Babies born October 1st - 15th 2008 #4

[belfie]

well he's asleep again luckily. The thing with his ears is he was checked out by paed on Fri, and he thought was just a virus... but hopefuly it hasn't morphed into an ear infection or anything. I figure that he seems sick but not TOO sick IYKWIM. Oooh Katones, just read your post... hmm I'll keep watching him like a hawk. \

Re the follow-up op, apparently I'll be unable to express for 5-6 hours... so we'll see. Obs said I'd probably end up having to top him up with some formula. He had suggested I express extra, and I said I'm currently doing as much as i can and i"m only JUST ahead. So we'll see.... :fingerscrossed:

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fingers crossed for you Belfie
Jack is still sleeping away happily got to get off my butt and get the rest of dinner cooked....

[amy_o]

It was actually very special to have Bethany dedicatied in the dress I wore. Not that I remember wearing it!! By chance we got a photo of Bethany in the same position as me in the dress, just 27yrs between wearings!!!
Feeling bit better, everyone (well Bethany and I) just had an afternoon lay down. I am stewing some apples for dessert tonight and the house smells delicious!! I see my case manager tomorrow so just have to keep on keeping on for a bit longer.
Its good to have you all at the end of my fingers though. Makes a real difference. I would rate you better than my real mothers group!! I had so little in common with them....Anyhoo bless the interent hey girls
Belfie~~ Hope X's ears are ok I'll say a prayer for the little man!! Also good luck with your surgery. It'll be good to have it all fixed up.

I wish this infection would improve...I thought the pain was supposed to get better with the antibiotics not worse, I think that is part the reason I am so down in the dumps. Damn it hurts!!! Anyone have an epidural lying around???
If I don't see improvement soon I will march on back to the Dr.

Katones~~ Dinner been cooking all day, in my friend the slow cooker!!

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i cooked a potatoe bake earlier.. and now the rissoles are just finishing off....
i have just fed the little man...drank the WHOLE bottle!!!! woo hoo!!!

[PinkPalace]

amy - i would be proud too, i asked if my gown was still around but it isnt otherwise both my kids would be baptised in it. instead they are baptised n the same church i was

dinner......... having fried rice and honey chicken - just finished battering the chicken

[amy_o]

its so great that Jack seems to be loving his new formula!!!

PP~~ My DH will be there in a flash for battered honey chicken!!

[PinkPalace]

mmmm and it was GOOD GOOD GOOD............ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[[M]umma[M]ia]

quick story short.. (its in the other thread) Mia went to doc.. doc wants her to start solids, not going to. Got a refferal to the pead, ill see what he says. If any of u dont know.. Mia feeds but still only has 60-80mls and spews 80-90% of that back up. Concentrated urine means shes lacking in abit of fluid etc.

Apart from all that shes good.

Cooked silverside (oh yay for my new slow cooker) and pastabake for dinner! yay for me that dinner wasnt served out of a box!!!

[belfie]

Mmm I'm drooling now! My sushi was good but (no way were we cooking tonight in this heat!).

Anyways, now i've gotta go talk to DH - we had a tiff last night and haven't yet had a chance to talk it through sigh* guess I'll go communicate in adult fashion. Or something like that He's grumpy cos he's back at work & spent his holidays with IL's, I'm grumpy cos i've got this head cold, and tired after looking after my poor coldy little bub, and I've gotta have that op. Ah well.

But on the bright side OMG I got the most awesome shot of my little man!!! Guess that makes up for everything huh.

[Georgi]

I have my operation today (to get the melanoma removed). I'm so worried about the pain. I think I mentioned the plastic surgeon has to cut a flap in order to stitch me back up so I will end up having something that looks like a shark bite. I guess I'll have 20 odd stitches. My op is at 11am so I have to fast from 5am. Poor Byron. I woke him at 5am to feed him so I could have a coffee (I have 1 coffee every day, straight after the first feed), addicted??? Maybe. How funny.. Every morning I pray that he'll sleep for 1 more hour & this was probably the morning he would've slept till 8am.

Sami you got me worried about the general anesthetic while BF so I googled it & it appears that as long as the anesthesist is aware you're BF they will use the right stuff. It goes out of your system like alcohol does. There may be some traces left in the BM but it won't affect bub. I will make sure I tell the hossy though.

After Byrons sleepy day Monday, he had a not so sleepy day yesterday. I guess you take the good with the bad huh.....

Well, send me painfree vibes pleeeeaase

[SamiH]

Good luck Georgi let us know how things go when you can.

[belfie]

Georgi - BIG hugs and best of luck for today. Sending you huge pain-free vibes! I'm sure you'll come through with flying colours

Hollye - good on you for chasing up a referral to a paed & getting a second opinion. You're doing so well following your gut instincts as a mummy!

Finally managed to upload my awesome pic (geez, am I talking it up too much??)
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...2181&nocache=1

Today, it's all about surviving the 39 degree heat... GL everyone in Melb!

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Hollye
good on you for getting a second opinion our paed is a VERY old fashioned man.. says to start food BEFORE 6 months..as there is a NEW study with the childrens hospital he is involved in...stating that because food are being introdced ALOT later (6mths) alot more allergies are popping up... then many years ago...NOT many allergies around due to early introduction of food.... i am in 2 minds about this subject... i hope all goes OK...

belfie
Such a gorgeous piccie!!!! lil chubber

Georgi
good luck with your op today hun!!! pain free vibes coming your way

amy_o
how are things for you today??

Us...
well Jack decided this morning at 3.10am he would like to be awake!!!! and to hope into bed with his mumma & dada...and fidget until 5.05am then sleep til 6am...feed and go back to sleep!!!! now..mummas eyes are about to bungy out of her head while the little shiat is sound asleep....upside to things...he is drinking ALL of his bottles now and pooing by himself..no suppositries needed and it ain't cement consistancy!!! (sorry TMI i know..BUT lately when he poos it is soo exciting )

[SamiH]

[COLOR="Magenta"]Hollye
good on you for getting a second opinion our paed is a VERY old fashioned man.. says to start food BEFORE 6 months..as there is a NEW study with the childrens hospital he is involved in...stating that because food are being introdced ALOT later (6mths) alot more allergies are popping up... then many years ago...NOT many allergies around due to early introduction of food.... i am in 2 minds about this subject... ]

Yeah, I have a different theory re this - Riley is anaphylactic in relation to tree and peanuts - we have Epipens and all that. That is an allergy, I think the study is more about intolerances not allergies ie when something upsets digestive system etc and not necessarily allergic reactions like the hive breakouts, swelling, difficulty breathing etc.

My other theory is that these days there is countless items of prepackaged food that were never available 20 years ago, and so now alot of food gets cross contaminated in processing - not just the nut factor. This ranges from tin goods, snack bars, even the conveniently packed chopped lettuce and prepackaged soup mixes.

Jsut my thoughts, but there is no way I would start a bub on solids at 3 months. Chuckiness is not a reason unless weight is a real issue.

Holly - Giselle was the biggest chucker ever as I ahve previously posted, and drank very little - she is still little to this day, but healthy. I put her onto formula at 4 months along with a bit of b/f still cos we thought it would be heavier and might stay in her tummy more - nope did'nt work. And she continued to chuck until she could walk. Mia looks lovely and just on the small side of the scale - is her weight fine???

*running away to hide*

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SamiH...don't run away and hide..no flaming here hun we ALL have differences in opinons...nope not intollerances it is ALLERGIES within the study...was also on the radio/news here not too long ago, our Paed is a well known paed who works at the childrens hospital at Westmead.

[SamiH]

LOL well at least I know I am safe - I like to hear everyones thoughts too - in a safe environment

I havent heard that one then re the allergies - I am in two minds about the whole thing cos Riley was exclusively b/f for 6 months when he started solids - and get this - he used to eat a little bit of peanut butter when around 3 - but then told me he didn't like it - obviously it was somehow worsening his predisposed allergy through exposure etc - now he is anaphylactic. scary as hell. I get scared when he goes on a play date to someone else's house, and feel like a cotton wool mother when I tell the parents about his allergy and pack his Epipen - scares the life out of the parents too lOL. But I saw it in full swing last Christmas when my SIl gave him a Cadbury choc fruit and nut biscuits without checking with me, and my son just thinking it was choc - man - the only thing that saved him before the hospital was that he finally threw up in the car after about 5 minutes. I tremble thinking about it .....

Ok, much better now

[[M]umma[M]ia]

Sam - yeh her weight seems to be ok. She was weighed 3 weeks ago and she was 5.2 kilos (3.5 born) and they said shes average just petite?? shes still abit behind on the height which is odd coz me and DP are both 6ft! she had a bottle this morning (70mls) and she would have chucked up about 50ml by the time she was finished. It was everywhere! fountains and fountains. Then she screamed for an hour

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Hollye...was it you who said the DR/PAED said to use thickener? or farax in her bottle?? have you tried that? did it work? not work??