Babies Born May 16th - 31st 2008 #3

Sass- i can understand FD as it is only few kids. But like you said a BIG centre shouldnt be like that (well at least charge me only 1/2) I'm getting fed up with my centre... My poor DS is still in the 2-3 room and he's almost 4. he's very over active and i think thats why they'd rather keep him there (all they do is play outside, pain and free play... No one seems to want to help him at all... In the process of looking around but the waiting lists here are rediculous. up to 12 months.

I use the chect rubs on the bottom of the feet to... sounds silly but does work.

DP is on night shift s =o i was up til 11.30 (thats late for me) then DP got home at 12.30 get into bed and the dogs started and when he went to have a look we had a turtle on the driveway.... so then DP decided to wake up DS to show him so we didnt get back to bed til 2 :rolleyes: then DD woke up for a feed at 5.15 which was good as she slept from 8.15 i fed her and she slept til 8. still tired but its all good.

Well best be off (for now) have to do some housework, (wish i had a cleaner... hehehe)

Hiya! Just popping in while DS is busy blowing raspberries. It's funny, he stops for a week, then suddenly he's back to doing it constantly. Raspberries are DEFINITELY in season today!!
Mis_tree - Super cute photos! Vaporiser is a great investment, I'm so glad I got one when DS was sick. Can see it will get a lot more use even over summer coz it's soooo dry here! It's good for your skin too. Hope Stanks is feeling better soon. What Sassy said about putting the Euky bear rub on the bottom of the feet - apparently essential oils are absorbed faster there than anywhere else on the body. My mum's an aromatherapist and massage therapist (among other things) and she told me so... all these years, she was right about so many things! lol
Bec - you might be lucky and not have any problems with the Farex and constipation. Spacing the feeds out over a few days might work well. The pear juice will work in much the same way as the sugar in water, as far as I know. I've decided to start DS on vegies this week (when I get a chance!) coz we had a few issues with the Farex, but that might have just been because he has a pretty sensitive digestive system anyway, and he was teething at the same time...
Jess - poosplosions and lizards! And now turtles! wow, what fun! DS tries to grab drinks off me now too, so I gave him a tiny bit of water in the sippy cup (with the teat, tho) and he wanted to hold it all by himself. He didn't actually drink much, more just chewing on it, but it's a huge change from the last time I tried to give him a bottle. I just re-read your first post about childcare... Do you really take DP to childcare? I never thought of doing that... :ROFL:
Sassy - I think if you have a week off, that's a perfect time to try food for Jayda. Plenty of time for observing any changes or whatever. Or just cleaning up the mess! It would probably help if you're both a bit more relaxed than your usual busy week. Honestly, I don't know how you do it! Send some of your excess energy this way, would ya?? And some instructions on how to get bubs to sleep thru?! We're back to 4.5 - 4.5 - 2 hours thru the night. *sigh* small improvement...
Abb & Bec - I was thinking (random, I know!) about how your DS only have maybe 4 feeds a day, but I think if you're giving solids as well, and bubs has both sides at a feed, then that's probably more than what my DS gets. It really shouldn't be a problem IMO. As long as they're happy and healthy, right? I worked out DS has about 6 feeds a day but rarely has both sides. His tummy couldn't take that much and I still have an oversupply/forceful letdown issue. He's only just started easing off with the chucking in the last month, and has wanted to feed a little bit more a few times lately.

OK, off to playgroup. Well, maybe when kiddo wakes up! Raspberries put him to sleep...
Have a great day ladies!

nana: it was a fluke getting her sleeping through. we went to baby clinic and there was a replacement lady there. she was telling us about upping the bottles and cutting some out. we were having 150mls at 330am 8am 11am 2pm 630pm and 830pm. so she said if she wakes through the night to try cut out the 330 bottle. said to comfort her back to sleep and if that fails just give her like 30 mls then settle her. we done that for 3 nights and she has slept through since. now she is having 210mls at 5 to 6am 9am 12, 3pm 5pm 730pm. we also found that if her last bottle if no later then 730 she will sleep though but if we gave it to her at 830 she would wake at 330 dunno y. most nights she only has about 80mls at 730 so she is only having about 5.5bottles a day.

i wanna keep it at the roughly 6 bottles that way when she starts on solids we can cut one bottle out and it wont matter.


soooooooooooo cant wait till my hols next week. the kids r !@#$ing me so bad at the mo. and hopefully i will get a interview for this job which the interveiws r being conducted the week i have off. so it has worked out really well cause i wont have to have the day off to do the interveiw.

has anyone noticed their babies having somethign like a night mare?

NaNa- Boy you should hear DD ATM... Blowing paspberries all day long, with tongue and without... She's soaked, also squeeling while DP is trying to sleep for night shift tonight:rolleyes: I cant find where i put DP about the childcare thing :oops:

DD chews her sippy cup too, she loves hoklding it herself but wears alot more then she drinks (i doubt she even drinks any)

Sass- yay on your holidays... must have missed that bit... i also find if DD is in bed any later then 8 then she wakes up more often at night (maybe its from being overtired??

DD has about 7 feeds and only 1 side. and the occasional solid feed

mis: yay on the roll. :dance: has he done it again.

well i dont have to work tomorrow all the kids r gonna be away. so i get 11 days off in a row :dance:
i am gonna cook up a batch of carrot tonight and start her in the morning.
i will give her 1tsp the first day then slowly give her more. if she gets cranky i am gonna keep givin it to her for the week. if after a week she still isnt right with it ill leave it and wait till she goes to the doc for her needles to see wat is happening.


she is being a bit of a poo at the mo. she wants to be sitting but cant sit prop by herself. but wont sit in the pram for too long. she loves her walker but i cant leave her in it too long. and if she is on the floor she has to have constant attention.

tomorrow i am getting some chrissy stuff to dress jayda up in and gonna do some photos for xmas cards.

Just in here briefly as i have just had the worst night ever. We had to call an ambulance last night as Hamish stopped breathing, he is ok now. We spent most of the night in hospital and i need to still keep a close eye on him so i will be just brief as i have already posted the story in the boo hoo room. Long story short he choked on his own vomit and stopped breathing. He has no permanet damage and seems to be back to normal today. I think i am still in shock and cant believe we nealry lost him, words cant really describe how i feel right now it was so frightening and heart wrenching to see him in so much distress. I will try come back soon for an update.

oh no abb that is terrable. i hope everythign is ok now. i am glad he got through it ok. **big hugs**

Abb- my goodness, are you ok? That's so scary! Big hugs to you and Hamish. I hope you can get some rest and recover from such a fright.

Thanks Sass and Nana
he seems ok now, a little exhausted, has been asleep for few hours now, but they said to expect that. I am suprised he hasn't woke up with me in there every 5 minutes checking him, i just cant seem to relax yet, haven't slept i am still restless. Feel kinda lost atm.

OMG Abb thats aweful... I hope its a one off and glad Hamish is alright... I was told by the natropath that that could happen and best thing to do was blow in there mouth as the vomit can make there vocal cords stick together and they cant cryout. Must have been the scariest thing ever... Luckily you were there to help. Big hugs darl, i'd be a mess if it happened to one of my kids. Will you have to elevate the cot or get him to sleep on his side or something to prevent it in the future??? Sorry lots of questions and i'm sure there going through your head also... Hope all is ok and everyone there gets some rest. Again big hugs..

No need for me to post as i am just lost for words now... (yay a first)

Jess thanks, that was the first thing i did, was blow in is mouth but im not sure it helped, to be honest most of it is just a blur atm, but the ambo's said we did all the right things, keeping him upright etc and patting his back. The weird thing is he was upright when it happened not lying. We really dont know how it all happened and i have been going over and over it in my head all day trying to think if there was anyway we could have prevented it but i honestly can say i dont think there was anything we could have done. I was holding him when it happened walking to the couch to feed him, he wasnt on the floor, he hadnt just been fed, i just changed his nappy was about to feed him before putting him to bed.

Abb - Sorry about your scary experience with Hamish. I just read your post in the BooHoo room, I was in tears reading it. It's just something that could so easily happen with us too, as Cameron seems to always get hiccups and a few times has thrown up at the same time, done a little choak, but not to that extreem. Now I'm a little panicky myself. I hope Hamish is feeling better and I hope you's all got a better night sleep.

Will try to pop back in later for personals, feel a little lost for words too.

Morning
Well all good here today. We had a great night really, Hamish fed at 9 and slept soundly until 8am this morning, he seems to be getting back to normal although a little more tired than usual but i am sure he is still exhausted from the previous night. He fed ok yesterday, not as long as normal and only had 4 feeds and no solids as with everything i just forgot to give them to him. I did get some rest, slept beside him but only got up twice to check. I sit here typing and watching him happily playing in his play centre thing and makes me realise how quickly things can happen and how grateful i am to have such a wonderful liitle boy and family and how quickly that could have changed and been taken away. I have got all soppy now but it has bought me back a little to appreciate how special he is and how lucky we really are. (tears again)... Anyway enough with the depressing stuff, he is talking away chewing and chomping on his toys happily as if it never happened, i am trying to get things back to normal as i am sure i could dwell for a long time but that would not be good for anyone.
Ok i have a question, I know i aske it awhile ago but wondering if anyone is still wrapping there bubs before bed?
I tried a few days ago to not wrap Hamish and he slept ok during the day but was not game to try at night. Just feel a little cruel wrapping him now he is bigger..

Abb - I'm so glad everything's ok now! What a reality check for us all... So good that Hamish is alright and seems to be back to normal. You might take a little longer to do the same, but that's ok! Take it easy. As to your question, no I dont wrap DS, but I am putting him in a sleeping bag as much as possible because he kicks all the covers off and he's always rolling over in bed now (and cant roll back yet). We got a bit of a fright the other night because he rolled over and was stuck on his tummy, turned 180 degrees and had his head under the covers. He also chucks a bit still, and I was paranoid about him choking before this happened to Hamish, so I'm *****-scared now! I would wrap him if he wasn't such a wriggler. Dont feel cruel, it's normal and if it helps him sleep soundly then it's great.

Mis_tree - YAY on Seth rolling! You asked, and it happened!

Well, we're doing ok here, and even managed 7.5 hours sleep last night!! Considering DS is getting his second tooth and is grizzly, I'm really pleased with that. OK, he did want to feed at 3.30am, and got wind and tummy pains so couldn't resettle for a while, but I'm still so happy that we're finally getting closer to a decent night's sleep!

Hope everyone's having a great day.

Abb- glad things are a bit better. and glad you and hamish got some sleep. About the wraping... I do occasionally... i use a cot sheet as DD is a bit big for the other blankets. sometimes she sleeps well all wrapped up but others she wriggles that much it gets all tangled. She has started rolling over in bed also last night i went in and she was sleeping on her tummy. I'm a tummy sleeper so is DP and DS so i guess she likes it better.

Miss- YAy on stank rolling too...

NaNa- glad your getting some sleep... 7.5 hours is great... Were back to waking 1-3 times again here.

Best be off. need to do some washing

Hi ladies

Abb oh my goodness i can't believe it, its so scary i am glad he is doing ok now.

Miss yeah on rolling abbie is rolling heaps, BUT she can only roll from her back to her tummy then gets stuck and frustrated so i have to roll her back, then she rolls straight back :wall: hopefully she figures it out soon.

Also i do not wrap abbie up and i have not done it for a long time, just one day she hated it and would not stay asleep unless she was not wrapped.

Well sorry it always takes me so long to come back in. Last week i was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which means my thyroid is not producing the correct amount of hormones which my body needs, it makes me soooooooo tired and with the correct medication i will live a normal happy life. It can take a while to get the medication right, which is really hard because it makes me so tired and ready for bed at lunch time, and no matter how much i sleep i still feel tired. It is really hard but i know that soon enough i will be better and be able to do more.

Anyway, Abbie is now fully on formula and sleeping great at night only waking once if that. She is not really interested in solids now so i just give her a little at lunch time and she seems to be content with that. She is growing up so quickly and has such a personality, she blows bubbles and lachlan comes running saying "mum mum abbie spit" its so cute.

Well i hope everyone else is well and once again i hope to be back soon.
Nikki

Nikki i hope you are feeling better soon, my cousin also has Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and it took her awhile to get the meds sorted but she was diagnosed about 2 years ago now and she is fine now, i hope things improve for you quickly.
Mis you should see a significant improvement in stanky after 48 hours of being on anti biotics if not i would definetly be taking him back asap, l hope he gets better soon.

I think hamish's next words will be "mummy loves you" as i have repeated it a million times in last few days..lol

Hi All,

Made it back, will do this quickly, DH on his way home a little earlier tonight. Usually I reread my posts before I submit, but might not have time for that, so I hope it makes sence and I don't accidently offend (sometimes I get my wording mixed up).

Abb - Glad you are both feeling better. Cameron scared me this afternoon when after his big feed and some farex he too started to hiccup. Cameron usually gets a little chucky after a feed, I was extra aware of each hiccup. He was really tired too, so decided to give him a bath until the hiccups went, as there was no way I was putting him to bed while he was hiccupping.

MisTree - Yay on the roll over - see just when you least expected it. And if it will help put your mind at ease, maybe make an appointment to see dr earlier - I probably would.

Nikki- Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but good thing it is managable, even if it will take a little to get it right. Have you got close family members that can help the family out until your feeling more active. How's DH at cooking - good time to probably start BBQ's if you haven't already.

NaNa- Yay on the 7.5hrs sleep. I can't remember if you've mentioned it, but have you tried just to resettle without that feed? At least with that time of waking, you can still have a little more sleep after (as long as Aadi lets you of course) - as it would still be kinda dark at that time.

Sassy - Yay - your on holidays now arn't you? Did you give Jayda carrots this morning? How'd it go?

Jess - I remember when I read your post about DP in child care I got the giggles for about 5 minutes (sorry not laughing at you, but at the thought of a place like that). Sorry Tiahna's doing the wake up thing again - hopefully it won't be for long (Cameron's gone back to sleeping through, the wake ups only lasted about 2 weeks)

Well gotta be quick now, DH just got home. Cameron has been good. Farex seems to be going well, he still pooping ok, so might try some vegies at the end of next week, thinking will do potato first.

On the wrapping question - one of the girls in my mothers group said the clinic nurse told her that babies shouldn't really be wrapped after 4months. But in saying that we still wrap Cameron though, but in the muslin wraps as they are more breathable, we always find him unravelled anyway. I've taken his top sheet off now, as he always kicks it off too and as we also had found Cameron with his head underneath it. During Cameron's afternoon sleep (until the wake up feed) I've begun wrapping him with both arms out, so might try this on the weekend for the big sleep. For all I know he probably unwraps himself as soon as he is in bed sometimes (as sometimes he talks and sings when we've put him in - so I'm sure his also danced his way out)

Well better go spend some time with DH before we get Cameron up.

Bye for now