Babies Born September 2007 #29

[AnyDream]

Aaah, E hasn't tasted lamb cutlets because when I saw them they were $30 a kilo (!!!) I remember when they were $7 a kilo AND I'm not old!

Sherie Yay for A sleeping a bit better. E bellows if her dinner is finished and she still wants more LOL!

Hayley, we have this thing that straps the baby a bit firmer to the trolley seat (I don't trust their straps plus you can use this one on regular chairs in cafes etc - handy when they are bigger) but she can still suck the handle/bar. DD1 sucked shopping trolleys too and no harm ever came of it LOL.

Cally, we have a playpen around the computer, and a portacot set up with a few toys in it in case i have to dump and run (ie broken glass emergency, someone comes to the door, getting hot food out of the oven, etc). I actually managed to have a (short) nap the other day lying on the lounge where she could see me, playing in the portacot. I got DH to move the furniture around this morning to fit it in a bit better LOL.

Arte, I think you might be right about E sleeping better when DH is here. She loves her Daddy and is very attached to him. Doesn't help me much when he's gone though!

Re Milk - on our chart of introducing foods in a delayed manner for the allergy thing they say to start small amounts of yoghurt, then cheese, then milk after 9 mths. As always, introduce a small quantity for three days or so and watch for any reaction. Most ppl are already giving their bubs milk anyway as it's in a lot of the processed baby food jars.

Agnes, I sometimes have the diet coke without caffeine. My friends all say with no sugar and no caffeine why would you bother LOL!

Clare, how exciting that Leila is crawling! LOL at your cats! Mine is quite calm about it all, DD1 was always very gentle with her. Boston Fluffychops on the other hand didn't know what hit him. However he finally appears to have realised E is human as he took his bunny toy to her to play with him the other day. It was hilarious.

Ok, better go, am supposed to be doing a bit of work on the puter before DH heads off again tonight.

[Artechim]

Clare, that is a crazy price for lamb chops! I refuse to buy chops unless they are on special for $9.99 per kilo. Luckily we got half a cow off my mum and it works out to be $7 per kilo for all the fillet steak, roasts, stewing steak and mince that should last us all year. I will check out the Pinky site, but I think most of the sleep issues focus on settling the baby which isn't really our problem - he goes to bed easily, just wakes constantly.

Haley, I would love to have a date night but any potential baby sitters are two hours away and since he won't drink from a bottle or settle without boobie (and wakes every hour) I don't think I could leave him anyway. The longest I have been away from him is 1.5hours when I took the cat and dog to the vet. I would really like some time to myself but I have no idea how to do it

I think I will give plunket a ring tomorrow and ask what sort of techniques they are likely to suggest because I really don't want to drive 2 hours just to find that they want me to put him in the cot and leave him to cry.

The cutest thing ever happened the other night - we went out to dinner and in the hotel lobby there was another little boy that had just learned to walk and W was walking holding my finger and then he started chasing the other little boy (still holding my finger) lol it was soo funny, every time he caught the other boy he patted him and they both laughed and then the other boy would toddle off again

[*noni*e*]

oh gosh theres soooo many posts since last i posted lol ive kinda been skimming through occassionally but things have been busy so i havnt been able to post..
does anyone know anything about oral thrush??? Asha has it and lately shes been really off her bottle could that be why? is thrush irritating, i am assuming so.. ive got daktarin now so hopefully that will clear it up..
went to the baby expo saturday and looked at a few mcn options.. ended up going with pea pods over itti bitti delish mainly the price and the style fit us more plus they come with a little bag u can put them in once they are wet or soiled etc.. so we got two to try them out, have only used one once but it held up really well no leaks and she felt nice and dry
arte - ohhh how adorable!! i cant believe W is walking sooo early!! way to go!!
md - sorry dh is heading off again the first time i introduced a food with milk powder it was coz i realised the jar one id given her had it in it anyway and no reaction.. how is the food introducing going? are u doing that coz miss h was sensitive to something?
sherie - i find the teething relief usefull but not when shes at her worst iykwim then sometimes not even panadol or nurofen will help.. i dont find nurofen that usefull for asha actually.. weird..
agnes - is the preemie ok? out of hospital? lol @ babies being addictive
cassius - congrats on the crawling, Ashas just started going forwards lol shes not near quick enough to follow people yet though i am sure it wont be too long
hi to everyone i missed biig waves!!! just cant catch up on it all lol

[Ozstar]

Hi spunky mummas,

I am so supa dooper sorry I have been MIA, I am such a bad baby buddy *smacks hand*.

I have no chance on catching up since your all such chatterboxes, so I apologise if I have missed something important. I was reading every now and then but these threads move a mile a minute.

Anyway not much happening on our end. Still no teeth but we think they are coming now, have bought some Hylands teething relief which seems to be doing the trick. Have joined a playgroup and so far we are loving it, last week they shouted us coffee and cookies and we sat in the park chatting.

I hope everyone is well. Big thanks to Arte for checking up on me, your such a sweetie. I promise to try and be a better baby buddy from now on lol.

[Cally]

Katie - welcome back, you're not a bad baby buddy, you're just a busy mummy!!

MD - let me know when you want to meet for coffee this week

Sherie - we have the Brauers teething relief, but I don't know if it makes any difference. We have the Brauers Calm and I've used that a few times (prior to sleep school when I needed an easy night) and it definitely works.

K did not want BM this morning! Each time I offered she just threw her head back. Ended up expressing and mixing it in with her weetbix so at least she got some that way (only got 50mLs though). I thought she was getting better, yesterday there were only 2 feeds when she only wanted one side, every other time she had 2. Hope she gets interested again soon!! At least she has both sides before bed and the middle of the night feed.

Well I better go and pack, we're heading up to my parents for the week so they can have a 'Katie fix' before heading to the Kimberley for 3 months!

[Leemar]

Morning Girls,

Well I am trying to do the mountain of washing I have and clean the house and keep the kids in toe. ATM they are all resting Oh I have to go to the shops today too so that will be interesting with all 3...

Lamb Cutlets- I am always using them so I buy them all the time when I see them on special. Olivia no likes to chew on the chicken drumstick bone too when we are having chicken. Which is tonight - Lee's Famous Roast Chicken is on the menu.

Katie- Welcome back.
MD- Sorry If I upset you about saying how Olivia sleeping though dont forget I have 2 other little boys that keep me up some nights. Speaking of that Xavier had Temps the last 2 nights I think he is getting the cold. Hope E Slept better for you last night.
Art- Way to go W you are really advanced. How cute too playing with the other boy. I think Jordy was like that too... One minute he was holding my hand next he was running

Cally- Have fun at your parents
Noni- The Daktarin should clear it all up

Oh I forgot to mention I have booked DH in to get the snip he first visit is on the
17th June and they said they do the procedure about a 1week after that.
Hello to Everyone and have a wonderful day

[Trillian]

Ooooh Leanne, roast chicken sounds goood. I don't do chicken often because it never goes far with all of us and I find the big ones are too dry and tough. Good luck at the shops today too LOL. Is your DH nervous at all?

Cally, LOL at the parents getting their Katie Fix. How far away are they from you again - I can't remember if you've previously said. The healthfood shop I got hte colic relief from didn't have the calm one, but I might ask if she can get it in - she is pretty good like that.

Katie! Hello to you! Thats great you are enjoying playgroup - Logan will get so much out of it, especially once he is a bit bigger and can join in more. How lovely they shouted coffee and cookies - that would have won me over for sure LOL.

Noni, The one MCN I brought was a peapod and I really liked it too, but Alister just didn't look comfortable sleeping in it, like there was too much bulk for him. I suppose he would have gotten used to it, but I decided it would be too much washing if I went all out and converted over.

After a bit of research on teething relief, I decided to get some Weleda teething powder because on the other forums I checked out, they couldn't recommend it highly enough. Fingers crossed that it is as good as they say it is. Hopefully I should have it by the end of the week. Although last night wasn't too bad. He woke at around 10.30 and I gave him nurofen because he did seem really upset, and we only had 4 more wakeups after that all between 11 and 1.30 and after that he slept till just after 7am. Poor DH spent the night on the couch because he was too tired and wanted unbroken sleep LOL And this morning his gum where the tooth is is sooo red and almost translucent and it does look like the skin is just starting to split open. He also refused to eat brekkie too, so he is in bed now sleeping after having a dose of panadol because he isn't even sucking on his dummy normally either - he puts it to the other side of his mouth to the sore tooth and sucks it, so it must be really sore today.

On the home front I have a mountain of washing to do because it rained almost constantly yeterday - nothing beneficial, just sleety misty rain. I have already done 4 loads and I have another 3 to go *sigh*