BOB - Mine has rolled quite a few times from belly to back, she is almost there going from back to belly...she gets onto her side but goes back again.....what about J is he rolling?
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BOB - Mine has rolled quite a few times from belly to back, she is almost there going from back to belly...she gets onto her side but goes back again.....what about J is he rolling?
Bob - no rolling here yet. He tries to roll from his tummy onto his back but his arm gets in the way and he hasn't figured out that he needs to move it.
Sanchez - yep its so much harder when you have a toddler as well. I feel like such a bad mum this week as I just haven't been able to spend as much time with DD as I would like. I feel like I'm constantly trying to settle Ethan and poor DD is missing out on one-on-one time with me. Thank god its friday and I'll have DH for the next couple of days to help out.
Taurean - wow sounds like Izzy is being such a good bub for you! I would never get Ethan to have a 3 hour sleep during the day as he still feeds every 3 hours. He does have one 4 hour stretch in the middle of the day so it would be good if I could get him to sleep for at least 2 hours then. I've tried resettling but like little Violet he just flings his eyes open and is awake and no amount of settling seems to work?! Ah well I will keep trying lol! I'm doing the Wii sports active 30 day challenge in the hope of losing some tummy flab, I'm so sick of my flabby bits and I want them gone!!!!
Ethan had a brilliant night last night. He slept from 8.30pm to 7am! Then he went back down at 8.30am for a cat nap. Then after a screaming session I managed to get him back down at 9am and he's still asleep. Fingers crossed we have a better day today!
ahhhh just wrote a massive post and lost it all!!
I'm still here everyone and will re-write it shortly!!
:) :)
I am here too but had a rough time this week having to put our childhood puppy down. She was 18yrs old and it was her time but it doesn't really make it any less devastating. She was truly an extra member of our family. I miss her already.
Will get on another day and try to keep up with everyone. ox
Pooley, :hug: That must be so upsetting. I fear that I will be in the same situation this year - my girl is 11 now but she is having trouble getting up the steps to the house and is just generally looking old all of a sudden.
Sangie - well its reassuring to know i'm not the only one - i'm just resigning myself to the fact its a stage and he is generally happy so roll with it - amazing how much better i feel about it now i've decided that! I tried to leave Tadhg unwrapped for a couple of sleeps yesterday and it took him ages to fall asleep cos his hands are much too interesting to look at. Eventually he slept both times, but not for long so I am back to wrapping.
Taurean - i loved reading your schedule / plan for the day. It made me realise i'm probably expecting too much from T, as i was just putting him in his cot after a quick cuddle and leaving him to fall asleep. So i've decided to spend a bit more time settling and stay near his room for the first 10 minutes to make sure he falls asleep. I'm also just leaving him with his dummy - it works for him, so why bother replacing it with some other type of soothing. Ahh big breath out, relax. Ironically the first time he went down after reading your post and making this decision he slept for 3 hours and i had to wake him for a feed! We do the same thing with bedtime - its always about 7:30 so i make sure his last feed is about 6:30 and therefore the one before that between 3 and 4. Loving your thoughts on CIO - agreed and feel relieved i'm not the only one who feels wrong about it, as most people i talk to seem to think its the only way - "tough love". We are still getting all nighters and wake up to T talking to himself about 6 - 6:30am. Tadhg is about the same weight at Izzy (we got weighed 2 weeks ago at 13 weeks and he was 4.75) and 8cm in length since birth (from 49cm) and my plunket nurse said he's doing fine, healthy and happy - so don't feel like you need to squeeze extra feeds in - if she is hungry she'll let you know. Personally I think you'll just make her tired by feeding all the time, and you could risk her becoming a snacker and not taking full feeds - just an opinion :) Also I never replaced my Motilium prescription and I can now keep up with Tadhg, so you never know - now that your body knows how much to make you may be ok? :) But that being said - its certainly hard slog, especially in your case and you've done awesomely to feed Izzy so long.
Sanchez - I wonder if the clingy / only wanting Mummy thing is a stage, a few people have said to me its too early for the clingy stage, but its definitely real - even if it is just that i know T the best and how to soothe him. Not sure if there is anything we can do to improve it...? Because I would like to know he's going to be settled when i leave him with other people, especially our friend next week - as he's only been with grandparents so far if he's not with Mum or Dad. We have a xmas party - yay - freedom ;-) Unfortunately T can't suck his thumb well enough yet to soothe himself, he watches his hands and sucks and chews his thumb but can't keep it in there - so i think i'll stick with wrapping him for sleeps or its all just too exciting for him! Wow I can't believe how little V sleeps! Have you thought about sleep clinic to see if they can offer any advice or relaxing her during the day to nap? You could try a middle of the day bath to tire her out? Personally I don't do much more than you've listed - watching a cot mobile (we have an electronic one that turns around and plays music), bouncy chair with toys attached, laying in the sunshine looking out the window at the trees (our sunshine isnt so hot in NZ!), kicking on the playmat, tummy time, T is pretty happy to spend 10-15 minutes by himself while i fold the washing, or do dishes / baking etc, he is also pretty good at laying in his cot sucking a dummy for a while. I have a friend who had a similar issue with her wee man and found it was more a matter of getting him into a bit of a routine (not schedule just routine) and learning early tired signs and settling skills. Goodluck - thats hard work, V is lucky to have such a dedicated Mum! also - there is a great website called thesleepstore .com.au which has good articles as well as products :)
BoB - i'd say T doesn't look anywhere near rolling yet, but I just got a developmental email saying '15 weeks - your baby might roll this week' so I guess i should be expecting it soon! Since 12 weeks I havent left him on his change table alone just in case - its quite exciting to think he might be able to move soon!
Art - I'm continually amazed with Amelia's physical abilities, is she sitting up by herself now (in your facebook photo) !? Amazing stuff.
PB - nice to see you are still around - bummer about losing the post!
Pooley - hope your week has improved and F is treating you well x
We are doing 5 feeds a day now, approx every 3 hours from 6:30am until 6:30pm. What is everyone else doing? ohh and we moved to Infant sized nappies this week! They are massive 'big boy' nappies :)
K
Ah, hopefully 5 minutes of peace and quiet!
Sangie, I am finding it hard to spend quality time with DS atm, it seems as soon as A is asleep I set him up with an activity and then rush off to do washing/tidying etc. I am making more of an effort to spend some time with just him now.
Kellynz, A isn't really sitting, she is more just balancing - if she moves she topples over.
Taurean, sounds like I is in a fantastic routine now. You must be happy with that!
Re CIO, I don't ever leave my babies to cry. I have been lucky though that they have both been really easy to settle with no wind/reflux problems.
Naps: A is doing 3-4 naps a day, usually about an hour long, sometimes more (or less if DS is being noisey). I usually walk around for a few minutes with her and she will drop off then I put her in the cot.
She is now 6.4kg and 64cm, which puts her around the 90th percentile for weight and height. She seems huge! She is even fitting some of DS's old size 0 clothes. I think I will just skip buying any more 00 because they fit nicely but have no grow in them already! She was sleeping though from 9.5-12 weeks, but added in a 3am feed at the 12 week growth spurt. It is slowly stretching out again, so hopefully we will get back to 5-6am wakeups. I am finding she needs a lot more stimulation now, not happy to be plonked on the couch while I do other things. She is absolutely loving the Jumperoo, she can already jump around in it and likes looking at the toys on it. I have also come to the conclusion that she is never going to make the cute little baby sounds - she prefers to squeal. Ear piercing squeals lol.
Art - I'm trying to spend more time with DD too but its so hard some days. As soon as E goes down for a nap all I want to do is run around and do a tidy up or some washing etc. I need more hands lol! Are you tall? Sounds like A might be a tall girl!
Pooley - sorry to hear about your puppy :hug:
Kelly - We are on 5 feeds a day - roughly 6.30am, 9.30am, 12.30pm, 4.30pm, 7.30pm. Some days I top him up at around 9pm if he hasn't settled. He seems to have gotten over cluster feeding which I'm so glad about, gives me more time to do the five million other things that need doing between 5 and 8pm!
Gotta make it quick as I can hear E stirring! We are plodding along ok and I can definitely see some improvements in E's reflux. Fingers crossed it keeps getting better. He also wants a lot more stimulation now so I've dragged out some bright colourful toys for him to look at. We got a bumbo seat and E absolutely loves sitting in it. The first time we put him in it he did a big belly laugh and would not stop smiling! Wish I'd had a video camera handy! Gotta fly, hope you are all well! :)
Girls it is late and i am getting on the computer for the first time today....
***TMI***
I wanted to ask a rather embarrasing question......i did an aqua aerobics class yesterday, and had the awkwardness of a lot of water obviously going up my vag....i felt like i was weeing all the time because i could push and it would all come out again IYKWIM....this didn't happen when i was just standing there in the water but when i was jumping around and doing the class.....
is this normal? or do i have a gaping chasim from childbirth that will fill with water everytime i get in!? Oh the humanity of it all!
LMAO Sanchez. You are not alone though, I do recall the same thing happening to me when I took DS to swimming lessons at about this age. It must have 'closed up' a bit again now though because I don't remember it happening lately. Makes you really question the hygiene of public pools though doesn't it!
:ROFL: Sanchez! Can't say thats ever happened to me but that could be because I'm not jumping around in a pool (and I'm not about to after hearing that lol!).
I got a 2.5hr sleep from Ethan yesterday, that's the longest day sleep he has had in a long time. He was back to catnapping after that but now I know he can do longer day sleeps so fingers crossed I see more of them. He has turned into a big chatterbox this week, talking to everything and anything (the window, pictures on the wall, his hands!). Very cute to watch. He has one of those glowbug things which always makes him laugh and he loves to talk to that too!
Quiet in here, hope you are all just busy enjoying mummyhood! :)
Sanchez - oh the humility of it all - when you're pregnant its easy to forget that there will probably be more to it physically than just getting the baby out! I haven't been swimming, but embarrasingly have noticed a similar thing with some floor exercises and air - lol. I suspect things are still stretching back into place and the pelvic floor is recovering.
Sangie - yay for day sleeps! I suspect its a phase they go thru, as we seem to be coming out the other side of it now, and getting some great daytime sleeps - yay! He has has 2 sleeps of about 1.5 - 2 hours the last few days, and a shorter nap. I'm still putting the dummy back in 1 or 2 times most sleeps - but its usually a very quick visit, his eyes start to close as soon as that dummy hits his lips. Good thinking on the bumbo, i might look to get T something to sit in, other than a bouncer -
anyone got an exersaucer?
Art - are you getting this warmer weather now? Its nice to get some summery outfits out! We are getting some pretty warm weather here in Auckland, and loving having all the windows open during the day and getting Tadhg out to discover grass and trees etc.
T is just starting to look like he wants to roll, lots of flicking of the legs/hips and he got half way this morning - onto his side.
Hi Girls!
I have been reading but too busy to post. Just that time of the year I guess...oh, and looking after a baby :lol:
Kelly - so glad my post on our routine helped! It is interesting to hear how other mums are doing things and take what you like from all the bits of information. The 1.5-2 hour awake time thing really works for us. How cute are the rolling attempts?! Izzy has been doing that for the past couple of weeks and she's managed to roll onto her back from tummy time but that's it. She does fling her self around A LOT these days. I've got quite the little rigggle pot on my hands!
Interesting thought about giving top ups and bubs becoming a snacker. I hadn't thought of that but you could well be onto something there :think: I'm pretty sure my supply has dropped off as Izzy dropped 2 feeds within a week as she started sleeping 10 hours overnight AND sleeping lots during the day so she was only getting 4 feeds a day :o . I've been giving her extra BF's where I can to try and boost my supply but we have been giving her formula top ups too. She seems to feed well still but also guzzles the top ups. I have expressed a few times in the past few weeks and although I know Izzy can get more out than a breast pump, the amounts have been a lot less than they use to be. I'll continue to BF but I think I might have to continue with the top ups. I'm a bit worried about snacking though now, that's a reallky good point! Oh well, if that ends up being the case I think I'll just wean her. I'll miss the bonding with BF but not all the other worries! LOL.
Sangie - yay for the 2.5 hour day sleep!! Did he do a repeat performance for you? Izzy is a real chatterbox (not unlike her mum!) and it cracks us up listening to her babble onto anything she thinks will listen to her. I find myself always saying 'oh, is that right?' all the time. I just love the baby talk
Sanchez - PMSL!!! I totally understand though and I *think* it's normal. What, with those big gapping holes we all have now. Ha ha ha! Flappin' in the breeze...charming. Sorry, I just brought that conversation to a whole new level didn't I :shakehead: ? I do have the same issue at the pool as you and I seem to do a lot more - TMI - fanny farts. I guess it will eventually bounce back into shape...maybe :dunno:
I'm looking at joining DH on a business trip to Singapore and KL within the next couple of weeks. Can you give me some tips on packing and travelling with a baby?! I'm so scared about doing it and wonder how Iz will go (ie is it really worth all the hassle???) but would really like to go. We did so much travelling before we were parents and I really miss it. Any advice would be great!
Art - A is so much more advanced than Izzy! Are you sure you didn't secrely pop her out a month earlier?! :lol: We inherrited the Fisher Price Jumperoo from DH's cousin and I can't wait to get Izzy in it. She's finally get a bit more neck control and is really strong in her legs and constantly wanting to stand now so hopefully she'll be ready for it soon. It looks like so much fun!
Pooley - how's little F going? I saw on FB that you thought he may be teething. Is he? So sorry to hear about you dog too. So sad. It's horrible when you lose a pet, they are just part of the family.
PB - hi! How are you?!
BoB - how are you too hon?
Us - going really well and really, really enjoying motherhood now. I'm so glad to have the first 3 months behind us. Don't get me wrong, I did love bits of it but the breastfeeding issues and silent reflux made the ride very bumpy indeed. I finally feel human again and we are returning to a somewhat normal life ie we are actually going out in the evenings again now. Woohoo!
Izzy is absolutely adorable, if I do say so myself :D She is such a placid, happy and smiley little girl. Everyone always comments on how smiley she is, we love it. She's still sleeping really well at night (although our day started at 4.30am today as we had her out last night so I stuffed up her routine) and getting in some great day sleeps. She usually does 3 hours in the morning (sometimes it's in one block, with a couple of bounces of her hammock in between to resettle her, and sometimes in two naps) and a couple in the afternoon. I tend to go out in the afternoon if we have plans so I can be pretty sure she gets at least one good sleep in for the day. She does tend to sleep in the car if we are out though and in the pram if it's moving so she gets several catnaps in the arvo. It's working well and it means I can have some sort of a life again.
We actually went out to lunch yesterday for a friends birthday and then we met another group of friends at Little Creatures Brewery (our old stomping ground) in Freo later in the afternoon for drinks. All up we were out from 1 - 7.30pm! Besides the fact that I only had 1.5 wines (oh, and I was feeding and nursing a baby!), it felt like the good old days! She did have to sleep in the sling but that was fine with me. It was just so nice to be out doing things I love again.
Izzy is a real chatterbox and really getting into playtime now. She loves lying on her playmat and tugging at the rings hanging from it and whacking the other toys. She's learnt to wriggle backwards too which is so cute but a bit scary as she is well and truly on the move! It started a couple of weeks ago when I put her down to tidy up the kitchen and when I checked on her, I found she'd done a 180 degree turn! New moves were duely noted and mental note to self was 'do not leave baby unattended any more'! I cannot believe she's more or less mobile at 3 months! Scary.
Iz has also found her legs in the past few days and loves to stand up while she's in your lap. There are lots of 'up/down' actions happening now and she thinks it's a right hoot. She also loves when we sing 'If you're happy and you know it clap your hands' and smiles like mad and throws in a few giggles for good measure. It is so damn cute!
We've been swimming again with the girls from mothers group but at the local pool at our own pace and the babies loved it, even Izzy. :clap: We are meeting again tomorrow for another dip. Really looking forward to it.
Here are some more photos of Iz for those of you who are interested and haven't already seen them on FB. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...4&l=e3dc90c1fe
Well I might get back into wrapping Christmas pressies. I wasn't really in the mood for Christmas this year, it all just seemed too hard with a baby, but now all the shopping is done and the decorations are up, I'm really looking forward to it. I know Izzy won't give two hoots about it but it'll still be so much fun from now on.
Big hugs to all!
Ok girls - apparently my "pool" problem is normal.....PHEW!
I had an appointment with my postnate physio and i told her about it and yeah she said in time it will sort itself out. ***TMI ***In other not so good news it appears i have nerve damage inside my vag all on one side, the physio was prodding the bone inside me and i have lost all feeling on one side, and i have really weak pelvic floors on that one side. Nothing could have prevented it - just happens. but i am on a waiting list to get a gizmo that goes up my vag and is like a car battery and will shock my muscles into life! :o (apparently!!!). She said i am nowhere near being the worst person with problems. Made me feel better! :redface:
In other news I am having no luck at trying to get this extra weight off - I am going to the gym and eating well....and it continues to stay....disappointing.
And in other horror news....Violet has started to lose her hair - very upsetting, her hair is her personality...she has so much of it...seems to be coming off the back and sides - not the top. I gave her panadol for the first time the other night although i think majority of it dribbled out - was really grizzly and pulling her ears and nashing her gums - think her teeth were having an up day. I hear they go up and down for ages before they break the skin.
Taurean - I would definately travel honey. Strap on a Baby Bjorn and off you go. Singapore being a 1st world country you would have no problems. Few outfits, some nappies and your good to roll.....I reckon if you are giving top ups just buy the S26 in the popper boxes so you don't have to mix with water and it would be easy!
Anyhoo...have to go to sleep....will write more later...sorry this post has been all about me!
Just sticking my nose in to say,.. "Im still alive"! I have been busy with family christmas things... Its that time of year! I have been reading your posts when I get a chance!
I will update you on Ava another post, but have to say she is still slow on the rolling dept. Although thats probably a good thing! Less likely to roll off the change table.
Hope you are all as well as to be expected. I'm off to clean house. Got the mums group coming around this arvo. Been baking up a storm for them, but I really have to mop the kitchen floor. Its disgusting!
Girls.....does anybodies baby keep grabbing their hair behind their head and ears? Violet has started doing it and does it a lot and i don't know what it means. She sometimes does it quite aggresively.....i googled it and it seems to be common with tiredness, but V does itall day long......any ideas?
Hi, everyone. We're still alive after a shocking week with Frazer. All I can say is thank god DH is on 6 weeks holidays or I woulda lost the plot that's for sure!!
We first thought Frazer was teething, the drooling, chomping down on everything and anything, slight cough and felt a tad warm. Then the histerical "pain" crying started. Was unlike any noise I have ever heard come out of him. He wasn't feeding properly, and everytime he woke up he'd scream and take ages to settle him down, we started to try the Panadol and Hylands teething tablets, (which are fantastic btw, has helped sooo much with the drooling) Bonjella but after a horrendous weekend (which included my brothers 30th b'day party) we decided to go to the docs. She diagnosed oral thrush which I think Taurean, Izzy had a while back??
So after a couple of terrible nights and 2 full days of medication he is slowly getting back to his normal self. You could tell he was definately not himself and just miserable. Have been pretty much house ridden since Sunday as have been to scared to go out with him. We ordered an amber necklace for him from Amberbebe.com which is a natural alternative to relieve some of the teething symptoms so am looking forward to that coming as I think that is starting as well, which probably didn't help on top of the thrush.
Sanchez- Sorry can't help with the hair thing, Frazer doesn't have enough to grab on to, but will find any blanket or spew rag to hold on to behind his head if he is lying down. Maybe ask a CHN? Sorry to hear the news about your lady bits, nice to be reassured by the physio though. These are times when I feel lucky that Frazer was too big to come out the right entrance. lol
Anyways, hope that has explained why I have been MIA. DH was lucky enough to catch Frazer rolling over tonight. I have seen him do it a couple of times but DH kept missing it.
Hi Everyone
We made the move to Esk..yes it is hot here but its a dry heat. We have rainwater hooked up to the laundry and toilets and it hasnt rained much but apparently when the tank gets to a certain level it tops up with town water which is from Somerset Dam..I think. I constantly have to think about our water usage..on top of other things.
Indigo is doing well I havnt had her weighed etc since her 2mnth check up so it will interesting to see how much she weighs. My sister had her first baby and a girl last sunday so Indigo will have a cousin close in age. No rolling yet but lots of cooing, smiling and touching things and she even pushed her dummy back in the other day when it fell out. I have just bought a Bumbo again..as I sold the last one.
It doesnt feel like xmas to me so Im hoping that changes next week!! The boys have got a Buzz Lightyear toy each and Indigo has got her 1st cabbage patch fairy doll amongst other things lol
So, SOOOOOO quiet in here. BOO! Anyone out there?!
Sanchez - thanks for the travel tips. Looks like we'll be going in the new year with a bit of luck. I've got Izzy's passport sorted so we're ready to go now. Scary but fun! With regards to Violet pulling her hair behind her ears, is it possibly teething? Bubbies often tug their ears when teething so maybe Violet just prefers to tug her hair instead! Izzy isn't doing anything like that but the fact that she doesn't have enough hair to tug might make a difference. She's still quite the bald little poppet. Has a band of dark hair at the base of her head, like an old man, and just a dusting on the rest of her head. I was a baldy for quite some time so I'm thinking she might be the same.
Pooley - yup, Izzy had oral thrush (and I had it in my boobies - ouch!). It's quite yukko for them so I hope Frazer is on the mend. Did they give him that awful fluro yellow Nilstat stuff? What a stupid colour!! At least the cherry flavour isn't too bad. It was so funny smelling Izzy's cherry scented burps, LOL :lol:
Nicola - glad the move went well. I've bought Izzy quite a lot of stuff for Xmas but I didn't even think of getting her a doll! :doh: I'll have to give her one for her first birthday instead.
We've been busy with Christmas shopping and looking for a block to buy. Yes, our house sold!! It took 6 weeks, not bad at all. Settlement is in Feb so we'll start packing soon to avoid a mad rush in Feb. We are planning on building again in one of our favourite suburbs on the Swan River over here in Perth. Have found a couple of blocks we're interested in so hopefully we'll make an offer soon and secure our piece of paradise :D We don't plan on building for a couple of years though as it generally takes that long to get everything organised anyway so we're going to rent close to my parents which will be great. We are currently a 30 minute drive away so not all that convenient.
Izzy is doing really well and is such a gorgeous baby. We are so lucky! She's sleeping beautifully still (besides a random night with two wake up calls on Saturday - I was shattered!) with 9-10 hours straight overnight and a good few hours in the morning and a bit of catnapping in the afternoon as I'm usually out and about. She really is a dream baby but I guess we did do the hard yards with breastfeeding issues and her silent reflux. It's been worth the effort, that's for sure!
We weighed Iz last week as she hadn't gained much at her 12 week checkup and it looks like the few extra comp feeds did the trick - she had gained 570 grams in two weeks!!!! So she was at 5.3kg a week ago. I'm thrilled. She's quickly growing out of all her tiny stuff and is wearing a mix of 000 and 00 clothes now. I need to buy her some more little casual summer dresses as I had to pack away my fave ones over the weekend :cry: Boo hoo!!!
We're off for a swim this afternoon with the girls from mothers group. Five of us really clicked from day one so we've been catching up twice a week for a swim on Monday's then afternoon tea on a Wednesday. It's a hot one here today so I'm really looking forward to our swim. Izzy enjoys it a lot more than the class we went to as we just go at our own pace, she seems to like that. I'll go back to some sort of swimming class with her again soon but I don't think the class we did is for us. I'm happy to just do a bubs class and skip on the mums session. Getting her to feed and settle in the pram quickly so I can get back in the pool is just asking too much. It really was more stressful than anything which totally defeats the purpose.
Izzy has so many presents under our Christmas Tree it really is a bit ridiculous. I'm loving it though and can't wait to get photos of her with her stash of goodies. I've mainly bought her clothes but did get her a few toys for different development stages. We got shaped blocks, a Fisher Price aquarium, an activity centre thing that hangs on the inside of the cot, one of those ring stacker things and a walker than converts into a bike. Fun fun!!
That's about it from us. I'd better finish getting ready for swimming so we can head off once Miss Izzy has woken from her super sleep!!
xxx
PS: I can smell Izzy's spit or spew but I can't find it! I think it must be in my hair - oh dear!
Taurean, yay for selling your house. How exciting!
Nicola, that is good that your tank fills up from the dam when it gets low, it is a real pain to have to be so careful of water usage after living in town.
Pooley, I hope that F's thrush is all cleared up now
Sanchez, I hope that V's hair loss has slowed down - or does she have a big mohawk now? A lost most of her newborn hair but it is regrowing back quite quickly. It was a massive frizzball yesterday, but it must have reached terminal frizz and today it has fallen flat. She looks like a big girl now without her fuzz.
Hope that everyone is enjoying the lead up to Christmas.
All is well here. The IL's are arriving on the 27th so we are doing Christmas day on the 28th so they can be here to share the present opening. DS is very excited about it.
Amelia is absolutely perfect. She has been waking in the night again, but a quick feed puts her back to sleep most of the time and if that fails I just take her to bed. She is really loving the Jumperoo, she bounces around with a huge smile. DS keeps wobbling her around in it and I go to tell him to be careful and there she is with a massive grin lol. She is starting to pick things up and examine them which is cute and she can nearly last a half hour walk in the pram awake before she cracks it.
I'm here but yeah, busy busy time of year. Been a bit crazy around here trying to catch up with lots of people before Christmas.
Taurean - congrats on selling your house and good luck getting a block! Building will be so exciting! We are updating our kitchen next year and I'm so excited. I've been researching benchtops, splashbacks and appliances - I'm like a kid in a toy store lol!
Art - sounds like your DS is going to love Chrissy this year. DD understands exactly what's going to happen this year and she can't wait for Santa to come. He drove past our house in a fire truck last night and she was so excited, its so cute to watch their little eyes light up!
Pooley - fingers crossed that the nasty thrush is gone and gone for good.
Sanchez - I hope your princess hasn't lost too much hair. No idea on the hands behind her ears, maybe she likes how her hair feels lol! I love lots of hair on little bubbas, so cute! Ethan's hair has grown a lot lately and now he has a full head of light brown hair whish is much better than the balding old man look he had before. It is still very sparse but hopefully it will thicken up soon!
Nicola - glad you are all moved and settled. Ethan loves the bumbo too.
Sounds like all our little bubbas are being little angels now! Ethan has been really good lately. Still sleeping 10 hours or so every night and his day sleeps have improved a lot. We now get at least one decent sleep in the afternoon (around 2 hours) and then shorter naps the rest of the time (40 mins or so). He is also starting to grab things and put them in his mouth and he finally rolled from tummy to back this week. He won't go the other way but that's probably because he isn't a fan of being on his tummy! Oh and he's still a chatterbox!
Hope everyone is ready for Christmas. My two littlies are going to be a bit spoilt. DH was helping me wrap presents the other night and said 'don't you think you've gone a bit overboard this year ha ha :redface:'. Oh well, they are only little once!
Hi girls,
So quiet in here, but from the recent posts it sounds like we're mostly all busy enjoying being mums and getting ready for Christmas - which is great!
Taurean - love reading your posts recently, you are sounding so happy - i can almost see the smile through your words! Fantastic that Iz is sorted now with reflux etc, and sounds like she is eating up like a champ! 5.3kg is great I think, for a petite little bub like Izzy. You have to love all the baby noises huh, Tadhg has progressed now from 'coo - coo' to gurgly deep throat noises which is hilarious - i guess they find different noises they can make, its less irritating that the coughing stage he went through lol. Do you think you'll stick with breast and bottle for now, or still thinking about weaning? The swimming sounds fab - i think we will try the same in the new year, why pay for classes while they are just getting used to the water, noises and people - plenty of time for that later :) You've made me feel guilty about Xmas pressies though - I haven't got Tadhg anything (apart from very unexciting buggy sun and rain covers yesterday). We figured the grandparents would probably drown him in gifts anyway! ps. congrats on the house sale, i hope the house hunt is as easy and stress-free :)
Sanchez - I can't help you with the hair problem - but V is such a little cutie, with those beautiful big eyes and expressive face, even if she temporarily has less hair she still has oodles of personality (from a mum with a baldy!)
Kosi - glad to hear you're doing well and baking up a storm - good timing for Christmas. I was going to bake today - but somehow got lost in time on my laptop. Hmm maybe i have enough time to do both!
Pooley - wow sounds like a big week for you guys. I've heard thrush is a nasty one, and obviously not too easy to spot either. Hope the lil guy is feeling heaps better now. Have you got your amber necklace yet? I'm getting one for Christmas from my grandmother, and as much as i want to think they are a load of bollix - i do plan on using it, they look quite cute and if it helps with teething - all the better! Our health nurse swears by teething powder which has camomile in it too - as another option. I hope the teeth pop quickly if they are going to! Everytime i see a photo of F i want to give him a big cuddle, he is so kissable!
Nicola - hope the move has been good and you're feeling settled and a bit more Christmasy! Thats so cute that Indi put her own dummy back in, Tadhg has just started trying to do that but he keeps putting it backwards, and i'm not sure he realises he has to let it go at the end - hehe.
Art - enjoy your belated Xmas, no doubt it will be heaps of fun with the kids and grandparents around.
Sangie - so funny that both E and T had that really tough time sleeping and then just fell back into a good routine! Yay for us. I was really worried there for a while that i'd never get anything done in the day. Well done E on the rolling too. We had one spotaneous roll - but since then just lots of trying both ways, but generally the arms get in the way. Enjoying it while he is not moving, as i'm sure i'll regret encouraging movement shortly!
Us - Tadhg magically went back to good daytime sleeps, not great - as i still have to go in there and give him his dummy once or twice, and occassionally several times - but i guess he must be growing, as he is just tired all the time. We barely get past an hour awake most of the time before he wants to go back to bed. But all seems well, he is happy and healthy.
ps. Tadhg is 4 months old tomorrow! Yay
Wishing you all a happy christmas.
K
KellyNZ- We got our amber necklace on Xmas eve day. As of today, I and DH can tell the drooling is heaps better and because Frazer's neck is sooo fat we keep it on 24/7 even though they recommend you take it off while sleeping. There's no way he can choke on it. We only take it off for bath time and while swimming and that's it.
We decided to change his car seat over on xmas eve. I read the instructions and it said forward facing from 8 - 18kgs. Well, I haven't weighed him properly since 8 weeks but going from weighing myself then myself and him, I can guesstimate that he is around 9 kgs!!!! Fatty boomba latty!! So we changed it and I reckon after the xmas day travel we did he is far more comfortable sitting forward because he can see Dad and I, and look out the window. My big (little) boy is growing so fast. I cannot believe that in 2 days, a year ago, we found out I was gonna be a Mummy, re-reading this thread bought tears to my eyes.
I actually tested on the 28th but left it until the 31st Dec to post on BB until I was positive.
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-2008-a-7.html
If you scroll down you will find my happy announcement.
Was the best New Years Eva!!!!!!!!!!! :bluecheer:
Hoping you all had a very Merry Xmas. oxoxo
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE. Hope you all had lovely days with your families.
Pooley & Kelly - what is a amber necklace? I got the gist it is a teething thing and what the baby wears it?
Frazer is a big boy isn't he!? How are your arms coping? I can't wait to put V forward facing - am hoping it might end the screaming....have a little way to go though - she is only about 6.5kgs. I read your preg announcement - so wonderful. I scrolled through a lot of pages to see Taureans too. I tested myself on New Years day and got my BFP - what a way to start the year! I was so happy.
V is crying so i will fly......hope everyone has a lovely new years...can't imagine too many of us having blinders!
I just wanted to say that having you all in my computer has given me much comfort this year...I couldn't have found better people to share my pregnancy journey with.
Thank you all and i look forward to many more years of baby chats!
xxx
Hi girls, I was just wondering if I could join your thread.
My name is Jess, and I have 3 babies.
Two boys, Jack 4.5years and Ben 2.5years, and Little Lahni who was born on the 18th of September.
I was induced on the Friday Morning, and 3 hours and 13 minutes later she was born, nice quick easy labour this time, pretty much pain free too but I did have the help of pethidene.
Lahni was diagnosed at 2 weeks with hip dysplasia and was put into a pavlik harness then and there, had ultrasound at 7.5 weeks later and was put into a different brace. She has her next ultrasound on the 6th of Jan, so hopefully she'll be brace free.
She is a really happy, content baby, sleeps all night (has since she was a month old) smiles, laughs and tries to have a chat to anyone that will listen :)
Hi Jess and welcome to our group :D
Congratulations on Lahni - and Jack and Ben.....sounds as if you have a nice family going there.
My Violet was in a Von Rosen Splint for her hips for 6 weeks so I know how you must be feeling....fingers crossed it will come off on the 6th.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
Hi all!
I hope you all survived Christmas and had a great day! Ours is still going lol! We have one more family get together today. The kids have been so spoilt!
Jess welcome to the group. Fingers crossed that the brace comes off soon! How have your boys adjusted to having a little sister?
Sanchez - its been so great having this group to turn to hasn't it, such a comfort chatting to others in the same boat!
Pooley - I'm glad the amber necklace is working so well for Frazer. Where did you get yours from? I never knew they existed when my DD was teething so I don't have one but I might try it with Ethan.
It was exactly a year ago today that I got my BFP with Ethan. Can't believe how fast that year has gone! I just saw some pg announcements for Sep next year and thought 'wow that was us a year ago!'.
ladies just thought id pop this link in for you to look at, its regarding new child restraint rules and when babies can safetly be turned around, i understand that in QLD it hasnt commenced yet but rear facing is the safest position for bubs.HTH
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ter-seats.html
Thanks for that Olive. We got the safety rundown from the nice man at Kidsafe WA when he checked our carseat. I hadn't thought about how a baby would be thrown around in an accident if they were facing forward too early. There is a very sad And frightening clip on You Tube too. Pooley, you might want to have a look and rethink your decision to turn Frazer around. I really didn't see the problem until We had our seat checked. I was quite shocked. We'll be keeping Izzy rear facing for as long as possible.
I appreciate the information but with Frazer being very large (now wearing size 0!) @ 9 kgs+ he appears much more content facing forward. He has had a strong neck since birth and doesn't slump or drop his head facing forward. He is well ahead of all his milestones for his age and just looks so uncomfortable lying in his carseat facing backwards even without the insert, which was taken out when he was 8 weeks old. I think he is an exception in this circumstance.
I hope everyone had a great first Christmas with our September babes.
We had our delayed Christmas yesterday with the IL's. DS was so cute with all the presents. Amelia was happy enough with a bit of crinkly wrapping paper.
We changed DS to front facing at about 5.5 months because although he was below the recommended weight we figured we were more likely to have an accident if we were always distracted by his screaming (bad traveller). Amelia isn't too bad so we will keep her rear facing in the capsule until she hits the 9kg limit, which will be around 6 months anyway since she is 7.1kg now.
I find it a bit odd that they are doing the cutoffs by age and not weight, because big bubbas like Frazer are the same size as lots of six month olds.
It is crazy to think that this time last year we were all finding out about our bubbas! I got my BFP on Christmas day, it was a great present.
Artechim- I agree with you about the cut offs by age. There is a bub in my mother's group that is about 5mths old but is another 2 kgs heavier than Frazer.
As I said, there are always exceptions to the rule and that is definitely the case with Frazer on this occasion. His length was also becoming an issue in the rear facing position as his feet were nearly touching the back of the seat. I think he is still in proportion but people have told me they think he is long. He is 68cms. What is everyone elses bubs measuring in at?
i respect everyones choices here but i just wanted to point out that its already illegal in some states to turn bubs that are under 6 months!
pooley he is a big boy!!! cute too!!
Sorry if I sounded like a know-it-all Pooley but I just had to share what I knew about such a serious thing. It's not really their ability to hold up their head that you should be thinking about, it's how their little bodies would cope and be affected in a car accident. Facing backwards they would just kind of slide in their car seat, much less impact. But facing forward whiplash is much more likely and can be lethal to their fragile spines. Its hard to explain in words, you really need to see demo, like the You Tube video for it to make sense. It's your decision of course but I just had to say something as, like I said, I was shocked and hadn't considered what would happen in an accident.
Taurean - I've seen that you tube video and I bawled, very very very scary stuff. Ethan will be rear facing for as long as possible. So far he is a happy traveller and loves his capsule but even if he gets stroppy I'm not turning him until I have to. He'll just have to learn to like it lol!
Pooley - Wow Frazer is a such a big boy! I love that ticker pic of him. Like Olive said it is illegal here in Vic to have bub under six months forward facing. But I do agree that they should take into consideration weight and not just age.
Art - Ethan was quite impressed by wrapping paper too. He favourite was the red and green cellophane lol!
Hope you all had a lovely first Christmas with your bubs!
Ethan has gone back to not sleeping much during the day. I'm hoping its just because we have been so busy with Christmas etc and have been out a lot. Hopefully a few quiet days at home this week will sort him out. Fingers crossed anyway....!
Sangie, that was Amelia's favourite paper too! lol
Pooley, Amelia is now 7.1kg and 66cm.
1.What can I do if my child is too big for the restraint for their age?
The new laws aim to cater for the majority of children, however there is a provision to allow a child who is too tall or heavy for the recommended restraint to use the restraint in the next age category.
Taurean- I know you didn't mean to come across as a know it all. DH have made a decision based on manufacturers recommendations for our car seat and obviously the size and weight that Frazer is. Going from the above quote we aren't doing anything illegal in regards to putting Frazer in the forward-facing position.
Artechim- I'm not sure why you thought you had to post 2 explanations about your decision to change William's seat around. I full understood your reasoning in your first post. Your decision was made in the best interests of you and him, which I believe is the basis of most parenting anyway.
LOL, it's 'cause I'm sleep deprived and totally forgot that I posted earlier!
Fair enough. LOL I thought u might have felt a bit pressured to further explain your decision. Baby brain still happens to me at the best of times!
awww guys i didnt post that to create problems!! just wanted everyone to know thats all :grouphug: