Babies born~October 1st-15th 2008 #9

[Georgi]

BELFIE - Things are ok... Nothing happening in the TTC thing. Just waiting for my FS appointment in March. Woohoo for the pg ticker. How exciting

MOI - I hope M's 1/2 day works out perfectly today

ZARAVA - Sounds like you've got everything under control. Good on you. A is doing everything BJ does. Particularly when Daddy comes home. BJ does the same thing. Same as the talking. He will copy everything you say, but only actually says about 15 - 20 words

TERU - How's your TTC journey going?

I took BJ to the GP the other day as he has had this rashy looking thing on his legs & cheeks for as long as I can remember. I never took him earlier as it doesn't bother him at all, it's just there. But seeming I was going to the GP anyway, I got her to look at it & she reckons it's a type of eczema related to a food allergy. She has suggested I first cut out milk & see what happens, then if that doesn't work, cut out wheat then etc etc.... The only thing I am a little confused about is whether she means Milk or Lactose. She did write down milk on the list of things to cut out. I don't think he likes the soy cause out of his 3 usual milk feeds, yesterday he only had 1/2 of one. Plus, the night before, he vomitted half way through a bottle before bed. Not sure what that was about. His rash seems to be clearing up but I wonder if it's cause we're now using QV soap plus moisturising with Sorbelene cream. BELFIE & TERU what do you think of it? I know your boys have skin issues

My mum is up from Sydney for a week. BJ doesn't know her at all as he's hardly ever spent any time with her. It's so funny to see him playing around & being crazy like he is. Mum just laughs at him all day long. It's great that he's showing his true personality to her. He is such a character

I went to my GP the other day about my bummer cycles & she's given me a refferal to my Ob/Gyno who is a Fertility Specialist. I can't get in to see him till March so am hoping the vitex & B6 will do the job until then & I won't need to see him. But I doubt it. So I'm not expecting to be able to announce any pg news till at least mid year. I am really hoping it will happen by May

That's it for me, for today..... Ciao!

[teruteru]

sorry im really bad with personals.

belfie: woohoo on the new ticker, next u need a new avatar!

georgi: what is your usual bathing routine with BJ? our countless visits to different people have told us that eczema is caused by dryness of the skin so QV oil in baths is good and sorbolene would help keep retain the moisture. allergies could have a part in the rash but has he always been on milk? Sometimes its a hit&miss and you never know the real answer. even allergy tests can be inaccuate as theres no tests for intolerances which may cause rashy symptoms. keep up with what you think works and hopefully that'll fix it! Oh and with eczema, it tends to flare up more when bub is sick/weaker as the body is busy fighting off the 'new' sickness so have you ever noticed any difference at those times?

TTC: my AF just finished, so mebbe this month we'll get lucky?!

everyone, we're still busy setting up the factory. we're just starting now as we had MAJOR issue with the premises we wanted as the agent is a PITA!!! we've since found another factory to settle down in...here comes the hard work...

[Georgi]

TERU - Wow, thanks for that. That has certainly helped. We have just started using the QV wash (he showers with DH at night) & moisturising with Sorbelene. It seems to have cleared up a little so we are thinking that's all it is. I might get some QV moisturiser if they have such a thing. It looks like we're cycle buddies... I'm on CD 11, though my cycles are quite long. Last month I O'd on CD 28. Hoping it won't be so late this month, not that I think there's a chance of me getting UTD anyway!

BJ hates the Soy milk & refuses to drink it. After he vomitted the other night ,I guess it has put him off it (which is fair enough, I was put off bourbon after a bad experience lol). We are gonna slowly mix the soy into his cows milk & gradually do it that way. If we see improvement then while that's happening then maybe it's just the moisturising that's needed. Anyway.. We'll see how we go.

[belfie]

hey Georgi - yeah i'm biased to food allergies cos that was the problem in our case. I found a big difference in his skin once I cut out the foods, and even traces of egg definitely flares his skin up. I think what you're doing with the gradual intro of the soy is a good idea. Also, regarding the lactose free milk, you can keep the milk out for so many weeks (how many did she suggest) and then bring in a lactose free milk to see if you get a reaction, then finally the normal milk. If he is reacting to either, you should see it flare up. Tbh with us, i haven't noticed a huge difference if X is sick with other things - probably temperature seems to make the other big difference. We also bath with QV and moisturize with sorbolene. GL with it.

Teru - teheh thanks! Good point re avatar, but I'm not game to change it quite yet lol.

My DH had to take X for the day yesterday (once off we had to miss FDC). Anyway, X had a really grumpy whiney whingey day... and DH was soooo glad when I got home. I love it when DH's get insight into the frustrations that can happen with a toddler lol!

here's a question - X seems to get a little pink spotty rash on his cheeks, almost like pimples maybe? He's had it for a while and it doesn't seem to bother him (and doesn't look like eczema at all) - anyone else know what that could be?

[SamiH]

here's a question - X seems to get a little pink spotty rash on his cheeks, almost like pimples maybe? He's had it for a while and it doesn't seem to bother him (and doesn't look like eczema at all) - anyone else know what that could be?

Heat rash?? z in arms so just lurking ...

[Moi]

belfie - Sorry no ideas what the rash could be. M has decided to join X by the sounds of it and she is having a grumpy whiney whingey day today!!

teru - GL with TTC and with setting up the factory!

Georgi - I hope the FS can help you.

everyone else.

So M had her half day at CC yesterday. I was so nervous, especially about saying goodbye, but she didn't even seem to notice me going cos she was busy playing. So I left and I couldn't help worrying that she'd notice I'd left and start crying. Then later I get a call to say that M ate all of her lunch and slept for 45 minutes, which they reckon is very good for a first time and it's more than I was expecting. She hadn't been crying at all and was happy playing. When it came time to pick her up I walked in and I could here her crying. Not because she saw me. They don't know why. So that put a bummer on the whole thing. I was wondering if she finally noticed I was gone and had had enough? When she saw me she cried harder and ran to me!

At home she was clingier than usual but seemed fine. Then last night at 1.30am she woke SCREAMING! My DH heard and went to her. I woke about 2am and I could here her crying. She finally settled back down about 2.30am, so I have no idea what that was all about! Was it cos she'd been at child care? Teeth? Heat? She always sleeps through and never wakes and cries so that really was very very unusual.

Then today she has been so grumpy and unhappy and throwing tantrums. So now I am feeling more guilty about CC thinking it's cos I took her there yesterday. I was gonna take her back again today but couldn't do it with her being so unhappy.

[Georgi]

Awwww MOI - Sorry I can't be of comfort as I don't have the CC experience. But a big hug to you. It must be heartbreaking for you. I'm sure it's all very normal & M will get use to it. I know a friend of mine said her LO was very clingy when he first started CC. I hope she sleeps better tonight. It may have been a once off thing. BJ woke the other week, at 3am. He NEVER wakes during the night. Luckily it didn't take much for him to go back to sleep. Perhaps it was a co incidence that she woke the same night as CC

BELFIE - The Dr didn't say how long to try it for. I guess we'll just wing it. As for the cheek rash/pimple thing... BJ has EXACTLY the same. That's also what is on his legs. That's what the Dr said was a food allergy

Hey SAMI!

Does anyone elses toddlers get a temp when they're teething? My poor lil fella has been fighting a temperature all day. I can't see anything wrong with him, other than the two top molars that have just cut through. I just noticed them this morning. My sister said one of her three girls use to get temps when teething. He won't eat anything, except a scotch finger biscuit He won't even drink his milk. Even the cows milk. Thankfully he has been drinking water though. I'm pretty sure it's his teeth. We're gonna take him to the Docs tomorrow just in case. Have to make sure he doesn't have an ear or throat infection.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Hey everyone.. sorry but a boo hoo me post...

The house was meant to settle last week.. DIDN'T then was meant to settle today and NO NOT AGAIN!
I am so so over it, they now say that 1 document DP's sigmature isn't the same as another, surely we pay these ppl (conveyancer & broker) to pick this S**T up BEFORE the day of settlement, i mean really.
It's already cost us an extra $2000 as the bank stuffed stuff up the 1st time we were meant to settle (and couldn't) so they charged US fees and also stamp duty went up from 12,000 to 14,000 and no-one told us...

Poor Ava has not been herself for about a week now, she's constantly sooking and is no where near my happy little girl, i am fairly certain it's her teeth cos she's pulling at her ears and it's not just when we are paying Zara attention etc.. or maybe it's just the age?
I just don't know, it's so damn hard.
Have a birthday tomorrow at a play centre so hopefully it will take her mind off things and she can go and have some fun.

Sorry again...

Georgi - A gets temps sometimes when she teeths, it's not nice is it... hopefully thats all it is, they say the molars are pretty bad!

Moi - don't feel bad hun.. it could be a combination of things, A is the same at the moment.. rolled on the floor sooking for 30min the other day.. i think it's all of the above, teeth, heat etc.
Hows her walking going, can you get it on video and put it on FB, she would look sooo cute! well as always!