Babies Born September 2007 #31

[Artechim]

Pregpan, hope that N is sleeping better at night for you

Cally, I feel your pain. It is so hard to get anything done when they are 'helping' all the time.

I have figured out why people don't give curries to babies - it makes for some very unpleasant nappy changes LOL. I gave W some mild Korma on naan bread and with rice at the foodcourt yesterday and he loved it.

I think I have a blocked milk duct. My boob is really tender on one side and I can feel a big lump there. There was too much exciting stuff to look at yesterday so W didn't have a feed until 4pm so I was quite full and after he fed the sore lump was there. I have been sitting here with a hot water bottle on it and am massaging it when he is feeding. I have had a splitting headache today too so I am feeling sorry for myself.

[AnyDream]

Gracie, I nominate Lacey or Racey as your new nickname ROFL! Stop bragging about your roaring fire, its sooooo not fair!! Hey, speaking of pinecones, I'm thinking of trying to do a natural airfreshener for E's bedroom (near the bin area ). I was thinking natural vanilla in an alcohol solution in a bowl with something dunked in it to act like a wick - pinecone was the first thing that came to mind. Do you reckon that would work?

Cally, I had the "ouch" moment when I was thinking about K too. Brought back memories, actually!

Pregpan, I'm hoping N has turned the corner for you as well.

Clare I agree, she's brave!! It took me 8 years to work up the courage to go again LOL!

Jordie, if she's not really fussed about water, try a bit of rice milk (it's sweet like breast milk). Then once she's got the hang of drinking you could go back over to water again.

ETA Leanne, will be thinking of you and J tomorrow. Hope it goes well and it's the first step to really fixing the problem.

Arte - ow re the blockage. I hope the headache isn't the start of mastitis. Get to a dr straightaway if you start feeling flu-ey. Giving it a good massage under a hot shower helps as well. I saw my dr yesterday too re horrible nipple pain (it's now got a bleeding blister on it!!! Ow and she's given me ABs but also took a swab cos it's been going on and on). I can't say it's feeling better yet but I have great confidence that it will soon.

[Trillian]

not MIA - just sick as a dog LOL. have been on and off briefly today but my brain is fried because Paige had been up all night vomiting. Talk soon lovlies.

[Ginger]

mmmm racey or lacey you reckon?? pmsl
i don't know, i'm trying to think of a really pretty girl's name as we speak....

i love the pine cone idea. pine cones are so versatile! i love them

[Isadora]

Oh no what thread did I miss? My screen name is my real name, maybe I should be changing it!!

Cally - I burst out laughing imagining cheeky K standing in her cot waiting for a glimpse of you peeking through the door! What a cutie. Maddie hasnt been sleeping during the day either and also looks constantly tired. Do you have a major drama (like us!) trying to get her to finally go to sleep, being overtired?

Arte - Hope it isnt mastitis, are you feeling any better at all?

Gracie - Maddie has a terrible runny nose atm too that I've just put down to teething, gosh its horrible though. I havent really been doing much for it besides wiping her nose, whoops am I a bad mummy!? lol

Sherie - Hope you are better soon, are you all sick? Re the FP swing, is that the one that you can hang from the patio? Granny just bought one for Maddie that I am yet to put up, so good to see they come in handy for hanging out the washing. It will also be good for gardening I guess.

Clare - WOW to think we could be pregnant with our next bubs! Ahhhh OMG No thanks lmao. Ouch that burn sounds bad.

Pregpan - We had a really stormy day here a few days ago and Maddie spent hours in bed. So I agree with the weather making them want to be cosy and sleep in bed.

MD - I'm not too sure about your airfresher idea, I guess it would work? Just make sure DD doesnt knock it over!

Hi to everyone else, sorry for the lack of personals, I worked today even though its not a 'working day' for me. So I am pretty tired and wanting to go to bed early tonight.

[Cally]

MD - No, the kitchen has an angled walkway that would be difficult to put a gate up between it and the family room. Unfortunately don't really have the space to set up portacot / playpen.

Hayley - she is generally fine going to sleep in the evenings, even if she is a bit overtired. Which is good. And I wouldn't have minded yesterday if I'd known she was going to pull a 12 hour stretch last night so I could catch up on some sleep!

Sherie - hope you feel better.

Arte - fingers crossed you don't get mastitis.

Better go and do some cooking while she is still down - found out last night that cous cous is most definitely not a finger food, what a mess!

[*noni*e*]

hey everyone just logging on to let you know i'm still alive lol.. been reading but not posting..
ashas really crawling now never in the same place i put her for more than a few seconds lol shes funny when she wants something she crawls to where she thinks she can reach it and just lays down and stretches out to grab it lol.. anyway might bbl mwah mwah

[Artechim]

Noni, next time you post it will be your happy 2000th! W is all over the place now too, no bit of floor crud is too small!

MD, W had a vaccination today so I asked about the sore boob. She called a LC who said just to apply heat, massage and make sure it is emptied and it should come right. She also said that Vitamin C helps to protect against problems like that.

Sherie, hope you are feeling better

Haley, I think I have missed some thread on privacy too

Cally, we have an angled doorway to the kitchen here too, it is a pain

Well, I am having a minor pregnancy scare. The past couple of days I have had mid-afternoon nausea so I took a test yesterday afternoon thinking it had been about 3 weeks since we had DTD. It was negative but today as I was having another bout of afternoon queasy-ness today I realised it was only about two weeks ago. Now my mind is trying to link the mild cramping, headaches and nausea. I think I will test with FMU tomorrow to stop all the what-ifs.

As much as AF is a pain, it would be reassuring to have her back so I wasn't always in limbo wondering if every little cramp and twinge is a pregnancy sign.

[Ginger]

arte- have you had af at all yet? the lead up to my first one was hectic and i actually thought i was pg cos of all the side effects. i did a hpt and it was a bfn of course, but i felt really really sick. once i got af it was fine.

noni- hope everything's going ok?

renee- how was satc??? i'm dying to know if you enjoyed it. i'm going on tuesday.

cally- lmao at cous cous. i can just imagine it. i just found half a mouldy bananna under the table eeeww

well thanks for all your advice re: lewis' snot ladies. i bought a fess and have been using it, it's great but lewis reminds me of a walrus when he has 2 thick lines of snot running down his face.

[AnyDream]

Arte - OMG I'm waiting with bated breath! RU ok with the prospect of maybe being PG or just scared silly? (I'm looking at your Mt Doom location wondering which it is...)

Well it's been quiet in here today ladies. Thinking of Leanne and little Jordie, wondering how they're getting along!

Sherie - OH no I hope you're feeling better soon and Paige too. xxx

Cally, I was LMAO at the thought of cous cous everywhere! Great idea though, just gotta have time to clean the mess afterwards!

Is anyone starting to think about their bub's 1st birthday? I'm not sure what to do, DH will be away and it just won't be fun without him. I need a rent-a-family.

Well all's not quiet on the western front. Nipple pain is going away but the full-blown boob pain has started. Feeling blah too from getting the flu vax yesterday - thanking my lucky stars the Dr gave me ABs when she did, hoping that's enough to get it sorted in the next 24 hrs. I don't know why that boob is so much trouble...it's always the same spot where it gets blocked. Must have a d!cky duct.

ETA Noni I had a little giggle when I read about how A stops and reaches, E did that for the first few weeks of crawling too. It'll be funny when she realises she can stay in the position or even sit and still get the thing she wants.

Gracie & Renee I thought of you last night when Margaret and David were talking about SATC (she gave it 4 stars he gave it 1 PMSL). We're hanging out to see Prince Caspian and Kung Fu Panda with DD1.

[Cally]

First birthday - it's on a Saturday so I am thinking about a family bbq. Nothing too big, am hoping that we will have turfed the lawn by then so the place looks nice. And lolly bags for everyone (except DD!)

Joined the toy library this afternoon. Great value - and because we live so far from town (took me almost 20 minutes to get there lol) we get to keep the toys for a month instead of a fortnight! She's got some activity centre thing with heaps of buttons that makes all sorts of noise. Will probably drive me crazy by the end of the weekend.

Arte - fingers crossed you get the result you want in the morning - let us know. Try and get W's chin towards the lump too when you feed.

MD - hope your boobies get better soon!

AF started for me this week. Disappointed I didn't get a couple of extra months out of bfeeding.

Couscous, I actually wheeled her into the bathroom and did the clean up in there, easier than in the dining room!

My sister (the one without a baby) is coming down to visit this weekend. Will get to do some girly shopping while DD has 'daddy time'.

[Artechim]

Gracie, I thought it could be AF coming, I also thought I could be ovulating, really I have no idea lol

MD, I literally live in the shadow of Mt Doom LOL, Mt Ngauruhoe is about 20 minutes drive away and it was used as Mt Doom in Lord of the Rings. I would prefer to wait a few months before TTC but whatever happens...

Cally, I haven't been brave enough to try couscous, I can imagine the mess it would make though. I tried peas and corn tonight and he made enough of a mess with that. Thanks for the chin to the lump tip.

Bath time over, better go.

Does anyone else have a bathtime pooer? We have about a 70% poo rate at bathtime LOL

[Isadora]

Arte - LMAO not in the bath I hope! Cheeky monkey! Maddie is a predictable pooer as well, every morning after her 1st bottle without fail. Unless constipated!! Wow how exciting re the possibility of being preggers!

Cally - Joining the toy library is something I've been meaning to do. Whats the go, do you pay an annual fee for it?

MD - Oh thats a shame that DH will be away for E's 1st bday. I havent thought too much about it to be honest, but nothing over the top, much the same as Cally - a family bbq. Maddie's is on a Sat as well which is perfect.

Gracie - LOL at Lewis the walrus! We have the same problem atm. Have you had any big snotty kisses from Lewis?! Maddie loves planting her open mouth all over my face. If it was from anyone else I'd feel sick but with Maddie I just have to laugh iykwim! And wipe it off of course...!

Noni - Happy 2000th post for when it happens!

Bum I accidently posted when I hadnt finished!

We tried cheese and tomato toast soldiers today, and they went down a treat. I was watching carefully because last time she had cheese she went funny, but this time there was no reaction at all thank goodness. I also had a huge cook up today, I made a yumo pasta sauce for Maddie & a few annabel karmel recipes. Her food is so good, I find myself finishing Maddie's left overs!

I am seeing S&TC tomorrow night with the girlies wooo hooooooooo!

[Ginger]

hayley- that's fantastic that you're seeing satc. i'm so looking forward to it? are you feeding maddie meat? i'm just asking cos i know you're a vego so i'm wondering how you're dealing with the meat thing.
lewis loves giving me snotty kisses. he's so gross!

sherie- hope you're feeling a little better. i've caught a bit of a cold myself- was supposed to go to the gym today but felt too sick. i remember last time you got sick i caught it too!

leanne- hope jordy is going well today

arte- lewis has never pooed in the bath. i can't believe that! would totally put me off bathtime

cally- enjoy your baby-free shopping time. what are you thinking of buying? oohh i miss shopping

md- hope your boobs feel better soon we're having a double 1st birthday bash with my friend's dd. i think the plan is for a country and western theme with hay bales and pony rides.

[Cally]

Arte - no poos in the bath here yet!

DD is constipated again. I have a doctors appt on Tuesday so I will talk to doc about it then. Poor little thing.

Gracie - not sure if I will buy anything. Just want to wander around and have a cup of coffee without feeling like I need to rush because of DD. DH i is going to do the supermarket shop by himself with K - I haven't even done that yet (only picked up little things with her) so will be interesting to see how that goes. He's also going to get some gates to try and keep her 'confined'.

Hayley - for the toy library it's $11 for the year and then you pay a price for each toy (between $1 and $5 depending on the size).

DD had her biggest fall last night. She was standing next to the coffee table and fell backwards, collecting a toy on the way and banging her head on the floor. She was pretty upset, but I think DH was more upset - he's concerned about head injuries.

And we have a top tooth just about to peek through!

[*noni*e*]

cally - i think we might have atop tooth about to peek through too hard to see coz ash wont let me look in her mouth most the time.. if dh is worried bout head injuries maybe you should look into getting one of those head bumpa things jazmum was going to get, just google it and itll come up..
gracie - were you a vego too? i give asha meat n i dont eat it figure she needs it for now for the iron etc and when shes old enough she can make the decision not to eat it if she chooses.. i cook up roasts for dp and my dad and use leftovers to make her some food thats been the most successful, she likes bbq chicken too and tuna.. everythings alright just dont quite feel myself lately which is why ive been a bit absent.. thanks for asking.. hows lewis going with his snot now?
haley - lol i find myself finishing off some of ashas foods too lol its terrible!! no wonder i have put on weight lol!! glad the tomato toast soldiers went well and cheese isnt a problem anymore
arte - no poos in the bath here!!! gosh that would put me off bath time lol i hope he stops doing it!! could be to do with nappy free time?
md - we are doing much the same as cally but probably going to the picnic park thats near by here.. ashas birthday is a friday so we will have it on the saturday.. i want to make a cake and atm its going to be a butterfly made out of different coloured cup cakes sorry dh will be away thats awful
arte - hows the pregnancy scare going? eeeek.. know what you mean with the floor crud asha has so many toys but a bit of dirt on the floor is much more exciting in her opinion lol..

[Trillian]

Oh, don't get me started on floor crud - you would not believe the stuff that I find in his nappies sometimes LOL.

OK, here's the rundown LOL. Paige and I got sick Tuesday night - I felt like I had a washing machine agitator in my stomach and Paige was complaining that her tummy was sore, but I thought nothing of it. Amidst the usual wakeups from Alister, Paige comes in to inform me she vomited in her bed - lovely So I camped her on the lounge then got Alister out of bed who was now wide awake and went and sat on the recliner with him. Then Paige threw up on the lounge and basically anything within 2ft of her. So the night continued like that - I had about 2hrs sleep and still felt like ****e. Then Erin came down with it over Wednesday night. So she was home yesterday and she also had the runs because she already had a cold so her immune system was already battered. To cap it off, when I picked Lindsay up off the bus yesterday, he was asleep and I had to wake him up, and he looked wretched, so I asked him if he was OK and he said his tummy was sore *alarms bells start ringing at this point* and on the short 700mt trip home he threw up in the car - thank god for leather upholstery is all I can say - much easier to clean than the old car. But he is fine now. I have them all home today as I want them to just rest and try to get their immune system sorted before sending them back to school. Paige could have gone to Preschool today as she is well, but I couldn't risk it.

So to you ladies with Dyson's, or coveting one You can keep them - until they make one that does what my vax can I am never parting with it LMAO.

Oh, and I went to the Dr yesterday too (luckily DH was off shift and could look after the other three) and he prescribed some tablets to deal with the pain and the heavyiness (basically stops clots from forming, therefore making sure that it is all evacutated during AF and can't build up in the uterus, perpetuating the cycle) and I trial this for 2mths, have a u/s to see what is going on and depending on what the scan finds I will need lap surgery again.

Oh, and a possible development on the waking front - started to have another ordinary night on Wednesday, but at 3am I decided to wrap him - tried everything else with no success and what do you know - he slept till 6.45. So I wrapped him from the start last night and NOT ONE SINGLE PEEP OUT OF HIM ALL NIGHT!!!! I even checked on him to make sure he was OK LOL. God I hope I am onto somthing here. He hasn't been wrapped since he was only a few weeks old, so it didn't occur to me to try it now as the others all hated being wrapped - but even this morning when I put him to bed, I wrapped him, put him in his cot and he nodded off without so much as a single whinge.

Sorry for the mammoth post and lack of personals - will catch up later on

[AnyDream]

Wow Sherie that sounds like pretty-full on medicine, hope it does the trick, and you're spared the lap surgery. Sounds like it's been awful at your house this week - hope everyone's feeling much better soon!! Wow about wrapping A - sounds like you have discovered a secret trick...let us know if it keeps working or not.

Arte - that's sooo cool about Mt Doom. Does it look sinister when you look out your window? *Sigh* I'm sooo in love with New Zealand, we really should just hop over there for a visit!! How is your BB feeling, better i hope? Mine was pretty bad last night (I was starting to feel quite ill) but the massaging and ABs have done the trick and it's better this morning.

Cally - enjoy your baby free time. I find I stand there at the shop and I'm always putting my hand out to grab the pram next to me...even when it's not there LOL. Bit like when you're not holding the baby but you still sway like you are ! I cannot tell you how rejeuved I feel just from going to the cinema by myself for a couple of hours. Does a world of good. Glad K was ok after her fall, DH will learn to cope as they get happen more often!

Lacey - Fantastic idea about the country and western theme - I want one!!! E would love it too because I was holding up some scarves at the op shop the other day, so she could pick one to play with at home, and she chose this (*bleurgh*) hideous red and blue country one with saddles and ropes all over it PMSL! Will L be wearing a little cowboy suit? Awww how cute would that be!!

Noni I like your idea of the butterfly cake! A park picnic sounds lovely. I did a garden party themed Bday for DD when she turned 4. I did a big round cake as the middle of the flower and little cakes all around it as the petals, and then I used the large smarties to make a caterpillar in the shape of a 4 in the middle (black icing legs LOL). We also had the MD special, where you ice arrowroot biscuits, and then using lollies and icing tubes, you make pictures on them - like spiders, ladybirds, little flowers, etc. They always look excellent and the kids loooove them.

Haley, I'm sooo glad for you that the cheese thing went ok with Maddie, I know how worried you were after the first time. I'm going to try E on some cheese this weekend, just a little pile of grated cheese so she can finger-food-it.

Wondering how Jazmum is, haven't heard from her for a couple of days... has Pregpan left on her trip yet?

Our friends who were coming up for the weekend have rung to say they *might* be having the start of gastro at their house. So if they come it'll be a day later so they have time to make sure no one is ill. Which is good as it gives me more time to work on getting the spare room sorted out! It's firecracker weekend here, so we're thinking of having a little brazier bonfire with marshmallows for the kiddies and mulled wine for the grownups...mmmmm!