Babies Born ~ November 1st -15th 2011 #3

I find Abby likes to be with me but not smothered and cuddled into me especially when really tired so I tend to pop her on the boomerang pillow on my lap turning her towards the side so she can see the TV, this will generally make her fall asleep each night after 10 or so minutes.. weird child!!

Wow AM thats some serious growth happening :). Abby is still in 000 and will be for a while I'm guessing, was looking at DH holding her last night and her legs looked short cos there getting so chubby hehehe... Loove baby fat LOL!


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Any ideas with bubs sleeping atm? She is doing when she isnt unsettled 6pm - 1am feeding, then waking at 4:30- 5:30am feeding then waking at 6:30am unsettled, resettle her till 8:30am then she wakes unsettled and resettled till 9:30am when I get her up

Not sure what we can do about the unsettled part? I tried the dream feed but the CHN told me to go back to demand feeding and go wtih the flow. Any ideas?

Wow AM, Levi's getting so big! Alex is into his 00 stuff now but still fits most of his 000 as well.

Amanda and Danni, hope the unsettledness after the vaccs passes quickly for you.

Lolpigs when you say she's waking up unsettled, is she grizzly/crying or does she settle reasonably well if you get her up? Could be that she's just grouching because she's ready to get up earlier and doesn't want to go back to bed? Though I get that you really wouldn't want to encourage her to get up *too* early (like Alex wanted to yesterday - 5am and he was bright eyed, bushy tailed and ready to play) but it does sound like she's not too keen on going back to sleep after about 6.30am.

If the dream feed was working for you, poo what the CHN says do it anyway. It works for some babies, doesn't work for others. I don't bother with one because Alex cluster feeds in the evening and seldom is in bed much before 9pm. He usually sleeps till 4-5am now, then goes back down till 6-7am when he normally wakes for the day. Admittedly he's then usually heading for naptime by about 10am unless we're out doing things and even then he's out by 11 :)

Ugh, just my luck - just got drenched in a river of chuck. And Little Mister is now happily sitting in his rocker playing with his hands, but I stink like milky spew. Oh well, time for a shower.

Thanks Ck :) I think you might be right. No not crying, just fussing and complaining, like when she wakes during her naps and needs to be put back to bed. I haven't tried getting her up yet, I might do that tomorrow and see how she goes. Looks like I'll have to start getting up at 6:30 it seems as it has happened every day this week ugh! No thank you earlier than that please haha yeah she isnt hungry till about 9 or so seems she has decided that is play time. Lucky mummy!

Yeah I'm going to try the dream feed again tonight, it worked for 2 nights then didnt depends on how much she has in that time. If it means she sleeps through a bit longer than that is better so I can just get her up when she wakes.

Wow Levi and Alex are growing so fast! Lilly is just gotten fully into her 000 clothes. Although I think she might be into 00 by Feb if her height keeps going at this rate. Still getting a cm a week at this stage!

Yeah the Vaccs were rough on Lilly too I hope that the unsettledness passes soon.

I got some clothes when I went to target on tueday the cutest dress set with shoes it was adorable! TARGET Summer Paradise 2 Piece Romper + Slipper Set - Target Australia Here it is :)

Lil Miss Z is into 00's now as well :) and screw the rompers that have feet in them! Her legs are too long and her feet are too big :( so poor lil things get squashed! So footless rompers needed, and do you think I can find cute ones of those??? gah (any of you other ladies finding this?)

LOL have you t hought of just bringing Lilly into bed with you when she wakes up early morning? She could just be craving mummy contact, and might even snuggle into you and go to sleep for another couple of hours :) Just a thought. Specially if you like to sleep in!

Zoe has been awesome really, soooo different from her sister! She has a feed around 8.30pm - 9pm, a burp and she passes out until 6.30 - 7am. Been doing this for weeks now! Sooooo completely dif from her sister! who seriously, would wake every hour and half for a feed and a whinge!

Makes me want another one........

I would love to bring her to bed, but DH isn't keen on it so that's a no go for now. Her cot is right next to my bed however. I'll see how she goes tonight, she might just want to be up and about. She does loves being glued to me so that could be a reason too.

Do what I did ;) Kick hubby out! and bring bubs IN!!

Nah, I understand all people are different :) so do what is best for you...was just a thought :)

Anyone want a boisterous 4 year old? who NEVER EVER EVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER stops?

Danni- gah! I love how my GP chose not to explain the need to be extra careful with nappy change time after the rotovirus vaccine! Man! From now on, I'll be using hand sanitizer AND washing my hands!

You know what's hard? Washing your hands after changing bubs... I have the change table right next to the cot, so I change her, then put her in the cot and quickly go wash my hands.. But yeah , seeing as you can't leave bubs unattended on the change table it's difficult being able to wash your hands immediately!

Her nappies are back to the normal colour now.. That was so weird!

Lolpigs- wow, YES violet wont really go back to sleep from 4.30 onwards! It's like, she has decided she has had enough sleep for the night and doesn't want to go back to bed- she does exactly as you describe, fusses like she does when she wakes up for a feed! Except she normally goes to bed at 9ish so it really doesn't seem like enough sleep to be wide awake at 4:30!

AM, wow Levi is growing like a weed for sure! Violet is in 00, and yeah anything with feet hardly fit! Nikky, suits without feet- bonds are the only brand that seems to do cute ones that I've found!!

Hehehe yes I shall be attending the target baby thin also! Haha. I was so excited k get the catalogue in the mail! I intend to buy the Thumper onesie, singlets and pjs on page 11 hhehehe. I'll be going there tomorrow :)

Ooh I wanted to ask- I put my manual breast pump in the dishwasher as apparently that can be used to sterilize- anyway there was some pasta sauce in a bowl and it sort of stained the plastic ever so slightly- do you reckon it's still okay to use?! The little pots I use to freeze milk in got the slight colour to them too- wondering if they're okay to use of if I should throw them out?

If it's just a bit of staining I wouldn't worry too much - just keep using them. Oh and on the washing hands thing - I have a bottle of hand sanitiser next to the change table. Only time I ever use it, but it makes washing hands after nappy changes so much easier. You don't really need to do both a wash and sanitise unless you get it under rings or so on. Which I somehow managed to do with one of Alex's explosions the other day...

Definitely sounds like she wants to be up Lolpigs....sorry, there goes your sleep in :lol: I'll admit occasionally if I'm super tired I'll lay down for a kip during Alex's morning nap. And go to bed early - usually not long after he does.

Yeah I'm getting a bit over anything that has feet, but mind you I haven't got that many of them as it's just too hot for them at the moment. We mostly stick to short sleeved and short legged stuff when we even bother with clothes. But Alex is getting so long he's even getting too long in the body for half his smaller stuff - the crotch snaps keep busting open.

Mothers group was fun, Alex had a right old time sitting on my knee looking at all the other babies, fussed a bit then did the hugest noisiest poo - which everyone thought was hilarious because it was so loud. Ah well...he went straight to sleep after that. Slept through lunch much to my girlfriend's amusement. And now we're just going to have a nice quiet afternoon because it's too hot to do anything else.

I am REALLY missing that about Perth, Cranks!

The constant heat.

Here, last week...it was 36 and hot for a few days, had aircon going for a week...THEN..BOOM! I have the bloody heater on as it was so cold!

Zoe is in and out of long sleeved/legged stuff then into sleeveless/legless stuff!

Thanks to Amanda, I am going Bonds shopping for footless rompers at Target tomorrow! I haven't received the catalogue yet!

Oh thanks CK, I thought it should be fine but I often doubt my own judgement when it comes to that sort of thing! Mothers group sounded fun! Hahahhaha go Alex, maybe he was showing off just how much noise he could make! Hehe!!!

Weird- Ive started freezing expressed milk and so far have about 8 50ml tubs frozen (i intend to use it if my parents babysit or otherwise I'll use it to mix in with rice cereal when she starts solids- anyway there's one particular tub that I just noticed won't freeze?! It's the same as all the others.. I'll throw it away - but yeah, strange!

Hahhaha Nikky- the bonds ones are at big w, target brand onesies like the bonds ones are at target :) haha. I think I confused you :p heheh. Just heard violet fill her nappy haha, and she's over the other side of the house in the nursery!!!

oohhhhh poop on a stick!

ahhh well, will go check out Target anyways. See what they have. Rarely buy from there as I find Myer to be cheaper :O :O :O

Everyone knows when Z takes a dump! She grunts soooooo loudly. Why is it adorable when a baby does it and not an adult?

Hehe. The one I texted you the pic from the website of is at target!! But the ones violet was wearing in the pics are from big w :).

LOL yes somehow babies manage to make even gross things cute :) hahhaha!

So I have been a tad MIA!

I have had the crappest couple of days! Saturday I ended up in the ER with Aubree she had flecks of blood in her poo, all the tests came back normal and the only thing the paed could work out that was different was the AB's I was on for the mastitis, so I had to stop them straight away... Thank god it seems to be gone!

Then yesterday it was quite hot here, so I was worried because Aubree barely fed and was sleeping all day, so off to the ER again! She was a tad dehydrated, but once we got into the ward and she had all the monitors on... BAM back to normal! Scared me so much because she was so lethargic, and usually she reacts in her sleep when I tickle her feet and what not, but yesterday she just wasnt doing anything! I dont think I have ever been so scared in my life! And then when DH walked in the look on his face! He was so worried! This little girl has us wrapped around her little finger!
I paid for the lack of feeding yesterday though, because last night she was waking up every 1.5-2 hours to feed! This morning I felt like I had been hit by a bus!

Anyways I have been trying to catch up with all you ladies..

Nikky - My SIL got me some really cute onesies from Cotton On kids and they dont have feet :) I have a couple of them because Aubree has huge flippers! lol

Lolpigs -I agree with the others.. If the dream feed was working for you, then keep doing it..

holy snapping batpoo Mollie!

Glad lil Aubree is okay! how scary for you guys :(

Kids! seriously know how to scare the bejeeesus out of us!

When H had her febrile convulsion couple of years ago, I fell apart! Never EVER been so scared in my life!

Just think...they have the rest of our lives to scare us hehehe


I just put a bow clip in Z's hair to keep the fringe out of her eyes....all together now....AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Hugs Mollie.

Levi was 000 at birth. In 00 at the moment.

Today at the Target I spent $380 on 1s. I also got some toys for his birthday or christmas :)

Yeah it was scary. I'm so glad I got the doctor that I did though. Sge was wonderful! Mind you the little ratbag was all smiles when she finally woke up.

I can not wait for Aubree to have enough hair for me to be able to put clips abd things in:)

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