Babies Born September 2006 #98

[Trillian]

This thread is for parents whose baby was born in September 2006.

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Baby Formula - What Manufacturers Don't Want You To Know
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids or formula.

Sleeping Support:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

Got questions?

Post your questions in the forums mentioned above, or in the following forums where you're sure to receive many friendly responses!

General Baby & Toddler Forum
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum

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[lilima]

Yep Maz - there are def a few very busy mummies in this thread now.

[caddie]

Well i am a busy girl but i will still say hello!
Ive had millanas gym today and then school. But the gymnastics teacher thinks millana is really good and said if she was 4 or 5 would put her in a special class. I felt quite chuffed.But as long as she wants to do it i wont push her.
I am so busy because im making stuff my stall and store. Im hoping to open my store monday! So stay tuned.
O k better go and find something for dinner.Fried rice tonite.
Maz did you get my email? I might ring you tommorow arvo if its easier than writing me an email.

[lilima]

Good on Millana!!!

Now I finally have time to do a proper post.

J had his needle today. He was pretty good, but has been very upset this arvo. Not sure if it was from the needles or just because...

Anyway we have had to make an appointment to see a paed, as J will need a small operation. He has a umbilical granuloma. He has had it from birth, but it needs to be surgically fixed. He also has some strange sinus issue, where pus is oozing from what I thought was a dimple on his neck. So that also needs to be operated on to fix. Hopefully both procedures can be done at once. Anyway it won't be happening till we get back from our trip.

My mum had a mastectomy today, as she is a breast cancer survivor. She has decided that she wanted the other breast removed so that there is no chance of the cancer returning. Now she has 2 fakies with implants. I haven't visited her today as she is still really groggy, but I will go in tomorrow. It will be a fairly lengthy recovery of at least 3 weeks. So I have been busily cooking so that they have some tasty meals.

I hope everyone else in Vic has enjoyed the sunshine today. We did. We spent the afternoon playing outside.

[ambz]

Hi ladies

just a quick update...

Back to the doctors again today..Tiarna not doing very well.. not sleeping and crying in pain so much. she is up every half an hour and just cant stay asleep.
Left her and Savanna with my aunty and went with Steve to docs.
She has now been put on 5mls of Losec a day...Anyone had bubs on this before?? need as much info as i can get.. im soooooo at my wits end. She has both acid reflux and Colic.
Been given a referral for a Paed for Tiarna but only appointment is in a month!!!!
So gotta wait for that...

I have been put on Zoloft for yep .. pnd and anxiety
I guess i need them otherwise i wouldnt of been given them.
Please keep us in your prayers because i really am so scared and worried. my poor bubs always in pain and i feel helpless...
Also got the pill today.. ive never been on it and im sooooooo scared of falling pregnant. Im hopeless with taking pills and meds i always forget. i wanted depro-vera but she wouldnt give it to me while im on zoloft. oh well just gotta remember to take it!

Annat- im so sorry to hear about your loss hun but best of luck TTC number 3 .

i hope everyone is doing well and bubs and toddlers are behaving

Love ambz

[lilima]

J was on Zantac not Losec, but it did make a difference.

I was on Zoloft. I found it really helped. Belle had some terrible side effects from it, so she swapped to something else.

Did you try the Northpark mother/baby unit? I stand by it was the best thing I could have done. There is also a mother/baby unit in Werribee. If you PM me where you live, I will do some research to find something in your area. Also I still say speak to PANDA. They were awesome. They were the ones that referred me to Northpark.

take care xxx

[Rach75]

:wave: everyone thought I would check in an say hiya

all is good here, Jack had his 18mth check and is 13kg and 84.5cm so a nice big boy he passed all the bit and bobs the only thing is apparently I dont spend enough time building towers or tellign him the parts of his body glad child health clinic is now a thing of the past

we ended up not getting the chicken pox vaccine he will either have it with his 4yr needles or the year after but definatly before he goes to school ...

meg big :hugs: for your mum, Jack has thing with his belly button but nobody will look at it till he is 2 yrs poor J

Caddie go milanna

Amber :hugs: for colic with Tiarna and hope you start feeling on top of everything again soon

not a lot else happening had a absolutly excellant day, my friend is on school holidays so been spending time catching up she can round yesterday with her little man so Jack and little girl had a great time playing with him..then today Jack myself, and her and her boy went out for brunch to a little chocolate/coffee shoppe we have here, we spent 2 hrs gas bagging away and I have to boast OMG Jack was the absolute best just sat in his stroller chatting away and flirting with anyone and everyone, I felt a bit bad for my friend as her fella was being quite bold I hate when people say to their kids why can't you be like so and so etc, but he was tired so it was ok...tomorrow mums group are coming here, theres only 5 of us now and 3 are pg with #2

as for TTC we are plodding along only have the chance to use clomid once more before RE wants us to look at other options he said if we aren't pg by june he will get us to come in for more testing do another SA on Jase but have IVF clinic do it as their labs are better I told him we dont want to go IVF he said there a few other avenues we can explore etc its not necessary

anyway hope this finds everyone well

[Freya]

HAPPY 3 MONTHS GORGEOUS MATEAUZ

[ambz]

meg- we went to teh kooweerup settling school last week...it was informative in settling a baby.. but for a baby with reflux ..it didnt really help much.. they did however change my maternal nurse for me and talked to me.. they were very supportive and lovely.

[Rach75]

is Mateauz really 3 months old already gosh that time has flown happy 3 mths little man

[lilima]

Hi Rach!!

Happy three monts Mat.

Ambz - This is a million times better than settling school. They have paed's on astaff as well as psychologist/psychiatrists. They work with the bub, and the mum. I was admitted under maternal exhaustion. and J was admitted with reflux. So we were both patients there. As we have private health insurance, it was covered under that. I swear, it was the BEST thing that I could have done. I really implore you to call them if you have heath insurance, and get yourself in there.

[Nelle]

Just a fly by, but hugs Ambz. Just take things a day at a time mate, and maybe check out that place Meg's talking about. Keep us posted on how you're going.

[*Belle*]

Hi girls

Thanks for your thoughts. And thanks to those who have PMed me, Im sorry havent had time to reply yet, have not been around much and very tired also.

I havent been around as I havent been doing so well and also Julia's been having issues at daycare, she got bitten im so mad with daycare at the moment. My OB appointment was moved twice and had to fit that in also.

AMBZ - hon, I understand what you are going through. The most important thing is hon with Zoloft is you start on a low dose and stay on it for at least 2-3 weeks before upping the dose, how much are you on? I started on 1/4 of a tablet (1 tablet is 50g) for 2 weeks then upped to 25mg, was ok on that for 4 weeks but as soon as I upped to 50mg I had really bad side effects that went on for 3 months and I was suicidal, so keep a journal every day how you are feeling hon and make sure you take it at night time not day or morning as the side effects are worse. I take mine before I go to bed and miss most the side efffects, im on Ciprimil (Cetalapram) still an SSRI like Zoloft. Im so sorry that Tiarna is not well it must be a really anxious time for you, im sorry you have to wait for her to have an appt too. Will pm you with some more details hon, and strategies on how to cope through the anxiety...thinking of you The place Meg mentioned sounds really good and supportive, when you are ready check them out hon.

Meg - thinking of you re your mum, my aunty went through that too, sending you support hon.

Have to go now girls, im really tired.

Bel
xxx

[*Belle*]

HAPPY 3 MONTHS BEAUTIFUL MAT! Hope you enjoy the beautiful all in one outfits from Julia im sure you look so cute as mummy has said. MAZ - as I said on the phone its wonderful news he has reached 3 months, a great milestone for you and him after all he has been through, he is a strong boy and so beautiful! Your doing a wonderful job!

[caddie]

Ambz im sorry you are having such a hard time. The advise belle,shell and nelle have given sounds great.Im not good with advice regarding pnd and i feel like a hypocrite if i try but anyways i will have you in my thoughts and hope all gets better soon.
Belle sounds like your having a few issues and i hope the day care sorts it self out.How dare that little kid but our julia.I bet she is the type that wouldnt hurt a fly.We have issues at school with one boy pushing other kids over.Does give me the irrites.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Matueaz!!!

[Boo Boo]

Caddie - big claps to Millana - gymnastics is great for them - I used to go to gym when I was a kid and loved it so much.

Meg - you have lots happening at the moment with your Mum and J - I hope both the operations go well for him but you have your big trip before then. Great your Mum has you to cook up some yummy meals for her and you are there there for her

Ambz - man you need some big hugs hun, you are going through alot at the moment, it is hard enough dealing with a newborn without all these other issues, your body is still recovering and the sleep deprivation wears you down. The place Meg recommended sounds good, it would be great if you can get to see them so they can help you out. It is horrible seeing your little one in pain, hugs.

Rach - great to see you back in here, sounds like Jack is doing fabulously and is little charmer, well done to him for being such a good boy so you could relax a bit with your friend.

Belle - I ready in another thread about Julia being bitten at child care, poor little girl, it must be hard for you to have to deal with this, it is a tough one isn't it, I am not sure what I would do if it happenend to Rylee, a mothers first instinct is always to protect their child and remove them from the situation, so good luck with this.

Maz - Happy Birthday to your beautiful little man Matueaz!!! congratulations to you both on this wonderful journey so far.

Okay had a nice day, went to Play group and then went round to a girlfriends for the afternoon - all good!

Have a nice evening.
Laurin x

[Marnikat]

Hi Everyone,

I havent been around much, been busy with Tiana and her getting sick again (while her dad was away for work).

Ambz- It must be the name! Your Tiarna sounds just like what mine was! Are you having panic
attacks or has the anxiety not gotten that far yet? The best thing I found to do was hold Tiana while I had one as it gave me something else to focus on while I was stressing. With Tiana - have you got a baby swing? They cost about $200 but are soooo worth it - the baby is sitting up but still being settled. Disregard anything that doesnt suit you but I hope I have helped a bit. I know how awful it is.

Caddie - Its great that Millana loves gym! I had to pull Tiana out as the only class I could get her to was one for 3 yrs and she just wasnt old enough to keep up witht the children.

Belle - I hope daycare sorts itself out for you soon!

Meg - I hope you have a fantastic trip and your mum recovers quickly.

Lauren - Congratulations on your pregnancy! I hope that Rylee is letting you get some rest during the day!

Nelle - Congratulations on your baby boy!!

Maz - It's great that Matueaz is growing so beautifully and quickly.

Sorry to everybody I have missed.

Marni

[shellbell3]

Belle, I read about that in your other thread, such a hard situation, what are the workers like when it comes to dealing with that sort of thing? I hope you are able to get some rest in and taking care of yourself.

Ambz- Sounds like you should def check out what Meg suggested, spec if you can't get an appt for another month. Huge hugs your way, I feel so bad for you with what you are going thru, I am praying her pain settles and you get some sleep and start feeling better.

Rach, fingers crossed next month is your month, hopefully you'll be able to avoid IVf path if you are reluctant to go that way.

Meg- I was wondering when that op was, how is your mum coping with it all? Hope she is in a good hospital!

Caddie- I love gymnastics, my fave sport to watch, maybe in the future we'll be watching Millana in the olympics.

Marni- Hi, good to see you again, hope Tiana is alot better now.

Df took me out to dinner tonight, we took Ash also but luckily she was pretty good, had these massive steaks so hopefully I'll be feeling more energetic from all the iron content!
Ash should sleep well tonight too cause had mums group at the park so 2 hours of running around.