February 2011 babies :)

Hey guys, I haven't posted for a bit cos we are having a really crappy bum time at the mo...DF is in an induced coma in ICU, due to respiratory failure, it's been a whole long week so far ... so anyway, just posting to see my ticker to see how old Belle is lol... and I will be back when life is back to normal... Hope everyone else is doing well!! I've kinda skim read but my concentration is a little off atm...

Oh no Freckle what a horribe time for your family. Sending all my love and wishes your way and hoping like crazy for a good recovery for you DF. So sorry to hear that x

ETA: OMG Freckle - so sorry to read that about your DF. I am really hoping for a fast recovery for him. Thinking of you and your family.

OK sorry to quickly post and run but just wanted to say, Wednesday is good for us, both weeks are fine, although this wed the 10th is slightly better for me if that works for you guys. I'll post my address and details to the face book page.

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OK I've had a good read back, lots to catch up on (which I love actually).

Just wanted to say again Freckle that I am so sorry to here about what you are going through. Really hope that you have got some good support around you.

Isabella I love the ceramics idea! Very cool. I was joking to DH about doing one for my dad, but with my hand prints on it That's awesome that you are enjoying your job so much, so glad you have been able to make it work so well for you and S.

Hayz how is I's rash, hopefully the Dr sorted it out for you. Funny about you stalking the labour ward again I reckon you'd make a good MW because you are so interested in the whole process. I was thinking I wouldn't mind being one of the nurses on the maternity wards, lots of new mums and bubs around, although there were some people in hospital at the same time as me with some really sad stories, so maybe not.

CJ, that's great that E is sitting so well. You must be so proud of the way she is meeting all these milestones! Is there anyway that you can be more relaxed about here sleeping? It might help on those days if you can just focus on something else, or is E super grumpy when she misses a sleep?

FB so glad to here you are feeling better and that solids are going well. That sleep position sounds like us too, except the arm under the head, I kind of wedge my arm between the two of us.

Anna good to here that L is on the mend - sounds like you have been working hard to help her recover. Hopefully you will both be 100% very soon. Your PIL will be blown away by all the changes in her over 3 months eh?

Thmprs, sorry to here you have all been sick as well. Not fun on your holidays.

Ange yay for O eating apples and enjoying them!

Ceres glad A is fine and you are ok, good luck with the loto tonight

AFM Were good. Quinn is sleeping better day and night, although he is consistently waking at three hour intervals now. But that means that I am only getting up twice a night to him instead of 4 or more so I am happy. He is rolling all over the place too, nothing is safe any more. We need to get baby proofing here. Also we are doing three solid meals a day - and he is doing so well on them now. But he has started pooing more again ! There not that bad really, just means that we are going through quite a few nappy changes, little toad!

Has anyone else been more emotional lately? I have been way more sappy than usual, getting teary over tv, news stories, other peoples baby stories... it's awful. It's not as bad as just after Q was born, but it's a bit embarassing!

Oh my goodness, Freckle, . Sending all my thoughts in your, and your families, way. I realise there probably isn't anything much I can do from here, but if there is anything at all x.

I just sent a message on FB to those of you who missed my update the other day, so you're not left wondering what happened with A. Such a relief!

But then, today, more drama. We have never seen so many doctors as since A was born, she's having such a tough time of it. She had to try soy milk before she was allowed to be prescribed the neocate alternative thing (I don't think neocate is funded anymore). So today, I mixed 3TBSP of soy formula with her farex. And she came out in massive massive hives, everywhere. Her face and hands were so covered there was no white skin. She was in unbearable pain too, so so itchy. Screaming. She's now on oral steriods and antihistimine, but the hives haven't gone anywhere yet. And her eczema has flared up badly. Her legs are so so sore. Allergies SUCK.

Right, best get back to A. DH is feeding her dinner (safe foods, Kumara and pear, her allowed foods list is seriously small) but I can hear her getting angsty. Her poor mouth seems to be sore as well.

SOrry for the recent lack of anything but me posts, promise to do a proper read through soon! x.

Oh, poor Freckle - all the best to you guys! And poor A too, Ceres - what a horrible experience after already being shaken up!

Fantastic on the sitting CJ, that's really great progress. Sounds like she's way ahead of adjusted age rather than behind .

I better finish making tea now...just laughed when I read your thing about being more emotional PD, cos junior masterchef had me in tears just now - ridiculous!

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aww ceres you are having a real hard time lately, poor wee A all out in hives, makes me angry that the drs cant put her on the neiocate from the start because she obviously has a decent allergic reaction going on to a number of things. so lucky you trued the soy in such a sml dose and not a whole bottle, clever you!
faffer we havent been back to nicu since, her specialist visits in another part of the hospital and been abit scared to go back for the memories, i get quite upset when i look at the photos of her back then. we will go back, and i want to write a bio of her to go on the wall, as the bios some mums have written are all about the really hard babies that have alot of ops, i think it would be nice to give some parents some hope that a baby born as early as E can buck the trend and get through the nicu without any dramas and have a strong development after. noone gave us hope like that when we went thru they kept telling us E would get at least 1 infection etc. i know her development reports go back to her main dr tho, but they see so many babies there, E is just another one too!
well a day of 3 well timed naps and E just having her bottle now in front of the all blacks (great game). E is 6 months corrected age tomorrow!

wow some awful things happening at the moment. Freckle thats such awful news, hope your DF gets better soon!

Ceres I still cant see what happened to poor little A, are you able to message me. And man thats awful she has such bad allergies. Do they not have a blood test they can take to see what she is allergic to instead of trial and error? Thats so sad she was obviously uncomfortable with it was well!

wish I could think of a better word than awful

PD def been more emotional. I get so sad over the strangest things. And lately with L being sick I just want to cry every time I cuddle her, I guess thats different but I never used to be emotional at all! and yay for better sleeping

Meetup: wed next week fine for me. Just need to pick a time now and we all set :) if you can facebook us your address.

CJ: yay for E sitting for so long, what an achievement!

CJ the sleeps are a funny thing eh, Quinn did a 1hr30min sleep today ( ) and put him right out this arvo, ended up losing it at 5:30 and having a 20min nap on me then continued with the night routine, but made it an 8pm bedtime instead of 7pm.

I like the idea of you doing a profile thing for NICU. Would be nice to have a good story there for people to read.

Ceres that is horrible. You guys are having a really hard time of it lately. Poor A, allergies totally suck.

Caughtnee, I hope that cough doesn't develop into anything

Glad you guys have been having the emotions thing too. Faffer I have a sneaky suspicion that it's not hormonal and I have just gotten soft!

Yay for a tooth caughtknee! Wow E must be one of the last to bot have one! Try carrot, that is a nice sweet veg that mushes up really well! tried E on avo on toast today she loved it! more NAM NAM NAM noises as she chewed the bread!
PD that reminds me, wot bedtimes do you all set, and wot time do your babies wake up for the day? We put E down, well after her bottle and bath she is asleep but 8.30pm or abit later, and wakes now at 7.30 or 8am for the day. am interested as i read that they expect babies to be STTN for 11 hours so much as i want E to go to bed earlier i dont want to sacrifice it for an earlier start in the morning?? being up before 9am is a PITA hehe, like my morning lie ins.
Glad you like the nicu story idea, quite excited about doing it!