June Babies - come out, come out, wherever you are...

[Skara]

Hoping this might tempt fate on the June list and produce some more June babies

Karen what a saga, you poor thing. It would be bad enough dealing with it from over here. I agree with Gomez about getting tough with them. Definitely take it to a higher level. You can check on the internet who the company directors are & write to them - I think I read somewhere they're an Ango-Italian couple who started it up, or something, also see if Which have any comments on what to do. You could mention that you're a member of MN, a highly important & influential web-based community of mothers who do on-line reviews of products...

Cathncait, I'm still bf & do 5 feeds a day, with a bit of boiled water in between.

As for weaning, I've only just got the hang of bf... I thought I'd see how near to 6 months we get - see if dd gets too hungry or I can't handle not fitting into any of my tops any longer. Boobs are heading south, told dp was considering a lift after stopped bf & he took it in his stride

Gomez - teething makes their bums hurt?? I just thought I had to check her gums. dd's definitely drooling lots & a friend swore yesterday that she could see a tooth coming through. I was v miffed as I'm the mum & I should be the one to spot that first , but how on earth do sore gums make their bum sore? poor little things.

had OK weekend, v tired ATM. dd was a bit funny today, slept loads & grizzly. maybe change in temperature? FIL & MIL came over yesterday, v gooey over dd. he he I know I'm biased, but she is lovely!

Hi all.

I ahve opened a photobucket account and opened a June Babies account in case any of you wanted to post pictures of DD's and DS's. Thought it would be nice to have them together. I have placed a few photos onthere in an personal album aswell of ds and dd.
username is karen01
password is mumsnet
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Must learn how to do hyperlinks.!!! ANYBODY KNOW

Is this it? I just copied the instructions opposite which you nearly got right

june babies

Karen, thanks so much for doing that. I will add some photos soon.

I'm afraid I'm really glad it's colder now. Autumn is my favourite time of the year, cold but not freezing, I stop sweating like a pig, clothes are nicer, Christmas is coming...does it ever get really cold in Cyprus?

XenaWP - yes teething does funny things to the poor little things, although not sure exactly why it can give them a sore bottom but it's not uncommon. The grizzling etc can also start months before the teeth actually start to appear. Can you actually see it cutting through then? My dd1 started at 7 months and was incredibly grumpy for the first 4 teeth I think but then seemed to get used to the pain after that. Ds has been dribbling for weeks but don't think it's got anything to do with teething, he's just an incredibly 'wet' baby (dribble and posset forever coming out. Serves me right for boasting how dd never possetted or dribbled particularly). He's incredibly tolerate as every time I've been to dd's nursery he gets bounced on by all the other kids who all poke and stroke him. The only things that seem to make him cry are being hungry and being tired and then he really lets me know about. He's also not keen on being in the car but seems to so far love the buggy.

Oh well, I'm just wittering now.

Take care all.

Ok have just added some pictures to karen's album. Karen - have I done it right ie is it alright that they're on your page? Couldn't resist adding the one where we try him in a baby bouncer for the first time - don't think he's quite ready for it .

XenaWP - teething causes everything that will be wrong with your baby from now until they have all their teeth (wind is to blame for the first 3 months)didn't you know that.... Seriously I think their saliva get acidic and there is lots of it, which they swallow and what goes in must come out hence sore bottom. Or that could be an old wives tale .

We have been really crap on the photon front (as we were with DD1 so not just cause second time around) and so have no piccies to post. But I will get films developed and I will scan in and then post soon.

Exciting time for me - I have just applied to go back to Uni full-time next year and do a law degree. Will only take 2 years as getting graduate entry but then need another 3 before qualified and even then likely to be earning less than I currently do. But I have always wanted to be Rumpole so it is now or never.... Won't find out if I have been accepted by any of the Unis until Jan 2005 and the will need to worry about little things like £12,000 of fees, mortgage payments etc. We might have to sell-up and buy a smaller house for a few years. Keep fingers crossed for me please.

Also on a not so cheery note just e-mailed current boss about returning to work and can we please 'discuss' so I will be begging for a 3 day week soon so wish me luck on that too! When/if will everyone else return to work?

Right off to bed. Take care all

great idea Karen! I have added my 2 girls there - its not a great picture, but will have to take something better and change it later. Was having a few difficulties with the digital camera at the time!
Good luck with the uni thing Gomez - you ARE a smart little cookie arn't you . As for going back to work....I'm not Mainly because childcare is quite expensive here and leaves not much incentive as end up not getting all that much more $$. Not that I mind - though sometimes it would be nice to be a 'person' again! I hope you can get the hours and days taht suit you.
Xenawp - I think its pretty uncommon to get teeth this ealry (I hope its not yet for you for your sake ) But Grace is drooling like a river too and can't keep her little fist out of there!

I took away Grace's dummy yesterday and she did surprisingly well - only 10 mins to get to sleep (although she is being rocked in my arms every time!) - she got more and more settled as the day went on until I let her get a bit overtired in the early evening ...then she went balistic! ....I gave her the dummy again ( also had a crap night too!) But again this morning she is doing well. She still only sleeps for 45 mins at a time in the day though - then I have to rock her back to sleep again. Anyone else have this problem?
Well, I look forward to seeing all your photos soon.
Take care all

Mean't to add - those photos are beautiful Karen and MG! Two gorgeous boys!

Cathncait and MG what beautiful babies. So sweet, God I am getting more and more broody luckly the contraception is in place otherwise

MG I am buying Scott a door bouncer today as he loves been up on his feet and bouncing. Will see what I can find will attempt to find Mothercare in Larnaca. Wish me luck.
Gomez you are a busy bee at the mo aren't you. I keep thinking about studying again but can't afford that kind of mooney for a degree at mo. I have been thinking about doing Alevel Business, Economics and Law whilst I am out here. Will have to do it all on line though. Think will discuss with DH when he gets back.

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Ok Karen/Cathncait/anyone! I can see Karen's and my pictures but not Cathncait's. I've tried logging out and back in again and nothing's happening. I know I am not doing something really obvious so what is it please??

Gomez - you are brave going back and doing a degree and going through all that again. I have also toyed with doing another degree as I have no interest in my first one but so far do not have a burning desire to do anything in particular so that would be a bad idea atm. I do though quite like the idea of getting those old grey cells back in action and agree with Cathncait, it would be nice to be 'monkeygirl' sometimes only and not mummy (even dd1's nursery staff call me that which I hate!) be it through study or work. I've been getting very frustrated this week whilst trying to sort out credit card and insurance bills as no-one will talk to me cos I'm not the named person (now why would an imposter want to pay someone else's bill fgs?).

Karen - didn't know you could do A-levels on-line. Who is that with?

Secur - I will be checking those ttc threads every now and then just in case, eh? Are you back at work now?

Cathncait - maybe we should be dummy buddies, so to speak! I think I will try and phase it out, although I think my resolve will crumble at bedtime as atm he happily goes to sleep with it in in his cot at night. Oh, gotta go, he's getting frustrated at something on the floor.

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Not so brave on the degree front ladies - haven't even been accepted yet so whole thing might be a no-no. Karen - only costs me so much as I have already had fnding for a first degree and to be fair law is spectacularly expensive in comparision to some others. MG I have ALWAYS wished I had done law first time round (instead of maths...) so decided if it all goes to plan I will be just under 40 when full qualified with potentially another 25 to 30 years of work ahead of me which I might enjoy as opposed to current work which I know I will loathe in a few years time. Also quite looking forward to being a 'student' again. And it means we don't need to worry about holiday cover etc. with DDs for a few years.

Good luck with the 'dummy' training Cath and MG.

I couldn't believe when reading another message board that people have started weaning 11 and 12 week old babies. I was really shocked. What do you guys think? Am I just being a bit anal?

Secur your fingers of fire are back, how nice. Are you back full-time or easing yourself in gently? Right off to play with DD2.

Cheers

My dd1 never had a dummy but is very much a thumb-sucker still and it has distorted one of her front teeth . But I wanted to avoid the marathon sessions on the boob this time. As it happens ds has finally gone to sleep thanks to suck on 1)boob 2)finger. Don't think this is much better though. He likes to suck his fingers when he's awake but not when he wants to go to sleep, maybe because he has an alternative source? Anyway, I will carry on today and see how we go.

Gomez - do you want to specialise in any particular area of law? I see where you're coming from but don't know if I could study and look after the kids. DD is still quite demanding and once I have got them both in bed I just want to slump and do nothing. When do you actually study now?

No I wouldn't think of weaning before 17 weeks at least I'm afraid. Even if they are hungry babies, surely the point of weaning, at least before 6 months, is to get them used to eating different tastes and textures and not for the calories (although I'm sure I won't make it to 6 months)? But I know Cavy you said you were an earlier weaner so I'd be interested to hear of your experience.

Oh btw Cathncait ds hasn't read that baby manual which says they should now be having 2 naps of 2-3 hours. He definitely catnaps, not even for 45 minutes sometimes, although he does sleep well in his buggy which can be very handy!

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Oh Secur it was far from sarcastic I am pleased to 'see' you back. Sorry.....it was meant to be a complement.

MG remember current course is part-time so only 2 subjects at a time to study for. Used to do it at weekends, in bed, in the bath etc. DH v. supportive. But only had one DD then but was working full-time too and pregnant so if I remember correctly from first time as an undergraduate it should be do-able. This first semester back on MBA course will be telling - as I won't be working and have 2 DDs so kinda of a dry run. But next year DD1 will be at school 5 days and DD2 will still need some type of nursery care so I will just stay in library at Uni on those days. And it is also only 2 x 12 week semesters which is less than half the year if you think about it. Which will give me all that other time to spend with DDs full-time Can you tell me and DH have talked this whole think to death...

The big problems is MONEY - myself and DH have up until now earned roughly similar amounts so it is in theory a 50% drop in household income with increased expenditure. But DH is now poentially going to increase his income so again should be maybe just about so-able. Sorry must be boring you to death now.

when you open up the web page it should have two photo albums karen01 and june babies. click on which ever you wish too look at and post on either. hope this makes sense.

i have just tried to logg onto it but the page seems to be down.
remember username karen01 password mumsnet if you need to log in from scratch.

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So its official - I'm crap at settling this baby without the dummy. She cries, i walk around rocking her - it can't go on like this forever. i know shes only three months old - God i worry too much. Does everyone else have to cuddle their babies to sleep? or do they settle on their own? I can't remember at what age they're able to start doing that? See how much I stress over these things!! I suck
so we go from the silent thread to the 'never shut up' thread!

secur, you poor thing with your scare. i haven't done that for about a month, we had a really bad one when dd was just home, she'd been really quiet & dp went to check on her, all was still a bit too quiet & I went in too to see him white as a sheet just bending over her. of course she was fine & we were both in floods afterwards.

gorgeous, gorgeous pics, the June Babes are looking good! Making me broody too!

thanks for all the info on sore bottom / acid saliva. all information gratefully received, as it's all chinese to me at the moment. next baby query is: since last week dd's been getting one extremely waxy ear... is this a 'stage'? she only sleeps with her head on one side & it's that ear that's waxy. she does get water in her ears when we bathe her, because we got the water babies dvd which says you should get their ears under water to help with swimming - have I done wrong?

as for her 'tooth' I think it's my friend seeing things! there is possibly a bit of white visible, but could be paler gum and is not breaking through (is that what cutting a tooth is?)

got nothing done yesterday as she was a bit grizzly, not sure why - maybe colder weather?

Gomez, really good luck. you should get so much more out of uni 2nd time around. I went as a mature student and there were loads of others at that time also doing part time & they loved it. It's a really brave decision to ditch what you're doing & go for what you really want. (and I don't mean that in the 'oo, how brave (what a nutcase)' kind of way, but in the 'what a brilliant thing to do' kind of way ) so cross fingers.

mg- I have moved your pictures in to the June Babies album. Hope you don,t mind.

As for the A levels on line
courses

( i still can't seem to do the hyperlink even following the instructions, where am I going wrong!!!

wow I did it without realising.

link doesn,t work I will try again.
online course