October 2010 Arrivals Lounge

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hello timeforabrew! Welcome to the thread, how're you finding life with your new little one?

Happy new year everyone. Welcome timeforabrew we had people round last night-went to a lot of effort cleaning and cooking then dd was inconsolable so me and dh spent most of time upstairs. It was awful she cried like we've never heard before and we were both upset. I've been a bit under the weather so maybe she was too. She drifted to sleep about ten to midnight so we got to see the new year in with our guests who'd had a great time without us and all got on really well. She is fine today thankfully.

Hope you feeling better floozie.
ilgh that sounds so cute- although I'm sure you didn't think so at that time of night.
nymph my mum was a gp receptionist and she loved it. Not too sure on the wages though so sorry my commenting on it was no help to you at all.

Dd3 been full of phelgm today. Never been so pleased to be covered in sick. Much clearer now but not properly. She's now had a cold longer than she has been well :(

Happy 2011 October ladies and babies !!

Anyone know if it's ok to give DS Calpol if I took two paracetamol at lunchtime and I am bf'ing?

He is getting his knickers in a real twist and has been crying and crying.

HI and MIL are driving me to divorce I tell thee!!

Happy new year everyone!! We are heading south after a busy week or so catching up with family and friends. Looking forward to being home but always a bit sad to leave the north.

silver we used burts bees 'baby bee' oil on ds, as gp recommended it, and his cradle cap has pretty much cleared up now

nymph sorry dd3 is still poorly, hopefully it will clear soon

Am soooo hungry, think my body has got used to consuming buxketloads of chocolate

Hi Hermya, it's very different that's for sure, I feel as if there's a new me too, unsure of myself, probably over protective, pre parenthood feels as if it was so long ago & another person entirely, wouldn't change it for the world, she's just the best thing that's ever happened to me, & it's so lovely & amazing to think this is what millions of other mums are feeling right now & have felt for thousands of years. She's a very "good" baby really, but I wouldn't say no to a little more sleep!

Happy New Year everyone! Welcome TimeForABrew. Nymph I've no idea but it sounds like a good job...especially if your DCs are registered there and you'd know all the tricks for getting appointments!

Different Gp surgery & just far enough that it won't be people I know.

Off to dr withdd3 again. Can't clear her phlegm without her being sick & she keeps getting distressed.

Can you ask the quack about my paracetamol/calpol query ?! Lol'

marking my place (sorry - that's all I seem to do these days...) the PILS are here at the moment, I am a hairs breadth away from committing crimes of violence....back soon properly...

Silver I have a trusty shovel I have stored if you wish to borrow it? I keep it handy for when DH particulary annoys me. I think only very minute amounts of paracetamol pass through into breastmilk, I did attempt to google it for you but it didn't come to anything.

Timeforabrew Oh I know what you mean. DS's sleep is all over the place, I can't keep up. One night he'll decide to wake up a few times, others he goes for a good eight hours (which I'm not complaining about) it's just all a bit random. I wish he'd make his mind up.

Happy New Year as well!

DS snoozing away, he's getting better at the ol' day time naps. We had the old 'pass the baby/ screaming habdabs' situation as well, my Dad was great about it but everyone else just acted as if DS was odd to have got stressed/overtired . The PILS are driving me nuts - top quotes include:
'is he hungry again? Maybe you don't have enough breast milk? How do you know he's getting enough?'
'He's thirsty...he doesn't get enough to drink... you should give him some tea' And when DH tries to explain how bfing works he just gets ' I don't understand' from MIL. Seriously, I am at the end of my tether with eyes being rolled at me everytime I feed him. Went to my Dad's for a day on the 27th and my stepmother was VILE about feeding him especially as he was so freaked out by pass the baby that he wanted to latch on every 90 minutes - more to sleep than anything else - she swore at me - used the F word in fact!

Ooooh, sorry to rant but I am furious, also he was in his bouncy chair talking to his Oma, waving arms and legs, gurgling and smiling and being wondrous and all she could say was 'Oh, he's got stomach cramp'!!!??????? WTF?

They go tomorrow...thank God. They're not bad people, just....difficult....

aaaaand breathe...
in other news he is learning to laugh and has given his first shriek of delight, when I was saying 'I'll just put your sockie on'

Dd3 is hilarious when age shreiks! She looks around as if it's someone else.

Dr said it's not gone back to her chest & no other suggestions to clear it. Just spent 20 mins in shower with her which works fir a bit.

Thanks Sam12, DD stayed up with us (fell asleep though) for new years, we haven't got any sort of routine going but I would like to start one now new years eve is out of the way - any tips? Pre parenthood I thought routine setting would be easy but I just can't seem to get my head around it, I used to be quite intelligent, honest.

Thanks Elsa123

Hermya, 8 hours a night! Woo! Most DD has done is 4 on the trot which I can live with.

Dilly & Nymph I absolutely can't wait for DDs first laugh, she smiles occasionally & it makes me well up! She also shrieks sometimes, as if experimenting vocally.

Hermya when DD started sleeping through it was random, then I could guess by how much she fed in the evening whether I'd be up, now she consistently sleeps through 8 hours or more, up for a feed then back to bed til lunchtime. Perhaps your DS is building up to consistent all nighters? I found it hasn't made me less tired though. I think breastfeeding whacks me out. However when I think about when we'll be stopping later on down the line it makes me so sad !

DD's had a nasty face rash for the past week or so that flares up and down. I finally worked out last night that its worse when she rubs her face or lies with her arms over her eyes. So I've tracked it to Fairy washing powder. Switching back to Persil Small and mighty we used before and currently doing a large wash of all her stuff! Who'd have thought it...Fairy?!

Welcome tea. Lovely to have you onboard!

H you are too kind!! Will ask HV on Thurs.

Ds shrieks, gurgles, giggles and grunts in frustration. Love it!

I've had all the same comments about bf'ing. I just smile and think "what do you know" in my head and shove Ds back on my boob as and when he needs. Yday was horrid and he did need some comfort so sucked away happily.

We have no routine but he does sleep but not all thru the night but I don't mind cos he's still little and if he need a feed in the night then that's what he gets. Have been told by a few people to start giving him water and then he'll stop waking...... Errr no!!!!!!

dils Oma is Dutch non?

Ooo dilly well done on keeping calm. Everyone thinks they know better don't they?
Fairy is supposed to be the gentlest as well isn't it elsa? Dr recommended it for me when I was little as I had eczema but If your dd was used to something else she might have reacted to the change.
timefor my plan was to put dd into a routine after Xmas but I don't really know where to start. Before I had a baby I thought it would be a doddle. At the mo I put her to bed about 9, she wakes about 5 for a feed and the sleeps till about 9, so I guess she is settling into her routine but it keeps changing.
Dd is also very smiley now and tends to shout a lot-especially when frustrated. She can almost roll onto her front but gets stuck and then shouts till I rescue her

She's German Silver, sorry you've had the same but cheers me up a bit!!

Welcome, timeforabrew! And congratulations on your DD. Are you willing to tell us her name? Glad to see you here.

All good here, DS is lovely and delightful.

We don't use any washing powder - I have eco-balls (www.ecogreenstore.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=ecoballs&gclid=CP-r9rqfnKYCFVBO4QodwSQdaQ), I'd recommend them, especially if your LO has sensitive skin.

If anyone is a baby-wearer here, and is needing a little something to keep you both warm when out and about, I've just spotted these ponchos: www.bespokebabyroom.co.uk/ourshop/cat_337095-Poncho2Go-Babywearing-Poncho.html.

Off for a week soon to Scotland, hope it's still nice and snowy up there, as it's been mild here.

Happy New Year, All.

Hey all - hope you all had a good Christmas.

Imogen is teething at 10 weeks. Very drooly and chomping so hard on her fingers and knuckles they were red and sore. She has gone from a best sleep of 7 hours on boxing day night to just doing 3 hours at a time and waking up shrieking in pain - heartbreaking. Dentinox seems to be working well when I can get it on her gums as she tries to lick it off my finger most of the time.

Ivy, don't know if you are into alternative stuff, but worth looking into re teething: www.babyteethingnecklace.co.uk/?gclid=CMWo6PWxnKYCFVBO4QodwSQdaQ.

Dilly We had it over Christmas as well, I got a sort of semi shocked look everytime I fed him in front of the extendeds in law and the type of conversation that went along the lines of 'so you're feeding him yourself then are you?' with a raised eyebrow every sodding time. No I just secrectly want to show you all my awesome boobs .

Elsa Breastfeeding does tire you out doesn't it. There must be a reason I'm eating all these biscuits.

Time We do a bath, massage, grobag, song and feed routine at night that seems to work for us. As for timings, we wrote down what DS was doing and kind of worked out what his routine was from that.

DS has managed to throw up on me this evening and managed to get it down my top and so that it pooled in my bra. It was a lovely experience let me tell you.

H now that made me laugh ! Like we're all wimminz that have a fetish/addiction for getting our boobs out when surrounded by people!

Funny how it seems like bf'ing is perceived to be unusual eh? I get the same comments! Even my Dr & HV rave on about the fact that I am exclusively bf'ing like it's some unusual thing and makes me wonder if most other mums are ff. Who knows but they get so excited about me exclusively bf'ing it'd kinda weird/funny!!

dilly I'm the same as you - get comfort from others experiencing my IL suffering!! LOL!!