July 2010 - The gang's all here, we're now getting started on our baby's first year.

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Starting our first post-natal thread since we are all over to the other side

mlic S sleeps on his front cos otherwise his reflux is awful, it doesn't make me a bad mother, it makes me a kind mum for not letting him choke in his sleep

kk think I might have to do one soon, I know breastfeeding can mess them up tho so not sure how long to give it, but according to the pill Im on Ill be a week late give or take a day on Sun.
Glad you got the result you wanted :)

stac yeah my friend and I were in there changing poopy nappies lol and she said they might do one, Im glad they did as Id looked everywhere by then.

mlic no apparently she'd handed her visits to someone else who was then ill and hadnt called me to cancel, she was v apologetic but still was really annoying Ive now got to go down the clinic on Tues to get him weighed.
I think he'll be fine on his side, Dylan sleeps like it alot when he's in bed with me cos I fall asleep feeding him.

jesus tsc you are going through it at the mo, hope your all better soon

mlic and chulita i think your being caring considerate mums, rileigh uses a sleep positioner which is a wedge pillow and they say they shouldnt have pillows either but it helps her reflux so i dont care

I must have a look dh feels as if i go to the same shops all the time x

Chulita, dh doesn't have a sleep pattern. He's lived on his own for 15 years, and when he was writing he wouldnt open the curtains for days on end, so he would have no idea what time of day was what at any given time. The last year has been a nightmare for him, trying to stick to any kind of routine at all! It gets worse when he's stressed too, so at the moment it's a total mess. Gwen usually sleeps from around 9pm to around 7am, but last night she was just up and down.
No harm done though, we made it out on time and had a nice morning.

Glad all the pregnancy test results are coming out as everyone hoped for [hsmile]

tsc Are you ok? I'd be such a wreck if I had to call the doctor out for Gwen, I panic every time she coughs.

Hope everyone else has had a good day x

my poor friend on her way to the bus stop and a guy in a car mounted the kerb and nearly hit her, she got the fright of her life but then gave the driver a fright when she started shouting and trying to get into his car never mind road rage she has pedestrian rage lol

Has anyone noticed a change in routine since puting lo in big cot? It may just be her age but rileigh is waking at 3am then 6am for a feed. Its probs just the growth spurt but its been going on for nearly 2 weeks.

Hows everyone today? I am meant to be meeting becky and violet today but still have horrendous cramp so think i'm staying in. The weather is also crap. Anyone up to much today? X

Your poor friend stac that's so scary! it's one of my fears actually, and not being able to get the pushchair out of the way [shudders]

tsc hope you're all picking up a bit and feeling a bit better today. I live in terror of the day I wake up ill, the house would fall apart (not that I hold it together but I pre-empt toddler destruction)

I can't believe Sam's sleep last night, he went to bed at 7, woke at 1 then slept til DD woke him up at 8.30 DD never slept like that til I kicked her night feeds at 10 months, I can't believe it! Ok so it may be a one-off but still :) He wasn't even that bothered about feeding in the morning, just sat staring out the window for a bit.

I'm a bit unsure at the mo, his reflux since Sunday has been 100x better, he doesn't throw up as much and he just barely ever cries. He's a completely different baby, soooo precious! And I'm not pulling my hair out with him screaming in my face but I'm not sure if it's the dairy thing that's done it or his age. I've got Ranitidene but because things were getting better I've kept it on one side cos I'd rather not medicate him if possible. I'd love to get dairy back in my diet for mince pies and baileys christmas but if cutting it out helps his reflux I can't justify it...argh!

stac Dylan has been waking at those times and he's still in a moses basket so it might be their age?

Ive got the breastfeeding group at 10 today, then Im going out with my mum to do some shopping and have lunch.
There is a toys r us opening in the town near me on Sat! I cant wait, Im going to go on Sun with a friend

Morning all,
Blimey stac im not suprised ur friend had pedestrian rage, he could have wiped her out!

I havent noticed a change in routine from that point of view(shhh but Devon had started sleeping through again please dont hate me) but i really struggle in the late afternoon, it seems to drag on forever and devon is fed up and tired and fussy and i end up doing the three B's really early for the last few nights he has been asleep by 6.30, seems far to early but he does stay asleep till 10.30ish till his bottle, weird.

needle Have u propped Gwen up in the pram with pillows? Do u take her out like that? I want Devon to stay in the pram for as long as poss but he is very aware and he likes to look out so i have wondered about propping him up but the sides arnt as high as ur lovely pram. Must be hard to have a routing for lo when DH doesnt really have one. What will u do in ur studio, u have probably said but im really struggling to keep up with this thread it moves so fast.

DH Its very annoying the HV didnt turn up, mine did that once when i was pregnant and i had a bit of a go at her, i dont think she has ever forgotten.

Funny how u guys were saying about boots clothes, i brought some sleep suites and some lovely long sleved tshirts from there the other day, they are quite good quality and lovely colours, the tshirt has an owl on it, its lovely. I dont usually think about Boots for clothes but i will from now on.

Not doing anything today DH may have half a day and is off for the whole week next week......will that be nice?? Yeah i hope so!!

she was so frightened and angry chulita i was more laughing at her trying to get into his car and shouting at 6am this morning lol

Think your right dh just wish she would go back to sleeping until 6am instead of 3am lol enjoy group

Just noticed the thread is nearly finished any idea about whether we will have a new name or not? X

Yeah I think every new thread should have a new name, yoohoooo! spirael we need a new name!!

morning ladies, ive been to see hv ahead of the doctors app later, saw the head hv she was really great!! L weighs a stone exactly now!! she cant believe how happy he is, he was sick while we were there so she got to see it, wants me to change back to hipp milk again and shes put on notes to try carobil so will see what doc says!
stac one thing she said is around now if they start waking in night when they havent in a while its a sign they are getting hungry on just milk and if Lyndon starts doing that by 17 weeks to wean him.
dh i love boots clothes they wash lovely, i got lyndons snowsuit from m&s only cost £18 which i thought was great as some of there outfits are dearer than that!
tsc hope everything sorts itself out for you soon.
kk phew what a relief for you i would be so scared, my biggest fear is getting pg again!!

Thanks ladies! I def want more kids but just not yet! Dh are you nervous?
Memphis obviously its not nice for him to be sick but its good that he done it while u were there so they can take you seriously. Did she talk to you about how you're feeling?

Morning all,

V excited to be going out with DH this evening as a friend is baby-sitting A and my father and step-mother are having F overnight! Hoping to have a meal then cinema if we can squeeze both in

stac, Memphis et al re weaning

Personally, I think lots of HVs give out of date advice re signs of readiness to wean. At this age babies often start to wake for many reasons (e.g. growth spurts, brain development, changes to day feeds, even early teething) but it doesn't mean they need solids.

All the evidence points to weaning before 6 months possibly causing allergies so unless there's a real benefit to doing it (e.g. severe reflux), why are HVs still recommending it?

DS started waking again around this age but we didn't start weaning til 6m and he really wasn't that interested even then - he didn't really bother to eat much til 8/9 months.

I think Gill Rapley/Tracey Murkett's baby led weaning book explains this really well.

Just my tuppence worth.

needle intrigued (belatedly)... what does being a female chauvinist entail? (not having a go at all, genuinely interested in differing views to mine)

mlic both of my two have been owners of cheesy, sore necks - I just assume it's what baby's necks are like rather than bad mummyness

kk no nothing about how im feeling, i forgot my red book so she had to bring up the notes on computer i could see her reading about how i feel but didnt mention it!
mlic Lyndon had that sore on his nexk too but from constantly being damp from babywipes mopping up sick, i used metanium and it cleared it up by the next day or 2.
got docs at 1.30 then go to pick up my ring again, this time its not leaving my finger!
i fear im getting old i always said i never wanted any housey things for xmas, ive just looked in boots book and added to my santa list the Marmite teapot, think i will buy it myself i cant have it for xmas, otherwise next year i will ask for a hoover!

memphis i can not believe she didn't ask how you're feeling . It's horrendous how little support you've had.

How are you doing now?

opencries i hope i dont need to wean before 6 months, but fear i will have no choice if his sickness doesnt stop, my doc said last week they are ready to wean when the watch you eat and look facinated by it Lyndon has done this since he could focus, he actual watches the fork with his mouth open!

open still no change, starting to get a bit worse again at thought of dh being away all next week, im shocked at lack of support too

open it was the cons who told me to wean at 17wks as the 6months rule is more for developing countries (her words) and like lyndon rileigh does follow when we're eating and also wants everything in her mouth. The cons said it will help her reflux. I know what your saying about allergies but feel it can be trial and error at any age as allergies can occur later in life. It happened to my cuz who developed a wheat allergy at 30, but who knows.

memphis please speak to the gp about how you feel, and complain bout lack of support. The carobel and ranitadine have helped rileigh loads she is sick few and far between now x

i agree with what your saying mlic and crypt i am just reiterating what i was told from the hospital consultant regarding weaning. I am aware of all the advice and understand were your coming from i also feel each baby is different. I certainly wouldnt wean due to r waking at night as research shows solids dont change that. My son was weaned early, has no allergies and is perfectly healthy so i feel its individual choice. Hope that makes sense lol x

Ouch mlic!!! Your dh was lucky to escape with his life after that fuck-stoopid remark!

I've ended up in or close to tears several times since A was born when I've spent ages trying to get them both down. It's probably been my most stressful part of being a mother of two to date so I totally know how you must be feeling.

I know you've accepted your dh not helping with the house/boys but he can at least refrain from giving you 'helpful' advice!

Just recently we've managed to get F to go to sleep on his own (we put him in bed and walk out). Its been hard work but my life is bearable since!

mlic your dh needs 3 days alone with the children or maybe even a week, just so he can see what it's like. Sometimes I think I'd like to go away for the weekend and leave dh in charge - he's usually very understanding but sometimes he proper winds me up. And you can't have my bad mummy badge, I need it

memphis I think you should mention to someone how you're feeling, with some hv they just need to tick a box that they've seen you when actually they haven't checked that everything's going ok.

tsc feeling any better today?

cakes am very of you going out, I haven't been out for aaaaages! Hopefully for DH's birthday next week if I can get some unsuspecting family member up. Ah, Sam's asleep at last, 30 mins to meself before DD wakes up :)