Hi again
oh cass glad Marta is getting over her little cold.
Renson I'm about 6 kilos lighter than when I was preg. I am struggling with motivation ATM tho I want to lose another 20kg or so. Brock is now 4.6kg and quite long about 55cm
Cherished sounds like your little one is gaining beautifully. And you look gorgeous darl so don't be worrying about your baby weight
Brocky has been really unsettled at times still. I've had to put him on thickened formula as he has become increasingly spewy.
I'm a bit worried he's developing acid reflux like Charli had
Oh yes cass lol at the poo explosion. The other day I was lifting up brocks bottom and he hadn't finished pooing and it squirted out all over my top!
Last edited by ~mamaspice~; October 3rd, 2010 at 11:04 AM.
Renson: what a good weight gain!! (and yeah i'll change his birth weight lol!). i have NO idea how much i weigh now. i now that i had put on 17kgs when i was pg...got weighed at the naturopath. but we dont have scales in the house...
MamaS: we are having EXTREMELY unsettled times ATM. i am hoping that it is just the cold and her taking in too much air during feeds. but i have sneaking suspicions that she is a bit refluxy...i hear many little gags at night and that is what sets her off. yesterday she cried (as in SCREAMED) from 8am to 1.30 , i was beside myself as i had no idea what to do. and then she was crazy all night with screaming. like massive screaming. oh boy!
Cherished: how awesome is your DH it makes the job of looking after bubs much easier and i reckon a WHOLE lot more enjoyable.
AFM: well, as i mentioned to MamaS, we are experiencing some pretty crazy crying patches. she was sooo calm and cool for weeks and now has morphed lol. am hoping that it is just a temporary thing, but is definitely our first trial of survival lol. will be buying infacol this weekend though just to keep that base covered in case it is reflux rather than the cold...eepp! i hope not
WooHooooooo we have a thread now - yes I am sad too that we are no longer belly buddies - but hey we will be mummy buddies a lot longer
I am OK just having time management issues no time at all really juggling the two boys - add me to the list of unsettled bubbas at night - I am going to watch what i eat at dinner a bit more cause Rupert is so windy and unsettled at night it is dribing me crazy - poor bubba
Thanks yum cass that recipe sounds lovely ......anyone heard of motillium ? how many do you take a day for inc milk?? I think we are going ok bub has put on 450 grams in one week so sounds like he is getting heaps - however he does chuck up heaps so i feel like we are feeding constantly.
Gotta go and hang up more washing - hugs to you all.
Looks like everyone's little ones are starting to develop thier personalities. I love this time...sometimes. Not liking the 0430am wake-ups AT ALL! Last 2 nights Katie has decided that this is the time she would like to play and wiggle and fart for 2 hours. The phrase not happy Jan really springs to mind. But boy can she fart, she puts a grown man to shame. Pity it's not an olympic sport otherwise I would have her in training now. Had my first MCHN home visit during the week, and we are above birht weight after having lost exactly 10%, and having a b**** of a domicillary midwife telling me it was my fault she had lost the weight and was ever so slightly jaundiced because for the first time I let her sleep for 6 hours straight the previous night. Bugger that, I was tired and she didn't wake up so obviously she was not hungry and she feeds like a dream anyway. I so wanted to call her and tell her to get stuffed after this appointment but I couldn't remember her name!
Annabelle: Yep I've heard of motilium, but you need to take a lot more then the recommended dosage for nausea for it to have an effect on your milk. Saying that though, 450g in a week is very very good. That's about 40g a day when they are generally happy with about 20g. So you probably don't have a supply issue. You can take fenugreek and blessed thistle tablets to increase supply though. Is it chucking up with wind or some time after a feed? I've had a couple of absolutely spectacular vomits here that were caused by trapped wind, and then she went back on for another feed afterwards. If it's some time later you could always try keeping him upright for about 15min post feed and see if that makes a difference. If I remember correctly I think it gives the milk time to curdle and thicken and therefore harder to regurgitate. Mind you a little bit of fluid spread out flat can look like a lot, it's amazing how much space 5ml can take up on a surface! How is Edward coping with the new arrival, I think he is only a couple of months older then Lilly. I think to Lilly Katie is now part of the furniture. She will wave hello at her and give her kisses (and then scrubs her lips, I keep telling her she has girl germs herself so therefore can't catch them from her sister!) But otherwise she generally ignores her.
I hope nobody is to sleep deprived and everyone is recovering well and enjoying themselves with their new families!
Annabelle! great to hear from you! 450gms does sound like a fab weight gain! and talking of power vomits...Marta managed to do one that flew up in the air and OUT of the cot last night insane lol!
have no idea about motillium sorry!
Muminalice: that is too cute about your DD1 scrubbing her lips lol!
oh we are soo sleep deprived lol! only the last 2 nights though so i guess we cant complain too much can we lol?!
AFM: well Marta has had a better day. she is alot more settled. so far though every sleep has been in the pram as the weather is too lovely to be indoors...finally!
Hi everyone. Cass just keep an eye on Marta and if you suspect acid reflux get a referral to a paed. Especially if she is crying (seemingly in pain) quite a bit it could either be a bad bout of colic or acid reflux. With Charli I knew from her cries she was in pain but GP's just fobbed me off and it wasn't until a CHN heard her cry and told me to get a referral back tot he paed. Sure enough she had acid relux and was put on meds but in the end good old mylanta worked a treat. The paed told us to give her 1-2 ml before feeds and it was a godsend.
Annabelle, Rupert is rivalling Brock with his weight gains. Brock put on 380gms last week. The average is100-200g per week so our boys are powering along. SOmetimes when they spew it looks more than it is also. Someone told me that even an A4 size spew is really only a few mils. It def sounds like he's getting enough milk from you.
As for motillium, I have been taking it because of my supply problems. They recomend 1-3 tablets 3 times a day. I was taking 2 tablets 3 times a day.
yeah the reflux thing is crossing my mind simply because i can hear her gulping when she is asleep...quickly followed by her crying (and BIG crying...nothing gentle lol). i'll give her a few more days to recover fully from the cold and then see how she settles down. and if no improvement I'll raise it with the CHN. thanks for the tips as well...i have heard a couple of mums say that they found it very hard to get GPs to take them seriously...such a PITA, and totally unhelpful.
(oh, that is amazing that you are also doing EBM! i didnt realise! my friend is doing EBM and she reckons it's a pretty full on routine...all credit to you babe!! )
AFM: MUCH better night again last night. although she did cry for 3 hours i have resigned myself to remember the 'arsenic' hour/s and am just that that is all it is. after she fell asleep at 9.30 she only woke at 1.30am and then at 5.30am then slept until 9.30am. so mebbe the cold is getting better
Lol at the little farty bum you have on your hands Muminalice Also awesome that your little one is back up to her birth weight. Pfft to that ancillary midwife. Geez they say some stupid things sometimes . . .
Glad to hear you had a much better night cass. Yeah just keep an eye on things and if she is still doing the gulping then crying after her cold is gone it might be worth getting her checked out.
Yeah I am giving him EBM too. it has been very tiring the whole expressing thing, but due to my hypoplasia I'm only managing to express a max of 250ml per day so only 2 of his feeds per day are EBM. Not sure how much longer i can keep it up for.
I just had to tell someone and thought I'll post on here coz nonone actually knows us and it would be that embarressing!!
DF and I were a bit naughty this morning, we were enjoying some couple time while bubs was asleep and well things kinda heated up and before too long we were DTD, no biggie right? That was until we realized while cuddling that we didn't use protection and I'm not on the pill!! LMAO - I know breastfeeding reduces the chances on falling pregnant and I haven't had AF since before I was pregnant with Audrey....
We both laughed thinking what if, but then we kinda got worried what if??? Chances are so slim and with my history even slimer but oh god What If!!!!!!
Time will only tell - hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!!
oh HPL...we are in the same 'boat' lol. we have been a bit norti and have risked it a few times. ahhhhhh! need to get better organised. we have protection (condoms et al) but they are all in the bedroom and for some reason we tend to not be in there when the moment takes us ).
Milly: massive squishy hugs gorgeous we have had those moments...of having to say 'we can't' because of bubs. man it stings. i remember only recently missing a seminar on waterbirth because we couldnt get a sitter in time for DD1...i was so devastated. BUT tbh, those moments are really really rare and no reflection of how things will be from now on ITMS. some days are just crazy and it's such a massive learning curve for everyone. and who knows, she might of not been able to deal with waiting that night, but then another night no problemo...sometimes there is no picking it
oh and HPL: good luck for tomorrow babe!
AFM: well, we braved a baby store today lol. had to buy Marta a highchair and Leila was getting peeved that we were using her chair lol. so we got her the same as Leila (stokke tripp trapp). love love love it! we got her a lime green one with a blue baby set and cool stripy covers she looks so funky in it!
also ordered some new front wheels for the bugaboo. after almost 4 years of daily use they are really worn down. but man they hit you hard: $70 a wheel . ah well, i am a bug fan so will do it lol.
Marta's latest food obsession is banana. i have been peeling half a banana and handing it to her...man she makes light work of it
hi girls. Just wanted to quickly drop in and let you know I haven't dropped off the face of the Earth or anything. I'm just depressed with what's going on in my life right now. Still dnt' know what's happening on the job front or if we will move and finances are stressful. DS is great which is a huge bonus as his health is the most important thing but dh and I aren't connecting that well I feel lost and not sure where my life is going. You all know we wanted to ttc ASAP... well now it is really looking like DS will be an only child and that alone is really upsetting me
Cass what re the new laws on home birth now? I didn't follow it too much as we had a hospital birth but I am considering it for the next one IF there is a next one. And do you need to buy an actual birthing pool or would a corner spa bath be ok? What about hygiene with the jets etc? I imagine they would need to be cleaned properly? Also how much did your midwife cost? Also about the banana Marta is eating. I hope I'm not overstepping the boundries here but when we had our 6 week community health nurse mothers group thingo we had a paramedic come in to teach us some basic 1st aid and also chat with us about the most common things they get called out for when it comes to babies and toddlers. He said the most common food for babies to choke on is banana and it's really hard to get out of their throat. The size of the banana (as in how round it is) is the perfect size to wedge in their throat and the texture of the banana is thick, slimy and gluggy therefore hard to get out if it's stuck kwim. Anyway he said to make sure banana is fully mashed up and not clumping together at all at least until they are older and have teeth and are munching/chewing food pretty well before swallowing.
HPL your dare devil you! You're right it's unlikely you re pg there is 5% chance so I think you are safe Having said that my mum got pregnant when my brother was 6 weeks old with twins after DTD once so it can happen
milly that sucks about your dinner out! I've been caught thinking I can leave it even 5 mins but I've found out that when he wants a feed I only have about 5 mins sometimes and then he's over hungry. Same with being tired if I leave it too long he'll be really tired and then it's a mission to get him to sleep. Have you been on your sewing machine at least and chilling out making some good stuff?
Well we hadn't bought a high chair yet and luckily we didn't cause dh kept saying that someone will give us one. I didn't know who but yesterday we were offered one so YAY now I don't have to spend any money. And they are giving us a portacot too which is something else we were just saying that we would like as we are thinking of going camping when ds is 5.5 months just before we start him on solids. So that will be at the start of March. Yesterday we went to a flood relief concert and got sun burnt I've been racking my brain trying to think of how it happened as i put suncream on DS but his nose and cheeks got a little pink. I feel HORRIBLE and like such a bad mummy it's not too bad nothing like my arms and chest as I didn't have anything on. But we were under a tree the entire time and when not under the tree DS had the shade thingo on the pram. So finally this morning I think I know what went wrong. When DS feeds he sweats like crazy and i have a cloth over my arm which his head rests on. Well I think it must have rubbed off onto the cloth and my boob and therefore left his exposed. My lesson in all this is reapply sunscreen, always put up shade tent even if we are under a tree and put the hat on DS including baby bnads even though they are both still way too big for him. Better to be readjusting them all time instead of getting sun burnt.
Milly that website is wholesome baby foods
Last edited by Cherished; January 31st, 2011 at 09:50 AM.
: Note to milly
I haven't been on BB much this year. It's been pretty busy with going back to work and all.
I work for a global insurer . And they are centralising a lot of services interstate so my job along with 70 or so others is being made redundant.
We were told a couple of months back, but the bastardos will not tell us an end date so we've been left hanging. We're guestimating around late March at this stage. So everything is kind of up in the air at the moment, and just a little wee bit stressful
Little man is going sooo well. He's quite placid (polar opposite to DD hehe) and he has such a gorgeous little personality.
He's getting into the swing of daycare but a friend of ours has just moved back to SEQ and she is a family daycare mum and we're considering sending the kids to her instead of a childcare centre. Hmmmwhat to do what to do . . .
Sorry for selfish post guys. Hope all is well for everyone
Last edited by ~mamaspice~; February 2nd, 2011 at 09:10 PM.
sorry have been MIA we have been super duper busy and then the last couple of days have been stressful with the cyclone and all that jazz (my mum is up in townsville). but i am back in action lol!
Cherished: it sounds like such a difficult and tumultous time. i am with you on feeling really wrecked emotionally when you dont know where you are going to be or what you are going to be doing. it really does build up alot of pressure xx try to be really gentle on yourselves and dont feel that you all need to make any hard and fast decisions right now about your family...things are just too stressful to make good and informed decisions IYKWIM. you and DH will reconnect again. stress is a mega mojo killer and is insidious as it makes everyone extra tired and cranky, but remember it is not a sign of how things are ITMS, you guys will get through this, one thing that i have noticed over the last year and a bit is the connection that you and DH have. it will be strong enough
thanks for the info on the banana! i read up on it after you mentioned it (on BLS blogs etc) and it would seem that there are conflicting approaches (who da thought ). i guess what i will do is just monitor closely for now. i have mashed it up for her as well as she seems to like it...it's just that she really prefers to hold a slice lol.
MamaS: oh man! to be left hanging like that!! do you have any plans for after the redundancy...any plan B? the family daycare does sound lovely...if you think it could work, i would opt for that! smaller numbers and all that jazz. of course, being a friend though it will take some consideration as you dont want to find yourself in a situation where you might not be able to feel like you can say no/complain etc etc. BUT family daycare just sounds soooo lovely...
HPL: are ya UTD lol??!!
AFM: well as i mentioned we have been so busy. had a lovely daytrip to ocean grove to swim at the beach. marta loved the swim! she "oohhhhed" and "aahhhhhed" everytime the waves washed over her legs and feet and she kicked like crazy lol. although the sand eating was *interesting* lol.
i am riding on a high lately too as Marta has had 2 nights in a row of sleeping through . in shock lol. no doubt it is a passing phase, but i have been enjoying it lol.
she also enjoyed our sushi night out the other night. she only had a bit of rice and a cucumber stick to munch on but she loves it! i think what she likes is hanging out with us at the table and "sharing" lol!
thought i would share a pic of here in her highchair loving up the food: Marta pics!
(ok, being a mama i couldnt choose one...so ya'll have got dumped with them all )
Cass I can imagine there's loads of different opinions... yep who'd of thought lol We intend to do baby lead solids and are really looking forward to it, DS has been interested in watching us eat for a while now but in the last week I think he's been grabbing a bit so can't wait to be able to give it to him especially half a kiwi fruit as he loves eating dh's hairy arm LOL so we think he'll really like it I think it's just the banana that the paramedic was concerned about due to the consistency on it as it's slimy once it has slobber on it and can slip down their throat easily and the width of it is the perfect size to wedge and get stuck. Anyway normally I wouldn't mention such a thing but seeing it came up thought I'd better.
The beach sounds great! and the sand eating would have been tasty for Marta too lol. Iv'e noticed that at our MG DS is the only one left with that white baby skin. All the other bubs have started to get yellowish skin due to seeing the sun. We've kept DS pretty covered up apart from his face which got burnt the other day which is now starting to look more matured too. It was a bit sad when I realised that he was loosing that real baby look my little boy isn't so little anymore!
Thanks for your kind words about dh and I. I think I'm in extra shock at what is happening due to how wonderful things have always been! There is still a REALLY big elephant in the room which we are ignoring. I'm just not sure how things will be in a few years time if they stay like this as it'll only get worse if we don't make an effort. He doesn't want to leave so that's a good thing but I think he's only staying because of DS
MamaS I didn't know you were in SEQ, where abouts? I think family daycare sounds great! That sucks about your job!
, i was beside myself as i had no idea what to do. and then she was crazy all night with screaming. like massive screaming. oh boy! 
it makes the job of looking after bubs much easier and i reckon a WHOLE lot more enjoyable. 
no time at all really juggling the two boys - add me to the list of unsettled bubbas at night - I am going to watch what i eat at dinner a bit more cause Rupert is so windy and unsettled at night it is dribing me crazy - poor bubba
that that is all it is. after she fell asleep at 9.30 she only woke at 1.30am and then at 5.30am then slept until 9.30am. so mebbe the cold is getting better 
).
we have had those moments...of having to say 'we can't' because of bubs. man it stings. i remember only recently missing a seminar on waterbirth because we couldnt get a sitter in time for DD1...i was so devastated. BUT tbh, those moments are really really rare and no reflection of how things will be from now on ITMS. some days are just crazy and it's such a massive learning curve for everyone. and who knows, she might of not been able to deal with waiting that night, but then another night no problemo...sometimes there is no picking it 
she looks so funky in it!
Having said that my mum got pregnant when my brother was 6 weeks old with twins after DTD once so it can happen 
. And they are centralising a lot of services interstate so my job along with 70 or so others is being made redundant.
lol We intend to do baby lead solids and are really looking forward to it, DS has been interested in watching us eat for a while now but in the last week I think he's been grabbing a bit so can't wait to be able to give it to him especially half a kiwi fruit as he loves eating dh's hairy arm LOL so we think he'll really like it 
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