diff --git a/src/NotificationItem.jsx b/src/NotificationItem.jsx
index a8e1fbb..882ba34 100644
--- a/src/NotificationItem.jsx
+++ b/src/NotificationItem.jsx
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ var NotificationItem = React.createClass({
       }
 
       if (this.state.visible && !this.state.removed) {
-        notificationStyle.height = this._height;
+        //notificationStyle.height = this._height; // this prevents having an automated height when placing high children in notification
         notificationStyle[cssByPos.property] = 0;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/NotificationSystem.jsx b/src/NotificationSystem.jsx
index adbef3e..d39ed4f 100644
--- a/src/NotificationSystem.jsx
+++ b/src/NotificationSystem.jsx
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ var NotificationSystem = React.createClass({
       }
     }
 
-    notifications.push(_notification);
-
-    if (typeof _notification.onAdd === 'function') {
-      notification.onAdd(_notification);
-    }
+     notifications.push(_notification);
 
     this.setState({
       notifications: notifications
+    }, function(){
+        if (typeof notification.onAdd === 'function') {
+            notification.onAdd(_notification);
+        }
     });
 
     return _notification;