The cheek of the ob!! Glad your cysts are gone Jleigh.
How is everyone going? I took DS to mg on tues and weighed him and we're past 5kg! Even in crawler nappies now..... Stop it baby!
Printable View
The cheek of the ob!! Glad your cysts are gone Jleigh.
How is everyone going? I took DS to mg on tues and weighed him and we're past 5kg! Even in crawler nappies now..... Stop it baby!
Aww Dansta, hope you feel better soon. All of you.
JLeigh - glad the cyst is gone. And that you can read the report yourself and save a trip to the ob. Hope bub is having a better day today. :(
Little O - great weight gain! They are growing too fast, these babies. I've had to put away my tiny NB MCNs. She's fitting into the OSFM ones now, which means she's well over 4 kg and closer to 5. The little cheeks just keep getting chubbier and so do the thigh rolls!
We're off to the southern highlands this afternoon for a weekend away with a whole bunch of friends. Should be fun! It's only two hours in the car, so fx it all goes well. It's DD2 who's likely to be the unhappy traveller, but we'll see.
Jleigh - ergh cheeky ob! Hope the pains gone poor thing
Yules - yay for weigh gain Pooo for crawler nappies already!
Jen- aww getting bigger! Enjoy your weekend away!
Afm: djs on the mend it seems, vic & miss bugs too. Bm up.the nose helps her to sneeze the snot out... Which TMI can be gigantic for such a little snout.
Saw the mchn wednesday. Miss bugs was 4.3kg so near enough to a kg up on birth weight.
Question... Any one elses bubs holding poo? Miss bugs started out as every three then 5 now 7 days heaps of wet nappies with lots of farts i think her next poo maybe a 'strait into the bath' one.
Dansta - glad you're all doing better. I shudder to think what a 7 day poo would be like here. We get 2-3 decent sized ones and 2-3 skid marks a day here ;)
Yules - crawler nappies?! Eek. Stop growing!
Jen - Have a great weekend. We were planning a trip in March, but Bub can't even make it around the corner without screaming tears, and I can't fit in the backseat, so we'll stay home until he's older.
What do you use for cradle cap? Bub's whole head is a flaky, snowstorm! We put olive oil on every night...would coconut oil work?
Hi everyone!
Jleigh, I have used a product called egozite (I think, or something similar) from the chemist for ds1 when olive oil didn't work.
Hope you had a great getaway Jen?!
Sounds like all the bubs are growing nicely.
We had a paed review today - a couple of day short of 7 weeks and DS2 was just under 3.9kg fully clothed so he is gaining steadily.
He's quite congested at the moment, and struggling keeping much milk down so we they suggested we try and feed a bit more frequently.
We also need to try and increase his awake time, which is hard - put him down to have some tummy time and he went to sleep! Haha!
We also haven't been discharged from him :( he wants to keep his eye on a couple of things, so a further review in 10weeks.
I am thankful for the last couple of nights, where he has had an 8 hour block of sleep fed and gone back down - as DS1 was a handful yesterday and in hospital earlier in the week.
How is everyone else? Especially LittleO and Jennifer who aren't in the FB group?
Hi girls!
Sahbear - is DS1 okay? Sounds like the littlest man is getting there in his own time. ;)
JLeigh - how's the cradle cap? No idea what to do here as I've only dealt with small flaky spots.
We had a very nice weekend in the southern highlands. DD1 ran wild with about a dozen other kids (stayed with a bunch of families in a huge 90 yr old house). The littlies did well with the change. It was nice to get out and do something different. And no washing for two days!
We are pretty good here. Naps are still short (haven't had anything over an hour for two weeks), and 2-7pm (give or take, depending on kindy pick,up) is cluster feed and doze on Mummy time. Feeling good about that now I've resigned myself to it. The rest of the day is 2-2.5hr feeds, with 2-3 feeds overnight. The Red Cross is coming to do the paperwork for some home help next Tues, so will find out exactly what they offer then. Mum goes home (again) on Monday, so hoping I'll be ok. Bub was 57cm and 4380g at his check on Tues (8.5wks), so spot on. Just about out of 0000 onesies. He's had three car trips this week here he's only cried for the last two-three mins, so is maybe getting used to the car (man I hope so!). And the cradle cap is slightly better, just slathering on the olive oil twice a day. Vaccinations went well today too.
Jen - The trip sounds full on but fun!
Sah - I'll swap some of your DS' extra sleep for some of my DS' constant feeds and catnaps! Seriously, I hope things improve with the bringing up milk and congestion. Poor little thing. How's DS1 now?
JLeigh, sounds like he's doing well. We have vax next week, not looking forward to it. :( It'll be DD3's first nasty medical experience. My GP always feels bad about giving needles to my babies. Might try those anaesthetic patches on the skin first for her.
We have long evening feeding sessions until about 9pm. Then DD3 crashes for the night. I feed her once at some point during the night, then she sleeps until 8am, sometimes 8.30. :hide:
Hi everyone! I've been a bit slack in here lately.
Dd2 is going I know. We had a trip to the paed last week because she stops breathing when she sleeps and was having massive regurgitation sessions. He said she has floppy throat muscles so she actually breaths in her reflux sometimes and that's what causes the stop in breathing. She seems to have improved now with sleeping elevated.
She is still a big baby though. A week ago when she was weighed she was 5.4kg a full kilo from birth. She is also 58cm. I have the 6 week check up tomorrow, not too worried because she was fully checked at the paed last week. It's just me that gets the full oil change!
She's also started doing 6 hour stretches at night. Makes me feel a bit more human!
Someone asked about cradle cap? I've heard olive oil is great but moo goo make a cradle cap cream and everyone I know who has used it swears by it.
Little O - Glad the sleep/breathing issues have improved. I'd have been scared if it was me.
We can't do Moo Goo as Bub is dairy intolerant. Olive oil is keeping it at bay for now.
I've not been here much recently either. I'm concentrating on getting going with my photography. It's been a long time coming.
DS is going well, sleeping a bit messy during the day with school drop offs and pick ups but is going well at night. Did 10 - 5ish the other day which was blissful for me.
Had him weighed on tues at mothers group and we've hit 6010g! He'd gained 400g in a week. He's 57.5cm long too. Seems like a giant baby now.
I'm starting to struggle with a sore back and neck. Not sure if I need a massage, a chiropractor or what! It's just a bit ouchie.
All else going well, loving my littlest man. :)
Wow, sounds like all our bubs are going great guns with weight gain. My little piggy was over 5.2 kg clothed last weekend, so she's past 5 kg by now bare. She'll be double her birth weight in a couple of weeks. Can count the rolls on her legs and she's getting chubby cheeks. Because she's growing so fast and clearly eating enough she's a fabulous sleeper. She goes down (passes out) around 8-8.30pm, has a quick feed in bed at about 3.30am and then sleeps in until 8am. I am guessing she'll drop the 3.30am one when she's ready. Has at least two long naps during the day and if I'm lucky I can get DD2 down at the same time in the afternoon for some quiet me time (which generally involves washing and work, but hey, at least I'm not being interrupted).
She had her vax yesterday but seems to have had no ill effects.
Best get off to bed now, I have work tomorrow.
Hi everyone!
Sounds like all the bubs are going great, and everyone is being kept busy too.
We are going well! DS2 is nearly at 4kg which is exciting and is 8 weeks old today.
We have although had a trying 24hours with 2 poo explosions one in the car seat which covered DS2 and the car seat and the second covering him, as he was about to be put in the now clean car seat. We have also hAd 2power spews, one covering me as we were about to go out, and the other covering him and the clean car seat. Argh!!
Fingers crosse for a better 24hours ahead!
Me again!
How is everyone going? How are the bubbas?
I can not believe how fast time is going.
DS2 is 8.5 weeks, and has finally cracked 4kg. He weighed in today at 4.3kg so the last couple of weeks he has porked up.
I went to my first mothers group session today, the girls seemed lovely. Will continue with the next few sessions at the clinic and see how I go.
DS2 is also rolling constantly now. Can only go tummy to back, but is trying to go back to tummy.
Everytime we put him on his tummy, he rolls over - makes tummy time hard!
He is continuing to sleep well thank goodness. I generally give him a feed 945/10 so he's in bed by 1015 at the latest He will then wake anywhere between 330 and 6, normally around 5 and then goes straight back down for another 4ish hours till around 9ish. It definitely makes dealing with DS1 easier!
Sah - Sounds like you've got the whole sleep thing aced! Glad you're enjoying mum's group too - We started playgroup this week and there are three of us with bubs under 4 months, so I don't feel so alone - especially as I couldn't find a mums group anywhere.
Bub is heaps happier at the moment, lots of smiles, babbling and the beginnings of giggling too. He's quite interactive, batting at toys and having conversations with us. He's only waking twice a night most nights and is pretty quick to resettle too. ;)
I'm still struggling with feeling anxious and not in control, but getting help and hoping to keep improving.
Oh, and I got all my hair chopped off on the weekend - really happy with it :)
Hi girls! We are doing well too. DD3 is a chubby thing and double her birth weight already at over 5.5 kg. She's the fattest baby I've had - neither of the others ever approached the 50th percentile on the charts where she's reached. Poor thing just about chokes when I feed her there's so much milk. I think tandem feeding is giving me a ridiculous amount to satisfy both girls.
DD3 is also a good sleeper. She's just started going down for the night 7.30-8pm. She wakes once during the night and then likes to sleep until 8am. Occasionally I get a wake up for a quick feed around 5am, but sometimes she just wants to be put on her tummy to wriggle and pass wind. ;) It does make it easier to get DD2 sorted first.
We are nanny shopping again as ours has decided to study full time. I'm more worried for DD2 who's so attached to her. We have had some good applicants we start meeting from tomorrow, so should have a new one quite quickly. But DD2 adjusted last year when we found this one, so hoping it's a smooth transition.
So slack at coming in here...sorry!
How's everyone and their bubbas?
DS2 was 12 weeks last Thurs. He's wearing 000's, smiling and laughing and has started batting, kicking and grabbing things. His silent reflux is under control with meds, and we're doing well without dairy or soy in my diet. He had a few days on steroid cream last week as his cradle cap and eczema were really bad. He is drooling something chronic (and now has sweat rash/red raw skin on his neck as a result.*sigh*) and I have the feeling we'll see teeth I the next month or two. Poos are few and far between, and causing a few grizzles the day or two before ;) He can now manage a 5 minute trip in the car without screaming, and will usually stay asleep in the car if I cuddle him to sleep before he goes in. Waking twice a night for feeds (but quick and easy to resettle 9 times out of 10) and this week we've finally started getting a few day sleeps longer than 40 mins. Still no predicting which nap might be the long one, but hey, it beats 15 min cat naps!
Would love to hear how everyone else is doing. :)
Hello!
We are going really well here.
Ds2 was 10 weeks yesterday and still a chilled out little monkey.
He's still in his 4x0 but I think he's going through a growth spurt, he's looking a lot bigger at the moment.
He smiles loads, and we don't hear too many cries.
He's still loving his sleeps, and I worry that he is sleeping too much sometimes!
He desperately wants to move, he's little legs go and go when he's on his tummy, and very cute to watch.
He is still rolling tummy to back all the time, but not yet mastered the other way, although he's trying too!
We are busy planning DS1 3rd birthday, a pirate themed party. I've just ordered some cute pirate pants and a dribble bib for DS2 to wear on the day from a lovely WAHM.
We are going to a mothers group, and the girls seem lovely. It's been nice to connect IRL with mums with bubs at the same stage, just as it was with DS1.
We also go to a playgroup one morning a week, mainly for DS1 at the moment, but once DS2 is bigger I'm sure he will love it too!
Hope everyone is well x