July 2010: Our babies are growing, they're grabbing their toys and soon they'll be throwing!

[stac14]

new thread ladies xx

I bought the hotmilk from here

S is still asleep he was up 3 times, last feed at 5.30 and has been asleep since. DD ran in and pointed out his nose, he opened his eyes and closed them again, thumb in mouth. Very, very odd although if he's going to do 3 hour stretches, night-time would be better thanks. I'm getting a bit ansty cos he's never, ever asleep at this time...do I wake him, do I not?

dh what a night, you poor thing. Is D generally happy during the day or does he cry a lot then? There has to be a reason for him to be waking up soooo much - it's usually reflux, wind or feeling too cold ime but some babies do just need more cuddles (ds was like this plus the reflux and wind).

chulita what did you do? did you break the cardinal rule and wake a sleeping baby?

the link you sent was to google search results - is that right?

mlic that's great news - just shows early weaning is definitely the right thing for lots of babies! let's hope things continue to improve.

R doesn't want to sleep all night now, what can i do? She is being weaned but still wakes up for a feed at night, i could cry lol.

dh you poor luv, no wonder your tired hun what a crap night. Have you tried gripe water for dylans wind?

I haven't bought a new bra since i was pg, think i have about 5 different sizes lol. Really need measured again.

Did you wake s chulita? Hows everyone today? X

He woke himself about 2 mins after I posted and no, that link was not right that should be better my browser's having a right 'mare today, the page was on the screen but something got a bit tangled, thanks for pointing it out!

Help! Bloody Felix has put a load of his magnetic letters in the washing machine drawer - I can't get them out because they've gone behind the divider thingy.

Even worse, they're wooden so i don't want to risk just using it and hoping they stay put as they'll swell and/or rot causing future problems.

After trying and failing to retrieve them, i asked DH to have a look last night and he said 'i'll have a look at the weekend' which roughly translates to 'i'll wait until you get fed up and do it yourself or get someone in to do whereby i'll moan about the cost' (see my DH is NOT perfect!)

The screws around the drawer have a funny star shaped screw thing - can i buy that type of screwdriver?

Any advice gratefully received.

On a funnier note, when he's not shoving them into domestic appliances, F brings the letters to me to ask what they are. I thought I had a boy genius on my hands recently when he brought O to me and I said 'O is for...' And paused to think of something, Felix piped up with 'Olive!' I was totally floored until I realised he must have misheard me and thought I'd said it. Anyway, he's remembered it so now O is now for olive - which makes me sound like the most pretentious mother on earth.

a whole new world of screwdrivers i would have been quite happy never to know about!

I was about to say, dh is obsessed with buying odd screwdrivers in an effort to reach the 'safety' screws embedded in the microwave so he can disable the beeps so yes, you can buy star shaped ones...hope you get those letters out!

cakes hes a very happy boy generally. I co-sleep (not through choice) with him and I think me and DP turning over wakes him up.

stac I tried gripe water, he wouldnt take it he hated the taste, his face was a picture!

Me and Dylan are off to feed the ducks at the park I wonder how long it takes for him to get bored.

Yeah, as you've discovered you can get that type of screwdriver, Cake. :) I have some...which unfortunately isn't much use to you.

I got them because the screws on the lights for my car are like that, so you might have some success getting said screwdriver at Halfords or the like? Alternatively if you have a drill in the house with screwdriver bits, one of them might be right and you can use that to get at the drawer.

It should be reasonably easy to get the letters out as hopefully they won't have gone far. You can normally remove the top of the washing machine pretty easily, then the compartment which the drawer goes into should be in two parts with screws at the top. Undo those and you should hopefully be able to lift it away and have a fish about inside.

If any have gone down the pipe, you might need to unfasten that but again that's pretty easy to do from the base of the intake...though you may need to be a contortionist to get at it. Some kind of hook from the top might be better to try and get them out if you can, though you can normally remove the back panel of the washing machine to get better access. At a pinch, try waggling the pipe and it might just shoot out of the top!

I've taken washing machines apart more times than I care to admit. I'm the mechanic in my house so deal with the loose change/buttons/etc that get stuck in it.

hello all - I don't know if you remember me from the ante-natal thread back in July?

Well, I had an utterly beautiful little girl - Willow Rose -who arrived on August 1st and has been an utter joy ever since.

She sleeps through the night, she hardly ever cries and is just a smiley, giggly ball of endless wonder.

This week has marked me returning to work (hence being back on here!) and it's simply breaking my heart. I love my job, but she seems so small and it just seems too soon to leave her.

My husband is at home for three months looking after her, but I'm not sure i can bear being nothing but a milk vending machine. I wake her up in the morning and feed her, then go to work, and in the evening I walk in the door and get handed a cranky, tired and hungry baby, and have to just drop my bags, whip out my boob and feed her, until she falls off alseep and then that's it until the morning.

I'm crossing my fingers and hoping it gets easier, because right now I'm just spending my evenings sitting in the nursery in the dark, next to her cot watching her sleep and crying.

Hoping things are happier with all of you guys!

Hello anifers I was just asking about you the other day as I didnt know where you had gone!
Congrats! What a lovely name, you are very lucky that she sleeps through the night. My little pickle does not ha!

Hi Anifers! :) I was wondering how things were going for you, I was worried after you disappeared following the car crash. Glad to hear your LO arrived safely, how did the birth go?

I've been doing a few Keep In Touch days at work while my DH watches M. It is hard to go out and leave her, but I know DH is wonderful with her and loves being able to have Daddy/Daughter time. Is your DH the same?

When I get home from working days I immediately go on 'milk duty' too, but I see it as a good excuse to curl up on the sofa for cuddles and milk while DH fetches my slippers, a drink, etc and makes dinner.

Do you work only weekdays? If so I'd focus on making the weekends quality time with you and Willow (lovely name!). Get your DH to try and do the bulk of essential chores and shopping during the week if he can, or look at online food shopping to save some time? Then your days off can be spent as a family enjoying yourselves.

Speaking of online food shopping... Does anyone use it regularly? I've used Tesco occasionally before (we put an order in the day M arrived for emergency food ) but I'm considering signing up with Ocado once I'm back at work to save the supermarket dash after work but before bedtime in the middle of rush hour...

Hello anifers we've wondered about you a few times, good to see you back! what an utterly gorgeous name too :) I'm very that she sleeps through, like dh my little boy is a loooong way off doing that! sorry you're finding being at work difficult. I'm very lucky in that I never had a career/job I liked before having DD and DH earns enough for us on so I can look after the children. I hope you settle back in quickly.

spirael we used to order in every week in Dorset cos it was 30 mins to the nearest shop and that wasn't a big one. It was really convenient and I'm considering doing it here too even though it's only 20 mins walk to the nearest large supermarket, heading out with 2 children and juggling naps is all a bit much at the mo.

Speaking of naps I'm trying to stick S to a 90 mins and then nap rule and it seems to be working, he doesn't put up much of a fight for his naps and tbh he seems to flag right at 90 mins. It does make going out a bit tricky though. And dd is going through a gorgeous phase at the mo. Yea she's a tricksy little toddler with a right attitude but she's so precious. (soppy moment over :) )

Wahooooooooo!!!!! go frankie!!! Brill news tsc. Now run to the pub!!
Welcome back anifers! Lovely name
mlic try not to feel bad. It could be anything causing a pain. Hopefully tomorrow happy william will be back! horrible to see them in pain though.
Me and ellie went christmas shopping today. She was so good all day and was quite content to just lie back with her feet in the air and look around her. We were im h&m and she projectile vomitted all over herself and me but apart from that it was a success!!

welcome back annifers and congrats on your dd

mlic i am aware that some of you have it worse than me but i was just looking for advice in case it was something i had done. Sorry W isnt taking to the milk, its so hard hearing them upset, hope he settles now he's back on the other milk. Poor e with the teething, R has had a crap day with it

Fantastic news tsc is it bm or formula? Whens your night out? Lol

Anyone up to much this weekend? We visited mil tonight so i dont have to go tomorrow. spireal i've used asda for home delivery and they were great, definately a lot easier when working

I had a lovely lie in this morning thanks to DP being here. It makes such a difference.

I was just wondering does anyone still smoke? Its been a year since I gave up now! Cant believe how quick its gone and how relitively easy it was after that first week.

Not got many plans today, I said Id treat DP to a present as Ive been buying alot for myself recently so its time he had something.

Went to watch the new Harry Potter last night which was pretty good.

Had a nice lie-in too as dh took F downstairs when he woke up and now they're out having breakfast.

Off to the artists showing today (that I thought was last week) which I'm really looking forward to. I'm secretly hoping that dh is planning to find someone there to produce something as a maternity present (he said something that made me think that when I showed him the leaflet for it). He commisioned an amazing abstract painting (with lots of hidden meanings) as a present after Felix so its got a lot to live up to!

What are you all up to today?

Looking forward to a night snuggled up on the sofa watching x factor tonight!

spirael thank you so much for all the advice. I do love a woman who knows her way round a toolbox.

I ended up asking if our builder was in the area as I was running short of time to buy screwdriver then come back to tackle it. He came to the rescue and then just pulled the sodding drawer out using the 'secret' bloody catch (I did look for one but could not find it). V embarrassing but at least I have washing machine back!

mlic don't beat youself up about the milk - you're just doing you're best to make the right choices, no-one's going to get them all right in such a complex situation. May well not have been the milk anyway.

tsc bottle a day sounds like a good plan. At least dp will know you're serious even if frankie doesn't!

Dh i gave up while pg and now i just have 1 or 2 when im out. Dont really crave them any other time tho!
me and dp are off out tonight! first time to go out together since i dont know when! dps mum taking ellie and keeping her overnight and then we'r having dinner there tomorrow so its a real treat!!