babies born ~ May 1st-15th 2010 #3

[Kass79]

Hi Renee. And welcome!

I was thinking of buying DH a metal letting or something that can be engraved. That's always nice. Or hand/foot prints framed. We usually do a BBQ, or lunch and DH's favorite food.

We ended up going to kmart today. I've booked in Elijah at the Dr tomorrow. I'm a bit worried but not sure if she can do anything as he's so young. I know you can't give babies cough medicine until they're at least 2. He's got a rattley chest, but no green/yellow mucus. So that's a good sign it's not an infection. I think Cooper broke his toe as well. But I know the Dr can't do anything much about that. I guess that's boys for ya. Lol. Always in the wars! But being 3 he forgets about it and just keeps playing. Lol

Anyway better go, better get dinner on. My poor Elijah sounds terrible. I just hope it doesn't turn into croop

[traylee01]

had scarlet 4 month check today, but they said she is only 3months and 3 weeks by calender months, but she was finally 6kgs, and 59.5cm long
they said her head is bit flat due to being on back so try use sides and tummy during day, but she said nothing major but ask my dr if im worried and get him to check to
so i will when she gets her shots,

[caplaylolmay]

Hi
welcome renee fathers day i havent really had alot of time to think of gifts yet Older children have made cards etc and have a special fathers day stall at school so they always buy something from there its just the 2 little ones i have to decide on what to get or what to do. My DD was born the 14th May.

Marni- yes still raining i swear it just rains when i have to take 2 little kids out of the house every week you can gurantee wednesday it will be raining.
no sign of AF surely cant be far away (i pray) have had sore boobs all day i dont even wanna think that i could be pregnant that wouldnt be a good thing for our family right now might grab a test tommorrow just to ease my mind i think. Is P still off the reflux meds? M is.

Sleepy- i hope the docs appointment goes well and E is ok i hate when they get any kind of illness. Boys surely will be boys when my DS was around 3 he stood on a nail went straight through and out the other side of his toe and he was stuck to the timber it was on but with in hours he was back running around again.
goodluck with the docs.

Traylee- S sounds like she is gaining weight and growing well have you had AF again i know you had it abit before me i think.

Anyway better feed M and settle her then an early night i hope if DD2 dosent wake with these dreaded teeth.

[traylee01]

yep i have had 2 afs since havin s now, which is weird cause with my first it took 6 months for my first one to come back,
so i had one 16th july, and one the 19th aug, so it just finished i was a bit annoyed i got it when i was goin away for our holiday on the gold coast for troys bday, but oh well least it came lol
S is still sleeping 12hrs a night without waking so im pleased about that, she was goin down at 5 waking at 5 sometimes later, but lately its been 6 till 6, so hope she keeps it up,
i need to try get her on her belly more and side more during the day the nurse said so thats hard cause all the swings and bouncers require them being on back,
oh well i told troy he is to play wit her lots while im at work and to make sure she not on her back but even if we put something behind her back and try let her have side time she just pushes back onto it so doesnt work. the nurse also said change sides when i feed her cause i always hold her in my left arm so lots of things to try change hope u all have a great day

[Marnikat]

Traylee - You can get a mat from Big W that is designed for tummy time. It is on $20 too. Are you enjoying working?

Cap - I wouldn't have been able to wait to do a test! You are way more patient then me. P is still off her reflux meds. The chiropractor gave me a different baby! She is down to fortnightly appts now as well.

I am having a shocker with Tiana and daycare. She doesn't want to go. It is awful, so I figured that I would pick her up early yesterday and she didn't want to leave! I had a hysterical child tantrum! I swear people thought I was beating her she was so loud. I really don't know what to do.

[traylee01]

marni yes i am enhjoying work, its only 9am till 12 so only 3hrs, so its not taking alot of my time really, although thurs night we opened to now, so ill be working thurs 9 till 12 then 5 till 8, but i get mon off instead so long weekends for me so thats good also,
i wouldnt be happy if it was long days like 10hrs days or even 8hr days, but 3hrs flys buy and i get home and spend time with s, but at the same time its great cause troy has her those 3hrs so he gets time with her alone also so works both ways.

for those of you that have facebook could you please vote here for my pic, it tells you how to vote at the bottom
thanks guys

DigiGifts - Personalised Photo Gifts's Photos - Fathers Day Photo Competition | Facebook

[trishalishous]

Hi everyone!
Im new here, my Little girl was born on May 13th. Shes our first child, her twin sadly didnt survive his arrival Earthside.
We are in rural WA, but DH is a Perthite, and we lived in Melbourne for 2 years.
Im a teacher/mineralogy assistant, and DH is completing his Environmental Science degree.
We had a difficult pregnancy and labour, and are very glad to finally be blessed with our little girl.

[Marnikat]

Hi Trish! and Welcome Hope you enjoy our group. What is your little girls name? and her brothers? I'm so sorry that he didn't survive his arrival. Feel free to talk about it here if you want. I'm marni, 26 with 2 girls. How big is your baby now and what is she doing? It's great being a mummy hey?!

Phoenix - The dancing sounds cute! You should try and video it.

pmccask - I hear you on the sleeping! Sounds like we are all in the same boat atm.

I have been up at least 3 times a night for I can't remember how long - last night it was 4! I am tired and have had enough. Is anyone considering putting bubs on formula after 6 months. I am considering it for a few reasons - but feel that would be to selfish and then the guilt sets in. I just don't know what to do.

[~Phoenix~]

Trish and welcome. Congrats on the safe arrival of you precious little girl but so sorry to her brother is an angel baby

Sleeping -arrrghhhh what is that!!! My gorgeous little baby who has been sleeping 10hours since she was 7 weeks has been kidnapped and replaced. She has been sick and had a growth spurt and all that sleep regression stuff everyone talks about but it's now been going on about 5-6 weeks. I must admit the past two nights we're down to one wake up at between 2-3am a feed and back to sleep until 6ish.

I thought starting solids at dinner followed by feed before bed might drop that feed again but so far no luck.

Marni - we're gonna video it and try and post it on FB. With DH's family spread across the country they love being able to see the updates on her.

Planning on keeping her BF for as long as I can keep it up, I'm WAY too lazy to worry about bottles lol

[Marnikat]

Phoenix - I would love just one wake up a night! I guess I am lucky that she hasn't ever slept through. It is worse going back to waking up once they have been sleeping through.
I know what you mean about facebook - my sister is in the navy so I post heaps so she doesn't miss out on so much.

[trishalishous]

Trish and welcome. Congrats on the safe arrival of you precious little girl but so sorry to her brother is an angel baby

Sleeping -arrrghhhh what is that!!! My gorgeous little baby who has been sleeping 10hours since she was 7 weeks has been kidnapped and replaced. She has been sick and had a growth spurt and all that sleep regression stuff everyone talks about but it's now been going on about 5-6 weeks. I must admit the past two nights we're down to one wake up at between 2-3am a feed and back to sleep until 6ish.

Phoenix, I know what you mean about sleep! DD has been a great sleeper until the teeth arrived! Now shes up usually once between 10-6 then up at 6 and back till 9-10 if Im lucky.

Hi Trish! and Welcome Hope you enjoy our group. What is your little girls name? and her brothers? I'm so sorry that he didn't survive his arrival. Feel free to talk about it here if you want. I'm marni, 26 with 2 girls. How big is your baby now and what is she doing? It's great being a mummy hey?!

HI Marni,
My little girl is Elizabeth. We didnt give our son an English name, but his Chinese name is Teng Li.
Miss E was 6kg and 65cm last weigh in (19 weeks - 21/9) due to go again at 27 weeks (18/11)
She was 4kg and 53cm at birth, but failure to thrive, and her lowest weight was 3.1kg
She is following the WHO 25th percentile now, so we are back to normal checkups. She has a paediatrician appointment in a fortnight fingers crossed everythings good.
We are delaying solids until after 6 calendar months, on paeds advice, as she need to gain weight (and BM is more calorie dense than solids) and to avoid intolerances/allergies .
At 6 months we'll do veg&congee(rice cereal/porridge), 7 months fruits, 8 months wheat/dairy/eggs.
Shes sitting briefly, rolling both ways, has 2 teeth, commando crawling (randomly) chatting heaps, and starting to do "arms up" for pick me up and offering mer toys for me to "nom nom" on
Shes an absolute delight!
Im very lucky though, that DH has taken time off work, since I was flown to King Edwards at 32 weeks, (DD cooked till 41 weeks, and I was allowed to have her down in Albany, where my family is, as I spent 4 weeks in hospital at the end of the pregnancy down here) and was on bed rest until DD was 8 weeks old (I had PPH, and needed regular transfusions) and is still only doing 2 days a week.
I know I couldnt do it without him!

[Renee_AW]

Hi Renee. And welcome!

I was thinking of buying DH a metal letting or something that can be engraved. That's always nice. Or hand/foot prints framed. We usually do a BBQ, or lunch and DH's favorite food.

We ended up going to kmart today. I've booked in Elijah at the Dr tomorrow. I'm a bit worried but not sure if she can do anything as he's so young. I know you can't give babies cough medicine until they're at least 2. He's got a rattley chest, but no green/yellow mucus....
My poor Elijah sounds terrible. I just hope it doesn't turn into croop

Hello sleepynolan & thank you for the welcome,

I was thinking of cuff links for Father's Day & engraving the backs...still not sure! I have booked DH & DS into a Father's Day Baby Sensory Class so that should be fun for them both.

About the cold - in the past few weeks both my DH & I have had the most dreadful cold (I still have it). Our Herbalist gave us a Homeopathic remedy called ABC that we give to DS so that he doesn't get sick with this kind of illness. He is also breastfeeding which I am sure helps.

The ABC is Aconite, Belladonna & Chamomilla. It is basically to be given when there are any signs of illness or fever. So far so good! I am not sure if you can pick this up as a pre-made tonic or if you would need to see a Homeopath or Herbalist????? I hope Elijah is better SOON.

[Marnikat]

Renee - Hi! Sorry I missed your post from the last page. When was your little boy born? What's his name? I'm Marni, 26 with 2 girls. Tiana is nearly 4 and Phoebe is 4 months on Monday. With Fathers Day I ordered a card from Hallmark that I personalised with the girls pictures and stuff. Not sure about present yet. Maybe some undies.

Sleepy - How did you go at the Dr? Hope E is improving already!

Phoebe seems to be developing a tendency to have one 1/2 hour sleep in the morning and then around lunchtime go down for about 3 hours. She will then have one more short nap in the afternoon. May not be what they say they should do but works for us! Bet it will all change when she has her needles on Tuesday though

[Kass79]

Hi.

Well the Dr says E has Croup (sp?) so we have a steroid medication he has to take for 3 days and some antibiotics too. So it's not good. We aren't sleeping very well either.

So all we can do is give him the medicine and panadol. She also said I can put Vicks on the bottom of his feet to help also.

At least Cooper didn't break his toe! So that was good news

Well I hope you're all enjoying your week, I wish I was getting more sleep, but not much I can do about it.

[Kass79]

Hi.

Well the Dr says E has Croup (sp?) so we have a steroid medication he has to take for 3 days and some antibiotics too. So it's not good. We aren't sleeping very well either.

So all we can do is give him the medicine and panadol. She also said I can put Vicks on the bottom of his feet to help also.

At least Cooper didn't break his toe! So that was good news

Well I hope you're all enjoying your week, I wish I was getting more sleep, but not much I can do about it.

[TinaR]

Hi Strangers
Been a while since I logged in here. My internet at home is dodgy so I am at the library and Zen is sleeping peacefully so I think I just may have time to post!

Fathers day: this being our first one I wanted to do something special. I am sending DH with some mates to a car event 'powercruise' this sat. On the actual fathers day I have made a card with a poem I got off the net about fathers and sons and am placing Zens handprint on it. And I am giving him the iconic fathers day gift - old spice.

AF: still havent got mine. Hoping not to for a while longer...so nice without them. A few friends who Breast & bottle feed have had similar results..a little over the place at first.

Routine: Zen has put himself into a routine :O he basically wakes approx 6, I get him at 6.30 and he feeds between 6.30-7am then plays till around 8, sleeps for 20-30mins, wake and play, sleep approx 10am wake then feed.its gotten so I can keep him to it and go out easily. Although he now is awake until near 8pm each night - I have gotten uninterrupted sleep lately

solids: Zen has been placed on solids at the lunch feed. he is thriving on it. He grew 2cm in the last fortnight so that may be a reason hes been loving extra food!

Life in general: things have just been awesome for me & the little man.DH has taken him a couple of times & i'e gone shopping...went & had a massage etc. Being a mum is just the most awesome thing. I read some of your post on facebook & really feel for you with being sick & sick bubbas.
<3

[caplaylolmay]

Hi just a quick one from me to say whoo hoo AF decided to show up yesterday so couldnt be happier it really gave me a scare though and now i will be even more cautious about dtd at all lol.
anyway gotta fly will try pop back and catch up later on

[pmccask]

hi all
I wrote a big post yesterday then accidentally closed the window before hitting send!

Welcome Renee! My bub was born on 18th May so I don't technically belong here but these guys were my belly buddies so I hung around

Sickness - Sorry to all of you who still have sick bubs/families. A, E and myself all had colds last week but thankfully they were mild. Sleepy - hope the meds help with croup. It's terrible when they're coughing and wheezy

Sleeping - E is doing great at night. Days are still hit and miss. She seems to have a couple of days of decent naps (maybe 1 or 2 1.5hrs and a shorter nap) and then has a few days of cat naps (20-30 mins). Doesn't seem to affect her night sleep or when she feeds, still every 3.5hrs or so.

Marni - sounds like May is doing great getting her own little routine. If it works for you guys, it must be right.

Tummy time - E isn't a huge fan but I still put her on her tummy a few times a day. She's not that strong in her arms/shoulders yet. We'll persevere without upsetting her too much.

Better go, A is in the garden, better make sure she's not up to no good