Babies Born October 2007 #22

[Khaleesi]

Pakenham, I don't know anybody from that area. I will say it's alot nicer than Dandenong .
The area seems alot Cleaner.
Crappy i can't see some of your nappy stash now, was looking forward to checking them out.

Where did you end moving too?

Thanks Willow & Ange will give it a wash today.

Trish-I have no idea, Doesn't seem to be my health still in remission, But it might be the start of a flare-up . Guess i'll find out soon.
Sorry K is giving you hard time, Hope he doesn't have an infection.

[YoYo]

Hi everyone

Haven't been around much. DH is overseas at the moment for work, and my internet has been playing up too....must be in the air!

Max has been a bit of a nighmare with the teeth. He's getting top and bottom ones...wonder how long it takes for them to break through. The other day he had me in tears coz he was just so sad!

On the upside though he's sleeping well at night again. I've caved and he now sleeps on his tummy 100% of the time. He is MUCH happier! He woke once last night but it was coz of farts, but was back asleep till 7.

He still doesn't roll so maybe he was getting annoyed being on his back coz he couldn't roll over and be on his tummy. Hope I'm not stunting his growth though!!

Car seats...I've turned mine around already. It says from 8kg they can (in the book that is) so I figure what the heck. He likes it MUCH better. He can see things, and reach out for his little toy (whom we've named Milton!) and I can see him too. It's still on a bit of a recline though, so will start making it more upright as he gets stronger. He hated facing backwards, and he was always straining to sit up more. Why deny him!

Trish, maybe K is teething too? Max is always pulling on his ears. I thought if he gets really screamy I'd take him to the doc and get it checked, but it's not been 'that' bad!

Rescue Remedy. I know people that give it to their highly strung dogs! (no offence Viv!!! ) It calms them down, so I guess it would chill out a human!

Anyway, I'm off to get my breakfast now, hope everyone has a better day that the one before!

[~Trish~]

Hi again! I took K to the chiro and his neck was really out. The chiro said that it is common for necks to go out during teething, how weird! It may have been caused by something else, but I guess we'll never know. He also said it is common for babies to pull at their ear when their neck is out or they are teething (I think it is both with K!). He fixed him up and said that he should go back to sleeping well tonight *fingers crossed*. We will see!

Julia - Teething is horrible isn't it? I have been putting SM-33 on K's gums and giving him a teething ring that I keep in the fridge.

Mo - Pakenham is a good area, Kim lives not far from there. DH's nan lives out there so if we are in the area we'll have to catch up! The Berwick baby market is not far from there either, I'll let you know when the next one is, they are great fun!

Ange - GL with your MIL! I couldn't stand it if mine stayed with us. She spent a week of our holiday with us in Port Douglas once and it was exhausting lol!

[~kellie~]

mmmmmm..... I've got one of those mesh feeders somewhere too, got it at my baby shower... but where is it???

Trish - I had already borrowed that book too, I'm about half way through it, but I definitely like what I've read so far! Glad the chiro has fixed Kieran, lets hope he sleeps better for you tonight!

Ange- good luck!

Mo - hope your feeling better soon
I think Tahlia might be teething too, but I'm not too sure. She is dribbling heaps, and has been a bit grizzly. Occasionaly when she is feeding she bites down and it really hurts! I tried giving her a teething ring from the fridge, and she sucks on it.. if she were teething would she more likely bite it?
Last night I put her down at 9, then was up at 9.45, then 10.30, then 11.15 and then 12, I ended up giving her some infants friend and she went back to sleep about 1 and then slept through till 10am!

Has anyone else used Infants Friend for teething?

[Rebecca77]

Morning everyone! It has been a while (2 days I think) since I have been on. Had huge dramas getting on yesterday - today isnt much better but am here now - YAY
I have started wrapping Caitlyn a different way now and her arms are kept still all night. done it for 2 nights now and she has slept for 8 hours straight each time. So will continue to do it this way - I just wish she was without a dummy!
Car seats-I have a mothers choice one. I never had a capsule just always in the seat. The ambos said it was ok and they fitted it so feel safe. We have only just moved it off to one side though cause it was in the middle and it was a HUGE drama for me to get her in and out of it. DH is quite tall and we couldnt have it behind either seat in case he sat there. I dont know how much she weighs right now so I can't turn it round - our book says 8 kg too. I think the chemist out here is getting some baby scales so I will get her weighed before the drive to Townsville just in case.
Npas- Caitlyn has ALWAYS only had 40 min naps. Sometimes at daycare she will go down for 15 mins and be fine. She is never cranky or anything after waking from these naps so I assume 40 mins is enough for her. Would be nice if she would go down longer but hey its what works for her!
Mesh food bags- I gave one to C the other day full of carrot and she looked at it like what the heck do you want me to do with that?? She has expanded her menu now - pumpkin, apple, pear, carrot and will be doing the potato next week.
Has anyone given their bubs some custard? I bought a tin of apple custard to see how we go with that but am scared to give it to her.
Anyway - am using the work internet again cause I can't get onto the site from home for some reason. Have a great day everyone sorry for lack of personals.
mwah

[LizzysMum]

Morning All,

Mo- yep I just wash my wetbag int the machine. Sometimes with nappies sometimes with clothes. Mine does not get really smelly though, unless I forget and leave anappy in there

Trish - Argh on the sleeping! We had a teaser sleep through on Tuesday night 12 midnight to 6am BLISS, but last night 10pm, 2.30am, 6am "sigh". Never mind I guess ia m lucky she goes right back to sleep after a feed.

Rebecca - still no food here yet. What are these mesh bags you are all talking about I am intrigued??? Sounds like a good idea.....

Teeth - maybe not sure, who the hell knows.....drool, biting, drool, sucking, drool......

Today she is sad, had a short sleep at 10am and then was crying and whinging so I put her in the ergo where she happily sucked on the straps for a while then screaming again so I cracked it and put her back to bed. She is still there and I have to get Eliza in 1/2 hour!

Must run and make some noise to try and wake her....

[Khaleesi]

I got one of the bags for M, she enjoys it.
Leah you can add all sorts of food to the bag so bubs can try a different variety without the risk of choking, also good for teething u can add frozen fruit etc for them to suck on.
My bag is the tommee tippee one.

Rebecca i brought organic custard you can make your self(you add formula or EBM), M is not a fan of yet screws her face up like i'm Poisoning her lol

M loves her veggies still wont take take rice cereal & not a fan of the fruit either.
She has Broccoli, Carrot, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato & Zucchini, She likes her food to be mixed together doesn't like just the one flavour now.
What age do you start giving them finger foods?

We also have a mothers choice car seat.

[ninja_turtle]

car seat - we bought the safe n sound 'royale' - just quietly the equivalent of a fuggin arm chair in the back. they retail around $500 but i picked it up for $170 on ebay. i have a new child on my hands. the boy haaaated the capsule. now he's sooo happy and crashes out in his plush new digs every time he gets in it. sweet. i've been waiting for this moment.

he's forwards. i know in an accident it is horrific forward movement for the baby but i'm pretty sure he's safe in our vehicle. it's worth it to have a happy baby on car trips. first time ever he slept hte whole way to brisbane.

saw the nurse today... she reckons i need to get him back on the rice, and cut out any night feeds because, 'look at him, he doesn't need a night feed - he just likes to see you'. so... carp. not sure how this will fly because he doesn't tolerate me not making with the boob when he wakes up.

[Khaleesi]

Viv just do what you feel is right, you know him better than the nurse.

[LadyRaven]

Usually when I post the thread closes so I was going to wait to say hello but it's still open so... "Hello all!" *waits for thread to self destruct*. It was my grandma that was like that with Ryan, she is the most loving person in the world and has a heart of gold but is so incredibly thick and has no common sense whatsoever. Every little movement or noise Ry made was significant, if he waved his arm it meant he didnt want his bottle, if he arched his back to try and turn and look over your arm it was reflux etc etc everytime he burped and did a tiny spew it was him "vomiting all over the place".

Took him back to the dr and finally got in to see a nice one and she cuddled ryan and carried him about till she could look in his mouth... this "virus" I kept getting told to just ignore it, well his tonsils are so swollen they were touching which is why he was having probs eating and he had a cold as well. Got 3 days left of antibiotics and he's sounding a lot better just that same cough that won't budge..

Anyways I hope all is well gotta go to bed so tired, loves to all, probably see u all on the new thread momentarily lola

[Saffi]

Evening all

Thanks for your thoughts about the car seats. Going to do a bit more research before the weekend, but agree that probably should look at getting one that is reversible, even if only going to be used for a month.

L is 5 months today. My little boy is growing so fast. He has been tugging at his right ear for the last few days and think may be drooling more than usual. I have been trying to look into his mouth to see if there are lumps but the little sod won't cooperate. I think I did feel something when he was gnawing on my finger.

Other news - L had solids today. Well sort of solids. We had mashed spud for dinner and I set a piece aside to mush up. Anyway DH did the mushing and put way too much EBM in so it was more potato juice than mush. But he accepted it and seemed to enjoy it. He was so cute. DH got it all on video. Me thinks might try farex soon.

Trish - sorry to hear K is having a tough time. Hopefully the trip to the chiro will do the job.
Celtic - hopefully now Ryan will get better. Its amazing what a good Dr can achieve.
Viv - don't know about that nurse!!
Leah - hope tonight is better for you.

Anyone know where Becky and Kim are?

Anyway, got some ironing to do.

[~Trish~]

Hi all, it's so quiet in here!

We had a slightly better night last night. K only woke up 3 times instead of 7 times (BTW I don't feed him when he wakes unless it is after 4am and he is hungry). I heard him wake a couple more times, but he put himself back to sleep. He seems even more unsettled since visiting the chiro, but I think he usually is so I will give him another day to see if he is feeling better. I think his neck is probably a bit tender after being manipulated. I have also booked him in to see a paediatrician next Friday just to get him looked over by a professional. The poor little thing, I just don't know what else to do with him.

To add to the fun, both K and I came back down with colds overnight. We just got over colds!! I guess when you're not getting much sleep it's harder for your body to recover properly. DH is going to try and get off work early so I can try and catch up on some sleep.

Saffi - Happy 5 months to Lachlan for yesterday! Sorry it's belated!! They are growing up so fast. K pulls at his right ear too, sounds like a teething thing.

Celtic - Poor little Ryan . I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery. It's frustrating when so-called "experts" tell you to ignore symptoms. Mums always know when something isn't right.

Viv - We have a Royale too, they are so cozy! I wish they made car seats like that for adults lol. Did you try to cut back on night feeds last night? If you decide you want to (and don't feel you have to because your nurse told you to), the book "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" has some great advice for weaning off night feeds.

Mo - That's great that Maddi loves her veggies! I can't remember what age you can give finger foods, but I'm guessing at around 6 months if you are allowed to give them rusks at that age. Just watch her very carefully to make sure she doesn't choke on anything.

Leah - I'm sorry to hear another mum is having some dodgy nights too! It's so much harder when you have another one to look after as well. I'd love to just nap when K does, but I still have to look after Joel.

Rebecca - What a pain you can't get onto BB at home lol! Have you found out what the problem is?

Kelly - I haven't tried Infants Friend but maybe I should! Is it made from natural ingredients?

Hi to everyone else!

[ninja_turtle]

no way i'm going to cut out his comfort feed in the night when he's teething. he woke every 1.5hrs last night between 12 and 5. also woke at 8pm sobbing and sobbing. took me ages to calm him. poor kid. i fed him at 3am and just resettled the other times. he just wants his mama... and that's ok with me.

in other news - guess who had a nice mix of 80 mls EBM and 70mls formula today!! the first blow has been struck, now i just tweak it until he can do it straight up. the nurse gave me 6 samples of various formulas to try. it was the NAN 1HA (same has minimax, no?) and he chugged the lot. no dramas so far. dh is a little bit sad that he took it because he liked us being all earthy and 'pure' as he puts it. he's happy though because it means no EBM stress for him when he's on duty.

hehe...yay. :smug: fiiiinally.

[~Trish~]

Yay Viv, that's awesome! Life is so much easier when they will take formula as well as BM, it takes the stress out of expressing. It sounds terrible, but the day Joel was finally fully weaned to the bottle (he turned exactly 6 months old that day) I felt like the weight of the world was off my shoulders. We had been struggling with b'feeding for 2 months, it was always a fight with him and it was so nice when it was over. If it's causing stress to mum it isn't worth it. I absolutely agree about settling your bub o'night, especially feeding when teething. Apparently breast milk gives 2 hours of pain relief, such magic stuff!

[Khaleesi]

Thanks Trish, Tried M with banana & avacado hated the banana & love the avacado.
Trish are you going to stop B/Fing K at 6 months as-well?

Viv yay for J taking some formula, M is on Nan HA she loves the stuff

[boomba]

Hi girls
So much to catch up on! Sounds like all the bubs are having a rough time at the moment!

Must buy one of those teether mesh bags! Where do you get them from?

Easter break was great! Myles didnt sleep much at night, whats different But was able to get some extra sleep with all the rellies wanting cuddles!

Well tuesday was a horrible day! Myles fell off our bed I was absolutely devastated, he is fine but screamed for a bit! I will never forget that sound, I felt like the worst mum in the world! So no more playing on the bed with pillows as bumpers!

all these bubs who are 6 months! Hasnt time flown! I cant believe my lil man will be 6 mths on tuesday! He is definitely got the semi crawl thing happening!

anyway I will try to get back later, have extra time now that im finished the GDUNH!
x

[Khaleesi]

Amber glad you had a good easter break.
I brought Ms mesh bag at Big W for $6. You should find them in the dummy/bottle section.

[boomba]

thanks Mo! Will have to go and get one! By the way what type of nappy do you prefer? I love the pocket ones but would love to try some AIO but am a little scared!