October 2010: Giggles and Wriggles

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Here we go again!!

Welcome everyone :)

Thinking of you ilgh.

just returned from trip to shops and dog walk. Stupidly went out without a changing bag and of course had a code brown situation of highest criticality....Went into tescos to get nappies, cotton wool and some clothes for DD. They only had clothes for much older babies apart from one set of already opened vests. Bought the vests and washed DD's all in one fleece in the changing facility. Thank goodness fleece dries quickly! I won't be making that mistake again!

Floozie-((hugs)) for today :)

Ilgh I hope you got out ok, looks like the situation is deteriorating, really hope you are all together again on uk soil :)

We are good, dd is sitting up chatting away-time to start weaning soon! I finally got her happy with formula, so she has a bottle a day, and no more expressing for me whoop whoop!!

Floozie sorry to hear about your dad. I know what you mean about it hitting at Odd moments. That is sad for your dcs. Dd has 3 sets as pils split up when dh was a baby and have both remarried so plenty of babysitters- you must miss that.
Oh no elsa that sounds a nightmare, tesco normally have lots of babyclothes as well.
Sea that is good re the formula. Am now mix feeding as well as my supply has gone down loads. I can't wait to start weaning have let dd have some melon and some carrot but want to get started properly.
Hoping ilgh is home. It's not looking good in Bahrain.

So sorry to hear about your dad Floozie. I can't imagine losing mine.

Well done with the formula Seashells. I've gone back the other way. I've bf'd DD tonight rather than a last formula feed as she's been up in the night anyway. If she's up more often tonight then I know that the formula is topping her up. At least I know she'll take a bottle. I find that having her calm and the milk very warm helps a lot.

I found the formula wasn't adding any extra hours to my sleep so give her her formula bottle during the day (so I can feed on hill walks without freezing, or even, wear an outfit that is NOT Bfing friendly !!)

Oh god, hope ILGH and family are fine, how frightening.

floozie thinking of you.

elsa oh no! I'm sure you'll laugh about it one day

Great re formula seashells, and the sitting up!

Had a slight barney with DH on Monday as I was feeling a little like a one man band, feel as if we are more on the same team/ page now. Also feel great because MIL said DD was being spoilt as "she knows every time she cries she gets picked up", well if that's the case then wonderful!

Thanks for messages.

Well ds has been awake since 4 . I've got a dreadful cold and was really hoping for some rest. By the time he eventually went off to dp at about six, dd was stirring anyway. I've been waking up at 5.30 all this week regardless, ds won't sleep before 8.45pm and I think I'm slowly going out of my mind. Dd is no trouble at night in comparison. She's demanding in the day though!

Elsa it's so annoying when that happens - the one time you don't take stuff with you chaos erupts.

Sam are you still expressing all your milk? Hats off to you for doing it this long. I should start weaning dd but I'm too tired to get organised for it. If I can shake this cold then I'll begin. She's going to be six months a week on Sat so I need to pull my finger out.

Hope all going well with ILGH.

Hello everyone else.

Sorry to hear about your rubbish nights Floozie. I am expecting the in laws today. I think I may have got the time wrong as they said 11 and they are NEVER late. I suggested to DH that they come up to see me and DD in the week and he thought they'd never go for it as he wouldn't be there. But no they are more than happy to come and bend my ear for 6 hours. They've only seen DD twice since she was born so it will be good for her to see them.

hello everybody

long time no post... hope all of you are well today and have had a better night than I have these past few weeks!!!

haven't got time to catch up on all posts - just thought i'd nip in and say hello - just don't seem to have time to mumsnet at mo', which is a real shame as it does keep you sane to be able to babble on about problems we all share...

one of the reasons is tiredness - max was so brilliant at sleeping and my daughter kept waking me first four months - but since then max has been terrible at sleeping and dd fine. (regular pattern seems to be waking as early as 10.30pm/11pm although midnight more usual, then 1am/2am, then 4am-ish, then sometimes 5.30am (usually not hunger by then but loves to chat) and then again, if he falls back to sleep, around 6.30-7... exhausted!!!)

i'm now absolutely considering weaning as an option as i've tried sitting it out but it's continued unabated - he's now 5 months but in the 91st percentile and he can 'self soothe' no problem to sleep both at nap times and at bedtime and even in the middle of the night - i think it's hunger mixed in with quite a bit of teething lately as well as a really windy tummy & so on caused by feeding so heavily on only milk when he's so hungry - ok, i'm probably clutching at straws, but he does get terrible trapped wind. first thought it was growth spurt but it just keeps on going - been five weeks of two hour spurts of sleep at night - his best has been four hours or so - weird since he was doing 7-10 hours regularly up until 4 months old.

so - i've bought the weaning set and the porridge, now for the planning of the whole routine - guess i'll start with a spoonful at breakfast time and progress from there, starting next week perhaps. anyone actually started yet? (sorry if you've talked about it - haven't had chance to catch up on the thread - just read the past couple of pages)

busy also - had birthday myself and now planning DD's 5th birthday (wants 'barbie princess' party - and it's already next week!!! yikes better get off mumsnet and onto partypieces!) plus i don't know what but it feels like there's always something to be done now that they don't nap so often/long in the day...

think of you guys lots and always want to check in but then find I dont' get anything done & feel quilty or annoyed with myself - as now - quick - tidy the kitchen before he wakes! amazing some of you've made it to half way year point - it's gone SOOOOO quickly!!!

jessebelle xx

BTW floozie - feel for you - do you know, my father died when I was 7 and I still feel his loss - sometimes more acutely than others. Also feel for you re: lack of grandparents - DD and DS are lucky in that they have two grandmas and one grandpa, but I really feel the 'hole' where my own father should have been...

Just seen the news. Really hope ILGH is safe and well on the way back to the uk. Things are very volatile over there.

Waves to everyone else. Just moved house and been busy. Will catch up soon I hope.

floozie yes I am still expressing all feeds- I keep thinking I will make the change to formula but can't bring myself to do it. Hope you get over your cold soon.
Nice to hear from you jesse and happy belated birthday. Sounds like you have been busy and I know what you mean the time has flown!! Have fun planning the barbie princess party We haven't really started weaning yet just let her have a few tastes of things.
SamB Hope that you are settling into your new home.
Another Lo here who is anti-sleep. It took me ages to settle her last night and then when me a Dh went up to bed she was wide awake and got all giddy when she saw us as if she thought 'yeah someone to play with'.
My friend has asked me to be best 'man' at her wedding (we seem to be having a year of weddings) am really scared about having to do a speech we banned them from our wedding as I hate things like that

Hi to returnees!

Had an awful day dd3 throwing up in hotel this am, throwing up bile by 11, phone HV and GP as didn't jnow if to see dr in bath as we were coming home. Came to decision it was quicker to come home but no return calls tried OOH as soon as we hot in (GP shut this pm) JUST had appt given for 8pm but my parents had to leave so now need someone to look after elder 2 for 1 1/2 hours while we go. Am furious that no one was interested. She's hardly kept anything down (a bit of 6:30 feed so far) & had dry nappies all day.

:( I really hope you get seen soon. V scary, they are so little.

Gosh Cheese thats horrible for you all. I hope you get it resolved soon.

Oh nymph poor you and poor dd, I hope you get seen and things improve soon

Lovely to hear from you jessebelle

Thinking of ilgh and hoping you are back and had a safe journey

bella I had a bit of a go at dh for similar reasons the other night, he was really good the first few months but then it seemed to slip till I felt I was doing nearly everything. Have realised it was partly my fault though as I never thought to ask him for more help sooner and also with him he is so busy at wotk right now so think I have to accept that for now I need to do most of the baby care.

Wen gp, not great advice, thread in bfeeding on dh phone & battery going , mine already gone

cheese have looked at your thread. Can't believe gp told you to stop bf. Do whatever you think is best, especially since medical advice seems to vary on this point anyway. Hope dd3 feels better soon.

jesse great to hear from you again. I hadn't really twigged that 6 months = 1/2 year until I read it now. Mind you, we are still not yet at 5 months so there's a while to go yet.

ILGH hope the move went safely. It must be so awful seeing a place you love going through such difficulties. Thinking of yu.

Ds sat without support for the first time on Saturday. Dh and and I were sooo proud!

Happy St. Patrick's Day btw from NI (even though I'm as English as they come!)

Dd3 not well still back at dr later

Thats not good Cheese. Is she feeding despite being sick? Hopefully she'll be keeping something down. I saw your thread and I do not think introducing a new type of food (formula) will do a baby with an already dodgy tummy any good. Keep drinking plenty of water and your milk will hopefully start to tackle the problem. Poor little mite.

Just got back from a mother and baby group, the first time we've been. Everyone was very friendly and DD seemed to enjoy it. I'm just such an introvert that I could easily not go to these types of things and I only went because I thought they weighed the babies. I might go again as DD likes it. She wasn't interested in the other babies, just their mummies and the lady in to do a talk.

Feeding today, wasn't yesterday. Been to GP. He thinks a bit of blood in the sick due to retching but should be ok. She wasnt looking as dehydrated today either so something is getting in.

Elsa dd3 likes other mummies too. Has took a shine to some babies & is flummoxed by tinies when they move!

I hope things are settling nymph-it's been 24hrs now, so hopefully it's settling. There seems to be alot around-they've shut a ward at the local hosp due to d and v and lots of friends have had it this week-yuck!!

She seems much better, still not much in way of wet nappies but a bit brighter & only thrown up twice today. I'm feeling v rough now & dh is queasy. Going to be a long night.

Oh dear! Glad dd is feeling better :)

I soooo understand how she feels now :(