Oct/Nov 2008 mommies!

vix - yes its the scruffy bear theme. all neutral colours with some blue detailing in between.

Jess- what is it the scruffy bear theme? what colour is it?

hi

Vix - I'm keeping the nursery pretty much unchanged, expect for some new bedding & change mat. The teddy bear theme is just so pretty & its all still very new so I'm not going to bother changing it now.

Morning ladies,

sorry i was reading but i read on BB whilst feeding or expressing so can't really reply at the time.

Haircut was nice, really enjoyed the peace and quiet but as always it didn't last long, i got home just in time for Colic madness.

Paed said i should try the bennets colic drops, he said of all the OTC meds that's probably the best, he won't go into prescribed meds unless nothing else is working, not for their little systems. But interestingly he said Gripe water with Alcohol might work, he said forget anything that claims to be a Alcohol free colic remedy because 9/10 it's the alcohol that does the calming. He said in the old days they used to recommend dipping ones finger in brandy for baby to suck off and that would calm the digestive system down enough for the colic symptoms to stop.

I love this guy, he's so straight forward and honest. He even explained thoroughly why i need to give the boys an iron supplement, all about their red blood cells in Utero and the maternal blood cells blah blah blah, very interesting, i love that i get a good knowledge of why i need to give my baby meds or supplements.

He's very happy with the boys development and health but a bit concerned about their weight, they've each only picked up 400g in 4 weeks, i did explain to him that i am starting to give formula top ups anyway because they're feeds are going up and i refuse to express during the night when i should be sleeping and he was happy with that. He says that BM is great stuff, for the antibodies, but useless at making babies pick up weight fast. He said in cases like with the twins what i am doing is exactly what he would suggest, they need the BM to keep their immune systems strong but the formula will make them big and strong so that IF they do get sick they will have better chances of fighting it off.

Speaking to Elwyn today i think we have decided to take the expressing 1 month at a time and not to stress over how much milk I'm getting, if i can't make 50/50 then we'll give 30/70 as long as they are still getting some BM it';s better than none.

I must take them for their vaccinations next week, he gave me the address of a pharmacy that always has gov stock of the rotovirus and prevenar so the only cost to me will be R80 for the consultation fee. He's such a thoughtful guy, really he is.

anyways enough about me................

Lisha- yay for new car!!!!!!!!!

Simone- wow Addy is doing such a great job with the toilet training. Now i suppose you can say she is fully toilet trained.


Angie- sorry about your BIL!

ARA- don't worry, me & C have days where we shouldn't be in the same room alone.

Helen Can't wait to hear how much Nina weighs now.

So Gautengers, are we going to set the date as 29th Jan for our meet?

Jessica- i really want to know about your nursey's colour or theme and you keep ignoring my question madam!

Lol Lisha...you say it like its a bad thing 'one roti'?? Do u usally eat 2??

So annoyed...halfway thru my fruit salad I see a freakin fruit fly thing flying in the dish:-( so had to throw it away! A woolies fruit salad:-(

Hi everyone, hope you all are doing well!!

You ladies can chat a lot I've been reading but can't really remember everything. Seems like most of you are back at work. i'm only going back on Wday

Vix you are one strong women, and love the photo C on fb.

Nelria congrats on the sleep training and as Julz said, CT is good for only the gauteng kids to relax

Julz sorry about your problem hope it get sorted quickly. Glad Dylan is enjoying school now!!

Simone you've got a very clever girl, don't know when E will be out of nappies. DH gets also called by name

Lisha congrats on you new car, I love VW want a Jetta but can't afford it now..

ZAmzie congrats on you lb!!

Angie big hugs to you!!

Jessica you sounds like me, hubby was nagging me for not getting my bag ready...

AFM I have the terrible two's in my house Like hubby said the other day. The 2 of you can't be together for too long...
Ethan has started to talk lots more. The words are much clearer than before, and he understand more. He can reason a bit more and is really stubborn. My brothers and his kids stayed with us for a few days and him and his niece was fighting constantly. Me and sil just looked at each other and let them sort it out. I am so tired - they went home yesterday.
E enjoys the beach so when it is not windy in the afternoons we are on the beach. He just love the water, but with this heatwave you can't be outside.
I've picked up 2kg with all the constant eating. This holiday we had so many people visiting and it is eating and more eating.

Well I was just told by 2yrl old that he want to watch Feet.
We know cars and feet by hart...

Simone I had mutton curry & one roti but still hungry lol. I have a few pieces of melon & a yogurt but would love a chocolate now. My mum made a lovely fish curry yesterday but due to af I had no appetite so didn't eat and now I want that curry lol.

I'm so jealous that I can't leave early too