umm the body warmth warms the beads and releases oils into the skin which are anti inflammitory apparently its good for any kind of pain google it lol ;)
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umm the body warmth warms the beads and releases oils into the skin which are anti inflammitory apparently its good for any kind of pain google it lol ;)
Amy- The anxiety used to affect me pretty bad, but its alot better now. I dont think the boys have ear infections, as they are alot better today and havent said they had sore ears, so I guess thats a good sign.
Naomi- If Bailey was born with a tooth, it could be possible he is teething. Are his cheeks red? When Jake and Zac got their teeth, I didnt have any trouble, so Im no help either. If he was having trouble swallowing saliva, he may have a sore throat.
Jacinta- Bummer about the car breaking down. How cheeky of Jamie to think it was fun. Hot water services are fun when they stuff up arent they? And they always seem to do it in winter.
the amber teething necklaces release oils into the skin - i have one for E and when i put it on her she just ignored it. also got one for me which is helping with headaches and things. one of the other ladies on here (BW) has chronic arthritis and has found hers helped her a lot. FWIW - i've done a fair bit of reading about them (was a sceptic) and the one thing that has consistently come back is that the bracelets aren't as effective - not sure if it's location or the amount of surface area available with the necklaces. standard baby necklaces are about 33cm - E wears hers under her clothes. i read somewhere on here recently that someone was advised to make it long enough for baby to chew - i'm pretty sure that isn't the case at all - they're more for releasing the oils. if you google amberbebe they have a good range. sunshine n lollipops also have them. i got mine from amberbebe and it was delivered in 3 days via normal post.
Vic - how is Cerys going with the brace? is she getting used to it? i haven't commented much cos i simply have no idea what either of you are going through and don't want to sound like a nuff nuff!! i can imagine how hard it would be to see your bubba so frustrated though - it's heartbreaking. hope it works quickly and Cerys is able to ditch it soon!
Jacinta - sounds like you had a shocker yesterday! cars and hot water services are soooo not fun!! my hot water service at the old house split through the belly so was leaking water - on a friday night with a public holiday on monday - talk about timing!! thankfully we have a friend who works in plumbing supplies so first thing tuesday morning i had a new one installed (and a payment plan to pay it off - they're exxy!) - but four days of icy water in winter - i didn't realise how often i used the hot tap to take the chill off the water! had to boil water for washing dishes - and went to mum's for showers. hope you get yours fixed soon hun
Bridg/amy - anxiety is a biatch!! i have suffered from it (and depression and panic attacks) for ages - it drives me nuts!! thankfully with counselling and the skills learned in calmbirth course, i've been able to keep them at bay for the past six months or so. have only had one full attack since E was born - and that was last week - so i'm doing heaps better. i was pretty concerned about developing PND so have been proactive in working through the issues. hope no one here ends up with PND - but if you're struggling, get help - and talk to us - that's what we're here for!!
Naomi - can't believe Bailey looks like he's teething already - poor poppet!! and poor mummy - he's really young to be teaching not to bite lol. E already chews on the puke rag if she can get hold of it, so bailey is old enough to chew on a cold damp rag with you supervising.
AFU - we're almost ready for the baptism - more cooking next two days, vacuum the main parts of the house, make up some beds (Rayray staying tomorrow night, one set of godparents and five of their kids staying Sat) - and DH to hang some tarps around the carport just to block out weather. yesterday we had a bit of a slack day cos E wasn't particularly helping - but we did managed to clean out all the votive candle holders, scrub them (hadn't been used from BFP until last week so pretty dusty) and refill them all - took 44 candles! plus 2dozen tealights... the house smells divine though - and we're not burning them yet!! just have to replace the ones in our room now (10 of them) and we're all up to date... can you tell i'm a candle freak??? that part took almost 3 hours around miss E and her demands!! mum came out last night and we managed to get 2 good hours of cooking, plus another hour for DH after E and I went to sleep - made 6dozen pizza pinwheels, about 50 mini quiches, and then DH made 2dozen mini apple pies! gotta love him - he didn't want to waste pastry lol! today we'll be making a couple of slices, more sausage rolls, a fruit salad cake (mmmmmm yummmm), maybe some diabetes friendly cookies. thankfully mum is coming out tonight to help - and a friend said she'd probably pop out during the day too. in amongst that we have to clean the last two rooms, and DH has to do a 250k round trip to pick up his truck (we think) - ahh the joys!
Hey all.
Sept 26th is Grand Final Day??!! Well how was I supposed to remember that? I'm only a Melbournian!:redface: Sorry... DH and I don't follow footy so again, didn't even think of the issue with that date.
Well, given that Vic is away for October and someone else said (sorry, can't remember who) that Oct wasn't the best for them, it looks like November is the next best bet.
Who's free first weekend in November?!
Naomi, we've just had a bit of a weird shift too... perhaps it's the age as Ivy is 3 months next Monday.?? She's gone from cluster feeding from 7pm till midnight, to sleeping HEAPS. This morning (after 12 hours sleep without really waking during feeds) she went beck to sleep after a 10 min play. Had me a bit worried so I'm glad she's not the only one.
BBL for more persies if I can
its all good false alarm but we are out of gas but DH is currently down the street organising a refill still annoying but not as bad as i thought
first weekend in Nov shoudl be ok - will we be inviting hubby's? Melb cup that week (either just before or just after) so DH will possibly be home for a few days - and i like having the back up with E! if we're having a hubby free outting, i'll send him off to do some window shopping - point him at a garden shop and he'll lose himself for the day (i'll just hold onto the cards...)
J - running out of gas is the pits!! we have a huge tank and it is supposed to be filled once a month - pity they forget us sometimes and we run out!
Kat - whats Ivy's development like in the neck strength/head dept?
Can she lift her head up when doing tummy time? Can she push herself up at all? (with arms etc)
Bailey cant - I think he may within the month but just wondering seeing Ivy was early and at a similar point. He loves to wobble his little head about after I burp him (so sitting up) but otherwise he's not interested
Bailey is 3 months TODAY - wow!!
bg- we used to have ours filled but they were ripping us off so we decided to do it ourselves and they just swap bottles we just do it when we run out
Well CJ seems to be back to her normal happy self - the hospital said two days of anger/frustration, and she was ok yesterday and last night back so right on schedule. I am used to it now and am coping with the tricky nappy changes pretty well now, she has to go on her front so I can feed the nappy behind the bar at the back, so is getting lots of tummy time now. The most difficult bit is no baths! Just a sponge bath she is allowed and that just isnt as much fun - hopefully when we go back in four weeks the left hip joint (which was very shallow) will have stabilised enough that we will be allowed to take the brace off for baths. She is confined to jumpsuits now though as anything with a waist will not fit over her legs in their splayed position - we have quite a lot of large jumpsuits that people have given us so she is into "baggy styling" at the moment. Baby market in Camberwell on Sunday so will be going to get some more cheap wondersuits . Thanks everyone for your support on here is great to be able to talk on here, DH is great but I think is only other mums who can really understand how sooky it makes you seeing your bub unhappy.
BG - I am amazed at how much you are doing for the baptism - you are really cooking up a storm - I don't think I have cooked since CJ was born! Hope the baptism all goes well.
Naomi - I can't believe Bailey is 3 months either. A friend who has two children one nearly two and one eleven months younger got amber necklaces for both hers during teething and said seemed to work on one and not the other
Kat - I am actually still in the UK that first weekend in Nov - arrive back 8th - but I am sure we won't be able to get a date suitable for everyone, so as long as someone promises to take lots of photos, if that date works for everyone else I don't mind missing out this time. We should meet up sometime though, I have some friends who live in the same council as you and say the library do a good story/sing time for babies - so I could pop to Croydon and say hi and then could go to the library (I think said Tuesday arvo for Croydon).
Oh and the discussion about sleep wear - actually had the same with two friends yesterday! I had been just putting CJ in a vest then wondersuit and then a 2.5 grobag equivalent and her room is 19 degrees. But I think maybe that she could do with something more on her arms (friends seem to put alot more layers on their bubs) according to the grobag guidelines should have two layers on her arms, so last night put another thin layer and she did sleep a bit longer so maybe she has had cold arms! Her hands are always cold in the morning, but as she refuses to wear mittens then she will have to live with that!
Hi All
BG- good going with the cooking girl! Hope it's all worth it and you have a fantastic day!!
Naomi- You may want to steer clear of bongela, I can't remember what it causes but their was a tv report that it causes health complications... nasty ones, I remember thinking at the time that I would never be able to use it now.
Vic- So glad to hear CJ has settled and become accustomed to her brace. I guess we all knew she would be a champ for you and settle quickly but I think everyone of our mummy hearts broke for you having to watch her pain and frustration until she did.
Jacinta- Glad to hear that your heating is all sorted... it must be so cold down south there. I feel for you all but without hot water it must be murder!
AFM- Well we have had a good and bad couple of days. Firstly Jemima has settled down into her bassinet really well and I think it is helping her sleep better cos we put her into the bassinet in our room and put on monitor and then have some parents time alone which is good for us. and good for her cos I have been leaving her still when i come to bed and she isn't being disturbed by the process of our settling. I am also feeling like I have my bed back and can move!!!! I think i was getting stiff from staying in one position most of the night and I am sleeping better for that and for not being pawed all thru the night.
On the bad note I developed mastitis about 3 days ago and ended up with really high temps of near 40degrees:( So that wasn't fun.. the temps came up really suddenly and i felt like hell. Jemima chose that moment to want to go on a feeding marathon, of like 5 hrs straight the first night which was good for draining my breast but so tiring having to hold her and comfort her for so long. She literally only let DH hold her for 1/2 hr at one point before screaming for booby! oh well. I am feeling heaps better today.
On the other good point, last night J slept from 8pm-4am then again till 8.20 after a quick feed... such a good girl!!! And she has spent most of the day asleep! Maybe a growth spurt thing?
Sorry for not alot of persies. Will have to apologise and do more next time. still feeling a little knackered and will plead exhaustion.
Bella
Kyson rolled over today!!! All by himself! We were so proud :) I'm kicking myself because just before he did it I grabbed the camera, then got so excited watching him actually do it that I forgot to record of photograph it! :doh: Oh well, at least Daddy was home to see it all happen. Once he rolled onto his back I think he startled himself, because just after that he decided that he really wanted to be picked up hehe. I'm so happy he did it, but I'm sure that once he gets the hang of it and does it more and more I will start to wish that he never became mobile! Oh my, we're going to have to start being more careful at change time on the change table...
hiya ladies!
it's a gorgeous day today and i'm in a surprisingly good mood given E had her worst night in weeks last night (including wetting mummy's bed during nappy change time!). anyway - i'm still chipper which is rather novel - watch me crash and burn after the weekend though! lol
MCHN appt today - was made to feel like a crap mum simply because i chose not to join a mothers group - i would have joined had it been more local - but i already travel 20k's to MCHN and it was almost double that distance! hell no! i mentioned that there were others with bubbas similar age out here, and i thought we might try and get together - and was told that "you need education, not just contact" - yeah, cos i'm DUMB!! stupid wench (fill in biatch - normal MCHN better be back next month). she tried everything - guilt (well, there is already one girl from your town coming in, it's not too far for HER - you need to learn about your baby etc) and then made out like i was bad because i said i'd rather not commit to anything due to DH's work being so unpredictable - there might be times when he's not home, but if he's home, he takes priority - apparently that's not an appropriate attitude! pfft! E was cracking it big time so i just asked if there was anything else we had to cover for the blue book, cos i'd like to get home, told E i'd get her home to daddy as soon as the lady let us leave, and got up to walk out... hehehe - don't mess with me lady! i do have questions about how chucky E is, but i'll ask the GP next week - wasn't wasting my time with her (would have with the normal MCHN). as soon as we walked out of the room, E was all smiles - don't think she liked her either hehehe. good thing i dont let stuff like that get to me or i'd have been a mess by now. hell, she didn't even mention 8 week immunisations - hello!!!
ok, E's stats (after all that waffle) - 4.810kg - up 680ish grams from her 4 week check. head circ up to 39.5 (boof head like her daddy!), and length up to 56.5cm. yay my girl!
sorry for lack of persies - i will happily admit i'm being a self absorbed wench for the moment. have just cut up my first ever attempt at a slice (i prefer savoury food so never bother making sweets) - it's sooooo rich but tastes damn good! yayayay me! it worked! lol. i put it in a container at the back of the fridge so that i wouldn't pick at it - the realised i put myself at eye level with the sausage rolls DH made last night - sigh - the food fairies are trying to tempt me! heheheh
okies - must run and do stuff - DH is fiddling around outside, Rayray is on her way here - and i still have crap that needs to be stashed somewhere - and then daddy can vacuum while rayray and I and our bubbas hide somewhere quieter. good thing he's domesticated!!
for those i'm not friends with on fb (is there anyone? can't remember sorry!) - i'll post a link to photos of E after her baptism - hopefully tomorrow night, but we have one set of her godparents pplus five of their kids staying, a couple of BB'ers staying local - and no idea how many stragglers will be here for dinner and drinks tomorrow night - so i might not get my sanity fix lol
Phew, long day and almost time for bed but thought I'd pop in briefly... to discover it's all a bit quiet in here today! What are these babies up to? Keeping their mummies busy?!
Had a chat with BG this morning re meet-up dates thanks to the wonders of facebook IM. Thanks BG!! :clap: This woman is far more organised and on the ball than I am in spite of her aforementioned lack of sleep, so we're getting closer to some dates that don't clash with major sporting events, holidays or family celebrations! Oh how motherhood has changed me in ways I never imagined... I was once an intelligent, organised, professional woman. Now I require relative strangers to assist me with the use of a calendar! (Sorry, it has clearly also made me sightly delirious at this hour)!
SO: We... (read: BG, with me nodding sagely like I had thought of it at just the same time) were thinking of having two meet-ups... an earlier informal one - sooner and poss not all can come, and then a bigger shindig in the lead up to Christmas to which hopefully more of you can come and we can do Kris Kringle for the bubbas and other fun stuff!
No 1: September 7th, 8th, 9th, 15th or 16th - Any of these days that really wouldn't (or really would) suit someone? Otherwise I will once again pick one arbitrarily!
Location yet to be decided but trying to find a pram / baby friendly cafe somewhere close to, but not in the CBD.
No 2: November 21st or 22nd (Weekend) - again, any preference for the Sat or Sun??
As you can tell, I'm big on the executive decision making here... how did I come to start organising this anyway???!:doh: BUT, if you don't cast your vote in the next week, I'm just going to decide and announce dates and venues. (PLEASE let me know if you've got any good ideas for venues too).
Oh and before I pass out... Naomi, Ivy is doing OK (ish) with the tummy-time thing. She can hold her head up for a while but not very high. (Not like the amazing Mr Kyson in that facebook pic... Krystie he is so strong!!). She does it better when I prop her elbows right up under her and her hands are almost together - if her hands are too wide she just face-plants and then gets REALLY frustrated. It's interesting that they all develop different aspects at different paces. In many respects Ivy is still about 7-8 weeks behind. She has only really just started the social smile, making eye contact and can now track a bit more with her eyes - stuff you might expect to see in 6-8 week old, and she's almost 3 months. But in terms of some of the physical things - weight, length, neck strength... she's almost 'age appropriate'. Sounds like Bailey is perhaps the other way 'round. That socially he's really engaging and interacting but he's still catching up with the physical stuff. I don't doubt that he's getting stronger every day and that he'll be doing push-ups in no time... but until then, don't stress hun. (easy for Kat the stress-head to say!!). I've resolved to just enjoy watching Ivy develop in her own time. To try and support her with plenty of stimulation, engagement and opportunity... and if she's not ready for the next milestone yet, I'm not going to freak out. I'm more than happy to settle for the best cuddle I've ever had!
Woah, I'm a wee bit ranty tonight. Think I'm over-tired. Might start to chew on my fists and grizzle now... someone best put me to bed. :asleep:
Hi girls, DH working long hours the last couple of days, and both girls are driving me batty but wanted to pop in and say hi.
BG, I hope the baptism goes smashingly and you all have a great day. xx
Hey Girls!
Stranger me here! :) Cara is growing well, 8 weeks today! Won't be long til I have to get her immunised. :(
Her belly button seems much better now and has closed up more. :)
I have a bit of mastitis/blocked duct at the moment. Felt cold and then hot last night. I have been massaging it and feeding her heaps on that side, so hopefully it will clear up soon (had this about a month ago).
Hope you're all coping well! I haven't had Cara on her tummy much, so she needs more practise there, otherwise she's growing well! Got some gorgeous pics of her today! My favourite pics of her so far!
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Cathy: Aw, Cara is so cute! Sorry to hear about the blocked duct - what a bummer. Phoebe hasn't had much tummy time either. I have been quite lazy with her, poor little thing.
P had her needles at the 6 wk check - it was fine. She was ok and settled with a cuddle.
Kat: Love your attitude toward Ivy's development. I am much the same this time round - happy to let P go at her own rate. I was quite stressed about it with Natty and she wasn't even early. LOL @ chewing the fists and grizzling. Last night I was so tired - Phoebe was playing and I was the one crying my eyes out!
BG: How was your big weekend? I hope Em's baptism was wonderful and that you all had a fabulous time this weekend with friends and family.
Krystie: Woohoo @ Kyson rolling over! Agh, all these babies that are getting mobile... scary stuff! And lol @ the description of him startling himself. They are funny little things.
Bella: That sucks about the mastitis. 40 degree temp! Eeek! Glad you are feeling better and that J has been giving you some lovely sleep. Wish she'd come and spend some time with P - maybe some of those sleepy vibes would rub off on her, LOL!
Ooo, my cousin has just arrived. GTG! Love to all.
baptism and today's birthday get together were fantastic - am in the process of tryingt o upload some piccies - wish that the stupid bulk uploader on fb would stop crapping out! here's hoping it gets it's butt into gear - it's crapped out more than once
bbl for more - soooooo tired and need to get some water into me - feeling rather flat - don't think i've had enough and bubba is getting grumpy so feeding more - need lotsa water on board lol
J- Thankfully it was only empty gas that was the problem.
Vic- Glad to hear CJ is a little better. CJ is like Logan and doesn?t like to wear mittens.
Bella- Ouchies on the mastitis. I had it with Jake and Zac, so I know how u feel. Cabbage leaves down the bra do the trick.
Krystie- Yay for Kyson rolling over. What a clever little man! Lol at u being too excited to get the pic, but its good that DH could see it.
BG- Poo to ur MCHN. I would have done the same thing, and well done for standing ur ground. Glad to hear the bapstism and b?day bash went well.
CathyS- Glad to hear Cara?s belly button is a lot better. Like I said to Bella, put cabbage leaves down the bra, and it helps relieve the pain and the heat.
Naomi- Jake and Zac were 5.5 weeks early, and it took them til about a year old to 'catch up'. It might be different with a singleton though.
AFU, Not much has been happening. I have been lurking on here, but everytime I try and post, I get interrupted, but I have been catching up with a few of u mummies on FB. Logan has the MCHN on Thursday and a hearing test on Wednesday.
just a quick one cos i need to go to bed (i'm KNACKERED! lol)
photos are up on FB - if i haven't already made you a friend, let me know via PM - i think i have everyone but i can't keep track (and too lazy to check!)
E's baptism was just perfect - she was a dream the WHOLE weekend. she didn't cry once in church - was awake most of the time, watched the priest, smiled at him, let him do all that had to be done - even answered him when he spoke to her! it was gorgeous. she kept up the good behaviour while being passed around to everyone all afternoon, settled for everyone when she was antsy unless she wanted a drink. i got in trouble from one of the godfathers cos his 15 and 17 year old daughters were far too clucky with E. heheheh
got to catch up with some fantastic BB ladies - and met some i hadn't met before (but have been "friends" with for a long time) - it was fantastic. there was some major clucking happening!! Got to see Amy's SIL again - was excellent spending time with her again.
we finally got to bed properly around half 11 last night - and i told E that mummy was tired. and she needed to sleep til atleast half 6 next morning - she woke at 6.31 this morning! what a good girl. she was fantastic again today, even being handed around and everything.
we got some gorgeous gifts for E - opened them all last night and then went through them again with Daddy today. she is one very lucky little princess
ooh, we also got the pics that were taken when she was only a couple of weeks old - i am so torn! 45 reallly good pics - and i only want to print a couple! sooooooo glad i got some creative memories digi scrapbooking software - bring on the photo books!
must away - time for ice cream then off to bed - our DVD player in the bedroom reads USB drives so DH is going to look at the photos that were taken - soooo much easier than on the laptop.
night night ladies
Bridg: What's Logan's hearing test about? Are you worried he's not hearing or do you have a family history...?
BG: Looked at your pics - great stuff! Funny- it was great to put some faces to the names of a couple of those BB girls. So glad everything was perfect for you- you worked so hard.
I think my girl is finally asleep, so I must away to crash and burn.
BG- Emerald- Well done on being such a good girl for ur mummy.
Amy- Logan was supposed to have a hearing test in hospital when he was born, but we left the day after he was born, and Wednesday was the earliest they could get me in.
BG - awesome pics, Emerald looked so pretty, glad to hear the baptism went so well
Will be back tomorrow to post more, had the busiest weekend ever!!
Naomi
Naomi- I got the Baby Love book by Robin Barker the other night.
Ah, ok. Wow, Bridg, its quite a long time to wait. By now you know if he responds to noises etc. The newborn screening seems almost redundant. I hope it is all good in any case.
Baby Love is a worthwhile purchase! I really like her down to earth style of writing. She's got a toddler book too that is great.
Hope you got a good rest after your mammoth weekend, Naomi.
Hi Girls, hope you are well, will do persies a bit later but in the meantime, A question for all - has your AF cycle gone back to normal since bubs arrival (assuming it was normal before)?
I used to be a 28 day gal - pretty much spot on but since Bailey arrived its all over the shop
I bled until about week 5.5, then got AF at week 7, then got it again about week 9 for a few short days then got it again at week 12 and this is my 11th day of bleeding - 11 DAYS!!! It used to last 5 maximum
Am starting to get a bit worried and thinking I should go get the OB to check me out, or perhaps this is perfectly normal and it takes the body a while to get back to normal. I am on the mini-pill so perhaps it doesn't agree with me?
Anyone else having odd experiences here?
LOL at having another reason that DTD just isn't a priority too - poor hubby
Naomi
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Oh Bridg - I love the practical advice of that book, its calmed me a few times when have been worried about my little guy x
Amy- Logan can hear fine, but am still going to do the hearing test. It is a long time to wait, so now its not really a newborn screening. I had a quick flick through the book the other night. I also saw her toddler book too.
Naomi- AF hasnt come back yet. After I had Logan, I didnt bleed for that long. The mini pill could be making u bleed longer. Before Logan, I was on the pill so my cycles were regular, but when I stopped the pill to get preggers, it was all over the place. Ur body is probably going hormone crazy at the moment.
naomi - ive had the same issue but im on the pill before i was regular even after i went off the pill to get UTD but its only been one month so it might go back after a while if noti guess another trip to the doctors
afu: j is getting his needles today :o im scared lol only 2 weeks late
Jacinta- *Hugs*. Hope all goes as well as it can with Jamies needles.
Good luck Jacinta with Jamie - CJ is also getting her needles this afternoon! Am just about to feed her before we go.
CJ's injections went ok, one scream and then gave her a cuddle then fed her and she was calm as anything - she is asleep now, fingers crossed she is one of those babies who just sleeps more after vaccinations. Had MCHN today she weighs 5.5kg (8 weeks yesterday) so hasn't put on so much the past two weeks but is on the same growth curve so that is cool. Because of the brace is a bit less accurate too as have allowed 150g for it, next time will be able to see more accurately as will be weighing with brace on again.
Naomi - I started mini-pill a week ago, and have had a small amount of bleeding over weekend, thought was AF but is extremely light if it is, so anyway haven't really be on it long enough to tell. My cycle was very regular before becoming pregnant. What IKEA furniture did you get? Our flat is nearly all IKEA.
BG - Pics of the baptism on FB look great. I have been thinking about going to church, I was brought up a catholic (was baptised in Darwin, NT and got a very cool candle) but haven't been going to church regularly for years, and as a child I hated it and couldn't understand why my mum would drag us there everyweek - but as have got older and become a mum understand a bit more.
Jacinta - How is Jamie after his needles?
Bella and Cathy - Hope the mastitis clears up soon.
Kat - all those dates sound fine with me. I am not sure the Hawks will make the finals :-( but is good to avoid the footy just in case.
Bridg - hope hearing test goes well. I have seen lots of cute photos of babies taking hearing tests where it looks like are listening to an IPOD or something, so you might want to take your camera.
Amy - Hope the girls have stopped driving you mad. Saw pics of Phoebe on facebook wow hasn't she got a lot of hair!
Vic- Glad to hear CJ's needles went ok. I love IKEA furniture. Unfortunately, we dont have an IKEA up here. :( Thanks for the tip on taking the camera. I will have to recharge the batteries tonight.
Jamies needles went ok he screamed pretty loud hes being really fussy and not himself wanting lots of cuddles when normally hes happy to play
Jacinta: Hope Jamie settles ok. Has he got red legs? Natty was miserable after her first lot of needles, but Phoebe was fine. They are all different, aren't they.
Vic: Yeah, I have hairy babies. I am waiting for the comments to start about her hair sticking up, LOL! So glad CJ did well with her needles. And sounds like she's doing well weight-wise too. I love our church - I don't get much out of it spiritually, to be honest. But the people are just so wonderful and so supportive. Do you know anyone who goes to one that you could tag along with?
Bridg: I hope the test is good. Tell us what happens if it's different to the NB screening one. Do you know if I have to finish the Nilstat? I think P's thrush is clearing up (will check with the nurse) and she hasn't quite finished it yet. She hates it, so I haven't been giving it to her as much as I should have been :redface:
Naomi: Wouldn't surprise me if the mini pill is stuffing with AF, but I'd probably go and check it out. Personally, I haven't got AF back yet and can't remember what happened when I got it back after Natty. In any case I find hormonal contraception really doesn't agree with me. I haven't been on the pill for about 4 years now.
I'm hoping to get Phoebe in to see the nurse this week. Got to get another opinion about the thrush and I'm also worried about how she has a really strong preference in the direction she likes to look - she's always turning to her right. I do try to encourage her to look the other way but sometimes she just point blank refuses. Mainly when she's tired.
DH came home tonight and reckons she has grown today, LOL! He said she looks really big all of a sudden. Could be because she's been feeding like mad.
Amy- They recommend u continue the Nilstat for 48hrs after its cleared, just to make sure its all gone. The Royal Childrens told me that u can use Daktarin oral gel. They said to put it on the spoon, and then put it in their mouths with ur finger, so they dont choke on it. I got some Daktarin, but was too lazy to use it, but since I have been giving Logan Gripe Water for his wind, it has gone. Logan also prefers to turn his head to his right side. Does it say anything in the Baby Love book?
Vic and Jacinta - Glad the jabs went well this arvo!! Bailey was fine until about 2-3 hours later when he just wouldn't stop crying - poor boy. Hope your bubs are fine, I think its harder on Mum!!
Amy - Hope DHs hours have settled down and the girls are less crazy for you. We had such a busy weekend so today I was just trying to catch up on washing etc. We had two nights out, Mum looked after Bailey Friday night and Baileys godparents had him Sat night. I was so ready to cancel Sat night though as I really didn't want to leave him for a second night and was in tears, but it was my Maid of Honours 30th so I really couldn't let her down. In the end we had fun, but yesterday spent lots of time cuddling and playing with Bailey to make up for leaving him, its amazing how hard it is to leave him even for a few hours. I will never accept two invitations in the same weekend again (unless I can take him with me). Yeah re the AF I think my hormones are up the creek. I have had annoying period pain too which I rarely get so there are some definate changes in my cycle. I think I will give it another couple of days to see if it stops and if not will ring the MW at my OBs office and ask what to do. I think I am slightly paranoid as my Mum had a hysterectomy at 37 as she had issues and she used to have a really short cycle and bleed for ages and I am worrying that this is happening to me - I'm 35 and certainly dont want to go down the same path - but she had other gyno issues too but either way I want my 28 day cycle back - we have enough fertility issues without my body adding further problems
Bridg - I have ''Baby Love" permanently on our coffee table, its so handy to quickly look something up as something new happens or if I am worried Bailey is sick etc. I found it really useful in the first few weeks but still use it frequently. Some friends bought it for my at my baby shower and I am so glad they did. Handy to know there is a toddler book too. Thanks re the tip on the saliva.
Vic - we love IKEA too, we have heaps of IKEA furniture around the house - my house pics on FB are evidence of that. We bought a side board for the dining room as we had this IKEA glass cabinet there previously full of all our wine glasses etc, but have moved that into DHs bar room (which will soon have a latch on the door) as trying to baby proof the house. The glass cabinet was just a little too dangerous in my mind and I know how babies love to bang on things, in the coming months if Bailey was to bang on it and hurt himself I would never forgive myself. Other than that I just need to anchor a few bookshelves and tidy up electric cords etc. I dont want the house to be too sterile, Bailey will have to learn 'no' and 'dont touch' when the time comes but I want to remove the obvious dangers as well. Glad to hear CJ is getting used to her brace, hows nappy changes going?
Bella - bummer re the mastitis - are you feeling better, that sucks, as if BF isn't hard enough in the early days!! Glad to hear J has settled in her bassinet, I know what you mean about getting the bed back, when Bailey is in our bed I am so still and sleep in awkward positions so I am facing him etc
Cathy - we just bought one of those lamaze Tummy Time thingo's - I think you have one dont you Jacinta? They were on special at target and Bailey needs all he help he can get in that dept, although he really cant use it just yet as he just flops his neck down LOL, once he can hold it up I will use it more. Hope the blocked duct is better
Kat - thanks for the advice re development - and you are right, they all develop at their own pace. I shouldn't wish Bailey to develop too quickly (as long as nothing's wrong of course) as they grow up too damn quick - I was looking at some of his 00000 outfits yesterday and feeling a bit emotional that he has already grown so much.
BG - just had a look at your prof pics. I LOVE the one where Emerald is crying, so funny to see their faces all screwed up, they will love to look back on these photo's later. I must get one like that of Bailey next time he drops his lip, I concentrate on getting the smiles, but should get a candid one of the 'other' spectrum as well. Looks like the baptism was a great day, congratulations on this special milestone!
Krystie - WOW re Kyson rolling - far out. I also cant get over that pic on FB where he is standing, I realise his hand is being held but even so that is quite amazing! You are right re being more careful on the change table. As Bailey is quite immobile I am probably a bit blaz'e were I should realise that at some point he will roll, move etc. Its a good reminder for me, I often have him on the change table and walk the two steps to his drawers to get clothes (watching him but out of reach). I have resolved to stop this after thinking about the consequences if he does roll!
AFU - had a productive day today, I cleaned out my pantry (this was on my maternity leave list that I never got too LOL) and a heap of other cupboards, Bailey was so mellow and happy to play in his bouncer while I chatted away to him while in the kitchen so got heaps done. We are also getting a real day nap routine happening which makes my days so much easier. He definately has two teeth coming up, his tooth from birth is re-emerging and has cut through the gum, and there is another on the bottom gum coming through - crazy!! I am going to head to our Womens and Childrens hosp this week as they sell their own teething gel in the pharmacy that lots of Adelaide Mums keep telling me about, I have bongela but wont use it - you cant until 4 months anyway.
Off to Target tomorrow to put some stuff on layby for Baileys cousins for xmas via the toy sale and am going to go to Baby Bunting and get a Gro-bag too.....
Hope everyone is well, Hi to Jess, Nicky and Janelle
Naomi
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yeah i do have one naomi but bub has gone off it since hes been able to roll
he was terrible before bed but hes been asleep since 7:45 which is earlier than normal time will tell how he is tonite
Bridg: LOL! Told you I keep forgetting I have that book! Yes, she mentions holding head to one side - 'torticollis'. Not sure if this is what Phoebe's doing though having read g=her description... Anyhoo, she says its worth a visit to a paed physio. I'll see what the nurse reckons.
Naomi: Yeah, DH had a couple of crazy days at work (shot a BIG wedding on Saturday) but had yesterday off and finished early today :) I am happy again, LOL! Makes such a difference having another set of hands around.
Wow, that's scary about your mum. I understand why you'd want to make sure everything's ok. I have been thinking some more about my cycle post birth of Natty and I think my cycles were slightly shorter but normal bleeding. Thing is, I didn't get AF back til N was 8-ish months, so its probably not very relevant (plus I can't remember specifically what it was like at first).
How exciting about Bailey's teeth - it changes the look of their whole face when those little teeth erupt. These babies are growing up waaaaay too quickly.
Jacinta: Hope J is having an ok night after his unsettled afternoon.
Hey girls
I'm still in bed doin this from my ph, but I just had to brag. Jemima slept 8.5hrs over night! From 8 till 4.30 then back to sleep by 5 and she has just woken me at 8:20! Am seriously spoilt!