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oneopinionatedmother · 25/08/2009 15:19

DistressedofDorking

Oh no! Please help, every morning DD wails her head off like she?s being killed. She?s 12 mo and sleeps in her own room. I am still BF her and pg with DC2, so to help me out DH gets her out of bed to bring her for her morning feed (lovely DH). But the screams every morning are just so distressing ? our neighbours mentioned about it the other day. Please help, I really don?t need this as am feeling hormonal
My HV has said I should stop BF and give her a bottle last thing instead as she is yelling because she is waking up starving 
My MIL thinks I should be getting out of bed and not expecting DH to deal with this
DH thinks she is just being funny and I shouldn?t worry about it, she will grow out of it.

Mumsnorks ? Is there any way she could co-sleep? Then when she woke up the lovely booby would be right there to comfort her. Don?t listen to HV?s, they are all evil witches from Mars, out to deprive your baby out of the good stuff. Also your MIL is probably just jealous cos her husband never helped her out.
Waitingforfanjo ? Don?t worry about this lovely, babies just yell sometimes. God knows mine blow the house down when they wake up all tired and grumpy. Your DH is being lovely and helping you out. If you want to wean totally, you could, but I honestly think it won?t make the blindest bit of difference.
Interventionistsanonymous ? Congrats on your pregnancy! Also you do have a lovely DH, mine wouldn?t do so much as get me a cup of the tea I?m so horrendously addicted to. Baby could be suffering from MSS (morning screaming syndrome) so you should see your GP for a referral to a specialist. When I did it made such a difference ? the therapy really worked and baby is so much better.
Mumsnorks ? MSS new one on me.
Icewitch ? don?t worry about it. Nothing?s wrong, you?re just fragile because you?re pg. Have a large G n T and feel better.
DesperateofDorking ? ok, I went to see the Doctor and he said nothing was wrong, he hadn?t heard of MSS but referred me to the specialist anyway. Any other ideas? Don?t want to co-sleep as uncomfortable enough with bump and 12 monther makes a very kicky sleeping partner.
@icewitch ? large GnT ? at that time in the morning? Whilst pregnant?
TheDailyMailblowsdonkeys ? Are you sure your DH isn?t a child abuser?

[grin emoticon]
TokenMan ? Why are you alleging abuse TDMBD? You are being anti male unnecessarily. The nice man does something to help his pregnant wife and instantly someone alleges something totally unsubstantiated.
TheDailyMailBlowsDonkeys - >sighs impatiently at lack of irony detection in some people<
Desperateofdorking ? not sure if you?re being tongue in cheek but i think DD might be upset that it?s not me that gets her out of bed, I?ll try being there tomorrow morning. >sulky tired emoticon<

Icewitch ? oh sorry OP didn?t read that bit of your post...just thought I?d offer some assurance without reading anything.
Tombliboobs ? does she sleep with a toy? Mine used to cry every morning when she got out because I wouldn?t let her take all fifteen of her furry toys with her. Needless to say they go with her to breakfast to now, all cuddled up with her in the high chair. No more yelling. >indulgent parent emoticon<
Mumsnorks ? let us know how it goes OP, we?re all ?nosy?keen to think putting in our tuppence has been useful and not just a waste of yet more minutes of our one unrepeatable life on the internet!
DesperateofDorking ? Wow! You?ll never guess what was the answer (no, you really won?t guess.)

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oneopinionatedmother · 27/08/2009 11:06

@lovely tin of spam

ah, i believe i suffer from 'MPD' = Mumsnet personality disorder.

I could add a disclaimer that the views expressed by unhinged et al are not necessarily mine..but really they're all my babies.

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Dophus · 27/08/2009 12:23

blondmoment: But maybe dangling upside down is a good thing? Has the OP really identified the root cause. After all babies spend mose of their time upside down in the womb.

oneopinionatedmother · 27/08/2009 14:21

motherinlore @dophus You are quite right, that may be the reason, but we just did it to show them who's boss and get their little brain going after a night of their blood going to their feet.
You DH may be quite right my dear, we all know that breastfeeding shortens your life and no-one should do it at any time after the umbilical is cut. I am amazed you are willing to risk the life of your unborn child by doing so whilst pregnant I was perfectly happy to give my babies condensed milk and paraffin and because i was happy, they were happy. They wound up much healthier than the kids down the road who were breastfed, but started smoking aged 5. I wouldn't let mine start until they were a single day less than twelve, no matter how much they pestered me.

interventionistsanonymous - you must have had that appointment by now, did anything show up??

DefectiveChuffInspector OP, it seems to me you're making a bit of meal of this. Sure, he was being a twat. But he's apologised, so forgive him. Simples.

TanyaByronatemyPlacenta Counselling isn't really going to stop him being a twat, though is it? A good apology: fine, though turning it back on you isn't fair. Breastfeed as long as you want, it's not like that was making your baby cry now was it? Pregnancy is going to be a hormonal time regardless. God knows whilst I was pregnant I walked around like a prehistoric creature growling at everything, stuffing pickled gherkins & mintoes down my neck and destroying all in my path. Eating baked beans and feeling a bit tearful is just normal.

desperateofDorking We went to see the specialist today, (thank you for recommending this interventionists ) they said MSS (morning screaming syndrome)was a possiblity, though they thought it could be being exacerbated by the upside down dangling. They want me to put DD on a special diet cutting out all food stuffs that are yellow in colour (strange?) and see if it gets better. We have another appoinment in five weeks.
DH and I are getting on alright now, though he isn't being very supportive and I suspect I see the hand of his mother in this. She has never liked me ever since I made her DS move 200 yards down the road to live with me.
@DCI - if only it was as easy as that.

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babybarrister · 29/08/2009 07:48

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oneopinionatedmother · 31/08/2009 22:02

my internet has been out for three days. It was hell.

maybe more tomorrow.

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oneopinionatedmother · 01/09/2009 14:55

episiotomylobotomy..erm, girls. I think I smell something.
mumsnorks what do you smell, episio ? I think i might smell it too (over the smell of unhingeds MaccyDs, that is.)

moreflouncetotheounce if anyone should be smelling something here, it ought to be me..
i think i smell it too, and it's not a herbal remedy

mumsnorks enough kids for a footy team (albeit a second rate pub side ), gave her kids paraffin ? (i mean condensed milk I've heard of, but paraffin? as a drink or a rub?) ..I can believe that her kids were smoking at 12, but openly admitting to it....rather different...yes i definitely smell lamb cooking.

episiotomylobotomy I think I can smell an hirsute goat eating bridge dweller. motherinlore that is. Just a bit too off the wall - I mean the expression happy mummy - happy baby gets me steaming at the best of times...can't be serious.

mumsnorks are you sure it's not Balloonanimals clowning around again?

Tombliboobs sorry episio, mumsnorks you're confusing me - do you mean you think lore is a troll?

episiotomylobotomy [moron emoticon] and it thought it was me that had my brain delivered along with my PFB. Yes, I think she's an over-hairy, toothy, scary, evil witch of a troll

WaitingForFanjo Actually there is a sort of paraffin that can be drunk see here Though the way Motherinlore was headed, i thought the next thing she was going to say was that she and her kids never step out of the house clad in anything other than Boden.

MoreFlounceToTheOunce - @fanjo and is there anything wrong with Boden??

TheDailyMailBlowsDonkeys Oh no, someone said the B word!! >grabs potty, places it on head and runs to the shed to cower in fear during the bombardment that will undoubtedly ensue<

oh, and motherinlore is nothing to do with me.

DefectiveChuffInspector Well, returning to the thread, desperate seems to have been given a weird bit of advice, what's with the no yellow food? And hasn't the screaming stopped yet?

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