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Morning!
Im feeling a teeeeeeeeeeny bit better today. My throat isnt sore and my head isnt pounding so much.
Shell - DH is entitled to 5 days of emergency family leave a year BUT if he took them right now, it would mean an extra 3 months down here as he would get behind in his coursework and get backsquaded. Hence why I HATE being here. They will do that to them but dont mind taking up their nights and weekends with crap unrelated to their course.
As for the fingerfood topic - Jett will eat anything in any way, shape or form :cryinglaugh: He likes finger food because he can investigate what he's eating while he's eating it. He'll eat off a spoon though too. ATM he loooooooooves the Heinz ages 1-3 fruit sticks. I was getting desperate NOT to give him Arrowroot biscuits or rusks because he just ends up throwing them away (not yummy enough) so I bought them on the off chance he'd eat them and voila! he chomps them down in record time.
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seeing as I am the closest to emerald therefore same type of weather
Jacks wears either,
- singlet, all in one romper, slip on sock shoes then his sleeping bag just a $12 one for best and less and a light celular blanket
- or he will wear and singlet long sleeve romper flaniie PJ's socks and then he has falnnie sheet, cellular and a light weight blankie
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Thanks Belle.
Shell maybe you and Nelle can catch up and go to the movies so that you dont have to go alone.
Maz-hehehe re Jed. I hope that she sleeps better tonight.
AnnaT-Glad to hear that you are feeling a little better.
Annie-How are things going?????
Kell-Goodluck with the sales tomorrow.
Well I am just about to get Bella ready to go to swimming classes, but before hand we are going to see Mum and drop off some drying, then after swimming we will be going to Leith's parents for tea and hopefully I can get them to babysit and Leith and I can quickly pop along to target to check it out. So a busy afternoon. I saw a newborn this morning and he was soooooo cute, so cute I would almost say he was cuter than my babies, almost but not quite.LOL. Making me all clucky.
Hi Rach!
Oh sending baby dust to Anna and Rach. I hope you can both do it without clomid.
It's cold here in tassie, Eithan goes to bed in socks singlet, shortsleeve body suit, grow suit (bonds) or pjs, then he has on a flanelette blanket, woolen blanket and then a quilt. It may sound over the top, but it keeps him just right and that is with the heater on 22 over night and his bedroom is about 18c. But at about 2 am the house gets colder.
Love
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Fricken heck. I lost/got my mobile stolen so I rang up to report it and they put a block on it. Turns out they were charging me for 2 handsets even though I upgraded from my previous one to the one I lost. I can go get a blank sim card and have my old account put on it so I can use my old handset (that doesnt work very well) but I have to drive all the way to Melbourne to do it *sigh*
I have never lost a mobile before until now. Ry is major mad at me. Im blaming placenta brain.
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Aww Annat, that sucks big time. Let us know if you have to come to Melb hey. ;)
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i just emailed everyone some pictures.. just send me a PM if you didnt get them as i probably dont have the right email address for you.. thats if you want to see them! hehe
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Piccies are great Annie! Im jealous looks like you had a great time!
Nelle, will probably be in the next 3 or 4 weekends (I may even venture down on my own during the week). You guys let me know what days your available and I'll try and work it out so I can meet everyone!
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I loved the pics annie! Still waiting for the postcard though, pmsl.
Those 2 round ball things remind me big boobies!
Yeah AnnaT, come down to melb to sort out phone and we can all meet up.
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Hey all,
AnnaT - major bummer on your mobile phone - sometimes it is not the cost of these things but the huge inconvenience of it all :(
Maz - Rylee was in bed with me last night (DH away AGAIN) but she slept from midnight to 7 am (after alot of crying and a vomit at 11 pm tho) so I can't complain too much.
Helen - newborns are so tiny aren't they - I still think Rylee is small but when I see a newborn with their wrinkly little faces and tiny hands - awwwwww.....they are so cute.
Shell - Rylee seems to have improved on her sleeping - but I am not going to get too excited - I havn't done anything differently - just think she is 'growing up'. I think you were asking about bottle feeding - how many - when I weaned Rylee I just replaced a feed every three/four days and did alternate ones until all had been replaced - now she gets mid morning, mid arvo, evening and one during the night and usually she will take about 180 mls each one - I give her ones at mid-morn and mid-arvo just before she has her naps so she goes down on a full tummy and hope she sleeps a bit longer and doesn't wake from hunger - but everyone does this differently, some people give a feed straight after a meal but she won't take much then as she is too full from solids. This seems to be working okay for us so far - good luck :) - if you need to know anymore just ask.
Kell & AnnaT - hope you guys are on the road to recovery!
Better go and get on with the day.
Laurin :)
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bit of a me post i am so irritated AF is on her way a day late but i am sure she is coming i am grumpy :lol: and dont say POAS cause i wont i hate seeing :bfn:
we are of to agnes again and guess who has to do all the packing again plus have the house spotless so when we get back onthe 29th that everything is right for my babysitting gig which starts the 30th :wall: and jase has now informed me he will be finishing early tomorrow so we can leave early grrrrrrrrrrrr...........
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Hi all,
Just got back from my relaxing overnight at my mums. Thanks everyone for your birthday wishes. I had a nice day. Went to Eastlands shopping with my sister (Amy) . Then mum cooked a roast for dinner. After dinner I put James down and Amy and I went to the movies. The first time since before I had bub! We saw "Blades of Glory" (Amy's choice) It was quite funny. Not ususaly my sort of movie, but Amy loved it!! Then this morning James got up at about 6 am I fed him and gave him to mum and crawled back into bed until 10am! Woo Hoo. James went down like a treat for mum. Lucky because she is going to look after him when I go back to work.
Kell - Hope hubby had a great day.
Laurin - I have James in the highchair so I can have a shower. It's great isn't it???
Shell - glad to hear the bottle worked.
Belle - Hope the meds goes well for you. Fingers crossed.
I havent really read all the posts properly, anmd that is all I can remember for now. James crying so havta go..............
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Nessa.. BIG :hugs: hope everythings ok hun.
AnnaT.. That sux you lost your phone. Did you upgrade early? If you did (before your original contract had run out), then you still need to pay the handset repayments from the first handset until its all covered. Sux but they changed it to this about a year ago. Use to be if you upgraded then your previous handset repayments were just automatically wiped.
Meg.. glad you had a great birthday.
Still feeling really crappy.. though im determind to get to target tomorrow. WIll have to dose up on the panadol i reckon.
Jesse started walking along the furnature today! :clap: for my clever boy.
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I am still pacing the floor with Rylee to get her to sleep - I have also posted under the Gentle Sleeping - I am the only one doing this and can all your bubs put themselves to sleep - if so, I feel like a bit of a loser - hope I won't be doing this when she's 5.
Laurin
P.S Sorry about the "me" post...
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Laurin- big :hug: to you. We went thru a time a few months back when Ash used to scream before all her sleeps and we ended up doing a modified version of CC. It did mean some crying but I thought she is anyway so whats the difference. I know you don't want to go down that road so I hope you find some good advice. Have you read "no cry sleep solution"? There night be ways in there you can try.
With the feeding I too give them mid morn and mid arvo before naps, I figure she has plenty solids at meal times so this is like a snack.
kell- Dose up and get in there early so you don't get to many crowds. Have fun shopping. I was contemplating going tonight, I like late night shopping but couldn't be bothered.
Meg- Glad to hear your birthday went well and yay on sleep in. Thats great too you have your mum to watch james when you go back to work. My IL's will be doing one day week watching Ash but my mum still works full time so can't use her.
Rach- have fun away, if Jase is slack with packing just don't pack anything for him, lol, that'd teach him.
AnnaT- I avail most days, maybe pick a couple dates that would suit you to come down and we can see what works then for us.
I am hoping we have better night sleep tonight, Ash's tooth still not quite thru so we might have trouble again.
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Laurin-alexander normally falls asleep on my boob.. so your not the only one who has a hard sleeper! its hard work!
i hope that you can get Rylee to sleep soon xoxox
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laurin- I just thought too, do you have some sort of bedtime routine that you do?
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Shell - yeah, we giver her dinner at 5 pm, then play, then bath about 6.30 pm, then into her room, the room is fairly dark, Music for Dreaming is playing on the CD, then bottle then pacing with her on my shoulder till she is asleep and then into her cot.....and then 'Me' time.......
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oh Nessa, hugs to you.....I hope you get break soon.....or Annika has a good night of sleep...
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Nessa - hope you get some rest tonight. Maybe you should buy some backup batteries for the cd player, that way if you lose power, you will be able to still play the cd.
Laurin - James often feeds to sleep at night. he basically doesnt sleep all day. I am lucky to get an hour out of him. Otherwise he just lies in his cot "having a rest" (Usually singing to himself) I am lucky because most evenings he will self settle, but not during the day.
Kell - Hope you feel better soon.
Annie - are you like me and wonder if they will go to sleep when we wean if they are used to falling asleep on the boob???
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Meg, Ash doesn't fall asleep when I fed her before bed but it does make her nice and sleepy and relaxed so I too have been wondering the same thing. I will find out when I return to work cause I will be doing arvo shifts so she is going to have to have a bottle before bed instead breast.
Laurin- Does she take long to settle or does she quite easily go down once you've gotten her to sleep? I used to feed Ash right to sleep but as soon as I put her down she'd scream. If she goes down nicely once you've gotten her off to sleep then don't stress bout it too much.
Ness- Big hugs to you, could you get your parents or someone to watch them just for couple hours for time for yourself? Or is there an occasional care place you could put Teleah in for just few hours?
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ness - hope that you are ok..
Well.. 90% of the time he will fall asleep on the boob, otherwise.. ill have to pat pat pat him.. we all know the walk we do..
i have been watching him feed and just when his eyeballs roll back i am putting the dummy in, sometimes it works..
during the day i have been trying to let him grizzle/cry a bit.. it works sometimes..
anyway its getting lots better, he is sleeping throught the night at least wakes around 4am, so im happy about that..
Helen - Hi.. all is good hunny! will catch you in msn soon
xoxo
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Girls!! Helloooooo!
Shell, I went late night shopping today, you should have too, it was super fun, and Thursdays are so nice and quiet!! I spent lots of my pocket money at Tree of Life, hurrah! And got a knitting magazine, and some cane baskets to help me organise the washing - I can't quite figure out why cane baskets are $10 and crappo plastic is like $30 - crazy.
MEG! You were at Eastland today?? That's where I went shopping tonight, it's not a long drive from my place at all! Is it a long drive for you?
Hugs Ness. Are you going to teach Annika to sleep without the music at some stage, or is it just not worth the hassle just yet? Hope you get some sleep tonight, or at least a cuppa and a treat.
Hugs Laurin. I'm not sure I'd describe what we did with River as Controlled Crying, since what we did is a bit different to the 'proper' method, and we did it quite young, cos it's just the way it worked out with Riv's personality. It might be worth a try though? Ry won't remember this, but you will, and you can't be exhausted like this. Ask Shell what she did, she's done it recently.
I go in to Riv when he's truly upset, but often, if you know his noises, you realise he's just yelling. :p And then you hear him banging on his Ocean Aquarium. And then you hear a CLUNK WAAA when he's stood up and fallen backwards against his Ocean Aquarium. Fun fun.
All the best for braving Target Kell!
Annie, those big boobs were brilliant. What were they really?
Annat, not Sat 28th of this month (prob too close anyway) or Aug 4th (got a wedding). I think that's it...
Can I ask you guys what your feeding routines are? I want to see what you guys do.
Here's us (so you can even copy my format ;))
4ish am(often, not always): booby
8ish am: booby
11am: banana or peaches/pears
1pm: booby
4ish pm: jar food
6pm: booby (and bed)
The 4am never used to happen, but I guess he's growing again (he can reach yet another level on the bookcase), and if we wake closer to 10am, we have booby and skip the banana (like today :redface:). I'm guessing we'll cut the 1pm booby at some stage, and he'll have some cow's milk then? What do you guys think? And what do you do?
Hello hello to those I missed! Hope you're all Swiiiiiiiiming! I might have watched too much Flubba dubbas on abc2...
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Nelle
This is us - though it changes all the time:
8ish am: pureed fruit or weetbix with yoghurt then banana or toast with vegemite for finger food
10.30/11am: bottle (180 ml) then morning nap
12.30 pm: lunch - mashed veges sometimes with grated cheese or tuna then some veges for finger food
3 / 3.30 pm ish: bottle (180 ml ) then hopefully arvo nap
5 pm: Dinner - mashed veges with beef or chicken then custard or fruit or porridge
7 pm: Bottle Feed (180 ml) then hopefully bed at 8 pm ish
then there will be a bottle feed during the night last night it was midnight but often 2 or 3 am - if it is midnight then I would give her a bottle as soon as she wakes up but if she makes it to 4 or 5 pm ish I would offer her water first thing - it works out to her having four bottle feeds a day and three feeds of solids.
Laurin :)
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Laurin... We're sorta a half-way point with getting Xander to settle himself. We're now at the point where I cuddle & sing to him in the dark in his room, play his little music box and usually by then he is 3/4 asleep, so I gently pop him into the cot and he usually cuddles his bear and goes to sleep. Some nights we do still have to pat him - but nowadays it's nearly always whilst he is in his cot. It took me ages to get to this point tho - and we stuck to a very strict bedtime routine to get there, but no CC'ing.
Nelle - We've finally got Xander into a set feeding routine, but have only really been able to do that since we started the formula; when he was having booby he nearly always asked for extra feeds which I happily provided (I figured he knew what he needed to grow and BF is so easily digestible).
7am - Milk (sometimes he doesn't want it) & Brekkie (cereal & milk, or toast)
10am - Morning Snack
12noon- Lunch & Milk (1/2 a chicken & salad sandwich, or jar food, or mixed finger food platter)
3pm - Arvo Snack
5pm - Snacking (usually on vegies that are in that nights' meal whilst I am preparing it)
5.30pm - Dinner & Milk (Whatever we eat, or jar food, or homemade baby food)
Sorry for lack of personals girls... I actually just popped on quickly tonight just to tell yas' all how much I loves you all. It hit me today that there is no way I coulda got this far in the whole parenting thing without all of you and your support. I think I really would've fallen apart by now had you not all been there cheering me on sometimes! You have all been such a big help in so many ways. So just wanted to say Thank You and *mwah* :hug:
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aww Anna that brought tears to my eyes - i totally agree though, i hate to think where Rylee and i would be without all the sept 2006 mums support
Laurin :)
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Just popped in quick before we get going to the shops.
Nelle our routine normally is:
7.30am: Bottle (180mls)
9.00am: Breakfast (weetbix with fruit puree or baby muesli or porriage)
10.30-11am: Nap
12.00-1pm(depending when he wakes): Lunch (yogurt plus banana or rice snacks or vegemite sandwich)
2pm: Bottle (180mls)
3.00-3.30pm: Nap
5.30pm: Dinner (jar food mixed with either carrots, potato, broccoli or cheese + custard for desert)
6.00pm: Bath
7.00-7.30pm: Bottle (240mls) and bed.
Anna**.. big :hugs: for your hun, you know the feeling is 100% mutual and i agree 100% too!
Oow must get going.. pumped with panadol and V so will hopefully make it.. talk later.
Nessa.. Big :hugs: hun.. sms me if you need to ok.. even if its cos your bored!!!
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Nelle _ Eastland is 10 mins from my mum (Mitcham) but a long way from my house here.
James' routine is basically the following
7am booby feed
8:30am breakfast Banana and cereal plus water
9:30 sometimes a small bottle.
9:30 -11:30 bed (Although he only sleeps for about 40 min to 1 hoUR
12 LUNCH - USAULLY MASHED Veggies, plus maybe a piece of bread, and fruit. and water
2:30 -3:30 bed. (But very rarely sleeps)
4 - a small bottle
5:30 dinner. Veggies and some type of meat. (Usually modified version of what I am having) and water.
6:15 nudie time (He loves it!!!)
6:30 bath
7:00 boob
7:30 bed.
He also has a couple of snacks in there. Fruit, or breadsticks etc......
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Your welcome Anna. Ditto that.
I will work out J's feeding schedule later, Im supposed to be going out today with a friend for lunch and shopping so I need to go shower and get ready (and try to be organised on time, she doesnt have kids so I feel bad being late everytime we plan something). He has about 5 bottles still, sometimes 6 or 7 depending on growing spurts etc and about 3 solids meals.
Guess what I found last night :cryinglaugh: Thats right my phone! So I got it unblocked and have copped flak from Ry all night about it.
But I'll still venture to Melbourne in August, just got to pick a day where we're going to be in travelling moods.
I feel like such an idiot.
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Anna - honey I so hear you Mauw right back at ya
AnnaT yay on finding your phone - wait until you start putting knives in the fridge
Caddie how you feeling today matie
Belle - sorry I missed you yesterday, hope today finds you in a brighter mood
Kell - good luck at target, I have to go tomorrow. get better soon matie
Helen and everyone thank you for your uplifting words the other day. I was very taken back by all your kindness....im not use to it so sorry if i went quiet, its my way of mulling things over in my head.
I havent been very well and Vy spewed up al over my last night, from head to toe so that didnt help, yes I joined her and Jed almost did to. Taking each day as it comes atm.
OK enough soppy $hit
our feeding frenzy
5am - bottle 200ml
8amish breakfast - baby banana stuff with fruit or yoghurt
9 - bottle 200ml
10am snack
12 lunch - 1/2 vegi and cheese sandwich with tomatoe
12.30 bottle 200ml sleep(usally 2 1/2 to 3 hours)
4 - bottle 200ml
5.30 - tea, what ever we're having
7.30 bottle 200ml and bed
She's still ashocking sleeper, she'd wanna pull finger out by the time I have this baby
BBL shower time
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morning girls,
Aww Anna you are so sweet.
Maz - no worries, if im not here im seeing the psycologist with mum or sleeping myself and will be back later.
Im still finding everything difficult. Hopefully I will get some answers today and tomorrow with my appointments. Mum has been awesome and taking care of me and is looking after me today too.
Julia's routine is:
7am - bottle
8am - breakfast - banana & cereal
9am - sleep
10am - morning tea - fruit or rusk or whatever finger food we have
12noon - lunch, meat/veges mash
1pm - sleep
2pm or when she wakes up Bottle
Arvo snack if she is hungry - cheese, fruit
5pm - Diner - Veges, fruit
6.30pm - Bottle & Bed
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not long on today just cuddling jack to sleep :( i am so stressed and sad AF arrived and to be honest i am happy i just dont think i have the energy or the strength to cope with 2 kids ..........not going into today i need to stop crying and get cracking we leave around 1-2pm for a week so catch ya all the 29th hopefully i will feel like myself again soon :(
jacks routine as such - 8-8.30am 180ml formula
- 9-9.30am bath
- 10ish breakie weetbix or a jar of cereal
(this sometimes happens at bath time then bath at this time) - nap around 11am
- 12-12.30pm 180ml formula
sometimes nap in here - 2ish vegies and yoghurt
or nap in here - 4-5pm 180ml formula
- 5.30pm jar fruit gel
- 6pm bath
- 8pm 180ml bottle
bed anytime from now till 10pm occasional 120ml if up late
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Belle - wishing you all the best for your appoitment today. I hope you start to feel better soon.
Thinking of you
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Rach - we must have posted at the same time. I hope that you start feeling on top of things soon.
We will hear from you when you get back
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The routines seem quite similar.
Our is:
Overnight: usually 1 feed
anywhere between 5-8am BF
9am- Cereal with pureed fruit
10:30ish BF and bed
1pm- jar food and yoghurt
3:00-3:30ish FF bed either before or after depending on when she woke from 1st nap
5:20- home cooked meat and veg mix, custard for dessert
7pm- start bedtime routine, BF and bed at bout 7:30.
Rach and Belle- :hug::hug::hug: I hope as the day goes on you both feel alot better.
Maz- Hope you start feeling better too, how is Vy this morn? If Vy and new bubs misbehave chuck them into cot together and they can cuddle each other.
AnnaT- Lol. Preggy brain at it again!
Anna- Very true what you said, I reakon most of us would feel the same way. Just coming on here and chatting has made me feel alot more confident as a mummy and knowing that all our bubs are different. I always get ppl outside of here with comments by now she should be...... so its nice to see we are all different.
Nelle- After hearing your shopping fun i wish i had gone last night!
Ok gotta get into shower why Ash is in her play pen. Got gymbaroo later this arvo, thought I'd try it out again as Ash may enjoy it more now than she did few months back.
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hi girls
yes im thinking of yo all.. i just have a very demanding 3 year old at the moment...... she will not let me sit on the computer very much at all.. its a good thing really.. spend too much time here sometimes.. lol
anyway.. will try and sneak back later when she is not looking ..
xoxo
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OMG Annie... you're TTC #3!!!
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Ooh la la Annie :whip:
ETA: I just finished Ran's chocolate...I'm gonna be in trouble...:p
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WOO HOO go girls, go girls!!!!!!!!
Nelle you're next!!!!!!
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thanks for the fluffy mail maz :)
