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Cr@p Willow, I was just swallowing my last piece of white chocolate when I read your comment about your Easter bunny! I had *ahem* two whole rows! Oh no, please don't let me pay for it tonight :pray: Thanks for checking out my store! If you ever need anything make sure you let me know ;). I'm going to be getting a new logo shortly so hopefully the site will look a bit more spesh!
Willow Moomba is a water festival it also has rides, live entertainment etc..
That's why i love the Gad pockets, all the non minky/hairy nappies look so boring compared to them lol.
Trish shame K had a reaction to the farex, hope it was just a one off thing.
Hope everyone has a good night.
Hi everyone
Well it's official. I'm getting Max off the boobie juice! I have thought and thought about it and just decided that it will make me happier to feel a bit more free...and lets face it...a happy mum/wife means a happy life!
So last night I had an engagement party to go to and my mum minded Max. She had to give him formula and he downed it like it was the best stuff ever. No fussing or anything...YAY!
Going to do it VERY slowly!
Have to go!!
G'night all
Good morning all,
Woohoo what a night. I spoke to a lady I know who is a trasillian nurse yesterday as dh and I are despereate for some sleep (after 2 weeks of no sleep). She told me to start wrapping again and let Ethan cry a little more. If he is really distressed go in but if he is just whinging he doesn't need me. Also if he wakes between 5 and 5.30 and wont re-settle feed him and put him straight back to bed.
So last night we wrapped him and put him to bed. He was a little restless at 9.30, had a late night feed at 10.30 and then slept till 5.20am!!!! Yay but here is the great news. I fed him at 5.40 put him back to bed and he is still asleep at 8.39!! He must have been really tired. I know this will muck up his routine for the rest of the day but hey I got some peace this morning. Am starting to wonder if I should wake him or just wait till he wakes. Yay for trasillian!!!!!:dance:
Morning all
Getting sick of this up and down all night. Last night it was 2am, 4am, and5.30! Did a BF at 4am, but given my supply issues probably not enough for him. Thinking I might just express and give him the BM that way. Most times he only has a few sucks on the boob and then screams.
Julia - can totally relate to how you feel about BF. You have done really well getting him to 5 months and by the time you wean might be closer to 6 months.
Alz - good to hear that E had a good night sleep. Sometimes going back to basics is all they need.
Trish - might have to look at the Ergo too. DH tried on our carrier over the weekend and it just didn't fit him well. Despite adjusting it L was sitting down by DH's waist. That means that I have to carry him.
Also thinking about introducing solids. L seems to be feeding all the time. As an eg. he had 200mls of F at 7.30am and has just polished off another 100mls of EBM at 9am. I did the calc and he is suppossed to be having around 195mls per feed if do 5 feeds per day.
Sorry for the selfish post.
BBL
minimax - that's amazing about the formula. what brand was it? i will be interested to see if Max is as amenable to taking formula from you when he knows the milk taps are right there.
i was so dangling on the formula precipice last week. miraculously my supply has jumped right back up again (like they said it would) and he is not at me 11 times a day. they're engorged for the first time in ages. seems babies know what to do. i swear he sucked me dry on thursday and friday. by saturday we were back in business.
after the pumpkin fiasco, i'm glad the milk is enough, so i don't have to put him (or me) through that again.
sleep was good - he did 7pm -12 then 12-5pm. there's a lot to be said for tanking them up duriing the day.
alz - glad you worked out the sleep/wrap dilemma.
trish - i had a bit of a job settling mr cheeky this morning too... he just whinged and whinged... :wall:
hello everyone else... i have MIL and FIL coming round today to help me out while i go get my stitches out. i shouldn't say it, but man, MIL ****s me. no matter how i approach her she still has an insinuating tone, most of the time. gah.
"those stitches really do need to come out, dear". like... f@cken duh!!! DH says she's intimidated by me. she likes to assert her authoritah in her area of expertise i.e. housewifery. she knows i'm no martha stewart, but at least i don't go into a cold sweat when i see a USB drive.
siiiigh.
she loves to make a point of folding all my laundry when she's minding the boy, as if to say... 'see, iiiii can do it... why can't yooooou'.
yeah i'm bitter.
whatever.
meh. i'll get there in my own time.
i have a white chocolate lindt bunny on the fridge, what would hapen if a nasty misfortune befell its ears?? (miraculously looking like teeth marks(
i gotta go, i'm getting out of hand.
Viv - you crack me up!! Can totally relate to the MIL doing your housework, happens here all the time and gives me the irrits beyond belief! She's got a good heart though and helps us out a lot with the kids - and basically I don't have a choice cause they're the only family we have around!!
Morning all (or should I say afternoon!)
Viv- I would soooo love it if someone came and folded up my washing!! I am sure I could do without the attitude but if my MIL wants to come and fold up my washing she is more than welcome!! I can easily shut her talking out! God either of my MIL's are welcome to come do it.
Caitlyn is back to waking every 3 hours. She isnt hungry every three hours. But I put her to bed at 615 last night and she woke right at the end of Grays anatomy. I wrapped her arm back in and gave her her dummy and she took about 10 mins to go back to sleep. Then she was up at 1215 for a feed and then at 315 for a talk. I ended up wrapping both her arms in and she went to sleep about 5 mins later and didnt wake again until 615 - in her bed! I couldnt believe her accuracy with the times. I know each time it was actually around 16 or 17 past the hour. Was very strange.
Saffi- That is what C was like before I started her on solids. I started her on farex at first with formula mixed in. A VERY little amount - one spoon. Now she has pumpkin, sweetcorn, apple and am going to try some potato and then carrots over the next 2 weeks. Her diet is very varied. I would have started he on carrots this week but I had a little disaster yesterday - fell asleep while they were steaming and burnt the bottom of the pot. :doh: But I do have some potato in the freezer.
Celtic-I dont know if i suggested this already but C didnt like farex with just water - it had to be with formula.
And I cant remember who was talking about spoons but my sister used to work with babies for 7 years and she said the heinz baby basics ones are the best for them. Bit more flexible and they can chew on them (or stick them in their eye as C likes to do).
Anyway - am on my meal replacement diet from today. Got a herbalife one given to me by a friend and took one sip and spat it out - was revolting. So I got one from woolworths - chocolate. Will satisfy my choc cravings with that over easter I think.
Oooo what a selfish post - sorry guys.
Hope you are all having a great day - mwah
Trish - you bugger! All this talk about Ergo's made me curious so I've been checking them out and they look great!! Put L in our bjorn this morning for playgroup (2 hours) and he's just getting too heavy for my shoulders (I've got a dodgy shoulder too). How did you find them to get on and off? Are they easy to do on your own? I want something good but something that's easy to get on and off, that's why I love our bjorn.
Convincing DH to buy one will be another thing seeing that they're a bit pricey...maybe if I sell my bjorn and my ring sling (which I haven't used for weeks cause it's too hard to work out on my own), he might let me...
saffi - are you eating enough? i know i certainly wasn't. since i've started hogging it back, my supply is better (after his suckathon the other day with the bopping and screaming)
Evening all!
We had another pretty dodgy night last night with K sneaking another feed in so I thought I'd try him on a bottle of formula before bed at around 7pm. He sucked enthusiastically for a few seconds then decided he didn't like it :(. Such a waste. So I pulled out my breast pump I've been holding onto just in case and decided to try expressing and then I'll top him up tomorrow night. I didn't think I'd get much because it is the end of a hot day (my feet are swollen btw!) and I managed to express 140ml in around 15 minutes. I have no idea if this is good or not! I thought it seemed like a lot seeing as it is later in the day. It is an Ameda double electric breast pump so it was mega-efficient. How much should I be giving him? :dunno: I'm just hoping it will help solve the hunger problem seeing as he has reacted to the Farex. Time will tell I guess!
Willow - Hee hee, sorry to mention the Ergo! It seemed pretty easy to put on, but I think it will take a bit of practise. It comes with a DVD to show you how to put it on, but the website also has a demo. You wouldn't believe me I'm sure, but I have a dodgy shoulder too! I had a work accident about 13 years ago that damaged my left shoulder and my lower back/pelvis so I really need a carrier that doesn't aggravate things. When they arrive I'll let you know what I think!
Rebecca - Is your DH back from working away? If so, how did you survive?
Viv - It's frustrating when you have a little pattern of sleep going and then they decide to get unsettled on you! Luckily K was much better today, I think it was the Farex that was upsetting him. I hope not, I want to try it again soon. Did your MIL fold your laundry for you? LOL, I would hate that too!
Saffi - It sounds like Lachlan might be ready for solids too! I hope you have better luck than me with them.
Alz - Yay, I'm so glad Ethan is sleeping better for you!!! I hope he keeps it up for you :)
Julia - GL with weaning Max! I remember how freeing it was when Joel weaned. It was great to be able to go out without worrying.
Celtic - That's so awesome your DP got the promotion! I love your new ticker pic btw, so gorgeous!
Hi to everyone else, have a great night!
Trish - 140mls at that time of the day is an awesome effort!! I'd say he'd have around 100mls, maybe a bit more. That's been my experience with EBM so far anyway.
L has been a lot more settled today too thankfully! Took him to the osteo again today and she said he's improved that much she doesn't want to see him for a month :dance:
Ahhh, there's one difference - my dodgy shoulder is my right shoulder!! LOL.
Trish - 140mls in 15 mins is amazing. It takes me about an hour to get that much. Mind you I am using an Avent single electronic one. That and my dodgy supply really makes the whole expressing thing an effort. I would think using the calc (weight in kilos x 150mls / no. feeds per day) would tell you how much he should have.
Viv - no I'm not underfed. I think that perhaps I am not BF'ing/ expressing enough and hence supply is low. Very off-putting when L screams when I put him on the boob. Doesn't mind the EBM mind you so its just me he has problems with :(
Intro of solids - has anyone given their bubs rusks or other things to suck on before starting the farex? The Robin Barker book I have suggests this before starting solids for real.
MIL suggested that a way of getting L to sleep thru is to give him water when he wakes overnight. She said he'd soon learn not to wake up because he won't get any food. DH reckons I need to feed him because he is hungry. I usually BF him at 3amish. He will then only sleep thru to around 5 - 6am. So thinking that tonight I will give him 200mls formula or EBM if I have enough and see if that knocks him out until 7am.
oh viv feel for you. but when my Mil comes over she does all my ironing! i now dont take it as an insult that i cant do it cause truth be known i am a crap ironer!! so i dont deliberatly pile it up for her but she will do what ever amount is there when she comes over.... she is not a celan/tidy person so wouldnt touch anything else but one thing she seems to like doing is washing and ironing, i'm really just easing her fix lol!!
just think one day we will be the MIL and probably irrate the boys wive's too :lol:
oh yes i found the camera, was never lost, dh found it in his suit pants when we unpacked the bag lol.
Trish like the others have said 140ml is really great.
alz- i hope weaning from the boob goes well, if he's already taken a bottle of forumla without spitting it out thats a good start! just watch for changes in poos and reactions to make sure he's system is settle with it. you've done a great job in bf thus far!
willow- thats great news wth the osteo!
Saffi - I agree with your DH hun. I think if L is waking at the same time every night, and it is at least 3-4hrs after his last feed, then he's hungry. That's why I haven't bothered trying to get my L to sleep through. He's obviously not ready if he's waking for feeds and I'd rather give him a quick feed, pop him back into bed and be asleep again 10 mins later myself than trying to resettle a hungry baby in the middle of the night. Just not worth it IMO, and if he's really hungry, he probably wouldn't settle for long anyway. I did use the water trick with DD, but not until she was older.
Trish-No DH only left on Saturday - should be back this coming saturday.
I'm sorry but yet again this is going to be a selfish post.
My normal work hours are 10-3 which is ok cause I get a little done in the morning and a little done in the afternoon before i pick miss C up. Yesterday my boss asked if Icould work 830-130 instead. Great I thought - do not a lot in the morning and really hook into that dreaded study and give it a clean.
So i get to daycare to get C and they tell me that her eye has been gucky ALL DAY!!! and that I have to keep her home tomorrow (today). I dont mind that I have to keep her home i understand completely. What I dont understand is why the heck didnt they call me and tell me that I had to come get her if its that bad? As it is....I can't take the day off to be with her today cause there is only 4 of us in the office and the boss is going to Mt Isa to fly to brisbane to do a conference and one of the other girls has to drive her there! So that leaves me and one other girl! She can't lift due to a work injury. So of course I have to take C to work with me. The girl driving the boss toMt Isa was going to do a few personal things while there but she has been fantastic and said that she would just come straight back. Of course in this *****hole little town with one Doc's surgery I doubt I am even going to be able to get her in to see anyone today.....maybe if I had known yesterday! They know I pick her up around 5! Not impressed at all!!
What *****s me even more........I had no problems with her eye over the weekend! Not at all. No red, or weeping of yukky stuff - nothing. 7 hours at d/care and its red, weeping and glued shut!!! Surely they are supposed to call me!! Oh if the situation were reversed and soem other kid had a gukky eye and my kid went to daycare with them I would be asking why is that kid still here with that?!!? Its highly conagious. Oh and of course she has caught a cold too! All while DH is away.
Oh but she slept well last night - 730-430. Then a feed and back to bed - she has just woken now - off to clean her eye and give her a feed and get her ready to go to work! Oh and me!!! have a great day all! MWAH
Woo hoo! I'm connected! Got a whopping big dish on the roof, hope it doesn't upset the banjo players all the way out here. ;)
Will try and stay up to date.
Anyone got any tips on re-settling after first 45min sleep cycle? She self settles initially but i can't, for the life of me, get her to go back to sleep if she wakes after one sleep cycle. I know she's still tires b/c she's grumpy! All advice welcome. :D
Sorry to be a right royal PITA. But have another Q. Lu is an absolute piggy. LOVES food. She has had rice cereal and water, pumpkin and banana. She will eat 2 Tablespoons full and cry when it is finished because she wants more. Not sure her GI tract is reay for more. How much should i give her?
Trish There is no way i could express that much. Nice work. I gave her rice cereal and water b/c expressing is a PITA and i have never been bale to get alot. On the topic of a meet up, i still drive to Frankston regularly, and am only an hour from Melbourne, so could easily meet up sometime. Would you mind pm'ing me your website details so i can check it out? Have disabled signatures and images etc on PC until i work out my download usage and costs with satellite.
Saffi- i give Luella one of those mesh bag things with ice or banana in it, she loves chewing on it. Havn't given her a rusk. Sounds like a good idea to me though, she loves chewing on stuff.
viv- Ouch, toe drama with sleep deprivation might have tipped me over the edge. Thanks for suggesting to someone else about eating enough. I THINK i wasn't eating enough and supply was low. (Too worried about muffin top, not worrying about baby. selfish mumma) So now feeding face again in hope of boosting supply. Gave her a sample sachet of formula the other day, guzzled it like it was liquid gold. Pharmacy here has a few samples, did you get hold of some other ones? Natropath in my mothers group recommended Caricare goat formula. Goat is apparently closer in structure to human breast milk than cows'. Gentler on their stomachs......
Willow- When i was weaning Lu from Wrap i put her in a sleeping bag and wrapped over the top. Both arms, then one arm out. Then both out for day sleeps, then no wrapping just sleeping bag every sleep. She then got used to the idea that sleeping bag meant sleep.
Rebecca- I'd be asking child care to let me know if there are ANY probs in the future. Hope today is better and the sticky eye resolves. (I think i read someone got an over the counter med for gunky eye type thing from pharmacy, might be worth asking.....)
Sorry for marathon post, have alot of catching up to do.
falguni - i've been to 3 chemists and no formula samples. *grumble* will try to get onto the goat thing. about eating - yep, i was guilty of dropping back to my usual diet.... d'oh. he ate all but my muffin top, which, i'm told, stays as emergency backup until you stop bf. i was bones mcgee all over except muffin top. he's much happier now that i'm wolfing back the food.
saffi - the nurse said to me that lots of babies are hungry at night. james won't hear of being resettled if he's been asleep for 3+ hours. he always does a full feed so i know he's not just dummy sucking. he does a 5 hour stint now so i'm guessing the extra cereal and supply is making the difference.
about MIL - i had done everything this time so there was nothing for her. i am grateful she does the folding because i don't have to do it, but i do sense a bit of :p on her behalf. they played paddy cake and round n round the garden yesterday. he was transfixed.
i want to know what y'all call your baby. i have a ridiculous list and i wonder if i'm confusing him:
james
tamu
cheeny
mr cheeny
mr cheeky
cheeky nana
beautiful one
cutie
baba ganoush
little man
little guy
and it goes on...
what identity issues are you giving your kid? :doh:
about nappies. sigh. so, he's in mamias at night but they just can't cope with his rolling around. i don't know what to do. some nights he won't move so much and he'll make it through, other nights he'll wake up because it's leaked and cold. any suggestions? i think the leg guards aren't so good when he's on his side (where he spends most of his time). heeeelp.
do you think fluffy covers or pilchers would help?
Hello everyone,
Ryan rolled twice yesterday by himself! The dr said he probably wouldnt roll till late because he has a lot of weight to pull with him, ha! Those fat lil thighs jut up in the air that arse gets a wriggling and woop over he goes in a few rocks! He's currently on his side mauling the arm of his playmat (has the two crossing bars with dangly toys, the bars going to be very soggy soon!)
Viv-LOL how did the white bunny survive? Is it now missing some ears? Personally I loove milk and dark choccy not a big fan of the while but chocolate is chocolate in a crisis! Can you put a lock on the linen press? Maybe she'll get the hint! Dp's mum talks over the top of you and is ALWAYS right when it comes to babies. She wouldn't let me burp Ryan on a cot matress protector she said over the shoulder but now all I need to do is lay Ryan on his 'burpies mat' and he burps himself... mums know whats best for their bubbies!
Rebecca- yeah I was giving him Farex and formula but he loved it some days and gagged and spat it back at me others, apple by itself he loves so I just added some Farex in water to it because really I was just lazy lol and I didn't want to alter the taste of the apple too much incase. He has about 6 spoonfuls and I think 3-4 make it down hehe. He doesn't chuck it back up either.
You poor thing the exact same thing happened to Ryan and just as his eye cleared up I go to the daycare and theres the culprit! A little girl with gunky eyes who...WIPES HER EYE THEN POKED RYAN IN THE EYE!!! Next day it's red and gunked and he's on antibiotics to accompany the eyedrops because its that swollen!! I kept Ryan home and the daycare didn't understand why?? Then he had a cough and was cranky and they rung and said he was completely unmanageable and I had to go get him there and then and I get there and he's fine because he just did a big poo and wasn't cranky anymore!
Nickers- lol yes you are just doing her a service leaving all that lovely ironing she's just twitching to do! Hehe *whispers* can I leave my ironing there too? Think she'll notice?
Trish- how was last night? Thank you I have a really cute one I wanted to use but it's too big and I can't resize it on this computer and my other comp died so I still havent reinstalled photoshop yet.
Anyone here play online World of Warcraft? DP plays it constantly, 24/7 weekends and from an hour after he gets home (I make him play with Ryan for an hour) till 2am every day. Anyways I sometimes play and he wanted me to help him kill this boss in the game and a big ridable bird dropped as the reward everyone has to roll and the highest roll wins, guess who won... MWHAHAHAHA me, DP's annoyed because out of the thousands of people that play I'm the 3rd person to get it because it's that rare it never drops and I don't play that much and he plays all the time. So yet again I say... MWHAHAHAHAHA yes I'm sadistic.
Arg bum change time bbl lol
Viv a friend of mine uses 2 nappies at night time because her daughter is a heavy wetter, You might have to buy a size slightly bigger to fit over the nappy tho.
Nicknames:
Mj
Maddi
Cheeky
Cheekiness
There is more but those are the main ones.
Yay for having the Internet back Ange.
that's a good idea, mo. thanks.
Hope it works Viv :)
Got my Bitti D'Lish today, it's not bulky like most cloth nappies, She might actually be able to wear her jeans etc with it.
Hey all!
Another el'dodgy night last night. I ended up giving K the EBM because he woke up before his dreamfeed was due and I hadn't replenished enough yet. Joel woke at 11pm and 12am wanting a drink (DH had taken it out of his room for some reason :wall:) and K woke up at 1:15am. I couldn't settle him so I tried to feed him, but he screamed and screamed. I realised at that hour that I have a sore throat and a runny nose so I can only assume K had a sore throat too. After an hour or so he was calm enough to feed, but only fed for a few minutes so I don't think he was hungry. He finally went back to sleep at 3am, but woke again at 5am for his proper feed :rolleyes:. He then woke on and off all morning until I got him up at 7am.
Joel went to kinder this morning so I got a little catnap in while he was gone. I gave K a teaspoon of Farex before *crosses fingers*. His rash has gone and the MCHN told me to try a teaspoon of it again when the rash clears up. Hopefully he doesn't react as badly this time. I have also just cooked some potato and will try him on some tonight.
So anyway, some sleep wouldn't go astray right about now!
Mo - Good suggestion about two nappies!
Viv - I used to use plastic pilchers for Joel when he leaked every night. They worked well most of the time. Some nicknames for K: spunkface, bubbadub, many others, but can't think of them right now! Joel ended up with a million nicknames and he didn't have an idenitity crisis lol!
Celtic - Yay for Ryan rolling! What a clever boy! K doesn't roll very often because he is such a heavy boy, but he has rolled twice today so far!
Ange - Hooray for getting back online! Hopefully we will have a meet-up soon so we can meet you in person! I will PM you my website details soon :)
Rebecca - Bummer your DH is away for so long. I hope Caitlyn's eye gets better soon the poor thing.
Nic - I wouldn't say no if someone came and did my ironing! It is the job I loathe the most.
Saffi - Thanks for the EBM calculations! Re: rusks, I don't think you're meant to give them to your bub until 6 months because of what is in them, but I could be wrong. You could always check with your MCHN. I didn't start with rusks and I haven't had a problem with K eating - the little guts! I have had the reaction problem though.
Willow - Yay for L being more settled again! They like to throw in a dud day every now and then don't they! That's great you don't have to go back to the osteo for a while.
Have a great day everyone! :D
Nicknames:
Big fat Whoompa- Whoompa for short
La-la- if she's having a sook
Chubba bubba
Munchkin
lu-lu magoo
wella - goes with the 'you can tell a wella woman" jingle.
Spunky monkey
Hmmmmmm the list continues, but reading back i think i should stop there!
Mo- Love my itty bitti's. Got a red d'lish on the way. Addicted.
Names:
Snazzy Jazzy
Jas
Jasmoonika
Jasmanika
Jas Jas
Sweet cheeks
Baby girl
Possum
Bubba Jas
Jasimine
Sissy
Jas had her check up today and the nurse was so so so happy with her!!!!
Her height and weight are off the chart and her head is above average...but she is in proportion really well!! So proud of my Princess :)
Chubba bubba-That's what Phil calls Maddi lol
I just got my red d'lish today, can't wait to try it out.
Kim what is Jas's weight & height curious to see if she weighs more than Maddi.
Ange how much does Lu weigh now?
At 4 months Jasmine was:
4 months- 7975 grams, 68cm long
At 4 months Chelsea was:
4 months- 6310 grams, 62.5cm long
And u know what...i dont care what people say about that. Cos i know that ive not over fed her or anything. Both Chelsea and Jasmine have been fed the same thing (except Jas was on breast milk for first 3 weeks and Chelsea wasnt). Im sure to cop critisism from people but so be it.
So yes Mo, Jas would be more then Maddi
Wow Kim Jas is doing great you should be proud, who cares what anyone says.
People comment about Maddi's weight all the time & i just ignore them :)
At-least if she ever gets sicks she wont be under weight or anything
The point is she isnt 'over-weight' now though. She is simply above average as is her length....so its not like people can now say she is too long for her age?
Im sorry if this is coming across mean...but ive copped flack all morning since ive said boo about her weight...but no one sees the side she is also longer then normal girls her age so im getting kinda :angry: about it all.
Kids all grow differently....look at my 2...so different!!
Kim i know what your saying, i was always longer than average so i always weighed more too.
Mo- I 'think' Lu was about 6.5kg at 5 months...... whatever she was it was just under average. She did have an above average head circumferance! We called her boof head for a while. ;)
I don't think people who make random comments do it to be mean or judgemental, i think often they are just making conversation.
I get everything from "She's big" to "she's tiny" i just smile and nod. Whatever! She is happy and healthy. I know i am doing the best i can, and i am feeding my daughter well so i don't really listen to anyone's comments.
Water off a ducks back and all that....
Like you say Kim, all babies are different. Throw your blue book out i say! Causes more trouble than it is worth sometimes. ;)
Aww kim! Try not too worry about it! People keep telling me Myles is a a bit small for his age, but he is starting to crawl so he must be ok right! Dont you just wish that they would keep negative comments to them selves!
Trish I hear you on the sleep thing! Myles was up nearly every 2 hours last night! I nearly lost it i was so tired! I hope tonight is better for you!
Saffi i dont think you should give rusks to bubs under 6mths? Thats just what I have heard! Are you able to come to our meet up?
Hi everyone else!
Nick names! Myles gets bubba all the time, also pickle bum, turkey, monkey, mylesie(thanks mum),mr magoo!
He is starting to really get around now! He was even up on his toes and hands yesterday! I dont think I am ready to say bye to my baby yet:( Camping at easter will be interesting with a crawling baby!
Will try to get back later going to catch some sleep while he is down! x
kim - people are, for the most part, clueless. so... i hear ya. i get, "he's huge" etc. jj is at the top end of the chart for all measurements which means... proportional - if he was 90th for weight and 50th for everything else then he'd be a fatso.
i don't care what they think about my 'huge' baby. he rules. and so does jas.
Thanks Viv :)
How much does everyones baby weigh now? And length?
Amber - I had to laugh, my nickname for Joel is pickle bum! How bizarre lol!! Hope you have a better night tonight too.
Kim - Wow, Jasmine is doing FANTASTICALLY! She is going to be lovely and tall by the sounds of it. A supermodel in the making ;). K was 7.08kg and 66.5cm a week ago at his 4 month check. Joel was 5.8kg at 4 months so K is heaps bigger!
Kim - I've got a big boy too so don't worry, last check he was about 8kg but had a very wet cloth nappy on so going to get his weight and length checked next week at the clinic.
It's completely out of our control anyway - my DD was a lean little rabbit, DS is a big chubby bubby, both were breastfed, so who knows?? My DH is a big bloke as are most of his family, so obviously it's just his make up.
When people comment that he's big, I just giggle and agree with them! He is what he is and I love him to bits so it doesn't matter to me!
Names:
Bubba Luey
Mr Magoo
Mr Magoogle
Logan the bogan (:lol:)
DH calls him Tiger sometimes
My DD always got Pud or Puddy (even though she wasn't, just want I called her) so my mum calls him Podge - Pud n Podge! LOL.
at her 4 month check, Tahlia weighed 7.45kgs and was 65cm I think, she is also at the high end of the scale for both, but she is in proportion.
I agree with everyone else Kim.. ignore the comments about size! She is obviously health and thriving, so who cares!
My nicknames for Tahlia:
bubba
chubba bubba
cheeky monkey
cheeky possum
cant think of any more at the moment
she had her 4 month needles today... they only have to have 2 needles now (as of 1st march), cause they have combined 2 of them into 1. Better for the bubs! She was much better this time than last time, and I was much braver too!
Oh carp - is there a 4 month check up?? Better go look at my blue book! I thought the next one was 6 months? Ah well, will call tomorrow and try to get him in or just take him to the gp - the gp checked him over last week when he had his needles and weighed him anyway but I don't know if he put it in his blue book...didn't do his head circ either which we need to keep an eye on.
Kim I am sure that your bub is completely PERFECT! She is who she is and her weight, height and everything is just HER! Just like with everything. We are all individuals after all. I'm finding out Max's weight and length on Monday...Can't wait!
After my boob feeding probs I called Ngala (Perth's helpline thingy) and they just said, express until your milk supply increases. Not once would they ever recommend or say that changing to formula can help if that is what i WANT TO DO! Instead they just made me feel guilty that I would even consider such a thing.
People do things by the book so much, whatever happened to people just saying 'do what you think is right' and just supporting you through whatever decision you make? Thank goodness forums were invented!
Anyway, today my milk supply had increased and I haven't had much trouble with Max on boob today, but am going to give him a bottle tonight (after boobie feed) before bed. I'm going to make a trend of it. This week 1 bottle, next week 2 etc. until he is 6 months, then off boob altogether and then on solids also. He is 5 months tomorrow so think I can manage it. I can't be made to feel guilty anymore. I know that breast is best, but sheesh....I suffer and hate it....I happen to think that a happy mother is best....for my sanity and everyone else around me!!!
oooo....Names we give Max!
Maxxy
Maxxyboy
buddaboy
chumba wumba
boofy
pansyboy (when he is whinging)
Sweet Pea
Bubba (an obvious one!)
Bubbleboy (in the bath)
GORGEOUS!
Spunky
Milk Chops
Plus many more! :)
Trish Sending you some sleepy vibes...you have been having a rough time lately...hope it all gets better soon....Phases...Who needs em!
Is anyone here NOT feeding solids yet? I tried the other day but Max didn't rate it at all. I may as well just wait a few more weeks.
Bye for now everyone
Julia - we're not on solids yet. I'm hoping to hold out till 6 months if we can. I was speaking to his osteo yesterday about it and she said not to start yet, his GI tract isn't mature enough yet and that's how a lot of food allergies develop :dunno:
She said if I absolutely have to, then 5 months+ would be better. I'm just going to see how he goes but definitely not starting just yet. He's a very big boy and doing fine on booby juice alone!