haley - if any of them have an ounce of sense in them they will know maddie was just tired and poo to them if they dnt realise it or think your to young your a great mum and they should just be greatful that you made the effort to go!!!
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haley - if any of them have an ounce of sense in them they will know maddie was just tired and poo to them if they dnt realise it or think your to young your a great mum and they should just be greatful that you made the effort to go!!!
I am glad alot of you ladies arn't back on the horse, so to speak. We have DTD once. (And it was painful!) But some of the girls in the October thread are back to 3 times a week! OMG. Not a chance!
Gracie- i hope lewis is ok.
Just wanted to say that i think Lu was having a growth spurt. She slept all day one day then wanted to feed every three hours day and night for two days. (She usually only wakes once in the night) She seems back on track, hopefully!
I have forgotten who's little one is in a santa hat in their ticker, and it's back a page, but just wanted to say...............HOW CUTE!
ETA- A couple of the october mums and bubs are going to have a little meet up at Rickets point in Brighton. I think there will be three or four of us.
(ME, Kimbaz, Lilyangel, Yael) We have never met IRL before so it will be nice, just thought i would mention it incase any of you ladies wanted to come along too. It's Dec 12th at 12.30pm at Rickett's Point Cafe. Which is in Beaumauris.
Morning everyone,
Logan woke at 3.30 for a feed and I put him back in his cot at 4am, DH bought him in to bed at 6am on his way to work as Loagn was wide awake and wanted to play. He didnt want to go back to sleep so I fed him at 7am and he has been asleep ever since, but now I am to awake to sleep. I think I will be tired tonight.
Ange your meet up sounds like fun.....have a good time. If I was in Vic I would be there for sure. Its my ticker which has Logan in the santa outfit. I actually got a PM for another member the other day asking where to buy the outfit.
Hayley your a great mum and poo to anyone who doesnt agree.
Pregpan good luck on the weekend, I am sure Noah will be fine on the plane and the two of you will havea blast in Melb.
Noni how is Asha today? I hope she gets better son, its awful feeling so helpless knowing all you can do is give cuddles to make it better.
Gracie how did Lewis go at the Dr? I hope it isnt anything to serious.
Leanne I want to get Logan into swimming lessons when he is 6 months and once he is old enough we will put him in Nippers, living this close to the beach I think it is a great idea.
Yesterday arvo Logan did a really big and runny poo after that he had a slight temp and just wasnt himself, he kept doing REALLY smelly fatrs too, I actually thought it was DH until I heard Loagn do it. He was so unsettled it was awful. He seems ok this mornign though so fingers crossed it was just something I ate and not a bug.
I hope evryone has a good day.
I thought I was going to get a lecture this morning from DH about something I'd done wrong, but he was only telling me that I need to take the chance to nap whenever I can because I am not superwoman. I think it was brought on by my very grumpy comment at 3:30 this morning that if Katie tried harder she could sleep for 7 hours, not the 5.5 she'd just done. And then he left the laundry door open on his way to work so the cat jumped on me just as I was about to arrive in dreamland again this morning!!
Gracie - how is Lewis today? Hope everything went well at the paed last night.
Pregpan - that sounds like K lately, both sides every 2 hours - unfortunately not the 11 hour sleeps too!! Very jealous. I'm sure the flight will be fine, if he screams, just feed him for the hour, Katie would love that and doesn't it help with the change in pressure or something so they don't get sore ears?
DTD 3 times a week!! You have to be kidding - where do they find the energy (or are the Berocca manufacturers doing a roaring trade)
Angea - meetup sounds fun, hope you have a good time - are you all wearing a rose so you know which people you're meeting???
Ozstar - did you try the dreamfeed last night?
Lunch today with a friend. Katie and I will be in our usual outfits, what is it with this weather? Only 22 here today, I've only got one long sleeved top that doesn't make me look like I have a beer gut and she only has one outfit (other than a wondersuit) that is long sleeves and legs.
Someone is waking up from her nap and is sounding grumpy already - better go and deal with it.
Have a good day everyone.
Cally I didnt do the dreamfeed last night as Logan had been unsettled, I think he may have had a little gastro bug or something. Will give it a go tonight though.
LOL Ozstar, Rory was doing stinkers yesterday too hahaha. I had a bath with him last night and there were little air-bubbles rising up everywhere :) I hope Logan is feel better soon.
Noni - Poor Asha. I can just imagine her wanting cuddles :) I hope she is back to herself soon. xoxox
Cally - I hope you and Katie have a lovely time at lunch :) We have the same problem here. It was raining all night and when I got Rory out of his cot this morning his hands were like ice. Hope you have a nice big sleep tonight.
Hayley - Dont worry about the baby shower. Im sure they understood that Maddie was over-tired. Rory has done that to me a few times when we were out with friends. I end up stressing out saying 'he isnt always like this I swear' haha. And noni hot the nail on the head, they should be happy you went!! PLUS your a great mum and pooey to them for thinking your too young!!!
Rory slept in his cot for the first night and it went okay. It took me a little while to get him down though. He woke up at 2:30am for a feed and it killed me getting up LOL!! I Think I have into my own routine of waking up at 5:30 - 7:00am now. But he went down after and slept through to 8:00am for another feed and he is back in his cot asleep.
Its so temping to put him back in his bassinette because he likes it better but because we are hiring a cot on our holiday then he needs to get use to it.
ETP - missed Renees post
AngeA - DTD 3 times a wk!! Far out, I'd be happy with once a week.
Cally - Oh I hate it when the cat escapes and wakes me up, sooo annoying!
Ozstar - The swimming lessons are a great idea. Especially after hearing the amount of young children that have drowned over the past few weeks. :(
Renee - Oh I know I've got Maddie in the cot now, it is soooo tempting just to put her in the bassinet!! I guess we have to get them used to the cot before they outgrow the bassinet too. Do you have a chair in Rorys room for nursing? I'm doing day sleeps in the cot atm, but I cant really do her night sleeps there yet as I dont have a chair for nursing and I dont want to be hiking her around the house in the middle of the night iykwim.
Does anyone else have trouble with tucking baby blankets into the cot?? When Maddie is the in the bassinet I can tightly tuck her in, she's all snug and I'm confident that the blanket wont ride up. But when I put her in the cot I cant tuck it in!!! She's in her cot now and I'm forever checking her! Cant do this all night long. Is there a trick to it?
hello everyone! thanks for all your kind wishes about lewis. we went to paed at 7.30pm last night and he gave him a really thorough looking over. he thinks it's either some sort of insect bites (mozzies) or a very mild allergic reaction. anyway, so lewis is absolutely fine and gooing and gaaing like a little monster this morning...thank god!! when we were there the paed told us he'd been at the hospital all arvo with a little 10week old boy whose heart was packing it in and he didn't think he'd make it through. how horrible is that??? made me realise just how lucky we are that lewis is so happy, healthy and beautiful. i just love him so much!!!
hayley- you are such an awesome and loving mum! you are not too young at all. i think you're fantastic and you seem so intelligent from the way you articulate yourself on here. don't listen to any haters!!!
renee- any morning sickness signs yet??? ha. tbh i think i would be secretly kinda happy if i fell accidently pg again...that's so bad isn't it?? i would love another little lewis....or maybe a little scarlett or ruby lol!!
dtd 3 times a week!! you must be kidding. we have never done that, maybe in the first 3 months or so...but since then we've been more the 3 times a month kind of couple!! lol now we're the 3 times in 2 months kind of couple lol!
Ange- thanks for the meet up offer but brighton is just a bit too far for me unfortunately...maybe next time??? have a great time meeting bb girls. there is a ricketts sanctuary (william ricketts i think?) near my house. i wonder if they're related?
pregpan- have a great trip. are you flying virgin? do you get the special seats with more room?
katie- love the santa outfit too. is logan going to wear it on xmas day? should be very funny!
noni- hope asha is doing better. you poor thing, you're doing it a bit tough atm by the sounds of things...lewis is actually starting swimming at 4 months with two sets of twins, all the same age. so there'll be 5 in the class all up. i'm looking forward to it.
bought myself some little presents from strawberrynet that arrived yeaterday all wrapped up pretty! beautiful perfume...i must stop shopping!!!
have a lovely day everyone. it's super hot down here again...
Hayley - can't help you with the tucking in, since DD has been in the cot it has been quite warm overnight so she has just been in her nightie and a wrap. I have been wondering the same thing though, can you put the sheet or blanket sideways so there is more fabric on the sides?
Gracie - glad that Lewis is doing so much better today.
Looks like I am joining the sick mums club, feel like I have a tennis ball lodged in my throat. Hope Will doesn't catch it.
For cot blankets, I don't tuck them into the bed at all. I just lay them over W and tuck them under him a bit. Usually he stays still while sleeping and only kicks them off when he wakes. If you tuck them under the feet, when they kick the blankets automatically get drawn down - not up over their face.
We went to swimming again yesterday, he seems to enjoy it and it is nice to get out of the house.
Does anyone know anything about teething rash? Will has new red spots/pimples under his chin. I thought it was just another outbreak but the swimming instructor asked if he was teething and said it was teething rash. He has been attacking fingers with a crazed zombie-like ferocity and his fist has taken up permanent residence in his mouth, but I just assumed that was normal?
A MASSIVE WOOHOO! After nearly 3 years of restoring a car, it is finally on the road! It has taken soooo long and been the subject of many arguments, but it is finally done. DH drove it to work this morning so it also means that I now have a car during the day again.
hi everyone
busy busy here today as i have a group of mummys and babies coming over for a channukah party - well just really a little get together but i am expecting about 10 kids so i have a lot to do to get the house ready...
Queenie - i meant to respond to you, thanks for the channukah wishes.. did you make latkes?? i have not this yr, it is quite a hassle - i just went out and bought doughnuts for the party! if you want some recipes though i have HEAPS of them... are you lighting candles at home for channukah? it is a nice tradition for the kiddies.
Hayley - for Noah's cot I use cotton cot blanket -which is wider than the basinette blankets and i double it over so it is not too long and then tuck in to bottom and the 2 sides, it is pretty snug (i found that the basinette ones were too narrow so there wasnt enoough blanket to make it tight at the edges if you kbow what i mean? i tuck in the bottom and one side tight then pop him in and tuck the other side in, i pull them down through the slats so he is snug as a bug... hope i explained ok and it helps. i must say it was a little tricky to move him (took a few days) but now he sleeps alot better in the cot than in his moses basket, i think bc when he startles (we only wrap one arm) he now doesnt hit anything. he looks SO cute in there!! i have been getting him to sleep 10 or 11 hours and that is since i moved him... fingers crosed it remains this way! i wonder how he will go in the portacot next week at Mums...
Arte - sorry i dont know a thing about teething rash... i wonder if we will have our first sept baby tooth soon!!!????
Gracie - glad lewis is ok. LOL at nlt being too upset if you had an 'accident' - i kinda know what you mean - i dont want another yet but i kind of want it to happen quickly (dont know what DH thinks though... i think he would rather wait a yr or 2 more than me but i also need to balance work etc - too difficult to think about)
hi to everyone else - hope all the sickies are feeling better.
Pregpan - Happy Channukah too!! Enjoy the season and all the merriment it brings. :D I know it's a festival that goes over several days but is there a particular day that's THE DAY? Do you do have those spinning tops (driedels?) (I'm in an acapella singing group and we have a driedel song we sing in December).
Queenie, I'll let you test Pregpan's latke recipes (like my own personal Womens Weekly home chef) and then you can send me the best one LOL. Hope S is a bit more settled now...?
Gracie, pretty scary about Lewis' reaction. I'm glad he's ok.
Noni, I hope Ash is feeling better soon, poor thing.
Arte, DD1 got a nasty dribble rash under her chobbly chin which wasn't teething related. E is also stuffing her fists into her mouth but I don't think she's teething yet, I think it's just something she does to amuse herself. With the weather, I wouldn't be surprised if its just heat rash - babies can be pretty prone to heat rash esp in their first summer.
Finally feeling better today - STARVING hungry - not yet game to eat very much, but I'm going to have to soon because I've noticed my supply's getting a bit dodgy. Had to miss new mum's this morning - (haven't had the path results back and don't want to share it around esp not knowing what it was) - :( Feeling right out of the loop. DH has been pretty good about it all, especially since he had to flunk out halfway thru his course (and will have to repeat the whole thing from the beginning) to come home for us.
Hayley -re the blankets, try putting it sideways like Cally suggested. Unfortunately they sell a lot of ridiculously small blankets for babies. I'll be getting a nice onkaparinga one for E's cot next year as they are a good size.
DTD three times a week? Umm, I'm not sure we're even averaging once a month (!!!) Plenty of cuddles though...I'm the reluctant party now until we get our contraceptive future sorted - don't feel I can relax properly until then. DH went a bit weird on me for a while for a few months after DD1 was born - but got over it eventually. Not sure if he was grossed out or just shocked. I was in a lot of pain for a long time afterwards tho and I think there might even have been some guilt there - like he saw how much I suffered in labour and felt responsible. Lots of talking about it and being affectionate in other (non bedroom) ways got us through.
Katie, when did Logan have his rotavirus vacc? Might that be causing his unsettledness?
Sorry anyone I've missed. Hope the other sickies are on the mend. xxx
Hayley - I got one of Rory's big cot blankets and tucked each side in and then put a thicker blanket at the bottom of the cot so it holds the 1st down and it doesnt ride up when he kicks.
Although im having trouble with Rory worming his way to the top of the bed. Lttle military Rory army crawling LOL! Last night when I got to him he was completely out of his blankets and lying at the top of the cot!! They say that you need to put them at the end of the cot so they dont go under their blankets but I guess thats for babies on their back??? Since Rory sleeps on his belly do you think it will be okay to put him at the top??
hello evry1 ive read everything but dnt really have time for personals :( Asha is still fluey its fesstime again after this she woke up with crusty nose n is snorting every now n then...shes sweating but not really hot dnt knw if we will be going to the mums group party tmw at this rate...
Noni, hope Asha gets better soon.
MD, I hope it is just from all the dribble and nothing to do with teeth. I don't think teeth will mix very nicely with the nipple twist that he does at the end of feeds.
Thanks for the warning about the bumbo, I didn't know they had been recalled. I do put him on the table in it but only when we eating dinner or folding washing - never unattended. I put him in the center so even if he could tip it he would only splat on the top of the table, can't continue on to the floor.
I have stuff to do before the house goes on the market but my throat hurts and I can't be bothered.
I have added a couple of photos to my gallery, including the elusive passport shot.
Arte he is so adorable, I love the one of him in the bumbo and the one in your ticker. Logan is doing the same thing with the fist and has a rash too, hopefully MD is right and its just from the heat or all the dribble.
MD Logan had is vax ages ago so I think it must be something I ate (although I havent eaten anything new). He has done a few poo's today but he is a happy little munchkin so I am not real worried.
Noni your poor thing, sending you loads of hugs. I hope Asha gets better soon.
Renne thats so cute that Rory ends up at the other end of his cot. LMAO at the air bubbles in the bath. I still havent had a bath with Logan yet, actually I havent had a bath in the 18 months (I shower lol) we have lived in this house.
Hayley no tips on the blanket, we have a cot sheet that we use and it fits nicely. Logan kicks his blankets off every night so I have just got him a growbag to try.
Pregpan, good luck this afternoon sounds like fun. Your braver then I am having 10 kids running around lol.
Gracie good to hear Lewis is ok now. Thats sad news about the other little bub makes you just wanna squeeze your little one tightly doesnt it.
ETA I keep forgetting to tell everyone I got a Yoda (HAB). Woo Hoo I used it today when I went to meet friends for lunch and it is awesome. I got it off ebay and didnt realise it was the big size so I am going to take it the dress maker to have it shortened.
Arte - Aww its amazing how much Will has grown. He is such a gorgeous boy. The passport pic turned out well. Get better soon.
Noni - Oh no what bad timing! Maybe if you call the nurse and explain why you cant come, maybe they are continuing the mothers group and you can go to the next meet up?
Marydean - Glad that you are feeling better. DP was sick last night, he went to work today looking a bit green. Havent heard from him all day, hope he hasnt got a bug. Wow your hubby is lovely coming home to look after you all.
Pregpan - Excuse my ignorance, but what is channukah? Is it the same as christmas?
Gracie - Oh no the poor ten wk old. It does make you appreciate your baby's health doesnt it. Such a sad story, the family must be devastated. I hope they can help him. And I know what you mean about falling pregnant so soon, if it happened to me (which is highly unlikely due to the lack of sex!!!!!) I would be a bit upset due to bad timing and all, but at the same time I'd just be so grateful that I can have babies. So many couples cant or spend yrs trying.
Thanks everyone for reassuring me about my parenting skills! Just had a bit of a downer last night, back to my normal self today. & thanks for the cot blankie tips too!
Just spoke to my boss who has offered me a spot back at work. I think I will start off doing one day a wk and work up to two. I think my hours are going to be 10 - 3, but we will discuss that down the track. Now I have to organise care for Maddie. Oh I hope I'm doing the right thing!!!! Renee how are you going with work and being a f/t mum? Anyone else in the same situation?
well i endedup waking up dp (hes on night shift so was sleeping) to take Ash to th dr just because of the panadol usage more than nething...he said it was fine to cont with panadol if her temp is above 38 at ne time.. he checked her ears n throat n chest etc and said her toncills are swollen but all signs point to yes she has an infection but her body is coping well n shes on the mend he said if shes not better by sat hed be surprised and to bring her back...
haley - its the last meeting of the group coz they run on school terms hence the chrissi party so idk what will happen in terms of that.. ive put my name down for another one but i think i have to wait till next year for it to start too not sure...
katie n art - ash has her fists in her mouth alot lately too n a little bit of heat rash every now n then