LADIES DUE SEPTEMBER 2015 :-)

Hi ladies

Geeze, I probably tried to write something here about 4 times in the past few months from my phone, but it suddenly just disappeared and didn't get posted.

How is everyone doing? Sorry to see your little one is sick, TCS84. Do you have him on any vitamins? Touch wood, Charl hasn't been sick yet.

I have been back at work and Charl at daycare for a week today. Everything is going fine and although I miss him during the day (feels like part of me is missing), I really have quality time with him in the afternoons, evenings and weekends, and he is learning so much there. He knows his mommy and when he sees me in the afternoons you should see that enormous smile!

We were at the paediatrician on Friday and he weighs 6kg now (remember, he only weighed 2.5kg at birth) and she is very happy with his growth and development. He is developing such a charming little personality and is such a strong little boy!

Anyone else back at work yet?

Hi Ladies!
seasons greetings to all of you!!

Sorry I have been away .. I had a hectic festive season...
How is everyone doing??

My son has a Coke currently. Well a nasty cough. Slightly congested... He is drinking his milk but not a lot of it. Like 3 bottles a day... Saw the Dr and he said he will fight it on his own. If he gets a fever just some panado...
So far cough hasn't eased yet... No fever etc
Hopefully goes soon...

His sleeping has been great except for tonight he is still awake in his cot. He is not crying or anything but shuffling about etc... Biting his fingers then making regurgitating noises lol... Not sure why he's not sleeping .. Hope he sours my start fussing.
He's due for his 16 week vaccines but can't get them because of the Cold. doc said its fine tho. No hurry ... If he gets them next week it's fine. He will be 18 weeks by then...

How's everyone doing? How are the babies!!!? Let's hear from all of you. Our chat is far to quite nowadays ! ☺️


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Hi DieSwartKat

Yoh that sounds hectic, glad the little one is getting better really sorry to hear that u had to go through that. My little one is 3 months now and has never gotten sick, guess I should consider myself lucky

Quick question I am currently exclusively breastfeeding and I have been wondering, is it possible for my daughter to avoid formula milk completely (nothing against formula feed babies) when she starts eating solids is it necessary to combine the cereals with formula? Or do I have other options?

I know for most ppl maternity leave is coming to an end. No matter what anyone says it can not be easy. Let's consider ourselves lucky as we got to spend time with our little ones. I was lucky to have mine extended till mid March bt I am sure I will be in tears when the time comes. I work very far from home hour and a half drive ( without traffic driving 120) I pray to get a job closer to home. I can resign after maternity leave but will need to pay back the money I was paid during maternity

Wishing you guys all the best in the new year and hope all ur hopes and dreams are fulfilled and hope we continue giving each other advise. Happpppppy New year

Hi Ladies,

Compliments of the Season to you all!

We had a difficult week. Dehan got a throat infection last weekend, first he rejected his bottle at the evening feed on Friday. Next day he had a fever on and off and was quite fussy, saw a GP the following morning (Sunday) and got some meds. By Monday afternoon he still hadn't fed properly since Friday, and crying was sooo bad. Went back to the GP but was referred to a specialist paediatrician immediately. Long story short, throat infection initially made ulcers, which later burst and bled. And he then contracted tonsillitis at the same time. He was admitted to the hospital because he couldn't feed at all and started showing signs of dehydration. We had to stay for 3 days (2 nights) and it was a pretty hair-raising time for me. He was on a drip for feeding, but he was still hungry and in pain at the same time. Because he's so small they could only give Panado for the pain, so you can just imagine how he cried

Anyway, we survived that ordeal, been home for 3 days now and he's improving fast. He's able to feed again, and sleeping through as usual, but can have the odd crying spell during the day. He's generally a bit unsettled in the day and doesn't take naps for longer than 30 minutes. Still recovering, I guess.

I stayed with him in the hospital, luckily the paediatric ward was dead quiet. We were alone in a 6-bed ward with lots of space and privacy. I was allowed to stay with him the whole time, but had to sleep in a lazy boy chair. Pretty uncomfortable, but there's no way I would've left my baby alone. Of course, that meant that I unexpectedly had to leave my daughter in my mom's care in the day. My husband doesn't have leave, but he did look after her at night. Still, she was freaked out by the whole hospital situation and it was hell to (once again) have to deal with her crying when she said goodbye.

But we made it home for Christmas! We had a really special day with the family, exactly the way I hoped it would be. The kids were spoiled rotten, we ate a lot of yummy food, for once we took enough photos and celebrated properly.

Now that Christmas is over the countdown to the end of my maternity leave has begun. Both kids are going to the same nursery school (Dehan will be in the baby section), starting on 11 Jan. That means 2 more weeks at home. I'm still on leave that week to help them settle, and they'll only go to school half day. But come the 18th I'm back at work and they will stay at school full day until I fetch them at 4pm. And it'll be a whole year before we take a holiday again, apart from the odd day here and there.

I've racked my brain to try and think of something to do from home, but I can't think of anything that will earn enough to replace my salary. I also have a contract that says I can't resign within the first 6 months of returning, so there's no alternative for me at this point.

TCS, did you resign from your job when you left? Or are you going back but resigning immediately?

Hi ladies, he's muuuucj better!!sleeping beautifully (touch wood) still wakes up at night but that's okay. I'm used to it...

I need to find a job next year and hopefully start on the 1st March.. Will see how things pan out but I am also feeling sad that time is ticking along Sooo fast ... I wish I could be home forever with him and not have to work but sadly that is impossible!!!

How is everyone doing? It will be a year on the 24th December that we found out we were pregnant and the journey began. Cannot believe how fast time went by!!!

Wishing all you ladies a wonderful Christmas and all the best for 2016... I pray that 2016 is even better than your 2015...




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Hi DieSwartKat

She wakes up at around 02:30 and again at around 5 then around 7:30.

Yoh I can't think of going back to work, my maternity leave ends last week of Jan. so I applied for an extension I had initially taken 4 months full pay bt now I am gonna add an extra 2 but it's at 30% pay . I am enjoying my little one and my new small family

TCS, how is baby doing this week? I'm not too worried when Dehan doesn't want to drink (which happens, like, never...he's a big boy who likes his food), because babies will drink when they are hungry. Unless they have an ear ache, then the sucking makes their ears hurt.

Berry, when are you expressing? Have you tried taking a hot shower or bath first? Or Lansinoh makes those breast therapy pearls, you heat it in the microwave. It helps for engorged breasts but also helps with milk letdown when you have to express.

Vendah, just hang in there. If you're only back from Limpopo now, then you're only settling at home now. You'll find a routine that works and figure everything out. Some babies never sleep well in the day, my first was like that and it drove me crazy. I think we are all mentally prepared for the fact that a baby doesn't sleep at night, but when your baby also doesn't sleep in the day it can make you become completely unglued. I was a wreck back then, often had days where I didn't brush my teeth or change out of my pajamas. Some days I just sat and held her and cried out of frustration. Anyways, she only started taking regular naps in the day after she was a year old, but she did sleep much better at night long before then. And as long as they sleep for a long stretch at night then you can deal with the daytime stuff much better. When a baby sleeps from 21:00 to 04:00 it's considered "sleeping through", how is your little one sleeping at the moment?

Christmas next week, wow. Time is just going too fast. I'm excited to celebrate the holidays, but it's bittersweet because this also means the end of my maternity leave is coming really fast. I'm back to work on the 18th of Jan, when are you all going back?