OMG Tan you sound just like me with Mia's eczema too! :lol: I wanted to try everything 'natural' under the sun because I thought it would be better for her, but now I use good ol' Dermaid as it's the only thing that works!! LOL!!
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OMG Tan you sound just like me with Mia's eczema too! :lol: I wanted to try everything 'natural' under the sun because I thought it would be better for her, but now I use good ol' Dermaid as it's the only thing that works!! LOL!!
Kristen - I agree with the others too. So many babies don't seem to crawl at all and go straight to walking. With Mia's reflux its not surprising she doesn't like tummy time so I wouldn't worry about it at all. I think I've said to you before that Izzy hated tummy time but then when she magically learned to roll now I can't get her off her tummy when she goes to sleep. As for not letting Mia stand, if she's anything like Izzy good luck!!! Iz gets so frustrated lying down now, gets bored of sitting after 20minutes or so and cracks it if I don't help her to stand up. I don't know why MCHNs and "helpful" mums insist that there is something wrong if babies don't do things by the book. Don't they know babies don't read!!!
Kelly - yay for Luke's first tooth. Get ready with that steak :p Where did you go for your swimming classes - they sound great. I'm very jealous - all the places I've called only do them during school term, so I have to wait until next year (and boy, am I going to be floating well by then!) I hope Luke's eczema disappears soon.
Dan - how's Livvy going? Any more luck yet? I really hope you get some sleep soon. I tried your tip of fruit with cereal - given it ended up all over the floors and wall, I'm guessing she didn't like it much!! Fortunately she's turned a corner a bit with vegies so hopefully we'll get there. And yep, I'm definitely showing - I feel like a whale already. I don't think there's going to be any lovely round little baby bump this time! My next scan is 5 December, when I get to find out what flavour Ned is. Very exciting.
Tan - how are you and Izzy feeling? I hope a lot better.
Melbourne girls - has anyone been to Glenhuntley Baby Carriages? I was looking on the web for double prams and came across this place and their Mountain Buggy doubles are almost $400 cheaper than I can get them for here! I don't know if its just that they're cheaper in Victoria than they are here, or if this shop is just really cheap for some reason.
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Tan - Yeah, I got some cortisone (sp?) cream from the doctor for Luke and it seems to be working so far. Will probably investigate some of the natural remedies once this bad bout of it has cleared!!
Lulu - I took Luke to State Swim as it was the only place that didn't do lessons by the 'term' and you can just start whenever you want. They are sooo fantastic, I love it and its just up the road from me (in East Freo) - I think they have a few around the place though!!
Sorry, no more time for personals (yet again). Luke's rash and ezcema is starting to clear, finally and he's much happier again. He even slept last night from about 8pm until 5.30am, which is great and starting to happen a little more regularly!!
Hope all is wonderfully well with everyone!
Kelly xxx
Hi everyone,
Well we have had a very interesting few days. Wednesday we went back to sleep school and Olivia was so naughty that we had to go back again on Thursday. We were there from 9am to 4.30pm for two days :rolleyes:. Wednesday was an absolutely nightmare and she didn't sleep a wink from 9am to 7pm, then was awake 7.30pm to 11pm but then slept until 6.30am thankfully. Thursday was much improved and she actually had a two hour and a one hour sleep. Last night was good and she was ony awake for an hour and slept until 6am. So I think we are finally getting there and there is now light on the horizon for us. I am so glad than we are getting there because Olivia is now rolling and she was starting to get tangled up in her wrap and I was terrified she would suffociate (sp?). They have warned us to give it 5 full days and 5 full nights because we could see any improvement but I think the penny is starting to drop and hopefully it won't take 5 days.
Livvy is now eating three meals a day with 5 b/f and is absolutely thriving the little piggy. Her teeth are moving around on her but none have broken the surface. She is rolling over and over and over, it's so cute how clever she thinks she is. When she is on her belly the little arms and legs are going a million miles an hour but going nowhere. I don't think it will be too long until she is on the move little so many other little one's on here.
That is more than enough about us, let me catch up on some personals.
Kirsten - Like all the other girls have said don't worry about Mia not rolling. A lot of babies don't roll until they crawl. Mia will roll when she is good and ready and not a minute before. If she wasn't doing ANYTHING at all I would worry but look at her she's sitting, standing, giggling, talking and so much more. She's doing brilliantly and so are you. Just tell the health nurse what they want to hear not what is actually going on, that's what I do. My niece refused to crawl until just recently (she's 11 1/2 months) and she only crawls to the closet object which she can use to pull herself up and then she walks around holding onto to everything.
Tan - Today is the big day at sleep school isn't it?? Best of luck darl. I really hope that they give you some amazing tips to help Izzy settle and sleep for you. I see from your ticker that she is rolling and commando crawling. How exciting! You baby proofed your house?
Michelle - How is your gorgeous little man going? Where can I find the chickweed ointment you were telling us about. I'll try anything to try and clear Livvy's skin for her.
Lulu - That's great that Izzy is starting to eat vegies for you. She might just not like the cereal not that I can say I blame her. It's tastes awful. How many teeth does she have now? Is Izzy getting mobile yet? Gee I can't believe you are finding out Ned's flavour on 5th December, I mean your pg is just flying. Hope you are feeling okay and Izzy is sleeping well for you still. She's a great sleeper isn't she?
Jen - How are you going with your b/f and the abscess? Have you gotten a second opinion? What have you decided?
Kelly - Congratulations on your first tooth Luke you big boy. Great news that his ezcema is starting to clear up. Poor livvy is covered in it and it is taking ages to clear even with her cortisone cream. How is Luke going with solids?
Danni - YAY on Mason rolling over. Mason and Livvy rolled over for the first time on the same day. Does Mason have any teeth yet? How are you going with the sleeping??
I know that i've missed some lovely ladies and babies and I'm so sorry but Olivia has just started screaming.
Chat soon,
Dan
I know I've been absent alot lately girls, and the reason is because my DH and I are now seperated. It's been a long time coming, and I don't feel like going into much detail at this stage because it's so fresh, but I just wanted to let you all know so you didn't think I was being a rudey bum!
I also just wanted to share that Blake slept till 2:30, had a feed and woke at 8am! 8AM WHAT THE HELL! I think me being a little happier is deinitely helping him out too.
Take care, and I can't wait to meet the Melbourne girls next week.
Hi everyone
I have been MIA, facebook is so addictive!!!!!!!!!
Ash - Hope you are ok, we are all here for you if you need to chat!! Yay for Blake having a good sleep :)
Dan - Here's hoping it doesn't take 5 days for it to happen for you. Those teeth are a bugger aren't they, I reckon they have been bothering Ethyn for a few months
Kelly - Glad Luke's ezcema is clearing, I suffer from it, am hoping Ethyn doesn't
Pretty slack on personals, but really have to have a shower while Ethyn is sleeping. Hope everyone else is going well.
Hope you all have a great weekend :)
I'm sorry to hear that you and your DH have seperated so I'm sending you heaps and heaps of :hugs::hug:. We totally understand you not being around and your need for privacy. If you do need anything, anything at all, please let us know and always remember we are here for you. YAY on Blake's big sleep. What a great little man.
Hi Lee. Have any of Ethyn's teeth broken through yet or still just being annoying?
Ash - I'm really sorry to hear you've separated. If you need to chat or vent, we're all here for you. And huge yay for Blake's sleep - just what his mummy needs right now!
Dan - brilliant news about Livvy's sleeping. Crossing my fingers for you it just gets better and better. Hopefully her teeth will start popping through soon. Izzy has 2 so far - I keep thinking another one's on the way but nothing's popped yet. I can't believe how much Livvy's eating, that's brilliant. She sounds like my kind of girl for future girls' lunches!! And yes, I'm almost embarrassed to say how brilliant a sleeper Iz is - for the past three mornings she has slept until 8.30/9am after having gone to bed by 9pm with no wakes at all during the night. I just know Ned's going to be a horror and I'll be trying to send him back for a refund!!
Lee - I hope Ethyn's teeth starting showing themselves soon too. It really does seem to ease things off for them once they poke through.
Kristen - I'm about to PM you about MCNs. I was shopping with Mum yesterday and impulse bought a Pea Pod, although now that I've read some of the threads in the nappy section I'm regretting it!!! If anyone else has handy advice for me on where to start I'd be really grateful.
I went down to my Mum's yesterday, which is 150kms away. Had a good day but driving home Izzy screamed for 1.5 hours - almost the whole trip. She normally sleeps in her seat the whole way so it was really strange, not to mention distressing and then just plain frustrating. Anyway, off to do the washing (just for a change!!)
Oooh Tan. Huge crossed fingers for you and Izzy with sleep school today :crossfingers:
No teeth for us yet!! :(
Lulu - I have been using pea pods, I only use cloth at home or if just nipping out to the shops. Pea pods do the job for us, although I have to boost them with flannelette flats for them to last a few hours. I have just bought a Hautes pocket, love the colour, love the look of it on Ethyn's bum, I have only put it on him about 1 hour ago, so hopefully it lasts the distance. If I leave him in the peapods too long or he is wearing something on the tight side, or in his jolly jumper they pressure leak thru his clothes.
The Hautes are brilliant Lee!!
I wished I had looked into cloth nappies while pregnant, all I thought there was were terry flats!! boy was I wrong!!! :)
Thanks Lee and Ash. From reading some of the MCN threads, the Hautes seem to be a winner. I know I'll need to try a few different types to find ones I really like, but getting your views so I can narrow the choices is brilliant. I'm hoping someone will say the Happy Heineys (sp?) are good cos the patterns look so gorgeous!
Ash - :hugs: for you both hun, and as the other girls have said - we are all here for you in whatever way possible. It must be tough for you so I'm glad you will be down here getting some good ol' BB lady loving!
Sleep school was good now just to put it all in practise! Will post later when I have more time. MIL is about to pop in!
Ash I'm so sorry to hear this and I'm sure you know we're all sending our good wishes your way - I think a trip away sounds exactly like what you need right now. Let us know if you need to chat.
Lulu I've have responded to your PM re: MCNs hon! :D
Thanks to everyone re: Mia rolling. You'll never guess... she did it today!!!!! LOL Total and utter fluke but she did it!! I was dancing around the kitchen and I think I screamed the house down - she had no idea what I was on about but smiled all the same. I'm a mental case!! I think it will still take her a while to catch on, but she's getting there. I know she's strong enough physically to do it, it's just like she doesn't WANT to do it IYKWIM! Funny chicken!
YAY for Mia!!!!!
Good evening Ladies,
Gee it gets busy in here.SO hard to keep up with everything.Congrats to all the bubs that are rolling and sleeping much better.I read these posts and by the time i get to the end i cant be bothered posting myself or bubs is awake or my darling 3.5 year old wants me lol..they joys of motherhood..we wouldnt swap it for the world.
Well my chubba bubba is nearly 7 mths old and not so much a little baby aymore.He now weighs 9.4kg as of 6 mth check up.He is also crawling and sitting up o his own no probs at all.He actually get himself into the position when ever he wants...In the last few days he has also taken is upo himself to grab onto my lounge suite ad pull himself to standing...Brody thinks he is so funny when he does this lol...I want my baby to stay a baby a little while longer,,,im not ready for all this yet..he trying to beat his older sister Caitlyn who was a early walker at 9.5 mths i think...Do any other mummies out there have the same prob?
May all your nights be filled with peaceful sleeping babies...we can dream cant we!!!
Yay for Mia. In no time at all she'll really get the hang of it and she'll roll all the time - especially when you don't want her to like when you're changing her!! Thanks for the PM.
Tan - glad to hear sleep school was better for you and Izzy.
HB - I feel the same as you. I love watching Izzy's progress and see her learning new things, but it also makes me a bit sad that she's growing up so fast. The age she is now is so beautiful and so much fun - I'd like to freeze her at 6/7 months for a while.
Yay gorgeous Mia! What a clever chicky!
Selfish post here today- I spent all day throwing up or on the loo with gastro yesterday which as you can imagine was GREAT fun! :cryinglaugh: Im just so glad Al was home to look after Izzy while I alternated trying to sleep or having a bath all day. Uggh - so glad Im feeling better today...
Well as I said Sleep School was good while we were there but putting it into practise at home is something different. Al really doesnt like letting her cry- even for a few minutes, and we are now wondering if her feeding 2 times a night and going straight back to bed is that much of a problem? She goes right back to sleep (most of the time) and only feeds for about 5-10 minutes so we are thinking about just waiting til she is 7 months and see how we go. It's so hard to know - my fear is that once she is crawling and sitting up it will be a hundred times worse trying to settle her. At SS there was an 8 mth old crawler who could pull himself up and while the parents were settling him they would look through the window and see him standing ..at least now shes still on her back or tummy.
Mums over today for a visit which will be good, and we have a wedding on Saturday - very excited, I have a new maxi dress - just have to get some new shoes and glam jewellery!
Izzy is such a joy! Thats the other reason Im hesitant to change her nights - she is the most contented baby, she cries/grizzles when she is hungry or tired and thats it. I can honestly say I cant remember the last time she cried and I didnt know why. She spends most of her days rolling on the floor and commando crawling to her toys that I strategically place out of her reach ;) laughing and screeching and she is pretty much sitting up on her own now - with the occasional face plant!
Anyway my computer time is limited now - Ive placed bans on myself now because I have ben spending far too much time on here!!
Hope all the May bubbies are being good for their gorgeous mums!
Oh, Tan hope you are feeling better! I agree with you with the sleeping etc. ANgus gets up normally once for a feed and goes straight back to sleep. Everyone likes to tell me to let him cry it out and he will go back to sleep, but he is a really happy easy going baby too, and I figure if thats the worst thing I have to do is to get up once to feed him - thats OK!!!
Ash, :grouphug: I hope you are ok. Best of luck with everything, I hope you enjoy your hliday in Melb, sounds like you need a good getaway!
Kristen, yay for Mia!! I feel the same about Angus sitting though, he has no balance at all to be able to sit on his own!! He will do it one day I spose! He is almost crawling though, but it is a pain that I can't "sit" him down anywhere he has to go on his back or belly on the floor!
Lulu, how exciting your first scan is almost here! I can't wait to find out the flavour!! Bet you are all excited!!
Sorry, all the personals I can think of atm, am trying to post quickly before Angus wakes up! We have had a HUGE weekend so need to spend a few days to recover I think. I went out Friday night with a few girls from work, had way too much wine, was quite drunk, and then Angus proceeded to get up 3 times when I got home about 1am!! Cheeky boy! We aree also getting an inground pool in so all that was happening sat, sun. Then I went to a baby shower yesterday which was heaps of fun, but we sat around and chatted till 6pm last night and the baby shower started at 2pm!! I miss gossiping and chatting with all the girls from work so was heaps of fun!! Angus was the centre of attention and got passed around from girl to girl! He laughed and thought it was a hoot! When I picked up the girls my Mum took him and said he smelt like he had been to a brothel cause he had so many different smelling perfumes on him haha!!
Anyway girlies, hope you are all well! I better go get Brekky for the kiddies happening! Take Care!
Hi Everyone,
Ash - I'm so sorry to hear you have separated from your husband. I hope that you are OK.
Tan - sorry to hear you have gastro. It's such an awful thing to have. I hope you get some rest, put DH to work :)
Since I was depressed I've managed to turn things around abit. I'm getting out more and doing things just for me. I go to exercise at a local personal training studio where the classes are 30 minutes so it doesn't impact on anyone. My mum has babysat Julian and I have had lunch in the city with Pat and with a friend. So things are looking up. DH has been great about it all and he takes over looking after Julian on Saturday mornings and I can do whatever I want. After reading a book I think that was 'Child proofing your marriage' (I am the queen of books) it suggests challenging your partner to takeover a weekend of looking after the baby so they see what it is like. Pat is going to do it in a few weeks time. I couldn't believe he agreed, he says he is looking forward to it. It should be interesting!
After seeing the pead it turns out Julian was underwight after all. I mustn't have been producing enough milk. Julian wasn't too fussed as he was getting enough to satisfy the hunger which was he wasn't crying and I had no idea. He is now on formula for all feeds after weaning for the last 10 days. I was sad to let it go but at the same time it is totally liberating. It has helped ease feeling depressed as someone else can ease the load on that front. Since I've put Julian on formula he now sleeps at night from 7pm to 7am with no wake ups. I couldn't believe it when it first happened. I hope it stays this way.
I forgot to tell you all that we had Julians christening a couple of weeks ago. It was such a lovely day. I'm going to out some pics here on belly belly if you would like to take a peek.
I'm so confused about solids. I read somewhere that from 7 months they have to eat meat, fish, chicken or pulses once a day. Julian is now 7 months so is anyone else going to do that? I have no idea what the nutrition requirements are, where can we look this up? Going out is more complicated now he is on 3 meals a day. How are you ladies coping with it?
Sorry for the selfish post but I will make up for it soon.
Tan - sorry you're sick. Gastro's awful - hope it passes soon. I'm always reluctant to get into discussions about sleeping because CC seems to be a really emotional topic for a lot of people but here goes!!! Easy for me to say not being in your position but I think if Izzy is waking for feeds during the night then leaving her to cry is probably not the best thing - if she's hungry then she's hungry. I know with my Izzy when she wakes at night its for a feed she needs it - she's hungry so that's all there is to it. In the past you've been really reluctant to let Izzy cry so it must be really hard for you (and obviously a good indication of how exhausted you are!). Can you maybe do a bit of a combination of both - when Iz first wakes offer her a feed and if she doesn't want it or when she's finished, then maybe let her cry for a bit if that's what you and DH are happy with? Otherwise, isn't this a beautiful age? I would love to freeze this age for months so I can really enjoy it.
Michelle - good on you for a big night out, although very inconsider of Angus to do that to his mummy. You'll have to remember that when he's 18 years old and thinks he can stay in bed past midday after a big night out!! And yay for your pool - how lovely.
Jan - glad to hear you're feeling better and getting out a bit on your own. LOL at Pat taking Julian for a whole weekend. I'm sure you're the same, but the very few times my DH has had Izzy for a couple of hours (I think 4 hours is the most he's ever had her for on his own), he complains afterwards at how exhausted he is, and that I don't understand how tiring it is!!! I think he'd self destruct if he had her for an entire weekend. Can't help you on the solids thing - Iz is still struggling through a couple of meals a day so I haven't had to deal with taking things with me. Maybe a cooler bag? I know what you mean about feeling liberated when you're not longer breastfeeding. I was very sad when I couldn't BF Iz anymore, but the freedom I felt when I knew anybody could feed her was incredible.
Izzy crawled across the lounge room yesterday. She was trying to get the internet connnection wire so I flicked it out of her way - she just moved to get it. Her "crawling" is on her back, with her arms over her head and her legs like a crab's. Was so funny to watch, but definitely a sign we have to start moving stuff out of her way.
Lulu - I know what you mean about CC hun, and I appreciate your comments. I've really felt the same - If she's feeding surely she needs it? The whole "after 6 mths they dont need it" doesnt sit well with me - its just a number after all - so what, one night she needs it and the next she doesnt?
I really think we will keep doing what we are doing - which is feeding at night 2-3 times because I cope better with that than leting her cry - she feeds quickly and it gives us both some sleep and will see how we go once shes really chowing down some food. LOL at Izzy's crab walk!!! They are really adorable right now aren't they!!? Im going to stop stressing and just enjoy my time with her - hence limiting my reading of every book under the sun and BB too - I just get too confused when what I have in front of me tells me what I need to know! A happy growing girl!
Jan - glad to hear you are getting out and about and feeling better hun! Love the idea of a weekend for DH! Actually Al took over yesterday when I was in bed all day so that was actually really good for him to see how demanding it really is - even though I was still around. Im actually contemplating giving Izzy some formula at times - I still want to breastfeed but I wonder if she will take a bottle if its not breastmilk and if so then that would free me up to work a bit more.
Would love to see Christening pics too - make sure you post them in your gallery so we can have a squizz.
Tan - good for you. I've gone from being the book guru to deciding that its all cr*p, and I just need to make it up as I go along the best way I can to suit me and Izzy. As for not needing night feeds after 6 months, whoever says that should tell it to my almost 7 month old that went through 320mls the other night!!!
Very exciting - just bought a few MCN to try. Kristen - you're a bad influence!!!! Can't wait to get them - they're all so cute looking and they're going to look gorgeous when she's just wearing them and a tshirt or a little dress.
Tan, I agree, when Angus feeds during the night he screams if I am not quick enough getting my boob out! So he must be hungry! If he wakes early in the night I try his dummy and most often he will go back to sleep. But if he doesnt, I feed him!! You do what you do to keep sane I think!!
Lulu, go the MCN's, what did you get?? I love them, but I fear the money I am saving on disposables is getting spent on pretty nappies anyway!! Oh well!! Is fun shopping and looking at all the different ones!! Highly addictive!!
Good night everyone!!
Hi guys a majorily quick selfish one here. We seem to be making a little bit of head way with Livvys sleeping so I've got everything crossed it keeps improving. I'm starting to feel a little more human and getting the hang of our new routine. Then I find out that my best friend (has a 3 month old son) has been diagnosed with cancer so I'm all teary and sad. Everything is going to get better in the next few days because it's nearly CHRISTMAS!!!! I'm a christmas freak and that was before Livvy. Dave is worried how bad I'm goin to be this year with Livvy's first christmas. Can you believe it, it's nearly our babies first christmases!!!!!!!
Be back soon to catch up on all the personals which I am reading. LOL Lulu at Izzy's crab crawl. That would have been hilarious. And good on you Tan for making a decision that suits you and Izzy. Stuff the books I reckon!!!
Chat soon,
Dan.
Oh Dan, thats awful about your friend. What type of cancer is it? So sad especially cause she has a little one. Fingers crossed for her.
What is evryone buying their little one's for christmas! I am so stuck, have all the girls pressies but have no idea what to get Angus! My DH reckons to wrap something up out of the toy room - poor bubba! I was going to get one of those tricycles with the seat, seatbelt and the handle that parents can push them along with. Target just advertised one recently. that way when the girls ride their bikes Angus can too hehe! I have a few little things like books and stuff for him, but if you seen our toy room you would see why I am hesitant to buy anymore inside/babyish toys!
Anyway, I have heaps to do today. Have to give the dogs a bath while Angus is asleep, and our farmyard here is growing, we have now acquired a goat..... Someone dumped it at DH's worksite and he felt sorry for it so brought it home. the kids think it is a hoot, I don't! It has eaten some plants already, tries to get in the house, and jumps on our outdoor table etc etc!! What a pain!! So anyway I want to bath it as well (how exactly do you bath a goaty!!!) Thinking goat stew will be on the menu in the near future hehe!
Take Care evryone!
LMAO at the goat jumping on the table HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you definitely made my morning Shell!
Ash, I can't believe how high they can jump!! The girls thought it was hilarious!! It even tried to jump through the outdoor servery thing in our lounge to get in the house cause it seen the cat jumping through!!
Time for a new thread!