Feb-May 2011 Mommies

Missesmom hope you have as much fun with the photo's as I did. Please share them with us! Thanks for the surrogacy info too.

Faw awesome that you love your job. Not many people can say that.

Meags thanks for sharing the defrosting info. So interesting and rather fascinating as to how that happens. Sorry science side always amazes me. Your photo's are truly awesome, lovely memories!

Betty I hope you come right soon.

afu ( as for us !! Hee hee) T has gained 400g in a week. Having to keep a feeding etc diary for a week as they suspect silent reflux. May be off to paed again next week. Grr! Thank goodness for med aid.

Hi girls.
I love my job so much. Yoh, its so much fun. I forgot how much i love car rental.
I am so sad though. Abdul laughed for the first time today and i missed it. My mom was making funny noises and he laughed.
At least tomorrow im not working which is nice but i work half day on saturday and off on sunday.
I have started blogging again. I stopped just before i got married. I decided to leave that blog as it is and start a fresh one as a muslim. The address is www.letterdash.com/farhaway and my old one is www.letterdash.com/othy .
Abdul is teething for sure.

Thanks Meags - useful information. This morning I dusted off my breast pump, sterilized all the parts. I was going to express, then Sarah decided to rather wake up for the feed. She drinks so much I don't know if I will ever manage to express.
Love your family pics, the black and white one of Matt is stunning, the expression on his face is Devine.


Missesmom- how is the party planning coming along?

Sarah is doing her usual crazy evening behavior - wanting to suck booby continuously and then fretting because nothing comes out -drives me crazy, because if DH is not home it is difficult to deal with her and look after M, get him bathed etc.

well using the ebm was a disaster.
now he wont take the formula again.....AAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGG
so no more ebm until I get back from overseas. in the meantime I have found someone to donate the milk to that will expire while I'm away. her child has spinal muscular atrophy. so feel good that its going to a good cause!!!!!

anyway some facts on ebm...
the soapy smell does not mean it is off/sour. it generally means one has a high lipase content in their milk (the enzyme that breaks down fat).
it is fine for the baby to drink this. there is no harm. just that some babies wont drink it because of the taste.
when defrosting ebm...
run under COLD water and gradually increase the temp of the water so that once its defrosted, it is warm to drink. if some of it is to go back into the fridge, then do not warm all. so defrost totally in cold water.
it most likely will get that soapy smell after 4 hours...so best to use the ebm within 4 hours of defrosting.
best way to defrost and prolong the time that the milk wont taste soapy is to defrost in the fridge over night.

now had I know ALL this....i would have rather frozen my milk in portions sizes according to his feeds....instead I have made each back like 200ml. so it means I am going to be spending my days defrosting milk. initially I thought I would just calculate how much he needs in a day and take all of it out and defrost then keep in the fridge. but now that I know it starts tasting soapy after 4 hours...well it means I'm gonna have to defrost before each feed. WHAT A PAIN!!!!!! AAARRRGGGGG. makes me kind of want to just give it all away

MistyMom sorry about the cleft. Hope the op will be a success at 6 months! Matt only just started laughing and even then its like trying to draw blood from a stone...very rare!

Joli that is very scary about Megan running in the road....

BettyF I am still awaiting the stupid doctor to call me for an appointment?! This country is just too bizarre...dunno why the receptionist couldnt give me an appointment yesterday when I called?!

MissesMom - bling is the same...it hasnt improved yet?! So who knows whats going on...

Claire I must try the white noise at night...will be tonights experiment

Matt drinking SO much better on the soy. now drinks atleast 120ml and up to 200ml at times!!!!!!!!
Have started him back on EBM today...want to try get him to take EBM during the day and formula at night as some of the EBM expires before I get back from overseas so want to use it now before we leave.
Leaving next friday!!!! I am so excited

photos from the family shoot

Meags - yup I actually leave the white noise on during the day and sometimes even at night. he cat naps during the day and then 3 hourly every night so the white noise helps to lengthen it as well as the swaddling. what an adorable video. it will be great to see you and M in July

Sorry girls I reread my stuff - I meant panado AFTER the vacc's not before.

Mistymom - I did read somewhere that bottle/breastfeeding is really helpful while getting the jabs done - well done mommy - I also would have cried

Joli - OMW! oh so flippin scary! thank goodness the lady was not going too fast.

Betty - that is so cute about M and his teddy - kids are adorable man.

Wow Missesmom - Em is nearly 5? they grow up way too fast. Kate is a real cutie btw I like her photos and you can see her growth month by month very clearly.

Thanks Lucy - just keeping my chin up hun

What a rough night, Rowan only woke up 4 times but Marks phone went in between that so have had very little sleep at least I slept in early evening - but still argh!