Wow 15 weeks is very early to turn the seat around IMO. I too will be waiting as long as possible to turn Alice around. Very much safer.
Some excellent eaters in here! We started solids a week and a half ago. We started on the rafferty's cereal for tea and only this week have we added steamed and pureed pumpkin to it. Slow and steady for us
Alice had her 6 month needles today. Only cried a little bit but I shut my eyes and couldnt watch the needles!
Yay Leah on Z's checkup. Yay Eluned.
Trace, I have been looking with envy at your US pics on facebook. I would love to go over again. One day.
Nothing else really from here. Alice has started rolling regularly from tummy to back in the last couple of days. She is waking up for a feed once a night still but I am getting enough sleep still.
Freya is 6 months today!!! :0 cannot beleive how fast this has gone! its been the most rewarding time I have ever spent!
She has her 6 month needles yesterday. It was the first time i took her, I made my mum do it last 2 times coz im such a sook i think i cried more then she did! she was easily distracted by some rattly thing!
My car seat has 3 settings, rear facing, recline upright & upright. I just wanted other peoples views, I do agree it was way to early, her DD is a big girl for 15weeks, about 7.5kg, but still.....
Freya is 8.2kg (quick weigh with clothes on at the clinic while i was waiting for her needles)...everyone elses bub on here seems to be alot smaller mabey shes to big? she doesnt seem fat tho, ive seen way fatter babies! I spose she did get a head start at 9 pounds birth weight! I have a health nurse appt on Tues, I guess she will be weighed properly then and measured
No needles yet, you have to wait exactly 8wks b/w them all and Z had her 4mth ones late so we will be going to the next local one on the 20th.. i HATE needles... poor Z.
Jenjams and Jennie13 how did the needles go???
Jen, Im glad you are enjoying the pics.....I took so many....lol. I still have the cutest ones to come, Madison at the pool in her cosie and sun hat.....just gorgeous.
Jennie, I dont think babies can be too big. Maddie is 8.8kgs but like Freya she had a head start coming out at almost 10pounds (9lbs 15oz), sounds like she is just a Big healthy bubba
Needles wern't too bad. Same as last couple, the oral and then 2 needles. Alice only cried after the nurse pulled the needles out. She was a little grumpy last night but we gave her some panadol and she has had a decent nights sleep. Lets see how she is for the next couple of days. I remember Amber had a grumpy few days after needles when she got them.
Jennie- I am sure Freya is not 'fat'. Every baby is different. I reckon Alice is going to be around Freya's size when she is weighed. I am sure she is healthy.
ZF - yep Amelia is quite good with the leftovers including milk in the mash. Yesterday, I got DS ready for lunch, sat him at the table with his peanut butter sandwich, then put Amelia in the high chair and went back into the kitchen to heat up her food. As I got back to the high chair I noticed she was chewing on a piece of bread! DS had shared his sandwich with her. First I thought oh how cute then I realised it had peanut butter on it!! So minor freak out for a second but she didn't get a reaction so that's good. She won't be having peanut butter any time soon though.
Our only problem now is her poos have gone firm. They look like little cat poos! I know they are not supposed to be like this at that age. Heck DS is 2 and his are still soft! I'm thinking it could be the Rafferty's Garden baby porridge she has for breakfast because it has extra iron in it. Not sure so I might stop giving it to her for the next few days and see if that makes a difference. If that's not it, then I think it could be the meat she's eating. So far all she's had is spaghetti bolognese (mince) and beef casserole. It doesn't seem to bother her and she doesn't cry or appears to be in pain when she's pooping.
Jennie, I am sure Freya is just gorgeous! My friend's baby was born on the 7th and he weighs 8.2kg as well and fully breastfed too. Having the extra padding gives her a buffer. I envy you! I can only dream of having fat, chubby, rolly babies...heehee...they are so cute
Z's are hard too and she actually had a little blood today from straining, i am giving her water when i can aswell as the fact she is fully BF but i don't know what to do, am thinking i might get some prunes and process them in with some of her food and try and increase the water.. she is also on raffertys
Jennie, Jackson is 8.02kg's... so, your bubba isn't the only chubba bub! ^^; As my MIL says, she must be in a good paddock.
I didn't know about the 8 week thing either?? Surely Dr's would tell you if it was going to be the be all end all? I can't even remember what the date of Jacks last ones were...
Still haven't started solids yet. but next week will be the weeked, I think... maybe XD He'll be 6 months then and I think he's going to start needing them. He's already had three feeds this morning and he's only been up 2 and a halfish hours oO;
I think I'll be turning Jacksons seat around next week. For 1 He's over the 8kg's. And 2, he gets so frustrated in the car seat and I think it's because he can't see anyone. and 3, I'm going to hurt him or me one of these days lifting him into the car they way I do! (we have a land cruiser with a lift kit in it, it's very tall - I almost need to lift jackson up over my head) and I'm only 5 foot 4ish) especially how much he wriggles now, he's going to wriggle right out of my hands one day mid-lift.
ZF, I didn't give Amelia the rafferty's porridge this morning and her poo is already starting to soften. So I think that might have it as the rafferty's porridge has extra iron in it.
Teagz, have you tried a mirror on the back seat? That might give Jackson something to look at. Must be a pain to lift him up so high! I'd need a step ladder! LOL
Eluned - Caroline had some hard poos for a bit and they were quite painful (poor little bubby) but that was only for a few days I think and she's been fine since. I did put some stewed pears in her rice cereal too and also used the liquid from the juice after stewing it when making up the rice cereal instead of water and i think that did the trick!!
I've just caught up on a few pages of posts as we've been away the last few weeks so sorry for no personals!
we survived our road trip - we drove from Melbourne to Brisbane and back (with stops along the way!!) and Caroline did fantastic!! she catnapped during the driving and dictated where the pitt stops were lol one stop was in some nothing town that didn't have any shops or petrol stations, the train station was only a platform so we had to feed her on the side of the road (and cross our legs coz we all had to pee!). She also did great sleeping in SO many different places in her portacot. I am hugely impressed. I was paranoid that she would sleep in the car all day and be awake all night or just wouldn't sleep properly in the portacot. Go Carloline
the downside to the trip is that she had started to wean from me the week before we went. She wouldn't complain that she was still hungry though but when she'd only feed for 10 minutes (after usually feeding for up to an hour and me knowing she wasn't slowing down because she was getting more efficient) I offered her a top up bottle and she literally lunged at it and gulped it down!! also being on the road I decided that one bottle during the day would help otherwise we wouldn't actually get anywhere. she ended up drinking less and less from me each time and now is only having a morning and evening 'snack' (less than 10 minutes in total). I was upset at first but realised that it is also a good thing and she is getting more and is equally as happy. BF'ing was a long battle for me and one that I happily did for six months so am just stoked that I got six months in to her!! she's doing great on the solids - she had her first banana at the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour (how many people can say that lol) she SCOFFED IT... we didn't even get a chance to mash it... she just had it in her mouth and sucked it constantly. I tried to only give her half to see how she would go with it, being a new food and all but she got SOOOO ****ed that i gave her the rest and when that was gone she hollered like she'd been stabbed lol we had to leave!! so yeah, banana's are a BIG hit!!
she CAN roll but often just won't. she doesn't seem to have any interest in sitting up on her own though. My son was sitting up by himself by around 5 months but not this one. She wants to lie down or stand up lol no in between!! she can scoot around on her back and even on her tummy she is moving about, it's weird - i can be watching her and i can't see HOW she's doing it... she just moves.
anyways, so sorry for the selfish post. great to see all the babies doing so well!! happy half birthday!!!
oh and Daytona ... 'oh and I'm pregnant again' lol just threw that at the end of your post. CONGRATULATIONS and all the very best. You'll surely have your hands full but from what I hear after the first bit it gets easier coz they have each other to play with!!
Sounds like you had a fun trip Illey! I was panicing before we went to the US as well but same Maddie was fantastic. Shame that Caroline has cut back on the breastfeeds but WELL DONE for going for 6 months....I only lasted 6 weeks so good on you for sticking with it.
Eluned - Z's have settled down a bit i am giving her the multigrain breakfast now and pears at lunch.
Illey - well done on surviving teh trip, sounds like you guys had a ball, she will get back into a normal routine again for you soon i'm sure.
Am going to start Z on banana and avocado for lunch to mix it up a bit.
Jenni13 - ohhh Freya would be so cute, my Z would look lanky compared to her she's only 1cm shorter but only 6.6kg.. lol i love little chubba bubba's though, they are so damn cute.
How is everyone else going with solids etc now? Z is a pig and LOVES her food, so much so i am thinking of introducing some meat a bit early, the health nurse said b/w 7-9mths BUT as she's eating 3meals already there should be no harm, am thinking i will steam some chicken keep it nice and moist and make like a past with avocado and maybe even do some mince.... wont be doing chicken mince though it always seems to go tough and A would never eat it when she was younger.
Yesterday was CR@P day, Ava fell down the stairs cos she was being stupid and dancing, some woman pulled out in front of me driving home from MG and i was 2cm from t-boning her and then last night A's roof started to leak so she slept in our room, Z's teeth were playing up so by 12 she was in our room too but slept from 12 til 5 on A's fold out couch beside my bed... ahhhhhhhhh
I forgot how much time preparing food for a little one can take up and with Ava constantly eating i feel i'm never out of the kitchen.
Hows everyone going with rolling, sitting etc now?
Z wont roll, she can but she wont.. she sits though so i think she's going to be like A and just SIT until she figures out how to crawl..
zarava I hope A's day settles down now! poor thing was in the wars it seems!!
Well, jackson is rolling around like there is no tomorrow now, he started on sunday night and there is just no stopping him! He can sit as well but I still put something behind him in case he flops. He's pushed himself up on his knees a few times too, but I'm hoping crawling is awhile away yet. OH! And we have the very tippy corner of a tooth popping out. Eep! It's all happening quiet fast over here!
AND we FINALLY got some solids into him! Sweet potatoe. The rice cereal just wasn't going to happen so we moved straight to the real stuff and he LOVED it. IT was so cute seeing him all covered in orange too. However, I'm not looking forward to the next poo nappy XD
Freya seemed a bit constipated today....was it mabey the mince? first time and everything?
Is coconut thought of as a allergy food? I gave DD a taste of coconut icing today (naughty i know lol ) she didnt have any reaction apart from wanting more lol....just got me thinking
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i think i cried more then she did! she was easily distracted by some rattly thing! 
I better check that before I book Maddie in, thanks.
(with stops along the way!!) and Caroline did fantastic!! she catnapped during the driving and dictated where the pitt stops were lol one stop was in some nothing town that didn't have any shops or petrol stations, the train station was only a platform so we had to feed her on the side of the road (and cross our legs coz we all had to pee!). She also did great sleeping in SO many different places in her portacot. I am hugely impressed. I was paranoid that she would sleep in the car all day and be awake all night or just wouldn't sleep properly in the portacot. Go Carloline 
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