Babies Born March 2008 #4

[shell_120308]

SJ - enjoy the mothers group meeting, would love to know how it goes. I haven't got a date for one yet. Good luck for doctors apt as well


Poor little DJ still suffering from bad wind..... Seems like it is never going away, just when we think it is going away it comes back - poor bubba...... I was going to try Donnalix but hubby thinks I should get advice from doctor, so I might just take a walk up to the baby clinic instead on Thurs and see what the nurse says.

Question for you all - when breastfeeding, does your baby always get milk drunk? or only some of the time? DJ can sometimes get milk drunk and goes straight to sleep whereas other times he just sits there content with his hiccups.

[prama]

hehe - i had an extra 45mins sleep till 9.15 just now. i dont feel so bad that im not the only one sneaking morning naps!

shell - have you tried brauer's colic. the midwife said it's more natural so it helps, she told me use that if infacol didnt work. i dunno if it will work for every bub tho.
we ahve our mothers' group on the 29th. it will be fun! i met a couple of mothers when ive been up at the chemist. i felt a bit down cos they were both as skinny as and had flat tummies. im going to get some new tops for exercise class cos my old ones no longer fit.

sj - have fun!! how exciting! hope you find a better Ob next time.. xoxo

oh shell - Poopy does that too, falls asleep drinking bottle or breast. sometimes he doesnt wake up till the next feed, even during the day.

[danniellabella]

Jazz often gets milk drunk but she doesn't always fall into a full sleep. She usually will fall asleep for about 15mins and then wake up and want more milk.

I bath Jazz every second day and try to do it after 7:30pm coz I find that she settles better usually. I always give her a massage with moisturising cream afterwards as well. Yesterday I put her on her tummy to massage her back and she was lifting herself up. She's getting quite good neck control.
When I was at the doctors yesterday, the doc was surprised how good her neck control is for only 5 and a half weeks.

[catherinemoses]

Question for you all - when breastfeeding, does your baby always get milk drunk? or only some of the time? DJ can sometimes get milk drunk and goes straight to sleep whereas other times he just sits there content with his hiccups.[/QUOTE]

Hehe. Only sometimes. I love when he falls asleep after a decent feed. Other times he will be awake for ages with the hiccups...it's so cute! I also love when he comes off he smacks his lips like yum that was so good!!!

Prama I know how you feel about body image. I've been a bit down about it. Especially cos pre pg clothes are not fitting and pg clothes look big and stupid. Trouble is I'm too cheap to go and buy more clothes. Also thanks for looking up about exercise classes in my area. East Malvern is not very close to me at all tho. My brother was telling me about one of the instructors from his gym who runs mums and bubs exercise classes. Will suss it out. I feel like a pudding

Flynn has been wanting a lot more food lately which is kinda annoying. I think we are all done and he is asleep and maybe 45min later he will be squawking and the only thing that settles him is a feed. So tiring.

I usually do the morning feed in bed and we usually both fall asleep which is wonderful!

We're off for our 4 week check with the MCHN, will be interesting to see how much he has grown this week. He feels a lot heavier to me.

We're not rolling over here, but he struggles and tries an awful lot to roll over whenever I put him on his tummy. Flynn has just started noticing the danglies that we put in front of him.

My DH got me a new car for my birthday. It's a station wagon, I'm so excited! It means I don't have to pull the wheels off the pram and I'll still have room for other stuff too!!! The things I get excited about!

Ok ladies have a wonderful day with all your bubs

[shell_120308]

Yeah DJ doesn't fall straight to sleep after a feed, and so he isn't always getting that milk drunk type effect, so I was wondering if I was doing the right thing....... I love it too when he has the hiccups, I always know he will soon sleep after they have passed.

When I burp him now, he holds his head and body straight up so it is easier to burp him. He is a strong little boy and will be 5 weeks old on Thursday. I just can't believe how quickly the time goes.

I tried the wheat bag under his belly this morning and it helped a bit still grizzles though, but much better than what it was so i will keep that up.

Prama - yeah I have heard about that stuff just haven't tried it. Might give it a go.

I am enjoying motherhood much more now, I am not as nervous or stressed. I feel more at ease and getting to know what he likes and dislikes. I love being a mum. I love his little smiles and how he knows that I am in the room or looks for me when he hears my voice. It is soooo rewarding.

Have a great day girls.

Shell xxxx

[prama]

Poopy has turned over a few times on his change mat, i mean rolled but not onto his tummy cos his change mat isnt wide enough.
he hasnt turned over on his playmat either, prob cos his bbh is heavy.. when i put him on his tummy he looks like superman cos his legs stick up cos his of his nappy. lol.

shell - i kno whwat you mean. having a routine and understanding them a bit more makes it so wonderful. i love it too, when they start looking as soon as you enter the room and hear your voice. when steve and i stand together and talk to him, he looks left and right!
are you going for vanessa's thing on thursday? i think i will

[shell_120308]

Just replied to her email saying happy to help out..... It is great she has got such media interest

[prama]

catherine - no worries, hope you get a ttrainer. i feel like a pudding too.
flynn's so cute.. smacking his lips

shell - hope to see you there!

[all girls]

Shell, it's so hard knowing what to try with wind, the nurse at the clinic said not to try all of the herbal type ones just try one and if that doesn't work look at something different otherwise you spend heaps of money on things that are similar but when you are desperate you'll try anything. Does DJ guzzle his milk? when summer guzzles she gets pretty bad wind.
Summer only sometimes gets milk drunk sometimes she is wide awake after a feed, sometimes she falls asleep and sometimes she looks like she is drunk. Is very cute.

Prama Codie usually plays midfield or back defending the goal (she hates being up the back) there were two injuries on Sunday one girl got a really bad cork on her thigh then codie got kicked right at the front of her ankle just under her chin pads she couldn't walk and was crying her little eyes out but she came good and got out there again (she milked it for all it's worth all day though) so the girls are right into it and quite fierce. LOL on the marathon poo a load of washing in one go hehehe

Summer smiles every time i look at her at the moment she seems so happy and she is making such cute noises. DH loves sticking his tongue out at her and watching her stick hers out at him i showed him yesterday and saw him playing a game with her.

I went to the gym this morning and put Summer in the creche, Codie and Tahnie went too and Codie was little mother hen looking after Summer. Did a spin/rpm class i went pretty well thought it would be alot harder i worked really hard and was bright red after but had a headache all day....

I can't believe Summer is on her way to 7 weeks time has just flown by i can't remember what it was like without her. She is such a little Princess and loved so much by her sisters.

[kitty]

RE: milk drunk, Will never is! or he'll drift off to sleep but as soon as I move he wakes up and starts grumbling. He's a grumpy little man!

He's got great neck strength - he holds his head completely up all the time. Especially when I'm trying to settle him on my shoulder.

I haven't got any smiles yet I'm desperate for one.

I feel so flabby and gross I am still in my maternity clothes because I'm too fat for any of my pre-pg clothes still. YEsterday was my return to exercise - i went for a big walk. Slow and steady I think - I found the other day I almost fainted when i went for a walk - does anyone else get like that?

[Naomi08]

Hi Ladies....just intruding to say hello and congrats. Found this site thanks to Shell and have sort of been lurking since you all gave birth in March!

Noticed that many of you have gassy babies and thought that I might be able to offer some advice, not sure if it has already been offered, but here goes....

Next time bubby is obviously uncomfortable with gas and has a tight tummy, lay baby naked on their back and bend their knees right up in front of their tummy and rock their hips from side to side (almost like a snow skier doing mogules would)...

My DD (who is now 6) suffered from terrible gas and Infacol only worked some of the time, but she got great relief through tummy manipulation....

By rocking bubby the small pockets of gas can come together and be passed more easily as one BIG fart! You will know if it works for your baby as their tummy will go softer after about 15 minutes of doing these excercises...

Shell - Porsha got milk drunk all the time. She was a hungry little piggy but would fall asleep after one breast on many occasions. Try playing with DJ's feet and hands while he drinks to keep him awake and occasionally click your tounge at random intervals to keep him alert!

Anyhoo, hope that you ladies do not mind me popping in like this! I have 12 wks to go and feel like a whale!

[LMS]

My bubs always gets milk drunk except for her feed before her night time bed time, - the one at 5 and then at 8pm. when she is wide awake and just wants to play, even after we give her a bath!. I am finding it hard to get her to have some play time after her feed during the day (which is what I hear is what we should be trying to do - feed - play - sleep) - she just always crashes out. Is this a common problem? Any solutions for changing a babies timetable?

[Sammiejane]

Kanda is Lila really hungry before the feed? i find if i have had to make Molly wait (in the car or something like that) she crashes quicker, where as if i give her a feed as soon as she gets a bit hugry she will play for longer. Although sometimes this is a hinderence as she will be awake for 2 hours and want to play the whole time then want another feed!
What is your feeding routine like... do you demand feed or have set times?
I tried the set times for 3 days and it just didnt work for us, it buggered around with her evening and bedtime routine (feed, burp, play, bath, change, feed, burp, bed)
not sure if that has been of any help at all

[teachmum]

I've never had much success in the past trying to change my babies routines, especially at this young age. Personally I find it easier to follow their lead and demand feed. If they feed and sleep great, if they want to play .

You could try moving the bath earlier in the night. Maybe playtime could be a quiet one. Sometimes if Paddy is wide awake in the early hours I put him in his cot (he usually sleeps in a hammock or in my bed if DH is at work and I'm knackered) and turn on his mobile. It shines stars and moons on the ceiling and plays classical music or lullabies. He loves it but I don't interact with him much, just wait for him to get tired so I can feed again or put him to sleep. HTH

SJ sorry to hear about your run of bad luck. Isn't it amazing how resilient kids can be? Your must make sure you tell DSS how proud you are that he has done such a good job helping his idiot of a mother (OK yu can leave some of that out). The taping of the ears didn't look very complicated. The mum does it herself. She uses that white tape that's a bit see through.

Danni I'm sure Jazz will have you in a new routine in no time .

Does anyone know why the ADVIL package says you shouldn't take it if you are a nursing mother?

[LMS]

...I demand feed Lila too, I was just wondering if because she was wide awake at the times around the 5 and 8pm feeds (or there abouts) that maybe she thought it was earlier in the day? she does sleep a lot in the mornings and may be she is 3 hours out of wack? . Maybe if I try to keep her awake in the morning she may become more tired at night?

Last night she slept from 8.30 to 3am though, that is the longest she has slept eva! fantastic to have 6 hours sleep ...I feel so refreshed!!!!

[prama]

getting ready for class,
SJ all the best for today

[all girls]

Summer is usually wide awake between that time too, she is usually pretty overtired in the evenings as a lot of the time her day sleeps have been interrupted from having to take the kids somewhere. I feed her, bath her, have some quiet time (well try to with noisy kids around) feed her again then put her to bed, she is usually wide eyed when i put her down and depending on how over tired she is depends on how quickly she nods off, most of the time i have to go in a couple of times give her a pat for a few seconds then go out again. We are still wrapping, especially during the night, night time i use a kiddapottamus wrap that velcro's down, keeps her nice and warm too.

SJ you poor thing!! just what you need your DH ex relying on you and confiding in you... Poor little DSS he's gonna grow up way to quick living with her, he needs to be a kid for as long as possible. Hope DH's dad is ok, you guys have had a rough trot lately hope things get better real quick.....

When i opened a bank account years ago i needed a birth certificate but i think if it is in your name and your child's name then you don't???? Children's bank accounts should have no fees or taxes..

I had a big weekend taught Paige to ride a big bike with no training wheels only took a few hours clever little thing, before we knew it we were riding around our street. Sunday was very busy, we went bike riding, then i went to the gym i actually ran for the first time in a LONG time, then the whole family came up to the horse and i rode him and gave him a wash, we got home then i sat out in the street watching the girls ride up and down....

Hope you all have a great day xoxox

[all girls]

Teach is advil paracetamol? or does it have ibuprofin?

I am not losing weight the scales are all over the place even going up.... Very very annoying..... I am exercising heaps and being good food wise. I guess i just have to be patient.