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Cas your renos sound fantastic, I love kitchens and ours is one of my fav places in our house, House #2 will be even better I reckon! You spend so much time in there it's great to have a nice space to work in I think. Cammando crawling hey! DS is no crawling, he is pulling himself up to stand and when we hold him he can stand for a couple of seconds without us holding him, he slips around and gets onto him knees , sometimes he rocks but mainly he is sitting up and moving around in circles depending on where the toys are that he wants to play with. Woohoo on Marta being home with you now, I'll have my fingers crossed that you get her into one closer to home when you need it. How are the girls going in the same room?
HPL if my eyes weren't already green they sure woudul be now! Sleeping through..... ahhhhh what a dream! We were into a 3 hr thing with the ocasional 4 hr stretch. The last few nights have been every 2 hours :o OMOG it's really wearing me down :( thankfully dh is right there by my side so it doesn't feel like I'm doing it all on my own. I dont' knwo how I'd cope if he was gone all day every day for work. Thankfully he's hone 90% of the time to help out as much as possible.
Belfie Hi hon :hug: so good to hear from you, Gosh it doesn sound like you've had a hard time. I remember your thread a while back, I hope things are looking up for you.
Milly reading your post about the nipple biting and your horrible day I feel really bad that I haven't been here to give you loads of cyber hugs :hug: How are you going with the biting now and are your boobies ok now? When does daycare start? It's just after Easter now, I hope you are OK :hug: I'd LOVE to see some pics! I doint' think there is a way to pm photos but you can create an album on BB that can only been seen by your friends :) When does work start?
OK now for the rest of the AFM.... I'm pretty good but have been on a huge rollercoaster with life really. Had a few marital problems connecting etc which I posted about a while back. Things ended up getting better and then exploded again last week. I think it's on the mend now as we've talked about everything and I think we'll be OK now....... I've been socialising a fair bit which is something I've missed over the last couple years. Have met loads of mums with babies as I'min 3 different mothers groups. I think eventually I'll jsut hang out with the girls that I like most and kinda have my own mothers group lol. DS is great other than this sleep issue and the cold he's getting over. Man does it break your heart when they are sick!!! dh and I are going to put into practice some of the ideas in teh no cry sleep solution book and see if we can't get hiim sleeping for longer stretches at night. re the food I'm no longer sure that I'm doing the right thing for DS. He is eating loads of different fruits and vegies but is still only having the brown rice and oats. I didn't give him the iron fortified rice cereal as I just didn't want to but now I'm worried about iron :doh: I am going to start giving him floravital and will pick some up today so he'll be getting iron there. He also hasnt' had any meat as we are vego BUT we are going to 'try' some meat. Dh has been vego for over 15 years and me for about 6. If we end up feeling ok with it then we will start giving DS some meat but it'll still only be a couple of times a week. As for food texture. DS likes it non chunky. I never made any of his food 'runny' I jsut mashed it up with the hand blender thing and added a smidge of water to things like mashed sweet potato so that it wasn't like clag that would get stuck in his mouth. Tehre are a few lumps in things like mashed avo or banana which he's fine with but anything bigger (even though the food is soft) he doesn't liek it and gags. I know he needs to get used to it but I thought he's be onto finger food by now? I've given him a chunk of mango and cooked carrot and a chunk of really soft juicy nectarine but he doesn't really go for it, if I mash it up and spoon it to hmi he loves it.
In other news I still want another baby! I am ovulating now for the 3rd time since birth and it's really strong. I'm loosely charting (CM only) and next cycle will also do OPK's and PH test my CM to see how alkaline/acidic I am. After I've done that for a few months I want to get serious about ttc a girl :) Anyway I think my time is almost up as ds will be waking up soon, I'll try not to leave it so long next time!! Now that I've caught up I should be ok to keep on top of this thread.
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Hi Ladies,
Firstly, I had the most BIGGEST post typed up a few days ago, I had gone back DAYS if not WEEKS and replied to everyone I was so proud of myself then I bl**dy well lost it all and was so pi**ed off that I just logged off!! And then well I kinda forgot!! :( my bad sorry!!!
Cherished: There is no need for green eyes any more my love... DD has decided she will wake up at 3am these days, in her defence she is teething but it sure is a shock to the system....:o:o If you don't want to give bubba meat as your both vego has you read the baby book Top Baby Foods by Annabel something?? She has receipes in there that contain tofu (sp) I have tried it on DD, we eay meat, but though why not as her Oma is vego and she LOVED it... As with you and DH you just need to find different ways to provide DS with iron... Redbean wash, caramlise onions and garlic with redbeans mashed.... almost like Dutch food hahahah
Cass: Sooo jealous of the reno's we're still going hahahahaha, kitchen almost finished, but DF has now decided to turn our garage into a rumpus room and nursery... and then build a lockup carpark, plus wanting to do the garden lol... I think I need your DH though as mine doesn't seem to finish them just start new ones LMAO
Mily: I would LOVE to see photos but I have no idea how to lol... Sleeping is starting to become a little struggle atm but I am sticking ot my guns... She sleeps on her belly now unwrapped, but the routine is the same, whether she has just had a botte or not, we walk in I say Night Night (day or night) turn the sleep music on, put her dummy in, lay her down, cover her up, then I do :redface: pat her bum or rock her gently but only for 5 - 10mins, and to be honest I enjoy the time with her, it's what suits us and we're fine with that, afterwards, I walk away and she's fine... Maybe have to go in twice to put dummy back in but never pick her up again, she's not crying just noisy.... But i know a lot of parents having troubles with sleep... How's work been?? and kiny??
Belfie: Hi again, i can't remember if I said Hi already or if that was in my lost post...
AFM: Well Audrey finally has her 6mth needs:redface: she has just been too sick with UTI or Chest Infection to get them done, she was such a trooper so good.. The nurse starting do Peekaboo and DD starting laughing was priceless. Now heres the shocking thing well I think its funny, she's perfect for weight and height but when Ive said she's tiny this will make it clear lol... Ok so she is 67cm tall, HC 46.5cm and she weighs................ 6.90kgs LMAO she is soooooooooooo tiny my neice who is 1 day older than DD weight that at 2mths :redface:... Ah well she a tiny cute bubba!! She has started teething again hence the shocking sleep atm, but what I'm really really really sad about is :cry: AUDREY HAS WEANED HERSELF OVER THE EASTER BREAK!!!!!!!!!!! I am 100% devo I thought it was just coz she was teething and liked chewing the teet but nope now I am lucky to get her to feed from me twice a day, I just cried and cried!!!! I really wanted to go to 12mths, but not now, maybe 12ths with BF and FF.... DD not interesting in crawling I dont think, hates being on her belly unless its to sleep, she just wriggles backwards and rolls over and pulls herself up to the sitting position, whats more scary is if im not careful she finds something to grab and pulls herself up STANDING:o can you imagine this tiny little 67cm thing WALKING umm no way... but I think she will walk and not crawl... She eats EVERYTYHING these days, chicken, pork, steak, noodle, mince, you name it she'll eat it.... Big piggy!! dont know wher she puts it though lol....
ohh better go bubba woke up... so tired from the needles... xxx take care
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hi girls!!
hahahaha, oh trust me girls dont be jealous about the renos lol. there is so much plaster dust around AGAIN! builder came by to install the range exhaust thingo and the plumber came by to rig up the instant hot water thingo and will be back tomorrow to finish the job (so no hot water tonight arrghh!) and to connect the stove. and still we wait for 3 weeks for the frikkin benchtops arghhhh! and now DH wants to throw us into a new round of mega renos and extension of the living and bathroom/laundry :o. i want to wait a bit hahaha i find it too tiring especially with a crawling bubba around that just luuurrves to eat anything in sight (including slugs...did you know that they have entrails? i do! pulling them out of your baby's mouth is so gross).
Cherished: argh! sorry to hear that you guys have been having a hard time of it of late. if it's any consolation DH and I went through a pretty tumultuous time emotionally after DD1 was born (even without the PND that i had thrown in). having a baby really makes one face alot of stuff and give the drive and determination to really nut out any problems/stresses that might of been there. try and see it as a cleansing exercise that will only make your relationship stronger and built on solid ground :hug: (still, it is sooo not easy going through it: also our MG found that we all had crappy times of it with our DHs around the 9 month mark after bubs was born...maybe you guys just got there a bit earlier? we found that it had alot to do with life getting back to 'normal' but there still being unanswered future life questions raised by the new human and new circumstances in our life ITMS).
man oh man it does sound like your little boy is keen to walk! far out! a mover and a shaker :dance: no wonder he doesnt like to sleep for too long a stretch...places to go, people to see Mummy! hahaha. seriously though, that is a tough gig that the sleep is not for longer periods. sounds like you guys are really holding your chins up through it all though xx
re the iron: my friends have raised their 2 sons without any meat whatsoever...i'll write her an email and get some tips...i know that you love to cook and she made gorgeous yummo food, so no doubt there will be some cool tips that you will be able to totally dominate (me on the other hand still struggle to boil an egg :rofl:)
HPL: haha, no need to be embarrassed about patting her to sleep with me! i still feed marta to sleep for every feed lol. of course that means the ones at home, she is happy to fall asleep without my boobs when we are galavanting about thankfully.
and here i was complaining about the 5am wakeup....eeeepp! let's hope the 3am thing is just a brief interlude :crossfingers:. we used to just bring DD1 (and now do it with DD2) into the big bed with us and have quiet time, where i quietly sing her songs and give her a feed etc etc until about 6.30 at which point i get up with her and have a cuppa.
and massive one of these babe re the end of BF :hug: that must be a bit tough xx (in fact, i couldnt imagine it...but then again, marta does seem to be cutting down a fair bit :().
Milly: ah sorry babe, other than the BB album i dont think you can post private pics without the use of FB or photobucket...that said PB is pretty easy to set up and can be made private with password access to visitors...
AFU: well, here i was thinking that crawling was intense enough...walk into her room this evening to catch her standing up with one hand only holding the change table leg. she was so proud of herself but i was a bit like this: :o
she also has a really sore throat today and bad cough developing poor wee poppet. i feel so bad, i just have been feeding her constantly and cuddling her but also had to give her some panadol tonight just so that she could sleep (only slept for a max of 40 mins today).
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Hi Ladies,
I had just written a long post... and now it's gone, gone, gone, ohh ohh gone....
OK, so here we go again...
Cass - we did try the "little fess" but I was HOPELESS with the sucker, so we just used the nasal drops. I have since been told about another type (like a straw that you suck??) but I have no idea what it's called or what it looks like (so if anyone knows... please post/pm me). Good news is, she is all clear now.
Yes, I do get allergies - that first night, we were both "snot monsters" (to steal your term) together!
Yay on the renovations being finished - that is very exciting!
Little Marta she may only be standing a bit now, but I think she will be running marathons soon!
Cherished - the biting has all but finished now - I think she was really just struggling to work out how to use her mouth with the 2 new teeth in it, as well as having sore gums. So it was only a day or two that I couldn't cope. I still get an occaisional nip, but mostly if she is tired or cranky - and these are quite manageable, thank goodness.
Don't feel bad about not being on the boards - its the nature of it, we will all be popping in and out as our schedules allow.
Sorry to hear things have been rough for you. I hope you and DH are OK now, and that the extra "outings" have been helpful for you. :hug:
I don't have any advice for you on the solids, sorry.
Hey cherished, are you making your necklaces yet?
HPL - sleep eh? it seems none of our babies have read the books we have, LOL. Are you sure she is weaning, and not just off her booby with teething? DD stopped feeding for a couple of days, and I just pumped it off those days so I wouldn't lose my supply. Having said that, if you have lost some supply, you can still get it back (pump, pump and pump).
AFM - We have been busy - swimming lessons have started up again.
But the big news is that today was the first day of 'alone' day care, although I now don't start work till Monday. And didn't mummy cry - OMG did I ever!!!!! DD did OK, only got upset more around feeding time (which I was arriving for in 5 mins anyway) and of course, sleep time. But she did have a sleep - one hour, so not too bad considering (well, not ideal - from 9.000am to 4.00pm, but she did sleep in the car on the way home, and went to bed early).
SHe didn't like their food very much, and they didn't potty her as I had asked, but I pottied her when I came down to feed her, but all in all, not too bad for a first day. Except for me, howling inconsoleably for the entire day. I hope I can be a bit more with it at work or it's going to be very hard not to mention embarrassing!
OK, photos, so how do I do an album here on BB?
gotta go, eyes falling out of my head....
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oh yeah, Milly just reminded that sometimes AF can interfere with bubba wanting to BF. sometimes in the days leading up and sometimes during they really go off the boob. could it be that HPL (oh and sometimes when you are pg it can happen....!!!!!).
milly: oohhhhhh it must of been so hard to have her in there! but by the sounds of it she did really well :hug: man, marta just howled from entry to exit lol.
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Now that you mention it it did start to be difficult to feed once AF started last month and ATM I have AF as I did last wrk when she weaned!!! So maybe if I keep trying she'll latch back on!!!
Nothing big tonight I'm a frean and LOVING thr royal weddng!!!
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yep, i reckon just keep trying! your flow also lessens a bit during AF time, so just keep on going and then when the hormones balance out again it'll be AOK i reckon :)
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morning mummies!
HPL I watched the royal wedding too up until they got back the palace and then went to bed. How was betrice (sp) and her sisters head gear thing-a-ma-bobbies! OMG they looked so stupid! :rofl: Like horns or something ahahah. I thought Kate looked beautiful though, so romantic!
Milly I did buy heaps of beads, I made one necklace for the fingerpint pendent and I've started to make DS another necklace. Basically that is it! I want to make more though, just haven't gotten to it. I think I'll make a few more amber ones with other crystals mixed in with them. I'm about to order some amber clasps from the net so when they arrive I'll make them.
Cass did Marta end up coming down with a cold? She is totally out there standing up and all! She'll be walking in no time! Can I ask how all you girls give bub panadol? straight full does, little squirts, mixed in with food etc, can you buy it in tablets to crush up instead? ds has a hard time with the liquid and the taste I think.
Re the weaning as Cas said I think the weaning could be due to af too? DS wasn't bothered by it at all.
re photo album, when you click on your profile on the left had panel there is a make an album option.
OK AFM I am laid up on the comfy chair unable to move :o Yesterday I dislocated my knee cap!!!! DH was mopping the floor and I forgot that the kitchen was wet. I went over and my knee slipped out. I have dislocated both of my knees several times each over the years but this time I was really upset about it. To start with I was in tears from the pain and then hysterical thinking of what could have happened if I was holding DS :crying: and what if I was home alone etc. Thankfully dh is on holidays for the next week and a half so he can look after ds and I.
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hi ladies, an AFM post....
I am :crying: ATM. Yesterday was just awful! day care called me twice as DD was so distressed! I didn't sleep last night worrying about her, and today I feel like crap! She had been doing ok on her first 2 days, but I think she has worked it out now that I leaver her there :(
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oh milly :hug:. this is really the age isnt where they begin to realise when mama isnt in the room :(. we are getting some pretty full on separation anxiety here too ATM. which is why i have been a wee bit MIA lately as it has been so full on with sick kids and now a bubby that just doesnt want to be out of my arms...full on.
i am sorry that it has been so tough. and those phone calls from kindy are the pits, they leave you feeling so helpless :hug:
BBL about to have dinner.... xx
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Oh Mily my love!! I know it can be so destressing for a mummy to hear the dreaded phone call from kindy :( .... This is the hard part too honey, is sticking it out, bubs will in time settle, and I know how it breaks your heart to think bubs is not settled, I know it breaks mine when parents drop their kids off and they are crying in my arms, and I see mum with tears in her face, i honestly dont know who to hug first, my child or my mum.....
When I drop Audrey she's not phased but i think that is because she has been going for a while now, but if i go into the room and i dont give her a cuddle n a kiss she will tell me off for it....
Its really hard to decide what to do, Im not sure if you HAVE to go to work and care is the only option, if it is, then please please take my professional advise and know that bubs will settle, and that as much as it hurts now it does get easier as time goes on. I strongly believe in the development of children's social needs and believe that Child Care, now, really helps enable childrens self esteem confidence and self worth. I honestly believe that if you get a great centre and Team Leader it can only benefit the child in later years. In a perfect world tho we mummies and daddies could stay home until their schooling years and take part in daily activities funded by the local councils and be paid by the government to stay at home and reproduce!! If only right....
I just wanna give you a great big hug my love!!!!!
BBL for more persies!!
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hi girls!
I'm back! phew we have had a few hard days on the sleep front which of course then turns into cross baby and grumpy toddler and mama at her wits end :lol: aaahhh motherhood is sublime at times hahahahaha!
HPL: that is so cute that audrey gets cross at you if you dont give her a kiss *CUTE ALERT*.
i have to say that i agree with you on the socialisation skill thing. DD1 never really had the same separation anxiety thing, whereas DD2 has started to develop it with vigour and i can see that when she starts CC next year that there are going to be some tears.
that said, i am pretty chuffed to be able to spend time at home with her too without the stress of outside work, so i guess there are pros and cons with everything.
AFM: well as i mentioned we have had a few really terrible days/weeks as the girls have been on again off again sick. DD1 is coming home with all the lurgies from CC and we are copping the brunt of it all! arrghhh! both of them have been incredibly unsettled and we have been working on only 3 ish hours of sleep a night (and no day sleeps from marta at all...oh how grumpy she has been from that!!). thankfully though we seem to have turned a corner (touch wood) and last night we had a normal night, i can only hope that it lasts :pray: but no doubt when DD1 goes back to CC we'll get another present :rofl:
Marta during this time has been developing and growing so fast. she now knows how to throw food off the table to the dog :rolleyes:, how to pull herself up to the mirror and give herself some kisses and just generally she is alot more communicative and able to express her desires (ie pick me up woman and put me in the jolly jumper before i vomit hahahahaha).
if only i wouldnt feel so sleep deprived it would be perfect....a girl can dream right??
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Hi girls. Just wanted to pop in to tell you that I wont be posting in this thread anymore. All the best with your little cherubs and I will see you around the forums no doubt.
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Oh no Cherished! this is so sad :(. i hope that it isnt due to any stalking issues...we had that in our last baby buddies group a couple of years ago (and what with the trolling thread on ATM i am totally uber paranoid now lol).
oh and i forgot to say that we have zero success with panadol giving. zero! leila was easy peasy, i guess she loved it and would just chug it down in one go, but marta is totally against it all. i have tried mini squirts and big all in one go's but nada...it all seems to dribble out and down the chin. i have no idea what to do! and then i get all paranoid that i am just giving her toxins with no benefit lol! arrghh! :wall:
are any of you guys finding that bub is getting almost too heavy to carry for long periods of time?! i am starting to struggle! i have a cracker of a headache ATM after holding her this afternoon at the park. and this is even in the sling! she wriggles so much which i guess is part of the problem...
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Stalking, Trolling? no, I've posted about a sore knee not a major illness. Didn't know what thread you were talking about until I just searched for trolling :confused: Is there something I don't know about? I will still be on BB just not in this thread.
DS is heavy, I was carying him around heaps and I thought my body had just gotten used to it but I haven't carried him for a week now because I can't. No doubt I'll feel it when I can carry him again.
Happy Mothers Day.
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happy mothers day!!!!!!!
haha! can you tell i am excited?! lol!
hope you guys are having a wonderful extra special day :loveshower:
here it's raining and DH has gone to play soccer :rolleyes:. ah well, another year we'll have a better crack at it lol.
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Hahaha you're keen being awake so early!!
Happy Mothers Day!!!!!
Hope you all had a wonderful day, even if ur hubbies were playing soccer or fixing their car breaks lol!!!!!!
Audrey only weighs 6.9kgs so not really too heavy ATM can feel it if were walking round the shops n I forgot her pram lolbut I'm good for about n hour before it get hard....
Big day so tired I'm off to sleep land....
Cherished you will be missed in the thread hope u pop in every now n then if u getthe chance!!
Can I ask how much ur bubbas weight n their length? Audrey is 6.9kgsn 67cms - which I thunk is kinda long ... Ehatsur thoughts?
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Hi ladies,
thanks for your thoughts. I can type a proper post now..
Cherished - ouch about your knee. Are you up and about yet? It would have been upsetting; I can totally understand your "what if" fears :hug:
I am sorry to hear you are leaving our thread. I hope you still will see this even if you're not posting. I hope that everything is ok with you and bub and your DH, and we will miss you here. I don't tend to get on too many of the other boards as I just don't get the time - that's why I like our slow moving BB thread. But thanks for being a fab support, all through our journey - right from our m/c, to TTCAML, PAML and our BB till now. :hug: my friend!
Oh, and I'm glad it's not stalking - I had that on another site (it's why I removed our DD name and "edited" my friends to only a few).
HPL - yes, I do have to work, and Child Care is the only option. I know she will settle eventually, I just wish it would be sooner, and I do agree it will be good for her - she absolutely loves the stimulation and interacting with the other kids and staff, and they are very good there - it's just that she wants mum to stay and play at this fab place with her. And I know she would have been less stressed if she would just sleep... And the more I am trying at home, the more and more we seem to be going backwards to more booby-to-sleep. :rolleyes:
Cass - ha ha about feeding the dog - our DD has also learned that if she just puts her hands over the edge of the high chair, the dog reach up and can lick the food off her fingers - yuk! it tickles her so she loves it. I have to be quick at meal times!
Yes - DD is getting heavy - I have painful writsts from lifting her up. I don't know what she weighs, but it feels like alot!
Well, I hope you all enjoyed your mother's day ladies!!! :grouphug:
And thanks Cherished for the instructions on how to make a photo album - I have just added a photo now, so you should be able to see our little girl. I did try to put more pictures up, but they didn't work - I think they are too big, so I will try some more later.
