Babies Born ~ March 2012 #2

[lct76]

Skye is it today that you are getting A's eyes checked? I am sure it will all be fine, but thinking of you and hope it is merely a matter of time before she is watching your face like a chubby little hawk.

[Elocin]

Good luck at A's appt today Skye! Update when you can hun x

Buffy, your weekend sounds great! I hope you manage to fit some down time with your man and W. Hopefully sleep school will your little babe out and help her realise how awesome sleep is!!

LCT, that is AWESOME!!!!!!! Oh Dr Yves-il, you are so good to your Mumma!!!

Fuzzy, have an awesome time away! Do you have to travel far?

A pretty good night here... He slept from 9pm-5am only waking for about half an hour at 1.30am. I fed him at 5 and put him back in bed with DH while I showered and ate breakfast.

C man just woke up from an hours nap in his bassinet which mean I could pack and get some ironing done. He's now falling asleep again on the boob.

Dsd1 has her formal tonight so we are heading to DH ex's this afternoon to see her dressed up. Dsd was telling me that all of her friends want to hold Connor but are too scared he will vommy on their pretty dresses

[skybie]

So the DR isnt too concerned atm, she was looking at him and smiling little wench! he thinks because she was 3 weeks early (potentially 4 in dr world) that she's just as good as 8-9 weeker and probably just needs time to catch up, apparently she may be a bit behind with things for her age until 18 months (rolling crawling ect) and to just keep trying to engage her like we have been.
If no improvement by our 4 month mchn app then back to the docs for a referal to an opthomologist to make sure the structures in her eyes are ok, but like i said he's not concerned at the moment happy days

[Elocin]

Awesome news Skye

[buffy1]

That's fantastic Skye! Great news.

[lct76]

Atta girl A

[Novella]

Hi Ladies

Skye thats fantastic news! So happy that everything seems okay and its great you have a heads up about other milestones being a little bit later too

Buffy good luck for your stint at sleep school, I hope it gives you some stratagies for coping and setting a routine

Elocin lol at the girls and their dresses, at least you waont have to worry about everyone wanting to play pass the baby!

Lct yay for sleep! and for your DH doing the morning feed thats fantastic, wish we didnt have school and could stay in PJs until midday especially in this cold wet weather!

Nickers really hope your feeling better, if you're not Id head back to the doc and get some different antibiotics

Fuzzy enjoy your weekend away, do you have to travel far? Its amazing how much stufff you have to pack with kids, my gf is going to NZ in a couple of weeks and is stressing about the logistics of taking all the baby stuff, she is also formula feeding and is trying to work out how to clean all the bottles etc

Peanutter hope 4 am hasnt been getting in your face again , have you been taking it easy? Happy birthday to your big boy

Sloane did you convince the Dh to have the sidecar cot idea?

Miss E your tummy bug sounds dreadful, hope your boys are doing well

Rosey How are you feeling, as the weather been good enough where you are to get some sunshine? Its really cold and sucky weather here at the moment

Mylitta sounds like your family is doing well, its hard with the big siblings sometimes, they rarely have bad intentions but you do have to protect the little ones. DD fell over yesterday and managed to get H arm, seems fine now but I had them both crying at the same time

AFM save some rotten fruit as Helena has now slept through 3 nights this week DH seems excited. It seems if I can get her down for her big morning nap before 10.30 it sets up the rest of the day and she then sleeps through at night. I wish I could get her down for a decent arvo nap but because of school pick up it just isnt happening, the n again maybe I should'nt mess with her current routine as it seems to be working

Dh had yesterday off for an appointment so I was able to go shopping child free in the arvo. I was waiting for H to wake so I could feed her before I left and she kept sleeping, I ended up pumping and she took 70ml of the 150ml of EBM I left happily. I nomrally dont mind taking H shopping with me but it was freezing and wet yesterday so I was glad she didnt have to go out in the cold. Had the Il's over last night for MIl birthday and it was great I didnt have to cook DH did the bbq and BIL made a potato bake and cauli and brocoli in a cheese sauce. H did do a huge number 3 in her swing as we were finishing dinner that required a bath!

I weighed H today and she is 5.47kg and 60cm long. H still has a runny nose Im hoping she's almost over it as the rest of us had it about a week. Have to take dd1 to a school friends fairy party at 5pm tonight, wish we could come home and veg out but not going to happen. Think we might take dd2 to Maccas for a play and dinner as its the first party they are not both invited to, she seems okay with it so far though, then having a girls night in at our place saturday night will the boys head out. Swimming sunday and thats about enough I think

[skybie]

Sarah, so not talking to you right now!!! though i should whinge, A went down at 11 last night and slept in her bassinet till 3:15, was loverly. Although, the nights she goes down in her bassinet no worries i miss her and want to cuddle her and the nights she comes to bed with me i want nothing more than my own space, go figure!

My nipski's are itchy and a bit tender, think we might be getting thrush again

[nickers]

Skye- glad to hear A is A ok but i hope your not getting another bought of thrush....
i am feeling semi normal today thank goodness. my mum came over with her friend and my bestie (her mum is my mums friend)
yesterday sucked doing pick up in the rain (first time ive had to since R was born) to preschool first and left R in the capsule, carrying him in it plus umbrella, opening gates etc not to easy! He got cranky by the time we got to school so i decided to carry him, put a blanket over him, then holding umbrella. Then when i get to school there was a note to say the fundraiser cookie dough was ready to be picked up (which i wouldnt have bothered to get on such a day exept some was for my family and i knew mum was coming over today. so i had 2 x 1.3kg cooke tubs around the same arm as i had a 5+kg baby & umbrella, another 2 x 1.3kg tubs in the other hand, whilst directing ds1 and ds2 back to the car who were also carrying umbrellas bags and a tub each lol!!
this baby has a radar on me today seriously he wont let me put him down!! but generally night times are good, last feed is around 8pm then goes to 2-3am, then back down to between 6-7am. it would be lovely to get that last feed a bit later and he slept right through but it doesnt seem to matter what time that feed is 8-9 or 930pm he still wakes the same time to feed.

[Rosey]

Ooohh I so wanna write back to everyone but its impossible on my phone.

Skybie that's awesome about your DD's eyes. Has she looked at you over the weekend?

Buffy ... Thumbs up to sleep school. I hope it makes a world of difference! is your DH going with you?

OMG Nickers talk about multitasking. Yummo cookie dough

Sararose that's awesome bubs has been sleeping thru. I hope that trend continued into the weekend?

Elocin your little man but in a good sleep effort also. Woohoo!!

Lct I am totally jealous of your babes sleep! Virtual rotten tomato coming your way

Fuzzy how was your weekend away? I love weddings, so romantic.

Hi everyone else I'm sorry that I can't do a proper reply.

I've been feeling better, mum toke time off work & spent thurs & fri with me. It helped to have the company. Im just going to monitor myself & if tears & yuky thoughts take over ill go to a new doc. DD's sleep is shocking..managing 5hrs on average. Might give co- sleeping a go - scares of that. Her new thing is fingers and hands in her mouth. Sometimes she makes herself dry reach lol.

Ps- am I the only one that still hasn't DTD?? I really need to but gosh I'm too tired to and honestly don't feel like it.

[buffy1]

Super quick post...catch up properly tomorrow

Rosey, so glad you're feeling better and that you had some quality time with your mama. Company definitely helps. See how you go, make sure you see a new doc if you need to. And no, you're not the only one re DTD. We attempted Friday but it was a little unsuccessful!

Hope everyone had a fab weekend. Shocking day with W yesterday, a couple of tiny naps like naughty Mr R. She was super grumpy but finally crashed at 7:00 and slept til 12:30, then for another three hours. OMG, best sleep I've had since she was born - but hated seeing her so tired, I don't think it was worth it! Great day today, only a little bit of resistance and she's a much happier little lady.

Had the best online retail therapy tonight, totally stocked the winter wardrobe. Can't wait for it all to arrive, woo!

[nickers]

ohhh buffy what stuff did you buy?? cheeky Willow, its so draining but glad she had some big sleeps after the mamoth effort, Ryker has settled back down again thank goodness. Now dh is sick with either tonsilitis or super dooper man flu! nah he has been sick this time, just like how i was achey all over, freezing to the bone but burning up, only he doesnt have tonsils. so ive pretty much done everything for the kids on my own this weekend.

rosey - not the only ones who havent dtd, we still havent... with all our sickness, recovering from c/s and total lack of energy i havent actually wanted to....but it worries me we could go so long without it, the big boys are having a sleep overs in a few weeks at my sisters so maybe when we only have R and less attention demanded from us we can have some nice together time....

[buffy1]

Glad R is behaving again for you hon. Not the dreaded man flu! Has made an appearance here as well - DH lying on the couch next to me. How are you feeling? Did the ABs finally do their thing?

I bought heaps *red face* skinny jeans, pants, cardi, skirt and blouse from ASOS, six winter tops from Next and two pairs of ballet flats from Shoebox. I hardly ever clothes shop - DH and I usually do a big one twice a year. Hope I fit into everything!

Another splendid night here, W went down from 6-10:30pm, everyone in bed by 11:30, DH gave her a bottle at 3:00am and we had the first feed of the day at 6:00! Still in shock!

[lct76]

Rosey – Great to hear your mum came for a bit of company – It’s so nice to have adult conversation to break up the goo-goo talk! Like you we also still in the middle of a looonnnng dry patch here (i.e no wet patches ). I keep telling myself to give it a go, but really have no urge. Our poor partners – imagine the whinge they would all have about us if they got together! Sideways topic – have been meaning to ask you about your furbabies… what kind do you have? Also, are you in Melbourne? I have the most fantastic GP in Moonee Ponds, is that anywhere near you? She is incredibly down-to-earth and easy to talk to, I really enjoy seeing her each time. I hope you find a doc that will treat your concerns seriously, but even more than that I hope you start to feel brighter and that each day (and night!) gets easier for you and your wee girl x

Elocin – hope you have had a fab time visiting your friend and have had lots of newborn squishes. Connor has got a few little girlfriends huh?! How did he sleep away from home? Hope to see some more pics soon.

Buffy – get your shop on! You are lucky to be able to buy on-line, everything must have gone back into shape already for you? Great that Willow seems to be settling into some sleep times for you too, it sounds like you have a bit of spring back in your step – game on, lovely lady! Poor DH - hope he gets over his man flu pronto, he sounds like such a supportive dad.

Skye – Hope the thrush isn’t giving you too much grief. Does A have it also? Love the pics of the party dresses btw. All your girls are so sweet and have some gorgeous little outfits, they make me look forward to a little princess of our own one day – which is weird cos I am normally more of a tomboy fan!

Nickers – hope you are feeling much better hun. Poor DH – the lurgee is really doing the rounds at your place. You need the ghostbusters to come and suck it all out with one of those vacuum backpacks Good luck planning a DTD session – murphy’s law and all that…! P.S I am seriously jealous of your freezer situation, that EBM stash is incredible!

Miss E – Big hi across town to you and Coops I think you gave birth at The Women’s the day after me – fancy that, we would have both been enjoying our new bubs in the same ward!

Peanutter – how are you coping busy lady? I hope you aren’t doing too much, and are feeling better than last week. How was DS1’s birthday?

Sararose – Yay for H’s sleeping efforts! How was your girl’s night on the weekend?

Fuzzy – thanks for the tips on the Ergo, I will persist with it, and am sure it will be heaps easier without the infant insert thingy. Good luck for your exam – I know what a relief it is to hand in assignments and close off a semester. You are very brave taking on study with a newborn, big respect!

Hi to everyone else – sorry to cut this short but the little man is having a wee nap in his bouncer so I better seize this opportunity for a shower while I can. We are off to MCHN this afternoon for our 8 week visit. The main news here is that Yves has slept through for the past 5 nights, from 11pm -7am, and on the weekend he went til 11-9am both days!!! He tends to stir at about 3am, but settles himself back to sleep without waking fully. I hope it’s ok for him to be that sleepy?! He is very alert during the day, and is doing the 8 week wonder week stuff, like sucking his hands, obsessed with lights etc. Not too much crying though… except when I pull my boobs out and try and feed him. Seriously, you would think I was strangling him, not trying to nourish him. It’s very upsetting. I am just trying to express as much as possible so I have EBM to top him up with, but unfortunately I just can’t keep up and formula has to be busted out 2-3 times a day. It sucks, but we can only keep trying and hope that the pumping stimulates my supply enough to keep him happy, or that he gets less fussy and actually attacks my boobs like he ought to.

[peanutter]

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

Feeling like my head is slightly above water

DS1 had a super 3 day birthday - one day at daycare, one day with us and one day with our family!! He was spoiled rotten, big time.

DH is getting sick which is almost unheard of, and it's crappolla as I've not recovered yet ... but we'll get there!

DS2 is feeding wonderfully ... MHCN was happy and all that. But DH has looked at the percentile charts, and now I'm not sure what's going on ... he was born on 7 March, and according to the MCHN today, he was 5.58kg, 60.2cms, and HC was 41cms.

DH says the percentiles for those is 10th pc for weight (!!), 25th pc for height, and 75th pc for HC.

I find this very surprising, because he's a long and lean baby, but feeds very well ...

I have been told before that the percentiles are based on formula fed babies and so bf babies tend to be lighter - but 90pc lighter?? DS2 was a huge baby - over 4.5kg (9 pound 9.5 oz) and so surely he shouldn't be down to 10th pc??

And he's long - he's stretched all of the 000s his big brother had already stretched ... he's going to have to go into 00s any day now ... so what's with the 25th pc bizzo?

And in any event, he's long proportionally - his head looks a bit little in fact ... so I'm surprised that his head is bigger than average, when the rest of him is apparently smaller than everage?

Confuzzles here


Last night he slept well though - fed at 8pm, then I pumped at 10.30pm, and DH got up at 4am for a feed, and I pumped again at 5.30am before leaving for work. And I'm pumping now (quickly, as I have to get to a meeting!!)

Just a bit perplexed/upset by the percentiles ... is he not getting enough? We have 6-12 wet nappies a day, so I can't believe he's not getting enough ... and most feeds he has betwen 140 and 200ml of EBM, or a long and lovely bf.


Better get back to work ... always so much to do!!!

[Rosey]

Peanutter - dont know if this will make you feel better but my DD was born same day as your DS (weighing 3.8kilos) and last Friday she weighed 5.6kilos - so pretty much same weight. I don't know her length or head circumference now though. She is a long Vegemite too . Can you believe they are 3 months old Wednesday?! Man the flu season is really in full swing isn't it!

Lct - Bahaha you cracked me up... Wet Patch!!! My two fur babies are poodle x king Charles cavalier & ****er spaniel. Poor buggers have been missing out lately, don't have the time to play as much or cuddle as we use too ... They still sleep on the bed though. Do you have any furbabies? I'm actually in QLD, thank you though. Your Doc sounds awesome.

Buffy - aww nice job on the shopping. I can't wait to wear my skinnies.... One day. That sounds like a great sleep. How you feeling about sleep school coming up?

Nickers - I hope you and your DH get some nice time alone together soon. Are you feeling all back to normal after c-sect? I feel pretty much back to normal... Though I do keep getting a few lumps pop up along the scar... Thinking ingrown hair.

I went shopping this morning & got our little cherub an activity mat, with the danglies & music. Can't wait for her to see it as she really responds to toys now

[Rosey]

Ps I'd kill to go the movies and see 'Magic Mike' when it comes out.... Mmmm Channing Tatum stripping lol.

[~ Mylitta ~]

Ps- am I the only one that still hasn't DTD?? I really need to but gosh I'm too tired to and honestly don't feel like it.

We haven't either yet, but it's mostly from lack of opportunity. We are finding it very difficult to get a chance to even try. DD2 cosleeps with us, so at night she is in our room asleep, playing with us in the lounge, or napping on us in the lounge. We also have my two DSS's that live here (they are 12 and 15) so they are here most nights which rules out having fun in the lounge room in case one of them gets up and comes into the lounge. A couple of times we've tried to put DD2 down on the couch to sleep on nights the bigger boys are not here so that we could use the bedroom, but so far she hasn't been cooperative. I remember reading somewhere that young babies know when you are about to DTD (pheromones or something) and a survival instinct kicks in and they cry. It's apparently to stop you from making another baby to compete with the existing baby, lol!

DH says the percentiles for those is 10th pc for weight (!!), 25th pc for height, and 75th pc for HC.

Do you have the newer green folder with the charts in it? Because if you do they now have the World Health Organisation percentile charts in it which are based on breastfed babies and not formula fed babies. Have a look at your chart and it should say the source at the bottom of the chart. When I plotted your son's weight and used 2.5 months as his age I get him closer to the 25th percentile. I wouldn't worry too much about the percentiles anyway. Remember that no baby is "off the chart" because the charts by definition of being a percentile chart means that every baby lies somewhere on the chart, and for every big baby there are also petite babies which determine where the "average" lies.


I got to have a little surprise sleep-in with Arlia this morning. Hubby organised, ran and hosted an international concert last night (Ryan Leslie) and was out all night. He ended up back at Ryan Leslie's hotel room and didn't get home until this morning when it was nearly time for the bigger boys to get ready for school. I heard Shayla crying just after 6.30am and got up to give her a cuddle and hubby was sitting at his computer! So he got the little kids breakfast and they went with him to do the school run while I dozed with Arlia. I didn't end up getting up until 10.30am! It was lovely. He's fast asleep now and Arlia went back to bed with him too

I have Arlia's 8 week MCHN appointment this afternoon and I'm looking forward to the weigh-in. I know I mentioned above not to worry about the percentiles, but I will admit that I do enjoy getting the weigh-in done. I want to compare her to Shayla at the same age, lol.

Last night Arlia was kind to me and actually slept from about 9.00-10.30pm so I was able to get a heap of work done. I have a new range of kiddie shoes that I am adding to my webpage so I had to get all the images ready for uploading. I got all 20 done, which doesn't sound like that much work, but I had to resize each to two different sizes and also edit quite a few of them. Now I just have to wait and see how long it takes to get time to upload the all to the website with prices and descriptions, haha.