July 2010: Better child-proof the home, it won't be long now 'til our babes start to roam!

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As you were

I agree you need to bootcamp his ass wrt to feeds tsc but I'm not sure how either! In theory, no he shouldn't be up all night hungry if you drop some days feeds because he really can't be actively feeding that amount of time anyway - surely?! I think he must suck on you the way A does on her dummy.

In theory both mine were demand fed but in actuality they didn't demand it v often (I'll often feed A before she's asked just cos the timing works better for me). But of course both took a dummy which I think is the crux of it all.

If you stop 'feeding' him on demand then he'll be upset for a few days but will then adjust - just as he would if you took a dummy away. That's my view anyway.

Might be worth asking on the bf board too altho you might just get lots saying you should demand feed til he's 10 ;-)

more detailed article in the telegraph

tsc i would have thought you should feed more in the day in the hope he will fill up for nighttime? i know it doesn't work like that.

wrt naps, j has been having 2 naps, and we've been trying to work to a 2-3-4 pattern, so say he wakes up at 7.30, naps after 2 hours 9.30-10am, then awake for 3 hours, naps 1.30-3.30 then bedtime 4 hours later at 7.30. not sure it has ever worked out like that... yesterday he had 3 napsand he prob will today - he slept 9.30-10, 12.20-13.10, so he'll needanother nap between now and bed. he missed lunch yesterday and i had my lunch today while he was asleep. might think about shifting to giving him brunch at 10.30ish, then main meal at 5.30ish. or could go to 3 meals aday... oh i dunno!

anyone know of anything i can use on R's face? Its quite dry sort of mixture of saliver rash and the cold.

Regarding naps R has 2 or 3 half hour naps that can vary throughout the day

E45 i find is good stac.

definately think you need to have a long talk with dp tsc you have so much on that you need extra support imo rather than him carrying on regardless. I would have dp's guts for garters and mine is a total arse at times. It may be good if you could get time alone to chat, could someone look after lo's for a couple of hours (when frankies better and inbetween feeds) so you can get it all off your chest?

Was getting all in a tisy about the weaning research out today this www.babyfriendly.org.uk/pdfs/unicef_uk_response_to_BMJ_article_140111.pdf was linked elsewhere and put my mind at rest - though some of you may also like to read

I have two children asleep, at the same time, second ever time this has happened in the day I think whoo hoo
I was up with both of them from 11pm til 2am last night - asked my 3 year old if she had a nightmare - no mummy, I wanted to see what colour my paperchains were

Oh tsc he really is acting the mick. Definately a thorough talk is in order. Not only are you exhausted and need help but practical and.moral support too. I swear men just don't think sometimes. Hopefully a good talk will sort it all out. Once again i wish we were all closer to help!

Afternoon all. memphis i dont blame you not answering the door or phone especially if they're causing more stress for you. i rarely answer my home phone during the day either.

TSC i would serously batter your Dp i mean wtf does he think he's up to. They're his children as well and much as you have to be on call for frankie due to bf he could lighten the load and take care of clara for a bit.

stac Aveeno is really good but bit on the expensive side. my doc perscribes it to me for my ezcema but it's also for any dry skin irritation.

Nap wise Dreya has 30 mins at 9.30 then 30-45 minutes at 12 and 30-45 minutes at 3pm.
It would be nice if she'd sleep for an hour as it'd mean i could get more done but as she sleeps 12 hours at night i cant complain really.

I'm all shopped out today. Treated myself to a new pair of boots and a couple of tops in the sale. Got Dreya a lovely piglet dress and a pooh bear train thing that's 9months + and bought my mum a new phone. It was only £20 as she's had her old one for about 6 years!

thanks ladies, can you buy aveeno?

I saw the start of that thread tsc and thought oh oo it won't be long before everyone gets their pitch forks out and yell leave him how many posts was it before it happened?

cakes yes I read the article properly and saw it was more to do with weaning, why have 'bf til 6 months is bad' as a headline though?

Ive bought a bigger tommee tippee bottle today, formula 2mo ooh exciting! Hope it goes well.

Seems as though he is on the same nap schedule everyone elses is which is good.

G has 3 sleeps a day, usually 2 shortish (about 45 mins) one longer (hour and a half). Varies when the long one is. She goes about 2-3 hours after waking up before next sleep. So maybe 8.30-9.15, then 11.30-1, then 3.30-4.15. That's an average, it's never that precise!

Right off to read tsc's relationship thread to see what the pitchfork brigade are saying, what with that and your anorexic daughter....

evening everyone!!
tsc looking on fb does that mean that you have been told your getting new washer? or are you having to get it yourself?
cakes love the coat, i went to a tiny lovely designer shop yesterday that ive never been into before it was all ralph lauren and stuff like that then she said there is more baby stuff in there i spent £20 on £80 worth of stuff, got a fab pait of checked jeans with braces from 30 to £10!!
i gave L a yoghurt the other day and he got red raised dry spots all over tummy mum said that is how i was when i was a baby get home from work today and his whole torso (front) is COVERED in red raised rash looks like eczema been putting oilatum cream on and its doing nothing!! and ideas what i could use til docs opens monday? would this Aveeno sort it???

The only afair he's having is with Southanmpton Football Club as far as I can see. Not an enviable position tbh.

tsc oooh i would love a black washer, so are the people you bought it off supplying it? i cant find your thread ive been reading all other ones, like what sort of penis is the best shape long and thin ot fat and chunky tell them all to fuck off, 90% of these women say dump a bloke but would never do it themselves in the same situation! i had a mate like that telling me to dump my ex, when i did i moved home realised what a total arse her bf was and she stayed with him! personally i think kick his arse into touch and rub deep heat into his running shorts to make him feel the burn as he runs

im 28 in 2 weeks is it wrong for me to be so excited about my birthday im like a kid getting giddy but dont know what i want from dh half a dog(he wont fund a whole dog!) or a netbook?! or neither!!!

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