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Good for you, Girl! It's really important that you have this special time with your DD.
I think the mum at the train station had had a number of very hard days, by the looks of things. I hate to see someone come to that point and vent all their frustrations on their kids. It's not their fault they're inquisitive and excitable. That's good qualities to have in a child, but some people dont know how to see that, or manage it.
You must miss Melbourne! I didn't grow up here, but came down from Qld on my own and finished year 12 here. I've been all over the place and back and forth lots of times now, but I always end up back in Melbourne. I love it here.
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DD and I went out today. I didn't want to stay home. We went shopping, had lunch and came home. She is still breastfeeding her. I realised how much she enjoys it. During her time at daycare, she refused the bottle at all times or only had no more than 40mls. My goal was to breastfeed her til 6 months. But it continued and I was happy too. I am going to continue BF for the remaining of the year. Our trip to Rottnest Island seems to be cancelled. My one year anniversary is on the 22nd. I am a little mad at DH at the moment, so I am not interested in going anywhere with him until our little issue is resolved. I feel like escaping to Melbourne for a month, but can't otherwise DH might get the wrong idea. So I am staying put for now.
NaNa,
Wow, you came to Melbourne by yourself at the age of 17/18? You are a wonderwoman in my eyes. I am 22 turning 23 this year and I can't stand being alone. My DH always tells me to 'Grow up' when I complain about being alone. He says 'You are not alone, you have a baby', I guess he doesn't understand that I have never stayed alone in a house for more than 3 - 4 hours and that I came from a big family. It must be a feared I developed once I got married.
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Hi all-
Abb Have you heard that Laura had her baby girl??
Girl- Good for you. The getting sick part is a HUGE downer for me also about child care. which is why i wasnt ready to go back to work at 6 months. I just couldnt imagine my baby getting sick.
Well things are driving me nuts. DD is climbing up on everything and walking round furniture. She is so quick now and i feel like i'm constantly moving her away, taking things off her. She is getting into absolutly everything. its so full on. Still having formula issues, MCHN only does thursdays so will go to the GP tomoz. I cant let her keep having dioreah. and no way i'm going back to black hardish ones. it makes me upset that i let us down with the BF... it breaks my heart to see her with an upset tummy and bowel issues. I think that Bananna effects her ezcema also. after she had some i noticed it flared up and that was the only thing i could hink of that she had eaten different.
GTG. DD has thrown up again
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jess: is there a reason u have her on the HA formula. is it the ezma (sp)
jayda is on the NAN HA and she is fine with it, she was about like u discribed when she was first on it. maybe u sound try a soy or goats milk formula.
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Sass- Is jayda on the stage 2 or just on number 1 still??
after 3 days of bad dioreah i just cant do it to her anymore. I had no car today and it was raining but tried her on some lactose free UHT milk i had here ( i watered it down a bit and voila no dioreah last nappy but a regular looking baby poo... my CHN only does thursdays so off to the GP or even the chemist for recommendations. i just dont know what to do. they say she isnt lactose intolerent cos the last few have made her constipated. Grrr... I'm so mad at myself for not do ing more to keep at the BF... I feel like i have let her down.
We have 2 bruises, a bump and a split tounge this evening. DD is a dare devil. She has no fear. She has been trying so hard to walk round furniture and even tries to take off (hence the bumps and bruises) i just dont know what to do. i'm worried she will seriously hurt herself. And OMG she has been eating so much. Begging for solid feeds. She's wanting to feed herself so i need to look for some recipies of things she can feed herself. anyideas?? like finger food stuff or bite sized pieces.
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Jess - just get a tarp and put it down. It's going to get really messy from here on in!! Or tie the kids to the clothesline and hose 'em off! No, I'm kidding... here is the BB baby food recipes link, there's some good stuff there that might help. Mashed potato cakes (with fish, chicken and/or vegies) might be worth a try. I picked up a recipe book from the op-shop this afternoon, I'll have a browse and get back to you!
So sorry to hear about the dramas with the formula. That's awful. I would ring the MCHN hotline, expecially if Tiahna's got diarrhea. Dont want the poor darling to get dehydrated or sick. There has to be someone who can help you out (coz I can't. :( ) Soy or goats milk might be an option if she's not able to digest the dairy proteins and that's the cause of the runs... :shrug: Don't beat yourself up about not BF any more. You did everything you could.
IKWYM about no fear. DS is the same now, and is constantly climbing up onto things and then screaming when he falls down and smacks his head on the floor or whatever. He's decided now it's hilarious to roll from lying to sitting to lying down again, and he does it over and over again, and laughs and claps every time he sits up. He's nuts! Oh well, at least it keeps him amused for a minute or two. And also climbing up and standing, starting to try cruising on the furniture, but he's sooo wobbly!
Aadi is sick at the moment... all that talk of bubs getting colds, and now he's the snot-monster from Hell! It's gross, and he's so snuffly and grumpy cause he can't breathe properly. He's waking himself up choking every few hours and crying so much. It's awful, and it's not like we were getting any sleep beforehand, so we're all exhausted now. But he's got so much energy during the day it's ridiculous. I don't understand how he does it. Bouncing, kicking and biting, rolling and climbing all over the place. He was gobbling up loads of food until today, but he's just not in the mood to eat anything now except breakfast.
Girl - I would have done anything to belong to a real "family" as a kid, but it wasn't going to happen. Therefore I was kind of forced into being independant from a young age, and now prefer it that way. Happy in my own company. Left home at 15. But now that I have a baby, and I NEED that family support and don't have it. A baby isn't really company (despite what your DH might say). You're even more alone and isolated with a baby if you dont have family or friends with you. In other words, come back to Melbourne, and we can hang out! :lol:
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Nana,
Lol. Maybe in the future. I can't make plans at the moment while still studying. Although I would love to work in Melbourne. I love Melbourne dearly. Everything about Melbourne makes me feel comfortable. I doubt I would feel lonely if I was home alone with DD in Melbourne. But here, I have some sort of fear. Calling the husband and telling him to come a little early, etc. He doesn't seem to understand that a baby isn't company! :rolleyes: DD still has a runny nose. :doh: I can't believe it. Normally she recovers within 3 days. She is still sick since coming back from daycare on Monday. :wall: I hope Aadi gets well soon.
Jess,
Lol@dare devil.
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Hi Everyone
Had a very busy week and am now happy it is all over and now hopefully get back to normal for a bit. My sister and i organised a suprise 60th for my dad (saturday night) it has taken us about a month or so but the night came around and he had the best time,my mum did aswell, although she doesnt like party's much she enjoyed catching up with everyone, it was there 40th wedding anniversary today so we had a get together today also. I am exhausted but it was totally worth it to see how happy he was. I had my best friend come and sit at our place with the kids whilst the party was on, and she made a comment about how boring Hamish is as he went to bed at 7.45pm and straight sleep, so she didnt get much time to play with him.lol Next time she would like to spend sometime with him during the day. I also walked a couple of hours on the weekend for relay for life, so it has been a very full on weekend for us.
Jess - Yes Laura text me about half an hour after she had Bella i couldn't believe it but so happy for her, i haven't had a chance to get to hospital so i will leave it a couple of weeks before i visit now i think.
Girl - I agree with NaNa having a baby is not like having the stimulation of other adults etc, i also come from a big family and like people around me, i am lucky to have my mum living around the corner so i visit nearly everyday, sometimes i just walk around there to have a 10 min chat.
NaNa - I hope Aadi is feeling better soon, Hamish is just getting over the snotty nose thing, i dont think he had a cold as such, it seems he gets cold like symptoms everytime he cuts a tooth, he has 4 teeth now and two more nearly cut threw.
Not sure who mentioned it but Hamish is also bumping his head and chin, mouth, etc as he has no fear also, he lets go now when standing, it is very scary as he is so game and looks so tiny, Maddi was walking at 9 months but she was alot bigger and stronger than Hamish, he looks so tiny. He is very cheeky now, learning something new all the time. I stopped feeding him yesterday and he is now fully bottle fed. He was only feeding off me in the morning for last week as refused breast during the day and only would take bottle. Yesterday he was fussing and getting upset so i decided maybe it is a sign, and i think i might be right. I should be pleased i got this far i suppose.
Hi to everyone else i have missed, just realised the time and i really need to get to bed, be back tomorrow..
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NaNa- Mess doesnt bother me. i give DD alot of finger food mainly veges and fruit. i was using the highchair but it ends up everywhere. so now i just put down a towel and sit her on it. I saw these plastic drop sheets at coles for under the high chair which i'm thinking might be the go from her on in. lay it down and wipe it off when dirty. Have a toddler recipie book but the foods are more for older toddlers. I tried to phone the local Child and family health services (never been before i usually see the MCHN at the chemist. The MCHN is only there on thursdays. I spoke with the chemist and they werent much help. They said the same thing as the GP that she woulndt have a lactose intolerance cos other formula made her constipated. They say trial and error. how many tins will i buy and go to waste. Its weird there is a breastfeeding hotline but no hotline for formula feeding. except the individual brand hotlines which dont give any advice. :dunno: have no idea what to do.
DD is very wabbly also but its just not stopping her. i worry that she will hurt her back but no sooner i put her down on her bottom she is back up again. Hope Aadi gets better. I'm still dealing with snooty kids. the worst part is the lack of sleep and the overtired kids. DD rubbs her face when she is tired and nothing worse then a snot trail on mums shirt or the snot bubbles when she's crying.... :sick: hope you get some rest in . (Aadi sounds like my DS...)
Also know how you and Girl feel about the lack of family and friends support. I dont see my family anymore (you all know long story) But from goining from a large close knit family to just DP's small distant family its very lonesome. i try making friends but not so easy.
Abb- glad to hear things went well on the weekend. WOW at the 40 th wedding anniversary... thats amazing. I thought laura would have sent you a text but thought i'd menion it JIC.
DS was walking at 10 months but was alot stronger then DD is . I really dont want her to be walking yet. i'm not ready. Hugs on the no more BF. Yoiu have done so well to get this far. I wish DD had the choice to stop or keep going. But cant go back now.
Hope everyone else is going on...
Deancey- been along time since you have been in here. Hope things are all ok. and to the others aswell... take care
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Jess, I bought a plastic tablecloth for $1.50 and taped it to the floor (and up the walls!) under DS's high chair. I pull it off and hose it down on the clothesline! He wont sit still anywhere else, and even in the chair he waves his arms around and bashes on the tray, and I have to hold his hands down with one arm and shovel food in his mouth with the other! He simply cannot be still, even when he's asleep. Ooooh, and dontcha just love the snot trails!?! Combined with the drool from teething and not being able to swallow properly, we're back to bibs full time for the moment. Yuk.
I'm so sorry things aren't working out with the formula and nobody seems to be able to help. Have you posted here on BB? I know there's a section somewhere on formula feeding... It sounds a bit like maybe there's a problem with digesting the milk proteins, not the lactose (it's a different thing). Do you recall any problems for her when you were BF and you had dairy products? I don't know, maybe I'm clutching at straws here. It must be an expensive venture when so much is going to waste if she can't tolerate it. Are you able to get your hands on some sample packs of a soy or goats milk formula?
Abb - wow, you have been busy! congratulations to your parents on being married for 40 years! That's amazing.
You'd never even know Aadi was sick except for the snot and coughing! He's even more boistrous and energetic than usual and it's driving me mental. I'm soo tired and look like crap. I'm hoping I don't get sick too because I'm already suffering hayfever from all the smoke in the air here. Puffy eyes and sneezing... bleuh. There's only so much shopping online I can do to make myself feel better ;)
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Hello hello!
Just got back from getting miss Juliette weighed, can't beieve our babies are 9 months old!! Anyway, she is now 10.7kg and 71.5cm long. AMAZING!! Zander is 15.8kg so only 5kg difference in three years LOL!
I amazed by all these babies trying to walk, how cool is that?! Zander was doing the same thing at this age, but not miss J. At the moment she is commando crawling & that's about it, she has pulled herself up on the lounge twice so far though. I think she's still quite a few months off walking but I'm cool with that. I just wish she'd start crawling properly cos the front of her clothes are soooo dirty all the time from the commando crawling!
Just wondered how you guys are going with teeth?? I'm so used to Zander doing everything early that Juliette has come as a bit of a shock to me!! By this stage he had eight teeth (he had eight by eight months) and miss Juliette has a grand total of ZERO!! Gummy little thing that she is, but she still manages finger foods really well.
How is everyone going with food too? Juliette loves her food, but still gags with anything mushy. Poor baby can't deal with yoghurt, cereal, custard or anything like that. She is however eating family meals which is just awesome. Last night she had devilled sausages with pasta & the night before was spaghetti bolognaise. I'm just finding it hard to give her good variety for breakfast & lunch when she won't eat anything mushy. Sandwiches & toast are pretty boring all the time and fruit isn't fantastic at the moment.....
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Hello hello!
Just got back from getting miss Juliette weighed, can't beieve our babies are 9 months old!! Anyway, she is now 10.7kg and 71.5cm long. AMAZING!! Zander is 15.8kg so only 5kg difference in three years LOL!
I amazed by all these babies trying to walk, how cool is that?! Zander was doing the same thing at this age, but not miss J. At the moment she is commando crawling & that's about it, she has pulled herself up on the lounge twice so far though. I think she's still quite a few months off walking but I'm cool with that. I just wish she'd start crawling properly cos the front of her clothes are soooo dirty all the time from the commando crawling!
Just wondered how you guys are going with teeth?? I'm so used to Zander doing everything early that Juliette has come as a bit of a shock to me!! By this stage he had eight teeth (he had eight by eight months) and miss Juliette has a grand total of ZERO!! Gummy little thing that she is, but she still manages finger foods really well.
How is everyone going with food too? Juliette loves her food, but still gags with anything mushy. Poor baby can't deal with yoghurt, cereal, custard or anything like that. She is however eating family meals which is just awesome. Last night she had devilled sausages with pasta & the night before was spaghetti bolognaise. I'm just finding it hard to give her good variety for breakfast & lunch when she won't eat anything mushy. Sandwiches & toast are pretty boring all the time and fruit isn't fantastic at the moment.....
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jess: i knoew wats its like having to try dif formulas and yes it does get expensive. r u on the step 2 or 1 still? i read that someone was using NAN HA 1 and bub was fine but as soon as they went to 2 they were doing really yuck poo's and they were told it was fine to stay on step 1 u dont have to go to 2.
nana: the table cloth sounds like a good idea alot cheaper too. i seen the things jess was talkin about in coles and they r like $20 for 1.
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what's up with these double posts?? Argh!
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Jess - i use a shower curtain, i did the same with Dd, just easy to wipe and hose down when need be. I have Hamish on Heinz Nurture, i have a friend that works in the chemist and she told me its the same formula as SMA and i cant remember the name of the other one. He has had no troubles with it at all. Not sure what you should do but i would maybe ring mchn maybe.
Sarah - yay on the Juliette's weight etc, they have all grown so fast. Hamish has 4 teeth and two more just about cut threw.
NaNa- i have has hayfever really badly lately too, didnt think of it being fromthe smoke. My eyes are driving me crazy, i suppose now i am not feeding i can get some tablets.
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NaNa- BF she was fine with and no change with dairy i had to cut out dairy for few weeks when i was BF when we were checking for reflux. I contacted the CH Services up the road but they said se the MCHN on thursday at the chemist... :wall: Its a complete waste of money buying tins that go to waste. i just threw a whole tin of formula out (heinz one i had here that i used 2 bottles and she couldnt keep them in) Its just frustrating. Good idea bout the table cloth also. cheaper then the thing i saw. Also were back to full time bibs. sick and teething sicks. so much flids around everywhere... Blerk.... DD hates me wiping her nose too and it ends up smeared everywhere. So yuk...
Sarah- YAY you made it in... Woo go Juliette. She's such a cutie. WOW at only 5 kgs difference. Zander must be little tho... or Jordan is big. jordan is 4 and 22 kgs 113 cm tall ... lol. With the teeth, DD had 4 fully (2 top 2 bottom) and the next 1 each side up the top have cut through but havent come down all the way just yet. Food, Dd goes off it when she is sick but other wise she's loving everything. Pureed, chunky, solid she'll eat almost everything and knos how to use her teeth to bite food now.
Sass- There was only #2 at the shop and so i brought #2. i was thinking bout trying #1 but didnt want the same result IUKWIM.
Abb- My friend uses SMA- Its made by s26 and is almost the same but its thicker (hence the "fuller feed" slogan) I heard good things bout heinz but when i gave it to DD she couldnt keep it in, she threw the WHOLE bottle back up within 5 mons of finishing it. i thought ok maybe its from changing tried again and same thing so i stopped using it.
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sarah: great to hear from u on here. dont worry about the teeth jayda has non either. i have been thinkin there r some coming for liek the last 2 months.
jayda is loving her food. she loves yogurt and custard and has veggies i make. ummm still kinda mushy but getting lumpier as we go lol. she used to gag at lumps
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Jess, Zander is a tiny little thing at 99cm, hasn't even cracked the big 1m mark yet ;)
Juliette had butter chicken last night & loooved it :D She's so adventurous with food so I'm loving it! Not much else has happened since yesterday, but are you all impressed I'm here two days in a row?!
