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BellyFruit

03-04-2009, 01:15

awww Nicki that jumper is the CUTEST!! Dammit I wish I knew how to make stuff like that... you are very very clever woman...

Tracy: Chace was a bit out of sorts for a few days after his first needles... I've heard that's common. He had runnier poo and slept a lot more during the day for a few days too... don't worry, Jayden should be over it very soon...

EF: Got any picks of those frilly togs? It's all boardshorts and no shirts at our place in summer (for the boys I mean) - I like to get a little "pink" fix every now and then... :p ... The twins are fantastic swimmers - they've always loved water, DH makes them do swimming lessons in boardies, despite the swimming teacher asking if we can please get them some speedos - DH just cant bring himself to let his boys wear them :laughing: - so, it's past-the-knee shorts for learning how to swim :rolleyes:... doesnt seem to hold them back though... Hold onto that book hun... Alexander will save you...

Fugs: hey, my sister's boyf has just told us he wants to spring for a trip for me and her to Hong Kong for a couple of days for our birthday - all expenses paid :eek:... it's in 3 weeks so cant go then... maybe later in the year when I'm BF a bit less and Chace is on solids... Disneyland here we COME!!

Tupperware: yes, it pops its head up every year or so, I usually end up having a party as a favour for someone, this year it's my SIL who's just getting into it... I'll send out a PM with my address for all you Perth mummies who may like to join... to check out their catalogue just head to tupperware.com.au - i love the stuff... got mothers group at that time so scheduled the meet for my place at 10am on Thursday 23 April... Cords, Angel and Tracy are possibly in hooray! All welcome... wow it's gunna be babies galore...

Haylie: I made it to the post office today... finally woo! Magic coming up... it's a good book...

I came home and DH had cleaned the whole house, even mopped the floors! I just could not believe it! love that man... it may have had something to do with the fact that I felt like a bit of lovin at 6am this morning .... ;)... man's been grinnin like an idiot all day, though can't blame him - it's been WEEKS poor fella... I thought I may have ovulated about 1 March, so I'm hoping that the kick of lovin hormones was related to me ovulating 2 April or so... TTC remember... to have 2 babies in 2009 would have to conceive this month... I'm not stressing about it, as I dont get AF or anything atm so.... just thought my libido that suddenly kicked into gear this morning totally randomly may have been prompted by a primal urge to procreate... ooooh fingers crossed ok!

Slow in here today huh....

seeyas tomorrow

TMD x :flowerz:

Shell31

03-04-2009, 05:36

Oh here you all are... I was sitting over there in the corner with Cordelia thinking.. Where'd everyone go??? :rolleyes:

Im so jealous you guys are all going to catch up. TMD I think your BIL should spring US a trip to Perth so we can attend your tupperware party lol. Ooooooooooooh early morning luvin in a possible ovulation period.. I can here the stork flapping its wings :p

EF - :( I dont know how you do it without Josh. I really feel for you. It must be so awesome when he does get back from being away. lol @ Poppy in her swimmers. I was given the cutest little sun shirt for Daisy when she was born. Its pink & has little hula girls on it & ties up with strings on the bottom on either side.. its sooooooo cute I cant wait to see her little dimply butt sticking out of it next summer.

Nicky - hahahahah that Frankie shirt is adorable. Loven the little tail on the back of it. I've said it before but will say it again.. You are a very clever lady. FYI Theo done a Meaghan last night & just wouldnt go to sleep. He cried & cried & we tried letting him go for a few mins before going back in but I hate it. It breaks my heart. We persevered for about half an hour but I had to go get him up. Its frustrating as I know all he needs is to come back out into the loungeroom for a 5 min cuddle & then he's right to go back to bed. I just dont WANT to do that every night.. grrr.. So it was late when he finally went to sleep. Thank god its a daycare day. I also thank god he's not yet in a bed as on nights like that he'd just keep getting out I think.. Who knows.. Its very out of character for him but its happened a few times now'

Tracy - I would really like the stimilus payment too. It will go straight to Aaron's solicitor to pay for the legals we are racking up in regards to trying to work out custody arrangements for his children.. Grrr dont even get me started on his unreasonable ex wife. Why can't everyone just get over themselves enough when they seperate to do what is right for the kids which is a meaningful relationship with BOTH parents.. ok rant over lol sorry Tracy..dunno why you got that.. Oh money... yes well like I said I'd really like it if we got it but if not.. cant be helped.. Im always so thankful of anything we get from the government but dont like to rely on these things incase it doesnt happen if you kwim.

Angel = That bites about the Baileys.. I had a couple of glasses of white wine last week. I put Daisy to bed about 8pm and had a few. She didnt wake up until the next morning so I was right but I did have back up formula & EBM just incase lol.. Now she's decided she wants a feed most mornings at about qrtr to 5... nice!!!!

Ummm who else?? aaaah I can't remember. IM in bed feeling like cr ap... Sore throat.. gross nose.. head feels stuffed up.. gross I dont want to be sick. We are going away tomorrow.. Always the way..
Daisy is now onto day TWELVE without a poo.. Yes people that is right.. TWELVE Days.. The last time she went was sunday not last weekend but the weekend before. I'm starting to think my milk just doesnt cut it & thats why she isnt pooing much as there isnt alot left over. I know they say bf babies can go for 2 wks but the wind is foul & starting to bother her. Might have to visit the Chemist today for some coloxyl I think it is.. poor girl.. Whats the bet she does if 5 mins after we leave home tomorrow on the highway with nowhere to stop lol

Talk later girls.. Going to go have a shower & wake myself up. Feel dodgy today.. Hello to anyone I missed. I also can't be bothered doing the whole flick between threads...

Rachelle x

PS thanks for the comments about the photos. I done them in photoshop, basically its done in about 5 clicks. puts a new layer black & white photo over the top of the original & then you just rub out so to speak the black & white on the bits to reveal the true color underneath. Its heaps of fun. Can spend hours on there playing with photos. Im a photo freak !!!!

MummaFug

03-04-2009, 09:43

:dizzy: Can't talk - sore head....
Too much wine with my sister and feel a little ill :banghead: Will be having an afternoon nap thats for sure (it is 7am)

TMD - Let me know if you want any hints on HK...I lived there for 13 years and LOVE LOVE LOVE it :)

GOtta go - need to :barf: I think (hehehe) NOT GOOD

BellyFruit

03-04-2009, 11:39

Hooooooooray the High Court challenge to the stimulus payments was piffed out today :smiliedance:!!! For you non legal eagles who possibly dont understand incredibly technical legal jargon such as "piffed out" it means we all get rich on Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laughing: yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! We already got 3 lots of $950 a few weeks ago (for 2 school age kids and for being on Family tax benefit A or something)... now we get two more lots of $900:cloud9:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
though we're being a bit naughty and saving it and not spending it- sorry Ruddy! we need a new car!!

Well, Chace is asleep, the twins are at school and I'm looking round the very clean house going...hmmmm.... what to do? There's never NO housework to do but meh, I have all day... I have to finish a quilt for my girlfriend... she also bought a sausage dog puppy from Frankie's litter for her grandparents and she just loves this breed. She's back in Australia until next week and then she flies back to Germany where she's studying for a while so I made her (ahem, have ALMOST made her) a quilt with little sausage dog fabric I found at spotlight... it's the cutest... I'll try and get a photo up of it... Nicki, unlike you, I can only sew in straight lines so the quilting isnt so hard... I do simple stuff, but this is the first one I have to finish without my mums help and I'm nervous I'm going to stuff it up... oh well, better go have a crack at it I guess... I'll be floating around all day...

Fugs: good luck with the hangover... and yes, if we come to HK I'll def hit you up for some ideas...

Shell: omg re poo... yes, you know that it will all explode once you've left the house and there is no turning back... be sure to line your car seat with a blanket first that you can whip out when it gets covered in poo... oohhhhhh noooo.....

Hi everyone else - have a great day

TMD x :flowerz:

MummaFug

03-04-2009, 12:13

:flowerz: Just sending out a HUGE HUGE HUGE thank-you to someone special ...:flowerz:
DD got a LOVELY parcel today with lots of pretty clothes in it :smiliedance:

SO THANK YOU (U know who U R)

:hugs: :hugs::hugs:

bootiful

03-04-2009, 15:51

hey ladies

just popping my head in quickly to see how you all are.

ive been sorting out my personal finances today, trying to get myself debt free, well besides the mortgage.

anyhoo, i feel nap time coming on. chat to you all later...bye:)

BellyFruit

03-04-2009, 15:58

omg what did I say? "I'm nervous about stuffing the quilt up??" I'm laughing so hard I'm almost crying at how much I managed to botch the final quilting bit of my quilt....

Ok, so I could cope with occassionally jamming the underneath thread or something, and I could cope with the occassional need to re-thread the needle - however, I have to unpick a WHOLE row the length of the quilt (just a bit longer than a cot quilt) because there are little loops in the underneath stitching :confused:...aaaaannnnnd (wait for it) I only stopped to notice this because my machine jammed again (my technique, nothing wrong with the machine :laughing:) and was like uh, wtf is it this time? ...

....

....

I'd actually managed to sew the bloody tablecloth onto the back of my quilt :laughing::laughing::laughing: LMAO right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's how legendary I am without constant supervision LOL... omg ... sooooo funny... so I've got the sh!ts with it for the moment... my friend flies back to Germany like, Thursday I think so I have to get it done before then!

oh, and when I spread it out on the floor to have a close look at it, I also managed to soak the latest puppy wee up with the corner... :rolleyes:

Chace is asleep... yawn.... dum de dum... nothing on tv... meh....

TMD x

tracynben

03-04-2009, 18:36

hi everyone
i got one clingy awkward baby at the mo, he either wont eat or fusses so much with it i give up n he just wont sleep anywhere apart from the car or me n those stupid 45 min naps, im gettin so frustrated cos i just cant do much, its taken me all day just to hoover n mop, n the only time he does feed properly is at night, hes wakin on n off at nite so im sooooo tired.

apart from that not too bad, on my own tonight rich has took our guests out so they wont be back till late ill try n get kids in bed by 6.30 n av a soak in bath.

so glad we gettin the tax now wooo hooo, first thing im gettin is a swing, so it might get hay to sleep longer, i wann re do bens room but we wanna buy a house as soon as residency comes throu so mite wait.

gotta go pick ben up in a min personals will av to wait for now.

tracy xxxx

muminwaiting

03-04-2009, 23:58

Hi ladies....

I never find the new threads :rolleyes:
I have my SD staying for the night Dh arranaged a babysitter for me while he is away on his boys weekend..I'm a scaredy cat I don't sleep while he is away I just can not sleep in a house on my own, she is in the spare room so I had to drag out the old laptop and it is soooooo slow....

EF...Thats horrible to take away your last night together...I hope you got some good luvin in this week.

TMD :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing: I can not sew a button on so you do better than me I get the idea into my head sometimes that I should buy a machine and give it a go.......but than I think naaaaa why waste my money I know it will end up in the corner collecting dust or be used as a cloths hanger.

Baileys.....Love it love it love it!!!!!.. I had my first as soon as I stopped BF, I'm not a drinker but on a hot night theres nothing better than kicking back with a tall glass.

US. We went to gymbaroo on Thursday and I gotta say we had a ball, Holly got so excited she was smiling and laughing. We can not do some of the activities because of her hips but she loved the music and I think she was excited to learn she is not the only little person, she hasn't been around other babies and she kept staring at them and smiling. I have signed up for the next term.

I'm off to bed have a great weekend incase I don't get back on..

honeydew

04-04-2009, 21:32

I'd been wondering where everyone went! The old thread hadn't been coming up on my subscriptions list when I went into user control panel but I have managed to find you all now...

Didi- I literally laughed out loud about you sewing the table cloth to the quilt :laughing: Thanks for sending the book! If it turns up before Thursday I will take it on the plane with me to read yay!

EF- so sorry to hear about Josh having to spend is last night on duty, that really sux that noone offered to do it for him :no: Poppy's togs sound so cute!!!

Nikki- gorgeous top!!

Shell- have a great time away! I will bet money on Daisy doing a pooplosion 5 minutes down the highway :D

Yay for the stimulus money, although I think we will only get the 1 lot for DH- I didn't work last financial year so therefore didn't lodge a tax return. I did lodge a form saying I didn't need to do one but I still don't think I get the $900. Oh well, 1 lot is better than none! Ours will go on the credit card which is being used for stuff for the new house (which BTW is coming along nicely- outside is bricked, windows are in, roof is on, inside has walls and ceilings :yelclap:).

Not much exciting happening here..... Layla is in an excellent bedtime routine now that I am being a bit more strict about it. She has a bath with Mason at around 6:30pm and has her last feed (BF & bottle) and is snuggled in bed by 7:30. She has been sleeping through until at least 5:30am but its often after 6am :yelclap: She is having 5 feeds a day but I think she is really only wanting 4, I am sort of forcing the last feed into her because I worry she isn't getting enough. Surely she is getting enough though because technically 4 feeds is 8 feeds since she has both a BF and a bottle at each feed :confused: She is growing nicely and is very content so I'm sure she's getting enough. My milk supply is dropping again so I will have to bake some more lactation cookies and start back on the herbs. I am very proud that I have made it to 3 months of BFing, even if I do suppliment with formula. I really didn't think I would make it this far when I had so many troubles in the beginning.

Brumington301

05-04-2009, 10:14

:confused: Hmmmmm. Glad I'm not the only one who managed to totally forget it was April and therefore click that a new thread had been started. All of you computer geniuses really need to help us computer illiterate ones out a bit!!!

Everyone sounds weel on here I'm pleased to say. I'm also pleased to hear that I'm not the only one with a bubby on the power naps during the day. I don't mind so much cause I do get a full night sleep so I can't really complain.

Tupperware - sorry, I wish I was in Perth cause everyone else seems to be. I'm soooo jealous you can all meet up together. I'm in "sunny" SE Qld (M2M will get my sarcasm in that statement).

Sewing - very impressive ladies. Why do I not have a creative side? I have bought lots of paper for scrap booking which I am trying to get into (obviously struggling with a power napping baby!). looking forward to finding my creative genius in a few weeks.

Lactation cookies - how nice are they? I made some yesterday and keep going back to the box. Not too sure I made them very well cause they are a bit soft - I did miss out a few ingredients but they are very nice anyway!:chef:

Poo - :laughing: Good luck Shell! Have a great holiday.

Stimulus Package - have no idea if i get it or not. It would be a lurverly surprise if you want to give it to me Kev and I promise to spend it wisely (as in paying our mortgage down a bit :laughing:). I got my first baby bonus pay at the end of the week and also something they have refererred to as Mat pay - I'm presuming 'maternity pay' but what is that for? I'm not complaining but just wondered what it was.

Ta Ta for now. I'm off to get some photos done up so I can get them printed for the scrap booking. Getting p'd off with Big W photo thing cause they cut off the top and bottom of the photos so all my editing is done for nothing.

:wave:

earthfairy

05-04-2009, 10:57

Morning Girls,

How are you all going? Hope you are enjoying your weekends...
I am bored, miserable & just a big fat sooky la la...
Josh left yesterday & It was awful!!! We live on the navy base but coz he had so much stuff i had to drive him down to the boat on the wharf....there were wives & partners everywhere saying good bye & tears & hugs & kisses.....so sad:(
Of course i was a blubbering mess & it only got worse when Josh went to say good bye to Poppy & he started to cry....he asked her to promise him that she would be a good girl for me & that he would think of her everyday & send her kisses on the wind....:gloomy:
How do i live this life!!!

Anyhoo, we said our goodbyes & i drove away from the other half of my heart....for 6 weeks.

I came home & went into cyclone mode (josh says this is what i do when im upset) i tore the house apart cleaning EVERYTHING - i stripped the beds (first thing i do so i cant smell josh, it only makes me upset) washed towels, scrubbed shower & bath, did 4 loads of washing, vaccumed, put the sprinklers on etc etc.....
I have to keep busy....

Poppy was a good girl for me though, giving me lots of extra smiles, even when i sat & cried....

Brum: hope you find some time to scrap book, i got the best present when i had poppy, it was a big pink photo album with all the scrap booking pages already done with frames, stickers etc...all i had to do was cut out my pics & put em in!

TMD: man, i needed the laugh about the table cloth so thanks for that:laughing: This sounds like somethingi would do. In high school home ec we had to make a pencil case, simple right?
Well...er...not so.....you see i got an F, because i forgot to leave an open side for a zip:laughing:
Josh sews better than i do...they spend a week or so in recruit school learning this & ironing...so i dont have to do that either. Ive tried once, & he made me promise that i would NEVER iron again, i made a digs dinner out of his uniform.

Fugly: hope ur doing ok with your sis gone now, hope Kooks & Ashleigh are being good for you.

Angel: did you get yourself some Baileys?
Im not drinking after 3 bottles of bundy last weekend....plus im trying to loose weight & going to the gym 5 nights a week & drinking dont mix...bugger it....

Nicki: you are so clever...wish i could make stuff like that....seens as you're all showing off your stuff, here is my show off....

I got a canvas & covered it in material then bought some wooden letters & painted them & stuck to canvas....whallah....art! lol

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu237/jkboyce29/P3161308-1.jpg

I paint & have sold a fair bit of my work but i havent got around to painting a piece for Poppy's room yet, once we get back to Cairns i will i think...

Shell: hope ur feeling better & you didnt end up with a cold...also hope ur enjoying ur time away. I cant wait to go home to mums on wednesday night...
You pics were awesome BTW, well done!

MIW: gymbaroo sounds fun, wish they had that up here! Sounds like Holly had a blast!

M2M: we are all SO proud of you for persisting & keeping up your BF - well done girl:yelclap:
Such a shame im not going to be in Darwin next weekend when you come.....hope you enjoy your time here though. The wet is well & truly over i think the weather is getting nice. The dry season is beautiful the nights are cool (well cool for us, being around 26c) and the humidity is right down.... enjoy!

Tracy: must be the week for clingon babies - Poppy has been cat napping BADLY again so i have started the SOS routine all over again plus confiscated the dummy at sleep time...this seemed to be keeping her awake. Its been 2 days & she has been having solid sleeps & sleeping through from 10:30-7am again. Thank goodness!!!

Does anyone else use a dummy? When do you use it? DO you give it to them at sleep time?
The SOS book says about it being a "sleeping aid" which i think it has become for poppy. So instead of her dummy ive cut up a small square of muslin & she holds on to that & that seems to work. This was a suggestion by the book....

ANYWAY - so sorry for my mammoth post - had some time to sit down & chat which is nice...hi to anyone i have missed..

Sending you all big hugs:hugs:

EF x

tracynben

05-04-2009, 16:37

hi everyone hope u all ok, im havin a really sh1tty day today.
Im full of a head cold and got sore throat and just so tired and emotional.
Jayden had a few bad days n nights now i just dunno whats wrong with him, he hardly sleeps in the day and wont eat properly, then he crashes out about 5pm, and is now wakin twice a night for feeds and then wont go to sleep after about 5am, and to top it off ben has been wakin at 5.30-6am, im sooo bloody exhausted now and not really enjoyin bein a mum at the mo :no::crying:.
AND stupid rich is so selfish sometimes, he thinks cos he took the kids while i had a nap thats ok, and then moaned when he wants to go out n i told him to take both of the kids, he had a paddy fit. since jayden has been born i havent even had 1 hour to myslef without the kids, and hes been going off fishin and stuff while his friends have been here, hess soooo peed me off today, in the end he took the kids, and then said sorry b4 he left, but its just not good enough cos he doesnt undertand how tired i am and how little he maakes me feel, he thinks im gonna chat to my mum and call him, but im not even gonna bother tellin her, i think deep down she thinks im too good for him, and i just find someone else, i love him but we are like chalk n cheese.

ANYWAY enough of me moanin thats all i seem to do, im tryin to be positive but this like of sleep and the kids playin up is really gettin to me now.

EF - i actually got upset when i read ur post, hope ur ok.
I use a dummy with jayden but only for sleeptimes, its hard to say whether they become dependant on it or not, different books tell u different things etc, i guess you just have to follow ur instinct and ur child and what works for them.
Although im a bit worried in case jayden gets use to it and wakes in the night (when hes in his own room ) cos then theres the risk he will wake up ben.

BRUM - you should get the tax payment if u worked at some point last year and ur hub will def get it as long as he didnt earn over 100 k last yr same for u.
glad everything going ok with u.

M2M - sorry ur still havin problems with bf, BUT excellent jon on gettin throu to 3 months, its great u have been so determined and have not give up, but dont feel guilty if u give it up, a lot of woman dont get that far.

MIW - glad holly is doin great and enjoyin the gym stuff, jayden loves his playmat, he loves anythin and smiles at everything, which makes me feel so much better, i just wish he would sleep .

anyway i better go and do some cleanin while i have the house free so no one can call me lazy when they get back .
tracy xxxx

honeydew

05-04-2009, 21:13

i forgot to leave an open side for a zip

:laughing::laughing: Thanks for a good laugh!!!

Tracy- its hard to be positive all the time so don't feel bad about having a good old whinge every now and then. I know I do it plenty of times! I hope the boys start sleeping better for you :hugs:

EF- I was teary reading about Josh having to say goodbye to little Poppy :crying: I hope the next 6 weeks go super quick for you. How are you feeling, do you start more treatment soon?

Brum- the lactation cookies are very addictive aren't they! I will be making some more soon I think. How is your BFing going? Good luck with your scrapbooking! I have done a fair bit in the past but haven't done any for nearly a year. Mason has 2 albums but Layla does not even have 1 page yet :o

Us- Layla completely loses the plot at about 6pm most nights- screaming, sweating, wont take milk, wont settle at all. It lasts about half an hour if that (but feels like 10 lifetimes during it). Im assuming this is what they call 'witching hour'- does any of your bubs also do this?

earthfairy

05-04-2009, 21:23

Thanks for a good laugh!!!

EF- I was teary reading about Josh having to say goodbye to little Poppy :crying: I hope the next 6 weeks go super quick for you. How are you feeling, do you start more treatment soon?

Youre Welcome:D
Glad someone finds me funny!:laughing:

Yeah it is pretty sucky being the wife of a sailor, but i know its not forever, another 18 months-2 years & he's done....and i cant wait!!!

Ive been so preoccupied with Josh leaving i havent even thought about the big C....lol
I saw the doc & good news is it isnt as severe as last time (which is AWESOME coz i beat it last time)
She wants to monitor it over the next month or so & see what happens. The doc said that with this kind of cancer it often corrects itself, like the body will rid it on its own...amazing....
Sooooooo just gotta wait & see....i guess if you think of it, if it was REALLY serious she would act straight away right?

Fingers Crossed:fingerscrossed:

honeydew

05-04-2009, 21:34

Thats great to hear that your doc thinks it could correct itself. I have been wanting to ask how it was all going but didn't want to pry as I imagine its a very personal thing to go through. So thanks for keeping us in the loop :hugs:

I love Poppy's swim photos on facebook, she is too cute! Where did you get her swimmers from? (Layla is jealous and says she wants a pair just like Poppy's :D)

Nickimumto1

06-04-2009, 15:55

Hello,

This post will have to be as quick as i an keep a my DD busy with some cards that she is making: hear we go.

Have not been on as we have been busy buying a house, put offer in and we hear tonight, will let you know.

Thanks for the comments about the top, it was not that hard to do, but like you TMD i did not sew it to the table cloth, i sewed it to my top.:laughing: I woundered what it was stuck to.

Now we all need to have a serious chat about all of you Perth girls catching up, it not fair, i want to come:hissy: so unless you are willing to pay for my plane fair then you can just bugger off. :laughing: Why are there no Melbourne girls on this thread.

Earthfairy - Sorry to hear that Josh has gone to sea, your post brought a tear to my eye. Have fun with your mum. Both of my kids have a Taggy Blanket, Google it, maybe your mum can sew one when you are there.

Better go, to all i have missed sorry,

muminwaiting

06-04-2009, 15:57

Thats great to hear that your doc thinks it could correct itself. I have been wanting to ask how it was all going but didn't want to pry as I imagine its a very personal thing to go through. So thanks for keeping us in the loop :hugs:

:D)

Me too, I didn't want to pry...

M2M...I had a couple of nights of the unexplained crying all of a sudden for no reason she would just go off..and the only way to calm her down was to go out side and let her look up at the sky it instantly stops the sobbing. It only lasted a couple of weeks but it did drive me nuts...

Tracey...I don't know what to say to you only that it will get better...I struggle some days with 1 child and I admire you ladies doing it with 2 or more, especially with absent hubbies..If your Dh is like mine talking until your blue in the face doesn't help, you need to take action...My Dh, who I have no doubt loves his little girl to bits, wasn't helping me much and I think he considered it to be my job to look after Holly 24/7....He hadn't changed 1 nappy or given her a bath and she was 10wks old and I know for a fact he wouldn't have a clue what cloths to put on her or how many spoons of formula or how much to give her..I could go on and on..So I faked an illness told him I had a rotten sore throat and that the Doc said to stay away from Holly as much as I could and it forced Dh to have to do more than just cuddles...He won't be the first to change a nappy now but he does help out alot more..maybe worth a try.

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Where is everyone today????????????................................. ...............................................Ok the silence is deafening....

I will just chat about me then....I have ordered the invites for Holly's Christening and here is the photo I have used, which was taken a couple of days ago...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2377200&l=fb0f47a332&id=791509273

Lady came on Saturday and did a casting of her hands and feet, I have to wait 8wks for the finished product.

Is anyone going to the baby expo in May in Sydney????? I have never been to one but the lady who did the casting is having a stall this year and she has been herself for the last 2yrs and she said you get alot of free stuff/samples....I am going to go this year..

BellyFruit

06-04-2009, 16:03

:wave: ladies... easter is almost here hooooray!!!! I just bought the kids easter eggs (and one for mummy and daddy :D)

EF: LOVE the "pop" art... :yes:

Haylie: book should arrive v soon... if i do recall, theres a part in there about locking kids in bedroom... :laughing:

Tracy: hang in there mate... and use the $900 bonus for a nice relaxing spa treatment or something... Ruddy said so... :p

Brum: for some reason I thought you were in perth???

AFM: we're going away for 5 days to Walpole for Easter woohoo! I'll try and jump back on later... geez it seems Chace is a bit off colour -lots of runny poo and chunky vomit...

TMD x :flowerz:

Cordelia

06-04-2009, 17:06

hey everyone,

just found out my parents dog got run over today :( so feeling a bit blue. I hated the little rat thing but its funny how they become part of your family.

twinmum- we ALWAYS used to go to walpole at easter!!! LOVE IT where are you staying?? we love rest point but we stayed in some beautiful villa for our honeymoon. we are going camping in denmark so might run into you at the valley of the giants hehe

stimulus money - I worked a tiny eeny bit but got all my tax back at tax time so I think i'll miss out too. Ours is spending money for the gold coast WOOWOO

brum - i'm with you on the CRAP job that Big W do on photos. Also.... the ones I got printed of DD 2 years ago when she was a baby have faded... all of her baby album and the ones that are on the wall framed are nearly indecipherable. so now we get ours done at harvey norman

EF - I LVOE the canvas you did.. i'm copying!! i have something similar with a photo of DD and all butterflies but it looks kind of dodge :P so i might paint it over and copy you teehee. (imitation is the highest form of flattery) I'm so happy that the gp doesn't seem to think everything is so serious. Very relieving i'm sure but look after yourself. :hugs:

tracy - if I was you I would just tell him when he comes thru the door that you're going out and he's got the kids!! are there are any movies near you? we could meet for a tight **** tuesday movie sometime. I think we dont live too far away from each other.

MIW - OH MY GOSH that is so cute hehehe

mummytomason - sounds like witching hour :P Daniel's fine but DD would have 5-6 hours of screaming. its' awful :hugs:

I cant' read where I read about taggy blankets - someone's post!! - but MIL made one and DD loved it.

well my kids have slept for 2.5 hours today!! and have both just woken simultaneously (yay not).

ok they both went quiet again teehee... more writing time.

ME!!! hmm.... not much. dreading going camping. Daniel has gone back to being perfect (not grizzling when I put him down) so that's a relief. He is sleeping 9-10 hours overnight so I reckno that's allrigight!! last night he went 8:30-6:00 which is good coz he used to wake up at 4 on the dot so hopefully he'll start stretching it out to 12 hours!!! imagine.... it just means that i have to feed him every 3 hours in the day which is fine (i love the cuddles!).

it's been very quiet so I hope everyone is doing ok. Let us know how you're going (1. because I care but 2. because I get bored when there's nothing to read).

byee

BellyFruit

06-04-2009, 17:18

oooh er it is very quiet in here and has been for ages... sorry I missed you Nicki and MIW - I posted at the same time as you!

MIW: Love that photo... my gosh what a beautiful little girl... I think your fake illness was a strike of genious for something that is no laughing matter...

Tracy, if I were you, I'd start "coming down with something" on Friday, and be absolutely "farked and bed ridden" on Saturday and Sunday, and "come good" on Monday morning... go have a facial and say you had to wait for "two hours at the dr's surgery" I'm not kidding... you need to look after yourself first, then the rest of the family... stand up for yourself woman... and start roping in those retired in laws... :hugs:

Nicki: you did NOT sew your shirt into the machine!! that's too funny... did you just stand up and go... aw sh!t lol... Would be awesome if you were in Perth - would you like me to send you a Tupperware catalogue anyway? Then you can be part of the group too!

Oh, speaking of Tupperware... remember, meet at my house on Thursday 23 April at 10am... I'll send out a PM a bit closer to the time, but potential attendees are as follows: Angel, Cords and Tracy... could you please PM me your address and I'll post out a catalogue so you can have a squiz... man I love Tupperware... :laughing: anyone else want a catalogue????

Chace is just having a much needed nap now... ( I think he's a bit sick as he's been very fussy today and not his usual happy self) dunno really, he slept through the night last night from 10pm to 7:30am the little treasure... oh EF, I meant to ask you how you taught Pops to self settle... Chace is never without his dummy pinned to his chest, he goes to sleep with it in his mouth, though it usually drops out during the night and I pop it back in if he wakes up and he'll usually go back to sleep again... When the twins were little and in the SCN I was told to give them a dummy not only to help their sucking reflex (as babies born at 32 wks don't have one) but also because it is a comfort and a pleasure for a baby to suck on something... so, that's why I dont mind Chace having it all the time. When in the car, we nominate one of the twins to be on "dummy patrol" to pop the dummy back in Chace's mouth if he is unhappy in the car...

:wave: Fugs, Angel, 1sttimemum09, justmum, bubsno1, shell and everyone else...

TMD x :flowerz:

BellyFruit

06-04-2009, 17:30

dammit Cords, I thought I'd got everyone and you posted while I did :laughing:

Bummer about your parents dog, they must be really sad. We stay about two streets back from the "main drag" in suburban Walpole if you could call it that... go fishing at the Nornalup inlet (is that what it's called?) Will def be going to Green's pool too, it's amazing so I hope we get a warm day to take the kids swimming. While I was eagerly scanning our online accounts for our $$$$, I remembered that I've never nominated us to receive our tax cheques electronically, this means that we have to wait for a cheque, which they said may come as early as Wednesday, but we prob wont get it til after the Easter break, then wait for it to clear etc etc... which is fine because we're just saving it anyway but still... i got all excited this morning for nothing :laughing:

Chace is awake again... sigh... poor little one... now, nobody else post ok.... lol

TMD x :flowerz:

tracynben

06-04-2009, 18:06

hi everyone hope u all ok.

TDM thanks for the concern over dp, he was ok in the end yesterday, i made him take the kids out and he later apologised, he did everything , cooked me brekkie this mornin, cleaned up and prepared tea for later so i dont have to do it, hes out takin his friends out, there going somewhere u cant take small children so im at home with the kids.
Ill be at the party, ill just have to try and remember to send u my address.
Thats great chace slpet so long last night, i wish jayden would do that.

CORDS - yeah id love to go to a movie, but stupid dp has a stupid job and he doesnt have a set finishing time so he can get hom anytime from 5 - 10pm.

MIW - yeah my dp is hard work with talkin to him, the only way he understands is if i start crying. he has been good thou since i made him take the kids out, i think he felt guilty. as for the baby expo, i have been to 2 in perth, and all the ffree samples are not that good i dont mean to put you off, but you do end up with a lot of junk, some of it is ok thou.

to everyone else hi.

AFM - yeah things are still tough with the kids, ben had a really high temp before, but is ok after panadol, i think his molars that are comin throu are really botherin him at the mo, that and with him havin a bad cold.
As for jayden i think part of the problem is teethin, cold n cough but i think some is my fault of doin accidental parentin, and i think hes fallen into a bad habit of fallin asleep on the bottle and needs that to fall asleep, he hasnt slept all day today and has now gone off in exhaustion. i really need to get him into a routine cos its effectin his night sleep too now, =which is makin me totally exhausted, im not spendin any time with ben and he doesnt like it, so everyone is feelin a bit down and frustrated.
once dp friends have gone back home (they leave on friday) i think things will get back to normal, they have been helpin lots but they tend to keep the kids awake when they need to sleep, i kno i can get it sorted it might take a good old tough week but i can see the light at the end of the tunnel :)

tracy xxxx

Brumington301

06-04-2009, 18:27

Hello Everyone. How are we all today?

We went for our 8 week injections today only they wouldn't do them cause Oakleigh was too young - hmmmm. When I phones and made the appointment i told them his date of birth and that is the date they gave me to come in. They have now said it is 2 calender months and not 2 months as in 8 weeks so he's not due for a few days. Like I have nothing better to do at 8.30 in the morning.:sleeping: I also went for our weekly check up and he's gaines 140g - :thumbsup:. I was soooo happy. She said he can now be left for 2 weeks before his next weigh cause he's done so well.

Big W - God, I'm so angry. I spent 2 days editing photos and getting them uploaded on to the website and have completely wasted my time. It just cuts off loads from the top and bottom of the photo so in some part of Oakleighs head has been cut off. I think I'll have to go somewhere else. No Harvey Norman near me so I will have to find an alternative.

EF - I hope you're OK. It made me sad to read your post about josh leaving. I don't know how you do it. You're one brave lady. Also a big ye-ha for the positive feedback from the Doc. That is just brilliant mate.

Tracy - you need to look after yourself. I reckon you just walk out the door as well as soon as DH is back in and he won't have a chance to even question it. He'll cope. You sound a little happier in your last post though but don't let that persuade you to not look after yourself.

M2M - we have had the evening misery as well although recently it has got a bit better. I find O is only happy when he's on the boob at this time so I just do it. The nurse told me it was cluster feeding and is perfectly normal to ensure he has milk tomorrow. It makes the evenings a little hard cause DH has to cook after working all day (but I don't mind!).

Nickimum - :fingerscrossed: for the house offer - let us know.

MIW - love the photo. Very cute.

Cords - sad about the dog - I bet mum and dad are gutted aren't they? Have fun on the camping trip.

TMD - :( Wish I was in Perth. I'd love to meet up with you all for a proper chin wag.

Hello to anyone I missed.

Love to all X

justmum

06-04-2009, 18:34

Nickimumto1

06-04-2009, 19:30

So what has everyone been up to tonight??? Not much, the usual??, well we bought a house .... still can not believe it. So you don't have to listen to me winge about looking at houses, you get to listen to me complain about moving..:laughing::yelclap:

We have a 30 day settlement, so we get the keys on the 4th May, just before Meaghans birthday.

Have a look:

http://www.barryplant.com.au/property.cfm?propertyID=1047485&realestate=8_Hollyoak_Court_FERNTREE_GULLY_VIC_315 6&menuItemID=41762

I am so excieted, i have a dishwasher...
:yelclap::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap:

Nickimumto1

06-04-2009, 19:33

Sorry forgot Just Mum i would love to catch up, are you comming to Melb on Holidays? Make sure you bring a big wooly coat, it was frezing today.

earthfairy

06-04-2009, 19:33

Ahoy Me Maties....:cool: (just pretend theres only ONE patch on ONE eye)

M2M: you can pry ANY time you like! Its not really prying anyway....i told you all coz i wanted you all to know & so you all know how important it is to get your papsmears done.

Hands Up Who Still Hasnt Had One Since BUbs?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GO & MAKE AN APPOINTMENT!!!

Poppy got her togs from where else....but Pumpkin Patch! They had a sales rack with 2 for $30 on it...so she got 2 pairs of different styles...so cute
They do almost have identical wardrobes huh!

Nicki: i had a look at those Taggie Blankets, they look awesome! Um, unfortunately i inherited my "i cant sew" trait from my mother so Baba (grandma in Russian) wont be sewing anything:laughing:....think i may just buy one.....

MIW: Like your style hun, all DP/DF/DH's MUST take responsibility for their children also! Its not just our job!
Did you get one of those Twinkle Toes done?
I think im going to get Poppy's done when i get home from Adelaide....they are too cute!

Cordelia: i suppose you can copy:rolleyes: jk - they look really good huh? I was super proud of mine....and it looks just luffly on her bookcase...(no wall space to hang in this house)
I agree, it does get boring when no one posts!

TMD: dunno what to say to you, i spoke to you all afternoon lol:laughing:
Send me a catalogue...i luff tupperware!!!

Tracy: I agree with TMD, you REALLY need to start putting your foot down & looking after yourself...Coz if you arent coping & are suffering, you wont be able to look after the family right! TAKE CARE OF YOU! Rich REALLY needs to help you out more....
Ive emailed you that SOS (Save Our Sleep) routine & i typed out some extra info for you.

Brum: Good on O for his weight gain!! How annoying about the needles & date, you think they would TELL you that WHEN you book!!!

Hi to everyone else i have missed & hi to those of you lurkers who read only....i know you are there:devil6:

AFM: i am coping ok with Josh gone....got an email from HMAS Pirie's CO (Captain) yesterday saying that the boats stupid email is down & wont be restored until the 9th - which is Thursday when they get into Manila!
HOW ANNOYING!?!?!?wejfdfiowehfiweuhf9283yr92837er2398y ur928
...sorry....got a bit frustrated even thinking about it!

One of my best friends girlfriend had their baby the other day...Exavier...he was 15 weeks EARLY!!! Poor mite....1lb 8oz....
They have such a long haul ahead of em....last year she lost their twins at 22 weeks too...they havent had the best luck. Hope this little fighter keeps fighting....

Um...whatelse? Oh our passports arrived today, im going to pick them up from post office tomorrow! So exciting! I cant wait to go to Singapore...and see my gorgeous DH!!!!

Poppy was having some tummy time today & she pulled herself up on her elbows!!!:yelclap: I got some good pics...will give everyone a rest from my photos of Poppy on FB, i think people miiiight just think im a bit obsessed with her...

Check this link out...Josh & I were having lunch on friday & this happened right out the front!

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/04/04/43175_ntnews.html

So so shocking....you have to be soooo careful with road rage these days!

ANd did you hear about the Mum up here in teh NT who got done last night DUI....WHILE BREASTFEEDING her baby AT THE WHEEL!!!
She was 19 & was sooo drunk she couldnt even give a breath test! People lik ethis dont deserve to be mothers....she pulled out from the pub IN FRONT of a cop car & cut them off...glad she did she could have had an accident & hurt that baby or someone else...

Well, i think ive dribbled enough....

Ciao for now....

EF x

Nickimumto1

06-04-2009, 19:56

Earthfairy - Don't buy one, i am happy to make poppy one. Maybe we can do an exchange, you can do some art for Meaghan & Liam? They don't take long to make, have not got pink fabric, how does she feel about aqua green minkie? have some left over from nappy making. Let me know.

honeydew

06-04-2009, 20:46

Hi girls

Gah, the evening 'witching hour' (don't really like that term but you will all know what I mean if I say that!) was horrible tonight. They were both in the bath, I got Layla out and dressed her, put her down so I could get Mason out and dress him but she completely lost the plot. I had to race getting Mason dried & dressed while she was laying there screaming- makes me feel physically sick listening to her so upset but not being able to help her :( Finally settled her and she had another feed and went to bed. It really makes you feel yuck inside when they are like this, I wish I knew what was causing her to become so inconsolable each night. Its very hard on nights like tonight when DH is on nightshift and I am trying to deal with both of them, esp in situations where Mason is in the bath and I can't leave him unattended while I tend to Layla.

Nikki- CONGRATULATIONS on your new home!!!!!! It looks really really nice too- and I am completely jealous of your kitchen and that stove! Very excited for you!

Justmum- how is O sleeping for you of a night now?

Brum- do you have Oakleights birth certificate yet? I am still waiting on Layla's. Bugger about the needles, I always book my kids in for a few days after they hit the right age for it just to make sure. The receptionist at our Dr's said that a lot of people don't know its meant to go by actual months and not weeks and some Dr's are very strict about it.

EF- oooh pumpkin patch- I may need to check them out when I am in Darwin (is it in Darwin you got them?). I shop online but usually only get whats left at the end of the season on sale. Yep I had my papsmear at my 6 week checkup and you have definately made me realise that I need to keep on top of them so thankyou :hugs: Well done Poppy on pulling herself up! Layla absolutely HATES tummy time with a passion so I think she will be a bit slow with that sort of stuff. Do NOT stop putting photos of Pops on facebook :shame: And I cannot beleive that girl breastfeeding her baby while drink driving :eek: I agree, she does not deserve to be a mother and I hope they take her baby off her.

Tracy- it sounds like your DP has really put in some effort- you deserve a break every now and then. I think the Dads don't realise how full on it is with a new bub (AND a toddler in our cases) until they actually have to care for them with no help. My DH has often commented that I get to sit at home all day but I am certainly not 'sitting' around all day!!

Didi- I can only see back as far as your most recent 2 posts (forgot to multi quote) so I forget what your first one said lol. But I totally agree with everything you said about the dummy and it being a soothing thing for them. I was adament that Layla wasn't going to have a dummy but now I'm not even sure why I didn't want her to have one :confused: I caved at about 2 weeks and she has had one since haha.

I can't read back any further so will leave it there. Very tired tonight but still have to make Mason's kindy lunch for tomorrow and eat some chocolate :laughing:

justmum

06-04-2009, 21:04

OK I am going to try and do personals. Hold me, I'm frigthened. I am sooo behind.

Nicki a catch up would be lovely BUT you'll be moving house soon. So you don't have to catch up if you have too much on. Anyway I am staying in Prarhan without a car so it wd have to be somewhere near there or accessible on public transport. I am not sure where you are but you let me know if you'd like to and Olive and I will be there :D your new house is lovely - I love the floors - what are they? The yard looks nice and big too, just right for kiddies.

EF, I was so sad to read your post about Josh leaving. You're so brave. It's good you're back in here with us so we can keep you company. And amused with stories of sewing things to other things. I once sewed through my finger nail (the alive bit) during home ec class at school. That was the end of my sewing career.

Brum we had our needles done on 8 weeks - I hope Olive is Ok. She's had a rash since (probably a complete coincidence) so in a way the longer the better really. I hope O's fine with his. Olive screamed the house down and then shut up once I could get a boob in her mouth. I am a complete sook though.

Tracy I am a bit worried about you hun. It just sounds like things are a bit hard with Ben and Jayden's sleep. I know well how bad it can get as Hugo was a SHOCKING sleeper too. The worst bit was the pressure I put myself under and I don't want that for you hun. Please ease up on yourself. If they don't sleep, they don't sleep. I know they become ferals with no sleep, but at the end of the day, that's what TV is for or chuck them in the pram and go for a big long brisk walk and maybe they'll both drop off for a nap. Anyway, I just wanted to say I am thinking of you and hoping that tomorrow is a better day for you.

TMD I would love to go to the TW party but can't as 10am is too late for us. Yes that sounds crazy.... but Hugo is having trouble adjusting to daylight saving so I have to be close to home and only have short car rides home in the morning or he falls asleep and then sleeps for only 15 minutes and is feral all afternoon. And then I get feral and it's all nasty and yuck. But I love the stuff so please think of me if you have another one.

Cords you be crazy woman! I loathe camping. I take my hat off to you doing it. I hope it's a fantastic holiday and you all have a wonderful ball of a time. I am sure you will though - kids love to camp.

Shell hope you are feeling better. I'm a bit late, but yes the photos you did were gorgeous!

Fugs how's the head now? Gosh I'd love a few wines! Was it fun?

Angel hiya see you tomorrow? We didn't get onto that on MSN - no doubt I'll chat to you later :laughing:

MIW we are Gymbaroo fans here too. Hope Holly is continuing to enjoy.

M2M I am sure Layla's getting plenty - they don't starve themselves. You've done so well :yelclap: And yeah make the lactation boosting bikkies because they are YUM.

AFM we go up and down with nights. Sometimes I'm up once, sometimes thrice, usually there's some unsettled time in there somewhere but slowly it gets better.

We had orientation with Hugo at day care today. I didn't want to put him in, but he got a spot in a place I've had him on the list for for over 2 years (yes 5 months BEFORE he was born :o) so I couldn't turn it down. We'll go and see how it is. Today went well but I got teary a lot and i didn't even leave him there! It's only one day a week so we'll see if everyone (read - if MUMMY) can cope.

We have been nipple shield free here for almost a week - it took us a long time to get off the shields over night - so I am stoked. Olive is very well, although very rashy from my milk atm (UGLY UGLY) so waiting for that to clear up.

Everything is going OK. I feel pretty positive and like things are working out well now. I am in Melbourne for 4 nights (30 April - 4 May) to see my best mate and my brother who both live there and have newish babies. I haven't seen either yet so am keen to meet their babies and do a bit of shopping for the kids.

Monster post! Chat soon.

xx

JM.

honeydew

06-04-2009, 21:20

Justmum- well done on getting to be nipple shield free!! :yelclap: Its so liberating isn't it :laughing: I hated having to go find a clean shield for every feed and making sure I packed a couple every time I went out etc. (although now I have to pack bottles and formula :rolleyes:). Good luck with H's daycare, he will be fine- and you will too! It is daunting at first and keep in mind that usually the 2nd week is worse as they remember that you are leaving but I'm sure he'll love it once he settles in. It will be nice for you and O to have some special one on one time each week.

BellyFruit

07-04-2009, 00:00

I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!! :devil6:

All three kiddies are in bed woo! Funny thing, I was at a friends place the other night, and we met some new people and my friend was like, that's their new baby Chace (that someone else was holding) and then pointed out DS1 who was with DH and said, oh and their DS2 is in the other room... I could see the person was thinking like "how many kids do they have??!!" lol... I'm like "yeah, we've got kids everywhere!" and that's only 3 - imagine 4!!! There is a bubhubber (Knocked for six I think?) who has 3 kids already and they're expecting triplets, conceived naturally :eek:!! She prob talked DH into having "just one more" and wham... hahahahah...what a thing to happen!

Justmum: as a matter of fact, I'm hosting two parties... one on 23 April and one a bit later that will be in the evening... PM me your address and I'll send you up a catalogue, if there was anything you wanted you can place an outside order and I can catch up with you at a convenient time to drop it off... uh, that goes for everyone ok... :D oh, and well done for the epic post!

Nicki: House is GORGEOUS - well done!!!! The second I saw that our place had a dishwasher I was like - this one, I WANT THIS ONE!!! :hissy:

Tracy: woo for coming over on 23rd... that's Ben's daycare day too isnt it? 10:30am I think I'm making it now... re sleep times... to get the twins to sleep, my mum used to sit at their bedroom door with a cup of tea and a magazine and pop them into bed and whenever they would put their head up, she'd growl at them and tell them to put their head down, which they did think was a game for a bit, but perserverence, and general boredom I think, always won out in the end, and they'd just go to sleep... dunno, might work with Ben, you could feed Jayden at the same time... just do it over and over, "put your head down" "put your head down" ... worked every time I did it... just a thought... havent tried to get a toddler to sleep for years so...

Brum: poo about the BigW photos... what about Kmart? I've never used them, but I know they do online processing??

EF: sorry can you PM me your address AGAIN?? I'm such a moron, I keep deleting it... (please say hi to Alexander for me...sigh...)

Cords: I love camping... cant wait to go to Walpole...

Haylie: sorry, I posted like 4 times! I was bored...I also entered the avatar comp so make sure you guys vote for my piccie of Chace when the voting opens in like 7 days or something... don't worry I wont let you all forget... :devil6:

I think we should start a "craft swap" thread - I'm yet to discover what a Taggy is... but whatever it is, I want one...

How funny that ppl are meeting from the hub in different cities as they go on holidays! Heck, I almost made it to Singapore at the same time EF is going there :laughing:!!

Shell? Angel? where are you lurking?

I'm hungry... I wonder if it's bad to eat one of the kids easter eggs I bought... i can get another one tomorrow to replace it... oohhh yeahh....

TMD x

MummaFug

07-04-2009, 08:50

:wave: Morning All,
WOW - you guys have been busy.

I have had 2 kiddies by myself for 3 days so have been run off my feet. DS has been trying SO hard to be helpful and sadly. that can make things worse at times. (7 days without DH and my sis isnt much help as she has no kids nd is not very tolerant of them )

But DH is back tomorrow :smiliedance:Luckily he is OK, He is in Italy but not near the earthquake.
Some VERY NICE friends of ours came over last night and sent me out for a massage which was FABULOUS.

Brum - :hair: at the Big W photos...Hope you get it sorted

TMD - I laughed at your tablecloth story. I have visions of being a sewing genius but sadly it aint gonna happen. Perhaps when the kiddies are at school I'll take lessons. No use doing it here as I wouldnt understand a single thing they said.
I have also been following Knocked for sixes story .. amazing.

Nicki - CONGRATS on the house. Love it..It looks nice and bright and bet you cant wait to move in.

JustMUm - Hope things go well at Hugo's orientation. Cant believe there are waiting lists that long..We have just started to think of schools for DS which is very hard when we have NO IDEA where we are going to live...

Cords and TMD - have fun on your easter holidays..The thought of camping isfun for me but in all reality i am,sadly, a hotel snob. DH took me "backpacking" in Egypt and we ended up in a suite in the Hilton in Dahab (gorgeous gorgeous hotel)...I WILL go camping with the kiddies one day - I do have a dream of driving around the US in a Winnebago :)

Trace - Hope Rich is helping you a little more. Have you tried not reacting at all to Ben...I know you have prob tried everything but perhaps ignoring him completely when he gets out of bed at night - just pick him up and put him back - dont look at him or say a word.. just do it over and over and over....Sorry not much help but do hope things get better for you

M2M - Hope the 'witching' hour doesnt last to long for you...DD is having a similar thing. I'm taking her to the doc today to get more medication so am going to ask him. She just seems to lose the plot every now and then - and hers isnt at a regular time. It makes it hard when there is 2 of them.

I'd LOVE to join in on the craft swap thread but sadly I really am not creative. I lok forward to seeing some pics of things that you swap :bee:

AFM - DOing OK. Had a rough night on SAt with DD waking every 2 hrs or so and then DS waking at 5.30. I have found having the 2 at home with no DH a little challenging but It'll get better I'm sure.

Was sad to see my sis go too - I now wont see her until after Xmas and DD wil prob be walking by then :hissy: I wished I lived closer to my family, the fact that they live in such a nice place doesnt help either.....2 more years and then HOPEFULLY we can move from here and be able to live off our investments with just a little consultancy work on the side. (Thats positive thinking for you)

honeydew

07-04-2009, 10:39

Good morning!

Had a shocker of a morning- DH was sleeping after night shift so I was trying to get Mason ready for daycare as well as deal with Layla etc.... all I wanted to do was have a shower but Mason insisted on bringing every toy & chair he owns into the bathroom then ripped up a whole box of tissues all over the chairs & was trying to pick all the bits up with 3 pairs of tongs he'd stolen from the kitchen drawers. I could not move and to top it off had Layla strapped into the highchair in the doorway (it lays almost flat) which Mason then tried climbing the back of and nearly tipped it over :eek: I lost it and was a hormonal mess, crying at DH to get up and do something with them and that I was going back to bed :o So he got up, finished getting Mason ready and got Layla back to sleep in her bassinette and let me go back to bed while he took Mason to daycare :valentine: I didn't get much sleep as my dad rang, the electrician rang and then I had to get up to wait for the electrician who never bloody turned up on time. Grr.

So thats my whinge for the day!

Didi- the book arrived today THANK YOU!!! I have a lot of hope pinned on this book so fingers crossed it helps with Mason :fingerscrossed: Did you eat the easter egg? I would have haha!

Fugly- the first thing I thought of when I saw the earthquakes in Italy on the news this morning was whether your DH was ok. Thank god he is! Sounds like you have a great plan for the not so distant future! Let us know how you get on at the Dr's today with Ashleigh. LMAO at 'camping' in a winnebago :laughing: I must admit, I am a wanna-be hotel snob but my DH grew up on a dairy farm and is more into camping. He is nagging me to go away with his parents (they have a caravan & camper trailer, we would use the camper trailer) but I just cannot handle the thought of camping with a 6 month old in the middle of winter. And how do you even heat a bottle?! Not my idea of fun that's for sure.

Craft swap sounds like a good idea although I have absolutely no idea what I would make. I can't really make anything :confused:

honeydew

07-04-2009, 10:40

p.s I need a new username- any suggestions???

BellyFruit

07-04-2009, 11:33

Mornin' everyone :sunshine:

Now, a quick question... I'm due to go to my mothers group meet in ten minutes (uhuh and I'm on the hub already this morning :rolleyes:) anyway, Chace is asleep... and DH is asleep next to him (went out on a huge bender last night and is sleeping it off...grr....I feel like I'm earning teenager parenting skills atm with him... supposed to be home by midnight as i didnt want him tired and hungover today... well... crawled in at 2am :banghead: and the rest is history) anywho, enough about DH... Chace is asleep, so I thought, can I go to mothers group without him? The short answer is...yes.... and I'm going to :o... it's just that there's so many babies there (like 6 or so) and it's all baby baby bloody baby... so it might be nice to have my hands free and grab a cuppa and a slice of cake and just enjoy everyone elses babies... dont get me wrong, i love the babies, it's just that some days i feel quite overwhelmed by them all :(, aw... is that stupid... considering I'm going to a MOTHERS GROUP?? bugger it... now I dont know if I should leave him at home or not... also, when he wakes up after his power nap, DH will be forced outta bed to tend to him...:laughing:... so much for a quick question...lol

Fugs: soooo glad your DH is ok over in Italy hun - I wish we could afford to be hotel snobs! though brought up in the country, i love to camp and go fishing... got to fill the dinner plate with fish this good friday remember... nothing better than catchin it yourself... (except perhaps ordering it from room service lol)

Haylie: woo for the book arriving so you can take it on the plane with you! Name suggestions: Mummy2Mason&Layla (der) or how about instead of M2M, u could be M22... or... Emtutu that sounds purrddddy... lol... I also need to change my username now... was thinking of MOTY...(mother of the year, personal joke in my family, as I am FAR from it LOL) or Bellyfruit...i have not even looked to see if these are taken though... any thoughts?

god, late again because of Bubhub...

Seeyas

TMD x

PS: I'm leaving Chace...

Cordelia

07-04-2009, 11:54

DD has just understood that the dog is gone and not coming back and i'm not sure what to say :confused: I'm just telling her that he's gone to a special place for dogs where there's lots of treats and bones. she's so confused and I can tell she's not sure whether to be happy he's gone to dog heaven or burst into tears becaue he's not coming back :( poor kid.

EF - wow on her elbows!! we're really slack with tummy time - that's terrible. DD hated it and she crawled allright (but not til 10 months). I might have to write specific times on the fridge to do it.. argghh 1lb 8oz.. that is so tiny. how precious and fragile. ooo

craft swap - i do scrapbooking so could make a mini album of a bub!! Am going to go get some supplies to make a little album for my parents of their dog this arvo. (DH reckons he's going to be home at 4)

m2m - i'm crap at usernames (hence mine!) good luck! mine is from anne of green gables that I had when we used to chat on "IRC" in high school!!! embarrassing hehee. your morning sounds crazy!!

justmum - awesome post!! and great news on the nipple shield :yelclap: it's such a nice thing ot have out of the way. i fed DD for 8 months with a nipple shield and it wasn't pleasant (but at least i was BF i guess)

twinmum - mum's group without a baby!! how awsome. you can sit there being spoilt watching the other mums clambering after their baby :laughing: I just like being able to have a coffee with 2 hands and not worrying about burning bub.

fugly - it's great to hear from you. man , you sound busy! glad that your DH was ok in the earthquake. I hope that the last time by yourself goes smoothly. You must be shattered.

AFM - I've been sitting around doign not much!! I had all my housework, grocery shopping and packing for camping (even tho we're not going for 3 days!) done by 9:45. I am supermum!! teehee... so been watching thomas with DD and we danced around the house for a while (while Daniel slept). Kind of at a loss but it's a really nice feeling. I seriously can't think of any work to do.

Mmmm ok off to make some cupckaes and get dinner ready for tonight. ricotta and spinach cannelloni (not a fan myself but DH loves it.)

honeydew

07-04-2009, 12:18

Didi- I have been to mothers group twice before without Mason- once when he was about a year old and DH was home and I needed a break from Mason (as you know a one year old is V full on!). And once when Layla was brand new (so at least I turned up with a baby haha!). Enjoy some mummy time! I bet you'll end up holding someone elses baby anyway :laughing: Thanks for the suggestions- I was thinking of M2M&L or something?? Was wanting something less obvious though and something I won't need to change when we have another bub. I like both of yours, Bellyfruit would be my fave.

Cords- aww your poor DD. It is very confusing for them when a pet dies. Sounds as though you handled it beautifully though. You are SO organised!!! I leave for Darwin at like 5am Thursday morning (gotta drive 3-4 hours to Brissy airport) and I am still not entirely sure where my suitcase is... should probably think of washing some clothes to take as well :o

tracynben

07-04-2009, 13:24

just a quick post now cos jayden wont sleep so i mite have to shush pat him.
i got the water bill through the post today from our estate agents and nearly died , nealry 700 dollars for 6 months, i dont wanna pry on others but does this sound right, whats the avergae other people pay (in perth mainly), i have got all the other water bills since we lived here and they have always averages around 60 dollars for 6 months and our last one at this address was 110 dollars for 4 months, i dont see how an extra 2 months can be nearly 600 more, im so p1ssed off cos if its right bang goes my tax payment, i was so lookin forward to gettin a massage and spendin some money on the kids :no:

will do personals later
tracy xxxx

BellyFruit

07-04-2009, 13:38

aaaaaaaaand I'm back....

I have crept into the house and guess what? DH and Chace are both right where I left them - asleep in bed... :rolleyes: I really like my mother's group and it was nice to not have to juggle a baby because after about an hour or so as you know they get tired or grizzly and that's just par for the course I know... i got to snack on yummy cheese and coke :chef: - the host had a big range of goodies yay!

Tracy: have you received a copy of the bill from the Water Corp? It very well may be that that $700 includes this years upcoming rates and the real estate agent has not looked at it properly and just passed on the whole cost to you... that is a huge amount for just water.. we only pay a couple of hundred a year and arent that water conservative :o... dont take it lying down woman, ask to see the actual bill from the water corp... you want a dated meter reading...I've dealt a lot with these kinds of bills at work and that is A LOT for water consumption only... Let us know how you go...

Cords: I was wondering if that was your real name! and yes, we had IRC too at schol :laughing:

Haylie: I like Bellyfruit too... how do you even change your username anyway? :confused:

being organised: well today i HAVE to finish my friends quilt or I'll be posting it back to Germany as she leaves tomorrow... aaahhh also have to clean the house and pack to go away... I'm also like, soooo, I should prob do some washing... DH is on prac ALL day tomorrow and we're leaving the second he gets back so i gotta bust a gut to get it all done tonight,.. yay for sunny weather, washing should be a breeze!

Um, still no PM's with addresses for Tupperware catalogues... get cracking guys :laughing:

later... i can hear Chace starting to stir... I'm going to leave him until DH gets up for him... lol

TMD x

PS: i have a cleaner coming for the first time today... i want to tidy before she gets here so she doesnt think we're complete slobs LMAO...

beck75

07-04-2009, 13:45

Hi All

It always takes me a week to subscribe to a new thread so I am a bit out of date!

Been to a 3 y/o birthday today which was fun.

We are in the middle of TTing DD which is not going at great speeds. SHe is great at home with a bare bum but as soon as we put her in knickers it is a different story!

Jake is good. Had a pretty bad night last night but that somes after a few good ones with only getting up once which is nice. He has had a few nights where he has leaked through his nappy which is a bit annoying though.

Cords - I saw your post about your dog. Our dog died when DD was a bit over 1.5 and we said he had gone up to the stars. She still says it now that Cooper has gone up to the stars cleaning them so they are bright - it is cute.

Tracy - I just got my power billl for the last 3 months in our new house across a hot summer - I wasn't expecing it to be quite soi big - well that is where my stimulus payment is going!!

DD is just calling out she found a spider so I have to go. Take care everyone.

Brumington301

07-04-2009, 14:25

Hello Everyone...

Nickimum - love the house. Great back yard for the kiddie-winks. My DH used to live in Ferntree Gully but that was over 25 years ago so I reckon it could have changed a bit! So, time to pack. Good luck with that one!!!!!

EF - Poo-bum to the ships email being broken. I had similar when DH used to work in the desert and some idiot destroyed all of the satellite phones. It seemed forever before they were up and running again and it was only 3 days.

M2M - I know what you mean about the whole trying to rest thing and the phone keep ringing. Ours doesn't ring all bloody day but then when I want to lay down it's one after the other. As for name change - I really like TMD suggestion of Emtutu.

JM - Well done on the nipple shield free business. This is one major step too far for me at tme moment. O seems to be happier with the shield cause it's slippery and so he can attach really easily. I use the closer to nature ones from Tommee Tippee. As for the rash - O had the same. We were eventually prescribed a cream for eczma and it went from being really angry and red to completely gone after just one use. We now have it just for outbreaks.

Cords - hmmm. The awkward story of where the doggy has gone. Sounds like you handled it well. Our dogs always went to live on a farm.....;)

TMD - naughty girl for eating the Easter egg! In all honesty though, I did tuck in to a nice Bob the Builder egg only the other day. I figured O would get to eat it through my milk!:laughing: I kept the egg cup and spoon for him...!

Fugly - glad your DH is safe from the quake. Pretty scary stuff eh? So, if he's back tomorrow shall we just see it as read that you won't be on here for a while?:laughing: Perhaps an announcement to come..... Good on you for the massage as well. I was desperate to have one the other day when I had the start of what I thought could be the return of mastitis. Luckily I caught it in time and managed to stop it before it took hold but the pain in my back was so bad I was desperate to get the knots massaged out.

AFM - had a great night again. O slept for 8 1/2 hours but has been very clingy all day and despite being so tired just won't settle to sleep. I really can't complain I guess. I've managed to persuade DH to let me get a new pooter if K Rudd gives me some money. I think I qualify - I was on sh1t money and paid too much tax as usual so I should be OK! I'm actually looking at a Mac cause I've heard they don't get hit with as many viruses - anyone know anything about it?

Ho-hum. I'm off to drink a cup of tea which should now be cold....:D

Hello to Tracy, AB, Shell (although you won't read this cause of the holiday) and anyone else I've missed.

Brumington301

07-04-2009, 14:32

Bugger - missed some!

Beck - good luck with the TTing. The joys of things to come! my mum said I was the same. She would let me run around all day with nothing on and I'd not do a thing then she'd put a warm nappy on me and pluuuuurghhhh!

Tracy - sounds a bit excessive $700 especially in comparison to the other bills you've had. Could the pipe be leaking somewhere? If so, surely this is the owners responsibility? Or like TMD said it could be the whole rates and they've accidentally passed on the whole lot to you.

TMD - I really want to join a mother group. Should do something about that I suppose rather than sit in the house all day....

:wave:

bootiful

07-04-2009, 14:37

hey guys

i am here, and ive been reading your posts today, but ive been flat out doing stuff at home that i haven't had a time to get on here..sorryyyyyy:(

TMD - ill PM you my addy now before I forget.

my brain is fried so just a few quick personals

nicki - congrats on buying a house, glad you found one you loved!

M2M congrats on becoming nipple shield free...such a huge step.

anyhoo....im on a mission atm to buy some stuff so just googling everything.

i promise ill jump on tomorrow when i have more time and do more personals....bye :wave:

tracynben

07-04-2009, 14:55

arghhhh my kids are drivin me insane, which i know is actually partly my fault cos i have no routine for any of them at the mo, and jayden has got some bad habits going on already :no:
he wont sleep and wehn he does only naps for 30-45 mins, and now hes so grumpy and i cant settle him :no:
im just so unmotivated at the mo, i need to kick myself up the *** as i keep sayin but nothin is going rite at the mo, until i sort jayden out nothin is going to get better, so from next week i need to be stricter with him and get him on a routine then i know things will get easier.

HOUSE - to who ever bought the house (my brain is not functionin at the mo) it looks very nice hopefully we will be join u soon in buyin a house.

BRUm - if u worked in te tax year u should get somethin for the payment.

BECK - good luck with the TT im not even attemptin it with ben until i get a better routine with the both of them

TDM - i have rung estate agents the property manager i spoke to thinks its wrong but i have to wait for the property manager to get back off lucnch who deals with my area, arghhh.

CORDS - enjoy ur time doing nothin, i dont even get chance to clean cos im havin so many probelms with my 2 at the mo.

M2M - sorry ur havin a bad time, i know how u feel, i think we are kinda going through the same kinda problems with our toddlers, ben startin bein a bit more aggressive, and he wont eat properly, he hardly eats anythin.

FUGS - yeah rich has been halpin out more, we have tried the approach of pick up put down with ben, it hasnt worked, but i havent stuck with it at the same time, dont have the patience, nighttimes not as bad now as its dark, just more the naptime now.
yeah its very hard livin so far away from family, im lucky if i see mine once every 2 years probably cos its too expensive to travel either way to uk or vice versa

tracy xxxx

earthfairy

07-04-2009, 15:05

:wave:

Hi Girls,

Just a quick post to say hello ~ ive been out to a yummy lunch of salt & pepper squid salad & a nice bottle of wine with 2 other Mums.
Was a nice afternoon sitting looking at the water, hav ejust fed Poppy & put her down to sleep....so i might sneak off for a LLD (This is what josh calls them - a "Little Lay DOwn")

....couldnt be the couple of glasses of wine.....

:o

Will be back on later:hugs:

EF x

MummaFug

07-04-2009, 15:06

:wave: AHhhhhh ..... both kiddies asleep :)

I went shopping today ... Will not be very popular with DH when he gets home...
I bought DS 2 shirts and DD 1 jumpsuit and Pants + shirt. They are so so cute.
Thing is, the pants and shirt for DD are size 2 :) They were just so cute that I had to get them....Does anyone else do this or just me??THe fact that she wont wear them until Dec 2010 didnt bother me at the time. Oh well, I will hide them in the back of the closet :p

OK that didnt lasyt long .... WAHHHHHH :hissy:

DD has decided against that nap

muminwaiting

07-04-2009, 16:03

Geez what happened today...yesterday I could hear an echo as I typed it was sooo quite but today everyones keyboards have exploded.:laughing:

Now I cant remember a thing I just read.:o

Fugly...I have all of Hollys summer cloths already :laughing: Just think of the money you have saved shopping whilst it is cheap...thats what I tell myself..lucky for me Dh would not have a clue if he looked in our top cupboard of our wardrobe he would be horrified.

I went to a ladies house today to pick up and pay for an item I won on ebay for $1.25 and walked out spending $101.25...Geez I am hopeless I can not help myself!!!!...This ladies house was real posh, had the two perfect little kids sitting at the table eating breakfast and they had soooo many toys and most of the stuff looked brand new, so I just had to take a few off her hands.....

Has anyone started their bubs on food yet??.... I know Holly is a little older but I have a question to ask. I started Holly on baby rice a couple of weeks ago, all went fine so on Saturday I gave her pumpkin for lunch, which she loved it was so funny to see her face the first time she realised it was something different. Heres my question, at her age (15wks) do you only give them one "meal" a day.. I have been giving her rice for breakfast and then pumpkin for lunch. I am worried I am over feeding her...

I gotta go DH is due home any minute and if he catches me on the computer he thinks thats alll I have done all day...:laughing:

Nickimumto1

07-04-2009, 16:12

Hello,

I have been busy, today i:
Organised the bank with the copy of sale and address for valuation
Signed copy of updated price and paid $1000 deposit to seel the deal.
Orgainsed convayancing
Orgainised Pest & Building inspection $800.

All with 2 kids making noise in the background.

How do people who work from home with young kids not sound like they are running a daycare centre.

I am ****ty at DH who was late home last night so i had to deal with DD who had not had her sleep and real estate agents calling. Then this morning while i was organising all of the above he was snoring in bed and then got up and was on the compute doing work. Could have killed him, asked him to do the dishes as i did not have any bottles, so he just washed the bottles and left the breakfast dishes...ahrr could kill him. Tonight when he getts home he can have the kids i am going to the gym.

Thank you all for the comments on the house, not the house of my dream it is missing as DH puts it "that charater suff that you like". But it is a start and it getts me a dishwasher and an extra bedroom.

Better go i am being pested by DD who is up to mischif as i am not paying her attention.

BubsNo1

07-04-2009, 16:12

Hello ladies, long time no chat :D

Just a quick one from me, promise I will get on tomorrow to do personals! Nothing really to report my end, all is going well.

Next week is my last week of freedom before going back to work full-time. :no:

William will be 3 months old next Wednesday, think I will take him to the CYH clinic to get him weighed and measured. Find out how his percentiles are going. Although just by looking at him I think they will be pretty high. He's still a big boy :yes:

He progressed to the cot last weekend. For day naps and night time sleep. No dramas whatsoever, which was great :)

I made pasta bake for dinner tonight, yum :chef:

I hope you & your bubs are doing well.
Take care,
Sheree xxx
:flowerz:

Nickimumto1

07-04-2009, 16:20

Muminwaiting - i did not start Meaghan on solid food till 6months. Then it was just 1 meal a day for a few weeks and then twice after that. What solid food they get before 12months is just extra, the real stuff is still the milk. If she does not want it she will not open her mouth or will spit it out. If in doubt call the MCH nurse.

tracynben

07-04-2009, 16:42

MummaFug

07-04-2009, 19:30

I didnt start DS on solids until 6 months.
And I was really slack about it to - only doing it every few days. I dont think he had 3 meals a day until he was about 11 months if not later.
If you are feeding solids now, I'd just do it once a day....Milk is just fine for now.

Shell31

07-04-2009, 19:57

Holy Crapola you lot can gasbag :laughing: I have atleast 6 pages to read since going away like 4 days ago.

I will hop on tomorrow, read up AND do some persies.. for now I'll say our holiday was wonderful. The resort was lush lush lush.. Breakfast alfresco in the restaurant every morning was to die for.. Never mind that all but one of the days it was raining :rolleyes: We DID manage to visit the Pet Porpoise Pool. Theo & Aaron got splashed by the dolphins.. Theo was being high maintenance & wouldnt sit down in the stands so wandered off a little too close to the edge of the pool. Aaron followed to get him & what do you know.. SPLASH !!!! 2 wet boys :laughing: The lady on the microphone was like OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO There's a little boy there.. OH NOOOOOOOOOOO Sorry little boy !! Theo wasn't impressed & cried his eyes out.. :laughing:

Ummmmm First night was HELL NIGHT.. omg Theo wouldnt sleep in the single bed at all. Wouldnt have a bar of it so we had to hoik Daisy Doo out of the travel cot & try him in there.. No thank you mam not interested. So Aaron lay with him on our bed & he was "transferred" when well & truly in the land of nod.. Unfortunately he woke up at 1am scared shyteless so ended up in with us.. Aaron got sick of his wormy tossing & turning & went upstairs to lay on the lounge. When he came back into me at 4am I got all frightened & yelled OMG Wheres' Theo ??? he said.. Umm Up there... He was laying sideways up against the bedhead :laughing:
Daisy slept on the floor.. on a lounge cushion with her ti-tree mattress ontop :rolleyes: Unfit mother I am.. I tried to squish her into a washing basket LMFAO.. seriously.. I did.. but she just wouldnt fit.. ANNNNNNNNNNNYWAYS....she was just fine & dandy down next to me & how good was it to just hang an arm over & plug her when she stirred lol..Lets not mention that I LEFT HER MATTRESS BEHIND!!!! so now she is sleeping on a flatish pillow in her bassinette lol.. Oh dear !!! So the romantic spa we had in our ensuite was only enjoyed with the kids as we didn't want to risk waking the blighters up with both of them in our room.. Ah the joys.. Did have a nice time though & like I said to my FIL.. if I was home and it was raining I would of been cleaning & doing all sorts of stuff.. Atleast up there I got to watch some seriously dodgy movies on the paytv and sit on my butt for a few days.. Walked the beach in cyclone like weather with Daisy in her sling (Thank you Nicky) she was toasty warm in there..

K gotta go.. back tomorrow to read up on all your news...

Rachelle x

Cordelia

07-04-2009, 20:04

:laughing::laughing::laughing: that is the funniest thing I've ever read. ohhhhhh :laughing:

teehehehehe

this is a good webpage for signs babies are ready for solids : http://www.askbaby.com/signs-baby-ready-for-weaning.htm

When DD was a baby they said 6 months and not before!!! however now it's 4-6 months. I can see Daniel getting started on some of those signs from the webpage but we have months to go yet :)

ok better go stick him in bed as he's asleep in my arms awwwww.

HEEEHEHEHE still laughing. poor shell

Shell31

07-04-2009, 20:06

Forgot to mention... Daisy gave us what could only be called a skid mark in her nappy on day 15 :eek: I went to the chemist up there & I have her on Coloxyl drops 3 times a day to try & get her moving.. She is happy enough.. although at times has bad pains, arches, stiffens & christ she stinks when she does fluff :rolleyes: I have an appointment with the nurse tomorrow so will speak to her & if she thinks she needs a Dr I'll go but the last time I took her to the Dr & mentioned it they made me feel dumb.. So sick of Dr's & nurses & chemists & everyone telling me that its ok for breastfed babies to go 2wks without pooing.. I"m sorry but it just feels wrong to me.. :confused:

honeydew

07-04-2009, 22:15

Hi girls

We are now leaving tomorrow and staying in Brisbane for the night before getting on the plane to Darwin on Thursday. So I have been busy washing and packing. Babies need soooo much stuff!!!

Bought the easter eggs today and silly me left them out on the table. I went into the bedroom for something and could hear Mason saying 'oi oi' (his word for lolly) and came out to find he had completely unwrapped a huge bunny chocolate and was about to start eating it :laughing: Not happy Jan but I have learnt my lesson to pack the presents away as soon as we get home! I will have to be more careful now that Mason is getting to the age of almost understanding the easter bunny & santa etc.

Tracy- :eek: that does not sound right at all and I would definately question it. We just got ours and it was $82. When we were in our own home we once got a water bill for like $800 or something ridiculous but it was when we were trying to get our grass established and used waaaayyy too much water. Don't pay it until you have seen the bill the owners would have recieved.

Didi- you PM a mod to change your username. LMAO at cleaning for your cleaner :laughing: That is something I would do, just so the cleaner doesn't think I'm a slob haha.

Fugly- I have been guilty of buying Layla clothes that she wont fit into for ages. I have bought a couple of things from ebay that are too good a bargain to NOT get so I just pack them away until later.

MIW- we won't be starting Layla on solids until 6 months. I think Mason was 5.5 months when we started him but he was very big for his age and starting to seem as though he wasn't very content with just milk. If I were you I would stick to just 1 meal a day at Holly's age, only because if she has too much food she will be demanding less milk and the milk is very important for her now. Sounds like you are doing everything right though. I have heard its best to introduce the vegies before fruit, something to do with them preferring the sweetness of the fruit more than the savoury vegies and then becoming fussy. I can't remember what I did with Mason... seems so long ago!

Shell- you made me laugh so much at your holiday tales :laughing: It is never totally relaxing when you have kids is it?!! Poor little Theo, but I did have a giggle at the thought of Daisy curled up in a washing basket LMAO!! Shame she didn't fit, that would of made for some cute photos.

Hi to everyone else. Sorry for no other personals but I should really think about heading to bed!

Cordelia

08-04-2009, 08:20

*jerry springer dance* go daniel, go daniel, go daniel, 12 hours, 12 hours, 12 hours, oo ye-ah, oo ye-ah, oo ye-ah.

MummaFug

08-04-2009, 08:44

CORDELIA - I AM SO SO JEALOUS

:hissy: DD's longest sleep last night was 2 1/2 hrs..:crying::crying: (but she smiled everytime I went to her)

BUT

:smiliedance: DH is back today .... :smiliedance::smiliedance:

muminwaiting

08-04-2009, 08:45

Hi Everyone....

Thanks for the advice and Cords thanks for the link....I think I will just stick to the baby rice for 1 meal now and see how we go...

Shell....:iagree: I was so over everyone making me feel like I was an idiot everytime I asked a question and even when you do ask they all have a different answer.

:laughing::laughing::laughing: Sooo funny.....I pictured you trying to squish Dasiy into the washing basket...ha ha ha ha ha ha....

M2M Have a great trip...We head off tomorrow as well, heading down south to see the relatives...I have started to sort stuff out and for a 4day trip god Holly needs alot of stuff..Usually when we go away DH gets a tiny bag and I take up all of the suitcase but now Dh and I will have to survive with the bare minimum.....

:smiliedance: Go Daniel!! Go Daniel! Go Daniel! Go Daniel! :smiliedance:

Nickimumto1

08-04-2009, 08:50

Cordelia - I did not get it at first, but wow 12 hours, it feels good. Now just to make them do it every night..:rolleyes:. Liam has been sleeping 11hours 8pm - 7am for about a week now, hope it continues as i am getting use to it:laughing:..

Mummy to Mason - have a good holiday, it is going to be quiet around here with everyone going away. We are just going to have a quiet time at home. Don't you just know when they are getting up to mischif, they don't miss a trick when it comes to lollies.

Shell - The coloxyl should make he go within 12 hours, if she has not gone i would take her to the doctors, better to be safe. Just take the attatude that i am her mother and i know when something is not right. Kids on holidays are so funny, you think that they would enjoy the change and the activitys, but they just want the comforts of home. Last year we took Meaghan to QLD and she had to sleep in a single bed and she went to bed fine, but fell out each night at about 10pm and refused to go back in so went to bed with me and DH slept in her room. Not much romantic time going on. We had a holiday without her for our honeymoon and missed her the whole time, so go figure.

BubsNO1 - Liam has moved to the cot now full time, he has grown out of the bassinet. He is also a big boy (75th percentile for weight and length). He will need bigger jumpsuits as the 00 ones are too short. Sound like William is doing well.

As for us, we are off to a Bubhub meet today at a local playcentre, should be fun.

Better go, have a good day.

muminwaiting

08-04-2009, 08:51

Fugly....Ahhh the smile makes everything better..:hugs::hugs: for the no sleep though..
and :smiliedance:for Dh's return!!!!!!!!!!...

Holly is awake so I had better get my butt into gear...I have an appointment at 11.30 for my papsmear (thank you EF)...

Have a great day everyone..

tracynben

08-04-2009, 09:18

just a quickie for now as jayden is sleepin on me.
we think we have figured out why the bill was so high, the sprinklers at the back have been comin on 5 days a week for half hour :no: we didnt kno cos we sleep at the front n the front ones only come on 2 times a week so we presumed the back ones did:crying: im so annoyed, i really wanted the tax money to treat myself n the kids now i av to use it for the bill:hissy:

as for jayden i think im havin so many problems with him cos im puttin him down overtired an hes learnin the wrong sleep associations, so over easter im gonna fully concentrate on sortin him out.

tracy xxx

Cordelia

08-04-2009, 10:05

just quickly - we got 4 family tax benefit payments this week :confused: anyone know why?? it's not the stimulus payments - just little bits. wierd. wondered if someone else was the same.

beck75

08-04-2009, 11:47

Hi All

Congratulations on the long sleep Cordelia - fugly I am more in the boat with you with Jake napping all night for the past 2 nights just after he started doing better.......oh well. I think I will move him to the cot tonight as I have been a bit slack organising it but he is really too big for the bassinet and that might be waking him up.

I bought 2 new sleeping bags on eBay - they are slumbersacs and very much like the grobags. I have ordered them for from a UK seller and it is only costing $61.50 with postage which I thought was pretty good for such good bags. Now I will have 2 2.5 TOGs, 2 1 TOGS and a spare one in each size in pink for emergencies (DD's which I probably could use all the time but I just can't put him in pink)!

DD is off at daycare today with a bag full of knickers and pants - wonder how she is going!!

Cant believe it is Easter already. We are not doing much though with lack of sleep and TTing it is probably better we hang around closer to home.

Food - when DD was young everyone recommended waiting until 6 months for food but all the food still suggested 4 - 6 months. THis time I have had the peadiatrician suggest 4 months is fine if baby is ready and the surgeon say I could start before 3. I am planning of introducing some rice cereal at 4 months because Jake is such a hungry boy on frequent foods and has more than doubled his brithweight already (rough measurement on my scales is around 7.5kgs now). But I think if you start early you should take it pretty slowly. DD started at 5 months as she was also a piggy and took to food so well we probably moved fairly quickly but I think your baby will tell you what it needs. It has been so long I think I need to look things up again!

Well I better run and get some things done while Jake is having a snooze.

Take care everyone and if I don't get back on before - HAPPY EASTER!!

beck75

08-04-2009, 11:51

Hi again - just quickly this is a pretty good guide for food introduction:
http://www.huggies.com.au/BeingAParent/FeedingYourBaby/SolidsAndBeyond/WhichFoodsWhen.asp

1stTimeMum09

08-04-2009, 13:33

Hi everyone so sorry that I haven't been posting :o

Hope everyone is going well..

Sorry no personal you know how hopeless I can be :laughing: But you know I do care about you all just haven't got time to post only when i remember or ryley asleep..

Well he is 3 months now and had his check up on monday and now weights 6.4 and 61cm long :eek: So he is going to tall. Lol. And he been sleeping through for the last 5 nights to :smiliedance: Like 9:30 to 6:30 which is very good of him. lol.

Kirsten

BellyFruit

08-04-2009, 14:24

yoo hooo!! Well i have ten mins or so to type left handed while Chace is having a feed then i have to woosh off and get everything ready to head away for 5 days hooray :smiliedance:.... uh hooray for heading away, not hooray for having 2hrs to pack everythin haha!

DH is on prac today so i have to get everything ready myself which is poo...speaking of poo, chace has busted out 2 very runny nappies today already which is unlike him as he usually poops once every1 - 2 days... hope hes not getting sick because the last thing i need is to be in a tiny country town with no dr bwith a sick baby :no:... chace actually pooped while my gf was holding him and it went up his back to his neck and was literally dripping in big globs off her inner thigh :laughing: - good thing she's got 3 kids! She just goes "meh, poo... what's new?" lol...

Cords: yay for Daniel's big sleep - how do you feel today? All ready and refreshed for your down south trip or did you wake every so often to listen for him, therefore did not get a good sleep? lol Chace has slept 10pm to 7am a few nights now but then goes back to night feeds sometimes too... he's nearly 12 weeks so I htink he's starting to have his spurt now... bugger, back to hourly feeding and more night feeds ... oh well! (fugs, your turn for a full nights sleep is coming soon, i can feel it!) re family tax payment - we got nearly $3k a few weeks back and a letter about something to do with being paid for two school age kids and extra family tax benefit or something...:confused: they paid it to me, so it's ALLLLL MINE!! :devil6: - you should get a letter in the post about it - if not, call up... we're still expecting two or three lots of the stimulus package to come (DH gets it twice as he fits into the loophole as a student AND a taxpayer - woo!!)

Shell: LMAO - you do the kind of things I would do ! toooo funny about the washing basket!

MIW: Have a nice trip... i gotta get organised! only just hung out a big load of washing on the line... but it's a hot day today so hopefully should be dry by the time i need to pack all Chace's clothes... if the nappies dont dry, well, sposies it is...

Nicki: how big is Liam? I'm wondering if Chace is too big for his bassinet now? He's about 5.5kg and almost 60cm long I think... is that too big?

Beck: solids already? oh i'm wiating as long as I can this time because it's hard work!!

Kirsten: glad you're getting some good night's sleep hun...

EF: tear yourself away from Alexander for 5 minutes and come post ok... lol

Tracy: absolute BUMMER about the retic being on... who set it? the landlord? because you might be able to argue that it wasnt your fault (ie you would never have used that much water on purpose) and the owner has to pay for half or something... it's at least worth arguing i reckon... sorry it's the lawyer in me, i cant help myself!

Hi to BubsNo1, Angel (where are you??), justmum, and everyone else - have a happy easter everyone

TMD x

BellyFruit

08-04-2009, 14:26

er, did not mean to imply that Earthfairy is having a hot affair with a man called Alexander in my last post... :laughing:... "Alexander" is in fact a very very hot character in the book The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons that I suggested she read to take her mind off Josh being away... Alexander is to DIE for... ooooohhh getting tingly just thinking about him :D...

as you were...

bootiful

08-04-2009, 14:41

im here im here :wave: can you see me

i just got back from exercise class and its really warm outside so im knackered.

i should go shopping but nic is sleeping and i don't wanna wake her, so i think ill nap too then go after her feed.

just a few quick notes, ill do personals tonight when i can focus.

re: feeding, a baby should not have solids till they are at least 4 months as their digestive system is too immature and they can get massive problems. Starting anywhere between 4 and 6 months is ideal as that is when their iron levels are dropping and breastmilk alone will not give them enough nutrients to grow properly.

Fugs - congrats on DH coming home

sorry to hear some bubs are not sleeping, i have been trying a sleep routine similar to one i made up myself and its been working a treat, we are on 3-4hr cycles and im one happy mumma :D

nic has her 2 bottom teeth popping through, not giving her too much grief just yet, lots of drooling and fingers in mouth though.

is everyone ready for easter? i made steph and easter basket and we are having easter hunts at my parents on friday.

Hi to everyone else, ill chat to you tonight :sunshine:

Cordelia

08-04-2009, 15:11

BellyFruit

08-04-2009, 15:28

LMAO Cords... no... he's is a hot blooded Russian (with neither Mills nor Boon in sight...honestly though, the book is one of the best I've ever read.. and there's 2 others after that...a love story that will make your heart soar.... :p

Angel! you're back! :hugs:- I'm with you on the solids thing too... teeth already?? oh i bet she looks soooo cute...piccies?

now I've got 30mins to pack everything to go away.. :rolleyes: I BF Chace for another 20 mins and he's full as a goog but now I think he'll be due for a feed half way through our car trip dammit! oh well, if we make sure we head off right on 4pm he might just snooze in the car until 9pm when we arrive at our destination...though that's almost 7 hours between day feeds...not sure he's going to make it...well I'll deal with that when it comes...

right... packing...

TMD x :flowerz:

tracynben

08-04-2009, 15:54

ohhhhh the joys of havin 2 screamin kids arghhhhhhhhh, they both soooo overtired, nonw of them will settle easily, i really do just feel like walkin out of the door :crying:
i know i always come here and moan how bad my kids are, well i think its mainly my fault, i need to teach jayden to self settle and stop puttin down overtired, although there have been a lot of disruptions with him, cold, cough needles, teeth and visitors, too much fro him to handle, and now lots of bad habits have been established with him, and ben has been havin sleep issues now for 5 weeks arghh.
better go and deal with them before i get a total meltdown,
tracy xxxxx

earthfairy

08-04-2009, 17:33

Yooo HOoo...

Im here....and NO TMD i wasnt with Alexander...i've been packing to go home to Adelaide tonight!:smiliedance: whooo hoo....Mumma here i come....lol

Ive been trying to pack, sort the house out, sort the dog & cat out, remember all of Poppy's cr ap i have to pack, organise the lap top & a pre paid wireless internet so i can chat to josh while away PLUS deal with Poppy on my own & all the rest of daily living...i tell ya, i wish i had Josh here, its not fair! I shouldnt have to be doing this on my OWN!
Im really nervous about flying with Poppy on my own, its difficult & fiddly enough when Josh is with me....i hope she is ok...
To make matters worse, my flight leaves at 2am so i have no one to help me at the airport so i have to catch a taxi! Ergh!

Went to the hairdressers today & had to take Pops with me....she was an absolute ANGEL! All the girls just loved her & she was passed around... she was in awe of everything that was going on...they reckon shes going to ba a hairdresser...er...Noooo, she's going to be a Pro Surfer! Duh!
She even sat on my lap while my colour was being washed out! She just watched & smiled at my hairdresser....:D

Fugs: Lucky SO & SO with your nice gifts from DH, hope you have a lovely night together, bet he is happy to be home & see you & your gorgeous kids.... enjoy hun

TMD: Love the poo story about Chace - Pops just HAD to do a poo while i was at hairdresser today! It stunk sooo bad i had to get up & take her to changeroom with colour in my hair & gown on! Good LOok!
Hope you enjoy your time away babe....
Alexander is very VERY enjoyable reading....*swoon*

Tracy: i really hope Rich steps up over easter & you get a bit of a break. Thinking of you...

COrdelia: Geez WOman! You have a great imagination....Buxom is right....cant wait to have these jugs cut off!!!
Im not that randy JUST yet....give me another week & it will probably be another story....
Thank god for Mr Buzzy i say :laughing: (sorry TMI)

ANgel: i always get tired reading your posts, youre always go go go....hope you relax over easter & enjoy....

Cordelia: I am giving you 2 personals, didnt feel right mentioning your babies marathon sleep with a smutty post....Well DONE!!!:yelclap:

Nicki: thanks for the offer of doing a taggie for me but i won one on eBay just before i checked the posts here....cant wait to get it!
Im sure Poppy will think it is an improvment from her ratty square of muslin!
COngrats on the house, it looks beeeeuuutiful!

MIW: Hope you have a Happy Easter!

M2M: I laughed reading about Mason with the Oi Oi....cutie pie...
ENjoy Darwin! The weather is unfortunately a wee humid again, we had a storm yesterday arvo which brought the humidity right up again...due for another storm this arv....
Enjoy this beautiful place.....

Shell: I also laughed at your post with the bed dilema....too funny...

BubsNo1: NO TALK OF CARBS IN HERE PLOISE:shame: My name is Kirsty & Im a Carb-aholic....pasta bake...mmmm...
COngrats on the move to the cot. Poppy is in her big cot for all sleeps except when igo to bed. I cant bring myself to sleep without her in the bassinette in my room...although she is mammoth in it....ive even contemplated cutting leg holes out of it.....:detective:

To everyone else ive missed....im sorry, i hope you all have a VERY

HAPPY EASTER!!!!

I'll let you all know how i go on the plane....wish me luck, im gunna need it me thinks....
Im taking the lap top with me so you wont all miss me....i couldnt have you all pining for me over the next few weeks....

LOVE YOU'S!

EF x

tracynben

08-04-2009, 19:30

YAY peace at last, the evening is the only time i get peace lol, after my bad day today.
Jayden is asleep, ben playin in his room for now, but will get on his bed and go to sleep.

EF - dont worry about being on a plane you will be just fine, i did it with ben when he was 2 months all on my own from uk, imagine me ihad ten million bags a baby pram n everything, and some people werent very helpful, but ben was fantastic on the plane, dint cry for the whole 24 hours.
Good job on the personals too, i will be gettin rich to help out lots over weekend so i can concentrate on jayden.
Emjoy ur trip to addy, have a great time.

WATER BILL - i dont think we will be able to do anything about the water bill, when we moved in we got an instruction book for everything in the house inc the sprinklers, so they will say its our responsibility, the owner only has to pay 150 dollars towards it a year which he does, so unfortunately we will have to pay it, oh well we learned our mistake.

EASTER - to everyone going away im sooo jealous, wish it was me, but all have a great time.

BECK - thats a great bargain for those sleepin bags, much cheaper than grobags. Hope jake sleeps better for u soon.

ANGEL - glad ur keepin busy n organised, i need some of what u have been gettin, lol.

AFM - well tomos im gonna commence the skeep training/gettin jayden into a routine, as ben is in childcare tomos ,and rich is off from friday for 4 days, so it gives me 5 days to properly concentrate on sortin him out. Enough is enough now, i cant keep lettin my kids control me, for godsake im the parent not them lol. I know once i get him sorted then i can concentrate on ben, and get more organised in genereal.

tracy xxxx

Cordelia

08-04-2009, 23:04

tracy - i dont think putting a spirnkler on for 30 minutes a day is goign to cause that much of a bill .are you sure it's not the water rates? ours are over $1000 a year. but our bills are like $12.00. I think the landlord would pay the rates. Maybe you need to get them to check for leaks.

EF - that wasn't a smutty post!!!! gosh you guys all talk about your bits and pieces all the time (whilst I blush) and I talk about a book cover and all of a sudden it's smutty?!?! you be quiet and go cut some leg holes out of poor old Poppy's bassinet :laughing:

tracy (again sorry!!! - you did 2 posts to answer to!! :P) - you're are able to come here and vent about your kids ANY time! that's what this thread is for. I mean this in a helpful way (so pls take this in the way it's meant!!!) i reckon you're trying to overthink and over-intellectualise things. And I know it's IMPOSSIBLE when you have 2 kids makign life difficult. it just goes around in circles. You need to have some time out to live a few hours feeling good and happy and confident. Otherwise you're going to go nuts girl!!!! I truly hope that you can find some time over easter to relax and everyone gives you a break :hugs: look after yourself - dont work and think yourself to the ground. i know it's so easy for me to say that. sorry :(

1sttimemum - sounds like ryley's going great guns - good on you!! Daniel is 59cm and 5.8kgs at 3 months which I'm pretty happy about :) I lOOOOOOOVe this age!!!

angel - egg hunt sounds awesome :) we aer making baskets too.. there's a great template on the huggies website I printed out.

twinmum - thanks for the info re: FTB... I have to say, I logged into the online services and it says that we received $2000 for emergency relief fund (victorian fires?) which we DIDNT so i reckon someone's info has been entered into our details. we've been mixed up. arrghhh not even going to think about it til after easter. What I hate about the government is that they will take months to get money to you and yet if they make a mistake we have to drop everything and repay it immediatley.

Hi to everyone else :) I've just got home from coffee with some friends (and no baby!) looooovely!! DH stayed home and tried to pack the car with the camping gear hehehehe.. I think we're going to have to strap the kids to the roof for the 4-5 hour drive. At least they'll sleep well!

bootiful

08-04-2009, 23:06

hey ladies

back again, just for a bit, i wanna go to bed early but have to wake nic for a feed soon so she will sleep through till 6am.

i need to teach jayden to self settle and stop puttin down overtired...

don't beat yourself up hun, they are still only a few months old and it will take time for them to get into a proper routine. as i have said before babies this young can not self settle, they are not mentally capable, so again don't stress.

i have been reading a fantastic book by Jo Ryan called Baby Bliss http://www.babybliss.com.au/ and the routine she suggests is basically what i have been doing already.

keep at the cycle routine and it will help you settle him before he is overtired, look for the signs and you will be fine. I have Nic in a good routine now and as where before I got frustrated at things she did I now know that its normal and what to do to settle her, it makes my days and nights soooo much easier.

ANgel: i always get tired reading your posts, youre always go go go....hope you relax over easter & enjoy....

awww sorry, i have always been like that, its not always a good thing. im actually gonna be flat out over easter cause hubby will be home so i can fix up some stuff round the house, do the garden etc.

ANGEL - glad ur keepin busy n organised, i need some of what u have been gettin, lol.

Hmmmmm I know what I AIN'T been gettin :laughing:

well ladies, time for my cuppa tea and biccies then feed and bed, wanna take the kids to the library tomorrow and i am planning my new wardrobe so wanna refold all the clothes in there and sort them out so i can work out what i need to build.

hope you all have a good night, chat to you tomorrow :sleeping:

earthfairy

08-04-2009, 23:32

EF - that wasn't a smutty post!!!! gosh you guys all talk about your bits and pieces all the time (whilst I blush) and I talk about a book cover and all of a sudden it's smutty?!?! you be quiet and go cut some leg holes out of poor old Poppy's bassinet :laughing:

Nooooo Cords...i meant MY post was smutty...I turned it into smut....as usual:cool:.....typical Sailor's Wife eh?:laughing:

Well, im just waiting for my taxi.....happy easter....although im sure i'll be on sometime tomorrow or the next day....

EF Loves You All x
:hugs:

Ashi

09-04-2009, 10:03

lol well it took me all morning to read all of Aprils posts and make some replies..
I'm not sure why I bothered I feel pretty out of the loop I'm not sure I ever fitted in here but I keep trying because I'm lonely
and don't have many friends in real life.. way to sound pathetic hey? lol

well Isabelle is going well she's now 13 weeks old and 6.3 kilos/61cms long, we are still breastfeeding and she happily smiles her head off
at me all the time which is so awesome, I wish she could stay this size forever..

unrelated to bub I've been having a bit of a bleh stage lately.. we are moving to Melbourne in around 6 weeks and I'm scared :(
I don't know anyone there apart from Justin's family who are... okay.. but yeah not exactly people I feel close 2..
even tho I have hardly any friends now ill have NONE.. I have to change Haley's school and leave behind a lot of my stuff and my house I've
lived in for the last 5 years, I've lived here most of my life and I don't really want to go.. but I have 2..

anyway enough of that on to some personals to try n catch up with everyone..

Nicki - Congratz on the house it looks real nice :)!

Kirsty - hope you have a great time in Adelaide :)

Dummies - we have been using one since about 2 weeks, she's very sucky and id go insane without it..
I'm pretty liberal with its use if she's sooky but not hungry she can have it, I also let her have it at sleep time
but she usually spits it out when she's asleep and doesn't wake up for it

Cords - hope your having a good time camping this weekend

Brum - prolly a bit late I'm sure you already worked out somewhere else but I've used dicksmiths photo thing a few times its pretty
good and reasonably priced

Fugs - glad to hear your DH is safe, Lucky you getting massages and stuff! I'm jealous.. even tho my mum is a massage therapist
she's usually to busy working to indulge me! damnit lol

Justmum - yay for no nipple shields well done :) hope you go okay with day-care

Tracy - that water bill really sucks.. good luck getting Jayden sorted out hope he starts sleeping better soon

TMD - it was ages back in the thread but I got to say I lol'd at you sewing your quilt to the table cloth that's awesome haha
I can imagine me doing that sort of thing.. have a good time away :)

Beck - good luck with toilet training.. I'm not looking forward to doing that again when Isabelle is big

MIW - I'm breastfeeding so I wont introduce solids till about 6 months, but with my oldest son he was a serious beefcake
and was really hungry early on.. around 4 months and I started off giving him one meal a day for the first month or 2 then
went to 2 around 6 months, I doubt u could really over feed her, if she wasn't hungry I guess she would either not eat it
or puke it all back up..

bubsno1 - yay for a good transition to the cot, William looks so cute in it :D

Shell - glad you had a good holiday I seriously lol'd at the image of you trying to shove daisy in a washing basket haha how funny
Isabelle also doesn't poo very often.. and her farts HOLY COW.. I think she's trying to gas me to death lol
I've asked our CHN about it 2.. and she said it was all fine.. maybe it is normal.. it doesn't feel right tho huh I know what u mean

M2M - hope you have a great time in Darwin

Angel - Wow @ Nic having teeth coming up already!! hope she isn't a biter hehe

Hi to anyone i missed

anyways seen as its now 11 am and I have done nothing but sit at my pc doing this I better go do something productive lol
hope everyone has an excellent Easter break..

Love Ashley & Isabelle

bootiful

09-04-2009, 11:15

Morning :sunshine:

Ashi - you are most welcome here anytime, it can feel weird when you miss a few days on here and you come back to an overwhelming amount of posts...and as long as your on BH you will have people to talk to..no matter where you move too.

Im sure there are some lovely BH ladies near where you are moving too that you can catch up with.

As for me, Nic is having a growth spurt and cluster feeding so im a little drained so not gonna do much today I think, might try find something to make for easter lunch.

Hope your all having a good day!:flowerz:

Nickimumto1

09-04-2009, 11:25

Hello to all,

Ashi - Which part of Melbourne are you moving to? there are some great bubhub meets, i went to one yesterday and it was so much fun, Meaghan made a good friend too. If you are close by we can catch up. It is sad to have to move, we are only moving 10km away and i am very sad, this is the house that i brought my babies home to.

EF - Hope you have a good flight, why are you flying at 2am in the morning? Hope the Poppy is good for you.

Cordelia - have a good holiday, it is strange for me now to go out with out an attachement. I want to tell everyone that i do have 2 kids at home.

Tracey - It is very hard to settle a baby is you are stressed, maybe you could get Rich to settle Jayden and you do Ben. Try and have a relaxing weekend.:hugs:

TMD - Have a good holiday.

As for us -DD is at childcare and Mr Liam is asleep, I think he is having a 12 week growth spurt (not that he needs one) because he wants to feed every 2.5 - 3 hours, and guzzles down the bottle like he has never been fed in his life before. He drinks so fast that he get the hicups and is trying to feed as well. Might have to get the next size up in teats today when i do the shoping. Today i also have to go to the bank to withdraw our life saving 36,000.00 to pay the deposit. We get the keys on the 6th May, so DD will be in the new house for her birthday. I dont think she understands what is going on as she keeps wanting to buy more houses, like we will just get a new one each week. Maybe when her stuff is in her room she will understand. Have to go to bunnings and pick paint colours as the bedroom walls need painting. DH just said paint them cream and i said what colour cream, he said cream cream. So i will go and choose a cream. So much to do, better go do it.
:wave:

bootiful

09-04-2009, 14:48

im tired :sleeping: im bored :gloomy: and im starting to wonder where my friends are :confused:

i think i need to get a life :idea:.....seeing as im the only one here

hellooooo ooo ooo oo .....echooo echooo ooooo oooo

Shell31

09-04-2009, 18:31

I'm sooooooooo sorry for being MIA since coming back from holidays. Im feeling very very stetched at the moment with the kids & Easter & just don't seem to be able to find the minimum 1 hour it will take me to reply to like 6 pages of posts that have happened since I've been away. :no:

I have read them all & thats about as far as I got.. I hate not giving everyone that one on one attention as I really know how nice it is when someone types my name. Its just nice to know that someone, somewhere is thinking of you :yes:

Here goes...

Nicky - Your house is wonderful. The gully is a lovely place & your still close enough to my In laws so that I can come visit you when I am down next time. Meaghan & Liam will love having their own rooms. She will settle in just fine I'm sure & will be laying down the rules in the new place before you know it.. Fiery little redhead she is :)

TMD, CORDS & EF - Sorry I missed wishing you all a safe & happy holiday. Hope the little ones behave for you & that you have some good quality family time together.

Angel - I'm here hun.. I suspect you're exactly like me when your bored & are like a bear with a sore head... For god sakes go make, bake, paint, build or tidy something would you women lol... I think it was you that got your finances in order the other week. That is something I've promised to do whilst on maternity leave so I've made some progress with that & spent time setting up a few scheduled payments through internet banking to pay rates & other bills fortnightly. We just can't have hundreds of dollars worth of bills pop up as we struggle to find the cash to pay them... Also got rid of the credit cards & consolidated them so we are paying them off slowly but surely now. I hate CC's & DH had one when we met & its at the same amount years down the track.. He never uses it it just doesnt get paid off so atleast this way we will pay it off eventually & there is light at the end of the tunnel..

Ashi - :hugs: You about broke my heart with your post. I'm so sorry you're feeling lonely. I have but a handful of friends but they are all very close. I'm still best friends with a girl I went to kindy with all those years ago.. I have met new people when I moved here 15 yrs ago but mostly they are through work & although we do things outside of work & socialise I still sometimes crave "other" friends if that makes sense.. I am more then happy to pass on my phone number to you if you ever want to have a chat on the phone.. I can talk the legs off a table I will warn you lol.. Just pm me if you want my number.. and smile.. It will all work out no matter how overwhelming it seems at times. Moving house is a HUGE thing & to move away from all that you've known for many years is scary let alone moving somewhere you know you'll be without friends. Please keep coming here. I always love reading your posts & if you read what I posted above i also feel bad not posting alot but hey we are busy mums.. :hugs:oh go on have another hug !!!

Tracy - I second what the other girls have said.. Its so hard at times. Fingers crossed you get some well earned rest over the weekend. Come in & whinge all you like. If you even want to whinge & not have any feedback then just say.. Hey girls Im going to rant & I just want to rant so no need to answer lol.. I know from experience that if I'm stressed & worried that the kids pick up on it sometimes & they won't settle.. Its so hard to stretch yourself between everyone & often as mum's we are the ones left out at the end of the day. I sometimes dont feel stressed or whatever but when they are all in bed I breath a big sigh of relief & my body just goes all limp. Thats when I know its been a long day.. Hang in there sweets you're doing a great job..

Brum - My phones being all dodgy & I havent been able to reply to your text.. YES we had POO ACTION TODAY... YAY.. after 18 long days & 2 x skid marks we had a very very full nappy. I'm so so happy...Hope the big O is behaving for you..

OMG theo is saying "NINI izards, see you morning" to the lizards in the garage through the internal access door.. think he needs to go to bed.. SEE.. i just never get around to everyone.. Sorry guys.. I will be back later or tomorrow..

Love to you all.. No really... Love & happiness to you & your little families..

Rachelle x

Nickimumto1

09-04-2009, 20:24

Hello,

Now it is my turn to say where is everyone, this is my second post of the day. There is nothing on TV and the kids are in bed, DH is at Soccer tonight. I should be doing the dishes and the washing but just have no motivation tonight.

I had hot cross bun for dinner followed by 2 easter eggs, it is easter you know. :yelclap:

Meaghan went to childcare today and has not been quiet since getting in the car. She talked all the way home, all the way round Safeway, all through dinner and is now chating to herself in bed. Do kids ever loose their voice, i can only hope:laughing:.

Bought more fabric today, to sew Meaghan a skirt and dress, not that she needs more clothes but i can't resist, total spent $11.00 how can i go wrong. Walked around Bunnings and picked paint colours, looked at blinds, and found some great outdoor play equiptment for the backyard. It is so good to be able to put our stamp on a house, i can't wait to get the keys.

Also paid the deposit, and spoke to out Loans person at the bank, the loan is just waiting on a valuation of the house and then we can sign the papers and give notice where we are. Can't believe that it has moved so fast. My mum is going to fly down and help me with the painting and moving as DH is a bit stretched at work and can only have off a Fri - Mon the weekend we move. I do feel proud when i am able to manage to get important things done with the kids in toe, i have a stach of little toys that i get from the $2 shop and i take one in my hand bag and when we get somewhere that Meaghan needs to be quiet i get it out and get 10min peace.

I could prattle on, but i run out of things to say. Someone come and talk to me, we cant all go on holidays..

tracynben

09-04-2009, 20:28

hi everyone before i do personals i got something positive to say for once LOL
YAY jayden had a much better day today, i been watchin him all day for signs of tiredness then take him to the bedroom cuddle him until hes content then put him in his cot, if he doesnt settle i do shush pat, and if he cries i cuddle him again, i dont rock him just pat him.
the first 2 naps were only 45 mins, but the last nap was 2 hours yay, i even had to wake him up so i could do bedtime routine, he smelt yummy after his bath i just wanted to eat him all up.
Thanks for all ur kind words and its ok if u dont always reply, sometimes i just gotta get it off my chest, and as my mum is in the uk i cant always moan to her LOL.
Now both kids are in bed, we havin a bbq an im gonna relaax with a wine or 2 or 3 lol.

SHELL - im sure u will get some rest over the easter period. ANd dont worry if u dont always get chance to get on, we understand.

ANGEL - LOL at ur post, i cant believe for once that you of all people are bored as you always seem to be on the go with something.

NIKKI - i bet ur so excited about ur new house, i cant wait until we can get out of rentin and buy somewhere, i just hope we can get a mortgage as we have no savings, so hopefully the first time home buyers grant will be enough.

ASHI - sorry u feel like u dont fit in, and dont call urself sad, we all care in here about everyone, i dont have many friends either. Try not to be scared of moving, but i know how u feel i moved all the way to the other side of the world, and had no one at all when i arrived here, its still haard even now after more than 2 years, but im sure u will make friends, just get out to playgroups and arrange meet ups on bubhub, thats what i do.

CORDS - i phoned about the water bill and i think its right, the readin i gave is the same at there end, we dont have no bore rec here so have to pay for all the water from sprinklers, and if u think that 20 litres of water a minute comse from a tap imagine how much water 5 times a week for half an hour the sprinklers give off, OH WELL we learnt from our mistake and it will never happen again.

i think thats everyone
tracy xxxx

bootiful

10-04-2009, 08:06

morning everyone :sleeping:

didn't have a good night, i went to bed @ 8.50 to try get some much needed sleep, fell asleep round 10ish, but cause of Nic's growth spurt she woke up @ 2 to feed and was wide awake, talking and laughing so she didn't go back to sleep till 3.30am. DH went to bed @ 3.15 so was snoring when I was trying to get back to sleep. Steph came into our bed (running down hall as usual) at 5.30 and woke Nic up but she settled then DH snored really loud twice and woke her up @ 5.50 :banghead:

I have so much stuff I wanna get done today but my eyes are hangin outta my head and im too p!$$ed off to do anything. We have lunch @ mums so I might just do what I can till 10.30 when I have to get ready. What's the bet DH sleeps till 10 and then its rush rush rush to get going.

Anyhoo, I should go get started, was gonna make Hot Cross Buns (choc chip ones) but I can be arsed kneading dough right now. Off to go in the garden...:wave: At least the sun is finally up!:sunshine:

Brumington301

10-04-2009, 13:10

Hi Everyone,

Just a quickie from me I'm afraid to let you know I'm still here. You'll notice that once a month for about a week I'll go really quiet with posts. This is because my DH gets his break from work and we get to spend some much needed time together (he works 28 days straight followed by 7 days off).

Oakleigh is going great guns. He's sleeping throughout the night and has been for a few weeks now. I do get woken once in a while at 3-4am but he goes stright back down again after a feed - this only happens once every 10-14 days so I reckon I'm pretty lucky.

I keep forgetting how much younger he is to some of your bubbas - I was thinking OMG solids? I've only just established BF'ing! Now I realise he is so much younger than some of your babies and I won't have to worry about that for a while yet...:yelclap: He seems to be doing really well on the boob ATM. I was looking at his little chubby face this morning and thinking how cute and healthy he looks. My boobs on the other hand - phhhh, different story! I get regular blockages that sends me quite ill - aches and pains generally but exhaustion as well. He has taken a liking to one particular boob and when I looked in the mirror yesterday there's a massive difference in size. Does anyone know, when your body produces milk to demand, if he drinks more from one boob, will that boob produce more milk or is the production distributed between both? I've tried starting the feed on the other boob for a while and finishing with the bigger boob but that is what caused my latest blockage! :D

Hope you all have a very Happy Easter.

X:flowerz:

Shell31

10-04-2009, 14:06

WOO HOO Tracy.. thats awesome Jayden slept better for you yesterday !!! well done !!!

Nicky - Theo is EXACTLY the same when he comes home from daycare. Constant chatter :ecomcity: its unbelievable how much that boy can talk !!!! Nice dinner! I'm thinking it will be 2 min noodles for the kids & I tonight. Aaron's at work & the girls are getting picked up at 6pm to go away camping so its something easy for us all i think... Cool idea about the $2 shop toys.. I might have to give it a go. Girlfriend of mine kept 2 plastic totes in the back of her car for years when her boys where little. One full of toys & one full of outside play stuff like buckets & shovels for the beach, balls etc. She used to get them out when they went to anyones house & it would keep them quiet for ages.

Angel - Oh dear.. thats not alot of sleep at all. Daisy's been through her growth spurt I think. Woke a few nights in the middle of the night for a feed & was feeding alot more during the day & is now sucking alot stronger then before. I also got out into the garden. YAY for sunshine. I mowed the back & done the edges & weeding. DH mowed the front & edges as that is all his wrist would allow him to do.. Choc chip easter buns.. yummmmmmmmmmmm I should make some too..

Brum - Hey you.. Just emailed you awhile ago. Im pretty sure that its the sucking that increases the supply so if baby isnt sucking off one breast as much the supply will not be as good from that side. Its ok mine are lopsided too :rolleyes: Just feed through it & persevere with it. He will probably always have a favourite but don't stop feeding him from it or your supply on that side will definately decrease & you'll have trouble getting him on there at all as it will be alot more work then his fav if you kwim. Some people soley breastfeed on one side only.. how wonky would they be :laughing:

Well better go pack the girls bags... Back later no doubt..

Rachelle x

Cordelia

10-04-2009, 14:26

talk about dedicatino - I'm supposed to be camping and here I am. Last night wasn't dreadful but DD wouldnt' go to sleep without us in the tent so we all went to be at 8:30. Daniel slept til 5 - bless him xx ooo xxxx he's the best. And it wasn't very cold!!!

Ashi I'm really happy to hear from you :hugs: I bet that when you move to Melbourne you'll make a whole heap of great friends - and until then, you have us!!

angel - enjoy that growth spurt!! aaaahhhh...

nickimum - hope you found some cream cream hehehe..... it's so exciting moving into a new house = I'm jealous. i love the suburb where I live but the rooms are very small so thinking that while house prices are low we might move within our own suburb to a larger house. (and hopefully real estate agent charges and stamp duty would be lower.) can't talk DH into it unfortunately tho!!!!

hi shell, tracy and brum and everyone else... i have to go eat my toasted sandwich. spaghetti and cheese. yum - perfect easter lunch. (followed by a grilled hot cross bun with lashings of butter) mm mm!!!!!!!

MummaFug

10-04-2009, 15:03

:crying: :hissy: :crying:

I just wrote the FUNNIEST post ever ....
In fact, it was SO funny it would have been in the running for THE FUNNIEST BH post EVER !!!

But :no: just when I decided to save it ... it disappeared... NO NO NO

So now I'm going to do a really boring post and you will all think I'm not very humourous..

It was LONG too.... it had lots of little things to make you all feel special :hissy:

MummaFug

10-04-2009, 15:36

It is SUNNY SUN SUNNY here in SHANGERS !!:sunshine:

finally !!

ahhh - it makes all the difference in life. I LOVE the sun!!

Ashi - WHat are you doing here Missy ????? Why are you not farming on FB?? Hire me to do your harvesting .
Don't stress about the move...Join a baby group (even if it ain't your thing) when you move and you'll find some friends in no time. We are all here for you (well I may not be - depending on whether you hire me or not) we will try our hardest to help you :)

Shell - had to laugh at your holiday story... When DS was small we had him sleep in a suitcase - great idea me thinks....Meant we didnt have to lug the travel cot on the plane with us (OK I'm not a BAD parent - the suitcase was left open)...I thought it was a great idea..

Nickmum - I am so excited for you !!!
Must be a great feeling to move into a place you can call your own!
I cant wait to do it - although when I "play" real estate .com they seem to add too many 000000's to the places i like :laughing: (yes, I am sad, I regularly play on real estate .com as thats all i can afford to do)
Must say - I am mighty jealous of your soon to be kitchen - although it is way to pretty to mess up.

(FUgs takes a minute to save post Just in case)

angelbaby - DD is going through the same thing. SHe is waking SO often at night it is driving me crazy (the smiles do help though)...I hope it doesnt last long..
Hope you find some time today to have a rest.

tracy - Good boy jayden on his sleep. Bet it has made a huge difference to you also. Heres hoping that you are on your way to getting your 2 boys sorted and into a nice sleep pattern.

Brum - Have fun with your DH while he is home .. Atleast we now know why we are neglected once a month (hehehe). I am extremely jealous that lil O is sleeping through the night ..

(SAve again )

Cordelia - SInce when did camping sites have wireless internet ?? Enjoy your holiday and your cheese sandwich :)

Hope everyone else is enjoying their easter holiday (we dont get the holiday here - but no-one, yes no-one, can stop me eating choc on the special day of easter Sunday)

As for chatting after daycare - my DS is the same :ecomcity: I LOVE it .. he says some funny things after school..

Well I had a lovely morning chatting with friends. Almost felt human again after the long weekend by myself. So many people I know have small babies or are preggers which is nice as DD has some buddies already.4 of them have kids DS's age too which is great...
DH made it u to me though and bought me a BEAUTIFUL Gucci purse from Italy - gotta love him. It is so nice to have him home.

AFM - Made 3 dozen Rabbit cookies for DS to take to school this morning - which he was very proud of ...he looked so cute handing them around to his friends. They had a little egg hunt too which was sweet.

K enough from me DD woke up and is feeding ..it is tiring typing one handed..

:wave: everyone else ... HAPPY EASTER

Shell31

10-04-2009, 19:30

LOL Fugly.. funny you should say that... Aaron suggested the suitcase and the only thing that saved her was that it didnt fit down the side of the bed or any available floorspace. We did have a windowless storage space under the stairs in our room I considered for like a split second :laughing: If its good enough for Harry Potter :p

earthfairy

11-04-2009, 20:23

Hi Chooks,

Sorry i havent been on in the past few days....busy busy busy.....

Well, i made it home....JUST!

The plane was a nightmare....well, not the actual trip, Poppy was well behaved & slept most of the way (remember this was at 3am) but Jetstar staff were sh it! They were just awful & i will NEVER EVER fly with them again.

They were of no help to me what so ever. I had to catch a cab as no one was willing to cut me a break & drop me at airport, no one offered to help me find a trolley after the taxi driver dumped me & my belongings on the side of the road....no one helped me lug my suit case on to the scales at check in until i bust into tears after struggling to lift it with Poppy in the sling around me & the lady behind the desk said in a snobby voice "you need to put ur bag on the scales"....i burst into tears & said "i ******* cant! I have a baby strapped to me....can someone PLEASE give me a hand!!!"
:(

Not once did any attendant on the plane offer a hand or asked if i needed to go to the bath room etc...it was just awful!
I havent booked a ticket home yet but im booking with Qantas - they are always helpful.
Mum said she & dad will go halves so i get a decent Qantas flight back....bless...

Anyhoo....i arrived ok & then my parents didnt recognise me coz i had bleach blonde hair & now have almost black hair...thanks guys.
No, they werent excited to see me...i was just the incubator for their grandchild....im no longer important:laughing:

But anyway, im having a good time, its nice not to be on my own & have some help with Poppy. My mum jumps at every chance to feed Poppy & let me sleep today til 9:30am! God love her!

Have spoken to josh, he is in Manila, Phillipines & been buying lots of presents for Pops...he's missing her alot. I felt bad cause when he rang tonight i cried on the phone....i try not to do that until i hang up as to not make it harder for him....i just couldnt hold it in.

Well, sorry its a me me me post.....ive been thinking of you all & talking about you guys to my mum, she thinks its wonderful that i have such great friends on here....

Love you all & sending you all EF Hugs....
:hugs:

EF x

Shell31

11-04-2009, 22:23

Just wanted to wish everyone a very happy easter (where is the easter smiley) lol

I have a not so well little girl today. She has been doing lots of green poo's & seems windy & unsettled. Im thinking she has too much foremilk & not enough hindmilk.. Must offer one breast only tomorrow :no:

Glad to hear you arrived safely EF.. not so good about the flight from hell though.. Take your Mum & Dad up on the offer & fly back Qantas.. I've never had a problem with Jetstar but I've never flown solo with a baby.. I've flown with older children or with hubby & baby.. Its a no frills kind of airline as their ticket prices dictate.. Better luck with qantas for the trip home....

better go do the easter egg trail thingy.. DH is at work until 1am & i'm trying so hard to stay up for him but my eyes are sandy & Im so so tired.. I can't deal with tomorrow already LOL

Happy Easter everyone
Rachelle x

Nickimumto1

12-04-2009, 08:01

Hello,

Happy Easter

The Easter bunny has been and Meaghan was very excieted, but also a little conserned that a bunny had been in her room while she was sleeping :laughing:, kept asking if he was still here, and would not go back in her bedroom untill i checked..

Shell - I do'nt know how BF mothers know about all this stuff, I miss the contact of BF, but i dont think i would know what to do with a windy unsettled baby, i would probably just feed her more, which would make it worse. Hope she is better for you today.

EF - I have traveled with Jetstar on my own when Meaghan was 3months and they where very helpfull, one of the flight attendents carried her sleeping all the way to collect the luggage. But when my MIL flew with them and with Meaghan aged 2, and where delayed 2hours that they could not care less that my MIL had a toddler that was very upset and tired on the plane as it was now 10pm, they just kepted asking her if she could return to her seat, and the telling her that she needed to stop Meaghan from kicking the seat in front, go figure. It just seems that you are not allowed to help people anymore, they must treat every passanger the same.

Fugly - Sorry to hear about your post, it has only happened to me once and i could not be bothered posting again. I think buying a house cures you of playing on real estate.com i never want to look at a houses again ...:laughing: Have a good easter, have you got a good supply of easter eggs? chocolate tastes better as eggs.

Bye for now :wave:

tracynben

12-04-2009, 13:31

hi everyone HAPPY EASTER
not so happy for me, i think i got flu at the mo, i had the worse nite ever last nite, kept feelin hot then cold, had a migraine (never had one b4) , but it felt like my head was gonna explode.
And jayden was unsettled too, he kept wakin on and off throu the nite and would nt go back to sleep at 5am, wanted to play then had a big screamin fit at 8am.
i dont feel as bad today, and rich has took ben out, but i hope jayden doesnt play up , i really cant be arsed.
Speakin of ben he had the best sleep ever last nite, his lack of sleep finally got the better of him and he crashed out on the couch at 5pm i put him in bed and i think he slept till about 7am.
My brain is too mashed at the mo to do personals, hopefully i will feel better by the end of the day, i cant be ill with 2 kids to look after

tracy xxx

Shell31

13-04-2009, 09:34

Hi there girls... Did everyone have a great easter? I LOVE Easter :yes:

My little boy is 2 today !!!!!! I can't believe he is two already. He got a "big boys bike" some books, a Thomas shirt, a helmet for his bike riding, a Thomas DVD, some playdoh & a car. What a lucky boy !!! He keeps singing Happy Birthday to himself :laughing: I've baked his cake & will decorate it with the Thomas theme when its cool :chef:
DH is having a snooze before we take Theo out for a birthday lunch. He's been on 5-1am's & didnt get much sleep with the easter bunny & Theo's birthday meaning two very early mornings. Poor man !!!!

Daisy's been ok.. I'm really focusing on getting her to bed before she gets too overtired. She settles easy enough but is catnapping :rolleyes: and when you're husbands working all afternoon / evenings two tired little children is very hard. Thank goodness they both sleep all night. I'd be pulling my hair out if they didnt :hair:

Well I'm hoping you & your families had a great Easter & that you all indulged in a little if not alot of chocolate.

Rachelle x

bootiful

13-04-2009, 12:02

morning ladies

glad to see you all survived easter. im only on here to do a quick catch up and see your all doing well as i have a very busy day cleaning today.

we had a long day yesterday was out at lunch/dinner from 12 till 8pm so was knackered. Nicole hardly slept all day and was so tired she rubbed her eye till it was red and swollen, poor tike.

anyhoo, got lots to do so will try get on tonight if i don't pass out first :sleeping:

bye y'all :wave:

justmum

13-04-2009, 12:35

Hi everyone, happy Easter to you all.

Hi Angel sorry I missed you last night on MSN! H kept waking up every time I sat down to chat to you - he's a bit sooky and sore (see below).

Shell happy birthday to Theo! I hope he has a great lunch. And congrats to you too - happy birthing anniversay :D

Tracy I can't believe you now have flu. You have had a lot to contend with. I hope it all starts to look up for you soon :hugs:

Nicki that's too cute about the Easter bunny. Easter bunny monster under the bed??

EF I have found Jetstar to be appalling too. I hope you get your Qantas flight on the way back and that it's better. I'll never fly Jetstar again either.

Fugs lol about the Easter cookies. You're so good doing that cooking.

Cords camping and posting! That's multitasking at its best! Hope the weekend away was good, the weather was certainly nice.

Brum hope you're enjoying your time with your DH.

Ashi I know how you feel. :hugs:

TMD :wave:

Hi to everyone I missed, sorry I've run out of steam :laughing:

AFM, we've had a lovely Easter here except for a quick trip to emergency yesterday with DS at 4am when he woke up in a pool of blood! Turns out he had bitten his tongue a few days earlier and then an abscess had grown under the tongue and it burst in the night releasing blood and puss everywhere and opening up the wound which then bled everywhere. Poor little man is fine now but it was a bit of a panic at 4am on Easter Sunday morning!

He starts at day care on Mondays from next week so I hope he likes it as much as some of your older ones do.

DD has suddenly clicked into gear, she's sleeping 7pm to 7am with only one wake up at 2am for 20 minutes! :D She's such a beautiful child, so easy and settled and smiley. I loves her to bits. She's rolling all over the place now (she first rolled at 6 weeks which I thought was a bit early, and probably a mistake but nope, she's a roller!)

Enjoy the rest of your Monday ladies and chat soon.

xx

JM

Ashi

13-04-2009, 20:30

Hi everyone. hope you all had a good easter
ours was pretty good took the girls to the zoo on sunday and had a lil egg hunt on the way around looking at all the animals :)

I dressed isabelle in a special outfit for it hehe.. a cow suit..
we called her Cow-Belle haha..

Fugs - lol @ farming yeh i dunno im not that good at it i tend to forget about my crops lol!

EF - Omgosh im so sorry you had such a sh!tty flight.. cant believe they didnt help you out.. that sucks ... hope your return trip is better, im glad to hear that poppy was good for you tho :)

Shell - Glad daisy is feeling better and Happy B-day 2 Your little Man!:flowerz:

Justmum - awww your poor little fella that must have been rather scary for everyone! Glad hes okay! and wow @ Olive rolling thats awesome, isabelle dosent even really try yet.. except once when she "rolled" onto her side trying to suck on the blanket lol i think gravity played a decent part in that tho lol

Angel - hope you have a good sleep after your busy weekend!

Tracy - Hope you get over your flu quicky, nothin worse than being sick when u have little ones 2 look after

Anyways things with Isabelle are going great shes been a little angel, my 8 yr old mind u is driving me up the freaking wall lol
shes out of the stage where a smack on the bum will do anything.. but she dosent react to having things taken off her either.. she did something really really naughty the other day.. so i said thats it im throwing all your toys out
so she was like ok! and started putting them in plastic bin bags !! ARGHHHHHH she has such attitude aswell.. talking back n stuff shes never done this b4 but lately omg......

ah well i guess its one of those delightful stages!! ive heard this one lasts till their 21..:gloomy:

Anyhooo I better get going hugs to all of you
xoxox Ashley & Isabelle:bee:

MummaFug

13-04-2009, 22:33

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
THEO !!!

:flowerz: happybirthday :flowerz:

Nickimumto1

14-04-2009, 08:28

Good Morning

Hope everyone who went away had a good time, we stayed home and did not do much.

I hope to go and see the house again today as we are having the building inspection and the bank is doing the valuation so we can sign the loan papers tomorrow. Then all that is left to do will be settlement and getting the keys ..:yelclap:cant wait.

I think that Liam is having a growth spurt as he is finishing all his bottles and is very unsettled durring the day, sleeping max 45min and wanting food every 2 - 3 hours, but is still sleeping from 8pm - 7am. He wakes up starving, its the i want food and i want it now!!! and i will screem until that bottle hits my mouth.:laughing: every morning.

Ashi - Sorry to hear that you are having trouble with you older one. I said that i thought that it was just terrible 2 and was corrected my one of the mums that i know that terrible 2's is just the start. The things that we have to look forward to. Hope that it gets better for you.

Justmum - That must have been very scary for you, glad to hear that he is ok now. You must have thought the worst and been relived to hear that he would be ok. Wow rolling over, it strange when you leave them in one spot and come back and they have moved, Liam shuffles up his mat on the floor, it is such a cute age.

Shell31 - Happy birthday Theo, hope he had a good day. LOL at him singing happy birthday, Meaghan keeps asking if the Easter bunny will come each night and blaming things on the easter bunny:laughing:.

Traceynben - hope you feel better, it is horrible being sick with kids, there has been a cold going around here that just hangs around for week, i have had a cough for 2 weeks now and Meaghan is still coughing at night. Hope that you don't pass it around, look after yourself.

Better go and get ready for our special holiday playgroup and then Meaghan has a birthday party to go to at 3pm so i don't know if she will get a nap, maybe an early night.

:D

muminwaiting

14-04-2009, 10:30

Hi Everyone,

Real quick one from me, I have a pile of washing to get done...

We got back last night had a great time away, perfect weather....

We stayed down the south coast with my brother-in-law and his family, Holly got to see her first cow up close and the look on her face was priceless especially when one moo'ed right near her. I love farm life.

We are having a little trouble of late with Holly just vomitting for no reason, it can be upto 2hrs after a feed, I have taken her to the Docs but all was good....I am thinking of switching formulas because she has always been a little vomitty but it is just getting worse...Does any one have any thoughts?

She has also discovered her voice and does not stop chatting away it is sooo cute...

I hope eveyone had a great Easter and the Easter Bunny was good to everyone with lots of Chocolate..

It is our 8yrs wedding anniversary today and I don't think Dh has remembered he left this morning with out saying a word....:(:crying:

tracynben

14-04-2009, 11:00

hi everyone hope u all had a good easter. Me and rich are feelin ok now, was just a mild flu thank god.

MIW - glad u had a good trip away, as for switchin formulas you could always try it, it wont do any harm, maybe ask the CHN for some advice on it.

NIKKI - have you tried giving him some extra milk after he gulps his bottle down? Hope he settles better for you soon, but at least hes sleepin good at night, you can cope with it in the day as long as the night is good.

ASHI - sorry ur havin lots of problems with ur older one, i really cant help you on that one, as im no where near that stage and dont have a girl, have you tried readin any of the parenting books with advice on what to try, maybe worth a look?

JUSTMUM - wow ur so lucky havin bubs sleepin 12 hours at night, i would kill for that.

SHELL - yeah its very hard with 2 little uns to settle when u have no one around to help u, but we manage to get by somehow. happy birthday to theo yesterday hope he had a great day.

AFM - dare i say it again (LOL) im just havin such a crap time with jayden at the mo, i just dont know whats going wrong, i dont know if something is botherin him or its just me misreading his cues, im going out of my mind with it all now, and now hes playin up at night so im hardly gettin any sleep at all.
Hes still got a cold and cough, and very mucusy chest, been 6 weeks now, i asked the doctor about it when he had his jabs, but he said everything was fine, but its not clearin up at all so im gonna take him again for a second opinion, also hes teethin, has bad cradle cap which is startin to crack n bleed, hes not feedin properly at mo keeps archin his back and pullin away from the bottle even though he seems hungry. ANd hes still doin the 45 mins naps, i can extend it but it means im constantly clockwatchin cos i have to go in at the right time, and im just soooo sick of doin shush pat at the time, hes takin all my time and energy and i just sick of it, bens still gettin ignored. We took them both out yesterday for a walk just to get jayden to sleep cos he just wouldnt settle, and he slept for over 3 hours. i think i could cope if i got a good nights sleep, but hes wakin twice again for night feeds, and wakin several times for no reason, and im up and down puttin the dummy back in, its totally drivin me insane, i just cant seem to get him in any routine at all. OK rant over, im biddin for a baby swing on ebay i hope i win it, so at least i can put him in it and hopeully the rockin will settle him to sleep so i dont have to keep focusin my attention on him all the time

tracy xxxx

Shell31

14-04-2009, 13:47

Hi Girls,

Straight into personals :yes:.

Tracy - Glad to hear you guys are better but spewing about Jayden still being unwell. Daisy has been doing the 45min naps too.. OVAH IT!!! lol I wonder if him not being well is causing him to wake up?? Daisy's also arching & pulling away from the breast even though I know she's hungry.. Little blighters just like to keep us guessing...

MIW - lol @ Holly & the cow. I remember Theo seeing his first cow last year & how excited he was when moo'd. Cute!! I'm not too sure about the vomiting. None of mine were vomiters so I'm not sure what you should do. I had a friend who's baby was a vomit machine I swear & she had terrible trouble with him. He vomited that much he was losing weight. He ended up having to go on a special reflux formula. Happy Anniversary. I'm sure DH hasn't forgotten. He's probably just going to suprise you this afternoon with a HUGE bunch of flowers & whisk you off to dinner ;) Can only hope huh...Glad you had a good holiday. Its nice to get away isnt it.

Nicky - lol @ Meaghan blaming stuff on the easter bunny.. Thats cute. I bought Theo a small cheap Thomas book for his birthday and I noticed this morning the cover was all bent. I asked him what happened to it & who bent it & he said "Daddy did it" :laughing:

Fugly - Thank you for Theo's birthday wishes. He had a great day but with Easter the day before & birthday yesterday it was abit of a decline today when there was nothing to wake up to. .No easter eggs, no presents.. then the mailman came & brought more eggs AND more presents lol.. Did you guys have a nice easter? Do you have any trouble getting chocolate eggs over there in China?

Ashi - Sorry to hear your older child is giving you a hard time. My 9yr old is a shocker. She requires constant work & its neverending. She does have a certain type of mild autism which makes it hard for her as she isnt like other children. Her little mind just doesnt work the same as other kids. I used to threaten to put her toys in the otto bin if she didnt tidy them up.. She didnt tidy them once too often so I dragged the otto to the door of our unit & chucked some away. I had no choice & had to follow through with the threat. She STILL brings it up so I guess it worked lol Hope it gets better for you soon. Sounds like Isabelle is a little angel.

Justmum - :eek: @ the ulcer. OMG how scary. How did the poor little mite go on for a few days with such a sore mouth & not manage to tell anyone.. poor thing. Hope it get's better real fast. He'll love daycare. Just be prepared for him to take a little while to settle in there. A month or so should see him running away from you to go & play lol Daisy has rolled over a couple of times onto her belly. Its cute when they can start moving around isnt it. Amuses them abit more.

Angel - :wave: Come clean my house!

AFM - Well Daisy has been catnapping during the day for 45mins to an hour only.. Still sleeping all night though which is good. She's been unsettled on the breast & just generally a nightmare lol.. I've tried resettling her & to be honest nothing works. I've mentioned before that I've been to Tresillian with one of my other daughters so I know what I need to do with sleep problems but nothing NOTHING is working. She wakes up & nothing will resettle her back to sleep. Anyways today it finally dawned on me that with her Ti Tree mattress I used to fluff it up so that her head was raised. She has been sleeping on a flat pillow in the bassinette since we left her mattress on holidays. I've chocked up her pillow in there now and she went back to sleep & its been an hour & a half.. Well past the normal wake up time that was becoming as regular as clockwork. I'm wondering if she has some sort of silent reflux or something?? Anyone know much about that? Just seems weird that she also won't settle in your arms if she is laying flat... She isnt a vomiter at all.. Weird.. Hmmm I dont know maybe today was just a fluke & she'll be back to her catnapping tomorrow.. Hope not !!!!

Hope your all well
Rachelle x

justmum

14-04-2009, 14:55

Tracy it sounds like Jayden might have reflux or something? Do you have a CHN you can see? It just doesn't sound right. Miss O was a nightmare at night - it's only the last 2 weeks se started to settle a bit. There were nights I had less than 2 hours sleep there for a while while she just fed all night.

Shell H isn't really talking yet. He's saying few words but he's language delayed so he couldn't tell me what was wrong. Makes me worry a bit about day care. It may not be reflux Shell, it may just be an immature gut that will settle over time. The person to chat to about this is Tam-I-Am. Maybe start a thread out there to entice her in :laughing:

MIW what formula are you using? I used Nan IHA Gold with H and had no issues with it. A change might be good, but make sure you give it a week.

Nikki hope the party was fun and Meaghan wasn't too feral without her nap :D

Ashi I am having more trouble with my older one that the baby too - it's an adjustment for the older kids too.

AFM nothing new here. Had H at day care orientation again today and there were a few tears :crying: from both of us. It looks like hard weeks ahead while he settles in!

xx

JM

Shell31

14-04-2009, 15:37

:hugs: Justmum on your hard day. I know how hard it is to leave them at daycare. I really feel for you today. Kinda leaves you wondering why on earth you're doing it in those early weeks when they obviously dont seem to enjoy themselves & your left crying on the way to the car. :hugs:
H will love sharing time with peers his own age. They also love doing age appropriate things with the daycare teachers. Hopefully he'll settle fast for you. How many days is he going a week? Just one? From what you've said about H i'm sure a little thing like language won't stop him at daycare :laughing:. I wonder if it will help that aswell? Never know.

justmum

14-04-2009, 15:44

Thanks Shell :hugs: he'll be Ok I know. It's just so hard to let go and I didn't even leave the premises yet just went to the staff room for an hour! His ears have delayed his language but he's getting there.

tracynben

14-04-2009, 17:27

Tracy it sounds like Jayden might have reflux or something? Do you have a CHN you can see? It just doesn't sound right. Miss O was a nightmare at night - it's only the last 2 weeks se started to settle a bit. There were nights I had less than 2 hours sleep there for a while while she just fed all night.

xx

JM

im thinking it could be reflux, i just read up on it on the net, and he has quite a few of the symptoms, i just put a pillow under his mattress before i put him for a nap and although he hasnt cried yet (hes still awake an hour later), but normally he cries lying on his back, and hes unsettled after his feeds at night, but he doesnt cry though, so i dont know. I gotta take him to doctors for his cradle cap so i can ask about that too, sometimes thou doctors arent much help cos they just want to get you in and out, so if i dont get any luck (cos i already asked once about his chest), then ill ask a CHN.
tracy xxxx

honeydew

14-04-2009, 20:09

Hi girls

We are home from our holiday in Darwin- I had such a restful time, but probably a little TOO restful because I'm finding it hard to get back into real life again :laughing:

EF- I read your post about the plane trip, sorry it was so bad for you :hugs: I had a shocking time too, although I was with Qantas and the flight itself was fine. Layla & I stayed the night in Brisbane Wed night before we left for Darwin and my best friend was dropping us at the airport. She came down with a bug overnight and poor thing was soooo sick, she was vomitting in the car on the way and I had to ring her DH to leave work and meet her at the airport to drive her home. So I was left in the carpark at Brisbane Aiport (not her fault, I felt so bad for her) with a 20kg suitcase, my massive nappy bag, Layla's carseat and Layla and had to struggle with it all and get checked in by myself :eek: Got halfway through the line with all my cr ap when it came over the speakers that anyone travelling to Darwin had to check in asap, so I had to get out of the line again and go to a different queue. THEN had to wrap the carseat myself (noone would help) while holding Layla. Then I get everything checked in and go through the security thingo but had to take my shoes and bracelet off as I was beeping. THEN I get pulled aside for an explosives test. ****. I just about cried. I was absolutely busting to go to the loo and had no choice but to go while Layla was strapped in the ergo (hygeine at its best :laughing:) and only just made it to the terminal to board on time. The ladies on the flight were lovely though and Layla slept the whole time. Coming home was a different story though! She vomitted all over herself and screamed the plane down for the last 15 mins of the flight.

Never again :no:

How did everyone's easter go?

Layla is a dream and has been sleeping 11.5 hours at night. I cannot figure out why I am so tired all the time, I'm so lethargic and I'm over it! :hissy:

Cordelia

14-04-2009, 20:16

ohh ohhh ohhhh mummy to mason.. that is the worst horror story. poor you :hugs: you must be glad to be home.

will catch up with everyone later. still on holidays for 2 days yeehaaaa

muminwaiting

15-04-2009, 08:50

Goodmorning..

M2M...:hugs: You and Ef are brave to travel on your own with babies...I won't get on a plane on my own let alone with Holly...Glad you had a nice holiday...I cant explain the lethargic thing I am the same Holly sleeps 8hrs a night and I am more tired now then I was when I was only get 2-3hrs...strange.

Cords...You are on holidays women...How are you getting internet connection, I had trouble getting mobile reception whilst on holidays I had to keep going outside and standing under the cloths line to pick anything up.:laughing: Hope you are enjoying your camping.

Tracey....I cant help with the vomitting because Holly is the same I have a Doc's appointment today to try and get it sorted...I booked a double appointment so they cant rush out the door.

Justmum...:hugs: I can only imagine how you are feeling...just remind yourself it is for his own good they go ahead in leaps and bounds once they start going..

US..Holly has a Doc appointment for her 4mth needles today...and I am having my cervical cancer vacination...

Holly awake from her nap hi to everyone....

Ashi

15-04-2009, 10:04

:wave:Hi girls just wanted to say hey
bit bored n lazy feeling atm lol
Isabelle is having a sleep and Haley is busy playing games on her laptop so i have some time to my self woohoo!
having said that now i feel lazy and should probably go and so something useful instead of sitting on my a$$ lol..

Hope everyones well :hugs:
Ashley

Brumington301

15-04-2009, 10:54

:smiliedance: I've got a new comput-A, I've got a new comput-A, La, La, La, La - CHA, La, La, La, La - CHA :smiliedance:!!!!! We have helped the economy in our own special way and have finally got a new computer after 4 years of subtle hints from me to DH - it is so fast and I love it!

Sorry for missing all these recent posts:

Shell - hope Theo had a Happy Buffday! Thomas is definately the way to go. How is Daisy? Is she still unsettled?

Tracy - OMG, you poor thing. Definately ask the CHN what you can do cause you're gonna get more and more exhausted. I don't know anything about reflux so can't really help there. I just really hope you get to the bottom of things soon so you can have a rest...:hugs:

M2M - I totally forgot to answer you the other day. We got O's birth certificate on the day you asked. Has Layla got hers yet?

EF - sucky flight BLAH! :( Hope you had a good time with the parents.

MIW - how did the 4 month injections go? O had his 2 months ones today and I got my Whooping cough vaccine done. Similar days we've had!

Ashi - how is that older one? What a little monkey! My niece is similar - packing the toys in the bag would be exactly what she'd do!

JM - hope day care begins to improve quicker than you imagined.

Cords - enjoy the rest of your hols.

:wave: to everyone else.

AFM - like I said earlier, we had the 2 month injections today. O was a star. He cried a split second after the needles and then fell asleep. I must admit I was expecting worse. He's asleep on my lap ATM :cloud9:!

BellyFruit

15-04-2009, 12:30

helooooooo everyone

Well, atm my cleaner is here and DH is out with the twins (School hols ugh) and I am on the puter on the hub with a cuppa :devil6: - My cleaner actually brings her two little girls with her which is fine as I have a kid friendly house, but I feel a bit bad because sometimes they play up and she has to tend to them - but I dont want to go play with them or keep them occupied because well, I've managed to offload all mine for the next hour or so, I dont want to ok hmpff!

Easter break was nice, warm fire and fishing galore (I landed the biggest of the weekend woo!) I also managed to snag a blue manna crab on my line and as I pulled it in I did a big girly squeal and literally threw my rod at DH to reel it in and he goes "grab the net" so I did and well, let's just say that despite AMPLE opportunities to get the net under the crab, er, my netting skills were dismal and the bloody thing dropped off the line and swam away (probably bored of watching me try and net it :laughing:) oh, poor DH was like,"oh.... that's ok honey" with a look of absolute disappointment on his face (he tried hard to be cheery) as the crab was probably the biggest we'd ever seen... :o LMAO I'm so hopeless!

Tracy: did you win the swing? We got one and it's fantastic, though we use it mostly to keep Chace occupied rather than to settle him. He will fall asleep in it if he's not fussy and is just hangin' out, but we cant put him in it if he's crying because he just cries harder... once asleep though it rocks him for ages (ours is actually connected to a powerpoint so no batteries yay!) How did you go with a new routine over the Easter break? I'm posting out your Tupperware catalogue hopefully today, yours too Angel - any other Perth takers?

The blame game - in our house if there's a confession to be made, one twin always blames the other, and in the absence of any concrete evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, a verdict of not guilty must be given to both boys, despite the fact that ONE of them must have done it... it's frustrating and they're onto it... they know how to manipulate the system - I don't believe it's fair to punish both of them if you dont know who did what as you might end up punishing an innocent party, and where's the justice in that?

Justmum: glad your DS is ok now - how awful to wake up to that in the middle of the night! About six months ago DS2 had a nasty looking infection in his eye that started on a Sunday arvo, and by 2am he was awake and bothered by it so I stressed out and made DH whip him up to PMH just to make sure he was ok, as I'd never be able to forgive myself for not taking him if it did damage to his eye etc etc... yeah, turns out it was a sty and he was given antibiotics and came home... (not life threatening :rolleyes:) DH was not overly impressed poor love... Oh, and the twins had a language delay (it was a twin thing) and they just came along in leaps and bounds at day care so H should just cruise on nicely now :)...

MIW: did your DH come through with the goods afterall??

Shell: Chace also power naps and it drives me crazy! Though he's getting better at night - does 6-8hr stints so cant complain... He also is difficult to settle flat on his back, he wont lie in your arms like that and we have to lay him on his side in his cot to get him to fall asleep (then roll him onto his back when he is asleep) what's silent reflux? Chace is a big spewer unfortunately.... i see these mums who feed their babies and burp with gay abandon over their unprotected shoulders and wonder what's up with Chace? We need full on spew rags every feed - a terry nappy usually..been worse of late, is that a 12wk thing??????

Haylie: omg at your plane trip!

Brum: yay for O being a star with his needles... in fact Chace did the exact same thing and I freaked out and thought omg he's passed out something must be wrong... no Didi, he's asleep... god I'm an idiot! LOL

Hi Cords, Ashi, EF, Fugs and everyone else hope you have a great day...

TMD x :flowerz:

BellyFruit

15-04-2009, 12:37

oh and can you guys please vote for my smilie baby here (http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=249892):D

Thanks

TMD x :flowerz:

honeydew

15-04-2009, 13:33

Voted :D

Didi- lol @ the crab story :laughing: We go through at least 5-10 bibs a day here too, and often a couple of terry towelling nappies. When Mason was a bub he rarely even wore a bib, but we call Layla McSpewy. I do a load of whites/baby pinks nearly every day which includes a ridiculous amount of bibs and spewed on clothing. I'm hoping she grows out of it soon!

Brum- nope no birth certificate yet :shame: Maybe I should ring up about it? Well done on the new computer! I am wanting a new laptop (ours is stuffed as Mason dropped it on the power cord while plugged in and you cannot move it otherwise it turns itself off completely). We have a PC which is fairly new but I like the convenience of the laptop and being able to sit on the lounge at night with it.

Ashi- I am bored too but I have a mountain of housework here that needs doing. Just can't find the motivation to do anything :o

MIW- can't believe Holly is 4 months old already!! I am thinking of getting the cervical cancer vaccine too but there is probably no point starting the series of needles if I am going to (hopefully) be pregnant soonish. Not sure what to do there, whether to wait or not.

Cords- enjoy the rest of your holiday you lucky duck!

How is everyone else going?

Layla laughed today :cloud9: More like a little chuckle but it was so cute!

Nickimumto1

15-04-2009, 14:24

I am going to have a all about me post today: I am feeling a bit down today it all just seems so hard. I just dont know why i bother going out, Meaghan was difficult all day today, she would not eat breakfast, wanted easter eggs and bickies not wheatbix, would not get dressed, just keeped making a mess when i was cleaning up. By the time we where ready to go Liam wanted to be fed again so we missed story time. Got to the liabary car park (part of the shopping centre) and i got the pram set up, Liam now wants to sit up so have change the phill & ted so he sits in the back. Meaghan chucked a wobbly because Liam was in her seat. Got to the Libary and Meaghan was more interested in moving the chairs than books, i choose books. Meaghan got upset as she left he libary bag at home. Bought her some lunch, which made her happy, walked through some shops while she ate chips and had her drink. Thought the day was looking up but when we got back to the car Meaghan was wet, i had no warm clothes for her to wear and she chucked the biggest tantrum becuase she wanted her blanket and i did not have it. Just chucked her, Liam and the shopping in the car and made a dash home, but Meaghan was so upset that she made herself sick in the car. She is in bed now, but i have a car to clean, bottles to wash, a pram to clean and a house that looks like a bom has gone off in it and i just want to go and hide. I just wonder sometimes what why i bother going out or doing anything. I think that my mood latly has been distracted and we had a busy day yesterday that it is rubbing off on Meaghan. I think that moving house is affecting me more than i thought, we went to playgroup yesterday and walking there i kept thinking that i am leaving the house that i brought my babies home to. That i will never walk to playgroup again etc. Meaghan goes to childcare tomorrow so i can deal with the cleaning then. I think we need some time appart, i hope things improve.

Hope that everyone else is having a good day, it is cold and windy hear in Melbourne today such a change from the 28 it was yesterday.

BellyFruit

15-04-2009, 14:26

I am thinking of getting the cervical cancer vaccine too but there is probably no point starting the series of needles if I am going to (hopefully) be pregnant soonish. Not sure what to do there, whether to wait or not.

I turn 26 on April 25 so do I get the jab now? Will I have to pay for the other two which I will obviously need AFTER I turn 26? And, like you I'm hoping to be pg any time from now on so, how does that work? Can you get the vaccine while pg??? :confused: hmmm.... re TTC: we've decided to test on the 17th day of every month (Chace was born on the 17th) and take it from there... last time we tested literally every 3 days until a BFP - drove us nuts! LOL... and the cost!! my god... i did want to wait until I was sure (like 6months in :laughing:) so the pregnancy would be shorter LOL... however then I'd have troubles getting into the ob I want and getting proper scans done and stuff so... will have to find out asap... oooh exciting... :fingerscrossed: for you too Haylie...

TMD x :flowerz:

PS: thanks for your vote :D (and yours too Brum!)

tracynben

15-04-2009, 14:38

hi everyone last night wasnt as bad with jayden, BUT now he keeps wakin up at 5am chattin to himself and its just not funny.
Hes actually takin a longer nap at the mo, all by himself YAY.
Ben not doing too bad, hes still not nappin but sleepin 12-13 hours now at night, so i cant complain.
TDM - yeah i won the swing, and it plugs into the wall too, rich is pickin it up today.
Silent reflux is where they have it but never spew anything up, its possible chace could have it, as reflux babies dont lying on their backs, have you tried puttin a pillow or rolled up towel under the mattress, they seems to have helped jayden settle a lot easier.
NIKKI - big hugs to you, i know exactly how ur feelin, i been feelin the same recently, im havin so many problems with the kids and hardly gettin any sleep, soemtimes i dont even get dresses, bad i know. Maybe when there both in bed try and orgainse the day ahead, pack anything you need that night, mite make things a bit easier, write a list and stick it on the fridge so u never forget anything. Kids are always effected by our mood but it is really hard sometimes and u do need time apart from them cos they do cross the line sometimes, i just keep tellin myself by 5-6 months things will be much easier.
BRUM - yay on the new computer, and glad O was good with his jabs
ASHI - theres nothing worng with bein lazy im like that every day at the mo
MIW - hope the jabs go ok

I think that is everyone, one thing i wanted to ask people is, im thinkin of starting selling stuff on ebay and was wondering what things you all are interested in buying for a bargain, i was def thinking about grobags, as they seem to be quite popular, any ideas?

thanks tracy xxxx

Cordelia

15-04-2009, 14:46

:hugs:nickimum - :hugs: i can relate to the day you've had - geeeez you poor thing!! just savour the feeling you get when you put your kid to bed and there's silence. Meaghan is possibly feeling the bit of stress that you're experiencing. Just think how nice it will be when you're settled in your new big beautiful house. I hope you're having a better afternoon.

MIW - my sister lives down here so i'm cooped up in her unit using her internet hehe.. cheating I know. I hope the needles went ok.

ashi - nice to hear from you :) enjoy the peace!!! I love being bored. - it happens so rarely these days!! hehe

brum - congrats on the puter :P i hope you get a goo night tonight and the needles dont effect little bub too much :)

twinmym - hehe congrats on the crab - was that in mandurah?

mummytomason - enjoy the laughing. isn't it so gorgeous awwww

us - DD is teething something chronic. she has been really slow with her teeth - these aren't even her 2 year old molars yet!!! dying here. we're heading home tomorrow so the trip will be..... interesting. thank goodness for panadol and bonjella. Daniel - ahhhhh what a sweetie. Bless him!!! I have been blessed with the happiest, most content baby. He is the polar opposite of Caitlin. Ahhh the joys of parenthood - trying to tone down one and trying to excite the other (I'm so fearful of neglecting him becaus ehe's never demanding anything!)

right. better finish little house on the prairie part 2 - criiiikey.

MummaFug

15-04-2009, 14:47

Just a quicky from me as I need to pack coz

:smiliedance: I'M GOING ON HOLIDAY :smiliedance:

SUNNY SANYA HERE WE COME !!

Nothing like leaving it til the last minute. Booked flights yesterday, booked hotel today and leave tomorrow :flowerz: THis is SO SO overdue and I can't wait.

NickMum - I hve days like that too .... believe me, I think all Mums do. I have taken my 2 to playgroup and DD cried and screamed .. today I took her to the same playgroup and she was a perfect little Angel. :bee: As for, DS - at home I think he is a terror sometimes but on days liek today - I am proud to be his Mummy. BUT i have had days where I just want to sit on the footpath and cry - then sell my kids .....:hugs: to you .

TMD - Love the camping/fishing stories...Glad you had a good time

Brum - CONGRATS on the new computer ..
Sorry gotta run !!!

LOVE YOU ALL and speak when I get back from my vacation ... (OK so its only 4 nights but still)

OH DAMN - I just realized that going on a beach holiday requires me to wear a swimsuit :hissy: Perhaps we should go skiiing instead.

Nickimumto1

15-04-2009, 14:55

My friend just sent me some boys clothes that her son has grown out off and it is all Sprout and Bebe brand and some even still have tags on as they were gift that her son did not wear. It has just made my day. :D

muminwaiting

15-04-2009, 15:49

MIW: did your DH come through with the goods afterall??

Nope he didn't remember until about 10 O'clock
and by then I was too tired to care. He said he will arrange for my mum to look after Holly on the weekend and we will go for dinner then.

Fugly...Have a great trip:smiliedance:

Nikki :hugs::hugs:Sorry you have had a rotten day. Tomorrow can only get better.

M2M I know how quickly is time going by, I can hardly believe she is 4mths now.The nurse looked at her today and guessed she was 6mths poor think is built like a tank.:laughing:

cervical cancer vaccine I got my script from my Doc and the chemist has to order it in but it costs alot. Its done in three stages one now one in 6weeks and then the final one in 6mths and it cost $149 each time. OMG I thought it was only going to be $149 for the lot. I hadn't thought about the whole TTC again but I don't want to wait six months if we are going to try again, It took me 2yrs to get Holly. I will have to do some research

Reflux Holly has been put onto medication for her vomitting. Doc said it is not doing her any harm as she is really healthy and is not losing weight but all that vomitting can not be good for her. I am sick of changing her cloths 10times a day. I get her dressed to go anywhere and I might as well just put a plastic bag over her because if I don't put one of those big bibs on her she gets it all on herself.

Needles She is being all clingly and feeling sorry for herself at the moment won't let me leave her alone.I am going to give a dose of panadol and a bottle shortly and hopefully she will have a nap.

I am attempting to make some cupcakes this afternoon and decorating them to look like daisy's I will post a pic if they are edible. I wouldn't hold my breath though because I am lousy at these things.:laughing: I get an A for effort though.

BellyFruit

15-04-2009, 16:34

cervical cancer vaccine I got my script from my Doc and the chemist has to order it in but it costs alot. Its done in three stages one now one in 6weeks and then the final one in 6mths and it cost $149 each time. OMG I thought it was only going to be $149 for the lot. I hadn't thought about the whole TTC again but I don't want to wait six months if we are going to try again, It took me 2yrs to get Holly. I will have to do some research

Reflux Holly has been put onto medication for her vomitting. Doc said it is not doing her any harm as she is really healthy and is not losing weight but all that vomitting can not be good for her. I am sick of changing her cloths 10times a day. I get her dressed to go anywhere and I might as well just put a plastic bag over her because if I don't put one of those big bibs on her she gets it all on herself.

MIW: Keep us posted on your vaccine research ok :yes:

what medication has Holly been put on? She sounds just like Chace - seriously, we have 10 outfit changes a day because of vomiting... been more recently - though he's not sick or losing weight or anything :confused: should i get him checked out? our CHN is a bit useless - when i asked her about the spewing earlier she said she didnt really know why and airy fairy'd some nonsensical answer...so i dunno...

Tracy: yay for the swing! :yelclap: how much was it for? nice boys clothes are hard to find - seems to be a niche on the hub looking for nice stuff that doesnt say "i'm trouble" on it ... maybe an ebay idea?? also brands you dont get commonly here too...

Cords - nah in Walpole which is very unusal!!

Nicki: :hugs: for you today hun and thank the lord for daycare lol

Fugs: yes dont worry we noticed that you are going on a holiday no need for the braggy bold type LMAO!!! Lucky bum I hope you have the BEST time :sunshine: (thanks for the vote too - I look soooo popular! - Nadia - thanks as well! um, is it cheating to ask your friends to vote??)

Angel, Tracy, I'm off to post your catalogues now...

TMD x :flowerz:

MummaFug

15-04-2009, 16:42

Glad to see that someone reads the 'reason for editing' bit .....

Sorry for this rant :)

I LOVE having a girl (as some may remember i was not that keen to begin with)

I can pack 17 different outfits for a 4 day trip :smiliedance:
(Ok I do it with DS too)

BellyFruit

15-04-2009, 16:46

uhuh... Fugs I also liked your one that said: reason for editing - forgot to use my oriental font scheme... LMAO at that one... :)

Nickimumto1

15-04-2009, 17:20

My DH who i thought was going to be working late tonight has just come and collected Meaghan as he has to go over and drop off some stuff for work to his bosses house who has 2 kids and has taken Meaghan with him, yay the house is quiet. Meaghan also wet the bed today which is very unusual :no: , if this continues i will get her checked at the doctors as she could have a bladder infection as her toilet training has gone downhill in the last couple of weeks.

Ebay - does anyone sell baby clothes on ebay, i was going to list some of the clothes that Liam has grown out of. But is it worth wile as i do not want to get next to nothing for them with all the work of listing them and posting them. I have bought off ebay but never sold anything.

Liam is crying, so much for my quiet house..:rolleyes:

BellyFruit

15-04-2009, 18:14

Ebay - does anyone sell baby clothes on ebay, i was going to list some of the clothes that Liam has grown out of. But is it worth wile as i do not want to get next to nothing for them with all the work of listing them and posting them. I have bought off ebay but never sold anything.

Liam is crying, so much for my quiet house..:rolleyes:

phew for your DH giving you a break! my dh does that all the time, if he has to duck out to bunnings or something he just piles the twins in the car, it's to give me a rest and help keep the boys occupied - cabin fever is a biatch..

I'd like to have an ebay store...though dunno much about it...anyone know anything about ppl who do it as a job? like, where do they get their stock from? eg recycled clothes and stuff?

:detective: + :ecomcity: = :idea: (hopefully)

TMD x :flowerz:

honeydew

15-04-2009, 18:52

Hi girls

My house looks like a bombsite, cr ap everywhere atm but I just cannot be bothered. I am thinking of changing around the furniture though, I get bored so easily :rolleyes:

Ebay- I have never sold anything before but am seriously thinking of listing some of the enormous amount of baby stuff we have accumulated over 3 short years. I know we are wanting another baby but I am the type of person who LOVES shopping so would probably want different clothes for the next baby even though we already have both boys and girls stuff. I need to look into it to see if its worthwhile though. I have been buying some designer brands for cheap on there lately which will have good resale value so it might be worth trying to onsell them...

Nikkimum- sorry to hear you had such an awful day. I think we all have days like that and you just need to count down the hours until bedtime lol. Tomorrow will be a better day :sunshine: And YAY for the Sprout & Bebe clothes!!! I have bought a couple of items of those brands on ebay recently and they are just beautiful clothes and great quality.

Fugs- SOO jealous of your holiday! I'd love a family holiday somewhere nice- perhaps later in the year once we are settled in our new house we will plan something. DH wants to go camping :thumbsdown: I want to stay in a flash hotel :thumbsup:

Cordelia- argh teething! :hugs: Mason has not yet cut his 2 year old molars even though he is nearly 3 and I swear they have been coming and going since he was 18 months old. Won't be long and the new bubs will be teething- eek!

Tracy- I like TMD's idea of selling nice kids clothes- not the stuff you buy in the shops with silly slogans all over them. Hope you get a good nights sleep tonight x

MIW- how'd the cupcakes turn out? Let me know what you find out in regards to the vaccine and TTC. I am within the age limit to get it free so it would be ideal to do it now but just not sure about BFing and TTC and how it affects that.

Ok off to feed bub, get her to bed and see what furniture I can move around by myself while DH is at work :D

Ashi

15-04-2009, 20:49

Hey girls,
well I'm off to the mall with Grace (mumof4, if u guys remember her hehe..)to do some SHOPPING!!!!! tomorrow woohoo

I went through my Big DD's wardrobe the other day.. my god.. the poor child had some size 3 tops in there and some size 5 pants!! she's 7 yrs old now lol.. I guess it was long overdue!

so now that I did a bit of a stock take I've realised there isn't all that much that fits her.. asides from her school uniforms which is what she wears the most anyway lol

so I'm going to buy her some new stuff
and of course ill end up buying more baby clothes! cuz every time I go near a mall i end up spending a few hundred.. lol

DH rolls his eyes every time I say I'm going to the mall lol....(I guess this is why he has a credit card and I don't.. oh boy would we be in some debt if I had that power hahahaha)

M2M - hehe yep.. I'm like that a lot.. Tonnes of housework to do.. Zero motivation.. ! although i do like rearranging! .. that's one thing I'm looking forward to when we move.. omfg decorating a new house woohoo!! not to mention i finally get to make Isabelle a bedroom!!!!!!!

Fugs - Have a great Vacation!! don't worry about your farm 2 much just harvest it all b4 u go hehe:p

TMD - I'm not sure what your little emotes meant but my first thought was.. smokin a peace pipe.. talking some sh!t n getting an idea!!
reminds me of my teenage years.. tho the ideas where usually bad ones !:laughing:

EBay - is very evil.. I'm always finding cute things i can spend money on there.. and I don't even have to go to the mall to find them! they are right in my study.. AHHH someone stop me

MIW - I hear ya with the puking/clothes changes/ugly bibs heh.. Isabelle has a great knack for puking all over her best outfits!

Cords - Oh dear teething :( poor little thing...
I hope when it happens with Isabelle it will be easy like my other kids.. *crosses fingers*
lol @ little house on the prairie part 2

Brum - yay for the new computer :)

Anyways its getting late so I think ill head to bed.. I'm sure I wont get to sleep for a few hours because I'm reading a good book and I can't help my self haha..

Hugs to all
:hugs:
Ashley & Isabelle
xoxoxoxox

honeydew

15-04-2009, 21:00

So I didn't get very far with my furniture rearranging... moved our bed to a different wall, hated it, and moved it back. My back was killing me and I was paranoid my c/s scar would pop open so I decided to call it a night :laughing: BUT I did manage to clean the kitchen and pack Mason's lunch for kindy tomorrow.

Ashi- you lucky duck getting to go shopping tomorrow! Say hi to Grace for me, how is little Koda doing? I need to go through Mason's stuff as well, DH put a long sleeved singlet on him the other day that barely covered his belly button and only just reached his elbows :rolleyes: I think he is right for clothes this winter but will need new socks and singlets.

Going to head off to bed and try to sleep, if not I will start reading the 1-2-3 Magic book that Didi sent me.

Goodnight all :wave:

BellyFruit

15-04-2009, 21:31

TMD - I'm not sure what your little emotes meant but my first thought was.. smokin a peace pipe.. talking some sh!t n getting an idea!!
reminds me of my teenage years.. tho the ideas where usually bad ones !:laughing:

LMFAO :laughing::laughing::laughing: it meant:

thinking + talking on here = a good idea

Going to head off to bed and try to sleep, if not I will start reading the 1-2-3 Magic book that Didi sent me.

tell me when you get to the part about locking naughty toddler in bedroom...lol :p

argh... got a cluster feeder here atm... will only take 5 min at the breast then fluffs around and is hungry an hr later :rolleyes:... is this a normal 12wk growth spurt thing?

muminwaiting

15-04-2009, 22:47

MIW: Keep us posted on your vaccine research ok :yes:

what medication has Holly been put on? She sounds just like Chace - seriously, we have 10 outfit changes a day because of vomiting... been more recently - though he's not sick or losing weight or anything :confused: should i get him checked out? our CHN is a bit useless - when i asked her about the spewing earlier she said she didnt really know why and airy fairy'd some nonsensical answer...so i dunno...

TMD x :flowerz:

She is on Zantac syrup twice a day. Holly is the same she is big and healthy and gaining weight, but just won't stop hurling. I would get him checked. When I went to get my script filled the chemist came out to speak to me as well and she was really helpful and understanding so maybe have a chat with them and your Doc.

Vacine. DH had an appoinmtnet this arvo for his whooping cough needle so we went along and I asked the Doc about TTC'ing and the cancer vacine and he said he would give it a miss if I am thinking of trying to get PG in the next 6mths.

I had better get to bed I am back at work tomorrow I don't want to go :hissy::crying::hissy: it's only for a month while my replacement is on holidays and its only two days a week. but still I DON"T WANT TO GO!!!!!!!!!!

Brumington301

16-04-2009, 08:37

Well after my very proud moment of Oakleigh being a star after his injections he turned very sooky after he woke up yesterday. He was sooooo tired but refused to fall asleep. I'm going to try catch up today and hope he feels beter, poor little mite :( Is baby oil the way to go to remove the plasters?

TMD - good fishing girl. I managed to catch a big fish last time we went(much to my DH's disgust!). He managed to hook the dog which cost us around $200 in vets bills - don't ask! No problems for the vote BTW - I would have voted for you anyway cause it's a gorgeous photo!

Tracy - congrats on the swing. We bought one the other day when they were on special at Target with money we'd received for a gift for Oakleigh. They are an absolute Godsend. O likes to watch the Moto GP in it!

M2M - defo get on to the BD&M ppl about the birth certificate. I would have applied for mine around 24th Feb if it helps. I called them and they can tell you if they've received the paperwork.

Nickimum - :fingerscrossed: for a better day today mate.

Cords - how is the teething going? Nightmare for you all I should imagine. Would you recommend I take shares in Bonjella?!

Fugs - Have a great holiday. I never read the reason for editing bit but will make sure now that I do!

Ashi - have fun shopping and say hi to Grace from us all :flowerz:

MIW - work - bluuuuuuhhhhhh! :hugs::hugs: Have fun if you can!!!

I'm very tired ATM, not too sure why. Perhaps the whooping cough vaccine makes you tired? Must sleep and stop messing around with photo editing. BTW, Shell - have you told us how you did the cool photo editing? If you have, sorry I've missed it, if you haven't, could you please (pretty please with sugar on top....!)

:wave:

tracynben

16-04-2009, 10:04

just a quickie for now as im going out for once LOL to meet up with a couple of peeps from bubhub, be good to get out and chat to other mums with toddlers and babies.

Im soooo gutted i put lots of newborn stuff on ebay and it only sold for $58:crying: i expected abput 150 and thats still a bargain, all the stuff cost me at least $600, so anyone thinking of selling your clothes on ebay be wary, it doesnt seem to be that good at the mo for sellin baby clothes, maybe go to a second hand baby shop and try to sell to them you might get more money.

tracy xxxx

Nickimumto1

16-04-2009, 12:52

Good afternoon, it is very quiet here as DD is at childcare and Liam is asleep.

I was thinking of taking some baby clothes to the second hard shop but they take 66% of the sale price and if it does not sell in 2 months they give it to charity, so you don't get it back.

I thought about selling at the market but it is $45 for the stall, if i don't sell much i could end up out of pocket.

Brumington - Liam was very sooky the next day after his injections, had a temp too. He did not have a bandaid, got blood all over his clothes too but was told that they try not to stick things to there skin. Maybe try after his bath.

muminwaiting - Work! i can't get out the door on time letalone to work. Hope you have a good day, with plenty of time for Bubhub..

twinmumdee - We also do the 1-2-3 thing and Meaghan is so use to it now she waits till i am about to say 3 and runs to do what she is asked, talk about pushing the boundry.

Gotta go Liam is crying, will come back and finish soon..

earthfairy

16-04-2009, 19:48

Hi girls

We are home from our holiday in Darwin- I had such a restful time, but probably a little TOO restful because I'm finding it hard to get back into real life again

EF- I read your post about the plane trip, sorry it was so bad for you I had a shocking time too, although I was with Qantas and the flight itself was fine. Layla & I stayed the night in Brisbane Wed night before we left for Darwin and my best friend was dropping us at the airport. She came down with a bug overnight and poor thing was soooo sick, she was vomitting in the car on the way and I had to ring her DH to leave work and meet her at the airport to drive her home. So I was left in the carpark at Brisbane Aiport (not her fault, I felt so bad for her) with a 20kg suitcase, my massive nappy bag, Layla's carseat and Layla and had to struggle with it all and get checked in by myself Got halfway through the line with all my cr ap when it came over the speakers that anyone travelling to Darwin had to check in asap, so I had to get out of the line again and go to a different queue. THEN had to wrap the carseat myself (noone would help) while holding Layla. Then I get everything checked in and go through the security thingo but had to take my shoes and bracelet off as I was beeping. THEN I get pulled aside for an explosives test. ****. I just about cried. I was absolutely busting to go to the loo and had no choice but to go while Layla was strapped in the ergo (hygeine at its best ) and only just made it to the terminal to board on time. The ladies on the flight were lovely though and Layla slept the whole time. Coming home was a different story though! She vomitted all over herself and screamed the plane down for the last 15 mins of the flight.

Never again

Im hearing you GF - i will NEVER EVER fly by myself with Poppy again...well, except flying home to Darwin! lol Mum booked me a Qantas flight so fingers crossed they are a bit more helpful & my girlfriend is picking me up from airport.

Did you have a nice time in Good Ol' Darwin Town? What things did you get up to? Was that your first visit? Hope you like it & it wasnt too humid for you....

Goodmorning..

US..Holly has a Doc appointment for her 4mth needles today...and I am having my cervical cancer vacination...

Holly awake from her nap hi to everyone....

:thumbsup: im so pleased you are getting your vaccine hun, this pleases me to no end....

I've got a new comput-A, I've got a new comput-A, La, La, La, La - CHA, La, La, La, La - CHA !!!!!
!

Yay for the new computer! I too got a new one a couple of months back & man it was so good to have a FAST lap top instead of my old dinosaur!!!
Hope O is being good for you hun...

Easter break was nice, warm fire and fishing galore (I landed the biggest of the weekend woo!) I also managed to snag a blue manna crab on my line and as I pulled it in I did a big girly squeal and literally threw my rod at DH to reel it in and he goes "grab the net" so I did and well, let's just say that despite AMPLE opportunities to get the net under the crab, er, my netting skills were dismal and the bloody thing dropped off the line and swam away (probably bored of watching me try and net it ) oh, poor DH was like,"oh.... that's ok honey" with a look of absolute disappointment on his face (he tried hard to be cheery) as the crab was probably the biggest we'd ever seen... LMAO I'm so hopeless!

LMAO ~ you are a dag.....the crab story made me laugh.
I think you suck - i want a cleaner:hissy:
Um, i went to go & vote for your av & voting had closed...sorry hun....
Hope the boys are being good for you also.

MIW- can't believe Holly is 4 months old already!! I am thinking of getting the cervical cancer vaccine too but there is probably no point starting the series of needles if I am going to (hopefully) be pregnant soonish. Not sure what to do there, whether to wait or not.

Layla laughed today More like a little chuckle but it was so cute!

Im so glad to hear that some of you girls are getting the vaccine....

Hard to believe that our babies are growing up so fast. It really depresses me...Poppy is 16 weeks on Monday!!!! Where oh Where has that time gone!

So cute about the chuckle, Poppy is "talking" more & more, i feel so bad at Josh missing out.

I am going to have a all about me post today: I am feeling a bit down today it all just seems so hard. I just dont know why i bother going out, Meaghan was difficult all day today, she would not eat breakfast, wanted easter eggs and bickies not wheatbix, would not get dressed, just keeped making a mess when i was cleaning up. By the time we where ready to go Liam wanted to be fed again so we missed story time. Got to the liabary car park (part of the shopping centre) and i got the pram set up, Liam now wants to sit up so have change the phill & ted so he sits in the back. Meaghan chucked a wobbly because Liam was in her seat. Got to the Libary and Meaghan was more interested in moving the chairs than books, i choose books. Meaghan got upset as she left he libary bag at home. Bought her some lunch, which made her happy, walked through some shops while she ate chips and had her drink. Thought the day was looking up but when we got back to the car Meaghan was wet, i had no warm clothes for her to wear and she chucked the biggest tantrum becuase she wanted her blanket and i did not have it. Just chucked her, Liam and the shopping in the car and made a dash home, but Meaghan was so upset that she made herself sick in the car. She is in bed now, but i have a car to clean, bottles to wash, a pram to clean and a house that looks like a bom has gone off in it and i just want to go and hide. I just wonder sometimes what why i bother going out or doing anything. I think that my mood latly has been distracted and we had a busy day yesterday that it is rubbing off on Meaghan. I think that moving house is affecting me more than i thought, we went to playgroup yesterday and walking there i kept thinking that i am leaving the house that i brought my babies home to. That i will never walk to playgroup again etc. Meaghan goes to childcare tomorrow so i can deal with the cleaning then. I think we need some time appart, i hope things improve.

Hope that everyone else is having a good day, it is cold and windy hear in Melbourne today such a change from the 28 it was yesterday.

Sounds like you need a big fat EF Hug:hugs:

I think that is everyone, one thing i wanted to ask people is, im thinkin of starting selling stuff on ebay and was wondering what things you all are interested in buying for a bargain, i was def thinking about grobags, as they seem to be quite popular, any ideas?

I sell loads of stuff on eBay & i love it! I sell anything & everything, clothes, books, jewellery, cds etc...

RE: Gro Bags, have a look at the Sids For Kids Site about selling & Buying Gro Bags online....

Hope youre having an easier time with the boys....

Just a quicky from me as I need to pack coz
I'M GOING ON HOLIDAY
SUNNY SANYA HERE WE COME !!

Enjoy your holiday hun...hope you have a magical time away with DH & the munchkins.

Nope he didn't remember until about 10 O'clock
and by then I was too tired to care. He said he will arrange for my mum to look after Holly on the weekend and we will go for dinner then.

cervical cancer vaccine I got my script from my Doc and the chemist has to order it in but it costs alot. Its done in three stages one now one in 6weeks and then the final one in 6mths and it cost $149 each time. OMG I thought it was only going to be $149 for the lot. I hadn't thought about the whole TTC again but I don't want to wait six months if we are going to try again, It took me 2yrs to get Holly. I will have to do some research.

Sorry about your DH forgetting your anniversary til late at night - Hope he makes it up to you.

I know that this seems like a lot of money but please think of your loved ones....it really is a small price to pay for your health....if i get the all clear im getting mine done straight away. And IF i am able to have another baby i'll have to have a hysterectomy after....

Hey girls,
well I'm off to the mall with Grace (mumof4, if u guys remember her hehe..)to do some SHOPPING!!!!! tomorrow woohoo

Hope you didnt do too much damage!

AFU~ We are still in Adelaide at my mummy's house, i fly home back to Darwin on Wednesday. It is so cold here that i have a cold now & feel like poo. All i can say is thank goodness im here coz mum has been a Goddsend with Poppy!
I didnt know if Pops was getting my cold or if she was teething again but i think it may be a bit of both. Poor little muffin pop.

Apart from being sick im having a good time herem doing lots of shopping - did some serious damage at ikea the other day & now have 2, yes TWOOOO boxes of purchases to send back to Darwin on a Greyhound bus...oppsie!:D

Josh is at sea again after his first Port stop in Manila, Phillipines...he didnt really like it there, he is on his way to China now - gets there on Sunday .....he bought me a brabd new iPhone in a box for AU$150.00!!! Whoo! Cant wait to get my hands on that one!

Im really missing him, especially over easter with it being Poppy's first & it was our 8 year anniversary on the 12th...he is really REALLY missing Poppy too...cant wait to see him in Singapore.

Apart from that all is well...Hope u guys are all doing great. Sending big smoochies to all your bubs (good thing its through the computer, so they wont catch my cold)

EF Hugs to you all:hugs:
x

Nickimumto1

16-04-2009, 20:21

:wave:

Hope everyone had a good day, Liam has been very unsettled today and will not sleep for more than 45min durring the day and is wanting to feed every 2 hours but will only have half the bottle, i just don't know what to do with him. I thought that he was just going through a growth spurt but it has now been almost 2 weeks of this. He has givern up his dummy and will only go to sleep durring the day if i rock him in the pram. I think i might try and get him a swing as nothing in my house is getting done and it is driving me nuts.

Back to where i left off before:

EF - Glad to hear that you are having some good mummy daughter time. Sorry to hear that you are sick. You will be busy going to Singapor soon, hope that the flight goes better for you.

Mummy to Mason - My DH thinks i am mad when i try and rearrange the furniture at 10pm at night, if i don't i just go to bed and cant sleep as i keep moving funiture in my head. I keep thinking of the furniture placement in our new house each night beforei go to sleep and have been known to wake DH and ask him if he thinks that lounge will fit next to the window.:laughing:

Ashi - did you have a good shopping day? their is some cute clothes at the moment, Target and Myer have 25% off at the moment. DD and DS don't need any clothes at the moment as they get handme downs from my SIL who has 2 boys and a girl. I did buy Meaghan the cutest pair of ugg boots at cotton on kids, i love that shop.

Better go fold some nappies before heading to bed, going to have a quiet day at home and try to wrangle these kids into a better routine..:rolleyes: wish full thinking..

Logan&KodasMumma

16-04-2009, 20:31

WELL HELLO LADIES!!!!!!

long time no chat! muahaahhah. Been meaning to get online, but just havent been able to find the time, by the way I am changing my username. Probably to Kodas mummy, basically bcuz I am single now and only have my boys:) so maybe Logan&KodasMumma yeah that sounds good!

Koda is doing so well, he keeps trying to pull himself up, he rolls around in his bed at night, so god knows what angles I find him in the morning.

he's teething already so panadol and bonjela are the highlight of my day. Not to mention we have started solid foods! He's such a good little boy.

I hope your all doing well!!!

Talk soon
'
,mWA:raspberry:

justmum

16-04-2009, 21:33

Tracy I was thinking about Jayden last night (as you do :laughing:) and I wonder if he has an ear infection? He's had a cold for a while, right? It could well be in his ears and would account for all the symptoms you've described. Might be worth checking his ears if it goes on?

Cordelia

16-04-2009, 23:51

home. tired. barely functioning.

but hi!!!

mumof4 - yikes!! you sound lik eyou've been through a lot. i hope you're ok??? :hugs:

awww i really wanted to do personals but i can't find where my brain is hiding out - probably in my little toe. i will be back tomorrow with some HUGE GOSSIP

earthfairy

17-04-2009, 07:14

I read ur edit reason & have to say i was like "WHAT!?!"

Cheeky Moo:laughing:

Shell31

17-04-2009, 08:21

lol Cordelia.. Your a brat!!! Your promise of HUGE GOSSIP was just your way of roping us all in ?? pffft tease.. Make something up then!

No time for personals right now will get back on later if Daisy Doo allows. Been crazy round here. Manic even. My girls come back today, My sister & her 3 kids come tomorrow & Aaron's girls come on Monday :eek:

Better go book myself into the Mental Health Unit at the base for a rest :yes:

:hugs: Kodas&Logans Mummy. Sounds like you can use one. Good to see you back.

Shell31

17-04-2009, 08:58

OMG read this...

http://www.news.com.au:80/story/0,27574,25345825-1248,00.html

so so gross.. Im shocked & disgusted :no:

Brumington301

17-04-2009, 11:13

:wave: Morning All,

Hope everyone is well. I have just had a catch up sleep this morning and Oakleigh is still sleeping so I have a few mins to myself. Although it was restful I had a nightmare that O had been stolen from me on a landing in a hotel which is why I'm awake now and he isn't. :(

Tracy - how did the BH meeting go? I have found one for Ipswich so was thinking of butting in and trying to meet with them. I'll let you know how I go. How is the swing working for you?

EF - sorry you're feeling ill but fair play that it didn't get in the way of a serious shop - you go girl! Hope Poppy doesn't get it.

NickiMum - Is Liam OK? I have days like that sometimes when O just wants bitty allllllll day. He normally sleeps well that night though so can't complain!

Mof4 - :hugs::hugs: Welcome back honey! I've missed your posts cause they always used to make me laugh. Sounds like you've been having a bit of a time of it. When I wrote on FB I hope you don't think I was prying. I just wanted you to know that whatever it was that was bothering you that you could always have a rant to me (a complete stranger!!!!!!!). Anyways, the thoughts were there! :hugs:

Cords - Naughty girl. I have learnt from Fugs to read those reasons for editing. I actually had a pang of jealousy when I read it!:laughing:

CC Vaccine - can a person over 26 get one? I would be willing to pay whatever but was just wondering if it worked on people over 26? Does anyone know?

AFM - things going good. I have had a bit of spot bleeding in the last few days so does that mean I now have my cycle back? Sorry if TMI! I'm BF'ing still so that's why I've questioned it. Any of you experts out there I'd be happy to hear your opinion.

Also - what age were your bubbas when you progressed them to their own room in their cot? O is still in the bassinet at the side of the bed and I'm thinking I should do it soon. I do have alterior motives which sound silly but I'll tell you anyway. I have a friend coming to stay for a night with an 18 mo baby. I'm really worried she'll want to use the cot for him if O isn't using it but I want it brand spanking new for O. I am hoping she'll have a travel cot of some description but am thinking if O is already settled in his cot by then there won't even be the question in my brain before she gets here. Equally, I don't want to rush getting O into his cot cause I like having him so close while he's young. Silly? Be honest. The fact is she'll probably have a travel cot and I would have done all this thinking for nothing!!! Anyway, can you let me know what age you think they should be going into their cot? Cheers big ears!

Byeeeeee!

tracynben

17-04-2009, 11:58

jsut a quickie for now was gonna gte on with cleanin n stuff but jayden just woke, hes hasnt slept much this mornin but we have been out.
I have now come to the conclusion with him (which i should have done weeks and weeks ago) that just go with the flow, and tune into what he is saying, and this has been working so much better not everyday is easy but thats life when you have a baby.
Hes been stayin awake happily now for nearly 2 hours and i just leave him to play so i can still get on with stuff and then put him to bed when he starts to grizzle.
Dunno about ear infection with jay, but im takin him to the doctors next week and the swing going great and meet up was good too
gottat go baby calls hehe
tracy xxxx

Ashi

17-04-2009, 15:07

Hey girls
Ok got a Question for you all

GROBAGS Who uses them? are they good? What TOG rating would you recommend for Canberra/Melbourne winter? If you use them what size is your Jan baby in now? What size would you recommend I buy if bub is wearing size 00(mostly only for the length) all in one suits? Thanks if anyone can gimme some feedback!!!

Tracy - glad your mums meet thingy went well, hope jayden's getting better

Brum - Re: the cot.. I don't blame you id not want someone else's kid to sleep in my baby's cot b4 they had even slept in it themselves!
tbh I think you should ask her if she is bringing a porta cot, and just be honest that you would rather she did as you want O to be the first one to use his cot.. I think if she's a true friend she would understand that and appreciate your honesty :) and I would personally never go to someone's house assuming my baby could sleep in their babies cot unless we had already talked about it ... that's just me tho

Shell - that's horrible (that news thread) it makes me sick and angry that there are parents out there that do things like this to their children.. they don't deserve the PRIVILAGE of a child........ GRRRRRRRRR :banghead:

Cords - Hi! :)

M2M lol @ your furniture rearranging efforts hehe sounds like something id do.. get all excited.. move something somewhere, go eh.. No.. then move it right back where it was in the first place! haha

MIW - aww sucks u have to work at least it's not much and not for long, hope your day went fast

EF - ah that sucks that you have a cold, hope you get over it quick and poppy doesn't get it 2!
Glad you're enjoying spending time with your family in Adelaide I'm still jealous that u got to go to Ikea hehe

Shopping was good yesterday, and I said hi to Grace for you all and apparently it got her to come and post haha

I brought Haley a few nice tops and a hoody with a fluffy hood, so cute!!!!! then I also couldn't help my self and brought Isabelle a hoody with a fluffy hood as well.. hehe

I also brought Koda and Belle matching fluffy hooded jumpsuits haha, ill try get pics of them if we can coordinate them both in good moods :laughing:

Anyways better go finish cleaning n get ready to go pick my man up from work, yay for the weekend!

Hugs to All

xoxox

Ashley & Isabelle

muminwaiting

17-04-2009, 15:28

Also - what age were your bubbas when you progressed them to their own room in their cot? O is still in the bassinet at the side of the bed and I'm thinking I should do it soon. I do have alterior motives which sound silly but I'll tell you anyway. I have a friend coming to stay for a night with an 18 mo baby. I'm really worried she'll want to use the cot for him if O isn't using it but I want it brand spanking new for O. I am hoping she'll have a travel cot of some description but am thinking if O is already settled in his cot by then there won't even be the question in my brain before she gets here. Equally, I don't want to rush getting O into his cot cause I like having him so close while he's young. Silly? Be honest. The fact is she'll probably have a travel cot and I would have done all this thinking for nothing!!! Anyway, can you let me know what age you think they should be going into their cot? Cheers big ears!

Byeeeeee!

I don't think you are being silly, I would feel the same way. It's a huge deal for them to sleep in their own bed the first time and I completely understand how you feel. If you are worried you could always just dismantle the cot or just store the mattress with a friend so you don't feel bad. Holly is still in her bassinet but she does have her naps in the cot during the day, I am just not ready to move her into her own room for the night yet. I will have to bite the bullet soon as she wont fit for much longer :(.

Cords :shame: Shame on you. I got a flutter of excitment in my belly

EF Don't be mad but I have decided to delay the vaccine, I do want another baby and I don't want to delay trying until after I have finished the course..It took me 2yrs of trying to get Holly, and I am 36 no, I am not obsessing like I was the first time round but we are not taking any precautions and are just going with it.

BRUM Yes any one can have it, it's only free if you are under 26. As for the spotting it could be AF, I got my first one back this month and it was very light, I was expecting alot worse because they are usually rotten when I am not on the pill.

MO4U5 Welcome back to the flock.

Nikki Shame you don't live closer, Holly hates her swing she screams the house down as soon as I sit her in it. It's a cloths horse in the corner at the moment.

Here's my attempt at the cupcakes it took me bl**dy hours to make six little cakes:laughing:
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm224/muminwaiting/P4150991.jpg (http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm224/muminwaiting/P4150991.jpg)

I went back to work yesterday, and I hated it. I felt so out of place. I worked in an office where it was just me and my boss and I felt like I didn't belong there anymore. I was jealous of the new girl, dose that sound stupid. I am only back as a favour to my boss while the new girl goes on holidays but after yesterday I don't want to return after my maternity leave ends, (I will be job sharing). The new girl showed me aroungd the office pointing out all the changes she had made, I was like what the f*** was wrong with the way I had it all set up I have been there for 17yrs and she has been there for 5mins.:mad::banghead: I missed Holly like mad, but it also felt good to get dressed in the morning in my work cloths..

Ok whinge over as you were.

Cordelia

17-04-2009, 16:06

hehe sorry. It's going to happento one of us sooner or later!!! i wish someone would get up the duff - i miss the countdown!!!

Shell - craaziness!! try and maintain some sanity (if you had some to start off with that is)

brum - its your bub and your furniture. do what you want!! you can put the bassinet in the cot?? or just make it unusable - pile blankets, nappies, towells etc in there hehe. good luck. DD moved to her cot at 5 months and DS was 8 weeks. you all need to be comfortable with it and not pressured.

tracy - hope you get some joy with the doctor. DD has her routine but i'm enjoying Daniel being able to be so flexible - fallin asleep when he wants. I'm dreading when he has 3 set sleeps that he needs to be in his cot for!! we'll be chained to the house!!

Ashi - grobags are brilliant and good to go on to after swaddling. i would get a 2.5 tog and then tuck bub up in cot depending on the weather. eg last night i tucked Daniel with a sheet but camping we tucked him up with a thick blanket doubled over. I have the 6-18 month one. the only reason its for 6 months is because of the armholes. they can slip down and its a SIDs risk. so i bought a few press studs and sewed them on under the arms. They are quite long but you can tuck them at the bottom of the mattress (keeps their legs from flying about!!)

MIW - its great you got a test run at work so you're clearer about what you want to do! the new girl sounds like a .... toad (thats the best name I can think of).. how dare she!!!! I would be reaally annoyed. It happened to me too (I was teacher in charge of music) stupid young snippet of a uni graduate stuffed my program up!!! so badly I think i'll return to a different school when i finally go back to work!!

us - have sat on the puter for 3 hours procrastinating unpacking and really annpyed at ppl in general. Everyone is so demanding!! Why can't ppl think what they can do to make MY life easier for once. It feels like i spend my time caring for others and they make things difficult for me!!! I'll smash em man!!!! (or just ***** about them to ppl on bubhub - that'll teach em!!)

PS MIW those cakes are awesome!! great job

Nickimumto1

17-04-2009, 16:11

Hi,

Just a quick post re grow bags, i am in Melb and we don't put a heater on in their room and they both sleep in 2.5 tog growbags, Liam has a dreampod one that i like better than Meaghan's Growbag brand one as it is much softer. He is in the 0-6months one, i also have a 6 - 18months one but it is huge. Liam is also in 00 for length and the 0-6months one fits with lots of room spare. I also have one from pumpkin patch that is very good, but no tog rating, that i use if the dreampod is in the wash.

It is like this one: http://www.pumpkinpatch.com.au/Esale_single.cfm?fav_look_img_id=1100&fav_look_section_id=69&fav_look_screen_id=1&web_site_id=2&on_sale_only_flag=1&season=summer&anchor=1100&#top

They both sleep well in them, i did use to wrap Liam over the top of his bag too, but he does not need it now.

Better go it is hard typing with one hand.

muminwaiting

17-04-2009, 17:10

Cords....Did I mention that I love your new aviator pic..you should be Green to match.

tracynben

17-04-2009, 17:23

hi everyone

Grobags - i think they are great , i have been using them for 2 yrs now, i have jayden in bens old ones 6-18 months cos im not payin lots more money for the 0-6 months its not worth it, after 2 yrs they are still in great condition.
im thinkin of sellin these soon on ebay.

MIW - sorry ur day bak at worked sucked, couldnt you have a pleasant word with new girl bout all the changes.

will av to go now to pick ben up, didi text me b4 said all is well her internet is bein slow thats why she not been on.
jayden had a good 2hr 30 min nap before yay.

tracy xxxxx

Cordelia

17-04-2009, 17:55

Cords....Did I mention that I love your new aviator pic..you should be Green to match.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will TRIAL green!! :P

so bored. i'm running out of ideas to procrastinate with. DD has literally just pulled out the nicely packed tent, spread it out over the loungeroom and got all the poles and tent pegs out to put it up. What have I been doing? sitting here staring into space thinking of ways to avoid housework. oh well, at least she's happy.

HOLY MOLY nickimum - is that a dreampod??? I paid like $80 for mine - that's only $20!!!

Nickimumto1

17-04-2009, 18:08

Yes it is only $20 and well worth it I paid $39 for mine, but i don't know how warm as it has no Tog rating on it. Liam he has not woken up cold yet so it must be warm enough. I use it when my dreampod that cost me $75 from DJ's is in the wash.

Better go get Meaghan in to bed.

honeydew

17-04-2009, 20:20

Welcome back Grace! Love the new username. I hope everything is ok on your end :hugs:

Did you have a nice time in Good Ol' Darwin Town? What things did you get up to? Was that your first visit? Hope you like it & it wasnt too humid for you....

It was wonderful, so relaxing. We didnt do alot- we went to the shopping centre where my sister works (she is the electorate officer for Peter Chandler, you might know who I mean. Their office is in the centre). We also went to casuarina (sp?) and the army pool but that's about all. It was nice to just relax and watch tv and chat. I didn't find it too hot but we were in aircon nearly the whole time anyway :laughing: It was my first and last visit to Darwin- they are hoping her husband gets posted either mid-year or at the end of the year as he has well and truly served his time up there now. I asked them where the navy base was but it wasn't nearby, I wanted to drive past so I could say I 'visited' your house haha!

Sorry for no other personals, soooo tired as usual. Going to try for an early night :sleeping:

beck75

18-04-2009, 08:30

Hello Everyone

I have been a bit slack like normal! I try to get on to read the posts but dont always get around to posting!

Grobags - I love them. Jake is in 6-18 month ones. DD was also at the same age. They are long but I just tuck them in at the end of the cot. This size lasts for ages and I couldnt justify the costs for a 0-6 month one they are not in for long. I was in Melbourne with DD and used the 2.5 tog one but also went theough first winter with heating on low to try not to let it get too cold (which cost a fortune!). I have also just recently bought some slumbersacs off eBay which are just like the Grobags but a lot cheaper. I have a 1.0 TOG and a 2.0 TOG of each brand.

Cots - Jake has been in the portacot during the day for about a month and in his cot at night for a couple of weeks - he was just too big to stay in the bassinet any longer! He is sleeiping better too (most nights) with a dream feed at aroun 10 - 10.30 then he wakes around 2 - 3 for a feed and then up for the day around 6.

Cervical Cancer Vaccination - I read a brochure on this a while ago and I believe it is only directed at tthe under 26 market as they have less chance to have exposure to it. I remember reading something about they need to do further study to see if it also benefits older women and at this stage it is not a recommendation.

Facebook - I have to get in touch with some of you online!

Well sorry for no personals. Jakes sleep has turned into a 'nap' and I need to get myself organised as I have my first game back at hockey today (that is going to hurt)!

Take care everyone.

Mamakins

19-04-2009, 04:49

Hi all! I'm totally new to Bub Hub and this thread. A lot to read through in a sitting but quickly bout me married live in brissie with DH & DD 22nd Jan 09. I was wondering if any ladies could give a few tips on finding mothers groups in my area? I take it most Mum meet a lot earlier on... I don't know where I've been but my head seems to be poking through the clouds now though (DD sleeps 12 hours o'night yay) and I thought this might be a good place to start?

GroBags? I don't know, I've always used a swaddle me wrap by kiddopotamus and still do - she has a love/hate relationship with it, loves to get her arms out, hates it when she does. Maybe when she's a little older? I don't know.

Brumington I kinda think I know I you feel. I had my sister in law come and stay with her DS 1yr now when I was about 30something weeks and feared her wanting to use my brand new cott. It turned out to not be too much of a issue I used DH to tell her my feelings but I did feel bad when her DS feel fell off the bed. Not sure how that happened now (swiss cheese brain) I think he was alone in there with pillows around? Surely etiquette would say only yours should be the first in a new cott?

Anyways lovely to be here look forward to having some chats. :shakehands:

Shell31

19-04-2009, 06:40

:wave: Hi Mamakins, Nice to see you here. Congratulations on your little girl. I'm sure on the main forum page if you scroll down there is a section for each state etc for play / mothers groups. Hope you find something. In the mean time stay & play with us lol

Well Ladies.. Daisy has turned into a complete shocker. She refuses to sleep more then one sleep cycle of a day :hair: I know she isnt getting anywhere near enough sleep during the day & thats effecting our time together. She is only happy & content for a little while first thing in the morning (now hence the post) then the fun starts. I am feeding her 2 - 3hrly as she wakes up after 30-45mins & wont resettle even when I'm down on my knee's praying to the good fella upstairs :rolleyes: I usually try for about 30-45 mins to resettle her but if she hasnt resettled in that time then up she gets, has another feed & we start the lovely process all over again.
I've topped her up 3 times now in the last 2wks with 100mls or so of formula of an evening as i'm literally exhausted by night time. She sleeps wonderful of a night.. (11-12hrs) thank goodness but im sick now with the flu & the constant feeding & lack of her sleeping is really really getting me down. I know she'll get it eventually & it will click with her. I know it could be worse & I know i'm doing a good job & doing the right things. She is just not playing the game you know.. :( I'm thinking of putting her onto formula. I dont really want to as she is my last I wanted to perservere as long as I could but I'm not enjoying it and am feeling the pinch of having to do it all if you kwim. I'm feeling really down today and teary. Anyone ANYONE got any suggestions?

I hope you're all ok & that your babies are sleeping well.

Rachelle x

Brumington301

19-04-2009, 09:35

:hugs: Hey Shell :(

God, it has made me so sad reading your post. You are normally such a positive person and have given me such support over the last few weeks, it's now time to repay that favour. Listen, I'm no expert as you well know, but I hope I can help you struggle through this. Firstly, you're unwell. Remember that can play havoc not only with how you feel emotionally and physically but might also be affecting your milk supply. Try, if you can, to see the other side when you will be feeling better. If when you are feeling well again you still feel the same about the BF'ing, then go with what you know is best for you and Daisy whatever that is - you know as well as we all do there is no point in being miserable. Secondly, if it makes you feel better, we had a similar day yesterday ourselves. On Friday we had a day of dreams where Oakleigh slept allllll day apart from waking up for feeds and then yesterday it was totally the opposite. He wanted feeds every 2-3 hours and was miserable in between feeds. I did the classic over feeding as a way of stopping him crying which led to him being windy, more miserable and one huge projectile vomit! Today, fingers crossed, he seems to be back to normal. In fact, ever since his injections he's not been himself and I wonder if it has something to do with it? Right, you know where I am if you need me - I mean that. :hugs:

Welcome Mamakins. You'll find us ladies lovely (even though I do say so myself!) and will all welcome you with open arms. I'm in Ipswich and am still trying to find my feet here (been here for 6 months). On BH there are groups which meet in your area and I am thinking of joining one of them. I just have to find the thread again! I'll let you know how I go.

Hi to Beck. Hope Jake is doing well. Don't you just love it when their sleeps turn into naps and all that planned work goes out the window?

Thank you to all who gave feedback on the friend and the cot situation. I'm glad none of you thought I was a freek and you understood where I was coming from. I think I will go with the whole honesty thing and tell her that I want to keep the cot brand new for O. I'm sure she'll understand and if she doesn't then I'll need a smilie with an erect middle finger!!!!:laughing:

Hello to everyone else. Was going to do more persies but O had other ideas for me and has just woken up! :wave:

Nickimumto1

19-04-2009, 10:37

Shell - :kiss::hugs:, It is hard when you are not well, everyting seem so much worse. If it is any help Liam is still not sleeping more than 45min, except in the morning when he will sleep 1.5 - 2 hours, some days he sleeps less than Meaghan. He is also wanting to be feed every 2-3 hourly and he is on formula :rolleyes:. It is a bit easier that someone else can feed him, but it is still usually me as no one else is home. I am looking at getting a swing for Liam as i just cant spend all day holding him looking at the house in a mess.

I hope that it get better for you and you feel better soon. Can someone give her a bottle of formula while you take a break for a couple of hours? You have been such a positive support for me, i hope that you feel better soon.

Another :kiss::hugs:, let us know how you go, dont beat yourself up, do what is best for you and your family..stay positve she will soon be a toddler, throwing tantrums and you will wish to go back to this time.

Nickimumto1

19-04-2009, 10:43

Forgot to say:

Welcome Mamakins

Can't be of any help with the mothers group, there is a section that has all of the group meets, try posting there.

Well done with the sleeping, it's great when they sleep through.:yelclap:

Nickimumto1

19-04-2009, 13:09

Hello me again,

Right ladies i need your help with fridges, we need a new one and i want it to be delivered when we move in so that we can give the old one away with out having to move it. So want i want to know is:
1) what brand do you have and are you happy with it?
2) what size is it and is it big enough?
3) Freezer up top, below or side by side?

We have a tinny fisher Paykel and all i know is i want one that is bigger, both fridge and freezer can spend upto $2000.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

honeydew

19-04-2009, 13:40

Hi girls

Shell- huge hugs :hugs: I haven't got around to replying to your email yet but just wanted to let you know I am thinking of you. It is very draining and I hope it gets better soon. Don't feel bad about the formula top ups, you gotta do what you gotta do. Like Brum said, persevere (sp?) with the BFing for now because you may feel differently once you are better. It really does take it out of you, I am only doing half BFing but I know how exhausted I am all the time, not to mention the fact that you are sick also. Hang in there lovely, things can only get better from here :hugs:

Welcome mamakins! Its never too late to join a mothers group. I joined one when Mason was 3 months old at the community health centre. It was a 6 week mum & bubs info programme and after it finished we continued meeting weekly at each others houses. We are still going strong 3 years later!

Nicki- We have an old fridge atm but when we move to our new house we are FINALLY getting a new one :yelclap: I have only waited 7 years for it... when DH and I first moved in together we borrowed an old fridge from his parents for 'a couple of months' and we still have it LMAO! :laughing: We are looking at an LG side by side with the ice & water. We got the plumber to plumb the house up ready for it so its good to go....... I just realised that none of that was any help to you at all sorry :laughing: Your mention of a new fridge had me excited!

Us- I also have a catnapper by day but dream sleeper by night. Although I am very lucky that L will have a solid 2-3 hour nap of a morning which is heaven. But the rest of her sleeps are just 40 min power naps that result in a complete over-tiredness induced meltdown at 5:30-6pm each night. She had her 1st night in her own room last night, still in the bassinet. DH said it was time to move her because we were waking her up when we got up to the loo in the middle of the night or even just rolling over in bed would make her stir.

Better go feed her again, BBL......

Cordelia

19-04-2009, 14:49

Shell :hugs: I know where you're at mate. There is an end in sight - you know it's a stage. She will start sleeping longer and if you choose to keep up the breastfeeding, it will get better (you've come this far!!!!!! awesome!!) It's not forever. Look after yourself and try and get some "me" time. Or at least a hot shower without anyone pestering you. I hope things get better for you soon and you're able to clear your head for the next week ahead.

Hi mamakins :) its' great to have you here!! Please excuse the slight eccentricity and unusual, off beat behaviours of some of the members. The rest of us just smile and nod.

mummyto mason - welcome back :) sounds like you had a great break!

nicki - our fridge is big. and white. and the freezer is up top. but without standing up and going and having a look that's about it!!!!!! hehehe.. so lazy. ok just yelled out to DH (who is doing the dishes) and we have a simpson and it's 520L. We have had it for 4 years and no problems with it (other than me breaking the ice holder bits and the shelving in an effort to stuff too much in!)

Me... I am having a really tough time with DD. I can't handle it. She's starting hitting now. She's continually screaming and throwing tantrums. I feel like the nastiest mum because I just ignore her and let her go nuts. Constant "mummy mummy mummy".. it all kind of meshes together so when shes talking to me normally i just faze out because I'm so exhausted. She's only 2!!! And yet I'm finding myself really really resenting her. And I DONT want to be that kind of mum. But I never get time with Daniel and I'm just constantly gtrying to control her. She is just so demanding. And I feel like everyone is judging me for her bad behaviour. My mum thinks I should wack her and my sister thinks I ignore her too much. I dont' know what I would do without DH who is holding the fort together at the moment. He is so accepting and generous and forgiving. So lucky :flowerz:

I think I'm going to take one of those long, hot, uninterrupted showers I was talking about!!

BellyFruit

19-04-2009, 15:35

Hi mamakins :) its' great to have you here!! Please excuse the slight eccentricity and unusual, off beat behaviours of some of the members. The rest of us just smile and nod.

Welcome Mamakins, and yes, I am one of those to which Cords so graciously refers ...:laughing:... Earthfairy is too.... LMAO...

Well thank god for MCNs is all I can say - I've had Chace on my lap brewing up a beauty for a while now, have changed two nappies each with a little bit in them (I thought he was done :rolleyes:) and now I've gone, stuff it, and have stripped off said child and he is lying on a rug on the floor in the nuddy so he can finish his business and have a kick around as he seems relatively happy atm...

School holidays AARRRRRRRRRRGH.... Nah, the twins are great, they just get cabin fever and DH is at work and we've spent the day at the park which was nice - MIL and SIL came too... only one more week to go YAY! Love my kids, epecially love them more during school term :p

Cords: :hugs: hun hang in there... its totally normal and lots of us go through it (that's why daycare was invented LOL) ..

aw man, gtg... Chacey bum is over his nuddy time... he's been awful over the past week at nights and does not sleep well during the day... ...

hope to bbs

TMD x

PS: meant to test for pg on 17th, forgot... will get to it soon, though don't think I am :(

tracynben

19-04-2009, 15:51

honeydew

19-04-2009, 15:54

Cords- don't worry, I have had similar thoughts towards Mason at times. This age (2-3) is VERY tiring and requires a lot of patience, which is hard to have at all times esp when caring for a newborn as well. It WILL get better and some days are harder than others. The constant 'mummy mummy mummy' is what does my head in too, especially because Mason can't say much else other than that! Some days you just have to get through hour by hour and thank the lord when bedtimes rolls around :laughing: Hang in there :hugs:

Didi- lol I used to think my mum was such a meanie because she openly admitted she hated school holidays when we were home each day, but now I totally get it :laughing: I love Mason to bits but I must admit I do look forward to the school years (yet I bet I'll be wishing he was little again :rolleyes:).

DH just got home from a drive with Mason saying the car is overheating....grrr cannot deal with car troubles atm! Better go see what the prob is...

Brumington301

19-04-2009, 16:06

Nickimum - Fridges. I can't rave enough about our fridge - it is possibly the best thing we bought for our new kitchen. It is an LG side by side. It has a built in ice maker/water dispenser in the freezer and a small door in the fridge side. The small door is what makes it awesome. Keep your milk/marg/vegemite in there or anything you get at regularly. Because you just open that door all the time all the cold air doesn't drop out cause you are not opening the entire door when you go to the fridge. Our food remains so fresh - vegies will last for weeks sometimes. I know a friend who had a large opening fridge and she said food just doesn't keep for very long - i think this is because there is so much room for the cold air to drop out the bottom of every time she opens it.

TMD - O loves his nuddy times. Maybe it is the boy exhibitionists thing about them. Hay look at what I've got! :laughing:

Cords - :hugs: how was the shower? Hope things improve. Bugger what everyone else thinks as long as you are happy with what you are doing. I reckon ignoring when she is misbehaving is a good policy cause she should eventually realise that she only gets attention when she's being good. Hang in there....

Catnappers - sounds like all of us have one of some kind. O can go some days with having next to no sleep and then will have 1 day of complete catch up. He's not grumpy on those days he hardly sleeps but he looks so tired bless him. His eyelids have gone purple before cause he's so tired. He does eventually sleep and will always settle and go through the night so I'll take the good with the bad. Having said all this, it doesn't mean that there are days when I'm going out of my freaking mind having tried all strategies and he still won't sleep!

Hello to everyone else :wave:

Jelly Baby

19-04-2009, 16:12

Just a quick one ladies about sleeping bags. I've noticed that my little girl manages to get herself out of her wrap and also kicks the blankets off so she has nothing on her when she wakes for feeds.

As it's getting a bit colder at night now I bought her a cheap Target sleeping bag but I'm not sure how they work.

Does she just wear a singlet and nappy underneath and no other blankets or anything? I didn't use one for my son so sorry for the silly questions.

:confused::confused::confused:

BellyFruit

19-04-2009, 17:01

argh... bloody hell.. the twins were all sweaty and smelly so I put them in the bath about ten minutes ago and they're usually not too bad and play nicely together, for whatever reason they got into biffo in there and I hear DS1 squealing like a stuck pig - rush in and he's banged his head in fantastic boy fashion on the edge of the bath and DS2 is growling at him... it went something like this:

Me: what happened?
DS1: He pushed me in the tummy and I slipped over
DS2: well he hit me with a toy
DS1: well it's my toy and he wouldnt give it to me,
DS2: but he said I could play with it and said he was going to take it
Me: uh....

this is a common thing... you should see the 'claw marks' in DS1's arm from a similar incident over the dog... but who do I punish? They both got good wollops into each other before I intervened... well, as DS1 is the one with the head injury and the most serious violent act perpetrated against him, I had them hug and make up (which they did, both in tears) and now DS2 is "caring" for DS1 by setting him up on the couch to watch a movie and getting him a little drink etc... well, I figure that's teaching them compassion and to think about their actions... they do know better. sigh.

Tracy: bummer about your ebay sale... :(

Brum: I want a fridge like yours!! Ours was new in 2003 and is a good one - just your typical freezer up top and fridge down the bottom - would be nice to have more freezer space because we'll be making baby food to store soon enough... DH has another older fridge out the back for beer and drinks and stuff... Re exhibitionism - I'm sure he gets it from his father :laughing:

JellyBaby: We also use the cheaper bags (not the grobags) and a couple have long arms so Chace just gets a singlet and nappy underneath those ones, and sometimes if it's cooler, a blanket over the top. And the other ones we have are sleeveless, so he gets put in an all over romper (with singlet if it's cold. Not a silly question at all - in fact, last night was warmer so had him in a singlet an sleeveless bag so... go by feel, how warm is bub, the room etc...

Haylie: LOL at your mum and school hols - I have a distinct memory of pulling away in the bus in year 7 to go to the week long end of year camp, and I looked out the window to wave to my mum only to see her and my best friend's mum pop a bottle of champers in the parking lot... classy... :laughing:... you get over the whole "oh they're growing up so fast" thing real quick, as school is very convenient and they come home learning all sorts of new stuff - dinosaur theme last year was full of random facts - and last week DS2 informed me that the head is called the skull and did I know that the jawbone at the bottom is not attached to the top bit? :yes: awesome little sponges... word of the week: disappointing... lol

Grace: wow hun you've been through a fair bit it seems, how you coping being a sole parent?

Cords: what is "that kind of mum"??? what sterotype do you think you fall into? It's taken me ages but I've accepted the fact that there is no perfect mother, and "that kind of mum" is pretty much everyone hun... I yell, and smack and lose my cool often enough... looked at in isolation oooh I'm "that kind of mum" but there's a tonne of love and laughter in our house, and a lot of affection, sharing and learning too... does that make me not "that kind of mum"? see? all in context and all in moderation Cords... hang in there... you're doin great.... (as you know I have one child being a slave to another as punishment - someone lodge the paperwork for me as Mother of the Year :laughing:)

Well Chacey bum went for a quick power nap and is awake again... sigh... he slept 8pm to 2am last night and then up for feeds at 3:30am and 5am and 7am and he stayed up after that... ugh... hope tonight is better... he hasnt slept a lot today - is this a growth spurt thing? After 3 months do babies just want to be awake more?

Hi to EF, Fugs, Angel (did you get the package in the mail?), Nicki, Shell, BubsNo1 and everyone else...

TMD x

PS I won the avatar comp thanks ladeeeeeeeeeeees!! :D

Logan&KodasMumma

19-04-2009, 19:12

Hello Ladies,

Brum- No no dear you weren't prying :) I did miss everyone, but the dreaded ex, hereafter known as DH and certainly not being known for DARLING HUSBAND another dh......... muahahahhahahhahahha

MummytoMason- Hi :) Thanku for the welcome

TMD- Being a sole parent is interesting, but I enjoy it. I get time to myself, I get to enjoy my time with Koda instead of rushing around trying to do everything.

Ashi- Hi hun

AFM- I am enjoying the single life, although rather busy......serves me right for self electing myself VP of the Country music club here.
Ashi has been a massive help, very supportive and I don't think I would've been able to cope without her.

Koda is eating solids now, and teething... Panadol and bonjela are getting a good work out, but he's growing and scooting across floors, and rolling. We have lovely conversations, and nice feeds of custard... he can eat a whole tin the little guts....

Since being single I have actually coloured my hair!!! I look normal!!! WHAT THE? and I have very stylish new glasses compliments a la ashi for the good work!!

I am thinking about going back to work though, but for the moment centrelink will do... mind u they are the biggest jock straps I have EVER met.. I spent TWO yes TWO hours in there on friday trying to get them to process my parenting payment only to be told that they couldnt do it until DH rang and told them that Koda was no longer in his care because stupid me let him put koda under his name as his primary carer!:hair:

I suppose it will all work itself out in the end, however I still have to see DH bcuz he wants to see Koda, I might have a chat to one of the nanny pplaces around here bcuz I know they will do SA visits, so I dont have to see him....

On a lighter note... :>

Talk again soon ladies its nice to be back

honeydew

19-04-2009, 20:03

I finally moved some furniture around after all :yelclap: Nothing major but enough to stop me dying of boredom in this house while waiting for our new home to be completed. Hopefully only another month or so to go!

Grace- argh I hate stinkylink! (or boganlink as my best friend calls it :laughing:). They are such a hassle to deal with, but I guess I shouldn't complain because the money does help hugely. Has your ex-DH rang and changed the info for you? What a pain in the bum, hope it gets sorted soon :hugs: I have days where I think about going back to work but then other days I don't want to.... not sure what I'll do but I guess it all depends on whether we have another baby soon or not.

Speaking of going back to work- I think BubsNo1 is due to go back soon???

JellyBaby- I am unsure with the grobags as well. With Mason we just had one of those fleece Bonds type long sleeved thingos. I guess it depends on how cold it is of a night where you are, but I was under the impression that you put a long sleeved top or bodysuit on them if the grobag is sleeveless.....

Brum- I want one of those fridges!! But I dont think the budget quite stretches to one like yours with the fancy little door that opens... I read DH your post about how your vegies stay fresh for ages in the hope that it might sway him but we'll have to see.

Didi- how cute is DS2 caring for DS1! (BTW how did you decide which one was DS1 and which was DS2? :laughing:).........omg I just realised how stupid that question was- they weren't actually born at EXACTLY the same time were they :o LMAO at the champers, that is so something my mum would do haha!

Shell- how did Miss D sleep today? This afternoon Layla did her usual catnapping and refused to go to sleep after another feed.... it took me over an hour but I kept going in and putting the dummy back in her mouth and patting her a few times everytime she stirred. Once she finally nodded off she slept for an hour and a half. Usually I would have given up trying to get her to sleep. Its likely to be just a stage and I hope it passes quick for you :hugs:

Logan&KodasMumma

19-04-2009, 21:10

Grace- argh I hate stinkylink! (or boganlink as my best friend calls it :laughing:). They are such a hassle to deal with, but I guess I shouldn't complain because the money does help hugely. Has your ex-DH rang and changed the info for you? What a pain in the bum, hope it gets sorted soon :hugs: I have days where I think about going back to work but then other days I don't want to.... not sure what I'll do but I guess it all depends on whether we have another baby soon or not.

LMAO boganlink is so true!! All those idiots in the fortnightly line, wearing clothes that are fifteen times to big for them with a bum bag as a handbag...... I feel dirty just being near them, I know that probably sounds mean but seriously!!! DO THESE PEOPLE NOT OWN A MIRROR???:laughing::laughing:

Shell31

19-04-2009, 21:17

Wow... What would I do without you girls huh... You are so beautiful. I was really down this morning (which is a worry when i've had PND with DD2) and here you all are with stories of fighting twins, hitting siblings, catnapping babies, fridges, seperations, Sleep bags to bring me back down to earth and say.. LISTEN SHELL... things aren't so bad.. Be thankful for what you have and snap out of it SISTA !!!

Brum.... You are an angel. Your little pommy voice on the phone today checking to see if I was ok was a godsend..Thank you beautiful friend of mine.

I will do personals tomorrow at some time before Aaron's girls come & we have 6 YES 6 children here for a week :yes: but for now..

Daisy... well.. omgosh. just when you're about to give up on em.. they come through with shining colors.. :rolleyes: This morning went per usual. She woke and fed. I decided against putting her straight back to bed (very hard when its 6am & the rest of the house is asleep) and we shared some "us" time. She was up until about 8am and only slept for 45mins.. Jesus I had to hold myself back from running out the door as I was at my limit but I hung in there & remembered to take it back to one feed at a time. So I fed her about 9.15am & topped her up again at about 10 then we went out. She fell asleep in the pram again about 30-45mins and was happy awake for awhile.. I must admit that if I was home I'd have shoved a bewbie in her mouth but I didnt & she eventually resettled in the pram for another 45mins.. Time to go home.. in the car we went & she woke at home famished :rolleyes: Feed at 1.15 and a play with Mum & Dad whilst Theo slept & the girls were with my sister. Offered her another feed at 2.20 and she went to bed..

:smiliedance: Heres the good bit.. She slept... OMG she slept.. UNTIL 5.30pm.. OMFG slap my arssss how good is that?? Phew.. cause I'd invited the fam over for a roast dinner :rolleyes: So we had our dinner.. WITHOUT WHINGING... My sis bathed Daisy and she just went to bed.. and she is still there.. YAY... I'll get back to you tomorrow about how our night went lol... She could be a shocker but something tells me it will all be ok tonight.. :D

NO formula top ups.. NO uncontrolled "i've lost it" crying.. no 45 min wake ups.. nothing but a happy smiley beautiful little Daisy doo doing what I knew she could..

Now... Lets hope we can back it up tomorrow lmao.. Lil I think you gave me luck.. can you ring tomorrow.. same time same place?? lmao

Rachelle xx

Shell31

19-04-2009, 21:29

Oh and FYI one of Aaron's girls has a filthy bad chest infection and has been waking at 4-5am every day & the other has SCHOOL SORES !!! WTF is up with that??? She had them when she came over when Theo was a little bub... Why are they always sick ffs.. I love them dearly.. I really do but omg.. now I have to bath them all seperate & make sure nobody touches anyone else's towels & I was going to put them both in the bottom double bunk in Jamies room but if one is coughing all night like a trooper Im at a loss.. jeepers :rolleyes: Lucky family is worth it huh... I am happy they are coming.. Can't wait..

Talk to me in a couple of days :rolleyes:

Mamakins

20-04-2009, 00:20

Wow a lot happens in a day or two here eh? Thanks so much for the warm welcome - 'ppreciate it! I just had some in-laws visiting and (it can be quite sweet to see my DD smiling at others) but they're gone now and DH is in bed. Where do you all find the time to get on here?

Twinmum I've just gotta say I love the name Chace I've been trying to talk my DH round to that name for about a year now (but if they don't love it they just won't budge) not that we have a son on the way but I love it.

Thanks for the Mothers groups tips I shall check it out!

Catnappers... I don't have many answers but I do have questions. It's really nice to read about Mums talking about their babies who are around the same age. I feel like a weirdo talking about my DD's tiniest movements to any but my DH but here goes. I've found although she sleeps really well overnight I may have mentioned 12 hours but that doesn't start until about 9pm. I love to sleep in and so does she but I don't know how to move that going to sleep time up. I've tried waking her up earlier but I find she is just sleepy and floppy won't feed well and tries to catch up on sleep during the day. She ends up going to bed later???
What times are your beauties going to sleep? I've found she sleeps well in the morning but only naps after 4pm until she goes to bed around 9pm. Today she didn't wake until 9.30am and went to sleep around 9pm.

:babydust2:::stinkylink:: haha so true :babydust2:

Nickimumto1

20-04-2009, 08:31

Good Morning, don't forget to smile :D it's Monday.

I will have to make it quick as i only have time till the end of Iggle Piggle and then have to go to playgroup.

Shell - Hope that Daisy did not give you any trouble over night.

Wow... What would I do without you girls huh... You are so beautiful. You are beautiful too, i always look forward to reading your posts:kiss:. Hope that you have a good day,i think that they would have to cart me off the the Mental ward if i had 6 kids in my house.

Mamakins - I find it hard to find the time and sometimes it takes me a long time to post as i get interupted with mummy, mummy, mummmmmy.

Logan&KodasMumma - Like the new name, glad to hear that you are doing well, and that you have the support of good friends. Koda sounds like he is doing well to. I have can not stand Centerlink to be refered to from now on as "Stinkylink", i tried for 2 days to phone them, and when i got through i asked why it was engaged and they said i don't know, must have been busy well Dah, and then he hung up on me Arr. But the money does come in handy.

Mummy to Mason - You will be in your new house before you know it, are they doing all the painting, flooring etc or are you going to do that? I have to find time to paint the bedrooms, i love painting and moving furniture it just that i am not very good at it and drive my Dh nuts when i keep changing my mind.

Brum - I know the fridge that you have, would like one but it does not fit in the hole in the kitchen. Meaghan wants the one with the TV on it.:laughing:

Got to go as Iggle Piggle is over and i have a toddler wanting to go..:wave:

Shell31

20-04-2009, 08:56

Morning Girls...

Straight into personals..

Didi - Your posts are always so entertaining lol. I love reading them. I had to laugh at the twins in the bath. If it makes you feel any better Brooke once screamed blue murder in the bath years ago. I ran in & we had a lovely water feature spurting out of the wall. Only thing missing was the lions head around it. Brooke had hit her head on the bath spout & snapped it off :eek: Right off at the tiles.. kids!!! I find it hard to know who to punish at times. Particularly when Aaron's girls are in the mix and I really don't want to reprimand the wrong child so I try & just seperate them when they get like that & rather then say you go to your room because you've been naughty I tell them that I dont know who to believe so I think its best they all have some time apart & have a rest on their own. Works for me as we also get a rest from the constant competition that comes with 4 girls in the house. Poor Theo lol & lord help me when Daisy's old enough to join the pack!

Jellybaby - My Daisy woke up this morning with NO PANTS ON !!!! She'd wriggled right out of her pants lol.. Aaron says she's like her mother :rolleyes:. When its cool enough here I put a singlet and a bonds suit on them then put a sleeping bag over the top. None of my children kept blankies on & still don't.

M2M - What was the go with the car? All you need right now huh. We have to get rid of Aaron's big 4wd & my little zippy hatch & buy ourselves a van. Im sick of having to take 2 cars everywhere. We just don't have any money to add to what we get for our cars and I'm sorry but I refuse to drive a dodgy van lol If I have to drive a van I want a cool newish one. Daisy slept great yesterday thank you. Im hoping it was a dreadful almost 2 week long phase that she has now grown out of. Fingers crossed for me. LOL @ you dying of boredom in that house. I'm exactly the same but can't move things around too much due to windows & wall cut outs etc. its an ultra modern house this one with a very open lounge around (No doors at all) and there are cut outs in the wall & windows etc add to that a corner lounge suite & i'm screwed. Nevermind I just clean & chuck stuff out & I feel good lmao We have moved Daisy into the travel cot as she had outgrown the bassinette & I was worried that may have been causing her to wake up. She is still in our room until after the school holidays & Aaron's girls go home. Then we'll move Theo to Brookes room, move Brooke in with Jamie & Daisy can have Theo's room & cot. Clear as mud right? She is getting woken when Aaron wakes to do an early shift at 5am & sometimes stirs if we go to the loo or Aaron has one of his sneezing fits lol

Nicky - How's Miss M & Mr L? Fridges. Hmmm We are using a Westinghouse with the freezer down the bottom & the fridge up the top. Great fridge, no flashy water or ice bits but I will say Theo can open the freezer as its at his perfect height & unfortunately he knows thats where the ice cream is kept :rolleyes: Trouble is he doesnt always shut the door... Nice.. Something to think about anyway. You should get a great fridge for those $$ how exciting picking all your new things for the new house. You posted when I did so I'm adding some more. thank you for your support. You joined a little later but your such a sweetie & have fit right in. We'd be lost without all your posts. Big hugs (no more smilies lol)

Brum - How you doin today? O giving you some more sleep? Once again.. thank you for the chat yesterday. Its nice to know you're not the only one in this world who's baby isnt sleeping long in the day lol..

Grace - You have had a rough trot but you sound really positive & happy with your life & where its at right now. So i forget. How many children are in your care now? Sorry i'm shocking & can't remember. lol @ you looking normal now. Good for you. I bet you feel like a new person. No crappy baggage huh. LMAO @ stinky / bogan link people not owning mirrors. It's quite scary isnt it. I refuse to go in there. I do everything online, on the phone or send info through the mail. Chumps annoy me. OH and I think its a pre-requisite to be barefoot in Centrelink too these days... :laughing:

Mamakins - Wow you do have a little sleepy head don't you. Daisy goes down for the night usually about 7-7.30pm but can be as early as 6.30 or as late as 8.30pm. She still wakes about 6 for a feed though & will sometimes go back to sleep for another hour or so. Have you tried bringing the whole bedtime routine thingy abit earlier? Start the bath, massage, quiet cuddles etc to 6.30 or so?

Awwww Cords - Big hugs.. Theo has his moments. Some days he just whinges & whinges all day. Yesterday he was so tired & exhausted there was no point even trying to reason with him. He wouldnt hold my hand on the wharf & I wouldnt let him run around without holding my hand for fear of him ending up in the drink. He wasnt happy with that. The other option was for me to pick him up which I did do & he cracked it & smacked me.. little poo head.. Normally i'd put him straight down if he'd done that.. wasnt an option as thats what he wanted lol So of I marched away from the wharf & tried to steer him onto something else for him to whinge about. Some things are worth 'fighting' for & others just arent worth it. Doesnt make you a bad mum for ignoring some of her behaviour. Sometimes thats just the best thing to do, be it because your out or because you know you just don't have the strength to deal with it properly & without losing it. Try not to be so hard on yourself. You're a great Mum who cares very much for her family. Brooke my 9yr old has been & still is a constant source of worry, stress & embarrassment to me. Her behaviour is terrible sometimes and i'm ashamed to admit it but sometimes she goes to kiss or cuddle me & I just don't want her near me. I'm trying to teach her that when she misbehaves it takes awhile for the people around her to get over that & she seems to just switch it off & be over it in like 2mins & want affection.. ugggh. like I can kiss & cuddle her when she's just rammed a spoon down Theos neck or just called Jamie a loser or an idiot and embarrassed her in front of people. So you're not alone my love.

Tracy - I don't know how you manage with the lack of sleep. Your a machine !!!!

AFM - Daisy went back to bed at 8.30am & I heard her cry about 9.30 but didnt go in and she's resettled herself. I believe we may have turned a corner. You've no idea how stressed I was getting with the catnapping. Thankfully Aaron's also a huge support to me & always makes me see reason. She's feeding alot better & I didn't have to top her up or anything last night, I just had confidence in myself & my body rather then 2nd guessing myself. Who knows why she was doing it & lord knows she'll probably do it again but for now I'm enjoying the bliss of her being asleep for more then 45mins. I probably won't be around much over the next week I just won't have the time with 6 little people to entertain. Aaron's at the airport now getting the girls so they'll be back after lunch. Its pouring rain and has been for days so we'll probably watch a few dvd's, make some playdough, cut & paste, color in & just play. Hopefully everyone has a good week. Fingers crossed.

MWAH
Rachelle x

honeydew

20-04-2009, 09:16

Good morning!

Shell- YAY for Daisy! :yelclap: What a little trooper. Eating dinner without whinging sounds like heaven to me. I swear I get indigestion each time I eat dinner because Layla whinges the whole way through.

Mamakins- Layla goes to bed anywhere between 7pm-8pm but it really just depends. The last few nights she's been a bit fussy and hard to get to sleep.

Nicki- yep the house will be fully completed (other than landscaping) when we move in. We are organising the fence this week as we need it up before we move in because of Mason and our 2 dogs. Landscaping will happen only if there is enough money left at the end of it all, although we have borrowed enough to lay turf so that's going to make a difference. I am the same as you- I love decorating and cannot wait to get in and start setting things up how I like!

Well after bragging about my dream night-sleeper yesterday, Layla decided to wake up at 2:45am this morning and want to play :rolleyes: Usually a dummy re-plug or 2 will do the trick but this morning she was not interested in sleep. I fed her at 4am and she farted around until after 4:30 before finally falling back to sleep. Then I was up with Mason at 6:30 :sleeping:

AND she refused her morning nap, although I have just now managed to get her down for an hour. I can hear her stirring though. Going to be a long day..... we've watched Nemo & In The Night Garden already but now I feel bad and should do something fun with Mason.

p.s the car is being looked at this morning, something to do with the thermostat :confused:

honeydew

20-04-2009, 09:17

OMG Shell, will have to come back later to read your mammoth post :laughing: .... I do love reading your posts though :D

tracynben

20-04-2009, 09:56

wow we have been busy yesterday ill have to come back later and catch up.
Ben is doing my head in, mummy mummy all the time ARGGHHHHHH , and jayden wont go sleep even thou hes tired he keeps smiling.

i spoke to my mum yesterday about givin him solids, she thinks i should give him some cos his milk is not enough to satsify him, he havin 6 bottles a day, all nearly full ones and i cant cope much longer with gettin up twice a night, esp when he was only gettin up once a night from 7pm-4/5am, and now the first feed is gettin earlier and earlier then 3/4 hours for the next, i cant give him too much milk, he already has over 1000 ml and hes only 3 months, mite get some rucks n mix with milk.

Ok ill be back later to do personals, need to get my *** into gear .

oh b4 i forget TDM i got ur catoluge
tracy xxxx

BellyFruit

20-04-2009, 13:08

Mornin' ladies

Tracy hun hang in there - IMHO I think it's waaaay too early for solids as Jayden is only just 3 months old.... his feeding times sound very similar to Chace's and is completely normal for a little baby... not all babies sleep through the night - the twins didnt drop their 2am feed until they were 8 months old...

Just a quick one atm as the twins have cabin fever and if I dont get them out of the house soon I think someone may lose an eye... or worse...lol

Took Chace to the clinic today to be weighed and he has only gained 250g in just over 4 weeks :confused: :(... that's not overly impressive... might have to take him to the GP but I dont know - he's a big spewer and has been more spewy lately with bigger hurls after almost every feed and in between as well... I wasnt stressed about it as he seems happy enough and is smiley and has wet nappies and everything... I'll prob go tomorrow and see the GP just to be sure...

I feel a bit wierd when you guys all chat about "bedtime" and stuff for your babies - we have no such routine here... I don't try and put Chace to bed at 7 or anything like that... he usually doesnt go down until about 11pm and sometimes makes it through the night, sometimes doesnt, I dont know why - just taking it as it comes... should I be trying to get him to sleep longer? He catnaps during the day - does not often sleep more than half hour at a time during the day. I suddenly feel like I'm not doing this right... should he have a bedtime? I dont bath him at night or have quiet sleepy cuddles... he showers with us each morning and well, when he's fed, dry and happy and starting to show signs of tiredness, he gets put to bed... that's not usually til late...sorry, all about me atm... sorry...T

TMD x :flowerz:

tracynben

20-04-2009, 14:37

hi everyone will try and do perosnals while jayden is sleepin and ben playin in his room for once.

TDM - As regards to a routine you do what is best and works best for all of you, if your happy with the way things are and that works for you , WHY change it. theres nothing wrong with tryin a routine if you want, personally im thinkin they dont properly get into a routine until 5/6 months i think thats when things settle properly.
With us ive been findin jayden has 1/2 catnaps in the morning, a very long sleep at lunch (2-3 hours) another catnap sometimes early evein then bed about 7pm.

M2M - glad things are going good with ur house, we prob just gonna buy somewhere and not build, we want out of a rental asap, as soon as our residency comes through.

SHELL - cant believe you have 6 people to look after arghhhh that will be choas. Glad shes sleepin better for you, its much better when they dont catnap, otherwise you feel you never get anything done all day.

MAMAKINS - welcome and just come in here and post when you can, unfortunatley some of us are saddos (LOL) and spend way too much time on the computer just to be sane.
Jayden goes to sleep about 7pm every night, if going to bed at 9pm works for her and you then stick to it and dont change it, why not write the routine down for a few days and see whats happenin, thats what i have been doing and noticed what pattern is emergin, he always has a long nap from about 12- 3 so i know this is now the best time for me to do stuff, otherthan that he only catnaps, but hes happy when he wakes so im not gonna try and change anything, i stresses too much over it.

LOGANANSKODASMUM - hi glad to hear u back ,sorry u been havin a hard time, hope u ok.

Sorry if i missed anyone, theres no more posts in this page so i cant remember what everyone else wrote.

AFM - im just tired more than anything, the night feedings are really tiring me out and now ben has given up his nap i dont even get to nap in the day.
I still to get motivated and organised, im just sstuck in a rut at the mo and cant seem to get myself out of it.
As regards to jayden going on solids, im gonna try and increase his milk, and speak to the CHN, if nothing improves im gonna try some rusks or sommat.

tracy xxxx

Nickimumto1

20-04-2009, 17:22

earthfairy

20-04-2009, 21:43

Ok, i have officially lost the plot. I have bronchitis & whatever drugs im on i need to get off....

I now think of all of you girls so often that i am now dreaming of you at night:o

We are all there & talking about our kids, but we were talking in net lingo...

Like one convo i remmeber was " So Brum, how are you, is O being good for you, lol"
but i was SAYING it!!! :laughing:
We were saying things like "LOL, LMAO, IYKWIM, BTW, IMO....etc....."

Weird Much:confused:

We all had these name things that followed us around above our heads with our names, M2M was sitting on a sand dune singing & putting flowers in Laylas hair while Mason was getting sh itty cz he wanted to read her a book:laughing:

I dont even know you chicks IRL but seriously, who has dreams like this? SOme of you i dont even know what you look like LMAO!!!!

Anyway...continue on...im off to find a new username....maybe CRAZYEF, LoosingThePlot, WeirdoStalkerMum.....:detective:

As you were....:D

earthfairy

20-04-2009, 21:45

PS: Im still at Mumma's House in Adelaide, go home Wednesday...so will be back on properly then.

PPS: Miss You & Love YOu All (in a non-stalker, dream kind of way...)

EF x

PPPS: Extra Special EF Hug For Shell :hugs:

earthfairy

20-04-2009, 21:47

Hi :wave:

What is for dinner at your house tonigh? I need some inspiration. Meaghan has just finished baked beans on toast, but i don't think that DH would like that for dinner:laughing:. I just cant deciede what to cook..so i need some help. I have the basics, eggs, mince, chicken etc but just no motivation..

Nicki ~ look up an old thread called "What's Cooking Good Looking?"
I started this when we were in the Due Date Group for dinner inspiration...might have to revive it....:thumbsup:

MummaFug

20-04-2009, 22:24

HI crazyEF- it suits you actually ..

I have read all the posts from the last few days but it is late now and Just thought i;d pop in and say

SUNNY SANYA HOLIDAY = ME IN A SWIMSUIT :no: i need a new body......

Twas a fun fun holiday

Chinese tourists in matching hawaiian style outfits (yes, outfits - not just shirts but shorts and hats to match)..
And Not to be outdone...

we purhased our very own matching family hawaiian outfits :laughing::laughing:
OK sad, I know - but we just couldnt resist..

Will come on tomorrow and send hugs to those who need them, welcomes to those who are new and who have returned etc etc ......

And to hide from strange stalker, dreaming EarthFairies....

Mamakins

21-04-2009, 08:55

Hiya,

Shell: thank you I had a little giggle at Daisy waking up with no pants on... :laughing: but how? Chelsea woke herself up the other night because the little Houdini had totally undone her swaddle but out of pants, that's great!!:) I might try again and bring everything up an hour I do tend to bath around 4-5 in the hopes that she will go to be earlier. I just thought she might yesterday when she went to sleep at 6pm (but she woke up in 1.5 hours) poop!! no amount of patting and re-dumming would settle.

Muumy to Mason: Sorry to be a nosy new mum but are you waiting to a new house to be built?? Sounds delightful. I now my DH would love to rip ours down and start again exactly the way he wants it. The old owners were dodgy dead****s and it's not till you move in that you find all the faults.

TraceyNBen: Thank you for the advice I do write a log and there is and there isn't a pattern.... :laughing: there's definitely a pattern of me hanging by the front door waiting for DH to come home so I can cook dinner. But we tend to play tag during the eating of dinner.

Oops that's my parents sneaking through the side gate. Gotta run.

Hi to everyone else. I just love reading everybody's posts.

honeydew

21-04-2009, 10:22

Hi girls

Shell- good luck with 6 kiddies! You are supermum IMO :D And yes, I agree that if you HAVE to drive a van, you may as well make it a flash one haha! How's Daisy going with her sleeps now?

EF- LMAO that's too funny! I sound like such a hippy singing and putting flowers in Layla's hair :laughing: Funny dream. Am I the only one who sometimes thinks in net talk- like I will actually think 'lol' instead of laugh out loud? One time on msn I accidentally referred to DH as DH and the person I was chatting to thought I was calling him a rude name :laughing:

Fugs- I wanna see pics of you all in your family outfit, that's too cute! Are you nice and relaxed after your holiday?

TMD- might be worth a trip to the GP just to see whether his vomitting is affecting his weight gain? Although apparently its normal for BF babies to not gain as much as FF babies. I do understand the worry though, I have been there and it sucks. In regards to bedtimes, stick with what you are doing if it works. There's no real need for him to have a set bedtime yet :no: The only reason I try to get Layla to bed before 8:30 (aim for 7:30 though) is because I really enjoy a couple of hours at night knowing that noone is going to want a drink or something to eat or a book read etc etc. Its my 'me' time and I love it.

Tracy- I hope you start getting some more sleep soon :fingerscrossed: He's possibly just going through a growth spurt, thats why he is feeding more often. Once he's passed this stage he should hopefully go back to sleeping longer at night for you. Its very tiring in the meantime :hugs:

Nickimum- last nights dinner was roast pork, yum yum. Mason just had baked beans and cheese because the roast was put on late. He never usually eats dinner anyway so there wasn't much point keeping him up for it. Tonight is going to be sausage & pasta bake because its easy and I will make it before I pick Mason up from kindy and just reheat it later.

Mamakins- oh how I'd kill for a 9am sleep in- HEAVEN! If I were you I would not be changing a thing haha! Yep we are building a new home, its very exciting. This is our 2nd home we've built so we have learnt a few things and done a few things differently.

Us- Miss L is tucked into bed sleeping, I hope she stays there a little bit longer. The house is pretty clean but could do with a tidy up so I will do that this afternoon and cook dinner ready for tonight. I love kindy days!

Brumington301

21-04-2009, 10:33

Hi to everyone,

I've read up on everyone's posts and would love to do personals but feeling a little bit down today so will give them a miss. Having said that, EF - there is nothing weird with dreaming about me - am I sexy?????!:laughing:

I'm afraid you're now all going to be subjected to a me, me, me post...

O was weighed today and he has actually lost 30g in 2 weeks. :confused: When he had his injections last week though at a different place they weighed him and he had put on weight. The nurse isn't worried cause she said she is seeing him as a full package and he looks very healthy and happy but has advised me to do lots of feeding. She wants him back in on Thurs to see how he is. I just feel so p'd off with the constant obsession with weights and feel really under pressure. If I hadn't weighed him today I would have thought we were going really well cause he looks like he's put on weight in his face and body, he's not screaming for food and he's satisfied when he comes off the boob so I just don't know. I'm beginning to doubt my supply again after a 10 week battle with my brain to convince myself that I am doing well. The nurse did say that the injections might have affected him a bit and the day of constant sleep that followed them meant he wouldn't have got enough on that day but surely that shouldn't make that much difference. So, back in on Thursday for judgement day and I suppose we'll see where we go. BF'ing is so bloody hard sometimes and just when you think you have it mastered - BAM! Mastitis, no weight gain, weight loss... God must have been a man! :rolleyes:

This parenting lark is one test after another isn't it?...:confused:

honeydew

21-04-2009, 11:18

Brum- :hugs: :hugs: Sorry you are having to deal with this, it is very stressful. As long as he is happy and healthy, that is the main thing. When Layla wasn't putting on weight she was very unhappy, constantly grizzly, very few wet nappies etc. That's how I knew she wasn't getting enough milk, but from what you say it seems as though O is a happy bub, certainly not hungry. Let us know how you go on thursday :hugs:

justmum

21-04-2009, 13:58

Brum, you're right, being a parent is so stressful. Just know that regardless of how you feed your baby, you're doing a great job! But I know BF is really important to you so that's why I am going to post the rest of this.

One really good way to boost supply is to just go to bed with O and feed, feed, feed for a few days. Cancel apointments, get your top off and just lie with him.

It will be fine. Trust your body and your baby to right whatever the issue is together. :hugs:

If top ups are suggested, please know there are other options before you do that if you want to. You can take herbs, eat the LB cookies and even take medication to boost your supply if you need to.

I topped DS up because I doubted myself and I regret it. I didn't know there were other things I could do instead.

As long as O has 5 wet nappies a day, is contented sme of the time, has good skin tone and has periods of alertness, he is fine, regardless of weight gain. (In M2M's case, with Layla, the few wet nappies was a clear sign that she wasn't getting enough milk which is scary stuff :hugs:).

Ashi

21-04-2009, 15:07

Hey Girls
ahhh the days go way 2 fast and the weekends even faster.. I keep saying to my self I must start organising things in preparation to move.. but then managed to find a million other things to do in the short times while Belle is asleep..

There was lots to catch up on so here's some personals lol

TMD - I know how you feel about "bedtime" we don't have anything like that either, Isabelle is often up with us until we go to bed, then we take her with us.. and sometimes she decides its time for us to go to bed lol (we co sleep still... I've mentioned to Justin a few times does he think its time she went out of our bed and he pulls a sooky face n ends the conversation haha)

Welcome to Mamakins - Cant help on the mothers group thing as I've always been 2 shy to join one.. DH and I do the tag during the eating of dinner also lol mind u he eats like a starving Ethiopian so he's usually done b4 I take my second mouthful! (its like watching a human with a vaccume for a mouth inhale a plate of food.. lol)

Cords - Sorry to hear your having a hard time with your little one.. im not really sure what to say that might help apart from don't beat your self up over it Hun we all do what we have 2 at times to keep our sanity
the shower sounds like a good idea they are always nice!

Fridges - My parents have a fridge exactly like Brum's and they LOVE it, it is pretty awesome.. I wish I had one that good, mind u what we do have is pretty good and its an LG, so is our washing machine and both have been great no problems so I'd say its a pretty decent brand

Jelly Baby - I don't think the ones from target and stuff are made to be used without blankets as they don't have a TOG u would probably still need a blanket depending on the temp we had one of those but its a 000 and is getting 2 small now, her foot sticks out the seatbelt hole all the time lol, I agree with what TMD said just go by feel

Shell - I'm so glad to hear your bad stretch with Daisy was short, I've had some times like that with Isabelle (infact having one atm see bottom of post lol) when I resort to offering formula ect.. its always upsetting when you cant seem to soothe them
good luck with having 6 kids !! gawd I think I'd go mental hehe.. when I had all 4 here after Isabelle was born I was on the verge.. lol
p.s I totally agree about the van, if had to drive one it would have to be a cool one that didn't look like a van haha.. NO TARAGOS!!! lmao

Bogan Link - haha that's just awesome.. forever dubbed imo.. hehe

M2M - ugh about overheating problems... freaking cars! between Kids, Men, Cars and the House(oh and pets if u have those 2) we r screwed I reckon LOL

EF - LMAO @ your dreams wow them some good meds aye? how funny!! I'd be wholly embarrassed to ever say Lol or the like out loud irl! hehe

Fugs - Glad you had a good holiday, LOL @ the matching Hawaiian outfits lol I think we need pics of that! :p

Brum - Hmm.. sorry to hear about Oakleigh losing a bit of weight.. I totally agree with JustMum I personally don't worry 2 much about getting bubs weighed ect unless I think there's a problem.. i think it just worries you 2 much, if he's happy and content sleeping well having lots of wet nappies ect I dunno it doesn't sound like he's not getting enough milk ..
hope it sorts out for you Hun, Yup your right parenting is one test after another i'd say it gets easier.. and in alot of ways it does and in some it gets harder, but its worth every minute of it!

Grace - Lol, Hi not much need to post to you seen as your staying in my house hehe

Well im sitting here rocking Isabelles rocker with my foot hoping madly that she will give in and go to sleep for a little while b4 we have to go pick daddy up from work.. otherwise she will be grumpy in the car all the way there and back lol...
usually she ends up falling asleep at quater past 4 and then i have to wake her up.. argh

you would think we'd have this down pat by now huh lol :rain:

She's also been refusing my left breast as it dosent seem to be producing enough milk.. so she gets to the point where the right ones still empty shes hungry and the left hasnt enough to satisfy her.. but she refuses formula top ups too.. I've been trying to boost the supply and I keep offering the left side

ahh I dont know what to do.. sometimes I wish I could bottle feed during the day and breastfeed at night, there never seems to be a problem with feeds over night..

Anyways shes finally asleep so im off to have a snack n spend some time with Haley :flowerz:

Hi to anyone I missed
hope your all well
Ashley

BellyFruit

21-04-2009, 17:33

:wave: Hi everyone!

Brum we've also had "probs" with weight according to the CHN... Chace has only gained 250g in four weeks and she was all "get him up to the GP" but he really is such a happy baby who feeds well and often, I have ooodles of milk, and has plenty of wet nappies so... I dont know... MIL suggested that perhaps while the quantity of my milk is good, perhaps its the quality that is the problem... i love her to bits but was a bit miffed by that... that being said, my weight has dropped to about 41kg now :( (don't envy me, it's a problem) and I seem to have trouble eating regularly during the day, I just dont feel like it - Mum thinks I'm anorexic :rolleyes: but I'm not - I just dont get hungry.,.. my six year olds eat more than me... Can my milk be poor quality? Would formula be better? :crying: - hmmm Chace has been a bit warm the past few days... oh bloody hell, I feel like I dont know wtf is going on or what to do... sniff...

on a happier note - embracing the "large family" that we are (and will be with #4 soon hopefully) we bought a Kia Carnival Grand today :D and it's AWESOME... sooo much space - DH, who was dead against having to drive "a van" LOVES it and wants to drive it to work to show it off :laughing:...

sorry, Chacey bum is up (thought he'd nap a bit longer but no) will do personals later - man, I feel really down atm... dunno why... hormones? sniff...

TMD x

tracynben

21-04-2009, 19:12

Shell31

21-04-2009, 19:47

Awww guys..everyone sounds like they need a pick me up..You are all cordially invited to come over to my place & well lets see.. You can play with any of the 5 diff colored playdoughs we made today.. or eat a muffin or 24 we made yesterday afternoon.. How about you just park your butt on the floor & I'll give you all a nice shoulder rub lmao imagine me going frantically from one to the other of you all lined up like little soldiers.. awww OMG Here's an idea.. I could assign one child to one mother & we'd have 6 going at once... Shells Sheltered Sweat Shop :laughing:

Brum - Sweetheart.. I agree with the others.. The weightloss is of concern but if all other signs & YOUR intuition are telling you O's ok Then I say hang in there & try not to stress. If he was starving he'd literally be screaming his eyes out, pale & miserable. I fell into the trap of weighing my girls weekly years ago & set myself up for heartache when they didnt gain, remained the same or lost weight. Its a week and lord knows 30g is the diff between a good crap or not lol.. Who says O just hasnt grown a whole heap that fortnight & has used all his goodies for growing rather the storing. I honestly wouldn't stress too much. Easier said then done when I was a stress machine earlier in the week with a sleepless baby but seriously don't get too caught up in being heartbroken over a loss this one fortnight ok. It will probably happen again at some point. This is the time you need to say ok its something I need to keep an eye on but don't let it make you second guess yourself. You've been so positive & confident. Nothings changed except 2 numbers on the scale.. ONCE. if it keeps happening week in week out then maybe you need to try something else but for now just keep an eye on it & keep doing what your doing as you ARE doing a wonderful job..

Phew I was going to do persies for everyone but i'm such a rambler I've gone on forever...

TMD - Why so down ? Something happen other then the usual mother of 3 business or you just having a rough few days.. Such a rollercoaster ride isnt it. Ups & downs are horrific at times.. I just want to charter a plane & have say... Ryan Reynolds fly it and head on over your way.. maybe pick Brum & M2M up on the way & come see you.. give you a big hug & see all you interstatians..

As for us.. Things are going smooth sailing.. Although Daisy didnt sleep so much today she has been fantastic the last 2 days which has left me refreshed.The 5 little ones were in bed at 7.30pm.. WOO HOO.. Big one is still up until 9. Her & Aaron are watching a dvd. I'm cleaning up & typing on here.. Mum came over today with 3 dozen home made mini meat & vegie sausage rolls.. GO MUM.. so we had them for dinner.. Aaron bathed the kids while I went on a "grog run" lmao.. So i'm enjoying a glass of wine & he is fully stocked up with beer for the weekend Anzac Day foot match. We are planning on watching all of the Lord Of The Rings movies this week while we are home together.

K better go & do some more tidying up while I can.. Love to you all. Will reply more when time permits. It's busy here but TMD & Brum really sounded like they needed a hug.. :hugs: here you go girls.. Smile.. Your loved !!!!

Rachelle x

Brumington301

22-04-2009, 07:51

Thanks guys. I'm so pleased to have this forum where I can come on with my fears and worries, have a rant and a rave and have somebody understand.

The strange thing for me ATM is, the nurse didn't have any major concern for O and has told me not to worry but motherly instinct kicks in and worries whether or not I'm meant to. I know weight loss is bad but the thing I can't get into my head is that if I hadn't got him weighed I'd have no idea he wasn't gaining. He is always happy, never screams in hunger, sleeps through the night, has plenty of wet nappies every day, and has lovely pink rosy cheeks - there is no indication other than figures on a scale. He has stopped pooing in the last few days which, if I wasn't concerned about his last weigh in, I wouldn't have even worried about - after all, it is normal for babies to go without pooing if they are BF'd. However, I'm in a major panic - telling myself he's not pooing cause he's not getting enough milk. I'm wondering if he's full but my milk isn't good quality? Trouble is, how can I find out?

TMD - It is reassuring to know I'm not the only one in this position although I know not good for you. I, like you, have had weight fall off of me to an extent that friends have made comment that I am smaller now than I have ever been. It is through no effort of mine - I'm still eating like a horse but the weight is just going. Even though people will read this and think we're lucky to lose weight so quickly I know it can be of concern. I was advised to drink lots of Sustagen (must be hospital formula one) due to its protein content. Make it up with full fat milk. This could help you especially cause you don't have an appetite ATM and is quick to make up. Just don't let it replace meals but have it as a top up in between or with. Hope this helps.

Shell - thank you. I wonder if what you say can happen? - that O is using what he has eaten to grow rather than storing it? I hope so. How is the house full going? Sounds like you're having fun. I'd love to come on that flight with you and certainly won't be saying no to the shoulder massage!

Ashi - I had the same problem with O on my left breast (sounds like a film title!:laughing:). I had engorgement in my right in the mornings cause he was drinking so much from that side so was in a predicament cause I wanted him to drink from the right to stop the engorgement but from the left to build that supply back up again. I ended up doing that first feed of the day from the engorged breast cause this is when he eats better and the remainder of feeds of the day I started from the left - so far, I think, it has got better.

JM - thank you too. You have really helped me in this BF'ing stuff and have listened and responded to all of my questions - it's been really good. I have taken your advice and have been feeding lots and lots. I'm feeding every 2 hourly as of yesterday and feeding even when I don't think he wants it just to try and boost my supply back up. :fingerscrossed: I am pretty much taking everything I can to get my supply up - Motilium (2 every morning), fenugreek (9), Blessed Thistle (9) and Sustagen (3 a day) so I think I will have no other alternative other than top ups if he continues to lose weight. I think as I said before it's the quality that is failing me now.

M2M - thank you for your concern. I was so upset when I first wrote that post and your response made me feel less alone - sounds silly but it's true!

Anyway, O is asleep and I'm going to make the most of it with a nice warm shower - bugger water restrictions, I'm making it a long one!

tracynben

22-04-2009, 09:05

hi everyone
hope all ok, im feelin pretty sh1tty at the mo, must be lack of sleep and just the feeling of complete boredom.
At the mo im feelin quite homesick and really miss all my friends and family back in the UK, i feel sometimes like moving back there.

Jayden keeps waking up at 5am and wont go back to sleep, even though i can hear him keep yawning, so cos im so tired the day goes wrong from the start and now im just stuck in a bad circle of laziness and just cant be arsed with anything.
I know im my own worse enemy and i should stop feeling sorry for myslef and i will eventually, things are just tough for me, and i hate havin no support around me.

Im sick of having no money, and no life, i hate it , im so bored, the kids are doing my head in, and i take everything out on them and rich which i know i shouldnt, i just cant help it.
In the last 3 weeks we had about 1500 dollars worth of bills and are struggling so much, i wish our stupid residency would hurry up and come through.

Is anyone else having troubles with their bubs waking early, or done anything to correct it?

WEIGHT GAIN - i wouldnt worry too much if they have just one bad week, but if they have 3-4 weeks bad weeks in a row i would get it checked out. I dont know what jayden weighs i havent had him weighed since 6 weeks.

SHELL - awww ur post was nice n funny, can i come round and get the massage LOL.
Theres me moaning and you have 6 to cope with.

I think thats it for now, i just had to come on and have a moan, get things off my chest, luckily ben in childcare tomos and fri, so i really need to get motivated and start getting my life back in order.

tracy xxxx

Mamakins

22-04-2009, 11:20

I just wanted to finish saying Hi :wave: to all you lovely ladies and thanks for all the advice. I totally forgot my parents were dropping by. :doh: They live close by which is handy rather than not at the moment.

Fugly: How was your holiday? We went to hawaii in March. I found while it was very nice, it wasn't much of a holiday just the same stuff different place without all my stuff. And there's a lot of stuff when babies are involved. I too would love to see the matching outfits if photographic evidence exists. Sounds fun!

Earthfairy: I have crazy dreams (not saying yours was crazy) usually I can't put them into word, cos they don't make much sense. I think it just shows you what a wonderful creative and beautiful mind you have. :goodvibes:

Nickimum: Its just incredible we don't have take out every night I think just the effort of cooking deserves applause (which I never hear) I like to cook big batches so I have a night of left overs. Still tastes good the next day. Then sometimes I even remember to eat lunch too.

twinMum: I only say bedtime because that's when I stick her in her cott and she stays. Chelsea was really random for a while wouldn't sleep through the night but at least I knew she could which gave me hope. Now she's quite regular with the night time sleeps although it still seems to be a fight getting to sleep I start sometimes around 7pm. I can't imagine how much harder it would all be with a pair of twins running around too, you are doing amazing.

Brum: Chelsea was a few weeks early and i was very weight focused for a while there but a fortnight is such a small snapshot. I hope you're feeling better after your long shower, there's nothing like a bit of pampering and simple the pleasures like your baby's smile.

Ashi: I also had a similar sit. with my boobs. DD just has a preference for my right one. I did extra expressing and all kinds of stuff to makes the left one more enticing but whether it is positioning or if the stream is better on the right I don't know but she loves it .

So another question for you lovely ladies... does anybody here still swaddle? I know there's talk of grobags but I just wonder when I should graduate to those because although the startle reflex is diminishing DD still wakes herself up if she gets her arms out. Maybe I have to give her a go without it but I'm a litle scared of losing my sleep and giving her a rough night.

So fabulous she's still sleeping. Might go eat some lunch, (left overs) while I still can.

Look forward to reading your posts.

Rosie.:flowerz:

honeydew

22-04-2009, 15:25

Lots of hugs for everyone who is feeling down :hugs:

Brum- apparently you can get your milk tested (it was suggested to me at one stage by the chn) but from everything I have read, it is quite rare to have poor quality milk. I do understand the stress and the worry :hugs: See how he goes tomorrow at his weigh-in and go from there. With the motilium, I was taking 4 a day so perhaps you could up your dosage of that. But it sounds as though you are doing everything you can, well done to you!

Swaddling (or 'waddling' as my childless sister thought it was called :laughing:)- we still wrap Layla for sleep times but she often gets her arms free. I think soon I will start to gradually loosen the wrap each few sleeps until she isn't being wrapped anymore.

Tracy- Layla sometimes wakes at 3am or 4am and won't go back to sleep in her bassinet. Shes not crying or anything, just unsettled. So I have been bringing her into our bed and she sleeps for a couple of hours in there. This morning she slept from 4-7am with me. I don't really like co-sleeping as I am very paranoid about squishing her, but its been working for now and a couple of extra hours in the morning makes so much difference.

TMD- huge hugs to you :hugs: I wanted to reply more to you but Mason has just come in saying 'poos' so I have to go clean him up. Very jealous of your new car!

Okies GTG....

p.s having some BFing problems myself- L is refusing me a lot of the time, completely losing the plot if I keep trying to put her on but will then skull a whole bottle :( Was very engorged this morning after not giving her a proper feed since yesterday lunch time... and I can only imagine what its doing for my already dwindling supply :(

BellyFruit

22-04-2009, 16:56

Tracy - as far as life motivation goes - I have one word for you... Tupperware :laughing:... you'll have fun tomorrow I promise :yes:. Looking forward to seeing you again - 10:30am woo :smiliedance:

Hang in there, sanity is round the corner...

Didi x

Brumington301

23-04-2009, 08:10

Hi girlies,

Just wanted to let you know that we had our weigh in today and O has put on 10g. I know it's not a huge amount but it is a gain and I'm taking it with both arms outstretched! The nurse was OK with it and said (like you did Shell - clever girl!) that he might be due a huge growth spurt and is putting all his energy into getting longer rather than fatter. Thinking about it, his grow suits are getting tighter on the feet so it could make sense. Anyway, the nurse has given me her mobile and home number and has asked me to call if I have any concerns and even offered to come in off her holiday for a weigh in next week - God bless her! She is just wonderful. So I will continue as normal for the next 2 weeks and see where we go from there...

Tracy :hugs: You poor thing. You sounded so down in your last post. I know how you feel in being lonely but you are doing everything right in going to the mothers groups and tupperware and things. I miss my family sometimes and it can be very hard to be so far away from them. Have you considered Skype? We have started doing it and it is lovely for my M&D to see O moving around/crying/smiling etc. It makes them seem less far away. I know the finances are probably getting you down as well. It seems everything is happening at once for you. Anyway, get to that tupperware party and enjoy yourself. Forget about the world for a while.:hugs:

M2M - can you take the Motilium again? Was it you that was told you can't keep taking it cause that's bullsh1t. I was told I could take it as long as I was BF'ing and as long as I needed it. Perhaps go and see a different doctor? It might not even be a supply issue cause you are engorged so I might be barking up the wrong tree here but I know I only feel confident when taking the Motilium.

Mamakins - swaddling. O hates his arms being wrapped up and has done for a while. He seems to be fighting against it so I swaddle underneath his arms ATM. Having said that, I also have sleeping bags but they are too thick for our weather ATM. I am planning to progress to them next month (O will be about 14 weeks by then). Thank you also for your kind words re my problem. It is very true, 2 weeks is just a snapshot and I shouldn't put so much emphasis on it.

OK - I'm off. DH bought Balmain Bugs yesterday and I don't know how to cook them so I need to find a recipe!

Nickimumto1

23-04-2009, 08:29

Morning :sunshine:,

Meaghan is at childcare today :smiliedance:i do miss her when she is not home all day but absence makes the heartgrow fonder. I did a long post yesterday and the internet connection died just as i posted it, i saved it but have only just now got my connection back.:geek:. Dh bless him spent 2 hours fixing it last night as the network at home had problems.

Liam got weighed yesterday and is now 6.5kg a gain of 1kg in a month.The MCHN wants me to try cutting down his bottles as she thinks that he might be just wanting to suck not eat. So now he has 150ml per feed and if he is still hungry 20min later he can have the 50ml. I was skeptical at first but he does not want the 50ml later and has been just as settled.

Signed the banks loan documents and the transfer of land documents.Also found out that because we have a short settlement and that the government is so busy with claims for the first home buyers grants that our grant may not be ready for settlement. So i have to find 10k, my grandfather is going to loan us the money. It did not cross my mind that it would not be there for settlement.

TMD - Have fun at the tupperware party, sound like it will be a good day. :yelclap:Welldone with the car we hired one when we went to queensland. So muchroom, DH wants me to get a Ford Territory but i just cant justify the $ at the moment when we do all still fit, all be it a little squished in my Golf, and i still love my car.

M2M - I did bf and formula top up with Meaghan until she was 2months and the problem was that she started to refuse me and would then only want the bottle. The only advise that was given to me was to make the teats the smallest and harder to get milk out of as then it is easier to feed of you than the bottle. We tried it for a while but it took so long to do a feed and i could only afford to buy 2 of the bottles that i eventually gave up. I still have the teats if you want to give it a try i can post them to you. They are called haberman feeder by medela it is also used for premi babies that need to learn to suck.

Mamakins - I don't swaddling Liam anymore because he would get out and then have no blankets over him. I made the change by putting him in a sleeping bag and then wraping him gently over the top. After a couple of days i just started tucking the blankets in tightly over the top of him. Hope that helps, how old is Chelsea?

Traceynben - I agree with M2M, we use to bring Liam in to our bed when he would wake at 5am. I would put him between us and leave the lamp on and he would just play and then fall asleep. I would not have the best sleep as i would be worried that i would squash him but is was better than getting up. Hope that things get better for you. :hugs:

Brum - If you start questing the quality of your milk i think that you will drive yourself nuts. If you continue to eat well and O is feeding well then i think that his weight will catch up. IMO i would not top him up with formula just for weight gain, i would seek a second opinion from a Pead or GP before giving formula top ups. I think that you are doing well and if O is happy and sleeping well then i would just continue on.

Shell -If we lived closer you could come over with the kids as i am not cleaning at the moment as i figure that i will have to wash the floors etc when we have moved out, why do it now. It sounds like to are running a daycare centre, but you just don't get paid

Ashi- I cant offer any help with the breast refusal, only to say i hang in there and i hope that you get it sorted soon. Packing is a bit**h, ijust do'nt know where to start, how long have you got before you move? We have got 3 weeks, but it is going to come round quickly.

Fugly - i would love to see you all in your matching holiday outfits. I remember on the Gold Coast all the tourists in there matching outfits. I wounder what impression we make as Ausie tourists when we go to China or Japan. Maybe they think that we are funny as we are not wearing matching out fits.

That is all from me, should go and get dressed as liam has a Pead appointment today to get his head checked.

:wave:

Nickimumto1

23-04-2009, 08:37

Brum - I did not see you post, well done :yelclap:hope that it continues. Have a good day.

Nickimumto1

23-04-2009, 09:57

Just thought that i would share a photo:

Laim aged 3 months, password Meaghan.

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/nickismif/100_2010.jpg

:wave:

Shell31

23-04-2009, 10:59

Morning Ladies :wave:

I have a spare few so thought I'd pop on & see how everyone was. Here is a photo of Daisy from last week... How cute does she want to be !!!!! :D

http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr257/Shell31/IMGP3978.jpg

Nicky - Awww Liam is sooooo cute. Little chubby cheeks. He looks so healthy & happy. Good luck with the Paed apptmnt today. Let us know how you go. Moving bites. I really really hate it. Thankfully I haven't had to move that often. I'm here for the long haul lol... Your keen saying you'd have us all over there if we lived closer. I wouldn't do it to you lol.. It does feel like a daycare centre at times. Needs to be very regimented and we need a routine happening when they are all here.

Brum - I'm so so pleased to hear that O's put on a little bit of weight. It's all you needed to hear wasn't it. Your nurse sounds wonderful. You're very lucky to have her as she sounds so caring & dedicated. Balmain Bugs :barf: ewwwwww What did you end up doing with them???

TMD - How'd the Tupperware party go? I went to one the other week & got my delivery the other day.. YAY.. I bought that little twisting chopper thing.. omg so handy. Used it for the zuccini, capsicum, carrot etc for the lasagna last night.. awesome little thing.

Tracy - :hugs: You must be so lonely. Hope you had fun at the Tupperware party. It's always nice to get out even if you can't afford to buy much. I second what Brums said about Skype. I know heaps of people who keep in touch with family abroad through skype. Hope you perk up soon.

Mamakins - I still swaddle.. Much to Daisy's disgust. I went to tresillian with my 2nd daughter at 4months & they suggested I still wrap her so I'm sticking with it with Daisy whether she likes it or not. My son was also wrapped until he was wow about 7months lol..

Hugs to everyone else I've missed.. Can only go one page now as Daisy is on my lap.. Its quiet here right now.. Sun has come out so Aaron's taken his 2 girls to mini golf, Jamie is at the movies with a friend, Brookies here with Daisy & I.. Theo is at daycare.. its very very quet for a change. We've watched 2 of the Lord of the Rings & will watch the last one tonight. Its been good watching them all again and kind of takes our minds off the kids of a night when they are all in bed. Im still sane lol Dont know how its been pretty full on with the rain. We took them all to an indoor play centre yesterday.... $50 later:rolleyes:

gtg see ya
Rachelle x

honeydew

23-04-2009, 11:58

Hi lovely ladies,

Layla was weighed today- 5.5kg :yelclap: The chn suggested giving her some baby rice cereal at 4 months to help her along but I'm not going to. I want to wait until 6 months and don't really see the point in starting early as she is now gaining weight steadily and is happy & content. I have some recent photos of her to share-

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r75/Haylie_Anne/2009/DSCF2404.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r75/Haylie_Anne/2009/DSCF2446.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r75/Haylie_Anne/2009/DSCF2452.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r75/Haylie_Anne/2009/DSCF2417.jpg

:D

Brum- yep it was me who was told by my GP that I couldn't take anymore Motillium at the time, but he did say I could 'later on' so I will probably end up getting another script for it. He's not very supportive of BFing, like a lot of Dr's. Well done on O's weight gain! 10g is still a gain :D

TMD- how did your tupperware party go today?

Nicki- aww Liam is adorable!! 3 weeks is not long at all- I'm sure it will fly by for you!

Shell- love the photo!! Sounds like its a bit peaceful for a change at your house :goodvibes:

Brumington301

23-04-2009, 12:57

If we're all showing photos, I'm going to show off my little man...

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq259/Brumington/IMGP2182.jpg

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq259/Brumington/2009-03-2906-51-59_0040.jpg

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq259/Brumington/2009-03-2805-09-31_0017.jpg

The first he was 8 weeks old and the other 2 he was six weeks old.

M2M - lovely pictures of Layla. Loving the stripey tights! My favourite is the close up when she's on her front. Have you got the birth cert yet? Also, who is building your house? I've been nosy on FB and it looks lovely. We are building new and think we are going with Perry Homes. it has taken us a year to decide and we're till not ready to go to council!

Shell - aaaah. Daisy is such a munchkin. Bless her little heart. Are Balmain bugs horrid? I've never had them and was hoping they'd be like prawns or something. I've made a lime and chilli dressing for them and we're just going to steam them. :chef: I'll let you know how they are. Enjoy your quiet day... it won't last!!!:laughing:

Nickimum - Liam is very cute. He has lovely chubby cheeks. Just gorgeous. Good job your Grandfather is able to help out with the 10K. Like you say, it's not something you'd even consider that it wouldn't be there for settlement. Good luck with the packing. :)

O has been asleep now for 2 1/2 hours. I have got so much done - letters to old relos etc. It's been great! Must shove a boob in his face soon though!

earthfairy

23-04-2009, 13:42

Oh Boy....look at all these posts ive missed....ive just gotten home from Mumma's house in Adelaide - could i be excused for catching up & ploise just keep up from now???

Im lazy huh:D
But i have a mountain of washing to do not to mention cleaning this abomination of a house that i left as it was when i ran away to Adelaide 2 weeks ago.....*sigh*
Im so getting a cleaning lady.....
(shhh....but ive hired a garden man to come do my lawns & edges next week....)

Love you all - and sending you all big fat EF Hugs & Baby Love for your gorgeous munchkins.
:hugs:

EF x

honeydew

23-04-2009, 14:32

:shame: EF, I will let you off the hook. Just this once. :p

M2M - I did bf and formula top up with Meaghan until she was 2months and the problem was that she started to refuse me and would then only want the bottle. The only advise that was given to me was to make the teats the smallest and harder to get milk out of as then it is easier to feed of you than the bottle. We tried it for a while but it took so long to do a feed and i could only afford to buy 2 of the bottles that i eventually gave up. I still have the teats if you want to give it a try i can post them to you. They are called haberman feeder by medela it is also used for premi babies that need to learn to suck.

Sorry, I forgot to reply to your post earlier Nicki. Thanks for your advice! We are using Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature bottles as are they are good for combining breast & bottle. The teat is more breast-like and L is due to go to the next size teats (I think the flow is faster in the next size?). But I'm going to keep the teats we have as I don't want it to get easier for her to get the milk from the bottle. Thanks for your offer but I will stick with what we are using as up until now we've had no troubles :hugs: Hopefully it's just a fussy stage :fingerscrossed: The chn did say that she thinks she might be teething early, so who knows.

Brum- nope no birth certificate yet :rolleyes: I haven't rung them yet though, I really should get onto that. Don Errington is building our home- you probably haven't heard of him as he is a local builder (although he lives on the sunshine coast). We are very happy so far :thumbsup:

OK off to get Mason from kindy....

Nickimumto1

23-04-2009, 15:13

Hi,

Just a quick one from me:

Work rang me today to see if i would like to pick up the odd shift evening or weekends. Did not know what to say, we could do the the money but i dont know as DH would have to look after them both and i know how hard that is, but it felt good to be needed, think i will give it a couple more months.

Liam went to the pead today and Liam has bilateral plagiocephaly as the doctor said or a flat head for everyone else. He had an xray of his head today, which was quiet amusing as they dangle his head over a big bit of foam and i had to keep him still, there he is smiling at me upside down. The radiographer said that he was the first baby she had that did not screem, he even seemed to like it. We will get the results on monday but the pead said that he would not put a helmet on him at this stage but wants to keep a close eye on him as his head size is still below the 25th percentile but his length is the 75th, so he wants him back in a month. Hopfully nothing is wrong and he just has a small flat head, poor boy.

M2M - We use the Tommy Tippee bottle, the MCHN said that they are very fast flow for a newborn. She counted the number of drops that came out of the bottle in 30sec. They shape of the teat is good, but it is the flow that is what is different and it is the ease that the milk comes out that makes them suck different IYKWIM.

Better go get Meaghan from childcare.
:wave:

Logan&KodasMumma

23-04-2009, 15:52

Well hello ladies,

what a fantastic afternoon ive had!! Muahahhaah

BellyFruit

23-04-2009, 18:16

Hi ladies! Phew what an exhausting day! I had NINE mums turn up today (of course that means nine babies!) it was chaos! Just ask Tracy! lol... my poor SIL who was the demonstrator was a bit frazzled as there were babies crying, unsettled, fussing or whatever (including her own - oh, that makes ten :eek:) so it was a bit wham bam thank you ma'am on the Tupperware front, though really nice to see a bit turn out (last week we were only 3!)...

Tracy: Jayden's soooo cute and what a big boy! I reckon stick with your grobag idea too... awesome niche market... (I might have to get one! )

Fugs: I also want to see your matching holiday outfits... that's something we would do, just for the sake of it LOL...

Nicki: call the FHOG Dept EVERY DAY asking for progress... at the end of the day it's just one person doing the paperwork, they'll get sick of you calling and just process you first :laughing:... woo for the weight gain... Chace only put on 250g in the past four weeks... I'm going to have him weighed again next week. I thought about buying some at home scales (on spesh at Toys R Us atm for $40) but then I know I'd obsess about his weight and as far as I am concerned he's just fine... How flat does a baby's head have to be to be a worry? Chace's is very round (big brains in there says DH lol) I thought all babies' heads were flat to a certain degree?

Brum: O is soooo cute! Nice to see him! (btw, I asked DH if we could name our son Oakleigh too if we have another boy... he's considering it, is that ok?) :p

Shell: you bought a happy chopper - they are awesome... will be good for baby food too...

EF: get the cleaning lady in... do it... I have one and it's the BEST... How's poopy poppy?

Photos: awwww all the babies are SOOOOO cute! I havent uploaded pics for ages.. I will soon, I promise!

Haylie: woo for Layla's weight! I was just thinking, when does it all turn around and we start barracking for weight loss? Teenage-hood??? :laughing:

L&K's Mumma: why so happy today?

Mamakins: I will "pin down" Chace with a firmly tucked in blanket over the top of his sleeping bag... lol... that seems to settle him... I love pulling him into bed with me at 5am... Last night DH insisted Chace sleep in the nursery in his big cot as he's almost too big for the bassinet... He's done it for the past few nights ok, but last night I really wanted him in with me as it was cold here in Perth, so when DH was asleep I got up and snuggled Chace into bed with me :o... Honestly, I cant see the sense in moving him yet if I dont want to, it just makes me upset... DH hasnt got a real valid reason apart from Chace being "a big boy" now... plus it's me that gets up in the freezing cold to settle the baby, not DH... so... I may just keep up with my stealthy co-sleeping for a bit longer... :devil6:

Hi to Ashi, Angel (post soon huh), BubsNo1 and everyone else, sorry cant see any more posts further back...

AFM: pick up the new car tomorrow at 1pm HOOORAY I'm soo excited... managed to fit the twins into swimming lessons for next term too, we'd forgotton for the last term (again, mother of the year) so now we're back into it... It's funny to see our 6 year olds doing laps of the pool with a snorkel let me tell you! confidence they have for sure! now just need to hone in the skills! Having MIL over for dinner tonight, at 4:45pm when I was about to duck out and grab something to cook she calls up and says she knew I'd be busy today with the mother's group and has made a big casserole for dinner tonight if I didnt mind... aw... I love her...

It's my birthday on Saturday too - so DH has been out with the twins shopping for all me goodies...ooooooh... I'm excited as my sister lent a helping hand in the picking out process with the twins so I may get something nice! Last year I asked for a silk dressing gown and the twins picked out a very hot pink one for me as DH said it was the one they really wanted to buy...I love it...

Omg: tell me if this is daggy, but we're actually going out to the greyhounds (races) for my birthday... reason being that DH and I LOVE to gamble (secret addiction sshhh) and also it's a very kid friendly place and stuff ... is that stupid? I invited a couple of mums from mother's group and they giggled and then declined... I was like, uh, well, it'll be fun... two other girlfriends of mine are coming and are all like "wicked, I've never been, looking forward to it" ... don't know why I stress, it's MY birthday... but still... it's also my sister's bday (we're twins, der) and my MIL's bday too... party party party!

Phew!

TMD x

tracynben

23-04-2009, 19:58

hi everyone hope all ok, im feelin a lot more positive today, and had a good day at didis, was nice to chat to other mums and realise that im not the only one with problems hehe.
Chace is sooo cute and i love his nursery its great.

TDM - i wouldnt personally bother with buying scales, i think that will actually make you even worry more about his weight, as you will be constantly weighing him all the time, and worryin if he doesnt gain a certain weight, BUT thats just my thought.
YAY for your car wish we could get a new one, we need one.
As for the races thing, nahhh thats not weird, if its what you like then sooo what to everyone else, i never been but im sure its more fun than you would imagine, and if you win its an added bonus.

LOGANANSKODASMUM - glad things are going good for you.

NIKKIMUM - do you reckon you will go back to work to help out? if you want to , then do it, if not , say not for now but will consider in the future.
Hope bubs head is ok.

EF - can i borrow your cleanin lady hehe, my house is such a mess, i do manage to somehow get round to cleanin it every week, its quite a big house too, so takes ages.

BRUM - awww cute pics, LOL about the boob in face comment.
Hows things going with MIL being there?

M2M - awww cute pics, thats great about her weight gain.

SHELL - aww cute pic. I go on msn every week on the webcam to chat to my mum, but its not the same as having her here face to face. I was just having a really bad day yesterday.

AFM - im not too bad, i gotta stop puttin too much pressure on myself as regards to jayden, i just have to get on with it and stop feelin sorry for myself, and realise things will come good in the end.
Possibly good news on our visa too, rich rung immigration today and spoke to our case officer, turns out she hasnt even looked at the application cos apprently they have been given strict instructions to process full applications first. OURS IS full, so she said she will look at asap, and it could be done as early as next week, i really hope so, fingers crossed for me.

tracy xxxx

Jelly Baby

23-04-2009, 20:00

Hi Lovely Ladies,

Just wanted to say hi. :wave:

I've enjoyed catching up on all your posts tonight...always get lots of useful info, thanks.

Loved all the pics. I reckon we've got a good looking bunch of bubbas here.

(Here is a recent one of Bridie, while we're sharing :p)

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd68/Buddhaboy/21April09.jpg

Shell31

23-04-2009, 21:21

Got a phone call this afternoon to say my sis is in hospital. She is an invalid who suffers from rhuematoid athritis which is very bad. She was diagnosed over 20 years ago & its crippling her.. Well to cut a long story short she had a fall in her bathroom yesterda. She lay there all last night & all day today until she was able to crawl to her mobile phone in the kitchen & dial for an ambulance. She has two fractures in her spine :crying:

Sooooooo i've spent all night at the hospital with her. She is very frightened & obviously imobile. She didnt damage her spinal cord which is good news & we will know more tomorrow. Daisy had formula tonight for obvious reasons. I couldnt take her & there wasnt anyone else who could go be with her so thats just what i had to do. Will keep you posted.. Scary stuff :no:

MummaFug

23-04-2009, 21:25

Oh Shell,

Your poor sis...

Let her know that we are wishing her a speedy recovery..

BTW - I LOVED the pic of Daisy - she is ADORABLE

BellyFruit

23-04-2009, 23:56

Shell hun big hugs :hugs: how scary for you and for your sister. I hope she's settled and comfortable in hospital now and you can relex a little - def give her a big hug from all of us :hugs:and let us know how she's going... dont worry about the formula, these things must be done at times....

aw :hugs::hugs::hugs:

TMD x :flowerz:

earthfairy

24-04-2009, 07:38

aw Shell, honey.....you poor thing. How awful for you & your family. Your sister & is in my thoughts as are you all....

Sending you all lots of love & light...keep positive.

EF x
:hugs:

Brumington301

24-04-2009, 08:15

Oh Shell :hugs: I'm so sorry to hear your news. I really hope your sister recovers well. The poor thing. Lots of love to you and your family. :hugs::hugs::hugs:

Nickimumto1

24-04-2009, 08:17

Aw Shell sorry to hear about your sister, hope that she gets better soon, very sad news.

:hugs::hugs::hugs:

Pop in if you can and let us know how she is.

BellyFruit

24-04-2009, 10:20

two second post before DH catches me :laughing:... we're on our way out the door to pick up our new car :smiliedance::smiliedance:

My last day of being 25 too... :p

TMD x :flowerz:

BellyFruit

24-04-2009, 23:18

oh... dum de dum...

....

...

anyone want to buy a shape-o? :laughing:

:raspberry:

Cordelia

25-04-2009, 00:19

haha twinmum - bored much?? how much is a shape-o? those are those hexagonal tupperware shape-y things right? What kind of car did you get?? and happy birthday for 50 minutes away. 26 hey!! Technically late 20's! soon yuo'll be 30, then middle aged then before you know it you'll be dying your hair purple and keeping your teeth in a jar by the bed. aahhhhh.... enjoy your youth. (says me who turned 28 a few months ago). glad to hear the tupperware party went well.

Shell I was upset to read your post. How is your sister doing now? It must have been extremely traumatic for her. Look after yourself and worry not about Daisy :hugs:

hmm really looking forward to 3 days with DH home. what a week :( i'm organising a fundraiser for our playgroup and absolutely, thoroughly fed up with the no help i'm getting. sat at the table writing letters to sponsors from 8am to 10pm on wednesday only to find out that the letter was wrong so had to start again on thursday. worked all day and night (had another mum here for about 6 hours just holding me up and changing everything like i was some sort of idiot). So I quit the committee toay but somehow been talked into staying. i wish i'd never signed up!!! I'm having sleepless nights over this stupid stuff.

better get to bed. sweet dreams babies - give your mums a nice rest for Anzac Day!! (esp. if anyoen's going to a dawn service!)

earthfairy

25-04-2009, 07:20

happybirthday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DIIIIIIDIIIIIIIIII
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOU!

:party:

HIP HIP HOORAY!
HIP HIP HOORAY!
HIP HIP HOORAY!

:flowerz::smiliedance::flowerz:

Happy Birthday Sweet Pea, Hope You Have A Truly Magical Day & All You Dreams Come True.
Love You To The Moon & Back!
:hugs:
K&P
xxx

MummaFug

25-04-2009, 08:46

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TMD

THinking of you and hope all those boys of yours spoil you crazy - just like you deserve

:flowerz: happybirthday :flowerz:

Nickimumto1

25-04-2009, 10:01

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TMD
Hope you have a great birthday.
:yelclap::yelclap:

Shell - Hope your sis is doing better today.

Corelia - What can i say, better you than me :laughing:. I stay away from that kind of thing. My SIL love it, its her full time job, kinder committee, school committee and playgroup as well. I dont know how she does not go insane.

AFM - I had the best day yesterday, had a meet with some other bub hub mums at a playcentre, Liam was asleep the whole time, Meaghan played well and made friends and i had 2 hours of uninterpted coversation. Went home a 2pm, Meaghan was asleep in the car and did not get up till 4pm, gave them a bath and dinner. DH came home on time and i went to dinner with a friend who is down from Queensland. I took her home and chatted to her and her husband and then went home it was almost 11:30. My DH had cleaned up and was waiting for me in bed and had and nice time with him (IYKWIM). Then got to sleep in the moring as DH had to going to work to run a program and restart the server and he took Meaghan:smiliedance:. It feels like my birthday or something.

And .. My Bassinette sold on EBAY for $65 more than i paid for it :smiliedance::smiliedance:. I was very worried as i did not put a reserve, it gets picked up next weekend.

I just hope that the weekend continues this way, hoping to get a chance to go and do some winter clothes shopping for me.

Better go and do some washing while they are out and Liam is asleep.

tracynben

25-04-2009, 10:59

hi everyone

SHELL - so sorry about ur sister, really hope she is ok, dont worry bout the formula stuff, its only a one off.

CORDS - if the commitee thing is so much hard work, just dont do it, its not worth it, you got other things to be worryin about.

TDM - have a great birthday, im sure u will get very spolit. Hows the new car?

NIKKI - glad u had such a great day, its great when things like that happen. good news too bout the basinette

AFM - well things are crap at the mo, we got a major holdback now with our visa and im so peed off about it all.
Rich has to get his electrical licence, they give us 28 days for further info, well we know theres no way he can get it that quickly. He has to apply to TRA which takes up to 20 days then do a 2 week full time refresher course, so he will have to use 2 weeks hol for that.
Hopefully they will give us an extension or the visa gets rejected, we loose all our moeny and have to pay it all again. :no:
Im so unmotivated too esp cos of that, my mum said i should stop worryin and what ever happens happens, but i cant help it, we cant afford to pay again.
I really hope immigration do extend it. Kids are doing my head in, nothin going rite at the mo arghhhh.

tracy xxxx

Brumington301

25-04-2009, 12:01

happybirthday TMD - hope you are having a lovely day. Are you enjoying the new car? Bet you are! Also, just to let you know I wouldn't mind at all if you wanted to call a future son Oakleigh - in fact I'm chuffed to bits!

Tracy - hang on in there mate. Your Mum is right - don't stress about things you can't control cause it will drive you insane. I hope it all works out for you.

Cords - don't work too hard for that committee if they're being nasty munters!

Nickimum - well done on the good day and especially the ebay success!

Hello to everyone else :wave:

BellyFruit

25-04-2009, 18:14

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
:flowerz::flowerz::flowerz:

Thanks everyone for the well wishes (and the song EF LOL)

haha twinmum - bored much?? how much is a shape-o? those are those hexagonal tupperware shape-y things right? What kind of car did you get?? and happy birthday for 50 minutes away. 26 hey!! Technically late 20's! soon yuo'll be 30, then middle aged then before you know it you'll be dying your hair purple and keeping your teeth in a jar by the bed. aahhhhh.... enjoy your youth. (says me who turned 28 a few months ago). glad to hear the tupperware party went well.

Shape-O (http://www.tupperware.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/aus/website/ProductGallery/ProductCategories/Kids/kids?presentationtemplate=prestemp-Product-All&presentationtemplateid=59a0db0048e47654af61af7b3d1 f18d4) is $36 I think, we bought a Kia Grand Carnival 8 seater people mover - it's awesome!!! And I am not late twenties dammit! MID twenties thankyouverymuch

:wave: to everyone else - what a beautiful day to turn 26...

TMD :flowerz:

Shell31

25-04-2009, 18:50

Happy Birthday Didi. Sorry I didn't get to wish you well until now. Hope you had a wonderful day & that you were spoilt silly. I was thinking of you today & thinking how young you are :yes: Still a baby.. All my love for your special day.

happybirthday

honeydew

25-04-2009, 20:37

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIDI!!!!

I hope you had a fantastic day and those boys of yours spoilt you rotten :D

Nickimum- hopefully Liams head will be ok, what a worry :hugs:

Shell- how is your sister today? Thinking of you :hugs::hugs:

Tracy- what a PITA. I really hope things work our for you regarding your visa x

Love all the photos (hi Jellybaby :wave:)

Have had a busy couple of days here and I'm exhausted! Going to have a quiet day at home tomorrow, although we have stacks of washing and housework to catch up on.

MummaFug

26-04-2009, 10:42

Mornin Everyone...

I have had SUCH a busy weekend - DH is working (NOT impressed)..DS and I (and DD kinda) have painted, made muffins (and eaten them), been to the park, played leap frog, played football and watched the Wiggles ... Im out of ideas ... ANYONE ???

Shell - have been thinking about you :hugs: Hope your sis is doing better.

NickiMum - Hope Liam gets sorted soon ... And that your weekend continued in the fashion that it started ... I will be showing your post to my DH in the hope he gets the hint.

TMD- Hope you had a fab birthday ...

Tracy - I agree, try not to stress about the things you cant control. It wil all work out somehow....Take the boys to the park, run around like crazy (great stress reliever) and forget your troubles and enjoy your kiddies for the day :)

Hi to everyone else ...

THought I'd show you some pics as I have enjoyed looking at all your gorgeous babies..
I have included one of our new family vacation outfit :laughing::laughing: Please remember - WE WERE doing it to be stupid ... Not serious.

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honeydew

26-04-2009, 11:12

Layla slept through till 9am this morning :eek::eek:

Fugs- great pics! Ashleigh is just so beautiful. Mason was laughing at the picture of her with the sunnies on :laughing:

Brumington301

26-04-2009, 11:40

LMAO at the matching outfits Fugs :laughing:. People could definately see you lot coming. You have produced some gorgeous looking kids there. Having a similar day today. DH at work. Baked Anzac cookies, cleaned the fridge out, done the washing, cleaned the house... Sorry, no ideas for you if I can't come up with any myself!! Just about to settle down to some serious Moto GP viewing though. Come on Stoner! :smiliedance:

M2M - all power to Layla on the sleep. Did Mason wake up or did you get to have a lie in?

How are you Shell and how is your sister? Been thinking about you all loads and hope all is going well....:hugs:

TMD - what pressies did you get - I mean apart from a car!

Tracy - did you take Fugs advice and go for a muck around in the park? Sounds like a great idea. I hope you're feeling a bit better today.

Nothing much from me today. Having a nice relaxing day. O is asleep in his swing atm but due to wake soon. God, he's beautiful! :flowerz:

:wave: everyone else.

tracynben

26-04-2009, 14:13

hi everyone
hope all ok
yeah i did go to the park, ran around withn ben, in the sand being silly etc, calmed me down lots.
we are working through now rich gettin his licence, we think everything should be ok, and that immigration will extend as long as we proof we taking measures to get it.
As my mum said no point in stressin about things that are out of our control.
jayden slept better last night, he went bed about 6pm, dreamfeed at 10pm , feed at 2.30am then slept till 7am.

DIDI hope u had a great birthday.
ok gotta go ben moanin
tracy xxxx

wildoats

26-04-2009, 18:17

Hello everyone :)

I have been so busy juggling new baby, housework, husband and study :dizzy: I haven't had a chance to get a look at this thread sorry!

I remember and recognise some of you ladies from the Jan birth thread. I hope everyone is well and enjoying their bundle of joy!

I have found it a little hectic to say the least. Just had a break down as of last week from too much study while trying to do everything else lol! So I have decided study is going to wait for at least three months until I feel better. My baby is more important and she needs me! I hope everyone is having a better time than me and now getting better sleep.

I think my three month old is teething. Is this too young? Oh well not much sleep for me lol!

Take care and I will try now to get on this thread more often as I have more time :smiliedance:

Wildoats xx

earthfairy

26-04-2009, 18:54

Cordelia~ hope you have been enjoying your days with DH. I also hope that you are a bit less stressed with your fundraiser. Make sure that if it does get too much you bow out. Look after yourself hun & try not to get run down.

Nicki~ well done on selling your basinette - i wont part with mine just yet, planning on TTC #2 in December if all goes well with this cervical bizo so will hold onto it for just a wee bit longer. Plus Poppy hasnt yet graduated to her cot at night, Im a bit attached to her being in our room & just dont feel confident putting her in there at night. She has all her day sleeps in there though. Maybe when josh gets home. Otherwise i'll be having to to cut some leg holes in it:laughing:

Tracy~ i really think that your mums advice was very wise. I dont know you or your situation so i cant begin to understand how you feel but you do need to stress less girl! You have 2 wonderful children, youre healthy, have food in your belly & a roof over your head & that is all that matters!
WHat about you sit down with a pen & paper & write down all the GOOD things & POSITIVE things in your life? Bet they outway the negative.:thumbsup:
Hope you start to feel a better & a bit more positive soon.

Brum~how is O doing? I love the name too hun, you may have started a trend!!! lol
Hope you are well honey.

Shell~ how is your sister honey? ive been thining about you.....

M2M~ great about Layla sleeping til 9am! She must have been a tired little muffin, bet you enjoyed the rest too.

Wildoats~ :hugs: for you sweet pea. Glad you are putting study on hold, you look after yourself ok! Dont stress about teething early, Poppy has had symptoms on & off for a few weeks now...

AFM~ only 11 sleeps til Pops & I go to Singapore & see Josh:smiliedance: I am so excited to see him!
Poppy has been well, we've settled back in Darwin ok & pops is getting back into her routine. I have started putting a small sprinkle of Farex into her bottle of milk just to bulk it up a bit, she was a big baby & the milk just isnt cutting it for her anymore. Im not ready to start F/T on solids but i dont think a small sprinkle in her milk would hurt?
She seem sto be settling alot better & quicker too.

Um, what else...i dunno, its been pretty boring here lately im addicted to this stupid farm game on FB so am always on that now. lol

Hi to everyone else, Fugs, Ash, Angel....and sorry to anyone ive forgotten...

LOve & EF Hugs to all...

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