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ok now my proper post :lol:
Shell I tried answering yesterday but BB went down :doh:OMG!!!! I never thought I could miss a forum so much :cryinglaugh:
he works at the explosive plant out here, he is on the elevtrical maitenance crew normally there are 5 on the crew and they are on call 1 in every 5weeks, but they are down to 4 blokes and 1 of those is new so it is 1 in every3 weeks, and they have been swapping and chagning jase did 2 weeks then 1 off and is now on again when on call they work their normal shifts 6.30am to 3.30pm mon-fri but are on call 24/7 for the week, he ended up going out 4 times yesterday got to start 2 hours late today as he didn't get home till after 10pm last night
well can someone tell my boy 11.30pm is way to late for a nearly 8 mth old to go to bed, but in reality I should not complain he didn't get up till 9.40am
ok best keep going things to do *sigh*
Hello all,
Well i just found out why james spiked such a high temp on Thursday night. On Saturday he broke out in a rash, so we were off to the GP. He has something called "Roseola Infantum" This is quite common in babies, and is very contagious. It starts with a high temp for 3 days, and a very upset bub. Then after the temp goes, a rash appears. (Not itchy or sore tho) The rash usually lasts another 3 - 5 days or so. Apparently it is part of the Herpes virus, although not connected with cold sores.
Anyway I thought I would post, so that if anyone else's child develops similar symptoms you will have an idea of what it might be. - Oh and there is no long-term problems, and it is very rarely fatal.
Omg, such withdrawls I've had from not getting on here!
Meg- Thats good to know whats finally going on with James, how is he now? Is he alot more settled and temp back down?
Rach- Ahh that would suck being called in 4 times! But I bet its good pay being on call. Be annoying though if you are doing something and off he has to go.
Ash is very upset today, put her down to sleep at 10:30 and she is still not asleep, she has been screaming but at the moment she is chatting!Go to sleep girl!
Df is home having a sicky so he gets to help out with cuddling the screamer.
youd think it would be good pay but nope no extra for being on call its part of their work place agreement
Meg- have heard of that if it gets icthy give him a bath in pinetasol helps heaps
Ruby and i have colds.My eyes are so watery.But no respite for me as i got to take millana to swimming lessons as she missed last monday because ruby had a couple of vomits.
Meg hope your boy makes a speedy recovery.Surely they must have some effects like achy joints? Weird just a rash and temp?
I can hear poor ruby coughing in bed.
Um,how r you maz? Has the bleeding stopped?
How are the other pregnant mummies?
Ok not much else to report apart from feeling a little crappy but i can be thankful its just a cold and not something sinister.
Hows ainsleigh now and the bronchitis?
Hi temp back down and he has slept through the past 2 nights. Still a little grumpy. He only wants to eat pears. I think because while he was sick, I gave him his favourite, so now he doesn't want anything else!!
He is also sleeping in the day much better. In the past week, I have been lucky to get him to do 40 mins basically all day. This morning he has been asleep since 10:15am, and still asleep. I am sitting here wondering what to do, expecting him up any minute!!
Meg - Xander has Roseola (or Sixth Disease) not that long ago. Once the rash appears, he should feel a lot better as the fever will have gone. The rash isn't an itchy one (if it's itchy, it is something else) so he wont be uncomfortable and wont need treatment. Not all babies even get the rash with the virus - most get the virus by the time they are 4 years old and it is a super mild virus. As far as I am aware, the only cases of death were because the parents' gave asprin which can cause Reye's Disease.
Maz - How are you? No more :spotting: spotting I hope?
Jodi - Xander went back to sleep after our convo (after a big grizzle) - so I think you are right, he has forgotten how to go back to sleep after 1st sleep cycle.
Caddie - Hope you feel better soon.
Shell - Sending you heaps of hugs. You really sound like you are having a rough time again as of late with little Miss Ash. Do you think it is a seperation anxiety thing?
Rach - I'd try waking him up earlier in the morning, many babies are up by about 6-7am. Don't let him nap after 4pm either and start settling him around 7pm after his bedtime routine. Other than that, dunno what else to offer as that is how we got Xander to go to sleep earlier.
Not much to report here; Xander is super clingy and suffering badly from seperation anxiety which pretty well means he is either attached to me, or screaming because I've had to put him down. Done a bit of reading and it looks like he'll start getting better at around 15 months or so as right now he has no idea that when I leave, that I will/wont come back. Poor little guy, must be terrible to feel abandoned (even if he isn't)
Nessa - Maybe make an arrangement with your DH that if he runs out of smokes, he'll have to have Nicobate or similar instead. Might entice him to quit and then you can spend the money on something useful!
Sorry girls that ive be AWOL - needed some thinking time. Still spotting abit but hey...trying not to think about it. Did another pg test and its so bloody dark. Who knows?
Sorry if i gave the runns to anyone (RAch ;) ) must be all the $hit that comes out of my mouth and finds it way on here.
Caddie - im sorry to hear that yourve got a cold. So hear you on having to soilder on.
Anna - hows your darling cat mate?
shell - I cant go to the loo either without my 'shadown' either crawling behind me or scremaing the house down...we need to run away.
Only a quick - ive gotta make some lunch for Wilhelm
BBL
yeah Anna jase reckons I should try waking him in the morning and eventually he will get the idea to go to bed earlier :dunno: as for naps after 4pm bit hard when ya kid will be playing put his head down and go to sleep thats how he has daytime naps I dot put him to bed or anything he can be playing he goes quiet I look over and he is asleep :dunno:
like I dont care if he is up at 9pm no drama to me, but 11pm 11.30pm *yawn* is all I can say, he used to go down around 8-9pm and sleep 11hrs had no probs with that but since starting solids we stay up all night :dunno: so tomorrow I shall wake him around 8am that way i still get a sleep in too ;)
Dunno what else to suggest Rach - stopping Xander from sleeping after 4pm was our biggest 'thing' when getting him to go to sleep at a reasonable hour. It did take quite a bit of work at first (and putting up with a grumpy tired baby).
Maz - Thanks for asking about my beautiful puss-tah. He is ok now, still a bit sooky when he tries to eat, but otherwise fine. Hopefully the spotting is just your little bubba burying in nice and deep for a 9 month stay. It hasn't gotten any darker has it?
no darker mate but still there.....
Were is everyone?
Hey gals..
Well FIL came over yesterday morning. He has the report from his scan and has to take it to his doc today to see where they go from there. But from what he read it doesnt look good. He said for what he could see the cancer cells had spread and are now fully in both lungs. The chemo by the looks of it hasnt done anything. So i guess he'll find out today what the next step is, or whether they tell him just to enjoy whats left. He said its starting to hurt him alot now, everytime he coughs and breathes. So very sad.. dont know what to think about it at the moment.. more trying to steer clear of those thoughts.
Meg.. oh i hope little James is ok. Im glad its nothing too serious.
Caddie.. hope you and Ruby get better soon.. nothing worse than a cold, esp when its cold.
Nessa.. did you get your sister's window fixed? And your car? Maybe you could buy DH patches for his birthday!
Anna**.. do you go to play group or anything? I dont.. am kinda worried Jesse might suffer from something like that when he ends up going to kindy or something as he's either always with me or DH. He's ok atm when im outta sight or leave the room or whatever and we go out lots but yeh just wonder. Hope Xander settles down a bit though before the 15 month mark for you.
Maz.. hows the sickness going and the hiney? My sister spotted through all of her pregnancies so hopefully its just one of those things. Have you booked your scan yet?
Rach.. what is Jack's routine? How many sleeps does he have during the day?
I keep having the most bizarre full on dreams. Last night i had a dream i had my arm bitten off by a shark and had a fake arm but could still use and feel things with it.. night before last i had a dream DH came home with a dildo! lmao.. and i asked him where he got it and it was his ex girlfriends! so i left and told him i wanted a divorce and he was never gonna see Jesse again.. then i had a dream i was with Mike Goldman (lol).. theyre just all full on! Must be the HGW's.. hows everyone going who are taking them?
Gotta go to the RTA when DH gets home.. still havent updated my licence with my married name..
Kelly jack really doesn't have much of a routine some days he will only catnap 40min at a go other days he will have 2 1hr+ naps :dunno: I can't force him to sleep nor can I force him to stay awake it doens'n't work
but thanks Anna for suggestion I am definatly going to wake him tomorrow, see how we go
Rach- I go with what Anna suggested, maybe if he falls asleep after 4pm, wake him after 10mins just so he has a short nap? Also when we wanted to get Ash into bed at certain bed time we just did her bedtime routine every night at same time and would put her down and refuse to let her get up, if she got upset we'd go in cuddle her in her room in the dark so she learnt it was time for bed.
Nessa- I think both our partners should quit together, its such a waste of money, Df is always planning to give up, has bought patches and the gum but doesn't help that every sat night he goes out drinking (another waste of money) and of course smokes like a chimney.
Kell- So sorry to hear bout your FIL, doesn't sound good at all, hopefully they can keep him comfortable and pain free so he can enjoy his time. Hugs and my thoughts with you and your family.
Maz- Try not to stress I think too its just bubs implanting itself in there.
Anna**- 15 months! I hope Ash doesn't go clingy til that long still ages away! I think though Xander is having a harder time with this seperation business. If I have to leave the room I try to call out to her to let her know I'm still around, not that it always works, and now that she can crawl quite fast she just chases after me then climbs my leg for me to pick her up.
caddie- Hope those colds clear up soon, no rest for mummies! I feel like I have one that might be trying to come on.
Meg- Lol, it sounds like me when Ash sleeps longer tha usual, she only usually cat-naos but on occasions sleeps for like 1.5 hours and I just think what can I do I'm waiting for her to wake.
I've been stressing again bout returing to work, this time bout day care. I have Ash on list for FDC but I really don't want to have to put her in, cause I worry how she is now with being clingy. It'll be hard enough for her with me not being there for hours let alone her being in a strange home. I'm thinking of paying more and getting someone in to my home, I thought if I do afternoon shift then I will only need to pay for 4 hours cause Df gets home by 4. And the second shift I do in the week I'll do on a sat or sun so Df is home with her. Df is unsure of it re: cost but I might just trial it for 6 months then see where we are at.
Kell - oh big hugs honey...saying a little pray for you all.
Ness - Jed stinks!!! I cant handle him being near me after he has a ciggy any more. I us it as an excuss thought when I want my hair done, I say yourse smoked $70 worth in 2 weeks, im getting my hair done...stick ait buddy.
Shell - as hard as it is going to be for you to put Ashleigh into daycare, it might help your situation with the cligyness. Ive heard from a few people that had realyl lcingy kids that their kids were happy to play with the other at DC and gave them a bit of independance. Try not to stress matie..im sure she'll let you know either way ;)
Rahc - ive got no suggestions for ya honey cause i go through the same stuff with Vy...drives me BONKERS!!!!!!! She slept for 1/3 an hour yesterday and then over 2 hours today??? go figure.
AnnaT - if your lurking - hope your doing ok mate adn that your scan later this week goes great guns
Nelle - :redface: for the other night
shell - try not to stress too much about going back to work, and Ashs' clingyness. Like maz said, sometimes it can benefit bubs to have them in daycare, gives them their independence. Since having Nina in daycare I haven't looked back, best thing I ever did. She was starting to get clingy at the time of me putting her in there (which was 5 months) and after a couple of weeks it was all good again.
Is it just the clingyness you're worried about, or are you still a little worried about her drinking from a bottle or sippy cup?
maz - it's great that the line is still there, and darker. How are you feeling, still sick? Is your brood still sick?
kel - hugs for FIL. I hope there's some other treatment options for him.
As for Nina, she is crawling properly now, saying bub all day long, at the top of her lungs, and pulling herself up on things trying to walk. So all in all, we're good :)
James always sleeps longer on days when I need to go out! maybe I should tell him every morning when I am putting him to bed that we are going out, that way he will stay down 2 hours. Usually I am lucky to get 40 mins out of him!!!
oh wow happy 9 months to my little princess for yesterday!!
and happy 8 months to Caitlyn
meg - it's always the way, whenever I have somewhere to go, Nina will sleep for 3 or more hours, so I miss it, or have to wake her up.
God is everyone elses babies Clingy as? I just cant put Julia down without her crying! On the upside we bought her a playpen so hopefully she will like that...
Maz - ru ok? any more bleeding or has it stopped? hope it has mate. Thinking of you.
Shell - big hugs, IKWYM re the clinginess.
Kel - big hugs re your FIL, I have been through this with my Dad so if you need to talk, just message me ok. It saddens me to see other people suffer the ilness :( I will say a prayer for him.
Anna* - how was the apricot shortbread? im still dreaming of it mate.
Jodi - how you feeling? any MS? great news at Nina crawling. Julias going backwards at the moment.
Goodluck with your scan AnnaT
BBL for more personals the cheeky monkey has just woken :)
Bel
xxx
Have just tried to put James down for a little arvo snooze, and I can hear him "singing" in his cot. I am sure it is going to turn to tears at any minute!!! :cry::cry::cry:
Im lurking.
Been feeling really ill the last few days, like Im on the verge of being best friends with the toilet. Having a few odd twinges here and there, I'll be happy for my scan on thursday. Had to bite the bullet and go buy maternity jeans from Big W today, I look like Im 2nd trimester already *sigh*
Jett is getting better now his top two teeth and bottom eye teeth have cut through. Not waking as much during the night.
I will pop in on Thursday night and update on the scan. Thanks for the well wishes.
AnnaT- Good to hear from you, I can't wait to hear bout your scan, how exciting.
Belle- How'd Julia like her playpen? Ours is one with the bars and Ash will just stand up holding onto them as though she is in prison.
Jodi & Maz- I worry too how the FDC person will handle it if she is upset cause I'm not there. I just think if they have other children to look after they can't spend alot of time comforting her if she is upset, plus what if she has trouble going down to sleep how will they be able to spend time rocking her if they have all the other kids to chase after. I dunno I just think I'm being over protective, I just don't like the thought of her in care when they don't know what she likes and how she likes things done.
At least she is asleep now, she only had 40mins sleep today all up!
Meg, did james get some sleep in? oh i just saw in the vic thread you live in Altona Nth, I grew up in Newport! Did you grow up in the area?
FIL's report said that the cancer had increased. There is a new really good type of treatment on the market, but if youre a long term smoker you cant have it, he hasnt smoked in over 20 years but theyre sending him for tests to see if he is able to use that treatment. So i guess thats the next step.. but at least there is one! Thanks for your support guys.
AnnaT.. Yay for Jett's toothies!
Shell.. hun i understand where youre coming from.. it would be scarey going back to work as now you have another little one to think of. Ive worked in childcare before and it does effect some it doesnt others but they do get use to it. Have you tried leaving her with someone other than you or DH? like the IL's or your parents? Just so she'll get use to not being with you or your DH? But just do whatever makes you feel more comfortable.
Jesses in bed talking his head off.. little monkey.
Yes, James went to sleep for more than an hour. He didn't get up till 5pm, and he is just gone back to bed now. Hopefully I wont hear from him till the morning. It is just not like him to sleep this much in a day!!! He averages from 2 hours to 40 mins in a whole day!!
shell - is it family day care or childcare you've got Ash booked into? We put Nina in childcare as there are more staff, therefore an increased chance for one on one contact. Having said that though, a friend of mine does family day care and she does a great job with 6 kids all on her own. You'd be surprised at what the staff will do to help bubbas sleep. Nina's childcare for example like to follow my routine, bed same time, same food etc, that way her routine isn't thrown out the window. They even put her down for a sleep the same way I do.
I agree with kel, try leaving her with someone she's familar with, family or close friends, for a few hours, and see how she goes. You could even try leaving her when she's due for a feed and see how she goes with ebm when you're not there? But no need to rush it, do it when you're ready, and when Ash is ready to.
kel - that's good news that there's a possibility of other treament. Fingers crossed the tests come back to say he can have it. Did the cancer spread much?
Nina is still awake, in the afternoon/evening, she'll only go down for the night once she's been awake for about 4 hours. She woke up from a nap at 5pm, so she should be down by 9. She slept 4 hours in total today, no wonder she's running around the house ATM in her walker!
ok some :pray: Jack had 2 30min naps today :rolleyes:he looked a little like he was going to nap at 6pm but I said nuh and he laughed and started playing again, well he just had a bottle and fell asleep drinking it, so he is in bed, :pray:he stays down for the night
I know I shouldn't complain as he sleeps thru but these late nights are doing my head in, and by sleeping in half the day is gone and nothing is getting done
the only difference today is I went back to 120ml bottles, he hasn't been finishing the 180mls for last week, and feeding him when he wants a bottle, he only had 5 120mls today though :dunno: if that will be a drama or not but he had around 1/2 cup prepared banana multigrain cereal (2tsp cereal 50 ml formula) for breakie, 2 TBL of carrot/sweet pot/pot + 1 1/2 TBL banana yogurt for lunch and 1/2 jar heinz organic banana and choc brulee and 1/2 pot of vanilla yoghurt for tea so he ate well in reality
so :pray:this works
Kell- It sucks the cancer has increased but at least at the moment there is hope there that they can do something more, just try to stay positive. I'm hoping the new treatment will suit his type. How is your Fil with all the news? Is he trying to stay optimistic?
As with the care situation, I should try leave her with someone else, we keep planning to, a friend of ours I know will gladly do it one day/ night so Df can go out to a movie or something, I should get her over soon.
Jodi- Its family day care we've booked her in cause child care centres are like 18 months- 2 year waiting lists! I guess it'll depend on the type of carer we get. Thats why I worry bout what they'll do when they have an unsettled bub cause its not like a centre where there are a few carers to help out.
Jodi.. haha at Nina running around in her walker! She loves to party! The cancer has spread to be fully in both lungs. He had what they thought was all of it cut out just before christmas but it seems they missed some and from then up until the end of January it multipied alot.. now its just even worse.
Shell.. Yeh he's staying positive yeh.. on the outside anyways. He's told me before he's not gonna let it beat him. But you can tell he's concerned.. as you would be. Just keep telling him we're gonna get a girl for him (he's always wanted a grand daughter), which always puts a smile on his face.
Well im off to get ready for bed so i can watch cops in there.
Gnight yall..
Kell - great minds think alike...cleaning all my material that I tried sorting through today off the bed so I can watch cops aswell.
Night John boy
Kel-Thinking of you and your family. Hopefully this new treatment is suitable for him. Hugs.
Not much to say at the moment, just wanted to pop in a give my best wishes to Kel.
Love
*sigh* well he woke after 1/2hr so brought him out had quiet time he had another 60ml at 9.20pm fell asleep so into cot well after 20min of him calling out brought him out and he is still.....crawling around reaking havoc *sigh*
so tomorrow am waking him at 8am and we shall see how we go, I want to go to bed :( Jase is asleep, he has helped the last 2 nights but he had a huge day with call out yesterday so he is quite tired tonight
:pray: he goes down soon
oooops forgot to say Maz I hope that everything settles down. Have you booked in to see a dr or talked to one about it?
Love
Thanks Jodi for wishing caitlyn happy 8 months.........
she has 5 teeth now, still not crawling, but she is trying to stand up when holding onto things, and now she keeps GRINDING HER TEETH!!!:wall:
maz.....thinking about you hun, and still dreaming nappies:)
kell......sending you big hugs, hope your ok
Morning all...
Happy 8 Months Caitlyn!!!
Thanks Chrissy. 5 teeth oh wow!
maz.. i love cops.. crazy Americans!
Well.. had another bizarre dream last night.. a friend's husband dropped her baby off the side of a balcony.. and i dived to catch her.. then he sorta jumped after to catch her too but like you see in cartoons when they jump they sorta hover in mid air for a bit so i was able to get him then too.. and i was ****ed off no one said thank you for saving either of them!
Off to meet a friend for coffee this morning.. so gotta feed Jess and get ready.. after he's watched Elmos world of course..
Kel,sorry to hear about your FIL.Lets hope this new drug works.It must be awfully worrying for him.Probably not so much for himself but worrying about everyone else.So maybe he just doesnt know how to talk about it yet? Or what to say.But please say it all as you never know.This happened to a good family friend.They just went about there daily lives not discussing anything or how much they love each other.Im sure they were hoping it would go away.But it didnt.
Rac,i feel for you.I hate late nights.Ive never had them.Only the early ones!! Yesterday was a breakthrough and it was 7am for all of us.We were all stuffed.Today was 5am.Better than 4am and she never woke the whole night.Hope jack gets better.
Happy 8months caitlyn!!
Im off to a m/tea too today so best be off whilst i organise breakfast and such.
What is it about Elmos World?? James adores it, and so do most of the bubs from my mothers group!!
yep, Nina's another that loves Elmo's World. I actually can't stand it, I walk away into the other room when she's watching it! lol
What is Elmos' World? Is it a video or something? and am I the only one who still doesn't let my bub watch TV?
Chrissy - Xander grinds his teeth too, it's such a horrible sound! Must've been the night for toothy pegs, as X got his 5th one last night too.
Maz - How are you today?
Belle - The Apricot Shortcake was yummoooooo! I will make that again real soon for sure. Scott and I have just about eaten the whole thing already.
Kellxx - What a weird dream!
Big hellos to all those I missed. Love yas all.
Elmo's World is on ABC in the mornings, along with all other cartoons. It's the only one Nina will stop and watch, and giggle at. The other shows she just ignores.
YAY for Xander getting his 5th tooth!!
I'm going to the dr to get the pg confirmed today, only cause I almost fainted earlier. Not feeling my best today.