Wow Ann! What a beautiful adventure youre having! Good on you! I would be nervous about travelling too.... we're meant to be going to a wedding on saturday and thats just down the road but im now thinking i wont go..chino wakes every hour or so at night so whats the point in me going. even if DH goes to him at nigh he screams so i just dont think it will be worth my stress.
AJP - Yay on Sophie's swimming! Not to sound like im boasting or trying to top you - im just nodding in agreeance - evie started on her own a lil while ago and i finally now feel confident about her water safety lol she dives in on her own, picks things up off the bottom then bounces off the floor and swims back to the edge lol what a lil dot but at least i know she can save herself!!! chino just splashes and yells at the water but still loves his lesson with mummy!
Ohhhh the saga of the allergy!! SO paed rang me and said 'no immediate allergy to egg, milk, soy or wheat' BUT it could be either a clinical or delayed allergy. but basically no allergy. so i thought fine, so i tried a little more cows milk and he also had some cheese, broke out in a rash on his chin straight away and also vomited and vomited, and did his usual choking turning purple thing. so f**k yes, i think its an allergy!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyways, ive started him on some diluted soy milk and he seems pretty happy with that, its been a couple of days and doing well. so now i'm trying to wean him...but i am also sad cos i will miss it and since there wont be anymore babies for me....im kinda holding on to that baby feeling
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for some mums, finding the RIGHT formula or the RIGHT animal milk for their bub sounds like a real minefield! a friend of mine has a 3 month old, and they have been thru SIX different formulas already! the formulas either give the baby diarrohea 15x a day OR make her constipated for many days.
ANother friend wanted to use some formula just for the rare ocassions she went out for the night, her bub reacted badly to all the supermarket ones, but is coping fine with an organic one (brand is called Holle). She has given me some to try on bilby, i will give her some in a cup, to see if i can stop the childcare breastfeeds. i am fine with feeding bilby anywhere but when i pick bilby up at 3pm, first thing she does (after squealing Mummy! and sprinting over) is "booby" and i feel more "tolerated" than "welcomed" to feed her there. She refuses to wait (until i get to the car, or home), so the timing thing seems to be non-negotiable.
i've really gone off track here, but my heart goes out to you Tara, trying every kind of milk you can lay your hands on, trying to find somethign Chino can tolerate, how frustrating for you both. I could just sock that silly paed who told you C has "no allergies", i think empirical evidence is telling you the contrary SO catergorically. Your "research" of observing him 24/7, is much more valuable than what the paed says after an hour or so of observing Chino.
how frustrating, i can't imagine it's easy to get to the appointments with two little ones, and then after all that time waiting for the results, to get such a "nothing" piece of advice.
It is SO frustrating Gigi!! especially since he had basically weaned himself (or infant-led weaning if you will) 2 months ago when i tried the cows milk and now i feel like i have completely missed my window cos he's so dependant on feeds to sleep...which isnt so bad, but it is with all the night wakings. i just cant function.
I was going to try rice milk but was told that it doesnt contain enough protein for babies under 2, this soy that im using is an organic one, has increased fibre and protein. im particularly interested in increased fibre since he does seem to have a prob with constipation.
I dont know how you function Tara. Waking every hour would just make me jump off the nearest bridge.
The twins were sleeping pretty badly too in the first 3 months but we went to Tresillian and they helped get them into a better sleep pattern (with lots of tears) but now they sleep so much better. Its tough with 2 kids Tara. Is that an option for you?
We have teeth! Hana cut her first tooth on Sunday which was a lovely birthday present for me Mae is still working on hers but it wont be long.
Ella is sick AGAIN. Its the 4th time in a month and a half. Its the new daycare i'm sure. Such a pain because she coughs and sneezes all over the place and on her sisters.
She came home the other day singing "I'm a dingle dangle scarecrow". She can now say hello in French, German, Italian, Indian, Chinese and Japanese - thanks to daycare!
Tres bien Ann!! Elle est une etoile!
When he sleeps in our bed he sleeps fine. the only thing is that he's awake any time from 830 and wants to be in our bed. half the problem is that he wants to be bf'd back to sleep, so as soon as he's over this yucky sick patch i'll start weaning and stuff. I really like Pantley's no-cry sleep solution book so i'll see how that goes...
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Mae is still working on hers but it wont be long. 
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