ohh thats so sad about a stillborn i feel sorry for her, my aunty had a stillborn to was so hard for her, i dont member Mzcatie though,
how many teeth does everyones bubs have, you keep talking about teething at times, i thought that was it now till they are about 2, scarlet has 16 teeth total so far, then next ones are the other back molar type ones,
the weather here has been very windy and hot, then cold, and rainy, then stormy, i hate to think what summer is going to be like
I'll go and find mzcatie's thread and send her lots of
Phoenix - yay for a Bali holiday, sounds great! Do you get MIL to babysit for you too???
I did a fair bit of reading about TT cos lots of people started asking me when B was going to start when he turned one ( older people, lol) and everything I read basically agreed that if you wait 'til they're ready, it should take about a week. If it takes longer, they're not ready and it can stress them and give them issues (like constipation cos they will hold on) to push it. Some signs of readiness include being able to say 'poo' and 'wee' (or whatever you call it), knowing when they want to go/being able to tell you when they've just gone, being able to take off/put on undies. Some also suggested being able to get on/off the potty or toilet and responding to stickers (or whatever) for motivation also. They suggest around 2 1/2-3 years. I think B will be a good while before he's ready.... which is good because I wouldn't have the foggiest clue as to how to do it, even after all that reading!
Traylee - B has 14 teeth - two more have just come through. I think there's 20 baby teeth in total, so S sounds like she's nearly done!
yea i agree on toilet training, im hoping scarlet is as easy at hayley, i tried with hayley around 18 months but thought she wasnt to ready so didnt force anything, but a bit before her 2nd bday she didnt wanna wear nappies anymore so i didnt push and she got it within a week or less, and that way day and night, we gave her a torch to go to bed with incase she woke needing to go, but she didnt, the only time she ever had a mild accident was when she was sick and it wasnt wee lmao, im gonna let scarlet run around in just knickers much as possible during xmas holidays but only cause most will be outside cause its hot or we be at beach anyways, i didnt wanna leave it till may when its cold cause winter is worst time to try i reckon cause you actuall wee more in the cold and u gotta keep them rugged up to be warm so to much clothing to come off in a hurry
forgot to add went to toyworld today and i bought this for scarlet, they had them reduced to $25
nnaww im so sad my friend who has had lots of ivf, lost 3 babies very early, then she got one little girl who is now, about 20 months old, she had ivf again 20 weeks ago, and she messaged me today saying she lost it and is in hospital waiting for contractions and has to have a proper labour, and birth and stuff, its so devasting, it puts me off having more kiddies, does that sound selfish , i dont wanna seem rude or selfish but lately people are losing babies all around and i just wouldnt cope or deal with it, i mean as far as im aware i have never even had a misscarriage and that would upset me, i am happy for the 2 little girls i have and its just such a worrying process, and i was always worried about scarlet i had high fluid and she was born with lots of crap in her lungs and im so thankful i have her and hayley i really am, i just am so upset by everyone losing there babies, it was 10yrs ago my aunty had a stillborn at 37 weeks , and 3 yrs ago my cousin 21 lost her tubes to ectopic pregnancy and the hospital stuffed up, her only way to have a child was ivf also, she now has a little 5 month old baby boy. its just a sad day sorry for venting on here i had no one to talk to about how i feel
Aww Traylee, its ok, I understand what you are feeling, being pregnant is very scary, and I really feel for your friend, the loss of a baby is so very sad, regardless of how early/late into the pregnancy. I have been pregnant 13 times, and losing your baby at 5 weeks, or 13 weeks does not make it any less heart breaking, I spent many nights crying myself to sleep....and no one can help make you feel better, not even your partner because you blame yourself and your body for not doing its job properly....only time will heal, and even then, I have days where I think about it still and get upset....but falling pregnant is exciting and very scary - if you do decide to have any more then it'll be a blessing. I hope one day to have 1 more (won't be for a long time tho) but if I don't, I'm happy with the gorgeous boys that I have, and am very thankful I do have them.....
wow it's been really really really quiet in here - where is everyone lol
Well Bali holiday is out of the way........little miss was a bit of a pain on the way over but was a trooper on the actual holiday being dragged around the place for first few days before we finally got to Villa and were semi settled for a week.
She has also self weaned in the past week, I was ready as feeding wasn't that enjoyable anymore even though it was only one feed at night she was getting to be a pain with pinching and wriggling.......she still likes her mummy cuddes before bed and I honestly prefer them to how our feeds were the last couple of weeks.
So is anyone planning on the next one? We're goin to start trying next year some time, though the way A has been the past few weeks with attitude and tantrums I keep saying she's destined to be an only child lol
Hope everyone & their little ones are all well
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glad bali went well! its hard travelling with little ones!
We have been trying for 7 months now, doc thinks Im diabetic on top of my sheehans syndrome, so long road ahead
We've been trying for 6 months now. Not obsessively like last time, but doing a bit of basic charting.
Trish - What's Sheehans syndrome? Do you need insulin for the diabetes? No fair!
Phoenix - I think everyone FB's now (except me)! Bali sounds great. A sounds like she's hitting the 'terrible two's', lol!
AFM - B still isn't talking much that we can understand, but manages the odd word when he wants to ('avo' when he wanted some this arvo and he learned 'chocolate' in about 10 seconds flat the first time he tasted some a few weeks ago, and says it whenever he thinks it's worth a try asking - no, he doesn't get any, lol!). He communicates with gestures really well though, and we rarely have problems understanding. He's been a bit fussy with his food atm, not eating much. And teeth cleaning..... grrrrr! More a battle, complete with tanty and tears
Basically I lost so much blood with DD, that my body started dying, and my pituitary gland is damaged, causing a hormonal imbalance. Not much fun at all! Fingers crossed I can control with diet, as Im making insulin, but my body doesnt process it (I think)
And thy ALWAYS learn the worst words first haha. We stopped at the shops this morning and DD said "yay, chippies!" Hmmm I think we have too many treats haha.
DD is talking lots, but then we are a very vocal family )
Trish wow you've had a hard time post birth, hoping it's not too long till your next BFP and yes they chose the best times to come out with things lol. A is obsessed with stubbies ie Beer and always tries to take DH's so he's been telling her no it's Daddy's Beer, not for A.......so of course Beer is her new favourite word and will happily point and say it if she sees them no matter where we are - lol.
Jleigh - I'm not on any birthcontrol but we aren't trying either, we wanted to get Bali out of the way. I've never charted but know when I ovulate because I get terrible pains & cramping - to the point it hurts to walk & needing hot packs, it only lasts a few hours so not sure if that's entirely normal or if I should get it checked out but I got pregnant pretty much straight away with A so being the sook I am will wait and see once we do decide on TTC.
Well I thought A could talk but her cousin who is a week older OMG, she talks in sentences clearly and not just 3 or 4 word ones, sings nursery rhymes by heart.........she has an older sister to learn from but wow so I suppose just shows how different they all are, it was good to see her and A playing together, they mostly spoke in their jibberish to each other and understood each other, pity they leave so far apart
E has started talking (kind of) lol, says a few words, but mostly doesn't talk, I think he's lazy lol. He just started waving again, and does say ta. I'm not rushing him, he will talk when he's ready - and quite frankly I know when he does, he won't stop lol.
We have been rather quiet here, not doing much, but next week is the last week of school, so the holidays start, which will be nice, I won't have to get up and get the older ones off to school for a few weeks. But the boredom will set in within a few days I'm sure lol.
We are having a nice family Christmas - we havent celebrated it for a few years due to religious family members and we have moved just before Christmas the past 2 years, so it'll be nice to have a normal Christmas and have a great day. We are doing a family Christmas dinner, and a special one on Christmas eve, so we are doing 2 dinners. I will be kid free over New Years weekend (woo hoo) and might be going to Mooloolaba for the entire weekend on a luxury boat kinda exciting, so hopefully that happens
Elijah is sleeping thru the night again (after teething and sickness) so thats very nice I quite like sleeping in my bed alone
Ok well I got washing to do, and a house to clean so I will catch up with all you guys later on
Sleepy - Mooloolaba is 5 mins from us, but we'll be in Melbourne for New Year's Christmas sounds like it will be nice and special for you all.
Phoenix - Ouch to those O pains! DS' have word is still 'nut' and today he put two words together for the first time. Wait for it..... 'pine nut'! lol Oh well. He's obsessed with all things Christmas atm, loves our tree and decos and walks around with his Rudolph toy, pointing to is red nose and humming Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer then asking us to sing it or play it on CD for him. Mummy (and Daddy) are very quickly getting sick of it! He's even managed to say "Rudolph", such is his need to hear the song (cos Mummy was pretending not to know what all his pointing meant so she didn't have to sing it anymore!)
We've checked out a few websites with Christmas songs and videos to go with them and DS has loved them. He likes Frosty the Snowman and Little Drummer Boy. And Jingle Bells.
Trish - Wow, that all sounds serious. Can it be cured/go away or are you stuck with it?
Awww, Trish, I feel for you. Hang in there and don't give up on ttc. Are you in a ttc forum? The girls there are sooooo supportive and will help you through.
Trish big TTC is a such an emotional journey, I second Jleigh with the TTC forums
Well we've finally taken the steps at looked at a couple of childcare centres to start A in two days a week next year and I really don't think she is going to have any troubles adjusting at all and actually think she is going to love it. She took off and joined in with the other kids at both places, at one we left her playing while we went and looked at the rest of centre and she didn't care........actually we had to drag her away , think mummy is going to be the one who needs time adjusting lol. Just want to look at one more if it does have vacancies before we make a decision but at the moment leaning towards a commmunity run one compared to a private one.
Phoenix - I have a meeting with a lady next week for two days a week for DS next year too. I got off the phone to her yesterday and she sounds lovely....but I still burst into tears, lol! It's gonna be a big step for both of us and I'm not sure DS will adjust as well as A! I'd like the work, DS needs the socialisation so it definitely has it's benefits, but it's still hard to think about.
Trish - I've been hanging in the 6month + forum and it's great! (Yes, we've been *quietly* ttc for 6 months now)
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older people, lol) and everything I read basically agreed that if you wait 'til they're ready, it should take about a week. If it takes longer, they're not ready and it can stress them and give them issues (like constipation cos they will hold on) to push it. Some signs of readiness include being able to say 'poo' and 'wee' (or whatever you call it), knowing when they want to go/being able to tell you when they've just gone, being able to take off/put on undies. Some also suggested being able to get on/off the potty or toilet and responding to stickers (or whatever) for motivation also. They suggest around 2 1/2-3 years. I think B will be a good while before he's ready.... which is good because I wouldn't have the foggiest clue as to how to do it, even after all that reading!
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