Good luck for tomorrow SP! I haven't got my present from DF yet, it better be a good one We have always used paw paw cream for nappy rash and find it seems to work the best. Can't help you on the milk alternatives, I don't really drink any milk at all myself. Poor DD has her father to turn to for milk and fish
Kell - Sorry to hear about your FIL, I hope that the surgery goes well and that they can get most of it out. Cancer is so cruel, I wish they would find a cure already!
Yay for the work Corelly! I am sure that your MIL has done some pretty terrible things but isn't it amazing that she thinks she's not the problem?
We have had some bad health news here too. My dad has deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in both lungs, I posted a boohoo thread here https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-embolism.html
On a positive note DD is talking heaps atm. Her favourite word is more. Generally in the context of more food. More, more, mooooooore...lol it's pretty funny
SP- My personal opinion is to avoid Soy in babies, well in adults too. Nothing is proven as such, but there is a lot of evidence linking soy to hormonal problems and cancer in women. I would use Goat or rice milk as non-dairy alternatives. I used to get goat cheese from the deli at Plenty Valley. There is a pretty fantastic naturopath in Croydon who does a lot of work with food intolerances. If you ever want his details let me know.
FW- It's great that they picked up your dad PE. I hope he has a speedy recovery.
Corelly- fantastic news on the work. Hopefully it keeps coming.
We're all good here, well Mowgli has Malaria and is a bit sick, hence me being awake at 3am. She is coughing up a storm and thrashing about in my bed so i got up. But other than that things are good. Baloo is getting more amusing by the day. She is talking lots, and giving her sister a run for her money.
My folks have come to visit for 3 weeks so that will nice. Going to try and get some sleep, maybe on the couch?!
SP Kodi can't handle normal cows milk but does really well on the A2 stuff
Kell so sorry to hear about your FIL
FW welcome to the old fart club lol Sorry to hear about your Dad, hope he gets better quickly.
Jane sorry to hear about L, hope she is feeling better soon S & K sound so much a like cracks me up when i see K chasing M around the house.
Corelly your MIL sounds like a piece of work & yay for having some work. I'm sure things will only get better now
AFU
Kodi split her bottom lip yesterday, she climbed on the computer desk & by the time DF got there she had already fallen.
So now she has a split head & fat lip.
Maddi is doing well, still can't believe my baby will be 3 in 2 months!
Oh Mo!!! Far out Kodi is in the wars! Looks like her exploration is only beginning! Hope it all heals quickly.
JM - Sorry to hear Mowgli is sick. Hope all is well soon. When you lived in Melb, where did you live, if you don't mind me asking? Plenty Valley is 10 mins from me, hence my question! Have a nice time with your parents visiting.
FW - Yep it must be a good life when you can treat people like garbage and then call ignorance. I'd like to live in that world sometimes! Not that I'd treat people like that, but you know what I mean?
DD is beginning to make animal sounds which is funny. She thinks "Moo" is hilarious and growls when she sees a pig.
Thanks girls for your support you really are a great bunch of girls
feeling a bit better today and just hope he can beat it.
Corelly your DD is so smart! and sounds so cute. I really love this age they are getting so clever if not tiring im exhausted by the end of the day lol
Ella has started saying happy came out of the blue was trying to teach her dog ect and she comes out with happy. its so cute!
Kodi is really in the wars inst she. poor bubba with her lip now. wow Maddi going to be 3 what have you got planned and what have you bought her. Do they play well together your girls?
JM - sorry to hear Mowgli is sick. hope shes feeling better soon. might go and check out your blog again
FW- sorry to hear about your dad. hope he gets to enjoy some more of his trip. lucky it hasn't cost him anything. Did it come from his flight?
We use paw paw cream too seems to be the best thing for everything i love that stuff.
Sorry to everyone i have missed
better get off the computer and get something done before Ella wakes up
STILL got 9 days till testing im going crazy!!!!
I wish Kodi had a sense of fear but nothing is too high to climb & i guess it doesn't help that Maddi helps her moves chairs/baskets to climb things.
I can see many Drs visits a head of us lol
Kell the girls play great together now well most of the time. Maddi shows Kodi how to dance & she'll sit there and read her books, She'll even grab her finger to point at the apples/balls etc in the book. It's so cute.
We are getting her some DVD's, books, dress ups & dolls. She has become such a girly girl these last few months, not sure if we will have a party or just take her somewhere nice for the day.
Kell are you going to wait the 9 days or test early, i can never wait.
Corelly your DD is very clever & she sounds so cute!
SP i forgot to say Moogoo cream is great for rashes, i love the stuff!
The other day at work a lady was outside on her phone and her two little girls came in. One looked to be about 3 and the other, maybe 12 months. The little one got into everything, pulled out our eftpos machine cable, pulled out some books and her sister kept saying to me "I'm so sorry about this, I'm so sorry about this." Then she grabbed her sister and said "We have to go now. I have an appointment and then we're going to the movies." I just about wet myself!!!
Thanks for saying too that my DD is clever. We just keep laughing, can't believe what keeps coming out of her mouth. I think I might talk a lot to her , it can get lonely around here sometimes!
I was in Kinglake Corelly. Used to shop at plenty valley, or Ringwood if i went down the other side of the mountain. After the fires we moved to Murrindindi and now PNG.
Gees Mo, she's in the wars?!
Sas makes animal sounds too Corelly, it cracks me up. I love making her snort like a pig!
Kel i have everything crossed for you. Any symptoms?
Goodness, JM. I remember how heavily pregnant I was during the fires, but I can barely imagine how it must have been for you being there. Yuck. It's really pretty there now, all the trees are fuzzy with growth and the black boys and wildflowers that have grown are incredible. Love the snorting like a pig. So funny and cute!
Yeah looking back on it now, being very pregnant, homeless, moving house twice and then living with my folks on the peninsula and having hubby working in Yea, 2 hours away was a pretty stressful time for me. Fortunately when i went into labour i called him and he made it down to drive my to hospital with only one speeding ticket. Then i ended up living in the middle of nowhere with no friends, family or support within an hours drive. But as bad as the whole thing was it really showed me how amazingly generous and wonderful both friends and strangers alike can be. We didn't have contents insurance but people were so wonderful we ended up ok. It all seems a bit surreal now, i guess because i'm not living there. I have seen a few friends pics of the regrowth and it is looking prettier again.
It's incredible what we can do isn't it? The house two doors down from us caught fire, and here I was trying to waddle my way down the street, trying to get through to 000 and handing out my garden hose in that stupid horrible heat. Pure madness!! When DD was born, we were much in the same boat - my mum had left for a six month round the world trip the week before and I only had DH to lean on. Some of the lowest moments of my life happened during those six months, when DD had to have surgery and mum wasn't here, and DH had to be at work. I remember bending down to life DD out of the cot and my back went, and I had to struggle around trying to carry this baby in plaster with a dead back. I'm glad you had some support and could get going again JM.
How's Kodi going Mo? Hope she's let you relax for a couple of days
Jane your an amazingly strong woman, i feel lucky to know someone as strong as you.
Corelly sounds like your another strong person & Kodi has been good no falling off tables for 2 days now, She's off dancing to Britney now so i may update later with a new injury tho lol
Everyone but Kodi is sick, Maddi has a cough & i think i have the beginnings of the flu
Gosh a lot has happened in a day or so!
JM - Wow I remember that terrible time so well. Our close friend lost his home and nearly his life. You are a tough cookie for sure! So sorry to hear your DD has Malaria! Hope that resolves without a hitch and soon. You are also brave to move to PNG! A big deal for anyone to do let alone with small children.
Corelly - where do you live? That must have been terrible to be so close to the fire.
Kell - that is sad news. Hugs to you at this time! Thanks for the tip re milk. My DS1 was on rice milk for ages. I'm not sure about using it at this age though.
Mo - moo goo is ace - I use it for excema - but will try for nappy rash too now. What is A2 milk?
FW - paw paw is great but currently not doing the job unfortunately. Sorry to hear about your Dad! Hope your DP gets you something excellent for your bday! Guys can be crap at presents. I usually select mine each year.
AFM - T is missing me being back at work. I am tired and flat. I think the reality of the loss is starting to sink in now. I wish I could try again but have to wait 3 months so a bit frustrated and need to see my ob to check all is well.
SP it's a natural intolerance milk, I heard it was good for for people who couldn't handle normal cows milk & didn't want to use soy.
So i tried it for K & it works great even Maddi has a better tummy after switching to it.
Corelly K was on her rocking horse earlier & of course she was riding it so hard she almost tipped it over, thank goodness the couch was there to stop it completely tipping.
Mo - I think maybe we should buy Kodi some knee pads and maybe a helmet :P Maybe I should be thankful that DD isn't walking yet! Thanks for the comment about me being strong, I do try, but fail!!!!!!
SP - I live in Mernda. The fire that came close to us was started in Plenty Gorge, and was about 1km from us. The fire that started at the house a couple of doors up is believed to have been started by the clever person who lives there, throwing a cigarette butt into the mulch in his backyard. It lit the fence and the same fence continues along the houses towards ours and from our fence we have decking to our back door so I frantically rushed around with wet towels etc. It wasn't until later that I remembered that one of the houses between us has their alfresco area blocking the fence - ie, a brick wall. DOH and DUH!!! DH is in the CFA so we spent a lot of time at the fire station that week, having bbqs and keeping everyone's spirits up. The amount of people who cooked food and brought it to the station was so amazing. It's horrible to have such a situation for the kindness of strangers to come out, but it was so nice to see. I hope work gets easier for you and also that the next three months passes by in a blur.
Well I have a confession......I'm not ready for another baby now, but I know I want another one. What am I doing to myself!!!
I wrote a long post yest and then lost it so i turned the computer off as i was annoyed so back today to try again with losing the lot hopefully
Yah Correlly sounds awesome are you going to start trying soon - so exciting!!
Mo sounds like Kodi is a little daredevil she will have you on your toes :-)
SP - hope the three months goes quick and you can start trying again. sorry again for you loss it really does hurt alot i still think about mine and what could have been.
What strength you ladies have you are amazing. JM that must have been so tough in the fires and Corelly when your daughter was in her brace and everything you must have been through. Im in awe!
No preg symptoms yet hoping its too early. i cant remember any with Ella this early either though. going to test in about a week unless i cave only day 7po so def too early yet. Fingers crossed xoxox
Hey this is my 600th post! Wow, that went quick!!!
Kell - hope it's your month hon. We're not planning on trying anytime soon. Financially we just can't do it right now, emotionally, well DH and I are on a bit of a rough path that is getting better every day, but I'd like to be on solid ground. For a long time I didn't know that I wanted to have another baby, but now we have both realised that at some point in our future, yes we do. I have to have surgery before we go down that path, I've got fibroids and they need to be removed before I fall pregnant again, so it's still a way off. The other catch is that I'm 31 this year and don't want to leave it too long. But the short of it is that, nope we're not trying right now. As for the strength thing, well I think we all have it if we need it. We have to get through somehow and we draw on it when we need it.
Corelly i often think of wrapping her in cotton wool but i don't think she would like that lol
That's great you've decided to have a sibling for your DD, i know it's still a while off but it's exciting!
AFM I just finished another 2 day period, I've never been heavy or had long cycles but there weren't this short or light either.
I know it's not my iron or blood count affecting it & I've got no idea what's going might have to head into the Drs' soon.
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We have always used paw paw cream for nappy rash and find it seems to work the best. Can't help you on the milk alternatives, I don't really drink any milk at all myself. Poor DD has her father to turn to for milk and fish 
But other than that things are good. Baloo is getting more amusing by the day. She is talking lots, and giving her sister a run for her money.
, it can get lonely around here sometimes!
Then i ended up living in the middle of nowhere with no friends, family or support within an hours drive. But as bad as the whole thing was it really showed me how amazingly generous and wonderful both friends and strangers alike can be. We didn't have contents insurance but people were so wonderful we ended up ok. It all seems a bit surreal now, i guess because i'm not living there. I have seen a few friends pics of the regrowth and it is looking prettier again.
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