thanks for the tips sherie - i have been giving him nappy free time and also we dont use soap on him (dermaveen only, lots of sensitive skin in this fam) so i wonder if it isnt nappy rash??? what else could it be? could he have something from the cold/flu??? oh i hope we donthave to go back to the dr... i will see how he is later today when i get him from FDC, je was up a lot of the night so i hope it wasnt bothering him? maybe something fungal? who knows.... it is like red around his bottom and then has little tiny raised bits... not big blisters or anything - anyone who has ideas let me know!!
Leanne - the party sounds wonderful and i am like you and will prob go totally overboard for N's bdays - i love to cater and entertain!!! we will have 2 parties for N this yr - 1 here and 1 in melbourne... so already overboard!!! hope your feet and back get better soon.
Sherie - that is such a funny story about alister!!!! and the popper bike!! wow to be the youngest of 4 he will be so daring!!! it is nice that he explores more when he is alone with you- i notice N is a lot more 'daring' - well as daring as you can be when you dont even crawl - when we are alone with him and a lot more shy when there are other ppl there.
ETA - had a look at some stuff ont he web and i reckon N may have a yeast infection - does this cause them pain??? if not i will see howit goes in the next day or 2 and then take to dr if it hasnt cleared up.. or is there something over the counter i can use?? do you think this woul dbe related to the flu he had? poor little guy.
Last edited by MamaPan; July 7th, 2008 at 01:55 PM.
Leanne, that's great it went so well! IKWYM about so many toys - imagine what it will be like for Olivia's first birthday!
Pregpan, the poxvirus that the kids have started out as small red lumps, then turned into big cheesy looking pimples - if it gets like that it is the same as my lot have. if it is a yeast thing then it could be fixed with some daktarin or similar, but not sure if you can put it in that area - maybe just go to the chemist and ask there? Our chemist is really great and is often my first stop before going to the Dr - if he doesn't know what it is or can't give you something OTC then he sends you off to the Dr. I don't think it is related so much to the flu, but more that his immunity is pretty low ATM. It can take a while to get it back to 100%. It could be itchy or just a bit sore from when wee gets on it, so it could be causing him some irritation.
Pregpan- There is an anti-fungal cream for babies bums called Daktozin, made by the Daktarin people. Although a chemist i went to recommended i use Daktarin to clear a presistent thrush (yeast infection). The rash was small red spots......
ETA- the Daktozin has zinc oxide (in sudocream etc.) in it as well, where as the Daktarin has more of the anitfungal ingredient but none of the zinc oxide......
Leeane- i bet you're exhausted! Wow, i can;t believe you have handed out invites for Olivia's birthday! You are super organised, maybe i should take a leaf out of your book.
Trillian- hmmmm might try a necklace, thanks for the tip. I can just imagine the shock/surpise/horror/smile on your face seeing A wizz past!
ok girls thanks - i will take him up to the chemist when i pick him up from FDC today. dont want it to get worse - has been 2 days now... it was red last week but no spots, now spots!!
i might try a necklace too - aaah an excuse to buy a new one maybe??!!
I just lost a massive post, so am not happy jan...
Yippeee I am soo excited to be seeing you canberra girls!! I'm thinking saturday morning could work...??? i think we will still be driving up on Friday...yes, we are driving DH wants to move his books into the office in wollongong...again not impressed!
MD: glad the baptism went well! oh yummo! soo the cake was good i take it?!! what sort???
Pregpan: oh wowsers we must have been really close!! i lived in meehan gardens!! griffith shops were my local and i used to buy leila's nappies from the organic shop, and i also bought the ellaroo sling from there as well!!
i think the bugaboo isnt too bad on the off road. i have used much worse! when i hired a pram in QLD, the blasted thing could barely negotiate a shopping aisle! but i think that i have been spoilt...
Sorry that poor N is having a hard time of it! hopefully, the chemist can sort it out!
Also, just for the record, Leila was pretty psycho in the weeks leading up to crawling...and then once she started, went back to her good humoured self...maybe this may be similar for N???
MM: yeah, we splashed out on the bugaboo. we were given a cot and changetable as hand-me-downs, so told DH that because we saved a fortune, i could spend one on a fancy pram...he ran with it! LOL!
Leanne: glad the party was a hit!!
Ange: yep i think i'll join you on the necklace front! leila is a pincher...drives me insane, not to mention the lovely red marks all across my chest...woot so sexy!
Noni: glad the smell is gone...now it is officially your place!
Gracie: yep, i would so go a doula next time around. and a friend! i reckon the more the merrier! had a million m/w in the room for leila's birth and it was great to have them all cheer us on!!
clare - hilarious - griffith shops my local - and i also buy nappies from mountain wholefoods and i also bought the ellaroo ring sling there! this is FREAKY!
in fact when N was just born and DH and I were both home we noticed a couple walking w a baby in a bugaboo in our area - a red one (if your pram is red that is freaky - mine is sand) - dont tell me this was you???? each time we saw them we were driving along and i wanted to stop to take a peek at the baby and say SNAP on the pram LOL!!!
thanks for all your advice re the doula- i've found one on BB that lives on the mountain so i was just about to give her a call when bugalugs woke up.
in regards to dp being at the birth- to be honest, i think a doula would be better. he was good but i think he felt a little useless.
he also got a hold of the gas and then passed out on the bed for 4 hours during my labour.
i think he would be better utilised looking after lewis. then i could relax more knowing that lewis was happy and i could just concentrate on the job at hand iykwim?
well i went out to breakfast this morning and being the big mouth that i am told me friend that i was pg and guess what? she is pg too! i'm so excited for her. we think we're due around the same time. it's her first so she's feeling a little overwhelmed but i'm just so happy for her and happy that we'll get to spend more time together now with our new bubs!
pregpan and clare- that would be so freaky if you two had seen each other before.
i hope all you canberra girls have a fantastic meet up. i wish we could all meet up some time
katie- i would've loved to have you as my doula! move to melbourne girl!
leanne- we want pics of the party. you are the party queen
sherie- yes, maybe a boy would be better do let me know about the clothes. i'm very interested. i like the name clair but a girl that used to be very mean to me in high school (well, i kissed her bfriend one night, but that's a whole nother story )- her name was clair and she was a mean girl!!!
alister is such a dare devil
ange- i wish i had the guts to have a home birth, but tbh my birth was pretty horrific last time and there's just no way i could do it at home. i was considering going to a birth centre this time, but as i was so overdue last time, i would've been kicked out anyway. i'm afraid of that happening again so i'm just going to go back to the hospital. hopefully things are better this time. hopefully my baby is not 10lbs3oz like its brother!
do let me know about the clothes. i'm very interested. i like the name clair but a girl that used to be very mean to me in high school (well, i kissed her bfriend one night, but that's a whole nother story 
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