesnt know how to get rid of it :D

How do all your babies like tummy time??? Mikayla absolutely hates it. I can only have her on her tummy for a minute or so because she just starts to cry. Is that because she's still too young to hold herself up? or should she be holding herself up??

Sorry my post is so long. Gotta vent somewhere and where better than right her to my dear friends :P

Take care all & lots of hugs and kisses to all the bubs from Mikayla xx

Vent away lovely!!! That's what we here for!! :hug:

Re: tummy time - my DD is the same, can only stand it for so long and I think it could be because she can't hold her head for a long time so isn't a huge fan of sucking the blanket or towel she happens to be lying on at the time!

Re: dummy - sending you big hugs and hoping you get that precious sleep soon. I do have thoughts but that's all they are :p Does Mikayla have the dummy during the day?? Is it the same thing as in, she won't sleep without it? If so, maybe you could start retraining her to sleep without it during the day first or if it's just a night thing, it could possibly take a few painful sleepless nights with no dummy but simply reassuring her every 10mins or so with a quick cuddle and/or pat but not reintroducing the dummy at any point............might take a few nights to a week but if you are able to accept the disruption it will pay off dividends in the end. Was she sleeping the 7hours or so with the dummy?? Could she just be getting more alert and aware of her surroundings and comforts as in her dummy?? I guess a few nights of complete horror compared to the ongoing sleep disruption might be worth it. It will be tricky too and as you've probably discovered, exhausting and frustrating, but seriously, if you can keep with it, it will be worth it! I shared with Debbie re: being consistent and persistant and that's pretty much the trick - just decide what you as the mummy want your little one to do and then go with that! :)

Again, these are only my thoughts and may not sit right with you but I hope it helps somehow :hug:

Starfish - ooh! lots of teething symptoms hey?? Certainly not unheard of! I hope Diana feels better, not so grumpy, soon! xx

Having a lazy day today................as lazy as you can possibly have with an almost 3yr old and 15wk old :cryinglaugh: ............lazy means I haven't got a load of washing to do today as I did some yesterday and am planning more tomorrow...........:rolleyes: Just got to put the towels away and do the dishes (which is highly frustrating as our new dishwasher seems to be sitting there laughing at me as it isn't installed yet!!) and change nappies and get meals and bf...............................did I say I was having a lazy day?!?!?!? :cryinglaugh:

Thanks Charly. I thinks thats our prob with tummy time as well. She can only hold her head up for 10 secs or so & i think she's finding that frustrating.

Our prob with the dummy is only at night. She has short sleeps during the day with occasional "dummy disruptions". She was previously sleeping through with the dummy but I think the problem is that she's sleeping more lightly now. It never mattered previously is she spat it out because she slept through it but now it seems to wake her. I have a suspicion that her reflux might be getting worse and thats whats waking her and that the dummy is the secondary factor.

I might try to wean her off it as you suggested. DH has got that nasty gastro bug at the moment so I'll have to wait till he's better before I try it though that way we can share the sleeplessness :D

Thanks again - your a gem!!

Oh poor lovely if reflux is causing issues again! That's horrid!! :hug:

I must admit too that in the early days, the dummy was a complete gold nugget in our world as our first 6weeks were stupid with sicknesses all around, hospital stays (for DH and then almost me!!) - so it was great to have the dummy when you just didn't have the brain power or energy to ride out the bubby protests! Good idea waiting for DH to get better - you're such a lovely wife! :p

My DD is the same as my first DD - when I really want her to take the dummy if she is over tired or just unsettled if we are out and about, she's just not interested! :doh: DD#2 would rather suck her fingers which is ok I suppose but it'd help if she didn't try to put them down her throat sometimes!! :rolleyes:

Hope your DH gets better soon and you and Diana stay healthy!

Mwa!!

just quickly, tina, my chn told me that reflux babies may not like tummy time, due to the pressure on their bellys when they are laying on them. At times, Aiden hates it, but, if we lay him on our legs, with his belly resting 'in the gap' he does like it abit better.

Hi Girls,

Welcome Jen. I bet your older daughter just loves having a little sister, great photos! I see you have the rainforest play gym. I want to get that jumparoo thing in that range for Lewis for Christmas. It looks great!

Tina - Lewis doesn't like tummy time if he's on the floor, he doesn't lift his head up much at all, so I put him on a pillow and he loves it and holds his head up high. I think just because it's softer on his tummy.

Regarding the dummy, that's a tough one isn't it. Like Charly said you will probably have to persist with whatever you decide. Lewis isn't too attached to his really. I do use it for his day sleeps but after it's fallen out of his mouth so many times I leave it out and he still drifts off (I got that tip from Charly too!)

Still not sure about Lewis's teeth. I have read that they can be visible for months so I don't know if they are ready to pop out or not, it's hard to get a good look. However, aren't their gums just so cute!!! I love looking at them they are tiny!
He slept from 7pm - 4.20am last night so that was better anyway.:clap:

Anyway must go and feed the little tike, he is watching his Einstein DVD at the moment, hopefully he will have done a poo like normal!!

Thanks so much everyone for the warm welcome! I think all mothers think their own baby is cute, I remember thinking at the hospital when DD#1 was born that she was the cutest in the entire nursery ... but I'm sure all the other mothers were thinking the same thing eheheh. With DD#2 .. I never saw any other babies because I wasnt in long enough.

Charlyfrog: Christmas is comming so fast isn't it! Have you got any ideas on what your going to buy you little one? I'm wondering if Kenzie will be sitting up by then ... I'm not sure on what to get.. but it sure is fun looking.

Starfish: I just checked out Diana's website and she is just beautiful ... so small! Diana at 6 weeks was how big Mackenzie was when born! What size is Diana now? Kenzie is wearing 00 ... she is a really long bubba. I worked in a child care baby room for a year leading up to giving birth and one of the babies there was exclusivly breastfed and pooed only once/week .. sometimes fortnight.. but when she did poo .. look out! Unlike my DD she poos atleast 3 times a day! Lucky me! Mackenize went through the grumps and dribbles as well about 3 months old.... it took about 2-3weeks to subside now she is pretty much a happy little girl (as long as she is with me) .. however if you are worried take her for your piece of mind. Has she got a temp?

Teepee2: My DD#1 is now 11 years old and is just wonderful! She just adores her little sister .. she has wanted one for sooo long.. it took us a long time to concieve and we also had a mc. Mikayla's birth photos are lovely! She is very cute! I love the photos of the birth .. I wish I had taken more.. at the time all I was concerned about was getting home, I hated being in hospital. I would love to have a home birth but am too nervous about things going wrong. The professional pics just adorable who did them?

Sleep: I co sleep with Mackenzie from about 3am .. otherwise she just wont go back to sleep, however lately she wont go to sleep in her basinette to start with . I let her fall asleep in my arms and them when I put her in the cot she wakes up! Cheeky girl! I also try to sleep when she sleep during the day if we have had a bad night.

Tummy Time: Mackenzie hated tummy time from the beginning .. and once she learnt to roll over 6th Sept (about 3 months old) she was ok with it. I started by just giving her 30 seconds at a time and then gradually increased it. I also used to get on the floor with her and make eye contact and talk to her .. she loved that. I also used to put her on my tummy for tummy time with a pillow behind my head - my widwife said that counts as tummy time too! Last night we read a book while on our tummies and that was fun. I wouldn't worry, she is still really tiny and all babies develop at different rates - in her photos on the website she looks like a happy and healthy loved little girl.

Sarah: Thanks for the warm welcome! I search high and low for that playgym and everywhere I went they were sold out.. I am glad I waited. The jumperoo thing looks grea aswell but I'm tossing up between an exersaucer with the activitys around it .. not sure what to buy fir Christmas yet. When I clicked to look at your little ones photo it prompted me for a username and password?

You girls are lucky your little ones take dummies .. I have tried and tried and TRIED with Mackenzie and she either gaggs or spits it out so I have to feed her to sleep every time .. its exhausting .. so any tips to help her take one would be great.

Nice to meet you all! Long post!

:heartbeat:
Jen

Jen,

My username is sarahchance2002@yahoo.com.au and the password is: password. I have just added 3 more photos.

Yes those exersaucers look good too don't they. I have to pay a visit to toys r us I think and check them all out:) I would like a jolly jumper too so have to work out which is best.

Babybella - it is so good to have you around, a mum who truly has been there done that having an older child, might be picking your brains from time to time as my first DD is almost 3........oh it can be fun ;) But she is such a good big sister all the same....wanting to feed baby DD "cake & vegetables" that she made in her Elmo kitchen with her tea set!! :lol: I love the idea of tummy time on mummy's tummy, might try that!
Am actually considering a flip out couch for DD#2 for Christmas as DD#1 already has one and bubby loves to lay in it and look at all the bright patterns. It's also been great for propping her up in the corner so she can see the world around her. She already has a play mat with dangley toys etc and all of DD#1 baby toys as well......I think DD#1 would appreciate her couch back ;) Plus it'll be something that will last a long time. Then there's all those other adorable toys that I am finding hard to control myself from buying in lieu of Christmas!!!! For both DD#1 & #2!!!! :p Decisions, decisions!!

Hope everyone is going well with our fast growing gems!! :heartbeat:

Oh my goodness! Better go as my 3yr old has just fallen asleep on my lap!! Awwwwwwwwwwwww!!

Mwa!!

Welcome Babybella! And hi to everyone else too, I don't get on here that often any more (I wonder why.......!!)

Great to hear what everyone is up to and what all our babies are doing - it's reassuring to hear people experiencing the same things. Angus hated tummy time until last weekend, when he was ok with it for about 5 whole minutes (much better than crying right from the start). He's a reflux baby too, so I guess that might be right re the tummy pressure.

Angus has had his first nap in the cot, he was a bit bemused and took a while to nod off, but that was a good start. I reckon we'll try a few more over the next couple of weeks as he's growing out of the bassinet rapidly. He's a long lean baby, into 00 in length in some brands, but not filling out the clothes fully. Guess he's taking after the genes on both sides.......

We had our first trip to Melbourne yesterday and today - normally a 4 hr drive from home, so I was a bit worried. But he went really well, one break for a feed in the middle, and just got a bit whingy when we were arriving in Melb. So he went to the accountant, a cafe, to a cricket gear shop with his dad, for a walk around town with dad, and to a restaurant - all without crying! He's such an interactive baby - loves to be held and see what is going on around him. He tends to stay awake when such interesting things are happening, then crash from overtiredness around 6 or 7pm - which works quite well.

He's taken to having great conversations now too, stopping in the middle of a feed to have a chat and a smile. And he had been sleeping through from aobut 11 to 6 most nights, but sat/sun/mon woke at 4 again. I think it might have been because of saturday's overstimulation - watching the AFL grand final with friends up at one of the resorts at the snow. Lots of people wanting to pick him up and jiggle him around etc etc - one held him over her arm on his tummy when he was crying trying to wind him, and before I could say "don't do that please he has reflux" he vomited out his mouth and nose, poor little boy. Much crying with red face ensued, and he was quite unsettled sun and mon. Poor little love. His nose is still a bit irritated (babysnot galore) but he seems more relaxed and happy now.

My English cousin is in Aus with her 9 mth old baby, and I heard she's got a great portable bed/tent for him made by Nomad. I've googled it, and there's an aussie one similar called a Kinderkot. Has anyone actually seen or used these in real life? Looks fantastic to me esp for the space saving bit when travelling, better than a huge portacot.

Great to hear from you all too, and lovely to see your pics.

Take care!

Fi