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What is/was your baby doing at 14 weeks old? Is mine quite advanced?

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BabyGenius · 25/08/2008 16:47

I'll get hung drawn and quartered for saying this, but mine eats food- feeds himself with a spoon as long as I put the food on the spoon for him. His favourite food is banana, he loved it and cries when it's all gone and refuses his bottle for it sometimes. He feeds himself 'finger foods' (only very basic things at the moment).

He laughs.

He laughs at ceebeebies when the characters or presenters laugh.

When I say 'dada' he says 'ah-ah'. When I make gurgle noises he copies me. When I squeel he squeels and then laughs.

He sits up by himself.

He loves anything colourful.

He laughs his head off when anyone says 'boo'.

He sleeps 11 hours at night.

He holds his own bottle.

He wants to stand up allllllllll the time, he's very strong.

If you say 'kiss' he opens his moth for a kiss, and 'cuddle' he puts his hands either side of his neck. And if you say 'kiss baby' he opens his mouth to kiss his newborn cousin.

And loads of other stuff.

He just seems really advanced to me. Do all babies do these things by 14 and a half weeks old?

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CrushWithEyeliner · 25/08/2008 19:23

My DD was doing all those things but didn't watch TV at such a young age and no way would I have weaned her. I do think most of the things you listed are slightly advanced but they really all catch up so it's nothing to be excited about tbh.....

oi · 25/08/2008 19:24

oh and I have also taken bucketloads of omeprazole and never had a problem with it but I've never got along with ranitidine. The only side effect I've ever had with omeprazole is itchy skin (very occasionally).

The kids were on all sorts of reflux drugs. The only one they didn't like was gaviscon as it seemed to make them very constipated but it would have been hard to prove it was that or their diet I think.

themildmanneredeelsmoker · 25/08/2008 19:24

football? no medicine or law-he's so clever too.

CrushWithEyeliner · 25/08/2008 19:25

weaned at such a young age...

expatinscotland · 25/08/2008 19:25

yeah, but show me a doctor who earns as much as becks does with half the effort they put in?

themildmanneredeelsmoker · 25/08/2008 19:25

weaned early and forced to watch tv.....

sarah293 · 25/08/2008 19:26

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expatinscotland · 25/08/2008 19:26

and on formula, mmj!

themildmanneredeelsmoker · 25/08/2008 19:28

poor little child.....

BabyGenius · 25/08/2008 19:29

He is, in fact, FORCED to watch TV in a darkened room, curtains drawn and masses of mashed banana all around him.

He watches TV because he loves colours. Don't worry, he gets plenty of stimulating time one-on-one with me, his dad, his grandparents, all his family, other babies, and you couldn't meet a happier baby. Letting him watch TV to stimulate his brain whilst I have a shower or have some lunch isn't going to do him any harm.

The weaning has been explained.

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youcannotbeserious · 25/08/2008 19:31

BG - My DS loves to watch TV too...

He loves BabyTV. And BabyGym.

I'm watching with him and think it's good fo him. DOn't feel the need to explain.

Though, am quite sure your DS is watching COuntdown and 15:1

FlightAttendent · 25/08/2008 19:31

Ha!!!! Ha!

(sorry)

This is so funny.

By Fabeelo on Mon 25-Aug-08 17:02:08
Gosh yes he's very advanced.

I expect he's quite ugly though.

Do you have many friends?

scottishmummy · 25/08/2008 19:32

hold dem glistening torches high ladies form a posseto BG house.all the things she has done

BabyGenius · 25/08/2008 19:34

Yeah I think that was below the belt.

YCBS- He loves Koala Brothers. Has yours seen that? The little animal characters laugh all the way through it and it just sets babies off!! It sets me off too

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FlightAttendent · 25/08/2008 19:39

Yes but BG you're posting as though nobody else here has ever had a baby!!!

They all have nice things about them and crap things about them and frankly we all know that - some of us have advanced ones and some have disabled ones.

It's nice that you are proud of you son and a couple of the things he does are quite unusual. It doesn't mean he is better than all the other babies that we all have. That's what your OP sounds like.

scottishmummy · 25/08/2008 19:40

yes and you are all responding as if you have never heard a PITA 1st time maw go on and on

youcannotbeserious · 25/08/2008 19:41

no, bg - haven't seen it,,, what channel is it on?

BabyGenius · 25/08/2008 19:41

It's not meant to sound like that. It's just a list of the things he can do. Disabled has got nothing to do with it. If he was disabled, anything he did would mean just as much to me. Ability and being 'advanced' is relative, and disabled children offer no less than non-disabled children.

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BabyGenius · 25/08/2008 19:42

And yes, I agree, it's a first time mum's perogative to go on and on about every little thing their baby does and think that no one else's baby has ever done such fabulous things. It's common decency to go 'oooo that's lovely'.

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BabyGenius · 25/08/2008 19:43

YCBS- it's on ceebeebies I think... freeview anyway. The cutest little koalas.

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FlightAttendent · 25/08/2008 19:43

No I never have in real life!

sarah293 · 25/08/2008 19:44

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FlightAttendent · 25/08/2008 19:44

Sorry, am lacking in common decency atm.

themildmanneredeelsmoker · 25/08/2008 19:44

it's common decency in real life to go 'awww' on mumsnet we get to say what we really think!

KnickersOnMaHead · 25/08/2008 19:45

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