Mzy - getting there! T is breathing better now (thank you, heat!!) and not as velcro-y and my throat is no longer lumpy Thanks for asking! With T, I wear her in a shoulder sling (easier to get in and out without waking) to sleep, then put her down onto her lambskin. She's a much sleepier baby than DS was. She's been asleep now for over an hour. DD also seems to be a bit of an air sucker. Today and last night I'm having some nipple pain but I don't tend to think it's DD, I think it's DS who's feeding habits are creating a new sensitivity - he's been resting his top teeth on my areola at the base of the nipple and even though I pull him off as soon as he starts doing it it's been getting worse on my nipple. He really needs to concentrate on how he's attaching (and he can do it, he just needs to focus) or I'll have to wean him Anyhow, DD has started to get a bit chucky, and I'm hoping like hell that it's because of all the snot in her belly and that it's temporary!
Cam - I've used Peapods (which I found great when DS was bigger, I've only ever used the Mediums on him, and I have one Small for DD that is a bit big around the leg and leaks when she sleeps on her side), which can take a while to dry with the bamboo inserts. Nothing an overnight stint in front of the wood heater in winter can't fix. I had one Bumgenius with DS and didn't like it with him after a while because the lining didn't wick moisture from his skin as well as the fleece of the Peapods, so he'd get a red welt around his waist and I stopped using it overnight (which was why I got it in the first place, when he was down to one night nappy). However, now that DD is being whipped out of wet nappies as soon as she's done a wee (part of the EC caper I'm doing with her, and I'm using flannel flats) I'm finding Bumgenius good when I DO use them - which is really only when we're out, because the flannel flat fold is not recommended for car travel. BUT...BUT...I have found a lovely new nappy that is very much like Bumgenius, except it's an Australian company (recently had to move production to China to keep costs down, but is all ethically produced), it's about $3 cheaper per nappy, has bamboo instead of microfibre (I find bamboo better for lingering smells...as in, less of them!) AND...AND...comes in fantastic colour patterns!! It's called MiniLaLa and has a website you can google. My local nappy supplier has them in stock but not many retailers have them - they are predominantly online. It's a one size affair, so there's no messing around buying more when the child gets bigger (Peapod is about $20, MiniLaLa is $35). I will get a few more because even though I'm EC'ing as much as I can, later on the cover can be used without the insert as a panty that can be whipped off quickly And, as I said, I use them for car travel and I do heaps of that (unfortunately, for my carbon footprint!).
Right, nearly finished paperwork - sent off birth reg this week, have nearly finished the form for family assistance and medicare (the one for Baby Bonus), and nearly done with the Health Care Card one (that I've been eligible for for most of the year and have a major aversion to filling out forms!!). So, Tallarah will be official soon.
Also, been busy cos we're making moves here - house will be on the market in a few weeks and I have to source boxes to pack the visual peripherals and wash the walls of DS's 'artwork'...
Gonna rest now, while DS is watching the Muppets movie and DD is asleep...in the Spanish dub (don't think he's even noticed that I selected Sp at the start of the DVD!).
Hope the Vic girls are keeping cool, and great to read from everyone else!