b - she said nothing. she very rarely says anything when he speaks to me like that
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b - she said nothing. she very rarely says anything when he speaks to me like that
Teresa- My brother and his wife are like that. Whenever they come round they hardly ever look at Adrian, they've only ever held him once the week we came home, and leave the room if i have to breastfeed him. Yet still talk about how they will raise their kids (They dont have any yet and i dont think will) the 'right' way. It really upsets me that they dont care for him or show him any love, he is their nephew and you would think they would make the effort. My SIL in law also makes gagging noises and acts like she is going to puke if i talk about anything to do with pregnancy, labour, breastfeeding, pooping or vomiting. Basically anything to do with babies. I really ****s me and i want her to grow the F up! At least my mum and dad think the same as me and DH and cant understand why they act that way. Hope your brother sorts his attitude out soon.
Teresa & Jellymaker - DP and I cant wait till some of our friends have kids. Only because then they will realise how nasty and silly some of their actions and comments are now! Like "Why are you so boring now? You used to go out nightclubbing every weekend?" and "It isnt that you look bad Jess, it is just that you look like you stopped TRYING" (WTF?!?!?!) Even people that have kids are annoying with "Oh she is in your room still? Better get her out soon".
Missawah - Great news about DSD! You are a legend for taking on work as well! I tried, and managed one half of an email before realising I was just not organised enough :(
Ladies that are breastfeeding..... has anyone done this? I fill the bath so it is just under my boobs and give Tiah a feed once I have finished washing her. She LOVES it. She floats over my tummy while she sucks away. Her dad thinks I am crazy.. but it is so nice. She gets very distracted usually when she feeds, but our bathtime feed is so relaxed and cuddly :)
Good morning ladies :)
I hope you are all well.
meercat- no i haven't tried that. I have feed in the bath once...but not with lots of water- it sounds like fun! I will have to give it a go.
RE- family issues....i have the biggest a.....h....e of a brother in law. He was/still is best mates with my ex and i 'ruined' his life when we seperated cause my ex was no longer coming to all the family get togethers. So, instead of inviting me to all they're family parties and so forth he invites my ex and my ex takes the older two kids along to MY FAMILY parties and has a great old time with my family while i am at home. He won't even look at grace, and on the odd occasion we are in the same room together for 1 second he walks out. WHAT A PIG! The rest of my family are great though, just not him!
misssawah- it must be hard for you to have special time with you and dp and Harri. It is really important you do! I'm sure it will be really relaxing to have a little time alone when dsd goes home!
Teresa- i hope your family/friend issues work themselves out. Especially for Hamish's sake. Although i must admit grace sleeps on her belly for one sleep a day...she usually falls asleep during play time and loves that position. I do watch her very carefully though!
AFM- We went to mummie's group on Monday and met some lovely ladies and babies. One little bub was born 2 hrs before Grace. She is 4 cm taller than grace and is 6.2kg in comparison to Graces 4.6kg! So funny how each baby is so different! I have pulled out my backdrops and photography items to do a photoshoot of Grace. I have been doing amatur photography for about 5 years and have done all my neices and nephews! I already have my black backdrop out cause i done 3 photo's of grace when she was 2 weeks old in black and white (which are on facebook if anyone seen them!) I have heaps of ideas and i can't wait to get started! I will post the results on Facebook next week!!!
Have a great day!
Hi ladies,
Sorry for the short and selfish post but my mum just took bub home with her for a few hours so I can clean the house ( it sooooooo needs cleaning ), so have very limited time on the computer today. Hope you and your bubs are well, haven't gone through all the post, but promise to catch up soon!
Just a quick question.......has anyone have the safe and sound meridian car seat?? I have been struggling with mine. I find the newborn insert so tiny it 'squashes' Cam to the point of him just hating it and me dreading putting him in it. Can I take the insert out already? He is already 6.3 kg. I will move the head bit up ( I think part of the problem was that I have left it the way is was when he was newborn :redface: ) and I will move the shoulder straps up too. When can I move it around so it's forward facing??? Does it go by weight or age?????
Thanks ladies :p
B x
Beata- Im not sure about your brand of car seat, but, I think you have to wait till he is 6 months before you turn him around. I had my older 2 kids facing front at 3-4 months because they hated the backwards seat, but thats illegal now. Im sure if you move the straps up and take the head peice out he will feel a lot more comfy! (hopefully)
Hi Ladies,
It's quiet in here this weekend!
I done Grace's photo's yesterday. I think they turned out pretty good. There were a few shots that could have been better if i had professional equipment! But, overall I'm happy. I have loaded them on facebook if anyone wants to have a look :)
I hope everyone is having a great long weekend! There is lots of noise here at the moment cause the Pub Crawl is on...lots of people trying to beat the world record again! There will be lots of hangovers in this town tomorrow...lol!
Con, saw the pics on FB - they are awesome! You are very talented!
Con those pictures are incredible!
Connie, thanks for the advice on the car seat! I did get a friend over and she helped me to move it to one side (from the middle which was a hassle getting Cam in and out). BTW, Grace's photos are beyond amazing hun! They are incredibly beautiful, you are a very talented lady and Grace is a real cutie!
Still working on the personals girls.....:shakehead:
We had a really rough night last night. Cam was screaming from about 4ish to 10 pm. I ended up giving him panadol, on top of his normal infacol and gripe water. He was farting all night so I knew it was just wind and over tiredness as he didn't sleep much yesterday. Today he's been heaps better (sleeping heaps more probably b/c he is so tired from yesterday).
Is anyone else havinga hard time with tummy time? Cameron is so lazy and he grizzles almost as soon as I put him on his belly. He is holding up his head OK when I have him over my shoulder but if I sit him up on my knees I've noticed that his neck muscles are not that strong....
Hope everyone is having a nice long weekend, I am having a nice boring relaxing day tomorrow.
B xxx
Beata, have you tried a different formula? Every night was like that for us, and we eventually worked nout it was formula related. 6 tins of different formula and we eventually found one that didn't make him full of wind (he was screaming for about 10 hours a day) and really constipated. How is Cam with poos? We get one evry day now, whereas we were up to 4 days before.
No long weekend for us in WA - boo! Although we did have one last weekend :)
Miamunchkin, what formula are you on now? We're on Nestle Nan H.A Gold. This is the 4th formula we've tried. We have tried Karicare Gold (wind), S26(worse wind), Novolac (better with wind but poos very hard) and now the Nan (mostly OK but still wind). Is there any others? Cam is doing poos every 3 to 4 days, but they are not hard, like toothpaste in consistency and green in colour. I am scared to change the formula again in case he gets worse wind problems. He's been on the Nan for the last 6 to 8 weeks......
Beata We tried Karicare Gold, Karicare normal, S-26 (warned severly against it), normal S-26, one of the Nan ones, Novalac Constipation - which works fantastic for us, and Novalav Sweet Dreams, and Heinz Nurture Gold, both of which upsets Fraser's tummy also! It's a nightmare!Q I'm never changing from the constipation Novalac, cos he likes it and he's happy on it! He still has really firm poos when it's a warm day and he sweats, but nothing like he did! Hope you get something sorted for Cam soon! x
Miamunchkin, we tried the Novalac formula but it was for Colic. Cam was really settled on it, but his poos were very very hard, like hard cat poos. So I'm wondering if the Constipation formula would be better and it's possible that b/c he was already calmer on the Novalac brand, it would make his poos more regular???? Hubby went this morning to the chemist and got some. Reading the label though it says that it's not for regular use???? and it should be used after seeking medical advice? Do you feed Fraser just straight Nov. Constipation formula? I'm thinking feeding him the Novalac formula every second or third bottle and still give him the Nan, and see what difference it makes. Are you allowed to mix up the formulas like that though? It would just be introducing it slowly into his feeding..The Novalac formula tastes very different to the Nan.
Beata - The CHN told us to run our fingers down Tiah's back (Alongside her spine) while she was on her tummy to encourage her to lift her head. I also give her a massage each night and she stops grizzling the instant we massage her lower back and butt!
Beata, on speaking to the Novalac consultant through my local pharmacy, they said it's fine to use on a continual basis if they are actually constipated, which Fraser is. The "disclaimer" is on the side of the tin as they ddon't want you to give it to a child who is not constipated, as this will give them diarreah. We spoke to the CHN and she suggested giving one bottle of "normal" formula a day, which we tried, but unfortunatley, that one bottle was enough to put Fraser back with the cramps and constipation, so we had to stop it. He's certainky thriving on it and is now a very contented happy boy!
If in any doubt, give the Careline a call. We checked with our doc but he said to take the advice from the Careline as they would know more about it than he does xx
Beata, Arlee wasn't a huge fan of tummy time either, she actually has really strong head and neck control, but every time we put her on her tummy she would just rest her head to one side, and once she found her hand, she was in heaven just laying there sucking away!! We did lots of other tummy time - laying back on the couch, her on her tummy, on our tummy/chest. Putting her tummy down over our knees with a toy to spark her interest infront of her, carrying her draped over our arms/aeroplane style, on her tummy on the change mat and massaging/running hands/fingers up and down her body, brushing the back of her hair. As we did this more and more and she had more fun, now she is fine with tummy time on the play mat. We have to be careful now because when she gives a strong push she flips herself over - one way to get out of tummy time ha ha
RE Formula: I am very greatful Harrison clicked with the first type of formula we tried. We're on Karicare Gold and he is as regular as clockwork, wind isn't as bad as when we were breastfeeding and took to it very well. Hope you can find one that works :D
RE Tummy Time: Harri hated tummy time at first, but we just had to be persistent and ended up giving him less time on his tummy but more frequently. He's always been good at holding up his head (has been since his was born, little wonder boy lol) and got a lot of time on his tummy when he was little little being on our chests. Now days he can hold his head up all by himself 99% of the time. He can roll now from his tummy to his back so keeping him on his tummy is sometimes a chore. I think the best thing is just persisting with it. Try just a few minutes at a time or until they start really getting cranky, eventually bubba will be able to be on their tummy for longer periods of time.