Babies born May 1-15 2008 #2

Kristale thats aweful, i am glad to hear you and your fam are all ok!

Laranna, Molly doesnt get much belly time on the floor, mainly on my tummy! She hates being on her tummy on the floor so thats our comprimise :)

Blanche love your new avvie, i must get mione changed i souppose!
Dont feel bad about saying its your break from her, i think we need that bit of time! I just wish i could get some :rolleyes:

Jodi yay on Emily almost rolling from back to front, Molly has shown no interest in rolling as yet. She has great neck muscles and head control but she just seems to be happy to look around. Oh well i guess she will do it when she is ready!

Sharon :hello: its great to hear from you! Sounds like Oliver is doing great! Thats fantastic that you can start weaning him off the zantac soon too.

Well Molly is still doing really well, I am happy to say that her sleeping routine is brilliant, she has her last feed around 8 to 8:30pm and then doesnt feed before 7am every morning, sometimes she even pushes it to 8am :dance: During the day she is awake a lot more but most times she is happy to lay around with her activity gym over her or be in her swing. She seriously doesnt get much floor time but i find it hard as i have to be there constantly and cant leave the room just in case Mitchie forgets shes there! I would hate for him to hurt her. He absolutley adores her and is still sooo gentle with her. When he feels he needs his time he just comes up and says Mummy in the most adorable voice and sticks his arms out to me! So then we have snuggle time and play together. It is very hard some days as i seriously don't get a minute to myself (as I am sure all you Mums with toddlers know) as if your not changing feeding or talking and playing with one baby you are changing getting meals and drinks or playing withthe other one! This having two under two is bl@@dy hard work!
Anyway in saying that i have both bubs in bed so i best get my backside off this puter and get my housework done!

Hi to everyone and i shall do my best to get back on again soon

Hi everyone. Sorry I've been a bit MIA but I've been struggling a bit lately

Kristale - that's very scary. So lucky that none of you were hurt - bet it scared the life out of you though. Amazing isn't it that you spend the extra money to live in the better suburbs and it bites you in the b*m! I was a very happy camper the day our security gate and wall around the front garden was finished.

Kat - Molly sounds like an absolute angel. Lucky you with all that sleep. Have you tried a play pen around her mat? I've got one for that I had originally thought I would put Izzy in whenever I went to the toilet, load of washing etc but I find it easier to put it in the corner and then put Elena on her mat up in the corner so that Izzy can't reach her. Makes life so much easier to be able to leave the room for a minute without worrying about coming back to a squished newborn!

Sharon - great to hear from you and brilliant news that you can start cutting back on the Zantac. Oliver sounds like he's thriving. Good that they've broken up your BB group, although you probably now miss some people you've formed relationships with that are in the other group from you. Its much easier keeping up with a smaller group though.

Jodi - wow Emily sounds like she is just screaming along with development. She is so clever to be rolling over already.

Laranna - how did your checkup go?

Blanche - great news that your little man is on the mend. The weather makes it so hard doesn't it. Izzy stands at the sliding door in the family room banging on it to get outside but its just so awful. Still, this weekend has been nice so hopefully you've been able to take advantage of it.

Things have been pretty dark here over the last couple of weeks. I seriously cracked it at DH yesterday about his lack of help around the house. Its all been feeling like its coming down on top of me so after losing it when my Mum was over the other day she has told me that she'll come over a couple of days a week to help with the girls. Gotta love your mum don't you. Its not even that she will do all that much, but the simple knowledge that she will be here and I won't be alone to cope makes me feel so much better. Although I've been looking for cliffs to drive off the girls have actually been pretty good. Elena has had a few nights where she's got through to 6am or later without waking for a feed and Izzy is getting more gorgeous with her every day. She will sit next to her and stroke her hair really softly, or play with her hands. The only problem is that she is starting to want to pick her up - bit difficult seeing as Elena is half Izzy's weight, not to mention that Iz has no idea that she's not a dolly that can't be flung around and bounced off the coffee table! Gorgeous all the same.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and bubs are all starting to find that night sleeping dust.

hi Sharon - great that you popped in. Pop in here whenever you like, you're more than welcome. That's great that you can cut back Oliver's medication.

lulu - :hug: How is your dh now after your talk with him? Is he going to help out more. I know when Emily was born, I had to have one of those talks with my dh. As we were only used to having a toddler around, having a newborn in the house again was a huge change, for him mostly. But after the talk, a lot changed, and it's smooth sailing most days now.
I've been teaching Nina that she is a big girl, and Emily is a little girl. That way she understands (well, is starting to) that she can't pick Emily up, or cuddle her too roughly.

kat - I hear you on the 2 under 2 being hard work!! But it's worth every minute of it, isn't it. Molly sounds like she's in a fantastic routine. Well done. Emily is waking at around 5am for her first feed for the night, I'd love for her to sleep another hour or so. I'm sure it'll happen in time.

Well it sounds like all the babies are doing fantastic, which is great to hear.
We went away over the weekend to a beach a few hours away. It was so relaxing and the weather was fantastic. Nina swam with Daddy while Emily & I relaxed on the sand. Emily loved feeling the sand in her toes, she kept wriggling her body off the towel onto the sand. And considering we were all in the same room, the girls slept really well. We feel very relaxed now, and dh wants to take the week off work :rolleyes:

hi all...sounds like you are all going well...lulu :hug: hope you are feeling better...

i have been feeling a bit 'incompetent' with the feeding lately...even though the gp, the aba, lactation consultant tell me i'm doing all the right things, i still don' get why J isn't putting on much weight and I feel guilty...really want to exclusively BF for 6 months but am thinking of comp feeding but dont want to jeopardise BF'ing by doing so....anyway GP says he'sfine just on the small side and we did a wee sample and I got the referral to the paed...

Jodi - your weekend sounds just lovely. Not surprising your DH doesn't want to go back to work! My DH didn't actually say anything when I start ranting on Saturday except to say that I should tell him what he should be doing. Completely lost it and told him I shouldn't have to tell him that the dishes in the sink need washing, the laundry needed folding, the floor could do with a vacuum, our clothes needed to be washed and god forbid he changed the bedding!! He used to be sooooo good when we first lived together. Not sure if he thinks that now that I'm not officially working its all my responsibility, or if I stupidly let him doing his share slide along the way and now I'm noticing that he hasn't done anything in a long time? Anyway, hopefully things will improve a bit, at least for a while.

Laranna - try not to feel guilty about the feeding situation (a LOT easier said than done I know - mummy guilt is a terrible thing). If your GP says that Joshua is doing well, then that's great and I'm sure the paed will say the same thing. Don't forget that "normal" is that one baby in 100 and that the 99 other babies are somewhere else on the scale and therefore "abnormal". Isabelle has never got about the 20th percentile except for the first three months when she was on the 50th percentile. And it was after those 3 months that she went onto formula so please don't think its your breastmilk.

Lulu - thanks...I guess I have to get used to this 'mummy guilt'. I am sure it won't be the last time I am worried about something about DS!

I hope your hubby starts helping out more without you having to ask him. I am so grateful my DP has helped out with the housework especially in the first few weeks where he did absolutely everything. Is there anyone else you can ask to help you out? :hug:

DS spends alot of time during the day awake...anyone else have this? Sometimes he will be a bit grizzly, sometimes fully unsettled and sometimes just lies there quietly. I feel like he should be sleeping more during the day. He pretty much sleeps from around 11pm to 10am with a few feeds in between those times.

His poos have slowed down to one every second day but he farts heaps in between! He's also been recognising his toys more and more and spends time laughing and 'talking' to them, it's soo cute! Plus, he has started to reach for them wave his hands at them but can't quite grip them yet. It is so cool every time I see him do something new :)

Hi Guys,
Sorry to invade!
I just popped in to say hi to the rest of my old belly buddies group!
Lulu and Kats....I've been looking for the thread (when I get a chance but could bever find it...you were on the last page!!).

How are you all going! I miss our group!!

Benjamin is going well after a few hiccups (reflux, reaction to the Zantac, then hospital for a UTI), he goes to bed between 7 and 8 every night and usually goes through til between 1:30 and 2am then through again til about 7...I'm good with that, though we'll look at cutting out the middle of the night feed soon as he just mucks around anyway!!

Now that I've found you guys I can book mark you and pop in and see you again soon...if thats ok!!

Hi Baby Wrangler :welcome: The more the merrier!

laranna - just remember that some babies are just skinny babies. Nina was. So I know how you're feeling. My friends would have chubby babies and rave on about how much their baby weighed, but Nina was always so skinny.

How is everyone this week? Babies all behaving for their mummy's and daddy's I hope. All is well here. DH did end up having Monday off, but went back to work Tuesday. I think he needed the break.
I'm having a nice break from Nina today as she's at daycare. She was driving me insane yesterday. I like Wednesday's & Thursday, I get to chill out with just Emily.

All going well and feeling much more positive about the weight thing. Went to a new lactation consultant today who worked out DS has a dysfunctional suck so we have a few exercises to do to get him back on track...I've posted more info in the breastfeeding chatter thread if any one is keen to know.

LC also noticed that DS should have slightly better head control by now but then again he is 3 weeks early and may take a bit longer so she wasn't too concerned but I do have some other exercises to do with him for that too...basically just lifting him by his arms a few times and giving him lots of side and tummy time.

Finally get to go to the hairdresser on Friday yippeee...was due to go the week DS arrived, of course as he arrived early I didn't make it to my appointment so haven't been to the hairdresser in over 4 months! I am so looking forward to it!

Sorry to intrude on your thread again... Just wanted to say Hi to the girls from our old BB group... Still reading up on your little ones progress. you all sound like your little ones are all doing well...

Its great to read about what stages your bubs are at were a few weeks behind but getting there so many great memories already...

Tiahna has FANTASTIC neck muscles and supports her own head well (sometimes she gets a bit wobbly but only if she's doing it while... She's trying to roll already which seems a little advance for me... after reading all your post i think it is... she's done it once from tummy to back and once from back to tummy...

Hope you gals dont mind me reading up on your progress.. really miss you guys from our thread...

Hi Jess! Good to hear you andTiahna are doing well :) It is great when they start doing new things isn't it...

How is everyone and their bubs going?

It seems we are back on track with the feeding, still needs improving but we are getting there. DS has been waking for an extra feed during the night, so now I'm getting up 3 times instead of 2. The good thing is though that he is becoming more efficient and not taking so long to feed now and is done before I fall back asleep :)

I have noticed recently that people in the shops talk to me more just because I have a baby in my arms! Had him in the ergo this morning doing the shopping and a lady said he looked so cute and cosy and asked how old he was. When I told her, she was like "oh he's so tiny!" grrr not really a confidence booster for me but I'm finding I'm getting these comments more and more. The good thing is he looks healthy (he is) and that's the main thing I guess. In 12 months he will probably be a little chubby bubba and I will be wondering WTH was I worried about!?

good to hear the feeding is going well Laranna
no matter what size bubs is you will always get comments!! just like you do when pregnant about the size of your belly!

we are going good Jack sleeping 5-6hrs at night now waking for a bottle and back to sleep again, hes awake more in the day and will happily play in is swing and on his playmat but only if im right next to him, if i walk away he just cries but as soon as i walk back and talk to him hes fine! separation anxiety already geez!

hope everyone is going well and having a nice weekend

Hey Everyone

Babywrangler its gret to see you pop in! I always sem to miss you on MSN! But then i dont get in front of this computer very often lately.It sounds like BJ is doing really well and i love seeing the pics on MSN of him ~ he's such a cutie :hug:

Blanche :lol: at the seperation anxiety! I bet it can be frustrating at times!

Laranna its amazing how many people do stop you when you have bubs and toddlers! I agree with Blanche someone always has something to say either they too small or too chubby just like when you are PG! I wouldn't worry like you say he is gaining and at the end of the day thats all that matters

ok well i have to go already !!! Molly needs a feed and DS needs to go to work:wall:
i will try and get back later to finish posting! Bye for now!

hi girls...how is everyone?

We are still struggling with the feeding and have started to comp feed with a supply line. I don't know why but giving him formula really upset me and I cried the whole time and apologised to him for not being able to give him enough of my own milk. I guess thats why I felt disappointed in myself and my body.

Those of you who formula feed, how did you feel about doing it? Was it something you decided to do from the beginning?

So nothing else exciting here, we've been doing lots of visits with CHN, LC and GP about his feeding. His suck is still not good enough but at least he is getting some breastmilk.

After 10 days of going without a poo he finally did one yesterday right as we were about to walk out the door to go to Mothers Group! OMG it was a shocker too...he was definitely saving it up! :)

Hope everyone is going well!

Laranna- I have formula fed Amelie since she was 2 weeks and I did feel sooo guilty about it. But at the same time I was miserable breastfeeding her and I didnt want her to pick up on that. I even considered going back to breastfeeding when she was about 6 weeks but if It didnt work out again I wondered what impact that would have on her and she was and still is very happy on formula. I will try harder next time to breastfeed as I do still get attacks of the guilts but I think that is just part of being a Mum questioning if you are doing the right thing. But she is happy, healthy and very loved and thats all that matters in the end.

Kristale - thanks for sharing that. I've been having the same thoughts about wondering if I'm doing the right thing, not only with feeding but everything else too! I said tearfully to DP last night "I have no idea what I'm doing!" I've been doing everything under the sun to get the feeding right, at least to get DS to put on more weight. It will be interesting to see how much he has put on this week since I have been comp feeding with some formula. We are off to the paed on Monday.

But you are so right, as long as they are happy, healthy and loved then that's all we can ask for :)

Anyhow, wish this horrible weather would go away, it would do me and DS wonders to get outside for a nice walk in the sunshine.

laranna - like you said, as long as they are happy & healthy. That's all that matters. The guilt trips will never end. Whether it's the way we feed them when they're babies, or whether we go back to work or stay at home, right through to them being teenagers and not letting them go to that 'very important party on Friday night'! It will never end. You need to do what's right for you, and what you're happy with.
I know it's been hard with you, with the minimal weight gains, but every baby is different. Some gain little weight as babies, and thrive as kids or adults. Other babies get chubby really quickly, but are stick then as kids. You're doing everything you can, and to the best of your ability. You can't do any more than that. Give yourself a pat on the back. You're doing wonderfully.

I wrote a post in here the other day, but it didn't appear. Weird. And I can't remember what I wrote!
Everything is going great here with Emily. Me on the other hand, I have the flu :( It's pretty bad, I keep getting light headed to the point that if I don't sit down then I might faint. And I'm getting the shakes and aches and pains as well. It's a PITA that all I can take is panadol. That's not doing a huge lot to get rid of it.
aaaah well, hopefully it'll go away soon. I've gone through 4 boxes of tissues in 2 days!

Weird Jodi. My post disappeared too. Gremlins. Hope you feel better soon. Not nice being sick and having to look after two bubs.

Laranna - I absolutely agree with what the others have said. I formula fed Isabelle from 13 weeks and I gave myself such a hard time about it. In the end, I ended up being happy, my baby was happy and that's all that mattered. Be prepared for some negativity from people but just remember you are the one that knows yourself and your bub best. Happy mum = happy baby. And like you, I said I was going to do everything I could to bf this time. I am, but I have to admit I don't enjoy it and am only still doing it because (A) Ellie won't take a bottle and (B) I know how much more work FFing is - anyone who says women ff for convenience has never had to do it!

Still struggling a bit here. They're both such good girls but Izzy has 3 teeth all coming through at once so she's grizzly and clingy. Elena is going really well but is still feeing every 3 or 4 hours, 24 hours a day. She also uses me as a dummy (and won't take a dummy), so I'm so tired. Every now and then I'll get a good night but they are few and far between. Hanging out for the day it all clicks for her and she sleeps longer at night consistently.

Thanks girls ...I'm feeling a bit better about it all, starting to realise that I am doing all that I can.

Jodi - :hug: I hope the flu disappears quick and in the meantime, I hope you have someone to help you out so you can get some rest.

Lulu - :hug: to you too...I hope things settle down for you too. I am also looking forward to having even just a block of 3 or 4 hours sleep. J feeds every 2 hours round the clock, some is just comfort though plus I am doing the comping every 3rd feed or so...very tired!

How do you tell when they start teething? And when they do, how long before the tooth breaks through? J has been drooling heaps the past few weeks and today I noticed a little white dot on his bottom gum that feels quite hard. DP apparently got his first tooth at 3.5 months and I've heard getting teeth early is hereditary.

laranna - I too have heard that getting teeth early is herediarty. Nina started teething at 12 weeks, but the first tooth didn't actually appear until she was 7.5 months old.

lulu - 3 teeth at once, ouchie! Poor little chicken. I hope Elena starts cutting back ont the comfort feeds soon, that must be hard :hug:

Jodi- I hope your flu gets better soon.
lulu- sorry to hear you are struggling a bit with your girls.

Well me and Amelie are going great she is sleeping from 10:30pm (her dream feed) to between 5 and 6am which is amazing I am so happy with her for that it makes me feel so much better after that big block of sleep. She is so smiley all the time and always wants to stand on her feet now I keep telling her she is still a baby. How quick they start to grow up I miss her little baby stage already. We also had some family photos on Saturday and they look so great we chose to have some skin shots in big prints framed for our house we all look great. But very expensive!!! Any girls in Perth if you go to Viva be prepared there photo prices are insane but the photos are gorgeous.

Laranna - I've been wondering about teething too. Elena is chewing, not sucking her hand. Izzy got her first tooth at 4 months but it had been coming through for a while.

BBL

hi ladies, sorry its been a while since i posted but just finding it hard to find the time and the computer has been broken.
i was wondering about the teething too, joseph has been drooling a lot and munching his hand like crazy, but could be that he has just found them. he's doing really well, he weighs now a little over 6 kilos and is now in double zeros, his neck though is not strengthening as much as we'd like but i guess that comes in time. he's just started sleeping 8 hours the last two nights and before that 4 to 5 hours, so thats pretty good. i'm sorry i don't have much more to post as we have family visiting from singapore.
i really hope everyone is doing well and so too your little ones. take care

Good to hear everyone is starting to get some more sleep during the night. Josh slept 6 hours on Thursday and Friday nights but then last night he woke twice, first at around 1:30am but settled after a retuck and dummy and second at around 3:30 for a feed.

He is still a little bubba, still in 0000 and 000! We are off to the paediatrician tomorrow to get everything checked out. My general feeling is he is ok, just needs more calories in him. I've started comp feeding with a supply line this week so he is having his normal about of time on my boobs plus getting 100-200mls of formula each day depending on how he's feeling. Yesterday he had an ultrasound on his tummy as the GP thought it would be a good idea since he had not done a poo for 10 days, but the sonographer was a paediatric specialist and she said everything looks fine, he is just slow to move his bowels. This time he has gone 6 days without pooing...I don't really mind as the less pooey nappies I have to change the better :) but my god when he does poo, you can tell he has really saved it up! LOL

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Lol Laranna - i know when Jack goes a day without a poo when he does its so smelly cant imagine the smell after 6 days!! hope the appt goes well tomorrow...keep up the good work hunni your doing a great job :hug:

We are going well here Jack has been great the last few weeks im waiting for it all the change!! last night was a great night he slept from 11pm - 8am and DD has been sleeping all night again too so i had a good sleep too:)
Jack is starting to go into 00 now

hope everyone had a great weekend cant believe its almost over already

So it seems DS needs fattening up (well, I already knew that!). The paed was great and reassuring. She suggested I up the formula to 100mls after every breastfeed. We had some blood tests done too and my little man was a lot braver than his mum! He did not cry one bit (I almost did!). The paed says that if there is any wrong with the bloods then he will have to go into hossie but the general feeling is tha he is fine. Paed is happy that his head and length are growing normally. We go back on Thursday.

I'm sad that our bf'ing relationship hasn't gone full steam ahead but I am a bit more at ease ithe it all now because I know I've worked so hard to make it work better. I've tried everything and now I just want my little man to be healthy and grow well so if he has to have formula on top of his breastmilk then so be it.

That's great the the Paed was reassuring Laranna. Like you said, as long as he is healthy, that's all that matters. I know it's heartwrenching when you desperately want to b/f, but it's not working out how you wanted it to. But you've done everything you can for him.

kristale - those photos sound amazing! We had photos done when Nina was 12 months old, and they're great. VERY expensive though. We'll be doing the same thing when Emily is 12 months old. I have an individual one of Nina which I've framed, so I'll be getting a photo of Emily at that age and putting it next to Nina's.

klee - great to see you pop in, and good to hear everything is going well with you guys.

Emily has started kicking her arms & legs a lot more this week. Today she wriggled out of her wrap, kicked it down the end of her cot, and wriggled up to the other end of the cot. Now that's a mighty effort! She's going into 00 size clothes now. It's sad seeing her growing so quickly. She was giggling at us today, and everytime we'd look at her, she'd giggle then look away all shy. Very cute. She has 2 teeth that are poking through at the moment. They don't seem to be bothering her though.
She went to bed tonight without her usual top up feed. She fed at 5'ish, had a bath at 6, and went straight to sleep afterwards. So I wonder if she'll wake tonight wanting that top up? She did that the other night, and OMG my boobs were killing me.

Jodi - Yay for Emily kicking her arms and legs! :cheer: Joshua is a big wriggler too, he seems to wriggle sideways though and ends up agains the bars of the cot peeking through. His cot is next to my side of the bed so sometimes I wake up to him staring at me through the gaps!

One good thing about Joshua still being little is that we are getting very good use out of all his clothes! Lengthwise he has outgrown 0000 so is now in 000 for the wondersuits but everything else like separate pants and tops we are getting away with 0000 still.

Joshua is getting weighed again today to see how he's gone with the formula top ups. Hopefully he is packing it on! To me his cheeks are looking a little chubbier but everytime I think he has put on weight, it turns out he hasn't put on much at all, so I'm just going to wait and see first!

ETA: Josh put on 330grams in the last 3 days!!! :D He's finally had a growth spurt :dance: He has a bit of catching up to do, but now it seems we are back on track. He just needs the extra calories. woohoo I am so happy now :)

Laranna great to hear about Josh's weight gain!! Wohooo

Just thought I'd let the Perth girls that Have not seen it there is a Perth meet up being organised for this month check the thread it should be good. Dates are still being discussed.

laranna - that's fantastic about the weight gain :cheer:

fantastic news Laranna, Joshua deserves a WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO, keep it up little man.

Well, I thought I had posted today but looks like it didn't appear.

Joshua had his 3 month check today and he's going really well. Has put on another 208grams since Thursday so all up that's 538grams in just one week! :woot: I guess he does have a bit of catching up to do. He's now 4.08kg. Hopefully he keeps this up for another few weeks :)

Booked into the post natal aqua aerobics next week. DS gets to go in the pool for 15 minutes, then the mums get to do a work out. Should be good fun, although I am a little nervous about how it is all going to work.

Hope you ladies and bubs are going well?!

laranna - again, a big woohoo to Joshua on his weight gain!!! That's fantastic. Aqua Aerobics sounds great. Let us know how you go.

Emily had a reaction to the sunscreen we used on her face on the weekend, and her face looks like a mess. It's awful. So she's on strong ointment & pain killers at the moment. She's doing really well with it.

Some of you will remember Chrissy from our belly buddies. Well unfortunately her DH passed away last night. Please keep her and their children in your thoughts.

Hi Mummas,
Still stalking your thread seeing what your all up to...

sounds like your all doing well and your bubs aswell, Jodi- Thats aweful about emily having a reaction to sunscreen hope she's ok...

Also such sad news about Chrissy... Huge :hug: to her and the kids... Havent heard much from her since having bubs. My thoughts are with her and the kids... :pray:

Hey Jess, I know Chrissy has been pretty busy with Liam as he's a clingy baby. It's such sad news isn't it.
Emily's face looks awful. I can't bear to look at it even. :(

I forgot to mention that I had Emily weighed yesterday, and she's 6.8kg already! Such a little porker.

Hi ladies. Sorry been MIA. Have been diagnosed with PND and having a pretty tough time. Was prescribed happy pills but they had an awful effect on Elena so can't take them. Not sure where we go next.

Very sad news about Chrissy.

Jodi - wow. Your little princess is a porker! She's obviously getting the good stuff though. Good on you!

Laranna - are you doing your aqua aerobics at St John's? It sounds great. I meant to do it with Izzy but never got there. Should probably do it now with Elena. Great news with J's weight gain. Brilliant. Are you coming to the meet up next Friday? Would be lovely to meet you.

Can't remember who started the conversation about sizes but Elena is in 00s for all in ones with feet - they're huge on her width ways but she needs them for the length. She sure doesn't get long legs from me! Otherwise, she's in 000s for everything else. Haven't had her weighed recently but just by looking at her she seems to be really stacking it on but without getting chubby - just beautiful, round little baby bits. She's so alert and is really interacting now with lots of smiles and chuckles during play. She also smiles whenever she sees me across the room which just melts my heart. Still feeding way too much at night (for my sake) but I'm feeding her lying down in bed now and frequently doze off and wake up a couple of hours later when she's after another feed.

Anyway, its a beautiful day here today so am off to the park soon. Hope everyone has a good day.

That's not good about Chrissy :(

Jodi - poor Emily...I hope it clears up really quickly. I should use sunscreen on DS as he has my fair skin, are there special ones for babies that you can get?

Lulu - :hug: sorry to hear about the PND, just remember we are all a keyboard away if/when ever you need a chat.

Doing the aqua aerobics at Mercy, did the antenatal ones and they were fantastic. I'll have to check out the meetup thread, last time I looked I didn't think I would be able to make the day, but if it is next Friday that should be ok.

Ditto on the smiles, every morning when I go to get Joshua out of his cot he is wide awake talking at his mobile, then as soon as he sees me standing there, the hugest grin appears on his face and he has the cutest dimples :)

Wtg Joshua on the weight gains!! well done to you too Laranna your little man his happy healthy all because of you!

Lulu- im so sorry to hear that you have PND and that you cant take the medication :hug:, has your doctor giving you any other options? will be good to meet you and your girls at the meetup friday :)

Jodi, i think Jack would be around the same weight as Emily! hes a chubba too. get him weighed in the 20th

Sad to hear of Chrissy's DH passing

Horrible news about Chrissy.

Yay!!! Again on Josh's weight gain Laranna he will catch up in no time if he continues like that.

Lulu sorry to hear about your Pnd I hope you have lots of support around you.

Jodi wow on Emily's weight. Amelie was only 5.29 last week but she doesnt look small to me.

Amelie is so smiley to especially in the morning when your tired and want to go back to bed and she gives me a big smile it makes it all ok.