Babies Born March 1st-15th 2008 #6

[prama]

quick one - been tired.

shell - sorry to hear dj's so not settled. their tooth seems to take forever doesnt it.
im going to see my naturopath on friday, to get some homoeopathic teething tissue salts for poopy.

bron - that;s good advice re day care. am definetely going to send poopy to ncac accredited ones.
im also thinking of sending him to occasional care, but they are not accredited, so feeling a bit iffy.

tresillian said they havent got the details yet as it takes 5 working days for the main centre to process the details. so they will let me know/or i ring on thurs. and it coudl take several months to get a place..

anyway went to a pnd support group up at hornsby heights which is a fair drive but it was really good. the mums were very welcoming and it was just lovely. there was a lady who was a cousellor as well and i had a good chat to her. she suggested somethings that were better than my counsellor.
hehe and poopy was on the playmat with another bub, she's 6mths. he moved towards her and started to kiss her hand.. LOL, is this boy cheeky or wat!

sorry for lack of personals.. am starving, my 2min lunch was interupped by a grizzly bub.

[india44]

Prama ask the child care centre you will send lakshman too if they have any occasional care spaces. I know we offer one in each room and this can be a great introduction to the environment and also give you a break They are often only half day sessions though so be mindful of that. I will start to take WIll for visits at the beggining of December and also the week 2 weeks I go before I go back to work he will do several few hour stints and th eoccasional sleep stint before I start back. Most centres will reccommend an orientation so try to allow yourself time to do this it can make the pearents feel alot more comfefortable with how the place works too and get a feeling of staff.
Anybody else going back to work and not registered at a centre yet? or family day care? Under twos is the highest demand for care and always fills up fast. Our centre has no new families at all enrolled next year becasue the siblings got preference and it filled up so quick.
Child care can be a rude shock for some parents and a little hard to adjust to all the policies, expectations of you etc so be comefortable with where you go.
Few other things to remember..when your child is sick you may like your own job be asked to provide a doctors certificate before they can go back to work. Keep them away for a certain time if they are ill etc. You will be asked to pay for these days or sometimes half fees. You are only allowed so many abscences per year before child care benefit is affected so ask all these questions. You do have to pay for public holidays and possible holding fees and even if you dont start work till say mid january and the centre opens begning of Jan like mine I Still have to pay from when they open. Child care even community non profit ones still have to run as a buisines and pay staff etc..a lot of parents thinks it rude having to pay when they dont use the service but thats the way it is.Weigh up the cost of care that provides meals etc to ne that doesnt the conveinince is enormous.
Sorry for the child care rant its just been on my mind the past few weeks as I have to apply for 2 days a week soon and do all my enrollment forms. I am lucky I am guaranteed a spot becasue I am staff but I know its so hard for a lot of peoples.

Man was it windy here today not much rain but gale force winds I was waiting for the wicked witch to appear under the house it felt like it was gonna take off.

[danniellabella]

Re child care. Make sure you visit a few places and compare their fees and facilities. You have to be comfortable with the surroundings. When Jazz was going to the child care centre, I sometimes felt like I was being judged and felt like things I was doing for Jazz were wrong. Don't let anyone make you feel like you're wrong. My mum told me that in most cases, a mother's gut instinct is correct, even for first time mums.

Also, find out what the centre/carer's philisophies are and how they discipline and things like that. Ask under what circumstances would they call you (eg: before administring medications, when child is sick etc). Ask what time frame you would have to pick the child up if they had to leave early due to illness. Some centres are very strict which may also affect the location you choose. When I was doing research before I gave birth, a few centres said strictly 30mins from the time they called to when you had to be there...At the time I worked in the city and the centres were close to home. It would have taken me close to an hour to get there.

[india44]

The 30 min rule I've never heard of before thats a bit harsh doesnt really take into account family circumstances and you do need your care facility to be a bit flexible. YOu will also need to have somebody else who can be on an emergency list be it a relative or close friend in case you cant get there.Illness, injury accidents etc a more common in child care than at home so be prepared.

Such a pity Danni that you were made feel that way..often you can get very young staff who dont have a clue or staff who have been around forever and feel they know best. Advice yes but judgment know. It sounds like you didnt have a good experience with care at all which is a real pity. Can I ask was it a private centre eg ABC or Pepercorn? or a community based service? ( there is good and bad in all so not judging here just curious)
I'd say dont be afraid to look outside the ordinary care either at such places as Montesori and Stenier preschool etc which have fab programms. Centres that run with an Reggio programme and philosophy can look chaotic but are in fact highly productive ane a much rounder sort of programm so ask if the run any of these and also ask to look at their record keeping and what sort of observations they do of your child.
A good centre can be a lifeline for families and provide much more than just basic care they can be a very valuable resource and you can develop strong and logn lasting relationships with staff and other familes. I ma now looking after the children of osme of the kids I first looked after in the centre..they just keep coming back.

[Sammiejane]

Ohhh i would love to send MJ to a steiner program.
A friend had their daughter in on and it sounded sooooo good

Got MJ's teething amber necklace today, will let you know how she goes.
Been more settled today, but could just be coinidence

[prama]

skye - we were told no prawns, shellfish till 12mths cos they can be highly allergenic

bron - i did ask, and the 2 that we're looking at said they dont do occasional care.

not sure about elsewhere, but all teh daycare centres here, that we've spoken to have a penalty rate. if you are late after 6pm when they close, they charge $1 per minute, even if you ring and tell them you'll be late.
we're still deciding which day care, we;ve had our names down since i was 12weeks pg. there's 2 close to us, one's council run and the other private, Active Kids..

is the steiner preschool private?

[india44]

Thats a bit of a bummer. Yep we have the late penalty too as they have to pay staff if you are late and it costs. I have been in situations where I Have had to call the police after a dad was over half an hour late and had not contacted us though thats the extreme.
Steiner schools are private yes but its a whole philosophy which they are the fmaily to embrace. Its for older children though and realy worth looking for down the road. There are plenty of sites about them and montessori on line in Australia. being in the country the closest one for us in Blue Mountains which is a bit of a bummer really.
Sammie I think a steiner program would really suit you guys just from how you have being doing things with Mj and your outlook on life its an incredibely enriching programm for any child and family really.
Eg a friends son at his steiner programm they grow their own veges and once amonth they research for recipes that use their ingredients.They then harvest and cook and make lunch which is sold . They then have to work out a price and run it themselves and sell the lunch. Using the profits they then decide on how to pay for ingredients and then to buy supplies to re plant their graden. SO maths skills, health and nutrition, co operations,cooking skills, problem solving, environmental issues, etyc etc etc.ALl this form a very early age involving each child at their developmental level.

Anyway sorry again for banging on when our babies are just over 6 months old *L*
Its pouring rain here and did all night and supposed to all day..nice :-) love the smell

prama so glad you found the pnd group helpfull makes such a difference when you are talking to others who are going through it oo. Hope things start looking up take care of you x

[danniellabella]

Jazz is not sleeping well since a few days after she came home from hospital. When she was sick she was sleeping all the time. Now she'll go to bed at the usual time (about 7pm), then wake up about 9 or 10, then again at about 3am and then she'll take ages to go back to sleep. When she is tired she's started moaning which is annoying coz she'll go back to bed after her 3am feed and can lay there for an hour - eyes closed, moaning continuously! We give her panadol and/or nurophen, I gave her teething gel last night also but still the moaning! At that time of day though we put the cat out, open Jazz's door and turn off the monitor. That way we can't hear her moaning as much but we can still hear if she cries.

Sometimes she wakes at about midnight even after waking at 10pm.

I don't know if she's getting enough milk. She drinks a whole bottle then gets upset coz I don't think she's satisfied. She wont take solids at night coz she's too tired and not interested in anything but a bottle. The formula I buy only gives instructions on how to make up 200ml bottles, is there any reason I couldn't just add an extra scoop and make 250ml bottles?

[india44]

Danni is Jazz onto step 2in formula or still on newborn? It could take quite a while for her little system to get over her sickness.

[prama]

our paed told us there's no difference in switching from newborn to stage 2 formula....

jazz will take a few weeks to get back into routine, being sick puts everything out of whack.
will she take rice cereal?

[danniellabella]

our paed told us there's no difference in switching from newborn to stage 2 formula....

jazz will take a few weeks to get back into routine, being sick puts everything out of whack.
will she take rice cereal?

She hates rice cereal no matter how thick or thin it is. Never liked it so I just went straight to normal purees.

Matt decided he will try to look for a part time job. He'll still have Jazz on Fridays but she starts Wednesdays at FDC in 2 weeks. She wasn't going to start Wednesdays until the start of next year but the FDC lady told me yesterday she now has an opening.

[danniellabella]

Danni is Jazz onto step 2in formula or still on newborn? It could take quite a while for her little system to get over her sickness.

She's on step 2 and started that the day she got gastro

[Astrolady]

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