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TARA big hugs to you love, hope evie sleeps better soon for you.
Well sophie ate all her tea tonight, mince and avocado followed by yogurt, still hungry so more avocado!!!! she had nixed vegies with pasta and grated cheese for lunch and custard after. so hopefully things are on the up inregards to her eating now!! woo hoo
we ordered our new car today!! mistabishi outlander!!! going from a v8, ford xr8 to a 4 cylinder car!! going to really miss flooring it!!! man that car flies!! hehe, but it will save us around $300 a month out of DH salary for the novated lease.
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Hugs Tara, u poor thing, u must be so exuhasted :(
Nelly, Jake is so adorable hehe!! maybe put a mat under the jolly jumper? u can get the JJ musical mats to put under them too!
Luua - i hope Ella is back to her happy self soon :( poor little chicken and u too with no sleep..
not much happening here other than im ready to run away and hide lol everytime i walk away from Emelia she will cry its heartbreaking as if she thinks im going forever, so took me the whole day to clean the house which would usually take 2 hours at the most!!
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Love the new pic of Sohpie, gorjus! DP brother has a new outlander too they are really nice cars hes abit of a crazy driver though!!!
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Wow Sophie has a variety....is that chunky food or do u mash it up..puree is the word i need!
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thanks guys!!! we think she's pretty cute too!!!
KIM is mashed but she not too keen on it so i do push it through a sive as well (vegies) the cheese i just grate so it melts on her tongue and the mince i actually boiled (it was gross) then stuck the bar mix through it so thats chuncky but she didnt mind that :rolleyes: i then froze in cubes!
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crappy night. up every hour from 6pm til 12, had feed then slept til 230, back in bed with me until 515 had another feed then back asleep til 630.
i think i just have to resign myself to the fact that this is just how it is for the moment and deal with it.
she used to be a good sleeper but for whatever reason isnt.
dont even get me started on solids..she just wont take them
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Tara - I'm right with you hun. I'm stressed when i put her down for the night. I keep thinking how bad will tonight be?? when will it be like before?? I know the thing is to relax about it...but i can't. Sleep deprivation makes everything 10times worse.
Last night we decided to stop the nightly feeds. It was just as tiring for her as us to get up to feed.
It was tough. 2hrs of rocking patting trying to get her back to sleep. But she finally did at 3.30 and slept till 6.45. She then ate all her breakfast and BF. We just had to break the night feeding cycle - drastic but she did well - only cried for 3mins.
I'm a zombie today with a work meeting today. Oh well snooze afterwards :)
Ann
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OMG Ann good luck at your meeting!!
I'm tired too... I find it very strange that all our 8mth olds are not sleeping, so unfair!
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I think Ive said this before, but i was talking to DH about it last night as he is just a research-machine and is trying so hard to help with this sleep thing. everything we read says the same thing
- all babies are different
- dont expect baby to sleep through the night
- night waking is very common
- babies are, by nature, terrible sleepers
- what works one night/week/month wont work the next n/w/m
- waking is more common with developmental changes
so why do we all think that what are babies are doing is wrong...its frustrating yes that they dont sleep at night, but maybe we've got it back-to-front. a baby does what a baby does - they're not waking up for sh*ts and giggles, they're waking up for a reason and i think we need to just chill out and go with it. eventually they'll sleep and eventually we'll sleep and in the meantime lets all take a chill pill washed down with some frosty beer ;)
just kidding...do you know what i mean. i think we're all lead into believing that babies should do things and when they dont we get stressed, i'm tending to think that evie'll do what she's meant to all in good time. in the meantime shes a happy, healthy baby so i have to grateful for that
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Your right Christy it is odd. what is going on with these wakeful children???
well done Ann on breaking the cycle. I know that is what i need to do too - just too tired to do it...so the cycle continues. hope you get through your meeting. glad Ella fed well for you though.
Nelly, Aston jumps in his jolly jumper on the tiles, and it seems ok. Someone is with him though - and there are four of us. He laughs when the kids jump and down with him!
Tara - i know its probably no consolation, but at least there are a number of us experiencing the same thing as you at the moment - pity we don't have any answers though!!!!
Jols - Sophie is becoming quite the gourmet! Aston has just started having meat. I steamed some rump, and then mushed it in the blender. His food is semi chunky now, and the jaw works it. Other then the fruit that is in season have you tried Sophie on any tinned fruit in its own juice? I was wondering if I could give that a go - like peaches, or apricots?
Blanche - it almost becomes like - "right she's not looking - go go go" doesn't it? I've already had one like that - nathan would have got inside my skin if he could have! so now if aston starts, I say I'll be right back...sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, then he usually ends up coming with me....:redface:
same old same here - mind you aston wasn't going to bed last night for daddy come hell or high water! and daddy was not impressed. I think Aston two bottom teeth are ready to break through any day now, there is a ridge, white line right across. I think that was bothering him last night (but who knows - i swear most of what i do is guessing these days) he woke, 10, 2, 5 then into bed with me til nearly 7. DH is getting the kids up while he is getting ready for work, and they are doing all their bits and pieces, and then aston and I usually wake just before they leave to catch the bus. I don't like it very much, I lkie to see them and have a conversation with them before they go to school, but its the only way I can get some kind of sleep at the moment. are having a really hard time getting to sleep in the day - if i lay down, thats all it is - a lay down, and frustration that I haven't fallen asleep, so i haven't been bothering....hope everyone has a good day - or as good a day as one can have with broken sleep!!!
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It is some consolation that everyone is going through the same thing which just makes me think thats its more normal than we're lead to believe.
LOL Blanche, i take evies highchair outside so i can hang the washing out! sometimes i just do it once she's gone to bed.
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that's a good idea tara the highchair... I still think my puppy will be able to eat him though...
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Sorry your all having a tough time with sleeping issues...i feel so bad... Chelsea is an angel for sleeping at night...
Day time is getting better...i can hear her in bed now yelling out do dada... thank god he has gone to work tho...grrr
Only solids she will eat is pumpkin, potato and both together. Of course her fruit gels too. I feel like a slack mother cos i dont give her varierty... but to be honest... im over the solids thing already... i hate it.
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Hi girls!
I'd have to agree that this must be what babies do a this age - ie night wakings - maybe bcos they are starting to learn to manipulate us or just bcos they miss us.... I prefer the latter. Personally since we broke the night wakings habit a week and a bit ago (my week on sleeping tablets *bliss* and DH did the nights) Jake has been heaps better. Still wakes early morning once maybe but resettles now usually by himself or just with a tuck in a pat and a "good boy". Well done Ann - it's tough tho...
Hang in there Tara they grow out of it eventually.
AJP we bought an Outlander last year! On the runout tho not the new new model. Great car tho and easy / good to drive. I used to have an MR Lancer (before babies - 2 doors) and it was my go-kart, and I actually think the OL handles almost as well.
Jake is up to mashed food now too, and eating all kinds of veges, meats fruits etc. His fave fruit atm is chunks of pear which he has for his morning tea - chomps away at it! Having said that my boy who would eat anything, and is having 3-5 meals a day incl morn and arvo tea, has decided he no longer wants his hot lunch, no - he wants fruit and sandwiches and his usual yoghurt. So have gone from 4tblspn hot lunch and yog, to 1/2 pear, 1/2 banana, a sandwich (1-2 slices) and his yoghurt. Stressing now if he is getting enough nutrients....
Do we ever not stress - it's what mothers are programmed to do!
Have good day!
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Kimbaz - Jake was like that and started sneaking new foods in with those basics a tiny bit at a time. Now eats everything new from spinach to lentils - as long as there is a bit of pumpkin, potato or apple in it as a base.
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Any more ideas on solids? i tried apple today and she just wont swallow anything! i gave her a piece of apple last week and she was happy to gum it so i thought i'd puree some today but she wouldnt take it.
i cant force her to eat but i know she cant stay on purely bm for much longer!
ive tried making food really runny and a bit thicker and no dice!
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tara i simply changed spoons and sophie now eats!! go figure!! try her on finger food i'm going to bake some potato for her to munch on. i usually wipe with the spoon a little of what i want her to eat on her lips so she can taste it, she then usually opens up. the mince went down well, i tasted it and it wasnt too bad, i mashed it with avocado. how about grated cheese??? sophie loves that i mix it with anything now!!!
she had weetbix this morniong and now wont sleep so i wonder if it gave her a tummy ache???
i firmly believe that motherhood to totally glossed over by everyone, inckuding our selves!!! people only see the good things surronding being a parent, not the crying, sleepless night, PND etc, of course we wouldnt change things for the world but we dont seen to like paople knowing how hard things can be sometimes, we want everyone to think we can cope with anything! and that all babies sleep all night, nap when we want etc...they dont.....tara i like your attitute, go with the flow love, you;ll probably find things a little easier now to go with her rather than fight with her!! child raising should be changes to infant led raising, they dictate the rules!!!!
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i've heard that weet-bix shouldnt be given until at least 10mths as they cant digest it properly, thats what our nurse told us
thanks for the tips
Did sophie used to just leave food in her mouth and not swallow?
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funny you saying about glossing over, i'm looking at my 6mth nephew for a bit of extra cash but need to go back to work so told SIL last night, she said well we didnt think you'd be able to handle it and when i mentioned her getting a nanny she said 'well i hope she charges less than you do'...they pay me $50 for a 10hr day and their child is high-needs
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I used to pay Chelsea's old carer $40 a day and she isnt a problem for others...now i can get day care and my fees have dropped...were $20.45 a week.. now $14.55!!! Watta bargain.. helps having 1 income thats not high... but will all change very soon!
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tara i wa told conflicting things about weetbix, one nurse said 8 months the other 10, so who knows. sophie wouldnt even open her mouth for food!!!! i'd try her iwht finger food.
KIM so can you tell us whats happening yet, i'm assuming your moving?? boy $50 a day is a bargin!! for them not you!!
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sure is a bargain! and i got quals up the wazoo!!
lol i just wanted to say wazoo!
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Man Tara I would drive down the coast for $50 a day... ;)
Maybe we should have a QLD meet up (sorry non QLD girls!!!) get all our bubbas together in the one place.
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christy that sounds wonderful!!
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Ok seeing though some of you know whats going on and have helped alot ill tell the rest of you too.
2 weeks ago..maybe bit more now..some people from Craigs work went to Canberra to discuss plans on a buy out or merger with a highly sort out company. At the time i was unaware of the reasoning behind it....but as per usual was the last to find out when one Friday evening i was told ' (company name removed-craigs work) is going done in financial worries so X , Y and Z went to Canberra to talk with (company name) about what could be done, and 2 options came up. Sell (company) fully, leaving us all with no jobs but $300k each to start a new company or what ever we choose to do OR a partial merger, making us all move to Canberra, $80-$100k a year salary, plus a $100k each payout figure for merging.'.
Therefore... it was a do we go or do we stay. We choose the go option. However i have grown very found of Melbourne and all my great friends i have made and cant leave them. As you all know (and if not u will now) i moved form NSW in Oct last year here for Craigs work...i left family and friends behind...had to start fresh here. Was a huge move but a worthwhile one..til now.
I dont have a moving date as yet but i refuse to leave til M2 is born which is 21 Oct give or take. Craig and i discussed many options with the Vic to ACT move. The one we come up with and settled on now is, that he will lve in Canberra through the week, fly home Friday night and fly back Sunday night for work. Giving him Sat and Sun home with Chelsea and me. It sgoing to be hard..on all of us. Chels will miss daddy.. ill miss Craig...but i dont want to move so it has to be. Some might say why not pass up the job... but it would set us up for life... we dont see that kinda money flash before us that often..
No one likes the idea of me being here alone.. not even i do... but its the route im taking. Craig has said we will give it a go for 3 months, and if all is well in ACT ill move BUT only if im happy too... if not he will quit, move back here and find new work. I highly doubt ill be ready to move but i keep looking at the money side of things.
Anyhow he is off to Canberra tomorrow to sign the deal of the merger.
Thats about all thats going on....and i also have the fear he will miss bubs birth... and i have no one else to go with me if thats the case. :cry:
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it's a great oppotunity for you guys kim!! canberras not that bad, we have reletives that live in yarralumla!!, so next time were up we can come visit you!!!!
have you thought about hiring a doula?????? that way you'll have someone you know with you, they dont cost too much but may very well be money worth spending.
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Christy that sounds GREAT! lets do it!
Good idea on the doula AJP
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Well my friend is a trainee doula and she wanted to come to the birth, said it was fine.. but she is such a fairy and changes her mind that often and now says 'i dunno if ill be able to come cos its a bit close to home for me now'. She is 14 weeks preg...about 11 weeks behind me...
So i dunno.... im over this crap.
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why dont you contact one of the trainee doula,like Relle or even kelly??
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Hope everything works out for the best Kim, must have been a very hard decision.
Vicky - love the new pic of Aston, has he got a mohawk??!! so cute!
Emelia is trying to pull herself up on things now, scary stuff! shes not crawling yet but she goes on all fours from sitting up position so im sure shes not far off!! might have to go get one of those playpens they look great!
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I should i know, but i guess i feel shy or not me cos i dont know them personally... i guess also at the end of the day i dont care if im alone... ill be living alone so ill be tough and strong to manage.
Aw well... im goin to have a nap.. went to bed at 3am cos i was so pi$$ed off and then was up at 6 for Chelsea....then back to bed til 8. Feeling rather run down and buggered.
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I was quoted $25 per hour + $30 agency fees for a nanny. So that would be $230 a day for us in sydney!! Dont know what we're going to do. My MIL has Ella for 2 days but i still need to find someone to care for her the other day.
Kim - Big hugs. I'm sure DH will do his very very best to be there for you. Its tough being in a new town.
Well Ella's eating a bit better today. Tonight will be tough again. DH said he'll settle her tonight - that's 2hrs of settling... so i can sleep.
Nelly - how long did it take to change the night feeding? I dont mind going in to settle her if she wakes but I need her to start putting on weight with solids so i've gotta cut out the night feeding.
Tara - have you tried bread/toast with evie? Ella will have toast if she has nothing else for her meal. So its cheese toast and avocado on toast... i think she likes to chew it.
Ann
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Ann have you looked at Family Day Care?? I have found it to be the happy medium between nanny and a centre. Matilda goes and soon will be going to montesorri and Jovie will be taking her place for at least 1 day a week.
Well... Jovie's been unsettled for 3 hours. I tried everything... I tried rocking her, feeding her, breastfeeding her, pacing the floor, leaving her alone, putting her on the ground, in the walker, in the jolly jumper... I've tried going for a walk... everything. Then after 3 hours of screaming she fell asleep in my arms. I had to put her in the cot earlier & walk away I got so upset. Weird mix of anxious and angry... strange how hours of crying and screaming can do that to you. I took her temp & it was 37 so not really high and I gave her panadol jic after 45 minutes of it... urgh.
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Hello im Leanne and i have a baby girl who is 7 monthsold
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Welcome Leanne. Whats your DD name?
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Hi Im sorry what is DD name mean and thankyou
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Ok im new and i feel like an idiot but how can i put my photo of my baby on here i need some tips on all this
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Welcome! It can be pretty confusing. The photos we have are part of the tickers.... so if you go back to lilypie and upload a photo there and then put it in your signature. DD means dear daughter ;) In the Messages from BellyBelly forum there is a thread about forum abbreviations. It can help :) there are alot that I didn't know early on.
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Ok great ill try all that thanks my DD is Georgia May and she was 10lb 1oz born how about you how big was your baby
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What a pretty name!! Chelsea was 7lb 4oz.
