Babies Born~ May 16th-31st 2009 #2

[Bridg]

J- Bummer about missing the vax's. 9-9?? U lucky chick!!

Amy- BF babies can go up to a week without a poop. If she hasnt gone after that, then give her some cooled boiled water with a smidgen of brown sugar in it. The sugar draws the water to the bowel to soften things, wheras normal cooled boiled water just goes to their tummies. I found that info on BB. Glad to hear ur walk was nice. Is it the 1st time Natty has been out and about with u, DH, and Phoebe?

[wysiwyg]

Will post more when have both hands free (feeding at mo) but just a bit sad because just had ultrasound on cj's hips and she is going to have to wear a harness - I was so sure all would be fine - off to check out the hip stuff forum - back later.

[Bella29]

Ah vic u must be heart broken for her! Sorry to hear that.

Still have no net land lord being a ****. They r alays trying to save a buck, but it takes so much longer.

Jemima is good. 1 month old today. She weighed 5,1kg today. Still fits 0000-000 I think cos she is long. She is in th 97th% on all the charts. Such a big girl! Wish I could do persies but too hard from mb phone.

Happy vibes to all esp u vic. Keep us posted on cj's progress.

Bella

[Snacks]

Bridg: Yeah, but I thought younger babies were supposed to poo more often, then after a couple of months they slow down on the poo front? Probably you are right and I am worried about nothing. We have all been out together a few times now. It's easier taking both the girls out with DH around
Vic: Oh, I'm sorry to hear about the harness How long will she need it for? Hope the hip forum offers you some good support.
Bella: Yay for reaching the 1 month milestone! Sounds like J is doing fabulously.

My trip out this afternoon was cancelled, LOL! So no need to worry about the boobie girl.

[Bridg]

Vic- sorry to hear that CJ has to wear a harness. Hopefully its not for too long. If u need to talk, we are all here.

Amy- All babies are different with their bowel movements. If Phoebe only has a poo once a week and is not straining, then all is ok. Logan only has a poo every few days, thankfully.

AFU, We have had half a good day. I find Logan feeds and settles really well in the mornings, and as soon as the arvo comes, he fluffs around with his bottles and is really unsettled. In the mornings he will feed every 3-4hrs, but the arvos its normally every 2-3hrs.

[CathyS]

Most nights Kyson has been sleeping rather well. He will go anywhere from 3 to 7 hours between feeds, but when he wakes up during the night he never cries. He'll lay there next to me just being fussy and moving around and just dozing until I decide it's been long enough to feed him. Occassionally he'll have an extra nap in the morning so we both get a sleep in, but in general he wants to get out of the bedroom once the sun comes up. Having said that though, it's usually after 8.30 that we get out of bed (once DH has gotten the DSS's ready for school and they head off for the day).

Sounds exactly like Cara!! She will go long periods in bed at night, just fussing and never really works up a big cry. Just waits til I feed her really. She's happy just to be in bed next to me I think...feels secure perhaps? She sleeps for short cat naps during the day. I get up with her around 8.30 and don't feel tired most days. We go to bed together around 10pmish at night hehe She gets really tired by then.

Vic: Sorry to hear about the harness hon. But you know it's for the best. My ex had a daughter born breech that needed her hips in a harness for awhile..she was a twin.

As for constipation...I believe breastfed babies can go days without pooing. I am sure my other 3 kids went days without pooing when they were little. It seemed strange..but they were absolutely fine.

On an annoying front..I had to get Cara's heel ***** test done AGAIN! cause the first one wasn't good enough..grr. Poor bubba had to cry again as her heel was *****ed.

[MummyNaomi]

Selfish Tired post here

Bailey will not stop feeding - yesterday he fed about 20 times - pratically every hour! I have had no sleep and am a mess - LOL

All the signs point to a growth spurt/wonder week still continuing but as it goes on I get more and more tired and tempted to go and get some formula and get DH to feed him so I can have a break. I wont though, I am hoping he goes back to normal soon before I go mad from lack of sleep

[~*Niadalla*~]

Hi everyone,
Firstly Vic - Big hugs. I have no idea how you are feeling at the moment. I hope all goes well with CJ's hips and the harness isn't required for too long. I don't know alot about it. Sending you lots of hugs though.

Naomi - sorry to hear you've had such a rough 24ish hours! I hope that it's just a one off and that Bailey settles right down for you now.I hope you can get a good stretch of sleep in today.
12 WEEKS!! OMG that's gone super quick! I can't believe Allira is 9 weeks already. I swear it didn't go this fast with DS.

Bridg - glad to hear your gyno appt went well. How nice it would be just to have the one for a few hours. I wish I could send DS to childcare or something, but it's just not possible out here. Ah well.

Amy - How typical of Pheobe to sleep so well at playgroup. I find this little ones like to make a liar out of their mummies... haha. I was going on and on about how calm Allira was when we met Rellos for the first time a few weeks back, and she ended up being quite cranky for about 3 hours on end (which I worked out to being due to AF arriving).
Allira is not pooing much. It stopped being every single change by 4 weeks. Now she is only pooing once a day if that... sometimes going a few days without. Just means they are using up more of the milk they are taking in and less is becoming waste. Not sure about the harder poos though? Are you drinking plenty of water? I have no other ideas about what it could be unless it's some sort of intollerence to a food you are eating that is coming through your milk?
Lachie is starting to decide he wants to TT too. I wasn't going to even contemplate starting until summer, but he's really keen to sit on the potty, so I just let him. He's done one whizz ever on the potty, and there's no way I'm pushing things. Haven't started with training pants or anything yet. Hopefully Natty picks it up straight away. That would be fantastic!
Lachie is 13kgs at 2 years old (nearly). I am nearly at the end of my tether now with this eating thing. TBH it's stressing me out more than it really should and I've got enough on my plate without the extra stress, so I'm coming at it from a different angle now. I'm giving him the meals his likes, but putting one new thing on his plate each time, and hoping that one day in the near future, that he takes one bite. Kids hey! haha

BG - 8 hours very nice! The dummy spitting thing is a tad annoying hey, but they learn eventually. I nearly cried tears of joy once DS learnt to put his own dummy back in. Haha.Not because I thought he was clever (although I did) but because I could stop having to do it 700 billion times a day! Finally. haha.

JwithJ - I haven't had Allira Vaxed yet. I didn't get the chance to get her booked in out here, and they onyl do it once a month, so I'll be heading into Bendigo to get it done. If you are ever in Bendigo, there are usually a few days each week wher they hold immunisations. I can let you know where and when if you are interested at all. I'll be hopefully getting it done next week (better late than never).

Cathy - bugger about having to go get the heel ***** test again. it's bad enough first time hey! DS had to have his done twice as the first one they took wasn't good enough, but at least they knew it then and there and did it within minutes of the first one.

Krystie - it sounds like sleep is improving there! YAY. You are doing a great job doing school runs and everything. I don't know that things would run very smoothly here if that were the case. DS stays in his PJ's most days we stay home until lunchtime, and so do I! haha.

Bella - Hi! I hope you get the net on soon. I would be frustrated, although I'm sure my house would be spotless. haha.

Hi anyone I have missed! I hope you are travelling along well!!

All things going well here. We went to MIL's yesterday to see the kids great Aunty from England and her son (their cousin), along with another great Aunty that Allira hadn't yet met and the kids great grandparents. It was fabulous. Jan from England held Allira for about 4 hours straight, she just didn't want to let her go, and Allira slept so well. She loves that human contact like most babies do. Allira was her usual contented little self. Lachie went MAD having so many people to entertain and just had a blast. Love catching up with family.
I swear Allira has hit 6kgs now. I find it so hard to carry her in her capsule... it's so heavy! Big chubba. She's sleeping really well still ( sorry to brag... 10 hours a night most nights), Feel free to slap me. I was a tiny bit concerned about her feeding routine, as she only really has 5-6 feeds in a 24 hours period but she's beefin up and has been the same since coming home. I then realised when I expressed yesterday morning, that she's a massive guts. I got 180ml out of one boob in 5 mins flat and it was still pumpable. I let her finish the boob off. I went to the dentist int he morning, so needed to have a bottle of milk ready in case she got hungry while I was gone. She did of course get hungry, and drank 200mls. Big fattie. It's so hard when you can't see what's coming out, but after seeing how much she drank yesterday I can rest easier.
Apart from DS' fussy eating, everything is going really well.

I should stop waffling. I have a Tupperware party at mum's tonight that I have to get organised for (haha I have to drive in an hour to get to mums), and also a bit more cleaning before all DH's mates rock up for the weekend. Sending DH grocery shopping tonight on his own. I also have to write up a list and I dread seeing what he ends up getting.

Have an awesome day girls!!!
xx

[MummyNaomi]

Vic - In my selfish rant I forgot to say Gday - sorry to hear about CJs brace - that must be upsetting but you are doing the very best for your little girl - like the other girls said, we are here for you HUGS!!

[Santosha]

Hey all. Just popping in to say hi... as usual reading much more than posting. I don't know how you do it! Just really wanted to send big hugs your way Vic. That really sucks. I guess it's good that there is something they can do about it, but you can't explain to an uncomfortable little girl that it's 'for her own good'. . My friend's little boy is in boots with a bar in between them to turn out his feet (due to having 'club-foot' in both) and he's so good about it. Hopefully CJ will cope just as well.

Also wanted to say Naomi, I hear you on the feeding frenzy!! Ivy has been letting me have a big sleep at nigh thankfully, but through the day it's NON STOP. To the point that I'm having trouble going anywhere because she cries in the car, wanting the next feed even if I fed her just before we left. AARRGGHH!! GL with trying formula. I tried that the other night in desperation and Ivy just screwed up her face in disgust and wouldn't take it. I was kinda disappointed and quietly happy at the same time! Lucky we only had free sample packets and hadn't invested in a whole container. Sometimes I give her EBM top-ups too which can help but she's also getting fussy about taking the bottle at all. Oh it's nice to know that she thinks that boobies are best but when I can't even go to the toilet in peace.... REALLY!!!! Just take the bottle and sleep girl!

Thankyou all for your encouraging words in response to my last post. Ivy's been giving me a little more eye contact and more smiles in my general direction so I'm fretting less. (Still a bit though). The MCHN seemed quite happy with her at our appt today. There's certainly nothing wrong with her ability to grow! 59cm long and 5.4kg. She weighs twice what she did when she was born!

Have a great week all!

[wysiwyg]

Thanks for all the support - being a mum is hard sometimes. I will be happy once we have an appointment to see someone and get the harness on, the quicker it is on the better and am sure she will adapt to it fine and it be off in no time - my aim is for it to be off by 3rd October when we fly to the UK. CJ was grouchy yesterday evening - picking up on my stress I expect as DH was working lates so I didn't get to see him till he got in at nearly midnight - he is going to switch shifts if necessary when we get an appointment next week - which will make things easier - he makes me feel much better about it all. There are so many worse things that can happen - and at least has been found early so should be easier to fix.

Apparently it is more common in first born girls - I wonder why first born?

Amy - on the poo front, definate reduction in number of poo's but still getting one a day from CJ - yesterdays just as we were about to go for ultrasound and it required full clothing change!!!!

I had my ultrasound this morning, and no nasties (as the sonographer put it) and thinks the pain may be due to strained ligaments around my uterus - need to discuss the results with the doctor but is a great relief! The thrush tablets seem to have done the trick and although my nipples are still a bit sore there is no deep pain in the boob like there was.

Naomi, Krystie - thanks for tips on expressing going to try tomorrow.

Oh the gorgeous girl has just woken up and is now requiring food. Hi to everyone.

[MummyNaomi]

Bailey seems to be settling down on his feeding front (THANK GOD). I was just talking to DH about it and he suggested to express and he'll feed, but its so much more efficient to just feed as it takes me a few sessions to express enough so it will take more time not less. Kat - I'm not going to try formula at this stage as I dont want to potentially turn him off the breast (I think that was my desperation talking)

Yesterday I actually sat on my couch and cried for an hour with him in my arms crying and I couldn't get him to stop crying - I am tearing up thinking about it, yesterday was a VERY difficult day.

He is currently in his cot Faffing about abit (not crying) as I wrapped him and put him down for a sleep. I can hear him fighting with the wrap trying to get his hands out - LOL. I'll leave him to it, the energy it takes might make him more sleepy

Just when you think you have this motherhood gig sussed, your baby knocks you down a peg or two LMAO

Might go have some lunch

Naomi
x

[~ Mylitta ~]

Amy - Kyson goes days without pooping. It's not uncommon for him not to poo for four days, and then I expect a mega explosion, but it's just a normal size poop of normal breastmilk runny consistency. The paediatrician told me that it's normal and that it means that Kyson is pretty much using up all the breastmilk for growing.

Vic - Oh honey I am so sorry to hear that little CJ is going to need to wear a harness. You must be devastated, but at least it is something you can fix while she is little. I think my sister had to have her legs and hips all strapped up shortly after she was born. Back then they strapped her up in a cot thing and she couldn't even move. I'm guessing that these days technology has improved significantly and CJ will cope wonderfully. We're all here for you and you and CJ will fly through this process . Much love to you both xoxox

Bella - Happy one monthiversary to Jemima for yesterday! 97th percentile?! That's fantastic! What a good little grower

Cathy - How sad you had to do the heel test again. It's traumatic enough (for the parents, lol) the first time around!

Naomi - Don't know what was up with the moon or the tides last night, but Kyson was fussy all night too! He didn't cry, he was just awake and moving around the whole time. I had to keep popping his dummy in every time he spit it out to settle him. Luckily DH is home today and took him for about an hour and a half this morning and I was able to catch a couple of zzz's.
I've had a couple of those cries when Kyson has been inconsolable. I know that we do everything possible to soothe them, but sometimes they just seem to need to cry it out. It doesn't stop me from feeling that I'm failing as a mother for not being able to make him happy. Totally not true, but someties it's hard not to feel that way. I know we are all wonderful mummies though

Niadla - It must have been lovely for your overseas relo's to meet and get to cuddle Allira! And it sounds like Allira was in fine form to let someone cuddle her for four hours straight!

Kat - Oh I hate the screaming in the car. I feel so helpless. Kyson mainly does it when we come home in the evenings during the period when he's often restless anyway. He gets so overwhelmed that he won't even take the dummy and I end up leaning one hand over the front seats so that I can try to hold his dummy in and stroke his face at the same time. Poor little tykes.
I'm glad to hear that Ivy is engaging eye contact with you more and more. It's absolutely lovely isn't it?!

Kyson had his first bottle of EBM today. DH and I were curious to see how much he was drinking at each feed, and also to see if he would drink ok from a bottle in case it was ever needed. He drank perfectly fine from the bottle, and it made me cry. I got a little sad because even though it was breastmilk, he wasn't feeding from me and it got me a little upset. It's not something we plan on doing regularly though, so I'm ok now He only drank about 100ml though and that doesn't seem like terribly much. Should he be drinking more than that each feed?

Also, hi to everyone else. I hope you and your gorgeous babies are all doing fantastic. It's great to see photos on facebook too!

[*TripleJ*]

j reached 2 months yesterday wow its gone so quick
hes now on 200mls of formula yay now going 5 hours between feeds during the day and 6 at night
oh and other notes loving all the pics on fb
my name is Jacinta and im a facebook stalker
nicky: where abouts do u live? obviously near bendigo lol

[~*Niadalla*~]

Jacinta, I live in the middle of nowhere, halfway between Bendigo and Kerang. Not far from Bears Lagoon if you know the area. My folks are in Marong just off St Arnuad rd (if you know where that is).

[*TripleJ*]

yeah i know i live in st arnaud i cant really say the middle of nowhere but it feels like it coz i used to live in dandenong in SE melbourne for 20 years lol

[~ Mylitta ~]

Lol Jacinta, you are a Dande girl! Don't worry, I was a Cranny girl Haha! Luckily I avoided being pregnant at 16 and walking around the shops in a pair of trackies and ugg boots, buying ciggies and alcohol I shouldn't be so negative seeings as my parents and brothers still live in Cranny

[*TripleJ*]

well krystie i lived in hallam i tell ppl dandy coz for some reason ppl have heard of it but not hallam lol my parents still live there oh and i lived there before i moved to hallam