Hi. Just wanted to say hello. I have just found this website and love it. Posted in the babies section and a few mums suggested I join this forum....
My name is Julia and my bub is William. He was born on March 19 - induced labour - 1 week late.
I have had all year off work - well since February! Gotta go back next year though - Argh! But only part time - 5 days a fortnight.
Will is my beautiful boy! He is nearly 9kg, sitting, pulling to stand, walking holding onto my hands but no crawling. He waves and talks (babbles) constantly!
hi ladies, has been months since i posted. I am addicted to facebook at the mo. If you have a profile, add me...Nina Toms. Got married 2 weeks ago now, photos are on my facebook. Cohen is going well. 2 teeth, trying to crawl, eating 3-4 times a day having about 4 bottles aswell....not sitting unassisted yet, he is waking once a night for a bottle around 10pm. He is nearly 11kg and is very long. Wearing size 0 and 1 depending on the brands. n
HOw have you all been??
Welcome to the thread Julia! You'll love it in here Another boy!!! I think there are only 2 girls in here aren't there??? (Sorry if there's more I have baby AND preggo brain!!!)
I'm feeling ok Andie, thanks for asking. I'm getting pretty tired I have these awful waves of nausea, but no chucking thankfully. I nearly lost it this morning changing an up the back pooey nappy...eww. Double eww in fact.
I'm so addicted to FB too I often have 2 tabs open at once: one with BB and one with FB, sometimes a 3rd with hotmail, but that is a bit rare. DH always tells me off for having so much stuff open (I think he's just jealous that he can't concentrate on as much stuff a I can!!!)
My brain is turning to to mush...We had rice for dinner last night and I put everything in the rice cooker and didn't turn it on. I didn't realise until I went to check and see how ready it was and discovered that it was nowhere near ready...sigh...I did the same thing with the kettle...oh dear!
better go
take care
CM - rice drama at your house too huh? DH and I had a mini-barney tonight cos he went and stirred the rice ... which I was trying to cook via the absorption method Boy, did he cop a serve (... and I don't mean a serve of rice). It was just "one of those nights" . Glad to hear you're doing ok, despite icky nappies.
Julia - welcome to our thread. CM's right ... of those of us who post in here there's probably 10-12 baby boys and 2 baby girls. We're all trying to arrange a marriage for our sons to one of the two lucky ladies as it appears there'll be a girl drought in about 20-odd years! Think you'll find we're all a friendly and supportive bunch.
Nina - huge congrats on your wedding! Must admit, I had a sneak peek at your FB pix and you looked beautiful. Looks like you, your hubby and Cohen had a wonderful day. Congrats again. Little Cohen is doing well - 11kg! He'll be sitting up by himself soon, Cam was on the cusp of doing it for about 2 weeks, then one day last week he sat by himself for ages ... and he hasn't looked back.
Anyway, for the benefit of the new thread here's Cam's vital statistics:
Weight: 8.6kg; Height: 72.5cm; Teeth: Nil. Solids: b'fast, lunch and dinner. Breastfeeding approx 4/5 x per day. Capable of: Sitting on his own, but still not crawling etc. Sleep: Approx 8pm-6am right through, although sometimes semi-wakes once or twice to whinge a bit (generally fixed by replacing dummy and turning on his lullaby lamp thing-a-me). He's generally a happy, placid little fella who gets the giggles easily. Oh, and he's mega-ticklish!
I return to work part time at the end of March, so Cammie is off to day care 3 days a week. To be honest, I hate (really HATE ) the thought of going down this path - I would much, much rather be home with him. Unfortunately we really need the extra income, particularly as we're hoping to have bub #2 in the next 18 months. Part-time was the "best of both worlds" compromise. Think I'm gonna find it very hard when the time comes. Anyhoo - enough of the "Andie feeling sorry for herself" whine. I've still got four months to go.
Just wanted advice from Mum's on what your routine looks like these days. At the minute bubs still has 5 BF per day - 6am, 10am, 1.30pm, 4.30 and 7pm. But am returning to work in January and need to reduce BF (as he won't take bottle).
Current routine:
6.30am Wake and BF
7.30am Bkfast
8.30-9am Sleep
10am Wake and BF
11-11.30 Lunch
12.30-1 Sleep
2 Wake and BF
4 Nap
4.30 BF
5.30 Dinner
6 Bath
6.30 BF
7 - 7.30 Sleep
But want to change this routine to less BF - he still needs the three sleeps per day as well. Have read BabyLove, been on Babybliss and Tresillian websites and was thinking of a routine that looks like this - but not sure about BFs.
6.30am Wake and BF
7.30am Bkfast
8.30-9 Sleep
10am Wake and Snack
11-11.30 Lunch (should I BF here?)
12.30-1 Sleep
2 Wake and (BF or snack??)
Nap and up by 4.30pm
5pm Dinner (bring dinner forward as no BF??)
Bath
BF
Bed
Nina - congrats on your wedding DH and I celebrated 5 years of marriage yesterday and I still remember the reception as the best party I have ever been to.
Julia - Welcome. I am Hayley, mum of 4 (aged, 6, 4, 2.5 and 8mths). My March08 baby is Ari James. He is crawling, pulling to stand and starting to try to walk around the furniture. He is breastfed on demand and eats some family foods. He is 9.2kg (bare) and 72cms tall. He doesn't really sleep all that well but we are down to 1 feed a night now (about midnight) and then he stays in bed with me and feeds at 5-6am , then back to sleep till the kdis drag us out of bed.
I don't do routines so no help on that front. I do know though that breast milk is a very important part of babies diet and should make up at least 50% of their food intake 6-12mths and then about 30% from 1-2years. So just be careful that bub is still getting what he needs from you . WHO | Breastfeeding
OK - CM pmsl , would of been some crunchy rice. I made muffins and instead of adding 400mls I added 4 cups of water. I think its called mummy brain.
Julia - Welcome to the thread, my son is also called Will (William). He is one of 3 Wills who all live within 200m of each other and are all close in age. Will must be one of the popular names for 08 I think .
Andie - It is only natural to feel apprehensive about going back to work. It is a big transition to make. I hope everything works out ok for both you and Cam.
Catherine - Sorry to hear your getting the nausea, hope it settles down for you soon. Are you noticing many differences between this pregnancy and your last?
Rusty - Reading about Cohen is like reading about Will. He is on a similar feeding pattern and is in 0's and 1's. He is now about 10 kg and 76 cm long. I am starting to wonder just how big he is going to get.
Well Will is chugging on ok. He had a virus a week ago, got over it and now has a rotten cold. Poor thing has been really off but is still able to smile and giggle. My heart just melts when he looks at me with a cheeky grin, red eyes, a runny nose and pick cheeks. I just want to est him up. He is also starting to move more. He has decided crawling is too much hassle so he commando crawls instead (on his stomach, using his arms and legs to move forward). I have spent this weekend baby proofing the house. this afternoon we are shopping for a gate to keep him out of the kitchen.
So now it is all about getting ready for the relly run to Perth for Christmas.
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Another boy!!! I think there are only 2 girls in here aren't there??? (Sorry if there's more I have baby AND preggo brain!!!)
I often have 2 tabs open at once: one with BB and one with FB, sometimes a 3rd with hotmail, but that is a bit rare. DH always tells me off for having so much stuff open (I think he's just jealous that he can't concentrate on as much stuff a I can!!!) 
Boy, did he cop a serve (... and I don't mean a serve of rice). It was just "one of those nights" 
. Glad to hear you're doing ok, despite icky nappies.
Think you'll find we're all a friendly and supportive bunch.
) the thought of going down this path - I would much, much rather be home with him. Unfortunately we really need the extra income, particularly as we're hoping to have bub #2 in the next 18 months. Part-time was the "best of both worlds" compromise. Think I'm gonna find it very hard when the time comes. Anyhoo - enough of the "Andie feeling sorry for herself" whine. I've still got four months to go.
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