Nov/December babies 2020?

[Kj1010]

New thread I've started incase the other one has filled up and no one has started

Yeah true will try hv again tomorrow no answer and I just brought the joie tilt for my boy both rear and forward just tried to put in car couldnt manage to do it yet lol but footie on soon so will try after

@Jwl45 rear facing is recommended, we have a baby mirror strapped to the rear headrest, so when I look in the rear view mirror I can still see him.

@Kj1010 Tommy's started crawling backwards too, so cute! He's getting very frustrated though, especially when he's getting further & further away from the toy he wants that's in front of him.

Tommy's poos are awful on his current milk, I'm talking all up his back & belly, I usually end up having to shower him down & bin his vest. Apparently it's normal with the milk he's been prescribed!! It's not nice to deal with.

Afternoon well we have another tooth top left next to the first front tooth but no front teeth yet so he has 3 teeth now and he is currently 29 weeks / calendar 6 months 3 weeks going so fast he is still a bit loose I put that down to teething

Argh my baby was sleeping through the night and has regressed and is waking up again around 3am for a feed.

Hi all. Hope you're all well.
Well I was hoping for a family day out today ... Um back in work tomorrow 😭😭😭😭😭 but it's pouring down. So it's currently Baby colours whilst I make lunch and then a play afternoon at home.

Trying to offer Elsi more foods other than the Ella pouches (they are far too easy.... Especially when you absolutely hate cooking!!🤣)
I wouldn't call it crawling, more pulling herself along on her tummy - and fast! Although her knees and bum Do come up .. funny to watch!! Loves heading for the "pretend " coal bits we have on our fire!!!
Bearing in mind I haven't been in the classroom since March, I'm feeling rather nervous about it all.i know I'll be fine, I've popped in to see the staff and children many times! Definitely have the Sunday blues today.

@Jwl45 Goodluck for going back to work tomorrow. I'm not due back till November and I already don't want to go! I dread to think what my students will say as I found out Iw as pregnant just as lockdown began and they haven't seen me since!

Despite being adamant I wouldn't use packet food, yay for Ella's Kitchen! You are right, way too convenient and easy at the end of the day - especially at the moment as my LO is teething and is eating very little so I've found myself throwing lots away. Poor boy has had diarrhoea for over a week now ☹

@Pinktruffle aw thank you. Not had the best night sleep! Lol. Same here.... Lockdown... O was like 5 week pregnant had to tell head and off o went into hiding lol. November I'm due back really but head is retiring and there's so much change... I need to know what's going on. I also need the money lol.
Aw poor thing having diarrhoea that long. I do hope it soon subsides. The top 2 front teeth have broken the gum so we now have 4 teeth. I'm sure I see another peeping through too. She doesn't sit still long enough for me to have a good look 🤣

Morning all hope everyone is well well didn't phone hv in end don't know why 🤦‍♀️but weighed my boy this morning and he goes 19lb 6 so I think it's either the bit of diarrhea he had due to 3rd tooth coming through or my scales maybe a bit out currently back to 5 bottles a day at 7oz but sometimes leaves a ounce or 2 and still eating well how is everyone's lo doing in regards to food my boy seems to love a curry I make and banana and blueberry pots I make to he is well moving about still not crawling but that doesn't stop him

After months of teething, 1 tooth has finally popped through!

@Kj1010 I've not tried Tommy with curry yet, will have to give it a go. He's really loving food & is eating 'lumpy' foods now, his current favourite is spaghetti bolognese.
He's still on 7 bottles a day of 4-5 ounces, feel like i'm constantly washing or making bottles!

He's still waking in the night for bottles, it was only the 1 but this past week he's been up twice. I'm going to try switching the milk for water tonight, see if that helps him cut the night feeds out because I'm exhausted.

@kkr168 aww congrats on the tooth popping out pain isn't it yes lenny does love spag bowl 2 not much he doesn't like if I'm honest I feel ya with the constant bottle washing lol lenny often has a whinge in night but isn't a wake I'm not sure what it is maybe growth spurt or all of the events in the day I just pop his dummy in and he settles again until he pops it out lol he isn't so reliant on dummy as much just to go to sleep really then once his gone he spits it out its just night times so I am hoping the dummy is gone in next few months defo before his 1st birthday I just can't believe how fast it is going like I was looking at him yesterday and he is just such a big boy I was a little tearful like where is my tiny bubba gone like it's gone in a blink and he is defo my last I will never have this again 😓 and I only have 3 months left of maternity as had to go back early due to needing the money as got big birthdays etc it just has gone so so fast from pregnancy to now

Morning, my LO is 7.5mo now and absolutely refusing all solids. He's had reactions to all we've tried and just refuses to eat them, he'll have 1 or 2 teaspoons max and then spend the rest of the day crying and cranky from tummy pain. And now I've been told by our dietitian to cut his milk by 2 bottles so he'd be hungry and eat more. It's been getting me down so much, on top of the fact I have to go back in a month.

Have any of you had to withhold milk from your LO to encourage them to eat? It doesn't sound right to me at all but wondering what's everyone's experience been.

@yellowbeansontoast

Sorry you are having a struggle. We have had a similar issue but due to reflux and throat pain rather than allergies. She absolutely refused to eat a single thing for weeks on end despite my best efforts. In the end a family member who is also a health visitor told me to take it back to the very basics with bland flavours. Don't worry about all the weaning rules - veg first etc. We hit the jackpot with petit filous yoghurts end ellas kitchen melty sticks so for now that's what she eats. Every day. Until she will accept the next flavour. Its about letting them explore texture and learn to eat rather than how much and variety at this stage.

I would be apprehensive about reducing milk. Our dietician has said the very opposite. Milk should be main source of cals at this age and food just an experience. I don't think your baby isn't hungry for it I think maybe formed a negative association from the tummy pains. This is why maybe a dairy free yoghurt or similar might be a good place to start?

@Yellowbeansontoast that is awful advice from your dietitian, as @Fredsgirl19 said, milk is their main source of nutrients at the moment. I personally would ignore his advise!

I'm on an cmpa group on Facebook that I've found very helpful, lots of the children on their have multiple allergies, here's the link if you'd like to join... www.facebook.com/groups/Allergy.diet/?ref=share

Tommy still hasn't seen the dietitian for his milk allergy, no idea how long the wait will be. So far he's been fine with everything he's tried except soya, he had a mild rash appear so I stopped. It may be unrelated though because he seemed well in himself, so I'll try again next month.

@Yellowbeansontoast it may also be worth taking a break completely from food for a week on 2, to give his tummy time to heal.

Then start again with foods that are low down on the allergen list like cauliflower & broccoli.

@Fredsgirl19 @kkr168 Thank you for the advice and reassurance ladies. I'm shocked she'd give advice like that, especially given my LO can't seem to digest any solids, they just come out as they went in 2-3h later 🤷

It's just so depressing after 3 months on 4 foods only. Hopefully we find something he tolerates soon :) I think cauliflower might be a good idea!

We have a crawler, now the trouble starts

Weaning is still going very well, he seems to eat everything & is doing well with lumpier textures. I'm going to start introducing a 3rd meal time, in the hopes he'll drop the night feed, wishful thinking!
Still the 1 tooth, I thought the 2nd bottom tooth would follow pretty quickly but no signs of it coming anytime soon.

Morning @kkr168 my lb is trying to crawl not there yet he now has 4 teeth and is the same loving his food theres nothing he really doesn't like

Hi all. We have a shuffler. The legs so the crawling to am extent but her body is on the floor lol.
We have 4 teeth with another 2 on way. We are 3 meals a day now and usually 3 bottles

Morning all well my little man has 4 teeth through and now the 2 front teeth are just there waiting to break the skin and he is going through it at min poor baby also weighed him I sit him on my scales and he goes 9.1kg which I do believe is around 19.9lbs he just over the 7 calendar months

So lovely reading all of your updates! My LO is 8 months, no teeth yet despite months of teething and he's slowly crawling about now. It's such an effort for him lol

Hello, I'm a ftm. Baby was due Jan but came Dec, with talipes, sepsis, jaundice & feeding reluctance.

6 months on, he's a chubby & (mostly) cheerful cherub, in stage 2 brace & just beginning to wean. Pouches so far as we had neither high chair nor blender, but now we have both & it's still not going well. Still bottle feeding follow-on oproughly 20-30 fl oz per day.

Due to complicated living situation (hubby & I live in one room, pretty much, as bedroom is an office/recording studio) - & of course Covid lockdown - ds has no routine, interrupted sleep, stays up late, gets up late, eats late, usually sleeps with us (late) & actually is almost overweight, causing problems with sitting & rolling.

He also doesn't like water & although he can bring things to his mouth, it's usually very jerky & aggressive, upside down/wrong way around &/or via his nose/eyes which upsets me & infuriates him.

I think he's overstimulated, overtired, needs a consistent routine, fresh food & water & if he doesn't get those things

I love him so much but from everything I've heard/seen/read he is wrong wrong wrong, so we're at odds, he's accusing me ok of "gatekeeping", I'm just terrified we're ruining our baby boy...all I want is to give him as good a start in life as possible & I definitely don't feel we're doing that. Hence bad mama guilt & mom him type feelings.

Hi @Smafa

Sorry to hear you're struggling but it sounds your LO is doing great! I know the mum-guilt can be really terrible but try not let it consume you! There's no wrong or right as long as he's safe and being cared for. Is there anything in particular you're worried about?
It can be a real struggle trying to manage in such a small space, could you maybe try using room dividers or similar to just roughly designate part of it to your LO whilst using the rest for you and hubby? It might make things a little easier on you all of your LO has a separate space even if it's just a cot separated by a room divider. I'd also recommend white noise machine if his sleep is a struggle and you can't get him to go to bed before you do. We spent a couple nights in a hotel room with our LO and to avoid this exact problem, we put the crib right by the door (so that light wouldn't disturb him as much) and his white noise right next to him. Put him to bed around 7pm and he slept just fine even with us talking/watching TV/using the bathroom til 11ish. Just something to perhaps consider :)
Hope things get a little easier for you soon, but if you feel you can't manage there's always your GP or health visitor who'd be happy to listen and advise!

So sorry ladies, think I'm in the wrong place...
Possibly due to fibro fog/babybrain I've not only posted accidentally before finishing but clearly have mistaken a thread for a group, so yeah, I'm the total stranger posting what's probably tmi on well-established thread where you all seem to know each other.
D'oh. Cringe. Etc.
*tiptoes out

@Smafa h8n don't worry about posting on wrong group we here are all lovely and discuss everything lol ur more than welcome to stay on here xx my lo going through it at the moment with his front teeth crys in sleep every night whingy from the moment he open his eyes till he basically goes to sleep its draining me can't get no house work done my household is full of lazy ppl at moment having a down moment can't wait for these to pop through they right there then I know he be his happy little self again