Babies Born~May 16th-31st 2009 #4

[wysiwyg]

This is my last post from UK, next one will be back in Mel - hooray. With some more inet research and help from Barb found out the antibiotics were actually ok to take, so started on those and I am feeling whole lot better, CJ's poo has gone back to more like what was before so am not sure if she had something too but anyway has cleared up.

[Bella29]

Hi girls,

Well last night went wellish. We gave her a very reduced dose of the painstop,(if we were to give it based on panadol dose it would have been 4.6mls, so we gave 2mls instead) She slept from 8-1.30 which was good for her. I didn't sleep as well because I was very concious of her. However that is ok cos primarily it was about her sleeping better and so being able to cope better thru the day and not spend 5/8 of it rubbing her eyes. We will see what today holds. I must admit to feeling really guilty last night when I gave it to her..... I don't know why other than just the fear that I wasn't doing it for her sake but for mine. Having said that, she didn't wake crying in pain at all last night. It was just her usual nocturnal snufflings.

Amy- She ussually snuffles about in the cot. Sometimes she will settle if I leave her, but even then she is ussually getting impatient within half an hr, and I have to wake up again. So I have gotten used to just getting up when I first hear her become restless, as I know I often won't get back to sleep anyway till i feed her and squeezing out that extra 30mins isn't worth it. ps Yay for the dishwasher!!

Vic- Hope you have a nice trip and CJ copes well! Looking forward to having you all back on Australian soil.

Anyway I need some coffie... Love to you all

Bella

[~*Niadalla*~]

Hi girls!
How is everyone today?

Vic - glad you are feeling a little better!
Amy - yay for the dishwasher. Jealous!
Bella - I am feeling your pain with the sleeping, or complete lack of.
Hi all you other lovelies!! mwah mwah mwa to you all.

(what a cr@Ppy attmept at personals)

I've been reading but not getting the chance to post. These kids are crazy!!!!
Bugger about the heading back to work thing for some of you. I'm glad I cannot really afford to get a job, because of where we live, I would be much worse off with fuel and childcare etc, so stay at home it is. I don't know how you are feeling. I know I would not be looking forward to it.

These kids are getting sick AGAIN. Coughing all round and runny sniffly noses. It never ends. It's been so much worse since I've had Allira. I think because Lachie will get sick, pass it on to Allira, he gets better and then she gives it back to him. My GP is away until mid November which is an absolute pain, because it's unbelievably hard to get in anywhere else near us. 99% of the GP's will not see new patients and the few who will, won't have any appts for a good month. It's shocking. I will probably head in once my GP gets back. Need to get the kids' eczema checked out now that Allira has it aswell.

Allira's been pretty good lately apart from sleeping. So upsetting that she's gone from fantastic to HORRIBLE in 2 months. I hope that she starts sleeping soon, because I am sick of her coming into our bed and I need more than one hour sleep at a time. I don't know how hubs goes at work each day. I'm stuffed by 1pm.
She's teething and was chewing on my nipples really really badly. I was going to give it until Sunday night and if she hadn't stopped, I was going to wean her. It was the most painful thing I have ever felt... she had me in tears on Monday. Thankfully, yesterday and so far today she seems to have stopped it and It's not hurting anywhere near as much.

She's going well with her solids. She sucked on some apple the other day at playgroup which she loved. It's broccoli time tonight. She doesn't seem to be getting alot down at this stage. She gets a small small amount but she sucks and chews on it mostly without swallowing. That's pretty normal right? I guess I should head over to the solids forum.

We've got lots of rolling going on here. She will occasionally roll from belly to back, but she rolls onto he belly most of the time and after a while she cracks it. Silly bubba.
She's started with the sounds now too. Bub bub bub and mum mum mum. She can just wait before she actually starts using words.LOL. Glad these are just babble.

She's eating her feet and has become really good with her hands. She seems to be very coordinated now.

We went away on the weekend just gone and one the way home popped in to see Bridg! Poor Bridg had to put up with ALL of us. My little man is a nutter and kept wanting to go exploring, and also destroying everything in site. Sorry about that hun. I hope you have all recovered!
Logan and Allira ended up having a bit of a screaming match... more like tag teaming. One would start up and then the other would start up when the first stopped.
Logan is adorable! hehe. Thanks for having us Bridg! We'll pop back over your way again soon!

Ok enough from me. I've got 2 screaming kids again... haha JOY!!

xxoo

[Snacks]

Vic: Glad you got the meds sorted and you are on the mend.
Bella:Big hugs, mate. Yeah, I thought that might be the case. I found Phoebe was the same in our room - I'd hear her snuffle about and know that we'd be waking up soon so I'd just get her up. That's actually why we moved her - I found I didn't wake up until she was fully awake. Although lately I have gotten up because she's grizzled or started chatting and I've gone to the loo so I'm ready to feed her... and then find she's gone back to sleep But I get her up anyway and feed her cause I figure it may as well be then rather than a tiny bit later. So yeah, I get it.
I am glad J had a bit more of a sleep. It is exhausting when they are so tired all day. I understand the guilt thing too, but FWIW I would've given it a go too. And it is for her sake as well as yours - she's not as upset and tired as yesterday, I gather.
Nicky: Pi$$er about the dr. We are going this afternoon because I want to make sure P's cold is only a cold and hasn't moved into her ears. There's soooo much snot in her head, poor little bubba. Natty has started coughing now too. So IKWYM about having two sick kids! Fortunately, the last couple of months Natty has become heaps more resilient to colds etc. She's only had that one that she needed the ABs for a couple of months ago, which is pretty damn good considering she goes to CC and last year in winter she was hardly going because she was always so sick.
Cool that Allira is rolling about. P has started rolling too and Natty often gives her a hand, LOL! I have to watch this kid like a hawk these days.
From memory, the not swallowing too much solids thing is very normal. They say that for the first year food is more of an exploration than much else. Milk is still the main source of nutrition. And you would know with a fusspot of an eater that they are VERY efficient at using the food they do consume.
Phoebe has sucked on a piece of avocado, LOL. The other night I had her sitting up to the table with us and she looked quite interested so I thought, what the hell. But she wasn't all that keen... she kind of licked/sucked it like she would one of her toys then lost interest. Ah well, am happy to wait a bit longer.

We ran the dishwasher through last night after having had FIL round for dinner. It's tops! DH even emptied it this morning... but I'm thinking that's just because it's a novelty still, LOL.
I have applied for a couple of jobs now.

[*TripleJ*]

hmmm i had my first mothers group meeting this morning it was interesting next meeting is a first aid course and then massage
it was ok a lot of shyness
Jamie had an awesome time meeting new babies

[~*Niadalla*~]

I think we are going to start ending our breastfeeding journey as of tonight. Things aren't going well and honestly, I've been struggling with it for a while now.
I feel a big guilty, but it's the best thing for both Allira and I right now. It's just not worth us both getting so worked up over.
So, I'll probably gradually start weaning... 1 feed a day onto formula slowly until she is weaned. We will make it past the 6 month mark (although not exclusively), but probably not much farther than that.

I think it will release a huge burden from my shoulders, although I'm sure I will feel like I have cheated Allira as I haven't fed her for as long as I did DS.
Ah well... it's for the best.

[Snacks]

Sorry to hear that, Nicky. Is it the biting? That's such a bugger. I know the feeling, the guilt, even though we haven't started on the bottles just yet (am waiting until I get confirmation of work). It will all be fine though. I am glad the burden is being lifted. And 6 months is great.
Jacinta: Is this the council-run mothers group? Glad Jamie had a good time! We were all really shy at first too but got to know each other after a little while. Now 2+ years on, some of them are my best buddies

Both girls are coughing up their lungs atm. I took Phoebs to the drs yesterday just to make sure she was ok because her breathing sounded loud to me, and I wanted her ears and throat checked. She's ok, slight temp but otherwise cough should resolve in the next few days. Poor little mite, though. She's so chockers full of snot

[briggsy's girl]

hi everyone

i'm another that is reading but not posting so much.

i'm not having a great week - miss E has decided not to sleep (sounds like a common thread here!) - i think her teeth are really giving her grief. DH got up to her each time last night - she needed feeding most times, but one he managed to re-settle her without which was awesome. she seems to be feeding properly when she wakes, so i'm not sure if she is really hungry (growth spurt) or if she is eating cos i'm getting a let down and she feels the comfort of the feed. her 5am wake up, she was awake til after 6 so i kept her between our pillows - just had no energy to move her to her own bed. she stirred looking for a drink/comfort just before 8.30. fed her, and she's now sleeping in our bed. poor poppet

anyone else having major issues with teething? poor E is trying to rip her ears off! she is so happy and then BANG - screaming banshee. i just want the damn things to cut through to give her some relief - it's so hard seeing her hurt

[Snacks]

Aw, BG. That sucks. Poor little E. It is so tiring getting up all night too... Good that your DH was helping.
Nah, no sign of teeth here... unless you ask my dad and FIL - they swear blind that there are teeth coming, but I think it's just that Phoebe is a 'mouthy' sort of baby. Everything goes in her mouth (including other peoples' fingers, much to their amusement/disgust) and she drools a fair bit. Pretty normal, I believe. But I don't reckon she's got teeth coming - she's a happy little soul for the most part. Mind you, I didn't know Natty's first teeth were coming - one day I looked and they were there! But I knew about the top ones. They made her pretty miserable for about a week.

I am hesitant to say anything about Phoebe's sleep... I don't want to jinx myself, LOL! But she's been pretty consistent for the last 2ish months. Usually sleeps for at least 7 hours, then feed, then higgledy piggledy after that. If she's tired she sleeps well, which is odd for babies I think. The usual story is that they don't sleep so well if they're overtired, isn't it? Not usually the case for this girl... The nights she sleeps through are after days where she's hardly slept much, just catnapped. Yesterday morning she had a 3-hour day sleep because she was knackered from two nights out this week. It was very strange for her (not that I was complaining, LOL! I got heaps done) but was good because I think it helped with the cold. She's also fallen into a bit of a routine. She gets quite tired around 9am, ready for a nap regardless of when she woke up. Then around 12-1pm then around 4ish. Sometimes though she doesn't sleep at the 4pm tired time - she might just play in her cot. This sucks because she is soooooooo tired for the rest of the evening and just cries and grizzles until bedtime.

[MummyNaomi]

Nicky - I hear ya on the mixed feelings re BF coming to an end - I agonised over it and then built my bridge (so to speak) and it really was the best decision for both of us, but I am stoked and proud that we were just shy of the 6 month mark

Amy - Same re the sleeping, Baileys sleeping has been really good (knock on wood) since we went on solids which is a good 6-7 weeks ago now and we haven't looked back (only took 5 months to make some proper progress though $%#!!), so I'll jump on your bandwagon of hoping it stays that way

To all else - hang in there BG - hope the week improves

Just had a 90 minute facial/body massage bliss session - my fingers are barely touching the keyboard as I am still floating - home tomorrow, bugger at how quick the week went!!

Naomi
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[Bella29]

Hi Girls,

BG- Jemima cut one tooth on Cup Day and it has been a pretty tough time for her and consequently all of us..... Lots of tears! She will put stuff in her mouth and chew and then end up crying. When you looked in her mouth you could see little white lines over the gums where she was just about to cut. I thought she had done both bottom ones cos there was 2 white lines, but only one is thru. Not sure where i read it but somewhere said that the are often unsettled before and for about 3 days after a tooth eruption. Panadol and neurofen were the only things that worked. She would honestly fall asleep 20mins after she had them so you could tell she was exhausted and it was pain stopping her from sleeping. She is just starting to settle down now and not needing them thru the day. Also I think it's because she is settling into a bit better sleep thanks to the painstop. We have given it to her for 3 nights now and that is it, last night she had just one wake up at 2am then up at 5.45. back down after some play at 7 then up again 7.45. Anyway I was awake at 5.30 because of one boob being soooo engorged!!! We won't be giving her anymore tonight or for awhile as we don't want her dependant on that to go to sleep, but I do think it has it's place in moderation when a bub is hurting and can't sleep.

Nicky- Don't feel bad about the breastfeeding stuff. You should just celebrate that you got this far. So many didn't get that far, so it's great. I have been told to just take Jemima off the boob straight away if she bites me and then offer again shortly after, apparently they get the picture pretty quickly. Maybe that will help till you finish weaning?

Jacinta- glad to hear that you enjoyed the mothers group! I have really enjoyed the time I spend with other mums. They have this group called MOPS that I go to. It has a religious background, which I really don't give two hoots about, but it's nice cos older mums or grandmums come and care for the kids whilst we all sit and talk or do craft, and that's nice.

Amy- I am soo glad one of us is getting good sleep!!!!

Anyway must away.... it's DH's 36th b'day, must go snuggle with him

Bella

[Snacks]

Nah, no sign of teeth here... unless you ask my dad and FIL - they swear blind that there are teeth coming, but I think it's just that Phoebe is a 'mouthy' sort of baby. Everything goes in her mouth (including other peoples' fingers, much to their amusement/disgust) and she drools a fair bit. Pretty normal, I believe. But I don't reckon she's got teeth coming - she's a happy little soul for the most part...

Phoebs cut her first tooth today. Just saw it while she was in the bath. Bottom left. She's been a little cranky & sleeping more of late, but I had put it down to the cold.

Naomi: Glad Bailey is sleeping well. And woohoo for the pampering! That's awesome. Another friend of mine was on the GC this last week too and went to sea world and was talking to me today about how she and her DD loved the sesame street thingy. LOL! Small world!
Bella: That's a much better night. Bugger about the boob waking you though. Hope the last few nights have been helpful in getting J into a bit of a pattern. Hope your DH has a happy birthday

Still sick babies here. Phoebe sounds like she's a pack-a-day smoker.

[MummyNaomi]

Bella - just a quickie re Jemima's teething, I am heading back into the womans and Childrens on Wednesday for Baileys Physio appt so will grab some more teething gel and pop it in the post for you now that I am back from my holiday (as I never got to it before I left, I only got some sent off for Bridg, apologies. Hopefully that will help )

Will post tomorrow, buggered tonight, we have finished unpacking, the little guy is in his own bed (and fast asleep) and I am looking forward to my own bed

Naomi
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[briggsy's girl]

yay for all the little bubbas with teeth!

wish E would cut hers - poor poppet is so miserable when they play up - she seems to be in so much pain, HATES the panadol with a passion so i don't think much of that is getting in... sigh

VIC - welcome home hun!

Nicky - i agree - don't feel bad about weaning - you've done amazing to get this far. as much as, in an ideal world, we'd all feed longer, it's not always easy to do - and no matter how much you persevere, sometimes it's in your familys best interests to wean. i have seriously been contemplating it (while laying in bed feeding AGAIN cos the poppet isn't sleeping) - i'm not decided though. we seem to be doing ok=ish for now - physically - don't know how much more i can take of the "am i getting enough into her" thoughts though - she is really unsettled with the teething and it just makes me feel like crap that i don't KNOW she's getting enough kwim?

Amy - hope you're all feeling better soon


AFU - tired grumpy lady here - not coping with this teething racket. would be fine if DH was more helpful with actually doing stuff with the baby without me in the room - but that seems beyond him at the minute. time to go post a boo hoo and vent it out. grrrr

[~*Niadalla*~]

Hi girls
Just popping in quickly before I head back to the couch....
I'm really crook. The kids have had coughs and runny noses since playgroup last week ( a little girl coughed all over Allira ), and they've passed it on to me. I think because I am so worn out from my last 2 weeks being crazy, it's hit me really hard. I had a huge temp last night and was having cold sweats, then boiling hot, then freezing again for about 6 hours. Fun!
Temps gone today, but feeling worse and worse as the day goes on.
LOL Woe is me hey! haha. No exercise for me this week I don't think!!

Anyway, Can't get the kids to the docs because I am too sick to drive, and my GP is still away. Grr. Great timing really.

Ok must head back for the couch. Hope everyone is well and that all the kiddies in the southern states are coing with this heat. I know how much I hate it.

xxoo ( on the cheek.... don't want to pass on my germies!)

[MummyNaomi]

Hi Gals,

We are in the middle of a heat wave - I'd say you Melb girls are getting it a day behind us anyway. Bailey struggled with the warmth of QLD so I am cranking the air con and keeping him comfortable, so far so good, but have found that giving him the bottle is easier in his bouncer as he gets so hot and sweaty if I hold him too long (as do I) hehehehe

We are in the middle of a spring clean, house clean up (crazy in this heat) but want to get a heap done while DH is on holidays. Speaking of which, a holiday isn't really a holiday when you have a baby is it - LOL. I had a great time away but relaxing certainly wasn't a part of it, except for a 90 min spa session while our friends looked after Bailey (bless them). I feel guilty for saying this but I really missed the carefree holiday feel of pre-parenthood! Having said that it also opened up new fun things to do as well, we spent time swimming with the little guy in the pool etc and doing 'family friendly' things and poked fun at all the druken nightclubbers on the Gold Coast strip when we went out for a night time stroll for icecream - LOL, it seems a lifetime ago (it was!!!). We had a fabulous time and I am glad we took our friends too.

I'm looking forward to our meet up. Travelling with Bailey alone on the plane should be interesting as he hates landing - the last 25 mins of both flights were tough as his ears were giving him grief so I will be well prepared this time.

Not much else happening. Bailey has his physio appt tomorrow, I've really noticed a huge change in him since his 6 month wonder week, good sleeping has returned, and he is so much more hilarious than before, VERY cheeky.

Must away, a basket of folding is calling my name......

Naomi

[Snacks]

BG: So sorry you are doing it tough. It must be hard, after having your space for so long, to now have DH around all the time getting in your way! LOL! I often think DH's days off are more of a hassle than when I'm on my own. Until bath and bedtime, that is! I like him being home then because he is actually quite helpful at that time. But it took until having Phoebe for him to cotton on to how to help me out.
Hang in there, babe. E will get through her grizzles soon... and hopefully your DH will get the message before then
Nicky: Awww, mate! How ordinary It's definitely a cold isn't it, and not mastitis? (Only ask because I know you said you have a huge supply and you were giving A the bottle at night this week...) Hope you are all better soon.
Naomi:

a holiday isn't really a holiday when you have a baby is it - LOL

Oh, thank goodness I am not the only one who feels that way. I always feel guilty or like I am some kind of weirdo that I am not keen on going away when DH is forever wanting to plan these exciting trips. I just know that I'll still be the primary care-giver for my kid/s, especially overnight, but I just wont have my normal tools to hand the way I do at home. LOL! So sad.
But I am stoked for you that you had your spa session at least, and that you had fun doing the family thing. It's a different world, but it can still be good fun.

Well, we stuck around the ranch today to see if the girls can get cracking on ditching these coughs. They sound dreadful, the pair of them. I took them for a walk this afternoon and they slept, which will help. I have been doing the 12-week weightloss challenge on here and am trying hard to do some exercise each day. I have lost a fair bit from around my middle which is great. Still got a few more cms to go before I can fit into my old shorts though! So I am doing it tough in the hot weather with only 1 pair of shorts that fit.

[MummyNaomi]

Selfish Post (again)

We had Baileys Physio appt today. The Physio was great, really informative and thorough but I must say I am OVER taking Bailey to doctors and specialists. We go back to the orthopedic surgeon next week and I was talking to the Physio about the hips and possible bracing and she said "You dont want that, it will further hinder his gross motor development" - NO ***** SHERLOCK!! She was nice, and apparantly one of the best paedeatric physios in SA which is nice to know and I shouldn't be sarcastic but talk about stating the obvious!!

Anyway - Bailey has poor tone - esp in his arms and neck (which I knew from the Paed anyway) and she gave us lots of exercises to do with him (on top of all the tummy time ones etc) and we have to pick him up a different way to encourage him to strengthen his neck and arms which means we have to roll him on his side or front and get him to use his arms to kinda push himself up a bit. Sadly he was right off the bottom of the scale with regards to gross motor development. Sean and I were talking and it and I guess we are a bit over it all as I guess we are a bit on the "some kids have to be at the bottom of the scale" as thats how these 'averages' of how kids develop are made. Its not nice to be told your child is slow or under-developed though

Sorry for the rant - I am hot and bothered and a bit ****ed off. I will of course do whatever it takes to make sure Bailey's development is where it should be, but some good news would be welcome right now!!!!!!

Bella - your teething gel is in the post, you should have it by Friday. If anyone else wants any, I am heading back to the hospital next wednesday (they only let you buy one per day!!!???!!!)

Naomi
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