Babies born~August 1st-15th 2009 #3

[Saffi]

Just quickly. Tried to resettle M the other night without a feed. She settled quite well, but I couldn't work out why she was wet. Until I realised I had a major let down while I was holding her.

[koru]

Hiya everyone!
Been a bit slack about posting in here lately. Sorry to hear about all the bubs whose sleep have gone a bit pear-shaped. We had a rough patch for a few weeks when Orla started crawling but fingers crossed we're back to 'normal' (which is 2-3 feeds overnight so I do want to cut back on this eventually).
Love the photo of Alana on her knees, Trish
Apart from being back at uni on saturdays (love it! love it!) I've been flat out inspecting and applying for child care places for Orla as it's now even more important that I go back to work part-time: DP's contract is not going to be renewed in September (he was hired to fill in a maternity leave) so he's using this as his big chance to break out on his own (with a business partner) and start their own business. Scary stuff! I feel guilty making him wait til I finish my new degree (which looks like it'll be another 3.5 years part-time) to turn his dream into reality but financially it's only going to work if I go back to work. Still, I'm actually quite excited about it for him......plus having him at working from home (probably at night cos he's a night owl!) means he can help out with child care. He's loving 'daddy daycare' on saturdays and I can see Orla's bond with him developing so well in just the last few weeks
Anyone else had experience starting thier own business while they had babies? Any advice?
OK sorry for the 'me ' post. Hope everyone is well and sleeps sort themselves out soon!

[misty]

Koru - good luck with everything, it sounds exciting.

Saffi - LOL, I have done that a couple of times.

[issy02]

Hi girls,

Sleeping is going well over here, although last night, lochie went to bed at 6:40pm, cause I couldnt keep him awake any longer, and refused dinner (taking him to the dr today, we think he was tonsilitis!). Because he didnt have dinner and isnt well, I decided to go to him everytime he cried out last night (obviously!) and feed him. He woke at 2am, fed and slept till 5:30am, and was up and ready to play!!!! Early morning for us....but cant blame him after going to bed at 6:40pm.

Will bbl, lochie squirming on lap....too hard to type!

[Catastrophic]

hey girls,
How are you all? Sorry to hear about sleeping issyues... We ahve major sleep issues here too!

Eli is sick with the flu at the moment... And she's know on ABs (due to 2ndary infections) My poor baby, i hate seeing her soo sick, shes very clingy and just wants to be held or on the boob all day/night...

Sorry for the quick reply...

[issy02]

Hi ladies,

Right, Im in need of baby food inspiration over here, so lets share our recipes!

New favourite for Lochie:
Veg and veg mash:
1 potato - boiled and mashed
A handfull of pumpkin - boiled and mashed
1/4 teaspoon of vegemite
1 tablespoon of cheddar cheese

This is Yummo!

Your turn!

[Willow]

Issy - I asked about this a while ago but didn't get much response! LOL. I'll go next:

I just call this savoury mince & veg:

500g lean beef mince
1/2 c frozen baby peas
1/2 c corn kernels
1 zuchini grated
1 carrot grated
1 sachet tomato paste
1 tin chopped tomatoes
gravy powder (I just usually mix some up in some water and add it as needed if it doesn't thicken up enough)
2c steamed white/brown rice.

You can add whatever veg in whatever quantities you like, this is just roughly what I usually use.

I just brown the mince, add the vegies, tomato paste and gravy mix and let it simmer until the sauce thickens. While this is cooking I steam the rice in the microwave. Add the rice and stir it through. He LOVES this and in these quantities a batch usually makes up about 10 meals so I freeze them.

Not much happening here. Have given up on the sleep thing and decided that it's easier just to feed the boy and everyone be back in bed asleep 10 mins later than it is to push to resettle him in the hope it will mean he sleeps through. I am more rested this way than being up for an hour at at time trying to resettle. That's the path I've chosen for now. I can't complain too much because I'm generally only up to him once or twice a night. It's hard though, even DS1 who was a shocking sleeper in comparison started sleeping through at 10 months (but that was only after we went to sleep school). I'll survive. He is my last baby and I've hopefully only got a few more months of sleep deprivation ahead of me...EVER! LOL. It's crazy though, even though he is waking at night, I cannot in all honesty say he is a 'bad' sleeper. He self settles beautifully, I've NEVER had an issue settling him off to sleep and he is a dream baby during the day, always has been. Ah well, can't have it all!

I will try and get on tomorrow at some stage. Our weekend is very busy - we have a wedding on Saturday (have been expressing like crazy, feel like a dairy cow!) and Mother's Day and my bday on Sunday. But if I don't...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Especially to those who are celebrating their first one!

[issy02]

Thanks Willow - thats a fantastic recipe, will definately be trying that one tonight!!!! Will let you know what he thinks of it! And I wouldnt stress too much about sleep, you have to do things when youre ready, the most important thing is that youre happy and bubs is happy, the rest can wait!

AFU- Sleep has been going well, he has slept through the night for 3 nights in a row, although he is waking between 5:30 and 6am each morning ready to party which is tiring, but im still happy with progress. 7pm bedtime is working well.

will bbl....

[tippytoes]

hey guys
one of our faves (actually most of our favs) are from womens weekly happy baby cookbook. try this one

100g of chicken chopped roughly
310ml of water
1/2 cup of corn
1 tablespoon of risoni

1. combine all ingredients into pot
2. bring to the boil and simmer for about 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked and risoni is soft
3. blend with hand mixer (I only do a couple of pulses so it is more rough)

It is delicious and freezes really well. I usually double all portions so I can freeze more.

Eli has also been enjoying scrambled eggs and baby yoghurt (vaalia)

BBL with some more! Rach xx

[Catastrophic]

Are any of you trying BSL's?
Eli is eating mostly anything that we eat, just cut up a little smaller... it's working well... ut you girls have some great reciepes :-)

If we're having something like a stew or something i just mash it a little :-)

[misty]

Are any of you trying BSL's?
Eli is eating mostly anything that we eat, just cut up a little smaller... it's working well... ut you girls have some great reciepes :-)

If we're having something like a stew or something i just mash it a little :-)

Yep, Baz either gets what we are eating, or if it is something too spicy, or junk food (ie, KFC) he will get tin baby food. It works well for us, because I don't have the time nor patience to prepare seperate meals. Home made rissotto is a favourite with all the kids, as is macaroni and spagetti Bol.

[Willow]

We do a bit of both. During the day he eats whatever we're eating and at night if it's something he can have then he has the same as us.

The recipe I posted is for the nights he eats before us or if we're having something he can't have. I like to have home cooked meals for him rather than tinned stuff so I make up big batches and freeze it. This recipe is actually just a variation of the sheppherd's pie that I make - he eats that too.

[Saffi]

Have to admit that I'm pretty lazy and use commercial food most of the time. But when I do make an effort its usually left over meat and veg and mash it up. I will often put a bit of commercial puree in to soften it a bit. She seems to like it. Like Rach's chicken recipe. Will be trying that.

Nothing much happening here. Was up 4 times with M overnight! When DH got up in the morning he took both the kids and I slept in for hours. Hoping to have a sleep in tomorrow too!

Happy Mother's Day to everyone (but especially the first time Mums). Hope you all get spoiled. We deserve it.

[mad4e]

hello everyone

first up HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO YOU ALL!!! hope u all got spoilt and had a wonderful day

no personals as im just having a quick break from packing ( finaly found a house in canberra, so we will be moving at the end of the month )

Aiden has finally cut his first tooth this week (top front) he looks so cute with it , and just starting to figure out how to crawl.
sorry my mind has drawn a blank and cant remember what i was going to write, i will be back later to finish my post :P......

[Saffi]

Happy Mother's Day everyone. Had a pretty good day. M slept the entire night (or at least didn't need me to get up to her) so I had a good night sleep. I scored vouchers for a facial and pedicure and artwork from the kids done at daycare.

Not much happening with us. M is crawling like she's been doing it all her life. She might have started later than L but I reckon she'll walk before he does.

[misty]

We done the Mothers Day Classic today, had a really good day.
Unfortunately, we realised this afternoon that Baz had gotten sunburnt - so now I feel like a rotten mummy.

[tippytoes]

Hey guys can't chat too long! Just wanted to say HI and a very happy Mothers Day to you all . It was my first one, and I loved every second! Love being a mummy..so grateful. Also I made a boo boo in my recipe. It is a 1/2 can of corn not 1/2 cup! silly me! BB tomorrow I hope
Rach xx

[misty]

Trish - thank you soooo much for your advice, it seems to be working well (knock on wood), Baz is getting much easier to settle and is sleeping better

Hope everyone is doing well
Everything keeps on flittering between being absolutely fabulous and absolutely terrible for myself at the moment. For everything that goes right, something else seems to go wrong. So I never know whether I should be happy or upset. Oh well, at least it's not all crap.