Hi everyone,
Olive has cut her first tooth. Such a big milestone, I can't believe she is getting so big!
She is also a roll-a-holic ATM and is waking herself up rolling over. She is asleep on her tummy now after rolling over, hope she will be ok.
Quite a few of the ladies from MG have got their bubs on solids but i'm going to wait a few weeks and probably try a week before I go back to work as i've found that i'm having to do at least one formula top up through the day as Olive is still hungry. I'm fine with this but I think she is getting ready to start solids. She will be 5mths on the 17th and is off the charts for her weight so I feel like her system will be well prepared for it.
I'm also feeling excited cause DH and I have decided to start looking for another house. We are both feeling like our house is way to small with a bub and i'm constantly chasing my tail with cleaning as there is nowhere to put anything.
Olive also has 5-6 bottles per day.
Sorry no personals
I'm happy to give Liam more feeds, but honestly, he doesn't look like he wants any more. I feed him approx 3 hours after his last feed, and that works out to be 4 feeds. Even if he wakes up early in the morning, I'll be expecting to do 5 feeds but he always sleeps longer at one stage in the day so it becomes just 4 again. He doesn't show any signs whatsoever of being hungry or I'd feed him in a heartbeat. He rarely cries, so its not like i'm ignoring a baby who's fussing from hunger. He sleeps really well, people are always commenting on how he looks like such a contented baby, and he's a seriously happy kid.... Would any of that be happening if he was always hungry???
HJ and Hollye, your girls have 5-6 feeds but they only drink like 120ml or something dont they? Liam has, like a 20min BF + 150ml formula.
I know I sound like I'm trying to defend myself but I'm just confused. If he seems to be satisfied with what he's having, and he seems to be having quite a lot at each feed, why do i need to string it out more and force feed him. That doesn't seem right to me. ...i think i'll call her back tomorrow and have a little chat with her....
Congrats Olive on your 1st tooth!!! She really seems to be thriving OM. Congrats on the decision to get another house. Good luck with the hunt.
1stbub - I think what you are doing with feeds is fine. You know your baby and whats best and seeing he has solids this also means he shouldn't need as much milk. There is another mum at MG who's bub is the same age as ours and her baby has 4-5 bottles to and isn't on solids and she's packing on the weight. You follow your gut, your a lovely, caring mummy so don't stress yourself about it. Not all babies fit the squares but as long as he's happy, growing, has lots of wet nappies it's fine.
1stbub - you dont sound like that at all - and dont worry about how much Liam is drinking - you know him better than any of us - and as long as he isnt hungry and is putting on weight nicely than that is all that matters - every bub is different!!! so dont worry about it - ur doing a great job and Liam is a happy bub!!!
OM - WOW CONGRATULATIONS OLIVE on your first toothy peg!!!!
also i wouldnt be too worried about her sleeping on her belly now if she is a roll-a-holic - she should be right - exspecially if she can hold her head up!!!
forgot to mention (and im hoping for no negative comments but we are pretty good honest group so i doubt that will happen) we have started B on solids!
she just looked sooooo ready - she sits up well, watches us eat, copies the mouth movements, grabs for our food and it just felt right - she dosent like rice cereal - but LOVES potato!!! thats all we have done so far!
Yay Olive!!! ur first toothy! send some toothy vibes this way!
Yay Bianca on starting solids think of how much washing your mum will have now!! hehehe
All good here.. waiting for it to rain.
Mia has another chiropractor appointment today at 3 so ill let u know how that goes.
1stbub - dont worry how much WE feed our bubs. We dont even know Liam so we dont know what he wants. One big mistake alot of people do is over feed FF bubs as its quite expensive so they always try and get to the last drop. So dont overfeed him and as far as the MCHN is concerned, just nod and smile and let it fly over ur head. They are all a little OTT.
Such a big milestone, I can't believe she is getting so big!
Looks like all bubba's and mumma's are doing really well. 
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