just added you erin, i love facbook... becoming a sad addiction during her sleep times!!
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just added you erin, i love facbook... becoming a sad addiction during her sleep times!!
He looks 7 months old. He is in size 1's so that gives you an idea of how big he is lol
Sorry can't personalise, taking Ashton to meet the other grandparents today! They haven't seen him yet, only lots of photos which they have stuck all over the fridge haha
WISH ME LUCK!
Face book, I am Melissa Abbott... email is mel_abbott1984 at hotmail dot com
At last! Five minutes on BB! If you want to add me on Facebook, message me on msn or PM me on BB and I'll give you my id. (Trying to avoid my name appearing on the Google search engine)
It feels like it's a million degrees here today, although in reality it would only be mid 30s. I still have my father and stepmother visiting from Brisbane and it's been wonderful having them here. Matthew's really enjoyed his granddad's attention!
I was also able to go car shopping while they've been here and I accomplished mission impossible. Was able to visit several caryards, test drive a couple of cars, haggle prices and I've signed a contract on a Holden Astra wagon. Pick it up on Thursday, hopefully.
Matthew has his next lot of needles this Friday. Dreading it!!!!
Got to go, Matthew's a bit hot and bothered. Sorry for no personals!!
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I'm still Bf and comping, no Af yet so she must be getting all I can supply??? I have strated the Body transformation challenge an dalthough I don't feel hungry feel like my supply is dropping off!!! She may have the tip of a tooth through as well, could also be why she is'nt feeding as well off me..
My DH would like another baby. Truthfully I would too if I knew there was'nt going to be the bleeding problems, every pregnancy thus far has been the same, so not liking my chances. As much as it makes me sad I think I am finishing, it is on a great note. I don't want anymore MC or the stress of bleeding during pregnancy.
Swimming lessons are'nt available here until bubs is 6 months old, so we will hang off until after the winter.
I need to be on facebook I think, but don't have enough time as it is, so will have to wait till DS goes to school/ DD starts kinder which is only 12 months away.
Kerry good on you, getting the new car.. Great Matthew is getting to spend time with his grandad. Is your DP still coming around?
All my kids are TV addicts, as are DH and I:wall: genetically predisposed :o poor little chickens....
I thought in the jolly jumper they were supposed to be on their toes, so they don't injure their backs???? I will have to find out more before I bring ours out...??? All the others have used it and it is a great tool as they get frustrted by lack of mobility.
Anyway better get going so much to do and just not enough hours:wall:
Still bf here too, Pam. Tried to entice Matthew to take a bottle of formula last week but he wouldn't suck at all, spat out the formula and cried/screamed. Will keep trying every now and then though! I have a million bottles, three sterilising units and a bottle warmer, as well as a couple of tins of formula... When do you start them on solid food? And how?
My brother and his fiancee sent Matthew some swimming trunks and a legionnaires cap for Christmas - I'd love to take Matthew to the pool complex in Griffith! Maybe next week.
DP has only been to visit once and we've caught up at Wagga once. That was nearly a month ago. Matthew has grown so much since then. He's really missing out on seeing Matthew's first milestones. Which is sad.
Looking forward to getting the new car! And thinking about whether I'm insane to be contemplating taking Matthew to Hong Kong next month. If I could find someone who lived locally willing to look after my dog...
Horrible afternoon. Matthew cried and cried until he fell asleep. Couldn't console him. This is the second day he's done this. I really don't know what's wrong. I'll call the community health nurse tomorrow.
Hot!!!!Maybe teeth?? Poppy is not quite herself at the moment either!!!
OOOOOhhhh... trip to Honkers sounds fantastic, I'd be going maybe get seated somewhere near other kidlets so if he cries it won't be so bad.
You start on solids when they have an interest in you eating/or when they are just plain old hungry. They will lick their lips and watch every spoonful go in, or starting waking at night, increasing the amount they are drinking etc. You start on Farex the maternal health nurse will talk to you about it, next time you go most likely.
Sorry to hear that DP is'nt around much, boy is he missing out. (' - ')
Has anyone added any pics lately, save me searching the whole gallery. Seen little Em's latest ones, so cute, little smily one.
Hi girls, happy new year.. So sorry I haven't been on, I just can't seem to find the damned time anymore.
I am pretty sure Bella has a tooth just about through :o... she has a really big lump on her bottom gum and has been sooooo unsettled. She's also really fighting being wrapped to get the fist in her mouth and she just screams.
We are now fully formula fed, oh well, I did my best. Also have started a small amount of solids. She took to it really well but am wondering if it's a good idea cause she has not increased her milk intake at all. She only has 6 feeds of about 140mls and the tin says she should be having 200ml each feed. She's growing heaps though.
I am getting so frustrated with her sleeps now because she just can't seem to sleep unwrapped but is managing to break free within minutes of me getting her off to sleep and down into bed, so she just wakes herself up. She falls asleep no prob's in the pram when she has a little cuddle cloth beside her but I just can't seem to get the rest of the sleeps right:rolleyes:
Ok, gotta run and get the house semi tidied before hitting the hay.
nightie night. xx
jus tso you know, i am adding you all to facebook lol.
We are fully BF here still and finally my BB feel better :) He was pulling on them last week which ended up with me in pain this week :( But all good now!
Solids you should wait until they are 6 months. I started with vegies and fruit which I made myself at home :) Just pureed them myself. I started Jaidan early, at 4 months, and he got really bad eczema so I wish I had of waited :( Chase was almost 7 months. Ashton I will hold off till 6 months or later. You know when they are ready, they can hold their heads up, seem interested in food and don't spit it all out when you put it in. Also waking more frequently (but don't get this mixed up with growth spurts) which I waited until they had been doing it for over a week and a half before I introduced it. To start with it is only a very small amount, like a spoon full, and is just to teach them to eat, about textures and tastes. It isn't really to fill them up, they wont be eating a bowl or jar of food.
I really found making up pots of it helpful. When you get half an hour, cook up some apple, potato, carrot, broccoli, pear and then puree each one, put into containers/icecube trays etc and freeze. If you are using ice cube trays it is helpful to empty it into a bigger container once frozen to keep it nice :)
So on the news front here, Ashtons dad and I are back together :) We decided that we would give it another shot and I can't deny that I still love him, have since we split 8 months ago! So wish me luck :)
Jolly jumpers are great! I am getting the tigger one for Ash :) Not for a little while though, but I know he is going to love it! They should be flat footed, not tippy toed as this can cause issues with walking and calves later.
Ash has teeth coming I think, not as close as Bellas though Sue! But he has been chewing on everything the last few days and getting really cross (which is so out of character!!) Also feeding heaps and I ended up giving him dymadon tonight cos he was soooo sooky which is unlike him and he wouldn't sleep! Hope it pops through soon so he can go back to being his happy self!
Hope all the other bubs are well! I need to get to bed, it's soooo late!
I ask about the solids because i am going to hold off until around 8-10 months, till his gut is mature enough. Heaps can be found at kellymom.com
I had a terrible time with blakes gut health so we will be concentrating on baby led solids. i dotn care if he doesnt eat solids after 12 months.
Sue, do not listen to those stupid tins lol.
Blake NEVER had what they said. Sometimes more sometimes less. As long as bub is happy then its getting enough:)
I want to hold off with the solids as well. Danielle took to them so fast that I didn't realize she was having to much and ended up refusing bfing. Will take it a lot slower this time. Tribal baby dot com has some good info on baby led solids. They say 'food for fun until they're one.' There is also a group on BB under Breastfeeding, bottlefeeding and Solids. (Will post the link later when DH is up, my attempts failed:redface:)
I feel like I'm missing out not being on face book, but I think I just don't have the time, spend to much time on here as it is.
Ashlyn isn't rolling and she is only just starting to hold things, other then her dress :lol:. So it looks like she's taking things slow. Not that I mind, means she can be my baby for longer.
mummatotwo - funny that I wrote about how little that B drinks she has started today taking in an extra 50mls - yaaay...
mm84 - Oh I so wish Bella could get back to her old self again, I had the worst night last night and am quite grumpy myself today. The lump on her gum has gone down again, I am hoping it won't be a long process this teeth cutting.
captain - don't worry, I'm not on FB either, I just don't have the time. Bella is trying to roll but I don't care cause it will all happen when she's ready. She does hold things and puts them in her mouth LOL.
I am off to bed now. had a rediculous night with bubba last night. I am not used to crappy nights, she has always been good at night.
Thanks for the info re: introducing solids :) I wasn't sure whether to start him tasting things next month or not, will definitely hold off until after six months.
Mel, congratulations on getting back together with Ashton's father :) Sending lots of good luck vibes.
Sue, I had a funny night with Matthew last night, waking every two hours because he was fussing to be fed. Think it was because it was a hot night. Hot today too. 40 degrees at 2pm.
Pam, I've added heaps of pics to my Facebook album just the other day. I haven't been posting to the gallery here much. I have to work out how to reduce the picture file size on the Mac... I will get around to doing it though!
Going to Wagga tomorrow afternoon so that I can pick up the car on Thursday!! I think tomorrow is going to be ridiculously hot too. Dreading it!
Kerry - bet you are looking forward to your new car..... LOL, Bella had a much better night last night, she slept from 9pm til nearly 4am, I soooo needed the sleep. She doesn't cry, but just squirms and fidgets to get free of the wrap she is in. I am not looking forward to the day she isn't going to be wrapped anymore, she just sleeps so much sounder with her arms tucked in. We still co-sleep cause DF and I don't sleep together anyway. He is gone by 11pm and he snores so sleeps in a different room, so it's just me and Bella spooning LOL....
captain, Blake was crawling at this age, he was 4 months 2 weeks! so i am like you happy that nath is staying baby baby for a little longer, although he is already tucking his legs under and trying to push so i give him a month.
Sue, sounds like a bit of a growth spurt there! thats the thing with bottle feeding, you know what they are getting - i have no idea and i secretly wish i knew what he was getting out of me. I do know roughly what i am making each side - about 100 mls as i am expressing and donating for another bub so i am thinking he is taking about 150 - 200 a feed who knows!
I think nathan is havign a bit of a growth spurt too. He is waking up and feeding for 3 hours straight. We co sleep still so its not too bad, but i still have to switch sides or else i wake up with one DD cup and one A cup LOL. He is due for his 4 month shots on friday, i am really not liking doing it. I am almost tempted to not have him immunised something just doesnt sit right with me with it. But blake had rota virus a month or so ago, and it was horrific! I couldnt bear nath to get something like that at such a young age. But we managed it without anti b's and he is gaining all the weight he lost back.
Nath is rolling back to front and trying to get back onto his back at the moment, like i said he seems like he is on the way to crawling. And getting 2 bottom teeth - blake is cutting some molars at the moment too, so its been damn fun in this household!
Has anyone used amber beads for their kids? I am thinking of getting some for nathan rather then dosing him up full of panadol and crap.
How is everyone recovering from the holiday season? DP has finally gone back to work *phew* so our routine is getting back in place.
Also, i wanted to ask, this is the first time i have breast fed a bub and i know the rule for pooping is 1-10 days is normal. Nath is normally a every second dayer, but he is going onto his 5th day now. I am scared to take him out of the hosue in case we have an explosion!!! Is 5 days ok even though he was quite regular?
Mummatotwo, don't stress about the poo. Ashlyn does the same thing, sometimes it's every second day, sometimes she goes a week. When it happens she does a couple in one day so we don't have poosplosions, thankfully. Wow, crawling at 4 months, he didn't want to stay still did he? When did he walk? Ashlyn is not showing signs of doing much, she just loves people talking to her and playing with her, a real social butterfly.:D
Sue, glad your getting more sleep, I know how hard it is without.
Kerry,have fun with your new car.
Mel, hope things work out how you want with Ashton's dad. It's great that he's getting so involved with his boy.:D
Nothing changed here, still not getting much sleep. Not sure how much longer I can cope on so little sleep and coping with a 3 yo who can't wait till kindy and ballet start again in Feb. I think Ashlyn actually feeds more at night then during the day. Last night I started trying to extend her feed times. She woke at 9.30-feed, 11pm-feed, 2.30 I tried to resettle her, she was nearly asleep too, but at 3.30 decided she really was hungry so I fed her put her down and she promplty threw up, so a complete sheet change and she was back to sleep at 4am, woke 5.30-resettled, she's still asleep atm (7.30) but Danielle woke up just before 7 so I feel blah! I off to see the CHN today to see if she has any ideas, though I am after a bit more of a gentle parenting approach, def no CC. Will see how we go.