Babies Born October 2007 #24

[ninja_turtle]

mo - you seem to be holding yourself together really well. things sound rough round your way *hugs*

ange - thank dog for that hmm... so confetti is dead, eh? i'll just have to go for this -->

[Saffi]

That's great news Ange Make sure you get some rest.

[Khaleesi]

That's great news Ange

Thanks Ange & Viv

M' has finally decided fruit is not that bad, still screws her face up but at least she will take a mouthful without gagging

[~Trish~]

Woohoo Ange! That's great that your mum is going to help you out today, mum's rock! I hope you get better really soon.

Mo - My FIL is in a low care home. Let us know if you have any q's. Yay for Maddi eating fruit!

Saffi - Glad L had a better night, how did he go last night?

K slept through until 5:30am this morning which was great. The problem is that he doesn't really go back to sleep very well afterwards so we end up getting up pretty early. Oh well, you can't have everything!

[ninja_turtle]

morning all

one teaspoon of apples seemed to be moderately tolerated this morning. that said, even though i followed it up with a body full of milk, he still managed to single out the apple in his gut and just reflux that. i don't know how he became a regurgitator worthy of a side show but he's good.

he is rejecting solids as hard as he can. dh says it's because he's sending me a message that it's boobie and only boobie in which he has interest.

sigh.

way to K.... yanno trish, i get the early bird without the sleep through. (last night was a little better than other - he still wanted a 1.30 cuddle back to sleep). it's all very odd.

[Saffi]

Trish - Thanks for asking. He went down at about 6.45pm, was up at 10.30 (DH fed him as I'd gone to bed), then up at 2.30am (feed), 4.30am (dummy), 5.30am (complete change and dummy) when I took him back to bed with us. I slept until 7am and I guess he did too. When he wakes up at night, in most cases it isn't a full on distressed, hysterical cry. I get to him fairly quickly as I don't want it to escalate into full on hysterics.

Do you think it would be worth leaving him and seeing if he will settle by himself? When I feed him overnight he usually has about 180-200mls so he is hungry and needs a feed. We get up at around 6.30 - 7am. I feed him at 8am and its not like he is screaming with hunger but does manage around 200mls.

Given the above any thoughts on some things that I could try?

Think I might see if I can get some sleep. BBL

[Willow]

Well think I've worked out what's been bothering the little guy the last few days...he's caught his sister's rotten cold

He's not too bad but last night was coughing and kept waking himself up. Tried kicking DH out of bed and putting him in with me but that didn't work either (I seriously don't know how people co sleep every night). He wasn't too bad after a 1am feed so we both got a bit of sleep.

Bit freaked out, never had a sick baby before, DD was well over 12 months before she even got a cold.

Guess panadol and eucybear and just ride it out??

Oh, and I've got it too

[~kellie~]

Saffi - I know what you mean about bubs playing up when going out! ALmost everytime I decide to go shopping, Tahlia decided to chuck a major wobbly in her pram and it feels like everyone in the whole shopping centre is staring at me! I'll pick her up out of the pram and then she smiles... she hates her pram! I need to make her like it though cause I can't carry her everywhere!

Trish - good luck at the paed tomorrow

Mo - dont have any advice for you, but I'm sure you are doing the right thing... it must be so hard!

Ange - sorry to hear about your shingles.. glad you can still feed Lu though!

Willow -sorry to hear that L has caught a cold. Its so horrible when they are sick! Hope you both feel better soon!

[ninja_turtle]

this just in:

i'm giving up on solids until he bugs me for food more frequently than 3 to 4-hourly. no point messing with the status quo

[YoYo]

OMG so much going on! Hugs to all

[juggling_2_kids]

Hi All my name is kelly and I live on the Gold Coast. I have 2 girls, one is 4 and the other is 6 months. Look forward to chatting with you all some more.

[ninja_turtle]

hello kelly - welcome to the board

[~Trish~]

Welcome Kelly! I look forward to getting to know you

Thanks Kellie, how's Tahlia going these days? Joel used to hate his pram too, K doesn't mind his as long as we keep moving! As soon as I stop to look at something he carries on

Viv - Glad you had a better night last night. Good decision re: the solids. It's not worth it if it is stressing you out. It really does sound like he's not quite ready yet. Are you still giving him formula? How's the face today?

Willow - Sorry you and L both have colds . K had a nasty cough a few weeks ago. There isn't a lot you can do unfortunately. Just Panadol and lots of fluids. I hope you both make a quick recovery.

Saffi - Ughhh...last night sounds pretty awful. K was like that for weeks and weeks before I finally cracked. If you get to the point where you want the sleep info I was given just PM me and I will forward it to you. I hope you snuck a nap in today.

I had a quick nanna nap before, I'll take anything right now!

[Khaleesi]

Kelly.

[Rebecca77]

Afternoon all!
Gee sounds like everyone is having dramas with their 6 and almost 6 month olds! My little one is just out of routine so things are higgedly piggedly at the moment. PIL leave tomorrow so hopefully we can get things back on track a little more. Am leaving all decisions until after then.
However - I did go and buy the next size up teat for her bottle today. She seems to only take about 100 ml before she stops - ??Giving up?? So thought I should try it. Will leave it until tomorrow when the PIL have gone so there is no judgement if it all goes to heck in a handbasket. Oh and it does look like we have the beginnings of teething - looks awful white there! However its not in the centre - its off to the right of her mouth a little so OMG I hope she doesnt cross cut!!!
Anyway - gotta go make some dinner for us all and get some washing onto the line to dry. Sorry no time for personals - but I am thinking of everyone!
mwah
HAPPY 6 MONTHS TO MY LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY!

[Willow]

Rebecca - seeing your post just reminded me. I logged on to FB the other day for the first time in weeks and had a 'poke' from some guy I didn't recognise. So I had a look at his profile and seriously had no idea who he was, the only connection I saw was that we had one mutual friend - you!

I seriously don't get FB...why do people 'poke' random people they don't even know??!! Am I missing something?

[Saffi]

Happy 6 months Caitlyn

Welcome Kelly - look forward to getting to know you and your little ones.
Willow - I seriously don't get FB either. I got some requests from people with the same surname as me (it is uncommon), but have no idea who they are. I am probably very distantly related to them by marriage but still.... Oh, and hope you are feeling better soon.
Kellie - just as well she is cute, hey. Did you end up getting an Ergo? I used my carrier yesterday and got a sore neck and shoulders. Fortunately L doesn't mind the pram.

Question - who still has bubs facing them when in the pram? I just love looking at my boy that I don't have the heart to face him looking out. He also seems to like looking at me. He doesn't sticky beek too much and he can still see things around him.

Viv - no harm in stopping and trying again in a few weeks or so. He seems to be perfectly content with milk for the moment.
Trish - managed to have 2 hours sleep this morning. L seems to have long sleeps in the morning (probably to rest up after a busy night) and his afternoon sleeps are shorter.

Anyway, L has put his grumpy pants on so best get him into the bath and start his bedtime routine.

[~kellie~]

Welcome Kelly!

Saffi - yep I did get an ergo. She loves being carried in it, however I find it hard to carry her in it along with the nappy bag when we go out for longer trips.. and also where do I put her when I need to go to the bathroom with no pram! The ergo is great though, doesnt hurt my back at all. In regards to your qu about what direction they face in the pram, my pram only faces one way, which is her facing away from me, which I think is part of the reason why she hates it so much!

Trish - she is going well, I'm hoping that a tooth is going to pop through soon so I can explain the grumpiness, short naps, waking overnight, drooling, red bum, red cheeks and lots of poos on something!