Babies born~September 1st-15th 2009 #2

All the same here......my perfect baby hasn't returned yet....I'll keep waiting :) the bad tasting stuff doesn't seem to be doing anything.....I googled it and it's name derives from "horse smell".....are you imagining how good it tastes now!
Just came home from a friends who has a 6 week old and they asked me where I have enrolled for kindy :o I was like what I have to do it already, for 2014 :o crazy. I had a look at the website of the one I would like her to go to.....they have a day in October where you line up in the morning and whoever hands in their forms the soonest gets in....apparently it is like lining up for concert tickets with your sleeping bag and camping chairs!
Good Lordy.

OMG Sanchez, isn't that mad!!! We did consider sending Izzy to a Montesori school where a lot of families enrol their babies while they're still pregnant!! I was a bit worried about schools as a few people have asked where Izzy will be going, including high school! Getting into the right high school in WA seems to be a big deal. I'm from a country town in Victoria so I'm not used to worrying about schools. The public schools I went to were brilliant. Anyway, our new house is in a fantastic suburb and the kindy and primary school are highly regarded plus we are in the zone for the top public high school in Perth so I can stop worrying but I guess I should call the kindy soon. Madness!

Less than 3 weeks til our move. Thankfully we've made a good dent in the packing already. So glad my parents live over here now, they are going to be so helpful getting the new place ready (new carpet and paint) and helping us move.

Izzy finally found her feet over the weekend. It makes for very 'in your face' nappy changes! Thank god she doesn't randomly squirt poos like she did as a newborn!!

Izzy has also taken a liking to flinging and yanking my top or bra while I feed. Very cute but a bit annoying at times! She's so busy when she feeds now and is easily distracted. She's so cheeky that she decides to test out her vocals during her last feed of the day instead of relaxing. It's her ploy to avoid bedtime!! It's so gorgeous causes she uses her really gentle quiet voice and tries her best to get eye contact with both me and DH and busts out a cutesy smile when she does. Switched on cheeky monkey.

Sanchez - your horse fuel sounds delightful. PMSL!

Sanchez - Thinking about kindy now is insane isn't it?? It's not so bad where we are but there are some areas in VIC where you have to enrol your child at birth. My DD is going to 3 year old kinder next year so I'll wait until then before enrolling Ethan. Eeeewwww on the horse smell........glad its you and not me lol! Fingers crossed that your perfect sleeping bubba comes back soon..........hang in there hun, you are doing an amazing job xoxo

Taurean - woo hoo on the great advice from the sleep school. Ethan's day sleeps are still hit and miss but thankfully we are having some better days now. I considered sleep school too but think I'll just wait and let him sort himself out (which is hopefully soon!). It's so much harder to coordinate these things with a toddler too! Good luck with the move and how great that your parents will be around to help. We had our family help us move too last year and it was a godsend when you have a little one to deal with as well.

Ethan gets very distracted during feeding too now. He likes to 'look around' while feeding and tries to take my boobie with him ouuchhhhh :o So now I have to drape a light sheet over him to stop him stickybeaking lol!

Hi ladies

Apologies for crashing your thread but your babies are just a few weeks older than mine so you may be able to answer my question.

Just wondering if anyone has tried a jumperoo for their baby for entertainment. My little one loves standing and I thought it might be a bit of fun for him and something different than just standing on mummy tummy! Has anyone tried them and if so what brand and did your little one like them. I am thinking of one of the ones that are in a frame on the floor rather than hanging from the door but open to all ideas and suggestions

Thanks NW3

Hi NW3 :hello:

Izzy has been in the Fisher Price Jumperoo for about 4 weeks now (I think) and she loves it! She spends more time in it each day and it's really helped with her strength and balance, not to mention wearing her out!

Art's DD also loves the jumperoo (we have the same one) and for memory, Miss A has been in it since about 10 weeks. Miss A is super baby though - very advanced ;)

I'm sure you're little man will absolutely love it! Another idea is an exersaucer/activity centre. Target have a brilliant one which often comes on sale for about $80. You can pick them up cheap online too.

Thanks Taurean just out of interest which one did you get?

Fisher Price seem to have a couple - Precious Planet, Rainforest and the Delux model. I think you're right and he will love it.

NW3, we've got the Fisher Price rainforest jumperoo. Check out the toys on each one and see which one looks better. If you go to a baby shop you should be able to try him out in them but I'm sure they'll only have the Precious Planet ones as that is this seasons theme for Fisher Price.

Enjoy!

Hi NW3, I have the rainforest jumperoo and my DD LOVES it. I think it is better than the doorway ones because of the toys around the edge, so if she gets tired of jumping she stops and has a play with them.

Sangie, I am sooo not looking forward to teeth - DS was terrible for holding on with his teeth and then slowly turning his head away so my nipple was stretched and scraped. Not fun.

Taurean, not much luck for DS's bedtime. I am now sitting in there for about half an hour but I guess it is an improvement on 1.5 hours of tantrum. I cling to the belief that 5 year olds go to bed nicely and sleep through - halfway there!

OMGoodness at having to enrol your kids in Kindy now! DS will be starting later this year and I think we enrol a couple of months before they go! Here Kindy starts at 3, and you pick how many mornings or afternoons per week you want them to go.

We went camping again the other night (time has dimmed the memory of the last disaster) and it was really good. A was perfect, slept well and seemed to enjoy herself and DS had a blast.
We left the veranda part of the tent open and a possum came in during the night and shat on a plate!

Art - PMSL! We used to do a lot of camping and always had fun times with the wildlife. I'll never forget the noise that two randy roos trying to catch the attention of one fine lady roo made in our campsite one night. We all got up to see what the fuss was all about and seriously it was like 'boys, keep it in your pants and get the hell out of here'! We've never heard anything like it!

Sanchez - thinking of you hon. Your post on FB said it all. Sending lots of sleepy vibes! Maybe consider getting a sleep nurse to come to your place. One of my best friends in Vic just had one out and she was amazing. It cost her $300 for 5 hours.

We've had swimming and gymbaroo start this week. Both were great and Izzy had a ball.

Tried Izzy on rice cereal on the weekend. She's not interested at all! Might try pumpkin mixed into it on the weekend as frankly, I wouldn't be that wrapped in the rice cereal either. Boring! She may just not be ready so we'll take it slowly.

Not much else happening except Izzy is now rolling in her cot. It's only when she first wakes in the morning and for day naps (PITA!!!) but I was a bit worried about it (because of SIDS) although we have a sound and movement monitor. Anyway, posted on BB and the girls put my mind at ease.

Must be time for bed. I've had a couple if wines and I'm feeling rather chilled. Ahhhh :)

Hey girls!

OMG I've had a shocking week with Ethan. He has been so bad, not sleeping then getting overtired and cranky and has even been refusing to feed as much. I took him to the doctors yesterday to get him checked out but they couldn't find anything wrong. Then suddenly today he has been back to normal. So I have no idea what happened :wall: Does anyone know if there is a wonder week around now?? Fingers crossed that whatever it was is OVER lol!

Art - I'm dreading teeth too! We've only just finished with DD (she only recently got her upper second molars) and I bet we won't have much of a break before Ethan starts. Not looking forward to it, DD was a terrible teether. Glad the camping went well but eeewwww about the possum :o

Taurean - How is Izzy going with the rice cereal? It's not very appealing is it lol? My DD would only eat it if I mixed some veg or fruit in with it. Be careful hun as it can clog them up at first. I'm going to start Ethan sometime in the next few weeks I think.

Sanchez - how are you and Miss V going?

Ooohhh almost forgot to say that I got RAK'd :dance: Thankyou so much if it was any of you lovely ladies. And if it wasn't then I'll thank you all anyway for being so great :D I love it that we can all share this journey together. Ok soppy moment over lol!

Sorry not going to get to you all, my bed awaits. I'm so buggered after this week. Thank god its the weekend and DH will be here. Talk soon!

Hiya,

Now we're 3 - we have an exersaucer which is heaps of fun. Not quite as active as a jumperoo maybe - but lots of toys to play with and it grows with bub. Depending on the size and strength of your wee one i'd say about 4-5 months is perfect for these standing toys, although i've been advised not to use them for more than about 30 mins a day or they can develop habits of standing on their toes - which makes walking harder.

Art - LOL at wrapping a 13 year old - we are heading in that direction, as sleep definitely doesn't happen when the hands are out. Can't believe the rudeness of your possum visitor! haha Your camping photos do look fun :)

Sangie, thanks - I reckon T is pretty cute - but who knows how blinded by love we are ;-) haha. We are putting off solids for as long as possible too, but i am making plans for buying a highchair etc and i have let T taste a couple of things - marmite (he was closing watching my toast with interest! and loved it), cucumber (wasnt too convinced), gingernut (he grabbed it off me and started sucking it). We are also trying a sippy cup with water - loves the sippy cup, hates the water! Its hilarious seeing his little face screw up 'what are you doing mum - this is not milk!'

Taurean - how are the sleeps going? Hopefully the sleep school advice is still paying off :) Sounds like you've really had a breakthrough with identifying the crying. Funny how they develop these little things! I can only imagine how much more spoilt first babies are with this sort of thing! :) Surviving the packing mission? T found his feet last week too - its cute huh! He thinks its hilarious when i pretend to eat them (sounds crazy when i write it down - but it is funny!) So with you guys on the pulling away from feeding to gurgle, smile and look around, so cute but annoying when you're trying to get somewhere!

Sanchez - Kindy already! Best of luck with planning for the line-up / camp out. I guess i should look into that - i have assumed that because Daycare is so easy to come by at our place, that kindy would be easy too - but i shouldn't assume! We are getting ready for daycare 3 days per week - i'm scared! LOL for V falling asleep without a nappy on :) I hope V starts to give you some sleep soon, sounds like she is starting to get day and night a bit mixed up x

I was wondering about weaning from breastmilk at 6 months, but then got advised solids and formula should be done seperately, as they can both cause tummy issues / reactions etc - and its easier if you know which is the cause. Excellent point, i thought. So I'm contemplating dropping a feed a week... feels like such a big decision! Anyone else thinking about finishing breastfeeding - or done so recently?

Tadhg is having really mixed up naps at the moment. I'm not sure if he is just changing his sleep patterns, or if i've messed up his routine so much on holiday that he is now confused... He's been in bed resting and gurgling away for 1.5 hrs this morning, but no sleep has happened. We are meant to be going out in a few hours so hopefully he copes ok. He may be a good sleeper, but he is fussy - wont generally sleep if i'm out and about, or if he is unwrapped, too warm (tricky when you are wrapped!), missing a dummy, has a burp... the list goes on! Trying to focus on having a happy baby who sleeps at night and not worry about the day sleeps :)

Ok grizzles are starting - must be feedtime!
Kelly x

Thanks for all your feedback regarding jumperoo ladies bought one yesterday Precious Planet and bargin Babies Galore had them on sale at half price very happy about that!

Little poppet is probably just a bit small for it as feet dont really touch the floor yet so might be a few weeks of using properly yet. In the meantime guess I can bounce him in it - though this wont really give me the break i need :). He is still just a touch under 6kg at the moment and either 62 or 64 cm depending on whether you take the paeds or health nurses measurements.

Are you okay if i join in on your threads ours is a little on the quieter side a lot of the time?

NW3, feel free to post in here - they used to do the baby buddy threads over a whole birth month but separated them out because they were getting to crowded but now some of the groups don't have much action.

Kelly, A is having about 3 or 4 45minute naps during the day but I am sooo not messing with her sleep because she does well at night. Were you doing formula top-ups for a while? If he was o.k with that then you shouldn't have any reaction to reintroducing formula. I would replace one feed a day with a bottle and work up from there. Is it because you are going back to work? You could still keep a night feed if you wanted - then you still have boobies for emergencies.

Sangie, DS only has 1.5 molars so I imagine that I am going to get a double whammy of teething at some stage. He is such a bad teether too, not looking forward to it.

Taurean, lol at the randy Kangaroos! I was just complaining to my Sept 07 buddies about the lack of interesting wildlife in NZ, I guess the possum took offense!

All is well here with A. She is such a placid lovely little girl. We have started sitting her in the highchair at dinner time and she thinks she is the bee's knees! I love this age. She is so adorable.

Hi all, I reckon i have about 3 minutes to quickly write before she blows her top!

I have resorted to trying to get V into a routine - i realise that its not the end of the world - am trying the Tizzie Hall one. The worst bit i guess is because V has never had to self settle before, the screaming that happens when i put her in the cot is awful! And often I can't last the 12 minutes. I think it is strange for me because i have always fed her to go to sleep and now i am changing that - like i have already fed her and we only just got up - topsy turvy to how i was doing it!
Her sleeping at night hasn't improved but it is only day 2.
She now sleeps in her cot, which has actually been a good break from having her with us.
I did try giving her rice cereal this week - didn't really go down well and it has played havic with her poos!

I have read everyones posts - Kelly how is T doing? I didn't know that about the formula/solids....good to know.
Art - A is just so beautiful....great to hear shes not giving you any grief!
Taurean - hows Izzys sleep going?

Hi NW3 - welcome to our group. Good to have another member!

Will write more soon...hugs to all the mums and bubs

A quick question. Only having put her for the first time yesterday I am now having problems with her rolling and getting wedged in between the bars. Does everyone use bumpers....I thought they were a Sids risk but I definately need something to stop her getting stuck.
I held out for 15 mins that cry....picked her up and she was dead asleep in 1 minute!

I can't write properly.....am talking about having her in the cot for the first time. She is getting stuck in the cot rails.

Sanchez - on my phone so will write more later but yes, there is a SIDS approved bumper called the Air Wrap. Most baby shops sell it. Izzy is rolling in her cot a lot now (and tummy sleeping!!!) but has kept her limbs inside the cot so far. She sleeps in Grobags though so it's only her arms that could get caught. I'm sure it will happen soon enough though so we'll get the Air Wrap

I have to say I'm not a fan of Tizzie and her strict routine but it sounds like maybe it's helping V, yeah? A girl in my mothers group has used that routine since day dot and swears by it. I've been thinking of you and hoping things improve soon. You're doing an awesome job and despite the sleep deprivation, you're still writing hilarious posts! Hang in there, I feel the end is in sight!!!

PS please, no one shoot me down for sharing my opinion!! I'm not judging you at all Sanchez! xxx

PMSL Taurean..... Certainly no judgement here. Yeah look it was only because a friend popped over with the book and she is attempting Tizzie with a 12 month old. The whole time schedule has been quite easy, no probs going betwen feeds ect.....the only problem is being put in the cot to self settle and look I am not following her advice to a tee but I would like V to learn to settle herself.
I'll tell you In a week what I think of Tizzie! Might be telling her to shove her words up her ****!
V just woke up and me an Dh were lying here trying to assess whether she has pyscological trauma from me letting her cry!
Seems ok to me!