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Lol Karina... don't mind me asking the same question now... I still haven't heard of them.
Forgot to mention before... I think Oskar may have ingrown toenails on his big toes...he's always had funny looking toenails on them and then Friday I didn't really think much of it but his toe was a little red on the end but could've been from anything then yesterday I was changing him and noticed it again so I took a closer look and put some paw paw ointment on it last night. This morning it was a bit pussy, at the top of the nail on the outside corner... so I'm thinking oh crap I hope he doesn't have ingrown toenails cos they can be very painful!! If it's not clearing in the next day I'll take him to have it checked at the doc's.
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Cass, yeah I was hoping I could just send them a photo of the where the zipper had fallen off because then I could continue to use the Grobag while waiting for a response from them, but no, they want the actual grobag so they can see for themselves... what do they think, I just pulled the zipper off a perfectily good Grobag for no good reason? I know they need my one to do an exchange. It has to go to Perth so it will take a while i think and I'd rather just take it to the shop and swap it for a new one rather than mailing it away and then waiting, kwim? Poor little Oskar, i hope his toe isnt hurting him too much. I havent had an ingrown toenail, but I have heard people talk about how much it hurts.
DH has a theory... that babies are cranky around a full moon. Does anyone else find their baby is more cranky when its a full moon?
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Wow! So much to catch up on – I was only off line for a couple of days wasn’t I?! lol. Stupid internet was playing up again and our modem is in the roof so couldn’t fix it until DH could get up into the roof.
Karina- buggar about the grobag, at those prices you would expect a new one (you would actually expect that it wouldn’t break that easily), and fast. Haven’t noticed about the full moon thing but don’t remember the last time I had a chance to look at the moon, lol. I wouldn’t be surprised though, people do go a bit loony when the moon is full (there is actually a scientific theory to do with the moon and sea level and mucking us up etc). I wouldn’t feel bad about not noticing the spot – I was just thinking the other day that other than when Grace is bathing, it is not often that she is completely naked due to it being too cold. If they were born just before summer they would be naked all the time and you may have noticed it sooner. I know what you mean about the in laws. We were staying with MIL when we went to Adelaide and that was 6 days – definitely enough!
Jo – pmsl at sharing the dummy thing. Hadn’t thought of that but I’m guessing that they will be putting worse things than other kids dummy’s in their mouths. Hope Nic starts to feel better soon, not nice having a cold.
Caro – congrats on the house, how very exciting.
Cass – I’m glad that food is agreeing with Izzy. Definitely agree about the march babies being so cute. All the babies in my mothers group (all but one were born within days of Grace) are so cute too. Maybe there was something good going around at the time of conception!
Cass – I thought the ad was cute too! He does not look like Shrek!! Way to cute for that. Occasionally Grace’s fringe curls up, DH thinks she looks like an ompa lumpa! I say no way, she is too cute for that too. Men!!! I have 2 cats – both black so cat hair is a nightmare. We actually thought that they would run and hide as soon as the girls arrived (there were 9 babies and mums) but strangely they decided that they would be curious and were trying to get into everything! Luckily a lot of the ladies have cats too so no-one was overly bothered by them. I hope that Oskar’s toe clears up, I have had an ingrown toe nail before and it really really hurts.
Sarah – yay about getting to go out but bummer about getting sick, not nice at all. How did Ari’s baptism go? I’m sure she looked gorgeous. Good point about the baby proofing cupboards and having to open with one hand.
Nat – had to laugh at your growing like a week comment. Hadn’t thought of it like that but so so true. I haven’t had Grace in the shower yet – hope it went well for you. Haven’t baby proofed yet but it is on the to do list (the more urgent to do list!).
So today is again 9 days since Grace has done a poo. She hasn’t been as grunty this time and I’m not as stressed because I know it’s not constipation. Having said that though she has been so grizzly the last few days and really clingy in the day – we think she may be teething as she is dribbling so so much and constantly chomping on her hand or our fingers or anything really! We gave her a teething ring but she seems to be more troubled by the back of her gums and she can’t get the ring in that far. Is there anything that you can do to help with the discomfort? Do you usually give panadol? It’s so hard because she can’t tell me – we are obviously just guessing :dunno:. If she said to me my mouth hurts then I wouldn’t hesitate in giving her some panadol –so tricky.
The mother’s group thing went ok I think. I made risotto but Grace was so grizzly on Friday (screaming at times) and I got distracted, I was supposed to not completely cook the risotto and then finish it up when they arrive, but I cooked it too far in the morning so it went a bit claggy but it was still ok. It was supposed to be that we all bought a plate but the lady who held it the first week set a high standard and somehow it has turned into doing it all – not in a hurry to do it again I must admit.
It’s my birthday on Thursday and mum is taking me shopping on Tuesday for clothes – yay. Then my parents are babysitting on Saturday night and DH and I are going out for dinner and a movie – so exciting :dance:.
DH and I have been thinking that we should get some formula sachets to have just in case and I don’t have enough EBM in the freezer – but what formula do you use? There is so many that we don’t know what is best. Tempted to go with S26 as it is a well known brand but the do you pick the gold or regular? Might have to do a search and post a question as I have no idea – is anyone else doing this?
Anyway, must go finish dinner.
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Caro, that's true but there are other brands that have sachets. I only have 3 full feeds stored, it's so hard to build it up. I had thought that about the panadol but it seems so wrong as last time we gave it (after immunisations) it knocked her out and she slept ans slept. The back of her gum on her left side feels different to the right side. she doesn't have red cheeks though, does that mean anything?
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Hello Ari's baptism went beautifully. She was amazing, gooing and gaaing, even smiled as Fr Peter poured water over her head. I will post some pics somewhere and post a link.
Rachel - I've found a damp washer (probably dry in this cold weather would work) for bub to suck on works well as often their gums get itchy while they are teething. We use Brauers teething remedy, bonjela or hylands teething tablets and panadol if she is obviously in pain not just discomfort. Hope she poos soon for you? Do you still think it is linked to diet?
Karina - Don't feel bad about the spots, I only realised the other day that Ari has another birth mark on her thigh??? Hope you get your growbag back soon.
Cass- Ouch hope Oskar doesn't have ingrown toenails already! Ari gets a sore spot on her finger because she sucks on it so hard she pulls the quick out and it gets infected. I just put some BM on it and it clears up by the next day.
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Rachel, maybe also see about those teething gels you rub n their gums - Bonjela, SM33 etc if you arent sure about the panadol. Claire also loves chewing on a washer. Hope you see poo soon, Claire is not pooing as much but still at least one a day. I also only have 3 full feeeds stored in the freezer, but this is enough for us as I dont go out with Claire often enough to need more, so I havent worried about buying any formula yet. I think if you post your question in the feeding section you'll get some good responses. Hope you enjoy your dinner and movie on thursday. For some reason I thought you mentioned you had your bday already about a month ago!!! Must have confused you with someone else LOL!!
Sarah, thats great Aris baptism went well and you got some nice photos.
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Hi girls...thanks, was talking about bonjela the other day and completely forgot about it now!! Will have to go and get some tomorrow.
Sarah, I think the poo thing may be a normal thing for Grace (I hope so), but becauseI was eating so much crap I was making her go more often.
Karina - lol, must have confused me with someone else. We aren't going out until Saturday night. Looking forward to it.
Must go and express now...trying to build up supply in freezer.
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Hi everyone, sorry I can't do personals, I'm exhausted since S has been waking up lots during the night - perhaps he's cold? So I put him in his sleeping bag tonight, hopefully it will work better. Did a couple of hours work yesterday (recording listening comprehensions for an exam) and was away from home about 3.5 hours. Came home and S was screaming, so I ran straight upstairs (DH was with him, trying to comfort him) and gave him a big cuddle. Gee it was hard being away for that long, how am I going to cope with ALL DAY?!! Only about 3 weeks until I start work...
Well, better go, have to express some milk too since I want to start freezing some - thinking about getting an electronic breast pump, can anyone recommend a particular one?
Hope you're all doing well and staying dry wherever you are!
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