Babies Born October 2007 #6

[visitor1]

Peta Beyond Belly is indeed my business. I have tried the swim nappies on Chelsea only in the bath but worked well for me, and ive had good feedback from other people who have brought them for me.

Mo have you tried yours yet??

ETA: Wat do you all bath your bubs in...i mean wash stuff? We were using Huggies bath wash but Jasmine has really dry skin, so we started with just water, but now we use Gaia wash.

I noticed you use the lotion Catherine...do you use all their products. My MCHN recommended it.

[CatherineL]

Yes Kim, I use their whole range... I love the massage oil too... that and the Soothing Lotion are my two favourites..

My number for you Bris/GC gals is 0406934321 - But Ro and I will be going regardless, because it's always good to get out of the house, even if it's just a coffee with just her and I - but I'm hoping to go a bit earlier as I haven't done my Chrissy shopping yet and maybe I can kill two birds with one stone.

Can you believe I got my period today... Had tummy cramps (oowww, which were bloody painful) and a sore back the past two days and today I get bright red blood. How on earth can my body tell that I am giving my baby one bottle of formula? Grrr....

[visitor1]

Aw bugger bout AF arriving already Catherine....thats sucky! My nurse said only oil i should be using on Jas is olive oil....so not been game enuf to try any other the other products other then the wash. Smells so pretty!!

Any other products people recommend??

[Khaleesi]

Haven't had a chance yet, But thinking i may try the bath idea
Kim or anyone do you use a nappie underneath or what?(swim nappies)

I think i may be getting my AF soon, Lots of tummy cramps etc...

Kim my MCHN said to try QV gentle wash, I tired it on Maddi didn't dry her skin out

[visitor1]

Nope the swim nappies contain all.
Well except wee's cos thats a tad hard :P

[CatherineL]

yeah... big bummer about AF... Thought I would be fortunate enough to atleast avoid it for a couple of months... but instead 29 days exactly from the day I had Rochelle.

The Gaia range is all natural Kim, I can look on the bottle for you, but I am pretty sure the massage oil is olive and almond or apricot oil... something like that - but it's really soothing and i'm not sure if it's my imagination - but Rochelle always seems to sleep really well after we use it, even if it's not a full on massage kwim?

Well I'm off to bed - night all!

[visitor1]

Oils are always great on kids. With Chelsea i never used oils but some J & J night cream with night soothing stuff in it. Slept wonderfully with it. My point im trying to make is, your probably right in saying Rochelle sleeps better with it.

Yep ive seen the QV wash in chemists before....ill see how we go with Gaia, if not give that a go...

[Khaleesi]

Thanks Kim
The Drama Queen has awoken for her bottle, so must go feed her.
Fingers crossed we get a decent night sleep.
Night Cath & Kim

Where do you ladies buy the Gaia range & is it expensive?

[visitor1]

I got the wash from baby Bunting was $10.95

Hope we all get a good night sleep!!

[Amelia]

Catherine - I will be there all day tuesday as well getting christmas shopping complete!! Just gotta find little things for the odd people that we will be seeing!!

Bris/GC Girls - So are we all meeting at around 10:30/11:00am outside the cinemas in the piazza at the Hyperdome????

[becky]

Hey,
Sorry I am so dumb, lOL, but what does AF stand for?
Im guessing its periods. LOL> Still havent got mine yet. YAY!! Got Implanon in yesterday, and geez is my arm sore today. And a bit bruised! Feeling a bit better today, although still sad for my little girl and the fact that I might not be able to bath her and put her in all the pretty dresses we have etc. I just have my fingers crossed so tight that I am expecting the worst, and I will have a better outcome on Monday
Hope everyone else's bubs are good.

[visitor1]

AF= Aunt Flo (AKA periods)!!
Oh im still tossing up about that implanon....im not keen on the idea...but i hate the pill..and i hate condoms....and yeah i hate everything!

Keep us updated on Chelsea....i find out tmrw how Jasmine is going.

[LadyRaven]

I bath Ryan in a bucket. He gets held by Daddy over it so i can give him a quick whipe over and squeeze water over his hair then dry his head off and give him a quick dunk and let him stay in there for a minute (upto his armpits). He's fine with baths now but HATES being moisturised. I use Johnsons all naturals its in a green bottle it works really well on his dry skin.

Ryan poos once sometimes 3 times a day. Midwife said BF babies can poo at every feed and its normal while FF babies can go a few days without pooing and its normal too.

Taking Ryan to the dr tomorrow for a check he's been screaming non stop the last 3 days think we found the problem though increased his FF intake and he has been good all night but want to get him looked over just incase

Hope all are keeping well, boo to having to vote on a saturday but has to be done

[petachristy]

I'm going to the Dr tomorrow to get blood test results... if I remember will discuss contraception options including implant and injection. But very unsure about using hormonal contraception!

I was using Johnson's natural range - was given to me and I really like the smell. But CHN said that Johnsons, even their 'for dry skin' or 'sensitive' products are not good - too high pH levels or something?! Might look into this Gaia stuff! Interested in other recommendations too!

As for oil - CHN recommended either pure olive oil or almond oil.

[visitor1]

Yep my nurse said pure olive oil too. She said if it goes into our food then its safe to put on babies.

p.s...ill send ur nappies tmrw Peta :P

[becky]

Yeah I hate the pill too, and have trouble remembering it. Which is not good. Not ready for #3.

Good luck for tomorrow Kim. I hope Jasmine's hips are fine. What time is your appointment? Let me know how you go....

[visitor1]

Appointment is at 11.45am.

I really should be taking advantage of 2 sleeping children..but at night i find it hard to sleep and its when i get my 'me' time. Craig goes to bed and i sit up pondering life.

[becky]

LOL
I know what you mean. I find it hard to unwind before about 1am. LOL. And it is nice to just have some quiet time, reading or on the net etc.