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trish - i'm on antibiotics because i had two major wedge resections done to my big toes (3 stitches each). it all started from when i was walking with the stroller in the beginning and bashed my toes on the brake because:
1) bit of a gumby from tiredness and not seeing past my belly in the early days
2) my stride was long... brake was black etc
i also ran over my toes, or kicked the big fat wheels when someone else was pushing. consequently the trauma caused ingrown nails right down the sides (not just corner). i put it off for as long as i could (can't look after baby incapacitated). anyhoo, had the surgery last week and the antibiotics was to cover me for infection because they were nasty, deep, faint-worthy cuts. wooo. gag.
i hate antibiotics. bleh. so does james. i'm using tea tree oil on the wound now (not telling Dr because they're so pro-meds). boy, this is boring.
anyways.... that's why.
james is asleep. what a little angel (when asleep, heh). he likes his fingers now instead of dummy.
*prays today is less draining feed-wise than yesterday*
Gaaahhh Viv! Oh that sounds so painful! Sorry, I don't take injury stories very well, I would never make a dr, I can't even HEAR about people's injuries, let alone LOOK at them lol! Man that must have hurt so much... I'm guessing you have lovely long legs and that probably makes you more susceptible to stroller injuries. I hope you aren't in too much pain now, do you have to keep off your feet?
So anyway, regarding Ergo's...I am now a stockist! Hee hee! I know I sell pre-loved stuff, but DH really wants me to sell some new things too and he rang the distributor yesterday and I have 6 carriers on their way! Obviously I will be keeping one myself ;). Hopefully they sell well and I can keep ordering them, it would be great to have something constant to sell rather than one off things all the time.
So I am meant to be starting up the biz this week, but I have been doing more prep than actually having customers (I'm just leaving the answering machine on). I think I will get into the full swing of it after the long weekend. By then I will have the shop all tidy and clean and ready to go. I have NO idea when I will find the time to update the website, but I suppose I will just work it out. I feel a bit nervous and stressed about it, but I think if I just take my time I will be OK. I really need something else to do other than feeding/playing/putting to bed all day!
Viv - that sounds like it really hurts! Ouch!
Trish - good news about the carriers... might have to give you a call, cause I'm trying to convince my DH to get one for Tahlia... she seems to hate her pram, and my back also hurts with the one I have
we picked up some professional photos of Tahlia last night, and spent way too much cause they were so cute! Now I have to go out and buy some frames!
Trish how exciting, well i can't wait for you biz to stat back up :)
Viv that sounds painful, hope it heals quickly.
Not much happening here, ordered Maddi some cloth nappies.
Finally getting one of those Bitti D'lish nappies & Some leg warmers so she can show off her nappies.
I have a new fav nappy now The Gad pockets, they are so soft & last awhile before you have to change.
Hope everyone is well :)
Nic - have a nice time at the wedding! Nixon was fine, don't worry! He was no messier than my own child - it wasn't a problem, honestly!
Viv - Can I ask your opinion? I think Harry is having a reaction to something passing over in my breastmilk - he's eczema seems to have cleared up but his poo has become really weird. He's pooing a lot less (but that might be normal) but when he does it's very runny, very creamlike with no specks of breastmilk in it - it's almost like it's been whipped up??? Not foamy but very creamy and the smell is very offensive. He's still spewing a lot too. I've been sneaking dairy back into my diet after an almost dairy free pregnancy but I also eat most of the other known allergens.
Did you see a nutritionist or paed before eliminating? I'm thinking I will cut out all known allergens and flavours, colours and preservatives as of tomorrow.
claire - frothy poo is usually a sign of too much lactose. the boy did have the frothies or creamy poos last week himself. there's so much crazy stuff going on in my diet (with the antibiotics etc) so god knows. today was the first day it looked like normal curdsy poo.
the offensive smell sounds bacterial to me. did he have a rotavirus vax lately? if it continues to smell then get him checked out.
Hi everyone,
I will apologize now because I am about to have a big whinge. I am soooooooooo over trying to get Ethan to sleep. For the last week and a half he has been a nightmare with day sleeps but the last few nights he wont sleep at night either. I am so tired and fed up. DH has been a great help but we don't know what to do.
Day sleeps - he sleeps for about 35 to 40 min and then cries blue murder. I used to be able to re-settle him but now he wont go back to sleep at all. Do I persevere and keep trying to re-settle him for the rest of the sleep time or do I just let him get up and have a cranky bub? Not sure what to do. I don't know how much more of this screaming I can take. Thank goodness it is friday and dh will be home for 2 days. HELP!!!!!
Alz - :hug: It's hard sometimes isn't it? Kieran did the same thing a few weeks ago where he would wake after 40 minutes and would not resettle. I kept perservering and tried to show him that it is sleep time now. Sometimes I would pick him up and rock him back to sleep and that would work. Does Ethan sleep in his pram or a sling/baby carrier? If you just can't get him back to sleep in his cot you could try and take him for a walk so that he goes back to sleep. I stuck at it for a week or so with Kieran (not without pulling out my hair and crying at times!) and he is now getting the idea again about sleeping longer than one sleep cycle. It is HARD work this sleep thing! Let your DH try and settle him/wear him/push him in the pram over the weekend to give yourself a break. I hope he sleeps better for you soon :hug:
Mo - Love your nappy fettish! I haven't tried MCHNs because I can get sposies for so cheap (a bag of 100 for $13.50). Not sure if I need the extra laundry either!
Kellie - Make sure you show us some of those gorgeous photos! I'm happy to do you a good price on an Ergo if you can convince your DH to get one!! Go try one on if you can, you won't believe how much better they feel on your back.
I'm taking Joel to kinder soon, not looking forward to the usual carrying on :(. I gave K some Farex this morning and he didn't seem to mind it. I think it will take him a while to work it all out.
Trish i'm really loving MCN's who knew you could become so addicted to nappies lol.
All this talk of Ergo's makes me want to buy one, Maddi is another baby who isn't a fan of her pram.
I do have a Baby Bjorn but it's a back killer.
Alz :hug:
Viv - Your poor little tootsies! I would kick the wheels on my stroller in the beginning too, but was lucky enough to not have things as bad as you!
Trish - Great to hear your going back to your biz. It will be good for you as you say. I hope it all works out!
alz - I too have been having a bit of trouble getting Tiera down during the day for sleeps. I put a post in the BF support thread to ask for advise as I have been using the breast to settle her and put her to sleep. Now DH and I are worried I'm getting into some VERY bad habits, but just dont know what to do!
Went for a big walk earlier which was great! Cuz I've been in so much pain lately poor Tiera has bearly left the house. Its been too painful to walk further than the kitchen!!! Tiera seems to be much happier now and so am I. Think I might head over to the sshops later just for another outing.
Sleeping habits....Caitlyn has always only slept for 45mins-1 hr during the day. She doesnt wake up screaming or anything. Actualyl most of the time she is actually talking when she wakes up. I do wrap her at about 12 and put her to sleep and that normally gives me about 1.5-2 hrs of reprieve (time to do housework).
However nights.......last night I put her down at 615 and she slept until 345!!!!! I couldnt believe it!! I tried to push out her bedtime a little. Normally I pick her up from d/c at 5 and then home for a little play, feed(solids), bath, top up(bottle), sleep. So last night I picked her up at 5 and just played for a little longer. But by the time I laid her on my lap for a bottle she put her little lips around it and promptly fell asleep!! Silly little thing! Tried to wake her but nooooooooo. She stirred a bit at 8 but DH popped her dummy in and she went back to sleep. Am very happy about this turn around with sleeping. I do remember when I was up every 2 hours!
Now for the downside....DH leaves tomorrow to go to Townsville for a week!! :(
Not looking forward to it! I swear the less adult conversation I get...the dumber I get. Oh well...at least he is at home today. Cleaning,washing etc for me so that I wont have that much to do over the weekend. Silly man is going on the bus but riding his motorbike back next saturday! 800 km on a bike......ouch!
Trish- Seems liek you might sell all your ergo's before you get them on your site!! Let us know when you get them in hey??
Anyway - must head off and get to work.
Trish - wooohoo, solids hey?? I'm trying to hang off till 5 months, maybe even wait till 6, the boy is chubby enough on booby juice :lol:
Mo - I'm equally addicted! Haven't heard of those pockets before, might go check them out. What have you got in your stash? Mine's only small at the moment and don't have the funds to buy too many more just now. Might get one or two next pay.
Viv - all I have to say to that is OUCH and agree with Trish - GAAAAAH!
Alz - you have my sympathy on the sleep thing, BTDT! Pretty much same story here as Trish, we persevered and it seems to be improving. **TOUCH WOOD**
I just have to say that after 4 months of some bl**dy hard days - I am feeling FANTASTIC about this mummy gig again :dance:. THIS is how I remembered it, THIS is why I love it so much and went through so much carp to have another baby!
I just hope things stay this way now, more good days than bad!
Willow-So far i have some Berry Plush's, Bumgenius, GADimal Pockets, Bambineo bamboo fitted & monkey doodlez.
I have a Bitti D'lish, Swaddlebees, Green kids & leg warmers on order.
I'm just starting my collection as-well, but i have 12 so far.
Darlings downunder is have a sale on the GADimal Pockets :)
Just a quick woohoo - Joel went to kinder without tears!!!! :dance: He actually wanted to go today, we had 15 minutes to go and he said "Let's go mummy!". So much nicer than crying "I don't want to go"!!! He again had a ball and I got to meet some mums because I didn't have to stand outside waiting with Joel while he cried lol! It turns out one mum lives practically opposite me and another lives a few houses up. We only realised today that we are neighbours! They were so lovely so hopefully we can strike some friendships up.
Sorry for the selfish post, but I needed to share :D
Afternoon all
After such good sleeps yesterday last night was pretty ordinary. He was up at 1.15am and I did the dummy thing. Still unsettled. So I BF. Still unsettled. Give him a 200ml bottle of formula and he takes 100mls. Still unsettled. Decide to let him cry it out (I know...). Go back to bed and DH interogates me. He gets up and makes up another bottle. The little sod takes all but about 60mls. All this happend over a 3 hour period. So back to bed at about 4am and we were up at 7am. Hopefully tonight will be better.
Viv - can you sue the pram people for your toe injuries?? LOL Hope you are on your feet soon.
Willow - glad things are getting better for you. You certainly sound happier.
Trish- good to hear Joel was happy to go to daycare.
Alz - hope today was better for you.
Kate - hi! My L is now bigger than yours!
Rebecca - WTG with Miss C's sleeping.
Anyway, L is getting grumpy so I better get his bath ready and a feed.
BBL
Trish - thanks for the offer... I think I've almost convinced him. How long till you get them in? Do you really think you can carry a 25kg child in an Ergo without back pain? There is a stockist near where I live, so I might go and try one like you suggested. Glad to hear Joel liked kinder today
Pish - I was also having the same issues with Tahlia (re - feeding to sleep) and I read a great book called the No Cry Parenting Solution by Elizabeth Pantley and her breast feeding sleep association is slowly disappearing... it does take a while though. Let me know if you want any more info on the book
Hi all!
Not too happy here. I just found out Liams ChildCare has moved him up into a different room with slightly older kids. I didnt think they had any right to do that without asking me??!! He has made alitle friend in the room he is in and they do EVERYTHING together. He has so much fun with him. And the room they have moved him into has 3 older kids, notorious for biting! Seriously these kids bite like 10 kids a day! I am not happy. I told them I wasnt really happy about it, but I think I might go in there next week and demand that I do not want him moving upo yet. The toddler room (the one he is in now) is ages 18 months - 2 and a half. Well Liam isnt even 2 and 2 months yet. Not happy!! Ive never really liked the director woman there anyway!
Anyway thats my little vent, hows everyone else?
Saffi - Sorry you didnt have the best night, hope tonight is better! Hows he been doing today?
Trish - Thats so great that Joel was happy to go! Such a relief for you hey?
Rebecca - Hope you dont get too lonely without DH - you always have us!!
Willow - So glad your feeling good! It does all get easier with time hey...
Ok, off to bed, talk tomorrow!
Rebecca - Have you tried a dream feed??? Just before you go to bed, pick her up and feed her, which may get her sleeping longer, or if you change her nappy to wake her a bit, she may change her sleeping pattern all together. It will take a while to get into the swing of things, but after a week or so you may just see a change. I did this with Tiera a few times as she was going 8pm - 3am back down til 6 the down to 9am. After doing this a few times (and a few late nights at the inlaws) Tiera started going 10pm - 6am down agin til 9 or 10. She has since changed her routine herself 8:30pm - 6am down again until anywhere between 8 and 10am.
Kellied - Thanks for that. I'll keep a look out for that. Its just really hard to know what can become bad habits and what is good! Some people have told me its normal and fine and she'll get herself out of feeding to sleep. You talk to others and they disagree.
Becky - That photo of Chelsea is just beautiful!!! Thats pretty ****y they did that to your son. I thought they did have to consult the parents before any major (or what may seem major to a child) move!!! I'd be furious!
Trish - Glad you got Joel off without a fuss. Hope he had a good day
Saffi - Hope you had a batter night last night
Crap night in the park last night. People up Hoo Harring til 2am. Having people ring the door buzzer complaining.... NOT FUN Was soooooooooo happy the buzzer didn't wake Tiera at all. But Tiera and I slept in until 9:15 this morning, so its not so bad. Poor DH had to get up n face work!
Anyways hope you all have a great day
saf - can't sue. they'd have an excellent case of contributory negligence against me for bashing into it... (tired etc).
trish - how long would you say you can comfortably carry a young'un in the ergo before you get the burning? james' baby bjorn air is getting too hard after about 20 minutes. john finds it easier to carry him but then that's no use to me when i need to.
need to tell you all about the pumpkin fiasco. i pureed pumpkin and ebm in a little container and fed it to the boy. he took three spoons then did the red/purple faced silent cry which then turned into full blown pain screaming. i don't know if it was the pumpkin or if he bit the spoon (which he never does with cereal). we could not console him for 10 minutes, even refused the breast (which he would normally have to be dead before he'd consider refusing it). so i gave him some cool ebm in a bottle and then put him back on the boob. he's fine now but *****, i think punkin is oouuuut.
i guess i'll just go back to 10 or 11 feeds a day plus cereal. poor kid. hungry but no goog on pumpkin. MIL says john was no good on pumpkin, and neither is FIL, so i blame the genes. i love punkin m'self.
toes are still a bit sore but i've been walking for a few days.
Hey everyone!
Kim- yes I work 2 months fulltime twice a year the rest of the time I will be a SAHM and will do one university subject distance education each semester from next semester onwards.
Today was our first day in cloth nappies. I have been asking for "pvc cloth nappy covers" and all I got was confused looks and "we dont have anything like that" everywhere I've been till I went into the local toy/baby store and she said "oh you mean pilchers you can get them from Big W" went into Big W and asked for pilchers and they were on a self around a corner no where near any nappy things or really no where near anything! ARG! On the front of the pilcher it says "pvc cloth nappy cover" yet they had no idea what I was talking about!! We did a big poop in one this morning and liners do nothing! What are they? Cheesecloth or something? Should stick one of MY pads in it would catch more >.<. Besides that they are pretty good a little extra work but they are really soft, Ryan seems to like them. Still going to use a disposable for the night though because I don't think it would hold it all.
Starting to roll, had one successful roll this morning and is now spending most of his time on his side and grabs onto things to pull himself over (lazy lil mite lol). Has gone from wolfing down his farex to not all that interested so am leaving it for now he hasn't been wanting his bottle much during the day he doesn't drink the whole thing but has an extra 120mls before he goes to sleep for the night.
Not much else to report, hope all are well, Rys just fallen asleep on the couch so going to curl up next to him for a snooze
Loves and hugs to all
Afternoon all!
We had one of our best nights ever last night! Usual dreamfeed at 9:30pm and he didn't wake once until 4:30am (he usually wakes at 1am and 3am for resettling), I fed him and he slept through until 7:30am! Miraculous for us LOL. Another couple of nights like that and I might lose the bags under my eyes! I doubt it is to do with the fact that he had rice cereal yesterday, he only had it in the morning so I doubt it would have such a dramatic affect so quickly? I dunno, but I'm giving him more today and we'll see what happens.
Celtic - I can't believe it was so hard to find nappy covers! You can usually get them from Coles and Woolworths/Safeway too. How are you finding being a SAHM again?
Viv - I haven't gotten my Ergo yet (hopefully next week) so I couldn't tell you from experience, but from what I've read people can hold their bub in it for hours. As soon as I put my Bjorn on my shoulders ache! I can't WAIT to wear the Ergo, it puts all the weight on your waist/hips just like a hiking backpack and absolutely no weight goes onto your shoulders. Try one out at a baby shop!
Tiff - That must be so annoying having idiots at your tourist park! Some people have no consideration for others, especially after a few drinks.
Becky - Bummer about the DC moving Liam into another room. I would definitely request he be moved back. You are the one paying them, you should get what you want!
Kellie - I hope to have the Ergos in next week. I don't know what kind of delay the public holiday will make. I'll let you know when they're here!
Saffi - Hope you had a better night last night.
Willow - It's so good that you are enjoying things now! It is hard work at the start, but it pays off doesn't it!
Rebecca - I'll let you know too when the Ergos arrive!
Anyhoo, better run, I just heard K fill his dacks! Have a great weekend everyone :D
Hi all,
wedding was great, luckily we were all inside and reception started before the rain started plenting down. i did however drink too much without even realising all of a sudden i felt really drunk! so started kicking in the water.
ive temporarily lost the camera though... im hoping ita at our friends place we stayed but havent been able to get through to him. Ive rang the place the wedding was at cause its also a restaurant, nothing handed in..... i know i took a few pics of the garter/bouquet being thrown which was at the end, dont remember what i did with it after that. the memory card has so many photos on it. i have a lot of them saved on the pc but the last few weeks worth were not.
its a cheap camera but our good camera is broken so really need it back!!
Trish- thats great Joel was good for kinda!
someone's bub is fussing about the boob? (sorry i forget who) could it be AF on the way?? Like Viv recently, i remember having a lot of problems with Nixon at this time which is when af first came back..
i like your way of thinking viv in regards to bub fusing and eggs fertilising!
Tyron is still wrapped for the night time sleep only. i use the thingy witht he velroe so dont actually have to wrap, still happy with that one
Hi everyone,
Had another shocker last night but that seems to be the norm at the moment. Not sure what else to do but at least dh is being helpful. He wasn't too bad this afternoon but E is not doing well tonight. DH is giving him a feed now and then we are all off to bed (hopefully for the whole night).
Gave Ethan some farex yesterday which he didn't really like, but tried again today. He was a bit better but still not really interested so I will wait another week and try again.
Have a great night all.:bedtime:
good morning everyone
Trish - thanks for that... we might go try one out today! Hope you had another good night last night.
Nic - hope you get your camera back
Viv - the pumpkin sounds like a nightmare! I dont particularly like it either, so we'll see how Tahlia goes when it comes her turn! Are you going to try another vegie? I've been told sweet potato is a good one for them too
Tahlia rolled yesterday! She was playing with my niece on the floor on her back, and I looked down at her and she was on her tummy. I asked my niece if she put her there and she said she did it herself, so I flipped her over again, and she rolled again! Hasn't done it since though!
Hope everyone is having a good long weekend (or is it just a long weekend in Melb?)
kellied - first thing i'm going to do is get a silicone spoon. the little plastic one is no good and i suspect he's in the throes of early teething because he keep gnawing on his finger on one side. i think it was less of the pumpkin and more of the spoon that upset him, after all, i had mixed it with ebm, and he's a sucker for that. he's probably built a negative association with pumpkin now! i have some sweet taters on ice for him but i'll give him a few days off before i do that.
Trish- yay finally some decent sleep for you! All the worries of the world seem that little bit less cruddy if you have a good nights sleep :).
I'm liking being with Ryan all the time he's so happy and content all the time and so easy to entertain I try and take him out every day so he gets a bit of sunshine and I don't feel like a hermit. I'm wishing I had more to do but at the same time glad I don't because I know the motivation wouldnt last long. Loving the afternoon naps we have together.
As soon as I wrote he wasnt interested in his Farex he started making chewing faces at me so I gave him some apple instead of Farex and he ate the lot, took the spoon and started mauling it and wouldn't let go so just let him play with it lol. He still doesnt seem to like the Farex much but loves apple so will just give him some watered down mush and see how he goes. Had about 4 spoon fulls and I think 2 made it in the mouth not just all over the clothes lol
a question for the ergo wearing mums - are you able to feed bubs while they are in the carrier? I've read that you can, but I'm not too convinced
*Sigh*
So much for turning a corner. DS has had pretty crappy sleeps today and has been so hard to settle. Didn't have a sleep at all this morning because he just wouldn't settle - dunno what's going on but I hope it passes. How does he go from being almost perfect all week to carp again in 24 hours flat??
"The neverending stoooooorrryyyy...."
"Fruit salad............. Yummy yummy..............
Fruit salad............. Yummy yummy,
Fruit salad ................ yummy yummy...............
Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy, fruit sa - laaaa-aaadd....."
Any ideas what Ive been doing....... again................ (Damn you wiggles!!!!)
Oh BTW!!!
I have MSN now does anyone else? If ya wanna add me, Im crowsarmy@hotmail.com
Viv - Yep he did have the oral vaccine a few weeks ago! Hmm could be that - can't for the life of me remember if it was around before that?! :doh:
Ergo - I want one!!! I've got 3 carriers and none of them are any good at back carrying and Harry is really ready for it.
Feeding to sleep - I do it for at least one day sleep and always for the night sleep with both of my two. Harry has just come out the other end of about a week of feeding to sleep, every sleep. I think sometimes they just need it - too much stimulation. Mostly I try to catch his tired signs early and put him to bed - takes longer to get him to sleep but the feeding assocation isn't there (she says whilst typing with one hand because Harry is comfort feeding in his sleep). No rod for my back here but my girlfriend was beside herself until she weaned her girl at 2 years - fed her to sleep all the time and her DD's sleep pattern was awful. All you can do is your best!
Becky you scared me I've been having probs with a girl called Rebecca and her bf and thought it may have been her seeing if I'd add a different MSN email because I have her blocked on MSN but told her I hadn't I just havent been online to avoid her LOL. Yay is fruit salad becky :p
feeding to sleep - never used to do it at all but with mr j's frequency issues this week it has necessarily happened. if he does a 2 or 3 hour activity stint he is likely to be too interested in burrowing around my chest than going to bed.
the irony of all of this is that it's ok to dreamfeed (and sometimes twice night) yet you can't do the equivalent in the day. a lot of 'rod for your back' advice seems contradictory.
james will probably feed to sleep once maybe twice at the moment. sometimes he'll stir briefly and rearrange his person in the cot, other times he's out cold. happy babies is what matters.
my sister (queen bf of the universe) breastfed all 4 of hers to sleep and they're all fine. no dramas. big strapping teenage lads now. she said it was mostly great but a little harder in some ways. overall she managed. james just picks and chooses when he's going to follow his routine or not. monkey.
OK, this might sound really dumb, but I don't get what 'feeding to sleep' means - does it mean feeding the baby until it falls asleep on the boob and then putting them to bed, still sleeping? OR does it mean feeding them, but they stay awake, and then you put them to bed and they fall asleep? If it's the latter, then yep, I've definitely done it. More so with DS than DD I think (listened more to the 'rod backers' first time around).
Question of the day: For those no longer wrapping - did you wean or cold turkey it??
true feeding to sleep is where they're out cold. otherwise if they wake a little and then go to the cot, it's still technically self-settling.
as for wrapping - i started wrapping him from underarms down as a signal that it was sleep time. then gradually he lost interest and kicked his way out before i could even start with the settling part. long suits made a difference. if his feet are enclosed he definitely settles more happily.
It was sooooo hot at Moomba, glad we got there early & grabbed a shady spot with table & chairs.
I dressed Maddi in her Gad pocket & a singlet, all the mums were saying she looked very cute :)
Willow i did it cold turkey Maddi was never a fan of wrapping. She's a tummy sleeper so it's no good wrapping her anyway.
Celtic you can add some apple to the farex for flavour Maddi hated plain farex.
Kellie yay for Tahlia rolling.
Evening all!
I am soooo tired. Had a pretty ordinary night with K and he took about 40 minutes to settle for two of his day naps today :(. He normally only takes a few minutes. I also cleaned out our garage and it was hot today so I am looking forward to going to bed!
K seems to be reacting to the Farex, not only has he been unsettled, but he came out in a little rash under his bottom lip after the nap after his feed. I rang the MCHN line and she said to give him a break from the cereal for a day or two until the rash clears up and then just give him one teaspoon and see how he goes. Such a pain!!
Mo - Glad you had a good time at Moomba! Well done for finding a shady spot!!
Viv - If you want to feed James to sleep sometimes, then just do it! There is so much pressure to do all the "right things", but sometimes it just doesn't work for you and your bub.
Willow - How come our boys do everything in unison? :hug: Sorry L is giving you a tough time today. I sympathise!
Kellie - I've heard you can feed your bub in an Ergo too, but I have no idea how easy that would be! Have you tried one on yet? I can't wait until they arrive so I can try one out!!
Celtic - Ryan sounds like such a dream baby!
Alz - Hope you have a better night with Ethan tonight.
Nic - Glad you had a great time at the wedding, it must have been so nice to do something non-mum related! Checked out your photos on FB (I'm guessing that means you found your camera?) and you looked gorgeous! *wolf whistles*
Hi to everyone else, have a great night! :D
I added a small amount of Farex with water into the apple and he loved it was chomping like a trooper without problem.
The last week Ryan has been back to his end of day tantrum before bed but if I give him an extra 60mls of formula he will burp and go straight to sleep without a tear. One of my friends said it's bad to 'snack feed' but he still has the rest of his food and it helps him sleep without the stress for both of us and he seems to wake up happier if he's gone to sleep peacefully to begin with.. might just be my imagination..
Willow- Ryan would go mental if he was wrapped he needed to be free and flaying arms in all directions he'd go bright red and wriggle madly till he was free and then would fall asleep so never bothered to wrap even those bags you can get he kicks and wriggles in them till he can stick a foot out the little slit for air they have at the bottom then falls asleep lol.
Anyways I'm off to have some quality time with DP it's so good he's working 10minutes from home and got a payrise with petrol costs has made life so stress free and he comes home and plays with Ryan every afternoon I love his laugh it's so halarious
Trish - I don't know, but as soon as I read your post I had a chuckle!! We've got a pair of little turkeys we do!! LOL. Was going to PM you to ask how K was doing with his Farex, but you've just answered me! Bugger hey. I was thinking about starting L next week, he's gone off his 8/9am feed, he hardly takes anything and is really fussy so thought this would be a good time to try him on some solids. Might hold off a bit though. I checked out your online store today - it's great! Wish I lived close so I could buy some stuff off you!:
How come our boys do everything in unison?
Mo - what's Moomba?? I checked out the Gad pockets - they look kinda hairy?? LOL!
Viv - OK then, I couldn't feed to sleep if I tried cause neither of mine ever fell asleep on the boob. L kinda does sometimes but only during his nighttime feeds and he's not out cold, just very sleepy. If it works - do it!
Just had a thought....I ate a whole chocolate bunny last night (I know, I know, what a an oinker and it's not even easter yet...) wondering if L is paying for it today....usually a bit is OK but this was a fair downing of chocolate!
I think I've just gotta make up my mind about wrapping and go for it! I really do need to start unwrapping him because he's rolling so much. Think I'll try to be consistent with one arm out first and gradually wean him. I've had to use his dummy today cause he's been so unsettled so that doesn't work well with flapping arms.
Here's hoping for some sleep tonight ladies....