Babies Born May 16th - 31st 2008 #3

[Madham]

NaNa seems aadi is sleeping better for you, great to hear. I hope he keeps improving for you, 1 wake up is manageable. Comeon other tooth.

Ok well go the all clear at paed, but now hamish has a cold grrr, its only just beginning runny nose, sneezing and a little cough so far, fingers crossed its just the snuffles and doesn't develop into anything. Other than this we dont really have alot to report, dd hasn't been too bad but i am keeping an eye on her behaviour atm, trying to get her to open up. Anyway thats another issue.

Quiet in here today, where is everyone.

Coooooooo eeeeeeeeeeee

There is an echo i here... lol

Sorry in a silly mood.

[NaNa]

Abb - you know I'm never that far away! I was over at the flat-nappy thread... must stop obsessing about nappies! It's great that Hamish got the all-clear, but bummer about the cold! If it's not one thing, it's another. I thought Aadi was getting a cold, but turned out it was just teething. Or maybe I'm just blaming everything on teething? Whatever, it works for me!
We had another good night, with only one wake-up. But it seems that when DS wakes up, he feeds and goes back to sleep without a problem, but only ever sleeps for 3 to 3.5 hours afterwards. So we're getting up at 6, and I'm not very playful at that hour... Then he goes back to sleep an hour or so later and today he slept for 3 hours. Meanwhile I'm wrecked and cant go back to sleep!! I'm hoping he'll soon learn to sleep in. Slowly slowly...
Hope everyone's having a good day!

[Je$$_84]

Hey Mummas,

Abb- Cooooo eeeee i'll reply your echo... hehe... glad you got the all clear... i bet it still in the back of your head tho.... bugger bout the cold... get that vapouriser out.... and Good luck on getting DD to open up... i remember my little sis at that age... GRRRR.... Must be so frustrating for you.

NaNa- Yup dettol is grose but it has helped heaps... hopefully anothr week and it'll be all good. YAY on finally getting some sleep... were having the 1-2 wake ups but its better then 4. As for work i'm off on friday to ask for more time. i just cant leave DD at daycare when she refuses bottle, dummy and other people. so if they accept then good if not Poop to them... DP doesnt want me to go back at all and honestly i'm not ready... my princess and monkey (as much as he *****s me) are my life and if i didnt have to send DS i wouldnt... He needs it thou... I've also been thinking bout the BLS... have been going a mid morning-lunch solid feed last week or so and DD is LOVING IT that apple oatmeal works wonders for her bowel. i know i said i wasnt going to do fruits just yet but DP got the 1st one and she LOVES it... I alternate i use 1/2 jar one day then other 1/2 next dat then change to vege's... DD loves apple and carrots. She's always trying to grab stuff from me... I had a salad sandwich today and she grabbed it and lent over and started trying to eat it... SOOO funny seeing a baby with half a sandwhich in her hand...

DD's growing too fast i needed to buy new clothes today... i've been holding out cos summers approaching but i have NO pants for her and its gone cold again. i had to buy her more singlets.. I have 0's but they seemed very small... i brought 1's and there HUGE... i'm thinking maybe the 0's were mislabled. but at least the singlets will do for a while now. i brought her the osh cosh nighty sleeping bag things.. couldnt find any other sleeping bags at Big w and Kmart will try target or pumpkin patch when i get my a$$ to westfields. I've increased the water intake back on the maxalon and activite and milk supply has been boosted... Now when DD is in bed and i'm atill awake (like while DP is on night shift) i have been expressing like a last feed to try to boost it up more... during the day is impossible without compromising the next feed. DD is gatting so cranky on the floor now... She's trying so hard to move round and get to things but still cant work out the crawling... she tryies and tries and gets so cranky i end up needing to pick her up...

Today she has been so... well.... floppy... all huggy and laying over the shoulder when i pick her up instead of fighting to look round... Its weird... even DP noticed... hope she's not comming down sick. its VERY inusual.

NaNa- just thought i'd add... Good luck on getting bubs to sleep in... My DS if almost 4 and has NEVER Slept in always up at at least 7am. most of the time its 5.30 6am

Hope everyone else is well

[Je$$_84]

Just wanted to post that DD is now asleep sucking on her dummy... Yes thats right i've been giving her a dummy to play with and she's been putting it in her mouth when i put her into bed she still had it so i just poped it in and walked out and when i went back in she was asleep sucking on it still... WOO HOOO... maybe now i'll be able to use it for night wake ups... fingers crossed

[Madham]

Woohoo Jess thats great news, hopefully it makes a difference for you. I know how much Hamish likes his.

NaNa i am thinking the same as you with the cold, maybe it is teething, he is a bit cranky atm too and gross acid poos yuck. I rubbed my finger on his gums earlier and his mouth was on fire poor little man. He has had lots of sleeps today so its not upsetting him too much, will see how he goes tonight.

[NaNa]

Jess - glad you got the dummy to work for your DD! It's very much the same here with the trying-to-crawl business. Aadi is confidently rolling onto his tummy from left and right, but gets so frustrated when he can't move forward. He turns around on the spot, and bounces himself up and down like he's breakdancing (which looks hysterical!) but after a few minutes he's just cranky and I have to turn him over and usually pick him up. I'm in no real hurry for him to crawl, because then I wont get a moment's rest!
Good luck with work, I hope you dont have to go back until you're ready.
IKWYM about the clothes... some brands are teeny-tiny, others are huge. I still have some 000 stuff that fits, but other stuff is 00 or 0 and is too small. Worse than ladies clothes!
Abb - if Hamish is teething (and it sounds like it) I hope it goes smoothly and both bottom teeth come up at once. It's dragging on here and it's not fun.
Mis - hope things get better with the sleep for you too. It's just a phase, surely.
I don't really expect DS to ever sleep in, but longer than 3 hours after the night-time feed would be great. Up at 5 this morning, blaaahhhh.... I did go back to sleep around 7 but then the neighbours started mowing their lawn and they HAD to start right outside my bedroom of course. Last night DS fell asleep at 6, which was really unusual, then woke at 7 for a feed and fell straight back to sleep. Not good when he had a wet nappy, but he was crashed out... then I went and checked him at 8.30 and he was sleeping soundly but flat on his face! Scared me half to death! I tried to gently turn him over and he screamed and screamed. Tried to calm him down enough to change his nappy and clothes, but then he wouldn't resettle for 2 hours and it was a real fight. I dont know if I did the right thing by turning him over but I just couldn't leave him sleeping like that.
Anyway, we're a bit out of whack today, so I just hope this tooth pops up TODAY PLEASE and we can get back into some sort of routine. Having DP home for a 4-day weekend was great but he does mess things up a bit! And after three days he's exhausted and needing naps! Poor dear...
BBL!

[Je$$_84]

Hi ladies.

Well DS has been running a fever all day and a bit of last night. no other symptoms just burning up. he said he doesnt feel sick just very tired. His gums are inflamed and his eyes have big dark circles around them... Even though he had a good night sleep... i was thinking maybe low iron???? HE just doesnt seem to have any energy today... its kinda nice but worrying at the same time

DD has been very whingy today. But thankfull has had 2 sleeps and the dummy is working for few minutes...

DD is in 000's for few things but mainly 00's... 0 are still big but the bonds singlets sem like they are 00's especially compared to the size 1's i just brought... I brought her a beautiful Yellow dress yesterday in 00 but its massive. also a little leggings and top set also 00 and also too big. its like i cant win.... they have so many nice summer stuff i cant wait to buy and dress her in but am waiting til i NEED to buy them.. i have so many outfits that were only worn once or twice...

DD is also rolling like crazy... she can get over in milli seconds now and back. although she seems to have forgotten how to last 2 days. we were up 3 times last night and once to DS who wet the bed again... i went in to check him as i had this gut feeling something was wrong. went in grbbed the blankets and they were soaked... he didnt even wake up... when i woke him to get him changes i felt how hot he was.

well best be off... Sorry no personals having few issues (will be posting a thread for some advice i think)

[Madham]

NaNa i think it is definetly teething, no cold just runny nose, and mouth is on fire atm, he is still sleeping ok though (*touch wood). Have been rubbing his gums with sm33 when it gets really bad.
Jess seems you are having a rough time of it atm. familys can be difficult at times. I hope your Ds is feeling better, poor little man, how is he today?
Hamish is the same with rolling he is driving me crazy, he is trying so hard crawl, he can sit for alot longer too now. His latest is the chin ups (dp calls them) trying to sit up from laying, he gets so frustrated at the fact he cant get going where he wants although in saying that he can rotate and move his body every which way now all over the floor it is somewhat annoying though and getting difficult to keep him still to dress him.
Mis T thanks i love changing my ticker if you havent already noticed.lol Love your christmas one, might do a festive one next..

Not much else to report here today, was having a day out at the races but had to cancel due to babysitter but not to worry will save it up for another day. Hope everyone is well.

[Girl-23]

Hello everyone,

I had to come here. I am so upset. Why? Because I recently started giving Yasmeenia water. I don't remember asking my Health Nurse when Yasmeenia was born wether I should be giving her water. Maybe I did. Maybe I didn't. I am 75% sure I had. Anyways I noticed my baby girl's voice sounded rather thirsty although she has lots of feeds especially during the night; probably 4 feeds. At first I thought she was growing up so therefore her voice is changing. What naive thinking. I am so mad at myself. I wondered why she wanted to feed during the night so much. I feel so guilty for not listening to myself in the beginning. I should have followed my motherly instincts and ignoring everything and anything else.

[Girl-23]

Mis-Tree,

Thank you for remembering me. I just saw my name . I am doing good. Exams this month, so I don't spend much time on the internet. Thank goodness I've completed all my assignments and surprised myself with most of my assignment marks. I feel rather guilty for studying. So I will defer one of my exams so I can spend my time with Yasmeenia. Plus I feel like I don't have to study much with my exam coming up because I love the subject and information learnt tends to stick. Enough about exams! How are you? By the way, I was borrowsing through the forum and saw your thread on your ex partner. I hadn't realised you were a single parent. I must admit he is mean. I can't believe he took the baby stuff. Hope all is well and easier.

[Je$$_84]

Hi Mummas...

Abb- Thanks... Still trying to work up the courage to speak with DP... Hate fighting so i guess i'm trying to avoid conflict but that cant be healthy for me to bottle things up...
DD is now sleeping on her tummy as she rolls over once asleep... She also does the chin ups... Getting her abs read for siting. she cant sit yet, very floppy still but is very good at moving round and now grabs things to pull herself up.... In the cot she uses the air wrap to pull up on but only gets about half way up.

Girl22- Not sure what you meant by your post... Sorry maybe just reading it wrong... I dont give DD water as she is breast feed and its not necessary but if she is on formula it is recommended.

[Girl-23]

Hi Jess,

I have been breastfeeding Yasmeenia since birth. No forumula for her just yet. It was just yesterday I bought it. I was talking about water. Are you not meant to feed them water also? She refused the baby forumula yesterday, so I am not going to go there for a while.

[Je$$_84]

Girl... If your BF then no need for water as breast milk comes in 2 types.. fore milk is thinner milk like water for thirst and then after that the milk gets creamier and thicker for hunger... Formula only come in 1 thickness which is why bubs generally go longer between feeds(it fills them up more) which is why formula fed babies need water.

Water wont hurt her but its not a necessity. I was told to offer water during night feeds to discourage waking at night but were not doing that.

What naive thinking. I am so mad at myself. I wondered why she wanted to feed during the night so much. I feel so guilty for not listening to myself in the beginning. I should have followed my motherly instincts and ignoring everything and anything else.

Just ddnt understand this part... Why are you mad at yourself...

[Girl-23]

Thanks for the reply ladies. I know breastfeed babies can regulate water and milk from the breast. But I thought babies still need water. Because I hadn't given her water and thought it was necessary; I felt guilty. After reading your replies I feel reassured. Having said that, a close friend of mine told me babies need water. Maybe she said that because she thought I was bottle feeding the baby.

Good-luck Mis-tree. It must be tough being single and a baby, along with life's other commitments.

[Je$$_84]

Girl.. Oh you felt bad cos u werent giving her any... Like i said BF bubs dont need any but it wont hurt her... i do give DD a bottle with water in it to play with after solids... she sucks... well let me re-phrase that... chews on it so not sure she gets any... Dont feel guilty... 1st babies are always a learning process... as are the second, third etc... i'm learning so much more this time round also... ur doing well...

Mis- Hmmmm has he been with XP??? change in routine??? maybe he's still mucked up from his cold??? hope the screaming stops soon... how were the weight and other measurements??? Good luck with the confrence

hope everyone else is well... been quiet in here...

[Je$$_84]

AWWWEEE something is obviously upsetting him. maybe try some comfort booby a nice bath & massage and have a hug and just talk to him soothingly... maybe after being sick he needs some extra lovin

[NaNa]

RRRAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
Sorry, but I was out all day and not around to make some babble in here! Now I've had too much lemonade and I'm a bit silly... I so need to stay away from Ikea, that place is madness.
DS was pretty well-behaved today, but afternoons are when the teething seems to kick in, and he got a bit grumpy. Considering I'd been hauling him all over the city on trains, trams and buses, and thru crowded city streets, he's not too bad. Poor kid's exhausted tho, and he's been asleep ~on his tummy~ since 7. DP is checking him every 5 minutes! I'm not thrilled about it but dont want to wake him up by turning him over again.
The other day a friend from playgroup came round with her little boy, and the two kids were playing great together, but then DS got all possessive of his toys and snatched them away. When DP was laughing and playing with the other kid for a moment DS burst into tears! It was amazing how jealous and possessive he seemed to be. Must teach him to share! I was out with the same friend today, and DS was the same - got upset when I talked and laughed with the other baby. Funny how these personality traits are so strong so early.

Jess - good luck with talking to your DP... I know (kinda) how you feel, and it's hard to broach the topic without it turning into a fight. Family... most of mine were lousy so I just made my own new one!

Mis - I hope Stanky isn't having nightmares! I'd be blaming it on teething and being sick. That just messes with everything and must be so miserable. Aadi is still yelling in his sleep with wind pains now and then (oooh the farts at 3am are so noisy!) and since he didn't get both bottom teeth at once like Stanky, I'm guessing they're going thru all that pain for twice as long. I hope for your sake it's just a phase, and it will pass. It's unbearable, all that screaming. Go the rescue remedy - for both of you! It's brilliant.

Girl - good to see you back here, but sorry you felt so bad. Dont worry, your instinct is always trustworthy! Nobody knows what your baby needs better than you, but you're entitled to be confused and upset. Comes with the job, doesn't it?? Yes, you can give babies water, but it's not necessary as long as they're just breastfed. Breastmilk is about 80% water anyway. How is Yasmeenia going??

Abb - cute pic! How's Hamish going today? Hope the teething symptoms dont drag on too long. Lucky he's sleeping ok still! Hopefully it will stay that way coz it must be hard to go from great sleep to lots of wake-ups. Not that I would know!! lol! Too bad about missing your day out...

Hey, where's Bec and Sassy??
Well, this has taken me forever. Had to get chocolate, so sorry if I missed some vital points. I'm sooo scattered today!

[Je$$_84]

NaNa- glad things went well... My DD is pretty good when were out too.... Aadi doesnt like sharing his mum... DS was very much like that till well... can still be like that. hehe
Ohhh chocolate... where where????

I brought up the issue with DP today but he quickly changed the subject and we havent gone there yet... I just bluted out " i wanna see my sisters" so at least heknows my intentions... better then beating round the bush.

I too was wonderins where Dan and Bec were???

Hello out there!!!!

Also LMK, Sarah H and Deancey hope things are all well... Anyone i missed????? Its getting VERY quiet in here... soon i dread sending myself posts when everyone else is gone...