my baby girl is 6mths old today i can't believe how quickly the time has gone.
She's eating 3 meals a day, basically sleeping through, sitting up on her own, laughing at her big sisters crazy dancing style.
Miss Zara you have given me the most amazing gift, i am so so glad you chose me as your mum, your 1 of a kind and although at times you make me cry, more often than not you make me smile.
Can't wait to get her weighed this week, got to ring the MCHN as i have forgotten what time her appt is on thurs, wonder if all these solids have made a difference... ahhh Miss Piggy Miss Piggy!
How is everyone else going? Hope your all well and the bubba's are happy & healthy.
Am off to MG today then food shopping and K-Mart for the last of the toy sale stuff, we lay-by'd a swing set and slide for the girls for x-mas and Z is getting the fisher price bouncing zebra for her birthday.... we have LOTS of toys from A and it's so hard with 2 of the same but i want her to have some toys of her own that are age appropriate... has anyone else been buying up big at the toy sales, other than the slide etc the girls only have about $100 worth of stuff each.... better keep looking as A's birthday is in Oct then x-mas then Z's.... it's all about quality not quantity this yr though.
I have found bugger all in toy sales I want!!!! AHHHHH I am also trying to find DS2 birthday pressies at same time!!
I got a few things for DS1 in sales for his birthday but so far nothing christmas!!
I dont like the kmart near us so asked my parents to get things for us at one near them, but they will probably keep things and give from them!!! Which I am fine with as they still get them!! Big W was a shambles when I was there on day 2 of sale, too many people narrow aisles so I didnt really look!! I would lilke little people big farm set.
I also want to get DS2 the zebra thing but waiting for target as theres is cheaper than big w!!! Also want the big cuddly elmo that talks!
It is very hard to think of things for DS2 as have all of DS1 stuff here.
I got teh Zebra at K-Mart for $60 i think... and K-mart redeemed themselves for me yesterday when the guy orderd in the VERY LAST crayola set for Ava from another store and i spent 5min in line at lay-by.. YAY
Just wondering who, if anbody, has turned their car seat around yet? Had a friend visit today and was shocked when I was saying goodbye that she had her DD (15wks) turned around! Shes quite a big girl, but I was still shocked! She said it was coz it was a pain, coz the straps sat high up, but I had the same problem in my Jeep. So has anybody else turned around yet?
Also is it normal for DD to be drinking less milk nows shes having solids?
Jennie Nope and I wont be for a long time, its much safer for them to be rear facing, the tether strap does loosen to get baby in and out so you dont need to lift over. DS1 was rear facing till 14 months and I only turned him as I was about to get him a new car seat in preparation for DS2.
It is law to be rear facing till 6 months of age in victoria at least.
Baby's do change there feeds around a bit but remember food is fun until there one, milk is still there main nutrition.
Gah! Toy sales, I'm staying away haha, although I'll probably regret it later on closer to xmas time.
Amelia has taken to solids really well. We're on 3 meals a day which include rafferty's banana porridge for breakfast, leftover-whatever-we-had-for-dinner-the-night-before for lunch (today it was cottage pie) and for dinner she has some mashed up veggies. Dietician has advised us to start on the meats already so she gets the protein to help her growth and also to add margarine/butter/oil to her foods. She put on 50grams in 3 days so everyone was happy with that. I feel more comfortable now and am satisfied that she is going to be a wee little lass. It was the weeks of no gains that worried me but she's back on track now. We have a follow up with the dietician again in about a month.
Jennie, IMO 15weeks is way too early unless the baby well and truly exceeds the weight limit on the car seat for rear facing. My DS was rear facing until about 10 months. DD will be rear facing until she is over 8kg (rear facing limit on our seat). At this rate she will be close to 1 before I turn her around.
Yep it is normal for them to drink less milk when they start having solids. Bear in mind that milk is still the main source of nutrition, so offer the milk feed before solids to begin with then over the next few months you'll find the routine shifts around a bit. As they get older, they will naturally want less. Follow her guidance And as long as she is having lots of wet nappies and pooping regularly then she's all good!
Z is still rear facing and will be until atleast 8kg, i am thinking of leaving her facing backwards until 12mths just to save the cash on paying to turn the seat around, then i might just put her in a Maxi Rider.
Does anyone find it strange that the Maxi Rider says from 6mths but when i spoke to the lady at baby bunting she said NO NOT UNTIL 12mths????
Well i am off to see eclipse tonight at the drive in... if all goes to plan, DP isn't happy with me cos i yelled at him last night after a frustrating day with the girls, then when he came to bed and tried to wake me up to DTD and i said NO he got up and went and slept on the couch.. have a feeling he might be late home just to be a PITA so i miss the movie
How is everyone else, Z is getting weighed at 11:30.. will let you all know how she's going.
Eluned - how have you found her with your left overs - do you use milk etc in mash that you have and is she fine with that?
Z is having three meals a day at the moment aswell, rice cereal, fruit for lunch then veg for tea... i was thinking about doing an avocado and steamed chicken spread but thought it's a bit early... she eats like a pig though... rofl.
Hi everyone, I was wondering about when is best to turn the bubs around as well. Maddie is a big bubba but she still fits in her capsule. I dont know what we will do when she outgrows it which will not be too long, maybe another couple weeks - month max I reckon. Can you buy carseats that are both rear facing and then when they are older turn them to forward facing? I would like to keep her rear facing for awhile longer as I have heard it is much safer.
Maddie is only having 2 meals a day atm but she seems to be enjoying her food and has only cut back on her 10pm feed so thinking about fazing this feed out over the next couple of weeks and introducing breakfast. She has been sleeping through from 10.30pm to 7am for nearly two weeks now so I am just scared if I cut that last feed she might start waking early again but fingers crossed she doesnt.
I was trying to get her to have her daytime naps in her cot but we tried for a couple of weeks and there was more unsuccessful days than successful days so I have put her back in her pusher again. She goes off to sleep in there without any drama and 9 times out of 10 I will have to go and wake her after 2.5hrs. Has anyone else had any experiences like this?
my baby girl is 6mths old today
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