Meg, personally I'd try and get her used to savoury on its own. The toast suggestion seems appealing! Also, what is this amber teething necklace?? Sounds interesting! That's so funny that she only wants to eat when her brother's eating! Sounds like she's already got a cheaky personality!
Yeah L is really getting me on edge - they've got a true mind of their own. It's their way or no way!!
Anyway, I'm off to buy a mattress for me and L to sleep on in the spare room (junk room!) Poor DP is getting no sleep and really needs to be alert for work. He made a costly mistake at work the other day and he says he was just tired and not concentrating properly
Oh PMSL baby brain strikes again. I was wondering why no one had posted for ages and where everyone was!! DUH we have a new thread and I wasn't subscribed so it wasn't coming up
LOL Heaven!! I am finding it harder to get on here and keep up. I am better at facebook.
We started giving toast yesterday with vegemite on it. I gave her the toast crusts one side at a time and she ate 3 of them!!! She has no teeth but she knew what to do and didnt choke at all.
She is starting to get really stroppy at me when I am too slow with the food or when it runs out. Cheeky little monkey!!
to everyone. Will try and come back later for personals. Its so hot today. I just feel meh!
LOL Heaven - that's happened to me a few times too
Ali - Ash sounds like she is doing really well.
Holly - I hope you all get some sleep
We are suffering sleep deprivation badly at the moment Miss J has been waking during the night and last night DD1 woke crying saying her wee wee hurt. We took her up to the Royal Childrens and spent a few hours there while we tried to get a urine sample. We did, they lost it and then there was a 5 hour wait (due to 4 resuscitations) so we went home. DP and DD1 then slept until lunch while I was up at 7.30. Arrrgh! It's never ending!
Seems to be dramas in here. Emily been not sleeping well cause that bloody rotavirus makes her poo constantly and he vagina is just red raw now and irritates her.
I spent all tues night vomiting non stop, went to ER in the end to get something, so finally got some sleep at 6am wed morn. Now Df has diarrhea and is moaning and groaning.
Nai- did you manage to get a new sample? Has she got a temp or anything too? Maybe water down bit cranberry juice to help with irritation. Hope you ended up getting a rest in sometime today.
AJP- Yeah the times Emily rolls onto her tummy she ends up sleeping longer and better, same as Ash did back when she was a bubba.
Kaz- How did the midwife appt go? Have you got an answers you were hoping to get?
Holly- it must be horrible feeling anxious so often. I don't have any advice as I've not been down that path but there is a depression and anxiety thread (under general health) maybe post something in there and others in similar situations may be able to give you some strategies to cope with it.
Meg- that toast idea sounds great, might do bit that with Em, even cruskits which she loves I should try, atm she has avacado on them, loves it.
We have mchn appt tomor for both the girls this time. Be nice to see how much they both weigh.
Ali- lol, Grace is the same, turning into a demanding little thing!! Jols- I'm up to only wrapping DD from under the arms down now!! And she rolls onto her side or tummy and sleeps much better too. Nai- hope G is feeling better! shell- ooohh you reminded me, I'm going to get some cruskits for DD to try too.
Well DD is sleeping better in the day now, I rock her to sleep and then can actually put her down!!!!!!!!!! After only 5 mins too. So much better than carrying her around all day! And 3 times lately she's slept for 1.5hrs by herself!! She knows I'm putting her down but doesn't fight it anymore, just rolls over and gets comfy, lol. Nights are still ****house, lol, but improving a little! She is going straight back to sleep again with a feed instead of us having to spend ages getting her back to sleep and then her waking up as soon as we put her down. So I hope it continues to improve.
Shell - sounds like we have all been in the wars in this thread!! We managed to finally get a sample at 3pm yesterday so DP took it up to the Dr. Apparently we will only get a call if there is something wrong and we need to get her antibiotics.
I stopped wrapping Miss J a few weeks back and she just sleeps in her sleeping bag now with a blanket over her. Last night the girls were SO good! They both went to sleep at 7pm and both slept for over 12 hours straight! I got a good 9 hours so I am feeling almost human again - woohoo!!! Also I haven't been bitten on the nipple for 2 whole days
Heaven- Glad things are slowly improving...hope it continues
Shell- Hope your better now, how did the MCHn app go?
AJP- How did millie go on her tummy? I'm just too paranoid to put L on his tummy to sleep, when DD used to roll her to her tummy in the middle of the night I would get up and roll her back, don't think I'll be as bad with DS, well hopefully anyway. Did u get your results from the u/s?
Ali- We are ginving toast too.. DS loves it.. How's your hubby?
Holly- How r u babe?? felling any better? Did you find a mattress?
Meg- what's the amber necklace? Sounds interesting.
Hi to everyone else!!!
AFM- well we are slowly getting there with the sleep thing, last night we went out for dinner and L and DD were amazingly good!! Even though they were both very tired..Got L in bed by 9.30 and he slept to 2am.. not waking once for a resettle.. he then went down till 6.15 am...bring on daylight savings I say.. both kids up with the birds atm...
Busy weekend DD with kids birthday parties and my newphew's 18th... will try to pop in to keep up
Hi everyone
So much to catch up on.
Toast sounds like a great idea...will give it a go!
I'm really struggling with MS and feeling so guily for dumping A on the floor with her toys so I can lay on the lounge with my bucket. BF her yesterday and dry reaching into a spew bag at the same time...bless her...she just pulled off and watched and when I was done she sighed and got back on! Not alot of sympathy there lol! So I've given her her first bottle of formula and think we will be making the move...I threw up until 25 weeks with her and I can't see myself being able to feed and be that sick...scan on Monday so if all good that'll be the plan.
Have a great weekend everyone...wishing you all lots of sleep filled nights
Ali, glad that Ash is loving the vegemite! Then again, what kid doesn't?
AJP, how did Millie go on her tummy? Did you have a good night last night?
Nai, send some of that sleep this way please!! How is DD1 today?? Poor thing! Woohoo on J not having to be wrapped anymore!
Omg Shell, did I miss something? Why are you so sick?? And poor Em! Is she any better today? How did the mchn app go?
Heaven that's great news about the sleeps. Hope they continue to improve. Where is my sleepy baby!!
Pinny, sounds like you've got a busy weekend ahead - hope you get some rest. Hope L's sleeps keep getting better. I agree, bring on DLS!
Oh Ellie how awful! I hardly had MS with L, I can only imagine what it's like. Don't feel guilty - you are taking on so much atm!! How is Anika going? Good luck for the scan!
AFM, I am just hanging out for next month when uni is over!! 3 more assignments to do and the exam on the 30th. After that I have until Feb (when I start work 2 days p/w) to do nothing but be a sahm with no committments
L woofed down some roasted zuchini and pumpkin today. It was actually part of a quiche and mum picked the vegies out and fed them to him. She said she made sure there were no remnents of egg. Glad he's back to wanting solids!
Anyway, I better go as DP is getting impatient and his arms are sore...lol
Holly- I just every so often get vomity where I can't stop, no reasons for it just happens, better now tho. Yay on uni nearly over, you can see the light from here. So is this your final year? Do you do more next year with work?
Ellie- you poor thing, I hope the m/s doesn't last that long this time, yeah I can imagine it would be hard to feed and vomit, plus if you get bit dehydrated too won't be so great on your supply, guess see how you go and maybe if you need mix formula and breast thruout the day depending on how you're feeling.
Pinny- Yeah we got 2 kids partys this weekend, gonna keep them busy, I'm looking forward to dls but realised one of the parties is at 10am sun morn so with DLS starting sat night it will feel like 9am, might not make it in time!
Nai- Yay on great sleep! Lets hope it continues. Dr ring with any results on G?
Heaven- thats a great improvement, must feel so good now to see a difference after all the work you out in to changing things, stick with it and the nights will come, with Ash we worked mainly on day sleeps first then we worked on the nights and tackled cutting down the feeds etc.
MCHN appt was all good, Emily weighs 7.5kg now, 68cm long, its funny cause I look at Ash's book and they pretty much growing the same at weight and height at the same age.
Emily has taken to shouting again after nightfeed. Was awake from 2:50 til 4:35 last night then she rewoke at 5:20, not happy! I keep thinking she is 7 months now by this stage I think she'd be sleeping alot better not being so loud and awake in the middle of the night. Oh well not forever.
Shell - e has been unsettled since the vax too. She has done about 4 poos today and was crying in her sleep. She had hers on Friday. Are you better onw?
ellie - Oh dear, It must be hard being preg with a young bub. I found it hard enough and J was 2.
Nai - How are the girls going with the sleeps? Did you hear from the GP re G? I hope she is better.
THere are a few people we hacen't heard from for a while.
Meg & Shell - I jinxed myself! We had a cr@p night last night and J woke up at 4am and came into our bed. The hospital said they would only call if there was a problem with G's sample so given that we haven't heard anything I am assuming that she is ok.
Shell that sounds awful re throwing up for no reason Was E any better with the sleeps last night? Glad she went well at the MCHN. No, this isn't my final year unfortunately lol I am doing uni part time and to become a qualified psych I need a lot more years!! I don't even want to count...
Malyna, glad Alex is going well on solids. Is it a long weekend?? Shows how much I pay attention to the date. I can't believe we are in October already. This time last year we were a couple weeks off finding out that L was a boy!
Megie, yeah it seems we've lost some buddies. They are probably very busy! How is J going? And how is E with her solids?
I need to confess something...I really don't know why, as it is so not practical and I've been having such a hard time with L and still am (!), but I really want to be pregnant again I don't want to wait another 4 or 5 years until it's a more reasonable and sensible time!! And I really really don't want the age gap between them - I'm still pretty upset by that. I wanted all my babies no more than 2-3 years apart but I guess it's not possible for L. Definitely the next 2 babies (or 3!) though I also think because L was a suprise and we weren't TTC, I missed out on that excitement of TTC and getting the BFP and now I'm really longing for it! Am I crazy?? I love L to death, but I really want to WANT to conceive and have that excitement. lol I'm probably not making any sense.
Anyway, there are plenty of things I need to achieve first before even contemplating TTC I need to be realistic here - someone please snap me out of it!
Holly- I have a confession as well. For the last 2 weeks I have thought I might be pregnant (and I was **** scared)! Even bought a test as well but couldnt bring myself to do it. Its not that I dont want another child, its just that personally right now we really couldnt afford to have one. SO many things were going through my head thinking that I was pregnant. Excitement as well but mainly what would DP think!! However AF decided to come last night much to my relief. Before I thought I was pregnant for real just recently, I was feeling exactly the way you are feeling now but when it became an almost reality to me I have realised I would like to wait a little while longer. I really do miss being pregnant though and that feeling of growing a little person inside of me. But I know my time is nto over yet.
Heaven- for all your hard work paying off!! SInce my issues (I should say DD's issues) with sleep things have bheen going great here. The last 2 weeks she has slept through 12 hours. Occasional wake up if we disturb her in the night but I am very happy. Looks liek she has finally got mine and Dp's flu though WHo knows what her sleep is going to be like now that she can hardly breathe!
Ellie- You poor thing. Hope the MS goes away soon.
Malyna- I read a great developmental thing to do at this age is cook up a stack of spaghetti and put it on their high chair tray and just let them play with it, mush it in their hands and eat it. Messy but I am going to give it a go. We have the dogs to clean up any floor mess. Hope you get some more energy
Nai- Hope tonight is better. Will send that stuff to you on Tuesday as its a public holiday up here on Monday so PO not open. Thanks for your addy
Pinny- DP is improving although the flu has been really bad for him as it has hurt his facial bones even more. We are off to the surgeon again this Thursday. The police are still in toucch with us trying to catch these morons so thats good although they are telling us it is going to be hard work.
Cant remember what else.
AFM- Have my little sis coming ot stay with me tongiht from Qld and then have DD's christening next weekend so so much to organise. Hoping my team Parra win this arvo in the NRL! Gotta go now, washing to hang out, washing up to do! Arrh it never ends!
I'm so sorry for the big absence (a month, according to my You last visited thing at the top of the page). Things have been crazy - I was pulling a "Det" trying to get the last financial year done for our business - up til 2am like four nights in a row. Then Mum got pneumonia and was in hospital for two weeks and is still pretty sick. No good!
So getting on here hasn't been a real possibility!
So much to catch up on!!!
Ellie - WOW, congrats on the pg hun!!! That is awesome. I missed the announcement - so happy for you. Hope you m/s passes soon
Ali, Holly - I'm in the same boat, want to be pg. We're actually trying... so maybe I'll have some news soon. Det - if you read this, don't say anything at MG please
Ali - I take it something happened with DP? Hope he is ok now.
Ali, Holly, Shell, anyone else who is a Saints or Parra fan - condolences!
Shell - hope everyone in your house is getting better soon! Big hugs!
Meg/shell - which Vax are these? Have I missed some with Isabel? Worried now... better check my book...
I'm sure I've missed lots, I'm so sorry, I'll try and be a better buddy!
AFM - Isabel is not really sleeping any better, she still wakes overnight. I've stopped feeding her although I did last night as she was inconsolable and I didn't know what else to try! We're trying a new routine to see if it helps her sleep better. Too early to tell yet...
Not much else to report. Hope everyone else is going really well!
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to everyone. Will try and come back later for personals. Its so hot today. I just feel meh!
Miss J has been waking during the night and last night DD1 woke crying saying her wee wee hurt. We took her up to the Royal Childrens and spent a few hours there while we tried to get a urine sample. We did, they lost it and then there was a 5 hour wait (due to 4 resuscitations) so we went home. DP and DD1 then slept until lunch while I was up at 7.30. Arrrgh! It's never ending!
it must be horrible feeling anxious so often. I don't have any advice as I've not been down that path but there is a depression and anxiety thread (under general health) maybe post something in there and others in similar situations may be able to give you some strategies to cope with it.
not much to report here - bit grumpy with DH - my day for sleep in and I was up at 6.40 - guess it could be a sleep in from 5am -
I don't want to wait another 4 or 5 years until it's a more reasonable and sensible time!! And I really really don't want the age gap between them - I'm still pretty upset by that. I wanted all my babies no more than 2-3 years apart but I guess it's not possible for L. Definitely the next 2 babies (or 3!) though
I need to be realistic here - someone please snap me out of it!
for all your hard work paying off!! SInce my issues (I should say DD's issues) with sleep things have bheen going great here. The last 2 weeks she has slept through 12 hours. Occasional wake up if we disturb her in the night but I am very happy. Looks liek she has finally got mine and Dp's flu though
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