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Caplay - You can do so many things in a slow cooker. I do curries like butter chicken, and Rogan josh. You can also do casseroles and stews. I love doing chops cut in half with a few tins of diced tomatoes, green beans, spices and onions. Served with mash. Plus with that one, it's like lamb shanks, the cheap version and you can add any veggies you like and spices. A bit of mint and worsetishire sauce is good too.
wow sounds like i need one of those do you put it on in the morning? how long do things take etc? i dont know anything about them. Any brand better then the other?? might have to check one out tommorrow
This is a me vent thread - sorry in advance.
I have had a shocking day. Last night I kept waking up itchy. I get up this morning and I have hives, lots of them and they have been spreading all day! I have a range of huge blotches and spots and all over itchiness. They are even all through my hair. I have no idea what has caused it but I want it to go away. I have been given polaramine but it really is not doing much. Phoebe's reflux has definately gotten worse and the zantac isn't working and she has spent the whole day yelling and not sleeping and I havn't been able to put her down.
Ok, I am finished whinging and am going to bed in an attempt to escape the itching. Praying that tomorrow is a better day.
Oh Marni i am so sorry to hear about the hives must be terrible i have never had them i hope today is a better one for you.
Marni - :hug: you poor thing, I've never had hives but know they are terrible & itchy. Hoping they start to clear up for you and you have a better day today.
Caplay - I need to get my slow cooker out and start using it more, especially when I'm home by myself. I've got a sunbeam one, it has a removeable ceramic dish thingy (think they all do) and if I'm organised I usually get it all ready the night before and put dish in the fridge so all I have to do next is take it out and pop it in cooker. When I was working I used to put it on a timer (one of those $10 ones from bunnings) otherwise things would be overcooked if it was on all day, I found 6-8 hours on low is generally a good cook time, but it depends on what you are making.
DH went back to work yesterday and didn't I have fun my first night by myself lol, A just wouldn't not settle. She was overtired and grumpy and kept fighting sleep even though she knew she wanted too. She seems to have woken up on the right side of the cot this morning, she currently happy laying next to me in bed talking to her hands. She is starting to yawn and it's sleep time so am gonna give her a top up and hopefully get a hour or so more sleep out of her so I can shower & do dishes :)
Have a great day everyone.
Marni - Wow, :hug: to you. I hope you can find out what's causing those hives and get rid of them. Sorry the polaramine isn't working either. Is it just you or do the girls have them too?
caplay - I love my slow cooker! It's much bigger than a casserole dish so we can do leftovers and freeze them. I did osso bucco with veges and stock, then added gravy powder before I served it. Yum! I also do a mean bacon and vege soup with bacon bones and my neighbour does spag bol in hers and you can smell it up and down the street! The McCormack's (I think) website has a slow cooker recipe book you can download plus there are threads here if you need ideas but pretty much anything goes. I have a Sunbeam but I think they're all pretty much the same.
Phoenix - Sorry about your unsettled night but glad to hear A has woken happier. Do you think she misses your DH? I'm sure B knew when DH went back to work. Every arvo he's grumpy for me but as soon as DH gets home he's all smiles again. Obviously mummy gets boring after a while!
AFM - Boz had a fantastic night's sleep, didn't wake til 6:30am, which is 11 hours! I was soooo sore though, and still full on one side after he'd fed his little heart out! He's asleep now and is into his second sleep cycle, which is pretty much a first for him since he was a newborn. It will be nice to have him wake up happy and fresh after a day sleep (at least I hope he does!).
Boz is moving from his bassinette to his cot on Friday as it's getting too squishy for him and he wriggles himself into a corner. I'm a little sad cos he's growing so quickly but also happy to see how well he's doing. Any tips for a smooth transition? Do you use sheets and/or blankets or just wrap? Does anyone use a quilt or doona?
hi all
Marni - hives? Yuck! Hopefully they go away, or you at least find the cause soon.
Slow cookers - another huge fan over here. I use mine a few times a week. Tend to chop everything up the night before and turn it on late morning. I do mostly casseroles and curries, but find it's also good for a roast or ribs. I think mine's a sunbeam too, about 5L?
Wrapping - thanks for all your tips. I googled the 'double swaddle' and used it on Evelyn last night. She slept from 8:30pm-5am (her longest stretch yet) and still had her arms firmly tucked in even then. She fed then went back down till 8am. Woohoo! I'm trying it out for her lunch time sleep too to see if it will help her transition through to a second sleep cycle. I moved her into the cot yesterday as she too was muzzling into the side, and the did fine. I think it's probably easier at this age when they're less aware of their surroundings. I swaddle and cover with a sheet and a cotton blanket if the room is a bit cool. Her room is generally between 19 and 21 degrees though.
Annabelle has a cold and is being a bit painful. We've had lots of tanties the last few days, and just plain being naughty, but I know she's not feeling great so trying not to be too hard on her. It's tough though when she's chucking a wobbly while I'm trying to feed E.
Damn, sounds like the double swaddle didn't work for a second sleep cycle this time! How are other bubs doing with day time naps? Do you have a set number of naps, and how long do they last? Better go play the resettling game! Needles tomorrow. Eeek!
Well I have had an interesting few days. I went back to the dr yesterday morning cause the rash was worse. Covered prob 90% of my body and she didnt know what to do so sent me to the hospital. After waiting forever I got steroids and phenergen. They helped. The rash is much better this morning. Kinda purple in some places while still red in others. I have Claratyne for day time but it really isn't doing much, so I am itchy again. Hopefully this will be gone by the weekend!
Slowcookers - I have one but don't use it as much as I should but have made some yummy things in it! If you are really stuck for ideas the packet sauce section of your supermarket has mixes you can use.
Hope that everyone is having a lovely week!
hi all, does anyone no if a baby can suddenly develop like lactose intorelant,
scarlet has has yucky poo for eveyr poo today well from like 9onwards, im not sure if teething could be related, or if its soemthig else
she doesnt seem unhappy just farting alot and yuck poos, she isnt grunting or crying or complaining of it, in fact she has been pretty happy all day
Traylee - I doubt it is a lactose intolerance, I think they get tummy cramps with that so she would be unhappy too. If you are worried go and get her checked out otherwise just monitor and see how she goes!
Phoebe is now on Losec for her reflux. We have had 5 bad days to 2 good ones so up went the meds! I think that she has been pretty docile the last 24hrs cause my phenergen has gone through to her! Will start the Losec tonight and hope for an improvement, but have to go back and see the dr in a week anyway.
yea ill see about meds soon if her reflux plays up more, she seems to be fine lately though, yesterday avo she played up for about 1hr not eve, went down at 5.30opm, sleopt tll 1.30am, then .530 and then 8.50ish so cant complain,
she brings up a bit still during day though, but not like a full vomit really, and where i saw on the wall the amounts in ml i was like oh no as much as i thought was cming out lol
sorry to hear about your rash to that would suck heaps, i get all rashy and itchy when i drink wine, (allergic i think ) lol lucky i dont like wine
Thanks Traylee, the rash does suck. It is getting better but is still very itchy! At least only I got it and not the girls as well. When Phoebe vomits it is a lot and it goes on for about 20-30 seconds. It comes out of her mouth and nose and she is quite distressed after it.
ewww yea scarlet had a few episodes of that for a while was pretty bad, she even had projectile ones a few times, but now its just like a blurp out it comes lol, either dribbles out or runs out kinda, hate it when im out and its on me from burping her lol
i usualy sit her on my lap and hold her chin but today i was wlakign around lol
poor thing has barely slept today, but she is in bed now, be interestig to see what time she wakes now, the last few days she has last feed at 5 and down tll lik 1am
but her feeds have beenn off time cause she didnt wake till 9, so oh well
hard to set feed time routines with her when she wants to wake at different times lol
hi all
Marni - glad you're feeling a bit better. Do you/they know what caused the hives yet??
Well today has been a busy day. We pretended that today was A's birthday because DH has to work all day tomorrow but had today off. And E had her needles at lunch time. Poor little poppet has been all out of sorts since. She's super tired and a bit crazy, and just went to bed without a feed. I couldn't get her to open her mouth, she just wanted to sleep. She had a feed a bit less than 2 hrs ago but always has a fairly big top up before bed but not tonight. I expect she'll wake in a few hours but that's ok. I expected things to get messed around a little with needles. Hopefully it's not a bad night!
It's been a bit quiet here the last couple of days. Hope you're all doing well!
Marni- Hope the rash clears and you are back to yourself soon enough. how does the losec work? is it on prescription?
PM- poor E dreaded needles hope she is ok for you tonight i noticed May got tired to when she had hers and slept quite abit to.
Spews- we have also had the projectiles and out the nose i hate when it comes out the nose our las DD used to do that to and she would actually stop breathing sometimes was quite terrifing at times.
Hope all mums and bubs are well.
May is still abit unpredictable last night woke at 3:30am and didnt settle till 6:00am went back to bed and then had oldest DD in my face at 8:30am getting me up to get organised for school so was a rush morning.
I am going to take May the docs tuesday when DP goes to see what he has to say about her reflux i brought some infant gaviscon to try till i get there does stop the amount coming up but dont think it is helping enough.
for those with babies with reflux do you find at certain times of the day/night it is worse?
i even gave May a bath before bed tonight am hoping she is asleep now.
I didnt have time on wed to get my slow cooker so am going to go sat when mum comes cant wait i love the thought of not having to rush around at night getting kids bathed,tea cooked and everything else.
anyway better go hit the sack (although everytime i get into bed and get comfy May wakes and then i have to get out again i am sure she knows when i go get into bed it is sure to happen neally every night) does it happen to anyone else?
takecare .
well think we had a good night,
bubs went down at like 6.30 but woke again at like 8 was up for a bit playiong then, had bottle about 9 then slept threw till 5.30am this morning so thats good for me lol
her nappy wasnt very wet though so i hope things are ok,
yesterday eveyernappy just about was poo up till about 5,
but last night she had bum change then bottle then bed, and at 530 i changed her and wasnt heavy at all really wonder if thats normal
Boz is alseep in his cot for the first time. The transition seems to have gone well, I don't think he even noticed the difference!
Marni - Hope the hives have improved by now.
Caplay - Enjoy the next two school-free days!
Spewing - Boz has never spewed, though yesterday he did regurgitate some milk - more than just posseting, but not a spew I don't think. All over DH's side of the bed, lol!
Boz has had green poo every morning since Monday, up until today. The only thing I can think of that I have had every day except yesterday is onions. He's not unhappy at all so there's no reason not to eat them, it just looks gross!!
well after going to bed without any supper E slept till 12:30, then fed, then slept for an hour and was unsettled for about 1.5hrs so I fed her again then she went to sleep till morning. She is quite sleepy today though, had 1.5hrs this morning and has now been down for 2hrs at lunch. Not like her at all. I'm making the most of it because I'm sure once the effects of the needles have worn off she'll be back to her normal cat-napping self :)
JLeigh - weird about the onion poo! At least he's not upset about it.
Spewing - E isn't a spewer. She occasionally possets but I don't think she's ever done a real spew. A had learnt the art of projective vomiting by this age.
Caplay - A was always worse with reflux during the day than at night. She was a bit of an arsenic hour kid too, so evenings were interesting but for some reason the reflux didn't bother her as much at night as it did during the day.
Traylee - I'd just monitor the next few nappies and make sure they're wet. Maybe she just needed all the fluids from the evening feed and so didn't wee much.