Babies Born~June 1st-15th 2009 #1

[jenushka]

Joey - 9 hours! - Maybe when we do catch-up Lily can have a little word about that with Lila! Sorry again about this wed, maybe when you are back from your ski trip we can tee up another day. Did Lily go ok after her immunisations? Any temps or anything?

[*Ang*]

Thank you Joey for reminding me, I have to organise for Natalya to get her needles soon. Cannot believe that it has been 8 weeks already. Makes me a bit sad to tell you the truth as I love little newborn babies.

DS is a bit sick today, had hig fevers and a funny tummy yesterday and is really lethargic today. I think the next couple of days will be pajama days for us all.

Typical, as soon as I hop on the computer Natalya has woken up!

[jenushka]

Just back from Lila's immunisations and we both survived The rotavirus vaccine syrup stuff was interesting - didn't have that with ds. She dribbled most of it out but the nurse reassured me that a lot still gets absorbed through the inside of their cheeks. Lila doesn't seem too out of sorts yet which is good.

And she's 2 months old today! I'm with you Ang - seems a bit bittersweet to me, exciting but as this is my last bub a little bit moogy too...

Hope your ds is feeling better, sounds like a pretty good reason to have a pj day - we're big fans of them here!

Hi to everyone hope you and your bubbas are doing well

xx

[Mum030709]

Hi Ladies,

Has being awhile since I was here.
Not much time on my hands atm for personals.

Charlette is a very smiley, happy bub. The last couple of days she has being slightly unsettled though, I think due to a growth spurt. She is averaging 8-9hrs through the night & feeding 3-4hrly throughout the day. She thoroughly enjoys outside time - the fresh air wears her out. She has discovered both right & left hands now & has put her fingers on her right hand in her mouth a few times! She had her first bath in the "big tub" yesterday - up until then I had being getting away with bathing her in the laundry tub, but now she is too big.
She enjoys chill out time in her cot, tummy time & playgym time. She also loves having a little chat to her Big Sister & Big Brother. She is also enjoying rides in the car.
I need to go make a phone call & book us in for our VERY belated 6wk check up & Charlette's 8wk immunisations


Hope you are all well & your little bubbas too!

[jenushka]

Hi Ladies (if there's still anyone around!) - have been mia for a little while. There's def not enough hours in the day...

Can't believe my little miss is 10 weeks old today! We're all going really well, and this week so far Lila has managed a 9 hour stretch between feeds on Sunday night. Last night she went for 9.5 hours between feeds Hopefully it continues - can't quite believe this after a DS that just fed 3 hours round the clock until he started solids! She had a very unsettled afternoon on Tuesday - screamed pretty much constantly for 4 hours. Wouldn't sleep for longer than 20 minutes at a time and only if I held her, didn't really want to eat and would only stop crying if I walked around the room. I was a wreck by the end! No idea what was wrong, probably a bit too much of everything I guess...

Monique - great to hear your update. Has Charlette had her needles and check-up? Hope they all went well...

Wonder when Joey is back from her ski trip?

Hope everyone is well

[Mum030709]

Charlette had her needles & checkup Friday just gone (yes I am a slack mumma, missed the 6wk checkup).
She is healthy & thriving just perfectly
Now weighing 5.1kg & is 41cm long.
Oral stuff went down good, 1st needle caused a little crying, but the 2nd was the worse & got her screaming.

We have a really quiet group here - or maybe it's just that everyone is soooo busy with their adorable bubs!

[*Ang*]

We have a really quiet group here - or maybe it's just that everyone is soooo busy with their adorable bubs!

I think its a combination of both!

Natalya is having her needles this week, she has been a bit sick the past week or so so will see how she is Weds before giving them to her. For a few days she was barely feeding and now we are having problems with her wanting to feed off my breast - I am hoping that when she is 100% better she will like my boob again. Can be so frustrating when you are willing her to feed and after 5 mins she pulls away.

Other then that she is thriving...had her checkups a couple of weeks ago and weighs 5.26kgs and is 57.5cms long. We get plenty of lovely smiles and she still sleeps from around 10/11pm-6/7am. We are extremely lucky in that regards.

[elliskirsty]

I think its a combination of both!

Agree that it is a combination of both...if Pia doesn't sleep through the night, this is the only chance I have to check emails, forums, etc, and my brain struggles to put a sentence together ;-)

Pia is doing well...however she struggles to settle herself when first put in the cot. I'm guessing that is not helped by the reflux, the poor thing

hope everyone & their bubs are doing well!

[*Infinity*]

Gee, very quiet in here isn't it. I just don't get the time to sit down and post for long. Young William keeps me rather busy

Hope all of you and your bubbas are going well. Since I've been in here last Will had his needles (not much fun for either of us) and his check up. All going really well. We've had our first little holiday as a family, we travelled to Broken Hill to see my Nan and show Will off. He travelled in the car really well. And he's generally a really good baby - sleeps 9-10 hours at night, is generally pretty happy and content, and is very alert and active, lots of smile and giggles. We have great little baby conversations together!

Had to take him to the dr today though, he's gradually become more unsettled over the last 48 hours, lots of crying like he's in pain. No temp, just unsettled and clingy. We suspected a sore throat and the dr confirmed it for us this morning, very red and inflammed poor little guy. She swabbed it to see if its a bug, if so we'll need antibiotics but I'm hoepfully with some panadol and TLC he'll get better. Must be horrid for them, i know how miserable I get with a sore throat.

A q for you all - what sort of nappies are you using i.e. disposable or cloth...I'm about to start building up a stash of cloth nappies, and would be interested to hear from any of you that have used them?

Going to book Will into swimming lessons soon - they can start at our local centre at 4 months, and his daddy is going to take him. We spend a lot of time at our beach shack during summer, its so important for them to learn those skills.

I know lots of you have other kiddies as well as your new bubs....how long after each one did you know you were ready to go again?!? Before DS was born I was sure I would wait at least 12-18 months before thinking about conceiving again. NOw that he's arrived, I feel like I'm ready to go right now! Might sound corny but I think I've found my calling so to speak! I just really enjoy being a mum and could do it all again in a heartbeat even though we had a bit of a rough start. PLus I figure we're in baby mode, so logistically it makes sense in many ways.

Ok, enough dribble from me....stay well

[elliskirsty]

A q for you all - what sort of nappies are you using i.e. disposable or cloth...I'm about to start building up a stash of cloth nappies, and would be interested to hear from any of you that have used them?

Lollybaby. we are using MCN's. I was very lucky as a friend had a collection that I was able to borrow to see what suited Pia. As she was very small at birth, there was not a lot of variety for <3kg, however the Monkey Doodlez, Happy Heineys and thirsties were all good. the HH were a pocket nappy, and the other 2 are AIO. as she is now a bit bigger (3.6kg) she is fitting into a wider variety. we will be sticking with AIO/AI2, and have found the Itti Bitti to work really well. I found that fitted nappies where I had to add a cover a waste...not really any cheaper, and you are having to twist and manouver bubba more - once to get the nappy on, again to get the cover on. We still use a disposable at night.

I'm keeping an eye out for the Itti's to come on sale, then I'll be adding to the collection. Love them, and can't wait for the warmer weather to show off PIa's bottom ;-)

Good luck with them, and yell out if you have any more questions

[AANGELZZZ]

Hi

Just thought I'd add my two bits as well. I had a little girl on 4th June also. 3.18kg's 48.5cms, via elective C-Section (she was a breech baby, stuck right up under my ribs).

Interested to know how your babies are progressing, how sleep is going and feeding etc.

I didn't have a chance to join any mothers groups, so would be interested in keeping in touch with other Mums who have babies around same age...

Jo

[jenushka]

Hello and welcome Jo! Congrats on the birth of your little Erika - she and my Lila share the same birthday Hope everything is going well for you...

Been ages since I've posted - hopefully there is still someone around?!

Update on us - Lila is 12 weeks old now and still going really well. I had a hair appt last weekend (feels so nice to be refreshed!) and dh was going to give her a one-off bottle of formula but she wouldn't have a bar of it. Luckily I'd bought a pump the day before and had a little bit of EBM for him to offer her, which she guzzled happily so it's obviously not the bottle that's the issue, but what goes in it! I've been expressing once a day to build up a bit of a supply to give myself the odd bit of freedom, and also plan on giving her EBM when I have to go back to work (probably March-ish) so it's good to get it into the routine.

She is down to 6 feeds a day, sometimes 7, and has done a few 9.5hr stretches overnight but mostly her big stretch is 6-8 hrs. Still hanging onto one feed between 3-4.30am then 7.30-8am then a big sleep which is great to let me get ds organised for the day. Aside from witching hour every evening she is still a star at self-settling - we're very very very lucky

She's still a petite bundle, has only just reached 5.1kg but is going to be a tall girl we think - already 60cm.

Otherwise just chugging along enjoying my time with my kids and have started ds back at swimming lessons. Now he's 3, I don't have to get in the pool with him which is GREAT, but it does feel really good to be getting back into the swing of things

lolly - we're using disposable nappies. Love the look of the MCN though, wish I'd known about them when ds was a bub so I could have built up a collection then! Re how long between kids - it's around this time when things start to settle down a tiny bit that you can even start contemplating another bub! so I can see where you're coming from.... I was enjoying ds so much as he went from bub to toddler that I wasn't in a huge rush ... originally we started trying again when ds was about 18 months and have now (sadly after going through 2 m/c) ended up with a 3 yr 2 mth age gap which is working really well for us. There is adv and disadv for every kind of age gap though - GL with whatever you decide. Great that you are feeling so positive about being a mummy

Can't wait to hear everyone's updates - I expect them all to come flooding in now (lol!)

Hugs to you and your bubba's

xx

[ClareBear28]

Hi all!!! Sorry I haven't been on, I have been too preoccupied with finalising everything for my wedding in 4 weeks time
Lachlan is plodding along nicely, he'll be 12 weeks on Monday. He now weighs 6.5kgs and is 64cm long - I definitely think he's going to take after Daddy (who is 6"9). He is sleeping on average 8.5hrs every night, and has had a couple of 11hr nights also (which of course frightened me, and I woke up twice and tickled his nose to make him wriggle so I knew he was OK!) He's having 6 x 190ml bottles every day, and also a 60ml bottle of water most afternoons. The main issue I'm having at the moment is addressing his flat spot on the back of his head, I'm trying desperately to give him as much tummy time as possible and get him used to sleeping on his side, fingers crossed
Sorry if I go AWOL again, but it's getting to the business end of preparations now, hope you and your bubs are all well

[joey123]

Hi all. Back from an awesome week skiing. Well, we've been back for 2 weeks now, but have only just gotten around to BB again. Not that I've been extremly busy, but you've got to be in the mood to sit and type!! The week was great, but I was in tears a couple of days, but no one could see under my big goggles, because I was suffering terribly without Lily, and the fact that she picked up a cold in the day care down there didn't help at all. I felt like a terrible mother cause I was off skiing and she was in some strange place with a stuffy nose. But other than that we all had a great time. She is pretty much over her cold now, just a little stuffy every now and again. Oh except for the car drive down there NEVER AGAIN. We ended up flying home. The second day was better than the first, but the poor little muffin just wanted a lay down and kick, and the 30 min stop every 2.5 hours wasn't enough. So now she hates the car, although she is slowly getting better again. I think she is worried when we put her in there that she's never going to get out again!! Although we're heading to Byron Bay next weekend, so maybe we'll go at her bed time so she can sleep the whole way. Hopefully!!

Her sleeping seems to be all over the place. Some nights she wakes me just once around 1.30pm (that's the usual), but some nights she'll wake up around 12 and then again around 4. Last night was just 1am, so that's good.

Went to see a friend on Tuesday who had a baby. He was born bigger than Lily, but I couldn't get over how small he was. I really didn't think that my gorgeous little girl had grown SO much

How are your bubs feeding during the day (the BF ones)? Lily is on 2.5 hours most of the day, unless she sleeps longer. But sometimes I really need to play with her lots to get her mind off food at 2 hours! She usually have 30-60 min sleeps during the day and then is awake for around 1 - 1.5 hours before her next sleep and her 2.5 hourly feeds just fit in around that. Interested to see what routine your bubs have.



Jenushka - she went fine with her immunisations. A little more clingy than normal, but other than that, all fine. Is Lila still doing 9 hours at night? That day that she screamed for 4 hours ... are you BFeeding? Did you have too much coffee or chocolate? I don't drink tea or coffee, but too much chocolate make Lily very unsettled.

Good idea that you're introducing the EBM to Lila. I gave Lily EBM in her first month of life, but then had no need for it, so stopped. Then a week before we went skiing tried her again, and she wouldn't take it!!! So she's almost got the hang of it again, but still fusses a little bit. I try to give her one bottle of EBM a day if I can just to keep her in the habit. How many ml's does Lila take. Lily is taking 70-100ml.


Elliskirsty - Lily sometimes settles herself in her cot (in the middle of the night always), but during the day I normally pat her bum until she is struggling to keep her eyes open and then i leave.

Lollybaby - we use disposables. I have an 11 year old, but we're not using any protection, so we'll just fall pregnant as soon as it happens - although I have been told you need to have sex for that to happen!!! I am also LOVING being a mum. So much more than I remember last time.

Jo - Hi and welcome!! Erika was born one day before my little Lily. What part of Australia are you in?

CB - I know you can get helmets for the flat spot on their heads. Perhaps look into that if you think it's bad enough. Can't wait to hear all about your wedding!!



Well, hopefully I'll keep up to date with the posts from now on.

Hugs to you and your bubs
xx

[alioops]

Lolly - We use cloth (gets expensive with 2 fulltime and 1 night only in nappies!) and with MCN I am glad we made the switch. I still use sposies every now and then, but only when I have to. Em is in sposies at the moment to clear up a reaction with her dietary issues but Leah is in cloth. I might need to get some more disposables though because my washing machine died today

Leah is going well. Gaining lots of weight, and becoming more and more alert. She discovered her hands the other day and has had them in her mouth ever since.

[Mum030709]

I just realised I said in my last post that at the 9week check up for Miss C, that she was 41cms!
She was in fact 59cms! LOL. What a bird brain I am!

Miss C is in disposables.

[joey123]

No, just baby brain.

When Lily was born I told everyone she was 10lb 8oz ... she was 8lb 10oz!!

[jenushka]

Great to hear everyone's updates

I can empathise with the baby brain - I seem to have completely lost almost my entire vocabulary. I keep saying stuff like "you know .... the thing ... the thing in the thingy?" hehe

Just saw on the news a baby boy was born in Romania weighing 6.8kg / 15lb - he's still almost 2 kg heavier than my little Lila is at almost 3 months!!

joey - glad you had a great trip away (except for Lily's cold and the drive down). And have a great time in Byron - I'm very jealous

Ali - great to hear from you. Glad Leah is doing well. Lila has found her hands too and everyone keeps telling me she is hungry - I'm getting tired of saying that they're just her new toy!

Clare - gl for your upcoming wedding. Hope the preparations aren't too hectic. Wow at Lachlan's weight gain. Sounds like he loves his bottles which is great.

Not much other news from us. Lila is still going aaages between poos. She did a massive one on Saturday - filled her capsule and her country road jumpsuit (naturally) and that was 17 days since she'd last gone. Didn't use suppository this time as she wasn't bothered at all, and the CHN said that bf babies can actually go up to 3 weeks. So gross though - glad DH was around as it was definitely a 2 man clean-up job!

Hugs to you and your bubbas

xx