Don't cry Darcy it's ok, Daddy's gonna take you fishing one day. Pack up the boat and head to the Bay, It's only 3 1/2 hours away. Crank up the Yahmie and troll all day,...
Only recently found MMM? It's ok..here is a little summary of where we have been. Top Ten Posts from 2012 1. The Things We Have Learnt About Infant Reflux 12 Months On Obviously this Infant Reflux is a hot topic. Probably at the despair of tired parents they type in INFANT REFLUX and sometimes find MMM. 2. Honey It's Tan Time! Yes Mrs W, you made it to #2!! Crack me up woman..when is the next instalment? 3. 10 Things You Can Do For A Reflux Parent To...
In the last two weeks we have had : A whole bottle of Tangerine nail polish painted all over his hands, feet, torso and my freakin lounge room rug. A standoff at sleeptime that resulted...
It is estimated at least 1 in 5 babies will suffer from the dreaded R word. With that knowledge in hand, chances are we may have someone we know now or in the future...
We were sent Ava last month to trial as a novelty to make dispensing medication easier and more fun for babies and young children. Lil D has reflux medication twice a day and I must...
Today has been rough. It is Father's Day and it feels like Mr MMM has done more for us than we have him. See, Lil D has had a rough time the last week with...
It has been months since my little Miss M has wanted to hold my hand. I am huge on the holding hands thing. So this has saddened me. When the girls were young they never...
Its 1 am...I have had enough of the circus in our bed and roll on my tummy. Shutting down the milk bar in attempt to evict the party animal. After some wrestling and nuzzling to...
Last Friday Lil D had his first anesthetic. As I sat sipping a coffee waiting for the phone call from the recovery room to go down and hold him while he woke up... I felt...
Our utterly exhausting day from start to finish ... We have some answers which is relieving. My love to the parents who have to watch their kids under go bigger procedures... This is the second...
To say we are all worn out is mildly an understatement. We have had almost a month now of broken sleep (1hr at a time max) with Lil D and his reflux. Perfect timing with...
It has been a busy week. Not my finest. I thought I would be more prepared for returning to work but discovered I wasn't. But I didnt need to be ... We survived. That's me...
Big Fat Reality Check... Had a Climate Smart Person over to do an electrical efficiency check on our house this am. He was late...my house was a mess and as I let him in I was apologizing saying we only got home from Brisbane last night. He kept saying...no worries at all look at your children they look so happy ...that's all that matters. I explained we had been ravaged with reflux with two of the kids and our house that we bought to renovate...
So we are home. Yes late last night and by the thermometer on the car..10 degrees. A rude welcome back I can assure you after 3 days in sunny warm Brisbane. I want to tell you all about how it was...about how we think we may of nailed this reflux crap for Miss M finally, but I am really busy. Loads of washing, puréed meals to prepare and extra love to a little girl who thinks she feels ok when under the influence of pain...
Tomorrow morning my beautiful little Miss M goes into hospital to have a fundoplication. Big stuff when you are only 7. You see Miss M has reflux and up until 9mths ago this was undiagnosed....
With Miss M's 7th birthday fast approaching preparations are in full swing (in my mind) for the Rainbow Party. My plan this year is to spend the least but have a really fun party..cause this little girl has had a tough year. She has Childhood Reflux and that is no fun at all. Next month she has an operation called a fundoplication to hopefully improve her condition. So I have been investigating free printables online. Man I love being a Mummy in this century. Type...
Almost 12 freaking months of hideous screaming in pain..yes my boy is 3 weeks off turning 1. My Lil D was nicknamed Screamer Stewart by moi..as an effectionate name for a little man that had turned my world upside down and gave me a fair kick in the arse. Yeah yeah the R word again...reflux..it suxs. I wonder if it will ever end.?? Anyway...we have been a bit toothless amongst all of this. However, yesterday...lookie lookie what I found.. Ouchie Mumma...yes that is two you...
So we partied hard last night...on the Reflux Bus that is...up and down all night. Poor Lil D. It just sucks for him. He wants to comfort feed all night which means him and I get little sleep. By 4.30am this morning I was at my wits end so Darling Husband took over (with soothing Lil D that is not breastfeeding...;)) Laying on my tummy with my pillow over my head I moaned...'Daddy has boobs go hang off his...' To which Darling Husband leapt out of...
I write this post tonight in the hope that by the end of it I have built a bridge and gotten over it. I think that someone has perceived me to be not a good friend lately and even though as much as I don't want to own that fact ... The very truth of it is that it's right. I am not being a good friend .. But I am rarely being my own friend lately so go figure how I give to anyone...
Baby wearing isn't a term I was familiar with a year ago, neither attachment parenting. I was the sort of Mum that parented from her heart with my older girls and if it didn't feel right I wouldn't go down that road. If they cried, my arms were always emptied to hold them. I did have a baby carrier which I used when they were young to take a walk around the shops or when they become unsettled at home however they become too heavy...