Babies Born October-November 2005 #25

[Tanya]

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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:

Feeding Support:

Breastfeeding General Chatter
Breastfeeding FAQ's
Is My Baby Hungry?
Baby Formula - What Manufacturers Don't Want You To Know
Bottlefeeding FAQ's and Useful Information
Is Feeding Your Baby Taking Too Much Time?
Bottlefeeding General Chatter
Feeding Your Baby
Lactose Intolerance
Starting Solids/Homemade Baby Food
Starting Solids - When Is My Baby Ready?
Starting Solids General Chatter

Please contact the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) or a Lactation Consultant if you are concerned that you may have breastfeeding and/or supply problems, and before the introduction of solids or formula.

Sleeping Support:

Comforted Sleeping & Sleep Issues Forum
Comforting Tools to Aid Restful Sleep
Babies & Sleep
Controlled Crying/Comforting/Sleep Training
The Con of Controlled Crying
The Crying Game
15 Ways To Help Your Baby Sleep

Other Useful Information & Recommended Reading:

Baby Massage
Cuddle Me Mum
Infant-led Feeding & Weaning
Baby Wearing
Recommended Reading List

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General Baby & Toddler Forum
Breastfeeding, Bottlefeeding and Solids
Gentle Parenting Forum

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[cindyb]

I just wantedto be the first on here!!

[Alex&Jack]

Ha Ha Cindy!!!

Well I'm second....

[nicole mckay]

that makes me third

[rayray]

lol you will get in trouble for posts like that.
I will be breif as its too painful to sit for long. I put my back out on Saturday morning. Im not sure how I managed not to drop Oscar as I was carrying him at the time. It got gradually worse as the day went on til I could barely move without being in excruciating pain.
I cant take most medications that will help because Im breastfeeding, but I managed to borrow a TENs machine so using that.
Its a lot better today but I still dont trust myself to carry Oscar and I will go to the physio tomorrow.

While I was immobilised, and Neil was busy with Oscar, Milo drew over both our faux suede couches in permanent balck texta I sure hopw our fabric protection cover will fix it

[deancey]

Rach I hope that your back gets better soon darl, that must be awful. I hope you can work something out with your couch, I take it Milo is still getting up to mischief.

[rayray]

Yes he is still pretty naughty. He tried to bodyslam Oscar the other day
NEedless to say textas are banned. I think he thought it would wipe off as the only real textas he has are in theose learning books where they trace letters and numbers and it wipes clean
Well my back is a lot better after 2 x physio and the TENs machine. I have more physio on Friday but I am hoping it will be better again by then. I am supposed to be goign to a work function, its our company's 25th Anniversary.
My parents are babysitting for the night and it will be the first time OScar's had EBM for his last feed so I will be interested to learn how well that goes. If it's good then I might be able to go out now and then, so fingers crossed he behaves himself.
Better go they are unsupervised and I dont want anym ore furniture destroyed.

[rayray]

Well, Neil brought up the idea of having another bub a couple of days ago.
I'm just really unsure of whether he wants to go again because he still wants a girl, or because he wants more children.
I'm also not sure how my body will cope with another pregnancy. I had 5 fingers widths of stomach muscle separation after Oscar was born, and its only go down to 3 now. I also had to get some invasive tests done and have a prolapse and muscle and nerve damage "down there" (lol) which can only get worse with another bub.
But now that Oscar has settled a bit more I have thought about it, but just not sure.
I think other than my health I'm worried at how he will react if we were to have a boy - I'm not going to keep having babies to try to have a girl its crazy!

will finish later OScar is awake

[deancey]

Rach i have the same issue with stomach seperation. I have got it down to 2 fingers by wearing a brace the physio gave me (not wearing it now) and doing some exercises. Its not likely to ever repair itself though. I think you should certainly give thought to whether you both want another child or a girl????? I agree crazy to keep going back till you get a girl, may never happen.

As for me just finished a full onday at work, didnt even get to eat lunchso got home at 4 and made some sandwiches. The boys went to a bday party today, so annoyed they are usually on a saturday as i always miss out

Are we still on for dinner friday 21st? Where did you guys want to go?

[rayray]

I wont be able to come to dinner. Our experiment with having the boys babysat was a disaster. Oscar it seems is happy to have EBM during the day but not at night. He refused to drink form the time my parents got there (5:30) until we got home - 8:30. His previous feed was at 3 and he normally clsuter feeds inthe evening so it was not good. He is being a very clingy booby boy today too as a result

Tracey I hate missing parties - a lot of the ones Milo is invited to are on weekdays so even in the event he can go I rarely can.

Neil and Milo went to the local footy today. Milo turned the lights on in the car and flattened the battery so they are stuck in melton until the racv rescue them.

[nicole mckay]

I( cant wait for dinner fri night,Racheal i certainly wont protest if you want to bring oscar along!
Cindy its you call where we meet,i am flexible and am happy to make it for 8.30,that way i can help grant get all the kids settled before i leave.
I think docklands and south bank sounds great.

did my last night shift last night...YAY!

[cindyb]

Rach! Cant believe they got a flat battery - I am sure we can handle oscar coming to dinner - he is only tiny....

Nikki- how exciting! so what will your hours be now?

With regards to time etc you guys decide and then we al and i will work around it!

The pub at docklands is great though, near the big ferris wheel which no longer works!- went there with Nicky a few months back - should i see if she is free for dinner too?

[rayray]

Its not so much that as he's in a nice routine of being asleep between 8-8:30 - that took almost 7 months with milo so we're trying to keep to it as much as normal.
So until I can get him to take EBM at night, Im going to be a very boring girl.

I have to go back to work on Nov 2 Maybe we can have some weekday catchups before then so I can still come along, I wont be able to wag work for a while once I go back.

[nicole mckay]

cindy,i am now working 7 afternoon shifts a fortnight.every sat,sun and mon and every second thur 2-10PM.
Harder on grant but oh well thats what he wanted me to do.

Yes it would be great to see nicky again,can you go ahead and book for us then?????

[Alex&Jack]

The pub at docklands sounds great!! I'm can get there anytime...so bout 7.30pm sounds good yeah?? And yeah Cindy..the more the merrier!!!

Nikki..YAYAYAYAY last night shift!! You are going to be a new woman with proper sleep babe!!

Rach..bugger about Oscar not taking EBM at night...hope he guzzles it down soon...and maybe this wednesday or next we could pop over for a play??? It would be easier for us to come to you yeah?? Maybe you other girls could come too?? Sorry Rach..I'm just organizing!!! Let us know what you want to do ok...

All is well here....lovin being on my own and organizing myself much better..I love my time to myself and am feeling much more content in myself too...and just happier..so I know I have made the right decision..

Ok better go and get dinner done before I start work in half an hour!!!

Chat later lovely ladies!!

[rayray]

Next wednesday would be good for us, 26th?
everyones welcome

[cindyb]

I have put the invite out to nicky! I wont be able to catch up on a wednesday untill the school hols - i am not free at all during the week for the next month or so - got exams and essays to get done in any free time i have - except for today - i need a nanna nap! My eyes are heavy as after my weekend partying in the city....


Went to pink friday night and stayed in the city so had a few drinkies and then tupperware catalogue was launched sat and then had a tupper party on sunday to do!

Oh i am having a mary kay party at my place to help sally get started with it (will be her first party) so if you can make it come on over!! starting 7.30ish

Also I am having a shoe party on the 11th of sept - they are fantastic! you try on an choose the style and then choose your leather colour etc and then they make them specially for you! I think we are again starting 7.30 or 8 that night....
(i owe a few people parties!)

[rayray]

Shoe party sounds great I wish I could come!
family assistance made an mistake when they explained what FTB A we coud get for milo for the 08-09 financial year and they overstated the amount - by $1600. So we are now budgeting everything to the cent and should just scrape thru til I go back to work but will be tricky as neils band has just booked a tour fo 4 states and he's only paid airfares for 2 legs of it so far so hes not sure whats happening there an whether he will have to call it off.
Ah well such is life.