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April 2004 Babies part 5... we're catching up fast!

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Yorkiegirl · 17/10/2004 12:44

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LucyJones · 25/10/2004 09:25

Sorry you're feeling down Chuffed. Is it worth seeing your docotr about it do you think? Ds has been eating lots the last few days so perhaps he's having a growth spurt. I had to give him 2 petit filous after his tea last night as he just kept opening his mouth for more!!

Chuffed · 25/10/2004 09:39

I think a major part of it is just that I'm not really enjoying leaving dd I'd rather be at home. One of my best friends is moving back to NZ, and I'm feeling really removed from some of my other friends. I'll just keep plodding along, if New York works out and then we have a month in NZ over Christmas I'm hoping it might cheer me up a bit.

dolbear · 25/10/2004 09:49

chuffed , bless you i hope things improve for you , its rotten to be feelin bad like that !
at least you could walk home , we had a nightmare parking , when we did it was miles away and we gotcaught in a down pour , ds was alright in rain cover , but did we have coats ? - no , but did fine emergancy brolly in bottom of pushchair - hurrah

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MrsDoolittle · 25/10/2004 10:39

Morning ladies, I think dd is putiing on agrowth spurt too, she is eating loads.
It was probably just aswell that we didn't get to go swimming on Friday, dd was sounding very bubbly and seems to be having trouble feeding. But she always does when she is feeling under the weather, she has slpet loads this weekend. She really does seem alot better this morning.
I know what you mean Chuffed - you descibe exactly how I felt the day I kept dd at home last week because I didn't want to leave her. I booked some annual leave to give myself something to look forward to. Chuffed, maybe we should get together? It is easy for us to get to London. Both my bother and sister are in London too. We have found that we are among the first of our friends to have children, it might be nice to share out experience. Just a thought....

Chuffed · 25/10/2004 10:49

MrsD that could be quite cool - let me know next time you are planning on heading down. Apart from the up and coming holidays (hopefully) we don't really get up to too much over the weekends.

MrsDoolittle · 25/10/2004 11:00

Yes we are very much like that. I shall be around this weekend, but not for the following 3 as I shall be on visting my sister in Scotland and catching up with folks.
Where are you?

Chuffed · 25/10/2004 11:05

We live about 5mins walk from Paddington station near Lancaster Gate. We sacrifice space for location.

MrsDoolittle · 25/10/2004 11:08

My borther is in East Acton, he'll be moving soon and my sister is in Roehampton.

MrsDoolittle · 25/10/2004 11:09

I used to live in Shepherd'sBush and hated it! I'm such a bumpkin!!

KristinaM · 25/10/2004 11:19

Hi all. Have been lurking quietly (how unlike me) as don?t have a lot to add to this thread at the moment. Unlike most of you I have the luxury of taking the full maternity leave this time, so don?t need to even think about work until after Christmas (paid work I mean of course). As this is my last child (sigh) I plan to say at home for as long as I can and we are fortunate to be able to afford it.

DS is still waking a lot during the night- at 3am and 5am every night and sometimes at 1am as well. I?m pretty tired, as he doesn?t sleep much during the day either. In fact, I found a baby just like him in (whispers) ?The New Contented Little Baby Book? by you know who. If you have it, he?s on p173. But sshhhhh don?t tell anyone? And before you ask ? no I don?t feel up to implementing the Gina solution, which involves lots of ?controlled crying? for up to 45 mins!!!!!!!!

I?ve also got post partum thyroiditis, which is also making me very tired. Plus my advanced age .

Ds has not been interested in solids and I haven?t really tried properly to be honest as he's still BF. However yesterday he managed ONE WHOLE SPOONFUL of baby rice mixed with EBM. I am so pleased . This is why I?ve been lurking so quietly as your babies all seem to be scoffing plates of meat and two veg! In fact I?m going to try again right now

MrsDoolittle · 25/10/2004 11:24

KristinaM - don't worry there are only a few of us gloating Dd isn't even sitting yet

dolbear · 25/10/2004 11:45

feelin a bit guilty here as a SAHM - specialy as sometimes I am tearing my hair out !
we are also the 1st among our friends to have a lo so feel a little isolated at times , but we do have 2 OTW and 2 ' trying ' so maybe I can be smug been there done that type big sis and I have somewhere for my baby clothes to go tee hee

Chuffed · 25/10/2004 11:56

We are first with lo here and first out of my friends in NZ and second of dh's.
We also have a friend here with one on the way so we can boomerang a few bits and pieces.

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Yorkiegirl · 25/10/2004 14:44

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LucyJones · 25/10/2004 15:07

Wow YG - don't they look alike? Especially their eyes! They're so beautiful!! Is that all your Xmas shopping sorted out?!

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Yorkiegirl · 25/10/2004 15:25

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Metrobaby · 25/10/2004 15:35

Lovely pictures Yorkiegirl.

I've also been quietly lurking although I'm finding I very busy these days. I've just told my work that I'll be officially returning after Xmas in early January I already am dreading leaving ds.

ds is coming along fine. He is just about mastering sitting up on his own . However he has also decided he loved to be carried everywhere which is probably the reason why I don't get much mumsnetting time. He is being for some reason very fussy with his solids and prefering the fruit dishes to the veggie ones. sigh I'm hoping its just a temporary phase.

lunavix · 25/10/2004 20:55

Hi everyone I too have been lurking been very very busy (as a SAHM dp says he has no idea how grr).
I'm the first of our group to have a lo, although a new friend gave birth friday, 9 weeks early eek. He's only 2lb, but breathing on his own so we heaved a sigh of relief. Made me thankful for my 7lb 14oz 'porker'!
Ds still isn't sitting up, crawling, or feeding himself. We did manage to completely cut out his 10.30pm bottle though, and last night he slept 8.00pm till 7.30am... sorry girls i'm not trying to gloat!
He's quite happy on 3 or 4 cubes of food a meal and 20oz of formula, although granny last night must have given him a proper person sized portion of roast dinner and then dessert too... No wonder he slept through!
YG - your girls are lovely

LucyJones · 25/10/2004 20:58

Evening all. Has anyone tried there little one on toast yet? I tried ds today - I held it while he knawed it until it became soggy enough for him to break off and swallow. He seemed keen and I wondered if I just gave a small bit to him would he suck it until soggy enough to swallow (sorry sounds a bit gross!) or would he choke? He seemed to enjoy the game but I got a bit bored holding it! What age do we start finger foods?

handlemecarefully · 25/10/2004 22:26

I'm not sure when we are technically supposed to start finger foods LucyJ - can't remember exactly (I suppose I could look it up in my Annabel K book but am feeling lazy) - but I have given ds breadsticks and baby biscuits to gum on. Now you've been bold and brave with toast I might follow you...I find finger food is useful for keeping them occupied in their high chair for a few minutes whilst I get on with other stuff like loading the washing machine (and other domestic drudgery!)

Chuffed -are you sure there isn't more to it than just missing dd? Could you be mildly post natally depressed? - Have you tried the Glasgow depression scale (a questionnaire used to assess PND) via your HV or GP? When I tried it after dd was born it was in double figures (did have PND at that time) and a really high mark but this time around with ds it was a low score of 8. Not suggesting you definitely have PND - you may be right and its just missing dd, but it is something to be considered. PND is remarkably common place.

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Yorkiegirl · 25/10/2004 22:38

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KristinaM · 25/10/2004 23:30

Actually its the Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale. Not meaning to be pedantic, just helpful if you are trying to Google it. HMC you are probably thinking of the Glasgow Coma Score.

Sorry you are feeling so low Chuffed.

Great photos Yorkiegirl.

KristinaM · 25/10/2004 23:31

YG - How did you lose TWO STONE?? Are you BF?

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Yorkiegirl · 25/10/2004 23:34

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dot1 · 26/10/2004 08:51

Dp and I both started diets last week - I'm ashamed to say that I've put on (I think) nearly a stone since going back to work! I think it's because my job's very sedentary and we've both been eating tons of rubbish since ds2 was born - just to keep our energy levels up... Same thing happened when ds1 was born - I put on tons of weight then...

So, I've got about 3 stone to lose - which will bring me to the top of my ideal weight range..! HATE going on diets but it's the only way, and I was really good before I got pregnant, and lost 2 stone over a year - was determined to never let it creep up again, but here I am again...

We haven't tried toast yet with ds2 - he seems to be a bit more fussy about lumps than ds1 was... Will probably leave it another couple of weeks - until he's 7 months. He's sitting up much straighter now - looks so big!