Babies Born May 16th ~ 31st 2008 #4

Nikki i always say to Hamish oh my bubby is getting chubby and stuff like that, and i know he has put on a bit since starting solids but i thought it was kinda rude. But i suppose its one of those things where its ok for us to say it but total strangers its not on. I also love chubby baby's and i think that is what attracts everyone to him and he is always happy. Hope you get all your groceries done without too much hassle.

Jess i still havent got around to cleaning and i so wanted to get it all finished before now, but i ended up working today and tomorrow Maddi returns from her friends place so i will be up late tonight re arranging her room before she can try and salvage her stuff.

I am so exhausted after work today and the house lloks like a bomb hit, the laundy is overflowing as i have stripped all beds getting ready for Dp's family on boxing day. I think i will try get most of it done tonight as tomorrow will be busy cooking etc. I cant believe its only 2 days until christmas..yay
Will try be back on tomorrow but if not

Merry Christmas to everyone and your familys.
and
Happy First Christmas to all the Babies.:birthday2::happyforyou::cheer::bluecheer:

hey im still here just been busy.
we had a few late/busy nights for like 3 ngihts and it really put jayda out. the last few nights she has been up laughing and giggling at like 1030 when she is usually crashed by 8 to 830. we have got her back to 8 tongiht so hopefully it will last.
Has everyone got all their shopping done?
i finished today, well i finished a few weeks ago but everytime i go out i buy more so i think i should stop goign to the shops.

:loveshower::birthday2::partysmiley::hooray:MERRYCHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE AND THEIR GORGEOUS BABIES:hooray::partysmiley::birthday2::confetti:

I hope that everyone has a great chirstmas and a happy new years, I might not be back till after the new year as its just so busy here, but hey you never know imight get with draws and be back lol.

Take care everyone

Nikki

:hooray: :bluecheer:Only 1 more sleep til Santa comes:cheer: :hooray:

Hope everyone has a great day and Santa is kind to all, especially bubs!

I'm especially looking forward to seeing what Cameron's getting from others and can't wait for him to unwrap his pressies (well play with the paper til it unwraps itself). Yesterday he managed to semi-crawl across to the tree, 1st grab my Dad's present, played with the paper a little, then realised it was a boring present - pj's :doh: - then saw another present up a little further so went for that. I'm not sure what it is exactly (as it's from a friend) but its a ball shape - he must've realised that one was for him (clever boy :clap: ) - I would've let him open it if he wanted to, but he lost balance and rolled over onto his back and got distracted with his other toys.

Well that's it for me for the next few days I think - got some last minute cleaning and organising for tomorrow.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Lol@Bec7 "...boring present".

Hope holidays ladies. You all are very busy. Have fun.

Just thought i'd pop in quickly while i had the chance...

Nikki- So sorry bout the FB comment... I forget some people have IL's who arent computer iliterate (spl) My MIL is hopeless...

We've had sleep issues here and last few nights we've had 2 hourly wake ups and lots of crying...

Christmas day went well... we had lunch at MIL's and stayed several hours and came home... The kids were spoilt. Lots of toys, clothes books you name it... DD got a beautiful pair of gold earrings from MIL... They look gorgeous... DS got so much i dont know where i'll put it all...

Today we had FIL here and they again got spoilt. i got this hidious GOLD handbag... YUK... :rolleyes: but hey its the thought isnt it... all in all gla its all over... I think next yr will be a bit better as i'll be able to get more for DD... This yr it seemed to be more about DS.

Hope everyone is having a good Christmas...

OH.... We now have both top teeth and DD is fully crawling... (but stilllikes the commando style for some reason... Well best be off, she's very sooky still and its bath time (hopefully a good night sleep... am giving in and going to try her on some formula this evening... (fingers crossed she'll try it... if not i have some EBM i will try... i need a decent night sleep... Milk supply is crappy to say the least... )

Have a good one everyone

It's 7:55pm, Yasmeenia is asleep. She went to bed at 7:15pm, woke up 15 mins later as always and I managed to get her back to sleep. Yesterday I saw her one of the bottom tooth. Few weeks ago I spelt something whenever I would breastfeed her. I felt it with my finger first and you can see the little tooth sticking out. Wow. She is almost there with her crawling.

Hi All,

How was everyone's christmas?

We had a nice day here. Like I had said, we just stayed put. Cameron was a good boy, woke at 7am, well he was slightly stirring, so we decided we were too excited :dance: to sleep (I'd been awake from 5.30 when Cameron stirred a little, but he went back to sleep). We got the video camera and went in saying Merry Christmas to Cameron - he was all smiles and giggles. We managed to get 2 presents opened (with my help, though he was trying to rip the paper with me) - he got the little lounge from us and that ball he had been eyeing off when it was all wrapped up. He was then ready to feed. We then opened a couple more, then it was food time. As it was christmas and I knew DH had been anxious to give him this - Cameron had his first taste of custard. Think he enjoyed it, but I know DH enjoyed giving it to him more .

We managed to get the last presents opened (and put together and batteries in) then it was time for his morning nap. This is our new routine that he'll sleep about 2hrs til 11am, then wake for about 3hours, then down for another 2- 2.5hrs. Worked out well as other family popped in during his wake time and got to have cuddles and see him with his presents.

So many of his presents need batteries though. Luckily a few weeks ago we begun collecting rechargables, but we still need more :doh:.

Yesterday we just had a family day at home day, helping Cameron play with his presents. I also dismantled the christmas tree - as it took up too much of Cameron's playing space in the lounge plus Cameron kept semi-crawling under it.

Jess - Sorry Tiahna's given a few bad nights, I was so hoping she would give you a sleeping through present. Hopefully though with those top teeth through it might improve soon :pray:.

Girl - Yay on the tooth :hooray:, was this her first tooth?

When Cameron wakes we are going to go to the markets. I want to have a look for one of those inserts for the grocery trolleys. Has everyone else got one? Where did you get yours? I've only found them in toys r us, but didn't like the 1 style they have, especially for that price. Cameron got $20 from his grandparents (the IL's), so will put this towards it.

I know it may sound a little ungrateful, but I was very disappointed in their present, I would've thought they could've bought him a present rather then taking the easy option of money. The only thing they have ever bought him was a teddy bear when he was born- but he has so many and it's not one I can give him to play with as it has eyes and nose that can fall off, so it ain't that special. I know they already have 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, but I would've thought they could put more effort into it. Especially as this is there 1st grandson and we are in the same city as them (the others live in nsw and sa). They cry poor, but don't seem to have problems scrapping money together so MIL can go overseas or doing things around their house..GRRR:angry:... sorry about that rant... better now.

Well better go start to get ready.

Hope everyone has a nice day and enjoying the time with their family. DH is back at work on Monday, but it's been nice having a few days together (he is catching up on :asleep:now).

Bye for now

Hi, its very quiet in here as expected.

Girl- YAY on the tooth... Hope it hasnt given Yasmeenia to much trouble...

Bec- My DP is back to work monday also so is catching up on some :asleep: too... I brought heaps of batteries also... should have just paid the extra for rechargable ones though... alot of things are flat already with DS going crazy and playing with so many things over the last 2 days... SOunds like Cam is in a very good routine... IKWUM about grandparents... My FIL brought DD a lunch box set??? when she was born he brought size 1 clothes and this christmas he brought wonter stuff in 00??? it justs fits her now so we wont get much wear out of it unfortunatley...

Also what is everyones thoughts on P.J's with "HIGH FIRE DANGER LABLES" I was shocked and discusted when i saw this on the P.J's from FIL... Why do they make kids clothes with this material if there is a high danger??? i mean they gop to the effort to put a warning on them why not just use different safe material???

Well last night i decided to try DD on a bottle of formula... i hoped it would help her sleep... Well good thing was she drank 150mls from the bottle ... :leap: :cheer: bad news was it lasted all of 15 mins in her tummy... She was snuggling up with me and i thought she was ready for bed when suddenly she started choking i sat her up and she threw up a little bit i cleaned her up with the spew cloth an then laid her down a bit and it happened again... This time when i sat her up a bit it just kept comming out... Like violently throwing up... I was panicing there was so much... she was choking on it and DP was no help... i think maybe that formula doesnt agree with her so might have to try the HA one??? after a shower cos we were both covered in it i had to give her both sides of BB and she woke up every 2 hours last night again but it was like i had nothing for each feed... she's always wantng solids lately so it makes me think she isnt getting enough milk??? She's been very sooky also so maybe its cos she's hungry... She had the bottle no probs so i think i might go up and buy a HA tin... what do you think???

Bec, it's her first tooth. It's so cute. But she is a terrible sleeper still :doh: It's so funny when she has tummy time, she does circles, turning around different angles.

Hi everyone
We had a great christmas, Hamish was very spoilt as we expected and behaved very well with rellies he had not seen before, he will go to anyone with a big smile. Yesterday was not such a good day, he had a temp all day and hardly slept more than 15 min at a time. Poor little man i think it must be his top teeth. Today he has just woken after over 2 hour sleep which is good, and his temp is down to 37.7 so its getting better. He is almost crawling, he goes backwards alot now and crawls a little but not that strongly yet. We are off on holidays Monday for 4 nights to Dp family holiday house which will be good. Dp is on holidays until the 12th Jan.
Jess - i would try the ha maybe, maybe ask mchn or at chemist they may know more about them. Hamish has one formula bottle before bed now too, i just dont have enough milk atm.
Girl - yay on yasmeena's tooth, hope you had a great christmas.
Bec - ikwym about giving money, its just not the same, DD's dad gives the worst presents to her only spending the bear minimum or gives her money and usually only $20 what a scab..
Hope everyone else had a nice chrissy, will pop back in later/

I probably felt DD's tooth probably 4-5 weeks ago. I just never examined it. I normally say "Don't bite mummy' :lol:. School classes start within two weeks, I need to get Yasmeenia in bed by 7:30pm without her waking up within 20 mins :wall:. It is so frustrating. She naps twice during the day for at least 20-40 mins. For the past 4 weeks she always wakes up within 20 mins when it is bedtime. Putting her back to sleep is like a battle. As soon as I put her down she wakes up. I've tried control crying but she doesn't stop crying. I get so tired, I just allow her to play and stay awake until she gets tired. I try again at 8:30pm, no luck. Again at 9:30pm, no luck. She falls asleep by 10pm after cuddling while I feed her. I feel as though getting her to sleep after 7:30pm takes up too much time. Also, I feel like she does not sleep without being on the breast. My goal within the next 2 weeks is to have her in bed by 7:30pm without her waking up. Any suggestions ladies? How long does it take for you to put your DD/DS to bed? Her bad sleeping behaviour is really killing me. :doh: Help?

Hi all!
Hope everyone's recovered from their festivities, ready for the next lot! We've had an eventful week... lots of people, music, animals, accidents and adventures! There have been at least 25 people here, camping and partying at my mum's place in the rainforest, for the last four days. We had a marquee and live music, and way too much food! DS is crawling, eating grass, and being a bit feral. He has one top tooth cut thru now, and that's made him pretty wretched but there's been heaps of people here to give him cuddles and distract him! The other day he was napping on the bed, and he woke up and climbed over the pile of pillows around him and crashed onto the floor. That was a pretty sickening noise, something I don't want to hear again. But he wasn't hurt, and recovered from the fright after a few tears and a warm bath. DP panicked tho! I had to keep him calm too, even tho I was freaked out as well. Panic doesn't help anyone. The next day, DP was washing DS up in the bathroom and DS grabbed at the razor in someone's toiletry bag that was hanging near the towels! There was nothing to be seen at first, so DP brought him back to the partying, but then I noticed there was blood all over his hand. It was just a tiny cut, and DS didn't even feel it, but it was bleeding everywhere. Scary.
Also, he's finally started saying "mum". He waited till we were in the middle of a crowded supermarket and just started yelling "mumumumumum" really loud :lol: cheeky kid.
Despite all the madness and chaos, we've managed to get back to an almost bearable sleeping routine, and he's been sleeping thru a few times. But going to bed at 7 or 7:30 and waking up at 4:30 is a bit of a pain. My mum's partner is a musician, and just gets home from his gigs at about 3, so we're hardly seeing much of him. I'm trying to get DS onto QLD time and keep him awake a bit later, but it's hard. At least he's sleeping, and managing to have good naps too. It will be interesting trying to get him to sleep in his cot when we get home tho.

Anyway, I'm not going to comment on the whole Christmas thing coz nothing surprises me anymore. I'll just say that I think people are weird, and there's something about this time of year bringing out the very worst in family members, it seems! I'm glad we don't get into it much in our family. I don't have the patience or required tact to bite my tongue and behave myself! :rofl:

Girl - I think Yasmeenia needs more sleep! For your sake, and hers :) I can't help with the settling ideas, since DS feeds to sleep at night as part of our routine (and my mum says I was the same!) but I think having a routine of sorts is really helpful. Just little things that tell Yasmeenia that it's time to quieten down, relax and go to sleep, and that it's ok to sleep. Good luck!

OK, time for breakfast! BBL maybe, in a few days! Happy new year, ladies!

Last night was terrible. Now she is asleep (8:30pm- bedtime). She always feeds to sleep, that is her routine, which I don't like but have been doing since she was born. Hopefully she won't wake up within 15 mins :rolleyes: as always.

Oh great! She is awake. Within 5 mins, that's a record:doh:

Sorry double post

Hi all,

Well after our horrid throwing up incident things have been better... I have been refusing night feeds. Last 2 nights i have been just going in putting music on covering her up and walking out. !st night we had 3 wake ups and i did this and she went back to sleep 2 times needing me to go in a second time to repeat... Last night was good 2 wake ups and no need to repeat... i really hope this is the start f a new good thing... Am off to the CHN to see about the formula... I really wish i had the supply to keep going but its like she's SOOOO hungry... I'll still be doing as many BF as i can and just Topping up with the formula at night... few days off 7 months... maybe it didnt count cos it didnt stay in her belly... LOL.... :( but i still got to the 6 month goal FULLY BF so i guess i should be hapy with that...

Abb- Glad you had a god christmas... Hope you have a good holiday...

Girl... Have you thought about contacting the sleep schools??? Karitane or... Hmmm whats the other one... i'll get back to you with the name... I would speak with your MCH or CHN and see if they can recommend one... Mine did... you can either stay there for few days or you can get info about how to help bubs... have you changed your whole routine?? if you want to stop the feeding to sleep the my suggestion would be to stop it for EVERY FEED... the sleep school would probably tell you to follow the feed play slee routine... Its hard but once bubs gets used to it things should get easier. the idea is so bubs gets used to self settling... If bubs is used to comfort settling then thats what she'll require... It works for some but if you need the change then you have to stick to it and yes be tough and follow it through...
Start with 1st wake up. i let DD play for a bit then feed then she plays for as long as she can. When i see her rubbing eyes or getting grumpy i know she's getting tired.
I then play with her to wear her out a bit more then use the dummy have some calm talking moments, maybe read a book quietly
I then pop her into the cot. Put some music on, make the room dark etc no talking once in the room and no eye contact, walk out once she's laying down and music is on... Repeat if i have too... if after 3-4 times or if she is way too unsettled and crying too much i go in patt her- still no talking or eye contact... if she is at the screaming stage i pick her up and try later... No feeding though just bring her back out to the loungeroom have a snuggle or play then try again once she is settled. then once she has gone to sleep and woken back up i repeat it... If its a time when she has a solid feed i do a BF then 1/2 hour later a solid then i might give her a drink of BB if she is tired then i dont cos she falls asleep. you need to notice the tired signs if you want it to work. Its very hard at 1st to break the cycle but once she learns to self settle then she'll start to know that she can lay there and drift off by herself. Now that DD can self settle there is an occasional feed that i dont mind if she falls asleep... but only cos she has been self settleing for a while... Good luck...

NaNa- poor bubba... I know how easily things can happen... glad Aadi is ok after both the fall and the razor cut... hope DH is on now too... (IKWYM about the panicing... DP did with the vomiting thing too :rolleyes:) Glad your holiday is going so well... i'm so lealous of everyone on holidays... New mortgage so were not going anywhere...

well best be off... time to clean up

Hi All,

Girl - Sorry your having trouble with Yasmeenia''s sleeping. Ditto to what Jess said, it's exactly what I was thinking. Just remember when you try the new routine to give it at least 3 days before altering it. I changed Cameron's routine the other week and sleeping during the day (now just has a morning and arvo sleep, cut out the lunch time one) and it did take a few days to get him use to it (was a little trickier to get him to sleep this morning though, as the last few days have been totally out of wack with Christmas and DH home). Hope it all sorts out soon for you's :pray:

Abb - Hope your having a nice little holiday. And also hope Hamish is feeling better. Has those top teeth popped through yet. Good to hear he is happy to go to anyone. Cameron's like that happy to go to anyone, but after a while he does like to just be put down on the ground (gets sick of being held I think).

NaNa - How scary with the fall and the razor. I've never been able to trust Cameron on the bed, that's why I could never let him sleep in our bed - he is such a mover - he's been like that since he was 3 months (when he rolled pretty much). Glad he is ok.

Jess - Don't worry - no holidays here either. DH and I haven't had holidays together for many years, as usually he'd get xmas off whereas I could never take christmas holidays, it was our busiest time at the bank. This year I was off and DH had to work.

And Jess - I think you should be very proud about being able to BF Tiahna still and reaching your goals :clap:, I know I am. I was only saying yesterday how I remember week 2 where I thought I was drying up and DH had to run down the shops to get a tin of formula cause I was in tears and thought I was starving Cameron. And of the many 'whinges' I'd had on here thinking it was the end. Especially when I've done everything against the bf recommendations like missing feeds, occassional formula feeding -since week 20, Cameron's sleeping through since week 9, using nipple protectors. Now look at us, still going. I'm so proud of ourselves (I'm rarely using the formula now, it's just for convienence most of the time).

We went to markets Saturday, didn't find any trolley inserts. Decided to try an art and craft markets that set up along the beach front, so went there yesterday morning, still none. But had a walk along the broadwalk and showed Cameron the ocean. We ended up at a shopping centre after, as my mum had seen the trolley insert in Big W, but they've had none everytime I'd looked. Well finally I found 1, think it was the last one too. We ended up doing our grocery shopping there, so got to try it out. Worked well. Cameron seemed to enjoy sitting up. But time somehow got away from us and it was already 11am and due for his next feed. Luckily i'd taken a formula bottle, so popped Cameron into the trolley capsule and he ended up feeding himself the bottle (he'd never done this before). He then started yawning after his feed and fell asleep, (which costed us more, as we had finished shopping, so ended up going to have a coffee while he slept as didn't want to disturb him :doh:).

Well, better go hang the washing out and get some housework done. Kinda lapsed a little with the housework over the last few days - now the house looks like a bombs hit it :rolleyes:

Bye for now