Babies Born March 1st-15th 2008 #8

[danniellabella]

Oh no Prama! I hope you can rest up and let your eye recover. Mum told me that when I was a baby I did that to her. Thankfully no lasting damage.
I guess I'm lucky that I wear glasses and avoid eye poking (but get finger prints on my glasses though).

I'm gonna try giving Jazz a bottle of cows milk to slowly get her used to that instead of formula as I want her to be mainly on cows milk when she's 1 instead of expensive formula. I might just do one bottle every couple of days for the time being and then make it a substitute for one bottle a day or something like that.

This is a question for my fellow first time mums: Have you gotten used to the fact that this child who is almost 1 is here to stay? I haven't. Sometimes I have a sudden moment when I get hit with the reality that I'm responsible for her for at least the next 18 years. It scares me to think that!

[Sammiejane]

Hi guys, well i survived my second day and managed to get boh lectures done really well, one of the other educators that had seen me lecture previously said that she couldnt tell that i have been away for a year... which was great, i did seem to fall straight back into it which was great

Danni - TBH i think that i went through that more when i was pg... the reality just kept hitting me over and over and i by the time that i had MJ i think that it had really sunk in iykwim..

Teach - thanks for that and great to see you here again, problem is that MJ stays with Mum on Thursday night and comes back on Friday arvo, i also get up too early to feed her unless i wake her early which i am not keen to do.
She took the bottle well morning and night but it was the 2 day feeds that Mum struggles with on THursday, so on Friday she gave it to her cold in a sippy cup and she was fine with that.
When i got home though, she had a massive feed - which would have been a extra one - but it was sooooooooo nice, she giggled when i came in and had a lovely cuddle with me
How is Paddy doing, whats he up too? how are your other kids?

First Nursing shift back tomorrow, DH will be looking after MJ all day should be fun for them, although i know that he has to pick up a car from the other side of the city, so that should be interesting I am ctually really looking forward to the shift, leaving MJ wont be an issue as again i will be gone before she gets up and she will be withher daddy... i cant wait to nurse again, it will be a fun shift - weekends are always good on the wards, even if we have really sick and heavy patients, its just a bit more relaxed...

naywa have a great day
Prama i hope your eye is better

[prama]

thanks girls, i went to get my eye checked yesterday evening and it's almost all healed. im still on anti-biotics, and my patch is gone. thank god.

i had the same pain when i had laser surgery done in my eyes. i had been wearing glasses since i was 7, now i dont anymore.

danni - like sj, i felt teh same when pg, and was scared and anxious.. now it is sinking in.. tho i worry about how his teenage years are going to be, will he be close to us, drugs, binge drinking, sex, driving, etc..

[danniellabella]

I did have the big panic about it while I was pg also, but I still find it a little hard to believe that she's mine and I don't have to give her back to someone. I'm worried about the teen years too, but no use jumping ahead of ourselves. It's probably better to just take each day as it comes.

[~clover~]

Hey guys.
I'm hung over.........well I'm ot too bad now, lol. Jesse wasn't to happy with the whole no booby thing, so didn't sleep much after 2. I went & got him at 6 & we went back to sleep around 8 - 12.30. He had hold of my singlet for the first hour to make sure I didn't go anywhere, lol!

I scored so well yeserday! Got a wall hutch thingy for Bri for $10! Its just like one you'd see in heaps of peoples houses, but its a mini version!
You know the ones people have pretty plates stuff displayed on them? Is so cute!

Hope your eye gets better soon Prama. My bro's best mate accidentally did the same to him in a game of footy at school when he was about 8. He was in so much pain. Every time he blinked. I remember he cried himself to sleep coz it hurt so bad, then woke up screaming coz he opened his eye.
I don't think he had ABs, but he had the patch on for probably 2 days.

[prama]

thanks heaps skye - im better now. one last check up tomorrow, hopefully my cornea's 100% healed.
too damn painful
hope you had a wonderful b'day despite the hangover..
was going to write more, but i think my pnd is getting the better of things....

[~clover~]

Prama - Don't let it take over girl!
You tell that PND that its not gonna win! You are happy in yourself & thats final!

Sorry, I know how hard it is, but I actually do that. Every once in a while when I start feeling like crap I'll tell myself I'm being silly & do something, like go for a walk & get some fresh air & things feel alot better.

You mean the world to ALOT of people. Don't forget it.
xxx

[prama]

thanks so much hun... i guess i've just so much going on, going back to work, sending him to day care.
we did a trial run yest. i didnt time it well cos he was tired and needed a nap when we got there.
he was fine when i went away to another room. i then made a mistake of peeking in to see what he was doing, he saw me and started to cry.. i think he was just tired and sleepy. i cuddled him and comforted him and he seemed ok. he cried a bit more when i left, then was ok. it was so hard hearing someone else calm and comfort him.
at the end he was quite happy playing there, but it still broke my heart seeing someone else care for him.
it's going to be so hard...

[~clover~]

It will be hard, but it will get easier. Promise.
Don't forget how good its going to be for him too.Even though you want to be his be-all & end-all its good for him to be socialising & being around others.
Think of the chicks mum!!!
I understand exactly how you feel even though I'm not there yet. Just the thought that I'll have to get some work soon & start leaving him scares the crap outta me. I've decided to find a family day carer for them both, but still have Bri in pre school the 2 days a week as well.
I cried leaving Jesse with mum last night! But its gotta start somewhere.

Thinking of you xxx

[all girls]

Hi hope you are having a nice Sunday, Ive just cracked a bottle of wine.... Having one of those days.... Having issues with new man and kids especially the eldest, she hates him to the point of muttering nastiness under her breath around him and giving him filthy looks and just being horrible looks like it could all be over.... i know they are kids etc etc but its not good at all and i know that some of you may think its too soon but what do you do when your husband leaves you for someone else and someone great falls at your feet.

Anyway blah blah blah sorry in a bad mood......

Summer is a grumpy bum too has a temp and all teething signs can't see any teeth and they are a lil early but who knows with her. She is a maniac at the gym creche climbs all the play tables and was standing on the electric rocker while it was going and just thought it was great... She knocked a poor little boy over then climbed over him to get to something the other day too she has no fear.

Prama poopy will love his time at daycare he will learn so much and have heaps of fun, summer loves the creche she has so much fun there, she goes anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours a day each day (except weekends)

Hope you are all well sorry for the ramble

[~clover~]

Hope you feel better soon Trina.

[prama]

trina - so sorry... i hope he stays... it's hard for the kids to see soemone other than their daddy but they will realise that daddy wasnt always nice to mummy and here's someone who makes her happy. it's hard for them right now i guess, i hope they can and will. it's a hard situation...
thanks for your reassuring words...
xoxox

[~clover~]

I got Jesse some cute Seseme street & Pooh bear cups with straws & he's started having full cream milk out of them. He loves it.
I think I'll just go with those instead of bottles. Should be easier to get them off him.

[shell_120308]

Hi girls

I haven't forgotten about you, just been so busy lately..... and DJ is very active now, just don't get much time to rest and if I do, I go onto the computer for a bit and by the time I go to type a message here I am needed again haha

A few questions about development stuff
1) are your babies drinking from a cup now, and drinking water? DJ isn't a big water baby and will only drink it from a bottle, I put the water in a cup and just let him play with it to get used to it though.
2) What solids are you giving your baby during the day? I want to know if I am giving him enough. I give him his rice cereal in the morning with some fruit plus bottle beforehand, then snack is a yoghurt plus bottle around 11'ish... Lunch is normally veges or something, whatever I can come up with.... and afternoon snack is normally crackers and bottle. Then dinner, he is still a bit fussy with lumpy foods, all depends.... I am trying to get him more used to it and giving him more finger foods. Just want to get an idea of what everyone else does.
3) Are you still sterilising bottles? I am still doing this and wanting to know if I should start to stop it.... I know they say 12 months but he is crawling around and putting so many other things in his mouth hhaa
4) what time is your baby going to sleep at night and how long do they sleep - right through? DJ is now sleeping through but still goes to bed around 8:30-9pm.... trying to get him to bed earlier but he is so wired and awake haha sleeping through til 5 or 7 most mornings.... but if he wakes at 5am he will have a bottle and go back to sleep for a few more hours.

I can't think of anything else.....

I will do some personals later when DJ goes down for another sleep

Shell xxx

[~clover~]

Hey Shell. Good to hear from ya.

Through the day Jesse will have toast, or weetbix, or pureed apples or something for brekky.
Banana, cucumber or grapes for morning tea.
Toasted sandwich for lunch, or chips or something if we are out.
Sao's or mini rice cakes for after noon tea.
Mashed potatoe, pasta, meat, vegies, noodles or something for dinner.

He really only has boob for sleep now. Sometimes if he's upset he gets it too. Started him on full cream milk for drinks. Big water drinker. Its all he's really had besides BF so far.
Dad gave him a nice big drink of black current juice yesterday. He was already drinking it when dad asked if he should've watered it down, lol.
He has also been having an occasional popper, maybe once a week.

Sleeping....not so great. He goes down between 8 & 9. He usually wakes at 7am, but wakes around twice through the night.

He's mostly drinking out of a straw now. Not to keen on cups, but will occasionally have one. Hates bottles, lol.

Haven't been sterilising for a long time. Probably from around 5 or 6 months when he started eating everything. He hasn't had anything really that needs it though. No dummies or bottles.

[danniellabella]

A few questions about development stuff
1) are your babies drinking from a cup now, and drinking water? DJ isn't a big water baby and will only drink it from a bottle, I put the water in a cup and just let him play with it to get used to it though.
2) What solids are you giving your baby during the day? I want to know if I am giving him enough. I give him his rice cereal in the morning with some fruit plus bottle beforehand, then snack is a yoghurt plus bottle around 11'ish... Lunch is normally veges or something, whatever I can come up with.... and afternoon snack is normally crackers and bottle. Then dinner, he is still a bit fussy with lumpy foods, all depends.... I am trying to get him more used to it and giving him more finger foods. Just want to get an idea of what everyone else does.
3) Are you still sterilising bottles? I am still doing this and wanting to know if I should start to stop it.... I know they say 12 months but he is crawling around and putting so many other things in his mouth hhaa
4) what time is your baby going to sleep at night and how long do they sleep - right through? DJ is now sleeping through but still goes to bed around 8:30-9pm.... trying to get him to bed earlier but he is so wired and awake haha sleeping through til 5 or 7 most mornings.... but if he wakes at 5am he will have a bottle and go back to sleep for a few more hours.

1. Jazz is drinking from a sippy cup but it took us a little while to find one that she loves. We just use the take & toss ones. Pack of 6 really cheap. Even though they are "take & toss" they are dishwashable so I to rewash and reuse them, it just doesn't matter if we loose one as they aren't expensive. Particularlly in this heat, I offer her water before a bottle as often she doesn't want any milk but just wants a few monthfuls of water. She gets so excited when she sees her cup. She wont take water from a bottle and wont take milk from a cup at the moment.

2. Jazz has a bottle in the morning if it's before 8am (which on weekdays it is). At daycare she has weetbix with cows milk for breakfast at about 8:30, lunch at 11:30 which is whatever I pack, generally roughly diced veggies. She loves eating food that has to be chewed, this is often followed by a bit of soft bread roll with vegemite or bread crusts, a teddy bear biscuit or heinz cheesymite stick, then a bottle at 12:30 and nap for a couple of hours. After her nap she has a mix of pureed fruit & yoghurt and another biscuit. At home we either don't give her anything until a bottle after her bath or sometimes we'll give her some things off our dinner plate (if she doesn't steel them first). She'll have a few chips, some carrot sticks, peas and maybe something else depending on what we're having. If we're having pasta we'll give her some of that too.

3. I never really sterilized. I was told by several people in the medical field that it's really not necessary and to be honest, Jazz has had far less instances of being sick than a friend's child the same age who had everything sterilized. I think I only did it 3 or 4 times when she was really little. First time was as soon as she was born and other than that it was only when we bought something new. I use a high heat setting in my dishwasher which sanitises everything anyway.

4. Night time sleeping is an issue. She will be really tired and start to dose off during story time (after bath, while drinking a bottle), but then as she starts dosing it's as if she realises and then she spends the next 2-3 hours fighting sleep. Often she ends up in bed at about 10 or 11pm which is so annoying. She'll sleep until about 6:30-7:00 but I think that's more because she's used to being woken up then so we can go to daycare/work so now her body is used to having to get up at that time.
I'm trying everything to get her to sleep at 8-8:30. At least tonight I'll be relaxed watching TV from 7:30 onwards (my fave shows all start tonight) so I'll make sure that I've gotten everything done before then. If I'm relaxed then she seems to fall asleep more easily.

[prama]

sigh.. poopy's at day care and i took today off to stay at home just in case.. i feel terrible..

shell.
they say stop sterlising at 6mths, so i did that then.
he has a sippy cup for milk and water, from 6mths.
he's on cow's milk. just thot it'd be easier as they give him cow's milk at day care.
he has the same food as us now. weetbix, toast, yoghurt for breakkie.. indian/western food for lunch and dinner. we cook the same for all of us.
but no eggs, shellfish etc yet.


i do have 1 question.. when can they drink off the tap, when do we stop giving them cooled boiled water?

take care, down w a stupid cold, and back to work tomorrow.. im just havign a sad sad day

[~clover~]

Prama - I think at 12 months. I'm giving tap water most of the time now, depending on if the jug is hot or empty or what ever.