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Thursday, 30 August 2012
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Testing out the natural remedies
Isn't it funny how easy it is to forget your own advice? Those of you who follow me on Facebook will know the little one was sick last week, our first bout of sickness which was not fun for any of the family.
It all started off with a rash and then followed through with temperatures for a few days. No fun for the little one or this mumma.
Anyway, as a result poor little Matilda's skin really suffered - and she has always had beautiful skin (something I hoped she would get from her Dad and not me). The doctors advice was to rub sorbolene cream into it but I'm not so keen on that so what to do?
We love jojoba oil and paw paw cream (as long as its a petrochemical free one - oi that annoys me, but that's for another day...) but neither of these seemed appropriate. Then my sister reminded me of Mum's remedy for dry baby's skin - bath in oats and dab on egg whites when really bad. Apparently this was all that worked on my cousins really bad skin when we were small.
I am always passing this advice onto friends when they are struggling but had totally forgotten it myself.
So come bath time Mummy sacrificed a stocking sock, grabbed a handful of oats out of the cupboard and tied it over the tap while the bath filled. I would have taken a photo for you but honestly there is no way to make it look appropriate for a blog!
Then when the bath is full we untie from the tap, tie a knot and let it float around the bath, occasionally giving it a squeeze and squeezing directly over Matilda's back and head.
After a few days Matilda's skin is looking beautiful again. Possibly softer than ever before.
So my advice? Give it a try! If bubby has had a rash or is just suffering from dry skin it could just do the world of good. And a few less chemicals on their little bodies can only be a good thing :)
It all started off with a rash and then followed through with temperatures for a few days. No fun for the little one or this mumma.
Anyway, as a result poor little Matilda's skin really suffered - and she has always had beautiful skin (something I hoped she would get from her Dad and not me). The doctors advice was to rub sorbolene cream into it but I'm not so keen on that so what to do?
We love jojoba oil and paw paw cream (as long as its a petrochemical free one - oi that annoys me, but that's for another day...) but neither of these seemed appropriate. Then my sister reminded me of Mum's remedy for dry baby's skin - bath in oats and dab on egg whites when really bad. Apparently this was all that worked on my cousins really bad skin when we were small.
I am always passing this advice onto friends when they are struggling but had totally forgotten it myself.
So come bath time Mummy sacrificed a stocking sock, grabbed a handful of oats out of the cupboard and tied it over the tap while the bath filled. I would have taken a photo for you but honestly there is no way to make it look appropriate for a blog!
Then when the bath is full we untie from the tap, tie a knot and let it float around the bath, occasionally giving it a squeeze and squeezing directly over Matilda's back and head.
After a few days Matilda's skin is looking beautiful again. Possibly softer than ever before.
So my advice? Give it a try! If bubby has had a rash or is just suffering from dry skin it could just do the world of good. And a few less chemicals on their little bodies can only be a good thing :)
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Baby spew - the greatest insult to a breastfeeding mumma?
Argh after all that hard work making milk for Matilda she throws it up - all over me, the lounge and the carpet.
Ignoring the fact that it means I now have to wash my pjs, dressing gown and the blanket on the lounge again, and after making sure that my bubba is ok (for us spewing is a side effect of teething) it for a second makes me think:
"Damn it! It took a lot of work for me to make that. There is a lot of good food, cooking and just a touch of chocolate in there!"
Anyone else have those moments of insanity?
Well that's it for me this morning, covering the serious issues today ;)
Ignoring the fact that it means I now have to wash my pjs, dressing gown and the blanket on the lounge again, and after making sure that my bubba is ok (for us spewing is a side effect of teething) it for a second makes me think:
"Damn it! It took a lot of work for me to make that. There is a lot of good food, cooking and just a touch of chocolate in there!"
Anyone else have those moments of insanity?
Well that's it for me this morning, covering the serious issues today ;)
The shortest modelling career on record
The princess and I were lucky enough to spend a couple of hours with our favourite photographer the other day. It was a nice way to celebrate Matilda's six months with us and nice for Mummy and Matilda to have some photos together (I always seem to be the one behind the camera rather than the one in the actual photo...)
Anyway, much to my surprise I decided to send a couple of the photos off to the My Child Magazine CoverStar competition - I was never one for the whole 'baby competition' thing so I surprised myself when I sent them off.
I was thinking about this last night during our feed time (ok so this was a week or more ago now... Not all posts go up as quickly as i would like but back to the point...). The photos turned out sooo well and she really is a gorgeous bubba so I started thinking maybe I should look into other competitions. Or maybe even a baby modelling agency... I mean I could control where the photos went, couldn't I?
That thought led me to think about where my hypothetical model baby's photos could end up - what if it was used to advertise things I don't use / believe in - like disposable nappies (particularly non Eco friendly ones), chemically laden baby washes or other products, non-organic premade baby food... The list goes on.
Nup there is no way I could allow that to happen so here ends Matilda's modelling career before it even began :)
But seriously, I wonder if people who do model for a career have a say in what the 'endorse' or if it really is just a job and they do what they have to do. We all make sacrifices in our work, often we have to put our personal views aside and stick with 'the company line' so why should models be any different?
And on that topic is there a difference to a celeb endorsing a product and a model wearing a brand of clothes in a catalogue? I'm starting to think no, but then that's just my opinion.
With all this in mind I went back to the My Child Magazine competition: why on earth did I send in Matilda's photos? I think in reality it was because the co-sponsor is Purebaby - I love their organic cotton clothes and if Matilda was to be successful I would be more than happy to see her photographed in their clothing.
Update: Matilda has been selected as a finalist! This mumma is excited to see her girl in a magazine - cant help but want to show my girl off :) Has this changed my mind? No I think it has actually strengthened it :)
Anyway, much to my surprise I decided to send a couple of the photos off to the My Child Magazine CoverStar competition - I was never one for the whole 'baby competition' thing so I surprised myself when I sent them off.
I was thinking about this last night during our feed time (ok so this was a week or more ago now... Not all posts go up as quickly as i would like but back to the point...). The photos turned out sooo well and she really is a gorgeous bubba so I started thinking maybe I should look into other competitions. Or maybe even a baby modelling agency... I mean I could control where the photos went, couldn't I?
That thought led me to think about where my hypothetical model baby's photos could end up - what if it was used to advertise things I don't use / believe in - like disposable nappies (particularly non Eco friendly ones), chemically laden baby washes or other products, non-organic premade baby food... The list goes on.
Nup there is no way I could allow that to happen so here ends Matilda's modelling career before it even began :)
But seriously, I wonder if people who do model for a career have a say in what the 'endorse' or if it really is just a job and they do what they have to do. We all make sacrifices in our work, often we have to put our personal views aside and stick with 'the company line' so why should models be any different?
And on that topic is there a difference to a celeb endorsing a product and a model wearing a brand of clothes in a catalogue? I'm starting to think no, but then that's just my opinion.
With all this in mind I went back to the My Child Magazine competition: why on earth did I send in Matilda's photos? I think in reality it was because the co-sponsor is Purebaby - I love their organic cotton clothes and if Matilda was to be successful I would be more than happy to see her photographed in their clothing.
Update: Matilda has been selected as a finalist! This mumma is excited to see her girl in a magazine - cant help but want to show my girl off :) Has this changed my mind? No I think it has actually strengthened it :)
Thursday, 26 July 2012
How on earth did you get milk there?
This post is one I had in my head when Matilda was tiny, it still amuses me to this day. Re-reading it tonight I realize this may be a little TMI... I don't care, I'm still posting it :)
Like many Mums I set out to give breastfeeding my best shot, I went to the breastfeeding classes, became a member of the ABA, talked to friends and family etc etc. I was all prepared...
But in all of this no one ever really explained the squirting. I'm not talking about that little bit of leakage you get when your bubba cries or is overdue for a feed, I'm talking squirting out like water from a full water balloon full of pin holes!
It doesn't affect everyone, lord knows we are all different, but for those of us who have it can be messy and amusing all at once.
Mostly this would happen around the time of a feed. In the early days I was 'all fingers' there was so much to think about - holding Matilda, getting my shirt down, bra unclipped, Matilda attached, being comfortable, having water and food close by - the list goes on. So I wasn't really thinking about what my boob was doing once I had achieved all of that.
But then Matilda's Dad comes home after being out and says "what on earth is all over the tiles?".... Hmmm I don't know but it seems to be all over the places I had wandered trying to settle just fed baby... And then it dawned on us - MILK! It had leaked all over the floor!
We laughed and I promised the from now on in I would cover up before wandering around the house.
This was most definitely not the last time I would hear the phrase "How on earth did you get milk there?" Over the first three months we discovered the telltale milk pattern on the bed head, the cot, the bassinet, the lounge, the bath, the shower tiles, the rocking chair, chest of drawers, the dining room table and chairs and the car door!
Even now it happens on the odd occasion and I get the giggles, knowing that there are probably plenty of other places that I never found.
So for anyone out there about to become breastfeeding parents beware - you may end up playing our funny little sleep deprived game of "How on earth did you get milk there?"
Like many Mums I set out to give breastfeeding my best shot, I went to the breastfeeding classes, became a member of the ABA, talked to friends and family etc etc. I was all prepared...
But in all of this no one ever really explained the squirting. I'm not talking about that little bit of leakage you get when your bubba cries or is overdue for a feed, I'm talking squirting out like water from a full water balloon full of pin holes!
It doesn't affect everyone, lord knows we are all different, but for those of us who have it can be messy and amusing all at once.
Mostly this would happen around the time of a feed. In the early days I was 'all fingers' there was so much to think about - holding Matilda, getting my shirt down, bra unclipped, Matilda attached, being comfortable, having water and food close by - the list goes on. So I wasn't really thinking about what my boob was doing once I had achieved all of that.
But then Matilda's Dad comes home after being out and says "what on earth is all over the tiles?".... Hmmm I don't know but it seems to be all over the places I had wandered trying to settle just fed baby... And then it dawned on us - MILK! It had leaked all over the floor!
We laughed and I promised the from now on in I would cover up before wandering around the house.
This was most definitely not the last time I would hear the phrase "How on earth did you get milk there?" Over the first three months we discovered the telltale milk pattern on the bed head, the cot, the bassinet, the lounge, the bath, the shower tiles, the rocking chair, chest of drawers, the dining room table and chairs and the car door!
Even now it happens on the odd occasion and I get the giggles, knowing that there are probably plenty of other places that I never found.
So for anyone out there about to become breastfeeding parents beware - you may end up playing our funny little sleep deprived game of "How on earth did you get milk there?"
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