Babies Born September 2007 #21

hayley - know just what you mean!!! my dh likes to inform me about what colour his phlegm is!!!!!ewwwww!!!!! like i don't have enough gross things to deal with lol. perhaps i don't give him enough attention. Tough decision to make with regards to working etc. Perhaps just continue how you're going - especially if it is working out for you now. If things change down the track , you can adjust your life then. I guess, just go with whatever makes you happy. My dad told me something the other day - "life is not a dress rehearsal". Make the most of every moment. Something i am going to have to try and remember daily too :)

Ahh, yes, the phlegm discussions, I know what you mean!!!

hi everyone
quickish post from me, Noah is asleep on the couch (i cant get him to sleep in his cot during day at the moment so this is acompromise that is working for us) and i am waiting for him to wake up and then i will go pick DH up from work.
hayley - i am still looking into care options. i dont know what to do. i think it will be about 4 days a week once i go back to work so it is a big decision. we had childcare again today and i must admit i am growing to like it more. i have now spent quite a lot of time there and i think they are getting to know noah and it is better. so that could end up being an option. i have also interviewed a nanny earlier this week who seemed good and we have a family day carer to go meet when i get back from melb week after next. i guess then i will commit to work and make some decisions, may be a combination of those 3 options!!! how is maddie going in day care? i must say you are coping really well w all you have going on, good on you!
Jazmum - party sounds like fun!!! i hope Hannah isnt sick poor little one!
Leeann - good on the boys!! natural leaders at 2 yo hey!!! hope you have fun tonight.
not much news here... i am off to melb again on sun for a week as DH is away - i am half looking fwd to it and half dreading how busy it will be. will be fun to hang out with my SIL and for N to spend time with his cousin! and i am looking fwd to seeing my friends too!
Noah is LOVING his solids this week.. we did 2 meals today (well he has 2 ice cubes at a time) - carrot and pumpkin for bfast and apple for lunch. i know i have them around the wrong order but i guess it doesnt matter. Jazmum thanks for the tip about practical parenting mag i bought it today good article for us 1st timers on solids.
ok better go - havea nice eve everyone!

Jazmum - I like that quote, will try and keep it in mind!

Pregpan - It does get much easier, I dont know if you remember my post after Maddie's 1st day in childcare. I wasnt happy either, they gave her a heap of bottles and I was just generally feeling down in the dumps about it all. Now they have her much more figured out and can tend to her needs more efficiently. I figure it took us mums a few weeks to pick up on our babies cues, its going to take a carer a few times/weeks to find out what baby wants at certain times. However at the end of the day you have to be happy with the care that Noah is in, whether it be a nanny, fdc, childcare etc, so keep your options open until you find the perfect person/center for the job.

have been trying to help Hannah settle herself to sleep again. She was doing it for a couple of weeks, and then when school started and i was carrying her in the Hab it all changed. I put her in the cot happy and give her a toy to play with. Once she starts getting really tired, she gets really upset. I just can't bear to hear her cry like that, so i end up rocking her to sleep. It doens't take long.
I guess i'm just going to have to get used to waking through the night with her - at least i get some nice cuddle time (and i can watch Bridezillas on fox lol )

goodmorning :)
just popped on to say that my lil girl is so cheeky!!!! the last few mornings after shes been in bed with me for afew hrs and is getting hungry instead of crying she starts pulling my hair and clothes until i wake up n look at her then she starts doing a little winge n kicking her legs like well ur awake now so wheres my bottle lol

Hi Girls,

Well dinner was great but we got home after 8.30pm I we had some very tired kids on our hands. Put them all to bed and had no problems Jordy slept in his own bed all night until 7am this morning and Xavier ended up in our bed around 1am and slept until 6am Olivia woke at 5am but I put her dummy back in and she went back to sleep for 1hr. What a weekend I have this weekend. tomorrow I am going to help my Aunty move into her new house then dinner at MIL then sunday is Lunch out for my brothers girlfriends birthday then washing all the windows in the house. DH birthday on tuesday so having a BBQ for dinner that night then DH goes to Perth on thursday and home on Saturday. We paid for our annual easter vacation today and we are looking forward to that.

Hello to everyone

hi everyone
it's very quiet in here today.
Noni - that's so cute :)
leanne - wow, that is a super busy weekend!!! Glad the family is sleeping well for you. Are you managing to get a good night's sleep?
Off now to get Zoe from Kindy. Have to wake Hannah up - poor little chicken - but she always wakes up with a smile :)

Jazmum- The last 2 nights have been wonderful. I still am getting up to put dummys back in but have had no problems going back off to sleep just hope it lasts for a bit. I find I am always on edge wondering when the next sickness is going to happen.

Yippeee its friday arvo and I can not wait to go home. Might even watch that movie Knocked up on fox tonight. Oh I hope its still running.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Hi everyone - K has been very 'farty' lately, which is quite unusual for her. I still burp after each feed and she still has lots of little vomits through the day. Any ideas? There has been a few times when she's unsettled the last few nights and she popped a couple out before falling asleep again.

Pregpan - have a great time in Melbourne.

Leanne - hope you get some good sleep tonight in preparation for that weekend! Sounds busy, but fun.

Jaz - hope Hannah gets the hang of falling asleep for you soon.

We had an hour of screaming last night, nothing would settle her. I put Bonjella on her gums but it made no difference. Even holding her and walking around her room made no difference to the decibel level. I think we're going to have a slight change to the evening routine, might make quiet play time in her room rather than the lounge. The lounge is quiet (no TV) and dark, but she seems to hate her room in the late afternoon / evening. The moment we walk her out of the door she stops crying, starts again when we take her back in. I hope having nice stories in there will make it more attractive.

hi everyone
a few quietish minutes to write while Mr N watches baby einstein. he watches it every few days - am trying to decipher if he actually likes it. he only watches if i am right next to him!
Cally - we have also had a few v unsettled nights and he is extremely hard to get to bed - i have resorted to taking him back out to sleep on me and then trying again an hour or so later the last 2 nights. i wonder what it is? re the wind, N has also been more farty but i put it down to solid introduction and i dont think you hav started??
have any of your bubs developed separation anxiety? lately when N is v upset, tired etc only I will do... not even DH!!!
not much else to report - hope you all have a fab weekend. i probwont be on much next week as i will be in melb.

Cally and Pregpan- Sorry to hear bubs not settling. When I put Olivia to bed at night she is usually awake and if she doesnt go to sleep with just a dummy I give her a spew rag which she hugs and puts around her face. I know it sounds dangerous and weird but Jordy was the same. I go back after a few minutes and take it away from her and she is asleep. Xavier never needed anything like that and Jordy stopped doing it when he went to daycare. ( he was 1 and a half). Its funny how the things you did with your first you dont do with your second. ( I mean like rocking to sleep and putting in your bed) I look at Olivia like my second. I use to rock the boys to sleep at night then put them in there beds, with Olivia she just gets put straight to bed after her shower. I also use to put the boys in our bed when they woke at night but I refused to do it with Olivia. The boys still come in. Bed just not big enough for 5 in the bed. Oh well I must be off . Have a good one.

cally - that sounds like a good plan. Hannah is the same. I still need to burp her a couple of times during a feed, and she wakes during the night with wind - which is why i took her to the chiro. I'm going to make an appointment with the Bowen massage therapist, who I found out only lives a couple of streets away.
pregpan- Hannah screams if dh tries to get her to sleep - she stops as soon as i take her. I hope you have a great week in Melbourne. My dh is going down on a business trip next week - 4 nights away :(
Hannah is in her cot at the moment - trying to see if she'll go to sleep by herself. She's not crying - but is making a lot of noise. Not sure if i can hold out.

aaarrrrggghhhh!!! had a long'ish post which disappeared! now i know what you guys are talking about when you say you lost your post. :wall:

gist of it....
pregpan, enjoy melbourne. max is/was going through separation anxiety but i'm hoping she's over it.

jazmum, let us know how the bowen massage goes and how much it costs. max has been waking up with wind too.

everyone, have a good weekend. MIL coming tomorrow so it's either i'll be too busy to post or she'll be playing lots with max and i should be able to get on more often.

:)

There must be a full moon or something, Cally and Pregpan, I've had a couple of horrible nights with screaming in the middle of hte night going on and on (!) I don't know if it's teething or overtiredness or cranky about Daddy not being home (?) but geez I'm just about on the verge of a screaming overtiredness tantrum myself - wish someone would wrap me up and rock me and shoosh me off to sleep! A few new cradle tricks too, pulling herself over on the side rails and quite deliberating chucking her dummy out (cos it makes mummy or daddy come back in and then you can giggle and smile) LOL.

Noni I agree what a cheeky little monkey you've got there :)

Woo hoo our unit finally settled today isnt that great!? Our mortgage has literally halved, it is sooooo much more manageable now. I dont even need to work now, but that is another story lol.

Hope bubs settled easier for you all tonight.

Marydean - I started uni yesterday and took your tip and did study last night. Its very exciting but very scary at the same time. I am only doing one unit but its full on. Nothing like high school thats for sure, but I know I can do it. You are external arent you? F/T or P/T?? Sounds like you have a cheeky monkey too!!

Cally - How did your new plan of action go tonight?

Pregpan - Yep Maddie is also very picky of who holds her. Sometimes all it takes is a look at DP and her bottom lip drops, then the tears.

Fianne - Have a good day with MIL, no doubt Max will be spoilt rotten.

Leemar - It is funny how you parent the second to the different, not that I know of course, but I already have things in mind that I know I would do differently with the second. With the first I think you just feel and feed your way through while you figure out what they want and as you learn the role of being a mummy! Once the second comes around you know much more (hopefully haha)

Sherie - How is Alisters excema going? Took Mads to the doc today for hers and she was prescribed a cream with cortisone (spelling?). I have used it but my mum thinks its dodgy and gets into the bloodstream - have you/would you use a cream like this on Alister?

Anyway must go, we are having pizza night, naughty naughty!!!

hello everyone! Sorry to have gone MIA, but I have a blooming cold and feel absolutely dreadful. I thought it was just going to be hayfever,as I had been a bit sneezy since Monday, but by Wed arvo it really hit me. I feel like my throat is full of broken glass and I have a nasty hacking cough which makes my throat feel oh so wonderful and a head full of cotton wool. Alister also has it, but is just a bit congested in the sinuses I think as he is feeding fine, so no sore throat for him thank god. It does wake him through the night a little bit when his nose gets a bit too blocked. So last night we slept in the recliner for a few hours (MD we should form a recliner sisterhood LMAO).

I took him to our MCHN on Wd and he is a neat 8kg now and 71.5cm. He has this beautiful curve on his growth charts - since about 7wks old he has only been putting on 120gm a week (until then it was about 200-300gm a week), but he's just perfect. We had a big chat about solids too and luckily I have a great MCHN who is aligned with my thoughts on the subject. Scary thing is its only 3wks until he is 6mths old anyway! He is also really progressing with the crawling too - he can now get up on his hands and knees at the same time, but doesn't move or anything. He is getting more adept at his commando crawl too and is very speedy LOL - the big kids don't know what hit them because before they know it he is into their stuff on the floor.

Hayley, Alister uses cortisone based cream too and the dermatologist said it was fine to use it in small doses (not lathering it on in other words) and to use a regime of 4 days with cream and 3 days without and it's working well. There are some risks about using it too much it can be absorbed into the system, but usually thats with overuse kwim? Some are also not for the face either (the one we use can't be put on his face so we have a different one for that)

Someone mentioned car seats the other day (I'm really sorry but I forget who it was now) and Alister has been forward facing for a while now (since about 4mths) and honestly its the best thing I ever did as he was getting v frustrated at not being able to see anything and would start crying. Now I am of the belief that I am a safer driver when I don't have to worry about my screaming upset baby in the back, so even though he wasn't 8kg yet (which is the recommendation for turning it forward facing for our seat) I turned it anyway. And he had excellent head and neck control by then too so there has been no issues with that.

Leanne, Alister has a 'sooky' in bed with him too and its just a cloth nappy too. He loves it near his face (Paige still does it too with her blankie) and I just take it away once he's asleep. Often when we are out and he gets a bit grizzly, I pop it in the stroller with him and he cosy's in and nods off.

Hello to everyone else - I hope you are all having great weekends and Gracie, I hope you get better soon too.

morning all :)
how are we all this morning?
were doing alright over here except its so bloody cold and Asha only has limited range of 00 warm clothing coz i refuse to buy more as i am sure she wont be in it too much longer.. got a load of washing on atm and shes wearing a bonds long sleeve shirt and pants that are size 0 the pants come almost to her arm pits lol and the jumpery shirt thing looks pretty big but hey they dnt look rediculous so i am gonna start using the tracksuits and stuff i bought for her in size 0 atleast she will get a fair bit of wear out of them fingers crossed anyway!
she desperately needs new socks and singlets, she pretty much has no singlets, and the only socks that fit her are the four pairs we got the other day when we were shopping (went with mum).. u dont realise till you go to put stuff on that it dosnt fit anymore oops lol will have to go out next pay and get her some things.. shame the big w sale is over, atleast i think it is and we arent getting another pay till wednesday... i am absolutely addicted to buying bonds stuff now i love it!! so comfy!!
oh got two cute books for Asha while we were out too "if i were a lion" and "its a george thing" keep your eye out for them as they are super cute!!!
hmmm what else.. things are going pretty well with solids here, shes been having rafertys cereal every morning yesterday was the 7th day shed been having it so i let her have a small dinner at about 5:30 i gave her some avacado mashed up with a little bit of boiled water which she absolutely loved, so she can have that for a few more days and then we will switch it.. is that right? let them try the same things for a few days before changing it? shes tried two different cereals for 4 days each and this morning i mashes a little bit of banana into her cereal for something different.. she seems to be really enjoying it and we arent having tummy troubles.. ithink she wasnt quite ready before but now she winging when its time to have it if i'm not ready lol and squeeling when i am eating and not letting her have any haha..
haley - congrats on getting the unit settled what a load off ur mind that must be halving ur mortgage wooohoooo :)
md - asha has a few tricks like that pulling herself over the side of her cot and throwing things out!! was wondering too everyone when should we be lowering the cot? should i have done that already hmmmm..
fianne - hate it when posts dissapear! have a nice day with MIL i have dps aunt and mum coming over this avo so its clean clean clean here atm lol coz dp is doing a half day at work.. its mean but i am kinda enjoying the peace while he is busy with work..
pregpan - whats baby eintein like? asha loves tv she was given a hi 5 dvd but i dnt let her watch it much.. shes always staring at the tv i was wondering if i shld get something for her thats a bit more educational lol i should probably just turn it off lol oh well
cally - Asha is very farty too lol idk if its the solids or just her she dosnt seem to unhappy about it.. sometimes she has a bit of a winge then a big fart comes out lol but that seems to be the extent of it..
hi everyone else better be off its sleepy time lol asha is falling asleep in her bouncer n i really rather she go down in her cot as i am trying to set a day sleep in the cot thing if we are home she spends so much time in the bouncer i worry about it hehe probably just paranoid.. anyways thats enough from me buh byes..

eta - sherie we were posting at the same time - asha hates tummy time haha i dnt knw if she will ever crawl!! thats so clever of master A cant believe how much they are growing up!! oh and sherie it was me with the carseat.. and that makes me feel alot better because the other day in my mums new car the carseat strap wouldnt reach her anchor point to put it rearward facing so i said to her look we will put her that way and drive down the street i will watch her the whole way and if i dnt think she looks safe we will go home and we can get an extension strap later.. well she has great head and neck controll and she absolutely loved it, no more grizzling when we stopped at lights either coz she was occupied with other things coz she could see out the window we weighed her at the chemist and she was 7.4 anyway so i will probably leave her like that now :)

She went off to sleep a bit better last night, but woke after only 4 hours and I couldn't get her back to sleep, ended up feeding her and then spending another 15 minutes settling her. Then she woke again and it took me 35 minutes to get her back to sleep after a feed. I was grumpy too, the cat jumped on me in the middle of the night (she hid from DH when he was trying to put her out). As I was sitting in her room, shhing away, I felt like I could drop off leaning on the side of the cot. Shame the wood is so hard....

At the moment she is sitting in the washing basket playing away - what a great idea that is!! She hates lying down now that she can sit up.

Noni - I took all of our singlets up to my sister who is due in 8 days and haven't restocked our supplies in larger sizes yet!! Must do that soon. K is in her size 0 clothing and she does look a bit silly, but at least she's warm!

Sherie - hope you are starting to feel better. Gosh, A is a long little man isn't he?

Well cricket is cancelled today so DH is going to go and do the shopping so tomorrow we can have a nice day at home. There's a great place nearby for breakfast, might walk over there.

hey there ladies

FINALLY i get a chance to write a proper hello. lol. i am at the office today again. 4th day this week. mad mad. bubba is here too.

did i tell U we had photos done when T was 4 months this was the one where cause we bought a car, they gave us a $750 voucher? well, we picked them up today, and they R awesome. spent lots but got heaps of really different shots, 2 big ones for the wall, one in the stairway and one for T's room. can't wait to get home to put them up. yay yay.

boy the kids grow up quick don't they, looking at all of your signature photos there. they change in front of our eyes. T is so long and she is not a newborn anymore. speaking of newborn, have U guys checked out the Huggies offer for a small tent thingo. I saved my barcodes in case so i sent off for one last night. it will defintely be a fun cubby house even if she can't use it now. we will see.

T is in 0 size now. everything is getting too small and all of her clothes which were gifts are pretty much now unwearable. went to K-mart for that bonds sale and bought 2x size 1 (i can't believe it either) single suits for winter, some socks and a gorgeous white organic cotton track pant and hoodie. even the 0 size is really just right to wear now, come the depth of winter, her little legs will be frozen. hee hee. ow well just have to give her more cuddles.

she is so cute girls. she knows the words 'go sleep' and does it.

Gulp, i think i am the ONLY one left exclusively b/feeding. Am I right, or are there others around like me. All of my mother's group are giving their children solids. i have been putting it off mainly cause i am too scared to give her anything else. lol. she has only had 2 bottles of expressed milk and all the rest of the other feeds are via me. i think i am hesitating rather than waiting for good reasons. lol. i mean she isn't suffering, just need some reassurance that i will be ok. i have started thinking about rice cereal and started expressing again so i can give her some rice cereal with b/milk.

SupaB, Hi! You're not the only one - Marydean, Cally, Katie and Gracie are still exclusively BF; I'm still exclusively FF. I really should do something about updating the pics of the kids we have - and we haven't even had alister done at all yet. T does shound like a gorgeous little thing :)

Noni, definately give it a good few days when trying new foods - not only does it give them a chance to like it, it helps you single out any possible 'trouble foods' for allergies etc.

Cally, what a cheeky cat you have - maybe she just didn't want to be out last night :rolleyes: I'm glad K likes being in the basket. Sometimes it's the simplest solutions that work the best. Plus once they get a taste of what it's like to do something new, its very hard to get them to do what they used to do - like Alister hates to be layed down in the stroller now and has to be sitting up looking around.

Don't worry too much everyone about their pants being too long - when you're out and about and they are in the stroller/pram, when they are sitting up the longer length of the trousers etc make sure that their legs are still covered all the time too instead of riding up and exposing their legs.

I agree Marydean, it must be a full moon or something because Rory has been waking up a 3:00am for the past week! He doesnt wake up crying instead he is laughing to himself and rolling around in the cot ready to PLAY! Rory loves throwing his dummy to watch us run in to get it for him too haha. Its great when he throws it down the wall side so I have to move the Bl00dy cot!

We have had to get a routine in place for bedtime. Before we were just going on Rory's tired signs and letting him go down when he wanted to. But now he is hyper when he is tired and when he is like that its a real struggle to get him settled. So our routine is like this now evening walk, bath, feed, story time and lights out. We did it for the first time last night and he went to sleep within 5 minutes instead of the usual hour of kicking, laughing and squeeling!

Cally - Im glad you had a better night. Did you try puting her in the bath?? It will get easier and easier as you keep up the routine.

Sherie - I hope you feel better soon xoxo! Im glad they had a great time at the wiggles concert. Rory's LOVES spongebob square pants haha.

Noni - Join the club haha! I LOVE bonds to bits (for me and Rory). All their stuff wears so well and is really simple & comfy!

Hayley - Congratulations on the settlement of your unit! It must be a huge boost to have your mortgage repayments cut in half! You should be very proud of yourself. You guys are set for life! Oh which suburb are you in?? We better fine a cinema half way haha.

JaZmum - Hope you will be okay by yourself. I had every single family member and friend I know come around to keep me company while Dh was away haha. I hope you get some good results from the bowen massage.

Wish me luck for tomorrow night girls. Im going to a karaoke bar in the city for my girlfriends bd....should be very interesting EEEEEK!

Oh ladies one more thing. Rory wont open his mouth when im trying to feed him. Any tips? Its driving me nuts! And when I do manage to get food in there he blows a raspberry and it goes EVERYWHERE!!! Do you think he is just not hungry??

hey sherie - T's new 0 pants are still too short when she is sitting in her pram! oh, and the stitching is coming loose around the waist already :(

Rory has only just moved into size 00 clothes, some brands are still far too big.

ah reneenay - i LOVE karaoke! its great fun. let ya hair down girl!!!

i'm going to a wedding next sunday and T isn't invited to the reception - i HAVE to arrange someone to look after her! Eeeek!

hi everyone :hello:
sorry i've been MIA- i'm soooo sick- sounds like i've got exactly the same as what you've got sherie :cry:
i've been reading all the posts but don't have the energy to write anything...sorry girls!

sherie- thanks for letting us know about the car seat, i'm going to get dp to turn ours around today.

supab- i'm still exclusively bfing. gonna wait till at least 5.5 months before solids.

i've fired up and invited my mothers' group to my house on thursday- so i've got lots of cleaning to do before then lol. we've just been meeting at the centre so this is the first time at someone's house. i hope it goes well! i wish some of you guys could come ;)

hi gracie, u poor thing, rest up. actually i am having my mother's group over in a few wks for my tupperware party. i wish all you lovely ladies could join us ;)

goodmorning all very quiet in here this weekend.. hope its coz ur all just busy doing nice things to fill ur weekend :)
not much to report on this front..
renee - some 00s are too big for ash yet this morning she is in a bonds tracksuit thats 0 and it looks baggy but not rediculous lol i am confused!! with the food thing i looked after a boy that wouldnt open his mouth for food though he had a developmental delay and was 2 so a little different.. maybe try dipping rusks in and giving them to him to hold and put in his mouth to find out if its a problem with the spoon or hes just not really interested?? i knw it will be really messy but worth a shot.. have u let him hold the spoon? i let asha hold her spoon with a little bit of something on it and she loves trying to get it in her mouth and it gives her a taste of something.. if that dosnt work maybe hes just not ready? or maybe as ur gp or mchn??
gracie - sorry you havnt been feeling well.. hope you have a good time with
mothers group..
supa - wow cool about the voucher.. i am always getting stopped by the ppl in the shopping centre part of me would love some professional pics of ash but i really dnt want her dressed up etc etc (actually its more dp that has a problem then me but i do feel that way to an extent) i just want her as her iykwim and that seems hard to come by...
who said they were having a tupperware party?? i was thinking about having one of those to get the free stuff u know lol but i dnt know if i know enough ppl to get anything good out of it hahahaha..
lol so i post and then actually look at it and the post about the party is just before mine hahahahahahaha supa enjoy your party

Noni - I think that nakie shots of babies are just gorgeous, there are many people that do the nakie shots if thats what you are into? Otherwise just do them yourself - I took some beautiful and tasteful nakie pics of Mad that I am blowing up. I love holding her nakie, she is so chubby. Also if you are like me and dont have a spare $500 + to spend on professional pics take advantage of the free pic that you can get done at pixi photos. I got Maddie's back last week and it is stunning and didnt cost a cent. Did you get the vouchers in your bounty bag that enable you to go every 6 months? Thats what I'm planning on doing, dont care if I'm being stingy lol!!!

SupaB - I agree though, you spend a bomb on the professional pics but they are well worth it. Something you can cherish forever really.

Renee - Have fun at Karaoke!! I am in Morley, where are you? Dont know about set for life, more like chained to the bank for life lol.

Cally - I can sympathise with the silly cat!! Our Billy drives me nutso every night. What is with cats, they sleep all day and sneak around the house at night, pouncing on everything. Cant they do that during the day and sleep at night!? Wish I could shut him outdoors at night but thats just mean isnt it lol.

Gracie - Hope you get better soon, has Lewis caught it at all? Good luck with mums group on Thurs, bet you guys will have a ball.

Sherie - The cortisone cream has already done wonders for Maddie's skin, I apply it twice a day, its only 1%. Still I might do what you do with the giving it a break for a few days then starting it again. Thats good that Alister is on track, cant believe they will be 6 months in a few weeks, isnt that just crazy!? Hope you are feeling much better today btw.

LP is still missing!? :(

For the past 3 days now I have been giving Maddie a few spoons of the bellamys rice cereal for dinner along with her normal bottle. I started on Thursday just out of interest to see how she would go, she pulled a couple of funny faces but then started to chow it down. She is loving it, so I think I might just stick at this for awhile, take things slow, and then maybe start introducing more solid foods closer to 6 months. She isnt waking at night for feeds so she cant be wanting solids too much and also because I am worried about the whole excema/allergy thing. Another thing, i've only been giving her 4 spoon fulls max at each meal, though she could easily go more, but is it bad to give too much when introducing solids? What about tummy aches etc?

Maddie did the cutest thing today, she was playing in her bounce bounce thingo, and I was sitting next to her eating my weetbix going mmm yum and really showing her how I put the spoon into my mouth, she was taking it all in. Then all of a sudden, she started chewing with her mouth, as if to copy me!!! Couldnt believe it. Is this a sign that I should be giving her more solid food? She's still sleeping through?

Ok enough of my raving, need to go do some study, exciting stuff....

hey there :)
well my poor lil bubby is constipated it would seem... shes got those hard lil poos happening.. i gave her a tiny bit of prune juice in some boiled water as well as a tummy massage and a bath and i am not giving her her dinner meal (she only had it once anyway so not like she really misses it) and ive switched back from the banana poridge to the multigrain breakfast think it might be the poridge poor thing.. oh well she had a clear preference for the other cereal anyway maybe i should have listened lol.. any other tips for constipation?
oh and one of my friends gave me a swing for asha, u know the ones that hang on the clothes line.. she absolutely loves it :) hopefully that will make hanging the clothes out a better experience rather than me running in and out of the house or me trying to take her bouncer outside and it getting all dirty..
haley - nope no free vouchers for pixi photo :(.. oh well.. sounds good what youve been doing with the solids, you could try and give her a bit more if you wanted but i think her chewing is more a sign of her learning to imitate.. unless she is watching u every meal and really into it.. lol asha stares at me and licks her lips or moves her mouth lol then she starts squeeling or winging when i wont give her any and puts her arms out trying to reach it haha

Hayley, congrats on your settlement. Ours should be happening on Tuesday, they want the lawns mowed again and have decided with two days to go that they now need the leaking tap fixed. I offered to get it done two weeks ago but apparently it is more fun to leave it to the last minute.

Noni, wish I had known that you didn't have any pixi foto vouchers - I just threw mine out when we moved, I could have sent them down to you.

Ozstar, how was your anniversary?

Leanne, hope you enjoyed your busy weekend.

Hope everyone that is sick is feeling better and that your bubs don't catch it.

Will is in size 0 clothes now, I still squeeze him into some of the bigger 00 but they won't last much longer. I think I will try to weigh him tomorrow, haven't done it since his 4 month vaccinations. We have just moved up to toddler size nappies because the crawlers were leaving big red indent marks on his legs. These ones fit much better.

I had some photos taken a couple of weeks ago of W nudie. It was an offer for a $10 sitting and a free a4 size photo but I may buy some of the others if they turn out o.k.

Hopefully tomorrow our furniture will be released by customs so we can pick it up. Most will have to go into storage though because we are just in temporary accomodation for now. We were looking at houses today and I think we found one we might buy. So much for living carefree for a while lol

As far as solids go, we haven't been trying very hard. I give him rice cereal or a bit of mushed fruit or vege but he doesn't really eat any, maybe a small spoonful. I gave him a little taste on his tounge of my milkshake and now he won't eat anything that isn't yum lol. So no more sweet stuff until he eats his veges. He did suck on a peice of my brocolli last night (comes out the same as it goes in) and I got a little mesh bag that you can put food so they can suck the flavour but not choke. I have so far put in apple, carrot, cheese and chicken. He seems to like sucking on it.

Arte - Our buyers did the same thing with getting things fixed at the last moment. Such a pain!!! How exciting, buying a new home! Good luck hope you get it.

Noni - Maddie is constipated too, I've just been giving her water in between feeds and she seems a bit better now. Bummer that you didnt get free vouchers, however I know Pixi Photo do around a $10 sitting fee and you get a free photo. You feel like a bit of a stinge, but who cares, if they are offering I'm taking!

Maddie is sooo unsettled tonight, she has been waking up every 10 mins for the past 2 hrs or so. Not hungry because I fed her just before bed, I've given bonjella, but I'm wondering if she has a tummy ache because she had a fairly decent dose of rice cereal for tea tonight. Whoops.

haley - glad shes getting better, ashas only doing those horrible small hard poos poor little thing!! yesterday we had some huge vomiting issues too where she vomited more than she was drinking, it was really quick and heaps of it n she was gagging poor little thing is just full n cant get it out.. i'm hoping the tiny bit of prune juice n water ive given her today n the tummy massage will help...

Hey everyone,

Sorry I have been MIA.

Arte happy belated anniversary to you and your dh. We didnt do anything special for ours, just cooked a nice dinner.

Logan is 6 months old today, I actually feel a little sad about it. He is growing up so quickly. It is also exciting though, soon he will be crawling and talking. We have our 6 month appointment with the CHN tomorrow, will chat to her about solids and then start giving him them more regulary. No doubt I will have a million questions for those of you who's babies are already on solids.

Sorry for no personals, too much to catch up on. I hope you all had a great weekend.

HI everyone
noni - hope Asha is feeling better today. a friend was telling me on the weekend that she doesn't give her bubs banana, because she found with all three of her girls that it made them constipated. I noticed that Hannah was quite uncomfortable the day i gave her banana too.
Katie - hi there :) Hannah is 6 months too - i can't believe how fast she is growing.
Gracie and Sherie - i hope you're feeling much better today
Renee - interested to hear how the Karoake went
hayley - congrats on the unit settling. Must feel good to have that weight lifted off your shoulders. Can you tell me again what you're studying? sorry - brain doesn't retain too much info these days:redface:
arte - good luck with the house hunting.
i just phoned the lady who does the Bowen therapy. I'm taking Hannah to see her on Thursday. She said that the treatment will only take a couple of minutes, and there is no fee. That's right - they don't charge for Babies!! She said that she would be suprised if any Bowen practitioner charged for treating babies.
i've got all three girls sick with colds, and of course dh has headed off to melbourne today for the week. :rolleyes:
Hannah had another wakeful night - i think i gave her too much food yesterday. I have to keep reminding myself that her stomach is only very tiny. She gets so excited by the food though lol.
hope everyone has a great day.

I wont be singing karoke again anytime soon! Had a few too many drinks and ended up doing thriller on the stage.....the dance and all. So shameful! Going out for a night on the town makes me remember just how much I hated it! We left the karaoke bar at 11:00-ish and only got out of town by 2:00am!!! Once you get into town you cant bl00dy leave! Plus Its full of weirdos and agro drunks. Dwayne and I got abused by a car full of drunks just for sitting on the sidewalk waiting for a lift (we ended up calling Dwayne's sister at 1:30am to help us get home, eek) I just wanted to go home and give Rory a cuddle. I got a bit teary in my drunk state because I missed him so much. Im such a homebody.

Hope your all having a great weekend xoxox

hi everyone
still sick over here :cry: having crazy coughing fits all night long.

renee- i'm such a homebody too! i'm such a homebody that it's embarassing. i hate going out now. especially at night. it's great now that we have lewis it's the perfect excuse not to have to go into the city. it does my head in! i love nothing better than a night curled up on the couch with lewis and my dog. sure beats any nightclub! glad to hear you finally got home ok

hayley- that sounds so cute how maddie imitates you- what a little lady she is! so cute.

sherie- hope you're feeling a bit better, i'm a bit worriedthat i've given it to everyone in my mothers group cos i got a text saying 2 of the mums and 3 of the bubs have got colds grrr

jaz- sounds like you've got a lot on your plate with sick girls and dh away- i don't know how you do it!

ozstar- happy 6 months to logan! time flies doesn't it?

arte- i've been thinking of moving up nappy sizes as lewis sometimes has marks on his legs too. interesting to see you have. i've got 3 big boxes of crawlers still, but after that i might move up! lol

noni- hope asha is doing better. i wish we all lived near each other- i'd come to your tupparware party!


well, lewis now has two teeth down the bottom. i can't believe it. i tried to get photos of them but it's too hard. might try again later..

Gracie, when I had that nasty cough and nearly popped my C/S wound open again, the dr told me the very best cough suppressant (for a dry cough) is codeine. I tried it and it worked...worth trying if you're not sleeping. Definitely chat to your dr about best medication for it, some of the cough medicines say not recommended for BFing mothers but when you look at the Emims report it turns out they are category A (safe in pregnancy) so sometimes you can make your own decision based on that.

SupaB I'm still exclusively BFing, not in a hurry to introduce solids on account of all the extra work involved! I'm pretty sure E is ready for them but another week or three is neither here nor there. BTW I'll be Adelaide in a few weeks time so you could end up with a Tupperware gatecrasher LOL! Make sure you get some little tuppercups and their freebie plastic spoons (that they hand out for coming to the party) are a good size for bubs and toddlers.

Had a night away over the weekend, the portacot did its magic and E slept fantastically well again! DH reckons its his favorite thing in the whole house right now!

Hi to everyone else, am reading but not posting on account of high volumes of desk busyness being conducted here at the moment.

renee - i have images of you doing the thriller dance:cryinglaugh:
md - does E sleep well in her normal cot too? poor you having work to do.
gracie - you poor thing , i hope you can ease your cough for tonight
dh just called me to tell me his grandma passed away :( She'd be happy right now. Still sad though knowing that we won't see her again (at least not in this life)

JaZmum - Im so so sorry. I hope you and your family are coping okay. She is at peace now. And I bet your glad she got to meet your little Hannah :) Lots of hugs and kissed xoxo