Cass, wow Oskar sure is growing up. He was smaller than Claire at birth and now he is heaps bigger (she is only 5.5kg, puny little thing, but gaining weight every week anyway so no worry there).
Cassblob, Thats great Izzy is going well on solids. I know I also rambled on about how I am not going to start Claire till later, but I know you've made an informed decision and sought advice from health professionals, so good on you - just do whatever works for you hey! Oh, jealous of that Brissie warmness - Want to swap weather?? Its been craptasticly cold in Sydney and I'm sure I am adding to this global warming issue by chewing up power with having the heaters on all day hehe.
Jo, Congrats to your sister and congrats to yourself on becoming an aunty - how exciting!
I am in desperate need of new Maternity Bras. I have been meaning to go out for a little while now but havent got around to it (well I did because I went out the other week but didnt buy anything because the shop assistant was rude and made me feel like an idiot for asking her to fit me so I could get the right size). Hopefully there are some on sale in Myer. Might have a look!
DH Suggested to me to go out for a few hours to the shops and get myself something nice and I told him 'ok well I'll put some booby into bottles and freeze it..." only for him to say "oh but I want to go see a movie so you'll have to take Claire shopping with you" and there I was thinking he was going to look after her for a few hours while I went out!
I am taking Claire in for her vax on friday. I wasnt nervous for her first vax at 2 months, but I am nervous about these ones and I am worried that I am just going to cry, because I know she is going to cry and that is making me upset! I am such a sook! I also need a pap smear (yuk!) because I am overdue. Oh the joys of being a woman, eh?
Hello all, sorry haven’t been on. Have been very tired recently as Grace has been playing funny buggars overnight so we haven’t been getting the sleep we are used to…more on that later.
Karina – bummer about not being able to go out. Hope you get some new bras soon. Blah on the pap smear. We took Grace to get her vax yesterday and I made DH to come as I was sure that she would scream. She didn’t cry until the third one which was the big nasty one. We were so proud. To get Grace to stand I just hold her and she supports herself with her legs. I pull Grace by her hands to a sitting position, not sure I would do it to a standing position though.
Cass – we saw pirates of the carribean 3 – was really good. Long though. Yay on your tooth being fixed. I need to go to the dentist too (haven’t gone for 18months).
Bec – Congratulations on becoming an Aunty.
Can I just say regarding solids – that the current research suggests that starting solids before 6 months of age ‘may’ cause a problem, it doesn’t say that it will. I also think that every baby is different and you need to listen to your baby. If they are hungry and milk just isn’t doing it anymore then solids may be the way to go. It depends on the child. Not on what the books say. By the way, I am not trying to offend anyone I am just stating what I know regarding this issue.
Sarah – I hope everyone feels better soon. Hope you manage to avoid it. You are a busy woman.
Cass – I am glad that Izzy is doing so well. Obviously she was a girl that needed food, what can you do huh.
So, on Monday night Grace went down as per usual but then woke at 12midnight (very unusual) and wouldn't settle back into a good sleep. I ended up feeding her at 2.30 and managed to get back to bed at 3.20 and she woke again at 8am. Took her for her immunisations yesterday which she was a good little girl for. Was a bit grizzly during the day but went down to bed well. She woke at midnight again! She settled back down with her dummy until just before 1am when she woke again so I fed her and she eventually went back to sleep but then woke again at 5.30am. We took her into our bed and she eventually fell asleep again until 8.45am. We are finding this very rude seeing that she has slept through the night since 2 weeks old (we are lucky we know but because we aren't used to this we are finding it tough). Now, if she had always woken through the night we wouldn't be bothered and we'd put it down to she's just being a baby. BUT, she doesn't do this so we are thinking there has to be a reason that she has suddenly started to wake wanting what appears to be a feed before going back to sleep. So we have a plan to try and get her to sleep, and it involves the last feed. Tonight we are doing as per usual just to make sure that it's not really related to her immunisations. If she does the same thing tonight there will be no mucking about, i'll feed her and get back to bed. If this happends tonight, tomorrow night we will give EBM via a bottle for that last feed so that we can make sure she gets enough. If she still wakes through the night, the next night we will give breast feed then top up with a small amount of formula after bath. If this doesn't work then we may have to try solids. Yes Yes I know she is only 4 months...blah blah (lol)...see my comments above, I have spoken to the CHN about starting solids and she agrees that every baby is individual and you need to go with what they want. After describing Grace's behaviour to her (this was on monday before she started to wake through the night!) she said that it probably won't be too much longer before she is ready but just to wait and see. This is not a plan of action we are taking lightly and I have looked into it - so please no comments on how bad solids are before 6 months, please. Hopefully the other things that we are trying first will work, if not, then we will try this. We want the best for Grace. So fingers crossed my little girl starts sleeping better again.
She was weighed on Monday - 6.23kgs and 66cm long - she grew 4 cm in 1 month! She definitely gets that from her fathers side.
I have become a proxy aunty (!). My best friend was due to have her first on the 27th July but her little girl decided that she wasn't going to wait! Ashley was born yesterday morning after a speedy 6 hour labour at 37+4weeks gestation. She is so tiny at 2.6kgs (5lb13oz). We went and saw her today and Grace looked HUGE!
Cass - i noticed that Oskar was this size when he was born. Just wondering if you can tell me if this sounds normal to you. Because my friends girl is so small they don't want her to lose anymore weight so rather than pushing the breastfeeding (the midwives) they are cup feeding formula until my girlfriends milk comes in. Yesterday (day one) they didn't attempt to attach to breast as initially she wasn't interested. Today they are breastfeeding but still topping up with formula. Did this happen with you? Because of this my girlfriend didn't get up through the night for feeds as the midwives did it and baby stayed in the nursery as they had her in an isolette to keep her body temp up. She is also very sleepy - i don't remember Grace being so sleepy and i wondered if this was due to being so small. She also doesn't really make much noise, again is this because she is so small? Lots of questions i know but i just worry because it sounded a bit weird to me (the topping up with formula) instead of attempting breastfeeding. I understand why they don't want her to lose more weight but shouldn't they still be BF to cause that stimulation so her milk comes in? BF can be so hard anyway I suppose i worry that this may make it harder/ Just thought it would be nice to hear another story from someone else who had a smaller baby. Thanks.
By the way, Grace and I are going to the gold coast on the 18th August for a few days for my mums 50th birthday. my parents are paying for accomodation etc, i just had to buy my flights. So some nice weather would be good. DH is working so that is why he can't come. Anyway, just saw the time, should go to bed in case Grace doesn't sleep well again. Night everyone.
Last edited by Rachel; July 11th, 2007 at 10:07 PM.
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