Babies Born May 16th - 31st 2008 #3

[Je$$_84]

Well HAd to pick DS up from preschool after they found a suspiscious looking rash.... i went thinking it was probably a heat rash or his exema but NOPE... I have never seen anything like it.... It looked like little pin *****s all over his face and neck... Like little pin *****s that make the blood come to the surface ofthe skin. Took him to the GP who said he's never seen it either and to take him straight to the Hospital.... WTF...i started freaking out at this stage... 3 hours at the hossy and we finally get seen by the dic. HE didnt know what it was and asked the senior doc who also didnt know what it was or the cause... So i just have to keep an eye on him... It seems to have calmed down a bit so fingers crossed it will be nothing.

DD is still having teething issues... She has started sucking on her tongue. If my mouth gets itchy or my ears are sore i do the same... she's been very quiet and not as talkative so will keep an eye on her also... few nights of 3+ wake ups again. last night i put her to bed at 8 she woke up at 11 so i wrapped her back up put the cot mobile on and went back to bed.... she went back to sleep... No dummy (cos she still wont take one) and no feed... So happy... She went till 7 this morning... Sorry to those not getting good nights sleep thou... dont mean to brag but such a nice change when you have several wake ups. We did some watermelon in the chewy sack thingy yesterday... Loved it at first but then didnt want it. DH gave her bananna in it in the arvo (was cross as i wanted to introduce 1 thing at a time) but she sucked on it for AGES. I made some watermelon balls nd popped them in the freezer for today.... even DS loves the frozen balls... (never thought of freezing watermelon before.)

Nana- I have to comprimise day sleeping for night sleeping... If DD sleeps well in the day i know we'll have a bad night.... BUT i;d rather have a cranky baby during the day then be waking up several times of a night. Hope you can get some sleep and you sort out the immunisations... Hopefully you wont have to cancel but FULLY understand if it comes down to DS's health...

Well GTG MIL is picking up DS for their day out... (basically just a shopping trip and DS gets milk shakes, donuts and lots more JUNK... glad its only once every few weeks... he'd be a fatty for sure... hehehe
Hope everyone else is well..

Oh Abb- sorry bout facebook, my DP was on mine when you sent the message... He didnt know who you were so didnt reply anything.... (men could have just said sorry its not Jess )

[sassy123]

just poppin in quickly.
i tired jayda on food again yesterday and she was grumpy again. i guess leave her or should i keep going and let her get used to it?

[Madham]

Hi Everyone
No alot here to report again, just thought id come on and see how everyone else is going.
Sass - i am not sure if you should keep trying or not, i know some babies just prefer milk, my neice wouldnt eat solids until 7 months and i know my sis asked the mchn and they were not concerned as she was still having enough feeds and putting on weight. Might be best to just weight a few weeks and try again.
Jess - lol at your dh i thought it strange you didnt answer, but i understand now, men like to complicate things lol. I hope jordan's spots disappear soon, i am sure if he has no other symptoms he will be fine. My dd use to love frozen watermelon also, it is good on a hot day to quench thirst also.
NaNa- i was going to melbourne for the baby expo but had to cancel as dd had her entrance exam for secondary school saturday morning, i am glad now as i am sure i would have spent way too much money. Why did you not like it? It would be terribel to cancel your but health definelty comes first for sure. On the sleeping i find that if Hamish sleeps well during the day he also sleep well at night, i know some babies are the opposite, but if he is overtired he seems to wake alot, if that makes sense. I hope you get some well earned rest soon.
Mis tree - Good luck again for tomorrow, have my fingers crossed for you..

I am off to watch dp play cricket now , time to read a good book though lol..

[NaNa]

sorry to those I missed yesterday...
we had a rough night again. I'm sick of it, but hey... boy-o wants to wake at 1 and 3 am, and wont resettle with me anymore. Every time I hold him he starts with the kicking/swinging punches/rocking business! DP had to take him from me last night coz I was in agony (my hip... dont know what's up with that), and now he is shattered and wishes he hadn't gone to football training yesterday. We're up again at 7 for a couple of hours, but DS is grumpy the whole time, then sleeps again for 2 hours. Aside from that, everything's fine!
Abb - the expo was ok, but I felt like there was a load of unnecessary, expensive stuff that a lot of pregnant women get sucked into buying. Don't get me wrong, I could have gone a bit silly with the credit card on some of the gorgeous MCN, but that would have been it. I was tempted but already got fluffy mail earlier in the week that I probably didn't need (need vs want nappies - how wrong is that??). But then, it was Saturday and hot and jam-packed with people and prams and it cost $8 for a cr@p sandwich and that may have clouded my judgement... and a security guy had a go at me for BF VERY DISCREETLY in a quiet corner of the foyer. There was a queue in the mothers room, and nobody else around out there, so WTF?! I hate that.
oh, sorry to vent... hope your DD went well in her exam! How exciting! High school - wow, that's a big deal.
I have to go again... time is not my own! Hope you're all having a great weekend!

[Je$$_84]

NaNa- I would have blasted that security Guard... babies need to eat for god sakes... GRRRR.... The baby expos used to be good but arent so good anymore... I went few years back got TONNES of free samples and useful advice... now its all about money making.

Really sorry Aadi isnt sleeping well.... i have heard cammomile tea can help settle babies. there is a brauers stuff to help bubs settle to sleep. Not sure if its something you might consider. What about the bath stuff and lotions that are supposed to help soothe bubs or the baby bolsom is supposed to help.... (not just for colds) Last night i just went in as soon as DD made a noise wrapped her put the music on no light, no noise then walked out straight away... lucky for me she went back to sleep. i really hope you get ds to sleep soon... i know what its like my first was like that (waking every 2 hours for feeds.) Drop Aadi off here to you can have a snooze... big hugs....

Abb- Ohhh hope your DD went well on her exam... hope cricket was ok... did you get through your book..

Sass- DD has been unsettled a bit with the solids... i think here its the change in weather. maybe with the extra milk and solids she could be getting tummy aches... do you replace the milk with solids or is it on top of the milk??? I have been giving solids first then a small top up of milk (mainly to help with the constipation... figure the milk will make it less solid... (sorry TMI) i have been giving DD carrot sticks and apple slices to chew on... oh and rusks... seem to be keeping her ammused and i figured teaching herself hand eye co-ordination..

[sassy123]

jess: well i tried her on a dif farex the banana and pear one. she loved it but it reacted with her. she doesnt have craddle cap but as soon as she has somethign that doesnt agree with her it flares up. its wat happened witht eh toehr milks as soon as we put her on HA it went away straight away.
So i will leave her awhile longer and when i do start her ill go fresh food not tin. i was giving her a bottle then a bit of food after. she would eat a whole jar if i kept feeding her and keep it all down.

i hope i hear back about one of the jobs this week. feels like its been too long lol. i guess most places let u know even if its a no.

We r going away sat night. mum is coming to look after jayda and we r goign out for tea and staying somewhere. the best thing is i can drink YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! heheh i am not a alco i swear lol. i drank once after having jayda then i went on a diet that had no alcohol.

we had a great weekend no ***** from anyone made a good difference lol

dunno wat is going on with jayda the other weekend we were at mums for bathurst and my bro had her nearlyt he whole time walkin around with her playing with her etc. then this weekend as soon as he would look at her she would scream.

[NaNa]

thanks for the suggestions Jess, I'm trying everything. Last night was awful. It's not that DS has any trouble going to sleep as he goes to bed every night at 8ish with no hassles normally, but it's when he wakes up thru the night and wont resettle that's the problem. Normally it's not too hard to resettle him (before we moved, anyway) and I can usually manage it before he fully wakes up but last night was lots of sudden screaming, so I wouldn't be surprised if a tooth or two pop up in the very near future. I drink chamomile tea myself and have tried giving some to DS with fennel and anise to help with wind in the past but I guess I could try it again. We massage DS after his bath using almond oil with pure lavender oil, and have some in a burner in the room also. I refuse to use J&J products, but that's mainly because I can make much nicer things myself without all the petrochemicals! I give him (and myself) a homeopathic formula specifically for calming babies (and mum) while teething and irritable. Even panadol didn't have much effect last night, tho, and there wasn't much sleep happening between 12.30 and 6. I'm completely brain-dead, but I'm still hopeful that it will pass soon enough. It must be awful cutting your first teeth, and if this is how bad it is now then I'm not looking forward to the 2-year-old molars! The rest of the day DS is happy as can be, and you would never guess that he was a screeching demon at night. Gemini...
and yeah, I would have blasted the security guard too in normal circumstances, but I was in shock, and DS was just about asleep in my arms otherwise I woulda slapped him. Moron... I guess he feels he did his job that day, but seriously... he had to walk right up to me to see over the pram and even then I had a muslin wrap over DS and me. I was gobsmacked!

Sassy - I hope you hear back from one of the jobs at least. Have you called any of them? My DP is a recruitment consultant, and always recommends following up any application or interview just to get feedback, even if it's unsuccessful, so you can find out where you stand and what you could do differently. Hope you have a wonderful night away on the weekend!