Babies Born March 1st - 15th 2008

[danniellabella]

Jazz is on antibiotic eye drops for her gunky eye. Her blocked tear duct that she's had from birth is slightly infected. The drops seem to be working. She needs 2 drops 4 times a day but babies are smarter than we give them credit for. Now when she sees the bottle in my hand she shuts her eyes! It's quite hard to get the drops in.

Last night for the first time she actually latched onto my boobs WITHOUT the shield! I was so proud. She did keep kicking the chair and pulling off but then she'd latch straight back on!

She has now started getting a great routine. By lunchtime she gets really tired (it's getting easier to tell when she's tired...she now does the whole rubbing the eyes thing). The only thing I've found though is that when she goes to sleep, she'll stay asleep so I've had to time naps during the day because I don't want her sleeping too long. I will let her go for 1-2 hours but if I get really busy with the things I want to get done while she sleeps I occasionally stretch it out to 3 hours before I wake her.
Speaking of waking her. She's been asleep since 6am and it's now 9am so I'm gonna go and wake her now.

[india44]

Im still thiing about what care to have but will probably be family day care. I work in a centre but not sure I want him in so young and we are not allowed othave our kids with us anyway which I agree with totally. The other centre attatched to us opens 7-5 yet I work 8-6 which is a buggar because I could have salary sacraficed the fees.I currently only work 3 days aweek due to health and would really only like to work 2 days. I think I can talk my boss into it and tax wise I would only loose $40 more for one days less work.
Truth be told I want to stay home and have loads more babies *L* but age and economy prohibit this.I do visit work regulalry as i miss the girls but not other parents problems *L*bad huh
*Hugs* for sj..mollyjane is such a good baby by the sound of it and has agreat mum I understand the guilt over something like that but I am sure molly was just fine.
AM having an afternoon with my mum tommorow at hers. She has made some yummy soup and we will watch UK tv and lifestyle whilest dad and hubby are off doing their own things robaly have a nanna nap or two as well..strange how simple things liek tim eto watch telly and relax please me..plus grandma loves it wen we go round.
We are having our new pergola and carport put on the house too tommorow so dont want to behere for all the noise either.

We have bene looking to go away for along wekeend somewhere..anybody spend anytime in the northen beaches of Sydney such as Avalon or Palm beach. We jost want to walk around do the cafe thing and not much else. Or any other suggestions would be great We dont want to go much further then a 4 hour drive.

Got to go my boy is calling
Bronx

[Sammiejane]

I Get a text from DH ex - 'in a bad place at the moment can i chat" soi call her.... she is not coping with life, can i look after DSS as she is not able to do anything other than sleep all the time, and all the cleaning with the worms is too much.

It makes me so angry, i am sure that she has a bit of depression, but i cant feel sorry for her, she puts herself in front of her son always and is so self indulgent. Anybody else would get on with their lives, i mean F*ck i have a baby, and i managed... she has more than just one screw loose and i feel so sorry for my DSS.
I refuse to be nasty or tell her how i really feel as it will make the situation worse for DSS - apparently she hasnt cooked all week and told DSS that she feels bad as she feels like all she does is stuff for him - NO SH*T SHERLOCK, she is his MOTHER...... ahhhhhh some people, i have no idea what DH saw in her, he assures me that she was not like that when they were together, and she got pg to keep him, but my god - she is one of those takers, thats all she does take from anyone and everyone....
i could rant and rant and rant... i am so angry i was starting to look forward to the weekend with Molly Jane and now it has all changed.
Dont get me wrong i love DSS and having his is no problem, we get along really really well, but ... grrh

Poor DH felt so bad for going, but he needs to go.

Oh and to top things off, DH mum rang and i have to call his nanna tomorrow as it looks like she has cancer and i have to talk to her and see her.
Sometimes i wish i could be selfish and tell the world to f*ck off.

Sorry girls, that was really self pitying.... but i had had eough of everyone expecting me to sort out their lives. Yes i am coping well with having a baby, but could someone cut me some slack???

Hope you all have a great weekend

[Sammiejane]

Shell - forgot to ask, how is DJ after seeing the osteopath?

Bron - im with you i would ove to have a house full of kiddies and never go back to work again

[all girls]

Hi everyone arrived back tonight a few days early as the weather turned crappy

I tell you, next time we are flying the drive was a bit too much with 4 kiddies, Summer was such a good girl but it was pretty tough on her the poor little thing.

We stayed at a really nice place on the gold coast for the first 5 days and there wasn't much relaxing happening as DH was working and we were left there with no car, he was pretty much gone all day then out drinking with clients all night so it wasn't much fun for us at all actually i was really stressed and pi$$ed off to be honest, plus poor Codie got a cold and was pretty chesty which is always a worry with her CF, then we went to currumbin and it was just beautiful and finally we started to relax. We went to Seaworld which was great i usually hate rollercoasters cos i think of things breaking on it and plummeting to the ground but Codie really wanted me to go on with her so i did and i was hooked after that so when we went to movieworld i went on every single ride and rollercoaster even the lethal weapon one which is manic. So our hightlight was definately the theme parks, it was great fun plus there weren't many people there so no queue's.

So i didn't read up too much on what has been happening but SJ you sound like you are having a tough time just tell them all to jam it (wouldn't it be nice but you are too nice and level headed for that) make sure you take some time out for you and it sounds like molly jane is like her mum and doesn't complain and just gets on with things.

Summer is growing so fast i can't believe it..... She can almost roll over from her back to her tummy and is moving off her rugs on the floor now. She has a gunky eye too she was a little off for a few days maybe from Codie being sick. She had her first swim in the heated pool when we were away and she just loved it and slept so well after she is definately a water bub.

Anyway i am off to bed my eyes are falling out of my head it's been a big day...

Oh Bron i grew up on the N Beaches where were you thinking of going?? It is beautiful there Palm Beach is great, so is avalon lots of really nice cafe's and shops. Anything you want to know ask. Most of mine and dh's family are still living there, we would still be there but could never afford to buy so came up the coast.

I hope my babble made sense!! Chat soon
Trina xoxox

[shell_120308]

Morning girls,

Welcome back Trina and sorry DH was working alot but at least you got to relax finally in Currumbin - sounds like a great trip. Good to get away that is for sure. Wow on Summer almost rolling over that is great news. It is amazing how fast they grow. Doni has been away all week for work and DJ has changed so much in just one week. I feel for Doni in missing all of the changes but at least he can get lots of cuddles this weekend. It also means I can have a bit of break while he takes care of DJ keeheheh

I have woken up with a sore scratchy throat grrrrrr took some panadol and will have a berocca shortly to help make me feel a bit more energised. Just hope DJ doesn't get sick, he has already had a small cold He seems pretty happy this morning though, I put him in his cot with the musical mobile going and he is just kicking his legs around, and giggling and smiling - soooo cute - it makes your heart melt. I get tears in my eyes when I see him giggling and being so happy.

SJ - I would be angry as well if I were in your position and what a request to ask when you have a new baby which takes up alot of time. I feel sorry for her son, doesn't sound like she is much of a mother, maybe she has a delayed postnatal depression. How old is little one? It is ok to be selfish SJ, you had a nice weekend planned with Molly. Oh and Dj is a different baby since the osteo apt - so amazing. I went out to shops yesterday and normally he would be unsettled the whole time and he was quite content and fell asleep etc. I even tried clothes on haha I have the next follow-up apt for him on Wednesday so hopefully I will see an even bigger improvement.

Bron - I absolutely love the Northern Beaches, not sure on places to stay, but I absolutely love it there. We renewed our wedding vows at Palm Beach 3 years ago. It was beautiful. Parking is a bit painful, it is all ticketed parking. There are lots of beautiful cafes and restaurants.

Danni - it is a great feeling when they latch on without a shield hey?


Got my pole dancing this afternoon, just need to ask a friend to look after DJ for an hour while Doni arrives home. I have to leave home by 4:30pm and Doni's flight arrives at that time, so it would only be an hour. I can always ask my brother, I mean DJ will probably be sleeping at that time anyway


Well girls, hope you all have a great day. I am going to get stuck into my washing so that I can relax once Doni arrives home tonight

Shell xxxx

[marknjo]

Bron - I don't have to go back to work until the ned of Jan 08 but at this stage am not interested in going back. I loved my job before I went on leave but now I couldn't give a crap! Will see how I feel later in the year but if I do go back it wont be full time.

Sorry to hear about DH's job, it must be really hard. What is the timeline for Permanent Res? Hopefully not too long so that you can rectify the situation.

Shell - Doni must be due back any time now - you must be looking forward to seeing him and he must be missing DJ. Have fun at your pole dancing this afternoon!

SJ - Sorry to hear about DH's ex being a total pain in the rear. You can vent to me on Friday as much as you like! If you want to catch up earlier in the week just let me know and we can change it. The only day out for me is a Wednesday. I hope that the weekend alone is not too awful, I'd say to catch up but we have a wedding today and I have hockey tomorrow so our weekend is a write off.

Trina - Glad the holiday was enjoyable and I am glad to hear that you are a rollercoaster convert! Mark and I are addicted! We planned our honeymoon around rollercoasters! We have even flown up to the Gold Coast for a weekend when we have heard a new one has opened up on the GC! Haven't been to Currumbin but my folks took my brothers there years ago and the pics look beautiful, especially the ones of the birds at the sanctuary.

Had a crappy day yesterday with Caitlin. The morning was great, she had her 4 month injections and seemed to be ok, she cried a lot more this time when they were done but seemed ok. We went to one of the houses of mothers group to watch Tiff get married on channel 7 and then I went shopping for a dress for the wedding we are going to today. Ended up at Chadstone and all was fine until Caitlin woke up for her feed and then all hell broke loose. We were in the parents room in David Jones and I heated up her bottle and we sat down so she could have it and she started crying hysterically. I think it was the way I was holding her as her legs were sore from the needles. I tried all different ways to try and calm her and even gave her panadol for the pain and she just wouldn't stop screaming. All the other people in the room were trying to offer advise which was making me stress out more and then Mark rang for a chat in the middle of it all and I just burst into tears. I was so embarrassed but I was even more so worried about Caitlin. Chadstone is about 20 minute drive from home and I didn't want her to be screaming the whole way. I'd would get her calm and then try to get her to have some of her feed and then she would get all hysterical again, in the end I got her to take 100ml but she should have had at least 145ml. I finally got her calm enough to sit in her car seat and got her home as quickly as possible. She then did the same thing at her next feed at home but at least Mark was home to help that time. It was horrible and I felt so bad for her not to mention the fact that there were 6 other people in the parents room when I started crying! Anyway, so far today she has been ok so hopefully she is over it - if she does it at the wedding today it will be hard work to try and keep her calm.

Hope you all have a great weekend - Jo.