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awwww :hugs: Bern, what a horrible situation and throwing BF away must feel so annoying too. Stupid pharmacist! I'm sure Chloe will be very excited to be back on the booby in 3 days hun xo
Jacob has a had a taste of a milk arrowroot biscuit and some sweet potato, but he doesn't really seem into it. Likes his boob too much lol
Speaking of which, the other day he was 'talking' to me in between sucks, was super cute lol
Jacobs been 'teething' for 3 weeks, but NO teeth to be seen yet!!
LOL BBB to talking to you. L blew a raspberry (sp?) on my boob this morning lol.
Hi everyone,
It's been ages since I was able to post. Just really busy with all the kids as you can imagine lol. I have been diagnosed with PND and am now waiting to see someone. My GP did a referral to the ACE team at the hospital but they phoned him back and told him about some place closer to me so he rewrote the referral and now am just waiting. I have been having more good days but still need some help here.
Phoebe is doing really well. Babbles like crazy at everyone and loves to play with her sisters. She rolls from her front to her back but is still to lazy to try the other way :) We haven't tried her yet on any foods as she is such a booby girl, but I know it won't be far off as she watches every mouthful you put in yours lol. The last couple of days I have tried her in size O clothes and omg they fit her. She has just gone into 00's and now seems to have grown again. I have run out of clothes for her so will be going op shopping very soon. Unfortunately she is a late to bed baby (like midnight) and then I'm awake with her up to 4 times, for a feed, during the night then I have to be up with the other kids to get them ready for school. So not much sleep happening for this mumma atm. Not helping the PND at all. Phoebe is also sucking on her fingers like mad so I think her teeth are moving in the gums. No sign of them when I look but I can see the whiteness in the gums so they are there just not coming through yet.
Anyone know a cleaning fairy I can use lol my house is a terrible mess but I just don't have the motivation to clean it. Oh well I really should get to it instead of being on here. Take care everyone and kiss your LO's for me
Hi Everyone
I started the boys on solids on Sunday (rice cereal), Liam wasn't to sure about the spoon but didn't take him long to work out if he opened his mouth then he got a good reward. Rhys however had no issues opening his mouth for the spoon, he just doesn't know how to use hsi tongue to push the food back. Boys had their needles yesterday so I haven't given them any solids today as they are so tired and a bit cranky so decided to wait a few more days before trying again.
Rhys has now mastered the back to tummy roll with a leg lift when done so he can get his arm out from under him but Liam only gets half way, but saying that Liam is able to support his body weight and will be able to sit up by himself in the next couple of months I reckon.
Oh, boys had there 4 month weigh in last week with Liam weighing just under 6.5kg's and 63cm long and Rhys is just under 6kg's and is 62cm long. When I got home I then compared the boys to DD at the same age and Liam weighs a little bit more and is longer, so it is official that Liam is the big one of the family (he was 350grams less than DD's birth weight when born). Apart from that everything is just cruising along and I'm looking forward to the weekend - yay for some sunshine and warmer weather so we can get outside in the fresh air.
Better go, I'm trying to DD down for a nap and she is not being very co-operative.
Hi everyone,
Sorry I haven't been online much, I should expect to have more time to check in more often very soon :D I hope everyone is doing really well. I have only caught up with this latest page quickly so I still have loads to catch up on I imagine. Just been sorting through emails lol, I share email with hubby who got annoyed with me for having over 350 emails... just havent had the time (rolleyes)
Bree is doing really well... weighed her at 4 months (7.54 kg) She is in the 96th percentile
grr getting hurried along by hubby now... will come back soon.
Hope your all well..
xx
It was the last thing I was expecting! I was BF'ing up until a few days ago, I've decided to go with the bottle now (for a few different reasons). Now I'm only giving one or two feeds until my supply stops. I can't feel the tooth when she is feeding, so that's a good thing. The tooth is sticking out further everyday, so I guess you would feel it eventually. I can see the second bottom tooth is about to cut, here's hoping the rest of the teeth come as easily as the first!:
Kaydee you lucky duck... that seems very quick and easy for your lil ones teeth to come through. I thought Bree was suffering from the injections she had last monday but it turns out she is teething. Typically she started on the same day as her injections doh. She still hasn't got one through yet, and all I can say is "Thank GOD for Bonjela" LOL
Bree is doing really well. She is growing so quickly. She still hasn't rolled yet, she has wiggled herself around 90 degrees in her portable cot I use as her day bed/play bed.
She is into size 1's now, she still fits size 0's but the majority of her clothes are now size 1. I didn;t want to buy anymore size 0's when I took her shopping the other day.
She laughed the other day consistantly, she thought it was hilarious everytime I pretended to have the hiccups (she usually gets quite annoyed when she has them)
She loves listening to singing, she smiles when she hears someone singing, and she tried to join in with the singing that was playing in the car today :D Its amazing how happy she is when her gums have been covered in bonjela...
Does anyone else's lil bub have sticky feet? Bree's are often wet. She gets hot easily and I have to dress her in lighter clothes than I would like because she is like a lil radiator. I had her in a dress the other day when the weather was a lot warmer. It is cold today so I have her back in a winter suit today but wouldn't dare put a blanket over her though. She gets cranky when she gets hot and I noticed that it makes her reflux worse too. Yes she is still having probs with reflux. Not so bad as it was when she was newborn but its still enough to annoy me lol. It becomes like yoghurt when she is too hot. Eww. DH tells how she is getting much better in the reflux department, and I look at him and say yeh coz your not the one without any pj's at the moment lol
Bree has been sleeping really well. Apart from this morning, she woke up with sore gums, but went back to sleep after a nappy change and some bonjela. She has been sleeping about 12 hours each night, and doses off for quick naps during the day. I think I am quite lucky in the sleeping part.
I hope everyone is doing well. I still haven't gone back and read up on everyone, I skimmed over it the other week, but I will have to go back and read properly. Take care.
Hi everyone. Sorry I've been missing in action lately, it's been a busy time for me looking for work and settling Amelia into daycare.
Kim B, I'm sorry to hear about the PND. I hope you are receiving the help and support you need, and that your little one is bringing you some much needed love and joy.
Kaydee - gee, teeth already?? That's impressive. Amelia is drooling alot, but no teeth as yet. I breastfed my son until he was 13months old and never felt the bottom teeth. If they are attached properly, their tongue covers them and you shouldn't feel them. The top ones are a different story however.
Gemini Girl - Amelia loves singing too. I was stuck in traffic the other day and they only thing that stopped her from crying was my constant singing of twinkle twinkle.
AFM: Well Amelia has been in a hurry to get moving. Just this last week she has begun to get up on her hands and knees and rock back and forth. At times she has got right up on her toes and thrown herself forward. She is also very good at reversing, which she finds very frustrating because she then can't reach her toys.
We are still exclusively breastfeeding and will look at introducing solids at around 6 months. I've not been working since April, and so it's been much easier to keep this up then with my son. My daycare mum has been fantastic and together we have helped Amelia settle into care and learn how to use a bottle. She is not a big lover of lots of people, and will only settle for myself, my husband and my daycare mum. Unfortunatly she just screams if anyone else has a cuddle and it can take me 3-5 mins to calm her down. IF she has a really stressful day, she then has a bad day of wind and sleep the following day.
I weighed her at 4 months and she weighs 5.9kg and is only just fitting into the 00's. The 000's are too short, but they fit her body well. I often get her out of bed to find she has her arms out of the sleeves or her legs out of the pants. She can roll from front to back, and is trying hard to go from back to front but only manages to spin herself around on her head.
Well I better go and get some sleep, will be back up at 2 for a feed.
Farmgirl - I hear you on the twinkle twinkle! Only thing to get DS quiet too !!!
Hi girls Chloe is 5.7kg at 4 months. As for singing when they upset, happy and you know it does the trick everytime here :)
We are back on the breast and my supply is slowly getting back up. She has been having some pumpkin each night, and i tell you what if i dont have it ready at 530, she starts to chuckk a tanty to say "where is my food" LOL She is loving it.
Does anyone know what age is ok to introduce yoghurt? i was going to puree some fruit and mix with some yoghurt.
These school holiday me and my girls are going to drive up to the Gold Coast to visit my family. MIL is stressing about it, but i feel comfortable to do it and will stop if i feel tired.
Hope everyone is doing well :)
Oh Wow, the littlies are quite active huh... ! I am amazed reading that your little one is getting up onto her hands and toes farmgirl, thats impressive. I try to encourage Bree to be more active, but she isn't that interested. She hates tummy time. Does anyone have any suggestions to get her to like tummy time? I tried laying on my back with her laying on my belly, but she still screamed. I try playing, talking, singing etc... what else can I do? I've had her in the jolly jumper a bit, she loves hanging around in it lol pun intended... but she isn't jumping, even with encouragement. She has tried to walk off a couple of times and screamed when she was pulled right back to where she started lol. I have showed her how to bounce and she thinks its hilarious but she is more than happy to stand there and suck and dribble all down the front of it, occassionally turning to look at whats behind her. Even the mat underneath her feet doesnt get her interested in moving... She is quite happy laying back putting her feet up on the bumper of the stroller while walking the kids to school lol, all thats missing is the hands to be resting behind the back of her head.. ! Hoping that her new walker will help her think about becoming a little more active... :)
Boy has she found her voice in the last few days, she needs to work on volume control though coz that high pitch squeel could really do with some work lol
Well I have enjoyed reading up on how everyone is going. Its great, I love BB for being able to catch up like this to see how other mums and their babies of the same age are going. Never seen this sort of thing with my older 3 children, its fantastic.
Hi Ladies
Long time no chat lol. L had her 4 month needles on Tuesday. She cried for a little and then was back to her self. Not long noe for me until I go back to work. Not sure how I feel about it to be honest. I'm loving being at home with L but I need the socialisation that work can offer lol. I'm setting up my own home business. I'm becoming a consultant for an already existing company. It means that I'll be able to do my own hours etc.... Just waiting for my FB page to be set up and we'll be good to go. We have our FS appointment now. We go back in December. So not sure if we'll be diving right into a FET or if we have to wait. Any way it could be a December TF. Not sure If I would do a TF in Feb as that was when we were UTD last time and it ended in a M/C. I guess we'll wait and see. We may put it off until June next year.
I'm glad to see everyone is travelling well. I hope to catch up on you all soon. Just been busy with stuff you all know how that goes lol.
Porsche - good luck on the home business babe! It is fun and exciting and hard going but I love my little business because you can work around bubs (and he helps a bit too).
Gemini - no tips for tummy time I am afraid. I tried everything with Caden, a mirror, getting on teh floor with him, a rolled up towel, toys, etc etc. In the end he crawled late and walked at 10months so I just think he preferred to be up and about :). River doesn't really have sticky feet, but I think you are right in that it is because she is a hot girl and doesn't like being too warm.
Kim - sorry to hear about your PND hun. It is hard with lack of sleep, I saw a baby show that said lack of sleep is strongly linked to PND. Add in the pressures of other children and a messy house (and lack of support?) and you end up depressed. Any person would be depressed under those conditions so I think it is not so much PND as depression because of the havoc in your life (that seems to come after having a baby). I hope you get to see someone soon, but maybe there is some other way to take the pressure off too? I have heard of home day care where they come to your home and help with bub while you're there, or maybe invest in a cleaner (I LOVE mine!), or even talk with your CHN about other volunteer services that come to your home for free (or a small fee based on income I think). Good luck babe, it is hard road to walk, I had PND with Caden but it was more the lack-of-support variety than depression caused by him, IYKWIM?
Bern - I think yoghurt is one of those 12 month foods normally because of the cow's milk quotient, but I guess a little bit wouldnt hurt to try. Ngala has a food check list that I found handy with Caden, it showed when to give certain foods (eg honey, citrus, strawberries, nuts, etc). Maybe go on their website and see if you can download it and keep in your pantry?
AFM - River doesn't get his 4 month checkup until 5 months cos the CHN is so busy, but on my scales he is 7.6kg. Big boy really, but not off the chart or anything. Measuring him is a bit harder cos he is a wriggler, but I think he is around 64cm. I will try again today to put in his little book. He hasn't tried solids yet and is a booby boy but grabs my hand when I am eating something and tries to put it into his mouth. He watches everyone eating and although I wanted to wait a bit, I think I might try him on some rice cereal this week just to see how he goes. He does roll from tummy to back but is liking tummy time alot more now so hasn't done it for a while. He is also still up about 3 times a night for a feed. It is mainly cos he wakes up after a poo and one of those feeds is just to top him up so he will sleep in in the morning. DH gets up with him if he wakes up at 6.30 so then I get to sleep in for another hour.
I am loving being at home and don't plan to go back until July next year. River is just growing up so fast though! He laughs when I tickle under his neck, and likes me holding him up in the air over my head (watch the drool though). He is drooling up a storm and if he could shove any more of his hand into his mouth he would swallow his own arm :rolleyes:. No teeth have cut yet but they are certainly moving. They don't seem to be giving him much grief though, I have only used bonjela a couple of times. He shuts up immediatley but I think that's more the taste than the sensation, LOL.
Ok, gotta go do some work on my little business, chat soon,
hi ladies! gosh its been such a long time! we've had hospital admissions, icu stays and lots of stress here! The boys have been picking up nicely though and at almost 5 months weigh 5.7 and 5.4KG which drs are really happy with for premmie twins who have been extremely sick.
No rolling or anything yet here Jackson tries but we've been told to expect it to be delayed with lleyton due to his neck, pelvis and back issues not to mention having spent 2 weeks paralysed which im not sure how much this would have effected it but im guessing a little as he couldnt move obviously.
I think thats all! The boys are still up 2-3 times a night, each!
welcome back to bb mrsS, been keeping updated via FB. glad to see all is well with the twins, i believe you would expect delays plus you have to allow for the fact they were premmie, so as long as they are happy and growing that is the main thing. i hope lleytons cough is alright at turns out to only be something minor. well just thought i would let you know that im still following you and your boys progress and thinking about you. wishing you and your family all the best.
Hey MrsS - its been a while that's for sure! Sorry to hear about all the dramas with your boys, but sounds like they are doing very well all things considered. You must be one busy mummy with all those feeds. River is up 2-3 times a night but he is only 1 bub :). I hope you are finding some time to yourself?
All good here. Just so close to getting this business launched, Any time now LOL. Gotta send out invites to launch soon (will be having sausage sizzle at local park) and get the website fully functional. Not long now ladies :P
TTFN
Hey MrsS - its been a while that's for sure! Sorry to hear about all the dramas with your boys, but sounds like they are doing very well all things considered. You must be one busy mummy with all those feeds. River is up 2-3 times a night but he is only 1 bub :). I hope you are finding some time to yourself?
All good here. Just so close to getting this business launched, Any time now LOL. Gotta send out invites to launch soon (will be having sausage sizzle at local park) and get the website fully functional. Not long now ladies :P
TTFN
WoooHooooo Bree finally rolled over for the first time the other day ! ! :D Sooo funny, it was like she had been waiting patiently to learn how to do it and as soon as she learned, she just didn't want to stop. Although she was cheating a little, she learned that if she brings her legs all the way with her feet high in the air, then she could throw her weight to one side and end up on her side...
Speaking of weight, I had her weighed yesterday at 5 months and she weighs 8.49kg naked... she is in size 1 clothes, still fits some size 0, and wearing toddler sized nappies. Strange because the crawler nappies are for 6-11kg and the toddler are for 10-15kg, but the last nappy I tried on her that was a crawler was very short and quite tight to say the least. Goodluck with number 3's in them lol
Looking for solids everyday now. If she misses out then she doesn't sleep well and wakes early, otherwise, like last night, she was bathed, fed (solids and bottle) and in bed by 8:45pm and slept until 8:45am... nice start to the day for mummy during school holidays :D (trying to adjust to daylight savings AND school holidays on top of that - just throws everything out.
I think she has been a little more tired than usual though because mummy wasn't picking up on the fact that she was looking for more solids EVERY day lol. So we're giving her about 2 heaped tablespoons of farex and she eats pretty much all of it. Enjoying every mouthful of it too... :D Still finding it strange having to dress her lightly when I am all rugged up, she just hates the heat. I had the heating on this morning briefly to take the chill off the air and she screamed the whole time I had it on, as soon as I turned it off she stopped screaming.
She has been sitting upright in the car for the last few weeks and has been sitting in the high chair really well for about a month (since fathers day).
Its amazing seeing her grab for her toys now and really intrigued by them. Lots of photos and videos taken all the time, and trying to keep up with the "My Firsts" is almost impossible lol
Ok stopping to take a breath now hehe
BBB Sorry I haven't caught up with you yet. I'm not meant to be driving at the moment. Blind in one eye until cataract surgery.
Glad to hear everyone is doing well.