Babies born ~ September 16-30th 2010 #3

Hi ladies,

Fuzzy - P has been doing that sort of thing a lot lately and I just get her up if she is still going after about half an hour and all the usual techniques have not worked - she did it again this morn so we just went for a walk and got the mail - when we got back (about 45min later) she went to sleep without a problem.

Buzzie - the nurse here was talking about making a meat stock from scratch to add to vegies, grating frozen steak or using mince - all from 7 months. She also talked about pasta - if you cooked it really well you should be able to blend it up.

Wite - sounds like Harlow is doing just fine and dandy - sleeping through is like a dream in this house!!! I reckon some days they are just hungrier than others.

P is asleep and will prob only be down for 40mins so I have to make this quick, Not much to report - last night was a good night thank goodness - we were only up twice between 11:30pm and 6:30am so I was able to get some sleep. My LC now says I can't drink the water from the tap!! Have to stick to the tank water (which I basically do anyway but we were away last week for a few days so drank the water from the tap there!) Still on my super strict diet and having more bad nights than good. We were up every 40mins the night B4 last :omg: Hopefully last night was a sign of things to come.

Chuckie - I hope Pearl's sleep settles down soon for you.... hugs for having such a tough journey.... LOL re the tank water, if I drink it it gives me upset tum. You are doing so well.

Bec - glad you got a break. Even though we love them to bits, sometimes we both need a break from each other.

Wite - It's absolutely reassuring to me that you've got questions....

AFU - well vaccination day today.... the clinic nurses blew some bubbles for H and whilst she still squealed, it did help settle her quite quickly, and so far so good.... FX crossed.... though she's not going for a nap this arvo, but she doesn't normally go to sleep at this time of day anyway.

The other exciting news is that I got to see and hold briefly, a 1 day old new born today... OMG so tiny, so red, eyes so closed, so sleepy... 8 pounds born... and a cone head as he had to be vacuumed out. His mum had a tough time of it and is rather sore, and said she pretty much vomited green stuff most of the labour. Poor thing. Has anyone else done that?

Dory - green stuff? Not me. But same goes here - i visited a friend in hossie and got to hold her new bub. 6 pounds 14 girl. So cute. She had an amazing labour - 3 hours from waters breaking to delivery with only 3 contractions :o. Oh how I wish that was me!! Hope HB goes ok with her shots

Going ok here. Well kind of. I am snuffly, Chloe is snuffly. She has only slept a total of 1.5 hours today and was up every 3 hours last night. Had her shots on Monday so it might be related. I am exhausted. I saw the endocrinologist and he doesnt think I have graves disease. YES!!! but had another blood test just to be sure. If I dont hear from him I guess its just pospartum thyroiditis and it will clear by itself with time.

Fuzzy - that was what I was thinking it might be.... yay for no graves....that is such a good initial opinion, and the endo wouldn't have given it if they thought they were wrong... and glad you got some new born cuddles.

Sorry that Chloe had such a bad day.... it is so hard. Hope you have a better night tonight and it's always so hard when you're sick and tired. Hugs.

Hannah so far, has been the best she's ever been, after her shots, but I keep waiting for it all to change.

Thanks Dory. Night ended up being ok after a bad start - she woke first at 9:30 pm and I was thinking it was going to be a shocker. But then she woke at 2:30 and 5 then 7. Not too bad for Chloe haha

Belfie - forgot to say thanks for the advice on teething gel - I will get some.

Bec - you are quiet... i guess that means you got your material and are busy making things!

Edit: Guys I am still getting the baby bonus payments... Is this correct?? Thought it should have stopped by now.

fuzzy - mine just stopped last fortnight, so I would think that you still have quite a few to go. You get 13 all up.

My sister-in-law had her babies yesterday! Twin boys!! 10 weeks early and they are doing sooo well, all the same issues that George had and obviously a lot smaller, but doing great! Chrys and Nicholas - needless to say, my brother and SIL are so thrilled, after 7 years of IVF, they have 2 precious boys.

Bec - hope your stall went well at the markets.

Fuzzy - love the new pic of Chloe and glad the night was ok.

Connie - yay for your SIL and bro- two precious little boys and such cute names. Well done to them!

Hi girls!
Hope your all well!

Just a few quick updates: Harlows drinking a bit more now, she is finishing most of her bottles- I suspect she is teething because today she has been pushing out her tongue over her gums constantly, she is happy so far so fingers crossed she stays that way (When my son teethed, he was a happy teether, constantly smiling and giggling in the middle of the night, god I hope harlow is the same, I enjoy my sleep far too much!!!)

I have been a bit...meh. Some of you may have read a couple of weeks ago now that I had bloodtests and the dr sent me a letter to come into the surgery ASAP (They didn't have my correct phone number to contact me)..turns out my thyroids highly overactive again (By high-they mean three times higher than what it should be) so I am back on medication..I also spoke to the Dr about going back on some anti-depressants for my Anxiety, I just want my life back- I'm sick of being so housebound because my anxiety stops me going places. i started my thyroid tablets last week and so far feel a tiny bit better, I will start the ones for Anxiety soon.
Harlow is going fine, she is sitting up by herself, she is up on all fours rocking back and forth constantly. part of me is so excited that she is doing this and close too crawling, but a huge part of me gets so upset because I know she is going to be my last baby & I just feel like I have completly missed those "newborn" days and that she is growing up way too quickly!

Bec- Hope you had some great success at the markets today!

Connie-How exciting re: the twins, what gorgeous names and double the blessing after all those years of trying aswell is so fantastic!

Fuzzy- my Baby bonus payments only stopped this week. Centrelink *should* send you a letter to let you know when your payments will return too normal, if not maybe check the first date you started receiving them and count foreward 13 fortnights so you know when they will end :)

Hello to all all the other Mums & Bubs..I have made myself completly sick by eating icing fro mthe bowl while making cupcakes so I think it might be bedtime for me!! nite all xox

wite - Haha I was wondering who is eating all these cupcakes you are baking! Lol
I think that's a great idea that you find away to manage the anxiety... being housebound sucks!

Bec - How did you go at the market?

George is getting up on all 4's but then he just slides back down, so we're not quite at the crawling stage yet! Just moving backwards at the moment.
Also, the other day he kept trying to grab my pump bottle of water to drink from, so I decided to try something different. Sippy cups havent been working because he cant understand that he needs to tip the cup up to get water out. I bought him a straw cup, and he loves it. He grabs it himself and sucks on the straw. I'm so proud! The only problem is that he is a little uncoordinated, so he throws it away when he is done with it. Haha

Oh and I forgot... George has become perfect at sleeping. When I put him down to bed, he doesnt cry anymore. He either goes to sleep right away or just lays there and does raspberries till he falls asleep. BUT the pram is a different story. He wont sleep in the pram, so taking him out anywhere is becoming a nightmare! I have no idea what to do. I have tried laying the pram right down, putting a blanket over it... nothing. I wonder if its because he sleeps on his tummy in bed and cant do that in the pram?
He is staying over at my mum's this weekend, so it'll be interesting to see if he sleeps in the cot there ok.

Wow - all these babies doing such wonderful stuff....

Wite - sorry to hear your thyroid is playing up but hopefully the meds help you feel more than a bit better soon..... and sorry your anxiety is keeping you housebound. It is so hard to be housebound, whatever the reason. I hope Harlow is a happy teether too. I love that she is up on all fours. I very much understand feeling like you've missed the new born days...

Connie - awesome news about George. And good lateral thinking about the straw cup. I hope he goes well at your mums.... Hannah since her vaccinations last week has been a sleep refuser, unless she has lots of assistance, and cries and cries. Not sure what's going on. But she just went for a morning nap without too much fuss. So hopefully it's just a wonky period following her vaccinations.

Bec - hope the markets went well.

Buzzy - you must be moving house soon?

Hannah isn't crawling or up on all fours. She sits mostly unsupported but topples over sometimes. Mostly though she prefers to stand and stands happily leaning on the lounge or supported by one of us. Lots of buckling at the knees and toppling over, but OMG the look of pure joy on her face when she's standing and waving her arms around... it's addictive to watch.

I got to enjoy some newborn cuddles yesterday.... OMG so tiny! He was 8 pounds born, so about 3.6 kgs but that's still 900g less than Hannah was. Now she's over 8.25kg. Poor wee man, I had to keep remembering that I didn't need to heft him as much as Hannah. Felt like I was going to launch him over my shoulder. Hannah was completely fascinated by him and particularly when he cried. Anyway, it was nice. Nice to know that Hannah isn't at that stage ( but sort of sad too?), nice to know I was confident with him, and nice to know I do want another one!

Oh the other good news? Hannah seems to be over her stranger aversion! She went quite happily to my aunt yesterday and they even went outside to the garden while I washed up and Hannah was contented. Phew - hope that lasts.

Hi everyone, I've been a bit quiet here lately. I have just been so busy preparing for the market. Thanks for asking how it went, it was a great day. Not many sales but it was so nice to sit out on the grass under a tree for the morning. Isaac was perfect, just happy sitting on a kanga (bit of African material, that's where I got Kanga Creative from, not from kangaroos haha), and having some tummy time. He fell asleep at one stage so I put him in his pram snuggle in the pram and parked him near the table. He was a good demo model! I sold only one pram snuggle but I had lots of people looking and saying how great they are and gave my details to a few people. I think they'd go better at a baby and kids market so might think about a trip to Adelaide one day. I sold lots of bibs though, they were a big hit :)

Fuzzy and Wite, could you please send me your email addresses? I am about to make your pram snuggles and I'll send you details once they are finished.

Isaac has been so perfect in this last week, very contented and settled. He has been going really well at swimming, kicking and wriggling like a little fish but has been opening his eyes under water so I got him some goggles. I tried them out in the shower, and omg he looks so funny. I'll put a pic of him on my 365 project for today. He's asleep now so I should go and clean the bombsite that is my house then do some sewing.

I hope everyone is well :)

I've been slack posting but have been reading.

bec - that's awesome re the market, I reckon the bibs look lovely!

Dory - congrats Mrs Moderator!! you're gonna be awesome

AFM sick as a dog. Had a fever on & off all last week and a foul cough. Missie has the cough too so we've both ended up on antibiotics. Am attempting to take it easier, which is easier said than done lol! Can't sleep at all at present cos I just cannot stop coughing, it's worse than having a newborn arrrgh. On the bright side, Annika hasn't been too unwell with it thank goodness, a bit more unsettled than usual here & there. DH is starting to show a little improvement again (yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay effing yay), so we're hopeful the medication will kick back in soon.

Dory - oh wow congrats on being a moderator! Well done, you'll be great.

Belfie - OMG I love your new pic of Annika, she looks like a little doll!! Stunning shot! Hope you are feeling better, strong fresh ginger tea might help :(

Thanks Bec - I put it up for my 365 here, I love it too (I reckon cos she's lying flat, the fat has fallen away from her face a bit hahahaha looks better). I shall have to get ginger. Am currently doing garlic, horseradish, zinc & vit c... :crossfingers:

Belfie - What a bugger - like you have time to be sick on top of everything else!!! Thank goodness your DH is improving! Next time you buy vit c make sure it is the one with as much calcium ascorbate as poss (I always get 1000mg per tab) and bioflavanoids as they help your body digest the vit c. Have heaps - like about 10,000mg a day (unless you get the runs then you have eaten too much!)

Bec - love the pic of Isaac in his goggles - We are still just throwing water on P's head in the bath - need to move to the next stage but there are no baby swimming lessons here!

Dory - I find P is a lot less fussy with stangers if I leave the room (also if she can't hear me) it's almost like out of sight, out of mind. Sounds like she loves being on her feet - does she go in the jolly jumper much?

Connie - sounds like a dream with George sleeping so well - if you can just crack the pram thing he will be perfect!

AFM - still battling sleep probs here and my LC finally threw up her hands the other day and said she did not think that my diet was the problem. I had a hunch and gave P some gaviscon that night and every night since (3 nights now) and she went from being up every hour, to every 2 and last night she was only up every 2.5hrs!!! Can't believe it! Am v cautious because I don't want to get to excited but am hoping she has just had silent reflux all this time and we may have found the answer - still only sleeping for 40mins at a time during the day and usually only 2 day sleeps. I have the local chold nurse booked in for day service on MOnday and have put my name on the waiting list for the State's sleep centre in Adelaide - FX I will have solved the prob and can cancel before I need to go. Goota go lie down while P is asleep!

Chuckie - wow some improvement is awesome.... poor wee Pearl and possibly having silent reflux.... can your GP help with that? Hope you get into the sleep clinic... I learn more about sleep all the time, but after the past week was going to book in for sleep school. Luckily things have settled down here again. I think you are just so awesome doing everything you have tried to do for Pearl .... that is just such dedication and Pearl is so lucky to have you as her mummy.

Well here's the thing, I don't have a Jolly Jumper.... yet. Going to get one when I get paid this week. The paediatrician we see said he thinks they are great for kids. I can't wait. Was always jealous of Isaac 's bouncing sessions.

Here are a few tips for swimming - taken from our swim class homework sheet - do what you do with the water over her head, but when you pour it over her face do it quickly - she can't hold her breath for very long, take Pearl into the shower with you and get her used to the water falling over her head and body, lay her on her back in the bath so that her head and ears are in the water, make sure you maintain eye contact with her and obviously support her, and encourage her to learn to float on her back. And lots of praise and encouragement during all of these activities. You can always take her to the pool yourself.

AFM - I did some reading on weaning today.... :( but yay as it might mean I start to ovulate again. One of the books I read says weaning is best done over several months, as that way it is least disruptive to baby and boobies. I just hadn't really ever thought about when and how bf'ing might stop..... but will talk to DH about it and see what he has to say. He is always so good at thinking about things without the guilt. I don't want to stop yet, so I won't, but I wanted to start thinking about how it might happen and when, cause it's not like someone waves their magic wand.

Bec - your day at the markets sounds great! Isaac is a champ! The pic of him in his goggles is just too cute.

Belfie -the new pic of Miss A is gorgeous... too funny about laying down making the chubba disappear.

Oh chuckie - if it was silent reflux all this time, poor you, poor Pearl! Will you keep giving her gaviscon or trial her on losec or something similar? I seem to remember hearing that gaviscon shouldn't be used too often and you're better to treat the underlying reflux if you can. And does this mean you can eat normally? You've been doing an amazing job for her, you won't know yourself being able to eat normally again!

Dory - Thanks re the pic, I'm biased but I love it so much. Re weaning & ovulation, do you have your cycle back yet? I've had AF back twice now bah. Re weaning I found it surprisingly hard to stop with X, but I think the pump had kept my supply artificially high, whereas had I been feeding normally, the supply/demand would have slowly dropped naturally. So it took me 6 weeks and I used LOTS of cabbage (truly, it does help). I was forever offering Dh some "sweaty booby cabbage" :rofl: I think I put him off coleslaw for life!!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Took Annika back to our paed today, and he was very happy with her. We're going to trial her off the losec once she's got rid of the cough (maybe Easter). Her weight is 8.7kg (she's dropped from 95th %ile to 90th %ile, but er.. yeah can't exactly complain about that!), so we're very lucky she's doing so well. I'm finding I can't fit her in some clothes and tops cos her fat little arms and tummy are all so fat lol. She really needs loose sleeves & baby doll style - ironic huh ;). Re me, I'm improving, Doc put me on different AB's & a puffer which is helping thank goodness! We're down in Tassie (just me & kids) next week. Plus I have MORE good news, DH is finally improving, the meds take so long to kick in but they are starting to work! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I might finally stop complaining hahaha!

hi everyone - just read all the posts and forgot what i was going to say.. i used to write it all down, should do that again lol
i do remember....

sandie and belfie feeling sick.... :( sorry to hear, tho sandies is self induced PML!! not surprised hun from all those cakes! but they look gorgeous!!

ummmm.... connie - thats great on all 4's AND Harlows rocking!! seems so quick! Bella is sitting and up on knees but no where near up of 4s yet!

Has anyone giving bread to there bubs yet?? Bella pinched abit of DSs roll today and woofed it.. she loved it and didnt choke! was very proud lol

Hope your all well!!

Dory - moving house in June! :D woot!