Babies Born March 1st-15th 2008 #8

[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.

[shell_120308]

Hey again,

We have introduced eggs and not having any issues with DJ, he absolutely loves scrambled eggs makes it easier when we are having our breakfast he is having the same

I think I will stop sterilising bottles. Such a time waster..... Start putting them in the dishwasher or handwashing them

This morning I gave him his milk from a sippy cup and he drank it but when I was helping him hold it, he let go and let me hold it. Lazy bugger.... I need to get some new plates and forks etc... been using just spoon for his food and now he is getting older thought I better get ready for when he uses them more.... .also need plates. I only have bowls for him, not plates.

Prama - I bet Poopy is having an absolute ball don't worry don't feel terrible it is the right thing to do, think of the interaction he will have with the other babies

Skye - great work on the straw I need to find a cup or something that DJ will like.


How has everyone been anyway? Sorry no time for personals today..... I am feeling a bit lazy really..... so apologies...

Shell xx

[india44]

Prama it gets easier I promise *Hugs*
SJ glad things went well going back to work :-)
Trina hun..hmmm hope the man thing works out you deserve some luve and attention too .
Shell routine and food wise
Bottle at 6 ish when he wakes up breakfast at 8 ish weetbix and fruit, porridge and fruit, yogurt some days its melon strawberries cherry tomatoes and toast.
Sleep at 9.30-10 depends if he has woken through the night.
Bottle when he wakes up.
Lunch 12.30 He prefers finger food for lunch so a vegemite sandwich, grated cheese cherry tomatoes, cooked sweet potatoe chunks, pasta a yougurt or creamed ricem custard and fruit.
If he usually has another sleep then a bottle about 3ish.
Dinner 5.40- 6 ish
he loves fish with veges, meatballs and pasta sauce he has also been having some tinned food to get used to before we go away. Sometimes I just steam the veges whole and he feeds himself. Food is only mashed hasnt been blended for a while.
I give tap water but boiled water in bottles..silly huh. Only juice if constipated .
Cows milk on his cereal as an intro and he has has scrambeled egg and quiche.
Snacks are fruit, arrowroots, cheesymite sticks and full fruit iceblocks which have been great in this heat.
Bath at 6.30 play
Bottle at 7.45
Stories till about 8.20 then bed
He has water out of a cup
Sometimes like today he is having another afternoon sleep as we had visitors this morning and he was all played out.

Am very excited got a parcel in the post today. I won a camera on WIN TV for WIlls santa photo with the bear. It finally arrived its a great camera and does video as well so we are taking it to the beach. Shock horror we get a compo pay out and win a camera this year...come on number 3 am hoping its the lotto *L*

[danniellabella]

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

In my case as a resident of Adelaide the answer to that is NEVER! I wouldn't drink the tap water in Adelaide so there is no way that Jazz will be. We buy a cask of spring water and we either drink that or we all drink cooled boiled tap water. I keep a jug of boiled water in the fridge!

[~clover~]

Just remember that if they don't drink tap water you should add flouride drops to their water. You don't have to of course, but they should have it & it is added to tap water in most areas.

[Sammiejane]

Shell - much the same as the others ...
No mushed food however, its all finger food or in chunks - except of course things like spag bol...
I havent given snacks yet, but think i am going to start - im sort of hanging onto the feeds at that time, silly really, but i need to know that i am needed!
Water from a tap in a sippy cup - Same as Danni, we use the take and toss, she prefers them... She does however drink what she wants then keep sipping and spiting the rest out, she thinks its a great game!
We have eggs and fish and milk in her diet and have done since about 8 month - only think i will hold off on is honey, but thats only a month away.

Trina - i dont think that its too, soon and i dont think that anyone in here is judging you at all (well i hope not), i certainly am not... from the sounds of things your relationship was long over before XH left... as Bron said, you deserve some good lovin'...
The kids can make it extremely hard, but you are their Mummy and they are very very protective and deep down, as much as they know (esp the older ones) that life is better with you two separated, they really want Mummy and Daddy together as then it doesnt hurt as much for them...
Is there any chance of getting together after the kids have gone to bed so that it affects them less, you know, sort of less exposure... i guess they are protecting their Dad in some way to iykwim.
i hope that it gets better for you

Prama - its Poopy's birthday THIS MONTH!!!!! I hope all went well today

Bron - WOO HOO on the camera - it was a fantastic photo

Well MJ had her first day in FDC today, i was sad leaving her, but i know i made the right decision, when i got back MJ of course wanted to cuddle me, but also was happy to play when i was talking to the FDC lady... She managed to get her to have all her milk (cold in a sippy cup at 11 and 3) and 2 sleeps with minimal rocking *phew* she also put her on the potty (we are doing EC here) and she did a wee (MJ not the FDC lady lol) and was fine with BLS and let MJ feed herself (avocado on bread followed by cantaloupe and watermelon) and didnt bat an eyelid when i pulled out the nappies.
All in all it was a great sucess, and the lady said to me that it was a pity that i didnt work more as she was a pleasure to look after (well she would say something positive wouldnt she)

Also as she worked for years in CC, she did structured play as well as free play with them which was importnat...

I think thats it, i know i have missed something but you will have to forgive me, DH looked fter MJ yesterday and didnt do ONE thing around the house, i came home to dishes, mopping and dinner that needed doing - he got a massive serve and i doubt he will ever say anything about the state of the house again... as i have NEVER let him walk into the pigsty that it was when i got home yesterday

[danniellabella]

I finally went to the doctor today. I've been forgetting and putting it of ever since Jazz was born. I'll back track a bit but warning you that it's a bit TMI.

As you may remember, Jazz's delivery was long (36 hours) and hard. She got stuck and I had to have a ventous (sp). As a result I had a large episiotomy, and a major bruise on my bottom (about the size of a cricket ball).

Ever since this my bowels have not been normal. I used to go once every day or every second day, now it's more like 2-3 times every day. I have cramping, the need to do a number 2 comes on very suddenly, often meaning I have to almost "run" to the loo. It hurts a bit to go and to top it off there is usually a fair bit of blood (leaking into the bowl). So, I know she's almost 1 and I should have seen a doctor much sooner given that this has been happening sine a couple of weeks after she was born. Today I went!
Doc did an internal. He referred me to a specialist and said it's most likely either haemorrhoids or damaged scaring. The specialist will use a camera to check it out. Treatment may just be cream if it's haemorrhoids or surgery if it's damaged scarring. Nothing terribly major, just uncomfortable. Unfortunately though I may have a long wait to see the specialist, but considering the doc said it's not major, I don't mind the wait. I guess that if it gets worse though that I'll go see doc again. I don't think it will get worse as it hasn't changed in the almost year that I've been like this.

Sorry for such information.

Anyway, in this aweful heat Jazz has had a bad heat rash. Last night it was really bad, all over her back, half way down her arms, neck and ears and half way up the back of her head. I put sudocream on it which seemed to help. Will put some sudocream on her back again after her bath before bed so hopefully she can be comfortable and get a good sleep.

She's really getting more confident with standing and walking around (still holds things while walking). She has started trying to stand on her own, albeit for about 10 seconds, but it's a start!

I'm thinking of everyone who is starting to go back to work. I know it's hard, but it does get easier. Try not to put too much pressure on yourselves. Make the most of your weekends, get up a little earlier if you need to for a pre-work cuddle. Make the most of the time after work and if you're working part time, make the most of your time with the bubs on your days off.

Skye, I just had a proper look at your sig and realised that Jazz is only 1 day older than Jesse...bit slow huh? LOL.