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1stbub27.. when u are changing his nappy while hes in his back, grab his legs and make the go to the side. Do this everytime and he will start to roll onto his side and then on his tummy. Thats what i do with Mia and its all she does now. Makes nappy time very very interesting lol!
off to get ready for the day!
mwah xoxoxo
Goodmorning All!
Not long now until Chrissy!!!!!!
Hollye - oh my gosh i would go nuts having all those ppl in our house at one time! exspecially since our house isnt the biggest! We are selling and moving asap next year too a bigger house for little Bianca! and i have put in my order for a house with a pool! hehehe
How did things go at the doc's?
Tan - im very happy to hear that u are feeling better! u should do that more often! Izzy loves it and so do u - so u both win!
We had a good night with B last night - but in saying that i think i wore her out shopping and than we had our street chrissy drinks last night - she was asleep at 2230 and woke up at 0630 this morning! She is sitting on my lap right now and she says hello!
She was eyeing of Jame's pics too! hmmmm i think i better watch her! :lol:
Also i have switched to cloth during the day with Bianca - but im using the good old fashioned cloth nappies! and i acutally don't mind it! of a night time and when we go out we are using disposables tho!
Hippie - yeah for getting some sleep - it feels great doesnt it!!!
1stBub27 - u could always move to brissy aswell (hint hint) I hope whatever u have done to ur tummy isnt too serious! Have u made a appt to get it checked out?
Bianca is rolling over from Belly to Back - but not quite Back to Belly yet!
She gets Heaps of belly time so i think that has helped a bit also! and im down on the floor heaps during the day playing with her and "teaching" her how to do it!
Liam will be rolling around soon enough! But what Hollye said is a good idea!
Apart from all that - not much happening from my end today! DH is now on Holidays (again) we are going to his parents tomorrow to do the chrissy thing. im so not looking forward to it! i wonder if i could come down with some illness that will make me temporarily bed ridden for tomorrow? hmmmmm
Oh i forgot to tell u all that Bianca had her first spew last night! it was massive, came out her nose and her mouth, ended up all over me and the couch (good thing we didnt buy a new couch) it was pretty awesome, but poor B!!!!
Docs went all good. Mia is really healthy he said and checked her over and said its best for me to wait out her cold as they usually last for a minimum of 3 weeks atleast anyway. But he checked her ears, throat, chest etc and all good. Just a yucky nose. He could have given her something to help dry up her nose but he said the side effects from it would have been way worse than her cold. So he doesnt like giving it to babies. So all good.. ill keep suctioning her snot out and raising her head when she sleeps.
Found a lady in town that was making xmas balls with names on them for $2! so i got one for Mia that has her name on it and its now hanging from the tree..
No drama's what so ever here... Im coping really well and Mia haas sort of put herself in a routine and its working well with both of us. Tho she is a little cranky now coz i got her up at 9:30am this morning and she usually doesnt get up till 11. Then usually naps for 30 mins and has her 2:30 feed and then about 4:30 shes goes down for about 3-4 hours, has another bottle and goes back down till about 6:30-7am. BUT today its been abit shuffeled around. After her 6:30 feed she went back down and i gave her a little before we left so she wouldnt scream the doctors ears off, so that feed stuffed things up but when we got home i made her another bottle ans she had 100mls at 11am so im hoping it will still be ok. But i know this sleep now is going to turn into a 2-3 hour one except a 30 min one. oh well..
wow i do ramble, i hope that makes sense.
as for rolling... Mia does back to tummy but not tummy to back. Doesnt help i dont put her on her tummy much coz she doesnt like it.
Hi Ladies,
It was my turn to have a horrid night/day. Olive and I had a huge day yesterday going to an LC at 6:30am, a peadiatric speech pathologist at 9:30am then xmas shopping till 5:30pm, it's no wonder she's unsettled! I'm also not sure if it's because I started using nipple sheilds yesterday arvo, she doesn't seem very impressed at all. I got about 5hrs last night of broken sleep and feel like s**t. Everything feels so hard today, the BF especially but i'm so determined to make it work, oh the joys of sleep deprivation. (you can read about the next BF phase in that section on BB). Of course it's all worth it and I love Olive to death, She's usually such a good girl, we all just have these days sometimes I guess. I also got AF back yesterday so I think thats contributing to my emotional state. I'm on the mini pill, has anyone else got AF back while on this? Do you keep taking it?
On a funnier note, yesterday when we were shopping Olive pooed everywhere! We were having lunch in Jamica Blue, I picked her up to go and change her and it went all over my top, on the floor, all over her, EVERYWHERE!!! Quite embarressing but funny at the same time. Then I went to change her and had left the wipes in the pram so had to use her wrap, needless to say I had a lovely mess when I got home. Definately going to make sure the bag has everything in it next time.
1stbub27 - sounds as though our babies have very similiar behaviour and they were even born on the same day. Olive is'nt rolling over yet either although she is trying.
Hi to everyone else.
yes u MUST keep taking ur mini pill!!! ALWAYS!!! EVERY DAY at the same time or within 3 hours. OK!!! lol
HJ- That is too cute!!! Hehe! Checking out photos of all her boy friends on BB!!! ;) Those spews are gross aren't they! I freaked the first time Isabelle did one, but James has stopped doing massive ones now thank goodness- there was a time it was one per feed -= so frustrating having to change both of us after every feed!! As far as rolling goes - don't stress too much yet! Our bubs are only 2 mths old - just give her loads of time on her back to play and tummy time too. James hates tummy time - I think all bubs do initally, but I just put him on his tummy around 4 times a day until he cries - sometimes he does a few minutes sometimes its only 30 seconds!!! He isn't really rolling yet either - I can't count when he is on the bed or somewhere soft and loses balance! :) I think Izzy was 4 mths when she first rolled, 6 mths crawling and 10 mths walking so it can happen fast!!
Olivesmummy - You are doing a great job hun, BF'ing is so hard sometimes but hang in there - it really does get easier... I struggled for 4 months with Izzy (you probably don't want to hear that!) but I'm so glad I kept going. Take each day as it comes - as you said, each day is different and bummer about AF hun - I never got AF back, and I got pg with James! :D I wasn't on the mini pill though but am definitely proof that exclusive breastfeeding isn't foolproof contraception!!
Hollye- Glad to hear Mia is healthy and you are doing well hun! :)
We just spent the morning at the Warrandyte Christmas market and then walked by the river to the playground. It is FINALLY a beautiful 24 degrees here - sunny and just gorgeous!! About time - improves my moods dramatically when the sun comes out!! Enjoy the rest of your day girls!
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Hollye - im glad all went well at the Docs!!!
As for u question on Eucalyptus oil - i read that u can't use it on babies under 2mths of age - but couldn't find anything on whether u can put is on their bed or anything! however u can put a few drops in hot water and leave it nearby where is wont get knocked over or anything and that will help!
Don't know if i have helped u at all tho! hehehe
Tan - ewww poor u - i think one of those spews is well and truely enough - can't imagine having to go thru that after every feed! thanks goodness James isnt doing it anymore!
Bianca must be a weird baby - she LOVES tummy time! has it everyday - she actually likes it more than being on her back!
It was so funny watching her rolling over from belly to back today cause now that she is in cloth nappies she is a little bottom heavy so its a bit harder! but really funny to watch! how cruel are we?! she was exhausted after doing it 3 times!
We tried to get her to do back to belly but thats not quite happening yet, but yeah she will get there eventually! She amazes us at how well she holds her head up tho!
How cleaver is Izzy - i hope B is walking at 10mths! i plan to start toilet training as soon as B is walking so the earlier the better - hehehe - not looking forward to the toilet training tho - that is not going to be fun - so i guess maybe she should hold of on the walking thing for longer!
Olive'smummy - good work on perservering for so long with the breastfeeding! im proud of u - i wish i had of just tried a bit longer to stick with it - oh well there is always next time ;)
Sucks having AF back dosent it? mine came back on monday i think it was - now its gone again - only to come back in a mths time!! ahhhhh it starts all over again!
But i would soooo keep on taking that mini pill if i was u - unless u want another bub!!! hehehe
On a more personal note - DH and i DTD for 2nd time last night - and this time it hurt more than the 1st time??????? what is with that? i dont think it should of cause i had, had a few drinks last night, first time in AGES i have felt a fair bit tipsy (if it wasnt for Bianca i might of had a few more) wouldnt u think with a few drinks u would be more relaxed so it shouldn't hurt more? Anyways that just my thought for the day! hahaha sorry for the info!
Great tip Hollye, thanks. I've started it already. Liam doesn't like it on his tummy much either, which I figure is partly why he's not rolling yet.
HJ - I'd consider moving to Bisvegas except DH hates big cities. I figure if I can get him to the Sunny Coast he'll realise its basically the same and we can get to a city then if we want. :shhh: But we'd try to get to Melany or something to have the best of both worlds to suit us both.
Tan - it has FINALLY cooled down to only 24 degrees here. hehe - sorry, most of my family's in Melb so I know how bad its been.
BTW I can't recommend BabyBeehinds highly enough (not that Iv used any others.. :) ). They're about $25 each (cheaper in a package, just ask for what you want & they'll do one up), they last the whole way thru - newborn to toddler. They have snap fasteners set up so they can change with their size. They're made of bamboo fibres so super absorbant and sooooo soft. You have a choice of inserts depending on how much padding you think you need. We got the 'little squirt' too so you just wash any poos down the toilet - its basically a squrter hose connected to your toilet system. If they're just wet you just throw them in the nappy bucket, which fills in 2 days and you wash them in a regular load then. The only drawback is they can be slow to dry. We have no probs here, but if you have a dryer you can use that when you need to. We don't have 'leaks', we dont have to change him any more often... and they're really cute! If they weren't this easy i wouldnt have bothered.
Olivesmummy - i've thought before Olive and Liam seem to be pretty similar in what they are/are not doing.
Gotta go. Crazy chrissy shopping calls. Wish me luck. ;)
1stbub-How many nappies do you have? We are just doing flats during the day (and sposies at night) and i have just got some bbh magicalls (the minky ones-soooo cute!) but they take AGES to dry! Which ones do you have? Do they last the night? Sorry for attacking you with nappy questions!! :redface:
Should my boy be rolling yet? Cos he's not! He is just getting used to tummy time. I forgot who said their bub doesn't like tummy time...but what helped us was putting him on a tri-pillow so he is 'propped-up' a bit more and he likes that.
Hi to everyone else, gotta go do bath stuff!
Hi Girls,
Lara isnt rolling yet either but DD1 didn't til she was about 4 months I think. In a way I am kind of glad she isnt rolling yet coz I know she wont roll off the bed or anything just yet.
HJ - DH and I DTD last night for the 3rd time and it still hurt but got better. Jeez hope it doesnt take too long to get back to normal. I never had any pain DTD after DD1 so dunno what the go is this time.
Tan - your cards are fantastic. Glad you got some rest while Izzy was at your mums.
Better go, hi to all the mums and bubs.
Have a great weekend
Tan- just to let you know, I tried out a Mandy Macs nappy yesterday and I thought it was great! They are cheap nappies compared to the others (but not as colourful) and they don't take as long to dry as my other fitteds and they are OSFM! I think I'm going to buy a lot more of these ones...when DH isen't looking! haha
Its finally nice weather..two days in a row something must be wrong! Good old Melbourne!! We are off to do Christmas with half of the family today! I hope everyone is having a nice Sunday! :D
THanks for the info 1stbub - we don't have a drier so I do worry about how long they will take but it might just mean that I have to get more!!!! I was also trying to get away with AIOs rather than having to get covers too but I have heard the BBH are great so might get one to try as well!!
Leigh - Thanks!! As far as DTD goes - if you are b'fing your oestrogen can be a bit low (and after pregnancy in general) and that can make it really dry and sore. :( I can't DTD at all and had a c/s but have some cream for it that Im too scared to use because one side affect can be reduced milk supply - definitely not a risk Im willing to take right now.
HJ - NOOOOOOOO you don't want an early walker!!!!!! Trust me Im letting James take as long as possible because once they start that's it!!!!! You spend all day chasing them!! :rofl:
We had a late night last night -well late for Izzy! She didn't go to bed til 9 and spent the WHOLE 40 min trip home from friends crying for "nigh nigh's bed nigh nighs bed!!!" Poor love. She slept in though thank goodness and gave us both a break! Off to take her to the park before it gets too hot!! Have a great day all!
hippie - they need a cover too don't they??! Im so clueless right now -there are so many to choose from!
Yeah they do, would be great if they didn't!
Hi guys,
Sorry i haven't been in for ages but we are all sick with a rotten cold. Logan also has a snuffly nose and his voice sounds really croaky, but i don't think that he has the sore throat that i had as he is drinking really well. I feel crap :( I hope that it all clears up by christmas. Last night Logan screamed for 2 hours - full on red faced screams it was horrible. I ended up putting him in the car and driving for a bit (DH was at a bucks party) and that seemed to do the trick. Will pop back in when i am feeling better and things quiet down a bit - what a busy time of year!!!
Cheers,
Kylie
Hippiemummy - we got just 25 and haven't needed any more (but in melbs you might need a few extra in case of bad weather). We got the bamboo...um, not the AIO's. :) (i don't know what they call them). In the early days we had a few night time 'leaks', which must have been just because the fit wasn't great - we have no issues now at all. If you do have issues, they have night things that go between the nappy and cover to give extra protection - we've never used them. He's had some substantial 'poo-splosions' too :lol: which at worst have managed to come out the leg onto the inside of the cover a little, but never outside the cover, which I was very impressed with.
No probs with all the Q's, I haven't had much chance to talk about them with anyone so am happy to tell you all about them!!
What part of Melb are you in? My family is around Boronia area.
Tan - the reason we didn't get AIO's is coz you need to keep buying new sets to fit (and we're cheapstakes. :rotflol:). Are there any AIO's where that isn't the case? The covers don't cause any drama's for us. It's just another 2 seconds on a nappy change, and they're still cute (but not as cute as the nappy itself!). We are finding he's moving out of clothes sizes quicker coz they have to fit around his bum. :)
Leigh - good to hear DD1 didn't roll till 4 months, makes me feel better about it. And I KNOW once he's up and moving I'm gonna have my work cut out for me!!! :lol:
Hi Kylie, sorry to hear about your cold. Hope you and Logan are feeling better by Christmas. :hug:
Hi to everyone else! :D
1stbub - there are a few AIO's that are one size too - Green Kids and Bum Genius! I am now looking at pockets too!! Haha! I have my list narrowed down to 5 so I need to cull one! I didn't hink about clothing - eek! I suppose their butts are much bigger with the nappy on! James is still in 000 even though he is nearly 6 kgs - is Liam in 00 already??
Kylie - I hope Logan gets better for you soon hun. It's horrible when they are sick.:( Seems to be going around though - James and Izzy have just gotten over it.
I'm about to put in my MCN order - :leap: Very excited!!!! Can't wait to get them and test them out!! Hope you all have a good week - might be a bit busy to be around much like everyone else. I have MG tomorrow morning though should be great - 34 degrees here tomorrow! Bring it on! I LOVE summer! :) Chat soon all!
It depends a lot on the brand. Pumkin patch he's in 00. I feel like we're stubbornly squeezing him into some of the 000 in other brands.
Pockets?! For his mobile phone? ;) :lol:
Oh wow watta day. I think Mia is going through another growth spurt. She just couldnt seem to get past that "light sleep" stage into a deep sleep today and it was taking 2+ hours to get her to get into a deep sleep. So when she woke she was cranky coz she was still tired but she woke coz she was hungry. One of her bottles today she downed the whole 180mls too which is also unlike her. I hope this doesnt go on for 2 long... i got nothing done today coz i was laying with her constantly. Lucky DP was home and did like 5 loads of washing for me.
Her 8 week check up is tomorrow at 2:30pm. Im sure shes about 5.3 kilos atm. Even though shes getting heavier 90% of her clothes are still 0000 (except the wondersuits). Tho she is only about 52 cm so mayb thats why? Shes a chubba but still quite petite. Shes gonna have DP's build i think.. skin and bone. Oh well..
Look at all u girls and ur MCN's! i wouldnt be able to do it so i take my hat off to u.. i find it hard enough keeping up with all her washing.
anyhoo off to wash bottles and then i might go crawl into bed. mwah xoxoxo
Awww Hollye - Mia is such a wee thing! James was 54 cms at birth! I still can't believe how big he was - I'm only 5'1 and DH isn't tall at all! No wonder I was so HUGE at the end of pregnancy! I love your ticker pic too!
1stbub - :rofl: Mobile phone!!!! Hahaha! I think only one of the ones I got have pockets but Im still getting my head around inserts etc!!! There are 2 great sites that I used, I got the 4 from nurturechild and used the darlingsdownunder site as well - I think I will get my next lot from them! :) Im already talking next lot - :) and haven't even tried the first lot yet! I got a Green Kids, BabyBeehinds magicall, Cushies, and a BumGenuis as well! Can't wait to get them!
Well off to mothers group today and then clean clean clean for Christmas day! We have DH's family here for dinner. We all share the cooking -well the girls do anyway! so it's not too hard but I want the house looking a bit tidier! Mums going to come and look after Izzy for me while I clean tomorrow! Still have a teeny bit of shopping to go as well - might brave the shops tomorrow and I need to take the kids to get their immunisations now that they are both over their colds. I was going to wait til after Xmas but then we might be going away etc. so fingers crossed they don't get affected too much.
Have a great day ladies chat later!
hello, all this talk about cloth nappies is making me envious!! I have been doing mt research and trying to talk dp into it, showing him all the websites online etc, but I think he is scared he wont know what to do with them and when I started talking about the little squirt well, he went a little green around the gills!!
Jacob has been sooo good the past few nights, sleeping for 5-6 hr stretches, I think he was very tired last night, we spent the afternoon at the beach (me and him in the shade all the time!) when the sun started going down I took him down to the water and dipped his toes in, dont think he was very impressed.
on a sadder note, dps nanna passed away on the 17th, the funeral is today, not looking forward to it at all. Dps siblings are all a bit miffed (as am I ) that the fact she was so ill was kept a secret from us for so long, we only knew for 3 wks before she died. She only got to see Jacob once.
I still have heaps of xmas shopping to do, but it will have to wait till tomorrow, too much on today, the shops will probably be absolutely mental......:rolleyes:
hope you all have a fantastic day and lots of hugs to all and your bubs, sorry no personals but I will amke more of an effort to catch up later.
xxx
Sorry to hear about DP's nanna - such a sad time of year hun. :hug:
Do what I did and convince DP that you can buy 4-5 nappies, trial them and if they don't work out well there are plenty of girls on BB who will buy them back! :)
sorry to hear about DP's nana StarySky. May she R.I.P xoxo
Mia is 2 months today! woot woot!
Yeh i think she might be going through a growth spurt coz her sleeping is still crappy....... does this happen when they are going through a growth spurt??
True true. And that it will cost around $3000 per child for sposies compared to $x for cloth (cost us around $650 for the whole set up) and they can be used for the 2nd 3rd...? child as well. I have to admit the Little Squirt sounds good in theory but isn't always the most hygenic. It takes a bit of practice to be able to squirt poo off a nappy in such a confined space (i.e. the toilet bowl) and not have it splash up a little. :tmi: The WATER that is. Of course none of the poo would come up.... *convinces herself that's true*
Sorry to hear about DPs nanna Starsky. :hug: It's such a shame she only got to see Jacob once, but good that she did get to see him. Did you happen to get photos of them together?
Happy 2 month birthday for Mia!! I think their sleep is effected by growth spurts.
Speaking of sleep, now its a bit cooler we can keep the curtain over the window (instead of having it up to let breeze in), so Liam's waking up around 6/6.30am instead of 5am when the sun comes up, and I get to sleep in a little!!!!! :dance:
Hope you all have a great day.
Hello Everyone!
We had a big day yesterday at the Inlaws (thrills) we had chrissy lunch with them early cause it was the only time we could all get together!
Am i the only one using the good old fashioned cloth nappy's? this is our 2nd wk on them now and im acutally loving it! we had too wait awhile for Bianca to be able to fit into them - they still look big on her! Heaps of washing to do but i love looking at the clothes line and seeing all these white nappy's hanging up! weird i know! hahaha
HAPPY 2MTHS BUBBA MIA xoxoxoxo
Starry - sorry to hear about DP's nanna - not a nice time or year to lose a loved one!
How is everyone else going?
All the chrissy shopping done? not long too go now till the big man visits!
HJ-We are using flats as well, coloured ones though :rolleyes: what covers are you using? How do you go over night? I'm still using sposies at night (can't be bothered with a wet bed at 3am!)
Starrysky-Sorry to hear of your loss :hug:
It is SOOO hot here today, but I think we are in for thunderstorms too :dance:
Hope everyone is having a good day!
Hippie - we are just using the goodl old "pilchers" what are u using?
Also we are using sposies of a night time too and when we go out!
send the thunderstorms this way!
its quite breezy here today! wish it was cold tho!
Also i have put in some new pics of Bianca if anyone wants to have a look!
And i have a question - Bianca is going to be a week and a bit late for her 2mth needles does that really matter?
We are using PUL covers and fleece covers, both work well, I think I like the fleece covers better (just seems more comfy) so I might get some more.
We are going to be late with needles too, I'm pretty sure it will be ok.
what are pul covers?
They are just a waterproof cover that breathes, basically is doesn't create an oven!! There are heaps of different ones, just have a look at any nappy website.
where do u get urs from?
they sound good! much better than the plastic ones!
The Nurture Nappies website, I've got the Tots Bots but there are heaps of different ones! Careful you'll get addicted! :D
Hahaha okay thanks - im already getting into enough trouble by DH for spending too much money!
so u are using the normal terry cloth nappies with those covers is that right?
hmmm might give the covers a go!
Yep! I also use them when we are out as well (wasn't at the start) and have had no leaks! :dance: But still not overnight.
I would like to do full-time MCN but its just too much money for us right now and I think his bum looks beautiful in a terry and they dry WAY quicker!
I have to agree with u there - they do look much cutier in a terry!!! hehehe
cool thanks for ur help!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
Mia has been asleep in her COT (u would all know my previous troubles with even getting her to stay in there for 2 minutes without screaming the house down) for 1.5 hours!!!! yay me!! or yay the glowing seahorse that plays music and water sounds and put her to sleep!
Yay for Mia and Yay for the glowing seahorse!!!! :dance:
:):):):):):):)