July 2010:Our actions get dafter, all for the reward of giggles and laughter!

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new thread! thanks once again to spireal for the name!

How many weeks is he tsc? Must be about 20 is he? He doesn't need feeding all this time, he just wants to be fed. Fine, if you were all attached-parenting-lentil-weavery and very happy with it, but you're not. So, yes, maybe weaning is the answer. Not really because it will fill him up as we all know early weaning doesn't add much, but maybe it will help break the cycle.

Don't know what to suggest on the sleep front. Mine have both been shit night time sleepers but napped through the day so no experience of that, sorry.

Does he have a comfort blanket/teddy/anything? Since I've taken William's dummy off him he's become incredibly attached to his confort blanket. He needs something else to soothe him instead of using you as a dummy.

IMHO

he's 21 weeks,but how do you know when it's just a comfort suck and when it's a feed.
he's at it all night,we're in bed about 4-5 hours,i change tits every hour or so.
3 nights last week we had clara having nightmares
so she was in with us too.
it's a joke,he had his jabs on thursday,he's been 'needy' ever since,i can't believe he can physically stay awake this long tbh. i am struggling to and i am 38.

does he cry if you take him off tsc or just not go to sleep? can you hear him gulping the milk?

mine were both so different to this that i'm not certain but it just seems v unlikely that he could NEED to be fed for that long, therefore it would be comfort feeding - such a shame he won't take a dummy.

aurelia really struggled for 3 nights after her last jabs btw so you might be coming out of the worst of that now.

mlic i liked them both actually but maybe stella had the edge esp in that task. will really miss it now it's finished!

might be something useful in this kellymom article tcs

I'd try weaning him tsc. I really don't think it will do any harm at 5 months and it may help

(no offence to anyone who waits till 6 months to wean)

You must be shattered

oh, i second (or third or fourth) the weaning thing - anything has to be worth a try!

mlic F and E sound v similar in the effect of teething on them. these bloody molars are taking an age to come thru - think we'll have a party to celebrate when they finally make an appearance!

does E have his canines now? F's came thru just after we had A and we thought he had become evilchild because we had a new baby, until the 4 teeth all appeared at once and he returned to being lovely again!

Morning all!
Thanks for the sympathy re MIL, she's one of those people who comes across very sweet and lovely but is completely manipulative - but I think that's a coping mechanism cos FIL is a right piece of work. Still, just cos I understand why she is how she is doesn't mean I like it!
tsc I'd go for the weaning too, can't do any harm at this age and it may give him something else to think about other than boob.
mlic at 'taking the biscuit'
stac how's R doing?
cake L really struggles with her teeth too, I think part of the reason for this horrendous cold is that she's got 2 molars right under the gum so fingers crossed they get through soon (just in time for S to start the madness...)
memphis how's your dad? didn't he hurt his hand a bit ago? pmsl at the birthday card!
dylthan glad you got the cake, I agree about your niece's pressie though, not her fault she's got duff parents

I was trying to wait as close to 6 months as I can but Dylan has upped his demands recently and the nights are killing me so Im thinking of weaning him within the next week or so (he'll be 24 weeks on Fri)

Im braving the snow later to go get my hair done, meeting friends too.
One of my friends has just split from her DP so shes very fragile at the mo, shes too upset to talk about it so I dont even know why they split.

Well to me dh you ^have waited as near to 6 months as you can! He's only 2 weeks off 6 months (on Friday) so you've done great!

arrghh - is it teething? is it a bug?

Got F's temp down last night and put him in our bed with us so i could check him 1000 times-- we could keep an eye on him. Seemed ok but a bit clingy this morning, we were having a cuddle in bed and he vomited all over me - in my hair, down my nightie, my face.

since then he's been fine - in fact he's currently mr happy as he's having a rare treat of sitting on the sofa watching tv.

keeps turning to me and saying 'hello' - probably wondering why i keep looking at him!

How's E feeling now mlic

so both inlaws are dodgy then chulita? are they L's last two?

dh it sounds as tho d could be ready so don't feel bad. you've done so well ebf all this time!

last two teeth, not inlaws! chulita

Hahaha, trust you to cheer me up cake, thanks for that 'last two' comment

I ordered a lovely Lewis & Cooper hamper for dh's aunt which was supposed to arrive last week. Rang this morning - 'oh we're behind with deliveries, sorry'. No call or email to let me know this though...I cancelled the delivery and said I'd pick it up. Then they phoned back to say it's too late, gone out this morning and will be delivered tomorrow. Not time, just tomorrow. Oh how convenient that in the run up to Christmas I have to potentially spend a whole day waiting for a delivery that was supposed to be here on 14th

E's ok thanks, refused the lion's share of his tea last night and milk. Eaten a good breakfast but now is faffing with lunch. Probably becuase he's full of the junk that I didn't want him to eat but dh's aunt said, 'oh go on, can he have one, go on?'. Well seeing as though you're hovering the biscuits/chocolates in front of his face it would be pretty cruel to say no now so I don't feel like I have a choice . If F's fine now I'd wager it's teeth. Fingers crossed it is anyway, the last thing you need this close to Christmas is another bug in the house!

W was fed at 10.20 when he woke, then 2.30 he had 4oz. I thought at 5am when he woke he might go back off but he didn't so I did another one and he drank 5oz! He must have been hungry to drink that much 2.5hrs since the last bottle! The both boys were up at 7.30. Lovely :)

Yep, both inlaws are dodgy, lucky me! and no, she's got 4 molars to go :(

hiya girls,

Lol cakes @ last two. Probs is F's teeth, poor love bet he's loving tv time though

dh i'd go for it, and you too tsc they are obviously needing more food, even though R was early she's doing great with it. Wants to feed herself lol

mlic what a pain in the backside, no appology for being a week late. We were the same with amazon. Why is it older people associate being nice to a child is giving them sweets, bet E wasnt complaining lol

chulita she still has a bad night cough so i havent slept as she kept waking herself up. Not long till your home, is dh off for xmas?

Hi Everyone,
mylife I see what u mean, so how many small feeds does he take through the day?
PH I feel for u, u must be knackered, Devon has just started to struggle to go to sleep in the day, he is also 21 weks this week, please tell me im not a bad person but i left him to scream himself to sleep'self settle' for 15 mins earlier and he has been asleep since. If me rocking and walking with him doesnt work i have no choice i feel. But MMAANN its hard!!
Went to the docs today re his feeding and she diagnosed colic and has prescribed infacol, which i have already been giving him but not at every feed, she says to give it 15 mins before every feed for the next 10 days and see how we get on. I must admit the was she described colic it does sound right and seen as though he had it really bad for about 13 weeks in not suprised something like this has reappeared.
Regarding weaning the doc said to continue with that and it may get better however is it normal just to keep scooping the same spoon of food back into his mouth, im sure he isnt swallowing any and he does a lot of gagging, is this normal, its just baby rice and formula?????

mlic that sounds like an ok night! Or was that just the feeds? V annoying re the hamper!

viksam imho, colic is a bit odd to diagnose at this point - does she mean wind? Also, I've never found infacol to be v good. If she's right and it works then great but just wanted to say that if it doesn't then I'd definitely push for a second opinion/diagnosis.

Lady A has a new penchant for blowing raspberries!

I agree, never heard of a 5mo being diagnosed as colic before And if she was going to prescribe something why not colief? Much better than infacol!

HE varies massively vik, sometimes 6 bottles last 24hrs, sometimes I need 8 or on rare ocassions 9. Ad nope, that was the wakings and feeds cake. Nice one hey? :)

stac how early was R?

Ive had my hair done but now its been done I wish I had been more adventurous (sp?)
Ive just changed my fb profile pic so you can see my hair. Wish Id had a fringe put in tbh.

Im not sure what to think, i asked her what she meant by colic and she said stomach spasms which does match his behavour tbh.Im willing to go with it for now and see what happens.
dh the fringe would have just got on ur nerves and they need far too much maintanance imo.
mylife how many oz do u think he has in 24 hrs?

evening all! We have had endless problems getting J off to sleep the last two evenings - both nights we started bedtime at 6ish and he was still awake at 11/12. Today I got him up when he woke at 7am and started bedtime when he got tired at 5.45 - he has been asleep since 6.35... I have just made myself sit back on the sofa rather than waiting for the cry.

oh, there it goes - jinxed it.

Erm...really hard to say vik. I used to do a food diary. His lowest point was 13oz in 24hrs but recently he's been averaging about 28oz in 24hrs I reckon. Far less that he 'should' have, according to all the research I've done, but his weight is maintaining so I have no reason to worry.

If he's gagging on the baby rice, try making it thinner. Think of it just as thick milk, rather than solids. Then as he gets used to it you can gradually up the thickness. I started weaning at 18 weeks due his problems and it is only in the last week he's mastered the art of moving food back and swallowing. But I blame the fact it took sooooo long on the suck problems, I'm sure he will be quicker at mastering it than my lo!

And speaking of my lo, it has been a very, very long 23 weeks (24 weeks tomorrow) but I'm finally there. I enjoy my son. It's official, and it's a very nice feeling . Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas

That made me smile mlic Really pleased for you. You just needed some sleep!

Ahhhhhh mylife thats so lovely, it sucks that he has had such difficult issues but hopefully hes turning a corner. 28oz isnt so bad, i keep a food diary too, its good to see what he has had.
Re the baby rice, its so funny, it just goes in and comes right back out again, hope he gats the hang of it soon.

Well after leaving him to cry at lunch time i decided ti put him down awake again and unbelievably he has gone straight to sleep.....i too am waiting for the cry, please wait till Moma has had her tea baby!!! woodlands wonder why hes not going to sleep, its really frustrating isnt it.

evening all!! had a mad day in town, my tooth ache turned into a bloody headache and had a panic attack in debenhams!! the 1st in a while though so cant moan! had a soak in bath now though so all chilled in my new PJ's!
mlic had a look at the fruity porridge i give L its the Plum one from boots mango and banana, its dairy free and L loves its got texture to it, i bought the organix banana one and binned it, it resembled wallpaper paste!
chulita yes my dads hand is still a mess, he goes out in cold and it cripples him in pain when the cold gets to it, but getting there, he went hospital last week was explaining to a student nurse how he did it and she fainted!!
on the mil front i got the money back dh told her she should get L more for xmas and asked if she has a problem with me and she said shes getting better but she didnt like me!! charming well at least now i dont feel guilty that i think shes an utter twat!!