Babies Born March 1st - 15th 2008 #3

Danni - Have you got a sling?? It sounds like she just might be missing the closeness of the boob. When Jesse's really upset sometimes I find I have to feed him, even though he's not hungry. He only has a half hearted 5 minutes & falls asleep, but that's all that works.
If you've got a sling it might help, coz just being close to you while you do your house work etc - on the move - can help.
Bri, my 3 yo had colic & for the first 10 weeks she was awake screaming from around 5 at night til 3am. EVERY night. The sling honestly didn't help me, but it's something I tried.
Does she have a dummy??
Maybe you could put her in the pram & go for a walk during the day? Or a drive in the car at night. Or even just walk her around the house in the pram. If she falls asleep in the pram leave her there & put it in your room, or her room. Then you don't have to move her & wake her.
I really hope something here helps. I'll try to think of more too. I know what it's like. Could your DH keep an eye on her for a few hours while you get some sleep??
I used to find if I handed DD1 over to DH for a couple hours rest, she'd sleep the whole time anyway.
Good luck. Hope you get some relief soon.

Have you got a bath? Have you tried having a bath with her? Or a shower. I do it with Jesse all the time. I just have the pram ready with a towel to wrap him up in while I get dry & dressed. He usually sleeps for a few hours after we have a bath together.

Danni might be a growth spurt Summer just went through this, it seemed to last for so much longer than all the other times but everyone noticed how much bigger she was, unfortunately i found nothing much that helped i did give her panadol one night cos she was just so unhappy, nice warm bath and massage helped too. Summer was grizzly, whingey squirming heaps and just generally unhappy. Just keep telling yourself it wont last too long and give her to Dad to look after so you can have a nap. Oh and getting out and about might work if you aren't too tired, shopping or in the pram.

I really don't like working on Sat even only until 12 :( so tired, have a niggling cold been working out hard and riding two horses every day.

More personals tomorrow hope you are all well

Well I suppose it's time for an update from me! It's been a while, horse show season here so I have not had much spare time to be posting.

Jake is nearly 4 months and has his 4 month vaccinations on the 10th of July, at his last health check when he was 3.5 months old he was 64cm long, 5.9kg and his head was 42cm.

I am now FF part time as I have to work for 4 hours a day, I was also having alot of problems with him not gaining weight, being very fussy and being very colicy and windy. Since starting him back on formula he's become the happy baby I remember. He still gets an upset tummy occasionaly and I have to make sure he's burped very well and that he has regular doses of Infacol and occasional doses of Gripe Water.

The final straw was the fact that Jake got exptremely constipated on BF only, he would go 10-14 days without a poo and when he did go it was hard and he would scream and cry for days before he would go. When I first changed to formula I was using Nestle Nan silver and he was still very upset on it so I changed to Novalac formula for colicy babies and he's improved 100%. His first poos were black/grey and stunk to high heaven but now they are normal yellow and soft so I am certian he's much better on the formula and BF rather than solely BF.

Jake can sit up for short periods of time, he can hold his head up when he's on his belly and he's sooooo close to rolling over now it's not funny. He can do it if his arms are right but if they are not he just pushes himself up with his hands and kicks with his feet.

I have been told he's teething as he's always chewing his fists, drooling heaps and is chewing everything, blankets, clothes etc.

Hey girls.

How is everyone doing??

Danni - how'd you go last night??

Morning Girls...

Well MJ had her 4mth immunisations yesterday, she did well and only cried a little... during the day she was fine, a bit off her food (milk hehe) but other than that ok. at about 6pm i gave her a feed - a full one, though she felt a bit hot so took her temp and it was up a bit 37 so thought i will leave the panadol until she goes done for her sleep at 8pm as she will have another feed at that time and hopefully she will sleep OK.... anyway at 7pmish, she needed a nappy change, Nina was over, so she did it and called out that she thought that she felt really hot, so i took her temp again - 38.4 - so we stripped her down and i measured out the panadol... she was still really happy thou
Anyway, got her on my lap and tried to give her panadol and she threw up really really bad, biggest that she had ever done - it was like she had just been fed there was so much (you would have expected there to be less in there as her previous feed was over an hour ago)... she still wasnt upset at all, in fact smiling... so changed her and poped her on he mat. managed to get most of the panandol in then....
within an hour her temp was down again to 36.7 which i was happy with, so dressed her again and gave her another feed...
She went off to bed, and although she cried out in her sleep a couple of times she slept really well, didnt wake for a feed at all. she feels hot again this morning, but her temp is perfect - 36.6, so hopefully that spew was the worst of it. poor little thing :(

DH had been working really hard, the porch that we re-roofed, has been enclosed now and we are going to make a BBQ area and probably floor it and it will be like an atrium, so MJ will be able to play out there, it has given us an extra 3 x 12m in useable house space which is great... so lucky i have a handy hubby! It will take a while to complete, but will be great once it is (hopefully by September which is when i am the big 3 0 )

right thats it for me, have to get DH up - he went out last night and has a hang over (also woke me at 1am and wanted to rigt the wrongs of the world - really at that time i couldnt give a flying :P ) and is buggered and he has to do a site inspection this morning - that will learn him :)

have a good one girls

Last night Jazz fell asleep at 8pm and slept until 12:30am, then was up at 4am then 6 then 7. She's had a total of about 2 hours sleep today. A catnap in my arms at church, then an hour in the cot then I think almost an hour catnap on my lap.

Our car boot is leaking condensation. We went to get the pram out today but it was all mouldy. I've pulled it all apart and am washing it on handwash cycle in the washing machine. It's come up good. Once its all dry I'll have to figure out how it goes back together. Pram wont live in car anymore.

4 month injections tomorrow. When she had her 2 month ones she slept all day and night, only waking for feeds now and then, I hope it'll be the same tomorrow...just dreading the screams when she gets the jabs, makes me feel very mean!

I think teething is the reason for all the unsettledness and clingyness Jazz has at the moment. She's chomping on everything she can get into her mouth, red cheeks, grumpy, clingy. mum said it sounds like teething symptoms. Also, I'm not 100% sure but I think I can feel a couple of hard bumps that could be teeth about to cut.

Well off to get 4 month immunisations in a minute, hopefully she'll sleep heaps after like last time. I really hope so coz I'm not feeling well and could do with a rest.

Well, injections went well. I asked the nurse that gave the injections about the red cheeks and the unsettledness etc. She said 1. it does sound like teeting (better get some gel. Have just put teeting rings in the fridge). 2. At this age babies often have a "wonder week" and that she is probably going through that as well.

Summer has had all the teething symptoms for weeks too, red cheecks dribbling, grizzling, chomping on everything can feel her teeth under her gums but they must be just moving around down there all my girls had teething symptoms for months before actually getting them. I missed summy's needles forgot on the day even though all morning i remembered so have to wait for the next :doh:

Summer is waking all hours of the morning and wanting to feed constantly, i can't get her to go back into her cot, it is really really draining me as i am not going to bed until between 10 and 11.30 and then she is fussing all morning........... I knew the good sleeping wasn't going to last been through it all before.

The horse i have on trial is going home tomorrow a few things wrong with him and i am not too happy about the whole thing but won't go into it or ill get cranky....

Sick of being a single parent.... while DH is living it up in spain i am busting my a** and it's school holidays. Geez i need a good sleep hopefully tonight.

Hope you are all well and sorry for no personals have a killer headache and just feeling blah!!!!!

I got a phone call today saying I've been shortlisted for a job at a university 10mins from my house! I have an interview on Thursday!!!

MJ is much better now, luckily it was only the 24hrs after the injections that she was unwell....

Trina - :hug: school hols is an awful time for your DH to be away, you should give me his email address and i will tell him that you need a really big and thoughtful pressie for all your hard work... just think thou, most of the time ,you single handedly are raising your beautiful girls and they are so smart and well looked after and into everything, they will take after their wonder woman Mummy ;)
sorry about the horse, dont want to be negative, but possibly a good thing that he (im assuming a he or half a he :P) hasnt worked out, sounds like you are stretched to breaking point and having 2 horses to work will break you...
How many days are you working now, did i read rightly that you were at work on Saturday? When does DH's promotion come in? Any chance of him giving you some money so that you can stop? i wish we lived close, i would wisk you away for a girly weekend :) you sond like you need it

Danni - MJ is doing the same, CMHN said that they have teething symptoms for several months before they actually cut them, they are born with the teeth in there and they start moving around from about now til they cut their first one that could be up to about 11mths old, so this is not going to be short lived im afraid.

Trina - also forgot to mention, how long do you have to wait til you can get to the immunisations? with the rotavirus, there is only a short window in which it can be give, maybe 2 weeks either side of the due date, (may be a bit longer but not sure) so if it is going to be a little while, maybe you should check... sorry i know that you probably know all this as this is 4th time round for you, but thought i would mention it :)

Pama - how is it going?

Shell - you are not so chatty, everything OK?

Skye, hope all is going ok with Jaz, any updates? what happened with the Kitten, how did you break the news?

MJ has started to be funny with feeding, she wont always do both sides and if she comes of she really crackes it and screams, now you have to understand that she normally will cry like once a day, if that, now it is a lot more often and she arches her back and its horrid to watch, i literally have to force her head onto my boob and she still crys a bit... anyone one else???

oooh shes awake agian and crying - poor baby :(

ETA - Danni you post popped up Goodluck

trina - big hugs!!! oh honey, it's so unfair on you. yeah, we should all write a big email to your DH. does he come back and take over for a bit? but the girls will know you've been there so much for them. and yes, he should get a big pressie, and then the best pressie is to look after the girls and give you sometime off. it's hard looking after the girls, housework, and working too.
yes, he was due for a promotion at the time summer was born.. how's that going?
sorry about the horsey :( poor thing.

danni - woo hoo! that's fantastic!!!! I really happy for you, hope you get it!! xoxoxxo

sj - poopy's feeding habits are changing, he's dropping his last feed and now is getting fussy. he's taking forever to drink his bottle. i dunno what to do. the other day, he completely refused his bottle, and i was so worried and upset i scolded him, and then felt so horrid.

shell - how are you? hpws the pole dancing and walks going? hehe, it will be you that i wont recognise when i come back! ive only lost 1/2kg since ive been here.

teach/jade how are you all.

we got the results of poopy's urine test today, the paed said there's white cells so could be UTI. no blood or crystals, tho there was pinky/orange on his bbh yest. she said dont worry about that, we'll check do another sample and a culture too.

Well, that's it. Matt & I decided that we both have to work full time for a while. There has been a delay in him starting his taxi job so when I got my parenting payment this fortnight it was enough to cover rent, nappies and formula...that's it. And wouldn't you know it, every bill that could possibly come did at the very worse time! So tomorrow I'm going to a child care centre to discuss putting her in there when she's not at the family day care so we'll do shared care between the 2 places and then when she starts full time care I'll put heaps of effort into looking for full time work. I'm very surprised I got an interview for this job at the uni. Apparently you're meant to submit a cover letter, a multi page report covering in detail all of the job criteria as well as a resume. All I did was submit a resume, nothing else...Ah well, guess they liked what they saw. The bonus with that too is it's a government job. Fingers crossed! Another job I applied for today was one my sister has worked at as a temp. She was offered the job but said no because she is moving interstate in a couple of months but she recommended me to the boss.

Hey girls

Sorry I have been slack on posting...... the wireless wasn't working so couldn't post as much, but now working again yay

SJ - all good with me, just been busy with DJ and out and about. I have to get DJ's immunisation this week also, will go to my doctor this time so she can give him a once-over. Good to hear MJ is feeling better and she was only unsettled for 24 hours.

Prama - yeah all good with walking. Did 14kms on Thursday and walking to and from Ness' class tomorrow providing the weather is good. Pole is great too, missed it on Saturday though. 1/2 kg weight loss is great Prama, don't go by the kg's lost, go by the way you feel in your clothes, I find that is a better way ;) hope Poopy is ok? keep us updated...

Trina - I feel for you especially with the school holidays..... hope DH can come home soon and help you out.

Danni - good luck with your job hunt, hope you can get the one you want :)

Well girls, I better get dinner organised and DJ's bottle.

Shell xxxx

Hiya just a quickie before I head to bed still been so very flat and tired Doc got tests back all is ok except for extremley low iron and neutophils that she said is really knocking my system about and making me super tired so have to have some high doese ( lovely constipation here I come*L*)
WIll had his needles today and did really well he got jabbed drank 30 m of milk and fell asleep. He did however get abit warm and really grotty this after noon so he has has a warm bath a massage and some panadol and gone ot bed. He is eating like a horse atm every 3 hours and full bottles.He put on 800gr this month and grew 4 cm so another growth spurt.WIll is also dribbling and chewing on everything plus rosy cheeks but no teeth he does have to wear abib full time though now.
I got given some clothes from one of my musm at work. I was flabbergasted at the quality and amount ,72 shirts coats and jackets plus 36 pairs of trousers and shorts. They range in size form 00 to 3 and I swear I will nevr have to buy clothes again.

WIll try do personals tommorow when not so zonked...but a quick good luck danni for the job fingers crossed.

Nighty nighty
Bron x

Thanks SJ and Prama, still have a week or so to go until he comes back. Just need a decent sleep i think, i am so tired and no energy to keep up with cleaning and washing and so the cycle begins. I am working Thursday afternoon/night and every 2nd Sat Summy still not taking the bottle she hates it. She has started having a taste of solids, gave her some mashed potato tonight and she got so angry that i took the spoon away she loved it so much. My girls are constantly bickering at the mo and it's only the first day of hols *sigh* and Tahnie cut her foot on an old metal gutter last night between her big and next toe and a little flap hanging off, it's not too bad just in a really bad spot and hard to keep clean and dry and covered... Gosh i sound like a whinger

Bron glad nothing too bad wrong bugger on the constipation reminders of pg. How fantastic on the clothes you could almost put him in something different every day. Hope you are feeling better soon

SJ glad MJ is better lucky she has a nurse mummy to look after her. Yeah i think i am going to have to go to Dr and not the immunisation clinic just so much happening . Thanks for the lovely thoughts sweetie xoxo Summy is super fussy on the boob sometimes like she is too busy wanting to check everything else out she is super hard to amuse too, just wants to be carried around, am bidding on a high chair on ebay so she can sit up and see everything.

Hope poopy is ok Prama poor little fella UTI isn't nice sounds like you caught it so quick you clever mummy. 1/2kg is great :clap: well done i haven't weighed myself in a while just don't really care although went through some clothes today and all my nice stuff may be an incentive to eat better. I work super hard but lately haven't been eating properly.

Good luck with the job interview Danni.

Wow that is some walking shell, careful you don't get UTD again cos you looking so damn hot hehehe.

There are a few missing lately wonder how Jade is going

Well that's me hope i didn't leave anyone out off to watch telly for a bit then off to bed.

bron - so sorry to hear abt the low iron :(. can they give you anything to get your energy up?
wow, so many clothes!! you'll save heaps of money for the next 3 yrs! well done!

trina - thanks, we are lucky we noticed the pink. i dont know how long he's had it as our microfleece liners are navy blue. im going to ask steve to get some light coloured ones to replace these.
oh, the paed said if it is indeed UTI, she will give soem antibiotics. can a 4mth old take them?

the scales show 1/2kg but my body doesnt feel any different yet. it will take a while. hopefully at least by poopy's birthday I can get close to my old weight.
i know.. im just wearing the few same boring stuff that i brought over here. clothes here are so small, even XL is small for me. XL here is like a 14.
i miss my lovely clothes.

poor tahnie - hope she's in not a lot of pain.

glad that dh comes back soon, hope he doesnt have to go away for a while yet. how do the girls feel about their daddy being away so much?

well done, summy, i love mashed potatoes too! what did you put in them?
poopy's starting to notice us eatign now, but will wait for a bit yet.
gotta go.
so tired...

Trina - i want a high chir too... MJ's back and neck is strong enough for her to sit up and she loves watching us eat!

Am trying to hold off on the solids atm, but i think that she is going to take to it really well. Was thinking that i might sit her in a high chair at meal times and give her a spoon to play with for the net coue of months so she can practice.... and also keep up with the 'fingers' of pumpkin and apple, so that she gets the taste, but isnt actually eating anythig yet.
Our council runs an 'introducing solids' talk, i am booked in for August, so will probably start after that.. if i stick to the guidelines, i should introduce solids 3rd september, which is a day before my 30th!

Prama woo hoo on the weight loss, thats great and sorry to hear about the UTI - but good o you for catching it early.
Instead of buying liners, why dont you make them yourself? all you need is a pair of sissors... i bought a metre of fleece (its not as think as the liners that i bought , but does the job just the same) and cut it into strips the same size a liners that i prebought (they were navy too - i wonder if they were from the same person)and use them... much cheaper and the left overs i use a wipes for her bum... is there anywhere near you that you could buy the fleece... there are some really ute patterns too :) too bad they go on thje inside of the nappy

Bron - sorry that you are feeling so low.... ahhhhhh iron constipation poo... i know all about that, its bad when it s you, but even worse when you have to clean it up on someone else!!! Hopefully as your iron levels adjust, you start tp get a bit more of your energy levels up. Glad it was just (not saying it is a 'just' but it could have been much worse iykwim) low iron

Shell - great news on the walking - hahaha trina is right maybe you will be UTD sooner rather than later with all your exercise :D

Danni - if you get the uni job, you should look into salary packaging (a bonus with all gov jobs) means that you can get you rent taken out of your wage BEFORE tax, meaning that you end up paying slightly less tax... you can do it with all your bills too, basically you can package 100% of your wage and it goes to paying off rent and bills, then you can use Matts money for the extras... its is a great perk of a gov job :)

Up early this morning as MJ was awake at 5 for a feed and i couldnt sleep, mght head to the shops before she and DH wae up and do some bits - perfect opertunity i think... so long as i get off BB ;)

prama I just have to take those iron tablets thaclog you up and up my multiviatamin.
Sorry to hear about popys uti I do hope he is ok not something you need to worry about while you are not at home. How you travelling with the whole thing?HOw long are you still over there?
SHell way to go girl you are amazing with all that walking I dont even travel that far in the car to go into town and back *L* you must be feeling great.

Trina I have said it before and will say it again you are an amzing mum I dont know how you manage it all on your own and I take my hat off to you. I do hope you get some time to yourself soon you so deserve it. Sorry to hear about the horse too I know its a rel outlet for you and something you really enjoy.HOpe hubby gets back soon.

danni I do hope things work out for you sounds like you guys are doing it a bit hard atm it can be so rough trying to juggle it all and make sur eyou have enough money to survive. I do hope Matt improves too it cant be easier on any of you.

sj I am also on the hunt for a high chair WIll no longer realy wants to lay on his back or in his rocker he loves to sit up on ourlaps an dholds himself so very well I tried him on a little runny rice cereal this week he gagged and didnt liek it at all so will leave it a few more weeks he was just shwoing all the ready signs. And yeah Ikwym re it just being iron I was really happy had myself convinced it was diabeties but all was fine

Hey where are jade mumzy and teach? its been so long It was great to see Lisaq appear gla all is well.

bjrose hows things at home you doing ok?

Ok am off to do some chores WIll has been really unsettled this morning after his needles and finally asleep.
Have a good day girls
Bron xx

Hi all

I have been lurking and reading just too frustrating to post because they keep getting lost.

Paddy had his 4mth needles and besides the hysterics when he got the needles he seems to be coping with them much better this time. According to our scales he's 8kg and according to his clothes he can no longer be squeezed into even large 00, his legs are too long. His fingers are the most fascinating thing at the moment and it is so cute watching him try to work out how to use them.

All those girls using cloth, I bought some bargins on the buy 4 baby website. Got some Green kids that look brand new for less than half price!

On solids I won't be introducing them until he is over the 6 month mark. Paddy shows interest in watching our mouths and putting things in his mouth but I don't think he needs extra food. He's still fully BF and seems completely satisfied.

Good luck with the job Danni, hope your feeling better Bron, and Trina I'd up the life insurance and shoot your DH for being away so much ;)

I have another interview tomorrow at a real estate firm. I've enrolled Jazz at a childcare centre on the days she's not at family day care. We are doing orientation on Friday and Monday and then I'll either start her next week or the week after at the other place 3 days a week at the moment until the family day care lady has more days available. I told her about it when I dropped Jazz off this morning.
I almost cried when I finished filling in the forms and handed them in today, but I'm doing what I need to do by working full time.

Jazz fell asleep at 7:15 last night instead of between 8-9:30 like normal. She woke again at 11:30pm and then slept until I think it was 4am, then we were both up for the day at 6:15am.

quick one - am heading off the door to the gym, but feeling really tired.

we got a high chair off ebay, preg preggo - recommended by choice. it retails almost $400, we got it for $35!
sj - i do use a micro fleece liner, a navy blue one. I was the one who told you about it, and you bought the floral ones for mj. lol! haha. i remember being heavily pregnant and measuring them on the floor and trying to cut them all!

bron - poopy's teh same, trying to sit up on our laps or in the pram.
thanks, i hope it's just UTI and nothing more. im doing ok, settling better here and mum and dad are more focused on poopy so not arguing as much.
my brother loves him to bits, and cant stop kissing and cuddlign, and playing with him. he's hopeless tho, he actually thot poopy could eat normal food, and said you mean he cant even take ice-cream!
and he tried to feed me uncooked instant noodles when i was a week old, and he was almost 3! lucky he went and told my mum he had fed baby alraedy, else i would have been a goner.

gotta run.. will do more personals later.
teach - same here, no hurry to feed him solids yet.

danni - good luck!

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and Trina I'd up the life insurance and shoot your DH for being away so much ;)

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Trina, sometimes you just have to laugh huh??? :chair:

Prama - sorry, im so vague sometiemes!!! i did buy some on ebay while i was pg and they were navy, so i think thats why i thought that!

ohhh forgotton what else i was going to write :doh:

I need som e more sleep i think.

As friend popped over before with a bag of baby clothes, it was great as i was going to buy some more size 0 wondersuits and there are 4 in the bag as well as clothes from 000 - 2! so after a good soak (lots of spew stains) i will have loads of clothes for MJ - save me a bit of $$$

Decided i never want to go back to work - its not going to work, but yeah i want to stay home and look after MJ for ever!!!!!

back to do more!
Mum took poopy just now so I could have a nap. I thought I slept for 5 or 10 mins and saw it was an hr!! I shall miss having the help when we go back to syd.

Bron - we leave Aug 16th, another 5.5weeks to go. STill missing Steve. Story of my life, if I'm here I miss my Oz life and Steve and when I'm back in Syd, I'm missing my family and life here.

Teach - you're too funny! If we were all close by, we could go help Trina out.

Danni - big hugs hun... hope you hear about that uni job soon. when is your interview.

SJ -LOL! No worries, haha. We all forget sometimes! I got navy cos I thought they wouldn't shwo stains as much. But now I know light coloured ones are better.

The heat is still getting to me. there was a massive tropical thunderstorm early this morning. it was really good hearing in bed.

Poopy awake!

xoxoxo

just wanted to add:

Im getting tired of doing both BF and FF, it just takes so much time and work. Im exhausted.
the first feed is full BF, then BF+FF, then only FF, and the others are BF+FF. He's doing 4-5feeds a day. and just before bed, i give him a BF top up and he often falls a sleep.
I dunno when I'll stop BF, maybe when he has teeth and decides it's fun biting his Ma!
Even if I do go FF during the day, I'll still BF him, first thing and last thing at night.
Doing both takes so long as well.

Did I tell you my very public BF story.
We were in Singapore Changi airport, headign back to Kuala Lumpur. We got there about 2.45pm , our flight at 5.30pm. We asked if we could get on an earlier flight (there's a flight every hr or 2hrs). and the lady at check in said, yes, you're on the 3.30 flight and you hav to go to the gate now.
Poopy starts gettign grizzly. as we head towards immigration, he starts to cry and in the queue he's screaming his head off.
Everyone's looking at us, he's in the baby bjorn and i couldnt do anything. the immigration officer gave me a sympathetic smile..
before we could get to the gate, we had to get a tax refund on our digital camera. Spre lets you claim 7% tax back when you buy electronic goods there. so whole of changi airport now hears poopy screaming. Steve goes to the tax counter. we're so rush rush as we have to get to teh gate.
I had sit on the floor in the middle of the airport in a conservative country like Spore and get my boob out, with every passing person looking, eitehr smiling or embarrased and feed poopy!
Steve comes out, and poopy luckily has now fallen asleep. As we half run to the gate, we see it's closing.. i couldnt run as poopy's head would be bouncing. but finally made it before they shut the gate!
So! I'll never be embarrased breastfeeding in public again!!!!

LOL teach if he was any where in my vicinity i would hehe.

Prama you have done a great job with BF for so long and well done on the public boob flash i whip mine out all the time, you are gone such a long time is steve coming back soon?

I hate it on ebay when someone outbids you in the last minute :angry: it has happened twice on the high chair i want...... Oh well

I don't want to work either sj i don't really have the time to work lol we'll see what happens

Bron thanks hun, hope you are feeling better.

This has taken me sooo long to write it is all over the place and i keep forgetting what i was going to say hope i didn't leave anyone out, got a ripper of a headache.

Grr, I wrote something yesterday but then the website crashed on my computer and it's not here!

I don't want to work either but I have no choice. Too much debt and too many bills to pay!

Have an interview at a real estate office today for I don't know what position as there was nothing advertised, I just gave my resume to a friend to pass on to her HR manager. He rang yesterday and wants to meet today to discuss my skills and see what I can do. At least I'm starting to feel better now, my cold seems to be going away but Monday was aweful!

Prama, I'm sick of BF & FF too. I'm trying to decrease the amount of BF I do even more and just have FF only. Still finding I need to express at about lunch time when Jazz is at daycare. When she's home and I feel full I'll just BF her. I also BF her at least once in the middle of the night and first thing in the morning. When she woke at 5 this morning, she had both sides and then was crying when she was put back into the cot so I gave her a bottle, she sculled that and went to sleep. It's not 8:35 and she's still asleep. I should get her up soon and BF and then at 9:45 Matt's on baby duty for a few hours so I can get ready for my interview and go to it. I also have to go out tonight (like every 2nd Wednesday night) and this is probably the last Wed night he'll be home coz he will hopefully start working on the weekend so I've been begging him to take Jazz tonight so I can go out without her for a change. Besides, it'll be at 7:30 so all he'll have to do is change her probably only once, give her a bottle and put her to bed when she falls asleep.

Interview was good. No positions yet at the real estate place but the HR manager was very impressed with my resume which is why he wanted to meet me. He wants to keep in touch and have me work there as soon as something comes up if I havent found anything in the mean time.

Trina - thanks! just wish i had more milk but im happy i managed this long.
I go back aug16th. Steve cant take any more time to come here and it's too expensive. so i'll be flying back alone w poopy. eeek. it wil be harder cos he's now more mobile but it's a night flight so i really hope he sleeps most of it.

danni - wow! well done! you'll have jobs left right and centre!

Hello girls,

I have been so busy lately so haven't been posting. Doni has been home the last few weeks as well so I suppose my night posting has decreased because of that. Had such a good day with DJ, walked to mothers group and he was so well behaved, hardly cried at all. Just had a good settled day with him. And then he grizzled a little this afternoon but that was only because he needed to do a massive poo which followed soon after his grizzling haha He is just giggling away at the moment on his playmat.... I love this age!!!! I have to get his needles done this week. I was supposed to do it last week but didn't get around to it and wanted to make sure Doni was around for it. I called my doctor and she is only holidays for a month..... So, I will work something out :) Might try and make the times for the community health centre.

Danni - sounds like interview went well, always good to meet them and at least they have met you and will keep you in mind when something comes up.

Prama - that was one of the reasons why I decided to just move to FF and since then I haven't looked back. DJ is still feeding 6 times over 24 hours, but just doesn't have the recommended amounts on tin. He will have 100-150ml every 3 hours. All depends.... I would love to get down to the recommended feeding times etc but he is just a hungry boy. Whatever decision you make will be the right one, so just go with your gut ;) and well done on the highchair. I have to start looking into one.... Sounds like you bought a great one.... Saw one in K-mart for $40 so was thinking of that one....

Teach - thanks for the tip on nappies from that site. I will check it out.

Bron - yeah feeling great from all of the walking. I have already lost 4kg so it is working.... I want to try the rice cereal with DJ as well, and was told they gag a bit from it....

SJ - isn't it funny how we are all thinking of introducing solids. Time has flown so quickly. I remember when we were all discussing our labour pains and birth stories.

Trina - e-bay it happens to me as well, and I just get frustrated and give up.....grrrr

Well that is it from me for now..... Got to put DJ down for a mini-nap.

Shell xxx

Hi shell! glad your walks are going great. Steve said it was really cold today.

im one of those who bid in the last 10seconds of the bid!!

poopy awake! have to give him his bath.

BBL

I do it too sometimes on ebay but it's annoying when it happens to you.

I took summy to the chiropractor today she has been grumpy for weeks so thought it was worth a shot, she HATES being in the car and will scream 80% of the time, i was amazed at how different she was after she was so happy, hopefully she will sleep well tonight.

Summy didn't gag at all when i tried her with food, she gobbled it down, i have only fed her a few times, she may be ready but i don't want to feed her every day yet.

Sooo cold here today Prama, 9deg when i was on way to the gym.

I'm gonna try solids when Jazz is 5 months. I think she's ready now, but I'm not! I'll still give her little tastes of things on my fingers. I'm quite anal when it comes to mess so I'm not looking forward to solids and the mess that comes with it. I don't like messy faces, messy clothes etc...I guess I'll just have to get over that though coz it's gonna happen.

Have another interview in a couple of hours at the uni near me. Better go get prepared and dressed etc.

Uni interview went well. I'm feeling confident. Will find out tomorrow and I told them I could start on Tuesday.

trina - what sort of problems does a chiropractor fix for babies. I used to go to one but i didnt know they did babies till shell took dj.

danni - sounds really promising! Well done!! you're the first one of us to go back full time.

poopy has been looking more and more at us when we eat and he does chewing motions.
he's also doing a Gene Simmons, really poking his tongue out, even on the boob. like licking hte nipple and the smacks his lips. cheeky bugger.

ive a lady come and do a traditional Malay massage here, they normally do it just after delivery.
it helps make your tummy smaller. they massage your whole body and your tummy with herbs. my whole body hurt when she was massaging, never was like this when i had it before i was pg.
anyway, my tummy feels a little smaller, still a long way to go. i dunno if it will get flat.
today is day2, i have 5more days to go. she said my womb is still a bit low, and the massage will help it go back in place.

it's quiet here today.

shell - are you walking further and further, is that why you're less and less online ;)

Prama, MH has been doing the tounge thing for a while, its sooo unny, and yeah, licking the boob, what a crack up! Massage sounds great... i am going to have to bail Nina up for one soon.

Mum fed her a bottle today and she took it well, got the 3mth+ teat, think that it was too slow for her previously as she was happier today with it, thank goodness...

Mum and Dad leave for QLD on the weekend, so will have to look after MJ whilst working for the next 4 weeks which is going to be a challange...

i am attending an introducing soilds talk on 16th of Aug, so def not introducing before then, she will be 5 and a half mths.
Apparently the reason that solids shouldnt be introduced before 6mths is not only reastions, but also the digestive tract is not fully developed and can cause problems as the holes in the bowel for absorption are not fully formed and are too large (or is it too small - anyway can cause problems)

MJ had also found her lungs and she has started really yelling out, not for any other reason other than she is happy and wants to share it :lol:

Trina - i got out bid at the last min on a high chare too grrrrh
hope you all had a great day

Its so funny how things change isnt it we did a survey at mothers group the other day and all but 1 out of 14 of us was started on solids by our mothers at 3 months or less and we are an average age of 30. It was the done thing and yet its all the opposite now.

prama I would kill for a massage but our maternity pay is just about to finish and we have to buy a new car for hubbys new job so all non essentials are out atm although I consider it essential to my mental health *L*

AM off to bed with jammies andheat pack we had light snow here this afternoon and now its gotten really cold again they are expceting more snow tommorow. I luuuuuuuuuurve winter.
Night night
Bron x

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danni - sounds really promising! Well done!! you're the first one of us to go back full time.

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Not by choice I can tell you that much. I really only want to work 20-25 hours a week but I NEED to work full time :rolleyes:

Matt finally got his police clearance last night so today he's going down to get his driving accreditation so he can start driving hopefully on the weekend. Things are starting to look up for us!

Jazz slept through last night for the first time since she was 12 weeks old. I put her down at 9:30 and I woke up at 5am and realised that she hadn't woken up at the usual 1am and 3:30am! She's also back to having 2-3 hours sleep in the afternoon after refusing day sleeps for a week. I guess she's finished her growth spurt.

We have orientation at the childcare centre today. Matt's coming too but he might go off and do stuff and come and pick me and Jazz up later.

Will find out about that job today as well.:crossfingers:

Things have changed each time i have had a bub re feeding with Codie it was 4 months. Mum was telling me that when i was a baby she was giving me tastes of food when i was weeks old and regularly feeding when i was a little before 3 months that's just what you did back then. Can't keep up with the changes.

I am looking at one more horse today then i am going to give up really really over it.

I'm off to do some washing, back later. Soooo cold here probably wont dry..

Yeah freezing here too - washing is just getting cold on the line and doing nothing more... has been peeing down, so i am glad that i at least have an undercover washing line.
Good luck with the horse Trina... sorry that you are getting over it, it takes the enjoyment out of something that is meant to be pleasurable..

Danni good luck wit the job.

BTW when i said that i have decided that i dont wnt togo back to work, it was more a want, i have been back at work a day a week since MJ was a week old and spend at least 2 hours a day working from home:(... I have decided that i dont want to go back to work next year as i the hospital, but will always have to work for DH
Sorry if i made any of you feel bad - we cant afford for me not to work either

Trina - Mum said that she was told to feed me at 3 months too... its like the stuff in the pg, everything changes all the time and in 10 years time, things that we are doing that are right now, will the wrong then. you cant win!

Bron, i would love winter more if there was snow instead of just cold and misrble weather. i loved winter when i use to live in England, and there is just something magical waking up to a light dusting of snow :)

having a crappy day, DH forgets that a baby is a full time job and is demanding today and really really grumpy. Drove off in a huff this morning after giving me an earful :(