Babies born~January 1st-15th 2010 #2

[illeyena]

so baby girl is sick at the moment (gastro?) and I went to a new medical centre. The receptionist gave me the usual first time form to fill out and asked me to sit down. I said that was fine I'll stand and fill it out because if I sit down baby girl will grab at it etc no big deal. She then says "well, I'd offer to hold her but I"m not a baby person". WTF? I didn't ask or even alude to wanting her to hold her and I even said that I wouldn't have accepted her offer because she is sick so why would I get someone else to hold her. Then another receptionist comes up and the first said to her 'oh I just told her that I would have offered to hold the baby but because I"m not a baby person I wouldn't' and the other woman says "I'm not a baby person either so I wouldn't have offered either'... HELLO??? a) am I invisible? and b) what is the point of saying such things?? I didn't want them to hold her for crying out loud. sorry, no point to the post other than to have a complete ***** about them!!

oh and we gave her the smallest of home made pancakes on the weekend and she only munched on a quarter of it and ended up with a red rash around her mouth. Not sure what the heck I was thinking considering it has eggs and cows milk in it. stupid mummy moment for sure! (DH also encouraged the offering so I blame him too lol). the rash disappeared shortly afterwards thank goodness!

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Aww all our other replies got lost..... How is everyone?

Were all ok here, a bit stressed financially but the girls are going GREAT.
Z is enjoying her food (hopefully that means when she's weighed next mth the new MCHN wont have anything to worry about), is chatting along and making all sorts of noises, she mumbles dadadad and sometimes i swear mumumum... her and ava have raspberry blowing competitions and spend about 20min giggling at each other.
She's clapping and likes to stand up against the toys now rather than sit down, she's trying to pull herself up but can't quite get there yet.

She still refuses to roll around on the floor she prefers to sit or stand at the toys, i give her belly time but she doesn't look like crawling any time soon.. i'm not too worried ava was the same and started crawling at 10mths, boy i can't wait for that day.. then Z might be less sooky cos she can follow me around.

She's getting better at going to other people but still not 100% if i leave the room if she;s not comfortable, she has 2 teeth now, 1 is through and you can see it clearly, the other just has the tiniest point through.

Well i guess thats enough from me.. hope everyone is well..

[Laranna]

ZF: I hope everything is going ok hun. The raspberry blowing is so cute! Josh & Amelia do that all the time.

Amelia is commando crawling, pulling herself up on her knees, not quite getting into a sitting possy by herself yet, gets half way there and looks like she's posing as a swimsuit model She has 1 tooth and another on the way. She's got her very first cold at the moment got it from Josh (as did I), they have both been pretty sick with snotty noses, coughs and gunky eyes and are now on antibiotics She's been breastfeeding extra because she's sick which is a bit tiring. The most scary thing was she had a couple of nosebleeds! Totally freaked me out so I called Health Direct and they said doesn't sound too bad and is most likely due to her nose being all sensitive from the cold and snot. If she keeps spontaneously getting them, then I need to get her checked out. Fingers crossed that's the last we see of a nosebleed.

She is catching up on the weight as well and had a bit of a spurt over the last month. She's 6.53kg a couple of weeks ago and is now back on the chart I can't believe they are growing up so fast! I've started to think about what theme to do her first birthday party! Being on New Years Day, I am hoping to make it a good one!

[~Minny~]

Hey ladies

Sounds like everyones bubs are doing really well.

ZF - i hope the finacial stuff sorts out for you!

Eluned - Geez those nosebleeds would have been scary! I hope they dont happen to often and she grows out of it

Illeyena - What a horrible lady! Hope you guys didnt all get gastro.

AFM - DS Is getting tooth number 6, is crawling flat out and pulling himself up on things his latest thing is trying to walk when we are holding him. He is doing well on solids still likes to feed himself so isnt have a great deal unless i spoon feed him some so we have found a happy medium there.

How is everyones little ones on drinking water from a sippy?

[jenjams]

Awww ZF-We hope everything works out for you. Your girls are doing beautifully!

Eluned- I hope the colds go fairly quickly and do not get any of you down

Yay Minny- Go little bou go. 6 teeth? WOW!

Well DD2 is not near anything like your little ones. She loves being on her tummy but only goes around in circles. She pushes herself backwards wen she feels like it which isnt often. No teeth here and nowhere near getting onto her knees. I am in no hurry I guess. Having 2 running around will be a battle!
We had our 8 month MCHN visit the other day. She is just over 8kg, average height and a huge head! The MCHN is happy with her development so all good.
Food is going well. She gives most things I give her a go. She wont drink water out of a sippy cup but will out of a bottle and she is fully b/f!

Well that's us. DD1 has the most horrendous tantrums so it can be quite exhausting by the end of the day. I feel like I am in a bit of a rut at the moment too. I have lost myself a little but I am doing an online creative writing course now and are learning to play golf so hopefully that will help.

[Bun]

Sooooo annoyed - I finally got time to post and my post was lost in the server change! Sigh... can't even remember what I wrote now.

We are going well. DS had his six month check up yesterday and is now almost 8.2kg. He is average length and also has a big head! He sits very well and can get around on the floor by pivoting and rolling, and he has just started doing this funny bum jump thing where he jumps along on his bum while sitting! It looks really funny but it works and it gets him where he wants to go so he is pretty happy with himself! I don't think he is even close to crawling yet. He still eats like a champ and is a happy little boy. He still likes one or two night feeds which is a bit of a pain but he sleeps well other than that.

jen - I know the feeling. It can be hard remembering who you were before children and I also find myself feeling 'lost' sometimes. I am glad that you have started doing something for yourself, it is important to do something like that. Sorry to hear about DD1's tanties - we are having a few of those around here too.

Hi everyone else, sorry, no time for any more but I will pop back in again soon

[tracehb]

Hi everyone, I have been popping in every now and then but never get to fully catch up before I have to go and do something else or fall asleep at night cause I am so tired.

I'm going to try and catch up properly now while Maddie is in her Jolly Jumper but sometimes she is happy in there for ages and other times she gets bored so we'll see how we go, lol.

We are going OK apart from some teething troubles. We had 3 weeks where she was waking multiple times in the night, I finally started giving her nurofen and Brauers teething relief and that helped a lot but I didnt want to give her drugs all the time so I got an Amber teething necklace as well. The first night she wore it she slept all night without waking at all and was sooooo happy the next day I thought they must be magic but the next night she woke again a couple of times but she did resettle herself quite quickly which was good. I think tonight will be night 4 and the last 3 nights have been the best we have had in the last 3 weeks but the teeth are also fully through the gums now so not sure if it was the necklace or if we were already past the worst of it but hey the necklace looks cute on her.

Ok going to have a quick read back

[feeb]

ZF hope finacial stuff sorts it self out good luck! My boys giggle and bow rasberries together too very cute!

Eluend wow sounds like you have a moover on your hands!! What themes are you thinking?

Minny wow lots of teeth and crawling!!! DS2 tips sippy cut upside down and makes a mess not ken on drinking!

Jenjams my DS1 having tantrums too and DS2 not doing much either!

Bun night feeds are hard work at times

tracehb bugger about teething hope things settle for you.

As for us DS2 had MCHN appt today 8670 grams and 71cm tall, he hates his tummy rolls onto back as soon as I put him down! He sits up has done for a long time now, he has only in last 2 weeks been interested in solids!! As for sleep he will not sleep in cot!! During day its pram if out or on my knee grrr at night will only co sleep. Still tandem BF, I have some days I get annoyed and want to stop DS1 but so cute when he climbs on knee saying boobie and lifting my top! DS2 has no teeth yet, but as DS1 did acting like teething for ages!

[tracehb]

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Trace- Hmmmm how many Jovi concerts are you going to here in Oz? I think Maddie has no choice in her music tastes does she? How is she going with her sleeping in her cot?

Hahaha I'm going to 7 concerts, 2 in New Zealand and 5 in Oz December is going to be crazy!

I'm on facebook under Kylie Kellalea-Maynard

Just added you

If anyone wants to add me, I'm on there under Tracy Hamilton-Beehag.

my son never rolled ... he sat at 5 months and crawled around 8 months but not once did he roll. he's 10 years old now and the only rolling he does is his eyes haha

Hahahahaha this made me laugh! Maddie wont roll either. She can do it but doesnt do it very often. I have been trying to give her more tummy time but she just grizzles when she is on her tummy now, before she used to love it but now she is back to preferring to lay on her back or sit up.

Teagz that sounds scary about Jacksons fontelle closing up. I'm glad its all OK though.

Bun hope you are feeling better now. Thats funny about your little one grabbing food outta your mouth. Maddie stares at me when I am eating so I have started offering her some of it, if its safe for her to eat but most of the time she just squishes it and chucks it on the floor.....lol. This morning I was having banana bread and she was staring so I gave her some and she just squished it so that will be the last time I share my banana bread with her, lol. She eats all of her food that I feed to her though and she has had some vegemite on an english muffin that she ate a little bit of.

Zarava how is Z doing now with the allergies, can she try new foods now?

Jenjams I know what you mean about feeling a bit lost, I feel a bit the same too and feel like I never get any time for myself or if I do its limited and I am still worry about Maddie. I really miss my friends and family in Adelaide and really wish I had a bit more support other than just hubby. I told him the other day that I wanted to move back to adelaide and he freaked out but on the plus side he had picked up his game a bit and been a bit more supportive so thats good.

Anyway I better go Maddie has been an angel in her jolly jumper for over an hour so I better go get her some dinner and start the night time routine

[helle]

it's good to see some posts! it's been so quiet in here! we're still pottering along... Jackson has started walking along furniture now, still only commando crawling but occasionally will do a proper one. Mum thinks he'll be walking before he proper crawls full time iykwim. Which sucks, because he looks so cute when he does his proper crawl!

He still hates his solids. No interest what so ever. It's doing my head in. His last weigh in was about 3 weeks ago now and he was 8.580kg's and 68cms long, so weight wise he seems to be going ok still. It's a wonder, because he never stops moving!!

we're still hit and miss with sleep too, the last 2 nights he slept thru from 8.30 to 6, and just as I get used to it last night he was up from 1 til 3, but then slept thru til 7.30 ^^;

well i best be off, I can hear him waking!

[tracehb]

Hey Teagz sounds like Jackson is a real mover. That must be frustrating that he wont eat his solids. I'm guessing you have tried him with lots of different things and different consistencies. Maddie went a bit funny early on if it was anything too thick she wouldnt eat it so I had to make sure it was quite thin and smooth and then i just really slowly started making it thicker and a bit lumpier as she got used to it. I still puree most of her food but sometimes I can get away with just mashing the veggies. Also have you tried giving him the solids before his milk? So he doesnt have a chance to fill up on milk? In the mornings I give Maddie half her milk then her breakfast then the other half of her milk. At first I was worried to give solids before all of her milk because I was worried she would cut back on her milk but its weird since she started solids she now drinks all of her milk with so much less fuss than she did before she started solids. I used to have so much trouble getting her to drink her milk but now no problems at all. Another idea maybe give him things he can feed himself, if he is quite active he might get frustrating sitting still and being spoon fed? I have just noticed Maddie is starting to get a bit frustrated at having to sit without any toys and be fed, she has started grabbing for the spoon and bowl so I am going to have to start giving her more things she can feed herself soon but I must admit apart from toast I am at a bit of a loss as to what else to give her. I am afraid she will choke on anything else. Anyway I'm sure you've prob tried all of this already, i hope it improves soon for you

Anyone else have any ideas for finger foods?

[illeyena]

Tracey - Caroline is now wanting to feed herself also! I cooked up some mince the other night with some grated carrot and zuchinni and a little bit of spaghetti sauce and when I heat it up I put some grated cheese on it which binds it a bit. A chunk dropped off the spoon the other night when little miss was refusing any more food and as soon as it hit the tray she grabbed it and shoved it in her mouth. My son was the opposite, I think he'd still let me feed him now if I let him the MCHN said that generally boys are lazier than girls and happy to sit and be waited on haha

I have a sheet on the fridge that has ideas for finger food for babies from about 8 months and it has the following on it: broccoli and cauliflower heads (cooked!), baby corn, sweet potato (sliced and then the slices cut in half), pineapple chunks (Caroline LOVES these!) cooked pasta spirals, sliced capscium, rice cakes, grated cheese, cheese sticks (real cheese, not the plastic cheese!), strawberries cut in half, sliced canned peaches, orange segments, watermelon, avocado slices, sugar snap peas (not sure I'd go for this personally!), halved grapes, pita bread sandwiches cut in triangles, sandwiches (i've done this with either vegemite or grated cheese, keeps her quiet for ages but not sure just how much of it she actually gets. I still figure it's good 'practice'), cooked pear slices, cucumber sliced lengthways, cooked carrot sticks. They even have lamb cutlets on it with a note to chop in to finger size pieces but I haven't been very brave with meat and just given her minced chicken or minced meat so far. She has surprised me with some of the above finger foods though so I probably shouldn't underestimate her!! I'm keen for other suggestions too!

[Jennie13]

Hello everyone!!

Glad to hear everyone is doing so well!!

Illeyena - Thanks for all the great finger food ideas! I give Freya banana, strawberries & other fruits (will have to try pineappe tho!) and steamed veg!

Freya is going well. Shes a good eater! has toast or weatbix for breaky, fruit for morning tea, whatever i have for lunch, then whatever i have for dinner...and everything else in between!! She still has a fair bit of formula aswell, 210mls morning, 150mls mid morning, 150mls mid arvo and 210mls again before bed. She goes thru about 3 sippy cups of water a day also. When are u supposed to start cutting back on the formula? Havent tried the egg yet, but she had a bit of carrot cake the other day before I realised it had walnuts in it...no reaction tho so thats good!!

Shes been crawling for about 2 weeks now....follows me everywhere! cant even hide so i can eat anymore lol! but its very cute!! She has 2 bottom teeth and just cut outside 2 top....so now she has vampire teeth She loves her sippy cup, lol she drags it along the floor with her! Im having a bit of trouble with nappy rash possibly from teething coz she was doing some horrible acidy pooes, and now it wont go away i give her lots of bare bum time, ive tried sudocrem, chemmart nappy stuff and nappy mate creams, but nome seeming to help. Its like it wont cover the raw bit and i put so much on! I just want it to heal, poor bub hates nappy change time, and she does like 4 pooes a day!!!

Appart from the nappy rash, were doing great! Glad we having some action in here!! its been quiet!

[Party-of-five]

Hey everyone

as my FB friends might have seen today Milly has finaly started sitting she has been horrible at the moment I think she is frustrated she cant do everything but she is such a mummys girls that I cant put her down

Jennie when DD1 had bad nappy rash I used Daktarin nappy cream...it was the only thing that cleared it.

Milly loves her food!!!! she wants everything, I still wizz up all her food but she is also happy with finger foods too. Mum fed her scrambled eggs the other morning whilst i wasnt watching so at least now I know shes fine with egg.

I cant belive how fast time is going!!! i said to DH today I wonder what cake Ill do for Millys birthday

[Jennie13]

PO5 - were do u get that cream from?

I forgot to ask in my post is it okay for bubs to sleep on their tummys now??? everytime I check on DD shes fliped on her tummy with her lil bum in the air its so cute lol but scares me and then I have to put her back on her back without waking her!!

[Party-of-five]

Jennie I just got it from the chemist...just ask someone there and I let Milly sleep on her tummy if I rolled her over she would just roll back

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Yay so much chatter i can't keep up.

1. no news on allergies yet, still waiting on RCH so i am just being very careful and trying to mix it up with what we know she can eat.

Teagz - go Jackson... he's a little mover that boy and he's so damn cute, Z is standing up against things but hasn't quite figured out the moving part yet.
He is going to keep you on your toes for sure.
He will go with solids in his own time hun, i make sure there is an hr gab b/w milk feed and food, maybe try a milk arrowroot biscuit.. Z loves them, she also likes to spoon feed herself so i give her 1 mouthful she takes the spoon, i put something on it and she does it herself.

PO5 - GO MILLY... woo hoo
I know what you mean about the mummy's girl.. i don't think Z is going to be happy until she can crawl or walk.. it's either of those soon!

Jennie13 - go Freya she loves her food yeah, it's great isn't it, Z would eat a horse if i could let her.
for crawling... clever girl.

Food wise i WISH i could offer Z a lot more, she would eat what we eat if she could.
At the moment she has toast or rice cereal for breakfast (stuck cos we can't introduce NEW foods), fruit for lunch, and tea is mince, carrot, brocolli, cauliflower, peas, corn, pumpkin and sweet potato mashed not pureed.. she seems to like the chunks and has no problem with the peas and corn.

I would love to try her on strawberry's etc so i am soooo annoyed with not being at RCH already, she also eats thinks like cruskits, milk arrowroot biscuits, she sucks on raw apple and pear and knaws into it with her 2 little teeth.

There is a thread on here about 100 BLS recipes, if anyone wants the link to the site please PM me.. one of the girls sent it to me so i will pass it on.. has some great ideas in there.

We are planning Ava's 2nd birthday for next month.. just over 2wks my little girl is nearly 2.. awwwww and Z is no longer a 'baby' it's kind of sad.

[illeyena]

Jennie, Caroline has been sleeping on her tummy for ages and my son did the same thing. it's the only way they'd stay asleep.