Babies Born~June 16th-30th 2009 #1

[Early Kids]

Hi Dee, WooHoo for some long sleeps!

Tara, wooHoo for cracking the 6kg mark

Baby, how are you going with the breastfeeding?

Tristan and I are both doing well. We are going to try raising the head of his bassinet to see if he will sleep in it then, we've been co-sleeping, but now that Nigel has injured himself theres less room in the bed (he tore ligaments in his knee)

Going to make some more lactation cookies!

[baby09]

Tara - great news about Noah's heart and hitting 6kg!

Deejoy - Ethan sounds like Amelia, she sleeps at least 5 hours each night and some days will sleep during the day as well, others (like today!) she prefers to be awake with me.

Sally - how is Tristan going in the bassinette? We moved Amelia into her cot last weekend and she is a lot happier.

AFM - breastfeeding is picking up - DH bought me brewers yeast the other day (I asked for the powder and he bought me the tablets....) and I also bought flaxseed. My supply has improved though - the past few days I have been leaking . I am still topping up with formula. 6 week check up went well, Amelia didnt get weighed but she definitely feels heavier when I pick her up!

[Melbournemumma]

Hi girls,

Dee: that's awesome to hear that Ethan is sleeping so long.

Sally: I hope that things are going well with moving Tristan into his bassinet.

Baby: I'm glad things went well with Amelia's check and that she's gaining weight.

Noah had his whopping cough vaccination yesterday and is going back in 2 weeks for the other shots. He did really well with the vaccination. I was so proud of him.

I have started weaning Noah off breast milk because I have started back at work (working from home 15 hours a week) and don't have time to express, feed, work and look after the house and myself and Noah. So I am slowly cutting back the number of times I'm expressing. Although I have decided not to wean him completely but eventually to get down to just expressing first thing in the morning and last thing at night so that Noah still gets some ebm and not just formula.

Apart from that, Noah is a pretty good baby too. During the day he does rest but he likes to sleep on me or in his bouncer rather than in his bed. At night he is down to 2 feeds after we're asleep. I am thinking about moving him into his cot as it will probably help me to sleep better cause I'm not waking every time he makes a little noise. We were out all day yesterday and then went to the shops last night and Noah was so good. He just lies there and smiles at you when he's not sleeping or eating I just love him to bits

That's all from me. Bye!

[Early Kids]

Baby, I'm glad the BF is picking up!
Tara, Noah is so good, smiling already Gogeous!

Bassinet is a success! He's slept through for the past two nights!!! We go to bed around 11 and up around 7. Even better was that Brendan slept through last night too!! WOOHOO!

[Early Kids]

Time for me to pack away size 4x0 jumpsuits/rompers!! Tristan's legs are too long

[volcomkitty]

Time for me to pack away size 4x0 jumpsuits/rompers!! Tristan's legs are too long

Woohoo Tristan! We had to make a Big W run on Thursday night to get some 00's for the same reason!

We're taking Sophie for needles on Tuesday, should be interesting...Probably a silly q, but do they do a check up at the same time as immunisations?

[Melbournemumma]

We're taking Sophie for needles on Tuesday, should be interesting...Probably a silly q, but do they do a check up at the same time as immunisations?

We had an appointment with the pediatrician for Noah's 6 week check and then saw our GP for his immunisations. If u had a pediatrician who u have to go see then they will do the checkup, if not your GP will do it

Sally: congrats on Tristan getting to big for the 0000's. Unfortunately for me Noah went straight into 000's

[Early Kids]

Depends where you get the imms done.

I get the CHN to do them, and thats all shes does for that day is imms, if you want a check you have to make an appt for another day.
I can go to the GP and they will do both. But I'm not paying to go LOL

I need to make an appt for Tristan and Brendan. They both need weighs and a measure and Tristan needs his imms.

[Julz_mum2be]

Hi,

I've finally uploaded a new ticker... Tayla is in between 3 and 4 0's now so she doesn't fit into anything haha lots of rolled up sleeves for a couple of weeks i think. I just put her to sleep in her cot for the first time, she looks so tiny in the huge cot.

The lactose free formula has definitely helped the tummy pains but on the other hand she was constipated this week the poor thing. I hope things settle for her, she has been grumpy the last few days but i am sure she is having a growth spurt, or maybe a wonder week, who knows, i just want my happy smiling baby back

Not looking forward to immunisations, i will take her to the gp a week on Monday. Hope your bubs get through theirs ok

[baby09]

great to hear that our little bubba's are all growing nicely

a little woo-hoo for me - yesterday Amelia didn't drink a full bottle of formula after each feed and this morning she only had a 30ml top up! i think my boobies may finally be working

[Early Kids]

WOOHOO Baby!! Thats awesome You are doing so well!

Julz, I hope Tayla settles down for you

[baby09]

how is everyone going? nothing exciting happening here - although the weather is just gorgeous: 18 today and 20 tomorrow

we have our first mother's group on tuesday, has anyone started theirs yet? Im not sure what to expect...

[chrissy72]

Hi Ladies,

Well i can believe that Blake is already 8 weeks old....hes doing well...hes now 5kg or 11lb 56cm long...still breast feeding but he still takes formula after feeds at night...but slowly having to offer a topup of formula during the day....hes just not content but its good hes gaining weight and growing and i dont mind...ithink i like the closeness when i am feeding him and its nice to sit for 30mins lol
He had his first needls this week and the poor little bugga cried the house down so it was a little upsetting for me even though ive been through it many times before it still breaks your heart but its worth it in the long run.

He are some pics of Blake ....
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...sy72/photo.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...y72/photo3.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...y72/photo4.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...y72/photo5.jpg
How is everyone else going?
I have meet two other ladies who had their boys the same time as me...and its nice to talk about the same milestones and problems....and its nice to see how much they have grown...

[Melbournemumma]

Hi all,

Chrissy: Noah has that top Too cute. He also has one that says "My Dad, My hero" from Cotton on Kids. Blake is very cute.

Noah is doing really well. Smiling lots and getting very chubby His dedication (christening) is in 2 weeks and I can't wait. We took him to the beach for a little while today. He put his little feet in the sand and smiled at us all.

Went to Big W today and bought some nappies and clothes etc for Noah. Got him some cute little shorts for $5 cause he's starting to get to hot in his long pants.

If anyone's in Sydney I would love to catch up with you. Let me know

Bye

[Julz_mum2be]

The photo's of Blake are so cute

Tayla had her shots yesterday and she handled it really well, i'm so proud of her. She is a little grumpy today though but she is getting lots of cuddles and affection.

We are also treating her for silent reflux, she has probably had it all along the poor thing. i bet she isn't even lactose intolerant as we first thought, but we won't be changing her formula until we get the reflux sorted. The poor thing she has all the horrible symptoms. We are trying mylanta and gaviscon before putting her on the prescription stuff. Hopefully we can help her because she is getting worse and worse and has only been drinking 80-100mls 5 times a day. I am keeping a close eye on her weight gain, atm it is still good.

Hope your bubs are happier than mine

[volcomkitty]

Afternoon Ladies...

He also has one that says "My Dad, My hero" from Cotton on Kids.

Sophie has that one too! I think DH felt a bit special when I dressed her in it the other day, lol.

Immunisations...

Julz - good to hear Tayla went well with hers and I hope she gets some relief from the Mylanta and Gaviscon.

Chrissy - Poor Blake, it sounds like he was not at all impressed with his needles!

We went to get Soph's done the other day at community health, filled out all the forms and stuff, only to get into the room and be told that they couldn't do them because she was 4 days shy of 8 weeks. DH had taken the day off to come with us, so he wasn't very impressed. DH and I did get the whooping cough vaccination for ourselves though. I rang the dr's Thursday and asked if I could get Sophie's needles done today and was told yes, so we get in there and the receptionist told us they had no nurse in today! So we've got an appointment for Monday...

We did get Miss S checked and she's doing well, weighing 9lb 3oz and 55.5cm, she feels like such a little heifer now!

Hope everyone else is well

[veebee2]

Hi ladies

My name is Veronica and my son Spencer was born on 16th June 2009 weighing 7'2 oz. He is little brother to Emmaleigh is was born in August 2005.

Spencer is trying to hold his head up and smiles all the time. He's a pretty happy boy unless he is hungry!
He had his injections on Thursday so he was a bit grizzly for the rest of the day, but he is happy.
We have our 9 week assessment on Monday so I will be able to see how big he is now.

Currently he sleeps from 11pm to 7am so i'm pretty lucky with the sleep thing.

Anyway, thats it about us. hope to chat to you ladies soon

Veronica

[Early Kids]

Hi Veronica, welcome and congrats!! Tristan sleeps from roughly 10pm until 5ish when he comes in with us and goes back to sleep for another 1.5-2 hours.

Erin, that sucks how silly! As if 4 days is going to make a huge difference!

Julz, poor Tayla Tristan's reflux is getting better, just as the dr's said it would he appears to be growing out of it. (his is caused from being born prematurely)

Chrissy, I'll try and get on tomorrow to look at your pics

Baby, I'm not going to a mothers group. I dont fancy trying to occupy Brendan during the time

We are ok, all sick, Brendan being the worst tristan thankfully only has sniffles.