Babies Born May 2006 #30

[Trillian]

This thread is for parents who's baby was born in May 2006.

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids.

Sleeping Support:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

Got questions?

Post your questions in the forums mentioned above, or in the following forums where you're sure to receive many friendly responses!

General Baby & Toddler Forum
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum


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[~Kim~]

Woohoo I never get to be first!!

Glad your voice has come back Jodie!! Look at Shaun's new pic! Isn't he cute?!?!?!

That's good Shazz. You get excited, cos I'm too scared (and desperate) to. I tested yesterday but it was negative. Not lost all hope though cos I was 6wks before I got a psotive with Darcy.

[~shazz~]

i'll be your cheer squad Kim have you been charting ?
and i never get to be first any more

[~Kim~]

Nope can't chart cos I NEVER get 4 hours sleep in a row. Even if the dragon sleeps through I'm an insomniac.

[mrsmac]

Hi ladies, thought I'd give a tresillian report.
It was a bit daunting at first but the 3 others I shared a unit with were very nice, that was probably the best part of the week. They say they don't do controlled crying but it is, they just don't call it that LOL the first night was tough cause the nurses did all the settling so the mums could catch up on sleep which of course you didn't cause you could hear your baby crying. Anyway I am glad I stuck it out for the week cause he is now only waking once or twice a night and not having any feeds during the night. Ifeel much better and am amazed at how much more motivated and organised I feel already. Some of te nurses were lovely while a couple were hard nosed b#tches LOL It was nice not having to cook or do housework and i even had a massage.
Coming home was a bit funny after being away all week, I felt like I'd been at camp. Had to rush out on friday afternoon to pick Jess up from sport and take her to the medical centre cause her finger was fractured (it never ends in our house LOL)
Anyway thanks for all the good wishes, I would recomend it if you are at the end of your tether and desperately need sleep.

[~shazz~]

well fingers crossed when are you going to test again ......

[Lea13]

I am still here. Just a flying visit though.

Christine I am so glad that things went well for you and Riley at Tresillan. I was thinking of you quite a bit.

The night away was unbelievably good - the great food, apartment and massage helped but it was the great company that made it even better. Feeling slightly seedy today though hehe! I have teaching pracs all this week so I will try to keep up but who knows...

Fingers crossed for a BFP soon Kim. I love the new ticker photo btw!

[Ilithyia]

Morning girls!

Well i had another epesiode yesterday and had to go up to the hospital. Pains started at about 11am and i thought they would just go away but they did'nt. I was feeling quite sick and vomited so i called the birth suite. They said to have some panadol and sleep and wait and hour. I did this and felt worse. So off i went.

Got the hospital and they took a wee sample and found i was really dehydrated so i was hooked up to a IV for a while. They did a scan to see where bubby was and as i suspected, bub was still breech. They also did a speculum and found i had a bad thrush infection. I thought this was odd as i have'nt shown any symptoms of this. I also might have a urinary tract infection. They took wee and sent it off lastnight and i have too call back on tuesday night to find out the results.

So in the end they just sent me home with some panadine forte and a sleeping tablet and said to come back if i have any other concerns. Pains have gone overnight and i am feeling ok today.

They also said that i have until 37 weeks at the latest for baby to turn to head down. After that they might try and external manipulation. If baby still does'nt turn, well i don't quite know. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get there! Fingers crossed baby does turn cause i really want a vaginal birth again.

Briley is good. She also had a bit of a tumble when we were out camping. She was playing in her playpen quite happily when all of a sudden mum and i heard her screaming. We looked over and she had fallen face first into the concrete! Mum said she heard the bang from her falling but i did'nt. Poor bubby had a cut lip, grazed nose and a bump on her head. I did'nt notice it until later but she also had a fat lip! She looked so cute. Poor dumpling.

I don't think i will be going camping for a while now. Poor Briley could'nt do anything cause i was worried she would put too much crap in her mouth. There was cigarette buts and mozzie coils and a lot of other sh*t on the floor. That and the mozzies and sandflies were so bad outside it was easier just to keep her in the hut. So when she got home she just walked and walked and walked! Stretching her poor little legs i suppose.

We still don't know what we are going to do for her birthday. Which is TOMORROW i might add! Argghhhhhh....i can't believe she is going to be 1 already. I do feel kinda sad. Almost to the point of crying. I never thought i would be like that! Probably the pregnancy hormones!

So yeah today we are going in for her hair cut. I might go and get her weighed and measured aswell. Then on friday the needles!! I am going to wait till friday that way Brent can come with me. I also have to buy her something small for her birthday then when Brent gets back we are both going to go and get her something special. I just don't know what do get her! I'll have to have a look around today.

Briley is pretty much walking everywhere now. She rarely crawls. I watch her in awe! Its amazing to see. Her vocabulary is still expanding! Everyday she says something new. Its unreal how quick she picks up on things! Now the hard part is to watch what we say!

Nat - Glad to hear the weekend went well for your hunny!

Sheree - Ohh poor lachie! I hope he recovered ok!

Christine - Glad to hear the tresillian went well. At least you managed to come back nice and refreshed.

I am so sorry to hear about your friends loss. It really hits home here when I hear about things like that. When i was in hospital lastnight i think there was a lady who was having a premmie baby as they had the special crib thingy there. I am so glad i have made it to this point. Finger crossed i make it all the way. My heart goes out to your friends.

Tania - Did Jayden the needles in his arms or legs??? If he got them in his legs maybe they were just sore from the needles themselves. I hope its nothing serious.

Kim - Ohhh how exciting!! When is AF due??? Sending a truck load of vibes your way! Keep us posted on how its all going! OK!!!!

Jodie - Good to hear your voice has come back! Good luck with the cleaning mission! Sorry to say this but...glad its you and not me!! This is the worse part about moving!

Shazz - Hope Ryan's nappy rash has healed up ok! Poor little man.

Hi to everyone else! Sorry if i missed you! Hope you are all well girls.

Well after yesterdays dramas i have decided its proabably best for me to have my labour bags packed just incase. This way i don't have to ask everyone else to pack it for me if things did go wrong to early. And i don't have to worry about them picking crap clothes for me! So yesterday in the midst of my dramas i packed them. Did'nt take me long actually. All of 5 minutes! Now i just have to take some things back out and iron them!

I have been feeling very strange lately. I am having a few issues sleeping. My mind just does'nt seem to want to stop. I have been up and down every night since friday night (when all this started) peeing and just waking up. The peeing stage has definetely hit home here. I wake up about 5-6 times a night to go and wee. And the hard part is that everytime i wake up i am SOOOO thirsty and dry mouthed that i skull a sh*t load of water. This makes the peeing issue even worse!

The pains/"hot spots" are getting worse. I suppose cause baby is breech. Once these pains stops i guess i will know that baby has turned! Maybe! I have also noticed a shortness in my breathing. This too may be made worse by the fact that bub is breech and sitting so high. I have'nt really had much of an apetite either. I seem to be way more thirsty than i am hungry but i have to eat to give us energy!

There is probably more things to mention but i can't remember them! Another thing that is happening to me! Amnesia)sp??)!!!!

Ok this has turned into a MAMMOTH post!! Better go now!

Hope you are all well. Have a great day ladies!

[~shazz~]

And the hard part is that everytime i wake up i am SOOOO thirsty and dry mouthed that i skull a sh*t load of water. This makes the peeing issue even worse

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Sara have you had a gestational diabetes test yet ??

[~Kim~]

EXACTLY what I was going to ask.....the peeing could be related to the UTI though....

[~Kim~]

Buggar, the test was negative for a reason.....stupid AF, least now I have a reference point....

Glad to hear Tresillian wasn't too bad Christine.

[widdly]

wow, there were alot of posts to catch up on so please forgive me for forgetting lots of stuff...

Tania - i hope Jayden is feeling better, poor little mite

Christine - fantastic to hear that tresillian went so well for you, well done, it feels great to only have to get up once r twice during the night, doesn't it?!

kim - sorry the test was negative, when did you start ttc#2?

sara - sorry you are having a ruff time with bubs, hoping it tuns very soon for you and gives youa break.

well my weekend was like a blur, sooo busy and hectic, but good to see everyone again. There were 4 toddlers runing around all weekend, 9 adults and 5 little kids staying in a small 3 bedroom house, so a very busy weekend. Archie was extremely clingy to me wouldn't even let DH pick him up! He has been fine since we got back home so he must have just been freaked out by the amount of 'strange' people around. Arch is talking so much copying what i say all the time, favourite word ATM is 'more' he is sucha little piglet!

Well ttc#2 officially starts today, i just hope we can get the energy to DTD!

Archie's terrible nappy rash has finally gone thanks to cloth nappies for a couple of days and lashings of pawpaw ointment.

Don't stress about the 12 month vaccinations, we got them done at CYH and the nurses were fantastic! Way better than getting them done at the doctors. Archie didn't cry for long and he was whingy and tired for a few days and had sore arms for 2 days but no other side effects. Just trying my best to put your minds at ease, i know how worried i was about getting them done!

[~Kim~]

Good to hear about your weekend Elissa. LOL at 'more'. Darcy says that too, sounds like the seagulls out of Finding Nemo....more?more?more?more?
We have been not seriously but still trying since March, getting serious this go though cos I'm getting desperate. Really thought this one was a goer.

[widdly]

kim - lol at finding Nemo seagulls. how long did it take to get Darcy? Are you getting desperate causse you want a certain age gap or just cos we all start getting desperate after a couple of months ttc? its so disappointing when you really get yourself revved up for a BFP, hope its not much longer for you

[~Kim~]

Took 2 goes at DTD to get Darcy lol. ummmm now you mention it, I guess I'm desperate for both reasons really.

[~shazz~]

sorry the old bag showed up Kim fingers crossed for this month

[widdly]

kim - totally understand your desperation, ttc sucks big time (though DTD can be quite enjoyable he he). Don't worry im sure youll be up the duff again in no time! then you'll be complaining about the m/s, hopefully we'll be complaining together.

well our homeloan finally got settled so we have got our cash for the air conditioning and some furniture, can't wait til we can all sit at a dining table together and have dinner, such a small thing but something i have really been missing since Arch started eating solids.

[~Leanne~]

Happy FIRST Birthday Briley!!!!!
Have a great day today.