Babies born ~ September 2012#1

[Miss_Dee]

Hi ladies, been reading but been struggling to find time to post. Had a quick visit to Sydney which was great though my sister was once again a PITA! She's not congratulated me or given me any indication that she's excited about having a new niece but then had a big cry cause she thinks that I want her to have nothing to do with Arya as she only got a very quick cuddle before I got her to feed her. Honestly, after my last trip where she hit me, why would I want her having anything to do with my baby?! Then she had a big cry to Mum because she received a formal warning at work and blamed Arya for waking her during in the night. Aside from that though, it was so nice seeing my parents with her and my 4yr old niece is completely besotted. Wouldn't let anyone else cuddle her and everyday she came running in the house and the first words out of her mouth were 'Can I hold Arya?'. It was too cute.

As far as tummy time, we do it with Arya on our chest, rather than on the floor/change table. That way she still feels safe and secure cause we're cuddling her, but she is also getting plenty of time to try and lift her head and push up with her arms.

[Dr. Tal]

VERY VERY QUICK.
I promise to try to get on tomorrow and do a proper post.

Tummy time. DD doesn't enjoy it on the floor either. I've only put her on the floor two or three times, more just to see if she liked it yet. With DS I was told that at this stage holding bubs on your chest is just as good as putting them on the floor. So take bubba, go recline on a chair and enjoy some baby snuggles!

Oh, and I just posted my epic length birth story if any of you are interested.

[DaydreamBeliever]

Dr Tal-I will go and read your birth story

hi everyone. Regarding tummy time. Amelia sometimes likes it but we mostly do it on our chest. I am glad to read that others do the same. I am much better at reading bub now so more confident. BFing is going well and my supply is now great so can't complain.

I hope everyone else is well.

[Chrispe]

Hello Claude.

[Kirley64]

claude?

I never gave ds tummy time until he was about 3 months old. I used to carry him around slung over my arm n he used to be always upright on us.
will do the same for jimmy.

afm - 1kg weight gain in 3weeks. even im impressed! lady neon n tal, hope all is well for ur bubs?

[shadow77]

Thanks ladies for replying re tummy time :-) she not too fond of tummy time on us either but I'll keep trying :-)

so who does everyone's bubs look more like do you think? Mummy or daddy? Amelia looks like her father (and herself of course)

[terry]

Hi ladies hope your all well. I had a visit with the maternal nurse today DD may have started off small but she has now hit the 4kg mark at 6 weeks. I have her immunisation on Monday not looking forward to that hopefully she will be fine. I have damaged the tendons in my right wrist do haven't picked her up much DH or my mum have been helping me I'm off to the Osteo soon to get it sorted with a brace

[Mum2SweetCs]

Hey Terry i just noticed our girls were born on the same day! lol
Happy 6 weeks

[DaydreamBeliever]

Hello Everyone,

Terry-sorry to hear about your tendons. Ouchie.

Dr Tal-sorry to hear A has asthma FX she grows out of it. It's not nice to have.

Chrispe-All of your boys are gorgeous. They all have similar eyes. Gorgeous.

Kirley-how are J and W going.

LittleLove-how is the block feeding going?

Hi everyone else.

AFU-A did 7 hours last night and the night before 8 so I cannot complain. Poor darling hasn't been well today. She has been vomiting everything up. She kept most of her last feed down though. Her poohs also hurt her bum, she was screaming for hours and it broke my heart. She is resting up at the moment but will have a feed soon so hopefully she is feeling better.

[Chrispe]

Sorry posted on the wrong spot.

[Chrispe]

Kayden feeds around 9-10pm then sleeps until 2-3am (if I'm lucky it will be 4am) then sleeps until 7ish. After 7am he will feed 2-3hrly throughout the day.

Well he has done this for the last week (I think it's that long)
Hoping he will keep it up.

[lady_neon]

Hey guys

The night's are getting marginally easier. Jack was discharged from the children's hospital on Saturday. He was terrible that night, awake every hour. Last night I fed him at 8ish then when to bed while DH had cuddles. Fed again at 11.30 then down for a sleep at 12.30, feed at 2.30 then he was really unsettled. I tried everything... At one point I put him down hoping he would calm himself. Didn't work and I felt horrible for letting him scream like that. DH got him to sleep by 4.30 then he woke at 7 for a feed. Mum came over and I slept till 12 then fed him again. He is easy to look after during the day but at night he is super clingy!

DH slept in the spare room last night and I felt so lonely. I hope Jack starts sleeping better at night soon, I don't want to be sleeping apart from DH every night but at the same time he's the one who has to go to work whereas I can sleep when Jack sleeps during the day.

He's put on 200gms from birth weight.

[Kirley64]

Sorry posted on the wrong spot.

lol

yeh jimmy is being fairly consistant at night. last week or so a feeed aroun 8-9. wake up at 3.30. then wake again at 7.30. this morning however she slept til 9.30!!

shadow, I have seen a couple glimpses of dh in jimmy but I still cant figure her out. she has dhs hairline n forehead n my nose n dark hair. but hubbies eye colour, eyebrows/lashes colour lol.
MIL says she looks like dhs oldest sister as a baby.

[lady_neon]

When people try to work out who DS looks like, I say he looks like him

[terry]

Hi ladies

Dr Tal hope A's asthma sorts itself out and allows you to get a bit of rest at night

Lady hope your getting some sleep today. I went through the same a few weeks ago I've been reading a book that puts it down to growing pains. Apparently it happens a few times 5weeks 8weeks can't remember the rest.

DDB I'm jealous too can't believe you get 7 hours straight the most I get is about 5 but more often closer to 4. Fingers crossed she keeps it up for you

AFU had first immunisation today I think I was more distressed than G. She seems to be ok and still sticking to her normal routine. My wrist is ok I'm wearing a brace that had a moulded cast in it that stops it from moving. I can now grip things although awkwardly sometimes and hold my baby without fear. I guess I'll see in 4 weeks if it works. Anyway BFing is over off to bed for us

[Chrispe]

As far looks Kayden look just like his 2 older brothers, and yet just himself too.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/10/3aja3eqa.jpg
DS1

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/10/vutyryde.jpg
DS2

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/10/ve4y3ypy.jpg
DS3- Kayden

[Miss_Dee]

I think it's the eyes Chrispe. They all have the same eyes.

Apparently it's normal to see the dad in babies. Something to do with obviously knowing who the mum is because the baby comes out of them, but the baby look like the dad is 'proof' the baby is his. Apparently.

I can see both me and DF in Arya. She definitely has my lips, but I think she has his eyes. My family thinks she looks like me as a baby, but looking at my baby photos I don't really see it. Though I do see my niece in her when she pulls certain faces. Waiting for FIL to bring over DF's baby photos so we can compare. FIL thinks she looks exactly like DF as a baby.

[Dr. Tal]

Crispe - Kay is georgous (I know I spelled that wrong, but can't be bothered trying to figure out how it's really spelled LOL)

Shadow - have you had a chance to look up I Am Cow yet? hahaha. there are two similar but slightly different music videos for it if you're at all interested.

Mum2c's - So sorry to hear that C has such bad eczema. I hope you are able to get it under control.

Lady N - Sorry to hear you are having such a hard time with J and sleep. I hope he sorts his sleep pattern out soon. I am wondering if part of it is because he was in the hospital for so long. They'd have had the lights on and checking him all the time so he might not have his days and nights worked out poperly yet.

Kirley - Sounds like little J is packing on the weight for you. Which is fantastic.

DDB - Glad to hear that you are getting a lot more confident with A.

AFU - A officially has asthma. The rattling cough and snuffling and whatnot is an asthma thing. Its worst at night, to the point where she can't have any air blow over her at all. So no air con. No fan. No fun for mummy and DH has needed to sleep in the other room (I'm with you on missing DH in bed Lady N). I've got a humidifier going, and on the good nights, that's enough. On the bad nights, I prop myself up in bed and she sleeps on my chest. I know it's not the best, but on the bad nights when she is laying flat on her back chokes on her own phlem The doctors seem to think it will get better as it gets older, and my mum told me that I was very similar when I was a baby and I do have asthma now, but it's not so bad, so I'm hoping she mostly grows out of hers as well.

Speaking of mum. She flew back home on Tuesday. I miss her already.