Babies Born September 2007 #16

[Neenee Jellybeanie]

Hi everyone! I haven't posted in this thread before so ima jump right in.

What a little angel bub was today! I was having problems getting her to sleep at a decent hour, she'd go down any time from 10 30pm to 12 30pm for her final sleep. So when she woke up at 8:30am today i got her out of bed even though I knew she'd go back down in half an hour anyway, and I kept her up through her early evening nap and began her bedtime routine (bath, massage, feed, wrap) at 9pm. She was asleep by 9:40pm and hasn't woken up yet (its now 12:22am). Rock on!!

[AnyDream]

Arte, I 'think' they're best in the big bath, but I'm thinking of getting one and trying her out in the laundry sink, less bending.

Renee, do it, hun, EAT the KFC! Just get a small serve... Yep the book arrived less than 24hrs after I "buyitnow"ed!! Fantastic if you ask me, I'm already getting Zenner, long way to go though!

Hayley, I read on a website just yesterday you can now get 3 medicare-funded counselling sessions to do with any aspect of a current pg or a pg you had within the last 12 mths. She would need to see her dr but she could get a referral to a psychologist for a few sessions. Might help...I could've done with some formal counselling after my first DD was born! I'm sure talking with you will help her in the first instance, she really needs to get her feelings out and deal with the horrible what-ifs in order to move on. xxx

Agnes LOL tell me about the bald head shaving thing...why? I bet he looks funny though

Better go and jump in the shower while E is asleep, BBL to check new photos and look for Sherie's vid on Youtube!

ETA Welcome Baby Socks - rock on! Love it when they sleep when they're supposed to, hope it's the start of a much better pattern for you!

[*noni*e*]

got some rescue remedy today heard it helps with anxiety gonna try it for my fear of flying problem wish me luck
regards to the gravy having chicken fat in it.. theres nothing wrong with that, thats how u make nice gravy dnt go off it just coz of that the only reason i mentioned it was because i saw ppl feeding it to their babies (eg 6mths old or so) and in my opinion thats wrong!!!
agnes - it dosnt take that long to prepare coz she dosnt really eat much i boil up some fruit or veges and puree them in the food processor and then i devide it up and freeze in these little food pots i have so theres like 3 serves in the freezer and i just alternate between veges and fruit each day.. if i want it to have rice cereal etc i just add that when i defrost it..
welcome baby socks!!
md n haley - you can get 6 medicare funded phsychiatrist visits too for whatever reason if ur friend needs em

[Artechim]

Noni, I used rescue remedy on my cat and dog when they came over here and I am about to start using it for the trip back. It seemed to work very well.

Yesterday Will wasn't really sitting, more balancing for a few seconds but as soon as he moved it was all over. Now today he can sit for about a minute at a time and he can move his head and arms around while staying up. It is amazing how quickly he learned how to do it! What is the definition of a baby sitting? Is it when they can do it without using their arms to prop themselves up?

[*noni*e*]

arte - yeah i heard it can be used on animals, bubbies too! i think if they can sit by themselves without assistance from someone or something other than themselves thats sitting

[LiddlePixie]

I'd be claiming it as sitting up art - lol - Scarlet is not even close to being able to that... What a clever boy!

Does the KFC gravy have chicken fat in it? I thought it would just be packet stuff, Like the potato..lol.. ew i hate KFC potato & gravy... Hm, I definately wouldn't feed it to Scarlet at all! let alone at 6mnths, It's pretty salty (to me, anyway).

Noni ~ I hope the rescue remedy works!

Hi baby socks, I would call you BS as they call me LP but i don't think that would be very nice! LOL
Aurelia is a v. pretty name What do you use for your massage time?

Hayley ~ I ♥ Your new ticker pic, Maddie is so cute! & you're so lucky she still fits in the kitchen sink. LOL.

ETA: BIG HIGH 5 TO MD & SHERIE! School holidays are almost over! WHooHoo.. hehe!

[Queenie]

Noni I use RR for flying anxiety and it helps. I use the spray as I find it easier. Hope DP gets in a better mood soon...
Hayley, when S came out she was blue and floppy, and it did take some minutes for her to breathe. It's only in the last few weeks I've started playing it over in my head and as MD said it's important to be allowed to get past the "what ifs" (bloody good point MD). If anything I feel guilty for not being more concerned at the time but tbh I think I was in shock from the speed of the birth as well as the fact that she wasn't breathing. I do remember being absolutely convinced that everything would be OK at the time though: blinding faith, but DH admitted later he was pretty anxious. One of the nicest things the midwife did was come back into the room again after we were all settled and hold my hand and debrief with me, even though I didn't think I needed it at the time. I didn't really think about it until later. Having it explained that this wasn't uncommon also helped. Is there anyone at the hospy she can call to go over it with? Better to go through this sooner rather than later.
hi pregpan - glad to hear you are doing well.
YAy for your meetup katie & Arte!
hi baby socks - gorgeous baby name!
hi everyone else - talk later

[*noni*e*]

queenie - thats nice that u got to debreif with the midwife!! i didnt lol i think it would have been helpful though as u said maybe a little later when u start thinking aboutit more... Ashas heart rate was going from 160 - 20 during contractions and we were rushed out of the birth centre to have a test where they *****ed her head to test her blood for oxygen i still have lots of what ifs but it is getting better...
lp - kfc potato and gravy is packet powder potato that u mix up with water and gravy mixture thats mixed with water and chicken "drippings" that drip off the chicken whilst its cooking and catch in a container underneath and becomes this hard chickeny fatty grease that they break up and mix in with their gravy lol.. sure turns you off when u first see it being made but u get over it lol...

[Ginger]

hi lovely ladies! i've missed so much
lewis is being super clingy velcro boy atm and it's doing my head in. typing with one finger. he won't even let me go to the toilet without crying...
he's 66cm long and 7.6kg now.
katie and arte- glad your meet up went well. i wish we could all meet up for coffee....
does anyone else's bubs poo and vomit at the same time? lewis is a waste machine! oh, and then he laughs. he's such a boy!

[Artechim]

Hi Gracie. How is your NYBT going? I have been trying quite hard over the last 6 weeks but only managed to lose 1.5kg, then it has all come back over the last two days! I haven't even been naughty so I am a bit discouraged at the moment.

Is Lewis doing the 3 month growth spurt thing? I know we went through a rather rough clingy patch around then. Will he cling to your DP to give you a break? Got everything planned for your proposal lol?

[AnyDream]

Some of you younger ladies (cos I'm so old, hahaha me and Jazmum, oooooooold LOL) won't remember the case about 10 yrs ago where a baby DIED in Victoria because its (drug-addicted I think) parents fed it nothing but KFC potato and gravy, poor thing had kidney failure.

But I agree Noni, the fat is what makes the gravy yummy. Not worth having without it IMO.

LP we've got another 2 full weeks of school hols here - that's ok, because my project is nearly finished so we won't be having boring stay at home time all week long! LOL Promised DD1 we'd make all of her Belville lego next week so she has Belville world to play with. She'll insist on having all the good stuff and I'll be left with the ppl missing hands, etc, and no treasure to speak of LOL.

Arte, wow on the sitting, E is still bendy in the middle LOL. He'll have lots of tricks to show off when you get home!

Gracie, I can (thankfully say) the voms and poos happen at seperate times, though she has a tendency to let rip with really bad wind - you think you've got to change her but nope - phantom poo! LOL Hope you get some time by yourself, the clinginess is really hard.

Queenie, that's great you got to debrief. You can always go back and talk further with them if you need to.

Well I went to the physio yesterday (sloppy pelvis STILL) and today I was waddling again at the shops...(!) Very sore too. Who would've thought ... it has put an end to my speculation about a 3rd baby though. Just gotta be thankful for what we've got, I think.

[Trillian]

Oh Marydean, I wish you weren't still suffering with the effects of SPD. maybe you might think about it again in a few months.

Gracie, Lewis is diong so well hun. A doesn't poo and vomit at the same time though thankfully, but his farts are a bit dodgy sometimes and I have to check LOL. Hopefully Lewis will be past his clingy stage soon.

Hi Queenie! Is Miss S still on the improve? I had a de-brief of sorts with my midwife too - it's great to go over it all with someone like that and reflect on different things that happen.

Noni, there ain't much of the chicken that doens't get used at KFC LOL. I knew about the chicken fat in the gravy for ages, but it still tastes good to me - when we have a roast I use dripping to make the gravy.

Hi Baby Socks! Glad you made your way here. Have you been able to catch up on sleep today?

LP, are the big girls looking forward to starting school?

Still not much happening here. Still the same miserable weather. I went through all of Lindsay's old things to see if there was anything worth keeping for Alister, but so much of it has just gone either really yellow, or the elastic has perished, so I can't keep much at all. Luckily it was most of the cheaper stuff that I am getting rid of. So now I have heaps more room to store stuff now.

[*noni*e*]

am making a vege lasagne tonight its a ww recipe let u know how it goes had a shocking few days on ww pulling it all back together today lol desperate to lose atleast .6 this week because i'll make it to my goal (the one that they set me thats right at the top of the healthy weight range) of 62kgs.. its been really rainy here so its hard to take the stroller out for a walk... since dp lost his job and he can be home i am gonna download a free 3 day pass to the gym up the road and go try out a class or two before my weigh in in hope it will do something!!!

oh md - thats sooo sad that poor little bubby you see imo the ppl at kfc should have tried (they may have idk) to tell them otherwise u know like u can buy a tin of food at woolworths for x amount potato and gravy really isnt nutritionally suitable..
sherie - i like the potato and gravy too just whats in it makes me question ppl who let their bubbies eat it thats all.. oh and re the yellow thing i heard a good wash and sticking them out in the sun (if we ever get any again) is a good remedy for that havnt tried it myself though..

[Cally]

Hi everyone - short post, DH has taken K for a walk to try and get her to have a sleep so I am supposed to be starting dinner. She has refused the afternoon nap today and yesterday.

We had a nice day, popped into town, got some new books for her at the library and went out for lunch. She was very good, just sat on our laps and looked around.

Great photos Arte and Sherie - K is nowhere near sitting.

Welcome Baby Socks

[AnyDream]

Noni I believe the police interviewed the ppl working at KFC but no one twigged. They lived up the road from the KFC and would buy it and take it home with them. It's terrible that something like that can happen and no one notices!

Sherie, did you get my PM? Just letting the 3rd baby decision settle for now. I feel a bit as if I'd be inviting disaster to try for a third when the Universe has already blessed us with a 2nd which for a long time I never thought I'd have. Just because 2 is good, 3 is not necessarily better!

[*noni*e*]

thats sooo heartbreaking md!! suppose if they never see them feeding the baby the potato and gravy they just assume its two drug addicts who really like potato and gravy

[Ginger]

thanks for your encouraging words girls about lewis' clinginess! it really is doing my head in. i've managed to put him the swing atm just so i can have a minute to myself.

arte- the nybc is not going too good. i went really well for a week or so but then i went out for breakfast one day and it tasted so good and it kind of all went downhill from there. it's just so much harder to be healthy iykwim? especially when i'm so tired, not getting much sleep and lewis is awake and clingy all day long. it's very hard to do the exercise that i need to do to lose this weight. i wish i hadn't eaten so much red rooster when i was pg lol! anyway, i haven't weighed myself yet but i've joined a fitness studio and i have my initial consultation on monday where they will do my weights, measurements etc. and work out a bit of a plan so i guess i'll just take it from there. would love to lose 10kg but i'd even just be happy with 5kg as a start iykwim?
the proposal is not happening...lol...i still reckon it's his bl88dy job! i do enough for him i reckon, i'm not doing the proposing as well! i guess he did move states for me..but still...i reckon he needs to get off his butt and do some proposing!!

lp- i forgot to say back there congrats on your course. we all knew you were talented. your paintings are unbelievable. i reckon you should set up a website and sell some online. i'll buy one!

re the kfc potato and gravy. i used to work at kfc in high school and the gravy is the melted fat taken from the bottom of the cookers mixed with a little bit of powder. not good for you at all...but nothing from kfc really is, i think that's the attraction of kfc...it's so bad that it's good!

[Isadora]

Welll we had a good day at the shops today. Grandma spent a bomb at pumpkin patch, lucky Maddie. I bought Maddie a small Australia day flag to hold for Aus day (obviously!). Has anyone seen baby aus day onesies or t-shirts anywhere?

Gracie - Lewis will get over his clinginess soon enough. I'm sure they all go through the clingy stage, Maddie is just starting to cling to me a bit more now days. She even cries at DP sometimes. I'm still waiting for a proposal as well!! I would love to get married tomorrow. Speaking of exercise, I'm going to try to get to a body combat class tomorrow. I used to do it heaps before I was pregnant, I am soooo unfit now so I think I'm going to struggle through it! Good luck with your exercise plan.

Marydean - OMG thats disgusting the poor bub!! Yuck I wont be eating KFC potato and gravy myself now that I know whats in it, let along feeding it to Maddie. Thanks for your advice regarding the counselling sessions, I will definately mention it to her. I can imagine how something like that could stick in your mind for awhile, all the what ifs. It will do her good to talk about it and get it outta her system. Oh no sorry to hear about your pelvis...and you have two beautiful daughters and two is a nice number I think. If for some reason I couldnt have any more than 1, I'd be dissapointed, but so thankful for the one that I have if you know what I'm trying to say (i'm not being rude and saying be thankful, more trying to say you are so lucky...oh god I cant explain I hope you know what i mean!!!!)

Cally - Maddie is no where near sitting either! I hope you got her to sleep.

Noni - Have fun at the gym!

Queenie - Wow so nice of the midwife to talk the birth over with you. I think I needed something like that. DP and I had a big talk though, and he went through things I couldnt remember with me. Talking really does make you feel so much better. How is S going with her clicky hip?

Hayley - Aw thanks I love the pic too (thought it was about time I updated), she has a bigger cleavage than mummy!Maddie only just fits in the sink!!! I really need to move her to the laundry or the actual bath. The kitchen sink is just so easy hehe! No I am planning on getting a bath seat soon.

Baby socks - Well done on the routine woo hoo!!

Agnes - I sympathise with you about daddy only seeing bubs early in the morning and late at night. It sucks for DP, he wishes he had more time with her. Will sounds like he is doing really well, yay a toothie!! Wow did you film Will's birth? How amazing! One thing I regret about my birth is that I never had photos of me labouring & walking up and down steps trying to bring on contractions. Next time I guess.

Has anyone's bub ever had like a rattling chest? Ha that sounds a bit strange, but for the past few days Maddie has been sounding a bit blocked up in the chest, when I put my ear to her back with each breath she sounds a bit rattly - like she has a cold. I can even feel it when I'm holding her. She doesnt have a runny nose, high temp and hasnt been upset so I'm wondering if the milk has just been collecting on her chest and making her gunky iykwim. Does anyone have any advice, should I be taking her to the doc?